Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 73, 20 January 1909 — Page 4

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PAon xrovn. THE RICHMOND PAIXADITJ3I ANT SUN-TBLEGBAM, WEDNESDAY, JAXUART 20, 1009.

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PARALLEL. ABUSE. Those who have taken notice of the recent disturbance in Congress, dating principally from the now famous "Secret Service Message" up to the Willetts outburst, may have the idea that President Roosevelt is the first chief executive who has suffered from abuse while In office. This Is far from true. Almost every occupant of the White House has undergone some form of vilification. Of these the strongest characters have always been the chief targets of abuse. Not even the Father of His Country, "first in the hearts of his countrymen," escaped. What was it they aid of him? It was merely that he was a self seeking traitor who was about to turn the new government of the United States over to the British In return for a dukedom of the provinces. Others averred that he was about to set up a principality of his own. They pointed to his aristocratic tendencies, "traitor and . renegrade" were mild terms to those employed against the great George Washington. Philip Freneau of glorious memory, and Benjamin Franklin Bache have their modern examples in a greater or less degree in the Editors of the Indianapolis News and the New York World. Washington was so vilified that it undoubtedly led to his early death and more especially explains the precedent he set of a two-term limit for the presidency. Nor did Lincoln escape what need to repeat the story of that solitary man, who was spoken harshly of by congress and cabinet and by public prints not only in this but in foreign countries. Horace Greeley himself, who had his share in the bringing on of the war, was only too ready to turn his attention into calling the now "Immortal Lincoln" a man whose hands were red with the hearts blood of his countrymen. And so it goes. In the case of Roosevelt the public must remember that this sort of thing always happens to a strenuous and single purposed man of strong character. ; As yet there is not time to have a historical perspective on the mat ter. It Is doubtless true as the Nation and The New York Evening Post say that the present disturbance is not the secret service matter alone. It slmDly means that congress has been lying low for the first opportunity in which it has had the ghost of a show to get even with the president. ConKress had the chance to meet the pres ident at least half way on this matter but it has not as yet. In regard to the newspaper abuse of the president that is to be expect ed but not condoned in the case of the papers who are now undergoing grand jury investigation in the capital of the country. As for congress itself, no more sane thing has happened in that body fof , many moons than the forcing of Representative Willetts to take his seat, for his scurillous attack on Roosevelt of a few days age. THE HORSE AND THE SCORE CARD. Can this be the same Mr. Ratliff who was given a clean bill of health by the Civic league of this town who bolted the republican caucus on coun ty local option yesterday? It speaks well for the acumen of the Civic lea gue that it picked a winner who was representative of the wishes of that body. Inasmuch as the Civic league refused to furnish the basis for its choice In the last campaign of all Its candidates it Is not possible to verify any assertion that the Civic league was taken in on its choice. But The fact remains that Mr. Ratliff of this community has as yet been a lit tle wavering in his allegiance to what he declared was the platform of the republican party in the . election of last fall. Perhaps he has forgotten what the platform contained, or Is waiting to "talk the matter over with . his friends." This is one case where it Is not true that "you can't tell the horse without the score card." Germany sends 29,000,000 feathers a year to England for millinery purposes.

