Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 238, 19 July 1919 — Page 14

AGE SIXTEEN

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY. JULY 19. 1919.

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INSTITUTIONS BROKE; FORCED TO ECONOMIZE

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Instances Cited. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 19. Indiana's state-maintained institutions in not a few Instances, are not only "broke" they are threadbare. Institution heads are no longer trying to keep up a front on an empty purse. They are now freely admitting that they have practiced every economy possible in the way of curbing maintenance costs, and as a result the eighteen benevolent, corrective and penal institutions are so ran down at the heei that ft will take a large sum to rehabilitate them. Facts showing all too .plainly the sad Impoverishment of the state tnatitutfonc have been known for some time to officials at the state house. It was this knowledge that actuated Governor Goodrich In deciding nearly four weeks ago to call a special session of the Legislature to appropriate money for the rapidly growing deficits. Names of Instutlons In which the shortage of funds has been acutely felt were withheld yesterday, owing to a desire not to embarrass the directing heads with inquiries from the relatives of wards, but It was admitted that at several of the Institutions the enforced economy had reached even to the table fare. Cant Serve Butter. Even butterlne has virtually disappeared from the menus for the Inmates of state Institutions. Butter was on. the prohibited list long ago. In some of the Institutions, however, where the inmates are Buffering from physical or mental ills, the superintendents have steadfastly refrained from substituting coarse foods for the more nourishing articles. The food problem Is not the most serious one that Is facing the institutions. B tores of bedding, furniture and clothing for inmates have not been replenished, as they should have been, for the last year or more. In one of the lnstutlons it is known that all the blankets are on the verge of being relegated to the rag bag. New supplies cannot be purchased because the "maintenance" revenue is so seant that it must be used for the bare necessities. Everything that can be patched or repaired is being used. In this way the institutions are managing to "get by. The superintendents see clearly that the day of reckoning must coma and that the institutions will have to be rehabilitated at a tremendous cost because of present forced retrenchments. Lose Labor Force There Is one thing that the state Institutions cannot successfully cope with. This is the matter of labor.

There are two sides to the employment problem. In the first place the Institutions have been forced to re

duce the number or their employes bo that they would have enough money left to make up the pay roll of those who were left. During the

last year the remaining employes have made demands for more wages. Wages have been slightly advanced. Institution heads aay, but whenever a small Increase In salary was made. It meant that the force of employes was reduced another notch. In the last three or four months the climax was reached. The number of employes could not be reduced more without paralysing the institutUms. Neither could the wages be increased. As a consequence the attendants, instructors and other workers are leaving the institutions for more lucrative employment elsewhere. There Is no disposition on the part of the institution heads to criticize the last legislature for falling to Rive them more money. During the 1919 general assembly there was a belief that prices of food and clothing would come down. As the reverse has happened, the Institutions are up against It. If the Bpeolal session of the legislature Is called within the next few weeks it will be required to appro

priate funds to take care of a $200,000

deficit being Incurred by the institutions this year. Plans for increasing the revenue of each institution will be worked out. It Is probable that a specific appropriation will be made to each institution in addition to the regular maintenance appropriation made by the 1919 regular session.

HOW EUROPE REJOICED WHEN PEACE TREATY WAS SIGNED

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Great erowa In Trafalgar Square, London, celebratiag dining of peace treaty.

America took the signing: of the peace treaty by the Germans very calmly as a matter of fact, so to

speak. But Europeans went almost as wild with joy as they did the day the armistice was signed.

The picture shows how London folk turned out in a riotous crowo to celebrate the event

H. S. To Play Football If Games Are Wanted "Whether Richmond high school will play football this fall Jles wholly with the students end their parents, said Superintendent Bentley, Saturday. A saate law provides that any student playing football while attending high school must have the written consent of parents. If a large enough number want the game and obtain their parents' consent a coach will be secured and a schedule drawn up. Few Indiana schools, near Richmond, play but schools suggested for a place on the schedule were Woodward high of Cincinnati, Stivers of Dayton, Xenia high, and Muncle high school.

WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY

This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne county soldiers and sailors, will appear dally In the Palladium. Contribution rill be welcomed.

Musicians Will Appear At Reid Church Sunday An unusually Interesting musical program has been planned for the Sunday morning service at Reid Memorial church, according to an announcement made Saturdav. Miss

Mabel Moran, student, at Chicago Col

lege or music, will sing a solo, and apear in the church quartette. Miss Moran Is known in Richmond, where she formerly lived. Hugh Foss, local baritone, will alsn

appear in a solo number and the

quartette composed tomorrow of Miss Moran, Mr. Foss, Mrs. W. B. Scott, and R. B. Jones will sing. Mrs. Hugh Foss presides at the organ.

