Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 291, 2 December 1907 — Page 1

IGHMOMB PA1 ABXITM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXII. NO. 291. RICHMOND, IXD., MONDA Y EVENING, DECE3I15EK 2, 1907. SINGLE COn. 2 CENTS. SIMPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE TRIBUTE PAID THE DEAD ATJHE ANNUAL ELKS' MEMORIAL EXERCISES HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE GENNETT BEFORE SYMPATHETIC AUDIENCE. SHOULD THE BIBLE OF ALL BOOKS REMAIN IN SCHOOLS? RICHMOND PAST ORS AND EDUCATORS ARE NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THE MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH IT, AND SAY YES. MEN OF AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND

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. B. F. SHIVELY DELIVERS ADDRESS In Which He Claims Brotherhood of Man Did Not Originate With Ancients.

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( "SEVEN MEMBERS HAVE DIED!

!iortn Fifteenth street. mis Is a viSINCE THE LODGE WAS FIRST OR-;olation of a clty ordinanoe. Andrews GANIZED IN RICHMOND TRIB-jis employed by Frank Morris. Both

UTE TO W. W. GRUEBS, WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED RECENTLY. In conjunction with all the Elk lodges in the United States, the Richmond lodge of Elks Sunday afternoon held its annual memorial services. These services were, held at the Geuuett theater which was crowded with the friends and relatives of the lodgo members. On the stage were seated nearly two hundred of the three hundred members of the local lodge. The stage was beautifully decorated with the iiation.'l colors and palms. The services were simple, but very impressive. A picked choir, led by Prof. Will Earhart, rendered two beautiful selections. Miss Mario Kaufman, who posses a most beautiful soprano voice, sang " O Divine Redeemer." Attorney Ray K. tfhiveley rendered a eulogy on the late "William Warren Grubbs, one of tho raost popular members of the lodge, vrho died in California last October. The memorial address was rendered by the Hon. B. F. Shively of South Bend, who is one of the avowed democratic candidates for governor. After a selection by the orchestra, Arthur A. Burr, exalted ruler of the lodge, opened the services, then tho members of the order sang the opefing ode. Following; the invocation by the Rev. R. J. Wade, the choir sang "Oh That I Had Wings." ft. K. Shiveley then rendered the eulogy on the late W. W. Grubbs. The roll call of ' the absent brothers'' was one of the most beautiful features of the impressive? ceremonies. At the front of the state protruding over the orchestra pit, was tin immense elk head. On seven prongs of the antlers were little electric lights. As Secretary E. B. Calvert read the names of the seven "absent brothers" these lights flared up. Since the organization of the local lodge of Elks only seven members have died. This is a remarkable record considering the large membership. W. W. Grubbs was the first member who has died since 1004. The list of "absent brothers" follows: ADOLFH . BART El April 17. 1874 October 20. V.KH. WEBSTER CHANDLEE. October 18, 18,"2 August .1. 10O2. GEO. EBERSOLE, January 13, 1S41 January 9, 1903. WALTER S. GAYLE, April 1, 1800 August 21. 1904. CHARLES L. SHERER, October 2S, J 807 August 29, 1904. .1. FRED JAY. November 7. 1874 November 10, 1904. WM. V. GRUBBS. January 10, 1858 October 21, 1907. The, Hon. B. F. Shively proved to be one of the most eloquent and interesting speakers who has ever been called upon to deliver the address at an Elks memorial service held in this city. He is a man of fine appearance, and has the ability of impressing upon his hearers all that he has to say. Mr. Shively traced the origin and nnipTPssi of frnternnUsm T?r tntfi1

that the brotherhooflof man did notiphlets issiK'd

originate with the arftiems. as many believe. He held that one could peruse the pages of history iu vain for an illustration or example of where the ancients recognized or practiced fraternalism. Mr. Shively further said that without fraternalism there is no such thing as liberty. Liberty, as the ancients understood the meaning, was not the liberty as understood by the moderns, particularly by the Anglo-Saxon race.

Liberty as the Anglo-Saxon understands the meaning of the word, is per- INCREASE IS GRATIFYING sonal liberty. The speaker then rapid-! uimiiruiMU.

iy tuiu trivyucunj uaicu me uegiuning of personal liberty among the Saxons, told how this sturdy, stiffnecked race, had taken this creed with them when Britain wa3 conquered and how by the influence of these Saxons the laws of England and the United States are based on personal liberty. Personal liberty and fraternalism go Jiand in hand, they are one and the fcgane thing, Mr. S4lTeiej- said.

