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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
WARNER BOYS CLEAN UP
PLAYGROUND

The boys at Warner school are
setting the most patriotic example
of practical helping of almost any
of the school boys. Each week four
boys are appointed from the upper
grades to help with the cleaning up
and at recess times these boys go
around the school grounds with
long sticks having a sharp nail at
the end, and with these, the boys
pick up all the waste paper from
the streets and around the play
ground.
The sticks were made in the
woodwork department, and are a
great advantage since the boys do
not have to touch the dirty papers
with their hands. If all the boys Of
the Richmond schools would do
this also it would be a great help,
especially if the Richmond city Of
ficials would have to cut down the
city expense by having less street
cleaning-as many other cities are
beginning to do. More and more
we will have to depend On boys to
do what men used to be paid for
doing, and if the boys begin it Of
their own accord, it will help very
much
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08

Aunt Molly: Why are boys al
ways fighting? Why does the owl
have such large eyes?
Dear Josephine: Boys are al
ways fighting because they are
passing through the same stages
as the human race passed in order
to become civilized. Owls have
such large eyes because the pupil
Of the eye must become dialated in
order for the owl to see at night
Ed.
Aunt Aiolly: Why dent men
wear their trousers short like the
girls wear their dresses?-Mary
Marker.
Dear Mary: Men have more com,
mon sense than some women.---Ed
Aunt Molly: Who discovered
Richmond.
Answer: Probably some Indian
chief or the first balloon man.-Ed.
Aunt Molly: Why do girls think
they are so much smarter than
boys.-Boys of the ga Glass, Column
bia City.
Dear Boys: They don't think SO.
They know it'd.
Aunt Molly: Why do people
make fun of Fords when they don't
make fun Of other cars.-FTederick
Waterfall.
Dear Frederick: Fords make
quite a lot of noise and are one of
the cheapest cars on the market
Ed.
Aunt Molly: Why don't men
wear dresses and long hair.--Mina
Portman.
Dear Nina: Dresses would him
der their work and only people with
lots OF gray matter have long hair.
Aunt Molly: When we eat
d0ughnuts where does it leave the
lole.-Mina Portman.
Dear Nina: 1t leaves the hole in
rhe air and we breathe it out-Ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08

Elizabeth Shelley Washington a many
a
pia little Serbian the early of the
Babab which Slavic Gods and his chief ambition
good American citizen Bagalub DID,
the Serbian orphans allowed Serbia
AUS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
A Little Girls Thanksgiving

There was once a poor little girl
who had no mother or father. One
day she thought that she would go
down town and see if she could get
something to eat, All at once a
man came up to her ask her name.
And he wanted to know why she
was so far away from home. She
told him that she was hungry and
the man said that he lived in the
country and he wanted to know ii
she would like to come and live
with him and his wife. She said
that she would like to very well.
So she got a good Thanksgiving
dinner and lived happy ever after.
Florence Harris, grade 5A, Sc
yastOpol school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
THE GREATEST WISH

Once there was a little girl
whose name Was Mary. One day
she went out in the woods to pick
some berries for a sick lady. She
emptied them out and started for
more. These Were for her mother.
She got her basket full and start
ed for home. One the way home
she met an old man. He was about
dead from hunger. Mary took some
berries out of her basket and gave
them to the old man. After he ate
them he turned into a fairy.
The fairy thanked Mary for saw
ing his life and said, Il will grant
you the greatest wish anyone could
ask"
What is that" asked Mary.
wait and see," was the answer
Then the fairy disappeared. Mary
wondered what he could have
meant, but finally she understood.
because-she lived happily ever
after.-Monroe Martin, 6B, Seyasto-
pol School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
HOW CAN SAVE

The way can save is not to eat
candy because we want to save the
sugar. l am not going to eat candy
unless some one brings it to me.
l do not like corn bread, but
am going to try to like it. When
mother makes some I am going to
try to eat it, and save the wheat
bread all I can so that we can
save the wheat and send it to the
Allies.
When l sit down to eat l am 60
ing to take one spoonful and put it
on my plate, then take another
spoonful.
l will take only one piece of
meat.
am going to eat everything On
my plate. Elsie l.. Jordan,
Sevastapof School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
A Useful Birthday Present

