Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 186, 7 August 1922 — Page 6

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Palladium Printing Co. Palladium Building. North Ninth and Sailor Street3. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Indiana, as Second-Class Mail Matter. MESER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The A.oi1at-d VrPss is exclusively entitled to th use rrr republication of all news dispatches credited to it or rot otiif-rwis.' credited In this paper, and also the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY, AUG. 7, W.

Why Take Difficult Courses in School? We often hear persons wonder whether the time which is devoted to some subjects in our school is worth while. Why devote so much time to, history or to the language ? some one may ask. Will they help the boy or girl earn his living? The questions cannot be answered offhand, or without knowing the ability of the boy or girl.

The best general answer to the questions prob

ably is: What we study is not so important as the way in which we study and the use to which we put our knowledge.

One boy may study history and see in it only a mass of figures and an account of races and

civilizations that flourished and decayed. An

other boy may see in the rise and fall of a great

race causes and principles that may undermine

the stability of modern civilization. The causes that made Rome powerful and then brought

about her ruin may be of inestimable value to

him in appraising dangers to our own common

wealth.

The study of languages may mean only a

drill in grammar to one girl, but to another it may

be an incentive to study the customs, manners

and thought of a foreign people.

Mathematics has ccme in for its share of criticism. But no one will deny that mathematics teaches consistent thinking and drives home

the value of accuracy more than any subject the

pupil can undertake to master. The impression is rapidly becoming fixed in the minds of many that modern boys and girls shun the discipline involved in mastering difficult subjects, preferring snap courses and choosing electives in which little study is required. They condemn the study of languages, mathematics and history, for instance, because these subjects require application and a diligent perusal of text books. Therein they make a great mistake. The very necessity of being compelled to dig for facts, to memorize dates and formulas, is of in

estimable value. They forget that these are the very things they must do when they enter business or professional life. Habits of application.

ability to analyze and to remember are essential qualities which employers want and for which

they pay. The boy or girl cannot pick up snap jobs in life, and if they do, the remuneration is

in proportion to the insignificance of the job.

When a Feller Needs a Friend

Alexander Graham Bell The death of Alexander Grham Bell, inventor of the telephone, presses to the forefront the value of the invention for which he has earned high place among the great inventors of the world. Had he lived four years more, he would have seen the world celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his invention. What would our civilization be without the telephone? We accept the products of the inventive genius in such a matter of fact way, and we make such constant use of them, that we seldom stop to think that three and four decades ago the world knew nothing of them. ' The telephone has become one of the greatest agencies for rapid communication which the world has ever seen. The modern business world depends upon it. Cripple the telephone service for a few days, and business an industry become demoralized. Let the intercommunicating telephone systems of a great industrial or mercantile establishment be removed and their whole systems would have to be revamped and re-organized on a basis that would cost thousands of dollars. Even our home life depends upon the tele

phone for its ordered routine and for the com

fort and convenience which this utility gives to the members of the family. It would be a strange world, if all telephonic communication would be removed. The loss of the utility would be bitterly felt, and the resulting inconvenience would be hard to measure, When Bell first announced his invention, he suffered the mockery of many critics. His was the usual fate of an inventor. He was pressed for finances. But he never faltered or was dismayed. The triumph of his fortitude and persistence is the marvelous telephone system of today, bringing to him not only wealth but also recognition as one of the greatest inventors of his age. He lived to enjoy the fruits of his work, and while he developed many other devices, none is linked so prominently with his name as that of the telephone.

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Answers to Questions f Anv reader can set tht Answer to Pti question by wrtUnsr The Palladium Information P-uresu. Frederick J HiskIn. director. Washington. r. C. This off".r nppli3 strictly to information. The bnrca i does not srive advic on lecral, medical and financial mat tors. Tt does not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on jnv subject Write your question plainlv and h-iefly. Give full nam and Bddress and enclose two cents in stamps for return posture. All replies are sent direct to the inquirer. O. How Is the percentage of baseball ten ins arrived at? F. F. A. To determine the percentage of purees wen and lost, divide the tot?.l number of frames won and lost into the number von. In all cases where the remaining fraction is one-half or over, a. point ir- added to the average. Q. What denomination is the Little Church Around the Corner? A. F. F. A. This is an Episcopal church, the real name of which is the Church of the Transfiguration.

What presidents

States vp'-o the

11. E. P. A. Chp.-tcr A. Arthur. Grover CleA. Chester A. Arthur. Grover Cleveland and Wood row Wilson are presidents who were sons of ministers of the eospel. (V. What is the nature of the court in Wafhinrrton known as the court of claims? O E. P. A. The Court of Claims was established by conercs in lo5. It consists of a chief justice and four judges and hold- annual sessions in Washin stop. It has .jurisdiction over all claims except pensions founded upon the constitution or the laws of conjrre?s, or upon any contract, expressed or implied, with the government of the United Stntcs. It, dofs not include war claims. It adjudicates cases in which the United States is a defender.

