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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
DEATH, fire AND CRIME
ACCOMPANY CHICACO'S
ZERO tenn PERATURES
(By United Press)

CHICAGO. Dec. 19.-Death. fire and
crime stalked with the cold wave
which continued to hold Chicago in its
grip today.
Zero temperatures which prevailed
over the city for the past three days
caused five deaths, thousands of dol
lars damage from fire and hundreds
of minor robberies.
With freezing weather coming just
before the holidays the crime and fire
wave was one of the worst in the his
tory of the city, police declared
Acute suffering was reported among
the poor in several sections of the city
and relief societies were rushed with
work
Four men were frozen to death last
night. Another man was killed when
he slipped on the icy pavement and
fell in the path of a skidding automo-
bile. The fire department has had
hardly a moments rest lin the last
three days.
Many Alarms Answered
More than hundred alarms of fire
were answered, scores of families
were forced to flee from their burning
homes or apartments into the wind
swept streets, clad only in night
clothes. Ninety per cent of the fires
were caused by over-heated furnaces
fire department officials said
Pickpockets, shoplifters, second
story workers and hold-up men worked
overtime. Police headquarters was
deluged with reports of robberies
ranging from few dollars to thous.
ands.
| cold weather always brings more
| crime police said. so does the
4 holiday season. Combine them and
we have a bad situation
| The weather bureau predicted mod
Grating temperature tonight but indi
Gated another cold wave would follow
at the end of the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
u. S. MINT BANDITS
ELUDE AUTHORITIES;
OFFER BIG REWARD
CBy Associated Press)

DENVER, Colo. Dec 19-The three
bandits who seized 100000 in five
dollar bills from guards at the United
States mint here yesterday, have com
pletely eluded authorities. police ad-
mitted here today.
Chief of Police Rugg Williams said
he was of the opinion that the men
who committed the robbery are not
professional bandits and is conducting
his search along that line He declared
that he believed that the robbers had
not left Denver. Last night and early
this morning police made a thorough
search of rooming houses and small
hotels, checking up all suspicious per-
sons known to the police Radiograms
broadcasted from several stations con
veyed to distant police stations a de-
scription of the bandits who shot and
killed Charles P. Linton, a reserve
bank guard.
The city and county of Denver today
offered a reward of $4,000 for the
capture, dead or alive, of the bandits.
CHICAGO, Dec 19-All roads into
Chicago were guarded today following
the receipt by police of tip that the
bandits who robbed the Denver mint
of 100000 were headed this way
Federal authorities declared they re-
ceived the tip from woman who re-
fused to divulge her name. The In
formant said members of the gang
were from Chicago.
Operatives were Immediately sent to
points along the roads from the west
Plans were also made to search all
trans-continental trains.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Chief Miller Warns
Public to Exercise
Care at Christmas

With the holidays almost here, fire
chiefs in most cities are commencing
to grow apprehensive. From past ex-
perience they know how easily Christ
mas in the American home can be
turned from a time of rejoicing into
one of sorrow, for there are many
fire hazards peculiar to the season.
Fire Chief Ed Miller shares this anx-
iety, and he therefore issues a brief
note of advice to the people OF the
city.
About this time of year." said the
chief. "the children-and a good many
grown-ups. too. only they won't admit
it-are impatiently counting the days
until Christmas Above all other days,
Christmas should be an occasion OF
universal cheer. 1t should be, and
yet in many households it is likely
to become a time of tragedy because
of death or injury from fire. if care is
not exercised
THAT is a grim tnought to associ-
ate with the yuletide, / know, and
hope sincerely that people will under
stand my position. | am speaking be
cause it is my plain duty to do so, es
pecially since my own experience is
backed up by some statistics received
yesterday from the National board OF
fire underwriters, from which / learn
that an average of one in every IL
Christmas fires last year resulted in
fatality. Moderate carefulness viii
not detract one bit from the fullesj
enjoyment of the day
Candles Dangerous.
Candles are dangerous on the tree
in the windows and wherever there are
inflammable curtains and DECORATIONS
All open flame lights are dangerous
am laying emphasis on the candle
though, because of late, it seems tC
have come back into fashion-and in
/ to my fire records.
Make sure that Christmas trees are
securely set up, so that they will no
topple over, and keep them away from
heating and lighting fixtures. Use
metal tinsel, flake asbestos and pow
dered mica for snow effects, instead
/ of paper clippings and cotton. Smok
+ ers should be extremely careful witt
/ matches and smoking material while
near trees and decorations. Ever
4 greens should be removed immediately
after Christmas before they have com
! pletely dried out.
Merchants should free their place:
/ of business from rubbish and paper &C
cumulations and should insist that EN-
/ ployes keep all exits clear. 1t is diff
ficult to keep stockrooms tidy during
the busy holiday season, l realize, bu
it is well worth the extra effort.
Finally" said the chief, ''let ever,
individual do his utmost not to spoi
the merriment of the day. No on
wishes to hear the chimes of Christ
mas converted into the jangle of tn
fire alarm"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
CHAIN OF EVIDENCE
TESTED IN MINE TRIAL
By EDWARD c. DEER

