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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
What the Country Schools Are Doing

The earnest effort of educators to raise the
many of US to believe that the children of Wayne
county are not receiving schooling that meas
ures up to the standard of the Richmond schools.
Despite the handicaps of the rural school, the
progress of Capitalization and the employment
Of competent teachers have overcome many of
the earlier drawbacks, and it is safe to hazard
the statement that the Wayne county district
schools are on high plane.
The domestic science exhibit, which is being
conducted in the court house now, displays u
feature of the county school work which illus
trates the point. The work which the pupils
have done under the direction of competent
in the city schools
The development of the rural school is re-
ceiving the careful attention Of educators who
are anxious to see that the country boys and
girls receive adequate schooling. Next to the
careful supervision of the courses of the rural
schools, nothing is of greater Importance than
the cooperation of the patrons and their interest
in the work of the pupils. The large number of
parents VINO have viewed the exhibit in the court
house proves that fathers and mothers take a
keen interest in the work of their children.
The pupil of the rural school possesses some
traits of character that enable him to overcome
the advantages of the boy and girl in the city
school, The country boy and girl have certain
number of chores to perform in the morning and
evening that limit the amount of spare time for
play and study, the result being that they apply
themselves diligently to their books in the time
allotted for this work. Neither do the country
boys and girls have the many temptations to lure
them from study that often prevent the pupils
of the city schools from doing justice to their
work.
Usually when the country pupil is ready for
high school, his mind is we'll trained as is that
of the urban pupil. In high school and in col
lege, the boys and girls from the country are
able to keep pace with their more fortunate city
cousins. In the long run, it is a safe guess that
the boy and girl from the district school who
studied hard are just well prepared educa-
tionally as are the city boys and girls with all
the costly equipment of the schools.
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army, known as the Stevenson BILL
was introduced. The press of other
legislation, however prevented it's con-
sideration. A similar bill will be in
troduced at the coming session, prob
ably by Representative Johnson of
South Dakota. During the war John
son resigned his seat in congress and
enlisted. He eventually became an
officer and was severely wounded.
Practically since the close of the
Civil war men who served as volun-
teer officers in the United States army
and navy during that conflict have
been attempting to secure legislation
authorizing them to be placed on the
retired list of the service they were
connected with on part pay. No such
law has yet been passed, however.
Surviving emergency officers of the
Civil war, whose disabilities originated
In line of service, are only entitled to
pensions. and the pensions they re-
ceive are the same as the pensions of
disabled enlisted men.
Action Delayed.
Representative Raker, Of California,
introduced the last bill to place dis
abled emergency officers of tile Civil
war on the officers retired list on part
Pay. This measure was drafted four
years ago, but no action was taken on
1t after hearings had been conducted
by the military affairs committee.
Supporters of the Raker bill urged
its enactment for the following
reasons:
The pledges given by congress and
President Lincoln at the opening of
the Civil war to the several states and
to the volunteers furnished by them.
The policy Of the government since
the Cival war in extending to practic-
ally all surviving officers Of the regular
army and navy special rewards ex-
clusively for Civil war service, which
have always been withheld from sur
viving volunteer officers.
The precedent furnished by the gov
eminent in 1928 and 1882 in granting
to aged surviving officers of the Reyo-
lutionary army full ray, limited to
that Of captain, during the remainder
of life.
States Recommend.
Supporters of the Raker bill also
pointed out that the legislatures Of
Is states by unanimous action had
recommended the enactment OF such
a measure.
Belief has been expressed that if
the new congress decides to place the
disabled emergency army officers Of
the World war on the same basis as
regular army officers whose disabilities
resulted from service in the same war
that belated recognition will also be
given the few surviving officers Of the
Civil war.
It is doubtful, however. II congress
will 60 SO far as to authorize retire
msnt on part pay Of volunteer officers
whose disabilities originated in service
during the Spanish-American war and
during the Philippine Instruction.
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Ripping Rhymes
ILL HEALTH.
! BY Walt MASON

