Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 90, 6 February 1909 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLAD1U31 AND SL'X-TELEUliAlI, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1909.

BEVERIDGE STILL FAVORS THE JOINT STATEHOOD PLAN

Is Opposed to Admitting Arizona and New Mexico to the Union, Each as Independent State. INDIANA SENATOR TO ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THIS As Chairman of Senate Committee on Territories He Probably Will Be Able to Succeed. By Sheldon S. Cline. "Washington, Feb. (J. Do you remember how heroic was Albert Jeremiah Beveridge of Indiana when ho was battling: lor Joint statehood for New Mexico and Arizona? He filled pages and pages of the Congressional Record with reasons why those territories should no longer be kept out of the sisterhood, of states. It mattered not that New Mexico and Arizona didn't want to come Into the union as one elate; Beveffdge knew better than dW the territories themselves what waa'foT their good and besides, didn't .itsnpeal to American patriotism to fcaveiaJLcDnilguous American territory iwtthvlnth&'unlon ? Trtewforyof how Beveridge and the ether joint statehood statesmen were fotfcedto consent to submit the questioj toaivote of-the people of the two tettftaxies and how the verdict was itnst joinfc-etatehood is well known. point Is that the time has now when the territories! can have aite statehood if Beveridge and other one state senators will conThe house committee on terrilea has acted favorably on the bill ovldlng for separate statehood, and Bre wilL be no difficulty in passing fhrough the house if there is hope favorable action by the senate. BevHdge, who is chairman, of the senate committee on territories is still op posed to the erection of two states and his opposition probably will be sufficient to prevent action at the present sesion of congress, That New Mexico and Arizona will eventually come into the union as two states is now certain. Sentimen in favor of separate statehood is now overwhelming, not ony in" congress, but throughout the country. Beveridge and his associates in the senate may be able to block their admission for a time, but eventually they will come in. And when they are admitted It will be many years before another American state Is treated. Many reasons have been urged against the admission of New Mexico and Arizona as separate states, some sound and some ridiculouB. That their populations are small is admitted, but that is a fault that the future may remedy. Irrigation is going to do a lot for the territories, and a family can live in comfort on ten acres of irrigated land. That means a lot in the way of population possibilities. There is one objection, however, and it has been a very potent one in senate, which can not be overcome. The admission of two new states would mean four new senators, and there Is violent opposition in the senate to further increasing the membership of that body. There are now 92 senators and Arizona and New Mexico as states' would give 96. The senate seems willing to Increase its membership to 94. but balks at 9t. It is rather difficult for the layman to understand this straining at the matter of two additional senators, but then, there are a great many things about the United States senate which it is difficult for the layman, to understand. It would seem that the senate ought to be satisfied with the knowledge that 96 would represent the limit in- size for that body for many years to come. At some time in the remote future Alaska may knock for admission, but Alaska "would be happy for many years with an organized territorial form of government The same is true of Porto Rico. Certainly no states will be erected in. the Philippines within a century. Cuba may be annexed some lay and become a state and the annexation of Canada would mean several states, but those possibilities are too remote for present concern. As the senate appears to get along fairly comfortably with its present membership : and ' the possibilities of enlarging that membership are constitutionally and geographically limited, . one may be excused for regarding the present fuss over the . question as to whether there shall be two or four new senators as a good deal of a tempest in a teapot. In the house,, now the matter .of growing membership ' Is one of grave concern. Not only does the admission of jiew states bring-hew house members, but there has been a steady increase to keep pace with the growing population of the country. , Every well Informed, member of the the house realizes that It would be a much, more efficient working body with oae-half its present' membership. It Is proposed that ;in .fixing apportionment after the federal census of 1910 the membership shall be largely reduced, requiring a readjustment and consolidation ' of congressional districts. But .there is not one chance In a thousand of uscb a. project ever being enacted into law; : It would mean that a considerable' number of house Only On "KIOMO QUHCNX. that la Carta CsHIn Om Bay. Crfpba Days

members would be called ripon to vote themselves out of office, and did any one ever hear of legislators doing such a thing? They are not likely to until human nature changes in quite a number of respects. The most that can be hoped for is that the membership will not be increased on the next apportionment. After each decennial census there is a reapportionment of representation in the house. Only once has this reapportionment failed to increase the size of the house. After the census of 1810 it was reduced from to

