Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 81, 28 January 1909 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, THURSDAY, JAXUARV 28, 10O9. 4

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'TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME." While there is apparently npt much danger that the base ball bill will not go through there will undoubtedly be a continuance of the opposition against it by lobbies of well meaning and honorable citizens. To these people who have made up their mind about the subject for all time to come there Is doubtless no use to talk. They are violently opposed to Sunday base ball not only because they contend that there will be a falling off In church Attendance but because they aver that it is a desecration of the Sabbath. Fortunately for America the scheme of things has since before the establishment of the constitution been one of religious toleration. It has been allowed to the public to make up its own mind as to what constituted a vio

lation of Sunday. Blue law legislation is out of date and has been lo

these many years.

Any attempt at governing the people except for questions involving dis

orderly conduct usually does more

harm than good when it comes to

Sunday legislation. Not more than three years ago In

the capital of a western state the Min

isterial association of that city decid

ed that they would protest against

the base ball on the Sabbath day

which was then contemplated. Never

theless the association was overruled and the base ball bill went through..

Now It so happened that the association of ministers had battled for a long time against certain .evils which

mere glaring in a certain district in

that town and in certain- other parts

of town which were more respectable

All over town for instance, there was a crowd of people on the streets

whom the ministers could in no way

get at. Many of these people intend

ed no harm but because It was Sunday

they simply loafed in little knots and

groups; others shot craps, still others found their way into blind "tigers and speak esie8 and others but what is

the use. -A3 has been said before, the minis

ters had opposed the Sunday base ball movement. The next year they did not. For the morals of the people, the people , that the churches did not reach, improved.. Perhaps it is not right to say that their morals had improved it was simply that they had some harmless restful and reWXing recreation which helped to ward off the temptations of the street. This ii not a fabrication to suit the occasion, the facts and , proof can be furnished to any one who cares to have them. Disorderly conduct on Sunday is one thing, recreation is another. Recreation staves off the chances of disorderly conduct. This is practical good,' not negative. Most of us are not constructed on the negative plan and can't be forced into It. In Richmond the large attendance of respectable women at the ball games is proof enough of the morals of the institution of Sunday base ball. If a man can take his wife to a place it Is a good sign.

in their way as the accumulation of money. It is valuable that every now and then the faithfulness of a man who gets scant pay, should be rewarded that those, who have not the same stuff in them that Jack Binns has may 'take fresh heart. For men like Jack need neither the applause of the multitude nor resolutions from congress. They, to paraphrase Kipling, do their work as they see it for the God of things as they are. It is probable that no one is quite so bored over what has happened as the man who saved some Beven hundred people. He, in all probability, would rather be about, his business. For Jack Binns although he has the

hero's tag on him would just a little

rather not have it because he is the real thing.

A BLOW AT INSURANCE REBATES.

There is a bill in committee in the

Indiana state legislature which is deserving. That is the, bill which aims a blow at insurance rebates. It corresponds to the law in regard to quack doctors and other undesirables.

There is no doubt that the practice

of giving insurance rebates is per

nicious nor is it confined to the insurance agents in its effect. There are many shyster agents of wild-cat insurance companies who trade on the confidence and cupidity of .an over credulous public. The insurance

which many of the rebating insurance agents handle has to be bolstered up with rebates to succeed in getting takers. If it be wrong for the railroads and other concerns to give and accept rebates why not extend the same theory to insurance companies and their agents?

FORUM OFTHE PEOPLE

loons were voted out and an annual loss of $13,000. followed. At first glance it looks as if the proposition is one that might prove a stumbling

block- But Is it? The assessed valua

tion of the property In the oity of Richmond for 1908 was about $14,000,000. But for convenience of calculation drop back to $13,000,000. If there were no way to replace the fund lost by lack of liquor licenses, the problem would be how to raise $13,000 on $13,000,000. It would mean 10 cents on each $100 of taxable property. . ,. - ' To the owner of a property assessed at $2,000, it would mean $2 additional in taxes. Is it very probable that to the owner of property of this value, the payment of an additional $2 would be very hard? If he owned property of greater value he would be more able to pay the increased tax. Is there any likelihood that mortgages would have to be placed on property

in order to raise the additional $2? Then there Is the problem of rent. It does not stand to reason that if the tax is increased $2 and a $2,000 piece of property, the owner will raise the rent to any considerable extent to meet this additional tax. And then is it essential to believe that there would be actual need for an Increased assessment. If the fifty-one saloons of Richmond do an approximate business of $400,000 yearly and the saloons are abolished, then there will be that sum of money to be spent for other things. To meet the trade that means additional stores of all sorts. These other stores would

