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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
Ohioans To Vote on Levy
For 1921 School Expenses

A letter has been received from c.
r. Coblentz, superintendent of the
Jefferson township centralized schools,
Preble county, O., in which he writes
that on Tuesday, Aug. 10, nearly 1000
school districts in Ohio will vote on
special levies for meeting the running
expenses of the schools next year.
He continues: These elections have
been made necessary because of the
new school revenue law which re
duces from five mills to three mills
the maximum local levy that local
boards Of education may levy for
school purposes. Additional funds can
only be secured by submitting to the
voters the proposition OF increasing
the levy. The increased cost in school
administration, as in all other enter
prises has been SO great, that it is
absolutely necessary that the schools
of our state have this levy Increased
which can not now exceed three
mills
Over dozen school districts in
Preble county, o., must vote on Tues
day, under the new revenue law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
0I,ll: LEAGUE PARTY
IS N SOUTH DAKOTA
(By Associated Press)

MITCHELL, S. D., Aug. 7.-South
; Dakota is the only state in the Union
having what is called a Nonpartisan
League Party, according to 0. S. Evans
of this city, head of the Nonpartisan
League Party, of South Dakota, as
well as of the Nonpartisan League in
this state.
Mr.. Evans is secretary and manager
of the South Dakota Nonpartisan
League and was elected state chair
man of the Nonpartisan League Party
at the March primary election.
"The two organizations are distinct
ly separate" according to Mr.. Evans.
The Nonpartisan League of South
Dakota is merely the state branch Of
the original organization, while the
Nonpartisan League Party is the
standard under which the state and
congressional ticket will be presented
to the voters at the November cleo
ton.
Elm other states where the Nonpar-
tisan League has been organized the
Leaguers have endorsed the candi-
dates of other parties. In North Da-
kota, for instance, they endorsed the
Republican candidates while in Mime
sofa they divided the Republican and
the Farmer LABOR CdnOlOaLeS. But III
South Dakota they found it to their
advantage and liking to support the
candidates of no other party and the
| formation of the Nonpartisan League
Party of this state was the result. A
complete state and congressional
ticket will be placed before the voters
Of this state under the name South
Dakota Nonpartisan League Party at
the November election"
None Of the present candidates for
president of the United States has
been endorsed by the League Party of
this state, Mr.. Evans said. 1t has been
announced that Farley P. Christensen,
| standard bearer of the Farm Labor
Party, will enter this state August %
On speechmaking tour in behalf of
| his candidacy. His itinerary calls for
a speech in each district of the state
and League Party representatives will
be present at each of these addresses.
| At the end of Mr.. Christensen's tour
the Nonpartisan League Party of
South Dakota will decide whether it is
to endorse or reject the Farmer-Labor
| platform which its delegation at the
Farmer-Labor convention in Chicago
subscribed to, and whether or not the
party shall endorse and support the
FarmerLabor nominee for president.
Each of Christensen's meetings will be
considered district conference Of the
League Party, Mr.. Evans announced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
|NTERURbANS PLEAD
FOR FARE INCREASES
TO 3,6 CENTS A mile

Twenty-three Indiana electric inter
urban lines, including those operating
in Wayne county, Friday forwarded to
the public service commission at In
dianapolis, petition for rate in
creases which will give them a sched-
ule of rates to correspond with the
increases recently granted the steam
railroads by the interstate commerce
commission.
, The petition is presented by every
electric line in the state except one.A
The one exception is the short line
operated between West Baden and
French Lick by Thomas Taggart.
The electric lines request a basic
rate of SO cents mile as a maximum
for all passenger fares, 20 per cent
increase on excess baggage, cream and
milk rates and an increase on COM
mutation and special rates in the same
ratio as the increase granted on regu-
lar passenger fares.
AIIese Increased Price.
The petition states that the increas-
ed rates are necessary because of the
increased cost of fuel. labor, materials,
taxes and insurance.
Five interurban companies recently
received an increase in passenger
fares from ~ cents to 3 cents a mile
and five other companies have petit
| lions tor similar increases on file. The
others which have signed the petition
| for the latest increase are now receiv-
| ing 2A cents a mile.
Hearings are also pending on ap-
plications Of the roads for an increase
! in freight rates to the same schedule
as granted the steam roads. These
applications were filed some time ago
The announcement that the electric
railways would ask an increase up to
the schedule granted by the interstate
commerce commission came as a sur
prise.
Attitude Of Commission.
E. l. Lewis, chairman of the com
mission, announced just after the
! award of the interstate commerce com
mission was made that the commits
sion would not consider future rail.
road cases on tho basis of any previous
awards made by other commissions
but only on the showings made by the
| individual companies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07

