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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
Epidemic Here Sweeps
Whole To,un in Wasting
Disease of Spring Feuer

There Is an epidemic spreading over
Richmond. II your typtst's fingers
linger listlessly over the keys while
she gazes out the window, or II she
writes letters with sentence or two
added about place where the violets
are blooming, or if she runs to her
desk companion with tales about the
sweetest little gingham, Just the thing
for business, she has 1t. Isolate her,
for It's catching and will spread quick
ly through the whole Office force.
The symptom as evidenced by men
is a feverish interest in baseball
scores, golf. fishing worm mines, re-
suits Of horse races and "how will last
years kelly book in couple of weeks" "
Lunch hours have been known to ex-
tend into lunch days.
Children also are susceptible to, the
disease. Glasses in school show a
marked depletion because of ravages
of the epidemic. The children present
show symptoms which are sure signs.
Limp violets, spring beauties, bugs and
moist toads are transported into class
rooms.
The disease is aggravated extreme
ly by open windows, the sound of
music or the sight of blossoms.
Patients are affected differently, but
generally symptoms are about the
same and lead to such remarks as
wish ! didn't have anything to do but
loaf and enjoy myself" OF "Wish
school was over"
The name of the disease is spring
fever, and it Is estimated 26,7O4 per,
sons in Richmond were badly infected
within the last two days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07

mittee which T. ~~fnc'"s 80 -
dience and which sees that all ne
does is performed IN iegILILuaeo
manner. Like all magicians he leaves
you wondering how it is all done, and
the more you look the less you see.
Carleton and Belmont are two young
men who tell a lot of laughable gags"
and close with song medley which
cinches their act. Norwood and Hall
are a man and woman team who have
an act away from the conventional.
and the audience last evening ap-
peared to like them. Sessue Hayawak
is on the screen in THE Tong
Man" a gripping five-reel feature of
excitement in the Chinese under
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
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Poslam Soap, medioated with Pos
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and sensitive. Advertisement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07

some houses of any Chinatown is con-
trasted with the shabby exteriors.
crooked streets, and sordid atmos-
phere which are usual in THE Tong
Man." the Sessue Hayakawa picture
which opened Thursday at the Muir
ray for an engagement of four days.
This Robertson-Co feature, made by
Haworth, Is the clearest and most
vivid story of Chinese tong" war
which ever has been put on the
screen.
1t is based upon "The ORA CONS
Daughter" which was written by
Clyde c. Westover, San Francisco
writer, who has remarkable grasp
of Oriental character. In telling.
swiftly moving episodes the story of
the love of a famous 'hatchet man
for a Chinese girl is set forth. Com
plications are furnished by the leader
of the Bo Sing Tong, who also loves
the girl, and who by his manipula-
tions, so works out matters that the
leading character is ordered on his
honor as tong" man to kill the ia,
ther of the girl he loves
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
The Theatres
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON
An actor in the cast of THE Cinema
Murder the motion picture feature at
the WASHINGTON Theatre this week
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
Mrs. Solomon Says
Being The Confessions OF tho
Seven-Hundreth Wife.
BY Helen Rowland
Copyright. 1920, by The Wheeler
Syndicate. yncD

