Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 25, 2 December 1909 — Page 4

TIIE KICH3IOXD PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRAM, TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1900.

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Tte Richmond Palladium and SiB-Teleoram Published and owned by the PALLADIUM PRINTING CO. Issued 7 day each week, evenings and : Sunday morning. Office Corner North 9th and A streets. Home Phone 1121. RICHMOND. INDIANA. R.dolph G. Led. editor Charles M. M.rg-aa . . .Maaasioa; Krfltor Carl Hmhiirdt AaMrtate Udltor IV. It. Pouad.toae. . w Bdltor. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In IMchmond $5.00- per year (In advance) or 10c per week. MAIL. SUBSCRIPTIONS. One year. In advance $3.00 fix month, in advance 2.60 One month, in advance 45 RURAL ROUTES. One year, in advance $2.50 Six months, in advance 1.50 One month, in advance .......... .25 Address Changed as often as desired; both new and old addresses must be given. Subscribers will please remit with order, which should be given for a specified term; name will not be entered until payment is received.

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Items Gathered in From Far and Near

Equal Rights for Swiss Women. From the New York World. The congress of Swiss Women's Societies, which has just been meeting in Berne, passed a resolution urging conscription for women. The Swiss women not only seek equal privileges with men, but are willing to assume the burden of equal responsibilities and equal duties. Yet they have common sense enough to realize that the duties of men and women are not the same; so, while the conscription for men requires their service in the army, the conscription the women ask ,for themselves will require their service to learn and practice nursing, first aid to the Injured, the administration of civic or national relief to the poor and the general work of philanthropic institutions. They ask that all women between eighteen and twenty years of age be subject to it for two years. These Swiss women also petitioned the national congress to distribute copies of the civil code free to every member of their societies. The legislature promptly acceded to this request, and now all the women of Switzerland are busy studying law. What a practical nation is the Swiss! And what lessons in wisdom and common sense might not our professional women and the more radical suffragetes of England learn from their Swiss sisters!

Joy Riding. From tho Indianapolis News. Already additional laws and ordinances have been made necessary by the automobile, and it is evident that we are going to need still more. For the protection of the public as well as the automobile owners it would be worth while to make it a misdemeanor, subject to a work-house penalty, for any one to use an automobile without the consent of the owner, and on a second conviction to make the revocation of the chauffeiy's license mandatory. Against the joy rider the public Is not yet sufficiently well protected, and an effective means of his restraint Is well worth the attention of the city authorities.

-A Pink Trip Slip." From the New York Tribune. On the street railways of Chemnitz, Germany, the fares have recently been readjusted, and now vary according , to distance. Passengers receive tickets, the color of which indicates the sum they pay. Whatever advantages this antiquated system may possess. It has at least one drawback it imposes a new tax on the conductor's time and attention.

Nebraska Non-Partisans. From the 'Omaha Bee. The non-partisanship with which the democratic organs in Nebraska were surcharged during the late campaign has vanished already even faster than it was acquired. A non-partisan democrat belongs in a dime museum.

TWINKLES

(By Philander Johnson)

8uspicious. "What was that name on the program?" asked Mr. Curarox. "Do you mean de Walkure?" "That's it. . I'll bet that's merely one of those fancy foreign nom de plumes and that the party's real name was Walker."

All Kinds. "it takes all kinds of people to make a world," said the ready-made philosopher. . "Certainly," answered the plain person, "look at explorers. Some of them excel with mathematical instruments and some with typewriters and picture machines."

An Entirely Different Season. No wandering wind that softly blows, No languid petals dropping, Invite to rhapsody an pose It's time for Christmas shopping.

THE THORN IN THE FLESH The Richmond City Water Works and its franchise is still a live issue.

"Dar ain no surer way o losing yoh present job," said Uncle Eben, "dan lettln' around thiakin' "bout how

Haverhill is a small Massachusetts town. It has a gas company in which the original incorporators actually paid in $ "5,000. Today the company says its plant, Including the "going value" Is worth $400,000. The company has been paying dividends of 10 per cent, on its stock. No more money has been paid in by the stockholders. Where did the increase come from? This has been paid out of the profits. In other words, the people have paid yearly 10 per cent, on the original investment of $75,000. They have paid $;525(O0 out of their pockets for the extension of the business. This is in addition to the running expenses and the depreciation. The $325,000 belongs to the people of Haverhill but they have nothing to show for it. The incorporators had nothing to do with this increase in the value of their gas company. That, they did not earn. That is the UNEARNED INCREMENT or the increase for which tho stockholders are not responsible for

Haverhill, like other towns, will keep on growing. The company will extend its business and pay for the extensions out of the rates. The plant will keep on advancing in value at a ratio precisely equal to the growth of the town. If the plant were a municipal plant this UNEARNED INCREMENT would belong to the citizens. It is not the monopoly which is really objectionable, it is the UNEARNED INCREMENT. If the town of Haverhill had some way of getting what it puts into the plant annually either a corresponding reduction in rates or an interest In the growing business which it, and not the Investors, are responsible for, the citizens would not think the monopoly a hardship. In fact the competition of another plant would involve a duplication of machinery and operating expenses and original investment.