Those in Jail are Russell Shepperd,
Fred Bemmer, Edward Bemmer, all of
Muncie and James Martin of Win
chester. They were arrested at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07

fair grounds at Muncie, after being
traced to that city by Jack Knecht
proprietor, and Dale Fisher, clerk
in the store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
BREAD CARDS FOR FRANCE

PARIS, France.-In order to re-
duce the imports of foreign wheats
and thus help the rate of exchange,
the establishment of bread cards is
proposed beginning October 1 next
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
PREMIERS OF
CONTINUED from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
ues, 1T has been decided Immediately
to organize vigorous action against
the plan Of brigandage directed against
the Russian revolution which may
again set fire to the whole of Europe.
Germany Wants a Force.
DR.. Geoppert, head of the German
peace commission, delivered to the
French foreign Office yesterday a note
relative to the organization of spe-
cial German military force in East
Prussia. The Berlin government, &C.
cording to this mornings papers, an
nounced that armed groups would be
formed in that province out of fear Of
the Bolshevih and that "in the inter
ests Of public order" the government
is obliged to take hand in the Or
sanization of this militia.
This note presented by DR.. Coop
pert further recalls the request re-
Gently made to the council Of ambas-
sailors for permission to send German
government troops into the plebiscite
territory at Marienwerder and Allen
stein.
Editorial opinion processes to see in
this note an attempt by Germany to
take advantag e Of the situation to VIC
late the Versailles treaty.
"Everythtng," says the Petit Paris
len, shows that an imposing force
| will be ready at the German-Polish
frontier to hold up the hands of the
| Bolshevik advance guards"
| JOHANNESBURG, East Prussia
Aug. 6-(By the A. P.-Polish) -Scant
sympathy is given Polish refugees who
have fled across the German frontier
before the advancing Bolsheviki. They
are greeted with more or less con
tempt by the inhabitants of East
Prussia as they plod along the road:
to the interior, apparently fearing thu
Bolsheviki are close behind them.
Most of the refugees are poor WON
en- and ragged children and while tn,
correspondent was watching a part,
of them today, German said to tn,
correspondent: you know they ar
Poles. We do not want them; nobod,
wants them"
On the other hand, Russians reach
ing here apparently need no sympa
thy, they being usually well dressed
and educated
| LONDON, Aug. 17.-Premiers Lloyt
g. %
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
RUSHVILLE STORE BREAKERS
ARRESTED AT MUNCIE

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Aug. Four
men are in jail here, charged with
store breaking, in connection with the
robbery here of the Knecht clothing
store on July 81, and more than $1,000
worth of merchandise was taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
RECIPES OF OUR
PIONEER MOTHERS

for the home treatment of disease
we're wonderfully dependable. True,
they knew nothing of drugs, but owed
their success to the roots, herbs and
barks of the field. 1t is interesting to
note that Lydia f. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, the most successful
remedy for female ills we have, was
originally prepared for home use from
one of these recipes. Its fame has
now spread from shore to shore, and
thousands of American women now
we'll and strong claim they owe their
health and happiness to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. - Adver-
tisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
Attitude Of Commission.

First year of peace has seen a
growth of $200,00O,000 in exports
from the United States to Asia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07

The largest FIJI canoes are 100 feet
Ions.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
SEEKS
BAIL FOR WOMAN
Mrs. Myers Counsel Files Pc
titiOn in Court.

The first steps seeking to obtain the
release on bond OF Mrs linda Myers,
who is in the Marion County Jail on a
charge OF numbering her husband,
Frederick A. Myers, photographer, were
taken today when Attorney Arthur X.
Robinson, counsel for Mrs. Myers, filed
petition in Criminal Court.
When the Marion County grand jury
last Saturday returned an indictment
against Mrs. Myers charging her with
first degree murder. Judge James :.
Collins Of Criminal Court entered an
order to hold her In jail without bail
pending trial in Criminal Court.
The petition seeking the fixing of ball.
states that the presumption of limo
cense is always with the defendant IN
til verdict is returned by a jury and
that there are not sufficient charges set
up In the Indictment that she is guilty OF
6rst degree murder as charged in the
Indictment.
Attorney Robinson cites a number OF
court decisions which he claims sup
ports his claim that defendants in such
cases should be admitted to bail pending
trial
The State is prepared, it is said, to
fight every attempt OF Mrs. Myers to
obtain bail. While the petition was be-
ing filed in Mrs. Myers behalf, Judge
Mahlon Bash OF the Marion County
Probate Court appointed the Union
Trust Company Of this city trustees OF
property and money which will be in
herited by Arthur and Byron Myers as
heirs of their father. The real estate
OF Myers is estimated at $1,000 and the
personal property at $1,000
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
(By Thomson & McKinnon)
Dec Is

