Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 52, 30 December 1909 — Page 8
THE RICHMOND PALLADIU3I AND r SUX-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30,1909. PAGE EIGHT. GQVERI1QRS WILL HOLD A MEETING TO TAKE ACTION ADMIRAL SCHLEY IS FRIEND OF DR. COOK
State Executives Meet at Washington to Discuss the
Necessity of Uniform Legis lation in the States. SESSION TO BE HELD
LAST OF NEXT MONTH While the Governors Are in
Session the National Civic
Federation Will Have An
nual Meeting.
American News Service)
Washington, Dec. 30. At a recent meeting of a committee representing
the governors of the various 6tates
and the executive committee of the
National Civic Federation, final arrangements were completed for the conference of governors to be held here . January 18. 19 and 20, and the meeting of the1 National Civic. Federation on January 17, 18 and 19. Both organizations will co-operate lor the purpose of thoroughly discussing the question of uniform state legislation, and the result of the meetings will be far-reaching importance. This question has been under dismission for some time, and the variety of interests, which will be represented at the federation meeting, it Is believed, will enable the organization to adopt some definite lines, along which to work. Thr are manv propositions which
the committee on arrangements be
lieve need only a clear, explanatory
statement to gain general assent. A Number of Bills.
In Mio first nlace. there are a num
her of 1'"s which the national asso
ciation of Uniform state law Commis
eloners. a body formed some eigh
teen years ago on the initiative of the American Bar association, after
ten or twelve years of hard, patient
work have unanimously endorsed
The commissioners are the official representatives of their respective
The measures are: The Negotiable
Instruments Act, which has already
Mfn adonted by thirty-eight states;
the Warehouse Receipts Act, adopted hv elehteen states and territories; the
Bales of Goods Act adopted by six
states and territories: the Divorce
Act, adopted by three states; and bills on stock certificates and bills of lading, which have just been approved by that body after four years discussion. Topics in addition to those presented by the national association of Uniform State Law commissioners are: Conservation of Natural Resources; Taxation; Life Insurance; Fire Insurance; Automobile Regulations; Road Building; Vital Statistics; Public Health; Regulation of Dangerous Machinery: Factory and Mine Inspec-
tinn: Convict Made Products; Pure
Food Regulation. Some of the Topics.
Some of the topics which will be presented and referred to committees
for study and reoort at future meet
ings are: Regulation of Quasi-Pubfic Utilities, on; certain propositions in re-
snect to which the Natianai Associa
tion or State Railway Commissioners, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the American Railway association and shippers' organizations are already agreed; Regulation of Corporations; Compensation for Accidents and Discriminations against Married Women as to the Control of their Children and Holding Property. President Taft will deliver the opening addresses before both the governors' conference and the uniform legislation conference called by the National Civic Federation, before the latter body on Monday. January 17
and to the former on Tuesday, the ISth. Alton B. Parker is chairman of the committee on program and .lnhn Havs Hammond of that on or
ganization for the National Civic Federation. Diversity of Interests. An idea of the diversity of interests that will be represented at the meeting, can be gleaned from the following names: Louis E. Pearson, who
lieads the delegation from the American Bankers' association: Charles W. Kliot leads the' delegation from the National Conservation association ; John F. Dryden heads that from the Association of Life Insurance Presidents; Joshua Strange from the Farmers' association; Frederick W. Lehmann of St. Louis, president of the American Bar association; Charles J. Ponaparte, president of the National Municipal league; J. Horace McFarland, president of the American Civic association; David Heinman. president of the League of American Municipalities; Eugene S. Benjamin, president of the National Association of Clothiers; Martin S. Decker, presi-
AHmiral Winfield Scott Schley, who
has come out boldly as a champion of
Dr. Cook, and a challenger of torn-
manw Pparv to prove that ne goi
nnv nparcr the Pole than his rival. Ad
miral Schley is retired so that his as-
rnmmaniipr Peary can
t h checked by governmental re
nrtir.n As it is. however, ne nas
set Washington talking about his bold
ness.
