Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 95, 1 March 1921 — Page 8
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1921.
WAYNE AUTO DEALERS PLAN ATTENDANCE AT INDIANAPOLIS SHOW
Automotive dealers of Wayne county have been extended an Invitation
by the Wayne County Automotive Trade association to be the guests of the local organization in a trip to the Indianapolis auto show, Wednesday, March 9. Each ' dealer, whether a member of the association or not, is invited to accompany the body in motor cars provided by the trade association, and be present at a noon banquet te be held la the Riley room of the Claypool hotel. While the Indianapolis auto show Is held throughoutcthe week. It is the plan of the county dealers to make Wednesday a Wayne county day. Mr. Graham, of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company, said to be one of the greatest automobile authorities and speakers in the United States, will be the principal speaker at the banquet. His subject will be "Making the 1921 Grade." Mr. Cartinour, president of the state dealers' association, will preside. The dinner will be held at 12:30 . To Provide Transportation. Members of the Wayne county organization will not only supply free transportation to every dealer in the county, but will provide tickets for the Indianapolis show. Only the expense of the banquet, $1.50, is to be borne
by the visiting dealers. In case of bad roads or inclement weather, the party will go by rail. Every person to make the trip is asked to be at the E. W. Steinhart building. North' Tenth street, at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, March 9. The party is to leave the meeting place 15 minutes later. Dealers are asked to remember the time and be there. Want All Dealers. Information received by local dealers about the Indianapolis exhibit, indicate that it is to be one of the best held in the .country. Elaborate preparations are being made to, make it equal to any, including the larger city shows. Richmond dealers are very
Sinking SpeU Claims M ? Champ Clark Today (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 1. The condition of Representative Champ Clark was reported unchanged shortly after 9 o'clock this, morning by his physician. Dr. Jesse Shoup, who remained at the bedside of the Democratic leader all night. Dr. Shoup said his patient had not rallied from the sinking spell of yesterday afternoon. CITIZENS RESPOND TO COMMUNITY WORK So crowded was the community service institute held in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room Monday night, that Miss Winans had some difficulty in handling the throng. She is well satisfied with the response the movement is meeting. The date for the Atlas employes' party, which was to have been held on Wednesday night, March 2, has been postponed until Wednesday night, March 9. This change has been made to provide a longer time in which to prepare a big entertainment.
TALENTED PLAYERS IN ELKS' MINSTREL
Richmond's most talented musical artists are to be included in the Elk's fourteenth annual minstrel and vaudeville, to be presented at the Murray theatre, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14. 15 and 16. This together with two big-time Keith headliners, Insures the best
show of anything attempted by either
home or professional talent, say those in authority.' A chorus of 50 selected voices are
being trained under the direction of the Joe C. Bren Producing company, of Chicago. About 60 persons will take part in the entertainment. Those who have been named to ap
pear in the musical first part of the
EPISCOPAL CONCLAVE HELD HERE IN SPRING
Appointment of a committee to arrange for the details of the St. Paul Episcopal church summer conference, to be held here June 14 to 16, will be the principal - subject for discussion at the regular monthly joint meeting of the vestry and parish at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday night. It is expected that every parish in this diocese will be well represented at the June conference. The best speakers of the Episcopal church are to be here to conduct a summer school, teaching of missions, social service and church work. Preceding the business session, a supper will be served at 6 o'clock. Later in the evening a new set of stereopticon slides illustrating the social results of the missions will be shown. The Rev. G. G. Burbanck, rector of the church, who has been ill, will be able to conduct Wednesday Lenten services at 10 a. m, and 4 p. m., according to announcement Tuesday.
February Fire Loss Estimated at $1,1 71 Fire losses during February were slightly larger than in January, according to the report of Ed Miller, fire chief. Twenty-eight alarms were turned in, the loss resulting from fireswas estimated at $1,171. The largest single loss was at the home of Forest .Monger, 200 South Seventh street, where about $750 damage was done.
! show include Harry Frankel, Frank
enthusiastic about the prospects, and ! Holland, Frank Druitt. Ray Weeks,
feel that the huge display will be of ! fwuen. i nomuson. ueorge noage, great benefit to them. It is this feel- J Edwin Price. Samuel Carton, Harry
Eggemeyer, Robert
Funk and Howard
been postponed a week. Reports of the Indianapolis show will be made at this meeting, and discussion of the display and other matters of business considered.
