Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 231, 28 June 1909 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AXD SUN-TELEGRA1L, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1900.

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BLACKMAILING A DISEASE WHICH PEVAILS HERE local . Official States That Richmond Is Now Hotbed For Such Violators of the Postal Laws. MOST OF OFFENDERS ARE OF THE FAIR SEX One Man Believed to Have Been Scared to Death, While Others Tell Their Alarms to Officers. Marion and other Ohio cities may Have their black hand tales and other worries, but Richmond holds a copyright on blackmailing stories which, if ever they are unveiled and given to the public, if only in part, will make Interesting and spicy reading. ' Such is no myth, according to a local official to whose attention the cases have been called and who may refer some of them to "higher ups." It seems to be an epidemic that this city is experiencing at the present time, as never before during this official's term "of office have so many complaints been made as in the past two or three months. According to his statement there are several persons in the highest social circles who are implicated. ' What Demands Are. In but one or two instances is a nominal sum demanded by the blackmailer. ; The smallest amount demanded in any of the letters Is $10, by a love sick colored girl, of a well known colored mank The sum and Biibstance of all the letters, boiled down, would DOCTOR KNEW Had Tried It Himself. The doctor who has tried Postum knows that It is an easy, certain, and pleasant way out of the coffee habit and all of the ails following and he prescribes it for his patients us did a physician of Prospertown, N. J. One of his patients says: "During the summer Just past I suffered terribly with a heavy feeling t he pit of my stomach and dlzry feelings in my head and then a blindness would come over my eyes so I would have to sit down. I would get so nervous I could hardly control my feelings. . "Finally I spoke to our family physician about it and he asked If I drank much coffee and mother told him that - I did. He told me to Immediately stop drinking coffee and -drink Postum in its place as he and his family bad used Postum and found it a powerful rcbuilder and delicious food drink. "I hesitated for a time, disliking the Idea of having to give up my coffee but finally I got a package and found it to be all the doctor said. "Since drinking Postum In place of coffee, my dizziness, blindness and nervousness are all gone, my bowels are regular and I am again well and strong. That is a short statement of what Postum has done tor me." Look in pkgs. for the famous little book. "The Road to Wellville." There's a Reason." Sver read the above letter? A new one appears from time te time. They are cfmilno, true, and tall of human

We announce the marvelous money saving MILL REMNANT SALE. This sale has not only become an anxiously looked for Event by every family in Eastern Indiana, but is recognized from Coast to Coast as the most wonderful Money Saving Proposition ever offered the Consumer. It is only necessary to mention Railroad Store's Mill Remnant Sale, in order to bring enthusiasm to the thousands of people who have not forgotten our previous Mill Remnant Sales,' v which benefited the buying public in a more substantial manner than ever before attempted in Richmond. Extraordinary Preparations have been made this year to make this sale the RECORD BREAKER of them all, and when we op ven our doors ' TDinirsday Momlmg, Jelly Istt, alt 8:30 'cflccti you will find our counters piled high with the very choicest goods at actual Mill Remnant Cost. Every Dollar's worth of Merchandise offered you is up to the same high standard that has made the Railroad Store the most progressive and greatest money saving store in Richmond. Remember the Date. Remember the Place. Be Here.

that read "Give me money or I will tell something I know about you." ' The local blackmailing epidemic was disclosed in the discussion of a bill now pending before congress. , This bill, if It ever becomes a law, which is very likely, imposes a penalty on the receiver of a black hand or blackmailing letter of $100, unless he turns the correspondence over to the postmaster of the office from' which the letter was delivered to him. The purpose of the bill is to discourage and put a stop to blackmailing methods if possible Strange as it may seem nearly all the complaints made here have been by men, who allege that women are trying to blackmail them. In 8ame Card Club. . The first case which the official disclosed was by a well known man who stated that he had received a letter from a woman belonging to the same card club of which he and his wife are menjbers. In , the letters the. woman admitted that she was in need of money and would disclose to her husband the nature of the alleged relations between her and the receiver of the letter, unless recompensed. A second case is that of a servant girl who had been turning 'over her weekly wages to her lover. The lover finally jilted her after receiving more than a hundred dollars and made no effort to return the money. The girl, being very much wrought up over the loss of both lover and money, began to send letters to the man with veiled threats that she would disclose the nature of their relations, by probably bringing breach of promise suit against him unless he returned her money. .. Another instance which was mentioned was that of a local woman's husband who went west. His absence evidently excited some of the neighbors, for the woman after her husband had been absent about two months received a letter from another woman in which she desired money. She threatened in a roundabout way of making public alleged relations of her victim with another man; alleging her husband had left her for that reason. If the woman was to comply . with the request of a meeting between the two, she was to tie a string around one of the porch posts. Instead the woman reported the matter to the proper officials. Not more than two or three weeks ago a prominent Hagerstown resident appeared at the official's office and showed him a letter in which be was threatened with being taken out by wfcitecappers and given 60 lashes unless he deposited a large sum of money at a specified place. Man Scared to Death. As an instance of the harm such letters do this official recited a case of the death of a northern Wayne county man a year or so ago who, those acquainted with the purported facts say, died from fright. This man was engaged in the sale of liquor illegally and a neighbor becoming acquainted with the fact blackmailed the man for years. He hounded him so and extorted so much money from him that the man's health broke and he - died a short time afterwards. In speaking of the violations of the postal laws this official stated that the writers were familiar with the laws upon the subject The writers in many instances go to the very brink, and the threat to extort money has to be gained by reading between the lines. MRS. KlfllEL DEAD Cambridge ; CKy, lad.. June 28. Mrs. Amanda Klmmel an aged and well known resident of this place died on Friday night at her home In East Cambridge. Mrs. Klmmel was born in Washington township on January 7. 1833, where she resided until 1852 when she moved to Cambridge City, and continued her residence here until death. She was the wife of the late Joseph Klmmel. Funeral services occurred from the residence this afternoon and were .conducted by the Bev Cecil FranklbO

