Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 16 February 1907 — Page 2

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The Richmond Palladium, Saturday, February 16, 1907.

SHOUTS TALKS Oil RAILWPRODLEM Late Chairman of Canal Commission Gives Expression to Significant Views. SAYS SAFETY IS WANTED

DECLARES PEOPLE WOULD RATHER HAVE RAILROADS IMPROVE THEIR SYSTEMS RATHER THAN CUT THERE RATES. I Publisher Press. J New York, Feb., 13. Theodore P. Shonts, formerly chairman of the 1'anama Canal commission and new Lead of the New York Interborough company was the principal speaker at the banquet of the Iowa society at the Waldorf Astoria tonight. His subject was transportation problems of the day and his speech in part was as follows: "The attitude of the present nat ional administration on the question of rates has not been to secure their reduction, but to prevent unjust di crimination. Railroad rates in the United States are lower than anywhere else in the world while the service, under normal conditions, is better. I do not think that the public is demanding cheaper transportation so much as it is demanding safe, reliable and adequate transportation. In the matter of improvements the railroads of the country, have been pursuing a hand to mouth policy which has proved costly to themselves and irritating to the public. Before improvements necessary to relieve existing conditions have been completed their capacity has been exceeded by the growth of traffic and this has been irritating to the public because at no time in recent years ha3 the public been able to get free from the delays and annoyances of a continual state of congestion. The result is that tola3 when railroads are confronts with conditions requiring more comprehensive improvements than ever , before, they are confronted with a state of public mind extremely hostile to themselves. Crop of Receiverships. "The situation is a grave one. If the various states continued arbitrarily to . reduce rates, as some ofvtheni are doing, and the various labor organizations continue to press their demands for increased wages and shorter .hours, the next unprecedented crop harvested in this country will be a record . breaking crop of receiverships. "There is no doubt the attitude of certain railroads officials has had something to do with the public hostility.' Not lonx ago some railroads were operated apparently for the sole benefit and convenience of those in charge of them. The ideas that the owners had any rights the officer of these properties were bound to respect never occurred to the latter; and so far as the public having any appreciable interest in railroad problems was concerned, this was to them an tindreamed "irridescent dream." The concentration of greater control in fewer hands, and the consequent assertion of power, has of late given the owners a much larger voice in corporate management, and the sentiment which President Roosevelt reflects, but which he did not create, is securing for the public the consideration and treatment that it deserves. In fact it is becoming more and more Apparent that those officials who best Its tHbe

serve the public best serve the stock

holders they directly represent." Mr. Shonts said that the first prob lem that he would try to solve upon taking charge cf the Interborough system i3 the congestion that now prevails. Then he will set to work and try to provide adequate facilities for the next fifty years of the citys growth. - SECOND TEAM A WINNER KIBBEYS WERE DEFEATED Earlham Scrubs Succeed in Making a Better Showing Against the Haberdashers than the Varsity Has Done This Season. With the regular Earlham first team sitting on the substitute benches, the Earlham college second team defeated the Kibbey's in the college gymnasium last night by the decisive score of 38 to 18, a score which the first team has never been able to duplicate. The action of coach Wilson last night in placing the second team commonly known as "scrubs" against the Kibbeys' was no surprise to the followers of the basket ball situation at the school, for during the past two weeks the second team men have been winning over the varsity in almost all of the games played between the two. In last night's game the scrubs showed up in great shape and particularly was this true of Wilson and Genn Wilson at forward position was all over the floor and succeeded in throwing many baskets from different angles. Gaston who played so well against the Quakers in the former game was again "there with the goods" last night, and in addition to scoring the majority ofthe Kibbeys points played a steady floor game. The line up of the two teams follows: Earlham Wilson R. F. Overma. L. F. Genn C. Hall R. G. Wann Kibbeys.' Eggemeyer Snavely Gaston Allison Hancock L. Time of halves, 20 G. minutes. Gift Ref eree, Kerlin. Umpire Snavely. PRINCETON DEFEATED CORNELL WRESTLERS Publishers Press.3 Princeton, X. J., Feb., 13. Princeton wrestling team defeated Columbia here tonight, winning all of the. seven weight events. Each bout was limited to S minutes. The teams were so evenly matched that the three events were won on decisions. Most closely contested bout was in the 125 pound class between the two captains. Howell, of Princeton finally threw his man . after four minutes and thirty seconds. Open Till March 10. The charter for the A. F. and M. will be open until March 10 and those musicians wishing to join are requested to report at the Sunday meeting which will be held at 519 Main street at two o'clock. Has Lost His Voice. Clifford Hufford, well known here from his connection with the Phillips theatre as a singer is reported to have lost his voice. He is now at Anderson.

