Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 277, 13 August 1911 — Page 4

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THE IlICimOND PALLADIUM AUD BUH-TEUEGBAII, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1911.

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TPabllahed and owned by the PALLADIUM PRINTING CO. 4soa T days each week. evenlnas'and Sunday morning; Office Corner North ttta and A straata. 'Palladium and Sun-Telegram Phones iBaslaesa Office, 2Sf; Editorial Kooma, Pill. RICHMOND, INDIANA lltad lelafc O. Lmi EIHn (Carl Btorabart Aaaortate Kdltar V. R. PMa4ila News Kdltar I SUBSCRIPTION TERMS pa Richmond $5.00 per year (In advance or 10c per week RURAL. ROUTES year. In advance ...$2.00 Mix months, In advance 1.26 One month. In advance 25 I Aaareaa changed as orten aa uesirea; fbeth new and old addresses must be iv en. Subacrlbere ' will nlease remit with (order, which should bo given for a specified term; nam will not be enterM until payment Is received. MAIL. RITRSmiPTIONS Pne year. In advance 5-22 Biz mnntha. In arfvance .......... 2.60 Mia month. In advance .45 Kntered at Richmond. Indiana, post fefflee aa second class mall matter. New York Ttenresentatlves Payne & FTouns;, 80-14 West SSrd street, and 29 t West 22nd street. New Tork. N. Y. L Chlcaao Representatives Payne A tTaung. 747-748 Marquette Building, Chicago, 111. Tlu iuakilM at' leaa Advertisers has examsasd and cortffiad Co liaatt . The figarae of circalatia eels las J in too Aaaaciarioo'a report ooly ana guaranteed. 3cf test ka Aiverfcers Ka. 199. WWtgksn Etaf. I. T. City FORUMOFTHE PEOPLE Articles Contributed for This Column Must Not Be in Excess of 400 ' Words. The Identity of All Contributors Must Be Known to the. Editor. Articles Will Be Printed in the Order Received. tlr. Editor: I aotlce in the Palladium or Aug. tilth that councilman gay the cltizena not wish to purchase a water works it. Without doubt that Is true of those who are in some way direct ly or Indirectly (with the Richmond r Work company) Interested in is that the people pay as the peohava always done. As a citizen of Richmond I do not believe that the city Is compelled to boy of the Richmond Water Works . . jonmpany or to conunue iu pay inuuie ko that corporation. H If said company Is not willing to sell Kt m fair price then let Richmond conictrnct a water plant of Its own. j a numoer 01 our ciusena are wufeemplattng the digging ot wells for jaopplying their own wants In case the franchise when given Is unsatisfactory W USUI. Ia any case the only way council or stay one else can safely say what the Aliens want. Is by putting It to a vote, mad many of us will think that what jtfcf city wants is a matter ot small imjportance to council unless this is Idjoae, ', A Citizen. Business College Notes Cbas. X. Crtng, general manager of Cm Indiana Business college, who has pending a month's vacation with o-elatlves and friends In Ohio, stopped ,t Richmond yesterday on his return pome. ; ....:,. Robert Stark, who is employed with Kao Cash Register at Dayton, Is spendKas a two week's Taxation with friends faere. He made a pleasant call at the E'lege and told ot his prospects for future which he seems to think very bright. Carl Thtestng, who has been emred with Oaar, Scott and company. bean required to be absent from work tor the past few days on acjBoant of an Injured finger. , Mrs. Anna Perkins has accepted a position with the Seidell Buggy company. Hate Dundon, who has been employted at the Richmond Casket factory tar the past five years, has accepted a position with the American Seeding Xlachlno company. I B- Campbell made a business trip EgTognesday afternoon to Anderson and Pw Castle. lira. J. A. Caster, from Vinoennes, gad,, paid a pleasant call to the school this week. She reports that Mr. Castor Is beginning his summer term with ft splendid enrollment. . Thursday morning being Earl Spangjtar'a morning to have charge of the ftornlng . exercises, he asked Dr. Lyioas to give the school a talk. Mr. Lywas gave a splendid talk on "Work and Play," which was both very Interacting sad very Instructive. This Is My 55th Birthday JOoXFH OCTAVE REAUME Hon. Joseph Octave Resume, minister ot Pabllo Works for Ontario, was bom August 23, 1856. of French-Canadian parentage- After attending Asosaptkm college and the high school ol Windsor he decided upon a medical career. With money earned as a cool teacher he was able to obtain ca education for his chosen profession at the Michigan college of Medicine and Trinity Medical college. For eighteen years after leaving college he waa engaged in the practice ot medietas in Windsor and vicinity. In 1902 to was elected a member of the Ontar 1 legislature snd was re-elected In litl and 190S. Since IMS he has held Lis present position ss Minister of .PaMle Works. Whoa Waives Ware Plenty. Warroa Scott, aged fourteen years, res lorn to pieces by wolves la NewT3, XX. la Match, 1S3& -

