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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-12
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that the quality of everything
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can get for the money.
The motorist, the carpenter,
the builder, the mechanic, the
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farmer-all can purchase here
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
MEN ovERPoWER OFFICER:
SHOOT NEGRO TO DEATH

MERIDIAN, Miss. April 16.-George
Marshall. a negro. was taken from Con-
stable Null at Lauderdale yesterday
afternoon by small body OF men and
his body was riddlcd with bullets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
Circuit Court

Complaint on account for s171 was
filed by Worm and Company VS. How
ard j. Elstro in Wayne circuit court
Saturday morning.
Three marriage licenses were grant.
ed Saturday morning by County Clerk
Meredith. These were Roland J. Min
ner, meat cutter, of Richmond, to
Gladys E. Clark, of Williamsburg;
Charles w. Hyde, projectionist, to Ella
Gertrude Mullen, both OF Richmond;
Ralph A. Knoll, farmer, Wayne town
ship, to Grace W. Carroll, of Fountain
City.
Complaint to foreclose a mechanics
lien for $32 was filed by Ash Clark
against Martha e, Lamb and Law
renee L. Lamb in Wayne circuit court
Saturday morning
George R. Lamb filed a complaint
on account for $2c4.2O against the
Buckeye Elevator and Grain company
in Wayne circuit court Saturday
morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
News Of the Counties

WILLIAMSBURG, O-The twenty
second anniversary of the formation of
the local order of Pvthian sisters was
celebrated here Wednesday. About
200 persons were present and were
served supper Music, a drill and
readings constituted the main features
of the entertainment
HAGERSTOWN, Ind.-1n order to
raise funds for better musical equip
ment. local schools are giving a series
of entertainments here. Two operet.
tas were given Wednesday evening by
grade school pupils and high school
and seventh and eighth grade pupils
are planning an entertainment to be
given next Wednesday night.
MILTON, 1nd.-The open meeting of
the Cary club of this city has been in
definitely postponed. The meeting
was to have been held April Is Be
cause the district convention is to be
held May II and II the date for the
May IL meeting of the club has been
changed. The meeting will be held
May 10. Delegates to the convention
are: Mrs. Wallace Warren and Mrs
r. P. Lindsay. Alternates are: Mrs
Earl Crawford and Mrs. Henry Larson
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
RICHMOND CITIZENS
TO JOIN OBSERVANCE
OF HOSPITAL DAY

Plans are under way at Reid Memoir
ial hospital for observance Of National
Hospital Day, which is to be observed
on May IL by hospitals throughout the
United States and Canada. Prominent
hospital executives of North America
are promoting the observance Of the
day.
The purpose of the day is 10 focus
public attention on hospitals and the
work they are doing and to arouse
general interest in hospitals, in order
that the public may get better &C
quainted with the institutions OF the
community which are carrying for the
sick and unfortunate.
Harding Comnends.
The movement has the endorsement
of President Harding, who, in letter
to the executive secretary of the com
mittee. says:
TT is especially a pleasure at this
time to express my interest in the
work OF the National Hospital Day.
which seems to arouse the largest
possible public interest in the work or
the country's hospitals and similar
institutions. You have most probably
chosen May ~. the anniversary of the
birth of Florence Nightingale, as the
day to be celebrated as National Hos
pital Day Just at this time those OF
us who are concerned in the admin
stration OF national affairs are having
our attention forced to the very great
need OF expanded hospital facilities,
hv reason Of the requirements OF dis
ablel soldiers | can most heartily
extend my good wishes for the most
useful results from your efforts
1t is believed that few persons in
! community have an adequate concep-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
RICHMOND METHODISTS
ITO AID ORGANIZATION

DR.. Somervilie Light, superintend-
ent of the Richmond district Of the
North Indiana conference of Method
list Episcopal churches, and o. F.
Ward, member of Grace M. E. church,
are to attend the organization meet
ing of the Indiana State Council of
the M. E. church in Indianapolis. April
% and 20, Others to attend. repre-
senting the Richmond district, include
c. j. Gunckel, of Union City; J. A
Hood, of Portland; Rev. w W. Want,
of Newcastle, and one other pastor yet
to be named
The purpose of the council, accord
ing to DR.. Light, is to unity more
closely and coordinate conference
work in the Indiana area Those to
attend the meeting include the Is dis
trict superintendent of the north,
northwest, and south conferences, and
one layman and pastor for each 1000
members Or fraction in each confer
euce. One of the first important
steps of the newly organized council
will be to appoint 20 committees to
consider the various questions that
will come before the council.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
HOOVER TO
Continued from Page One.)

