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Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
HOW E,C.s YoU SAY IT? ]
 Ey (. lt. Lar.e Common Errors in English and
 How to Avoid Them
"THEM," AS AN ADJECTIVE.

TT HE use of such expressions as "I 4 saw them boys there," is, of course, one of which persons who ex- ercise even moderate degree of care in speaking, would hot be guilty. Yet the use of them as an adjective is not limited by any means to those who are uneducated or careless in other respects. Perhaps this is due, as are so many other examples of in- elegant or faulty speech, to the effect of constant repetition. A person of education hears others employ the ex- pression, ''them boys" or "those kind" and similar ungrammatical ex. pressions, and falls unconsciously in. to the same errors.
 "Them" is a pronoun, third person, plural. objective case form of they" and should never be employed as an adjective, before a noun, instead of "those" or these" Therefore, q saw t1em boys" and similar expression should be q saw those boys, or q saw these boys" etc
 (Copyrisht)
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
 IF MISSOURI WOMAN
School Teacher Found Dead, But No Marks of Violence on Body.
 Police Baffled.

St. Louis, May 7.-The body of well dressed woman was found near the Frisco tracks, in the southern part of St. Louis county. The police declared that the woman's clothes had been burnes with acid and the body had apparently been carried to the place where it was found in an automobile. There were no marks of violence on the body.
 The woman has been identified as Miss Vera Burkhard of Luxemburg, Mo-, and she was teacher in the schools at East Carondolet, Ill.
 No solution has yet been found as the cause of her death.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
News of the World
THOUSANDS HOMELESS
 IN FLOODED SECTION
More Than 100000 Acres Inundated and Crops Are Ruined. No Loss
 of Life Reported.

Little Rock, May 6.-Five thousand people have been made homeless by the flood of the White river in Wood ruff county and more than 100000 acres, 10000 of which are under cultivation, are inundated. All crops are ruined.
 The villages of McClelland and Dixie are under five feet of water. The flood is receding at the rate of 30 inches day, but there is grave danger of another break at Jackson Bayou, between Duvall's Bluff and Des Arc.
 Approximately 1,200 refugees from the flooded district today had been concentrated at Peach Orchard Bluff near McClelland and at Cotton Plant.
 It is estimated that 10000 acres of land are under water.
 No loss of life has been reported and practically all live stock is be- ieved to have been saved, although there still is some stock not account ed for.
 This is the first flood in this sec- tion since 1916.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
CHOKES WIFE AND
 SHOTS BROTHER
The Eternal Triangle Causes Anoth- CT Tragedy. Family Quarrel
 Causes Fratricide.

Alton, H., May 6.-After he had choked his wife, the mother of his five children, in the midst of a crowd led dance hall at East Alton, Chris Rain, a prosperous coal dealer, went to Wood River at 1 a. m. and shot his brother, John, to death because the latter had interfered in family quarrel
 Rain then returned to his home, where he was arrested. The police who arrested him said he was lying on the bed in an intoxicated condi- tion and the gun was still in his hand.
 The killing was the result of Chris Rains attention to Viola Bishop, the police said. Mrs. Rain attacked the Bishop woman with a horsewhip and on another occasion shot at her be- cause of the intimacy which it is al Ileged existed between her husband and the Bishop woman.
 The prisoner is being held without bond.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
POLEs FIGHT F0R
 UPPER s|LEs|A
Killed Number of British and Italian Soldiers. Germany
 Protests.

Berlin, May 5.-The organized TO, fish forces have seized large areas or Upper Silesia, in which the recent plebescite favored staying with ter many.
 The Poles killed a number ot bfle- ish and Italian soldiers and forced the resignation of the British pieoe- scite commissioner. The cohiiiii'- sioner is resigning, declared that the allied troops were not numerous enough to withstand the Poles anu guarantee the safety of the German residents.
 Press dispatches indicated thal .iie situation was quieter, with the Poies in possession.
 The Polish forces were estlmateo @' 10000 well armed and equipped men,
 Germany is awaiting response 'o the note of protest which has been sent to London.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
MRS. ST|LLMAN IS
 ON THE DEFENSIVE
Tentative Admission of Letter Changes Course of Affairs in
 Famous Divorce Case.

