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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20

wish Uncle Sam could take cen
sus Of the patrons of his parcel post.
think it would prove my claim that
at least IS per cent Of the packages
they send away are presents.
He made this transportation of pack
ages at less expense to US to be kind
but was it kindness? 1t makes its cas-
Ter for US to make gifts, and we have
the habit now in such a deadly, exag-
gerated form that any increase of 1t
will prove fatal.
Every woman has such long string
of friends and relatives to whom, for
some altogether illogical reason, she
feels she must make gifts that she is
kept in a perpetual state of bankrupt
cy. The red ring around December 25
Is not the only mark on the calendar
apparent to her vision. There are
rings for all her relatives birthdays
and wedding anniversaries and for
many of the birthdays and wedding an.
niversaries Of her friends.
She has the very wrong notion that
she can't prove her regard for any one
unless a gift goes with it, and more
often the gift is sent to prove regard
that doesn't exist. 1t is the source of
more hypocrisy than any other social
custom. and feel like applauding the
woman. brave enough to say she can
not afford, morally or financially, to
follow it.
Carrying Goals to Newcastle.
do not mean by this that think
we should never give to each other. but
do mean we should never give extrav-
agantly or so promiscuously that there
is no way Of Judging by the tissue pa
per-wrapper package we send If it goes
to an enemy or to a friend.
We spend altogether too much effort
and time in sending gifts to friends
which they do not want, cannot use
and which create only an unpleasant
feeling of obligation. If all that effort
and time were devoted simply to be-
ing kind. don't you think it would
count for more?
IA If instead of the costly robe for the
buggy Of a wealthy friends baby We
sent two representing the same outlay
to babies of the poor wouldn't it be q
little more. sane?< Don't you really
think that we take entirely too many
Goals to Newcastle?
am trying to take less. and wish
you would Delp me WIN your HloTd
support. Let us give to those who
need, and l do not mean only in the
season that is coming, but all the year
around We might, following the
strictly feminine fashion of doing moth
ing without first organizing club with
that object in view, form a No-Coals-to
Newcastle club. and give and give low
ingly and freely. but only to those in
need of the little we have to offer.
Real and Fancied Obligations.
1t hurts to see little child INSULT
GENTLY clad and to know that some
child in the next block has clothes
stored away to feed the moths anc
more coming every mail by parcel post
am glad the one child is so fortunate
but always regret that, with mother
and father to care for it so luXuriOusly
the uncles and aunts and cousins anC
friends don't turn their parcel-post of
ferings to the child in tragic need.
It is the one thing would like to dc
if could-take care of every little
child of the poor-but since that is i'm
possible I am glad that with the as
sistance of my many friends all over
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20
hoy %15t%:

Helen Badgley and Baby Stewart.
Thanhouses Mutual juveniles) are to
act as hostesses to a number of their
New Rochelle friends. at party to
be given on the first Sunday in
October. All the kids of New Rochelle
and whereabouts have been invited and
it looks as If they are going to have
the time of their lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20

Requests for the address OF Mary
Pickford have come to the office. Ad.
dress letters to 270 Riverside Drive,
New York
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20
CORN CRIB KILLS FARMER.

FRANKFORT, Ind, Nov. 20.-Albert
Dunk. a prominent farmer near Null
berry is dead as result of having
been crushed beneath a corn crib.
Dunk had crawled under the structure
for the purpose of making repairs
when the building collapsed, killing
him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20
SICK MAN DISAPPEARS.

FORT WAYNE. Ind. Nov POS
car Miller suffered an attack of acute
appendicitis: A physician was hur--
riedly called and upon his arrival an
immediate operation upon Miller was
recommended The doctor departed
and called an ambulance. When it
reached Miller's home the patient was
missing. His whereabouts are I'M
known
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20
BLISTER CAUSES LOCkJAW.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov. 90
Helen Taylor, %. is dead here of lock-
jaw A few days ago while beating
rugs blister formed in the palm of
her hand. She opened the blister with
pin and lockjaw developed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20

ton an entirely different phase of dra-
matte ability The story has plot
in which love, intrigue, recklessness,
disaster, remorse and the righteous in
dignation of a wronged wife follow
beautiful scenes.
MONDAY.
THE Closing Net"-TrOuble began
early in the career of Frank CLAIMANT,
known in his later career as "The
Underwater Clam" He was babe
in arms when his mother killed her
self after discovering the father OF
her child already had legal wife.
Frank spent the first ten years of his
life in an orphan asylum. Finally he
and ran away. sFor the paxt
fifteen years he specialized in burglary
as a fine art, and when he arrived at
the age of 25, had made for himself
an international reputation as the
most resourceful, sought-for crook in
the world.
TUESDAY.
THE Vampire" will be Metros next
release, with Nine. Petrova in the
leading role. The title of the photo
play is derived from incidents in the
life of Jeanne Lefarge, the victim OF
a bogus marriage. She is incensed to
the point of revenging herself for the
wrong done her by conspiring to en-
mesh all men whom she meets and
makes them her victims,
WEDNESDAY.
'Divorced," the latest release on the
Equitable program. will be shown at
the Palace Wednesday. 1t is five.
reel society drama, with Hilda Sprong
the celebrated English emotional &C
tress as the star. and is full Of tense
heart gripping action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-20
THURSDAY.

