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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS CHEER
WILL BE Distributed
by COMMITTEE SUNDAY

Members Of the Richmond Christmas
Clearing committee will meet at the
Community hall on Seventh and North
A streets Sunday afternoon to start
the distribution of the Christmas cheer
baskets which have been filled by con-
tributions of various charitable agen-
cies of the city. The distribution will
begin at 1870 o'clock,
Addresses of the recipients of the
baskets have been carefully verified,
and each committee member will be
busted for several hours Sunday after
noon, as a sum even in excess of that
requested by the committee has been
contributed, allowing large number
of families than at first planned for
to be included in the Christmas cheer
plans.
The baskets will contain one fresh
dressed chicken, Is pounds of pota-
toes, - pound sack of flour, one
pound oleomargarine. fresh bread, one
pound of rice, six oranges, one pound
of mixed nuts, seeded raisins, two
pounds of turnips, five pounds of new
white corn meal, two pounds of sweet
potatoes, quarter pound of brick
cheese, condensed milk, three pounds
of onions, canned kidney beans, one
candy, one pound of cream cheese,
canned corn, two pounds Of suger.
pound coffee, three quarters pound OF
Clothing and toys also will be distri-
buted at designated homes. The plan
proposes to see that the needs of each
particular case are taken care of.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
AMERICAN BUSINESS
MEN GET CONCESSION
OF LANDS IN MEXICO
tBy Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES. Calf, Dec. o.
The Los Angeles T1meS reported an
announcement from the promoters
that group of Los Angeles manu-
facturers, bankers and oil operators
has obtained from the Mexican gov
eminent what amounts to a blanket
concession of all government lands
in the oil district of the east coast >
1T is by far the biggest oil trans
action in Mexican history" the Times
said "and involves 100000 acres
of land adjoining rich workings of
the oldest established companies in
the Tampico and Tuxpam districts"
Political Significance.
The paper further declared, "the
transaction also has important polit-
zeal significance. coming as it does
after the extended controversy be-
tween the Obregon government and
the American oil companies, in which
the United States government has as
yet. been an unsuccessful arbitrator .
8 It is announced the Los Angeles
group will go into the Mexican oil
districts and operate according to the
Mexican article 81, and under a fed
eral concession on the same royalty
basis which established companies
have declared confiscatory.
The concession, it is stated. per
mits them to drill on lands immediate
( ly adjoining the richest wells in Mex
ieo
The announcement came after tbs
return here from Mexico City of w
w. Wilson, c. f. Moreland and George
j. Bushmiller, who stated they obtain
i ed the concession after an interview
with President Obregon, who person
ally went into the details of the ell
terprise.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
DRASTIC CUT URGED
IN FRANCES EXPENSES
(By Associated Press)

LILLE, France, Dec. %. - Drastic
economies in French finances are pre-.
scribed by Louis Loucheur, former
minister of the Liberated regions, in
an article entitled ITO Save France
from Deficit" which is printed in the
Reveil Du Nord. M. Loucheur urges
elimination of the present five billion
franc deficit in the ordinary budget
through savings in the military and
naval expenses reduction Of the In
terest on the national defense bonds
of which sixty billion francs are out
standing and better tax collecting.
The writer's chief recommendation
is ''the creation of some small but pow
erful organizations as in England AMI
America to hunt down useless ex.
penses" He directs attention to the
fact that more than half of the re.
quirements of the ordinary budget is
for interest charges.
NJ. Loucheur advocates reorganiza
ton of the ministry of finance and sug
gests that it may be advisable to col
lect the customs in gold.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 23.-Eggs-
indianapolis jobbers offer country ship
pers for strictly fresh stock delivered
at Indianapolis, 40G47c; a dozen, can
died. Jobbers selling storage eggs at
34c a dozen for May packed, 36c for
April.
Poultry-Jobbers' paying prices for
heavy fowls, 19Q20c h.; light, 156
Ice; springers, 1922, 1661Sc; Leghorn
fowls and springers, % per cent dis
count capon, lbs. up, soc; ROSTERS
and stays, 10@11c; turkeys. 35@40c;
old, 25Q30c; ducks, lbs and up, 15@
lie; geese, 10 lbs. and up, 14@16c;
squads, II lbs. to the dozen, s4.50;
guineas, IL to 2-lb. size, $767.5O; doz,
pigeons. old, 90cQs100 a dozen: rab-
bits, $2O0d2.5O a dozen.
Butter - Jobbers' buying, prices OF
packing stock delivered at Indianapo
lis, 22@27c h.; jobbers' SELLING
prices for creamery butter, fresh
prints, SIC a pound; in quarters -ant
halves, 1c more.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
.PRODICAL SON DIES
7 MILES FROM HOME
(By Associated Press)

