Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 279, 5 October 1921 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 1921.

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BRITISH RAILWAYS ORDERED TO RETURN EXCESS RAIL RATES

(By Associated Press) BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 5 Rate increases which the British-owned railways of Argentina put into effect last March, amounting from 15 to 25 per cent, have been declared null and void by a decree of President Yrigoyen, is

sued today, which orders the roads to return the money paid in excess of the old rates to the shippers interested. The action was taken following a ote addressed by the ministry of public works to the railroads, stating ihat the raising of the rates without previous sanction of the government authorities implied non-recognition of the control of the 6tate over these public utilities. Roads Held Out The roads contended they had the right to raise the rates under an interpretation of the law and continued to keep the increases in force notwithstanding that ministry of public works proceeded to levy fines upon them of 1,000 pesos (about $690) a day and later 10.000 pesos a day. Recently, however, after much discussion, the roads Informed the government that it had not been their intention to disregard the authority of the nation and that they were ready to acquiesce in any decision the government might take in the matter. The president in his decree remits the fines and directs the ministry of public works to proceed to the revision of the existing rates.

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Rubberneck Remarks By FREDERIC J. HASKIN

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fBy Associated Press) ' PARIS, Oct. 5. The Fat Men's club, of Paris, in order to become a member of which, one must weigh 200 pounds, and which had to close its floors during the war, has recently been reorganized and is planning a pala of its own to be held in some rustic spot in the suburbs of the city, sufficiently spacious for their evolutions. The membership now numbeis f8, among whom three are women. They also weigh over 200 pounds. Mr. Maurer, the president, weighs 290 pounds, while the secretary, Mr. Alzas ,is a comparative lightweight, just tipping the scales at 202. Mr. Hoffman, recently elected by the Queens of Beauty as the handsomest man in Paris, was admitted to the club a short time age. He turns the scales at 210 pounds, and has the remarkable waist measurement of 'one yard and 30 inches.

American Legion

Archbishop Sckizen AraL The Most Rev. Archbishop Sekizen Arai, the abbott of the Sojiji, head monastery of the Sodo sect, from Teurumi. Japan, recently called upon President Harding at the White House. The archbishop is touring the U. S.

Westville Friends Hold Annuel Fair Oct. 7-8 (Special to the Palladium) , NEW WESTVILLE, O., Oct. 5. The

annual church fair will be held at the

New Westville Friends church Friday

and Saturday nights, Oct. 7 and 8.

A general display of vegetables, canned goods and fancy work will be on exhibit. Prizes will be offered for the best displays. Refreshments will be sold, and a short program will be offered each night

MONTREAL, P. Q-, Oct B. The rubberneck wagon, which a few years j

ago was confined to cities wun unique sight-seeing features, is now, without exaggeration, ubiquitous. Practically every town of any size or distinguishing features is equipped with at least one line of busses to show strangers its millionaire row, city hall and normal school. The rubberneck wagon is typically an institution of the day. Imagine, if you can, any one of your Victorian ancestors with his ideas of dignity and reserve, climbing up on the seat by the driver and rubbering with animation while a megaphoned individual

shouted facts and jokes in his ears. This is what travelers want nowadays. If there was any doubt of this, a glance at the neatly packed busses rolling over the streets of any big city would prove it. . Here in Montreal, an unusual situation prev ails. The quaint old cabs and victorias have stood out against the invasion of the big. efficient-looking busses with their megaphone spielers. But it is no use. The busses are here, and the cabs will be gone eventually, though a few people do still prefer their old-world atmosphere. The real reson why the cabs have been able to hold out against the autos is Mount Royal. This mountain that rises back of Montreal is a pleasure park belonging to the city. It is a favorite drive, or climb, with residents of the city, and strangers never miss driving to the top to enjoy the broad view of Montreal below and the St. Lawrence winding beyond. They drive up because the city permits no automobiles to climb Mount

Royal's winding roads. At different

times sentiment has been aroused in

favor of removing the restriction on automobiles. But the constantly curv

ing roads are regarded as too dangerous for swiftly moving vehicles, es-

pecialy if the drivers should be inexperienced, Intoxicated or reckless. So

the cabbies are in their element here

and do a quietly bustling business up

the mountain. Montreal further varies the monot

ony of the usual assortment of green,

red, blue and white busses, by having its own sight-seeing street car. This car is gaily decorated in gold paint and electric lights, so that it re-

; senibles the chariot on the merry-go-1 round. It goes round the base of i Mount Royal and offers an hour ride

for 25 cents. But elsewhere in tie city, and in other cities, the sight-seeing automobile is what might be called the tourists' delight

The interesting thing about the

busses is the people who do the spiel

ing. Generally they know their harangue by heart and deliver it in stentorian tones with about as much expression as a boy reading the newspaper editorials to his grandfather. Bus Jokes The busses hold to one belief, and that is that the tourist likes jokes. When the megaphone man is about to spring a good joke on a building.

