Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 219, 23 July 1920 — Page 8

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND. 1ND FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920.

UNNECESSARY TALK

BURDENS TELEPHONE SERVICE OF COUNTRY

When Richmond people are pleasant or irritable, leisurely or in haste, or excited or calm, it Is reflected In the local mirror of human feeling The Richmond Home Telephone company according to William M. Bailey, general manager. Another thing that has been notIced by phone- officials is that the people of 1920 are much more hasty, high-strung .and impatient than was the case several years ago. Without giving the party they wish to talk to, sufficient time in which to answer, they hurriedly put in a call at the trouble desk, and add another unnecessary burden on the shoulders of the operator that continually works to relieve the trouble. When there is a fire who knows it , Without hearing the alarm? The telephone girl. The noise made by the machines recording the numbers dialed at once becomes louder. Accustomed tothe sound when normal, the employes know that something unusual is taking place and that the inquiring citizen Is making use of his telephone. Phone Service Grows. Mr. Bailey in commenting upon the causes of trouble which come to his attention, and in which the company 1b not at fault, said: "It has been estljxnated that one million phones are busy at the same time during the day

,In this oountry, representing about

two million miles of wire.

"I believe that nearly 60 per cent of

this is unnecessary talk carried on by

people who have difficulty in finding enough to say to keep the lines busy

ror a half to an hour at a time. When

we are requested to cut off the long-

winded discourse we cannot comply because we do not know but what bus

iness is being discussed."

Recently a test was made to find

the number of calls made locally on an average day. It was found that over 80,000 passed over the lines. This does not include the long distance calls, which have been staying very close to 700 a day. Equipment Purchased. Equipment has been purchased and will soon be completely installed whereby the Richmondite can give the number of the person he wishes to talk to in another city, and receive almost an immediate reply from hlsarty. This is made possible by direct connection between the Richmond office and other city Hues without using the service of the toll girls in the other city. After telling of the improvements and rapid strides made in telephone fervice Mr. Bailey produced a paragraph written in a letter dated 1826 and signed by the school board of Lancaster, Ohio, in which the use ot the school was denied to persons wishing to meet to discuss the question as to whether railroads were practical or not. The excerpt read: "You are welcome to use the school house to debate all proper questions in, but such things as railroads and telephones are impossibilities and rank infidelity. There is nothing in the word of God about them. If God designed that his intelligent creatures should travel at the frightful speed of 15 miles per hour by steam, he would have clearly foretold through his holy prophets'. It is a device to lead immortal souls down to hell."

I POLISH WOMEN SHOULDER RIFLES

TO STEM THE RED RUSSIAN TIDE

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To help stem the onrushing Bolshevik tide thousands of Polish women have

taken ud arms and are fighting side by side with their men. Members of

the women's Polish battalion at Vilna are shown above. All are equipped with American boots. They have demonstrated their own in fighting, even in trench warfare.

RAILROAD AND UNION HEADS SUBPOENAED

EASTHAVEN'S GOAL SUPPLY SUFFICIENT FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS

. Indiana Hospital for the Insane faces a serious coal situation with only a two weeks supply on hand, Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of the

institution, said Friday. i Dr. Smith expressed keen disappointment over the legislature's action on the proposal providing for the purchase of coal mines by the state for the purpose of supplying state institutions with fuel. Dr. Smith entertained little hope that favorable action would be taken. Such action, he said, would avoid the serious dilemma in which the Easthaven institution finds itself. Must Buy on Market The ..." hospital has no con tracts and must take its chances to secure coal by buying on the, open market. The last coal purchased was bought at $6.25 per ton at the mine. Appropriation of $50,000 made by the Indiana general assembly at its special session at the state capltol lacks $5,000 of being sufficient for the needs of the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, the superintendent said. Dr. Smith asked the legislature for an appropriation of $55,000 but the solons chopped the sum down to $50,000. Construction of a large bungalow was begun at the farm colony this week. Plans for two other bungalows have been prepared but delays in shipments of building materials have

j made the date of construction In

definite.

