Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 293, 5 December 1907 — Page 1

MOM) PAIXABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXII. XO. 293RICIOIOXD, IXD., THURSDAY EVENING, I)ECE3II5ER 5, 190T. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS.

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LIGHT PLANT SALE 1W TO BE GIVEN

A Special Council Committee ! And Board of Works Will Meet in Joint Session Friday Night. IS REPORT OF BOARD ENTIRELY CORRECT? One Member on Special Committee Doubts Whether the Plant Is Making as Much Money as It Is Asserted. The first meeting or the board i,f j public works, and the council commit-j tee, appointed to confer with the board j iu it'sai u 10 uie proposed saie oi uie i municipal liglit plant to the Light. ( Heat & Po.wcr company, will bo held Friday evening. Members of the council committee uppoinied for this purpose, are said to 1)0 on the fence in regards to the proposed sale. One member of this commit CVe today held that at. the present, time, he was neither for or against the Mile of the plant to the competitive company. He said that he thought Hie council committee favored the proposition submitted to council by the Light, Heat & Power coiupiiny that as basis for negotiations, a "nun of ch:;r-

CONSIDERATION

le.reu accountants and electrical ens;i- ciianapons iews. oi v ajrne couniy poi- ar(J Qn a Droa(jer scale than any other necrs be appointed to make an exami- itics, says: organization of like eharacterin the nation and appraisal of the municipal "The republicans of this county, real- city t ig ciajmefi. plant, and to report on its condition, I izing that they came near losing the Despite the unprecedented prosperihis investigation to be made at the ex-1 county because of personal quarrel. jty the country has been enpjoying pense of the Light, Heat and Power have stopped quarreling for the present tn"e Associated Charities is at present company. The committee member and are trying to patch up things. caje(1 upon for benefits to a greater then said that if this investigation re- Mind, I said for the present. Indita-, degree tnan has been the case for fifvcaled the fact that it was not a finan-! tions are that within thirty days the en years. cial success, he would be in favor of factional fight will be on with as much just whv there is such a sudden j elling it on acceptable terms and con-1 virulence as ever.' The county primary fuctuation in the demands for charditions to the Light. Heat A: Power lis to be held early in February, and js a much mooted question, accompany. He said that he thought the i the hope of the salve spreaders is that co.tiing to Mrs. Chandler, the execuother rac.bers of the committee were they can keep down the "fuss" until tjve heau She says that in hef opinof the same opinion. j after the primary. They are. therefore, ion the' prosperity of the country has It is understood that all members of trying to get the congressional ques- beeu iargely limited to"1he corporthe council investigating committee, tion settled first. I ations and trusts, and that the labortire in favor of retaining the plant if. "This county has three candidates Jn?? classes1 have benefitted but little, the proposed corps of experts ft nd the j for congress Rev. J. O. Campbell. Wil- Mrs Candler says that she has found condition of the plant to be as describ- j fred Jessup and Dr. Yencer and it is Jt uniformly the case that the increase

ed by the board of public works, in a communication to council after the completion oi the recent improvements , at the plant, which were made at a cost of $2;i,OuO. In this report the board makes

statement. which pictures the outlook New Castle, could be voted for at the quenfiy at this time When manufaclor the municipal plant in most glow- same time as the others he would car-; turin" interests are growing conserins language. The report in part, fol- j ry Wayne county. There has been vativ; and are entrenching themsellows: J some talk of placing Mr. Barnard's ves aRajnst vossihe troubles, the ma"At the time the former board rec-; name on the ticket in the primary elec-: j01itv 0f the laboring classes are left onuuended additional equipment, Ik- I tion to be held in this county, but those m a" precarious condition financially ember 11th. VMC, the city plant had! who have his interests most at heart J T(. s jargejy wjtn the honest labo'r3.:to consumers, with an average say they doubt the wisdom of it. They ing peop, that the associated eharitnonthly income of -S l.4tK. and an av- say that though he might carry the ies wor'its' fov this organization has crage monthly expense of 2.02:'. The county and be all right, if he should been very' stringent about weeding plant now has over l.'.Hiu consumers, fail to carry the county, then he would out tlie chronic cases of pauperism, with an average monthly income of have a lovely light on his hands every -j-ne public has Ions; since thrown J't;Jtl." and an average monthly ex-1 one of the candidates would combine i wearj- Df practising charity with that pense of SS.tHCi. This shows an in-j against him. Well, for that matter. !rla' ,vllo hahitnalH- rinon nn rha'r.

