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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SATURDAY, JAN. 27, 1917

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND 8UN TELEGRAM Published Every Evenine Except Sunday, oy Palladium Printing Co. Palladium Buildinsr. North Ninth and Sailor Sts. R. G. Leeds. Editor. & H. Harris. Mgr.

EnUred at the Post Ofilce at Rlennioad. Indiana, as Se ond CUsi Mai! Matter. Melpolder And The Problem of The Poor . It is frequently urged that many persons are poor because they refuse to work. That poverty often originates in this source will be readily ad

mitted, but on the other hand many industrious

and hard working men are poor. Sickness or ac

cident, or a succession of mishaps may keep an

industrious man noor and force him to solicit

charity. ''."'"' . The theory on which the "paid agent of pub

lice philanthropy" in Richmond seems to base his "scientific charity" is that a man is poor because he wants to be poor, or because he is an idler and

a good-for-nothing.

The secretary of the Central Charity Bureau, if reports of his methods are true, believes that thrift and prosperity can be frightened into a

poor man or woman who appeals for aid. He seem

ingly cannot understand that some men are

forced to fight conditions that are entirely too

great for them to conquer, and that they need aid

and 'sympathetic instruction. Apropos of his mistaken theory of charity ad

ministration is a citation from a recent report of the Charity Organization Society of New York which shows that employment and unemploy

ment are not the only factors in the problem of poverty. The report says: "That there should be so much distress in a time of general prosperity is only another confirmation of the society's long established position that poverty is not merely a problem of employment or unemployment." Poor health may handicap a man from earning enough money to pay house rent and grocery bills, to buy warm clothes for himself and his farily. The protracted illness of a member of his family may eat up the greater'part of his income, forcing him to accept charity. One of the common reversals of life may throw him out of work or add a burden that he cannot carry without the help of society. Should this man be forced to suffer the chastisement inflicted by a social service worker who works on the basis that poverty is a crime ? Should the brave efforts of this unfortunate man be belittled? Has he not made a hard fight to remain independent? Can society expect more, of its weakest member than that it do its best? Is this main a weakling, a coward, or a felon that he should be examined before the high tribunal of a "paid agent of public philanthropy" as if he were a criminal and a degenerate ? Should the manhood of this applicant for aid be insulted and

outraged? Should he be forced to leave the office where "scientific charity" is meted out with hatred against society in his heart, with his ambition crushed, with the firm resolve never to ask a brother-man for help again? The social organization is based on a theory of mutual advantage and helpfulness. If one member cannot support himself and his dependents, it h the duty of the other .members to assist him. T this theory is incorrect, then we have returrcJ to the status of those races which expose their weak children and their aged and helpless parents to starvation. If a social service organization cannot see Christ in the ragged men and women and unkempt children who ask for charity, it has ceased to be true to its function and purpose, and it ought to close its doors.

City Manager Government The Republican platform of 1916 said : "We believe in a large degree of home rule for cities, and to that end favor Vie enactment of a law that will permit cities to adopt the commission or commission-manager form of government." The demand for an overhauling of the state and city government from top to bottom is growing in Indiana. As a matter of fact the state government ought to be improved first by the adoption of a managerial form of administration,

but this is too much to be hoped for at this time. The sentiment, however, throughout Indiana is demanding optional manager laws for cities, county government reform and a constitutional convention. The Republican party cannot well ignore the promise it made in its platform for municipal government reform. A law ought to, be passed at once, so that the impending city primary can be avoided. .

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The Gold of the Gods A fUii P Paayta (A MT8t7 of the Incas Solved by Dy friillir D. IVeCVe CraiS Kennedy, Scientific Detective)

Bond's Civil Service Bill City Attorney Bond has drafted a bill which will put the superintendent, chief engineer, chief bookkeeper and chief clerk of a municipally owned utility under civil service regulations. The rules governing the qualifications and efficiency of applicants are to be made by the state public utilities commission. We haye come to the conclusion that the efficacy of that bill is irreparably impaired by the section which gives the public utilities commission a hand in choosing the men that are to be employed. Richmond has had enough experience with the commission to doubt its ability to do anything right. We cannot understand why the city attorney, in the light of the adverse decisions he has obtained from the commission, is so anxious to give it added power. Neither can we see why certain city officials are so keen to push along a civil service bill now. Perhaps they believe that they

are the only ones who will be able to qualify under the measure. The circumstances surround

ing the whole measure give food for thought and

wonder.

