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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
The Milton Bank Failure

The mystery surrounding the wrecking of
the Farmers Banking company of Milton has
not been cleared in the weeks that have elapsed
since its cashier ended his life. The books of
the concern are in such chaotic condition, it is
reported, that many weeks will elapse before all
the tanges are unravelled and the receiver is
able to make a report to the court.
The people of Wayne county are watching
the developments closely The failure of bank
ing institution, in which hundreds deposited
their savings, and in whose officials they had
explicit confidence, must be thoroughly probed
for the sake of public interest.
How the cashier succeeded in squandering
thousands of dollars and in hoodwinking the
board Of directors and the depositors is an ex-
ample of the confidence which persons place in
some men in the community. When such per-
son basely betrays his trust, deliberately lies to
cover his thefts. and deceives his friends for
years, it is natural that confidence is shattered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
News Of the Counties

MIDDLEBORO, Ind-Miss Ardith
White entertained her Sunday school
class with a lawn party Wednesday
evening at her home on the Middle
boro pike. Lawn games were the
features of the evening. Refreshments
were served to the following guests:
Misses Marjorie Kirtman, Blanche AL
exander Agnes Glunt, Lewelta Pogue,
Rebecca Roe. Florence Gum, Helen
Huffman, Matilda Pogue, Helen First,
Audery Alexander Iris Alexander Es.
Their Boyd, Mary Jackson, Elsie Hart
man, Hazel Barney Irene Clingenpeel
Olive Boyd, Inez Townsend, Edna
Dukel Eva Knight, Ardella Brown,
Ardith White; Marvel Worley, Lowell
Patti, Denver Cofield, Yorke Little, AL.
bert Hartman, Oran Alexander, Edgar
Duke, Guy Jackson, Charles Alexander,
Earl Borton, Edwin Hartman, Paul
Stanley. Harry Worley. Paul Huffman
Ralph Stanley, Mrs. Mary Cook, Frank
Pogue and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
White.
NEW PARIS, O.-The teachers for
the Jefferson township centralized
school have been employed. Teachers
will be: Grade one, Helen Biles; grade
two, Evelyn Northrop; grade three,
Emma Thompson; grade four, Ruth
Zea Miller; grade five, Lois Baum
gardner; grade six, Irene Timmons !;
grade seven, Mary Odea grade eight,
E. H. Young; high school, r. E. Bran
don, principal; Mrs Harriet Wright,
assistant principal; Mrs. Iona Bowles
music and English, and c. R. Coblentz,
superintendent Domestic science and
manual training teachers are not yet
| chosen.
Members Of the Comrades class OF
| the Presbyterian Sunday school form
ed a party on Wednesday and spent
the day picnicking at Glen Miller park
Richmond. Those who enjoyed the
| happy occasion were: Misses Mildred
Jones, Violet Collins, Helen Weller
Opal Northrop, Mary Alice Murray
Mary Vets, Helen Veits, Roma Spaul
| ding of Greenville, O., Donald Young
| Lloyd Riner, Lawrence Coblentz, Don
aid Morrison, Guy Murray, Louis Muir
ray, and the teacher, E. H. Young.
Funeral services for William Mills
II years old, who died Monday morn
ing, were held from the home on South
Spring street, Wednesday afternoon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
Sneak Thieves Ransack
House of Fred Whey,
Wealthy Oxford Farmer

OXFORD, O., July 20.-The town
house of Fred Whey, wealthy, farmer
living west of here in Franklin county
Ind. was entered by thieves the first
of the week, and ransacked from top
to bottom. Entrance was effected
through the kitchen, and was not dis
covered until yesterday Drawers,
boxes, closets and cupboards were
searched and their contents were
strewn about the rooms. but so far
as known nothing was taken. A box
of old coins was broken open, but
none were touched. The affair is
mystery, and there is no clue to the
identity of the invaders
Ernest Wespiser, 80 years old, con
tractor, was arrested yesterday by
Constable John Moon after a chase
across country north of town. Yves
piser, when he learned that the Of
ficer was after him, broke out for
the Indiana line. He was apprehende,.
just before the line was reached, and
was arrested after Officer Moon had
threatened to shoot.
Wespiser is charged by an Oxford
woman with having taken her to Mas
sillon under promise of marriage, sub
sequently abusing and abandoning her
Wespiser was released in bonds of
$4,000 to appear before the grand
jury.
Several years ago Wespiser killed
man in a Cincinnati hotel, but was
acquitted when self defense was
shown.
Postmaster William B. Meyer yester-
day showed that he was a handy man
to have around the office. One of the
rural carriers failed to show up on
account of a carbuncle on his neck
| Postmaster Meyer hoped into an au-
tomobile and delivered the route him
| cn1f
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
The Special Session