CHILD HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
ing of the value of the exhibit thatlGillis, Walter has led them to be eo insistent upon,!611' Frank
the attendance of every Wayne county t dealer. j The '10 will be composed of two The regular meeting of the Wayne ' high-priced big-time Keith vaudeville County Automotive dealers which was acts. They are Miss Frank Kelcey to be held Mondav nieht. March 6. has I in "The Brazilian Heiress," with a
cast or nine people, including two men I and some broad way beauties. This
act is said to be noted for its comedy j lavish wardrobe and georgeou3 stage settings.
Whipple-Huston and company in
their allegorical comedy sketch,
"Shoes," is the performance. It is
i said that this act has headlined every
, Keith bill on the circuit, j Prior to the opening of the three days showing, there will be a big
' T i parade, advertising the event, and W illiam Reller, Jr., two-year-old sonjcaHin aUention to the local achieve-
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reller, 211 , ment South Eighteenth street, narrowly es-1 The houSft plat ,g 6 at the Mur. caped death Monday afternoon when, ! at 9 00 Wednesday morning. sliding down an incline on a slider, he March 9 . geat sa,e fQr aU fhree rolled under a truck. ,; ;. nights will be opened at once. Place He passed between the wheels and number w,u available at 7:00
prouaDiy was nuntu oil me guuri uj an axle of the truck, sustaining bruises about the head which are not serious. The driver of the truck was not held
DECISION ON PACKERS PROPOSAL WEDNESDAY
(By Associated' Press)
WASHINGTON, March 1. Decision will be rendered in the District of Columbia supreme court tomorrow on the objections of the government to the plans submitted by the big five packers for disposal of their interests
in stockyards, stockyard terminals and
market newspapers. The packers must
divorce themselves from such holdings under a consent decree issued by the
court a year ago. Arguments on the plans submitted
by the packers closed yesterday after
the court concurred in objections
raised by packers counsel to the read'
ing of a statement submitted by the
federal trade commission and setting forth objections to the sale of Armour & Company's interest in the Chicago
stockyards. Packers' counsel objected
on the ground that the federal trade commission was not a party to the
proceedings.
responsible for the accident. The child i recovering.
WRINKLES SMOOTHED BY C, OF G. PROMISE
o'clock March 9. Tickets will sell for $1.C5 including war tax, and can be secured from any Elk.
Bible Study Films to Be Shown in Grace Church Application of modern educational methods to the study of the Bible is a feature of th Sunday school lesson at the Grace M. E. church, starting next Sundav, according to the pastor, Rev. A. H. Bachus. Arrangements have been completed whereby a Bible story will be shown in fcoving pic-
"We Will Iron-Out Your Wrinkles," i-eads a circular signed by the Cham
fer or commerce, ana wnicn is to De ture's to illustrate each Sunday's lesinrlnriert in nil lanndrv nnrkas'pa sp.nt 1
. . i c
out trom local tirms during tne next A11 ciasses wm be afforded the op-
LABOR MAY DECIDE
TO PLAY LONE HAND
CBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 1. The Am
erican Federation of Labor may offic
ially sever relationship with the International Federation of Trade Unions,
the organization comprising practical
ly all organized labor bodies in the world. Definite action is to be taken
by .the executive council of the federa
tion" now in session here. For three months the American or
ganization has withheld its dues from
and practically declined to participate
in the activities of the international body, which President Gompers has characterized as a "revolutionary
body."
Investigators for the federation have
been busy for some time, it was learn
ed today, preparing data on the activi
ties or tne international tor tne ex
ecutive council to consider in determ
ining whether it should withdraw from
the world organization.
portunity of attending these pictures, which start at 9:15 o'clock. All boy3 and girls attending the Sunday school are given free tickets to the Tuesday movie show.
week or 10 days. It adds that the
wrinkles to be ironed out by the Chamber of Commerce are those of business. In the windows of merchants -and shop keepers a placard with a young man pointing straight toward the passerby. Red letters urging citizens to join, look askance of the non-member. Following a decision reached by the camDaicn committee of the member
ship drive, held in the Chamber oflat her home, 424 South Fifth street,
Commerce rooms Monday night, com-' Tuesday morning
rleted teams for the canvass are not
Death Angel Calls Sarah A. Baumer
Sarah A. Baumer, 72 years old, died
to be announced until the left and right wings are filled with workers. The personnel of a number of the teams have already been made public. Boy Scouts of scout Master Heery's troop of Grace M. E. church, have been active distributing Chamber of Commerce window display publicity. Every effort is being made to carefully prepare the way for the intensive membership canvass.
She is survived by two sons, John
and Louis, of this city; three daughters, Mrs. Clara Weiss, of Norwood, Pa., Mrs. Dora Nocton and Miss Emma Baumer, of this city, and 18 grandchildren. She was a member of the St. Andrews church and the St. Andrews Poor Souls society. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Friends may call at any time.