RAINFALL ABOVE L LOCALLY Weatherman Vossler Reports Thaf It Is Six Inches In Excess. MAY DEVELOP AN OCEAN FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN 25.89 INCHES AVERAGE FOR 30 YEARS PAST, 19.66 INCHES. Rainfall since January 1 up to the present time has been 6 Inches above normal, figuring the normal, rainfall on the basis of the average for the past 30 years. According to the report of Walter Vossler, government meteorological observer, stationed at the pumping station east of the city, there has been 25.89 inches of rain since January 1. The normal rainfall for this period is 19.66 inches.. If downpour continues during the next six, months, the rainfall for ithe year will be a record breaker. The normal rainfall for the year is approximately 40 inches. It is usually heavier during the last six months of the year than the first six months, although last year was a notable exception. - . ,. .; Record For Week. Mr. Vosler's report for the past week shows that 2.97 inches of rain fell, heavy rains occuring on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. A small amount fell - on Tuesday and Saturday. Sunday was the only day during the week on which it did not rain. The week was the hottest so far experienced. The official thermometer registered 88 degrees on several occasions. The lowest maximum temperature was 78 degrees on Monday. The temperature, yesterday, was 88 degrees, but is not included , in the report. Monday and Friday were the only A BIT OF ADVICE First Don't Delay. Second Don't Experiment. If you suffer from backache; headaches or dlzy spells; if you rest poorly and are languid in the morning; If the kidney secretions are irregular and " unnatural in appearance, do not delay. The kidneys are calling for help. Slight symptoms of kidney trouble are but fore-runners of more serious complaints. They should be given attention before It Is too late. Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney trouble. They are recommended by thousands. Can Richmond residents desire more convincing proof than the statement of a Richmond citizen who says that the cure Doan's Kidney Pills effected years ago has proven permanent? Mrs. Fred Heater, 607 North Thirteenth street. Richmond. Ind., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills were used . in my family several years ago with the best of results in a case of backache. This remedy was procured at A. G. 1mken & Co's drug store and effected a complete cure. I publicly recommended Doan's Kidney Pills in 1906 and at this time I have no hesitation in confirming that statement" For sale by an dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Mllbum . Cow Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. , Remember the name Doan's nd

