Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 91, 24 February 1921 — Page 14

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND. IND., THURSDAY, FEB. 24, 192L

HOME RULE MEASURE IS PASSED BY HOUSE VjTH VOTE OF 77-8 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 24. The bouse after scarcely 10 minutes devoted to debate, Wednesday afternoon passed the Knapp bill to permit

cities to rote on the question of adopting the commission or commissionmanger form of government similar to that now in use in Dayton. O., and other cities. The vote was 77 to 8. Those -who voted against the bill were Representatives Tucker, Grant county; James, Clay county; Jinnett, Rush county; Filbert, Owen, Qreene and Sullivan counties: Jameson, Newman and Abrams, Marion county. The bill now goes to the senate for further action. Knapp Explains Bill. Representative Knapp spoke briefly in explaining the bill and amendments that had been added by the committee on cities and towns. One of the amendments struck out a provision for a referendum or ordinance and another provided a manner in which a city, after adopting the coinission form, might return to the present form should it desire. Representatives Smith spoke briefly in support of the measure. No other member spoke, except Representative- Tucker who explained his opposition vote with the statement that he looked on the commission proposition as one tinged with Socialism. The house passed senate bill 143 (Richards) to engrossment after adopting an amendment providing that teachers must give a 15-day notice before resigning from the fulfillment of contract to teach. Revocation of license is fixed as a penalty. The amendment also provides for a notice before dismissal of. teacher. The Richards bill provides that contracts with teachers shall be made for. the school term. This is intended to end the practice of township trustees in hiring teachers without contracts and by the day rather than by the term.

Improvement in Service Shown by Pennsy Reports PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Feb. 24. Progress made on the southwestern region of the Pennsylvania railroad in restoring passenger and freight service to normal is Indicated by reports Just compiled covering the period since the Pennsylvania railroad resumed the management of its propertylast March. - , . In this period, the number of southwestern region passenger trains arriving late at destination on account of locomotive failures was reduced 25 per cent, and the actual time lost by

passenger trains on the same account was reduced 17 per cent. During the same period the same number of passenger trains arriving late on account of car failures and the actual time lost on this account were both reduced about one-half. From March 17, to Jan. 1 of this year, locomotive repair work had progressed to such an extent that the percentage of motive power available for service was increased from 79.6 per cent to 87 per cent. At the same time the number of bad order freight cars in the southwestern region was reduced from 3,465 on March 1 to 1505 on Jan."l.

school and recreation center. -Application has been made to the board of education for a teacher who will volunteer for duty in instructing them. Their ages vary from seven to 10. Cures have been known in such cases, but the process is long and tedious. . -

GERMANY CONCLUDES CHILEAN CONCESSION

(By Associated Press) SANTIAGO. Chile, Feb. 24. Negotiations with the Chilean government for a concession of about 350 acres of land in the province of Llanquihue in the southern end of the country, have been concluded by representatives of German industrial interests. It is planned to construct on the property a plant for the manufacture of iron and steel products, says the newspaper Ultimas noticas. The concession will run 30 years, but may be annulled within two if all machinery is not Installed and within five if by that time the plant is not in full operation it is said. Otto Lentz andPaul Guerich, German engineers who carried on the negotiations are declared to be en route to Germany to arrange for the transportation of machinery, materials and technical experts to Chile.

CHRONIC DIPHTHERIA

CHILDREN GET HOME

(By Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 24. Twelve little boys and girls, held vir

tual prisoners of science at the Phila

delphia hospital for contagious diseases for periods ranging from 10 months to six years, will be given a home of their own at the institution,

it was announced today.

