Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 92, 27 February 1918 — Page 6

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 1918.

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TEEGItAV

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Whispering Traitors

William Howard Taft, former president of the United States, coined a new phrase at Chica

go last week when he spoke of "whispering trait

ors," meaning men and women who tell us that we ought not to have gone to war with Germany

and that we will lose thousands of our young men

before the Kaiser is through with us.

"Whispering traitors" is an apt description of

this class. They dare not shout an accusation ... ... i. u

against America loudly so tnar. tne wnoie worm mav hear it. They must resort to the privacy of

their homes and be sure no one is hearing beforeJ

thov make the assertion.

"Whispering traitors" include those who openly say they want America to win but privately believe we had no business entering the war. The whisperers are harder to capture than the outspoken disloyalists, because they ply their

nefarious work under cover. The number of "whispering traitors" is much larger than we imagine it to be. And their number is commensurate with the mischief they are doing. Whispering disloyalty takes the edge off patriotism. It weakens our determination to win. It paralyzes our morale. It will not be long before we will be summoned to exert every ounce of courage, to apply every bit of our Americanism, to utilize every factor of our national life. When that supreme hour comes, the whole weight of Americanism must be solidly behind the drive. For that reason it i3 necessary to eradicate every little center of discontent in the country. Former President Taft declared that "this whispering suggestion has had its effect." Who can deny the statement? How can boys be enthusiastic for army life if their fathers grumble against our entrance into the war and daily paint a picture depicting thousands of our boys suffering and dying on European battlefields? How can girls enter into the spirit of food conservation if their mothers condemn the government for participating in the struggle? How can the fire of patriotism be kept going in the hearts of the boys in the military camps if their parents give only lukewarm support to their government? It is natural that the interest of the people in the war will be dulled by the persistent assaults

of "whispering traitors" and the continued presence of "little centers of discontent." The animating influence of a Four-Minute Man appealing for the enrollment of men for service in the shipyards and munition plants exerted of an evening will be vitiated the next morning if a "whispering traitor" at the next lathe says, "You're a fool if you go; the government started this war, let 'em scout around and get their own men; we're not going to get anything out of it." The decision of a good housewife to apply food conservation principles to the very extreme in her household may be nullified by some "whistierine traitor" who argues, "how foolish of you

to be such a crank ; the government can get food .all right if it wants to; you're just being used as a tool so that some one else can gormandize." A patriot's orthodox zeal for the cause may gradually be changed into apostasy if he hears a "little center of discontent" preaching, "this is a rich man's war ; the poor man has to pay for it ; every one else is getting his share out of it, what are we getting?" Pro-Germanism is kept alive in this country by the Kaiser's secret agents and "whispering traitors." Unless a man is backing Uncle Sam with his whole heart, believing firmly that this country must win, and accepting without reserve the righteousness of the cause, he is a "whisper

ing traitor." Some "whispering traitors" say they believe the United States must win because we "are in it," but add that the principle of free speech gives them the right to say, "the United States had no business to get into the war." We believe with Former President Taft that this attitude "is taking off the fine edge of pa

triotism amoncr our neople." and must be sup

pressed; The principle of free speech, as it pertains to war conditions, was applicable until the very minute Congress declared war. Then it

ceased automatically. Then our going into and our staying out of war ceased to be a matter of debate, and was superseded by the greater issue of winning the war. Every patriot from that moment was expected to direct his whole attention to help "win the war" and not to argue if we were in the war on a just or unjust basis. And every patriot adjusted himself to the new

conditions, exception the "whispering traitors who to this day have tried to hide their disloyalty by the contradictory position of believing, we must win because we are "in a war" in which we had no business of engaging. Their mode of reasoning is absurd. It's just as foolish as is the theory : A blacksmith must succeed in his business because he is in a trade in which he has no right to engage. Or, a painter must be a successful painter because he is in a trade in which he has no just cause to be employed.

