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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
STATE ROAD men ARE
SLOW TO IMPROVE ON
NATIONAL ROAD HERE
Mile. Rasch, photographed

If the length of time it took before
repairs were started on the National
road, east and west, is an indication
of the efficiency of the state highway
system, farmers and motorists of
Wayne county prefer the old regime
Chuck holes and ruts galore have
made passage over stretches of the
National road, east and west out of
Richmond, bumpty-bump experience
for any vehicle driver who believes
his system needs a shaking up.
Recently, loads of crushed rock
dumped on the side of the highway,
east of Richmond, have given motor
lists reasons to hope that the state
highway commission proposes to REM
edy the defects.
Jones Is Not Responsible Man.
The National road belongs to the
state highway system. County Super
intendent Jones has no supervision
over it. Criticisms directed at that
official have been beside the mark.
Carl Hanson of Connersville, is su-
perintendent of this district, and A.
o. Hastings, of Greenfield, is division
engineer on maintenance.
Other Wayne county roads not un-
der county supervision and whose
maintenance rests with the state, are:
Liberty pike south to Liberty.
Fountain City pike, from Richmond
through Chester to Winchester.
Connersville pike. from Cambridge
City to Connersville.
The National road has need resur-
facing and patching for months. The
work was not held up because of lack
OF money, for the state obtained
$4,000 from Wayne county for road
purposes.
County Only Gets a Fraction.
1t is estimated that the commission
will spend only $4,000 to $4,000 in the
county. Who gets the balance? The
other counties of the state.
The state highway commission has
$3.50 to spend for every mile of state
road in Indiana
The stretch of the National road
from the Ohio boundary to the be-
ginning of the hard surfaced road
west Of here is a small one. 1t is
Travelled more than any highway in
the county. 1t is a direct route for
interstate and transcontinental traf
fic east and west.
INDIANAPOLIS, July IL A. H.
Hinkle, chief engineer of maintenance
of the state highway commission said
here today that work was to begin i'm
mediately on patching of four roads
out of Richmond, and he was not GER
tain but that work already had be-
gun.
The four roads are the National
road east and west, and main road
north and south. He said work un-
doubtedly had been hindered because
of embargo and inability to move
stone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
Republicans Will Attend
Sixth District Meeting

Several Republicans, headed by Ma
jor Paul Comstock. Republican chair
man of Wayne county, will attend a
conference of Sixth district party
workers at Connersville, Monday
The meeting has been called by Wal
ter F. Bossert. of Liberty. district
chairman. Among those who will at
tend the meeting will be Representa-
tive Richard Elliott.
Plans for the forthcoming campaign
will be discussed at the Connersville
meeting.
1t understood that between eight
and ten Richmond Republicans will!
be passengers on the special train
which is to take the Indiana delega-
ton to the Harding notification meet
ing at Marion, Ohio. next Thursday.
The Richmond delegation expects TO
motor to Union City and board the
special at that place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
Los ANGELES AGAIN
HAS A DAY FULL OF
QUAKES; none HURT

E-IOS ANGELES, Cal, July 17.-Four
earthquake shocks of varying form,
was the total of yesterdays seismic
disorders here, and although the last
one came after six o'clock, the city
had resumed practically it's normal
aspects before bedtime.
The theatres attracted their usual
crowds, the streets were filled with
pedestrians and vehicles and there ap-
peared few surface indications of any
remaining nervousness.
The psysical marks left by the tre-
mors, while many, were relatively
slight. Some chimneys~ were shaken
down; much plaster was Jared loose /;
dishes and ornaments were broken; !;
a few earth slides occurred, one where
1t interfered with traffic and there
were other annoyances, such as short
ened chimneys and twisted water
mains, that interfered with the opera
ton of meals in some parts of the
city.
Scores Of Slight Hurts
No one as far as could be learned
was injured by the quake itself. but
it brought in it's train some scores of
slight hurtS, due 10 ldllinS opJeCtS
Jared down on the heads of pedes-
trians, to jams occurring in stores and
other public places where customers
and workers alike sought to hasten to
the open air when the buildings
swayed; and to attacks of hysteria
and nervousness which filled every
store, emergency hospital, and taxed
the facilities of the city's first aid
station.
No accurate estimate of either mon
ey damage nor physical injury will
ever be made, the authorities believed,
because of scores of minor hurts and
losses will go unreported
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
ONE BURGLAR LOSES
BLONDE WIG. and HAT;
ANOTHER IS. WOUNDED

