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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
LOUISE M. ALCOTT'S
STORY OF CHILDHOOD
LIFE is RATED BEST
CBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-"Little Wom-
en-" Louise M. Alcott's story of child
hood life in New England, heads the
list of % "best books" for country
school children in the first to eighth
grades as balloted on by the American
Library Association and the National
Educational Association it was an
nounced today.
Lewis CAROLS "ALce in Wonder
land" comes second on the two foot
shelf with Defoe's Robinson Crusoe''
third, Mark Twain's tom Sawyer
fourth and Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island fifth. Stevenson is
the only author to appear twice on the
list. He comes in again with the
"Child's Garden of Verse"
Other books which appear on the
joint list are: Nicolay, Boys life OF
Abraham Lincoln; Kipling, Jungle
Book, Andersen, Fairy Tales; Aesop's
Fables; Pyle, Merry Adventures OF
Robin Hood; Lamb, Tales from
Shakespeare; Mallory, Boys King Ar
tfiur; Van Leon, Story of Mankind
Wiggin, Rebecca of SunnybrooR
Farm; Stevenson. Burton e. Home
Book of Verses for Young Folks
Dickens, CHRISTMAS Carol, lFNluS, nj
Van Wrinkle; Mother Goose; Dodge
Hans Brinker; Hagedorn, Boys Life
of Theodore Roosevelt; Hawthorne
Wonder Book; Seaton, Wild Animals
I Have Known; Spyri, Heidi, The Ara
bian Nights.
Other Books Selected
Three books selected by the teach
ers but not included on the combined
list We're; Riis, the making of ar
American; Baldwin, Fifty Famous
Stories; Eggleston, Stories of Great
Americans.
Three books selected by Librarians
and not included on the joint lis
were: Dickens, David Copperfield
Grimm, Household stories; Wyss
Swiss family Robinson.
Teachers are eager to get this lis
as an aid in making their selection
Of books, it is indicated by the inqui
ries that have been coming in from
all parts of the United States to the
| Chicago headquarters officers of the
| American Library Association" the
announcement said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
MOTORLESS FLYING
DECLARED POSSIBLE
tRv Associated Press,

CLERMONT FERRAND, France,
Aug. 5.-Optimism over the future of
mortoless flying prevails at Camp
Mouillard, where the glider" contests
under the auspices of the First Inter
national Experimental Congress of Mo
torless airplanes will begin tomorrow,
to continue until Aug. 90.
The builders, pilots and officials liv'
ing in the canvas city near the top OF
Mount Comberasse are sanguine that
machines propelled by man power or
merely by the wind are destined to
make as much progress in the next 20
years as the gasoline-motored planes
have achieved since the Wright broth
ers made their test flights at Kitty
Hawk, n. c.
General Large, commanding the thir-
teenth army corps, whose soldiers are
keeping law and order at the camp
pointing to a glider" plotted by Lieut.
Thoret maneuvering 5000 feet above
the campaigning looping and vol
planing-said:
Anyone prophesying this Is years
ago would have been interned in q
lunatic asylum" A pessimistic note
however, was struck by a French peas
ant harvesting in a nearby field, who
practically repeated the words aserib
ed to two Ohio farmers upon reading
of the Wright brothers first short
hops One farmer, as he scaned the
big headlines, in the newspaper he
had taken from the R. F. D. box at the
crossroads declared with finality: INC
man will ever fly like a bird" and the
other echoing the sentiment with
And if a man ever does, he won't
sail from Dayton, Ohio, by heck"
What the French peasant said, aft
er watching Standardization ma
chine fly for four minutes, was: al
eanot be done and, prodding his team
of oxen, he numbered away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
MEN WHO ATTACKED
WORKERS IDENTIFIED
(By Associated Pressl

