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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

is now being used as a warehouse,
but during it's tenancy as a Meeting
House it witnessed some of the most
interesting meetings of the organiza-
ton. But not SO much so as its pre-
decessor, a log cabin church.
First Friend Here in 1906.
The first member of the Friends
church arrived in Richmond-then
merely an ordinary tract of land COW
cred by forest-in 1906 and by Aug
ust 1907, the number was augmented
to eighty-four, children included, and
West Branch (Ohio Monthly Meet.
ing) INDUCED subordinate meet
ing here. A log meeting house was
erected 1t was twenty-four feet
square and in it the present White
water Monthly Meeting was estab-
lished by the Miami (Ohio) Quarterly
Meeting. DR.. Plummer, one of the pio-
neers OF the city, in his memoir, re-
ferring to this meeting house, said:
Il remember it's leaking roof, letting
the rain through upon the slab
benches, with their pair of legs and
no back: its charcoal fires kept in
sugar kettles for as yet stoves were
mot procured, and the toes pinched
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Better Homes Association
Completes Drive Plans

Plans were completed for the men,
bership drive for the Wayne County
Better Homes association and for
Housekeepers Week at meeting OF
the Wayne County Better Homes as
sociation Saturday afternoon at the
court house. Fifteen representatives
on the membership committee from
the various townships were present
Each representative will act as
chairman In her township and will
choose her committee to work with
her. Cards were distributed and the
committees will get as many members
as possible between April and May l.
plans were formulated for House
keepers Week, which will begin April
7 A lecturer from Purdue will be OBJ
tanned for two days of that week, II
possible. II this can be done meet
ings will be held throughout the
county.
The merchants have consented to
cooperate with the Better Homes as
sociation by displaying in their win
dows appropriate furnishings for the
home and all Kinds Of work saving de-
vices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Chestr, Ind.

Miss Bonnie Carhn spent Wednes-
day night with Ms Dorothy Hen
ming in Richmond al visited the lat
ter's school near Ja,sonburg Thurs
day and Friday. 'rayer meeting
was held at the Meodist church
here Thursday night itead of We'd
nesday night of last wk because of
the rain on Wednesda. evening
The Rev. l.. f. Ullman sent Wednes-
day evening at Whichever.
Misses Lucille and Miorie Huff
man spent Wednesday viang the To-
cal school. Mrs. Edwil Crawford
returned to her home in Rbmond af-
ter spending the past weelwith her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. MichatKendall
at this place. -. Mr.. and NJ, Ebert
Kemp and Mr.. and Mrs. FIX Nc
Donald and daughter Laura, tended
tn funeral of Miss JosephinaVood
at Whitewater. Thursday afenoon.
Mrs. Ebert Kemp visited NJ Nor
rison Pyle Thursday evening Mrs.
Margaret Boerner visited Mrs. ,rtha
Kendall and daughter, Anna, ,urs.
day evening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
USED CLOTHING DRIVE
IN WAYNE SUCCESS

The Red Cross used clothing drive
has been named a success in wayne
county. The committee in charge OF
the campaign was greatly discouraged
until Saturday morning wien clotn-
ing was sent in in great lots from all
parts of the city.
The Junior Red Cross proved OF
great assistance on Friday. Their
donations gathered at the various
city and county school buildings came
in at the Red Cross headquarters all
day Saturday and greatly Increased
the collection
Many persons who had apparently
forgotten about the campaign sudden
ly remembered today and brought IN
all the old clothing they had collected
since the last drive.
1--WE had about decided that Wayne
county people had forgotten all
about the refugees of Europe when
suddenly they began sending In
everything and the very things we
wanted" said member of the com
mittee today.
The collection had not been weigh
ed, but Mrs. R. P. Whistler said II
had doubled or tripled since Satur-
day when there were 1,4OO garments
at the Red Cross rooms. The clothing
was packed this afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

with cold of the young who sat re-
mote from the kettles; and under
such circumstances their attendance
sufficiently attested to the sincerity
of their devotion"
The shed, plainly distinguishable in
a reproduction of the log meeting
house shown on this page, was built
especially for the accommodation of
the Indiana Yearly Meeting in 1871.
Andrew w. Young, author of His
tory of Wayne County" speaks OF
the extension of log meeting house in
this manner:
THE first yearly meeting is said
to have been held here in 1S21***
But as this house could not contain
the many hundreds of Friends expect
ed from all directions, and many OF
them fl ON a great distance, tempo
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

