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Richmond. Ind., Friday Evening, April 26, 1907.
VOL. XXXII. NO. 99.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
EICHMOM)
PA
PROF. ELZA STEVENSON GOES TO THE TOP
OF HIS CLASS BY MOST PHENOMENAL SPURT
SCHOOL TEACHER
FROM . ECONOMY IS
HARD AFTER PRIZE
Prof. W. 0. Wissler Crowded
To Third Place, Prof. Davis
gaining Ground and Going
Second Position.
WILLIAM RUSSELL NOW
HAS A SPLENDID LEAD.
George Matthews Steps Into
Second Place, Thus Making
George Knight Third The
Event Very Exciting.
There was a shifting among the men
teachers today by which Prof. "Wis
pier was ousted from first place and
Prof. Elza Stevenson of the Economy
school jumped from sixth place to the
top. The spurt by Prof. Stevenson
T,as the most phenomenal of any since
the contest opened. Over 15,000 rotes
were turned in tfor him giving iiim a
total of over 1S.000. Prof. Walter S.
Davis regained some lost ground by
stepping into second place. Prof.
"Wissler who has been at the ''top for
the past few days falls to third place.
Among the shop meu the thing of
particular interest just now is the lead
"William Russell is securing. George
Matthews has crowded George Knight
out of second place but Mr. Russell
has 11,000 vote3 to the good over
Mr. Matthews. , Miss Goldie Danner
still holds to the top In her class over
Miss Ilodskin of Cambridge. The
leadership in the other races remains
unchanged.
There is an element of gqod judg
ment shown by the candidates who
are now running strong. Some of the
candidates are inclined to hold back
votes, not considering that their
friends may not know of their dor
mant strength. When a person thinks
a candidate don't stand much show
because his vote is small ho is liable
to throw his support to some one who
teems to be running stronger. It can
thus bo seen that it Is well for can
didates to show a good front at all
times. It is best to fight in- the open
until along toward the last.
iContinued on Pago Two.)
DR. FLETCHER WAS A
. WITNESS III RICHMOND
Testified as Expert in Morris
son Will Case.
CARE LITTLE FOR DOGMA.
Dr. W. B. Fletcher, noted Indianapo
Jts alienist, whose death was announc
ed on Thursday, was known to many
Richmond people. It will be remem
bered that Dr. Fletcher testified as an
expert in the Morrlsson will case.
Speaking of Dr. Fletcher, the Indian
apolis News says:
Dr. Fletcher cared little for medical
dogma, and was always Interesting and
Instruct ire to newspaper men and
other of the laity because of the breezy
unconventional way with which he dis
posed of some long-venerated theory,
lie wag a close observer, and did his
own thinking. At the recent meeting
of the Mississippi Valley Medical So
ciety he read a paper on the cigarette.
In which he took quite a different
view from that taken by lawmakers
and medical authorities.
lie held that cigarettes in themselves
were no more harmless than other
forms of tobacco, but that boys should
not be allowed to use tobacco in any
form. Although not a total abstain
er, he readily yielded his support to all
temperance measures, and promulgated
the idea that it was folly to talk about
adulterated liquors being harmful to
the nser when the very worst poison
that could be put into a spiritous bev
erage was alcohol, without which it
could not be spirituous liytpr at all. It
will be remembered that in 1SSO he
gave Francis Murphy signal help in
the temperance meetings that the
great temperance evangelist was then
conducting, and favored the establish
ing in this city of a home in which
drink victims could be treated at pub
lic expense.
Underwent an Operation.
Mrs. Fletcher Elliott, wife of a veil
tcnown contractor, underwent an oper
ation , at Kei.I Memorial hospital.
Thursday. She is setting along nicely.
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school 30,019
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school . - ...27,922
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school - 10.067
Miss Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school 6,515
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater schol 1,496
Miss Zona Grave, Franklin Township school 114
Miss D.isy Petty, East Germantown school 101
Miss May Lamb, Greensfcrk school 9?
Miss Rosa P. Shank, Culbertson school 91
Miss Daisy Leaved, Dalton Township school 31
Miss Ethel Thomas, Centerville schools 13
Miss Blanche Kerr, Greensfork school . 13
MAN TEACHER.
