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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
CONNERSVILLE PRIEST
IS ELEVATED BY Pope
TODOMESTIC PRELATE

CONNERSVILLE, Ind, July 9-Rev.
T. S. Mesker, pastor of St. Gabriers
church, has been elevated to the dig
nifty of Domestic Prelate TO His Hall
ness. Pope Benedict XIV.
A cable containing the advance in.
formation, came from Cardinal Gas
pari, papal secretary of state, and ad-
dressed to the Rt Rev Joseph Char
trand. D. D., Bishop of Indianapolis
was received Tuesday afternoon al
Indianapolis.
1t is not known at this time that
any duties are involved which will
permanently take him from the pastor
ship of ST Gabriels, but doubtless
his new honors will bring incidental
occasions for participating in the
wider activities of the church at large
For some years past, MonsiSnor Mes
ker has been a member of the Dioce-
san Councillors TO the Bishop, and his
ability is plainly now receiving suit
able acknowledgements.
Is Beloved Priest.
The general public of Connersville
T will no doubt join with the members
Vi d. GdDIlcI = III lSlIIIIdClAlS lliV ~
cipient of the honors. and in offering
/ hearty congratulations to one who,
during Is years of close association,
| has become generally known as plain
Father Mesker. In the neighborinG
community of Cedar Grove. where
| Father Mesker previously resided, and
where during Is labor he greatly Ell
/ larged the parish and built a new
church, the same sentiments will be
as generally felt.
Until the arrival of the Papal Brief
from Rome, there can be no definite
arrangements for the investiture, and
whether the ceremony will be conduct
ed at Connersville or in the cathedral
at Indianapolis will be determined
in the near future.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
SAYS SUN METEORS
CAUSE HOT WEATHER
fRv Associated Pressl

VALLEJO, Calf, July 9.-The ex-
traordinary warm weather of the pres
ent summer is caused by an unusual
downpour of meteors on the sun, in
creasing its radiation and effective
surface temperature, in the belief of
Prof. T. J. J. See, government as
tronomer at he Mare Island navy
yard
Citing the fact that unusually warm
summers occur every 10 or II years,
he said that now, for the first time,
by profound researches, astronomers,
are able to throw some light upon
this great mystery
Since a mass of meteoric matter
greater than our moon is falling into
the sun every century" he said, 'it
is very improbable that the down
pour proceeds at a uniform rate. II
it comes down in gusts under the &C
lions of the chief planets, Jupiter and
Saturn, which are now near conjunc
ton and are seen together in our
evening sky, then we should have
sudden increases of the suns radia
ton Just such as we now witness all
over the world.
This is a sufficient explanation OF
the unprecedentedly hot summer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09

from the proceeds of the sale of Christ
mas Seals.
Under the auspices of the Physical
Division of the child welfare commit
Tee, two baby clinics were opened in
June. The first was opened on June 8
at Whitewater School and the other at
Finley School on June 10. and since
have been held weekly at both places.
DR.. A. j. Whallon, a member of the
Child Welfare Committee OF the Bu-
reau. has been in charge at White
water building and Dr. F. w Kruger
at Finley. Miss Jones and Miss Daub.
the Bureaus nurses, have been in at
tendance at each clinic. While the
attendance has not been large at any
one clinic, from three to six new
patients have been brought in each
time and the interest shown is encour-
aging. 1t is not the purpose of these
clinics 10 give treatment If, after an
examination of child, it is found that
it is in need of medical care, the
mother is advised TO take it to the
family physician.
The venereal disease clinic, a de
partment of the bureau, under the i'm
mediate direction of Dr. S E Smith
superintendent of Easthaven hospital
continues TO grow. In May Is new
cases were admitted for regular treat
ment, and 26 in June. At the end OF
May there were lis active pa tients;
June, 141. Visits to the clinic for the
two months numbered 555. AS has
| Hrn
twice a week. Monday and Friday
The attendance at the Monday clinic
averages about As. One of the bu
| reau's nurses has been in attendant,
at each clinic.
Nurses Make Visits
i The visits made by the visitin;
nurses in May and June, not includ
ing those to clinics and schools, to
tailed 1852.
I'm the main. the Red Cross HON
Service work, conducted by the bu
reau for the Wayne county chapter
American Red Cross, has been of tn
same general character as in the pre-
ceding months. In the month of May
81 different eX-service men or men
bers of their families received som
service through the office of the HON
Service committee. In June the nun
Der was 81. Financial aid given t
ex-service men in May amounted I
$34S.03, and in June S1S062. Refund
for the two months amounted to SIS:
New cases of total disability, chief
tuberculosis, are beinght brought frt
quently to our attention either throug
the men themselves or through tn
, United States Public Health Service
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
LEPRoSY is CONQUERED
RY MOOGRA OIL SPECIFIC

