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I MURDOGK ASKS $500,000 FOR H.C.L. BATTLE Federal Trade Commission Wants Fund to Investigate Increased Cost of Living. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. An appropriation of $500,000 for investigation of the Increased cost of living by the Federal Trade Commission was asked of Congress Tuesday by Acting Chairman Murdock of the commission in a letter to Speaker GUlett Funds for the commission already authorized are Insufficient to conduct the proposed Inquiry, the letter said. Chairman Murdock, who also Is a member of the subcommittee named by Attorney General Palmer to submit recommendations for reducing living costs, set forth in his letter that the commission proposed to conduct further investigations as to the produc tion, storage and distribution of food' stuffs with the aim of arriving at figures on the real cost, wholesale and retail prices. So far as known the President has not directed any additional Investiga tions but bills now are pending in the House for inquiries into the sugar and shoe industries. Two Measure Offered. The communication from the trade commission chairman reached the House at the close of a day during which both branches of Congress gave much attention to the cost of living problems. Appropriation of $175,000 was asked for the secret service by Secretary Glass, who asked that in authorizing the appropriation a clause be inserted to permit the use of the service operatives in running down food hoarders and profiteers. Hoarding and profitering were the subjects of two measures presented in the House. A bill by Representative Card, Democrat, Ohio, would provide a $10,000 fine or five years Imprisonment for hoarding, profiteering or monopolizing the production of foodstuffs, fuel or clothing. Representative Ooodykoontz. Republican. West Virginia, presented a resolution to direct the Judiciary committee to frame legislation to eliminate hoarding and to reduce the amount of currency in circulation. Mr. Goodykoontz also introduced a resolution requesting the secretary of war to sell the surplus stocks of automobiles and motor trucks. Six Bottles of Whiskey Bay Silver Fox Pelts From Russian Hunter (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 13. Three silver fox skins for which $2,500 has been refused in London were obtained in Archangel for six bottles of whisky by a British officer who has just returned from Northern Russia. Another officer traded a case of champagne for a diamond necklace said to be worth thousands of dollars. Returning soldiers say any possession a native has may be obtained with intoxicants. The hunter who parted with hi3 fox skins had little pleasure out of the whisky, however. Immediately on obtaining it he went into a room and drank it all He was found in a serious condition and required hospital treatment to save his life. Candidates for Boys' Secretary at Y. M. C. A. Several men in line for the position of boys' secretary at the Y. M. C. A. ! will visit the institution during the I next few days. A former "Y" secretary who ha3 j been in France for some time, visited the local association building Wednes-1 day morning and looked over the situation. No decision was made either y the visitor or the board. National Guards Wear Army Shoes Off Duty (By Associated Press) WASHINKTON, Aug. 13. Because it was found that the men have been wearing shoes Issued by the government at other times than when on duty, only field shoes with the fleshy side of the leather turned outward will be issued to national guard troops in ihe future, or so long as the supply lasts, the war department announced today. The department had experienced considerable difficulty in keeping the guardsmen supplied with footwear, which resulted in an investigation by Inspectors. Thracian Question Is Up Before Conference (By Associated Press PARIS. Tuesday, Aug. 12. Con-1 sideration was given by the supreme i council of the peace conference to- j day to a Thracian question but no de-1 clsion was reached. Apparently the plan, urged by Captain Andre Tardleu j of the French delegation to internationalize three-fourths of Western Thrace, thus giving Bulgaria free access to the sea. is meeting with considerable favor. Advices have been received of the nrrival in Budapest today of General OranzianI, French representative on the Inter-allied military commission to I Hungary but no report has been re- j eclved from the commission nor has I the council had any direct reply to its ultimatum from the Rumanian government. Negotiations Opened By Poles and Germans (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Aug. 13. Polish-German negotiations were begun here this afternoon. The proceedings opened with an address by Dr. Hancil Von Halmbausen, a member of the German peace delegation who told the delegates that Germany." though disappointed at the peace terms, intends to keep them to the letter. The Polish premier assured the Germans that their countrymen would be fairly and Justly treated In Poland.
