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Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
SALISBURY

Miss Margaret Hall of New York city spent the holiday with her mother, Mrs. Robert Hall at J. NJ. Selleck's. rL u..'
 Miss Margaret Coons is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Coons.
 Howard B. Smithers, who injured his arm severely several weeks ago, and recently had double pneumonia, is able to be out again.
 l. Kent Fulton's winter home "One Acre" was attractively lighted with candles in every window of the house on Christmas eve. Miss Barbara Hall of St. Mar garet's School, Waterbury, is spend ing her vacation with her mother at J. M. Selleck's. -.. Arthur Dubois of New Haven spent Christmas with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Charles Dubois.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Sheldon and daughter and Miss Clara Stone, all of Hartford were holiday guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. W. P. Stone. .-. .-..
 Miss Elizabeth Squires of New Jersey is spending her vacation with her mother in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Robets of Canaan spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs. E. c. Williams.
 Miss Helen Harding of the Frobel School Bridgeport is spending the holiday vacation with her. parents, MT. and Mrs. R. c. Harding.
 Misses Emma Reed and Marion Eggleston of the Connecticut Agri- cultural College are spending their vacation with their families in town.
 MT. and Mrs. Richmond Landon of New York city spent the holiday with their parents, Lawyer and Mrs. l Howard F. Landon.
 MT. and Mrs. Alexander of New York city are stopping at the White Hart Inn. ~ '..
 W. A. Miles and daughter Miss Helen Miles started for Florida this week, where they will spend 1 the winter months. ;
 Dr. and Mrs. John Fitch Landon of New York, city spent Christmas ] with his parents in town. Ward and Elizabeth Whitbeck of Waterbury are visiting relatives I in town. The Congregational Sunday School held their tree in the church Saturday afternoon at 4:3O. Santa Claus was present and distributed presents for all the children. At Il 80 Sunday morning the Sunday School held their Christmas exer- cises. St. Johns Sunday School held their exercises and tree at 400 on Sunday afternoon
 Rev. Allen Eddy Treat spent Christmas with his parents in New Hampshire.
 Mrs. F. c. Hicks has closed her house and gone to her son, Parker Tn New Brunswick, N. J. for the winter.
 The annual singing of Christmas carols by the young people on Christmas eve was much apprecia- ted and enjoyed by the village people.
 Miss Mary Cooper of Vassar Col, lego is spending the recess with Ter mother, Mrs. s. L. Cooper.
 Howard c. Selleck of Yale Law School is spending the holiday va cation with his mother, Mrs. G. A. Selleck.
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
The Certainty of Good.

And all as we've got to do is to trusten, Master Marner-to do the right thing as far as we know and to trusten. For if us, as knows so little can see a bit O good and rights, we may be sure as there's a good and a right bigger nor what we know-I feel 1t r my own inside as it must be so.-Dolly Winthrop in George Eliot's "Silas Nkarner."
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Birds and Trolley Wires.

The biological survey says that smah birds are seldom killed by alighting or a trolley wire, even though it carires a heavy current of electricity. This is because there Is not a complete circuit. If larger bird were to alight on a wire, and one of his wings touched an- other wire, 1t would be apt to cause death. Eagles have often been killed in this way
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Wanted to Know.

Harold accompanied his uncle down to the business district one day recent ly and heard a number of the latter's acquaintances greet him with eheery familiarity. Harold was impressed with this and when they were alone he said, Uncle Ben, when nearly all the hair ia worn off my head will folks call me old top,' tooT'-Boston Evening Tra1- script.
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Mailing Packages.

When sending parcels a distance through the mail, 1t is wise to wrap them in several papers, each one ad- dressed and tied, so if the outer wrap pings come off the destination waA1 still be known.
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Art the uniuersal Balm

What Is the best thing2to do when you are miserable? Art is the great consoler for all. The best produc- tions of art-the finest pictures, dramas, books and music-are the work of those who have suffered. You can soothe your soul.-in art, and best of all is activity. Keep going, keep doing something
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Beauty Confined to No Class

There are beautiful things to be found in very unpromising surround hgs. Fine traits of character can of ten be discovered in those who have been brought up in poor homes and who had scanty moral teaching.
Connecticut western news., 1922-12-28
Daily Thought.