New York, May 6.-Mrs. Eff Still man, for the first time since the famous divorce case started, is now fighting on the defensive.
 She conferred hurriedly with her lawyers in an effort to marshal evil dence with which to offset the sensa- tional attacks launched by Stillman's attorneys.
 The alleged letter which was tenta- lively admitted as evidence is said to contain statements telling of the sending of beaded handbag to Mrs. Stillman.
 The letter in part is alleged to have said, ''I am furious and l tell you I am going to hurry and get things going right again so l can come to you and baby soon, dearest. l never knew or understood what 1t felt like to be father, but now l understand all and you can bet Pm coming soon to take care of my dear and baby" The letter was signed Fred and was addressed to "my dearest honey.
 It is understood that it will be charged by the defense as a forgery The letter was supposed to have been written by Beauvais on Feofu- ary II, 1919.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
TIMES DYNAM|TER
 COMPLETES SENTENCE
Famous Dynamiting Case is Brought to Mind By Approaching Release
 of One of the Principals.

Los Angeles, May '. United Press .)-His sentence shortened four years became of 6bkaedkmonhly ly ON years because of exemplary conduct, John McNamara, one of the dynamit- CTS of the Los Angeles Times build ing in 1911, will be freed from San Quentin penitentiary on May II.
 James B. McNamara, brother of John, who was given life term, will not be pardoned, nor can any reduc- tion in his imprisonment be granted on account of good behavior, it was stated by Warden James J. Johnson.
 In December, 1911, John pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the dynamit- ing of the Llewellyn iron works and his brother entered like plea to a murder charge. John was general secretary of the International Asso- citation of Bridge and Structural Iron workers.
 For the past two years the McNa- mara brothers have been working in the bookbindery at San Quentin. They served an apprenticeship in the jute mills, when they first gave up their names for numbers.
 David Caplan and Mathew Schmidt, also connected with the case, were convicted and sentenced to life im- prisonment for having purchased the dynamite used in blowing up the Times.
 McNamara stated that the first thing he would do after his release would be to visit his parents in Ohio.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
KNOX RESOLUTION
 ENCOUNTERS DELAY
House Committee Fails to See Why It Should Be Rushed Through
 That Body.

Washington, May 5.-The Knox peace resolution has encountered de- lay in the house. Chairman Porter and other members of the foreign relations committee said that it was uncertain when the resolution would be considered.
 Asked about the delay, Chairman Porter said, "This matter is so inn portant and so closely connected with the European situation we in the house do not propose to rush this resolution through. The senate con- sidered it for three weeks and we fail to see why the house should pass it in few days"
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
AFTER BOARD OF TRADE

Illinoise Solon Would Abolish Chica-
 go Board of Trade.
 Springfield, H., May 5.-Two bills, drawn by farmers and aimed to cur tail the activities of the Chicago board of trade if not abolish that body, were introduced today and caused one of the most bitter fights in the State Legislature.
 One of the bills sought to place the operations under the department of agriculture and the other would abolish furture trading altogether.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
ESTRAY NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the 25th day of April, 1921 in the Town ship of Harper, County of Cleveland, I, The undersigned, took up as an estray, a certain sorrel mare mule, white spot in face, three years old, appraised at S50.00 also One cream colored horse colt, one year old, ap- praised at S10.00, that said stock have been duly advertised and ap- praised according to law.
 D. c. Shelby
 Powell, Arkansas.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
WHEAT DAMAGED.

Topeka, Kan., May 7.-Much Kan sas wheat has been badly damaged and will not average more than eight bushels to the acre, according to the reports made to the state board of agriculture.
 The abnormal winter and the spring growing season are blamed for the bad crop conditions.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
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COFFEE.

EXv HILE coffee was unknown to
 w the Greeks and Romans, it was ased in Arabia as early as the Eff teenth century. Plants were carried from Mocha to Batavia in the Seven. teenth century, and to Martinique in l12O The first coffee house in Eu- rope was at Constantinople in 1851; in England the first was in London in 1852, and in France at Marseilles in 167L
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
MRS. ROWLAND ExONERATED
Coroner's Jury Says She Acted In Self Defense in Killing Husband.

