Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 343, 21 December 1921 — Page 6
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY, utL, zl,
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM
Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Palladium Printing Co. Palladium Building. North Ninth and Sailor Streets. L'ntered at the Post Office at Richmond, Indiana, as Second-Class Mail Matter. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press In exclusively entitled to the usa tnr republication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper, and also the local news pub!!shed herein. All rights cf republication of epeclal dispatches herein are also reserved.
Light Rates to Remain the Same The recommendation of Benjamin Perk that power and light rates of the municipal electric light plant remain as they are at present squares with good business judgment and the principles of sound financing. The accountant, in his report to the board of public works, sets out fully his reasons for this recommendation. The present rate schedule will enable the plant to earn about $88,000 this year.
energy if they are required to wait at least a few more months until conditions become more certain and we have passed the realm of speculation
as to what the new unit can do in reducing operating expenses." Some citizens erroneously believe that the
light and power rates here are higher than else
where, and that the plant is penalizing the consumer, whereas, in truth, as Mr. Perk shows, the the Richmond rates are so low that they are an invitation to industries to settle here. Cheap power rates are an attractive talking point in any selling campaign that a city may wage. Richmond is fortunate in having a municipal utility that is able to provide current at a rate which is regarded as low when it is compared with rates in other cities. By paying the present rates the citizens are safeguarding their investment of $1,043,000, and are providing sufficient revenue to enable it to show earnings that will take care of the various charges that have to be met. It is much better
That Guiltiest Feeling
tn maintain thpsp rntp? than tr rpHnpf fl-iorn nn.l
If the rates were reduced one cent on light and j to confronted with a deficit that will utimately rower, the revenue would be reduced about I ruin the clant or create conditions that will mili-
$112,000, which would seriously cripple the plant
The present rates are not high compared with those prevailing in other cities. Mr. Perk's observation on this point might well be considered seriously by every citizen. He said: "The present rates in the city of Richmond are low; in fact, among the very lowest in the state of Indiana, and consequently no hardship is being worked upon the consumers of electric
tate against its future welfare. Some of us are not aware of the value of the municipal plant. We underestimate the fact that it is giving us power and light at rates that are lower than most cities have. If the plant is able to give us this utility at lower rates than other cities enjoy, and still is able to meet its charges of all kinds, we have an investment that is worth safeguarding at all costs.
An swers to Uuestions (Any reader can gpt the answer to inv question by "vritin? The Palladium Information Bureau. Frederick J. Hask1n. director, Washington. D. C This offer applk-s strictly to information. The bureau does not pive advice on leqal, medical and financial matters. It does not altompl to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any sub.tt-rt. Write your question pliinlv and briefly. Give full name and address and enc lose two cents in stamps for return posta?f. All replies are sent direct to the Inquire: )
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Q. When was Christmas first celebrated? G. S. P. A. The beginning of the celebration of Christmas as a Christian an
niversary cannot be dated exactly.! T!ie first certain mention cf the fes-1 tival is in the reign of the Emperor j Commodus (A. I. 180-192V The ies-; tival is also spoken of in the third; century by Clement of Alexandria. IU was. of course, a ce lebration com-j meliorating the birth of the Son of ; God. and was participated in by thej little groups who recognized Christ as j Mich. I Q. Have as many immigrants arriv-j cd from any country as the laws al-1 lows to enter? (1. T. I A. The year's quotas for Greece, Spain, Jugoslavia, Palestine, Turkey, 5yria and Smyrna are already exhausted. ) Q. Explain the Six and Six Flan of school organization. B. O. Y. I A. The Six and Six Plan of school j organization is a plan whereby the; education of a child shall be divided into six years of graded school work, two years of junior high, and four: years of high school work, making six! of graded work and six of high rath-, . 1. - :U .... 1 nn 1 M !
