Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 210, 4 September 1922 — Page 6
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Money for the Hiatt Prosecution
i : The intricacies-of the financial deals of Edgar F. Hiatt which led the state banking department
: to close the Dickinson Trust company temporar
ily a f evrmonths ago, and subsequently resulted
-in the indictment of the deposed president of
that institution, are so- involved that consider
able money -will have to,ie,spen4;o prepare, the
case.f or trial.
The prosecuting- attorney lias asked Judge
Bond for an appropriation for assistant counsel,
ana tne court; nas recommenaea xo zne county
' commissioners that they appropriate money for
the purpose. The commissioners, it is said, are
reluctant to make an initial appropriation of
$1,500, because they believe that mueh more
will be required to try the case. If this is their attitude, they ought to re
- verse themselves on the proposition at once. The
matter of money is a secondary consideration
The fundamental issue, and one in which the '" whole countv is interested is this is Mr. Hiatt
T ?uilty of embezzlement?
No matter how much money is required, it
should be granted in order that justice may be
done. Mr. Hiatt i3 chained by "the state bank commissioner with substituting "p.Torthless securities for acceptable ones:in the assets of the trust
company. The bank comtmissioner also said that Mr. Hiatt did this without thei. knowledge and
consent of the directors; He-placed the entire
responsibility on Mr.. Hiatt.
The grand jury alsobelievedj that there was sufficient ground for returning an indictment
against him.
If Mr. Hiatt is guilty of escobarrassing the
institution' and of forcing the stockholders to
purchase with their own money securities to take
the place of the unacceptable ones, and has violated the law, the commissionea-s should appropriate enough money to bring out the facts and prove the charges or clear Hkntt in a court -of
justice. They should not let t5ie lack of an ap
propriation thwart the progress of justice.
The crime with which Mr.Ifiatt is charged is not an ordinary one. If the- confidence and trust
of the people in ainancial institution is outraged by the action of a banker, whach results in the closing temporarily of an institution with which
he is connected, justice demanls a careful inves
tigation of the facts and adequate prosecution.
Small violators of the law are punished. A cas
of this kind should.not be pcarmitted to lag by reason of a lack of funds. Pecgile lose confidence
in the operation of the law, if a short-sighted policy or lack of money prevents a prosecution
in which, so much i3 involved as is the case in the
Hiatt investigation.
;!Answers to Questions .'. (Any reader can pet the answer to "!iiv question by writing The Palladium .' Information Pureau. Frederick J. Hask!ln, director, Washington. D. C. This of"fer applies strictly to Information. The I ; bureau does not Rive advice on lepal. medical and financial matters. It does t. not attempt to settle domestic troubles. i nor to undertake exhaustive research ".on any sublect. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and enclose two cents in stamps . for return postage. All replies are sent ; direct to the inquirer. ' Q. What are the oldest gold coin; - in the world? R. B. E. A. The "staters' of Croesus are
generally believed to have been, the first gold coins ever minted. Thirty nf thesF coins were recently unearthed
;ln the buried ruins of Sardis, in Asia Minor, by an American archeological ; expedition. They are at least 2,500 Z years old. The coins are all of the I Bame type, showing on the obverse ' the foreparts of a lion and a bull facing each other, and on the reverse two equares stamped in. There are slight variations In the size and ; weight, but the amount of gold in ; each is a little more than in our fi veil dollar gold pieces. Croesus not onl I coined gold but adjusted his system t of coinage to a convenient exchange I basis with the silver and copper coins of the Greeks and the Baby'onians ;and other orientals. His fathe, Alyattes, made coins of an alloy of gold and silver, but it remained for Croefus to put the country on a gold basis. He might be termed the father of the gold standard. Q. Is there any state in which a citizen mav vote at an earlier age ;than 21? H. C. A. All the states adopt the English rule of fixing the age limit for suff
rage at 21 rears. This is a lower ago
-than is fixed in some European coun
.ties, but in no country except the new German Commonwealth has the age been fixed at a lower figure. In Germany suffrage is extended to all citizens, irrespective of sex, at the age -of 20. G. Can land be judged by the weeds that, grow on it? A. The character of their growth indicates the quality of the soil. Wild . carrot and the ox-eye daisy grow only upon poor soils, or soils that have been robbed of their fertility. Sheep isorrel indicates acid land, the neces
