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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13

ma TOMBSTONE whether 'twould be:
Sllas Portal. Died March 8. 1863.
Died hatchery frum terror" or 81
las Portal. in Memoian. Found in
side a bar" an could pic'cher
Moria a cryin' over ma remains er.
ma TOMBSTONE marker. Then again
! thought about mebbe she'd fall in
love wi another Teller an then I
)es decided I'd better kill tibet var
min er bust in the process.
Now all tibet time tibet Their bar
Kept a creepin' up on me till he
wus mighty near me, SO SEEM
nothin' else could be done l lea
hauled of an kicked him in the
snoot WI all ma might-thets the
reason limp go today. Mr.. Bar
Jes sat down there ana wonderin'
where the blast came frum. afeelin'
his nose t'see II the collision he'd
lett his smeller whole, While l
looked down an saw a grea' big
stone layin' down ere handy.
Thinkin' how handy tibet ere
stone would be. l hurried an
picked 1t up an hit Mr.. Bar SQUARE
in the cocoa an almost made his
head look lax a pancake.
1t done its dooty cause Mr.. Bar
jes plopped over on his side an
died decent lax.
jes then thought ov my hin
pocket artillery, how I'd paid two
dollars an thirty cents fer it at
Sears and Roebucks the las sum-
mer an say wuz maddern a wet
hornet. jes got so mad tibet |
pulled tibet thing out ov my pocket
an went over an fred the whole
load In tibet bars cocoa an killed
i'm over again.
Efter l he'd done this I felt a
heap site better an l put up my
gun an started t pick up them
groceries when who wuz a standin'
there out Moria. She wuz smilin'
at me lovely lax an wuz a tryin' to
overtake me. cause she he'd fer
gotten t put in a bar NV tibet there
sof- soap So
No. we didn't pick up them gro
ceries-efter found out she he'd
seen tibet bar fight We drove over
t the county seat an got some Ii
sences and got ma-an' got-well
we got hitched fer life.
Thets all, an, say fellas, come
over some day an I'll show yo'
whet a big rug tibet there fella
made fer me.
Yes the fight wuz kinder nerve
strainin' but say it wuz worth ever
bit Ov it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
Uncle SIS Bear Fight
Claude G. Miller.

Now, that bar hunt yo' byes er
planin' jist reminds me, Of wee
incident that l met with my lights
purti' near knocked out. YO' see
it twas like this an jis' a Ill bit
afore Maria an l hitched together.
She kept this ere store-yes fused
ter bIong ter an say she wuz the
purtiest store-keepress l guess yo'd
ever lay yer eyes on in this pert Of
the country
Wal it wuz jes' lax this, WIZ
a hangin' roun' the store wen Mo
ria came 1.-THE door an said:
ISL, won't yo' take this ere bas-
ket OF things over t'Widder Yates"
jes' lax tibet, sa sweet lax tibet
Afore I knowed t I'd sed, Eyes"
an l amt the fella' t. go back on
my word. Sos l took thet basket
an went totin' t cross the road
lax had to.
l didn't take tibet there regu'l lar
road cause there wuZ a path-a
sort OF a short cut thru the woods
tibet makes it lot nearer then eff a
feller'd travelled the road.
turned off the road to the path,
nd wuz a sortin' ma corn und a
.plantin' t in ma mind; he'd it al
most all sowed whin | heard a liz
noise ahead ov me. jes' looked
up kinder casual lax an wuz al
most knocked over. cause standin
there in the middle NV tibet Their
path wuz the biggest bar I'd ever
saw in all ma days.
Sceered? l jest dropped tibet
basket. turned pale an began t
think of my sins. Besides tibet l
solved where all of Jake Simpsons
porkers he'd gone to, but wuz
kinder doubtful whether I'd ever
git back t civilization again t tell
them Of m discovery.
Tibet big bar jes sat thar GRIMM
at me lax till he saw | WIZ sceered
stiff. then he got up on his launch
es an sorta walked over t me lax
he wanted to shake paws an hug
me, but | wuzzn't agoin TO let tibet
there varmin do tibet to me.
Tibet bar kept on creapin' closer,
till great big beads ov sweat wuz a
standin' on ma forehead as big as
apples. In ma desperation, |
looked round an saw q club layin'
at my foot tibet wuz almost rotten,
but | decided 'twould do t begin
on.
SO ! picked 1t up an whaled
away at thet bar. hit him riat
across the back, an then he want
ed t. scale tree tibet stood kinder
handy fer him, but | wuZZnt goin'
ter hev tibet bar up 'bove ma, so he
could jump down on me. so ! hit at
him with all ma might. But tibet
thing lodged me an l purtin'
knocked the tree down. I did bust
tibet there club into about twelve
pieces.
When looked aroun' fer an
other club there wuzn't another
wun in sight, an tibet there bar
wuzn't feelin' very friendly to'ards
me neither, as he wuz at furst So
seem tibet tibet bar wuz abeginnin'
t edge over to'ards me. an no
club in sight er handy. sort be-
gan t think bout the writin' on
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
A RAMP.

