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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-28

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-28

The Joys and griefs that come as a
result of mistaken idcntitv were never
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

From the Sun and New York Herald.
 6T1dE former Emperor William, we
 are informed by message from
 S Amerongen, has begun movlns from the Bentinck castle to the house al Doorn, where he is to take up his resi- dence. It is an unfortunate incident that just as he is collecting his things to join the spring exodus the controversy over his reported contribution to pr. Wolf gang Kapp's insurrectionary movement should expose his financial condition to his new landlord. A Dutch official, who professes to have authority for his state ment, says the report of the contribution is false. that the former Emperor IS poor man. and that there is question whether he has enough money to pay Count Bentinck, owner of the castle al Amerongen, where William has been since November, 1918, what he owes him.
 This would seem conclusive in the mat ter We might accept as mere rumorS the renort that William brought with nim into Holland or had follow him S'oo"o in gold and treasures. and that the Ho- henxol,ern family, of which be is the head has in agents names great sums invested in foreign countries. But we can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
A MESSAGE OF LIFE.

THE Easter message of life You cannot bigger word than the word 1fe' You content greater credn think puzzng than life threads scarlet bear witness canny that from faroff mystic
 
 precision chapters its last tells of Tree of the chief mission of Jesus T he "tha mem might have life abundanty' holds life cheap Men of the Irish They than the life will think reflection Memorial did life of little Their lives have weighed little in the life the national the mighty may estimates of hfe intentionally overvauate, sometimes worthless sacrifice living for the inferior of M all worthless looking happiness the life choose to live such accountngmur The life borne unsteady hands leave dark stains the fabric of civic relationships.
 than physical life the abundant life that of abundant death life would have pob of life child home child reared in atmosphere materialism
 although 
 missionary spirit wholesome The church her Lrd if the church would that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

not so easily pass over the amazing dis closures recently madeNin the Prussian Parliament.
 When William fled the Prnssian govern- ment took possession ot the royal prop erty and appointed an administrator over it. An. obscure communiaue a short time ago stated that a settlement had been made with the former Emperor, but it in nowise prepared the people for the real nature of the agreement which had been reached between him and the Junker leaders who had charge of the fugitive property.
 The former monarch, according to tnis settlement, was to receive yearly what in normal times would amount to $S'- ooO, GOO. Furthermore, by the bill presented to the Prussian Parliament. he was to re- tain all the most valuable portions of ms real estate, including among other pos sessions eighty-three villas and houses in Berlin, Potsdam, Kiel and Plon. ana all his castles and forests in different narts of the country. The only posses sions which he abandoned were described as a half dozen ruins. one having two rooms and Kitchen. and another mere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
D. C.. April. ,

0R D. C.. April s. WkM -(Special)-In his spectac-
 WV u,ar flight establishing new aviation altitude record Maj. hu- so,ph w. Schroeder found trade winds ., ooo miles an hour velocity far above tb. c,ouds. press dispatches state. The Dayton. Ohio, test pilot merely re- ported one of the new phenomena re- sulting from a study of the geograpny of the air. stimulated by aerial travel .ccord;rx to a bulletin of the National Geographic Society.
 While the chemistry and physics or the atmosphere are understood. the geography of the air is still2practicaliy unknown" says Alexander McAdie, In a communication to the society.
 we are aware that there are we'll marked areas, zones and levels In this inverted bowl: and. though we may not see them. there are mighty rivers, far surpassing any of the rivers of earth in volume and speed. rushing on for miles and miles. flowing vertically as well as horizontally Tnere are Vast calm areas and stagnant pools. also choppy seas and regions of great tur- bulence.
 We are learning today that there are various layers in the air. which must be explored and studied before airships can travel in safety. In fly ing. men will use only the lower strata, the cloud levels. Above the clouds are far-stretching heights. which. too, must be explored. not by plane and dirigible, but by the sounding balloon of the aerographer
 sone might say offhand that there could be no geography of the air; for there arc no continents. oceans or vis- ible geographical features in this in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

