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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. SATURDAY, FEB. 3, 1923.
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM
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Government Ownership Proves Failure Government attempts to operate the merchant marine were branded a failure recently by Walter D. Meals, former chairman of the claims commission of the United States shipping board.
Meals, a former judge, declared, 'There is no
known method by which the government can
successfully operate these ships,' and that "if we are to have a merchant marine, inducements must be held out to private interests, or the
ships might as well be burned at the dock3."
At the present rate of deterioration, Meals
declared, the fleet will become obsolete inside of
twenty years and thus will become a dead loss to the nation. "There are four great questions before us today," he said. "They are: (1) What shall be
done with our vast war-built fleet? (2) How shall the country escape the enormous expense which its maintenance entails? (3) How shall we provide for the carriage of surplus products, in peace times to foreign lands? (4) Shall we as a nation be self-sustaining and self-sufficient on the high seas in time of war? "Our fleet is not a well balanced one. Had production been measured in terms of convertibility into peace time needs it would not have been built. At the close of the war, we had 1,400 ships in our merchant marine or 7,000,000 gross tons.
"By the best of authority, it is estimated that
we need no more than 1,250,000 passenger ton
nage and the same amount of cargo tonnage. These ships are an inheritance of the war and should, I believe, be charged to the cost of the
war. This fleet cost the government $3,000,000,'
000. When the war started, ships were being built at a cost of $62 to $65 a ton, dead weight. Our average cost during the war exceeded $200
a ton.
"We tried to-sell our fleet and handed over
1,700,000 tons at $177 a ton. Of this 170,000 tons have been paid for, 390,000 were turned back to the board and the rest remains unpaid
for and never will be paid for."
AGE AND BEAUTY By George Matthew Adams.
I have a lovely specimen of crystal natural qnartz. As I look at It, I am reminded that Its beauty Is the result of age. There Is nothing Spontaneous about the orgin of crystal. I think of a group of friends that have become more wonderful to me with the accumulating years. I glance at a choice piece of furniture that they tell me Is very old and rare and therefore very Interesting and unique. I glanced at the bed of live coals in my .fireplace. Little by little they grow less bright, until I take the poker and nest them tightly together and then I go to my bed, telling the warmed memories of the evening how happy they have made me. I am reminded, however, that nothing else about that evening's fire could quite compare with the beauty of Its parting moments. After an object, or a friend, has been much to use for a long time, when we come to part with either even though it be for but a short time It eeems as though all the finest In either is pictured strongest to us at that time. After a long association when the time for parting comes there are qualities in our friend that loom before our eyes as never before For the years ripen and enrich! Each day each one of us adds or takes away from the sum total of real beauty worth In this world. "We are the very units of beauty and we grow as we learn more and more to appreciate beauty. One of the secrets of a happy life is to trot along with your years not to be dragged along by them.
Rippling Rhymes By WALT MASON
WOMAN OFFERS HER MANSION TO U. S.
Answers to Questions I After Dinner Tricks
(Any reader can get the answer to i f nv question by writing The Palladium nformatton Bureau, Frederick J. Haskn, director, Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to Information. The bureau does not give advice on legal, medical and financial matters. It does not attempt to settle domestic; troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive research on any subject. Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and sddress and enclose two cents in stamps for return postage. All replies are sent direct to the Inquirer. Q. Is the evolution of the human race still in. progress, or 13 the man of today a finished product? O. A- C. A. Scientists say that the evolutionary process is still going on, and that while It Is not likely that man's body will admit of great change, there is room for Bome improvement, such as in the superfluous length of the food canal and the over-crowding of the teeth. It Is likely, however, that there will be conetitutonal changes, e.
K. of prolonged youthfulness, a higher
standard of healthfulnesa, and a greater resistaneo to disease.
Q. "What is meant by second growth
timber? S. T.
A. The forest service ays that the
timber that comes up after a forest
lias been cut away is called second
growth.
Q. Is the candle made In honor of
Caruso's memory to bum continuous' ly or not? A. H. S.
A. The candle which is to burn in
memory of Enrico Caruso la lighted
once a year and burns for 24 hours
Q. What is a creepic or cutty stool?
G. T,
A. It was a stool once used in the
Scottish church for punishment of of
fenders against chastity. The elnner
was required to 6it in full view of the
congregation, and at the close of service, rise for reprimand by the minister,
Q. What are the names of the
tones of the Chinese scale? W. W.
A. Chinese scales in music were
called - pentatonic or 5-toned scales
Each tone was named thus: Emper
or; Prime Minister; Subject People;
State Affairs; and Picture of the Uni
verse.
