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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

in embalming. Two automobiles
driven by Sherman Smith and VIM.
Richards, collided Monday morning at
the corner Of Greenvillc and Dayton
streets. The running board on Rich
ards machine was broken and the fen
der bent. Smiths machine was not
damaged and neither driver injured. !.
BY score of IA to Is the basket
ball team Of Union high school won q
game from Brookville last Friday ev'
ening. :. Mrs. O. F. Sloan spent
Wednesday in West Alexandria.
Mrs. C. v. Singer was Dayton visit
or Monday. Mrs. s. D. Bungcr is
very poorly at present and gradually
growing weaker. VIM. J. Sweeny and
daughter, Mrs. Roscoe McCabe and
grandson, James of Dayton are visit
ing with Jos. Sweeny and relatives.
Mrs. H. G. Gay is out again after
an illness of a couple months. Wal
ter Holman is home from O. s. N. on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
Le.Disburg, Ohio


Next Thursday, February 6, is the
day set for the merger meeting. OF the
two local Lutheran churches. Luther
an and Memorial. "A. L. Lutz, the
grocer, is doing business In his new
location In the Singer building. form
erly occupied by the postoffice.
Mrs Margaret Shelter. aged 81, died
at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Au
gustus Fowble, west Of Eaton. Burial
will be made in Roselawn cemetery
beside the body of her husband, the
late Ephraim Shelter. Revival meet
ings will begin at the Methodist
church next Sunday night. "A. H
Albert has rented the Mrs. Finney
corner, now occupied by N. Frey's
general store, for an undertaking par
lor and will occupy the same as soon
as he returns from Cincinnati, where
he expects to go son to take course
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

Mary N. Lemon, Mrs. Alice Dilks
Mrs. Grace Weller, Mrs. Penina True.
block, Mrs. Helen l.. Dougan. Mrs.
Annie 8. Beeson. Esther Perry and
Mrs. Emma Unthank. Mrs. Josephine
Comstock and Mrs T. B. Hill are hon
orary members of the Board
DR.. M. F. Johnston is House physi-
clan.
The Board of Trustees is composed
of Glenn Gaar, president; A. L. Smith.
yice-president and secretary, and At
wood l.. Jenkins, treasurer.
Although the Home has an endow-
ment fund it is not self-sustaining.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

The Progressive Literary society
will meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. A. f. Schulz at her home, los
South Twenty-first street.
The Huges Westminster Guild chap
ter of First Presbyterian church will
meet tomorrow evening at Z 80 o'clock
with Mrs. w. L. Dechant at her home
on North Seventh and A streets. Roll
call will be taken, officers elected, and
mite boxes opened, a full attendance
is desired.
Owing to illness in the family of
Mrs. f. H. Harris, the Collegiate club
will meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Harlow Lindley instead of with
Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Pearl Coffin will
give a paper ON Literature Of the
Renaissance"
Frank B. Laws has returned to his
home in Chicago after few days Wis
1t with his sister, Mrs. James Hibberd
of South Thirteenth street.
Mrs. Willard Carr, chairman of the
entertainment committee of the coun-
u SiuOs udS dppOlulcu tuG lOllOWlnS
persons to compose the March social
committee; Mrs. Frank Druitt, Mrs.
Walter Engle and Miss Mary Wood
The Hospital Aid society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Charles
Addleman at her home on East Main
street at 2:30 o'clock
The regular monthly meeting of the
Wayne county chapter of the War
Mothers of America, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In
the Commercial Club rooms. Impor-
tant business will be discussed and
an attractive program is being ar
ranged for the afternoon All mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

each other for sixteen years..
James Gates, vergil Sweeny and wife
and Roy Poe and family saw the show
in Dayton Sunday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

The Progressive Literary society
will meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. A. f. Schulz at her home, 105
South Twenty-first street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-03