Elza Stevenson, Economy school 18,066
Walter S. Oavisr High school , ...15,617
W. O. Wissler, Garfield school ; .14,058
Joseph M. Richter, SU Andrew's school . 12,731
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 9,627
Orville Brunson, Garfield 4,754
Lawrence Smelser, Abington sshooJ 810
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 612
A. T. Elliott, Boston school 524
L. B. Campbell, Business College 291
W. S. Hiser, Garfield school - 120
A. M. Tschean, Williamsburg school .. 110
J. C. Burgess, Whitewater school 89
Alonzo Daugherty, Hagerstown school 73
C. C. Hyde, East Germantcwn school ... 75
Everett Hunt, Franklin school ... .. 51
Joseph H. Blose, Jacksonbura school. .......... 38
Elmer Oldake, Centerville school 23
Forest Kempton, Centerville school 19
Albert O. Andrews, Earlham 8
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers 14,525
Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing Machine office 5,189
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at Nolder's .. 4,551
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store 1,208
Miss Anna Saxton, Nixon's 435
Miss Anna Kenley, clerk Bee Hive 214
MAN CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier 29,236
Howard Smith, Model Dept. Store.. 5,149
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company ... 3,314
Ben Hiser, postoffice . 940
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. 178
Joe Wessel, Lahrman's . 204-
Rudolph Hill, Gaar, Scott & Co 112
Edwin Wilson, Panhandle Railroad office 80
Walter Runge, Meyers Cigar store 39
Herbert Taylor, Cambridge City ,12
Fred Torbeck, Price's 11
Thos. Fryar 8
Chas. Greenho'ff, Barter grocery 5
Chas. Helton, Gaar "Scott & Co..... 2
Cliff ore! Marson .. .. . . 1
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss Goldie Danner, Seidel Buggy C.... .... 16,330
Miss Marie Hodskin, Bartel's Overall Factory, Cambridge 11,482
Miss Lena Feltman, Hutton Casket factory 1,204
Miss Essie Ellis, Adam Battel factory 297
Miss Bertha Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory 246
Miss Sophia Studt, Hutton Casket company 128
Miss Julia Duyder, Hutton Casket company 96
Miss Tresia Stolle, Watt and Keelor Casket factory 79
MAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
William Russell, Hoosier Drill ..20,503(
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano ,.. 8,422
George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. 9,386
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano 4.... 3,113
Frank Newland, Seidel Buggy Co 412
William Threewits, Starr Piano factory 289
Franklin Moore, Wayne Works 236
Abraham Schissler, Wayne Works r 234
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co t 180
Everett Lichtenfels, Starr Piano 149
Charles King, Richmond Baking Co.... 112
Louis Suffrins, Starr Piano factory 58
Richard Allen, F. & N 29
Chas. Fryar, Robinson's 18
S. A. Lott, cabinet maker... 14
Karl Pierson, Starr Piano Factory 13
Howard Harrison 13
Charles Marlatt, Gaar Scott &. Co.... 10
Wm. Tomlinson, Gaar's 1
Roy Kirkwood, Gem Bakery, Cambridge City... 1
REV. STANLEY C. HUGHES
GETS FINEJECTORSHIP
Chosen by the Vestry of Trin
ity Church, Newport.
HAD BEEN THE ASSISTANT.
Rev. Stanley C. Hughes, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Isaac M. Hughes, North
Ninth street, has been chosen rector
of Trinity Episcopal church at New
port, R. I. The Rev. Hughes was as
sistant rector and upon the rector be
ing called to Rome, Italy, became act
ing rector and now by unanimous vote
of the vestry is fully installed. Trin
ity is a wealthy congregation and is
attended by many persons of note and
great means.
PLAN SECONDJXCURSION
lola Lodge, K. of P. Not Dis
couraged by Bad Luck.
lola lodge, Knights of Pythias, de
gree team has completed arrangements
for another excursion to Cincinnati.
over the C. C. Jc. I, and it will be nm
Sunday. May ".. A per cent of the 1 note to relatives asking forgiveness.
proceeds will be for the benefit of thej ,
team. The excursion run by the lodge ! TRIUMPH LODGE WILL MEET,
was not as successful as anticipated, j Triumph lodge Kniiii-- Pvthias
owing to the extremely bad weather, 'will meet tonight.