sity of applying lime to "sweeten" the soil, r.racken, sedge and moss show .that the land needs drainage. Dak -green foliage and large size of plant ..and leaf are good indications of rbund ;aut nitrogenous food in the soil, while -yellowish foliage and sparse stringy growth shows lack of this material. Q. Which of Dickens' novels con--tains the much quoted phrase, "Bar--liis is willin'"? S. II. A. Mr. Barkis is a bashful carrier 'in "David Copperfield" who mprries JPcggotty. lie conveys his intentions !to her by sending her.a. message by " David that "Barkis is willin'
TODAY'S TALK By George Matthew Adams, Author of "You Can,"! "Take It," "Up"
MEANINGS The meanings of words have always had a fascination for me. And although I try to stick to the small, easily understood words in all that I write, still I get great fun out of stumbling Into a big, strange word in my readings and then going to the dictionary to get its meaning. I like to look at a fish swimming in the water? and to ask myself what it all means. I like- to look at the heavens at might and meditate upon all the hidden-meanings there that have remained so hidden for centuries. I like to study mountains. Trees rivet my attention. I love every variety. What meanings in their leaves, their huge trunks, the bark that holds their life, their roots! Every rock that I see seems to have some meaning. I saw some great ones the other day at the edge of a great 3ake. There were mysterious marks and gouges that ran in all directions across them. Perhaps they were placed there thousands of years ago while in a molten state. But what do they mean? Even, my geology doesn't make it plain. These gorgeous -colorings in our flowers, what do they mean? The floating clouds, the rain that falls in drops, the night, the day the sun, the moon, the grass, rivers, birds, hills mountains, the wind what do they mean? Something quite different to each of us, I am sure. God, Eternity, Birth, Death each and all, fullof meanings. We, as favored human beings, are the interpreters of these great things. And we are not restricted as to the meanings we may place upon any or all. We are agents of freedom. We- may think and act as we desire. There is only one exception we may not interfere with the rights of others. For when we do, we kill the.rpurpose of freedom. Meanings come to us from every source. Outiot them springs our philosophy qf life itself. I have a set of books called "Interpretation of Literature." They bring me great happiness, for the writer opens np new meanings to mer in the writings of those whom I love and admire. He gives me new insight into the workings of their minds and .helps to make them more intimate to me. It is good to form the habit of trying to interpret the meaning back of everything you see or hear. For the more you understand or think you understand the sounder becomes your judgment in all ways and at all times.
When a-Feller Needs a Friend
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fiilmill7 - ' IWTERtSTED Ir4 YOOR FIRST LETTER ' " '- FROM YOUR SvogE-nt? "
After Dinner Tricks'
REGISTRATION BOOTH IN NOAH'S STORE Authorities have endorsed- the1 placingof a registration; booth, in thed partment store of Lee B, Tusbaum.' which "will be open to both- men. and women voters from Sept. 9 to Oct. ?. The booth will be open to voters outside of Richmond until Oct 7, because thef-clerks on. duty will be-unable to deliver any registration blanks to officials outside of Richmond. Thismethod was successfully carried out by the Nusbaum company two years ago. Secretary of State Jackson, in a letter to Mr. Nusbaum. warmly approves of the booth which the store will maintain. The large number of registrations in Wayne county a few years ago, giving it a high rank In Indiana, was attributed to the registration booth in the store, especially the interest taken by women in listing their names.
Memories of Old Days In This Paper Ten Year Ago Today
Living Costs and Standards
Commodities Regarded as Necessities Have Multiplied Immensely Others are Substantially Lower.
Who's Who in the Day's News
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f PROF. STEINBRUGGE SAYS - Does a man have to fenr a. woman to love her? When man has strength
or courage enough to overcome woman, ' "does he love bcr? Man's vaunted courage and it is a .vain display, has been overcome since 'the days of Evo by woman. Little womtcn have exerted the most tyrannical power over big, strong men men "whose courage toward the outside EWorld has never been questioned. At -home they are like little lambs meek .and mild. Is this love and what is "the relative position of fear and love? " Many men who wilt read this will ymile A newspaper looking for a circulation among w omen would not dare -publish this. It might give the poor, forlorn creature the courage only to be obtained by imbibing synthetic gin. A man should be a man. He should be master of himself and his family. Jt is the natural' law and it is his right. I would write more, but the fact is that if I stay up too late my wife scolds
me. It is now after 12 o clock and I must go to bed. Germans are imitating American cig- " 'arett.es. If there is such a thing as the height of inanity, we would say it must be an American cigarette in imitation form.