crease in monthly receipts of over 7ithe race as it now stands is Barnard

per cent iu a year and a half, and an increase in monthly expenses of about r.t per cent, the same period, which tihows that the ratio of profit increases laster than the volume of business. "These figures not only vindicate the wisdom of the former board and countil In anticipating the growth of the jfiaui. uuLuir.v mau rivp to iiuucaie , the wisdom of the present management of this, the only property of the city lhat ia a source of revenue. Almost the only factor In our chic life that, tomes to the relief of the always overburdened tax-payer." WILLIAM HUICHINS IS CRITICALLY ILL He Is Now Past Eighty-Five Years of Age. Win. Hutehins, aged eighty-five years, an old and respected resident of Richmond, is ill at his home, 415 South Thirteenth street. His condition is considered critical. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED For Richmond Lodge of Masons Compton's Record. At the stated meeting of the Richmond lodge. No. 196, P. and A. Masons the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: George Smith, W. M. J. Burt Russell, J. W. Otis K. Karns, S. W. B. U. My rick, Jr., Treas. A. G. Complon, Sec. This will be the eleventh executive year that Mr. Compton has served as secretary of the Richmond lodge. Halmaro Paige was elected a trustee 1o serve three years, beginning January 4. 190S.

AT SI, MARYS CHURCH Redemptorist Fathers of Annapolis, Md., Here. uinimcM DciMn Annotrcccn ' ! I Two redemptorist fathers of Annapjolis, Md., are now conducting services I at St. Mary's church, this city. During the present week they have been . speaking to the women of the church. ' At all services the big church audi- ' forium has been filled. Messages of j soul winning power are being delfv- ' ered to the hundreds of people attend1 iiiL? j Xext week the male members of the church will be addressed by the visiting fathers. POLITICS IS 'SIZZLING IN WfflE H glOClgett Of the "NeWS" Writes Entertainingly Of Situation. LULL IN FACTIONAL FIGHT. SAYS TRUCE WILL. BE MAINTAINED TILL PRIMARY IS HELD SHI VELEY TO BE CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE AGAINST FOX. W. H. Blodgett, a former Richmond newspaper man. in writing to the Inproposed to have a primary to settle (which of these three shall be regarded as Wayne county s nominee. t ne iact is that many republicans in mis conn-

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ty do not desire any of them, and it is BRVe from their earnings as a protecboldly said that if W. O. Barnard, of t!r,,. ,,ninat ..rsiinv v" rvm.

'against the field, with the chances that j the field will lose. i "With Mr. Barnard out of the primary in this county there is not much question that the Rev. Mr. Campbell will carry the county. Jessup got in wrong and Dr. Yencer is about as much of a joke here politically. I mean as ne was in tne legislature. I

"The delegation in the convention was soon strickened with the malady, will be for a Wayne couniy man until and as a result, the mother and sevthe break comes, and then it will p eral other chi" Iren were left destito Barnard. If it is seen that Charles tute. for the little sum saved up was Stivers of Liberty, has no chance: Un-1 SOOn depleted and vanished. For the ion county will line up with Wayne first time the family was compelled to and Henry for Barnard. hhelby conn-; call for the support of charity. It is ty having a candidate for a state office in snch cases that the organization will have to divide its vote. Rush Se?ks to be of all the assistance poscounty. the home of James E. Watson, sible. Another case was cited, where will divide its vote for the same rea- a pretty little girl, who stood high in

son. Decatur county will give Bar-

nard the majority of its delegates. Han-1 a favorite with both teacher and piicock county will stand by Will Hough , pils, went to her instructor a few days as long as Mr. Hough is in the race. i ago after the school hours and with and after that its delegates will be di-i tears in her eyes said, "Teacher, I

