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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL MEET
TODAY At CENTRAL
Athletes to Compete in Twen-
ty-SeCond Annual Track
and Field Games.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Finals of the twenty-second annual
championship track and field meet of
the high schools are to be run off to-
day in the Central stadium. Central,
Western. Tech and Eastern will have
athletes in competition. The first men
toned school has qualified more men
for the finals than any other, and
stands the best chance to win.
victory in the annual champion
ships is not new for Central. as it
has won all but one of the meets that
sustained was at the hands of Western.
The Star for many years has been
offering silver trophy cup for the
school winning the event three times,
and Central has in it's trophy case
every cup that has been given. Last
year the event did not take place. ow-
ing to a disagreement in the schools.
and the meet today will give one of
the schools the first leg on another
cup.
According to a report from Virginia,
base ball proved a paying proposition
at that university during the season
just closed. The seasons finances
showed a surplus of about $2,ooo
Three games with the University of
North Carolina were the most lucrative
on the schedule.
Georgetowns Freshman nine yes
terday won from Technical High
school by 6 to 5. The Blue and Gray
youngsters We're on the short end of
the score until the eighty and ninth
innings, when they got five runs
across.
War Risk was too strong for Agri-
culture in the Departmental League
yesterday and defeated the Farmers
by tC. l. Schafer. on the mound for
the winning team pitched well enough
to hold the losers to four hits and
fan ten. Lansche was just as effective
against the victors, holding them to
one hit and tanning ten.
Cloffeps in the Navy Yard League
were compelled to score runs almost
at will in order to win yesterdays
game with the Quadrangle. The score
was II to II. The winners had their
big period in their half of the second,
ten runs crossing the plate. Giova-
netti got four hits out of as many
trips to the plate for the losers. and
Mcbride and Robey connected for
three each for Cloffeps.
The Bureau team found the Liberty
Loan nine easy in the Government
victors scored four times in the first
inning and after that it was only
a question of how many counts they
could pile up. SterZer led the win
ners at bat with three safe drives
Aircraft team defeated Army Med
teal nine in the War Department In
terbureau League. The count was
S to g. The batting of Ruff and Pat
terson of the winners and Steele for
the losers was excellent.
Camp jackson is scheduled to come
here for base ball games with Cath
Ole University, Maryland State and
GEORGETOWN. The South Carolina SOL
t:iers are listed at Catholic University
today and at Maryland State tomor-
row. but as nothing has been heard
from them it is not known whether or
not they will be on hand for the con-
tests.
Georgetown is to meet the Camp
Merritt nine Of New Jersey tomor-
row on the hilltop. The Blue and
GRAY expects to defeat the soldiers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21

gency. Doherty came west, where
Tom Cotter picked him up during
visit here and carried him back East,
where he developed into one OF the
stellar lights of the game. He played
on Cotters Hartford City team until
he came west in 1902, and commenced
to play on the Richmond Roller team
He is speedy. levelheaded and gives
goal tenders the best protection
With Barney included on the Rich
mond lineup, the team looks a winner
through and through, and will have
the edge on the Muncie team. BY
gaining Doherty, Gaar probably VIII
make some changes in the Quaker
lineup, playing Hardy at center In
stead Of DOC" Harold. If this change
can be made, the Richmondites VIII
line up against Muncie Tuesday nigh'
as follows: Taylor, first rush; Soa
Quigley, second rush. Hardy, center;
! Doherty, halfback, and Blount goa
tend.
| No word has been received whether
| Muncie or Richmond will obtain BOZ
Griffith, but Muncie is still expecting
him to play with it. The Munc1e line
! up will remain the same in that case
Fahrner, first rush; Thompson, sec
ond rush; Griffith, center; Jean, nall
back, and Pence goal tended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Mems Bible Class Drive
For Members Over Top

Mems Bible class campaign went
over the top Easter Sunday when a
total report of 1.221 men were re-
ported present Sunday at mems Bible
classes of "a Richmond churches.
The six weeks campaign was ended
Sunday but another campaign will be
Immediately inaugurated to keep the
attendance of the Sunday schools aug
mented. The new campaign will be
conservation campaign, the details
OF which will be worked out at meet
ing of the city Sunday school execu-
tive committee Monday evening at the
Y. M. c. A. At the end of this cam
paign a special award will be made to
the school showing the largest per,
centage of their present percentage
increase.
The Mount Moriah mems Bible class
showing an average percentage IN
crease of 1853 won the silk American
flag which will be presented at mass
meeting of the Sunday schools in the
near future. The West Richmond
Friends were second with a percent
age increase in it's membership dur
ing the six Sundays, of 239.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
BARNEY DOHERTY TO
PLAY WITH LOCALS

