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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21
TWO PARTIES TO HOLD
STATE CONVENTIONS
IN Ohio ON TUESDAY
fBy United Pressl

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21.-Van-
guards of the two state political con-
ventions arrived here today. They
Immediately set about making prelim-
mary arrangements for the platform
conventions which will get under
way here tomorrow afternoon. Early
indications were that no difficulties
will mar speedy agreement on plat
form by Democrats.
Republicans, however, are faced
with well-defined split between pro-
gressives and conservatives that may
result in discord. Congressman SIM
con D. Fess, nominee for United
States senator. has been chosen key.
noter" for the Republicans, and T. j.
Duffy. defeated for gubernatorial nom
nation, will be chief speaker for the
Democrats
Model Platform
The Republican platform TO be
adopted tomorrow at the G o. P. con
vention will be model upon which
Republicans will conduct their cam.
paigns throughout the nation.
Several of the planks for the plat
form were written in Washington al
conferences between Carmi Thomp
son, Republican gubernatorial candi
date, and Representative Simeon D
Fess, senatorial nominee, and Other
political leaders.
They have been submitted to Presi
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21
| FARM And CITY BOOST
WAYNE COUNTY FAIR
HERE, SEPT. IS TO Is

appointment of finance committee
among the Richmond citizens and OF
a farmers committee by the county
farm bureau, will insure both the
premium money and the exhibits for
the county fair, its promoters believe.
After considering the nature CT the
fair and its possibilities, farm bureau
officials agreed that that organization
should give its full support and accord
ingly each township chairman was
asked to name a local committee OF
one or more members to act as local
head and center of information.
Although all communities have not
agreed upon representative, the larg-
er part OF the county has been provid-
ed for, and action is to be taken by
other townships at meetings the early
part of this week
County Committee
The county committee as formed
prior to Monday noon is as follows;
Boston, Gwen Duke, Richmond, r. D.
Clay, Lew Kinsey, Greensboro; Dalton
Albert Gordon; Hagerstown R. Al;
Franklin, Frank Knoll, Richmond. R.
B.; Earl Pickett. Lynn; Harry Jordan
Richmond r. c.; Humphrey Mikesel,
Richmond, R. B.; and George Eother-
mel. Fountain City; Green. Grant Wat
kins and Mrs. Orlando Catey; Will
liamsburg; Harrison, Clarence Jen-
kins Greensboro, Hagerstown, Mrs. Joe
Brooks, Pershing; Jefferson Elmer
Crull, Hagerstown; New Garden, Geo
Myers, Mrs. w. B. Strong, Fountain
City; Perry, Harold Fouts, Economy;
Washington, Benton Wissler, Milton
Webster. Horatio King, R. A. Rich
mond Other members will be an
rounced as soon as appointed. Prem
ium lists with entry blanks were mali
ed to these members on Monday.
The executive committee of the
Wayne county fair met this afte moon
to determine on a number of big
events and also to determine on a fin
al budget. Wayne county automotivC
association meets tonight to complete
arranged for the large automobile pa
rade to be held on Thursday evening
Sept. IA. The same committee vii
have charge of two booster trips GOV
ering 20 miles radius advertising thu
fair Buglers will be used and it i
expected that about so automobile
loads take part in the booster tips.
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CHAUTAUQUA'S
Continued from Page one.)