Those who are thoroughly abreast with the aspect of the public service corporation agree on the fact (from the standpoint of equity to citizens that the UNEARNED INCREMENT is the one thorn in the flesh. The only discussion is as to the form that an adjustment of the unearned increment shall take. .

We have already pointed out that the removal of the problem of the UNEARNED INCREASE of the value of public utilities means the removal of the monopoly question. Shall the rates be reduced in direct ratio to the UNEARNED INCREMENT? Shall the city buy back the plant in order to keep the unearned increment from getting larger? Shall the city erect a plant of its own and duplicate expenses and Investment in order to compete and lessen the rates (a method of attacking rather than absorbing the UNEARNED INCREMENT)? Shall the city effect some arrangement by which it shall receive stock in return for not competing with the plant, and in return for the money which it has already invested represented by the UNEARNED INCREMENT? These are various alternatives but they all rest on the UNEARNED INCREMENT.

It will be obvious that any consideration of the Richmond City Water Works situation must take into account the UNEARNED INCREMENT. It r"-ist also take into account these alternatives.

much better you could do somebody else's work."

Next Best. "A clear conscience is a fine thing in public life." "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "and next to that is a talent for explaining."

The Peace and Quiet Route. Up there in the clouds is a silence alluring. No trolley buzzing and clanging all day! No agents so sternly intent on insuring Your life which seems hardly worth while, anyway! No envy or pride superciliously noting Your humble endeavors for earthly content! Like a mote in the sunlight you find yourself floating As your airship drifts forth in the blue firmament. No clash of opinions where friendships are shattered! No fierce altercations paraded afar! No songs that are silly! No jokes that are battered! No "problem" to fit an emotional star. The globe where so long men have striven and fainted At last we forsake for a silence serene. Ah, what greater bliss could by fancy be painted. Than your own reserved seat in a flying machine.

MASONIC CALENDAR.

Thursday, Dec. 2. Wayne Council, No. 10, R. & S. M., Stated Assembly and election of officers. Saturday, Dec. 4 Loyal Chapter, No. 49. O. E. S., Stated Meeting.

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Undoubtedly the following prescription will work wonders for that great class of men who, through dissipation of their natural strength, find themselves in their "second childhood' long before the three score and ten alloted to life's pleasures and enjoyments are reached. It is presumed to be infallible, and highly efficient in quickly restoring in "nervous exhaustion." weak vitality, melalcholia and the functions. First get fifty cents worth of compound fluid balmwort in a one-ounce package, and three ounces syrup sarsaparilla compound: take home, mix and let stand two hours; then get one ounce compound essence cardiol and one ounce tincture cadomcne compound (not cardamom). Mix all in a six or eight ounce bottle, shake well, and take ne teaspoonful after each meal and one when retiring, following by a drink of water. By mixing it at home no man need be the wiser as to another's shortcomings, and expensive fees are avoided. 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 above home treatment is given. It contains no opiates or habitforming drugs whatever. Mix It at home and no one will be the wiser as to your affliction.

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BIG TRADE CENTER

Australia Will Be Big Market When Wireless Scheme Is Completed.

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(American News Service) Washington, Dec. 2. That Australia will be one of the important trade centers of the South Seas, as soon as the proposed scheme to link up the islands of the Pacific by wireless telegraphy becomes a reality, is the prediction of United States Consul John F. Jewell, to Melbourne, in a recent report. For this reason, he says the United States should endeavor to hold and increase its share in the trade of Austrailian markets. Considerable interest has been aroused by the Pacific Radio-Telegraph company, who are undertaking this project. The press here and Parliament are giving much thought to the matter, and, as far as can be said, are favorably inclined towards the project. ' As is known, there is a vast area of the practically unknown Pacific Ocean, which is studded with many small islands and archipelagoes of greater or lesser importance, and rich in many products. The linking of these islands by the proposed system of wireless telegraphy will, it is believed, result in their rapid development. It has been stated that Germany already has in hand a project to link her own islands by a system of radio-telegraphy, connecting with the telegraph systems of the world through the cable at Guam. The British proposal, if adopted, is intended to connect even the remote group of islands, and. linked by telegraphy to each other and to the world, they would soon become familiar names in all markets. Australia would endeavor to hold and to develop this island commerce as its own. By reason of geographical advantages, the Australian markets would grow in importance with the growth of the Pacific trade, and in those markets the United States should strive to maintain an increasing share of providing better, faster and more dependable communication than at present exists.

