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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Do Vocational Courses Pay?

This question is frequently asked in connec-
ton with the money spent for the vocational
training of boys and girls, especially in the rural
districts where agriculture is taught.
The state board of vocational education, in a
recent bulletin, answers the query specifically.
OF the I'll boys in Indiana who have had a year
or more of vocational training in agriculture in
high school, says the report, and who are at
work, rs per cent are engaged at farming, the
occupation for which they were trained. 1t con-
tinues:
In % agriculture schools all 600 per cent?
of the boys who have had one year or more of
the vocational course in high school, and who are
at work, are engaged at farming. This involves
1O2 boys in the % agriculture schools.
""These figures show that the Indiana voca-
tional schools in agriculture are performing one
of the functions they are intended to perform,
namely, to give vocational training to future
farm workers.
"'The training which these boys receive is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Waited Till the Cows
Came Home

Il am indeed glad to write you this
letter. l was a terrible sufferer from
gasses in the stomach and collie at
tacks. The specialist, our family doc
tor sent me to in Philadelphia, gave
me no relief, although l took his medi-
cine till the COWS came home. He
finally said I would have to be oper-
ated. Luckily I heard of Mayr's Won
derful Remedy then, and although it
is 10Y three years since l took a
course OF it, 1 have never had a symp-
tom Of my old trouble since" 1t is a
simple, harmless preparation thai re-
moves the catarrhal mucous from the
intestinal tract and allays the infIam.
nation which u practically all
stomach, liver and intestinal ailments,
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. Glen
Ihistlethwaite Drug Stores, A. G.
Luken Drug Co. and druggists every.
observation-disclosures
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Ripping Rhymes
JOY AND GRIEF
Ely Walt Mason

When on a sea Of troubles tossed,
and full of grief and care, we some
times say that life's a frost, and
pause to rend our hair. But when u
grievous woes are gone, we're willing
to admit, that life, considered pro and
con, has made a lasting hit. When /
am pinched for speeding up to sixty
miles an hour, | say, while drinking
sorrows cup, that life is harsh and
dour. I think, while sitting in my cell,
my face against the bars, the old
world doesn't treat me well, my soul
bears grisly scars. But when I've
served my little stretch, and find that
l am free, l feel that any mans a
wretch who doesn't whoop with me.
Our freedom, noble boon and great,
seems rather fat and stale, its worth
we don't appreciate until we've been
in Jail. For years all carelessiy we
eat the richest pies and cakes, and
every kind of costly meat, and things
the baker bakes. We eat the goose
and turkey dressed, the lucioUs beet
and bean, and think not how we're
greatly blessed-it's all the days rou'
tine. And then to us Ome DR.. Pete,
a learned but sombre man; he says,
You'll have to cut out meat, and live
a while on bran" And when our diet.
ing is done, and we once more may
chew the butchers bones and bakers
bun, how glad is u hurroo!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Answers to Questions

CAny reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Palladium
Information Bureau. Frederick j Hask-
in, director, Washington, d. G. This Of
fer applies strictly to information; me
bureau does not CIV advice on legal,
medica1 and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on on an, any sui write yy 6n n6 aTesf ao9
address and enclose two cents In stamps
for return postage. All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer.
@. Is It true that water itself is in
toxicating? E. /. H.
A. Water in excess is an intoxi-
cant, according to Science Service.
With the aid of an extract from one
of the ductless glands and also without
such assistance in controlling thirst
DIR. Leonard G. Rowntree of the Mayo
Clinic has proved that excessive water
drinking by either humans or animals
may result in i~ntoxication. Water in
toxication," he says. lis hard to pro-
duce. as nature has provided against
the accumulation of water in the body
in poisonous amounts. Through thirst
the intake of water is regulated to the
body's needs. Unless the intake is
greatly in excess the output through
the kidneys and the skin takes care
of the surplus In order to control the
thirst, an extract from a small duct
less gland at the base Of the brain was
used. Under the influence of this
drug he patient kept drinking water
until he developed marked headache,
nausea, a staggering gait, u~nsteadiness
of muscle and inability to stand or
walk. which lasted for a few hours.
The same process was tried with dogs
with even more striking results. The
commissions of ate poisoning are
cerebral in origin and of extreme vio-
lence at times, usually lasting from
1 to 10 or Is minutes"
O.. Please define domestic science,
domestic art, household economy,
household management, household adj
ministration and home economics?
L. E. H.
A. Domestic science is that science
which pertains to the preparation of
food: domestic art is that activity
which is concerned in the making OF
hats and garments; household econ
omy is the practical system whereby
household affairs are managed; house
hold management is synonymous with
domestic or household economy"
household administration is the over
sight of the activities connected with
the maintenance of a home; home
economics is the science that treats Of
the means and methods which make
possible the well-being of the family.
@. If it rains during a double header
is the rain check good? P. ]. NJ,
A. Since the admission price is the
same as it is for one game, a rain
check is good only when less than
-four and a half innings Of the first
game have been played.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15

