Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 288, 17 September 1919 — Page 11

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1919.

WEDNESDAY TO BE SOLDIERS' DAY AT FAIR

Preble Association Sends Complimentary Tickets Phillips to Start RaGers. EATON, O., Sept. 17. As a result of change in plans, Steve Phillips, of enia, will officiate as starting judge of the races at the Preble county fair here week after next. He has been starting judge the last two years at the races at the Ohio State Fair. Phillips succeeds as starting judge of the local races, Earl Swepstch, of Chillicothe, who officiated here the last sev eral years, but, w ho was unable to return again this" year because of other race engagements. The fair board has designated Wednesday of the fair as "Soldiers" Day" and invitations and complimentary tickets for the day have been forwarded to soldiers of all wars, in the county. The day will be featured by adCresses by Hon. A. P. Sandels, of Columbus, and Hon. Hyers W. Cooper, or Cincinnati. The board announces daily airplane flights, in which the public will have opportunity to indulge. Already a number of entries for the speed department and stable accom modations have been received. Observing a custom established sev cral years ago, an auction of reserved chairs in the grandstand will be held Sept. 27 at the courthouse. The five county bands that will sup ply music during the fair have been assigned by the board, as follows: Tuesday, Eldorado band; Wednesday, Lewisburg and Verona bands; Thursday, Preble County band; Friday, Gratis band. Worked lft-,1858. Samuel F. Blythe, of Hood River, Ore., retired printer and publisher, who worked on local newspapers back In 1868, was renewing acquaintances in Eaton this week, while enroute to his home from Columbus, where he attended the G. A. R. encampment. Mr. Blythe is past commander of the G. A. R. department of Oregon. He served throughout the Civil war, enlisting under Captain Peter O'Cain, while working in Eaton. The local G. A. R. post took part of Its name from the name of Captain O'Cain. Mr. Blythe left Eaton in 1866 and went to the Pacific coast, where he since has resided. For many years he published the Hood River Glacier, ai noou lliver, ure., DUt retired a tew year3 ago to his ranch in the Hood i River valley. He is 77 years of age and is in rugged health. Minnix Compromises. Compromise was effected" in the! nix i .i,.vu damage sun or John 1,. Minnix against the city and the case has been , dismissed from common pleas court. Minnix accepting $100 in settlement of his claim. ' lie sued the city on account of the death of his fi-year-old son, who was ficcidentally killed about a year ago i't the plant of the municipal waterworks while playing with a coal-con-v ying car. The dump-bod of the car own ".mod and crushed the child's sl'-i;!. The city council in a meeting concurred the terms of the compror:i c and voted unanimously to accept them. Tobacco Men Won't Sell. For the present, the Preble County Tobacco Growers' association will not entertain any buying offers, according to officers of the organization. In the meantime members will inspect their stocks of tobacco on hard in order to nsrertain the grading of their crops. Local county buyers for a New York firm art; said to Ifave purchased crops representing two carloads within the last few days, at 202 cents a pound, the highest price thus far recorded locally this season. It is said the ckps bought represented growers outside the county growers' organization. One nu'nibnj- of the association states he l.nd 15.000 pounds of the "weed" for which he has been offered 20 cents. Sheehan Funeral Held Funeral services for Jerry Sheehan, Sr., 70. native of Kerry, Ireland, but who had lived in Preble county the last fifty-five years, were hold here this morning at 9 o'clock at the Catholic church, following his death Saturday at his home, three miles west of Eaton, where he had lived almost continuously since coming to this county. The funeral services were conducted by Father Josi'ph M. Hyland, after1 which burial took place in Mound Hill cemetery. Surviving are the wife, Mary, and the following children: James, Thomas, Anna and Ethel Sheehan. all at home: Jerry Sheehan, Jr.. of near Eaton; Mrs. Mary Dudly, of Eaton, and John Sheehan of Dayton. Mrs. Cook is Buried Remains of Mrs. Hester Gans Cook, native of Eaton, and wife of John R.

