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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
STATE PROBES
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bert Russell of the Earlham Biblical
Epartmert had made public his
|arges reflecting upon the administers
pp of the institution, and the fact
lat Mr.. Brown, who is known tc
(erish no cordial feeling toward Pres
ent Kelly, should be assigned to con
bet this investigation caused consid
able comment.
president Kelly did not treat me
ir in the matter connected with the
edmond schools two years ago, and
believe people realize it," said Mr.
fown. "Since that time / have had
Fry little dealings with him. but his
titude in showing me around the col
ge this morning was as courteous as
build be expected under the circum'
ances. l imagine, however, it was
&ther embarrassing to him thi;; morn
g.
1T is rather unique that State Su-
erintendent Greathouse should send
g to inspect President Kelly's col
ge," Mr. Brown added.
when he told me to inspect Earl
Inn l was tempted at first to tell him
q situation, but after second
fought I decided to do it and say
bthing about it, Mr.. Greathouse might
i've assigned me Earlham as play
Mr.. Kelly. but I do not think he
ave the matter any serious thought
Mr.. Brown inspected Earlham alone
pday, although in the inspection of a
umber Of other colleges and high
chools in the state he has been &C
1> IL T0v,,Vir <,f Evo n g,
lille, another member of the board.
r. Tomlin visited Earlham two
eeks ago. but it was during the
pring vacation so he did not get to
sit any of the classes.
after visiting several classes and
aking a complete examination of the
lrriculum. I find that Earlham has
good an educational course as any
bllege in the state outside Of the
ate normal schoo! and a few other
primal institutions" said Mr. Brown
This will be my report to the state
pard."
Two years ago when the Richmo ond
chool board was considering a sue
essor to Supt. r. A. Mott, vigorous
fort was made by Mr.. Brown to Sc
ure the appointment. and, it was re
orted at the time. his friend, Cover
or Ralston. was very much interested
the success of his efforts.
President Kelly appeared before the
chool board and opposed Mr.. Browns
ppointment. He declared Mr.. Brown
laced too much emphasis on the i'm
ortance of vocational training in the
Ugh schools, an educational innova
on all institutions which do not spe
ialize on technical courses look upor
.kance.
Mr.. Brown. then. as now, was g
hember of the state board of educa
lon. Pettis Reid of Richmond was
mother member. as was Presiden,
kelly, but the latter's term was abou1
b expire. He was candidate for re
ppointment and friends of Brown
harged that one of Mr.. Kelly's reas
ms for opposing Browns selection as
chool superintendent for Richmond
7as his fear that it would defeat his
Kelly's) ambition to be reappointet
D the state board. They pointed ou
hat If Brown came to Richmond i
'ould give this city two representa-
ives on the state board of education
xolusive Of President Kelly, ant
here would be little likelihood of The
Governor selecting third Richmond
ban to serve on that body.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
OF PUBLIC WORKS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD.

Richmond, Ind, April 10. 1915.
o WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given by the board
public works of the city of Rich
hond, Indiana, that on the 10th day
April, 1915, they approved an as
essment roll showing the prima facie
assessments for the following describ.
public improvement, as authorized
y the improvement restitution named:
Improvement Resolution No. 432, 1914,
For the construction of cement side
alks on both sides of North Fifteenth
treet. from Main to North B street.
kept where cement walks of good
hality already exist.
Persons interested in or affected by
bid described public improvement are
ereby notified that the board of
nblic works of said city has fixed
(onday, May 3, 1915, 9 o'clock a. M.
a date upon which remonstrances
Ill be received, or heard. against the
mount assessed against each piece of
foperty described in said roll and
i'll determine the question as to
hether such lots or tracts of land
ave been or will be benefited in the
mounts named on said roll, or in a
reater or less sum than that named
said roll.
Said assessment roll showing said
rima facie assessments, with the
Rmes Of owners and descriptions of
Foperty subject to be assessed, is on
le and may be seen at the office of
be board of public works of said city.
ALFRED BAVIS,
CHAS. F. MARLATT,
JOHN McMINN,
-1w Board Of Public Works.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
DELAY BUNCH TRIAL

Muncie. April 19.-The hearing Of
Mayor Roland H. Bunch and other city
officials charged with accepting bribes
day, when all preliminaries are to be
disposed of. City Attorney McPhee.
was today quarantined with smallpox.
The defense will seek to quash the in
dictment on the ground that there is
no crime In Indiana ''conspiring to So
licit and accept bribes."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
CHARGE STINSON
WITH PETTY THEFT

Alfred Stinson, 10, living south of
town, has been arrested on a charge of
entering the school house east of the
Elliott mills and stealing a fountain
pen. A half dollar was also reported
stolen, but this is denied by Stinson.
Two other boys entered the school
with him but took nothing. No charge
has been filed against them. If prose.
cuted they would have to be charged
with house breaking, which is a peni.
tentiary offense
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19
ASK SALOONS CLOSED.

