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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

FOR SALE-or would trade for Little
Six Buick, in good condition. a 8.
room and bath. porches. brick
bungalow. gas, water, electric
lights bath, concrete walk. on car
line. Lot 75Xl2O feet; at opening Of
the toll road on boulevard. The
best home in the city. See the
man with conscience, Echols. St
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03
AGENTS WANTED

S5 20 81 DAILY selling New Fibre
brOoms, every woman will buy.
Sample by parcel post, 35 cents.
Wynne Broom Co., Elmira, n. Y.
LIT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

10 +. WILLIAMS will sell all or part
of his property on b St, S. w. Res.
idence, brick store and one lot,
29X73, adjoining brick on north. This
property fronts the court house on
the west. Make a cash Offer to me
direct for what you may want.
Phone 1873 or red 5l4. 27.6
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03
Rinallnu Road.

Ardmoreite want ads: the best ad.
yertising medium.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

FOR SALE-SOme special bargains:
A 5O.foot lot on IL street S. w,
$500; 5O.foot lot on G St. ~ w.
$3.50; ia IT. II St N. W, $3.50;
rs It. b St, N. W.. $1,000; 100 IT. on
McLlsh Ave. $1,000. r. C. McKiddy.
l241a West Main st. 1.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

COME QUlCK-Four-room bungalow
new, small cash payment, or will
take car for first payment balance
$l5. one 6acrc tract In city limits:
one llacre tract In city limits; one
3-acre tract I'm city limits The above
is all improved and a good invest
mont CLOSE In residence. lOSis T..
Main Phone liOu %
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

WANTED-We pay the highest prices
for rags, newspapers, magazines,
rubber, brass, copper, and all kinds
Of junk. Call ll60. We will come
and get ii. Also we want second.
hand automobiles The Missouri.
Oklahoma & Texas Iron & Metal
Co., llO North Caddo street. 25.lm
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-03

Co., ITO North CaddO street. 25.lm
| TEACH all White sewing machine
owners to hemstitch, five stitch,
pleat, sew on buttons and work but.
ton holes, drawn work, and in fact
lots Of things you think impossible
to do on machines. | will also regu.
late and repair free of charge all
White machines. Address me at 229
A Street, S. W. Matt Moore, White
Agent 30-6t
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP.
management. circulation. etc, re-
quired by act OF congress of Aug.
ust "a, 1912, of THE DAILY ARD.
MORElTE. published evenings
except Saturday, and Sunday
morning at Ardmore, Oklahoma, for
April |. 1917: State of Oklahoma
county Of Carter, IS: Before me. a
notary public in and for the state
aforesaid, personally appeared H..
G. Spaulding who having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and
says that he is the publisher of The
Daily Ardmoreite and that the fol-
lowing is, to the best of his knOwl.
edge and heller a truo statement os
the ownership, management. circu-
tiop for tho d.to shown in tbr aboy,
r,ntinn rs,uirod bv MOI oy Ar,,st
"a 1oio .wh,di,J q, socti,r ila
Postal I.,,,s and R,rrl.tiors mint
od or t,, r,,.rs, .sii. ,f rys ,,.r,,
tnvif. I'm, r.m,s ..rl ,jdr..sc. ~,
tb. ppblisb,r editor m,r.oir, "a.
tor and busir.ss r,n,o,r ,rc. prh.
Usher n q Sn,pIJirr Nr5w,rc
Okla Editor q n \d.rs Ard.
moro oll, ,t,,,,ir,, t,Jit,r o. n
Adams N~5r.nr, nll, pr.i,,s.
Manager II q SnaplJipr NrJm,r.
Okla. tbat tbe owrors ,re. Ej
Gait Ardmor, Oll, Rov Al J,bp'
son. Ardmore OKLA II r. Sn,rlJ.
ipr Ardmore OLI, . Wirt Fr,plIin
Ardmorp OKLA, = Nrllc, ArJ
moro Okla II A Simnsor Ard
more. Okla . p G Dinrs Ardmorc
Okla. and / + Eoslov Ardmnro
Okla. that tho known hondboldars
mortrnrees and othar secrrity b,lJ
ers owning ar bolding nor con, or
more of the total omoupt ~ bonds
mortgages or otbor sccnri,ios aro,
SA annie ana Wirt FrantIin. ,b,,
the two pararranhs neyt ahove DIV,
ing tho names Of tho owners s,ocl,.
holders and security ho,dors ~ ony
contain NOT onlv tho list ~ stool,
hold and securi,y holders as tbev on.
near upon tho hooks NJ tho comnanv
hut also In casos whero ,ho s,oor.
hoiJor -. ,,,,,.i,,. -. ~, y
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06
@nrfdlIaa. 0ame:

