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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
HARRY NJ. RAYS
name GIVEN TO
RICHMOND POST
Boy, Killed in Action, Cited
for Bravery, Honored -
Mrs. Holaday Wins Prize.

To Corporal Harry M. Ray. who was
killed in action in the st. Mihiel Of
fensive. in France. was given the
honor Of the name for the Wayne
county post of the American Legion,
at meeting of the legion held Mon
day evening in the circuit court room.
The fifty members of the post pre-
sent at last nights meeting voted to
call the post the Harry Ray Post"
Harry Ray was the only Wayne
county soldier who was killed in &C
tion, who received a citation for brav-
cry and his name was suggested by
Mrs. J. F. Holiday in the contest for
the $50 prize offered by Will Romey,
! for an appropriate name for the post.
The name was chosen from a list
of four names submitted by commit
tee appointed to select the most ap-
propriate name from the long list sub
mitted in the contest, the other names
being Frank Lichtenfels Post"
! "Gennlich Post" Wayne Post" and
Frank Gem Post" all of the Legion.
Application Blanks Ordered
/ Plans were inaugurated at Monday s
meeting for an extensive membership
campaign for the post, and every eff
fort will be made by the ex-service
men who have already joined the or
-ganization to make the Harry Ray
Post one of the strongest in the state.
| Application blanks have been ordered
and will be given to all ex-service men
who were honorab bly, discharged from
the service, as a part Of the member
ship campaign.
A committee was also appointed at
| Mondays meeting to organize post
band which will be distinctly a part OF
the post 1t is planned to complete
the organization of the band before
the next meeting, which will be held
on Sept %.
President Strayer, has issued call
for all ex-service men who are music
ians to communicate with him, and to
become a part of the band to be or
ganiZed.
Delegates were also appointed to at
tend the state meeting of the legion to
be held in indianapolis next Thursday,
at which time Theodore Roosevelt,
and other men interested in the nat
ional organization will deliver ad-
dresses. Ralph Rogers and Nerlin I.
Ballinger were appointed as delegates
from Harry Ray post.
Members Are Wanted.
! In connection with the announce
ment concerning the membership cam
paign, President Strayer announced
last night that efforts would be made
to obtain as many members as possi-
BILE before the posts charter is grant
ed, in order that a complete repre-
sentation of the county's service men
will appear as charter members Of the
post.
All persons who join the post before
the next meeting. and probably those
who join Immediately following the
meeting will be classed as charter
members of the post, and their names
will be placed on the charter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
OPERATION OF
REFRIGERATOR
CARS ADVISED
Discrimination Against Small
Firms in Shipments Charged
by Trade Commission.
{By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Declar-
ing that the step is necessary to con-
troll the business of the five largest
packing companies the~federal trade
commission in a special report to
President Wilson recommends that
operation Of refrigerator cars and OF
cars used for transportation OF meat
animals be declared government mo-
nopoly. 1t recommends further that
the property concerned, including tc-
ing stations and other facilities as we'll
as the cars, be acquired by the govern
ment and railroads thereafter be lie
ensed to own and operate them. The
big packers, the report says now own
ninety percent Of all the refrigerator
equipment in the country suitable for
the transport Of fresh meat.
"The present countrywide system
of distribution by the five big pack
ers has grown up from their control
of refrigerator car lines in conjunction
with various pools" the report says in
part.
I'm turn the volume Of traffic Of the
five packers has enabled them to Sc
cure from the railroads advantages
over competing shippers. Formerly in
the shape of direct rebates these ad-
vantages are now usually in expedited
service to the big packer cars: In IA
vorable mixing rules which include all
their diversified products and even
many articles not related to the pack
ing industry; by allowances paid to
some of the big packers by carriers
for a part of the transportation serv-
ice; by favorable arrangements and
lease of stock yards by the railroads
Of humping posts manufactured by a