to be his inspiration. Striving for a
great prize--a model of youth-he
brutally tells her she is too old and
seeks younger model. Harold Har,
court a well-to-do young sculptor EN-.
ploys Elena, his wife, as his model,
and she lends inspiration to many
beautiful pieces of statuary. But a
few years later, while striving for the
great prize, statue of Youth" he
finds Elena lack that indefinable some.
thing which spells Youth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Aerial Squadron for Alabama

'The proposition advanced by Au- gustus Post, former secretary of the Aero Club of America, to organize an aerial squadron attached to the Ala bama National Guard is a good one," said Capt. Ed l.. Anderson, "and I hope the military authorities of the state will take the matter up.
 "As I understand it the Aero club is composed of patriotic men of wealth who have contributed to a large fund to supply aeroplanes and equipment to the National Guard of the several states of the union, provided the state gives the matter it's official sanction. The proposition has the indorsement of the war department, so I am told, and to encourage. the movement the depart ment will give free instructions in the aviation science to the officers of the aerial squadron should one be formed Twelve states have already taken ad- vantage of the assistance proffered by the Aero club and I see no reason why Alabama should not fall in line. I in- tend to take the matter up further with the club and feel sure that should the state deternniine to add this branch to it's military organization it would prove very popular and there would be no difficulty in securing members"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Southern Miscellany

There is unquestionably a place in the south for literary magazine, and the first copy of the Southern Mis- cellany, from the Paragon Press, Montgomery, makes an suspicious bid for patronage. The magazine IS edited by Frederic Fairchild Sherman, New York. and the publisher is John Irby Chiffon, Montgomery. The first issue is excellent, geographically, and of fers a pleasing variety of subjects.
 Numerous attempts have been made to give the south a magazine that could compete with the periodicals of the north and east, but most of them have failed, the careers of some being painfully short. Doubtless the reason for this lies in the fact that they have all had to a greater or less degree the same fault-that of paying more at- tention to the civil war than to contem- pOraueOuS dIldlio, III NhASh cho PA S' ent generation is much interested. Also, they were narrow and sectional, with the result that the very people to whom they catered grew weary of this harping on single theme.
 To be a success a magazine must have wide appeal, something that can only be obtained by originality and variety of contents. No strictly south ern magazine can prosper simply be- cause it is southern. It must have merit. There are not many people who would subscribe for an inferior maga- zine in preference to one that is su- perior, merely because the inferior publication is local
 The Southern Miscellany has made . good beginning, and if it's present standard is maintained, deserves to succeed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
New Guns for the Navy
,1nphatically, yes.

Ordnance experts believe that the ships now building for the United States navy will carry guns equal to any in the world. The new 14-ineh 50- calibre guns for the California, Mis- sissippi and Idaho will not be sur passed, it is thought, by the 15-inch guns used in foreign navies.
 Rear Admiral Strauss, chief of the ordnance bureau, says in recent re- port that "the bureaus confidence in it's design has been fully justified. The first gun proved not only gave the designed velocity and pressure exactly, but it's additional longitudinal length, which has been provided for, has re- suited in these guns having less droop than any guns of large calibre hereto fore produced. These guns, although of lesser calibre and weight than the 15-inch ones now mounted abroad, are capable of penetrating the heaviest side armor at oblique in- pacts and at the greatest effective bat tie range"
 In August of last year a 19-inch gun of 45-calibre was tested and full filled all expectations. The ordnance bureau considers this type as powerful as any in existence today. The navy's armament has been kept up-to-date. The older type of 5-inch guns have been replaced on all ships of the first line, anti-aircraft rifles have been provided and mounts for disappearing guns on submarines have been built.
 The lessons offered by the war in Europe are being utilized by American ordnance experts to gratifying de- gree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
THE TFIIN-SKINNED MAN