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. with the
identity of some of the % masked men
who kidnapped and severely beat five
Seaboard Airline employees and one
rail guard at Manly late yesterday,
said to have already been established,
the county authorities were pressing
their investigation of the disorder to-
day with arrests believed to be i'm
n1inent.
Selling the men while they were at
work on a disabled locomotive, which
they had been sent from here to bring
in, the kidnappers, who arrived in
eight automobiles, carried them two
miles and beat each of them severely,
one it is believed fatally. Sheriff Blue
said some of the kidnappers whose
identity was known, were striking
shopmen of the Seaboard shops at
Hamlet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Arrest Two Brothers
Posing as Army Officers
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Decorated
with medals purporting to repre-
sent, among others, the French me-
daille militaire and croix de guerre
and the Italian iron cross, Arthur A.
Starnes, 81, wearing the uniform of a
colonel of the United States army, and
Charles B. Starnes, 80, brothers, of
Dallas, Texas, were arrested here last
night by agents of the department of
justice, charged with violation of the
Dyer act and the national defense act
The brothers, the younger of whom
was said by authorities never to have
been in the United States army, had
been trailed by federal agents for
three months, it was said, beginning
with their alleged theft of an automo-
bile in Dallas. They were said to
have been released from hotel bills
through the effect of the uniform and
medals on the younger brother, and to
have otherwise worked on the public
sympathy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
RUSS REVOLUTIONISTS
ARE ASKED ATTITUDE
IF FREEDOM GRANTED
fBy Associated Pressl

LONDON, Aug. "a Nsurprise was
sprung at the trial of the "a social
reyolutionists on charges of treason
when the chairman of the revolutions
airy tribunal, NJ. Piatikoff asked the de-
PENDANTS to give the court an intima-
Ton IN their final pleas of what their
attitude toward the soviets would be
IN the future in the event they were
liberated.
The majority of the first group of
prisoners ignored the chairman's re-
quest, declaring they would uphold to
the end the party principles in the
struggle for which they had spent vir-
tually their whole lives.
Aneram-R. GotZ, who was once a
member of the soviets central execu-
tive committee, declared that as far
as the foreign policy of Russia was
concerned, he and his comrades were
willing to support the recognition of
the soviets but as for the internal
politics they would continue to strug-
gle against sovietism, oppose the die
tatorship Of the communistic policy
and urge as. strongly as possible a
regime Of democracy.
None Ask for Mercy.
None of the accused asked for mercy
and one expressed readiness to go to
death. Ivanova, one of the women de
PENDANTS with dramatic gestures de.
clared that she would always carry the
same enmity toward the soviets and
that in the face Of the indications that
the death sentence was to be imposed
she took occasion to announce that she
had forgiven the informers who by
their statements have virtually
sealed my DOOM"
Nicolai Bucharin addressing the
court IN behalf of the prosecution,
recommended acduittal for NJ. Sem.
enoff and Lydia Konopolova and all
other informers who he said had re.
pented for the part they played in the
terroristic plots and who had agreed
to adopt different attitude if re.
leased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Cancel American Orders
For British Coal, Report
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 5-Fhere have been
reports of the cancellation of several
American orders for British coal, but
these cannot be confirmed except in
the case of a few speculative transac-
tons at the Clyde ports, where the
demand has been much smaller than
in Wales and Newcastle and whence
only one or two ships have sailed with
coal for the United States.
Exporters in Cardiff say they are
unaware of any cancellation in South
Wales, where many orders are still
uncovered owing to the colleries being
fully booked until the middle of Sep
TENDER. Confidence is expressed in
Cardiff that cancellations on a large
scale are unlikely, as it is believed
America will need British coal for q
considerable time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
DEMOCRATS DISCUSS
AMENDING TAXLAWS

Need for amending the present tax
laws, and an alleged rift in the Lutte
between the progressive and stand pat
elements in the Republican party,
were subjects of a discussion held by
Democratic organization workers in
the K. of P building Friday evening.
The meeting was the first to be held
by local Democrats in preparation for
the fall campaign.
Poll books were handed out to work
ers and instructions for taking a poll
of the county were given out with a
view to starting the work at once.
Mrs. Lillian Tweedy, of Cambridge
City, candidate for the office of state
senator, was the advocate of a change
in the tax laws
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
MILDRED N. ovERMAN

