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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
CONFIDENCE MAN.
REAPS FORTUNE
IN LAST YEAR
Ten Million Dollars Obtained
Through Fake Land Selling
Schemes and Oil Lands.

CHICAGO, May 10.-The American
confidence man reaped a harvest of
more than 10000, 900 last wear. accord.
ing to figures compiled by Chicago
authorities. This is the approximate
amount actually collected from the
credulous public by professional con-
tidence operators and does not in
clude the millions gathered in annual
~ by the various stock jobbing
schemes.
The crude devices of the oId-time
confidence man, with his shell game,
three card monte. gold brick, green
goods, money changing and lemon
game, have given away to modern
methods, more complex and more
profitable.
The really successful confidence
confidence men of today usually have
summer and winter homes, ride in
limousines, and are aided by richly
goWned women, authorities say. They
are educated and far more clever than
their brothers of the old days, whose
favorite trick in Chicago was to sell
the Masonic temple to "rube" for
small sum, or agree to make the
building turn around"
Publicity Feared
Land selling schemes, peddling of
worthless mine and oil well stock, wire
tapping and fake" sporting events are
now the hand maidens of the modern
confidence men, who matches wits
with the banker, capitalist and law
yer, instead of dealing with the ig-
norant ruralite. Nearly all the VIC
Tins of a Chicago gang recently sent
to the penitentiary were bankers and
business men. The gangs loot, aggre-
gated more than half a million dol
lars year.
Fear Of publicity keeps most VIC
tins quiet, thus giving the high class
confidence man certain degree of
immunity, authorities say They add
that federal prosecution for using the
mails to defraud has been big factor
in breaking up gangs and recently
brought about the conviction of half
a dozen leading confidence workers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Nusbaum Writes Song For
Welcome Home" Event

INDIANAPOLIS, May 10.-Lee B.
Nusbaum, well known merchant of
Richmond, Ind, witnessed the We'll
come Home day celebration In Indian
apolis Wednesday. He is a musician.
as well as merchant. and the event
so inspired him that he turned out the
following, to the tune of Smiles"
There are smiles in France and
England,
There are smiles in Italy;
There are smiles because the League
of Nations
Gives us peace and war shall never
be.
There are smiles from Maine to
California,
Caused by Victory across the sea;
But the soldier smiles from Indiana
Are the smiles that look best to me-
Mr.. Nusbaum is a director of the
Indiana Retail Dry Goods association
and while here attended meeting Of
the board
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Kentuckians Disagree
Over Tobacco Prospects
fBy Associated PRESS

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 10-Differ-
ences in opinion between Mat Cohen.
state commissioner Of agriculture, and
the College of Agriculture, University
of Kentucky. concerning tobacco pro-
auction have been published in the
University bulletin.
Growers face disaster if the 1918
production of 100000 pounds is
exceeded the commissioner declared
at a meeting of loose leaf warehouse
men.
Europe's immediate needs are 500,-
100000 pounds with but 400,000,00
available for export, the University
bulletin asserts, adding that even
with the probabilities of increased
acreage in North and South Carolina,
Georgia and Kentucky the total per-
centage of increase in the worlds crop
will not be greatly affected
Meanwhile tobacco growers are re-
ported to planting greatly increased
acreage in Kentucky. Those in the
central part of the state, Commission
er Cohen declared, ARE tobacco
crazy" He said some farmers had
tobacco. with the cost of production
now $3.50 and acre." he continued, "as
compared with $50 to $50 few years
ago this would make the initial cost
$3.50 an acre before furrow is turned.
Growers cannot hope to profit with to-
bacco at 20 cent a pound, which we
fully expect. and the production 800
pounds an acre"
On the other hand, the University
bulletin expresses the belief that tax
ing into consideration on the abnormal
conditions in the tobacco market, the
outlook for next years crop appears
very favorable"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Jap Commission Studies
Mexican Oil Prospects
tBy Associated Press,