Once there was aboy who was
ten years of age. On that day his
uncle gave him a turkey because
it was a week before Thanksgiving.
They fed him every day and he
was getting too fat but he did not
like his home.
But soon it was Thanksgiving
day and he was roasted brown for
them to eat. They had cakese, pies,
buildings and other good things.
After dinner they played games
and had a very fine time,-Rocco
Cont, 5A, EevastOpol, Richmond,
Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
HOW HANS ESCAPED
FROM THE TOWER

Once upon a time there was
little BOY whose name was Hans,
Hans lived on tiny ilse, The
name OF the island was Guam Is
land, which is far out in the Pa
CiHC ocean, He did not live in
4 house like yoa OF me, but he
lived in a high tower
Ills father was a wicked magician
who kept Hans locked in the tower
lians would sit at the window all
day and watch the tide come and
90.
One DAY the angry waves dash
ed upon the shore. They were com
ing nearer all the time, till al last
they reached the high tower. Then
they began to rise till they were
about one yard from his window
Hans was not afraid, Afraid! He
had always been brave. At last the
water was almost to the window
sill, when Hans remembered the
canoe that his father had in his
room.
He ran and got it and came back
to the window. Just as he got there
the water began to rush in. He
stood up on one of the chairs and
showed the boat out. and jumped
in.
The boat drifted about until noon.
Then thewater began TO go down.
1t went down very slowly, but all
at once the boat sank into the soft
sinking sand. Hans jumped out.
He saw the tower in the distance.
He ran to the door and found his
father lying drowned. He was
grieved very much about it. Even
though his father was cruel to him.
he loved him just the same. He
took his fathers body and bound it
with cloth, then he dropped it slow
" into the ocean. It sank very
slowly.
Then Hans went into the tower
and got his hat and coat and came
out to play along The shore. He
saw ship coming and it had
large flag on it and he knew that
it was somebody coming to the is
land.
At last the ship came up to the
shore and out climbed a troop of
people. They made friends with
Hans. They built houses on the
island. Hans grew to be hand
some young man and married the
mans dauyhtor Thav lived han
PLY on the island for many years.
Esther King 6B Sevastapol
School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
Girls Make Cranberry Sauce

Our last cooking lesson we made
cranberry sauce. First We picked
them over. Then We put them in
boiling water. We cooked them Is
or 20 minutes. When they were
done we strained them through .
strsiner. Then We added theh sug-
ar. Then We put them into q mold
and put them into the window TO
cool. When II was cold, We pvt
them into dessert tliahes and ate Il.
-Rizabsth HIlere, Sevastopel
school, "a grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
How the Bed Punished Mary

Once upon a time there was a
lazy girl named Mary. She didn't
like to go to school. One morning
her mother called her to get ready
for school. She said, Just in a
second" But she went back to
sleep and her mother called again.
but she did not come.
After awhile the bed said to
Mary, Get up and go to school or
! win take you" So the bed took
her to school and the children and
teacher said, "Ah! an! ah!" and
Mary said to the bed. take me
home and will never do Il again. +"
So the bed took Mary home and
she never did sleep late again
Buby Gibbs, 5B grade, Sevastapol
School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
What We Did on Playground

The first thing that we did on
the playground was to lay brick.
We put some gravel under the
swings and then we smoOthed the
gravel off. We then laid our brick.
We laid each one opposite the
other brick and then we put some
cement over the bricks and took a
broom and swept it in all the little
cracks of the bricks to make it
smooth and so the bricks will not
come apart. We did this on our
manual training time,-Don Ovon,
SevastOpol school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
How We Made Cement

Every Thursday over at Sevasto-
pol we work in the yard. Last
Thursday We mixed cement. First
we screened the sand. Then we
put In some cement and We mixed
1t. Then we wheeled it over to the
swing and put it on the brick. We
had to make two loads. Then we
washed the tools and put them up.
Undersill, Sevastop0l
school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
THE CHILDREN AUD
MIR. HOFFMAN,

There was once boy and girl
who had long wished for a turkey.
The boy said to his sister:
Let us save up our pennies and
get u8 a turkey. The children
started to save their pennies. The
parents had only small farm, so
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-08
Query Corner

