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BARNARD IS NOT A WARM FAVORITE POLL VOTE SHOWS Life Subscribers of Success Magazine in This District Did Not Approve of Support Of Cannon. SAY THEY WILL NOT GIVE THEIR SUPPORT As Result of Ballots Received, It Is Shown That the Insurgent Movement Is Strong Over the U. S. Judging from a straw vote recently taken by Success magazine among its life subscribers in the sixth congressional district of Indiana, all of whom are said to be representative citizens, and all republicans, Congressman W. O. Barnard is not what might be called a "hot favorite." In this district the magazine has twenty-one life subscribers, and of each one the following questions were asked: Question 1. Do you approve the position of the representative of your district in the speakership contest last spring? Question 2. Would you vote for him if there should be another election this month, provided that he were opposed by a reputable man of the opposite party? Question 3. Is it your desire that , he support the administration and policies of Speaker Cannon, or would you prefer that he oppose them? What the Replies Were. , In reply to question one, 2 voted yes and 14 voted no. Five did not answer. In reply to question three, every one of the twenty-one voted no. The following questions' were submitted to the life subscribers of Success all over the country. These questions were mailed to 22,500 people and up to December 5th, 13,103 ballots had been received, which is 58 percent of the total: Question 1. Do you now believe that your vote tor presidential candidate in November, 1908, was wisely cast? , Question 2. Are you satisfied with the first nine months' experience in the administration of President Taft? Question 3. Do you approve the position of Senator Aldrich in the recent tariff legislation? Question 4. Do you approve the position of Speaker Cannon in the recent tariff legislation? Question 5. Do you approve the position of President Taft in the recent tariff legislation? Question 6. Is it your desire that President Taft should support and co operate with Senator Aldrich. and Speaker Cannon in the general public policies which they represent? Question 7. Do you desire that he should oppose them? The totals, per question, are as follows: REPUBLICAN VOTE. Question 1. 5,657 yes; 537 no; 2,093 not answering. Question 2. 3,092 yes; 2,490 no; 2,778 not answering. Question 3. 536 yes; 6,322 no; 1,502 not answering. Question 4. 490 yes; 6,485 no; 1,385 not answering. Question 5. 2,102 yes; 3,580 no; 2,678 not answering. Question 6. 689 yes; 6,303 no; 1.568 not answering. Question 7. 6,219 yes; 461 no; 1,680 not answering. DEMOCRATIC VOTE. . Question 1. 2,333 yes; 208 no; 630 not answering. Question 2. 500 yes; 1,853 no; 860 not answering. Question 3. 40 yes; 2,927 no; 204 not answering. Question 4. 30 yes; 2,979 no; 204 not answering. Question 5. 242 yes; 2,361 no; 610 not answering. Question 6. 119 yes; 2,782 no; 312 not answering. Question 7.-2,801 yes; 54 no; 358 not answering. GETS HEW REPORTS County Auditor Coe today received the new blank reports form the Stats Board of Accounts, which are to be filled out the first of the year. The blanks contain a detailed report of the school fund. At present there are S3 loans on the school trust fund, and but one delinquent The county has mon ey loaned now to the sum of $200,000, at 6 per cent Interest, In ' the school fund. FOR FISHER ESTATE. The Dickinson .Trust company has been appointed administrator of the estate of P. B. Fisher. The estate is valued at SL6ML

