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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26

walton, and the self-satisfacuon of SUI
perior virtue?
Naturally, they. had none what
ever. II you preach to man that he
must do right because he will be pun
ished if he does wrong, you are preach
ing cowardly ethic. 1t does not mat
ter whether You threaten him with
Jail or with hell-fire. you are appealing
to his fear. Such appeals are never
very effective, even in peace-dme. /
have found them complete failure
among children in our juvenile-court
work, for example. And to the SOL
diers they were worse than puerile.
They offended against the first tenet
Of the Doughboy's faith-that the most
damnable of all sins is cowardice''
In short, the religion of the "Y" was,
Save your soul"
That of the Doughboy. Save the
other fellows"
The "Y" said, What shall it profit
a man If he gain the whole world and
lose his own soul?"
The Doughboy said: What shall
it profit man to save his own soul if
the whole world is to be lost?"
Sincerely,
JAS. w. CONNER.
Lieutenant q. g. U. S. N R. F.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
When Vas Old
Gaar Scott Co.
Organized Here?

One of the past glories OF Rich
mond industry. the old Gaar-Scott
plant, was started In 1886 as the Spring
foundry, named from large springs
near the present site. Isaac E. Jones
was its originator and he used the
building for a stove foundry.
In 1889 the business was bought by
Jesse NJ. and john Hutton, among
their workmen being Jonas, Abra1n
and ]. NJ. Gaar, and William G. Scott.
In 1841 the first threshing machinery
built in Indiana was placed on the
market by Hutton. In. 1848 an i'm
proved thresher was invented, and in
1849 the Gaars and Scott bought out
the Huttons. and organized the firm
OF A. Gaar and Co.
The business developed rapidly and
In 1870 the Gaar-Scott company was
incorporated. Threshers and traction
aQd portable engines were manufac-
tured. In 1911 the plant passed into
the hands of the Rumely company,
and when that organization failed the
plant was dismantled.
In the heyday of the company's
greatest prosperity, the payroll was
over 5000, 900 a year and more than
700 men were employed many of whom
had been working for the firm thirty
or forty years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
Di n n e r
S tor / e s.

A venerable citizen of the Straddle
Ridge neighborhood entered lunch
room in Polkville, Ark, dragging af-
ter him a gander-necked. lop-eared
youth.
"Peach-apple-min raisin -
apercot-lemon-bla and coker-
nut custard!" she answered with con-
siderable rapidity.
"Ptu!-which? returned the old
fellow.
The young lady repeated the list
with still greater speed.
please say that over agfn, if you'd
jest as liy,'" requested the ancient
man.
Say, lookee here!" demanded the
waitress. Cant you understand any
thing?"
"Oh, yes'm; understand, all right"
He turned to the lop-eared youth.
There now, Emmett" he triumphant
ly said. "You see it's jest as I told
you; a person kin talk as fast as he
pleases without stutterin,' If he'll only
take keer!"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
Urges "Gmden Day" for
New National Holiday
fBy Associated Press,

CHICAGO, Feb. ga Sixth of
holiday with the millions of soldiers
of the soil marching to the burrows OF
freedom" every year was advocated
here today by Charles Lathrop Pack,
president of the National War Garden
commission in a speech before the
School Garden association of America
in session in connection with the Ma
tional Superintendents' association.
Gould there be anything more in
spring." said Mr.. Pack, than to have
day set aside in the Spring on which
all of us shall get out Of doors and
into the sunshine for the first garden
planting of the year? On the last
Sunday in March we will have an extra
hour of daylight which will mean mil
lions of dollars in increased home food
production. Think what it would mean
every year if on the first Wednesday
in April or on April 6. the day we de-
clared war, the millions of members Of
the garden army marched out into the
burrows of freedom in the war for
food?
In the great garden army there is
the making of the better and healthier
citizen-the creation of longing for
bit of land for the individual-the
creation of the desire for home. With
that spirit implanted in those who will
come after us we will have to set this
nation upon a rock that none can
shake-the great American home. By
all means let us mark this continued
building for better citizenship with a
national holiday as a sign to the world
that the frontiers of freedom will be
maintained"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
The Lamp of Leadership