The editor will try to answer
Questions readers OF the Junior
submit to her. She will not
promise to answer all OF them
The questions will be answered.
in rotation. SO do not expect the
fanswer to be printed in the
same week in which yon send
It in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05

cars, engines. oil sad supplies Of every
kind essential to the operation OF rail-
roads have increased from fifty to two
hundred per cent. The aggregate In
crease Of all the principal items. such
as labor coal, RATS, cars, engines, etc"
will run into millions.
Equipment scsst Doubles.
"As an example an ordinary passen-
ger engine that cost $4,000 In 1918,
costs $4,000 in tlal7, and switch en-
CINE that cost $4,000 in 1913 is priced
at $4,000, and the same character OF
increased prices extends thru the en-
tire operating and maintenance
branches OF the railroads.
"The estimated increased cost of op-
Grafton for 1917 over the previous
years in the operating expenses of the
system Of four Of the principal lines
serving Iowa, viz: the Burlington, NIL
waukee, Rock Island and Northwest
ern, will be $16,000.000 each, and while
1915, because OF abnormal conditions.
showed large earnings these tremen:
dous and existing increases, IL the rail-
roads operate at present rates will
create deficit with every railroad
serving the people of this state"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
B.am.n Nsws Notes.

Special to TlmeS-tepuDlcaH.
lBeaman, May Son account OF the
Indictment weather for the past week
and lack Of material the work on the
new school house has not made much
progress.
Last Monday Mr.. Archie McMartin,
manager OF. the Beaman Electric COM
pany, told the board OF directors to
secure another manager, as he had
made up his mind to 80 to the war.
The directors got busy and appointed
w. r. Weir, the former manager.
Mr.. McMartin went to Marshalltown
the same day and was examined, and
enlisted. He has had some cadet ini
struction in military training and will
no doubt make good
5sClyde Anderson and William Wey-
meros have offered their services. This
little burg will furnish ten good young
men.
w. n. Ryan had narrow escape
from being killed by a belt flying off
his corn shelter. His shoulder was dis
located and he is badly bruised
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
STATE AGENTS RAID DUBUQUE.
Booze, cigarets and Gambling Devices
Seized by Havner's Force.

Dubuque, May "a score Of repre-
sentatives Of Attorney General Hav
ners office appeared in Dubuque yes
terday, drafted into their service She
if Kennedy and his deputies chief 4
Police Cells and a number of police
men and began a wholesale raid OF al
legged blind pigs" drug stores, pc
halls and cigar stores.
A number Of blind pigs" were taken
into custody.
Nearly every cigar store yielded Gig
arets and slot machines, candy stor :
their slot machines and in a number
OF pool halls and cigar stores gam
bling paraphernalia was found.
Warrants and search warrants h
been taken to the county Jail pendir.'
time when hearings can be had or bo'
arrangements made.
The, raid caused great sensation
as it was wholly unexpected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05

Manchester.
Thomas Wilson fas been elected city:
manager by the Manchester common
council to succeed L. B. Matthews,
holder Of the office the past two years.
Mr. Wilson held the position prior to
the election OF Mr.. Matthews.
North McGregor. ~ 2
The new pontoon railway bridge was
put in place between the lock and
hinge piers over the west channel OF
Sunday forenoon. It Is fine struc-.
ture, shorter and higher than the old
pontoon which has been In use here
since 1900.
Anamosa.
I ,Anamosa has been having a real
clean up week which has been planned
and was conducted by the Woman's
club. Under the guidance and the
supervision Of that organization. it
ought TO be possible, not merely to
clean up Anamosa, but to keep her n
spotless town the year around.
Sioux City.
Cost Of living is advancing here with
out any sign OF let up. The uncertain
" OF the wheat market has caused
flour to go beyond all bound, 81 a sack
being the last quotation. Other COM
modities are equally high. Potatoes
are selling at 1910 a bushel, scabby
things at that, while sugar is $1,000 by
the hundred weight.
Pocahontas.
Thieves stole two span of mules from
the large barn on the farm of. NJ. F..
Kelly, southwest Of town. They placed
their own halters on the animals and
attempted to lead them away behind
an automobile. The animals baked at
the gate and refused to bulge. accord
Ing to the story told by, the footprints
next morning. They were turned loose
and recovered next day by the owner
Sioux City.
Three strikes, all caused by refusal
Of higher wages demanded on account
Of the high cost Of living, broke out
simultaneously here Thursday. About
200 teamsters seriously affected the de-
livery and freight shipments when they
quit wrok. Bread bakers also walked
out on a demand for higher wages and
there is fear ora bread shortage UNI
less the strike is settled within a few
days. Union tinsmiths were the third
class OF employees to stop work
Sioux City.
Sioux City has lost Its oasis, the
sands Of the desert having descended
on Dakota county, directly opposite
this city. Every, bar closed at 8
o'clock Monday night, the Nebraska
bone dry law, having gone into effect.
The county officers state the new law
will be vigorously enforced II is q sad
blow to the thirsty denizens of Sioux
City who have been the greatest
patrons OF the various wet emporiums
which existed on the other side Of the
Big Muddy.
Manchester. M. +.
Following acceptance by the Della
ware county board Of supervisors Of
the resignation of Auditor c. H.
Bunker. the present vacancy in the
office = expected to continue NJ least
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
Northern Io1un Items

