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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

Brethren church will observe lunch
day Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Bond. 906 North
D street. All members are asked to
be present as the first of a series of
contests will be held at this time.
The annual meeting Of the Won
ans Missionary society of the First
Baptist church will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
church. There will be a special pro.
gram.
Complimenting Mrs. Jesse Reeves
of Ann Arbor, Michigan, tea will be
given Wednesday afternoon by Mes.
DANES H. R. Robinson and Anna
kaminski at the home of the former
on the National Road, West.
Miss Margaret Sedgwick is the guest
Of friends at Lancaster, Ohio.
Mrs. Grant Hunt will entertain the
New Idea Sewing circle Thursday
afternoon at her home on North
Eighth street
The Protected Home Circle will
meet Wednesday evening at 1870
o'clock in the Red Mems hall. Fifteen
members will be initiated at this time
Several important matters will be con
sidered. Mr.. Huff, state deputy, will
be present. The ladies are requested
to bring pies.
Mr. Frank L. Funk has gone to Ell
mira, N. Y, on a few days business
trip.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar.
society of Grace M. f. church will
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
Frank Price, COL West Main street.
Mr.. Everett Skinner has returne,
from Indianapolis, where he visited
friends
Mr.. H. L. Ashley entertained Mr. "
E. Wallace of Connersville Sunday
They were among the dinner guests a
the Hotel Westcott Sunday evening"
Rev. and Mrs. H. c. Hartman will b.
host and hostess for an open meeting
of the Woman's Foreign Missionar,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04
Social and Club Activities;
~ ~
Topics of Interest to Women

iversity has returned to Lafayette aft
er spending few days with her par
cnts. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burgess.
Mr.. Gus Behr Of Bloomington, Ill.,, is
in the city for few days.
Mrs. A. G. kofski entertained last
evening at her home on North A street
in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Adrian
Wuerst, who will go to Anderson this
week, where Mr.. Wuerst has been
made assistant manager of the Wool
worth and 10 cent store. The rooms
were decorated with flowers and fesns.
The evening was spent socially and
with games and music. The guests
presented Mrs. Wuerst and little
daughter with pretty gifts. At late
hour the hostess served an elaborate
luncheon in several courses. The
guests were Misses Harriet and Edna
Dickinson, Ruth Bradley, Elizabeth and
Hannah Hershey, Abbie Webb, Flea
nora Surrendorf, Alice Vogelsong, Flo
ra Edmundson and Mrs. NJ. II. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mauzy and lit
tie daughter, Judith, motored from
Rushville and spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Becker. Mrs.
Becker will accompany Mr.. and Mrs.
Mauzy home and will visit in Rushville
for a week.
The Current Events club will not
meet Wednesday afternoon. The meet
| ing will be held in a week at the
home Of Mrs. George Worley.
DR. and Mrs A. l.. Rramkamp enter
tanned the members of the TrifOlium
Literary society Of the First English
Lutheran church last evening at their
home on South Eighth street. Forty
members were present. The subject
| for the evening was, "ResOurces and
Development of South America. DR..
Bramkamp was in charge and present.
ed the subject. Current topics were
given by Miss Emma Engelbrecht Aft
err the program social hour followed
and refreshments were served. The
social committee was composed OF
| Mesdames Henry Erik, II. c. Bentlage,
F. T. Bartel, Misses Lena Leive, Anna
Denzelman DR.. F. w. Kruger and
! Mr.. L.. B. Nusbaum. The next meet
ing will be held in June and will be
| banquet night. L ne members anu tuel!
guests will be entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Oliver Nusbaum.
Mrs. Allen Coggesha1l will be host.
ess Friday afternoon for meeting OF
the Good Time Needle club at her
home on Richmond avenue.
The executive board of the Domes
| tic Science association will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at $50 o'clock at
the Day Nursery.
Teh Tirzah Aid society will be enter.
tanned Wednesday afternoon by Mrs
! Charles Mullen at the home of Mrs
! Howard Frame. in the country. Mem
hers are asked to take the car that
leaves Eighth and Main streets at l Is
o'clock.
A luncheon will be given Thursda
at l o'clock at the Hotel Westcott b,
Mrs John Y. Poundstone, in honor 0
! MesGames Reid Eel of New York, ant
Jesse Reeves of Ann Arbor, Mich
iean. Covers will be laid for twelv;
guests.
The aid society of the United
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04
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Corinth, Miss.-"I am a city tax col
lector and seventy-four years OF age.
/ was in a weak, rundown condition.
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tried 1t and in a week noticed consid-
cradle improvement: continued 1t use
and now l have gained twenty pounds
in weight. and feel much stronger. I
consider Vinol a fine tonic to create
strength for old people. A. Price.
We guarantee Vinol. our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic, for all run
down, weak and debilitated conditions.
Leo H. Fihe, Richmond. Ind. and
other leading drug stores everywhere.
ADV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