GIANTS OF
CAN Land
Conc,Civen in Lower
CaENo Difficulties
Arble.

cITxICO. March 31-That
Japanorations have been
granteions to exploit agricui-
turaI Lower California was
the stmade today by Gen
Amado undersecretary OF de-
velopn agriculture.
Theion was made, how
ever. concessions we're fuiiy
author the provisions OF .he
Mexic.itution regarding the
area aon of the territory ID
reIatio ocean shore and the
frontit
The,othing in the conces-
sions, ndersecretary assertea'
that usibly lead to difficuities
as far Monroe Doctrine was
concel -,
Rem. there is possibility OF
interncontroversy over the
granite concessions TO the
Japans said to be absurd by
Gen. Aguirre in an interVle"
earlieiay, in which he SAID the
actiongal. At that time he
wouldn't the concession nae
been The Japanese Legation
here had any official know
edge ction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

through them. They proceeded eau
tiously, the captain little in advance
of the skirmish line. Advancing
slowly, they reached the place where
the dogs were barking and discover
ed that they were barking at some
Indian ponies. Recommending till
satisfied there were no Indians there,
they ventured out into the path and
marched back to the fort and hung
up their guns"
Elijah Coffin Prominent.
Prominent among the early FRIENDS
of this community was Elijah Coffin,
who was clerk of the Indiana Yearly
Meeting from 1927 to 1859. He is re
membered by the pioneer Friends as
the father of Earlham college, as
he was the first person to propose the
establishment Of the Friends Board
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
CHAMPAIGN budget
s. SHORT $1,000

E. [aas, compaign director of
the YC. A. budget campaign, an
nounoIonday that the campaign
funds $500 had fallen short
s1.oO0is amount he said would be
Iesserhen the final reports were
first lie from other ousof-town
suorcl
Theginal budget necessary to
operale Y. NJ. c. A. for the cur.
rent twas in the neighborhood or
$25. 0me-third of which was to be
raised subscription. In most OF
the G operating associations. full
ly onlf has to be raised by sub
script At Springfield. o.. the en-
fire bet amounted to $4,000, and
half amount was to be raised in
one W by subscriptions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

VIII De dDle Iully 10 dppIe-
ciate the conspicuous role those who
subscribed to their faith have played
in the development of this county
A wealth of traditions, an abun-
dance of folk lore lend to Wayne /
county an atmosphere of romance and |
picturesqueness of which she is just
ly proud. And Wayne county is not
unmindful of the fact that to large
extent she is indebted to the advo-
Gates Oh the faith represented by the
Society of Friends for the respect
with which the county of Wayne is re-
ferred to all over the state. 1t was
they who felled the first tree that
marked the beginning of the countrys
development into one of the foremost
agriculture districts of the continent;
it was they who bore all the hard
ships of pioneer life that their pro-
geny might live amid plenty and reap
the profits of lives well spent And
with il all, these sturdy pioneers left
the present generation something be-
sides well-kept estates and farms;
they left heritage of memories
| fraught with personal incidents more
/ interesting than the most imaginative
of fiction writer's could conceive.
I . Ut Same SluTT DIS FOTeDSdTS.
With the close of the war, which,
| incidentally, proved the present gem
Grafton of Friends to be constituted
of the same stuff that actuated their
/ forebears to settle Wayne county,
then literally a wilderness of timber
and underground, the Society of
Friends is anticipating renewed activ-
ity in every line of its endeavors.
1t is appropriate that such plans shall
be formulated in Richmond, the seat
of the county, the history of which is
1 based upon the early activities of the
society. In view of this fact, an cpl
tomizeC account of some of the incl
dents that have freighted Wayne coun-
tvs history with interest, would not
be unreasonable.
Out at North Tenth and G streets
there stands large building that at
one time housed the first session or
the Indiana Yearly Meeting, establish
ed on October 8, 1921. This building
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
Will Not Take
TT in "Mooney" Strike
Ry Associated Press)