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License Applications (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Applications for licenses for the exportation of wheat to all destinations in the west ern hemisphere and the east coast of Asia to which wheat flour shipments are now licensed will be received for consideration at the New York office of Julius H. Barnes, United States, wheat director according to announ cement issued today by Mr. Barnes. The order is effective Aug. 15 and until further order. Applications must be made in duplicate. WHO'S WHO IN THE DAV'S NEWS 39SS& Major-General Omar Bundy was the first commander of the Second division, United States army, leading It from the time it first went to the front In March, 1918, through the Chateau-Thierry offensive when he left the division to take command of an army corps. He returned to this country in Novem ber. 1918. to takecommand of a di vision at Camp Pike after more than a year's serv lve overseas. General Bundy was born in New castle. Indiana, in 1861. He was grad uated from the MAJ.uM dundv United States Mili tary Academy in 1883 and was assign ed to the Twelfth Infantry. His first campaign was against the Sioux Indians in South Dakota In 1890-91. He remained on frontier duty until the outbreak of the Spanish-American war in 1898. As captain, he took an active part in the batle of El Caney and in the siege of Santiago. Since the Spanish-American war General Bundy has served In the Phil ippines and on the Mexican border, advancing by promotion until at the outbreak of the war with Germany he was serving as Parshing's adjutant general, with the rank of colonel. His frontier experience and service in the Philippines won for him the rank of brigadier-general when the formation of the A. E. F. took place. On being assigned to command the Second di vision he took it to the front in the Troyon and Toulon sectors of the St Mihiel salient. UKRAINIANS TAKE BOLSHEVIK FORT (By Associated Press) VIENNA, Aug. 13. The fortress of Bubno in southeastern Volhynia has been captured from the Bolshevik forces by the Ukrainian army, accord ing to the Ukrainian official reports received here today. Edgerton Names Township Teachers for Next Year Teachers for the Wayne township schools for the coming winter were announced by J. O. Edgerton, township trustee, Wednesday morning. The list of teachers was completed Tuesday afternoon. It follows: District No. 1 L. E. Limpert, Marjorie Pickett. District No. 2 Nellie Morrow, Francis Simmons. District No. 3 Clara Nolder, Ethel Hoover. District No. 6 George Elliott. District No. 9 Ora White, Mildred Stevens. District No. 10 James Starr, Ada Parry, Elinita Simmons. District No. 11 Clara Porter, Etta Rose, R. N. Lammott, Mabel Guyer. District No. 12 Mary Henning. District No. 13 Richard Taylor. District No. 14 Edna Toney. District No. 15 Grace Barton. Music supervisor Grace Stegall. Circuit Court Records MARRIAGE LICENSES Ward E. Dubbs, confectioner, Richmond, and Edith O. Strattan, Richmond. Glenn Campbell, farmer, Carapbelltown, O., and Mae Garwood, houseworker, Richmond. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Walter E. Wolfer to Arthur S. Thomas, lot 20 Earlham Place, Richmond, $1. Charles A. Meugel to Thomas A. Greenstreet and Lillian, lot 15 S. Moffitfs add. Richmond, $1. Thos. A. Greenstreet to Carl J. Haidand Zella E.. lot 15 S. Mofflfs add. Richmond, $1. Amos E. Ehle, Admr., to Elmer E. Oldaker, Pt. N. E. 30-16-13 Con. 8 acres, $2700. Elmer E. Oldaker to Viola A baugh, Pt. N. E. 30-16-13, $750. OverFavorable Report Made On Land Leasing Bill (Bv As'oclat?d Prpss) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Favorable report on the bill for the leasing of government owned oil, coal, phosphate and sodium lands for the purpose of stimulating production was ordered today by the senate public lands committee. The vote was unanimous. DISMISSED ON ASSAULT CHARGE. Omar Graham, arraigned In city court Wednesday morning on an assault and battery charge, was dismissed. Roy Stlkeleather will be arraigned Thursday morning on an assault and battery charge. DENIKINE ADVANCING. (By Associated Press) LONDON. Aug. 13. General Denikine's advance is continuing along the southern Russian front, the war office announced. HOOVER AT WARSAW (By Associated Press) PARIS. Aug. 13. Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Inter-allled ellef organization arrived In Warsaw yesterday from Prague, according to advices, received here today. He will leave Warsaw for Vienna Sunday night.
