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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
PRICES RETARDINC
BUILDING; CONDITION
WORSE THAN EVER

CHICAGO, May ga Tightening
money market and the suspension of
many construction projects on which
contracts have been awarded discount,
somewhat, the roseate forecast on this
years building activities which hither-
to have been justified on authoritative
statistics dealing with contracts award
ed and building permits issued. The
evidence now is quite convincing;
while many contracts are being let, in
many instances, work under the con-
tract is held in suspense. In some
instances the suspension is due to the
builders inability to borrow money
and in others the delay is clearly the
result of mounting prices for both ma.
terial and labor.
In only few districts has the cur
tailment of construction work had an
appreciate effect on the labor market
and in none is it reflected in material
prices. The competition for building
trade labor and building materials,
with the hurtful incident of bonus
material prices continues in New York
city, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Kan
sas City, st. Louis and Cincinnati. In
the Northwest section adjacent to ST.
Paul and Minneapolis, where reliable
eSlluldlc tlldl lIOu
900 to s15,000,000 worth Of construc.
ton work now is held in allegiance,
there are indications that he competi-
ton for labor Is weakening.
Building Loans Decreasing.
Effective today in the chief branches
of building trades labor in Chicago a
wage scale of S1.25 an hour prevails.
At the same time Chicago bankers ad.
nit that they are slowing down on
building loans, giving as their reason
the abundance Of Z per cent invest
ments in other fields While the build
ing field offers but or per cent.
| The obvious conclusion. and it is
substantiated by investigation of the
building projects actually under way
is that we are making no appreciable
! Roadway against the housing shortage
Unless Immediately there is more
abundant capital available for building
and marked recessions in the cost OF
/ construction it can not be otherwise
than that the housing shortage will be
housing famine by next fall and the
skyward flight of rents will continue
uninterrupted even in the fact OF
hostile legislation.
| In the face of these unfavorable con
6ltiOns the contracts actually awarded
! from day to day, in money value. show
exceptionally high totals, During the
first week in April, north of the Ohio
and east of the Missouri rivers, the
total awards, as reported by the F. w
Dodge Company, was s56,31S,400 the
total for the second week was 1852,
! 200, and for the third week $73.420,2O0
This makes total for the three weeks
in April of 1929, 3OO,S0O. The total
money value of the contracts awarded
in March was $366.415, $780, for Febru
cry the total was s216,663, 900, and fol
January, 1926, S4S,O00.
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few FLOWED IN
THE STATE DURING
LAST WEEK BRYANT

Little spring wheat was soWn in In
diana this season, the total acreage
being not more than one-fourth of
what it was last year, says George c..
Bryant, field agent for the cooperative
crop reporting service, in his weekly
summary of Hoosier crop conditions.
Other crop and farm conditions in the
state the last week, he says, were as
follows:
"Plowing on sandy and other light
soils was resumed during the latter
part of the week, but it was most too
wet for seeding until the last day or
two.
"Plowing for corn has been further
delayed by heavy rains. Bottom land
is very wet, although nearly all rivers
and creeks are now within their banks.
THE top growth of winter wheat is
very slow, but it is stooling we'll
Weather conditions during the last
month have been almost ideal for this
crop Because of the inability of many
farmers to put in their oats consider.
able that was intended for abandon.
ment will be let alone.
Little spring wheat has been
planted and it is now too late. The
acreage will not be more than rs per
cent of last year.
Oats Planted in Mud.
considerable oats has been planted
in the mud by broadcasting, expecting
to get in later, with disk or harrow
to cover them. The acreage is very
short of expectations in the central
part of the state, while the south part
I of the state has a larger acreage than
usual.
Barley acreage will be short of last
year because of unfavorabe weather
conditions.
RYE is looking exceptionally good
and has made considerable more
growth than wheat.
All meadows are looking good. The
weather has been too cool, however,
for much top growth.
The large number Of beds indicate
substantial increase in the acreage
of hurley tobacco. In the dark dis
trict this is not SO apparent.
present conditions point to large
yield of all tree fruits. The trees were
rot far enough advanced to be serious
ly injured by recent frosts. Small
fruits are likely to be a week or ten
days late.
Farm labor continues scarce with
the supply far below the demand
Much power machinery has been
bought by farmers to try to overcome
this condition.
/ "All live stock is in good condition. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
Marks Held on Charge
Preferred bv Woman