The best portion of a good mans life are his little nameless unremem- bered acts of kindness.--Wordsworth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
CHILDREN ARE GUESTS
AT KIWANIS PICINC

Beechwood park was the scene of
the annual picnic of the Richmond XII
wants club which was to be held
Thursday afternoon and evening. The
Kiwanians were to leave for the park
from the K P. temple at 2:30 o'clock.
Special amusements were planned
for the children who were to be the
guests of the club at the picnic. Each
Kiwanian was expected to bring at
least one child to the affair. The
small guests were to receive toy bal
looms as favors.
Contests were to feature the pro-
gram of the afternoon and II prizes,
donated by local merchants, were to
be given. Ora Stegall was chairman
of the adults entertainment and John
Matlock was chairman of the children S
activities.
The general committee in charge OF
the entire program was composed OF
L. E. Stanley, John Niewoehner
Frank Cook and DR.. E. E. Holland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
Oklahoma Conference
Arranged In Attempt
To Negotiate Contract
(Bv Associated Press)

MUSKOGEE, Okla, July PA con-
ference between D. c. McAlpine, presi-
dent of the Oklahoma Coal Operators
association, and John Wilkinson, dis
trict miners union president. was ar
ranged here today in an attempt by
The operators to negotiate contract
10 open Oklahoma mines with union
labor
I'VE are willing to arbitrate either
separately with this state or district or
in joint conference of all districts,
McAlpine said before the meeting.
The operators" he said, Offered to
meet with the labor presidents of the
southwest, but we have received no
reply.
Il can not say what terms will be
made, but a settlement will come about
if it is possible"
Wilkinson, a staunch supporter of
John L. Lewis, international president
Of the union, has heretofore asserted
strongly that no separate settlement
was possible in District 81, which com.
prises Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas
Scoffing at the possibility of operat
ing the mines with non-union or mex
perienced workers, Wilkinson declared
after a meeting of the union district
board here yesterday that it was g
| fight to the finish for the miners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
GOVERNMENT AGENTS
IN CITY INTERVIEWING
POSTAL APPLICANTS

Two government agents, one repre-
senting the civil service commission,
the other the postofice department,
were in Richmond Thursday inter
viewing tbs several candidates for ap-
pointment as postmaster of this city.
The government agents met with
the applicants separately. AS soon as
these interviews have been concluded
the two government men will call upon
the various citizens given as references
men expect TO remain in Richmond two
or three days.
After they have completed their work
they will sumbit reports on each can.
didate for the postmastership to the
! civil service commission. These re.
ports will be considered by the. com
mission in connection with the ques.
tionnaires filed by the applicants, last
month, in determining the list of three
| eligibles.
Six Applicants
| The are only six applicants. all Of
| them Republicans, although the Rich
mond postmastership is the highes'
salaried federal Office in the sixth con
| gressional district, the salary being
$3,800. The applicants are:
Clarence w. Foreman, superinten
dent of mails, Richmond postoffice
Lewis c. Niewoehner, president o
a local coal company and a forme,
postal employee; Miss Esther Griffi1
| White, a newspaper writer and chair
man of the woman's Republican or
ganization of Wayne county; Ray H
Weisbrod, manager of music suppl,
! company: Will G. McVay, city treas
urer and Republican precinct com
mitteeman and Martin w. Pyle, prop
rietor of a barber shop in the busi
| ness district
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
REPORT SHOTS FIRED
AT RAILROAD YARDS

A slight skirmish between strikers
and strike sympathizers and railroad
guards occurred just east of the Glen
Miller stock yards early Thursday
morning when guards fired over the
heads of strike sympathizers after
they had thrown rocks at car inspec-
tors on company property and threat
ened a rush on railroad enploye, rail-
road officials said Thursday.
A small party of eight or 10 men
had gathered in cornfield bordering
the railroad tracks, east of the yards,
where no fence guards the property
said Detective Burns, and engaged in
throwing rocks at the car inspector
Some slingshots were used. The rail
road guards fired over the heads oi
the attackers when rush was threat
ened and one man had reached the
property line, said Mr. Burns. 1t is
said that 25 shots were fired.
Officers BaetZ and O'Hare, member.
of the city police force, who were or
duty near the scene of the disturb
ance, made a report, giving names o
disturbers, at headquarters Thursda!
morning. The shooting is said to hav'
occurred about 3:45 o'clock Thursda.
morning.
No call was made for extra mel
| from the city police department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
Nv W MAAnA
BY w. E. Moore


Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight
and Friday; conditions are faVorabIe
for local thunder showers.
Although it will be fair at intervals
during the next Sc hours, there will
be some cloudiness and it will con-
tinue generally warm, with local thun-
der showers, but no general rains.
Weather Conditions-Generally fair
and hot weather prevails from the
lakes southwark. 1t is unsettled over
the central plain states and the Great
Lakes region, but it is cloudy and fair
at intervals due to a storm center over
southeastern Canada which extends in
a narrow strip southwestward to Tex
as Temperatures as high as 104 have
been reported in Oklahoma, and it
arnges around 80 in Indiana. The
coolest place is over southwestern
Canada, where there is a minimum
/ temperature of 40.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Generally fair to
night and Friday; not much change in
| Temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
Strike News Summary

