Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 126, 7 April 1921 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1921.

VG6INS'IS CHOSEN U Ill ONE-MAN EXHIBIT r Gttt Wlttina, celebrated New Yorte artist, has been designated by .the Richmond Art association for the sear '-Son's xme-man: exhibit in the Publio ykrt gaefr... which is expected to open iie.. Sunday, afternoon, '.Mr. Wiggins has been represented here in, past exJtfbits but never before in a one-man .exhibit. The pictures, 17 in all. which he is sending for the exhibit, were forwarded his week from Des Moines, la., where they have been, on exhibition. WUfgins la the son of Carleton Wiggins, prominent as a painter of animals. One of his pictures was bought ly Daoiel G. Reid and presented to Warner school in memory of his little boy, , who was going to school there tthen he died. Born in 1883, Guy Wiggins, at 38 has gained an enviable reputation despite the fact that he is as yet a comparatively young artist. A one-man exhibit by hjm recently held at the ,Mflch. galleries in New Tar City, was regarded one of the' most successful feeld by'any artist there this season, 11 -pictures of the 20 exhibited, having Veen sold. '.. '.' Made Rapid Proflress : The artist attracted' considerable attentionand made his first reputation in his pictures of New York street scenes, . Since then he . has rapidly scaled , the ladder to a conspicuous place among modern painters. Especially is he noted for the subtlety he has achieved in his picturization of jspew; jseenes Modulations of . grays and whites composed in exquisite harmonies constitute a striking feature in his paintings hut more striking is the great depUv which he puts in these pictures .and the balance which he gives his spontaneous impressions. The paintings to be exhibited here range in-wiee from $600 to $1500. Unless, tffrpiaures tall ta'artfre in time the 1 exhibit will open next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Further annouaeement will be made , later of the

opeaing. -j '' Pictures which will be, exhibited are "A i Day in March"; ."Wildwood". "Sprihgtime", "On Wintered Heights", "Eary Autumn", "Valley Snow and Distant Hllls'V Sualight and Hills", "Violet Hills,, "Broadway -.; Brizzard", "Fullness i :umme "Indian Summer?',: "The,- Silvery;. Trail", "Midwinter" "In the Codaiectlcut Valley", "Hill in 'Early Mafch'V "Morning Ligl andTfIjtitle VTlIageJXTnder the Still". " ' ' Lives in Connecticut A resident of a prominent artists' colony, Lyme, Conn., Mr. Wiggins is acquainted with artists throughout the country and is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts at Hartford Conn., National Academy of Design, Lotus club, National Arts club. Allied Artists of America, Lyme Art association, and the Salmagundi club.; He' has received the following awartla for pictures shown in American galleries: Dunham prize, Connecticut-Academy of Fine Arts, 1918; Turnbull prize. Salmagundi club, 1916; Harris bronze medal and prize. Art

I! Institute of Chicago; honorable men-

f tioriE : Philadelphia Art club; Flagg

prize! Connecticut academy; and the Isidot prize "of the Salmagundi club. Pictures Enumerated His pictures- are owned by exclusive clubs, in New. York City and in galleries . of. that place, as well as other places in the country. Among the?paintings by which he is represented in other . than private collections are: 'Metropolitan Tower," Metropolitan museum, New York City; "Gloucester" and "Columbus Circle in Winter," National gallery, Washington, D. C; "June in the Berkshires," Brooklyn institute; "Lightly Falling Snow," Art institute. Chicago; "Fifth Avenue Storm," Dallas. Tex.; "Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street," Los Angeles museum; "Opalescent Days," Lin

coln. -Nebr.. Art association; "Winter

Morning," Newark, N. J museum; "Gleucester," Reading, Pa., Art gallery; . "Sunny. St. Ives," Syracuse, N. Y., -museum; "Old North Docks,-' Hackely art gallery, Muskegon, Mich.; "Through the Storm," Lotus club. New York; "Madison Square," National Art club. New York. JUNIOR BOYS PLAN . LONG HIKE FRIDAY

