Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 245, 24 August 1920 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. RICHMOND. IND- 1-OESDAY, AUG. 24, 1920.

CHILDREN MAY NOT GET SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS THIS WINTER

Indiana school children may he deprived ot the use of supplemental textbooks this year, as a result ot the professed inability of publishers to pro

vide books at prices heretofore listed with the state superintendent of public instructions, unless legal action is resorted to in an effort to force their

compliance with the state law. ' Publishers either are refusing to fill orders at the list prices, or are ship

ping the books with Invoice showing

increases of from 50 to 75 per cent. Dealers and school cities handling

the books are prohibited by law from Belling them at a price exceeding by

12 per cent the listed net price, and as a result are in a quandary as to what action to pursue. Hines Advises Legal Action.

Local school authorities throughout the state who have complained of the action of the publishers to L. N. Hines state superintendent of public instruction, have been advised to offer pay

ment for the books at the list price

and in, the event of refusal, to refer

the question to the county prosecuting attorney for action. The Indiana law governing the sale of school text books, enacted in 1919, requires that publishers file with the state superintendent a sworn statement of the usual list price of their books, and file also a surety bond of from $2,000 to $10,000 that they will supply books so listed for a period of five years at the lowest price contained in the statement. The law also provides a fine of not more than $500, or imprisonment of not more than three months, or both as penalty for violation. Publisher Hold Law Invalid Attorney General Stansbury has given an informal opinion that the publishers have no right to charge more than the list price for their books, but representatives of the publishing houses believe the law invalid. Ralph W. Douglas, assistant business director of the Indianapolis schools and chairman of a committee in charge of distribution in local schools, said yesterday that all books ordered by the school board of school commissioners had been ordered subject to the conditions of the Indiana law, and that publishers who had shipped books at higher prices will be offered only the list total. Distribution Plans Completed Plans for handling distribution have been completed, subject to the approval of the .state b6ard of accounts. A fund from which to pay fre'ght charges and expenses of distribution will be set aside, with John O. Brenner, deputy auditor in the office of the city controller, as treasurer. Arrangements are being made to allot the proper number of books to all the schools of the city where they will be sold by the teachers, who In turn will be responsible to the principals of their building. Books will be sold at cost, plu3 12 per cent, for handling, as provided by the law. The narrow margin of profit allowed caused the dealers' decision not to handle the books this year, and the assumption of the task by the school board.

Farm Federation

Thp second annual convention of ihe Indiana Federation of Farmers association, will be held Nov. 16 in the Masonic temple auditorium, according to an announcement from the organization's headquarters. Delegations are expected from practically every county in the state. The farmers are to be hosts for the national convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, with which they are affiliated. The national convention will be held, Dec. 6. 7 and 8. Delegates -from 35 states will attend. Both state and national activities featured in the work of the officers of the Indiana Federation of Farmers' associations during the past week, while right of the counties affiliated with Hie state organization started mem

bership drives in the campaign for

150,000 members. Fifteen additional counties have been booked for membership drives to be conducted under the uniform plan system which brings the total up to 32 for the fall and summer months. Reports received

from eight counties starting their

drives during the last week were

highly encouraging to the officers of the Federation, and it has been estimated that if the other units do correspondingly as well the 150,000 goal will have been attained before(the second annual convention to be held, Nov. 16. The additional counties to Join in the membership drives with their starting dates are as follows: Sept. 13, Clark, Gibson. Johnson, Vermillion Morgan, Franklin and Knox; Sept. 20. Perry; Sept. 27, Fulton; Oct. 4, Clinton and Greene; Oct. 11, Marion and Decatur; Oct. 18, Vigo and Pike; The only two counties in the state, not organized or booked for membership drives to become affiliated, are Flkliart and Brown counties. Sate

DIRECTS BUREAU IN LABOR DEPARTMENT

TheYarm and the Farmer By William R. Sanborn

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Alias Mary Anderson. Miss Mary Anderson is director of the woman's bureau in the U. S. . department of labor. This bureau looks out for the welfare of the thousands of women workers in the factories, tc., through the United States.

Organizer, H. C. Reid, expects to go Into these two counties in the neap future and close contracts for membership drives in order that the state will be 100 per cent organized before convention time.

Farm Sale Calendar

Wednesday, August 25 Daniel Winslow, 34 miles west of New Lisbon, 4 miles northeast of Lewisvllle, closing-out sale, at 10 a. m. Thursday, August 26 Glen Golay, orthe William Ballard farm, on the Hopewell pike, 1 miles north and 2 miles west of Straughn, regular farm sale, at 10:30. Tuesday, August 31. Davenport and Barnes, on Davenport farm, 1 mile south of Pennville. dissolution of partnership sale, at 10:30 a. m.