Wheat-There has been cessation,
probably temporarily, of the export de-
and in wheat Such buying MS APP
peared today, seemed to be against pre-
Vious sales. Foreign news again carries
a rather optimistic tone &to the extent
that supplies in England are said to be
liberal, TO the extent, also, that the Ar
genune surplus is large. In the past,
when Items Of the above character have
been received, the market has met rather
important export business. 1t remains
70 be seen whether these conditions Will
repeat themselves. Some realizinn sales
appear In the market. but the undertOb I:
Was nrm throughout the day Minncap-
OILS tells OF signs OF improvement In the
uour business, although volume OF trade
IS S9lil small. Leading cash handlers and
exporters, who are closely in touch with
the foreign situation, expect n continual
ton Of export demand. Apropos OF this
ouuook' IL IS significant that we have sold
nearly Gil OF our surplus at an unusually
carry time In the crop year
Urn ne appearance of foreign de-
manu- IN the corn market the last day
oE Two, together with the large amount
"a business that has been done In wheat,
IS changing the ideas OF those who have
looked entirely at the size of our crop.
Ihere is more friendlness displayed It
Is quite possible that this change Of
mlhd VIII spread to the consumer and
the Eastern distributor. We Oelieve Il
IL lne 10 Ignore so-cnlled business de-
preston and crop estimates and give
more attention 10 size OF the movement
from first hands
oats-Change VI idens outlined above
prevail In oats but no demand OF i'm
portance has yet arisen. The Southern
trade should reappear In the market at
any time We believe trend Of this mar
ket VIII he slowly upward
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
Other LiUe Stock

CHICAGO. Dec 2O-Hogs Receipts,
10000; market, Ice lower; bulk Of sales
/ $SuSlj; butchers. SSg5a91O; packers.
Se:so@995; lights, S9VJu94O. pigs, 500
! 40; roughs. SS7OqSS0 Cattle Re
ceipts, 1850; market, slow and steady
| beeyes, s79I4 80; butchers. $450u 1875 !;
I Gamers and cutters. S4T5OS.-J; st0ckers
aud feeders. $4.25@9; cows S4.25lS.S5;
calves, S7J0@S5U. Sneep-Receipt-. ~,
/ 90; market steady; lambs, 6J06t 10 7J;
I ewes, SL5Cd4.J0.
! CLEVELAND, Dec. 20--Hogs-Re-
ceipts $500: market, steady TO &c up;
Workers, $500; mixed. S9.65MD.0U; me
( diun, $3.50; pigs, $1Oj roushs, $40;
ket, slow; good to choice steers. S9Wl0 :
good TO choice heifers. SbQ 100 good TO
choice cows, S5lx6. bulls. s3@j: mixers
5j.50G 10. Sheep and lambs-ReCeipts.
/ Heights, 500; Market, active. 81 up :;
( top, SIS.
! CINCINNATI. Dec. 2O-Hogs-Re-
! ceipts. 1900; market steady to 25c higher !;
he6yies, $1,000; mixed, S9.50M9.7j;
mediums, $9.1JM10; lights and pigs, $40;
| ceipts, 1,4O0; market glow and steady ;
/ bulls, steady; calves, $1l. Sheep and
/ lambs-Receipts, 500 market steady ;
/ sheep, $1d3.50; lambs. $69 i1-50.
/ EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 0.-Cattle-Re-
1 ceipts, 4S0U; market slow; native beef
!
/ hoifers, $950@l1; cows, $G50W7 so; stock
ers and feeders, S5.2JGt7; calves, $1O500
( II: Gamers and cutters, S4U475. Hogs
/ Receipts, 1900: market steady; mixed
and butchers, S9Ug.30; good heavles, $96l
9I5; rough heavies. S7.75MS; lights, $3.50
G9.35; pigs, S925@060; bulk Of sales,
| 80. 1ON0.2o Sheep-Receipts, 900; mar
ket steady; ewes, $4.75@5; lambs, $1L50G
| L. Gamers and cutters, Sl.50M3
PITTSBURG, Dec. 20.-Cattle-Re-
I n wlyaf 1so.f.,
Sl15O112; good, $1Oa11; fair, S9.50a
| lambs-R Receipts, 20 doubles; market
lower; prime wethers, $55Od6; good,
/ 81 1865; mixed aud fair, $4Q4.50;
ceipts, co doubles; market steady: prime
/ heavies, S9.5O6l9.I5: mediums, $iOGl0 % !;
/ heavy workers., $10Q1025; light workers,
SlOd1O.25; pigs. $I0dlO25; roughs, SS@
! $50; stays, S6GG.50
| EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 20-Cattle-Re-
! csipts, 1900; market, heayies slow, 25d
SOC OF, others fairly steady; shipping
steers, $lI25G13 butcher grades, STGQll /;
heifers, S5.50@9.J0; cows, S2jO67. so /;
/ bulls, soar 20; mich cows. springers SO
/ CLIO. Calves Receipts, 200; market,
/ active, soc off; culls, choice. $5@l5.5O
! Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 10000; mar
ket, slow, lower; choice lambs, $4,000
] 1915; cuIIs, fair. $G0915: yeariings. 81
| as; sheep, $2@5,50. Hogs-Receipts, 49,
200; market, active, steady; Workers. $40
a1O50; pigs, S1050; mixed, 81. 15M1O;
heavies, $9.60@9.75; roughs, $7@S; stays
| S.. J0G17.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
Well Fed, Not Dead