I was passing one of our city park the other day with friend, and on seeing a lot of school children at play in it, re- marked that it was great outlet for them.
 Yes he replied,' it's fine thing for them. but it is pretty rough on the park Now, what he said is absolutely true, for it is hard to keep a place where chil- dren romp clean, but had rather have the litter than to keep them out.
 I can remember when parks, like H- braries, were not intended to be used by the mass, but were reserved for the fav- ored few. The most conspicuous thing in the former being the signs, Keep orr the Grass and in the latter the barricade which kept the public from getting to the books.
 am glad we have learned better, and that it's getting to be a disgrace to keep parks as mere beauty places without any thought whatever of giving the kiddies a chance to sport in them, just as 1t has been learned that the only excuse of housing books in public buildings is to make them more easily obtainable by those who wish to use them.
 A library is no longer looked upon as a mausoelum for dead tomes.. but a place where live volumes are in the reach of all who care to read them, and that library which is most used is the one which gets the highest rating among librarians. There is constant struggle among the libraries to put in circulation the largest number of books per inhabitant.
 George Ward is no longer in public life. but as mayor he left record of which he may well be proud, for he worked not only for a city beautiful, but he did everything in his power to put the public parks at the service of the chill dren as playgrounds, and the work was only curtailed by a lack of funds l hope the present commission will do what it can to revivify the programme begun several years back.
 Parks are called the lungs of city, and as Birmingham grows we ought to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE AIR

adverse wind meets only with increaI ing resistance But when the win favors. then the winged Airman splnr the slow fellow creeping on wheeI below. With accelerated speed passes ovsr moor, mountain or seI and. if need be vaults over the cloud
 If the captain of the winged shI is not content with this speed. he hA only to climb to upper levels. whea the flow of air increases to thirty al even forty meters per second. and this stream he would move along vii a speed relative to the earth qf 2a miles an hour.
 These are not extreme Salues- a stiff northwester which the writ experienced some years back. the wi blew for seventy-two consecutiI hours 7,565.o0o meters, which is near thirty meters per second. This equivalent to going 4.700 miles in thrI days, or twice the distance from Labr dor to Ireland. The highest speed the wind for any single hour was 16 i 900 meters, 102 miles. For a period about fifteen minutes the rate was 1. miles an hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
PLAYGROUNDS--By Frank Willis Barnett

should judge that it would not cost the park into an ideal bathing place.
 Birmingham is short on swimming places. I hope the city commission will go out to Avondale and look into the sit nation, and see if it is not feasible td give tine public chance Ito splash around q in cold, clear water. Now, if there ii no available fund which can be used fol such purpose, I believe that if out city fathers will give out plan that th4 money needed can be easily raised b5 public subscription. It's worth trying outI
 recall that some time before the wal began The Age-Herald was interested isI having a golf course laid out. for thu benefit of the public in Green Sprfngs| and that the city engineer drew pisili which created much enthusiasm. khinsl now would be good time to bring theirl out again and put them through, and sd am going to. call on Eugene Travisl tiiC SkOf thkiS SkkeO& ho t<%hc tAtc AklaFtck ufi
 Birmingham has a wonderful asset ifl Red Mountain Park, which with a littll money and planning could be made 4 great picnic resort herewith suggest that the Birmingham Automobile CluI take it under the shadow of it's wtna an| appoint a committee to canvas the tmat ter and make their findings publicA am sure that it only needs bit of intte est on it's part to open up new terrtj tory for the plea sure of our citizens
 am strong for civic center for ,hl auditorium, and for everything whEE will in any way add to the comfort alAgI joy of those who have to spend rnev lives here. It is true that Birmingham
 a new town, but we have long passed thN experimental stage, and nothing .is-surd than it is destined to be a great citsl and therefore let's get busy and make
 the best place in all the south, to dwell in by improving the parks already ded cated to such degree that they will pa dividends each day in the pleasure thel give to us all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

see to 1t that our breathing spaces are put in shape to be fully utilized by the children and the grown-ups. Several of the smaller areas within the heart of the city are being constantly used, and the present city commission deserves great credit for having put Capitol Park in such fine condition for the community sings.
 East Lake Park during the whole of last summer was conducted in a manner to afford great pleasure to thousands of our citizens The sas::.rsense..ts were clean and entertaining, and the management saw to it that any mother could take her little ones out morning, afternoon or night without any fear of rowdyism. hope that this season it will be made still more attractive.
 I live in easy ten minutes walk of Avondale Park, which is easily one ot the most beautiful sites of which any city can boast I think that probably the best view of the Birmingham district is to be had from the crest of the hill to the back Of the spring. knOW lnat Il ilao my choice of all the building sites in Jones valley, and money to erect man sion, it would be the place I would most covet
 Then, take the bold flowing spring which gushes forth from the side of the hill. It is made to form a wading pool for the little tots, and rushes along to form a pond for the waterfowl, and emerges into Spring street. The spring in the center of the park is a most attrac- tive spot and is favorite meeting place for the children, and for maidens and their swains fin the good old summer time"
 The athletic field is one of the best in the whole city, and it is great outlet for the boys who like to play tennis and baseball. One can see some hot ann ateur contestss almost any summer aft ernoon. There are swings for the little ones and other play apparatus; but the thing most needed is a swimming pool From the lay of the ground and the voi- tune of water rushing out of the sprhS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
WILLIAM MOVING TO DOORN