0. ALLEN
NAMjDJY. MAYOR
He Will Become a Sinking Fund
Commissioner.
HE SUCCEEDS -D. H. KUTH.
Richard O. Allen, a well known
young man and democrat, will be
named sinking fund commissioner by
Mayor Richard Schillinger, to succeed
Douglas II. Kuth, whose term has ex
pired. Mr. Allen will begin his du
ties on May 1. The other commis
sioners are M. J. O'Brien and Webster
Parry, the latter by virtue of his office
as city controller.
ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS
Ohio Man Commits Suicide at
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, April 26 P. H. Brown
of Bryan, Ohio, was found dying from
carbolic acid poisoning in St. Mary's s
church yard today, and died while be-
ing taken to a hospital. He left
a
RICHARD
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FIVE APPLICATIONS
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Sergeant Bard Has Thus Far
Found Four of Those Who
Applied Not Acceptable.
TWO MACHINISTS NEEDED.
TERRITORY THAT IS INCLUDED
IN THAT TO BE COVERED FROM
RICHMOND BRINGS IN NUMER
OUS OTHER PLACES.
Already Sergeant Bard in charge of
the local recruiting station has receiv
ed five applications for service in
Uncle Sam's army. Four of these
have been rejected for different rea
sons. The other has not yet been act
ed on. He was formerly a married
man and he has to produce certifi
cates that his wife is dead, as he stat
ed, before he can be accepted.
Men enlisting at the local station
will be sent out of. the city to their
places of assignment each Tuesday
and Friday.
The expenses of all applicants after
tfeey are accepted, will be paid by
the government from the time of ac
ceptance untfl they are sent a was'.
Sergeant Bard has received notice
that the medium weight limit for
those enlisting has been decreased
from 120 to 117 pounds. The ruling
Is a new one but is effective at the
present time.
Two Machinists Needed.
Sergeant Bard has received orders
from the War department at Washing
ton asking him to enlist two machin
ists for service in the artillery corps
at Ft. Schuyler, N. Y.; two engineers
for the artillery corps at San Diego,
Cal.; four infantrymen for Ft. Thom
as, Ky. ; five cavalrymen for service
at Ft. Adams. Rhode Island and two
linemen for the signal corps at Oma
ha. Neb.
The territory over which Sergeant
Bard will iave charge has been as
signed to him, and he has a number
of towns surrounding Richmond from
which men will be drawn for active
service in the army. Richmond will
remain the headquarters for all. The
towns assigned by the government
are" Greenville, O., Union City, Ind.,
Eaton, O.. Savona, O., Hagerstown,
New Castle, Connersville, Cambridge
City, Liberty and Lynn.
Judge Davis Expires.
Indianapolis, April 26. Following
an illness of four weeks, in which he
suffered intensely from Bright's dis
ease. Theodore P. Davis, one of the
most prominent lawyers of the state
and a former member of the state ap
pellate court, died yesterday after
noon. THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Fair Friday night and Sat
urday; rising temperature Satur
day. OHIO Fair and warmer Saturday.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
THURSDAY
(April 25)
Total Circulation ......
Net Circulation
7.052
6,820
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
YOU'LL HAVE TO HURRY.
SPLENDID WEATHER
AND GREAT CROWD
Jamestown Exposition Opened
To the Public by Pres
ident Roosevelt.
MANY GUNS ANNOUNCE IT.
GRAND ARRAY OF DIGNITARIES
AND BATTLESHIPS TAKE PART
ABOUT EIGHTY PER CENT OF
BUILDINGS DONE.
Norfolk, Va., April 26. Made to or
der weather greeted the thousands of
visitors to the Jamestown exposition,
opening when they arose today. Scar
cely a cloud was to be seen in the
sky and there was just enough breeze
from the bay to keep the burning sun
from making the crowds uncomfor
table. The picture presented by the
warships, their white hulls glistening
in the morning sunlight upon the sil
ver topped waves was one long to be
remembered.
