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WINCHESTER PIONEER NEARS CENTURY MARK; EftJTCDTftmO CDICfcin? WINCHESTER, Ind., Sept. S. Mrs. Louisa Smith, of this city, celebrated her ninety-seventh birthday Thursday ty keeping open house all day, receiving congratulations of her friends and relatives. . Mrs. Smith was born in Preble County. O., and came to Winchester SS years ago and has lived here since. She was married to William Smith in IS40 in her father's tavern, the first in Winchester, which was then located at the northeast corner of the public square. Her maiden name was EUroth and her father was acquire in Winchester for a quarter of a century. ' She is the mother of nine children, four of whom are living: Mrs. Will Martin, Greenfield; Mrs. Jane Wright, Chicago, and George and Nellie Smith, in Winchester. She also has eight, j;iand-children, eleven gTeat grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Authority on History. Mrs. Smith is a fluent talker and has retained her faculties perfectly, is tin intelligent conversationalist and on nccount of her splendid memory is a gazeeter of pioneer history Winchester and Randolph county. She says that her husband bought the lot on which she lives in 1840 for five dollars and built the house in which she now lives the same year, the cost of the entire home being less than $250.00 and it was at that time the best house in the town. He hired a man to paint the house and the fance around it for five dollars and paid for it with a pair of his own make of boots. Mrs; Smith received a limited education, having only the subscription school to attend, the first two winters having only a spelling uuur aiiu uuc sunt; ds um;u uy iiitr whole school. No desks were used and the scholars sat on slab , seats without backs. Wild Game Was Common. She says that deer and bear foraged on the gardens in Winchester in the thirties and that a bear was killed on the present site of former Governor Goodrich's home in 1S3S. In her early married lire she said that her husband bought two hindquarters of a deer for twenty-five cents, that eggs sold for three cents a dozen, butter six cents a pound, full grown young chickens for f-eventy-five cents a dozen, pork one - fiolliir T)fr hnndrrri nnunris and flnur cne dollar and a quarter a barrel. She recollects when the Indians "roamed over the county and came to . Winchester to trade their furs and fame for ammunition and gaudy clothing. She is the oldest resident of ' Winchester. - . STYLE SHOW PLANNED. mr mm ifiiiiaaiiatiM . dT luual imwamans - M nni ISFIIM ttfflN 111 WWklWkUlll vWWIl Providing all enes wfell. the local Kiwanians will stage a style show in the Coliseum in the very near future. The show will be similar to that held annually in Richmond under the Jirection of Bert Kolp. This year he has offered to assist in arranging the show, with all proceeds to go to the Kiwanis fund for securing a permanent camping site for boys of the Y. M. C. A. Under the present plan, only busi-j ness houses represented in the Kiwanis membership would be given a place on the show program. Performances would be given for two nighU, with a dance to follow on the third .night. - Committe is Named Ora Stegall, E. B. KnoUenberg and Jesse Guthrie have been appointed a -committee to which members of the club will report whether or not they wish to enter the show. Members have been asked to report by Saturday. Prof. Harlow Lindlcy of Earlham addressed the club at noon Thursday. He spoke of the memorable spots which had contributed to the history of this city and county, and complimented the club on its plan of placing a bronze tablet at North Seventh and A streets where Henry Clay delivered ; his pro-slavery speech in 1842. It was there that Hiram Mendenhall presented a petition asking for the freeing of slaves. BODIES OF AVIATORS ARE SENT TO HOMES itv a tci "f SJrt Jt-l, d , . : IZ" , "I . , " " last Saturday lost their lives in the mountain district of Nicholas county when the army airplane in which they 'were riding fell, wore sent home today. ThObO of 'Lieutenants Harry L. Sreck and W. S. Fitzpatrkk were Ftarted tor Medfork, Ore.; that of Sergeant Arthur R. Brown for Kentucky and Private Walter B. Howard's for San Francisco. The bodies arrl.ed here yesterday bavins been rlaced on a special train "at Swiss where they were taken from Summersville on a motor truck. Before the departure from Summersville, the town near where the accident occurred, funeral services were held in the court house yard. Corporal Alexander C. Hasleton of 'Wilmington, Del., fifth and surviving

'memDcr ui me dui-unc uu, now a;petuate a mode or warfare which is : patient at Coal Valley hospital, todj abhorrent to the higher instincts of w;:s reported, "doing nicely." i humanity."

