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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
MOTHERS Interested
IN BABY CONTEST

Following is one Of the many inter
esting letters which Miss Kennedy,
county visiting nurse, has received
since she began taking registrations
for the County Perfect Baby contest
my interest has been greatly
aroused in the baby contest and scan
the papers daily for information con-
corning it.
I'VE have baby we have been so
anxious to have judged and to have in
a contest to see how he stands but we
never had the chance. The papers say
that contestants must be under two
years old and he was two the last of
July. This makes him just six weeks
past the age limit Would that be
enough difference to bar him from the
contest?
He has always been healthy and
doesn't know what sickness It," Mrs.
j. G.
Miss Kennedy was forced by the
rules to eliminate the child from the
competition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
BANK FILES SUITS
ON SEVERAL NOTES

EATON, o., Sept. 11.-Eaton Nat
ional bank has filed suit in common
pleas court against Mary P. Mitchell
Administrative of the estate Of the
late w. Asher Smith. seeking to col.
lect $2,350. The amount alleged due
is represented by four notes for $3.50,
$700, 800 and $500.
Another suit filed by bank makes
Miss Mitchell and e. A. Deem de-
PENDANTS, and Is brought to collect
$500. It is claimed that Deem & Smith
as partners executed note for $500
In October 1914, and another for $500
In June, 1916. On each note, however,
$500 was paid, leaving balance Of
$500 on the two.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
WRIGHT FUNERAL HELD

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Sept IL
The funeral Of David Wright, aged 80
years, life long resident of this coun-
ty, was held at the M. E. church, Sun
day afternoon, Rev. r. G. Jones Off.
ciating
Mr.. Wright was born November 20,
1886, and died September 8. 1916, after
an illness Of two weeks. He was a
soldier In the Civil war, a member of
Company D, 8th Indiana Infantry. He
enlisted September 5, 1861, and was
discharged September S, 1864. He
served in the army Of the Southwest
He is survived by wife, two sons and
two daughters. He was a devout mem
Der of the NJ. E. church, also of the
G. A. r.. and highly respected citi.
Zen The interment was at Milton.
The members of the G. A. r. and w. r.
c. participated in the funeral cere-
monies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
NOE FUNERAL IS HELD


EATON. O., Sept. 11.-Funeral serv-
ices for Thomas J. Noe, 81. for forty
years in the grocery business here,
was held Sunday afternoon in the local
Universalist church, conducted by the
pastor. Rev. Sara L. Stoner. Burial In
Mound Hill cemetery was according to
the rites Of Waverly lodge. Knights OF
Pythias. Of which organization the de-
ceased had been a member for thirty
three years. He is survived by his
widow and three children, Thomas, Jr.,
and Miss Martha, who reside at home,
and Elmer C. Noe. Of Dayton. The lat
ter is OF the deceased's first marriage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
BABY DAUGHTER DIES

NEW MADISON. o., Sept. 1.-THE
seven-months-old baby daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fern Bradnt died at the
family home, two miles north of town
Thursday evening. Funeral services
were held at the home Friday after
noon at o'clock, conducted by Rev.
5. E. Rasey of the U. B. church.
Burial in New Madison cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
SEND BOOSTERS
OF Level span
TO ROAD HEADS

''If you feel that you have not justi-
fled yourselves in the eyes of the level
bridge advocates for ordering a slant
ing Main street bridge, would ad-
wise that committee be sent to Rich
mond, Va, to interview the heads Of
the c. & o. railroad" Engineer Muel-
Ter said when he appeared before the
county commissioners Saturday.
Il have been much criticised but
want to say that every engineer will
meet the same difficulties to a level
bridge which I have encountered" he
continued. The C. 6. o. railroad Of
fers the largest obstacle.
Designates Committee.
IT you wish to convince the level
bridge men that they are absolutely
wrong and thus to put positive stop
to further delay, take George H. Knoll
lenberg, one of the most sincere Of
the level bridge men, and Jesse Druley
one Of the county councilmen who vot-
ed against the appropriation last week,
before the heads Of the railroad
Il believe that much Of the level
bridge agitation has come about be-
cause of misunderstanding. This in
terview would straighten things out
II am positive that the railroad
heads will give no favorable answer
but make them give you written de-
cision which you can publish or make
them promise to come here personally
To eYnlain the situation
Even though the heads of the rail-
road consent to a grade crossing. it
does not mean that we can build a
level bridge. The public service com.
mission would not tolerate the estab-
lishment of grade crossing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
FILES PARTITION SUIT