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, 111., July 23. Subpoenas for 60 railroad officials and union leaders to appear before the federal grand Judy next Wednesday were issued today at the hequest of District Attorney Charles F. Clyne. The witnesses are to testify in the investigation of the activities of John Orunau, president of the Chicago yardmen's association, and 27 other leaders in th unauthorized railroad strike last April. Grunau and his associates have been out on ball following their arrest on charges of violating the Lever law by holding up movement of food and fuel Major E. Leroy Hume, special assistant attorney-general, arrived here from Washington several days ago and questioned heads of the 16 recognized railroad unions about the strike.

side of the municipal light office Friday, Hold Banquet. A banquet preceeded the regular meeting of the Eastern Indiana Transfer Men's association in the I. O. O. F. hall Thursday night. Several transfer men not members of the organisation were guests of honor. Leave For Lake Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Farmer and family, 100 North Sixteenth street, will leave Saturday for James Lake for a two weks' outing. Mrs. Anna Williams will accompany the family.

Leave for Visit Miss Edith Helmich and Miss Effie Kramer left Friday for a two weeks' trip to Cleveland, Detroit, and Toledo. Hold Several Meetings Walter Fulghum, a Main street business man, stated Friday that several meetings had been held by interested business men for the purpose of discussing plans for the organization of a Richmond chamber of commerce to take the place of the defunct Commercial club.

WOMAN'S BODY FOUND JAMMED IN A TRUNK; POLICE ARE BAFFLED

(By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 23 The body of a nude woman jammed in a trunk was found today by employees of the American Railway Express company among the unclaimed baggage. The trunk had been received here from Detroit, June 17. The trunk was shipped to this city by a man giving the name of A. A. Tietrun, of 105 Harper street, Detroit, according to the records accompanying the baggage, the police say. It was addressed to James Douglas, New York City, they declare. Express company officials said that they had held the trunk for several days but when It was unclaimed they sent it to the store room. The body

appeared to be that of a woman of

about 25 to 30 and fairly good looking. DETROIT. Mich.. July 23 Police

nere declared they were without a clew as to the identity of a body of a

woman found in a trunk in an express

warehouse in New York today. Neither

could they throw any light upon the identity of the person who shipped the trunk from here on June 17. There

is no such number on Harper street

as 105, or no name A. A. Tleturn in the city directory. Only two women, the police stated

today, had been reported missing

since June 1. Both of these had been

accounted for. This led the police to

believe that the trunk may have been

brought here from some other city

for shipment to New York. At an apartment house at 105 Har

per avenue the name Tieturn was not

known, it was said. Effort to locate

such a number on Harbor street were

also fruitless. Receiving clerks of

the American Railway Express could

give no description of the shipper of the trunk. Records of the shipment, however, agreed with news dispatches from New York.

PLATOON FIRE SYSTEM

BILL PASSES HOUSE

Wisdom of the action taken by the Richmond board of works in establishing a two-platoon system for the fire

department to become effective Aug. 1

was borne out today by the passage of

a senate bill in the house by which all organized fire departments in the state will be required to institute the two platoon system by a vote of 74 to 1. The bill was sent to the governor. Firemen in many cities and towns are now compelled to be on duty 24 hours each day, speakers said in behalf ot the bill.

Bandits HMVpAuto WAYNE ICE COMPANY In Park Says Report

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formation Friday in regard to a report that a party of automobilists had been held up and robbed In Glen Miller park Thursday evening by two masked highwaymen. "No report of the robbery has been made to police headquarters," Chief Wenger said. It la stated that Daniel G. Reed, 17 South Twelfth street, his wife and three other women, while driving along the lake roadway about 9 o'clock last night, were stopped by two men who carried revolvers and wore handkerchiefs over their faces. The holdup took place at the northwest turn of the road, the men stepping out of the underbrush. The robbers commanded the occupants of the car to hold up their hands. It is said. Mr. Reed was relieved of a little over $4.00. No effort was made to rob the other occupants of the car, although one woman had about $60 with her. Mrs. Reed had some diamonds which she placed in her mouth.

