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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
Additional
Social News

The members OF the Aid society OF
Reid Memorial Hospital met Thurs
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
Eugene Price on South Eighteenth
street and spent the hours sewing for
the hospital Mrs. Price was assisted
in entertaining by Mrs. Elmer Will
liams. The next meeting will be held
the first Thursday in December at
the home of Mrs. A. w. Roach, 1875
South Twenty-tirst street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. f. Mutchner, 401
South West Third street, are spending
the week end with relatives at Green
Vile, O., williamsburg and Lynn, Ind.
The Queen Esther club of the
Daughters of Rebekah will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs Charles Ar
rowsmith at her home. 1856 South Sew
enth street. All members are urged
to be present.
Mrs. Hugh Smith and Mrs. Patrick
Harmon have gone to Cincinnati to
spend few days.
Mrs. Mary Price was hostess yes
terday afternoon for a meeting of the
Alice Carey club at her home on North
Fifteenth street. Mrs. Mary Moore had
the paper for the afternoon Her sub
pect was, Rome Up to the Present
Time Mrs. Moore also read let
ter she had received from London,
describing the war at the present
time. Roll call was responded to with
current events. Late in the afternoon
the guests were invited to the dining
room. where a luncheon was served
appointing the table. In two weeks
Mrs. A. S. Johnson will entertain the
club at her home on South Eleventh
street.
Successful in every way was the
dance given "Wednesday evening in the
new barn of the T.. G. Hill company
near Easthaven by MIR. Phillip Meek
and Mr.. Forest Maple. Admission was
by invitation. All the decorations were
appropriate to Halloween number
Of them We're the same as were used
for the charity frolic Saturday night
The dance music was excellent, piano
and drums having been secured.
Among the dancers We're Messrs. and
Mesdames Crull, George Bosworth, f.
Wrede, William Weaver, Charles
Uhde. Charles Wrede, Charles Saund-
ers, John Spahr. Walter Voss. Walter
Kenworthy, Misses Ruth Wilson, Vivi-
an Schroy. Hazel Brumfeld. Loretta
1ssen. Pauline Mcdonald, Laura Aus
terman. Edna Starr. Alton Pyle Kath-
crime Wesling, Pauline Wrede: Messrs
Phillip Meek, Forest Maple, Earl Ma
pie. Ray Brunton, Peter Blei. Leo Nc
Manus, Frank and John Toschlog, w
Haines, Walter Brumfield, John Gray,
Harry McLear, Harrison Miller, Leon
ard BANNER, Clarence Haas. Paul Blei,
Earl Colglazier and Frank Lahman.
Mrs. G. w. Pinnick was hostess Wed
nesday afternoon for a meeting Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
Of the First Baptist church at her
home. 1915 North c street. Mrs. J.
w Ferguson was the leader. The
subject was THE Colporter and the
Country District" Mrs. Ferguson read
several interesting articles on the sub
ject The colporters 60 to various
districts. mostly about Iceland, where
there are no churches and establish
Sunday schools and churches. Som
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
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Stops Nasty Catarrhal DE-
charges Dull Headache
Goes,
Try "Ely's Cream Balm"

Try "Ely's Cream Balm"
Get q small bottle any way, Just to
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or catarrhal sore throat will be gone.
End such misery now! Get the
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
Crochet Doilies, Center
Pieces, Lunch Sets and
Bed Spreads.


There is an unusual showing
of Crochet pieces in our west
window. It's time to begin
thinking about Christmas. They
are reasonably priced.
Sizes ~ and 13 inches, 30c.
Sizes 10 and II inches, Csc.
Sizes 6, 61a, 7 ana 712 inches,
1Oc.
Size inch, Csc.
Lunch sets $3.50 and $500
IS pieces
Hand Bags
Advance shipment of Christ
mas Hand Bags, choice of six
styles in all leather bags in
either leather or Moire lined in
black, brown, blue or green
goods that usually see at $3.50.
Special, $1.0o.
$1.OO
Special lot Of German Silver
Vanity cases, the size is 3x5
inches and has the special safe
ty clasp fully fitted with mirror,
powder puff and card case. This
is a regular $500 value. Price
ed at $500.
$2.75
Just received a new line of
our special %, 30 and 32-inch
three stem Hair Switches. They
are made from the finest quality
OF human hair and is a regular
$500 value. Special price $2.75.
Remnants! Remnants!
The special sale Of Wool
Dress Goods and Silk Remnants
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06

