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The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21
Couldn't Fool Him.

Coming fresh from the country a
youth had just procured a position in
a city grocery. AS he had been warn
ed that the city folks would josh
him because he was from the country
he was very cautious. One afternoon
a girl entered the store and said:
"I would like to get some bird
seed, please" :"
Confident that be had detected a
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21

We failed TO appreciate the COM
pliment when a woman who has
been married twice said in our pres
ence recently that all the good men
we're dead and they were not good
while alive II wasn't our better
half. either. who made the remark.
jacksonville (Ky1 Hustler.
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21
MOONSHINE
BY THE INNOCENT ABROAD.

4 was in Charlotte the other day"
said Uncle Ben. and saw the patrol
wagon The police have there. l was
quite carried away with it," by IL.
You mean" said Melinda. How
much was the hne."
Il was reading Raleigh paper the
other day." said Uncle Ben. and one
OF the heads read like this: counter
feit war savings stamps has case of
the mumns. I'll BE- dog-gOned IL the
nrinters we're not full of Moonshine
or something" Printers DO get thai
way sometimes" erinned Melinda.
and whether they DO or not. I've seen
sole funny heads MOI IN the papers.
but on the printers. Bu; that's all
Moonshine. they say.
"Whai in he deuce is straw bal
lot. said Uncle Ben. 4 thought bal
lots were always made Of paper.
'.GWan." said Melinda. It's a vote
10 see which way he no, air blows
Straws always show What YOU know.
Al We voters gei JUS. nov
An Nr writer's sei jusl now
I'm ten you thar for fair
Is 4 lol of froihy campaign stun
That's nothing bur hot air.
Each one is FUN OF what he'll do
When he's m he governor 5 chair.
But all the camnaisn speeches are
Nothing but jus, 'hu' air.
Firs, Morrison is an machine
And Max will labor dare.
Ana Page is all . business man:
It's nothing but hot air.
One says why. sure. If an beat,
I'm sure / do not care.
IN fight hard for tGe ether man;
That's nothing bul hot air.
They'll Jus, hemo1n the money spent,
Fer that is gone for fair:
And hope the other man viii end
il-- in hot air,
The widder Jones s
Ii will never be quite understood
what connection The widder Jones had
with the hot air question, for though
Ben's rabbit foot, siven him by the
red headed widow. gave him luck
enough 10 avoid the can Of tomatoes
which burst Oh the door jam as he
slid out There was no further mel
ody In Ben. Tie 'rembled At his mar
row escape aud made for the woods.
u see that hey are voting for good
,heer ig New Jersey and the governor
has si-aed the law said Uncle Ben
sure" said Melinda. I'm thinkin-
OF moving 90 NV Jersey, The state
motto is mot 'Hea; aad forbear,' il's
.'pear and for Beer But | wan
20 90" said Ben. go The place of the
Idepauea spirits. No trouble about
that. aia Melinda. "lf see you
about the Jones' place once more. I'll
see that sou get The bier also, my
friend"
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21

4 wife who spends her spare time
in informing her husband in a loud
voice that he is a jelly-spined. cross
eyed tumble bug. wonders why her
next door neighbors do not respect
him. - Collinsville Ala Courier.
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21

The organizers OF the overall club
are somewhat discouraged now that
the price of overalls has shot up from
50 to So per pair. Some one sug-
tests that the next thing in order is
organ5ae an Adam and Eve club
tt4aoE tnl.l Neys.
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21
Bon 10 his banjo:

Ben 20 MS banJo.
Little spotted Lady bug,
Round and round you're flyin';
Then you light upon my squash.
Squash begins a dyin'.
Then | put you on stone,
Hit you hard. BY gosh,
Then the funny change takes place
The Lady bug is squashl
The Monroe journal., 1920-05-21

"josher' the youth answered with a
smile:
mo. you can't josh me. Birds
grow from eggs, not seeds"
1T costs twice az much 10 live as
Il did fifty years ago"
We'll. I'D rather be paying double
now than have paid half then"
The virtue lies in the struggle, not
In the prize.-Lord Houghton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
HighSchool