BUCKINGHAM, Pa, Dec. IA
lighted candle that has burned every
Christmas eve in the window OF Frank
and ma" Hampton's' little Bucks
county farm house for the last 20 years
to greet the prodigal son, will not be
lighted Sunday night.
Twenty years ago Absalom Hampton
left home to seek his fortune. Each
Christmas eve a candle was set In the
window of the little farm house to wei
come him home but he never returned.
This year letter was received by
the aged parents from their boy. He
was coming home. The span of 20
years made no difference The largest
turkey was killed and the candle was
put in the window ready to be lighted
tomorrow night.
Dies on Road.
A neighbor told father" Hampton
of a strange accident on the road. A
stranger had been found paralyzed in
the ditch and had died without reveal
ing his identity.
There was something familiar about
the description of the stranger who
was found in the ditch. The Hamptons
hitched up their team and drove to the
morgue.
Ma" and "Pa" Hampton identified
the dead man as their son for whom
they watched and waited 20 years.
Absalom was within seven miles of his
home when death overlook him.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Oddities


1t is planned to connect the Rhine
ard the Danube by a canal route
which will require an ascent of 1850
feet on the Rhine, and descent OF
about 800 feet on the Danube side
To earn money with which to com
plete her studies, Miss Margaret Net
Teton, a junior in the Kansas State
Agricultural college, spent her last
summer vacation working as an assis-
tant county engineer.
The little English town of Stunning
dale is thoroughly up-todate, for il
now has a woman as sole minister OF
its Congregational church. She is
Miss Norah Thompson. who has made
a name for herself as an excellent
preacher. She has officiated at mar
riages, baptisms and funerals. and il
fully qualified for every duty.
Mauston, Wis, has a woman GENE
terry superintendent who sells lots, su
perintends the grave digging and doe:
most of the moving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
OF ATLAS
ENJOY BIG PARTY

Seven hundred persons attended the
annual party at which the Atlas I'm
derwear company distributed more
than $4,000 in bonuses to its en-
ployes Friday night.
1t was declared the largest and most
successful of any gathering ever held
by the company. The usual custom OF
enjoying a social hour with games or
dancing was handicapped by the size
of the crowd.
Music was furnished by Al Moore's
Jazz band and employees. About 300
pounds of candy was distributed.
Bonuses were awarded ON the scale
of $12S4 to each employe for each
year the employee had been connected
with the company. For persons EN-
ployed fraction of year 81 was al
lowed for each month. Special bonus
es were also given to department fore
men and all employees who had served
| 10 years or longer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Midget NewIyweds to Haze
Special Furniture in House
CIV Associated Pressl

LIMA. Ohio, Dec. 23.-Walter Weth-
Grill, so, newlywed, who is four feet
and an inch tall. plans to provide a
home for his bride, who is four feet
and four inches tall which will be fur
nished with special furniture to fit
the size of the midget couple. Weth-
eril and Miss Effie Marshall, 45, of
Wapakoneta, recently were married in
Monroe, Mich. Wetherill says there
were number Of couples in line at the
license window, and he and his intend
ed bride were "kidded" like two Chill
dren. Wetherill has been a letter car
rier out of Lima postoffice for II
years, driving in a special built wagon
over the rural routes. A troupe of
midgets playing in local theatre gave
O. honeymoon party for the two back
stage" shortly after the wedding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
PROPOSE MITIGATION
OF SOVIET REPUBLICS
INV Associated Pressl

MOSCOW, Dec Qualification of
all the soviet federated republics
with the capital at Moscow is one Of
the principal questions on the agenda
of the All-Russian congress, which
opened here today.
The proposal for unification origin
ated in the Ukraine with view TO
centralizing governmental affairs in
Moscow, which now controls the mill
tary, finance. railroad, food and for
eign affairs, while the republics gov
ern in local matters only.
Among the delegates from all parts
of the country are 120 from the Far
Eastern republic. This group is
headed by NJ. Janson, former minister
of foreign affairs. The congress will
last about a week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Couldn't Buy Turkey,
So Jumps in RiUer
(By United Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Four "bits"
won't buy Christmas turkey, but it
is enough for a quarters worth of
rope and carfare to the nearest river.
Mrs. Florence Fend Golden found her
self and her six-year-old son, Bobby,
facing Christmas with so cents. She
separated from her husband a year
ago. The butcher wouldn't take the
so cents for first payment" on a
turkey, so Mrs. Golden bought the
rope and took street car to the Des-
PLANES river. There she tied the
rope around Bobby and herself, and
plunged into the water. Police res
cued them. Golden appeared at the
hospital today, and it appeared like a
merry Christmas, after all.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Suburban

