Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 193, 15 August 1922 — Page 6
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, AUG. 15, 1922.
AND 3UN-TELEGRAiI
Published Every Evening Except Sunday by Palladium Printing Co. PaJlafii-um Euflding, North Ninth and Sailor Streets. -ntered at the Post Office at Itichmond, Indiana, aa Second-Cla33 Mail Matter. ''EM3E!l OP THE ASCTIATED PRESS J.- Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the usa nwl rePubhca-tion of all news dispatches credited to it or J',wi8c credited in this piiper. and also the local s.Pub,'hed herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved The Farm Products Exhibition Richmond will co-operate -with all its civic agencies in the promotion of the exhibition of live stock, fruits, grains-and vegetables which the surrounding farming v community will conduct here Sept. 13 to 15. The display of agricultural exhibits will bring together on one basis xthe- varied business interests of both the city arsd country. Every line of endeavor will concentrate its effort to iiake the exhibit worth of the agricultural wealth of the community All the various branches of the agricultural tindustry live stock breeders",, fruit -growers, grain gmwers, poultry fanciers, general farmers have -united in the promotion of the v project. A true community spirit-has shown itself in the working out of the manjfold details that confront the various committees in perfecting arrangements for the. show by 'Sept. 13. The zeal andWarnest enthusiasm of the. promoters are assuraive of the eminent success-of the venture. Representative Richmond citizens have been placed on committees to co-operate with the committees which the .farmers will appoint. Many
Richmond business men have been active in the j management of civic enterprises and are able to
give to it a knowledge ot details and an administrative direction that will overcome any possible handicap. Persons from all parts of the: county and the city of Richmond have been : pleading for an agricultural exhibition, conducted on a comprehensive scale, for many years. T.he one that is now under way will richly satisfy their expectations and give them abimdant opportunity of seeing what the county produces. Entertainment features will be provided, so that the exhibition will have all the features that are associated with a project of this kind. With the enthusiasm of the county and city back of the movement, there is no question that
Wayne county will have an agricultural exhibition this year truly representative of the farming industry. ,
Lord Northcliffe
The passing away of Lord Northcliffe at the very apex of his achievements evokes the sympathy of the American citizens, who love a fighter and a destroyer of traditions that hamper and retard. His rise to power and a great fortune from a small begining does not appeal to the Americans as much as does -the personality of Lord Northcliffe and the traits of character that were comparable to the successful men of this country. . His work in the World war was sufficient to bring him before the American public in the light of a.champion who cared nothing for British red tape, , but ruthlessly demanded that it be cut to get maximum results. His newspapers exposed both men and policies and dared to attack great military leaders and the most cherished traditions of the British military establishment. Lord Northcliffe kept the British public informed of the merits and weaknesses of the war department. His exposures and demands for changes probably were the most powerful factors in England in helping win the ;war for the allies. After he had attained a fortune, Lord Northcliffe remained on the job, refusing to do what
many Englishmen do, namely, to retire and occupy his time in leisurely pursuits. Until the very last he was in the thick of the turmoil surround
ing the reconstruction period. One of the delicate missions "which he was selected to perform was to come to the United States to create a better feeling between the two countries. He was chosen by the government for this work because it felt that America would listen to him with more composure than to a diplomat. How successfully he accomplished the mission, history will have to record. Americans
were impressed by his personality, even if they did not indicate how far. they were convinced by
his presentations.
Great Britain has cause to regret his passing
away in a period when his sagacity and fearless
ness might have proved of great worth in untangling the knotted problems of the post-war
period. America always pays tribute to a man of strong convictions, and in this instance shares the grief of England for a conscientious chair pion of the truth.