the maintenance Of a large American
commercial fleet assert that the for.
eign enemies of this policy are seek
ing to poison American public opin-
Ion by the dissemination Of reports
showing the colossal cost of maintain
ing merchant marine and insinua-
lions against the integrity of the ship
ping board and seaworthiness of its
vessels.
Exploit Losses
For several reasons, principally the
WORLDWIDE slump in trade, the Ameri.
can merchant ma rine at this time is
plling up heavy losses, and, il is
charged, the foreign propagandists
are industriously exploiting this fact
In order to turn the American tax
payer against the project.
Supporters of the merchant marine
contend that if the American people
permit themselves to be mislead by
the foreign enemies OF American com
merce into abandoning or starving
their newly acquired commercial fleet
they will throw away the certainty OF
regan1ng equal opportunity on the
, ocean trade routes and in the mar
kets OF the world, and will rivet upon
themselves the shackles of CONNER
cial subsection to competing nations
Like Harding Stand
It's advocates have been delighted
with the attitude President HARDING
assumed toward the merchant marine
in his address to congress this week
when he said:
Its war costs must be discounted
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
Arlington ENJOYS
WIRELESS PROGRAM

ABINGDON, Ind, April 16.-Under
the auspices of the womenS organlZa-
ton of the Abingdon church, an enter
tainment was given Friday night at
which the feature of the program was
demonstration of the Palladium 5
wireless telephone. An admission fee
of 10 cents was charged. the proceeds
going to the society's funds for the
building.
The church, in which the entertain
ment was held, was we'll filled. The
audience listened attentahvely to the
speech and music from Richmond, al
though owing to static electricity,
there was some interference which
prevented as good results as would
have been obtained otherwise.
The wireless program consisted OF
several musical selections played By
a New Edison loaned by the Harrison
Edison shop, a short speech by David
Henley of the Salem Friends church
on the benefit of the church to the
rural community, and an announce
ment of the meetings of Sunday school
associations beginning Sunday which
will be addressed by DR.. A M. Hon
line. A special invitation by wireless
telephone, was extended from the city
Sunday school association to all resi-
dents of Abingdon and vicinity to al
tend the meetings.
Following the wireless program, A
c. Waung of Earlham gave a twenty
minnie talk explaining China's presen
status. the progress she is making il
bringing her industries, her govern
ment and educational system up t.
foreign standards. In this work h
STATED that the United States is a more
influential example than any other ma
ton.
After the conclusion of the meeting
many of the audience inspected the
apparatus and listened to explanations
of the various pieces and their func
lions with much interest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
ANNUAL MEETING OF
MUNC!E PRESBYTERy
HELD AT WINCHESTER

WINCHESTER, Ind, April 16.-The
Woman's Missionary Society OF the
Muncie Presbyrery, held its i4th an
nual meeting in Winchester, Tuesday
and Wednesday. April IL, Is in the
First Presbyterian church. Miss Susan
E. Hardy. of Union City, presiding.
The Devotional Service. stewardship
OF Prayer" was given by Mrs. F. F.
McCrea, of indianapolis. Mrs. John
Clark, president Winchester society,
welcomed the ladies in a few words.
Mrs E. H. Silverthorne, OF Chicago,
talked on the Budget. Through
your gifts you can weld a great in
f1uence." She urged a campaign OF
education on the budget system. Miss
Ogg, of New York. OF the Home Mis-
sion Board. urged mission study
classes to interest the women and girls
in the missionary work.
Mrs. G. B. Killen, of Winona Lake
secretary Of Young Peoples work for
the State OF Indiana, urged the mis-
sionary societies to take an interest in
and make the missionary work attrac'
tive to the young people and children
Supper was served in the church
dining room by the Madonna Girls, a
class OF young women taught by Mrs
James P Goodrich. Devotional serv.
ice in the evening was given by the
Reverend G. M. Payne. pastor OF the
Winches ester church Offering and com
munity service, followed and the bene,
diction. All meetings were interesting
and large crowd attended the varioue
services. Winchester was pleased to
have the privilege Of entertaining the
ladies of the Muncie Presbytery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16