JNItAPOLIS, March 31.-The
uniteIne Workers of America will
not pidpate in any general strike
on Ina in behalf of Thomas Moor
CIV. cdced of completely in bomb
exnlop in San Francisco in a pre-
naredts day parade. Announcement
that \ gecutive board of the mine
worka lad decided against partici-
nation, uch a strike was made here
todavhpugh the Mine Workers
JournI he official publication of the
union
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
MY CLUB IN LAST
MEETING TONIGHT

The last meeting of the Hi-Y club
will be held Monday night at the Y.
NJ C. A The Rev. J. ]. Rae will ad-
ress the club. His address will be
Facing Lies Problems. The Hi-Y
ochestra will furnish the musical pro-
GIN. Arrangements will be made
TO- the last social gathering of the
clu. The social committee will give
the,rogram for the wiener roast and
nike which will be the last social
even of the club until next fall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
NaUIhief Fires First
hot" in Loan Campaign
~ Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 31.-More
than thre weeks before the Victory
Liberty lo1 campaign is to open the
first subscption has been received.
To the nav goes the honor of firing
the first sho in the big drive. 1t was
announced t1ay that Secretary Dan
iels, just bef'e he sailed for Europe,
sent checker $4,000 to Rear Ad-
miral T. ]. Cwie, in charge of the
navy's subscripons, and at the same
time called on e men who made the
seas safe durlntthe war to continue
the splendid reed of previous loans.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
FiuM million Dollars
'ent to Returning Men

Md DIRK, March 31-Transfer
of s5bo. 20 in currency from the
Unitd safes subtreasury to the
Won Steuben, which sails
morowwas made here today to be
used IN changing French francs into
for American sold
iers On t. eve of their departure
a board trnsports for home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The "Own-a-Home-First" commit
tee will meet Monday afternoon at
o'clock at the Commercial club. Plans
for the coming campaign will be dis
cussed. The committee is composed
of Jesse Bailey, chairman, l.. 2. Stan
lev, Thomas Tarkelson, Edgar r.
Hiatt and Rutherford B. Jones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
FIGHT LIQUOR PLANS.

NEW YORK. March 31.-Plans for
a worldwide prohibition campaign TO
counteract an alleged plan OF Amerl-
can brewers and distillers to transfer
their activities to other countries al
ter the United States goes bone
dry" was announced here last ngnt
of headouarters of the NeNs Era move
ment Of the PresbyteEian church
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
tEuilt by Friends in 1907

nds IN lSU7J
ing School, which became Earlham
college. He was active in the man
agement of the institution for the
first Thirty years of its existence.
Mr.. Coffin was born in North Carroll
ma in 1897 and died in Richmond IN
1862.
Picking up the development of the
Society of Friends in Wayne County
during the year 1914, Memories OF
Wayne County" has the following:
Friends Are Recognized.
Peace restored, the administration
of Whitewater Monthly Meeting, aug
mented in 1916 to six subordinate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
CHURCH ATTENDANCE

The total attendance at Suay
schools in Richmond on Sunday Us
1856, according to reports to lie
church federation. Attendance 1t
morning church services was "a.
The evening attendance was 1929.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31
DIES IN NEW MEXICO.

Mrs. S. G.. Dyer received word al
nouncing the death of her grandsoi
Edward Dyer Ramsey, 5 years OLE
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He wa
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Ran
sey. Burial will be at Trinidad, Co
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

Mrs. A;tin's Quick-Raising Buck
wheat mes tender, crispy, brown
cakes. Ylr grocer can tell you all
about it.-.dv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

During the war the number of WON
en- bank employees in Great Britain in
creased from 1900 to $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

UGH has been written and a
great deal more material for
an interesting recital of the
early history of the Society
of Friends in this section of
Indiana is yet to be unearth-
ed before Wayne countians
will be able fully to appre-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-31

Ball bearings lessen the labor of
using large shears that have been
invented.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
Washington State items.

