Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 311, 6 December 1906 — Page 1

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BIG MOM) PA ABIUM. WOL. XXXI. NO. 310. Richmond, Indiana, Thursday Morning, December 6, 1906. Single Copy, One Cent.

h "SELL OUT" oe

A PHDNE WAR IS NOW IMPENDING Central Union Company Goes Busily Ahead with Improve ments While the Home Com pany Does the Same. Manager hutton says he HAS NOT HEARD OF SALE leclares His Company is F paring to Do Four Times the Business It Now Has What Independents Say. Because of the great activity of the Central Union Telephone Company in the work of constructing its new system and because of its apparent disregard for Increased patronage quite recently, the rumor again has gained considerable circulation and credence in some quarters, that the Central Union has been laying its plans to capture the Home Company at the completion of the latter's plant. When it become known that the Central Union had for the present at

least, abandoned the project or er- stitutional, shall be returned. Howecting a new headquarters building ever, he will likely abide by the decis-

on North 10th street , on a plot of j0n of his attorney, to whom he has reground purchased some months ago, I ferred the matter. In many other

the theory that the big corporation was laying its plans to swrp the platter and eliminate the fierce competition threatened, was strengthened. There apparently was still another

Lit of evidence that Indicated the. fu-1 courts, may be retained. The resoture plans of the Central Union for lution adopted by the commissioners

prospective subscribers to the phones of that company have recently been "put off" when making application for a "phone. They were told that service could not be furnished them "just now" but that the matter would - ... ... be taken up wun xne main urnce uu as soon as possible the applicant would be Informed as to the-decision. Indicates a Fierce Fight. A closer Investigation of the situation just now, however, indicates that though it is lively the Central Union would not mind buying out the Home Company if the opportunity presented, there is instead to be a fierce fight for telephone patronage waged before the robins return from the South. The Central Union .company denies that it has been putting off patrons because of any prospective merger or purchase, but declares that the reason has been due to the Inability of the force o? men at work reconstructing the entire overhead system in the city, to devote any of their attention to the extension of individual phone lines, the big cables or rnnV oa1Jes " nrou n-inir their en tire attention. Manager H. Hutton or the Central Union said last night that the company's new switch boards have arrived and that they will be placed in the Odd Fellows building In the quarters Already occupied. The cables have been built into this office and within the next month or so, Mr. Hutton said, the company would be able to care for an almost unlimited patronage. With the patrons", now awaiting service, it was stated, and who will be supplied wlth"ivphones shortly, the Central Union will have four times the number of subscribers now on the book. In the meantime the Home, Tele phone Company Is '"sawing a good deal of wood." but Is notifying much because of lack of time or inclination. The company members are not worry Ing over threatened competition of a fierce sort that the Central Union promises. In the face of rumors that the corporation would sell to the Cen tral Union, the officers have always maintained they are preparing for business which awaits them andhave nothing else in view. That the Home Company Is to have one of the model plants in the country is admitted on all sides. There are many persons, however, who still cling to the opinion that before the "war is over" there will be some sort of a compromise and it will mean that the Central Union has purchased the Independent concern. RAY HARRIS TO BE RETAINED AT JAIL Ray Harris, turnkey at the county jail, will be continued in that position under Linus Meredith, when he assumes the office, January 1. Turnkey Harris has earned an enviable reputation, both as a reliable and efficient turnkey, and as a disciplinarian, there cever having been serious trouble in the county bastile since he has been In charge. His reappointment gives good satisfaction. LOUIS POSTHER LIKES NASHVILLE VERY MUCH Iouis Post her, formerly of the Davis Carriage Co.. this city, now general superintendent of the De Ford Buggy Company, at Nashville, Tenn., writes to relatives here that he is highly pleased with his new location. He has a lucrative position in what is the largest vehicle manufactory in the. South. '

THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA Snow and colder Thurs day; Friday fair, decidedly colder, r m OHIO Rain Thursday followed by fair in the afternoon, colder; Fri day fair; brisk northwest winds. ASKED TO RETURN FEES DEMAND : MADE ON SMITH Commissioners Acting on Advice of Attorney Robbing, Will Resort to Courts if Necessary to Get Back ln and Out" Fees. As had been anticipated, the Board of Wayne County Commissioners - has made a formal demand unon Sheriff smith for th return of -in and but fees paid him durinig his term of of fice. The aggregate amount of these fees is $542. The commissioners in a resolution adopted yesterday, recite the fact that the fees were paid to the sheriff "under mistake" in the law the Appellate Court having a year ago ruled that such fees were valid, and a week ago reversed itself by handing down a decision to the fact that such fees were not valid. fcnenir smnn collected tne fees in a legal manner, the law being held valid at the time his demand was made and favorably acted upon by the commit sioners. Sheriff Smith is not oppos ing the law, but he believes there is a question as to whether fees paid him at a, time when the law was held con counties of the State the same situa tion has presented itself and in some instances the claim has been made that fees paid which were legal at the time they were paid, according to the interpretation of the law of the higher provides for the beginning of a suit against Sheriff Smith should he decide that he is legally entitled to retain the money he has received VIIAQ MAM HAS RFfJIlM r.w ,f,i 'IT Many Who Have Friends and Rela tives in Foreign Countries Have 'i Already Sent' Presents. Already the Christmas mail has be gun to assume good size proportions, and many persons sending mail fn the shape of presents to foreign countries have placed their packages in the local post office in the past few days. Foreign packages to Xew Zealand, Japan and the Pyilippines have already left the office. ; All Denominations Attend. Centerville, Ind., Dec. 5. (Spl.) The Rev. L. A. Winn, is conducting a series of evening meetings at the Christian church, which are being at tended by the community, regardless of denominational lines, and much in terest is manifested. Samuel Hartzell Dead. Centerville, Ind., Dec. 5. (Spl.) Samuel Hartzell, recently a resident of Centerville, and a veteran of the Civil War, died of ' consumption at Saint Elizabeth's hospital at Dayton, Ohio the latter part of November. He was burled at Gettysburg, Ohio ! The Blood Thirsty KING LEOPOLD AND THE Recent exciting debates In the British fcntkm upon King Leopold of Belgium and

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in the Kongo. For some years the administration of the Belgian domain in

Africa has been the subject of severe

Jharged that the deaths of more than a million nativeshave been caused by fhe carrying out of Kin Leopold's policy of collecting income from the natives by forcing them to work out their tax under brutal and inhuman treatment.

THISTLETHWAiTE

' CHOSEN CAPTAIN Star Tackle Will Lead Earlham on. Gridiron During Season of 1 S07. CHOICE WAS UNANIMOUS PROSPECTS FOR TEAM NEXT YEAR ARE MUCH BRIGHTER THAN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENT SEASON. Glenn Thistlethwaite, of Hortonville, Ind., was elected captain of the Earlham football team for 1907, at a meeting of the football players last night in Coach Wilson's room at the college. Thistlethwaite has played two years on the team at tackle. He is a star at his position and very pop ular with the students. He was the unanimous choice of the players. Earlham's prospects for next year are much better than they were at the be ginning or tne present season, ine team will be practically the same as this year with the exception of Grover Grimes and .Hawk who will graduate. Prof. E. P. Trueblood will give a banquet for. the team at his residence on Central "Avenue Friday evening. There will be about forty at the affair. Half of the number will be young ladies from the college who so loyally supported the team this season. WILL RESUME HIS WORK Dr. Thurston Goes to Physiomedical College at Indianapolis Lectures Tonight. Dr. J. M. Thurston goes to Indianapolis this morning to resume his course of lectures in the Physiomedical Col lege .after the Thanksgiving vacation Tonight at the college auditorium, he will deliver a lecture, "A Trip to England,",, illustrated with stereoptlcon views. On his trip last summer the doctor made, a number of interesting pencil and ink sketches, and took a great number of chamera views besides collecting engravings of most noted places he visited, and has had a great many of colored lantern slides made from them; so that his lecture tonight cannot but be interestinig. EATON WANTS TO KNOW Sends Member of Town Council Find Out About Municipal Light Plant. to John E. Parker, a member of the town council at Eaton, O., was in Richmond yesterday for the purpose nf consulting with the Board of Works relative to the success of the ! municipal light plant here. Eaton is dissatisfied with present street and commercial lighting arrangements and proposes purchasing the plant of the private company and going into the lighting business on its own res ponsibility. The , Board gave Mr. Parker such Jnformation as he 3esired. Ruler of Belgium BELGIAN HORRORS. house of commons have focused athis alleged mistreatment of natives criticism from nianv quarters. It Is

WHISTLES FOR CARRIERS BETTER MAIL SERVICE Postman Will Announce Themselves With a Melodious "Toot, Toot" During the Holidays Vicious Dogs Give Carriers Trouble.