run down shooting lodge" Added to tn real estate was the royal fortune strong boxes consisting of gold. good ill dustrial mortgages and obligations an ..very few war bondA."
 This bill. it is asserted, win pass tf| Prussfan Parliament with the possibI exception of the provision for the pay ment of the stated peariy /alhwanc| Against this a nation already up to il neck in debt is making serious renoi| strance. It is estimated in Germany ths the royal estate represents value s'nI merely recorded in millions but in nS1 liards of marks" and tha the form1 Emperor is by millions wealthier thsI any other man in Germany.
 There is vast difference between thss1 two estimates of Williams wealth TN first makes him one of the worlds ricJ est men. the other too poor to payt hI rent. At any rate, he is rich enough move. Moreover. the chances are tn0 Count Bentinck will get his back rel and that William win manage to scraI together money to meet his obligation to the owner of the new house and hay a good sized wood pile in his back yarl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
THE ADVERTISERS

Weare Holbrook, in The Review
 You know them. of course. Every mag azine devotes pages and pages to them; you are sure to find some member of the family in any newspaper you may pick up. They are the advertisees.
 It was my good fortune to visit them during the printers strike recently. Many of them were taking their first vacation in years, and time hung heavily on their hands. But they were happy. very happy, so happy that they seemed not quite well, you know
 Grandfather met me at the door. As he opened the door he rattled the knob proudly and said. "It locks.'' I remem- bered that that was the slogan of the Yell l& Pound Lock Company. GA rival firm had been campaigning with the slogan, Tt unlocks." Grandfather did not approve of this.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

verted bowr which we call the sky. Do we not look clear through the at- mosphere up into the heavens and. ex- cent for passing clouds, do we not know that there is nothing to be seen?
 "Job spoke of the bottles of heaven. and St. Augustine and others thought there were windows in heaven. and as these were opened or closed. so the rain began and ended But that was long ago. Even as late as the middle of the eighteenth century the chemical nature of air was not known.
 If the density of the atmosphere remained constant. it could all be com pressed into lawyer about five miles thick. In that case the highest noun tain peaks would stand out in space piercing the so-called homogeneous at mosphere. But the density decreases with elevation. and when the aviator reaches an elevation of 10000 meters he is in a medium which is only about third as dense as at the ground. There are no clouds above this level
 "The greatest discovery yet made in
 
 exploring the air is that the atmos- phere consists of two great layers, the lower extending from sea-level up to 10000 meters. in which there is steady fall of temperature with elevation. This Is called the troposphere. Above this there is no fall and up to 10000 me- ters a slight rise The upper layer Is known as the stratosphere.
 Tt is actually possible today for an airplane to rise from the ground to the bottom of the stratosphere, say six miles in one hour. If we want to ex- plore somewhat higher, say twenty miles. we install light instruments on sounding balloon.
 ''The intrepid aviator who tries to force his way at high speed against an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
THRIFT

THRIFT John Drinkwater, in the Apri1 Yale B
 view.
 No beauty beauty overthrows, But every joy it's season knows. And all enchanted hours prepare Entertainment for tomorrows wear. Who in the just society That walks with him this hour can se But shadows of another bliss. Loses both that delight and this. Grieve not the parting day. for soon The nightingales will sing the moon Climbing the track that now the sun Leaves when the songs of day arc dene And grievef not when her beauty fails And silence keep5 the nighfineales. For that eclipse again will bring The sun with all his birds to s;As.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND. ELSEWHERE
He Is Modest


 Getting shot in the back was my inglorious part in the world war" said Mai. c. N. sisson. formerly of the s2sth infantry, erican expeditionary forces. who is in Birmingham today. When questioned concerning his war record Major Sisson failed to men ton that he is the possessor of a Croix de Guerre, with palms, distinguished service medal, four citations including one from General Pershing. and the Italian Merito de Guerra.
 In the last month he was elected to mem bership in the Italian Legion of Honor. which is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an Italian sol dier.
 q was struck under the shoulder by fragment of shrapnel just as 1 turned to enter a dugout for protection against a rain of shell that was descending upon us," explained Major Sisson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
GOSH.
From the Emporia Gazette