Merle Marks, said to be an agent Of
the Moulder's Union. was arrested
while delivering an address before the
local moulder's Tuesday evening He
was taken into custody by Patrolmen
Yingling and Longman. on a warrant
sworn out by local young woman.
1t is said that Marks first became
acquainted with the young woman
when he came here last year during
the industrial disturbances at the F. &
NJ. Lawn Mower company, and at the
Mallea bic Castings company
Marks was taken before Justice Of
the Peace Samuel K. Morgan where he
gave a bond of $500 for his appear
ance A continuance has been asked
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Monroe School

The closing day, April 20, was a
great success. About 400 people as
sembled at 1870 for the basket dinner
which was real one. The baseball
game in the forenoon between Monroe
eighth grade and Campbellstown
eighth grade resulted in a score of Is
to in favor of Campbellstown. At
1870 the auditorium was filled for the
class day exercises. After the pro-
gram in the auditorium was over the
Campbellstown high school team
played Monroe high. This game also
resulted in a victory for Campbells-
town with a score of Z to 4, neither
side scoring in the last three innings.
Monroe will play the return game at
Campbellstown May IA. A large
crowd attended the picture show
while the baseball game was going on.
....M Mrs. Frank Dempsey was able to
take charge of the fourth grade
Thursday Sarah Elizabeth Williams
visited the third grade Tuesday and
Thursday. Opal Fudge visited~the
high school Thursday. Monroe was
we'll represented at the play day at
Eaton, Friday, April so. Although
Monroe high did not win first plac
she came in second with 44S points
to her credit. The Monroe grades
did not enter in anything and in put
ting the points of the elementary
grades with the high school we came
in third in the county, Lewisburg and
West Alexandria being second. The
| individual cup given to the contestant
who won the most points was received
by Willard Kimmel, junior of Mon
roe Willard received 29.3 points.
The picture show for Thursday night
May 5. will feature D. w. GrifSth's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
NEW YORK STORE TAKES
ANOTHER SLAP AT n, C.. [

NEW YORK, May 5.-One of New
York's largest department stores in
serted advertisements in yesterday
papers announcing that it would at
tempt ''to break the backbone of high
prices" by offering it's stock, valued at
$40, 100000, at a reduction of 20 per
cent. The only goods excluded will
be $4,000 worth of merchandise pur'
chased under price restrictions which
can not be ''honorably changed" The
only motive in making this general re-
duction, said the advertisement, is "a
conscientious sense of duty made nee.
essary by the reports of government
investigators that prices are still on
the upward trend.
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Rehfuss.. Mrs. Frank Duke was q
visitor Thursday of Mrs. L. D. Emrick
Miss Nina Duke spent Sunday
with little Miss Gladys Emrick.. -. y
Lenard, Dortha and Mildred Huffmal-<
Mary, Alice and John Vernon and
Gladys Emrick, are i'll with the
measles. Mr.. and Mrs. James Pot
teri spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Thomas, of Sugar Valley. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cabinass and child
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Cabinass.. Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cabinass
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Leedy, Jr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cabinass, Jr.,
Ruth Leedy. Aaron Flory and Medfort
Waggoner and sons. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Duke were visitors Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexandria Fudge....
Joe Brownlet, we'll known in this
vicinity, Is very Ill. Mrs. Frank
Duke was a visitor Friday Of Mrs.
John Duke. .. Aaron, Mary and Ray
Weidner and Miss Della Keplar were
guests Sunday of Weidner and Kern's
families. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Low
man and daughter spent Monday in
Lewisburg.. Mr.. and Mrs, Oscar
Geeting AID family, Mr. and Mrs. Gus
Cromwell and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Pitsin-
ger. were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Cromwell. Charles
Walters spent Friday in Lexington,
Ky. Mrs. A. C. Clark visited in
Richmond, Monday. =. Mrs. Nora Yer
non attended a funeral at Richmond.
Tuesday. Mr.. and Mrs. John Wright
and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Charles were
guests Sunday at dinner of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Vernon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05