EVANSVILLE NUT CLUB IDEALS ARE LOFTY :: INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8. Under the name of the Nut Club International, and with the acorn as its in- ' signia. a new Evansville organization "which filed articles of incorporation today has these purposes in view: ,: To inculcate the highest ideals of ; business and professional ethics, to t promote the spirit of fraternalism, to : promote In every legitimate manner a Jie'pful and widespread financial prost perity, to encourage interest in assisting young men to apply their talents properly, and to standardize these pur- ; poses by encouraging, promoting and supervising the organization of other clubs In this state, the United States, !'d othr countries.

Funeral Arrangements

Lewis Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Lewis -will be held at the Bethel !M. E. church Friday afternoon at 2 o clock. Rev. WTallace will officiate and burial will be in the Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at any time at the parlors of the Jordan, McManus, Hunt and Walterman. Baker Funeral services for Winfield Scott Baker will be held at the home, 118 Richmond avenue, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the Earlham cemetery and Rev. Isley will officiate. Friends may call at any time. ' CORN CROP FORECAST MAKES 154,000,000 - BUSHEL AUGUST GAIN fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. The corn crop which suffered a loss of about 91,000,000 bushels in prospective production in July made a gain of 154,000,000 bushels during August over the forecast last month, the indicate of production from the Sept. 1 condition of the crop being 3,186,000,000 bushels, it was announced by the department of agriculture today. Other estimates announced included winter wheat, 544,000,000 bushels; spring wheat, 210,000,000 bushels; oats, 1,090,000,000 bushels; barley, 167,000,000 bushels; rye, 64,300,000 bushels; buckwheat, 13,000,000 bushels; white potatoes, 323,000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes, 110,000,000 bushels; tobacco, 948,000,000 pounds; hay, 79,800,000 tons; apples, 107,000,000 bushels; peaches, 33,000,000 bushels; beans, 8,800,000. GREEN STAR COMPANY ASKS REVISION OF SHIPPING CONTRACT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 8 Declaring the Green star steamship corporation is in danger of being thrown into receivership, 2,000 of Its bondholders have signed a petition to the United States shipping board appealing for a revision of the contract under which the line purchased nine vessels, it was learned today. Alvin W. Krech, president of the Equitable Trust company, made public the petition, which shows that the shipping board holds first mortgages on the vessels for $13,743,231. The petition declares that if the board forecloses a receivership proceeding will be brought by the Equitable and possibly other banks among which the Equitable- is reported holding an $8,000,000 bond issue secured by nine other ships owned by the corporation. A total of $6,400,000 of the bonds still are unpaid and outstanding. Ship's Value Drops The petition asserts that the Green Star, through an error in judgment, contracted to buy the shipping board vessel at more than double their pres ent market value. Its resources are declared to have been so depleted by the falling off in ocean commerce that it is unable to meet payments due on the vessels and further is likely to find itself in grave difficulties unless it can get a clear title to some of the vessels to be used as security for another bond issue. The board is urged to readjust the contract price in accordance with the present market value of the ships and to give the Green Star a clear title to four vessels which it estimates its payments to date would purchase out right at the readjusted valuation. The ships involved are the Lancas ter, West Irmo, Islay, Cavanal, Cawthorn, Canibas, Maine, Sagahadoc and Woonsocket. The Green Star has paid the shipping to date $3,864,633.46, the petit.-on says. RICKARD TESTIFIES WILSON FIGHT FARCE F.y Associated Press) JERSEY CITY, Sept. 8. Johnny Wilson, middleweight champion, summoned by the New Jersey boxing cornYearly meeting, in Spiceland. He he broke his contract by giving a poor ooxmg exnioiuon Labor Day in his bout with Bryan Downing, Cleveland, heard Tex Rickard, the promoter, testify he considered the fight a farce. Rickard said he considered Wilson a disgrace to the game and he should . Savage, who refereed the bout. declared that if he had known of a , precedent in championship encounters he would have thrown both men out of a the ring in the fifth round. He said he believed both fighters foueht nonesuy nut that neither knew how to fight. Chemical Warfare Protest By British Association EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 8 Protests against chemical warfare were uttered in the opening address at the meeting of the British association here last night. The address, written by Sir Edward Thorp, president of the association, was read by Sir A. Ewing and appealed to scientific men "not to employ their talents in devising means to develop and perMore than 2,000 members attended the session. . Lower Surface Car Fare To Be Asked in Chicago CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Chicago attorneys and engineers will appear before the Illinois commerce commission next Wednesday to ask a reduction of fares on Chicago's surface lines from eight to five cents. J. P. TILDEN CHOSEN HEAD OF MAYFLOWER SOCIETY PLYMOUTH. Mass., Sept. 8. John P. Tilden of New York was elected governor general of the general society of Mayflower descendants at the closing session of its triennial congress yesterday. He succeeds Major General Leonard Wood, who served six years. A resolution of appreciation was adopted by the congress and forwarded to General Wood.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

