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Richmond. Ind., Saturday Evening, April 27,1907.
Single Copy, Two Cents.
VOL. XXXII. NO. 100.
RICHMOM)
TLD
A
WEEDING OUT
JAMESTOWN
CANDIDATES HOT
HAVING 500 VOTES
WILL BE DROPPED
Move Made in Order to Keep
Only Those in the Event
Who Are in Earnest About
Making the Trip.
WORK IS TOO HEAVY TO
CARRY "DEAD TIMBER."
So Many Ballots Come in That
It Is Necessary to Employ a
Clerk for Counting and Com
piling Them.
Although a heavy vote was cast in
the Palladium and Sun Telegram
Jamestown - exposition contest today
there was not a change in the lead
ership of any of the classes and there j
were no wonderful spurts such as
I-rof. Elza Stevenson made yester
day. The jump made by the Economy
teacher in a way took the breath of
liis competitors. It is now more
clearly demonstrated than ever before
that If ? Richmond teacher is to go
to Jamestown he must hustle. Of
course there are more readers of this
paper by far in Richmond than in
the vicinity of Economy but Prof.
Stevenson is not confining himself to
that one district, lie is scouring the
surrounding townships on the hunt for
votes and is meeting with good suc
cess. -
Prof. Brunson who has been letting
the leaders draw away from him of
late took a decided brace today. A
6.003 addition to his count keeps him
fetill - fit ' " ' the running. -Apparently
Prof. WIssler doesn't care for the
lead, at least he remains in third place
vhcre he was crowded to yesterday.
.Busy Day for Teachers.
This was a busy "day for the teach
ers; They spent it hunting votes.
Tomorrow promises to be spent by
the shop people and clerks in streng
thening their fences. Next week Willi
usher in the month of May and then
the contest will have-but thirty-one
days to run. It Mas planned that the
contest should be short but very ox
citing while it lasted. The plan has
wo-ked splendidly in fact so well that
the Palladium and Sun-Telegram has
been compelled to employ, an extra
clerk with no other duties than to
count votes and compile them.
In order to facilitate the work and
to treat fairly the candidates who
really show a desire to go to James
town, the "dead timber" will be cut
off beginning next "Wednesday, May
3. At that time all candidates not
having 300 votes will be dropped from
the list. There are now four days in
-which the "little fellows" can
strengthen up and show whether they
want to stay in the race or drop out.
There is not a person now in the
race and in fact on the outside of it
for that matter who cannot, by a lit
t tie effort, catch the leader in any
class. Xo one has a sure thing by
any means. Dark horses often win
and such may be the case here.
(Continued on Page Two.)
DOGS ARE TAGGED III
HOVEL ADVERTISEMENT
Light, Heat & Power Company
Gets 150 Canines.
BAKED ICE CREAM NEXT.
Bis dogs, little dogs, medium sized
dogs, black dogs, yellow dogs, white
dogs and speckled dogs, long-tailed
dogs, bob-tailed dogs, bull dogs, shep
ard dogs, rat terriers and in fact all
species of dogs listed in the treatises
on "dogology" wt-e all barking, yelp
lug and even scrapping in the office of
the Light. Heat and Power company
this morning. The bedlam was fierce.
The bull dogs, whose main character
istic spells "scrap," found fight in
plenty, but while they were trying to
choke the lives out of their more un
fortunate brothers, the managers of
the Light. Heat and Tower company
"got busy" and tagged them with little
Cards reading, "Cook with. Artificial
Gas." . ' -S
The scene was a novel one and the
. managers wore a smile of relief when
t the one hundred and fifty canines were
turned on the streets, all bearing the
tags of the company.
Many men. and women who came in
to the office were immediately tagged.
Tonight the company trill serve baked
Joe cream from 7::H to ?:f! o'clock at
the office and au immense throng is
pxnect-
PROCESS TO BEGIN ON THE
VOTING CONTEST WEDNESDAY
How the Vote Stands
WOMAN TEACHER.
Miss Elizabeth Sands, Starr school 30,019
Miss Elizabeth Lashley, Centerville school 23,156
Miss Fannie Silver, Centerville school 10.C67
Miss Lucile Mayr, Hibberd school 9017
Miss Daisy Petty, East Germantown school... 2,612
Miss Mary Lemon, Whitewater scho 1,571
Miss Zona Grave, Franklin Township school H4
Miss May Lamb, Greensfork school 97
Miss Rosa P. Shank, Culbertson school 9"
Miss Daisy Leaved, Dalton Township school 31
Miss Ethel Thomas, Centerville schools 19
Miss Blanche Kerr, Greensfork school 13
MAN TEACHER.