until an adjourned meeting Of the
PICARD on Monday. May T. Meanwhile,
according to law, 1t has become the
duty Of the county clerk, O. r. Dun
ham, to take charge of the auditors
work. A deluge Of appeals for various
| candidates. presented at a session of
the board Monday, April 80, resulted
in weeks adjournment.
Vinton.
The annual spring crop of young
wolves is being brought to the county
auditors office In this city and ex
changed for the bounty of 81 each
which is allowed by the county. The
last Of the week Thomas Long, Of Can
ton township, appeared with seven
cubs which were only few days old.
which he found near the river. Two
weeks ago Frank Fish, Of northeast
Of town, brought In ten cubs which
he found under an old corn crib on his
farm. and carried away $40 bounty
Numerous other farmers living north
and east Of town have brought in cubs
in various numbers, with occasionally
an old wolf
Waterloo.
City vagrancy ordinances which
recognize vagrancy as q misdemeanor,
sLB 'luetuuosILdlu! 10 euy "a sIqeus!und
not inconsistent with the state law
which defines vagrancy merely as
condition, according to a ruling by
Judge G. w. Durham Of the district.
court. For fifty years or more these
ordinances have been a part Of mu-
nlcipal laws and this Is the first time
their legality has ever been attacked
and the first time a district court has
ruled on them. The opinion grew out
| OF habeas corpus case brought by
Pearl Andrews against J. ID. Caldwell,
chief Of police. ]. III. Meyers, former
police judge, who sentenced more than
200 under the ordinance. was Miss An
drews' attorney. In his ruling Judge
Durham holds cities have the right to
protect themselves and their citizens
against Migrants. He calls attention
to the fact that vagrancy unchecked
would be serious menace to the larg-
err places.
Monticello.
Mike Adams, superintendent of con-
struction Of the John Mcdonald hos
pital, and John Shimanek, bookkeeper
at the Monticello State bank. have
made application to enter the military
training camp at Fort Smelling. Both
young men were formerly students OF
the Iowa State university and have re-
ceived military training. A number OF
the hotel keepers Of eastern Iowa met
at the Lowell House to make plans to
meet here next Saturday. Representa-
tives from sections Of eastern Iowa
will be present and It Ia planned to
make certain arrangements In regard
to carrying on their business during
these troublous times. Those present
at the preliminary meeting were II.
Smythe and Lawrance OF the Ana
mcsa hotels: Mr.. and Mrs. Philips.
Hopkinton: J. A. Wherry, ana his fam
lily. ana Hurst Maquoketa hotels:
Harry Carlton. Oxford junction. Other
hotels represented two ara from Man
chester. one from strawberry Point,
land one from Cascade
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
AUTO THiEF pENIrENr.
Goes TO Iowa City Police Chief and
Confessss Crime.