One day tramp came to a neigh
boris house and asked II little
boy named Jack lived there? The
lady said, "No, don't know OF any
little boy by that name," and asked
how he got away from home.
The fellow said he went to Cali
fornia to work in an orange grove
and had just got back. but could
not find his wife or boy. The
neighbors said his wife was dead
and the boy had been taken to the
Home Of the Friendless, and had
been taken away by man whose
little boy had just died. and il he
would go to the Home maybe
could tell him where the boy was.
The people at the Home told him
that the man lived in the central
part Of the city and he had been
hunting all day, but had not found
trace of him as the people at the
Home didn't tell him the name of
the man.
The woman said that over on the
next street there was a man named
O'Brien. who had adopted a little
boy. The man cried with JOY and
said it was his brother.
The man and lady went to this
house and found the boy and the
father said he would explain why
he had not come sooner. The man
he was working for missed a thous.
and dollars and he was accused
and then sentenced for an imprison-
ment of ten years. After a year
and half went by they found the
man with whom he worked guilty
of stealing the money
They had just released him and
he had come back to live. So he
and the boy lived with his brother
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
A Boys Pleasure Trip.

The camp was all excited. Boys
were slowly dividing into small
groups, talking quietly about the
first accident of camp. The leaders
We're in headquarters examining
the ground around large chest.
The camp had been robbed of three
hundred dollars and as there were
not any human beings within TWEEN
ty-five miles. no one could feel
sure when to accuse for it. Every
boy in camp was Immediately or
dered to meeting in the mess
tent. All were present and every
body gave good account of him
self for the last forty-eight hours.
Two days later, John Roberts, a
yocng man. who was known around
camp as being rather poor and not
having any money to spend came
into camp. He was dressed all in
white. He had new rife, camera
and many other new things which
cost a good sum of money.
The Boys admired his new outfit,
He told The boys his uncle had sent
him some money. No more was
though: of it until two days later
when George. a young fellow OF
camp, asked him to lend him some
money He pulled out a FIVE dol
lar bill and gave it to the boy as a
gift.
The boys grew suspicious and de-
clded to watch John as close as
possible 1t was only right they
should because their money was
also taken.
Two weeks later the camp broke
UP and cighty-five boys hiked to
the. pier to take the steamer for
Chicago. Still the boys were pa
tiently watching John. The steam
or arrived on time John and the
rest of the boys trooped onto the
boat. An hour later the news was
around that John had rented three
stateroms, and had given two of
them to other boys. A detective
was on board and was Immediately
told of it. But he only said yes,
and walked off.
Two hours later George walked
TO Johns and knocked, No one
answered He stepped inside and
found John on the bed reading a
book. John" he said, why don't
.-ou own up to that robbery, or else
prove you didn't take our money.
John looked up and said. George
If you're jealous because l have
money, then get out of here and
forget, will YOU"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
" " " " v Va "