Zem Zem Club Members Receive Suits Wednesday All members of the Zem Zem Shrine club who will make the trip to Fort Wayne, Friday 10 attend the "Vest
Pocket" ceremonial held there by "Danse Macabre," one of the num-IMizPah Temple in honor of the local h ho niaved hv tht Svmnhnnv organization, are urged to be present
orchestra in its second concert of the aJ meeting at the Armory at 7:30 j
OUTLINE GIVEN OF SYMPHONY NUMBER
OFFICIALS DIFFER ON
BANK CLERK'S TRIAL
Central Labor Council
Meets Wednesday Night All delegates of the Central Labor
council are urged to attend the regu
lar meeting to be held in the I. O. O. F. hall at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday evening. . ,
(By Associated Press) CHICAGO, March 1 A possible conflict of jurisdiction over William Dalton, the youthful bank clerk who took $772,000 in Liberty bonds from their Northern Trust Co., loomed today. Friends of the boy were endeavoring to have him declared a juvenile' delinquent which would place his case in the juvenile court and make possible his release on probation under a strict guardianship. Robert E. Crowe,-state's attorney, said he would oppose this plan and
was prepared to rush prosecution in
the criminal courts as soon as indictments voted yesterday are returned. "This is a criminal case and should be tried in criminal court," said Mr. Crowe.
HOWELLS IS HONORED
BY MEN OF LETTERS NEW YORK. March 1. Men of let
ters from all parts of the country met here today to honor the memory of William Dean Howells, who was president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters from its incep
tion until the day of his death, May 11, 1920.
Members of the National Institute
of Arts and Letters, as well as of the academy, attended. Listed as speakers were Professor William Milligan
Sloane, of Columbia, president of the
academy; Robert Grant, the writer, president of the institute; Augustus Thomas, playwright; William Allen
White, Kansas editor; Jesse Lynch
Williams, playwright; Professor Brander Matthews, of Columbia, and Dr. Henry Van Dyke.
' Receives Tribute A tribute dictated by John Bur
roughs, naturalist, who is ill in bis Pasadena, Calif., home, was received
along with many from Europe.
"When Howells died I felt much as
a soldier feels when a comrade falls by his side," said Mr. Burroughs.
'Although our tastes were so dissim
ilar, we have been for more than 50 years before the reading -public he in his masterly portrayal of human nature, and I in my efforts to inter
pret outdoor nature."
WOOD IS CLOSETED
WITH HARDING TODAY (By Associated Press) MARION, O., March 1. Returning to Marion for a short visit before en
tering the white house. President-elect Harding went into conference today with Major General Leonard Wood,
who is prominently under consideration for appointment as governor-general of the Philippines.
Although no formal offer has been made, it is believed by those close to Mr. Harding that his former chief opponent for the presidential nomination can have the island governorship if he wants it and that the meeting of the two here oday went a long way
toward making the selection definite. A formal announcement on the subject may be made shortly. The president-elect and Mrs. Harding reached their home town from Florida early this morning after an absence of more than five weeks. Besides General Wood there were no callers to be received today but they were kept busy finally arranging their personal affairs and making farewell visits to their neighbors. Tomorrow they will be tendered a formal farewell by the city and they will leave for Washington late in the afternoon. PROBE OF MOONEY CASE IS COMPLETED
(By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, March 1. Investigation by the grand jury in the case of Thomas Mooney, serving a prison sentence after conviction for participation in the preparedness day bomb explosion here in 1916. . has been completed, it was announced today. No action was taken. John MacDonald, who came here from New York where he was reported to have made an affidavit purporting to show his testimony at the Mooney trial was false, is said to have
refused to make a statement before j
the grand jury unless granted immunity in connection with his alleged affidavit. Immunity, it is said, was refused.
ROTARY FATHERS ARE HONORED AT LUNCHEON
Hoary-headed, yet bright of eye,
and sparkling in spirit, many of Rich
mond's most respected . and distin
guished citizens, of three score and
ten were present to partake of the old-, city will be represented at the hearing fashioned dinner served in their honor! by Mr. ; Reller, . J. P. Dillon, superin-
Richmond Bond Hearing Scheduled for March 14 Hearing on the application of the city of Richmond for the right to Issue $315,000 worth of bonds for use in replacements and equipment at the municipal electric light and power plant, will be held Monday, March 14, at 11 a. m., according to an announcement made by City Attorney Reller. The
by the Rotary club at Grace M. E. church Tuesday noon. Approximately 40 were present. , Words expressing the deepest ad
miration and honor for the elderly ' guests were spoken by the Rev.! Fath-!