Chicago, May 5.-Mrs. Thomas Rowland was freed of the charge or murdering her husband, prominent dentist, by the coroner's jury late yesterday.
 The jury decided that Mrs. Row land shot her husband in self defense and therefore was not guilty of mur- der.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
MEANS ACCEPTANCE OF
 WILSON'S PLANS Pat Harrison Says that's What Hard- ing's Acceptance of Place on
 Co,.;I WEI PasuIt Tn
Council Will Result In

Washington, May 7.-President Harding's acceptance of the allied in- vitation for American representation on the supreme council means "ac- ceptance ultimately of former Pres ident Wilson's plans in detail" Sen ator Harrison of Mississippi declared in the senate.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
(Copyright.)
A LINE O CHEER By John Kendricls Bangs.
A PLEDGE.

O WHAT they will For good or i'll
 Unto the League of Nations; The Treaty take Or let 1t break Beneath the Reservations My hand and heart Will do their part With Treaties or without them To stand for good And Brotherhood When Huns or others f1out them,
 (Copyright.i
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12

Paris, May 7.-Radical elements which are opposing the allied occu- patton of Ruhr clashed with the gen. darmes and shots were exchanged in various parts of the city. Only few persons were injured and many ar rests were made.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
TROUBLE BREWING
 OVER ULT|MATUM
Political Elements in Germany State They Will Not Accept Allied
 Terms.

Berlin, May 7.-Strong political elements in Germany have served notice that they will not accept the allied ultimatum.
 Leaders of the democrats and volks party have declared that they would oppose any attempt to abide by the new terms. This attitude apparently being communicated to other politi cal organizations, has added to the difficulty in forming new cabinet.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-05-12
Pressure.

Pressure. 'I understand the gas company is going to put on more pressure" "In the stove?' sNo. PocketbOok-"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
LIONS CATCH ]. H. s.
GYM GIRLS TOURNEY

Enthusiasm and excitement at
tended every game in the girls
dodge ball tournament at the Junior
High school which began last week
and was completed with victory
by the Lions, Tuesday afternoon.
This Is the first girls tournament
that has been played at the Junior
High school and all the games were
played after school in the after.
Moons. The regular gym class
teams clashed in the tournament
which was played in three rounds.
The teams in the tournament at
the end of the first round were:
Richmond Reds, captained by
Kathryn Weimar; Lions. captained
by Elizabeth Pettibone; the Jump
ing Jacks, Louise Daub's team,
and the Harvard, Berenice Rich
ards. The second round saw the
Jumping Jacks and the Lions still
in the ring. From the third round
the Lions, Elizabeth Petitioners
team, emerged victorious.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

Nine-tenths of all snakes belong to
The harmless cOlubrine family, like
the garter.snakes. All the viper
snakes are venomous, and this
group includes the rattlesnake, cop
perhead and moccasin. Most of the
cobras-nearly all in fact-are
deadly venomous, but the coral
snakes are the only New World
species. OF these, coral-snakes are
tropical, moccasins stay near water
in hot climates. and the copperhead
is not found much about Mason and
Dixon's line. Learn to know these
four species and you need fear no
other snakes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
THE LEGS OF SNAKES
Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Oh, yes, they have! For ones
first thought on reading the title OF
this article Is promptly to deny that
snakes have legs. Truly, not all of
them do, only a few of the larger
ones, but those few prove that,
many ages ago, the ancestors of the
snakes were reptiles that walked.
This is especially interesting when
one remembers that, in the Bible,
the serpent who tempted Eve seems
to have had legs, for the command
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

that he should be made to crawl on
his belly all the days of his life was
given as a punishment.
None of the snakes on the North
American continent have any legs,
but the bush master of South Amer
lea has little vestiges of bones
showing where his forefathers, had
limbs, and both the boa constructor
and the python have legs that are
still sufficiently developed to come
through the skin. They even have
horny nails, though these do not
seem to serve any useful purpose.
Such vestiges are known as rudi-
mentary limbs and go to show that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
WILD LIFE OF FOREST AND STREAM

the snake once was differently
formed.
A snake moves by the sidewise
pressure of his body against the ir-
regularity of the ground. This is
the same principle as sculling a
boat from the stern, when the oar
presses against the water side
ways. On a large flat sheet of
glass many snakes cannot move
forward at all, and nearly all of
them would advance with Difficult
ty.
Every person in the United
States should know at a glance the
venomous species. On the North
American continent they are rare.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
For Boys to Make
~ g.
| E,5 Handicraft w
CREEPER FOR GARAGE
BY Grant M. Hyde

