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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
THE RICHMOND suNrELEGRAM WEDNESDAY
French Orphans Get
Help from Citizens

Richmond has not had A part in car
ing for the fatherless children Of
France. Today $50 was sent to Mere
dith Nicholson at Indianapolis to be
forwarded to the Society for Father
less Children in France. At the Ack-
erman lecture last night $3.50 at the
door was collected and the remaining
money was donated this morning.
Mrs. ]. T. Giles has charge Of col
lecting money in Richmond. Ten
cents will feed one child for one day,
SO any one desiring to help feed the
children can give their money to Mrs.
Giles. Mr.. Dudley Foulke Is hoping to
organize a branch of the society here
soon.
A lecture will be given at the High
School auditorium Thursday evening,
May l.. by Miss Scofield, who has
been working among the poor child
rem Of France There will be no ad-
mission to this lecture and no collec-
ton will be taken. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
CROP
LITTLE HURT
IN COUNTRY;
WORLD SHORT

Despite the abnormal rainfall and
occasional frosts OF the past two
weeks, several Of the leading farmers
Of Wayne county today expressed the
opinion that the wheat crop, as a
whole, had not been damaged to any
serious extent
The most serious problem the far
mers have had to contend with. as a
result OF the inclement weather, is
the undesirable delay in planting OF
Various crops.
Official wheat crop estimates an
nounced today show that with the
world facing bread shortage the
United States. unless 1t cuts its pres
emit consumption. probably will produce
only enough wheat this year to supply
tn own population
The forecast compiled by the De
partment of Agriculture on conditions
May /, put this country's winter crop
yield at 366,000,000 bushels, the small
est in thirteen years. There will be
no estimate of spring wheat acreage
until July. but with crop Of 100000,
600 bushels, which Is higher than the
average. this country would grow a
total Of only 4l6,000,000 bushels. The
normal American consumption with
seed requirements Is put at slightly
more than COO. 100000 bushels.
Far Below Average.
The country's greatest spring wheat
crop was 352.000.00O bushels, produced
IN 1915. The five-year average from
1910 to 1914 is 234.o0O.0O0 The esti.
mated production this year of 366. OOO,.
900 bushels OF winter wheat falls ll6,.
100000 bushels short OF last Years
poor crop and EOS. 900. GOA bushes -,l,nrt
that OF 1915. q bumper crop II is i29,,
100000 bushels less than the average
for the preceding five years.
Reserve stocks this year are said to
be lower than at any previous time
at this season. The visible supply Is
put now at 30,00O.000 bushels, with a
somewhat larger invisible stock. The
lowest visible stocks ever reported in
the United States were 5000, 900 on
July I. two years ago. When harvest
ing OF thenew crop begins in July of
this year. II is estimated that the re-
serve will be even lower than that.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
LUTHER LEAGUERS
TO MEET TONIGHT

Luther League of ST. Pauls Luth-
eran church will meet this evening at
1880 o'clock. The program arranged
is as follows:
Opening songs, orchestra; Scripture
reading, Mrs. NJ. Hanseman; prayer,
Rev. F. w. Rohlfng: song, Luther
League Chorus; Luther League
Chorus, Rev +. W. Rohlfing; business
meeting; violin solo. Carinne Nus
baum; May Flowers, Ruth Heitbrink;
vocal solo, Miss Won Tress; violin
solo, Clifford Piehl; duet, Clara Weis-
brod and Edna Sittloh: piano solo,
Mark Heitbrink; Star Spang1ed Ban
ner
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
new YORK EXPECTS
TO RECRUIT 1880

NEW YORK, May 9.---In less than
a week, the military engineering COM
mittee of New York. 1t was announced
today expects to enlist the 1890 men
and fifty-seven officers for the first
reserve engineering regiment, as this
city's quota to the nine engineering
which the government in
tends to send to France.
More than 500 volunteers, including
laborers, draughtsmen. dockmen, yard
men, mechanics and civil engineers ap-
piled for enlistment yesterday, The
applicants were to be examined today.
Three weeks has been set by Col.
Charles H. Sheriff. as the time limit
in which to enlist the 10000 men
necessary in order to recruit up to
war strength the national guard of
New York state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
Women Voters must
Tell Exact Ages

Women will be forced to tell their
exact age when they register for a
vote in the constitutional delegate
election.
This Information was given today
By County Clerk Kelly. member of the
registration board for this election
Kelly also gave out additional infor-
nation concerning registration as
follows
All voters, male and female. must
register for this election. Previous
registration does not count.
Registration will commence June q
and last until August 20.
All voters in the county must regis
ter at one place. the court house.
Registration clerks will be appoint
ed. one from each party, and deputy
clerks the same way. County chair
men will recommend men for these
places.
The only facts required are age and
established residence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
Chicag. to Suspend
Traffic For Minute