Guatemala in 1898, has been soaked
in blood; the prisons have been pack
ed with his political opponents; mys-
FERROUS stories have been constantly
told of how Influential foes of his
have disappeared forever, leaving no
trace of what befell them.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera was born
November q, 1857, at the city OF
Quezaltenango, in the interior of
Guatemala. He studied law at the ma
tional capital and was appointed gov
ernor of the department of Retalhu-
leu and, in 1886, chief justice of his
native city. But these posts were not
big enough for his ambitions. He
managed to get himself appointed Sec
ond vice-president of the republic.
And then. when President Barrios was
assassinated in 1898, Cabrera saw his
chance. AS second vice-president he
was not the man who would automat-
ically succeed Barrios. But that tri-
file didn't bother him. He is said to
have walked into meeting of the big
men of the Barrios government, laid
a revolver down on the table before
him and remarked:
Gentlemen, l am president OF
Guatemala"
He was right A car in the palm
lest days of czarism, Roman emper
or at the height of Imperial Romes
power, a blood-thirsty despot of the
Far East. might we'll envy Manuel Es
trada Cabrera. firmly seated on his
Central American throne, cheerfully
acting in way that would have made
tyrant of antiquity blush for fear
that he was OVERRIDING things.
Cabrera has amassed an enormous
fortune, 1t is said. largely by confis
cation of plantations and other prop
critics in Guatemala. His principal
foes are among the land-owning class
many of whom he has driven from
their country in order to confiscate
their holdings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
'PREMIERS To TALK
OVER TREATY Terms;
MAY SOFTEN Them

PARIS, May premier Millerand
is going to London next week TO con-
fer with David Lloyd George, the Brit
ish prime minister, regarding flnan-
cial questions.
It is expected an agreement will
be reached upon the line OF action to
be adopted concerning Germany with
regard to execution OF the reparations
clauses of the treaty of Versailles.
The premiers will also agree on the
basis of the discussions to be held
with the German representatives at
the Spa meeting on May IS, in line
with the understanding reached by
the supreme council at San Reno
that the allies would not discuss be-
fore the Germans any question upon
which they were not in accord among
themselves.
Won't Discuss Principles
The French viewpoint is that they
will not discuss the principle of any
clause of the treaty and will take up
with the Germans only the manner OF
applying the treaty's terms. Promi-
nent among the points to be taken up
in London will be Interpretation OF
the reparations clauses and the form
in which the German delegates at Spa
will be told what the allies insist
upon.
The word "revision'' will be eX-
Guided in accordance with the firm
attitude of the French, but what prac-
tically amounts to a modification of
the reparations clause will be dis
cussed in the form of proposed mini
mum and maximum totals of repara
tons.
French More Lenient
L. ~s~,k~ rrvl,, aI. va p
ago would not accept the eventuality
of Germany not paying for all the
damage she caused, is considered now
to be prepared to take a more moder-
ate view The French people prefer
a concrete settlement with the pros
pect of it's realization beginning in the
near future, rather than waiting in
definitely for an indefinite sum.
Thus the French have been brought
hack to the original viewpoint of the
American peace delegation. They
probably will not accept a lower mini
mum that 100 billion marks gold but
are likely to consent to fixing the
maximum reparable by Germany at
000,O00,000 marks which was the
limit the American experts reported
they found Germany able to pay.
May Divide Sum.
The minimum sum may be divided
into annualities of three billion marks,
as discussed at San Reno with the
question left open for decision by the
reparations commission as to whether
and when the amount should be in
creased in proportion to Germany E
eventually increased ability to pay,
the maximum. however, not exceed
ing 10000 100000 marks.
The financial Situ2t ion and the pY
change rate position probably will
also be discussed in London, as well
as the proportions of distribution OF
The reparations among the creditors OF
Germany.
In view of the prospects of reduced
total payments, the French are under
stood to be disposed to set forth to
the allies that the British maritime
losses have been largely compensated
by increased fraight rates and that
Great Britain can afford to consent
to add something to Frances SIS pei
cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
Harter Is Made Head Of
Garfield PARENT eachers

