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New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
Sl,SOO Salary May Attract
 Numerous Candidates
SCHOOL EXHIBITS TODAY
Ambrose Barrett Would Prove Pleas ing to Berlin RcSidcnts-NIal1c Voters TOmoIrow-Othcr Items From Three Districts.

The principal discussion about town now is about who will be the next postm aster. Several names have been Suggested as men who might get the position but the general consen- SuS Of oplhlon is for Ambrose Bar rett, one of the returned ex-service men. He seems to be the most logi- ~ ( al candidate for the position and has the support of the entire com munity, in fact it was stated this m morn1ng that a petition was being circulated about town in his behalf. While the position ill measure is civil service ore, the government at this time is giving preference to ex-serT1ce men in government posi- tions as far as possible. This fact alone would make it almost certain of his appointment to the office. It dpess ss~not necessarily stand that the rHns standing the highest in the civil service exam will get the job, as the president appoints a mar from q group who attain the best standing. Mir Barrett has the backing of the community, and this fact no doubt will get him the app oirtm The position carries a salary of $11OO and -S192 for. an assistant meaning a tkdl SdIdIy OI SI,0bU. 1T MT. Ear rette takes the position without an assistant he can get the full salary
 MT. Barrett was wounded in the arm while in the service making it impossible for hlm to do any heavy work. If the citizens in Berlin can get him the position and he will ac- cept they are going to pull all the ropes for him. The position as post r1aSte" would continue iOdCfinitoI,, o G lokfg as he wanted it. The fact that the present administration is demo- cratic will be a big help as MT. Bar rett at the present time has been put up by the old machine on the democratic ticket as tax collector There is no doubt that if MT. Barrett thaow over the nomination for tax collector, as it does not carry any, where near the salary that the post masters position carries. The peo- pie of Berlin feel that the honor should go to Mir Barrett and will work to that end.
 Children Exhibit Today.
 All the school children at the town schools were dism issed at 12:3O to- day to allow them to get their exni- bits over to the Kensinglon school for she garden exhibit which was held there this afternoon. Consider able interest has been taken by the j chi}dr en in the exhibit and some ex- ceptionally good displays were shown. The announcement of the prize swarts wilfabe made tomorrow
 Make Voters Tomorrow.
 Every man who has registered to be
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
HARVESTER TO CHINA
 TO COMBAT MORPHIA EVIL

Pekin, Sept. Y (By the Associated Press) .-Dr. Paul s. Reinsch, whose resignation as U. $. minister to China was accepted by President Wilson some time ago, was entertained hy the international anti opium association on the eve of his departure for Amer ica. Dr. Reinsch promised to work to prevent Americans from sending morphia to China via Japan, and ex- pressed sym mpathy With the association which, he said, seeks to free Chinese manhood from the evils of morphia, which are greater than those of opium ever Were.'
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
SEARCHING FOR STEAMER
 MISSING SINCE STORM

Havana, Sept. 19.--Two Cuban gun boats are searching along the northern shore of the island and in the Baha- mas for some trace of the Spanish steamship Nalbanera, which is nine days overdue and for the safety of which grave fears are entertained. The steamer, with several hundred passengers on board arrived off Morro castle on September when a great tropical hurricane Wasz ging, and be- ing unable to enter port, put out to sea to wait for the storm to abate Faint wireless calls supposed to come from the Nalbanera have several times been picked up here and at Key West.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
INSULT PLUS INJURY.

San Juan, P. R., Sept. 10. (Corre- spondence of the Associated Press. )- Bandits in the San Pedro de Macoris district of San Domingo have added insult to injury in their dealings with U. s. marines, according to travellers recently returned from the neighbOr- in.5 island. Instead of attacking their pursuers on all occasions, the bandits have been taking photogra phic snap shots Of thc marines and then sending the developed pictures to the officers and marines whose pictures have been taken.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
POTATO CROP DECREASE.

