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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23

Insane, which swarmed with rats even
more than did the zoo. Veritable herds
of them could be seen on the grounds
in broad daylight 1t is said that in
this place, too, good progress is being
made in the work of determination.
Rats Killed Trees.
The governments most distressing
rat problem, however, is now being
net on the experimental farm at Ar
lington, Virginia This rich tract of
land, which was formerly the estate of
General Robert E. Lee, is now used by
the Department of Agriculture for ex-
detrimental work 1t was recently dis
covered that 40 fruit trees on the farm
were dying as the result of damage
done TO their roots by mice and rats
working underground, while it was
probable that great many other trees
lad been weakened in the same way
And these were no ordinary orchard
trees. Each of them had some special
experimental significance, and each oil
them represented 30 years of care II
will take another 20 years to replace
them
Professor Silver, the most eminent oil
the Biological Survey rodent killers
was assigned to this important case
! He found that it was an appalling
! example of the variety and versatility
of the mouse and rat family. For one
/ kind of rat and three kinds of mice
were at work in this valuable orchard
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
Frenchman First Studied
Northern Lights in 1921

The name aurora borealis" was
first used by Cassendi, who, in 1921,
observed one in France and wrote a
description of it. The aurora is per-
iodic in its manifestations, the finest
displays being at intervals of so years
and less marked ones at intervals OF
10 or IL years. 1t is asserted that the
greater and lesses displays correspond
with the increase and decrease of
spots on the sun.
This phenomenon is generally man
ifested in the following way: A dim
light appears on the horizon shortly
after twilight and gradually assumes
the shape of an arch having a pale
yellow color with its concave side
turned earthward. From this arch
streams of light shoot forth, passing
from yellow to green and then tc
brilliant violet. The name aurora
borealis, while generally referring tc
the northern lights. also is applied tc
a similar phenomenon visible in the
vicinity of the South Pole.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23

The mice were short-tail mice, pine
mice and meadow mice. Some of them
worked underground and some on the
surface. Some of them worked at
night and some during the day.
Poison did not at first tempt these
animals because they enjoyed the
tender roots of the fruit trees more
than any bait which was offered, and
also because the rain and dew washed
the poison off the bait. Professor
Silver, none the less, ultimately sue
ceeded in poisoning a good many OF
them by placing the most tempting
bats in glass cases which the mice
could enter, but which protected the
bait from the weather. He also caught
many of the animals by the use Of
small steel traps. The third measure
was that of warning all of the sur
rounding farmers not to kill hawks
or owls, as these birds are the greatest
natural enemies of all kinds of mice
and rats
As a result of all these measures
the mouse and rat population of the
experimental farm has been greatly
reduced, and it seems certain that the
animals will not succeed in thwarting
some lines of government work there,
as they seemed about to do. The work
is perhaps most important as demon
stration of what can be done. Doubt
less many farmer has despaired OF
his orchard because of the rodents. He
should take heart. BY persistence and
the use of right methods, rats and
mice can be exterminated everywhere,
from the city cellar to the farthest
| outlying farm.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
ITALY DISSATISFIED
WITH POSITION GIVEN
her AMONG NATIONS
(By Associated Press)