(United Press Staff Correspondent
MARION, ILL.,, Dec. 19.-The chain
of evidence, built up by attorneys for
the prosecution in the trial of five
men accused of numbering Howard
Hoffman, during the "Herrin Mas
sacre" last June, was to be tested to-
day following discovery of few weak
links during yesterdays session of
court.
Apparently disappointed when wit
nesses. expected to play star roles fC
the state. failed to corroborate testi-
mony previously entered in the court
records, prosecution attorneys were
prepared to launch solid attack in
proving the guilt OF the defendants.
Williamson county was stirred By
rumors that four men who escaped
from the death march last June and
who have been in hiding in Chicago
since that time, would take the stand
for the state today.
Hundreds swarmed i1to the little
courtroom and We're eagerly awaiting
the rap of Judge Hartwell's gavel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Sarah Rernhardt
is Forced to Rest
Because of Illness
BY WEBB MILLER

PARIS, Dec. 19.-''My son insists
that / take a rest-but for me, rest
means death"
The immortal Sarah Bernhard
stricken as she was about to appear in
Sacha Guitry's new play at the Ed
ward Seventh theatre. thus defied the
entreaties of friends that she abandon
the stage and spend the year that are
left her in ease and comfirt.
Her physicians after an anxious night
issued bulletin ar II a. m, which
said: "The crisis fortunately quickly
passed but Madame Bernhardt de
mands absolute rest for a few days
and complete isolation"
This was signed by Doctors Desnos
and Obissier
Madame Bernhardt will live to at
tend my funeral" DR.. Desnos said
later.
Will Not Stage
Il am going to return to the stage
as soon as l have recovered from this
slight indisposition," Madame Bern
hardt said to friends, who urged her to
give up. Her manner was yigorou
and she remained bright and CHEEKY
in defiance of the malady, diagnosed
by physicians as syncope Syncope is
fainting followed by stupor.
In the morning." she said in de
scribing her attack, 81 felt suddenly
unwell. Then suddealy / felt as if :
dagger had been thrust into my back
My whole body was like ice. l was
urable to call for help and l don't know
what happened afterward.
Il don't want to die like Moliere,
she insisted. Il am all right now
But if l stop to rest | will die"
Suddenly Takes Ill
Bernhardt was taken i'll in her dress
ing room, just before the crowd begar
to arrive for the production of "Ur
Sujet de Roman"
A throng assembled in front of tn
dark theatre and many rumors tha
the great actress was at the point o
death fitted through the assemblage
The people dispersed slowly after thu
announcement was made that tn:
great actress illness was not consid
cred serious
Bernhardt was able to go home il
her car but suffered d relapse immedi
ately upon reaching there. Her all
ment manifests itself in a series o
falntlng spells Whidh are followed b.
periods of stupor 1t is necessary t,
restore the patient to her senses witt
all speed when she is stricken, other
wise death may ensue.
Madame Sarah Berrhardt today sen
the following message to her friend
in America through the United Press
Don't worry about ne. 1t is only on
of those little things that persons O
my age cannot avoid. | intend to re
sumo my work on the stage and pla
in tonight's' performance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
HEROISM DISPLAYED
BY MEMBER OF TUG
CREW is NARRATED
,Rv Associated Pressl

