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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-03

IN take care of this with a specia
appropriations, be said 1T will not b.
charged TO editorial expense" He in
sisted, however, that Mr. Babson's de
nand that .t- articles be set four column,
wide in large type be complied with.
Complicated Course to Steer.
| This was only one of many incident.
preliminary to the transfer of the news
paper that made me realize that | hat
let myself in for an extremely difficult
game to play. There was a compiler tor
OF obligations and loyalties, and failur,
10 observe any one of them might max,
1t impossible to serve the others: yet al
any time a situation might arise in which
it would be impossible to determine Oh
the spur of the moment exactly where
the correct course lay.
1t was inevitable that news of the III,
pending transfer of the Mail should Ieab
out; indeed, l was surprised that it de
not become known earlier than it did, s.
many people were by this time in the
secret. On May 90 morning newspape,
published an article from which the fol
lowing is an extract
1T was reported yesterday that the
New York Evening Mail mad been sold OF
was about to be sold and that DR. Ed.
ward Rumely, of La Porte, Ind. repre-
senting German capitalists, was the pur-
chaser. 1t was also said that S. S. Nc
Clure, the publisher, would be identified
with the new management Dispatches
received last night from La Porte SAID
that negotiations for the purchase of the
Mail had been in progress several weeks
and that it was understood that the poi
icy of the paper under it's new owners
would be decidedly pro-German.''
1 tried to find DR.. Rumely he was no
ut any of the numerous places in which /
had at previous times seen him l foun,'
Mr.. Mcclure. who was greatly disturbed
We looked up Lambin. and the three Of
us set out to find Dr. Rumely.
why don't you issue a statement deny
ing this?" l asked of Mr.. Mcclure
II want that statement to come from
DR.. Rumely." he said. eff he does not
represent German capitalists it is up to
him to say so. l would like some further
assurances from him myself"
Spend Might Hunting Rumcly.
We spent the entire afternoon and
evening hunting for DR.. Rumely. He was
not to be found. We camped in the lobby
of the Manhattan until the sweepers
drove US out at two o'clock in the morn
ing. Then Mr.. Mcclure and l went to
Turkish bath for the remainder of the
night. When DR.. Rumely returned next
day-he had taken a trip to the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-03

certificates was showed across the table
The lawyer put lis hand on them The
bank man reached for the cheque a,
they stood there, each waiting for tn,
other to let go, it made a scene for thu
movies ~
Slowly and in this fashion the stock Of
the Mail and Express Company came out
of bags and packages and was handed
across the table in exchange for certi-
fled cheques. Once the holders of the
stock fully grasped the fact that it was
real money, the transactions moved a
little faster and the look of doubt and
suspicion that had been worn by most
of them gave place to expressions of de-
light.
Lambin counted the certificates as they
were gathered in. Then the count was
checked up. The total was a thousand
shares Short
Who's got that thousand shares" de
manded the lawyer One of the bank
messengers produced them from his bag.
Every one reached for his hat and all be-
gan talking at once.
At last the big game was or.
10 newspaper man the most interest
ing and the funniest things that hap
pened during d.. Rumelys control of the
Evening Mail were events involving the
technique and practice. of newspaper
making rather than the manifold manifes
tations of a point Of view on his part that
was anything but neutral. ! shall try to
resist as far as possible the inclination
to burden this narrative with tales of
technical blunders and absurdities that
would have wrecked the property even Il,
lie NJ. l.umey Company had beer
wrecked had it not been for a constant
'teady inflow Of new capital
Ii was the same story over again, q.
II effort to impose a mass OF new ant
,ntried ideas~-or ideas that were old an,
rad been discarded by experienced news
,aper men on a business that wasn't
:tfong enough TO stand them. l think tn;
looks of the Mail and Express Company
Hill bear me out IN tire assertion that :,
Or. Rumely had carried out his oft re-
neated threat to go to Germany. and hac
stayed there for year. the newspaper
would have made profit in 1876 instead
Il : loss Of S15O.OOO Of So /
Just as in the management of the |
Rumely company at La Porte, Dr. Rumely |
in the Evening Mail scattered new ideas /
right and left, demanding their instant /
execution, expecting immediate resulrs )
and deity slipping the blame to others |
for their failure. Those who refused to
No rnode tho "poatS' u-oro
bitterly accused of conspiracy to under !
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-03