Seattle municipal employees who
Joined the recent general strike have
been penalized by the loss of their
annual vacation and those who did
not respond to the mayors demand
to return to work at the time set will
lose, in addition, Is days pay,
Members of the farmers union from
Walla Walla, Garfield and Columbia
counties at a tri-county meeting Sat
urday adopted resolutions favoring the
request of the federal farm board.
which urges investigations of the de-
partment of agriculture and also ia
vored bill now pending in the leg
islature which would allow local gov
eminent of counties by commission
or managers.
The United States Indian service
has drafted new plans for develop
ment work on the Yakima Indian res
ervation, which includes the Wapato
and Status projects. Under the new
plans four laterals are provided. be-
ing a drop of several feet below in
tersection lateral and main canal. The
drop will be utilized for general cleo
tricity, the power being conveyed to
the central pumping station, which
raises water to the high level on the
bench running to Fort Simcoe.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Victory loan to be floated late
in April is expected to be for So, 0OO.
100000, the house ways and means
committee reported Feb. "a in sub
hitting elgislation authorizing sale
of short-term notes instead of bonds.
The bill has been called up in the
house.
A new issue of tax certificates Of
Indebtedness of indefinite amount
dated March Is and maturing June
is, bearing interest at Alp per cent
was announced Feb. "a by the treas.
ury, and the last current issue, put
on the market January 16, was
closed, effective Feb. "a, with about
$4,000 subscribed.
Carrying a total of S1S,744,764, the
omnibus appropriation bill was IN
troduced ia the senate Feb. %
Without any attempt having been
made by the committees to figure
out the mileage, it is probable that
when the supplemental bill and an
ticipated appropriations of various
kinds are provided it will be about
l1.5 mills. Two years ago the levy
from the general fund was S.32 mills
In 1918 it was S.92 mills.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

A contract was signed recently be
tween the Port of Astoria, Ore, and
the Astoria FIGURING Mills Co.. which
provided for the erection of a $3.50. 900
hour mill with a daily capacity of
5000 barrels, giving, with the old mill.
combined capacity of 1900 barrels.
Contract was awarded to Nordyke &,
Marmon Co. of Indianapolis.
With the emergency clause attached.
making it effective as soon as signed
by the governor, the $4,000. 900 road
bonding bill passed the senate of the
oregon legislature February 20. 1t
had previously passed the house. The
bill porvides that the money to he
raised by the sale of the proposed
bond issue shall be expended in the
early building of roads under direction
OF the state highway commission as a
principal feature in the Oregon recon
struction program.
The city commissioners of Yakima
Feb. "a planned city improvements
to cost $4,000 The work will be
done this spring, providing employ
ment for returned soldiers. They
viii also, by extending the city side
walk system, aid in developing out
lying residence districts. The com
missioners have also arranged for
paving South Third avenue to the
city limits, to cost $4,000. This
will be paid for by a 12-year bond
issue at 6 per cent interest.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
IDAHO NEWS PARAGRAPHS
Recent Happenings in This State
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.

