Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 264, 21 October 1906 — Page 4
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The Richmond Palladium, Sunday, October 21, 1906.
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
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MANY RICH MEN HAVE FEAR OF NEXT
MESSAGE' TO COME FROM WHITE EOUSE
Roosevelt to Raise the Income Tax Bogy; in December When Congress Meets
Again Anticipation of Radical Announcement Said to Have Produced
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Gates Cigar Store, West Main. first Monday in December, it will be The Empire Cigar Store. necessary for President Roosevelt to
finish his annual message before he
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at Oyster Baj'. In view of this fact and the certainty that the message will be completed practically speaking, within the next two weeks; certain people have begun to make inquiries in Washington for the purpose of finding out what the president proposes to say to congress. There are some gentlemen in Wall street and others in different financial centers throughout the country who appear to be extremely fearful lest the president may develop in his message to congress an extremely radical program, which might unsettle business. Therefore cautious Inquiries have been sent here through Wall street channels, through visiting congressmen, and through other ' people who would be likely to have an opportunity to find out the president's intentions. It is a sifinificant fact that all these inquiries are centered about President Roosevelt's avowed policy in favor of a federal tax on inheritance. When that declaration was first made at the corner stone laying on Capitol hill
the president, apparently with intention, avoided elaborating the idea to any great extent. He still had the railroad rate fight unfinished on his hands and wisely avoided laying too much stress on new issues. Since then however, congress has disposed of the rate bill and the result was that when the president came to dedicate the state capitol at Harrisburg he expanded the idea of a tax on inherited wealth in a way which attracted general attention, particularly in the east and in the money center on Wall street. This fall, after his return from Oyster Bay the president talked to several of his callers, including both senators and representatives.- As a result of thesa conversations, which were of course repeated more or less, it was announced in the Washington correspondence of The Chicago Tribune that the president actually was tending toward actual advocacy of an income tax, which would be an application of the principle of the taxation of dead wealth to the restriction of
the accumulation of living wealth. Many people at that time did not believe the announcement could possibly be true because it involved such a radical change in party policy. Since then, however, several of the big Wall street houses have convinced themselves of this story and they are displaying great concern lest the next message of President Roosevelt should contain a pointed argument in favor of taxation on a graduated scale not only of the estates of dead men, but of the actual incomes of those living. This Is the interpretation put by Wall street people upon the president's declaration at Harrisburg in which he said: '"It is our clear duty to see, in the interests of the people, that there is adequate supervision and control over the swollen fortunes of today, and also wisely to determine conditions under which these fortunes are to be transmitted and the percentage they shall pay to the government, whose protecting arm alone enables them to exist."
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1906.
conscience in the nation, and we are
having better laws and higher stand
ards of public conduct in everything.
So luck is with us as well as well
Tf DCDI IRi Ir:zlICi earned progress, for otherwise we
, should hy so much be the further be
1 c I hind- Wft havfi fifrrmlv tn srn forward
Republican in close touch, and work- L the that we are Ag Governor
ing in harmony with the Republican Hanly BayBp elect a Legislature that
.National congressional oramiucc in wiI1 carry on thi3 ood work so well
favor of the election of a Republican begun. It is purely a matter that con-
Congress, cerns ourselves, and unless every sign
The Congressional campaign must fails, unless the people everywhere
be based on the administrative and in the State that are greeting . the
legislative record of the party, and, Governor manifest their feelings by
that being so, Theodore Roosevelt's opposites, there Is no doubt that the personality must be a central figure people are going to attend to the and his achievements a central matter and give the Governor a re
thought in the camnaiffn. ' sponse at the polls that will set Indi-
t - x o ' I
We desire to maintain the work of ana stm further forward in the good
this campaign with popular subscrip- work of reform that has brought her
tions 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
so much honor.
MERRY WAR FOR
NEXT CONGRESS
THE ACTUAL SITUATION.
The simple truth must be told that
Governor Hanly's reply to the speech of Mr. Ralston or, as he said, to the Bpeech prepared by the Democratic
syndicate, which Mr. Ralston was fin
ally Induced to deliver was such as to smash it Into smithereens says the
Indianapolis News. Nitroglycerin
Activity in Navy Department
Will Precipitate Controversy.