Elza Stevenson, Economy school 18,101
Walter S. Davis- High school 15,617
W. O. Wisnler, Garfield school ...14,265
Joseph M. Richter, St. Andrew's school 12,820
J. F. Huntziker, St. John's Lutheran school 10.293
Orville Brunson, Garfield -.. 9,759
Lawrence Smelser, Abington school .'. ... 1,C19
B. W. Kelly, Fountain City school 681
A. T. Elliott, Boston school 7
L. B. Campbell, Business College S10
W. S. H!ser, Garfield school 120
A. M. Tschean, Williamsburg school 110
J. C. Burgess, Whitewater schoc' 9
Alonzo Daugherty, Hagerstown school 73
C. C. Hyde, East Germantcwn school ... ... 75
Everett Hunt, Franklin school.. . .. 51
Joseph H. Blose, Jacksonbura scnool 38
Elmer Oldake-, Centerville school 23
Forest Kempton, Centerviile school 19
Albert O. Andrews, Earlham ... 8
WOMAN CLERK.
Miss Elizabeth Hershey, Mary Brothers 14,540
Miss Nellie Williams, Singer Sewing Machine office . 7,803
Miss Emma Johnson, milliner at Noolder's 4,686
Miss Hazel Hoffman, Model Dept. Store 1,203
Miss Anna Saxton, Nixon's.-. 435
Miss Anna Kenley, clerk Bee Hive j..,. ... 220
Mary Coyne, Boston Store i. 7
MAN.CLERK.
Harry Buntin, Fox, clothier .34,236
Howard Smith, Model Dept. Store 5,203
Howard Thomas, Emmons Tailoring Company 3,314
Ulam Lamm, Hassenbusch's .. 1,201
Ben Hiser, postoffice 1,031
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 Frysp , - . - 8
Chas. Gresnhoff, Barters grocery.!... ... ... ... 5"
.Chas. Helton, Gaar Scott &. Co 2
Wilbur Hibberd, Richmond Trust Co 2
Robert Seager, Gaar, Scott &. Co..... 2
Arthur Ryan, Quigley and Babylon...'. 2
Clifford Marson -.. .. . 1
WOMAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
Miss OoTdie Danner, Seidel Buggy Co . .19.058
Miss Marie Hodskin, Barters Overall factory, Cambridge 14,090
Miss Essie Ellis, Adam Bartel factory 322
Miss Bertha Shute, Watt and Keelor Casket factory 313
1VAN SHOP EMPLOYE.
William Russell, Hoosier Drill ... .... ... 20,512
George Matthews, Gaar Scott .. 9,425
Geo. Knight, Starr Piano .. .. .. .. .. ..' 8,431
Fred Reynolds, Starr Piano 4... ... 4,263
Abraham Schlssler, Wayne Works 525
Frank Newland, Seidel Buggy Co .. -. . .. 501
William Threewits, Starr Piano factory . 289
Franklin Moore, Wayne Works .... 243
Edmund Stidham, Safety Gate Co 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 ... ... . .. 13
S. A. Lett, cabinet maker 14
Karl Pierson, Starr Piano Factory ... 13
Howard Harrison '.. ... ... 13
Charles Marlatt, Gaar Scott &. Co.... ; 10
Wm. Tomllnson, Gaar's.
Roy Kirkwood, Gem Bakery, Cambridge City... , 1
BURIED UNDER DEBRIS
Twenty-five Men Caught by a
Falling Pier.
ACCIDENT NEAR BALTIMORE
Baltimore, Md., April 27 The new
pier of the B. &. O. railroad in course
of construction here collapsed at noon
today, burying about 25 men. Sever
al of these are believed to bo dead.
TRIED TD CURE HERSELF
Cambridge Woman Called the
Doctor When Too Late.
FOUR CHILDREN SURVIVE.
Cambridge City, Ind., April 27
Mrs. Oscar Bannister, aged 26
years, died here last night. Mrs. Ban
nister has been sick for several days.
