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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Answers to Questions

(Any reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Palladium
Information Bureau, Frederick ]. Hask-
in, director, Washington, D. c. This Of
fer applies strictly to information me
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject. Write your question
plainly and briefly. Give full name and
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for return postage; All replies are sent
direct to the inquirer
Q. What are the oldest gold coins
in the world?-R. B. E.
A. The skaters" of Croesus are
generally believed to have been the
first gold coins ever minted. Thirty
of these coins were recently unearthed
in the buried ruins of Sardis, in Asia
Minor, by an American archaeological
expedition. They are at least $500
years old. The coins are all Of the
same type, showing on the diverse
the foreparts of lion and bull fac
ing each other, and on the reverse two
squares stamped in There are
slight variations in the size and
weight, but the amount of gold in
each is little more than in our FIVE
dollar gold pieces. Croesus not only
coined gold but adjusted his system
of coinage to a convenient exchange
basis with the silver and copper coins
of the Greeks and the Baby,jnians
and other orientals. His fathe, Ally
attes, made coins of an alloy OF gold
and silver, but it remained for CrOe-
sus to put the country on gold basis.
He might be termed the father of the
gold standard.
Q. Is there any state in which a
citizen may vote at an earlier age
than 21?-H. G.
A. All the states adopt the English
rule of fixing the age limit for stuff
rage at q years. This is a lower age
than is fixed in some European cOun
ties, but in no country except the new
German Commonwealth has the age
been fixed at a lower figure. III Ger
many suffrage is extended to all citi-
zens. irrespective of sex, at the age
-of 20.
G. Can land be judged by the weeds
that grow on it?
A. The character of their growth in
dicates the quality of the soil Wild
carrot and the oX-eye daisy grow only
upon poor soils, or soils that have
been robbed of their fertility. Sheep
sorrel indicates acid land, the neces
sity of applying lime to "sweeten" the
soil. BTacken, sedge and moss show
that the land needs drainage, Dark
green foliage and large size of plant
and leaf are good indications of abund
saut heterogeneous food in the soil while
yellowish foliage and sparse string5
growth shows lack of this material.
@. Which of Dickens novels con
tains the much quoted phrase, Bar
kis is willin IS H
z A. Mr.. Barkis is a bashful carrier
in David Copperfield" who marrie:
ePeggotty. He conveys his intention;
Ito her by sending her a message by
David that "Barkis is willin' -.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

should be granted in orcer that Justice may be
done. Mr.. Hiatt is charged by the state bank
with substituting worthless secur-
tiles for acceptable onesm the assets of the trust
company The bank commissioner also said that
Mr. Hiatt did this without the knowledge and
consent of the directors He1placed the entire
responsibility on MIR. Hiatt.
The grand jury also-believed that there was
sufficient ground for returning an Indictment
against him.
If Mr. Hiatt is guilty of embarrassing the
institution and of forcing thes stockholders to
purchase with their own money securities to take
the place of the unacceptable ones, and has vio-
lated the law, the commissioners should appro-
pirate enough money to bring o1t the facts and
prove the charges or clear HINT in court of
Justice They should not let the lack of an ap-
preparation thwart the progress of Justice.
The crime with which Mr. Hiatt is charged is
not an ordinary one. If the confidence and trust
of the people in financial Institution is outraged
by the action of banker, which results in the
closing temporarily of an institution with which
he is connected, justice demands careful inves-
tipation of the facts and adequate prosecution.
Small violators of the law are punished. A case
of this kind should not be permitted to lag by
reason of a lack of funds. People lose confidence
IN the operation of the law, IF short-sighted
policy or lack of money prevents prosecution
IN which so much is involved as is the case in the
Hiatt investigation.
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Living Costs and Standards
Commodities Regarded as Necessities Have Multiplied I'M
mensey-Others Substantially Lower.