Traces of blood 5000 years old have
been found in mummies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
EATON PHONE COMMITTEE
WOULD REMOVE INSTRlJMEN-

EATON. O., April 16-War of the
Patrons organization of the Eaton
telephone company against the com.
pany still is in progress, as a result
of meeting of the organization
Thursday night, a committee of three
solitors from the organiZa ton mem
bership went to work Friday soliciting
business houses and residents of Eaton
to discard their telephones. Belief
was expressed in the meeting Thurs
day night that the next Wednesday
night. the date of the next meeting
that a list of 1000 subscribers would
be secured who would discontinue
their phones.
The meeting appointed a committee
TO confer with the county commission
ers. as per resolution, and request
that all but three telephones in the
courthouse, one on each floor, be re
moved. The committee was to wal,
upon the commissioners in a meeting
today. There are fully a dozen tele
phones in the county offices in the
courthouse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
TAX DECREASE seen
BY PREbLE COUNTY
AUDITOR THIS YEAR

EATON, O., April 16.-Decided de-
crease in the value of the personal tax
of Preble county, as compared with
last year, will be shown this year, &C
cording to the belief Of County Audit
or S. G.. Hunt, who bases his state
ment upon the returns made at this
time by approximately 1900 of the
5000 or 5000 persons who make per,
sonal tax returns. The limit for filing
voluntary tax returns expires April so,
as the first day of May, the date fixed
by law, falls on Sunday. Those fail
ing to get in within the time limit
will forfeit the 800 exemption.
Auditor Hunt will have the several
asses sors of the county meet IN his
office May and be sent into their
respective districts to ferret out those
who may fail to make returns.
To Issue Certificates
Certificates OF Indebtedness agsre.
eating $4,000, to run six months and
to bear interest at the rate OF six per
cent, will be issued by the county com
missioners in order to proceed with
necessary road repair work.
The certificates are issued in an
nc1pdt1On OF tuc SOlAO|SASh VA -
mill levy for two years for county
roads, the electors of the county
adopting the proposal at the Novem
Der, 1919, election.
The commissioners resolution for
the certificates of Indebtedness Issue
sets forth that it is necessary because
the county road repair fund Is ex
hausted.
Combine Club Work.
Federation of boys and girls CLUB
work in Preble county has been eject
ed. under cooperation of the county
farm bureau, county grange, county
schools, county fair board and otner
Agricultural bodies, and the chamber
Of commerce of Eaton
Tentative plans for development OF
the work includes big picnic TINS
summer for the boys and girls, to De
given by one of the agricultural or
gauizations. 1t has also been proposed
that the chamber of commerce give
them a banquet, and the schools give
medals to club members competing
the work. The fair board will en-
courage the work by Offering suitable
premiums for displays of club work
at the county fair. Next fall or early
in the winter a corn exhibit Will be
conducted, at which members of the
club will be given opportunity to dis
play their products. 1t is likely prizes
will be offered in order TO stimulate
interest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
Local Odd FELLOWS
to Visit Greensboro

Between 60 and IS members Of the
Richmond lodge of Odd Fellows are to
60 to Greensburg to conduct initiation
ceremonies, Saturday, April 23.
The trip is to be made in auto
mobiles. Those going will be ready to
take their place in the line of cars by
u O'Clock Banners and flags will be
6raped over the machines. The local
delegation will stay Saturday night in
Greens6urg, and will visit the Green's
burg Odd Fellows home Sunday
morning. They will return to Rich
mond Sunday afternoon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
Called by Death