Began at Sunrise.
At sunrise the Norfolk light artil
lery blues started things with a 300
gun salute to the day. At 9 o'clock
the Mayflower, bearing President
Roosevelt from Washington, came up
the bay. Every ship thundered out
the president's salute.
The president reviewed the fleet
and then held a reception for the fleet
commanders on board the Mayflower.
That meant more guns.
After the formal speeches made at
the exposition grounds by Harry St.
George Tucker, president of the expo
sition, and by President Roosevelt, the
president touched the button and flags
blossomed from every pole to signal
that the Tercentennial exposition is a
fact. At that moment every ship in
the harbor and the guns on Fortress
Monroe bellowed out a salute to the
United States, the Tercentennial and
to everything else demanding a sa
lute. Was Nearly a Panic.
While President Tucker was speak
ing a panic occurred In the great
crowd before the stand and for a time
it looked as though women and chil
dren would be trampled to death in the
mass of humanity that swayed back
ward and forward.
Buildings Not Finished.
Some of the magnificent structures
are incomplete. In the beauty of the ;
water show, with its amazing gather-'
ing of foreign fleets, representing the
most formidable types of naval fight
ing machines of nearly every power of
the world, and In an opening program
with President Roosevelt in the lead
ing role, with diplomatic, military and
naval representatives of great and
small foreign nations participating,
the public had its recompense. 0
vast and complete was the program
that exposition visitors did not have
time to take notice of the unfinished
state of the buildings and grounds.
The grounds and buildings at the
exposition are about SO per cent fin
ished. No exposition ever before has
presented such a permanent appear
ance, and this in a great measure is
responsible for the delay. Several of
the most Important buildings are built
solidly of brick, cement and iron, and
these are intended to
remain on the i
grounds as a nucleus of a great park
UNIFORM RANK WILL
GIVE A DANCE MAY 2.
The Uniform Rank, Knights of ryth
las, is making great preparation for its
dance "which will be given at the Pyth
ian temple on the niht of May 2. The
rank will give a drill in full uniform.
Tickets for the event are being fold
rapidly. "
FIREMEN PETITION
FOR MORE SALARY
Believe They Are Entitled to
$70 Per Month Instead of
$60 as Paid at Present.
SENTIMENT IS WITH THEM.
NO NEW APPROPRIATION WOULD
BE NECESSARY FOR THE PRES
ENT YEAR OWING TO A MIS
TAKE IN THE PRESENT ONE.
A petition asking for an increase Id
the salaries of firemen from $GO to
$70 per month, has been presented 10
the board of public works. The pe
tition 13 signed by every member cf
the Richmond fire department." The
petition will be given due considera
tion by the board of public works and
it is probable that at the next coun
cil meeting, Monday, May 6, the boarl
will present the petition recommend
ing that the firemen's salaries be in
creased. )
Petition Was Circulated.
A week or two ago an article was
published in the Palladium stating that
the salaries of the local , police offi
cers had been increased and that the
general opinion was that the salaries
of the members of the fire department
should be correspondingly increased.
Shortly after the publication of this ar
ticle various members of the depart
ment consulted with the councilmen,
and learning that the city fathers were
not adverse to the proposed salary
increase, a petition as circulated
among the members of the department
with the result that every fireman at
tached his name to the petition. '
No New Appropriation.
It Is understood that it will not be
necessary to appropriate additional
money to the salary fund of the fire
department, owing to an apparent mis
take made last fall when the appropri
ation for tjiis year was made. Tha
general appropriation ordinance for
1907 appropriated $17,300 for the sal
aries of the members of the fire de
partment, but the annual payroll of the
department only amounts to about
$14,000. If each member of the dz
partment is given an annual increase
of $110 it will mean only an addition
al $2,400 to the payroll, there being
twenty firemen, not including Chief
Miller. The proposed increase would
still leave in the fund at the end of the
year about $1,800 as the ordinance in
creasing firemen's salaries, if passed,
would probably not go into effect be
fore June 1. adding for this year $1.2X
to the payroll.
AGED PASTOR MARRIED
Rev. Aaron Worth Embarks a
Second Time.
