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Richmond. Ind., Wednesday Evening, April 24, 1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
VOL. XXXII. No. 97.
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYES' RACE INCREASES
IN INTEREST AS CONTEST PROGRESSES
TWO MORE ENTER
MAKING SIX HOW
III THAT CLASS
Miss Lena Feltman Comes in
With a Good Vote and
Looks to Give the Two
Leaders a Hard Fight.
GREAT VOLUME OF VOTES
NOW POUR INTO OFFICE.
Those Who Have Been Coast
ing Along Are Beginning to
Pick Up and Promise to
Shatter Hopes of Some.
At last the women shop employes
ore beginning to take up with the Pal
ladium and Suu-Telegram Jamestown
contest and the Misses Danuer and
Hodskln, -who have been holding the
field alon3 are apparently to be given
a race for the prize. There are now
six In the women shop employes' class
the latest additions being Miss Tresia
Stolle and Miss Lena Feltman. Miss
Feltman comes into the contest very
forcibly, her vote for the first day be
ing over a thousand.
The clerks fight among men shows
Figns of livening up, a number of the
candidate having had their votes in
creased. Notable among the apurts
-was that of Ray Lichtenfels of Loehr
and Klute'e.
. The vote which is getting heavier
each day tells well the story of the
race.
(Continued on Page Two.)
A LAUNDRY AT LIBERTY.
Frank Osborn has Gone to
County From Here.
Union
Liberty, Ind., April 24. Frank Os
born, with his family has moved to
Liberty from Richmond and will soon
open a model laundry in the oM In
diana House, immediately south of the
Corrington 1 hotel. Mr. Osborn has
been conducting a laundry in Rich
mond for several years but has dis
posed of the same and decided to es
tablish himself in business here. We
bespeak a share of public patronage
for this new enterprise and a warm
welcome for this newcomer and his
family into our social circles.
SCARLET FEVER APPEARS
ON SOUTH FIFTEENTH.
Gertrude, the four-year-old daughter
ftf Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Williams of
116 South Fifteenth, street, has scarlet
fever. Owing to the fact that there
ara no other children from the Wil
liams home In the city schools no
tooms will be closed.
Master John Clark Dead.
New Paris, Ohio, April 24 A dis
patch was received Wednesday morn
ing by E. R. Clark, announcing the
death of Ifttle John Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Clark at Wabash.
nd. Mr. Clark was a former resident
of this- place.
To the Fublic r
On Sunday, April 21. I wrote an ar
ticle in which the following extract
appeared:
"The Item canvasser who worked on
rural route No. t and spread these
lies, is, if I am not mistaken, a former
Palladium canvasser who was dis
charged several months ago for mak
ing gross misrepresentations while
canvassing for this paper. And this
same canvasser, after his discharge
from this paper, bought some goods of
& prominent furnishing store in this
city and had them charged to the Pal
ladium. He was caught in this act
and forced to make good his debt to
hd merchant. Yet this canvasser is
at present in the employ of the Item."
1 have received a letter from Mr.
Charles B. Taylor, an Item canvasser.
Inferring that the above referred to
him and declaring it to be false. The
fcbove extract does not and was not In
tended to refer to Mr. Taylor, as he
Very well knows, as he was never em
ployed by the Palladium Printing Co.
The above extract complained of by
Mr. Taylor, does refer to a former Pal
ladium canvasser, as it plainly hows,
who was discharged from this paper
end who was employed by the Item
ped who did work on rural route No. I.
RUDOLPH GAAfi LEPS.
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands. Starr school o'tt
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school - , -2'"
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school
Miss Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school tCi
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater school
Miss Dsisy Petty, East Germantown school 101
Miss May Lamb, Greensfork school Z:
Miss Blanche Coffman, Hagerstowa
Miss Rcsa P. Shank, Culbertson school jj'
Miss Daisy Leavell, Dalton Township school 31
Miss Zona Grave, Franklin Township school - 29
Miss Ethel Thomas, Centerville schools i
Miss Blanche Kerr, Greensfork school 13
MAN TEACHER. .