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont, Dec. 19.-
The wireless today told a tale of the
remarkable heroism displayed by Billy
Cow, fireman aboard the tug Reliance,
after the vessel, carrying 36 persons,
crashed onto the rocky shore of the
Lizard islands, in northern Lake Su-
perior, nearly week ago. Sunday
night, four days after the tug had
groundsd, Cow volunteered to swim
ashore with a rope and enable his
stranded companions to make their
way to the island on RATS constructed
from ice skiffs. belonging to the Do
minion Fish company, which the Re-
lance was carrying.
Only one of the tugs boats was able
to reach the shore. The others had
been lost the first day when attempts
had been made to launch them Ad-
vices received today indicated that
three lives were lost at this time. The
fourth who died, an unnamed Fin
lander. succumbed on the tug, while
being taken to the 500 for treatment
after he had fallen i'll. From Wednes-
day until Sunday the Reliance, hard
aground, was buffeted by gales. She
struck quarter of a mile from shore,
but by Sunday night the pounding
waves had driven her to within 75
yards of shore.
1t was then that Cow volunteered to
reach the island. Plunging into the
icy water with rope tied around his
waist, he struck out for land. For a
time it seemed as if he would fail, but
he kept sturdily on. Finally he
crawled upon the rocky shore, the
rope was stretched tight and the RATS
were launched.
Pulled Ashore.
Clinging to the line the party pulled
themselves ashore. 1t was announced
today at the office of the Spanish
River Pulp and Paper Mills that be
cause of the heavy seas yesterday that
the Tug Gray which picked up the
stranded party had been unable to
land them at Agawa herself, and was
| forced to take shelter at Gargantud
/ for the night
1t has been decided that the Gray
sent out to take off lighthouse keep
ers will complete the mission before
returning with the Reliance's men
| The rapid freeze has made 1t inadvis
able to keep the light keepers out an!
longer. The ice breaker, Favorite
will escort the Gray on her journey.
BUFFALO, N Y, Dec. 10. - The
steamer, Thunder Bay, grain laden
which ran ashore at Markets point
at Port Colburn Ont, last Thursda!
in donger of breaking up. The coas
guard took off the crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
SEVEN IRISH
INSURGENTS
ARE EXECUTED
Friends of Men Stage
Demonstration
BULLETIN

DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Seven more in
surgents were executed by Free state
authorities today.
Rebel leaders, aware that the death
sentences were to be carried out at
day break, ordered demonstrations in
the vicinity of the pals where the
prisoners were confined
The doomed men in their last hours
heard the distant explosions of bombs
hurled by their friends who dashed
about the streets in fast motor cars.
The official announcement stated that
the seven rebels were recently cap
tured at Kildare. They were execut-
ed at Porto Bello barracks the state
ment said
DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Irish republican
insul gents renewed their warfare OF
incendiarism and bombing last night,
less than "a hours after British troops
were Withdrawn from the island
Two bombs were thrown against the
building housing the Irish Independ
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Extends Time For Return
OF WGr-Seized Property

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The house
today passed a senate bill extended
for a year or until Jan. 2, 1924, the
time in which suits may be filed for
the return Of property seized by the
during the war Alien
property custodian Miller and Attor-
ney General Daugherty had urged en-
actment of the legislation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Fall of u. S. Dollar
in Germany Has
Startling Results
lRv Associated Pressl