In France farmers are experiment.
ing with a prolific potato from Uru-
quay, which perpetuates itself with
roots left in the soil.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
Mems Underwear

Essex Mills cotton and wool under
wear fills any requirement. Fall and
winter weights. Union, $1.00 to $3.50;
shirts and drawers, H0c to $3.50.
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Forest Mills
Essex Mills
Fall and Winter
Knit Underwear
W0men's Union Suits
Bleached Fleece SOC

-Women's light weight fleeced, pure
white union suit. This is a very de-
srable garment for those desiring
fleeced underwear, but objecting to
heavy weight.
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S1.OO Union Suits 79c

Essex Mills. Heavy weight, pure
white. fleece. High neck long sleeve,
or Dutch neck, elbow sleeve.
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Fleeced Union 69c

Compare these with ordinary 79c
goods. Silk tape neck, crochet trim
med; little heavier than the soc gar
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
Complete Clearance of All
Broken Lines of Knit
Underwear
Underwear

Our entire stock has been carefully
gone over and every odd garment,
every line of which there isn't q COM
plete line of sizes. and every soiled
garment has been reduced from one
fourth to one-half less than the orig
inal price. Our Forest Mills line has
been completely changed from the reg
ular weave to the Forest Mills Fine
Weave" and for this season we have
more broken lines than usual at this
time of year. Note the unusual prices
also for the sizes and assortments-
Remember, there isn't large line Of
any of these lots.
$1.25 Forest Mills Union
Suits CSC
-Women's extra sizes. :. 8 and .,
cream. fleeced union suits. all clean,
perfect goods, heavy weight.
$1.75 Wool Union Suits SIPS
Fine ribbed cream wool. Richelieu
seamless at the waist. medium
weight, sizes 4. s. 6.
SOC Vests and Pants 39c.
Heavy cream ribbed. fleecsd. Forest
Mills; sizes 4, 5, s.
$1.0O Wool Vests and
Pants CSC
Forest Mills cream WOOL heavy
weight. They are slightly soiled: sizes
4, Z, 8, 3.
soc Vests and Pants 39c
Medium weight, not fleeced. Forest
Just few garments: sizes 4. s. 6, 8.
SOC Black Vests 15c, z for Csc
Heavy weight heeced vests. for
women or children. all perfect goods.
Mems Wool Shirts and
Drawers 79c
Our 800 and $3.50 qualities. slight
ly soiled: heavy and medium weight
Not all sizes.
$1.0O Extra Heavy
Drawers SOC
Mems heavy weight Derby ribbed
cream drawers: perfect clean gar
ments; all sizes.
soc Cotton Shirts and
Drawers 39c
Broken lots of our soc lines. Heavy
flat fleece, q few cream ribbed fleecsd.
Sizes 81. 40. ~, ~
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Wool Union Suits

It's a pleasure to show these Forest
Mills garments. A great many peo-
pie object to wool underwear on ac-
count of the uncomfortable feeling
wool sometimes causes. These are the
finest, softest and most comfortable
garments that can be made. They
come in wool, wool and cotton. and
silk and wool. There's different
weights and different styles. Priced
$3.50 to $500.
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Mrs. Earnest Findlay Of Chicago, is
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Jennie
Thornburg and brother, Mr.. Harry
Thornburg at their home on East Main
street
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Medium WEIGHT Union 75c

Not fleeced. This garment is made
high neck, long sleeves, low neck, no
sleeves, and Dutch neck, elbow sleeve.
All come ankle length.
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Children's Wool Union Suits
S1.OO

Gray for boys, cream for girls; all
buttons are sewed through tape stay,
making them more secure and pre-
venting the tearing of fabrics. Is to
16 years, $1.25.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06

The Woman Teachers association
will give luncheon Saturday in a
room at the Y. M. c. A. building set
apart for this occasion by Mr.. Ellis
Learner. All teachers of the county
and city are invited to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06

Favors went to Mesdames George
Brehm, Charles Kirk and Charles Krei-
meier After the game delicious
luncheon was served. In two weeks
Mrs. George Brehm will entertain the
club at her home on Main street.
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SOC Vests and Pants 39c.

