Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 270, 6 August 1910 — Page 4

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1910.1

Tb Qttsij Palmira , SxTc!2;rta , Published ul owned by the PALLADIUM FRINTINC3 CO. ee4 T days each week, tvulaft u nii4a)r meralnsr. Off .Cwnf North Sta ud A strait, lie rttoae liu. RICHMOND. INDIANA.

Beels)fc O. LeWe... ...... MUM Leftae Mh. ...... .Eielaeee NuiN Cart Sterabaret........Aeeeelte Belter W. ft. rNiMiM Wewe Belter. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS ! Richmond M.eO per tar (In a4vtnee) or 10c per weak. MAIL 0UU8CRIPTION& On year, la advance Is months, la advance . One atoata. la advance . 41 RURAL ROUTES. One rear, la advance ft. 60 sUa nentha, In advance t.sS Oue meats, la advance II Addreea chanced ae often as desired; both new aed eJd addreseea nuat be alvca. Cebserlhers will please remit with arder. which ehould be given for a egerinea term: naire win not e entered antll payment la received. Entered at Richmond. Indiana, peat efflee aa second class mall matter. (New Yes Oty) baa aadeartiaedtetheatreulatlea Only tat tuyeres at I ta to rejert an fce te Aawrtitiaa. niim ixitlMUbD, iN DIANA "PANIC PROOF CITY" a Mae a population of f 1.000 and It growing. It la the county eat of Wayne County, and the trading1 center of a rich earleultural community. It la Vorated due eaat from Indlanepo la It mllea and miles from the state line. Itlrhroond la a clt of bomea and of Induatry. Primarily, a manufacturing city. It I also the jobbing center of Baatern Indiana and enjoya ' the retail trade of the populous community for miles 'around. Richmond Is proud af Its splendid streets, well kept yards, Its content sldewalas and beautiful shade trees. It has S natlenal banka. S truat eomr antes and 4 building eaeoclalona with combined reaouroee .' over 11.000,000. Number of fnctorle ill; capital Invested '7.000.000. with en annual output of 117.000.000. and a pay roll of 13.700.000. The total pay roll for the city amounts to approximately M.100.000 annually. There are five railroad comr teniae radiating In eight dlferent directions from the city. Incoming freight handle dally. .1.710.000 Ibe.: outgoing freight handled dally. 710,000 Iba. Yard facilities, per day 1.700 care. Number of paeaanger trains dally, It. Number of freight trains dally 77. The annual peat office receipts amount to 110.000. Total aaeeeeed valuation of the city. 111.000.000. Richmond has two Interurban railways. Three newspapers with a combined circulation nf 11.000. "Richmond Is the greatest hardware lobbing renter In the. state, and only eecond In general Jabbing Intereeta. It has a piano factory producing a high grade planw every II minutes. It Is the leader la the manufacture of traction engines, and produces mora thrashing machines, lawn mowers, roller skates, grain drllla and burial rasketa , than any other city In the world. The city's area le 1.040 sorest has a court house coating I100. 000 i 10 public schools and has the finest and most complete high school In the middle weet under eontritetln: t parochial schools Rarlhnm collsre and the Indiana Ruelneee College: fire splendid fire companion la fine hone houeea; Olen Miller park, the largaat end most boeuttful park In Indiana, the home of RlcnmenV annual chnntnuoiia: seven hotele: municipal electrio light plant nn rr mteceeaful operation, and a private electric llrht plant. Incuring competition: the oldest pnMIc library In the state. e . one. end the second lareeet. 4A.AAA volume: pure, refrenhtne? water. tineMrrtAfiwed: 08 miles of nnrovcd streets: 40 miles of pwsr' !S miles of cement curb ed miter comMned: 40 miles ef reirnt walk, end many tnttea of brick walks. Thirty ehnrchea, lnclidlng the. Reld tanMil. built et a cost of f ra AAA; TteM Memorial Woeitat owe of he moat mndm tn the etetc: T. M. C A. ulMf. -c-cctcd et a coft of I10A.AA0. oe cf the finest In the state. The erMement center of ft- - em ln1lne and WeeterV Ohio. K rltr of the ulte of Rich moid hoMs e fin an onnnal ert exhibit. The THchmond Fall festival held each October in nntnne. no other city hoMs a tntler sffalr. It is given In tne Intereet of the city end financed hv the business men. gucce awaiting envone with enterprise In the Panto Proof rily. This Is My 54th Birthday ARCHBISHOP BLINK. 1 Rt Rev. Jamea 11. BlenU, Roman Cathollo ' archbishop of New Orleans, waa born In Neustadt, Bavaria. Aug. 6. He waa. educated at 8t. Jane College, Baltimore, and at Jefferson Collega, Louisiana, and entered the Society or Mary In 1S74. HI thei logical studies were completed In France and Ireland. After his ordination In 1885 ha became a professor In Jefferson College and from 1890 to ISM he was president of the Institution. In 1898 he was made auditor pf the apostolic delegation to Cuba and Porto Rico and the following year be became bishop of Porto Rico. He remained In the Island until 1906, when He was appointed archbishop of New Orleans In succession to Archbishop Chapelle. c NATURE AND ART. It is a creel inortincanon to the vuHy el nan that his utmost art csJ jn&etry can never equal the pasaefA of nature's procWtkma c' Vr? far beauty or value. Art is czlj the eaderworkman and is erarlryed to fjve a few strokes of cml7 a thoM poecea which i btm am head off the Master.

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The Vicious System

This paper believes that taxes d ae the state should be collected. This paper believes .that tnis county should take steps to bring all unlisted property under taxation. ; This paper, however, does not believe that those propositions are dependent on the vicious system of tax farming and unequal taxation which Is the basis of the Institution of tax ferrets. And we can show why the tax ferret system Is vicious and how it defeats the very end for which it Is supposed to be devised.

It Is well enough to know tbat all property la not listed for taxation. It is pretty well established that the reason for this Is the defects of our tax laws. It does not follow that because tsx ferrets discover unlisted property that the tax ferret system is the best way of treating this question It only proves that there is such property. If the aim of this' county is to enforce the system of unequal taxation the tax ferret system will accomplish tbat. The dangerous feature of the tax ferret question Is that it is perilous, ly near blackmail and that it affords unlimited opportunity for graft. And it cannot be successfully demonstrated that this county cannot obtain more revenue (if that is what it is after) by means which do not involve unequal taxation which is repugnant to all ideas of American institutions. ' This county ought not to be in the position of saying to its citicens: "We want more cash. In order to get it we are willing to take any means to do it just or unjust, wise or unwise the means maes no difference." ,

It has often been found that the tax ferret is an instrument in the hands of a coterie of men who form the Unseen Government of communities, states and the nation, by which either blackmail is extorted from all classes of citizens, or a rakeolf from the proceeds is withheld lor themselves under cover of the compromise which forms the distinguishing feature of this method of tax farming. It Is an accompaniment of this state of affairs that the corporations and wealthy individuals who compose this clique not only retain Immunity for their Interests, but sell Immunity for a price! There is nothing to prevent this and it is a hard thing to uncoverbut It has been done. We submit that any system which fosters such things is essentially vicious and dangerous.

This Is the Instrument of the Beast In the Jungle. We do not believe that Wayne County can afford to toy with It with the price of extortion and unequal taxation which it Involves and the possibility it entails.

IP THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BELIEVE THAT THE AMOUNT OP TAXES NECESSARY TO RUN THIS COUNTY IS NOT ENOUGH WITHOUT TAKING SPECIAL MEASURES TO RAISE IT, LET THEM CONSIDER A PLAN BY WHICH THE COUNTY ASSESSOR AND COUNTY AUDITOR CAN HAVE THE SUPPORT OP THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DO THIS WORK. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT EITHER OP THESE OFFICERS IS INCOMPETENT AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN PERFORM MORE EFFECTIVE WORK FOR A LESS COST WITH NONE OF THE ACCOMPANIMENTS WHICH CHARACTERIZE THIS SY8TEM OF INFAMY. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS COUNTY OUGHT NOT TO RUSH THE HIRING OF TAX FERRETS UNTIL IT HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY DEMONSTRATED THAT BETTER RESULTS CAN NOT BE HAD IN ANOTHER WAY.

This county does not have to contribute to a system of blackmail and extortion to carry on what should be Its ordinary business. The hiring of tax ferrets means tbat. Is there any reason why the properly accredited officers of Wayne County should not be given sufficient money to cover the facilities necessary to do their lawful work of tax collecting rather than give Tax Ferret Lowe 30 per cent of all the taxea he collector

Why must Wayne County pay

If Lowe himself Is really necessary will he take the job as deputy County Assessor or Is his profit too great? If that Is the ease let us admit that the work could be done cheaper.

Items Gathered In From Far and Near Federal Licenses for Automobiles. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. . A test case in connection with the licensing of automobiles by Individual states Is now in progress in Maryland, and will undoubtedly be followed with the greatest Interest by every man who owns a car. The action has been brought by a Washington man to determine the validity of the law which compels a non-resident automobillst to take out a Maryland license. This gentleman was arrested In Maryland recently because he was operating , machine without having observed the formality of securing one of the Hcen sea Issued by that state. It Is believed that the National Automobli v'"ciatlon Is lending him its support, and that the case will be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. This paper lately commented on the agreement reached by a number of European countries, whereby an automobillst who is properly licensed 'in his own state may tour through other countries, which are parties to the agreement, without being compelled to arm himself with a license of the particular country which he may be visiting. This arrangement has greatly simplified the matter for European automohi lists, and It is this much-desired end in regard to this country that Is being sought In the' present proceedings. At present a tourist driving his own car who wishes to visit a number of states scarcely knows "where he is at" The laws of each state are different, and the requirements are so at variance some times that a man who really wishes to observe the regulations is often puzzled in finding out when he is proceeding regularly and when he is not Extravagance. From the Harrisburg Telegraph. The height of affluence is in asking your wife, your own wife, to take a spin in a hired automobile. Go It Sulzert From the New York Tribune. No "respective mood" for Mr. Sulser! He is running the nomination a hard race, and If It escapes him it will have to hustle. Slow But Not Sure. From the Chicago Tribune. Scotland Yard may be slow in start ing, but it is difficult tc see where the Chicago police department makes any better showing at the finish.

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TWINKLES BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. A Contradiction. "No," said the young man with the frivolous hat, "I'm not a bit afraid to go out on the water in this wind. You see, I know all about a sailboat." "Son." replied old Cap Catspaw, "you're contradicting yourself. Nobody can know all about a sailboat without being afraid of it." Keeping Up Appearances. "A woman finds a man out after she Is married to him," said Mrs. Jangle, bitterly. "Yes." replied her husband, meekly. "But that doesn't give him a chance to lay off the mask. He's got to go on for years trying to keep the children convinced that he is an intelligent and morally responsible person." Men care not what new lights may dawn 'Mongst polar agitators. Their hopes are concentrated on Their own refrigerators. "Don't you think 'the hats women wear are outlandish." "I don't care anything about their outlandlshness," said Mr. Meekton. "They can be as big and curious as they like so long as they don't have to be buttoned up the back." Our Modern nfTise. For thoughts a poet vainly strove JIIs romping rhyme to grace. Quoth he: "My Pegasus shall rove In a fantastic pace. He shall roll over and lie down. I'll tame the balky brute!" Then of his style the wondering town Said: "Alnt that cute!" . But seasons passed and fashions changed, .As fashions always do. The pattern soon was rearranged To look as good as new. Instead of prosiness In verse, a rippling measure goes, its flippant fancies to rehearse, disguised as honest prose. And then the poet who disdained All rhyming raised song. His soulful studies he explained IN LETTERS BIG AND STRONG! Let models of the past begone. t Since this, our Modern Muse, ' Depends not on her wits, but on The type that she can use! t

Wu- Ting-Fang Has New Job

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Dr. Wu-Ting-Fang, who has been appointed adviser to the Wai-Wu-Pu (Board of Foreign Affairs) at Pekln. Wu was twice minister from China to the United States and when he retired from the diplomatic service and returned to China, it was believed that he had been permanently relegated to private life by the new Administration at Pekln. His reentry into public service is regarded by those acquainted with affairs in China as evidence that the Chinese Foreign Office recognizes the need of a man of strength and foreign experience, since the dismissal by the Regent of Yuan-Shi-Kai. -

tt THIS DATE

AUGUST 6TH. 1629 First Congregational Church established in Salem, Mass. 1637 Ben Jonson, famous English dramatist, died In London. Born there . In 1574. 1648 William Stone became proprietary governor of Maryland. 1775 Daniel O'Connell, Irish patriot, born. Died In Genoa, May 15, 1847. 1812 General Hull surendered Detroit to the British. 1834 Cyrus Cobb, noted sculptor, born In Maiden, Mass., died Jan. 29, 1903. 1S41 President Tyler vetoed the Fiscal Corporation Bill. 1867 David Rlttenhouse Porter, governor of Pennsylvania 1838-45, died at Harrisburg. Born near Norristown, Oct 31, 1788. 1885 King Leopold"1 of Belgium took'the title of independent sovereign of the Congo State. 1909 Lord Kitchener appointed Inspector-General of the British Mediterranean forces.

The Adoption of Eliza

By MARY "What's that?" Wilson stopped In the act of fitting his latch-key into the lock, and peered into the darkness of the hall. Thomson drew the heavy overcoat round him and kicked his feet together In a futile .attempt to warm them. There was no mistaking it this time. Wilson struck a match and looked about him. Close to the door there crouched a grey cat. Its coat crusted with Ice and snow, its tall drooping dismally. The bachelor apartment which they shared was warm and comfortable. Pussy expanded genially in the heat and warmth of the sitting room, and curled up confidently in the most comfortable chair, where, to Thomson's secret amusement, Wilson covered her with his dressing gown before he retired. At eight o'clock the next morning, William, the house factotum, knocked at the door. "All right," was the response. "Shall I bring some soda?" William's voice was discreetly lowered. "Yes, William." Wilson war wide awake now. "And I say, William, can you bring Mr. Thomson a glass of milk?" As William retreated down the hall, creaking astonishment ut every step, Thomson turned savagely to Wilson. "You lunatic, what in creation made you say I wanted the warm milk? It's a wonder yon didn't ordt-r a bottle and a rubber tube." Wilson smothered a laugh In his pillow. "Who brought the cat in. you or I?" he asked. "All right, William, just put it on the table in the hall." ' Thomson got up. and in bath robe and slippers went into the sitting room, while Wilson, from his bed, gazed at the photograph of a girl over the mantelshelf, and mused dejectedly. "Holy smoke!" Thomson's voice came through the open door. "Look here, George, how many cats did I bring in last night?" Wilson reluctantly interrupted his melancholy train of thought. "One," he said. "Well," there are six here now!" - "Six! the dickens!" ' Wilson sprang out of bed and hurried Into the adjoining room.' True enough, there were six. five of them very tiny and of varying shades of black, white and yellow, the sixth large, grey, and placid. In spite of his consternation. Wilson laughed at Thomson's dismayed countenance. The milk was brought In, but the cat by common consent christened Eliza, after Mrs. Hlggins refused the glass. However, upon her breakfast being presented to her In the nickelplated soap dish from the bath room, she condescended to take it Both men were long - overdue at their place of business before the question of Elixa'a future was. decided. Even then, only, her Immediate disp UOE riLEtl'O FC3T-Ef.CE,! The aUseptic uewaetiubeebiiealaiii He Sm "t K f i '-f frrTi trr AlhnaHTmit Teas rtreete tec reel aaSMkes sew or tight el Cerei aehtBK, ewoUao, hot. imtiifcl. Bom and Mttlaae ft. mil mmim mm a mti ceeafort. Aheen nee tt to BMek m Kew efe vtj ii wans, .awe simi inn. IS eta. Deal

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R1NEHART sal was settled, it being proposed to lock her, with her family, In the large bath room cupboard until the leisure of the . following day, Sunday, would admit of a search for a permanent home among their friends. Sunday morning breakfast was usu ally served by William in the den. As Eliza awakened voclflerously hungry, her joint owners gave her the contents of the cream jug and drank black coffee in gloomy silence. "This settles it" Wilson put his cup down with a bang. "That cat and her ralnbow-hued progeny leave this place this morning. I won't put in another twenty-four hours like this if I can help it" And Wilson proceeded In dignified silence to change his house coat for his street attire. That dene, he placed Eliza and her family In a suit case and strapped It up. He shut the door on Thomson's as tonished face, and went nonchalantly down the stairs. A newsboy across the street doubled up over his papers and shook with laughter. Wilson loeked down at the suit case and stopped to replace a long sinuous tail tbat waved in slow anger through the air hole. If was church time, but the bus he took, bound for the suburbs, was al most emptiy. Directly across a young lady was sitting, her eyes fixed in fascinated attention on the advertising card just above his head. The position was a strained one. In the nature, of things, Wilson reasoned she will have to look down in time, and "Good morning, Miss Hardy," he said genially. "On your way to church I suppose?" " A long, wailing cry came from the suit case. Wilson coughed until his throat was raw, and the rattle and jar of the bus being in his favor had some hope that he had eclipsed Eliza. "Yes," Miss Hardy answered, when Wilson's paroxysm had subsided. "Are you going out of town?" "For a day or so," Wilson lied hope fully v "I'm going on a hurried bus! ness matter." .. "Indeed!" Miss Hardy arched her pretty eye brows. "But isn't this the wrong direction for any of the rail way stations?" Wilson braced ' himself and met the blow. "Look here. Miss Ethel. I I'm not going away at all. The truth is" then inspiration "my laundress lives just outside of the city, and I don't mind telling you, in confidence, that I'm taking some washing out to her. She couldn't come in. poor soul. Her husband fell down stairs this week and broke some ribs and the children have scarlet fever." "Mercy!" Miss Hardy moved away along the bus seat "How awful! Are you not afraid?" ' ."Oh, not at all." airily. "I think the danger of contagion is much overrated. . Miss Hardy signalled the conductor and rose. "Do be careful of the scarlet fever." she said. "Are you going much furth er?" "A couple of miles or so." said Wfl son shamelessly. The bus started slowly, turned a corner, travelled a hundred feet and stopped. "All changes, shouted the conductor

News Forecast For

Washington. D. C, Aug. A lull Is promised la the world of politics for the ensuing seven days, unless some live and unforeseen news emanates from Beverly, Oyster Bay or some other quarter. No State primaries are scheduled for the week, though the lively' campaign in California will enter upon its final stage preliminary to the primary to be held in that State a week hence, when the people will vote for the first time tor United States senator as well as for governor and other fitate officers and members of Congress. All of the political parties will hold their State conventions hi Texas next Tuesday, but the gatherings promise little of interest as the contest for State offices has already been aettled by the Democratic primary. The only other political convention of the week will be that of the North Carolina Republicans, who will meet in Greensboro to name candidates for minor offices. By proclamation of Gov. Sbafroth the Colorado legislature will convene In extraordinary session Tuesday to consider legislation providing j for the initiative and referendum, the Australian (or headless) ballot, di-' rect primaries, guarantee of bank deposits, public service commission, and the creation of a State railroad commission. The case of Porter Charlton, the confessed murderer of his wife at Lake Como, Italy, is set for hearing in court at Jersey City, Thursday. Accordingto the latest reports concerning the case, the hearing will ; probably go over until next month. The annual national rifle shoot for the regular troops and State militia throughout the country will begin at Camp Perry, Ohio, Monday, to continue for three weeks. This will be the fourth time Camp Perry has had the shoot, and expectations are that this year there will be a record number of contestants. The International Free Trade Congress will assemble in Antwerp Wednesday for a session of three days. It will deal chiefly with the treaties of commerce between, the nations. The little city of Cettlnje, capital of Mantenegro, will be the scene of interesting ceremonies and festivities at the end of the week, when Prince Nicholas I.,' sovereign of the little country, will celebrate the jubilee of his reign. The celebration will attract international attention, for according to all reports Prince Nicholas is to mark the occasion by declaring Montenegro a kingdom. To this proposed change in the status of the country all of the Powers are said to have given their assent The important conventions of the week will include the triennial conclave of the Knights Templars la Chicago, the annual convention of the International Typographical Union in Minneapolis, and the international convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of 'America, which will hold a week's session in Boston.

and the bus emptied itself. Wilson got up and went out to the step. "Look here," he said, confidentially to the conductor, "I suppose I don't need to tell you what I've 'got in that suit case." "Cat, sir?" and the conductor grinned. "Cat! Cats, six of them! Do you know any place in this neighborhood where I could find 'this family a home?" The conductor took off his gloves and blew on his fingers. "Ike," he called to the driver, "Do you know any one near here who wants a cat?" "Cats," corrected Wilson. "I should think not." grunted the driver. i "Better take them back to town, sir," said the conductor sympathlslngly. 'There's no place where they buy them for the fur." Wilson groaned, and going back Into the bus, gazed murderously at the suit casefi The conductor pulled the bell cord twice, and with a creaking of the wheels the bus started back to town.1 It turned the corner, and paused. Looking up, Wilson was electrified to see Mlss Hardy enter. When she caught a sight of him she blushed furiously, but walking unsteadily the length of the vehicle, -she sat down beside him. "They must have been short miles," she said severely. "No shorter than your church service." he was cool enough now. Look here, Ethel Hardy, you didn't come out here to go to church, and I didn't come to see my laundress. The woman with the afflictions was - a myth. If I confess, will you?" "Certainly, although I need only confess to a human desire to know what you are going to do with the cat" "Cat! Then you knew?" "I could scarcely help It, with six inches of grey tall waving out of that ridiculous hole for ten minutes before you saw me. But when we had come so far, and you showed no sign of getting off, I had to." "Wilson looked suddenly down. Through the air. bole a stubby black tail was dangling listlessly. With a sudden determination he picked up the case and opened it "How sweet!" exclaimed Miss Har

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the Coming Week

dy. "Why I do believe it is my poor lost Eliza!" "I can't tell you how glad I am to find Eliza again. I adore cats, although mother dislikes them. But they look so domestic, lying on the hearthrug." Wilson leaned over to her tenderly. "Ethel." he said softly, "if you'll provide Eliza, I'll provide the hearthrug." "Dear Eliza!" Miss Hardy stooped over and patted the suit case lovingly. "I think that she really deserves a new rug." : , , HE CAUGHT HIMSELF Small Boy with Fishing Pole Punctures the Roof of His Mouth. INJURY IS NOT SERIOUS In carrying the joint of a bamboo flshlnar note in hla mouth.' Wllliaml the seven year old son of William Haberkern and wife. 124 South Ninth street accidently forced the end through the roof of his mouth and Inflicted a painful Injury. He had been on an errand and had stopped at the Robinson machine shop to watch the men at work. One end of the pole caught on the window sill and caused the injury, Inflicting a wound about an Inch and a half tn length through the roof of the mouth. Had it been a little more to one side the ugglar vein would have been severed. The attending physician' does not regard the injury as serious. He probably will be confined to bis parents' home for two weeks. Clarence I wish t had lots o onUncle Henry If one could set. what he wished for, I think I should wish for common sense, uot for money. Clarence Naturally every one wlsbeti for what he hasn't, gut.