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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
Millionaire Sentenced to Jail
 Bv Associated Press

Los Angeles, Cal, April 7.-Hulett Mer- ritt of Pasadena, reputed a millionaire, was sentenced today in the United States circuit court here to serve five months in jail and pay a fine oE 5000 following his conviction of hoarding sugar in violation of war food restrictions. Merritt has given notice of appeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
Third Y. w. c. "A. Hotel
 Will Open in Paris
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 New York, April [ l-The Hotel Palais Royal the third hoste telry in Paris, to taken over as a hostess house for Amer ican women war woIkers joy the Amer ican Young Women Christian associa- tion will be opened next Thursday, ac- cording to a cable meAsage received today at the associations headquarters hera Miss Jane Stebbins of Rochested, N. Y will be in Charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-08
THE RAPE OF THE PRESS :.
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

the press And Doty, though aware that
 right, in an abstract sense, is perched
 on his banner, may encounter shoals ahead His experiment, however, will be well worth the watching.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-15

Qtlre more than three figures for its
expression and recognized by the
! public as a joke. We are not now
! considering the exceptional man, or
| what might be done, but we are to
study deliberately what the great
mass of farmers, our hardest work
ing people, are accomplishing or in
deed can accomplish in earning pow
| er through the production of staple
| foods under conditions that have pre-
vailed and that are likely to obtain
at the close of the war and after
wards.
This farmer will confess that he
! has long been criticized for tight
fistedness in refusing to pay decent
wages and that he has thereby lost
| the bulk of his best labor, even his
! own sons. He will point out that a
federal milk commission very recent
! II after six weeks deliberation re-
fused to allow a price that would net
| him thirty cents an hour for the la
Dor involved in milk production, even
| though the same milk was delivered
! by drivers getting an hundred or
more dollars a month with no risks
and no expenses.
He will point out how severely he
has long been criticized in the press
and from the platform for failure
to provide bathrooms in his home
and modern conyeniences for his
wife, whom he loves as other men
! love their wives; but he will also
point out that the policy which re-
| fused him thirty cents an hour for
his own labor, permits the plumber
in a country town to charge eighty
! cents (by the lest information, to
| be exact, eighty-one and one-quar-
teri with fifty cents for boy help
er, who for the most part does little
work, and the like of whom would
not be worth his salt" upon the
farm.
This farmer will be able to show
= also that if he should attempt to
Pay the minimum wage of Mr.. Ford
or of the labor unions with an eight
hour day and time and a half for
overtime now recognized by the fed
eral government, he would either
speedily lose his farm or else the
cost of food would run to a level
uEapproached by the present war
prices. Specifically, it would mean
that milk would have retailed in
Chicago last winter at some seven
teen cents a quart instead of twelve,
as allowed by a federal commission.
or the thirteen that would have sat
isfied the farmers, and that present
prices of meat and butter would ex-
pand some twenty or twenty-five per
cent
If he reads the daily paper, as he
probably does. this farmer will also
point out that under federal man
agement of the railways, his local
station agent mot telegrapher)
las just been granted a minimum
wage of nnety-fiye dollars a month
on the basis of an eight-hour day
pro-rata addition for two hours over
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-15

Continued on page eight)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Milton, Ind.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Smith and Miss
Mary Zalene Bryan and Captain Bruce
Bowen of Roseville, Ind, were guests
Of Miss Mary Lowell Jones Saturday.
Captain Bowen was in five major bat
ties in France. 5. DR.. and Mrs. Char
les Kinese and family of Cambridge
City, and Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy
were guests at fish dinner at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Blossoms
Sunday. Mr. Beeson caught some fine
bass in Murray lake near Pershing
baby girl. Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Crull, Saturday, baby boy.
Miss Margaret Thurman of Cambridge
City is spending a week with her
grandmother. Mrs. Frank Doty. :. Mr..
and Mrs. Linville Wallace were at
Richmond Saturday ...... Mrs. Otto
Crownover is recovering from an at
tack of appendicitis. Mrs Frank
Jones, Mrs. Alice Grests, Mrs Mary
Sands, Miss Mary Lowell Jones and
brother. John Posey. were at Rich
mond Saturday night. ;. Miss Navoni
Squier is entertaining Miss Lois Guth-
rie OF Princeton, Ind :. Miss Elizabeth
Scott and Louis Johnson of Indianap-
oils were weekend guests of Mrs
VIII Bragg and Mrs. Carrie johnson
Charles Johnson and Miss Gertie
Crull were married at Rushville last
week. Mrs Willis Leverton is very
ILL., Her sister, Mrs. Harrison Hicks
who has been very i'll is recovering
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
VALUE OF COUNTY
AGENT AS LEADER
SHOWN IN HENRY

