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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

The twenty.second annual meeting
Of the German Baptist Tri-County Mu-
tual Protective association of Wayne.
Union and Fayette counties was heidi
In the court house today.
The president in his address report.
ed that $2.000,00O OF new insurance,
was written during the past year..
This makes the total amount Of insur,.
ance In force at present $10,500, ,000A
There are $500 policies In force IN
the three counties. The rate Of insur%
ar1ce for the past year. twenty-five
cents on the 800. was about an aver,
age for the last twenty years.
The losses by fire and lightning.
amounted to $19.0S074 which is one
of the largest annual losses in the,
history of the company. but conside,S
ing the increase in the number @f
policy holders 1t is less in proportio q
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

pletely rebuilt which in the long run
means a saving to the county.
County Accepts New Roads.
During the past year 1924 miles of
township roads were accepted by the
county. The total number of miles Of
township roads is 1895 The average
cost maintaining township roads dur
ings 1916 was $125 mile. This Is
unusually high because trustees are
preparing the roads to be turned over
to the county. Farmers worked out
practically all the township road tax
they could. Township road tax work
[continued On Page Ten
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
WAR FOOD BOARD
ELECTS NEW HEAD

BERLIN, (via London). Jan. 25.-
The Lokal Anzeiger announces that
Baron Won Massenbach has been ap-
pointed director of new department
of the war feeding board, whose OBJ.
ject will be to promote agricultural
production. This action is believed to
forecast important developments in
the direction Of stimulating agricul.
ture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

OF the chief irritants to babies-lone-
liness-is missing. there They have
lots Of company and when they're
busy playing they don't think about
exercising their lungs in caterwauls.
There's Always Reason
"They only cry when they're hurt
or when they're hungry" says sage
Mrs. Logan. And then not for long
for we soon bind up their little in
juries or feed them"
Cold weather cuts down the attend
ance at the Nursery. This morning,
for instance, only eight toddlers were
deposited there. Ususally there are
13 or Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
EDUCATE PUBLIC
ON DEFENSE NEED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Lecture
courses to educate the public concern
ing needs for national defense meas
qres constituted one Of the principal
subjects for consideration by the con-
gress Of constructive patriotism which
opened three-day meeting here today
under the auspices Of the National Sc
curity League. with 1000 expected
delegates, including many prominent
men. Elihu Root spoke today on the
subject, Americas Present Needs"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
SAVE FOOD SUPPLY

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Plans for
the conservation of the nations food
supply by state and Federal legisla-
tion we're made at a meeting here to-
day Of the American women's move
ment to conserve the food supply.
The governors of seven states, it was
announced, have consented to aid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
SEARS-ROEBUCK
SLICE "MELONS''

CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Directors Of
SearsRoebuck & company, have rec
commended the distribution to stock
holders Of Is per cent. stock divd-
dend. making the entire capital Of
the company $75,000,000 common and
$8,000,000 perferred stock. At the
meeting of the directors. held yestei~
day. the dividend rate on the common
stock was increased from to 8 per
cent. A special meeting of the stock.
holders has been called for February
26 to carry into effect the recommen-
dations Of the directors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
FILES $1,000 SUIT
AGAINST PENNSY

Merritt Lamb, Greensboro, filed suit
in circuit court today against the
Pennsylvania railroad for $1,000 dam
ages for personal injuries. He alleges
he received the injuries in the local
union station few weeks ago while
boarding passenger train. He was
on a car platform when an engine
bumped into 1t throwing him forward.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
GREECE APOLOGIES
FOR PAST EVENTS

LONDON, Jan. 25.-In compliance
with one of the demands of the en-
tente powers, recently agreed to by
Greece. the Greek government today
handed to the entente ministers
note formally expressing regret for
the events Of early last December.
when entente forces at Athens were
fred ON by GreekA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
GRAND JURORS Open new AVENUES FOR PROBE
MELPoLDER BLOCKS SCHOOLS PENNY LUNCH:
|. HUNGRY CHILDREN FALL BEHIND IN STUDIES

