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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
COUNTY BOARD OF
review APPOINTED

William o. Seaney, Democrat, of
New Garden township and Robert F.
Beeson, Republican, New Garden town
ship, have been appointed members of
the county board of tax review by
Judge William A. Bond. These with
the county auditor, assessor and treas
urer members ex-oflcio, compose the
board. }
The board will sit in session June Z
II will be in session 80 days, including
Sundays.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
Would Haze u. S. Take
Over Nitrate Fixing Plant
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 31.-By
unanimous vote the senate agriculture
committee today ordered a favorable
report on the Wadsworth bill author.
izing the acquisition and operation by
the war department of the nitrate
fixat1on plants at Sheffield and Mus
Gle Shoals, Ala, through a corpora.
ton to be organized under the direc-
ton of the secretary Of war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
ORLEANS MEN AT WORK

(By ASSOClated PreSS1
PARIS, May 31.-Orders for an i'm
mediate resumption of work by the
employees of the Orleans railway sys-
tenn have been issued by the unions,
after their officials had carefully
studied the situation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
TURKS FIRE ON GREEK
VILLAGE; NO DAMAGE
(By Associated


CONSTANTINOPLE, May 30.-Ka-
raga tch, a suburb of Arianople, stu
ated on the right bank of the Martha
river, which is being occupied by
Greek troops, was under fire from
Turkish artillery today A number of
shrapnell shells fell about the station,
but the building was not damaged.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
President and Cummings
In Conference on Politics
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 81
President Wilson and Chairman Cum
mings Of the Democratic national COM
mittee conferred for two hours today
discussing the general political situa-
ton and the forthcoming national
convention at San Francisco. Later
they had lunch together.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31

Anyone preparing to go on picnic
late Monday afternoon is warned by
Weatherman Moore to expect a soak
ing. According to his report, showers
are sure to come.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

been of every length and shortness
possible within the past few years,
never seems to be exactly right and
SO is kept in a state of perpetual mo-
ton. How ceaseless are the chang
es may be illustrated by the state
ment Of a popular motion picture &C.
tress, who declares that in her jour
neys over this country and Europe
it has kept her maid busy shortening
or frightening her skirts to keep pace
with the styles of the times and Of
the places visited. Then there Is the
woman's bathing suit, which every
summer furnishes fresh food for NOR
alizing. To say nothing Of the recent
discovery Of a local authority that
the stockingless woman Is no more
immodest than the barefoot man,
there are indications from several
sources that the skirt to the bathing
suit, whose diminishing length during
the past few years has been the sub
ject Of much impassioned debate, will
soon be abolished altogether, as the
march of the one-piece bathing suit
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

Why wait for the hard knocks +?
Why be like dumb, driven cattle?
Why not learn the lesson as the
French do from early training which
begins in childhood?
Great men look with horror on
waste. They think in big figures and
deal on large scale. but they have
no patience with spcndthrifts.
Il wish I had saved my money.
says a man ruefully when 1t Is gone.
This regret becomes anguish when
the power to earn money is gone. It
is bitter when the fruits Of prosper
ity are wasted and hard times come
upon us.
| II man makes big money in good
times and spends 1t all, how will he
feel when depression comes, as 1t will
come and profits are small and jobs
are hard to get?,
It takes misfortune to make
many people come to themselves
They can only learn in the university
OF hard knocks, How much easier
tie lesson would be II learned al
home in the formative years when
the child Is building the character
of the man or woman
Habit is leverage BY which we
life ourselves more easily when once
we have begun to try. The first effor'
is hard The same effort repeated
not quite so hard, and often repeated
it becomes easy and finally second
nature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18
PORTLAND WOMAN
|. SAYS SHE HAD TO
FIGHT FOR BREATH

Since taking Tanlac l have gained
twenty-five pounds and feel better
han l have in years." said Mrs.
Merry A. Cheever, who lives at the
corner Of 55th Ave. and 102nd St.,
Portland, Oregon. Continuing, she
bald:
Il suffered twenty years with rheu-
natism and stomach trouble and a
Few months ago had to give up COM
|pletely and take to my bed. had
pains all over my body and my mus
cles would draw up so tight b could
hardly keep from screaming. All
times I felt like a thousand needles
were sticking in me asd I had pain
pyer my kidneys nearly all the time.
Nearly everything l ate seemed to turn
10 gas and caused my heart to palpt,
tate so bad I feared had heart trou-
lle, and I thought every breath would
|be my last. l was badly constipat-
led, too, and had simply terrifying
headaches that would last week al
+ time. I was so nervous felt like
|crying out at the top of my voice and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