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WINTER WILL BE A VERY COLD ONE SAY THE' OLD TRADITIONAL SIGNS SQUIRRELS ARE BUSIER THAN ORDINARY, CORNHUSKS tRE THICK, WHILE THE BARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TREES IS HEAVIER.

Despite the prophesying of warmer weather, the "Old Hoar King of the i North." continues to rule, and the thermometer again descended the tube last night and did not stop until it reached the "H degree mark. This however was the coldest it has been i during the present week. Old observers of weather signs say I that in all probability this will be a cold winter, if the signs of former years hold good. Many of the farmers state that the husks on the corn are abnormally thick, which fact is being discovered during the cribbing seas

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IS DAILY Mrs. Elizabeth Candler, Superintendent of the Work in the City Says There Is Urgent Need of Donations. ONLY WORTHY POOR ARE BEING CARED FOR. Pathetic Scenes Are Encountered Daily by WorkersChildren in Some Instances Required to Leave School. It is doubtful -whether there exists a more active place in Richmond t'.iis cold winter weather, than is to be found at the modest and unassuming headquarters of the Associated Charities, 'Jl South Fifth street, where every day, acts of benevolence are done through the organization in the name of "sweet charity." The Associated Charities is under the direct control of the Ministerial association of the city, and it is stated by Mrs. Candler, superintendent, I that it is from the church people that i the chief source of maintenance j comes. The associated charities is j supposed to be the center of all con certed efforts on the part of the crty fQr (,h.u.itbIc work aild beCause of its nnn.sprt.,riailsm its charitable efforts in wages to laborers has not increased proportionately with the increased cost of nvjnfr an(j for this reason the ,ahnrn ri!,sBpi liave hn unable to ity and are indolent and imposing:. Thus all of the work done through the associated charities is entirely meritorious. For illustration, Mrs. Candler cited the case of a highly respected family, that under normal conditions was fairly prosperous., but two of the children were suddenlv seized -with tvnhnid fpvpr nmi ha.i tr. rx moved to the honitil The father ber class at school and was nnifnrmh(Continued on Page Two.) on, now on. It is also reported by hunters, who have been in the woods considerably during the past two weeks, that the squirrels and birds have been unusually precautious in laying by a goodly supply of nuts and grains. It is also said by some that the bark on the trees is slightly thicker on the north sides of the trunks than on the opposite side of the tree, a faithful omen of approaching winter of severity. How much credence can be placed in these prophecies is a much mooted question, and .one to which there seems to b no common agreement.

RICHMOND

PUBLIC'S OPINION SOLICITED.