Abandoning efforts to provide
warm, nourishing midforenoon meals
for the children who attend the
Whitewater school. Riverdale, as the
result of the success of Secretary Mel
polder of the Central Charity Bureau
in influencing School Superintendent
Giles and members of the board of
education against this plan, Principal
Ramsey and Miss Kate Morgan, cook
ing teacher, this week began the sale
of cookies and other bakery products
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
CARRY CONTEST
TO SENATE FLOOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Champ-
ions Of President Wilson's proposal to
forbid strikes and lockouts on rail-
roads pending investigation will carry
their fight to the floor of the senate. II
necessary, 1t was said today, despite
the failure of the senate interstate
commerce committee to approve such
a provision in the pending railroad Sill.
Before taking action, however. 1t Il
expected that still another attempt
will be made to get the committee to.
reconsider !,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 25.-There
was an avalanche of bills in the gen
eral assembly today. The Senate wit
messed the introduction Of twenty.Eix
new measures. an unprecedented num-
Der and to the House calendar was
added thirty.six. The bills covered a
wide range and included everything
from an increase In the dog tax to the
ventilation Of the capitol.
Senator Beardsley secured unanim-
GUS consent to introduce ont OF the
regular order Of business a bill creax-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
MORE COKE SHIPPED

CONNELSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 25.-The
aggregate tonnage of the coke region,
coal and coke, for the week reached
1000. on a coke basis as compared
with the previous weeks total Of 480,-
900 tons. Car supply was more en-
couraging than the first days of the
week, but declined on Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

to the children The small profit
which will be realized from such sales
will go into fund for the purchase
Of records for the school phonograph
and for other school purposes.
"These bakery products will take
the edge off the children's appetites,
we presume, but the plan, at best, is
a poor substitute for the plan we
had in view of providing warm meals
for the youngsters" one Of the White
water teachers said today. 1--WE had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
PUBLIC FUNERAL
GIVEN TO TRAMP

Avon, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-Rather than
see Patrick Riley, a friendless tramp.
buried in a pauper's grave, residents
of this town gave him public fun
eral today. Villagers closed their
shops for half day, purchased floral
offerings and followed the hearse to
the cemetery. The village church
choir sang at the services. Riley died
Of exposure as a result Of beating
his way"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
RAILROAD ISSUE
TO BE DISCUSSED

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. a. Differ
ences between the railroads and their
employees are expected to be discuss
ed at meeting to be held here next
Saturday night under the auspices Of
the American Academy of Political
and Social Science. Several railroad
executives and representatives Of the
employees have accepted invitations to
address the meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
HOLD MOVIE MAN
ON MURDER ACTION

LOS. ANGELES, Cal. Jan. 25. A
woman identified by the police as
Mrs. Mel Harvey, of Exeter, Cal, was
found dead today, lying face down
ward in a bed at the Leodide Hotel,
and Harlan j. Winter, motion pic
ture actor was taken into custody at
a rooming house where he ran partly
dressed from the hotel Winter ac-
cording to the police, said the young
woman died from natural causes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
Yesterday
Temperature Today.

For Wayne County by w. e: Moore
Partly cloudy but mostly fair to-
night and Friday.
General Conditions - Canad ian cold
wave is moving south and is causing
low temperatures over central. states.
storm over far west will not reach
here before Saturday or Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
$4,000, 900 IN new INSURANCE
WRITTEN BY PROTECTIVE SOCIETY

than has been suffered heretofore. It
cost $500 to run the organization.
This includes taxes, interest on bor-
rowed money, and salaries for the sec.
retary and the treasurer
1t was reported that an investiga-
ton of fires caused by lightning in
counties of eastern Indiana had re-
vealed the fact that only three of 1000
buildings destroyed by lightning last
year were rodded with copper wire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25

gone an seen that 'hoodoo' woman
myself.
Il believe IL you will take me to
her, / can get her to straighten the
affair out and then l will go before the
grand jury and tell the whole truth,
honest / will
Other Woman Free Vet
Mrs. Blanton went before the grand
jury the lrst of this week to testify
[continued on Page Three1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
Weather Forecas {

For Indiana by United States NNeath.
er eureau-Probably fair tonight and
Friday. Not much change in te; npera-
ture.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-25
JAP EMPEROR
DISSOLVES HOUSE

