Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 31, Number 363, 15 March 1907 — Page 4

The Richmond Palladium. Friday, March 15, 1907. THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM Governor Hanly will Go Down in History as State's Greatest Veto Executive Good at Messages Too.

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TAKE LITTLE STOCK IN IT. Lindemuth's Crowd Pay Small tentlon to Parallel Line. AtThe men interested In the OhioIndiana traction company, which i3 now being organized to operate between Cincinnati, Hamilton and Richmond, pay but little heed to the application made this week by Attorney Caldwell, of Cincinnati, for a franchise through Wayne county for the proposed Hamilton & Richmond traction company. It is claimed that Caldwell has a reputation as a professional traction promoter and that he spends a good part of his' time securing traction franchises in various parts of the country, which he later disposes of. Caldwell claims that the Hamilton & Richmond road is assured, stating that Herman Duhme and other Cincinnati capitalists are backing it and that it Is to be financed by a St. Loui3 trust company. It is also claimed that Caldwell is the man who secured the franchises for the proposed Hamilton & Eaton traction company, which never materialized, and that when recently he wished to have these franchises renewed the liutler and Preble county authorities turned him down. IMPROVEMENT RUMORS HEARD. Panhandle Mcy Enlarge Yards Put in Some Subways. and In commenting on the report circulated several months ago that the Pennsylvania would build a rest station or Y. M. C. A. in this city, Superintendent N'ettleton Neff made the statement that there are cities on other divisions of the road which need the Y. M. C. A. worse than does the Richmond division, and that no such 6tep would be taken here until greater neded improvements are r made in Richmond. May Enlarge Yards. Although little has been said in regard to the matter, rumor has it at the local station that the east end yards will be enlarged, while subways will be installed at the Fifteenth and Sixteenth street crossings, two of the most dangerous in Richmond- Several accidents have occurred at these two places. The crossings are not so dangerous during the day, as flagmen are stationed there, but at night, when no luch men are on duty, it is rather hazardous to attempt to cross the tracks. Still another rumor has it that electric bell signals will be placed at all crossings in the city to give warning of danger both day and night IN EFFECT APRIL 15. The Increase in grain rates on the Pennsylvania railroad, which was announced in this paper some time ago, will go Into effect April 15, and Richmond grain shippers will be required to pay a considerable increase for their shipments to eastern points. The schedules from Richmond to BaltiRichmond Abattoir Company Submits Statement Showing Its Stand in Meat. Agitation now On. Editor the Palladium: As to the muddle with the Intention of forcing a coalition, that all butchers might have their slaughtering "done at the Richmond abattoir., we wish to say It was by request from health officer, Dr. C. S. Bond, that the board of directors of the abattoir company submitted a proposition to the butchers for billing privileges at our plant. We have never solicited the business of Mr. Bond or the butchers. It was only after a long, drawn-out discussion among the directors that a proposition of any kind was submitted. To accommodate all the butchers In the city would incur a great expense to the company to make room, and the charges in the way of rents, etc., etc., would not be sufficient to pay any profit on such investment. We have no unkind feeling whatever toward the butchers. If they do not want their meat United States inspected that is their business. . Our object in having a United States inspector is togive the people what they want. There is a universal demand for Inspected meats. Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and all other states say to us: '"We will not buy your meat If it is not United States inspected." Are they any Miser or better than the people of Indiana? Not so. -The people of Indiana also demand it. As to Inspection of animals on foot, our city inspector has faithfully performed his duty at our plant and has passed the animals that afterward were condemned by. post-mortem examination, as the animals show no external signs of disease. As to the very severe criticism of the government Inspector, city inspector and buyer of the Richmond Abattoir company we beg to state that w have been informed that Atittour & Company. Swift & Company and other large packers have offered $20,000 annual salary to a man who pan positively detect tuberculosis in