Deaths in Preble

LEVIN MEEKS. EATON, O. The body of Ivin Meeks, about 33, was brought 'here Friday from Miami Valley hospital, Dayton, and taken to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Meeks, east of this city, and prepared for "burial. Death occurred Thursday evening following an illness caused by pneumonia. Besides his parents, the deceased leaves the following brothers and Bisters: William, Clarence and James Meeks, of Eaton and vicinity; Mrs. Ethel Shade, near Lewisburg; Mrs. Catherine Renner. east of Eaton; Misses Mary and Dorothy Meeks, who live at home, and Mrs. Dick Jackson, of Dayton., Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock in First United Brethren church.. Burial in Mound Hill cemetery. SARAH FLORA EATON', O. Sarah Flora, widow of Christian Flora, died about 5:30 o'clock Friday morning at the. home of a daughter, Mrs. Marks Deem, 214 East High street, after an illness renultlng from general infirmities and a complication of troubles. Had she lived until next Tuesday she would have reached her S7th year. Besides Mrs. Deem, the deceased leaves three other children. Perry C. Flora, of Wst Florence, E. E. Flora, of Numa, Okla. and Mrs. G..W. Rehfuss, of this city. HANNAH SCHLENKER EATON, Ohio. Dropsy and other ailments resulted in the death early Friday morning of Mrs. Hannah Schlenker, about 55, at the family

home on Main street. She had been ill many weeks. The deceased was the widow of C. G. Schlenker, a pioneer German, who established a jewelry store here in 1864. The deceased is survived by five children and five step-children. The children are: Harry Schlenker, of Chicago; Henry Schlenker, of Dayton, and Lee W. Schlenker, Miss Ruth Schlenker and Mrs. Stanley Baker of this city. The stepchildren are: C. C. Schlenker, of Hickman, Ky., Mrs. A. O. Wlsmer, of Ontario, Can., Mrs. H. H. Smith, of- Brunswick, Me.; Fred Schlenker of Germantown, and Mrs. Henry Rinehart, of Chicago. Arrangements for funeral services have not been completed, although they probably will be held Monday.

ECONOMY

Frank Cain and Harry Cain hauled dollar corn from near Hagerstown Thursday Mr.-and Mj-s. O. L. Hiatt were called to Greensfork Wednesday by the illness of Frank Underhill Miss Edith Lamb worked in Economy

telephone exchange Thursday afternoon Some twenty people from here were spending saved-up money at Richmond Tuesday Mrs. Jennie Gardner and two children and Master Harry Lacey, Richmond, arrived here Thursday to be the over Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Frasier. Miss Stella Kimball and girl friend Centerville, are week-end guests of Mrs. Hannah Kimball and daughter, Mae Paul Cain and family have moved from the Bums town property on the farm with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Cain Billy McCann and family have moved back from Richmond into the property vacated by Cain. He will have a woodwork and cabinet shop Ora Johnson and family, Hagerstown, are going to become citizens of Economy. They will occupy the Rose property Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Fenimore, Carlos City, were din

ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Mendenhall Thursday.. . . .Vine Scott

was driving a team for Thomas Cain Thursday.