as to the existence of the Russian
banker and the truth of the story.
The interesting thing about them IS
hat on one of the clippings the story
is printed with the name Ivanovich
to correspond with one letter, while
the other clippings gives the name OF
Solovieff. Except for this difference
the news items are identical, and the
same reading matter is on the reverse
side of both. This proves, as might.
be expected, that the swindIers had
the clippings faxed to look exactly like.
extracts from a newspaper.
If the two letters were not sent,
to the same neighborhoood there was,
little danger of two victims COMPARING
notes, or at least not until after the
money was sent or positively refused.
The victim who has parted with his
money to these swindlers is helpless.
so far as recovery is concerned The
Post Office Department has printed
a warning against this form of frauc
In the 1922 postal guide.
1t is a strange fact that this fraud
Is almost exclusively a Spanish affair
A lew letters have come from Meyi
co, but Spain with its atmosphere Of
romance makes an imprisoned Russian
and beautiful daughter pining for 4
fortune seem more plausible. If such
Kings can happen anywhere they
would happen in Spain, the American
victim reasons. The Spanish swind.
lers, counting their American dollar
bills, no doubt think that America, and
not Spain, is the true land of romantic
fortune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Spanish Swindlers Busy Again
Beware of Quaint Letters With Foreign Postmarks Re-
ceived in the United States.
BY FREDERICK j. HAsKIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. Is
The Spanish swindle, which in the
past has lured nobody knows how
many dollars out of gulible America,
is again being tried, this time pre-
sumably On a larger scale.
This celebrated hoax is based on the
human weakness for easy money and
for adventure. Many people see no
reason why adventure and great
wealth should not wait around the
corner for them just as in the movies
and in magazine fiction. Occasional
stories in the papers also tell of vast
fortunes acquired in odd ways.
So, when an honest American citizen
receives a letter bearing a Spanish
postmark and addressed to him in
quaint, foreign handwriting, he is in
trigued. If he knows no n in Spain,
he opens such a letter curiously, with
all sorts of romantic possibilities buzz
Zing through his brain. He reads the
communication, and his widest specN
lation regarding it become suddenly
tame. He learns that he has been Sc
lected to help noble Russian who faces
bankruptcy and is in prison. He reads
further, breathless, and learns that "a
modest fortune" Of $120,0 900 is prac.
tically within his grasp.
The noble Russian has somewhere in
America 100000 good American dol
lars, and he is generously willing tc
reward the person addressed with one.
third of them, if only he will help in
the recovery of the money. The I'M
fortunate Russians baggage has been
seized and he needs a trifling sum
to reclaim it and to pay the Registrar
of the Court for the expenses Of the
trial. In the portmanteau of the Rus
SLAMS baggage there is a secret pock
ct, he says, and in the secret pocket
he has hidden two checks pyable &c
the bearer for that sum'-that is, 70!
the $260,000.
The imprisoned man cannot receive
letters in his Spanish prison, but he
has a trusted friend. The American
is requested to cable this friend, il
| Barcelona, who instruct him how to
proceed. If the chosen benefactor does
cable, he will be told to send the small
| sum, compared to $120, 900, necessary
to ecove the portmanteau. When he
has cabled the money he finds thar
the noble Russian and the trusted
friend have passed quietly out of his
life.
Postal Officials
| Active on Case.
The Post Office Department has be
; gun lately to receive complaints re
garding this new form of the ole
| Spanish swindle. lit is fairly certain
that the scheme is being widely work
ed because the letter that is being sen.
out is m~uItigraphed. The ink is multi
graph ink, and under a reading glas:
the writing shows that it is not ordin
airy handwriting. Some downstrokes
for instance, are faint almost to indis
may depend upon the person to b.
fleeced. The impersonaters of the no
BILE Russian can estimate closely from
the replies of the American how much
money may be asked for safely, AM
obtained.
The Spanish swindle is a very oil
game, but it never seems to lose it
alluring possibilities. 1t must be pre-
fitable. Otherwise it would not be at
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15