Europe's Highest Village. "The highest Tillage in Europe" is the inscription on a postcard which shows a group of wooden cottages on a bleak hill, with no sign of vegetation in sight and bftTing as a background a range of ice covered moantains. The name of the place is Corneas, in the Canton Wall is. It lies 2,047 meters above the sea ieTeL "where Monte Rosa raises its gigantic head Into the clouds.' The Tillage consists of four families, and the latest census gives it a population of twenty-six. "The storms of spring and fall and the snows of the winter months." says the sender of the card, "make life a dreary one. and still the people look nappy, end doubtless they are so."

BUREAU IS ABOUT READY TO STABT BEFORMJAMPAIGII Vigilance Organization of the Indiana Brewers Will Be Ready for Operations Within a Few Days. BONA FIDE EFFORT FOR LAW OBEYANCE

Complete Record of Every Man Engaged in the Retail Liquor Business in the State Has Been Secured.

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(Palladium Specials Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. '2. It is an

nounced by the manager of the vigilance bureau of the association of Indiana brewers that the bureau will be ready for operation within the next few days, and from that time on there will be trouble for saloon keepers who disobey the laws and refuse to clean ur their business. It is not known yet just how many men will be put in the field by the bureau to gather information about the bad saloons, but it is said at headquarters that the force will be large enough to look after things as they should be looked after. Considerable doubt has been expressed as to the sincerity of the brewers in this move, but the brewers themselves insist that it is a bona fide effort to improve the saloon conditions in this state, and that the public will see it In a short time. As proof that they mean what they say, the brewers are pointing to the things that were accomplished in Ohio during the first two years that the bureau was in operation in that state. They quote from a report made by the manager of the bureau to the state association in Ohio. Must Be Cleaned Up. The report says that the first thing done was to obtain a complete and accurate list of all persons in the state engaged in the retail liquor business. This has already been done by the Indiana bureau. Then the Ohio bureau sent a letter to each saloon keeper, telling him that the saloon business in this state must be cleaned, and that the salvation of the business depends in obedience to the law. This also has been done in this state. When these letters were sent out in Ohio, they brought many answers commending the brewers for the stand they were taking. Many others ridiculed the movement and charged that

it was started for the purpose of fool

ing the people. The next thing was the sending of letters to all of the brewers in the state, asking them to co-operate with the bureau in its work, and asking them to report to the bureau any unfavorable conditions which they

might find in their territory. Only

five brewers in the state pledged their sincere support and co-operation. One brewer wrote that if any of his customers were molested he mould sue the organization. In several places the brewers got to fighting among themselves, charging each other with reporting his competitor's customers and overlooking their own, and using the bureau as a trade issue. That brewer had occasion to regret his stand within a short time. Newspapers Were Shy. Newspapers at first were afraid to give the movement publicity. Politicians and newspapers were afraid to endorse the movement. Prohibitionists and Anti-saloon workers also denounced the bureau. The civic officials in several towns, large and small, charged that the bureau was insincere and not honest in its purpose and refused to listen to any proposition from it. The result was that during the first year the bureau in Ohio had not only to fight the disreputable saloon keepers, but the local officials and some times the brewers. But the bureau organized its secret service department with twenty-five men, their duty being to obtain evidence and information of the manner in which saloons were conducted in the various cities and towns of the state. These men were paid from G to $10 a day and expenses. They were obtained from a detective agency and did not always do good work, so a little lat?r the bureau hired men of their own and conducted the work. Here is what the bureau accomplished during th? first year, according to the report, in spite of all of the adverse criticism and conditions: Work of Ohio Bureau. Fifty-two saloons tore out the partitions of their wine rooms. Twenty-four saloons conducted a3 assignation houses were put out of business. Thirty-eight saloons conducted a3 resorts put out of business. Sixteen saloons convicted as disorderly houses and satisfactorily regulated. Gambling suppressed in thirty-eight places. Ten convictions for selling to minors and this practice was broken up to a large extent all over the state. Thew bureau drew up and helped to pass closing ordinances In three towns.