Hear, my Son, the instructions or
Mother; for when Solomon sang or
the Perfect Wife, he drew inspiration
from all the virtues of his seven hun
dred wives.
Yet, in all his harem, there was not
one flawless woman.
For 10, there was Trillah, whose
voice was of silver and whose feet
were lighter than the fall of almond
blossoms yet she wore curl-papers
under her boudoir cap and left her
hair in the comb.
And there was Musa whose wit was
more sparkling than wine and whose
epigrams were more piquant than
spices-yet her tongue knew not wear
mess. and she would never stop
talking!
And there was Gracia, who was
fairer than the rose of morning and
sweeter than a pomegranate-yet she
opened her vanity case at the restau-
rant table, and powdered her nose in
public without shame.
And there was Jazza, whose mirth
was as a spring tonic and whose
gaiety was as sunlight on a meadow
yet her pies and puddings were all
burnt offerings"
And there was Vampa, whose heart
was a sirocco, and whose kisses were
as old wine-yet her jealousy was
more intense than either, and her
temper was exceeding Bolshevistic.
And there was Vesta, whose broid-
cries were famed in the land and
whose cooking was the poetry of vi
ands-yet she caused Solomon to wipe
his feet before entering a door and
made him to do his smoking in the
kitchen.
And there was Zerah, whose gentle
ness and docility were praised by
princes-yet her conversation was as
the rafting of two tin-cans or the
buzzing of a phonograph with only one
tune.
And there was Eshna who gossiped,
and Zillch who opened his letters and
kept tabs upon him with a Ouija board
and Zirah who borrowed his collars
and owned a pair of Pekinese; and
Jedda who washed his pipe in soap,
and sold his jewels to buy summer
furs, and Shrieka who assailed his
ears, morning, noon and night with
innumerable questions!
And 10, If Solomon could not find a
Perfect Wife in seven hundred guesses
how shall any man hope to find one of
these in only ONE guess?
Go to!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07

The Oriental splendor found inside
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
OUIJA IN DISCARD!

CHICAGO. May 7.-Ouija now is in
the discard. Fire did it, The wonder
full little board that was supposed to
have an uncanny insight into the fu-
ture and to be able to answer all sorts
of weird questions was not powerful
enough to give warning of fire that
swept the plant of the J. NJ. Simmons
Manufacturing company, makers of
the boards, F'iremen, with the aid of
an ouija board, are seeking to de-
termine the cause of the fire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
SEEKS s3s,5oo HEART BALM

Los ANGELES, Cal, May 7.-Dr. ].
Maurer, Of Marion, Ind, famous eye,
ear, nose and throat surgeon, was
made the defendant in a damage suit
today by Miss Zelpha Bogue, formerly
Of Marion, who demands $3S 500 of the
doctor for alleged break of promise of
marriage, humiliation and disgrace
suffered by reason of broken engage
ment and also loss Of business as a
milliner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
AMBASSADOR JOHNSON AND
WEE MEET DOWAGER QUEEN

ROME, May Robert Underwood
Johnson, American ambassador to
Italy, and Mrs. Johnson were received
in private audience by Dowager Queen
Margarita. They had a cordial con-
versation for half an hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07

A vessel is being built for the
French government at New Orleans Of
structural shapes consisting of two
huge metal cylinders side by side. If
either is damaged the other side will
keep the boat aflOat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1920-05-07
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE

Brindamour, who is known in vaude-
vile parlance as THE Worlds Fam
Gus Escape Artist" is getting out of
punches of handouts and untieing
seemingly untieable knots on the new
bill at the Murray this last half. He
is assisted by a woman and a com
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Ku Klux Khan in Parade.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec 2,.--Pre-
coded by mounted hcralds bearing
the flaming cross, a branch OF the ku
hl,x Khan of the Invisible Empire
paraded through the streets of South
Jacksonville last night. More than
two hundred members, completely
disguised by white high pointed caps
and long white gowns and with only
their eyes showing through their
masks, were in the line of march.
The purpose OF the parade was not
announced. w. J. Simmons of At
lanta, imperial wizard Of the khan, has
said that the organization is a patri-
otto, fraternal body chartered as a
memorial to the Ku Klux Klan, active
in the South during the reconstruc-
ton period. "White supremacy is
one of the aims of the present khan,
although Mr.. Simmons declared law
lessness would not be tolerated, and
that the khan would aid constituted
authority in enforcing the laws
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Normally in the Lead Belt.