MEXICO CITY. May 1o-A Japanese
government commission headed by
baron Hasegawa, captain of engineers,
mas virtually completed an investiga-
ton of the petroleum possibilities in
the Tampico region, it was learned to-
day. The department of industry and
commerce states that the commission
plans to conduct surveys In other
parts OF the republic and that conces-
s1ons for all explorations in the north
ern part of the country, particularly
In the states Of Durango and Chihua-
hua have been secured by the
Japanese.
These activities constitute only one
phase OF what apparently is an almost
frenzied campaign of explorations
throughout the republic by Mexican
and foreign interests.
reports are common that indications
OF Oil have been discovered, not only
In undeveloped fields in Durango and
Chihuahua but on the Pacific Coast
and also on the Isthmus, in the states
OF Chiapas and Tabasco.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
MORE DEATHS THAN
BIRTHS DURING WEEK

Both county and city health officers
received many more death reports
during the last week than birth GER
tificates. Last week the opposite con-
dition obtained.
Health conditions in the county and
city still remain good. It Is said. The
births follow:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hopkins,
Greenwood avenue, Wayne township.
q daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Roam, Cen
ter township, a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wolford,
Washington township, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross e. Davenport,
Jefferson township, q son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Puthoff, No.
Gregg apartments, son.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Beggar Sent To Jail
To Work Out Fine

George Clark, who said his home
was in Nebraska. Wyoming and out
there" was fined SIS and costs in city
court Saturday morning. for begging
He will go to jail to work out the fine
A plain clothes man was stationed
by the department to watch out for
thieves who have been stealing milk
from householders Of North Eighth
street. Boys, or perhaps men on their
way to work. who hook on" to a pint
of milk to drink with their dinner, are
thought to be guilty.
A f1ve-passenger Ford car was stol
en- In Greenville. Ohio, Friday night,
according to telephone message Sat.
urday. 1t carried Ohio license No
2191S4. and had diversified tires on all
wheels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
BUDAPEST SOVIET
PANIC STRICKEN
CIV Associated Press,

VIENNA, Wednesday, May THE
soviet government at Budapest is
panic stricken owing to the narrowing
circle of the lines of the Rumanians
and Czecho-Slovaks and counter-rev-
dictionary uprisings in western Hun
gary. Bella Kun, the leader of the
soviet has visited Prof. Philip Brown,
American peace representative in
Hungary. and asked if the Americans
would guarantee the safety of himself,
his wife and their child. 1t is under
stood the request is being favorably
considered.
Prof. Brown has gone to Belgrade
for short sojourn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Last Teachers Institute
Is Held At High School

The last teachers institute OF the
year was held Saturday at the High
school. The professional session
which Is attended by high school
teachers was especially interesting.
Saturday morning the topic of dis
cussion was Measured Results for Su.
pervised Study" Florence Ratliff lead
a discussion on plan for Organizing
Entrants into the High school" Miss
Mary Morrow had as her subject "Edu.
cational Problems of the Reconstruc.
ton Period" Miss Elma Nolte dis.
cussed Meredith Nicholson's recent
book, THE Valley OF Democracy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Protest Shipment OF
u. S. Goods To Poles
tBy Associated Press,

BERLIN. Friday, May 9.-Mathias
Erzberger OF the German armistice
commission yesterday handed a note
to the allied armistice commission at
Spa protesting against the transport
to Poland by the way OF Danzig by the
American foodstuffs commission of
considerable quantities of medical
stores, motor cars, rubber tires, sew
ing machines and other material des-
tined for the Polish army. The note
contends that this is not permissible
under existing agreements and con-
cludes by saying that the German gov
eminent will prevent the dispatch OF
any further war material.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Plutocrats Made OF
English Fishermen