She tried to treat herself when her
trouble was that which needed the at
tention of a skilled physician. When
a doctor was finally called her condi
tion was such that she could not be
saved. A husband and four children
survive.
Muncie Teacher Was Here.
Miss Cora Likely 'Was a visitor In
the arithmetic classes at the Garfield
school this week. She is a teacher in
vthe Muncie schoolar
DROUTH ANDGREEN BUG
Texas and Oklahoma Crops
Are Affected.
HAS A LOCAL EFFECT.
Owing to the extreme drouth in Tex
as and Oklahoma, accompanied by the
ravages of the Green bug, the Gaar
Scott company of this city has with
drawn all its salesmen from that terri
tory, as there will be practically no
use for its machinery there during the
coming season. A portion of the
force has been withdrawn from Kan
sas and Missouri, two other states
which are now affected by both the
bug and drouth.
INVITED TOJEW MADISOII
Hokendauqua Degree Staff
Will Go on May 25th.
The local degree staff of Hoken
dauqua tribe of Red Men, has received
an invitation from the Xew Madison,
O., lodge to confer the warrior's de
gree on a class of twenty-five candi
dates May 25th, at that place. The
local team has accepted the invita
tion and will go to New Madison tweu-y-Iiv
strong
NEGRO SOUGHT OY
THE POLICE SLEPT
III THEJITY HALL
Peacefully Slumbered in the
Basement While Eighteen
Sleuths Were "Hot" on His
Trail.
MOPPED A FLOOR FOR
CUSTODIAN OF BUILDING.
Talked With Sergeant Betzold,
Borrowed Matches From
Officer Wierhake and Then
Went Cheerfully on His Way
This is a tale of a one-eyed colored
man who was wanted by the local po
lice, but was unaware of the fact. Un
suspectingly he slept Friday night in
the basement of the city building, di
rectly under police headquarters, and
he is still wanted by the police.
Thursday morning when Prosecutor
Jessup was enroute from Centerville
to Richmond on a traction car, he over
heard the negro in question stating
what a bad man he was and that he ex
pected to make a "touch" before de
parting from this law abiding commu
nity. The man got off the car at
West Fifth and Main streets. Prose
cutor Jessup, on his arrival at police
headquarters announced that there
was a bad colored man at large in
West Richmond and Chief Bailey im
mediately ordered Officers ISunday and
Wierhake to corral him- The bad
man was still at large Thursday after
noon and at roll call Chief Bailey de
scribed the negro to his entire force
and told them to be sure to round him
up.
Came to City Building.
Friday night the negro wandered in
to the basement under police headquar
ters, all unconscious that eighteen
sleuths were on his trail, and peaceful
ly slept there until this morning, when
he awoke, shivering from the cold.
The colored man walked up stairs and
into the city court room where he
found Janitor Frank Posther mopping
the floor. "Say, I'se about froze,
boss, and I'd like to mop dat floor to
git ma blood circulatin'," said the ne
gro in the way of introducing himself
to Posther. The janitor promptly
surrendered the mop and in a few min
utes the colored man had completed
the job. He then walked into the
chief's office and had quite a conver
sation with Sergeant Betzold, in the
course of which he stated that he
would like to either get a job or
"blow" the town. Soon Officer Wier
hake entered, and the negro touched
him for the loan of a couple of match
es, after which he bid the patrolmen
farewell and went on hi3 way.
Posther Gets Wise.
Now it so happened that when Ser
geant McManus arrived, he-cautioned
the assembled guardians of the law
about the necessity of rounding up the
one-eyed negro and again gave a mi
nute description of said negro, which
Janitor Posther chanced to hear. Then
up spoke the janitor. "Why that guy
spent last night in the basement." said
he, "and furthermore mopped the city
court floor, and furthermore pow
wowed with Sergeant Betzold and ex
tracted two matches from Harm
Wierhake." The tale ends here to
write more would be uncalled for.
TWO END JHEIR LIVES
Suicide Record Keeps Up at
The Capital City.
Indianapolis. April 27. Homer
Vail, 21", of Xoblesville, suicided near
the freight house of the traction ter
minal station. Edward Jillson sui
cided today because he could not com
plete a possible invention ho had un
derway.
FILES SUIT ON ACCOUNT.