MICHIGAN City. Ind. April 19.-Pe-
titions. which were signed by hundreds
of churchmen were circulated yester-
day, demanding that the Sunday clos
ing of saloons be enforced during the
coming summer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19

Motion pictures are being introduced
in Spanish schools for educational pur-
poses, especially for medical and geo"
graphical demonstrations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-04-19

Fresno county, California, produces
94,000,0OO pounds or about 60 per cent
of the California raisin crop, and near
ly twice the quantity produced by
Spain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07

publican points out Suppose We
should have a war forced on Us BY
Japan. a. 20 many fools are imagining
al the time. where would We be al
and xhat would we do. - We could not
buy var materials We are always
unprepared for Tar 10 this country.
bur ~e always have the money with
which 20 buy. We want that right 70
bus or We could rot defend ourselves
ard n ws now set the precedent OF
no sales 20 a nation engaged In var
we would b. in preticauent indeed
No. u - our right course 20 sell 20
~ EomsoeFer can come and buy. 20
Germany or Austria a. gladly as 20
England or France-and then retain
for ourselves the same right 70 buy.
We must not think % disarming our
selves for some possible future Har
by setting any such precedent a. pro
posed By a Few congressman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
Sidelights on the European War

500 in Havre Edmond Vidal, who
/ is in charge OF the. distribution Of sup
plies, says that the discarded clothing
ne received is entirely inadequate, in
dependent of the shoe question. Most
of the refugees had worn out their
shoes in walking before they reached
France. he finds, and donations Of
clothing seldom includes shoes. Dur
ing the icy weather of the past week
the relief quarters were packed with
women begging for shoes for them
selves and children.
Havre, Correspondence OF the A.
ISOLATED Press A French officer
writes his family in Normandy Of
the way he and his comrades fare in
the trenches.
Yesterday, a brother officer, who
was examining the German trenches
with my field glasses, told me he could
see the smoke Of a German biyouac
in a little neck OF woods behind their
trenches. The inference was they
were cooking dinner Five minutes
later a shell from our IS fell on the
spot where we sighted the smoke, and
the German pots, pans and food went
scattering in the air. while two Ger
man. cooks were chased into the ca
nal, where we followed them with our
rife fire"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07

with the great nations OF Europe
wasting their wealth and their re
sources piih freehandcd disregard.
and this country being forced q de-
pend more and more upon its own cap
itai. agricultural and mineral re-
sources. the question OF lur undevei-
oped stores takes on an interest such
as Il never before had had. In this
connection the National Geographic
society has prepared a statement
which says:
In addition 70 tho wonderful agri-
cultural and mineral development
which already has taken place IN the
United States. and which makes this
country outrank any other in the
world in the value OF her crops and
the product OF her mines. we have
vast undeyeloPed resources. We
have more coal. more petroleum.
more phosphate. and more copper
than any other country. Our coal re-
serves reach such an overwhelming
total as 20 make Ehe com hined coal
reserves Of the next six greatest pro-
ducing natiOus-an OF whom are at
war dwindle into ins!gnifcance.
Zinc. lead. silver. timber. salt. iron
ore and other staple OF commerce
are here ia undeveioped abundance.
Alaska IS the greatest Of our unex-
plotted treasure troves.
The largest body or unused and
neglected land in the United States
IS Alaska. Il IS now nearly a century
since we purchased this territory, and
Il contains today less than 10000
white inhabitants. less that 1000 for
each year 1t has been in our posses /
sloan. The purchase was made as a
means OF protection against possible
aggression OF a foreign nation and
without hope that fl would be even Z.
+ elfsupporting. In the intervening
46 years 1--WE have given IL little more I
than the most casual concern; yet 4
its mines. fisheries and furs alone .
have added 10 our wealth the grand /
sum OF $500. 900. Individual for
tunes have been made in that coun-
try larger than the price paid 20 Rus
STA for the whole territory.
Its waters are teeming rich with
skins and fish. How rich we know.
because they have been proved. But
how rich Its lands are in god ana
copper. coal and oil. IRON and zinc
no one knows. fine prospecior has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
Keepina up with the Nettze!
Dixon. Ill, News.)