So habit makes saving easy. If
the child is interested in small saw
ings and they are often repeated, the
habit forms and finally saving be-
comes natural and easy.
II there is habit that the world
needs just now it is saving coupled
with industry. The war has opened a
new Pandoras Box, worse than the
one Of Fable. It seems to have let
loose on a troubled world all the ills
that flesh is heir to. Industry, saw
ing and the law Of kindness are need
ed to combat these evils.
Another aid to these wholesome
habits Il the purchase of govern.
ment securities, thrift stamps, saw
ing lamps and savings certificates
which compound their interest auto
matically, do not fluctuate in value
and may be cashed on short notice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

est so much weight | only weighed
scventy-five pounds.
A friend advised me to take Tan
lac and it was simply wonderful the
way | improved right from the start
| have now taken four bottles and my
indigestion is entirely gone. l eat
anything without the slightest trouble
nd my rheumatism has lust about
eft me. | never have headache and
my nerves are steady as clock. l
am never constipated any more and
my general health is so good want
to tell the whole world about what
a wonderful medicine Mnlac is
Tanlac is for sale in Lakeland by
Henley and Henley; in Winter Haven
by Anderson Drug Co., and in Null
berry by S. E. Gibson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18
MODES AND MORALS

Tampa Tribune: No doubt Ewes
first costume was criticised as i'm
modest by her husband for ever since
the dress OF woman has been under
masculine displeasure. 1t seems
strange with the incessant change in
the dress Of woman that 1t does not
by accident some time strike mode
which should meet with the approval
Of those for whom women are gener
ally believed to aim to please in their
dressing. Even the skirt, which has
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

comes steadily from the west to the
east. The day may not be so far dis
tant as some Of us imagine when the
skirt will be a thing of the past.
and when there will even be Laws
enacted against the wearing Of 1t az .
source of useless controversy ana
tendening to divert the minds Of both
men and women from more important
subjects. At least there should be =
law forbidding a change In them dur
ing a presidential campaign.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18
now WE LEARN
TO SAVE MONEY
Some by Necessity, Some byAmbition
Some by Hard Knocks

What will make a man or woman
save money?
Necessity, hard knocks, the lose OF
a jcb. ambition, early training.
All of these are causes. Most pe3-
ole learn how to do things they have
+, 40. Experience is a hard teacher.
Int thorough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18

The state marketing bureau esti-
mates the states potato crop ct B..
$4,000 bushels as compared with l.
$4,000 raiesd last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-08-18
FACES FAMOUS
BATHING PAVILION

AT Pass-A-Grille now under new
management. Bathing rooms open
until $50 p. m; Thursday. Saturday
and Sunday until 10:30 p. m. leo
cream, soda water, sandwiches. etc.
Furnished rooms by day or week.
Write for particulars. 1854
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-03-04
DON'T MOVE OR CRY ouTl OBEY oRDERsl"


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offspring
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drops
lies Recovering
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The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-03-04
The Devils Own comes
to life.

(To BE CONTINUED
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
SPLENDID BATON FOR F0CH
Most Costly Ever Presented Even to
the Long List of His Distin-
puished Predecessors.

Ferdinand FOch. marshal Of France.
will soon be the recipient of the most
expensive baton ever presented TO
marshal of France. At the base Of the
baton, which is 20l2 inches long, are
embossed in gold the names Of Mar
shall Foch's capital victories-Metz,
st. Gond the second Marine, Strasburg,
etc. Above this. in gold on red copper,
appears the legend: Terror belli. de-
Gus Pacis"-"Terrible in war. gentle In
peace. Then beyond the field of blue
and stars appears the inscription,
"MarechaI Ferdinand FOch, 19f4-19,"
and this is surmounted by the golden
arms of France, the United States,
LOrraine'S dual cross and the arms Of
the Knights of Columbus. The alloy
of the metal parts of the baton Is
one from Pennsylvania.
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia,
supreme knight of the Knights Of Co
lumbus. will present the baton to Mar
shall Foch when the marshal unveils
the statue of Lafayette which the
Knights Of Columbus will present to
France.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
WH0RLED MlLKWEED
is VERY POISONOUS
Plant Is Especially Dangerous TO
Trail Sheep Over.
Cattle Should Not Be Given Opportu-
nifty 70 Eat Any Considerable
Amount OF Weed-HorSes
Not Likely TO Eat II.