GREEN'S FORK, Ind-The "Get
Acquainted" meeting at the Christian
church closed Thursday evening.
Mrs. L D. Stackhouse who has been
visiting In Centerville, returned home
Thursday. ... Howard Gambler and
daughter, Sara, spent Wednesday in
Richfond. The school closed here
Friday evening for weeks vacation.
CAMPBELLSTOWN, O.-The Christ
mas cantata, Sons Of Promise will
be given at the church Christmas eve.
Everyone is cordiallp invited to attend.
....H. c. Fultz and family spent Sun
day with Eli Williams and family.
DR.. Helphenstine of Dayton was a din
ner guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Armacost. Miss Mae Erwin suf-
fered a fractured bone in her right arm
Thursday when in crossing the street
In Richmond she was struck by micy-
Gle and knocked down Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Swisher and baby spent Sun.
day with Marshall Ketron and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber O'Hara will
Mrs. Heber O'Hara will arrive Wednes.
Swisher and baby spent Sunday with
Marshall Ketron and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Hara will arrive Wednesday
from Defiance college and spend the
holiday season with homefoIks. :. The
bazaar Saturday was well attended and
a god time was enjoyed. A fine sup
per was served between and o'clock
after which games were played. The
total receipts amounted to $685..
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse McWhinney were
calling on New Paris friends Sunday
afternoon.
MIDDLEBORO, Ind.-Mr. and Mrs
Will Quincy were pleasantly surprised
| Wednesday evening at their HON,
north of Middlehoro nv friends am
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
% FAMILIES GIVEN
CHRISTMAS BASKETS

Ninety-two Christmas baskets made
up by the local corps of the Salvation
army were distributed at the citadel
on South Seventh street Saturday
morning to members of needy families
as they called for them. The baskets
contained 20 articles which included
one dressed chicken, one can of peas,
one can Of corn, one can Of tomatoes,
one can of milk, one can OF beans, one
package of coffee, one jar of fruit,
one sack of nuts, one pound of sugar
five pounds of flour, two pounds OF
sweet potatoes, one half dozen or
anges, one stalk of celery, 10 pounds
of potatoes, one package of spaghetti
one leaf of bread, one glass of jelly
and one pound of butter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Short News Of City

Enjoy Christmas Program - The
Townsend Branch of the Community
Service had a Christmas program in
the X. P. hall. Fort Wayne avenue, Fri
day night. for the benefit of the chill
dren. This entertainment was con-
Quoted by the Mothers club of the
Townsend league. Over 20 children
were present and each received a well
filled stocking from Santa Claus Mr.
Wynn played the part of Santa Claus.
The children sang carols and gave
Tecitations.
Here for Visit-Clarenee Coyle, of
Birmingham, Ala, is here TO spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs James Coyle, of South Seventh
street
Building Stone Falls - slipping
from the hands of the workmen who
We're trying to get it into place near
the top of the new First National bank
building, large building stone three
feet long and Is inches wide and Is
inches thick fell to the ground late
Friday afternoon. The stone struck
the cornice of the Luken drug store
building, which is next to the bank
building now under construction, and
then fell to the sidewalk. None oil
the pedestrians en- the street were
struck by the large block.
3. Y. p. U. Program Sunday-The
B. Y. p. u. of the First Baptist church
will hold, its Christmas meeting a.
6:15 o'clock Sunday evening. The
subject for discussion is to be Hon
oring Christ's Birthday" Special mu
sic also will be rendered. Levi Un
derhill will be the leader. Members
of Group two will speak on the fol
lowing subjects: 1, Putting Chris
Into Christmas; 2, Be Grateful; 8, Re
ioice with Others; 4, Share the Worl
with others; 5, Cheer Up the Lonely
6, Think of Christ.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
All Over Indiana
(BY United Pressl

SOMERVILLE-Joh Martin, the
last Civil war veteran of Somerville,
committed suicide by hanging himself
in his sons barn
PETERSBURG Local hardware
dealers exhausted their supply of
skates during the past week when ice
was more than an inch thick on near
by lakes.
DOWNEYVILLE-Large, horn rim
med spectatcles probably saved the
eyes of Howard Moultrop, high school
| student, when materials with which
he was working in chemistry labora-
tary exploded and painfully burned
| his face.
LAGRANGE-David Norris, a high
school boy here, dislocated his neck
while pulling on his sweater.
GOSHEN-Elhanna Hess of thi:
city, claims the state quail hunting
championship with having bagged 49,
birds.
] OWENSVILLE-The local chapter
OF the American Legion is preparing
to cease activities due to the fact tina
members have failed to show interes
in the organization.
/ Observation-Disclosures her hus
band threatened to kill her on thei
wedding day, Dec. ~ 1922, Mrs. Mar
guerite Reed has filed suit for divorc,
from Clarence Reed.
| OWENSVILLE-A diary kept b,
William Wilson, great grandfather o
5. K. Wilson during a trip to England
In 1907 is in possession of his descend
ant here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
FAMOUS OLD PRINTING
HOUSE QUITS BUSINESS
(By Associated Pressl