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nOW THIEVES LOOTED BOSTON STORES EARLY IN STRIKE

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One of few loyal police on eiard before stores which have

When the, police of Boston went on strike recently and left that city without protection from lawbreakers, thieves ransacked stores and dwellings. This photo shows Cook, which were cremated in Newcastle, Ind., following her death in her home in that city, were brought here and buried in Mound Hill cemetery. She and her husband formerly resided in Eaton. He was at one time clerk of Preble county and established tb first electric lighting system in Eaton. Mrs. Cook was related to John Cans and Charles F. Churchill, of this city. " Gale Buys House. Oscar A. Gale, head of the Preble County Buick Sales company, has purchased the Ella Elliott residence property, Main and Maple streets, and expects to erect a modern garage building, with salesrooms, on the site of the present building. At Reid Hospital. Miss Catherine Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Johnson, residing nr ar Eaton, is a nntient in Rei.l AlPtnorial hospital, Richmond, Ind., where she underwent an operation Monday night for appendicitis. Iler condition is satisfactory at this time. Miss Johnson is stenographer in the offices of thf I' T? Phrisl ttiti siiitnmnlii!p' nf tho v 6aie3 and garage' establishment in this city. Red Cross Audited. Audit of the books and records of Harvey H. Hawkins, secretary of the Preble County Red Cross chapter has just been completed and "O. K.'d." The audit shows total receipts from all sources, including a balance of $12,712.61, to have been ?41,2P.7.50 for the fiscal year ending June "0, 1919. Total' disbursements were $21,S40.C2, hand. The county chapter embraces branch chapters at a number of points in the county. Eaton Plays Trotwood. Eaton will take on a ball team of Trotwood hfre next Sunday. The locals were to have played a team from Dayton but the game was canceled. Indiana News Brevities LAPORTE The Larorte County Farmers' Bureau was organized here Tuesday with 22 members. MARIOX The new city tax levy contains provisions for a pension fund for the city firemen, pensions to range from $25 to $40 a month for retired iiremcn and from $25 to $T0 for disabled firemen. HANNA Mrs. Electa A. Lloyd, 81 years'bld, who lived alone, was found burned to death at her home. NEW ALBANY Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Lewis, commander of the "Old Hickory Division" and a native of this city, arrived here to take part in the great welcoming home day. INDIANAPOLIS Announcement was made Tuesday that the annual meeting of the State Association of County Poor Asylums will be held in Fort Wayne October f.

how they left the stores. A few of the police remained loyal to their trust and did what they could to halt tjjo looters. The city was placed under martial law when the

Brownsville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John Watt and daughter, Ruth, spent last Saturday evening in Connersville. .'. .Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fields, of south of Liberty, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fields. . .lMr3. Margaret Gorman and daughter, Nan, returned to their home in Chicago Saturday morning after several weeks' visit with the Conner brothers here Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Clevenger of the Doddridge neighborhood spent ast Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Lafuze. ....Mrs. Alma Gates returned home

from Indianapolis Tuesday after ; ner hjCll school there Mr. and Mrs. spending a few wefks with friends. ; Maxwell recentlv entertained Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lyons ofan(l rs. Will Finch Miss Maud Connersville spent Sunday with Mr. Huntington was home over Sunday. and Mrs. Tell Boggs Charles Kel- jss Huntington is teaching this year !er and wife were the guests of Clark. nt District 'n 2 Clifton Eaton i

Kinder and wife Sunday Mr. and ; Mrs. L. J. Cully returned home i n - dav evening from a visit with Ben i Noble and family at Frankfort Mr. and Mrs. Mort Parks entertained at dinner Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Parks and sons, Gene, Irwin and Warren; Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDougal and Harold Dale Mr. and Mrs. Will Murray spent Sunday afternoon with Everett Stevens and -family Mr. and Mrs. George Funk and son, Sanford, and Glenn Kaufman motored to Cincinnati Sunday, returning home Monday evening and were the guests nf F.-icino ivllilr t Vl pre . . . M TS . E. T. Moze and sons motored to Liberty ! Thursday and were the guests of ; friends Miss Ruth Parks spent

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Saturday evening in Liberty, tne guest oi friends Jesse Cross of Indianapolis is spending this week with friend? here. .. .Elmer Liamore was vititing with re'atives in Connersville Satur day.... Oscar Parks and Frank Koper,