NEWCASTLE, Ind, June 23-The
advantages and benefits of county
agent were clearly shown last week
when Henry county fought the army
worm and won. after hard fight.
The first thing the farmers thought OF
and the most natural one, was to call
on the county agent.
Ralph Test. county agent, never
saw one of the worms before. but was
willing to lend all possible assistance
1t was a natural thing to build the
trenches and in a very short time the
county agent had a great crowd OF
farmers on the scene.
Test kept on the job day and night.
His office was the seat of all informa-'
ton. Farmers by the dozens fhocked
to the office for advice, or to consult
him about the possibility of the pests
getting on their lands Tuesday morn
ing Test was in Prairie township at 8
O'Clock in the morning and he never
left the scene until late at night. The
farmers answered his appeals for help
and the county farmers association
got behind the fight in an organized
method of determination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
ConnersDiHe, Ind.

Misses Rachel Ball and Allene Hen
ry and HYDE Kennedy motored to
Richmond Thursday evening and visit
ed friends. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
McConnaughey and Mike Commit of
Perry Bottles at Connersville, Thurs
day. Mrs. Douglas Elliott of Indi-
annapolis is visiting the home of Miss
Josephine Elliott east of the city, for
week. :. Miss Esther Carlos has
gone to Oldenburg where she will be
the guest of Miss Linda Peine and at
tend the commencement at Oldenburg
school, Mrs. Hazel Henry and son,
Jean, have gone to Waterloo, Iowa,
where they will be the guests Of rela-
tives for three weeks :. Miss Geral-
dine Ferrier has gone to Detroit. Mich
igan, to spend the summer at "Ferrier
Lodge the summer home of her
aunt, Mrs. F. w. Blair. Miss Kathe-
leen and Emma Helen Carlos. Gather
inc Fettiig motored to Richmond
Thursday and visited friends. Mrs.
Albert Hudson of Indianapolis, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. H. D. VIII
liams in this city. -. Mr.. and Mrs.
Quincy Sherry. Mrs. Roy Robinson
and son Gail, motored to Richmond
Friday and spent the day with friends
Edward Janison, who has been over.
seas for several months. arrived home
Friday morning, discharged from serv.
ice. Frank and Ellis Bottles have
? returned to their home in Dayton, o.
! after spending Friday with relatives
in this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

NEW PARIS-Town pumps came up
for discussion at the recent meeting
of CITY council and it was decided that
the town would provide only three,
one at the traction station, one at
Sanuels' meat market and another at
Bryant's restaurant. Another resolu-
ton adopted provided that all unmuz-
zled dogs are to be shot by the con-
stable. Coasting on the sidewalk by
children was ordered stopped.
A social session of Whitewater Val
lev grange will be held Saturday
evening. New candidates will be ini-
tiated, and a banquet will be served.
Visitors from other oranges are ex-
pected to attend.
A surprise party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ginger
Saturday to observe the 18th birthday
Anniversary of Mr.. Ginger, and the
Homecoming of their nephew, Oryille
Mogle. who recently returned from
overseas. A talk on his experiences
in France was given by the soldier.
Fifty guests were present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
VETERAN RAILROADER ROUNDS OUT
THIRTY FOURTH YEAR OF SERVICE