Governor Ernest Lister OF Washing
ton, has accepted an invitation to ad-
dress the convention Of the National
Anti-saloon League at Atlantic City,
July 6.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

Mrs. Robert Nohr will entertain the
members of a card club Thursday aft
ernoon at her home on North Twenty
second street.
Golden Sun Coffee makes good
Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

danes Charles Critchfield. Charles
Brown, Will Morrow, Messrs. Harry
Critchfield and Will Morrow. An
elaborate luncheon in two courses was
served.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend enter
tanned the members of a card club
Saturday evening at their home on
the Union pike. twenty-five guests
were present. The evening was spent
socially and with music and games
In the contest favors went to Mes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

Woman's Missionary society Of the
First Christian church to be held at
$50 o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Collegiate club will be held Thursday
afternoon at the apartments Of Misses
Conrad and Agnes Johnson at Earl
ham College.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-05-04

iversity has returned to Lafayette aft
er spending a few days with her par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Burgess.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
MERRITT / | Farrell
bury | / Ratchet ] /:
. ~ X tFs nU1nHFa$vu1 1f1HE-'T
Afternoon Conference Makes q
Council Resolution Settling !.
Differences Unnecessary. !

Commissioners Merritt and Farrell
Tuesday reached a peaceful settlement
Of their differences over alleged ex-
cessive water charges against works
division funds. .s:,.-:',; - ..
Commissioners expected to settle
the controversy by resolution at the
last council meeting, but an afternoon
conference between the public works
division and utilities chiefs made, this
unnecessary. ~. T.,
Merritt agreed to select three water
and light department.. employees who
are qualified to operate MIGRANTS and
assign them to work under Farrell.
Instead of merely. turning on water
and "squatting" the rest Of the time,
they will do sewer flushing work, en-
abling Farrell to lay a man off each
crew. Farrell agreed to pay the hy-
drant: operators ont Of funds Of his
division. ~. i ~ :"
When Farrell recently received a
bill of $45 for turning on so worth of
water, he objected, and hot meeting
of commissioners resulted. ~.
The public works commissioner
said the hydrant men" did little but
look wise all day. and wanted them
to do flushing work II he had to pay
To. Test Materials. 49,. 49,. '':.
The cityzwill get it's moneys worth
on materials used Sin public improve
ments. and there will be no such. thing
as foisting: defective supplies on the
public after Public Works Commits
sioner Farrell opens q complete test
ing plant and laboratory in the old
Armory, Second avenue East and
First street, rr'E'.* ~. T.: -:
Machinery for testing concrete, as
phalt, street: oil and other. products
| used by the public works division
! has been ordered: Before use OF. any
material is allowed and purchases
closed, It will. undergo rigid quality
tests. -Ef .-, 49, -.
It is possible that the plant will be
expanded to- accommodate all city de-
! partments and that all supplies will
be tested before purchase.
There will he no more taking ma
terials on" faith in my division," said
Farrell Tuesday. y I'VE are going to
get quality for the price, and will be
| as particular about what We buy as
a private corporation. The plant will
end the old notion that anything is
good enough to sell to the city. Also
! there will be no more lamenting at
leisure after; poor materials have been
used and paid for"
AS an instance, Farrell has ordered
full equipment Tor testing concrete, a
! material used extensively in street and
| bridge construction. Concrete will be
prepared in barayat the testing plant
and subjected to severe breakage and
cracking tests under varying temper
allure conditions. - il. 1. s..:.-,.j .
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
lP } /! r / /. TOR
RPE|VTERs ELECT !.
OFFICERS FOR !: YEAR
All Officers Except Treasurer Are
Reelected Two Mem
F.. bers Initiated. 4, +. ~. s..

