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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Ripping Rhymes
YOUTH AND AGE
BY Walt Mason

When l was young my trenchant
pen for all reforms was strong; l
looked upon my fellowmen, and saw
them headed wrong; vice reigned tri-
in its den, while virtue limped
along. Abuses of hundred sorts were
thick as they could be; | called upon
all dead game sports to upset things
with me; and writing fluid, quarts on
quarts, / spilled, to make men free.
Where fell corruption barred its fang
like Nemesis I'd tread; and no one
seemed to care a hang for anything
said men listened to my wild ha-
rangue and babe me bake my head. /
look back from the heights of age,
where l serenely rest, and wonder at
the foolish rage that used to fill my
breast; a deadly warfare would wage,
for things that were jest. The evils
that aroused my ire are all forgotten
now; the dragon, with its breath of
fire, turned out to be a COW; it's wiser
to assault Tyre, some wreaths upon
my brow. Where are the windmills l
would storm, all arnored for the fray
Where are the issues, throbbing, warm,
of that dim, distant day? Where are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

who rejoice propose to do by way of relieving
the situation they have created"
The Tribune and the Post both advocate the
preparation of amendments to the constitution
which will make some reforms that are neces-
sary. Referring to the new draft the Tribune
says the voters feared sinister motives had pro-
NOTED its presentation, and continues
''The convention saw fit to give the Su-
preme court powers which were new and distrib-
turbing. Who knew what was meant when it
was stipulated that the court should have orig
inal jurisdiction in prohibition and other ques-
tions of public policy? Possibly the originators
of the provisions did, but the people thought
they were heading into judicial autocracy in
which Chicago would be limited to two members
out of nine.
"The proposed constitution impressed people
as something which had been carefully and dis
cretly framed on them. They heard that the
bill of rights had been tempered with and the
right to bail made an autocratic privilege The
honest workman might languish in the dungeon
while capital drank contriband champagne.
'Then there was the reading of the Bible in
the schools 1t was only to be permitted and not
inundated but what multitude of profound be-
liefs that permission stirred Was Jew to like
the New Testament or the free thinker any tes-
lament of revealed religion? Must the home be-
come a corrective of school teaching? Was the
Catholic to expose a child to the st. James YER
sion or the Protestant child to the Douay YER
sion? We get along nicely with complete sepa-
ration of state and church and with tolerance.
The conviction is growing that the people do
not believe it wise to make changes in their fun
damental laws in time of unrest. They want
to stay with the tested and tried methods during
a transition period Illinois demonstrated this
pretty conclusively by its action on the proposed
constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

man who was suffering from bad
appendix had promised himself and his
family that he would go to a hospital
and have his operation just as soon as
the government turned Muscle Shoals
over to Ford.
Observers in Washington will in
cline to the belief that it will be a
long time before the man gets rid of
his offending appendix if he adheres
to that determination. The opposition
in congress to the Ford proposal has
always been formidable and it has not
been lessened by the increasing evil
dence that Ford has presidential as
piration and will shy his hat into the
ring in 1924, and there is little DISPOSE
ton here to do anything that might
boost his political game.
However, it is just possible that the
counter idea might obtain-that the
best way to keep Ford out of politics
would be to give him an industrial con-
| tract or job that would require all his
time and attention. AS has been said,
| figuring on Ford and Muscle Shoals is
highly speculative.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Stage Kiss Is RECKLESS :
Opinion of Galli-Curci

CHICAGO-There is no thrill in
stage kisses. Positively none. Thrills
would disrupt the acting and stop the
singing. This was Amelita CALI
Curci's emphatic assertion Thursday
as she discussed kisses, .Clemenceau,
the Fascist and other things. you
might as well dress up broom, make
love to it, and expect a thrill" she
said, laughing at the thought of stage
kisses. "A singer can't think of the
fun in kissing because she has to keep
her mind on the next high note. 1t
would get her too excited to sing, if
she got thrills every time she kissed
anybody in an opera"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Simple Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once, and
that is to dissolve it, then you destroy
it entirely. To do this, just get about
four ounces of plain, common LIQUID
arvon from any drug store (this is all
you will need, apply it at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten tie
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
daadruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy ever
single sign and trace of it, no matter
how much dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly, and
your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and
feel a hundred times better.-Adyer.
tisement.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Memories Of OldDays
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

The city started the first three
months of 1913 with $4,000 or more
in the general fund. The last year the
fall taxes amounted to $67,703.11, but
because of delinquencies the amount
had not been figured for the curren.
year, though it was known that the
sum would exceed that amount. The
sum of $4,000 has already been
drawn from taxes Of last fall. The
$50, 900 together with the money from
the vehicle and liquor license taxes
will suffice to run the city until the
spring taxes come in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Illinois Defeats New Constitution