Answers to Questions f.kny reader can fret the answer to nnv question bv wrirlnsr The Palladium Information 'Bureau. Frederick J. Hask-
!n. director. Washington. D. C. This offer applies strictly to Information. The bureau died not pive advice on leral, 1 medical and financial matters. It doer. : not attempt to settle domestic troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research , on anv subiect. Write your question plair.lv and briefly. Give full name an.1 j ad.irefs and enclose two cents in stamps j f-ir return postasre. All replies are seat' direct to the Inquirer. ! Q. What Is Augustus Thomas new j job called? Z. B. O. J A. The position, which has been j
created for Mr. Thomas with the Producing Managers' association has the official title "executive chairman." His work in the stage world will be similar
to that of Will Hays in filmdom. 1 Q. In a golf tournament at match 1 pliy. why can't I waive a rule or the j enforcement of a penalty against my i opponent if I want to be a "good j sport"? W. W. J. A. Not only can you not waive a
rule or a penalty, but your opponent can not accept such generosity on your part. The reason for this is that such action might determine the result of the match. Every player in the tournament is directly affected by the result of your match. For example, to waive a penalty might favor a stronger player, which would be to the disadvantage of the other player in tho succeeding match, or it might favor a weaker player, which would be corresponding'y to the advantage of the player next to meet him. ' Q. ' I? it more economical to make bread than it is to buy it? J. L. S. A. , When material, fuel and labor are considered the price differs very little. If the housewife places n value on her time and if the stove be hot anyway, it is more economical to make bread at home. V Q. Why was sturgeon known as "Alfcany beef"? D. H. A. . Seventy-five yeais ago sturgeon wer,? so plentiful in the Hudson river tha.t-hy were eaten instead of meat
ny thfc' pror. After the Civil war this rrrfish ro.V 'n favor and popularity. The I k price advanced from 3 or 4 cents a
pound to tne present price which is about 75 ci.nts a pound when any is put on the market. Q. How niscli money did the 1212 per cent wage reduction; of July 1st, 1922, save the railroads? W. W. A This decreased the. operating ps W.;es of the railroads by-;$irj4,ftSS,919.
TODAY'S TALK By George Matthew Adams, Author of "You Can," "Take It." "Up" IT LOOKED LIKE A STORM A beautiful day began to darken. Black clouds gathered like frightened sheep, until the great heavens became a mass of floating mystery ebony colored. I sat outside on my porch watching this fascinating drama of nature. In a few moments the roar of thunder and the flash of lightning told all too well cf approaching storm. The crickets sounded their alarms, the trees of the forest began to turn their leaves and their branches bent from the wind. At any moment the rain might come, or the wind increase to such fury that many a great tree would be unable to stand the strain as many trees .before had been unable. People could be seen running to shelter. You could hear the bark of frightened dogs. Automobiles increased their speed so that they might be beyond the reach of those dark, black clouds when they began their spill. It looked like a storm but there was none! Soon the heavens began to clear and the dark clouds were replaced by cream colored ones with patches of blue in the background. Night had begun to come on. And because the scene was so full of charm and beauty, I sat on watching and waiting. In a little while stars appeared. A half moon smiled from beneath feathery ghosts. And the Big Dipper pointed its front finger-star to the Star of the North in exactly the same way it has for thousands, perhaps millions, of years. In the cool restfulness of this after-scene, I thought how like this expected storm are most of our imagined troubles never materializing! It looked like a storm. But there was no storm. Just something that had a "scare" to it, which soon passed away and brought in its stead a beautiful, calm and soothing, studded with stars with God watching overhead.
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mer school at the age of 7 1 has drawn the atten
tion cf the country. Past the allotted three score and 10 Mrs. Crawford, a college graduate and Vassar student 50 years ago, and mother of six children, has decided she must return to school to keep mentally alert and "up -with the times." Mrs. Crawford's
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German Competition Not Feared Artificial stimulus of German industry rapidly undermining financial backbone of country.
By FREDERICK J. H.4.SKIX WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. So much has been said to the business men of the United States about the bugbear of German competition that the department of commerce has made a special investigation of the subject. It has led to the conclusion that there is nothing to fear from Germany in the foreign trade field. The basis of this conclusion is tho high cost of production of German goods which compete with American goods in the world's markets. The facts assembled by the American government make it clear that stories of extremely low cost of production in Germany are erroneous, and ' that the American -workman's job is not menaced by competition of the Teuton. What makes the German cost of pro-
Memories or Old Days In This Paper Ten Years Ago Today
During the year ending Aug. 1, 1912,
the death claimed a heavy toll in Wayne county, 201 dying during that
period, all of whom were over u years of age. Seven people died who were over 90 years of age. The death roll of pioneers for the year ending Aug. 1, 1912, was to be
read the nest Saturday at the Ola bet-
tiers picnic, which was to be held at
the park in Centerville.
After Dinner Stories A railroad detective making his early morning round in the yard, came across three negroes near some partially unloaded freight cars. Their presence was suspicious. The detective pulled out his gun and placing it against the ribs of the nearest negro bellowed. "Say, where ya goin'?" "Boss," was the reply, "any place yo' says any place yo' says!"