Washington, Sept 19.-Condition of the late commercial potato crop on September 1 indicated a yield of 123- SIS carloads, a decrease of more than 22,OO0 carloads from the estimate on the same date last year, according to a report today by the department of agriculture.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
"FIRED" FOR RIOTS

Lima, Peru, Sept. 18.-The prefect of Lima and the supervisor of the port have been dismissed iron, office as a result of last weeks riots: \ commits sion has been named by the govern ment to conduct an investigation and to adjust damages arising from the disorders
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19

reason, the members of the board Of selectmen neglected to affix their sig natures to the advertisement and It apDeared without the names of the men, According to law such an adVer- tisement must be signed by each 1ndl- vidual member of the board. A ques- ton has arisen as to the legality or the meeting on this account and nVely discussion of the question LOOK place last evening among the men present at the democratic caucus. The meetlhs is to consider cutting a new street through the property of Louis Higgins to the Trumbull houses on East Broad street It is considered possible that MT. Higgins, if he decides to oppose the project, will come out best Tn the controversy.
 There is an unconfirmed rumor be- ing circulated in town that the ROCK weu-Drake company has purchased the Higgins property and if this is true it will put an entirely different face on the matter.
 Water Main Bursts.
 The water main burst at a point Tn Central Square at noon yesterday The pressure of the water raised the pave ment in front of the monument mak- ing it bend up and down like spring. board. About half dozen men were at work repairing the break until nearly midnight Owing to the man. ner in which the street was torn up it was found necessary to station an otti- cer there all night to protect passing automobile
 MOrenO's Busy Night.
 Officer Philip Moreno was trying the
 +I,tr It1Cr q h nI } o'clock and found that P. J. Prior had left the store without locking up. An attempt to get MT. Prior on the telephone was as~unsuccessful and the officer, with Constable Henry David, who was on duty at the break in the water main, remained at the store. Officer Moreno left to make his round of the center and discovered that Mannings garage had been entered within a few minutes He returned for Constable David and they routed MT. Manning out of bed. Moreno had seen a man going down East Main street from the direction of the gar age and MT. Manning followed in his automobile. On the New Britain road they found a man walking 10 Ne" Britain and he was taken to the lock- up in the car. He was eVldently 1nho- cent of the zreak at the garage, put ad- nitted having escaped from the Hart ford Retreat. He gave his name as Francis Murphy. When asked why he was confined at the retreat he said, "Tom Spellacy had me put there Thinking that a mistake had been made in his man. Manning drove over the New Britain road again and picked I'D 8 man who gave his name as Jo- seph Gmiendl of 334 Church street, New Britain.
 Meyerowitz & Levin, proprietors of the Central market, reported to the police that their store was entered and about s5 in pennies taken from the cash register on Wednesday night.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
CALM IN CAMDEN.

Camden, N. J., Sept. 19-With the assurance from Mayor Ellis that am- pie protection would be furnished, the New Jersey Public Service Corp. plan ned to resume operation of trolley cars on it's shipyard lines today.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
LFGTIA HEADS PERUVIANS.

Lima, Peru, Sept. 1S.-It is expect ed that Augusta B. Leguia will be pro- claimed constitutional president of Peru when the new congress convenes on September "A. The first meeting of the session was held yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
KILLED IN ACTION.

Washington, Sept. 19-Corporal William Campbell of Meyersdale, Pa. Is named as killed In action" in to- days casualty list,
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19
SAILORS VOTE TO STRIKE
Detroit Union Will Support Strike of Steel Workers Which Will Become Effective Monday Morning.

Detroit, Mich., Sept. 19.-Members of the Sailors union of this port voted unanim ously in favor of a strike in sym pathy with the strike of steel workers called for September 22, union officials announced this morn ing. Two hundred and thirty-nin ballots were cast.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-19

Pittsburgh, Sept. 19.-Labor lead CTS from various sections of the country who attended the meetings here during the past few days of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers were en route to their homes today to make final arran gements for the nationwide strike of iron and steel mill employees, not working under union agreements, Which Is to go into effect Monday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Chinese Loses Action
Against Passport Rule