by secret treaties with Switzerland,
Denmark, Belgium, Poland, Czecho-
Slovakia, Rumania, Turkey, Morocco,
Silesia, and has a partial hold on
Egypt. The speaker pointed out thai
peace and economic freedom could
not come to Europe until the militar-
istic diplomats of France were de-
posed and a more level-headed, SYM
pathetic and social serving govern
ment set up. The French intrigues,
he said, bring on counter-intrigues un-
til at the present time Europe is an
armed camp.
Germany could not fight now if she
wanted to-" said Mr.. Rees in referring
TO the attitude of France in massing
needless armies on the German from
tier Her resources are exhausted
and all of her force is now devoted
TO commercial pursuits and the pay
ment of her international debts"
The diplomats of Paris do not re-
fleet the mind of the people of France,
who are opposed to further warfare,
said Mr.. Rees.
Robins, Whitman Speak
Speakers for the first session of the
chautauqua were Rev Charles w.
Whitman, pastor of the First Method
lst church at Seymour, who has been
secured by the management as plat
form manager, and Lieut.. Col. Ray
nond Robins, social worker industrial
expert and strike arbiter. Music was
furnished for the first days program
Dy Grossmans orchestra.
A large audience heard Rev. Whit
man Sunday evening on the subject
Facing the New Day" THE war has
Intensified three facts: solidarity Oh
the worlds thought, the worlds socia
consciousness, and a new sense of the
need of a world brotherhood and {
world program America can be vital
ly interested in world affairs only a!
she is interested in herself Rev
Whitman said LAS America lives anC
directs for the next % years, SO viii
human history go. Thus it is vital!
important that we become deeply con
cerned about our own problems ant
their solutions.
Must Watch Aliens
immigration is one of our yer.
great problems at the present time
While we would be just to all men AM
20 all peoples we must more and NOR
give attention to the number ant
1uality of those who come from othe
shores. 1t mas Deen the glory OF GU
country to have been in the past
iomicile and refuge for the strange
and today we recognize that our ar
cestors were foreign, but that doe
not give us license to continue i
wholesale fashion, program tina
might prove disastrous to our institI
lions and likewise to our leadershi
in a world program. Ninety-five pc
cent of the residents of Williamso
county, Illinois, where the Henri
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21
CRAPS GAME RESULTS
IN SHOOTING OF MAN

John Sanders and Levi Young, col
ored, engaged in a gun battle Sunday
afternoon when a game of African
golf' in which they were engaged, be-
came too tame.
Sanders, Young. and a negro named
Wade were playing together Wade
cleaned the other two. Then Sand
ers got his own dice, saying the other
pair was loaded. Sanders commenced
to win al once.
Young got dissatisfied. He started
for Sanders on the run.
i shot between his legs the first
time, but | had to hit him the second
time to get him stopped" Sanders
told the police. He is being held on
a charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill.
Young was hit in the left side. The
bullet struck rib and glanced down
ward. He was not seriously injured.
His wounds were dressed at police
headquarters
The case comes up for trial Tues
day.
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are not accompanied by moral and
spiritual self-control they are hot ef-
fective, declared Mr.. Robins. Christ
ianity is the only thing that can right
the wrong in Australia, he said.
christianity in Germany 10 years
ago would have aided civilization" de-
clared Mr. Robins Il was in the
country at that time and found that
production efficiency and social con-
ditions were all that could be de-
sired. But the trouble with Germany
and the disease that caused her down
fall was the doctrine that might
makes right. Had she used Christ
ianity doctrine in her national make
up, the war would never have occurr-
ed.
Urges Equal Opportunity
eve must grant the inequality OF
persons for that is a biological truth
that has never been explained. We
cannot keep the abilities of one man
down to those of another, but we can
provide equality of opportunity to all
Then through the influences of the
Christian religion, the strong and
gifted will be geared to self-cGntrol
and other serving purposes. This IS
the hope of democratic civilization
and democratic civilization is the
hope of the world"
CHEESEMAN'S orchestra opened the
first session of the chautauqua program
by the rendition of the following pro-
gram:
Overture = Raymond Thomas /;
Mexican Serenade = "Mandolina' ;
| Trumpet solo-"Romance" from LA
Dame De Pique," Tschaiwoksky, by
| George Hartsuck; Novelty number
| Meow; Vocal solo-"My Little
Woman" Osgood, by Guy Booth; ''The
Mill in the Forest Eilenberg; Violin
| Meditation" from That's" Mas
senet, by Herman Marsh; "Minneha
ha''-Duet for flute and clarinet
Barnard, by George Havlicek and
Frank Hejcl; American Patrol,
/ Meachem.
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caught turtle on the Racquette river
bank and carved his initials on is
back. Recently the turtle was found
ct almost the same spot by Nayen's
son. The turtle had almost doubled
in size, but the initials were perfectly
distinct. The latest captor carved his
initials below his fathers and set the
turtle free again.
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Police Court News
FINED 500 AND COSTS