he sald-he renewed his positive assur
ances that no German money was to be
invested in the Mail, and promised that
when the transfer was actually concluded
he would make public statement to that
fleet. SO far as l know he never made
such a statement over his signature ex-
cept to the United States Enemy Prop
'rty Custodian
| l have said that up to the day when
the property was transferred Mr.. Stod-
dard did not believe the money would
be Forthcoming. think he was still!
'ceptical when he was notified, on June /,
to bring his accounts and the stock GER
tificates of the Mail and Express Com
pany to the offices of the Merchants Eek
change National Bank. 1t took nearly
all the afternoon to gather into the di-
rectors room on an upper floor of the
bank building the numerous individua Is
whose presence was deemed necessary be-
fore the deal could be closed There were
DIR. Rumely and his lawyer. Mr.. Stoddard
and his attorney and accountant, Mr.
hauffmann and his secretary. officials
of the bank and clerks and messengers
from various other banks and trust COM
panies. Twenty persons or more were
crowded into the room. Lambin and l.
as officers and directors of the new cor
porations q had been elected president of
both and Lambin secretary and treasurer)
sat at one end of the long ia BILE and thor
oughly enjoyed ourselves
Wanted. Thousand Shares.
The one fact most clearly apparent was
hat nobody present seemed to trust any
one else Mr.. Kaufman produced GER
lifted cheque for S735, GOO payable to and
ndorscd by Walter Lyon. DIR. Rumely
ndorsed this cheque and it was accepted
~ an Official OF the bank as a deposit t.
ne credit of the S. S. Mcclure News
'aper Corporation. Then the various
holders of stock in the Mail and Express
company were called upon to produce
their certificates. These were mostly Of
liclals OF other banks, and they were very
eager to see their money first As cheques
were drawn against the newly deposited
S'35.OOO and certified by an officer of the
bank. stock certificates we're reluctantly
pulled out of brief cases and placed on tn"
table
Come on" said DR.. Rumely's attorney
"ho has that thousand shares? Wher,
is itT
It was on the table, with a bank nes-
senger elutching the package tightly. The
layer held a cLeque in his hand The
bank messenger scrutinized it carefully.
the lawyer retaining his hold on the other
end OF the paper. Slowly the package of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-03
Run1ely Sought to Blind
President to Hun Hand
Behind the Evening Mail
Warned F. p Stockbridge Not to Commit Himself with Mr.
Wilson and to Assure Him That Newspaper Was
Owned Entirely by Americans

By Frank Parker Stocbdge Late Managing Evening
Copyigh Canada by New York HeraldCo
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
NOTICE

rQo you, Love children:
If you are a normal human be-
ing the question answeres itself.
Don't you love to see little CHI
ldren happy? How would you like
10 see 20 Of them aglow at one
time with JOY?
You can help to make this pos,
sible byahelping one Of the below
named children who are a few
Of the many in the Louisiana
Methodist Orphanage at Ruston
La. Lagan Jackson, Warren Al.
drich, Everette Radcliffe, Sidney
HARRISON, Wilbur Stevens, Fred
Henry, Willie Scott, John L. Jo-
mes, Grant Murray, Burt Watley
Abbie TiIley. Katie Pickering,
Catherine Baldrlge, Freda Will
Camille rBaldridge, Margaret
|:TiHey, Hazel .Hixled, Nettie
heffield, Eunice Aldrich, Pearl
Lee.
Let the christmas spirit pre-
vail, there is peace on earth, let
let joy reign.
This article was neither requ-
ested nor suggested by anyone
connected with the orphanoge.
|. q. Ward, for the Big Brother
Movement.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
kept PLEDGE
TO SEND BREAD
american Eation Maintained Al.
lied Leaf Through Sell
Denial at Home Table.
AVERTED EUROPEAN DESPAIR.
With Military Demands Upon Ocean
Shipping Relieved, World Is Able
.ts Return to Normal White
Wheat Bread.

