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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16
Suburban

WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio. = Mr.. and
Mrs. Aurla Lamm and son Chester
of Richmond were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Pheba Plat n fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Addleman
of Richmond were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Veregge,....
Mrs. James Cox and daughter of Ham
ilton, Ohio. are the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Timmons.
Mrs. Timmons is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Locke of Rich
mond spent Sunday with Miss Matte
Locke and mother. Mr.. Chalmer
Caskey and family, Mr.. Ray Wright
and family and Miss Dorthy Timmons
spent Sunday with Mr.. Lloyd Ansburn
and family of near Carlos city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy DeCamp of Rich
mond spent Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Caskey. They we're Wis
itors at Hagerstown Sunday.....Mr
and Mrs. Ira Wright and MI. and
Mrs. Dick Wright spent Sunday at
Celina.. Miss Olga Jones of Column
bus spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents MI. and Mrs. Amos Jones.
Jerry Norris spent last week with
Mr.. George Banks of New Madison,
liz III III lis w. Il. blollOp
were Sunday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Thompson. Miss
Mildred Morgan daughter of Nj. and
Mrs. Norman Morgan and Mr.. Hugh
Schlosser son of MI. and Mrs. John
Schlosser were married Saturday aft
ernoon at Greenville, Ohio, by Rev.
Racey. A dinner vas given at the
home of Mr.. John Schlosser south of
$500 H. L1-&. 80 M a-I NH-1 To-
Schlosser. The invited guests were
Mr.. Dan Golfer and family of Lewis
burg, Charles Hoffman and family.
VIM. Schlosses and family of Green
vile and Mr.. Ebert Wiles.
MILTON, Ind.-The ladies of the
Methodist church will hold a market
at Bragg's store Saturday morning.
They will have home made breads as
a specially. Misses Ina Crawford,
| Susie Shafer, June Templin and Elsie
Mason, Dwight Brown, Roscoe Size
love, Floyd Hines, Delbert Pitman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer DuGranrut
picnicked at Feeders dam Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slant and daughter
spent Saturday at Indianapolis. The
| Cary club met with Mrs. Ernest Doty
| Thursday afternoon when the follow
ing program was given: piano duet,
Miss Faucet and Mrs. Doll; Brazil
and the Brazillians", Miss Hussey;
notable geographical characteristics
and natural beauties of Chilli" Mrs.
Templin; what are the probabilities
and opportunities of Argentina's nat
ural development" Mrs. Wilson; pia-
no solo, Mrs. Caldwell. =. Friday aft
ernoon the Ruth Circle held a class
meeting in the church basement in
honor of Mrs. William Ohmit, a re
cent bride. The room was beautifully
decorated with spring flowers. After
an interesting guessing contest Mrs,
Wallace Warren sung, Mrs. Wilson
and Mrs. Warren gave a vocal duet,
Mrs. Ida Warren on behalf of the
class presented Mrs. Ohmit a dozen
silver salad forks. Dainty refresh.
ments were served. The class sang
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds, Mrs
Warren closed the meeting with a
prayer for the new home.....J John
Posy Jones was home from Earlham
for the weekend. Miss Ida Hall
and Clyde Squier of Lyonsville were
married Sunday afternoon at the par
! sonage by Rev. Mccormick, Miss Yer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16
GIRL DROPS DEAD ON WAY
TO GET MARRIAGE LICENSE

FORT WAYNE. Ind. May 16-Mar-
garet Opdycke, "a years old, dropped
dead in the court house yesterday
afternoon while on her way with Eu-
gene CounseHar to get a marriage IL
cense. Her fiance said she had been
suffering from heart trouble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16

NEW GARDEN, Ind.-The Willing
Workers Sunday school class met at
the home of Misses Grace and Irene
Knoll. After the business meeting the
social committee entertained the class
with games and contests. Those n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16

apolis who has been spending several
weeks with her father Elijah Hurst
left Thursday for her home at Indian
apolis. Mrs. Alice Gresh visited
at Hillhurst several days last week.
Her great niece Louise Hurst accom-
panied her home for a week end visit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-16

Josiah knight visited in Fountain City
several days last week.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
TWO SULGRAvE TREES
PLANTED At MT. VERNON
Oak and Elm From English Estate
Given in Memory of George and
Martha Washington.