VAN IS ALLOWED TO STAND Oil WALK

Is an Ordinance Violation and Fine Results. ANDREWS "THE DEFENDANT. Louis Andrews, was fined $1 and costs in the city court for allowing a moving van to stand on a sidewalk on I men were very indignant on account of the action of the police, and they stated that they would make it hot for all movers in the city. HOW BE EXERCISED So Says Postmaster Spekenhier, in Speaking of Mail; ing Xmas Presents. OFFENSE TO SEND WRITING IN PACKAGES DISOBEYANCE OF RULING IS DONE THROUGH IGNORANCE OF POSTAL LAWS ON THIS SUBJECT. Postmaster J. A. Spekenh,ier, says there are many calls for the little pamphlet he recently issued, dealing with postoffice rules and regulations and furthermore says that many Richmond people are being saved the expeuVe of tines by better knowledge of these rules. Mr. Speke-nhier maintains that paragraph three, of his little pamphlet, seems to be the most important and he believes people will do well to acquaint themselves with its meaning before mailing Christmas presents to friends away from Richmond. It says: "For knowingly concealing or enclosing any matter of a higher class in that of a lower class, and depositing, or causing the same to be deposited, for conveyance by mail at a less rate than would be charged for both such higher and lower class, the offender will be liable to a fine of $10 for every such offense."' Should people of Richmond send presents out of town at Merchandise rates, the postmaster says they must be careful not to include any written communication in the package. Should they do so and not pay first class postage rate, they will be liable to a fine of 810.OO. On Saturday a friend of the postmaster was showing him a little toy that was to be sent away as a present. At the bottom or the package was a short, written communication. The postmaster handed his friend one f the little pamphlets, explained prohibitory paragraph, saving him from a federal fine. Mr. Spekenhier says, however, that it would hardly constitute an infraction of the postoffice rules to inclose a card with a Christ mas present reading. "To Helen from j John, with a Merry Christmas." A j package containing such a card could j go under merchandise rates. But ex- J treme caution should be exercised not to send any package containing a writ- j ten communication such as a letter, ho says. According to Mr. Spekenhier the I fines for the violation of class rates 1 amount to an enormous sum each year. In most cases he feels a violation of the "writing" clause is done either through carelessness or ignorance, and it was for the purpose of eulightening the people of Richmond iu regard to this that he had the pamTHE POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOWJN INCREASE The November Sales Were More Than $4,000. Postoffice receipts for the month of November show a substantial increase over the corresponding month for The November sales were 14,875.18. That sent to the sub-treasury was $1,162.13. The increase over November, 1906, was $6G1.63. This increase is very gratifying to local postoffice attaches.

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NATIONAL WHEELS TO GRIND AT WASHINGTON Congress Convenes Today But According to the Program Mapped Out, Little Will Be Done This Week. UNCLE JOE TO GET SPEAKERSHIP ON PLATTER. Congressmen, It Is Asserted, Are Very Anxious to Restore Much of the Recent Lost Confidence. Washington, Dec. 2. At a caucus of the republican members of the bouse of representatives, Joseph G. Cannon was renominated for speaker and all other old officers of the house were renominated. Democrats met in caucus and re-elected John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, floor leader in the house. The opening session of congress today will be brief. Tuesday the president's message will be submitted. The senate will then be ready for business, but the house will have to wait for the speaker's committees, which will probably not. be ready for a week or ten days. While no legislative program has yet been formulated and none will be until after the president's message has been received the drift of the talk among the influential legislators is that conservatism is to mark the work of the winter. The financial situation throughout the country is the principal topic of conversation among the incoming members. Anxious to Restore Business. Above all else they are anxious to see business restored to its normal condition as soon as possible. The president's message has been written with great care and persons -who have seen advance copies of it say that they believe it will do something toward restoring confidence. Along with the opening of congress several other gatherings of national scope will be held in Washington next week. The national rivers and harbors congress meets on Wednesday and on the following day Secretary Straus will have with him representatives of many of the chambers of commerce of the country for tho purpose of devising ways and means, 1" ?"''? J vi iuc t uia'u omi. r i iuaj nie iopublican national committee comes for a two days session, at which the time and place for the next national (Continued on Pagt Four.)

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GEORGE R. DILKS.