Mildred N. Overman, 26 years old
died Friday night at Miami Valley
hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She had been
resident of Richmond most of hoI
life She is survived by her husband
Paul r. Overman; one daughter. Jane
Lynette; two sisters, Evelyn and Mar
jorie, and one brother, John. She was
a member of the East Main Streei
Friends church of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at the home, 303 Kinsey street
Burial will be in Middletown GENE
terry. Friends may call any time al
the home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
MRS. MARY HAMILTON

Mrs. Mary Hamilton, Sc years old
died Friday night at her home, 50s
South Fourth street. Death resulted
from heart disease. She is survived
by her husband, Andrew T., four chill
dren, Mrs. Agnes Morel, Floyd H
Hamilton, Sylvester and John H. Ham
ilton, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hurst
of this city; Mrs. Kate Cause, of In
dianapolis, and one brother, John Ha
ley, of Union City.
Mrs Hamilton was very well known
here. She became i'll Friday evening
and died within few minutes. She
had been i'll for some time, but hao
not been considered in a serious con
dition.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day morning at o'clock at st. Mary's
church. Burial will be in St. Andrews
cemetery. Rev. w. j. Cronin viii
officiate. Friends may call al any
time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Deaths and Funerals
FRED ]. HEITBRINK

Fred ]. Heitbrink,. y years old, died
Friday night at KS o'clock at his
home, 906 South Fifth street. He was
born in Germany in 1910 and came to
Richmond in 1865. He is survived by
two daughters, Miss Katie Heitbrink
and Mrs. Ed Deitemeyer; one daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Anna Heitbrink; two
grandchildren and one brother, Garrett
Heitbrink.
Mr.. Heitbrink was one of the Oldest
German residents and one of the old
est members of the st. Paul's Luther
an church.
Private funeral services will be held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the home, 9o6 South Fifth street. Rev
Miller will officiate. Burial will be in
the Lutheran cemetery. Friends may
call Sunday afternoon and evening
Only the members of the family and
friends will attend the funeral.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Kentucky Voters Ballot
For Candidates for Fall
(By Associated Press)

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 5.-Ken.
lucky voters in five of the states
eleven congressional districts today
balloted for candidates to go on the
ballots of the two major political par
ties at the November election. In the
other six districts there were no con-
tests on either side.
The weather was fair throughout
the state. 1t was expected that a
heavy vote would be polled by the Re.
publicans in the third and tenth dis.
fights among the candidates fusing
into personalities during the last week
of the campaign. A comparatively
light vote was in prospect elsewhere
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
LaPreII and Frank Funk
Slightly Hurt in Accident

Amos P. LaPrell and Frank Funk,
both received minor injuries when a
car driven by Funk left the road north
of Middleboro Friday evening.
Funk was driving along at low
rate of speed when he encountered
fresh gravel and skidded over a 10
foot embankment. The car was put
out of commission but was not over
turned in the accident. LaPrell is
suffering from cash and bruised
right knee and a stiff neck, while
Funk suffered few cuts about the
face. They were returned to town by
an unknown passerby, and were given
medical attention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Charles Jordan Becomes
While Working at Bank

Charles w Jordan. president of the
American Trust and Savings bank,
suffered a slight hemorrhage of the
retina of the eye about 1870 o'clock
Saturday morning, while working at
the bank. He was taken to his home
where he received medical attention
The attending physical stated that
Mr.. Jordan's illness was not serious
and only temporary, and that he would
recover in two or three days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
SOVIET ABANDONS
FOREIGN PURCHASES
(Bv Associated Press.)