LONDON, Dec. 19-Berlin dispatches
printed here today assert that the sud
den fall of the dollar to approximately
5000 marks, following rumors of an
American loan, had strange and start
ting results in Germany last weekend.
The writer's say that the whole coun-
try was bewildered and that every
body's calculations, long adjusted to
holding the dollar at something like
5000 marks, were completely upset.
The people to whom every rise in
prices has been represented as due to
the rise in the dollar logically expect
ed that its fall would be Immediately
followed by a drop in the cost of liv-
ing and on this assumption thousands
of persons thronged Berlin's shopping
district on Sunday in the hopes of in
dulging in purchases beyond their
means. at was silver Sunday" the
last before Christmas on which the po-
lice allow the shops to be open and
the shoppers were confident that
prices would be way down. To their
disappointment, however the merchan-
disc they had longed for was as high as
ever and consequently they bought
little.
Mark Goods Down
The tradesmen, taking notice of the
peculiar situation. on Monday marked
their goods down 20 per cent, but it
was too late. The people, half expect
ant that a further rise of the mark
would bring another price cut, kept
their purse strings tight and the mer
chants now have visions of large
Christmas stocks remaining on theiI
hands
Another striking effeGt of the mark s
depreciation is seen in the fact that
the British coal is cheaper today in
German coast towns than is German
coal, and it is feared that if the mark
improvement is maintained, the de
mand for British fuel will increase and
the German viii become unsaleable
The steel trade also shows the effect
of the activity in exchange.
Dispatches say that under the cir
cumstances the manufacturers anC
tradesmen welcomed yesterdays news
that the dollar had risen again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
HEAR RAIL DISPUTE
INVOL WING employees
. Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Hearing of the
dispute between the Brotherhood of
Railway trainmen and the Switchmens
union of North America over the con-
tract working rights of their respec-
tive members was started today before
the United States rail labor board
The first case taken up was that of
the discharge Of switchmen members
of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railway which switchmen officials
argued held seniority over trainmen
who were retained. Five other roads
are involved in the dispute.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
MUST CLEAN WALKS
OR PAY SIS fine

4 fine OF $25 is the penalty for viola
tion of the law ordering the removal
of snow from sidewalks of the city.
The law provides that the owner or
tenant of lot or building, which faces
a sidewalk, shall remove or have re-
moved, any snow on the sidewalk in
front of the property not later than 10
o'clock in the forenoon of each day.
Councilmen at Monday nights ses-
sion, stated that citizens were decided
ly negligent about removing the snow,
which if packed makes walking ex-
tremely difficult.
Mayor Handley stated Tuesday that
persons violating the law in regard to
removing the snow, were subject to ar
raignment on the charge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY

BY w. {. Moore
Fair tonight, Wednesday Increasing
cIoudiness and warmer, becoming un-
settled
The gradual breaking up cf the cold
wave, due to falling barometric pres
sure, will be followed By increasing
cloudiness and unsettled weather, and
later by snow or rain, sometime during
the next 48 hours The present condi-
tions over Siberia and Alaska indicate
the coming Of another severe cold
wave either the latter part of this week
or the first of next week.
Temperatures Yesterday at Pumping
Station.
Maximum ......... .. Ia
Minimum .'............ -
Today.
Weather conditions The center OF
the cold wave, now covers the eastern
lake region and the Middle Atlantic
states, while a secondary cold wave
covers the northwest. 1t is getting
warmer over the plains states. The
cold record for the weather occurred
yesterday at White River, Ont, where
it was so degrees below zero. 1t was
3S below at Medicine Hat, Can. Tenn
peratures ranged from five to 10 de
grees below zero over Wayne county
according to locations. The only warm
nlace in the United States is over the
Florida peninsula where temperatures
range from 60 to so degrees.
For indiana, by the United States
Weather Internationally fair to
night and Wednesday except possibly
light snow in extreme northern por
ton. Rising temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
.POLICEMAN'S HOME
WRECKED BY BLAST
(By United Press)

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec 19. = The
adjoining homes of Patrolman John
Eberling and the Misses Caroline and
Pauline Reuter- were wrecked by an
explosion at a. m. today. The ex-
plosiop tore a big hole in the wall
between the houses and broke glass
in the buildings rs feet away.
Police and detectives who rushed
to the scene a few minutes after the
explosion were investigating report
that the policeman's home had been
dynamited by persons who suspected
he caused a raid on a still which was
being run on lot in the rear OF his
home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
SeUen Killed In Riots
OF Facistis. Communists

ETRUIN. Dec. 1.-Two facistis and
five communists were killed and Is
persons we're wounded in a fight be-
tween these factions on the premises
of the chamber of labor today. The
offices of the Communist daily, Ordine
NuevoN were burned
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-19
XMAS FUND REACHES
S072; ONE MAN GIVES
S10O To SWELL sum