Without minimizing the Importance of the
measures that resulted in calling the special ses-
sion of the legislature, it may truthfully be said
that the people of Indiana will be glad when that
body adjourns.
The pickering that has held up adjournment
Of the general assembly this week has disguised
the average citizen. The fight on the tax bill
has been waged with relentless fury from the
very day the measure was introduced, winding
lip in disagreement between the houses.
Irrespective of the merits of the measure in
which all of us interested. the people of In
diana have become weary of the dilatory tactics
of the two houses and of the factions that have
been engendered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

Rev. Grauser of Piqua, O., officiating.
Mr.. Mills had been in i'll health for
the past couple of years. He was a
veteran of the Civil war. The surviv-
ing members are the widow, one son,
Harry Mills, residing near New Paris,
and five grandchildren. Burial in
Springlawn cemetery.
CAMDEN, O.-Camden chautauqua
will begin August 20 and will close
August %. The following program
has been arranged:
Afternoon-Introductory ceremonies.
Concert, Dunbar's Singing Bell Ring.
ers. Admission 40c. including 4c tax;
children.20c, including &c tax.
Evening-Concert, Dunbar's Bell
Ringers; lecture, "A Prince There Is,"
Lewis Edwin York.
Admission, 55c, including sc tax;
children, Soc, including &c tax.
Afternoon-Children's Hour. Con-
cert, The Clark-French company.
Admission. 4Oc. including &c tax:
children zoe including &c tax.
Evening - Concert, Clark French
company. Lecture, THE Creed Of De.
mocracy," Granville Jones.
Admission, 55c, including sc tax;
children, SOC, including &c tax.
Morning-Children' Hour. After
noon-Concert. Irene Stolofsky, violin
list. Children's hour. Dramatic Inter
probation of Booth. Tarkington's Mis-.
ter Antonio" NJ Beryl Buckley
Admission, 40c, including &c tax;
children zoe including &c tax.
Evening-Concert, Harold Proctor,
California tenor; Irene Stolofsky, VIC
linist; William Griffith Hill. pianist
Admission 75c, including 7c tax;
children Acc, including &c tax.
Morning-Children's Hour. After
noon. Concert, White Hussars. Chill
dren's Hour Lecture. Mysteries OF
the Spirit World" Paul w. Ward.
Admission, 55c. including &c tax;
children, soc, including SC tax.
Evening - Grand Concert, White
Hussars, a singing band. Descriptive
numbers featured
Admission 75c, including &c tax;
children. 40c. including &c tax.
Morning-Children' Hour. After
noon-Chidren's Hour. THE Spirit oil
the Women of France" Mile. Marie
Rose Lauler.
Admission, 40c. including 4c tax;
children zoe including &c tax.
Evenirr - h-~o~ic"n Co-~>od-- II
three acts, at Pays to ADVERTISE"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

The Milton bank failure, besides proving that
a bank official, or any other official, for that
matter, cannot escape detection, shows the ne
cessity of insisting on business methods in the
transaction of your financial affairs. Friend
ship may go far, but it is always a sound and
tested principle to insist that friendship cease
when business matters are under consideration.
The hard and fast rules of business must pre-
vail then.
If the hundreds of depositors of the Milton
bank, without doing the cashier an injustice, had
insisted upon the use of ordinary banking meth
DDS, the cashier would not have been able to
trifle with the banks affairs for years without
detection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
Memories of Old DAYS
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

An automobile to carry visitors to
and from the Reid Memorial hospital
was purchased by the board of trus-
tees Of the hospital. The machine was
Davis as" and was to be run be-
tween the Reid Memorial and Westcott
Hotel on a regular schedule, making
probably eight trips day.
New equipment to the value Of
$4,000 was installed by the Richmond
Home Telephone company. Five new
switch-boards had just been built in
the central exchange which increased
the capacity of central 500 phones.
The party line system in the city had
been improved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

