Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 214, 16 September 1908 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND FAIaLuVDIUM AND SUN-T-EIiEGRA3I, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1908.

TOE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. Published nd owned by the PALLADIUM PB1NTINO CO. iMued 7 days each week, evenings and Sunday morning. Offlea Corner North 9th and A street. Home Phone 1121. Bell 21. Richmond; Indiana.

Rndolpa O. Leeds Managing Editor. Cknrlce M. Mrgu-BMlieM Maaager. O. Owe Kli grew Editor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In Richmond 15.00 per year ln advance) or 10c per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS One year. In advance $5 OA 81a months, in advance 2.60 One month. In advance .45 RURAL. ROUTES. One year, In advance $2.00 Six months, In advance ...1.2b One month, In advance............ . .25 Address chanced as often as desired; both new and old addresses must be riven. Subscribers will please remit with order, which should be slven for a specified term: name will not be entered until payment is received. Entered at Richmond, Indiana, postoffice as second class mail matter. REPUBLICAN TICKET. NATIONAL. TICKET. For President WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT of Ohio. For Vice-President JAMES S. SHERMAN -of New York. STATE. Governor JAMES E. WATSON. Lieutenant Governor fEEMONT C. GOODWINS. Secretary of State FRED A. SIMS. Auditor of State JOHN C. BILLHEIMER. Treasurer of State OSCAR HADLEY. Attorney General JAMES BINGHAM. State Superintendent LAWRENCE McTURNAN. State Statistician J. L. PEETZ. Judge of Supreme Court QUINCY A. MYERS. Judge of Appellate Court DAVID MYERS. Reporter of Supreme Court GEORGE W. SELF. DISTRICT. Congress WILLIAM O. BARNARD. COUNTY. Joint Representative ALONZO M. GARDNER. Representative WALTER S. RATLIFF. , Circuit Judge HENRY C. FOX. -Prosecuting Attorney CHAS. L. LADD. Treasurer ALBERT ALBERTSON. Sheriff' LINUS P. MEREDITH. Coroner DR. A. L. BRAMKAMP. Surveyor ROBERT A. HOWARD. Recorder WILL J. ROBBINS. Commissioner Eastern Dlst HOMER FARLOW. Commissioner Middle Dist " BARNEY H. LINDERMAN. -Commissioner Western DisL ROBERT N. BEESON. WAYNE TOWNSHIP. Trustee JAMES H. HOWARTH. Assessor CHARLES E. POTTER. LESS EVASION! PLEASE. It is commonly thought that one of the most important functions of a governor is the signing and vetoing of bills. If not, why the stress laid upon it In the state constitution. There are to be sure other executive prerogatives of the governor but the signing of bills is the point where in a close Issue the governor most nearly has his finger on legislation, which may be beneficial or detrimental to the state. ' What sort of material for governor is he who before an election refuses to tell the people what he would do if a certain bill were presented for his action? "What sort of man is he who seeks to evade the issue by saying he would not sign a bill until he had read it? Then after four weeks of clamor for a direct answer, what does he say now, it is the duty of the governor to sign "any constitutional bill that the legislature may in its wisdom see fit to pass." Yes? In the next breath the man says "I will not even promise to sign a democratic local option bill until I see what it contains." Marshall need have no fear any democratic local option bill that is passed will be so harmless that It will have to be labeled to distinguish, the local option in it But this declaring in parallel statements, 1st that he (Marshall) will sign any bill, 2nd that he will not even sign a democratic bill until he has read it, is rather a dizzy evasion.

for in this particular Instance if it is not designed as a safety check on the action of the legislature. This Is a blow at one of the functions of the government. If the governor cannot be relied on to sign good legislation and to veto the undesirable laws what is the use of having a governor, pray? Marshall may try to evade as much, as he pleases. A stand which is not for county local option is against it Everybody knows it. Marshall may sit up nights thinking up the evasions to every proposition but until he comes out squarely he will not receive the vote of any man who respect sincerity. The people of Indiana want to know where every man stands before they vote for him. They want statements and not evasions.