Lloyd George Signs For ! Americans' Cigar Gift With Peace Treaty Pen (By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept, 8. Premier Lloyd George it was learned today told the messenger boy, who recently delivered to him and the members of his cabinet a box of cigars from anonymous tourists as he signed the receipt: "This is the pen with which I signed the peace treaty and I hope to sign the Irish agreement with it" The messenger brought back to the donors of the cigars a letter from Mr. Llovd George addressed to "My anonymous J Ampriran frienria " covin t ; 1 ..w, oajiug, At genuinely helpful at a critical moment like the present to receive this really delightful token of sympathy and good will from a group of Americans, and I ;Xr,";; CT ' ia Jw 1U irusi we may succeed this vear in between8 the two "great races whicS have both contributed so largely to the life and history of your great republic. , . i WORK, PEACE, PROMISE FUTURE PROSPERITY, SAYS BULGARIAN KING (By Associated Press) SOFIA. Bulgaria. Sept. 8. King Boris, of Bulgaria, declares that "peace and work" is the motto of his reign and a promise of the future prosperity of this country. "Neighboring peoples are stormtossed," he said to the Associated Press. "Echoes of revolution and discontent sound distantly across our frontiers and reach us in our wheat fields where our peasants, absorbed in their tasks, turn a deaf ear to preachings of war and adventure. They are tired of war. I have seen war myself and learned to hate it. We ask for a small army, but it i only to protect the country from the I disorders which outsiders are seekin: to introduce. With such brilliant prospects ahead of Balkan pacification and development, it is a mystery to us how people can say, as they do abroad, that we are at odds with our neighbors, are about to attack Greece, or are organizing bands to provoke strife beyond our borders." i Studies American Conditions. King Boris, who speaks English fluently, has made a deep study of America and American conditions. He heard with pleasure that the city of New York intended to send him a work dealing with the birds and flowers of New York state. His majesty is an enthusiastic naturalist and has extensive knowledge of American fauna and flora. In the royal parks and greenhouses he has gathered an exhaustive collection of American plants and flowers. "It appears to me that the American nation is taking a growing interest in the Balkan questions since the war, not only from an economic point of view, but from a political one, too." continued the young monarch. "That is an inestimable blessing both for the Balkans themselves and for the near east as a whole. "The interest taken by the great transatlantic republic, aloof from European and Oriental disputes and intrigues, is of the greatest importance for peace in the Balkans. The humane conduct of America in the Thracian question aroused the liveliest gratitude in the hearts of our people. "The Bulgarian parliament felt It a privilege to make a gift of one of the best sites near Sofia for the erection of an American college. "Until now neither I nor my people have had an adequate opportunity for expressing their feelings of gratitude to the great American nation." British Mail Steamer is Reported Aground (By Associated Press) LISBON. Sept. 8 The British royal mail steamer Almanzora, having on board 1,200 passengers enroute to England from Brazil, is aground off Cape Espichel, 20 miles south of here. Eight launches and a cruiser have gone to the assistance of the stranded vessel. The Almanzora sailed from Buenos Aires on August 19 for Southampton, stopping at Rio Janeiro, from which port she sailed on August 24. The vessel has a registered tonnage of 9,442. The Almanzora was launched in Belfast in 1914. Chinese Students End Midwest Meeting Today (By Associated Press) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept 8 More than 150 members attended the final session of the twelfth annual conference of the midwest section of the Chinese student alliance today. The organization is composed of Chinese students attending American colleges and universities. Athletic contests, social affairs ad a bazaar were on today's program. Short News of City Red Men Meet. All Red Men are asked to meet at the Wigwam Thursday evening at 7 o'clock to attend the funeral of W. S. Baker. Hollansburg Pythian Market The Pythian Sisters, of Hollansburg, will hold a market in the American Trust company building at Richmond, Saturday morning. Colored Community Service Colored Community Service workers will meet Thursday night in the Masonic hall, South Sixth street. A program of community activities will feature the evening. Seventy-five Hold Meeting About 75 men met in the K. of P. hall Wednesday evening to hear an explanation of the ideals and purposes of the Ku Klux Klan. Circle One Meets Circle Number One of the First M. E. church will meet at the home of Mrs. Roy Nichols, National Road west, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Marriage License Issued A marriage license was Issued Thursday to John Henry Lindamood and Irian White, both of this city. Eeede Attends Meeting B. Willis Beede, general secretary of the American Friends board of foreign missions, is attending a meeting of the foreign mission committee of Indiana mission, who today faced charges that will return Thursday night or. Friday.

