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The Washington times., 1915-12-07
ALEXANDR|ANS PLAN
FORCOMMUN|TY TREE
Second Meeting Is Held to
Arrange City's Celebration
of Christmas.

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. IA second
meeting OF those planning a community
Christmas tree In Alexandria. was held
at the residence Of Mrs. Julian t. Burks
last night, at which time committees
were appointed to receive contributions
In order to defray expenses. .
It is planned to have the Christmas
tree at Washington and Queen streets
on Christmas Eve. .E.
Among those present at the meeting
last night were Mesdames Julian T..
Burke, d. ]. Howell, George T. Kip
stein, T. Marshall Jones. g. w. Hender-
son. william Jorg, ], B. Fitzgerald,
Charles e. outcalt. James Halfsh, q.
p. Anderton, and Emert; Misses esther
Brookes. Rose Macdonald, and Jean
Roberts, and Messrs. Sherman B. Fow-
ler. Stanley G. Blanton, Urban 8. Lam
bert, A. l.. Jameson. and Harry B.
Cation.
At the meeting OF r. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans. last night ID Lee
Camp Hall. a committee consisting OF
the following was appointed to make
ARRANGEMENTS for the banauet OF the
organization January 10. Gen. Robert
e. Lees birthday: @. w. Ramsay, Ed
gar warfield, ST., p. r. German. e. c.
Graham. John w Hammond. A. c:
Wycoff, and 1t was decided to award
a prize at the banquet to the best essay
written by a high sehool onIps paP'iI Ies on 'ne
4, The city school board at its monthly
session last night decided to close tho
public schools Of the city December ,o1s zs'
and to reopen them on January ., lslo,
for the Christmas holidays.
Funeral services for Edward Jones
this morning from his late residence,
and were conducted by the Rev. r.
Phillips, rector Of St. Pauis Epscopal
Church. Tho pallbearers were ur4an
ward III. Kemrer. @. NJ. P: Minetree;
Of Washington; Thomas Hulhsh ana
Kenneth w. Ogden. lnterment was in
st. Paul's Cemetery.
Officers will be nominated at 2 meet
inr Of the Alexandria Nest of Owls to-
night.
Funeral services for DR.. George w:
Haislip, who died at Stbiey hospital
in Washington; sHhasy Whas;,swss wese undertske n
ing establishment and interment WAS
In Bethel Cemetery.
Frank Boothe and Lyons wilson,
the former of Washington and the
latter of Richmond. were taken to
the Alexandria Hospital early last
night suffering with injuries received
as the result of an automobile being
ditched near Hayfeld farm. Fairfax
county. They were treated ny Drs::
George T. klipstein. w. p. Catop. and
Walter A. Warfield.
The Alexandria Gun Club Is making
plans to give q hunt December Is on
the lands OF c. b. Wills.
An entertainment was given yester-
day evening in the Young Peoples
Building by the Phi Mu Sigma fra
ternity Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The Women's Auxiliary of r. T..
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans. will
hold a meeting tonight in Lee Camp
Hall.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

DR.. Eugene Jones, who represents
this county in the State senate, Is hope
full of being appointed chairman of the
good roads committee at the approach
ing session of the senate. He Is An
enthusiast on the subject of good
roads and believes that II selected for
the chairmanship to which he aspires,
he will be In a position to accomplish
even more for the county in the way Of
better roads that he did at the last
session, when he put through several
pieces of legislation designed to i'm
prove the roads of this county.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

N. Frank Gather will qualify within
the next few days as sheriff, to sue
ceed Peyton Whalen. He will retain.
temporarily. at least. William p. Trail
as jailer. and will appoint as deputies.
Stanley Gingell and Millard p. Peake.
John A. Garrett will be his legal ad-
wiser.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

Officers will be nominated at . meet
ing of the Alexandria Nest OF oHls w.
night.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

The Alexandria Gun Club Is making
plans to give q hunt December Is or
the landS OF G.. b. Willis.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

An entertainment was given yester-
day evening in the Young Peoples
Building by the Phi Nh Sigma fra
ternity of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

Funeral services for DR.. George w
HaisIip, who died at Sibley Hospital
in Washington. sunday were held this
a afternoon from Wheatleys undertak
ing establishment and interment WAS
In Bethel Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

The Women's Auxiliary of r. =;
Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans. will
hold a meeting tonight in Lee Camp
I.n
The Washington times., 1915-12-07