MILTON, Ind, April 16.--Funeral
services for Mrs. Elizabeth Crist, aged
s6, who died at the home of her son,
Theodore Crist, were held at Brook
vile Saturday afternoon at the home
OF SON, Mason Crist. Short services
were also held at the Theodore Girls
home at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
NEW PARIS. O., April 1e.-Funeral
services for William Brown. civil war
veteran. who died Wednesday morn
ing. were held Friday afternoon, fol-
lowed by burial in Springhiil cemetery.
Mr.. Brown, who was 50 years old, was
a lifelong resident of New Paris, and
was known as Uncle Billy" Flags
here were lowered at half mast as q
tribute to his memory.
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April 10
Ethel Louise. seven year old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sumwalt, iv-
ing near Jacksonburg, died at her
home there Saturday. Funeral serv.
ices will be held at the Lutheran
church at Pershing at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, April 10
Henry Rothsinger, rs, succumbed to o
heart attack Friday morning, at his
home here. He is survived by two
sisters. Mrs. Uriah Bertsch, of Cam.
bridge City; and Mrs Walker Malat
of near Newcastle. Funeral services
will be held at the Lutheran church
Pershing, Sunday afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16

to the actual values OF peace, and the
large difference charged to the war
emergency. and the pressing task Is
to turn our assets in tonnage to an
agency of commerce.
at is not necessary TO say it to con
gress. but l have thought this to be a
befitting occasion to give notice that
the United States means to establish
and maintain a great merchant ma
riue"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16

tlon OF a hospital organization, and 1t
is hoped that National Hospital Day
will be means Of educating the
public regard for hospitals and will
help them to understand the ideals and
achievements Of these institutions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16
FOUND SHOT DEAD.


PARIS, April 16.-William Ogllvie
Hozier, former commander in the Brit.
ish navy and a son of Col. Sir Henry
Hozier brother of Mrs. Winston
Churchill was found shot through the
head in a room of q Paris hotel last
night, says the continental edition of
the Daily Mail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-16

WILL HAYS ABLE TO BE OUT.
WASHINGTON, April 16. Post
master-Gereral Hays, who has been ill
several days with the grip. was able
Yesterday to attend the semi-weekly
cabinet meeting.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04
News Of tie 0toek-Isems
sb0gt S,ockren-FououlAs
Plov and Shovei-Dry Farm
ing Notes of lhtsresG
MAY BE THE ECONOMIC
SALVATION OF THE
WESTERN SLOPE

NsSs-Champiou last week mention
cd the purchase Of over 4 thousand
head Of prime beef feeding steers in
the GunHison valley by Yon,ro<e and
Crawford stockmen- These are TO
BE- driven over the mesa, TO be fa;ren-
ed on lower valley hay and grain.
Besides the economic gain TO local
csttlemen, who sell al approximately
the Denver pnes, and thus save
freight, shrinkage. time and trouble,
The feeders gain propoTtionately in
getting high quality of foundation
stock, since our Gunnisou cattle al
ways top the market as feeding stuff
They have the healthy bodies and
good appetites TO make fast gains.
In addition the Western Slope feeder.
who has before been compelled 20
seek his hay and grain market by
shipping out, saves this freight and
secures the fertilizer. which last is no
small item.
But to complete the chain, there
should be established in Western
Colorado packing houses that will
avoid the necessity Of shipping
fnished beef, pork and mutton to the
eastern slaughter houses and then
paying the freight on dressed meat
back over the range. There is large
and growing population here that
could be supplied by local hacking con-
Germs This would pass the economic
gain TO the Western Slope meat con-
sumer.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04
Ranch and Rance
CATTLE SHIPMENTS To
DENVER THIS WEEK
Record Stockmen:-

Record Stockmen:-
A W. Croft and Man Croft of
Gatsyiew, Colo, disposed Of II COWS,
weight sl2 lbs, at 1895: 10 heifers,
o7T lbs, a. 50; SO feeders. $50 lbs. AZ
St15; ~ feeders, SIS lbs, al si75; II
feeders, 5I2 lbs, q; the same figure.
Another shipper who halls from
SapineTo is 4. 4. Arlington. He sold
10 feeders, weight $50 lbs, at $3.50; %
feeders, $50 lbs, at $3.50: S heifers,
7S7 lbs, at 1886; 20 heifers. weight
6S3 lbs, at s.. and heifers. iO6s Ibs.
at S4.75.
4. x. Stevens, well known stockrnan
Of Guuuison county. and for many
years a regular patron of the Denver
Live stock market, was among the
shippers who recently marketed cat
tie here. Mr.. Stetvens ships from
lola and brings in as good stuff as
can be found in that country where
good cattle are plentiful.
Because Of III health, Mr.. Stevens
has not been a regular visitor here
for the past few years He says he
Is feeling well again, however. and
hopes To make his regular annual pill
grimage here with stock for many
ycars yet, hope which is shared by
his large number OF friends on the
Denver.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04
5.s21.ssl ACRES UNDER
CULTIVATION IN STATE

