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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06

you. Mr.. Holmes. There's Moor
house, first reserve, but he is trained
as half, and he always edges right
IN on the serum instead of keeping
out on the touchline. He's fine
place-kick, it's true, but then he has
no judgement, and he can't sprint for
nuts. Why, Morton or Johnson, the
Oxford filters, could romp round him.
Stevenson is fast enough. but he can't
drop from the twenty-five line, and a
three-quarter who cant either punt
or drop isn't worth a place for pace
alone. No, Mr.. Holmes, we are done
unless you can help me to find God
frey Staunton."
My friend had listened with amused
surprise to this long speech, which
was poured forth with extraordinary
VigOr and earneStness. every point
being driven home by the Shaping of
brawny hand upon the speakers
knee. When our visitor was silent
Holmes stretched out his hand and
took down letter IS" of his common
place book. For once he dug in vain
into that mine of varied information.
There is Arthur H. Staunton, the
rising young forger." said he. and
there was Henry Stanton, whom |
is a new name to me-
1t was our visitors turn TO look
surprised.
why, Mr. Holmes, thought you
knew things" said he. II suppose.
then, if you have never heard of God
frey Stanton, you don't know Cyril
Overton ether"
Holmes shook his head good
humoredly'
Great Scot" cried the athlete.
why, I was first reserve for England
against Wales, and I've skippered the
Varsity all this year. But that's
nothing | didn't think there was
soul in England who didn't know
Godfrey Stanton. the crack three
quarter. Cambridge, Blackheath and
five Internationals. Good Lord, MI
Holmes, where have you lived?"
Holmes laughed at the young
giants naive astonishment.
You live in a different world to
ne, Mr.. Overton-a sweeter and
healthier one. My ramifica tions
stretch out into many sections of So
ciety, but never, l am happy to say.
into amateur sport, which is the best
and soundest thing in England. How
ever, your unexpected visit this morn
ling shows me that even in that world
of fresh air and fair play. there may
be work for me to do. SO now. my
good sir, beg you to sit down and to
tell me, slowly and quietly, exactly
what it is that has occurred, and how
you desire that I should help you"
Young Overton's face assumed the
bothered look of the man who is more
accustomed to using his muscles than
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06

Mount-James is his nearest relative
his uncle, ! believe"
Indeed. This throws new light
upon the matter. Lord Mount-James IS
one of the richest men in England"
so I've heard Godfrey say"
And your friend was closely relat.
ed?"
Yes, he was his heir, and the old
boy is nearly eighty-cram full of
govt, too. They say he could chalk
his billiard-cue with his knuckles. He
never allowed Godfrey a shilling in
his life, for he is an absolute miser.
but it will all come to. him right
enough"
(Tomorrow-The Adventure of the
Missing Three-Quarter, continued).
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| ring is pitched behind the man
his wits, but by degrees, with many
repetitions and obscurities, which /
may omit from his narrative, he laid
his strange story before us.
It's this way. Mr.. Holmes. AS |
have said, | am the skipper OF the
Rugger team of Cambridge Varsity,
and Godfrey Stanton is my best man.
Tomorrow we play Oxford. Yesterday
we all came up, and we settled at
Bentley's private hotel. At ten O'Clock
| went round and saw that all the fell
lows had gone to rooSt, for | believe
in strict training and plenty Of sleep
to keep a team fit. | had word or
two with Godfrey before he turned in.
He seemed TO me to be pale and both
cred. I asked him what was the mat
ter. He said he was all right-just
a touch of hea dache. ] babe him good
night and left him. Half an hour
later, the porter tells me that
ough-looking man with a beard called
with note for Godfrey. He had not
gone to bed. and the note was taken
TO his room. Godfrey read it. and fell
back in a chair as if he had been pole
aXed. The porter was so scared that
he was going 10 letCu me Dul ty
stopped him, had a drink of water
and pulled himself together. Then he
went downstairs, said a few words to
the man who was waiting in the hall
and the two of them went off to-
gether. The last that the porter saw
of them, they were almost running
down the street in the direction OF
the Strand. This morning Godfreys
room was empty, his bed had never
been slept in, and his things were all
just as | had seen them the night be
fore. He had gone off at d moments
notice with this stranger, and no
word has come from him since. |
don't believe he will ever come back
He was a sportsman, was Godfrey,
down to his marrow. and he wouldn't
have stopped his training and let in
his skipper if it were not for some
cause that was too strong for him.
No: I feel as if he were gone for
good, and we should never see him
again.
Sherlock Holmes listened with the
deepest attention TO this singular mar
rative.
What did you do?' he asked
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06