Tell me how you got into these
straits" said the knd-hearted lady.
Il was going to say that I was at
the front door an nobody answered,
so came around to the back. Thankee,
mum"
The temporary waiter looked the
part to perfection. He was tall and
slim and bowed quite gracefully. Mrs.
Smithjones, who had employed him to
impress her friends, felt quite elated.
He gave real tone" to her party
But there's always some cloud in the
sky, isn't there? AS the waiter hand
ed a plate of soup to Uncle Walter
the old gentleman eyed him angrily,
Look out, you IDIOT" he stormed.
Don't you see you've got your thumb
in my SOUP"
That's all right, sir!" replied the
waiter casually. ut isn't burning me
It's not nearly as hot as it looks"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
RUSH COUNTY REPUBLICANS
WILL HOLD RALLY AUG.

Rush county Republicans will hold
big rally at Rushville, Aug. 13, as
the starter for the local campaign. &C
of Rushville, Ind. Governor Edwin
ofg Rushville, Ind. Governor Edwin
P. Morrow of Kentucky will be the
principal speaker. The rally will be
held at the Rush county chautauqua
which will be in session during the
early part of August. Governor Nor
rows address is on the program for
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

Belfast from a possible massacre
of thousands and north Ireland
from a devastating civil war.
The photo shows High street in
Belfast, which was the scene Of
much Of the recent rioting in the
Irish city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
w. S. Adkins.
GREASE PAINT, PERHAPS.

1lSl.
w. S. Adkins
GREASE PAINT, PERHAPS.
Wash your face correctly: never
put water on 1.-THE Delineator.
One university In Ohio has built &
fine bungalow in a lovely strip of
woods and presented it to Edward
Stillman Kelly that he may compose
music Is an ideal and unhampered
atmosphere. There ia talk that Percy
Maekaye, the poet, may likewise be
endowed. These facts prompt the S..
St Joseph Gazette to speculate on the
wide range Of possibilities of this
plan:
1t is easy to imagine a plumber
withdrawing for solitary meditation
and, undisturbed by the narrowing
fact that he gets only $12 a day, be
think himself of how to do still less
work for that pittance: or a printer,
waxing bitter over his lot in having TO
work full eight hours and receiving
therefor only about half again as much
pay as the editorial men. A colyumist
might perhaps come to a realization
of his sins if he were given solitary
confinement, and the bungalow-in-the-
woods plan might even unearth con-
science to the profiteer.
BAD NEWS FOR Able THE AGENT.
Headline in Sun-Herald: "Bolsheviki
Have Captured Minsk."
About the only man who ever makes
money starting a suit is tailor.
The meek are having a discouragins
time trying to inherit the earth.
Granting whatever excellence the
cave man may display as wooer, he
grows monotonous as a husband, &C.
cording to the divorce petition of a
Topeka woman. She charges that her
husband Knocked her down and beat
her I'D. left the house, and presently
returned and repeated the entire per-
formance." Sixty dollars month ali
mony and lawyers fees will be about
right as substitute for this kind OF
a husband. she says
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
POST CARD LOST II YEARS

GOSHEN, Ind, July 30-Mrs. Min.
ME Horning. residing east of here, has
received postcard written by Mrs.
E. /. Tweed at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nov. 25, 1908. Mrs. Horning was
much puzzled when she read it, refer
ence having been made to matters
that are now II years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
Answers to Questions

Reader-What was the first book
printed in Ameirca?-The Bay Psalm
Book, printed by the Puritans in
1910.
Farmer-Is the government making
tests of road materials THE govern
ment has constructed at Arlington a
stretch Of roadway containing all the
different methods Of road making, and
over this heavy machine is drawn
back and forth by cable. This Is
supposed to reproduce the action OF
vehicles passing over 1t and the re-
suits are carefully noted and compared.
The results will be used in determin-
ing expenditures Of about 100000, 900
under government auspices in the next
three years.
F. Has immigration to Brazil
been very heavy in recent years p
The Department of statistics Of Brazil
reports that 1,015,SS3 immigrants en-
tered the country in the last II years.
which is not heavy influx measured
by American standards.
G. Allow many vessels are still
under control of the shipping board?
-Mire than 1900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
FACTORIES ARE DESTROYED

PHILADELPHIA, July 80 - Fire
among a nest" Of factory buildings
Thursday caused damage estimated at
$750,000 and injured half dozen fire
men. A number of workers had mar
row escapes from injury
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
Dinner Stories

Madam, / was at the 'front.'
said the tramp.
MY poor man. Another victim OF
that terrible war. Here's dollar.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30
Good Evening
BY Roy X. Moulton
THE FISHING TRIP.