pay tax and they would pay more tax than is done by the saloons. Is this not proved by the tax duplicates at the courthouse? These books show that one dry goods store pays almost identically the same amount of tax as

all the saloons of the county do. Why then with more dry goods stores does it not stand to reason that the tax

paid really would be Increased in

stead of diminished. This being the fact, does it not appear probable that

as a matter of fact the taxes in the

city of Richmond without saloons

To the Editor of the Palladium: In the oppositfon to county local option great stress Is laid upon the statement that the legalized saloon is perferable to the blind tiger. This for many years has been the stock argument of the brewery Interests that if the saloon is driven out, blind tigers will spring up everywhere. Eperience baa proven this to be untrue, but the brewery interests are still exploiting the old worn out argument, hoping to gain something by it. One of the state departments of Ohio, the dairy and food commissioner's, is authorized by the legislature to investigate the blind tiger business of the state. It has made an appropriation for this purpose. Where men are detected selling liquors without paying the Aiken tax, they are put on

tne tax duplicate. This is purely a business matter with the state. The

appropriation is made, and detectives

are m the held continually watching for the illegal liquor seller in order

that he may be compelled to pay his thousand dollar tax to Ohio.

It is interesting to study the re

port of the dairy and food commissioner, Mr. Dunlap, as the result of the work from July 1, 1907, to July 1, 10418.

The figures represent the dollars collected from illegal liquor sellers or

blind tigers and boot leggers. The report shows that the largest amount as

sessed is from blind tigers is from the

county that reports the largest nam

ber of saloon keepers voluntarily paying the tax. The first is Cuyahoga

county, in which is Cleveland. Ham

ilton county, which has the next largest number of legal sellers cf liquor, is

found to have also the second largest number of illegal sellers. Cincinnati is in Hamilton county. Franklin county, with Columbus in it. comes

third in the list. Beer soaked, wide

open Butler county, in which is Ham

ilton, was found to have the fourth

largest number.

The fewer legalized saloons in the

counties of the state of Ohio, the less

illegal selling there was found to be

The blind tiger and the speaK easy business" thrives better in the wet places than in the dry. This will be

true in Wayne county, Indiana.

A CITIZEN

To the Editor of Palladium: It seems that the city council is in

terested in how the revenue of the

city could be raised in case the sa

VALUABLE ITEM FOR MEN

A HERO FOR TWELVE PER.

It is not given to every man to go.

about his day's work and stick to it when the unexpected happens only to find himself a hero in popular estimation. That is what happened to Jack Binns, the wireless operator on the illfated S. S. Republic, and it is doubtful if he thinks himself a hero. Yet there sat Jack Binns drawing

his twelve dollars a week like the rest ! j

or mankind ana nasced out tne code f letters C. Q. D. as if nothing had hap-, pened to mar the daily round of the ;

day's work. When congress favored Jack with the resolution that marked him as a man who had done his duty, it did more than to set Jack apart from the common herd. It, on the contrary, did a service to the vast army of those who, work for a wage whether they be those who go down to the sea In ships or sit in a train dispatcher's office or In the engine cab. It is well now' and then that it should be impressed on the world that there are a few things which are quite as valuable

Health and strength hitherto unknown will be felt surging Jn rich red blood through the arteries and veins and life's, greatest ambitions may be realized as never before, if the following special treatment is followed by those men, and women, too. who are stricken with 'that most dreided of all afflictions, nervous exhaustion, accompanied with such symptoms as extreme nervousness. Insomnia, cold extremities, melancholia, headaches, constipation and dyspepsia, kidney trouble, dreadful dreams of direful. disasters, timidity in venturing and a general inability to act naturally at all times as other people do. Lack of poise and equilibrium in men is a constant, source of embarrassment even when the public least suspects it. For the benefit of those who want a restoration to full, bounding health and all the happiness accompanying it. the ' following home treatment is given. It contains no opiates or habit-forming drugs whatever. Mix it at home and no one will be the, wiser as to your affliction. The treatment Is simple, thorough and correct. Leading druggists supply the main tinctures, extracts and essences, in one-ounce- bottles, ready to mix. Get three ounces sviip sarsaparilla compound, mix with one' ounce compound fluid balmwort, and stand two hours. Add ' one ounce compound essenec cardiol. and one ounce tincture cadomene compound mot cardmom. Phake well and take a teaspoonful after each meal and one at bedtime. The ingredients are used for various prescriptions, . .

eventually would become lower than they now are with "saloons? Here Is a point that in itself is worthy of consideration. Without so many persons; at the county jail as th result of drunkenness less money would have to be spent annually for their board. This would mean a saving. - Without so much ' money spent for intoxicants, there would be more to spend for the t necessities. This would reduce the demands of

the poor upon the township for help. That this follows is proved by Jefferson township in only one year. In 1907, the poor account of Jefferson township was four times as great as it was in 190$. The township had no saloons for six months- of last year. The saloons were operated for the other six months, however., so Is it very far from the realms of probability to believe that with this great reduction on six months without saloons, it would not be greater in a

year's time without saloons? What has proved true in Jefferson township, may be expected to prove true in other townships. COUNTY OPTION COMMITTEE.