An all day hike will be taken by the junior, boys of the city Friday, under the , supervision of Perry T. Wilbon, the -new boys' work secretary of the Y. The boys will -leave . the Y. at sboub 8:30. Every boy. will take: his dinner with him. They will return a.bou 3:30 and' will take a plunge in the Y pool to wind uj the day. Mr. Wilson announces that this hike is not only for boys who are members of the Y but to any boy in the city who Cares to go. A large number of boys is expected to make the Journey. Several boys went on the older boys hike Wednesday and a good time was enjoyed, aocordiu to reports. It is planned to take several more hikes later on. The boys hiked about nine miles :;on the last trip. Boy Scout Troop number 5 took an all day hike under the supervision of Scout Master P. A. Wilson. The boys started about 8:30 o'clock and returned about 3:30. ending tiie day by taking in the pool. Sheffer is Chosen I ; Woodman Delegate T. W. Shefler was elected delegate to tie Modern. Woodmen . state camp, in be, held-in Columbus, May 4, at

thft!meetine of the Wayne county

Modern Woodmen organization Wednesday night. The county camp meets but once each four years. They held their meeting in the I. O. O. F. hall. Harry Moss was elected alternate. ' About? 40 members were present, representing Richmond, Cambridge City and Centerville campa, A banquet was held - following the meeting. .

APPOINTED RAIL LAWYER - ; , i (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, April 7. Annonnces menttwas made today of the appointf ment of Harry N. Quigley, as general attorney for the Cleveland, Cincin1 nati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway -company, and the Cincinnati Northern ? railroad with headquarters at Cincinnati. ' Mr. Quigley succeeds the late ' ' Stanley W. Merrell, whose death oc1 currecV tew weeks ago.

Funeral of Henry Graber to be at Home Saturday Henry Graber, of Milwaukee, died at his home there Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock, according to word received here.. Mr. Graber was formerly of this city. He is survived by one son, Claude. The body will be shipped to Richmond and will be taken to the home of his brother-in-law, August Backmeyer, on the Henley road, east of the city. Mr. Graber was popular in Masonic circles and was a Shriner. Funeral services will be held from Mr. Backmeyer s home at 2:30 p. m. Saturday. Friends may call Friday afternoon or evening. The Masonic club of this city will have charge of the funeral. -

ADDITIONAL GROUPS ORGANIZED G 0F G Chamber of Commerce groups organized Wednesday afternoon and night, and ' up to 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon include: Undertakers and Monument Dealers Perry Williams, chairman; ,Ora Steggal, representative to the members' forum. Shoe Dealers J. E. Bills, chairman, and representative to the members' forum. Grocery and Meat Dealers L. C. Hasecoster, chairman; T. L. Tracy, representative to the members' forum. Education D. M. Edwards, chairman; J. H. Rentier, vice-chairman; Harlow Lindley, representative to the members' forum. Real Estate and Insurance W. K. Bradbury, chairman; W. D. Scoble, vice chairman; John E. Peltz, representative to the members' forum. Farmers Isaac Wilson, chairman; Claude Berry, vice- chairman; J. L. Dolan. secretary; Clark Crowe, representative to the members' forum. Dry goods and department store dealers have organized and decided to hold banquets every other Friday. The first is to be held at the Arlington hotel, Friday.

LABOR BODY BACKS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Richmond - is to have a free employment agency here in the near future. This matter -was thrashed out at the meeting of the Central Labor Council at its meeting Wednesday night Verne Pentecost, I C. Harrison and Cornell Hewson were appointed a committee to co-operate with the other organizations in the city for the establishment of the bureau. It was stated that Richmond was badly .in need of a free employment bureau for some time and it was time something was being done. The committee plans to get the co-operation of all the merchants of the city so that a wide representation of interests will be had on the board. "I have talked to several business men about the proposition and they feel such- a thing as a. free employment bureau which would be permanent is badly needed in Richmond. It Would be of considerable value to both the employer and the employe;" said Verne Pentecost. It was decided not to send a delegate to the annual convention - to be held in Denver next June. The council could not see where they would get the money it would cost to send a delegate. The dance committee reported that about $150 had been made to date off the Easter dance given on the evening of March 29. A complete report will be given in a few days.