UDERSOH WINNER Defeated Fast Local League Polo Team Last Night By Score of 5 to 3. HOUGHTON NOT IN GAME Anderson, Iud., Feb. 0. With "Ikey" Houghton out of the game for Richmond, the locals defeated Richmond last evening by the score of 5 to .". The game was fast and well played and had the regular lineup of the visitors been used, a different story, no doubt, would have resulted. Sharp substituted for Houghton at second rush and played the star game for the visitors. Haworth, first rush, for Anderson, put up a star game for the locals. Richmond had two in and out goals. Lineup and summary: Anderson Richmond Haworth Bulla First Rush H. Able Sharp Second Rush G. Able Fetzger Center Hubard.. . .Oesting Half Back Hickey Lancaster Goal Goals. Haworth 4, H. Able, Sharp 2, Oesting. Fouls, Haworth, Sharp. Stops, Hickey 33, Lancaster 34. Rushes Haworth 6, Sharp 4. Referee Fisher. LOCALSlTEASIiy Richmond High School Last Evening Defeated Liberty Team, Score 33 to 13. THORNBURG PLAYED GOOD Liberty, Ind., Feb. 6. The Richmond high school basket ball team won an easy victory last evening from the local high school team. The final score was 33 to 13. The visitors were in better form and completely outclassed the locals. Thornburg was excellent on throwing field goals, but the entire Richmond team played in such fpim as would have- made it hard to defeat. Lineup and summary: Richmond Liberty Spangler Breen Left Forward Thornbu rg . . Wright Right Forward Brown .. Robertson Center Ackerman . ..Craft Left Guard Hiatt. ... , . ..Howe Right Guard Goals from field, Thornburg 10, Wright 3, Spangler 2, Breen, Brown. Goals from foul, Breen II. $ Thornburg 4, Spangler 3. Referee, Paul Fisher. Time of halves, 20 minutes. WERE BADLY BEATEN Earlham Played Rings Around The Cedarville Team at The Coliseum. ALL QUAKERS WERE STARS Cedarville was no match for the Earlham basketball team at the Coliseum last evening and were badly defeated by the score of 51 to 15. The locals simply played rings around the visitors and no particular man comes in for the credit. The attendance was fairly large, but little interest was shown. Line up and summary: Earlham ' Cedarville Hotchkiss. . .. .. .. .. .. ..McClellan Left Forward. Reese Fields Right Forward Swaim ...... Williamson Center Tebbetts, Cornell.. . Watt Left Guard Hancock, Furnace Confair Right Guard Goals from field, Reese 9, Swaim 8, Hotchkiss 3, Tebbetts 3, Cornell, McClelland 4, Williamson. Goals from foul. Tebbetts 2, Hotchkiss. Confair 5. Referee, Criswell; Umpire, Hunt; Timekeeper, Harrell. Scorers, Beebe, Dixon. Time of halves, 20 minutes. His Continued Confusion. "Are you working today?" asked a visitor of the poet "That Is, are you going to work?" for It was quite evident that he was not working at that moment. ' ; The poet ran his fingers distractedly through his hair. "X ..save so many ideas he sighed, "so many, many ideas, but they are all so confused that I really ha vent worked for a year or two. "Exchange. 33c

