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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
COURT MARTIAL TRIAL
OF W|LLER'S BEGINS
(Rv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Trial of John
A Willers. formerly captain of Com.
pany l, As U. S. Infantry, on a charge
of desertion, was begun today before
a general court martial at Fort Jay
1t was alleged that he deserted his
command at Camp Sewer, Greenville
S. c.. soon after the armistice was
signed.
At the time of his arrest here last
Tuesday, Willers was alleged to have
confessed to have been connected with
the German spy system. Military of
ficers who have investigated his
record said that this phase of the
case would not enter into the deser
ton trial. He also is charged with
taking $4,000 of his company's funds.
Willers' arrest was brought about
when he was identified on Fifth Ave
nue. by an officer who served under
him during the war. Willers' uncle
lives in Lafayette, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS
TREE IS SET ASIDE

A municipal Christmas tree, bril-
liantly lighted and decoratedfi as has
been the custom for the past few
years, will be placed this year at
Ninth and North A streets by the city,
according to action taken at the board
of works meeting Monday morning.
The tree probably will be in place a
week before Christmas.
Ed Hollarn, city park commission
er; AL Schneider, city street commits
sioner; Dell Davis, city engineer; and
James Dillon, superintendent of the
light plant we're appointed to secure
the trees and have it placed and
decorated.
Plans are to have the large cedar
tree illuminated with electric lights
and the decorations to reflect the holi-
day spirit of the city. Mayor thinner
erection of the tree and all the mem
ters of the board concurred. The
board 1amented the fact that the tree
could not be placed on Main street,
hut after discussion decided this was
impracticable.
The tree will be taken from Glen
Miller park and the plan is to have a
tree planted for every one that is
taken out, thus insuring a supply OF
trees for future city use
A petition for cement alley be.
tweer Randolph and Lincoln street
extending from n. W. Second to \. w
Third, was referred to the city engi
noer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Farm at Easthauen
Saves State S47,4l3
(By Associated Press.) }


INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Opera-
ton of the thousand acre farm at the
Eastern Indiana Hospital for the In
sane near Richmond saved the state
s47,413 in the year that ended last
Oct. l, according to report made to-
day by the examiners of the state
board of accounts.
Easthaven hospital realized a net
profit of $47,413 through the operation
of it's two farms totalling 1850 acres
during the past year, according 10 a
report made by DR.. S. E. Smith, head
of the institution, Monday.
This sum is surplus above opera
tion costs and means a clear saving
to the state of Indiana DR.. Smith told
of the complete equipment of the in
stitution which permits it to conduct
it's running without outside aid. There
are $50 acres of land in a farm ad-
joining the grounds and 700-acrs
farm, known as Wayne farm, about
one and a half miles north of the
grounds. A herd of 80 thoroughbred
Holstein cows furnished over $4,000
worth of milk during the year. ac-
cording to DR.. Smith. There also are
IS feeding cattle which are used for
beef. ~.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
TEN DOLLARS SAVE
ONE STARVING CHILD
SAYS WILSON APPEAL
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-President
Wilson today called upon his yellow
countrymen" to contribute funds to
save three and one-half millions chill
dren who are facing starvation in
Central Europe" The president an
nounced that he would adopt 20 Of
these children as his temporary wards,
and said that $40 contributed through
the European Relief council would
save the life of a child.
"Three and one-half million children
are facing starvation in Central Eu-
rope" said the presidents statement.
''It is estimated that they can be tided
over until the next harvest by money
and service equivalent to $40 per child.
The countries involved can furnish
two-thirds of this cost in the personnel
and machinery for distribution but for
the other one-third they must look
abroad and they are looking to u.s.
Have Been Generous.
"Since 1914 our people have given
with unparalleled generosity and they
should not be lightly called upon for
additional charities. But there is a
life and death situation in Central Eu-
rope where orphans, destitute. famish-
ed children, pitiful consequences Of the
world war, must die unless aid is sent.
Ten dollars contributed through
the European Relief council will save
the life of one child. For concerted
effort there have been combined in
this council, eight we'll known organi-
cations, namely, the American Relief
association. the American Red Cross
American Friends Service committee,
Jewish Joint Distribution committee.
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America and Knights of Columbus
" nj q and " w q
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
HUNGARIAN JAILED
FOR MANUFACTURE
+. OF CORN WHISKY