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WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY ' This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne county sol diers and tailors, will anoear dally ) Kill be welcomed. Harold Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Scott of Asylum avenue, has arrived in the States following a num ber of months' service overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces. Russell Bucher, who has been, overseas for more than a year, has arrived at his home in this city. "BLUE STAR POST" IS PROPOSED FOR LEGION "Blue Star Post, Wayne County Chapter of the American Legion." is the name submitted byR. H. Rogers, 1143 Hunt street. Richmond, Ind., in the name contest for Wayne county World War Veterans, which closes at midnight, Monday, August 18. 'Humanity's Legion League," is sent by R. F. Downing. New Madison, O., while F. E. Glass, Richmond, suggests "Wayne Sons of Democracy." "The Blue and Khaki Legion of Wayne County," is the name sponsored Clara Brooks. 1314 Main street, Richmond. AMERICAN RIGHTS GIVEN PROTECTION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 When the $25,000,000 Colombia treaty, held up because of a recent nationalization decree affecting American oil interests in Colombia, was discussed by the senate foreign relations committee today action was again postponed and a sub committee headed by Senator Fall. Republican, New Mexico, submitted a reservation framed to protect American rights. A copy is understood to have been cabled to Bogota by the state department. Earlham College Library Given Aid by Carnegie Earlham library was built with funds contributed by the late Andrew Canegie, steel magnate, philanthropist and promoter of libraries all over the United States. In 1906 Mr. Carnegie submitted a proposal to the college providing it with $30,000 for the erection of a library, if an endowment fund of the same amount be raised. Old students and members of the alumni association raised the endowment fund. The construction of the building was $37,000 and Mr. Carnegie paid the 30,000. Erection of the library began in the spring of 1907 continuing through the fall and winter and was opened In January 1908. California University Is Given $1 00,000 (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. A gift of 25,000 shares of stock in the Pacific Improvement company, valued at $1,500,000 has teen made to the University of California by Edward Searles, a Massachusetts capitalist, it was announced here today. Searles, who married the widow of Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific railway, has made many substantial gifts to western educational institutions. Wayne's Land Thirtieth In Value in Indiana Wayne county's farmland, valued at $103 an acre under the new tax valu ation, which calls for the market val ue, is just about the average in value among Indiana farm lands, figures re lased by the state tax board Wed nesday, show. Tipton county, with $168 an acre, was high among the state's counties, and Howard and Benton, with $166 and 164, are second and third. Twentynine of the state's counties average higher than Wayne, and the remaining 62 below. Fayette is given as $87, Henry as $119, $16 above the Wayne average, and Union at $94.50. Brown is an un disputed last in the state, with $8.13 and Perry is next, with $12.67. No Word Here of Train Dispatchers' Award Local train dispatchers have received no word Wednesday of the granting of a six day week, it was announced by members of the local union. However, they are anticipating the "move any time, as negotiations to this end have been under way in Washington. Members of the Train Dispatchers of America in several other cities received word Tuesday, from their representatives in Washington that there demand for a six day week had been granted. Only Five Tenting Spaces Left at City Chautauqua All but five tenting spaces at the chautauo.ua grounds had been rented by Wednesday afternoon, and the grocery, mncn ana reiresnmems siana tents were up and laying in supplies Patsey is again "back on the Job" as surlng the kid that they'll be able to buy crackerjack as visual. The camp will be all ready for occupancy by Friday, when campers can move In. Miss Bertsch Appointed Earlham House Manager Miss Mary Bertsch, who has been manager of the cafaeteria at the Y. M. C. A., has been appointed house manager at Earlham college, to succeed Mrs. Lillian M. Hiss, according to Van announcement given out at the col lege, Wednesday by President David M. Edwards.
