Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 43, 20 December 1909 — Page 4

PACE FOUR.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN'-TELEliKAM, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1UU9.

TtB Richmond Palladium and Sun-Telegram Published and owned by the PALLADIUM PRINTING CO. Issued 7 days each week, evenings and Sunday morning. Office Corner Norh 9th and A streets. Home Phone 1131. RICHMOND. INDIANA.

Rudolph . Leeds KilHor Charles M. Morgin. . .MaMKl'C Kdltor Carl Bernhardt Associate Kdltor W. H. Pouadstone .ews Editor. SUBSCItlPTION TERMS. In Richmond $5.00 per year (In advance) or lOu per week. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS. On year. In advance f.VOO Six months, in advanm 2-0 One month, in advance 4j RURAL ROUTES. One year, in advance $2.r0 Hlx month", in aslvartc-n 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 bo entered until payment is received. Kntered at Richmond, Indiana, post office as second class mall matter. lb Association off Adesatisors (New York City) Ui till aaa srtllled to the slrenlatlea et this snattsetloa. Oaly the tlsweo et eeatataea la Its rtptrt on fear tks Assodatloa, TWINKLES (BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.) The Limit of Endurance. "I saw you in your automobile," said the physician. "You'll have to take more exercise." "Great Scott, doctor! When I get through cranking that car I can't stand any more exercise." Appreciation. "She had a good husband," said Mrs. Babbleton. "But she got a divorce from him." "Yes. She didn't know what a good husband he was till she saw how generously be behaved about the alimony." Gifts. Just once a year Man will appear In unaccustomed splendors. A necktie fine Of weird design And gorgeous silk suspenders. A Discouraging Theory. "Why do those critics say such disagreeable things?" asked the unhappy actress. "You mustn't blame them." answered the manager. "Probably they want to avoid being overlooked in the struggle for attention." "But can't they attract attention by saying pleasant things?" . "Not so much. When I was out west I learned that the man who pulls a gun on you is remembered twice as long as the one who offers you a cigar." The Shoppers. Oh, have you scn the shopping crush, Where all the bargains are? With pallid face and solemn hush Man views it from afar. But woman braves the awful din And does not lose her head, And angels, so to speak, rush in Where others fear to tread. She carries bundles in each hand And "neath her elbows, too, And with a smile so sweet and bland Still looks for something new. Our foot ball giants would not chance The broken limbs and necks They risk whom, in our ignorance, We style "the weaker sex." Locating Them. "The trusts seem to be at the bottom of everything," said the complaining person. "Wrong again," replied the quibbler. The trusts are always on top." Opportunity. To seize an opportunity seems such an easy thing! And yet whene'er one comes your way and to it you would cling You're pretty sure to find that some one else has seen it, too, And nailed it for his own advantage just ahead of you! Lavish Luxury. "The ultimate consumer is always kicking," said Mr. Dustin Stax, impatiently. "Well, hasn't he cause to kick?" "Certainly not I have been investigating. The amount of peanuts a vendor insists on giving you for five cents is astonishing." A Mystery Solved. "Where do all the pins go?" inquired the man with a penchant for the curious. "I don't know," answered Mr. Chuggins. "But since I have been fooling with an automobile I have been able to tell what becomes of all the tacks." Remedial Remorse. "You have taken a severe cold," said the solicitous friend. "Yes," replied the victim. "Well, you go to the drug store " "I've been there." "Were you benefited?" "Yes, I'll know how to behave next time. I've found that there are worse things than a cold." The Pre-Eminent Figure. Never mind dem speeches! Jca wait a little while.

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WHY HURRY?

It will doubtless come as somewhat of a surprise to the average and ordinary citizen of Richmond that there is apparently so advanced a condition of franchise granting in the case of the Richmond Natural Gas company which is seeking to enter the artificial field. We have it on the authority of the organ of the administration that the present Board of Public Works has agreed to certain propositions of the franchise seekers and that it is now in shape to bring up before council this evening. But it will not escape the citizen that things are being hurried just the slightest bit. It will not escape the citizen that the public has not been informed on what has been happening behind the veil. It has been known in this office that secret conferences have been held between the franchise seekers and th Board of Works in regard to this franchise, several times in the last ear. And now, to all appearances, the.e is a movement on foot to rush the franchise through at the last minute.

We have no idea that the council will agree to the first proposition that may be offered to it. There are many things to be said on bothsides of this question. But the first and most important is that there shall be no hurry and that the people shall have a thorough understanding of the whole affair before the franchise is granted.