A donor who does not want his
name mentioned gave 500 to the
$1,000 fund which the Christmas clear
ing committee is collecting to spread
cheer and happiness in Richmond this
year, swelling the fund to $S72S6,
Tuesday.
Employees of the Pennsylvania
freight office and platform force and
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
contributed SPOTS.
Additional subscriptions for today
follow:
Mrs. Harry Land ...-....--..$ 500
E. G. Crawford .---......... 500
A Friend LOO
Employees Pennsylvania freight
office and platform force.... 1875
Brotherhood Railroad
Trainmen ..........4..... 1000
John NJ Lontz ............. 1000
Loyal Order of Moose ... 2 }
A Friend 10000
Four Mile Aid Society ........ 1000
Monday total ...-.....-.....-.S6 .S696.11
Total ................... S872.S6
In addition to the collection at the
Pennsylvania freight department by
the employees, the car repair forces at
the Pennsylvania railroad yards are
also taking up a collection which will
be reported in a day or so.
"a big Santa Claus, who desires his
name withheld sent a check for 800.
! This individual PLAYS Santa Claus the
year around toward making every
project that benefits Richmond a real
success said Albert E. Morel, treas
urer of the committee.
$1,000 Is Needed
Twelve hundred dollars will be need
ed for carrying out the plans now for
mulated by the Richmond Clearing
Committee If this sum is not contrib
uted, the committee can not accom-
plish what it has planned.
Other organizations than the Christ
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Arizona republican., 1922-02-26

Copyright, 1922 by The Associated Newspapers
"The Riddle Of Personality "se psVsoPment" Ets
From personal Of letters coming 70
Il is evident the dsusIOn
that because mentally dull in school he must Of necessity
have soms innate brain deficiency. -.
often mental duns is Indeed en- Ind.
weakness But far otener noth
nq of 10 the product Of
curabIe especially promptly ssesrtainsd
ndy tormenng themselves about
benefit OF ehhdren
mental dulnsss And nalnu-
this wmy result from overfsedns wrong feedns
M ess than underfeeding.
sensible diet to improve remarkably IN mental
Mental duness merely with weak tired
ovsrstrained eyes, child visit good oeust has
meant prompt Increase ability study to advantage
Similarly had their wits neteeaby sharPsned
thouqh treatment specialist
hearing, their stupidity is found to have been
more seeming than real.
told them Also because they had TO strain TO hear
taxed their brain tstsusd rapidly they
quickly all they tried TO learn
weakness OF result IN
poisoning Of the blood supplied to the
toss srowths Of dental disease These
be reekened with when " aues-
ton of dealing with little dullard 49, 80,
unfortunate conditions the home
be responsible for the dulness
permitted obliged to sleep in having s or no
ventilation likely exceedingly scholars Nor is
scholarship to be expected from narsn allowed TO
stay taking part in festivities the family % etc
children IN enronie
The OF those
who at s~haustnS tasks before and after
ehooIh
class work fatsue them TO exhaustion
ut hease they have
red of AS natural they
have not been distinguished for scholarship.
fine should be hssS rssehiUs of the
Of The chances that adequate will
forthcoming.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-26

a good position. To get in with the
Mallers people meant being manager
eventually. She had probably imag-
ined that their friendship had grad
uaIly grown into something dearer
and finer, whereas
"Anice where did you put that
green heather idol that came in with
that last lot OF furniture?"
The girl put her prfitless dreams
aside and pulled out the hideous
squat idol. Probably her half formed
dreams of the future had been as
futile as the prayers addressed to
this little figure that had once been
shrined in some dim temple, but had
now been ANONYMOUSLY thrown in
with a set of old fashioned furniture.
The heat had been alleviated by a
sudden downfall of cooling rain and
now she could see the end of a rain
bow far up between the irregular tops
of the buildings. I'm glad. anyway,
about Pansy Minerva" she muir
INJURED half aloud as she stood for
an instant peering UP at the opal
hued arch of promise.
You were too busy to notice me
this morning, Anice," whispered
voice from the past, so / had TO
make the typewriter an excuse for
another call"
The eyes OF the palefaced little
clerk were not a whit less radiant as
she faced Peter than the eyes of the
primitive Pansy Minerva.