Police raided the home Of George
Sito, 535 North Eighteenth street,
early Monday morning and found
five gallon still, three or five gallons
of mash, a jug and jar containing
small quantities of what was said to
be corn whisky. George Sito and
Louis Karko. Hungarians, appeared
before Mayor Zimmerman in police
court Monday morning.
Sito was charged with the manu-
facture, with intent to sell, of corn
whisky and "raisin jack" He de-
MED the charge, saying that the ap-
paratus was left at his house by a
boarder several weeks ago, this per-
son having returned to the old coun-
try.
Denies knowledge.
Patrolmen Bundy, Shores and Rat
lift made the arrest. According to
the testimony of Bundy in court, Sito
denied the knowledge of such an ap-
paratus around his premises. A
search was made and the still found
in a shed in the rear. Further search
of the house showed an opening in
the floor of a front bed room oc-
cupied by Sito. Under the floor were
found the jar, jug and several gal
Ions of mash. Sito refused to eX-
plain this discovery.
Evidence showing that corn whisky
and "raisin jack" had been made
and sold by Sito, was said to be in
the hands of the prosecutor, but was
not introduced. Mayor Zimmerman
assessed fine of 500 and 80 days,
Sito is married and the father of
five children, according to his tes-
timony. He was said to have been
idle for the past few weeks. Karko
was dismissed, as there was no evil
dence of his connection with the af-
fair.
The court ordered the still de-
StrOyed,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
WATER RATE HEARING
SETFOR DECEMBER q

Hear ring on the petition of the Rich
mond City Waterworks for authority
to revise its rates for water service to
customers in Richmond and Spring
Grove will be held before the Public
Service commission of Indiana in the
State House at Indianapolis, Thurs
day, Dec. %, at 10 a. m.
According to Howard Dill, superin-
tendent of the city waterworks, raise
of 25 per cent over the rate that was
in effect Jan. 1, 1917, is being asked.
A raise of percent since 1917 has
already been granted the company.
but according to the company's audits,
this is not sufficient return on the in
yestment, it is said.
The action the city will take in this
matter could not be learned. as City
Attorney Keller was in indianapolis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
CORK RUINS
PROTECTED
BY BRITISH
Regulars Stand Guard Over
Twisted and Blackened
Wreckage Left by Fires of
Sunday-Vast Damage.
TERROR GRIPS PUBLIC

