Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 276, 12 August 1910 — Page 4

THE RICH3IOXD PAIXADIU3I AXD SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY. AUGUST 12, 1910.

PAGE FOUR Tb Qlctaond PallaSicn a&4 Sta-Tclecram Published and awned by the PALLADIUM FRIKTINO CO. Issued 7 days tteh week, evenings and Sunday morn In e Offlee- Corner KnrtH th and A stree, Uom Phone list. RICHMOND. INDIANA. aaela O. Ut4i,... E4lte Lefts) Jeare ,BiImm Maaaaes Cntl Bernhardt AmwIK Bdltar W. a. renadeteae ewe raiter. sunscniPTio terms. In Richmond $S.SO per er tin od vsnre) or lOo per week. MAIL. 8Ul!SCniPTION& One rear. In advance 5? 81s toon the. In advance ... One month. In advance nur.AL houtes. One year. In advance '? 52 HI month. In advance l.JO One mouth. In advance - Address changed ae often aa dealred; both new and old addresses muat te hlven. Mubsrrtbers will please remit with order, which should le aiven for a specified term: ntir will not be entered until payment ia received. Entered at Richmond. Indiana, poat office aa second claaa mall matter.

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RICHMOND, INDIANA "PANIC PROOF' CITY'1

Has a population of f 8.000 and growing. It la the county t of Wayne County, and tho trading center of a rich agricultural community. It la locatwl due eaat from Indlanapolie mllee and 4 ml lee from the state line. 'Jtl hmond la a city of homea and of industry. Vrlmarlly a manufacturing city. It la also the Jobbing center of Eastern , Indiana and enjoy the retail trade of the populous comraua Ity lor mllna around. lUchmond Is proud of Ita plnIUl etreete, well kept yrd. e, cement eldewalae and b-jlful nhada tree. It he S national banks. I trust eomranlea and 4 building- asaoctalona with combined resources o: over $8,000,000. Number of fnrtnrl 125; capital Invested $7,000,000. with an annual output of $27,000,000, and a pay roll of fj.700,000. The total pay roll far the cltv amount to approximately $4,300,000 annually. There are five railroad companies radiating; In eight different direction from the city. .Incoming freight handled- dally, 1.750.O00 lha.: outgoing freight handled dallv, 780.000 tha. Tard faclltlee. per day 1.700 ears. Number of passenger trains dally, M. Number of freight trains dally 77. Tha annual post office receipts amount to $$0,000. Total eaaeaaed valuation of the city. $15,000,000. Richmond has two Interurban railway. Thres newspapers with a combined circulation of . J1.000. Richmond la the great- . eat hardware lobbing center In ' tha state, end only second In general Jobbing Interests. It nas a pla.no factory produolns high frade ntanu every 1$ minutes. It la the leader In the manufacture of fraction enVines. and produces more threshlna tnachlnea, Uwn mowers, roller skat, arraln drills and burial ennkete than any other cltr In the world. V The eltv'a area Is I.S40 acres; has a court house coating $500,AOC; 10 public schoola and has the finest end moat complete hle-h school In the middle wcat under con"tructlon: $ parochial echoo'a' Earlbam cnllere end the Indiana Ruslness College; five' splendid fire cmnnanlca in fire hoe hotisn: Olcn Miller psrV. the largest end mot ; beautiful psrl In Indiana, the borne of Richmond's annual chiiwtauoua: seven hotal: municipal electrlo liarht plant. m rr eneressful oneratlon.. end a private electric llaht plant. Inrnrlnr competition: the nldeat public tlbrarv In the state, err.T. nrf. end rtie second larreat. 4SAS0 volumes; pure, e'reahtn v tr. iinsMrpaased; S miles of .inrnci areets; 40 miles of ren-era; $ mtlea of cement enrh e-d eMitee combined: 40 miles c cement walks, and manv hi of bHck walks. Thlrtv , rbffchea. tnrtndlng the Reld """-al. hut at a coat of !! ort: Red Memorial IToa.t'fe1 one of he most modern -n the atate; T. M. C. A build.c td,et a cot Of $100, one. o- o the finest In the .Mt The crctiacment cewtei. of F, e Indiana ad Tetern Oho. Vo c of the ale of Rlchfwnd ftt on nncnal ' prt hbl. The Plcbmond Fall rM1va1 held each October I '-iiii, n ether ctv holds a 'r;e affair. It la e-lven In b tneret of the ctv snd faned bv tK butneaa men. t .rrea a'vnltln nnvone With ; enrpr1e In the Tsnlo , Proof

This Is My 26th Birthday

PAULINE FREDERICK. Miss Pauline Frederick, the well known actresa, was born- in Boston. Aug. IS. 1SS4, and wag educated at private schools In that city. Her first appearance on the stage was made at the Boston Music Hail In 1902. her contribution to the bill comprising a few songs. She then embarked la musical comedy, appearing with the Rogers brother and James T. Towers. Later she deserted musical comedy for the drama and toured the country in Chinning Pollock s "The Little Gray Lidy." During the season of 1907-7 she acted in "The Girl in White" and in the fall of 1907 was leading woman to Francis Wilson in "When Knights Were Bold." During the past season. Miss Frederick attained wide success as Judith Bartelmy In "The Fourth Estate."

PICK YOUR COMPANY. Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals it is true thou shah enjoy more pleasure, but in the society of thy superiors thou shall find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse. The best means to grow better is Is be the worst there. Quarles.

The , People's Turn

The whole town will fall In behind Mayor Zimmerman In bis fight for a franchise along modern lines and a reduction la rates bf the Light, fjeat & Power Co. The -important thing is to stand by the administration through thick and thin In this fight. , For there will be times many times when the Light, Heat & Power Company will do it utmost to appeal to the towns people by , every wile that it and its attorneys can concoct.

It is Important, also, to have n right understanding of the proceedings at the start. Certain It Is that the shadowy corporate figure the United Gas and Electric Company owna the Richmond Natural Gas Company. The Palladium has been at much pains to ascertain this fact vOn that fact hangs all the chance of the city in this struggle. Were it only the statement of the local manager of the Light. Heat & Power Company, it would be quite enough to convince the Palladium that the Richmond Natural Gas Company is of use to the Light, Heat A; Power Company. A week ago lie stated to this paper that THE RICHMOND NATURAL GAS COMPANY'S MAINS COVERED MORE THAN HALF THE TERRITORY OF RICHMOND, WHICH HfS COMPANY'S MAINS DID NOT.

Is this valuable? Well, rather! And that is the club -that the citizens have

Those pipes and their extensions can not be used for artificial gas unless the city allows the corporation to do so.

And here will tlie corporation rise and say: "If you do not let -us use the pipes we won't furnish the artificial gas IT S THE CITY'S OWN LOSS." Do not let that convince you!

The corporation which owns the Light, Heat & Power Company did not buy those mains for the charitable purpose of giving Richmond people the benefit. They bought them to get a cinch on the situation.

All this maneuvering this little farce which was played before our eyes was played for a purpose.

Witness last January and December when sundry local capitalists who own ah the public utility interests in this vicinity strolled casually In to get? a franchise for the Richmond Natural Gas Company. , tYou will remembar the fight this paper made then. v it declared that the thing was pernicious and dangerous, because h would allow the Light, Heat & Power Company to make use of ita franchise. ' The Light, Heat & Power Company (or rather the financiers behind this corporation) have had their eyes on this for years. THEY TRIED TO GO THE WHOLE HOG LAST DECEMBER. And if a protest had not been made to prevent the granting of a franchise for twenty-five years with out the provision in it that it should always be independent today Richmond would be saddled with the old style franchise with the Light, Heat & Power Company in the saddle. .

That is clear. Isn't it? - Well, the city has the company now in a position in which it can FORCE the Light. Heat & Power Company to not only lower its rates but enter into a modern franchise.

"No franchise no use of the pipes you have bought," says the city. The city brings "quo warranto" proceedings. It asks, "What right have you to deliver artificial gas through mains and which were allowed to ko down for natural gas alone?" r 4Thc city has the Light, Heat & Power Company r where it had the Traction Company a few years ago. If Mr. Study had had his way then we could have had all tho things out of that company we wanted. But it ran Its bluff on the city officials. We do not believe the city officials can be bluffed this time. We do not believe they will compromise until the company has a modern franchise and the rates for artificial gas are lowered.

The Palladium has started this movement by securing the evidence on which this fight is based. There is no doubt in our minds from the legal advice we kave retained that the city can gain all it wants if it will stay with it. Here is a job for the everyday man. Is It worth it? It's your turn.

A Long Delayed Revolt .. The long expected has happened. The revolt of the patient farm wife has come to pass and tne first outbreak occurred in Hancock county, Ohio. ' The principal clause in the declaration of independence of the Han- ' cock county women is a flat refusal to provide dinner for hungry harvest

hands. As the appetite of the average harvest hand is notorious, the refusal to feed them appears to be justified. Editorially the Ohio State Journal of Columbus 6ays: The good women of Hancock county and the surrounding country have united In a declaration of independence, directed against the custom of quartering the threshers at their homes for dinner. The venerable habit was for the threshing gang to follow the- machine from farmhouse to farmhouse and at these places be served with sumptuous dinners by the fanners' good wives. It was a pretty heavy burden put on the shoulders of the women. Oh. those tables filled with beef and chicken and pre- ' serves and potatoes and string beans and corn and pie and cakehow they do fill the memory, blotting out almost the recollection of the threshing itself. What appetites there were; what anticipations; what hearty gathering about the table; how good the things tasted, better than all the French fixln'8 ever contrived; how the laugh and joke and story went around; how the plates were passed up for second helpings; and how all this time the good wife and the other women hopped about to await on the hungry threshers! Whoever mingled In the scene will never, forget 1L It Is a memory that comes down as sacred as those incidents that made the gods and goddesses of Greece and Rome. But these- are new days. ' The threshers used to get $1 and $1.50 a day; now they get which moves the good women to conclude that a S3 man can buy his own dinner, thus relieving her from the heaviest burden that comes Into her life. The women are all right. Still there Is a sort of regret that this old custom Is to end. for Indeed that dinner was a greater joy than the money paid, or all the crop of wheat that the threshing turned out. But with the coming of the automobile and Its accomplices, the social Teature of the threshing day dinner is frozen out.

Prayers for a Poet

Yesterday, over the wires, came the flash "Riley is stricken." The message, through the press, was carried into the thousands of Indiana homes and simultaneously there arose a silent prayer, from those saddened Hoosicr homes, that Indiana's beloved poet might be spared. The songs of the Poet of Lockerbie Street will never die, though the master hand that penned- them Is called at this untimely hour. That is our one consolation as we watch, unable to aid. the sweet singer In his bout with Death. Once, at the death of an old friend, Riley wrote: "If I die first," my old chum paused v to say, "Mind! not a whimper of regret; instead, " " , Laugh and be glad, as I shall. Being dead. I shall not lodge so very far away. .

But that our mirth shall mingle. So. the day The word comes, joy with me." "I'll try," I said. Though, even speaking, sighed and shook my head And turned, with misted eyes. His roundelay Rang gaily on the stair; and then the door . Opened and closed. Yet something of the clear. Hale hope, and force of wholesome faith he had Abided with me strengthened more and more Then then they brought his broken body here. And I laughed whisperingly and we were glad.

Items Gathered In From Far and Near

Philadelphia Playgrounds. From the Philadelphia Ledger. The establishment of the playground committee as an integral part of the municipal administration, with authority conferred upon it by ordinance to enlarge the extant facilities for public recreation in Philadelphia, has been earnestly sought by thoso most deeply concerned in the communal welfare, and is realized at last through the enthusiastic co-operatio.i of the mayor and the members of the original playgrounds commission appointed by him last year. In planning to make generous provision for re

creative facilities Philadelphia will follow the example set by . several

other cities, and in turn will establish

precedents for the emulation of various communities. In no other city of the United States has more heed been paid of recent years to legitimate popular diversion, and the establishment of the playground committee means merely the enlargement of the number and scope of the present facilities for out-of-door recreation, for the present benefit of the children and for the enduring good of future generations. The healthy, happy children of today will be the robust ami cheerful men and women of the days to come.

TWINKLES

BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

The Object of the Dispute. "Were you a bull or a bear whea you went into Wall street?" "Neither. I was one of the fellows they were both after."

Distinction. When you to till the soil begin Your terms prepare to choose; It's "agriculture" if you win And "farming" if you lose.

Gaynor! From the New York Sun. Disappointing the expectations of those who opposed his election, an J surpassing the highest hopes of his friends, Mr. Gaynor has been a memorably efficient mayor, vigilant always to the public interest, wise with- a certain talking simplicity, eager to correct abuses, singularly brave, intelligent and alert, full of human and homely tang. Those who. like U3, doubted the wisdom of his election bear hearty testimony to the superior wisdom of the people and to his fine qualities, and trust that he will live to continue his admirable public service and Incidentally to know by a happier than posthumous fame how thoroughly he has earned the good will of his fellow-citizens.

The Ice Water Habit. From the Boston Herald. The great tendency of busy men and women during the heated days of summer is to seek solace in "cooling drinks." Particularly has the custom grown up in America, as nowhere else, to have ice water convenient and Jo counteract the high temperature of the body with long, unhesitating gulps. Each glass is said to lower the internal temperature about twenty degrees thus stopping the natural digestive and assimilative process, which cannot recover under half an hour from the shock. But the same glass of water if poured over wrists and hands would accomplish more good with no evil results.

Restrict Sale of Weapons. From the Philadelphia Press.

The sale of weapons has been urged, in the reports of successive chiefs

of police for twenty years past, as a fit subject for rigorous restriction by law and ordinance. The repeated use of the pistol in the streets last week, almost every day having its example, shows the necessity of limiting the

sale of pistols.

Talent Appreciated. "Do you think John Milton would

be facing poverty if he were alive to

day?"

"Not if ho was willing to go into

vaudeville."

Attentive Readers. "Yep," said Bronco Bob to the writer of western romance. "I came all

this way to grasp you by your hand

and talk to you about your pieces.'

"You have read them with inter

est?"

"Sure. All the boys have. And they

appointed me a sort of committee to interview you and find out how your

dialect ought to be pronounced."

A Sincere Tribute.

"I once paid that tenor a thousand

dollars to sing at my wife's musical, said Mr. Cumrox.

,"You must have a great admiration

for him." ' ' "I have. He Is one of the best bust ness men I ever met."

By the Atlantic Upon" the sands of Absecon" -The red man trod in days agone,

And stood, deep-chested, stanch and

straight, A man in man's unfettered state. When first the stars began to pale,

With fearless tread he made his trail Where he in reverent joy might view

The morning as it work anew.

But now the red man keeps a store. Where popcorn vendors haunt the shore. ; And there, against the tinted sky, A wondrous figure greets the eye. With gleeful hat and joyous hose. And beauteous but bulgy clothes, The modern man stands forth upon The glittering sands of Absecon.

A bcitrb. An old Scotchman bad been ill for a long time, and it was agreed by the family that be should have the minister. When the clergyman came he told the old man he would have to put his worldly cares aside and prepare for that terrible visitor who was waiting at the door. Old Man-And who's that, minister? Minister That greatest enemy of ours Death! Old Man What a fright ye've glen me! I thought It was the wife's mother-London Tit-Bits.

Tax Dodging.

From the Springfield Republican.

Seventy Chicago rich men are

charged with dodging taxes on $200,000,000 of concealable securities. It's an old story, not only of Chicago, but wherever such property is made subject to assessment. There are better and more certain ways of taxing

wealth than this.

Everybody Makes Mistakes. From the Baltimore Sun. The only mistake the Pilgrim fathers made was not to select Maryland for their place of landing.

See Our 50c Shirt Window WM H. WOOLLEY 918 MAIN ST. -

BUY YOUR WINTER SUPPLY ..." OF COAL NOW Prices Low II. C BULLERDICK & SON. Y PHONE 1235 0"

LIFE INSURANCE -F. B. KNOLLCNBERG

Room 6 Knollcnberg Ann'

The Flower Shop 1015UalnSL Phone 1093

Big Reductions In Wall Papers For the Next 30 Days The Wall Paper Store Phone 2201. . 504 Main St.

Why Pay More? Piehl & Essennacher Fancy and Staple Grocers.

We sell everything that is clean and fit to eat. 319 N. 5th Phone 1688

NOTES FROM THE LABOR WORLD

-VAC AXIOM X1IIVDEDo not think of a vacation vrfthout a kodak. You can bring the scenes home. Kodaks all sizes. Prices to suit" any purse. See the new No. 2 A folding Brownie. Makes pictures 2,x'A inches. Only ' $7.00. W. H. ROSS DRUG CO. 804 MAIN STREET Ross' Perfection Tooth Brush, Guaranteed 35c

The arerage pay for women in. the Industries is $4.50 to $3.30. The Maryland penitentiary is paying the convicts only 20 cents a day for making shirts. At the recent city election in Hoqulam. Wash, seven out of nine councilmen were union men. Railroad telegraphers have received wage advances since January 1, 1D10, aggregating $1,000,000. - The Central Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis, Mo., has decided not to parade on Labor Day. ' The building of a fine labor temple is tinder consideration by the union organizations of Winnipeg. Man. The coal operators of the northern coal fields of Colorado are planning to start a second "Colorado War" on organized labor. The San Francisco Labor Council is organising a Union Label League for the purpose of increasing the demand for the, union label. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen decided to hold its next convention at Mobile, Ala., on the first Monday in June, 1913. The international convention of transport atmen in Copenhagen. Denmark, will open on August 20. It is expected to remain in session about one week. A general lockout of the cabinet workers and other employes of the furniture trade of Budapesth, Hungary has been decided upon by the masters association. Charles H. Moyer has been re-elected president of the Western Federation of Miners by a large majority. The next convention will be held next year at Butte, Mont. President Samuel Gompers has announced that the next annual con-, vention of the American Federation of Labor would open at St. Louis, Mo., on Monday, November 14. Former President Martin P. Iliggins of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistant's union, has been appointed foreman of the pressroom of the Boston, Mass., municipal printing plant. Miss Rose Schneiderman, one of the leading members in the Women's Trade Union League, is conducting an agitation tour of the country with a view of bringing about the organization of working girls. Representatives of organized labor in a recent mass meeting at Albuquerque, N. M., decided against placing a labor ticket in the field for delegates to the convention which is to frame the constitution of the new state of New!Mexlco. . s. Labor statistics, compiled by Edwin V. Drake, state labor commissioner, and J. W. Vandeventer, state statistician, show that there are 130.000 laborers employed in Colorado. This Is the first compilation of that kind ever made invthe history of the state. - .

"THIS DA TE IN HISTORY"

AUGUST 12TH. 1684 William Penn, on departing for England, wrote an address to the Friends of Pennsylvania, on board the "Endeavor.". ' 1762 King George IV of England, born. Died June 26, 1830. 1777 George Wolf, governor of Pennsylvania, 1829-35, born; died March 11.. 1840. , i 1805 Expedition of Captain Lewis reached the bead of the Missouri River. 1806 City of Buenos Ayres retaken by the Spanish. 1849 Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the U. S. Treasury for 12 years, died in "Astoria, L. I. Born in Switzerland, Jan. 29, 1761. 1854 Belize, British Honduras, almost totally destroyed by fire. 1867 The President removed Secretary of War Stanton from office. 1891 James Russell Lowell, American poet, died. Born Feb. 22, 1819.

loop Baby CloaKIiin Summer It is easier to keep some children in health in winter than in summer. 'And yet it is very important that the child should be strong and well during the not weather. In the first place, a very little ill is liable to develop into a urge one 'USE " in summer because of the germs in milk, PJI CnLDWELUS water and many kinds of food. You should wniin n?n!?a especially careful not to allow your children SYRUP FEPSIW to become irregular in their stools during the heated term. The best relief you can give it, and the surest permanent cure, is Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the guaranteed laxative-tonic It is exactly sfaited to the needs of children because it is gentle and mild in action, absolutely pure and free from narcotics, pleasant to take, and yet does its work promptly and efficiently. Thousands of mothers keep it constantly in the house against emergencies, and as a bottle costs only SO cents or $1.00, and can be conveniently obtained of any druggist, no family should be without it. v If you are one who has never tried Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and would like to do so before buying it in the regular way, you can obtain a FREE BOTTLE by sending your address to " DR. W. B. CALDWELL, 400 Caldwell BIdg., KfontieU,iCL

JORDAN, M'MANUS & DLANCHARD FUNERAL DIRECTORS A EMBALMER8 Automobile Servica for Calls Out of City. Private Chapel and Ambulance. Telephone 2175. Parlors 1014 Main Street.

- Summer Ul7a4ch Sale - Bargains such as we offer in standard makes of Watches are not to be ignored. The saving is sure and certain as you will readily see by comparison $2.00 to $5.00 cannot bey earned easier than in buying a good watch here and now. ' , " 0 size Elgin movement, 20-yr. case . . . .... $ 0.50 0 size' Elgin movement, 25-yr. case $ 1 1 .00 0 size Elgin movement, 15 jewel, 25-yr. case SI 4.00 1 2-size Elgin movement, 20-yr. case ... 0.50 16-size Elgin movement, 20-yr. case ". 0 0s50 O. E. Dickinson. Jeweler. Established 1051

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VACATION MONEY Why Not Take Advantage of the VERY LOW RATES and spend a few days with relatives or friends. If it's money you need, call on us. We will loan you any amount from $5 to $100. on easy weekly, monthly or quarterly payment Your househol goods, piano, horses, wagons, etc., will act as security, lou dt lot have to ask a friend to go on your note If you deal with us. 60 cents is the weekly payment on a $25.00 loan for 50 weeks. Other amounts in proportion. If unable to call at office, write or 'phone. We will have our agent call on you. Your Name Address, Street and No. , Town , Amount Wanted, $.. Occupation ... i All communications held strictly confidential. Address Richmond Loan Co. RICHMOND, INDIANA. . ";, - Automatic Phone 1545. Established in 1895. Room S Colonial Bldg.

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