Q. When were seats first provided
In churches? S. M. C
A. Up until the early part of the fourteenth century worshippers in churches were accustomed to stand or
Pit on the floor. Then they were provided with short three-legged stools
and from 1450 onward mention is
found jn church records of pews or
"pues.
Musings for the Evening
If France is aiming at world dominion she should take a look at a certain poor old boob who is babbling away
to himself at Doom, and change her
mind.
It is rumored that Uncle Joa Can
non stopped' smoking on New Year'
day, but personally we shall continue to regard this only in the light of a
rumor.
New Jersey man left a will provld
ing that the widow shall be allowed
to use the automobile but not on bun
days. Now, being a woman, she will probably decide that is the only day
the wants it. HINTS FOR CARE OF BABY
Many mothers who worry over car
ing for their infants need worry no
more. - One paper in rew iorK is-oir-
t rim hints in this direction, me roi
lowing hints under this head appeared
recently: "Andrew Johnson became President upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. "The leaves of plants differ in shape
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THE PROCESSION Forty million cars go by, burning up the gasoline; long I watch them as they fly, flivver, bus and limousine; day and night they sweep along, all their engines going strong, blowing horn or sounding gong, autos yellow, black and green. Jabez Jimpson bought my pup, and the bill long since
was due; now I see him hitting up fifty miles or fifty-two; he must know I need the cash, for my children cry for hash; but he drives as though he'd smash all the records hear him
choo There goes Japhet Jingo Jone3;
seven months have gone their way since he borrowed fifteen bones, which he would return next day; fifteen bucks I sorely need; they would save my life, indeed; but this Jones is showing speed, with a jaunty hip-hoo
ray. Here comes Peter Tinkle now, scorching 'neath the 6ilver moon, and
he owes me for the cow that he
bought the tenth of June; little, little does he care that I have no shirts to wear, that my granny's feet are bare, as he chants his joyous tune. Down
the vales and up the hill3 I can hear the motors clink; if the owners paid their bills, how the long parade would shrink Autos yellow, green and red, would be standing, cold and dead, in some gloomy auction ehed, quicker than the eye can wink.
N'e. 409 The Card and th Tumbler The performer takes an empty glass md very carefully balance it on top of a playing card, as shown in Fig. 1. The glass remains in that position for a few momenta, after which It ia removed, and both the glass and card may bo Inspected. The secret of this trick Ilea ia the fact that you do Just exactly what you say yon are doing! namely, yoti actually balance the glass on the card. But in so doing, you must bend the card, bo that the concave aide is toward you. You can see the edge of the card through the bottom of the glass (Fig. 2), and It is quite easy to set the card in place. From a short distance, the bend in the card will not appear noticeable. CosvrtcM. It, by PitWio Ledpvr Company
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ice bill by Installing a refrigeration system during the coming year at a cost of $4,000.
The government ia getting ready to
give the White House an extensive remodeling. In 1902 the White House was reconstructed, and tha whole
lower part of the building was made fireproof; but a recent inspection
shows tha tthe attic is still a fire trap,
and that some of the roof beams have
cracked or nulled loose from their
tlrrups. The government is going to
spend $5,000 this next year preparing the plans for the renovation.
The electric light bill at the White
House comes to $S,G00 a year. The bill is kept down to that figure by virtue of the fact that electricity for the
mansion costs only 3 cents a kilowat hour, as compared with about 10
cents for the same unit of current
paid by the average householder. One of the members of the White House menage is an electrician, who sees to it that the lights keep burning. The light bill includes the cost of lighting
the grounds and greenhouses as well as the house itself.
In these days of scarcity of ser
vants we hear of fantastic wages paid
to Household help; but the White
31te Washington mansion of lira. John B. Henderscn. shown below, which she offered to the government as a vice president's "Whit House. and Vice President Calvin Coolidge. wh will be the first to occupf it if the offer is accepted.
Fight Rats
Cost of Maintaining White House Estimated for 1924 is "$124,000, but Sub is Not Considered to be Excessive.
After Dinner Stories
He wa3 one of the youngest re
cruits who ever graced the army and
his voice was in the process of chang
ing. Into the company barber shop
he drifted and, In tones that were at
one one moment a promising bass and
at the next a feeble treble, demanded a haircut.
"Hey!" ejaculated the bewildered
barber, looking confusedly about him.
"One at a time, please, one at a time J." American Legion Weekly.