TOXIC, Jan. 25.-The emperor has
dissolved the house Of representatives.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

is the author of "Over the Top" and
somewhere in France With EN-
pey," now running serially in the
Telegraph, will give an autograph
copy OF his book to be auctioned oft
for the benefit of the Telegraph's
Smokes for Soldiers Fund, and the
money will all go to provide Amer
ican soldiers with tobacco. Flayel
l.. Wright, a well-known insurance
man, will be the auctioneer.
Sergeant Empey will take his lis
teners on a trip to the Front Line
Trenches" with the danger. He will
demonstrate, and tell how "our BOYS"
will fight the Huns other there"
He will explain a hundred and one
other things about trench warfare.
such as the Americans will wage in
their Tight for the freedom of the
world. He will relate his experiences
on the western frol-t, from the time
he enlisted until he was discharged
from further duty on account of the
severity of his wounds received i'm
mo Mans Land" Mr.. Empey's lee
ture is the next thing to a trip to the
western front. His table and chairs
become trench, his swagger stick
now rifle, now a bayonet, White
his uniform. his bomb, his gas mask
and his trench slang are realities.
The tickets for the Guy Empey
lecture are now selling at the Or
pheum Theater, and will be on sale
there until this evening. The box
Office at the auditorium will omen at
7.15. There are still choice seats at
popular prices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Steelton SNAPSHOTS

Observe Lightless Night-Mer-
chants of the borough observed
lightless night last night. A number
of large electric lights in front of
their respective places of business
were turned off to help conserve the
coal supply here.
Announce Birth of Daughter-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lynch, of Frank
lin street, announce the birth of a
daughter, Wednesday. December 20.
To Repeat Program-The choir of
the Trinity Episcopal Church, under
the direction of Burgess Fred Wig
field, will repeat it's Christmas pro-
gram on Sunday morning.
Official Board to Meet-The Off
cial board meeting of the First
Methodist Church will be held Tues
day evening, January L.
Presented With Pursc-The Rev.
w. II. Shaw, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, was presented
with purse of money by members
of the congregation as a Christ
mas present. The organist and jani-
tor was also remembered by mem
bers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
BEIDEL WRITES
OF CONDITIONS
Steelton Boy Tells of Expert
ences in Drive on Front
in France

Experiences of Francis Beidel, a
Steelton boy now seeing regular SER
vice in France in the Ambulance
Corps are told in letter to his par
ents here. Beidel with Roy and Carl
Shelley. also of Steelton, have been
IN France for sometime and all are
in good health.
The letter received from Beidel is
as follows
Here l am up and at old Fritz
again. our repose was broken rath-
er quickly and unexpectedly At 10
o'clock one morning received orders
to move at 2.30 o'clock. Talk about
a hustle-maybe we didn't have some
hurry on. But we got off and travel
ed through a blistering cold rain up
here where 1 now am. Rain. that is
all it does here. For the last five
days, rain, rain, rain and cold, cold
er, to-day the coldest so far.
But the worst is yet to be told.
Had no quarters here for us on this
new front and we had to put up in
our dog tents. Needness to say that
we all got soaked but l have been
very well, only Il little stiff and rheu-
matte when l crawl out in the morn
ing. We expect to move shortly and
get some kind of shelter.
There is "A lot of activity in this
sector just at present but so far we
have played but small part in it.
Around this time of the year, the
holidays, everyone thinks of home
and the good times we have always
enjoyed there on these days. But
here 1 am, doomed at the front, over
Christmas and Thanksgiving. 1t is
all over now. l feel better and can
afford to give up more pleasure and
undergo more hardships in order to
help down the Kaiser"
In another letter Beidel tells of q
mission he was asked to fill one
morning He was aroused at 1.3O
in the morning and drove a long dis
tance in rain and sleet along roads
lined with wrecked automobiles and
wagons. After getting load> of
wounded soldiers he drove fifty-five
miles to a base hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