subsidiary Of one Of the big five.
Independent Cars Misused.
1.-THE small Independent packers cars
are misused and diverted. frequently
being out of his service for extended
periods, in several instances as long
as six months. In 1917, the cars OF
the big five and their subsidiary
companies maintained an average OF
sos miles per car per day, while the
average for cars Of their competitors
the independent packing companies
was only 545 miles"
The commissions investigation OF
the private car ownership has develop
ed the fact that while packers claim
/ losses, the report says "a proper re
vision of their car accounts" shows
the car operation has netted some
profit. This amounted to 6.S percent
in 1912, "a percent in 1914, and 4.3
percent in 1917.
1.-THE prompt and efficient handling
of the traffic in meats and other per
| ishable foods is of great public con
cern," the report says in making the
recommendations land it is also i'm
portant that all shippers should have
equal and adequate service. The rec
Communications are made to correct
present inequalities of service and
rates as we'll as to prevent the dan
gers Of monopolistic advantages"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
ODESSA TAKEN
IN ATTACK BY
ALLIED FLEET
Black Sea Port Falls After
Two Days Bombardment by
Vessels.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Occupation of
Odessa, chief Russian port on the
Black Sea by allied forces is admitted
in a Bolshevik government wireless
message from Moscow received here
today. The occupation was effected,
the dispatch states after thirty vessels
had bombarded the city for two days
On the Russian northwestern front,
according to the Soviet statement, the
Bolshevik troops are advancing in the
region of Pskov, having progressed al
ready to within three and half miles
Of that city.
Shortly after the Bolshevik message
was received confirmation was given
in official quarters here Of the occupa-
ton of Odessa. A Russian volunteer
army, it was stated, had occupied the
city. The Bolsheviki retired in the
direction of Balta, 12O miles northwest
of Odessa.
An announcement by the Ukrainian
mission in Lodo on Friday last stated
that Ukrainian troops had captured
Odessa after severe fighting north OF
the city. Previous dispatches to the
British war offices reported that the
Bolsheviki had been driven from Odes
sa by the populace.
VLADIVOSTOK. Aug. 26.-Lieuten
ant-General Rozanoff, the highest Rus
sian authority in eastern Siberia, de
MES recent reports that the all-Rus-
sian government under Admiral Kol
chak had abandoned Omsk and moved
to Irkusk.
LONDON, August, 16-The war Of
flee announced this evening that on
the western front of General Denikine
the anti-Bolshevik leader in southern
Russia, the advances are continuing
with great rapidity along the entire
line.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
BIG TAX INCREASE
MADE FOR COUNTY
BY STATE BOARD
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 26.-An
increase Of 20 percent on all lots and
lands and 20 percent on all improve
ments in all cities and towns except
Boston. Cambridge City, Fountain
City, Greensboro and Whitewater was
ordered by the state tax board for
Wayne county Tuesday.
An increase of 80 percent on all per-
sonal property in all townships, cities
and towns except Richmond, and in
Richmond an increase Of 40 percent
on all personal property was also Or
dered.
Directing every county in the state
to increase some part or all OF its as
sessments from to 100 percent, the
state board Of tax commissioners to-
day issued orders increasing by mil
lions Of dollars the aggregate tax as
sessment in Indiana. In two instances
certain classes Of property In Noble
and Carroll counues-slight reductions
were ordered.
The greatest increase was ordered
for Gibson county. where the increases
ran as high as 100 percent. On one
class Of taxables in Lake county,
100 percent. increase also was ordered.
Good sized increases also were order
ed for Vigo. st. Joseph, Allen and
Vanderburgh counties.
The state board still has under con-
sideration the equalizing of approx.
mately 1000 corporation assessments.
fixed originally by county boards of
review. 1t is hoped to dispose Of
these this week, when the third or
equaliztng session of the state board
will end. The fourth session, which
will begin Sept. Is, and end Dec. 6.
is a new one under the new law and
is for the purpose of fixing tax levies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
COMBINATION IS DENIED.