Corporal Harry A. Sauer of Company F, 839th Infantry, has arrived home after one year on the Archangel, Russia, front. He has received his honorable discharge from the army and will visit in Richmond a few weeks before returning to Detroit, Mich., where he was employed at the time of his enlistment. He Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sauer of 514 South Ninth street. Sergeant Grant Fry, recently discharged from an engineers' corps of the United States army after a year's service overseas, has arrived in Richmond. Fry left Richmond with the first contingent in September, 1917. Leslie Strauss of Company F, 339th Infantry, has reached Richmond following his honorable discharge from Camp Devens, Mass. He saw over a year's service la Archangel. LICENSED TO MARRY

WINCHESTER, July 19. Jcfcn E. Bicker. 4L banker, Ridgevllle. and Grace L. Mote, 32, stenographer, Greenafork township; Walter C. Herb, 28, insurance agent, Chicago, and Mayme Bowers, 3, government steno- ' BerKfrar been UccMe4Jq jaara.

KRUEGER

(Continued from Page One) present, that solely by reason of said unlawful and felonious ill treatment.

abuse and unnecessary cruel punish..

ment, so unlawfully and feloniously inflicted upon the person of said infant John Smith, Frederick W. Kreuger, did then and there and thereby unlawfully and feloniously inflict mortal Injuries In and upon the person of the said infant John Smith, of which mortal wounds and injuries the said infant John Smith upon the first day of July, 1919, did then and there die. The Report. The grand jury for the April term, 1919 of the Wayne county circuit court, presents to the court its final report, and asks that it now be discharged. The grand jury met on Monday, July 14. 1919, pursuant to law and to the call of the court, as is more

! fully indicated on the minutes of the

grand jury, and were in session four days, July 14, 15, 16. 17. 18. 1919. In all 6 cases of reported law violations were investigated. Forty-four witnesses appeared and testified before the grand Jury. As a result of

this testimony 5 indictments were re

turned to the court. Since the various county institutions which are required by law and

the court's Instructions to be investigated and reported upon by the grand jury, have already, at a previous session of the grand jury for the April term, 1919 of the Wayne county circuit court, been investigated and reported and recommendations made regarding the same, this grand jury

has not been to any of the institutions named In the circuit court's instructions. Investigation has been made by said grand Jury both by examination of witnesses before the grand jury and otherwise, of certain rumors and

statements to the effect that children have been born in Wayne county, In

diana, and that no return of death has

been made, but that in case of the

death of such children, their bodies

have been disposed of surreptitiously, without making any proper returns to the health authorities, either of the

birtn or the death of such children.

The grand jury finds that there is a complete lack of evidence indicating any such offense has ever been committed in said county, except one case, which has been investigated by said grand jury and an indictment re

turned therein.

The grand jury submits this report to your Honor and prays the members of the grand jury be now discharged.

George L. Thornburg, foreman. Will G. llcVay, clerk.

25 Missionaries Will

Attend Conference Here

A missionary conference of over 25 furloughed and prospective mission field workers is promised by the interest shown in the Friends' instruction and conference meeting which convenes in the Allen Jay Memorial church on July 23, for a two days' session, Ross A. Hadley, general secretary of the Foreign Missions board, Baid Saturday. About fifteen missionaries will be home on furlough from their work in foreign fields, it is thought, and a number of persons, going or preparing to go, also will be in attendance. With the increase to 13 or more missionaries in Mexico the coming year, three to Palestine, new workers to Africa and two to Cuba, the work for the coming year will be especially intensive.

SAILOR IS SUED

WINCHESTER, Ind., July 19. Ida M. Britt has filed suit for divorce from Everett Britt They were married on December 12. 1913. The plaintiff charges failure to provide. The defendant belongs to the United States navy.

NO DAYTON BRANCH. ANNOUNCES BEEBE

"The report that the Beebe Glove company will establish a branch In Dayton is not truer said S. J. Beebe, Saturday morning.

Dispatches from Dayton said that

the Chamber of Commerce, announced

that a branch would be located in

Dayton, soon, employing about one

hundred persons. This statement Bee

be denied.