Since the advent of the latest wheat
crop the only Limitation upon Ameri-
can exports To sl1urope has been the
shortage. of shipping. Between July J
and October IL we shipped G5,98030J
bushels. If this rate should continue
until the end of the fiscal year we will
have furnished the Allies with more
than 23T,50000O bushels OF wheat and
-four in terms Of wheat.
The result of iacreased production
ana conservation efforts IN the United
states has been that with the cessa
tion Of hostilities we are able to re.
turn TO a normal wheat diet. Supplies
that have accumulated In Australia
Argentine and other hitherto inacces
8ible markets may be tapped by ships
released from transport service, and
European demand for American wheat
probably will not exceed our normal
surplus. There Is wheat enough avail
able TO have<a white loaf at the com
mon table.
but last year the tale was different
Only by the greatest possible saving
and sacrifice We're ne able TO keep a
steady stream Of wheat and -four mov-
Ing across the sea We found our
selves at the beginning Of the'harvesi
year with an unusually short crop.
Even the most optimistic statisticians
figured tAet we had a bare surplus of
20,00o ASj oUshaIs. And yet Europe
was facing the probability of a bread
famine-and in Europe bread is by far
the most important article in the diet.
All of this surplus had left the
country early In the fall. BY the first
of the year we had managed 10 ship a
little more than 50,00O000 bushels by
practicing the utmost economy at
hOne-by wheatless days, wheatless
meals, heavy substitution of other
cereals and by sacrifice at. almost
every meal throughout the country.
In January the late Lord Rhondda,
then British Food Controller, cableG
that only If we sent an additional To-
000.000 bushels before July 1 could he
take the responsibility of assuring his
people that they would be fed.
The response of the American peo-
pie was 8a,000,000 bushels safely deliv-
cred overseas between January ! and
July /. Out of harvest which gave
us only 23,0000O0 bushels surplus we
actually shipfed 141,000 900 bushels.
Thus did America fulfill her pledge
that the Allied bread Fations could be
and already the American
people are demonstrating that, with
an awakened war conscience, last
years figures will be<bettered.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
SAVE 16,c0D,01O BUSHELS
OF WHEAT THAT FORMERLY
WAS LOST IN THRESH!NG
Fsrmers, Urged by Food Administra-
tlon, Provide Seven Extra LoaVes
of Bread for Every American.

By adopting cleaner threshing meth
-ods and by literally combing harvest
ffefds to gather grain formerly vast
ed, threshermen and farmers Of the
United States this year saved fully
100000 bushels Of wheat, estimated
as equivalent to about seven one-pound
loaves of bread for every person In
the country. This result, accompanied
by corresponding savings Of barley,
oats, rye and other grains, Is shown by
reports from 33 grain states to the U.
s. Food Administration. Other states.
although not prepared to furnish def
mite figures of conservation in the
grain fields. report greatly reduced
harvest losses.
This rural food saving achievement,
accomplished In scarcely six months
time, was in direct response to re.
quests by the Food Administration,
which asked farmers and threshermen
to reduce harvest losses from about
9A per cent.-the estimated average
In normal times-to the lowest poss-
bic minimum. Country grain thresh-
ing committees carried into every
grain growing community the official
recommendations for accomplishing
the results desired.
In numerous instances drivers of
racks with leaky bottoms were sent
from the fields to repair their equip
ment and frequently bad order thresh-
ing machines we're stopped until the
cause of waste was removed. But In
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

A. G. Pringle was in Boyce
Wednesday on business.
Messrs T. c. Kirkpatrick and
D. W. Squyrers Of Melder were
in in town Tuesday.
Messrs E. Nj. Pringle and J.E
futile were in New Orleans tins
week.
Mrs. F. P. Joseph was an Alley
andria visitor Tuesday.
Real estrte if sbeiug handled
quite freely of late.
'essrs J S. eGerson, W. b.
Il and Russell Clark meteor
Lecompte Monday after
l.
d, NJ, Pringie was at thinner
a ] Monday.
Howard Chester and Red Cow
art came home Monday.
Richard Colquette Jr. return
ed home Sunday from L. S. .,
Miss Pearle Perry spent last
weekend in Oakdale, the guest OF
her uncle D E. Perry.
Mr.. Taylor, the construction
inspector OF the Great Southern
Preserving association spent "a
few days in our midst.
Several hundred bushels of
sweet potatoes were bonght here
last week. The house is filled
and very few mere can be hand
Jed until a new unit is built.
Rev. P. W. Lotion left Sunday
afternoon,to attend the Baptist
State convention which assemb,
led i'll New Orleans this week. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Pennington
were recently called to Liberty
Hill La, on the sad mission of at
tending the funeral of Mrs. Pen
ningtan's father.0ur sympathy
is extended,to them in this hour
of sorrow.
Subscribe for the Patriot.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
Notice to Members of The
Glenuora ft E. Church,
South
Soath