WASHINGTON, Aug. z6.-Denying
that combination among bituminous
operators to fix prices exists. J. D. A.
Morrow, vice-president OF the National
Coal association told Senate coal in
Vest1gating committee today that such
combination would be impossible II
attempted. Prices at the mines, he
said, have declined under the competi-
ton which prevails and are lower than
they were year ago.
There are about 5000 separate COM
mercial producers operating approx
mately 1000 mines, from which btu
minous coal is regularly shipped" Mr..
Morrow said. ''In addition there are
some two thousand operators with
about 5000 mines who begin producing
and selling coal whenever the price
goes up little and offers a profit to
them. Moreover there are hundreds
of thousands of acres of coal lands
along railroads on which new mines
can be readily and quickly opened by
any one so disposed. Such a condi-
ton obviously does not lend itself to
restrictive combinations among pro-
ducerS.
"Of the 5000 separate bitumunous
coal producers in the United States,
2,294 approximately As per cent, hold
membership in the National Coal as
sociation. They produce about 60 per
cent of the total output of bituminous
coal in the country.
Denies Price Combine.
Charges that the National Coal AS
tain prices are without foundation in
fact.
The national coal association repre-
sents these operators and looks after
their interests in matters of general
concern, such as transportation and
traffic questions, Standardization OF
cost accounting, cooperation with gov.
ernmental agencies, and similar &C
tivities. There is nothing secret about
its business. It's files and records are
open to the committee or any other
authorized agency of the government
at any time.
Producing Cost High.
Mr.. Morrow said bituminous coal
prices had declined since the armistice
and in general were lower than the
prices fixed by the fuel administration,
These fuel administration prices
were intended to prevent the charging
of undue prices for bituminous coal
and to limit the profits which the
mine operators might make" he said
"At the same time they included fair
profits.
The cost of producing bituminous
coal is higher now than 1t was a year
ago, due to the fact that the mines
then were operating six days a week
and in many cases are now operating
only four days per week and in some
cases only three days a week. The
overhead expense of maintaining the
mines goes on just the same whether
! coal is produced or not. When these
increased costs are considered in con.
nection with the general decrease in
prices it is clear that profits Of bitum
inous coal operators are materially
less than year ago."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
CHANGES IN
PEACE PACT
ADOPTED BY
COMMITTEE
Amendments to Eliminate
American Representation on
Commissions in Europe
Passed on Party Vote.
OPEN HEARINGS SOON
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-In quick
succession the senate foreign relations
committee adopted today a series of
amendments to the peace treaty elm
mating the United States as one of
the powers represented on interna-
tional commission created to supervise
reconstruction in Europe. The vote
on the successive amendments was
81, the committee dividing on party
lines.
One amendment would eliminate the
United States from membership in an
international commission which will
determine the boundary between Ger
many and Belgium.
This amendment was one of a series
OF similar nature presented by Sena
tor Ball, Republican, New Mexico, pro-
posing elimination of American repre-
sentation on such commission.
Senator McCumber, Republican
North Dakota, who voted with the
Democrats against the Shantung a.
mendment Saturday, was not present
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
Search Broadened for
Missing u. S. Auiators
(3N ASso ,iiied Pressl