HONOLULU, T. H.-Sixty-five per
cent of the chronic cases of leprosy in
the Kalaupapa leper colony, Island OF
Molokai will be cured within the next
two Years by the use of the chaul'
moogra oil specific prepared by DR.. A.
A. Dean, president of the University
of Hawaii. and within 10 years the
famous old leper settlement VIII be
thing of the past, according to the Aex-
pressed belief of DR.. w. ]. Goodhne.
the settlements resident physician.
DR.. Goodhue and territorial health
board, officials do not hesitate to say
that a number of cases in the colony
never will recover, that the disease
has gone too for to ever be arrested
by chattanooga oil, and the care OF
these. it is believed, will necessitate
the colony running for another decade,
In the meantime. however, 1t is con-
fdently expected the majority of the
cases at Kalaupapa will be cured and
,discharged within "a months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
ERASMUS Slower, 70,
DIES FRIDAY NIGHT

Erasmus Slower. 70 years old, died
at his home. III South Eighth street,
Friday evening.
He was one of the city's most prom
inent Democrats and for many years
was precinct committeeman. At one
time he served as police commission.
er, and was member of the Sol Mere
dith post, G. A. R., Odd Fellows, Ma
sonic, X. OF P. and Red Mems lodges
He is survived by the widow, two
sisters, Mrs. William Strohm, of Ham.
ilton, Mrs. S. T. Sherman, of San Di
ego, Cal.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon. Rev. Mitchell will officiate and
burial will be in the Boston cemetery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
CHINCH BUG DAMAGE
IN RANDOLPH over
100000 IS REPORT

WINCHESTER, Ind, July 9.-Dam-
age of 100000 to 100000 to Ran
dolph county crops from the chinch
bug is reported by Roscoe Fields,
Randolph county agricultural agent.
This statement was made after a
tour of the county to view fields
which had suffered from the infesta-
ton. Only two townships of the IL
have failed to report chinch bugs in
their fields and damage from them is
very severe in many places.
Damage to corn crops from the first
brood is not extremely severe in
Wayne county, according to Ed. Deite-
meyer, who has been identified with
the campaign from the beginning. 81
imagine our worst damage will be
from the second brood which may cut
down our yield" said Mr.. Deitemeyer
Damage to small grain crops is re
ported in many parts of the county
Farmers when harvesting wheat no
ticed that the yield seemed to be
light, but were at a loss to account
for it, the presence of chinch bugs not
being known at that time.
Rye fields in several instances, were
very light. Oats also have been dam
aged to some extent, though how
much will not be known until later
| in the season.
| Wheat yields are reported around
/ 10 to II bushels as an average, while
/ there are few fields with only a few
bushels to the acre, which their own
ers state were hardly worth harvest
! ing.
The average yield for wheat IL
Wayne county in 1919, according Il
the census figures was IS 1-3 bushels
Some of the decrease may be ascribeC
to smut, rust and the dry weather, bu
some also is undoubtedly due to dam
age from tie bugs.
/ Accurate estimates of the actual ex
tent of the damage are difficult, how
ever, until harvest and threshing ar
completed, while the damage to tn
corn crop will not be known until aft
er the second brood has gone int
winter quarters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
MANY FAMILIES Will Be DEPENDENT HERE
UNLESS INDUSTRIAL SITUATION IMPROVES

