Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 335, 3 January 1907 — Page 4

The Richmond Palladium, Thursday, January 3, 19U7V

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM Entmrmdmt Richmond Postoffle as Second Class Matter

THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 3, 1907

RICHMOND, IND.

Hallway Accidents Twice within the last week the country has been stirred by horrible railway accidents. Last Sunday night in a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio railway, over fifty people ware killed and many more injured. Yesterday thirty people were killed aud forty injured in a wreck on the Rock Island railway. In both cases the roads'were protected by the block system. The Investigation to fix the "blame for the first wreck has not yet been finished. A Rock Island operator by his own admission is responsible for the catastrophe which occurred yesterday. These wrecks do not necessarily mean that the block system is a failure. No system, however, will stand any chance of success if its operators are careless. And that is one of the greatest evils in the railway life of our country today. The operators of nearly all the railways in the land are over-worked, their hours are too long. Furthermore, the railways are to blame in arother respect. They are trying to do a two track business on a single track line, and In this respect their directors ought to be held responsible and punished by the law for the annual slaughter this condition is causing. The reasons for attempting to do a two track business on a single track line are entirely selfish. If a railway can do twice the amount of business on one track than It ought to do naturally on two, it can earn and pay much larger dividends on the capital invested. This government should have a railway department, since public opinion is so set against government ownership of the railways, that would have the power to force railway managers to take better precautions for the safety of passengers. It should even have the power to force a railway doing a double track business on a single track line to build an additional line. Stockholders rights to exorbitant dividends should not hold for a minute in comparison with the rights of travelers to the highest possible safety while on the railways.

FOUNTAIN CITY. Fountain City, Ind., Jan. 2, (Spl.) iSrnest Aldrice, who has been sick for several weeks at the home of George Silvers, northwest of Fountain City was taken on New Year's Day to Reid Memorial Hospital for treatment. Pete Culter and wife are the par " ants of a baby boy which came to their 'finmo last Saturday evening. It is their second child. Rev. George Willis, who held revival meetings at New, Garden, closed last Sunday evening, has returned to his home at Cleveland, Ohio. Clarence Pitts, west of town has a sick horse, which has an affliction like paralysis. The remains of "Willard Pitts of Richmond, were brought to New Garden church last Saturday, where Rev. Ware of the East Main Street Friends church, had charge of the services. Interment at New Garden cemetery. One remarkable thing is that Willard's is the first death from a large family of Pitts. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Arnett of Alexandria, who have been here visiting Chas. Arnett and wife, have returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Arnett entertained last Sunday for dinner, the following: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott and family, Mr. and Mrs.- I E. Arnett and family, of Richmond, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Arnett of Alexandria and Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Arnett and baby. Chas. Arnett and wife went to near Economy last Sriday where they at tended the golden wedding of Mrs. Arnett's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Nearon. Ellen White has gone to Richmond where she has accepted a position at Earlham college. Aus. Quigg and family of L.ynn, spent Sunday In our city -with Frank Cranor and wife. Earnest Davis and family moved to Richmond Monday, where ho accepted a position with A. II. Bartel Co. Mrs. Ella Newman of near Winchester, daughter of Cooper Britton, arrived here New Year's morning to visit relatives. Charlay Williams and wife of Kentucky, who have been here visiting relatives and friends, will return to their home soon. Clarke McNutt and wife, west of here, gave their annual New Year's turkey dinner Tuesday In honor of their anniversary. ECONOMY. Economy, Ind., Jan. 2. (Spl.) Arthur B. Chitton. a missionary of Africa, lectures at the Friends church January S. at seven p. m., also January 9 at eleven o'clock. The lecture is on Africa and the public is invited. Mary and John Jessup are visiting In Indianapolis this week. Howard Massy and wife visited friends at Williamsburg Sunday. Prof. C. Veal and wife have returned to their homes in Lafayette after spending a week with relatives here. A Mr. Clay of California is here visiting his people. Mr. and Mrs. William Stultz and three children and Miss Olga Klies, of Chicago, were guests at the Edwards home east of town Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hiatt and Mrs. Glen Shively spent Monday in Greensfork. Mr, and Mrs. O. I. Hiatt and Celia Shively were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Levi Stienner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Macy took dinner with John Macy and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cain, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cain spent Sunday at Winchester. Mr. and Mrs. Newman Mendenhall, Elsie and Mark Marshall of Richmond were guests at Orlando Marshall's Sunday. Dr. Loop was in Indianapolis last week. Mrs. Clara Pierce Simpson and Dora Pierce leave for Clearwater, Florida. Wednesday. ' Mrs. Nellie Jones spent Sunday in Winchester. Mrs. It. Willi3 of Marion and Mrs. Zora Kepler of Muncie, visited Mr. and Mrs. Preston Burnett during the holidays.

