Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 65, 20 April 1908 — Page 3

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SL'X-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, APRIL 20. HOS. PAC.EmiREE.

OF ROSES BY ALL E. G. Hill Has Brought Distinction to Floriculture in Indiana. SPECIAL ARTICLE WRITTEN. THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS DEALS WITH RICHMOND'S PLACE IN THE FLOWER WORLD AND GIVES HIGH PRAISE. Th floral Industry of this city has "been made the object of a special feature article in the Indianapolis News. Richmond is placed in the flower belt of Indiana, which extends westward from here to Indianaplis. along the National road. New Castle is selected as the buckle of the belt. In regard to matters of local interest the article 6a jb: Few persons realize the magnitude of ttie flower industry along; the National roftd between Richmond and Indianapolis. It is a development, that has ' oovered years of effort. One "of the pi- ' oneers of the business. E. (J. Hill, of the R. O. Hill company, this city, has made the "belt" have a world wide reputation. In the years of bis voting manhood the silver is in his hair now -Mr. Hill, a lover and student of flower, began the cultivation of roses in a small way. Richmond's "Man of Roses," is known and honored by every florist in Indiana. There is none that does not praise him for the honor lie has brought to floriculture in Indiana through his lon. untirlnpr efforts to develop new varieties. He. is called a wizard at rose culture and many of his blooms are to be found in the palaces and castles of the- old world. He is best known as a developer of plants and serves the retail trade in only a small way. Almost every express train carries his rose plants out of Richmond to scatter them amon.s; flower lovers In all parts of America nd Europe. Names Rose for Sailor's Wife. Among several new roses that Richrlhond's flower wizard has just developed is a magnificent bloom that he is jto name for Capt. Aaron Ward, corajmander of the I'nited States battleship i Pennsylvania. Mr. Hill credits Captain Ward with being one of the best informed men in America regardling roses. He has written several j valuable books concerning rose cul ture. To show his appreciation Mr. Hill named his most recent development after the sea fighter. The two men met at Mr. Hill's greenhouses here a few months ago. Captain Ward making a special trip to Richmond for a brief visit with Mr. Hill. They had a pleasant time together for both are ' rose, lovers in the superlative degree. Mr. Hill also has a rose that bears the name of the captain's wife and promises to make the flower named after the Pennsylvania's commander look to its laurels. A Hill rose that is very popular in Kngland is called the Mrs. Theodore : Roosevelt. Mr. Hill is also interested In the chrysanthemum, and in November days his big greenhouses, which have an area of "JSC. 000 square feet of glass, glow with the big blossoms. He grows flowers of almost every variety, but his experiments are principally with roses and chrysanthemums. He lias won many awards at national flower shows. Mr. Hill, has gone beyond the borders of America several times in his search for new ideas in floriculture. jOnce while touring Alsace-Lorraine, Immediately after the Franco-Prussian war. he was arrested as a spy because of his actions in peeping in at the rose (tardens of the people. He was able to explain, but not until he had suffered considerable embarrassment. He Tvas escorted to the border and he has not since seen the rose gardens of Al-Bace-Lorraine. Engineer Becomes Florist. Richmond has other floriculturists -ho are adding to the name and fame ! cf the ' flower belt." One of them. E. iT. Graves, was formerly an engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs. Graves was a lover of flowers and es tablished a small greenhouse in West Richmond. During his time at home Mr. Graves assisted in the work. Gradually the project grew until Mr. Graves finally abandoned the throttle nd the rail for a lif among the flow'ns. The Graves greenhouses now have an area of .noo square feet of: plass. Fulle Brothers. Gause - Co.. j nd the Gift Floral company, all of! Richmond, have greenhouses in the I i"Flower Belt" that cover 10,n square feet each. Edward Ruch. another! Richmond florist, has C.oito square feet of ground under glass. Bullerdick. j Knopf and Rullerdick have i,".ok square feet of glass in their green touses. CHOIR SINGER TAKES GAS ROUTE Suicides Because Love Unrequited. Was Tamaqua. Ta., April 20. Miss Alva Teter, aged 21 years, a leading seamStress, choir singer and prominent sorially, committed suicide in her apartments here by detaching the tube from ,fcer gas stove. ; She left a note in which she said the pict -was due to her having become estranged from her lover, a well-known