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. K I OW and then there is found man
 IN who gets in the way and stands 4 in the light of things that need to be done; for he is prone to see slight where none is meant; he wears his soul on his sleeve, and when you pass you rub it the wrong way; or a breath blows off the chip from his shoulder, or you find you trod on the tail of his coat when that was the thing you meant last and least of all to do. It quite takes the heart out of one who went to work with the best will in the world to do good when he finds another who flies in his face surprisingly for what was thought to be out of sight and out of mind long, long ago. The sense of grievance in such a man lives on and glows like coal from year to year, when the act that was the cause of it was supposed to have slept beneath it's obituary in "Auld Lang Syne."
 The thin skinned man is a public pest and private nuisance. The world needs men of mettle, men of delicate percep- ton, men who react and reflect and do not merely absorb The real leadership is not with the sordid, gross materialists, but with the spiritual. Poets and dream CTS are always in demand, to inspire with the things unseen and inaudibe The world cannot get along without it's pie lures and it's music, and it's religion and it's drama that in many ways are one. The objection is not to the sensitive man, but to the man whose sensibilities travel
 in wearisome circle round and round himself.
 ''Why. I never dreamed he was dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Shnpira Hears Rennrf

lIsadore Shapiro, candidate for the city commission, has heard a report that some are under the hallucination that he is not eligible to fill the of flee to which he aspires. Yesterday he issued the following:
 Some people are laboring under the impression that because I was a mem Der of the legislature which created the five ecommissioner law, I am inell- gible to fill an office hereunder. Noth- ing could be farther from the truth.
 Section 59 of the constitution de- clares that No senator or representa- tive shall, during the term for which he shall have been elected, be appoint ed to any office of profit under this state, which shall have been created. or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during said term, ex- cept such office as may be filled by election by the people,
 There can be no question then about my eligibility. In the first place, it is not an appointment and secondly. the place is filled by election by the people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Great Harvest Year

Thanksgiving Day, one of America oldest institutions, has twofOld ob- feet, the rendering of thanks to God for the years harvests and the offering Of grateful acknowledgment for all God s mercies.
 The forthcoming Thanksgiving Day is one that will strike an exceptionally happy chord throughout the country. The nation is at peace with all the world, at time when tine worlds most stupendous and terrific war is in pro- gross.
 And as for the fruits of the earth, there has been nothing like this years abundance. The value of the crops, according to government officials. will reach five and half billion dollars a half billion more than the highest previous record. A month from now, when revision of values is made the total will probably be found higher by several hundred million dollars than resulted from November's com pilation.
 The value of the 1915 cotton crop is estimated at $609 ,00O. .O00. It will go more than probably $10O,O0O, 900 more.
 The corn crop, not quite up to the record yield, exceeds in value by $1sO, ,OO0. .000 that of the biggest crop ever known
 The wheat crop, the largest ever grown in this or any other country, is valued at nearly billion dollars
 Not only have the more important
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Advantages of Short Ballot

In defeating the so-called Root con- stitution," the people of New York by a majority of more than 100000 spoke against the short ballot.
 One provision of the proposed con- stitution declared that on the ticket should appear the names of only the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comp troller.
 It surprises that New York spoke so positively. For throughout the coun- try, the idea seems to prevail that the chief executive of a state should have the right of the President of the Uni ted States in the selection of those to compose his official family or his cabinet.
 In Alabama, for instance, there is heard daily suggestion that the short ballot be adopted. And sentiment is fast crystallizing against the plan pre- vailing in this state respecting the method of law making. The legisla- ture is seldom composed of majority capable of legislating. Learned men cannot afford to spend three or. four months away from business. As re- suit, our laws are written, as rule, by legislature the majority of the members of which are unfamiliar with conditions, the requirements of the people, in statewide sense.
 In some of the progressive states, scholars are advocating the election of men, in limited number, to serve as legislators for four years at salaries of $5O00 each. The advocates of this school of thought would have the leg islature to enact only general laws, permitting each county to legislate through body of its own in behalf of itself.
 The salaries which these students would pay legislators would induce able men to stand for election, and the cost to the state, because of the great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 The man who habitually employs the above formula, rubber r-stamped on the diagonal in the lower left-hand corner of his letters, pays his correspondents what Mark Twain called a morganatic compliment. Indeed, it verges upon in- suit The dictation seems to be to some one or something besides the stenog- rapher The dictator seems to be delib- erately setting9 aside the niceties of epistolary etiquette; he seems to be scornfully dismissing the subtleties of that psychology of addressing a reader who may be prospective client--in which business men and advertisers make it their concern these days to specialize Time and trouble may be saved, no doubt, but valuable client may be lost; and the question is wheth- CT the risk of giving offense is worth while. The unfortunate formula seems to say, CT care so little to devote re- spectful consideration to you that discuss you as casually and as quickly as I can, not caring to bestow the slight further thought upon you that glance over the finished letter would require. I do not care to make sure that I have said to you just what l meant to say"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