MOSCOW, Aug. 5.-The soviet gov
eminent announced today that owing
to the excellent crop prospects the
foreign trade department is instruct
ing its bureaus abroad to cease buying
flour and sugar.
Despite the splendid harvest re-
ports, however, food prices in Russia
have increased from 80 to 40 per cent
since the first of this month, Moscow
being the chief sufferer. Americans
recently arriving from Constantinople
and other cities contend that Moscow
now is the most expensive of the
larger European cities in which to live.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
SALE OF SANITARIUM
PROPERTY APPROVED

Petition to sell the real estate and
personal property belonging to the
Glen Miller Sanitarium filed by Clar-
ence Kleinknecht, receiver, in circuit
court, was approved by the court Sat
urday The petition states that assets
outside of the property mentioned in
the form of accounts payable amount
to $3.50, while liabilities total $16,790.
In the petition, Kleinbnecht gives it
as his opinion that further conduct of
the business will result in loss.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
LIGHTNING KILLS WOMAN;
RIPS OFF FRIENDS CLOTH

BELVIDERE, N. j., Aug. 5.-A bolt
of lightning struck down a sturdy
tree on the banks of the Delaware
river. then leaped a distance of 10
feet to the porch of the summer home
of Mrs. Thomas A. Berkey, of Easton,
Pa, and instantly killed her. A friend
to whom Mrs. Berkey was talking at
the time, seated but two feet from
her, had her shoe and stocking ripped
from her foot and leg, but escaped
with burn on the heel.
The lightning bolt struck Mrs.
Berkey in the head. She was 29 years
old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Pennsy Track Foreman
Not Guilty of Assault

Joe Iccune, track foreman, working
for the Pennsylvania, was found not
guilty after trial in city court on an
assault and battery charge Saturday,
The charge was brought by Kenneth
Mcclure, towerman and signal repair
man, who was badly battered about
the head in an alteration with Iccune
Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Circuit Court
MAIDEN NAME RESTORED.

MAIDEN NAME RESTORED.
Absolute divorce and restoration OF
her maiden name, Rose Vessel, has
been granted Mrs. George Busherse,
whose case against her husband was
tried before Alonzo Feemster as spe-
cial judge, few days ago. The COM
plant alleged cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
PLAINTIFF GIVEN JUDGMENT.
Judgment for the plaintiff was given
by the court in the case of Christian
Kirkpatrick against Harry and Kath-
crime Knott in his claim on public i'm
provement assessment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
WILLIAM M. KITTLE

Funeral services for William NJ.
Kittle, 50 years old, who was killed
when run over Friday morning by a
wrecking train at Olive Hill on the
Pennsylvania railroad, will be held
Monday afternoon at o'clock (day-
light saving time) at the home, 103
North Tw1atieth street. Rev A. H.
Backus will officiate. Friends may
call any time at the home. Fraternal
orders will omit services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
DE VALERA SUPPORTER
IN COMMAND OF TROOPS

DUBLIN, Aug. 5-Fraking Childers,
one of the chief supporters of cannon
Devalera in the fight against the
Anglo-Irish treaty, is said to be in com
mand of the irregular forces at KilmI.
lock. The casualties of the national
troops in the fighting there up to the
present are given as one killed and
several wounded
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05

ton, Pa, to Gary, Ind; ]. Mann (3),
Hartford, Conn, to st. Louis, Mo.
C. w. Verrile (2) Washington, D. c.,
to Oklahoma; E. J. Eastline (2) Chi
cago to Niagara Falls; V. E. Smith "a
Cleveland, Ohio to Indianapolis; Will
liam Cotterell (2) Chicago to Ohio;
]. c. Smith, San Francisco to Boston,
Mass; L. K. Cartwright, Portland,
Ind, to Louisville, Ky; Joseph Erwin,
Roseville, Ohio, to Indianapolis.
Luther Young (4) Canton, Ohio, to
Knoxville, Ky; W. G. Green (4) Oak
wood, H., to Niagara Falls; A. ]. Ar
zoian co Las Angeles, Cal, to Balti-
more, Md; A. S. Davis (2) Chicago
TO New York City; Mrs -Neuton az
Tuscalusa, Okla, to Detroit, Mich; ].
w. Moore, Fairview, w. Va, to Tusca-
lusa, Okla.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Clothing Plant Office
Wrecked by Explosion
(RY Associated Pressl