At the regular meeting Of Super
Tor local union No. 1855 of the UNI
ted Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America. July 1. officers
for the ensuing year were elected.
J. H. Hatch was reelected for the
twenty seventh time to act as re-
cording secretary. Brother Hatch has
held this office for the past 1 5 con-
secutive years. All other officers ex-
cept the treasurer were reelected.
The new treasurer is Louis ,solberg.
The officers elected are as follows:
President, E. T. Wood; vice presi-
dent. Leonard Diedrich; treasurer,
Louis Solberg; financial secretary, J..
w. Needham; recording secretary, J..
H. Hatch; conductor Herman, Jack
son: warden. George H.. Fern; trus-
tees, VIM. McQuarry, Louis Oakland,
p. II, Johnston. committeeman to
wait on sick members. P. Fitzpatrick.
! F.. T. Wood and e. A. Hunter
were chosen to represent the local at
the twenty third annual convention
of the Wisconsin State Federation Of
Labor which meets in Superior We'd
nesday, July p.
Two new members have been ini-
tiated into the union during the last
month. :.., +.,.> 80 ..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
LEATHER WORKERS.

Duluth Branch No. 6s has sur.
rendered it's chatter to the Interna-
tional United Brotherhood of Leath.
er Workers on Horse Goods. ..
Correspondent Otto F. Hessert
states that the harness business il
apparently doomed in this city.
At present only two retail stores
and one factory are in operation; in
one there are three men employed
in the other the proprietor does the
work. The Marshall Wells Hard.
ware company employs three non
union harness makers. and several
boys in the saddlery department.,
The Schulze Bros, factory was per.
manently closed May Is and since
March 1 three retail. harness shops
have been closed. - t.ss5 - ~.
The members in good standing,
with local SO, will have their mem
bership transferred to headquarter.
in Kansas City Mo. - !. tF.,:sa5r
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
THE WORD WIDE WAR TRUST.

ported General Crozier in part, Il
consider that the department is doing.
very we'll. The Du .zPont company
has considerable reserve capacity
available for wars needs, while "a.
new company could not be.sexpected:
to bring into existence and maintain, ),
with expense, plant in excess of that
employed in time of peace. Estab-.
lished confidence is worth something
The department does not find itself.
pressed by any necessity for a change
in the present situation" I"
The end of the matter was that the
Supreme Court loft the military
plants of the Du. Pont company in.
one group. So far as the Govern
lment is concerned, the Du Pont Trust
remains a trust.
The attitude of General Crozter
was a service worth large sums to the
Powder Trust, and the Du Points are
realizing on it to this day, because
the trust is still without competition
in the sale of smokeless powder to
the government.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
Pennsylvania, WILL
PENSION IT'S EMPLOYEs

HARRISBURG; Pa, July s.-Gov-
ernor Brumbaugh has signed the bill
establishing retirement system for
attaches of departments of the state
government. 1t is to become effective
September I, and will affect all except
those whose retirement is provided
for. 80 -.
Any einploye who has served TWEEN
ty-f1ve years or more or who shall
have reached the age 20 years and
served continuously for twenty years
as an attache Of the state govern
nlent is to- be eligible to retirement
on half pay. -. - ~:
The governor is to be the authority
to determine retirements and attaches
must hold themselves in readiness to
respond to call for their services.
Attaches must make applications: for
retirement, and no additional compen-
sation Shall. be allowed to those re-
tired for the performance Of any
duties they may BE asked to- do.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
BY CONGRESSMAN TAVENNER.