HULL. England, May 10.-Fortunes
from fish are being piled up by skip
pers operating out OF Hull. All through
the war their profits were SO tremen-
dous that they now constitute q kind
of local plutocracy. They have town
houses and country houses and garages
filed with motor cars.
There are now about ninety shippers
working their vessels out of this port.
The majority are rough sailors, with
rule-of-thumb knowledge Of naviga.
ton. and curious ideas about the best
way to spend their huge earnings.
For several years many OF them
have been netting from SAC, 900 to $780,,
600 annually. One is said to have
averaged close on to $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Mexicans Consider Dry
Zone Along U. S. Border
(By Associated Press)

LAREDO, Texas, May 10.-A bill to
create ten-mile dry zone along the
international border will be introduced
in the Mexican congress, according to
Mexican officials in Nuevo Laredo.
The proposed law would become Of
fective a month before the United
States goes dry. The zone would ex-
tend from the Pacific coast to the
mouth of the Rio Grande.
To offset the revenue losses to Mexi-
can border merchants incurred by the
law, another bill will be introduced for
at en-mile free zone having the same
radius which would admit imports to
the dry territory free of duty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
FRENCH ALLIANCE
WAITS ON SENATE
(By Associated Press,

PARIS, Friday, May Sit is stated
in authoritative quarters that Presi-
dent wilson's submission of the en-
gagement for the defense of France
by America will be submitted to the
United States senate merely by the
transmission of his letter to Premier
Clemenceau agreeing to submit the
subjec. to the senate and will not
embrace a treaty carrying out the en-
Ragement. No treaty has as yet been
drafted and such action will await the
decision of the senate for or against
The proposal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
Loan Subscriptions In
State Pass Quota
(By Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, May 10.-Subscrip-
lions to the Victory Loan in the IS
counties of the state in the seventh
federal reserve district were announc-
ed to be NOR ethan the 81, 562, 900 quota
at the state headquarters here at noon
today.
Fifty-four of the IS counties had sub
scribed their full quotas or more and
at the state headquarters 1t was said
the expectations were that all but one
Of the counties would be in the 100
percent class by midnight. Little hope
was expressed that Vigo county would
be able to reach its quota by that
time.
Subscriptions at noon totaled $751;
S45, $50, state headquarters said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
$500, OOO, 900 Now
Subscribed To Loan
(Rv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON May 1o-Oficial
subscriptions to the Victory Liberty
Loan shortly before noon today approx
mated $500, 1000, 900. A statement by
the treasury said:
Reports of unreported subscrip-
tions indicated that the country's total
was greatly above the official show
ing
Although there we're no official pre-
diction or estimates there were many
indications today that the Victory Lib
erty loan has successfully passed over
the top" IL it has not actually been
over-subscribed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
LOUISVILLE PRINTERS STRIKE,
fRy Associated Pressl

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 10.-More
than 800 printers employed at the
plants of the Courier-Journal job
printing company, John P. Morton
company and the George G. Fetter
company here went out on strike late
yesterday demanding recognition of
their union and a minimum wage
scale of $50 a week. Strike leaders
declare unless their demands are met
the strike will spread to include non
unionized print shops in Louisville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
FATHER GOES AFTER
HIS RUNAWAY SON

Charles Way. la North Fourteenth
street, father of Claude Way. high
school boy, who Is held by police at
Parkersburg, w. Va, following his dis
appearance from home Tuesday, went
to Parkersburg Friday afternoon and
arrived there Saturday morning. He
telegraphed home that the boys were
safe and that they would leave there
Saturday. He viii also bring back
Frank Taylor, who left with young
Way.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
o. r. KING BACK IN. U. s.

Word was received today that Oh
liver r. King, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. e. King, North Sixteenth street,
has arrived from France on the Cas-
erda, and is now at Camp Merritt,
awaiting his discharge. He has been
in France for eleven months with the
Sixty-sixth Transportation corps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
cHALMER MUTcHNER IN U. s.

sergeant First Glass ChaImer
'Mutchner of Base Hospital Is, arrived
at camp Merritt on Monday and will
go TO Camp Sherman, Ohio, for his
honorable discharge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-10
RAINFALL OF la INCHES