CHICAGO, May "a demonstra-
ton designed to emphasize the SER
iousness Of the present efforts to en-
list 100000 people here in the Red
Cross movement is planned for next
Friday, when all traffic in the city will
be stopped for one minute at $50
o'clock In the afternoon. At that time
all surface cars, elevated trains, tax
icabs and other wheeled traffic will
come to stop to call attention to
the Red Cross campaign
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

WHITE-Lysander M. White. age 20
years, died this morning at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Knuchel,
307 North Seventh street. White was
Civil war veteran, and member OF
Sol Meredith Post No. 5, G. A. r. He
is survived by his wife. three daugh-
tiers, Miss Ruth White, Mrs. Homer
Throckmorten, and Mrs. Fred Knuckel,
of this city, and one son, Fred White.
of Newcastle. Funeral arrangements
have not been made. Friends may call
at any time.
KOONTZ-Harley Koontz died Mon
day afternoon in San Angelo. Texas.
His body will arrive here Thursday
afternoon. and will be taken to the
home of his sister, Mrs. VIM. Beetley,
101 South Ninth street. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
HANSCHE-John Hansche, age sc
years, was found dead this morning at
his home, 144 Fort Wayne avenue.
Hansche was at work yesterday at J.
NJ. Coe printing office. He was en-
ployed as a press-feeder. He is sur
vived by one brother, William Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
PARTY MAKES STOP

HARRISBURG. Pa, May 9.-Gener-
al Joffre and party arrived in Harris
burg at 6:35 this morning anu left
five minutes later for Philadel - a.
The run from Altoona was unevent-
full and was made in three hours.
The visitors who were still abed
when the train passed here were Civ
en- hearty greeting, whistles and
bells making a great noise and the
sirens of the nearby steel works add
ing to the din. One whole car was
necessary for the floral gifts present
ed to the party along the way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
Enroll Extra Men
For Officers Camp

CHICAGO, May g. - More than
enough applicants to fill each of the
four middle western officers training
camps have been certified by examin-
ing boards. it was announced today at
the army central department head
quarters here. In round numbers, a
total of 1850 men have been approx
ed for the fifteen thousand vacancies.
$500 for each fort, Sheridan, ILL.,, and
FIT. BENJAMIN Harrison at Indianapo-
lis. 4,400 for FIT. Riley, kas., and 400
for Fl. Smelling, MINI.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
HOPE HELD OUT
THAT u. S. GENIUS
WILL FIX WASPS

WASHINGTON, May g. = That
American inventive genius soon will
find a solution for the problem of
how TO meet the submarine menace
was the hope held out by high naval
officials and members of the naval
consulting board They conferred last
night at Secretary Daniels home over
experiments with devices already
tried out and those in prospect.
A dam 375 feet high, the highest in
the world is being planned near Spo-
kane, Washington
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
SCHOOL CHILDREN
RECEIVE MISSION

BOSTON, May 9.-School children
will play an important part in the
reception of the French mission here
Provision has been made for thirty
thousand children to gather in the
park center of one of the streets along
which will pass the military parade,
In which 5000 high school cadets will
participate, A chorus of 5000 chill.
dren will sing patriotic songs during
the exercises at Beaves Field on the
second day of the missions visit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
IRELAND TO CLOSE
PUBLIC HOUSES

LONDON, May 9.-The parliamen-
tary correspondent Of the Daily News
says that Joseph Devlin, nationalist
member of parliament from Belfast on
behalf of Irish interests has offered the
government half the public houses in
Ireland for E2,G00,000 sterling.
The offer would mean the closing
of between 1000 and 5000 establish
ments and is favorably considered by
Chief Secretary Luke, who will con-
suit the government
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
RAIL MEN DISCUSS
COOPERATIVE MOVE

LOUISVILLE KY, May 9.-Ways
and means of cooperating the various
branches of railway work coming un-
der their purviews, so as to offer the
greatest possible assistance to the
government. will form the central
theme of the discussions at the vari-
Gus sessions of three days meeting
Of the national railway development
association, which begins here today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
GIVES TESTIMONY
IN RINTELEN CASE

NEW YORK, May 9.-Andrew d.
Meloy, who was charged with having
obtained the passport on which Cap
tain Franz Rintelen of the German
navy left this country for England in
the fall of 1915, continues his testi-
mony today as witness for the gov
eminent in the trial Of Rintelen and
his seven co-defendants charged with
conspiring to cut off munitions from
the entente allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
NO WORD HEARD
OF BURNING SHIP

BOSTON, May o.,--No further word
had been received early today from the
steamer Sebastian. reported afire off
tho Nantucket Shoals lightship last
niaht. The radio message from the
steamer to the navy yard which
brought word Of the trouble said that
g transatlantic liner was standing by
and the absence Of additional mes
sages led 10 the belief that the fire
had been brought under control
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
RAILROADS SAVE
JUNKED ENGINES