George stood still and watched
John light cigarette.
well" John said, " Isuppose you
want me to put you out"
YES" George said, but before
you do, I want to tell you that a
| detective is on board, and that ev-
cry boy here from camp suspects
you of taking the I'm not
saying you took the money, but I've
known you long enough to know
that your uncle didn't send you the
money which you received. and also
that the Oak Park "Y" payed your
| fee to camp"
Nothing more was said. George
walked down to the large state
room and left John to think things
over.
Late that evening John came on
deck. but kept to himself-trying
to avoid everybody on the steamer.
He was not questioned nor even
spoken to. Finally the boys stood
! it as long as possible and three Of
them went to his stateroom and
broke in. Every nook and corner
was searched. but not a penny was
| found
Early next morning a card party
was started in the bar room and
John decided to try his luck. No
one noticed how much money he
put up until the end Of the game.
Then when the results were figured
out it was found that together.
three of the fellows had won hun
dred and seventy-fve dollars.
. John was called to the scout
masters stateroom and there he
/ finally confessed to his taking 1t.
Mr.. Johnson told him the only
thing to be done was to report it to
his parents when they arrived in
/ the Windy City" John looked at
him with tears in his eyes and said,
I'm sorry sir" These were the
only words he said.
That evening a cry was heard OF
man overheard" Numbers 8, 16,
! 10, rs 80, man a boat" This was
the order of the captain.
John, when he saw the life boat
coming tried for the other side OF
the boat in order that he might
have more time and drown before
they could save him. AS he was
swimming around the suction from
the propellers forced him under
| the steamer.
Two hours later he was found. A
large cash in his head and his right
arm cut off He had beenS caught
in the propellers and was killed in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13

stantly. A note was found in his
room telling of his taking the
money when the boys and leaders
were at big camp roast; and also
that If his father was told he took
the money he would kill him. This
was all only that he was sorry.
This is true story of a boy who
feared his parents worse than
death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
IN DAYS AFTER.

In a western village that goes by
the name Of Cedar Falls, there
lived a man who was a silent sort
Of a fellow. For this reason he
moved inc a little hut just oueside
the village. and acquired the name
silent joe" For some reason all
the miners in the adjoining coun-
try begrudged him what he worked
so hard for.
One afternoon as Joe was riding
along the mountain pass, sharp
scream for help came from around
the turn, a horse now passed him
, with fearful speed, without a rider.
Joe spurred up his horse and soon
came to the spot where a vicious
grizzley was tightly hugging Mex
lean. Joe being a crack shot, took
aim and fired. the bear released his
hold and fell dead before the Mex.
lean. The fellows life was about
crushed out of him. Joe took the
fellow home and cared for him
until he was we'll.
On Joe's return home one even
ing, about six weeks later, he found
the Mexican and his money (Which
amounted to about five hundred
dollars) gone.
1t had been six years to the very
day since Silent Joe" moved to
townsville, Pennsylvania, after hav-
ing his money stolen by the Mexi.
can he had befriended.
AS Joe entered mine shaft,
which dropped about three hundred
feet into the earth, a keen-eyed
Mexican put his eye around the
corner of the powder house, a
spark fell from the cigarette which
the Mexican was smoking.
An hour passed, the spark grew
INTO flame The powder shack
was endangered by fire. No one
was in sight. The fire now leaped
to the door.
Five minutes passed. Shouts
could be heard from all directions.
Men ran frantically with water
buckets and hose. Water was
poured on in streams, but the fire
had too great a start to be checked.
In three minutes it would blow up
blow up the houses for miles
around.
When the mine shaft elevator
had been in operation for at least
two minutes and the last load came
to the top there came the explosion.
When silent Joe" awoke to his
right mind, ne was in the cottage
of the Mexican. The Mexican half
dead dragged himself and Silent
joe to his cottage.
The Mexican ordered his wife to
bring the gold and a paper which
was the map for a mine. from the
chimney. He handed it to Joe, say
ing, Forgive me-" and fell back
dead.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium is the chdrena section Of the Richmond
Palladium founded May 1916 Saturday afternoon
All boys and girls invited be reporters end contributors News
social want"
original acceptable and will published Articles should
written plainly and side Of the authors
and Aunt Molly always
sonay they bring their articles to the
letters addressed the Editor
and we hope each and girl will use thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
TIMES is CHANGED.

1t used to be that II you gave a
man enough rope he'd hang him.
self. but nowadays il you give him
enough he's liable to string you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13
E. q. Food Admiristra6on.