LONDON, Dec. 13-British regulars
stood guard today over twisted and
blackened ruins left by the fires
which Saturday night and yesterday
swept virtually unchecked through
the city of Cork, Ireland. Estimates OF
the loss run as high as SIS, ,000.00a.
Hours OF terror were. spent by the
people Of Cork during Saturday night,
the widest disorder prevailing
throughout the city. 1t is said sew
eral lives were lost, and dispatches 5
declare two brothers named Delaney
were called from their homes and
shot. one of them fatally.
Two districts of Cork were swept
~ the flames. In the business Sec
ton, aleng st. Patr:ck's street, from
Cook to Saylor, hardly a shop was
left unscathed. This was the shop
ping center of Cork and in untroubled
times boasted many prosperous stores.
South Of St. Patricks street, the fire
ran uncontrolled along Winthrop
street and other narrow thoroughfares
as far as Old George street. Thus an
area of three blocks in this part of
the town was reduced to masses of
debris. 1t was not in this district,
however, that the loss of the fire was
centered.
City Hall Ruined
The magnificent city hall Of Cork,
located on the southern end of the
Parnell bridge that spans the River
Lee was also laid in ruins. In addi-
tion the Carnegie library, just across
Anglesea street, to the west. was
burned. and the Corn Exchange, just
behind the city hall and to the south,
was at least partially destroyed. Re-
ports say Albert quay, lying along the
southern bank of the river, is mass
of desolation.
Dispatches reaching London today
say that Cork was quiet and that Or
de-s had been given the regular sol
diers to shoot loiterers on sight. Dam
aged premises have been plundered
in some instances, it is said, but the
military is in absolute control at pres
ent. Rumors relative to the loss of
life are conflicting and are, for the
most part. vague and conjectural.
RetaiIs Not Received.
Exact details of the events leading
up to the conflagration of Saturday
night have not as yet been received
here. Some reports tend to question
tLlS 1SSul dSy VI Cdl llcl ulopdlCu6S,
but others repeat the story told in
first reports. All indicate that the
disorders and fires had direct con.
nection with the attack made upon
the lorry carrying police auxiliaries
Some newspapers are frankly
skeptical of these reports and suggest
the fires might have been caused
by the explosion of stored explosives
such as were found in the city OF
Dublin on Saturday Others indicate
their belief the fires were a reply to
the establishment of martial law in
southeastern Ireland, and it is re
marked that dispatches have not
furnished proof that the fires were
set by men bent on reprisals.
Monsingor Daniel Cohalan, bishop ol
Cork, is said to have announced in
his cathedral last evening his inten
tion to eXcommunicate any one par
ticlpating in further ambuscades oi
crown forces in his diocese.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Call Railroad Official
to Explain WomanIs Death
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Dec 3-H. c. May. gen
eral manager of the Monon Railroad
was called by the coroner today in an
effort to clear up the mystery sur
rounding the death of Mrs. Minnie
Viola Reynolds, wealthy young widow,
whose body was found in her gas filled
apartment Saturday.
Papers, letters and kilograms found
in the fiat and bearing the names of
H. G. May and Mrs. H. c. May, and
reports to the police by garage that
he knew Mrs. Reynolds as Mrs. May
and that he sent her monthly bills to
Mr.. May at the Monon office resulted
in the request that Mr.. May attend the
inquest here today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Eastern Textile Mills
Reduce Operatives Wages

LAWRENCE, ass. Dec. 13.-First
announcement of actual reduction OF
textile operative wages by large mill
corporations was made today by the
Pacific Mills and the Arlington Mills.
of this city. Their 10000 workers con-
stituting one-half of the operatives
of this textile center were notified
that readjustment had been made.
effective Dec. 20. In accordance with
the custom the amount was not stat
ed but it was understood to approx
mate 22Rper cent, as suggested by a
manufacturers conference last week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Attempt to Shorten the
Alien Embargo, Contested
(By Associated Pl


WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Advocates
of legislation providing for twoyear
suspension of immigration were pre-
pared to wage a determined fight on
the amendment to the immigration
bill shortening the embargo period to
one year when the measure came up
for debate today in the house.
Early passage of the bill is looked
for after the fight to eliminate the
amendment, arrangements for which
were perfected at a conference yes
terday of advocates of the longer pro.
hibition period, called by Chairman
Johnson of the immigration commit
tee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Postpone Argument in the
Armour Profiteering Case
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Argument on
demurrer on the indictment charging
Armour and company, of Chicago. and
certain officers of the packing concern
with profteering, set for today in fed
eral court, was postponed until Sat
urday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Reu. Tressel, of Baltimore,
Is Dead, SAYS Messas,

Rev. e. L. S. Tressel. 76 years old,
of Baltimore, Md, uncle of Rev. Oss
car Tressel of this city, is dead, say3
message received here Monday. Tb
funeral will be Monday. The cauS
of his death is not given. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
ALL G. o. p. LEGISLATURE
OPENS IN MICHIGAN
(By Associated Pre-

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 13.-N'chi-
gans all-Republican state legislature
will convene Jan. 5. The session will
be the first cne in recent years in
which the democratic party is not rep
resented. Two Democrats were mem
bers of the last legislature but neither
of them made the run this year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Artificial Gas Rates
Boosted at Winchester
(By Associated Press }

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 13.-Artificial
gas rates at Union City, Portland and
Winchester, were ordered increased to
$3.50 a thousand cubic feet by an or
der issued today by the Public Serv-
ice commission on the petition of the
Union Heat, Light and Power com
pany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13
Weather Forecast
MooRE's SPECIAL FORECAST