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R. G. Leeds States Today He Does Not Want to Be State Chairman. CHANGE IN COUNTY RACE In this morning's Indianapolis Star, a list of possible candidates for republican state chairman, one selected from each district, was published. In this article it was mentioned that friends of R. G. Leeds were urging him to make the race. When Mr. Leeds was shown the article this morning, he branded it as purely fictitious. "I am not a candidate and I have not the slightest ambition to fill the office," he said. He stated that the Star article wa3 the first intimation that he had been considered for chairman. It was announced today that Charles Potter had informed his friends that he intended to withdraw his announcement that he would be a candidate for republican chairman for Wayne coun ty. He made the announcement last week. This leaves the field without an entry, although it is quite probable that the effort to have Linus Meredith enter the race will be successful. A WOMAN FIGHTS WITH 2 ROBBERS One of Cracksmen Is Killed And Another Is Beaten Insensible. HAPPENS AT OYSTER BAY BRAVE WOMAN ACCOMPANIED HR HUSBAND WHEN HE WENT TO DRIVE AWAY CROOKS FROM A STORE BUILDING. (American News Service) New York, Dec. 20. One cracksman was shot and another clubbed into insensibility early today in a battle with a woman at Farmingdale. L. I., near Oyster Bay, where Theodore Roosevelt's home is. Mrs. Dorothy Golden, fighting to save her husband in Thompson Brothers general store, routed a third bandit. Golden, fearing an attack on the store when he heard a noise there, left his home to investigate. Mrs. Golden insisted on accompanying him. She was armed with a club; he, with a re volver. At the store' they saw three men working at the safe. Golden gave battle; his wife joined in, and , laid out one robber with her club. ! Golden shot another and the third es-! caped, though chased by a crowd. The j wounded man said he was Thomas : Fitzpatrick, and gave his home as 39 , Bowery. He was taken to Nassau! hospital in a critical condition. The ' man Mrs. Golden clubbed was Peter O'Connor. FLYER IN A CRASH Pennsylvania Limited Smashed Into Derailed Freight Car Today. ONE MAN FATALLY HURT (American News Service) Canton, O., Dec. 20. William Alexander of East Palestine, Ohio, fireman, is dying today and a number of passengers are suffering from shock and slight injuries as a result of the collision of the Pennsylvania special, the eighteen hour train, enroute from New York to Chicago and a derailed freight car just west of Massillon, O., about three o'clock this morning. The special carried about fifty passengers. Asleep in their berths before they realized what had happened they found themselves in the aisles or crashing through the windows of the train. In the confusion that followed many ran into the bitter cold air in their night clothes. The cause of the accident was peculiar. The special was passing an eastbound freight train at'the B. & O. crossing, just west of Massillon when a car of meat broke loose from the freight and was hurled across the next track. The special was being drawn by two locomotives. The accident held up their special three hours and the delay cost the road about $150 in rebates to the passengers. THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair tonight and Tuesday, lowly rising temperature.

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ZELAYA CAN NOT DICTATE WHO IS TO BE SUCCESSOR Washington Informed That No Person Named by Former Dictator Will Satisfy General Estrada. OLD CLIQUE MUST BE DRIVEN FROM POWER Transport Buffalo Has Arrived At Corinto With 700 Marines, Bringing the Total to 1,200 Now. (American News Service) Washington, Dec. 20. General Estrada, leader of the Nicaraguan Revolutionists, today cabled the state depart ment that no person selected by Zelaya will be accepted by the majority of the Nicaraguans. Fighting will continue unless the Zelaya clique is entirely eliminated. Estrada asks this government to recognize his government. Arrives at Corinto. Corinto, Dec. 20. With the arrival here of the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo, carrying 700 marines, the United States today has a body of 1,200 men ready for instant action. The Buffalo is armed with two 5-inch guns, four 4-inch, two Colts and six 6-pounders. With the Albany and the Yorktown already here, the harbor presents a war like aspectThe arrival of the Princeton, which has hurried down the coast from Bremerton, swells the number of United States guns trained on Corinto by six 4-inch rapid fire guns, four 5-pounders. two onepounders and two Colts. Rear Admiral Kimball has every man and every gun in readiness to Jump into active service: FAIR WAGES WANTED Workers on Two Eastern Railroads Have Made Demands on Companies. ASK FOR WESTERN RATE (American News Service) Boston, Dec. 20. The chairmen of the system committee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors today were prepared to notify the officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, and of the Boston & Maine railroad, that their organizations have decided to request a revision of the present wage scale and working rules agreement. The men's demands include an equalization of wages and working hours to bring the standard on the Eastern roads up to those on the Western roads. The men on the New Haven and Boston and Maine systems, practically ask for an eleven per cent wage increase and the ten-hour work day. At present they are on an eleven-hour basis. WAS ODD ELECTION No One Wanted to Vote for a Road Supervisor in Jefferson Township. OLD OFFICER HOLDS OVER A peculiar condition of affairs arose Saturday in the election of a road supervisor In the fourth district of Jefferson township. Notwithstanding the fact that there are fifty voters in the township, no votes were cast. Perhaps the chilly atmosphere had some thing to do with it. However, James A. Brown, the present road supervisor, is congratulating himself over his re election. His opponent did not even vote for himself. The clerks at the booth waited patiently all day for the voters to arrive and cast their ballots, but they all failed to appear. It is the first time in the history of the county, it is said, that such an occurrence has taken place. A SYNDICATE SMASH (American News Service) London, Dec. 20. A dispatch from Paris says that the syndicate formed there for the purpose of securing the listing of United States Steel stock on the Paris Bourse has been dissolved and the scheme abandoned.