ROME. Sept 23-Much indignation
has been aroused in Italy by the pro-
posal that, in determining the expen-
ses of the League of Nations, Italy
should be assigned to the second cate
CORY.
The Italians national pride has
been hurt by the suggestion and col
umns have appeared in the press pro-
testing against the idea of RELOCATING
the country to a position inferior TO
other great powers.
According to the suggestion, Great
Britain and France would be placed
in the first category while Italy and
Japan would occupy the second. The
price of being registered in the first
category is 100000 francs year
while those of the second pay but l.
100000 francs year.
The Epoca gave expression to its
feelings in this manner: ..
Fears Future Sentiment.
The affair is exceptionally unpleas-
ant. Italy which has so potently con
tributed to the victory cannot see her
self assigned to the second category
as people who spend little are assigned
to a restaurant of the second class.
Then. too, the fact that most of the
organization and secretaryships of the
league are in the hands of the British
constitutes another source of com
plant. II is pointed out that the secre
tariat of the league consists of 17C
members. of whom 80 ale English and
so French while Italy has no more
than a dozen.
After France and England have mo-
nopolized nearly all the Offices, after
the British Empire has succeeded IN
having seven votes in the assemly, il
could not happen otherwise than Italy
is assigned in the second category,
says one commentator. IF others have
a greater material potentiality, it /:
at least necessary that Italy safeguard
her moral position by not allowing
herself an inferior position to the
others"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
The Government Fights Rats
BY FREDERIC J. HASkIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 23.-It
has recently been demonstrated in two
quarters that the government of the
United States is more than a match for
rats and mice.
This is no slight compliment Gener-
ally speaking, the rate and mice have
the run of the earth and live on the
bounty of man despite all he can do
to prevent it. The facts about the
damage done by rats and mice, and
the rate at which they increase, as
ascertained by the learned professors
of the Biological Survey, have been
published before, but it is necessary
here to state them again so that you
/ will be sure to appreciate the import
ance of this subject.
Be it known then that rats and mice
in this country every year destroy
| property valued at 200,000,000 and
| that an army of 100000 men may be
considered as employed solely in sup
/ porting these little household and
! garden pests. The common brown rat
| breeds six to ten times a year and a
! pair of rats in three years would have
| $50, 709.4S2 descendants if all the chill
| dren lived and did well. The wonder
! is that there is room on earth for any
thing except rats.
| The Government recently found that
several parts of its premises in and
about Washington were rapidly ap-
preaching condition in which the rats
were the main thing and the govern
mental activities incidental and some
what unprosperous The most con-
| spicuous of these places was the
| National Zoo. There were a great
many more rats in the zoo than all
other animals combined, and the rats
| probably ate a great deal more of the
expensive food doled out than did all
the other inmates. Visitors in the zoo
could see rats at any time, and in the
evening they could observe them ex-
ltensively. The rats frolicked about the
walks in large family parties. going
| from one enclosure to another
sampling the different kinds of food
They paid no attention at all to the
visitors, and if a rock was thrown al
them they registered resentment
Their than fright.
Zoos Homes for Rats.
| All ZOOS are wont to be rat-infected
and it should be said that the Wash
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
VOLCANIC ERUPTION
BRINGS new SPECIES
OF FISH TO SURFACE
(By Associated Press)

HONOLULU, Sept. 23.-Varieties OF
fish hitherto unknown were discovered
as result OF the eruption of the vol
cano of Mauna Loa two years ago.
This fact has just been announced by
DR. David Starr Jordan, Chancellor
Emeritus of Leland Stanford, junior
university, California, noted ichthy-
ologist.
The columns of lava burrowed deep
er into the ocean than man had been
able to penetrate and thousands OF
fish of strange and fantastic shape and
color were killed and washed up on
the beach by the tidal wave caused by
the lava flow
Among them were found six varie-
ties hitherto unknown to science
because their habitat was presumably
lower in the water than science had
been able to observe.
New Species Classified.
Amateur ichthyologists in Hilo. Ha-
waii, selected species which were I'M
known to them and sent them to DR..
Jordan for examination. The result
was lldl tllC SlA hO" opCNACS, WIZ
classified.
Il consider the discoveries, from a
scientific viewpoint, to be among the
most remarkable and important on
record" DR.. Jordan said when he made
public the classifications here, while he
was attending the sessions of the Pan
Pacific Educational Conference.
Each of the six is deep-water fish.
All live in water of more than $50 feet
in depth and some as deep as 600 feet
Nothing except such a cataclysm OF
nature as the Alika flow could have
brought them to the surface, DR.. Jor
dan said. Rhyacanthias Carlsmith1
ranged at least 1000 feet below the
oceans surface, he added.
Dr. Jordan has sent to the Smith
sonian Institute in Washington, d. C..
a paper detailing the results of the
investigation and the new classified
lions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23

