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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22

through tho air.
A. posed on his meridian,
He flung his bright beams every
whore.
The city flanntcd~ it, displays
For Chr1Stma1tido 70 come anon,
And eager crowds would atop to gaze.
Now here. now there, then hurry ON.
Before . spacious window stood
"A child with raiment soilsd and thin,
She gased awhile In thoughtful mood.
At what her eyes bohold within.
Within that window enugly sat
A strange weird figure robcd In fur.
With long grey beard and crumpled
hat: T.
She thought the old man smiled At
her. J..
she said, "You must be Santa Claus,
They say you are the children's friend,
And are 30 good to US because
What children want you always send.
Then please. when you come to our
door.
She's sick and We are very poor.
I have no papa, he is dead.
Across tho .strest / saw such nice
Red apples-Please bring ma some
fruit,
Some sugar and q little rice,
A blanket and q warmer suit. e"
I will not trouble you to bring
Me much of anything at all,
But IL you do bring anything.
Give me o pair Of shoes and doll.
Our home ID down on Linden Lane
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We arc showing all kinds and
styles OF Rockers at prices
lower than you will pay else
whore. Decide on q Rocker
a. . gift then make your 90
lection here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22

Il 10 not numbered-Na's old hat
Is stuffed into . broken pano-
You'll know It's where ~ i've By
that"
A gentle lady standing there.
Unnoticed By the child had heard
The needy little maiden's prayer.
And ell hor mother heart was stirred.
She said within herself: my May
Has never missed 4 Christmas trest
Nor have We ever seen day.
We did not have good things to eat
I'll see that this petitioner >.
Has all that she has asked and more,
I'll be q Santa Claus to her.
And send the basket to her door.
Two homes were happier that day.
land Oft may be 20 AGAIN.
The home where lived dear little May
And that one with the broken pane
She that hath pity On tho poor
BY gifts bestowed that Christmas eve
Now knows full we'll that 1t 10 more
Blessed to give than to receive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
(From the New York Sun Of Years

NCIO" tho NOW xOI1 Gun "a O0Io
Ago.
We take pleasure In answering at
once and thus prominently tho COM
munication below, expressing at the
same time our gratincation that its
faithful author Is numbered among
the friends OF the Sun:
Dear Editor-I am eight years old.
"Some Of my little friends say there
Is no Santa Claus.
Papa says II you see it in the Sun
its So
please tell me the truth. IL there
Z Santa Claus?
l.. ...-s VIRGINIA O'HANLON,
"115 West Ninety.fifth street"
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected. by
the skepticism Of . skeptical age. They
think that nothing can be which IL
not comprehensive by their minds.
All MINDS. Virginia, whether they be
mems or children's, are little. In
this great universe Of ours man Is a
compared with the boundless world
gence of grasping the whole Of truth
and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there 10 . Santa Claus.
He exists a. certainly a. love and gen.
crosby and devotion exist, and you
know that they abound and give to
your life its highest beauty and JOY.
Alas! How dreary would be the
world II there were no Santa Clsusl
It would be as dreary IS II there were
no Virginias. There would be no child
like faith then, no poetry, no romance
to make tolerable this existence. We
should have no enjoyment except in
sense and sight. The eternal light
with which childhood fills the world
would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! you
might az we'll not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneys on Chist.
mas eve to catch Santa Claus. but
even II they did not see Santa Claus
coming down, what would that prove?
Nobody sees Santa Claus. but that
is no sign that there 10 no Santa Claus.
The most real things In the world
are those that neither children nor
men can see. Did you ever see fairies
dancing on the lawn? OF course not,
but that's no proof that they are not
there. Nobody can conceive or i'm.
agine oil the wonders there are un,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
Is There a Santa CLAUSE

seen and unseeahle In the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle
and see what makes the noise Inside.
but there 10 veil covering the unseen
world, which not the strongest man,
nor even the unite sdtrength Of Ill the
strongest men that ever lived. can
tear apart. Only faith. fancy. poetry.
love, romance can push aside that
curtain and view the picture the Su-
pernal beauty and glory beyond. 70
1t all real? All. Virginia, In al this
world there is nothing else real and
abiding.
No santa Clausl Thank 0odl He
lives and He lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia, nay.
ten times ten thousand years from
now. He will continue to make glad
the heart Of childhood.
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WHEAT DIRECTOR
Fhv0RS PLAN OF
HERBERT HOOVER