Notice was posted last week by the
lead companies around In the Leaa
Felt that on January there would
be a reduction in wages of from 9 TO
20 per cent. Which will bring the
machine men under ground from
$3.50 down TO about $3.50 and the
.hovelers from $40 to about 1870.
And that there would be just straight
time paid for all over time work, in
stead OF time and a half for all over
time work We heard man say last
week about $50 in the afternoon,
after he had finished his days work
that he never run under IS day, and
that he voted for Harding, and want
ed change. 1t looks very much
like he will &c: change. These men
have been paid bonus of CSC for all
cars loaded after they have loaded %
cars,-I eadwood Items.--Farming-
ton Times.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

state of Missouri. County of Bates, IS.
In Vacation Dec. 10, 1920.
In the Circuit Court Of Bates Coun-
ty, February Term, 1921.
band and wife, Piaiatiffs
zacheus Barnett. Martha Barnett.
James S. Lightner, Adaline Lghtner.
Hannah Francis. Hannah Francis
Francis, deceased. Adah Fitch. f. G.
ptsn Sts 1aas
Antonette Hedrick, Augusta L
Davis, G. Holderman and the I'M
known heirs. consorts. dev1sees.
aen ssn sensss
grantees or assignees Of each Of the
said hereinbefore named defendants.
Defendants.
The, State Of Missouri to the above
ings:
ton has been commenced against you
in the Circuit Court Of the County Of
ing the title to the following described
lands and tenements, to-wit:
The south half G.2) Of the south.
range thirty-three (33). also lots
one d). and two (2), Of the north.
east quarter and the east half OF
lots one () and two (2) Of the
northwest quarter Of section four
~, township forty (4O, range
thirty-three $3.50 in Bates County
and State of Missouri:
Which said action Is returnable on the
first day of the next term Of said
court to be held at the court house in
the city of Butler, in the county and
state aforesaid on the 7th day Of Feb
ruary. 1921, when and where you may
appear and answer or otherwise de-
fend such action; otherwise plaintiffs
petition will be taken as confessed and
judgment rendered accordingly.
G. G. SWARENS.
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal OF
(Seal) the Circuit Court of Bates
County. this December 10,
c. c. SWARHN6,
1O-4t Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
About Diamonds.

Only about 80 per cent OF rough dia-
monds are cut into gems and lose
about GO per cent of their weight In
being cut and POLISHED. Diamonds are
practically indestructible and the first
diamond ever mine0 may possibly still
be in existence. But estimate allows
for the loss of ut least 100000 carats
by flood, fire, shipwreck and other dis
asters. These reductions and losses
leave the total OF cut and polished dia-
monds at 46.355.474 carats.
a Prescott woman was notified by
her bank the other day that she had
overdrawn her account $23.65. She
wrote a check On the same bank for
the amount of the shortage and
promptly forwarded to the bank 20
make up the deficiency. 1t takes
woman to master a great crisis. Nc
mere man would have ever thought
of SO happy and simple an expedient
Hume Telephone.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Lloyd George Says League is Great
Thing.

London, Dec. e2.-Premier Lloyd
George Wednesday characterized the
League of Nations meeting at Geneva
as "one of the great events in the his
tory of the world"
The premier expressed the belief
that if there had been a League OF
Nations in 1914 the world war would
have been averted.
Lloyd George was speaking at a
luncheon to the dominion represent.
atives. He virtually served notice
upon the world that no progress can
be made toward universal disarma-
ment until the United States becomes
member of the league.
NO league of nations could be
complete until the great republic in
the west is included in it," said the
fully to the entrance OF the United
States into the league"
The premier sounded warning that,
unless the race in ornaments is ar
rested, another war may follow.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Five Cows Break Production Record
With 5000 Pounds of Butter IN
Year,

Buffalo, Dec. 23.---A record for
producing butter and milk never be-
fore attained has been made by five
COWS. on yearly test, at the Pine
Grove Farm, Elma, N. y, Buffalo
suburb. Oliver Cabana Jr., owner Of
abe farm and owners OF Million
dollar herd of Holsteins, has an
nounccd.
The five cows have produced 1907.
900 pounds of milk and in excess OF
5000 pounds of butter during the test,
according to Cabana. This would be
an average of three pounds of but
TER per day. So far as known. the
record, which is unofficial, never be-
tore has been approached.
The COW making the best butter
average was Segis Fayne Piertje,
with Ills pounds OF butter and TO-
800 pounds OF milk. As high as H.
900 pounds of milk was produced by
one COW.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30