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

The State Departments an
nouncement that passports will be
issued to tourists going to France,
Belgium and Italy after October
is followed by the announcement
of RAYMOND & Whitcomb Com
pany that they will send the first
tour to Europe in five years, leaV-
ing New York October 8.
Months of Preparation
This announcement is the result
of months of preparation. Off
GERS of the company have trav-
eled extensively in Europe since
the armistice, going over the en-
tire ground and making all neces-
sary arrangements. Through its
extensive organization and its
chief European office at 2 Place
de lOnera, Paris, the company is
constantly in touch with the
changing conditions as no individ-
ual traveller can expect to be.
Remarkable Itinerary
This exceptional tour will be
from six weeks to two months
duration and will allow choice of
several remarkable routes, includ-
ing France and the Battlefields,
Belgium, the French Alps, the
Chateau Country. the Pyrenees,
Provence, the Riviera, Venice,
Florence, Naples, Rome and Paris,
The F'rst Anniversary
This is the first opportunity for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
IN JAIL ILLEGALLY, IS CHARGE
Says Cousin Is Held In Moyamensins
Thouah Term Expired

A charge that his cousin, Josiah Tit
zell, of New York city, is being held il
legally in Moyamensing Prison was
made today by Alexander Martin, al
optician, 172S Chestnut street,
Ttzell, according to Mr.. Martin, was
sentenced to thirty days in prison by
Judge Davis on July II for failing to
pay n so taxicab bill. The costs of the
prosecution, S11.50, also were assessed
against Titzell.
Mr.. Martin said today that Titzell s
sentence expired August 16, but that
he is still kept in prison. On the back
of the commitment papers, the optician
declared, was n stipulation that the de-
fcndant is not to be released until he
pays the taxi bill and the costs.
Relatives of the imprisoned man al
lcge his incarceration now takes on the
aspect of imprisonment for debt, and
they intend to ask for writ of habeas
corpus in an effort to gain his release.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
ALLIED UNIONS SPURN
DR|CKLAYERS' STRIKE
Men of Is Affiliated Trades Dis
approve WaIkout That
HaIts Building
SAY AGREEMENT IS BROKEN

Sixteen allied trades organizations
have voted disapproval Of more than
1900 bricklayers in the city who are
striking in violation of an agreement
they are said to have signed to work
for S7ia cents an hour until April
1, 1920
The men are out for S1.25 an hour.
Theifaction was condemned by the six
teen affiliated unions, which went on
record as disappearing and refusing
to support the action of the union that
is said to have treated its agreement as
''scrap Of pap,r.'
Among the Jobs being held up by the
strike are the Frankford II stations
the Babies Hospital. Seventh and llne
streets; buildings at the Franktord
arsenal and construction work at hog
Island, as well as building throughout
the city.
Sec U. S. Officials
Representatives of the strikers VIII
confer with government ofhclais thls
mornine ms n result Of the authorizes
reouest that work on federal contract
ot dock at Mifflin street whari
be resumed at the old rate. ONE nun !
drad and seventy five men from this Jot
are striking. h,;ol
So serious is the action of the orlck
LAYERS that construction work through
ont Philadelphia is virtually u:
standstill. Many housing operations
desipned to be completed in time toi
winter tenancy are due to De heiu VI
indefinitely, and factories under con
struction also will be held over unti
next spring, it is said. H..
Many builders face serious situa
t;on as a result of the strike. WIKI
no intimation that the bricklayer'
would treat their agreement as
"scrap of paper" the builders are sai'
TO have signed contracts, figuring OF
the building costs with the brlcRlayint
at the agreed upon price.
In addition to the meeting OF gov
ernment and union representatives
meetings are scheduled today also a
the Builders Exchange. One is calle'
for this afternoon, when the genera
contractors will pass resolutions sup
porting the master builders in tn
stand they havs taken in the strike
The other will be in the evening, wne'
the boss bricklayers will meet to dis
cuss the strike.
Impossible, Says Contractor
p. J. Kelly, contractor, said tina
it was impossible to meet the demand
of the men, and that the work woul
stay in the condition it is in until mex
spring before the builders would give IN
The contractor said the national Off
GERS of the union declared the meetin
two weeks ago, when the demand wa
presented for an increase in wages,
trump" meeting.
The resolution to strike was passe
after the thinking men had gone hom
and the president was ousted from tn
chair and deputy put i'll, the con
tractor added. He also said that tn
business agent of the union, William j
, Haggerty, was not in sympathy wit
, the strikers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
Raymond -Whitcomb Ready
for European Travel
STATE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
PASSPORTS WILL BE ISSUED
American Battlefelds to Be Visited on
First Anniversary