Dixon, Ill, News
Mrs. Sam ,Nettz was a caller at the
Frank Garrison home Tuesday after
noon.
Dan Nettz and Mrs. William Petit
were in Dixon Monday
Dan Nettz and William Petit spent
Sunday at the Charles Houpt farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nettz spent Thurs
day eve with Mir. and Mrs. John Long
man.
George Nettz and family of Dixon
enjoyed Christmas eve at the Penn.
Corners.
Sam and Elmer Nettz spent Thurs
day at Oregon.
Sam Nettz spent Monday in Sterling
on business.
Elmer Nettz was a Polo caller Mon
day afternoon.
Miss Grace Nettz spent Christmas
at the John Nettz home at Dixon
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nettz entertain
ed at christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Nettz and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Nettz.
William Nettz spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nettz
Roy and Elmer Nettz motored to
Dixon Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nettz and William
Nettz were entertained at Dixon on
at the home of their moth
er, Mrs. Anna Pennsylvania
Corners Correspondence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
Wlsdnn, Of ALnnar-

Women are the inheritors of the old.
est most universal human wisdom.
They have more sense than men. for
the simple reason that a man has to
be specialist. and a specialist has TO
be a fanatic The normal man all over
the world is a hunter or a fisher, or a
banker, or a man OF letters. or some
silly thing. If so he has 10 be a wise
hunter or a wise banker But nobody
with the smallest knowledge of pro-
fessional life would ever expect him
to be a wise man But his wife has
to be a wise woman. She has 70 have
an eye on everything an eye on the
things that fanatical bankers forget
If the banker is melancholy she must
teach him ordinary cheerfulness. II
the banker is TOO conviyial she must
teach him ordinary caution II she
had four husbands she would be an
optimist TO the pessimist a pessimist
TO the optimist. a pagan TO the Pun
tan, a Puritan 10 the pagan; for she Is
the secret health of the world-Ches'
terton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07

Two young men sitting In railway
car rolled out or the station They
were evidently very happy and chatted
gleefUlly.
Elf there Isn't Dave Spooner In thai
seat ahead on the right and he's with
Gwen Horbesou-'
What do you suppose they're do
ing on the train together?"
Give 1t up. Dave has been sweet on
Der for some time. suppose she Is
going to visit somebody. ana be has
made an excuse TO do the journey with
her"
Maybe they are eioping."
How would IL do"-after some
thought-"to give out 10 the passengers
that they are q runaway coupler
1T would be d bang up good joke"
When the conductor came through
the train for tickets the young men
chaffed him BIT to get him In a good
humor. then told him as a great secret
that he had a runaway couple on his
train. pointing out the young man and
woman mentioned. The conductor
looked back at them, winked and went
on taking tickets.
at the next station the scamps left
the car long enough TO send a telegram
ahead to the conductor TO stop cou
pie who had run away To ger married
The young woman's father was after
them and would pay well for assist
ance in securing his daughter. When
the telegram was received the conduc-
tor showed It to the iokers and asked
them what he bad better do In the
premises.
Warn them that they are pursued"
was the reply.
So the conductor took the telegram
TO the young couple and told them that,
being lovers. they had his sympathies
He would do nothing to delay them
on the contrary, ne would do anything
to help them. Both colored TO the
roots of their hair and assured the con
ductor that he was mistaken In the
persons, whereupon he grinned and
said he guessed he was right, but he
didn't blame them for not owning up.
The passengers sitting near caught
on to the fact that they had an clipping
couple among them and that the lady'S
father was after them. Intense inter
est was manifested. and in a few min
utes every neck in the car was craned
TO catch sight of the fugitives. Some
one suggested that if there were a
aboard the train he might
perform the ceremony, which would
give the couple every advantage over
their pursuer.
gentleman with a waistcoat COW |
ering his entire bosom and a collar |
buttoned at the back Of his neck was |
found and told there were couple |
on the train who wished to be married /
The clergyman went TO the supposed (
runaways and offered his services.
81 assure you. sir" protested Spoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
The Daily Story
Practical Jockey Marjorie clough
e,onyrighted 1915 by Associated Literary Bureau
1915. BY ASSOCIATED Literary Burcau.