MOORE's SPECIAL FORECAST
The extensive Pacific storm will
continue to control the weather with
rain and strong winds tonight The
wind will shift westerly tonight or
Tuesday and cold blustery weather
will ensue with local rains or snow
A decided cold wave is now over
spreading the northwest and will
gradually increase in size and move
southwark across the plain, central
and southern states to the Florida
peninsula and gulf regions, this week
The first breath of this cold weather
will be felt here Tuesday.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Eureau-Rain and colder to-
night: Tuesday unsettled and colder:
probably rain or snow in north por-
tion.
Temperatures Yesterday
Maximum ........... "a
NJ uiu 81
Today
Noon 81
For Wayne County, by w. E. Moore.
Rain tonight: Tuesday cold and
blustery with occasional rain or snow.
Weather conditions-General rains
now cover the Mississippi valley as
the great western storm advances.
This storm now has a diameter of
ever 5000 miles and extends from
Alaska to Texas, and from the lakes
far into the Pacific ocean. 1t is the
most extensive storm that has existed
since last spring. Zero weather is
rapidly overspreading western Canada
and also moving south into the United
States
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-13


William D.
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William D.
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The Delta independent., 1920-12-17
THE CHOICE OF CHILDREN'S
BOOKS IN CHILD TRAINING
BY Charlotte L. Macintosh.

One day recently an aunt, one of
those family-institution aunts to whom
every body takes his troubles, said to
me: why is it that our children are
still being told stories and given story
books hich are full of pernicious rub
bish? I've just returned from visiting
my nieces who are usually so thought
full about the welfare of their children
that / expected something better in
their nurseries, but, instead l found
their little ones immersed in the old
tales of fear, cruelty and wicked step
mothers. Moreover, these stories were
in the most wonderfully illustrated
books, In choosing the books great
interest had been shown in the artists
who had made the pictures but open
Indifference toward the stories.''
"That answers the Why" I ven
tured
AS yet, few of the best story books
are wonderfully illustrated" and con-
sequenuy lose the opportunity to cap
ture the Indifferent purchaser. OF
course this Indifference is not in
tentional Devoted mothers would
shudder at the thought of bringing
harmful playmates into the lives of
careless purchase OF books they often
introduce their little ones to vicious
company
The advertising power of the illus
tration is the cause of much of the
trouble. Here am L. cries the pretti-
est picture book on the shop counter,
and the purchaser looks no further. 1t
is quite likely that this same book is
the usual version of Cinderella, encum
bered with the odious step-mother, not
at all necessary to the plot, but contri
buting from one generation to another
to an unwholesome prejudice. The
charming Irish version. which entirely
omits this character. is not SO easily
found by the casual buyer. II. how
ever. that casual buyer wishes to be-
come more purposeful. there is a long
list OF books ful lof helpful directions
which may be consulted.
For the sake OF brevity only four are
mentioned. These books are sugges-
tive and contain many delightful sto-
ries II is almost certain that one or
more of them can be found in any
public library and study Of the sug-
gestions and lists which they contain
will be OF great assistance.
Story Telling in School and Home
by f. N. & G. E. Partridge, pub. by
Sturgis & Walton. n. Y. City. price
sl.12: Educating by Storytelling, by
Katherine Dunlap Gather. pub. by
World Book Co, Yonkers, n. Y. price
s1.62: Stories to Tell to Children ty
Sara Cone Bryant. pub. by Houghton
Mifflin Co.. Boston, Mass. price 10;
Children's Stories and How to Tell
Them, by J. Berg Esenwein & Mariet-
Ia Stockard. pub. by Home Cores
pondence School. Springfield, Mass,
price sl50.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17
$500, ,ooo, 900 A YEAR
FOR "DIscUssIoNs.'