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totally cloudy days of the week but the remaining days are classified as partly cloudy. The 'temperature for each day of the week is as follows: High. Low. Sunday.. .. ...... ..88 47 Monday 78 62 Tuesday .82 67 Wednesday .85 67 Thursday .. .. ..88 65 Friday 86 63 Saturday .. 86 66 Bears f Okeflnoitee Swamp. The great Okefinokee swamp begins not far from Waycross, Ga., and extends due south for a distance of about forty miles, running over Into Florida. Here In this vast tract of desolate bog and swamp are thousands of black bear and deer and wild turkeys without number. The whole region Is a hunter's paradise, and yet so abundant is the game in this remote and desolate country that it does not seem to diminish in spite of the nUnrods. The bears weigh from 200 to 300 pounds and put In a great part of their time preying upon the pigpens of the farmers. If forced into a fight they are dangerous antagonists, and no prudent hunter will attack one eave at a point of vantage Washington Tost. . Sea Gypatea, In the archipelago of Mergul, off the coast of lower. Burma, Asia, live the 'sea gypsies." Instead of carts they own covered boats, in which, with their families, dogs, cats, chickens, and pets, they float about on the sea and wander from island to Island. By day they fish or harpoon turtles or dive for oysters, but every night they put back to the shore. If the weather is bad at sea they land with their dogs and then poach, catching porcupines, squirrels, armadilloes, hog deer and the like, -of which they make savory stews, like our gypsies. An Artlafa Criticism. Probably no two artists ever criticised each other more severely than did Fuseli and Northcote, yet they re mained fast friends. At one time Fasell was looking at Northcote's paint, tag of the angel meeting Balaam and bis ass. "How do you like It?" asked Northcote after a long silence. "Northcote," replied Fuseli promptly, "you're an angel at an ass, but an ass at an angel." Why We Can't Be Great. Emersen defined greatness as sim plicity. "Indeed, to be simple is to be great." The question emerges. Is life simple today? If not, will It be simpler tomorrow? If not, then how can there ever again be such greatness as in the past In a world of ever increasing com plexity? Harper's Weekly. Way Ske Left. "Yes. my wife attended bat one sion of the club." "What caused her to quit it?" "She found out that the roles put a time limit of five minutes on ii speeches."- Cleveland Plain Dealer. It Is strange that In Asia and Africa, where grass will not grow, the most beautiful Hewers and shrubs flourish ts perfection. Diamond Cut Diamond. Quaker was negotiating with an Insurance agent as to effecting a policy on a vessel overdue. At this Juncture he heard of the vessel's loss and wrote at once to the agent of the comnanv: "Friend, If thee hasn't filled no the policy thee needn't, for I've heard of the ship." "Eh." said the oOcers, "cunning fellow. He wants to do us out of the premium." So they wrote to the Quaker: "Thou art too late by half an boar. Thy policy Is filled up." When taken young the hedgehog may be "completely tamed andT made familiar, allowing itself to be bandied and associating with the dog and eat upon terms of perfect concord. It feeds indifferently upon bread and mlQc seat, ete and -keeps vp a rezn4coctarnel caase after Js$&

Divorce Not in Her Vocabulary; Wanted the Decree Wrapped Up

Portland, Ind., June 28. Sam Budity and Marl Dedic. the Hungarians who made unsuccessful application In the circuit court for license to marry and were at the time denied because of the bride's inability to comprehend the . meaning of the word "divorce," are still unmated. and will probably so continue. It was expected today to refer the matter to Judge LaFollette, but this trouble was saved when the pair returned to the clerk's office and announced that she had secured a definition of the (to her) mysterious term. She said she had no divorce THE THEATER NEW PHILLIPS All Week High Class Vaudeville. The New Phillips. . Words descriptive of the excellent bills at the New Phillips will serve as naught if one does not know that back of each commendation and recommendation there is a guarantee thai, the shows will please and the atmosphere surrounding these shows is of the best. There Is a reason. The New Phillips has endeavored and not vainly, to give to those who care for vaudeville the best there Is on the road. This the management is doing and not only this, the house In which the shows are given is cooled by elec tric fans and is made as comfortable as energy and money can make it. It Is a real pleasure to sit and watch a show at the New Phillips these warm dayB. Not one of the three lines on at the present time has been, seen here. The Four uardiners and their dog, r Breaking AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY

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ro from No. 1, from whom, according to the plebian among her people, she had separated by mutual consent, when their was a failure, to agree. When the clerk told her a divorce decree recognized by the American law, would be required before she could again -marry, she asked to have one of the articles wrapped up. The clerk had some difficulty in convincing her that this was not his stock in trade, and that a certain preliminary would be required.' When told that the minimum cost of this would be $25. the woman balked and said the marriage attempt would be abandoned. They left without the license. Duke, Don Song and Cassldy, in their great Chinese novelty and the Kisners In their marvelous balancing and equilibrastic feats, make up an attraction that bars none in its originality and preclseness. - AN ARTISTIC SIGN. Milton, Ind.. June 28. Willis Leverton and company, blacksmiths have a new sign. The lettering and painting was done by George Leibhart. of Milton, who is a very artistic painter. Mr. Leibhart has a large number of paintings, in pictures, that will compare favorably with any of the noted painters. He is a brother of Frank Leibhart of Richmond. ' KILLED TWO FOXES. Milton, Ind., June. 28. Santford Mustin, living about five miles south of Milton, killed two large foxes on the farm of W. E. Williams, Friday. Matrimony has been described as a drama in two acta. Act L Pays her addresses. Act IL Pays for . her dresses. Woman's Life. n All Recordd

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C "' esSmWJSJSB ' CbU-IVccEx Jcnc 3 FIRST THREE DAYS Fcr Gcidrrs cl Itc!r JCcs3r 22. To ell pcrCs cl itlTC cc3 cl ProCELEORATIOn BY CIIURCilV7AS ' HELD Rev. Gabel Addressed tire U. B. Congregation. The celebration of the third ann! versary of the United Brethren church. North Eleventh and B streets, held yesterday morning, was largely attended by members of the congregation. An excellent address was given by Rev. Gabel of Dayton. O., who spoke on the abject, "Con eolation in 8ong." Dr. Gabel was instrumental in the congregation purchasing the church, upon ita vacation by the United Presbyterian gation. -Talk." said Vode like rain. A certain t to welcome an' necessary. But deluge r Washington Star. u

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