It was a brilliant sight. The terrific heat from the first nozzle caused the metal glow under the .torch as if an open-hearth furnace. -, From the second nozzle issued a stream of oxyjjen, under which the hot metal of the door was completely consumed. . The force of the blast, as the compressed oxygen and acetylene were expelled, carried a fine spray of the disintregrated metal visibly before it. And yet it was not a big hole that it made scarcely an eighth of an inch wide, but clean and sharp as If a buzz-saw were eating its way through a plank of white-pine. With tense muscles Kennedy held this terrific engine of destruction and moved it as easily as if it had been a mere pencil of light He was the calmest of all v ' us as we crowded about him, but at a respectful dis

tance. "I suppose you know," he remarked hastily, never pausing for a moment in his work, "that acetylene is composed of carbon and hydrogen. As it burns at the end of the nozzle it is broken into carbon and hydrogen the carbon gives the high temperature and the hydrogen forms a cone that protects the end of the blow-pipe from being itself burnt up." 'But isn't it dangerous?" I asked, amazed at the skill with which he handled the blow-pipe. "Not particularly when you know how to do it. In that tank is a porus asbestos packing saturated with acetone, under pressure. Thus they carry acetylene safely, for it is dissolved and the possibility of explosion is minimized. ' "This mixing chamber, by which I am holding the torch, where the oxygen and acetylene mix, is also designed in such a way as to prevent a flashback. The best thing about this styla of blow-pipe is the ease with which it can be transported and the curious purposes like this to which it can be put." He paused a moment to test what had been burnt. The rest of the safe seemed as firm as ever. "Humph!" I heard one of them, I think it was, Alfonso, mutter. I resented it, but Kennedy affected not to hear. "When I shut off the oxygen in this second jet," he resumed, " you see the torch merely heats the steel. I can get a heat of approximately sixtythree hundred degrees Fahrenheit, and the flame will exert a pressure of fifty pounds to the square inch." "Wonderful!" exclaimed Lockwood,

who had not heard the suppressed disapproval of . Alfonso, and was watching, in undisguised, admiration at the thing itself, regardless of consequences. "Kennedy, how did you ever think of such a thing?" "Why, it's used for. welding, you know," answered Craig, as he continued to work calmly in the growing excitement. "I first saw it in actual use in mending a cracked cylinder in an automobile. The cylinder was repaired without being taken out at all. I've seen it weld new teeth and build up worn teeth on gearing, as good as new."

He paused to let us see the terrifl cally heated metal tinder the flame.

"You remember when we were talk

ing tov the watchman down there at the station, Walter?" he asked. "I saw this thing in that complete little

shop of theirs. It interested me. See

I turn on the oxygen now in the sec

ond nozzle. The blow-pipe is no long

er an instrument for joining metals together, but for cutting them asunder.

"The steel burns just as you, per

haps, have seen a watch-spring burn in a jar of oxygen. Steel, hard ; or

soft, tempered," annealed, chrome, or

Harveyized, it all burns just about as fast, and just about as easily under this torch. And it's cheap, too. This attack aside from what it costs to

the safe may amount to a couple of

dollars as far as the blow-pipe is con

cernedquite a difference Trom the thousands of dollars' loss that would follow an attempt to blow a safe like

this one."

We had nothing to say. We stood

in awe-struck amazement as the torch

slowly, inexorably traced a thin line

along the edge of the combination-

Minute after minute sped by, as the

line burned by the blow-pipe cut

around the lock. It seemed, hours,

but really it was minutes. I wonder

ed when he would have cut about the whole lock. He was cutting clear through and around it, severing it as

if with a superhuman knife. . To be continues

TAKE SCHOOL EXAMS

About 150 persons took the teachers' examination at the high school build

ing today. .

Those who are planning to teach in rural districts were required to answer questions on agriculture and domestic

science.

CHOIR GIVES RECITAL

Choir of the First Christian church,

will give a special musical program in the evening service at this church

tomorrow.

RELEASED UNDER BOND

EATON, O., Jan., 27. Before Mayor

Foos Friday on charge of assault and

battery with intent to kill, Robert Miller, 27, was bound over to the

grand jury under bond of 1,000.

Fiber useful in textiles and cordage

has been extracted from the water hya

cinth of Indo-China by a Frenchman.

