Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 243, 30 September 1906 — Page 4

The Richmond Palladium, Sunday, Sept. 30, 1908. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM T LIKE THE RULE UTTER FALLACY OF r1f

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Masonic Building, North 9th and Streets. Sntered In Richmond Postolllce as second class matter. Weekly Established 1831. Daily Established 1376. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. By Mail in Advance. 'Caily. one year ....... $3.00 jDailysix months Dally, three months, .... . .. 1-50 . . 7d Sally, one month, ally and Sunday, per year ....$4.00 The Palladium will be found at fee following pi aces i Palladium Office, i Westcott Hotel. j v Arlington IIoteL -t Union News Company Depot, Gates Cigar Store, West Main. The Empire Cigar Store. BY CARRIER, 7 CENTS A WEEK. Persons wishing to take the PALLADIUM by carrier may order by postal tor telephone either 'phone No. 21. When delivery Is irregular kindly Jnake complaint. Sunday, sept, go, 1906. fTO RE PUBLICANS: . We ro anxious to have every -Republican in close touch, and working in harmony with the Republican National Congressional Committee in favor of the election of a Republican Congress. v The Congressional campaign must be based on the administrative and legislative record, of the party, and. that being so, Theodore Roosevelt's personality (rast be a central figure and his achievements a central thought in the campaign. We desire to maintain the work of . this campaign with popular subscriptions of One Dollar each from Repub licans. To each subscriber we will send the Republican National Cam paign Text Book and all documents issued by the Committee. Help us achieve a great victory. James S. Sherman, Chairman. - P O. Box 2063, New York. BODY BLOW DELIVERED. -The peerless leader" has received A body blow. The democratic con .vention at Buffalo not only failed to compliment him with, an Indorsement, or even to recommend him to the favor of voters, but it adopted resolutions against "government ow nership,"" which, are directly opposed to the principle lie has adopted, says .the Chicago Tribune. The platform, i artfully 3rawn by'Bourke Cockran, . declare srtthat It is the duty of demo crats specially to t exclude the gov iernmentfronrany Interference with , private Industries." A declaration of th!scind,Tvould have been quite gra- ; tuitous had It not been for Sir. (Bryan's foolish and "unsolicited (speech atVMadlson Square Garden in jfavoltoft government - ownership - of railroads'. s nar, temptecr Mr. uryan to em- ! bracerthat monstrous doctrine im.mediatelyiKipon landing in New York fnonan may ver be able to tell, but ViWtraS'tho'most Conspicuous examp le In h!slongcareer of his unlimited 1 capacity ?forcommitting blunders. He had 'just let. go 'reluctantly of one ec onomiff'fallacyvcnd immediately proceeded: to embrace another which is quite j as pernicious and would be as ;little acceptable to the American pep;ple as was his silvercraze. "Government ownership' of rail '.roads has scarcely a chance of recog nition in the platform of any party. The convention of Mr. Bryan's own party In the principal state of the 'union lost no time in denouncing his new doctrine as utterly undemocra tic. Mr. Bryan cannot hope for a nomination or election without the , support of New York, and he is little J likely to get the nomination so long "as he adheres to this new heresy. It will Injure his chances seriously, probably irreparably. If there Is any other political heresy floating around which Mr. Bryan has not embraced it Is respectfully invited to call on him and wait for an answer. it its glory that Hearst Is arter he certainly is getting it in very large chunks just now. When he faced the great audience In Madison Square Garden Friday night he was compell ed to stand with his face wreathed in smiles for thirty-nine minutes before the applause subsided sufficiently for him to say a word. Again it might be asserted that Hearst is to be a- bad proposition for the Republicans to handle. He seems to have hypnotized a great many, voters.

