The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-16
INDIANA RANKS FIFTH
IN NUMBER OF WAR
PENSIONERS, REPORT
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-lndiana
ranks fifth among the states in the
number of war pensioners, exclusive
of the disabled veterans of the World
war.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions shows 34,61S lndl-
ana pensioners, who receive annually
$15,849, ,926.S6. More pensioners re-
side in Ohio than any other state,
numbering $1,000. Pennsylvania is
second with 53,723, New York is third
with 48,500, and Illinois is fourth with
39,977. In proportion to its popula-
tion, Indiana has the largest number
of pensioners.
There are 566,053 pensioners on the
rolls of the pension bureau, who re-
ceived during the past fiscal year
year $25S,715, ,S42.54. Disabled veter-
ans of the World war receive their
compensation from the United States
Veterans bureau.
The pension bureau also pays the
annuities of the retired civil service
employees of the federal government,
who numbered 6,471 at the close OF
the last fiscal year. OF that number
1IS reside IN lnOland.
Asks Russian Aid
Indiana members of congress are in
receipt of kilograms from John q.
Brown, president of the Indiana Fed
GRAFTON of Farmers Associations, urg-
ing that the Russian relief bill be
amended to provide for the purchase
of 20,000,000 bushels of American
wheat to be sent to Russia instead Of
10 100000 bushels, the amount carried
in the bill
MikeseIl Nominated.
The president has sent to the SEN
ate for confirmation the nomination
of Harry F. Mikesell as postmaster at
New Madison. o., in place of Maud
/ Walker, whose commission expired
Dec. 20, 1920.
! Tells Riley Stories
! When Judge Will A. Hough of Green
| field, Ind, was entertained at Wash
! ington hotel one evening this week
his host took occasion to announce
! that the Judge had been a boyhood
/ friend of the beloved Hoosier poet, the
/ late James Whitcomb Riley. Jmmedi
ately a number of members of con
/ gress residing at the hotel led the
/ judge to a reception room and he was
kept busy until a late hour reciting
Riley poems and relating amusing in
! cidents connected with the poets ca
/ reer. incidentally Judge Hough re
lated a new Riley STORY" He stated
that in his youth Riley was a sign
painter, and one day while driving
past the home of a very religious ole
farmer he noticed a sign painted
crudely on barn side which read:
What shall we do to be saved?" Un
! able to resist the temptation Riley
alighted from his wagon and painted
below the sign, use liver pills"
Goodrich Kept Busy
James P Goodrich, of Winchester
Ind. former governor of Indiana, ha!
been kept busy since his arrival II
! Washington from an extended triI
through Russia relating his expert
ences in that famine-ridden country
Mr.. Goodrich states that the formed {
real attachment for the Russia peo
pie, and, he says, the Russian peas
ant has a genuine affection for Amer
leans. He illustrated this with an eX
perience he had. He had purchased
a compartment in a railroad coach bu
when he entered it he found it wa!
filled with Russians. He asked then
10 leave, but none could understand
English. He then appealed to a rail
road guard to clear the compartment
but the guard also was ignorant o
English. Finally Mr.. Goodrich tapped
himself on his chest and said Amer
icansky." 1t was a magic word. Th
guard smiled broadly and hurried Il
Mr. Goodrich's compartment shouting
= TO those who were occupying it tha
it was reserved for an American. Tn
compartment was vacated instantly.