Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 25, 10 December 1919 — Page 13

TOE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 1919.

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?: IIARD-DOILED CASE ; NEW YORK, Dec. id. Another court-martial Involving charges of brutal treatment accorded members of , the American Expeditionary Forces, at whlch the evidence is expected to eclipse even the sensational develop- ', raents at the trial of Lieut "Hard Boiled" Smith, will begin tomorrow at Governors Island. A special investigation of the charges was ordered by Secretary of War Baker and the case was handled by Major General Frank Mclntyre, assistant chief of staff. More than one .hundred witnesses have been brought here from France and virtually all the states in the Union, and officers directing the prosecution estimated today that not less than $25,000 had been expended. The defendant is Captain Karl W. 'Detzer, a former newspaper man of Fort Wayne, Ind., who while attached to the 308th Military Police Company, : had charge under the provost marshal "of all criminal investigations in the Le-Mans area, the largest American concentration center in France, through . which more than 1,000,000 soldiers passed. It is charged than by . various methods of "torture" he sought to extort confessions from prisoners. In order that he might win favor in the 'eyes of his superiors. ( Mostly Personal v- : - HI8TORY COMMITTEE DINED. ; A meeting of the advisory committee of the Wayne county war history committee has been called by chairman E. M. Haas at 4 o'clock Wednes-

I J day afternoon to outline plans, tf KENNEPOHL TO BE DINED B. ,A. Kennepohl, who- will leave

; soon for the winter in California, will be the guest of honor at a dinner to be given by the South Side Improvement association Friday evening. Kennepohl has been a director for 10 years. Dinner will be served in the clubhouse in Beallview. REV. MITCHELL LEAVES The Rev. and Mrs. Andrew F. Mitchell were to leave Wednesday afternoon for Highpoint, N. C, where : the Rev. Mr. Mitchell will occupy the pulpit of Samuel L. Haworth, head of the spiritual resources department of the Forward Movement, during the latter's time in Richmond. They will return to Richmond about Feb. 1. , DR. EDWARDS COMES; GOES , Dr. David M. Edwards, Earlham president,- has returned from a business trip to Chicago, and was to leave Wednesday for Washington, D. C, for a series of conferences in Baltimore ' Yearly Meeting in the interests of the Forward Movement. PREDICTS END OF STEAM II. O. Morgan, Indiana University extension course instructor, who lectures before a group of Richmond people on Government and Industry each Tuesday night, said at the "cold" meeting held in the high school last pight that the "present coal strike had set science forward about 60 years in 'pushing plans for resources of heat other than coal. I dare say there will hot be a stack exhaling smoke in all your city in 1975," said Morgan. Ht pointed out that neither wind nor electricity have been used to their . capacity. At

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Every busines house MUST conform to the rules for conservation of electricity put forth in the mayor's proclamation or the city will have to effect the saving on the manufactures. So far there has only been a saving of 25 in the consumption of electricity. It is a self-evident fact that, if the pay rolls of the factories are curtailed it will reduce the purchasing power of the merchant's customers.

ELECTION IS POSTPONED Election of officers in i the local organization of the Sons of Veterans has been indefinitely postponed on account of the coal shortage. The election was to have been held last Monday night MRS. DIEHLMAN TO HOSPITAL Mrs. Emma Diehlman. formerly of