Unless there is a marked change in
the industrial situation in Richmond
in the near future a larger number O:
families will be dependent on the pub
lie for support next winter than has
been the case during recent years, &C
cording TO the report of Miss Ethel
Clark. general secretary of the Social
Service bureau in her report at the
monthly meeting of the board of di-
rectors Friday evening.
Miss Clark's report dealt with the
present unemployment situation in
this city. the work of the bureau in
getting children to support their par
ents in accord with a recent act Of
the legislature. the school work, the
establishment of two baby clinics and
the venereal clinic.
Rev. George Burbanck, pastor of
St Paul's church, and a member OF
the board of directors, who was the
| local representative at the national con-
! ference of Social work at Milwaukee
during June, reported on the conven-
! ton.
Urges Educational Campaign.
Rev. Burbanck recommended that
! the local bureau direct itself towards
! a campaign of education to show the
preventability of crime, poverty. dis
| ease and ignorance. He stated that the
public was beginning to realize that
these things were preventable and
that the more they appreciated this
fact, the nearer the goal would be
reached.
He stated that the mammoth assem-
| bly, was cosmopolitan gathering with
people from all races and religion:
| gathered to discuss the most efficien
manner of social betterment. HI
stated that all social work must have
its background a spiritual, dynamic
religion.
Report In Part
Miss Clark's report states in part:
Owing to the unemployment stu
! alton an unusual amount of time ha
been consumed in connection will
relief investigations and other famil
problems. The total number of unem
ployed men in the city is not known
but it has been found that there ar
many men who, in normal times ar
regularly employed and Independent
for the past few months have ha
only a days work now and then an
have no prospect of regular work
! Many families who ordinarily at Ihi
, time of year when living expenses ar
, much less than in the winter, try t
save, are now running in debt an
calling on the township for aid. VI
=, less there is marked change in tn
industrial situation in the near future
MANY families in Richmond will h
dependent on the public for supper
next winter.
The amount of relief given frol
the township fund for the quartz
which closed June 80, was create
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
Indiana Manufacturers Urge
Reduction in RaillOay Wages
Recommend Congress Provide Legislation Permitting Re-
duction- Contend Freight Rates Cannot be Cut Until
Scale Lowered-Pumb Plan Advocates on lob

part of our trouble has been due to
the belief that it is possible by gov
ernmental action to change or reverse
the functioning of economic laws. .
Railroad legislation should conform
with and not seek to overthrow eco
nomic law"
Lee Optimistic.
Mr. Lee encourages with the belief
that he now sees some signs indi-
eating better times for the railroads
Stating that he does not want to ap-
pear over-optimistic he ventures the
opinion that "the corner has been
turned" which prediction will be
hailed with delight by congress, over
which body the railroad problem still
hangs like London fog. blotting out
the congressional view of all corners.
But Mr.. Lee has seen more than a
corner of the problem. He has even
dlscerned the appearance of daylight
ahead" The following factors repre-
sent this glimpse of daylight:
l, The wage decision of the labor
board, which, while not going as far
as the railroad managers believe will
prove necessary, shows the board real
ICES that substantial downward ad-
justment is necessary.
2. The labor boards action with re-
spect to the national agreements
which, while by no means wiping them
out entirely, nevertheless constitute,
in the opinion of the railroad manag-
ers, a clear recognition of their eco
| nomic unsoundness and total unsuita.
| bility to peace-time railroading.
3. The fact that President Harding
believes in a fair deal for the rail
| roads and is not afraid to say so.
4. What the railroad managers be
lieve to be evidence of a friendly and
constructive attitude IN congress, par
ticularly exemplified in the present
railroad inquiry at Washington, and g
more friendly attitude toward the
| roads by the general public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
CENTERvILLE LIBRARY
DONATION ANNOUNCED

