The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-20

CuIIB On Qlm ana ldnQ Qlm IN the
psychopathic ward of Bellevue.
He has some duties of importance,
but these could better be done by the
police. the city jailers, the regular
court officers and the city marshals.
Remember that in addition to this
fifty-nine thousand dollar sheriff OF
New York county. the Greater city
has also four other county sheriffs.
These five precious officials now cost
the city $454,o1s.21 year.
The city chamberlain and the COM
missioner of accounts have just shown
in detail how the sheriffs' duties
could be performed for $216,51O-a
saving Of $237,50S.21 a year. Not even
the sheriffs deny tin fact, Sheriff
Grifenhagen calls some of his duties
stupid and useless"
But whisper it gently-Tammany
Hall has to exist somehow and the
sheriff is expected to be a generous
person with his party leaders. Just
at present the sheriff is a Republican
but he may not always be.
That joke about the New Jersey
mosquito has been knocked in the
head this summer New York has
bred the finest crop of culex and ano-
pheles right in her own subway ex-
cavations, corner lots and old tin cans
that was ever exhibited anywhere.
Gotham -Knickerbocker went to an
open air moving picture show the 9th
er night. The proprietor was very
generous. He gave ten reels of film,
three whiffs of citronella, sniff of
Chinese punk and thirty guaranteed
forty-two centimetre mosquito bites
for a dime. OK. lasted one reel and
three bites
Maybe they do it in London.
B. F. Tucker, Britisher, came into
the cafe dining room Of the Plaza
hotel in great hurry. Bacon and
eggs and shave" he cried to Louie"
head waiter. .r
j There was a great scurrying among
the hotel officials. The bacon and
eggs were hustled into the pan and
out again. AS to the rest, Louie" had
to inform Mr.. Tucker most apollo
getically that it isn't done here. Be-
sides American lather is inedible.
Really now" said Mr.. Tucker.
In honor Of the sixty-ninth birthday
of Mrs e. N. Williams of Chester and
the fifty-fourth birthday Of Mr.. Ed
win F. Morrow of Parker City, a de-
lightful surprise in the form of an all
day picnic was given Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Williams.
north of Chester. Those who spent the
day at the Williams home were Mr..
- d.
City, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keever, Mr.
and Mrs. William Morrow, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Norris and family, Mr.. and
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, Misses
Messrs. John Graham, Josiah Graham
and Otto Love.
Mrs. Paul Comstock has had for her
guests the past week her mother and
sister. Mrs. H. B. Wilson and Mrs. T.
R. Fell of New York City. Mrs. Will
son and Mrs. Fell made the trip to
Richmond by motor and they are re-
turning to New York City by the same
route, leaving Richmond on Wednes-
day morning.
ne AL OScT LOW IL CluU Will IuCCl
tomorrow afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Lizzie White on Hunt street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Reid enter
tanned several friends yesterday at
dinner in honor of the birthday. of their
son, Mr.. Carl Reid. The guests includ-
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Reid and daugh-
ter Pauline, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sna-
veley and children, Mary Louise and
John Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mace Dyer and Mrs. AL
ice Reed.
party of Richmond young people
enjoyed hay ride on Friday evening
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George l..