Q. Why was Henry Clays wire buried crosswise at his feet? J- K. D. A. The superintendent of Lexington cenieterv savs that owing to the 'pace in the vault and in accordance wi-h the wishes of the family, the body of Mrs. Clay was placed m this position. , -KO What is the Rialto of New

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TODAY'S TALK By George Matthew Adams, Author of "You Can," "Take It." "Up" ' UNCUT FRIENDS I went into a bookstore today and purchased a dozen books or so. They had come from a private library that the bookseller had himself purchased. I took my treasures home. I took up one of the "fat" ones first for it looked bo full of "pay ore." And though the book showed mild evidence of considerable repose upon the shelf of its former owner, I had to cut the pages of the entire book before I could bury myself in its wealth. Uncut pages in a book so rare and so full of beauty and research and inspiration! As I read tonight I am reminded of the one who lets a friend go without knowing it of letting richness slip away, and no acquaintance with it. Today I carried this book with me in my car as I drove to work, and then I took it with me into my office where I could have it looking at me as I worked and planned. And now it is snuggling tight to me in my chair as I write to you. Bishop Quayle once, told me that when he got a new book he would put it into his pocket and pet it all the way home. This uncut book has made me think of the many human associates who remain to us as an uncut book many of them all their lives. Just think of the beauty and happiness and liveliness that would burst into our lives if we would but cut the leaves that bind the possible friends with whom we come in daily contact. I know of many a home where, the wife or husband remain as the uncut leaves in a wonderful book silent and ungiving. We are known and loved only as we give, only as we unfold, only as we have the courage to cut the leaves and there partake to the full of that which rightfully is ours. How many there are who allow those about them to pass to others, simply because they have made no effort, to seek the unrevealed to cut the closed pages. And how rich do those become who see in these neglected beings a complement of themselves, who immediately cut the long closed pages and there discover bright patchs of Heaven! The former owner of this book of mine which has already given me much happiness, will probably never know what he has lost.

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The Chain Letter Epidemic "Good Luck Chain Letters" Cause Many Indignant Communications to be Sent to Post Office.

By FREOEIUCK J. H.VSKIV WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 7. Chain letters are attracting attention just now. A good luck chain letter which the recipient is supposed to copy nine times and mail to nine other people has brought in some indignant communications to the post office department. This particular letter, which is to "go three times around the world," forming a good luck chain, is typical. It says that great happiness will come to you in nine days if you will mail nine copies within 21 hours. If you don't you will surely be a victim of bad luck, and stress Is particularly laid on the misfortune which awaits anyone who breaks the chain. In fact, the promise of happiness is given in about 10 words. All of the rest of the paragraph to be copied is used to put a superstitious fear into the receiver of the letter, to force him to continue the chain. The restriction of only two days' grace in which to forward the letters is a psychological touch. If no time limit or a distant date were set. the individual would be apt to forget all

Safety First Maxims

iln life, John Doe always thought I Himself too slick to get caught ! By a street car, train or anything; 'His speed he seldom lessened, though, And, while we really do not know, iWe hope he went where angels sing.

Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason

BEDTIME STORY "Oh, granddad, ere we hit the hay, tell us a tale," said little Jay. And Peterkin and Abigail insisted that I tell a tale. "Today," I said, "you had a trip in my new car, and saw it zip at giddy speed along the lea, until a speed cop climbed on me. But you're so used to wonderous things, you calloused modern kids, by jings, the finest car that ever was can't move you to a mild applause. When I wa3 voirne-. need six or five, my granddad

r,?'tii theatrical profession in populous took "me for a drive; he doubtless

renter, was first applied in New orkh d j mJt indorse the animal he

to the section on Fourteenth street, caneri a horse; it was a tall, ungainly

between Broadway ana touria cixeonue but has now been extended to ihe portion of Broadway between Fo-tieth and Fiftieth streets.

Tim Bupp, the tinner, says that whether a man goes a thousand miles

I and falls off the side of a mountain or

s'ays home and tries to fix the roof gutters by rigging up a flimsy scaffold, the result is liable to be the same.

about the affair. Also, by fixing the

number of copies at nine there is a good chance of advancing the chain

surely and rapidly. People would

grow disgusted and revolt if too much work were required.

