Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 171, 28 April 1909 — Page 4
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AEROPLANES FOR SOCIETY FOLK S......Ql,hl-t thv
- jariaxioiwMKeaiw liaeiy to become a
tad wttb, the man and women, of the
leisure das sea o Borape, and it natui
ally felowt that4BQartBoeltv on this
aid OTtJae-nwater-wllfctafce-to-it asm di version If, the arlstoomta set the, fash
ion. nunni soerocy, a cacancxara states baa been to Interested! by the
Wright exhibition at Rome aa to In
dleatevthat aerobian tee will become
tnepopuiar"raze.
OncetbeaeKplana4raltavinto society, inventor no longer will have to
depend on the war spirit of governments tat&rlngtflnancial reward) for genius an dpersonal-risk. The favor of Mars i -no morevlo to, coveted than that ofathw sjnfliTameogoadB and fashions. If &lng'E&ward,who has seen the Wright machine In flight and evinced a great' Interest In It, were to order an aeroplane for hlatpersonal use the craze would spread like wildfire. But as his majesty la advanced In years and weight to a point where he probably prefers to take his sports Involving exceptional risk vicariously, we are not likely to see any royal flying in that Quarter. But younger and more daring lights among the aristocracy can create a fad that will keep flying machine factories working da and night fbr some time to come, tt really looks as If the popular stage in aeroplaning might arrive much sooner than expected. The development of the aeroplane scarcely ha gotten beyond the point where ordinary mortals regard the aviator with something akin to awe, and it therefore must surprise many to learn that some 200 women of the "upper classes" . have Importuned Wilbur Wright to give them a ride in his machine. High society wants to get higher still, and there Is nothing for it to do but take to the clouds. So watcu out for red and yellow devils of the air and aeroplanes waiting at the stage doors. The fad once started will follow the usual channels. "Joy riders" soon will be seeking substitutes for open bridges and lamp-posts in the altitudes above v terra firma. Chicago Record-Herald.
WHICH?
HARRIS
A MARRIED MAN WITH WIFE
IAND CHILDREN.
A MAN. WHOSE WORD IS GOOD
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AN UNIMPEACHABLE RECORD.
. A MAN WHO WILL DEVOTE ALL bllS TIME TO ADVANCING THE INTERESTS OF THE-TOWN. .;
! A MAN WHO, WILL STRIVE TO DECREASE THE TAX RATE ' BY CAREFULLY OVERSEEING THE CITY BUSINESS WITH UNQUESTIONED HONESTY.
A MAN WHO IS HONEST.
A MAN WHO CAN BE ELECTED. A MAN : WHO WILL LOOK OUT TOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL THE CITIZENS.
ZIMMERMAN AN UNMENTIONABLE PRIVATE LIFE--
IN FAVOR OF DIVES AND OPENING HOUSES OF ILL FAME.
A MAN WHO WAS INCOMPETENT WHEN FORMERLY IN OFFICE.
A MAN WHO HAS HELD OFFICE TIME AND 'TIME AGAIN FOR A SIDE LINE TO FURNISH HIM OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFIT.
A MAN WHO HAS HELPED BY BAD GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE THE TAXES OF THE CITY.
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC - ADMINISTRATION. A MAN WHOM MANY REPUBLI CANS WILL BOLT.
A MAN WHO WOULD RUN THE TOWN FOR HIS OWN INTERESTS
Indiana Boy Alleged Murderer
Items Gathered in From Far and Near
A sensational murder trial is being
conducted at East Cambridge, Mass.,
Chester S. Jordan, a vaudeville actor,
born and raised in Indianapolis, is being tried for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Honorah Jordan, who was bis
partner In a vaudeville sketch. Jordan claims that the killing of his wife was accidental. He packed part of the body in a trunk, and tried to burn the rest in a kitchen stove.
The Jordans were quite prominent
in Indianapolis. Chester was one of the best foot ball players on the Short-ridge-High School eleven, also took part in many entertainments as an amateur. One of his several beauti
ful sisters was married to Jesse Livermore, the young plunger, who made a million dollars speculating in cotton about a year or so ago. Chester Jor
dan married a vaudeville actress and
together they toured the East, during
which time they indulged in many quarrels, which the young man claimed was due to the convivial habits of
his actress wife. Jordan was on hid way to New York with a part of the remains of his wife in a trunk when a
Ever-Busy Woman.
the' New- Bedford Standard.
A. newspaper writer, sympathizing
wlthwomeB; because there Is no long
rHuycraalej4orockrhardly a baby
to careat orJDOk home schooliuguieces
aary in the presence of the tnodern ktndsvgactn, no-sewlngjvto do in this readyomde age. little housework in
this day of fiats and suites and res
taoranta and prepared foods, asks
wtthaooncern? What are we going to do wttbrtheewoman out of a Job? Let hlmuput that question face to face to his woman- acquaintances and dollars
to doughnuts he will find! them all so busy trying to keep up with their engagements that they wont have time
to answer his foolish questions.