CHILDREN'S WELFARE, NOT USE OF FORGE, IS ATTENDANCE IDEA

Public school attendance activities in Indiana are taking on a new form of proceedure, according to Miss Blanche Merry, state attendance officer, who was in Richmond Thursday consulting with. Superintendent W. G. Bate relative to the selection of a city attendance official. "The old idea, of every absent child being a truant is wrong," said Miss Merry. , "Under the attendance law! passed at the last session of the legislature no child will be called on considered a truant until he or she! has been declared so by court." Instead of the truant officer of former days, according to Miss Merry, JL ? J""" for nute uiiiciui wuose auiy win De 10 assist students and parents in making it possible for the child to stay in school. The welfare of the individual child is the object, rather than the forcing of attendance, she said. Only city and county school superintendents will have the power to excuse a child from classes under the law. Teachers will hand in daily reports of their absentees. The list will be divided into three groups those whose absence is questioned, those who the superintendent knows to be absent because of illness or other good causes, and those who the superintendent knows is absent without cause. To Smooth Obstacles. Students absent without cause, and those whom the superintendent questions, will be looked un bv the at tendance official. Under no circumstances it it the idea to hint at com-1 puisory attendance. The purpose is to help the. student over any difficul ties interfering with steady attendance. In one case cited by Miss Merry, the county attendance official,, a lady arranged for clothing to be sent to a needy family in which illness had ap peared. This policy of assistance and co-operation. Miss Merry said, is to be strictly followed in every county in Indiana.' Atendance officers are being provided for every county, and for every city where the school enumeration is 2,000 or more. A. A. Lindley has been appointed attendance officer for W'ayne county. The city school board is soon to make an appointment of a city attendance officer. Miss Merry, as state attendance officer, is visiting school superintendents in cities and counties of Indiana with the purpose of helping in organi, zation work. She is enthusiastic about the attendance work, and believes the new method will insure for better and more helpful training for the children of Indiana. CAROLINE BELL WILL .OBJECTIONS ARE FILED Objections to the probate of the will of Caroline Bell were filed by Zelinda J. Macy, a niece of the deceased, and Gulielma Henby, a sister, in Wayne circuit court Thursday. The complaint states that the will which Is soon to be presented for probate, was unduly executed and that Caroline Bell was of unsound mind at the time of execution of the will. The will disposes of the property of the deceased to Josiah C. Johnson, a nephew, and Indiana Y'early Meeting of Friends, it is said. Several other nieces and nephews survive Mrs. Bell. WORKS BOARD ALLOWS LIGHT PLANT'S BILLS Bills for the past month contracted by the city and the municipal electric light plant were allowed by the boarJ Lof works Thursday morning. Light plant bills aggregated $2,373.67, while city bills ran about $6,200. The improvement of South Fourth street, costing $5,500, was approved by the board. Final assessment roll for the improvement of A street from North Third street to North Second street and north on Second street to the C. & O. railroad, was approved by the board The primary assessment roll on the first alley running north and south, east of North Eighteenth street., from North A street south to the first alley running east and west to first alley north of Main street, was approved. Dell Davis, city engineer, reported that the painting of Doran bridge had been delayed bv the contractors. He recommended that the contract be re- J called and bids for painting the bridge be readvertised. Bids for constructional steel for foundation work at the city light plant were ordered advertised on the recommendation of Superintendent Dillon. SECOND OLDEST TOWN DESTROYEDBY BLAZE (By Associated Press) ANNAPOLIS, Royal, Nova Scotia, Sept. 8. This old town, second to be settled on this continent and the oldest in Canada, was without a business section today, the result of a fire, having caused a loss of $500,000 last night. Twenty-two families also were made homeless. Their dwellings were among 25 building that were destroyed, which included also the Academy of Music, the telephone exchange, the Western Union offices, the Queen hotel, the town hall, and the central fire station. Harry Townsend Purchases Feltman Furniture Store Harry Townsend. of Townsend's Used Goods store, 533 Main street, has bought Feltman's Furniture store, 3537 South Sixth street Townsend will operate both stores, handling both new and used furniture. NEW MINISTER ARRIVES Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Stamper, of LaPorte, arrived Thursday to make their home in Richmond. The Rev. Stamper is to preach his first sermon as pastor of the local First Christian church next Sunday morning. They will make their home at 132 South Ninth street.