Farm Implement Repair Week

P. G. Holden in an article in the Palladium; Monday, entitled "Observe Farm Implement Repair Week," pleads for an intelligent study of the factors involved in the movent. He believes that inefficient machinery will handicap to a marked degree the efforts of farmers to raise big crops from good seed on fertile soil, or in other words, attention must be paid to farm machinery if efficient results are to be expected. The week of March 4 to 9 has been set aside by the National Food Administration as a period in which the farmer is asked to overhaul his machinery, see that it is in good repair, place orders for broken and worn out parts, and order new machinery and tools. The implement dealer and the farmer must co-operate in the work. If the farmers makes the survey, but the dealer is negligent in ordering the parts, little good will accrue. If the farmer neglects to inspect his machinery and discovers next summer that an essential part in his binder or mower is broken and that the dealer cannot replace it at once, he will have no one to blame but himself. Now is the time to place orders for new machinery and tools. Transportation facilities' are poor. They may be worse next summer. Farmers are urged to assemble their machinery and tools so that when the spring work begins, everything will be in readiness for the drive that is to increase the acreage of all grain crops from 5 to 51 percent over what is was in 1917.

Conquest and Kultur "In order to live and to lead a healthy and joyous life we need a vast extent of fresh arable land. This is what imperialism must give us. Germany may reap the fruits of Russian policy, if she has sufficient courage. Whit would be the use of a Germanism flourishing in Brazil or in South Africa? It would further the expansion of the German race very greatly, but it would contribute very little to the might of the German Epmire. On the other hand, the continental expansion of German territory, the multiplication on the continent of the German peasantry, whose activities and capacities are so immeasurably superior to the obtuse nonchalance of the moujiks, would form a sure barrier against the advance of our enemies, and a secure basis for our growing power." Albercht Wirth, Volkstum und Weltmacht in der Geschichte, 1901, p. 235.

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The Food Administration Says: THE reason that you are asked to eat corn and let the wheat be shipped to Europe is that our Allies have few corn mills and are unaccustomed to the use of corn and the preparation of corn breads. It is not practical to ship large quantities of corn meal, because it spoils In transit. Furthermore, our Allies have very few home ovens; they buy most of their bread at the bakers', and corn bread is not a good "store" bread. The oats, rye, barley, etc., that we send will not support our Allies unless mixed with wheat.

On&"$xvxjr. AMomont

THEM HOSIERY i (Contributed)

The hours I spent with thee, dear sock,

Are like a string of purls to me.

I count them o'er by the weary clock,

IVIy hosiery my hosiery. First two I knit, then two I purl, And round the leg I slowly reel Now joyful paeans to the heavens I hurl, I've turned the heel. Oh, knotted ends that scratch and burn Oh, stitch that dropped, uneven row I kiss each night and strive at last to learn To reach the toe, aweetheart, to reach the toe. A western congressman's son eays he is "going in for aviation." But one doesn't "go in" for aviation. He may "go in" for swimming. He "goes up" for aviation. It will soon be lime to get the old Tinhenry out for the next spring drive. Another offensive.

DINNER 5 TORI E S "My poor man, how did you happen to come here?" asked the sympathetic

prison visitor. -uverconuaenco

caused my ruin, maam," repuea me International crook. "But I don't understand." "I bad been doing so well

I got an Idea that all the smart detectives were la books." - "That boy will be the death of me some day," declared the head of the family. "I am sure I don't know where he gets all his impudence and self-assur

ance: surely not from me. He re

turned home from school the other

day to spend the holidays, as I supposed, and entering ray office, he threw bis hat on the floor, selected an

easy chair, put bis feet on my desk,

lit a cigaret. inhaled a few puffs, and

then, turing languidly to me, be drawl

ed:

" 'I say, dad, do you remember the time you werw expelled from school?' "I did. There was no use denying it, for one day, in a burst of confidence, I had told him of my escapades as a boy, and lived to regret that I had been so indiscreet. " 'What do you mean, you young rascal?' I roared. " 'Oh,' said he, easily, 'Ive been expelled, too. Astonishing, isn't It, dad, how such things will run in a family.' " -

"What's the matter?" asked the young doctor of a patient who seemed extremely pessimistic regarding his chances. "Oh, I don't know, doctor; but I feel that I shall never puU through here." "Nonsense, my boy, nonsense! Why your case is absolutely the same as an illness I had a year ago. Yet, look at me Strong and hearty as ever!" "Yes," replied the patient, "but then I expect you had a good doctor."

