Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 49, 27 December 1908 — Page 2

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fAGE TWO. THE RICHMOND PALIiADIUM AN1 SUN-TELEGRAM, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2T, 1908.

INCREASE SHOW!) Ill XMAS BUSINESS Local Merchants Predict That Trade Has Improved 15 to 30 Per Cent Over 1907. SHOPPERS TRADED EARLY.

FOR THIS REASON THE USUAL LAST FOUR DAYS' RUSH WAS NOT NOTICED THIS SEASON. It is the general verdict of the Richmond merchants in the dry goods, clothing, grocery, meat, stationary, toy and other enterprises that the business this year equaled that done in 1906 and far surpassed that of 1907, the "panicy" year. This refers both to the amount of merchandise sold and the total receipts. It is probable that there were u larger number of articles purchased than in 1906. but their aggregate value wag no more than that of two years s go. One of the most attractive features of the Christmas business was that the' purchasers paid in cash. Big Increase Shown. .The per cent of increase could not be e3timated by the merchants in several instances because of lack of time yesterday to make a careful comparison. . But from hasty examination the amount of increase in both the number of sales and receipts is estimated at all the way from 15 to 30 per cent. The Christmas buying this year was romarkable in that it was dona early. On Wednesday and Thursday the Ft ores were little busier than on days .of the previous week. Merchants accredit this change to the educational campaign made in the local newspapers. It would not do the businesses credit to compare the four days previous to Christmas this year and the corresponding time of last year, according to a local merchant who depends on the Christmas trade for much of his income, because of the great amount of early buying this year. It Is believed that the citizens generally were much more pleased with the treatment extended by reason 'of the fact that the clerks could devote more attention to their desires. A continuation of the "buy early spirit" Is hoped for in the holiday seasons to come. Yesterday, which is usually a big day amoung the merchants because of the many persons who exchange Christmas presents, was again different in this respect over a year ago. There was very little of this done yesterday. " TO DISTRIBUTE :' PAMPHLETS AT THE DEDICATION (Continued From Page One.) will have free use of the gymnasium and natatortum except when regular classes. are engaged. Boys' Department. The boys' department will attract every youngster in the city. The fees have been made ' very reasonable and already many parents have taken out membership for their children. showJug the interest and the faith these have in the work. The association offers to the boy the gymnasium, the fchower baths, swimming pool, bowling alleys, the bible study clubs and many other clubs. The same social features are similar in this department as in the department for older members. 4 :, The woman's auxiliary will have an important work in the Y. M. C. A. It's purpose will be to assist wherever possible. But the most important assistance will be ln making the association appeal to the young man. The directors believe that there is nothing like a woman in arranging for the comfort of the members. In this connection the association has secured the permanent services of Mrs. Harris and she will have charge of the dormitories. DARK HORSES IN SENATORIAL RACE NOW NUMBER SIX (Continued From Page One.) change in the senatorial situation between now and the time the caucus Is held. What Dark Horses Say. .Nearly every man who has been mentioned as a dark horse declares he is not a candidate and that he is not even hoping that the lightning will strike ln his vicinity. Thomas H. Kuhn, of Richmond, for example, declares that he has not thought of the eenatorship. But it is known, just the same, that Mr. Kuhn feels rather proud of his record in the Sixth dis trict, where twice as a candidate for congress, he has greatly reduced Republican pluralities. Others whose names have been connected with the cenatorship race, but who have not declared themselves as candidates believe, it Is said, that the legislators would not have to use a microscope to find good reasons for throwing the votes their way. It Is not thought that there will be any great activity ln the senatorship am isvar vt isivouou etn Suunn aatsj efforts of the candidates will not be concentrated in Indianapolis, It is said. on til after .the first of the year.

