Richmond Palladium (Daily), 24 January 1906 — Page 1

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iMTONB BAILY JPALLABIUM WEKKLY VSTAI.l JUKI 1$.U DAIL.V KSTABL1 IIEI i87 RICHMOND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1906. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. DOYCE FUND IS NEARLY RAISED INDIGNATION MEETING LOCAL MEN DO' NOT LIKE IDEA BUIS NOW MAYOR OF GRAND FORKS MAT HOT PRESENT STUDENTS USE A PAINT BRUSH OP COLORED CITIZENS LAST - NIGHT. ' - ' PROPOSED VEHICLE ORDINANCE TO COUNCIL.

BUT $3000 NEEDED TILL BI: PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION CAN BUY ADDITION.

HELD MEETING LAST NIGHT Lloyd Factory Project to be InvestigatedIf Worthy it Will -Be Made An Offer. According to the report of the committee in charge of the funds of the South Side Improvement Association, that organization Avill soon be able to purchase the Boyce farm, south of the city, which will be extremely valuable for factory sites and building lots; , . . A meeting of the Association was held last evening and the committee which had been soliciting stock for the body, reported that already $12,000 worth has been subscribed and there remains, but $3,000 worth of the stock to be disposed of before the land can be secured. An option has been held on the land for several weeks and efforts have beennade to raise the necessary money which must be paid down at the consumat ion of the deal. The price of the farm is $25,000, with three-fifths of this amount in cash. The Association has been handicapped ever since its organization by the fact that no' suitable factory sites have been available when most needed. Whenever the property owners discovered , that a piece, of land was being sought after by the Association, they promptly .raised the juice above the amount that could be offered and the result lias, been that little could be done toward getting factories to locate here. The' purchase of the Boyce farm relieves this situation as this laud extends for almost n mile along the tracks of'the C. C. & L. and every opportunity-is now in the hands of the Association to boom the south side and 'bring factories to Richmond. It is their intention to jlonate sites to prospVctive factories, when it is assured that the intentions of the factory men are of the best, and in this manner offer encouragement to manufacturing concerns. The' meeting last evening was an informal one, to consider the purchase of the farm and no action was taken in regard to the1 Lloyd Manufacturing Co., the plant vhich recently wrote to the Merchants' Association asking what inducements would be offered in Richmond to a plant seeking a location. The matter was referred to the S. S. I. A. and that body is looking into the financial rating of the prospective factory. In case all is found to bo as the letter stated, every inducement will be held out to them with" a view of bringing their plant to Richmond. GAAR-SCOTT COMPANY ENTERTAINS CUSTOMERS Many Come to City to Make Purchases and to Inspect the Plant. Gaar, Scott & Co., yesterday entertained about twenty residents and former customers from Illinois, who v . v MtvuiM iv JUVUIiMMIU UT tJOIUl M. urnnt, the company s agent in Bushnell, 111. The party consisted of farmers who have been using CJaar, Scott machinery and wanted an opportunity to visit the factory and -ml-i inni' . i """" wiv.i j,,rvu I'uicuiises. Among those who were here are W. E. Neiling. Peoria, 111., J. A. Dodge, John Snell and John Frazier, of liushnell, George Hille, Fiatt, J. F. Young, Ellisville, A. E. Combs, prairie City, E. I. Frome, Wagtaga, J. II. Chenoweth, S. II. Tyler, Fountain Green, Dan Van Winkle, Swan Creek, W. II. Carroll, Avon, Charles Carr, Roseville, and J. A. Boulon, of Rushville, 111. The members nf th party were well pleased with their visit Jo the city and with the hospitality of the Gaar, Scott Company.

Pass Resolutions Denouncing Certain Expressions Made Relative To Tneir Race.

An indignation meeting of colored citizens of the city was held last evening at the South Ninth Street Baptist Church and resolutions were presented denouncing certain expressions which have been made regarding the colored voters of the city. There was a large attendance and several spoke freely their views up on the riy-hts and liberties of the race. The resolutions, wlych dealt in vigorous terms of the persons who made the remarks to which except tion was taken, Avere roundly applauded by the meeting. MANY APPLICANTS. Harry C. Meek, successor to John Winslow, in the office of the Assessor of Wayne county, has received many applications for the position of deputy assessor. There tare "usually many appointments for assessing which must be completed in sixty da3s. "PORKEY PINE" IS FOR SALE LYNN MAN WANTS TO DISPOSE OF ONE TO BOARD OF WORKS. SWANS FOR GLEN LAKE The Board Would Like to Buy Some Of the Fouls Park's "Zoo" Is Healthy. The Board of Public Works received a communication yesterday from a man who is very anxious to sell the city a porcupine to be added to the "zoo" at Glen Miller park. The author of the epistles resides at Lynn, Ind. The proposition is written on a postal card and address ed to "Glen Park & Co., Richmond, Ind., and the proposal, of sale reads as follows: "Sir Gents: i have a porkeypine iff you want him i will ship him c. o. d. for $2 iff you want him, direct to 1 Lynn, Ind." The animals at Glen Miller have been having an easy time of it this winter and ate in the best of condition. The majority of the animals and birds are from cold climates and they revel in -wintry breezes. , Old Mr. Bear went into his den . at the first appearance of winter and he is still found asleep. He has set his alarm clock for the first day ' of spring. . The Board of Public Works is figuring on securing some swans to place in Glen Miller lake. These birds are among the most beautiful of .the world's feathered inhabitants and very scarce in this country. The board thinks they can secure them, but are at a loss to know how they could keep them during the cold season, the birds being natives of tropical countries. .. ' WEATHER INDICATIONS. Temperature.