'"ulu" u ' , if: "V pn;., ! indomitable will had created to meet Joe InsPrupa"d,7pft,Crinnd beat the enemy at his own game, villo were the Sunday guests, o I Mrs. rp guns Qf &n he typesBUi,f.d

lieuu auu umu. ... - B. McCashland were in town luesday, calling on menus. . . . . - spent saiuiuay ufe..,. witn iiome luitsM. . . .-. o nnj" v fn t3....j r. ana .urs. r-.r-nest -uoure unu nuua ' afternoon with Jesse Maze and family ....Mrs. Oscar ParKs ana sons ' Tuesday with her mother Mrs. Lou Opar. . , . T III V - - Will t Qfn7o onr vi p nnn ivir. and Mrs. Virgil Lyons motored to j ttichmond Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Antioch, 0. Mr and Mrs. Oscar t aninass auu child were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cablnass In I the evening Ruth Leedy and Emerson iFilbum of Eldorado were callersat jthe Oscar Cabinass home Mr. and hIrs. James Bowers, Will Noruse, Mrs. I Hatfield and Andrew Bowers all of iDavton, were Sunday company of Mr. 'and Mrs. Cliff Huffman and family... Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Huffman were Davton business visitors Wednesday. ...".Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Brown attended Dunkard meeting at Wheatville Saturday Ford Ogden of Eaton spent Saturday and Sunday with Glenn Wysong...Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon and Mrs. Boliver Dixon and son Henry, were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. George Swope Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Emrick and daughter spent Sunday with relatives at Ingomar Mr. and Mrs. Harry Potterf and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Potterf Mr. and Mrs. William Lowman and daughter spent Sunday at Joe Taylor's of Richmond. . ..Mr. and Mrs. John Lowman and Mr. and Mrs. Will Lanthrope near West Alexandria were Sunday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lowman.... Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Toney and family spent Sunday at the Dunham Hart home near Sugar Valley Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duke and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Schleigmer near Eaton Susie Williams is spending several days at the Miller Giant home Misses Ella Jennings and Gladys Swain, Oily Jennings, Mrs. William Armstrong and Rachel Taylor spent Tuesday at the E. E. Webb home it being threshing day Mrs. Lee Stepheson entertained her father Sunday, from Hamilton Mr and Mrs. Harvey Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Aswy Tucker and son spent Sunday at the Aradine Tucker homo ....Mr. and Mrs. Adam Trunck and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trunck and family spent Sunday at Kitchell, Ind.

To stop the reciprocal "rustling" of cattle that is continually going on across the Mexican border, the Arizona live stock sanitary board proposes hte building of an international fence. f

been looted by thieves.

situation got beyond the volunteer police forces and the Harvard stu- t dents who offered to help keep order. The disorder ha.j precipitated a political row. Greenwood, Ind. Rueben Setser spent Saturday evening in Liberty Mrs. Ina Sells who recently came from Bristol, Va., to visit friends here, is visiting at Summerville, O Teachers in the Greenwood school are Osa Duvall principal, Margaret Dooley, and Emma Gilmore. .....Mr. and Mrs. Mike Oneil, from the Kitchel neighborhood, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kckler from near Witts Corner, and Mrs. Philip Nol from Troy, O., were among the out-of-town callers to spend the evening in Liberty, Saturday Miss Miram Kirker w ill attend sthool at Oxford this year, finishing up having his two barns and house wired j or Delco lights PERSHING AND Continued from Page One) revision, fresh home from France, moved along the broad avenue, a living tide of sunburned fighting manhood. In their khaki and olive" drab uniforms, the men swung by as resitiessly as gyring nooas oi tne Mississippi. Above each solid block of infantry, rose t!le grim ine 0f bavonets, the the light. Farther back came the long - lines of field guns, French "75's". and rumbled by, came a battalion of tanks, growling and clanking their way be hind the troops. Guns of All Types. There was nothing lacking to make ihe parade an epitome of the whole vast army which American skill and , in Pranrp that rrmlrl ho m in France that could be moved througli - tr t ' The show was as enmJete as )hp inRenuitv of the War De. i pnrtment could make it a cross sec- -. ... . .... ! fion of the American Expeditionary Forces khaki-clad brown acrd men themselves that first thrnncine crnwds all . 1 " . along the wide avenue turned. The !