Fix this in your mind; 'What
would,cur church be if every
member was Ike me?"
On December 8th at 2 O'Clock
the stewards met aud organized
for the Lew years work. They
assessed each mem Der what was
thought they could and wouldpay
to the support of the ministry.
Our pastor " i'll aow give us
full tine and We haze ags:eed to
pay him the 10th Of ra9nt2
W,e kindly ask tha1 each me4a-
Der and friend do their best to
pay tllen' part to one Of the fol-
lowing stewards OF the Glenmo-
ia Bank each month before tie
18Th Of each 1Iontt SO We may
keep up what We nave promised
to pay without-any trouble: W f.
Daniel, J. E Adams, Ab. Carrutk
J. NJ. Patrick, J. F. Pennington.
Now, as nearly everyone is
making more money than ever
beforeein his life, and the war is
over, we must do more than ever
for our church Let Us al work
together and the Lord will biees
as. Ftaternally,
3. F. Pennington.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
Stomach Trouble.

g Before l used Cham berlain's
tablets l doctorcda great deal for
stomach trouble and felt nervous
and tired all the time. These tab.
let's helped me from the firstand
inside of a weeks tisae | had i'm
proved in every way, +" writes.
Mrs. L. A. Drinkard; JefTenscn
City, Mo.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
FOR GROUP.

"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is splendid for Group, " writes
Mrs. Edward Hassett, Frankfort
N. Y. My children have been quiz
ckly relieved of attacks of this
dreadful complaint By its use.
This remedy contains no opium
or other narcotic, and may be
given to a child as confidently as
30 an adult.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
.Taberlet Protests
Glanm0ra La.

Nov. ~, l0i&.
The medium If die newspaper
is an acknowledged piaceth.ough
which the American people, az d
free thinking people, have rights
TO express opinions that are
thought to be for the bestintrcst
Of the community at large
Now it seems that orr town is
quite disturbed ever the issue of
fire crackers being shot on our
streets. The boys were brought
before our mayor and fined and
pltsin our great bastile for
tins terrible crim0 of shooting
fire crackers but our men f,fam.
lies get drunk on a miqtare OF
Mexican hot Antisepic ana Nitro
Glycerine.
When these indulge in one and
one fourth quarts ofthis celebra
ted article, they are ready then
to proceed with cprsing and rails
ing h. On the very Saturday
night that the boys were pulled
for tirine few pod corns, weha0'
a man cursing the yilest and low:
est of curse words al the top OF
his voice. Why did mt our police
supply the wants. Of the people
and arrest this piece Of wasted
humanity and extract $25 or $50
from him instead of the boys
that will somo day feelas # they.
were .9isgraced at having had to
view The walls Of our celebrated
bastile? This man that did the
cur.,ing on onr streets will re-
turn and want to see what our
police will do.
If the boys have not the right
to pop corn, why should a man
full of Kuprisky's Hot Mexican
and antiseptic be allowed to rorm
at large like a bucking bronco
which has no respect for anythi
ng whatever.
If there's any OF our officers of
our town that will l6ay that is not
true, we are ready to prove that
these curse words were used in
the presence Of several persons.
If law is for one, let it be for
two. If the marshal needs help
to arrest these kind u men lie
will get it readil; bnt when It'll
comes to our town boys, wc feel
as if they were treated unfair
from start to finish.
Ifthere iaauyone that fells that
this is not the right kind Of think
ing let him answer.
A. f, Tabarlct
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
PEW ESCAPE.

There are few indeed vino es
cape having at least enc cold dur
ing the winter months, anal they
are fortunate who have but one
and get through with it quickly
and without any serious conse-
.queneens. Take Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy and observe the
.airectios with each bottle, and
you are likely to be one Of th e for,
3anate ones. Che worth and merit
Of this remedy has been fnlIy pro
vem There are mauy families wha
have usedit for years when troub
led with cough or cold, and with
the very best results.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
Mrs. IsleYss Letter.