Copies of this letter, which seems to

be broadcast all over the country, have reached some unsuperstitiou? persons and they seized pen or typewriter to demand why the post office should allow such matter to clog the mails. One writer was indignant that such things should come to him disguised as legitimate corref pondence, Whether h" thinks the post office department should open rJl of his mall or use an X-ray or an ouija board in order to extract the annoying chain letters is not certain. It is certain that the post, office cannot, distinguish a good luck chain letter sent first class from any other mail, and It does not try. There Is a section of the penal code making it unlawful to send through the mails matter having a ihreat expressed on the outside. When chain letters containing any threat are mailed on postal cards they are withdrawn by the postmaster and not delivered. What kind of luck the sender has coming to him in that event would be interesting to know. The magic chain is certainly damaged, if not broken. But when the good luck communications are sent ai first class matter, the post office delivers thf m like any other mail. The originator of the letter remains anonymous so that action is practically impossible. The only cure for the lucky chain letter epi

demic rests with the public. If peo-

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extra by selling the three tickets at one dollar each. The buyers then each send three dollars and the ticket to the firm, get a pin and three tickets and sell the tickets, and eo the project advance. The firm cannot lose money. U gets the price of one article and the money of the next three customers before it delivers a pin. If the buyer cannot sell the three tickets sent him h loses that money and the firm profits by his loss. The Postal Guide says that: "Endless chain enterprises designed for the sale or disposition of merchandise or other things of value through the circulation or distribution of 'coupons, tickets,' 'certificates.' i 'introduct ion, and the like are held to embrace the elements of a lottery and also to be fraudulent" Charity Chain Letters Usually Frauds The chain scheme has been applied to charitable purposes. Organizations of high standing write to th? post office to know whether they may solicit funds by sending out chain letters. Each person would be afked to contribute, perhaps, 10 cents and copy the letter five times. In other cases the charitable organization exists only in the mind of the writer. The charitable chain letter asking for a few cents seems an easy way to get rich quick. In one instance a political party wrote to know whether it could raise campaign funds by a chain letter carrying a request for 25 cents and the mailing of four copies of the letter. Some one in the postal service figured out how this apparently trifling sum of 25 cents would multiply if the chain were carried unbroken to the twenty-fifth eeries. The number of persons reached, he said, would be 1,501,199,875,790,164. Put into words, this runs into quadrillions, or fcC0,00() times the population of the worid. The

amount collected would be $375,299,968,947,541. There is still anotehr kind of chain letter which is used for advertising purposes. A firm sends out letters describing the article it handles. The letter says that if the addressee will write to the firm he will receive h premium and 10 more letters which he is to eend to his friends in return for the premium. Where a chain letter Is being nsel to further some interest, the person or organization back of it can be traced. And if the facts warrant, action may be taken against the party, either in the way of criminal prosecution with its resultant fine and imprisonment if he is convicted, or hv

j the issuance of a fraud order which

would prevent the deliverv to the offending party of any of the remittances mailed to him. It is only the good luck letter, preying on superstition, that remains anonymous and flourishes. To attack it would be like attacking a ghost, it bobs up anywhere and is more elusive than Conan Doyle's ectoplasm. Onlv a prosaic disbelief in lucky chains or a dpvil-may-care defiance can break down the system.

Typewriting is suggested by on doctor as a good change of occupation for people who are inclined to "worry."

No. 240 String Putted Through Coat

A loop of string, pawpd through a buttonhole, with a thumb and finger in wieb end of the loop, is apparently drawn right through the cloth without the hands loosing their hold from either end of the loop. The trick is done thus: Use a loop more than a foot in longth. Pass it through a buttonhole of the coat and E'ip a thumb in each end. Bring th ends together and hook the little finger of each hand onto the upper string of the opposite hand. The string will now appear as shown in the diagram and iiil K-em hopelessly tang'od. The trick, however, is virtually done. The right thumb releases its loop and the left little finger does likewise. The right little finger and the left thumb, which retain their holds, nre drawn apart and the string comes right out of the buttonhole. CopurulM. lit it, by rubiK Ldarr Company

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letters read like the product of a joke loving school boy. The good luck epistle is on'y one type of chain letter. It is perhaps the least objectionable type because it does not attempt to get money or to promote the interests of Hie originator. As soon as the chain letter enters the business field it takes on a more serious aspect.

If you want to kep your hair in g-oM rendition, be careful what vou was-h it with. Most soap? and prepared fhimpooo fo'itain too mu'h alkali. Ths drif thscalp, makes the hair brittle, and i very harmful. Mulsified (ocoaniit oil Fhainpoo (.which is purp and entirlv srreaseloss'). is much better than anythingelse you can use for shampooingas this can't possibly Inlure the hair Simply put two or three teaspoon fuls of Mulsified in a cup or glass with a little warm water, then moisten vo;ir hair with water and rub it in. It 'will make an abundance of rich, rrearrv lather, and elemse th- hair and sca!p thoroughly. The lather rinses out e.i-

jiiv, and removes every particle of dust. I dirt, dandruff and excess oil. The hair dries quicklv and evenly, and it leaveo ! it fine and silky, brieht. fluffy and

easy to man as-. You can fret Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo at any dru:r store It is vrv cheap, and a few ounces is enoueh to last evrvone in the family for months. Be sure your drueript gi es vou M iisif led. Advert i.-eni en t.