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Alarming Reports Come from Famine Stricken Districts in China. NEW YORK TO SEND HELP AN AREA OF FORTY THOUSAND SQUARE MILES IS AFFECTEDWHOLE COUNTRY IS COVERED WITH WATER. Publishers' Press.J New York, Feb. 16. A communication was received by E. R. Johnston, of the Christian Herald, today, from a prominent civic society in China to the effect that unless immediate succor be sent to the famine sufferers in the district north of the Yangste river, the lives of 10,000,000 starving Chi nese farmers will be snuffed out with-1 in a few weeks. Immediate steps will be taken by charitable institutions of this city to send relief to the sufferers. "The famine in north China is the most terrible in the history of the world," said Mr. Johnston. "Not even the famines of India can compare with it. It covers an area of more than I 40,000 square miles, with a population of 10,000,000. It is inevitable that I this whole population will be wiped out unless relief be sent at once. 'Last October and November it rained in this district for forty days with- ; out cessation. Every crop was ut terly ruined. The Chinese of that section xely for food entirely upon what they raise. They are mostly small land holders or tenants. Country Covered with Water. "The whole country was covered with water, and, as there were no crops there was no seed for a new planting. In December 1,000,000 of the ten million inhabitants were destitute and thousands had died. By February 1, the whole population was starving and the suffering was terrible." Dir? at A If A I A ODD 11DD I A Tl nil Diu I km vml. nrrnwrnm i iuh i Naval Committee Favors Building Battleship to Rival English "Dreadnought." Publisher Prss.1 Washington, Feb. 13. The commit tee to whom was referred the navy ap propriation bill, tonight reported as favoring $96,000,000 appropriation for the increasing of the present naval eauiDment. It was given out that a second "Dreadnought" would be built, rivaling that famous vessel in all ways. It is. even said that the ship will be larger than the British vessel. The early action of the committee resulted from a conference and pri vate conversation with President Roosevelt, Bible Class Meeting. The Bible Study circle of North A street Friends will meet Saturday evening from 7 to 9 at the home of Charles Moore, West Fifth street. Everybody invited. Brought to City III. Mrs. Elwood Coblentz of New Paris O., who has been ill for some time was brought to this city yesterday and placed In the Memorial hospital.

DEATH OF M. B. BALLARD

WAS A PIONEER CITIZEN Octogenarian Succumbs to Long lit-ness--Conducted One of the First Drug Stores in City and Remained Long at the Business. Macajah. B. - Ballard, an old and respected citizen of this city, is dead at his home on North Eighth street as the result of a rapid decline in health for the past year. Dr. Ballard was one of the few pioneer business men of Richmond, being the proprietor of one of the first drug stores in the city. He was always known for his thoroughly honest and conscientious business dealings. He was 81 years of age at the time of his death. " Dr. Ballard was born in Warren county Ohio in 1826, and spent the early part of his life near Waynes ville. He came to Richmond in 1840, and after a short residence in this city, established a drug store on Ft. Wayne avenue. His business was later removed to East Main street, but was sold out a few years ago to W. H. Dick-i-in son. During the time of the Civil war Dr. Ballard served with the 140th Regi ment of" Indiana Volunteers as assist ant surgeon, and at the close of . the war received an honorable discharge from the army. During his entire res idence in Richmond Dr. Ballard was a prominent lodge man, being a member of the Webb Lodge of F. and A. M., and the Richmond lodge of Odd Fellows. The funeral will be at the home Monday . afternoon at two o'clock. Friends may call any time this afternoon or evening or at any time Sonday. The burial will be in Earlham cemetery. " - County Council to Meet The county council will meet next Saturday for the purpose of making expropriations ' for the Home of the Friendless and the county jail. Slrico mu SONS. The president of France Is known to I De a poet or no mean merit, lie writes I - 1 1 A n onsiaeraDie verse puDiwnea in rrencn mairazlnea. Senator Tillman's lecturing, accord fng to current report, has become a source of income far In excess of his salary from the government. I. Allen Sankey, son of the great singing evangelist, is following his father's footsteps as a composer, and some of bis hymns are very popular In New England revival meetings. John Hays Hammond has been elected the first president of the Rocky Mountain club of New York city, composed of former residents of states in which the Rocky mountain range lies. Richard 2t Ballinger, who has jnst been named land commissioner by the president, is a Seattle lawyer and was mayor of the city at one time. He Is a graduate of Williams college of the same class as James A. Garfield. J. Pierpont Morgan of New York has made an offer to the Wadsworth atheneum, Hartford; Conn., to erect an art gallery adjoining the atheneum in memory of bis father, the late Junius S. Morgan. The offer has been accepted. Thomas WIghtman, pioneer glass manufacturer of Pittsburg, has been In active business for three-quarters of a century and now, at the age of ninety, is to be found in his office every day. Mr. WIghtman Is interested in two banks and in other business enterprises, taking an active part in the affairs cf ail. Arthur Chamberlain, the.eldest brojtb-

erof the t?-i i- ... ...Vi. very nninte his brother in many ways. For one thins, be Is opposed to him in politics: also he does not wear an eyeglass. Seeing, however, that a Chamberlain would not be a Chamberlain without some mannerism, he - invariably wears the pinkest of pink neckwear.

. GOWN GOSSIP. : Kimono sleeves of the material over puff 8 of net or lace are worn witl' boose or evening frocks. On the net. gauze and grenadines, of which one sees a great number, ther Is almost invariably, a draped effect in skirt and ws?8t. Many of the new spring gown model? show narrow bits of gold arranged between black and other braids. All this of coarse Is done Tery lightly,1 so that the gold is merely a glimmer here and there. Self trimmings,- even on elaborate evening gowns, are seen a great dealcircular bands of varying widths, circular flounces, folds and straight ruf fles, the latter put on over underruf ties of lace or neL One sees more of the soft silks than Of any other materials. Radium, although there are many other and newer fabrics, is undeniably a favorite. It Is so pliable and yet holds its place so well. Is lustrous without being aggressive, that It is not to be wondered at that it retains its popularity. New York Post. THE WRITERS. : Booth Tarklngton made a number of balloon ascensions in Paris last fall. From an extended eastern trip, during which he has delivered many lectures, Joaquin Miller has returned to bis Frultvale home, The Heights. Not In water is writ the name of John Keats, but in gold. No less a sum than $2,800 was paid in a London auction room the other day for his will, two locks of his hair and a letter. A miner's hammer Is carved on the tombstone which has just been erected over the grave of Ibsen in Chrlstiania. A large slab covers the grave itself, and on it is inscribed Ibsen's name only. James B. Connolly, author and & former famous athlete, has enlisted in the navy as yeoman at the request of President Roosevelt in order to get material for writing up the American navy. Bis home is in South Boston. PROGRESS AND LABOR. Hans Znzel, an Austrian chemist, is said to have perfected an Incandescent lamp which is made of filaments of cheap material, but of great durability and capable of burning 3,500 hours. There are in Canada 201,000 farmers sending milk to cheese factories in Canada, and 225,000 were directly Interested in the dairy business. Government estimates place $175,000,000 as invested in cows, lands, factories and appliances devoted to the cheesemaking industry in Canada. Slaughtering and meat packing is the chief industry of the United States, but lumber sawmills and timber camps give employment to the greatest number of workers, and the flour mill stands first with the, greatest gain in the value of products. So says the last report of the census bureau. AN)MAL oddities. Mice, though fond of butter, will not eat oleo. A goose will sometimes lay for twenty-five or. thirty years. 'Recent investigations scow . snails have a sense of smell, which however. Is not localized, but extends over the greater part of the body. For some reason not yet discovered the elephants In Rhodesia have a root ed objection to the mile pegs along the railway line. They pull them out of the ground with their trunks and cause considerable annoyance and trouble.

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WANTED. WANTED - Boy, to do porter work and assist in delivering packages. Boston Store. 16-3t WANTED An experienced girl in small family. Good wages. S23 North Ninth street. 15-2t WANTED Girl for general housework,. 426 Lincoln street. 14-3t WANTED Man with team and wagon to Bell a large line of medicines, extracts and spices direct to farmers by wagon. Write Dr. Masters' Rem edies, Sheldon, Iowa. FOR SALE. Richmond property a specialty. Porterfleld. Kelly Block. Phone 32 tf FOR SALE Ten full-blood Durock brood sows at once. Address, C. C. Hudelson, Webster, R. IL No. 25. One and one-half miles Southwest of Fountain City. 16-lt FOR SALE A one-horse wagon, like new at Pardiecke. Liberty avenue. Phone $02, G. 16-2t HAPPY BUILDER. "How so?" Secured four nice, building lots on full Improved streets through Thompson's agency. Wide stairs, 710 Main street. 15-2t FOR SALE Plenty of dry 16 Inch Beech and Sugar wood for either cook stove or heating purposes. Call home phone S31. Eureka Thomas Mfg. Co., 22nd and North E streets. 12 e o d tf FOR SALE Rambler motor cycle at Henley's Skate Factory. 14-7t FOR SALE Two meat coolers, enquire at Maher and Hadley, 1037 Main. - 14 4 1 FOR SALE 160 acres, 1 miles from Richmond, fine "stock farm and an exceptionally pretty ( home, everything In good condition. Harry Thompson, Richmond, Ind. 13-5t j L77TG o and bring your

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FOR SALE New self computing butchers scales with other flxiures. Call 1132 Main street 5-tf FOR SALE Complete butcher outfit. Call 1132 Main street. 19-tf. Everybody buys property from Wood ur si tit Mara St. Telephone 9L JuneS U FOR RENT. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, eleo trio light, steam heat, for gen'lemen only, at the Grand. 14-tf . FOR RENT A five room front flat. Furnished conveniently for housekeeping. Private conveniences, 46 South 11th street. 14 tf LOST. LOST Shamrock shirt waist pin. Return to 110 North 10th or phone 57. 163t LOST $10.00 In two $5 bills, between the hours 4 and 6 o'clock, p. m. Lost down town somewhere Finder please return to 726 North 13th St.. and receive liberal reward. 15-2t LOST Monday afternoon, a ' black silk scarf on Main street. Finder return 44 South Ninth street, or Palladium office. ' 14-St For Merchants delivery or' light hauling of all kinds call on DON H. DRAPER, at Draper' store 610 Main street or phone 1498. Prompt Work Guaranteed. AL. H. HUNT, J T North Ninth BL, . $ m I , rtmm ome gasa vatuii in bbmbic houses ; See him quick. 7 Palladium Want Ads Pay. .i tho new spring

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