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. 1s-An ini-
portant opinion relating to the natur-
alization laws of the United States was
handed down here yesterday in feder-
al court when Judge Charles P. Orr,
upheld a motion of government attor
neys dismissing a suit In equity
brought ~ Sos Hoo Add; a China Of
American birth, in which the latter
sought a passport to China, where he
has wife and child. Circumvention
Of the naturalization laws would have
resulted, it is said, If the plaintiff had
obtained a verdict In his favor
The case has hung in the balance
for many years. 500 Hoo Add con.
tends that he was entitled to a pass
port as he was a native born Ameri-
can and voted in this country since
1914. He went to China in 1902 and
married returning to this country sew
eral years later leaving his wife and
child behind. He questioned the right
Of the Department of Commerce and
Labor or the state department to re
fuse him a passport.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Milton, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. Beck, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles King and John Beck were
Richmond visitors Saturday. $50. Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Villains and chill
dren have returned to their home in
Seattle, Washington. Mrs. Price and
grandson are visiting relatives and
friends in Hamilton, Ohio, before re-
turning to there home in Chicago. =.
Mrs. Hattie Herst and Mrs. Nene
Beeson spent Saturday with Mrs. Clar-
ence Lanston, north of Dublin. Henry
Hoffanm has sold his home to Guy
Beldon of Connersville. .. Clark Bral-
lam has bought the home owned by
Cinderella Hartwell. Miss Tiny Moore
is able to be out Mrs. and Mrs.
George Wagner and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Villains are home from an outing
at Crooked Lake. Mrs. Ed Wilson
Mrs. Frank Craus. Mrs. Wallace War
rem and Mrs. E. P. Jones were at Rich
mond Friday. .....I Ivan Parkins was
home from Columbus to spend Sunday
. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McClung and
son of Memphis, Tenn, were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dolly .
Mrs. McClung of Washington, D. c..
is the house guest of her daughter
Mrs. Harry Dolly. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brown and son John and Mrs. Martin
Brown LETT Monday morning by auto
for Eldorado Springs. Missouri to visit
Mrs. Browns brother. -. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Jones had as dinner guests Sun
day, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jones, J. E
Howe of Muncie, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs
E. P. Jones and sons. Mr. and Mrs
Harper Lindsay and Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Wallace left Monday by auto
for Detroit. They will take from there
a ten days lake trip. 80. Morton War
rem spent Sunday at Indianapolis with
his daughter Lorene . L. Mrs. Morton
Warren and son Howard attended a
| family reunion at the old Butler home
west of Dublin. Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Chorus Girls Join In
Walkout Of Actors

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-While act
ors, actresses and chorus girls were
parading today through the financial
district and the Rialto seeking support
for the strike which has kept dark
for nearly a week some of the bright
lights along the Great White Way
members of the Producing Managers
association were vowing to win the
battle or 90 down to financial defeat
Improved conditions for chorus
girls were formally incorporated in
the demands Of the striking actors in
an announcement by Frank Gilmore
executive secretary OF the Actors Eq
uity association, explaining the organ
lzation Of a branch for chorus peo
pie" The announcement aid that I'VE
are particularly interested in seeing
that the chorus people get their jus,
dues"
The demands for the chorus girls in
clude a requirement that they shall
not be compelled to reheare more
than four weeks without pay, after
which they must be paid half salary
The managers also to be required tc
pay for all costumes, shoes and stock
ings. The chorus girls held a meet
ing this afternoon to consider the sit
uation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Greensboro, Ind.

Private Harold Nicholson of Fort
Clark, Texas, returned to camp Tues
day, after spending a 80 day furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. S.
Nicholson. . Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Ben.
son entertained to dinner Friday, Mrs.
W. L. Risk, of Newcastle, Mrs. Flora
Jones. Mrs. Harry Robinson. and son,
Mrs. Henry Stoh and daughter, Helen
of Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mich
olson shopped in Richmond Monday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hat
field entertained at Sunday dinner, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Thornburg and family,
Mr. and Mrs. William Thornburg and
family of Randolph county and w. S.
Hatfield Mr. and Mrs. Miles Brad
bury, Miss Linnie Hatfield. spent Sun
day the guests of friends in Muncie L..
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Morris were
entertained Sunday dinner by DR.. and
Mrs. Neff and family. 80. Mrs. Mary
Stewart, Mrs. Bert Stewart, Mr.. Spill
man of Richmond, spent the weekend
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ridge
and family. 49,. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Metberts ad son Herschell entertain
ed at Sunday dinner Mr. and Mrs
Charles Burgess, of Moorland. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roscoe Schaffer and daughter
Florence, Mr. and Mrs. James Viii
liams of Indianapolis, Misses Mary
Smith of Newcastle. Velorisa Burgess,
Hancil Howell, Porter Burgess OF
Mooreland, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Ho-
word near Sugar grove. .... Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Thornburg shopped in
Richmond Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Nicholson and son Frederick
were in Richmond Monday afternoon
"
Saturday evening under auspices OF
the Methodist church Aid society. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Watt of Logan.
sport, returned to their home after a
weeks visit with relatives here.
The Neff quartette gave several Sc
lections at the Sacred services at the
Methodist church in Williamsburg
Sunday evening. $3.50. Mr.. and Mrs. J
S. Nicholson and children Olive, Erma
Helen, Kenneth and Lowell. were in
Richmond Tuesday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Richmond Adopts Baby"
Is Pronounced Success