Fountain City, April 26 Cards were
received here Thursday morning from
points in the south announcing the
marriage of Rev. Aaron Worth and
Miss Lida Davis, which took place at
Marion on Monday last. Rev. Worth
3 about 73 years of age and has been
for years a very popular preacher in
I the Weslyan church. This Is his sec-
iond venture on the matrimonial s3a.Taylor of Indianapolis were at the
i Mrs. Worth is some years the junior . Clajpool hotel recently at the Earn.
of her husband and has lived here all
her life, her parents being among the
first settlers in the neighborhood. The
couple will probably live In .her prop
erty on N. Main Cross street.
LODGE WILL MEET TONIGHT.
J?oke?idH!vja tribe of Red Men will
niett tonight.
WILL BRING SUIT
AGAINST FORMER
CLERKS OF CODRT
Attorney General Bingham
Will Proceed Under Grieger
Law in Effort to Recover
From Former Officials.
SIXTY DAYS ALLOWED
WILL BE UP SATURDAY
Robert A. Brown, Who Recent
ly Retired From Office of
Clerk of Supreme Court,
Has Made a Settlement.
Indianapolis, April 26. Acting un
der the Grieger law enacted by the
last legislature, Attorney General
Bingham will on Monday next bring
suit in one of the Marlon county
courts against several former clerks
of the supreme court for recovery of
moneys collected by the clerks as fefca
and retained by them.
The Grieger law was passed to em
power the attorney-general to reach
the situation now about to arise. Un
der It, former clerks are given fcixty
days In which to return sheriff and
transcript fees and the attorney gener
al Is authorized to bring suit against
any or all former clerks failing to make
settlement within the time upeciried.
The sixty days will be up tomorrow
and as none of the former officials
have returned the' fees collected and
retained by them, suits to recover the
money will be Instituted by the at
torney general without delay.
Brown Makes Settlement.
Back on February 26, which Was me
day Governor Hanly signed the Grie
ger bill, Robert A. Brown, who waa
clerk of the supreme court from 1898
to 1906. paid over to Ed V Fltipat
rick, his successor, $6,641.02, which
represented the amount of feea he
had collected during his term of office.
The day. following. Clerk Fltipatrick
notified by letter three former .clerks
that they were Indebted to the office
they had filled and that a law had
been passed authorizing the attorney-
(Continued on page four.i
SPAIN IS AWAITING
HEIR TO THE THRONE
Public Suspense Has Reached
Highest Point.
WILL FOLLOW CEREMONIES.
Madrid, April 26 Public suspense
has reached the highest point and ev
ery unusual noise in mistaken by thq
excited Kpulace for the booming of
a royal salute announcing the birth ot
an heir to the throne. Crowds follow
the carriage of every minister seen in
the vicinity of the palace, supposing
that he has been summoned to see thr
newls born child.
The physicians In attendance upont
Queen Victoria report her condition a
normal. There was a brilliant con.
cert at the palace Wednesday night.
Queen Victoria attended and remained
up until 11 o'clock. Today her maj
esty took her usual morning and after
noon drives and was greeted every
where by the warm hearted people
with affectionate demonstration.
All the ancient ceremonies held in,
connection with the birth of a child l
the King and Queen have been prepar
ed for. Many holy relics and sym
bols have arrived at the palace, in
cluding the girdle of Tortesa, which,
dates back from the twelfth century,
and Is supposed to be of particular vir
tue to women about to become moth
ers. CANDIDATES IN PLERTY
Governorship Looks Good to
The Republicans.
MANY NAMES MENTIONED.
Indianapolis, Ind., April LS. Several
of the prospective candidates for th
republican nomination for governor
are going right-down the line without
waiting for the usual formal announce,
ment. Four of them Lieutenant Gov
ernor Miller of Columbus. Senator Fre
mont Goodwine of Williamsport,
James Wade EmSson of Viccennes.
and former Attorney General W. L.
hour,
tire.
They were all busy and recx;-
Later in the day Chairman
James P. Goodrich, another prospect
ive candidate, made his appearance.
From the present outlook there may
be at least half a dozen active candi
dates who will have their names plac
ed bpfore the republican ouveiitioj-
iforroveriior.