WOMAN IS APPOINTED Miss Mary A. Stubbs Chooses Her Deputy. Miss Mary A, Stubbs, chief of the Indiana bureau of statistics, and formerly of Richmond, has appointed as her chief deputy, Miss Delia E. Menke, succeeding J. L. Peets of Kokomo, who resigned several weeks ago in order to devote his time to his candidacy for the office before the next republican state convention. LOSS OF ONE HALF AT Entire Business Block Destroyed by Fierce Fire. FIREMEN HAVE DIFFICULTY. Houston, Texas, Dec. 2 Fire today swept an entire business block in this ; city. The loss will reach at least half a million dollars. firemen worked valiantly but had great difficulty getting the blaze under control. FIFTY KILLED IN E AT FAYETTE CITY Not One of the Men in the! Mine at the Time of the! Explosion Can Be Accounted for By Searchers. SCENES AT MOUTH OF MINE ARE HEARTRENDING Mothers, Wives, Sweethearts And Children Are Sobbingly Awaiting news From Rescuers. Fayette City, Ta.. Dec. 2. Fifty men are probably dead in a mine own-j ed by the United Coal company, ac- j cording to statements made, after at thorough canvass was made of the mining village this rrorning. The after-damp following tiic explosion Sunday night, prevented rescuers from reaching entombed miners. The fact that after-damp prevented rescuers entering the mine is taken as indication that every man in the mine perished, stated mine inspector Loutitt who was leading the rescuers. Scenes at the mouth of the mine where families of the entombed men gathered, wr heart rendering.

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CITY ATT'Y STUDY CLAIMS ORDINANCE ILLEGAL AMD WEAK

Maintains That the Main Street Pole Ordinance Cannot Be Enforced as It Stands at Present. A NEW ORDINANCE MAY BE DRAWN BY COUNCIL. Home Telephone Company Only One of Public Service Corporations to Abide by Old Statute. The Main street pole ordinance went into effect the first of this month, but as yet a large forrest of polt continue to grace Main street. The past week the Home telephone company has been busy stripping its wires from poles along the street, but the other companies affected by the ordinance, including the Municipal Lighting and Fower plant, have made no effort to comply with the ordinance. The reason for the indifference displayed by the defeated companies in regards to the pole ordinance, is the fact that it is generally regarded as being invalid. Wrten the city council meets this evening the pole ordinance will furnish the-priieipal topic for discussion, and it is inderetood that City Attorney T. J. Sdudy will submit a communication in which he will state that in his opinion the ordinance is legai on l.ie ground that it shows discrimination. It would oera-ion no great surprise if council this evening, or in the cear future, would repeal the ordinance and substitute for it an ordinance which would be perfectly legal and satisfactory to all parties concerned. WILFRED JESSUP RETURNS Has Entirely Recovered From His Recent Illness. , Prosecutor Jessup. who has been confined to his home for two or three days as a result of an attack of gastritis, was able to resume work today. Tuesday, lie wiJl leave for Washington. D. C, on a pleasure trip. He will return Saturday. Proiecutor Jessup states that the grand jury has completed its work for the term and that next Monday the jury will submit its final report to Judge Fox. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday; light southwest winds. OHIO Fair Monday except snow flurries along northeast lake shore; Tuevday fair, diminishing winds.

BACK TO THE PRISON GOES MOLL LEWIS

Draws Heavy Penalty for Sat-f urday's Sptree. JAMES BROWN IS HELCL Mollie Lewis, a, veteran vicilstor. was fined $1-0 and ccts and sentenc ed to thirty days in the women's pri son. It was her third convictiou on a charge of intcrxic-Uion sinre last August. .Tame3 Brown a tramp, was fined $." and costs for intoxication. His record will be investigated while he languishes in the aounty jail. MAY CLOSE HUNDRED HAMMONDJALDONS Temperance People Steal a March on Liquor Men By Working Secretly. REMONSTRANCE IS READY. EFFORT TO MAKE THIRD WARD DRY GERRYMANDER PROPOS ED HENRY CO. TEMPERANCE CRUSADERS WIN. Hammond, Ind., Dec. 2. Brewers and saloon keepers in this city, com prising the Hammond Saloon Keepers' association, are surprised at the strength shown of the Anti-Saloon league in this city. As the result of an investigation made it became known that Hammond, always regarded as one of the strongest of saloon men in Indiana, stands in great dan ger of going dry. As the anti-saloon! leaguers do their work secretly the brewers and saloon men are working in the dark and do not know where to strike at their foe. A remonstrance will go before the county commissioners at their meeting on Monday with enough signers to prevent the granting of any licenses in the Third ward. If the remonstrance stands it will close up nearly 100 saloons, many of them in the heart r.f me unv. mere are l.nt voters in the ward and the requisite majority of the names has been obtained. CHARLES L. LAOD FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Reported That He Will Announce Himself Soon. JESSUP OUT OF THE RACE.