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HAGERSTOWN. Hagerstown, Jan. 2, (Spl.) Mrs. Ellen Fox entertained at dinner Monday at her home on South Perry street, Mr. and JVIrs. Ulysses Manning of Economy and Mr. and Mrs. Cash Ginther. Miss Ada Thurston and Mr.Hugh Nicholson of Lafayette, Indiana, were entertained at dinner Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thurston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lay and son have returned to their home in Mt. Summit. Misses Jeanette and Fannie Mathews are home visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. William Mathews. Miss Fannie Mathews has a position near Grand Rapids, Mich., and Miss Jeanette has been visiting relatives in Ohio. Miss Ada Thurston is the guest of Miss lone Thornburg at her country home. One of the social events ending the year of 1906 was a private dance given by a number of young people at the I. O. R. M. hall. Good music was furnished by a few of the crowd and they danced until a late hour. Mrs. B. F. Weaver Is spending a fw days with her daughter Mrs. Ora Wheeler in Cambridge City. Mr. Henry Rogers Keagy is on the sick list at his home on South Washington street.1 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hicks Is spending- today with relatives in Cam bridge City. Mr. Chas. Werklng who has bee on the sick list at his home on South Plum street is able to be out aain. Mr. Thomas Houck of New Castle and a former employe of the Light Inspection Car Company was here Saturday calling on friends. Th'e many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stoltz and family will regret to hear of their departure for their home in San Francisco, Cal., having been here the past three months with Mr. j Stoltz's father, brother aud sister, Mrs. Stoltz was a California girl, but Mr. Stoltz was formerly a Hagers town boy. Their two daughters have made1 many friends with the younger crowd and they with their parents will be greatly missed. The barrel race given by the Messrs Albert Hindman and Frank Brant at the skating rink last Saturday night was well attended by skat ers also spectators. The rink was crowded and it was almost impossible to skate. At nine o'clock all skaters were called oK of the floor and the line was made for the race. Fifteen minutes was given for the race. Mr. Robert Bryson and Mr. Walker Kidwell were awarded the prizes, they going through the barrel thirteen times. A number of others took part in the race. A NEW YEAR'S GREETING The Rev. F. C. McCormick of Milton Has Prepared Circular Letter for Parishoners. Milton. Ind., Jan. 2, (Spl.) Rev. F. C. McCormick has issued a little New Year's greeting to the members of his congregation aud friends which reads as follows: New Year Greetings. From F. C. McCormick. Minister. Christian church. Milton. Indiana. Bentonville, Indiana, 1307. My Dear Friend; During the coming year, and all years, may Gods thoughts be your thoughts; His love, your love; His work your work; His life, your life; so that you can say with Christ, I and my Father are oae. And "wbatyou do "all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks xinto God. the soever ye do In word or deed." may Father, through Him." Sincerely, F. C. McCormick. A dollar will open an account with Dickinson Trust Company. Start with the New Year. Sl.tf 'Phone or write a card to the Palladium of the little piece of news your neighbor told you and get your name In the new tlp contest for this week.