Final reports Of county assessors
10 the State Immigration Department
show the total area under cultivation
in Colorado this year. exclusive Of
orchards. 20 be 5,357.s acres This
is an increase of 3ss.o63 acres, or Go
per cent over the cultivated acreage
reported by county assessors last
year and Is the largest cultivated
acreage ever reported for the state
Investigations and inquiries made
by the Immigration Department in
1919 and 1920 indicated that the re-
ports Of county assessors were from
10 20 Is per cent short of the actual
acreage under cultivation in the state.
IL they are as much as ten per cent
short this year, the actual area plant
ed in the state for the 1921 harvest
vas close 100000 acres. II orchards
are included the area under cultiva-
ton in the state this year apparently
Is approximately 6,00o, 900 acres.
The large increase in cultivated
areas in the state this year has been
due almost exclusively TO a very
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04
DRY FARMING SHOWS BIG
INCREASE IN COLORADO

The rapid development Of agricJyl-
turr IN the nur-Irngatsd districts Of
Colorado lu the past dozen years j.
forcofuIiy Illustrated by the reports Of
the census bureau FOR 1903 and 1919,
and by The reports Of county assessors
20 the State Immigration Department
for 1921. which shows that land
cultivated under irrigation in the state
has Increased only about Is per cent
sine" 1903. while acreage cultivated
without irrigation has increased
considerably more than 100 per cent.
The census reports show that So per
cent of all crop acreage harvested in
Colorado IN 1909 were irrigated while
Iu 1919 only 80 per cent Of the acre
ago harvested was irrigated. The
total acreage harvs ted IN the state in
1919 according IN the census report.
was 5g52 9j5 acres, an increase Of
g}-H per cent over tho acreage harvest
cd. The irrigated area harvested in
1919 according to the same census
report. was lg2a.y5l acres an in
CTua-a Of but Is per cent over the
irrigated acreage harvested in 1909.
Whcu, and corn have shown larger
Incrrascs in u0n-.rTigated districts in
the past decade than any other crops,
the last two named being grown al
most cEciu lively on non-iTrigated land.
In 1909 the census bureau found that
5ll per cent Of the wheat harvested
in the tate wa- irrigated, while re-
ports Of county assessors show that
only 1855 per cent Of the wheat
planted Tor the 1921 harvest was ir-
rigated.
About 20 peAcrnt Of the oats har-
vested in the state in 1909 was iTri-
gated, while this year i5.l3 per cent
Of the acreage planted was irrigated.
About % per cent Of the alfalfa
grown In the state in 1909 was irri-
gated. while in 1919 only 81 per cent
Of the crop was irrigated.
Gunnison news-champion., 1921-11-04

large Increase in acreage devoted TO
winter wheat No other important
crop with the exception Of potatoes
shows 4 substantial increase over last
year. and many leading crops. inciud-
ing corn. hay. sorgum- re, sugar
beets, beans field peas and millet,
show actual decreases Slight in
creases were shown in the acreage re-
ported for oats, barley.
II is safe To say, however. that the
cultivated acreage in the state this
year i at least rs per cent greater
than that Of last year, which was the
largest on record up to that time.
This Increase may be regarded a.
conclusive proof of the prosperity Of
The agricultural industry in the
the state, since il came at a time
when farmers in most states were
curtailing their agricultural opera
tions on account of low prices and
unfayorable financial conditions.
Reports Of the United States Depart
meut Of Agriculture indicate that the
cultivated area in the entire county
this year Is about 2 per cent less than
that of last year.