CENTERVILLE, Ind, July 9.-An-
nouncement was made today of the
donation Friday of books and pictures
from the estate of James E. Reeves
to the library of Centerville. The do
nation was made by DR.. W. P. Reeves
who is settling the estate, IN action
made necessary by the recent death
of Mrs. Hannah Reeves, widow of
James Reeves.
The new property of the library
was delivered Friday and may be
seen there now, although it is not
listed. The books will be catalogued
as soon as possible and then will be
available to the public. Besides 800
volumes, the donation includes sew
eral etchings and steel engravings,
as we'll as a large book case in which
the books will be placed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, July "a number
of Indiana manufacturing concerns are
urging congress to provide legislation
which will permit the railroads TO
make a reasonable" reduction in the
wages of their employees.
II is understood that Indiana manu-
featuring interests contend thai no re-
duction in freight charges can be ex-
pected until railroad wage scales have
been lowered
These Indiana manufacturers also
ask the repeal of the so-called Adam
son law They are particularly insist
ent that the Esch-Cummins law be so
amended that the labor board. created
by that act, shall be required to restore
to the individual railroads jurisdiction
over wages, classification of employees
and working conditions.
1t appears 10 be the concensus of
opinion of Indiana manufacturers that
the railroads cannot operate profitably
until there has been an adjustment of
wages of railroad employees, and that
the restoration of industrial and agri-
cultural normally is dependent upon
transportation normally.
Demands Conflict.
clamoring that the railroads should be
given more authority in the manage
ment of their own affairs, the voice
Of organized labor has been heard in
demand for government ownership
and democratic control of the rail-
roads.
A resolution to that effect was
passed by an overwhelming majority
n 70 &c he
American Federation of Labor. II is
recalled that Samuel Gompers, who
was reelected president of that or
ganization, is a member OF the Plumb
Plan League.
Although the Plumb Plan Leaguers
have been more quiet in their agitation
Of late they have never ceased their
vigorous efforts to secure legislation
10 have the government purchase the
railroads and turn them over to a com
mission controlled by railroad EN-
ployes to operate.
Purchases Fall of.
Under normal conditions the rail
roads are great purchasers of mater
lals, but for some time they have not
been in the market, and, il is contend
ed, the absence of railroad purchases
AdS betH dH Important factor IN the
existing industrial depression.
Indiana manufacturers believe thai
If the railroads were permitted tc
again exercise the authority of fixina
the wages of their employees and have
more voice in debating working condi
tons they would soon be STANDING
again on sound financial foundations
and that with a reduction Of theil
operating costs they would reinvigor
ate industry by resuming purchases o.
materials.
The slogan of the railroad manag
ers has been expressed by Elisha Lee
vice president, eastern region, Penn
sylvania railroad. He says:
We need recognition of the fac
that the railroads, whatever else the,
may be, are business enterprises AM
must be run on business principles O
disaster is to be avoided. A larg
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09

which ended May 81, Lady Purdue
came back and laid IS straight the
first IS days of June. However, she
stopped off short then and laid irreg-
ularly, producing only eight more eggs
until the end of the month. However,
toward the close she started her reg
ular habits again and laid four eggs
the last five days of the month and
started in July by laying the first two
days However, she was off duty the
third preparing for a glorious Fourth
and starated in again, laying the next
four days without a break, when this
story WAS written.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09

than for the same period in several
years past.
AN act of the last legislature re-
quires that any person being of full
age and financially able shall support
his or her parent or parents of they
be not able to work and have not suf-
ficient means or ability to support
themselves. This is an important
measure as it not only will make chill
dren meet their obligation to their
parents but will relieve the taxpayers
as well. Since the law has been in
force the bureau has taken up several
lOng-standing cases coming under this
head, but as yet we have not taken
any cases into court. This week we
succeeded in getting four children OF
a family to care for their dependent
parents who have had regular aid
from the township for more than three
years,
Bureau Relieved.
The bureau. through the tuberculos,
is committee, since the first of April
has been paying s22.50 a week for the
care of a young woman az Irene Byron
tuberculosis Sanitarium, Fort Wayne
On June 25, the Wayne County Cuncil
appropriated $1,000 for sanitariun
care of tuberculosis patients under ar
act of the special session of 1920 thus
relieving the Social Service Bureau OIL
this obligation.
J Following the close of school June
/ II, report of the school attendance
work conducted by the bureau for the
/ last school year, was filed with Mr.
! Bentley. superintendent of the schools
/ The report showed that 1913 differen
children were dealt with during tn,
school year and that the number O
visits totaled 2,2S4, which does no
include the many visits made to tn,
schools.
The cost of milk served to under
nourished children twice daily a
Whitewater School from December II
1920 to the close of the school yea
was $369.71. The refunds from parent
totaled S117.S5. leaving the cost to tn
bureau s251S6. The expense othe
than milk in this connection was s4.3
/, for straws. All this expense was pal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
BUILDERS FACTIONS
WILL MEET MONDAY