home-coming of this first unit of Amer-1 NATCO LEASES WAR CAMP ienn man power to cross the subma-1 BUILDING FROM HOFFMAN rine infected seas was in marked contrast to .Us silent, mysterious, unre- In order to secure additional storported departure, and the men and iPe room, the National Automatic Tool women along the way seemed to feel! Company has leased the war camp

I i nt- miium hiicv ur ine siiecim:ie. i iif v recalled tne nays wnen tne nation waited in wordless anxiety to hear that these same smiling free-striding boys had come safely to a French harbor, those other days when the first word filtered back that the boys had begun to prove their courage in action and the slow coming lists that carried the names of the men who sleep foverer in France. Sixth Field First to Fire To one regiment of long, trim an unusual honor was accorded. The 1 Sixth Field Artillery was placed be-1 tween the two infantry brigades, for! it was C battery of the Sixth which fired the first shot at the Germans on Oct. 23. 1917. A standard told the onlookers that they saw the very guns whose thunder had carried that first message of defeat into the enemyranks. Up the avenue at the head of the division rode Major General Edward F. McGlachlin, commanding, and with him rode two former commanders of the divisio nthe first to go and the last of the divisions to come home. They were MajorGeneral William L. Sibert, who took ""It to France, and Lieutenant General Robert L. Eullard, who took it into, action and surrendered command only to take a higher post. Marching ahead of the formations, also, came a host of officers and men who saw their first service with the First division in France, later to go to other units. First Infantry Then came the First Infantry brigade, marching in the French mass formation, twenty-four men abreast across the avenue, led by the 3rd Machine Gun Battalion with its motorized guns. The 16th infantry veterans of the bitter fighting at Cantigny followed.

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For "Own Your Own Home" Campaign; No Action Taken The "Own a Home" movement was discussed at the Tuesday night meeting of the South Side Improvement association, held in the Beallview clubhouse, but no definite action was taken. The offering of a bonus for the erection of houses in Beallview, which is one of the projects of the association, was- laid on the table. Richmond to be Surveyed (or Y. W. C. A. During Fall A survey of Richmond for a Y. W. C. A. will be made in the late fall, it was announced today by Mrs. A. W. Roach, director of finance of the Y. W. C. A. in Indiana, who has recently been in conference in Chicago with Miss Crittenberger, who is in charge of association work in large cities. x A direct plea will be made to the business men and citizens of the community to support the Y. W. C. A. here. No definite plans have been made for the institution. Pleas have been made by many Richmond persons interested in a Y. W. C. A. for Richmond before the national associa tion. STANDARD MFG. COMPANY TO REMAIN AT PRESENT LOCATION Arrangements have been made by the receivers of the Richmond Standard Manufacturing company, to remain in their present building, until next year, according to an announcement made today by R. N. Kirkman, head of the concern. The company has turned over a part of its building to the Pilot Motor company, and will abandon the remainder by next June. Plans are being made to move the Standard company as soon as a suitable location can be found. BRADFIELD TO HAVE DANCES AT COLISEUM "Tax" Bradfield announced Wednesday that he will give a dance at the Coliseum Saturday night, Sept. 20. Music will be furnished by the Evan Smith orchestra. Bradfield announced that this will be the first of a series of weekly dances to be given by him for this fall and winter. The public is invited to attend. Miami University Has 1,000 Students OXFORD, O., Sept. 17. Miami University opened its 80th year this morning with over 1,000 students. President Raymond Mollyneaux Hughes made the opening address. An unusual feature of the opening exercises was the conferring of the degree of Doctor of Letters upon James W. Faulkner, Columbus (O.) correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Governor James M. Cox and several prominent politicians wers present. Periscope Wins Big Ring Event on Columbus Track COLUMBUS, O , Sept. 17. The bay filly. Periscope (3) 2:04', r-vned and driven by J. L. Dodge, Lexington, Ky., , won the three-year-old trotting div . , , - . ..... L,orl ne review luiunty nere The crack 4-year-oM colt, McGregor the Great (4). 2:03i, a 100-to-25 favor ite, won the ?5.000 M and M State for 2:14 trotters in straight heats, there being no starter in the field able to make the Boston-owned colt extend himself. Wilkes Brewer was the one selected to deliver in the $3,000 stake for 2:00 trotters, but Prince Loree upset the dope, winning the event in straight heats. The feature of the third day's racing in the grand circuit program is the Hotel Hartman stake, purse $3,000. for 2:11 pacers. In it Sre Direct C. Burnett, Goldie Todd and Gladvs S., all star performers of the season, and are ' expected to meet for the first time i this year. i"- m.;iimi ivou, ikji a j l"-' '"u ji mu jems num ine owner. ancnaei iionman or .Marietta, u. l lie building has stood unoccupied since the Richmond Commercial Club lease expired some time ago. MARION GIRL LIBRARIAN OF OXFORD WOMAN'S SCHOOL OXFORD, O., Sept. 17. Miss Florence Swisher, Parsons College, Fairfield. Ia., has become professor of Bible and assistant in English at Ox ford College for Women, Miss Helen Tukey, Marion, Ind., has been appointed librarian at the college this year. OXFORD WITHOUT FIRE GUARD FOR 36 HOURS OXFORD, O., Sept. 17. This village was without fire protection all day yesterday, and half the night before. One of the pumps in the waterworks broke. Fortunately there were no fires. The accident was purposely kept secret -by the board of public affairs and Fire Chief Flanagan. A United States surgeon has discovered that stuffing the ears with gauze relieves and prevents seasickness. Henry J. Pohlmeyer Harrr C. Downing Or E. Stegrall Murray Ck DtHirta Pclilmeyer, Downing & Co, Funeral Directors 15 N. 10th St. Phono 1S35