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Decline to Follow the Simplified Spelling Order Civil Service Examination Papers will Pass with the Old as WHI as the New Form. fPublishers" Press Washington, Sept. 29. If the initial victory of the opponents of simplified spelling and their clamor to follow it up has as yet come to the ears of the subjects of King Edward and the dignified London Times, they may find in it a ray of hope for the survi val of the language. At any rate, the new phonetic method has received one effective iab. and as a result passed" will continue to be spelled in tne good, om-iasnionea way ana not "past", as the new order nan it. mis is due to tne tact tnat passea.assistant surgeons in the navy objected account of the twisted meaning and because their office was created by an act of Congress. Likewise the socalled old style spelling will be ac cepted on civil service examinatin pa pers as well as the ne wstyle, a rul ing which will doubtless be welcomed by applicants for jobs, who see in it a style for the varigated spelling so common to the poor speller. PEOPLE TO GASP AT WflOle I rUtn ADOUt rOOU We mm a m m Eat to Be Made Public Very Soon. DR. WILEY ABOUT READY WHEN PURE FOOD LAW GETS IN TO WORKING ORDER, THE TIME WILL BE RIPE FOR REVELA TION. IPubllshers Pressj Washington, Sept. 29. Just how loudly the country will -gasp in surprise over what it has been eating when the Pure Food law really gets to working, and the whole truth be comes known, remains to be seen. The hearings of " various manufactur ers before Dr. Wiley and his Com mission have shown that revelations may certainly be expected. Indeed, the manufacturer of food products doesn't seem to care for the new law at all. The plea of each one before Dr. Wiley to the effect that he has not In the past conducted his business along lines which will violate the new law (except In so far as con sumers have demanded) although all his competitors probably have, smacks of the plea of the school-boy who "hadn't done nothin and any how Tommy Jones made him." Ac cording to Dr. Wiley, all manufactur-1 ers who have appeared before him nave nan inree general arguments i

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t t I X X 1 1" i ( tne law in tneir case, eacn in useu and admission that the other two were more or less worthless. First, according to each one, the law did not apply to his particular product; and second, anyhow if it did apply and were enforced then he would be ruined and forced to go out of busi ness. Third, each one asserted that if he were doing anything contrary to the law it was because his consum ers wanted the goods prepared that way and wouldn't be satisfied with anything else. While all of the per sons might well cause a smile, there is still something of truth in the last. It is well-known, for instance, that practically all mustard is adulterated with farina or some kindred substan ce, in spite of the fact that it is be lieved to be pure. The public would not eat pure mustard, since the flav or would prove sickening. Likewise, Washington, for example, looks with suspicion on all butter that is not what is known as red, in color, while otner cities demand other tests as the acme of excellence. But while a Rooa many people are apt 10 De shocked whenthey have a chance to see just what it is they have been eating and drinking, it is not probable that any producer who does not deserve to be will be put out of busi ness by the new law. The people muse eat, ana someDOdy must pre pare the foodstuffs. Bs'je Cremated. Toledo, O., Sept. 29. While playing near a hay stack which became ignit ed, the 14-months-old son of George uenz was burned to death. The lit tle fellow with some older compan ions were playing about the stack when in some manner it became' ig nited. Before the baby could be res cued its clothes took fire. Death re sulted in a few moments. Cousin of Fairbanks. Springfield. "O., Sept. 29. E. T. Fair banks, first cousin of Vice President Fairbanks, died suddenly of heart failure. He was seated in a chair at his home when stricken. He was as sociated with X. H. Fairbanks, a brother of the vice president, in the management of the Fairbanks Manufacturing company cf Springfield. Building of Defunct Bank Sold. Chicago, Sept. 29. James B. Forgan, president of the First Xational bank and representing the newly orSanized Security bank, purchas?d the ouilding and fixtures of the defunct Milwaukee Avenue State bank for $70,000 in Judge Brentano's court.