HOT TEA BREAKS A GOLD TRY THIS

Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tei, or as the German folks call it, "Hamburger Erust Thee," at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour through a sieve and drink a teacup full at any time. It is the most effective way to break a cold and cure grip, as it opens the pores, relieving congestion. . Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It is inexpensive and entirely vegetable, therefore harmless.

Happy Old Age.

When old age carries with it hosts

of friends, good health and an abund

ance of this world's goods, it should be

as happy as any period in our exist

ance. That is old age as it should be, but too often It means poor digestion, torpid bowels, a sluggish liver and a general feeling of ill health, despondency, and misery. This condition can be greatly alleviated, however, by tak

ing one of Chamberlain's Tablets each day immediately after supper. That

will strengthen the digestion, tone up

thhe liver and regulate the bowels, then that feeling of despondency will give way to one of hope and good cheer. Obtainable everywhere. Adv.

A SERIOUS LOSS 'is loss of appetite.

TONIC DIGESTIVE sharpens your appetite, aids digestion, Improves the health, and gives strength and vigor. Sold only by us, $1.00. Thistlethwaite's Drug Stores, Richmond, Ind.

Cuttlefish preserved in its own ink is the only preserved-in-ink foodstuff

known to us.

TRY IT AND SEE!

Lift your cornt or calluses off with fingers! Doesn't hurt a bit!

At any time day

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A noted Cincinnati chemist discover

ed a new ether compound and called;

it freezone and it now can be had in tiny bottles a9 here 6hown for a few cents from any drug store.

You simply apply a few drops of freezone upon a tender corn or painful callus and instantly the soreness disappears, then shortly you will find the corn or callus so loose that you can just lift it off with the fingers. , No pain, not a bit of soreness, either when applying freezone or afterwards and It doesn't even irritate skin.

Hard corns, soft corns or

come between the toes, also toughened calluses Just shrivel up and lift off so easy. It is wonderful! Genuine freezone has a yellow label. Don't accept any except with the yellow label. Adv. ... ... -,'

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to the question of what medicine to keep in your home, eyer ready to take, when one of the family succumbs to bad weather or any of the common ills. Because such ills

manifest themselves in congestion, which is but another name for acute catarrh of the mucous membranes, through which we breathe and through which our food is absorbed, the first step is to remedy thi3 catarrhal condition.

A medicine that will relieve coughs, colds and grip; that

will restore impaired digestion, correct irregular appetite and drive out all that clogs the

system, is the one for you.

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that Peruna doss these things, DromDtlv. surely and gently.

It's safe for alL It has stood the test of 44

years, and it has won thousands to a devoted adherence and advocacy . as their family remedy, above all others because it makes good.

Profit by This Yourself - The exnerience of others is the surest guide. Every

a community has some one who has been greatly benefit

ed by Peruna. What it has done for them it will do for others. You are in need of a reliable family medicine yourself

1 why not use the one that has done so much for thousands?

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YES, WE'LL REPAIR IT for you immediately, while you 1 wait, and you can be on your way rejoicing. That's the way we treat i; our customers. Immediate, expert '' attention given by us.; Costs you no more than elsewhere and saves you valuable time. We call for and

deliver. " v ELMER S. SMITH "The Wheel Man" 426 Main St. - ' Phone 1S06

WELFARE CLUB MEETS

V CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind.. Jan. 27. The regular meeting of the . Welfare Club will be held Monday evening, February 5, at 7:30 o'clock. This will be a Social meeting, to which all members and those who desire to become members, are 1 Invited. Lunch will be served. - -

Masonic Calendar

Monday, Jan. 29. Richmond Commandary, No. 8, K. T. Special conclave; work in the Knight Templar degree. v Tuesday, Jan. 30. Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work'in Master Mason degree. Wednesday, Jan. 31. Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in the Fellowcraft degree, commencing at 5:00 o'clock; luncheon at 6:30 o'clock. Entered Apprentice degree, commencing at 7:00 o'clock. Thursday, February 1. Wayne Council, No. 10, IL and S. M. Stated assembly and work. Saturday, February 3. Loyal Chapter, No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting and social. . L

Dandruff Makes :., Hair Fall Out

23-cent bottle of "Danderine" keeps hair thick, strong, beautiful.