Two trees, one in memory Of George
Washington and the other in memory
of Martha Washington. were planted at
IL: 80 o'clock this morning at Mount
Vernon by the Sulgrave Institution of
America. The trees. an oak and an elm
from Sulgrave. England, were accepted
by Miss Amelia Day Campbell. in the
name Of the woman's committee Of the
Sulgraye Institution Of America.
Members of the diplomatic corps. the
regents of Mount Vernon. the Black
burn and Washington families and Com
mander and Mrs. Dayton assembled on
the porch at Mount Vernon and re-
viewed the march Of patriotic crganiza-
tons, led by the Navy Band.
The ceremony was opened with invoca-
New York. Representatives from New
York of the Sulgrave Institution are
John A. Stewart. chairman, BOARD Of
governors; Andrew B. Humphrey. Sec
retary; Col. Charles S. Bryan AMI Miss
Amelia Day Campbell, chairman, ma
tional women'S committee.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran, vino has
been requested by the Sulgrave Institu-
ton to act as Washington chairman Of
that organization. is giving q buffet
luncheon at the Shorenam this after
noon. in honor Of the representatives. of
the organization. Those scheduled to
speak are: Bishop Alfred Harding,
Bishop Hamilton, DR.. Thomas E. Green
and Judge John Barton Payne of tn.
American Rid Cross.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
RULES STATE LAW BAR
TO RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
Supreme Court Decries Pennsyl-
vania Act to Protest Min
ing Interests.

Constituting statute of Pennsyl-
vania relating to subsistence Of land
in the anthracite mining region.
caused by extracting coal, the United
States Supreme Court yesterday held
that the statute admittedly destroyed
previously existing rights of property
and contract. The courts opinion was
read by Mr.. Justice Holmes.
After discussing the police power
of states. Justice Holmes stated that
when it reaches a certain magnitude
1t can proceed only through the exer-
else of eminent domain with entailed
compensation.
While ordinarily private affairs,
such as the ownership Of a piece Of
property. cannot be permitted to in
terfere with public interest, damage
to a house Is not a public nuisance.
the justice said. even though similar
damage Is inflicted on others in differ
ent places. 'The damage Is not COM
mon or public" Pie explained. The
as protection OF personal safety:
The Kohler law purports to abol-
ish. the court asserted, what 10 recog-
nized in Pennsylvania as an estate
in land-a very valuable estate" As
applied to the case before it, the
court found that there was not sum-
cient public interest to warrant the
state, through the Kohler act. to in
terfere with the company in its "con-
stitutionally protected rights.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
|SEEK SCHOOL SUPPORT
IN NATIONAL BODIES
Congress Of Mothers and Parent.
Teacher Associations Plans New
Committee.

Organization Of permanent COM
mittee. consisting of representatives
of every national organization with
headquarters in Washington. which
will work for the passage of school
legislation will be considered by the
executive committee Of the District
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations at q meeting
this afternoon in the home Of Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, 1855 N street.
The mothers plan to bring as much
influence as possible from national
organizations in support of pending
legislation. In view of the capitals
relation to the rest Of the nation it
is anticipated that the support will
be practically unanimous.
Many of these organizations have
standing school committees. and exec
utive off1cers Of others have indicated
that they will be glad to appoint
representative to cooperate with the
mothers organization.
Tho meeting this afternoon also
will take up the mothers pension
bill introduced by Senator Calder.
to the body which will administer
the measure,
The regular monthly meeting Of the
congress will be held a week from to-
today in the New Ebbitt Hotel.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
.JINGLES TO TOAIDEARLYMAILD DRIVE:
CONTRIBUTED BY P. O. BARD

". G. Gilbert. private secretary to
Postmaster Chance. has come
across" with a fne bunch of jingles
to advance the shop early-mail
early" campaign. Mr.. Gilbert came
into prominence last spring. when he
wrote a series of rhymes to help ad
vance the mail early-in- the day
campaign conducted by the local
Office.
Mr.. Gilbert's latest rhymes follow:
Old Mother Hubbard stuck close to
her cupboard,
That when she got there the counters
were bare
Don't let that be your fate:
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Mary has a little plan
To do her Christmas buying:
She shops and mails two weeks
ahead
Now. that's a stunt worth r.ing.
Wire briar. timber lock.
Early shoppers in a flock
Pick for Christmas gifts the best.
And mail them early, east or west.
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There was a girl in our town whose
brain was far from dead:
Her Christmas shopping all was done
two weeks or SO ahead.
And to the r. o. forthwith she few
with all her might and main,
And mailed her presents days ahead
believe ME. that's some Jane!
Evening star., 1922-12-12
Injuries, Due to Hysteria,
Defense Plea IL, 500, 900 Suit