PETITION RATLIFF TO VOTE AGAINST OPTION REPEAL

Wayne County's Representative Will Be Appealed to by Temperance Advocates to Guard His Vote. ACROBATIC STUNTS MAY BE DUPLICATED AGAIN Has Reputation for Flipflops And Cartwheels Second to None Helped Celebrate Wet Victory. Petitions are in circulation throughout the county which will be presented to Walter S. Ratliff, Wayne county's representative, asking him to vote against the repeal of the local option law. The petitions are being circulated by the temperance element and have been signed freely in the western part of the county. Ratlin has gaind more notoriety in connection with the question of temperance legislation than any other member of the Indiana house. He has been praised and rebuked repeatedly by both the temperance advocates and the liquor element. His somersault attitude on the high license measure before the legislature two years ago first brought him into prominence. His constant flipflopping brought to wait upon him delegations from the ministerial associations and the breweries. "Our Walter" only smiled aJ waited for the next bunch to put in its appearance. Been Popular With Both. When Ratlin was a candidate for nomination last year, he was opposed by the liquor forces. But a zealous friend of his opponent carded the newspapers in favor of Lee Reynolds and called upon the temperance people to vote for him. That put the saloon men to thinking. Previously to that time they had looked upon Reynolds with favor, but when they found him being boosted by the temperance forces, they looked upon him as dangerous and threw their support to Ratliff and obtained his nomination. It was but a short time afterward that the brewers' association took a fall out of Ratliff. Under the guise of a civic league a large number of circulars was sent out and it was made to appear that Ratliff had acted as an agent for certain influences while at Indianapolis. A purported facsimile of a business card of Rati iff a was reproduced and upon it was written, "Do business with Swain." It was hoped that in this way a reflection might be cast upon Wayne county's representative that would not to be to his benefit. Real Thing at Flipflops. But Ratliff was re-elected and since the legislature was convened he has resumed his acrobatic performances. His vote has been sought in the attempt to repeal the local option law and he has been holding off. He has said he wanted to see what the people of Wayne county believed on this question. Ratliff was home to vote early yesterday morning and it was declared he voted "no." He returned to Indianapolis, but was back home last night and on the street jollifying after the victory of the "wets" was assured. It was claimed about the city today that Ratliff will vote for the repeal of the local option law as the result of yesterday's election. He was one of the merriest in the crowd celebrating the victory last night. Today he said "The boys felt like it was a well earn ed victory." When asked if he didn't feel the same way, he answered, "Yes, I guess I did." (IICHMONDS WON FR0M CUB TEAM Later, However, Played More Consistently. Although the Cubs played more consistently than did the Richmonds, the latter team was successful in winning two games of the series of three from the former last evening in the City Bowling league. Lineup and summary: Richmonds. Smith 2H 154 171 Strieker 157 liio iy Lacey 158 14o ' 13S Graham 1S2 141 1ST King 1G4 15!) 165 Totals S71 754 S19 Clubs. Harold 1S2 172 211 Youngflesh 1S7 178 14X5 Hodge.. 1S2 17 177 Rockhill 1G0 1S1 114 Mashmeyer. . . . . . .10G 157 140 Totals.. S17 $53 sil Thirteen Superstition In London. The thirteen superstition appears to be prevalent in all quarters of London. There is no No. 13 In the Strand, in Hoiborn, Threadneedle street, St. James street. Wobara square or Wetbonrne grove. ; In Park lane It Is disguised as . 12A. and In Upper Brook street, whose medical residents ought to' be proof against auperstltioa. it figures as 15A.

HOLD INDOOR MEET!

Y. M. C. A. Lads This Afternoon Indulging in Track And Field Sports. A LARGE LIST OF ENTRIES Members of the Y. M. C. A. intermediate and junior gymnasium classy held an indoor track and field meet in the association gymnasium this afternoon. The list of entries was large, especially among the juniors, and some exceptionally good work was done. The boys had been practicing their events for the past week. The intermediate entries follow: Spring board high jump Robert Stauber, P. Hiatt, Ben Johnson, H. Steinkamp. Quarter mile P. Hiatt. Jesse Barnes, Ernest Moore, Paul Miller, Wallace Gifford. Broad jump Jesse Barnes, Horace Neal, Paul Miller. Shot put P. Hiatt, Jesse Barnes, Paul Miller. Bar vault P. Hiatt, Jesse Barnes, P. Miller, Horace NeaL The junior entries follow: Spring board high jump Samuel Smith. Rush Butler, Clem Black, Clarkson Hubbard. Frank Duning, Forest King. Marc Shofer, Ralph Neal, Karl Haner. Paul Shera, Ralph Snavely. Daniel Thompson. Quarter mile Bnfndon Griffis, Samuel Smith. Phillip Gates, Russell Mann, Frank Duning. Eugene Bowman, ForT est King, Lloyd Dye. Paul Shera, Clem Ferguson,. Herbert Bradley. Broad jump Russell McMahan, Silas Horn. Lloyd Dye. Shot put Ralph Snavely, Brandon Griffis. Bar vault Marc Shofer, Ralpa Snavely, Clarkson Hubbard, Frank Duning. MAY CIRCULATE A Talk of This Action Being Taken in Jackson Township In Near Future. AFFECT SEVEN SALOONS TEMPERANCE PEOPLE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THIS STEP"""BY SMALL WET VOTE IN THE TOWNSHIP, FRIDAY. Cambridge City, Feb. C Jackson township may be the scene of the next efTort of the dry workers. This township gave the "drys" a majority of 12 and among some of the temperance workers it is felt that a successful remonstrance fight against the saloons could be waged. It is probable that there will be a meeting of the workers of this township with the county executive committee soon and some agreemene reached. The county executive committee would no doubt assist in the work although the majority of its members would not be directly affected. Remonstrance Is Hard. On the other hand the majority given the drys in the election yesterday is not counted high enough by many to wage a successful fight. It is admittedly harder to secure a man to take action against the saloons by petition than it is by the Australian ballot system. Jackson township is the only one wherein there are saloons except Wayne township. It was regarded as doubtful before the election. The ef fect of declaring this community dry would eliminate, seven saloons in Cam bridge City and two in East Germantown. Vote Was Peculiar. The vote in this township was peculiar is several respects. The fourth precinct which is in the saloon district was expected to go 150 wet However instead it went "wet" a bare majority of two. The fifth precinct gave the largest, and only other wet majority. The "wets" had a majority of 31 in that precinct. The total vote for Jackson township was 633 for the "drys" ar 471 for the "vdets." 10L0RE0 BOY THIEF Robbed Cash Drawer at Wherley's Store During Absence of the Owner. HE HAS LEFT THE CITY The police are looking for a young colored boy named Doty, who resided with his parents on Sheridan stree. The youngster is believed to have left the city. He is accused of the theft of $4JiO from the John Wherley store on Fort Wayne avenue. The boy admitted the theft and his father made good the loss. When Wherley left his store yesterday afternoon to go to the election polls he left the doors locked. When be returned he found the rear door unlocked and the key gone. A search revealed $4X was missing from the cash drawer. The senior Doty heard of the robbery and when talkirx to the boy the latter admitted his gij ilt.