The people have had bitter expe-ience in the past from franchises which were conceived in the outer drk and rushed through without due consideration. It will appear on the surface that it will be beneficial for the city to have competition between two companies in the gas business. No one is disposed to argue that. But there is a great danger that there will not be competition unless certain steps are taken by the city. Competition is supposed to take care of such matters as rates but not unless there are certain provisions in the franchise to obtain these things. Above all, it must be remembered that the Richmond Natural Gas company will not Ve put to great expense to switch over to the artificial field. Its mains are already laid, its connections are all in. it is in splendid financial condition . It will have all this as mere junk unless the city is minded to grant it an artificial franchise. Therefore, it is the city that holds the whip hand if itwill use it. The city ought to be able to obtain the most favorable terms. It is doing the company a far greater service than the company will give it in return. In this situation the city has every right to a really modern franchise. As to what this franchises should contain for the benefit of the city, there are some things that the citizens should know. The city can lose nothing by going slow in this matter. The Richmond Natural Gas company has everything to gain and nothing to lose. It will agree to very favorable terms to the city, rather than see its plant useless. '

It need hardly be said that by the terms of this franchise Richmond will be in a position for the first time in many years, to dictate to both tha Richmond Natural Gas company and the Light, Heat and Power company. This chance is not to be thrown away. There is a decided difference between an old style franchise and the new. Richmond ought to be tired of the old style by this time. There is no hurry in this matter. There is no reason why it should be rushed through. This is the chance the citizens have been waiting for for many years, and it will be many more years before it comes again. What can be given up so easily now, you will pay for month by month to both companies after this franchise is granted. In the meantime we see no cause for secret meetings on the part of the Board of Works, such as have occurred in the last year. Neither do we see the cause for hurry which is so apparent in those who are engineering this deal.

The town is in a position to dictate will it throw the chance away?

THE OUTER DARK It seems quite as surprising to us as it must to the other citizens of Richmond, that the present situation should be the case in the Richmond Natural Gas franchise. We refer to the reticent, handling of the franchise proposition by the Board of Public Works. For whatever reason this has been done, it remains most reprehensible and cannot be explained away on the grounds of expediency. This is unfortunate, as it is the first time that the administration has laid itself open to an act at which the finger of suspicion might be pointed. And now as the clock is about to strike twelve on this administration we regard it as particularly unfortunate that such a thing should happen. It may as well be interjected that under the Des Moines Plan such a thing could not occur. The people are kept constantly informed, and of right, ought to be, concerning the conduct of their business particularly on franchises. We shall be glad to hear any reason which the Board or the administration may be able to give as to why so important a matter as the granting of a franchise should be agreed to, or even approach the point of being agreed to, without the people being informed of such a proceeding. The people, in our estimation, are perfectly able to consider such a franchise, and ought to be given some consideration. Only a perfect confidence in council to do the right thing will restore the faith of the people. The haste with which this has arisen may be combatted on the ground that the Board has already turned down several propositions of the franchise seekers. But who has heard of it? And how? Franchises are not confidential matters to be dealt with as the property of the Board of Works they belong to the people. We see no excuse for the fact that the matter has been handled in this fashion, and are sorry that such a thing should mark the outgoing of the present city officials.

When Christmas time is over You kin pass 'cm out in style. We'll all be ready later Wif laughter an' applause, But jes' now we is busy Wif remarks from Santy Claus. We's done forgot de reasons Foh doubt an' discontent. We've made our resolutions Wif unanimous consent, So save yob. oratory Till when we needs it more; You'll notice, jes at present Dat ol' Santy has de floor. How a Plant Protects Itself. One little plant of South Africa protects itself by assuming a curious likeness to a white lichen that covers the rocks. The plant has sharp pointed green leaves. These are placed close together, with their points upward, and on the tip of each leaf is a little white, scaly sheath. The resemblance of the smooth surface these present to the lichen growing on the rocks, beside which it is always found. Is so great that it is not till you tread on It that you discover the deception. London Standard. GI LHOOLEY EXPLAINS HIMSELF A guarantee certificate goes with every bottle of 'Gilhooley's Irish Liniment" Tf the preparation does not cure Kczema. Rheumatism, Lumbago, or in fact any skin ailment, the druggist will grive you back your money for the certificate. If the certificate Is not with the bottle, dont take it. This is honest, between man and man. Gihooley Irish Liniment Co., St. Paal. Miss. For Sale fcjr A. G. Lakn A C.