January 23, 1905. Morning ...... .23 oon .j. li Night 24 January 23, 190C. Morning ....22 Noon . 21 Night .31

Forecast for Richmond and vicinity: Fair and colder. Brisk northwest winds. 1

OF FORMING A UNION FOR INTERURBAN CONDUCTORS AND MOTORMEN. '

DELEGATES NOW AT WORK Trying to Persuade Indiana Trainmen to Take Up With a National Organization, v It is proposed to organize all interurban motoraieiy and conductors of the United States into a National union and labor agents are now in Indiana making an effort to instill the idea of unionism into the minds of the interurban trainmen. It is said that the body, if organized along plans now being made, will be absolutely independent and will not include employes of street railways. The object is to organize a brotherhood similar to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, j which has done so much to elevate the passenger conductors and brakemen of the steam roads. The new order will be beneficial, it is understood, and THE WORSHIPERS OF will be on such a basis that it will not interfere with the sentiments of the interurban men. When asked about the proposed union, a Richmond Street and Interuiban conductor, said last evening, "I have not heard anything about a new order of this kind, and I aln not sure that the subject has been broached to any of the men. The system on electric railways would necessarily be different from the system employed by the, steam road unions, and the meu could not be bound together so closely. Labor unions are all right in their place, but we 'are afraid of them." Another employe said that the idea of organizing a union is not. new among interurban employes, as efforts have been made several times to interest the electric railway employes in this city. The employes are satisfied and think that for the present, a Union could do them more harm than good. , All of the employes who -were seen were of the opinion that the idea of establishing a .union would not be a popular one, and they think that nothing, will be done that will effect the local lines. The proposition is being pushed by some of the employes of the interurban railways running out of Indianapolis, who desire to establish national headquarters in that city, with a paid secretary to look after their interests.

FORMER RICHMOND MAN ELECTED BY INDEPENDENTS IN NORTH DAKOTA. ,

IS AGENT FOR GAAR-SCOTT Now Here on His Annual Visit to Factory Tells of His Race. For This Office. George E. Duis, formerly of this city, agent for Gaar, Scott and Co. for North and Sqnth Dakota and mayor of Grand Forks, N. D., is in Richmond on his annual business visit to the home office. Mr. Duis while a resident of this eity was manager of the sales department of Gaar, Scott and Co. Nine years ago he moved from here to Grand Forks to accept the position as agent for Gaar, Seott and Co. in North and South Dakota. Not only has Mr. Duis made a wonderful business success but at the political game he has made a name for himself. Mr. Duis bears the distinction of being the first Democratic THE MODERN MOLOCH. Chicago Record-Herald. mayor of Grand Forks, wliieh is a flourishing town. .-, While the former Richmond man is a staunch Democrat he was elected to the mayoralty office on an independent ticket. Talking to a Palladium representative last evening Mr. v Duis said. "I was elected mayor of Grand Forks before the primary law went into effect, in April 1904. , I had circulated a paper among nay friends stating tliat I was a candidate for mayor and after securing the necessary number of names to the paper I came to Richmond on business. The man who was mayor of Grand Forks at that time had been in office for eight years and the people rtf Grand Forks were anxious to get hint5 out of office. It was my understanding before 'leaving for Richmond that I was to have no opposition button my return home I found that one, of my best friends was a candidate for mayor on the-Republican tieket.This made me angry and I came out as an independent candidate again?t him. Out of eighteen hundred votes cast I had a majority of over two hundred votes. My term of office expires this .coming April and I have not yet made up my mind whether I shall be a candidate again not." C. E. SHTVELEY IN CHICAGO. C. E. Shiveley, of this city, supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the Wbrld, is in Chicago nntil Friday attending the meeting of the national board of that' city.