dent of the National Association of
State Railway Commissioners; Josepn
m nnnrfPll president of the National
Harbors Congress; Allen
r Fnntp. president of the Internation
l Tax association; James G. Cannon,
nnre B. Cortelyou, George F. Se
ward and David R. Francis are on the
iQtinn from the New York Cham
hAr of Commerce: W. C. Gorgas, chief
sanitary officer of the isthmian canal
commission, is chairman ol the oeie-
raHnn from the American Medical as
sociation; Irving Fisher, president of
the National Health association,
heads the delegation from that body;
Curtis Guild, Jr., heads the delegation from the American Forestry associa
tion and D. A. Tompkins, president, Applachian National Forest association. Other delegations, include Andrew Carnegie, John Hays Hammond, Elihu Root, Alton B. Parker. W. R. Wilcox, Henry Wade Rogers. Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell. M. E. Ingalls, Thomas F. Walsh, W. C. Brown. Walter t. Fisher. James R. Garfield, John
C. Richborg. Walter George Smith,
Amasa Raton, John G. Milbum, rrancl Lynde Stetson and Charles Thaddeus Terry.
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We Are RIott Snnrpiriisedl Tttnaitt (torn? Ooak aiimdl Suniitt Sale fis Appreciiattedl With zero weather, with zero prices, with five months' wear this season. From the opening hour until the closing hour the cloak room was crowded with eager and pleased buyers. Still a good assortment from which to choose.
Ladies' Suits $4.98 to $33.75 Ladies' Coats 2.98 to $33.75
Children's Coats $2.98 to $6.75 Fur Coats $9.98 to $67.50
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CoM Weather Merchamidliise Complete stocks of Blankets, Comforts, Hosiery, Underwear, Gloves, Petticoats, Furs, etc., etc., all at reasonable prices. BEAR IN MIND All Ff.ncy Christmas Goods such at Cut Glass. Brass, China. Toilet Sets, Jewel Boxes, Tourist Sets, Fancy Mirrors, etc., etc., at greatly reduced prices.
(Store open 8 a. m., closes 530 p. m.)
H. C. Hasemeier Co.
Fire Protection Cost is Heavy t
In United States the Per Capita Cost in 158 Cities Averages $1.65 Expense in Europe Quite Low.
Plenty of dressed chickens at
Schwegman's Meat Markets. Phones
-irtSJ. nnil 2204.
(American News Service) Washington, D. C, Dec. 30. The
ARE MERELY DREAMS Stories of Traction Line from Richmond to New Castle So Labeled.
TO BE BUILT EVENTUALLY
State of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lucas County. t Iss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he n v-t tiat rf ttA firm nf K -I
Cheney & Co., doinar business in the rn--.r. Onnntv and Sr At afore
eatd. and that said firm will pay the
. j avavw raA rt Patorrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall's
aiari u - Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, inia m "J m uwem -1 P- 188S- A W OT.lSASftW
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally, and acts airecuy vn
- ana mucous sunmxo ... js..ifc
Sind Tor IPSi raonnn lire P. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, a
Sold bv all rrusrBlsts. 7c Take Hall's Family PlUs for ceuti-
Local capitalists, who are interested in several traction projects and know a good thing when it is proposed, class the stories about the contemplated construction of the Richmond-New
Castle line, more hot air than truth, al
though at Hagerstown, the people are certain that the hue will be built with
in the next twelve months.
It is doubtful if the line will ever be
built, until the "Honey-Bee" line, the
Indianapolis, New Castle and Toledo, is completed, which it will be. between Indianapolis and New Castle, by summpr. ITnon completion of the "Honey
Bee" line, a line connecting Richmond with New Castle might be a good branch line, as it would connect the
Terre Haute, Indianaiolis and Eastern
Traction lines, with its northern com nptitor.
Charles Hernlev of New Castle, who
is well known in this city, is one of the original promoters of the "Honey Bee,"
and has . also agitatea. tne ucnmona-
New Castle line.
IDAHO IS A LEADER
(American News Service)
Snokane. Dec. SO. Idaho leads all
the states in the Union as the great
est winter wheat producing state this
vpar
According to statistics Just compu
ed by A. F. Hitt. special field agent
fnr the bureau of statistics or tae
United States department of agricul
ture, he gives Idaho an average yield
of 29. bushels. Washington second
with 25.9 bushels and Oregon third
with 21.6 bushels. The general average of the United States is given at
15.5 bushels.
