Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 68, 29 January 1919 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29, 1919

JIURLEY PROMISES LARGE MERCHANT MARINE PROGRAM f Fleet to be Sufficient to Make f U. S. Independent of Foreign Shipping. , PARIS. Jan. 29. Edward N. Hurley, bead of the Shipping Board, announced today his Intention to return to the United States on the Leviathan when she sails again from France, after his examination here into problems connected with the merchant marine. Mr. Hurley said that be felt certain that the American people had determined to have and maintain a merchant marine sufficient in size to make It certain that they would not be dependent on the shipping of other naf tions for their foreign trade, and that the demand for such a shipping pror; cram was virtually unanimous. Z As soon as the armistice was signed, , he continued, he had recognized that - a great many questions would arise in connection with the American shipIt ping program that would require firsthand knowledge of what would be 2 done by other nations engaged in ; shipping, and he had come to Europe ;ln this connection. Mr. Hurley said that now that the war pressure had been relieved Americans and others Interested with them In shipping under American registry "were anxious for definite information - concerning future plans for a merI WAR ATTITUDE TO 1 BE RESTATED AT 1 QUAKER CONGRESS St- The fundamental purpose of the : World Conference " of Friends to be held In London Aug. 22 to 29 of this i'year for consideration of means to set cure a general and lasting peace was .!set down in December 1916 by a com;;mittee appointed at the London Yearly Meeting in May 1916. The purpose of the conference given by this com--'mlttee is defined as follows: "To consider and restate the testi2 mony of the Society of Friends regarding war and international relations t generally; to discuss the bearing of 1 this testimony upon the existing inters', national position and upon other asZ pects of life, individual and social; 2 and to consider methods for the preparatlon of the society to uphold this ' testimony, and for the delivery of the message in all the world." j The committee also agreed that If the purpose of the conference was to - be fulfilled, preliminary investigation would be necessary, and proposed to 2 form commissions to deal with the fllowing subjects , which American v Friends were likewise invited to form u commissions to consider: " I "The fundamental grounds and the t precise character of the testimony; the Z implication of the testimony in nation1 al an dinternational relations; the imt: plication of the testimony in individual and social life; problems of education t in relation to the testimony: the life 1 of the Society of Friends itself in view of the present demand; and the raethods of propaganda." I U. S. TO DISPOSE ! OF SURPLUS TOOLS 1 A War Service Bulletin received at the Richmond Commercial club from the United States Chamber of ComJ merce, regarding surplus of government supplies says that at a recent 5 meeting in the office of Director of Sales facts were brought out which Indlcated that the immense and vague A figures, recently circulated about 6urt plus government owned tools would soon be on the market were not war2 ranted. It is hoped, the bulletin states, J that industry can absorb within a reasonable time all the surplus governl ment owned standard machine tools -without being seriously disarranged. t The following tentative agreement t which has been said to be highly satisjf factory to representatives of the government and to trade has been made. The inventory of all machine tools and bo , expedited to the greatest extent, h A3 soon as it is known that a quantity S of machine tools is available for dis posal, the manufacturers of these tools v will be given an opportunity to purchase them at a price and on terms of settlement which will be satisfao torv to all parties concerned. . In case it. is impossible for the 'manufacturer to purchase his product ' outright, an effort will, bo made to r arrange for the marketing of the prodl uct by the manufactuer in an equitable manner, securing for the governZ ment and the manufacturer alike the I best possible terms. In case both these methods of disposition fail, the material will be offered for sale to the general public in a manner prescribed by ; law." f Director of Sales, C. W. Hare, has expressed a belief from his present j knowledge, that the War Department's "surplus of building material will not cause any serious inconvenience to the S trade when it comes to be disposed of. Publications on Farm : Problems Are Received - Two new publications on farm probAgent J. C. Kline, one from Purdue University on the growth and use of farm forage crops for hogs, and the other on the treatment of mites and lice in poultry, from the United States I Department of Agriculture, t Kline Is anxious that anyone interested in these pamphlets call at the 1 county agent's office, phone number 2495. ARRESTED FOR NON-SUPPORT f ' Ira Chenoweth, of Dayton, Ohio, who is charged with non-support of his ! child, was Wednesday arrested In 'Richmond and sent back to Dayton. Chenoweth consented to go without j extraditin. He was employed at tho tarr Piano works. , ' -

INDIANA HASN'T FAILED YET!