Lloyd Harter, Of the Crown Fuel
Saver company, was elected president
Of the Garfield Parent-Teacher FEEDER
alton at meeting of the organization
at Garfield school Tuesday night.
Mrs. ]. r. Webb was elected vice
president and L. H. Lyboult elected
secretary-treasurer. These officers in
company with Mrs. Oscar Green and
Mrs Clara B. Graves will compose the
executive committee.
Following the election, program
and social hour was held. Mrs. ]. r.
Webb took the parents side of the
Question, "The Why of a Parent.
Preacher Federation" Mr.. c. C. Cot.
tingham spoke on the teachers side
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
License Needed If You
Rent Your Automobile

Deputy United States Revenue Col
)ector A. l.. Logan warns all automo-
bile owners who contemplate using
their machines for passenger purposes
for hire that the federal law provides
for d tax of $40 per year on all hired
cars having a capacity of over two
and not more than seven.
This notice was issued by Mr.. Lo-
gan because several car owners have
put signs on their machines reading
that the cars were for hire. All tina
do so are subject to this provision in
the federal law
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05

NV NM ~ S@N
Rev. ]. ]. Rae, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. will deliver an
address at the 25th anniversary of
II VIII" lodge of the l. O. o. F. in
Chicago Monday, May IT. His sub
ject will be The Value of Odd Fellow
ship
DILL BEFORE BOARD
The board of public works has re-
duested Howard Dill. of the Richmond
Water Works company, and Nimrod
johnson, of the Light. Heat and Power
company. to appear Thursday for con,
a'deration of the problem of gas and
water mains on South f street.
MOOSE BURN MORTGAGE
The mortgage on the home which
was purchased by Moose lodge about
two years ago will go up in smoke a,
bonfire to be held in two or three
weeks. \ warrant has been drawn
up by the lodge to make the final pay
ment.
PRINCIPAL IMPROVING
Ami Tschaen, principal of Finley
public school who was recently operat
ed upon at Reid Memorial hospital, is
Improving.
BIG SUM PLEDGED
The sum OF Sl,519,377 has beer
pledged to the lnterchurch Worlt
Movement campaign in Indiana. ad
vices received here from state head
quarters say. Pennsylvania is headine
the list Of states reporting on the ma
tional drive for Sis, 0G0.H00
SERVICE LEGION MEETING
Al meeting of the Service Sta1
agion, Tuesday. the organization
'oted 10 become a part Of the Amer
lean Legion The mothers will give
" dinner 70 The Y, NJ. c. A. dorrlitor,
len at The " Saturday night. in OBJ
servance Of Mothers Day which comes
on thc following dav, May 9
S. A. w. VETERANS MEET
lrlport2Ht legislative matters vii
be considered by the Spanish-Ameri
can War Veterans in regular session
in the post rooms at the court house
Wednesday night Several new mem
bers will be taken in and others re
inStated. All members are urged t
be present.
CHILDREN WANT HOMES
Good homes 10. four children are
badly needed by Mrs. Gambler WON
ans probation officer Mrs. Candle
has an 11yearold girl and her five
year-old brother. whom she would Xix,
W hSCp lISStL4el IL DOSSlDle, dnOtn6
1lyearold boy and an 11-year-olt
girl. Any one interested in the tenn
porary or permanent adoption of an,
of these children is asked to call tele
phone 2025 and ask for Mrs Gambler
SLOANE WILL DIRECT
Ralph c. Sloane will direct the higl
school orchestra for the last time at ;
special high school chapel on May 10
The orchestra will have charge of tn,
entire chapel and will present popu
lar selections
START MARRIED LIFE
Joseph T. Fennell, and Henriett;
Iost were quietly married by a justic,
of peace Wednesday.
THOUSANDS WAIT PARADE
A sweltering sun beamed on Rich
mond at noon Wednesday, and unde
it stood hundreds of persons alon,
Main street bent on seeing the parad,
promised by the Hagenbeck-Wa llac,
circus. But they waited in vain. 4
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05

unbroken rule OF
% years this last
of Latin American
dictators suddenly
found himself at
tackled in G. u a t E.
mala City, his cap
ital. by rebel SOL
d i er S and com
PEELED to fly to
save his life. Ac-
cording to recent
eport S he has
been captured. Ii
this is true he will
probab bly, soon GO
to his final reward
His way, since he
~ ro~nr in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
Miss lifts Engagement
To Mccarthy Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Tiff of this city
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Martha Tiff, to
Julian Mccarthy, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mccarthy, also of Richmond.
The wedding will take place on
May II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
BOYCOTT WOOL, LEATHER
(By Associated Press