W. O. Wlsr.ler, Garfield school -
Walter S. Davis- High school 13,112
Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrew's school ...12.223
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 9,377
Orville Brunson, Garfield - 4,213
Elza Stevenson, Economy school 2,989
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school . 462
A. T. Elliott, Boston school - 319
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 297
L. B. Campbell, Business College 2ca
W. S. Hiser, Garfield school 120
A. M. Tschean, Williamsburg school 110
J. C. Burgess, Whitewater school . 29
Alonzo Daugherty, Hagerstown school 73
Lee Reynolds, Greensfork school 76
C. C. Hyde, East Germantcwn school 75
Everett Hunt, Franklin school 51
Joseph H. Blose, Jacksonburg school . 38
Elmer Oldaker, Centerville school 23
Forest Kempton, Centerville school 19
Albert O. Andrews, Earlham 8
' WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers 13,365
Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing Machine office 5,130
Misc Emma Johnson, milliner at Nolder's 3310
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store.. 1,010
Miss Anna Saxton, Nixon's 435
Miss Anna Kenley, clerk Bee Hive 214
MAN CLERK. -
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier ...26,083
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company 3,314
Ray Lichtenfels, Loehr A. Klute.. 1,910
Ben Hiser, postoff ice 518
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. i. ... 118
Joe Weasel, Lahrman's ... ... . . ... 93
Rudolph Hill, Gaar, Scott A Co.. ... ... 80
Edwin Wilson, Panhandle Railroad office. ... 80
Walter Runge, Meyers Cigar store. ... ... ... ... 39
Herbert Taylor, Cambridge City . . . ... ,.-. 12
Fred Torbeck, Price's 11
Thoa. Fryar ... .". . 8
Chas. Greenhoff, Bartel's grocery . ,. 5
Chas. Holton, Gaar Scott & Co 2
Clifford Marson ... . 1
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co... 11,049
Miss Marie Hodskin, Bartel's Overall Factory, Cambridge .. ..10,250
Miss Lena Feltman, Hutton Casket factory ... ... 1,125
Miss Bertha Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory ... .;. ...... 189
Miss Elsie Ellis, Adam Bartel factory 145
Miss Tresia Stolle, Watt and Keelor Casket factory .. 49
MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
William Russell, Hoosier Drill 12,935
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano 8,089
George Matthews, Gaar Scott 6,325
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano. .... ...i '. 2,656
Frank Newland, Seidel Buggy Co... 301
Franklin Moore Wayne Works 212
William Threewits, Starr Piano factory 155
Everett Llchtenfels, Starr Piano. 149
Charles King, Richmond Baking Co. -ji2
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co g-j
Louis Suffrins, Starr Piano factory 5g
Abraham" Schissler, Wayne Works 43
Richard Allen, F. & N 29
Chas. Fryar, Robinson's ... ... . 13
S. A. Lott, cabinet maker 14
Karl Pierson, Starr Piano Factory 13
Howard Harrison 3
Charles Marlatt, Gaar Scott Co.. ....."." 10
William J. Toliver 5
Ralph Spencer, Seidel Buggy Co .' .".".!! 1
Wm. TomlTnson, Gaar's
Roy Kirkwood, Gem Bakery, Cambridge City ..". 1
PLAN IS NOT FEASIBLE
Car Load of Freight Shipped
Out by Traction.
A car load of freight was shipped
out of Richmond over the interurbans
to the east Tuesday, drays conveying
the freight to Moorman's switch, east
of the city, where it was loaded. The
plan is not feasible according to local
lnterurban men and it will not be tried
again.
DOUGLAS MAKES THREAT
May Include Others in Trust
Company Thefts.
SAYS THERE ARE OTHERS.
New York, April 24. It is hinted to
day that a Boston lawyer is the high
up man connected with the Douglas
thefts from the Mercantile trust com
pany. Dennett, a broker arested in
connection with the case, was given
a hearing this afternoon. He declined
to discuss the matter at this time.
Douglas says there are others connect
ed with the trust company in the same
and if they don't get him out or the
fix he fs in he will name them.
MEETATCRAWFORDSVILLE
Earlham to Participate in a
Secondary Event.
At a meeting of the Wabash college
athletic association and the faculty
board of control, arrangements were
i completed and committees and , field
officers appointed for the track meet
of the secondary schools of the State,
to be held at Crawfordsville on May
11. The following schools will h. rep
resented at the meet: DePauw, Earl
nam, Hanover, State Normal, Rose
Polytechnic and Wabash.
Teacher Ball Player.