total wealth Of the earth The United States is the
richest nation and the financial center of the world.
Before the war England the greatest ship owning
country. Our shipbuildng schedules when carried
through 1920 will give twice many ships Eng
land. The worlds cry today is for materias-raw
1naterals-raw materals In this connection, and
the dawn of the greatest in history every
citizen United States should get these big
ndeliby in mind:
We represent but per cent of the worlds popula-
ton and but per cent of the worlds land But we
produce per of the worlds copper &C per
OIL Is per cent of the 60 cent of the cot
33 of the silver So percent of the COAL 40
per and steel 20 cent of the gold IS
per the rs cent of the wheat and
operate 40 per cent Of the worlds railroads.
Thus for three thousand years the Lamp of Leader
ship has been seized by nation after nation. until now
wearied oustripped, Europe hands it willingly but
unasked the young strong free land of the Westo
this. the wonderful endowed nation of all history!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
Critic Takes Issue With McNaughfs
Defense of the Y.M.C. A. in France

to them the first great sin was cow
ardice, and the first great virtue was
courage.
with the same unanimity, they re-
piled that the second worst sin was
selfshness and the second greatest
virtue, self-sacrifice.
Another Vice.
"The third vice was variously ex-
pressed as snobbishness, big-headed-
ness, boastfulness, or hypocricy. And
one of the "Y" secretaries told me
that when he tried to get the boys to
declare against personal immortality,
they just gave him the "horse-laugh."
Here, then, was one fundamental
cause of misunderstanding between
the "Y' and men whom it was SO eager
to help. In the directions issued by
the Association to its workers, the
greatest stress was laid upon the inn
portance Of saving soldiers from sin
and getting them to accept and fol-
low Jesus Christ" These were de-
clared to be fundamental detectives"
They were so given in the Manual of
Camp Work" issued to secretaries and
the soldiers had no patience with such
detectives. AS one of them put it to
me: Look at that bunch of rough
necks there! Not one of them has
seen the inside of church in years,
but l tell you they're real Christians.
They love one another, and it's the
real thing in loving, for they'd lay
down their lives for each other and
divide their last crumb with a CON-
rade. We get that sort of a thing at
the front more than we ever had it in
the churches or in the Y. NJ. c. A. at
home. And when we're doing it and
feeling it here, the less talk they give
us about it the better-especially
when the talk comes from some of
these dolledup guys that don't know
as much about it as We do
Saw It Himself.
when l went into the trenches,
could see the thing for myself. Here
was true Christianity in action, before
the face of death, under circumstances
that made any preaching, however elo-
quent, seem tawdry.
These men were practicing their
fundamental virtues: Courage, self
sacrifice, and sincere humility. In
very real sense they were saving the
world. They were laying down their
lives for humanity. They were loving
their neighbors as themselves and bet
ter than themselves. Face to face
with eternity, they were truly follow.
ing the example of Christ on the cross.
They were not thinking of saving their
souls. They We're thinking of nothing
so selfish. And when they came back
from that Calvary, in which they had
seen their comrades die, what patience
would they have with Snug exhorta-
lions and personal sins, individual sal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
The Anti-Cerman Bill

i Citizens of Indiana have been wondering why
the Indiana Legislature has been pussyfooting
around the Anti-German BILL Sentiment de-
mands the enactment of Legislation that will pre-
clude the teaching of the German language in
elementary schools and will also throw proper
safeguards around the teaching of this language
in the high schools The passage of the McCray
bill should not have been delayed but accepted at
once.
The nefarious influence of German propagan-
da was too marked during the war to permit it
TO find any Judgment in this country, and the
quickest way to eradicate the vestige that still
remains is by prohibiting the teaching of Ger
man.
Immigrants who have come to this country
should be Americanized at once. And the best
way to make good Americans out of the aliens is
to force them to learn the American language.
If theydo not care to become bona fide American
citizens, they ought to be deported to their native
countries. We have had our experience with
hyphenated citizens. This is an American coun-
try and the teutonic influence must perish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
On @e Spur,
aMeN1Olllont
81 sAoRRiS MILK