adding to the wealth of the state because of the
improved methods of farming taught in school
and put into practice on the farms of the COM
munity. In Shelbyville, for example, the boys
in the vocational class tested $4,000 ears of seed
corn one year. This tested corn was planted on
30 Shelby county farms and yielded IL per cent
more than the INFESTED corn on other fields in
Shelby county.
Boys who have taken the vocational course
in agriculture, which prepares them to be farm
ers, are also able to meet college entrance re-
q%uirements, as shown by the fact that 104 boys
who have had the vocational course in agricul-
ture are in college, SO of these being in the col
lege agriculture course"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Nature Loves BRIGHT CoIors

We see the truth of this statement in
the varicolored flowers, the vivid sun
sets, the birds of brilliant plumage.
But we never see it exempiiffed more
attractiyely than in the person of a
~splendidly healthy woman. How does
nature paint this health? Why, in the
rosy cheeks. the transparent skin, the
smooth red lips of such a woman. And
she molds it in firm flesh and rounded
contours The ailing woman is de-
ficient in natural coloring, and she
does not even appear to advantage In
clothes that would set off her more at
tractive sister. Many women who long
for glowing health will find tina they.
too, can have these charms if they will
give a trial to that remedy which
brings strength to frail women-Lydia
p Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Advertisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
TODAY'S TALK
LETS GOg
BY George Matthew Adams, Author of ~You Cam" "Take 1t" q

OF all the phrases that have attained popularity, I like this best
Lets Col"
I would recommend it to the President of the United States, to
the Senators and Congressman at Washington, to the leaders in every
land under the Sun, to business men everywhere, to those who are
faint hearted and hesitant, to those who sleep too much on their jobs,
to those who are everlastingIy complaining about not getting a fair
deal" or having a chance.
To those who refuse to work-be the reason good OF not. To those
who have within their powersto starve II feed a nation but who
merely wait, coming to no decision, 1 would say: Let's GO!
Great reforms and lasting benefits are accomplished only through
cooperation and mutual understanding where two great sides are
concerned.
The corner stone of a nation is the individual. No government
can long last without confidence on his part And no individual can
thrive without confidence in himself So that you see everything de-
ponds finally upon you and me.
All right, then-Lets Col
Imagine the effect, if you please, if throughout the wold-for
but a single day-this motto should be the slogan.
Imagine just a little further and just suppose that it should be-
come a permanent determination on the part of all striving men and
women interested in the welfare of everyone else.
Think of the impetus given to the salesman-to the manufacturer,
to the ruler, to the newspaper and magazine publisher, to the writer
of helpful fiction, to the one discouraged.
Repeat it to yourself a few times-Lets Go, Let's Go, Let's Col
What a loss to the world in stubborn and useless pickering. Why
aren't men wise enough to talk over misunderstanding and disputes
around a table using common sense a s the first principle toward
settlement?
I can well imagine such a scene and a quick agreement, and the
leader or chairman, on congratulating all concerned, e1cIaimng a
the voice of all: And now, gentlemen, Let's Cor
Why not? Why not2
Comet Let's Col
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
INDIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA
ACTDTTY
Stomach Specialist Says: '1ndi.
gestion Trobues MUST GO
or MONEY BACK.