12 Telephone Company Employes Attend Picnic Twelve employes of the Richmond Home Telephone company attended a picnic meeting of the Eastern Indiana Telephone association, held in a park, near Pendleton, Tuesday. The. next meeting will be held on October 13, in Newcastle. William M. Bailey, manager of the local company, said that the purpose of the meetings was to get the toll operators of the cities in the surrounding territory well acquainted with one another, and to exchange, business ideas. The association meets every three months.

Irish Republic Feared By Parliament Speaker ("By Associated Press) DONDON, July 23 "I regret, to have to 6ay that parliament and the Kingdom must brace itself to face a bitter period in Irish history as there will be a determined organized attempt to establish an Irish republic by means of murder and intimidation," declared Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary for Ireland In the course of a debate on Irish affairs in the House of Commons today. He appealed to all parties and creeds to support the government, predicting the situation would become still worse than at present. SILK WORKERS TQ STRIKE PATERSON, N. J., July 23. A strike of approximately 2,500 broad silk weavers in Paterson mills has been called to take effect at the close of the work day next Monday, repre

sentatives of the United Textile Workers and Amalgamated Textile Workers announced here today. The

walkout, it was stated, is ordered a3 al

protest against wage cuts by employers which range from $3 to $13 a week.

Telegraphy Is Used To Send Race Pictures (By Associated Press)

LONDON, July 23 Two pictures of Tuesday's race between the Shamrock and Resolute, described as having

been transmitted by photograph telegraphy, are printed by the Daily Mirror. The newspaper admits they are imperfect and not wholly accurate, but claims that when the experimental stage of transmitting photographs by telegraph is passed and the apparatus is developed it will be possible to transmit pictures by this process to any part of the world.

Announcement was made Friday that the Wayne Ice company, which manufactures ice and Jobs it to the Crystal Ice company, a delivery concern, Is to Increase its capital stock from $50,000 to $100,000 and that work will be started within the near future on the erection of an electrically driven plant to supplement the present steam operated plant, which will increase the company's dally manufactured product from 33 to 90 tons.

All of the additional stock issue of the Wayne Ice company has been

taken up by the present stockholders, who include the largest ice users in the city. Production Too Small

Decision to greatly Increase the capacity of the plant of the Wayne Ice company resulted from the fact that

the production" this summer has been considerably below demand. It Is

stated that at the close of winter the company had 1,300 tons in storage, which was believed enough to meet

demands throughout the summer.

It was expected that it would not

be necessary to draw upon this reserve until about July 1, but withdrawals from the reserve supply began

about June 1, with the result that that there is now less than 250 tons

left in the storage house of the com pany. Two Other Companies

There are two other Ice delivery

companies in Richmond in addition to

the Crystal company, which is eup-

plied by the Wayne company, but these two companies carry only small

reserve supplies.

Ice manufactured daily in Richmond

totals less than 75 tons, it is stated

while the city's consumption at this time of the year is approximately 100

tons per day. As a result of the al

most complete exhaustion of the reserve supply of the Wayne company it is expected there will be a serious

ice shortage in Richmond by Aug. 15

Poland Asks For Moral Support of Uncle Sam (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D. C, July 23. Poland has asked the state department formally to announce to the world the "moral support of the United States to Poland in its battle against Russian Bolshevik!. The suggestion also was made that a similar expression from President Wilson would be welcomed and would do much to stiffen the morale of the Polish people.