Harry Pntchard, veteran railroader
and foreman of the air testing crew at
the pennsylvania railway station, has
been In the service of the railroad for
81 years, 80 years of which time he
has been on his present job.
Pr1tchard entered the service of the
pennsylvania when a young man and
soon was assigned with two other
men to test airbrakes and repair cars
on trains passing through the depot.
besides cleaning up the cars.
In those early times three men
handled the day work and one or two
worked at night while thirteen men
are now required.
There are 80 trains-locals, accom-
modations. through trains and others
passing through the Richmond depot
regularly. not counting extras. spe-
Gals and troop trains, which require
the same service.
But now we have an eight hour
day shift-three shifts working the
entire "a hours" explained Pritchard.
Every train that has passed through
Richmond for the last SO years, dur
ing Pritchard's shift, must pass under
his vigilant eyes before leaving the
Richmond terminal. Each truck has
parts, hot boxes and other troubles.
So thorough has Pritchard become
that 1t now needs only glance at a
truck to assure him that it is exactly
as 1t should be, or that a piece is
broken. Most Of the trucks now are
twelve wheel trucks and require closer
scrutiny than the simpler trucks OF
years ago.
Out of the 80 trains coming into the
local depot, air tests must be made
on at least Is. Every train is broken
and cars added or taken away, a test
of the airbreaks must be made by
Pritchard and his men to assure the
safety of the passengers and see that
the brakes are working correctly.
In odd moments when trains are
not being inspected the crew thor
oughly cleans the cars that are left
here. The cushioned seats are gone
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Milton, Ind. a
Mig
iQf%

Linville Hussey and daughter louis
entertained Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. IT.
vim Harmier and family of Cambridge
City, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hussev
and family of Hagerstown, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hussey and Miss Lucille
Morrison of Darlington, near Craw-
louisville. Miss Morrison is on her
way home from Leavittsburg, Ohio,
where she teaches in the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Ryder, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
ton Wissler and other Wayne county
relatives, left Sunday evening for
their home in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Isaac Bryant who has been In France
for many months, reached home Sat
urday night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Anh-Itnlian Sentiment
Is Charged In France
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, June 23.-The Italian dele
cation to the peace conference has
been much disturbed by frequent sug-
gestion in the French newspapers that
German influences are affecting Italian
politics and also by tntfmidations that
the Italians have supplied arms and
ammunition to Bella Kun's soviet gov
eminent in Hungary.
Members Of the Italian delegation
say the alleged anti-French feeling
against Italy is easily explained by the
work Of French propagandists. who
are blamed by the Italians for the re-
cent unfriendlfness of the Italians to
President Wilson and the United
States. The delegation has been ad
vised from Rome Of the designation by
King Victor Emmanuel of Signor Nitti
to form new cabinet. Up to the
present, however, the members of the
delegation are without official infor-
nation as to the actual selection of
any members of the new government,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
News Dispatches From Surrounding Communities

OXFORD-Mrs Agnes Rusk Low
ney, SO years of age. widow of Rev.
Charles E. Lowney. q Presbyterian
minister, died yesterday at her home
here of paralysis.
Mrs. Elmer Abbott, aged so years,
wife Of a prominent farmer living six
miles west of here in Franklin county,
Ind, was stricken with apoplexy Sat
urday evening while sitting in an
automobile in front of an Oxford
store. She was removed to her home,
where she died yesterday morning
about o'clock.
MILTON-FuneraI services for Mrs.
Carrie Boyer will be held Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock at the Metho-
dist church. Mrs. Boyer died Sunday
morning at the home of her grandson.
Robert DuGranrut, north of Richmond.
CAMBRIDGE CITY-Charles {Young
arrived home Wednesday from Camp
Sherman at Chillicothe, where he waa
honorably discharged, having recently
returned from overseas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

tricts it would appear certain that, nor
withstanding the utmost endeavors of
the Railroad Administration and the
utilization of its experience last fall,
car shortage will be cause limiting
bituminous coal production, and for
that reason it is predetermined
whether the expected production of
50O, 100000 tons can be attained this
year. "a.
Shortage of labor already is fac
tor that is cutting down the output in
some coal producing sections, accord
ing to the Surveys report. The
operators report that 5000 to 10000
foreign-born miners expect to return
to Europe as soon as they can get
passports and that many have already
returned If continued this move
ment will be capable of producing
but one result-a reduction of the
amount of coal mined in districts
where the mine labor is largely
foreign-born, and there are many
such districts.
He who needs coal should hesitate
no longer, Now is the time to order
coal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
COUNCIL TO NAME
DELEGATES TONIGHT