The Times phone number is 81.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30

Deceber S. 1920. In Vacation.
February Term. 1921.
Cas- and Bates Counties, Missouri, a
corporation, Plaintiff:
The unknown heirs, consorts, devil
mesne. remote, voluntary and In
voluntary grantees of J. G.. Cope, de-
ceased, Defendants.
The State of Missouri to the above
named OF described Defendants, Greet
tngs:
ton has been commenced against you
In the Circuit Court of Bates County,
Missouri. affecting the title to the fol-
lowing described lands and tenements,
to-wit:
Six 60 acres, being the north Six
60 acres Of the south Twelve U2)
acres of the northeast quarter of
the north west quarter of Section
Eighteen IS), in Township Forty
Two (42). of Range Thirty (30),
In Bates County, Missouri,
the object and general nature OF the
petition filed in said suit being the en-.
forcement of the lien Of The Grand
River Drainage District of Cass ana
Bates Counties. Missouri. against said
real estate, J. c. Cope being the rec
ord owner, thereof; which said action
Is returnable on the first day of the
next Term of said Court, to be held at
the Court House, in the City Of Butler,
In the County and State aforesaid, on
Monday. the 7th day of February. 1921,
when and where you may appear and
answer or otherwise defend such &C
ton; otherwise. plaintiffs petition
will be taken as confessed and judg-
ment rendered accordingly.
C.. c. SWARENS,
Circuit Clerk.
A true copy. Attest:
(SeaD G. G. SWARENS,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court within and
for Bates County, Missouri. 10-4t
Allen Glenn & Son, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Negro Has a Fine Seat.

Walter M. Moore of St. Louis, the
first negro ever elected a member OF
the Missouri legislature, will occupy
a prominent seat in the Hall of the
House of Representatives. He has
been given seat No. rs. 1t is on the
first row of the main aisle and direct
ly in front of the Speaker. The To-
cation of the seat is one much
sought after by old members of the
legislature. The St. Louis represen-
tative will be seated next to a white
Republican and he will be in a posi-
ton to readily attract the attention
of the Speaker as we'll as those in the
galleries.-Jefferson City Democrat
Tribune.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

Deceber S. 1920. In Vacation.
February Term. 1921.
The Grand River Drainage District vi
Cass and Bates Counties, Missouri, a
corporation, Plaintiff.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Merry Christmas" Says Harding

Marion, O., Dec. 24-President-
elect Harding issued the following
Christmas greeting tonight:
Like every normal human being,
wish everybody a very merry
Christmas. 1t gets us out OF rut to
Join il. a national chorus OF cheer and
good will.
There is peace, there is confidr- C
i'll the morrow There is even cheer
in the belief that the distress OF to-
day is quickly to pass, and we may
hope as we'll as wish for a prosper
Gus New Year
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual election of the stockholders Of
the Denton-Coleman Loan and Title
Company of Butler. Missouri. will be
held at the office of said Company In
butler, Missouri, Thursday, January
18th, 1921. The meeting will be con-
vened at Nine o'clock q. m. to elect
nine directors to serve during the en-
suing year, and transact any other
business that may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
c. 4. DENTON, President.
JOHN w. COLEMAN, Secretary. lost
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
The Seven Seas.

Did Kipling consult Hindu mythol'
ogy when choosing the title for bis
well-known book. 'The Seven Seas"f
According to the Pdranas, the earth 10
circular and fiat, like the flower Of q
water lily. Its circumference Is 1.OO0.-
100000 miles. In the center is Mount
Soomeroo.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-12-30
Mark Of Missouri Eeeentrieity.