Confessss Crime.
Special to Times Republican,.
Iowa City, May 5.-Because his
conscience hurt him bad" as he
phrased it, j. NJ. Lorenzo, self-con-
fessed automobile thief, came to Iowa
City, Friday, and gave himself up to
Chief Mezik of the local police staff.
Altho his home Is where he takes
or his hat" Lorenzo has been staying
in Des Moines, where he stole Ford
touring car that he drove nearly 100
miles. He reached a point near West
Liberty, yesterday afternoon, and there
the car stuck in the mud of country
highway.
florence viewed the stranded car a
while and grew penitent as he watched
1t. Then. without duress. he decided
to abandon his career of crime, and
therefore he boarded train for iowa
City, voluntarily sought the police sta
tion here and confessed.
He was placed in the city hall jal!
pending further word from Sheriff }.
L. Griffin of Polk county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
FILE APPLICATION FOR INCREASE
OF is PER CENT IN FREIGHT
CHARGES.
APPLIES TO RATES
WITHIN THE STATE
Railroads Outline Reasons For Re.
quest, Showing Increased Cost OF
Motive Power, Rolling Stock and
Labor-sinilar Demands Made in
Other States.
,ecial TO mines -Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, May 5.-The railroads
operating in Iowa yesterday fled Pc
tition with the state board Of railroad
commissioners asking for an increase
in Interstate rates amounting to 10 per
cent
This move has been looked for ever
since the roads started the movement
before the interstate commerce COM
mission asking for is per cent in
crease in interstate freight rates The
hearing before the interstate commerce
commission starts next Monday. The
hearing before the state railroad COM
mission on the proposed increase in in
ira state rates will start on June II.
Members Of the Iowa railway com
mission left last night for Washing
ton for the hearing which starts next
Monday. The Iowa commission has
collected much information to the eff
feet that the Increase asked for is not
deserved. 1t is expected that the hear
ing at Washington next week will oc-
cupy the entire week, all Of the time
being given to the carriers to present
their case. Then on May %, the state
railroad commissioners from the var
ious states will jointly present their
opposition to the proposed increase.
Roads Outline Reasons.
In filing their petition with the state
railroad commission yesterday the rail-
roads issued a public statement giving
their reasons for asking the increase.
Among the arguments set forth In this
statement are the following:
THE reason which prompts the rail-
roads of Iowa to file petition before
the Iowa board of railroad commits
sioners asking for a uniform raise in
line haul freight rates is the serious
emergency that confronts all the rail-
roads iof the United States. This pc;
tition to the Iowa board Of railroad
commissioners is in line with similar
petitions which have been filed or will
be filed with the interstate commerce
commission and with all of the various
state commissions in this country.
1.-The interstate commerce commits
sion has indicated that it will give
favorable consideration to. this matter
by authorizing the filing &of tariffs
granting thesey raises to be effective
July l. 1917. These filings. however.
are subject to hearings q before the
interstate commerce commission which
have been set for early consideration.
4, THE only product which railroad
companies have to sell'is transporta-
ton. In the last year there has been
q radical and Increasing cost TO the
railroads of everything that produces
transportationss The cost of an kinds
OF sunorganized labor has interested in
railroad service just as it has in all
other walks Of life. Coal, iron, steel,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-05
Traer News Notes.
Special to Times7Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, May 5.-Mrs. Emma Scha--
fenberg Keith and little son, Of Rot
lean, Canada, who were called home on
account of the death of Mrs. k!cth's
father, William Scharfenbers. left Fri
day for, their northern home. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Kieth's sis
ter. Miss Olga Scharfenberg, who goes
north to benefit her health. =
Mrs. Frieda Snow has sued her hus-
band, Clifford Snow. for divorce. Mrs.
Snow has been employed as house
keeper for. Robert Montgomery since
March.
Late word from Theodore Cohrt in
Chicago hospital is that he is no bet
ter and that his condition is serious.
The Citizens State Bank. Of Cold
field, the McElhinney bank, mas held IL
mortgage on the S. P. Smith brick
store building in Traer for number
Of years. 1t was foreclosed in the dis
trict court this week, the. total amount
involved being between $1,000 and
$4,000.
a Carl Anderson, the Swede who had
an alteration last north with Hans
North, was indicted this week by the
grand jury for assault with intent to
commit great bodily injury. The fine
is 800 or less. or thirty days or less
Imprisonment, or both.
The Traer school board has decided
to release high school boys on full
credit who are needed by their pa
rents on the farm. Three Traer stu
dents have so far taken advantage OF
the privilege, Marvin Sprote. Willie
Wrilimek and Vance Thompson.