GOV, ALFRED T. TAYLOR Will the electric chair in the state penitentiary death house elect the next governor of Tennessee? Gov. Alfred A. Taylor, running for
re-election, says it will and he's campaigning for another term on his record of law enforcement and noninterference with
the death sentences of the courts. Taylor resisted all appeals for clemency when 11 persons were sentenced to death in the last six months. All have paid the supreme nenaltv.
Taylor is 74. He is now comnletins
his first term. In 1S86 he ran for governor aeainst hi3 brother, the late Robert L. Taylor, and was defeated. Republicans claim he will win by 30,000. His Democratic opponent Is Austin Peay of Clarksville. Taylor was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1S70. He has been a mem
ber of the state legislature and served two terms in congress. He is married and lives at Milligan College, Ten.
Lessons in Correct English Don't Say: He can't find it ANYWHERES. It is NOWHERES to be seen. Try to find it SOMEWHERES. We can find it SOME PLACE. Find SOMEWHERE we may live. Say: He can't find it ANYWHERE. It is NOWHERE to be seen. Try to find it EOME WHERE. We can find it SOMEWHERE. Find SOME PLACE where we may live.
Safety First Maxims
Rippling Rhymes By Walt Mason
It seems a shame the president . couldn't have sent that message to con- ' gress "collect.' If you do not believe legs have advanced in cost, consult these figures: The first Follies cost $25,000. The present Follies cost $350,000, and if you don't believe it ask the press agent. Ther eay Sing Sing is overcrowded with guests from New York; but if everybody in New York went there who ought to go, overcrowded would fie'i;tajnj-un3cd indeed -
THE COIN FEVER A noxious fever's in my veins, and I am always taking pains to , nail another plunk; at dawn I leave the fragrant hay and chase the rubles every day, until I seek my bunk. I am so weary that I groan, and yet I sigh, "Another bone I must collect this day;" and so I go weaving through the town to find a dime and put it down where it can't get away. Ah, once when shades of evening fell, I'd read the works of Harold Bell, and they would comfort me; and Laura Libbey's stately tomes, and Sappho Johnson's noble pomes would fill the hours with glee. Art stirred me with a ringing call; my "Yard of Roses" on the wall, I fo.und a thing of charm; but since this fever grew so strong the higher things, like art and song, seem like a false alarm. My rows-of books are thick with dust, my lute and
timbrel red with rust, are hanging
rrom a nauj old pleasures now are out of style, and naught on earth
seems worth my while, except the useful kale. Another kopeck placed in brine, another piece-of-eight is mine, another gleaming yen I But all the friends I used to know abandoned me, long, long" ago? I'm shunned by genial
men. I've passed tip all the simpler
joys for running down the silver boys,
the dollars of our dads; and-when the day is left behind, the only pleasure I can find is counting up the scads.
Dedicated -to Andrew JJraoks.
Count not that day lost, j Whose low descending sun, Saw you careful as you crossed Car tracks, one by one. It seems to be some people's idea of ecenomy to put off buying a new stepladder till they've got a few ribs busted and the old one's ready for kindling. Many motorists must be wanting to bust into aquariums, judging by the chances they take of turning turtle Qn the roads. If all drivers of autos were as awaVe
and alert as the dogs riding on their fenders, they'd be less crossing
smasnes.
.Parents that put school houses on
bus streets, with about a foot and a
halt of space to let the kids play in.
around them, should be sentenced to be kids and go to school at one of
inem and hunt a place to play!
Many drivers might just as well have glass eyes, for all the dane-er
mey see wun me ones Mother Nature
equipped them wLh!
By FREDERICK J. HASKIX WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 4. Nearly all of the strikes which have occurred in recent years have been for the purpose of obtaining higher wages or to prevent the reduction of existing wages. In some strikes only issues involving hours of labor and other working conditions have been involved, but, generally speaking, the strikes have been wage strikes. Since prices of commodities started to go up with the outbreak of the European war, especialy stress has
been laid on the elements of the cost of living as the principal argument for wage increases or for retention, rather than reduction, of established wage scales. This has led to special studies of
the problem of the cost of living, and
one tact established is that prices
have not risen so much as the number
of commodities regarded as necessities
has multiplied. In truth, the-prices of
some staples are substantially lower
than they were years ago. Further, many commodities are , within the
range of comparatively low-waged
workers which, because of rarity or
high price, were formerly wholly out
of their reach. The net result of the study is that the whole question of the
cost of living is relative.
