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Richmond, Ind., Sunday Morning, April 21,1907.
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VOL. XXXII. NO. 95.
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FA
SEVERAL
CANDIDATES IN THE JAMESTOWN
PROF. WISSLER III
LEAD OVER PROF.
WALTER S. OAVIS
William Russel Advances A
bove George Knight Among
Shop Men and Miss Lashley
Leads Her Class.
MOST INTERESTING DAY
BY FAR SINCE START.
Heavy Vote Saturday anc1
Much Shifting by Candi
dates Who Are Fighting for
Advantage Early in Race.
Saturday wa3 by long odds the best
flay in the Palladium and Sun-Tele-pram
Jamestown contest to choose
the six persons who are to go to the
F,reat fair free. It was the best day
for the reason that the vote was un
usually heavy and that there were
three changes made in leadership in
the different classes.
Miss Lashley of Centerville crowd
ed Miss Elizabeth Sands of the
Starr school out of first place among
the women teachers, while Prof. W.
O. Wissler of the Garfield stepped in
to first place among the men in
structors going above Prof. Davis of
tho high school who has held the
place for the past week. William
Russell struck some good licks for
his eaue and passed both George
Knight, and George Matthews in the
f.fcop employes race. Harry Iiuntin,
Miss Marie Hodskin and Miss Eliza
beth Hershey all increased the leads j
thy have been holding in their
classes.
The, vote in the contest is becoming
co heavy that it will bo necessary
for persons sending in votes to ad
dress the envelopes 'carefully. The
votes should be sent to the "contest
editor" in order to secure prompt at
tention and not interfere with the
other departments of this paper.
(Continued on Page Two.)
INDEPENDENTS NOW
WANT ENTIRE STATE
Demand of. This Kind Is Made
In Connection With the
Proposition of the Bell.
IS NO DEFINITE ACTION.
WHOLE MATTER WILL GO BE
FORE THE STATE CONVENTION
OF INDEPENDENT MEN TO BE
HELD IN MAY.
Ft. "Wayne, Ind.. April 20 Repre
sentatives of 35 independent telephone
companies met here tu consider the
proposition made by representatives
. of the Central Union Telephone com
pany, a Bell property, to retire from
Indiana local business by sale or lease
of local exchanges and turn it over to
independents entirely. The proposi
tion was verbal, but In tangible form,
and received serious consideration.
To "the State Convention.
A decision was reached to submit
the whole matter to the state conven
tion of the independent association in
3Iay, at Indianapolis, but the sense of
the conference was that the nrooosi-
tion must cover the whole state or
none, including Indianapolis. The
reasons for this action of the Bell in
terests is the extraordinary develop
ment of the Independent telephone
business in Indiana, causing the Cen
tral Union to operate at heavy loss, ex
cept its long distance business.
It is announced that a similar prop
osition is to be made by the Bell inter
ests of northern aud central Ohio.
HOLDER PURCHASED
TWO KEEN COTTAGES.
While" the" Holder animal circus was
la this city Kd ward Holder, owner of
the circus, purchased, two, of .the. tent
cottages of the Keen Outing Cottage
Company, Richmojura new industry.
These cottages ' will be tised by Mr.
Holder as quarters dnrinjr his summer
engagement1 at Riverside Park, Chi
cago. ... ....... , '
Stranger Is Arrested. , -
Cartes Doddfc a ttmngefv was arrest
ed. Saturday evening by ' Roundsman
Vogelsong, . for drunk and . disorderly
couduct. ,
CHANGES MADE IN STANDING
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school... 20.S61
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school 15,602
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school . 7,535
Miss Luetic Mayr, Hibberci school 6,123
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater school 499
Miss Msy Lamb, Greensfork school 91
Miss Blanche Coffman. Hagerstow;! 65
Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantown school 52
Miss Ruth Schooley, Sevastopol school 47
Miss Rosa P. Shank, Culbertaon school 31
Miss Daisy Leavell, Dalton Township school 31
Miss Zona Grave, Franklin Township school 29
Miss Ethel Thomas, Centerville schools 19
Miss Blanche Kerr, Greensfork school 13
Miss Dora Wallace, Cambridge C'ty 5
Mrs. J. F. Reece, Cambridge City 1
Miss Carrie Lesh, Garfield ... .. 1
MAN TEACHER.