= Iorfb!aa. Game: Sd
nl6dte idon Die teiSen @dnie neb.
meu. aber id) bobe ieiber fein @eIo
BEL mir.
GeiliieelbduSicr: 9as lit freilidj
idlimm - mas MAIDEN mir benn
ba?
Game: Sea, id tperoe SShnen eli.
neu Soridlag moden, id) nebme Die
cine Sans nit unb Ioiie Die anoere
ais Gfano bier!
@erbIiimt. Sausberr (auf
Dem Sorribor gum 9ienItnardlen):
Sie Siir 5u inherent @obnsimmcr
miilien Sic and einmal abieiieL
Sbereie. :. SIR gan5eS DIR lit ia
i6Dar5!
g Sdlau. GoIi3iIt: 8o5u
moIlcu Sic oenn Die Site Der 3eu.
gen. Die es nit aniaben, bob Der
Serr bon einem 9lllto iiberfa6ren
murbe2
S(aent: 9tiln 6ie tperben iett IL
der ane 2uit 5u einer ltnfallpcrli'
derung baben!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

- gS 0 bItGtigfeit. Gomi.
teebame (5u ibrem @atten): ~Genft
8ir: Ser GorScIlanuarenbanoler
Meper bat fir uniern @obItati9'
feitsbaior geuau ioIhe Saie geItiitet,
mie mir iie baben. llniere bat ndm'
Iib eiuen Sprung; aber bas tperoen
lie ia nidt gleid - mcrfen!"
81 iigniert. sleltercs SSrGll.
lein: YWian riiDnt on Der slntife
itiae ginfaIt uno @roBc. g9ic freue
i6 mid, beibcs 81 beiiten!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06
. @inf. stuSentin Tin einem ,

- Wint. Stiioentln Tin eirtem
9riefe): .2icber SnfeI, meil 9elb.
brieftrGeer lit ein ean5 alter, bGB.
lider Mfann! GS beItebt alio feline
@efabr. BOP id) mid in i'm oerlie.
ten fonnte, menn er mid altb noGl
10 oft aufiuden miiBte."
- Ooppeliinnia. 6rau:
p9n MGnnhen, benfe Cir, id) babe
in Der 8ogelauslteQungs Sotterie
einen Sogel gelponnen.
Mann: yWein @ott, gu baIt bod
i6ou einen."
M oerne &inber. Sa.
ter: .@os. id)on wieoer mlbtelt 9u
tpegen llnileiBes nadlIiten?"
Sdnshen: nsld Gapa. i6 bin
fulturniioe."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

Sein berauS. Sic: Sd
FAM cs gar nidt bcgreiien, OnB Dir
Der S(r5t bei oeincm 2eioen oaS Bier
ni6t perboten bat!
@r: (einen fr6fti9en Sdlld neb'
mcno): GS fanu i6on iein, oaB er
es gliidIibermeiie BLOB pergeIicn
Eat!
gosbaft. 2ebcnlonu (ocr
ieinen Itorf 6crllnterJefommencn
Sreuno beildt uno BET ibm einen
Spiritusfoder llnter bcm Sette be-
merft): Salt es ictt gang prattiid,
Die Slide elcidb inter Dem 9ett!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

NILES NIT Sumor. So6'
ter (aIs ibr Ser Serebrer untrcu
aelporben iiD: nSSns 5euer init Jet.
nen 9riefen ilnb 8eoi1tcul"
Safer: nllniinn, bie bebe Cir nur
auf; oa bait Gu mai auf Geinc al
ten Gage mas gum 2aden!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06
q e NJ il t 8 m c II | 6.