EATON, O., Sept. 11.-Partition suit
has been filed in common pleas court
by Leroy Mccoy against Maude Nc
Coy and others. Fifty.five acres in
jefferson township are involved in
the suit There are three heirs. from
one OF whom he purchased share,
making his interest In the land two
thirds. Plaintiff also asks that the
court name q trustee for defendant,
because q guardian was never appoint
ed after her commitment to the state
hospital in December, 1912
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
lNTERFERs WITH FAIR

HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Sept II.
The county councilmen may start
movement to have the legislature
change the date of the monthly meet
ing for September. Each year the
September meeting prevents the coun.
cilmen fro mattending the state fair,
it Is said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
ARRANGE RALLY PROGRAM

Committee to arrange for Method.
list Pioneers program In connection
with the annual rally day was appoint
ed at the First Methodist Sunday
school yesterday. Professor Ramsey
Is chairman Of the committee which
plans to have the program on Oct. l.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
MilIer's Antiseptic OIL, Known As
Snake Oil

Creating Sensation Throughout the
Country. Many Thousands are Now
Using II With Gratifying Results.
For rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lum.
bago. Stiff and Swollen Joints, Corns,
Bunions or whatever the pain may be.
it is said to be without an equal. For
Cuts. Burns. Bruises, Sore Throat,
Group, Diphtheria and Tonsilitis 1t has
been found most effective. Accept no
substitute. This great Oil is golden
red color only. There is nothing like
it. Every bottle guaranteed, % and so
cents or money refunded by leading
druggists. Thistlethwaites Drug Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
STUDY SOCIAL SERVICE

An especially interesting series of
topics and studies has been arranged
for October by the Brotherhood class
of the First Methodist church. The
teacher, ]. L. Hutchins, announced yes.
terday that special attention would
be given to problems Of social serv.
ice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
ATTEND ENcAMPMENTs

Comrades John H. Campbell and Al
bert E. Bonsall who have returned
from the National G. A. R. encamp-
ment at Kansas City, left Sunday
morning for encampments at Ironton,
Ohio, and Russell. Ky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
cOLORED MAN LEAVES WEALTH

JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind, Sept Ii
The body of Horace B. Smith, colored
IS, who died at Spokane, Wash, and
was worth 100000 acquired through
prospecting, was brought for burial to
Cnarlestown.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11

Widely separated settlements in the
Congo Free State have been linked
and connected with civilization by q
system Of wireless telegraphy which
covers 5000 miles of African jungles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-11
War Cost His Throne

King Constantine of Greece who reported have abd
Gated his wife Queen Sofia who sister Of Emperor Will
liam Germany believed to have influenced husband
against assisting the Entente Allies
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
CAPTAIN FAY GETS AUTOGRAPH
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. 23.-An
autograph letter from the President of
the United States and handsome gold
medal are proudly possessions
OF Captain W. Garland Fay of the
United States Marine Corps for win
ming the individual military champion
ship of the United States today on the
State Rife Range at Jacksonville, Fla.
Captain Fay outmatched his six
hundred and sixty-seven competitors
by making SO points out of possible
100 at one thousand yards, and again
brought distinction to the U. S. Mar
ines, who have won this annual match
four times in the past eight years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
AMERICAN CITIZENS JUDGES
AT ARGENTINE CATTLE SHOW