Chairmen for the various commit
tees of the High School Student Coun-
Gil were announced Friday as follows:
Finance committee, Richard Thorn
burgh; social committee, Glenn Price;
auditorium committee, Harold Wore;
schola rship committee. William Ends
ley; publicity committee, which also
handles service and awards business,
Ralph Motley.
The chief social interest at High
school Friday was the informal tea to
be attended by pupils and tea cheers in
the art gallery at o'clock. Tea and
small cakes were to be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Smith Conover
entertained high school pupils and
teachers with an informal cello-piano
recital in the high school auditorium
late Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Smith
Conover. who is a pianist of ability,
accompanied her husband.
John Harmony, instructor in French
at Earlham, and Ray Robinson, Rich.
mond business man. talked on academ.
ic and collegiate training at a mass
meeting of the upper classmen in
room 20 Friday a. m. Miss Clara
Comstock addressed the girls of the
three upper classes in the auditorium
using as her subject, Health and
Higher Education. Miss Gertrude
Williams sang.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

look like different person"
In Pepgen will be found peppermint
leaves, used to stop nausea, relieve
spasmodic pains in the stomach and
bowels and expel gas. Gentian root,
which possesses tonic properties in a
high degree. 1t aids and invigorates
digestion. Peruvian Bark, an anti
malarial agent, is of service in debility
and wasting diseases, pallor, impover-
ished blood and feeble recuperative
powers. Fringe Tree Bark exerts a
special influence upon the liver. 1t is
of benefit where there is yellowness of
the skin and eyes and a sense of un-
easiness in the right side. Black Co
hosh, through its influence upon the
muscular system, is recommended for
rheumatism, neuralgia and lumbago.
Plantain Leaves contain properties
valuable in kidney and bladder de-
rangements.
Pepgen can be obtained from any
first-class drug store anywhere.-Ad-
vertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Toledo Council Asked to
Ratify Fare Agreement

TOLEDO, O., April q A special
meeting of the city council has been
called for tonight by Mayor Cornell
Schneider, who is seeking to avert a
strike of streetcar men who are de-
handing a maximum wage Of 60 cents
an hour.
The municipal body will be asked to
ratify an agreement Mayor Schneider
made with the Toledo railways and
light company, whereby fares will be
increased to seven cents and two
cents for a transfer to take care of
the boost in wages.
The car men will hold secret meet
ing tonight at midnight They have
voted to strike if council fails to rati-
fy the agreement
Henry L. Doherty is assisting the
municipal ownership commission in
drawing up an ordinance to be sub
mitted to the voters when completed
Mr.. Doherty went over the service-at-
cost ordinance last night and reject
ed it as being impossible
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
H0mINY MANS EXPERIENCE
THE CAUSE OF WIDESPREAD
COMMENT IN KN|GHTSTOWN

Albert Calf, Knightstown, we'll
known in Richmond as the "Hominy
Man" because of the deliciousness of
his produce, recently called at local
drug store and told the following
story:
Yes, all my friends in Knightstown
are talking about my case and the
wonderful relief that Pepgen gave me-
l never epected to be a we'll man, but
thanks to Pepgen l feel splendid.
Il had to be very careful what
ate before taking Pepgen as my stom-
ach would retain only light foods
When l ate anything that disagreed
with me would have indigestion so
bad that l would often spit up blood
Il heard others tell about the good
qualities of Pepgen, and so, several
months ago, l secured a bottle and be-
gan taking the medicine.
"Anybody who saw me before took
Pepgen and sees me now could easily
tell that it helped me. Friends say I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Earlhan is Closed for
Easter Vacation; Miss
Doan Goes to Cleveland

