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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
FHONE RATE DISPUTE
SETTLEMENT PLAN IS
CONSIDERED AT EATON

EATON. O., April 22.-Hope is being
entertained at this time for settle
ment OF the local telephone war, which
has existed the last several weeks.
The proposed basis of settlement is
that the telephone company replace
free OF charge, all telephone removed
by patrons as result Of the contro-
versy over the rental increase; place
its plant and lines in such condition
as to render satisfactory service, and
continue the service at the old rental
rate until such time as necessary inn
proyements are completed, after
which the advance rate, the one in
force now, shall become effective
The organization will hold meeting
next Tuesday night in the opera house
which, it is announced, will be open
only to members. ~ ..a
improvements are Costly.
: The improvements referred to in
the proposal would cost between $685.
600 and $4,000, the company esti-
mates. according to the business mems
committee. 1t would depend upon the
type and size Of a new switch board,
IL such were necessary, and the ex-
tent of repairs on lines that would be
necessary.
- In a private statement, L. D. Lesh,
secretary of the telephone company,
stated that year ago the company
contemplated equipping its plant with
central energy system. An expert
roughly estimated the cost at ISL ,00o
The system would require different
kind of telephone than those now in
use.
Members of the mediation commit.
tee say they feel now that there is
hope OF a satisfactory settlement.
Oppose Brick Paving.
Remonstrance against the proposed
paving Of four miles of the Eaton
Hamilton pike with brick has been
hled with the state highway depart
ment in Columbus. Mack Cohee and
w. e. Caskey. representing property
owners affected, took the remons-
trance to Columbus and presented it,.
What per cent. of property owners
signed the petition could not be
learned.
Bid for the contract for the pro-
posed improvement are scheduled for
opening April 81, by the state high
way commissioner in Columbus.
Country Club Buys Lake.
Crystal Lake, body of water Great
ed several years ago by throwing 4
dam across Sevenmile creek, just to
the south Of the Main street bridge,
has been taken over by the Eaton
Country club from the. Flory Ice COM
pany, which constructed and con.
trolled the lake.
The club company's grounds is Dor
dered on the east by the lake or body
of water. To what use it will be put
has not been determined. The Flory
company used the lake to produce ice
and ut one time it served as boating
place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

and the capital Of Finland as well as
other large and small cities, he found
everywhere that there was no sale
for the Richmond product, as German
copies Of them had already been sold
a. about half the price Of the American
machines.
AS there we're limitations that there
would be German invasion Of the
United States market, according to
representations made by one or two
New York jobbers, after the European
/ conditions were learned, a movement
/ was launched to protect the home mar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

Genuine Brown X d
Butcher, with medium
toe, good leather soles.
Special for Friday and
SATURDAY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

kets, after other manufacturers of the
country were consulted.
A number Of representatives Of the
industry. including John NJ. Lontz, C..
o. Mcclure. of Richmond; ]. S. Bon
bright, of Philadelphia; J. c. McCarty
of. New York; and ]. W. Aspinwald, of
Newburg, New York. by mutual agree.
ment arranged to meet in Washington
and present these facts to the Fordney
tariff commission. Representative e.
lott, of Indiana, Is arranging for a
hearing before the commission.
1t is stated that a weeks wages for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

She is survived by one son, Harry
Showalter, by the first marriage. and
by two children by the second mar
rage: Frank Purviance, Of Dayton.
and Mrs. Eta Mckee, Of Richmond,
Ind. She was a daughter of the late
Stephen McWhinney and sister OF
Andrew McWhinney, Of Eaton.
EATON, O., April 22.-Funeral serv'
ices for Mrs. Mary Ann Huffman. 80
| who died Wednesday in hospital in
Dayton. were conducted Friday after
noon at ner late home in Camden BY
| the Rev. H. F. Stafford, Of the Cam
| den Methodist church. Burial at Cam
den. One son, Ed l. Huffman, sur
| wives her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
MICHIGAN FRUITS
INJURED BY Freeze
fBy Associated Press.)