barn. Barbed wire keeps the
curious away. The farm no ses
set well back from the main
road.
Il wired to Cambridge to learn if
anything had been heard of him there.
| have had an answer. No one has
seen him
Could he have got back to Cam
bridge?"
Yes, there is a late train-quarter-
past eleven"
But. SO far as you can ascertain
he did not take it,"
No, he has not been seen"
What did you do next"
Il wired to Lord Mount-James?"
why to Lord Mount-James?"
"Godfrey is an orphan, and Lord
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
80 Carriages in Stock

Our reason for this most unusual of
fer is that we have about so too
many fine Carriages, and we need the
space they occupy for other lines soon
to arrive. Our misfortune is your
benefit. We are sacrificing the prof
its on these Carriages and you will be
able TO get beautiful. new 1921 mod
el Carriage and save one-fourth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06

would march under the, Confederate
flag, after we had fought against it,
Mr.. Butler said that even if the rates
had been satisfactory, it was improb-
able that the G. A. R. and the Confed-
crate veterans would have held their
encampments together.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
Dur Big Window - Note the New Low Prices
COME EARLY IN THE WEEK

Every Carriage is of the very latest spring model in
the shapes and finishes In most instances
only of a kind 1t will pay you to early.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
Births

Mr.. and Mrs Frank d. Walker, Gov
ington, KY. are parents of a boy
Charles Donald, born June 6.-Mrs
Walker was formerly Miss Emily
Plummer. of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Haustetter, OF
300 Northwest Third street, are the
parents of a baby daughter, Martha
Jane
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
LoGANsPoRT PREPARES FOR
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

LOGANSPORT. Ind, june t.--Prep-
arations for the entertainment OF the
nineteenth annual encampment of the
Spanish-American War Veterans asso-
citation of Indiana to be held here June
13 and IA, have been completed. The
Capt. David S. Bender post of Cass
county has named reception commit
tees and Boy Scout committees to
meet all incoming trains and inter
urbans and 10 escort visiting veterans
to the headquarters or to their hotels.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-06
Convenient Credit Terms

Select any Carriage you like, and if
| you prefer r. pay on an extended ac-
| count plan pay only a small portion
down ard the balance in weekly sums
to suit your income or your conNen-
fence. Even on this extended account
| plan you secure the $50 discount
! price. No extras. no interest. no red
| tape and 70 additional discount for
spot cash.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
TRAI|VMEN BRING !.
CHRISTMAS HOPE
TO invalid Girl
Pretty Little Story Comes From
Champion, ILL.,, Of Kindness
of BIg-Hearted Workers.

A letter from Champaign, ILL.,,
brings this interesting item Of news
which breathes the human heart i'm
pulse so often shown by railroad
Santa Claus chartered two OF the
Illinois Centrals fastest passenger
trains on Christmas day and brought
them to an abrupt halt before the
lonely little farmhouse near the viii
lage Of Laclede, in Ellington county,
while delegations Of Illinois Central
trainmen carried their gifts into the
home Of Lottie Sprouse, 1S-year-old
invalid.
For six years Lotde has carried on
romance" with trainmen OF the
Illinois Central, although her identit,
was unknown to them until g. few
months ago. When - years Of age
the girl was stricken with infantile
paralysis and was rendered helpless
Coincident with this misfortune he,
father met with financial reverses and
the child could not be treated.
From cot near a window in hel
home, six years ago she began waving
at IL AdA14ucA dS I11cy "u1SheU Oy. LUZ
ing the last two years she has no.
missed waving at a. single train, ever
signaling those at night with a lighted
match. Tra1nmen considered it dut,
to "wave at the arm in the window >
Recently they investigated and found
the young woman helpless, with he1
parents unable to assist her.
Shortly after o'clock Christma4
Day the train she had waved at fo1
six years stopped a hundred yards
from her window. The delegation. Of
trainmen unloaded from the baggage
car a big wheel chair, a wonderful
robe, large blanket, house slippers
and a number Of other gifts. .
The girl had hardly begun to real.
izc her Joys, when another train
bound from the south stopped, and
another delegation went to her home
and placed at her disposal fund
which trainmen will supervise while
she is receiving medical attention.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
ORGANIZED. CAPITALISTS II
IN NATIONWIDE STRIKE