accident We're superficial and that her
mind and not the injuries is respon-
sible for her present helpless condi-
tion. The Jurors were told by the
attorney that the case would prove
the most interesting they had ever
heard.
Miss Mateer was the first witness
TO be placed on the stand. She told
the jury that while the car was ap-
preaching the terminus she noticed
that 1t was travelling at an unusually
high rate OF speed and that just be-
fore it strHk the bumper both the
motorman and conductor and the only
other passenger. a man. jumped off
and that she was the only person on
the car when 1t came in contact with
the stop-block. She was thrown, she
said, against the front end of the Car
and stunned. but that the seriousness
OF her condition was not realized
until after she had been carried to
the home of Mr.. Russell. in Takoma.
where she was boarder.
In sanitarium Seventy Days.
She was in the Takoma Park Sani-
tarium. she testified. for seventy days
Immediately following the accident.
requiring the constant attention of
two nurses. and since then two of
her sisters have devoted their entire
time to her in their home in Ohio.
She described her sufferings. told of
the heavy expenses she had been put
to and insisted that her condition
does not improve in the least and
that the entire lower portion of her
body is without sensation of any
kind.
The case is being stubbornly con-
tested. The plaintiff is represented
by Robert B. Peter OF Rockville and
the company by G. Thomas Dunlop
and Arthur Peter of Washington.
Judge Edward c. Peter is presiding.
The trial :s expected to last several
days.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
TEXAS MOTHER
HELD WITH GIRL
IN KIDNAPPING

Acting on !nforrna ton from Con-
stable II. c. Cantrell of Fort
Worth. Tex, that Mrs. Hattie Will
holt. twenty-eight years old. had
kidnapped her own child, Mrs. Will
holt. accompanied by Mildred Will
holt. her seven-year-old daughter.
was arrested in Union station this
morning by Detectives Thompson
and Embrey.
On the blotter at police head
quarters. the names Hattie Lam
Der" and Hattie Laird were re-
corded opposite Mrs. wiIhoit's
name. The two were then taken
to the house of detention. and the
Fort Worth constable was notified
of the arrest.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant chief
of detectives. took it for granted
that the alleged KIDNAPPING was
connected in some way with
court proceeding. but Mrs. Wilhoit
did not seem disposed to discuss
the affair with him.
Haven't you two husbands" the
inspector asked.
Yes" she replied. "and may
over
'If you talk to them the way you
talk to me-" the inspector remark
ed. its a wonder you have any
husband"
Evening star., 1922-12-12
PLAN TO AID TAXPAYERS.

The internal revenue bureau has
made plans to extend further aid to
federal taxpayers this year in an ef-
fort to reduce the number of errors
which annually have crept into the
income tax returns Of the millions
who help pay the way Of the govern
ment. Schools OF instruction for
deputy collectors and attaches Of rev.
enue collectors offices are being held
throughout the country. it was an
nounced yesterday. The revenue bureau
believes the method Of training will
result in reducing the amount Of re-
checking and delay necessitated by
misunderstanding Of the forms which
the taxpayers must file.
Forms for the preparation of the
returns soon will be in the hands of
collectors throughout the country in.
an effort to speed up the filing Of the
returns, which must be delivered to
the collectors by March Is.
Evening star., 1922-12-12