SEVEN JURY TRIALS ON APRIL DOCKET

, Seven jury cases have been set for trial during the first month of the April term of Wayne circuit court, according to the first draft of the docket as given - out by Judge W. A. Bond, Thursday morning. Seven of the nine cases set thus fare are criminal cases. The date for trials is as follows: Friday, April 8 Henrietta Fennell vs. Joseph T. Fennell, divorce. Monday. April 11 Estella M. Morse vs. Scott H. Morse, divorce. State of Indiana vs. Everett R. Stephenson,

violation of the liquor law, jury,

OHIO FARM BUREAU DRIVE ENCOURAGING (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, O., April 7. Encouraging reports from membership drives in counties in various parts of the state come in daily at offices of the Ohio Farm Bureau federation here. Highland county staged a "clean-up" campaign which brought in 205 additional new members, says an announcement, and the drive is still being pushed.

Miami county reports a probable in- J

crease in membership of . 250. Belmont and Lake counties are putting membership-drives, aided by the county agents. Allen county started on a "more members" campaign March 28. Vinton county, which is the youngest farm bureau in the state, started out after more members March 22. Butler and Columbiana counties also have launched drives.

County livestock marketing companies recently have been completed in Henry, Seneca, Muskingum, Green and Coshocton counties. Similar organizations are under way in Van

.Wert. Sandusky, Ottawa and Pike

Wednesday, April 13 State of In-1 counties.

diana vs. William Blue, Sr., receiving! The Letart Truck Growers' associa-

stolen goods, jury

Thursday, April 14. State of Indiana vs. Floyd Cook, violation of the state state liquor law, jury. . Monday April 18 State of Indiana vs. Grant Hunt, assault and battery with intent to kill, jury. .Wednesday, April 20 State of Indiana rs. Frank Treep, criminal assault, jury- ' Friday, April 22 State of Indiana vs. Sherman Howard, grand larceny, jury. Monday, April 25 State of Indiana vs. Horace Miller, assault and battery with intent, jury.

tion in Meigs county, recently formed, in now considering sales connections

in Pittsburgh for their produce, which will average approximately two cars a day during the truck season.

Short News of City

C. W. Waid has taken up work with the Ohio Farm Bureau federation as director of fruit and vegetable marketing. He comes from the Michigan Agricultural college, and lives at East Lansing. He is a former Ohio man and is organization secretary for the

I Vegetable Growers' Association of

America. E. D. Waid, a practical dairy farmer, has taken up work with the federation as head of the department of dairying.

Private Film Showing Representatives from Earlham college, the Woman's club, and other clubs and .institutions will view a private showing of "The Old Swimmin' Hole," at the Murrette theatre, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. It is planned to have a short program of music and recitations. Charles Ray is the film star. "The Old Swimmin' Hole" is one of the best known writings of James Whitcomb Riley. Advance Friends' Work Levi T. Pennington, director of the Friends' Forward Movement, left for New York Thursday morning. He will go from there to Van Wert, Ohio, Saturday and Sunday, and then to Ludlow Falls and West London, Monday. Sylvester Jones, associate director, will go to Xenia, O., Sunday. Both men are making the trips in the interest of the Friends' work. Boy Baby Born Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thurston Van Zant, 341 South Tenth street, a boy baby, Roy Thurston Van Zant. Mother and baby are reported as doing well. Bible Class Social The Ergathea

Bible class will hold a social at the! home of Mrs. Dwight Wells, 48 South j

The University of North Carolina was first opened to women students in 1897.

Ohio gift corn is beginning to move. The state federation office has received requests for cars from Clark and Green counties, each six cars; Fulton county, five cars; Champaign county, three cars; Franklin county, two cars; Delaware county; one car; and Union county, one car.

University May Give Degrees in Dairying (By Associated Press) EDMONTON, Alta.. April 7. Such degrees as "doctor of cheese-making" and "bachelor of butter-churning" may be conferred upon graduates of the University of Alberta. A professorship in butter and cheese making has been added to the faculty. The post has been tendered to C. P. Marker, provincial dairy commissioner, whose achievements have given him an international reputation in scientific dairying. For years Mr. Marker has been preaching the gospel of scientific dairying.