From the Emporia Gazette.
 We have letter from hick from Emporia in New York who declares he sighted four pairs of garters in one windy walk down Fifth avenue in New York. He says the women are wearing their dresses so short that they can't take q full breath without showing their knee caps, He also declares that the girls have begun to rouge their kneecaps.
 Spanking is what they need. and what with cutting down the backs and cut ting up the skirts. it may be that the job of spanking 'em may be rather, sinipli- fed Any way count the Gazette in on the spanking crusade whether it Is sim plified spanking or in the good old-fash- toned way. Just because we have given woman the ballot is no reason why sne should throw everything else to the winds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
Regarding the Rain

We have had more than our share of rain while the Alabama Educational Association was in convention in Bir- mingham." said Dr. N R. Baker. That makes me think that we have over looked one important point. We should name J. Pluvius' on the executive com mittee that arranges the date for the next meeting of the teachers Rain nterfered with the meeting to a great extent, but we had splendid gatherings in spite of it. I believe if it had not been for the weather we would have had a larger enrolment by several hundred. But as it was. we were all surprised at the good showing made and the convention accomplished much toward bringing the teachers in closer harmony"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
New Drink There

T have sold many cows since I have been in the business" said c. w. Wal den of the Southern stockyards. but Saturday I sent a herd of Holsteins to Dr. Gibsons to be examined, and if they are given a clean bill of health they will be shipped to Cuba. They were bought from me by Abraham Brothers of Montgomery. It would seem that in spite of the Ability of the cubans to wet their whistle. that there were still those who were fond of dairy products It would be a rather curious fact if Americans initiated them into the milk chocolate habit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

News every quarter of cen- tury he wraps the cloak of prophet about him and proceeds to fortel what the coming years will bring forth. Twenty-Five years ago, when Fanny Davenport was drawing crowds in "Gismonda," at Ford's grand opera house, and Beerbohm Tree was getting two dollars a seat for a "Bunch of Violets" at the Lyceum, the Baltimore prophet spoke of the newspaper of the next quar- ter of century, which is now. lie foretold the automatic news machines used at the present time by the As- sociated Press to distribute it's serv- ice. He told, too, of the decline Of sensationalism, (which is so marked feature of the modern daily jour nal of the better class"
 Said General Agnus on March 31, 1895:
 To-day I saw new invention that distributes written messages to it's customers. The matter is clearly  printed on convenient sheets. All it needs is a long roll of paper. It does the rest. Now what is to pre- vent the people of the next century from having their news continuous ly? As soon as the event occurs 1t is sent broadcast over the wires and is immediately printed"
 A half century from now the Amer ican newspapers will be vastly Gif- ferent from the list of today. But what form the papers will take, what conditions will come to them, no prophet can foresee." We only know, he says, that it will be a wonderful century.
 General Agnus "sticks by his guns as to the size that newspapers must eventually be-" He feels that the day of the huge daily journal is all but over; that its mere bulk and un- handiness will eventually defeat its own ends. He thinks that the SO called "News Weekly" in the moving picture houses will, at not too dis tant date, tell the happenings of the day; that the screen will make pub lie a large part of the superfluous printed matter of today.
 "The graphophone will also play g tremendous part in the distribution of news in the future," said General Agnus. "I wouldn't be at all sur. prised to see dictaphonic attachments at every breakfast table, so that wher the business man comes down to his morning meal all the events of the day will be told him. At least sucf machine won't upset the water glass, as does the propped-up' news. paper of today"
 Colonel Agnus predicts great things for the city of Baltimore. Il has not been the foremost striiine city in the country, but it has beer sure going.
 Baltimore has great possibilities which it is sure to realize. The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, ar old dream of mine, which the gov ernment has at last taken over and which will be completed before many more years, will mean more to us than the general public realizes. Ii is only thirteen miles in length, rln- ming from the Delaware Bay, near Newcastle, to- Chesapeake City, in Maryland. Baltimore is an important city and now it will grow more i'm po.tant as time goes on."
 General Agnus was born in France, and still speaks with French ac- cent. He came early to the United IStates, and no American is more de voted to this country than he. Eighty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
POETRY WITH A PURPOSE.

POETRY WITH A PURPOSE. Let poets sing Their songs of spring
 And trip the wales with Fancy; Their tributes pay In gladstone way
 To nature'sf necromancy. We wish them well, For, truth to tell,
 We hope that every sonnet Will bring rewards, So married bards
 Can buy an Easter bonnet Iris no disgrace A lovely face
 To wish enhanced in beauty; To match the buds With stylish duds
 Is every woman's duty.