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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
WOMAN
NAMED PRESIDENT
OF MISSION BODY

New Castle was chosen as the next
meeting place for the Richmond Dis
trict Missionary society Of Methodist
churches at the closing session of the
annual conference at Fountain City
yesterday The next meeting will be
held in October, 1917.
Officers for the following year who
were elected follow: Mrs. j. A. Chand.
Ter, Pennville, president; Mrs. H. S.
Nickerson, Winchester, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Somerville Light, Rich
mond, second vice president; Mrs. C.
e. Keckler, Parker, third vice presi-
dent: Mrs. H. s. Huddleston, New
Castle. recording secretary; Mrs. ]. S.
Philips, Farmland, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Georgia Kabel, Modoc, con-
tingent treasurer; Miss Georgetta Nc
Whitney, Richmond, district treas
urer; Mrs. H. S. Anderson, Knights
town, superintendent OF Standard
Bearers; Mrs. Agnes Arlington, Ridge
vile, secretary of literature; Mrs. Ed
gar Hawekotte. Richmond, superin-
tendent of ohildren's work.
The meeting was the largest miss
1onary conference which has ever been
held in the Richmond district. There
were lis registrations as compared
with the &C registrations at the cocn-
ference held in this city last year.
The convention pledged itself to
raise $4,000 for the support Of miss
ionaries next year. This year the
pledge was $4,000. Besides this it
pledged the district to give 500 to help
support Miss Place, Ridgeville, who
recently went to India as a mission
airy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
SORORITY TABLE IS A BIG SURPRISE
AROUND THE Conventions EDGES

Mrs Beck, state regent, used gavel
which is heavily encased in history
and silver plate. Inscribed on the
plate Is the following: Presented to
Chapter, ID. A. r., Corydon. Made
from the historic elm under which In
diana's state constitution was formed
and adopted, June, 1916"
Mrs. Henry L. Cook, Of Milwaukee,
chairman Of the state and by laws
committee Of the national society. In
. letter to Mrs. Beck said she wished
TO impress upon the women that the
state conferences are only temporary
organizations and should not lead to
confusion. Votes on national matters
come direct from chapters.
II is estimated % per cent. of the
time used for addresses is spent in
eulogy Of D. A. r. work and ecom-
iums for workers.
The Pan-hellenic table was a sur
prise and pleasure for fraternity men,
bers. Eight Greek letter societies of
the Is recognized national sororities
were represented by Is women. The
roster was made up of Mrs. katherine
Staley Searles of Frankfort. Kappa
Alpha Theta, DePauw; Mrs. Mindwell
Champion Wilson Of Delphi, Pi Beta
Phi, Indiana u: Alice Green of New
Albany. Kappa Alpha Theta, l. u;
Mrs. Estella j. Webb of Franklin, Tri
Delta, Franklin college; Miss Laura
Florer Of Greencastle. Kappa Kappa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26

be willing to give something to their
country. Every person. boy and girl,
rich and poor alike, should be taught
a profession SO that they could serve
their country when she needs them"
Il wish to suggest that this body of
women remember" said Mrs. Ida Nc
Bride, that we have on the border
now our boys from Indiana, and is it
not due those boys who have gone
there to uplift and to defend Old
Glory; is 1t not due them that we as
mothers give them our encouragement
and l would suggest that a message
be sent to the soldiers Of Indian Dor.
der from this organization that we as
daughters are here waiting to know
what they are doing and to encourage
them in their loyalty, and to always
stand by every son who stands by his
country and the flag"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
LODGES renew
FALL ACTIVITY
AT CAMBRIDGE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Oct. 26.-
Mr. and Mrs. M. e. Mason, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Wilson and daughter, Mary
Catherine, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Mason, north Of town.. +.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthias Boden Of Day
ton, are spending a few days with
their daughter, Mrs. r. T. Sommers.
Aid Society Meets.
The Rebekah Aaid society will meet
Thursday afternoon In the I. o. o. F.
hall, with Mrs. George Robey and Mrs.
George Babcock, hostess. Miss
Charlotte Newman spent Sunday In
Richmond, the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Miller. :. T.. Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Hicks and daughters, Helen and Eva
Lou, and Miss Mildred Carpentar, were
in Connersville Sunday, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs John Page and daughter,
Elizabeth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
BRIDGE STOPS CAR
DRIVEN BY RErZ

The temporary bridge over White
water river brought to an abrupt ter
mination the vacillating fight of a
small touring car in the hands OF
Frank Retz, Of Hagerstown, this after
noon. Retz was accompanied by q
very large "bun" according to the po-
lice register which recorded his ar
rest on charge of operating an auto
mobile when intoxicated. He ran into
the bridge rail and carried a section
Of it away, almost dropping into the
river. He finally damaged his car
so police had to bring it back.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
CROWDS GREET
WILSON IN OHIO