Oats and corn are moving rather freely, more especially oats, although there is much more corn coming in at some points than was anticipated, in spite of the lowering of prices. Th'.3 would indicate that farmers are satisfied that our corn is likely to escape frost damage, and that much of it has made up lost time from late planting. Recent rains in the western corn belt has had a softening effect on prices Boston, Kitchell, Fountain City and Witt's Station were paying $2.30 to $2.35 for wheat; $1.35 for corn and 55 cents for oats on Monday. December corn, which closed at Chicago at $1.2014 on Saturday, sold as low as $1.17 and closed at $1.18 on Mondry. Wheat made a new low" on this turn, Monday, March selling down to $2.20 and closing at $2.28, against $2.35 on Saturday, with December at

$2.284. This depressed country elevator prices. About Through at Dublin. W. B. Woodward, grain buyer at Dublin, says his season has practically closed. He took in 200 bushels of wheat on Monday, but It is nearly all cleaned up that hasn't been put into farm bins. Same is true of oats and rye. Mr. Woodward savs tht he got his share of the rye, and that prevailing price up his way was $150 g?er bushel. He has been able to ship out all receipts, as per sales contracts and his bins are about empty. Bentonvllle Loaded with Oats. "We are getting all the cars wo need on the Big Four, both at Milton and Beeson's Station," said the mana-

i ger of the Milton Grain company.

"but we have 6,000 bushels of oats ct Bentonville, on the Pennsy, for which we have been unable to get cars. We need room for more oats at that point, also for other grain. We paid $1.40 for the last corn taken in and 60 cents for oats. At present market 55 to 57 cents would be liberal for oats at our

i stations, and $135 a good price for

corn." Slowing Down at Eldorado They were paying $2.35 for wheat, $1.40 for corn and 60c for oats at the McClure elevator in Eldorado, on Monday. Very little wheat is now on offer and oats make the bulk of the intake at this time. Mr. McClure says the plant is choked with grain, be

cause he has been unable to get enough cars for seevral days. Short of Cars at Lynn The flour mill and elevator are short of cars at Lynn, both being run by the same interest, since last spring. Earl Adamson says they tire so choked with wheat and oats that he has no room. In fact took In but one wagon load of wheat on Monday, and for this he paid $2.30. There are still oats to thresh In the Lynn section, on account of delay from too many showers. A number of crops of oats will be kept on the farm for feeding, or for sale later on.

Five Year Boy Falls On Stump; Drives Sliver Into Roof of His Month OXFORD, O., Aug. 24. There are now five voting places in this village two township and three town -all on Hiffh RtrpAt Within a illilaiiKS nf thrpo

blocks. In anticipation of women voting this fall, the election officials are confronted with the problem of redistricting the town so that three addi

tional voting places may be provided in orde to keep the number of voters in each precinct within the limit of the law. This is proving a hard proposition, in view of the fact that it is desired to have all the polling places on High street. There will be no change in the township polling places. Celebrate Anniversary. Mr. anud Mrs. O. B. Finch yesterday celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage. About forty guests were present at a big dinner served in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. Tiny Tot Injured. . Archie D. Hendricks, 5 year old son of George Hendricks, fell on a small stump yesterday while playing in his father's yard. A piece of wood pene

trated under his chin, cutting his tongue and the roof of his mouth. Fractures Wrist, Mrs. Mary Maley, living west of town, met with an accident yesterday while Tlsiting friends who are camping on the Miami river. Mrs. Maley was alighting from a boat when she fell and fractured her right wrist. Receives Degree. Robert S. Newdick, of Columbus, who has Just completed work for his Master's degree at Harvard university,

has been appointed assistant professor of English at Miami university, succeeding Prof. Robert E. Telfer, who goes to Princeton university to work for his Master's degree. -

JURY INVESTIGATES PRICES. CHICAGO. Aug. 24. Officials and employes of Hart, Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, were summoned today to appear before the grand Jury investigating the high cost of clothing. The clothing firm was asked

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New Head of Physics At Earlham Has Many Degrees Dr. Lewis K. Oppitz, of Lebanon. Ohio, who has accepted the position as head of the physics department of Earlham, since the withdrawal of Dr. Carl Fussier, to become head of the physics department of the University of North Dakota, is considered an able man for the position, according to President Edwards. He heceived his A. B. and A. M. degrees from Yale, and his Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the Westminster college faculty, at New Wilmington, Pa., and during the war was connected with St. Thomas college, at St. Paul, Minn.

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