There is. scarcely anyone who does
not agree that the people should have the additional things which they en
joy under modern conditions, but
there is a desire to emphasize that exact comparisons cannot be made and that to say that the cost of living has
increased is not wholly fair. The more precise statement is that the cost of modern living has increased.
The first labor union was organized
in the county of Dorsetshire in England more than a century ago. Its founders are known in the lore of or
ganized labor as The Six Men of Dorset. They were farm laborers and they struck for higher wages. The
wages which they received consisted
almost wholly of their food and lodg
ing. A few penco were added in money but only enough to buy a little
beer and tobacco. The wage increase
for which they struck was more meat. They were getting meat only on Sundays, the remainder of their diet consisting chiefly of humble porridge and such vegetarian food. They desired
meat twice or three times a week.
The action of the Six Men of Dorset
Facts About Indiana Forts and block houses, which for
merly had been used for protecting Indianians from Indians, later were
converted into store houses.
Indiana experienced a panic for the
first time in 1S21.
General Lafayette visited Indiana In
182o and was accorded a splendid
reception. There were still two tribes of In dians living in Indiana in 1830.
In the first twenty-five years of its
existence, Indiana's population in
creased from 6,000 to more than
250,000.
The winter of 1821, during the pan
ic, was one of the worst in the early
history of the state.
Samuel Bigger was the seventh gov
ernor of Indiana.
Joseph Holman was the first treas
rarer ot Allen county.
Nineteen billion telephone messages
are transmitted annually in the Unit
ed States, according to the latest
estimates,!
After Dinner Stories General Cornelius Vanderbilt, at a dinner on his yacht Romola, told a war story. "What was true of the Civil war will be true of the World war some day," he began. "In a hotel smoking room back in the '90's a number of veterans got into a dispute over a certain battle. The veterans all men of high rank argued very turbulently. But a quiet man spoke up and said: 'Gentlemen, I happened to be there at that engagement, and I think can settle the point at issue.' And settle he did. The hotel proprietor, much impressed, said to him when he got through: My dear sir, 'what may have been your rank in the army?' T was a private, sir, a full private was the calm reply. A short time after the full private asked for his bill, as he was about to depart, but the proprietor said to him: 'Not a penny sir! Not a penny I You owe me nothing.' "Why, how is that?" the other demanded in bewilderment. 'I couldnt dream of charging you, sir,' said the proprietor warmly. 'You are
the first private I have ever met.' "
The Argonaut.
was regarded by the British employers as preposterous and highly dangerous to organized society. They were
arrested, tried and convicted of con
spiracy for forming their labor union
and were transported on the prison ship Success to serve long terms in the penal colony of .Van Dieman's Land. The comparison between The Six Men of Dorset and a modern labor union striking for more dollars per day or for shorter hours is an extreme one, but it serves to show howtimes have changed and how the condition of men has improved. But more immediate comparisons, particularly with a view to the added comforts of life, will be more apposite. Take the single item of ice cream. Formerly it was altogether a luxury. Today, every urchin on the streets has an ice cream cone daily and sometimes several times a day. Every American city spends several thousand dollars a day for ice cream.
this is an entirely new addition to
the cost of living, and it may be pointed out that it is not fair to call this an
increase in the cost of living. It merely is an addition to the cost of
living. If a given city spends $30,000 a day to their cost of living by making this expenditure. This is an addition, not an increase, in the cost of iiving of $210,000 a week; $10,920,000 a year. We spend, in addition, $1,000,000 a day for ice, a comparatively modern convenience. Another immediate comparison is the motion picture show. Two decades ago movies were scarce. A few were operating but the universal admission charge was five cents. Today the American public spends approximately $1,000,000,000 a year on the movies. This is $10 apiece for every man, woman and child in the natic. This is an addition to, not an increase in the cost of living. These instances could be multiplied almost endlessly. The country is
flooded with novelties in the way of
new foods, new sorts of wearing ap
parel, new amusements and a thous
and and one other new things totally
unknown to and unused by the man
of only one generation ago.