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Capes which were in such high favor during the spring and summer ae to be even more m demand this fall it would seem. This one of seal brown velour and taffeta is very chic. The smart hat is of dark brown panne velvet and is a variation of the Napoleanic tricorn. I. U. MAN APPOINTED MIAMI PROFESSOR OXFORD, O., Sept. 17. Robert S. I Telfer, Bloomington, Ind., recently . first lieutenant in the Aviation service, was today appointed assistant professor of English in Miami University. Leon P. Irvin, Mercer University, Sure Relief mm Sfew 2 6 Bell-an L1L-A FOR INDIGESTION

Removal Announcement

I wish to announce to my many friends and patrons that I have moved my Electric Shoe Repair Shop.

From 920 Main Street to 7 South Ninth Street Rear Conkey's Drug Store

I will have more room in my new location and have equipped it with the most up-to-date electric shoe repairing machinery. I take this way in thanking my friends and patrons for their past business and sincerely hope to serve you with the best shoe repairing in my new location. W. ?. Decker Electric Shoe Repair Shop

BANK STATEMENT ROBT. B. BOREN, President WM. O. SEANEY, Vice President THOMAS BRENNAN, Cashier GRACE M. BRENNAN, Assistant Cashier

Report of the

FOUNTAIN BANK

a Otaie, I rivaie UUIItv UL r uuiumu v. ju luc iJioic uj. uiuiaua, rt L mc tiuac of its business on Sept. 12, 1019. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 83.292.n3 Overdrafts 0.0i U. S. Bonds 27,200.00 Other Bonds and Securities 20,475.0!) Furniture and Fixtures 1,601.70 Due from Banks and Trust Companies 41,362.07 Cash on Hand 4.934.14 Current Expenses 2,262.33 Taxes Paid 357.54 Interest Paid , 1.00S.S5

Total Resources J182.543.72 LIABILITIES Capital Stock paid in $ 10.000.00 Surplus 7.967.63 Exchange, Discounts and Interest 6,679.07 Demand Deposits J144.5S6.18 1 Demand Certificates 14,310.84 fi 158.897.0J

Total Liabilities ..$182,543.72 Sate of Indiana, County of Wayne, ss: I. Thomas Brennan, cashier, of the Fountain Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. THOMAS BRENNAN. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 15th day of September, 1919. F. L. THOMAS, Town Clerk. My commission expires January 1, 1920.

Macon, Ga., has been appointed assist ant professor of French In the same school. " '

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