If Father likes to take care of his
own car, as many car-owners do, he
has probably often wished that he
knew of some scheme to make cas-
Ter the work of getting under to
reach out-of-the-way grease-cups on
the chassis. Why not build him a
"creeper," like those the mocha IFS
use in the repair-shops-or IA he"
wooden imitation of the sp. ing
affairs they use?
The creeper should be mnGe
strongly and of good sound wood
clear grained pine, yellow pine, cyD-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
LETTER TO SCHENECTADY.
Hibberd School.
Richmond, Ind,
Jan. L, 1921.

o"h' 80 iVSi'
Dear NiColo Rossiti:
thought your letter was very in
teresting. You have things in your
school that we do not have. Our
school is not as large rs yours. We
have ten rooms and an office which
has just been built. We do not have
a swimming pool or an auditorium,
but we have cooking room for the
girls and woodwork room for the
boys.
We have an orchestra in Hibberd
made up Of six violins, one drum,
one cornet, and piano. On last Sat
urday evening, January Is, there
was a concert given by all the
grade school orchestras. There are
about sixty members in this COM
bined orchestra.
Our first term closes in about
two weeks and If am promoted I
will go to Junior High.
Some of our largest buildings are
the Westcott hotel, which Is six
stories high, and the Rooney furni-
ture store, which is also six stories
high. 1t is made Of beautiful white
marble.
Richmond is a great manufac tur-
ing center. l am going to tell you
about the Hoosier Drill Co. This
factory is one of the largest in the
world for manufacturing up-to-
date seeding machines. Last year
1T was sold to the International
Harvester Co. The machines of
the International Harvester Co. are
sold to every grain growing section
OF the world. The three brands of
seeding machines are, Empire Jr.,
Hoosier and Kentucky.
Do the farmers of your section
have any seeding machines from
Richmond?
Please write again, for l would
like very much TO get another let
ter from you.
Yours sincerely,
GEORGE DAUB.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
YOUNG SCIENTIST TAKES
ALONG SMALL MENAGERlE
WHEN HE ENTERS OXFORD

In 1914 a short, qulCk-eyed lad of
lS years, with a shock of reddish
brown hair, entered the college of
Christ Church, Oxford, England,
bringing with him lnen2Gerie.
In the court between his room
and the canon's gardens ne turned
lose 4 whole side show of animals
and birds. Tiglath Pilcser, his pet
bea, and JACKIE. tho monkey, were
there with an eagle, a chameleon,
a jackd and an adder. There were
also marmotS. guinea pigs, SPUR
rels, green frogs, to.to;ses and
snakes.
Fourteen years before, this youth
had started to make collections. His
father, Dean William auckland,
was a famous geologist The son,
Francis Trevelyan auckland, had
the instinct, too. When he was only
four years Old a visiting clergy an
brought in some fossils. Calling
his son, the Dean asked, frankie,
what are these?"
They are the vertebrae of an
ichthyosaurus," lisped the little
boy.
Year 2fter year young auckland
studied and collected He began to
specialize on fish, travelling all over
Europe collecting fish eggs from
many different rivers and sending
them back to the South kensington
Museum in England. There he
raised the fish in big watts, and
from there he sent out other fish
eggs to be Matched in new rivers
all over the world. In the mean
time d big ambition was Selling
him. There was one office he want
ed to get.
In 1859, when he was SO years
old, his draem came true. He got
the position, becoming Inspector Of
Fisheries for the British Isles.
He feared no ice, or wind, or
water. He waded swift streams to
study the currents that the salmon
would have to swim against in com
ing up from the sea. He invented
salmon ladders by which the fish
might get over the weirs and so
have free access from the rivers
into the sea. He induced parla
ment to pass laws, protecting prop
erly both fish and sea birds.
Soon the result of his work be
came apparent. In Billingsgate
market, London, hundreds anu
thousands of tons of salmon were
sold where only few tons had
, been sold shortly before. Millions
had salmon to eat. 1t was the
miracle of the bread and fishes
over again.-Boys' and Girls News
paper Service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