"Overcoats should be seen and not heard", runs an ad, probably hitting at some of the loud ones now on sale. Reminds us that the other day we heard a man say to his friend: "So that's your new overcoat, eh? Isn't it rather loud?" "It's all right when I put on a muffler," said the other man. Boston Transcript
They are one of the great enemies
of mankind.
They carry pestilence and death
wherever they go.
They breed so rapidly that a single
pair, at the end of three years will be the ancestors of more than 30,000,000
rats.
The destruction caused by these
pests amounts to more than the gross earnings of 200,000 men.
Fight this enemy of man scientifically. If you don't know how to do
this, send the coupon below to our
Washington Information Bureau. You will be sent the free Government publication on rats and mice. There is no charge except two cents in stamps for return postage on the booklet Be
sure to write your name and address
clearly. CDo not send the coupon to The Palladium. Mail it direct to Washington, D. C.)
Br FREDERICK J. HASKIX WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 3. It 13 a good thing that the people of the United States do not follow the precedent insisted upon for the American ambassadors and require the president to maintain his own living establishment, i. e., the White House. If we did, nobody but a millionaire could afford to be president. We pay the president $75,000 a year, while the expenses of running the White House this next year, according to the estimates submitted to congress will be about $124,000. Nor is this the whole expense incident to the executive mansion. This sum merely maintains for the president a house and grounds, heats the
house, lights both house and grounds,
and staffs the premises with servants.
The scale on which the president chooses to live after that is his own
affair. In other words, he pays his
own grocery bill.
Compared with the palaces in Euro
pean capitals, or even with the residences provided for some of th,e South American presidents, we seem to
house our chief executive in exceed ingly simple and modest . fashion
Even visitors to Washington, when
they look on the shimmering Greek
facade of the White House, must feel
that in size and elaborateness it compares unfavorably with the show pla
ces in the residential sections of thel;
own cities.
The White House, however is decep
tive; it is larger and more elaborate
than it looks. Few people realize that the grounds enclosed by the White
House fence comprise an area of
nearly 17 acres or that it takes about
60 servants to maintain the establishment.
If there ever should come a presi
dent of truly Jacksonian simplicity.
who would insist upon shoveling the
snow off the White House walks, he would have a week's work ahead of
him after each blizzard. There are
"I always feel sorry for the parents of an infant prodigy," remarked
Mr. Grumpson. "Why so?" "Unkind neighbors Jump at the opoprtunity to wonder where he got his brains." Birmingham Age-Herald.
Frederic J. Hasfcln. Director, Palladium Information Bureau, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith two cents in stamps for return postage on a free copy of the Rat Booklet
Street.
City.
State.
Name..
in accordance with the varying needs of the plants. "'Infra dig', an abbreviation for "infra dignatatem', is a Latin phrase meaning beneath one's dignity.
A moderate breeze is a wind. be-4. tTroon twpntv nnrl thlrtv miips an
hour."
BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY
Mrs. Robinson Tells How She
Found Relief by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lessons in Correct English DON'T SAY: What BECOME of the ring? What has BECAME of him? I have been told he has BECAME Governor. Are you a DAILY worker here? Please cut this in HALFS. SAY " What BECAME" of the ring? ' What has BECOME of him? I have been told he has BECOME Governor. Are you a REGULAR worker here? Please cut this in HALVES.
is square yards of sidewalk on
the White House grounds. There are 29,759 square yards of roadway to be
swept, 1,000 linear yards over half a mile of hedges to be trimmed, and
391 shade trees to Bhed their leaves
every autumn. These grounds are
show place, observed by thousands of
tourists ever year. To sweep the
walks and drives, rake the leaves
seed and sod the lawn, and keep the grass trimmed, the government has to
pay out $10,000 a year. Yearly Coal Bill a Tidy Sum.
The annual coal bill for the White House itself at present prices comes
to aoout ?4,400 a year. This sum
provides about 270 tons of furnace
coal and S5 tons of stove coal. Noth
ing but anthracite is used at the
White House. The government keeps
the White House cheerful in dark and
cold weather, by providing 38 cords of
chestnut wood per anum to be burnt in the open fireplaces. The White
House gas bill runs at the rate nearly $40 a month.
Cut flowers for the White House
cost the government $9,000 a year.