John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain As They Appear in Boxing Contest.

a , V , SULLIVAN AND GRAND WELCOME TO JACK JOHNSON Colored Population of Chicago Is Elated. Chicago, Dec. 26. Chicago's colored population will give Champion Jack Johnson a royal welcome in this city on his return from Australia, where he wrestled the heavyweight laurels from Tommy Burns. Residents of the black belt were Jubilant last night over the victory of Johnson, and as the news spread among the Afro-Americans, measures were taken by leading sporting men of the race towards the organization of a committee to arrange for a reception to be given the heavyweight champion upon his next visit to Chicago. It was purely pride -of race that made the colored sports joyful, for In the matter of betting not a single wager of any size, as far as could be ascertained, was made by them upon the fight. The betting men were not

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at all confident of Johnson's ability The two men bowling league, so popand kept away from the affair alto-1 ular last season, will be organized aft-

gether. FIRE LOSS $150,000. Baltimore, Dec. 26. Flames that leaped from every window and through the roof of the storage warehouse of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad on Parkin street, between McHenry and Ramsey, caused a general alarm of fire early this morning. The building is a two-story structure, filled with baled hay. The loss will reach $150,000. . Mr. and Mrs. Hollarn of New Cas tle, former residents" of Richmond, have returned, to their home.

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Sullivan, Who Is Here Tuesday, Relates an Interesting

Chapter of By John L. Sullivan. , One of the hardest turns at training I ever did was for a fight that never came off. I got ready to make a demonstration on the make up of Dominick McCaffrey, and I never made it. It is quite a story. To begin with, McCaffrey was matched to fight Jake Kilrain before the swell Crlbb Club of Boston. Kilrain appeared to carry out his part of the contract, but for some reason McCaffrey didn't show up. The head man of the Cribb club, a Mr. Appillonio, I think It was announced to the members of the club that never would McCaffrey be allowed inside the doors of the place because of his fail ure to come to the scratch. To those who never heard of this Cribb club of Boston, I may say that It was made up of the blue-bloods and kid-glove element of Boston. Only members were allowed to attend its affairs, one black ball could bar any candidate for membership, and only men whose people came over in the first cabin of the Mayflower need apply. The fighters, of course, whose folks came over in the Cephalonia. were hired for their occasions. There was another Cribb club in Boston, later on. but that was a different kind of a club, and anybody could get into its affairs it he had the price at the door. Well, after the failure to meet Kilrain, McCaffrey fought Pete McCoy in the old Windsor theater In Boston. The bout wasn't a decision and I was in McCoy's corner and told Dominick what I thought of him. He declared that he could not only wallop McCoy, but he could lick me. He added some things, words which, all the world over, mean fight. He Goas After Dominick McCaffrey. At that time only the boldest kind of men used the kind of language on me that McCaffrey did, and as he made his boasts before quite a crowd of folks, I made up my mind to make him eat his words. A match was made, and. we were to