Men Regular Army. . ...... Navy.......... Money

1st Liberty Loan. . . . . .. $40,939,000 2nd Liberty Loan ..... . 58,712,500 3rd Liberty Loan.......:. 53,770,000 4th Liberty Loan. . ... . ,. 108,750,000 Red Cross. .3 . 2,100,000 War Savings Stamps.... 6,243,000 United War Work. . . . 5,000,000 Armenian-Syrian Relief.....: 629,172

Living Cost at Eastern Hospital Was Less in 1918 Than in Preceding Year

The cost of living during war conditions affected inmates of the various state benevolent institutions In a marked decree, girding to an analysis of the reports of the Legislative visiting committee for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1918. For Instance in 1917, the subsistence cost was $719,332 in the benevolent institutions, and in 1918 the cost was $093,872, tho report chows, and that in the face of the higher cost of food prices. But more noticeable is tho differences in per capita cost at tho various institutions. The report shows that this averaged from $40 to $157 a person last year. The report of the committee will he accepted by the legislature as a basis to fix appropriations for the state's Institutions for the ensuing two years, and will be a means of determining tho necessary tax levy to raise , the revenues. Legislators say they expect to bear a demand for a central committee to purchase supplies for all institutions. Governor Goodrich has advocated that plan. If the per capita cost of subsistence at the Central Indiana hospital for the insane, in this city, obtained the total expense for food for the insane patients under state care would have been 25 per cent, higher than if .the per capita cost at the Eastern Hospital at Richmond, had obtained, or nearly 5 per cent, higher than if the cost at the Southern Hospital had prevailed, but 25 per cent less than had tho per capita cost of the Northern ARMENIAN DRIVE TO BE CONTINUED ET TOMORROW A total of $1,993.66 was raised by the Near East campaign workers Wednesday and it was decided to continue the campaign at least one more day. About $100 of this from various clubs of the city was turned in by Mrs. A. W. Roach, who reported to City Chairman Leslie Hart today that other clubs and organizations had agreed to co-operate in .the drive. Township reports have not -yet been turned in. The city fund was reported as follows: Syrians Reported by Harry Doan, captain. Haven (and workers) $ 258.05 Rindt " " 187.00 Scoble " " 144.41 Bethard " " 290.50 $ 879.00 . Included In Mr. Bethard's report was $50 secured by Mrs. Bethard, Mrs. Robert Study, Mrs. Harry Doan and Mrs. A. E.. Purcell upon whom he called when he could not get a suf ficiently large committee of men work ers. Armenians Reported by Carl Wolfe captain. Carlander (and workers) $ 169.60 Hornaday " " 101.50 Nusbaum " " .... 178.50 Kramer " " .... 213.75 Undescribed between captains 450.25 Total $1,113 25 The city chairman announced that all chairmen and vice-chairmen, will meet at the Commercial club tonight for a conference, and that all workers will meet there at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Another noon report luncheon will be held at the "Y" Thursday noon. A comparison between the need In central Europe and that in Eastern Europe was drawn by Frank Strayer, who was called upon to speak about his experiences with the American navy in European waters. Mr. Strayer said he had seen some bad conditions which would not be be lieved, but said he was assured the need in the Near East was even worse than that in Belgium and France. "If the people in Wayne county had seen the results of their funds raised for the relief of Belgium and France: the suffering the dollars given from Wayne county and hundreds of other counties of the United States have eased, they would feel proud to have given so much life and happiness to the world. If 90 per cent of the people in France have felt the war, compare if you will what the suffering is in Turkey-ruled, bleeding Armenia, Syria. Persia, and other Near Eastern countries. The Near East has a worthy cause. Back to the fourth century we read of their attempts to Christianize the world." ' TO ATTEND STATE MEETING Miss Martha Whitacre, state secretary of the Indiana Federation of Teachers, and Guy C. Sipple, president of the local organization will go to Indianapolis Saturday to attend the executive committee meeting of the state organization.