DR.. Martha Doan, dean of women at
Earlham College, will attend meet
ing of the council of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae in Cleveland dur
ing the spring recess which began at
Earlham Friday afternoon and which
will close Monday morning, April ~.
Miss Doan will also visit her sister
Mrs. Walter Charles Stevens, in Nun
Gle.
Beginning Friday morning, students
who did not have classes during the
day began leaving the college and by
late afternoon the dOrmitories and
campus were practically deserted. A
large number of students will visit at
their homes. Some of those living
farther away will spend the vacation
with friends or relatives in nearby
cities. A few will remain at the
college.
Mrs. David M. Edwards, wife OF
President Edwards, will visit relatives
in Michigan during the recess. A
number Of the professors will be away
from the city on business.
Immediately following the opening
of college the students and faculty
will begin preparing to entertain 4OC
or more members of the Indiana
Student Volunteer Union, which will
be in session at the college May 16, II
and IS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
CONSOLIDATE TINY y
! NATIONS AND SAVE
EUROPE-AMONESC0

BUCHAREST. April 2.-Safety for
Europe lies IN an alliance between
Rumania, Poland, CZecho-Slovakia
and Greece, in the opinion Of Take
Amonesco, who was an editor. fnan-
cier and politician has played a
prominent role in the national life OF
Rumania for a quarter of century.
Talking with an Associated Press cor
respondent recently he expressed the
hope of seeing such an alliance real
lied, with America taking an import
ant part in the work of Balkan coun-
tries.
U. S. Must Show Interest
Unless America shows interest In
Balkan commerce." he said, lit is pos
sible we all will again fall into the
hands of Germany, if only because OF
the exchange situation. Rumania is
determined to operate matters for
herself, but may not be able to do so.
/ am very sorry America has refused
to. occupy Constantinople and l am
sure in few years the people of the
United States will realize their mis-
take in not doing this service to civ
lization and possibly to their own
commerce.
Neither France nor England nor
Italy can control the middle-east. 1t
is too big a task, but America, being
disinterested politically, could do it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Earlhan

Among the guests at chapel Friday
morning were the following: Miss
Helene R. Stanley of Waterloo, Ind,
who Is student at the Michigan State
Normal school; Miss Winifred Wild
man of Selma, o., who was a member
of the Junior class last fall but who
Is not now in school; Misses June and
Thelma Robinson, former students
now in Mt. Holyoke College. and Rus.
sell Jenkins, former student, now of
the University of Pittsburgh.
Classes were set forward half an
hour Friday afternoon for the conven
ience of students wishing to catch
early afternoon trains.
Several members of the Earlham
Press expect to attend the state col
legiate newspaper mems convention
at Purdue April 20 and "a. Speakers
from Indianapolis and Chicago are
scheduled. Guests at the convention
will be entertained by the Sigma Delta
Chi fraternity.
Members of the Glee Club will sins
in several towns Of the state during
the Easter recess. The club will be
in Muncie on Sunday, Marion on Mon
day, Bluffton on Tuesday, and Indi
annapolis on Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

in France, and so efficient was ne
that in December, 1918, he was asked
to assume the task of rehabilitat1ng
the railroads of central Europe and
build new roads of transportation that
central Europe might be fed. He is to-
day in Serbia at the head of the tech
nical expert service that is restoring
that country's railroads and again con-
Meeting it with the outside world.
If you know anything about what Is
occurring in and about Serbia you
must understand the enormousness
Of the job. He had not only to build
roadbeds, lay tracks and find locomo-
tives and cars, but he had to fight
Bolshevism, overcome the jealousy OF
neighboring countries, find labor, raise
money and supply food for such la
Dor as he could muster, quell constant
ly arising strikes and police newly con
structed roads lest the numerous rev
olutionists blow them to kingdom
come for no reason more understand
able than pure cussedness.
Atwood is succeeding at the job
Which is saying much, for no harder
task faces any American engineer to
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Shipping Board Failure,
Former Member Declares
(BV AsSOciated Pressl

LOS ANGELES, April 2.-The Unit
ed States shipping board, as such, was
a failure, II. NJ. Robinson former
member of it told the World Traders
of Los Angeles, at a dinner last night
THE effort of the government to op-
crate 1000 merchant ships was a per-
feet absurdity and all persons familiar
with shipping and the operation of
ships declare that the operation of
more than 40 vessels by any one con-
Germ is next to impossible" he said.
Mr. Robinson declared the sale of
the government operated ships would
mean a comparatively small loss.
The ships constructed by the govern
ment must have cost about $4,000, OOO,-
600, he said, and when sold will net
the government about $4,000, 0OO, 900"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Municipal Employees of
CHICAGO Back at Work
NV Associated Press)