CINCINNATI, Oct. 26.- President
Woodrow Wilson was greeted by thou
sands of persons upon his arrival in
Cincinnati this afternoon on his last
swing Of the Middle West before the
election. Crowds greeted the presi-
dent at many stations along the way.
He made no speeches but shook hands
and smiled broadly at the warmth OF
the reception accorded him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
SUES OIL COMPANY
FOR SMALL REBATE

After the suit has been pending In
the circuit court for year and seven
months, Indian Refining company was
granted judgment for $3.50 In it's
suit against Mrs. E. A. Bramer, by the
circuit court today The suit was for
the collection of an account. The
original account amounted to $112.03.
Mrs. Bramer contended that the COM
pany promised to make the $50 re-
bate when she had paid $103.33.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
ILLNESS may DETAIN KoRBLY
FROM PARTY LOVE FEAST

dressed by Frank p. Walsh, chairman
Of the Federal Industrial Relations
Commission, and other speakers, big
event. There will be a parade pre-
ceeding this meeting with plenty Of
red fire. bands and drum corps. Will
lam D. Headrick, a prominent Indiana
Progressive, will also speak at this
meeting in advocacy of the reelection
Of President Wilson.
Representatives of4nractically every
local trade union will comprise the re-
ception committee which will greet Mr.
Walsh. Personnel of this committee
will be announced later It was auth
orized by the Richmond Trades Coun-
Gil at it's last meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
TREvINO REFUSES
TO CONFIRM SPLIT

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Oct. 26.-Gen-
eral Trevino issued at statement here
today declaring as false the reports
that he is short of ammunition and
that there is friction between him and
Minister of War Obregon.
Cause of the delay In engaging the
Villistas, the statement says. was due
to an encircling movement which the
defacto troops are now making.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
167 FRIENDS ENROLL

OF the 397 students enrolled at Earl
ham college for the year, 1877 were
friends.
This is brought out in statistical
report of Friends colleges which has
recently compiled for the use of the
Educational committee of the Five
Year meeting.
This table was made up by Isaac
Sharpless, Haverford, Pa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
HUNTS STOLEN GOODS

Chief of Police Goodwin today mail
ed out cards throughout the country
requesting search be made for
articles stolen from the home of Harry
Gennett, this city, on October g. The
robber secured a shotgun valued at
$40, velvet coat, valued at $65, a blue
serge suit costing $22, two silk para
soils and other articles of less value
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
COAL YARDS SOLD

BY deed which was recorded today.
the Adam Harsh coal yards, 101 North
Second street, become the property of
the newly incorporated Klehfoth, Me
woehner coal company. The consider
alton was not made public. Mr.. Harsh
who has been engaged in the coal bust
ness in this city several years will re-
tire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
UNREST IN MEXICO
CAUSES REMOVAL

LAREDO, Oct. 26.-Great unrest ex-
lists in Mexico City and many resi-
dents are leaving for Vera Cruz, ac-
cording to arrivals here today. Fear
that Zapata will take the city was des.
cribed as bordering closely on panic.
Many railroad employees suspected Of
completely In robbing freight cars are
arriving at the border as the result of
Carranzas execution threats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
MORROW READS PAPER

DR.. r. D. Morrow read a paper on
Seminal Vesiculitis" at the Union
Medical Association meeting, Hamil-
ton, O., this morning.
The association is one Of the largest
of its kind in the country and its mem
bership includes large percentage of
doctors of Wayne, Fayette, Rush and
Union counties.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
TAKE STRAW BALLOT

Earlham college students gave an
expression of their political affiliations
in chapel this morning The results
of a straw vote taken after two sides
were presented by two speakers each,
will be announced Saturday For the
Republicans, John Ceasey and Paul
Gordon spoke. for the Democrats,
Everett Pennington and Donald Sny.
der
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
SINK 141 VESSELS

BERLIN. Oct. 26-One hundred and
forty-one hostile trading ships total
ing $4,000 tonnage, were sunk or cap
tured by German submarines, or lost
by mines during September, the ad-
miralty announced today. Thirty-nine
neutral trading ships totaling 1880
tonnage were also sunk for carrying
contraband. Fifteen captains Of hos
tile ships were made prisoners and
three cannons Of armed steamers cap
tured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
SHAckLEToN LEAVES

PANAMA, Oct 26.-Sir Earnest
Shackleton. the explorer, will leave
mere Sunday for New Orleans on his
way to San Francisco where he will
send to Australia to send a relief
party to rescue ten members of his
party who are marooned on the west
side OF the Antarctic continent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
PAY DELINQUENT TAX