AFTER de OIL ow spit on he eeT gwn ter
instd oudate oil bag make work
fish "thoo-thoot
he dat when as make
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-13

Ber later amt skeern ghos he say we as mus eat
de fat kin We has jst
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. kin hit by eatin
fish Std
feed dem sojers right Wen
feeding somebody TO long it won't be
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
STOCK MARKET

New York, June 6 - Opening:
Leaders made only nominal changes,
mainly upward, at the opening of to-
days stock market, but the list soon
developed irregular tendencies Gains
of fractions to point in equipments,
tobaccos fertilizers, Industrial Alco-
hol and Atlantic Gulf were balanced
by the heaviness of Marines, the
preferred losing 215 points. Invest
ment railroads were neglected but
secondary issues, including New Ha-
ven, reflected a continuance of yes
terday's pressure.
Noon-Recessions from early high
uotations ran from to Y points in
equipments, Mexican Petroleum, Gen
eral Motors, Tobacco Products and
Shippings. Marine preferred was the
most uncertain feature, its irregularity
giving no hint of expected action by
the directors later in the day. The
strength of metals offered some assur-
ance respecting copper dividends, but
the variable gains in feathers, Stude-
baker, American Sugar, American Can
and Sumatra Tobacco were evidently
caused by pool operations. United
States Steel and low priced railroads
led the general improvement at noon
Liberty 8 1as sold at 1856 to 1912, the
first IS at $3.50 to 1856, the second As
at 93.42 to 1884, and the ANS at
94.94 to 96.16.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
$4,000 PENALTY
FOR PROFITEERING

New York, June 6-The heaviest
penalty for proffteering on record
since the United States Food Admin
istration was established was admin
istered by the Federal Food Board
yesterday in requiring the sugar firm
Of Jaburg Brothers of 10 Leonard
street to contribute the sum of S20,-
900 to the Red Cross Fund in lieu of
suspension of their business for viola
ton of the rules of the Food Admins
tration. The firm notified the board
that it would transmit a check for
the required amount to the Red Cross
at once. The sum represents, in addi-
ton to a penalty, the excess profits
made by the firm on it's sugar trans
actions prior to Jan. Ia last, when it
was found guilty of selling sugar
above the margin fixed by the Federal
Food Board.
Under ordinary circumstances, it
was stated at the Federal Food Board
yesterday, the license of the firm
would have been revoked, but the Ad-
ministration decided upon a money
contribution, because the revocation
of the license would undoubtedly tend
to disturb business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
MERIDEN FLOUR
HOARDERS ARE
GIVEN CLEMENCY

Hartford, June because it was
their first offense and because the
Food Administration exercised Glenn
ency that is not likely to be repeated,
several Meriden hoarders Of wheat
flour have escaped arrest and possible
Imprisonment and the flour dealers
who were implicated in as vicious a
case as has recently come to the atten-
ton of the Food Administration had
been let off with a warming rather
than a. suspension of business.
The facts as given out by the Food
Administration today are these: Sew
eral weeks ago, loyal Mi6dletown
woman, who is a member of the Food
Administration, informed the Food
Administration that a family living on
Colony street in Meriden had four bar
rels of flour on hand and following the
usual foolish course of the hoarder
was Boosting that they would not feel
the lack of wheat flour the coming
summer. After some difficulty in cor
nering the real purchaser and owner
of the flour, the Food Administration
secured an admission from Charles H.
Muskewitz Of 1856 Colony street, Meri-
den, that his previous disavowals Of
boarding were not satisfactory to his
own conscience and he finally Item
lied the flour in the house, where he
boards with his wife and his mother
in-law, as follows: Nine paper bags
24R pounds each; cloth bags of 90
pounds each; and one wooden barrel
containing about ITS pounds. He also
mentioned as the dealers from whom
he bought the flour, The Seth ]. Hall
Co., of 25 Brook street. Meriden, and
Weisner & Knoblauch, 299 West Main
street. The two were notified by the
Food Administration to proceed to the
premises, remove the flour, making a
return payment, and make a report
to Hartford. 1t appears from Weisner
& Knoblauch's report that they had
sold the large quantities of -four before
the Food Administrations $3.50 rule
on sales Of wheat flour became opera
tive. The whole incident ended with
all hands getting a warning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
STEPNEY