ROCKVILLE. Md. December IL
(SpeciaD.-An unusual defense is be-
ing made by the Capital Traction
Company of Washington in the case
of Miss Mary A. Natter. a former
employe of one of the government
departments at Washington. which
began before a jury in the circuit
court here yesterday.
Miss Mateer, vino is now a resident
Of Cambridge. Ohio. is suing the COM
pany for damages in the amount of
.000-the largest ever asked in a
similar action in this county-for per-
sonal injuries received when a car
of the company on which she was a
passenger plunged into a stop-block
or bumper at the terminus of the
branch. about IL o'clock the night Of
October 90. 1921.
Although the company comedies.
according to the opening statement
of counsel to the jury, that ever since
the accident Miss Mateer has been
contends that she received no seri-
Gus injury in the accident and that
her condition is due to hysteria and
is purely mental. The company fur
ther insists. so the attorney told the
jury, that just as soon as the plain
tiff gets her mind OFF herself and
stops thinking she was hurt she will
be as well as ever, and that such
change in her mental attitude and
consequent prompt recovery are sure
to come.
Physicians Quoted.
The jury was told that a number
of eminent physicians. some Of them
specialists. had examined Miss Matter
and that their testimony would agree
that the injuries she sustained in the
Evening star., 1922-12-12
FREEZING BLASTS
T0ENvEL0P EAST
Cold Wave of Middle West
Sweeps Toward Atlantic,
Weather Men Say.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December ia high
wind brought the first severely cold
weather to the states of the middle
west today, while the northwest for the
second time this winter was in the grip
OF subzero temperatures. Cold wave
warnings were issued for the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys and forecasters pre-
dicted the cold weather in the north
west would spread eastward today. pre-
ceded by rising temperature.
The coolest weather recorded this
winter preva lied in the northern part of
the Rocky mountain region. Tempera-
lures ranged from l. to ~ below in
Wyoming and Montana. The southern
would be greeted by the cold wave today.
Center in Montana.
APPARENTLY the center Of i:le cold wave
continued to hold in Montana. as Mics
City recorded the lowest temperature
last night. reading 81 degrees below
zero. Other Montana points were only
9 or 3 degrees under that record.
Throughout the cold wave section re-
ports indicated high wind intensified
the cold
a dropping thermometer. weather
arrival OF the cold wave in Missouri.
Kansas and Oklahoma, giving those
states their first real winter. The
mercury was expected to reach 10
above early today and continue its
downward progress until near zero
tonight.
Warnings Are Issued.
Cold wave warnings have been is
sued for Ohio. Kentucky. West Vir-
ginia, western Pennsylvania. western
and northern New York. western
Tennessee and extreme northern Mis-
sissippi. Colder weather. accompa-
MED by snow. was predicted also for
Colorado and western Texas. drop
in the mercury was announced for
parts of Utah. Arizona and New
Mexico.
In Chicago a high wind made the
cold more apparent. Beginning last
night the thermometer dropped. until
early this morning it reached Is
above. the lowest Of the winter To-
day Illinois weather. generally fore
cast as receding to zero. was expected
to play an important part in the vot-
ing on proposed new constitution
for the state.
Duluth, Mimi. reported zero tenn
perature and a blizzard. with a sixty
eight-mile-an-hour wind driving on
Lake Superior.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
MISS GWYNN HEADS
CHARITIES COUNCIL
NewboId Noyes, Retiring
President, Pleads for More
Active Cooperation.
COOPER MADE TREASURER
Dr.. Fowler Says He Has Bill Pro.
viding for Medical Inspection in
Welfare Institutions.

Miss Mary Gwynn was elected presi-
dent of the Council of Social Agen-
cies at a meeting held yesterday aft
ernoon at the Raleigh Hotel. New
bold Eoyes. the retiring president
was elected vice president. and Will
liam Knowles Cooper was made treas
urer. Mrs. w. A. Roberts is secre-
tary of the council.
Mr.. Noyes. turning the chair over
to Miss Gwynn. felicitated the or
ganization upon the selection of Miss
Gwynn to head its affairs during the
coming year. Looking back over his
own incumbency. he said, it was ap-
parent that ''where We have on
operated We have succeeded. and only
IN so far as we actually have worked
together have we succeeded"
ConsIder Welfare Department.
John Dolph. as chairman of spe-
cial committee. presented to the coun-
Gil draft of bill which would turn
the board of charities into a welfare
department for the District and place
the appointment of members In the
power of the District Commissioners.
After some discussion. in which it
was brought out that the draft made
no provision for overseeing private
institutions, the report was referred
to the executive committee to con-
slider jointly with the special COM
mittee.
Suggests Medical Inspection.
DR.. W. c. Fowler. District health
officer. declared that he has bill
ready for introduction in Congress
which would provide for medical in
spection in private and public child
"a al f.ar nc
Cfford expressed it as his opinion
that all childrenS institutions should
be licensed.
Mr. Ufford talked briefly upon the
work of the social exchange conduct
ed in connection with the work of the
Associated Charities. This conflden-
tiai exchange lists cases handled in
the course of the social work in the
District. and comprises 100000 card
references.
Pleads for ..Team Play"
lie made a plea for larger co-opera-
ton among the social agencies. and
asked for team play so that when
an agency comes across case new
to il i: might by use of the conf
Dental exchange find out if the fam
lily in question already were known
to some other agency or agencies.
Miss Gwynn paid tribute to the ex
change. telling of cases wherein ref
cFeNce 10 u nad Deen OF great assist
ancc. Other members Of the council
recounted instances tending to show the
value of the confidential list.
Representing the Monday Evening
Club. Mr.. Cford passed around copies s
OF resolutions adopted by that organ
iza;ion at the last meeting. petition
ing Congress against the location of
II g proposed colony for the feeble
minded at Blue Plains. Members of
the council were asked to bring the
petition before their respective aGen-
cies
Evening star., 1922-12-12