NbY AsSOCIdIed PresS)
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The DeVinne
Press, one of the oldest printing es-
Establishments in the country, is going
out of business. James w. Boutwell,,
president, announced the firms deci-
sion resulted from Inability to get
the type of men suited to our needs. T"
He said also there was no longer a
great demand for fine printing. The
business was founded in 1888 by Sam
uel Flows and later was owned by
Theodore Low DeVinne. For 40 years
it printed the Century and st. Nicho-
las magazines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Members of Alimony Club
To Meet Wives For One Day

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Santa Claus
is to pay visit to the ''alimOny club
Judge Timothy Hurley, acting as per-
sonal agent of Saint Nick, declared to-
day he will return all husbands who
are members of the club, to their
wives for Christmas. This is the one
day in the year when couples whose
difficulties have brought them into
court, might make up. I'm going to
turn these fellows loose and give them
a chance" he said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
U. S. REALIZES BILLION ON
SALE OF WAR SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Approxi-
mateIy $1,118, 100000 has been turned
into the treasury since the armistice
from sales of surplus army and navy
supplies, the senate military commit
tee was told today in opening hearings
on a bill by Senator Townsend, Repub-
lican, Michigan, to distribute remain
ing surplus supplies among the states.
OF the proceeds, about S1,000,000, 900
came from the army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Admiration For Teacher
Too Strong For 6-Year-OId

BOWLING GREEN, KY, Dec. %
The Juvenile court today released
Sammy Jennings, six, when he return
ed "A cents and confessed he had
stolen it from the first grade collee.
ton box The pupils in Sammy's
class had put their pennies in box
to be given to the Red Cross to buy
Christmas presents for the poor. 81
wanted to buy present for teacher"
Sammy told the court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
EIGHT SPANISH SOLDIERS
KILLED IN TRAIN cRAcL

MADRID, Dec. 23.-Reports that
eight soldiers of the Vizcuya regi-
ment had been killed and more than
hundred injured ina railway acct
dent to military train were received
here today. Details, including in
formation as to the scene of the catas-
trophe, were lacking.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
HARDING SIGNS POSTAL
AGREEMENT With CANADA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The pos
tai convention recently negotiated be
tween Canada and the United States
was signed today by President Hard
ing and Postmaster General Work and
thus became officially in force, effec-
tive Jan. /. Many reciprocal and adj
ditional mail facilities between Canada
and the United States are provided in
the new convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Billy Myers Catches
Negro Taking Turkey
(B1 United Press)

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 23.-Billy
Myers, catcher Of Louisville American
association, stays in training the year
round. He proved this today when he
caught a man trying to steal home.
1t was like this: Manager Moffett of
the Pioneers gave Billy a turkey for
Christmas. While he stepped into a
house for minute a negro came along
and stole it from his automobile. Billy
put the negro and the game ended one
to nothing, when the ballplayer turned
his man over to the police.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
RAILROAD GIVES WORKERS
CASH GIFTS FOR KIM

ELKHART, Ind, Dec 23.-Checks
ranging in size from $500 to $1,000 are
being distributed by the New York
Central railroad here as gifts to rs To-
cal employees, in recognition of faithful
services during the past year. Fifty
thousand dollars in all is being dis
tributed locally, and officials say the
amount given to employees throughout
the New York Central system will to-
tai 100000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
RESTLESS NIGHT SPENT
BY SARAH BERNHARDT
(By United PresS)

PARIS, Dec. 23.-Sarah Bernhard,
stricken with illness at theatre here
few days ago, spent restless
night. "Mme. Bernhardt's condition
is not so WELL" attendants told the
United Press. Shortly afterwards,
however, the Divine Sarah" sent her
secretary to the correspondents with
this message: II am no worse than
yesterday"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Hawk. boy,
Richmond, Indiana. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard A. Turner, girl, Wayne
township. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Par
ker Counts, boy, Jackson township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Brown, boy,
Spring Grove.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23

Miss Anita Damrosch, youngest
daughter of Walter Damrosch. the
musician, has decided on a pro-
.fessional stage career. Miss Dam
rosch entered the American Acad-
envy of Dramatic .rt' last year,
and will continue her studies there
for another year. Then it will be
her hope to join the dramatic pro-
feSsion.