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more. PhiladelDhia and New York vary, and to all central points to which grain will be shipped, the rates show a substantial Increase, In speaking of the matter yesterday a local official 6aid that the Pennsyl vania had not adopted the increase in grain rates merely to protect itself, after encountering so much, adverse legislation in the middle western states, as was commonly reported, but the grain Tate schedules were always lower than they would have been con siderina the amount of grain han died COAL INDICATES IT. Although the winter is not yet past, according to the predictions of the wise ones, the amount of coal now beins: handled by the Pennsylvania through Richmond would tend to the belief that such is the case. There has been an easing up in coal traffic for the past week, the largest coal ship ments now being made are for manu facturlng concerns. Coal dealers in Richmond, however, and elsewhere have not stopped buying coal, but the Quantities are smaller than at any time during the past winter, owing to the fact that the majority of them have almost sufficient supplies to tide them over. Orders are now being placed, it is understood, only for those brands of coal in which the retail dealers are short. More soft cotil is beinc handled through Richmond at the present time than any other kind. INCREASE IN CAPITAL. At the sixtieth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Pennsylvania railroad held in Philadelphia Tues j day, the recommendation of the board of directors authorizing them to in- ; crease the capital stock of the corporation $100,000,000 in addition to the $400,000,000 now authorized, and also to Increase the bonded indebtedness to $100,000,000, was adopted. The merger of the Pennsylvania and Erie railroads was sanctioned as was the recent move of the board of directors raising the pension fund from $300,000 to $300,000. An increase in the age for employment on the system was made, raising the limit from thirty-five to, forty years. This was done according to the statements of a local official, because there are many men over thirty-five years old, who would make excellent railroad men, but In the past they have been barred owing to the age limit for entering the -service. MACHINISTS STILL OUT. Although it has been reported that the striking machinists in the C, C. & L. shops at Peru, Ind., have reached an agreement with the officials of the road over tne wage question, a local railroad man who has just returned from Peru, said that the machinists were still out and would be for some time. " The strikers are expecting the company to import laborers to fill their places as the work in the shops is rapidly piling up, and the railroad officials are making every effort to get work completed so that the new schedule can be adopted between Chi cago and Cincinnati April 1st or there abouts. cattle at their stockyards before being killed, and the veterinary profession has not been able to meet the offer. In justice to the above mentioned parties, we must say that until they are successful In finding such an ex pert, we can scarcely be expected to do so. In conclusion will say 'that It is up to the citizens of the city of Richmond as to whether they want govern ment Inspected meats. Respectfully, . RICHMOND ABATTOIR CO. An Honest Man Was Saved By a Philanhropist. Mr. T. A. Morgan of Hammond, Ind., had suffered for years with his stomach and kidneys, and while the great Root Juice scientist was proving the merits of the Root Juice remedy to the people of Northern Indiana, Mr. Morgan purchased six bottles of the Juice and while it was being wrapped up, he said: "If Root Juice cures me I will make the scientist a present of one hundred dollars. A short while ago Mr. Morgan called on the scientist and said he could eat anything without the slightest inconvenience and that his kidney trouble was entirely cured. He wanted the scientist to take the hundred dollars, but it was refused. However, it was agreed to give the money to an orphan asylum. So Root Juice is not only curing the sick but in this instance will be the indirect means of caring for some poor dead mother's child. Root Juice has proved its wonderful merits to many people of Richmond. From the very start it seems to soothe and heal the linings of the stomach and bowels and strengthen the liver and kidneys, thereby giving nature a chance to in her own way throw off the impurities of the blood. For sale by A. G. Luken & Ce. $1 a bottle, 3 for $2.50. ROOT JUICE PROVES ALL THAT IS CLAIMED FOR IT. The many friends of Joe Kern, formerly of this city, will be pleased to learn that fte will be with us again today. He is stopping at the Hotel Westcott shewing a complete assortment of Spring and Summer samples and will be glad to meet his acquaintances.