the farmer heard the cry of dollar
wheat he would have shut up shop
and grown something else. Assured
now of a price of S2.10 or $2.25,
farmers all over the country are pro-
ducing.
Cost Plus Profit
s'The wisdom of the great govern
ment system is being appreciated
more and more every day by produ-
GER. packer and distributor. No dis
tributor, jobber or retailer, is per-
mitted to sell any commodity listed
at market value or replacement
price. He must sell on the basis or
cost, plus a reasonable profit"
1t is this system which has been
applied to the sale of bread and
soon as the war flour" is in use
prices are bound to be- adjusted on
this basis. Bakers of Harrisburg said
to-day that war flour" will prob
ably be here within seven days. Since
the burning of the Steelton millthere
is no maker of flour in Harrisburg.
The Paxton Flour and Feed Com
pany are brokers, and the manager
there explained: Briefly, war flour
means getting more flour out of a.
bushel of wheat and less of the wheat
for feed. There is no use mincing
words, so it might as well be under
stood that this bread will not be
quite so attractive or nutritious as
bread made from high grade white
flour. Our firm has enough of the
high grade in storage to run for one
month. But most firms will be turn
fng out the war article inside or a
week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

endeavoring to locate seed corn
available for next springs planting.
To Present Papers-George II.
Biles, Second Deputy State Highway
Commissioner, and julius Adler, En-
gineer of Tests, will attend the con-
vention of Section d of the American
AssC citation for the Advancement of
Science. to be held in Pittsburgh,
December 2S and 90. Deputy Com
missioner Biles will present a paper
entitled Relative Efficiency in
Methods of Repairs to Bituminous
Macadam and Bituminous Concrete
Pavements." and Engineer Adler
will present one, entitled Efficiency
of the Application of Bituminous
Materials For Surface Treatments
on Gravel and Broken Stone Roads"
Mr.. Solomon Hcre-Lee Solomon,
secretary of the State Compensation
Board, was here compiling decisions
of the board for 1917.
Stone Chaplain - Governor
BrImbauGh last night appointed the
Rev. III. c. Stone, head of the Stone
MEN. religious organization in
Philadelphia. as a chaplain in the
Reserve Militia with the rank of
captain. He was not assigned.
Attending Meeting-Senator f. e.
Beidleman is in Philadelphia attend
ing meeting of the Commission on
Health Insurance Laws.
Smallpox Outbreaks-Dr. II. l..
Huh. associate chief medical inspec-
tor. is working out a plan whereby
every new case of smallpox reported
from the western counties will be
traced back and reports sent to the
ONO ana Michigan authorities if the
pauentS come from those states.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
MIDDLETOWN

The coal situation in Middletown
for the past weeks has been growing
more alarming. There are from
fifty to seventy-five families in town
without any coal it is said. Two
of the local coal dealers have small
quantities of stove coal, but are SELL
ing exclusively to former customers
and then only in small amounts
other dealers are entirely without
ccal. The local manufacturing con-
Germs were facing a shutdown a few
days ago but the situation in this
respect was relieved this week when
several carloads of bituminous coal
We're received here.
The Ladies' Bible Class Of the
First L. b. Church held the election
of officers and their annual social
affair last evening.
j. y. kirkland, of Lemoyne has
purchased the Palace Steam Laun-
dry in West Water street, operated
by Joseph Brandt. The new pro-
prietor took charge yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
WAR FLOUR TO BE in
CITY WITHIN A WEEK
[Continued from First Pagc.T

Continued from First Page
were likely that the prices on can
ned vegetables and fruit would soar
as the season begins to wane. 1t so
happens that canned fruit is the one
commodity which does not appear on
the long list of eatables which are
ltemized in the government order.
But the slightest hint that any deal
er In Harrisburg is holding up for a
raise in prices, it was said to-day,
would bring Washington down on
him in jiffy. Fruit being plenty last
season there is small chance that
any single dealer or clique would
nave the temerity to defy the gov
ernment.
Must Report
The comprehensive intricacies of
the government management of food
prices is illustrated in the blank
forms received to-day by all import
ant firmsin the city. These forms re-
qulre that every person having a
stock worth $3.50 or over, must give
return by January 10, showing, to
the smallest item, what he has at the
present time. Not only that, but he
must accurately state his stock dur
ing the year 1916, and what is order
ed and on the road. This is a huge
task for firms with warehouses full
of food, but>it is the only way in
which the government authorities
can know definitely just what the
supply is.
The food administration keeps
prices leveled," explained the whole
saler. 1T puts them high enough,
figuring that America was never be-
fore making so much money. The
other object achieved is to spur the
producer to produce. He sees that it
is worth while and that prices will
be stable. This is especially notice
able in the planting of wheat. Had
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