All were quiet in the cinema watching a comic character counterfeiting intoxication. The silence was broken by a small boy's shrill voice: "That
ain't the way to be drunk, fs it farver?" London Morning Post.
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for women in 1S69 and then studied a
year at Vassar. She then taught school two years before her marriage
to a Methodist minister. From then
until her family c.p six children five sons and a daughter reached mdshood and womanhood she devoted her time to them.
Three of her five sons are teachers.
in 1S39 reported that the use of liquor was "vicious, entailing on the state an estimated annual loss-of $1,73S,100." There are more than 120 manufacturing establishments in Elkhart. By an act of -congress, Serf. 2S. 1R50. designed to eiiable the states
having swamp land -within their limns nF th(S T. w Prs..fnr(1 , ,.
them, Indiana received over a,w,' 'nt th ,mm.,l1An
at Columbia. She is now a proud grandmother and lives with her daughter and two granddaughters.
There is now a pirate ship that is preying on bootlegging craft from the Bahamas. But doubtless none of the pirates is tough enough to drink any of the loot.
The new tariff places sky-high prices on cutlery. But. the barbers will doubtless meet the emerepnev
bravely by adding another nickel to
tne price of a shave.
The American tourists are certainly doing their best to rehabilitate Europe's finances.
Question is whether it is a good plan to protect those infant industries that are now in their second childhood.
night, but all in vain; I must get next to gentle sleep, or I shall go insane. Obeying one cheap doc's harangues, who boosted exercise, I walked some twenty parasangs, -which failed to close my eyes, and so at last I come to you, your help I now implore; they say you've methods strange and new, no docs e'er used before." "I knew you'd come," the Old Doc cried, when weakness made me pause; "I saw you sick, and so I tried, with zeal, to learn the cause. 1 find your stand off is no good in any part of town; you owe for hay and coal and wood, and for your wife's best gown. In debts you've always been immersed since you were in your teens; you owe the butcher for his wurst, the grocer for his beans. It would be vain to feed you pills, they would not set you right; go liko a man and pay your bills, and you will sleep at night." This was the rede of Old Doc Graft, too good a rede to waste; and down the elevator shaft he dropped me in his haste.
duction appear low and what has enabled Germany to make a' show of competing with the United States, Great Britain and other foreign traders with indications of success, is the fact that German industry is subsidized in various ways. These subsidies, it is true, enable certain lines of goods to be exported at low figures, but in an economic sense, Germany is the loser, and the actual cost of production cannot be lessened by such book-keeping legerdemain. If the German government is subsidizing industries in order that they may rpoduce cheaply, Germany is none the less paying the cost because the taxpayers must furnish the funds with which to pay the subsidy. The railways of Germany have been subsidized to the extent of 35,000,000,000 marks a year. This has meant that the government has had to pay to the railroads what otherwise the industries would have had to pay, adding the amount to the cost of production of their products. Nearly 5,000,000,000 marks have been paid in the last year as subsidy to the telephone and telegraphs. Here again the industries are spared a cost by virtue cf its assumption by the government. Public utilities have received billions in government subsidies and this means that they have been enabled to charge lower rates to industries for power. Government Keeps Wages Down. An extremely important indirect subsidy to the industries producing German goods has been the body of laws limiting the prices of goods for internal consumption, and the rate of house rents. By keeping rents down, the government keeps wages down, and therefore contributes to the cheapness of production. Before the war, the average German workman paid about S per cent of his weekly wages for house rent. Under the restrictive laws which have forbidden landlords to increase rents, the proportion of weekly earnings paid for rent has decreased materially.
It will be seen that if a manufacturer's workmen have to pay only low rents, the wages for which they can
afford to work need not be high
There has been strong pressure from the landlords upon the government authorities to permit increases in rent, but this has been met with the statement that to increase rents would mean a general increase of wages and a consequent increase in the cost of production of German goods. It is recognized that these conditions cannot long obtain. The taxpayers and the landlords will weary of paying a large percentage indirectly of the cost of production of the German factories. The German people have stood solidly together in attempting to keep down production costs and enable Germany to re-enter the foreign trade in such a way as to undersell the United States and other com
petitors, but it is apparent that the farce cannot continue indefinitely. The government experts who made the investigation of German production costs assert that the situation is
After Dinner Tricks
No. 261. To Make Three Squares With Nine Matches Lay nine matches on the table, and nsk some one to form three squares with them. He will try indefinitely, but will never quite succeed, because ten Is the minimum number of matches with which three squares can be made, provided the squares are flat on the table, as the spectator will try to make them. The diagram hows the correct method. The matches are arransed in a tent-like figure, which is held in position with the fingers. The figure has not only three squsres, but two equilateral triangles at the ends. CovvrieM. 1SSM, by Public Ledger Compons
based on so false an economic structure that it must collapse soon and that the longer the subsidized industries operate, the sharper will be the reaction. One special report dtscribed
the hectic prosperity which these fie-!