CHICAGO, May 9.-Railways of the
United States are reclaiming abandon
ed locomotives and freight cars as a
result OF the war demand for the
mobilization OF al available rolling
stock. according to Daniel Willard,
president OF the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad and head of the railroad com
mission of the national council for de-
Tense, who is here today comforting
with western railway executives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
LEARNER is ATTENDING
EXECUTIVE SESSION

Z. NJ. Learner, secretary of the Y
NJ. c. A., Is in Indianapolis today at
tending meeting Of the nine execu-
tive secretaries of the state. Each
district has one executive secretary
who makes up the executive state COM
mittee on Y. NJ. c. A. war work. Mr..
Learner was recently appointed Sec
Rotary Of this district ~a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
WANTS OBSERVANCE
OF SHAKESPEARE DAY

WASHINGTON. May Or. p. r.
Claxton, United States commissioner
Df education. today made public a
:ablcgram from Ambassador Page, at
London, requesting that shakespeare
anniversary be observed hereafter In
all American public, schools together
With the ambassadors own suggestion
Eat il be done
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
CHURCHES TO ASK
FOR. PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON, May Steps were
taken by the federal council of
churches at it's special meeting today
to place the force of protestant
churches in American behind war
program calling for national prohibit
ion, government control and regulation
Of food, heavy taxation of large In
comes and inheritances, bigger crop
production and maintenance of labor
standards
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
ISSUES WARNING
TO GUARD GRAIN

INDIANAPOLIS, May Warnings
to all owners of grain elevators in
Indiana to place guards about them,
and take every precaution against fire,
have been issued from the office of the
state fire marshal. The action is said
to follow a request from the national
board of fire underwriters that every
rrecaution be taken to guard against
fires in elevators.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
EAST PAYS HIGH
HONOR TO FRENCH

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May s.--All
Philadelphia paid homage today to
Marshal Joffre, former premier Viviani
and other members OF the French war
commission. Although the story of the
distinguished Frenchmen in this city
was reduced from twenty-five to five
hours because Of the traffic delays in
the west, it was planned to carry out
virtually the entire program which
had been arranged in their honor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
CHICAGO FACES
SALARY DISPUTE
OF 1900 HANDS

CHICAGO. May 9. - Chicago was
confronted today with transporta-
ton employees controversy, II 900 sur
face lines employees having approved
demands for a wage increase of about
forty per cent. and shorter hours to go
into effect June l. Employees of the
elevated lines were said to have SINH
lar demands in process of formulation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
: FOR PROHIBITION.

FAlRMONT. West Va. May Con
servation OF the nations grain supply
and promotion OF industrial efficiency
through national prohibition, were
urged in resolutions forwarded today
by officers OF the central West Nir-
yinia coal operators association to
members of the West Virginia dele
cation in congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
.LEN|NE IS. MISSING

LONDON, May 9.--It is reported in
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen that Niko!ai Lenine, the
Russian radical Socialist leader, has
been missing for two days. The dis
patch. which quotes the Svenska Dag
bladet. OF Stockholm, as it's authority,
says nothing is known as to Lenine's
fate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
LIGHT FROST REPORTED

INDIANAPOLIS. May 9.-Reports
rom many sections of the state said
here was general light frost last
night. Tender Vegetables were in.
ured, but fruit is not believed to have
beer hurt to any great extent Cam
), idge City reported "A temperature of
$ degrees
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
Petrograd Announces
Success of Russians

PETROGRAD, Via London, May g.
Russian troops on the Roumanian
line northwest of Senne yesterday
broke through the Teuton positions
and advanced toward Jenawer. says
the official statement issued today by
the Russian war Office
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
CONTINUE RAIL HEARING

WASHINGTON, May 9.--Hearings
before the interstate commerce CON-
mission on the application of all the
railroads of the country for a general
Is per cent advance in freight rates,
were continued today with executives
of the southeastern lines still on the
stand.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
HOOVER INSISTS
ON DRY NATION

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Prohibit-
ion of the use of grain including barley
inc the manufacture of beverage al
cohol or beer during the war, was
urged today before the Senate agricul-
ture committee by Herbert C. Hoover,
Of the food committee of the council
of national defense, and AlonZo Tay-
Tor, assistant to Secretary Huston Of
the department of agriculture.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS Paw
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
SIGHT SUB At SEA

NEW YORK, May Am officer on
a British passenger steamer arriving
here today, from Europe said a sub
marine was sighted far west of the
submarine zone" He refused to state
which way the underwater boat was
moving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
FEWER CASUALTIES
REPORTED At ARRAS

LONDON, May 9.--Andrew Bonar
Law. member Of the British war coun.
Gil today stated in the House of Com
mons that the British casualties in the
recent offensive on the Arras front
In France from so to Is per cent fewer
than those in the battle of the
Somme
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
FAVORS COALITION MINISTER