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Oct. "a.
The Argentine Rural Society cele-
brated its fiftieth anniversary with
the recent annual cattle show at Pal
ermo, which was favored by fine
weather and good prices. For the first
time American citizens acted as judges
OF the blood stock shown. The short
horn bull Camp Hero" bred in this
country by Senior Pedro T. Pages, was
given the championship, but the an
imal was not placed on sale, the own
er choosing to retain it for stud pur-
poses.
The reserve champion Durham was
disposed of for $4,000 paper and an
other animal of the same category
rought $4,000. More sensational
sales have been witnessed, but consid-
ering present conditions the recent
show gave decisive proof Of the Re
public's financial stability and con-
fidence in the future of the grazing
industry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
10 CONTROL PECAN PEST
BY LIBERAL SPRAYING

ATHENS, Ca, Oct. 24.-Heavy loss
has been sustained by pecan orchards
in some section of Georgia during the
last twelve months by reason of the
attack of the case bearer-an insect
that destroys the fruiting buds of the
pecan tree. A circular has just been
issued by ]. W. Firor, of the horticul-
tural department of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, describing the
life habits of the case bearer, and tell
ing how it can be controlled by spray
ing. Prof. Firor has been conducting
demonstrations in parts of south
Georgia during the past year to show
pecan orchardists how to escape what
threatens to be very serious menace
to pecan growing in the state.
Prof. Firor says that trees attacked
by the case bearer apparently quickly
recover by putting out new buds and
leaves where they have been destroyed
by the insect, but the buds which the
case bearer has destroyed are fruit
bearing while those which come forth
afterwards are not The circular coz
eing the subject is for free distribu-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
GEORGIA LEADING AND
IS NOT BANKRUPT

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 24.-The state
OF Georgia is not bankrupt, and moth
ing like it; the state institutions are
not closing for lack of funds, and
nothing like it; crime and pauperism
are not increasing, and nothing like it
these and other statements concern
ing the financial and social welfare of
the state have been issued and reiter-
ated so often by Governor Harris,
through the channels of his CORES
pondence, that the governor is begin
ming to wonder if any considerable mum
Der of people in the balance of the
country can actually believe that the
reverse of the statement is true.
According to Governor Harris, the
drastic prohibition laws of Georgia are
being accused, in prohibition elections
in other states, of causing all sorts CT
dire calamities to befall the state, and
the prohibition forces are keeping him
busy supplying them with denials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
MODEL FARMSTEAD AND TOWN
LOT ATTRACTS ATTENTION

ATHENS, Ga, Oct 24.-Much inter
est has been created at the Southeast
ern Fair and will doubtless be ELECTED
at the State fair in Macon, over "A
model farmstead and town lot gotten
up in unique and interesting shape by
G. n. Keyser of the horticultural de-
partment and E. G. WEIGH, of the
agricultural engineering department
CT the College of Agriculture. These
model homes have been photographed
and serve to illustrate circular which
has been issued by the college, the
subject of which is "Beautifying the
Rural Home" The models and the
circulars are both so striking that it is
believed by those who have examined
them, that they will serve to start
many thousands of Georgia people to
thinking and planning for more beat
tiful surroundings for homes in coun-
try and town.
The great detail carried out in the
models and the novel way of creating
landscape effects are original with the
designers. The trees made of eolore1
sponges, and the reproduction of ev-
cry feature of buildings and grounds
in miniature by resourceful adaptation
of new materials, arouse much inter-
est as the general effects of the
models.
The circulars are intended as guides
and preliminary to more extensive
treatment of the subject for Georgia
conditions in bulletin to be issued
later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
JAPANESE ARE BUILDING TWO
LARGE PASSENGER SHIPS