Members of the Building Trades
Council will meet in the Colonial an
mex on South Seventh street Monday
evening, at which time they will dis
cuss the wage dispute between the
council and the Richmond genera
contra ctors.
Contractors of the city will meet il
the office of Burdsall and Willett:
the same evening. No definite an
nouncement as to whether either OIL
the two factions would receive dele
gates from the other could be obtained
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09

Lady Purdue, the pedigreed Barred
Plymouth Rock pullet in the Purdue
university poultry flock who recently
completed a record of ISL eggs in 1874,
laying 70 days straight without a stop,
is still laying and in the first seven
days of July laid six eggs, making a
total of 191 eggs thus far. She show
ed no indications up to that time of
going into a mott and bids fair to go
well above the 200 egg mark before
shedding her feathers.
After completing the long run of
continuous egg laying for 70 days
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09

Left rights head of the mission; Jusserand,
French ambassador the u S. and Monsignor Landrieux
mission recently
Washington
cathedral of Rheims
Der Marshal Fayee
ing war heroes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-09
Jack Johnson Released
at 10 O'clock Saturday

LEAVENWORTH, Kas., July 8
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight
pugilist champion, was released this
morning after serving 10 months Of
years sentence for violating the Mann
act.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
LIEVE PAYNE
Can STOP FAST



Danvflle. M. Jan 1l.--lUntted
Preos.) -Eruie Harrington was try-
Ing to locate Raw. 8. 7. Payne. row
tng evangelist OF the Church o.
Tod, to-day IN an e6ort to save nis
Starving vines HE.
Rev. Mr.. Payne. royine through
tho countryaide i've years aeo.
preached the eospel OF the Church
of God ON 4 streef corner Of Dan
viIle ana 4 VI & this dime Mrs.
sadie Hafrinxtpn. Who has tasted
and prayed for a dsys to .save
her hurhahd's soul lifted her right
hand to Cod and "a ssborn exnin."
Harrineton said TO-DAY h. beiieves
Rev NJ Payne vould advise hfs
VITA "a hreak her f.sf The hus-
hand hsd BEEN adyfsed that the row
ing minister len Eldorado, ILL.,, .
few weeks ago, for perts unknown.
Efforts to locate him IN other ham
tets near here were unavatling.
surely no minister of the Cos
pel would advise . member Of his
dock to starve herself to death"
said Harrington.
Mra. Olive Brown. one Of the
leaders Of the Church of God de-
nomination at Danville, is Of q
different opinion.
SISTER Harrington Il doing lust
rixht IN refusing to partake Of food
until Ernie becomes an evangelist"
Mrs. Brown said. "As a member
Of the church, an quite sure that
Rev, Mr.. Payne would agree, II he
could be found, that fasting and
praying Il in full accord with tae
religion of Christ. The only way
Ernie can save his wife's life is by
submitting to the Almighty"
Mr.. HARRINGTON. who was not in
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
MORE THAN 1000
VIOLATE LAW IN
l DEPARTMENT

Washington. Jan. 11.-More than
1000 cases Of violations Of the na-
tional prohibition laws were re-
ported to United States district At
torneys for prosecution in the Ohio
Maryland department mp to Sept.
80, according to the report Of
Thomas e. Stone. supervising fed
Grad prohibition agent for that de-
partment, made public today BY
Commissioner Kramer. The de-
partment comprises the state of
Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia and
the District Of Columbia.
The total assessments for the de-
partment for the whole Of the fiscal
year 1920, amounted to $1.734,581,
and the cost OF administration of
the department from Jan. 16 to
June 80, was $118,024.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
TRY CASES ON
CIVIL DOCKET
Personal Injury AcEisa Brought BY
Leeai RidslA Genes Before
Jury Teday.

The first case to come before
Judge z. c. Graves on the civil
docket Of tie new term Of circuit
court Is that OF Leoni Ridol6
against Edgar link. Of al. Dam
ages Of 5000 are asked for In
juries incurred b. The plaintiff
when he WAS struck By IN automo-
bile driven BY Mrs.. Lulu link on
April 3, 1919, in Silvis. Ridolh was
alighting from . street car when
struck.
The case Of Mabel Bernice Hayes
against Howard Robert Hayes BE-
ing a contested divorce suit, Wa
continued until next term a court
1t is announced that the civil
cases will be disposed Of before the
court takes up the criminal actions
pending.