Illinois repudated the product of a constitu-
tional convention with such emphasis that the
whole country was surprised at the, outcome. Not
only in Chicago where opposition was manifest
because of features that seemed to antagonize
its population but elsewhere in the state the
voters slaughtered the instrument with vehem-
ence and determination.
The draft contained many features which are
regarded as progressive and an improvement
I over the handiwork of the fathers who made the
original basic law of the state, but Illinois voters
decided that the principles which guided their
.forebears were still sound enough to direct the
destiny of the state.
{. Some of the defenders of the measure, in
explaining the adverse verdict, believe some
features would have been retained if the consti-
tutional convention had presented it in separate
sections Then, the voters might have defeated
obnoxious sections, and retained those of merit
The Chicago Post, which warmly advocated
: the proposed draft, asks:
with the letters of the old constitution
fastened anew upon the limbs of Chicago and
the state; with an Anticipated system of taxa
ton which encourages perjury, retained; with
an outgrown judicial system continued; with
Chicago denied home rule and the right to make
its own charter; with the liberalized amending
provision rejected, it is proper to ask what those
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
By FREDERICK j. HAsKIN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
general public may not be aware of it,
but the great power plant at Muscle
Shoals has not been abandoned while
congress bickers and dickers over the
question of accepting Henry Ford's
proposal to take it over and complete
it as a private enterprise. Work IS
going steadily forward on the con-
struction of the big Wilson dam under
the direction of government engineers
and reports received in Washington
show that rapid progress is being
made.
Government funds are being ex-
pended at the rate of 100000 month
and more than 1900 men are now en-
gagged in a race against time and the
Tennessee river. The race is to com
plete complicated job of Golfer dam
ming and foundation eXcavating and
laying before the winter floods come
that would seriously interfere with the
task, and prospects are said to be ex-
cellent that the elements will be cir
| cumvented.
When this section is finished only
one foundation section will remain to
| be dug and poured and the engineers
| plan to put it in next summer and
complete it before flood time next De
cember. Meanwhile work is being
pushed on the upper portions of the
dam and it is estimated that the com
pleted job will be ready in a little over
two years.
Of even greater importance and in
terest to the public is the assurance
that the work now being done repre-
sents the cheapest and best cOnstruc
ton that has been accomplished since
the project was started. Wages are
far below those paid under wartime
conditions and the number of men EN-
/ ployed is being limited by the strictes
Il consideration of economy and eff
/ cheney. Originally, il is said, there
were so many men on the job that they
got in each others way Snd wage rates
were little short of scandalous. Tha
labor costs are now at a minimum i:
indicated by the fact that common la
Dor is being paid only $40 to $500 {
day. Water boys received substan
TALLY more than that when the wal
emergency was on.
Work Stopped
Two Years Ago
Work was stopped at Muscle Shoal;
more than two years ago when con
gress refused to provide any additions
funds, but last spring this decision wa:
reversed and the resumption of opera
lions was made possible by an appro
priation of $7,500000 To this sun
an additional half million was made
available by a presidential order trans
ferring certain unexpended appropria
ton balances to Muscle Shoals con
/ struction uses. Approximately $4,000
COO of these funds are left and it i
expected that this will suffice to carr
on the work at the present rate of e2
penditure until next September B,
that time congress will probably hav
made further provision for the project
On July 10 last when the construC
, ton work was renewed the engineer
estimated that the Wilson dam wa
) 80 per cent completed, that 80 per cen
) of the necessary materials had bee
, purchased and that 40 per cent of tn
/ cost of the whole Job had been laid ou
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Residents Wonder
About Future

The Muscle Shoals region might we'll
be called The Land of IT, at this
time, for the people there are living
in a haze in which everything they
say and plan is predicted on the magic
word of two letters that is pregnant OF
all Of hope and fear. Their recovery
from the slough of dependency into
which they were plunged a year ago
and their future prosperity, as they see
it, all depend on ''if'' the great project
is completed, but more essentially on
'if'' it is turned over to Henry Ford
and the Detroit magician is given an
opportunity to demonstrate the won.
ders he can perform.
Naturally the spirit of speculation is
rampant and land values are soaring.
Florence, the small town near the base
of the Wilson dam, is regarded by its
people as a potential metropolis of
anywhere from 100000 to 100000 in.
hahi+antS PuSineSS proDertv is being
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

not many months ago to give series
of lectures in many of the larger cities.
He was born in Dublin in June, 1865.
Educated at the Godolphin School in
Hammersmith and at Erasmus Smith
School in Dublin he studied at for
three years but left art for literature
when he was q. He married in 1917
and has one daughter.
His plays have received popularity
in this country through their produc-
ton by Theater Guilds, little theatres
and other dramatic groups of the non
commercials type.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Answers to Questions