The Real Issue

The rates charged by the Richmond City Water Works company are taxes for service. rendered. This Is the sole interest in the water works that the city has. For illustration. If this city had not built a municipal light plant In competition with the Light. Heat and Power company the electric rates would not have been lowered. And competition lowered them. Municipal ownership would give the city the power to control the rates. It the water works could be bought at a reasonable valuation that 'would be one solution. A plan was suggested by which the citizens might participate in the earnings and eventually buy the plant. But In order to do this without hardship the valuation on which the city is to buy should be fair. If the valuation Is unfair and the city forced to buy things which It las either paid for already or caused the value of, then naturally the citizens will oppose it. Such a thing happened In the proposed contract. ' It has been a source of disappointment to the citizens that the Richmond City Water Works in the presentation of its proposed contract has Insisted on the consideration of values In the plant which we havealways maintained were occasioned by the city itself. The only reason that this paper or any citizen has had for proposing that there be participation In the profits was to afford flexibility In regulating the rates. The only reason that any one has ever wanted city ownership of the water works was in order to regulate the . rates. We as every other citizen have protested against the company insisting on a valuation of unearned and intangible values. We regard that as being a thing which the company has no right to. On such a basis the more unjust the rates are, the higher the profits of the company are, the more money that the city contributes in any way the more this plant is to be worth. Whatever the courts and commissions may be holding now we can safely say that if there is any general understanding of this point of view among citizens that public sentiment (which as a matter of fact is the basis of all law and decisions) will change It.

The company having therefore been unwilling to set forth a proposal along justifiable lines we with other citizens see no use in attempting to buy the water works on such a jug-handled proposal, with no safeguards to the city and with no other purpose that we can see than to guarantee profits to the company and axing once for all an inequitable valuation. Therefore as the Richmond City Water Works will not treat on such a ground we suggest that the attention of the people be turned to the same proposition turned in another way. Instead of setting out to buy the plant in order to remove the dangers of private monopoly trim the contract so that all the dangers of private ownership shall be eliminated. As we have many times remarked It Is the rates and service that the people are interested in. If these tbings with their safeguards are satisfactory we shall have arrived at the point where It will be a matter of !r'"""?rrrc ' "no owns the plant.

What constitute high rates?

Nobody thinks that because the streets of this to. ivavz Lctn paved or that a new building has gone up on . Main street is any reason why the rates should be raised. This is the contention of a "going concern valuation" such as the water works is Insisting on." The, water works would have us believe that because the United States Steel corporation has a monopoly and has raised iron and steel prices that they are entitled to an increase in rates on the going concern "theory. That is what the proposed contract amounts to. THE PEOPLE OF RICHMOND DO NOT WISH TO DO THE INVESTORS IN THE RICHMOND CITY WATER WORKS AN INJUSTICE BUT THET WILL NOT BE FORCED JNTO PAYING THE COMPANY RATES BASED ON MONEY WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN INVESTED IN THE PLANT. THEREFORE THE PALLADIUM SUGGESTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FORCE THE COMPANY TO BRING ITS BOOKS BEFORE COUNCIL AND SHOW JUST EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THIS PLANT. This city is willing that the Richmond City Water Works investors shall have a reasonable return for the MONEY NOW INVESTED AND IN THE MONEY TO BE INVESTED BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY RATES ON A VALUATION OF THE PLANT WHICH DOES NOT EXIST.