W. O. Wissler, Garfield school 1 3.-587
Walter S. Davis, High school 10,120
Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrew's school 9,200
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 4,695
Orville Brunson, Garfield 3,541
Elza Stevenson, Economy school 2,845
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school 415
A. T. Elliott, Boston school 216
N. C. Heironimus, Garfield school 161
L. B. Campbell, Business College .. 152
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school . . 142
W. S. Hiser, Garfield school 120
A. M. Tschean, Williamsburg school . , 80
Alonzo Daugherty, Hagerstown school 78
C. C. Hyde, East Germantcwn school 75
Everett Hunt, Franklin school 51
Lee Reynolds, Greensfork school 48
Joseph H. Blose, Jacksonburg school 38
J. C. Burgess, Whitewater school 31
Elmer Oldaker, Centerville school . 23
Forest Kempton, Centerville school 19
Albert O. Andrews. Earlham . . 1
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers 10.633
Miss Nellie Hiatt, dentist's clerk 610
Miss Anna Saxton, Nixon's 429
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store 318
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at Molder's 85
Miss Anna Kenley, clerk Bee Hive 69
MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier 20,081
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company 1,450
Ben Hiser, postoff ice. 309
Ray Lichtenfels, Loehr & Klute 284
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's 131
Joe Wessel, Lahrman's 93
Rudolph Hill, Gaar, Scott & Co ...- ... . -.-.- SO -
( Edwin WilsonPanhandle railroad office... ... 25
Walter Runge, Meyers Cigar store ... 14
Herbert Taylor, Cambridge City 12
Fred Torbeck, Price's n
Thos. Fryar .- 8
Chas. Greenhoff, Bartel's grocery 5
Chas. Holton, Gaar Scott &. Co 2
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Marie Hodskin, Bartel's Overall Factory, Cambridge 9.383
Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co 7,979
MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
.William Russell, Hoosier Drill 3.250
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano ' 7,210
George Matthews, Gaar Scott 3.670
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano 2,645
Franklin Moore, Wayne Worjts.. -,93
Frank Newland, Seidel Buggy Co 145
Everett Lichtenfels, Starr Piano 133
William Threewits, Starr Piano factory 119
Dean Jacques, Starr Piano. 113
Charles King, Richmond Baking Company. 54
Louis Suffrins, Starr Piano factory..... 4
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 33
Richard Allen, F. &. N 29
Chas. Fryar, Robinson's 13
S. A. Lott, cabinet maker
Karl Pierson, Starr Piano Factory "" -j-j
Howard Harrison
Charles Marlatt, Gaar Scott . Co ..!."."."." 10
William J. Toliver g
Ralph Spencer, Seidel Buggy Co 1
Wm. Tomlinson, Gaar's "."."." 1
Roy Kirkwood, Gem Bakery, Cambridge City 1
MAKES EFFORT TO FIND
TALKATIVEJPOLICEMAN
Officer Tried to Influence a
Thaw Juror.
AN INVESTIGATION IS ON.
New York, April 20 Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smith today ordered
the entire squad of police who were
on duty at the Thaw trial to report si t
his office Monday, niorning to' see
whether Juror Chas. D. Newton can
pick out the one who made a remark
that Harry Thaw's father was a mys
tic shriuer. Xewton is a shric.Gr and
the remark was made ! Smilli thinks
with the purpose of arousing his sym
pathy in favor, of Thaw.
Their Mother Very Sick.
a - ! - - - f
" Boston. Ind.? April SiWMrs. Maude!
Humfreille of Indianapolis' and Mrs.!
Gertrude Phillips, College Corner, were
called to the bedside of their mother,
Mrs. John Bagworth; who lias been se
riously sick. -
Final Examination.