THE ANTI-SALOON- PLANS
ATTITUDE IN CAMPAIGN
Stands With Republican Candidate in Some Instances and With Democratic Nominees in Others Making Active Campaign.
INCREASING THE ' POWER
UP THE AMERICAN
FORCES ON THE
MUCH OPPOSITION.
FIGHTING WATER
could not have done a neater or com- MORE FUNDS NEEDED TO BUILD
pleter job. Not merely was the answer to the large affairs of state com
plete and the Governor made !the
answer in a cumulative way that add
ed vastly to its force but the con-
temntible thiners to which we alluded Publ'shars' Press
kt. vJ Washington, Oct. 20. There is cer-
J ' 1 tam to be a merrv war. when Pnn
Columbia, was answered in the most gress convenes again in December, conclusive manner by the simple over the activity of the navy and the
statement that the Governor was not evident desire of Secretary Bonaparte
a member of the club at all. And K0 k?ep st!ide with England in the pro
auction or great lighting craft. This thus it went as to allegations about week the secretary gave orders to the conversations, the mighty question of Board of Construction of the Navy to
the Governor's house rent, and so on. investigate closely the trio of war
As a matter of simnl nolitics it had hiPs 3ust launched by Great Britain
v n There are the Inflexible, the Indomi-
v,w w Llciw v,u,c.- tabJe and the Invincible
nor. .s ue uas expiaineu in aimosc u has been thought all along that
every utterance, he is not an issue, j the . three new vessels were to be ar
He is not a candidate for re-election; mored cruisers, but they prove to be our constitution removes all such in reaI"y lattleships with every whit
as muca destructive power as the temptation by making the Governor Dreadnought, and possessed of more ineligible. He has declared as em- speed. Although spurred Congress at
phatically that he is not a candidate the last session to make tentative apfor any office. At all events, midway Propriation for a United States war- . . . . . . ship built on equally heroic lines. The
I plans were to be presented at the 1 1 ? ? Vnt "-- nn -s Vv - mi t- I -
" ior incoming session, ana tney are
To this end he asks for a Legislature now practically completed. It is exthat shall be committed to finishinc Pected that along with the plans for
U. G. Humphrey, superintendent of
the Indiana Anti-Saloon League which
has many Richmond followers, says
that the position of the league in the present campaign has been misunderstood in some quarters. Not long
ago it was reported that the league had lined up with the Republicans in an effort to elect a Republican Legislature. This, he says, is partly true.
"The fact is," he said, '"that we are
working for the election of such can
didates for the Legislature as we
know are in favor of more advanced
temperance legislation, and are fighting all candidates whom we know to be opposed to such legislation. In some places we are campaigning for
the election of Republicans. In other
places we are doing our best to help
elect Democrats. The only thing we
have in mind is to elect a Legislature that- will stand by Governor Hanly in his effort to get such legislation. We do not care whether the candidates are Republicans or Democrats as
long as we know tthey are with us in this fight. In one case, at least, we are working tooth and toenail for a Prohibitionist candidate for the Leg
islature. This is in Laporte. ,
THE EMPLOYESMAY GET INCREASED PAY
Postmasters Hope to Overcome the Difficulty Now Apparent.
MANY LEAVING SERVICE
POSTMASTER SPEKENHIER OF RICHMOND ONE OF THOSE WHO BELIEVES THAT THERE SHOULD BE BIG SALARIES.
THE CAR SHORTAGE ON THE RICHMOND DIVISION
Agent Sligar of the Pennsylvania
railroad, says that never in the his
tory of the road were cars as scarce
as they are now. 'Especially is it hard
to get box cars to ship goods in. Ev
ery available car is in use and tracers are after' cars that are in use on other roads, asking that they be returned to nearest interchange point at the earliest possible moment. Shipments are being delayed to a considerable extent owing to the lack of cars to ship in, and as the winter approaches
and the corn crop begins to move the
situation will grow more serious.
New Castle Courier.
TWO RATES IN FORCE
the good work , that he is pressing. We believe the people thoroughly understand the situation.
The Governor, in what we correctly
a Western Dreadnought will come a request from the Navy Department for more great vessels to match the sea-
giants of the Briton.