Heavy cream ribbed. fleecsd. Forest
Hills; sizes 4, 5, s.
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Children's Union Suits SOC

Pure white, cream or gray fleece;
they're cut full size, with unusual full
ness in the seat: sizes 3 to IL, SOC;
sizes 13 to 16, Csc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
$1.00 Wool Vests and
Pants CSC

Forest Mills cream wool, heavy
weight. They are slightly soiled; sizes
4, Z, 8, 9.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-06
SIPS Forest Mills Union
Suits CSC

-Women's extra sizes, :. ana .,
cream. fleeced union suits. all clean,
perfect goods, heavy weight.
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$1.75 Wool Union Suits SIPS

Fine ribbed cream wool, Richelieu
seamless at the waist, medium
weight, sizes 4. s, 6.
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SOC Vests and Pants 39c

Medium weight, not fleeced. Forest
Mills. perfect goods, good fall weight.
Just a few garments: sizes 4. s. 6, 8.
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$1.0O Extra Heavy
Drawers Sc

Mems heavy weight Derby ribbed
cream drawers: perfect clean gar
ments; all sizes.
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SOC Cotton Shirts and
Drawers 39c

Broken lots of our soc lines. Heavy
flat fleece, a few cream ribbed fleeosd.
Sizes 81, 40. ~, ~
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Of the Journeys are made in gospel
wagons. automobiles and colportage
cruisers. After the program refresh
ments were served. The next meet
ing will be held December at the
home Of Mrs. Il. G. Newcomb. 1871
Lincoln street.
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SOC Black Vests 15c, z for Is

Mems Wool Shirts and
Drawers 79c
Our 500 and $3.50 qualities. slight
ly soiled: heavy and medium weight
Not all sizes.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
HERBABE UNWELCOME,'
BUT Denies MURDER
Woman Tells Pathetic Story of Life.
Accusing Her Employer.
Wealthy Lawyer.
IS HELD ON MURDER CHARGE

New York, Jan. 1o-Guarded con-
stantly by detectives. whose avowed pur-
pose 10 to prevent her from ending her
own life while she remains q prisoner
in the most luxurious room OF the Me-
mortal Hospital of Orange, N J., Miss
Melvina Dufresne, the twenty -four-year-
old Pfttsfeld girl. who Ia charged with
strangling her two weeks old daughter,
today told Detective Mason and County
Physician Mckenzie the pathetic story
Of her life.
She steadfastly denies, weeping at
times. but for the most part 30 calm as
TO cause alarm for her mental condi-
ton. that she II responsible for the death
OF the babe Its father. she says. IL the
man from whom she FIRST sought employ
ment. n respected member of the Berk-
shire bar.
1T 10 true that am not Mrs. Ash
ley" she told the county ofiicials My
name is Melvina Dufresne. I am a mem
Der of a respected family in Lenox. near
Pittsfield. Mass. and my mother, father.
and sisters are all living. ! would not
have brought them into this for the
world.
II am twenty-four years old. I left
home several years ago to seek employ
ment, although IL was against the wishes
Of my parents. ! have always had a
strong will OF my own. l was a grad
uate of high school and knew stenog-
raphy, SO that I had no dificulty in
obtaining a position with the firm of
Lewis & Bennett. a prominent legal con-
Germ in Pittsheld.
"Of my relations with my employer
will say nothing. but when I found 1
was to become q mother. It was decided
that I had best come here. I have a
sister living In East Orange. 1 am ab-
solutely innocent. The baby was I'M
welcome. I know. and its life might
have been worse than We know. but It
Is horrible to say that I caused Its
death. Such a thing would be utterly
beyond me-
In the death certificate filed in the
county records yesterday. the name, of
the dead child Is given as May Virginia
and the name of the father Is
Joseph W. Lewis"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
FIRE THREATENS SHIP AT SEA.
Standard OIL ship Comet Proceeding
slowly to Port.