President Harding's conferences
with railroad executives and union
leaders revive hope for an early settle
ment of the rail walkout.
Efforts to negotiate separate peace
by the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul road ends without result at Sc
attic, while parley between the B. and
o. and its striking workers are con-
tinued at Baltimore.
Rail officials again asserted that
passenger and freight service was
practically normal and that increased
recruiting was building up new shop
forces.
Union leaders maintain that the
walkout of shopmen still was 100 pei
cent effective, insisting there had been
10 return to work by the strikers.
John L. Lewis, international presi
dent of the United Mine Workers, an
nounced hope for an early conference
of miners and operators of states il
the central competitive fields.
Indiana operators expressed willing
ness to join conferences involving the
central fields.
Federal authorities expect state gov
ernors to set up machinery TO coop
crate and priority plans and maintain
equitable distribution and fair prices
| British miners consider attitude to
ward shipment to America.
New York longshoremen may refus'
| to handle imported coal.
Indiana governor working on plaI
| to take over mines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
36 YOUTHS EMBARK
ON TRIP:T0 CAMP

Thirty-six happy boys set out from
the Y. NJ. c. A for Camp Ki-Ro Thurs
day to participate in the first period
of the summer camp program. The
boys were all on time and some of the
cars bearing the youngsters to their
outing left before scheduled time,
which was o'clock
All of the tents were pitched and
all preparations had been made by
the camp leaders who went to the
camp early in company with Perry
Wilson, camp director
The boys were accompanied Thurs
day morning by Perry Wilson and Sgd
ney Peters, camp physical director
The address of the boys while in
camp is Camp Ki-Ro, r. R. 2, Brook.
vile, Ind"
Following are the names of the 3s
boys who left for the camp Thursday
morning: Reed Kirnt, Robert Horton,
Henry Cook, Hansel Harter, William
Page, Joseph Thalls. Ralph Green.
Mark Fred, Ralph Osting. Charles
Druitt, William Reid. William Hood,
Floyd Wilson, Richard Coate. willard
Taylor. Russell Dilks, Roland Robin
son. Charles Rogers. Robert Snyder,
Robert Dafler. Thomas Hale. Paul
Runge. Robert Wilson, Robert Kruse,
Edward Wilson, Harry Sterling,
Charles Hcwekotte, Charles Rogers,
Harold Klute, Edman Robinson. Tom
Ahl, Victon Thalls, Kilbourn Knox,
Robert Campbell, Arnold Allen, John
G. Harrington
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
GET READY TO
EXECUTE FUEL,
COAL ORDERS
Government and local Off
cials Prepare to Mobilize
Resources Disorders Re-
ported at Scattered Points.
MINOR DEVELOPMENTS
(Rv Associated Pressl


CHICAGO, July 27-Government
and local officials in various cities,
were preparing today to mobilize, re
sources at their command in response
to the interstate commerce commits
sion's orders concerning transporta-
ton of fuel and foodstuffs.
Minor developments included dis
orders at widely scattered points, a
walkout of 700 shopmen on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railway not hith-
erto affected by the strike, several
arrests on various charges, issuance
of an injunction or two, and service
of eviction notices on former employ
es occupying railway company dwell
ings.
Thirty four men formerly employed
in the shops of the Bangor & Aroos
took railroad at Derby, Me-, were al
lowed two weeks in which to yacate
houses owned by a subsidiary com
pany.
Charge Interference.
Interference with mails was charg
ed against seven men bound over to
the federal district court at Augusta
Ga. Six were alleged to be striking
shopmen
An injunction was issued at Dallas
restraining strikers from interfering
with operation of the Houston ant
Texas Central trains in the northern
district of Texas
The federal marshal for the north
ern district of California was author
lied by the United States district at
torney to deputiZe 100 special Officers
! for duty during the strike.
Modified state troops were no
moved from their armories at Birm
/ ingham, Ala, officials finding the stu
alton quiet.
Worker is Beaten
In Chicago a non-union worker wa
i beaten severely and another attacke'
! in the latter case police were forces
! to us their clubs freely to dispers
| the mob.
At Texarkana, two strikers we're al
rested on charges of violating an II
junction against interference with tn
railroad operations.
| A railway guard at Creston, Iowa
under Arrest for the alleged shootin
of two striking shopmen, was remoN
! ed to the county Jail at Red Oal
Iowa, for safe keeping Fifteen dei
uties were being sent to Creston t
maintain order.
/ Investigation of Tuesday nights a
tack on train at San Bernardint
Cal, revealed that the block sigma
/ system on the Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe had been tampered with, sal
the report of Deputy U. S. Marsha
i Greenwood
Five officials of the Chicago an
Northwestern railway were attacke
by men said to be strikers at Mi
waukee.
: A car inspector for the Mobile
Ohio at Meridian, Miss, was kidna
ped and beaten by unidentified me
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
EXPECT STATES
TO ASSIST IN
COAL CONTROL
With Federal Machinery for
Emergency Regulation of
Distribution Completed, Co.
operation is Expected.
SUGGEST men RETURN