Has the thief who has comitted a
series of robberies on South Eighth
and Ninth streets, near Main, carried
makeup" to disguise himself as a
woman IN the event Of pursuit.?
Chief of Police Wenger is inclined
to this belief as a result of the finding
of a valuable woman's wig and straw
hat under a bush in the alley between
South Eighth and Ninth streets, in
the rear of the home Of George N. Sny-
der, 81 South Eighth street
The wig and hat were wrapped in a
newspaper and were well concealed.
Chief Wenger pointed out that the
prowler easily could have carried with
him a wOman's attire so arranged as
to be put on very quickly but that the
wig and hat were probably kept in a
hiding place because it would be in
convenient to cary them.
Tries it Again.
Another South Eighth street bur
glary, this time at the Pile grocery,
308 South Eighth street, was at
tempted Friday night but the thief
was frightened away before he could
gain entrance to the store.
The excitement among south end
residents over recent burglarous oper-
ations continues at high pitch and
dealers in firearms have found ready
customers among people in that sec
ton of the city.
At the same time West Richmond
people are considerably wrought up
over the actions of a man described by
the police as window pepper"
This prowler's activities have been re-
ported in every section of the city
west of the river.
J. Carroll, who resides on Chestnut
street near the fence factory, discov-
cred a man peeping through a window
of his home Friday night and shot at
him with a shotgun.
Carroll informed the police that he
thought some of the shot struck the
man in the legs, but the police were
unable to find any blood.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17

of taking three races, both swung at
their moorings, this morning, trim and
fit after mishaps encountered the first
day. Unlike Rosolute, which had to
drop her sails for tow back to the
Hook, Shamrock was able to sail vic
toriously over the line, despite weak
ened bow spirit which forced lowering
of all head sails except her stay-sail
While Charles Francis Adams,
skipper of the. American sloop today
was figuring out his days strategy,
Captain William P Burton, aboard
Shamrock, also was going over his
plans in detail. For the handicap of
six minutes and 40 seconds which the
challenger must give the Resolute to
compensate for a greater sail area,
seconds are more precious than gold
to the British Corinthian.
All Sorts of Weather
There was a tickle, fitful breeze at
$50 this morning. Captain Burton
cast searching eye seaward from the
deck of the Shamrock to observe wind
and wave prospects.
THE American says that the Brit
ish weather is all samples and no
bulk" he said, "but on Thursday we
had rain, hail, squalls, calms and
cloudbursts. Now what have we to-
day?'
The gauge at Sandy Hook was
barely doing three knots an hour and
the faint breezes failed to ruffle the
Jersey ground swell that was running
off shore. Weather indications prom.
ised a slow race.
Tars Get to Work Early.
Canvas covers were stripped on
both yachts early today and the crews
tailed on the mainsheet in lusty and
lively fashion. Every man jack of
them is sailor by instinct and train.
ing and they work at the arduous
duties of hoisting the heavy cloths
with the same zest that they show
during a hot race
Shamrock was the first to get her
mainsail up. 1t flapped idly for a
time in the light air The challenger's
crew also sent up headsails in stops
Sir Thomas is said to have told
friends here that he will challenge
again if Shamrock w fails to lift the
cup.
Seaworthiness may win or lose
the Americas cup. Designer Nicholas
admitted that the two sloops had been
cut down fine in hull, spar and rigging
to gain every advantage under the
racing rules.
Breaking out jib. Shamrock drop
ped her mooring buoy at 1922 and
moved slowly out the Sandy Hook
point. The wind was very light and
she gathered little headway as she
headed seaward.
Fog Wells Racing Sloop.
Out of the northward from the Long
Island shore. large bank Of fog
passed slowly seaward and it was
hard to discern the fleet of excursion
craft as they poked their noses out of
the bottle-necked narrows that lead
into the lower New York bay
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
.PREBLE SHERIFF HAS
THRILLING GUN-BATTLE