| err, that this is an enfira nfst.l,a
We're not a runway couple at an.
Stick TO IT said man In the seat
directly behind the couple. ".Alrs fair
In love and war but you'd better ger
spiieed. for II the old man gets Won
before you're married he can make n
hot TOR you. The law gives Won a
prior right TO your wife"
Still Dave protested. Gwen MAD nv
this time recovered from her SUNRISE
and embarrassment. ana the sitDarton
seemed 10 amuse her. She sat witt,
a smile on her pretty lips tin Dave
urged past endurance, exclaimed. "Va
don't wish TO be married. We havs,.t
the slightest idea OF being married"
Then her expression changed 10 dis.
satisfaction. She did not relish her
companion making so explicit state
ment upon what in her heart she honea
for. And. TO tell the truth. Il was very
ungallant in Dave.
Then why did you persuade ner m
run away with your growled a man
on the opposite side Of the eur.
81 didn't"
ION. suppose It was she VITO per.
suaded you
No. no. / mean this Ia all wrong
We're just friends, not runaway
couple at ALL"
See here. young Teller" said one OF
the lookers-on, you 90 the right thing
by the young lady or Wen make n
lively for you"
"What has the girl TO say about ftY'
suggested sharp faced lady tartly.
HAS this young man been trinlng
with your affectionsT'
NO" replied Gwen; decidedly not -.
81 don't believe itP' snorted the sbsrp
faced lady.
Come, come" spoke up a voice
We've mad enough of this. 1 move
that a marriage take place at once.
OF course the girl viii shield the man
she loves"
at this juncture the two young men
who had put up this nefarfous con.
spiracy. after consulting together. de-
cided that IL had gone far enough and
the time had come TO put a stop to IL
One OF them moved forward as II TO
observe what was going on Suddenly
he looked at Spooner and. affecting
great surprise, exclaimed:
why. Dave, what's all this about9"
Thank heaven! Gentlemen and Ia.
dies, here's a man who knows us. Tel
them, Dave"
Tell them what?"
why, they've mistaken US for a rnn.
away couple"
Ladies and gentlemen" said the in.
dorser, these two / know well. They
are simply friends who met on the
train
The commotiOn at once subsidized.
But there was SO much grumoling NJ
whoever had started the matter that
the two Jokers thought IL prudent TO
eaye the train at the next station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
Our Undeveloped Resources

gone Ear enough. however, TO tell us
that no other section of our land to-
day makes so rich > mineral promise
And in agriculture the government
Itself has demonstrated that Alaska
will produce in abundance all that can
be raised in the Scandinavian coun-
tries. Sltka has cooler summers and
warmer winters than Washington, ID.
C.. the hardy cereals and vegetables,
the meats and thsfberries off which
5000. 900 people live in Norway, Swe-
den and Finland. II has been esti-
mated that there are 50.O0O.oO0 acres
Of this land that will make homes for
a people as sturdy as those of New
England. ALASKA can be made sell
sustaining agriculturally-
1t is a territory one-ffth the size
of the United States containing less
than 1000 miles of anything that can
be called q wagon road. II has few
inconsiderable stretches of railroad
which terminate either in the wilder
ness OF at a private industry.
Alaska does not by any means
comprise all of our undeveloped re-
sources Vast stretches of the Great
American Desert still remain to be
reclaimed for fruit. grain, vegetable
and grazing land. Millions of acres
of coal lands are in store ready to be
opened as the need for their richness
arises. Southwestern oil fields are
storing vast quantities of petroleum
for future use. Innumerable water
powers throughout the middle west
and west are waiting to be harnessed.
Our vast deposits of phosphate rock
embracing millions of acres and con-
tanning billions of tons of phosphate,
undoubtedly form the worlds great
est supply. These deposits run for
hundreds OF miles through Wyoming.
Utah. Montana and Idaho. In 1910
the United States produced % per
cent OF the worlds phosphate output
"A discovery of Ia deposit of potash
within the United States was made
some time ago. though little has been
done in the way of its development. /
The department of the interior has eX-
pressed the hope that this supply
would for some time at least make
the farmers of this country independ- |
cnt OF foreign sources. 1t lies, how
ever. stin undeveloped. Germany, up 1
% now. mas had a world monopoly OF |
potash.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
silent and supsrstitleus.

