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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
Gotham White Wings
Raise DUN Vegetables

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.--With more
than thirty acres of land under culti-
walton in Brooklyn the members OF the
street cleaning department are sup
plying their families with vegetables
that formerly came from the corner
grocer and at the same time giving a
practical demonstration of what can
be done by following the Hoover pol
icies." The men and their families
are raising corn, potatoes and garden
truck on the land which was loaned to
them and expect to get large enough
crops to feed 300 families for some
time.
A cooperative plan is being worked
on twenty-six acres of the plot. in
which each Of the 300 families will re.
ceive ten bushels of potatoes and an
equal percentage of the product Of the
other four acres.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
$4,000 BOND ISSUE
FOR LIGHT PLANT TO
BE RETIRED AUG. Is

The $4,000 bond issue made by the
city last year, as part of the price OF
the Richmond Electric Company's
light plant, will be retired August %.
City officials are planning to celebrate
the event with a large public meet
ing, probably to be held at the Com
mercial club rooms.
The light plant was purchased In
March of 1916 at a price Of s212.000.
1t was necessary to issue the bonds to
pay the purchasing price. Officials
claim that the plant has earned $4,000
since the bonds were issued, eighteen
months ago.
Every one in the city would be In
vited to the meeting, If it is held, and
history of the municipality owned
light plant will be read showing how
the residents Of Richmond have been
benefited by the plant.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
PHILO MATH

Miss Vera LaMott returned to her
home In Richmond Sunday after a
1--WE weeks visit here with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. J. Weber.
Mr. and Mrs John Hendrix and sons
Ora and Russell, motored to Rich
mond Wednesday afternoon. :. Mrs
M. B. McCashland and daughter, Miss
Gertrude. spent Tuesday afternoon
dren. :. Misses Elizabeth and Anna
Marie Daugherty and Mrs. Florence
Ragan and daughter Martha, of o.
i've Hill. visited a few days this week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Shan Chamberlin
and family. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
Rcdenberg and son Elmer, were call.
ers ii Brownsville Sunday. :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Plankenhorn and son Or
val, Mrs. Lizzie Waiting and Mrs. Ora
Hendrix and daughters, Thelnaa, were
Richmond shoppers Saturday. Miss
Cora McCashland Of Richmond visit
ed home folks Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Plankenhorn and daughter.
Miss Loretta, mot6red. to Richmond
Thursday. 49,. Jacob shank received
word of the death Of his grandson in
Dayton Saturday. He was killed by
an engine on the Big Four road but
the particulars have not been learned
yet. Mr. and Mrs. James Dolan
and Messrs. Tom Hartman and Mar
tin Dolan of near Jacksonburg, mot
ored through our burg Sunday after
noon and called On Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
B. McCashland and daughters, Misses
Cora and Gertrude. . Mrs Clara Ro-
denberg and son John are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Garrett
near Waterloo. 49,. Messrs. and Mes
danes Noah Plenkenhorn. Ross Stew
ems and James Bicknel and Miss Mary
Bicknel were among the Richmond
shoppers Saturday. -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Fisher and daughter, Miss
Darlie. and Miss Fern Rose motored
north Of Hagerstown Sunday and at
tended the yearly association meet
ing of the Baptist church. 80, Mrs.
Sarah McCashland and daughter Ger
trude, called on Mrs Wayne Vernon
and daughter Edith in Brownsville
and her house-guests, Mrs. Eugent
HERS and children of Connersville,
Saturday morning. 49,. Mrs. NJ. j.
Weber, Mrs. Jennie Plessinger and
daughters. Mildred and Virgil, accom-
panied Mr. and Mrs Herbert Homes
and son of Richmond to the Bunker
school house in Darke county, Ohio,
Sunday and attended the Plessinger
reunion. Mrs. Daniel Plankenhorn
spent Thursday evening with Mrs.
Samuel Fisher and DarliO. Mr.. NJ.
B. McCashland purchased an Overland
automobile this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
u. S. Plans to Appeal
All Dependency Cases

