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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Mrs. Elizabeth Starr
81 Years Old, Dead

Mrs. Elizabeth Starr, 81 years old
a pioneer resident of Wayne county
died of senility Tuesday morning at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. j. E.
Fromm. PIP South Seventh street, aft.
er lingering illness.
Mrs. Starr, who was the daughter
of Daniel and Katherine Foust, was
born south of Centerville, June g.
1926. Her entire life was spent in
this vicinity. For the last fifty years
she has been a resident of Richmond
She was member of the First Meth,
odist church.
The surviving members of the fam
lily are one son, four daughters. nine
grandchildren, and two great-great
grandchildren.
Rev. L. w Bunvan and Rev. Seman
of First Methodist church will offic
late at funeral services at the home
Thursday afternoon. Friends may
call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
BATH AND
Wild RIDE wins
DIVORCE DECREE
Wife of Manufacturer Says
He: Poured Ice Down Her
Bi.ck.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5-A cocktail dance,
fpappe bath, zigzag auto ride and
aico holic hospitality produced a gen
era topsy-turvy morale in the home of
Frank A. McAvoy and Bessie M. Nc
Avoy and resulted in a decree of di-
vurce signed by Superior Judge Henry
Gderin.
McAvoy is a manufacturer of auto
mobile bodies and accessories and is
ow in business in Racine, Wis. Mrs.
McAvoy lives at S2S Lakeside place.
I'VE were married January IS. 1913,
and lived together until December 80,
1916" Mrs. McAvoy testified. "My hus-
band was ir business in Chicago then.
: One Gay in May. 1914. he came
home drunk and began to mix some
cocktails with a lot of ice in shaker
GAS he was doing this he danced up
snd down the room and in his dance
he pushed over the lamp. I stopped to
pick up the lamp and he took the
shaker Of cocktails and poured the
contents down the back of my neck
with all that cold ice in it. I became
iii and was laid up two or three days.
'In July. near my birthday, he came
he me at 2 o'clock In the morning and
ordered inc to get up and get him
something to eat. I objected and he
pulled me out of bed and threw me
to the floor and kicked me. I went
LONE two months. Then he promised
to treat me better if l would only re-
turn, and ! did.
ION Labor Day l went to the factory
With the car to bring him home. When
got tn ere he was so intoxicated that
was afraid to let him drive. I told
him so, but he kept on driving. swerv-
ing from one side of the street to the
other. and he did that so many times
that l urged him to let me drive, but
he wouldn't
When we got to Thirty-third street
end South Park avenue and he ran in
to the curb and upon the sidewalk
shut off the power, and he became
angry and struck ME in the side with
his fist and knocked the breath out of
me. Then he said, Take you car and
had 20 drive home.
One time when we were playing
cards he said We were playing unfair.
and he threw the cards on the table
and struck me with his fist and knock
ed me against the china cabinet and
broke the glass, which cut me.
Two weeks after l married him he
became so Intoxicated that he brought
the negro chauffeur in the living room
to drink with him"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
NUMBER OF SALOONS
STEADILY DECLINES

The number of Richmond saloons
has been decreasing since 1912, said
l.. S. Bowman, county auditor, Tues
day.
The commissioners Monday granted
licenses for selling intoxicating liqu-
ors to three Richmond saloons: Sliv-
er and Wiehmeyer. sol Main street;
John Fl. Sullivan, SIT North E street /;
and Louis j. Knopf, 401 South Fifth
street
In 1912 Richmond had sixty-four sa-
looms, 1915. sixty-two and 1916, sixty
and 1917, fifty-six.
This year started off with fifty-two
licensed saloons. Only one saloon
keeper has announced his intention of
not petitioning for new Hceuse to
run until April 2
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Trip to France Will Convince
One, u. S. is Best Country in
World, Says Lutheran Pastor