Presidents and Base Ball. From .the Springfield Republican.
That President Taft Is a lover of
base ball ought to create popularity
for him. Base ball, moreover, may
well be patronised by the President of the country that invented the game
and made It a truly national sport, dis
tinct from all outdoor pastimes in other lands. Mr. Roosevelt never cared for it. But that was because he waa defective in eyesight as a boy and could never prefer a game that he could aot personally mix in as a man.
D. A. R. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. . :
The -D. A, R. have-, adjourned with a slur upon the press which re
ported Its proceedings so fully." It appears that some wicked newspaper
men refused to pay enough attention
to clothes, costumes and cosmetics and reported the- proceedings verbatim. That made the trouble What she said and what she meant don't always
agree, especially in cold type. Might Quit Talking. From the Detroit Free Press.
"We must not think of war with
Japan." says Hobaon. If anybody is thinking of war with Japan will he
please stop It? V of "Oamoclea. : I Pram the Boston Transcript.
It must be a pretty tough hair that
test &fj aV ff y
cabman became suspicious of the trunk
and reported to the police that he believed it contained a large amount ni silverware, which had recently been stolen in a Massachusetts town. An
investigation revealed the dead body of Jordan's wife in the trunk and iv
was supposed that he intended throwing it overboard from a steamer on which he had engaged passage to New
York City. Liverniore, the millionaire brothe
in-law, is now endeavoring to assist
Jordan out of his dilemma, by provid ing funds for his defense.
has held the Damoclean blade over Abdul Hamld for thirty years without snapping.
Mowing.
From the Boston Transcript.
The merry gossip of the lawn mower
begins to be heard in the suburbs.
Nearlng the Limit.
Fro mthe Pittsburg Dispatch.
April has not exhausted its variety
in weather? but is making progress.
TWINKLES'
Precocity. "Every time the baby looks into my
face he smiles," said Mr. Meekton.
"Well," answered his wife, "it may not be exactly polite, but it shows
he has a sense of humor."
The Course of Legislation. In framing up the tariff laws A careful bill some one must send; His colleagues welcome it because There must be something to amend.
Credit Given. -
"You don't give Harold x credit for the courage and business sense he
possesses," said Miss Cumroa. .
"Yes I do," answered het father.
"He has proved both by asking my
permission to marry you." ??
DANGEROUS HOLE. A dangerous hole in the floor or the
North Twelfth street bridge was re
paired today. This bridge is an old structure and will have to be replaced In a few years. The floor is worn badly in a number of places.
Miss Alma Pfafflin and Miss Dorothy Kirkpatrick went to Indianapolis to play at a recital this evening to be given at the Conservatory. They will return home tomorrow. -
In 1S60 there were three times as many collegiate Institutions in the Southern- States as in the middle and New England States combined, about twice as many teachers and nearly
twice as many students. Of public
schools New England had 15.738: the
middle States, 23,999; the Southern States 18,020. Of academies and other schools New England had S78; the middle States, 1,688; the Southern
States, 2,445. Virginia had more pub-
lis libraries thaan any other State in the Union, but not more volumes. New
Yery had 115,965 illiterate whites over
twenty years of age. and Virginia 74, 055.
GORDON AND THE LIGHT PLANT. ...- ... (Continued From Page One.)
Me,WKherby was In town to buy the plant. So thl ia the way J. Bennett Gordon tried to convince the people of Richmond tnat the light plant was a good thing to keep. We ask again of the citizens of Richmond has the electric light plant changed? " ' - Or has J. Bennett Gordon changed? Nor is this all.
Look at it any way you like. . . - . If municipal ownership is all wrong and next door to socialism if the city has no more right to be in the municipal light business than it haa to furnish fuel, food and clothing how does it come that the same J. Bennett Gordon is now so enthusiastic over the light plant as he always has been No doubt he still says that he is attacking the management. But the average citizen will think that there is no difference ia the light plant. And there is no difference. There is no difference in theconoration which owns the Light. Heat and Power Company. That is the same. But there is a decided difference in J. Bennett Gordon. . He is endeavoring to get the nomination for the mayor's office.
That explains a few things and it also raises a few auestions. IT RAISES THE QUESTION THAT IF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT DID NOT PAY IN 190S AND HAD NEVER PAID UP TO THAT TIME AND IF "IT NEVER WILL PAY," WHY IS J. BENNETT GORDON 80 VERY ANXIOUS AT THIS TIME TO RETAIN THE LIGHT PLANT AS "HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN?" WOULDN'T YOU RATHER THINK THAT HE EITHER DID NOT TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH THEN OR THAT HE IS NOT TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH NOW? WOULDN'T YOU RATHER THINK THAT THAT IS A PRETTY BIG CHANGE. YES, THE LIGHT PLANT IS THE SAME! J. BENNETT GORDON IS THE SAME EXCEPT HE IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR.