er Roell. pastor of St. Andrew's church, and Will Reller, who made the response representing the Rotary club. E. G. Hill addressed the club in behalf of the guests. Wit and humor especially appreciated because of its local color and friendliness in presentation marked the address of Mr. Hill. Pay Respects. Among the men to whom Mr. Reller paid the highest respect, were Timothy Nicholson,-Gurney . Hill," James Carr, John L. Rupe, and Henry U. Johnson. His words in reference to Mr. Nicholson were, "That grand patriarch of civic betterment, Timothy Nicholson. Timothy Nicholson, who we have always found fighting for the
right, the weak and the unfortunate
tendent of the light plant, and J. D.
Lyon, consulting engineer for the plant.
LEGISLATURE PASSES DETOUR SIGN BILL (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, March 1 The detour 'sign bill prepared by the Hoosier State Automobile association and introduced by Senator Harold Van Orman has passed in both the senate and the bouse and will probably become a law. The bill provides that a barrier be placed at ?ach end of any closed highway and that a red light be suspended at the barrier at night. It requires
Timothy Nicholson," lie paid, looking that a detour sign, not less than 3 at the old gentleman sitting before 'eet square be placed at each barrier
him, "you have so lived that vou haveiana that two detour signs t3 placed
done honor to Richmond and the state of Indiana.'' The Rev. Father Roell declared that the Rotary club should be commended for giving honor and respect to the aged. He said he was surprised to find these hoary headed men with ruddy complexion, as they did not match the old men described by Shakespeare as "sans eyes, sans teeth, sans taste, sans everything." Urge Reverence. "I seems to me that as a nation we lack in reverence for age," said Father Roell. "To give honor and respect to the aged is a natural law. Therefore it is found among the Pagans. Romans put their aged into position of great responsibility, and it was by this custom that they reached their great
est peak of glory. "We honor those the king has honored by taking them safely through life. It is the temperate, the moderate and the chaste that have lived, with the will of God, to an advanced age. When we see the aged they preach to us of life well spent." "As we gather here today we are reminded of the services that have been rendered by you," said Mr. Relier, addressing the guests. You are the men that have made Richmond and given her its tone. Richmond is different than other places. I have
heard visitors comment upon it. We take these heritages with joy, yet with
our responsibility.! we promise you that we will carry on." Old fashioned music was furnished by a fiddler, and Frank Holland had to respond to an encore after singing "When You and I were Young Maggie." Horace Kramer presided. A vote of thanks were extended by the Rotarlans to the guests and the women who furnished the dinner.
at each road intersection around the
detour. These signs are to be placed on separate posts and must be kept in repair. If the detour is changed the signs are to be changed. In the case of state roads, the state highway commission places the detour sign, the county commissioners supply and place the signs for the county and also supply the signs to be used on township roads but the township trustees are responsible for placing them.
CARUSO RESTS COMFORTABLY, SAY ATTENDING PHYSICIANS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, March 1. Enrico Caruso, who recently was critically ill from a heart attack following pleurisy today underwent a third operation. His physicians say he is now resting comfortably.
CLEANING ON LAKE DELAYED -NO ENGINE
Fire Chief Miller and Park Superintendent Ed. Hollarn were unable to secure a fire engine to be used in flushing the lake at Glen Miller park, according to Mr. Miller on his return from Dayton Tuesday afternoon. The two men were authorized to secure the engine from Dayton If possible. They stated that the Dayton companies had recently had their engines repaired and that they were not willing to hire them to Richmond at this time. City officials were unable to state what method would be followed by the city in cleaning the lake, tbe ex-, pense incident with dredging being considered too great to be done at this time. Efforts to secure an engine from Indianapolis probably will be made.
Motor Law Arrests . Lead the January Docket Arrests for violations of the motor law took the lead raring February, when 14 violators were hailed before the city judge. Most of these were for driving with 1920 licenses or without any license. Drunks and petit larceny ran a poor second with six each. Gambling arrests numbered
The total arrests during Feb-
three.
ruary were 51, according Wengers report.
to Chief
Krupps, of Germany, Get Argentine Contract (By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES. March 1. Announcement was made here today that the Krupps of Germany had been awarded a contract for 10,000 laminated steel car wheels by the Argentine State railway. The price was 40 9-16 gold pesos for each wheel. The German coporation agreed to deliver 200 wheels per week, beginning in August. Seventeen companies, from the United States, England and other countries, submitted bids for the contract. 1
PACKING PLANT BURNS EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., March 1. Fire caused damages estimated at $500,000 to the plant of Morris & company, packers, at the National stock yards just north of here. About 2,000 men will be thrown out of employment, it was said.