Although Christmas is yet sixteen days off, Postmaster Spekenhier has presented his city carriers with small but very useful presents in the shape of whistles, for use on their various routes. The whistles will improve the delivery service in the city as the postman can give quick and more efficient service. Hereafter the postmen will blow their whistles at the begin ning and In the center of each square, along their routes, so as to give notice to their patrons that they are coming, and those persons who have heretofore waited anxiously for the coming of the men in gray, can now go about their duties and still not have horrors of missing the mail man. The carriers have had a great deal of trouble with vicious dogs who are inclined to take a decided liking for gray trouseri. Several of the men have been bitten. Last week "Billy" Niewoehner was bitten, but the owner of the dog, later killed it. As the law states that the postmen are not required to deliver mail where a vicious dog is kept, it is not necessary for the Richmond men to take chances. The postman can now blow their whistles and the residents can come to the gate and get their mail. . CITY NOT APPROACHED Riverside Park Project Still in the Hands of West Side Improvement Association. The West Side park project is still in the hands of the West Side Improvement Society, there having as yet been no formal presentation of the matter to either the city council or the Board of Works. There has been so much encouragement given the West Side society, however, that the members feel that when the city Is given a chance to act it will pass upon the matter favorably. It is con fidently expected by the society that s next summer will witness the first j work on Riverside Park. MORE INTEREST IN DEBATE As There Will be Two Tams in Forensics at Earlham Many Are After the Honors. Prof. E. P. Trueblood of the Oratorical Department at Earlham is lining up the debate and preparing for the usual class contests which will come off in January. A large number of contestants have entered and great in terest is being taken in the work since the triangular debi-Vng system will make it necessary to have two teams.

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WHY THOSE BALMY WINTER RESORTS ARE

DELINQUENCIES UNUSUALLY LOW All But Five Per Cent, of Taxes on Duplicates Collected in Wayne County. MOST EVASION IN TOWNS LIST OF TOWNSHIPS AND CORPORATIONS GIVEN, SHOWING TAXES DUE AND THE AMOUNT WHICH WAS UNPAID. That the collection of taxes on personal property and realty in Wayne County during the year has been the closest in a long period is in evidence by an analysis of the returns of the treasurer as shown by the settlement sheets compiled by County Auditor Hanes and his deputies. As stated in the Palladium yester day the amount of taxes collected on the duplicate at the November installment was $260,469.14. The amount collected in May was $352,70S.67. The total collected was $613,177.81. The assessed valuation for the county shows that on that basis there was due the county in taxes at the two installments the sum of $614,108.32. The delinquencies in the aggregate reach $28,504.08, less than 5 per cent. Commonly the estimate of delinquencies is 10 per cent. Wayne county goes on record below the fixed standard. In Richmond and other Incorporated towns in the county the per centage of delinquencies Is heavier, that of the city of Richmond being in excess of 20 per cent, this being due to the failure of many persons to pay personal taxes. In the rural districts, however, the disposition to evade the payment of personal taxes is not so pronounced and as a result the deficiency in the towns is made up to a great extent, thus giving a 5 per cent, delinquency. The following table will show (by townships and corporations) the amount of taxes charged against each and the total amount unpaid in each. Townships. j Totals due Totals Unpaid Abington . Boston . Center . . Clay .. . Dal ton . . Franklin $ 8,773.24 12.217.72... . 24,576.80.. . 12,459.04... 6,758 93... , 15,363.52... 7,440.0S... . 19,164.13... 12,794.91. .. 16,307.64... 9,317.69... 19,075.48. . . 232 76 359.26 756.73 300.65 166.63 519.99 441.34 142.S8 203.1 S 250.5S 446.83 276.77 399.9 Greene Harrison Jackson Jefferson .. X. Garden Perry . . . , Wash'ton . iWayne 42,632.62 1,381.58 Webster . . Boston . . . Cambridge Centerville Dublin . . . Gertown . Ft. City Haigerstown Milton ".. . yit. Auburn Richmond Sp. Grove . Whitewater 8.263.90 Corporations. 510.07 .. 31,239.41 .. 7,419.33 1.664.36 .. 5tv9.oS 8,001.22...... 1,030.92 341,801.53 2,259.69 486.90.'. mi.1: , 23.52 24.00 j 'J28.504.0S Totals ..$641,105.32

POPULAR.

NO LIGHT; All ARGUMENT MORE EQUIPMENT NEEDED Board of Public Works Feels that Inability to Light Streets Early In the Evening, Shows Need of Greater Capacity at Plant. The "Board, of "Works feels that the conditions now confronting the eity with regard to the inability to light the streets early in the evening, be cause of the heavy pressure on the service, occasioned by commercial lighting, vindicates in the fullest the argument made 'months ago for Increabed capacity. Opposition to the installation of new machinery was based on tho ground that tho plant's capacity was not over crowded and that the ma chinery In use was capable of carrying a much heavier load. However, the new machinery was ordered, tha busi. ness has been growing continuously and now with the old equipment stl.'l in use, the city finds Itself unable to meet requirements. The Board has received information from the General Electric Company, that the new ui.it for Richmond's city plant is now undergoing a test and will be shipped in the course of a few days.

Richmond's Proposed Y. M. C. A. Building and What Will be Offered to Young Hen There

Secretary Brown Makes Plain What the $100,000 Is to be Used for The Edifice Described as to Architecture, and the Equipment of Each Floor.

Some of the few things $100,000 put into a Y. M. C. A. in Richmond would do. In the first place it would put up a building that in an architectural way would be a credit to the city, and place

Richmond on a par with other cities , illy, this floor has also a private readof her class in the matter of a Y. M. ' ing room where good books may be C. A. ' :; found on the shelves. This floor will This building would be three Stories also contain the public office whero high, with a basement about one-third ; may be found a list of employers above ground. j where young men can get Information This basement, as has been stated, In regard to getting work. Also a li&t w'U be a little above the level of the j of young men who are seeking employ street, thereby giving the best of : ment, information In regard to boardlight and ventilation. It will cont&in , Ing houses and rooms In part? cf

separate lockers rooms for boys, younj and business men; also separate shew er bath rooms for men and boys. Al: of the baths, toilet rooms, lockers an 1 a fine swimming pool about 20 by 53. the heating apparatus, and if possible a' manual training department. First Floor of Building. On the first floor the space will fcc taken up with the large social room

. or lobby, which Is the center of the as 12E'4S sociation. Here is where young men 1.S57.12 8n(i boys may meet their chums a.id 720.99 Sit down with them at games such as 731.03 j chess, checkers and all games that are iTl..54 , recognized as clean and legitimate. 1.71 .64 ; Here Is where young men may meet iu 4 17.78 ; conversation after a long day spent In 5; $.99 the shop or store and promote the snirC!.20 u of brotherhood that is In every 17,4 75 J 4 young man's breast. Here is where

the boy from the humble home and shop may come In touch with the hoy from the more prosperous home and j both learn that they have hearts and!

FORTY MINERS ARE BLOWN TO ATOMS

Great Explosion Occurs as Cage of Men Are Being Lowered Into Mine. BODIES CANT BE FOUND WORST DISASTER THAT VISITED COPPER REGION YEARS SHOCKS TOWN HOUGHTON, MICH. HAS FOR OF Publishers Tress.y Houghton, Mich., Dec. 5. Forty miners are believed to have been blown to atoms In the Quinby mine tonight as the result of an explosion of the powder magazine, located on the first level of the Messard No. 8 shaft. The men were being lowered to work, forty of them occupying seats in the large cage used to lower the men underground. Just as the cage was passing the first level, one hundred feet below the surface the dynamite stortki In the magazine exploded, sending forth death and destruction. Absolutely no trace of the forty men can be found and they were evidently blown to pieces at the first shock. Many other men were at work In the mine at the time of the explosion and it Is thought that all are lost. What caused the explosion is not known but it is the worst disaster of the kind that has visited the copper country for, years. TERRE HAUTE DISASTER. Explosion In Rosebud Mine Kills Four and Many Others are Injured. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 5. As tho result of a dust . explosion In the Rosebud mine, , at; Seeleyville near here tonight, nineteen men were burned, four of them being dead, and of the remainder, three were oerhaDs fatally injured while seven are seriously so. f TO HOLD ANNUAL PUBLIC Ionian and Phoenix Societies at Earlham, Will Give "The Cricket on the Hearth. The Earlham literary societies, Ionian and Phoenix, will hold their annus! public on Dec. 14. A play, "Th Cricket on tho Hearth," will be given and the students who are to partlcipate aro rehearsing each evening. Determine Assessments. The Board of Public Works yesterday determined the assessments for the Improvement of South West , II street, in West Richmond. That part of the street between South West Second and the first alley west of Third street is to be straightened. are worth each other's consideration. In this social room or lobby there will be" found all the newspapers, all tha up to date magazines, and good comfortable chairs and seats to sit Jn while enjoying or raedlng them. Usutown where the proper environment may be had. There will be a private office on this floor for the Secretary, where he may plan his work and at the same time be- within reach to seo that the proper discipline and cond ict is carried on throughout, the building and that he may be within reach oZ the young man or boy who is up against it and needs a friend and wants to tal it over privately with the secretary. Many a young man, downhearted and discouraged, has come out of the secretary's private office with his backbone stiffened for the world's battle. On this floor will also be the Physical Director's office, a check room, and very often an up to date lunch counter. Usually the entrance to the gymnasium Is direct from this floor. Second Floor of Building. The second floor provides for the educational department. There will be (Continued on Page Four.)