10y ASoUSsolCo 1881
LANSING, Mich. April 22.-Van
Buren,. Allegan and Berrien counties
in southwestern Michigan sustained
the heaviest losses to fruit crops in
the freezing weather early this week
according to the report of the depart
ment of horticulture of the Michigan
agricultural college, made public to-
day.
Early varieties of plumb were vir-
tually wiped out, the report says,
while IS per cent of the cherry and
peach crops were lost. Damage to
grapes was estimated at 80 per cent
and to pears 25 per cent. Early
apples were also damaged. Late
crops generally, escaped injury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
Called by Death

EATON, O.. April 22.-Mrs Tippy
Ann Showalter, widow of the late
George Showalter, died Thursday af.
ternoon at 100 o'clock at her home
North Barron street, death resulting
from paralysis. She was about sc
years old and had lived all her life il
Preble county, many years having
been passed as a resident of Eaton.
Mrs. Showalter was twice married
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22
LOCAL.
CONTINUED from Page One)

EC0utITI1eU Ou07
experience, but copy American meth
DDS and American designs, all with no
expense.
Capture Market.
The intimation of German competi-
ton first came from Il report by w. H.
Crosby, foreign salesman for the Ollie
and Mcclure factory, that the Euro
pean market had been captured by
German manufacturers. On his yearly
trip to northern Europe, through Fin
land, Esthonia, Sweden, Norway. and
Denmark. visiting Riga, Helsinsfors,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

German workman are only equal to
single days wages of an American
workman, owing to the difference in
the exchange rates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

Miss Florence Shaw, Baltimore $
only woman crane driver, is an expert
in her line and finds the task more
desirable than housework
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

amue Gompers and his bride
matrou of honor at the wedding.
Kow does Of again
9th his heart and leads him the altar happy words
his honeymoon with his bride formerly Mrs
orron we'll New York publisher
WASH
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-22

Brown Kid English,
soft and plia bile leather,
light enough for dress,
seryiceable enough for
the everyday wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Ss1he Ne'er-to-Return Road
A Two-ReeI Picture

"The Nccr-to- Return Road" a one
act play by Mrs. Otis Skinner, won the
prize at the Lambs Gambol in New
York few years ago, and William
Sclig secured the motion picture rights.
Because the little play possessed all the
vital elements Selig believed that it
would make a remarkable two-reel mo-
ton picture. But at that time the
short subjects were fast going into the
discard. He firmly believed the day
would come when the shor; stories and
plays would come into their own.
That day is here.
"The Northern Trail" by James
Oliver Curwood, was featured and
proved success at the Capitol last
week. The second picture to be re-
leased will be "The Policeman and the
Baby" Following the encouraging re-
certion Of their revival of the two reel
dramas with al-star casts Sclig &
Rork Immediately started production
of "Thc Ne'er- to Return Road" Wal
lace Becry heads the players, who in
clude Margaret McWade, Walt Whit
man, Jack Mulhall and Margaret Lam
dis. Bertram Bracken, the man who
directed and adapted the first two pro-
auctions, is at the helm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Entertaining the Censors

Elaborate plans have been made for
the entertainment of the party Of CEN
sors who are Carl Lacmmle's guests at
Universal City this week. Beginning
carly Monday morning, they will begin
program which will keep them CON
tinually busy and which includes a
bathing party at Santa Monica; bar
becue; the first showing of the Priscilla
Dean picture, "Foolish Wives; 4 gala
day at the studio OF Universal City
when all the stars will contribute bits
Of their particular spccialitics to add
to the festivities; trip to the San
Francisco canyon, and another to Catu :
lima Island. A special Office has been
constructed at Universal City for the
use of the members of the party and
small fleet of motor cars will be
placed at their disposal. With all these
preparations made for their enjoyment
it is safe to assume that "a pleasant
time will be had by all"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Ralph Graves Becomes
Owner of Horse EARN