This plant has been built. It has largely been paid for out of the rates charged. The plant has suffered some depreciation. We are "dealing with an actual plant and not with an estimated value. THIS CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT 1 INVESTED IS AND HOW MUCH OF THIS WATER WORKS PLANT HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR BY THE CITIZENS. IS THE RICHMOND CITY WATER WORKS SATISFIED WITH A REASONABLE RETURN OF SIX PERCENT ON THE MONEY ACTU-' ALLY INVESTED? , ' IF SO IT WILL BE A VERY SIMPLE MATTER TO ADJUST. ALL THE COMPANY HAS TO DO IS TO BRING FORWARD ITS BOOKS. IT WILL NOT TAKE MANY DAYS TO SETTLE THAT MATTER. ' And this city Is likely to be satisfied with rates which represent a fair return on the actual cash invested. THE ACTS OF 1909 GIVE COUNCIL THE RIGHT TO GO INTO THIS. AND THIS IS THE PROPOSAL THAT THIS PAPER MAKES TOWARD A FAIR SOLUTION OF THE MATTER.

STEPHEIIOTS SEAT In U. S. Senate to Be Subject of Investigation. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. The senate committee on privileges and elections reported a resolution providing for an investigation of the election of Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin. LIVESTOCK RATES AGAIN SUSPENDED (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Pending a complete investigation of the propossed advance rate on sheep and cattle, the Interstate Commerce Commission today ordered a further suspension ot rates until December 13, 1911. The order affects more than 150 railroads In the sheep and cattle raising district , ROCK ISLAND FLYER RAN INTO WASHOUT (National-News Association) CHICAGO. Aug. 12. Running at a high rate of speed a Rock Island passenger train waa wrecked at Marquette. III., early today by running iato a washout. Two members of the crew were Injured. Heavy rains for the last few days undermined the road-bod.

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD ON SATURDAY (National News Association) PARIS, Aug. 12. Simple funeral services for the late John W. Gates were held today in the Interdenominational American church In the Rue De Berrl. They were conducted by the Rev. James Lee, pastor of the St. John's Methodist Episcopal church, south, and the Rev. Mr. Hiatt, pastor of the American church. Two hundred Americans were in the congregation and the chancel of the church, was filled with beautiful floral decorations, sent by friends of the dead financier. The body remained in a crypt in the church since last Wednesday. It .will be taken to, Cherbourg and Tuesday placed on board the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse upon which it will be taken to the U. S. for burial Mrs. Gates and her son, Charles G., will accompany it

RAILROADERS SERVE STRIKE NOTICES CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Employe of several trans-continental railroads have served strike notices upon officials as a result of the wage and hour controversy- This became known today when railroad men explained the situation as meaning that the unions hare asked to be granted conferences within thirty days. Should a strike be called, the entire country would suffer and the difficulty would result in a net loss to all concerned , ot more than 150.000. 000 at the least with probabilities that the cost would bo twice that amount.