The children are suffering from the rare affeceion of chronic diphtheria.

and must be kept at the hospital not only to protect the public from contagion but for their own safety. It is

explained that the disease has settled

in their throats, destroying important tissues and muscles provided by nature as part of their breathing apparatus, and that unless hard rubber tubes are kept in their throats, the children are likely to die of suffocation. Nurses must constantly be in attendance in case one of the tubes slips from its place. The boys and girls are not invalids, however, but romp and play as other children. - A fund of f 50,000 has been set aside for a home for the youngsters. The building will be a combination home,

Rev. Shelby C. Lee Preaches

Last Sermon Here Sunday Rev. Shelby C. Lee, pastor of the

locat First Baptist church, will preach

his last sermon as pastor of the church Sunday. Rev. Lee has not determined

where he will locate.

Before becoming pastor of the First

Baptist church here, about itwp and one-half years ago, the Rev. Lee held pastorates in the Elkhart church, and the Sharon church, near Columbus. He is considering several opportunities at present.

During his ministry in Richmond he has taken an active interest in civic work, and was prominently identified

with church enterprises.

TRIES TO AID HORSES ON BLUFF WITH T. N. T.

(Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. The daring of a government packer, who stepped among a mass or struggling horses loaded with T. N. T., on the brink of the Grand Canyon, in an .effort to save his animals is told in an official announcement by the National park service of the first accident on the Bright Angel trail. Three horses out of 11 tied together oh the trail, went over the brink and were dashed to death below. One fell

1.000 feet and his pack saddle was injured. Another 200 feet with 150 pounds of T. N. T. which did not explode. The pack train was carrying material for the construction of the suspension bridge across the Colorado river, over a trail which was slippery with ice and snow. The packers had

Just led the train beyond the first turn on the trail, and had gone to the rear to untie the horses, when one of them became excited and crowded the' lead horse ofT the trail. Packer Homer J. Ana managed to get among the excited, struggling animals to cut the rope between the three struggling animals and the rest of the train. ' All materials for the bridge including the cables weighing 700 pounds each must be packed over the trail under direction of skilled packers. . Total money in circulation on February 1, 1921, in the United States was

of 157.19. UreUI&UOn per

METHODIST PASTORS TO ATTEND CONCLAVE Local Methodist pastors are planning to attend the Conservation and Advance district conference of the

Richmond district North Indiana conference, to be held in the First Methodist church of Dunkirk, March 9, 10 and 11. The Rev. Dr. Somerville Light, district superintendent. Is to meet with the district pastors at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, March 10; the Rev. A. H. Backus is to speak on "The Moving Picture in the Church." at 10:45 o'clock Friday morning. March 11; the

Rev. R. W. Stoakes, will address the conference on "The Preaching Which Secures the Best Results, at 3:15 o'clock Friday afternoon. March 11; the Rev. E. L. Gates and choir, will lead an area song service at 7:30 o'clock Friday night, March 1L Bishop Frederick D. Leete, D. D., LL. D, of Indianapolis, Is to be present.

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Ewdin Teale and Donald Snyder left Thursday morning for Notre Dame university where Teale, will take part in the State Oritorical contest. Snyder was last year's winner of the contest and is now taking the place of Prof. E. P. Trueblood in the public speaking department.

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Prof. Elmer Grant of the mathamatics department conducted the chapel exercises Thursday morning. He took as his subject the various theories advanced by the ancients as the shape of the earth. According to Prof. Grant, Columbus did not discover that the earth was round but merely proved some of the early theories as its rotundity. It has been announced by Prof. Charles of the French department that the French club will give a play at its regular meeting at the college Thursday afternoon. The feature of the program will be the fact that three native Frenchmen will appear.

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Numerous students have signified their intentions of attending the But-ler-Earlham basketball game to be held at Indianapolis Friday night. Many Earlham students come from the state capital and will thus have a chance of visiting their homes.

Marcarite Timberlake was elected

president of the Y. W. C. A. at the election of officers held Wednesday, morning at the regular meeting. j

LOUISVILLE MAYOR CLAMPS DOWN LID ON GAMBLING LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 24. Mayor George W. Smith clamped the lid on so tightly in Louisville, where gambling once openly flourished on ground floors in business streets, that the police stopped member of a widelyknown secret ordor selling chances on sn automobile, the proceeds of which were to go to its widows' and orphans' home.