high school. O. Which is carried on more ex
tensively in the West, cattle raising j
or sharp raising? J... K. I
A. The cattle industry is more ex-: tensive in the West than sheep! ranching. The total farm value ofi cattle in the United States for the i present, year is estimated at $1,346.-
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TODAY'S TALK By George Matthew Adams, Author of "You Can," "Take It," "Up" THE MONGREL He camo just as darkness was feeling its way Into the night, this dog with a strain of the terrier and the spaniel in his veins. A storm was on. Rain beat in torrents against the window panes. And it was only by chance that the scratching knock of the little fellow was heard. But it was heard and the stranger was given a royal welcome by the boys who let him in. Friendship with him was first nature. His dancing eyes seemed to compose poem after poem, while his restless ears fairly tangled the waves of the air as he romped and jumped. Play was life to this wanderer from somewhere. He ate and was grateful. Then tired from his day, he curled his spotted body into a ball on the floor near the radiator and fell asleep. Morning came with the passing of the storm. A warm sun welcomed the visitor. When we went to tell him "good morning." he answered back with many wags of a tail and an understanding whine and bark that seemed to translate over and over again: "Thank you, I had a good rest I'm glad I came, but I want to get OUT!" Just then another one of his kind was spied across the street. With a desire that was almost frantic, he begged at the door. The call of the tramp was on. We watched him dash to his friend while each wagged a happy greeting. And then another of his outdoor family called to him from a passing automobile. The last we saw of him was a speck of a tail a quarter of a mile away turning a corner down the street vanishing into a mere memory. But his brief stay was well worth while. For he was all laughter and friendliness. How very wonderful it is to leave behind us nothing but joy and happy memories! To be always welcome wherever we go and to stay just lf-ng enough! Unacquainted with fame or fickle fortune but loved nevertheless because of the simple ability to distribute happiness and tint the air with a lovely influence. I hope that the little mongrel will come back again some day.
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6:,,000, while the total value ot sheep , he t successive churches rain nd wool is estimated at $288.. 32,000. h jam. and waS the BaUle l the fpSSI salvation to his no-
Rosebud
A. The Battle of the Rosebud was a battle between Federal troops and
the Indians, fought shortly before thej Custer Massacre. The Sioux were:
victorious m this encounter wnicn occurred July 17. 1376, on the banks of the Rosebud river.
Atter Uinner otories
She had accepted his embraces j without reserve, but every time she! seemed to be on the verge of going j to f.leep. It was most exasperating. Finally he remonstrated. j "See here," he demanded peevishly, j "why do yon always appear asleep i
when I kis you : "Why, Harry," she retorted indignantly. "You don't for a minute think I'm tin- sort of girl who would do such things with my eyes open!" The editor in charge of the personal inquiry column opened his seventieth Utter with a groan. "li have lust three husbands," a 'aiiy reader had written, confidentially, "and now have the offer of a fourth. t'lr.'U 1 accept him?" The editor dipped his pen in the ink. This was the last straw. "If vou've lost three husbands," he
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j rands, vain or sane, amid the slush and mud and rain. But Mr. Killjoy says, "My friend, this doggone rain will never end; anil if it does there'll be a freeze and well have green pains in our knees. The weather's hourly growing worse, and he is wise who hires a hearse; there'll be an outbreak of the flu. and that will put an end to you." We hear him spieling in the rain, and feel that everything is
when at last we reach our
e re snooting spasms in our
tion, and when heir,: '" " lu
iLin-ic, rtim mumps, aim laiung or ine
hair. Inus these two scouts go up and down; one tries to cheer the
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DR. WILBUR FISK CRAFTS Life has never been just right for
Wilhur Fisk ("'rafts As a rninistpr I
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TheR
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By FREDERICK J. HASKIN
garets which may be purchased at 17, 18. or 20 cents a box. There are just about as many places selling them at one price as at either of the others. But all places seem to be doing an equally good business in them. It would seen that the cigaret smoker buys where he is accustomed to hnv-
uP j ing and that a saving of 15 per cent
is not enough to induce him to change his habits. In this case, there is not much to induce the retailer to lower his price. If a low price brought a flood of trade and high price produced a prompt boycott, it is extremely probable that the average retail prices would fall. In another case a brand of trademarked and nationally advertised khaki trousers, widely used by sportsman, was priced at three different stores. The prices were 5.50, $6.25, and $7.00. Likewise, a large hardware store wanted $2.50 for a certain hand-ax. which
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21 The cutstanding fact about the retail market these is the variation you can discover in the price asked for exactly
"Jhe same article at different stores.