.xi i t inuici iiuiica Maybe when auto collisions get to Three women, strangers, riding in a be scarcer, the cost of collision insur-

Pullman car, were traveling on passes, ance may get to be as low as nre in-

Two held tickets for lower berths, while the third had bought an upper. This happened to be the only upper berth occupied, making it rather conspicuous. The first two talked the circumstance over, and one remarked: "It looks rather cheap to hold a pass and

men nuy an upper berth.

surance. After the average swimmer has been dragged out of the water and had a couple of barrels of it rolled out of him, he begins to realize that distance on the water can be mighty deceptive. Every once in a while we still see a

man drive up to a car track: at a M-

The Post office nenartmont trot

pie refuse to co-operate, the project t numerous inquiries from people who

Musings for the Evening Judsre savs a woman has the right to make herself beautiful by artificial means and it is none of husband's bu-ine's. The judge has just discovered something that every married man has known for some time. The United States army is looking for 1,700 new second lieutenants. This is a 'particularly hard branch of the Ferviee to fill, as young men must be found who know more than the generals. The production of gasoline in May broke all records. This was necessary ' because so many men clean their own i palm Beach suits at that season of the year. Headline: "McCormick and Ganna

Walska Dine Together." As Mr. Dana iisedf to say: "This is important if

true. Chin whiskers are coming back in style, which is a godsend to men who haven't any chins.

beast, and had four shambling legs, at least; it had no place for oil and gas, but burned up oats and hay and grass; and when all sweated up and warm, it drew the flies, in mighty swarms, and it grew rather peeved thereat, and kicked a hole through

granddad's hat It put in all its pep and power, and took us seven miles an hour." "It's seventy no doubt you mean," said Peterkin; "you're off your bean." " 'Twas seven miles an hour, by gum; we thought that we were going some; and granddad, he looked down at me, and I looked up to him in glee! 'Now, this is speed!' I heard him call" "Your story is no good at all." said Peterkin and little Jay; "we don't believe a word you say; a man might drive a horse, indeel, but who would say a word of speed when hitting up so punk a gait? We'll go to bed; it's getting late." '

The third woman, overhearing the mile clin and then try to suddenly stop

conversation, replied: "Well, I ami his Lizzie by hollering "Whoa!"

me onty one m tne car who can truth

fully say, 'I came down to breakfast.' '

President H. O. Vance of Oskaloosa college said in an address in Oskaloosa: "The post-war changes have hit nobody harder than they have hit the college professor. The college professor is one of the poorest men in the world today. "A young Latin instructor proposed

to a young lady and was accepted. After their first tender transports

were over they fell into serious talk.

Now we are engaged,' said the young lady, 'we must begin to economize. Promise me, darling, that you won't do anything you can't afford.' "The young Latin instructor laughed grimly: " Tf I promise you that,' he said, Td have to break off our engagement.' " The beer made from rice by the Japanese is called saki.

A dog jumping off the running board of a moving auto uses more judgment than a lot of humans; it keeps its nose pointed in the direction the car is going.

Germany wants to suppress the sale of liquor.

Did you not see the snow and feel the icy blasts this morning? No? Then you were not on top of Mt, Everest. Some race horses are not properly

broke, but a good many of their fol

lowers are. If Soul Mate Garland ever does get rid of that famous million dollars the

; .-J.. ori'o- ron-r flder.t 9 Volstead act.

i Tbj3 does not necessarily mean that 'public will enjoy a well-earned rest.

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Lessons in Correct English Don't Say: The meal was a CORDIAL one. His welcome was SINCERE. On this occasion he made some OFFICIOUS remarks. His actions at the party were OFFICIOUS to say the least. I didn't mean NOTHING. Say: The meal was a HEARTY one. His welcome was CORDLA.L (or HEARTY). On this occasion he made some IMPERTINENT remarks.

His actions at the party were RUDE

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Geometrical Progression in Letter Writers A little figuring shows that if nine series of persons should carry out the instructions of the original writer of the current chain letter, the number of persons assured of good luck within a month would be 435.S4S.050 four times the population of this country. Anyone knows that even if that many persons would write a chain letter

there isn't enough extraordinary good luck, or bad luck, either, in existence

that could be applied in a month to

the population of a continent. Yet a chain letter gets serious attention from large numbers of people as is shown by the protests which the post office department has received about the latest one. The complaints have come from different parts of the country and have been spread over a considerable time.

Why anyone should want to start

a chain letter is a problem in psychol

ogy. There is a type of person who likes to feel that he is exerting power.

By forcing or inducing a large num

ber of people to do his will he jrets a thrill of pleasure. This type of person who does not exercise power over

others in his daily life may be the

originator of a chain letter. Tbis is

however, only a theory. Some chain

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