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KILRAIN. COP WAS THE FIREMAN Officer Hirschfield Pitches Out Of Home a Burning Xmas Tree. FLAMES FILLED ROOM. William Hirschfield changed from the role of police here to a demon of the flames at his home Christmas night and by his hasty action prevented the probable destruction of the house by fire. The Hirschfield family had gathered about the Christmas tree on which lighted candles were casting a refulgent glow. One of the candles had been fastened insecurely and the dry cedar was ignited. - It burned with a flash and in a moment the entire room was filled with flames. Hirschfield rushed In, grabbed the tree and hurled it through the window. He esmhhiI TrMfnllv lintninrod Thp Aritr. ' 1 f "f V.. l;v gel w a i umcu auu uuic xui uiouiugo of the room were damaged. TWO MEN LEAGUE. er the first of the year. It is believed that more interest will be taken than ever before. . Mr. Thomas Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith and Mr. John Daudt of Middletown have returned to their home after having spent several days in this city. While here they attended the funeral of Miss Ellen Kelly. Mrs. Austin Morris and daughter are spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kelly. Of three wires of the same thickness, one made of gold will sustain 150 pounds, one of copper 302 pounds, one of iron 549 pounds. Unf ought Battle His Career. meet In Philadelphia. I went to Patsy Sheppard, of Boston, and told him I wanted him. to train me for the work on the hide of the bold and boastful Dominick. "I'll train you upon one condition," said Patsy, "and that is that you'll do absolutely what I tell you as regards eating and drinking, especially drink ing." I made the promise and stuck to it. The training was as stiff as Patsy could make it, and there wasn't, any drinking in it at all. When the time came for the battle tn Philadelphia, I was as fit as a fiddle, and Dominick McCaffrey might well have felt a little weak around the knees at the prospect that was before him. But, to give him credit, I think he was as eager for the battle as I was and I was simply crazy to get at him within a comfortable ring and before as large a crowd as he had when he made his original deft The night the battle,, was scheduled for there was a mob" of sports gathered in little old Philadelphia-to see it. If John D. Rockefeller or J. Pierpont Morgan or any other geyser who owns allthe money had dumped a cartload oi gold in tront or me as an induce ment to have me call the fight oft, I'd have given him the laugh.' There wasn't monej? enough in the mint to hare got me to let Dominick off, even if he wanted to duck the meeting. which he didn't. How Police Spoiled a Good Thing.' But just as we were about to 6tart the ball going, in came a flock of police, and they declared the whole thing off. Say, you might have knocked me down with a feather. All my hard training had gone for nothing, and there was Dominick. within an arm's reach, and they wouldn't let me show him. Of ail the thousands who had looked forward to that battle. I was the-most disappointed, and I don't know how - much liquor I used ln drowning my sorrow.

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PRINTED FOR CZAR Only One Copy, But It Gives Detailed News of the Whole Empire. TAB KEPT ON TOLSTOI. MARGINAL NOTES SHOW THAT NICHOLAS READS WITH THE UTMOST CARE PEEP INTO THE EMPEROR'S LIBRARY. St. Petersburg, Dec. 26. It has for a long time been thought, not only in Russia, but also abroad, that the life of Czar Nicholas II resembles that of a prisoner, and that all knowledge of what is going on in Russia at large is carefully kept from his ears. All the responsibility for the horrors that have made Russia a shambles has been plac ed upon those who surround him the nobles and the bureaucracy the czar himself being described as a good, harmless man, who, with a different environment and better counsellors. would rule his empire to universal sat isfaction. Access, however, has lately been obtained to the czar's library, which has led to the discovery of the kind of literature which Nicholas II, is in the habit of reading, and to the discovery also of the "Czar's Journal." which, although it has been heard of . for years, has hitherto never been seen by any one except nis immediate aavisers. At the express wish of the czar only one manuscript copy of this journal is privately issued by the members of the Committee of Censors of Foreign Literature, under the immediate direc tion of the minister of the interior, and it can be imagined bow difficult it must have been for any one else to obtain a sight of it. Many Volumes of the Journal. Ten to fifteen folio volumes of this -. i work have appeared yearly of 500 to pages apiece, ana 10 inese volumes nave Deen aaaea a numDer oi reviews, letters, printed material, brochures, manifestoes, lottery tickets of the revoiutionary Kea cross, etc. on every volume are notes by the minister of the interior or his assistant, stating the place and time at which czar read the journal and his remarks concern ing it. Marginal notes have also been added by Lieut. Gen. von Hesse, the riar's court favorite Th additions . .. ... . . ... fc or ttie minister of tne interior, Goremykin, and his assistant in the reproduction of the journal, Baron Jukull, were compiled from these notes. To judge by the table of contents of this publication, Nicholas II. would seem to be one of the best Informed persons In Russia concerning the revo lution and its history, for through the perusal of this journal he must have been aware of almost every detail of the revolutionary struggle since 1897. Not even the leaders of the revolu tionary movement themselves were able to obtain such complete statis tics and so full an account of the epi sodes of the movement as that pos sessed by the czar. Accounts of the arrests of notable revolutionaries; the risings ' of the peasants; the strikes; the suppressed printing houses, clubs and unions; the relation oi the home revolutionaries with those who had emigrated to Eng land and Switzerland; the newly publlshel revolutionary books, brochures and proclamations (even Klara Zetkin's pamphlet on the economic post tlnn tt wrtman ia mantlnnnri t tha mr. .nHu. nt th T.wr h o,,.rr1. h-J twAn nihilist arA all tn h found in the Journal. On all documents of Interest, letters, etc.,. is written in the czar's hand, "Read with enjoyment. Kept Tab on Tolstoi Each volume contains an exact sum mary of all revolutionary events oe currlng during a certain period, as ob tained by the political police. In many of these journals the name of Count Leo Tolstoi appears, and to judge by the regularity of the infor ma tion about him. and the speed with which the contents of his intercepted letters were imparted to the czar, the latter has taken a special interest in me aumur. It must be pointed out that the philo sopher of Assnaja, Poljana, in spite of his knowledge of human nature, for a long time shared the general opin ion concerning the character of the czar, whom he therefore frequently undertook to enlighten and convert, as, for instance, in an open letter in 1899, and in many of his works respecting students' demonstrations, religious persecutions, etc. , Nicholas had, however, interested himself in everything Tolstoi under took, and, through the medium of his spies, observed his every step. The consequences of this curious relation was that while the poet himself was unmolested, his friends and followers were persecuted and his writings ocnflscated and destroyed. ENTRY CHANGE IS Farmers Benefited by Frank lin Corn School Ruling. In order to accommodate the large number of farmers who will 6ubmit samples in the Franklin township corn school, to be held at Whitewater Wednesday, they will be allowed to enter their grain Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, " instead of Wednesday morning only, as announced. This has just been decided by the rnaitt ia charge.