Some retailers are apparently trying to stand pat on uar time prices.
while others are trying to build
their trade and hasten the turnover by
selling at the lowest prices they can. Xo doubt, too, the retail price varies widely because the wholesale prices, at which goods now in stores were bought, also vary. Some retailers have goods in stock bought at war time wholesale prices, and they are holding them for a price that will give them at least their money back. Others,
who bought more cautiously, have the)
same articles purchased at somewhat lower rate. Whatever the reasons for this variety of price on the same article, it certainly exists, and it creates an unusual
. ;o i the
iciujiucu jMiuppt-r lo imu nut ue is
looking for a low price. Incidentally
the fact that the same town the same "V"" v me ioei.j tne other hand, women's clothes gener
article is sold for three or four dif-i ! " "s l T? an .instructive u- ally seem to be a little higher than i ferenl prices shows that most people rat ot th.e shPPng habits of, men's. There are two principal rea-!
are not resourceful and determined, , . : ; T"" 'r umisl 1UI,'U!II sons ior tnis.. In the first place, wo
snoppers.
ing against high prices, thev. as a ; smcn men in this country , fashion than man.
rule, tamely pay whatever
er demands, and they make
effort to patronize the man who of
ed for strictly masculine goods. It has been noted that stores catering to women usually run in groups of three. That is, there are usually at least three stores in a city which carry women's cloaks, and larger places are likely to have three stores of each distinctive class, or on each prinicipal retail street. The reason for this is that a woman about to make a purchase will usually price the desired article in at least three places and then buy in the cheapest market.
whereas, the man will probably buy inj
the first place he enters if the salesman there knows his business at all. Women Determined It is also easy to see that a woman will take more trouble to make her purchases. In the department stores the men's furnishings are always on the first floor. They have to be. Men
will not go to an upper floor in search ' of what they want. But the women's furnishings are always on an upper floor, while the first floor is revoted to a lot of small articles that every
year, but ther are few men who hesitate to wear a suit three years old if it is still in passably good condition. Men who buy tailored clothes usually have them cut out by the same pat terns year after year. The tailor may introduce some minor changes as a concession to fashion, but the average man is coaservative in that mat;cr. Furthermore, if the price is too high, a man will not buy at all. He will make the old suit do. But not so woman. She must have a new one. There are many different factors in the making of high retail prices, but man's laziness and woman's vanity are undoubtedly two constant ones.
The Suez canal w-as opened in November, 1S69.
woman needs, so that she will see them and buy them in passing.
Despite her greater determination;
is trade-marked. A smaller place sold ; oannAt iTh.C " !
fnSS f:f6 tb" iS 83fe ff muCh bctter tbau th; man in thl i J th bi y more,lof them varf sold I buying of ready-to-wear clothes. On! at the higher price than at the lower, the other hand, women's clothes eener-i
While constantly protest-! :"v"'"''"' .lu"e. ai,J "uuuli man is a good deal more a slave to
ev, as a, " " iu mis country iasnion than man. She must ' the retail-1 wh S afield, and the industry which i latest thing right away, no no special f?ters to .their wants ,s a lare one-! what it costs. Likewise the n
eventually hit up
on the idea of writing his own religi-
I and fro, and scatters stove-length
law and personal habits as a side line. Thf ciflii Una de
veloped possibili-!
ties and became his chief effort. His most recent effort is to have the senate committee on judiciary
support the exclusion from the mails of all newspapers which printed the odds on horse rates, or anything else that involved the law of choice and chance, the section being drawn sufficiently brcadly to even keep the weather bmeau from making a piediction, seeing that the forecaster can never be exactly sure of himself, and a fair prediction may finish second behind a driving rain.
Memories of Old Days In This Paper Ten Years Ago Today
Following the nocturnal visit of a merry band of youthful Michael Angelos, armed with buckets of red paint and varnish to the new Richmond high school building, the interior of that edifice was a sight to make any artist shudder and the entire school was asking the question, "Who is guilty?" A popular campaign to find the members of a party that entered the building in an unknown manner to paint the walls
students
fers goods at a low price. They buy j w here they are accustomed to buying '
and would rather pay a few cents or; dollars more than walk a few blocks1 farther. This is undoubtedly much more true of men than of women. Cigarets at Three Prices I
ponderantly male trade as that in to; ,, u e Spnng 15 on,y bacco. The most surprising variation' $2 0th mfi,e falL but very few are sld in the prices charged for the same ar-l '"J16 tide is observable. In this city for . ie av"aSe sportsman spends proexample, there is certain brand of ci-! Pab y at Ieast half aSain as much as he need spend for his equipment. He Afi. T 1 I is- in fact. about as careful as a small rVlier Llnner l I 1 C K S i by in a candy store. His outdoor life
represents the kid side if his nature anyway. When he sees some shining bit. of equipment that he likes in a window he runs in and buys it without question, though he may pay 50 per cent, more than is necessary. But a rise of one cent in the price of gasoline will always get a howl of rage out of him, while to mention the prices women pay for clothes in his presence is to insure a phillipic. The women as a matter of fact are much better shoppers than the men, end as a result the prices charged for the things they buy exclusively are much more' uniform than those charg-
exculsively by men. There
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,"vv,wu Bum men in mis country i fashion than man so m.t .k
matter i
It supports in a typical citv nf half a m,: Vo.,. dUL
.... -- . " "v ' lu,r micoi lllillL: Willie It 15 million people five or six stores de-: still late, or never. What is left over! voted exclusively to such goods. The! is mostly loss. So he has to charsre ! puces charged for these eoods varv! a hitrh nrW fc I
c in .- ' . . - "O- f .