Fountain City. Ind. April 0. The
final examination in. the high school
wilt be given by Trustee Anderson
Monday.
OF
CONTEST
HE SAYS THAT STEVENS
MISREPRESENTED WORK
Engineer Goethals Reports on
Panama Canal.
CRITICISES FORMER HEAD.
Washington, April 20. Col. George
W. Goethals, IT. S. A. engineer now
in charge of the Panama canal con
struction works filed a report with
the war department charging that the
late Chief Engineer Stevens has
misrepresented the amount of work
done on the canal. He declares that
Stevens, f-gures on excavations, in
stead of reporting actual work done
as based on estimates of the capacity
of the steam shovels per day and
that they do not take, into account
those days when the shovels were
not in operation.
NINETY-THREE INDICTED.
Toledo Business Men' Charged With
Violating Antl Trust Law.
Toledo, O., April 20 Ninety-three
most prominent business men of To
ledo were indicted in 243 counts by
the grand jury which made , its report
this afternoon, for violatijtm of the Val
stin auti trust ' law. ; '
IS ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER PROSPECTS
III GOLD FIELD
L. M. Jones, Just Home From
Bishop, Cal., Reports That
A Rich Strike Has Appar
ently Been Made.
ORE ASSAYED AT $100
BY FAMOUS ASSAYIST.
New Find Has Resulted in a
Stampede Killian Com
pany, Which Is a Local One,
Has Twenty Claims.
L. M. Jones has just returned from
the new gold country in and about
Bishop, California, and he is enthus
iastic over the future of this coun
try, which he states will be a richer
field than Goldfield., Nevada. Mr.
i Jones is president of the Killian
j Mining company, in which a number
of local people are interested, and
bis visit to Bishop. 'was for the pur
pose of looking over the claims held
by the company.
Assays at $100 a Ton.
Mr. Jones after inspecting the
claims took several sacks of ore from
each claim and on his arrival in Los
Angeles took the ore to the most
famous assayist in California. The
result of the assay was far above
the wildest expectations of Mr.
Jones, the ore taken from the Iowa
Girl claim assaying at over $100 a
ton. When it is considered that an
assay of ore showing $3 to the ton
is a rich strike the richness of the
Iowa Girl claim can be realized. As
says of other claims owned by the
Killian Mining company were alsa
very remarkable.
Has Created Stampede.
Bishop is about 200 miles from Los
Angeles as the crow flies, but to
reach it one must travel 1,700 miles
by rail to reach the town from Los
Angeles. The White Mountains sep
arate t.e Bishop gold fields from
GoJdfieldvadniu discovery of
gold at "Bishop has created great ex
citement in California and Nevada
and Mr. Jones states that during his
stay at Bishop there was a regular
stampede of miners, prospectors and
adventurers into the little town.
' Has Twenty Claims.
The Killian Mining company has
twenty claims and , two hundred
acres of land and it was the rich gold
strike on the claims of this company
that caused the stampede to the new
gold fields. Mr. Jones states that he
purchased mining machinery while at
Los Angeles and in a short time this
machinery will be in operation. While
at Bishop Mr. Jones disposed of
100.000 shares of stock to the excit
ed, gold-crazed people who are rapid
ly filling up the country. He has or
dered that no more stock be placed
at Bishop but will endeavor to dis
pose of the remaining stock in this
city.
Has Natural Advantages.
On the land owned by the Killian
company there is a large amount of
timber and water power, sufficient to
operate the mining machinery. The
plant of the Nevada Electric com
pany, which supplies electric lighting
and power for Goldfield, New. is lo
cated at Bishop and the plant is op
erated by the river which runs
through the property of the Killian
company.
WILL FILLM DATE
Dr. Herbert to Be Heard at
Fountain City.
Fountain City, .April 20 On next
Wednesday evening, April 24, Dr. L.
G. Herbert will fill a return date for
the lecture course management, his
subject being "Cash, Conscience, and
Country." His lecture, "A Man Among
Men," was so well received last winter
that there has been a general demand
to hear him again. - The course failed
to pay out and the guarantors took
this means of decreasing the deficit.
