The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-14
OHIO GIRL SECURES
EDUCATION BY WORK
DURING ODD HOURS
(By Associated Press.)

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 14.--Worklng
eight hours a day as bookkeeper in
her home town of Warrington, w. Va,
catering in the evenings and in the
odd moments knitting salable articles
and collecting bills for firms, is the
way Miss Edna Baumann, of Manning
ton, secured enough money for a
college education
She came to Ohio State University
as a freshman this year, with money
earned for three years Of school.
AS a caterer in Warrington, Miss
Baumann built up quite a reputation
for her crisp patty-shells and fancy
cakes, and her catering experience
stood her in good stead when she
was appointed as head of committee
of South Hall girls to devise ways and
means of raising $1,700 pledged to the
stadium fund by the dormitory. She
helped make candy to sell on the
campus.
Miss 'Baumann makes all her own
clothes-and hats. and making hats for
goods supplies her with pin money.
COLUMBUS. O.. Deg. 14--in the
course OF n few years, Ohio State
University will have one of the best
equipped medical departments in the
country, if the Ohio legislature sane
tions plans that have been drawn up
by the University department of archi-
lecture.
Plans now are being made for the
immediate erection of an animal re-
search building Just west of the
Homeopathic Hospital. In addition to
this building, others are to be added
until the medical department of the
University will take on the aspect of
horseshoe with a central court lead
ing out. The different departments of
the proposed college will include a
recitation hall, the animal research
bureau, nurses homes, general hos
pital and a dental clinic.
CINCINNATI O., Dec. 1.-THE per
centage of deaths caused by automo-
Gfles in Cincinnati is 16.7 for every
100000, according to DR.. o. NJ. Craven,
chief medical examiner of the Cincin-
natl board of health, who conducted
an investigation of automobile fatali-
ties.
The average for other large cities
is AL, DR.. Craven declared, putting
Cincinnati first in the number of
deaths from that cause.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 14-In the
budget which the state bureau of mar
kets will submit to the general
assembly will be a request for an ap
prOpr1a ton to cover the cost of
furnishing a daily market news serv-
ice to all newspapers of the state.
TOLEDO, Dec. 14.-An historic
French Ism field piece, that had been
through the world war. was given to
the city of Toledo nearly two years
ago by the French high commission.
Recently members of the American
Legion wondered what had become of
it; no one had seen it, although 1t
had been intended to set it up as a
permanent monument.
The Legion members started an in
vestigation, which resulted, they as.
serted, in finding the cannon in a city
shea. piled in with street rollers,
wagons and street brooms. The legion
is trying TO find a suitable place for
the gift.
TOLEDO, o., Dec. 14.-ToIedo has
a soft drink oasis of remarkable pro-
portions, according to n report filed
by investigators in the employ of
Safety Director George P. Greenhalgh.
The report shows that there arc no
less than 9SS soft drink dispensaries
in the city.
The report further asserts that a
great many propristors of the soft
drink parlors don't confine their ac-
tivities to handing out pop and such
mild drinks, but frequently do little
Bookkeeping on the side. Council is
urged to take strict action.
LANCASTER, O., Dec. Thames
Snyder moved to the Rush Creek
Valley from Pomeroy last September,
and neglected to bring with him the
family cat, by name Jumbo"
Jumbo was with the Snyder family
last month, coming back thin and
gaunt, and with his claws worn to
the quick. Snyder is firmly convinced
that the cat hiked the 80 miles over
the frozen roads.