A fine of 500 and costs was as
sessed against Clarence Shaver, of
North B street, Monday morning. on
a charge of Illegal possession of in
toxicating liquor. Shaver entered a
plea of guilty to the charge of pos
session" but said that the liquor was
not used for beverage purposes.
Police had taken a condensifier from
Shaver's home one week ago Saturday,
with some liquor which they alleged
was alcohol. Shaver said he had in
stituted inquiries concerning the legal
ity of operating the condensifier be.
fore he started it. He said the alcohol
he had obtained was used for medical
purposes only. Shaver said he was a
sufferer from, rheumatism.
FINED FOk fRESPASS
Clyde Wilson, Ferdinand Kraus
John Thyme and Phillip Haugh plead
ed guilty to charge of trespass CT
the pennsylvania railroad and were
FINED So and costs each in city court
Monday. They were arrested by
Isaac Burns, Pennsy detective.
Kraus and Haugh paid Wilson anc
thyme went to. the county Jail. All are
from out of town.
CAMBRIDGE MAN HELD
George Raver of Cambridge City
found guilty of the charge of public
lntoxication, will be sentenced Tues
day, city officials said.
RaVer was arrested by Marsha
Richard Summers at Cambridge Cit
Saturday night and was brought to thu
county Jail at Richmond He spen
Sunday night in the city Jail, and will
stay there until sentenced.
A Il. Feemster, attorney of Cam
bridge City testified that this was tn
1nth occasion on which Raver hal
been arrested on this charge.
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dent Harding and have received his
approval. They include a plan con-
graduating the nation on the admin
istration of the past two years and
approving the record of the Republi-
can congress.
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The roadbed of the Niagara Gorge
railroad is to be made a public high
way for automobiles and other
vehicles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21

Gold, which is always found in the
metallic state, generally contains
some silver, and often a quantity of
copper also.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21

SON FINDS TURTLE FATHER
TATOOED MANY YEARS AGO
NEW YORK, Aug 21-As a boy,
Charles Maven of Cornwall, Canada,
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Elaine Observation-Disclosures

frothy, yet deep. 1t is good fooling,
with a point.
The whole theater joins in the
fun. The members of the audience
are the guests. The occasion is the
annual banquet of the personnel
department of a piano company.
There is the unprepared speaker,
who is just finishing a 45-minute
extemporaneous address; there is
the president of the company, who
says he didn't expect to be called on
as he pulls out a sheaf of notes;
there is the politician, who is great
ly interested in the gathering-but
leaves Immediately after delivering
his speech booming a friend for re-
election; there is the whole gallery
of stereotyped banqueters who are
to be found everywhere in Amer
lea.
OF course there is a plot-about
the first six months of the newly
weds who met at dance when the
young man came south to attend
an aunt's funeral. Miss Hayes,
quite grown up since she came to
Broadway in Dear Brutus," with
William Gillette three years ago, is
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Gay Old Musical
Play, "The Beggars
Opera, Here Frida,

Beggar's opera coming to ~.
Illinois Friday has unusual his,o-~
Those who have some knowIea.!,
of the stage and its history -
member reading how in the earl
18TH century certain John G.
wrote a brilliant satire diracto5
against the corrupt conditions nos
tanning under the reign of Ga6rs,
| II. of England and set thereto so1o-
of the popular song tunes Of III
! day, which resulted in its becor.
ing not only a ''howling'' success :,
172S but in its becoming probabIg
the most revived" opera of All
time. For nearly three Years II ba l
been the unbroken rage of I,ondo1
where it was most recently ravf-
ed by members of the Beacb,u
Opera company. This eomnanv
has been brought to America fnr
transcontinental tour. Nor age mn
time has been able to stale tbi.
celebrated old musical show. Every
species of performers have attemnt-
Ell it, from Theatre Royal to harms
and puppet shows. We read how in
the year 1899 it was played at Rarn
stable in Devonshire; when the haro
Macheath had but one eve-fbs
heroine Polly Peachum but ona
arm, the orchestra consisting of
man who whistled the tunes, whilst
the manager couldn't write.
John Gay lies buried in Westnip-
ster Abbey and his epitaph reads
Life is a jest and all things
show it,
l thought so once and now
know it"
His Beggar's Opera abounds in
the jests he found on every hand
and while they were directed
against the villains of his own i'm
mediate environment and time. thev
are nevertheless so psychological!
that they retain their point and
humor quite unimpaired and make
the work one that can not only hold
its own-but back the modern mu-
steal production off the boards.
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responding to flowing tones of
sound. He operates his device by
a keyboard similar to that of an
organ
This writer, sitting before the
screen upon which Wilfred played
his symphony of color, saw the
most astounding display of ever
changing colors he has ever wit
messed. All Of the delicate shades
Of the spectrum were fused one
with the other in fantastic shapes.
However, it was difficult for an
unesthetic soul to interpret the
theme the manipulation was striving
to express. 1t is probable that
some day sort of chromatic scale
will be devised by which the mind
can be trained to understand GER
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tain color harmonies correspond
ing to harmonies expressed in sound.
The school child may some day
have to practice his color organ
lesson as he now does his piano les
son, for certainly WiIfred has Gre
ated a new art, new mode of ex-
preston.
The immediate possibility for de-
velopment that this writer sees in
the color organ is it's sychroniza-
ton with motion pictures to give
height, width and depth to shadow
figures of the screen.
That effect so far has been gained
in very few films and then only by
means of cubistc settings or eleya-
ton Of the camera. Realism is lost
ter comforts the perspective.
In the former method and the lat
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
Bored America at
Banquet Depicted
in Broadway Hit
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN

New York, March 4.-The man
from Texas may like his hot tamale,
the man from Boston his beans. But
get them together at a banquet and
they all like the same thing-they
have to.
1t is the common denominator-
the greatest of American indoor in
stitutions. But it never had been
properly picked on until George S.
Kaufman and Marc Connolly, an
thors of Dudley" decided to score
another success. So they wrote an
other comedy, put Helen Hayes and
Otto Kruger in the leading roles
and moved into a theatre two doors
nearer Broadway.
Despite a huge dose of Shavian
wit meted out in Back to Methuse-
lab" the finest satirization in New
York is ITO the Ladies'" 1t is
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New Device May 4
Produce Three
Dimension Elm

New York, March 4-The projec-
ton of three dimensions on flat
surface is an established accom-
plishment- That, through the
"clavilux" was invented by Thomas
Wilfred.
Wilfred is demonstrating his in
vention at the Rivoli, Broadway
movie theatre. He calls it a. color
organ.
The purpose of the inventors
demonstration is to show that
themes may be expressed in flow
ing tones of color in a manner cor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04
''Three Wise Fools"
Sparkling Comedy
Comes March HIP

John Golden, producer of Light,
nin'," the worlds record breaker
will present at the Illinois theatre
next Saturday night and Sunday
matinee and night the much-her-
aided company of Three Wise
Fools" Austin Strong's sparkling
comedy gem, about which so much
has been written in the magazines
of the country during and since its
years run at the Criterion theatre
on Broadway. Local theatregoers
will see this play, said by critics
who know to be the best-acted COM
edy in years, exactly as it was pre-
scented in New York, Chicago and
the other big theatrical centers.
John w Ransome, the original
Hans Wagner in The Prince of
Pilsen," Hazel Sexton, Harry Fors-
man, Burke Clarke, Robert L..
Keith, Willard Vincent, Minnie Re
maley and the other members of
responsible for the great success
enjoyed by this unusual play.
The scenes of Three Wise Fools"
are laid in New York city. in that
Quaint part of the town known as
the WdSuIu6tOA OQudIS uISlllSI.
But not the Washington square of
modern days, with its short-haired
women and Observation-Disclosures an
archists who lived in red and green
, garrets. The Washington square
of Three Wise Fools" is the old
and aristocratic quarter yet unin-
vaded by the cubists and futurists.
There in undisturbed peace live
/ the three wise fools and their
servants. Nothing is allowed to an
noy them. All is harmonious and
deadly monotonous.
Suddenly chaos replaces order.
What catac1ysm occurs, and why.
should not be divulged Suffice to
say that there are plenty of thrills,
heart throbs and laughter to please
the most blase habitue of the thea
ire
John Golden is one producer who
prides himself on a perfect cast.
His Turn to the Right" Light
MIN 1.-The First Year" Dear
Me" and Thank You" are models
of ideal casting, and Three Wise
Fools" is said to be no exception.
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CONFIDENCE IN PREMIER.