Forget your Stomach troubles and be-
sin to enjoy life, says DR.. Ortiz, for nv
famous Stomach Prescription can now
be obtained at all drug stores. and is
absolutely guaranteed to Danish every
sign or symptom of stomach distress.
acute or chronic, oil money back.
No matter what ais your Stomach
whether 1t is heaviness, soreness. gas
belchtng or the most severe or Chronic
dyspepsia, DR.. Orth's Stomach Remedv
is not only guaranteed to give tnstaur
relief, but it is also guaranteed to put
your stomach In such good shape that
It viii be able to digest most every
thing.
If the food you eat sours on vour
stomach, remains undigested. and there
is a fullness or bloating after eating.
with pains in tomach and side. / can
only say: Go to your druggist and get
a package right away. The very FIRST
dose must bring quick and almost in
slant relief, and if after taking the
last dose you can truthfully say it has
done you no good. take it back to your
druggist and get your money back. All
good druggists can supply you-Adver-
tisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
tinctness in the middle of the strokes,
the results of uneven printing.

the results of uneven printing.
Spanish swindle letters go to people
in all parts of the country. No special
attempt is made to select millionaires
or philanthropists, probably because
the operators know that such per
sons would be slow to respond to this
particular kind of bait.
Judging from cases that gain pub,
licity, it seems likely that the names
of prospective victims are picked out
of directories at random. The swind-
lers no doubt figure that less wealthy
persons lead more restricted lives
and that that they will more eagerly
take a chance on this bit of adventure.
The thrill of being selected to cor
respond with an imprisoned Russian
nobleman, and to send cables relating
to secret pockets and fortunes does
not come often to the average Ameri-
can, at least he does not realize how
often this particular thrill is offered
to the public.
Many farmers in outlying sections
of the country receive the Spanish
swindle letters. How many fall for
the hoax no one, except the Spanish
swindler knows.
The sum asked for when the cor
respondence gets to the critical stage
tempted now by presumably one OF
the same operators who worked it in
1913. That the same persons are still
at it is indicated by sample letters.
Same SWindIe
In 1918.
The Post Office Department has a
sample OF the latest swindle letter,
and it has letters of the 1913 series
The 1913 version contained the story
OF an imprisoned Russian banker and
his beautiful daughter whose fortune
must be recovered. From that point
the story progressed as in the latest
letter, the climax being the hidden
pocket in the portmanteau, where the
papers necessary to the recovery o.
the fortune were concealed.
The 1913 letters are written on the
same kind Of paper that is being used
Tor the letters now. The sheets are
large and printed in tiny blocks with
blue ink. The letters are in similar
! handwriting.
That the 1913 letter is the basis o!
the up-to-date bankrupt Russian letter
OF 1922 can be seen readily from tbs
phrasing Of the two types. The same
expressions occur in both. Since thc
Spanish swindle started, years ago il
has changed very little.
This method of taking money away
from Americans is obviously a sys
tematic business. A comparison o
two of the letters sent out in 191:
SHOWS that both contain the same
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
After Dinner Tricks
No. sO5-The Comeback Match.

Two bits of a matchstick are dropped
into the left hand. A third small piece
is thrown away. But when the left
hand is opened, there is the third piece,
back again. The trick may be repeated
several times, but the m~atchstick al
ways comes back" (See Fig. IL
A fourth piece of wood is used. 1t
is held between the tips of the first and
second fingers of the right hand. as in
Fig. 2. When the two pieces are
dropped into the left hand, the con-
cealed piece is dropped along with them,
so that the hand contains three pieces.
When the third bit is thrown away,
It is not really dropped on the floor,
but is held as In Fig. 2. The three
pieces are then dropped from the left
hand, and everything is ready to repeat
the trick.
COPYRIGHT. 1929, BY Public Ledger CosaSo~v
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
In Correct English
DON'T SAY:

DON'T SAY:
The horse and barn SELL for $500.
What do you think of Me going
away?
Either John, James or Frank HAVE
the book.
Either John or his father ARE GO
ING.
Neither John nor his father ARE
GOING.
SAY:
The horse and barn SELLS for $500.
What do you think of MY going
away?
Either John, James or Frank HAS
the book.
Either John or his father is GOING.
Neither John o his father IS GO
ING.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15

The report is conclusive proof that the money
is accomplishing the purpose for which it is ex-
pended-direct preparation of the boy for the
work which he intends to perform in life.
Not only are the boys prepared for their voca-
lions, but the training is so eminently practical
and useful that they are able to increase the
wealth of the industry, as is demonstrated in
Shelby county. The 80 farms in that county
produced II per cent more corn than fields in
which INFESTED seed was used.
Education which enables the boys to serve
intelIigently as profit producers is the kind
needed most everywhere, not only on the farm,
but also in the store and factory. The greater
skill which the mechanic can show, by virtue OF
his education, the greater is his pay. Industry
agriculture and business are in the market fol-
men and women who know how to do things.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
After Dinner Stories

A train on one of the roads run
ming out of indianapolis struck an old
horse at a crossing and n of the
passengers became very excited. Some
one finally remarked on his nervous
ness and he replied: Sir, if you had
$40, 900 of stock in this road you'd feel
just as l do"
why, we only killed an old horse!"
Exactly, but you don't know on
what a nightly small affair dividends
are passed nowadays"
"You say Meddling is a born re-
former?"
"Just that"
"What do you mean by a born re-
former?"
Il have it on the authority of his
grandmother that when he was five
years old. he started a campaign in
his ne%ighborhood to abolish Mother
Observation-Disclosures Age-HeraId.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15

story, except the Russion bankers
name is Ivanovich in one case and
Solovieff in the other.
Each letter is accompanied by q
newspaper clipping which confirms
the story of the well known Russian
bankers being imprisoned in Spair
and tells how it occurred. The fact
that the banker was supposed to have
hidden funds and also that the bag.
gage was searched are cunningiy re.
ferred to in the news story. These
clippings presumably are from some
English newspaper and are supposed
to satisfy the recipient of the letter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
FAILURES OF AN oPTIMIsr

never had the courage to wear
white socks with tan shoes.
never saw man with side whiskers
riding a motorcycle.
l have failed to find out what has
become OF all the harness makers and
horse doctors.
have always wanted to know what
Lot l when his wife turned into 3
pillar OF salt, but nobody can tell me.
have been unable to discover tbs
name OF the long-visioned bimbo whl
divided the earth into five n anc
put the United States in the temperate
zone.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Miss Huckleberry To Talk
Before Classes OF B. Y. P. u.

Miss Myrtle H~uckleberry, of the jun
1or department, will address the jun
ior classes at the B. Y. P. U. institute
Friday night. A class examination
will be held and Rev. o. J. Chastain
will deliver the address of the eve
ming. Rev. Chastain addressed the
institute Thursday evening on "a Call
to Life Service" and special music
was furnished by a male quartette.
There also will be special music Fri
day evening. A special program will
be arranged to begin Saturday after
noon to extend over Sunday when the
the institute closes;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
KERKER ASTHMA and
HAY Y REMEDY
IS

The famous Kerker Remedy, to which
so many sufferers are turning to OBJ
tain the results they have so long
sought, is sold in Richmond by Quig-
ley & Son, Observation-Disclosures
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-15
Musings For The Evening

some people are trying to do with
out Injuries. One New York man adj
yert1ses in a morning paper: For
Sale, My Wife"
They say bobbed hair is disappear
Ing, but Paderewski is about to start
another concert tour and keep it alive.
THE other day Herb McGhie sent
his family wash to the laundry. as
usual" reports the Columbus "Advo.
cate" The basket came back and
was placed on the back porch. But it
was not taken inside the house thai
night, and next morning the laundry
wagon drove around again and the
watchful driver took the basket back
to he laundry and the clothes were
washed all over again"