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GiW-DIVORCES This Reform Is Advocated in A Sermon by the Rev. Huntington. GROWTH OF EVIL SHOWN HE SAYS THAT CIVIL MARRIAGE AND CIVIL DIVORCE HAVE BEEN PROVEN FAILURES WHAT HIS PLAN IS. The divorce evil was rehearsed in all its glaring details by the Rev. David C Huntington, pastor of the St. Paul's Episcopal church, in a sermon delivered yesterday morning on the subject, "Marriage and Divorce." The Rev. Mr. Huntington in declaring his stand in favor of church marriage and church divorce, stated however, that there was only one reason for which a church divorce should be granted and that was adultery. The enormous growth of the divorce evil was vividly pointed out by the pastor, who said that it begin before the reformation. ; Wayne County Leads List. The Rev. Mr. Huntington advocated church divorce as well as church marriage. He declared that-the church should, .through her regularly appointed delegates, legislate for all her members, and all of the members of the church should abide by the decision of the delegates. He said that civil marriage and divorce was a failure. Statistics were introduced by the speaker which showed the alarming condition of affairs. It was shown that the relation of divorces! to marriages in Indiana was about tlto 10 and according to the speaker, there are more divorces granted in 'Wayne county in proportion to the number of people, than in any other county in the state. A CARDINAL DYING (American News Service) Rome, Dec. 20. All hope for the recovery of Cardinal Satolli, former papal delegate to the United States, was practically abandoned today. Since he was stricken with nephritis his condition has been steadily becoming more critical, though occasional rallies had kept his attendants encouraged. REPORT WAS FILED The election of trustees for the West Richmond Society of Friends has been filed in the office of the county recorder. Will Bobbins.- The trustees elected were as follows: Mary L. Jenkins, Mary B. Morrison, J. M. Gluys, Thomas EHleman, Fred S. Butler and Akmxo M. Gardner. . -

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HUNT FOKROES Angry Alabama M6b Today Scours Country for Alleged Murderers. A LYNCHING IS PROBABLE (American News Service) Selma, Ala., Dec. 20. A dozen parties today scoured the country about here and Arlington in a man bunt for four negroes Clinton Montgomery and his three brothers, accused of murder. It was declared today that if the fugitives were captured, nothing could prevent a quadruple lynching. The negroes are accused of killing a well known citizen. A. L. Lewis, from ambush on Saturday, at Arlington, a small town on the Southern railroad between here and Mobile. In spite of rain and snow, scores today pushed on the search, which was begun immediately after the murder. G. RHODIOS DIES FROMJPERATIOII Wealthy Indianapolis Young Man, With Odd Career, Died Today. WEDDED RESORT KEEPER AND THE RESULT OF THIS UNION WAS A LONG FIGHT IN - THE COURTS, THE MARRIAGE FIN ALLY DISSOLVED. Indianapolis, Dec. 20. George Rbodias, who several years ago inherited a million dollars worth of property in the heart of Indianapolis and was a well known man about town, died at five o'clock this morning at Dr. Sterne's sanitarium following an operation for blood clot on the brain. Broken in mind and health, Rhodius was taken about two years ago from his apartments in the Circle Park hotel. Indianapolis, to Louisville. Ky., where he was married to Alma Dare, keeper of a notorious resort in Indianapolis. Rhodius had led a dissipated life and had consorted with the Dare woman for years. It was charged that she kidnapped him to obtain the estate. After a sensational honeymoon chase, taken part in by lawyers and detectives employed by the estate and which extended all through the eastern part of the country, Rhodius was brought back to Indianapolis and later the marriage was annulled by the Hancock county court, after a Ions triaL The Dare woman, had appealed the case to the supreme court. The disposition of the million dollar estate will now probably involve bit ter and sensational litigation.

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Virginia Bogue, the California authoress, famed as queen of the recent Portola carnival in San Francisco, who has become the bride of Charles L. Baron, scion of an old Italian family -that boasts the blood of the Bor gias. Mr. Baron is a mural decorator by profession, but last summer in San Francisco, when orders were slow for his services, be obtained work as

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ported he was a street car conductor, but his bride denied that story ' although she said she would have married him just the same.