Ralph Graves has bought stock
farm. At least, he calls it stock farm,
but at present it has only some dilapi-
dated equine specimens which, or
whom, Graves thought needed a vaca-
ton.
The nucleus was obtained when
Graves bought Bob, a bob tailed ex-
saddle horse and show ring champion
which latterly had been drawing about
the streets of New York one of those
open-face carriages in which the real
New Yorker likes to think he is sur
prising his friends when he rides. He
probably is. Most people don't take
the time to ride behind horses in this
age Of flying. "But when | can stor
nuying horses Pm sorry, for Pm going
to buy some Pm proud of and breed
horses. Yes, for a living, perhaps"
Young Graves is optimistic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Chinese Picture To Be
Released in the Fall

"The lotus Blossom" will be re-
leased in October, and it will be the
first picture ever produced in this coun-
try by Chinese motion picture COM
pany.
"The otus Blossom was made by
the LeonC But Jung Company. Lady
Tscn Mel, the popular Chinese lin star
~ the featured player in the picture
which has remarkable supporting
cast, all but two payers bein" Chinese
actors Of note The two Occidentals "a
the picture are the we'll known Tully
Marshall and Noah Reery The story Of
"Thc Lotus Blossom Is an old Chinese
legend which seems particularly adapt
able for the screen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
5taqe Gossip


tage direction of Edward Royce who
staged Sally" "The Folles" and other
successful musical shows. "The Love
Letter. is based on q story written by
libretto has been written by William
LIE Baron and the musical score by
Victor jacob. The initial performance
is scheduled for September 5 at the
Forrest Theater, Philadelphia. Will
liam DAILY will be musical director for
the production. The supporting com
pany for Mr.. Thomas now includes VIII
West, Carolyn Thomson, Marjorie
Gateson, Katherine Stewart, Fred and
Mabel Astaire, Charles Lawrence and
Vincent Sullivan.
Harry Hall, who is stage manager
for Ned Wayburn's "Town Gossip"
which has begun rehearsals, has Just
returned to America for the first time
In seven years. For a long period Mr..
Hall was the producing stage director at
the London Hippodrome, under Alfred
de Courville. He has recently been in
the Far East as stage director for Band
man Varieties, Ltd, an English COM
pany which operates in various coun-
tries. For them he put or in India.
Africa, China and other places where
there are English speaking communi-
ties, many American and British PLAYS
that had been successes in New York
and London. and that proved equally
popular in these far-away places.
Nora Bayes, who emphatically for
sock Snapshots of 1921" few weeks
ago and Immediately thereafter sailed
for England, has been making a most
gratifying success with our British
cousins, who are often difficult to please
With things American. Even the most
captious artistic would be cheered by
the critique which follows, from The
Westminster Gazette:
"Miss Nora Bayes, who appeared in
that entertaining medley After Din
ner,' at the Lyric Theater last night.
was described on the program as
Americas Foremost Singing Come
dlenne,' and there was certainly no
question as to her success. At first. it
is true, she did not arouse much en-
thusiasm, but as she went on she
warmed to her work, and she ended with
the audience in the hollow of her hand.
"She might be described in brief as
blond Ethel Levcy-with aquilinc
features. prodigious vitality and tenn
permanent rollicking humor and stri-
dent contralto voice, all assisting to
recall her fellow countrywoman and
sister singing coincidence
AT the same time she has very
vivid personality of her own, and she
got there before she had finished in
the most unequivocal manner, being
moved in the result to address a neat
little speech of thanks to Dear Mr..
and Mrs. London In this she ex-
planned that she had appeared in Lon
don once before, in 1914, when she had
been the most awful failure that had
ever been known. No wonder, there
FORE that she was pleased with her re-
ception last night. 1t was certainly Of
very different character"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Three Live Ghosts" was placed in
rehearsal last week with virtually the
same cast that was seen at the Nora
Bayes Theater last season, including
Charles McNaughton, Daisy Belmore,
Arthur Metcalf, Olive Reeves Smith,
Walter Lewis and Emmett Shackleford.
1t will open the Central Theater, Chi
cago, on Sunday, August %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Onslow of March Hares'
Is Himself Something
OF a March Person