"A bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush,''
Is saying old and true:
But "A Gift in the mail beats two in
the store"
Is just as true. though new.
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Ot all the words to make you pee,cd.
Inc worst are these, Gift not re-
ceived."
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Blunders of past years remind US
we should shop and mail out
snappy.
And departing leave behind US
All the store and mail clerks happy.
= = *
Have YOU made your Christmas buy.
Billy Boy. Billy Boy?
Have you made your Christmas buy,
Charming Billy?
Yes. made my Christmas buy.
But-excHse me while j sigh
1 forgot to fnail 'em early
Gosh how Silly,
Evening star., 1922-12-12
GEN. HARB0RD H0N0RED.
Retiring Deputy Chief Of Star
Guest at Dinners.

Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, deputy
chief of staff Of the Army. who goes on
the retired list December 90 to accept
Of America, was the guest Of honor at
luncheon at the New Hamilton Hotel
yesterday afternoon given by the chiefs
and assistant chiefs Of all the bureaus
and divisions of the War Department.
Last evening Assistant Secretary
Wainwright was host at dinner in
Gen. Harbord's honor at the Army and
Navy Club. for whici, many invitations
were issued.
Officers Of the general etaff attested
their appreciation Of Gen. Harbord at q
dinner given to him at the Army and
Navy Club Saturday afternoon. which
was attended by Secretary Weeks. Gen.
Pershing and members Of the congress
sional committees on military affairs.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
U, S, Government
LANDS CLASSIFIED
Geological Survey Makes Its Re-
port for Year Just Passed, Show
ing Varied Activity.

Activities Of the geological survey dur
ing the last year In examining govern
ment lands have resulted in leaving
now classified and reserved ser ed. 5000. .ooe
petroleum lands. 100000 acres Of oil
shale and 100000 acres containing
phosphates suitable for fertilizer manu-
facture. This summary Of work was
given in the surveys annual report just
made public.
Dealing with the minteral resources
contained in the governments own land
holdings 10 but one branch Of the scien-
tito investigation work performed by
the surveys its engineers and calcu-
lators also have turned out topographic
maps covering 1854 square miles Of the
country's surface. showing exact con-
tours Of the land, and stream-now in
vestigations which entailed 1900 meas
urements in rivers in thfrty-one states.
The survey likewise completed studies
Of the radium bearing ore deposits in
Utah, and measured the underground
water flows in Nevada sufficiently to
designate $4,000 acres Of land as suit
able for utilization In reclamation enter
prise
Evening star., 1922-12-12
Ups and Doluns-
Insure Them

Nowadays the thermometer is
up one day and down another.
Down enough at night to hang
the goose or turkey in the
open. Up enough next morn-
ing to spoil the bird" Amer
ioan Ice Insurance-ice enough
to maintain all even tempera-
turc-makes the ice box a Safe
Deposit Box for food however
extreme and sudden the "Cps
and Downs"
Made from filtered scuter-tyozen
;H sanitary plauts-delisercd III clean
.vaaoES scith absolute regularity
there arc no nps and doscHs tn -4meri-
can Scrslcf.
Evening star., 1922-12-12
PAROLE BOARD PLANNED.
Prisoners Relief Society Assails
Bill by Senator Elkins.

Protest AGAINST the Senate bill for
creation Of a board Of indeterminate
sentence and parole for tho District was
filed with Senator Davis Elkins. in =
letter made public yesterday by e. E..
budding. president Of the Prisoners
Relief Society.
budding characterized the measure as
most undemocratic'' and vicious in
its terms. in that It attempts to take
away the pardon powers Of the President
and give the same to q board Of three
missioners and the chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of the District Of Co.
lumbia, thereby making them monarchs
Of the human beings intrusted to their
capriceS."