- Gin emiitsmeni il d).
Sunger Gbemann (als ibm bel iei-
ner nG6tli6en Seinfebr 5ltm eriten
OtaIe Der Stiefelfneht entgegen ge'
ilogen fonlmD: so it's idon;
mas bab id bieies cling als Sung.
geielle mondnal iu6en miilienl"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

Gin Gem il mem II.
Sreuno 81: Sit bcrn Der 0icnticr
Seububer !pirtlih 10 front, bob oil
ihn id)on brci Wlonate behauaclIt?
Goftor g: Seine Spur; aber Der
Iann piicriert mir jcbesmal cinen
serobe5u pbGnontenaIcn 9fotpcin.
CHE bos sS1Bhen ni6t leer lit, pirO
Der mir nid)t geiunb.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

- 3eitfinaer. Glia (na1
Dem &inoerbal om friibeu Wtor0en
crlpodeno. gum Gienltnldb6eD
slnna, boIen Sic mir ciucn Seringl
- glusmeg. 0attin: SD
fiirdtc, &arl6en miro bic Wteoi5in
uibt trinfen, lpeun id iDm iagc,
mas eS lit, unb menn ib cs ibm
niht ia8e, Oann trinft ct lie aud
nidlt.
,@ntte: Ia nil id) bir etnos Ia'
gen. itclle lie irgenb robin uno
laGs, er ioQ iie nid]t anriibren, bann
miro er iie gang beitimmt ncbnen!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

% osbaft. n9enfcn Sic ii6:
bie sSrau oes Sonit1tsrates glfel
lit 5llr Seilsarmce gegangen.
.Gie 6rau eines slr5tes sur
Seilsarnee! 0ie iaQt ia aus ei.
nern Grtrem ins an6ere!"
Soffnuuesidi nj M r.
Gater,: o2aB bod Geine S6reiberei
Iein; gu pirit Sir bod fein 9latt
erobcrn! Seoesmal beiBt es: n8ir
bebauern uip."
Sobn: uSSSa, a6er baS leste Wial
mar .beoaure" unterItriden!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

-Sreffeuo aasgebr ii d /.
a.: .Gu sebit alio aud auf ben
8obItatigfeitsbaa?"
g.: .Sa, man i6lpingt Die geine,
Inn anbern auf bicielben 81 bel
fen."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

-aufbringIi6. 6. Serr: Sorf
i6 Sbnen meinen Shirm anbieten?
SSrdulein: 9anfe, meit Serr, id
benotige feincn Shirn.
Serr: 9ann bari id bielleidt
Sbren SUIT bcifirmen2
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

@atte: slber GIia, 10 befollc.
tiert piQit oil ntf ben Saa geben?
Satin: 9ld. mir i6eint gar.
Ou biIt eiieriiihtig - meinlt ipo6l.
meme SduIteru fonnten jeruanben
in Die slugen lteden!
@atte: @eipiB. liebe @lia, ite'
fen lit bos ridtige @ort.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

- 9 Sdinblider. Sreuno
(su einem erfolaloien 9iibnenau.
tor): n9er 3ui9auerraum miibte
audi mG5reno Scr SorItelung beIl
bleiben." ..t.
n@o5u?"
n9ta, bie meiitcn Icniden f6n.
nen bod bel 2idlt nidJt einidlafen!"
= llebertrumpft. 81: .Sfl
ersGble meiner Srou alles, mas pal.
iiert."
g.: .Sas lit ni6ts 10 beionberes.
Sd ers1ble mcincr Sra.. io9ar cine
Menge Saden. Die nidlt puiiieren.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

Sauer (aer ouf ieinent Slder
bcim lln1qrobcn cincn olten Hit'
tcriporn geilmbem: Scrr bes Sinl'
mels, mos bob i bent bu g'fun'
bcn? s 9lnub' goar, Dos lit bait
q Wctcuritern!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

- Inter Wtalern. r9u
luiaIt meine oufribtige Dtcimlna
b6ren? 9tun, bann mub id Cir
iogcu, bnB id baS 9SortrGt abiolut
iirbe."
,Sm - abcr .pas mcinit Gu:
uer f6nnte es benn cpentllell iein?"
- 9oppeIiinnig. Grltcr
S6riftiteIler: ystae 9eitrGge be-
fonlme i6 BON Der 9iebaftion 5u.
rid. Sd peiB nidt, marum meinc
gSite nid,t ae6en mollen?"
3ipeiter Sdriftitcler: uSie tper.
ocn pobI 5u faul icin."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06
9tubcrne Snnit.