ington zoo was not as bad as most of
them, but it was bad enough. The
trouble with killing rats in a zoo is
that if poison is used, other animals
are sure to eat, while with traps there
is more or less danger to them. In
the Washington zoo the trouble is in
creased by the fact that squirrels,
rabbits, guinea fowls and turkeys roam
the grounds at large.
The zoo officials therefore let the
rats more or less alone, but after
while the zoo became inadequate for
their support and they began invading
the residences which fringe it on all
sides. The residents raised howl of
protest. They demanded that the gov
eminent either keep it's rats at home
or kill them. The Biological Survey,
which has a corps of scientific experts
in the determination of all kinds of
predatory animals, was called into con-
sultation and a man was detailed to
the zoo problem. He solved it by the
use of spring traps The zoo rat colony
| it is learned, has been greatly reduced
and it is confidently expected that it
| will be abolished.
The destruction of rats and mice on
a large scale is problem for experts.
| The Biological Survey is willing to
give advice on the subject and those
who are losing money through the
work of rats should consult it. Traps
must be used in some places and
poison in others, while in yet others
rat-proofing is the only effective
measure. All of these things must be
/ done right to be effective Dr. Fowler,
the Public Health Officer of Washing.
ton, has issued a special warning
against the careless use of poison
Children and domestic animals are en-.
dangered by it unless it is used with
the utmost skill and care.
After cleaning up the zoo, the Gov.
eminent ratters turned their attention
to the ST. Elizabeth Hospital for the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
Joshua Davis Entertains
Ohio Veterans at Liberty
Especial to The Palladium

LIBERTY, Ind, Sept. 23.-Members
Of the Thirty-fifth Ohio Volunteer in
fantry were entertained at dinner
here Thursday by Joshua Davis, a
former member of the organization.
In many homes of the town the stars
and stripes were unfurled in honor OF
the occasion. About IT'S partook OF
a dinner at noon, served by the Clytic
club. Union county veterans, mem.
bers of the relief corps, we're among
those present The meal was served
in the coliseum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
Miss Lila nj. White.

Several years ago, when Miss
Lila NJ. White bought a piece of
land in Florida and started in to
be a professional farmer, the ma
tives laughed at her when she said
she was going to raise potatoes.
1t was impossible according to
them. White potatoes would not
grow in Florida. Miss White mere
ly said: well see." She proceed
ed to go at her venture in a sci
entific manner and it was not long
before she was shipping carloads
of white potatoes from state
where only sweet ones grew before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23
HARDING NoMINATES WOMAN
AS ATTORNEY GENERALS AID

WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-Nomina-
tons of Mrs. Mabel Walker Willie
brandt OF California and of John w.
H. Grim of New Jersey, to be assist
ant attorneys general. were included
in long list of nominations sent to
the senate Thursday by President
Harding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-23

the city of Baja and the province
of Baronya. held by the Jugo-
Slavs since 1918. The entry of
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Burglar Loots
Dodge Home
Robber Flees After Caught
Ransacking Room by Re-
turning Servants.

Jewelry valued at $3l5 and $40
in cash were taken from the home
of N. P. Dodge, 204 South Forty
ninth street, Saturday night by a
burglar who gained entrance
through a downstairs window.
Two girls employed in the home
returning home about 10 surprised
the man as he was; ransacking a
room. They screamed and ran to
a neighbcr's home where they
called for police. City detectives
and police rushed to the Dodge
home but the burglar had made his
escape.
The loot consisted of a diamond
ring, engraved gold ring, gold pin
and bank containing $40. A
woman said mysterious telephone
call had been received at the house
Saturday morning. ...
'"When I answered the telephone
a mans voice asked if this was the
Dodge residence. I answered yes.
He then said, 4 beg your pardon,
and hung up. I believe the call was
made to see if anybody was in the
house"
N. P. Dodge is head Of the N. P.
Dodge real estate firm.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Two Men Captured at
Missouri Valley May
Be Bluffs Bandits

Bluffs police believe that two men
captured by a special agent in the
Northwestern railroad yards at Mis-
souri, Valley Saturday night may be
the bandits who terrorized Council
Bluffs Friday night, holding up two
citizens after beating one with a
blackjack and menacing the other
with hatchet.
The Valley officer, who had read
an account in The Bee Saturday
morning of how two thugs had
robbed ]. A. Giililand after threatening
him with hatchet and a revolver,
gave chase to the two men when he
saw that one of them carried a
hatchet in his belt. He captured them
after a chase through the yards,
lodged them in Jail and notified
Bluffs police.
They will be brought back to
Council Bluffs to give Gilliland an
opportunity to identify them as the
men who held him up at Fourth
street and Eleventh avenue Friday
night. Charles Fox, $50 Second ave-
nue., who was struck with black
Jack and robbed by two men al
Eighth street and Second avenue the
same night, also will look at the
Missouri Valley suspects when they
are brought back.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Says Commerce
Commission Is To
Blame For Rates
Secretary of State Railway
Board Explains Discrepancy
Between Union Pacific and
Burlington From Custer.