F. P. Sherman closed his school on
Monday and treated his pupils to a
picnic on the school grounds.
Mrs. Willard Parks and son are
spending a week with Mrs. Parks
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Gil
bert
Stephen B. Hayes, Oscar B. Plumb
and Mark Curtiss enjoyed a fishing
trip to Kent last Saturday.
Attorney Gilbert Hull and family of
Bridgeport were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hull.
Howard Edwards, who has been a,
clerk at B. Hawley & Co.'S store for
three years past has resigned his po-
sition.
Miss Marjorie Corners entertained
a friend from Meriden for a few days
recently.
Miss Dorothy Williams Of Brooklyn
was a visitor on Memorial Day of her
grandmother, Mrs. E. D. Leaven-
worth.
Miss Inez Edwards was an over
Sunday guest of her grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Edwards, in
Baston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Bradley were
motor guests at the home of C. E
Osborne on Sunday.
Miss Irma Nichols and Miss Blanche
Gilbert, students at Mt. Holyoke
seminary, will return home on Thurs
day for their vacation.
Mrs. K. James and Miss Evelyn
James of Brooklyn are spending some
time with James Alderman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Botsford and
family, Mrs. Clover Brakeman and
Miss Ethel Brakeman motored to
Norwalk on Sunday where they were
guests of MT. and Mrs Fred Lovejoy
D. A. Green, supervisor of schools,
and Alex Sinclair visited the seven
schools in town with a view to max
ing needed repairs during the sum-
mer vacation.
Wesley Skinner of Bridgeport has
spent a few days with his grand pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinckley. !
David F'airchild is clerking at pres
ent at B. Hawley & Co.'S store.
A meeting of the Federation of
Jewish Farmers of America was held
at Harry Garder's on Sunday after
noon. DT. Aleay, chief rabbi, of Ser
bia, and many other prominent speak
ers were present. A large delegation
from Bridgeport, also from this vicin-
ity was present.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
NEW COLLECTION CHARGES.

New York, June 6-Charles A.
Morse, governor. of the Federal Re-
serve Bank Of Boston, has sent out
a letter to member institutions in his
district advising them that by direc-
ton of the Federal Reserve Board the
present per item service charge for
the collection of checks would be dis
continued for the time being, begin
ming on June Is. He states that
the present service charge of 10 cents
per item for the collection of time
and Of special collections would be
eliminated, but that a charge of IS
cents would be made for all time and
special collections that are returned
unpaid.
While, heretofore the Federal Re-
serve Banks have been charging thei-
member banks a fraction of one cent
for the collection of checks, under
the new ruling of the Reserve Board
no charge will be made on checks
drawn on all national banks in the
United States and on checks of such
state banks and trust companies as
can be collected without payment o.
Exchange. In connection with this
change Of practice, a time schedule"
has been issued which gives the num-
Der of days after the receipt of checks
which must elapse before the bank
depositing said checks is given credit
for the same. Some checks are Civ
en- immediate credit, others one day
after receipt, and some eighe days,
depending upon the location of tho
hank on which the check is drawn.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York has not yet made any announce
rrent regarding the elimination of per-
item check collection charges, but
presumably it will make the new con-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s..
PRORATE COURT.

u 1910
Estate of Mary Jane Cobb late of the
town of Bridgeport, in said district,
deceased.
Upon application praying that ad-
ministration be granted on said estate
represented intestate, as Per said ap-
plication on file more fully appears. it
is
Ordered, That said application be
heard and determined at the Probate
Office in Bridgeport, h said district.
on the 18th day of June, A. D., 1918, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be given to all persons
known to be interested in said estate
to appear, if they see cause, at said
time and place, and he heard thereon.
by publishing once in some newspaper
having a circulation in said district. a.
copy of this order, at least five DAYS
before said day of hearing, and that
return of notice given be made to this
court
Attest:
PAUL L. MILLER,
a" I Judge