The Palladium desires to obtain expressions from its Richmond subscribers' relative to the proposed sale of the municipal light Dlant. Study the proposition carefully and send the result of your conclusions to the Palladium for publication. Such communications will aid greatly in determining the attitude of the citizens of Richmond towards their light plant and will be of real service to those in office who have to consider the question of the sale officially. In studying this question, be guided by your business reason and don't let sentiment usurp its place. The proposition of the sale is purely a business proposition for this city and should be handled as such. E IS Labor Conditions in Richmond Are Looking Brighter As Time Passes. FACTORY FORCES INCREASE THE RAILROADS WHICH INAUGURATED RETRENCHMENT POLI CY SOME TIME AGO EMPLOYING MEN. ARE REThe Davis Carriage company, which has for some time been running with a small number of men. will next Monday increase its worKing force so that about half the regular number of employes will be taken back. It is understood that three or four other large factories which have been practically shut down for a month or longer, will on Moday, substantially increase their working forces. Since about the first of November, a large percentage of the shop employes in this city have been without employment, consequently there has been a large number of idle men in the city. Business conditions are now growing brighter, and after the first of January a greater part of this army of unem ployed will be back at their jobs. As usual the first, of last month, nearly all the local factories shut down for invoice and repairs. About this time the financial flurry in New York came about and unsettled business conditions in Richmond, the same as it did every where else in the United States. When the usual time for resuming operations came, the local manufacturers, instead of resuming operations with their full staff of shop employes, cut down their working forces to a skeleton basis on account of these conditions. As has been predicted, the financial unrest is becoming more settled, and business men are once more resuming ! confidence. The result will be that latter the first of the year nearly every i factory in Richmond will be operating I with substantial working forces. The ! railroads entering Richmond are now j re-employing men. At one time, not over three weeks ago. it was estimated that there were fifteen lmndred men in : this city out of employment. Already ; this figure has been considerably :dllCedSIX DEAD AND SIXTEEN BADLY INJURED Disastrous Fire Pens Men in Tunnel Bore at New York City. P., C, C. & ST. L. TUNNEL. FIRE STARTED IN PILES OF TAR THREE DEAD BODIES RECOVERED AND FIVE RESCUED TWELVE IN TUNNEL YET. New York. Dec. .". Six men were burned to death. sixteen otters were seriously, if not fatally hurt today in a disastrous fire which penned them in the bore of the new Pennsylvania tunnel between Homestead. N. J.. and West Hoboken. The fire started among piles of tar. According to latest account three dead bodies have been 7emoved and five still alive were rescued. Twelve more are known to be in the tunnel. A man who was knocked down by a hansom cab in Essex road. Islington, ondon, had the stump of his wooden leg broken and a large number of silver and copper coins dropped out of it. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair today and Friday, warmer Friday; light, variable winds, becoming fresh to southwest

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RESTORED

TO GET FUND EACH MONTH FROM THE COUNTY This Has Been Decided by Attorney Gen. Bingham Who Has Handed Down a Decision on the Depository Law. CHARLES NEWLIN ASKED FOR THE RULING. The Opinion Rendered Will Affect All Cities in IndianaQuestion Has Been Puzzling To Officials Over the State. James Bingham, attorney-general, has given an opinion on a section of th depository law winch has puzzled ouiciais an over uie ssiuit? aim .n which Charles Newlin, deputy Wayne county auditor asked an opinion. It is that section of the law which relates to the payment of city funds by the county treasurers. It was thought by some that the new law would prohibit the payment of funds to the city by the county treasurer oftener than twice a year when the semi-annual distribution to the different funds is made. The Attorney-General holds that the law does not have this effect. He says that the depository law does not repeal that Dart of the law of 1905, which provides that such funds may be paid over monthly. The construction of the law in this respect has been of great concern to city officials because they do not understand how the city could be maintained without money for a period of six months. That section of the depository law relating to this subject is as follows: "All taxes collected by the county treasurer shall be deposited as one fund in the several depositories selected for the deposit of county funds until the same is distributed at the following semi-annual distribution made by the county auditor." Purpose of the Law. "The evident purpose of this portion of the law," says the attorneygeneral, "was to give the single fund all of the interest derived from the moneys composing it rather than to require that this fund should remain intact until the following semi-annual distribution; if the latter were the object of the law it might greatly em- ; barrass cities during the six months succeeding the collection of taxes. In other words, the interest upon all of the fund must be credited to the ag gregate fund until the separation into school fund, township fund, etc.. occurs in January and July. In the meantime, the principal upon which such interest is calculated may be reduced from time to time as was provided for in the act of 1905, whicl reads as follows: "On the first day of each month, he (the county treasurer) shall receipt to the controller of such city in cities in which such office of controller has been created and to the city clerk in all other cities for the amounts collected by him as aforesaid for the preceding month, itemizing the moneys so by him collected, which amounts, so receipted for, shall at once be available for such city's use. In cities of the fourth and fifth classes and in all other cities which are not county seats, such county treasurer shall nay over such amounts to the city treasurers of such cities respectively." "My opinion, therefore, is that the depository act does not repeal that portion of the town and city code last above quoted.'' The attorney-general also holds that the county treasurer shall receive his 6 per cent, fee for the collection of delinquent taxes at settlement time. "The law provides," says the attorneygeneral, "that he shall receive this money as an addition to his salary. and it should be paid to him by means of a warrant drawn by the auditor, fivitlr oa iUa rocf nf Vile colirv nrMiM