You may be sound in wind and limb,
without an ache, and full of vim; but
If you sit around the shack and read
Doc Dingbat's almanac, you'll soon be
buying pecks of pills to cure a string
of pipe1ream ills. You'll find that
every act of yours demands lot of
bottled cures, and if your groan or
cough or sneeze, you're marked down
by some dread disease. And if you
sweat when you are warm, there's
some punk ailment in your FORM. And
if you dream when you're in bed, it
argues that you'll soon be dead, unless
you fee DER wales and hills and buy
three quarts of Dingbat's pills. The
more you read the more you find that
you're diseased in frame and mind ;
and to the drugstore by the dump
you're always going, on the jump to
blow in good five-dollar bills for DR..
Dingbat's Dinlly Pills. It shows how
reading soils the mind, unless your
books the proper kind. If you read
volumes of despair you'll cave around
and paw the air. IF you read morbid
tales of crime you'll Stay your grand
ma for dime. If you read slush con-
corning sex you'll line up with the
moral wrecks. The world is full of
helpful tones containing stories, es-
says, PONIES, and so it's folly to in
spect the books that jar the intellect.
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your attention. In whose interest are
you acting, may / ask?'
I'm that of Mr. Percy Phelps" an
swered Holmes
"Ah. my unfortunate nephew! You
can understand that our kinship
makes it the more impossible for me
to screen him in any way. fear that
the incident must have a very preju-
dicial effect upon his career"
But if the document is found"
"Ah. that, of course, would be differ
emit"
Il had one or two questions which /
wished to ask you, Lord Holdhurst-"
Il shall be happy to give you any
information in my power
WAS it in this room that you gave
your instructions as to the copying of
the document"
1T was"
Then you could hardly have been
overheard"
1T is out Of the question"
Did you ever mention to any one
that it was your intention to give any
one the treaty to be copied?"
Never"
You are certain of that?"
Absolutely"
We'll. since you never said so, and
Mr. Phelps never said so and nobody
else knew anything of the matter,
then the thief's presence in the room
was purely accidental. He saw his
chance and he took it,
The statesman smiled. "You take
me out of my province there" said he.
Holmes considered for moment
There is another very important point
which l wish to discuss with YOU
said he. you feared, as under
| stand, that very grave results might
follow from the details of this treaty
becoming known"
A shadow passed over the expires.
sive face of the statesman. Very
grave results indeed"
And have they occurred?"
Not yet"
IF the treaty had reached, let US
say, the French or Russian Foreign
Office, you would expect to hear of
| it,"
Il should" said Lord Holdhurt, with
wry face.
Since nearly ten week have elapsed
then, and nothing has been heard, it is
not unfair to suppose that for some
reason the treaty has not reached
them"
Lord Holdhurst shrugged his Shout
ders.
I'VE can hardly suppose, Mr.
Holmes, that the thief took the treaty
in order to frame it and hang it up"
,, Perhaps he is waiting for a better
price"
"If he waits a little longer he will
get no price at all. The treaty will
cease to be secret in a few months
THAT is most important" said
Holmes. "Of course, it is a possible
supposition that the thief has had a
sudden illness
AN attack of brain-fever, for exam.
ple?" asked the statesman, flashing a
swift glance at him.
Il did not say so.' said Holmes, i'm
perturbably. And now, Lord Hold
hurst we have already taken up too
much of your valuable time, and We
shall wish you good-day."
Every success to your investigation
be the criminal who it may" answered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Good Evening
BY Ecy X. Moulton