HE Spokane Teachers Think They Are Entitled to Larger Incomes. A CAMPAIGN IS STARTED Spokane, Wash., Dec. 20. Three hundred and seventy-five teachers in Spokane's grade schools are ready to begin a campaign for 12-months-salary instead of nine months, as at present. They will also ask for an increase of 20 per cent. The Spokane Grade Teachers' association has sanctioned the movement. The highest salary paid to grade teachers in Spokane on the nine-month plan Is $900 a year. Although the teachers believe their cause a just one, they have not threatened to strike. They hope to win their points on a strictly educational campaign. However, their forces are strong and well organized and if their demands are refused, they are in position to close every grade school in the city. They will present their request backed by a petition signed by every member of the association some time in January, and this will be supplemented by petitions from parents of children attending the grade schools. The increased cost of living is the chief reason for demanding more pay. It is given out that the teachers will not accept a reapportionment of the present "Salary schedule,

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MONEYWANTEU

Items Gathered in From Far and Near

The Customs Frauds. From the Philadelphia Ledger. It appears that the practice of defrauding the revenue by short weights has not been confined to the sugar trust. The independent refineries, so called, the supposedly righteous antagonists of the wicked trust, now acknowledge to the same practices. One concern has offered restitution lo an amount that indicates about the same percentage of fraud as in the more conspicuous case and the amount of restitution to be exacted of the remaining "independent" is under consideration. The logical inference from these latest revelations is not that everybody engaged in business in New York is equally dishouest, but that the corruption of the customs service there has been so complete that it had become impossible to do business with the custom house upon an honest basis. The first jositive demonstration of the system of false weighing was not as applied to sugar, but to cheese and to various other imports. The sugar cases are more prominent because of the enormous value of the importations, and also because the business is confined to such a small number of large operators that it is possible to subject every one of them to an exact accounting. The Schools of Massachusetts. From the Fitchburg Sentinel. Massachusetts is evidently at a critical period in its educational career and it is of the highest importance that no mistake be made. The tendency of the times is toward magnifying the industrial side of education. There is so much work to do, and the demands of daily living and of the fashions which the women feel that they must observe are so inexorable, that the head of the family is hard pressed for the wherewithal to support the material side of life, while the better side is generally neglected for the inferior. This domination of the inferior is the phase of education which has to be met today. It is a feeling on the part of many people that the first duty they have to perform is to get enough to eat well, dress well, live in a first class house, supplied with all modern improvements, and spend well in the daily nonessentials which consume a great deal of money and bring in very small returns other than gratification of pride. Christmas Kindness. From the Baltimore Sun. Christmas is the time of all the year when the minds of men and women are most filled with thoughts of good will. It is the season of generous giving and good deeds. To most of us it is "the holidays," when we suspend our ordinary labors and give ourselves up to pleasure. But to many others the approach of Christmas means work from early morning until far into the night; rush and stress and long hours. This could be avoided to some extent by thoughtfulness on the part of the general public. Christmas shopping should be done as early as practicable. The stocks are now complete, the prices are as low as they are going to be. You do not save a penny by waiting; you get. your choice of a very large assortment of articles, and you get better attention from the Salespeople than you can possibly get two weeks from now. Vigorous Enough. From the Hartford Times. People who think there is less "backbone" in the Taft administration than in its predecessor should read the President's remarks to the assembled census supervisors at the White House Saturday. We recall nothing quite so strenuous and downright in the utterances of Mr. Roosevelt to any of the agents of the gov ernment as Mr. Taft's command to the census men to keep politics out of the census business, and especially out of their selection of subordinates Good. Introducing Bills. From the Boston Transcript. These are the days when an easy road to fame is open to the aspiring Congressman. He can introduce a bill; it sounds well to his constituents, costs him nothing, and on the law of averages is unlikely ever to cost the government anything, except the printing in connection therewith. Valuable Exchange? From the Philadelphia Inquirer. It is with feelings of emotion that we prepare to welcome back to the exchange table our esteemed contemporary the Congressional Record. It isn't exactly our idea of what a newspaper should be, especially in the sporting department, but we shall read it nevertheless. His Only Request. It happened once that a faithful Moslem married, but when he saw his wife she proved to be very unprepossessing. Some days after the marriage His wife said to him, "My dove, as yoti have many relatives I wish you would let me know before whom I may unveil." "My gazelle," he replied, "if thou wilt only hide thy face from me I care not to whom thou showest it." I L.ZZT&S Christmas and New Year HOLIDAY Excursions Dee. 24, 25, 31, 1909, Jaa. I, 1910