tourists to see Europe since 1914,
and the time is peculiarly appro-
pirate, for the party will visit the
scenes of American battles on the
first anniversary of the great Ar
gonne offensive-the greatest Of
all American victories.
The Last Opportunity
This is also the last opportunity
to see the great Battlefields un-
changed. before time and restora-
ton alters them. The Raymond
Whitcomb Tour includes all the
most important Battlefields, Cha
teau-Thierry, st. Mihiel. the Ar
gonne, Verdun, Rheims, Ypres. the
Marne and the Hindenburg Line.
Assured Steamship Reservations
An advantage of the tour, which
will appeal to all prospective trav-
elers, is the assurance of steam
ship accommodations of the best
class, which under present condi-
tions are very difficult to secure.
Party Limited
The party is strictly limited by
The steamship space available, and
persons who contemplate taking
advantage of this opportunity to
visit Europe should write at once
for the company's booklet, con-
tanning rates, dates and full in
formation. Address Raymond &
Whitcomb Company, 1005 Chest
nat Street. Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
TRUCK INJURIES MAN, NINETY
Pedestrian, Left Bleeding on Street
Picked Up by a Motorlst

Struck by a horse drawn truck to-
day at Third and Vine streets, Law
renee Phoff, ninety years old, 62S North
Thirteenth street, says the driver left
him bleeding in the street and drove
away.
The aged man crawled to Il curbing
and few minutes later was seen by a
motorist, who offered to. take him home.
Phoff said he told the motorist he lived
at Thirteenth street and Ridge avenue.
He evidently was misunderstood, be-
cause he was brought to Thirtieth street
and Ridge avenue, where the motorist
left him.
Phoff, bleeding from a cut under one
eye and with his right hand lacerated,
was seen by a patrolman, who took
him to the Northwestern General Hos
pital. Physicians say the aged man is
suffering from shock. The police are
searching for the truck driver.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
RESEARCH BUREAU
>BLAMES vARE MEN
Holds Connolly, Walton and
Gaffney Responsible for Char
ter's Confusing Section
TAXPAYER BROUGHT SUIT

Blame for the confusion arising from
part of the finance section Of the new
city charter is laid on City Solicitor
Conpelly, City Controller Walton,
and Joseph P. GaffIay, Councils
finance chairman, in a bulletin issued
today by the Bureau of Municipal Re-
search. w.
On August 20, in Common Pleas
Court No. 2, a taxpayers suit was en- :
tered to restrain the city from pro-
ceeding with three loans already au-
thorized. The suit was brought by
Solomon G. Kraus, a real estate man
through his counsel, Joseph l.. Kun
deputy attorney general under Cover
nor Brumbaugh.
Forced Into Charter
After a brief review of the opposition
brought against the finance section o.
the new charter as originally DRAFTED
by the charter revision committee th'
Municipal Research bulletin continues
"As enacted into law the article un
der attack in the pending taxpayer
suit is virtually the article drafted IL
the city solicitors office. In essence
II ia the wording which the city sollcl
tor. the city controller and the chair
man of the finance committee force'
into the charter against the protests o
the charter revisionists. The respon
sibility is on the shoulders Of these thre'
officials and the attorney general. Th
wording is as different from that OF tn
charter committee as night y from DAY
The opponents of the charter were un
receptive to suggestions-even thos'
made simply to clarity their own draft.
"At one point in the conferences tn
suggestion was made on the part of tn
reyisionists that words be added to tn
draft to indicate whether or not tn
prohibition against borrowing none,
for current expenses was to apply t.
all loans to be issued after the effectiv
date of the article or only to loans au
thorized after that date.
Suggestion Turned Down
s'This suggestion was disposed of b.
the charter opponents on the groun
that they did not want the prohibition
to apply to loans authorized prior t
the effective date and that without spc
cific wording to that effect the court
would unquestionably take the stan
that only loans authorized after tha
date were restricted to purposes othe
than current expenses.
''It is precisely the lack of this spe
cific wording that has given rise to tn
litigation in question and to all the sen
sational assertions and predictions un
justifiably based thereon"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
FORMER vARE FOE
!. FORPATTERS0N NOW
Captain Homer Hackers Record
Exposed by Republican ALI
ance-changed Tactics
WANTED TO AID TAXI MEN