Barney Doherty, halfback, who ma
terially assisted in bringing the West
ern league championship to Richmond
in the 1904-1905 season, has been Sc
cured to play his old position on the
Richmond team, according to word re-
ceived from the East late Saturday
afternoon.
Doherty is captain of the Provi-
dence team which is putting up a stiff
fight against the Salem and Lowell
teams for first place. At present, Do
herty is showing up exceptionally
strong at the half-back position in the
East, and Richmond polo fans are
highly elated over obtaining Doherty
in the Quaker City lineup.
Doherty began playing professional
polo in the fall of 1898 at Woburn,
Mass, his home city. He first played
rush, but was changed to full-back
after playing that position in an emer-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
THIRTY VOICES
IN CHORUS FOR
EAGLE MINSTREL
Unique Features Will be In
troduced in Show on May
IL and Is.

The minstrel show to be given by
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, May
1918, promises to be one of the best
ever given by any local talent.
A clever act entitled. "A Dream OF
Dixieland' will be the afterpiece of
the show. The act tells the story OF
a young southerner gone north to re-
ceive his education, who received word
from his old nanny that she wants
to see him once again. He sits down
by his fireplace and falls asleep,
dreaming of his life in the south. The
action of the sketch takes place at
this time. Old fashioned plantation
dancing and singing will be introduced
in the sketch.
Many new and novel features will
be introduced. L. Barton Evans, VINO
is putting on the show, well known
baritone, having been with the Bos
ton and American opera companies
before his engagement in m1nstre
work, will put on a singing act by
| himself
The first part of the show will in
troduce to the Richmond public new
soloists, new song hits and plenty O
new jokes. The Six Dancing Dandie:
will be a feature of this act and viii
/ give some clever dancing stunts.
The chorus will be made up of thirt.
voices.
Tickets are selling we'll and ma.
be purchased from any member 0
the Eagles fraternity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
ELECT
IN SESSION HERE

W. H. NeWsom, president of the In
diana Brotherhood of Threshermen,
president and treasurer of the Indiana
Liberty Mutual Insurance company
end secretary-treasurer of the Indiana
Threshermen's Mutual Fire Insurance
association, and w. E. McCreery, sec
retary-treasurer of the Indiana Bro
therhood of Threshermen, attended
the annual meeting of Wayne County
Threshermen at the Commercial club
Saturday afternoon. A majority OF
the members of the brotherhood were
present.
Mr. Newsom urged organization
among the threshermen and explained
recent legislation in which the organ
ization is interested. Mr.. McCreery
stated that the Wayne county organ
ization is one of the best in the state
He said that since 1910 the morale OF
the state association increased IS per
cent and the credit of the organiza-
ton 65 per cent. The total member
ship is 5000. Six thousand threshing
machines are being used by farmers
in Indiana.
officers were elected as follows:
William Doynes, Centerville, presi
dent; John Clevenger, Centerville
vice-president; Alva E. Alexander
Whitewater secretary-treasurer. The
retiring officers are Carl Chapman
Cambridge City, president; Elmer
Crull, Hagerstown, secretary-treasur
er. The nominating committee was
Fred Worl, Webster Rummel and Johr
Clevenger. The auditing committee is
composed of ]. c.. Reynard, Lawrence
Reinhart and Chester Franklin.
The members of the Wayne Count.
! Brotherhood OF Threshermen are: ii
! S. Macy, Theodore Crist, Omar Bert
ram, John Clevenger, William Doynes
C. H. Bond, David Parker, ]. A. Frank
lin and son, Frank Hale, ]. A. Lin
derman, A. P. Thomas, G. c. Poland
Charles Depaw, George Kelly, Jane
Petry, L. F. Roberts, E. l.. McMahan
George Kuhlman, Webster Rummel
William Bond, Arthur Wiker, Alder
Lamberson, E K. Wilson, Arthur Nc
Mahan, George Henwood, Lew Hir
shaw, S. c. Stackhous, j. c. Reynaro
! Carl Chapman, Clint Woolard, Oma
Knorpp and Elmer Crull.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
FRENCH HERO GUEST
IN RICHMOND HOMES