This is the open season for cat kill
ing, but for some strange reason the
cat population in our neighborhood has
increased about five thousand since
the first of the month.
We know what spring fever is. 1t
is the same ailment we have the whole
year round.
Fortunately. they are going to pull
off the end Of the world this year when
we have paid only two installments
of our income tax.
Somebody has said that hope
springs eternal in tho human breast
and doubtless that is the reason why
man who rented a summer cottage
last summer will turn right around
and rent another one this summer. II
is probably his idea that he will keep
on trying until he finds one that suits
him.
CONFESSIONS OF A cYNIc.
enjoy the conversation Of many
parsons. but I am sorry cannot in
clude the confirmed golfer in the list
am very much surprised that
have not heard word as yet concern
ing neat winters coal famine.
am about through reading articles
by European military men concerning
the late war. I would like to for
get it.
L.. / Believe a man who will sit in a
restaurant with his hat on is the same
sort of man as the one who forecloSes
a mortgage on the nome of a widow
and nine orphans.
believe now it is about time fol-
the women to begin buying the next
winters hats.
always enjoy spring poetry very
much because never read it.
Archaeologist has Just dug up an
ancient wine mug at Memphis, Egypt
We used to see lot Of wine mugs on
the street here. too, but they have
gone out of style. r-... ...
- The only gorilla in this country has
Just arrived. He is too late to take
baEt n the recent crime wave.
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Dinner Stories

The rector met the church warden
Just before the service the other Sun
day morning, and beckoned to him.
Mr.. Crimes" he said, I'VE had bet
ter take up the collection before the
sermon this morning.
Very we'll, if you wish it," returned
the church warden. But what is your
reason?"
He controlled his feelings very we'll,
for he was very conservative and
hated any innovation
But the rector was adamant
Il think it will be WISER" he re-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Hand Pick the Immigrants

immigration Commissioner Wallis at Ellis
: Island comes forward with suggestion to regu-
late the influx of aliens which seems to be
fundamentally sound.
He says, let American inspectors and doctors
select the immigrants we want at the ports of
embarkation abroad and let us decide here where
we want the immigrants to settle.
His proposal would bar at European ports the
undesirables among the 25,000,000 persons in
Europe who are seeking entrance to America. 1t
would give the immigration officials at these
ports ample time to examine thoroughly the men
land women who want to come to this country.
The physical examination would be so complete
that diseased men and women would not be al
lowed to cross the Atlantic The physically unfit
would be rejected before they went aboard ship,
and our industries would receive only able-bodied
men. , 100
This system also would permit American Off
> Gals to discard trouble-makers-me and women
who are coming to the United States to stir up
strife and to preach revolution and unrest. The
severity of the test to Illustrate the immigration
of apostles of bosheyism would keep many of
these persons in their native lands.
By determining where the immigrants are to
locate, they could be prevented from congregating
in the 10 centers of population which already are
overcrowded, and they would become producers
rather than consumers of foodstuffs. The agri-
cultural districts are in need of workers. Many
farms that are only partly titled because of a
shortage of labor would absorb the thousands of
aliens that today are flockng to the cities. The
immigrants needed there. Even if the assign
ment to the farming district does not please the
immigrant, the government should have the
power to assign him where his productive output
would benefit the nation most.
"Just as it would be economically unprofit-
able to bring the run of mine coal to New York
and sort it out there, it is costly mistake to
have thousands of men and women brought here
to our very door and returned to Europe because
they are not what we want" says Commissioner
Wallis.
Our policy of unrestricted entrance must be
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07

capacity. IT'S said
Vanderbilt may be
appointed a m b a s.
sador or minister
to a foreign coun-
try by President
Harding.
In this day of
democratic in e r.
m | x / n g a family
name doesn't count
for much-and yet
there is a certain
value to the name
OF Vanderbilt that
lifts it above the
usual run Of wealth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Memories Of Old Days
In This Paper Ten Years
Aao Today

An exhibition of the more select
mural decorations of the public
schools was opened in the public art
gallery in the high school. The dis
play included 100 paintings, both oil
and water colors,. prints and photo
graphs of famous masterpieces. The
purpose was to give the students and
public generally an opportunity OF
seeing the standard of art which was
being attempted by the public schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Correct English
Don't Say:

Don't Say:
He votes. AS his father, for the
party.
He votes, LIKE his father does, for
the party.
1t looks LIKE it we're going to rain
He looks LIKE he had been sick
Americans do not dress now LIKE
they did in 1920.
Say:
He votes, LIKE his father, for the
party.
He votes, AS his father does, for the
party.
It looks AS IF it were going to rain.
He looks AS THOUGH Tor AS If
he had been sick.
Americans do not dress now AS
they did in 1920. 4r-
The various types of May ny only
live a short time, from q few hours
to a day or so, at the most.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07

curtailed to the point where we will pick the
immigrants we want, reject the undesirables and
place those that are allowed to enter. The sug-
gestion of Commissioner Wallis should receive
serious consideration from congress-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07