These are produced in the White
House greenhouses 16 of them
which, incidentally, consumes about
700 tons of coal a year at a cost of
$8,600. In addition, one greenhous
on the average is rebuilt every year at
a cost of $9,000.- Consequently, the
flowers and plants used in the White
House actually cost over $25,000
year. Great quantities of these flow
ers are sent to Washington hospitals Economy has hit the White House
as it has the other government estab
lishments. Mrs. Harding herself has
taken the lead in keeping down operation costs. The east wing of the man
sion Is used only on state occasions
and accordingly Mrs. Harding has given orders that it is to be heated
only when absolutely necessary. Dur
ing the coming year the government
proposes to spend $10,000 removing the heating plant of the White House altogether and hooking up the
mansion with the heating system
the State, War and Navy buildin,
next door. The latter heating plant burns soft coal at about half the price of anthracite. The reform will also make unnecessary the services of the fireman who tends the furnace. It is also proposed to cut down the
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AMERICAN DOLLARS FAVORITE MEDIUM IN MADERIA TRADE
(By Associated Press) FUNCHAL, Madira, Feb. 3. The American dollar, although Portuguese currency is the legal coin of the Island, has become the favorite medium of exchange for local merchants ana hotel keepers. Every Influx of American tourists, brought hero on the cruises to the Mediterranean and
Egypt, is watched with the keenest Interest, and prices are marked and quoted In coin of the United States. Even in a standard commodity like Madeira wine, the price quoted to Americans Is in dollars. While being more or less a convenience to the tourists, the dollar standard of value brings considerable" money into the pockets of the dealers. The depreciated value of Portuguese currency would render their returns meager If they adhered to their own escudos. As It Is, they buy merchandise in escudos and sell it in dollars.
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HmiRft hiroH vwou onoAl lue Biores wnere souvenirs are K0JrJl??l the sales boys snap out their
prices in dollars and cents with the
there, gets only $35 a month. PerhaDS
it is the prestige of her position that
keeps her from quitting the job cold, Just as millionaires are glad enough to get the $12,000 cabinet jobs.
The maids at the White House.
however, are not general house workers, but merely housemaids and laundresses. Most of the servants are
men. There is a manager at $1,560
a year, and, except for the engineer,
wno draws the same pay, he is the highest salaried employee. The head
butler gets $70 a month. Contrary to
what society fiction and drama would
teach us, he is not the proud mon
arch of below-stairs but Is outranked
in pay, at any rate by the four
footmen, the chef and second cook,
and the head housecleaner. The chef
gets $1,260 a year.
The $124,000 spent annually In
maintaining the White House proper
Is but a fraction of the cost of main
taining the president's whole estab
lishment. It costs $75,000 a year, to
pay the people who work in his office.
and he spends $36,000 for stationery,
telegrams, telephone, books, and other business supplies, including automobiles. He has a $3,000 printing allowance, and can draw $25,000 for travel
expenses. The government maintains-
a White House police force of 30 pri
vates and 3 officers at a cost of $59,000 per anum. The total bill, includ
ing the president's salary, i3 about
$400,000 a year.
alacrity of street vendors.
Snow Never Falls. Wooden sleds drawn by oxen over cobblestone streets, on which not one flake of snow ever falls, again provides the principal form of amusement this season for the American invasion. The quaint wooden sled is an elaborate construction as sleds go. It partakes of the nature of a sled, and at the same time, a victoria. It is gaily painted, and isr capped by a fringed canopy to 6hade the passenger from the sun. The oxen are hurried on by their driver with a whip which he slashes as he runs alongside the vehicle. At intervals he throws a neavy piece of canvas, doubled several times and sat-, urated with oil, under the runners so that they may be lubricated. The process is more " habitual than efficacious. Sharing with the oxen-drawn sled.
as an amusement feature, is the wooden toboggan. This is run down a
fairly steep cobblestone road from the hill overlooking Funchal's pic
turesque harbor. A cog railway fa
cilitates the ascent.
FRANCE AND ITALY TO O. K. NAVAL PACT, SAYS LONDON LONDON, Feb. 3. The BTitish gov
ernment has reasoij to believe France and Italy will soon ratify the Washing
ton conference treaties for limitation
of naval armaments, it was announced
at the foreign office yesterday. The
Italian chamber will begin formal con
sideration of the treaty later this
month, said a dispatch from Rome.
LARGE RAT PLAYS HAVOC WITH TELEPHONE LINES MARION, Ind., Feb. 3. At an expense of several hundred dollars and a lot of valuable time. Manager Edward Kneipple, of the local Bell Telephone exchange, has discovered that a large sewer rat had been the cause of the disarrangement of a portion of his exchange service, causing phone bells to ring and a discordant mixture of vefces over a number of lines, the rat having gnawed through the lead casing which encloeed the cable, permitting moisture to get through, thus jumbling up the lines. The telephone crew devoted several days to locating the trouble.
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