He deserves a packed house.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Fair Sunday; rising tem
perature. CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
SATURDAY
(April 20)
Total Circulation
Net Circulation
7,043
6,810
LARGEST CITY .CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. '
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
TO THE PUBLIC:
Having been attacked personally by Mr. Gordon, the managing e Wor
of the Item, because I authorized the statement published in last Sunday's
rural route edition to the effect that his rural canvassers were spreading
about lying reports that the price of the Palladium and Sun-Telegram had
- -been raised to $3.30 a year, I am going to reply to that attack, herewith in
the first person. Before proceeding further, however, I wish to assure my
readers that this article is not a mud-slinging, personal attack on Mr. Gor
don. On the contrary I am simply going to state some facts and some
deductions and you may draw your own conclusions in regard to Mr. Gor
don and myself. I would not make this reply but for the reason that some
might construe my silence into meaning that I had no defense to offer.
Furthermore this is THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I shall reply to Mr.
Gordon's attacks, as I have no intention of allowing the Palladium and
Sun-Telegram to degenerate into a mud-slinging organ, nor to use it to air
personal grievences before the public.
In the first place Mr. Gordon's attack of last Thursday originated, as
I have stated above, because I issued a warning to the rural route sub
scribers of the Palladium and Sun-Telegram, calling attention to the lies
Item canvassers were spreading through the country that the price of
this newspaper had been advanced on the rural routes. Mr. Gordon felt
constrained to call this assertion a lie, declaring that no Item canvasser
had ever told any rural route subscriber that the price of this paper had
been advanced. In this connection allow me to state that I am not in the
habit of sitting at my desk, giving full rein to my imagination, and
dreaming of what Item canvassers are doing or saying. I deal in facts .
and not fancies and when I stated that Item canvassers had lied about
an increase in the price of this paper, I based the truth of my statement
upou the word of several of the rural route subscribers of the Palladium
and Sun-Telegram who came to this office last Saturday, a week ago, de
siring to know if it were true that they would have to pay more for the
paper this year than last. They further explained that they had been
told of this raise in price by Item canvassers. By permission I use the
name of William Jeffries, who lives on rural route No. 4 out of this city,
who was one of the subscribers to whom an Item canvasser lied in this
connection.
The Item canvasser who worked on rural route No. 4 and spread
these lies is, if I am not mistaken, a former Palladium canvasser who was
discharged several months ago for making gross misrepresentations
, while canvassing for this paper. And this same canvasser, after his dis
charge from this paper, bought son e goods of a prominent furnishing
store 'n this city and had them el arged to the Palladium. He was
caught in this act and forced to make good his debt to the merchant.
Yet this canvasser is at present in the employ of the Item. I mention
this in connection with the following taken from Mr. Gordon's editorial in
last Thursday's Item: "Dishonesty and crooked methods have been the
one thing which has not been tolerated by the editor of this paper, and
when anyone in any wise connected
ing such methods he was immediately dispensed with. There are several
living proofs of this, .our steadfast
Yes. and there is at least one
spoken of is just at present bing stretched enough to accomodate a
canvasser, who gains business by crooked methods: And taking this ex
ample into account I declare that it is not what the Palladium and Sun
Telegram says, but what the management of the Item permits its can
vassers to say and do that reflects upon the honesty and Integrity of the
management of that paper.
Mr. Gordon dwelt at some length upon the great friendship he had
shown for the Palladium. I fail to see wherein that friendship has mani
fested itself. Practically from the time I first assumed the management
of the Palladium this paper was always referred to by the Item as the
"machine organ," and both through its news and editorial columns it has
tried to fasten upon this paper the collar of being a "corporation news
paper." Furthermore Mr. Gordon has taken particular pains to make the
citizens of Richmond and this vicinity think that I am such a snob and
have such poor taste, as to make a "garish display of wealth," and that I
give my canvassers orders to spread the report that the Palladium and
Sun-Telegram will drive the Item out of business by sheer force of
money.. You will remember that only two months ago Mr. Gordon stat
'"through his columns that- tho Palladium: and Sun'-Telegram canvas
sers were going about the city declaring that this paper was backed fcy a
million dollar syndicate, and that it was going to put the Item out of
business. He furthermore stated that one of the Palladium and Sun
Telegram canvassers had gone so far as to say that the Item was really
owned by this Palladium "syndicate." And there have been numerous
other little pleasantries like the above, by means of which Mr. Gordon
tas tried to show his great friendship for the Palladium and Sun-Telegram.