Heart to Heart - Talks. By EDWIN A. NYE. Copyr&ht, 1908. by Edwin A. Nye

' TTfft LAUGH CURE. Helena Benouard, a French actress, has been Infecting all Paris with her remedy for the ills ot life. Her medicine is laughter. The actress tells bow she was 111 and In debt: One morning she awoke In despair. "Why get up? Would It not be better to get up no more in this world? I shed tears. All at once 1 began to laugb. It was a laugh ot despair, but 1 felt much better. That was the beginning." The vivacious Helene goes on: "There Is my had. bitter medicine Why drink medicine for my stomach when 1 nave no food to put Into that so troubled stomach? Then 1 langb. Wbat a laugh! I drink my medicine and laub." And so sbe discovered "The great secret to laugb." And now: "If my shoe comes unfastened 1 laugb. If I tenr my dress 1 laugh. If I do any provoking thing whatever I laugh. When I feel blue 1 laugb. When tny creditors came I told tbem 1 could not pay and laughed. They looked at roe and laughed with me." The result? "You see, I just laughed at my troubles and pouf bey left me. 1 am no longer tbat poor, dyspeptic, pale cheek ed, sorrowful Helene." Having formulated ber new-old philosophy, theater managers took ber up. and sbe begun Illustrating ber cure, punctuating tbe teaching with ber own Infectious laughter. Paris capitulated. Helene bad arrived. A fad? To some extent Tbe Part sian nature easily absorbs a belief tbat fits its mercurial disposition. But There is much medicine in the cultmedicine for body and mind. It la nature's cure. A real laugb both mas sages tbe liver and drives tbe cobwebs from tbe corners of tbe brain. A real laugh not a mere cackle la a powerful protest against pessimism. Try tbe laugb cure. Helene say a: "Ton must begin each day with laughter. Begin as soon ns you open your eyes In tbe morning There's magic In if That's it. If you begin tbe day with a laugh tbe world will laugb with you. It is all in the mental attitude with which yoji approach your day. I-cugti early and often. Laugh and your torpid liver loses Its lethargy. Laugb and your fears flee like tbe morning mists. Laugh and the sky turns blue. Laugh and your petty troubles fold their little tents and silently steal away. Laugb! Laugh and you shall live long In tbe land. Itt THE GRCAT BEYONDk ' Tell you a story? Yes. It will be a true story out ot our common life, and tbero shall be a real heroine. Grace Bradbury, a sweet girl ot Denver, aged twenty, was engaged to marry ber true lover, a worthy young man. She had her dreams ' ' A little cottage with vines and flowers, true love and a husband, children maybe, and but who can enter the dreaming soul ot a pure maiden who Is mucb In love with life and love? Sbe was very bappy. Often sbe tenderly smiled as she wrought embroidery and doilies and curtains and tbe things that women treasure against tbe wedding day. Prom a modest salary sbe gave all the money sbe could spare to buy pretty things for tbe future home. Then one day came a message. Her brother, at Oranby. Mo was very low with tuberculosis. She sent tor her lover and told him sbe must go. "But you may contract the disease, dear." he said. "He Is my brother," replied tbe girl. Hare you watched a loved one slowly go beyond your power to hold him back? Day by day the pallor grows on tbe loved cheeks; day by day tbe dear eyes are more staring. And tbe awful cough that racks tbe trail body tears your heartstrings. Grace Bradbury stsyed until the end. When she returned to Denver the worn cheeks showed, alas, tbe premonitory scarlet spots. The backing cough was ominous. But - ' Like most victims of the Insidious disease, sbe believed until the very last that she would be better "tomorrow." And sbe "Smiled tbe tender smile and worked, when, she was able, at tbe scarfs and the man and dreamed of the little home. e A short time after she returned to Colorado Grace Bradbury died of "quick consumption.' On the last day ber lover held her hand and leaned over and said. "It will come true la the groat beyond, dear. And somewhere out from the eternal silence with' . tender grace came back the answer. lt wilL And It will! The dreams of Grace Bradbury UUST come true, else our God Is dead. Such devoted sacrifice must somewhere be recorded, and somehow It must be compensated "In the great beyond. - Wasted Bleaainge. Aunty Oast . arrived) Bless your sweet heart! Marie You needn't waste any of your blessings on him, aunty. Aunty Him? Who? Marie My former sweetheart We're mad at each other now. Judge. MASONIC CALENDAR Wednesday, Aug. 16, 1911 Webb lodge. No. 24, F. at A. M. Stated meeting. Friday, Aug. 18 King Solomon's Chapter No. 4, B. A. M. Special Convocation. Work in Mark Master Degree. .', " 1

SCHOOLS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE LUXURY FOR WAYNE COUNTY

Over Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Will Be Required to Operate Schools During Ensuing Year. (Continued from Page One.) township schools was 1953; in the town schools 954 and in Richmond 2,674. The term enrollment in each instance was larger. In returning to the expense of the teaching forces, space prevents Itemizing that of each township and town, but in the fifteen townships superintendent Williams has tabulated reports showing the thirty one male instructors were paid $15,404; the sixty eight women pedagogues $29,622.89, the total salaries of towfiship instructors being $54,026.89. In the town corporation schools the twelve male instructors were paid $7,894.50; the twenty-nine women teachers received $14,019.31. a total of $21,913.81 being expended. In tho Richmond schools, the twenty-four male instructors received $28,750 and the women teach ers $62,596.42, the total salaries of teachers being $91,446.42. Each day the schools in Richmond were opened the school corporation had to count Lpn laying aside $481.29 In salaries alone. NEW TREATIES WITH FOREIGN NATIONS (National News Association! WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The sen ate foreign relations committee has authorized a favorable report on the British and French arbitration treaties with an amendment striking out the article providing for enforced arbitration of questions approved by the joint high commission and considered the most important part of the agree ment. "THIS DATE

AUGUST 13. ... ... . ... 1521 Cortze made Mexico a Spanish province. ' 1667 Jeromy Taylor, English writer and churchman, died. Born in 1613.- , .1775 The British made an unsuccessful nava attack on Gloucester, Mass. 1816 Sir Peregrine Maitland appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Upper . Canada... : ' . 1851 Cuba again invaded by Lopez and his followers. 1863 Capture of a band of the Knights of the Golden Circle at Havana, 111. 1898 Manilla surrendered to the American forces after a short land fight and a bombardment by the fleet. 1905 Norway voted In favor of a separation from Sweden, 1910 Floods which submerged Tokio, Japan, cost many lives and made thousands homeless.