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A Rag, a Button, a Handkerchief, All Play Part in Detectives Work

The modern detective hns of late been compared to a keen and discerning physician. From a few apparent tokens a rag, a button, a handkerchief, a footprint-if he is an observer and. is endowed with the gifts necessary to his profession, he will often be able to reconstruct all tho different events connected with a drama and c'lscover the culprit just as an able doctor manages to give the right diagrosis from a few exterior tigns. The famous detectives invented by Gr'.boriau, Coan Doyle and Edjzar Poe are types to bo found in real life. Some years ago at Lyons a woman war, found strangled. She bore on her neck five finger marks, -four on the ieft and one on the right which was broader and shorter. The detective was struck by the irregular disposition of the marks, and tried to apply his own fingers to them. He found it impossible, without folding hir, forefinger in a peculiar and abnormal way. and thus inferred that the murderer had an ill-shaped finger. The fact made his search for the criminal. The man was discovered; hir: forefinger had been injured in an accident. He confessed hii guilt. In a small Belgian village fl detective found near the body of the victim a cylinder of cigarette ash. Tho detective who knew a good deal about tobacco, was able to convince himself that the ash came from Algerian tobacco. This article being rare in that remote village, he inquired from the tobacconist, who was able to give him the description of a man to whom the ripv before he had sold a packet of these particular cigarettes. Two hout-3 later the presumed murderer was arrested, the packet of cigarets being found in his pocket. The methods employed by criminals hnvo "improved." They have become sctentific, most scientific. The criminal of tod?;' handles chloroform, opirm. morphia with all the cleverness of a physician. Again, the tools used by the modern jailbird are unrivaled masterpieces. One amazing proof of the scientific knowledge of the modern criminal and hit; keenness in keeping abreast of modern discoveries lies in the following fact: . Recently in Marseilles the huge safe of a bank was rapidly opened by means of a complicated apparatus which bad only been invented by a prominent engineer ten months previously. But the detective also avails himself of scientific discovery. Formerly, in cases of forgery, for instance, a drop of wrter was placed on. the forged words. !f the paper had been scratched and its size removed the water was immediately sucked in: if the paper had not been ROADS ARE BETTED Highways in the Vicinity Richmond Are in Fine Condition. of AUTOMOBILISTS ARE HAPPY Automobilists of the city took advantage of the beautiful day yesterday and the roads in the surrounding country were literally black with the big machines throughout, the day. It was an ideal day for motoring and the pleasure was indulged in by every owner of an automobile. The roads are in excellent condition in and about Richmond. The holes and deep ruts which so characterized them last year are eonspicious by their absence this season, having been filled with gravel last fall and as a result the roads now are firm and hard. The good roads committee of the Wayne County Automobile club has done much in this regard and it was principally through their efforts that such a condition has bean established. Farmers are gradually getting over their hatred for automobiles and beginning to realize their advantage. Several new machines have been purchased by gentlemen of the rural districts this year. You Can Have a Cool Kitchen. A soap that can be used without boiling is a great blessing to womankind, its use means the absence of those steamy, sudsy smells that makes wash day intolerable. Think of avoiding the roasting fires, and the big fuel bills that go with them. All this comfort may be had by the users of Easy Task soap. Isn't it worth a trial? Tc a cake everywhere. FAME OP SUPPER HASSPREAD AFAR Entertainers Want to Attend 'Possum Supper. The reputation of the annual 'possum supper at Bethel has spread throuehout the state and the large attendance has become so well known that attractions are now seeking to be booked for the occasion. The supper usually is held in February. An Indianapolis group of jubilee singers has written and asked for an engagement. Ther Is no medicine so !e and at the same Mms so pleasant to take aa Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the positive core for all diseases arising from stomach trouble. The price is very raasaoUe 50c sxd U-

i scratched the drop remained for a while on the top. This process was ! primitive, and spoilt the document, j Nowadays the suspicious paper is j photographed, and on the proof the j marks of scratching are easily detected : by clear differences of the color. Photography is also used in th" case of forgeries made by means of chemicals, i When a heap of burn documents Is found in the fireplace, thin sheets of ' glass are inserted between the burnt i papers. Af soon as one sheet is on j 'he glass it is rendered less brittle by 1 means of a special liquid, and it is nni folded and photographed. The process I is repeated with every sheet, and after ; a few hours all the documents are eas i ily read.