THE FTSHTNG 1RTP.
He took fair damsel out fishing one
day;
The trip was not quite a success, by
the way.
To angle for compliments, such was
her wish,
But he. funny fellow, was fishing for
fish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

Readers may obtain answers to
questions by writing the Palladium
Questions and Answers department.
Questions should be written plainly
and briefly. Answers will be given
briefly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-30

In a recent statement Sir
Hamar Greenwood, chief secre-
tary for Ireland, declared that
the troops and police had shown
the sternest impartiality in Ire
land ar that the presence of the
troops and warships had saved
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-16
EMERY COUNTY GROWER
TALKS OF CONDITIONS

Prospects are brighter and prices
are sutf,uing for cattle, said Alon-
20 Brinkerhoff, president of the Utah
Cattle aud llorsegrowers 5 associa-
iion, last Saturday. "There is a good
demand for steers as also beef eat
to-, he continued. 1.-THE proposed
increase in grazing fees by congress
has been defeated temporarily, East
ern congressman have served notice,
however that inc question will be
taken up again next year and forced
through. Their principal argument is
that cornted cattle and sheep on high
priced farms have to compete with
grassfed stuff from the West They
do not take into consideration the eX-
pense of hetdiug, sailing, furnishing
nulls, grazing lands, the long dis
tances cattle are trailed TO the rail
roads, then the long journey on ears
10 market centers, the annual heavy
losses from poisonous plants and pred
atory animals, lodges ana holes ap
parently naturally made for the des
truction of stock These losses are un
heard of IN a fenced country,
cit is now mp 10 the live stockmer
of the West 10 begin laying their de
Tense now, today against an inereas'
in grazing fees and TO defend on
rights. This can be done only by or
ganization. The national association
have stood los the stockmen in th'
past and defended our rights fo
years. We have been termed slack
ers because We have stood aside an'
rendered very little financial or mora
assistance. II is now squarely up 4
the stockmen whether we join TO
gether through our local association
or individuals and present a unite'
front in a common cause,
"The live stock show just closed a
North Salt Lake City was an inspira
ton. II demonstrated that some o
the finest cattle in the world ar
raised right here in Utah. BEEF, a
an article of food, will never be on
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-16

Correspondence The Sun.
KANSAS CITY. No. Apr. H.
With switchmcn still on an outlaw
strike. only few loads Of live stcck
gut into the yards today and he D.
fcrings found ar outlet 10 iopul
sources -Four Of ne big packers isadc
limited purchases. and there was some
demand from local sources with three
loads selling ON an export order Two
loads of Colorado pulpfed steers sold
ct Sl2.75, the top price. The top
price for hogs was $3.50 and lambs
$3.50. Compared with last Wednes-
DAY prices are materially lower. To-
days receipts were five hundred cat
tie. seven hundred and fifty hogs,
three thousand sheep. About twenty
carloads of steers in the native divi-
sion sold today at Sl0.25 10 Sl2.7j. a
carload of heavy South Dakota steers
brought $3.50 and Colorados fl2.75.
In the quarantine division four ears
sold at SlO25. three ears Sll.25 and
eight ears $1,000. Other sales were
odd COWS nt 5000 10 $3.50. hcifors
$3.50 to sll.5O and ycarlings up to
$3.50. Many regarded iodny's prices
~ q dollar lower than last Wedncs-
day. However. the situation Is such
that III normal traffic were resumed
values would be established on last
Wednesday, level 4 few thin cat
tie. both steers and cows, are being
driven 10 the country. hut otherwise
trade is abandoned. Traders have
the bulk of the stockcrs and feeders
in their pens awaiting u shipping out.
let. The few deals made today were
stock COWS nj $3.50 with feeding
steers up 10 5000.
The seven hundred and fifty hog1
here today sold ut $500 TO $3.50
and packers took the offerings. Core
pared with week ago prices ar,
sl.75 To 500 lower All other mar
kets. ON the limited trade reported
show similar declines, and quotation
are at new low level for the year
Stocks. Of fresh pork are being clean
ed up closely at all the big markets
and open shipping conditions woul'
restore last week : price level.
About two thousand sheep AM
lambs sold today 10 local killers q
$500 10 $3.50 or $3.50 under quo
tations last Wednesday. There wa
no shipping out owing 10 the strike.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-16
SOME MORE BUNK FROM AWAY
DOWN EAST.