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. Is. - Among
the kilograms received Monday from
Brigadier-General Crowder. the pro-
vost marshal-general at Washington.
by Jesse E. Eschhach, state conscrip-
ton agent, was one in which the state
was ordered to instruct the local per-
States gets fair deal in exemption
matters to carry appeals from local
selection boards to district appeal
boards in all dependency cases. The
telegram follows:
Reference person designated to
take appeals. 1t was not contemplated
that this designation should carry
rental Of offices for compensation.
Where, in your opinion, there is suffic-
lent work to justify clerical assistance,
such assistance will be allowed On
your recofnm endation.
Not Courts Of Procedure.
Whenever Information is laid be-
fore persons designated to carry ap.
peals to the district appeal boards for
the government indicating that claims
of exemption or discharge before the
local boards are unmeritorious, this
person may inform the local board, or
If cases all decided, should take al
appeal. He should also take appeals
in cases where he thinks governments
interest suffers by the action Of the
board He should consider himself
rather as one working in cooperation
with the board than as an attorney
appearing before it. The boards are
not courts and their procedure is not
controversial OF course, appeals
must be taken in all dependency
cases."
Copies of this telegam were sent by
Mr.. Eschbach to all persons designated
to take these appeals. Another tele-
gram received by Mr. Eschbach re-
ferred to the much mooted question of
those who claim exemption because OF
religious scruples against war The
telegram follows:
please inform local boards that per.
sons considered under Paragraph l.
Section 20, of regulations, will be draft.
ed, then forwarded to mobilization
camps and will make up part Of a
quota from states and districts from
which they come, and will be assigned
to duty in capacity declared by the
President to be non combatant."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
GAMBLE ON SHIP SHARES

AMSTERDAM. Aug Is. The
Vienna correspondent of the Berliner
Tageblatt asserts that huge fortunes
are being made on the Vienna bourse
by speculation in Shipping shares.
These are being forced up by a group
Of Trieste financiers and, as an in
stance Of the remarkable rise which
has occurred, the correspondent says
shares which stood
at $40 In April, were quoted at 1850
July, while those Of other shipping
companies are being quoted proper
tionately high.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

Members Of the Reichstag, Ger
many's lower house. are elected by un-
iversal suffrage, for five years; mem.
bers OF the Bundestrat the upper house
are appointed by the governments Of
the different states of Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
SOLVE COAL PROBLEM

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Solution
of the coal shortage problem of the
northwestern states is emminent,
Francis S. Peabody, chairman Of the
coal production committee of the coun-
sci of defense, declared today. Relief
will be afforded by a preferential ship
ping order, he predicted, but if that
fails communicating of cars probably
will be resorted to.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
Catches Floating Mine

PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug. 15.-
AS an example of GOODNESS in danger
Admiral Sir Stanley Colville recently
told Of the conduct Of the captain and
lieutenant of British submarine who,
upon discovering a floating mine had
become attached to the submarines
rudder, calmly sat down to breakfast
and while they ate evolved a success
full plan for removing the mine. The
submarine was proceeding through the
Dardanelles when the discovery was
made that it was towing the mine.
The crew knew nothing of it until they
were set at work relieving the sub
marine of its dangerous attachment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

The potato, the worlds greatest veg
etable crop, and corn, which is Amer
ica's greatest crop, both are owed to
the Incas of Peru, who cultivated them
many centuries ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

ter mechanics office, is spending his
vacation in North Carolina.
H. c. Miller hostler, who has been
two weeks on the sick list, has return
ed to work
Men off on account of injuries are:
r. W. Skinner, fireman, j. R. Nook
fireman, Conductor Werst, w. L. Tin
frock, yardman.
Those on the sick list are: L.
Quinn, brakemen H. H. Wright, yard
conductor; J. Stainfer, road conduct
or; G. p. Grady road conductor, and
E. Morrison, yard foreman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15
kERENSkY BELIEVES RUSSIANS
WILL FIGHT UNTIL THE END

PETROGRAD, Aug. Is. - Premier
kerensky in reply to a message Of
good will King George sent at the be-
ginning of the fourth year of the war
said: II am certain the Russian people
will find the necessary strength to sur
mount the serious trials of the pres
ent time and conduct the world war to
an end which will be worthy of the ter
rible sacrifices already made by every
nation which is struggling for right
against might
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

The ancient inhabitants of Peru
knew how to trepan skulls and they
had pottery much like that of ancient
Greece.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

The English house Of commons is
made up of representatives from Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales and
has go members, who are elected for
e five-year term.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-08-15

A very handy lit
tie folding table.
Has imi t a t ion
leather top; just
the thi n & for
chautauqua or So
cial functions at
home. A bargain
at the a b O. e
price.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
MRS. JOHN weeks
GETS GOOD LETTER
FROM SON IN NAVY
Navy Yard, N. Y,
f August 5, 1917.