. , isted there would be rome danger of It is reported that Caarles L. Ladd.jte unguarded teaching of the book a well known county school teacher, j in schools, though be contended that and a member of the Wayne county J tae songs of Solomon t-nd the jsa1ms bar, will announce himself as a can-' 3Uoul1 become t5 pnv'.V moral rode dfdate for the office of prosecmin? at- j "? ""If ltorn,y on the republican ticket. Pro- tb?"- 7' Btate4 that secutor Jessun s term of office expires ' ll b? tD , "lanlsm January 1, 1909 and he will not be U.?A!Vb 8Chl8- but the BIbl-

a candidate for re-election. L E DONATION TO RE MADE TO E 0 . .... . n . . . So! Meredith Post Decides to Give Liberally. ELECTION THURSDAY NIGHT On Thursday evening of this week, the annual election of officers of the Sol Meredith post, G. A. It. wi'.l be held at the post hall. Members of the post are preparing to make a large donation to the children at the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans " home, at Knightstown. The department commander has asked esch post in tho state to donate Christmas presents to the children at the home, and ft is expected that the depaitment commander's letter will be read at the meetin? Thursday night.

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MODERN ATTITUDE IS MUCH DEPLORED Common Sense Should Rule, Says President R. L. Kelly Of Earlham College.

AN INTERESTING QUESTION. ALL OVER INDIANA AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE WEST CHICAGO AND GARY. IND., RULINGS THE CAUSE. Although not all local clergymen and "educators could be Interviewed, on the1 subject, it Is evident from th statements of a few of them, that there.- is no sympathy here with the movement that haa appeared at various K)ints in the country, notably, Xjw York, Chicago and Gary, Ind., to bnr the Bible from the public schools. rrhe latest place in which the school board has taken this action is Chicago and It has caused considerable stir. There has for years been a division of opinion with regard to the use of the Bible in the public school h, the point, or at least one of them, being the likllhood of false interpretations by persons who are not Bible students or a tendency to teach some sectarianism. President R. L. Kelly, of Earlham college, when asked for an expression on this sublect, taid: "It seems to me this is wholly rn unnecessary order. I believe the rood sense of the teachers of the country can be relied upon. The Chicago board in Its effort to stand straight is leaning backward." The Rev. Conrad Huber, of St. Paul's Lutheran church, said: "My views on this subject are very positive. The actlou by which. the Chicago board has debarred the Bible Is one of the most hurtful influences that could possibly be set In motion. There is absolutely no influence that is more helpful than the teaching of the Bible, irrespective of sectarianism." The Rev. H. Robert Smith of the First Baptist church said: "I deplore such an attitude toward the Bible. It is a pity it should be taken from the children, who shoull know more about It." . A dispatch from Indianapolis says on this subject: The debarring of the Bible from the public schools by the action of the school authorities of Chicago and the r . . . . . rmn.d hv if, , , I n ba m,n e" ?f expressed on the question: Shall the Bible be schools? barred from the public From almost a score of cities and towns over the state response were made to the Question. Twenty-! ministers and twenty educators were decidedly against the tarring of the scriptures. Two ministers favored their exclusion. A Columbus educator stated that the debarring of the B!ble from Gary was no surprise to him. as the town was founded on sin. The county uperir.tendent at Rm.b. j vill stated that so'lon as creeds r- " ,nere: . i Kniffimn mtma--.. n - : , , ... Chicago schools In 1875. when the Bible wa3 removed, says the action then was Justifiable, although he thinks the officials at Chicago and Gary made a mistake in removing the book at this time. A well known educator says: "Why remove the Bible and !.-v RhoL.. Peare and Chaucer?" He contends jit children who ran to get sennturat t - . . l"aty,us ai nome fcnonwi have it In the public school. GOLAY SOITDISMISSED Traction Suit Is Dropped From Court. On a motion made- by Attorrey John F. Bobbins, for the defendants, toe case of George A. Golay against the Richmond Street and Interurban Railway company, the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction company and the Citizens Telephone company of Cambridge City has been dismissed from the Wayne circuit court.