HUGHES. No finer spectacle of modern political life has come to view recently than certain phases of what happened in New York. The Governor of New York sat at his desk in the State Capitol without a direct wire without even a personal representative in the most interesting gubernatorial fight since the first election of Governor Folk. But over In the convention at Saratoga a dramatic scene was enacted. It was the will of the people pitted against politicians and "the people ruled." The Republican party vindicated itself as all hoped it would. The republican party showed again that the choice of the. people was the choice of the party. In no other way could a victory be gained. The fight is not one of local interest only it is national in effect. If Hughes had not been nominated the Just accusation would have been made that the republican party was boss ridden. Hughes is the direct choice of the people, the office sought him. His only declaration was that if nominated he would accept. There is too great a tendency in modern politics for self-nomination. This is a refreshing contrast. There was a few days ago, a far less pleasing spectacle of another Governor. The Governor of Iowa sat in his office at the State Capitol in direct communication by carrier and personal representatives by the score with a special session of the legislature which he had called in the hope of coercing and begging into electing him to the Senate. He did not secure the election. The people ruled indeed. It means much to the national ticket in . New York and in other states where the Governor of New York 'Is popular for his really reform measure that Hughes was selected. No one can say what might not have been the result. Therefore the republican party reaps today and will reap on election day, the benefit of its wise course. "That Settles It." Many a housewife has made that remark after using her first cake of Easy Task laundry soap. Easy Task is white. It is pure. It dissolves dirt and grease almost instantly. These qualities will convert almost any woman. It will convert you if you will give it a chance. A five cent cake will prove It. ERECTING CONCRETE TRACTION POLES Placed for North E Street Freight Line. The American Concrete Pole company of this city started yesterday on the contract calling for the construction of the concrete poles for the Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Eastern traction company on Ft. Wayne ave., and North D street freight line. The poles will be thirty feet high andthe concrete will be reinforced by twisted steel rods. The poles have-a guaranteed strength of 50,000 pounds to the square inch. PLACING CEMENT. The work of putting in the cement base for the street cars on the north side of Main between Ninth and Thirteenth streets was started yesterday. The officials hope to have this work completed this week so that the paving can be started the first of next week.

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! IheKING 'qf""f I DIAMONDS. 1

By Louis Tracy, Author of "Wintfs of the Morning." "The Pillar of e

Light." COPYRIGHT. 1904. By C HA PTE It TIL " PHILIP descended the stairs. He was almost choking now from another cause than strangulation. The steam pouring in through the fractured window panes was stifling. He took off his coat, first removing from an inner pocket the bundle of letters found under Mrs. Anson's pillow, and carefully stuffed the worn garment into tLe largest cavities. By this means he succeeded somewhat In shutting out the vapor as well as the lurid light that still flared red in the back yard. The lightning had ceased totally, and the improvised blind plunged the room Into impenetrable darkness. He felt bis way to the stairs and found the candle, which he relighted. The rain beating on the roofs and on the outer pavements combined with the weird sounds In the inclosed yard to make a terrifying racket, but it was not likely that a youth who attributed his escape from a loathsome death, self inflicted, to the direct interposition of Providence in his behalf would yield to any sentimental fears on that account. Indeed, although quite weak from hunger, he felt an unaccountable elation of spirits, a new born desire to live and Justify his mother's confidence In him, a sense of power to achieve that which hitherto seemed impossible. He even broke into a desultory whistling as he bent over the hearth and resumed the laying of the fire abandoned five minutes earlier with such sudden soul weariness. The candle, too, burned with cheery glimmer, as if pleased with the disappearance of its formidable competitor. Fortunately he had some coal in the house his chief supply was stored in a small bin at the other side of the yard, beyond the burial place of the raging, steaming meteor and consequently quite unapproachable. Soon the fire burned merrily, and the coffee stall keeper's recipe for using coffee grounds was put into practice. Philip had neither sugar nor milk, but the hot liquid smelled well, and he was now so cold and stiff and he had such an empty sensation where he might have worn a belt that some crusts of bread, softened by immersion In the dark compound, earned keener appreciation than was ever given in later days to the most costly dishes of famous restaurants yet unbuilt. After he had eaten he dried his damp garments and changed his soaked boots for a pair so worn that they scarcely held together, but their dryness was comforting. An odd feeling of contentment, largely Induced by the grateful heat of the fire, rendered his actions leisurely. Quite half an hour elapsed before he thought of peeping through the back window to ascertain the progress of external events. The rain was not now pelting down with abnormal fury. It was still falling, but with the quiet persistence that marks in London parlance "a genuine wet day." The steam had almost vanished. When he removed his coat from the broken panes he saw with surprise that the flagstones in the yard were dry within-a circle of two feet around the hole made by the meteor. Such drops as fell within that area were Instantly obliterated, and tiny jets of vapor from the hole Itself betrayed the presence of the fiery object beneath. His boyish curiosity being thoroughly aroused, he drew an old sack over his head and shoulders, unlocked a door which led into the yard from a tiny scullery and cautiously approached the place where the meteor had plowed its way into the ground. The stone3 were littered with debris, but the velocity of the heavy mass had been so great that a comparatively clean cut was made through the pavement. The air was warm with the hot breath of an oven, and it was as much as Philip could bear when he stood on the brink of the hole and peeped in. At a good depth, nearly half his own height he estimated, he saw a round ball firmly imbedded In the earth. It was dully red, with its surface all cracks and fissures as the result of tho water poured onto it. Much larger than a football, it seemed to him at first sight to be the angry eye of some colossal demon glaring up at him from a dark socket But the boy was absolutely a stranger to fear. He procured the handle of a mop and prodded the meteor with it The surface felt hard and brittle. Large sections broke away, though they did not crumble, and he received a sharp reminder of the potency of the heat still stored below when the wood burst into sudden flame. This ended his Investigations for the night He used the sacking to block up the window, replenished the fire, set his coat to dry and dragged' his mattress from the bedroom to the front of the fire. The warmth within and without the house had mr.de him intolerably drowsy, and he fell asleep while murmuring his prayers, a practice abandoned since the hour of his mother's death. In reality Philip was undergoing a Js-ei .sort Cft Turkic bath and the