aIeriu: Dir aefdqt aIio
meiu neucs Bills? g8eiBt bu benn
aub, mas es bariteqen ioa2
Sreunb: Sol ib mir etiua
fir Did bier ben &opf 5erbre6en2!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

- Seine q nSiht. @r: Gas
mar bod ein genlBreider 9lbeno
Gcute!
Sic: @ieio, id funO bos ei9ent.
lid, niht.
Gr: gta. erIaube nal, Die beli.
fatciteu Speiicn, Die erqiliiiteIten
8eine uno - feline einsiee Gid.
rebel
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

Sunge (5um ouoeren, sic stus.
bdn9ei6iI6er einer 8eIifateBparen.
banOfung Ieieno): Gu, Mar, be,m
Meper finn oe 9rotberinge piet
billiger. 9a friegt mer een gait
5en form @roidlen, net BLOB a
Stiidl
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1917-09-06

Sobu: Eopa. IaB mir bod
oits bem Siridfea ba ciu paar
Soien maiden!
Soriter: @ern, mein Sunge.
gs muB aber crit geeerbt iperben.
Sobn: sld. mo5u oenn2 -
9as beiorgt i6on oer Serr 2eb.
RET!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24
CAMPBELLSTOWN

Miss Grace Aydelotte's condition
does not improve. but remains about
the same. Charles Campbell and
wife Of Kenton, Ohio. are here visiting
relatives. Mrs. Virgie O'Hara aud
son Heber, and daughter nth, attended
the boys and girls congress meeting
at Camden Sunday p. M. Rev. Pow
ers and wife spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Ell Williams and family.
Charles Armacost and wife visited
his brother Marvin and family at New
Station Saturday night and Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Armacost have
recently returned from several
weeks visit with his parents in Mary
land. %. B. Cooper and wife, Joe
Shafer and wife motored to German.
town Sunday afternoon Mrs. Leland
Campbell and daughter visited B. T.
Campbell and wife at Eaton Monday.
-. Miss Margaret Burke of Dayton.
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents and attended commencement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24
.lNC-gMo KHYBER RIFLES
~ Romance g4hanfure
By TALBOT MUNDY
c~-.~ur 1915 sv Tn. ,..xr.,u1 ca

Now he chose to notice the knife on
the ebony table as II he had not seen
1t before. He got up and reached for
it and brought 1t back. turning it over
and over in his hand.
"A strange knife" he said
"Yes.-from Khinjan," said Rewa
Gunga. and King eyed him as one wolf
eyes another.
what makes you say it is from
Khinjan?"
"She brought it from Khinian Caves
herself! There is another knife that
matches it, but that is not here. That
bracelet you now wear. sahib, is from
Khinjan Caves too! She has the
secret of the Caves!"
II have heard that the Heart of the
Hills is there" King answered. rs
the Heart Of the Hills q treasure
house?"
Rewa Gunga laughed.
ASK her, sahib! Perhaps she will
tell you! Perhaps she will let you
see! Who knows She is a woman
OF resource and unexpectedness-L
her women dance for you while"
King nodded. Then he got up and
! laid the knife back on the little table.
A minute or so later he noticed that
at sign from Rewa Gunga a woman
left the great window place and spir-
tied the knife away.
May have a sheet of paper?" he
asked, for he knew that another fight
for his self-command was due.
Rewa Gunga gave an order, and a
maid brought him scented paper on a
silver tray. He drew out his own
fountain pen then and made ready.
In spite of the great silken punkah
that swung rythmically across the full
breadth of the room the heat was SO
great that the pen slipped round and
round between his fingers Yet he
contrived to write, and since his one
object was to give his brain employ
ment, he wrote down a list of the
names he had memorized in the train
on the journey from Peshawur, not
thinking Of use for the list until he
had finished. Then, though, a real
use occurred to him.
While he began to write more than
dozen dancing women swept into
the room from behind the silken hang
lngs in concerted movement that
was all 1.-the slumberous grace. Wood
wind music called to them from the
great deep window as snakes are
summoned from their holes, and as
cobras answer the charmer's call the
women glided to the center and stood
poised beneath the punkah.
There they began to chant, still
dreamily, and with the chant the
dance began, in and out, round and
round, lazily, ever SO lazily, wreathed
in buoyant gossamer that was scarcely
more solid than the sandalwood smoke
they waited into rings.
King watched them and listened to
their chant until he began to recog-
nize the strain on the eye-muscles
that precedes the mesmeric spell.
Then he wlote and read what he had
written and wrote again And after
that. for the sake of mental exercise,
he switched his thoughts into another
channel altogether He reverted to
Delhi railway station.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24
ALLEN PIERCE BURIED