INVESTIGATION IS BEGUN

50 WITNESSES EXAMINED Coroner and His Jury Hope to Place the Responsibility for the Terribie Disaster on the B. & O. at Washington. Publishers' Press. Washington, Jan. 2. An endeavor to determine the cause and fix the responsibility for the Terra Cottar-wreck Sunday night on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad began at the District morgue. The conoer's jury of six men visited the scene cf the wreck. More than 50 witnesses were summoned, indications point to several days of work before the jury renders its verdict. The principal point of contention developed is as to whether the proper signals were displayed at Takoma, a station in the middle of the block. The coroner's jury of six men visited says his signals were set red which, If observed by the engineer of the "dead" train, should have prevented the collision. The engineer maintains there were no signals at Takoma. NEGRO'S BITE POISONOUS Miss Grace Merrill, Nurse at Dayton Hospital, Goes Insane from Peculiar Case. IPublishers Press. Dayton, O., Jan. 2. Miss Grace Merrill, student nurse at the Miami Valley hospital, who was bitten on the arm some time age by a vicious negro patient, was taken to her home at Johnsburg, Vt. The negro's bite affected Miss Merrill's mind and it is said she will never recover. Raisuli Not Captured. IPublishers Press. Tangier, Morocco, ja.n. 2. Tht-ra lno truth ia the report that Raisuli has been aptured. It was one of his kaids (or chiefs) who was made a prisoner on the charge of sending inflammable appeals to various tribes, inciting them to holy war. This arrest led to the rumor that the bandit chief himself was in the hands of the government forces. Britton's Trial Postponed. Publishers' Press. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 2. The trial of Bill Britton of Breathitt county, who was charged jointly with Curt Jett, Judge James Hargis and others with assassination of James Cockrell'at Jackson, three years ago, was contin ued to the April term because of the absence of commonwealth witnesses at Jackson, appearing in the trial of Smith and Abner for the assassination of Dr. D. B. Cox. Britton has been in Jail here over two years. Church Burned. Detroit, Mic Jan. 2. In the mid dle of the sermon at the Church of the Assumption the congregation was ter rified by tL-3 crash of a falling chan delier and the discovery that the entire roof of the edifice was in flames. Father James Romayne succeeded In preventing a panic and the congrega tion escaped safely. A grotto back of the church was credited as the scene of miraculous cures drawing many pilgrims here. To Shoot Mashers. Alton, 111., Jan. 2. Orders were Is sued to the police by chief of police to shoot at mashers who annoy women on the streets and attempt to escape arrest. The order followed an unsuccessful attempt by Chief Maxwell to hit an escaping masher at whom he fired. "The Insulting of women on the streets by loafers and mashers must stop," he said. Southern Dispute Settled. Wilmington, Del., Jan. 2. According to information sent to Judge George Gray, the dispute between the Southern railway and its machinists has been adjusted. He was selected as umpire, but his services will not b reauire MIDDLEB0R0. Middleboro, Ind., Jan. 2, (Spl.) Mr. R. E. Boyd is here from Mansfield O., visiting with Orville Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bockhofer and family of Fountain City spent New Year's day with her father Mr. Isaac Rittle. Mr. Leo Little of Westerville, O., has been visiting relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jordan and niece Miss Myrtle Cook visited at the home of Mrs. Pemberton on New Year's day. Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Boyd and family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Keid on New Year's day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker are at his father's Mr.. James Baker's this week The latter part of the week Mrs. M. 11. Little expects to go to her daughter's itfrs. Clarence Reid of Dublin. She will be away for some time. Miss Edith Pyle was in Richmond on Friday. Mr. Frank Bush of Chester spent New Year's day with his grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawkins. Reconstructs your whole body, makes rich red blood. Drives out im purities that have collected during the winter. Hollister's Rockey Mountain Tea is a family tonic. 33 cents. Tea or Tablets. A. G. Luken. The Palladium gives a dollar each week for th best piece of news tlp ced off" to It. Artificial gas. the 20th Century fuel. IQ-tf

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PRISONERS WORK Ex-Sheriff Smith Gives Ideas About Treating Those Who' Live on County. WOULD SELL THEIR LABOR HE THINKS THAT COUNTY COULD GET NEARLY ENOUGH MONEY TO MEET EXPENSES OF KEEPING UP THE JAIL. Ex-Sheriff -Dick" Smith, who - retired from office Monday, is a firm believer in the work house and probably, if his wishes had been followed by the county council and city, Wayne county would now have an up-to-date work house conducted on the same basis as those of the penitentiaries and reformatories in Indiana and many other states of the union. In a recent Interview Sheriff Smith said, "I have been in office just long enough to see the error of the present day method of imprisonment as used in this county. Instead of making the prisoners work regularly, there are many days which they are unable to do so on account of th eweather. At the present time, prisoners confined at the jail cannot work in the rude shed which has been arranged for crack ing stone. It is too cold, and there is always some delay in getting enough stone to keep the prisoners on the move. The laying of the heating pipes between the court house and the jail was done by the prisoners and this kept them occupied for some time but I believe that a place should be provided where the prisoners could be worked every day in the year and on a systematic basis. If a regular stone pile is not arrang ed for it would be a good thing if some buildinc were erected in the rear of the jail on Second street, where there would be no danger of prisoners escaping. Let the building be erected by the county and leased to some firm for the manufacture of brooms, handles or some other good Belling article, the manufacturer buy ing the labor of the prisoners from the county at some stipulated price, just enough to pay the running expenses of the jail. This work could be let to the highest bidder. The county ought to get at least seventy-five cents a day for convict labor. "There might be some objection to the plan owing to the chance it would give the prisoners to escape, but a warden could be placed over, the men while all the windows and doors would have to be .barred. I do not think that there would be any great danger of the county losing prisoners by establishing such a work house. "If this plan were adopted the terms of the prisoners would have to be in creased or some Industry would have to be conducted, which the men could learn easily and quickly, as many of the men serving time in the county jail would hardly be worth the price which the county received for their work, ow ing to the short sentences. I believe that many of the habitual drunkards should receive longer terms as the number of their misdemeanors in creased. This would do away to a certain extent with those persons who are continually getting into trou ble on the same old charges.' WOMEN RAID A SALOON Law and Order League at Merom, Ind., Follow Example of Carrie Nation in Effective Way. IPublishers' Press. Merom, Ind., Jan. 2. Five unknow women belonging to the Law and Order league raided a saloon here. Doors were broken down, windows smashed and liquor spilled on the floor. The raid was made, it is said, because repeated attempts to have the liquor law enforced proved of no avail. OHIO MAYOR IS MISSING Executive of New Concord is Gone and His Family is Destitute His Accounts Straight. IPublishers Press. New Concord, O., Jan. I. So "vrtrru has been received from Mayor Frank McCormac, who disappeared from his home over a month ago. His wife and family are destitute. Prior to his dejwutura MCruiac mortgaged all hfs Jawtreehold goods for $150, securing the mortgage with an order on the firemen's pension fund of this city. This money is said to be withheld from Mrs. McCormac. McCormac was administrator of two estates, and there is on deposit in the local banks to his credit as such the cf JT.IGG. An examination of his accounts reveals that the estates have not beeo mismanaged. Better Wages on Lakes. Publishers Press. Cleveland, o.. Jan. 2. The American Shipbuilding company granted a general Increase in salary of from 5 to 10 per cent to all its employes at all points on the lakes. This will affect all yards and will mean an increase of at least $750,000 In the annual payrolls of the company. The largest per centage of advance will come to laborers and skilled men, who will receive an Increase of 10 per cent. This decision was reached by the officers of the company after a meeting in the Cleveland office with all of the superintendents

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M'CLELLAN BEGINS FIGHT New York's Mayor Says He Believes in Party Organization, But Not When it Is Antagonistic to Efficient Government. Publishers' Press. New York, Jan. 2. John T. Doollng was named by Mayor McClellan to succeed John R. Voorhis as president of the board of elections. Rudolph Fuller was appointed to succeed Michael J. Dady and Charles B. Page and William Maguire reappointed members of the board of elections. In announcing Dooling's appointment Mayor McClellan threw down the gauntlet to Tammany Hall and its present leader, Charles F. Murphy. He declared he could not recognize the existing control in Tammany, nor tolerate any relations with its present leader. "I have no candidate for the leadership of Tammany Hall," he said, "nor have I the least desire to involve myself with the aspirations of any one who is seeking such leadership. There has been no time when I have had such a candidate or sought to control the organization. I should like to have the support of the Democratic organization, because I have always been a believer in party responsibility in administration, but if I can not have the support under conditions which favor clear and efficient government, then I am content to do without It" Death Ended Want. Publishers' Press. New York, Jan. 2. William Resser Cobbs, for many years a well known character along Pail; Row, who was said to have been at one time a man of high position in educational and social circles in the west, was found dead in a hallway. Just off the Bowery. It is believed he sat down to rest, when his heart gave out. He had been living in want. Cobbs claimed that he was the author of 40 books and miscellaneous publications, one of which, a treatise on morphine, "Dr. Judas," is still known to the medical fraternity. Boiler Concerns Merged. Publishers' Press. Aieroii, vj., Jan. 2. The Stirling Boiler company of Barberton was taken over by the Babcock & Wilcox company, thus merging the two largest boiler companies of the world. This was confirmed when the official name of the Stirling company was changed to the Babcock & Wilcox company, Stirling department. The merger brings under the control of one organization the manufacture of 75 per cent of the water tube boilers made in the world. Chaffee's Home Robbed. Publishers' Press. Tjos Angeles, Colo., Jan. 2. While General A. R. Chaffee and the members of his family were at dinner an unknown man gained entrance to the upper story of the Chaffee home and ransacked rooms which yielded the thief rich booty. Jewelry of the intrinsic value of $1,000, but valued much more highly because of association, was secured by the thief. A maid discovered the burglar standing in a brilliantly lighted room. When she approached he turned out the light, sprang through a window and escaped. Visiting Distilleries. Washington, Jan. 2. Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture, George F. McCabe, solicitor of the department, and Dr. H. W. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry, left Washington to continue their Inquiry into the manufacture of whisky. They will visit distilleries at Pittsburg, Pa., and Terrs Haute, Ind. Strike at Pittsburg. IPublishers Press. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 2. Mates, deckhands and firemen employed by the various coal companies operating boats in the Pittsburg harbor, struck for an increase in wages averaging about 13 per cent. The strike affects several hundred men and every coal company in the Pittsburg district. Blaze at London, Ky. London, Ky., Jan. 2.' Fire destroyed all the buildings on Main street between Sixth and Seventh streets. CLUSTEirOFnCURRENTS Traction car at Wheeling, W. Va., jumped the track, 48 passengers hurt. Harry Ray, animal trainer, badly lacerated by lion during performance at Toledo, O. E. E. McClelland, railroad inspector, son of H. R. McClelland of Newark, O., suicided at Decatur, 111. Streetcar left tracks and hung sus pended 73 feet above canal and railroad at Akron, O. All passengers es caped, several hurt in stampede. In New York city during 1906 there were 111,172 births, increase of 8,000 over 1905; marriages 43,355, increase 5,700; deaths 76,206. increase 2,492. Merchants in Oklahoma petition president to have receiver appointed for Rock Island railroad on account cf inefficient service, resulting from car shortage. CASTOR. A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought , Bears the Signature of Turn over a new leaf. Open a Savings Account " Dickinson. Trust Comparv 31-tf

THE .WHITNEY QUARTET

Program to be Given at the Gennett is Highly Entertaining and Instructive The Whitney Male Quartet will fill a number on the popular lecture course at the Gennett Theatre this evening. The following is the program : Quartet. Sailing J. II. Rogers. Reading, Ashes of Old Wishes Templeton Edwin M. Whitney. Quartet, Morning in the Dewey Wood F. Hegar. Tenor Solo Selected Alvin M. Whitney. v Reading Selected Edwin M. Whitney. Quartet. What Care I How Fair She Be? F. Rlumenthal The Whitneys. Bass Solo Selected Yale B Whitney. Quartet, Three Folk Songs How Can I Leave thee Old German. b. Santa Lucia Italian. c. Oft in the Stilly Night Irish. Reading, A March Meeting Robinson Edwin M. Whitney. Quartet Grace Be Unto You Trowbridge. Mrs. Austin's Buckwheat Is the real thing gives you genuine old buckwheat flavor. Be sure and get the genuine. The WEVtf

FOGS JANUARY Have Arrived and Are Now on Sale. Come in and hear 'em played over. Richmond Talking Machine Co. and Main

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Also Fanciest of Potatoes, None Better .....60c bu. White Lilly and P. R. Flour for . $2.00 per hundred 18 lbs Granulated 19 a, 20 Ex.c Sugar for $1.00 2 Quarts of New Lima Beans and 20 Stamps 30c 3 Quarts Jlavy Beans and 30 Stamps for . . ...... .30c 3 Quarts Scotch Peas and 30 Stamps for 30c Six lbs. New York Buckwheat and 30 stamps, 30c. In Dry Goods We have New Goods and a Good Assortment. Our line of Ladies' Misses, Children, Boys and Men's Hose

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