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FOURTH CLASS TO CEASE REJOICING President Roosevelt's Order Placing Them Under Protection of Civil Service May Be Rescinded. HEAVY PRESSURE NOW BEING BROUGHT ON TAFT Generally Believed That One Of His First Orders Will Be To Change Order Congress Complaining. By Sheldon S. Cline. Washington,' Feb. 6. The 15.000 odd fourth-class postmasters in states east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers w'jowere made happy by President Roosevelt's recent order blanketing them under the protection of the civil service law may find that their cause of rejoicing is short lived. Tremendous pressure is being brought to bear on Presidentelect Taft to rescind the order, which he is as much at liberty to do as President Roosevelt was to issue it. Mr. Taft's sympathies are represented as with those who find the situation objectionable, and he is said to have expressed the belief that either the order should be rescinded or made to apply to the other 45.000 fourth-class offices. Taft May Rescind It. There is every likelihood that one of the first acts of Mr. Taft as president will be to rescind or extend the order, unless President Roosevelt anticipates him by making it general between now and March 4. Should Mr. Roosevelt place all fourth-class offices under the civil service Mr. Taft would hesitate a long time before disturbing the order, for ever civil service reformer in the country and every friend of a present postmaster would at once raise the cry of "spoilsman." and it might prove exceedingly embarrassing. Not Fair to Congress. It will have to be admitted that Mr.' Roosevelt's partial order isn't fair to the members of congress from the states affected by it. The fourth-class postraasterships was about all the patronage congressmen had left and to take this patronage away from some of them while leaving it to others was not calculated to engender the best of feeling. Not that Mr. Roosevelt is especially solicitious for the feelings of congressmen. If he had been he wouldn't have vetoed the .census bill which had been carefully framed to give congressmen the disposal of a few jobs. VAGARIES OF WEIGHT. How Can a Pound of Food Make On Three Pounds Heavier? Here are two personal experiences of my own that are equally striking. After having put on rather too much weight, probably through excess and other mistakes of food and drink, I played a severe tennis match and lost seven pounds in weight. Then I took a glass of wine and at once by this put on two pounds. Then I took a meal slightly larger than usual and put on another two and a half pounds, though the meal itself weighed only one pound. On another occasion when I had fasted for a day or two and had naturally lost two or three pounds a day I ate a meal weighing about one pound and went up In weight not one pound, but three pounds. How can only one pound in food add three pounds In weight? How, in the case of other people, can three pounds a day's food and drink add nothing at all? In my own case one principle appears, and this is that my nature is at any rate rapid in getting toward the normal, but comparatively slow in getting far below or far above the normal. A not uncommon but very striking phenomenon is that of 'the shampooer in a Turkish bath in London. He finds that after his day's work, which involves copious sweating and hard physical exercise and scarcely anything to eat or drink, he goes up in weight some two or three pounds merely by resting. Eustace Miles in Metropolitan Magazine. The Professor's Prophecy Failed. While a student at Harvard university Phillips Brooks was walking In the yard one day with a professor, who asked hlrn what he intended making of himself. "I am thinking of the ministry." answered the youth. "Then banish such thoughts. said the professor earnestly. "Your manner of speech would forever bar you from being successful In that calling.' Many years later, when Phillips Brooks was one of the world's great pulpit orators, the most expert stenographer in England fook down one of his sermons and said: "Any stenographer who thinks he has conquered fast talkers should try Phillips Brooks." MRS. HARDIN DEAD. Mrs. C. V. Hardin of Fortville, Ind, well known in thi city, died last evening at her home from heart trouble. Her daughter, Mrs. E. N. Cray, of this city, has been at her mother's home for the past three weeks. ' The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon. --