Y. M. B. C. IS TO HOLD A MEETING An Important Session Will Be Held at Council Chamber Tuesday Night. A FALL FESTIVAL REPORT SHOWING Ay DEFICIT OF OVER $1,000 WILL BE READ, AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES WILL BE APPOINTED. The final meeting of the present year of the Young Men's Business club will be held tomorrow " evening, at the council chambers, at which time important matters will be considered. One will be to plan a campaign for 1910 and the other to hear a report on the financial condition of the Fall Festival. It is probable that other important business matters will be considered. President R. G. Leeds will announce the members of the two committees to have charge of the nominations of officers and directors to succeed the present officials, whose terms of office expires in January. The reports of the nominating committees will be made in time for the meeting early next month, when the election will be held. Report by Taylor. Frank Taylor, treasurer of the Fall Festival association, organized under the auspices of the Y. M. B. C, will make his report. It will show that in giving the largest of all public events ever held In this city, a deficit of approximately $1,000 has resulted. The report will show that approximately $6,000 was collected in subscriptions. It will be published in detailed form, following the approval of the members. LETTERS ARE GIVEN Fifteen men were finally awarded football "eV at Earlham college after a controversy as to who was entitled to wear the letter. The matter was at last compromised and the letters were awarded on the basis of seventy minute games. The following men received the letter: Captain Stanley, Captain-elect Bruner, Johnson, Lewis. TurbyvUle. Kelsey, Hughbanks. Furnas, Reagan, Larranee, Haworth, C. K. Jones, Coppock, Connolly and Cook. WILL GIVnUOSICAL (Palladium Special) Hagerstown. Ind-, Dec. 20. The Methodist Sunday school will give a musical and literary program at the ifhnrch on Sunday evening, Dec. 26th,

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NATURAL GAS CO. ASKS FRANCHISE: BOARD FAVORS IT And Tonight the FranchiseOrdinance Will Be Submitted to Council, But No Action Is Probable. PROPOSITION HANDLEl IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY For Some Time It Has Beta Considered by the BotX But All Information Was Closely Guarded. . At the session of the city council to night an ordinance will be presented for the granting of a 25-year franchise to the Natural Gas company, to manufacture artificial gas. It la not considered probable that the ordinance will be given consideration tonight, as the city fathers, it is said, are much more interested in the proposed banquet that is to be siren at the old engine house in the south side, than they are to matters pertaining to municipal affairs. The board of works met in special session this morning, at which time an ordinance, drawn np by the attorneys for the Richmond Natural Gas company, mas presented for approval. With the addition of two provisions, the franchise was favored and will be presented to the board again this afternoon for its final approval. It will then be carried to council for consider ation. Gum Shoe Tactics. The action of the board In franchise application of the Richmond Natural Gas company, has been very mysterious. During the past year there have been two or three secret sessions held by the board and the company officials. All publicity was carefully avoided, and information by the board and the company has been denied the local press until today, which marks the termination of the negotiations. Just last week, when the Palladium broadly hinted to the public that a franchise proposal had been submitted to the board by the Richmond Natural Gas company. E. G. Hibberd. president of the corporation. In an Interview, absolutely denied any knowledge of the matter. The board, also, at that time, was reticent with the desired information. The question involved by the franchise desired by the Natural Gas company is a most important one. The rate established in the proposed franchise would not only be the rate of the petitioning; corporation, but also that of its competitor, the Richmond light. Heat and Power company. It Is the general opinion that the rate, as proposed in the franchise just submitted, should be given more consideration. Maximum Rate 90 Cents. The ordinance provides that- the Richmond Natural Gas company ball on and after the passage of the ordinance, manufacture artificial gas and take out a franchise for 25 years, with this end In view. It provides that the company shall not charge, collect or receive from any consumer of artificial gas any greater rate or price than 9Q cents per thousand cubic feet, subject to a ten per cent discount. If paid within ten days after the bills presented are due. It is provided, however, that the company shall have the right to make a minimum charge of fiO cents per month to all consumers of artificial gas. The company agrees by the terms of the ordinance to furnish proper gas meters for artificial gas. but shall charge no meter rent. Unless the company begins the manufacture of artificial gas within two years after the passage of the ordinance, all rights and privileges granted shall cease. Two New Previsions. Two new provisions were added to the ordinance this morning. The company will agree to extend pipe line from the main for applicants tor private consumption of artificial gas for each one hundred feet, on the average. It was also agreed that in case a commission shall be created by the state for the purpose of regulating public utilities, including gas companies, the Richmond Natural Gas company shall be subject to the provision of such law. The question has arisen that the Richmond Natural Gas company could not obtain a franchise to manufacture artificial gas because It has been alleged that the franchise taken out by the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company for six years, was exclusive as to the right to manufacture gas. However, ft is claimed by those who are In a position to know, that the franchise of the Richmond Light. Heat and Power company. Is not exclusive, and does not prevent other companies from entering- the artificial Held, ft they so desire. It is not thought the matter of granting the franchise will be seriously discussed at the meeting-' of council tonight. It is declared that the question will be left entirely in the hands of the new administration,