EATON. O., July 17-Sheriff
George Jones and his deputy, c. K.
Wehrley, engaged in gun battle with
two negroes Friday in the vicinity OF
New Hope Station, about six miles
west of Eaton, in which about 20 shots
were exchanged, none of which took
effect. SO far as known. The negroes
escaped.
The two negroes had been working
with a gang of laborers in grading a
railway-bed near New Hope Station,
and they had been discharged. They
returned later and demanded their
paw. which the boss of the gang said
he was unable to get for them just
then.
The negroes are said to have threat
ened to make trouble. The sheriff
was called to the scene. When he
and his deputy put in appearance the
negroes were some distance down the
railroad and when the officers started
in pursuit they "ducked' into a corn
field and took shot at the sheriff at
about a hundreds yards distance.
The officer returned the fire and
then began a chase for several miles
through woods and cornfields, in
which several persons took part. The
officers blazed away with their re-
volvers at each sight of the negroes,
who returned the fire.
After returning from the chase
about noon, Sheriff Jones was called
again during the afternoon, someone
reporting they had seen one Of the ne
groes Chief of Police Willard Arm
strong and several local men accom-
panied Sheriff Jones and Deputy
Wehrley, but after an exhaustive
search no trace of the negroes could
be found.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
CUBA TO BUILD VAST HALL
FOR AMERICAN NATIONS
(By Associated Press)

Iby ASSUVIdItU TItSSV
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Passage
by the Cuban senate Of a bill appro-
plating 100000 towards the cost of a
special hall of the American Nations
to be built in connection with the per
manent office at Havana of the inter
national trade mark registration bu-
reau was announced here today by DR..
Mario Diaz Irizar, director of the bu-
reau. One of the sites for the pro-
posed building, DR.. Irizar said, fronts
Havana Harbor and overlooks the
monument commemorating the sink
ing of the battleship Maine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
JAPAN AND ENGLAND
RENEW AN ALLIANCE

HONOLULU, T. H, July 17.-Japan
and Great Britain have decided to re-
new the alliance between the two
nations, according to announcement at
the foreign office in Toxic, which has
been received by the Nipps Jill, JAP
anese language newspaper here.
The foreign office declared that
press reports from London last Tues
day night, stating the convention had
been automatically renewed" for one
year, were misleading for this reason
General revisions of the treaty have
been arranged and changes as to par
ticulars will be made later, the an
nouncement is quoted as stating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
New Paris Gardener Held
As ALLEGED Check Raiser

Joseph Fisher, gardener and truck
raiser Of New Paris, Ohio, is held at
the county Jail here on a charge of
issuing a check for $32 without having
funds in the bank. The instrument
was given to Mather Bros, company
OF this city in payment Of an invoice.
1t was made payable on the First
National Bank of New Paris. Sheriff
Jones of Eaton, brought Fisher to
Richmond. He was unable to give
bond during the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
KILLS MAN WITH TABLE SALT:
SENTENCED TO 12 WEARS

MALIGA, Spain, July 17.-Lieuten.
ant Enrique Morena. who last year
caused the death of Private Nevsa by
firing a cartridge filled with table
salt point blank into his body, has
been sentenced to IL years imprison,
ment.
Corporal Hilario Fuertes, who load
ed the rifle under the direction of Lieu
tenant Morena was released.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
is CLAIMING
MOHAMMADAN LEADERSHIP

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 17.-Af-
ghanistan is claiming to be the great
est Moslem Country, and the Emir Of
Afghanistan is working to succeed the
Sultan of Turkey as Commander OF the
Faithful, according to rumors reaching
this city from Angora, where a series
of Pan-Tslamic conferences have been
in session for several months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
<. OF. c. BANQUET ATTENDED
BY JUSSERAND, HERRICH
(By Associated Press

PARIS, Juyl 1.-THE banquet given
at the Inter-allied club by the Knights
of Columbus last evening, assumed the
proportions Of great Franco-Amer-
lean demonstration, says the Matin. In
the absence Of Marshal Foch, who was
summoned to Spa early in the week,
General Mangin presided. Jules J.
Jusserand, French ambassador at
Washington and Myron T. Herrick,
former United States ambassador to
France, spoke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
Go to Italy For Their Brides