"YOUR BOY AND HIS BOOKS." A poorly nourished boy

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EDWARD J. CLODE. -oee perspiration induced thereby probady saved him from a dangerous cold. He slept long and soundly. There was no need to attend to the fire. Long ere the coal in the grate was exhausted the presence of the meteor had penetrated the surrounding earth, and the house was far above its normal temperature when he awoke. The snn had risen In a cloudless sky. A lovely spring morning had succeed ed a night of gloom and disaster, and the first sound that greeted his wondering ears was the twittering of the busy sparrows on the housetops. Of course he owned neither clock nor watch. These articles, with many others, were represented by a bundle of pawn tickets stuffed Into one of the envelopes of his mother's packet of letters. But the experience of even a few weeks had taught him roughly how to estimate time by the sun. and Ee guessed the hour to be S o'clock or thereabouts. His first thought was of the meteor. His toilet was that of primeval man. being a mere matter of rising and stretching his stiff limbs. While lacing his boots he noticed that the floor was littered with tiny white specks, the largest of which was not bigger than a grain of bird seed. These were the particles which shot through the broken window during the previous night He picked up a few and examined them. They were hard, cold to the touch and a dull white color. On entering the yard he saw hundreds of these queer little rough pebbles, many of them as large as peas, some the size of marbles and a few bigger ones. They had evidently flown ou all sides, but, encountering lofty walls, save where they forced a way through the thin glass of the window, had falien buck to the ground. Interspersed with them he found pieces of broken stone and jagged lumps of material that looked and felt like Iron. By this time the meteor itself had cooled sufficiently to reveal the nature of Its outer crust. It appeared to be an amalgam of the dark Ironlike mineral and the white pebbles. Through one deep Assure ao could still ses the fiery heart of the thing, and he imagined that when the internal heat had quite exhausted itself the great bail would easily break Into pieces, for it was rent in all directions. Ills first exclamation was one of thankfulness. "I am jolly glad that thing didn't fa! on my head," he said aloud, forgetting "J am jolly glad, that thing didn't fall on my ticad." that had its advent been delayed a second or two the precise locality selected for its impact would not have mattered much to him. "I wonder what it is," he went on. "Is it worth anything? Perhaps if I' dig it out I may be able to sell it as a curiosity." A moment's reflection told him, however, that he would not be able to disinter it that day, even if he possessed the requisite implements. Cn its lower side it was probably still red hot Through the soles of his boots, broken as they were, he could easily feel the heat of the ground, so the experiment must be deferred " for twenty-four hours, perhaps longer. At any rate, he was sure that his mysterious visitor represented a realizable asset, and the knowledge gave him a sudden distaste for coffee grounds and stale crusts. He resolved to spend his remaining three halfpence on a breakfast and at the same time make some guarded inquiries as to the nature and possible cash value of the meteor itself. Evidently its fall had attracted no public attention. The fury of the elements and the subsequent heavy rain were effectual safeguards in this respect and Johnson's Mews, marked out, for demolition & fortnight .later.