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uncle Sam Would Never Be Able to Raise Funds for Railroads. TREASURY OFFICER TALKS INTEREST ON SUM NECESSARY TO BUY THE RAILROADS WOULD AMOUNT TO MILLIONS j EACH YEAR. 1 ii'UDiisncrs- prestj wasnmgton, sept. 2U. once mention finances to a Treasury Official, and he immediateIy drops most of his uu,ut" flU"uulcs l" uewjuie a "1,ancial expert, pure and simple, talking learnedly of tremendous sums. For this reason, while Mr. Bryan's govern ment ownership proposition continues to receive a large amount of discus sion on all sides as to its theoretical value and application, the most unsentimental and practical review of the question has come from the Treasury Department, whose officials, because they are constantly concerned with the finances of the country, look upon the question from a business standpoint and ask what it would cost and whether it would pay. It is generally admitted that the government could not hope to raise the $15,000,000,000 I I necessary to purchase the lines, but, even if it could, the interest on this sum at a figure as low as two per cent. 11. uas ut:t;u poinieu out, wouia amount to $500,000,000 annually, or more than one-third of the country's income While it is not to be assumed that, the Proposition is condemned solely for nnanciai reasons, more tnan one Treasury official has already asked what would be the effect on the people in general of a year of small "Crops and business "depression during which the roads would lose money. Evidently, an impairment of credit, with great financial suffering, would be feared, and in this connection one offi cial has cited Mr. R. W. Horne-Payne one of England's financial experts. In that country, it is true, municipal ownerSQjp has had the greater growth, but according to Mr. Horne-Payne, the principle is the same. In speaking of municipal ownership as a menace to investors, he says: "I do not like municipal securities, home or foreign, as I believe that within ten years anything from $250,uuu.uuu to souu.uuu.ooo will be lost in them. I am convinced that eventual ly an extremely serious crisis must be precipitated all over the world as the result of a vast sum of capital being placed in the hands of the chosen of the people to waste In attempting en terprises in which they lack the special training, the life's experience and, frequently the ability to understand. While this of course, is said direct ly in connection with municipal enter-1 prises, Mr. Horne-Payne points to an alogy in government enterprises as well. Something of an echo of Mr. Horne-Payne's fear is found in the viowsi nf thf iiTispnHmpnt!?1 Trpasnrv . a .n ... , ni,Mtinn neither from tne standpoint of the h5nnpr vpt . thfi raiirnad man. hnt " 1 - ' SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY The Result of Recent Sunday School Census Will be Announced One Week From Today. The annual city rally of Sunday Schools will be held at the Reid Memorial church Sunday afternoon October 7. The meeting will begin at three o'clock. Different business men will speak and Lee B. Nusbaum will have charge of the music. The census will be announced at this meet ing. THE STATE OF TRADE DUN'S REVIEW OF WEEK Autumn Conditions Are Deemed Most Satisfactory Manufacturers' ReForts Continues to Be of an Encour aging Nature. New YcrK, Srrj. 21. R. G. Dun's wsekly review of trade says: Hetafl trade expands with the advancing sea son, and ether departments are forwarding goods as rapidly as the shortage of cars and scarcity of labor will permit. Mercantile collections are not as prompt as they would be if more normal rates prevailed in the money market, but there is little embarrassment or complaint. Autumn conditions are most satisfactory. Manufacturing reports continue favorable and there is a conspicuous increase in orders for cotton goods. Woolens are still leading and unless clothiers order liberally there will soon be much idle machinery. Traffic facilities, are still inadequate, yet the railways report an increase of 10.G per cent in earnings. Wall Will Wed. Milwaukee. Wis., Sept, 29. Edward C. Wall, formerly national Democratic committeeman of Wisconsin and candidate for the presidential nomination before the national convention held fn St. Louis two years ago, announced feis engagement to Miss Martha Ahrendt, his former stenographer and private secretary. Miss Ahrendt is 25

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Growing List of Warship Accidents five Serious Mishaps in a few Months New Ships Always Safe from Siqking, However, Even When Punctured Below the Water Line Electrical Emergency Devices.