"Organized capitalists through their
subsidized press" says President Per-
kins Of the Cigar Makers Interna-
tional union, "haye made a strong
effort to put labor in the light Of be-
ing a Stacker They howled all last
spring and summer that labor is not
producing They were Mortified at
the sight Of a straw man of their own
construction and prophesied dire ca
lamity for the nation,y playing all the
time to make labor the scapegoat.
1--WE now find that labor was pro-
ducing, as it always does. more than
was being consumed at the prices
charged for its product.
What happens now? Factories
close their doors and employers alb
solutely refuse to produce. No atten-
tion is paid to the thousands Of idle
men and women who are dependent
on their days pay for the next days
bread. The press is strangely silent
on criticizing the employer who re
fuses to produce Labor is told that
it must expect a reduction in wages
before we can hope to reach nor
nalcy.'
1T is to be hoped that We never
reach normalcy, for that does not
mean progress, but we are going to
reach a point some day where labor
will not be the football of capitalists.
We are going to reach point where
big business will not be allowed to-
make billions by selling goods pro-
duced. under ,law-wage conditions at
wartime, prices and then close the
factory door in,the face Of labor
rather than to suffer the loss of a
single penny when readjustment
comes -
The labor world., 1921-01-15
"K|OD|NG:. OURSELVES"
SAYS BUSINESS PAPER

The. American Contractor calls on
business men to drop the cry Of gov
nment< interference with business" " <
:. WAY not quit kidding ourselves? p
asks this publication. which declares
that. government interference with
business Is a very much overworked
phrase and the inconsistency Of some
Of those who make use of it would
be ridiculous If general business con-
ditions were less grave.
"The organized business Of the
country always favored government
interference in business when that in
reference placed the peoples money,
taken through taxation. at the dis
pc sal Of the business interests.
IF the government can interfere
with business and hand the railroads
$500, 100000, and interfere with busi-
ness to the extent Of placing billion
dollars at the disposal of exporters
when exporting is a real embarrass-
ment to the nation. how silly and how
selfish it is for business interests to
come forward with the cry Of gov
ernment interference when the gov
Cl H4llO1lI dIICAlpLS SOAAOI14AA16 Ill SAAO AL
terest of the average man and woman
"When it is suggested that the fed.
eral postal savings bank should pay
depositors 3 or 4 per cent and lend
the money accumulated in these
banks to home builders at 5 per cent
what a howl against government in
terference in business!
''The farmers and the cotton grow
ers are real angry because the gov.
ernment refuses to interfere in bust.
ness to the extent of taking care OF
both, and yet the farmer and the cot.
to:1 grower is such a conservative in.
dividual, so thoroughly converted tc
private initiative. that if it were pro.
posed to place the government in con.
troll of the coal industry and deprive
the robber barons of America of theii
power to exploit and prof1teer, they
would turn down the proposition cold
1--WE are a wonderful people! We
are a lot Of other things, too, but We
don't believe in government interfer.
ence with business except when We
can make something at the govern.
| ment's expense. -.
The labor world., 1921-01-15

Workers Tire Of SeItdom and
Prepare to Launch Movement
for Better Conditions. "

TO think Of Hawaii is to think OF
hula-hula dancers, waving palm
leaves. white beaches and sweet hours
Of ease. It is difficult for anyone to
imagine that a. land 50 bountifully
blessed by nature has its economic
problems. Nevertheless, it has them.
in an acute form.
.. H. N. Tyson, president of the Gen.
trail Labor Council of Honolulu, says
in a letter to Washington:
"There are some things that YOU
should know in relation to labor con-
ditions In these islands. The first not
able item is complete lack of Eng
lish labor papers. The second is that,
partly on this account and because of
the climatic conditions and the tre-
mendous sway that capital has always
had over the working classes here. a
sort Of serfdom has been established.
and up to the present year very great
many individuals were afraid to or
gan1ze for fear ofabeing thrown out of
their jobs. There are practically no
laws here for labor's protection, the
scales balancing heavily the other way.
with a preponderance of special priv
ilege and corporation laws.
I'VE are faced with the necessity
of having proper labor laws passed
and to secure the necessary publicity
we are to start labor paper Of our
own. The editorial staff will be Sc
lected from our own people,"
The labor world., 1921-01-15
LABOR I TO AWAIT ] !.
ACTION OF JURY
|N.M00NEY:CASE
San Francisco Labor Council
Looks into Hands Confession
. Hsq
): and viii Watch Case.