JPrHNGJND. Catherine Regior 'entertained a few friends Saturday evening In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Neff. The evening was spent la, music and a social good time.... Mrs. Doty and family of Mulberry, Ind., are here visiting her sister, Rev. and Mrs. Hanes Mr. and Mrs. Wisehart of Millville are visiting over Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Catherine Reisor Herman Woolford and Naomi Bertsch were

quietly married Saturday evening at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev.

Hanes... Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bertsch

gave a family dinner Sunday for their

son, Momer, and bride, who were mar

ried last week Rev. Hanes will go to Mulberry, Ind., this week to give a lecture at Widners institute.... The

patriotic services at the Lutheran church Sunday evening drew a large audience. Special music by the choir, solo by Mr. Murray, solo by Eletin Gaar.

Another learned symposium is being held in an important magazine to decide what is the difference between English and American humor. There is really only one difference. American humor is humorous and English humor is not. Maybe after that sanguinary struggle between Senator Hitchcock and Secretary Baker is over we can get back to the task cf making the world safe for democracy.

"HE'S THE GUY" The curator of the American Museum of Natural History has discovered that sharkmeat is good to eat. He Is the guy who put "fish" in

efficiency.

Uncle Hud. Maxim does not run the

maxim iactory down at wasningion

which turns out maxims every day like

this: "Save your potato parings and

beat the kaiser." ' "" 4

Maxims will not win the war. Max

im silencers would he the thing just

now.

The limit in advertising: Pictures of George Washington

standing with his hand on Charlie

Chaplin's shoulder. THEN WE HOPE WE WILL NEVER

KNOW HER A well-known writer , says of an

equally well-known suffrage leader:

To know her, one must be in jail

with her."

Always something to be thankful for.

The end of the sauerkraut season is in sight.

T

Trebled the Garden Crop

From Minneapolis Journal.

HERE is no need of going into panic about the

for being wisely alarmed. America needed reason for being wisely alarmed. America needed

every ounce of food raised in 1917, and even with the increased yield of that year we have all come face to face with the revised dinner plate. A dinner plate can speak more eloquently to humanity than can preacher or president. Do the best we can, that same plate will talk louder this year than last.

Potatoes now seU to consumers at from $1.25 to $1.50

per bushel. A year ago they sold for $4. Not the great

er part of that reduction, hut a very appreciable portion

of it, is due to the fact that thousands raised potatoes in

their home gardens in 1917. This is but one item to be credited to the garden. The vegetables eaten fresh from

the garden last season and canned in the home for winter

use have helped to ease the burden of feeding America

It needed only a different direction to idle hour activities

to put this new wealth of food into the world's pantry

America cannot expect as large a wheat crop this year as

last. Winter wheat is liUely to be in shorter supply. The

nation is looking to the corn of 1918 to fill the gap in

wheat. Corn mills are being revived and promoted all

over the country in preparation for the demand for corn

bread. Comparatively few individuals can do anything directly toward Increasing the grain yield in 191S; but

three-fourths of the population can produce garden food

If America and the world is normally fed this year, Min

neapolis and every town and village in this northwest

must garden to the very limit.

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FOUNTAIN CITY, IND.

Mii Gladys Study. Nelson Hampton and Winston Huff were entertained at the home of Miss Opal Skinner, e,inv nfcninf Mrs. Will Johnson,

of near this place, who has been very m w J nrA Trtm

m. la lirmrovinK. . . .ziv. aaa am.

Bond of Muncie, were recently In Itown on business Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd Tapp ana' uinuy were surpnseu at their home Friday evening. Those present were Messrs. and Mesdames Frank Clauhaugb, Frank -Nicholson, "Howard Thomas and family, Henry Brown, Will Deflnbaugh, Will Wright and family. Floyd Tapp, Rube Ketring and Mrs. Sue Ford. Mlssee Minnie and

Esther Maines, Icy Martin,' Mary Thorn, Mary Claubaugh, Pauline Clark Woodsie Elliott, Vema Skinner, Mildred Hiatt, Anna Love, Myrtle Nicholson, Gladys and Ruth pefinbaugh, Messrs. Stewart Thorn, Donald Elliott, Marvin Hawkins, Stanford Ross, Ralph Freeman, Alva Horn. Robert Ross, Wilbur Harsley, George Tapp, Halley and Paul Deflnbaugh, Albert Ford, Kenneth Parker and Charley Ketring;. Music was furnished by Floyd Tapp, Donald Elliott and Will Deflnbaugh.