New York. Jan. IA leak In the fuel
tanks placed the new Standard Oil steam
ship Comet in such danger OF immediate
explosion. imperiling the lives Of the
crew. today. that Capt. Wheeler ordered
his wireless operator. NJ. Resented. to
send out a distress call. The call was
received by several wireless stations on
the New England coast. and the revenue
cutter Achusnet was sent from New Bed
ford to the tankers assistance.
A later message to the local Standard
Oil Offices stated that the fires had been
put out. while an attempt to repair the
leak was made. This placed the ship at
the mercy OF the sea and the tug Stand
ard was ordered to put out from Aartha's
Vineyard to the Comets assistance, which
was at that time OF Nantucket Shoals.
The Comet is on her way to Boston and
Baton Rouge with a cargo OF bulk oil.
She was built six months ago at Lorain,
Ohio. in the yards OF the American Steam
boat Company, and Is 80 feet long. with
2<s6 gross tonnage. She has q crew OF
twenty-five and carries oil in bulk. She
IL proceeding slowly to Chatham, Mass.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

ing treated as feions and not as prisoners
of war, and Col. A d. Streighf OF the
Fffty-first Indiana Infantry and his ON
GERS were held at Libby Prison as hos
tages for Morgan and his men
Gen Morgan had cleared the situation
somewhat by escaping on November y.
Fresh impediments to the exchange OF
prisoners arose when in December Gen.
BENJAMIN f. Butler was appointed agent
of exchange at Fortress Monroe The
Confederate government refused 70 treat
with him on the ground that he was an
outlaw, a price having been put on ms
head by the Confederate legislature be-
cause he had hanged a resident OF New
Orleans. 49,. .-..... -.
This deadlock in the exchange worked
great hardship to the officers and men
who were held captives by the stousand
in the South; far more, be ii said, to the
privates than to the officers
Yeurrinx for Liberty.
The inmates of Libby Prison complained
of the hardships of their life. They found
IL hard to believe the statements OF their
keepers that they received as good food
as was served to Gen. Lees soldiers and
as much of II per man. Their ration OF
a small loaf of corn bread. four ounces
Of poor fresh meat, and HANDFUL OF rice
or peas Gay seemed pItIruIiy small Yet
the of1cial records showed after the war
that at this time Lees soldiers were get
ting no more.
The prisoners in Libby were allowed
to receive boxes Of provisions from home.
They came irregularly, to be sure, and
were sometimes withheld in tantalizing
fashion. The Confederates claimed mon
ey was concealed in some boxes. and was
used to bride the guards to permit es-
cape Clothing and at one time blan-
kets, were received from the Federal gov
eminent
The prisoners had enough food, such as
II was to sustain life, and a roof over
their heads. Their greatest want was lib
erty, and nothing could compensate them
for the loss of that They yearned for it
as a thirsty man yearns for water. In its
absence everything about them that was
distressing was magnified and everything
that was pleasant was minimized-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

Friday afternoon. when . system for the
credit bureau Of the association wnu
adopted Supplies for the bursau have
been ordered. az1 n 10 hoped to have the
bureau IN practical operation In about .
weeks time.
At the annual meeting OF the Retail
Merchants Association . DISTINGUISHED
speaker win address the merchante.
Those who have been elected chairmen
Of the trade sections will Be declared
members Of the board of governors 81
the association. Many Important matters
relating to retail trade here win Be con-
sidered and buffet supper win be
served. =.
When President r. p. Andrews return.
to Washington Tuesday morning he WI
appoint COMMITTEES for the merchants
get-together dinner. to be given b. the
association In the near future.
To Attend National Meeti.s.
Members Of the shoe section of the as
sociation will represent that body at the
convention Of the National Shoe Retail
ers' Association. to be held at the Hotel
Aston. New York. tomorrow and Tues
day. In the parry that leaves here today
VIII be Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Strasburger,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry W. Hahn, Fred and
Edwin Hahn, L. l. Crandall, N. s. Spit-
zer. and Joseph Berberfch. Harry w.
Hahn VIII be one OF the speakers at the
convention banquet
Letters are reaching the association al
most daily indicating great development
among similar bodies throughout the
country. In the South and Middle West
retail merchants associations seem to be
particularly active.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