One of the worst things we have
heard about prohibition is that all the
mahogany bars in the country are like
ly to be made over into player pianos.
BY the way, what is going to be-
come of all the temperance lecturers
RETRIBUTioN
There once were two lovely young
llamas
Who wore their best Sunday pajamas
And tore them to rags
On the Andean crags-
And soundly were spanked by their
mamas! -PERCHI.
"sIG" RATTLES THE SKELETON
r. K M-Not wishing to deprive
Rennold Wolf of a luncheon, or any
thing like that, but that press" joke
first appeared in the Eden Enter
prise" soon after Adam and Eve an
nounced their engagement. The orr
ginal form was something like this:
May l print kiss on your cheek?"
he asked.
She nodded a sweet permission.
So they went to press, and / rather
guess
They printed large edition
There was movement started, early
in the nineteenth century, to bar this
joke from newspaper columns, along
with the mother-in-law and the talk
alive barber But evidently it came
to nothing.
Yours for palpable plagiarism,
SIGMUND SPAETH.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26

struction, for the American people do not main
tain the public school system for the benefit OF
the teachers, but for the benefit Of the children
who are taught by the teachers.
In discussion of an increase in pay for teach
ers, we sometimes become SO narrow in our out
look that we confuse the real issue, believing err
roneously that the teachers are benefited and
not the pupils. The welfare of this nation de-
ponds upon the children, and the correct educa-
ton of these children is the fundamental motive
in advocating increased remuneration for the
teachers.
Teachers are now paid less for their work
than any other class of workers." DR.. Claxton
continues, land the increase in their pay in the
last few years has in no wise been in keeping
With the increase in pay of other workers. or with
the increase in the cost of living While the cost
Of living has increased approximately 80 per
cent-food, IS per cent clothing, LOG per cent;
drugs, 1O3 per cent; fuel So per cent; and house
furnishing goods, Is per cent-the salaries of
teachers have increased only about IL per cent
The purchasing power of the salary Of the teach
in our public schools is, therefore, only about
63 per cent of what it was four years ago.
MANY of the better teachers are leaving the
schools and their places are taken by men and
women of less native ability, less education and
culture, less training and experience. Many of
the places are not filled at all. AS an inevitable
result the character of the schools is being low
cred just at time when it ought to be raised
to much higher standard
students now entering the normal schools to
prepare for teaching are not of as good quality
as they were formerly, which means that the
standards of the schools must continue to fall.
In some normal schools the enrolment is far less
than in former years.
"The only remedy is larger pay for teachers.
Such policy prospect would attract to the
schools more men and women of superior ability
and would hold them, working contentedy and,
profitably for the children and the
public welfare. Such increase in salary should
carry with it an increase of not less than rs per
cent in the average length of the school term,
which is now less than 100 days.
"To those who are not acquainted with past
and who have given the matter no in
telligent thought, the increase recommended may
large, but in fact it is not. It would in most
states mean range of salaries from 81 900 to
$4,000. No person who is fit to take the time
and money and opportunity of the children of
this great democratic republic for the purpose of
fitting them for life, for making living, and for
virtuous citizenship should be asked to work for
less than 1000 year in any community or in
any state. No one who is unworthy of this mini
mum salary is fitted to do this work and no such
person should be permitted to waste the time
and money of the children and to fritter away
their opportunity for education
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
The Pay Of Teachers