Publishers' Press Washington. D. C. Sept. 29. strong measures will be taken by the Navy Department to prevent the re,lt.ra nt n-,rin noH dents such as have , occurred altogether ' too often in recent months. In January two of the battleships started for the manoeuvres off Cuba collided and were laid up for repairs. Norfolk was next the scene of a collision between two torpedo boats, in which one bare ly escaped sinking. Then the Rhode Island got into trouble again, and her captain has been suspended from du ty for six months for grounding his vessel off the Virginia coast last May. The collision between the Al abama and the Illinois off Newport was an even more serious artair. Two nf thA officers of the Alabama have been recommended for court martial. Lastly, the grounding of the cruiser Boston off the coast of Wash ington has still further added to the list of accidents already too long. These mishaps have centered atten tion on the mans of safety with which all new United States battleships are provided in the form of elARE VALUABLE ANTIQUES WORK OF FRANK BUTLER Collection Made by a Former Rich mond Man Sold to L. S. Ayres, of Indianapolis A Clock is One of the Most Valuable Pieces in the Lot. Xew Castle, Sept. 29, (Spl.) There is being placed in this city for ship ment to L. S. Ayres, a wealthy India napolis merchant, several pieces of old-fashioned, antique furniture that were sold for a price many times double their original cost. They include three tables, a chair, two bureaus, a bedstead, and an immense wall-sweep clock. Most of the . stuff is mahogany and very well preserved. The clock is probably the oldest and most valuable article of the outfit. It is genuine and very old. The works are of wood and it has been keeping time for scores of years. The bedstead is c beautiful piece of furni ture, is of an jnusual and very pretty design and the wood is a highly pol ished mahogany. The pieces were colIecVd during the past few years by Frank Butler, of Richmond, formerly employed at the Krell-French factory, and Mr. Ayres paid $700 for the whole outfit Kaciel War RencAi Erivan, sTrans-Caucasia, Sept, 29. The arrivals of Armenian fugitives from Tartar vengeance In Sangesur district has caused a renewal of ra cial war in this vicinity. A village where a number of such fugitives had aken up their residence has recently ;een attacked twice. In the first itlack the Armenians lost two men killed and six wounded. In the second the Tartars were repulsed with two deaths. Condemned Man Collapsed. Greensbcro, X. C., Sept. 29. Judge Long in the snpericr court here septenced Frank Bohanon, convicted of the murder of R. E. Beachman, to be hanged on Oct. 25. Bohannon began swaying as the judge was speaking and when that point was reached when the day for the execution was set, he collapsed completely. His throat is rigid, he is unable to swallow and his death is anticipated. Servants Cut Out Sunday Work. Hamilton, O., Sept. 29. Following the Sunday closing of all stores in Hamilton, the servant girls hare taken steps to form a union and to refuse to work on Sundays. Xotice bas been already served on many First ward housewives that they need expect no service on Sunday. Hoop Factory Burns. Marysville, O., Sept, 29. John M. Peel and Bros hoop factory in this city was totally destroyed by fire entailing a loss of 110,000. No Insurance. The origin cf the fire is unknown.

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unrivaled ARGAND. ectrically operated power doors. An ex-naval officer, who is thoroughly familiar with this subject, says: "It is practically impossible to carry out the 'collision quarters drill in a real ly effective manner and close all watertight doors and hatches within a safe period by hand. With 'Long Arm' electrical power doors the means and method of avoiding a cat astrophe are entirely different. When the shi penters a dangerous locality the officer of the deck closes all the doors from the bridge by means of the emergency station, connected with motors on each door by electrical conductors. He knowt that the doors have responded by the glowing of the indicator lamiV at the station. "The whole operation means that the ship is made safe in time; that the bulkhead doors vital to her safety can always be closed and the shir rendered unsinkable. The Victoria Camperdown disaster could not bt duplicated with any of our new ships for the reason that their commander; always have at hand a means of clos ing the bulkhead doors, without re gard to what the crew may do." CLEAR INSIGHT IS GIVEN A NEW WAR BOOK ISSUED Details of the Manner in Which Russians and Japs are Made Fighters Pay of the Czar's Troops Amounts to 25 Cents a Month. iribllsherB Press Washington, Sept. 29. The personal, feelings and inward workings of the Russian army in Manchuria during the late Russian-Japanese war these are matters treated of in an extremely interesting work published by the Navy Department last week. The book in question is the report of Naval Surgeon Spear, who was detailed to accompany the Russian army in the belief that much could thus be learned of value of the troops of Uncle Sam. The revelations made by Surgeon Spear are in many cases surprising as, for instance, the fact that the pay of the Russian private reaches the dazzling total of 25 cents a month a truth, which had it been earlier made known, would have convinced majiy superstitious persons of the unescapable doom of the Czar's armies. , From this twenty-five cents the Russian private buys his tobacco and sugar. What is left over, he blows in on dissipation. Surgeon Spear's report shows, however, that unsanitary diet contributed little to Russia's defeat. Like the Jap, the Russian soldier In Manchuria drank large quantities of boiled tea, thus escaping the danger of typhoid and other diseases through contamina tion. A U. S. soldier would probably kick vigorously at the Russian fighting man's fare which consisted of one pound of meat and two and one half pounds of black rye bread with tea, every day in the week. As they invariably made soup of the whole allowance, it, like the tea, had the advantage of being sterile. Incidentally, the result of the war was probab ly a serious blow to the Ikon trust, since although these sacred pictures were taken to the front by nearly every soldier to protect them against the Japanese, they were speedily discarded when their lack of efficancy was discovered. Altogether, the defeat of Russia was attributable first of all, of course, to Japan, and after that not to the Russian fighting man, but to his officers and their tactics. San Frascisca, Sejt. 23. Th. United St3t.es army transport Sher man arrived from Manila. She brought a nucber of returning troops tnd many passengers, Including soma ef those who were on the EtrandeJ transport Sheridan. - r fvSvsfept by a Gals. ; Hong Kong, Sept. 29. A strong gale raged throughout the night- The shipping and the Inhabitants had been warned of its arriTal by a forecast of the observatory-