Captain Homer Hacker, who has be-
come a member Of the service mems
committee promoting the mayoralty can
didacy of Judge Patterson, politicians
recalled today excited city wide interest
three years ago by his fighting campaign
to win the congressional nomination
from Congressman Ware in the First,
or South Philadelphia, district.
At that time Hacker, now an aide
Of the Wares, issued >Hoiheric state
ments daily in which he protested
against the grip of the Ware leadership
on his section of the city. At that time
also his Homeric physical proportions
were frequently seen in the Office of
Senator Penrose.
His Opposition Waned
Leaders in the Republican Alliance
said today that Hackers opposition to
the Wares abated considerably after the
1915 campaign. and that in 1917 he
quickly ''taxied'' to the Vsre camp.
Hacker was president Of the taxicab
drivers union, and in explaining his
alignment with the Ware leadership
according to Penrose lieutenants, he
indicated that it was highly desirable
for taxicab men to be on good terms
with the police.
In the course of his campaign against
Congressman Ware, Hacker said in obt
of his speeches:
They have made every effort to gel
me to withdraw my name as a candidate
for Congress. Only the other day 6
>, co mn voa nd eoid tNIhot'c ynu,
price?' 'Csy Hail. I answered and he
went ava 4" -
In an Interview three years ago
Hacker was quoted as saying:
''Sure, I'm going to lick the con.
gresham. why the Wares have go
South Philadelphia by the throat. It''
just all poppycock that they can't b.
licked. You've got to take a fall som'
time and am pioneer enough to e
into the cnemy's camp and run agains
him. There will be nothing to it."
Attacked Mayor Smith H.
Discussing the scity administration
Hacker was asked if he was satisfied
with the management of the city's af
fairs. ''Not by long shot," he re-
piled, "Mayor Smith is playing petit!
politics for the convenience of the Wares
Mayor Smith said he was going to hav'
"A business administration, but wher
is it?"
Captain Hacker saw service in Franc
with the expeditionary forces and onl!
recently returned home. He lives a
2533 South Fifteenth street, IN tn
Twenty sixth ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
RETURN TO BURNED HOUSE
Family at Carnival When Their
Home BIazes

Returning from carnival which they
had been attending last night, Julius
Actor and his wife found their home,
425 Jackson street, virtually burned to
the ground.
The Actor family left the house
shortly before 0 o'clock, closing all the
windows. A short while after neigh
bors saw smoke pouring out of cracks
under the door and windows.
Engine Company No. 50 was sum-
moned from Fourth street and Snyder
avenue.
Firemcn were just finishing Their
work when the Actors returned to their
home about II o'clock. Everything in
the house was destroyed. The damage
is estimated at $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

with the Tageblatt, members of the edi-
torial staff and officials of which were
convicted of violations Of the espionage
law, will speak. 1t was Schlenz who
went bail for the accused Tageblatt men
when they were held for trial.
s. G.. Won Bosse, president of the
German American Alliance, the charter
of which was withdrawn by Congress
after the un-American character of its
actions was exposed, will address the
meeting.
DR.. G. J. Hcxamcr, most widely
known Of all alleged German propa =
gandists, is reported to be on the pro
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
GIRL, AT PLAY, GIVES ALARM
Children Smash Fire Box-TaIe Told
In Tears