StoCkmcn should learn 70 recognize
and avoid the whorlcd mlikwced II Is
plant very poisonous 20 cattle. horses
and sheep. which grows aaundantlv IN
certain sections of southwestern colo
RADIO. southern Utah and the northern
counties Of Arizona ana New Mexico.
according TO the United States depart
ment e agriculture, which has mad"
m investigation Of the effects of this
plant on stock. Herds should not b."
given the opportunity To eat any con
siderable quantity of this plant u
is especially dangerous 10 trail sheep
over a Whorled-nlkwccd area, or 20
bed them down in the Immediate
ucighhorho"d.
The Whorled milhWccd is a foothili
plant, not being found above an att
tudc Of 1900 feet. and sometimes
grows with great Insurance about
bitches and i'm abandoned fields ~
small quantity rs 212 ounces of the
green plant will kill a sheep, and 21@
pounds may Kill twO-ycar-old steer.
Horses are not likely to eat it, but II
they do they are as easily poisoned
as sheep.
Frequent cases of poisoning occur
when animals are confined to areas
where the plant grows, and have little
else to eat, and under such circum-
stances heavy losses result Many ami
mails also have been killed by eating
hay containing the plant dried. II
they have consumed n sufficient guam
tity TO be affected they usually die.
No remedy that will prevent death In
such cases has been found.
The whorled milkweed is exceed
ingly difficult to eradicate, but ny cut
ting il down before the heads are
formed much can he accomplished in
pastures and along trails. Ordinarily
It stands from one to three feet In
height
Persons interested in securing more
information regarding this menace IN
live stock, and Illustrations by which
IL can he easily identified should write
the United States department Of agri-
culture, Washington. ID. c., for de
partment bulletin called The Whorled
Milkweed."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21

written to the outraged mother while
the little victim was running scream
ing about the grounds. The note fol-
lows:
Dear Mrs. Cooper am ever so
sorry to have punished Carroll so
severely, but just felt In desperation
that ! had to.
For the third time today he
slipped into the kitchen, vanished with
the matches, distributed them to some
other laddies and set fire to the pa
pers and straws under the house.
ut has happened so often and l am
so afraid Of the disastrous results IL
might have, that l just felt l had to
make a deep impression upon him for
his own sake as we'll as the schools,
and wanted you to know how it hap
pened. Best wishes always"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21

Ia CaiaWba county North Carolina,
ncr and their first names are Pau and
Ai""n. tn" poultry club agent Who
supcryiSpS their work does not state
In MS report what their middle names
TIRE, hut. Judging from their achieve
mcnts. Hustler would be emineutly
suitable, for in 1910 these TWO lads
made profit OF S547.79 on their back
yard poultry and squads and won -
first prizes In the best shows in the
state in both open and club CLASSES.
Paul and Aleen belong 20 one of
the many poultry clubs which are or
ganizrd by the United States depart
mcut Of agriculture and the state col
leCeS Last year they started IN"
seasons work with 90 standardized
hens of three different breeds White
Ieghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks and
Rhode Island Reds The eggs and
chickens which the boys sold from
their tiocks during the wear amounted
to S5937I As their expenses We're
S29622, a profit of S297.52 was left.
One end Of the poultry hOuS" in the
Wagner back yard is devoted to
pigeons. Of which Paul and Aleen have
about lW pairs. A flying pen outside
allows the birds an opportunity for
outdoor flying and completes a practi-
cal inexpensive pigeon loft. Almost
every week these club boys ship
dressed squads To New York. In 1919
they sold 7S5 squads, a number which,
from losing most Of the young squads
Matched in January and February, is
far below what they hope to sell in
an ordinary year. The amount re
rcivcd for the squads sold WAS S445.23.
The cost Of their feed was S194"i,
leaving "A profit for the boys of $250.2I.
Juvenile Poultry Clubs.
only in comparatively recent years
has poultry production been recognized
as both a valuable national asset and
q very important part Of the opera
ton of the farm. one of the impOr-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
RUBY Is JULY BIRTHSTONE
Gem Has Been Associated Through the
Centuries With Some Remarkably
Quaint Superstitions.