Dear Mother:
You have no doubt been wondering
why. l did not write. Well, we cer-
tainly have been busy for the past
month, ever since my company start
ed in school. Each morning we
march over to Pratt Institute, about
two miles, back at noon; over again
in the afternoon, and back again at
$3.50, after which we have about an
hour of drilling. In the evenings we
wash clothes and study or write up
our lessons, and on Saturday morning
we drill. We then have Saturday af-
ternoon and Sunday for ourselves, un-
less our company happens to be on
duty. Some of the boys spend all
their time outside the yard, but I
have slept here every night since /
came and only missed two meals. 1t
seems like home to me now.
The Irene" and the Friedrich"
are now flying the Stars and Stripes
and ready for transport service. We
are still eating on the. "Kaiser" and
are quartered on the George Wash
ington," another of the larger North
German Lloyd ships, but in about
week or ten days we will move into
barracks in City Park, BROOKLYN, and
used to carry over soldiers. Uncle
Sam has eighty-seven all told, of the
German boats and, they can. carry a
pretty big army and enormous guam
tity of provisions. Their capacities
as transports will vary from the
Princess Irene," taking, 4.500. to the
"Vaterland" carrying $4,000 or more.
The last named ship is the largest in
the world, and belonged to the Ham,
burg-American line. ~
Many other things happening here
could well be spoken of, but our in
structions are, to tell as little as pos
sible concerning vessel movements,
etc. Letters from the yard are not
censored, but they might fall into the
hands of German agents or SYM
pathizers, hence the order to be care
full in what we put on paper.
The electrical course at Pratt In
stitute, that we are getting is short
ened and very much intensified, but
nearly all the boys are getting along
without any trouble. They are all in
dead earnest and feel that they are
enjoying a great privilege. The SIM
pie life, good food, and proper exer-
else is Strengthening up a whole lot
of bowed-backs and not few bulging
StomachS.
/ expect to remain in Brooklyn for
about two months longer, and it may
be impossible to get a furlough un-
til Christmas, but whenever it is
granted me, you may expect to see
me show up at Maple Grove. My re-
CARDS to all the folks, and also give
them my regrets for not being pres
ent at the Russell reunion.
Your loving son,
E. G.. Weeks,
u. S. r. S.
18th Co., Navy Yard,
Elec. Class. New York.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
RESPECTED PIONEER
Is CALLED TO REST

The death of Mrs. Alton M. Fer
man which occurred Monday, August
13 removed from our midst one of the
respected pioneer residents of this
community. She was the daughter of
the late Jonas Hanks and wife of Hor-
ace Forman to whom she was married
about two years ago.
The deceased was 81 years old and
was formerly Alta Hoadley, her first
husband having died number of
years ago.
During the past year she has been
great sufferer from cancer, Mr..
Forman doing everything possible in
the way of medical attention to relieve
her.
Besides her husband she leaves
three brothers and three sisters,
George, Eli and Orin Hanks and Mrs.
Charles Brink, Mrs. Truman Currie
and Mrs. Chris Choate.
The funeral at the house Wednes-
day was attended by many relatives
and friends. Her remains, the cas-
ket covered with flowers, were borne
TO Smyrna cemetery for interment.
Rev. w. E. Doty officiated and spoke
comforting words to the bereaved hus-
band and friends.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
BELDING-HALL co.
CHIMNEY COMPLETED