"Unele Johnberry is mighty queer
old man." unused the gaunt Missouri
an. "Why, actually, he don't pear to
care at all when some other old chap
comes around and outbrags him
about his rheumatix. "-Kansas City
Star.
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-09
PENNSVILLE

John T. Curry has been sending
early potatoes and cabbage to VIII
mington market for more than a week
and getting record prices. Mr.. Curry
is having a new barn erected.
Miss Muriel de Vecchis spent over
Sunday in Atlantic City.
Miss Bessie Wright, of Phlladel-
phia. spent over the Fourth with Mrs.
William Carpenter.
Paul Strimple, of New Castle, is
visiting his uncle, Howard Stepler.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hannah en-
tertained over the Fourth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Gaskill, of Camden.
Joseph johnson has moved
Firms Point into Mrs. Name ElwelIs
house on Main Street.
Lecroy James, of Philadelphia,
spent Monday with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. w. H. James.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Jenkins have the
ice cream parlor on Main Street, for
merly managed by Mrs. Emma Car
penter.
Rev. C. R. Smith spent over Sunday
at Fletcher Grove Camp Meeting, near
Delanco. William Bartlett preached
in Trinity M. E. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Finnesy and
daughter, Olivia, returned to their
home in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday,
after having spent a few weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. Finnesy's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. AL. A. Uitting,at their bum
galow, on Batten's Beach
The Penn's Grove record., 1920-07-09
One Year
Dry Record
Fewer Arrests, More Peace Hap
piness and Prosperity

One year OF prohibition having
passed July 1st, comparative records
are being made. In Wilmington, Del,
the arrests for drunkenness from july
LIST, 1919 to January LIST, 1920, num-
bered 1919. During the past six
months the number was 120, total 319.
For the year ending July LIST, 1919, the
arrests for drunkenness numbered
2,703.
The record also shows that in 1906
when the excitement incident to war
and Americas participation was tense
there were 1857 arrests of persons
who had imbibed too freely. The year
1917 was next to the record year with
2,178, and except in 1918 the arrests
reached hardly more than half those
figures again.
When the government put the ban
on selling drink to soldiers the number
of arrests dropped to 1886, in 1918.
The arrests for drunkenness for ten
years prior to prohibition totaled
1888, or an average of 1,163 a year.
One outstanding fact revealed by
these figures is that prohibition has
decreased the drunkenness there by al
most one-ninth. 1t probably has re-
duced the drinking approximately
100000 or $4,000 a week; some put
the figure still higher.
Almost all of the saloons that were
in the business when the dry law went
into effect have been turned over to
other lines, although a few of them
are still open for the sale of drinks.
Almost all the men engaged in the
business have fitted into some other
vocation while the breweries are busy
to the provisions of the Volstead law.
When prohibition went into effect
there were many million gallons of in
toXicating liquors in storage. Much
will be used surreptitiously. 1t is not
expected that many alcoholic tastes
cultivated for years will cease. They
will have it at any cost, if possible.
This generation will die off in a few
years and another will grow up who
never saw a saloon, and never saw
beer, whiskey, brandy nor gin.
Penns Grove has not had legalized
sale. of liquors for four and a half
years. The dispensing with which
was a necessity in the making Of pow
der for the World War. Yet much
was bought. The greatest nuisance
was those who came loaded inside and
out from Wilmington. Where spirits
of evil were manifested on Penns
Grove wharf, the wharf master re-
ports peace and heaven now prevails.
1t is a rare case to have a drunk
for the lookup, and only half the po-
lice officers are needed in the Borough
and Village. DUPONT Company now
employs only a few watchmen, where
formerly hundreds of guards were en-
ployed and ruled under strict military
discipline.
The progress of temperance has
been made beyond the expectation of
many. The law is observed about as
well as other laws against, stealing,
gambling, and murder.
In Wilmington the total number of
arrests were cut down AZ and for
booze IL per cent. For the first year
of prohibition what more could be ex-
pected.
Never was so great moral progress
made in the history of the Nation in
one year.