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We Save You Money on Everything Note Our EVERY DAY PRICES on MEDICINES TOILET ARTICLES GROCERIES

$1.10 NUXATED IRON $1.20 PINKHAMS Compound , 35c VICK'S VAPO-RUB 65c PINEX at , $1.50 FELLOWS HYPOPHOSPHITE $1.20 VINOL TONIC 40c FLETCHER'S CASTORIA

... 85c 89c ... 24c 53c $1.27 .89c ...29c

BAYERS' Aspirin

1 doz. 2 doz.

.15c ..30c

$1.00 Horlick's Malted Milk r'.sec

50c FREEMAN'3 FACE POWDER $1.50 DRECO TONIC 60c MULSIFIED COCOANUT OIL 75c DJERKISS FACE POWDER 25c WOODBURY'S SOAP 35c DJERKISS TALCUM $1.25 MARY GARDEN FACE POWDER 50c PEBECO TOOTH PASTE 30c LAVORIS MOUTH WASH 50c DRAKE'S COMPOUND

..37c $1.25 45c 59c 21c ... 29c ...98c 43c 23c 39c

"Tanlac) l( Tanlac 93c

COFFEE KenDy's Special

MIAMI BLEND

At only, per pound

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SCRAP TOBACCO Always 3 packages for

25c

17c

CAMELS or 3 Packages for

50c

ONE-ELEVEN (111) and Sunshine Cigarettes 14c 40c

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The Closing Days of Our February Silk Occasion

Friday and Saturday will mean savings to many thrifty buyers, not only in Silks and Wool Goods, but other articles of seasonable wean

85c

BEAUTY SILK Used for dresa linings, children's dresfes, kimonos or underwear; in large range of colors, yard- FCQf wide. Reduced to, yard.. PLAIDS and PLAIN SERGES

An unusual lot of Wo'jl Plaids

and Serges, specially priced at

TWO PIECES of PLAID SILK Over 60 yards good patterns, yard-wide, sold for $2.50 QQ yard; special OiC An excellent pattern for skirts or children's dresses. THE NEW TRIMMINGS are here. Tastls, Girdles, Laces, Cellophane Trimmings, All-Ovrr Embroidery, at new Spring low prices. TAFFETA All shades, excellent quality; Silk ?Q

Week Sale price.

CREPE de CHINE All new shades, best quality, Q 40 in. wide; special.. SILK POPLIN In navy, black, cadet, brown, green, beaver, rose and other new shades, reduced for this Silk CQ Week sale OiC CREPE FAILLE The popular priced substitute for "Canton Crepe," in all the new shades. This material is especially stvlish for new Spring dresses. Reduced for the one C"1 IQ week to p L&U FOULARDS Lotof new Foulards, new patterns, all new goods; reduced for G-1 QQ this Silk Week sale. . . J) l.iO GEORGETTE CREPE AH shades, 40 inches wide; rpecial during this (j-t QQ sale pXJO

The New Silks for Evening Wear An Unusual Showing of Evening Silks and Appropriate Trimmings The New Crepes The New Laces The New Taffetas

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DRESSES of Taffeta of Canton Crepe of Crepe de Chins of Serge of Tricotine of Georgette The new styles are so 'becoming and the colors so striking and, what is even more interesting, the prices so extremely moderate. New Dresses at $1750 $25 $35 upl0 $65

Group of Serge Dresses $io

Group of Tricotine Dresses $15oo

New Spring Hats In a Specially Priced Group at $500 $750 $1000

The Nusbaum "Fifteen" the Hat Supreme at Fifteen Dollars

We have endeavored "(and we believe successfully) to gather the most wonderful Hat values shown anywhere at this price $15. We have no hesitancy in saying that these Hats would sell under ordinary overhead mark-up from $18 to $22. We have assembled a most exclusive group at this price and we invite comparison.

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