he goes through the same sort of stunts that a circus star does to preface his chief stunt. In the circus, the music stops, the star stands still and

clasps his hands, and waits. ' The au

dience holds its breath and is all attention. Well, the bus cicerone hands out a

few cold facts, and then pauses. He is still wearing his megaphone, and the bus waits anxiously for the next pearls of wisdom. By the time the

atmosphere is sufficiently- tense, the strategic point has been reached. The megaphone man dramatically 6hoots out his right arm and says, "On, your left, ladies and gentlemen, the Steal Works, sometimes referred to as the City Hall. On your left." The crowd relaxes and giggles. And the lady on the third row repeats the joke wrong for the deaf lady back of her. Apparently there is no end to the jesting possibilities about a city. It is a new game. You look at a building and wait for the megaphone operator

to point out the hidden humor. Or, maybe, you try to spring one yourself, hoping to achieve fame by having it incorporated into a story told five times a day, to thousands of people in a year. An insane asylum would obviously inspire any guide to point it out and add soothingly: "We don't go any closer." And a cemetery inevitably inspires the pun: "These grounds are so beautiful that people are dying to go there." A stock joke in Washington is sprung at Scott Circle. The guide calls this Government Row. He points out the statue of General Winfield

Scott, representing the war depart

ment. Daniel Webster is on the left, representing the state department. "And Hahnemann," he concludes with

a sweeping gesture, "on the right, rep-1

resenting the interior department. For the benefit of those who are not up on medical history, the barker then explains that Hahnemann was a doctor and repeats his joke to be sure everybody gets it. Sometimes the , megaphone man takes what might be called a mean advantage to josh the bus driver who obviously can't Bhout a retort, though he may reply under his breath. "Ahead of you on your left, the city jail where the driver, learned his trade," burbles the guide joyously, with a wink at the driver. And again. "On your right the Grand Dollar Hotel. The driver eats lunch here every day on the curb."

There is somewhat less of thisj irrepressible gaiety among the Can-j adian guides than among Americans. In New York, for instance, nothing is too impressive or dignified to be safe! from jest. The Goddess of Liberty is always "the young lady" and Broadway is now "Main Street." j Prohibition Produces Humor . Prohibition jokes are favorites among the guides. In Washington they point out in Iowa Circle a corkscrew, camel and jug, all represented in shrubbery by clever planting and trimming. Strangely enough, the shrubbery art was not inspired by

prohibition. The symbols have been in Iowa Circle for some years possibly as a Casandra like warning of impending fate. It is only since prohibition that their meaning has been clear, and the whole story is not told yet. On one 6ide.of the park there is a mysterious hen done in shrubs which the guide has not worked into the analogy. New York has a large assortment of prohibition jokes. For instance, the fact that a canal once ran through certain streets of New York suggests schooners, and schooners suggest drinks. Hence, the story that schooners used to be seen on the streets of New York in canal days, and could still be seen there until the dryness extended from the streets to interiors three years ago. We offer this detailed study to show

just how it is done. Try It on your post office. Unearth the ear splitting

truth about the town square. When the personality of the home town begins to be appreciated the town is ripe for a rubberneck wagon. Undoubtedly it is only a question of time before the most retiring hamlet in the country will have its bus model of 1912 and its one arm driver, who performs on a megaphone with the other, to meet the trains.

PAST MASTERS WILL GIVE REMINISCENCES

Webb lodge cf Masons will be host

to past masters of the lodge at the

celebration1 of the ninty-eighth anni

versary of the lodf e, WednetdsV night ' - : Following the work " la" ihe. 'lodge rooms the past masters will be escorted to the club rooms, where refreshments will be served.: Each past master will be given an opportunity

jto give reminiscences. . . .

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NEW YORK. Oct. 5. Use of the giant liner Leviathan, for, months idle at the army docks at Hoboken, as shel ter and sleeping quarters for homeless and jobless ex-service men, is being thought of the 'Shipping Board by the American Legion. Following the Shipping Board's an

nouncement that the ship is going to

be reconditioned and restored to eerv

ice, the Legion likewise requests that

as many unemployed sen-ice men as

possible be hired for the extensr re-1 lair work. The minimum estinr fe of j the cost of reconditiouing the liner is ) $8,000,000, and a large number of men I could be employed throughout the j winter. I "It would be most commendable on j the part of the Shipping Board and I would earn the everlasting gratitude ' of the ex-service men if immediately the unemployed could be put to work ! reconditioning this ship or if, in the ! meantime, homeless ex-service menj would be permitted to use it as their ; temporary headquarters," John T. :

Taylor, vice-chairman of the Legion's !

legislative committee at Washington i has written A. D. Lasker, chairman of the Shipping Board. "Thousands oj these men are walking the streets or i slfeping in parks at night and per- i

mlFsion to use the ship on which they once crossed the ocean would give them the feeling that our country ha.s not forgotten them." The leviathan, formerly the German Vaterland. carried 4, fiOO American

officers and 120,000 enlisted men to I Kurope before the Armistice. Hecj average capacity per trip was 14, "00 ! rnn. I

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