No. Sent 30,000 5,000 5,000 men 800 men Quota Amt. Subscribed $42,420,650 69,800,800 71,253,300 117,204,400 2,944,000 7,000,000 5,667,000 9 Hospital at Logansport been that of al Ithe hospitals. The total cost of subsistence and the per capita cost (in dollars only) for the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane for the fiscal year ending i September 3, 1918, follow: Average daily attendance, 877.7; subsistence cost, $66,882; per capita cost, $75. A comparison with the 1917 costs shows the following: Average daily attendance, 869.7; sustinence cost, $70,165; per capita cost, $$80. This shows that in face of the higher cost of living the percapita cost at the Eastern hospital was $5 less in 1918 than in 1917. PRISONERS ARE WELL TREATED BY ALLIES "German prisoners havj exactly the same rations and work the same number of hours, get their candy and tobacco rations, and fare just as well as prisoners possibly coald," wrote Master Engineer Donald B. Johnston in a letter to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Johnston of North Tenth and A streets. Johnston explained that 6ince Christmas they had not worked one half day (the letter was dated Jan. 1). His letter written at Camp Strathcona and Mt. Royal, Saurnur, follows: "Have received no letters from you for some time but I did at last receive the package. of socks and assure you they were very welcome. I have now a complete outfit of knitted apparel all of the best possible workmanship and I certainly do appreciate wellmade garments and the care used to make them so. Please thank every one in my name who contributed the socks. Today, New Years, we also had a good meal and a holiday which I celebrated by sleeping. "I am now a master engineer and am in charge of the highway repairs, the highway lying between our camp and the town of Saumur. Apart from the fact that I have not the proper equipment and very little material for mending the road it is a fine job. I have had twenty-five German prisoners to do the work and will have twenty more tomorrow. They have raincoats, etc.; and work rain or shine. "Sunny France does not show up very-well this time of the year. We have rain every day and nearly every night and are lucky that we are in a sandy country. All the low-lying fields are lakes now and the Loire is only prevented from coming up to the camp by the wall along the river. The country is so flat that all the ditches are full of water which does not flow away. Last Sunday I spent the day with a French family and talked French to my heart's content. I met them the previous Sunday when they visited our camp. They have a home in Paris and live here in summer only except this year they expect to stay all winter. They were very hospitable to me and I had a fine time. "I am to take leave soon and plan to go to Toulouse with a sergeant from Company B, who is originally from Terre Haute, He talks considerable French and we should have a good time. A lot of the boys have gone to Nice but I have seen Italy and would rather see southern France. Another thing we look forward to with pleasure is sleeping in real beds and sitting on real chairs. We have no information at all about when we are going home. Give my regards to all my friends." Committee Chairmen Are Named by Churchmen , F. A- Dressel was appointed chairman of the social service committee of the Richmond Church Federation and E. M. Haas chairman of the evangelical committee at the meeting of the Federation executive committee at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday. The organization of both committees will be announced following the next meeting of the Federation council, which will" probably be next week and at which the recommended committees and members will be considered. The evangelical committee will meet next Monday afternoon at 4:30, o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. for arrangement of program to be pursued. Y. M. C. A. Directors to Be Elected Friday The annual Y. M. C. A. meeting will be held Friday night when six directors and four trustees, will be elected. ATTEND AUTO SHOW, George W. Davis, W. H. Cummins, C. C. Davis of Indianapolis and S. W. Kidd, of Kansas City, all of the Davis ! Motor company, are in Chicago at tending the automobile show.

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FRANCE WANTS

Upper photo shows how Germans destroyed digging machinery and buildings at French mine at Anchle, France. Lower photo shows how Germans wrecked mine at Winghes, demolishing metallurgical engines. France will insist at the peace conference that her boundaries be extended to include the great ore , and ccal mine regions. Marshal Foch urpces, as a military man, that Germany be forced to keep behind the Rhine and the presence of these rich ore fields in the Lorraine and other districts is one of his reasons for urging this drasJic request. Germany, wantonly Prohibit Americans from Buying Food from Germans (By Associated Press) COB LENT Z, Jan. 29. A new order has been issued by headquarters prohibiting American mess officers frem buying any food from Germans with the exception of cabbage and a few other vegetables. This is to meet any contention which may be made, by the Germans as to food supplies. A few Germans continue to request food from Americans, some of them claiming that the latter buy articles in stores and from farmers at prices too high for the Germans to pay. Rioters Cause Disturbance in Dark Streets of Belfast (By Associated Press) -BELFAST. Jan. 29. There was much rioting in the dart streets here last night. Many plateglass windows in stores along prominent streets smashed and some of their contents were stolen. There was considerable wanton, stone throwing during the night, many windows being broken. The police frequently charged with their clubs upon the rioters. It