Therefore I must seem very ungrateful to In in in declaring that
the above stories are ABSOLUTELY FALSE. I would, moreover, be in
his debt even more than he thinks I now am, if he would only please
condescend once more to show l.is great friendship for me, by telling me
just who the canvassers are who are spreading these reports. If he can
not produce proof as to who the guilty parties are then I must be still
more ungrateful and declare that undoubtedly the whole series of stories
' with which he has regaled his readers, are the result of his own fever
ed imagination.
Of course Mr. Gordon's declaration that the Palladium voting contest
of last fall was not run honestly, was another way in which he wanted to
shxrw his great friendship for me, and was by no means an attempt on his
part to throw cold water on the present contest this paper is conducting.
As a matter of fact the only trouble that occurred during the voting con
test last fall, originated from the failure of the agent of one of the com
peting lodges to turn In money he owed this company for votes he iad
turned in. The Palladium Printing Co. has never refunded one cent nor
cancelled one subscription, Mr. Gordon's honorable word to the contrary,
on that contest, and the only money that was at all refunded was re
funded by the aforesaid agent to people whose subscription he had so
licited and whose votes lie had turned in, without turning in their money.
Only last Thursday night one man w-as discovered who had not even teen
refunded his money by this man.
I can name still more numerous acts by which Mr. Gordon lias en
deavored himself to me by his friendly ways, but what Is the use? I
have shown you above how like Damon and Pythias we are, so, there Is
no need to continue a long-drawn-out discussion. Of course Mr. Gordon
has a good reason In his madness to show his friendship for me in the
way he does. By calling the Palladium and Sun-Telegram a "machine
organ" and "corporation-owned" paper he has hoped to destroy the con
fidence of the people in its news and editorial columns. By telling wlerd
stories of how the Palladium and Sun-Telegram was backed by a million
dollar syndicate for the express purpose of putting him out of business,
he has hoped to retain you as subscribers to his paper out of a feeling
of charity for "poor little him," who was in the road of this million. Right
here I want to make Mr. Gordon what I consider to be a very liberal offer.
If he can find this million dollars of which he speaks so much I shall be
only too glad to go halves with him $500,000 would look very good to
me. , .
And now, reader, you may be the judge. If the Palladium and Sun
Telegram is stooping to dishonest and illegitimate means to obtain your
business, don't countenance such a thing. If you feel that this newspa
per Is bound body and soul to political machines and corporations, drop
it like you would a live coal. The proof of whether or not the Palladium
and Sun-Telegram is a "machine organ" and "corporation paper" will be
found in its editorial and uews columns. From them you can Judge
whether this paper fights the battles of the pebple or the battles of pre
datory wealth. .
In conclusion I repeat that this is the last time I shall reply to any
attacks of the character Mr. Gordon has made upon me. And from this
time he is at perfect liberty to make use of his unique art as a master
mud-slinger in the columns of the Item; and he may have first, middle
and last word upon any subject he deems worthy of his steeped-in-mire
pen.
RUDOLPH GAAR LEEDS.
MUlllCIPALJp FARM
Unique Movement Is Started
In Milwaukee.
COST WOULD BE $30,000.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 20 Milwau
kee is to have a municipal baby farm
and sanitarium. Wealthy Alderman
Tarant will introduce the movement in
the council. Monday. Tbe home is to
be on the lake front and cost 3Q "0"
with this paper was caught practis
policy."
living proof that the steadfasrff5olicy
JURY FAILED TO AGREE
Case Against J. P. Walker Was
Dismissed.