Mrs. Marie Bulla is Called Into Beyond .Mrs. Marie -Bulla, 69 years old, died at her home in Spring Grove at 10 o'clock Wednesday night. She is survived by her , husband, Charles; one daughter, Mrs. Bertha Stigleman; a half-sister, Mrs. Sarah Williamson, of Milwaukee, and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held from the home at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in the BullaHoover cemetery. Friends may call at any time. COMPULSORY POOLING IS CAUSE OF BATTLE AT FARMERS MEETING (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 7 The fight over compulsory pooling of farmers' grain which began yesterday on presentation of the committee cf seventeen's report on a national co-operative grain marketing system, brcke out immediately today on re-convening of the farmers' ratification conference. While the committee which drew up the proposed system and called the conference continued to support its proposal for pooling at option of the farmers, opposing delegates told the convention that compulsory pooling was the only arrangement that would make the system a success. Delegates supporting the committee's plan insisted compulsion would lead to certain failure. The attack on ODtiOnal DOoline was nnpneri hv T.

P. Bailey, chairman of the Kansas or-1 ganization committee of the wheat j growers' association of America, which stands for 100 er cent noolincr. but

announced its willingness to compromise on 33 1-3 per cent. Mr. Bailey declared that effective regulation of wheat supplies could not be accomplished without a pool and characterized pooling as the missing link in farmers marketing. R. C. Obrecht, another Kansan, at once took issue with Mr. Bailey. He said he was convinced that the , Kansas Farmers'

union, of which he is a. county president, would not sign a contract containing a comDulsorv clause. "I be

lieve the consuming public will not

stand tor throwing the wheat into a pool to boost the market beyond what it will stand," he said.

COUNTY SCHOOL WORK WILL BE JUDGED BY GRACE KING, PURDUE

i Judging of the domestic science exhibit of the Wayne county schools now being held at the court house, was started Thursday morning by Miss Grace King," of Purdue University. All the exhibits have been arranged In various classifications for the judging. Definite announcements as to the prizes have not been made by the trustees of the county, but these probably will be given Saturday, the last day of the exhibit. The domestic science work has been divided under the twovmain divisions of high school and grade work. Under the high school division the judging will be made according to the project, cooking, plain sewing and dresses. The grades will be grouped as fundamental stitches, decorative stitches and machine work. Formerly Supervisor Here. Miss Grace King who is judging the local exhibit, was formerly supervisor of domestic science in Wayne county. She was the first supervisor to work here. The judging will be completed by Thursday night. County trustees met at the exhibit Wednesday. A discussion of the methods of enlarging the domestic science work and equipment was held. Mary Ellen Bullerdick. a six year old student of No. 6 district in Wayne township, gave a reading and refreshments were served. Seven schools visited the exhibit Wednesday, Whitewater, Williamsburg, Webster, Dublin. Chester, College Hill 'and No. 6 Wayne township looked over the show. Several others were expected Thursday.

Play

ing on Sandlot,

Cubs Gain Victory (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 7. Playing on a sand lot with an umpire who apparently knew very little about baseball, the Chicago Cubs yesterday trounced the Wichita, Kansas team in Hutchinson, 3 to 1, according to dispatches to Chicago. The Cubs playing carefully because of the condition of the field, and as it was the third day since they had played after leaving California, The team left last night for Wichita where they play today

WABASH REACHES CREST , EVANSVILLE. Ind.. April 7. The Wabash river, after rising steadily for 10 days at Mt. Carmel, III., and overflowing many thousand acres of growing wheat, came to a stand Wednesday at 22 feet, or seven inches above the danger line. .

RECEIVER OF MILTON BANK SUES FOR $2,500 Suit for $2,250 on promisory notes and overdrafts was filed by Claude S. Kitierman, receiver for the Farmers bank, of Milton, against William H. Miller, of Milton, in Wayne circuit court Thursday morning. The complaint is prepared in five paragraphs. The first three are for promissory notes, and the others for accounts due and overdrafts. According to the complaint notes for $115.92. $418.95. and $183.82 are now due with interest and an overdraft of $958.55 with interest is to be collected. The attorney's fees and interest bring the total amount to $2,250. Five suits that had been filed against Mr. Kitterman, as receiver for the defunct bank, on claims that had been disallowed by him, were dis. missed at the costs of the defendant in Wayne circuit court Thursday morning. These were the suits of the Doild ridge-Beck company: Charles H. Shank, on demand of $113.86; Mary J. Borders, demand of $37.02; James Ferguson, claim $125; and Banker's Law publishing company, claim $50.