was regarded by the British employ
ers as preposterous and highly danger
Gus to organized society. They were
arrested, tried and convicted of con-
spiracy for forming their labor union
and were transported on the prison
ship Success to serve long terms in
the penal colony of Van Dieman's
Land.
The comparison between The Six
Men of Dorset and a modern labor
union striking for more dollars per
day or for shorter hours is an ex-
IRENE one, but it serves to show how
times have changed and how the con-
dition of men has improved.
But more immediate comparisons,
particularly with view to the added
comforts Of life, will be more opposite.
Take the single item of ice cream.
Formerly it was altogether a luxury.
Today, every urchin on the streets has
an ice cream cone daily and sometimes
several times a day.
Every American city spends several
thousand dollars a day for ice cream.
This is an entirely new addition to
the cost of living, and it may be point
ed out that it is not fair to call this an
merely is an addition to the cost of
living. If a given city spends 100000
day to their cost of living by max
ing this expenditure. This is an addi-
ton, not an increase, in the cost of
living of $4,000 a week; $1O,92O,000
year. We spend, in addition, $1,000
900 a day for ice, a comparatively
modern convenience.
iv1oO1 pdiafo ri ic
the motion picture show. Two decades
ago movies were scarce. A few were
operating but the universal admission
| charge was five cents. Today the
/ American public spends approximate.
| ly $1,000, 600, 900 a year on the movies,
| This is SO apiece for every man, WON
an and child in the nation. This is
an addition to, not an increase in the
cost of living.
These instances could be multiplied
almost endlessly. The country is
/ flooded with novelties in the way Of
new foods, new sorts of wearing ap
parel, new amusements and a thous
and and one other new things totally
unknown to and unused by the mar
of only one generation ago.
The magazines furnish an interest
ing example There are thousands Of
periodical publications in the United
States today most of which have large
circulation; most of them so large as
to stagger the imagination. A large
circulation means that the people are
buying the papers and magazines
| Ninety percent of this circulation i!
additional 1t represents, not an in
creased expense, but an added ex
pense, compared with what people dis
bursed a generation ago. The price!
of the commodities have not so mucl
increased; the people buy more com
modities and, especially, a greater va
riety of them. .t-..A...
What Automobiles Cost
American People
! Perhaps the single biggest addition
to the cost of living is the automo
bile. Not so many years ago tn,
horseless carriage was a curiosity re
garded as practical only by vision
aries. Today every tenth person il
the United States has one Thi
means that every second family ha
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
REGISTRATION BOOTH
in NUSBAUM'S STORE.

Authorities have endorsed the, plae-
ing of a registration booth-ina thesde-
partment store of Lee B. Nusbum,
which will be open to both men and
women voters from Sept 9 to Oct ..
The booth will be open to voters out
side of Richmond until Oct 7, be
cause thee clerks on duty will be~un
able to deliver any registration blanks
to officials outside of Richmond This
method was successfully carried out
by the Nusbaum company two years
ago.
Secretary of State Jackson, IN a
letter to Mr.. Nusbaum, warmly APP
proves of the booth which the store
will maintain. The large number OF
registrations in Wayne county a few
years ago, giving it a high rank in
Indiana, was attributed to the regis
tration booth in the store, especially
the interest taken by women in listing
their names
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Safety First Maxims
Count not that day lost,
Whose low descending sun.

COUNT not mat day lost,
Whose low descending sun.
Saw you careful as you crossed
Car tracks, one by one.
1t seems to be some peoples idea of
economy to put off buying a new step
ladder till they've got a few ribs bust
ed and the old ones ready for kind
ling.
Many motorists must be wanting to
bust into aquariums, judging by the
chances they take of turning turtle on
the roads.
If all drivers of autos were as awake
and alert as the dogs riding on their
tenders, they'd be less crossing
smashes.
Parents that put school houses on
busy streets. with about a foot and a
half of space to let the kids play in,
around them, should be sentenced to
be kids and go to school at one of
them and hunt a place to play!
Many drivers might just as well
have glass eyes, for all the danger
they see with the ones Mother Nature
equipped them VIII!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

DLLWT'HV |'78+o7T supreme penalty.
Taylor is "A. He is now completing
his first term. In 1886 he ran for gov
ernor against his brother the late Rob
ert L. Taylor, and was defeated.
Republicans claim he will win by
$4,000. His Democratic opponent is
Austin Peay of GAINESVILLE.
Taylor was admitted to the Tennes-
see bar in 1870. He has been a mem
Der of the state legislature and served
two terms in congress.
He is married and lives at Milligan
College, Ten.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Musings for the Evening
PROF. STEINBRUGGE SAYS

PHOFs y EilNSRO0OE SAYS
Does man have to fear a woman
to love her? When man has strength
or courage enough to overcome woman,
does he love her?
Mans Wanted courage-and il is a
vain display has been overcome since
the days of Eve by woman. Little wom-
en- have eEerted the most tyrannical
power over big. strong men-men
whose courage toward the outside
world has never been questioned. At
home they are like little lambs-meek
and mild. Is this love-and what is
THE relative position of fear and love?
Many men who will read this will
smile A newspaper looking for a cir
culation among women would not dare
publish this. 1t might give the poor,
forlorn creature the courage only to be
obtained by imbibing synthetic gin.
A man should be man. He should
be master of himself and his family.
1t is the natural law and it is his right.
would write more, but the fact is
that if l stay up too late my wife scolds
nue.. 1t is now after Il o'clock and I
must go to bed.
Germans are initiating American Gig
arettes. If there is such a thing as
the height of inanity, we would say ii
must be an American cigarette in imt-
tation form.
It seems shame the president
couldn't have sent that message to con
gress collect"
If you do not believe legs have ad-
vanced in cost, consult these figures:
The first Follies cost $25, 900. The pres
-ent Follies cost $350,0O0, and if you
don't believe 1t ask the press agent
They say Sing Sing is overcrowded
with guests from New York; but II
everybody in New York went there
who ought to go, overcrowded would
DesA tame word indeed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