GREAT LOVE STORIES of HISTORY By Albert Pays on Terhun

Arthur and Guinevere "She was the finest woman in the universe. Her stature was noble and elegant, her complexion fair and her eyes the fairest blu of the heavens." Thus one chronicler describes the Princes Guinevere, daughter of the old Celtic king, Leodegraunce. Much of her story and Arthur's is so shrouded in legend that the actual facts are hard to determine. Here is the tale as it is generally accepted: Arthur, a Celtic prince, was spirited away in childhood by loyal servants to save him from assassination. When he reached manhood he was made knovr. to the people and (about 500 A. D.) became king of part of Britain. He found the country in terrible condition. Poverty stalked abroad. The wi'derness had swallowed up most of the farmland; robbers and cruel barons oppressed the poor. Arthur set out to remedy all this. To uid him in the task he gathered about him a , . . , band of nobles The Kmghts of knQwn fts the Round Table. ..Knights of the Round Table," who were Bworn to redress wrongs, help the needy, protect women and lead upright lives. So well did Arthur govern and so ably did his knights aid him that soon the kingdom was prosperous and safe. The bravest of the Knights of the Round Table was Sir Lancelot of the Lake. Arthur and Lancelot were as ,brothers in their affection for one another. The king saw and fell in love jwith the beautiful Guinevere. Being jdetained at home by affairs of state, 'he did not go to her father's court to woo her In person, but chose Lancelot as his messenger. Now, Lancelot set forth for the casjtle of King Leodegraunce with every (idea of fulfilling his royal master's 'Commands. But at first sight of Guinevere's loveliness be wholly lost his .head. From that moment be blindly 'adored her. Honor, loyalty, his knightly vows all were swept away in that mighty tide of love. He could scarce bring himself to plead Arthur's suit instead of his own. Guinevere, on ;her part, mistook the handsome stran ger at first for Arthur and rejoiced at the thought that she was to become his bride. Learning the truth, she was Inconsolable. But the welfare of the jkingdom compelled the two lovers to aet aside their own wishes. Guinevere (sadly accompanied Lancelot back to 1 Arthur's palace at Camelot and there wedded the unsuspecting monarch. I But she and Lancelot could not forget each other. Lancelot absented j himself for long intervals from the court in order to drive Guinevere from his memory; and the queen sought to jrule wisely at Arthur's side. But, at last, whispers of her concealed love for Lancelot were breathed abroad. The Knights of the Round Table gos siped of it Since the bravest of their number could so far forget his loyalty as to dare lift his eyes to the queen, the rest began little by little to lose the exalted ideas that had made the Round Table so terrible a menace to evil doers. Last of all, Arthur himself learned of the affair. He was horrified; for his own simple loyalty could not grasp the idea that his wife and his dearest Kingdom Wrecked culd ha bi a Woman. kept h aTsecret from him. Lance lot withdrew from court, and Arthur's advisers persuaded the king to make ;war on him. Then it was that Sir Modred, Arthur's treacherous nephew, jwho hated the king and his reforms, saw that the time was ripe for rebellion. He headed a revolution against his uncle, and the once peaceful land I was plunged once more into the horrors of warfare. Arthur freely forgave Guinevere and rode forth at the head of his knights to repel Modred's Invasion. In a great battle near Bath, England, in 520 the two armies met. (Arthur was victorious and Modred was slain. But Arthur received a death wound during the last charge. The kingdom and the reforms he had so wisely built up crumbled to pieces at Ihs death destroyed by one woman's lack of loyalty. 1 Guinevere, heartbroken, retired to a convent; while Lancelot put aside his armor for a monk's gown and ended his days as a holy hermit, praying for the repose of blameless King Arthur's soul. f Uncle Sam's Human Hinges. i In other cities the doors of public buildings are set on springs and slap to and fro as the visitor wills, but in Washington it appears necessary to have a special man to open and close the doors human hinges as it were no undignified banging of doors there; this custom has died out in other places, but there are many veteran negroes in Washington who have seen years of such service for the government; they have a stately way of performing this office, which gives a door an official and unofficial swing. National Magazine. Austria to Build Airships, i The first Austrian airship construe, tion company has just been formed with a capital of 300.000 kronen, and it is understood that the war office is immediately placing an order for a dirigible. The constitution of the company is largely due to the fact that the efforts of the government to obtain a dirigible from Germany during 'the recent crisis failed. Earth' Axial Motion. The rotation of the earth at the equator is at the rate of 1,000 miles per hour; one situated on the parallel of sixty, the length of which is equal to half the circumferences of the equator, moves at the rate of nearly 500 miles an hour, while a point seven miles from the pole moves in the course of twenty-four hours through a circle of twenty-two miles, or at the rate of less than one mile an hour. - Most men in marrying are not atircxea Dy rosy cheeks, but by backs. Buffalo Express. .