Charles b. Holt, a pioneer OF Mos.
COW, celebrated his s0th birthday on
March 1 at Moscow.
Snow fell steadily for three or four
days last week at Avery and the rail.
roads are badly crippled.
The funeral of NJ. J. McHugh, a
pioneer of Mullan, who died recently
Of paralysis after a weeks Illness,
was held March l at Mullan.
c. f. Burr. age Go, apioneer of Cen
esee who has lived in Latah county
more than 80 years, died March 1 of
paralysis. Mr.. Burr leaves a family
Of four sons and three daughters, all
grown.
Occur d'Alene presented the appear
ance of a winter carnival Saturday
afternoon when hundreds of people
lined the course Of Joe ePtersen's an
nual dog race on Sherman avenue.
Harry Wilson'S entry won first mon
ey.
The Interior Warehouse companys
Lewiston elevator, warehouse and
milling machinery were bought March
/ by A. A. Wormell, who has oper-
ated the plant for two years under
lease. The property is valued at
$4,000 and is considered the best of
its kind in the Inland Empire
Charles Clifford, an /. w. w. organ
izer who is serving from one to 10
years in the Idaho penitentiary for
criminal syndicalism will ask for
full pardon at the next meeting Of
the board Of pardons Clifford was
convicted with two other organizers.
Hurd and Hawkins, at Moscow. They
appealed to the supreme court, but
the appeal has never been decided.
Mrs. Laurina r. Moore, age 65, re-
Gently committed suicide near Mos
COW, just across the line in Washing
ton, by hanging herself in woodshed.
She left note addressed to her son.
George G. Moore, Whittier, Call in
which she had written Il am tired of
living. My goodby to all" Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Otto Schlueter, is in Carl
Tiers hospital here with a baby born
Wednesday night. She has not been
told of her mothers death.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
Legislature Doinos.

Completion of ldaho's new capitol
building was one step nearer Satur-
day as the result of the action taken
sby the house of representative in
passing the 100000 bond issue meas
ure to raise the necessary funds to
build the wings to the mai nedifice
erected several years ago. The vote
stood 81 for to IL against. The house
also voted $4,000 to Kootenai county
to be used in building canals leading
from the Spokane river to Lake Occur
d'Alene so that water can be deliv-
cred for the reclamation of a large
area of land. Both measures have
excellent prospects of going through
the senate and receiving the approval
of the governor.
The general appropriation bill car
rying the budgets for the new state
cabinet form of government, all COM
missions, boards, executive and Judi
cial departments was introduced. II
carries total of $4,000 This is
an Increase of several hundred thou
sand over the amount appropriated
wv years ago. IL VIII PROBABLY be
cut down before finally approved by
the legislature.
One of the outstanding features of
the days session was the defeat OF
the womans welfare commissioner
bill, Endorsed by the woman's clubs
of the state. 1t sought to create the
office of welfare commissioner so that
wages and working conditions of
women could be improved 1t lost
on final passage by vote of "a to %.
The state senate passed a bill pro-
viding for the creation of a new state
council of defense and continuation of
the defense system as advocated by
the federal government, the appro-
priation, however, was reduced from
S50,O0p to $4,000. The Walker bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the construc-
ton OF steel bridge across the Koot-
enai river at Leonia IN Boundary
county, was also passed by the upper
house. Montana is to add $4,000
more and the federal government $780,
600 to so toward the building of this
bridge
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEINZ.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR QUICK READING
Brief Notes Covering Happenings in
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

The Danish cabinet resigned March
1 as the result of the complicated po-
litican situation in Denmark.
The Montana house Saturday pass
ed a joint resolution asking congress
to return the railroads to private
ownership.
The condition of the German mer-
chant ships which ultimately win be
used to transport American troops
homeward is surprisingly good
Oscar A. Price has resigned as as
sistant tothedirector general Of rail-
roads to become president of new
corporation organized to distribute
films.
Our president recently remarked to
his guests at dinner that he yearned
to get back to writing and that he
had in contemplation the compiling of
a history.
The premature explosion Of dyna-
mite which the police believe was
intended to destroy the Ray mill of
lllt american w ObitU Company NduS-
ed the death of four men recently.
AT midnight on March 1 the French
clocks jump ahead an hour, and as
our army is synchronized with the
French the change means a loss of
something like 100000 hours of sleep
for the forces in and back of the
American bridgehead.
In connection with recent charges
in congress of drunkenness among Of
ficers and lack of food and equipment
among Ohio soldiers, General Perish
ing forwarded a dispatch from France
reporting the charges untrue as to
two battalions he had inspected.
The superior council of Alsace and
Lorraine has asked the government
that Marshal Foch be given authority
to secure the execution of a part of
the armistice agreement with Ger
many affecting returning property and
securities from Alsace-Lorraine, which
is not now being complied with.