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This being the case, is it not. a thing to think over, and to think over very seriously, if. It should come to pass as it undoubtedly will, that the corporation which owns the Light, Heat and Power Company should again be perfectly willing to buy at a price the light plant which has oever paid, which did not pay in May, 1908 and which will never pay in the future. . -
What would happen if Bennett Gordon were mayor? What would happen if Mr. Witherby would innocently come to town and sucssst that ths United Gas and Electric Company of New York had such a deep feeling of concern for the citlxena that they found that the city light plant was a "white elephant." Would not Mr. Witherby be good enough to buy such a' worthless lot of junk which the people would be so dissatisfied with? WOULD THE ITEM COME OUT THE NEXT DAY AND SAY THAT THE LIGHT PLANT IS A WHITE ELEPHANT? WOULD THE ITEM SAY THAT THE PRACTICE OF MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IS ALL WRONG? WOULD IT SAY TO THE PEOPLE OF RICHMOND WITH THE ADDED AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY BEHIND IT, "THAT THE CITY LIGHT PLANT HAS NEVER MADE MONEY. IS . NOT MAKING MONEY, AND WILI NEVER MAKE MONEY."
With the authority of his office as mayor in addition to the control of the Board of Public Works (which he will appoint) ana) the authority 'of his newspaper to use against council and with the influence of a paper backing up the administration, could it not persuade or try to persuade the people to sell it? - - - t WOULD NOT J. BENNETT GORDON SAY TO THE PEOPLE "WE" HAVE ENDEAVORED TO RUN THE LIGHT PLANT AND ALTHOUGH WE HAVE RUN IT CAREFULLY WE FIND THAT THE CITY PLANT IS A "WHITE ELEPHANT" AND THEREFORE WE ADVISE YOU TO SELL THE PLANT? THE UNITED GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY WILL BE JUST AS WILLING TO BUY THE PLANT THEN AS NOW. THAT IS A QUESTION WHICH YOU, WHO ARE GOING TO VOTE ON NEXT MONDAY, ARE GOING TO DECIDE AND DECIDE AS YOU THINK BEST. '
PAPER IS DISCUSSED Several Points for Argument Presented by Rev. Brown's
Views on Doctrine.
ORGANIZATION IS THE SAME
. Hard to Handle. " ."How are you going to keep complaints from arising among consumers?" "I don't know." answered Mr. Dustln Stax. "Consumers ' are mighty troublesome. Sometimes I think, they take advantage of the fact ' that- we can't get along without 'em in our business."
Considerate Silence. "So your .boy Josh is workin up to town." "Yep," answered Farmer CorntosseC . "Ever go up to see him?" "Nope. After all them funerals he's got off to attend on days the home team played it wouldn't do fur any of his relatives to show up alive.
Speaking ia Toronto recently. Dr.
Wilfred T. GrenfelL the Labrador
physician-missionary, outlined his pro
ject of 'erecting in St. John's. New
foundland," a home for seamen and fishermen. Fishermen have really no place to go if they have no homes, and
the doctor's plan is to erect a com
mKiious Duuatng, wnicn wiu be a club as well as a home for these men.
The building is to stand two blocks off the water front, in the district most frequented by seagoing men, and is to be constructed of selected red brick, with native stone trimmings.
Its probable cost will be $100,000. There are to be four floors and a
basement, with separate Quarters for men and women, Most of the latter are schooner girls and "out port" wo
men.
When the hen attains her third year
her laying capacity Is at its best. She
will lay. on an average, from SSO to
500 eggs in hex liXsttassv '
JOSEPH G1THEHS AFTERTHE HOTEL he Would Like to Purchase The Westcott.
CIRCUS CROOKS
KILL POLICED
1(1 AJUII FIGHT Gallant Officer After Ueing Mortally Wounded, Shoots Down One of the Gang of
Holdup Men. DYING ROBBER TELLS PRIEST TO "GO TO HELL" Logansport Officers Notify Local Police to Be on the Lookout for One of Missing Robbers.
Logansport. Ind., April 28. While trying to arrest two holdup men. following the Wallaco-Hagenbeck circus,
Joseph Kroger, a policeman, was shot
and fatally wounded at one o'clock
this morning. Before falling Kroger
fired two shots, hitting one footpad,
wounding him so that he died three
hours later. Other footpads were captured.