ment makes on us here at home is
mild. Let's help and help all we can
no matter how or when we are called
upon for service. We should observe
all meatless, wheatless and other
less days without murmur.
Il noticed the fine spirit exhibited
between the French military and the
French soldiers. One day l saw a
French captain and supply officer get
out of their automobile to encourage
number of privates.
THE captain turned to me and said.
Poor fellows they are tired out
"The officers visit the wounded
men in the hospitals. The spirit dis
played between officer and private is
beautiful In the hotels of Paris the
women and wounded soldiers are do
ing all the work. A young fellow. %
years old. who had been wounded in
battle was running an elevator He
was decorated with all the medals
France could bestow.
"AlI For France"
IT spoke to a French aviator who
had been seriously wounded and ask
ed him to tell me something about his
experiences. He said. There is moth
ing to tell did it all for France
II stopped at the grave Of Captain
James Mcconnell. an American, the
first to enlist in the Lafayette squad
ron. and also visited the graves of
three American aviators who enlisted
for France before the United States
entered the war"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
File Charges Against
Each Other; Both Fined

Sylvester Mercer and Dick Quinn
were arrested Tuesday morning, at
the city building. by First Sergeant
Staubach. !
Mercer was arrested on a charge of
assault and battery, and Quinn on a
charge of profanity.
Mercer and Quinn had a quarrel.
and during the quarrel Mercer struck
Quinn in the face. it is said Quinn
then cursed Mercer Quinn then filed
an affidavit charging Mercer with as
sault and battery. ...e
Mercer, then - filed An affidavit
against Quinn for using profane Ian
guage. ..
. Both were fined 81 and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Stay Where You Are"
Said Message to German
Teacher, Now Interned

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Feb. 5. - Udor
Rail. formerly teacher at a fashionable
private school here. it became known
today, has been taken to Fort Douglas.
Utah. for internment during the war
because of alleged seditious acts and
utterances.
Prominent San Diego educators
fought the charges and vouched for
the young mans character. One of
the charges against Rail was that two
weeks before his arrest he entertained
in his room for several days draft
evader who was former German
army officer.
Among his effects were found book
entitled Ethics of Murder" files of
the Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman trials. copy Of The Psv-
chologv of Violence" and much anti.
draft literature. According to officials
he had on his person a telegram from
an eastern anarchist reading:
Stay where you are; You can dc
more for our cause as a teacher"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05

DR.. julius Lincoln, Lutheran minis
ter, one of the most prominent speak
ers at the Wayne County War confer
ence Monday. was one Of a commission
of six men to study food conditions in
France and the other allied countries
on an eight weeks tour for the United
States government.
DR.. Lincoln said Tuesday before
leaving for a war conference at Con
nersville, 81 don't want to leave here
a message.
IF anyone In Richmond doesn't be-
lieve he is living in the best country
God ever gave man let him 30 over
to France and see conditions. l tell
you this is the best country In the
world and we are going 20 let our
brothers and sisters In France have
an opportunity to enjoy the same kind
of liberty we are having"
IL also want to tell tho folks here
at home that when they are saving
they are not only helping the soldiers
over there but also the civilians
Although ! saw no actual cases Of
starvation many are pinched and are
trying to save as much food as pos
sible. The French people know they
must save and they are going at it in
the right spirit.
Photographs Cheer Boys"
I'm the best hotels IN Paris only a
limited amount Of sugar may be had.
After $50 o'clock at night no meat is
served.
Several OF the p1rses in the hos
pitfalls In France told me the best
way to cheer the boys when they are
convalescins is with monograph rec
ords. So this is a. tip for some of you
women who are anxious to do your
bit ~
II visited a c>mteen superintended
by a number of young American wom-
en- and was delighted with the hos
pitality displayed in these clubs.
These women are performing a re-
markable service One thing which
our boys over there need is newspa-
pers. 81.
The boys have carried the flag into
France with n determination that is
markable. But we at home must
not fall down. The call the govern
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Sousa Gives Bofon
at Auction to Help
Jackies Raise Fund

CHICAGO. Feb 5.-Lieut Philip
Sousa. bandmaster at the Great Lakes
Naval TRIMMING station. offered his his
toric baton at auction for the bene-
fit Of the fund which is being raised
10 obtain baseball equipment for the
jackics. and It was sold for $3.50, 1t
became known today.
The priced wand has been in the
possession of the noted bandmaster
for forty-eisht years. having been pre-
sented 10 him IN 1870 by members of
the band Of which he was then leader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Mrs. M. L. Bailey Has Three
Sons in u. S. Service