FORUMOFTHE PEOPLE

To the Editor of the Palladium i Please allow me to speak a word of commendation of the editorial of yesterday concerning the Marion Chronicle and Mr. Foulke. The substantial and well-meaning citizens of Richmond without reference to party or creed resent mud-slinging under any conditions and particularly where the target Is so distinguished and thoroughly honorable a man as Mr. Foulke. If Richmond is to be esti mated at her real value as "no mean city" then her own papers must protect the fair name of her own estimable citizens. The Palladium's disposition to do this should be commended. ROBT. L. KELLY. Jan. 19, 1909. To the Palladium: Permit me to say . I was surprised, shocked and pained to see in a recent issue of the Palladium a malicious dia tribe concerning a "chief citizen," and in many respects "the" chief citizen of our "no mean city" copied from the Marion Chronicle. As no exception was taken to the article one might infer it was indorsed by the Palladium. I am glad to see in this evening's is sue an antidotal editorial. Antidotes should be administered immediately after the poison. It was the public that was poisoned William Dudley Foulke is immune to such stuff. Respectfully, TIMOTHY NICHOLSON. Richmond, Ind., Jan. 19, 1900. Editor Palladium: Some people were surprised when in the fall Darko county, Ohio, voted dry. In order to understand what con ditions actually ore since the saloons closed, a letter seeking information was addressed to the chief of police of Greenville, Ohio, and the following reply was received: Mr. R. J. Wade. Richmond, Ind. Dear Sir Your letter of the 4th at hand and in reply will say that the following arrests were made In December, 1907: Drunk, 5; drunk and disorderly conduct, 4; assault and battery, 3; abusing family, 2; petit larceny, 1; bound to grand Jury for robbery, 2; total arrests for the month, 17. In December, 1908, we had no arrests for drunk or drunken and disorderly con duct. In fact no arrests of any person on any charge caused by use of intoxicating liquors. We had four arrests for assault and battery and two for petit larceny in December, 1908. None were bound to grand jury in this month. Our saloons were closed November 15, 1908, and wo have not had an arrest caused by use of intoxicating liquors since that time and we do not have a lot of people drunk on the streets since the saloons closed, but everything is quiet and orderly. As far as business is concerned we have had no loss of trade in other business except the saloons. Hoping this may be satisfactory, I remalu respectfully yours, J. L. BASCOM, Chief of Police, Greenville, O. The above is submitted , to the Pal ladium for publication by the Wayne County Local Option Committee. Constipation Caused By Indigestion Is Cured by Helping the Stomach Do Its Work As It Should. All forms of constipation, bowel or intestinal trouble owe most of their origin to the improper digestion of food. The bowels measure 30 feet. The inside walls or surfaces are wound tightly about with millions of nerves. These nerves give life and control millions of little mouths or suckers which are supposed to take nourishment from the food as it leaves the stomach and passes along this 30-foot human canal. When indigestion, dyspepsia or stomach trouble occurs, the food being undigested, passes over these millions of mouths, it is a fermented decaying mass and holds no nourishment as it should. The little mouths suck it up, impart these impurities to the blood, impregnate the little nerves with poison and so the work of constipation and bowel trouble begins. A natural juice or secretion belongs normally in the little cells and glands along the mucous membrane of the 30-foot canal or bowel. When indigestion occurs this juice is lacking and so the mass of waste matter cannot pass along as it should and is piled up and caked in the bowel thus bringing pain and misery. After a while the" nerves and nerve centers which give vigor and life to the bowel become paralyzed, thus forever prohibiting the bowel from per forming its natural duties. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, when taken after meals, digests the food properly even though the stomach is sick and it passes to the bowels nour ishment and juices, which help the intestines not only to do their work at once, but builds them tip, restores vitality to the nerves, brings new secre tion to the glands and cells, helps bowel action and enriches the blood. The stomach is the cause. Common sense and science are one on this point You see it yourself. One little grain of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will perfectly digest 3,000 grains of food. The assimilation of a meal by one of these tablets is an easy matter and It keeps the stomach clean .and sweet so that in a brief time his organ is restored. Every druggist carries them in stock; price 50c Send us your name and address and we will send you a trial package by mall free. Address F. A. Stuart Co., 150 Stuart Bldg. Marshall, Mich. Owing to the spreading by rats of trichinosis among swine, the German imperial chancellor has issued a re ceipt for the extermination of the rat in any district where trichinosis oc ean.