ANY reader can get the answer 20
any question by writing The Palladium
Information Bureau, FREDERICK J.. Hask-
iu, director, Washington, ID. Z. MS OIL
) fer applies strictly to information; Inc
> bureau does not give advice on legal
medical and financial matters II goes
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor TO undertake exhaustive research
on any subject. Write your question
plainly and briefly Give tull name anu
address and enclose two cents in stamps
for return postage. All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer
*,s @ What is the purpose of expert
ments with gliders?-H. l.. b.
A. Gliding and soaring experiments
look to the production Of highly eff
cient carriers which will transport
heavy loads with very low horsepower
This would make commercial tranc-
portation a paying proposition.
Q. How much radium is there in
l1he world &C. S.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that there may be or 10 ounces 81
radium in the world today, but they
have no definite figures. Practically
all radium produced in the United
States comes from Colorado.
,@ Q. Was Andrew Carnegie wounded
i'm the Civil warm. F.
A. Carnegie had charge of the east
ern military railroads and telegraphs
at the outbreak of the war and was
the third man wounded on the Union
side while removing instructions from
the Washington trauKs.
@. What color is A diamond in the
rough "A. +. d.
A 4 diamond in he rough may BE-
@.spg color, Int diamonds in this state
EcneraIly have a grea9y luster Dit
icrent colors may be seen in the dia-
1llond before it is polished if the stone
is fractured, but these do not appear
as the familiar ones seen in cut and
polished stones.
@. Who made the famous filibuster
against a rivers and harbors bill IN
the senate some years ago?-O. j. I.
A. Senator Thomas Carter of Mon
tana in 1901 spoke for Is hours against
river and harbor appropriation bli'
that would have appropriated
$50 900, 600
@. How does Stone Mountain com
pare in size with other mountains oi
stone?-P. NJ.
A. Stone Mountain is a massive
dome of muscoyite granite in DeKalh
county, Georgia, and is said to be the
largest in the world II is about IL
miles east of Atlanta. 1t rises about
700 feet about the comparatively level
surrounding country, and it's bulk has
been estimated as over 100000, 00C
cubic feet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
WHERE FREEDOM RE1GNs SUPREME
BY George Matthew Adams

thoughts about God life,
walk into the nightaoneand take long
often always myself in better heart
stronger o understanding in faith.
outhat shine
difference light of the
their glitter dmmed until the
"goes down"
the
God reveal beauty and to teach
in the light, when 1t comes
akes a tool
AS in
back
the sunsreamed days
happiest renewed faith awaiting lead
to bring out the glitter of the stars
acquainted with grief treat the
adversely that character have
in workaday world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Progress at Muscle Shoals
Government Spending 100000 Month to Complete
Foundation Excavatng of Gigantic Dam.

This dam is the big feature of the
Muscle Shoals power project and is
expected to develop 600 900 horsepow-
err There has now been expended on
it $19, 000,0 600 out of a total estimated
cost of S45, 800 600 and before it is
finished it will be necessary for con-
gress to provide something over $780,
100000 in addition to the funds now
available.
There are two other dams in the
operation, but No. l will be for naviga-
ton purposes only and will cost only
million and a quarter. Dam No. 8, II
miles up the Tennessee from Wilson
dam, which is officially No. 2, has not
been started as yet. 1t is expected to
develop 100000 horsepower.
When Wilson dam is finished it will
be one of the engineering wonders of
the world. More concrete is being
poured in its construction than was
required in building the famous Assuan
dam on the River Nile, and 100000
cubic yards of masonry will be re-
quired as compared with 1,179, 900 for
! Assuan. The work is divided into Sec
/ tons and of the foundation sections
/ So out of So are done while half of the
4 remainder will be finished this year
/ Three blocks out of a total of 81 in
the spillway section are finished to the
river crest of 4S3 feet, and on the large
island in the middle of the river which
is crossed by the dam 10 blocks are
completed to a height of 460 feet.
| The foundation level is at 404 fee
and the superstructures will rise 121
feet above that so that the roadway
on the top of the completed dam will
he 595 feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

to art and WalloW
in the dirty stream
of politics at the
same time" is to
be among the 80
members of the
new Irish senate to
be appointed by the
president of the
Irish Free State,
according to pres.
ent indications.
Yeats is known
in America as one
Of I h e foremost
writer's in the Irish
school. He visited
the United States
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Out Goes All
Rheumatic
Poison
Rheuma Acts ON Kidneys, Liver and
Bladder the Very First Day.