. The city school board at its monthly
session last night decided to close tns
public schools of the city December Is
for the Christmas holidays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

ter was opened for children of school age in the
north half of the city. Here staff of health
visitors is maintained, to get into touch at once
with every family where child is newly born.
Through this staff every child in the district is
kept under medical supervision from the time OF
its birth until the end of its fifth year, the pur
pose being to hand the child over sound and
healthy, to the school authorities.
Of 374 children examined during the first
year of the center, 131 were under year of age
II under 2 years. 83, 50 and SO under 3, A and
years, respectively. The medical record cards
showed rapid rise in the tide of disease with
each year of life. It was found that while most
children in the first period are healthy, only a
small minority come through to the fifth year
without at least physical defect of some kind.
Dr. Forsyth concludes: Large numbers of
children, healthy in all respects at birth, become
within five years the physically defective en-
trants whom the education authority is required,
at no small cost, to restore, far possible to
their original state of health. Yet most of these
cases are preventable, or, if taken in time, can
be remedied more speedily, and therefore more
cheaply, than if left until school age, by which
time not few will have received permanent dam
age-physical or mental The problem of the
defective child largely resolves itself into the
problem of the understood age child, and seems
hardly likely to be solved by anything short of a
general plan insuring to all children regular med
ical supervision from birth to school age And
this, to be fully successful must side by side
with educational measures for instructing the
mothers themselves who, from ignorance far
more than from wiful neglect or even from in
digence, are unable to safeguard their children's
health"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
PASTOR ADMINISTERS
EASTER CHRISTENING

Little children, white robed and sm;!-
ing, marched to the fount and were
given Easter Christening at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church yesterday
morning. In addition to the christen-
ings, Rev. Davis received twelve new
adult members.
The young boys and girls Of the
church were prominently featured In
this service. The choir loft was filled
with members Of the Junior choir to
whom almost the entire program was
devoted. The soloists were Miss Car
olyn Smith and Miss Mable Overman.
Rev. Davis delivered short sermon
devoted to the twentieth chapter OF
John.
In the evening service. the church
pews were filled some time previous to
the opening and it was necessary to
throw the entire building open by the
removal of partitions.
The program consisted entirely OF a
musical cantata by the senior choir, as
sisted at times by the punior choir.
The soloists were Miss Edith Hilbert.
soprano; Miss Pearl Warner, central
to, Thollie Druley, tenor. and John
Graham, baritone. The cantata given
was 1.-THE Easter King" in ten parts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
RICHMOND REMAINS
immune TO RAVACE
OF SKATING MANIA

Conservatism has thus far served as
an impregnable carrier between Rich
mond and the roller skating craze
which is sweeping this section Of the
country, spreading with the speed Of
pestilance. How long Richmond
can maintain its poise and walk Sc
dately to and from work and social
functions, while neighboring cities
are whirling about on rollers remains
to be seen. 1t is going to prove a
severe ordeal as the mania is drawing
nearer.
Connersville is the latest city to re-
port an epidemic Of rolleritis. Every
body is skating there, just as every
body Is doing at Dayton and half a
dozen other cities in western Ohio.
Children, young people and middle
aged parents are all rolling. So many
persons of all ages are skating that
it is almost unsafe for persons to walk
on the sidewalks of Dayton. At Con-
nersville the rapid spread of the roller
fever has caused the police chief to
issue warnings to both parents and
children that they must keep, out of
the street, and that they must skate
always on the right side of the walks
to avoid collisions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

When you put q tablespoonful Of 8.
S. S. into your stomach it gets straight
into your blood. In less than five min.
utes it has become a wave of restora-
tive influence wherever the blood has
circulated. Does this read like magic?
But 1t is absolutely true. Those power
full digestive juices in the stomach can
not change the medicinal effect Of 8. 8.
S. The liver can not burn 1t. Tho lungs.
skin and kidneys excrete 1t only after
S. S. S. has set in motion millions Of
cells and nerves to throw OF the count
less germs that have infested every part
Of the body. And as s s. s. continues to
battle those troublesome pests that
gather in the form OF pimples. boils. &C.
zema, acne, catarrh. rheumatism and
other so-called blood disorders, 1t rouses
into action a myriad Of strange but we'll
understood corpuscles called luecocytes
that actually devour or change or con-
vert disease germs SO they are readily
and quickly cast out Of the body. 1t is
probably the best appreciated blood
medicine known! You will hnd s. s. S. on
sale in nearly every drug store in the
U s. Get bottle today. And II your
case is peculiar. write to the Medical
Department, The Swift Specific Co.. los
Swift Bldg. Atlanta. Ga. 1t is con-
Quoted by q noted physician.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
REV. HARTMAN SPEAKS
ON TRUTH Of EASTER