IND., THURSDAY, SEPT. 8, 1931.

Saloonkeeper Battles Policeman, Both Dying (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. O., Sept 8. Breast to breast, Anthony Meerphol, saloonkeeper, and John Brady, former city patrolman, fought a pistol battle in Meerphol's saloon today and both men are dying. The fight, according to the police, was the result of a free for all battle in the saloon last night. Meerphol charges that Brady was the leader of the Wednesday .night trouble and he had ordered him to stay away from tbe place When the saloonkeeper opened his Place today Brady walked in and the shooting began. SPANISH OFFENSIVE DELAYED; POPULAR SHOWS DISCONTENT (By Associated Press) MADRID, Sept. 8. Dissatisfaction over the probable adjournment of the Spanish offensive against the rebellious Moorish tribesmen near Melilla is apparent among the people here- It was believed that preparations for that offensive had been completed. Newspapers, however, explain the decision of the government by saying that he Spanish army at Melilla, while it may have sufficient supplies to undertake a forward movement lmmediately, does not possess reserve supplies and that it might be placed in an awkward position after the drive is started. La Libertad says that stores possessed by Spain are small, and that the nation must purchase at high prices most of the material required. It also refers to the danger of delaying operations too long, as the . rainy season beginning late this month will probably make military movements difficult. Moors reck Planes. Dispatches to newspapers here from Morocco say the efforts of the Moors to utilize airplanes abandoned during the Spanish retirement from Nador have been disastrous. Several wouldbe aviators have been killed and their machines destroyed. The Spanish fliers had time to detach vital parts of the motors before abandoning the machines it is said by W a r correspondents. Abd-El-Erin, commander of the tribesmen, has been trying to engage foreign pilots, but is said to have been unsuccessful. A court of honor has been discussing a dispute between Civil Governor Miralles of San Sebastian and Captain General Fernando Carbo, of the northern military department. During the departure of a company of engineers for Morocco, the captain general protested to Senor Miralles regarding the lack of order at the station, to which the civil governor replied: "If you find the arrangements bad, organize them yourself. Hot words ensued, but the disputants were separeted by friends. TURKS MAY BATTLE GREEKS ON PLAINS USED BY ANCIENTS (By Associated Press) ANGORA, Sept. 8 The Asia Minor campaign of the Greeks to break the power of the Turks, the decisive battle of which may take place near this city, is staged on fields among the richest in the world with battle memories. Midas. Alexander the Grpat. Zenobia of Palmyra, the Romans of Augustus and Caracalla. Mithriadates. Cyrus the Great, Harun-al-Raschid and a host of others passed here with there armies, robbing and plundering, sometimes stopping to build fortresses and castles, making the place a stronghold and transportation center midway between Persia and the seas The fortune of war may have it that General Ismet Pasha will deliver battle on the plains of Chibukabad to the north of this city, on the very piains where Tamerlane, with his Mongol hordes, in 1396 defeated Bayezid, the latter marching from Constantinople to stop the Mongol. Through Hot Country The advance of the Greeks is through a thinly settled country of treeless, rolling ranges of limestone mountains, two to four thousand feet in height, rising dry and hot out of well nigh waterless, malarial valleys. At dawn and sunset the face of the country is mantled with a velvety screen of rose coloring which the traveler learns to love and almost repays for the stifling heat and dust of broad day, hardly untempered by the scorching winds that blow steadily across the limitless, bare distances. "Ours is rather an unhappy country in summer," explained a Turkish army doctor at one of the halts along the railway to Angora, where the soldiers were poisoning and filling in the well after taking a last supply of water. "I spend my days and, nights feeding quinine," he added. "About here only Turks, sheep and shepherd dogs can live." GREEK AUTHORITIES CLAIM CHURCH RULE (By Associateil Press) ATHENS, Sept 8. Authorities of the Greek Orthodox church propose sole authority to send bishops and priests to America to administer ths Greek churches there, it is stated by the synod of the escumenical patriarchats. This decision was reached in accordance with the synods decree of 190S, regarding the administration of Greek Orthodox churches abroad, it being held that the decree is applicable to America. Control of the Greek Orthodox church in . America has been in dispute for some time. Early in August a bishop appointed by King Constantiue of Greece, attempted to take possession of an Orthodox church in Chicago and an appeal was made to the courts to enjiin the bishop from exercising authority.

