The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-20
Short News Of CITY
Speaks to Railroaders-G. R. Mul

Speaks to Railroaders-G. R. Muir
ray, supreme president of the Railway
Mems Relief association, gave an ad-
dress before a special meeting of the
members in the Odd Fellows hall
Wednesday night. Richmond officers
of this division are: Perry Toney,
president; George Vessel, vice presi-
dent, and E. F. Kamp, secretary.
Auto ls Stolen Roy Cocksey, of
Connersville, reported to Richmond
police Wednesday, that his auto was
stolen while he was attending a carni-
val Tuesday evening. The car, a Ford.
was parked near the carnival grounds
Wintercress New Pest-Farmers of
Wayne and Fayette counties are
watching a new weed pest. called Win
tercress. which has appeared in many
fields. The plant grows foot high,
and has a bright yellow bloom. The
only remedy for it is to pull up by
the roots.
Dying Costs ooubIes-Local under
takers attending the state meeting in
Indianapolis Wednesday inspected an
exhibit which showed that the cost of
burying has doubled. Coffins sold in
1917 for $3.50 now sell for $500.
ians heard Thursday that books sent
to the war were being redistributed
among the libraries of Indiana by Will
lam ]. Hamilton, secretary of the pub
lie library commission.
Upton Convention city-Tipton was
named for the 1921 convention city
of the state Christian church at the
Wednesday session at Vincennes. The
Rev. E. l.. Murray and Mrs. Charles
Roland, Richmond delegates, were to
return Thursday.
War On Rats-Word of a statewide
war on rats reached here Thursday. A
three-state campaign for Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky will be managed from
Cincinnati
Sprading Joins Firm Birney D.
Spradling, former examiner with the
state board of accounts, who is we'll
known in Richmond because of his
work as examiner, has opened an au-
diting and accounting office in Indi-
annapolis with Charlton N. Carter.
Corn Sugar Substitute-Many local
housewives are using corn sugar in
place of graduated sugar, until prices
come down. Corn sugar is extracted
from Indian corn, is brown but sweet,
and is satisfactory for most sugar pur.
poses. 1t is |'leaper than granulated
sugar.
Attends State Convention Miss
Mary Carney, of the Palladium office
Thursday was attending the Demo
cratic state convention in indianapolis
Won't Attend Meetine-Neither Mrs
W. H. Davis of West Main street and
Miss Nancy Norman of South Six
teenth street, appointed delegate:
from the Richmond Friends Mission
airy society to the Des Moines national
conference will be able to attend the
conference, they announced Thursday
Mrs. S. E. Nicholson, president of the
society, said no alternates had been
appointed
Straw Hat Season-"The time is
here" the style book said. for men to
wear straw lids" Accordingly a few
hardy Richmondites have been strug
Cling with straw hats, low shoes-and
overcoats-this week. Last Saturday
was the official day. but Richmond
did not generally obey until this week
Not To Attend-C. w. Jordan, of the
| Richmond school board, decided Thurs
day not to attend the national educa
tional conference at Washington, D. c
He was appointed Official representa-
tive of Indiana. County School Su
perintendent c. o. Williams said
Thursday he would not attend the
conference.
Ratliff at Meeting-Walter Ratlif
left for indianapolis Thursday morn
ing, from whence he will leave Thurs
day night for Martinsville to attend
the state pathological meeting. He
will return Friday night
Wife's Coat Stolen-S. S. Strattan
formerly of this city, but now presi
dent of the Commercial Acceptance
| Trust company of Chicago, is thor
oughly aroused over the theft OF hi:
wife's Russian squirrel coat, which
was taken along with his entire ward
robe and all the silver plate, valued a
| several thousand dollars, by robber!
several days ago. His wife is yer,
much attached to the coat and Mr.
Strattan has offered to pay a liberia
reward for its return
! Thanks From France-A copy of
letter by Andre Tardieu, to the presi
dent of the 'Fatherless Children o
| France" an organization which pro
vided support for war orphans, ha
| been received here by Mrs. William
Dudley Foulke, who was active here il
enlisting support of the fatherless chill
dren.
No Platoon Action-The board O
works did not take any official action
Thursday morning toward installing
the platoon system in the fire depart
ment. Since the abandonment of tn,
| improvement on South E street from
Sixteenth street to Twenty-Five
street will save the city approximate,
$4,000 it was thought this none,
would be used for the new system.
First Heat DeIayed-Pouring of tn,
first heat" in the new foundry of TIL
| Swayne-Robinson company has beef
deferred for about 10 days. Construc
ton has been held up because of fail
ure of equipment to arrive.
Republican Women's Meeting-Th
Republican precinct committee womel
are requested to meet on Saturday aft
ernoon, May %, at 2:3O p. m. in tn
courthouse for a short session. TIL
call is made by Esther Griffin White
county woman Republican chairman
Lemon in Washington-Luther Len
on, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Len