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be pavable. He should retain the 6 merly a well known ball player and in shP company representing the Merper cent fee at the time he deposits . recent years operated a saloon on Main Cnt8 "sociatlofn ( Yor The such taxes." street. , ?

OF THE CUTS NUMEROUS GUESTS IS PLACED UNDER ARREST AND FINED

COLD WEATHER HAS MADE THE CITY BUILDING BASEMENT POPULAR RETREAT FOR "DOWN AND OUT SOCIETY" MEMBERS.

Edward Mack, a guest of the city, came "home" drunk" last night. He was temporarily residing in the basement of the city building. For this breach of hospitality. Officer Edwards arrested him, and in the city court this morning Judge Converse fined Mack ?o and costs, and then administered a I curtain lecturef Cold weather has made the basement of the city building a popular i hostelry for members of the "down land out society." Wednesday morni ing. when Janitor Frank vPosther entered the basement to fire up the fur

REFDIIIS OF SERIOUS ILLHESSlMCOBHECT

The Rev. E. E. Neal Is lmprov-1 ing Rapidly Now. ABLE TO RECEIVE VISITORS. Friends of the Rev. E. E. Neal. of Elwood, formerly pastor of the First Methodist church here, are greatly pleased to learn that recent reports of his critical condition were incorrect. He is not suffering from softening of the brain, as reported, but instead is able to sit up a portion of the time and to receive visitors. Hope of complete recovery is now entertained. TEACH MEN HOW TO Cnajr of scientific Baking May Be Established At Purdue. LOCAL BAKERS INTERESTED MASTER BAKERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIANA. WHICH MET IN RICHMOND RECENTLY, TO URGE CHAIR'S ESTABLISHMENT. Richmond members of the Indiana Master Bakers' association are now much interested in the proposed establishment of a chair of scientific baking at Purdue university. The Master bakers' association met in Richmond recently. Next Tuesday members of the organization will go to La fayette, Ind., in which town Purdue is located, and confer with President Stone in regard to inaugurating the new school. The idea of adding the teaching or oaking to the curriculum of state colleges originated with the Indiana Master Bakers' association four years ago, and has aroused attention in many states, besides receiving the indorsement of the national convention last year. President Stone, of Purdue, feels frienoly toward the movement and it is probable Purdue will be the first American college to take this forward step. It is proposed to have a regular department devoted to baking, and young

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men who have served an apprentice-1 """ ,.c.u ship at the trade will be given scien-1 tin m "n today spending two and tine technical Instruction In the art of on balf hours in discussing the curmaking good bread, which is too little f nc' ue 6tln- Th definite aeunderstood, according to many men tion taken at this initial meeting was whose vocation in life is the making the authorizing of he chair to appoint of the staff of life. It is said that the , a "nilttee of five to draft and

large bakeries find difficulty in secur ing men well equipped by practical , knowledge to take charge of their departments, and young men with a college diploma in the art would find high salaried positions open to them from the day of their graduation. WIFE WANTS INQUEST HELD OVER HUSBAND Is to Determine the Sanity of Richard Van Zant. ALSO WANTS GUARDIAN. Today Laura Van Zant, through her attompv P. .1. Frwman filer! rift I r inn

in the circuit court to have an lnquest ' canal from the lake, to the gulf, sayheld over her husband. Richard Van ng that already over forty miles of