T. NJ. Bailey has returned to Camp
Shelby. Miss, after spending a few
days with his mother, Mrs. M. l..
Bailey, 327 South Eighth street. He
is in the 18th Regiment of Engineers.
Mrs Bailey now has three sons in the
army. Jessie G. Bailey is in the navy
training school at the Great Lakes
station, and j. W. Bailey is at Camp
Taylor. Ky.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05

What is meant by the term head of
q family?
A head of family is held to be
one who actually supports and main
tains one or more individuals who are
closely connected with him by blood
relationship, relationship by marriage
or by adoption, and whose right to ex-
ercise family control and provide for
these dependent individuals is based
upon somu moral or legal obligation.
tory?
No. Everything farmer sells is in
come. and from this he is allowed to
deduct his actual farm expenses in
producing his farm products. He is
also ALLOW ed to deduct his taxes and
interest paid.
Can l pay my taxes at the time
file my return in Richmond?
Yes. 1t is your patriotic duty to pay
your tax at this time and the govern
ment allows discount for the payment
at the rate of 3 percent per annum.
What is the rate Of tax?
Two percent on the amount in ex-
cess Of your exemption is allowed by
law. And 4 percent on the amount in
excess OF the first $4,000 of your net
income.
Am / required to render a personal
income-taN return for the year 1917?
Yes, If unmarried ard your net in
come for that year equals or exceeds
$1,000. If you are married no return
IS required unless your net income, in
Guiding that of your husband or wife
and dependent children, equals or ex-
ceeds $4,000 II you act as the guard
ian Of minor or an incompetent per-
son. or as the administrator, executor,
or trustee OF an estate. return will
be required Of you for and in behalf of
our ward, or the estate or trust for
which you act, II the conditions out
lined under the head of "Fiduciaries"
as requiring return, are present in
your case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
CITY STOCK YARDS.
RAISES the Ban
ON SHIPMENTS
Fourteen Car Loads, Total
ing 1875 Hogs Shipped
Last Week.

With the return Of stock cars from
the snow-bound east, business has
been resumed as usual at the Glen
Miller stock yards last week. 1t has
relieved the situation to a greaet ex
tent among the farmers who were
forced to hold their hogs on account
OF car shortage through the severe
cold spell.
Fourteen car loads, totaling lots
hogs were sent out and IS veal calves
making a total OF 257,41O pounds and
brought the feeders, $38,716.55. With
increased receipts each day. the mar.
ket worked lower with good hogs sell
ing at SIS on Saturdays market. With
the opening of the country roads, the
receipts of calves was near normal
with choice. selling at $500 in order
to relieve the hog situation.
No cattle was bought, but the mar
ket could be quoted soc to 81 lower
than the week Of the ue-up.
There has been some cattle records
made by individual feeders, four loads
brought by Ollie Hodgins to the mar
ket on Thursday, 300 head IN all,
brought the sum OF $4,000.
100 Delivered Saturday.
Over one hundred individuals de-
livered stock at the yards Saturday.
They began at o'clock, continual
line OF wagons. sleds and trucks be-
ing there until 2 o'clock. 1t required
six cars to load Saturdays receipts
and was near 9 o'clock before the task
was completed and the stock ready to
move east.
Those bringing in stock during the
past week were: A. Barton, Joe Nc
c. Riner, John Roll. Frank Hodgin,
Pherson. A. J. Murray. David Dixon,
William Champion. Harry Mcclure,
Sam Alexander, Vern Railsback, For
est Vansant, W. G. Peeden, Harry
Critchfield, Harry Thomas. Joe Nc
Kee. Will Skinner. Morrison Skinner,
William Drew. Charles Weller, Walt
King. Russell Rinehamer, J. A. King.
Ed Murray. William Barnett. George
Pickett, Charles Dunn, John Noakes,
J. w. Cook, Scott Edwards, Dick Con-
way. J. A. Huff. a G. Hill, E. Tschaeu.
Charles Coffman. George Paulson,
Perry Krone. William Brown. H. L.
Began. Laura Canoe, Lewis WEIGH.
Carl Tubesing. Fl. J. Malone, r. L.
Branson. Elmer Fout. Joe Bennett,
Frank Thomas. Osro Bloose. Joel
Staar. l.. N. Hampton, Grant Larsh.
Harry Smith, Howard Smith. J. L.
Shaeffer, O. M. Jennings, Raymond
I.awler. Forest Meek. z. r. Kemp.
Harry Kirkman. Russell White. Char
los Long. l.. Edwards, Joe Reid. D. F.
Gard Miles Shute, Harry Shute.
Chel@ie Basweth, Glen Crawford. Bert
Hunt. William Williamson, P. H..
Whitacre. John Roschlog, r. G. Null
lin. Harvey Osborne. Frank Cook. Joe
White. Harry Reid, ALI Harp. A. J..
Huffman. Peter Price, Howard Jeffer-
les and Lewis Welch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
G. r. 81. Will Clear
Freight Congestion