1.-THE Resurrection OF Christ-the
Foundation Fact of Christianity" was
the theme OF the Easter sermon by
Rev. Harry C. Hartman, at the First
Methodist church yesterday. The
speaker showed the necessity for
firm foundation as a basis for the
building up Of the structure OF the
Christian faith, and said that the
three basic facts upon which the
Christian belief were based. we're the
incarnation Of Christ. His Crucifixion
and the resurrection.
with these facts established. they
in turn establish certain facts which
have had a vast influence upon the
Christian religion" said the speaker.
The change that came over the disci-
pies after His resurrection was given
as ample proof Of this. For although
they had denied Him before His death,
following the resurrection they be-
came men of courage, heroism and
strength"
The church was decorated with flow
ers under the direction and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eubanks. and an inspiring must.
cal program was given by the choir.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

many women as food inspectors and
the only state with woman on the
state board of health.
1t is estimated that 1900 women reg
istered In Butte, Mont. One woman
stopped at the court house to register,
on her way to the hospital for An oper-
alton, so that she would not lose her
vote. Would man have been so solic-
itous? And yet tbs said, Women Will
not vote, If given the chance
The New York press Is certainly
awake to the value of suffrage news.
The Evening Post issued q mammoth
suffrage edition. two ten page sections
recently. The Poughkeepsie Courier
also brought out special suffrage edi.
ton lately. Puck's suffrage number OF
February 16, is already famous. More
than fifty upstate papers are giving
four pages to suffrage in special edi'
lions issued the third week In March
Even the New York Times gave Six
solid pages to suffrage discussion re
Gently
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
Suffrage Notes
Appear Topics Equal Suffrage

A ten story office building 10 being
erected in Kansas City, Mo-, by the
Women's Commercial Club, designed
by woman capitalist. Women bank
ers, lawyers, milliners, = woman dem
fist. and every legitimate w0man's bus
iness is to be housed in this unique
building.
The only state in the union having
no suffrage organization is New Mex
leo. Even there the State Federation
OF Women's clubs has endorsed votes
for women"
It Is significant that an equal suff-
rage state leads all the others In the
important matter of health. The death
rate for the year 1913 was the lowest
In Washington of all the st ties and in
Seattle ct all the cities, being over s
per 1000. This could not be the case
II women neglected their homes or
wrecked their health by the burden
OF the ballot" Rather does it demon.
strate that Washington trys to look
out for the human welfare, having
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
MiltOn'S Social News
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs Earl Dodd-
ridge at the farm in Union county

Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dodd-
ridge at the farm in Union county.
Visits Miss 1eeson.
Miss Lora Beeson is entertaining as
her house guest Miss Mary Caldwell,
Of near Harrisburg.
The members of the Milton Alumni
will meet with Miss Blanche Moore,
Tuesday evening April 6, at 1850
o'clock to arrange for the annual re-
ception.
Miss Mary Jane Moore is home from
Rushvtlle to spend a few days with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Moore.
Mrs. John Kiser Of east of Milton,
spent Thursday night with Mrs. Chris
tian Kerber and attended the Boost
ers club.
The Christian Church Sunday
schools at New Lisbon and Milton,
have entered into contest as to at
tendance. The contest began Sunday.
The M. E. Sunday school has con-
test on between the classes on the
east and west sides of the church.
Mrs. Frank Doty entertained the c.
w. B. M. of the Christian church Fri
day afternoon. A good attendance
was present and a very interesting
program given. The meeting will be
with Mrs. Henry Hussey the first Fri
day in May.
The high school team and outsiders
played basketball at the school
grounds Friday evenin. The score
was IL to 9 for the outsiders.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
Health Supervision of Children.

That special medical attention should be
given to children in the four or five early years
before school begins is asserted by DR.. David
Forsyth, an English physician, whose views are
published in bulletin just issued by the United
States Bureau of Education. DR.. Forsyth de-
cares that medical inspection of elementary
school children points to a widespread physical
deterioration during the first four or five years
Of life which leaves the majority of children with
serious but preventable defects.
Little or nothing has been done as yet by
way of solution" says DR.. Forsyth. Preventive
measures limited to the first years are unlikely
to have much influence in warding off later trou-
bles. gap, at present unabridged, stretches
from the first year to the fifth, when the school
medical inspection begins" ~
As suggested remedy DR.. Forsyth describes
a plan adopted in the city of Westminster, Eng
land. In January, 1912, a medical inspection CEN
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