S Consumption Great White Plague in Indiana According to Dr. Hurty in

The monthly statistical report of the state board of health, just tabulated shows tonsilitis was the most prevalent disease. In the corresponding month last year, bronchitis was most prevalent. The order of area of prevalence was as follows: Tonsilitis, rheumatism, bronchitis, influenza, scarlet fever, pneumonia, diphtheria and membraneous croup, typhoid fever, pleuritlk diarrhoea, intermittent and remittent fever, chlckenpox. smallpox, erysipelas, measles, whooping ing cough, inflammation of bowels, typho-malarial fever, cerebro-spinal meningitis, cholera morbus, dysentery, cholera infantum, puerperal fever. Total number of deaths 2,702; annual death rake, 11.6. nl the corresponding months last year 2.76S deaths with a rate of 12.1. Fourteen per cent, of the total deaths were under one year of age, and 33 per cent were 65 and over. Some important causes of 291; pulmonary form, 256. Typhoid fever caused 8; .whooping cough, 11; pneumonia, 262; diarrhoeal diseases. 29; cerebro-spinal meningitis, 6; in fluenza, 30; cancer, 126; violence, 140; smallpox 2. j Smallpox One hundred and twentyeight cases were reported in 23 counties with 2 deaths.1 In the corresponding month last year, 207 cases in 18 counties with no deaths. Both the small pox deaths occurred in Tippe canoe county. The disease was epidemic in Delaware, Rush and Tippe canoe counties. Tuberculosis Total number of tuber culosis deaths numbered 291; males 12o, females, 166. Of the males, 17 were married in the age period of 18 to ROOSEVELT TELLS OPPOSITION TO ANTI-JAPAN BILLS Asks Governor Gillett of Cali fornia If Legislature Cannot Realize Great Unwisdom of Measures. BIG STICK READY FOR THE COAST AGITATORS President Points Out Fact That More Japanese Are Leaving Country Than Are Coming Protest Denial. Washington, D. C, Jan. 20. President Roosevelt has succeeded in holding up, temporarily at least, the antiJapanese measures pending before the California legislature. This news, developed yesterday both here and on the coast, sheds a flood of new light on the president's public demand, embodied in his own phrase of "a square deal for Japan." The obstacle which the federal executive has succeeded in opposing to the Drew and Johnson bills at Sacramento is until a letter, following a telegram from the white house, can cross the continent and receive consideration. But for the time being the block is effective. President Roosevelt asked the governor of California to take steps to have all anti-Japanese legislation held up until the president could be heard in the matter. In a telegram this request was embodied and a letter is en route to Sacramento which will give the federal executive's views and wishes. Gov. Gillett of California responded to the president in the following dispatch: "Telegram received. Have caused bills to be held up until I can hear from you. Copies of bills introduced affecting Japanese together with briefs on same mailed to you." President's Plea for the Japs. Following is the text of President Rooseyelt's letter to Gov. Gillett, now

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Still Scourge Still Reigns King of Diseases December Health Report.

40, and left 34 orphans under 12 years of age. Of the females, 59 were in the same age period as above and left 112 orphans. Total number of orphans' produced in one month by tuberculosis, 146; number of homes Invaded, i 287. , . Pneumonia This disease was sixth in area of prevalence and was fifth in ' the same month iast year. It was predieted last month that there would be an increase of pneumonia deaths because the weather would be' colder and the people would live more closely in the house. Pneumonia and consumption are house diseases. Typhoid fever Two hundred and forty-two cases were reported In 53 counties with 76 deaths. In the same month last year 318 cases in 47 counties with 69 deaths. Typhoid fever is a sewage disease. Diphtheria was seventh in area of prevalence and occupied the same position in the corresponding month last year. Two hundred and ninety-nine cases were reported from 49 counties with 37 deaths. No great epidemics occurred during the month, but several small epidemics were reported. Violence Deaths from violence numbered 140. In the same month last year, 184. The causes were: murders, 7, all males. The suicides numbered 27, males 20, and females 7. Of the accidental deaths, steam railroads caused 30; interurbans, 2; street cars 2; crushing injuries, 35; burns and scalds, 14; drowning, 2; horses and vehicles, 4; mines 3; and the remainder by various ways. The city death rate was 13.4, and the country death rate, 10.8. being carried -westward as fast as the government mail service permits: "My Dear Governor: I am greatly concerned over the anti-Japanese bills which are apparently going through or are on their way through the California legislature. "They are in every sense most un fortunate. At last we have in first class working order the arrangement which with such difficulty we succeeded in getting through two years ago. The Japanese government are obviously acting in entire good faith. "During the six months ending Oct. 31 last the total number of Japanese who have come to the mainland of the United States has been 2,074 and the total number who have left' has been 3,181. In other words, the whole object nominally desired by those who wish :o prevent the incoming of Japanese laborers has been achieved. "More Japanese are leaving the country than are coming in, and by present indications in a few years the number of Japanese here will be no greater than the number of Americans in Japan; that is, the movement will be as normal in one case as in the other, which is just what we desire. "There is, therefore, no shadow of excuse fox action which will simply produce great irritation and may result in upsetting the present agreement and throwing open the whole situation again. Big Stick for Agitators. "These agitators have themselves , to thank if trouble comes from what j they do If there is a fresh influx of; Japanese hither. They hamper the ' national government In what it has , now so efficiently accomplished the agreement by peaceful means, and through the friendly lnitative of the Japanese government, to keep Japanese Immigrants out of the United States save as Americans themselves visit Japan. "Is it not possible ftp get the legislature to realize the great unwisdom from the standjoint of the country at large, and above all from the standpoint of California, of what is being done? Sincerely yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." . Although denial is made at the state department and at the Japanese embassy that any formal protest has been made to this government against proposed anti-Japanese legislation in California, yet it is reaSxed that the question is causing considerable concern both in this country and In Japan. The Japanese embassy is watching the progress of the legislation in California with great Interest. Charles Fry, formerly of this city, but now residing in California, is spending a few days with friends and relatives in this city.