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destroyed these mines early in the war. American experts recently inspected the mines and reported PAUL SMITH HERE ON STRIKE QUESTION Paul J. Smith of the American Federation of Labor is in Richmond to watch the labor situation. Mr. Smith was in Richmond for three months in the summer and fall organizing, labor unions. He was in St. Louis when he received a telegram from Washington instructing him to come at once to Richmond. ' Smith said he was not informed as to conditions in Richmond and did not wish to make a public statement until he has made an intelligent survey of local conditions. In speaking of the general strike that has been discussed by labor men here Smith was asked if he did not think it a poor time to strike when so many men were out of work. He said that in most cases it was true but "that circumstances altered cases." Smith is expecting information from the war labor board the latter part of this week concerning progress that has been made by the board on the local labor, hearing. The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Moulders' union met Tuesday evening to consider the strike question. Pays to

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Soldiers with Dependents May Be Brought Home If a case of real emergency exists in your family, either from lack of money or because of serious sickness, you may be able to bring your soldier back from France within the next few weeks. An order has been received by Lawrence Handley, head of the Richmond U. S. Labor Bureau, saying that instructions for immediate discharge of such cases have been sent to General Pershing. This applies only to men enlisted or inducted after April 1, 1917. Men enlisted before that time may be given a furlough, but not discharged immediately. Applications may be made for discharge either by the soldier in France, or by his folks at home. In either case he should have letters proving his case. Persons wishing to ask direct for a soldier's discharge, should write to the commanding general, A. E. F., France, describing the emergency fully. 'An order has also been received by Mr. Handley saying that soldiers who have no jobs may be kept in the army at their own request, but may be discharged as soon as they wish after they find outside work.

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KEEP UP STATE " : FOOD STANDARDS Standards set by the state commissioner of food have been lowered during the war, according to a letter re- r ceived by William A. Hunt city sanitary inspector, from H. E. Barnard, food commissioner for Indiana. Much time has been taken away from this work for other purposes and producers and distributors of food have taken advantage of the fact. Intensive inspection is urged. The letter follows: "The past two years have been hard on our organization. We have found it difficult to carry on a war abroad and at the same time be one hundred per cent efficient in our regular duties at home. In our own instance, as you know, our entire staff has been occupied with the enforcement of the food control act You have also given much , of your valuable time to this vitally necessary work. "During the last year our food, drug and water laboratories have'been torn out, rebuilt and refitted. They are today again in operation and we are now ready to receive samples for analysis. The reports our inspectors bring In from every part of the state show the urgent necessity of intensive Inspection work In nearly every class of food producing or distributing establishments. Perhaps we were too optimistic when we thought that the grocers and the restaurant keepers"" yv would observe the sanitary laws dur- f ing the. war without any attention from our department. The reports that we are getting show that when our work "was Interrupted the standards we have established for sanitation were lowered. We must take immediate action to put our industries back where they were. The sanitary laws must be observed to the limit. I know you are of the same mind with us. Won't you advise us as to how conditions are in your city? If we can help you let us do so. We are again ready to receive samples, especially of products which on account of high prices are subject to adulteration. In this list is lard, sausage, and many soft drinks. I shall be especially glad to receive the data in all cases where fraud has been practiced. Our inspector will be in Rich- . mond soon."

Fire at Farm House rr Causes $1,500 Damage. Fire completely destroyed a tenant house on the Clem Carr farm on the road east of the pumping station, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The house was occupied by a family named Bradley. No one was inthe house, but the mother and two small children. A son came home when the fire started and called his father, who is an employe at the Wayne Works. The five room house and all the contents with the exception' of the piano and a few chairs were burned. The fire department could give no aid. - The less Is estimated at about $1,500. It is not known whether the -fire started in the second story of the house or on the roof.