Austria's Treaty With Soviet Displeases Allies (By Associated Press) PARIS, July 23. The allies consider Austria's agreement with the Bolshevi for the exchange of prisoners, stipulating that Austria is to maintain strict neutrality in wars against the Soviet, even to the extent of a prohibition upon the transport of troops

and material through Austrian territory, to be contrary to the provisions of the treaty of St. Germain. The Associated Press was informed in official circles today that the Vi-f-nna government would bo told that unless it carried out the treaty, credits and provisions would be withheld. A Vienna dispatch dated July 17. said that foreign diplomatic experts there commented on the Russo-Aus-trian agreement as a possible means of making Vienna the headquarters of the Soviet propaganda in central and eastern Europe, paving the way to closer relations. The dispatch said the Austrian government explained that it was considered necessary to accept the agreement so that the exchange of Austrian prisoners held in Russia for six years might be obtained. FIRE DESTROYS SALT PLANT. MANISTEE, Mich., July 23. Fire destroyed the lumber and salt plant of the Buckley & Douglas Lumber company here, causing a loss estimated at 1,000,000. The plant was said to have been the largest of its kind in the world, operating a new quadruple evaporating system. A number or residences also were destroyed.

Police Arrest Chile 1. W. W.'s

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Valparaiso. Chilft. July 23-A

raid by the police on what la said to have been I. W. W. headquarters was mnHa tndav. Twenyven persons

were arrested, and anarchistic lUrature and a large quantlty-of anna and

Short News of City

Visits Cousin Here Wayne Purdy, formerlv of Hagerstown, spnt Thursday with hi'? cousin. Mrs. C. S. Heet, of North Twenty-second street. He has been in the navy for 17 years, and is on the transport, Henderson. Mr. Purdy said he would re-enlist fo.-

three years, after which he could retire on a pension for 20 years per vice. St. Paul's Lutheran Picnic Several hundred members of St. Paul's Lutheran church held a picnic Thursday afternoon and evening in Glen Miller park. Not lea-st among the Joy makers were the little orphans from the Oesterlin Orphans' Home at Springfield, Ohio. The pie eating contest three legged races, and other games, caused tbem to forget that they belonged to an orphan institution. A picnic supper was served at 6 o'clock. Barber Loses Flivver Paul Cooper, Eaton barber, parked his flivver on the streets in Richmond, and attended a performance at a theatre. When he sought his flivver it was gone, and no trace of it has been found. Organizes Class Miss Laura Gaston, piano instructor, formerly head of the piano department of Earlham College, will organize a class of students, and continue her work at her home on

South Seventh street. She recently resigned her position at Earlham Col

lege, and will concentrate all her work

on pupils in the city. Shelley Goes Home William Shelley, Injured in an auto wreck last week, left Reid Hospital, Thursday, for his home in Newcastle. He was not

injured very badly, however. Kenneth Shelley, injured in the same wreck, will be confined to the hospital for several weeks. Realtors to Attend Charles D. Shideler and Jesse Bailey, local real estate dealers, will attend a special meeting of the board of government of the Indiana Real Estate Association in the Chamber of Commerce at Indianapolis, Wednesday. Scott May Recruit Supply Sergeant Harry F. Scott, of Lynn, is homo on a furlough with authority to recruit men for the service, according to a letter received by local army recruiter. Sergeant Thompson. For each recruit Scott secures while on furlough, he will be granted five additional days leave. Overdeer VlsiU Hwe. The Rev. H. L. Overdaer, formerly pastor of the Grace M. E. church, was present at the Thursday evening church service held In the church last night. He is now pastor of the Methodist church of Auburn. Eahlman to Speak A. J. Eshelman of Brooklyn, -will speak at 3 p. m., Sunday, July 25, at the high school auditorium, under auspices of the International Bible Students. This lecture is said to explain some misunderstood texts of Scripture and also to vindicate the character and plan of

God. This lecture will be free to the

public. Cement Sidewalk Workmen began! jayfog a cement ldewalk,on. iig.S9JHAi

Circuit Court

MARRIAGE LICENSES. W. G. Personett, and Sadie Shafer, of Hagerstown; Forest J. Travis, of Indianapolis, and Lola Rldenour, of Dublin; Joseph John Eberle, of Day-

I ton, and Mary Frieda Houk, of Rich

mond.