y The history Of the transactions be-
tween the United States government
and the Du Pont Powder Trust aver
age with. stfie history OF the dealings
between 1.-The, government tands the
armor makers The aggregate
of the sums paid the Du Pont Powder
Trust in excessive and extortionate
profits no doubt runs into the tens Of
millions. s.
In the period between 1905 and
1913 alone the government purchased
23,565.512 pounds of powder from
this trust, paying on an average of
80 cents a pound for 3,297,712 pounds
Of .3o-caliber powder and an average
Of IS cents a pound for 29,565.512
pounds of army and navy smokeless
powder. or q! total of $21,sss.25o.
The government is now manufac-
turing powder for So cents pound,
all overhead charges included, and
the larger the quantities it manufac-
lures the lower the cost. If the gov
eminent had manufactured all of the
powder it purchased between 1905
and 1913, it would have cost $11, $780,
754 instead of $2l;s9s,25Q, or have
resulted in a saving Of $10,167,496,
enough to build first class battle
ship.
The Du Points boast they have been
selling the government its, powder
since the Civil war. If a saving of
$10,167,496 could have. been effected
by complete government manufacture
in eight years.. how much do you
imagine could have been saved by
t.
century between the Civil war and
the present day? -.
When the Supreme court entered
its decree ordering the dissolution Of
the Du Pont Trust, Pierre S: Du
>Pont,. acting president, wrote the
secretary of war, imploring him to
use the influence of the war depart
!n1ent with the. attorney generals Of
flee to prevent the separation of those
units y2of the trust :, manufacturing
powder for the government; Or. in.
other words, to arrange it SO that the
Du Points would continue to have a
monopoly on the sale of smokeless
powder to the government!
THE plan as now proposed" wrote
acting president Du Pont in this; most
remarkable letter, which was dated
November Is, 1911, y''contemplates a
complete dissolution of our military
smokeless powder department. and its
reorganization into two or more
separate and distinct corporate units,
each to be operated independent Of
the other and in competition with
each other, with: all that this i'm
plies. %*..*.. =. a. $50. .....
I'VE +. Z" = believe that If the
attorney general could be informed
through your department or other
wise Of the real facts surrounding, the
sn1okeless powder industry and its
relations to the United States govern
menti he 1nightsfe inclined to permit
the situation to remain as at pres
emit" ~,
+ What a sublime confidence the
head Of the Dus Pont Trust must. have
/ had in the secretary of war to make
such a request, and that in writing
The secretary OF war referred this
letter to General Crozier, s!who made
certain Endorsement upon it and re-.
turned. it to the. secretary. =, H.,
Under existing conditions" re-.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
.U.S.|V|A||IY OPER|AI
!. WIRELESS STATION
Fear Misuse of sayville Plant.
Puzzle Messages Arouse
Suspicious.

WASHINGTON, July j9.-The Unit
ed States is seriously considering TAX
ing over the wirless station at Sayville,
L. l.. one of the two giant plants by
which direct communication between
the United States and Germany is
maintained. The other station-at
Tuckerton, N. J.-already is under
government control.
Evidence of alleged violations OF
neutrality at Sayville, notwithstanding
the censorship conducted by the navy
department, has been gathered by the
department of commerce.
The belief of high naval officers
here that the Sayville station is pow
erful enough to communicate with
submarines across the Atlantic, thus
making possible the use of American
territory as a. base of hostile opera:
tions, is one Of the influences in favor
of controlling the Sayville plant.
Have No Evidence.
No evidence has as yet been gath
cred to show that communication with
submarines ever has been established
Navy officers say, however, sub
marines could receive messages when
coming to the surface, although they
probably could not acknowledge re-
ceipt.
Under a recent executive order
President Wilson authorized the navy
department to take over ''''one or
more wireless stations and conduct a
commercial business, holding the net
proceeds in trust for the owners 49,
Both the Sayville and Tuckerton
stations are privately owned, but the
department of justice has upheld the
legal right of the government t. under
recent act Of congress, to appropri.
ate private plants in case: of ener-
gencies. 49, ,>:'' ''''::
Navy to Take Charge:
Officials at the navy and commerce
departments are in favor of the
change. Secretary Lansing has the
question under consideration. ",%H,>~
No reduction in the efficiency of the
as a commercial business would be
| continued with naval officers in com.
plete charge.
The sending of certain messages
phrased in plain, English but appar.
emily having a hidden meaning is said
to have aroused the curiosity OF the
navy censors.
The staff of censors was increased
last week, but until the navy is given
| control Of the wireless keys officials
contend there can not be absolute
security against violations of neu-
trality.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
LABOR PARTY LEADER
IS 'SELF-MADE' MAN