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lated as a "catastrophic boom." Value of Marks Is Important. The value of the German mark has been falling rapidly in international exchange, but it has not fallen so rapidly within Germany. This means that Germany has enjoyed foreign trade for another fictitious reason. Foreign buyers of German goods could, with a small amount of their own money, pay substantial sums in marks. The marks are worth more in Ger-, many than anywhere else. Therefore it has been desirable for foreigners to buy German goods snd desirable for German industries to continue this trade. But it is impossible to maintain a one-way trade. Germany must tuy as well as sell and in buying the tables are turned. While the declining mark favors sale3 of German goods, it makes it more and mort ex
pensive for Germany to buy. The process still is going on but it shows signs of the inevitable explosion which will bring a sorry end to the whole cycle. This collapse will drive Germany out of the world's markets, In the opinion of the government experts. She will be unable to re-enter until she passes through a trying period of deflation and readjustment which will bankrupt thousands. She has no financial strength to withstand the shock. It is obvious that no one in Germany ls saving money, for saving appears to be the most errant folly. If a man has
10 marks which by tomorrow will have the purchasing power of only 9. because of the progressive depreciation, he has n oinducement to save. Instead, he is eager to turn his 10 marks into some tangible article while he can. It is reported that some Germans have bought as many as 20 overcoats, suits of clothes, and other similar commodities for the purpose of getting rid of their marks before they depreciate. The life savings in marks of pre-war workmen would not support him lor a month, perhaps not a week, under existing conditions of depreciated currency and high commodity prices. While Germany is working hard to restore her prestige in the foreign markets, the American government experts are convinced that American manufacturers need not fear competition based on so flimsy and insecure a foundation. The economic collapse must come and when it does the German cost of production will leap up to its actual economic level, unobscured by government subsidies. This will give the steady American industries the advantage, and they will in all probability be in a position to usdersell Germany on every hand. For not only must Germany return to normal levels but probably must go above them for a period because the arrears must in some way be made up. Economic law is inexorable. It cannot be evaded. The burden of full cost of production can be lifted from a commodity by such artificial means as Germany has employed and carried for a temporary period, but sooner or later its full weight must sag down again. The weight, in an economic, national
sense, must be so great as to equalize and make up the arrears, before a normal level of cost can be reached again. FASHION BOOK NOTICE Send 12c in stamps for our UP-TO-DATE FALL and WINTER 1922-1923
BOOK OF FASHIONS, showing color plates, and containing 500 designs of Ladies,' Misses' and Children's Patterns, a CONCISE and COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE ON DRESSMAKING. ALSO SOME POINTS FOR THE NEEDLE (illustrating 30 of the various, simple stitches) all valuable hints to the home dressmaker. Address Pattern Department, Palladium, Richmond, Ind.
One paper says ex-kaiser is mad Don't blame him.
to reclaim th
one million acres of such land.
The foundation of the old common school system of Indiana was the oneroom district school.
There are more than 170 manufacturing establishments in Terre Haute. Germans led all others In immigration to Indiana. By means of liberal rewards, slave masters developed a class of professional slave catchers in Indiana in the early fifties the area of the West Indies is twice that of Pennsylvania.
Lessons in Correct English DON'T SAY He SITS the book on the table. She SAT the book on the table. She had been SETTING UP late. She was SITTING the table when I entered SAY He SETS the book on the tab!e. She SET the book on the table. She had been SITTING up late. She was SETTING the table when I entered.
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason
INSOMNIA I called on Doc 'Graft today, and said, "I'm doomed, I 'think; I spend the long nights in the hay, and cannot sleep a wink. I've tried the many ancient schemes for bringing slumber near, but from the mystic land of dreams, I'm barred for good, I fear. I counted forty million sheep last
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