Brides await Joseph Mitr1one and
Joseph Imperiale in sunny Italy. They
applied for passports in the office of
the county clerk Saturday. They In.
tend to return to this country with
their brides.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-17
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Showers probably
tonight and Sunday; warmer tonight
northeast portion.
Temperatures Yesterday.
Minimum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Today.
For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
tonight or Sunday.
possibly arriving this evening. Con-
tinued warm.
General Conditions The weather
continues fair over the states adjacent
to the Great Lakes but the unsettled
condition reported over the middle
plain states is spreading eastward and
northward. Thunderstorms may be
expected some time in the next SO
hours. Hot weather covers the west
and northwestern states. Tempera-
lures are from 80 to go for Saskatche-
wan. Canada.
New Ulm review., 1920-06-30
BEGIN WORK ON
MUNICIPAL PLANT
REPRESENTATIVES OF LAWR-
ENcE CONSTRUCTION CO.
ARRIVE In CITY.
CHARLEY HERS CHOSEN TO
sUPERINTEND WORK ON
NEW BUILDING.

Two imp ortant questions were con-
sidered at special council meeting held
last week Tuesday, in connection with
the rection of the new municipal power
plant in North German Park. One was
the placing Of the $250,0OO city bonds
and the other was the early beginning
of the work on the new building.
In regard to the latter it was pointed
out that several representatives of the
Lawrence Construction Company of
Minneapolis, successful bidders on the
erection of the building, would arrive in
the city shortly and that excavating work
would begin as soon as successful ar
rangements had been made for the nee
cessary help. A car of tools was on it's
way to this city. It was further stated
at the meeting that as soon assfwork on
New Ulm review., 1920-06-30

outside parties for the placing Of the
bonds in that amount. There is still
an amount of about $4,000 which may
be considered as having been subscribed
for. This will be covered by number
OF people in the city who have indicated
their willingness to buy part of the bonds.
Several land owners in the nearby dis
tricts are among these, according to
City Clerk VIM. P. Backer. The latter
New Ulm review., 1920-06-30
the building was once started it would
not take long to finish it.
Local S,,nar'ntandan+

the building was once started it would
not take long to finish it..
Local Superintendent.
Architect Silas Jacobson of st. Paul
will supervise the progress of the work.
But owing to his inability to remain in
the city, Architect Chas. A. Hers of
New Ulm was appointed superintendent
during the time of construction. His
appointment by the council was awaiting
the approval by Mr.. jacobson at the time
of the meeting last Tuesday. Mr..
Hers name was mentioned for this
position when the council made its de
clsion in regard to the building of the
new plant.
Committee Ma med.
The sale of the city bonds was the
other matter considered by the council
at the recent meeting. A committee
was appointed to work in conjunction
with City Clerk Vim. P. Backer and the
city council in the floating of the bond
issue. The members of this committee
are Fred. Crone, J. A. Ochs and George
Marti. A number of people already
have shown their willingness to take some
Of the bonds and there seems to be no
question but that the whole issue will be
of in considerably short time.
$50, 900 Taken.
$4,000 of the bonds have already been
placed by j. G. Robertson, successful
bidder for the installation of the equip
ment in the new plant. Mr.. Robertson
was confident that he would be able to
dispose of another $4,000. Another
$4,000 will be taken care of by city
officials who will try to arrange with
New Ulm review., 1920-06-30
was authorized to make further arrange
ments for the sale of the bonds.

Miss Gertrude Meisinger, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Meisinger Of
Springfield, was united in marriage to
Emil J. seifert of searles recently. Miss
Messenger was member of the teach
ing staff of New Ulm's public schools
the past year.
New Ulm review., 1920-06-30

Select your tires ao-.
Cordir18 to the roads
they have to travel:
In sandy or hilly coun-
try; wherever the going
is apt to be heavy-The
U. S. Nobby.
For ordinary country
roads-The U. S. Chain
or Usco.
For front wheels-The
U. S. Plain.
For best results
everyw here-U. S.
Royal Cords.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-29
Chinese Cemetery Gives
Noble Expression of The
Great Mystery of Death