nearly so good as that which now costs
from five to seven cents a gallon.
White sugar, throughout the country,
was a luxury which not every one
could procure, brown sugar being the
table staple and molaSses or long
sweetening, as it was called, being
widely used. But where white sugar
was procurable, it cost from % cents
a pound up. During the-war, it rose
to that height again for a brief period
but Immediately before the war and
shortly after it was procurable at from
four to 10 cents a pound.
What the economists point out is
that the American standard Of living
is so high that it misleads many PEG
pie Our people spend a lot but they
get a lot Recently two Scandinavian
born Americans met One had been
TO his old home and was telling the
other of the good fortune that had be
fallen one of their mutual friends. He
said that the man had become rich
He had done so well, the man ex-
planned, that he had bought himself a
bicyclei
There is a concrete example of what
is meant by saying that the cost of
living has not increaed in America so
much as the scale of living has in
creased. Americans have more than
any other people in the world; they
are surrounded with a bewildering va
riety of goods, most of which are
within reach of the comparatively
deep purses of the wage workers. Il
is an old adage that he who pays the
piper is entitled to call the tune.
Americans call IN expensive tune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Lessons in Correct ENGLISH
Don't SAY.

Don't Say:
He can't find it ANYWHERES,
1t is NOWHERES to be seen.
Try to find it SOMEWHERES.
We can find it SOME PLACE.
Find SOMEWHERE we may live,
Say:
He can't find it ANYWHERE.
1t is NOWHERE to be seen.
Try to find it SOMEWHERE.
We can find it SOMEWHERE.
Find SOME PLACE where we may
i've.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

reelection, says 1t
will and he's cam
paigning for an
other term on his
record of law en-
fOrcement and non
interference with
the death sentences
of the courts.
Taylor resisted
a IL appeals for
clemency when II
persons were sent
enced to death in
the last six months.
All have paid the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
After Dinner Trick S

No. 27s-A Paper Trick
Tear piece of paper into three
~thaps'' as shown in thu diagram, and
let spectator hold one Of the end
flaps, in each hand, with the middle
flap dangling. Then challenge him to
tear the two end strips from the hang
ing flap BY merely drawing on the end
flaps. He.fnds the task an impossible
one.
The reason is that as he draws in op-
posite directions the strain will come
between the center flap and one of the
end ones Thus one flap will come free,
but the other will still be attached to
the center.
lCo1Dri0ht,z 1888. bg PuhEc Ledger cOsn0Gns
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Who S Who In the
Day S News

GOV. ALFRED T. TAYLOR
VIII the electric chair in the state
penitentiary death house elect the next
governor of Tennessee?
Gov. Alfred A. Taylor, running for
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

The flying pay of an aviator in
the United States navy is $500 a
month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

Nineteen billion telephone messages
are transmitted annually in the Unit
ed States, according to the latest
estimates,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

Albert J. Beveridge, Progressive
candidate for governor, delivered an
address before the Sixth district con-
vention, and was received by a large
crowd
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Memories OF Old Days
In THE Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

An increase was shown in the en-
rollment of each school in the town
ship, according to a report made by
James Howarth, township trustee. The
township schools opened Sept 8, the
first day being spent in enrolment
and preparation for the ensuing terms
work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

Samuel Bigger was the seventh gov
ernor of Indiana.
Joseph Holman was the first treas.
urer of Allen county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04
Facts About Indiana

Forts and block houses, which for
merly had been used for protecting
1ndianians from Indians, later were
converted into store houses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

The winter of 1921, during the pan.
ic, was one of the worst in the early
history of the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-04

Perhaps the single biggest addition
to the cost of living is the automo-
bile. Not so many years ago the
horseless carriage was curiosity re-
garded as practical only by vision
aries. Today every tenth person in
the United States has one. This
means that every second family has
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
DRY AGENTS RAID
new YORK CADARETS
lRv limited Pressl

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-An army of
federal dry agents has captured"
New York.
For the first time in months, caba-
ret diners in the "wettest city" feel
qualms when they raise their glasses
of liquor to their lips, as flying squad
rons Of enforcement agents are
spreading as much terror as Carrie
Nation used to in Kansas.
Last night Dinty Moore's and The
Tent, two well known restaurants,
were raided by the fedefals while the
police watched, taking no part in the
proceedings. A tip mas gone forth
that an unprecedented series of raids
will be conducted New Years eve.
The result is wholesale cancellation
of plans for big wet parties. Clubs
and cafes that had been all their res
ervations for the night announced
that they would close at six p. m.
This is the first time since the dry
law went into effect that prohibition
has been taken SO seriously here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
believe MUNITIONS
RING DISCOVERED
,Rv Assocss ted Press)