Get a bottle of Rheuma today and
wear a satisfied smile on your face to-
morrow.
It's a remedy that is astonishing the
whole country, and it's just as good for
govt, sciatica, lumbago and kidney mis-
cry as for rheumatism.
1t drives the poisonous waste from
the joints and muscles-that's the Sc
cret of Rheuma's success.
But we don't ask you to take our
word for it; go to A. G. Luken Drug Co.
or any good druggist and get a bottle,
and If ii doesn't do as we promise get
ing for you.-Advertisem
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Knocks Out Colds
and Dread Asthma

If you suffer with dread asthma, a
bad cold, cought or bronchial trouble,
knock them out quickly with Kerker's
Asthma and Hay Fever Remedy. Kerk-
er Remedy succeeds where others fail
It's guaranteed. 1t is sold by Quigley
& Son. 40O-402 Main St-Advertisement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Lessons in Correct English

DON'T SAY
He is a CONSERVATIVE driver
He is a CROOKED political boss.
The night is OBSCURE.
The night is BLACK.
The outlook is DIM.
SAY
He is a CAREFUL driver
He is a CORRUPT political boss.
The night is DARK.
The night is DARK.
The outlook is DARK.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

the fiends in human form, that went
forth to Stay? The COLLINS and the
bogies died, and others took their
place; the heroes laid their swordh
aside to hunt feeding place; new
witches on their broomsticks ride, new
perils round us race.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

The size and height of rooms il
native houses in Japan ae more stand
ardized. than the room dimensions il
the houses of any other country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Have You Piles?

Dr. Ieonhardt's HEM ROID will re-
..Jieye any form of Piles-quick action in
seyen old stubborn cases. No cutting
mo greasy salves--a harmless tablet
that removes the cause. Money back if
not satisfied. A. G. Iuken Drug Co.
Advertise ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15
Who S Who IN the
Day S News

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
William Butler Yeats, the Irish poet
and dramatist who boasted once that
he had never voted in his life and
added that "a man cannot do his duty
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-15

Headaches from Slight Colds
Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets
relieve the Headache by curing the
Cold. A tonic laxative and germ de-
stroyer. The box bears the signature
of E. w. Grove. (Be sure you get
BROBO) 0c.-Advertisement.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-05-19
Eating Flowers.

Should you breach the subject of
Eating Flowers" to some people,
they would consider you either half
starved or half-witted. In reality, this
is one of the newest inventions" In
Cincinnati, Ohio, there is a woman
with a superior talent, the most tai
ented of the kind in the country, who
is so gifted that she is able to make
any kind of candy in exact imitation
of the real article that it cannot be
detected by the naked eye. The only
way to detect that it is an artificial
flower is by the sense of taste. She is
so adept at making pansies, roses,
chrysanthemums, lilies, asters, or
any other kind, into candy form, that
her employer commands as high as
/ $500 per pound for it. All that is
needed. furnish her with the natural
flowers. and she will have candy just
like it. and return the natural flow
] ers to you.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-05-19
LOOK FACTS IN THE FACE

When a merchant sells an article
he makes a certain profit over and
above the wholesale cost of the goods.
the transportation, and the cost OF
handling. This rule applies the worid
over.
Suppose the people of this COM
munity have 100000 to spend within
a given length OF time.
Is it better to keep the profits at
home and in circulation among us or
is ii w.ser to send il all away?
For Purposes of illustration, we
VII say the dealers profit is Is per
cent or 5000.
II the people send away for this $500
000 worth of goods all of the mon
ev they send away VIII stay away. We
VIII never see it aag:n.
II on the otner hand, the pc )ple
buy tn Sc goods from local dealers
the only money ID re sent away Will
lie The wholesome cost of the goods
and the transported on charges.
Inc Is pes cent, profit will remain
at home. as vel! as the overhead ex-
peases. such as clerical hire insur-
ance. heat, ligll and various other
itemS.
Keeping that money at home does
two important tt ings. 1t increases :n'
money in circIla' ION at home and Il
gives employm mt to local people.
People who are in the habit of pat
rca Ing their home merchants t1Var
iably have a better and more pros
Porous community than those WHIT
have the catalogue habit.
These are facts worth looking IL
the face.