When 'a priest was endeavoring to
learn the name of the dying robber.
the latter replied . "Go to hell." and sank back on his bed dead. Five .
patrona of the circus bad been held up and robbed before Kroger encount
ered the robbers. - ' -
The holdups began immediately after, the night performance. ' The holdup men quietly accosted patrona of the circus on their way home and
gently pressing revolvers to their
breasts recuested them to hand over all their money. After the reports of
the holdups reached the. police sta
tlon. Kroger was sent out to appre
hend the crooks. The latter were en
countered near a bridge, and . as soon
as Kroger called upon them to sur
render they opened fire, striking the patrolman with the first shot. The
dead robber was about forty-five years old. well dressed, with a mous
tache and nose glasses.
LOCAL POLICE WARNED
Missing
All UIIUSUAL fitai
Convicted Given Ftcc3
Promise to VctfiC, 'y
Dry Town.;
GETS A JOB AT tJEOT
Indianapolis, April
Marshall today paroled GltraO
Auken from the aClchlgaaKSCaa He was sent up from MtrhCTJ ipA for assault and battery wlta trrlfl
rob. The condIUonofMliissfi ( ,J
ed by the goveracTbJsnhatfea t
shall get permanent emi
some town where the sale
prohibited by lam Van JOack
work at New Castle. an!
granted today.
FflAflK IIE17U0 IS
The discussion on the paper of Rev.
Brown -of Reading. Ohio, read yesterday at the conference meeting of the
German Lutheran . ministers of the Hamilton conference o! the joint ses
sion oi umo was continued during this morning's sessions at St. John's
Lutheran church. The subiect of
Rev. Brown's paper was "Doctrine of
Sacrament. As this. is a very important subject in the church, the min
isters were very much interested. All
of the ministers discussed the paper, either bringing out new phases of the work or concurring with the -ideas of Rev. Brown.
At the meeting this afternoon the
ministers intended to take up several subjects and discuss them. This evening. Rev. Allwsrdt of Hamilton. O., will preach at the chvrch. to which
services all are invited. - Tlie organization of the conference is the same
as last fall with Rev. Allwardt as chairman and Rev. Fritz of Dayton as secretary. The next semi annual
meeting will be held at Reading in the fall. The conference opened yesterday with about 20 ministers ia attendance.
Joseph Githens, of Indianapolis, who has been in the city for a few days trying to arrange a deal with the Westcott heirs for the purchase of the hotel property, Tenth and Main street, will return home tomorrow. Mr. Githens has not been able to come to any satisfactory agreement with tho&e
in control of the properly. He form
erly had control of the hotel and 13 well known in this city.
Draws PenattYforrrH
Frank Kewlln. wag flftsV costs in city court yestaf&d
saultand batteryor lofcarCL
The two had a vcrapMMbtli
Saturday night. They g Patrolman Henblo aftePCt
and both were takenHntoacostoda
PoUStal Anna
Tern DoUanJor ciC.Vorr 1
SSSXSSt Xf.
Asked to
Apprehend CroeVs.
the
: Karly this morning the local police were notified of the battle at Logauport with circus crooks and were requested to watch for one of the members of the gang, of whom a good description was furnished. The WallaceHagenbeck circus Is billed to show in this city Friday. f
JAMES DUKE FINED.
James Duke, who has been there before, was fined $5 and costs In city
court this afternoon for public intoxication.
BAMTJSL K. MO!
Mayor, subject to t
nomination. EDWARD H. HARRIS lse
for Mayor, Subject to t Bflps3 can nomination. ' ' FOR CITY CLERIC BALTZ A. BESCHER la? CattC2at
for the ottos of ctty daft e7X8 , mond, subject to tha Bepc2sa nomlsatkm. POR JUDGE OP CITY COOWTl
LUTHER C. ABBOTT la
for Judge of the City Caanrt
n-ond. Ind, subject to the
can nomination. ' ' COUNCILMAN-AT-LARC2. MATT VON PEIN la a candidate far the office ' of . Conncilman-at-large, . subject to the Republican nomlna-1 tion. -' . ,v - FOR COUNCILMAN. JESSE J. : EVANS, candidate far Council man for- Second Ward, sub ject to the Republican nomination. ,
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TO RAISE MDIIEY FOR THE MISSION
Members of the board of foreign missions of Indiana Yearly Meeting, at their meeting yesterday, decided on a plan of raising 170,000, to be used In missionary work during the ensuing year. The meeting was held at the South Eighth Street Friends churca and seventeen quarterly meetings were represented. The missionary work of the church Is extended principally to Mexico and Cuba. Five hundred copies of the reports of the meeting were ordered printed and distributed amon tha different quarterly meetings. Mrs. Nina Trueblood. who has been corresponding secretary of the board, resigned, and Mrs. Emma Hadley was
lanpoiatoo to her place. '
( Ifoney-IMiig Ways of Vshg&M
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