JOHNNY AT THE GROCER.

Johnny "Gimme a can of "Whia." Clerk "Got none, but here's something just as good." Johnny "Aw go on I know you think I want another lickin for bringin home that brick. Ma says nothin's as good as 'WHIZ' for the bath tub; she's past the old-fashioned age of scourln' soap so's all our neighbors. Better get some."

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Cold Hands and Feet Means Poor Circulation

Blackburn's

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Drive Out Impurities,

And Improve Circulation

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The Love of Fin Linen. In the German household the love of linen is a passion. During the French wars under Napoleon, when from every town and hamlet the terror stricken people fled from the approaching armies, before all else they sought to save their many chests of homespun linen, and when peace returned what had escaped the Argus eyed enemy was tenfold more precious because of the horrors witnessed and the dreadful pangs endured. And even today the German woman prizes far above rubles her piles of snowy linen, the labor of many happy hours.

Nothing so cheap for a good, wholesome, hearty breakfast as Mrs. Austin's pancake flour. At all grocers.

LOCAL OIPTTIOM 2 0 NOD ANA'S ROLL F HONOR

Buy now and save dollars in Rugs and Carpets during Knollenberg's Sale.

27 Counties Dry by Remonstrance. 7 Counties Dry by Cccnty Optica. COUNTY. . MAJORITY. . Wabash 897 Lawrence 1,508 Pike 917 Putnam ..1,564 Tipton 1,581 Decatur 1,708 . Hamilton 2,396 WHAT MANUFACTURING WILL GAIN DY PRODIBITIC;,: Three-quarters o the savings of ten million drinkers $1,650,000,000 Liquor traff.c claims to pay for manufactured products 150,000,000 Manufacturers! Look at the two lines and see what you lose by having' the liquor traffic instead of sober trade. WHAT THE WORKING MAN WILL GAIN DY PRCIIDITCN: Additional wage-earners in factories required by Prohibition 602,320 Wage-earners in liquor manufacturing 68,340

labor.

Workingmen! Look at the two lines and see how a sober land wilt need more

WflAT PRODIDITION WILL DO FOR WAGE EARNERS:

Increase in factory wages resulting from Prohibition $2C6,1 52,958 Wages now paid in liquor manufacturing 45,146,285

Wage-earners! Look at the two lines and see how Prohibition will bring work for you and pay you more than two hundred and forty millions of dollars more, after the liquor traffic goes away.

Men Gennett, Sunday, 2:30, Judge A. Z. Blair. Women First Presbyterian Church, Sunday, 2:30, Mrs. Carrie Flatter

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Many thousands of dollars worth of the best shoes in the world are now on sale at the lowest prices ever placed on high grade Footwear. Moe IPriceo Quoted For IF rMay atad QatiuiFdloy Come and you'll save money! We guarantee a fit! We guarantee satisfaction in every pair of shoes purchased or money refunded. You can try them on here! You take no risk of not being satisfied with your purchase. Nothing but the high grade kind can be found in this great stock of shoes The Humpe shoe stock includes such well known makes as Queen Quality and Utz & Dunn shoes for ladies, Nettleton's, Douglas, Hey woods and Preston B. Keith's shoes for men. Little Wanderer shoes for children, Ball Band Rubbers and Felt Boots, etc, and they will go in at this

Nettleton's $6.00 Shoes for Men in Patent Colt, Button, closing - out, sale, extraordinary value ..$3.95 Heywood $5.00 Genuine Calf, Double Sole Shoes, with Calf Lining, comfort last, like Feltman's during sale ..I ......$3.95 Heywood Box Calf Blucher, water proof soles, hand sewed, also vici lace in this great shoe, best shoes' obtainable, during sale $3.45 W. L. Douglas $3.50 Shoes in all leathers, lace or button, per pair $2.95

W. L. Douglas $3.00 Shoes, go at per pair $2.45 Regal $4.00 Shoes for Men, you know Regale, per pair $3.55 Preston B. Keith Shoes for Men, per pair $3.45 Preston B. Keith $3.50 Shoes, per pair $2.95 W. L.. Douglas $2.50 Shoes, box calf, per pair $2.10' Douglas $2.00 Shoes and all Men's $2.00 Shoes . $1.69 Ball Band Rubber Boots, all new and fresh, per pair ..,.$3.15