HAGERSTOWN. Ind. May 24.-The
funeral of Allen Pierce was held at
the Methodist Episcopal church Mon
day afternoon, with Rev. j. w. Gruber
officiating. The music was by Mrs.
Alonzo Smith. Mrs. Lewis Kirby, Fred
Murray and Jesse Replogle. The Ma
sons had charge, using their burial
ceremony. Burial was made in West
. Lawn cemetery. Those away from
town who attended the funeral were.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gotschell, Mr. and
Mrs. Cunningham Of Richmond. John
Replogle and family Of Economy, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Petro, Mrs. Leah Hut.
Gibson and Mrs. Laura Roher, Center
vile. tlF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24
CLERKS RECOVERY AS
TONISHES RICHMOND

Richmond people will marvel at this
clerks recovery. His stomach was SO
bad he could eat very little. Every
thing fermented and soured. Had
stomach cough. Doctor advised buck
thorn bark. glycerine. etc, as mixed
in Adler-ika. ONE SPOONFUL help
ed him INSTANTLY. Because Adler
i-ka empties BOTH large and small
intestine it relieves ANY CASE con-
stipation, sour stomach or gas and
prevents appendicitis. 1t has QUICK
EST action of anything we ever sold.
GLEN THISTLETHWAITE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24

THE Turks can spy as well as any
bcdy-They know those men are go
ing to Kerachi to be ready for them.
l-Therefore, having cut his eye-teeth
B. G. several hundred, the Unspeak-
able Turk will take care not to misbe-
have until he's ready. And / suppose
our government, being ours and we
being US. will let him do it! All of
which will take time.-And that again
means no trouble in the 'Hills'-prob-
ably-until the Turks really do feel
ready to begin. They'll preach a holy
war just ahead Of the date. The
tribes will keep quiet because an army
at Kerachi might be meant for their
benefit. Oh, yes. I'm quite sure they
| were entraining for Kerachi in readi-
| ness to move on Basra. Trucks ready
for camels-and camel drivers-and
food for camels-and Eresby, who's
just come from taking special camel
| course. Not doubt of it!-And then,
| -Elwright-Doby = Gould -
all on the platform in bunch, and all
down on the Army List as Turkish in
terpreters! Not doubt LETT"
What have you written?" asked a
quiet voice at his ear; and he turned
to look straight in the eyes of Rewa
| Gunga, who had leaned forward to
read over his shoulder. Just for one
second he lowered on the brink of
quick defeat. Having escaped the
Scylla Of the dancing women, Chary-
bis waited for him in the shape of
eyes that were pools of hot mystery.
| It was the sound of his own voice that
! brought him back to the world again
and saved his will for him unbound.
Read it, won't you?" he laughed.
IF you know, take this pen and mark
the names of whichever of those men
are still in Delhi"
Rewa Gunga took pen and paper and
set mark against some thirty of the
disarmed refusal.
Where are the others?" he asked
him, after glance at 1T.
I'm Jail, or else over the border"
"Aircady:"
The Hangar nodded Trust Vas
mini! She saw to that jolly we'll be-
fore she left Delhi! She would have
stayed had there been anything more
| to co."
King began to watch the dance
, again, for it did not feel safe to look
too long into the Rangers eyes. 1t
! was not wise just then to look too
| long at anything, or to think too long
on any one subject.
"Ismail is slow about returning"
said the Hangar.
81 wrote at the foot of the tar"
said King, that they are to detain
him there until the answer comes"
ITO be continued
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24