LONDON. July &C. H. Roberts,
house Of commons, who joins the new
coalition cabinet as lord commissioner
of the treasury, is the first member
of the Labor party to hold this re-
sponsible office. He will be remem-
bered in the United States as the rep
resentative of British labor at the con-
vention Of the American Federation
of Labor at Atlanta in 1911.
Mr. Roberts belongs to the Parlia-
mentary Bantams Battalion: he is one
of the smallest men in the house Of
commons. He began life in cob
bIer's cottage, the eldest of a labor
ers family Of eight. Before he was
II years old all his brothers and Sis
ters were dead. He, too, was a weak
and frail, and the doctors made it an
annual practice to despair Of his life.
:. He educated himself in night
schools while serving seven-year ap-
premiership in the printing trade,
and came into touch with trades
unionism as {; member of the London
Society Of Compositors. January,
1914, saw him the Labor candidate
in a three cornored parliamentary
contest at a by-election. He ran a
poor third, but Won his seat the fol-
lowing year by a narrow margin.
{" For six years he has served his
party as chief whip, or floor leader.
HHis chief characteristics are boundless
pluck and determination. He has
Echampioned the attitude Of his party
4 toward the war with strength and
/ frmness in the face Of the severest
criticism.
l3a William Brace, the Labor member
+ Of parliament who enters the coali-
ton cabinet as under secretary Of
home affairs, began his career as a
spitboy in a Welsh coal mine at the
,sage of IL. He worked as miner for
Is12 years. His talent as an organizer
! soon won him a better position, and it
was largely owing to his efforts that
& the South Wales Miners federation
was formed, Of which he ultimately
gbecame president. He also did much
Ito bring about an alliance between
this body and the Miners Federation
= OF Great Britain. He entered parlia-
ment in 1906.
Brace is now so years of age. His
voice is often heard in the Baptist
. pulpit.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
"'J1TNEY ET1QUETTE,".

The etiquette Of the .itney has al
ready grown up and might be ex-
pressed in the manner shown below.
Gentlemen should arise, bow and give
ladies their seats, If the car is crowded
but should be careful not to do. so
while the jitney is going around a.
corner. II they do the number of
passengers will be automatically di-
minished. 4
In standing. after giving: a lady his
seat, the gentleman may grasp the
robe rail in the tonneau. In so doing,
| however, he should not forget him
self, In the presence of the rail and
turn around Ind say, ''What'll you
have? This one is on me-"
A young lady, iftshe SO desires may
sit ON a gentleman's lap. It is not nee
essary' to ask his. permission. He
won't mind, u. s sssEt $50 -
1t is not permissible for a. gentle
man who is holdi1 a lady on his lap
to speak to her, or: vice versa, unless
they have been properly introduced.
This is easily accomplished. !.
II the lady whom you are holding
in your lap gets too heavy, get out
as though you had reached your des-
tination.. Wait for the next jitney. 1t
will be crowded. You may then sit
in a young 1ady's lap. -.
If waiting for jitney, look as
cheap as: you can The driver when
he comes along will stop. ..:
Always hand the driver a $40. bill
before the other pass engers have had
a chance to pay him. This will keep
them waiting and will give; them a
chance to admire the landscape
It Is not considered good form,
when riding with the driver, to move
the, funny, little lever which he has
on the wheel. II you do 50 you may
find yourself telling St. Peter why
you did It,.
The more or iwded the jitney the
more anxious you should be to secure
a place it. It will remind you of
the old days when you rode III the
trolley cars.-IIartford Courant.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-07-10
BartanderS.

J. Pluvius having interfered in the
staging of picnic by. the Cooks,
Walters and Bartenders' union, the
food that had been, Prepared for the
occasion was served at Michigan street
headquarters to the unemployed men
in the city.
The members of the union state that
more satisfaction was gained through
the dinner and so all seem pleased
that j. P. came around. 49,. go go