In "a recent letter MRS, D. w.
Isley of Litchrield, Ill, says, Il
have used Chamberlain's Tablets
for disorders of the stomach ana
as alaxative, and Ragefound them
I; quick and sure relief. /" If you
are troubled with indigestion or
constipation these tablets will dc
you good.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

proportion 10 the number or persons
engaged in gathe.ing the nations grain
crop, cases OF compulsion were cons
-paratiyely rare. The Food Admins
tration freely attributes the success o.
eae grain threshing campaign IN pa
tr!etic service, by farmers, tirrshcr-
gen and their crews. Incidentally
grain growers Of the United States are
many millions of dollars "in pocket"
as result of the grain saved.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
Prices Kept Down
Bv Increased Turnover Of Stock

It costs about much to go through the motion OF
bnsness the increased volumn decreases the opera
ting expenses which lowers the price of goods. The
more customers served i'll day. without the gaps be-
..s tween. gives them more goods tor the money.
This IS why it possible for us to make prices
Io, and the reason our customers afforded dis
nct advantage in buying their goods tor less money
than would otherwise be possible
Fresh Car Of White Crest Flour At s1o5 psfsae6
- Andres Mer. CO. Phone
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
NO ONE SUFFERED HERE.

The marvel OF our voluntary food.
saving, now that we, are getting re-
suits" AZ that no one evar actually
suffered any hardship from It; thar
we all are better In health and spiri.
and better satisfied with ourselves be
cause OF cur friendly self-denial.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
GREATEST OPPORTUNITY 80
WOMEN EVER HAE.

It was given to the wamen of this
country TO perform the greatest serv-
ice III tie winning Of the war youch-
saIed ia any women in the history Of
the wars of the worlu-to feed the
garriors and the war sufferers. BY
the arts of peace, the practice Of sin
pie, homely virtues the womanhood Of
a whole nation served humanity ia Its
profoundest struggle for peace and
freedom.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
Facts as TO Airs Moyemensa.

The movement of air is yariously
designated, according to its velocity.
as a zephyr, breeze, wind. gale OF hur-
ricane A dense or thick fog. accord.
ng to the weather bureau, obscures
objects at q distance Of 1000 feet
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

< Our exports since is country !.
\ entered the war have justified i.
+ statement made by the Food Ad- i.
!. ministratiOn shortly after its con- {.
: ception, outlining the principles !.
: and policies that would govern i.
+ the solution of this .courtry's i.
!. food problems. +
!. ''The whole foundation of de- !.
J. mocracy," declared the Food Ad- j.
J. ninistration, "lies In the indi- II
!. yidual initiative Of It's people i.
J. and their-willingness to serve the r
+ interests of the nation with COM J.
! plete self effacement in the time &.
+ Of emergency Democracy can !.
/ yield to discipline, and we can +
!. solve this food problem for our K
i own people and for the Allies in +
= this way. To have done so will 4
: have been 8 greater service than !.
+ our immediate objective, for we !.
: have demonstrated the rightful- !.
T ness Of our faith and our ability ].
: to defend ourselves without be- !,
: ing PrussIanized." =
+ + i. + 4. + r. i. !. I. + :. - =
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Find more wheat, It came; more
pork, 1t came; save sugar, it was done.
So Americans answered the challenge
of German starvation.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
FIRsT CALL re Foon ARMY.

= This cooperation aud service =
s / ask of all ip full confidence +
4 that America will render more -
= for flag and freedom than king +
= ridden people surrender at COM 4
: pclsion.-Herbert Hoover, Au- =
Z gust 10, 1917. !
: =
I: :@@4%%#*+@*A4&4%a 80 a4 -
4 year ago soiuntary lood control
was daring adventure in democracy:
during the year an established proof
Of democratic ef1cieHcv. :.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Good will rules the new world ae
fear governed the old world. Through
sharing food America helps make the
whole world kin.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Starvation by Germany challenged
all he world; food conservation In
America answered the challenge.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Food control In America held the
price Of breadstuffs steady, prevented
vicious speculation and extortion anG
preserved tranquility at home.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Sending to Europe a4a 100000 BUSH
els of wheat from surplus Of appar-
emily nothing was the outstanding ex-
plot of the American food army in the
critical year OF the war.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

In no other nation is there SO willing
sense of voluntary self-sacrifice .as
In America-that was shown In the
abstinence from wheat.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Food conservation in America has
been the triumph Of individual deyc-
ton to the national cau5e. r. II,
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

Food control made sufficiency from
shortage, kept the rein on food prices.
gave The nations full strength exer.
cise.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

The local school eleven went to
Oakdale Saturday to play the
High school team at that place.
The locals lost the game 40-6.
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13
II ! 'otlce

Anyone in this section having cattle
TO sell an get top market cash price
FIR sae.n ron : VI Pringle. See him
Glenmara f.a
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-12-13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS