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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21
Huuy Christmas

s
When some of the high mucks
started in to claim that all men
were created equal, ! just wonder
il they count the guys that have to
play Sandy Claws at the old town
church on Hully Chrismus Eve. II
some of those bugs would only
think what some have to 60 thru
they'd decide that Sandy Clawses
are superequal.
Well, for me, l know that just
one week after you're exposed to
that there Chrismus Eve job you're
ready for the hereafter with cas-
tor under each leg. That's me, Al.
1t came along about the time !
lived at Pearidge where there was
one church, one store and one sub
ject Of hilarious conversation on
from December rs Of one year to
December Is Of the next. 1t was
lovely to some of those Monks that
stood around the village store and
ate the grocer's crackers and chew
ed Double Split Plug-it was lovely
for them to sit around and plan the
wonderful Chrismus Eve at the Pea
ridge Episcopal church; where the
main feature was Sandy Claws,
who impartially to everybody else's
but their own personal squad of
kids dealt out candy with steady
hand.
They sit there on store boxes
while their intolerable pipes pour
forth volcanic volumes of the most
terrible tobacco smoke any human
can conceive. They sit and plan
for somebody else to be Sandy
Claws and do the sweatin'!
Well, AL, one year I rambled into
that store on the fourth Of Deem
Der, never imaginin' that my doom
was to be pronounced then and
there. l bought can of baking
powder and a box il candles and
noticing the crowd, mosied into
their midst.
l was a newcomer in that region,
you know, but most every one knew
me. They we're just coming around
to the victim who was to play
Sandy Claws when l stood on the
edge Of the crowd.
Deacon Wishbone lowed that
since Hiram Hills son had gone to
the army the preacher would be
Sandy Claws. However, the preach
er, Lige Wampler, venerable old
fellow with wooden leg, swore at
the deacon roundly and said.
"Nothin' stirrin." ST Rasting give
vent to his thoughts and wound
up that it was high time they got
a Sandy Claws and that even il
the preacher, Lige, did be Sandy
Caws he'd cheat and give his own
six children the most.
A regular argument ensued. AL,
l wisht you could hear an argument
like that; 1t would set your mus
tache on fire. Everybody calculates
that everybody else is a big fibber
but himself and sometimes he's
doubtful about himself. They fuss
and they fight and offer to chew
each others gum boots up and soon
they're all calm again. When they
Gained down though this time they
appointed me Sandy Claws with all
the privileges and rights of the
aforesaid Office.
/ took it as joke, for to me
Sandy Claws is the biggest, jolli-
est, roundest fellow on earth.
I'm big-up and down-two pill
lows will do the rest. I'm jolly and
I'd be round every now and then. !!
They had a suit, according to Lge |
and II I'd fill 1t, Hully be to Peter!
Up to December Fl it was a laugh |
ing matter, but right then 1t be-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

came a terrible reality.
Sandy Claws! Gosh!
Let's skip over those days and
come to Chrismus Eve.
Chrismus Eve was a jolly night;
out Of doors it was clear and
snappy. The moon glistened as it
fell softly Oh the freshly fallen
snow and turned all Pearidge into
a palace carpeted with diamonds.
Voices came sounding across the
wastes of snow accompanied with
the steady crunch-crunch of horse
hoofs as the horses drew the sleigh
along the wel1 packed path.
Every thing was lovely out of
d0ors-I was in doors!
In doors, the little four by eight
church was damned. Big people
and little people sat on everything
from window lodges to the floor.
In the front row, next to the Chris
mus tree, sat mothers with the
members of the cradle roll on their
laps.
That tree! Honest, AL, 1t was
beautiful. There was enough pop
corn on that tree to feed an army.
There was enough cotton to initiate
snow on that tree to keep the Red
Cross in essentials from 1919 to
1899. There was enough decoration
ON that tree to buy up whole Lib
erty Loan. And, AL, there was
enough candles on that tree to light
the whole metropolis for week,
and all of them were going at
once!
But on with the story!
l was back of the scenes with a
pillow of feathers between me and
my belt. The red suit was a fair
fit. The boats were rather small
and the whiskers fit like every
thing. But l was nervous, the bag
Of candy / had at my side-im-
ported candy from Fears and Two
bucks.
/ had one consultation. A Miss
Mehitable Cornfoot sang be-p-a-ti-
full vocal solo. l knew if she could
get away with that l could fool the
people with anything. Her voice
was beautiful and plump-like old
Tabby's along about l a. m. on the
back fence. The words ran some
thing like this:
Listen my children, listen my dears,
While / tell you of Sandy Claws;
He's jolly old fellow as sweet as
you please,
With fur-lined gloves on his paws.
His RENDERS are glossy as they
glide along
As they glide over the snow.
They wear out the runners
As along they quickly go
And now, little children. {,
Men, women and boys
You must all be so good
Or you'll get no toys.
And 1t ran on at considerable
length. Who wrote it must have
studied literature at an agriculture
school. Its rythm fitted her voice
for she stopped after she had them
going quickly and had a cadenza.
She trilled and trilled and then ran
up and down scales till 1t sounded
like regular toboggan party. At
last she struck an extra high note
and held it until everybody won
dered what became Of the sleigh
and Sandy Claws.
The effect was wonderful, Al, 1t
woke up the church and everybody
like to killed each other.
Reverend Ligu got up and prayed
that we would have many other
and hoped that next
year crops would be plentiful and
the crows stayed away. He loved
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

LOST-A two-bladed electrocuted
knife that will pick up lacks and
small nails. Was dropped between
18th and 18th on North II street.
Return to James Ronald Ross,
81 North 18th street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21
WHY MOTT

WHY MOTT
II you ever see anything you
don't like, just follow the direc-
tons of this word
Kwitchergroulyn.
Clara LongfellOw.
Finley School. Age II years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21
AMONG THE FLOWERS.

AMONG THE FLOWERS.
First Scout: DO nuts grow on
trees?
Second Scout: Sure"
First Scout: Then on what tree
does the doughnut grow?"
Second Scout: 1.-The pantry
Boys Life for October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTED-To buy green trading
stamps at once. Please bring to
the house. Charles Walsh, sos
South 4th st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

LOST-A pair Of kid gloves. II
found please return to 207 South
Tenth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTED-To trade a pair Of ice
skates for pair Of roller skates.
Phone 1880.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

FOR SALE-Aeroplanes, made by
A. William Winner. Call at 81
North Ninth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

LOST Receipt for 31.S0 in envel-
Ope. Also contained list Of names.
II found. return to 128 Richmond
avenue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTED-To buy girls bicycle
Phone 1858.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

FOR SALE-16-Inch airplanes with
wheels, rs cents: S-inch with
wheels, IS cents. Leoline Klus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

FOR SALE-Pigeons. William
Hoffe. 418 South Eleventh street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

LOST-A green hat cord. II found
please return to the Junior office
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

LOST-Child's silver-rimmed spec-
tacles near Vale school. II
found, return to Clara Mourye,
317 South Twelfth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21
EXCHANGE
COLUMN
open % Az Boys and olrla.
Thoeo Ads ces4 You Nothing:
eend In Your wants" % The
Palladium Junler.

FOR SALE-MandOlin and case.
win sell cheap. Inquire at 222
North 9Th street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTEDADoll Wigs to make.
Call III North Third street, or
phone 1921.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTED-Boy to join the Lone
Scouts. Call at 229 South Second
or see William F. Gilmore at
once.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTEDETo buy girls bicycle.
Nina Murray, ZIG South Ninth
street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

81 North 18th street.
LOST-Child's kid glove, return to
12S Randolph street, Reward.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21
FOR SALE-Air rife. See Leolint
Klus, 916 N. G. street.

WANTED-New scraps OF all kinds
Of good, for quilt pieces. two to
three cents a pound paid for them.
Alma Chamness. 16 North Eigh-
teenth street, city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

1OST-A two bladed, magnetized
knife that will pick up tacks and
small nails. Was dropped between
18th and 18th on North B street.
Return to James Ronald Ross,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

WANTED-Boys to Join the Lone
Scouts Of America. For further
information call at 219 South Sec
ond street, or see William F. Gil
more.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
Cotton Region Summary

Weather conditions were general
" unfavorable for cotton and little
or no advance was made during the
week, except in some eastern locali-
ties, where beneficial rains occurred.
Rains occurred near the close OF the
week in many eastern sections, how
ever, and will be very beneficial.
There were many complaints of rust,
shedding and red spider damage in
the eastern portion of the Belt. West
of the Mississippi River rain was in
sufficient in Arknsas, and the
drought intensified in Oklahoma
and Texas, where growth ceased and
premature opening is general. Pick
ing is well advanced in Texas and is
becoming general in the East Gulf
section, and was begun northward
to Oklahoma. Conditions continue
very unfavorable for corn, truck
crops, pastures and meadows
throughout the southwest and in
many central districts, but there was
improvement in the southeast as a
result of recent rains. Citrus fruits
are promising in Florida.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
MEN OF CLERICAL ABILITY
CAN ENTER ARMY UNDER
LIMITED SERVICE RULE

The local exemption board is in
receipt Of two kilograms, forwarded
by the adjutant general from the
provost marshal general, the first
calling attention to the fact that
state headquarters, local exemption
boards and medical advisory boards
are in need OF clerical help and that
there may be inducted into service,
either as privates or non-commls-
stoned grades, for clerical and adj
ministrative work. Class ! regis
trants who are physically disquali-
fled for general military service, but
qualified for special or limited mill
itary service. Pending further in
struction, boards are requested to
make careful examination OF their
lists and ascertain whether there
NAV not be some registrants in de-
ferred classes who would be willing
to waive deferred classification and
be inducted for this purpose.
The other telegram relates to
white men in Group c, qualified for
special or limited military service.
This is for stenographers who have
had legal training and large num-
ber of these are required. They
will probably be assigned to the
Judge advocate generals and pro-
vost marshal generals departments
and they will be required to report
court martial cases and attend to
other matters pertaining to military
law in the field. 1t is cited that
the work is interesting and will give
valuable experience for the FORUM
ate applicants. Qualified regiStrants
arc asked to report to local exemp-
ton boards and have their names
listed for this service. Local boards
are requested TO not list any person
who is not fully qualified. The To-
cal board is expected TO report Aug
ust 81 of the number that can in
duct into service in this class.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
RETAIL PRICES SUBMITTED
TO HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE

Fair prices, submitted by retail
grocers and meat market men, were
discussed at meeting of the House
wives League held yesterday after
noon at the county court house.
The league will cooperate with Rus
sell Brown, food administrator, in
regard to the report that certain
grocers we're selling flour without
requiring the customer to purchase
an equal amount of substitutes.
A committee comprising Mrs. !.
c. Thompson, Miss Daisy Nichols
and Mrs. Julius Kahn, was appoint
ed to govern the community nurses
duties.
At the next meeting an election OF
officers will be held.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23

1t was another week of intense
heat, clear skies and drying souther-
" winds. The daily maximum tenn
peratures ranged between IS and
40 degrees throughout the state
Scattered showers occurred during
the early part of the week, but ex-
cept over relatively small and widely
scattered areas, the rainfall was too
light to help crops. The drought
has developed into one of the most
disastrous ever experienced in the
state. The reports received this
week indicate that crop conditions
are the worst ever known in many
localities, especially in the south
western counties.
Marked deterioration in condition
of crops over that of last week is
reported, except from the north
western counties, where showers
have been fairly opportune and
abundant during the past few weeks.
In the northwest, the sorghum
grains and broom corn, the principal
spring crops, are holding up well
and are fairly promising. kafir and
milo maize have been greatly dam
aged in other sections, and on up
lands have burned beyond recovery
and are being cut for silage and
rough feed. Sweet potatoes and pea
nuts have also been greatly injured
and are mostly poor prospects and
needing rain badly. Pastures have
burned dry generally and are bare
in most sections. The scarcity OF
water for stock is becoming more
and more serious. Nearly all late
corn is now so badly burned that 1t
will be practically failure. The
condition of cotton has steadily
grown worse. The plants are very
small and generally have only a few
bols. These bolls are mostly small
and are opening prematurely. The
plants have made practically no
growth during the past two or three
weeks and have shed much OF the
fruit. Much upland cotton has
burned nd withered and would not
be helped by rain. Practically all re-
ports received this week give the
condition of cotton as very poor
while the prospective yield for many
localities is placed as low as one
bale to ten to twenty acres. Plow-
ing for winter wheat has been great
ly retarded by hard, dry soil. There
is, however, an exceptionally large
acreage Of abandoned corn, cotton
and sorghum grain lands, which can
be seeded to wheat with a minimum
OF preparation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
Grain Region Summary

Rain and moderate temperature
caused more favorable conditions for
corn from Nebraska, Iowa and IL
linois northward and improvement
occurred in many southeastern and
eastern localities, where rain oc-
Cured, but deterioration continued
in much of the Ohio Valley and
from Kansas and Missouri south
ward. Rain came too late for upland
corn in Missouri, while prospects
for even a fair yield in Kansas is
rapidly diminishing. Wheat harvest
in the late districts and threshing
made satisfactory progress in most
sections. but considerable delay and
local damage was caused by rain in
the northern and northwestern states
Soil moisture continues insufficient
for fall blowing in many central and
southwestern districts. The weather
was generally favorable for potatoes,
truck crops, pastures nd meadows in
the northern states and many east
ern and western localities, but con-
tinues too dry in most of the Ohio
Valley and throughout the South
west. Stock is improving in the
Rocky Mountain districts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
GRAIN.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Corn, the price
of which receded at the close yester-
day, was again in moderate demand
at the opening today, and prices ad-
vanced within narrow limits. Oc-
tober opened sc higher at $l.6sB
and sold up sc.
The market broke later on profit
taking and closed easy. October IL
cent under yesterday at LOS.
Oats were slightly higher. Octo-
Der opened sc up at 74Ac and sold
to 74Ac.
Provisions were dull and steady.
The close was dull and irregular.
2 - cents lower to 10 cents higher.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
SAVING WHITE PAPER

(Kansas City JournaD
As a measure in the interest OF
paper conservation the government
has requested the newspapers OF the
nation to cut down the size OF their
issues least Is per cent. The mo-
tive behind this move is unquestlon-
ably sound and there is imperative
need of something of the kind II the
paper situation is to be relieved. Y ct
it is difficult to understand just why
the government officials have made
their request in this particular form
A broad nation wide cutting down
Of newspapers to IS per cent OF
thcir present size ought to be ac-
complished. But first the authori-
ties ought to insist upon the elm
nation of certain features OF
newspapers that are not necessary
or commendable under the present
conditions.
1t would be we'll for newspapers
to cut off all unnecessary Sunday
pages that give no news value to
such publications and are only at
best circulation stimulants. The
"colored supplement" is form OF
extravaganza of doubtful value at
any time, but in war times 1t is
wholly inexcusable. There are also
vast quantities of white paper vast
ed in printing of serial fiction feat
ures that could we'll be dispensed
with under abnormal conditions
Many newspapers place great en-
phasis upon their mere size. They
proceed upon the theory that il the
reader gets heavy bundle OF pages
he is led to believe that he is being
generously supplied with news
paper But that is not the case and
the tendency among all high class
publications throughout the United
States is to cut down the waste OF
mere printing.
The white paper situation is dis
tressing for all classes of publica-
tions. Many newspapers and small
er magazines have been forced to
quit business because or the mount
ing cost of production. Everything
that enters into the making of a
newspaper has increased in price and
newspaper incomes have not kept
pace with this increase. The people
who subscribe for newspapers are
entitled to all the news, but they
have no legitimate right to ask that
on top of the news vast outlay OF
materials shall be made to provide
mere amusement or eXtraneous en-
tertainment. Nor have newspapers
the right to use white paper as Z
means Of securing or holding sub
Scribers.
Any newspaper that does that
makes an open confession that ii
cannot compete with other newSpa-
pcrs upon a basis of news value
| There can be no reasonable objec-
ton to the big" newspaper in nor
may times if the publishers want tc
spend the money and the people
care to read in quantity. But now
that conservation is demanded, the
big" newspaper ought to be re-
duced to sensible size and in so do
ing its real value would not be ir
the least impaired.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
POPE'S REQUEST TO
BOLSHEVIKI IS REFUSED

Amsterdam, Aug. 2l.-A dispatch
to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger from
Moscow says the soviet government
has replied to Pope Benedict that it
is unable to comply with the pom
tiff's request that the family OF for
mer Emperor Nicholas be trans
ferred TO Spain. The reason given,
according to the dispatch, is that
there is no communication at pres
ent between Moscow and the place
where the former imperiol family is
staying.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
COTTON.

New Orleans, Aug 22.-After
decline of II to Is points, around the
first call today, cotton strengthened
on buying encouraged by the favor
able war news and by the lack of
rains, which the trade expected in
Texas. At the end of the first half
hour of business prices were g to
AZ points above The level of yester-
days close,
Private reports of rains in Texas
caused freer offerings of contracts
and toward noon prices were 4 to ii
points above yesterdays finals.
The demand increased in the aft
ernoon and at O'Clock prices was
II to p points, over the closing fig
ures yesterday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
Markets
LIVESTOCK.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 22.-Hogs: !:
Receipts 5000; market steady. Bulk,
$lS.25@l9.30; heavy, $lS75@10.35; |;
light, $lS.l0@l9.35; pigs, Sl6@H.75.
Cattle: Receipts 5000, including
800 Southerners: market steady.
Prime fed steers, $l7MlS.25; dressed
beef steers, $llMl675; Southern
steers, $7.5O014.25; cows, $6.5O@
1880; heifers, $o@l0.50; stockers,
%.756l4.50; calves, S8614.
Sheep: Receipts 5000; market
stead. Lambs, $l6(Gl8; yearlings,
$l1.S0Ml6; wethers, $l00l4.5O; ;
ewes, $9(61375; stockers, $69l8.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
SHIPYARDS OUTRACING
ENEMY SUBMARINES

London, Wednesday, Aug. 2l.-
Merchant tonnage losses in July due
to enemy action and marine risk was
313,0ll, which makes the total for
the quarter ending with July for al
lied and neutral countries 959,392.
Ships built in British yards and in
foreign yards on British account in
Tuly reduced the British deficit to
223ll, which compares favorably
with the average monthly deficit
during the first six months OF this
year of 10000 tons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
GREAT QUEBEC BRIDGE
FINALLY is COMPLETED

QUEBEC. Aug. 22.-The famous
Quebec bridge over the St. Law
renee river, which collapsed twice
during the course of construction,
passed its final test yesterday. when
two trains weighing approximately
100000 pounds. were run out on
the central span simultaneously. The
bridge, completed and ready for use,
ranks as one of the worlds greatest
engineering feats.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
BOAT LINE FROM GREAT
LAKES TO MISSISSIPPI

Chicago, Aug. 22.-Edwin s. Con-
way, chairman of the board of wa
ter resource advisers, announced to-
day that within 90 days there will be
line of power boats and barges
plying between Chicago and St.
Louis carrying merchandise from
the Great Lakes to the Mississippi
river.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
OLD RAILROAD CASE
is FINALLY DECIDED

Washington. Aug. 22.-After six
years investigation. hearings and
litigation the Interstate Commerce
Commission today handed down a
decision in the so-called private car
case, holding that no additional
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-23
THIRTY-FIRST REGULARS
LAND AT VLADIVOSTOK
Rulletin-2:20 D. m.

Washington. Aug. 22.-The Thir-
ty-first regiment of United States
regulars has arrived at Nladivostok
from Manila. Secretary Baker an
nounced today