sion of Rev. DR.. McCabe. pastor OF one
of the Richmond churches, who came
to the prison to call on young OHIO
chaplain of the same name. who was
among the prisoners.
The acquisition of books led to the
Inauguration Of classes Tor special STUDY
among the prisoners.
'The higher branches Of learning had
their professor" wrote an inmate Of the
prison, land the languages. ancient and
modern, were taught; mathematics re-
ceived much attention; morals and relig-
ion were cared for In Bible classes;
while the ornamental branches, such as
dancing, vocal music and the sword exer-
cises had their teachers and pupils
One officer had a class in French, an
other in Spanish, another in tactics, an
other in shorthand. Lectures were de-
livered on life in foreign countries, on
mesmerism. and on temperance, the lat
ter by Col. Neal Dow. OF Maine, who,
by reason of his moral leadership, was
a prominent prisoner.
But truth must be told" wrote a prison.
or; 'the minds OF many OF these grown-up
and in some instances gray headed pupils
were not always with their books; their
minds when children wandered from the
pages before them TO the green fields, to
streams Astounding in fish or pleasant for
D1lllnE, or 10 ~Ath AitAh ihooe
inviting; but now the mind wandered in
one direction-home.'
II was indeed hard. in the stencil. dirt
and vermin Of the crowded prison, for
man steadily to apply himself to
study.
A Prison sNewspaper."
During the summer of 1853 ''newspa-
per-" the Libby Chronicle, had been
published in the prison. 1t was in
Manuscript form. necessarily. Its editor
in-chief was Louis NJ. Baudry, chaplain
Of the Fifth New York Volunteer Caval-
~. The manuscript passed from room
to room and in each room was read
aloud.
After the war this unique newspaper
was published in a small volume, which
affords valuable record of the amuse-
ments OF the prisoners in Libby prison.
An early number contained a notice Of
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11


Fifty years ago today the Federal cin'
GERS in Libby Prison, despafrfng OF re-
lease through exchange. were endeavo,-
ing to brighten their weary days Win
study and aznusements. while me more
daring among them were workin& on Z
tunnel by which TO attempt TO escape
There were more than LOO prisoners
in the old Libby warehouse at Carey
and Twentieth streets. Richmond For
months there had been no general ex-
change of prisoners, by which process
only the number might be materially
diminished. The first halt IN excnanse
had been caused by the refusal on tne
Confederate government TO surrender Ger
tain officers who were held as hostages
for Gen John II. Morgan, the cavalry
raider and. his fellow officers, VINO were
then confined in the Ohio Penitenfiary.
The Confederate government Claimed
that Gen Morgan and his men We're pe-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
THE WAR DAY BY DAY.
Fifty Years Ago.

twrit,en expressly for The Heraid.)

Their existence indeed WAS not pleas
ant one; yet now that fifty yearz have
served to dissipate the asperittEs with
which men on both sides discussed prison
life In the war. IL may be said that life
in Libby Prison was but htfie harder
than tina average in military prisons IN
this or other lands.
The Federal Officers were. with few ex-
ceptions, men Of education and character
and were competent to better their con-
dition by mental occupation This they
did under tina leadaship Of certain Of
their numbers who were proficient in
special branches Of education, or who
had specialized In some science or school
OF morality.
In the summer of 1883 the prisoners were
permitted to send To the book stores IN
Richmond and buy books This privileges
was secured them through the interees-
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
TRADE SECTIONS
Plan meetings.
Divisions Of Retail Merchants
Association Show \
Activity.
ANNUAL MEETING PLANS
Important Matters to Be Taken Up
When Organization Assemblies
Evening Of January 20.

Ths Retail Merchants Association has
Just passed through one Of the busiest
weeks Of its career. with trade section
meetinEs afternoons and evenings. and
the List Of meetings for this week indi-
Gates that another period Of activity IL
Ia prospect.
Following are the meetings for the
week:
-HaberdasherJ' and jewelers.
sections. 8 .. m.
Tuesday-Piano and musical dealers
section. II noon: ladies' garments' section.
p. m
wednesday-Furriers trade section. 1.
noon
Thunday - Automobile dealers trade
section. ]: noon; ladies' taiiors and opti-
clans sections. 9 p. m
Friday-Coal dealers trade section. 8
p. m.
These trade section meetings have been
called by Secretary Charles J. Columbus
In compliance with the constitution and
bylaws Of the Retail Merchants Assoc
citation. which provide that all sections
shall meet In advance Of the annual meet
ing. The annual meeting VIII be held
January 20. for the election Of chair
man and the transaction Of such other
business a. may be brought before It.
Plans for the Year.
The section meetings held to date have
been productive Of q great deal of con-
structtve activity on the part of the men,
bers Of the association. and ambitious
plans have been made for the new year.
A conference OF q number Of the credit
men Of Washington business houses was
held at the quarters Of the association