A process formerly used for the classification of bloodstains, consisted In examining them under the microscope, and from the appearance of the red globules the investigators would draw their conclusions as to the nature of the blood. I'nfortunately this examination gave no result when the bloodstains were not recent. Today a more scientific method is used. The stain is washed: a fewdrops of the water used are poured into a tube containing some specific serum from a rabbit inoculated with human blood. When the addition of water produces in the serum a fine deposit, and gives a misty appearance to the liquid, one can be perfectly certain that the bloodstains were human. A detective must be. and usually is. nowadays, a psychologist. Prof. Munsterberg has invented a new method of experimental psychology. It is based on the association of ideas. On a sheet of paper a series of words are written, a few of them having no connection with, and others having a direct or indirect connection with the crime. The list is handed to the prisoner. Ho- is askerl to pronounce loudly the words which -by association of ideas corns to his mind, when reading the written words. It has been discovered that for words having no connection with the crime bis answers come at once. At the word "ink." for instance, the man will answer rapidly "paper, pen. write," or a similar word. If he is innocent he will answer in the same manner and with the same rapidity to all words whatever they may be. But if he is guilty he will avoid carefully those words having any relation to his crime, or will hesitate a long time before saying. for instance, "blood, dagger, heart," after having read aloud the word "knife" on the list. A special electric apparatus placed between the lips of the prisoner and connected with the dial which indicates the tenths of seconds makes it possible to register the length of the man's hesitations. RESORT FOR Commissioners Hope to Make Court House Yard Attractive. BOYS WONT BE WELCOME. It is the earnest desire of the board j of county commissioners to make the court house lawn a resort for women j and children in particular this sum-! mer. Small boys, whose obnoxious i conduct has been a constant source ofi objection may benefit by the hint and understand there are other places' where they will be more welcome. The sheriff will be instructed to guard the lawn carefully and prevent all ball playing and indulgence in other sports that are injurious to the lawn and al-; so dangerous to persons in the yard, ' who are not engaged in the sports. ! The commissioners have arranged for a number of flower beds, which 1 will be placed in the same locations; as formerly occupied for this purpose. ' As soon as all danger from cold . weather has passed the plants will be placed in beds. The commissioners j have not decided w hether or not they j will repiace the iron benches formerly used in the courthouse yard. Ii often! happened that the benches attracted' groups of boys and men at night whose actions were not for the moral betterment of the communitv. Dtf- s or Uikti cui. f-'or Mmmals. LitUe fame remains for the animals. The ground hog, whose appearance from his hole was once of eager interest to thousands, is now considered no more than a rat and bis exits and entrances not 'worth a snap. Whether it be the terror inspired by nature fake denunciations or the improvement of the official weather prophets, it remains that the ground bog's shadow is of concern oniy to himseif. Black cats, ravens, magpies, owls no one cares a tig for them or their omens. About the only superstitions that prevail are that it's lucky to have a jrun w hen you run across a pheasant, and then only in season, and exceedingly unlucky fo bump into a bull terrier when robbing a henroost. New York American. Widows Are Cheap In India. In India a man often remains unmarried longer than he would desire simply because he cannot afford to pay the sum the father of a desirable daughter demands of his would be son-in-law. Widows, however, are cheap, and a wily father who finds his daughter is getting on in years while suitors tarry takes advantage of this fact. He marries his girl to a bunch of flowers, which he then throws into a well. Thus the lady becomes technically a widow, and as such she is a bargain in the marriage market. Thus the flower widow is secured as a wife by a suitor who would not have dared offered a small sum for het before her to called sMUTlaf.