WASHINGTON July 27-With the
federal machinery for emergency con-
troll of coal distribution completed by
President Harding's appointment of a
central committee of departmental
heads, the government today looked
to the states for the necessary CO.
operation to put the scheme into ef-
fective operation.
Immediately after being named
chairman of the governmental commit
! tee yesterday Secretary Hoover, at
the request of the president, asked
state governors to set up the neces-
/ sary organization in each state for in
suring equitable distribution and the
maintenance of fair prices for coal un-
| der the administration plan. This
| organization, he said, was to assume
responsibility for all distribution with
in the boundary of each state except
/ to railways.
| At the same time the cooperation
of the several transportation regu
latory bodies was requested by Inter
State Commerce Commissioner Atch
ison, another member of the commit
tee, in facilitating operation of the
priority orders for shipments of Goa
and necessities
While the government thus prepared
to distribute to the best advantage the
coal supply which continues to fall
under the combined effect of the Goa,
and rail strikes, President Harding, il
restating yesterday the government
policy toward the industrial disturb
Snce, again suggested that those or
strike in both industries return tt
work under conditions already pro
posed by him while the reasonablenes:
Iof their demands was being thresheC
out by agencies set up for that pur
Ipose.
The presidents statement was made
in a telegram to j. Cleve Dean, chair
man of the Railways Employees Pub
Elicity association, Chattanooga, Tenn
Denying Mr. Deans charge that th'
administration was attempting to pu
American labor under the gun" in it
policy toward the present strikes, tn
president declared that if you meal
, to challenge the righteousness of fre
! men to be protected in their Lawful
pursuits against interference and vic
lence, will be glad to join you in sui
nitting that question to the decision G
. the American people"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
LEAGUE TABULATING
CHEST PLEDGE CARDS;
WILL MAKE REP0R1 |

Pledge cards showing the amounts
Of the total designated subscriptions
made during the Community Chest
campaign are now in the hands OF the
Second National bank as treasurer OF
the Welfare League, and officials OF
the league are now going over the
cards making a record OF the total
subscriptions and designated subscrlp-
tions, H. r. Robinson, president OF the
league, said Thursday
When the totals are returned pub
lie statement will be made OF the
amounts, and funds then will be dis
tributed as received and in proper
tion to the designated subscriptions.
Pledge cards are kept at the Second
National bank as treasurer of the Wei
| fare League, and officials Of the league
are now going over the cards making
record of the total subscriptions and
/ designated subscriptions, H. R. Robin
son, president of the league, said
Thursday
when the totals are returned a
public statement will be made of the
amounts, and funds then will be dis
tributed as received and in proportion
Ito the designated subscriptions
Pledge cards are kept at the Second
National bank in ordor to have Aug
1 payments recorded. AS soon a:
completed, final compilations will bt
made. and amounts going to each O.
the six benefitting public institutions
will be published
Officers Have Control.
Distribution of any funds held a
the bank, which is serving as treas
urer, can only be made on order o
the Welfare league officers and al
distributions will be made along line
: and in proportion to the percentage
already announced as going to eacl
institution.
: 'One cash distribution has alread,
been made. 1t was possible by casl
, payments received during the cam
: paign. This distribution was made il
proportion to the various institution
) as determined by the budgets previous
: ly agreed upon and announced"
Mr.. Robinson said that a recon
/ card showing every subscribers name
residence, total pledged and all de:
: ignated subscriptions wass being Pc
: pared and that these cards will b
: kept at the offices of the Welfar
5 league for the information of the pub
lie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-27
DENY MOTIVE POWER
CRIPPLED BY STRIKE
fBv Associated Press)

BUFFALO, July 27.-Denying re-
ports that motive power on railroads
entering Buffalo had been crippled by
the shopmen's strike, superintendents
today issued summaries of conditions
on five trunk lines for "a hours ending
noon yesterday. They We're:
New York Central-Passenger ser
vice, normal; II eastbound passenger
trains dispatched as usual, none more
than Is minutes late; 25 fast freight
trains dispatched east on time, except
in a few instances when late from the
west.
Lehigh Valley-Freight received
with restriction from all connections
Freight record for July compares ia
favorably with any other month of the
year Normal reserve of Is locomo
tives on hand
Pennsylvania - Thirty-five reserve
engines available; passenger service
operated on time, division handling Il
loads more daily than in June. Freigh,
business down so per cent on account
of coal strike.
Delaware, Lackawana and Western
Nineteen freight trains moved il
"a hours; not dead engine on tho
division and no accumulation o.
freight here
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg-
, Freight interchange normal; no Grip
| pied freight cars on, road. Repari.
made here; passenger trains uniform
! ly on time.