Indianapolis, March 14. If not remembered as Indiana's greatest chief executive. Governor Hanly probably will go down in history as the state's

greatest chief vetoer. Before the leg-j islature adjourned. Governor Hanly ; made a distinct record for the number j of bills vetoed by him and the length j of his veto messages. Following ad-i journment, the veto ax was kept sharp and handy. Fourteen measures werej killed by him yesterday. The work of destruction was still on today. Many of the bills vetoed by the governor during the time the legislature was in session were repassed, notwithstanding the executive objections. Those vetoed, however, since the adjourn ment will probably remain dead for all time to come. Have Absolute Falling Out. As a part of the legislative aftermath is a story of the absolute falling out of Governor Hanly and John C. Billheimer, auditor of state. Both had been friends and co-workers in politics for years. The enmity now Is because of the failure of the governor's program for insurance legislation. The governor's pet measure the Babcock bill created a separate department of insurance, aside and apart from the auditor's office. Billheimer did not look with favor upon this. He was unwilling that the insurance affairs of the state should be divorced from his office. Being an astute politician with a large following in the general assembly, he succeeded in getting the bill amended so that the department of insurance should be left as an annex to the auditor's office; that the auditor should be commissioner exofficio of the department, and that the auditor should have the right to appoint the new officers to be appointed under the bill to help in conduct ing insurance affairs. The original bill left the naming of the commis sioner and the appointing of the additional officers to the governor. No Aid From Billheimer. Even after the bill was amended, Billheimer did not aid in getting it passed. On the other hand he joined in the movement to substitute the emasculated Farber bill. This in censed the governor. His anger was shown when in vetoing the Farber bill he devoted much of his veto message to an attack on the auditor's office and on auditors, former and present. This naturally roused the ire of Billheimer, and thenceforth he did all he could to get the Farber bill repassed over the veto. It is now a matter of history how this attempt failed. Item That is Offensive. But the sequel came when it was discovered that the appropriation bill as passed contained a $9,000 item to the auditor for the employment of ex tra help just the same as if the Farber bill had . been passed. When tho budget was made, the ways and means committee took it for a thing granted that the much-mooted insurance meas ure was to become a law. consequently, the committee made prcvison in the appropriation measure for the additional expense in the auditor's office that the Farber bill would en tail. The appropriation bill was pass ed as drafted. The Farber bill did not pass. As a result,- Billheimer, the aa ditor, 'was given an additional $9,000 with which to hire extra help. This is the reason that Governor Hanly is un willing to sign the appropriation meas ure. " His veto would mean an extra session of the legislature before next October, the beginning of the next fiscal year, as the state would at that time be devoid of funds with which to conduct its business. Two Birds With a Stone. By vetoing the appropriation bill and thereby making an extra session imperative, Hanly, it is" pointed out, might bring the legislature together and get an insurance bill passed without calling a session for that purpose alone. Sentiment would probably be divided in regard to the feasibility of proclaiming a special session for the sole purpose of getting an insurance law enacted, in view of the fact that the governor vetoed a bill, which, to many was satisfactory. But to call a special session for the purpose of ap propriating funds with which to con du"t the business of the state and tnen incidentally to enact an insur ance law might not be subject to such great criticism. This is not the argu ment of the governor, but the "dope" that is heard around the state house and in the hotel lobbies where legislators and politicians still are congre gated. Druggists Are Anxious. Druggists throughout the State are waiting with breathless anxietv to hear the fate of the Beardsley measure. If the governor signs it they will be unable to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities of a quart or more with out the purchasers presenting a pre scription from a physician. A statement must be signed by the buyer, however, stating for what purpose the liquor is to be used, and it must not be for beverage purposes. There is a feeling in many quarters that the gov ernor will veto the bill. This belief appears to be based largely on the fact that he leans toward temperance. Some Vetoed Bills. Among the bill3 vetoed by the gov ernor are these: House bill No. 518. enabling school trustees in towns of less than 5D0 to raise funds for the purchase of school sites and the erection of buildings thereon. House bill No. Til, known as the "mortgage exemption" act and increasing the limit of exemption from $700 to $1,200 on real estate. "Under the present law $4S.00O.O0O of proper ty was exempt from taxation last year," said the governor in his veto message. "To place the exemption at $1,200 -would exempt $$3,000,000 of property from taxation." So he vetoed the bill.. House bill No. 75, providing for-thai