SANDIEGO, Calf. Aug. 26.-Still
without news Of Lieutenants Frederick
Waterhouse and c. H. Connolly, Army
aviators who have been missing since
last Wednesday, aviation officers here
today broadened the scope of their
search for them in lower California
Mexico.
Arrangements were made for con-
ference with Governor Estaban Cantu
of Lower California regarding cooper
alton between Mexican and American
searching parties. Governor Cantu
offered the services of his forces to aid
in the search,
Aviation officials hoped today for
better weather. A heavy rain storm
prevented four planes from proceeding
south of Jacumba yesterday in prosecu
ton of the search.
The new search party to be organiz-
ed from Governor Cantu's forces will
ahye it's base at Ensenada, lower Cali
fornia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
GOVERNMENT STORES
PLANNED TO FIGHT
HIGH LIVING COST
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug 26. Retail
stores for the sale of household com
modities included in the surplus stock
of the war department will be estab-
lished September %, it was announced
today. The stores will be located in
depot centers and other large cities
and they will accept and fill mail
orders.
Continued purchase by the depart
ment of certain necessities showed
that these stores may be continued in.
definitely as apart of the government
campaign against the high cost of liv-
ing. it is understood to be under con-
sderation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
India Suffragettes Are
Going After Franchise

LONDON, Aug. 26.-India has her
quota of suffragettes of the type that
believes in going to sources to obtain
results. A representative of this con-
tingent of women franchise seekers,
Mrs. Sarojine Maidu, told the Indian
constitutional relations committee in
the House Of Lords that her fellow
country women wanted the vote and
that If granted it would make for
unity.
CARRIED in native eastern dress the
Oriental suffragette presented one OF
the strangest sights ever witnessed in
the staid upper house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
Bauer Asked Hungarians
To Destroy Documents
(Rv Associated Press)

BASLE, Aug. 26-Rumanian mill
tary authorities have discovered in
the archives of the Hungarian foreign
ministery a telegram from Otto Bauer,
former Austrian state secretary en-
trusted with the management of the
state bureau of foreign affairs to Bella
Kun former head of the Hungarian
communist government, asking him to
destroy all documents relative to the
delivery of arms by Austria to Hun,
gary, according to a Buda Pest dis.
patch received here
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
TROOPS TO CHARLOTTE
(By Associated Presso

RALEIGH, N. c.. Aug. 26.-Four
companies Of state troops were order
ed today to Charlotte, where disorders
in connection with a street car strike
resulted last night in the death Of at
least two persons and the injury Of a
dozen others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
Jugo-Slaus Want Ships
Belonging to Slouenes
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Monday. Aug. 25.-The Jugo-
Slav delegation has sent note to the
peace conference asking that former
Austrian merchant vessels which be-
long to Slovenes be turned over to the
jurisdiction of the Jugo-Slav republic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
Weather Forecast
Temperature Today

For Wayne County by w. E. Moors
Fair and cooler tonight. Wednesday
fair with rising temperatures.
General Conditions-Generall fair
and cool weather still prevails north
of the 25th parallel, the center of the
cool wave being over the Dakotas.
Weather is generally stormy along the
Atlantic coast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
COAL WORKERS
AFTER MINES
SAYS TAYLOR
Want Government to Buy
Mines and Turn Them Over
to Men.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-National.
ization of the coal mines is sought
by many mine workers and a bill to
that end has been prepared. Harry N.
Taylor, president of the National Coal
association, testified today before a
senate committee investigating the
coal situation
The plan is for the government to
buy the mines and turn them over to
the men for operation, Mr.. Taylor said.
Already many of the miners are de-
manding a six hour day and a five
day week, he added
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
RATE OFFERED
BY PRESIDENT
IS DECLINED
BY SH0PMEN
Committee Presents Refusal
to Wilson's Effort at Com
promise of Rail Workers
Wage Demands.
STRIKE VOTE At ONCE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The com.
mittee of 100 representing the railroad
shopmen, informed Director General
Hines that they could not accept as a
basis Of settlement of their demands.
the rate submitted to them yesterday
by President Wilson.
Results Of the negotiations here
were communicated to the union locals
throughout the country with instruc-
ttons that a strike vote should be
taken imediately to determine whether
the presidents proposal should be ac-
cepted.
Pending the issuance Of an Official
strike vote, it was urgently requested,
by the international officers that all
men should remain on the job.
DirectOr-Gen Hines today requested
the board of railway wage and work
ing conditions to take up promptly any
claims that have been made or may
be made by railroad employees for re-
adjustment that "ought to be made in
order to make sure that equal treat
ment is done on the basis of the gen.
eral principles OF wage adjustment
which the railroad administration has
already established"
WESTERNERS TO STAY OUT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26-All strik-
ing railroad men here will ignore in
structions Of their national chiefs that
they return to work and will continue
their strike according to a decision
reached early today after an all night
meeting.
The meeting based their action on a
phrase on the order to return to work
which said they need not submit
themselves to danger of mob violence.
They said to return to work at pres
ent would be dangerous in that re-
spect.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
First Snow Reported;
New York Has Downfall
(By Associated Press)

HORNELL, N. Y, Aug 26.-Although
the sun was shining, snow fell for five
minutes today. melting as rapidly as it
struck the ground. y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
STEAMER GOES ASHORE