Oxford. England, March Aus
ten Chamberlain, government lead
er in the house of commons, an
nounced that the cabinet had given
Premier Lloyd George an unani-
nous reply that they considered It
necessary in the national interest
that the premier should continue To
carry on the government
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charming. She might be a Dulcy--
but she isn't. Mr.. Kruger is the
husband whose bible is the adver-
Using section of the magazine.
But they are but part OF the back
ground in the great scene
Depicting bored sAmerica at the
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Average man marries at 80 and
the average woman at Is.
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Theatre Calendar
ILLINOIS.

nLINUiS.
STRAIGHTFORWARD Village FoIIies.
March 1o-'Ths BegEars Opera"
March IL and 12-tSunday Matinee).
Three Wise Fools"
FORT ARMSTRONG.
Tonight-'-rhe Silent can.'
Starring tomorrow-Anna Nilsson in
Three Live Ghosts
Starting Thursday-wirliam 8. Hart in
Travelling on
SPENCER SQUARE.
Tonight-Dougias MacLean in Passing
Thru
Sunday - Richard Barhelmess In
'"rol able David"
Tonight-Catherine Calvert in The
Uphill Path.
Starting tomorrow-''Husbands and
Wives"
Searting Thursday-Elaine Hammerstein
in The Way of Maid
AMERICAN.
Tonight-'-The Man Hunter"
Sunday-Art Accord in THE Flame of
Hate
RIALTO.
Tonight-Charies Ray in AN Old Fash
toned Boy
Observation-Disclosures Macdonald in Cur
tain
AUGUSTANA GYMNASIUM.
tConcertsl
March 2o-Msrgaret Matzenauer. CON
tralto. recital.
April 2S-Lucicn Muratore. tenor.
March 18TH City Symphony Orchestra
concert.
COLISEUM
(Dnveup~r+s
Coming-Galli-Curci and Jascha Heifetz
March 12-Tn-City Symphony
chestra.
COLUMBIA.
Orpheum Circuit Vaudeville
Tonight - Trixie Frgsnzi: "A Golf
Proposal; Roach and McCurdy: Cook and
Rosevere: Alex Path and Co.. an upside
down offering. and Arthur Nelson's
'Katland.''
First half-'"The District Schooi-;
nelly and Frances, Fun and Music" Scan
Ion Demo Brothers and Scanlon in origi-
nal waltz quartet; and Vauau and Ter
maine, diverting characters.
Last half-Billy Gerber's revue present
ing Songs. Silks and Satins"; -Four
Camerons" Winton Brothers. ''On Time;
Jack George Duo. Who Dat Said who2"
and Sigsbees Dogs.
Tonight-'Smooth as Silk
Next week-'-The Broken Wing"
CAPITOL
Tonight-Katherihe Macdonald in The
Woman Side
Starting tomorov-"A Mans Home"
Starting tomorrow - Constance Tai
'-The Barn Storrner."
FAMILY
Tonight-Norma Talmadge in THE
Sign the Door"
Starting tomorrow-"why Girls Leave
Home"
GARDEN.
Tonight-Tom Moore in From the
Ground Up"
Starting tomorrow-oCnstance Tai
madge in Polly of the FoIlies."
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All real literature of China was
destroyed about 100 A. D.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-04

Population of the earth double
itself in about $50 years.
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There are about 400 miles of
gas mains under the streets of
London.
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Argentina has % public holidays
during the year.
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FORT ARMSTRONG.

TUnight-The Silent Cali.
Starting tomorrow-Anna Nilsson in
Three Live Ghosts"
Starting Thursday-wirliam 8. Hart in
Travelling on"
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Uphill Path
Starting Husbands and
Wives"
Searting Thursday-Elaine Hammerstein
in The Way of Maid
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FAHIVVv

Tonight-Norma Talmadge in '-The
Sign on the Door"
Starting tomorrow-"why Girls Leave
Home"
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GARDEN.

Tonight-Tom Moore in From the
Ground Up"
Starting ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tai
madge in Polly of the FoIlies"
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Tonight-Dougias MacLean in Passing
Thru
Sunday Richard Barthelmess In
''Toi able David"
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suncay-Greenwich Village FoIIies.
March 1o-'Ths Beggars Opera"
March IL and 12-tSunday Matinee)
Three Wise Fools"
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AMERICAN.
RIAI.TO

Tonight-The Man Hunter"
Sunday-Art Accord in THE Flame O
Hate"
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Tonight-Katherihe Macdonald in THE
Woman Side
Starting tomorow-"A Mans Home"
Starting tomorrow - Constance Tai
'-The Barn Storrner"
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Tonight-Charies Ray in AN Old Fash
Toned Boy
MISUNDERSTANDING Macdonald in Cur
tain"
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AUGUSTANA GYMNASIUM.

(Concertsl
March 20-Margaret Matzenauer. CON
tralto. recital
April 2S-Lucicn Muratore. tenor.
March 18TH City Symphony Orchestra
concert