THE BOWLING AVERAGES

Records of Eighteen Leaders In the City League. ED. HUNT WAS LEADER. During the first season of the City Bowling le&sue, which closed recently. there xce eighteen regular bowlers. who made very good scores in the eighteen games played by their respect ive teams. There were other numbers of teams in the league, but their averages are not givenbecause they did not participate in an average number to qualify for league records. The spring season of the league will start soon and the great rivalry between the teams will result in. an excellent contest. The averages for the fall season are as follows: Ed Hunt, 174. Walter Runge, 171. Arthur King, IKS. Bert Martin, 1G5. Dr. Markley. Iti2. Phillip Smith, 101. ; Frank Crump, 10O. William Kenney, 100. Roy Roberts, 15S. Roy Carman, 157. Fred Lahrman. 150. Ray Lichtenfels, 155. James Martin, 155. Ed Lichtenfels, 154. Prof. W. D. Waldrip, 152. Horace Hadley, 151. . E. Elstro, 14$. Samuel Johnson, 145. MR. G. KROMA GETS HIS Handed Fine Of $25 and COStS With 60 Days' Sentence. Jail RESISTED AN OFFICER. Yesterday Gus Kroma, one of the members of an alleged "drinking club," which was operated in the John Russell upholstering shop at 14 South Seventh -t.ret. Phristmas dav hv Cleveland Russell, was fined S25 and cost8 and given glxty days ln jall for assauit and battery UDon Patrol Driver Roberts. Kroma committed the as sault while resisting arrest in front of the Coliseum. Harry Winters, who was arrested with Kroma, and said to De anotner memDer oi tne auegeu 'club," and young Russell were each fined $5 and costs for their part in the affair. Ford Curry, colored, arrested on North Eighth street, was given the same punishment. DISMISS HARGIS JURY Patricide Hopes for Eventual Release in the Famous Breathit County Affair. WIDE ATTENTION IS SHOWN Irvine, Kentucky, Dec. 26. The Harels jury was unable to agree and has been dismissed. The jurors de clared there seemed to be no probability they could come to the same opinion. The defendant, young Beech Hargis, was on trial for the murder of his father, Judge Hargis, the famfeudist f Breathit COUnty, this juudj uinuim. umcr LUC " "".uwius pruixaciea spree. me lamer remon strated with the son and was killed for his pains. Great interest has been shown ln the trial. THE EAGLES WILL HAVE A FEAST pghgpCd - BrOthCTS to Observe New Years. The Eagles will probably be the only order in the city to observe New Year's in the usual fashion by banquetting and social features. The Entre Nous club and the Elks' lodge have in each instance postponed their "do" until later, in fact, indeflnitely. The Eagles will not keep open house, but Invitations have been sent to all the members to be present. LONG SERVICE IS AT AN END Congressman Davy Died Yes terday at His Hotel. New Orleans, La., Dec. 26. Congress man Robert C Davy, representing the second district of Louisiana, with one ! intermission, since the fifty-third con gress, died in the Hotel Dleu, ln this city today, as the result of an attack of apoplexy about five weeks ago. He bad been ill for two years. In France there is a curious form of life insurance, the peculiarity being that the longer a man lives the less bis heirs become entitled to. The idea & that If a man dies young his children win require help, bat that by the time he is fifty they win fee old enough to am their own XTclnx LiteXDOol Post.