New Paris, O., April 24. Harry
Huffman, teacher of room No. 4, left
Saturday for Pittsburg to join a base
ball team in which he had contracted
to play some time ago. Mr. McDivitt
and B. S. Davis are teaching his room.
P0ST0FFICE INSPECTOR
WORKS IN WAYNE COUNTY
W. T. Fletcher, United States post
office inspector of the Fifth district is
in Richmond and Wayne county at
tending to official duties to which he
has been assigned. Nothing Is known 5
of the nature of these. Mr. Fletcher
is out iu company with Charles G.
Swain, of the rural route ervLc. r
SECOND ATTEMPT AT
CANVASS IS GOOD
House to House Visitation in
Behalf of the Y. M. C. A.
Brings Results-
FUND STEADILY GROWING.
THE YOUNG MEN NOW HAVE
MORE THAN $20,000 TO THEIR
CREDIT ONE OF THE CANVAS
SER'S EXPERIENCES.
Tuesday's report .. .. .. ..$74,003.77
Wednesday's report 1,633.60
$75,639.30
Tuesday night's house to house can
vass $1,121.60.
Standing of the Squads.
Dill $3,996.73
llJartel 3,818.00
I Peacock 2,253.50
j Hiser. . 2.183.62
Wissler 1,662.83
I Nusbaum 1,567.00
Wilson.. 1,352.33
iGay 1,179.50
j Hadley 902.50
i Ellis 679.00
Total $20,m.72
The interest and enthusiasm in the
house to house canvass of Tuesday ex
ceeded that of Monday night. When
the last of the canvassers were in it
was found that $1,121.60 had been re
ceived. At one time there was forty
seven men in the room, all intensely
interested in these reports. One
family on North G street, where the
father and grandfather had already
made subscriptions in the shop, the
grandmother gave a subscription of
$10 and the mother $2 and one little
fellow of ten or twelve years wanted
in on the affair and went to his bank
and took out 23 cents and made his
subscription. The young men all re
port the kindest treatment in the
homes.
CROWD WASTRY LARGE
Sunday School Convention at
Fountain City.
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
Fountain City, April 24. The New
Garden township Sunday school con
vention held last Sunday at the M. E.
church was very well attended, the
crowd being larger than could be ac
comodated. The speaker of the day
Rev. Moninger, of Cincinnati, gave a
splendid address, well received by all.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are:
President, Pierre Alexander; secre
tary, Roy Lacey; treasurer, Mrs. Bar
ney Marine: Supt. Home Class depart
ment Mrs." Dr. Huff; Supt. Cradle Roll
department, Mrs. Purviance Hunt;
Supt. Messenger department, Geo. Al
exander; Supt. Normal department,
B. W. Kelly.
HARRISON SUPERINTENDENT
Will Take Charge of Telephone Com
pany at College Corner.
Howard Harrison, for the past two
years with the Home Telephone com
pany, has been appointed superintend
ent of the College Corner Telephone
company, the duties of which he will
assume this week. Mrs. Harrison and
baby Helen are spending the week with
their parents. Mrs. Amanda Rosa and
Postmaster Harrison and family at
Fountain City. They will go to their
new home next week.
WILL BE TRAIN AUDITOR.
W. R. Clark of New Paris, Going With
Rock Island. -
New Paris, Ohio, April 24 W. R.
Clark was in Chicago, Saturday, com
pleting arrangements to take a posi
tion as train auditor on the Rock Is
land road. His run will be between
Caldwell, Kan., and Terrel, Oklahoma.
Mr. Clark will leave the last of the
week to take his new position..
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Showers and warmer Wed
nesday night; colder Thursday.
OHIO Fair Thursday, fresh
west winds.
north-
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
TUESDAY
(April 23)
Total Circulation ........
7,036
6,804
Net Circulation
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION
Thermometer
DATED CHILDREN'S
AGE RVJLECTIOIIS
Son Was Born the Year that
"Hancock Was Chosen
to the Presidency."
AN UNUSUAL DIVORCE SUIT.
CLIFFORD MAY HARRIS WAS
GRANTED SEPARATION FROM
CHARLES HARRIS FOLLOWING
AMUSING TESTIMONY.