Seize $267,000 of Whiskey (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, O., July 23. Federal agents last night made the biggest whiskey seizure in the history of this section of the state when they confiscated liauor valued at $267,560 on a railroad siding at Lang, O.

FACULTY ADDITIONS. MARIETTA, Ohio, July 23. Five additions have been made to the Marietta faculty for the coming year, Dr. E. E. Parsons, president, announces. They are: J. S. Kellison, athletic di rector and assistant to Coach "Greasy" Neale; G. M. Howe, T. D. Phillips, F. L. Haushalter and Miss Mabel Hamilton.

BOY SERIOUSLY BURNED. GREENSBURG, Ind., July 23. Max Marsh, 13 years old, of this city, suffered serious burns while endeavoring to rescue his kitten that had fallen into the sewer, dropped a lighted match into a manhole in order to see. Collected sewer gas exploded and the flames terribly burned his arms and face.

$250,000 FIRE LOSS (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND, O.. July 23. One fireman was hurt this morning when fire swept the plant of the Commercial Bookbinding company, entailing a loss of $250,000.

Funeral Arrangements

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Beard Funeral services for Mrs. Suzan Beard. 83 years old, who'died Wednesday at the home of her grandson, Glen Heard, 329 South Fifteenth street, were held Friday, at 2:30 p. m., from the Union church of Sipplo, Ind. Burial was in Sippio cemetery.

BRASS BAND PROVIDED

FOR PAUPER'S FUNERAL

(By Associated Press)

BAN JOSE, Calif.. July 23. A thirty piece band will be in attendance at the funeral of Jose Castro, aged Inmate of the county hospital here,

whose body was found today in

pond in a towntown park. Five years ago. It became known following the discovery of the body. Castro deposited in a local bank money to cover his funeral expenses and contracted with an undertaker to provide a thirtypiece band and a hearse drawn by six white horses.

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Of Two Party Leaden WASHINGTON. July 23 Instruct ed to "carefully and Impartially o

tain the official records. Dublic utter

ances and present attitude of each presidential candidate" on the proht

or the Anti-saloon League of America today began to compile data which will be made public. Selection of the committee was made yesterday at an all day confer ence here of Anti-Saloon League leaders at which it was decided that the

league would not Indorse any presl- f dential candidate for election thii ' year.

Any time of day; when your children have a longing for something tasty", a dish of JERSEY Corn Flakes and berries or other fruit will satisfy the desire, and yet not overload. At your grocer's The Jersey Cereal Food Go. Cereal, Penna. Also maker? of Jtrtey Whol-Wheat Pancak Flour JERSEY Corn Flakes' 2001-B

DONT MISS THE SEMI-ANNUAL1 SALE of Men's and Boys' Wear If you want GENUINE BARGAINS THOMPSON & BORTON 625 Main St.

STEALS $10,000 IN SILKS (By Assoclatei Press) CLEVELAND, O., July 23. Silks and clothing valued at $10,000 were stolen from the store of Louis Shore early this morning. The robbers carried the goods away in an automobile.

HIMES DAIRYMEN TAKE MEASURE OF RAILROADERS Himes Dairymen won from the Pennsy railroaders at Exhibition park 12 to 6 Thursday afternoon. The Railroaders assumed an early lead but the Dairymen hammered Pettibone's of

ferings all over the lot in the last! three innings. The Y. M. C. A. and I Home Telephone teams are booked)

for Friday at the Playgrounds.

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WILL SELL SUBMARINE SEATTLE, Wash., July 22 The submarines Antofagasta and Iquique, constructed by a Seattle construction company for the Chilean government and purchased by Canada on the eve

of Britain's declaration of war against

Germany, will shortly be sold at Halifax to the highest bidder, according to advices received here.

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