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Horticulture and Agriculture Society Adopts Resolutions of Protest. CLAIM HAVE PRIOR RIGHT. ORGANIZATION INSISTS THAT FORMER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AUTHORIZED ITS USE OF CONTESTED ROOM. That the fight of the Wayne County Agricultural and Horticultural society against the proposed abandonment of its rooms in the court house to the UBe of the G. A. R., and allied organizations will be to the tUter end, is made emphatic by the following resolution, adopted at a special meeting of the organization yesterday afternoon; "To the Honorable Board of County Commissioners: "Whereas, the G. A. R. and W. R. C. are endeavoring through the honorable board to get possession of the rooms now occupied by the Wayne County Agricultural and Horticultural society, also the Historical Society, situated on the ground floor at the north end of the court house and, "Whereas, our records show that at the completion of said court house and assignment of rooms by former commissioners, then in authority, a committee was appointed by said Wayne County Agricultural and Horticultural society to confer with said commissioners, and as the result, said commissioners assigned the said Agricultural and Horticultural society and the farmers of Wayne county, the above described room in the north end of the court house, where we have enjoyed peacecble possession ever since. Therefore, we firmly protest against giving up said too in and ask your honorable board to allow us to remain in peaceable possession of our room. "Signed. "THE COMMITTEE." A copy of the resolution is on file with the county auditor and will be presented to the commissioners to morrow. If ET" TOWN MAGNET Liberals Say Shoppers 9 Dry Communities, Attracted Here. From Are MERCHANTS DENY THIS. Was it due to the fact that the Rich mond merchants had a better and more exhaustive supply of articles to choose from than New Castle and Win Chester, or was It due to the fact that the county seats of Henry and Randoluh counties respectively, are dry towns? This is a question that has been asked by those who are acquainted with the fact that the number of people from these two places who traded here during the holidays was larger than usual. Few of the Richmond merchants will hazard an opinion further than to etate they had a larger line of goods than ordinarily. All admit that the number of such customers this year was larger than last, but also modify the statement by stating that there were an unusual number of shoppers from other points within a radius of 30 miles of the city. Among the "liberals" the above is a strong argument for existing conditions. They state that it 6hows a "wit" town brings business to the city. Their argument has been, all the time, that if Richmond stays "wet" and the other ad joining counties go "dry" as Darke and Preble counties in Ohio, and Randolph and Henry in Indiana already have. It will result in this city getting a large per cent of the business of the liberal element in these counties. Towne Jones, so I understand, - is troubled a great deal by his wife's insomnia. Browne I didn't know that. Towne Yes, she usually has a severe attack of it every night when be comes in late, and then the trouble begins. London Express.