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THE SCRAP BOOK

TOO LATE. Papa's Offer Came After George Had Settled Matters Himself. A Philadelphia small boy had something to say to his father at the dinner table the other night. "Papa." he said. "Johnnie Lurton is goin to have a party next week, an' he said he'd invite me. An I got to take a present." "A present! What's that forr "It's for Johnny's birthday. All the 'tids take presents." Things hadn't gone just right during the day with the boy's father. He was not in an agreeable humor. "That's all nonsense!" be declared. "Every day or two It's a present here or a present there. If you can't go to a party without taking a present you might as well stay home." The boy's Up trembled, but be made no reply. The next day the father regretted his hasty words and that night turned to the boy. "George," he said, "there are a couple of new books in my overcoat pocket. You can take them to your friend Johnny's party." "It's too late." said George gloomily. "I licked him today so be wouldn't Invite me." Not Yet. A Missouri clergyman had In his pas toral flock a member who was reluctant about meeting the contribution basket. The pastor bad thrown out many broad hints, but all to no avail. One day the member fell HI and was taken to the Ensworth hospital. When the clergyman arrived the man was delirious. While the pastor was sitting beside his bed a wild yell of "Fire, fire!" came from across the street. The sick man drew himself up on his elbows. "Where where am I?" be asked excitedly. "Calm yourself, brother,' soothed the pastor, with just the faintest twinkle In his eye. "Ton are still at the Ensworth hospital !" Lipplncott's. Sacrifice and Devotion te Country. Every act of noble sacrifice to the country, every instance of patriotic dej votion to ber cause, has Its beneficial innuence. a nation s cnaracier is uw sum of Its splendid deeds. They constitute our common patrimony, the nation's inheritance. Henry Clay. The Woman, of Course. An English lady who made a tour of Scotland deliveries: addresses in the Interest of woman suffrage said that she bad had troubles of her own. At one meeting, at Gran town. In the highlands, an argument was advancA TOICS FBOM THS) BACK OF TSSCSOWD. ed" to wHlch she was unable to find an answer. Speeches had previously been made to a large crowd. Questions bad been replied to amid applause. Imbecile young men making remarks about minding babies and mending socks had been silenced. Then, just as there was a temporary lull before the putting of the resolution, a great Ducoilc Scotch voice from the back of the crowd rasped slowly in, wjth the

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inquiry, obviously the result of prolonged rumination. Wba made a mess of Adam?" Thought It Was Time. The minister of a rural church gave out the hymn. "I Love to Steal Awhile Away." etc. The regular old precentor being absent, his function devolved upon a good old deacon, who commenced. "I love to steal," and then broke down. Raising his voice a little higher, be then sang, "I love to steal." At length, after a desperate cough, he made a final demonstration and roared out. "I love to steal!" The effort was too much. Every one but the parson was laughing. He rose and with the utmost coolness said: "Seeing our brother's propensities, let us pray." Her Little Bluff, sirs. Finletter and her husband bsd just moved Into a fifteen dollar seven room bouse. The first Sunday morning there, as Mr. Finletter sat with bis newspaper on bis little porch and all the neighbors on both sides of the street sat with their newspapers on their little porches. Mrs. Finletter suddenly came to the front door and shouted at her husband In a loud, vexed tone: "Hilary Finletter. will you or will you not come in to luncheon? The champagne is nearly flat, and you know bow soon a dish of terrapin gets cold!" Finletter tossed down the paper and hurried Indoors with a dazed smile. "What are you kidding me forr be asked as be looked at the rump steak and potatoes on the dining table. "It's not you. Hilary. I'm kidding." said bis wife. "It's the neighbors." A TPYIST CUTEST Spokane, Wash., Dec. 20. Lottie I Smith, of Spokane, has accepted the challenge of II. B. Press of Seattle, graphophone transcriber In the Alaska coal Inquiry here, to a contest of typewriting for speed and accuracy. She would limit the competition to 125 pages of copy from direct dictation at an average speed of 75 words a minute, accuracy to be the main point. The match will take place in Spokane or Chicago early In January if Press accepts the new conditions. His original challenge was for a Marathon contest at a speed of not less than 50 words a minute, to continue until one of the typists gives up. One of Miss Smith's feasts was to make the entire transcript of the deliberations of the seventeenth National Irrigation Congress in Spokane. Aug. ust 9 to 14. delivering the copy 10 hours after the final session. Ozone and Water. Ozone Is the best agent for purifying water, because It adds nothing except oxygen, which assists in aeration. on or i W. H. Connor, G. A." " Union Pacific R.R. Co. S3 C Fourth St. OnHnnati. O. asm