The rainfall in the last forty-eight
hours averages LA inches. This is
not unusually heavy, say observers.
On May s the rainfall was 1.02 and on
May it was AZ inches.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Do Not Risk the Loss of Your Home

"It recently came to my attention that a salesman tried to get a woman to invest in one of our companies the money she and her husband had saved for the purpose of buying a home,' said s. F. J. Cox, president of a large financial institution at Houston, Tex.
 When I learned of the incident I advised the couple to keep their money and buy home. I advise all others, under like conditions, to do the same.
 '"The world war, the San Francisco earthquake and similar catastrophes which were improbabilities, have taught all who think what small pawns men and industries are in the hands of fate, and that none are abso- lutely immune from failure.
 '"The happiness that you get from a home and the domestic ties that sur
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24

round it are too sacred to risk in any investment in the world that endan gers your home.
 If there is nothing in the world bigger than the dollar, and nothing more sacred than wealth, then life is not worth living. There is only one thing worthy of mans aspirations and that is happiness. If you do not get happiness from the sacred ties of family love and home life it can never be found in wealth.
 "A home for the family is of far more importance in the quest of hap piness than the best and most profit able investment in the world. Neither wealth, power nor fame are worth the risk of the loss of your home. Do not take a chance. Buy that home first"
 The New Britain Cooperative Sav- ings and Loan Association, the only bank in New Britain that pays five per cent on deposits, and loans money
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Schoeller acting for Germany in that

Schoeller acting for Germany in that country.
 Lenoir was doomed to death on May 8, 1919, and desperate but futile eff forts were made to gain a commit tation of his sentence. Lenoir was removed to Sante prison after what appeared to be his last chance for life had vanished but on September 19 last when the firing squad was in position and all preparations for his execution had been made, his life was spared for a time in a most dra- matic manner. His attorney asserted that Lenoir could give evidence want ed in the case of Joseph Caillaux who was yesterday brought before the high court of the French senate on a charge of "conspiring to bring about a premature and dishonorable peace with Germany" Lenoir was given 8 searching examination by judicial au- thorities but subsequently it was an- nounced that nothing he had laid be- fore the officials would justify a miti- gation of the sentence of death pass ed upon him. An appeal to the court of revision was rejected on October 21
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24

Pierre Lenoir was the third person be executed on charges arising out
 attempts made by German agents
 conduct "defeatist' campaign in 1ance in 1915 and 1916. The others 3ao met death as a result of revela- bns made against them were Bolo 2tsha, executed April IF, 1918, and ! Duval, who faced the firing squad My IT, 1918. Both were directors the Germanophile newspaper Pnnet Rouge. Lenoir who as a lung man had led an idle and dis pute life, came into public notice |rly in 1918 when the arrest of Sen |or Humbert, owner of the Paris Rurnal, was followed by charges Eainst several men who were alleged have acted as agents of the Ger fans in buying the newspaper from ' Humbert. It was shown early in se investigation that Lenoir had paid Humbert large sums of money 81ich he had received from Germans Nd that Lenoir had received a com-
 ssion of about $20O,OO0 for his
 brk. The money handled by Lenoir
 me into France by the way of
 Titzerland, a. German agent named
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24

to its depositors to buy or build homes returned in fixed monthly in stallments, will aid you in securing that home.
 Subscriptions for shares in October series can now be made. The 43rd and B. B. series of shares mature and will be paid October 2S, 1919, amount ing to $26,S91.00. Office, Room 21O, National Bank Building. Y. J. Stearns, Secretary .-adVt
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
Parents and Teachers Will
 Meet Monday Evening

The Parents and Teachers associa- ton of the revocational- Grammar school will hold the first meeting of the year on Monday, October 27 The teachers will receive the parents from seven to eight o'clock, after which a short Roosevelt program will he carried ont
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
TURNER BEATS JAMAICA KID.