Girls! Try this! Doubles beauty of your hair in few moments.

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Within ten minutes after an application of Danderine you can not find a

single trace of dandruff or falling hair

and your scalp will not itch, but what will please you most will be after a few weeks' use, when you see new hair, fine and downy at first yes but really new hair growing all over the scalp. A little Danderine immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is amazing your hair will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance; an incomparable lustre, softness and luxuriance. Get a 23 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and prove that your hair is as pretty and soft as any that it has been neglected or injured by careless treatment that's all you

surely can have beautiful hair and lots

of it if you will just try a little Danderine.

8 THE PEOPLE'S HOME and

SAVINGS ASSOCIATION 29 North 8th Street WILL KEEP OPEN EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT From 7 to 8:30 o'clock for convenience of the public . to deposit weekly savings and earn the best dividends in Richmond. Reliable and prompt service. Money to loan always. Safety deposit boxes for rent

FILE INCORPORATION ' '""! PAPLRo FOR STORE

Incorporation papers for the Credit Apparel company with a capital stock of $25,00 nave beea filcd 'ltb tbe secretary of state. The company, which has the following directors, deals in general merchandise; Henry Goldflnger, Edmund Hirsch,, Leon B. Schultz and . Nellie Goldflnger. -

Look at Child's " Tongue if Sick Cross, Feverish When constipated or bilious give "California Syrup . cfFigs." Look at the tongue, mother! If coated, it i3 a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross listless, pale, doesn't Eleep, doesn't eat or act naturally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad ; has stomach ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of the little bowels, without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative": they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 50-cont bot

tle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. To be sure you get tbe genuine, ask to see that it is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt Adv.

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that is fighting the most general j disease in the

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twice daily. See ysur deatist i

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Get a tube todav: rwid ii

vuw iwuw oivu. una u.v I ease, and its symptoms and start the Searwo treatment toriin'jt. 25c at your druggists. For I tample send 4c, stamps i or coin, to The Sentanel Remedies Co.. Cincinnati. Ohio.

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VEGETABLE CALOMEL

Vegetable calomel, extract of the root of the old-fashioned may-appla plant, does not salivate. As a liver stimulator, it's great. It's a perfect substitute for ordinary calomel (mercury); in fact, it's betteri because its action i3 gentle instead cf severe and irritating and it leaves no mean, disagreeable aftereffects. Physicians recognize thi3 and prescribe may-apple root (podophyllin, tney call it) daily. Combined with four other standard, all-vegetable remedies, may-, apple root may now be had at most any druggist's in convenient sugarcoated tablet form by asking for Sentanel Laxatives. If you forget the name, ask for the box that has the picture of the soldier on it. These tablets are small, easy to take and are really, wonderful little performers. , They qtdckly clean cut the poisons that are causing you headache, constipation, sour stomach, biliousness, dizzy spells, bad breath and coated tongue. . They are mild. They never gripe. And they are a bowel tonic a3 well as a cleanser and liver regulator. A 10c box should last one several weeks. A Physician's trial package (4 doses) will be mailed you free if you write ment'oning this advertisement. The Sentanel Remedies Co., S03 JIadw son Ave., Covington, Ky,

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35 South 11th Street.

Phone 1603

DENTISTRY Good Teeth are an absolute necessity and we make their pes- , session possible. All our work is practically painless. Highest Grade Plates $5.00 to $8.00 Best Gold Crowns ...$4.C0 to $5.00 Best Bridge Work . .$3.00 to $4.00 Best Gold Fillings.. -.....$1.00 up. Best Silver Fillings.. 50 cents up We Extract Teeth Painlessly. NEW YORK Dental Pari or

Over Union National Bank, $th and Main Streets. . V Elevator Entrance on South 8th street Stair entrance on Main street Hours; 8 to 5:307 to 8 P. M. on Tues., Thurs. & Sat. Sunday 9 to 12..