Special Bed Built for President Harding (By Associated Press) GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., April 7. President Harding will sleep in a bed five feet wide and eight feet long, six inches wider and one foot eight inches longer than a standard eize bed. The bed. rushed through by a furniture company here on a special order, has been sent to Washington, where it will be eet up In the president's bedroom in the White House. Special designers were employed in making the bed. USETOBACCO WREATH TO CROWN BABE RUTH (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 7. Babe Ruth, when he arrived at Winston-Salem. N. C, yesterday with the New York American League team was crowned with a wreath of Virginia tobacco and learned that the city fathers had declared a half holiday in his honor. To show his appreciation Ruth tried during the Yankees' game with the Dodgers to corral a few or his famous drives. 'All he could gather, however, was a triple and a single, the latter

coming in the eighth and accounting for the two runs that tied the score and won the game. The Yankees and Dodgers moved on to Richmond, where today they will play an exhibition game. Billy Patterson, a young infielder, obtained by the Giants from the San Antonio, Tex., league club and who is now playing short stop in Dave Bancroft's absence was the hero of yesterday's game between the Giants and the Washington Americans at Petersburgh, Va. A home run from Patterson's bat in the fifth inning after George Burns had reached first on a single enabled the Giants to beat the Senators, 4 to 2. It was reported from Petersburg that Ross Young, one of the Giants' stars, is suffering from

water on the knee and will not be able to get in the game for two weeks. Dave Bancroft is reported improving but probably will not be in condition to take his place afield afer the opening of the season.

Depicts Soviet Russia as Greatest Tyranny (By Associated Press) REVAL, Esthonia, April 7. The "decaying civilization of Soviet Russia" was depicted as the worst tyranny in the world by Dr. Morris Zucker, known here as a leader and organizer of the communist party in the United States, and whose home is in Brooklyn, N. Y., on his arrival here today from Moscow, after nearly five months in Russia.

ECONOMY IS KEYNOTE IN CITY GOVERNMENT; BILLS ARE HELD UP Lessons in home economy are being practiced by the city controller these days. Council temporarily held up the smooth sailing of municipal financial matters when it failed to make the $31,025 additional appropriation requested for the city light plant Monday night Bills which have been paid for light plant line improvements has caused a dwindling in ready funds to the point where certain steps were neceseary to make ah end.s meet until appropriations are made. The board of works advised the city controller. Thursday, to hold line bills np until resources have beer replendished. which it is believed wni be done at the next council session. While fue situation is not believed to be alarming, it is awkward. A large number of bills were allowed by the board of works Thursday morning. Bid received for twin water screeners for the city light plant Monday, from the Elliott company, of Pitts

burgh, were accepted by the board, as was also the company's bond. The bid was $3,976. To Present Bond Issue. An ordinance providing for the issuance of bonds to cover the cost of building the South Seventh street sewer will be drawn up and presented to the city council at the next council meeting. Widening of North Third street from D street to the first alley south, was confirmed by the board, then reconsidered and continued until next Monday. Appraisers appointed by the city reported that the total valuation of the property damaged would amount to $13,510. With the city attorney absent from the city, the board took no definite action. It will be necessary for council to make an appropriation to cover the property damage sustained by the improvement. Board members were to take a trip to Glen Miller park to view work being done on the lake. Council recentlv appropriated $4,000 for the improvement of the lake It is feared that amount will not cover all necessary expenses. The bid for the public dance pavilion to be placed in Glen Miller park, w as rejected by the board. This end? likelihood of any such park amusement. CARDINAL DOUGHERTY SAILS CHERBOURG. France. April 7. Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia, sailed for New York on the steamship Olympic.

MAY ENFORCE BLUE LAWS WARSAW, Ind.. April 7. Enforcement of Sunday blue laws in Warsaw was discussed at a meeting of Warsaw reformers here. It is said that the proposed plan contemplates the closing of cigar stores, poolrooms, picture shows and ice cream parlors.

HATS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Choice, Friday and Saturday $3.00

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The Big Selling Carnival is now in full swing. Every day adds new Bargains to the many already offered. We must raise a certain amount of money to meet the bills on the enormous stock of Spring and Summer Merchandise arriving daily besides, we must have the shelf room and we are closing out our stock of goods with no thought to profit. We are forced to sell, so come and reap the benefit of this Forced-to-Sell Event.

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