The magazines furnish an Interest
ing example. There are thousands of
periodical publications in the United
States today most of which have large
circulation; most of them so large as
to stagger the imagination. , A large circulation means that the people are
buying the papers and magazines
Ninety percent of this circulation is
additional. It represents, not an in
creaseo. expense, Dut an added ex?
pense, compared with wnat people dis
bursed a generation ago. The prices
of the commodities have not so much
Increased; the people buy more commodities and, especially, a greater variety of them. 4iij . What Automobiles Cost " "" " American People
Perhaps the single biggest addition
to the cost of living is the automo
bile. Not so many years ago the
horseless carirage was a curiosity re
garded as practical only by vision
aries. Today every tenth person in
the . United States has one. This means that every second family has
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An increase was shown in the enrollment of each school in the township, according to a report made by James Howarth. township trustee. Thetownship schools opened Sept. 3, the first day being spent in enrollment and preparation for the ensuing term's work. t w Albert T. Beveridge, Progressive i candidate for governor, delivered ant address before the Sixth district con-' vention, and was- received, by a. large crowd. i nearly so good as that whichnow costs from five to seven cents a gallon.. White sugar, throughout the country, was a luxury which not every one could procure, brown sugar being" the table staple and molasses or long sweetening, as it was called, being widely used. But where white sugar was procurable, it cost from 25-cents a pound up. During the-war, it rose to that height again for a brief period but immediately before the war and shortly after it was procurable at from four to 10 cents a pound. What the economists point out is that the- American standard of living is so- high that it misleads many people. Our people spend a lot but they
get a lot. Recently two- Scandinavianborn Americans met. One had been: to hi3 old home and was telling the. other of the good fcrtune that had befallen one of their mutual friends. He said that the man had become rich. He had done so well, the man explained, that he had bought himself a bicycle ! There is a concrete example of what is meant by saying that the cost of living has not increaed in America so much as the scale of living has increased. Americans have more than any other people in the world; they are surrounded with a bewildering variety of goods, most of which are within reach of the comparatively
deep purses of the wage workers. It is an old adage that he who pays the piper is entitled to call the tune. Americans call La. expensive tune.
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273 A Pafier Trtck Tear a plc of paper Into three rllap" a shown in us diagram, and let a -spectator bold ne f the end flaps, la each band, with tha middle Cap dangling. Tbea cbaQeoge him to tear the two end strips from the hacking flap by merely drawing on the od Haps. Hefinds the-task an impooelble rne. The reason is that as he drawn In opjpoeite directions the strain will come between- the center flap and one of the end- ones. Thus one flap will come free, (but the other will still be attached toithe center.
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The "flying pay" of an aviator in the United States navy is $300 m month.
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We have the right coal at the right price. Jellico & Pocahontas. Lump. ANDERSON & SONS N. W. 3rd & Chestnut Phone 3121
Assorted Soup
3 cans for 2o? JTo Tomato or Vegetable TRACY'S
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one, A low average cost ot running
an automobile is $1 a day This
means that the American peopie
Spend $10,000,000 a day for aUtOmO-l umiMiiminminiiuiiiliiMirainiMiiiiBiuuiniuiuBumipiniiiiiinmimmiiiiuiii
bile upkeep, as there are lU.uuu.uuu au-i
tomobiles. This amounts to 5o,bot),-
000,000 a year, admittedly a. conserva-i
tive figure. i
A fair average price- for an automo-1 1
bile is $1,000 and an automobile will
last, on an average, five years. Then,
if a $1,000 car lasts five years, it costs $200 a year, in addition to the upkeep. There are 10,000,000 cars in use. This makes $2,000,000,000 a year.
Add this to the upkeep cost and you
have a total of $5,650,000,000 a year
automobile cost for the American people. This, of course, is not an increase in the cost of living, but an addition to the cost of living. On the other hand, some of the important commodities have decreased in value. Electric light is a whollynew and added expense. Before its advent oil lamps were used. Kerosene oil cost 25 cents a gallon. It was not
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New Fall Clothing You make you1" own terms. HIRSCH'S 718 Main St,
NOTICE to Friends and Patron I have opened a "bakery at "203 South Eighth.,treet and wish to -welcome alL The White Lily Bakery C.B. GARRISON, Prop.
MAGNESITE STUCCO offers an attractive, lasting and economical surface for your home. Let us figure with you. Klehfoth-Niewoehner Co. Phone 2194 North 2nd and A "If Service and Quality Count, Try Us."
LUMBER POSTS ROOFING BUILDING MATERIALS of All Kinds RlflhtPrlce Prompt Delivery MATHER BROS. Company
The Loaf of Loaves BETSY ROSS BREAD Sold at All Groceries
ZWISSLERS 23 S. 5th- St,