pleased!' you will hear g. man say. .sHe did nothing and he said nothing to show that I had trodden on his favorite corn. He ought to have spoken out to let me know. I could have explained it all in al minute if he had been frank with me"
 But the aggrieyed one hugs his griev- ance. He does not wish to be deprived of it. It is part of his sentimental stock in trade When otherwise the mind might lie slack and empty for wanc of occupa7 l tion he can take it out and dandle and admire it anew. If you killed it he would get some other knawing resentment in it's place. The "sore point,' the s'bone to pick, is luxury, hobby penchant to indulge.
 Beware of the man who loves his own fussy little consequence better than any1 cause you can put him into Any kind of teamwork demands that the several ways of several people shall coalesce. Unity1 does not grow out of quality in married life without constant self denial (though that denial may not be a conscious sacri7 fice.) It is a hard thing that societie] and committees working for a laudabld end must sometimes be wrecked, o1 halted midcareer, or made far less effi1 cient because some vain tperson unwit1 tingly offended has to be placated and brought into line again. If the morbid habit grows on the ready taker of of fense things may come to such a pasd that any kind of compact is impossibleI and the only course remaining is to bun1
 
 way. A man is valued for the work hd does, not for the thoughts he thinks about the greatness of himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Birmingham Can and Will

The Musical Courier of New York, the most widely circulated musical journal in the world, did Birmingham good service when it touched this city's pride recently by intimating that local conditions were not propitious for the holding of the biennial con- vention of the National Federation of Music clubs in 1917
 The Courier called the attention es- pecially to Birmingham lack of an auditorium also to lack of the spirit of cooperation between what it term ed the capitalistic interests and the musicians The Age-Herald repro duced the Musical Courier's editorial and answered the question which was therein propounded, Gan Birming- ham do it?" by giving assurances that all the conditions would be properly met.
 It was broadly hinted by the Courier that unless Birmingham scon moved in the matter of preparation the National Federation's executive con- mittee would cancel the acceptance of this city's invitation and look for afl- other place for holding the conven- tion.
 Following the discussion precipitat- ed by the Musical Courier, representa- tives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Music Study club held a joint meeting and took steps for inaugural ing and carrying cut the necessary convention plans. The Courier's at titude toward Birmingham, as shown by a more recent editorial in which it reproduced The Age-Heralds editorial, is altogether friendly.
 Birmingham can do it, even if it be found necessary to erect a tenn porary auditorium" was the assurance given by The Age-Herald in it's con- cludln2 paragraph. The Courier then added Good. We know now that Bir. mingham can do it and put our ques- tion in another form, 'fWill Birming- ham do?"
 Emphatically, yes!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10

While the work of dredging the Panama possible speed, a transformation has taken place in the Panama railroad, which is owned by the government Before the canal was opened it carried the heaviest per mile traffic of the world, and the closing of the canal temporarily halt ilg irtercceanic trade, has put increased demands on the railroad. A special rate has been put into effect. Freight is carried at practically a cost-of-service rate, and the train crews have been large ly increased. Wherever possible the car goes of vessels waiting at the two ends of the canal have been transferred by iay mutual exchange agreements hav ing been effected. Tine road is now transporting between 4C0o and 5000 tons of freight pes 1ay. The tie-up on the was low and many ships which were planning to pass through the canal in one day with practically no expenditure of their own rower, were compelled to put back to sea &nd steam from 20 to 40 days before reaching their destination. However, eIough fuel was supplied them to reach the 1.cxt supply port. The great est difficulty lay in providing sufficient ice and rer.sEale food. There were plenty Of stable foods on hand to meet ni Gelnands, ard the government bakery, though taxed, Furnished all the bread needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-10
Thinks 1t Anomalous

"Claude Kitchen of North Carolina, chosen in the democratic caucus some months ago as majority leader of the House of Representatives in the place of oscar Underwood, promoted to the Sem army and navy programme" said w. V. Saunders of Washington, D. c.
 This will create a peculiar state of affairs in party politics. The national defense programme is not only the most vital business that will occupy the at tention of the Sixty-fourth Congress, but it is a measure to which President Will son has devoted much study, and which Is very dear to the Presidents heart.
 ''It is understod that Congressman Kitchen will not fight the programme. but will simply exercise his individual priv ilege by voting in the negative. Kitchen says he is especially opposed to the naval part of the programme.
 Congressman James Hay of Virginia, chairman of the military committee. said in an interview in the New York World last summer that he was opposed to any increase in the army. But after his re- cent conference with the President he became staunch supporter of the ad- ministration's army and navy proposals MT. Hay will likely be designated floor leader when the debate on the national defense measures are under consider ation.
 ..I do noS claim to be any authority on party proprieties, but MT. Kitchen S course is so anomalous that in my opin- ion he should resign from the chairman ship of the ways and means committee and let some man have it who is in line with the administration and in line with the party. Nearly all the democrats are enthusiastically behind the President in his patriotic effort to strengthen ths,na- tional defense"