Washington Dec. 13-"There has
been an unfortunate attempt by some
parties in Europe to create the i'm
preston that the debt owed the Uni
ted States is not really a debt at all.
but should be Cancelled as part Of our
contribution to the cost of the war"
declares the Republican Publicity as
sociation, through its President. Hon.
Jonathan Bourne Jr. 1.-THE conversion
of the debt into bonds with a definite
rate and maturity date would go far
to dispel that illusion"
WORD comes from London to the
effect that the Germans have deli
vered to the reparations commission
under the Versailles treaty bonds to
the amount OF 60.000,000,000 gold
marks, worth 3,O00,0O0,00O at the pre-
sent rate OF exchange, or approximate
4y $4,000, 5000, 900 at the normal rate
of exchange of American and Eng
lish currency. That means that Eng
land, France and the other allies have
got specific acknowledgment of a
large portion of the debt which Ger
many owes them, to take the place of
the rather indefinite |. o. US con-
tanned in the peace treaty signed by
only two Germans. 1t means that the
allies will begin to draw interest on
those bonds. and that they can be
presented for retirement at the dates
specified therein Furthermore, 1t
means that that amount OF the Ger
man debt to the allies is now in ne
gotiable shape and it is possible. IL
a
bonds in the worlds markets and
realize cash upon them.
"All of which should forcibly re-
mind the American people OF the huge
debt owed by the allies to the United
States, which now approximates s10.-
900. 100000. That debt is evidenced
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

by the deposit in the Treasury of va
rious promissory notes signed by am
bassadors and ministers from the
debtor countries at Washington. Those
notes bear interest at the rate of 5
per cent per annum. but comparative
ly little of that interest has been
paid. The Liberty Loan acts author
lied the Secretary of the Treasury to
exchange the demand notes held by
him for longtime obligations of the
debtor countries. For many months
the Secretary has been engaged in
discussions with those countries as
to the terms of the exchange. and
meanwhile the collection OF interest
on the debt has been deferred. 1t is
intimated by the Secretary that no
interest will be collected during the
reconstruction period of two or three
years from the spring of 1919.
Now, what does that mean to the
American taxpayer? 1t means that he
must contribute about s500,0G0 600 a
year while the Treasury discuss ons'
are in progress, and until an agree
ment has been rea chei with debtor
governments as to the terms of the
longtime obligations we arc cSiec-
ting from them. Every man. woman
and child in the country is % be
taxed s. a year while The exchange
of opinions is taking place. That is
one-eight OF the entire sum which The
Secretary of the Treasury estimates
as necessary to run the government
, for the next year.
THE Hartman National Bank of
New York is engaged in publicity
campaign to urge the prompt ex-
change OF the promissory notes now
held into negotiable bonds, primarily
to secure a direct and specific ac-
acknowledgement by each debtor govern
ment of the existence and validity OF
the debt. and also to establish a date
in the near future when interest pay
ments may be expected and allowance
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

Washington-The government, thru
its postal savings system, would be
authorized to advance loans for the
construction and purchase of homes
by bill introduced Thursday by Re-
preventative Kelly. Republican. OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17
made for them in estimating the re-
venues of the Treasury.

venues OF the TreaSury.
"Of very pressing interest in the
recasting of our tax laws is the need
for realizing on the accounts due and
collectible from foreign sources before
fixing on the total that must be taken
from the American taxpayers. 1t is
a delicate undertaking, of course, but
one which should show definite re-
suits at an early date. All the United
States is asking is the application of
the same principles that the allies
themselves have applied to their Ger
man debt. The present administra-
ton has been at it for months with
no tangible results. Let US hope that
Republican diplomacy will meet with
better success"
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

Automobile driving is claimed to
put invalids back on their feet, and
it also puts good many other people
on their backs on n hospital cot.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

time has not yet returned when the
girls would pedal 10 miles over
dusty uphill road just for the COM
pany OF somebody's else brother
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

100 per cent Americans will not re-
fuse to give 100 cents to identify
themselves with the noble work OF the
Red Cross.
The Delta independent., 1920-12-17

Why not make the whole
family happy by having San
Ia Claus bring a Brunswick
The Brunswick plays any
disc record and Brunswick
records can be played on
any disc machine.