Men's Ball Band Hip Boots, $$.00 grade, per pair $4.50 Men's $2.00 Work Shoes, go at per pair $1.69 Men's $3.50 and $4-00 Oxfords, good sizes, per pair $1.98 Men's $4.00 Oxfords, spring styles, per pair $2.95 Men's High Top Shoes at a Great Bargain. Haywood's Calf Skin Congress Shoes, $3.50 grade, per pair $2.75 Men's $1.50 Arctics at $1.20

Men's Ball Band Arctics at ,....$1.25 Men's I5c Rubber, par pair 99c grade ...1...7SC Ball Band t&2S Felt Combination at 8230 Men's $330 and $4.00 Oxford, par pair $2.49 Men's House Slippers, good quality, par pair .35c Men's $130 House Slippers, par pair $1.10 Men'a Tennis Oxfords, a pair ...86e Men'a $1.25 Storm Alaska, a pair 98c

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and Saturday ! To the already many bargains we have had we again add 200 Pair Good Gtyte Ladies9 Tan Oxfords

$3.00 and 93.50 values In Russia. Calf, Blucher or Button, Suede Tops, hand turned and hand sewed welt soles, choice of any of these oxfords at

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Aloo Ono Lot of LctZloo9 Ton High Ghooo, rcj. Q3 arcCo

Button, Clucher, Sces Tcs.

turned or Hand-sewed, welt choice of any of dese sSsoes QV.OO a pair

LADIES' GHOELG

Ladies' Queen Quality Cravenette Shoes, all colors, $4 grade ....$3.25 Ladies' Queen Quality $4 Shoes, at .. .. $3.25 Ladies' Queen Quality Shoes, $3.50 grade, at .$2.95 Ladies Queen Quality $3.50 shoes at ... ... ... ... ... ... ...$2.45 Boston Favorite Shoe at ... ...$2.10 Choice of any $2 Ladies' Shoes all sizes, widths and styles.. ..$1.64 Utz A Dunn $4.00 Shoes,, during sale . ... ... .... ... ..$3.25 Utz & Dunn $3.50 Shoes, during this sale ..: ... ...$2.95 Ladies' $t.75 Shoes, during this sale at ....-.$1.39 Ladies $130 Shoes, good styles, this sale ... . ... ....$1.19 Ladies' Warm Linod Shoes, $230 grade ... ... $1.75

$2.00 trade ... $1.64 $1.50 grade . . .$1.10 One lot of Ladies' Shoes, $3, $3.50 " and $4 grade, your size among them $1.98 One lot of Ladies' Shoes got at per oair 39c One lot of Ladies' $3 and $3.50 Shoer, not all sizes and styles got at, per pair '98c Ladies' 60c Rubbers .. 45c Ladies' 65c Rubbers, per pair.. 50c Ladies' 70c Rubbers ... ... ... . 55c Budd's $130 Baby Shoes, at.... $1.20 Ladies' Storm Alaska at . . . ... 74c Micses' an Children' Shoes at greatly reduced price, nothing but the best. ' Notice our windows for real bargains. I

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Boys' Sock Combination, $230 trade. Ball Band, per pair .. .. 98c Boys' $230 Shoes, sale price.... $2.10 Boys' $2 Shoes, sale price .. ...$139 Boys' $130 Shoes, sale price $1-29 Boys' Bicycle Shoes, with heavy sole, mule skin, extra good ev

ery day shoe, $1-75 grade, per pair I. Boyc 85c Rolled Ec!ge Rubbers, sale price, per pair ... ... Youth's Rolled Edge Rubbers, 75c grade; sale price Beys' Rubbers, 65c grade, sale price .., -. Youth's 55c Rubbers, sale price.. Misses' Storm or Regular Rubbers, per pair

98c 70c 80c 50c 45c

38c

One lot of little Boys. Fslt Boots - " sale price ..... ... ... ... 98c One let of Misses' the, sale price One let of Mieses U Woes, sale s price 88e Mioses' $2 Shoes, eale price $148 Misses' $130 Shoos, sale price.. $19 Misses $230 Bhooo. sale price.. $138 Boys Tennis Oxfords, sale price. 48c. Youth's Tennis Oxfords, sale price per pair ... ... ... ... ... ... 38c Ladles' Tennis Oxfords, sale price per pair ... . . -. - ... ... 49c Budd's 80c Baby Shoes, sale price per pair... 85c BudeTa $1 Baby Shoes, per pair. . 84c 50c Baby Shoes, soft sole, all cetera, per pair ... 7c

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