The new chimney at the Belding-
Hall company plant is almost finish
ed. The outside scaffolding has all
been removed and the structure
stands a clear white concrete shaft
one hundred and thirty-eight feet
high. A lightning rod runs along its
side and has four points extending
about four feet above the concrete
work.
The new shaft is six feet ten inches
in diameter at the top. The base is
ten feet in diameter. The foundation
on which the chimney rests is nine
teen feet square and extends seven
feet below the surface of the ground.
The whole block of concrete, from
top to bottom is reinforced with
heavy steel rods interlaced with
specially prepared wire netting. The
laterals in the netting are of three
eighths-inch rods. The reinforcing
is so strong that it is believed the
whole stack would remain intact
should il fall to the ground.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
LYLE Il. WRIGHT
WRITES HIS MOTHER
Of SOLDIERS LIFE
WAS IN BROOKLYN Y. M. c. A.
ROOMS. EXPECTED HIS SHIP
TO LEAVE PORT SOON

Lyle H. Wright is having some in
teresting times on board the steam
ship "Vaterland" at Brooklyn In a
letter received by his mother, Mrs,
Della Wright, he tells of the way he
is ordered from place to- place. Young
Wright's letter is of general interest
and is printed herewith:
August IL, 1917.
Dear Mother:
Well, am going to write few
lines this morning before l so to the
ship. l stayed all night in the naval
Y. M. c. A.. / had a fine bed and
shower bath last night and another
this morning.
Walked around a couple of hours
last night and went half way across
the Manhattan bridge, and it is sure
some bridge, too. / saw the elevated
railway and the subway which runs
under the Hudson river. / saw so
many things of interest but 1 will
not attempt to describe them all.
Yesterday when / came in | saw
the statue of liberty; also Coney Is
land, which is a very pretty place.
/ would like to get twenty-four hours
leave of absence and go there and
look it over.
| didn't know / was coming until
yesterday morning when they came
over after me and said / was wanted
on a draft. / went down and was
examined, then signed over my pay
accounts, packed my bag, ETC., and
stood ready. 1t started to rain about
$3.50 and we had to go aboard the
Richmond for muster at 4:30. We
went on board the launches and they
took us around to the Old Dominion
Steamship line, where we went on
board the Madison; had supper and
walked around the ship until dark.
We left there at 1880. Everything
was lighted up. saw jelly fish in
the water They looked like balls Of
fire and were in swarms. We pass
ed several lighthouses and lightships.
/ bought some presents for you
last night. / thought they would be
nice as souvenirs.
/ don't know where you will address
me yet, but will let you know. | am
feeling fine and hope you are all the
same. AS ever,
Il xvln
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
POMONA GRANGE
C0NVENES AT LAKE
ODESSA THURSDAY
PICNIC DINNER AND FULL PRO-
GRAM PREPARED. SOME GOOD
SPEECHES SCHEDULED

Ionia County Grange Rally will be
held at Lake Odessa, Thursday, Au-
gust %. Beginning at 10:30 a. m,
there will be something doing every
minute. Boy Scouts will drill on
main streets and then escort the
guests to the picnic grounds, where a
basket picnic dinner will be the noon
feature. At one-thiry there will be a
concert by the Clarksville band, and
at 2:30 the program begins. Rev.
Laity will give the invocation; well
come, village president, Mr.. Urtel /;
response, Pomona Master Fred Eddy,
Berlin; recitations, flag drills, music
by violin, piano and band; address,
County Secretary G. F. Angel on "Y.
M. C. A. Work for Soldier Boys; ad-
dress, Rev. Russell III. Bready of Hast
ings. At four o'clock sports and
prizes; mems tug-of-war by Keene
and Boston Oranges, prize, box of
cigars; women's tug-of-war, Belding
and Portland, prize, box of choco-
lates; girls running race, 80 yards,
any girl under 80 years may enter,
prize, pair silk hose; fat men 600
lbs.) 30 yards; sack race, three-legged
race and other attractions. The en-
tire program will be patriotic. Chair
man of the day, A. J. Bever, master
of Lake Odessa Grange. Everybody
come-"Laugh and the world laughs
with you" Mary f. II. Coville,
Pomona Reporter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
ED FAMOUS WRITES
BANNER OF new WORK