WEDNESDAY PURE LARD, 5 lbs .... 65c Pork Sausage, pure, lb 10c Hamburger, lb 12 Vic Pork Chops, lb 20c PEAS, per can 8c PORK and BEANS '. 8c RED BEANS, per can 8c SALMON, per can 12'2c OLEOMARGARINE MOXLEY'S DIXIE, lb 25c ALCO NUT, lb 22c BUEHLER BROS. 715 MAIN STREET
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Short News of City
V Missionary Society Meets The Missionary society of the First Baptist church will meet at the home of Mrs. Guy Brown, 417 South Fourteenth street, at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Marriage License Granted Mar-
season, is a tale or superstition. Tne,uv,uv" "iuisuj -'iiu,. jh im;r;age license was granted to raui a.
name is from an Arabic word meaning l"5 umiurm iur me pairoi team sharp,
cemetery.- A prevalent idea of the e uiMnouiea to tnose ninng tne Middle Ages and one the subject of ,eam to its futl quota of 32 men of the many mural pictures of the time, was lin.e- The original sixteen will do the that on Hallowe'en the dead came out .ari11 work. of their graves and held a carnival! A dozen men are needed to fill the with old "King Death" acting as mas--quota- and Captain Ball requests those ter of ceremonies. The composition ' desiring to wear the new suits to get opens with 12 strokes of midnight' tnera Wednesday night that they may struck by the hollow, hand of Death nave thfm in time to make alterations, upon a tombstone. Then the fantastic Tlie C,UD wil1 meet flt the Armory spectres come skipping in a circle at noon Friday and march to the union while Death tunes up his fiddle with! Nation to the music of a band, one horrible discords. . ' i Frank Holland has secured. Though it As the shades dance a sweet, -plain-1 was oroginally planned to start from tive lament, a brief memory of life'tlie armory at 12:15, the extra fifteen sings out, The wind sighs and moans, minutes was added to give a photothe dance becomes more hilarious un- srapner an opportunity to properly til in a sudden hush the crowing of a record the first appearance of the
oncv is heard, announcing that dav i3lPtroi m tne new suits.
breaking, tbe signal for the revelries
to end. . .The ghosts scuttle away and the composition closes with a last bitter wall from the fiddle of Death, who is the last to leave the grave.
BROTHER OP DESTROYER VICTIM LIVES IN KOKOMO KOKOMO, Jndv March 1. Stanley Tom Woodcock, first-class engineman. reported killed in the .collision of the United States tfesjtroyer Woo'sey, and the American-steamer Srcel Inventor, is a brother of Charles George Woodcock of this city. Woodcock obtained the first news of the death of his brother from the Associated Press.
M. E. PRAYER MEETINGS " TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY Cottage prayer meetings to be held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning by members of the First Methodist church are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wolf, 118 South Thirteenth. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mills, 516 North Sixteenth. Mrs. Ella M. Winsett, 218 North Fourteenth. Mr. and Mrs. William Wood, 319 North Eighteenth. Mr. and Mrs. William Day, 415 North Twenty-first
garage' man, and Echo L,.
Flory, both of Richmond, by County Clerk Meredith Tuesday. Clarence Pickett Returns Clarence E.Pickett, general secretary of the Young Friends' board of Five years meeting, has returned after spending a week at Guilford college, N. C. in conferences with students on life work enlistment. Young Friends Conference. The annual sessions of the Young Friends general conference will be held on the Earlham campus from July 22 to Aug. 1, according to an announcement made Tuesday. Chaffee Addresses Trainmen Frank P. Chaffee, secretary-manager of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, is to speak before the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen at the regular meeting in the I. O. O. F. hall, Tuesday night. Mr. Chaffee is. to urge members of the brotherhood to enroll as individuals in the Chamber of Com-
INSURANCE COMPANIES RETIRE (By Associated Press) JACKSON. Miss., March 1. All of the 165 fire insurance companies involved ,in the billion dollar anti-trust suit started by the state revenue agent today retired from the state, yesterday was the last day on which they could apply for. renewal of their license, and none applied.
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has attracted capacity taxing throngs to this store. Good news of this sort travels fast and we expect even larger crowds for the next few days of this sale. The old caution "Shop Early" is good logic in this case and we advise that you take advantage of the morning or early evening hours in order to get the best attention. There are exactly 130 numbers (more than 4,000 records) among the one dollar records on sale at 59 cents, embracing favorite selections for all classes of music lovers every record a brand new, sealed, Columbia Record, issued within the past eighteen months.
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