Clifford May Harris, colored, had a
hard time getting a divorce from
Charles Harris, In the circuit court,
Dut sne iinany succeeaea. Alter At
torney B. C. Robbins had had his cli
ent. Mrs. Harris, testify. Prosecutor
Jessup cross examined the'witness and
asked her how old she
Harris stated that she thought she j
would be 21 years old next May. The!
prosecutor then stated that under the'PePle hPe to hring the people of this
law Mrs. Harris could not apply for a
divorce until she was of age.
Dated by an Election.
Mr. Robbins stated that he thought
Mrs. Harris is over 21 and had her
mother, Mrs. Emma Gee, called to the
stand. Mrs. Gee stated that her
daughter would be 22 years of age in
May. "What year was she born?"jtion on the part of the shippers to run
asked the prosecutor. "I don t re
member the year, but it was the year
before Harrison was elected presi
dent." stated Mrs. Gee. "That would
be 1SS7," replied the prosecutor, "and
would make your daughter only 20
years of age." Judge Fox stated that
the facts in the case warranted a di-
vorce and that if Mr. Robbins would
definitely ascertain that his client was
of age the divorce would be granted,
otherwise the complaint for divorce
would have to be filed by the next
friend of Mrs. Harris.
Hancock a Milestone.
After the court had made this ruling
Mrs. Gee informed Mr. Robbins that , embarrassing in fact that It Is thought
she had been mistaken concerning the j he will be ready to acknowledge him
date of Mrs. Harris' birth and that she j self defeated by the citizens of Rich-
knew her daughter was over 21 years
of age as her son was only four years
older than Mrs. Harris and that the
son had been born the year Hancock
was elected. With a laugh. Attorney
! Robbins walked to the bar and inform-
ed the court Liat Mrs. Harris must be
of age as she was only four years
younger than a brother born when
"Hancock was elected." The court
threw up his hands and remarked:
"The divorce is granted. The plain
tiff deserves it." Everyone in
ths
court room joined in a hearty laugh.
Mrs. . Harris secured her divorce on
the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment and failure to provide.
OHIO COUPLE CAUGHT
IN A FOLDING BED.
Hamilton. O.. April 24 Charles
Hunter and wife were found uncon
scious in a folding bed this morning.
?The bed closed while the ouple were
'asleep. Hunter will die, but his wife
iwill recover.
Music at Commencement.
Dean Jaqties, Howard Kamp, Dr.
Leslie Chenowreth and George McKone
will compose a quartet which will fur
nish music for the Whitewater com
mencement tonight.
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V
Wow Moving.
DEEP SILENCE III
TRACTION WORLD
Not a Word has Been" Heard
from President McGowan
on Freight Matter.
PLAYING" WAITING GAME
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE
. NOTHING TO GAIN IN THISRE
GARD SITUATION WILL BE
FOUND EMBARRASSING.
A deep and impenetrable silence in
connection with the local traction sit
uation still continues to prevail. Pres
ident Merrill of the board of public
1 n ui KB states men uui a. nuiu iiao i-'rii
heard from President McGowan of the
i Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern
i in regard to the North Twenty-third
Playing a Waiting Game,
It Is generally thought the traction
city to time oy playing a waning
game. It is thought the traction offi
cials are of the opinion that if they
wait long enough the local- shippers
will become impatient and insist that
the traction company be allowed to op
erate its freight cars through Rich
mond on any route the company may
i select. There seems to be no disuosi-
up the white flag to Mr. McGowan and
his associates and as a consequence
the city officials are calmly resting oa
their oars waiting for the traction peo
ple to make some move.
Situation is Embarrassing.
Mr. McGowan has now completed
the organization of his big traction
merger and Richmond still continues
to remain on the main line. He has
through passenger service in opera
tion now and it is only a question of
time until he will be ready to begin
an interstate freight service. When
this time comes he will find the local
j situation a most embarrassing one, so
mond and will agree to operate his
freight cars through the city as the
j people so desire. .
A QPHniUD I IFIITFWAWT
"
Harry D.
Silver Joins the
tional Guard.
Ohio Na-
Eaton, O., April 24. Harry D. Sil
ver, the well known life insurance
agent of this Dlace. received word
Tuesday that he had successfully pass
ed the examination as is required for
applicants for the position .of second
lieutenant of the National guards of
the state of Ohio. Mr. Silver will
take the position as above indicated
jin Company T. of Preble county, and
his commission has. or will arrive in
a few days. He will begin his duties
at once.