Councilman Peck,' Author of Measure Reticent About What He Will Do. K Thtre is a possibility that the proposed ordinance requiring a tax to be put on all vehicles owned in the city, may nt go before council. There has been so tnanj expressions of disapproval from all classes of citizens that it may never be made a law. . It is understood that several eouneilmen have been spoken to by different citizens, urging them to ; use their influence against it. Councilman C. T. Peek of the Fifth Ward, who intended to t present, the ordinance at the nexe meeting of council was seen by a Palladium reporter last night. To all questions as to whether or not he would present the ordinance he replied that he had nothing to say.

WILL DELFVER LECTURE. Harry Hill ( a noted lecturer will deliver an address at the Christian church Friday night February 1G. Mr.. Hill's subject will be "One' Sided People.'" JANE ADDAMS ON THE HULL HOUSE TELLS GENNETT AUDIENCE OF HER WORK IN CHICAGO SLUMS. - ' 1 .'-!. - ; GREAT WORK BEING DONE Misunderstanding, Speaker Says, Leads to Much of the Trouble In the Slums.

Jane Adams of Chicago, the originator of the HuH House, the famous settlement in the slums of that great city; gave a most interesting lecture last night, at the Gennett. It was the fourth number of the Popular Lecture Course. Miss Adams is quite well known and her work in the slums "of Chicago formed the subject of her address. The greater part of her life has been spent in settlement work and when she founded Hull House the climax of her good work was reached.", - Miss Adams from the beginning of her talk impressed upon the minds of her hearers that the: only way to judge a people was to come in actual contact with them.-Too many people were judged by their occupations and Avhile they might have an intellect as high and morals as .well developed as those of higher birth still if their occupation was below a certain standard they would not be understood by certain classes of citizens. To understand the people of the slums it was necessary! to dwelf among them, to live their lives as much as possible and to mingle freely with them. To illustrate this she told of the Greek colony in Chicago. This colony contains nearly 8000 Greeks from the poorer class of Greece, most of them young men who had come to this country to make their fortune. Most of them were day laborers in the city or made their living .by selling fruit about the town and to all appearances were uneducated. Yet there is. not a phase of ancient Greek history or mythology but what they are familiar with and proud of, and they are. surprised that so few Americans are acquainted ?rith their old history which to them means everything. " . This misunderstanding then is what makes it necessary to actually live with this element if any good is to be done and for that reason Hnll House was founded. Miss Adams told of the rreat good that has been done1 to the -people of the slums, how they had been . helped not only substantially but morally.

EARLHAM CEMENT, WALK DECORATED DN MEMORY TO HARRY ROSS.

MANIFESTATION OF SPIRIT Which Showed Itself In Hazing at Institution Last October Other Pranks Played. "In Memory of Harry Ross, October 31, 1903. On this spot he met his fate In a bottle of hydrogen sulphate." , As the F.arlham students pass down the cement walks at the college the above bit of limerick stares them in the face. On the exact spot where this verse is painted Harry Ross of this, city, who is a "day dodger" at the college, was given a hazing last October that caused great excitement in the Quaker school, . interesting proceedings at the police court and much amusement to the general public. ,'" ... .' V , The "in memorium" that' graces the sidewalk now is causing almost as much comment among the students as did the hazing, of Ross. When a member of the faculty was asked yesterday whether any action would be taken to learn who the 'authors of - the doggerel w ere, he replied that "it was only a student'a prank and no attention will be paid to it."' This statement was made notwithstanding, the fact that President Kelly stated last October in chapel after the " hazing of Ross that- any further Jjazing or manifestations of an unfriendly feeling by a clique of students toward a fellow student would bring forth some decisive action on his part. It is understood that the faculty will do nothing in the present case. The same spirit was shown, it is said, when one of the dormitory students was floored and deprived of' his youthful moustache. ' It is claimed that all new men coming into the dormitory are 'frubbed" and on one occasion when a student refused to make a speech he was taker to his room and his carpet saturated with dydrogen sulphate, t he vile smelling fluid which was applied to Ross's person. MRS. COOK BURIED AT NEW PARIS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. Students at Business College Made Floral Tribute--Others Injured Recovering Nicely.. Mrs.1 Frank Cook, the victim of Saturday's explosion at New Paris,, was buried yesterday afternoon from the home of her mother, Mrs. Lee Ritchie, in that city. The interment was in the cemetery at New Paris. A floral offering, was sent from the Richmond Business College where Frank Cook is a student. - The othec victims of the sad affair are getting along nicely. Frank, who vras badly burned about the face, still suffers considerably but his burns are not considered serious. The other children will be over the effects of the injuries shortly. , Mrs. Delia Burgoyne is suffering more -from the shock than from her injuries which are not ..reported as seriou. Mrs. Burgoyne has been most unfortunate in being in several severe accidents within the last few years. She received severe burns several years ago and in a few months after fell from a loft and received a severe cut which required twenty stitches. She has also met with many other minor accidents. C R. Meyer, traveling freight agent of the Missouri Pacific Ry., with headquarters in Cincinnati, was here yesterday. '

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