The ruby is the birthstone of July.
II was associated in ancient times with
many queer superstitlons. How these
old fancies originated or how they
could have been palmed Off on the pub
lie II is difficult to imagine. The fact
that the common people had implicit
faith in them proves how very much
more credulous the world once was
than 1t is today.
For instance, the ancients believed
that II a ruby were worn about the
neck II conferred the power Of seeing
IN the dark One wonders what monu,
mental faker started this absurd con-
ceit and for what purpose. 1t was gen
orally believed. however, possibly be-
cause rubies were costly and the, com
mon people could not test the matter
for themselves.
The ruby also was supposed to he a
tslisman against evil spirits. the
plague and poison. BY the deepening
of Its color Il forewarDed It's weareY
against impending misfortune. II tied
upon the forehead In linen cloth Il
was believed TO be a specific for dis
ease of the eye.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
HAREM OF TREE
MAN" BROKEN UP
Mexican Ranch Owner in Arizona
EmuIateS Solomon in Con-
lugaI Acquisition.

Phoenix, Notwithstanding
harem on Il cotton ranch near the city
Cr"nsi" Koderiguez, Mexican, mad
made fair start toward surrounding
himself with household like uni"
that attributed to King solomon, when
the city police interfered, kicked Care
less Cupid out of the Rodriguez es-
Establishment and dragged the occu-
pants into the municipal court.
Confronted with formidable ar
ray nj evidence against him, Rodriguez
admitted TO Judge Thomas that h" had
lived with ut least five erstwhile wives
within the past six months.
But am free man, do as
please he explained through an In
terpreter
Testimony was introduced showing
that Roderiguez had been cautioned
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
POUETPYNOTHS
(NNA& 81 $4,000 J

A well balanced mixed ration is best.
Leg weakness is especially common
In chicks that are heavily fed and
growing rapidly.
Feeding the maturing pullet requires
careful thought, just as does the feed
ing of growing children.
The best treatment for digestive dis.
turbances Of young chicks consists in
feeding Of butterrnIlk or sour milk.
The Mediterranean or egg breeds are
best suited for the production OF white
shelled eggs.
Some pou1trymen use what is known
as chicken silO. a small silo filed
with various kinds of green fodder.
African geese are close feathered
and somewhat difficult TO pluck. WHERE
as the Toulouse are open feathered
and the cross gives a very desirable
offspring.
During September and October. all
farm poultry focks should be culled.
all poor layers sent to market and all
good layers kept over for breeders for
the next season.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
0UTD0ES MOVIE THRlLLERS
Man Holds His Wife Under Bridge
as Train Thunders
Past.

Peoria, nl.-Trapped by an oncom-
ing train while they were crossing the
railroad bridge here, Charles Work
man, coal miner, grasped his wife
around the waist and swung to the
trestle below. AS the train Numbered
by overhead the wife became hysteri-
cal, raised her head above the rails
and was struck on the head by The step
OF the last car. 1t is believed her skull
is fractured.
The train struck her from her hus-
bands grasp and she started 4O-foot
plunge to the hard road below. He
grasped her wrist, however, and with
his arm wrapped around a small GRID
er managed to hold her suspended for
several minutes. until help arrived.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21

concerning his domestic entanglements
several months ago and at that time
had gone so far as to take out IL
cenSe TO marry the woman with whom
he then was living. But before he had
carried out the nuptial ceremony his
tickle fancy had been attracted to an
other woman, SimOna Cardova, Both
the Tilted woman and Simona, the last
love of the contemplating LOthariO. ap-
peared in court.
The woman whose marriage cere-
mOny began and ended with the issu-
ance of wedding licensewas permit
ted TO return to the ranch where she
was promised employment while Cren-
sio R0deriguez and Simdla Cordova
will continue to live together for at
least the next % days. However, their
living apartments will be eparated by
the iron bars OF the city Js--~~------i
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
POOR ROADS ARE HINDRANCE
Farmer Made Unable to Take Ad-
vantage of High Prices-Cost
of Market News Wasted.