At Doddridge Chapel, Wednesday, 20th, 7:30 p. m. Hon. E. B. Reynolds and Dr. A. Parker. At Abington, Thursday, 21st, 7:30 p. m. Hon. E. B. Reynolds and Dr. A. Parker. At Whitewater, Thursday, 21st, 7:30 p. m. Aaron Worth. Middleboro, Saturday, 23rd, 7:30 p. m. Rev. J. W. Zerbe. Webster, Wednesday, 20th, 7:30, John P. Cunneen. Boston, Thursday, 21st, 7:30, John P. Cunneen. Dublin, Friday 22nd, 7:30, John P. Cunneen. Richmond, Sunday, 24th, 2:30, John P. Cunneen. Cambridge City, Sunday, 24th, 7:30, John P. Cunneen.

FOR BENEFIT OF THE VOTER WHO SEEKS INFORM A TION

In an Absoluetly Impartial, Unprejudiced Manner the Palladium Has Obtained the $ Following Facts and Figures for the Benefit of the Citizen Who Desires to Vote X Intellizentlv on the Vital Question of the Hour. "Shall or Shall Not the Saloons t

Remain In Wayne County?"

In order that it may present a number of facts to its readers by means of statistics dealing with the liquor business in this county. The Palladium has made an investigation of a large number of records. Every saloon keeper in the county was written to and asked to state the number of persons dependent upon his saloon for support, the amount expended in wages of help, and the amount paid for room rent. Two saloonlsts at Cambridge City supplied a portion of this Information. The Richmond saloonlsts placed the matter in the hands of a committee, which made a report Six leading meat dealers were written to and asked the value of their annual business with the saloons. But one replied. Three local bakers and cracker manufacturers were written to. Answers were received from two. Six local cigar factories were written to and two answered. It was necessary to search through records at the city building and court house to secure some of the figures. Solely for Information. The investigation was made solely to place this information before the public in an impartial way, as It Is believed by this paper that such Information will be regarded as valuable just at this time. Wherever possible, the Information was gained by a reporter for The Palladium at first hand. However, in some instances It became necessary to take the word of others. The saloonlsts were asked direct for some of this Information. No figures were taken from any of the local option league campaign material. It is believed that as near as possible all figures presented are correct, although no claim Is made to Infallibility. The figures are nearly all from the records for the year 1908. Saloon Licenses Issued. Sixty-one liquor licenses were issued In 1908. Fifty-two of these licenses were for - saloons in Richmond. One of these licenses was revoked later. Licenses were issued to seven saloons at Cambridge City and two at East Germantown. The county license is 9100. An additional 5 is charged, which represents a bonding fee. The license money goes to the local tuition fund and is spent for the schools of the county. The $5 fee goes Into the general fund and becomes the only profit of the county government. The tuition fund benefits $6,100 from the license funds of last year. This sum Is divided about equally between the schools of Richmond and those of other parts of the county. Corporation License Fees. In Richmond, the city license for each saloon Is $251. This money is paid into the general fund. The receipts last year were $12,801. At Cambridge City, the seven saloons paid a town 1'cense of $100 each. At East ' Germantown. the town license is $150. There were two saloons. The total amount expended by Richmond saloons for licenses was $18,156;. In Cambridge City $1,435; in East Germantown $510, making a grand total spent for licenses by all saloons of the county of $20,101. Saloon Tax Values. As returned for taxation, the value of the personal property of the saloons of the county was placed by the owners at $17,198. The taxing officials of the county say it Is customary for property owners to list their property for taxation at from 50 to 75 per cent of Its true value. Actual Property Value. (Supplied by saloonlsts.) Sale vahteef saloon property. $189,500 Sale value of buildings 185,500 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$375,000'

Figures above apply to Richmond only. Trade of Saloons. . Saloon men say $20 per day is a fair estimate of the average business. With sixty saloons doing an average business of $20, the total business of the county for one day amounts to $1,200. With 305 selling days, the annual business represents $366,000. This excludes breweries. Operating Expenses. . From an estimate of the annual expense of operation of the saloons of Richmond provided by the saloon men the following is obtained: Light (all kinds) $ 6,585.20 Water .. 2.571.60 Fuel 7,734.00 Rent 29.220.00 Labor (all kinds) 86,292.00 Bread 4.944.00 Meat . 16,488.00 Lunch (other supplies) ... 12.120.00 Ice 12.320.00