TOXIC, Oct 24-The Togo Kisen
Kaisha is building two large passeng-
er steamships each of about 1900
tons gross register which will be used
in service to San Francisco. One will
be called the San Francisco Maru but
the name of the second has not yet
been selected. The liners will have a
length of about 636 feet or about 80
feet longer than the Empress of Rus
STA or Empress of Asia, the two big
sister liners of the Canadian Pacific
Steamship Company. They will have
quadruple expansion engines and each
will afford accommodation for about
800 salon passengers, with 100 second
class and 500 third class. The speed
is estimated at twenty-three knots,
making them the fastest on the Pa
cific.
The company will also build as soon
as possible eleven freight steamers
five of which will be utilized in the
New York service by way of the Pan
anna Canal.
1t is also learned here that Great
Britain has requested Japan to build
100 steamers in an effort to make up
for the depletion caused by the raids
of enemy submarines. 1t will be i'm
possible for Japan to turn out such a
large number of ships but the Japa-
nese shipyards are exerting every eff
fort to increase their capacity of
construction. Steamships are espec-
tally needed in the carrying trade to
South American ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
PLANT CEREALS AND
LEGUMES IN FIELDS

ATHENS, Ca, Oct. 24-In territory
of south Georgia infested by the boil
weevil, the advice of the College of
Agriculture is that farmers should not
follow cotton with cotton There is
time yet to plant the cotton fields of
south Georgia to cereals or legumes,
such as oats, rye, vetch, crimson clo-
yer, alfalfa, etc. The advice is to
chop down the cotton stalks and pillow
them under. This will destroy many
of the weevils that are still in the
field.
The cotton for next year should fol-
low corn or ether crop. 1t is advised
by the college that no more than ten
acres to the pillow be planted to cotton
in boil weevil territory Experience
has proven that this amount is all that
can be properly cultivated along with
other crops that must be grown at the
same time.
Any information necessary to OBJ
tanning good seed and preparing a
good seed bed can be obtained from
county agents or by writing to the
College of Agriculture Especially
useful at this time is a bulletin just
issued by the College of Agriculture on
"Oat Production in Georgia" This
gives leading varieties of oats grown
in the state at various places, best
time of seeding, best method of seed
ing, times of maturity, best results
from different combinations of fertil>
izers, etc. Circulars on wheat and all
falfa are also available at the college.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-24
Many Different Ways Found
LnMarketing Crops and Meats

! is taken.
Great variations were found to exist
in the losses of and damage to live
stock in transit on different railroads.
On one road the claims paid amounted
to 10 per cent of the revenue during a
certain period, and on another to less
than 5 per cent. The total claims for
ST CHI loss and damage in 1913-1914 or
q railroads were $1,245, 477.81. The
average rates on live stock for the
years 1911 to 1918 were found to be IL
cents per hundred pounds for eastern
OF official territory, 11.9 cents for
southern territory, and 14.9 cents for
western territory.
The correlation between average live
stock and meat prices over relatively
long periods is closer than is generally
understood. When the price of live
stock rises or falls, meat prices tend
to change in the same directions, but
the meat prices are not subject to
abrupt daily fluctuations, which are
one of the most adverse features of
livestock market conditions.
Market Returns.
In order to secure information as to
the relative cost of the different factors
Or steps in the processes of marketing
animals and the proportions of the
final price reaching the farmer and
other parties to the transactions, the
specialists traced several typical lots
Of beef cattle from producer to con-
sumer, both through centralized mar
kets and where the animals were dis
posed of locally. In the former case
the farmers share of the gross returns
ranged from 81 per cent to IS per
cent, while from per cent to per
cent went to pay market expenses, 2
per cent to per cent was received by
the packers, and per cent to 80 per
cent by the retailers. In the local
sales, from 62 per cent to "a per cent
of the gross returns was received by
the farmer and from Is per cent to 80
per cent by the retailer. The detailed
figures indicate, however, that even
when account is taken of the fact that
lower grade stock is sold locally the
returns from such sales are not as
great relatively as those from sales
through centralized markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-26
SOUTHERN FOLKLORE