READING, Pa, Aug. 5.-The office
of the A. B. Kirschbaum clothing plant
here was wrecked by an explosion
early today No one was hurt. The
plant is branch of the Philadelphia
establishment of the company where
there has been some labor trouble.
The local management expressed the
belief that the explosion was due to
robbers trying to blow open a safe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
PLAN SCHOOL LUNcHEoNs

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5.-Serving of s.
and 10-cent plate luncheons will be
started by the public schools in the
fall
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Police Court News
SHAVER ARRESTED

Clarence Shaver was arrested by or
ficers Vogelsong, McNally and Hen,
nigar Saturday afternoon after they
had found two one-half gallone bottles
of liquor in his apartment at Twelfth
and North B streets. He furnished
$500 bond and was released. The Of
ficers also found a still made of gal
vanized spouting and rubber tubing.
His case comes up Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
BLACK UNpEReoEs OPERATION

SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. 5.-John
Black, who approached to within one
stroke Of the national open golf title
at the recent championship matches
in Chicago, faced an operation here
today, confident that it would assure
him of retaining the form that has
made his name known wherever golf
is played
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
Short News Of City

Commissioners to Meet - Members
of the board of county commissioners
Monday will allow bills for the month.
No other business is in view at pres
ent, according to County Auditor How
ard Brooks.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-05
FACES LIQUOR CHARGE

Paul Drischel of Cambridge City,
was arrested Saturday by Prohibition
Officer Walker France land Sheriff
Carl Wadman on a charge of having
TN bottles of beer in his home. He
furnished $500 bond and was re-
leased.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
WITH COSTS AT PEAK, BABSON WARNS
 \. AGAINST FIXING WAGES AT PRESENT

Quoted Locally Only by The Hsrald).
 Wellesley Hills, Mass. Dec. 23.--- Commenting on tho present scarcity of skilled labor in certain lines. Rog- CT ". Babson today. issued distinct warning to both executives and inves- tors who would base future plans on present conditions.
 ''Thc last ak months of 1929 have been marked by a scarcity of labor in many lines" says MT. BAbson, particularly common labor and the skilled building trades. Employment conditions the country over have im- proved in those months. There has, therefore, been a general tendency on the part of labor to seek increased wages and on the part of employers, even when they did not, soc tho way clear to raise wages, to consent to their stabilization at the present or . the preceding levels This situation Is. likely to continue for the first six months of 1923, going far enough to cover the usual wage settlements which come up in the spring.
 Employers, therefore. are going to be confronted with demands which, if granted, will of necessity mean in- creased production costs. In 1917 and 1913 we were in a similar position. Labor was getting scarce; business was running along briskly, and the demand for increased wages was in-
New Britain herald., 1922-12-23

cost on to the public. hut that time has gone. The public Is not looking for goods at any price; it is looking for goods at lower price. and if your goods are put into the market on the basis of increased production costs, they will not find a ready sale.
 "Furthermore, investors are going to be extremely cautious about put ting their funds into industrial enter prises. Theyfare going to ask a great many perplexing and embarrassing questions. First among these is go- ing to be the question as to how far duction costs down to a permanent level. These questions are going to be asked strictly from the dividend paying basiA On all sides the profit making possibilities of productive en- terprises are going to be curtailed. Your normal margin of profit in the years just ahead of us Is going to be very much less than 1t has been for the last Ave years. Any clement. therefore. which tends to increase production costs Is going to add to the embarrassment of your company, For this reason, investors are going to look beyond the advertisements as to the assets and income and things of like kind. They are going to ask to see your wage sheets and to de- mand information as to how the wage levels under which you are operating correspond with those of six months and year ago. This is perfectly legitimate question and upon the nn- swer to it will depend not only the profits which you will make in 1923 but also the difficulties which you will meet in obtaining money to h- nance your operations"
 General business according to the index of the Babsonchart sagged slightly from exact normal reached last week. The current reaction of 2qS is due to increase in failures.