Circuit Court

Jennie Conniff filed a claim of $10,017 against the estate of Thomas F. Conniff in Wayne circuit court Thursday. The amount claimed is for services rendered in nursing and caring for the deceased. Evidence in the Bankert-Schlicte damage suit, which has been before a jury in Wayne circuit court since , Tuesday, was expected to be complet ed Thursday afternoon. The principals in the suit are from Connersville. Complaint to foreclose a chattel mortgage and a demand of $230 was ' filed by the Prudential Loan and In vestment company against George Graeff and Mildred Graeff, West Fifth and School street in Wayne circuit court Thursday. The following marriage licenses Ijave been issued at the county clerk's office: Peter J. Flatley, farmer, of Webster, and Grace Garrity, of Richmond. Emery Ozbun. farmer, of Lynn, and Sarah Snider, of Green's Fork. Clarence O'Conner, moulder, and Mary Kuhlenbeck, of Richmond. Chester Arnold, auto mechanic, and Gertrude Smith, stenographer, of Richmond. Russell Earl Mills, farmer, New Madison, O., and Edna Marie Hill, of Fountain City. John Henry Lindamood, laborer, and Irian White of Richmond. Anna Martin, 162 Ft. Wayne avenue, named Charles Martin, of Bradford, O., defendant in a divorce suit filed in Wayne circuit court Thursday. Abandonment and cruel and inhuman treatment is charged. The plaintiff asks care and custody of three minor children. Charles B. Rogers and Leota L. Rogers filed a complaint for reformation to specific performance of a contract to sell real estate against Amelia J. Henning, Amos Henning and J. Wilmer Hall, guardian of Amos Henning,

a person of unsound mind. It is stat- groups in the community, both in gived in the complan that in purchasing lne used clothing and in faithful serv-

a certain mere nf nronerfv thn rie - scription of the lot was made incor rectly. Complaint in replevin and judgment of $550 was filed by the Continental Finance and Securities company of Indianapolis vs. Joseph Peters and Louis Backsheider in Wayne circuit court Thursday. Complaint on a note for $100 was filed in Wayne circuit court Thursday by Eva J. Spahr vs. Marquis L. Meek. HEAR MELLON BEFORE REWRITING TAX BILL (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 8. The whole I buujeci or lax revision was up ior aiscussion today between Secretary Mellon and the senate finance committee. The committee had before it the original suggestions made to the House ways and means committee by the treasury secretary, the revised estimates presented after the White House tax conference last month, and the tax bill as passed by the House. Mr. Mellon went before the committee without a prepared statement but ready to answer specific questions on any of those subjects. For use at the conference and the future information of the committee, treasury experts had prepared tables showing estimated receipts from various sources of taxation as well as government expenditures. These were to be made public after the conference. which was behind closed doors. After hearing the secretary, the sen ate committee will begin its task of rewriting the house bill. It has been engaged for ten days in considering each section and hearing a detailed explanation from Dr. T. S. Adams, treasury tax expert Decisions on the house proposals have been withheld pendin: the discussion with Mr. Mellon. FORECASTS DECISION OF LANDIS-ACCEPTED (By Associated Press CHICAGO, Sept. 8. Acceptance by the building trades employes of the wage decision handed down yesterday by Federal Judge Landis was forecast by Thomas Kearney, president of the Chicago building trades council in a statement today following a long meeting of leaders of the council last night to discuss the award. "Of course. Judge Landis' decision came as a blow," said Kearney. "We expected him to be more liberal but we selected him and I expect all of U3 will abide by his decision. "We are more obligated to accept the decision than the other parties to the arbitration agreement because Judge Landis was our choice for arbiter." The wage award will be taken up again at a session of the Building Trades Council, Friday. Negro Hides in Closet; Clips Muncie Girl's Hair (By Associated Press) MUNCIE, Ind.. Sept. 8. Authorities today were searching for a negro who is alleged to have struck down Mabel Gibson. 15, yesterday, and cut off her hair. Three girls have had their hair clipped in Muncie in the last few days. The Gibson girl said she was accost-' ed by a negro who had hidden in a I closet in her home while she was alone. He is alleged to have struck her with a water glass and then removed her hair with a butcher knife. She was not badly injured. Briefs I Notice, Richmond Lodge of Elks, No. 649 The members will please meet at the Club House, 7:30 p. m. Friday evening, Sept. 9 to attend the funeral of our deceased brother, T. C. Taylor. . H. C. Hunt, Exalted Ruler. H. B. McLear, Sec