B. H. Hudson, superintendent OF the
Grand Rapids G. Indiana Railroad
company. issued an order. effective
Monday that all shipping and repair
ing gangs, and all the available haul
ing facilities are to be used to help
clear the congested freight depots.
during the period that Mondays are
holidays.
superintendent Hudson says that he
does not believe that his order violates
the lightless, heatless or poweriess
order of DR. Garfield
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Cash and CARRY
TO Be DISCUSSED

The Cash-and-C Carry plan will be con-
sidered Tuesday night at o'clock at
a meeting of the Retail grocerymen Of
Richmond at the Coz mcrcial club.
Food Administrator Gilbert will pre-.
side. He has his Office In room 205,
Second National Bank Building in
connection with the Wayne County
Council of Defense.
The office will be open from in
the morning until 5 in the afternoon.
Telephone number is 2572. Miss Eva
Lichtenfels Is In charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
REV. STEADY TO LECTURE

Rev. J. Steady of Freetown, Africa,
will give steriopticon lecture on
Northern Africa. Tuesday evening at
s o'clock at the Bethel NJ E. church.
Rev. M. Steady is a graduate of Will
herforde college and is now giving lee
lures to obtain money to go to Yale.
There vii, be no charge and everyone
Is welcome.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
FIRES DO
SLIGHT DAMAGE

The fire department was called
three times Tuesday morning.
At o'clock, at the home of Robert
Haustette:', 416 Lincoln streets, fire,
V hich started by a spark from flue
alightiny Oh the shilgle roof, caused
several dollars damage
At 10 o'clock the department went
to the home of John Elson. where fire
of the san, origin did S. damage to a
single roof
Fire a. noon, caused by defective
1re, at The residence of Mrs. Margaret
Pitman, 423 Randolph street, s25 dam
age.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Will Complete Plans
for Thrift Stamp Drive

J. H. Mills. chairman of the Wayne
County Thrift Stamp committee has
called a meeting Wednesday evening
at 1880 o'clock in room EOS, Second
National bank building, to complete
plans for a drive soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
ATTEND CONFERENCE

Superintendent Giles, Vocational Di-
rector Carman, z. F. Murphy and Prin-
cipal Bentley will attend sessions OF
the Indiana State Vocational Educa-
tional conference in Indianapolis, Fri
DAY and Saturday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
ASK THE PALLADIUM

ADDRESS your income tax prob
lens to the Palladium The income
tax experts, now in Richmond. will
answer questions daily through the
columns of the Palladium. Below
is a list Of questions, which were
submitted to the Palladium and
their answers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Seeker Will Head
Liberty Campaign

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 5.-W. c. See
ker. Of Richmond has been appointed
chairman for the Wayne county cam
paign for the coming Liberty Loan
subscriptions, Will H. Wade, state di-
&c ctor announced here today. The
state has been divided into eight dis
trlcts. Wayne county in the seventh
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
RAID EAGLES HOME