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HOW THE VOTE STANDS. The Total Vote, as Compiled Tuesday, Sept. 25, the end of the eighth week. Triumph Lodge, K. of P 113,915 Richmond Grove of Druids 68,149 Richmond Lodge of Elks (withdrawn) 20,068 Eden Lodge, D. of R. (I. 0. 0. F.) 43,627 Hokendauqua Tribe Red Men .. ... -.13,892 Knights of Columbus 9,736 Modern Woodmen 7,464 Sol Meredith Post, G. A. R 30 G. 0. P ,29 Ancient Order Hibernians 10 Richmond Lodge of Masons .- 10 Richmond Country Club 7 Eagles .. .. 4

CONDITIONS OF CONTEST. FIRST PRIZE To tne secret or fraternal organization In Richmond or In any town in Wayne County, which shall receive the largest number of votes during the period of this contest, a STARR PIANO with ME

CHANICAL PLAYER ATTACHMENT, built within the piano, will be given absolutely free. The cost of this instrument Is $850. . SECOND PRIZE To the secret or fraternal organization in Richmond oi Jn any town in Wayne County which shall receive the second largest number of votes, a beautiful lodge altar with elegantly leather bountf Bib', valued at $75, will be given absolutely free. THIRD PRIZE To the member of any men's secret or fraternal organization in Richmond or Wayne County who shall procure the greatest number of votes for his lodge, a solitaire diamond ring, costing $7f ' will be given absolutely free. FOURTH PRIZE To the lady who Is a member of any woman's secret or fraternal organization in Richmond or Wayne County who shall pro cure the largest number of votes for her lodge, a solitaire diamond ring w.ll be given absorutely free. HOW VOTING WILL BE CONDUCTED. The contest Is free for all. Everybody can vote without the expenditure of a single penny. Each day a coupon will appear in the Palladium on page 4. Fill in the coupon today as a starter, with the name of the secret or fraternal organization and its location. Mail or bring the coupon to the Palladium office. North Ninth and A, streets and the vote will be counted as directed The expiration date of each coupon will appear on the face each day.. For Instance the coupon ap pearing today will not be good after October 2. Bear this in mind. Paid in advance subscriptions to the Palladium will entitle such sub scribers to special voting privileges in order to assist the lodge of hif choice and this will be the method employed: Certificates will be issued with receipts for subscriptions paid In ad vance. THE PAYMENT OF CI WILL BRING THE PALLADIUM TO YOUH DOOR BY CARRIER SEVEN DAYS IN THE WEEK FOR FIFTEEK WEEKS AND WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 6C0 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR CHOICE. v THE PAYMENT OF $1.80 WILL BRING YOU THE PALLADIUM EV ERY DAY IN THE WEEK FOR ONE HALF YEAR, SIX MONTHS, AND WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 1.200 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR CHOICE. THE PAYMENT OF $3.50 WILL BRING YOU THE PALLADIUM EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK FOR A SOLID YEAR AND WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 2,500 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR CHOICE. ALL ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE. Every lodge organization of any description, In Richmond or Wayne County is eligible. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Columbus, Red Men, Knights and Ladies of Honor, the Druids, the Eagles, Ladies of the Macabees, Rathbone Sisters, Daughters of Rebekah, Daughters of Pochahontas. Modern Woodmen., Sons of Veterans, Grand Army, the W. R. C. the Ladies of the G. A- R-. Ancient Order of Hibernians, Ladies' Auxiliary of Hibernians, Catholic Knights of America, St. Joseph's Benevolent Society, Travelers' Protective Association, Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, and In fact any and all other societies of like ladium not later than October 2. The Contest will run until Nov. 15th. Clip the Ballots. Clip tne Pallet oeiow. Tin it in properly and send or onnc 't to the Pal- , ladium net later than October 2d. The Contest will run until Nov. lEth

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