Total .. ..$178,272.80 At Cambridge City, one saloonist pays for rent, porter, bartender and lunch, $1,860. Another pays for rent and help $1,636. Hotel Maintenance. It is claimed by the proprietors of the two local hotels the problem of their existence is overwhelming. If they were refused permission to operate their barrooms. One hotel owner said his billiard room and rooming privileges are self sustaining. His dining room is run at an enormous deficit His pay roll and operating expenses are said to be defrayed entirely by the profit from the bar. His annual expense Is estimated by him at $23,200. Industries. Effected. The abolition of the saloon business would have effect on a number of other industries. Among these are to be found, the ice companies, meat dealers, bakeries and cigar manufaeturies. One Richmond meat dealer says his business with the saloons amounts to $45 or $50 per week'. Other dealers did not report The annual consumption of ice by the saloons of Richmond represents; i.zuu tons at a prom to the companies of $1,500. The two bakeries that reported estimated the value of their business with saloons during the year at $6,500. One cigar manufacturer estimated) uis jvm b uusiueea wim meal nuood at $2,000. Another cigar maker estimated that 95 per cent of all business done by local cigar factories is with the saloons. Public Intoxication. Up to Thursday, December 17, 1908, 547 cases were presented for trial In the city court Of this number 269 were for public intoxication.. Of the latter number 90 paid fines, 171 went to jail, six were ordered to leave the city, one was a minor and one was found not guilty.' The cost of the police department for 1907 was $16,643.98. (The figures for 1908 were not obtainable but will approximate the same.) The arrests in which . prosecution were t entered that were due to public Intoxication represent 49 per cent of the cost of the department This would be $8,155.55. For Bearding Drunks. ' The figures show 49 per cent of the prisoners boarded at the county Jail are there under sentence for public intoxication. The following from the report of the county commissioners represents the amounts spent for boarding prisoners last year: March settlement .. .. ..$ 938.60 June settlement .. .. .. 1,154.00 September settlement. .. .. 875.00 December settlement .. .. .. 968.40 Total .. .. .. . $3,981.09

Forty-nine per cent of this sum shows $1,950.69 was spent for boarding drunks. Tax on Breweries. The taxes paid by the breweries doing business in Wayne county in 1907 was $1,395.94. County Benevolence (1907). Cost of jail maintenance.... $10,766.50 Cost of infirmary 9.066.19 Cost of maintaining orphans 2.395.78 Cost maintaining poor .. .. 8,212.62 Cost of -poor school children 500.00 County's share of expenses of state benevolent and nenal Institutions 17.224.70

Person Dependent In the city of Richmond the persons dependent upon the saloons for support are: Proprietors ................ 51 Wives and children 93 Bartenders ..76 Wivea and children .' .. . .110 Porters .. .. 47 Wives and children 19 Total , .. .. .. ..396 Ready in a Jiffy, easy to prepare, a good, hearty breakfast is Mrs. Austin's Famous pancakes. That strange African lake. Lake Tchad, has been the subject of renewed attention within the last two years, and a fact that In a period of twenty years it alternately Increases and decreases in sise and depth seems to have been well established. Four or five years after the beglnlng or the period the level of the lake becomes very low, and then rises again to the former helgbt In 1908 the lake was very low. According to native records. It was nearly dried up between 1828 and 1823. Twenty years later the water was very high. The Siberian Jews have lately been subjected to severe repression.. The authorities suddenly discovered (says the Jewish Chronicle) that the Jews had no right to travel from one town 10 auoiner, out were nouna to remain in their present places of residence, for this reason too, they expelled from the larger educational centers all provincial Jewish children, thus depriving them of all possibility of educating themselves. The Jewish political exiles, too. have been prohibited from residing In the towns.' and have been obliged to return to the villages where conditions of lu are very severe. MASONIC CALENDAR. Thursday, Jan, 21 Wayne Council No. 10. R. c 8. II, called assembly; work In the degrees; refreshments. Friday, Jan. 22 King Solomons Chapter No. 4. R. A. If4 called convocation; mark masters degree. LetwCgiK wtti yNioa a R-2 -pa feE32 Price Is Heart. Term i PUSDE DUGS;