Ed. Ranous is having a good time
in Canada. He went to Gull Lake
about six weeks ago on some special
work connected with the tractor busi-
ness in which he is interested. While
there he is driving a tractor and
gathering information that will as
sist in perfecting the tractor being
built in Bedding by Henry Upholt,
Lee Mason and himself.
Before going to Canada Mr.. Ran
Gus left instructions to forward his
Banner to him as he wanted all the
news from Belding. The Banner has
just received a letter from him in
which he says: "We like this country
fine. 1t is up-to-date in every way.
1t has good roads, good schools and
buildings, excellent churches and
telephones. To-thirds of the farmers
have automobiles, and the soil cannot
be beaten. This season has been dry
generally, although this community
has been very fortunate. 1t has been
getting showers all along enough 10
keep the wheat growing. 1t COM
menced raining here last night short
ly after midnight and has rained all
day and it still looks as if it might
rain for a week and everyone is hap
py. Wheat harvest will commence
here about the first of September"
Mr.. Ranous is we'll known in Beld-
ing and his friends are pleased to
know of his success in the northwest.
He does not know just when he will
returns
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
HUSBAND QUICKLY FOL-
LOWS WIFE IN DEATH

The remains of Henry Bowen and
his wife, Jennie Bowen, were taken
to Jennings for burial Tuesday morn
ing, accompanied by their son, Will
liam Bowen.
Mrs. Bowen, who has been an in
valid for several months, passed away
Friday aged fifty-seven years, and her
funeral was held at the home of her
son, William Bowen, Sic Pearl street,
Sunday afternoon. Floyd Puffer of
ficiated in place of j. Fred Iulg, who
was out of the city.
Arrangements had been made to
take her remains to Jennings Monday
morning, but on account of the death
of the husband, Henry Bowen, which
occurred about the funeral hour at
the city hospital, where he had been
for two or three weeks for. an opera
ton and treatment for strangulated
hernia, it was decided to await until
Tuesday.
Mr.. Bowen was sixty-seven years
old and with his wife came here from
Big Rapids about five weeks ago.
The funeral service was held at the
home of his son Monday, Rev. w. T..
Doty, pastor of the M. +. church, of
ficiated. The services over the re-
mains of both Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen
were attended by large number of
sympathizing friends and neighbors
and many flowers were sent as tokens
of respect.
The aged couple, who have borne
life's sunshine and clouds together,
are now at rest. They leave two
sons-Chester of Jennings, William
of this city, Mrs. Joseph Kelly Of De-
troit, Mrs. j. Veneman of Muskegon,
and Evelyn Bowen of Belding.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
MRS. ARTHUR .FITZJ0HN
DIED IN MANT0N

Arthur Fitzjohn was called to Man
ton last Thursday by message that
his wife was seriously i'll and he had
better come at once. He left immedi-
ately and arrived in time to see her
before she passed away. Mrs. Fitz-
john has been in failing health for
some time, but able to attend to her
work about the house. She very
much desired to attend the camp
meeting at Manton believing that she
would derive benefit by the change.
The Master called for her and she
passed peacefully away Sunday about
noon with her husband and sister,
Mrs. Alice Ralph; her pastor, Rev. j..
Fred Iulg, and many sympathizing
friends at her bedside.
Her remains were brought here
Monday and the funeral was held in
the Free Methodist church Tuesday
at 2:30 o'clock, attended by a very
large number of old neighbors and
friends, and the wealth of flowers and
floral offerings attested the respect
and sympathy of many who shared
in the bereavement of the sadly
stricken husband and children. Rev.
Iulg was assisted in the service by
her former pastor, Rev. Hudnutt, of
Sault Ste. Marie.
Mrs. Fitzjohn leaves, beside her
husband, two sons and a daughter,
Leonard and Merrill, and Beulah,
who are now bereft of loving wife
and mothers care. The burial took
place in the cemetery at Green's
church.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15
J. w. MOORE CALLED FOR
SECOND TRAINING CAMP

]. M. Moore, for the past five
months stationed with the Belding
Basket company as efficiency expert
and accountant, has received notice
of his acceptance to the second offic-
ers' training camp to be opened al
Fort Sheridan August 81. He will
quit the work in the basket>company
the last Of this week and will go to
Chicago for week before going into
camp.
Moore was sent here about the first
of April by his company, the Manage
ment Service company, efficiency en-
gineers of Chicago. He is resident
of Chicago but registered in the sell
ective draft, and also in his applica-
ton to Fort Sheridan, as Michigan
man. Moore is a man of excellent
character, business ability and tact
Beyond doubt he will secure COM
mission at the close of the second
camp. He has many friends here and
is well liked.