IBy ASsociateu FresSJ
CHICAGO, April g. Virtually all
striking municipal employees today re-
turned to work pending arbitration Of
their demands for salary increases,
but the threatened resignation" of
LOO city firemen still menaced.
The firemen spurned Mayor Thomp-
sons proffer of arbitration and voted
to hold out for their demand of $500
year increase, as against the 1892
raise voted by the city council. Sign
ed designations, carrying the legal five
day notice, were in the hands of the
f1remen's committee for presentation
today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
NEWsPAPER RAISES PRIcEs

CHICAGO, April 2-The Herald and
Examiner announced today that it's
Sunday edition hereafter will be sold
for ten cents. Formerly it sold for
seven cents. The price Of the first
edition of the paper has been increa sed
from 2 to cents with the price of
other regular week day editions re-
naming at 2 cents.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
MACHINE HURLS THE SNOW

The problem OF dealing with the
accumulation of snow on the streets
of city has been met in some Canad-
ian municipalities by the USE of a
new machine which is said to have
been very successful. The machine
is drawn by horses, but the snow is
disposed of by a powerful engine
which scoops up the accumulation
and hurls it aside with great force.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

lar, particularly II
you came from
Chattanooga, Tenn.
This quiet, indus
trious, able engin-
eer was recruited
out of his Chicago
office by Brig. Gen.
William Wallace
Aterbury when the
latter was asked by
President Wilson
to assume COM
mand of the trans
portation lines Of
the American ex-
peditionary forces
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
CANADA'S COAL IMPORTS

OTTAWA. April 2.-Canada's coal
imports from the United States in
1919 amounted to 21,411,S13 tons, with
a value of $70,603,0 05, according to
announcement by Secretary of State
Sifton. Coal exports were valued at
s10,3s0.1s6. Total production was
1856 800 tons, which was less than
the two previous years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Engineers in Siberia

LAVE you ever heard of William
i i G. Atwood? Or, better, did you
ever hear of him before the United
States entered the war! II you are
civil engineer the name may be famil-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
ROAD UNIT LAW UPHELD

INDIANAPOLIS, April 1.-The con-
stitutionality of the county unit road
law of 1919 was upheld by the Su-
preme Court Thursday in a decision
affirming the judgment Of the Madi-
son Circuit Court in the case Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

George c. Forrey against the Madison
County commissioners, the county
auditor and the county treasurer. The
case was suit to enjoin the county
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
U. s. FOOD ARRIVES AT VIENNA

VIENNA, April i.-Eighty carloads
OF American Red Cross food, clothing,
medicine and hospital supplies, a rec
ord shipment, arrived here from Paris
and will be distributed among the
destitute in this CITY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

treasurer from selling bonds, the au-
ditor from drawing warrants on any
special funds created by such sale,
and the board of county commission
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

Manchester, England, has more than
5000 workers whose ages range from
z to IA years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02
Circuit Court
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ZEAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

]. A. Gilmore, farmer, Wayne county
to Fannie Horrell, at home, Wayne
cnnnty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

ers from making a levy of taxes I'M
der the law. The complaint attacked
the validity OF the act under the state
and federal constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-04-02

Ellen 4. Blomeyer to John Fl.
Schwegman, part of lots and 9,
William Virgins add, 81.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-26