General approval of an increase in the pay of
school teachers is found not only in Indiana
where legislation is pending, but also all over the
United States. Citizens have come to the con-
clusion that the welfare of public school sys-
tenn is intimately connected with the remunera-
ton of the educator.
The Pittsburg Leader sums up the plea for
better pay for school teachers in this sentiment:
GOOD teachers are prime requisite for good
schools and good teachers cannot be secured or
retained on starvation wages. The time has
come when, if the people want to retain these
good teachers, they must give them an adequate
reward for their services 1t is unfair, unjust
to accept indfferently the splendid work as
matter of course. We must pay for what we are
getting and quit cheating"
The Grand Rapids News says: "In order to
maintain the schools at their highest point of
efficiency in education, must pay the teachers
enough to hold them. We must hold not only the
less-abled instructors, but we must keep the best
in the service of the public, and in order to do
that, we must pay the teachers compensation
commensurate with their service"
The. indianapolis News says: ITO attract
men and women to their teaching ranks now, ii
will be necessary to pay them more. Some of
months service is the longest of any, and they
draw no pay during the vacation period. The
ranks of teachers must be recruited every year.
They cannot be expected to make continual
sacrifice and they should not be asked to do so.s
The extra money paid school teachers will be
well spent and it is to the public good that stand
ards for teachers shall be kept at the highest
point"
The bill which is pending in the Indiana legis-
ature it is said, will not effect the situation in
Richmond, for teachers here are paid in excess
of the minimum fixed in this measure. Neverthe-
less, the question of remuneration for the teach
ers demands public attention.
DR.. p P. Claxton, United States commissioner
of education, in statement which embodies his
ideas on this matter, urges the doubling of the
salaries of teachers within the next five years,
and then adding so per cent before another 10
years have passed, so that the minimum average
salary for teachers will be $500.
Dr. Claxton insists that this increase in pay
is not so much for the sake of the teachers as it
is for the benefit of the children who receive in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
TEN Y EA RS
1 Ago Toda VI
in r &c h nd

First degree conferred upon 81 can
didates in Whitewater lodge.
Much lamentation among Richmond
baseball fans because the governor
vetoed the Sunday baseball measure.
The Wayne County Historical soci-
ETY. moved from the court house to
their new rooms in the MORRISON
Reeves library. Isaac Jenkinson read
a paper
Large delegation of South Seventh
street residents appeared before the
Board OF Works with petitions for i'm
provement between e and H. streets.
r. H. S. basketball team defeats
Connersville team, 1874.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
CHARACTER RECONSTRUCTION
BY George Matthew Adams

Every physical movement of arms
of headevery of thought meanchange
The biggest
a rightly construct
feelings world
a--cha
change character character
down. rebuild 1t!
that
folks to be,
$
to cuta
survvoshe
world without elements opposition Of dir
downheartedness days do
perfect there must be opposition there
and heart be steeled to the winning OF the best
heart hold 1t Is
be bigger! 8
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
From Curb News, New York.

IME-whmsical. acknowledgements swiftly. The
little town of Sur, on the Syrian coast is all that
n remains of Tyre. The shifting sands have filled
the great harbor The crown of Tyre success
siyey during centuries of the westward march of
by the Phoencian stepchd Carthage then by
Italy, by Hamburg and the leagued German cities
of the Baltic fourth by Portugal fifth by SPAIN
coyerer New World sixth by Holland and seventh
until 1914, by Great Britain.
Previous to 1914 owed England. then the richest
nation the globe. so much money that the annual
interest was 900 million dollars Now Engands debt to
us requires her to pay $50 million dollars inter
est Before the war we owed about billion dollars
abroad Today situation is than reversed-the
net indebtedness Europe to the United States govern
ment and private investors in this country is 10 billion
dollars The annual interest payments which Will pour
into country such debt will amount to at least
6o0~mion dollars We possess onethird more of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
SAME SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, TOO.

Kansas City Star
That story that tight skirts delaying trains and
street has turned out to be mistake Local OBJ
say stylishly dressed today gets
car ahead of the crowd just quickly and willingly
she did last when skirts short.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
Signs Of Spring

Only sign of spring I've seen around
here is that some folks come in and
spring mighty bum jokes in this Of
flee, said assistant treasurer McMa-
hon. glazing accusingly at City Con-
troller Balthus Bescher
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
LEAVE IT TO THE coRNFEDs

Lexington Herald.
Now the sensible suggestion that there
be no reasonable objection to continuing to the
diaphanous provided hey put enough goods in it,"
the whole of the matter what is meant
by goods"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26

Colds Cause Headaches and Pains
Feverish Headaches and Body Pains
caused from cold are soon relieved
by taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUI-
NINE Tablets. There's only one Bro
mo Quinfne" e. w. GROVES sigma
ture on the box. 30c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, SAME OBJECT

Houston Post.
Some of the Sons of Freedom in Ohio declare they
will move Canada after May 26. They needn't send
any literature the Texas branch organi
zation Our bunch is headed for Mexico.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
AFTER CONSULTING THE MASTER.

Knoxville Journal
spiritualist has permitted Wilhelm to confer with
Ananas-or any rate Bill says he's about ready to
issue statement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26

NO. IT'S JUST PLAIN FOLLY
Toledo Blade.
Marrying powder puff and lip stick isn't bigamy.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS
GHOST IF TIE RANCHO '.
 AT COLUMBIA TO-DAY.

A spectacular western drama and a lattling good comedy are scheduled to feature the reOpening of the Columbta thcater today. Ghost of the Rancho featuring Bryant Washburn, is the western feature that will be shown to- day and tomorrow. It is a sparkling production in which the popular Wash burn has wide range to display his arts. There is some sparkling comedy in this lll mas well as some wonderful scenes Df the desert and the mountains
 The film is one of the most spectac- lrlnr in which Washbum has ever ap- peared being replete with sensational scenes. There is plenty of good old fashioned western action. including gun play and the like. Eastern critics de- clare it to be Washburn's best picture and that is saving good deal. For the comedy, the Columbia presents the funniest of all funny men, Toto in the last of his series of comics. The Movie Dummy Thoso who have seen Toto perform vii vt once grasp the wide range affOrCed him in q play of this character.
 In The Movie Dummy Toto is used wherever a dummy is ordinarily SUD- died. He is tossed under automobiles, rom moving trains and thrown about
 
 Fhe wonder is that he was nSt injured in this play, but he always comes un smiling and cans off his various stunts in that distinctive Toto manner This heater was one of two defendants In 'he action in the superior court yester- day morning. in which Judge R. C. Staniord ruled that the ordinance clos ms theatcrs and other places of public amusement was unconstitutional be cause it Was discriminatory.
 During tho first wave of the cpl demic, this thoater with others of the .'ity closed their doors for d period of nine weeks. not because it was believed that the order was just but because 1t Was thought that by so doing we Woulu he aiding in preserving public health. When a second closing order Was is sued. providing that the theaters must close while other business institutions could continue to run 1t was felt that 'll should be dealt with alike
 Theatcr men of the city, and espe- ially the Columbia management, is anxious and willing 10 do anythina within Is power to stamp out Spanish iWlucnza, but it is not the belief that thcators alone should he closed or that hangers of contaGion are greater in heaters than other places of business. ll general closing order is promul- .ated we will close and gladly SO thai he epidemic might the quicker he placed under control
Arizona republican., 1919-01-12

World Picture, which today will be shown at the American theater. with Madge Evans and Johnny Hines as the stars.
 "Neighbors" is the story of the neigh bors in small town. There are two families-the Hardings and the Leighs. The Hardinss least Mrs Harding, are aristocratic. The Leighs Grand pa Leigh. Ruth, the school teacher. and her little sister, Clarissa, are far from beng snobbish.
 Ruth is in love with Paul Harding, a young college student. Paul is d whole souled, human individual, with out the least trace of snobbishness in him. He is deeply in love with Ruth and wants to marry her but his mother strenuously opposes the match. His mother has picked out for him a SO ciety girl for whom Paul cares nothing
 Clarissa is quite friendly with Fife Harding, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-12
Glendale Personals

and will do his share of boosting and advertising the town