The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-15
Short News Of CITY
WALTER MILES SAILS

Walter r. Miles, graduate Of Earl
ham College, and well known in Rich
mond and Indiana as winner Of the
state oratorical contest, and the ma
uonal prohibition contest, Is sailing
5 this month for Europe, where he will
represent the Carnegie Institute in
Boston in the interests Of psychology
cal laboratory work in the laboratories
; of England, France, Belgium, Norway
. and Sweden. Mr.. Miles expects to at
tend the All World Conference of
: Friends in London in August.
e>--s SHOW "THE CRISIS"
$50 The Crisis" companion picture to
the birth of Nation" will be given
at the Joseph Moore school Friday
night under the auspices Of the Par
~lent-T Teachers association of the school.
"a large number of tickets have been
eAold.. Tickets also may be obtained
at the door. The public is invited.
sss~ SPEAKS ON CHURCH MUSIC
$50 Church music will be discussed by
sss-P Professor S. b. Carton, Of Earlham,
at Mondays meeting of the Richmond
dtnistartal association in the Y. M. G.
-. The speaker is head of the music
=. department Of Earlham and an author
Aty upon church music. Reports of
special committees are to be heard.
TO OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY
Special plans for the observance of
Mothers Day on May 9 are being
made by Y. M. C. A. officials. Moth
er's Day has always been fittingly
observed in Richmond, but this year
Is expected to surpass. A feature al
4 ready planned is banquet for the Y
= dorm men.
s HOLLAND TO MIDDLEToWN
n Frank Holland, manager of the
= Murray theatre, went to Middletown,
n o. Thursday to sing some of his orig
Il 1nal songs in the Elk's minstrel there.
Z He will sing Miss Me-" what the
= Ouija Board Told" and others.
81 BED is ExTINGUisHED
A blazing bed at the home Of Mrs.
= street, was extinguished by the fire
& department about p. m. Wednesday.
z Origin has not been ascertained. 1t
Is thought that the damage will not
. exceed $500.
MISS BRoADDus ILL
II Miss Flora Broaddus, president Of
Y the Richmond Federation of Teachers,
& is confined to her home as a result Of
q slight illness.
4 MILES At JoNEseoRo
Fl Herman o. Miles, national financial
director OF the Forward Movement Of
Friends left Thursday for Jonesboro,
Ind, to attend a series of Forward
q Movement conferences there.
81 WATCH FOR RUN.
Richmond grocers look for a run on
beans, macaroni. rice and other
u starchy foods, as the women Of Rich.
y mond. in general with the rest of the
country, have declared an unorganized
boycott on 10 cents a pound potatoes.
& Grocers here say the sale of "spuds"
I has fallen considerably since Monday.
. Wholesalers look for another increase
4 but report they are unable to obtain
a but limited amount
6 STAR LIGHT DANCE
IL What promises to be a delightful
s Star Light Dance" will be given under
q the auspices of several local young
s men, in Vaughn Hall, Saturday night.
& Kepler's orchestra will play.
Il CAR is SMASHED
Z A touring car, owned and driven by
Il Ed Brown, suffered demolished
y radiator and hood when the car
" smashed into telephone pole north of
the Masonic temple. A fiat tire on the
: right front wheel is thought to have
c caused the driver to lose control.