Richmond Adopts a Baby" was
termed a huge success by the crowd
ed houses who saw 1T at the Washing
ton Theatre Tuesday evening. AS the
charac ters were shown individually in
"close-ups" laughter spread over the
house.
The wash tub scene, the fishing
scene, the arriva Of the letter announ-
cling that baby" is being sent and
subsequent shopping scenes when Mrs.
Henpeck purchases milk bottles and
Mr.. Henpeck buys a baby buggy. and
the climax when Miss Kathleen Mich.
OILS, very much grown up young lady,
the baby" arrived at the Pennsyl.
vania station, all created amuse.
ment.
After that Mr.. Henpeck goes pro.
menading around town with the baby
and frozen-out adorer tells Mrs. Hen.
peck, who started a mad automobile
race after the two ending in a final
reconciliation when Mrs. Henpeck dis
covers that the young lady is likewise
the baby.
The picture will be shown Wednes
day and Thursday afternoons and
evenings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
No Elevators on Pennsy
Receiving Wheat Cars

No grain elevator between Rich
mond and indianapolis on the Penn
sylvania is receiving cars for shipping
grain, so far as can be learned.
The grain elevator at Straughn has
had no cars for ten days and there
are no prospects of any, although the
elevator operator went to the zone
agent and even telegraphed Washing
ton, he said Wednesday.
There are 10000 bushels of grain
stored in the Straughn elevator. At
New Lisbon, on the Lake Erie and
Western lines, two and three cars
each day have been received, making
it possible to ship out 1000 bushels
of grain day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Bethel, Ind.

Mrs. Floyd Christman and family of
Cleveland, Ohio, spent from Friday
until Monday with Jehu Boren and
family. d.. Mrs. Ida Bonham of Indi-
annapolis is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pol
ley Mrs. Stella White and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Moore and little grand
daughter Of williamsburg spent Thurs
day evening with Jacob Endsley and
family. 3. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ends
ley and son Charles and David Harlan
Of Hagerstown, spent Sunday with
Jacob Endsley and family. -. Mrs
Sarah Anderson. who has been visit
ing relatives in Winchester for some
time, returned home Wednesday,. go.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Curtis of White
water spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
LATE White were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Thompson and
Mrs. Sarah Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Sharp and two grandchildren Of
near Fountain City and Edward Sharp
of Richmond. spent Sunday afternoon
with John Boren and family. Mrs.
Mary Young, Leonard Young, Edward
Young and son Donald spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Spencer. Miss Faye Southland spent
Monday with Miss Florence Boren. j.. T..
Mr.. and Mrs. Dehayes Of Jacksonburs
spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Arson Brumfield.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Prospect of Interurban
Strike Grows F Fainter

Although the situation on the Ohio
Electric railway was still unsettled
Wednesday, according to reports from
Dayton, from the attitude taken by
both the employers and the employees,
the likelihood of strike is growing
fainter.
According to an announcement by
Vice President Dana Stevens of the
company, after a lengthy conference
with the men at Springfield, strike
is not immim emit.
James Largay, International repre-
sentative of the Amalgamated Union
of Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes, said the men are going to
every extreme to prevent a strike. He
sair there would be no walgout to-
morrow, and that the public would be
given "a hours notice in case strike
is finally decided upon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Farmer Not Profiteer,
Says Federation Head,
In Indianapolis Speech