Charles Louge, French student at
KENYON College, at Gambler, u, Is
the guest of Frederick B. Dechant, loO
North Seventh street M. I.ouge is 20
wears old and has been member OF
the French regular army since he was
90 years old, at which time ne was
drafted. He was one of the first TO
enter the war and is member OF the
famous Thirteenth Battalion, French
Chasseurs, known as the Blue Devils
of France. who were in the United
States at the time General Ioffre was
in this country. Because OF wounds
received M. Louge was in hospital
at the time and unable to come to this
country with his regiment.
He has been in twenty battles, TAX
ing part in the first battle OF the
Marine, Scissors, Ypres, Cambrai, Yer
dun. Arras, Chemin des Danes and
numerous other conflicts in Flanders
and Belgium In September, 1917, M
Louge was wounded with shrapnel ano
a machine bullet at the same time
He was in a hospital for 16 months
The bullet wound which entered the
left arm caused partial paralysis.
M. Louge was awarded the Crolx dc
Gu0rro, WITH Luo pain iCf1' 90 oA-
with the French service chevron. he
is one of the students whom the
French government Is sending to TINS
country to gain a knowledge OF the
English language and American Gus
toms. He has been in Kenyon Col
lege for two months and will remain
there until July 1. He received hls
A. B. degree from the University o
Paris just before entering the Frencf
| army.
A brother of M. Louge was killed II
| the, war and another permanent,
crippled His mother, sister and bro
J Their live near the Spanish border II
| southwestern France.
Mr.. Dechant, M. Louge's host is
| graduate of Kenyon College. Rudolph
Knode who is assisting in his enter
tainment, also attended Kenyon.
Louge, Mr. Knode and M. Dechan
motored to Dayton Friday Saturda
evening they were entertained at tn
country club by Mrs. William Dude
Foulke and Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. OF
| yer Knode were host and hostess t
| Mr.. Dechant's guest. This week tn
party will motor to Cincinnati an
other points in the vicinity of Rich
mond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Final Games in Y. N. {. A.
Journeys Played Toda,

Both the checker and billiard tour
MES have progressed to the final
games which are expected to be COM
pleted.
Monger and Williams proved the
best king men in the checker tourney
wading through their opponents in the
preliminary and semi-final games and
will now meet to decide the champion
Y. M. C. A. checker player. futile
and Lafuse stepped to the front in the
billiard tourney, defeating all claim
ants and are now ready to stage the
final cue match for the billiard cham
pionship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
TRIBUTE PAID
DEAD BY LOCAL
BODY OF EAGLES
State Officer Gives Address at
Memorial Services - Order
is Praised.

Judge A. d. Duncan. Of st. Joseph,
Mo-. Worthy Grand President of the
Fraternal Order Of Eagles, was una
BILE to attend the memorial services
Of the local order of Eagles Sunday
afternoon at the high school auditor
ium and Manson Riess, assistant depu-
ty worthy president of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles of Indianapolis. gavo
the address in his place. He was in
troduced by Frank Strayer.
1.-THE Organization of Eagles was
founded not only to look after it's
members" said Mr.. Reiss. "but to
look after the families of Eagles. 1t
has grown now to be an organization
of a half million. 1t has done many
things for humanity. 1t is not how
long the order has been living, nor
how many members 1t has. but what
it has done while 1t has lived. The
organization of Eagles Is stead Oily
growing. 1t Is foremost Of all unions.
AT each convention new laws are
being made whereby the families of
Eagles shall be taken care of. A gra-
tuitous fund has been created which
gives $1,000 to families Of soldiers,
members of the Fraternal Order OF
Eagles. who have lost their lives in
the war. The boys on this side did
just as much as those who went
across. The only way we can pay
tribute to these men is to bring to
you membranes of their lives"
Tribute to Soldiers.
Frank Strayer in a short talk paid
tribute to the Richmond Eagles who
had died and to those boys who lost
their lives in the war. 'In the midst
80 in ha Sai1
REORGANIZATION is fine thing
There was a time when it was doubt
full, but now it is essential. We live
for those who love US
Miller's orchestra rendered several
selections. The Victory quartet com
posed of Frank Funk, Walter Luring
E. S. Mote and John Graham sang
Nearer My God to Thee" Memorial
by Lee B. Nusbaum, and Hearts
Bowed Down"
Exercises were given by the officers
of Wayne Aerie 666. Ray Sterling
Worthy Chaplain offered prayers.
Roll call of departed Eagles was made
by August Johanning, worthy secretary
of Wayne Aerie.
The audience sang America ant
Worthy Chaplain Ray Sterling CLOSED
the services with prayer.
The Eagles that have died in 1918
1919 are Harry Pike, April 16, 1918;
Elmo Leeds, June 5, 1918; Matt Mil
Ter, June "a, 1918; oliver Philips
October /, 1918; August Wedding
October 10, 1918; Edward Tangeman
October %, 1918; William Stratton
October q, 191S Otto Snyder, Novem
Der 81, 1918; Cleveland Isley, Decem
Der 8, 1918; Albert Torbeck, Decem
Der 10. 1918; Lawrence Whenever
December 27, 1918; Chelcie o. Shef
fer, January Z, 1919; E. o. Moore
January 10, 1919; Carl S. Pfeffley
January Is, 1919 and William Korves
April Is, 1919.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Volunteer Fireman Asks
Exemption From Taxes