Richmond and ' Milton, and slayer of John Connaughton, at - JJayton, last summer, was . Tuesday taken to the Ohio state hospital for the insane at Lima, by Sheriff William Oldt, after being adjudged Insane at thetime she committed the crime. PERKINS MEETS BOARD Dwight L. Perkins of Chicago, architect for the proposed Junior high sohool in the west end, met with the school board Tuesday to discuss plans for the building. 1 SEVERAL TAKE EXAMINATION. Several persons took a railway mail clerk and census clerk examination at the postoffice Wednesday under the supervision of Clarence Foreman, civil service examiner. ZERO MORNING; NOBODY ABSENT "Funny thing! Take a balmy morning and we will have a dozen tardy students and absentees, but a nice 5 below zero morning, with frozen streets and radiators, and we have only one tardy student in the whole school," said John F. Thompson, assistant principal of the senior high school, Wednesday. The absent lis was also very small. CHURCH MEETING POSTPONED. The meeting of South Eighth Street Friends' Church, announced to be held at the home of Dempsey Dennis, is recalled for this week. Arrangements will probably be made and announced at the meeting for worship on next Sabbath for the coming week. Samuel Haworth, of High Point, North Carolina, will preach at South Eighth Street Church next Sunday at 10:30. TOWNSHIP FARMERS TO MEET. Wayne township farmers will hold their regular meeting next Saturdty afternoon in Room 20 of the high school instead of the court house, as previously announced. E. F. Murphy announced that all meetings of this organization will be held at the school house hereafter. HAGERSTOWN YOUTH FINED. CINCINNATI, O, Dec. 10. On complaint of police that he was wearing war stripes to which he was not entitled, a youth registered as Raymond Lake, 19 years old. Hagerstown, Ind., former soldier, was fined $10 and costs yesterday by Municipal Judge Arthur M. Spiegel. In order to stimulate interest in his efforts to obtain subscribers to a magazine, Lake wore Indian uprisings service stripes, according to police. BYERS IS IMPROVING. Levi Byers, 16 year old boy who was shot in the leg while cleaning a rifle Tuesday afternoon, is reported by Reid hospital to be rapidly improving and is expected to leave the hospital within a few days. He suffered only a flesh wound. REPORT TO BE READ. A report of the national W. C. T. U. convention in St. Louis.Nov. 15, was read by " Miss Mary Austin at the regular meting of the Mary F. Thomas "W. C. J. U. at the home of Mrs. J. S. Hill on North Eleventh street, Monday afternoon, following the regular

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business meeting. Miss Austin was the local delegate. CALL 'EM "FLUE FIRES". Fire Chief Ed Miller asked Wednesday that citizens having flue fires at their homes, when calling in would designate the blaze as "flue fire." This saves a great many runs for the department for ; when Just "fire" ts designated, all lire stations answer the call, when one would be sufficient MI8S BRITTON'8 FATHER DEAD. Rachel Britton, a student in Earlham college. Is the daughter of the late J. Owen Britton, cashier of the Merchant's National bank, In Dayton, Ohio, who died, Tuesday, while being taken to his home on the Cincinnati pike, out of Dayton. . RtidHeboro, Ind. Clem Alexander and family and Elwood Alexander and family spent Sunday with Joseph Brooks and family, near Jacksonsburg. .Mr. and Mrs. Artie Teaford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Little and son Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Funk and daughter of Richmond, and Mrs. Russel Clark and daughter, called on W. H. Urton and family Sunday afternoon.... H. C. Powell of Indianapolis, will speak at

the church next Sunday evening. Hi subject is "How the Liquor Traffic is Planning to Come Back in Our Nation".... Mr. and Mrs. Will Bennett of Whitewater spent Friday with Ed gar and Nettie Bennett. ... .Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Starbuck and children of Greensfork called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vernouff and daughter Sunday afternoon.... Mrs. Mary Belford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Addleman.. Mrs. Cora Danner spent Thurs day with Mrs. Goldie Evans at Rich mond O. H. Little, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Little and rs. Clarence Reid, all of Richmond, called on rs. Joseph Reid and Mrs. Miriam Little Friday afternoon. Miss Bernice Urton, of Richmond, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Urton Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Boyd, of Richmond, called on Mr. Joseph Reid and family, Sun day afternoon Members of the Ladies' Aid Society spent Thrusday with Mrs. Charles Quite. Those present were: Mrs. Cora Little, Mrs. Gar net Smith. Mrs. Minnie Clark, Miss Maggie Starbuck, Miss Nettie Bennett, Mrs. Ethel Seaney, Mr. Clyde Thomas, Mrs. Frank Allin, Mrs. Lula Kirkman, , Miss Ethel Allen, Mrs. Earl Vore, Miss Anna Cook, and Rev. and Mrs. L. F. Ulmer, of Chester Clem Alexander and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Ollie McClure, Monday There will be a Christmas entertainment and tree at the church Christmas evening. All those wishing to have presents put on the tree please leave them any time from now until Christmas even at the home of Charles Little Clyde Thomas and family, Harry Patti and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Little and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Russel Clark and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. Norman Kirkman in celebration of his forty-third birthday Rev. and Mrs. L. F. Ulmer spent Sunday with Sylvester Cook and family Mr. and Mre. Walter Brumfleld and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pyle spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baynes and baby. The Ladies' Aid society had their election last Thursday at the home of Mrs.