EniiuueIphta DtVfsiOn-The 1l3 crew
tirst to go after 102 o'clock; 1O2. 1O1,
105. 1-V
Firemen for 1O1, 119. 115.
Conductors for 119, 124.
Brakemen for 1O2. 101. 12O, 115.
Firemen up: Reese, Diehl. Wood
Fraelich. Briggs. Ramsey, Cassel, Me-
Mullen, Kines, Hiner, Warfel, Best
line. Handiboe. Shimp. Davis.
Brakemen up: Nader. Stetler Krow.
Middle DiVIsIon-The ~ crew frs first
to go after LIS o'clock; 26. "a, 10, 81,
80, l, 30. II, 4, IL. 20. 2S, %.
Engineers for 81. 26.
Firemen for II, IA.
Conductors for a. SO.
Flagmen for Is, II.
Braliemen for 81, &c, 33, % C2). 2S.
Engineers up: Rensel. Leib, NIortz.
Leopard, Blizzard, Brink. Hawk, Cor
der.
Conductors up: Dottrow, Glace. Hill
bish, klotz.
Brakemen up: Huss. Elley, Murray,
Bechtel, Bupp, Wolf Valentine.
Yard Board-Engineer for &C, 26C.
FirSmen for sc. &C. Srd 15C. 4th
Engineers up: Essig, Nye. Myers,
Boyle. Ulsh. Revie.
Firemen up: BARLEY. Crook. Welsh.
Leopard, Bowman. Frysinger, Stew
ard, Parker, Swomley, Mowery. Rote.
ENOLA SIDE
Philadelphia DlVisiOn-The 253 crew
first to go after Al 5o'clock; 252, 2l3.
21S. 231, 23S.
Engineer for 253.
Firemen for 253. 252. 21S.
Conductor for So.
Flagman for 50.
Brakemen for 90. 81, 3S.
Brakeman up: Mckee.
Middle DivisiOn-The 107 crew FIRST
to go after o'clock; 1O9. 112, 1903.
110, 105, 104.
Fireman for 1O4.
Brakemen for 107, 105.
Nad BOard-EnEineer for 1st 129.
Ffremen for End l29, 3rd 129, LIST
102, 1st 1O4, End 104.
Engineers up; --eaffer. Kapp. For
Nally.
Firemen up: Morris. Jones. Sanders
eastman, Walters. Neck Holmes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

First Drill Of Borough
Reserve Company Tonight

The first drill of the recently or
sanized Steeltor reserve company
Will be held this evening at o'clock
in FELTON, hall. Tne drill will be un-
der the direction of Captain +. II.
Hoy, who is connected with the Har-
risburg Reserves. Major Command
ant f. b. Wickersham had charge of
the military organization.
The company has an enrolment
or sixty members at present. The
enrolment of members who will
participate in the first drill is about
halt of the number of persons of the
borough who have expressed their
intentions of joining. A regular time
for holding the drills will be decid-
ell upon tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
Steelton Receives But
One Shipment of Coal
This Week Is Report

Coal dealers in Steelton reCOved
but one shipment of coal this week
according to reports from dealers
this morning. At the office of Det-
weller Brothers. it was reported to-
day that the shipment of coalsthis
week is used to fire furnaces and is
being Used to fill orders. w. Il. Aber-
crombie, manager of the Steelton
Store Company, said to-day that he
had notified the fuel administration
that the company's supply of fuel
had been exhausted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28

whlch he made fortnight ago and
the officers who have not responded
are being requested to hurry the in
formation. Most of the cities and
larger boroughs have entered their
statements and as soon as the bal
ance have filed efforts will be made
to arrive at some idea of how many
policemen there are in the state.
Home defense companies have
been reported from most of the
counties and over twenty now have
volunteer state policemen. These
organizations are distinct from the
Reserve Militia which is 10 be form
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-28
STEELTON STORE CLOSED
TO TAKE INVENTORY

The Steelton Store Company was
closed to-day to allow employees. to
take inventory of stock. With the
exception of few all employees were
given a days vacation. The store
will be opened tomorrow morning
at the usuaA time.