NEW YOEK, Dec. 20.-Pete lay in
his cage in the Bronx Zoo today,
happy and content. He is a 22-foot
python that died" was buried in
an ash can, and then brought back
to life by Curator Ditmars OF the
Zoo.
Pete was sold to an animal and
bird dealer in the Bowery by a sailor
for $1.e0, the price of two drinks. He
was fed four live rabbits and imme
diately lapsed into undonsciOusness.
The dealer thought the snake was
dead and dumped him in an ash can.
Along came Ditmars and discovered
Pete was only enjoying the sRooze
al pythons indulge in after square
meal. He bought the snake. took
him to the 70, hung him up by the
neck and had Pete's tummy massaged
to aid his digestion.
Now Pete Is as good as new and is
regarded as one Of the finest speci-
mems in the country.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
Births

A. L. and Myrtle Weaver, 1877 Leota.
boy.
Jesse and Frances Okey. 1905 Arsenal
boy.
Robert and Luella Mustard. 1906 Daw-
George and Elsie Kellq, City Hospital.
Harvey and Sylvia Morgan. SS4 East
Morris. boy.
Arthur and Louise Walters, Methodist
Hospital. boy.
Larry and Doris Coble, Methodist Hos
pital, girl
Wslter and Esther Putt, 900 villa, boy.
Richard and Emma Gresham, 1907 s.
Alabama, girl.
Charles and Rosa Hennigar, Ills DIN,
girl.
Robert and Rose Linchan, 1882 Trow-
Thomas and Florence Jacobs, 2sOs
henwoood, boy.
William and Olive Keefer, ZOOS Haires.
Joseph and Clara George POS Webb.
girl.
igan. boy
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
WONDERFUL EYES
BRING RESULTS
Merchants of Muncie Cash
Checks for Handsome Girl.
Special to The Times.

8IUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 2O.-The handsome
girl in the squirrel coat who last week
obtained large sums Of money from Mum
Gle and Anderson merchants by means Of
worthless checks. is thought to have oh
tanned a much larger sum than was first
estimated.
Some of the merchants admit that the
girl was beautiful and the clerks sag
she had wonderful eyes" and was ac-
companied by a maid and two children
the latter having been borrowed, 1t is
believed, to aid her in the cashing Of
checks.
One Muncie merchant asserts that he
cashed five Of her checks on alternate
days for ten days before he received one
that was bad The smaller checks she
gave at first were drawn on an Alcx-'
anIria bank, where she had a small
amount deposited
A checkup indicates that the woman
obtained approximately 81 900 in Muncis
alone. On alternate days she worked at
Anderson, It is said
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
CATTLE PRICES
SOME STRONGER
Swine Prices Steady to rs
Cents Higher-Lambs Up.
RANGE OF hog PRICES.