TWO WOMEN F1GH1 One Wet Sympathizer Gives Battle to Dry Advocate At Local Poll. BUNCHES OF HAIR PULLED

"ii is rone of your business to be' haiigin?! round tlu polls, you'd better! go home and tend to your families." I No this was not a bartender, a brew-' ery agent nor a bar b.im who said this to a worker of the anti-saloon forces. It was said by one woman to another. There was some repartee for a while on the subject of the liquor question. "You're a nice person to be hanging around preaching about temperance. J I know you and your family for gener-l ations back.' said one. "Why don't you take care of your ; family? Why, I know things that you j wouldn't like to have me say about you," replied the other. Then They Clinched. Then the two women clinched and indulged in a hair puMing contest which made things lively in that neighborhood. This mind you was right in front of the polls. The men interfered after a handful of hair had been pulled out of each head. Men surrounding the polls came to the scene rnd separated the fistic Amazonian warriors and there was no need to call for the ambulance. The Palladium can not vouch for the exact language of the repartee above cuoted as Us representative had to gather up the fragments after the fight. Dut the fight did occur and the conversation as a curtain raiser was. if anything a little more highly seasoned. JOIN IN SEARCH FOR BLIND TIGER (Continued From Page One.) doned and the women gathered for a , consolation meeting. Never did women work more valiantly for their cause. The pinned badges and white ribbons on all who would wear them. They tried to encourage the half hearted among the dry voters and left nothing undone that they thought might help their cause. '" Pisty. . Piety Is not an end, but a means of attaining the highest degree of culture by perfect peace of mind. Hence It is to be observed that those who make j piety an end and aim in itself for the most part become hypocrites. Goethe. The Bird In Hand. Lonny Say, let's promise to marry each other when we grow up. GradeOn, no. I might like somebody else better then. Lonny Me too. Grade (hastily) Oh. yes; let's do promise. Kansas City Times. A Success. ' ' Mrs. Henpeck I married you to reform you. Mr. Henpeck You succeed ed. I'll never marry again if I live to be a thousand years old. Illustrated Bits. Nothing i more easy than to deceivt ourselves. Demosthenes. Tiszah: Gold Medal Flour makes perfect bre ROWXN P

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IS AMERICAN FLEET SENT TO PACIFIC?

Denied for Diplomatic Reasons But Is Confirmed by. a Government Official. FLEET LEAVES GIBRALTAR THE ACTION OF CALIFORNI AN! MAY MEAN THINGS ARE HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES QUALTROUGH INTOXICATED. Washington. Feb. 6. The published report from Vallejo that a part of S perry's fleet will be sent to the Pacific roast ai oon as jossible was denied -by one navy department official, but confirmed by another, who said that a half doten vessels will be sent. The denial is probably made for diplomatic reasons. Fleet Leaves Gibraltar. Gibraltar, Feb. 6. With the booming farewell of guns on the foreign vessels the American fleet started for home this morning. The next stop will bf Hampton Roads about February 22. Qua I trough Guilty. Washington. Feb. 6. Tie navy department this morning received a cablegram from Rear Admiral Sperry announcing the finding of the courtmartial In the c?. of Captain Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia. H was charged with intoxication and found guilty, the sentence will be six months suspension and loss six numbers. S perry approved the finding. Qualtroug'a will return on the Georgia as a passenger. Secretary Newberry may mitigate the sentence. TO PROTECT ROADS County Commissioners Want Understanding Before the Franchise Is Granted. When in sesion this afternoon, thtr board of county commissioners considered the request of the Tide Water Pipe company for a franchise in tb'M county. The company wants the privilege of extending its pipe line across any highway in the county. The commissioners are seeking to have the franchise to state that u there be any damage to the roads as the result of the excavation, or of any heavy hauling that may be done when the pipes are being put down, the company shall be held liable. Phillips Theatre. VAUDEVILLE. Week End Feb. 4 Entire change of pragram Monday Thursday Spessardy's Trained Bears 7 Other Dig Acts. Admlwion 10 cents to all parts of he house. EVENING. FEB. 8 vo Richmond

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