On the strength of newspaper
article which appeared Tuesday an
nouncing that a deputy state tax col
lector will be brought to Wayne coun-
ty to collect delinquent taxes. over
500 back tax has been paid at the
county treasurer's office, County
Treasurer Chamness reported today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
START STARR STORE

All partitions in the old Shurley liv-
cry stable building, North Eighth
street have been removed, the floor
has been taken out and excavation
work for the basement of the remodel
ed building which is to be used as the
sales room for the Starr piano COM
pany has started.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
PURDUE TURNED DOWN

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 26.- Repre-
sentatives of 427 high schools in the
state today voted to continue to hold
the annual scholastic basketball tour
nament at Indiana University, reject
ing the invitation Of Purdue Univer-
sity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
FORT NEAR VERDUN
FALLS TO ALLIES

BERLIN, Oct. 26.-The fall of Fort
Dauaumont northeast of Verdun, was
admitted by the German war Office
this afternoon. The statement as
serted, however, that the fort had
been evacuated by it's garrison when
the French took it.
I'VE did not succeed in re-occupying
the work" the repart added.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
TAKES UNIFORM AWAY

The mysterious departure of one
Guy Jones, colored employee of the
Westcott hotel brought police officers
to the hotel this afternoon. Jones
carried with him new uniform. An
effort is being made to find him and
recover the uniform.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
CANDIDATES STAY AWAY

None Of the candidates for initiation
into the Eagles lodge appeared last
night at the stated period and it was
necessary to prepare for an initiation
day later. The time has not been
settled upon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
FILES BILL OF SALE

A bill of sale Of two-thirds interest
in the city restaurant by Guy Gott-
shall, his brother, and Edgar M. Brown
shall, was recorded today. Harry Gott-
each take third interest for $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
TAX COLLECTIONS GROW

Tax collections at the county treas
urer's office Tuesday amounted to
s9,67727 and Wednesdays collections
totalled $10,S03.49.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
TAUBE DROPS SUIT

Frank B. Taube today dismissed his
suit against Watson ]. Faucet from
the circuit court The suit was brought
Monday for possession of an auto
mobile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26
SPECIAL JUDGE ACTS

Before Special Judge A. c. Linde-
muth, arguments In the case Of Lewis
G. Pilgrim, Detroit, Mich. VS.. Chester
c. Hudelson to have deed declared
a mortgage we're heard in the circuit
court room this afternoon. The evil
dence In the suit was given two weeks
ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26

Names have been given to 727 minor
planets and new ones are bling discov-
cred all the time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26

The water of Spanish river petri-
fes the sand in its bed and cements
together stones thrown into It.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-10-26

Switzerland produces more than
5000 pianos year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-24

shelf upon shelf in two large rooms.
 '1t all entails a lot of work" said he. Every one of these packages is opened twice, once for indexing. and again for asserting. When every means fails through the efforts of the blind reader to find an owner for package. it is then opened. a list and description is made of it's contents. and it is then given number and place on those shelves. This data. with other nntations identifying the package. is then listed upon a card and becomes part of q card catalogue of the returned package mail
 "If anyone writes 10 the Depart ment about q lost package this cata- logue is consulted and. if the listing tallies with the description sent. the package is restored to it's owner. Un- til this year packages were kept intact and on tho catalogue for one year. but by . new order which went into effect last August. thev will hereafter be retained for only six months. After
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system. and Dead Letter Office pack age sales arc now held in the thirteen division headquarters of the Railway Mail Service.
 These sales should be q joy to the bargain hunter for the packages sold rarely bring over fifty per cent. Of the estimated value of the articles. As the auctions are well advertised, and a catalogue sent to all desiring to know what will be offered at auction. they are well attended: and as . rule purchasers are pleased with their bar gains.
 The man in charge of this unique sale of heterogeneous supplies is Mar win M. Mclean. Superintendent of the Dead Letter Division of the Post Office Department. MT. Mclean gives the official title of Uncle Sans Christ mas auction as "Sale of unclaimed articles accumulated in the Dead Let ter Office" He explains that there is no especial reason for the sales talk :ug place shortly before Christmas
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except that the accumulation has to be cleared away before another Christ mas supply of unclaimed package mail takes it's place.
 Despite the unuring care of the corps of blind readers" who spend their entire time in trying to find the rightful owners of the hundreds of thousands of letters and packages which. through insufficient addresses, find their way to this division of the Post Office Department at Washington. there are annually many thousands of waifs and strays which defy every ef- fort to locate their rightful owners and which finally have to be consigned to this picturesque clearance sale.
 4G.GOO Packages To Be Sold.
 Needless 10 say" said MT. Mclean. "every possible effort is made to find the senders or tho addresses. See these shelves of dircctorics?" and he pointed 10 several filled cases of bulky volumes. "Thcse are directories
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of every good-sized town in the Unit e6 States and our most experienced blind readers pretty well know them by heart. so long and so hard have they studied their contents in their efforts to divert incorrectly addressed mail into it's proper channel.
 Despite all our efforts. however within the past year nearly four hum dred thousand packages sent through the mail went astray: and for them no owner can be found. Of this num- Der some forty-six thousand have been returned to this office and will be sold before Christmas at OUT an- nual auction sale Of unclaimed ar tcles which have accumulated since last season."
 Mir. Mclean led the way to the east end of the third floor of the beautiful new Washington Post Office building. which houses the Dead Let ter Division Of the Post Office Depart ment Packages Of every shape and description by thous" nds. were piled
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-24