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Nothing More Could Have Been Desired by Paraders Easter Sunday. DAY PRETTILY OBSERVED. ALL CHURCHES GAVE ELABORATE PROGRAMS OF MUSIC AND EVERYONE SEEMED IMBUED WITH EASTER SPIRIT. Nothing more could have been desired to make Easter a perfect day. There was an abundance of fresh spring breezes that fanned milady's millinery about to give it a more consi icuous display. Bright and clear, the morning dawned, with but a fleck of fleecy cloud in the sky. Did Sol was kind anil shed ins radiance generously, so overcoats and jackets could be put aside during the morning and early afternoon hours. It was al! just as it should have been and those doubting ones who had failed to buy their new hats, new suits and new shoes, because they feared rain, hid in obscure corners while their braver brothers and sisters walked forth on their annual parade. Special services had been arranged for at all churches and the congregations were large in each instance. The ceremonies at the Catholic churches were of unusual beauty and inipressiveness and were attended by hundreds who are not followers of the faith. The choirs at all churches had prepared special programs. Easter music has been a feature of the local churches for many years and each succeeding year has seen a steady advance and improvement. The strollers strolled and the riders rode yesterday and whether they walked or adopted some form of conveyance, they were attired in beautiful spring raiment. The merchants report the Easter sales as having been as large as those of previous years, despite the recent weather conditions and condition of the money market. The milliners and dress makers made no complaint. They had been rushed to death and many a dress was not delivered to its prospective wearer until a short time before the church hour. The livery stables had numerous calls for vehicles and enjoyed their first "good day" of the year. Refreshment and confectionery parlors were busy places. .Many of the strollers made Glen Miller park their goal. The Glen is just putting on its summer suit and the budding and blooming trees fill the air with fragrance. It was a stay-at-home crowd for ihe most part and the first excursion of the season to Cincinnati vas patronized but poorly from this city. The ball game attracted a large crowd. TIME IS THE TEST The Testimony of Richmond People Stands the Test. The test, of time is what tells the talc. The public soon finds out when misrepresentations are made, and merit alone will stand the test, of time. Richmond people appreciate merit, and many months ago local citizens publicly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills; they do so still. Would a citizen make the statement which follows unless convinced that the article was just as represented? A cure that lasts is the kind that every sufferer from kidney ills is looking for. Mrs. Edgar S. Mote, of 17 North Sixteenth street, Richmond, Ind., says: "Some years hko my husband was having some trouble with his back. There was a dull aching pain that bothered him most of the time. He was told about Doan's Kidney Pills and got a supply at A. G. Luken & Cos drug store. After taking it he never again mentioned backache to me. He believed that Doan's Kidney Pills are a great remedy and has told several people of the benefit he got through using them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. The Po.vor ot Advertising. The power of advertising is told by a manager of the toilet department of a large NeT York department store "We have -six different makes of one toilet article." he said, "and they are so near nl.ke in quality that eveu experts can't tell the difference between them, yet we sell as much of one as we do of all the others together, jut because the manufacturer is everlc.st Ingly advertising it. The other five cell in proportion to the amount of advertising given to them. If there is any difference in quality it is in favor of the poorest seller." New York He;--aid. No Deadheads. Mandy was a young colored girl fresh from the cotton fields of the south. One afternoon she-came to her northern mistress and banded her a visiting cord. "D? lady wha' gib me dis is in de pa'lor," she explained. "Dey's annoder lady on de do'step." "Gracious. Mandy." exclaimed the mistress, "whj- didn't you ask both of them to come in?" "Knse. ma'am." grinned the girl, "de one on de do'step done forgit her ticket." Argonaut. Not Excluaiva. Nel'ie faged five) Our family is atrfully exclusive. Is yours? Bessie (aged fouri--No. indeed! We haven't anything to be ashamed of. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Those who know the rad best some way. 1

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ESCH PRESENTS A RAILROAD BILL Would Curb the Issuance Stocks and Bonds of Carriers. of Washington, April L'O. A bill has been introduced in the house by Representative Escli of Wisconsin, which provides that no interstate railroad shall, after it has been in operation for one year, issue any stock, bonds, notes, or other instruments of indebtedness, except when necessary for the acquisition of property for improvements and betterments. The bill prohibits the payment of dividends in anything but cash, and also the acquirements of control ot, or inte-est in, any outer railroad corporation, except to establish by consolidation of connecting lines a through transportation route. TABLET UNVEILED IN REVERTS MEMORY Exercises Held Sunday in Boston. Boston. Mass., April '.'. The one hundred and thirty-third anniversary of ihe famous ride of Paul Revere was commemorated in Boston Sunday by the unveiling of a tablet in Fanueil Hall. School children of the city took part in the exercises, which were under the auspices of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. I Low Rates to : California tand North ? ; Points t One Way Second Class Colonist Tickets. Via 1 j C, C. & L. To California Points $41.55 t To Washington, Oregon, Etc., $41.55 These rates ere in effect Mar. 1st to April 3Cth. From ail points on C. C. &. L. Railroad. For Particulars call C. A. Blair. Home Phone 2062.