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SAY ALLEGED SPY IS ONLY ROMANCER But War Department May Punish Him for Trifling with Woman's Love.

(National News Association) Washington, D. C. Aug. 12. George ePter may not be convicted of being an Austrian spy but he la apt to get into trouble, tee war department officers believe for trifling with, the affections of a conlding woman and prevaricating. ' He is now isolated for court martial, and dishonorable dismissal awaits him if the charges stick. Tbe correspondence sent to the war department by Captain James Watson, the recruiting officer at Indianapolis, has not, in the opinion of the war officers, made out a prima facie case against the soldiers, as a spy, but they show him to be a romancer of tbe first order in his love-making matters. According to the papers the records of the war department. Miss Dyer wrote to the. Austrian Embassy In this city, several months ago. asking whether there was a count or prince Windisch-Graetz, within the Austrian domaiC and inquiring as to his whereabouts. This letter brought the reply that there was no such person in Austria, or Hungary. The embassy promptly inquired of the war department for the record of private Petr. The records showed that he had been In the army several years. whereas he represented to Miss Dyer only last May, that he was planning to enlist in the service for purposes of spying. The embassy even investigated his statements as to his being a native of Austria. When they were disproved Miss Dyer confronted him, but he made plausible' excuses about being compelled to complete his enlistment. Miss Dyer would probably have been satisfied had Peter kept hia alleged promise to marry her, Instead of making excuses why he could not. According to one of his recent letters, serving his country was the first duty of every man, and . he could not marry until he had finished the task that he had undertaken, which might take sev IN HISTORY"

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eral weeks, several months, or. possibly, a year or more.' Comparing these letters and affida

vits with Petre's eattstment , record, the war department offldala saw that there waa no likelihood ot his being a spy, but that he had made himself subject to court-martial on several charges. Among these would be falsa impersonation, making false statements, and. most important ot all, betrayal ot tbe services, by representa- : ing that he was a spy against the government Which uniform he wore. The latter charge would come under "con duct jrejudicial to the good order and military discipline," and a conviction means dismissal, with probable imprisonment. Colonel Trenk Zupan, retired, who was, until a short time ago, in command of one ot Austria's engineering regiments, is here on his first visit to America. When told of . the chargesc against Petr Col. Zumpan said:, "I find it impossible to comprehend how any one can think Austria has any interest in the fortifications of America. A war between the two countries Is not at all likely, and one probably nevef will occur. Before I retired I was in the engineer corps of our army, and have known a great many officers from that branch of the service. It my country desires maps and plans ot this country, wouldn't it be logical that an engineer officer would b detailed for the work? Never in my experience, has such a thing happened. In my opinion, the whole matter is, as you Americans say, 'bosh.' Sleeping Car Berths. Most porters make up berths so' that one's bead Is toward the eaglae. "Experience has taught me." says a writer In Good Housekeeping, rtbst in case of a collision or even a common quick stop this may mean a braised bead or a wrenched neck. So I always ask to have my berth made up with my feet toward tbe engine, in a recent collision I was the only person la a crowded car wbo escaped more or less serious Injury, and 1 bellevo that 1 owe this seemingly providential escape to my position, as when I was thrown with the force of the Impact I alighted, as It weae. on my feet, while other passengers were thrown bead foremost. Key to Puasleeem. No. 1413. Charades: 1. Stnr. boardstarboard. 2. Co gent cogent 3. Jar, gone jargon. No. I414.-Hldden Parts Of tbe Body; Head, hand, leg. arm, cheek, finger. No. 1415. Charade: Bittersweet. No. 1416, Enigma: Labrador. No. l4l7.-Plctorlal Code Rebus; "Growling will not make the kett'e boIL" Words: Bottle. owL egg. woman, like, trinket, hill. No. 1419. Verbal Arithmetic: Immortality, immorality; delicately, dice: lately; knebellte. belike, ten. ; ' ' No. 1419. Word Making: Mate, mas ter. mat( " steam, stare, art. team, ream..'. No. 1420. Beheadings: O-pen, t-wlg. t-rnst. a--ramble. ' Sdety Deposit Coxes Fcr Rent mmo .......-....