Which would you rather do, just break even in your business this year or leave a leg over In France? Boost War-Savings.

Cured His RUPTURE

I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several years ago. Doctors said my only hope of

cure was an operation. Trusses did me bo good. Finally I cot bold of something that quickly and

completely cured me. Years have passed and the rupture has never returned, although I am doing

hard work as a carpenter. There was no operation, no lost time, no trouble. I have nothing ta sell, but will cive full information about how you

may find a complete cure without operation, if

you write to me, Eugene M. Pu.len. Carpenter, 139D Marcellus Avenue. Manasquan, N.J. Better cut out this notice and show it to any others who are ruptured you may save a life or at least stop the misery of rupture and the wonf and danger

of an operation.

TRAIN YOUR STOMACH TO EAT HEARTILY

Plain Food la the Rule Today But is Heavy for Many Stomachs. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Will Digest Anything.

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Get a small package of Hamburg Breast Tea, at any pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of this hamburg 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, at it opens the pores, relieving congestion. Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold at once. It is inexpensive and entirely Teg table, therefore harmless. (Adv.)

A Simple But Popular Up-to-Date Model.

Famine in quinine Is predicted. We never liked the durned - stuff,

anyhow.

Masonic Calendar , Wednesday, Feb. 27. Webb Lodge

No. 24 F. and A. M. Called meeting.

Work in Entered Apprentice degree. Commences at seven oclock.

Friday, March l King Solomon

Chapter No. 4, R. A. M. Called meeting. Work in Royal Arch degree.

Saturday, March 2 Loyal Chapter

No. 49 O. E. S. Stated meeting.

Are the banks ia your community

doing their part in the War-Savings

campaign? If they are not. it migut

be embarrassing to ask them why

they are not?

Nothing Is More Utterly Wasteful Than to Leave a Plateful of Food Picked At. People who nibble at food can recall the time when they ate heartily of anything they liked. There was no dyspepsia then, no stomach trouble, because there was a plentiful 6upply of digestive juices. You can bring back the good old times if you follow each meal with Stuarfs Dyspepsia Tablets. No more sour stomach, water brash, heartburn, gas, rumblings, bad breath, coated tongue and dead, dull, stupid feeling. Sit down to your next meal and eat heartily. Enjoy your food in peace. Let your appetite have full play. When all through, take a couple of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and fear no consequences. Thousands have taken this advice and been glad they did. Get a 50-cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets from your druggist. Adv.

Suits & Overcoats Dry - .00 Cleaned and Pressed., .tp A Carry and Save 25c Plan Altering, repairing and pressing done by practical tailors JOE MILLER, TAILOR 617J2 Main Street. Second Floor.

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or woman who suffered from rheumatism from trying It. Either the sufferer had to Journey to some hot springs to drink the water containing the radium emanations or go to an institution known as an "Emanatcrium" where the radium treatment was taken by inhaling the gas-or emanations given off from a Quantity of pure radium. Now, however, the radium treatment Is not expensive. Sufferers from rheumatism can try radium right In their own homes and the cost is no greater than the cost of ordinary medicines. The manufacturers of Tanlac the most widely known general system tonic in America, have placed a medicine for rheumatism on the market and it cotains radium. Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment, under which name the new medicine is being introduced, is complete. It consists of a tablet for internal use and a medicament for external use. Each of the tablets for internal use produces four mache units of genuine

If you suffer from the aches and pains and twinges of rheumatism get Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment today and get a real medicine for this dreaded complaint You can get Tanlac Rheumatism Treatment at any good drug store where you get Tanlac, the

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2C65 This will be a splendid model for velvet in black or colors. It requires very little trimming. The lines are graceful, and the design is easy to develop. At the 6ides, deep pockets are inserted, forming not only a stylish but also a practical feature. The Pattern Is good for serge, velour, satin, corduroy, duvetyn and crepe. It is cut in 6 sires: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 3S requires 6 yards of 44-Inch material. The dress measures about 2 yards at its lower edge. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.

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