There was a storm of protest from
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called in the beginning, his report of lue "r-v e last session over . . , " . the encouragement given to the advobusmess of the State, has shown cates of a greater navy That this and the Ralston speech sLmply gave storm will be intensified at the seshim opportunity to emphasize it sion only a few weeks away is beyond
that some years speculation and misdirection of funds had been going on. It was not merely under laws that enabled public officers to get enormous compensation, but hy lack of accounting and by wrong construction of laws that turned vast sums into their pockets. Now this sort of thing has been broken up. But we need to have it so settled that the system shall be broken up. And now is the time. As is not infrequently the case when one of an evil brood is driven out, the whole of that feather scatter. We have a Governor, like our President, that believes in getting things done. The result is the long list of achievements of which Indiana can justly be proud, as evidence of purification. But coincident with this process there has awakened a more vivid
doubt. There is every reason to be
lieve that a bitter fight will result and some of the friends of the Ameri
can Dreadnought fear that it will suffer if a reqi!;t is pressed by Secretary Bonaparte for additional funds with which to build more monsters.
Still Claimed That Pennsylvania Mi
leage Charge Will Not be Strictly Legal.
A question has been sprung as to whether it is lawful for the Pennsylvania and other Eajstern roads to carry out their intentions to sell for $20, 1,000-mile mileage books good for the bearer, charging a regular passenger rates of 2 cents a mile. Some allege that the provision of the law
which would be broken is charging a greater or smaller rate for a service than that specified in its tariffs in effect at the time. The opponents of the plan contend that the penalty for breaking it is the same as those of any other form of discriraination.
Postmaster Spekenhier, who attended the meeting of first class postmasters at St. Louis recently has received a copy of the resolutions adopted endorsing the proposed bill for increase of postoffice clerk salaries. The folder also contains a copy of the two bills which congress will be asked to pass as its next regular session. One of these bills provides for an eight-hour working day and extra pay
at the rate of a day for the time put in on Sunday or any holiday, by the
clerks in the various departments of
the first and second class postoffices.
The postoffices have lost many good men through the low salary offered by the government, and an effort will
be made to have an increase granted. At the St. Louis meeting a committee of seven was appointed to secure the consent of President Roosevelt and the postmaster general, to go before congress in .the interests of the two bills. The secon one provides for the hiring of clerks in first and second class offices, at not less than $600 per year, with an increase at the rate of $100 per year, until the salary gets to be $1,200 in second class offices and $1,400 in the first class offices. The proposed action has created a great deal of interest in the local postoffice and the clerks are heartily in favor of the proposed bills. Good men of executive ability have resigned because they were al to command a higher salary in other positions. In order to make the lobby a
strong one, the committee of seven will call upon all postmasters for the number of resignations and the cause
for the years beginning July 1, 19051
and ending June 30, 1906. The claim
of the committee will be based,fon
facts secured from all first anf sec
ond class postmasters, and iis believed that the arguments 09 the bill will be favorable. There ha been no classification of postal eafrloyes sal
ary tor the last twenty years, yet the business has increased wonderful-
COL. SILLOWAY LEAVES
SELLS MUNCIE INTERESTS
Richmond Hotel Man Transfers Holdings to O. P. Bundy Said That He Will Retire From Active Business Life Popular With Music People.
By the conditions of a deal which was consummated yesterday, O. P. Bundy, one of Indiana's best known hotel keepers, is now the sole owner of the Hotel Delaware, at Muncie, having purchased the interest of Colonel Benton Silloway who also is one
of the owners of the Westcott Hotel,
this citjv
Colonel Silloway has not as yet
made definite announcement of his
future plans, although it is under
stood that he contemplates settling in California, but will remain in Muncie
for probably a month or more. Mr. Sil
loway still retains his interest in the Westcott hotel, but it is not known
whether or not he will dispose of it
The Hotel Delaware at Muncie was
opened by Messrs. Silloway and W. E
Bayfield about one year ago. Thei
partnership was successful, but Mr
Bayfield decided to dispose of his in
terest, which was purchased five months ago by Mr. Bundy. Since that time the Delaware has been under the management of Messrs. Siloway and
Bundy and their business relations
have been exceedingly pleasant.