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Approval Of
the plan urged by Herbert G. Hoover
to supply food to Central Europe on
credit by using the capital Of the
United States Grain corporation has
been announced by Julius H. Barnes,
president of the corporation aud Unit
ed States Wheat director.
The profits Of the corporation are
quite material, Mr.. Barnes explained,
and well might be invested in such
humanitarian relief"
The Wheat Director added that, IN.
stead Of losing $1,000. 100000 In dis.
charging the pledge Of . guaranteed
price to the wheat producer, ~ had
been expected, ut IL very improbable
that the National Treasury win have
any loss whatever from that source"
He suggested that congress author
ice the loan of 500. 100000 or $780,
100000 of this amount in support OF
the Hoover plans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22-Necessity for
establishing credits in this country for
foreign buyers r. the world IN to re-
turn to normal speedily Is emphasized
by Herbert G. Hoover, former food ad-
ministrator, writing in Farm and
Home for January.
Reviewing world economies from
1917 to 1921, inclusive. Mr.. Hoover
pointed out that the farmer here and
in other countries has maintained pro.
duction, while manufacturing, mining
and transportation has slackened
enormously since the armistice.
In his review the man who virtually
rationed the world through the war
emphasized that:
"The world situation Is such that all
our foodstuffs again will be needed II
the world is to be carried over with.
out starvation.
Exports Said TO Suffice.
I'm the great American export
staples OF grain, meat and dairy pro.
ducts there is a sufficiency to carry
the world Throughout only on a mar
row margin.
"Europe's harvests this year were
80 percent Of the pre-war normal and
will not recover for some time. Rus.
STA may not be exporting foodstuffa
again for years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
Murphy Offered Job as
County Agent by Board

Prof. T. A. Coleman. Of the agricul-
tural department Of Purdue university,
and state leader Of county agents,
addressed the board Of directors of
the Wayne County Farmers associa.
ton here Saturday. in regard to the
appointment Of an agent for the
county.
The members voted to offer the po-
sition Of county agent to e. r. Muir.
ply, secretary Of the county organiza-
ton. Murphy, said that although he
was not a candidate, he would take
tho matter under advisement and
make his decision known shortly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22
A REAL SANTA CLAUS.

(By Luke Woodward.)
The drilling winter storm had passed
And brisk winds drove the clouds
away.
The day appeared In bright contrast
With murky skies Of yesterday.
Tho boughs above wero iced with
eloet,
A thousand spears hung from the
walls,
And thickly strewn along the street.
Shimmered the broken icicles.
Twas mid-December. yet the sun
Dropped Springlike warmth down
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The Forum

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not exceed 800 words. Contributors
must sign their names. although The
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agoment At the request OF 1A
writer. Articles having NO name
attached viii b thrown into the
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,,Ns~. - e,en- AaasN,e

UNITE TO FIGHT FAMINE
BERNIE. Dec. 22.-The Norwegian
Red Cross has informed the Red Cross
Of Geneva that It has formed a COM
mittee to fight famine. The commit
tee will gather funds which are to be
used to succor populations in distress
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FIVE SENTENCED TO DIE

FIVE SENTENCED TO DIE
BUDAPEST, Dec. 22.-Dr. Eugene
Laszlo and four associates, have been
sentenced to death. They were con-
victed Of numbering several counter
revolutionists, robbery and other
crimes. Nine other men implicated
with them were sentenced to prison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-22

Tho railways Of tho United States arc
moro than one third, nearly one half, Of
all the railways Of the world. They
carry a yearly traffic SO much greater
than that Of any other country that
there is really no basis for comparison.
Indeed. tho traf6c of any two nations
may be combined and still it docs not
approach the commerce Of America
borne upon American railways.
United States Senator Cuy.n,,ns.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26

-. 3 80 Z. s' ssss s- I....... .....l. J. "
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
Jealousy Landed Gold
Tooth for Shah Of Persia
Beauties 3 For Himself