An Indiana law of 1853, providing
that firemen were exempt from tax
alton, was cited by Fountain City
volunteer fireman, to county auditor
Howard Brooks, Saturday.
Brooks wrote the state tax commits
sion for information on the law and
received an answer Monday saying
that it was repealed by the late tax
law, which repealed all former acts
While the act had technically been in
force all these years, said Brooks, he
did not think it had ever been re-
garded in Wayne county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Allen Jay Purchases
Ratliff Jewelry Store

Allen Jay, who has been in the
jewelry business for about seven
years, has purcha sed the jewelry shop
at II North Ninth street formerly
owned by Joseph H. Ratliff.
Jay was employed in the Ratll1f
store for about six years, but year
ago he went to Portsmouth, ONO,
where he has been connected with a
iewelry firm. He is a grandson of the
late Rev. Allen Jay.
The jewelry shop will be remodeled
and restocked Immediately, Jay said
today. Mr.. Ratliff is retiring from
the jewelry business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21

bedfast, but the wiser one is he
who adopts proper measures before
his ills become serious. During a
hard winter or the following spring
one feels rundown, tired out, weak
and nervous. Probably you have
suffered from colds or influenza
which has left you thin, weak and
pale. This is the time to put your
system in order. It is time for
housekeeping.
A good, old-fashioned Alternative
and temperance tonic is one made
of wild roots and barks without the
use of alcohol, and called DR..
| Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
Ii in tablet or liquid form. This is
natures tonic, which restores the
tone of the stomach, activity of
! the liver and steadiness to the
nerves, strengthening the. whole
system.
Indianapolis, Ind.-'i am most pleased 10 say
for Golden Medical Discovery that like it as .
spring medicine. was employed in q cloak house
and used it for a toning-up medicine. As general
tonic know of nothing better You may use this
recommendation to benefit others."-Mrs. G.. p.
Beeson, 733 Elm Isl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Two Arrested After Fight
Near Police Headquarters

Edwin Bennett and Ernest Plat
chose a poor place to fight Sunday
evening, when they tried to damage
each other almost in front of the
police station on Fifth street.
Bennett pleaded guilty to charge
of assault and battery Monday morn
ing and paid his fine of 81 and costs.
Platt pleaded not guilty and will be
tried Tuesday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
COMPLETE PLANS FOR
CHURCH MASS MEETING

All persons interested in any phase
of Sunday school work are urged 10
attend the mass meeting sponsored
by the Home Department of the Rich
mond churches to be held in the East
Main Street Friends church next SUM-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Mrs. T. P. Keplinger, superintend-
ent of the city Home Department as
sociation; Mrs. C. S. Black, secretary
of the city association, and the indi,
vidual superintendents from each OF
the affiliating churches home depart
ments are in charge of the meeting.
The invocation will be given by the
Rev. r. l.. Seman, and will be followed
by music by the Garfield orchestra un
der the direction of Miss Edna Mar
latt. The Rev. F. w. Rohlfing, OF
Trinity Lutheran church will deliver
the first address and the Rev. }. >
Hill the second address. A trio com
posed of Misses Ruth and Martha
Scott and Mary Jones will play, ano
Mrs. Walter Dennis will play a violin
solo followed by the benediction by
the Rev. H. S. James.
The church home department su
perintendents include: Mrs. I. +
Keplinger East Main Street Friends
Mrs. Joseph Beck, Trinity Lutheran;
Mrs. Fred Bartel, st. Paups Lutheran
Mrs. ]. F. Holiday, Second Lutheran
Mrs. Ed Vonn, First English Luther
an; Mrs. Emma Bond, Whitewater;
Mrs. Martha Soloman, North Four
teenth Street Mission; Mrs. c. F
Champion, Christian; Mrs. II. 5
Jamese, United Brethren; Mrs. Viii
liam Macy, West Richmond Friends;
Mrs. Frank Spekenhier, South Eighth
Street Friends; Mrs. j. E. Gentry
Baptists; Mrs. Leroy Mansfield, First
Presbyterian; Mrs. c. H. Grose, Sec
ond Presbyterian; Mrs. H. Beckett
First Methodist Episcopal; Mrs. Mary
Thomas, Second Baptist; Mrs. Sarah
Utley, A. NJ. E.; Mrs. William Arnold
First Baptist; Mrs. Robert Gilmer
Wesleyn Baptist.
Philadelphia carpenters will vote OF
the proposition that the wage scale
on Nav 1 shall be S71b cents an hour
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Bingham Week Being
Observed in Richmond