It has been strongly intimated that
Mr. Silloway has intentions of retir
ing from active business life.
IMPORTANT POINT
IS PASSED UPON
Railroad Commission Defends
Bipartisan Organization of Boards.
BANISHED FROM CAPITAL
An
Indianapolis Newspaper Vender Can Never Again Return to That City.
IFubllshers Press! Indianapolis. October 20. "Crip" Reed for years a newspaper vender on the streets of the city, agreed yesterday afternoon to banishment from Indianapolis forever. He promised never to return to this city if allowed to go free of a charge of stealing 130 newspapers.
TO FORM BROTHERHOOD
Presbyterian Organization to Receive Its Start in Indiana at the Capital.
NOTICE. To consumers of Natural Gas. In order to make some necessary changes in our inain line, gas will be shut off at 1 rclcck on Sunday afternoon, Octohejr21 for about two hours. RICHMOCiro NATURAL GAS CO. 20-2t ,
A BRIEF IN M0N0N CASE
ANSWER TO THE ATTACK OF
THE RAILROAD COMPANY IS
FILED . IN THE APPELLATE
COURT.
Use artificial ga'
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The Presbyterian Brotherhoodyf the newest and one of the most important movements undertaken in tMs denomination in the United StaJfs, is to be organized at Indianapjfis next montn, and it will hrinJr together some of the most eminat business and professional men, jifnisters and
church college men MA which the
church can boast.
light and heat
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UNITED STATES IS FEEDING THE WORLD.
tPublishers Press Washington, October 20. If the United States were wiped off the face of the globe, it is a question whether the civilized world would not starve to death. Although long purveyor for mankind, the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor this week issued a statement showing that this country in the nine months ending with September 30, exported just $43,607,654 more breadstuffs this year than in the same time last year. The total value of breadstuffs sent to feed the hungry in other lands during those nine months was just $130,607,719. It is doubtful if any nation in the history of the world ever has been able to act so generous a Lady BountyiL
Indianapolis, October 20. In a brief
filed in the Appellate Court today, Charles V. McAdams, one of the railroad commissioners comes to the de
fense of the many Indiana laws that
provide for bipartisan organization of various State boards and prescribe
certain qualifications for the holding
of certain statutory offices. In the answer of the Monon rail
road to the Attorney-General's brief
filed in a case now pending in the
Appellate Court, the position is taken
that the railroad commission law is unconstitutional because of the two
following provisions:
"Provided tHat at no time shall there be more than two of the said commissioners members of the same political party. "The persons so appointed shall be resident citizens of this State and qualified voters under the constitution and laws, and not less than thirty years o? age." The "point made by the Monon is that because of the bipartisan organization and the age limit prescribed the law is unconstitutional, because the law under these provisions would deny some citizens of this State their constitutional rights under the "privileges and immunities" section of the bill of rights; and also because the law, in prescribing these limitations is arrogating to itself powers that rightly belong to the constitution and not to the General Assembly. Statutory Office. On. this latter point Commissioner
McAdams, in his brief, says in effect!
GRID
TO POLITICS
PURDUE MAN'S STRIDES
Will Make Race for County Sheriff on the Democratic Ticket and Believes That he Will be Elected Has Riches in Plenty, Too.
I Publishers' Press Lafayette, Ind., October 20. Herman Kerkhoff, Lafayette's famous football player, regarded by Walter Camp and other authorities as the greatest gridiron warrior that ever donned moleskins, has deserted the
football fielil fnr iha fioM nf ru-ilitifc
and is now PIiparoH in -1 ctrammnc
campaign for the office of sheriff of Tippecanoe county. Although he has been offered $3,000 to play with the champion Massillon Tigers of Massillon, O., this season he has determined to remain in the politicaL fight until election day. when he will play football again for the last time. Kerkhoff has decided to quit the game whether he is elected sheriff or not. He owns a farm valued at $20,000 and has a large bank account representing largely the money he has earned in professional football. The contract price at which he plays for the season is only a part of his winnings, as the enthusiastic f v'ns make him presents of large sums of money. Once he was offered $500 for a touchdown, and he made it.