MURRAY VAUDEVILLE

Paul Brachard and family, late fea

tures of Ringling Bros, circus, will headline the vaudeville bill opening at

the Murray Monday matinee for the first half. This aet is one of the most sensational acrobatic and contortion acta in the realm of sawdust, and consists of father, mother and three young girls, all unusually talented in their respective line of work. Besides being featured with all the principal tented attractions of this country, they have also appeared with The Ship-

Feltus Circus, of South America and Publllones Circus, Havana, Cuba. The

other Keith acts on the bill will be

Killlan and Moore "eccentric comedians" and Fields and Adella who will present an act consisting of comedy, singing and dancing. The pictorial program for the first half will be Alma Rubens in her latest production "A Man's Country," while the last half Albert Ray will be seen in the fivereel Fox production entitled, "Be A Little Sport"

LORD FRENCH HISSED

Dublin, July 19. Field Marshall Lord French was hissed and booed by great crowds this afternoon after opening a gathering of the Comrades of the Great War. A veteran wearing a silver badge screamed: "Justice for Ireland is dead!" and a general uproar of catcalls ensued. Lord French motored rapidly from the scene.

HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE

WINCHESTER, Ind., July 19. Divorce proceedings were filed Wednesday by Alva Anderson against Vivian S. Anderson. They were married on September 8, 1917, and separated on October 21, 1918. The plaintiff charges

that she visits wine rooms and drinking places. The defendant resides at the present time in New York, while

Anderson is a resident of this city.

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Damage Asked For Use Of Land As City Park WINCHESTER. Ind. July 19. The cty council met In regular session Wednesday evening with Mayor Chenoweth presiding. A remonstrance was presented by Zora Cox, A. W. Thompson and Thomas Mullen. Property belonging to them had been condemned for park purposes, their ground adjoining the land donated by the late Elizabeth Putnam Goodrich, mother of Governor James P. Goodrich, for a park, to be known as John B. Goodrich park. Tho remonstrators ask that the amounts for damage be raised.

Every Pair of Low Shoes, White High Shoes and Rubber Soled Shoes For Men, Women and Children Included in This Great

97 Women To Enjoy Cool Waters Of Y. M. C. A. Tank Ninety-seven women, many of whom were not in last term's class, are enrolled up to date in the summer and fall women's swimming class at the Richmond "Y". Over sixty women used the pool Friday evening. Most of the women cannot swim yet, although a few are experts, and have joined the class merely for sake of a weekly swim. All the latest and best strokes are

taught by director Harding, while . every effort is placed on assisting the ! pupils to gain assurance in the water. ' Some diving "stunts" are considered for the more proficient.

7,550 Voters Registered In Randolph County WINCHESTER, Ind., July 19 A list of Randolph county voters was completed Thursday by Auditor J. M. Browne, which shows 7,550 voters in the township as follows White River, 1,880; Washington, 739; Greensfork, 471; Stoney Creek, 313; Nettlecreek, 379; West River, 406; Wayne, 1,218; Jackson, 325; Ward, 415; Franklin, 447; Monroe, 663; Green, 264.

20 Discount On all Men's Black, Tan, White and Palm Beach Oxfords.

Ettrai Special One lot of Ladies Gray Fabric Lace Boots, Louis heel with aluminum plate. Nearly all sizes and widths. Just the thing for summer and early fall. Special price to close them out . j

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20 Discount On all Tennis and Rubber Soled Outing Shoes and Oxfords,

LIQUOR DEALERS ACCUSED

NEW YORK, July 19. Five liquor dealers and bartenders, charged with having violated war-time prohibition by selling whisky, were ordered to stand trial today by Federal Judge Smith in the United States District Court, Judge Smith dismissed demurrers, contending that the defendants had not committed a crime.

BATE COMES IN AUGUST

Mr. Bate, the new principal of the High school, is expected to arrive in Richmond the firet week in August, said Superintendent J. F. Bentley Saturday. He will come at this time in order to arrange his affairs before the beginning of school in September.

WANTED Representative for national selling organization to distribute article of merit in local territory, covering several counties. Give experience and full details first letter. If satisfactory personal interview will be arranged.

Address Box C-3014 dium.

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0 Discount On all Children's Oxfords, Slippers, Sandals and Pumps.

$6.00

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$4.79 $3.98 $3.19 $4.79 $3.98 $3.19 $2.39 $1.98

10 Discount On all Ladies Kid and Gunmetal Oxfords and Pumps.

Eflira Special

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