folk: Clan Mackeliar (Br). Noorfolk; Sew
erance, Sabine. Clicumbe (Brl. Gibraltar
tfor orders) Passed up for Philadelphia;
Sirs seapooi (Br). Baltimore; Cretan.
Jacksonville and Savannah.
PORT EADS. July 25--Arrived: Strs
Artilllau tBrp. liverpool Urora, Penss
cola. Conrad Mohr fSorp, Tampico. El
Rio. New York, Heredia. BocaB Dei Tor: :
.Jamaica. Celia Lake Fluvanna. Havana; !;
Lake Marion ga ba risn Speed~eli, Belize J.
VESTS nd. Pensacola Sailed Stg9 Bald
hli Port Lobos. Mexlco: da1net. Te-
comat Mexico. Inaier tBeil Antwerp ia
F3rklfle Lake G4lte1ge GeorgetnVp via
ives, indian porte; TAX Peasant TAMPA
Mslapan. Bocas Del Toro VIA Harsna.
Kingston and Cristo bal. Sar1'nacca Port
Barrios via Polize Yoro Ho04) Ceiba.
PORT AR~HIR TEX. Ju}y 25-A-rsved
stra War Mat1ea (B7l. Hotterdarr British
York New YORK. New YORK Sailed: Strs
: u Guffey, Tamplco. lmperator tNor).
CartaEena
p Pa6TIAND Ne. Ju:y e5-Arrtved str
Crtfoapisrt Nor.clk
BORT TAMFA Fla July 25-Depa rfed
Strs Mascotte. Havana Ma Key Vest
l.a0e Eiva Seville via Savannah tug
Earford with bargs Colonel Moore. Tam
pico
SAVANNAH. July 25~Arrsved: strs
T.a6e Winthrop. Tampa; CITY OF 81 Louis
New York Howard. Baltimore.
TAMPA. Fla. Juay 25-ArTivad. str
Lake Freeland New York. Sailed. ST.
-aarles Z Harwood. Tamptco. tug Edga:
CoD.ey with barges). Caibarien anl
CarGeaas.
New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
$43,000,00O in
New Piers Here.
Is Hubert Idea
Overseas Wharfage Would
Be Increased as Per
Cent Over All Built
i'll the Last Fifty Years
So p. C. Added to Area
S75O,OOO Street Cleaning
Disposal Plant Under
Brooklyn Bridge Urged

Plans to increase the city's overseas
wharfage 62,l2s feet, an increase of
40 per cent over that built In the last
Hfty years. and Of So per cent in pier
area, are announced In the annual re-
port OF Murray Hubert. Commissioners
OF Docks. He advocates an elaborate
water front coming system.
Staten Island improvements costing
D. -'.ooo,00o are outlined. Pier and
s1ed construction will require SIS
100000 Richmond, under the proposed
pan, Will have more overseas wharfage
ran the whole Of Manhattan has now
Eight Of the proposed twelve piers,
rom 1000 to l,leo feet long. will be
10 feet wide, covered by single story
steel freight sheds with railroad
tracks down the center Two will be
1870 feet wide. with two story sheds;
two will be 20e feet wide, including side
platforms, with complete mechanical
installation, such as cranes, monorail
cars and elevators for motor truck
transfers.
when the contracts for construction
OF the new piers have been let," Mr.
Hubert says, 1.-The next step will be
to call meeting of the tenants and
the representatives. of all the railroads
entering the Port of New York to
determine upon truckage facilities to
accommodate the estimated volume of
business to be handled not only over
these, but also over the existing piers
at the American docks and Bush Ter
minal, with ample accommod odation for
storage; and then will be taken up
the question of constructing, on the
area set apart for the marginal street,
series of buildings to be utilized
for warehousing and manufacturing
purposes.
at is my opinion that these buildings
ought to be of concrete and steel con-
sstruction, FIVE or six stories in height,
fifty feet westerly of the bulkhead
and extending back to an interior mar
ginal way running along the right of
way of the railroad
The intervening space between the
buildings and the bulkhead can be so
improved as to afford a connection
between the upper decks of the piers
and the warehouses and also to af-
ford promenade along the water
front.
ITO do this it will be necessary to
obtain legislation authorizing the use
of marginal streets for such purposes
and | intend to have such a bill pre-
pared and introduced at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature. If it can be
made general in its application, it
would afford opportunity for what
consider the feasible and economical
and commercially advantageous scheme
on the North River, namely, construc-
ting warehouses in conjunction with
the undermining of the North River
waterfront, with a promenade between
the piers and warehouses, ultimately
connecting Battery Park and River
side Drive"
New piers would be erected near the
Desbrosses Street Ferry, which is to