GOSHEN, Feb. 5.-The Chief of Po-
lice here made raid on the Eagles
lodge rooms, Sunday afternoon, where
they founo thirty bottles Of beer. An
affidavit Las been Tiled against the
CUSTODIAN charging him with violating
the liquor law. The police depart
ment sent samples of soft drinks,
sold in the soft dring parlors, to In
Cianapolis for analysis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
U-BOATS KILL 1920.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-German U-boats,
according to reply given by Andrew
Bonar Law, government leader, in the
house OF commons today have dealt
death to 1920 non combatant British
men, women and coildren
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
Hoosier Happenings
SCHOOLS OPEN AGAIN

FORT WAYNE, Feb. 5.-City
schools re-opened here Monday, at
ter being closed three weeks, The SER
ious fuel situation was partly relieved
here by the arrival of "a cars of coal
Al the time of the arrival of the cars
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
ONE OF THOUSANDS

Il had been afflicted with Sciatic
rheumatism for a considera BILE period
and after trying many remedies have
at last found in Or. JONES'S LINZ
MENT, formerly Beaver Oil. a great
relief. | cheerfully and willingly rec
ommend its use to all suffering as |
have been"
(Signed) HARRY B. LONG.
The above is an exact copy of a test
imonial voluntarily sent to us Febru-
airy 25th, 1916. BY Mr. Harry B. Long.
Justice of the Peace. residing at 500
Swedee St, Norristown, Pa It is ONE
OF THOUSANDS of the tributes paid
during the past fifty years to the won.
derful healing and curative powers OF
DR.. JONES' IMMINENT
Commonly known as
(5EAvER OILY
None genuine without the Beaver
trade mark.-Advertisem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
ESCAPE FROM TUG

EVANS\ LILLE, Feb. 5.-The tug
boat XII was torn from its moorings
Sunday night and with seven men
swept down the river. Early Monday
morning it was thrown on the bank
near Newburg All the men escaped
without injury
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
CLERKS GET INCREASE

LAFAYETTE, Feb. 5.-Wabash
Railroad clerks have won their fight
for higher wages and shorter hours,
i; was learned Monday, when a mes
sage from Washington stated that the
nediato-s, had increased. their pay 20
percent on an eight-hour day, and time
and a half for overtime
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
TAKE CASH REGISTER

GREENCASTLE, Feb. 5.-Robbers
carried of cash register and about
$50, when they broke into the drug
store Of Alonzo Cook. here. Sunday
night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
SLUGS WE'RE USED

ANDERSON, Feb. Sin examining
stamp vending machines used by the
Madisoa County Anti tuberculosis So
cjcty it v as found that persons have
been usiTG sIugs to get stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05
PASSENGER STATION BURNS

LADOGA, Feb. 5.-Fire of unknown
origin destroyed the Monon passenger
station here, early Sunday morning,
causing loss of $1,000. Many records
were destroyed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-05

OF the $s,26o.591 that the state OF
New York advanced to eight early rail-
roads only S7b0.152 has been repaid.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-26
THE EVENING STORY
MOTHER MAY SPEAKS
Copyright. 1918. by W. wernvr,, H.,

Mother Ma, had read herself To-
sleep. Her noVcl-shC was very fond
uf them-had slipped down the steep
lodge of her lap 10 the floor, She had
folded her hands, tilted her head back
.ud lost herself In a peaceful dream
500 comfortable n placid q sight
vla she that u needed e hard hear
Go disturb hen. At eighty she had
earned the right TO slumhcI az she
chose.
, door slammed and high heels beat
upon the u~uCarpcted stairs that
twisted out of tho room. \ woman
upcarcd She was small md dark
ul some day she would be dumpy
.tr Mother May.
Mother she exclaimed, For
GOODNESS sakcs. mother
Mother hlinksd. II declare. I must
luyo been DOING" she SAID r%polcget-
.,ally Why. where are you going,
tr, '"
I'm going 10 Mrs Primes 10 play
IIIdE'.' ora answered. She found
I,r little bag and rummaged m a.,
IIIuging up "A score, pencil. handkor.
,hirts. two dimes and a battered look
IuL chocolate.
wish you wouldn't DRY" mother
aid plaintivcly I'm kind OF tmId
about tackling all that mess OF pick
ling alone