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 22.-Expec-
tation that the seizure of 80 German
made Mauser rifles and $4,000 cart
ridges consigned to China would lead
to arrest of member of a ring en-
gagged in getting munitions to rival
forces in China, was expressed by fed
eral agents today. Tie rifles and cart
ridges were detected as they were
about TO be taken aboard the steamer
Protesilaus. Hundreds of rifles that
are bought in Germany for about $35C
each are coming into this city daily
by mail and express, according to the
agents, are being bought up by agents
of Chinese faction, shipments being
made across the Pacific when several
dozens have accumulated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
Rumor Charred Body
of Missing Aviator
Found Believed Fake
(By Associated Press)

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 22.-Confirma-
tion or denial of rumors as to the find
ing of an airplane and the charred
body of either Col. Francis c. Marshall
or Lieut.. c. L. Webber. missing army
aviators, today awaited the return to
Fort Huachuca of planes dispatched
yesterday when the report first be-
came generally known.
r. r. Stewart, an employe of a local
battery service station said that John
Blame, an Indian friend, told him he
had heard that two other Indians had
found the plane in Papago Indian res
ervation last week but had not told
white men for fear of getting into
trouble. Stewart said he sent the In
dian back to Indian oasis, IS miles
west of Tucson, to seek further infor-
nation with instructions to return
here The Indian has not returned.
Col A J. McNabb, commandant of
Camp Stephen D. Little is in charge Of
the hunt for the aviators in the Nog-
ales district last night declared that
/ the report was probably faxed.
! Aviators at Fort Huachuca also gave
little credence to the story although
! the planes were sent out in accordance
with the policy of investigation of all
clews.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
DENY GERMANY ASKED
AMERICA TO APPOINT.
COMMISSION
BULLETIN

BERLIN Dec. 22-It was officially
denied here today that Chancellor Gu
no or any other government official
had suggested the appointment of an
American commission to investigate
Germany's economic condition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-The Ques-
tion of America extending aid toward
the solution of the economic troubles
of Europe has been brought sharply
to the front with the emerging of a
plan under which an American COM
mission would determine what Ger
many should pay the allies in repair
ations.
The proposal so far has been dis
cussed outside the formal channels OF
diplomacy but an understanding in
administrative circles has been devel-
oped through an exchange of views
that the U. s., Great Britain and Ger
many are willing to assent to the
creation of such a commission. Pre-
mier Poincare of France now has the
plan before him and is expected to
make decision when he has conclud-
ed series of conferences with indus
trial leaders of France and of Ger
many.
Officials Reticent.
From the beginning of the present
discussions officials of the Washing
ton government have been unwilling
to do more than hint that way was
being sought to render aid toward a
European settlement and so far have
refused to discuss the plan for an
American commission. Secretary
Hughes last night, however, issued a
brief statement which avoided any
mention of details and said that the
government" had presented no pro
posal' on the subject.
The method of sounding out al
those directly interested before any
definite proposal is submitted with
| the full force of government authority
| is a familiar one in negotiations o1
great delicacy. The secretary's state
ment recalled an assertion severa
days ago by White House spokesmeI
who in discussing the American at
/ titude toward Europe said it would no
/ be proper to display on the stage al
that was taking place behind the
scenes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
Upshaw Threatens
to Name Officials
Violating Dry Law

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Represen-
tative Upshaw of Georgia today threat
ened to name state and federal Off
cials who, according to his informa-
ton, are violating the prohibition law
by patronizing boot1eggers.
The congressman recently startled
Washington by claiming that large
numbers of public officials get liquor
while lot of poor devils" can not
He called on public officials to take an
oath to abstain from violating the law
and today. just before leaving for his
home in Georgia, warned that he in
tended to force them to do it.
Il am not through with them yet
not by a long shot, Upshaw said. "Oi
course, it would be foolish for me tC
publish the information in my hands
but you may say that l am not going
TO back down one inch-am ready tC
stand squarely and directly behind my
statements
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-22
FORD WILL EXPAND
AS LONG AS JOBS
ARE NEEDED BY men

DETROIT, Dec. 22.-Henry Ford :
decision to construct a s6,O00,O00 plant
near Chicago for the building of au-
tomobile bodies and the assembling Of
automobiles, is only step in a gigap-
tic program on the Tart of the Ford
Motor company, "and will rank as one
of the greatest industrial develop
ments the world has ever SEEN" ii
was stated at the Ford company's OF
fees here today Fy persons in
authority.
''As long as Mr. Ford lives" it wa;
said, ''the expansion program is to
go on. The fundamental idea back OF
the whole scheme is to create moro
jobs. As long as there is possibility
of putting more men at work, the Ford
policy will be to build more plants"