ii um iu 10 u per cent, j he leading store on the principal retail street always gets more for exactly the same article than the little store up a side street. Furthermore., a reel which
Men's styles in suits change every
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Tlv f r:i ft n-:ic hnrn In rpTohn-T
& T,n i isn ifiov h;a'D,iMo?.fnad been instituted by the
tional course he became a Methodist an,d PnnciPal Neff believed that the minister in 1SC7 at the tender age of culrn's would be found and punished 17. For 12 vears he labored to re- within a short time, form the Methodists from wirhin and! T"e intruders had painted a line
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I should sav you are much too! then gave up the job and went to the!"1 """" amus num nif main ento be trusted with a fourth." I Congregationalism. It took only three I rance of the buil(Jing to the room of
. years to convince him that, there - uuudy ull jusuucioi a; . . . r i t- . wasnt' ennnr-b finmnation in tbp .w. ! door was painted all kinds of figures.!
MllSlHSS tor the ilVenin2 trine for a real reformer, and he mov-:Tne statue on the third floor v.-as paint
ed to the Presbvterian. If s ransre of f 'o sucn an extent mat it. naa to De
pulpit activity ran from Stonehara, Mass., all the way to Chicago and back to Brooklyn. Finally, he gave up pulpit work for militant reform, and is
..'now the head of the international re
form bureau. He new lives in Washington.
No. 41 To See Doth S'dcs cf a Coia at Once How can you actually see both sides of a coin at once, that Is, without using a mirror? Simply spin the coin on a plate, and if you watcb it carefully, both sides con bp seen at the sani? time, when the rein bprin to slow down. CoyjrioM, 1921. bu Public Ledger Comvanu
Torn at 20 cents a bushel, says the department of acrieu'itlre, equals coal at $1' a ton. "What does corn at S10 a quart equal, professor?" inquires the
nooT'n:nsoii vazeue. v in n ii
a quart equals funeral processions at
$12 a carriage. i The dome of the capitol at Wah-; inton is now illuminated. Some of 1 he congressional domes beneath it are I light enough. J "No more tobacco after 1924!" i the rrv of 'ho antis. We know some cig-j
p.ref manufacturers who are three I TWO SCOUTS yfars ahf3.1 of the time now. It is a dark and dismal day; the Th'1 average information booth is! wind is kctn. the skies are gray, and the place where they are all too busy 'rain, of many cheap John sons, comes
removed to be entirely cleaned. Principal Neff was indignant and expressed his intention of turning the matter over to the police.
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason
to give it to you. A ford and h'.s street goirg.
money keep Wall
Lessons in Correct English
down by gallons and by quarts, and
people, splashing through the mud, hand out remarks that chili the blood. And Mr. t beerup cries, "Hooray! Unpleasant things wii! pass away; tomorrow will be bright and f;.ir, with sunshine glowing everywhere, and we'll enjoy our bliss the more because today seems quite a bore. We must
'have rain and slush and sleet to make
And Mr.
Cheerup's song and dance are l.eart-
oning, as we advance upon our er-
DON'T SAY
It DON'T serm posible. If two apples COSTS five cents.
The Society of Friends WERE;0,'.11 et,er days complete.'
founded in England. It proved to be HE who was to blame. SAY It DOESN'T seem possible. Jf two apples COST five certfs. Tvhat DO ten cost? The Society of Friends WAS founded In England. If proved to b3 HIM who was to blame.
i It O IMP A Wbolesome, Cleans;";
Reireshiiq and Ueiiioa
Lftioii MurineforRed
Vl icvrC ,ation itching and TO U R LY to Burning of the Eyes or
Evelids; "2 Drops" After the Movies, Motoring oiGc.i jHUwinymirconfidence. Ask your Drugt 'zt ior M"J-"5re vrhn your Eye Need Cere.