Lincoln, Aug. 7.-(Spccial,) y
John E. Curtiss, secretary of the
State railway commission, absolves
the commission from all responsible
ity for admittedly lower freight rates
on the Union Pacific from Custer
county points than on the Burling-
ton from Custer county and gives
any credit or discredit for the con-
dition to the Interstate Commerce
commission, in a letter to l. A..
Reneau secretary Of the Public Serv-
ice club, Broken Bow, Neb.
The Curtis letter is in reply to a
complaint filed by Reneau against the
alleged inequitable rates. Curtiss
says, in part:
This situation is result Of an
order issued by the Interstate Com
merce commission, after hearing
upon complaint of the Kansas City
and St. Joseph markets from Bur-
lington points in favor of The in
trastate rate from these same points
to the Omaha market. The Union
Pacific, not serving the St. Joseph
and Kansas City markets, was not a
party to the suit.
"The Nebraska commission, and
Omaha interests, vigorously pro-
tested against the finding of any dis
elimination against interstate traf-
fic."
However, Curtiss points out that
it was done and that the Nebraska
commission cannot override an In
terstate Commerce commission de-
cision. Continuing Curtiss says:
'The Interstate Commerce conf
mission but recently issued an order
reopening the. entire matter, hut be-
foe a hearing could be held before
the body the Nebraska comission
was advised last week that the re-
hearing in the matter was discon-
tinued and the matter ordered closed.
"The commission is preparing a
vigorous protest against the closing
OF this case, and is filing a motion
demanding that the matter again be
reopened for further hearings"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Officials Differ
In Their Views
OnKuKlux Klan
Police Chief Not Opposed to
Order; Sheriff Against
Organizations Which
"Wrok By Night

Though Department of Justice
officials in Omaha and Chief OF
Police Dempsey have been aware OF
the organization of the Ku Klux
Klan in Omaha, no official state
mcnt has been given out by the
chief regarding its activities.
II understand it to be an order
based upon Americanism,' said Chief
Dempsey, in an interview The law
gives them the right to have secrecy
as we'll as any other fraternal organ
ization, provided they do not resort
to deeds of violence"
The police chief said he believes
the Ku Klux Khan will not give
police any cause to interfere in Its
activities.
Doubtful Of Good.
Other officials expressed their
opinions as follows: .-.
United States District Attorney
]. c. Kinsler: ut would seem that
the Ku Klux Klan organization
might not be good; but l wouldn't
care to express an opinion without
more knowledge Of the organizations
aims. Wasn't it the Birth Of
Nation motion picture which pic
tured the work OF the Klan during
the reconstruction period3 1t is an
organization which we should all be
posted on If we are to keep up with
the times. it seems
Dave Dickinson, agent in charge
United States secret service: have
read the constitution of the ku Klux
Klan and can find nothing but Amer
icanism in it."
Sheriff Mike Clark declared that
he will take a firm stand against any
organization that "does its work by
night"
Against might Work"
"I have read with amazement The
Bees account of the existence OF
the Ku Klux Klan here in our own
state" said the sheriff. s"It was a
surprise to me. =,
Regarding the Ku Klux Klan, l
am against any organization that
tries to do its work at night when
we are organized in legal way to
bring about the same result by work.
ing in the broad light OF day, open
and above board"
Raymond T. Coffey, chief deputy
county attorney, declared that the
Ku Klux Klan, if it oversteps the
bounds of law, will be prosecuted,
but that as long as it keeps within
the bounds the county attorneys Of
flee will let it alone, /
"We have "a legal machinery tooI
attend to everything and that legal
machinery will carry out the laws
and prosecute those who break
them" he said. "Wo don't need any
Ku Kiux Klan to help us or to give
us additional work
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Woman Sought For In
Los Angeles Murder