Alexander OnSlow, the young Eng
lishman who plays the masculine lead
in "March Hares" at the Bijou Theater,
began his stage career by running away
from home-or rather from college, for
he was there at the tme-when he was
eighteen years of age.
II don't know where I got my love
Of the STAGE" said Mr.. Onslow. "None
of my people were especially interested
in it. They were even little preju-
diced against it. But l fell in love
with it from the time entered a thea
ter, and I used to spend all my allow
ance going there. When my father
found out where my money went he
cut my allowance down to practically
nothing. Then | got into the habit of
borrowing the necessary money from
the servants. They seemed to under
stand my liking for the theater and
were very generous-wnen they had it,
But l found I had too much difficulty
refunding the money, SO I stopped that
GAS ] said, l fell in love with the
stage from the first time l saw one.
and l made up my mind I was going to
get on it. The natural thing to do, Of
course, was to speak to my father
about it. And the natural thing for
him to do was to frown me out Of the
room. That was the end of any CO.
operation got from my family
"They sent me then to Kings Col
lege at Taunton and so far as they
knew l had put all thoughts Of the
theater out Of my head. tried to, but
somehow or other it didn't work.
felt that the boards were made for me
20 strut about on and I determined to
do it.
"Well, when | was eighteen Shake
Taunton, and | managed to get enough
money together to see each of their
offerings. When the rep company left
( Taunton SO did l. | didn't wait to ask
/ just jumped into the company, all
+ standing you might say, with my head
full Of ambition and my pockets empty.
That was the beginning of my theatre
cal career.
at was a long, uphill drag, that at
times became almost heartbreaking.
There were times when was convinced
that the smile Art wore for her dew
otecs was nothing but an ill-concca ed
sheer Everything and everybody ap-
pears to wear sheer when your
pockets and your stomach arc empty.
You are really looking at things with
your feelings, you know, and not with
your eyes, when you're in that CON
dition. And my feelings just then had
myopia, or astgmatism, or some such
beastly thing
"But, all things considered, had a
good time with that company, and |
was yearning. travelled with them to
Australia, New Zealand and South
Africa, and back again to London
There got my first real engagement
with Cyril Maudc in Grumpy
came to this country in 1914 with Mr.
Maudc, and have been here since. Dur
ing the last seven years | played in
The Cinderella Man. The Man Who
Stayed at Home, Her Country The
Honor Of the Family Sacred and Pro-
fame Love and good many others. Ny
last engagement in New York was in
! French Leave with the Coburns and
here | am"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Wallace Reds New Film

Az soon as Wallace Reid finishes his
part in Don't Tell Everything" in
which he IL starred with Gloria
Swanson and Elliot Dexter, he will
star in "Rent Free" directed by How
ard Hi1gin, former production manager
for Cecil b. De Mile, who recently
was made Paramount director
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Alexander salvini. grandson Of the
cider Salyini. and nephew Of Thomas
5alyini, well known In America, who
died recently, has been engaged to play
thc principal male role in Il story
founded on Nero, which the company
William Fox sent abroad, IL now max
fAa In Rome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
= SIGN gNORS d
AMERISs HERO
SLAIN IN FRANCE

A large sign, in the shape of q
book representing the history of the
United STAGES and containing a
short history Of the war record of
Lieut.. John d. Mathis, of Ameri-
Gus, as wei las direction to Ameri-
Gus, has been erected on the Hunt
ington-Leslie road near Salem
church by the GUIDE company, ad-
vertisers for the United States
Tire company.
On one page of the book is
printed III large letters the words,
''Americus 7 Miles From Here"
In smaller letters on the same page
are these words:
"Americus is the home of John
ID. Mathis, LIST Lieut., Esd Infan-
try, awarded the Distinguished
Service Cross for conspicuous
bravery at Chateau Thierry Sector,
France, on June 6, 1918"
This sign is in conspicuous
slacs for aUiSoists coming into
Americas from either Huntington
CT Leslie route. The work was
done by G. r. Knowles, H. Hal
britton and T. Woolsey of the 0.
j. Guide company.
Lieut.. Mathis was the son of
DR.. and Mrs. e. T. Mathis. and
was killed in action. John D. Ma
this Post, American Legion, is
named for him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04

aftefW the countess dared not
think. ne figure neither moved nor
spoke. Inside the carriage reigned the
most complete silence. Then the car
riage stopped, and at last the shrouded
figure moved and spoke.
81 regret, countess, th3t ny orders
are to blindfold you"
She submitted ungrat lilly, while
lie bound a black cloth over her eyes.
He drew it very close and knotted it
behind. In the act his fingers touched
her face, and she felt them cold and
clammy. The contact sickened her.
"Your hand, madame"
She was led out of the carriage, and
across soft earth, a devious course
again, as though they avoided small
obstacles. Once her foot touched
something low end hard, like marble.
Again, in the darkness, they stumbled
over a mound. She knew where she
was, then-jn a graveyard. But
which? The we're many about tho
city.
An open 81 the opening of q
gate or door that ;queaked softly, 9
fight of a.eps that led downward, and
a breath Of musty, cold air, damp and
cellarlik1.
At last, still in unbroken silence, she
knew that they had entered large
space. Their footsteps no longer
echoed and reechOed. Her guide
walked more slowly, and at last paus
ed, releasing her hand. She felt again
the touch of his clammy fingers as he
united the knots of her baGdages. lie
took 1t off.
At first she could see little. When
her eyes grew accustomed, she made
out the scene slowly.
A great stone vault, it's walls
broken into crypts which had con
talned Baskets of the dead. But the
caskets had been removed, and were
piled in a corner, and in the inches
were rifles. In the center was a pine
table, curiously incongruous, and on
it writing materials, a cheap clock,
and a pile of documents. There were
two candles only, and these were stuck
in skulls-old brown skulls so infinite
~ removed from all semblance to the
human that they were not even hor.
rible. 1t was as if they had been used
not to inspire terror, but because they
were at hand and convenient for the
purpose. In the shadow, ranged in q
'selnicircle, were nine figures, all mo.
tionless, all masked, and cloaked in
black. They sat, another incongruity
ION plain wooden chairs. But in spite
of that they were figures of dread
The one who had brought\her made
the tenth.
Had she not known the past record
of the men before her, the rather opera
bouffe setting with which they close
to surround themselves might have
aroused her scorn. But Olga L0schek
knew too much. She guessed shrewd.
ly that, with the class of men with
whom they dealt, it was not enough
that their name spelled terror. They
must visualize it. They had taken
their cue from that very church, in.
deed, beneath which they hid. The
church, with it's shrines and images
appealed to the eye. They, too, ap,
pealed to the eye. Their masks, the
carefully constructed and uphelt
mystery of their identity, the trappinss
of death about them--it was skillfully
done.
ITO be continued)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
THE STANDARD
OLD TIME PUNCH BACK IN THE
DOLLAR ;, HERE.
GENUINE INDIAN HEAD 2qc.

GENUINE INDIAN HEAD 29c.
Every yard is stamped Indian
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b!ouses, boys wash 'susts, ronpers,
uniforms, table covers. etc; the price
on this grade has been soc; here
Wednesday and Thursday, yd ...29c
SHORT LENGTHS OF
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MORE BOYS HOSE AT 38c
Boys Xxi Ribbed leg; heavy
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SCRIMS AT 19c.
Reduced from see. 35c and poe; all
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n viii sru and few colors; We'd
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A. c. A. FEATHER TICKING
REGULAR PRICE Use;
SALE PRICE 39c.
You all know A. c. A. Ticking has
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