Hog prices were steady to % cents
higher at the opening of the local live
stock exchange today, with heavy ana
medium hogs about steady, pigs a shade
higher. light hogs % cents higher gem
orally, md roughs strong to 20 cents
CHER generally.
Receipts were decidedly light for this
season Of the year AZ 10000 fresh hogs,
and about the only buyers that seemed
anxious TO buy were shippers with East
ern house connections.
Eastern shippers had bought practical
" all of the light hogs at an early hOur
and did not seem to be over ANXIOUS 10
take the heavy hogs.
Klngun K Co., usually the most active
buyers in the market, were not buying
at an early hour. Representatives Of the
company said that their orders were not
10 buy any hogs if prices were higher.
Good hight hogs generally brought w. %
TO $40. with more at $40 than at $40.
Saturday there were light hogs selling
as high az $40, but there were not so
many sales at that price as there were
today.
Good heavy hogs generally brought
around So with few as high as $40.
Good mediums brought S9-2509.5O.
Pigs sold at $l0G1O25, and roughs,
The bulk of the sales for the early
forenoon trade ran $9@9T5.
Trade on the cattle market was fair
with light receipts and. good butcher
stock and Gamers and cutters strong to
Il shade higher.
Receipts for the day Appropriated 200.
With around 400 calves on the market,
and a slack demand, prices were general
ly 30 cents lower. with some calves sell
ling as much as 81 lower.
l'hpica VRalS hrOUEhf Sl2Gnl3. with an
extreme top OF $3.50 for one or two
calves.
Good veals brought s10G11
With light run of extra fancy West
err lambs, lambs were fully 81 higher.
Sheep prices were fairly steady. Lambs
generally brought SlGGlO.5O, and sheep
S3@350. There were only small mum
Der OF sheep on the market.
Sheep and lamb receipts for the day
approximated go.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
(By Thomson & McKinnon)

Today's stock market opened In a
rather quiet and embarrassing manner.
There was but little business in evil
dence
There was no indication Of a renewal of
pressure. ard there was q fair supply Of
buying orders beneath the market. This
scale down buying has been somewhat
Of q factor during the past week, but
the volume Of Il was not sufficient In ex-
tent to make any immediate impression
on values However il Is the beginning
and may in time be the means OF re
lieving the market OF a gOOdly part OF
the floating supply that has been so detri-
mental to values.
little later In the session selling or
ders appeared and combined with selling
from local professional element, some
sharp declines were recorded. the extent
Of the declines being entirely out Of pro
portion TO the volume. But this again
demonstrates the thinness, So to speak,
of the market
IN fundamentals we see no change
whatever From time to time we will
hear Of losses sustained by the various
corpora tiOnS. we vii. get further revisions
Of dividend all Of which will tend to
keep the market unsettled and IL may be
some time before we have reached the
stage Of normal
In the meantime permanent investors
will likely continue their policy Of tax
ing on stocks on 4 scaledOwn while the
active traders will find IL profitable to
continue the policy Of selling on the tech
meal bulses.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
WHEATDOWN ON
FREE SELLING
Corn Prices Advance Under
Heavy Buying Power.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Free selling Of
wheat caused a decline In quotations of
that grain In trading on the Chicago
Board Of Trade today. while corn prices
advanced under heavy buying power.
Provisions were irregular
December wheat opened off u cent at
$1.60, and held at that figure In later
trading. March wheat opened up q cent
at $164A. but lost III cents before the
close. May wheat opened off u cent at
$3.50, and later dropped u cent.
December corn opened up Is cent at
691c, and later gained another u cent.
May corn opened up " cent at 73c and
later gained q cent. July corn was off
% cent at the opening at 1870, but re-
covered l cent before the close.
December oats gained n cent Mt the
opening at 1870, and advanced an addi-
tional S cent before the close. May oats
was up "a cent at the opening a 49Ac.
and later gained u cent. July oats
opened up Is cent at 4SAc and later al
vanced "a cent
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
CITY TO HIRE
NO MORE MULES.
End of Practice Comes With
Purchase of Spans.

The end of the city practice Of hiring
mules for STRENGTHENING, ash and gaz.
bage- hauling purposes from contractors
was foretold by George Lemaux, prcsi-
dent OF the board Of public works. to
day. There will be no more mules hired
by the city after Jan. /, he said.
Purchase of thirty miles by the board
at various times during the last year.
added to the thirty seven already owned,
brings the total to sixty seven, which
will eliminate the necessity Of hiring the
animals any more, and at the same time
shut off the expenditure of $1,000 foL
Mule-hiring purposes included in tao
clty's budget for 1921, Mr.. Lemaux said.
The city at present is hiring only four
teen mules.
Coincident with tile death of the time
honored mule hiring custom, NJ I.eInaux
predicted that the street cleaning depart
nent will show q saving for the present
year OF more than was made last year.
The saving in 1919 over previous ye1rB
was more than $50 900, Mr.. Lemaux said.
Economy OF operation, instituted in 1919,
added TO and kept in force this year, axe
responsible for the decreased cost, he
added.