that period of time no claim for recia- nation will be considered.
 She Prepares Packages For The Sale. The second opening of the pack ages is termed stripping ana taxes place at the end of the allotted time of holding them. They are then taken from their original wrappings and classified for the sale. For many years it has been the duty of a woman. Miss Annie Monroe, to take charge of this work. Through long practice she has become an adept in yaluing the goods, especially women's apparel and ap pointments, and for number of years she has been assigned to the task of getting the packages ready for sale at the Christmas auctions.
 Until 1912 the goods as assorted by Miss Monroe were put tip in packag ges containing . variety of articles some- what alike in character. Each pack age was then tied up, the contents noted upon the outside and auctioned off in that way. Those were the days when the Dead Letter Office auction
  men were stationed at the doors of the downtown auction roons' to keep the crowds in order. In those days the Washington sales amounted to well over ten thousand dollars an- nually.
 Since then ali goods sold at our package auction sales have been dis played. and there is no gamble what ever about it. They are now, too. ar ranged in large lots of one kind. In this way our clientele has within the past four years changed materially. Whereas before that time the buyers were composed of from five hundred to a thousand private individuals led to attend the auction by love of the unknown, or the chance of a rare bargain, or by a desire for a job lot of Christmas presents, now the buyers are shrewd dealers or private specu- lators in Washington and neighboring
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cities, who buy the large lots now pu up and resell them at great profit,
 "Easy Money" In Ncckties-

cities, who buy the large lots now py up and resell them at great profit.
 "Easy Money" In Ncckties.
 "I recall that last year one deala bid in lot of more than nine bun dred mems neckties of all grades an, descriptions for seventy-five dollar, You can easily figure out the prof he was likely to make on that fob In of perfectly good neckwear. The sam, thing happened with pocket-knive, These under the new arrangemen were all thrown together in one h and sold to one dealer who doubles made good money from his purchas, X peculiarity of these knives was tha they were nearly all pearl handled some of them very good, which show the universal taste in choosing pen knife as Christmas gift.
 Parcel Post Help; Not Hindrance,
 Has the Parcel Post Service in creased the number of articles dis posed of at the Christmas auctio, sales?"
 "No," Mir. Mclean replied. "1t ha, had the opposite effect. The rule nee. essitating senders to place their namei and addresses on every package sent by Parcel Post has greatly lessenef their loss. While the number II packages transmitted by mail annual ly runs into millions, the proportion returned to the Dead Letter Office i, relatively smaller than before 1t, advent.
 "The cities beside Washingtof which conduct the auction sales o. undelivered packages are New York. Boston, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago San Frarcisco, St. Paul, Fort Worth Atlanta. New Orleans, Seattle ant Omaha"
 No one who has not attended thest quaint sales of Post Office left-overs car have an adequate conception of tht number and bewildering variety 0! articles which are annually lost in thu mails, with no clue to their owners and are thus disposed of.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-12-24
Christmas Gifts' '0nSale At Bargain Rates In Thir- teen Different Cities = Bareains ofPast Years-- 46,0OO Packages To Be Sold This Year.
Copyright, 1916. by The Irtcrnauo=@i
 Syndicate.

1D NCLE SAM has a penchant for
 selling off his unwanted sup plies, and being an economical W old bachelor these sales of what might be termed Federal by products seem to give him rare de- light, since the revenue therefrom goes straight into his own Treasury.
 One of the most popular of these sales i3 the Christmas Dead Letter Office auctions of packages which have been found impossible to deliver to the people to whom they were des- ignated and unreclaimed by their ssaders. The results of these sales net the Post Office Department any where from two thousand to ten thou sand dollars and over a season.
 The goods cover everything imagin- able from automobile supplies to but tons; electrical equipment to baby frockc. Everything is sold off; no old stock remains upon the shelves of their dlsposer. Also, the auction af- lords 1ne chance for the wise buyer to pick up Christmas presents in job lcts.
 Esla5 En Thirteen Cities.
 Thoss Bead Letter Office auction sale5 were Formerly held in Washing ton alone: but they are now divided over the zone area of the Parcel Post
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