MARGARET McCOY DEAD.
Funeral of Centerville Woman
Held Thursday.
to Be
Centerville. Ind.. April 21. Miss
Margaret McCoy died at her home at
Bryan, on Monday night.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at ! o'clock in
Bryan's chapel, the Rev. L. A. "Winn,
officiating. . The burial will be hi
Bryan than?! cemetery. ,
ROOSEVELT STRIKES
III USUAL FASHION
Issues Letter Scoring Critics
in Answer to the Protest
of Labor.
IS OF SCATHING NATURE
REGRETS THAT ANY BODY OP
MEN SHOULD BE SO FAR FOR
GETFUL OF THEIR; DUTY DE
NIES INFLUENCE CHARGE.
Chicago, April 21. Reiterating hia
denunciation of Moyer and Haywood,
officials of the Western Fedrtion of
Miners, charged with implication in
the murder of ex-Governor Sieuneu
berg of Idaho, as "undesirable citi
zens." IVesidcnt Roosevelt, in a letter
addressed to Honore Jaxon of Chica
go, chairman of the Cook county
Moyer-Haywooil conference, just made
public, replies scathingly to the criti
cisms of his recent letter.
The president says hi? regret any
body of men should so far forget their
duty. to their country as by formation
of societies and in other ways to on
deavor to influence justice and coerce
court or jury; that they, not he, arn
trying to influence justice, and he con
demns what he calls their flagrant 1m
properiety in the matter.
He says he Indicated no opinion as
to their guilt of the Steunenberg mur
der, but that it was a simple absur
dity to suppose that because a man
is on trial he is free from criticism as
to his manner of life. He said he
might as well be accused of trying to
influence the suits against llarrlman,
some of whose friends had also criti
cised him. He said Moyer aud Hay
wood stand as representatives of
those who habitually appear as guilty
of incitement to or apology for blood
shed aud violence. He added that he
was profoundly indifferent to the con
demnation of him for his criticisms of
the undesirable types of citizens, re
gardless of the power of either l3h
or capital.
GOMPERS WON'T TALK.
Washington, April 24 President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation was the first labor leader
in the country to see the president's
letter to Chicago labor leaders.
Gompers declined to dfseuns lt'atthla
time. At the white house today It
was stated that the Incident so far a
the president Is concerned Is closed
and that further communications will
not be noticed. If labor leaders como
to Washington to see' the president on
this matter they will not be received
at the while house."
IAN MACLAREN SICK;
ENGAGEMENT IS OFF
Management of the Popular
Lecture Course is Greatly
Disappointed.
IS TAKEN ILL IN IOWA.
NOTED LECTURER ATTACKED
WITH TONSILITIS AT OTTUM
WA, IOWA A SUBSTITUTE WILL
BE SECURED.
The following telegram "wag reccTr
ed by the lecture course committee
Tuesday:
Chicago, 111.
Watson (Ian Maclaren.)
Wires "Sick abed. Tonsilitis. Can
cel engagement with my regrets."
CHARLES E. BENTLEY.
Manager Chicago Lyceum Bureau.
The management of the Popular lec
ture course regrets to be obliged to
make the announcement of this can
celation, but hope it is only a post
ponement and is again working for a
date. If it is Impossible to get Wat
eon another lecturer will be procured.
and the closing number will be given
in the coliseum tome time very soon.
A dispatch from Ottumwa, Iowa,
rays:
Dr. John Watson (Ian Maclaren.
who arrived at ML Pleasant, la., to
address the students" of Iowa Wesle
yan University, was taken ' seriously
ill with tonsilitis and was removed
to a hospital. All his engagements
h2ve been cancelled.
Death of Robt. Ballenger.
Robert Ballenger died this morninfe
at 6 o'clock at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Martha Cook, at New Paris, O.,
aged 62 years. 11 months and 16 days.
Besides his sister he leaves five broth
ers, John Ballenger of New Paris,
Ohio, Amos, Nathan and John Ballen
ger of Richmond, Ind., Eftjah Ballen
ger of New Westville, Ohio. Funeral
Saturday at 1 o'clock at New Paris.
Interment at Ridge cemetery.
Cottage Prayer Meeting.
The South Eighth Street Friends
cottage prayer meeting will bo held
this evening at the home of W. L. Dai
bey, 123 South J 2th street. All are
welcome.