BUENOS AYRES, May 5.-Exporta-
ton of wool and leather has been in
terrupted as result of a boycott pro-
claimed by members of the port work
ers union who declare they will not
load ships with these products be-
cause of their sympathy with striking
warehouse laborers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-05
OFFICIALS DRAW TAxIS

NEW YORK, May 5.-Minor offic-
ials of New York city who have been
in the habit of using luxurious auto
mobiles to make their official calls
hereafter will make such trips in mu.
nicipally-owned taxicabs. The city de-
cided yesterday to add 25 taxis to the
municipal garage equipment and do
away with 209 cars.
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Business Emergencies
Face You Daily

but your brain is full Of little pigeon
holes in which you can file away
thoughts. ideas, Impressions When you
are faced by a business crisis, a diff
find the required data in your mental
pigeon holes.
The wise and provident man nnd5
helpful material there. for continually
he is replacing old. worn ideas with
new ones.
The
18th ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
ASSOCIATED ADVERTISING CLUBS,
OF THE WORLD. AT INDIANAPOLIS.
JUNE 6-1o,
will give every business man and woman
an opportunity to file away priceless
Tlemoranoums, selected from addresses
and discussions by the most successful
advertisers.
You will come into face-to-face con-
tact with alert business men who are
making profitable use of the power of
advertising and you will find at tho
indianapolis Convention an exhibit OF
advertising which will help make your
advertising pay letter.
There will be complete advertising
campaigns. representing ideas which
have cost thousands Of dollars and
months Of time to originate.
Years Of successful advertising ex-
perience will be concentrated IN th.3
exhibit Of advertising.
Again this year. tho bars are down
and you do not have to be = member
to attend.
You need to keep in step with TIE
Increasing army Of better ADVERTISERS.
Write or wire for further
information or hotel rese--
vations to.
ASSOCIATED ADvERTIs-
ING CLUBS
ITO West 4oth Street,
New York City.
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OHIO COAL MINERS WIN
CONTROVERSY ON WAGES

CLEVELAND, O., May 5-The dead
lock between the scale committee Of
subdistricts No. and and officials
of the Pittsburgh vein operators asso-
citation was broken when both sides
agreed upon an average wage increase
of 81 per cent for the $4,000 eastern
Ohio coal miners.
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TO FOSTER TRADE

BERLIN, May 5-A leading member
of a German committee to foster trade
relations between Great Britain and
Germany writes from London that,
owing to the huge quantities of
American machine tools with which
England has been flooded during and
since the war, the latter country of
fers but slight encouragement to the
German manufacturer.
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A BECOMI>u SUMNER FROCK
Pattern 3237 is here developed. 1t
is cut in Sizes: 81, SO, 2S, 40, AZ,
"A and 46 inches bust measure. A
medium size will require IA yards of
AZ inch material.
The. width Of the skirt at its lower
edge, is about l "a yard.
Bingham may be combined with
chambrey for this style, or printed
wolfe with organdy. Plain and figured
foulard, linen and shantung are also
attractive.
A pattern of this illustration mailed
to any address on receipt of 10 cents
in silver or stamps.
Name ...................
Address ..................
City ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Size ..''.......
Address Pattern Department,
Palladium.
Patterns will be mailed to your address
within one week.
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physicians should, at every opportunity
prescribe organic iron-Nuxatcd lroa-for
in my experience it is one of the best tonic
and red blood builders known 10 medical
science"
No matter what other tonics or iron
remedies you have used without success
if you are not strong or we'll, you owe it to
yourself to make the following test: See
how long you can work or how far you can
walk without becoming tired. Next take two
fve-grain tablets of Euxated Iron three
times per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength and Gee bow much