A committee appointed by the San.
Francisco Labor Council has investi-
gated the new developments in the
Mooney case, caused by statements by
Detective Hand. and has made this
report: 49,.
1--WE have interviewed the mayor,
chief Of police and district attorney,
and each of them gave us without hesr
itation all of the information they
possess.
1--WE find that Officer Draper Hand
has eliminated many sections of his
confession as printed in the daily
newspapers.
1--WE also find that he has made no
statement or evidence there taken
under oath.
again we find that his statements
as corrected by himself are contra
dicted by Captain Matheson, Lieuten-
ant Goff and Lieutenant Bunner.
I'VE believe that the question of a
new trial is not the paramount issue
at this moment, but that rather the
obtaining Of definite additional evi-
dence Of unfairness in the former
trial Is the most necessary element in
the present status Of the case.
ITO obtain additional evidence Of
this nature it would be necessary to
take the testimony Of witnesses under
oath. The only method by which this
can be done to our knowledge is for
the district attorney to have the wit
nesses in question summoned before
the grand jury and the evidence taken
under oath.
I'm our interview with the district
attorney we found that it is his inten-
ton to take this matter up with the
grand jury and have the witnesses
summoned and the testimony taken
under oath before that body.
"If sworn testimony be obtained
that will be of distinct benefit to the
defendants, the district attorney then
will place the same before the COVER
nor for the purpose Of obtaining par
dons for Mooney and Billings.
I'm our opinion it >is advisable, in
the interest Of the council and Mooney
and Billings, that the labor council
await the results of the grand jury in
vestigation Of the present revelations
and then adopt a firm procedure
based upon Intelligent and accurate
information; in the meantime we rec
ommend that the council should con-
cur in the policy that has been adopt
ed by the district attorney: in the
premises" -;
The labor world., 1921-01-15
FALSE LAND VALUES
.... DEP0PULATE FARMS

An unhealthy situation is the
American economiO Oleague's reference
to tho census report that a. majority
Of this country's people live in 'cities
Of over $500 inhabitants.
The league declares that the CEN
.sus Shows clearly enough that the
high cost of living brings no advan-
tage to the actual producer of food.
"Working farmers are going to- the
cities because it pays better to work
In a factory than on the farm" says
the league r.: ''The cause of this is
plain. In spite Of the decline in agri-
cultural population, rural land, val
ues are increasing. They have reached
and passed the point beyond which
profitable production can be carried
on. The farmer cannot pay the ex-
orbitant prices demanded for farm
land and make enough to make a
decent living for himself, after pay
ing interest on the; investment, taxes
on all he produces and consumes and
extortionate prices to transportation
and other monopolies.
Until that situation will be rene.
died, until the cause of the trouble
shall be removed, the tendency to &c
from farm to city will probably con
tinue, even though city workers have
more than their share Of hardship
and trouble.
"The remedy is first Of all to fore.
the monopolists to let go who arr
holding valuable farm lands unused
This can be done by taxing land val
ues enough to make holding without
use unprOfitable.'
The labor world., 1921-01-15
TEACH CHILDREN
|N.HUMAN: TERMS
Union Labor Insists Pupils Be
Taught True Economics Re|a-
tive 10 Wealth Production, =

EVERETT, Wash:5' Jan. 13.-Teach
our children to think in terms of hu-
manity instead of dollars and cents,
was one Of the recommendations Of
the central labor unions committee
on education The commmittee also
suggested:
'That children in the sixth grade
and up be taught true economics in
regard to production Of wealth. AS,
for instance. why the producers of
wealth and those who feed and clothe
the world, and fill all store houses
with useful and luxurious things have
so few Of these products. =.
"That as patriotic duty each
teacher should each day read part Of
the preamble and: constitution Of the
United States, as this is the funda-
mental principle}of our government. ::
"That we ask. our teachers every
where to discourage nilitarism and
war. as labor must fight, die. suffer;
starve and pay: all accrued debts while
a. few pile up immense wealth."
The labor world., 1921-01-15
Want: C0SSACKS
To stop. CRIME
New Jersey Ants Use Present
Wave Of Chime as an Excuse
for State Police. >:

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 13.-Manu-
featuring and business interests in this
state will renew their fight before the
legislature for a New Jersey cossack
system and certain newspapers are
molding a public opinion to this end.
The Trenton Times seizes upon the
crime wave and declares that the cos
sacks will round up night prowlers.
It is clear that cossack friends will
capitalize the hold up in cities and
that they have abandoned former
claims that the fish and game laws
should be enforced, that forest fires
should be lessened, that careless mo-
tor drivers should be arrested and
that the farmers should be protected
from chicken thieves.
These business men, who gouge the
farmer, now seem nightly interested
in the horny handed son of toll.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
SENATE COMMISSION SAYS
COAL SHORTAGE WAS MYTH

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s. The al
legged scarcity Of coal last summer was
a myth, according to1Senator Calder,
who is a member of the senates COM
mittse: on z<cc1sreeetion that is prob
ing the coal industry. =
"Our committee has found" said
the senator, that more coal was
moved on American railroads during
July, August and September last than
ever before in the history of the coun-
try, and at the same time a panic
over shortage was .created.''
Senator Calder's statement is inter-
estin g. in view of the claims made by
coal owners and the public press, who
alleged that a car shortage, strikes
and refusal Of the miners to do IAN
honest days work." caused coal
scarcity.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
.G|'|E'Tl|NJu.N|CT ! !
TO BOOST ! GAME
. : 8.~ 0~~~ OBvUvU ID
! Tampa Anti Union Employers
:. Ask IS Restraining Order fol.
Strike Publicity Purposes.

TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 1s.-Federal
Judge Call Of Jacksonville has issued
an Injunction against striking cigar
makers. who are enjoined from COM
mitting murder. shooting or threaten
ing bodily harm to strikebreakers. The
unionists present their record Of con-
duct during the strike, and declare
the manufacturers asked for the in
junction for publicity purposes.
These manufacturers only recently
threatened to deport strike officials,
and one newspaper has covertly sug-
gested that these officials be lynched
or run out Of town.
Another illustration of the claw
abiding methods of the cigar man
ufacturers is shown in the attempt of
the attorney. general to dissolve the
Cigar Manufacturers association
through the injunction process. It was
proven that the association will de-
prive any manufacturers Of cigar
boxes If he signs an agreement with
the Cigar Makers union.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
STATE. REGULATORS" PUT
|NC0MPETENTS IN MINES

POTTsV1LLE, Pa, Jan. .13.-A
committee Of anthracite mine work
ers has Informed the county court
that an organized traffic exists in GER
ti1cates which entitle the holders to
work as skilled miners, and that hun
dreds of these certificates are in the
hands of inexperienced men who
thereby endanger the lives Of thou
sands of other employees, particularly
in gaseous mines.
The committee asked the court to
stop the practice and suggested that
the new examining board, appointed
by the court. be instructed to cancel
all certificates held by men not en-
titled to them.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
FRENCH CIVIL: employees
+. REFUSE TO QUIT UNIONS

PARIS, France, Jan: 13.:-At a con-
ference Of civil employees these work
ers pledged their adherence. to trade
unionism, despite contrary efforts by
government officials. These employees
declared that nothing can separate
them from other wage earners and
that they will remain with the French
Confederation Of Labor and aid the
trade union movement I'M carrying out
it's pro9ram of social reconstruction.
The labor world., 1921-01-15
CALIFORNIA; new ALIEN :. =:
::.lANO.lAW NOW IN FORCE

SACRAMENTO, Cal.,l Jan. 18.-Cal-
ifornia:s new and more drastic anti
alien land law, an initiative act ap-
proved at the general election; last
November, is now in effect. I'll =
, It withdraws the three-year, asri-
cultural land leasing privilege from
aliens ineligible to citizenship. and
seeks to close loop-holes In the orig
inal law ofr1913 through which Jap
anese were charged with continuing
to gain control Of farm land In this