rus, or anything else that is handy
for Father is heavy. The STOCK
for the framework should be 7s-in
wood, or in. wide (B and B are
is in. long: A and A are SO in.
long, Fasten the joints with
screws. The platform on top should
be made of some lighter boards,
about Kim. thick, taken from gro
Gerry boxes strong but flexible
enough to bend little.
For wheels, get four strong fur
nlture castOrs - preferably with
metal wheels-at the hardware
store. Select castors that have lock
ing devices which drive into the
holes first and keep the casters
from falling out Bore holes for
the castors in the framework at
c, c, c, and c before you nail down
the top boards.
A head-rest will be a much appre-
ciated addition to the creeper for
Father will tell you that his neck
gets tired when he is working I'm.
der the car. The standard Cd for
the headrest should be cut out of a
2x4, and should be about foot
long, slanted so as to hold the rest
about in. above the creeper. The
rrosspiece should be a Lin. board,
5xS in, covered with cotton-stuffed
cloth. AS it is Ofen handy to take
off the head-rest for certain kinds
of jobs, fasten it to the creeper
with two long stove bolts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
SENDS PICTURE WITH
TRAVELLING LETTER
Starr School,
January 5, 1921.

Starr School,
January 5, 1921.
Dear Lucy Williams:
Your letter given to me by our writ
ing teacher, Miss Kinchell, was a
pleasant surprise.
am thirteen years old, and live
in the east part of the city, near
beautiful Glen Park 60 10 Starr
School and like it very much. 1t is
the best grade school in Richmond.
We have twelve rooms incur school
and our grade has five teachers. |
like music best of of all my studies.
The art exhibit is at the High
School. and We 60 there about once
a month. Earlham College is To-
Gated just west of our city.
One of the largest piano factories
is located here, and bears the same
name as our school-Starr.
! have three brothers and one
sister. All of us had very nice
Christmas.
Am sending you one of my pic
lures, and would like very much to
have one of yours.
Sincerely yours,
MARY ELLEN NEWLAND.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
DO YOU KNOW
BY the ny" SCoUTMASTER

This weeks question: In what
two books of the Bible are the Ten
Commandments recorded?
Answer to this question will an.
pear in this corner next week.
Answer to last weeks question:
The miracle OF the feeding of the
five thousand. 1t is recorded in
Matthew 1919; Mark 6-35; Luke
9-12; and John 6-5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

What is said to be the largest
diamond in the world was brought
to New York recently. This
stone, which is said to be perfect
in shape and of light straw color,
weighs 1875 carats. equivalent to
little more than one-tenth of a
pound, troy, and is the p.oprr,, OF
Abou ell Hand, former sultan of
Morocco.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

Answer to riddle No. 8: A rifle
man firing wide of his target is
like man who blacks his wife5
eye-because one misses his mark,
and the other marks his missus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

Answer to puzzle No. 4: THE
giant, Goliath, could eat only one
soft-boiled egg on an empty stom-
ach because, after that, his stom-
ach would not be empty"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
6 Alb GRADE PUPILS
SEE CAESAR IN CAUL

Travel pictures are usually inter
esting,- but to watch travel pic
lures where great old conqueror
marches through country that
still exists but which now has a
different name, is probably even
more interesting.
All the boys and girls of the 6B
and GA grades of the city's public
schools were invited Friday after
noon to the Senior High School
auditorium, to watch Caesar on his
march through Gaul. These boys
and girls have been learning a
great deal about old Rome and this
motion picture show was planned
especially for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

Answer to riddle No. 2: That
which lives in winter, dies in sum.
mer, and grows with its root up-
wards is-an icicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29

Answer to puzzle No. s. How
shall five persons divide five eggs
so that each receives one and one
still remains in the dish ?"-Let
one take the dish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
WHO IS HE,

Successful because
he's done one thing
well.
You've ridden in
1t, often.
yesterday: John
II. Patterson, the
cash register man,