establishment of schools of agriculture and domestic science in Laporte county. The governor objected to the act on the grounds that It was "special and local in character." House bill No. 5, permitting change of venue to be taken from police court

to justice of the peace courts. The governor held that a police court has a higher jurisdiction than a justice of the peace court, and for that reason the act was faulty. House bill No. 443, providing for circulating libraries in cities of more than 20,000. The governor said that the bill was unconstitutional owing to the manner in which it was drawn. House bill No. 318, providing that a life state license shall be issued to any teacher having a general average of 85 on examination and who has taught 100 months. The present law requires an average of 90 per cent. The governor said the act would "lower the standard of qualifications for teachers." Senate bill No 498, permitting a physician, whose license had been revoked, to practice medicine pending his appeal to the circuit court. The governor said that "public Interest does not demand such a change in the law." Senate bill No. 484, requiring banks to enumerate holdings on blanks furnished by the state board of tax commissioners. The governor said it was unconstitutional and that acts similar to it had been held to be so by the su preme court. Study Indiana Prison PJan. Michigan City, Ind., March 14 Warden Reid of the prison entertained today a distinguished party headed by Governor Fred M, Warner of Michigan and the members of the Senate and House Committees on State Pris ons in Michigan. This is the second visit by this par ty to the local prison upon aa inspec tion of the binder twine plant. Gov ernor Warner will ask the Michigan Legislature for an appropriation to establish a binder twine plant in the Jackson prison. Mrs. Kate Cox, who lives east of the city, nas been called to Covington, Ky., by the serious Illness of her daughter, Miss Alice Cox. Miss Cox is a teacher in the schools at Wy oming. Ohio, and while on a visit to her brother at Covington, was taken ill with typhoid fever. Free advice given on the germ dis eases cf domestic animals, write the National Medical Co., Sheldon, la. Use artificial gas tor light aaf ht 10-tf

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Dr. J. M. Thurston would Like to Have More Information About the Weight of the Soul. Dr. J. M. Thurston, of Richmond, In a letter to the Indianapolis Star, says: Can we not learn more about the weight of souls? The article in today's Star has deeply interested me. This is a vital question that has engaged the world's best thought since the very earliest dawn of human intellect. In the writer's opinion, science is today on the threshold of the grandest, greatest problem of earthlife a solution of life phenomena or the organism as a "living soul." Will not The Star, with its usual enterprise in furnishing its numerous readers the very best, ascertain from these Boston scientists further data as to their marvelous experimental work? With the same delicate scales make the same experiments with the following live and dying animals a mouse, a-cat, a dog, a pig; closely observe and publish to the world the results. On these delicate balances place a healthy, vigorous human being and furnishing requisite food and carefully attending to all other necessities of life for twenty-four hours, accurately record the weight, pulse, respiration and temperature every hour during the twenty-four; also publish the result. Such experimental work, to be of any real value to science, must not only be painstaking and accurate, but very exhaustive. The technical scientist is everything else but a philosopher. . CINCINNATI, RICHMOND 4. FORT WAYNE RAILROAD COMPANY. Richmond, Ind., March 14 The annual meeting of stockholders of the Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne Railroad company will be held at tho principal office of the company in the city of Richmond, Ind., on Tuesday, April 4, 1907, at ten o'clock a. m., for the purpose of electing eleven directors and transacting such other business as may properly come before the meeting. S. B. LIGGETT, Secretary. JE. R. Battr, road fore In of ft' sines' tor the RkJhfnona division cf the Pennsrlvnnla, Is confined to his home, 1703 Main street, suffering from a severe attack of grippe. He . has been off duty for three days.

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