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.Tie CflaSflfietl M (Coiksll Ends Saturday, September 26, 1908 The Palladium and Sun-Telegram's classified ad contest will end with our Issue of Saturday, September 26th, and the result will be announced in our paper of the following daySunday. This gives the contestant eleven more days in which to gain first place in their contest. We would advise that each boy or girl do everything In their power to bring at least one advertisement to this office each day during the remainder of the contest. Each contestant should make it a point to call at each house or store in their district between now and the end of the contest. In this way they will cover the ground thoroughly and will undoubtedly increase their vote considerably. In order to succeed in any undertaking one has to work and go after business. One who sits down and waits for opportunity to come to them is never successful. $5.09 Prize Awarded Earnest McKay Ernest McKay, 1028 Main St., District No. 8, is the winner of the first prize awarded in this contest. He is the first contestant to turn in $10.00 on classified ads and is the recipient of the $5.00 prize offered. Little Ernest has persevered from the very beginning of the contest and has worked hard in his district, being the only one entered in district No. 8. Much credit is due him for his success. The readers of this paper are becoming more and more familiar with the advantages of using and reading the classified columns. For a few pennies one can place an advertisement, which will go into the homes of over 5,000 people in this vicinity, and the paper is read daily by at least 25,000 readers. jOne will readily see that this is undoubtedly the cheapest and the best way to advertise a want. For rent, for sale, wanted, lost, or in fact an advertisement of any kind will be found under the proper heading on our want ad page. There is no kind of advertising so easy to use as classified, which is suggested in this paper by our classified page. You merely write out what you want in a simple, direct way in a few words, insert under the proper heading, and in a day or two, you have results. Turn to our Classified page now. There is still an opportunity for anyone to enter the contest in the districts below and if the proper amount of energy is displayed in soliciting want ads there is a splendid chance for the last one entering to be the one to win -out at the end. Anyone wishing to enter the contest now is entitled to 200 votes for the first ad brought to this office. Below is set forth the standing of the contestants in their respective districts

DISTRICT NO. 1. VOTES. William Hilling, 1123 Sheridan ....240 Grace Rae Davis, 907 Sheridan 200 DISTRICT NO. 3. Howard Siekman, 316 S. 6th 390 May Weiss, 129 South 6th 320 Bessie Smith, 17 S. 5th 210 Ida Corcoran, 17 South 4th 200 Elizabeth McElhany, 427 Main DISTRICT NO. 4. Russell Parker, 207 South 11th ...y200 Henry Schneider, 226 South 9th... 200 Lee Genn, 120 South 10th 200 DISTRICT NO. 7. Doris Shesler, 24 North 6th 1020 Rose Mercurio, 19 North 6th 470 Charles Morgan, 311 North 5th... .200

were practically u'oserteu now tlay night. Thilip did not then know that Lou don had already much to talk about i: the recorded incidents of the twi storms. The morning newspapers wen hysterical with headlines aunouueiur fires, collapse of buildings, street acc i dents and lamentable loss of life in a!: parts of the metropolis. As the day wore and full details came to hand tbt list of mishaps would be doubled while sclentiiic observers would begin a nine days' wrangle In the effort to determine tha precise reason why the electrical disturbance should have been wholly confined to the metropolitan area. Philip Anson, a ragged boy of fifteen, residing in a desolate nook of the most disheveled district in the East End, possessed the very genesis of the mystery, yet the web of fate was destined to weave a spell that would deftly close his lips. Meanwhile he wanted his breakfast ne gathered thirty fair sized, . white pebbles and a few jagged lumps of tne Ironlike material. These he wrapped in a piece of newspaper, screwed up the small package tightly and placed it In his trousers' pocket. Thinking deeply about the awesome incidents of the previous night, he donned his coat and did not notice the packet of letters lying In the chair. Never before had these documents left his possession. The door was locked and the key in his pocket before he missed them. It was in. his mind to turn back. In another seeord he would have obeyed the Impulse had not a mighty gust of wind swept through the yard and carried his tattered cap Into the passage. That settled It. Philip ran after bis beadgear and so was blown into a strange sea of events. "They are ouite nafe there." be thought "In any case, it wiH be best not to carry them about in future. They get so frayed, and some day I may want them." Emerging from the haven of the Mews, he found the nntidy life of the Mile End road eddying in restless confusion through a gale. The gaunt high walls surrounding bis secluded dwelling had sheltered him from the blustering March wind that was now drying the streets and creating much ill temper in the hearts of jcartes. stall own

vigor that give an appetite for study.