Today the farmer has wire communf-
cation facilities unsurpassed in the
history of the United States. He
knows. day by day, the fiuctuating
prices which prevail for his produce
at the marketing points and knowing
these things he can arrange to get his
goods to market on the day when the
price is the highest If the road is good.
II the road is bad or impossible then
much Of the effort which has been e1-
pended In getting the news Of market
conditions to him is lost.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
MONEY TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS
countie, and States Appropriate
$1,000, oOo, 900 for improvement
OF Local Roads.

Our counties and states have recog-
nized the economic Importance of road
construction by appropriating more
than s1,OOOOOO.OOO to local improve
ments. 1t is the nations part to build
and maintain highways, which are OF
national Importance and which will
serve to effect economy, facilitate In
terstate commerce and strengthen the
common defense.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
STRANGE DEATHBED ROMANCE
Dying Woman Is Tenderiy Cared For
by Husband and Divorced
Husband.

Fairmont, W. Va.-Two husbands,
one Of them divorced, mourn the death
of Mrs. Joseph Kuehn Powell. dead Of
tuberculosis. During her sickness.
which covered a period Of three
months, she was waited on and cared
for by both the men like brothers dur
ing the hours when they we're fighting
to save the woman's life. When Mrs.
Powell became so Ill that her condi.
ton was alarming, Powell sent for the
divorced husband, Frd w. Kuehn. He
arrived early in April. Two children
OF kuehn. were given over to their
rightful father.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
Good Place 70 Lose a Wife.

huntington. W. Fa.-because "
West virginia's lax laws this county
has become the dumping ground for
deserted wives, according TO Judge d.
Z. Matthews of the common pleas
court, who expressed this opinion
when three Grant husbands were ar
raigned before him. Judge Matthews
says men bring their families to Hunt
ington from points, 10 ONO ano Ntl.
lucky with the sole idea OF deSer,ihS
them In a state where laws regarh'n%
the fulfllment of marital promise,
are weak.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
Strange Ball of Fire
Does Shimmy Stunts

Norristown, Pa.-A ball OF
IRE which came down in the
midst of a thunderstorm did
some circus stunts in the busi-
ness center Of Norristown. After
jumping from building to buiiu-
ing for a considerable distance
the ball ran into the switch
board of the Keystone Telephone
company. The operators were
thrown into a panic and when
the janitor ran to the corner
and inserted the key In the nre
alarm box he was knocked to the
ground and rendered uncon-
scious.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21
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ROAD BUILDERS STUDY SOILS
Highway Engineers Expected 10 Oh.
tain Important information by
investigation.

An Investigation Whicl promises 70
place ut the disposal of highway ru-
ginetrS Important information rc.lrd.
ing the Relation of soils 10 highway
durability has been undertaken uy the
bureau of public roads. United States
department of agriculture TN, work
includes taking samples of soil Al
spots in the subgradc Of highway
where the road has begun to fail.
studying surrounding geological con
ditionS to determine how MOI 5turr ar
rived in the Subgradr. thus destroy
ing its value; making laboratory
tests 20 determine the physical char
acteriStiCS Of soils. and obtaining "a
scientific measure Of the bearing value
of soils. In this investigation II IS pro
posed to obtain as much cooperation
as possible from the various state
highway departments. The bureau Of
soils is cooperating with the bureau
Of public roads in this work
Preliminary Investigation has been
started in Maryland on the Washing
ton-Baitimore road, and will be OK
tended beyond Baltimore and on other
roads in Maryland. Progress has been
made i'm the matter Of laboratory tests,
a number of samples OF subgrade
material and other samples already
having been examined.
The federal highway engineers point
out that soils differ widely In their
ability to support loads, particularly
when they are wet. Just why this is
true and Just what are the character
istics which make them different is
little understood at present. II Is In