Zant, to determine his sanity, and to ; have a guardian appointed for him. Van Zant has been confined in the j county jail and Easthaven, for several ' weeks and it is stated that 'he appears t c ta rinnolofialv tnsano Ha was fnr. nace, he found eight guests of the municipality peacefully sleeping. Posther awakened them, and then

gave tCem orders to start to work. The the building of the new Ambrose word "work" inspired terror in the canal, now in course of construction hearts of the guests. Posther then in New York and how it would deInformed them that unless they got crease ocean freight rates by allow"busy" wheeling coal Into the base- ing big steamers to load to their ment, he would have the entire bunch maximum draft, 'thus cheapening the arrested. This threat had the desired traffic. effect, and In a short space of time On behalf of the national adminlsthere was enough coal piled up near tration Secretary. Root extended to the furnace to keep the building heat- the congress hearty sympathy In the

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PLAN TD BALK CURRENCY ACTION IN THE CONGRESS

Speaker Cannon and His Cohorts Have About Decided To Talk Much, But Take No Stand on Money Question. PARCELS POST ALSO SLATED FOR DEATH. Announcement Is Made of the Financial Program Which Will Be Carried Out by the Lower House. Washington. Dec. 3. The legislative financial program of the present session of congress has been mapped out with definiteness by the leaders and mav now be stated for the first time. It has been decided: 1. That there shall be no central bank of Issue. 2. That no asset currency proposition shall get through congress. 3. That there shall be no legislation Insuring bank depositors against loss by levying a tax on national banks. With these three propositions out of the way the door is not left open for currency legislation, and if there is any legislation of that character at all it will not be anything' more extensive than a law authorizing to a limited extent the issuance of emergency currency based upon municipal and state bonds heavily taxed so as to retire it automatically from circulation when the need of it is over. To these specifications of the legislative program may be added a fourth. namely, that there will be no legisla tlon for the establishment of postal banks and the parcels post. Speaker Cannon is against anything In the way of currency legislation that Involves a considerable departure from te present banking Bystem. The decision to throttle the parcels post and postal savings bank Is conclusive and will not be changed. In a nutshell this session will be a "gab fest" in which currency, the tariff and postal savings banks will be discussed at libitum, but no Important action will be taken beyond passing the appropriation bills. Banking Committee Meets. The newly appointed house commitKankr.o. I. -1 1 Buumu a currency mn. mere will bo no hearings before the committee until the subcommittee haa finished its task and the completed draft is in the hands of the chairman. ADVOCATES WATERWAY. At Meeting of National Rivera and Harbors Congress Wednesday. Washington, Dec. 3. One continuous internal waterway from New York to New Orleans was the burden of the speeches made Wednesday at the convention of the National Rivers and Harbors congress in session here and which is attended by nearly 2,000 delegates, representing every state In the Union. Prominent men from all walks of life, including representatives from foreign powers, were present Cyrus P. Walbridge. ex-mayor of St. Louis, made the opening address In which he set forth the needs of a tne canai naa oeen maae ana mat the entire country was In sympathy with the extention. The principal address of today's session was made by Gustave H. Schwab of the North German Lloyd Steamiue umieu o Ltiies in iia reiauon to rivers and harbors. , He declared that foreign commerce was the life of the nation and its Importance could not be overestimated. "The prosperity of the people depends on such a commerce," the speaker declared. "It fosters good feeling and promotes intercourse with foreign nations that broadens our ideas." Great Increase in Tonnage. Mr. Schwab declared that the Increase in tonnage was largely due to the improved shipping conditions and i to continue to improve these conditions would mean further prosperity. To this end be advocated a deep waterway from the !ake to the gulf and ' better inland waterways throughout the country- He called attention to work which it is undertaking, and

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