In a speech in congress a few days
ago a Vermont man said the farmers
of this country are getting tired OF
supporting the cities, and that state
ment shows more than anything else
could show that this Fastener Is a
demngague and "a professional pulii.-
cian. The sun feels every man in
Carbon county will agree when Il says
thnt b. d were not for the farmers
the rity people would slarye. But We
also believe they will agree as readily
that ID IL were not for the cities life
un the farm would be- mighty barren.
There b. NO conflict between the two,
and the fellow who tries to build mp a
prejudice between them - like the
Vermont mnu-is NOT q good friend
of either The truth is, the farmer
and the c.iy man are both getting
along very we'll Necessarily they arc
competing with each other IN the mat
Ter oi labor. The farmer complains
that ho cannot afford to meet The
wages offered by the city, and Oh,
fellow in the rity says he must have
labor, even though 10 comes from th,
farm. And there you are. There are
thousands of farm laborcrs who know
they are getting along better az th'
wages pad ON the farm than they
could get from the city employer 10
fact, larger and larger number OF
such men are going to be found, fol
the city doesu offer all the adyant
ages many suppose, But 40 any rate
10 is folly to talk about the tarme
supporting the city man on anybodl
hut himself That rs exactly what al
of us are doing -supporiing ourselve
by exchanging for what we need tina
which we he,e that the other fellow
needs.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-16
WITH THE LIVE sTocKMEN
OF THIS SECTION OF UTAH

Heavy losses of cattle in the dis
tricts surrounding Richfield in this
state, and parts of Wyoming and in
Idaho are feared as a result of the
scarcity Of feed, according to L. 7.
Kneipp. district forester who has Just
returned to the Ogden forestry head
quarters. The late opening Of spring
heavy feeding forced during a hard
winter and an unusual shortage oi
feed are given as the cause Of the i'm
pending losses. Efforts are now be-
ing made by Kneipp to permit the eat.
tie to enter on the ranges earlier than
usual to relieve the serious situation.
Stock driveways embracing a hun
bred thousand acres in the northwest
ern part of Utah and twenty thou.
sand acres in the southwest have been
withdrawn from entry, according to
word received Monday by Gould b.
Blakeley. register of the Salt Lake
City land office. from the general land
office at Washington. d. G. Most of
the land consists of short driveway
from ranches TO summer grazing r..
gions.
The American Cotswold Registry
association is offering n special prize
at the Utah State fair for the best
pen of four lambs. got of one sire and
bred by an exhibitor from this state.
Registered cattle recently shipped
from this country 10 Uruguay for
breeding purposes have met with
great favor among producers their
and a number Of Uruguayan buyer.
nre arranging 10 visit the United
States to make additional purchase.
the American consul at Montevidco
reports 10 the department of com.
morcc.
For the purpose of stimulating thc
raising of swine, a mass meeting Of
interested parties will be held at Ziou
in the near future under arrange.
mcnts being made by the Salt LAX,
County Farm bureau. Measures also
are contemplated by the bureau 10 in
crease the quantity and quality Of The
potato crop. II was announced at N,
bureaus meeting Saturday that scy
cral carloads of seed potatoes hav,
been distributed among Salt LAX,
county farmers.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-04-16
Yesterdays Markets.

KANSAS CITY, Apr. Hogs
Receipts, 100 head. All weights fifty
cents higher Stock, fifteen 10 TWEEN
iy-five cents higher top, $1,000 to
$685.; bulk, lights and mediums,
$1,000 to sl5.35; bulk heavy, sl4.35
10 $500.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900 head and
higher; top steers, Sli.b0; bull,
steers, $3.50 10 $3.50; top yearlings
sl375; bulk yearlings, Sl2.25 "a
1880; good yealers, $3.50 10 $3.50
Sheep Receipts, G50O head. Lambs
seycnty-iiye cents 10 a dollar higher
Best offered az 5000; bulk, sl0,7l
10 S2O25; about steady with last
market preceding strike