Arabs object to visitors climbing to the top of high buildings as ihe roofs are the resort of their women.
The Famous Healing Toilet Powder
GAS AROUND YOUR HEART? Don't delay! Go right over to the nearest drug store and get a package of the genuine Eaalmann's Gas-Tablets, take them as directed, and feel the immediate beneficial results. It will surprise you and you will feel grateful to have received such benefit. You will sleep better, you can breathe easier, your nervousness will disappear and best of all, it will calm
your excuable heart. i Baalmann's Gas-Tablets in the yel- j I
low pacnage are ior sale dv a. U. Luken Drug Co., and all reliable druggists. Price, one dollar. J. Baalmann, Chemist, San Francisco. Advertisement.
For Chafing, Rashes and all Skin Soreness of Infants, Children & Adults. It contains six healing, antiseptic, disinfecting ingredients not found in ordinary talcum powders. Here's NotMr g Like It All druggist
Where there is a persistent cough or general rundown condition, there
- A safe
reliable
skin treatment
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is a positive help.
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Boyce Garment Co. 1209 Main St. Tie Aprons make excellent gifts oOo and 7oO
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Resinol Soap gently cleanses the clogged fores. Hesincl Ointment the inflamed spots and blotches
Try them. your skirv improve
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The Miller-Kernper Co. Everything to Build Anything" LUMBER MILLWORK BUILDERS' SUPPLIES Phones 3247 and 3347-
To Save MoneyBuy Your Christmas Dinner Here
Dressed Chickens, Ducks, Geese, '
Turkeys, and all the trimmings. Kahle Bros. Groceries
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I DR. C. J. CRAIN I1 I DR. ELIZABETH CRAIN I ! I Osteopathic Physicians f1 1 Office Murray Theatre Eldg. i 1 Phone 1983 l! I Sanitorium 22nd and Main I I Phone 3812 1
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98 W. Main Phone 3038
TWO STORES
217 So. 5th Phone 2626
Cash Grocery Free Delive
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Dr. J. A. Thomson Dentist Murray Theater Building Hours: 912. 15, 7-S; Sunday 9-12 Phone 2930
Attention, Farmers I have 15 or 20 extra fine largo Turkey Toms that will now weigh from IS to 22 lbs. Good stock birds. I will sell them to you this week at 50c per lb. GEO. C. SCHWEGMAN 309 So. 4th St. Phone 2204
For More Pep, Use RICHMOND GASOLINE More Miles per Gallon Richmond Oil Co. 6th St. and Ft. Wayne Ave.
Oldsmobile Four Touring $1250 Delivered Richmond Carrol Auto Agency 1026 Main Phone 2512
ASK FOR Abel's Velvet Ice Cream IT'S DIFFERENT Retail Phone 1901 Wholesale Phone 1439
BUY COAL NOW We have the right coal at the right price. Jellico & Pocahontas Lump ANDERSON & SONS N. W. 3rd & Chestnut Phone 3121
SHOE REPAIRING with Rock Oak leather will prolong the life of your old shoes. Ask us. DUSTY'S SHOE REBUILDER 11 N. 9th St. or 504 North 8th St.
WALL PAPER, 1c Priced aa low as 1 cent per roll 1.000 rolls to choose from "The Wall Paper King" MARTIN ROSENBERGER 401-403 Main St.
Order From Your Grocer Today
Creamery Butter
Carl Beyer, Dist., Phone 2910
Holophane and National Lenses, $1.50 to $4.00 BETHARD AUTO CO., 1117 Main
WATCH REPAIRING
If you want your watch to run ana
depned on good time, bring them to us. A specialty on highgrade watch repairing. C. & O. watch inspector HOMRIGHOUS
Main st- Phone 1867
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Ladies' 3-in-l Combination Handfi Bag, Change Purse and Shopping i
rag, ai. prices an can meet $1.00, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $3.00 I i Room 266 Colonial Building I I 15', S. 7th St. I
New York Dental Parlors Union National Bank Building, Sth and Main, at the "Sign ot the Clock". Open evenings. Phone 1378.
Say Merry Xmas with
a Good Life Insurance Policy KELLY & KECK Insurance Service 901J2 Main St. Phone 2150
See Us for COAL for Best Results Hackman, Klehfoth & Co. N. 10th and F and South G, Bet 6th and 7th Sts.
HAVE YOU TRIED "FAULTLESS FLOUR" Ask Your Grocer Milled by a perfected process
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