COflTELYOU MAY SUCCEED SHAW The Official Announcement is Expected to be Issued Very Soon.
GENERAL SHAKE-UP SURE
THERE WILL BE TWO VACANCIES IN THE CABINET OF ROOSEVELT THAT MUST BE FILLED THE COMING WINTER.
that a commissionership Is a statutory office, and as such is amenable to whatever qualifications the General Assembly may see fit to impose, within the constitution. "The power and authority of the General Assembly to legislate is limited only by the Federal constitution and the constitution
of the State," says the brief. "All leg-)
islative authority not granted to tlye
general government or prohibited Jhy
these constitutions may be lawfully
exercised by the Assembly."
Use artificial gas forfll
sbt &
lawjfillj
d heat.
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tPublishers Trer-sJ Washington, Oct 20. It is declantt on good authority that Postmaster General Cortelyou has been selected to succeed Secretary Shaw, when the latter retires from the cabinet in March. No official announcement as yet has been forthcoming, but this is expected within a few days. The delay in making public the decision is declared to be due to the inability to select a man to take the place of Mr. Cortelyou as head of the postal service. It is the general belief here that George Von I Meyer, now ambassador to Russia, will be given the post. President Roosevelt's official family is on the eve of a general shak-ing-up. for Attorney General Moody's approaching withdrawal from officii will leave another vacancy to fill. This last-named portfolio will be taken by Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, if the President can bring such a transfer about, leaving vacant the navy chieftancy. Mr. Bonaparte, however, is declared to have expressed a strong desire to remain where he is, and the transfer may not be effected.
Arthur A. Curme, Sr., has returned from Dunkirk where he has been visiting his niece, Mrs. George Curme.
Mrs. Maggie FItzglbbons, John S. Fitzgibbons and Mrs. Dundon will spend today in Muncie the guests of relatives and friends. -
THE PALLADIUM'S CONTEST
HOW THE VOTE STANDS.
Richmond Grove of Druids 145,170 Triumph Lodge, K. of P. .. .. ......132,414 Eden Lodge, D. of R(l. 0. 0. F.).. .. ... 50,617 Hokendauqua Tribe Red Men 18,892 Modern Woodmen 15,012
CONDITIONS OF CONTEST. FIRST PRIZE To the 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 MECHANICAL 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 or in any town In Wayne County which shall receive the' second largest number of votes, a beautiful lodge altar with elegantly leather bounC 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 $75 will be given absolutely froe. ' FOURTH PRIZE To the lady who Is a member of any woman's eecret or fraternal organization in Richmond or Wayne County who shall procure the largest number of votes for her lodge, a soiitairedlamond ring will be given absolutely 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 appearing today will not be good after October 28.. Bear this In mind. Pa'd in advance subscriptions to the Palladium will entitle such subscribers to special voting privileges In order to assist the lodge of hi choice and this will be the method employed: Certificates will be Issued with receipts for subscriptions paid In advance. .... . -,: ."''-' THE PAYMENT OF C1 WILL, BRING THE PALLADIUM TO YOUR DOOR BY CARRIER SEVEN DAY8 IN THE WEEK FOR FIFTEEN WEEKS AND WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 600 VOTES FOR THE LODGE OF YOUR CHOICE. THE PAYMENT OF $1.80 WILL BRING YOU THE PALLADIUM EV ERY DAY IN THE WEEK FOR ONE HALF YEAR, SIX MONTHS, ANC 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 Waynn County is eligible. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Pythiar. 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, Sens 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. Clip the Ballots. Clip the ballot below, fill it In properly and send or brine ' tne pa' ladium not later than October 28th. The contest will run until Nov. 15th.
This Ballot NOT GOOD AFTER OCT. 28th PALLADIUM VOTING CONTEST ONE VOTE COUPON
For the Most Popular Lodge tn Richmond or Wayne County, this Lallot is cast for
lUn this line write plainly name ol lodge you vote tor;
or.
(On this line write location I lodge CnrrKr cotb are not permitted to receive bHot from their patron. Fill Jn the ballot, mall, or bring It to the Pa.iadlum oUlce belore the expiration ol shove date, otfcrwi6 it cannot be considered. A new ballot will appear In the Palladium daily.