Humble as the cookie IS. Il gives en-
ployment TO- several hundred men,
women and children on the coast OF
Lancashire. England. and seems 10
have bred iu them silence and super
stition- Several villages depend upon
the cookie as an industrial mainstay.
The cookers are humble folk and
among strangers exceedingly shy and
taciturn. as well becomes their lonely
vocation. They iuhabit stone cottages
near the rusLliuE marramgrass and
heufs. They subsist on the coarsest
fare. and. while az all times their liv-
ing Is precarious. they suffer periodi-
cal hardships through destructive high
tides. shifting channels and the break
up or altered position OF the skcers.
These toilers are often seen I'm twos
and thrces FAR apart. not word es-
Gaping the lips @ those who work to-
rsther They are superstitious
enough 90 believe that disputes among
themselves over the ske-rs would be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
THE UNNECESSARY FENCE.

There - no good reason Why peO-
pie should maintain the old wooden
fences around their premises In city.
says an exchange They serve no use
ful purpose. There b. uCshinE TO
fence tn and there Is nothing 20 fence
out Tear them down. for they are OF
no use and constitute an eyesore.
You need fuel now. particularly
kindlinE wood. Burn the old wooden
fence up. The appearance OF this city
would D. improved so per cent By
gearing down and reuoying the un-
slightly fences which serve no other
purpose whatever except TO mar the
beauty OF it, homes.
The cities which have abandoned
the fences are the most beautiful
places tn the state. The sections OF
our city where the use OF fences
around the lots has been discontinued
are the cieanest and the most sttrac-
tive.
The fence costs money. Why tar
yourself for an item which detracts
from the beauty and the value OF your
property
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
4 DANGEROUS PRECEDENT

Forbid the expectation OF all muni-
tons OF war that are contrabaud and
you will remove the excuse for the
British conduct which called forth
the note OF protest recently sent to
London- said Theodore SutrO OF
New York. addressinx the horss for
eisn relations committee In favor %
pending congressional resolutions TO
stop the expectation OF war munitions
But Mr.. Sutro al not stop 70 think
81 where such a precedent would
leave rs. Suppose that the same rule
should be applied 20 us In the futureT
n We refuse TO sell TO Engiaad- TO
France and TO Russia now. those coun-
tries may refuse 60 sell 10 u some
s.hsr time. az the Cedar Rapids Re
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-07
Questions and Answers.


Questions and Answers.
Node on Vocal Cord: Scribe. a
preacher, lost his voice five years ago
from severe cold II sometimes
comes back for few seconds. A
laryngologist tells him there is a lit
tie node like half pea on one vocal
cord Is there any chance to recover
the voice?
Raply-Perhaps the node could be
removed by the throat specialist. In
paralysis of the cords the voice NAV
return momentarily in involuntary eff
forts. II the specialist was competent
enough to see that node on the vocal
cord he should be able to determine
the proper treatment
Twilight Sleep" Have American
physicians yet taken up the twilight
sleep" method in maternity cases? If
not, why do they object to il?
Reply-For at least 10 years Ameri-
can physicians have employed ecopo-
lamine-morphtne anesthesia in surgi-
cal and obstetric cases, but its dangers
have initiated against its routine use.
The Germans recently became enthus-
i~stic over it, but you must remember
some of the greatest disappointments
in the medical world have been made
in Germany"
Anonymous queries: Mrs Y. writes:
Why will you not answer questions
that are unsigned? Often one would
like information, yet one dislikes to
make ones self known.
Reply-We do answer many unsisn- I
ed questions through the paDer. pro-
vided we consider them general in in /
terest. But personal questions must
be answered by mail. and we can't
write q personal letter to Y Besides.
many insincere questions are sent
anonymously.
Studying Diet: What work would
yon suggest for one interested in the
Something not technical.
but in understandable language for an
ordinary layman.
Reply - One good book is what
Shall Eat?' by DR. f. Y. Gauraud.
translated by r ]. Rebman. and .pub-
ished BY the Rebman company. New
York. al $3.50. 1t gives a very prac-
iieal insight into the question of nu.
.rition. /