The farmer Is not to blame for the
present era Of high prices. according
to w. H. Hickman, OF Montpelier,
vice-president Of the Indiana Fedora
ton OF Farmers Associa tons and gen.
eral manager of it's 100000 guaranty
fund campaign. in speech at the
opening of the fund campaign in
Indianapolis.
Our idea in the fedora tion." said
Hickman. is to protect the farmer
against the profiteer and in so doing
to help the customer to do the same
thing. AS I see it, the public and the
farmer are caught as between the
upper and neither millstones repre-
sented by organized capital and or
ganized labor. Neither the farmer
as a producer, or the public as a con
sumner, Is organized.
Hundreds Of members of the Ind
lana Federation Of Farmers Asso
Citations will testify that the high
prices paid for foodstuffs have no,
found their way into their pockets
The campaign for the 100000 fund
will last until September 20.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Harbord to Make Visit
To Armenian Republic
nv Associated PreSs)

PARIS, Aug. 49, - Major-General
James G. Harbord. chief of staff of the
American expeditionary forces will
leave Paris soon at the head Of a
mission which will visit Armenia and
Transcaucasia under instructions from
President Wilson, transmitted through
Frank L. Polk, assistant secretary of
state, to investigate conditions there
from military viewpoint
General Harbords mission Is dis
tinct and apart from any other now in
those countries. He will especially in.
quire into conditions in the new Ar
menian republic and by personal in
vestigation on the ground obtain COM
plete information indicating what
questions would be involved in taking
over and administering that country.
He will also verify such existing in
formation as there is regarding the
Armenian republic and other govern
ments Of Transcaucasia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
Arrests are Expected In
Baseball Lottery Probe

Baseball lotteries, said to be operat-
ing in Richmond, are trading on dan
gerous ground. Arrests throughout
the state are being made daily. and
investigations by federal agents may
have extended to Richmond. it was
said Wednesday.
1t will go hard. is is said. with those
that are caught on a charge of VIC
lating of the federal statute, which
makes it an offense to ship or cause
to be shipped by mail, express or
other carrier any lottery tickets or any
paper. from or other instrument in.
tended to be used in scheme similar
to ,ottery.
The federal agents at Indianapolis
are not prepared to state how many
violators of the law they expect to
get over the state, but 1t has been
limited that the number will run into
hundreds. United States District At
torney L. Ert Slack, has announced
that he will produce the lottery evil
dence when the federal grand jury
meets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-13
TAX RATE MAY Be
$3.50; WAS 1901
BY 1918 VALUES

The state municipal tax rate Of 1901
in 1918. may fall to about $3.50 for
1919, II the estimates OF the state
board of tax commissioners are right.
According to rough estimates OF the
tax board the 1919 aggregate valua-
ton of property for taxing purposes
will show an increase OF $4,000. 100000
over the 1918 figures OF $a.124 ,951.446.
as result Of truer assessing OF prop
erty under the new tax law.
Compilation OF abstracts from the
counties, now in the hands of the tax
board, computed with the abstract OF
the boards assessments shows that
the gross state total now ia $5.15S,'
73o.975. However. this figure is sub
ject to mortgage deductions Of prob
ably 500, 100000 and to increases and
decreases for some counties, when
the state tax board completes it's work
OF reviewing county assessments now
under way.
Personals Given
Personal property of corporations
and individuals this year and last and
real estate and improvements for this
year and last are as follows:
Personal. 1919. $1.941. o56,070; 1918
1904 ,926.S16. Real estate and improve
ments. 1919. $3.217, 074.645; 1918, ST.,
390,165,975
The assessments of Indiana coun
ties 3 a whole show that they more
than doubled their aggregate assess
ments under the new tax law. as com
pared with last years assessments
which were made under the old law
The 1919 total county assessment
is SASS .715. while the 1918 tota
was $2015, 165,975. Wayne county's
total for 1918 was s36,s75,31o, Wills
commissioners. is s7o,4e5,26o. How
ever, the 1919 figures are still sub
ject to changes.