(By Associated P-ess)
HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. 26.-The Roy
al Mail packet company's steamer
Chaudiere went ashore off Bermuda.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
CINCINNATI and
GIANTS BOTH WIN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Aug. 22.-Cin-
cinnati defeated Philadelphia, to 8,
in the first game of today's double
header. Cincinnati again won the
game in the last three innings of play.
r. H. E.
Cincinnati ...... 900 100 102-4 II 1
Philadelphia -. 200 O01 0O0-3
Eller Luque and Rairden; Rixey and
Tragressor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
NEW YORK REA1s PIRA1Es.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 26.-New
York defeated Pittsburgh, 9 to 1, in
the first game of today's double head
err Pittsburgh's pitchers were pound
ed all over the lot. The score:
R. H. E..
Pittsburgh .... OG0 900 O1O-1 Z l
New York ..... 206 900 01x-9 Is 0
Miller, Ponder and Schmidt and Lee;
Nehf and GonzalaS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26

Aviator Godefrey and view OF his
plane passing through Arc de Vr'-
umphe. The scant room he had at
the sides Of his plane is apparent
was whirling along at 143 kllometers
an hour when it slipped through the
arch. There was just barely room Tor
the wings of his plane to go through
without hitting the sides of the arch.
The feat is considered even more Oil
ficult than that of flying through one
of the towers of the Tower bridge IN
London. This feat was performed
two or three years ago.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-13
High School Notes

Friday night the juniors gave a
banquet to the seniors and the high
school faculty, consisting of Misses
jamie Bush, Louise McNulty and Car
oline Remson and Messrs. J. C. Dukes
and S. C. Haddock, at the Dawson
Inn. The seniors colors were pink
and green. The parlor and the dining
room were lovely with pink sweet
peas and Dorothy Perkins roses. The
place cards were painted in pink and
gold. The dinner, which consisted of
six courses, began promptly at nine.
After dinner came the toasts. Mr..
Clifford Farrar, representing the
tenth grade, toasted the seniors. Mr..
Charles Patterson and Miss Caroline
Geise responded graciously. Next
the faculty was toasted and then
Mr.. Dukes gave an interesting talk
and a toast. The juniors this year
have started good thing in banquet
ing the seniors, and we hope it will
become yearly custom, as all vot-
ed it to be one of the happiest occa-
sions of their lives.
Thursday afternoon the Dawson
baseball team iourneyed over to
Bronwood and again defeated the
team there by score of II to 6.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-05-13
FAMILY REUNION WAS
VERY HAPPY AFFAIR
CHILDREN OF Mr.. J. M. BRIDGES
GIVE HIM SURPRISE ON HIS
EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY.

A delightful occasion of the past
week was the reunion of the Bridges
family on Tuesday to celebrate the
eightieth birthday anniversary of
their father, Mr.. J. NJ. Bridges, at his
home few miles east of Dawson.
The honor paid this patriarchal cit
izen was the happy thought of his
children, who contributed everything
and arranged all the details as
pleasant surprise.
Eighty guests enjoyed the feast, in
cluded in the number being relatives
from Worth and Schley counties.
In the center of the long table
imbedded in a mound of sweet peas
were eighty lighted candles, throwing
soft light over the vari-colored
flowers. A crystal bowl holding eigh-
ty rosebuds ornamented one end of
the table, while at the other end was
beautiful basket containing eighty
Dorothy Perkins roses. A barbecue
dinner, with all the good things that
usually go with such a spread, was
beautifully served.
AS the guests fingered at the table
Elder R. H. Jennings, in appropriate
words of appreciation, voiced the fe-
licitations of all present to the hon
ored guest, and congratulated him
on having lived to rear a noble fam
lily of sons and daughters.
Mr.. Bridges was born in Meriweth-
er county. He gave faithful service
for four years as a Confederate sol
der. In 1865 he was married to Miss
Catherine Stewart, of Schley county,
who has been a true helpmeet through
all the journey and still abides to
bless his declining years. Twelve chill
dren were born to this couple, the
ten now living being H. T. Bridges,
Mrs. R. H. Jennings, Mrs. Ethel Nc
Corkle, J. W. Bridges, Clark, Robert
and Lester Bridges, of Dawson; Mrs.
j. B. McCorkle, of East Point; DR..
D. R. Bridges, of Atlanta; Mr.. Louis
Bridges, of Alabama. Thirty grand
children and twelve great grand-chil-
dren were also present at this family
gathering.
Since moving here some years ago
from Schley county Mr.. Bridges has
been one Of Terrell county's most
highly respected and worthy citizens.