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
 Just few days ago Professor Lomax of the University of Texas lectured here on the cowboy ballads of the southwest. His lecture was a charming account of manner of life which is now passing, and the selections he read were from those songs which have been sung in the cattle country for decades. and which may soon be forgotten.
 Ill like manner Prof. c. Alphonso Smith of the University of Virginia has put American literature in his debt by mak- ing a collection of the old English bal lads still sometimes sung in the south, together with the quaint negro songs and hymns, once so well known, but now falling into disuse. Folklore is sometimes perishable thing, and is especially like ly to be so in our busy country. The work done by Professor Smith was one of preservation; if he had not taken the in itiative in the matter and given gener- ously of his time, it is likely that many ballads and songs would have been ut terly lost to posterity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-26
LAST OF THE NIGHT HAWKS

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 Only two horse cabs in Cincinnati! Five years ago there were 59! Fifty-seven have gone to the scrap heap within a half decade.
 Perhaps these license statistics should not surprise you. But nevertheless they are a shock There formerly was a per- sonal equation between a late pedestrian and a cab, with it's horse of wonderful patience and power of condoning human gentleman of sociable proclivities, bon face of the highway, who left all the work of the going concern to the horse.
 Today night hawking is done by ma chinery. Instead ofsa coach and one an- swering your call, crunching, growing, ill-willed automobile, glowering at you with a relentless taXimeter eye, picks you up and dispatches you with a celerity unconducive to comradeship. It is as if you had stepped in at one door and out the other. The old amenities are absent
 Perhaps another year will see the com plete disappearance of the horse cab. The chariot of your salad days will be but a memory. The mists of unreality then will gild the wheels of the dilapidated cabs that carried you, and the broken down plugs that passed for horses will become winged steeds which helped wait you through youths idle hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-26
More Corn in the Black Belt

When the crop diversification cam paign in Alabama was organized and pushed a year ago it was thought that a follow up' movement might be in order this spring, but diversification proved so popular that no urging will be required for it's continuance. Had, however, the plan for increasing the acreage of food crops been less successful than it was the farmers in the black belt counties would be driven by sheer necessity to turn their attention more to corn and forage crops, or to anything rather than cotton.
 In the southern section of the state the boil weevil destroyed the greater part of the cotton crop. In some counties not more than 15 or 20 per cent of the staple escaped the ravages of the pest.
 In northern Alabama the weevil only began to make it's appearance last summer. It will be more in evi- dence this year, but not enough, it is thought, to do much damage. But by 1917 every county that has thus far escaped the weevil's ravages will be fully infested.
 The northern Alabama farmers, having practiced diversification for years past, will be less disturbed by the boil weevil than have been the farmers in the belt where cotton has been the one money crop.
 But corn and live stock can be made to pay year in and year out as well as cotton, if not better. In view of the boil weevil situation there will not only be no increase in cotton acreage in Alabama this year, but in
 Ii availability it will be materially re1-ccd.
 As large as Alabama's corn produc- tion was in 1915-about 70,000,000 bushels-it should be considerably larger in 1916. We should have a 100, ,OOO, ,OO0-bushel crop and great increase in hogs. With renewed en- thusiasm thrown into the diversified tion movement this should be banner wear for Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-26
Steel Corporations Great Earnings

Steel Corporations Great Earnings
 The action of the board of directors of the Steel corporation in declaring quarterly dividend of 1 H per cent on the common stock yesterday means that the reported profits of the cor poration are correct. The corporation is making money and lots of it. The earnings for the last quarter of 1915 totaled $51 ,232, 78S, which exceeded all previous records by $5,729,0S4, and it is to be hoped that a fair propor- tion of these profits will be expended in improving the plants of the Bir- mingham district.
 The Steel corporation has no better properties than those acquired from the old Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company and the Improvements here should keep pace with those made in other sections.
 It is to be hoped that the decision of the supreme court of the United States in the appealed case from the Trenton court will not be unneces- sarily delayed.
 Birmingham, with it's natural ad- vantages, is entitled to expect much in the form of expansion on the part of the Steel corporation here.