ers and girls with large 'Bats ana fufi skirts. In a word, everything thut could be flapped or shaken or rudely swept anywhere out of Its rightful place was dealt with accordingly. In one Instance a heavy tarpaulin was lifted clean off a wagon and neatly lodged over the heads of the driver and horses of a passing omnibus. They were not extricated from its close embrace without some difficulty and a great quantity of severe yet cogent remarks by the wagoner and the driver, assisted by the bus conductor and various passengers. Philip laughed heartily for the first time since bis mother's death. Ha waited until the driver and the wagoner had exchanged their farewell compliments; then he made off briskly toward an establishment where three halfpence would purchase a cup of coffee and a bun. In ten minutes he felt much refreshed, and his busy mind reverted to thf mysterious package he carried. Thinking It best to seek the counsel of ao older head, he went to O'Brien's shop. The old man was taking down the shutters and found the task none toe easy. Without a word Philip helped him, and soon the pensioner was wiping his spectacles in the shelter of the shop. "I dunno what the weather Is comin' to at all at all," he grumbled. "Last night was like the takln uv the Redan, an' this mornln reminds me uv crossln the bay o' Biscay." "It certainly was a fearful thunderstorm," said Philip. "Faix. boy, that's a thrue word. It was just like ould times In the hills in Injla. where the divll himself holds coort some nights. But what's the matter? Didn't you get that Job?" Philip laughed again. "I am not sure yet" he replied. "I really came in to ask you what this is. With his hand in his pocket, he had untwisted the paper and taken out a white pebble, which he now handed to O'Brien. The old man took it, smelt it and adjusted his glasses for a critical examination. "It ain't alum," he announced, "No, I think not" "An1 it ain't glass." . "Probably not" "Where did yer get it?

doesn't like school

DISTRICT NO. 8. Ernest McKay, 1028 Main .1020 DISTRICT NO. 9. Eugene Hay, 402 N. 16th .. 290 Clarence Love, 229 North 18th ....220 Russel Guyer, 15141 Main 200 Carl Sieweke, 1413 North B.......200 Geo. Pettibone, 409 North 16th.... 200 Paul Brown, 402 N. 17th DISTRICT NO. 10. Lida Hopping, 1322 North F i.l73Q Ruth Davis, 818 North H ..570 Frank Cummins, 800 North 12th. ...200 Uillia Mnce QOf Mnrth U Cf

( III 1 III lOO, IIUI III II Wl. ....... Daniel Van Etten, 1108 N. I street...... Bryan Cooper, 916 N. 12th.... ....... William. Stephen, 900 N. 12th

i founa it tying on the pavement" v O'Brien scratched his head. " T!s a qua re looking objec. anyhow. What good Is It r "I cannot tell you. I thought that possibly it might have some value." "What! A scrap of white shtone like that Arrah, what's come over ye?" There is no harm in asking, is there? Some one should be able to tell me what it Is made of." Philip from his small store of physical geography knew that meteors were articles of sufficient rarity to attract attention, and he was tenacious wlthaL : "I suppose that a jeweler would be the best man to judge. He must understand about stones," be went on. "Maybe. But I don't see what's the use. 'Tls a sheer waste of time. Bat If y're set on fin din' out go to a big man. These German Jews round about here are omadhauns. They don't know a watch from a dock, an' If they did they'd cbate ye." "I never thought of that, yet X ought to know by this time. Thank yon. I will go into the city." He took the pebble, which he placed In his waistcoat pocket Walking briskly, be traversed some part of the sorrowful Journey of barely twelve hours earlier. What had happened to change bis mood he did not know and scarcely troubled to inquire. Last night he harried through these streets' In a frenzied quest for death. Now he strode along full of hope. Joyous in the confidence of life and youth. His one dominant thought was that bla mother had protected him, had snatched him from the dark gate of eternity. Oddly enough, he laid far more stress on his escape from the metecr than oa the accident that prevented his contemvanished with the madness that induced it Philip was sane again, morally and mentally. He was keenly anxious to justify bis mother's trust in him. The blustering wind, annoying to most wayfarers, only aroused in him a spirit of resistance, of fortitude. He breasted it so manfully that when at last he paused at the door of a great jewelry establishment in Ladgate Hill his face was flushed and bis manner eager and animated(Continned.1 ' he lacks the II The ideal food fl U PT73i

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