The death of Perry Freeman removes anOth-
er man who contributed full share to the mater
ial advancement of the city Of Richmond In his
younger days as mayor, he inaugurated the first
comprehensive improvement that marked Rich
monds passing from the village to the city stage,
when he secured the paving of Main street as well
as beginning the construction of better streets all
over the city.
Later on he was associated with the Organiza-
ton that constructed the first electric street rail
way and interurban line in the city, utility
whose value to the community and the surround
ing country today Is well understood. He was
also instrumental in organizing The Richmond
Home Telephone Company.
When the business and material renaissance
of Richmond began ten years ago under the lead
ership Of the Young Mems Business Club, Mr..
Freeman was one of the most enthusiastic and
efficient members of that organization. A char
ter member, he was on the first board Of direct
ors and was chairman of the first Fall Festival
committee. 1t was largely due to his earnest
work as an executive and on the finance commit
tee that that festival was so great success and
became the foundation for later successful fes-
rivals.
Mr.. Freeman was not afraid of Innovations a
fact that contributed to his fitness and success
whenever he led or co-operated in aiding Rich
n1onds material advancement BY his death the
city not only loses an efficient attorney but also
a man who could always be counted upon to
work whole heartedly and energetically for it's
progress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-24
WILLIAMSBURG, O.

Miss Liza Crismore OF New Madison
spent Sunday with Floyd Armacost
and family. Miss Hazel Harding Of
Fountain City called on Miss Olga
Jones Friday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Wick are moving to the Aaron
Petry place northeast of town. Mrs.
K. T. Locke is reported to be in a ser
ious condition with slight hopes OF her
recovery. :. Gerald Beetley of Lynn,
Ind, is visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Beetley. =. Miss Emma
Harrison made a business trip to Rich
moud Monday. :. Mr.. and Mrs. K. F.
Thomas visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Thomas Sunday. H. H.
Jones made a business trip to Indian
apolis Monday. !. !. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Moore of Whitewater spent Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Moore.
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Why Products Cost More

Ask any grocer or Main street dealer why his
products cost more now than they did decade
ago. and he will tell you that the cost Of running
a business is more expensive
By that he means to say that not only is the
wholesale cost of products greater but also that
the customer expects greater service.
He will tell you that he is compelled to spend
more money to give his customer favors which
they did not receive ten and twenty years ago.
For instance, the housewife did not order ten
cents worth of green onions and twenty-five
cents worth of potatoes over the telephone and
expect the grocer to deliver them as she does
now.
Every time the housewife uses the telephone
to place an order she automatically adds the ex-
the potatoes.
This item of service alone explains why pro-
duce costs more now than it did twenty years ago.
We expect greater service for our money. But
we forget that, as ultimate consumers we must
pay this expense. We cannot expect the grocer,
butcher and dry goods merchants to be able to
sell us ten cents worth of produce or goods and
deliver them at the door without paying addition
al for the service.
Every thinking person will admit that the
margin of profit in ten cent purchase is so
small that the dealer cannot maintain an expens-
i've delivery service without charging extra for it.
Again, every time you make a twenty-five cent
purchase and have it put on the book" you are
increasing the "cost of doing business" forcing
the merchant to charge you and his cash custom
ers more money for the product.
One reason why Five and Ten Cent store
succeeds in selling products cheap is because:
First it is cash transaction; secondly, there is
no delivery service
No one can deny that there would be Won
derful drop in the price of commodities of Rich
mond if all the stores tomorrow could go on a
cash and non-delivery basis.
Also, almost every merchant in the city would
be delighted to see the change go into effect. He
would assign two reasons: First, because he
could sell goods cheaper and thus give better sat-
isfacton to his customers; secondly because he
could do away with an expensive credit system
and costly delivery system
This phase of the High Cost of Living might
be kept in mind when we complain about high
prices. We are as much at fault as are the deal
ers.
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exercises Saturday evening. The
last day of school was attended by a
large crowd and g. good dinner was
served during the noon hour. The
address by Rev. Thomas was excel
lent. The C. H. s. baseball team de-
feated the New Paris H. S. team by
a score of II to l.. :. Miss Lulu Beach
Ter returned to her home in Union
City Friday evening, she being the
Domestic Science teacher in the Cen
trail school during the past two years.