The concert given by the Earlham
Glee club was fine, although not SO
well attended as 1t should have been.
The audience in attendance speak In
high commentator of the club as a
whole and appreciate the fact that
Milton was favored by their coming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linville Wallace went
to indianapolis Saturday to visit Mrs.
Josie Clouds at the hospital and also
an aunt of Mr.. Wallace's.
Miss Luella Lantz has returned from
Pendleton. She was accompanied by
her brothers little daughter, Deborah
Lantz
william Ochiltree, who teaches west
of Milton, returned to his home at
Connersville to spend over Sunday.
Olin Davis and Carl Reese played
for the dance at Dublin. Saturday
evening.
Miss Hattie Stills was Richmond
visitor Saturday and looked after bust
ness interests. -..
Charles HOFFMAN received word that
his mother was quite sick at Harrison,
Ohio.
Look After Property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Owens of
Hagerstown, were here looking after
the interests OF their property.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Leverton had
as their guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Leverton and daughter Of east
Of Milton. Mrs. Alice Virgins of Rich
mond, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Revelee
and family.
Mrs. Adam Snyder was at Rich.
mond, to visit her sick mother Mrs
Ann Martin, who is at her daughters,
Mrs. Casper Knerian.
Foster Scudder of Cambridge City
was looking after business interests
here Saturday.
The W. c. r. U. will meet with Mrs
Ida Swope Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Florence Daniel was the week
end visitor OF Miss Ethel Johnson at
Earlham
John Kiser received SITS for valu'
able horse that recently died, from the
Standard Live Stock Insurance com
pany of Indianapolis, through the
agent George Baker, Of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jeffris had az
their company Friday, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Jeffris. Mr.. and Mrs. Merton
Johnson and two children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Jefferis and baby, Of Rich
Square.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Miller and
daughter spent over Sunday at Wilkin
son with relatives.
DR. and Mrs. l.. M. Gentle and fam
lily of Richmond. were guests of rela
tives and attended the Glee club con
vert, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James Doddridge spent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
KNIGHTS GIVE DEGREE

for an interesting meeting April %
are being made by Waverly lodge,
Knights of Pythias. At this meeting
the knight rank will be conferred
upon a class of five candidates and a
banquet enjoyed following the work.
Many from lodges in the surrounding
towns of the county will be present.
The lodge has recently equipped the
banquet hall and kitchen in the new
temple. Two candidates will be given
the second degree Wednesday even
ing and the Page rank exemplified
upon one. The following Wednesday
three candidates will be given the
Page rank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
GOOD SHOW DRAWS
VERY SMALL HOUSE

Probably the best production shown
in Richmond this year in q theatrical
line, May Robson in Martha-By-The.
Day at the Gennett theatre Saturday
was attended by small, but apprecia.
tive audiences at both performances.
The company deserved good patron
age.
The entire cast was strong and the
play was we'll balanced. While it was
comedy, few persons In the audience
were dry-eyed through the whole
show. Martha's cheerful way of dis
polling the fears of the members of
her family over their poverty, and her
loyalty and the quaint way in which
she expressed her big-hearted ideas
and sentiments, had wholesome ef-
feet.
Perhaps the close proximity of East.
er kept many persons from attending
the play.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Farm 100
ceres. all level and tillable, well
ditched. Basement barn 66x96, good
seven room house, good tobacco shed.
This Is winner. Will except a good
city property on this. II you want a
good farm see this quick Bennett &
Foreman, Room Is Kelly Bldg.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
TAKES NEW POST

EATON, O., April 5-The duties Of
the Office of district assessor for Preb-
BILE county were assumed Monday by
Scott Fowler, well-known Camden Re-
publican. appointed to succeed Charles
o. Hoffman. who was named by Form
er Governor Cox when the Office was
created. Earle C. Campbell, deputy
under Hoffman, will continue as as
sistant in the office.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
DEATH THREATENS
PREBLE PIONEER

EATON, o., April 5-Mrs Susan
Snyder, 81, one of Preble countys old
est residents, has been seriously i'll
from the effects of general infirmities
during the last two weeks at her home,
s miles north of Eaton, and at times
death was thought not far distant. The
woman is the widow of Valentine Sny-
der, pioneer of Preble county. She
is the mother of ten children, most of
whom live in or near Eaton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
CATCH AVIATORS
AFTER AIR RAID

PARIS, April 5.-The capture Of two
German aiators just after they had
thrown bombs on Rheims, is announc
Cd from the war office today. It is also
stated that the French have gained a
notable advantage in the region Of tn,
Somme river and have captured 200
Germans at LePrete forest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
KILLS HER OWN BROTHER.

ST. LOUIS, April 5.-Miss Aimee
Gutgesell, "a, today shot and killed her
brother Archie. 80, a railway clerk as
he emerged from his room and then
attempted to kill herself. She told the
police she killed him because she
could not reform him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05
GRAVE TOO SHORT.

SOUTH NORWALK, Conn, April 5.
Having a premonition of death,
Dwight E. Head, an eccentric farmer,
dug his own grave a month ago. It
was eight inches short, however, and
his burial was delayed two hours while
grave diggers enlarged the grave.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-05

One victim of infectious tumors dies
every ten minutes in Germany.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02

MIDDLE-AGED WIDOW wants a posi-
tion as housekeeper or companion to
an invalid; Christian home preferred.
Can give good references. Address p
o. Box II, Oberlin, Pa.