PETROGRAD. Via London. May o.
The Russian government today
issued declartion in favor of a CO.
ilition minister.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
CHICAGOANS FORM
AMBULANCE UNIT

CHICAGO, May 9.-That entrance
of the United States into the war has
stimulated middle western interest in
the American field ambulance service
in France was indicated in the an
nouncement today that in the next
week forty young Chicagoans will
start for France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09
Court Records
Marriage Licenses

David C. Morrison, %. Richmond.
press molder, and Elizabeth Hefflin,
20, Richmond, dometic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-09

Always look for the
Union Shop Card. The
Shops on this page are all
strictly Union.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-08

for IL IL cents q can or at the
rate of % 4 bushel. The cam
ming factory contracted for these
at the rate Of IS cents a bushel.
At this rate the farmer pays
IL 1-2 cents for little more than
one cents worth OF food. II he
buvs the cheaper grades, he only
pu chases Onr-half cents worth
for his l2l2 cents No goods
that have to stand manufactur.
ing. transportation, ] 'bbing and
retail spreads can be purchased
az chesply az they can be grown
ard the farmer WhO makes that
statement admits he does not
figure closely. The next few
years will be critical ones for
the farmer who il following q
one crop system
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-08
RAISE MoRE-BUY LESS
Sound Advice to the Present
Day Farmer.

Manhattan, Kan. Feb 8. 1917.
Many farmers, especially in thr
grain belts. do not seem TO real.
izr the Importance OF making the
larm, in so far as possible, furn.
n a living for the family.
''Grandad tells IN how he cut
rheat with the cradle and COM
nares the few acres he then grew
with the broad acres Of wheat
now to he found on the aver gr
Arm," points out George y
Greene, extension specialist in
horticulture in the Kansas State
AGRICULTURAL collrg-. Wheat
WIS not higher in price than at
he present time. Grandmother
vas a good cook and so Grand
lads iamilv lived about as we'll
* thr farm families of TODAY.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-08
PUBLICATION 6O NN0NB.

Fire, Published in The Baxter sprinE
Nsws, February lst. 1911.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-08

II was the custom to make the
arm furnish groceries, meat.
huttei. eEgs and milk for the
family the year around.
"As new lands opened up and
they were found to he adapted to
certain typrs of agriculture this
'-a'ure OF a living 6rst' and
nr, FITS secondary issue wa
neglected and mn bryan to
follow types for which the sec
rion was noted or the type for
which the individual had q
natural bent. CAnn-d vegetables
and fruits could be had at the
grocery store, meats and butter
at the butcher shop and because
he lacked the natural inclination
for producing a garden or orchard
the garden and orchard looked
like such a small husines az com.
pared with the 200 icreS OF wheat
or corn-he was apt to say, !
can buy the vegetables or fruit
cheaper IAN l can grow them
Can he do 80 now? Take the
two vegetables most likely to he
purchased bv the farmer.--tou1a-
toes and corn. The farmer bu, 8
a pretty tair grade Of Tomatoes
Baxter Springs news., 1917-02-08
PUBLICATION NOTICE.

TIE State Of Kansas, 10 the absvO
nsmsd pefendnntsi
You, and each Of yua. VIII tako nnkicn
that you hnVe hern sued by the plaintiff
named sbOve IN the above nafled court IN
he ao0ve eutifled action, and thst plain
,iff's PETITION f. now on fiie In the Ufice of
he clerk Of eald court In the City Of
Columbus. TI,st you must anHwer OF
,lrniur tO the petition Of plaintiff nn or
b fore the IS h day Of March, A D.. lpi7. ar
e rHnie will be taken as true aud judy
me- rendered against you and each of
vOu decTeeing piniutin the role and ez-
elusive "wnrr la fee simple of the follow
M de-cribed real property situate ~
Cnen,kee County. kRD-ar, tO-witi
Lins 4, 0 aud q, tllnck 7, reWsterr Second
Addition 10 the City Of Baxter Springri
declaring any clsim that you, or any Oi
, u. may have of interest, title, riRh' or
,.rtate in and TO naid real prOprriy unil
and void NJ againri the plnintin ie1ciud pR
vuu. nnd rach of you, from any In en- ~
y estate in and TO said rrnl prIperiy I
quirtlnR the title ot y Hintin In and ."
said real property and t'Trvrr ba ring
nd enjuininK yOu, q d each Of ynu. frnni
Claiming or asserting any right, title,
,uteTert or estate In aud TO said real
SEAL ]. II. BOSWELL,
Plaintiff.
by X. E. Roseustein, HE Att"Tn-y.
,t,epi: FRED SIMkIN,
Clerk Of the Disirici Court.
By B. H. Hamilton, Deputy.