Charles Duke. The officers for the following year are: President, Miss

Anna Cook; vice president,' Mrs. Russel Clark; secretary, Mrs. ' Pleasant Seaney; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Lit tle; head of the work committee, Mrs. W. H. Urton; flower and sick committee, Mrs. Clyde Thomas..... Mrs. Fred Vernouff and daughter spent Tuesday with Frank Allen and family. . Finds Brother Alter Absence of 35 Years MADISON, Ind., Dec. 10 After beIn aAnfirateri thtrtv-flve vcara ' TT.A. ward J. Collins, of Madison and Pat rick (joiuns. or nay, Ariz., brothers, have been reunited. Neither had seen or heard of the other during' that time. The brothers were brought ' together hv Howard Rlrhn rdann whllo visiting relatives here recently. In . 11 1 s . . iwuug oi persons ne met in me soutnwest he said he often talked with Patrick Collins. Ed Collins, who was among those talking to Richardson, immediately thought of his brother and asked him to make inquiry on his return as. to his identity. Last week a letter was received from Patrick Collins telling his brother all about himself and that he was glad to know something of the members of his family. He also said he was planning a trip to Madison to visit his old home. JAP SOLDIERS TO U S. HONOLULU. Dec. 10. Prince Kotchlte of Kan-In-No-Miya, supreme military commander of Japan, will leave this country soon for the United States and allied countries to carry the emperor's messaee of mnmtu. lation on the restoration of peace, acc,oramg to aavices received here. Formal announcement of this mission will be made shortly according tn th cables, after the emperor visits the royai snnne at Ise to Inform his ancestors of the ratification of the treaty with Germany. MANY BICYCLES IN DENMARK LONDON, Dec. 10. A recent trade report advises bicycle manufacturers to seek trade in Denmark. In Copenhagen there are 700,000 people and more than 400,000 bicycles.

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CHARGE PREJUDICE (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dee. 10 Counsel for Captain Carl W. Detzer. of Ft Wayne, Ind., charged with brutal treatment of American soldiers In France, questioned the reliability of the witnesses called against him when his courtmartial opened at Governor's island today.' He asserted that many of them had grievances against Detzer and that their records would not bear investigation. Objection to the trial was made by Lieutenant Thomas L. Hefferman, counsel for Detzer, after the articles of war had been read. It was his contention that the accused had been arraigned on some of the charges Nov. 25, the objection was not sustained, however, and etzr pleaded "not guilty". Major William E. Coll Kelly. Judge Advocate, waived an opening statement but Lieutenant Hefferman asked permission to be heard. COULDN'T AFFORD BABY. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The high price of milk was responsible for a 7months old baby being abandoned by Its father in the Grand Central Station yesterday. "Can't afford him on the price of milk they are charging today," said a note. GERMANY TO DELIVER CATTLE, (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Dec. 10. Agents have been sent throughout Germany by the National Economic Minister to make arrangements for the delivery of milk cows, sheep and goats to the entente, under the provisions of the peace treaty. The plan of operation which has been agreed to by the state council requires that individual states shall deliver a given ratio of their authorities. AT HOME 29 8outh Tenth 8t Phone 2399 DR. A. J. WHALLON avium Register now Streets

Gerasn Dye Corpcrcticn Irxreczts Ceptd Stcck Bjr Associated Prm). BERLIN, Dec 10-The Anallne Dye Corporation at a general conference,' has voted unanimously to increase its capitalization from 33,000,000 marks to 88,000,000 marks. The administration gave exhaustive reasons for this move, citing among other things that the Baden Anallne Corporation had succeeded in perfecting; synthetic ammonia and that there had been further development during the war in the creation of an enormous plant for explosives at Merseburg. It was stated that the capital invested in explosives now totals several hundred millions, but that more than a billion marks are needed. With this capital the corporation expects to be able to produce explosives and fertilizer in sufficient quantities for the German needs for the chemical industry and for agrarian work. ; Counting steel steamers alone, there are now under construction in the United States 3,075,266 tons.

-TABLETS-ff Clem Thlstlethwalte's. Richmond, Ind, DR. LEE C HOOVER Veterinarian Phone 1399 20 S. 12th St NOTICE OF REMOVAL The Valier and Spies Milling Co. has moved from corner N. 5th and D St, to 33 N. 9th St Opposite the Post-office.

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