The report says that at the opening)

of the second year things did not look bright, but it says that within the first quarter of the second year conditions changed. Civic officials began to work In unison with the bureau. The

bureau succeeded in convincing thej

people that it was not bluffing and not playing politics. Letters began to pour In, telling the bureau of violations of the liquor laws and pointing out places where work should be done.

Eggemeyer's - Eggemeyer's

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Special Grocery Menittiom For This Week Dressed Turkeys, Dressed Ducks, Dressed Chickens, Fresh Mushrooms, Sweet Cider, Green Cucumbers, Oyster Plant, Genuine Roquefort Cheese (in the loaf). Head Lettuce, Endive, Young Beets, Genuine Shellbark Hickory Nuts. Special No. 1 Extra fine 64 size Grape Fruit, regular 10c seller, 4 for 25c. Ferndell Green Asparagus Ferndell Sliced Apricots Ferndell French Lima Beans Ferndell Plum Pudding Ferndell Red Raspberries Ferndell Stuffed Olives Ferndell Olive Relish Ferndell Corn Relish Ferndell Pastry Flour Ferndell Wheat Flakes Ferndell Chili Sauce Ferndell Cocktail Sauce Ferndell Salad Dressing Ferndell Maple Syrup Ferndell Brand Food Products are the best goods that sun, rain, soil and the skill of man can produce. Everything for the table to be found under this brand. We are exclusive agents in Richmond. Special No 2 New, fine quality English Walnuts (2 days only), 3 lbs. for 50c Special No. 3 Combination of dependable staple Canned Goods. 3 Cans Peas; 3 Cans Stg. Beans; 3 Cans Tomatoes; 3 Cans Corn, all for $1.00. Special No. 4 Genuine Vulcan Safety Matches, regular $1.00 packages. Full Gross Packages and genuine Vulcan. 65c Package (2 days) Special No. 5 Rolled Oats, National Brand, fine, clean quality, 3 pkgs., 25c. Special No. 6 Santa Claus Laundry Soap you know what it is Per box 1 00 Bars $3.00 , Box, 50 Bars $1.60: i Box, 25 Bars 85c

John M. Eggemeyer & Sons 4th and Main Sts.

In a few localities last year ministers associations and good government clubs charged the brewers with carrying on the movement for effect. The bureau then made them this offer: "You may have at your disposal the men in our employ or you can hiri your own, push the work to suit yourselves, prosecute violators of the law regardless of who or where they are and we will foot the bill of expense." No one accepted the proposition, but the report says the offer proved thi earnestness of the offer and of the movement, and put a stop to the charges.

The tobacco grown in the United States is of two general types or classes: (1) Cigar tobacco, and C2t chewing, smoking, snuff, and export tobaccos. In 13!$ something more than ISO million pounds of cigar tobacco was grown in the United States and nearly four times the amount of the other types.

Jap children are not allowed in school until ofter their sixth year.

You won't tire of buckwheat cakes when they are made from Walter's Pennsylvania Buckwheat. At your grocers. ,

You Are Invited to Visit Us, Especially During Xmas Shopping

We are busy just now encouraging that well dressed feeling. When we say that our Clothing is as good as it looks. We are eaying what the garments themselves prove to men who wear them. Salts and Overcoats $7.50 to $25 Our Children Suits and Overcoats are the embodiment of style and good taste. $2.50 to $7.50

K-Cae Price l - Clcfciers K - Ffcnii&ers

Xmas Suggestions Hats $1X0 to $3.00 Caps 50c to $1.50 Shirts 50c to $1.50 Neckwear 25c to $1X0 Mufflers 25c to $2X0 Collar Bags $1X0 to $3X0 Gloves, pair 50c to $4X0 Fancy Hosiery, pair 10c to 50c Sweater Coats $1.00 to $5.00 Fancy Silk Suspenders, one pair in a box. 50c to $1X0 Krone & Kennedy COS Main St. Richmond, Indiana.

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HOLIDAY DUYEOS We have our full Holiday Stock on hand and It will

S be a pleasure to show you g what unusual values you V. can obtain at our store. ss I Adams Dreg Store 5 6thfcMiia "TfceReMH Store"

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Beginning with this week, this store will be opened on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday evenings, until Dec. 1st, after which date we will open every night.

O.E. Dickinson

A FULL LINE OF THE NEW ART BRASS CRAFT METALOGRAPHY Moormann's Book Store. 520 MAIN ST.

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