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Amusements THEATRICAL CALENDAR. NEW PHILJ.IPS. Week of April 20 Vaudeville. GENNETT. Week of Aoril 20 American Company. Stock American Stock Company. The American Stock company begun a week's engagement at the Gennett this afternoon. This company is headed by Nancy Buyer , a clever soubrctte. and Jack Warburton, comedian, and made a very favorable impression when it was here before. Among the plays included in the rep erioire are "The Man O -.Wars Man." "The Black Hand. I'he Princ of Liars." "Dr. .lekyll and Mr. Hde," "Let no Man Put Asunder." "For His Moiher's Honor," "Anions the Moonsjiners." "Wyoming. Ihe Voice of Nature." ' Fj.nchon." ' 'Dead -a nod Dick." ' Dora Thorn." "The Bowery News-Girl." "Simply Mary .1-cie." "Convict No. ?,.'' "A Game of Hearts." Vaudeville at the Phillips. Perhaps nothing appeals more to patrons of vaudeville than wonder working and for this reason the bill that is offered at th New Phillips 'his week sliould tie an attractive one. The headline!- is Risrnor, the ilimilayan Yogi, said to b; the superior of

GEFsMETT TH EATRE S:.y Week Commencing Monday, April 20 rlZZtV" The American Stock Co. Opening Monday Afternoon ami Nieht in the Sensational Southern ("omeii -Di hii.h "A KENTUCKY FEUD" Knl! of Start lint- Climax . Sidt-piittin Comedy and Tr Starting Pathos, a complete s-enie eqtjjpim n. Pleasing vaudeville between HC'.S. EVEN" I Nti PRICES -H.e, yc, :;0e. DIME MATINEES Oaiiy startinx Monday. L;,:ies admitted free inda night under tiMial condTtons. This theater does not advertise in The Er-nins I'mi.

THE NEW PHILLIPS VAUDEVILLE THEATRE O. G. MURRAY. Lessee. WEEK OF APRIL 20. Daily at 3:C0 and 8:15; Saturday Night, 7:30 to 10:15.

A. OVERTURE Vir, Eva Hazeltine, assisted by Phillips Theatre Orchestra 'evenings only) B. MORTIMER BASSETT Imitator and Whistler. C RAINBOW SISTERS Dainty Sonbret f e. C APPLEGATE AND WHITESIDES One Act Playlet.. Twc Scenes. Entitled -An A.;'on,o-

Special Matinee each Saturday; children, .1 cents; souvenirs at Wednsday's matinee. General admission, 10c Reserved seats at nlgat, 5c extra.

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nearly all performers in this line does not do n gre-it deal oi in advance hut leaves the s to judge for themselves as j Ri.Miior boast in:; uudienc. to t:,e merit t.f his act. Mortimer Basset i. imitator and whistler, th Rainbow Sisters, soub-ettes an i Applogate and Whitesid-, who have one-art playlet, furnish the other! numbers on the bill, exclusive of th illustrated song and motion. pictures. ( - - -- - ' - J Round Trip Sunday Rates Every Sunday. Via The C. C. & L.R. R. To Cincinnati. O -wIlJSO To Cottage Grove. Ind .I55 To Boston, Ind .26 To Webster is To Williamsburg .35 To Economy .50 To Ixsantvi!le 70 To Muncie 1.20 To Marion 2. 10 To Peru 2 95 Trains Leave going East. 5:15 a. nx, Trains Lv. going West 10:55 a. m. Daily. For farther information call C. A. BLAIR, P. A T. A, Home Tel. 2062. Richmond. I'il-'s Misfortune." Seen l. Pearl's Parlor, time ;:jo p, m.f Seene 2, Street. Time two hours! later. a E. ILLUSTRATED SONG Mii-s Thompson. "Since Arrah Wanna Married Barney Carney." F. RISMOR The Himiiayan Yogi. G. THE CAMERAGRAPH Latest motion pictures.