Montana heads the list in the pro
duction of spring wheat, the average vield being 2S.8 bushels. Idaho is sec
ond with 26 bushels and "Washington is third with 20.6 bushels, the general average of the United States is 15.9
bushels.
number of city employes of the fire
departments in the 158 cjMes treated
of in the forthcoming U. S. Census
Bulletin No. 105, relative to the sta
tistics of cities of 30,000 and mar estimated population in 1907, was
29.055. or nearly three-fourths of the
number of employes of the police de
partments in the same cities.
Fire protection in many cities, however, is furnished in large measure by volunteer fire organizations, so that the fire fighting force is somewhat larger than the police force. Call men are numerically unimportant in the cities with a population of over 100,000 and in the last few years there has been a marked tendency for all cities
of over 30,000 inhabitants to replare call men with regular men.
It is stated that, by presenting the number of regular firemen per 10,000
inhabitants, the number per 1,000 acres of land area, and the number per 100 miles of improved streets, opportunity is afforded for comparing the effective strength of the departments of the different cities. The number per 10,000 inhabitants is pro bably the best measure of fire pro tection. The annroDriations for 1906 and
1907 as given in the -bulletin include the anticipated expenditures for outlays and for maintenance. The appropriations for 1907 amounted to $3S. 529,636, an increase of $3,648,856, or 10.5 per cent, over the previous year. This, however, does not mean, it is stated, that the expense of maintaining the departments increased at that rate, for a portion of this amount was
appropriated for the purchase of land,
the construction of buildings, and for
new apparatus. The per capita appro
priation for the 15S cities reporting was $1.65.
The per capita cost of maintenance
of fire departments in foreign cities
is. according ,to the bulletin, much
lower than in cities of ' the United
States, computations recently made by the United States Geological Sur
vey placing the per capita expense in Berlin at $0.26, London at $0.19, St.
Petersburg at $0.22. Parts at $0.21. Milan at $0.17, and Stockholm at
Assistance.
"Did you have any assistance when you made your appearance as a singer?" "Yes," answered the amateur soloist. "There was a policeman keeping order in the gallery." Washington Star.
$0.23. The bulletin cautions that the inference should not be drawn from these data that the fire departments of this country are not economically
administered. The low per capita cost of maintenance abroad is the result of stricter building regulations, more nearly fireproof buildings, and
greater precautions to prevent the occurrence of fires. The foreign municipalities also make no payment for
water for fire purposes, an expense Incurred by about two-fifths of the departments in the large cities of this
country. In those cities for which complete reports were made there were 88,255 fire alarms during 1907 and 78,507 fires, of which 52.343 resulted in losses. In other words only 59.3 per cent of the alarms were for fires which oc
casioned loss. Similarly, disregarding those cities with incomplete reports, the total loss through fires was $48,-
676,730, on which insurance was paid
amounting to $42,655,725, leaving a net loss of $6,021,005, or 12.4 per cent.
The total fire loss per capita was
$2.28 and the net loss per capita $0.28. Of the total loss reported, a separation of the total on buildings and the
total on their contents was returned
for $48,308,081. showing that $18,965,427, or 39.3 per cent, was on buildings and $29,342,654, or 60.7 per cent, was on contents.
Deposit your savings with the strongest bank in Eastern Indiana. Zr,c on savings, after January 1st. Second National Bank. 11
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Recently it was announced that a
great silk dyeing firm of Lyons had acquired a large factory in Patereon, N. J., at a cast of several million dollars. The purpose of this acquisition is to manufacture in the United States a class of high-grade silk dress goods and textiles which hitherto has been
imported from France, Switzerland
and Germany. It is expected that in
future other high quality silk goods (ribbons, etc.) will be manufactured in
the United States, and the fear pre vails that skilled workmen and ex
nerta of the silk industries of Eurone
will be drawn to America, thereby inflicting injury on European pro
duction and expoit trade.
You needn't suffer with tick headache. hxM-
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Sterling Silver Tea Spoons We have a very fine assortr ment of Tea Spoons in the half dozen sets. These include the very latest and best patterns. Considering the weight the prices are exceptionally low. Chas. H. Haner 810 Main St.
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