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COUNTY MUST RAISE $17,000 MOREI-QR ROADS NEXT YEAR With the change u the state tax laws, comes the necessity of increasing the county's tax levy for county roads by $17,000 next year, according to W. O. Jones, county highway superintendent. Jones, with Denver Harlan, county attorney, are figuring the county road levy for next year, and will probably submit their estimate to the state board within the next two weeks. The loss of funds from automobile licenses in the county is given as the cause for having to raise an additional amount from the county tax rate by Jones. Under the old law, a part of the automobile license fees was returned to the county for use on county roads, but now the entire amount collected from automobile fees is used for the upkeep of state roads, and none is returned to the county. With the same amount of work done on the roads, therefore, it will be necessary to increase the amount by the county road levy that was lost through the change of the law on automobile license fees. Social Workers Invited To Ft, Wayne Conference Wayne county social workers, with those of other counties in the state, are invited to the twenty-eighth annual state conference of charities and corrections to be held in Fort Wayne October 4-7, in an open letter received Wednesday from Amos W. Butler, secretary of he state board of charities. The slogan of the conference will be "Peace and Community Problems." One of the days will be given over to the Red Cross, and there will be round table discussions for Judges, probation officers, truant officers, poor farm superintendents, boards of children's guardians and others. Interior Decorators Strike for More Pay (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Interior dec orating, essential to the renovation of hundreds of apartments preparatory to October leasing, came to a stand still today by the strike of 14.000 painters, decorators and paper-hang ers. The workers demand a five-dav working week of forty hours with a wage of $1 an hour. They have been receiving $6 a day for a torty-rour hour week. Householders May Order 135 Pounds of Army Food An official announcement from the postoffice department at Washington was received by Postmaster C. B. Beck Wednesday, announcing that 135 pounds of War department canned food may be shipped by parcel post as soon as the food is put on sale. Other parcel post packages must not exceed 70 pounds, according to the postoffice ruling. Wage Increases Given Shipping Engineers (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13. An ad vance in wages approximating forty percent has been granted to engineers employed on shipping board ships, it was announced today by Bruce Gib son, chief of the engineering depart ment of the United States shipping board at the conclusion of a confer ence with engineers. The new wage rate it was said, is divided into five classes, based on ship tonnage. POPULAR STYLE. 26S6 There is no model for a house dress more comfortable than a onepiece model. The style here portrayed is loose fitting. The doing is effected at the left side, where side front and panel join. The sleeve mav be finish- : ed In wrist or elbow length. - The pattern is cut in seven sizes: j 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. Size 38 requires 6 yards of 06-inch material. Width of lower edge is 2 14 yards, with plaits drawn out. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. Name Address City Size Address Pattern Department, Palladium.
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RUMANIAN REPLY IS RECEIVED IN PARIS (By Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 13. The replies of Premier Bratiano of Rumania, to the notes of the supreme council of the peace conference concerning the activity of Rumanian troops in Hungary have reached Paris and were being decoded today by the Rumanian delegation. While the full and exact text of the notes was not available, the members of the Rumanian delegation say that they are of a conciliatory nature. It is said that Premier Bratiano has instructed the Rumanian officers at Budapest to hold an immediate conference with the allied generals there and to make every effort to avoid complications. It was not known today when the notes would be presented to the supreme council. Foodstuff Congested at Warehouse in Paris (By Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 13 The disturbances at the central markets today which resulted in the closing of most of the stalls caused much congestion at freight stations in Paris where foodstuffs are received. In many cases it was impossible to deliver consignments to reatilers and the trucks and wagons- return to the stations fully loaded, mostly with fruit and other perishable foodstuffs. The food ministry last night ordered that the goods gathered at the stations shall be sold at once at the Vilgrain food barracks which is operated by the government. At the Bercy station, in southeastern Paris, the congestion was so great that the railway company has been authorized to sell foodstuffs at retail at the station. The loss in fruit
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FINAL COUNT OF DEATHS IN I). S. FORCE 49,498 Total Number of Wounded Shown to be 205,690 in War Department's Report. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Final casualty reports from the central records office of the American expeditionary forces In France, made public by the War department today, gave the total battle deaths to be 43,498, wounded
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