EX-EVANSVILLE OFFICIAL.
, Evansville, Ind., April 20 The jury
failed to agree in the case of J. P.
Walker charged with a shortage of
$64,000 and was dismissed. The jury
was out 42 cours. Walker was form
er treasurer. He will be tried again.
He was president of tbe Evansville
ball club in tbe central leasrue.
CASE THE
SUBJECT OF MUCH
IIITERESTIIIG TALK
Investigation of the Myster
ious Assault at Milton Is
Still on by the Prosecu
tor. NO ACTION SO FAR
BY THE AUTHORITIES.
Mrs. Morris Persists in Stick
ing to Her Story But There
Are Various Other Theories
In Reference to Affair.
Investigation of the mysterious as
sault on Mrs. Frank Morris at her,
home in Milton a week ago Saturday 4
night, still continues. Prosecutor
Jessun snent the entire ri.iv in Mlltnn
Saturday trying to unravel the strange .
venes Monday, it Is underetoodhpwill1?
have some interesting factsjroFubmit1'
to the jurymen. Natuprfly tho prose
cutor refuses to revul the results ot
his inve8tigaticur
Riyafs the Lucy Cin.
Notirfnce the murdar of Jomph Lu-cy-ayear
aso. , laat December, bait
ere been so much excitement in
Milton and rlotnlty as has been occa
sioned by the assault made on M.
Morris. Mrs. Morris statement that
she was attacked by two unknown,
robbers is not accepted a the entirely
correct version by the residents of thei
west end of the county. Rumor men
tions the name of a prominent man aa
Mrs. Morris' assailant. Owing to th
fact that the authorities have as yet'
taken no steps to apprehend the per
son generally credited with the crime,
his name is withheld. It he is taken'
into custody the announcement of his
arrest will occasion no surprise to the .
residents of western Wayne county.
Of Interest in Richmond. '
The assault on Mrs. Morris is al
so the subject of comment In this city
velopments in the case with the keen
est interest. Mrs. Morris has not yet
appeared before the grand jury owing
to her condition. , ,
It is reported on the streets with
much persistence that Mrs. Morris has
made a confession as to who the per- '
son that assaulted her Is. This re
port, however, could not be verified.
It is the general opinion that there is
only one person implicated In the as
sault. There were no witnesses j
the attack made on Mrs. Morris and an
long as she persists in sticking to her
story that two men attacked her for
the purpose of robbing the house, this
story must be accepted by the author
ities. She holds the key to the situa-'
tion and the question Is what Infor
mation did Prosecutor Jessup secure
as the result of his Interview with her
Saturday?
A RELIGIOUS PANIC
HAS SEIZED PEOPLE
Residents of Morgan County,
Maryland, Believe World
Is Near Its End.
UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA.
WEIRD PICTURES DEPICTING
HEAVEN AND HELL SEEN ON
THE WALL OF ONE OF THE
FARM HOUSES..
Hancock, Md., April 20 Ileligious
panic has seized the people of Morgan
county. West Virginia, and hundreds
of persons, frightened out of their wits
by the appearance of an un-explained
phenomena are awaiting the end of the
world and shudder at each new report
of earthquakes.
Remarkable pictures,, depicting as
supposed scenes in heaven and hell,
which have appeared on the walls of
a room in Emory Lopp's farm house,
two miles from here, have caused th
panic. Persons who have seen the
pictures said no human could have
placed them there and the whole coun
tryside Is dlsturbed.'believing they are
a "bign" of tbe approaching destruc
tion of the earth.
All four walls of the room are cov
ered with the pictures showing pits of
flames with demons In their midst, or
depicting beautiful gardens supposed
by the credulous to be heaven. Beau
tiful angels can be seen airing them
selves in the gardens.
Patent and Trade Mark.
Robert W. Handle has received an
allowance' on a patent for O. I Price
on a paper and trash burner and ha3
secured registration on a trade mark
for theGem Burial Vault Company of
New Paris, O-
MRS