For the purpose of electing dele
cation to attend the annual session Of
the Indiana Municipal league, which
begins at Fort Wayne Tuesday, spe-
cial meeting or the city council has
been called for tonight
Although 1t has been the intention
of the council to send a delegation to
the meeting, the matter was not
brought up at the last meeting. The
session of the league will last for
three days, and will include addresses
from some of the most prominent city
officials Of the country.
The council will also be called upon
to act in regard to the purchase of
the building on South Eighth street,
now used by the Municipal Light and
Power plant at it's office. The city
holds an option on the building, and
is able to purchase the building from
the Dickinson Trust company at this
time. The option price of the building
is $22.500
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Richmond Factories Still
Need Over 200 Laborers

Practically the same employment
situation exists in Richmond this
week as last week which means that
several factories needing three or
four men have filled their needs and
several other factories are now in
need of a few men.
Employment managers report a to-
tai need for over 220 men, divided
equally between skilled and common
laborers.
Factories needing over twenty-five
men have not yet supplied their de-
mand, employment managers an
nounced Monday morning Five Rich
mond factories will soon take on TWEEN
ty to fifty men, but right now at pres
ent need no more they report Tran
sient labor is yet a problem Men
seem dissatisfied with sticking to
job" long, said several foremen." On
the other, others said we have men
who have never shown as much ffdel-
itv,"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

The United States Geological Sur
vey announces from Washington, the
probability of another general coal
announcement is based, the survey
states, upon a nationwide study of
conditions in the bituminous field.
Unless steps are taken at once, the
Survey says, to place the mines upon
a basis of increased production there
is every prospect of a repetition to
some degree of the situation thai pre-
vailed in the United States durihg the
winter of 1918.
The only way productions can be
stimulated at the present tyne, it is
said, is by placing orders, with the
mines for coal which will loe needed
later on. "Production,duriV.g the first
Ave months of the cary reads the
statement, "fell 57,zo2oOoynet tons, or
approximately 25o below production
during the first FIVE moJlths Of 1918.
Mines are producing coal now at the
rate of from 100000 to $500 900
tons a week An avek7age output of
100000 tons week must be main
tanned from June tbj January / next
if the county's estimated needs of
100000 tons this year are to. be
met"
Eva Of Dell fred Ordera.
At no time dur;Alg this year has the
rate of productioH approached the re-
quired tonnage. The tendency on the
part of buyerh to hold off placing
their orders is Hlniting production, as
the mines ca mot store coal at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

over thoroughly and the entire int
rior of the car is cleaned and disin-
fected. The outside of the car is
washed and every month cars are sent
to the yards to pass through an even
more thorough cleaning process.
In December, Pritchard will COM
plete his thirty-ffth year as railroad
employee, and his thirty-four years in
his present position. Pritchard said
that more men were already needed TO
aid in the inspection work and that II
much more was added the crew would
have to be enlarged. The present
crew is taking care Of the work, he
said, but more men could be used
even now and be kept busy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
WILSON APPOINTS
ENJOYS To- lATlNS
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June % = William
E. Gonzales, of Charleston. S. c., now
minister to Cuba, was nominated today
by President Wilson to be ambassador
to Peru. Boaz W. Long. of New Mex
leo, former chief of the Latin Ameri-
can division of the state department,
was nominated to be minister to
Cuba and Benton c. Mcmillan of Ten
nessee, to be minister to Guatemala.
Frank L. Polk of New York, coun-
selor of the state department and now
acting secretary of state, was NOM
mated to be under secretary of state,
new office created under the 1920
legislative and judicial appropriation
bill passed by the last congress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Cambridge City, Ind.