Children playing at Front and Kenil
worth streets today, smashed a fire
alarm box and then one of them turned
in an alarm.
Soon the street was filled with fire
men and n crowd of persons who had
rushed to the corner in expectation of
seeing blaze. Five engines, two
trucks, two patrol wagons and the au
tomobilcs of various officials jammed the
street.
Efforts were made to find the youth
full offender. At first the children said
little boy had turned in the alarm
and then that little girl had done it.
At last, Mamie Merrick, eleven years
old, was singled out. She lives in
Kenilworth street. near Front. The
child sobbingly explained that when she
touched the fire alarm box she had no
idea that an alarm had been sent in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28

gram 'or a speech, but Schlenz denied
this. Doctor Hexamer was formerly
president Of the alliance.
The Rev. Theodore Haneska is sched
uled as another speaker.
Despite the fact that his name is
signed to the announcement and invi
tation, Schlenz denied intimate knowl-'
edge of the meeting and referred ques :
TONERS to Ewald Grobel, saloon ?
keeper, of Fourth and Race streets.
Grobel, Schlenz said, is a member OF
the committee.
Grobel denied knowledge Of any de-
tails of the affair and said he didn't
even know il he would attend.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
CUNNINGHAM SPIKES RUMOR
Candidate Says He Does Not Want
Ware Aid

Thomas W. Cunningham, chairman Of
the Republican Alliance, denied today
that he had sought Reorganization" Sup
port in his campaign for re election as
clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions.
He said he would make his fight as
Independent Republican candidate, and
did not want reorganization" help.
Mr.. Cunningham said that he had
been told of the report that he had of
fcred to desert Congressman Moore and
throw" thousands of votes to Judge
Patterson in the Tenth ward, where he
is Republican leader, in return for "or-
ganization" support.
"I have been trying to run down that
rumor," he said. '"There is absolutely
nothing in it,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
Marine Association to Elect

American Legion Post No. 1856, Of
Pennsylvania, composed exclusively of
marines and former marines, will hold
its first meeting this evening at the
Marines Club, 1917 Chestnut street, at
which time officers will be elected and
delegates will be appointed to the state
convention to be held in Harrisburg,
October 2, 3 and A. The post now has a
membership of more than 200 marines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
$4,000 EIrs Downtown

Fire last night caused $4,000 dam, se
to the dwelling of julius Actor, 425
jackson street. Mrs. Actor had taken
her children to turkish bath, and her
husband was also away at the time. The
Actors said there was no fire of any
kind in the house when they left the
premises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
1000" NOW ORGANIZED
Robins Fills "Row" Positions on th'
Committee

bsSStb@ "'c sNSV 'Ss''~'S ~ s'~
COMMITTEES ...
: Organization of the committee Of one
thousand has been perfected.
Thomas Robins, chairman, has an
nounced the vice chairmen to be Robert
f. Irwin, Jr., and Alexander Conn.
Louis Andrew Berry has been made
secretary and Henry II. Meter, treas
urer.
Conn wilr- have chayse of the speak
ers' bureau, Berry the publicity bureau
and Irwin will head the organization
committee.
Judge Patterson has gone on fish :
ing trip off Bay Head, N. j., with
Charles r. Carptener, president of e.
f. Houghton & Cp,, and former mem
Der of the committee of one hundred.
Mr.. Carpenter denied any political sig
nificanceNin the visit of Judge Patter-
son. n.a,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-28
"Signed for the IIilfsfund.
JOSEPH SCHLENZ.

- Schlenz made a mystery of the grour
of speakers to address the meeting, but
in spite of his efforts it has become
known that he and prominent residents
of German descent who became motor
ious through their un- American activity
preceding and during the war will
speak.
Herman Kreimer, formerly associated
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-16
ISSUES ORDERS TO
NEW NAVY RECRUITS

Christmas leave viii be granted
10 anyone enlisting in the navy dur
ing the month Of December. accord
ing to orders received 20. :he local
station Monday from Lieut. Orr Of
indianapolis station.
Lieut.. Orr's orders state that any
one wishing to spend the holidays
At home may enlist at the present
time go TO indianapolis where he
will be sworn into service and from
there ne viii be granted a Through
over Christmas
Orders have also been received
from the bureau of NAVIGATION that
recruiting officers may select such
men rs they think viii DE good ma
terial from among the recruits now
enlisting for the articiter's school at
Charleston. s. .. Heretofore there
has been an entrance examination
required but for the present this is
being waived TO new recruits.
All recruits now enlisting may Sc
lect the u. s. s. Tennessee, the