, marked 1.-The fact is, am going to
preach on the subject of economy
"Grace's husband has insured him
self for $4,000
1.-The selfish brute! He ought to be
Shot
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TODAY'S TALK
BY George Matthew Adams Author Of take "p"
RANK. RICHES AND REPUTATION
By George Matthew Adams, A

Most peoples lives
q 9
understands
In which
Such able listen o.
defend something
With rank hands have something show orbu
that
soul With riches engrossing mind and aspirations enter
dissatisfied
time sspng for that which dies before is fully attained Whereas
to look after It, thing also quite all
Happiness found playing the midst
place and
The Gagged gold
world with
captors a inclined
bathed
bushes soothing
The the be taken
sincerity Of few things friends little
WoRLD
them be held at least by the price which
and all ability
during his short. lifetime.
Contentment
few there who make the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-07
Who's Who IN the
Days News
CORNELIUS NANnEE

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
According to reports from New
York, Cornelius Vanderbilt may be
given an opportusity to add to the
interesting history OF that family by
serving his country in a diplomatic
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Readers may obtain answer to ques-
lions by writing The Palladium Cues
lions and Answers department. All
questions should be written plainly and
briefly. Answers will be given briefly.
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Jackman--William A.. Taylor to
Edward Ireland, land with buildings.
Pittslicld Charles y. Burns to
Ruth o. Leighton, land with build
ingg; Isabelle y. Cameron TO Bert
ram l.. Larry, land with buildings;
Harriet NJ. Bryant of Augusta to Ed
mund c. Bryant. land with buildings.
Palmyra-Bertha l.. Morrison to
Jesse w. Moody. land.
Caratunk-M Mary Spaulding to In
habitants of Caratunk land
Skowhegan Georgianna Vigue
Pooler to Fred Gotta, land Mark A i.
Craft TO William IL Boynton, land /;
Annie Gilhllan 10 Frank Thompson
land with buildings; Frank Thompson
to Frederick Parkman, land with
buildings.
smithdeld J Newell Given to Earl
Tracy, land with buildings,
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Brighton II. l.. wyaman to william

Brighton-II. l.. Wyman to William
shepherd Linnell, land with build
inss known as the Kimball Black
sihhh shop and also another lot with
buildings thereon; Hattie L. Wyman
10 W. S. LiRnell, land.
Moseow Lyman Bassett to Ernold
u. Rowe, land with buildings; Annie
< cleveland to Nellie Cleveland,
land
Brighton-Mary +. Flanders to W :.
s. Limell, land
Mercer-Graee NJ. Dunton to Maude
Morse. land with buildings; Arthur
H. Works to George S l.. Morse, land
WIN buildings; Lena +. Dunton 10
George 5. Morse, land with buildings:
clyde y. Duntop to George S Morse,
land with buildings.
81. Aibans-E. S. Damon of Hart
iand to Walter p Currier, land with
buildings on the east shore of Moose
Pond; Hannah a Atwood 10 Nelson y.
Atwood, land with buildings.
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Embden- Lionel G. Trafton To Alice
G.. Whitney. land with buildings.
Norridgcwock -Aifrcd y. Adams 10
Sclden Il. Adams, land with build
ings.
Athens Charles T. BraleY of Gull
ford 10 NJ. L. futile, land Frank l.
Deering OF Cornville to Inhabitants of
Athens. land.
New Portland-Fred Lehay to Gran
Vile Lisherness, land.
Canaan-Arthur NJ. Chadbourne to
Carl l.. Strickland, land; Carl L..
Strickland to M. G.. Chadbonrne, land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Simpson and
daughter Mrs. Harriet Patterson
and children, Miss Anna Simpson and
Miss Blanche Simpson of Watervilif
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Decker.
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Ivan T. Lombard of Harmony and
81 lleleu T. Donahue Of Athens
.0'r HHifcd IN marriage at the Beth
-. Hf.sl parsonage. Tuesday, ReY.
s.ua H.lam ua'ns tho donbic fins
r.r# ID performing the natfiaee
#e.'..ea lie couple were attended
- Hr and Mrs. y. i. Lombard,
parcntz OF the groom and Mrs A. H..
Poland OF Athens. an aunt OF The
BRIDE. Mr.. and Mrs. Lombard will
faside in Harmony.
+ X. Cayonette Of Boston returned
- thai city yesterday after Il week $
1st III town attending 10 business
matters and visiting former friends
tftor few DAYS in Boston be- Will 70
~ Newport News. Va, to Visit b.
daughter. Mrs. l.. J Parsons He Is
hoping 10 receive the appointment OF
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Real Estate Transfers