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 26.-Trials
Of a toothpUller in a harem were
described here BY DR.. A.. S. Hun
gerford, Of Tehran, Persia, who
visited Toledo on his way back to
tho Pacific Coast.
Fourteen years as the royal
dentist for his majesty, the shah
OF Persia, who has a nifty harem
in his palace, has convinced the
dentist that life with a surplus
Of beautiful spouses does not
have all the traditional Joys.
One Of the doctors first duties
in the Shah's palace was to pull a
tooth for = member Of the harem.
When the dentist finished her
beauty had been enhanced by a
brilliantly flashing gold bicusped.
Such jealousy did this addition to
her beauty strike in trs~hearts OF
the harem that forthwith they all,
went salaaming and sobbing to
the Shah, charging his majesty
with partially. His majesty got
out Of the difficulty by ordering a
gold tooth for each Of them. but
TO even matters up ordered three
United States molars for himself.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
FOOD PRICES MOUNT
IN GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON. sept 26,-With a govern
ment investigation under way to de-
termine why food and clothing prices
are so inflated and how prohteering
can .be stopped, a close review Of the
food situation shows that Britons must
pay even higher prices this winter.
The investigation was forced because
Of the labor unrest. the high cost OF
living being at the. bottom Of recur-
rent demands for more wages.
England expects a shortage this
winter OF home produced meat, milk,
butter and dried fruits. II IS expected
there will be ample quantities Of i'm
ported meat. bacon, O'EBse. rice, tea,
sugar, apples and margarine.
Homegrown meat will be dearer
because the hay crop has been short,
while the root crops used for cattle
feed have been nearly a failure. Cat
tie food cakes will have to be used
more freely in feeding, making prices
higher. The same situation applies to
milk, nov selling at is cents a quart.
The butter ration has ben fixed at =
ounces per person weekly.
There will be ample supplies OF
cheese, but Canadians are grumbling
at the prices they now receive, and
Britain may have to pay more to pre-
vent # going to other countries.
Apples are still selling at is cents
a pound, but the British crop will be
good and prices may drop by half.
There are net enough dried fruits on
hand to force down prices. The Brit
ish mix dried prunes, apples and
peaches, calling IL fruit salad. It's
about the only kind OF fruit salad 90
per cent of England can AFFORD.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
TO IAIL
AFTER visit HOME

PORTSMOUTH. N. H, Sept 26.-
Benjamin T. Rutledge came through.
BY this unusual performance he
has confirmed Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas
Mott OsbOrbe,s faith In human nature
and has made a reputation as the
prisoner who came back-of his. own
volitiou.
Ben was serving a year in the
Portsmouth naval prison for breaking
liberty. Word came that his mother
was dying in Chicago She sent a
letter pleading for her boy TO come
to her bedside.
Lieutenant Commander Osborne.
who has charge OF the naval prison,
was impressed by the case. He'found
that Benjamin's prison department
was good. He put prison traditions
aside and allowed the colored seaman
parole Of forty-elght hours to go
home under guard. Rutledge agreed
to pay the guards fare. They. made
the trip during the recent race riots.
"Ben's' mother was oveEipyed TO
see her sailor boy. Apparently II
saved her life. Al any rate she be-
gan to recover. Ben told the guard
he wanted to go to a Chicago bank
to draw $500 to defray the expenses
back to Portsmouth. Then he disap-
peared. The crestfaI1en guard wired
about his escape to Commander Os-
borne and was ordered back.
Lieutenant Commander Osborne be-
gan to feel that he had placed too
much trust in the colored prisoner.
A few days later he received a letter
from Ben from New Orleans. II told
in clumsy language how everything
had been a blank from tho time he
drew the money until he woke up in
a New Orleans hotel. and closed with
the promise that he would be right
back"
s Commander Osborne. smiled rather
skeptically. It looked ike rubbing
il in. Several days later BENJAMIN
Rutledge reported at the naval prison.
He was train weary. He had $50 ia
his pocket. Prison specialists ex-
amined him. They corroborated his
claim about losing his memory. They
found evidence TO show that he had
undoubtedly suffered an attack Of
aphasia.
Ben had come through with grati-
tude and a grin.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
Chicago Landlord Won't
Be PrOfiteeT VIII Let
Tenants Fix Rental Price

CHICAGO. Sept 3G.-Introduc-
ing Max Baumgartner. OF Chi
caKo. landlord. who refuses to be
classed as profteer and who is
putting the question Of rents for
his apartments squarely up 10 his
tenants-letting them FIX their
own rent rates-theTeby satisfy
ing themselves and keeping him
out OF the prOhtering class.
The following letter sent by
Baumgartner to each OF his ten
ants presents his solution TO the
high cost Of living:
Dear Sirs-Havi gone over
the matter carefully I have come
10 the conclusion that the prem
Uses you are living In do not return
me a sufficient income TO insure
me a fair return on my invest
meut
"In order not to be called
profteer / will not raise your
public decide what the fats are
worth.
Therefore. wish 10 inform
you that 7 want possession Of the
premises not later than October I.
1919. In the meantime ] shall in
yite bids from responsible fat
seekers and intend 10 rent to the
highest responsible bidder.
realize thatrthis procedure is un-
usual but at present conditions
are unusual, so I think Il best
for all concerned TO let the pub
lie set the price Of my fats.
In case you should not be one
OF the successful bidders I viii
pay for the removal Of such coal
az you have At present on hand,
not 10 exceed 81 per ton.
Not a tenant has kicked so far
on this offer, according to Baum
Eartner.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
LOUD IN PRAISE OF "REDS,"
BUT NOT THE SOVIET BREED

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26.-Stand-
ing on a street corner a fellow waxed
so warm in his support and praise Of
the reds" that passers-by were
about to call a cop" The crowd lis
tened and finally IL was seen that
there were others who were "red"
sympathizers in the crowd.
But II was OF the Cincinnati va
riety that they were talking about
and that's popular down this way.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
FRIENDLY GAME OF POKER
IS.ALL RIGHT, SAYS JUDGE

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Sept. 26-Poker
fends may indulge in their favorits
indoor SPORT in Cleveland to their
hearts content so long as it is a
friendly game"
1t seems TO me-" declared Judge
Seller, in discharging five men who
had a $3.50 pot when pinched, that
the police would do better by going
after the big gambling places Sa-
looms are closed and men are not al
lowed to stand on the street They've
got 10 do something"
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
OHIO TEACHERS TAKE OATH
TO TEACH ALLEGIANCE

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 26.-"I
solemnly swear that I viii support
the Constitution Of the United States,
the constitution OF the State Of Ohio
and the laws enacted Hereunder. and
that 1 will teach, by precept and ex-
ample, respect for the flag. reverence
Tor law and order, and undivided alle-
glance to the Government OF our
country, the United States"
Every teacher in Ohio subscribed to
this oath before opening classes this
fall.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
QUEER FISH HAS HORNS,
LEGS, AND GILLS. ON TAFT

OSCEOLA, Iowa, Sept 26.-Some
very peculiar fish have been caught
in a pool on the Conley farm, near
here, and one Of them is now on dts
play in jar I'm a window here De-
spite the fact that hundreds have ex-
amined the fish, no one can identify
1t. It is four inches long, and IN
color and shape resembles a catfish.
II has gills. and fms on the top OF It's
tail. It also had horns on its head.
and four legs similar to a frog.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
72-YEAR-OLD HUBBY IS
NOT LAZY, SAYS JUDGE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept 2G.-
Lazy husbands who have passed their
three-score and twelve mark are ind
ing consolation in a decision OF Acting
Judge T. J. Moll, in city court John
William Bells -siXty-year- wife
complained that her seventy-two-y year
old spouse was lazy.
The court held that a man OF those
years can hardly be classed as a lazy
husband and took the case under ad-
visement.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
EuIss RnneT HnTEI, nATEs.

BASLE, sept 28-The Association
Of Swiss Hotel Keepers has decided
OF general advance OF prices
throughout Switzerland. The advance
VIII amount 20 not less than twenty
PEI cent, according 10 the report
The Washington times., 1919-09-26

toned sheriff slack when 81. %. Hop
kins. proprietor OF converted saloon.
presented himself 20 serve sixty
DAYS for violating the liquor laws
IN bis roll Hopkins carried s10.G5O
iu Liberty bonds. $500 On war savings
stanns and aI.2I9 In cash.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26
WAL KING "SUB-TREASURY"
JAILED FOR SIXTY DAYS
Where More FoIEs Are Buying Every Day

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Sept. 2s.--What
Ia t5is. a subtreasurygr Thus ques-
The Washington times., 1919-09-26

Don't let careless expenditure make
n sieve OF your purse. Buy wisely,
and Increase your money holdings BY
investing On w. s. 9.
The Washington times., 1919-09-26

Duu't Tee cnreleau cEnenrlfrr. r,a-
a sieve of gouF purae. by
and increase youF moueg htllLnr- =
lnveating o. W. 3. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-20
EAGLE BOAT