(Nathanel PETER in Scrieber's Maya
Zine)
The graveyard at Chu-Fu (Shan-
tung) is a noble expression of the
dignity and mystery of death; it is
impossible to think of a western GENE
terry, with western profusion and
over decoration and easy symmetries
that has touched its heights. 1t lies a
mile from the city gate. Leading to
it from the gate is a broad avenue of
trees spanned half way by a stone
arch of exquisite carving and majestic
lines. The graveyard proper-really
a park-within which any member of
the K'ung clan. descendants of Con-
fucius) may be buried whether
scholar or coolie, is inclosed in a pink
wall Within that wall is the spell Of
the infinite.
On thin, eerie trees that lean rather
than stand, lean rigidly and reverent-
ly, things of twilight world never
planted by the hand of man, lies the
mood of death. Under them are
scattered the stones and tablets
marking the passing Of seventy-seven
generations. At the farther end of
the park is another wall, behind which
are the tombs of Confucius his son,
and his grandson. The mound of
Confucius is just that; piling up Of
earth before which are a stone altar,
tablet inscribed with six Chinese
characters, a stone urn thanked by
two bronze candlesticks; along it's
sides are a few trees, and around it
shrubbery. That is all. 1t is the sim
plicity of the sublime. One need not
be a Chinese to bow the head. That
graveyard could stand alone as the
masterpiece of race and in itself
mark that race as one that had added
to mankind.
Family Temple Found :.
And then-then one finds the small
family temple near it Uttered with
manure, the wall of a pavilion erect
ed for mediation broken down, stone
seats rocking uncertainty, the scars
of ruin everywhere. And one knows
that the K'ung family has enormous
holdings of valuable property, that
the government RENTS the taxes on
much of the property, and that ap-
preparations are periodically made for
the maintenance and repair of the
cemetery; and that the rich heads of
the family have kept nearly all of what
the officials have not squeezed. And
there Is a sweep of bitterness and dis
gust that the corruption that eats
? through the whole texture of life in
, China would have gnawed so deep as
this.
Here Is all that remains of him.
these people know as God; here are
the men of his blood, raised above all
others of their nation because of that;
and it is impossible not to believe
calloused to all decent appeal peo-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-29
SOVIET RUSSIA IS
MENACE TO WORLD,
SAYS CIVIC BODY

NEW YORK. March 29.-The Ma
tional Civic Federation of which Judge
Alton B. Parker is president, having
membership of men and women
prominent in all forms OF public and
political endeavor, in statement to-
night came out strongly in opposition
to recognition of soviet Russia. The
statement. signed by more than 800
persons whose names are nationally
known will be sent to President
Wilson. -~s 80 -
1t declares that the people OF the
United States can not consent to adj
NIT into the family of nations or in
any other way countenance this gov
eminent of violence and terror There
must be no compromise between
sovereign democracy and Russian Boil
shevism." The declaration follows, in
part:
I'VE believe that recognition of
soviet Russia would be a reputation
of all that our national life has repre-
scented for $50 years and of all the
ideals for which modern civilizations
has striven for 1000 years.
Intrigue centers Feared.
with the recognition of the soviet
regime. the presence of an ambassador
and consular agents enjoying imuni-
ties leach a center of intrigue), the
propaganda of the Lenine-Trotzky re-
gime against civilization already work
ing through so many radical and
pseudo-liberal organizations, and re-
Gently augmented by an endless
stream Of inspired press stories from
Moscow and Petrograd, would be
further ramified and dangerously ex-
tended.
1t is their declared intention, first to
undermine and then to gain control Of
the organized labor unrest, the
stimulation of strikes of protest into
general political strikes and then into
revolutionary mass action for the con-
quest of the state Thus we have in
our own country waging deadly and
underground warfare against us an
enemy more dangerous and with OBJ
jects infinitely more far reaching and
inimical than was imperial Germany
with her host of agents and spies.
I'VE, therefore. believe that the peo-
pie of the United States. acting
through their government at Washing
ton. should now, once. and for all,
declare that they can not consent to
admit into the family Of nations or in
any other way countenance this gov
eminent of violence and terror.
There must be no compromise be-
tween American democracy and Rus
sian Bolsheyism."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-29
surELEGRA MONDAY MARCH g. 1920

to haul your train homeward II it
could be properly applied.
AS the matter stands the innocent
looking radium dial does not seem to
possess any extraordinary amount Of
concentrated energy, but this is only
apparently the case, and not actually
SO. for the reason that while the
amount of activity manifested by the
radium paint on the dial is small, this
effect will keep up for $500 years,