allowing were among some of
the .J recorded at the Somerset
BE- U. 'r nj Deeds Office during the
AT Nm Willard C. Williams of
hau n IN Oscar 7. Briggs, land; Asa
en'p ghannewell to Lucy II. Jewett.
n Asa W. Hannewell to Edward
|sha n.,,ney land with buildings; Ghas.
T'' 10 willis Frederic, land on Wes-
|0I rsa,,,ee.j-Albert Joy to Frank Ian
"a Land with buiidings;" Henry A.
kols, "a william H. Totman, land
' s',a ss.taif -Alie W. Dening to Mary
Demipg land with buildings.
n.,rojf- William A. Bracket of
,i ps Wis, 10 ]. Ralph Bean,
Nv with buildings and formerly
sn nod by Charles C. Brackeft in
|s sne' sah Hoxie of Winthrop to En-
's'' Drake, land with, buildings. - :,
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PAGE 'l'fikEE

teacher IN the public schools Of Bos-
ton this fali having for a long time
been enga9fl IYT'Sf1f'-- T..sdfe T'a'lorins
and Drc MAXINE "a IAsas u Boston
Naa,er 8sbh-o.. araaeis Tenuison.
2ad. fac 80 6i .IH- AID ffs. rcd Ken
nisgH Of j MaIH ssseet entertained
three Of hia ht',e II ends yesterday al
rern0On IA honor of his fourth birth
daK. IL feocfged Inang beautiful
giffs hefreshinents of ice cream
AM cake we've served. Il birthday cake
be.ng cIf aud =erted y the young
host The it'll siaitors we're Flor
enae t'hal H'Hte# Edith Nae Hurley
and Putin GHa.rhen 81 Lawrence. Mass.
who ea-st - tae home OF Mr. and
Mr. Richard We8er.
IudrnFudrut- ReogffEf II an = vesr
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Observation-Disclosures ,l5o d year.
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The New York herald., 1921-07-13
HOLDINGS OF STEEL
STOCK AT NEW HIGH
Investors Held 3,933,464 OF
U. s. Corporations Shares
on June 80.

At the close of the first half of 1921
the number OF shares OF United States
Steel Corporation common stock in the
hands of investors as distinguished from
speculative shares in brokers' haEds
amounted to 77.S9 per cent. of its ISSUE
new high record of investment hold
ings. That percentage contrasts with
1913 per cent. the previous record
established at the end of the first quar-
ter. The number of shares in the hands
of investors at the end of June was
1888, ,464, against 3.S49,415 on March 81.
Brokerage holdings of Steel common
OF June 80 totalled 1,149,551 shares, or
22.61 per cent. of the issue. against
1888, ,e10. or 2427 per cent. at the end
of March. At the end of 1920 there was
74.S3 per cent. in the hands of investors
and 25.17 per cent. held by brokers, and
on December 81, 1916, investors held
only 41.95 per cent, with more than SIS
per cent in the hands of brokers.
Except in the cases of England and
Holland the change in the number of
shares held for foreign account in the
second quarter of this year was slight.
British holdings during that period in
creased from 1921 shares to 16S.45
shares. while Dutch holdings declined
from 62,011 to 60,671 shares. The fol-
lowing table gives a comparison OF the
foreign holdings by countries at the end
of the first two quarters OF this year: