Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 34, 13 December 1910 — Page 6

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THE KICII3IOXD PALLADIU3I AXD SUX TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 13, 1910.

COiMMISSlOU PLAN OF GOVERNMENT A SPLENDIDSYSTEM Says Charles R. Lane, Former Newspaper Man, Formerly with Palladium, in Address Last Evening. (Continued from Pago One.)

have been studying with some anxiety -tho effect of plurality nominations which are unavoidable in primary nominations, and who regret to see election to any high office except by a majority vote. In our just resentment against tho Iniquities of corrupt conventions and bosslsm, we have exalted the primary system that loads heavy responsibility on a shallow plurality. If there are SO candidates on a primary ticket. It Is conceivable that the 10 highest who win nominations would not have more than a small per tent of total vote. There is reason therefore for strong satisfaction that under the Iowa system which will no doubt furnish tho Indiana legislature Its model the result In the final election two weeks following the primary election, must show a majority vote. If none of the 10 meets tho approval of the voter he cannot vote for someone cUc not nominated or named In the primary. He Is restricted In his choice to the 10 names before htm. If all the 10 nominees are good and able men. fit for public trusts, no mistake can be made In tho general election. If all are bad, tho people cannot blumo party bosses or party conventions. They "did It themselves." Plurality nominations, like convention nominations cannot always be expected to bo good and wise, but there Is no other way to select candidates under the commission form. There are no parties taken Into account. Therefore there Is no party responsibility. Party leaders who In theory would be interested. In Riving nominations to good men and true have in. theory 'only a (Unorganized voice in making nomlnationu under the commission form. In pausing from political agency to popular agency, the Influence of the citizen Is direct without the intervention of parties or party leaders or bosses. Counterpart in the Recall. The direct election of tho commission has Its counterpart in the recall. The plan permits the people to keep ah Influence over officials of the most desirable nnd beneficial kind. There sro three absolutes In qualification for public oflleo honesty, ability and courtoay. I know of nothIu3 so likely to rreservo honesty In a public official or stimulate, ability or to insure courtesy as the recall. 'The 'word "recall" Is generally accompanied by the word "referendum." The referendum however is not In any sense peculiar to the commission plan. The present Btate ltiwn provldo for the cxerclso of this power In certain cases. The Initiative, which means that If therommlcaioncrs fall or refuse to enact ordinances or to execute a policy favored by the people, tho peorle may themselves Initiate it, is not Important. What cro the objections to the plan? I 't us give consideration to tho other ride of the problem. It is obvloca that the objection that will first be i-fird Is that the change will not pr- " - the good results claimed for it objectors say the system Is 1 to be accepted us a demont . proposition, even In tho ex1 'r.cnec of Calveslon, first to give It u trial. It may be granted that the system is young, but the concensus of the best opinion obtainable, based on actual results. Indorses the commission plan. It Is urged by somo that the plan Is not American:. un-American, they say, but yet it had Its origin, as we know It, in an American city. If democracy's rulo Is American, then the plan Is thoroughly American, since It Is a closer approach to a pure democracy than ever before. It will be said that It deprives the people of that prty responsibility for good government that wise party lenders feel. But It must be admitted that In city management party responsibility is not often evident.

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t "Informal forainl invitations" V ': nw irlcbt rail those which eotr.. ... ,i Ihw written )U u vKtlnj cur'. The recipient tut.es for granted thai ub a card i.ie.-.aa too uir.ny Kiier.ts t write note to all. which hi ltelf cates a certain formality, auJ yet tl oeenslon li not KUlLcJeutly formal tc require eusruved luvStaLlitus. Invitations to ten, cards or eveu to mubieuU tuny be xout out on vlsith: cards, nnd that there may be iio mistake a to the entertainment provided It la designated oa the card. '!; only exception to this Is when one l merely blddeu to afternoon. In that enwe only the day end hours are writteu on. tho absence of auy ether information meaning siciply that the hostess will b eat home at he tiiu-r spc l fled. Such cards are by all mean:; the eaflest nnd most satLstaetory way t f letting friend know one is nt ha:::y for the winter, nud one ha a soi:i::! afternoon nt HUinll expense. Nothing more than sandy, lobes, cokes m:d lev. need be nerved, the table beiuj; in the drawlatf room or diulns room, us tults the hostess lc:;t. A cnr.l dtuoilu-; such nn nfloracm 'Would have wrltteu on It, above or 1..Jlow the hostess" name: Monday Afternoon. October fifteenth. From lour to seven. Two lines ure required for the hours and date. If the hostess Intends playing bridge or nther card games she writes: ZJonday -afternoon. October fifteenth, Urldga at threa o'clock.

Dinner Tables Smaller. Smaller dinner tables are required than formerly because vegetable dishes ure never placed thereon. When one lives with any degree of formality the roast al.to Is handed by the maid, not belu put, as used to be, before tho head of the household. liven wlieu there Is little or no pretense of service in tlx dining room, vegetables ure not supiosed to be always lu evidence, for the arrangement of a tflde table where It can be reached easily, without leaving the dinner table, uets ua a service loird, and the symmetry of the principal table Is thus prererved. The aesthetic has entered so into the servl'is of food that housekeepers are expected to give it as great attention ns they do orders to the butcher. A few flowers, a dish of fruit, or even an empty dish, if It Is pretty, must occupy the center, serving as a bub around which other decorative pieces, useful as well, ure placed. Odd or fancy silver forks aud fs-Kons are laid on the cover, although they are not required for actual service during the meal. Four tiny vases of flowers, ope at each corner; four candlesticks, or even two, take room and ure decorative, as they could not be were they side by side with lare dishes of food.

TEXAS ASSESSORS HOLDING SESSION

(AmerUan Nrw-a Service) Dallas, Tex., Pec. 11 The fifth annua! convention of tho Tax Assessor's association of Texas began In this city today and will continue over tomorrow and Thurday, The chief feature of the Initial session this morning was the annual address of President James .1'. Bolton.

tiood Form For Housewife. A good housekeeper is a useful member of society, but the mistress of the home must not carry her zeal so far as to make everybody about her wretched on her busy days. Where Is the heart that has not felt a pan? on account of the weekly housecleaning. the Saturday baking, the Monday wash? Everything Is turned topsy turvy, bad temper dominates, and for even the breadwinner of the home toexpect a aquare meal Is regarded as a positive unkind ness. So it is sometimes that a little rift Is made In domestc felicity that Is never bridged over. This is the time when the sweet tempered neighbor, who lets her housekeeping go to the dogs In order that she may pass pleasanter moments with her family, becomes an auyel by contrast with the indefatigable worker next door. In housekeeping, as In everything else, when it comes to endangering domestic ieace there is something that may be left undone. If with the necessary housekeeping everybody in the home Is to be driven wild let the queen of the hearthstone choose the better partminister first to the hearts about her.

HIS WATCH STOPS; GENN IS WORRIED "Why, boys, I've carried this watch for 90 years and never before did it stop," "Doc" Genn was telling the city officials this morning. "Doc" was greatly alarmed about his memory and -"cb, because last night he forgo wind it.

DETECTIVES NOW WORKING ON CASE

Pkifcerton Men at Milton and a Sensational Clue May

Be Uncovei

(Palladia! ; Milton, led., Dec. Ai i.ivs.-tiga-tion by Pinkerton detectives from Chicago of the robbery of the Farmers' j bank of this place last Saturday will j Involve residents of this county, ac-! fording to the best information ob-f tainable. The detectives have been; working since Saturday and are now ferreting out clues which they have obtained. It is thought that some action will be taken by them which will be made public soon. j It is understood that the detectives j aro working on tho theory that the' rcul perpetrators of the robbery bad ' a confederate here who Informed j them that there wa3 a large sum of. money in the ban!s on Friday night. ' The general presumption is that the; information to the robbers was given by a local man. i The presumption now Is that the; robbers were not frightened away but left when they discovered that another discharge of nitro-glycerine would throw the safe on its face, making" It impossible to pet at the money, even though the doors might have been

forced open. The first explosion caused the large nafe to tilt forward. That the headquarters of the robbers is not more than a hundred milos from th's place, possibly much less, is the general opinion Cincinnati and Indianapolis are the objective points generally mentioned where the men headed for. County officials, including Sheriff Meredith and Prosecuting Attorney Charles Ladd, were in Milton, on Monday afternoon and made a partial investigation. They were in comtnuni-! cation with the detectives and have j left to these men the matter of ferreting out the details of the robbery. !

Plan- of French Workmen's Pension. Tbe recent jassiii;j of tbe workmen's pension bill by the senate f France marks the end of a legislative struggle extending; more thau four years and of political agitation in France

reaching back to 1SS2. The plan involves contributions from tbree sources for the creation of the ensioii fund: First, obligatory yearly contributions from the wage earner amounting to S1.SO for mi'U. SI. 20 for women and S3 cents for minv-. - coud. the contribution e.f th - ver. which equals that of th variicr. and. third, the con :;!' she ttate. Even t' Ii3fer as to what the latter v. .. ..ot tb' cener.iliy accepted" figure is S3i;.x.00: for the first year, tbe amount decreasl::;r until tbe scheme works normally, when It will be about $-i"5.O0D.iO. Tbe beneficiaries sre to draw their perusSns at the age of sixty-tire cr after thirty years of sen-Ice. with certain diminutions for advanced enjoyment. The additional wae increase for th -members of tbe look aud job branch of Boston Yypographical ur.iou has cone into effect. It was the second and last rals uuder lbe terms o the agreement mude iast yc..r.

NEGRO AND HEBREW BOTH DRAW FINES

r.cih Israel Gubenstein and James

i Moore. Hebrew and negro, who en

gaged in an argument and fight in the lobby of the Westcott hotel, yesterday afternoon, were fined $1 and costs, by Mayor Zimmerman in police court this morning. Moore was fined for assault and battery, and Rubenstein for provoke. It is said Rubenstein called the black man "a d nigger." It la also claimed the Jew said if he had the "coon nearer the Mason and Dixca line." he would know how to settle the case. Moore is a cab driver for Herbert Green. He demanded 25 cents extra from Rubenstein as a fee for hauling him from the Starr Piano

Co. factory to the Westcott hotel, j which Rubenstein refused to pay. The j fight followed.. j Wagas In Germany.

Consul General Richard Guenther ot Frankfort reports that the president of the local Prussian government t'Jstrict has fixed the wages of ordinary day !a!orers in Frankfort and suburbs ns follows: Male adults. 72.3 cents; female adults. CO cents: youthful males. 48 cents: youthful females. 33.3 cents.

FOR CO-OPERATION OF THE CHURCHES

(American Xews Service) Redfield, S. D. Dec. 13. With Cooperation" as the keynote of the gath

ering, the Federation of Churches of jcupkd the chair

Christ in South Dakota met here today for its annual convention. The Initial session was held this morning and was attended by a large number of delegates from many parts of the State. Rev. Duane. Riferbark ot Madison ot

LD, GENTLE LAXATIVE FOR WOMEN GIVEN FS1EE

So many of tbe His of women are due to habitual constipation, probably because of their false modesty oa the subject, that their attention cannot be too strongly called to the Importance of keeplas the bowels open. It is always important to do that, regardless of the sex. but it is especially Important In women. From the time the girl begins to menstruate until menstruation ceases she has always vastly better prospects of coming through healthy if she watches her bowel movements. If you find yourself constipated, with bad breath, pimply complexton, headaches, belching gas and other symptoms of indigestion and constipation, take a small dose of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It is a woman's favorite laxative. Tou will find that you can do away with salts, strong cathartics, etc.. which

are entirely unsulted to woman's requirements. Mrs. Katherine Haberstroh of McKeea Recks. Pa., and Mrs. A. E. Herrlck of Wheeler, Mich., , -who was almost paralyzed in her stomach and bowels, are now cured by the us of this remedy. A free sample bottle can be obtained by addressins" lr. Caldwell, and after you are convinced of its merits buy it of your drug gist at tlfty cents and one dollar a bottlo. Dr. Caldwell does not feel that th purchase of his remedy ends his obligation. He has specialised ia stomach, liver and bowel diseases for over forty years and will be pleased to Rive the reader any advice on the subject free of charee. All are welcome to write htm. Whether for the medical advice fr 'h free sample address him Dr. B; cw,?f.u 641 Caldwell building. Monticelio. lit.

VETERAN FIREMAN WAS BADLY SHAKEN Rufus Newman. 69 Ft. Wayne avenue, a fireman at the No. 2 hose house fell from a horse he whs exercising

yesterday afternoon. Mr. Newman

was badly shaken but not seriously in

jured. He fainted and was kicked on his shoulders and head. '

beginning Thursday Evening Doc 15 In order to accommodate those who prefer to do their trading and Christmas shopping in the evening. We wish to assure you that we have made a special . effort to be able to supply you with "Anything Sold in a Shoe Store" and wish you would drop in and glance around or ask us to show you anything you may have in your mind.

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Nice Presents Big Assortment MALli!S. 010 a 815 Store 014 Main Street

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The Center of Christmas Shopping and the place to get really pleasing Gifts Gifts that are bound to be appreciated.

Never before has this big store experienced such a rush of EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, consequently we have had to reorder a second lot of many of our choicest pieces and have just received a BIG,

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the large, wide ones in plain and engraved patterns; also the medium a?.d narrow widths to suit everyone, both in style and price from $1.00 to $12.50. Our Bracelet stock is the largest in the city. LOCKETS a new lot of big lockets with the heavy long chains, in many styles and prices. These have proven very popular an3 are very stylish. They will probably answer this year for more elegant gifts than any other one article of personal jewelry. Ask to see our fine line of these beautiful lockets and chains.

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On the arSicle you receive or give. US is an assurance of its value and worth and is your protection against inferior, cheap jjewelry.

A XI1AS GIFT That la sure to be appreciated by lye-flaae Wearera la an AUTOMATIC HOLDER or an EYEGLASS CHAIN. We have them from M cents up. Call and aee our eeleetlon. MISS C. M. SWEITZER OPTOMETRIST , tZTt Main St.

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