The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-08
BABE RUTH SPENDS
ONE DAY IN JAIL
(By Associated Press)

tBy Associated PressD
NEW YORK, June s.-Babe Ruth.
home run king of the New York Amer
leans, today was sentenced to one day
in the city prison ind fined 500 in
magistrates court for automobile
speeding.
1t was Ruth's second appearance in
court here within the last few weeks
on charges of speeding. At his first
trial when he escaped with a nominal
fine, he promised to be good and OBJ
serve the laws. Six days ago, how
ever, he was caught speeding on Riv-
erside drive and arrested Babe lost
some of his famous sunny disposition
when he heard Magistrate House pro-
nouEce the Jail sentence. He had come
to court prepared to pay a heavy fine
and had peeled off a 800 bill from a
roll to close the financial end Of his
sentence
Ends at 4 O'clock.
Then he was led from the court
room by a keeper to begin serving his
time. Officially his day in Jail ends
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Asked if
he expected to play against Cleveland
today the worried ball player replied,
How can -"
Then after rejecting a moment he
frightened up and said. We'll, may
play half of a game"
Ruth in an ante room of the court.
which served as his cell. became rath-
er disguised with courts and jails and
spent considerable time looking at his
watch calculating how long it would
take for O'Clock to roll around.
ing: Misses Mable Sanders, Glcnna
Bailey, Freda Lacey. and Ruby Lei
bold; Messrs. Forest Harter. LLOYD
Sanders. William I-eibold, Robert
Pike, Perry Williams. Lawrence Brink
ley. and Albert Schlange. Mr. and
Mrs. r~f-SChagle. of Richmond. spent
Wedne.--ly with Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlone
Bond. Several from here attended
the Decoration Day services at Ches-
ter. Miss Mary Mendenhall, of
Economy. spent the weekend with
Miss Mable Sanders. The Mission
airy society met at the home of Mrs.
Lizzie Williams. Those present were:
Mrs. Bernice Macy, Miss Esther Cook.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Thomas, Mrs. Grace
Pitts and Mrs. Grace Hoover, Mrs.
Anna Leibold. Misses Thelma Macy,
Ruth Hoover, Mary Martin and Freda
Lacey.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Collins and
family dined Sunday with Mr. and
/ Ihl w IIIdI u AolIlES- MISS Irene
Knoll and Miss Ruby Leibold attended
the Wayne County Sunday school con-
vention. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Chen
oWeth. Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Veal, MI
and Mrs. Add Chenoweth, and Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Oler motored TO Celina, o,
to attend the Chenoweth-Oler reunion.
=. -. Horace Hunt and son, Harry, of
, Webster. Mrs. Eva Watson. and Mrs.
Flo kayne and daughter, Margaret, all
of W n h : I e 7. and Mrs. Jerry
Mathews and children. of Washington,
D. c., were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahlon Bond. Monday Rev. Leslie
Bond and son Keith are spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Bond. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Martin and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Chenoweth. Mrs. Anna
Leibold, Miss Ruby Leibold, and Miss
Esther Cook attended the play at Earl
ham given by the Phoenix and Ionian
Literary societies, Monday evening".
Mr.. and Mrs. |. r. Williams and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Cary
Platte, of Fountain City, Sunday.
! Children's Day will be observed at this
/ place Sunday morning.
I WEBSTER. Ind.-Mr. and Mrs. O.
l.. Eoris have arrived from Jennings
county to make their home on the
/ farm they recently purchased from
Ernest Brumfield. Mr.. Voris former
ly was principal of Webster school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Hollingsworth
! entertained Thursday for Mr.. Henry
Plankenhorn, OF Monticello, Illinois,
Mary Plankenhorn. Mrs. Lizzie Walt
ing. Mrs. Ada stephens, Mr.. Dan
Plankenhorn, of Philomath. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Palmer, of Fountain City.
We're recent guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! Nathan Wills Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Sullivan,
visited relatives at Winchester, Satur-
day. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Parrish
are entertaining relatives from Lima,
Ohio. the past few days.