Harry Cutter, manager of the Cam
bridge City Lumber company, is i'm
proving his home with a new coat of
paint. Mr.. Cutter recently purchased
the ]. T. Reese home on Church street
-. Mrs. NJ. l.. Rowe visited friends in
Richmond Friday. Forrest Danner
and family are visiting Hartford City
friends. Mrs. Carl Boyd and son, of
Atlanta. Ca, are visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roby and other
relatives. :. The services of the Pres
byterian church next Sunday will be
changed from p. m. to 4 p. NJ, and
will be held at this hour throughout the
remainder of the summer. Mr. and
Mrs. ]. T. Reese left Friday to visit
their son Carl at Front Royal, Va,
later to visit their son Herbert and
family at Middleboro vermond. Miss
Marjorie Morgan and Harry Boxtette
of Richmond, motored to Cambridge
Thursday and spent the evening with
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Rowe. :. DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Kniese attended the
stockholders meeting of the Quality
Rubber Tire company, at Anderson.
Thursday. Robert Bertsch has ar
rived home from overseas. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Cox of Richmond, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Rowe over Sun
day. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Marson
spent Sunday with her sister at Rich
mond. i. The Masonic reception on
Friday night was well attended An
excellent program was presented by
the ladies representing a Ladies' band
Refreshments were served, followed
by music and dancing. A good time
was enjoyed by all. =. Prof. E. E
Oldaker, superintendent of the schools
at Chester, West Va, well known to
| Cambridge people, has returned to
his home in Pennville to spend the
summer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
GRENADEs KILL FISH
(By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, June pa new
use for hand grenades has resulted in
affidavits being filed against three
former soldiers of the world war from
Marion county. Richard Lieber, chair
man of the state conservation COM
mission, asserts that he has evidence
that the young men have been explod-
ing the grenades in Fall Creek, near
Fort Benjamin Harrison and caused
the death of hundreds of fish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
"Sure," Ans,Ders Groom,
Briskly Chewing Gum

If you think you are going to be
nervous during your marriage ctare-
mony purchase a package of chewing
gum before the ceremony. A groom,
entering the holy bonds of wedlock in
the office OF justice Of the peace.
Monday, chewed gum throughout the
service However, he was, from. all
appearances unafraid, for he answered
each question put to him with a Con-
vincing "Sure!" The bride was. not
so nervous.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
THREsHERs RAISE RATES
CBy Associated Press)

SEYMOUR, Ind, June 23.-Five
cents a bushel for oats, twelve cents
for rye and nine cents for wheat, is
the new schedule of threshing prices
adopted by the Threshermen's assoc
iation of Jackson county. The execu-
tive committee Of the Farmers assoc
iation attempted to effect coniprmise
but without success. The new SEIZED
ule does not provide for threshing
crews being furnished.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

point of production, and when the
rush of orders for the winters needs
comes next fall there is grave danger
that the mines. with depleted labor
forces and the probability of less ade-
quate transportation, will be unable
to meet the demands. The result of
such a situation would be an INSULT
Gent supply for the requirements of
domestic consumers, public utilities
and industrial users generally.
1T is believed that requirements
for this year" reads a Survey state
ment to Fuel Administrator Garfield,
will be about 100000 tons of BIZ
luminous coal, of which approximate
" 100000 tons have been used
from stocks accumulated last year,
leaving 5eo,000,000 tons to be pro
duced OF this 100000 tons u.s.
100000 tons were produced during
the first five months, leaving $4,000
600 tons to be produced in the re-
naming so weeks, or an average of
100000 tons week.
Thus far this year production has
been at the rate OF $4,000 tons a
week. In 1918 production was at the
rate of II. 100000 tons a week.
This production will be difficult
of accomplishment The capacity of
operating mines at the present time
with labor now on the payroll is
about 1919 lower than it was last
year, This deficiency may be made
up in part or wholly if the mines
have orders sufficient to run them
five or six days a week unless the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23
Wie's Mail Opened By
Censor; He Gets Divorce
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, June 23.-Captain A. J.
Cunningham. British postal censor at
the little town of Cyprus, some time
ego came across a letter addressed to
his wife that aroused his suspicious.
He did not exert his prerogatives as
censor, however, and delivered it to
her unopened. But he did use his
censorship power on the next one
that came
He petitioned for divorce, named
the writer as correspondent, and was
quickly granted legal separation when
the letter was produced in court.
Economy reaches its highest state
if the family practice it.