mitted his wife to divorce him in
order that she might marry Ken
nedy. Obenchain is quoted in dis
patches from Chicago as affirming
his earnest desire to come to Los
Angeles to assist his former wife.
Obenchain, dispatches say, does
not blame Kennedy for the breaking
up of his home, expressing the opin-
ion that Mrs. Obenchan devotedly
loved the slain man, who was un-
usually devoted to her, and that the
two soon were to be married.
Presence in City Explained.
An explanation of Mrs. Oben-
chains presence in Los Angeles for
more than a month without the
knowledge of her mother, Mrs. EN-
ma E. Smart, or of her sister, Miss
Glenys Smart, both residing here,
has not been made public.
Mrs. Obenchain registered at the
Alexandra Juy s, and has resided
there continuously since that date.
Her mother learned of her presence
there when newspaper reporter
called for information. Miss Smart
Immediately went to the sheriff's Of
flee where Mrs. Obenchain was be-
ing questioned by the deputies.
The mother of the murdered man
was prostrated by the shock of his
death. She had not approved of his
love for Mrs. Oberchain, who told
the officers that Kennedy would
have married her long ago but for
the objections of his mother.
Met At University.
Kennedy and Mrs. Obcnchain
were acquainted prior to her mar
riage. She was known as the most
beautiful girl at Northwestern uni
versity during her attendance there.
She met Obenchain while both were
university students. Their divorce
followed her discovery of his alleged
infidelity.
Correspondence between Kennedy
and Mrs. Obenchain was carried Oh
through Mrs. Louise M. Wilson,
proprietor of beauty parlor. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Wilson,. Mrs. Oben-
chain wrote many letters to Ken
nedy. .... g..
The story of the murder told by
Mrs. Obenchain was carefully
checked by deputy sheriffs who took
the woman to the scene of the slay-
ing. She also told her story to
Deputy District Attorney Asa Keyes.
Mrs. Obenchain, who is 2S years
old, denied that she had irnportuned
Kennedy to marry her, as charged
by his father, asserting that Ken
nedy came to her suite in the Alex
andria several days ago and pleaded
with her to marry him at an early
date 1'.'
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-08
Big Pageant at
Superior Will
y Attract Crowd
Unsuual Scenic Effects for
Portrayal Of American His.
tory From Time of War
For independence.

Superior. Neb.. Aug. 6.-(Special.)
"A crowd of $4,000 is expected to
attend the big historical pageant to
be staged in natural amphltheater
near here on the nights of August
10 and IL. For unusual scenic Ell
fects and stirring, patriotic spirit it
will excel anything that has ever
been attempted in this section of the
country, according to those in
charge.
The pageant will include SO sep
arate scenes, portraying incidents
and episodes of American history in
peace and in war from revolutionary
days to the present time. An inter-
state Grand Army reunion and a
mammoth flower parade will feature
the second day of the pageant. A
75-piece band will furnish music and
giant searchlights will be employed
to light the huge natural stage.
"The Angelus of America" is the
title of the first scene. The wide
prairie will be in absolute darkness
as the audience hears the peeling of
the Liberty Bell close at hand, and
Americas answering shout in the
distance. Later the lights will dis
close the old bell ringer OF history
tolling the big bell in the tower.
Groups of soldiers of every war
will pose in the series of effective
scenes which follow. Genuine vet
Grams will represent the Grand Army,
Spanish war veterans and world war
fighters. Many of the later scenes
will be eoisodes of the last war.
Large bodies of men in the field will
enact battle scenes to the accom-
paninfent of fireworks displays.
Many episodes of the pageant will
be devoted to peace scenes which are
familiar to all acquainted with Ameri-
can history. These include Colonial
Days" Village Blacksmith Got
ton Field and Plantation Home
Steamboat on the Mississippi
"Fete Day" and "My Old Kentucky
Home"
Special provisions have been made
for handling the great crowds that
are expected to drive from the coun.
try for miles around to witness the
pageant. Streets and roads in the
vicinity will be patrolled by armed
guards to direct traffic and protec
| visitors. Tickets will be available al
points distant from the pageant site
to prevent congestion at entrances
Seven entrances to the natural am.
phitheater have been arranged. net
| fnitting IA cars to enter the field a
once. Parking plans will make i
possible for everyone to see every
detail OF the pageant plainly. Elec
trio megaphones will magnify th'
| hand music and chnrns Of voices