FOIL cousEuin ELWOOD vs. RICHMOND Grays vs. Greeks Monday, Dec. 28, VS-ZT Skating Tuesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Morning, Afternoon and Evening.

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Throw Mud and Rocks Porches. on Complaint has been registered in th last few days, against a sang of boys who have been inhabiting the district about North Fifteenth and 11 strct-ts. The youugster's depredations ha kept the neighborhood in a turmoil, they having repeatedly thrown mud and rocks onio porches and in othir ways committing deviltry. Complaint has been made to the police and tlv officers will attempt to stop the nuisance. HAS HAND SPRAINED. Ed Griffin, the mn who was arretted by Officer Vogelson yesterday on complaint of residents of South Tenth street, who objected to the man's vv cal demonstrations, suffered an accident In lUe city jall last night. A window fell on his hand badly spraining It. The city physician attended to his Injuries. GroaotANA: Our chef tlold Mrdal Flour VcaosiCA. HOLIDAY RATES VIA C, C. & L. R. R. Selling Dates for New YearsDec 31st and January 1st. Final Return Limit, January 4th. Rate One and One-Half Fare for the Round Trip. For particulars call C. A. BLAIR. P. & Tt A.. Home Tel. 2062. Richmond. SCHEDULES Chicago. Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad. Company Pbone 2062 In Elf ect November IS. 1908. East Bound Chicago-Cincinnati 1 I 5 STATIONS Daily! Daily! Dally l.v Chicago Ar Peru ... .1Sani10.06pmj 1.13pm 2.13aml l.SSpm 3.23am S.ftAam 2. l&pm S.Kami 7.00am .TOlpin 4 10am1 7.9am 4 20pm! 5 Ham' .::ni 4.&3pm 6.&Sam 8.t0pm i.jgftaiw' Lv Peru I.v. Marlon ... I.v Munrie . . . Lv Richmond. Lv Ct Orov.. Ar Cincinnati. West Bound-CtnclnnatlCnlcaao 4 Dallv Dally STATIONS Dally Lv Cincinnati l.v Ct Grove. lO.Oupm ll.S4pm L.v Richmond. 10.30a mil3.0Mani 11.60am 1 l;!am 12.50pm M4am J. 00pm S.SOpni .3upm 10 30pm l.v Muncie Lv Marlon Ar Peru . . Lv Peru . . Ar Chlcaaro 1.63pm' 2.1 3n.ni S.03pm 3.23am 6.40pm 7.35am (12th St. Station) All tratna run daily. Sunday servic same as on week dayi. ThrouRh Vaatlbnled Trains between Chicago and Cincinnati. Double dally pervlce. Throunh aleepera on train Nos. 3 and 4 between Chicago and Cincinnati. Fine Buffet aervlcn on train 1 and S. For train eonnectiona and other information call C. A. BLAIR. P. & T. A. Home Phone 3063. Richmond. Ind. Goinf South 1 : To Florida? : The C. C. Cl L. R. R. ; Offers Very Low t Round Trip Rates I During the Winter . i ueison j Jacksonville. Fla. ........ $36.95 t De Land. Fla. $42.15 t I Melbourne. -Fla. $44.65 Oilando. Fla. $43.85 tPalm Beach, Fla $54.25 f Pensacola, Fla $29.50 J New Orleans, La. .$32.50 Winter Tourist Tickets good for X return until June 1st. 1909. ' - Round Trip Home Seekers' Tickets (21 day limit) on sale 4 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, to the South, East and X J North East J t . For particulars call on f C. A. BLAIR. X I Pass. & Ticket Agent. I Home Tel 2062. Richmond, Ind. $ i Your Watch Will Never Keep Correct Time if it needs cleaning. Most likely that's the reason it has been losing time lately. Step in and let us look It over. We are experts In. watch repairing. All our work is guaranteed, and oar charges are always the lowest. 0. E- DICKINSON 518 MAIN ST.