Bingham week began Monday and
ginghams of every sort are being dis
played by all the dry goods merchants
| of the city. Silk ginghams, French
and Lancaster ginghams are being
shown in materials.
Material suitable for morning
dresses, afternoon dresses or church
frocks can be bought. In ready-made
clothes there are children's dresses
| and rompers, aprons, morning dresses
and afternoon dresses.
The clerks at the Lee B. Nusbaum
store are wearing bingham dresses all
this week. Every department is dis
playing ginghams. The window dis
plays are appropriate to the week and
show readyto-wear clothes and mate
rial The displays will be changed
each day.
The George H. Knollenberg company
is displaying Bingham in four depart
ments. One department on the first
floor is being given over to materials.
Another department is showing chill
dren's bingham dresses and rompers.
Still another department is showing
made up ginghams and another is
showing the fine ginghams.
| Crosses made up Of Bingham stick
ers" are attracting attention all over
the store. The window displays are
in accordance with Bingham week.
l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
Club Directors Will
Hold Meeting Monday

The Board of Directors of the Com
mercial Club will meet Monday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock at the Commercial
Club to hear the final report of the
Richmond Commercial Club Training
Detachment. The report was partial
Iy heard at a meeting of the Direc-
tors, Saturday noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21

bert, Gandil, Schalk
Left on bases-Cincinnati, 4; Chica-
go, 4.
Struck Out-By Eller, @; by Will
liams, 4 by Cicotte, 1.
Bases on Balls-Off Eller, 2; off
Williams, 2.
Base Hits-Off Williams, 3; off CT.
cote. 8.
Time of Game-1:45.
Umpire-Carpenter and Tannehill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21

Several school teachers in Philadel-
phia have formed themselves into Z
union and affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
In The Spring-Tnne.

Any fool knows
enough to carry
an brella
when it rains,
but the wise man
is he who car
ries one when
it is only cloudy.
ANY man will
send for a doc
tor when he gets
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21

Philadelphia carpenters will vote on
the proposition that the wage scale
on May shall be S71a cents an hour
Grand Forks herald., 1919-12-15
Plans Announced For
Community House Tree

The children of the day nursery
and the various clubs and classes at
eiliated with the University Commu-
nifty house are to take part in some
very interesting festivities during
the holiday season. the first Of which
will be the Christmas tree party on
Thursday afternoon.
This party is being given for the
day nursery children and their
parents. and the hours will be from
to 6 o'clock. Mrs. c. e. Garvin is
ned merry time for the Riddles"
There is to be a program, and Miss
Eleanor Healy will read 1.-The Christ
mas Story" Candy, fruit and nuts
will be given to each child and there
will be a program of games appFo-
pirate to the Christmas season
A Christmas tree on Friday night
is being given for the Older children
and include members Of the Sunday
school classes and their parents.
There will be lantern talk, and Miss
mas story as the lantern slides are
shown on the screen.
Mrs. George Wilder entertained the
Monday club at her home, 664 Bel
mont avenue. this afternoon. Mrs.
William Leggett of Minneapolis. who
is the house guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Alexander, South Fifth street,
was an honor guest.
X + 4
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Colvin, 1907
University avenue. entertained at din
ner Sunday evening in compliment
to Mr.. and Mrs. John Muldowny and
family, 1917 University avenue. There
were covers for ten guests.
Mrs. Muldowny with her daughter.
Mary, and her sons William and
George. expect to leave December 20