HAGERSTOWN SHOWS QUICK RESPONSE TO CALL FOR CLOTHING Hagerstown, Ind., calculates that if all the 3,600 chapters and 18,000

'branches fo the American Red Cross did as well in sending clothing to Europe as it has done in the last two weeks, more than enough gaments would be en route to New York before October to meet the request of the American Red Cross for 2,500,000 childrens' garments and 250,000 layettes. Aug. 22 the collection of used clothing began in Hagerstown. The original plan to make garments from new materials and from used garments unsuitable for shipment, contemplated one day's sewing. It was thought that one standard packing case could thus be filled. So much new material and used clothing was donated, however, .that eight days or sewing with a total of a thousand hours of service were required and three packing cases were necessaryGerments inspected. AH of the used aarments were carefully inspected. Those that could go with mending were put in good condition. The others were utilized for making children's garments. Of the 715 garments sent, 300 were thus prepared. It was the policy of the committee in charge to send only serviceable and attractive clothing of the sort that the children of -Hagerstown are now wearing and of the kind that the people of Hagerstown would wish to have sent to them, were they to be overtaken by disaster. If production at Hagerstown's rate was maintained by the rest of the population of thj United States, the result would be 10,000,000 adult's garments; 30,000,000 children's garments ' and 1,200,000 layettes within two weeks. This result was made possible by the co-operation of people of all i ice in getting it in condition for ship 'j. - n. r ment. The men of the town were helpful in assembling the sewing machines, in making posters and doing errands. The Indiana Piston Ring company furnished the standard packing cases and paid the freight to New York. From that point the national headquarters of the American Red Cross assumes responsibility for transportation charges. Because Hagerstown was the home of Dr. Neva Deardorff, who spent the month of August here with her mother, Mrs. D. C. Beard, the Red Cross drive for old clothing to be sent to Europe was launched here in advance of other towns. Miss Deardorff has been working at the Red Cross headquarters at Washington. D. C. for three years. She left Sunday for Philadelphia, where she will substitute for one of the teachers. JUMPS INTO RIVER: CARRIED OVER FALLS (By Associated Press) NIAGARA FALLS. Sept 8. Two men reported to Niagara state reservation police today that they saw a man leap from Goat Island into the upper rapids at 9:30 o'clock last night. He was carried over the American T 1 IT He was about 50 years old, weighed 200 pounds, and was 5 feet 10 inches tall. He was shabbily dressed. Alleges Wife Guilty Of Cruel Treatment Complaint for divorce was filed by Charles Yvr. Keever vs. Mildred Keever in Wayne circuit court Thursday. Mr. Keever states that his wife has ! been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment during their married life, which has extended over a pericd of three months. He states that at one time sh? hurled a glass at him. hitting and cutting him severely. The couple was married June 4. 1921. They have been living at 101 North Ninth street. GERMAN OFFICIAL RESIGNS. BERLIN. Sept. 8. Carl B2rgmann. who has been president of the German War Burdens 'commission, has resigned from that body. A POPULAR PLAY GARMENT Pattern 26D3 was employed for this design. It is cut in four sizes: Two. four, six and eight ytars. A four-year size requires 2!4 yards of 27-inch material. Seersucker, gingham, drill, poplin, repp, linen, percale, kindergarten cloth, gabardine and serge may be used for this style. Name Address City Size A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 12 cenu in silver or stamps. Address Pattern Department Palladium Patterns will be mailed to your ad dress within one week.