Detroit, Jan. 14.-A long, narrow
wedge, with steel-encased nose OF
solid concrete tapered to a knife like
edge, forming a considerable part OF
it's total length of 204 feet, and de-
clared to be capable of crushing any
submarine-such is the Eagle, built
by Henry Ford and designed orglnal-
" to help rid the seas of the menace
of the German U-boats.
Contrary to popular belief the
Eagle is not a motor boat, but an
oil-burning, steam turbine driven
craft, with cruising radius Of 5000
miles. The Eagle is not thing OF
beauty; beauty was not contemplated
in it's construction. 1t is long,
gaunt weapon of war, of all-steel
construction with the exception Of the
concrete nose.
Another popular impression that
has been shattered is an idea that the
Eagle boat is equipped with torpedo
tubes. The submarine chaser was not
intended to combat the major instru-
ment of German ruthlessness with it's
own weapons. 1t was designed to de-
pend rather upon it's manoeuvering
qualities, it's powerful light guns, and
a new American Invention for direct
ing it's fire at unseen objects.
It's crew including operating and
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-20
WAS AFRAID TO co
ON TOP OF HOUSE
PAINTER WAS so WEAK COULD
HARDLY WALK-GAINS TWEEN
TY POUNDS BY TAKING TAN
LAC.

81 will cheerfully tell anyone, who
is looking for something to build
them up, that Tanlac certainly
brought me out of the kinks" was
the characteristic statement made by
John A. Meyers, house painter and
decorator of Reardan, WASH, while
in Murgittroyd's at Spokane recent
ly.
81 can't say that l suffered any
particular pain," he continued; 81
just had no appetite and got into a
terribly rundown condition. / be-
lieve l could have gone a week with
out feeling hungry. What little |
did eat was forced down and seemed
to do me no good, as l lost weight
and strength all the time. | had got
ten down to almost skin and bones
and was so weak that l was actually
afraid to go up on house to paint.
My energy all left me and had
gotten to where l couldn't hold out
to do wrole days work.
81 had read about Tanlac being
fine for people in a rundown condi-
tion, and now know for myself, for
it has put me in shape to where
have already gained twenty pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-20

inch, and not single forging or roll
ed beam enters their makeup. Every
thing is pressed from sheet metal,
cold, by means of machinery that
cuts every piece to an exact pattern,
punches rivet holes, and bends the
interior part to required shape.
And ships rises the deck-house
topped by the pilot house, with radio
quarters, and above all the coming
tower with the crows nest at the
highest point. Except for this su-
perstructure, the deck of the Eagle
carries always the stripped for ac-
ton" appearance.
The first Eagle boat was launched
July II, 1918, and when the armistice
ended hostilities, early in November,
sight had been completed and twen-
ty-one others were under construc-
ton in various stages of completion.
Some of these have arrived at Allan
tic coast ports.
Although the sudden cessation of
hostilities deprived the Eagle boats
of an opportunity to test their
prowess against the German under
sea terror, they are nevertheless to
become part of the American navy,
the government having announced its
intention to use them as gun-boats
in patrol work, and possibly in in
sular waters.
The contract for the construction
of the Eagle boats, which the govern
ment has announced will be carried
out, calls for 100 of the vessels for
the United States government and
II for the French navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-20
fighting complement numbers APP


fighting complement numbers ap-
proximately eighty men.
To the observer, the first impress
sion of the Eagle boat is one OF Won
der that a, craft so narrow can po-
sess buoyancy sufficient to keep 1t
upright in heavy seas. Despite It's
length of more than an average city
block, the craft has BEEN OF only
TWENTY-FIVE feet, and draws when
fully equipped less than, ten feet OF
water.
Its sea worthiness, has been demon
strated in the official trials, accord
ing to reports to the navy Depart
ment.
While it is admitted the Eagle does
not make the speed of the average
DESTROYER, it is claimed that it can
out-distance most submarines and
the razor-lke edge of the bow, silent
ly, but eloquently tells what. would
have happened had it come IN con-
tact with the German undersea pl-
rate.
Built with utility as it's prime pur-
nose, seemingly not an inch OF space
is wasted in the fitting of the vessel
and not an ounce of supertlous
weight enters it's construction. When
dropped into the water ready for
the installation of it's engines, guns,
etc, less than 200 tons of material
have been riveted together to shape
the Eagle boat.
The plates that form the shell of
the submarine vary in thickness
from one-fourth to three-elghths