Syracuse, N. Y, Oct. 24.-Clay Turner, the Indian lightweight of New York, scored a popular victory here last night by decisively outpointing Jamaica Kid, the negro heavyweight in a ten round bout before a big crowd at the Arena
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24

''DanceIand," New Britain's latest novelty will hold forth at Bardeck's new hall tonight. This new series of winter dances, started last Friday night, will be continued for the rest of the season.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
MANIC NAVY TRACK COACH.

Annapolis, Md, Oct. 24.-Louis H. Mang, formerly of the Mohawk Ath- letic Club of New York. will coach both the Naval Academy field and track men and the gymnasium team this year.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
lERRE LEN0IR IS | EXECUTED TODAY
Rys the Penalty for. Treason
 to France

Paris, Oct. 24.-Pierre Lenoir, con- lcted on a charge of having held in-
 piigence with the enemy, was exe- kted at Sante prison at 7 o'clock this
 1orning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27

OF course there not all sizes in each individual
style. but there all sizes in the combined groups
of plain figured vole trimmed with organdie collar
and cuffs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27

Furs at 20 Per Cent Less Than
Regular Prices

Tomorrow-last day but one of the
August Fur Sale--it means passing oppor-
tunity to acquire furs at 20 per cent Off
A deposit will suffice-and charge for
storage.-Palnis ROyaEThird Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27
Van Raalte Silk
Union Suits, $4.l0

W o m e ms $3.50 value
Glove Silk Uuion suits in
the popular bodice style with
ribbon strap. Also Enve-
lope Chemise in the new
step-in style. Color, flesh,
All sizes and new, perfect
goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27
Union Suits, S5c and
75c Values, at soc

A special purchase of
Women's low neck ribbed
Union Suits in tight knee
and umbrella style. some
have tailored tops. All sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27

ms LOT lncIudeS dresses / nat
Were $3.50 to $35 Each
Dresses in one two of kind styles. Excel
1ently made of fine voes and daintily hand
embroidered and lace trimmed; have draped or
plain skirts. Also fine French gingham and
cotton crepe dresses included at this reduced
price tomorrow-$l0.
-. Palais RoyaI-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-27

All sizes are offered in the combined assortment
dresses of fine English prints
neat voiles. beautiful tissues sheer organdies ana
either tucks ruffes organdie collar and cuffs. lace
embroidery, hemstftching ribbon sashes. $40 tt
1885, dresses at $6.9S each. ser
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-02-05

Gasoline ENGINE for Sale. --34 horse pow
er upright New Era gasoline
engine can be bought at a reason
able price. In good condition
and a bargain for a quick buyer.
Write, 'puone or call on Chas. F
Stewart, rural 3, Salisbury, NC.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-02-05
FAITH.

Jan. % Teams .are haul
lug the cement today to be
ased in the erection of the
large new Reformed church
here.
j Wyatt got the contract
to furnish granite for the
new Baptist church to go up
near Concord.
One of our neighbors has a
new dog. b. Jumped at Us
and tried to bite Us in the
face. We would not 90 there
fer $500. We don't like q
deg no how.
VENru
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-02-05
How Death Was Caused.

We aTF "s=lun:ng to be
j'ev8 Tat tie ''huey" was
the Only cause Of death in
our fair land but the editor
Of a monthly bulletin Of vital
statistics find the following
n reports Of causes Of death
sent to him:
Died suddenly. nothing
serious "Wont TO bed feeling
Will but woke up dead"
"1atient should not have
died, as he fully recovered
from his sickness.
THE cause Of death was his
mother died in infancy"
Don't know cause of
death. IT, died without the
aid OF a physician.
Kicked by horse on left
kidney.
Died from blow on the head
with AK. Contributory cause
was another mans wife.
"Decease3 died from blood
poisoning caused by broken
ankle when automobile
struck hin between the lamp
and the radiator
Of course these deaths took
place in places where theg
had no all time health officer
Hire a smart alock health
officer and tie deaths will
Immediately cease automati,
cally.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1919-02-05

For SaIe-Fine piano at low fig
ures J. S. LEONARD, Sails
bury, N. G, $50 W. Monroe St.
1-22 At pd