Timothy Garner has filed suit on
account against Corwin F. Larsh; de
mand $15 and interest.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA Fair Saturday night and
probably Sunday; warmer.
OHIO Fair and warmer Sunday;
showers; light variable winds.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
FRIDAY
(April 26)
Total Circulation ... .... "7,063
Net Circulation
-6,831
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST COUNTY CIRCULATION.
LARGEST RURAL ROUTE CIRCU
LATION. LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION.
1100.000 j
' Ilk w: M -
K '3S'G0O:
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Thermometer
WATSON WAS ANGRY
AT THE EXPOSITION
Thought "Uncle Joe" and Con
gressmen Were Not Shown
Enough Courtesy.
SAID A FEW BAD WORDS.
EXPOSITION OFFICIALS WRITE
TO THIS CITY TO GET UP AN
INDIANA EXHIBIT ARE SORE
AT HANLY.
Norfolk, Va.. April 27. The officials
of the Jamestown exposition, which
ushers in the fourth century of per
manent civilization in Norfolk, do not
conceal their bitterness toward Gov
ernor Hanly, whose action made it im
possible for Indiana to be represented
In its soverign capacity in the show.
They declare with considerable feeling
that Indiana is the only state of its'
magnitude and importance that will
not have a state exhibit. The expo
sition management still hopes, despite
Governor Hanly's opposition, to se
cure an exhibit from Indiana, which,
while not official, will tpyify in a
measure the state's power and resourc
es. There is no possibility, of course,
of obtaining state aid, as the governor
has blocked that avenue, but the plan
now on foot is to enlist the commercial
clubs, boards of trade and similar or
ganizations throughout the state In an
effort to raise funds by popular sub
scription for an Indiana exhibit.
, Letters Sent to Richmond.
The project has been outlined in let
ters sent by the exposition managers
within the last few days to leading cit
izens of Richmond Ind., where there
are large manufacturing interests, and
where the exposition is being boomed
by means of a newspaper voting con-
(Continuea on Page Two.)
MASKED MEN'S VISIT
MAUAUSE DEATH
John Laymon, Near Spencer,
Shot in an Encounter. .
MEANT TO WHIP HIM.
Spencer, Ind., April 27. About mid
night last night eight masked men,
after cutting off telephone communica
tion, appeared at the home. of John
Laymon, a farmer, and aroused th2
family. As Laymon opened the door
he scented danger by noticing masks
on his visitors. He put up a stout re
sistance. While fighting them, two
of his assailants shot him through the
breast. In a weakened condition he
was compelled to quit fighting. The
assailants bound him to a tree, deter
mined to give him a merciless beating,
but his pitiful plea In which he told
them he believed he was fatally wound
ed, prevailed, and they left him with
out giving the beating. The family
cut the ropes and tenderly carried him
into the house. He is dying. The
assailants are unknown.
Miss Collet Fortunate,
I Miss-Mona Collet was awarded a
jus at St, Andrew's schooL
Going
HORSE IS RESCUED
WITH LOG CHAIN
Animal Taken From River at
The Foot of N. Sixteenth
St., Friday Afternoon.
WAS SEVERE EXPERIENCE.
SAID THAT ITS NECK WAS
STRETCHED ABOUT SIXTEEN
INCHES BUT THAT IT HAS
SINCE RELAXED.
Friday afternoon an aged and en
feebled hcrse was rescued from a
watery grave at the foot of North
Sixteenth street, where the unfortu
nate beast had wandered into the riv
er. In being rescued from a death by
drowning the ancient horse was near
ly jerked into the Dark Beyond by
strangulation, as the novel method of
attaching a log chain to the neck of
the water-logged beast was employed
in extracting him from the peaceful
ripples of the Whitewater.
When the predicament of the strand
ed horse was discovered Friday after
noon by its owner, Charles Stanley,
the police were requested to assist in
the rescue. Officer Edwards was or
ganized into a relief expedition and
dispatched to the scene. On his arri
val the beast was safe ashore but, ac
cording to Edwards, its neck was at
least sixteen inches longer than before
It carelessly wandered into the wet.
This condition resulted by reason of
the heavy pulling on , the log chain
by Mr. Stanley and others who assist
ed in the rescue.
It is stated that the horse's neck
has relaxed to its normal condition
and .despite its age, hopes are en
tertained for its recovery. The ani
mal while grazing wandered into the
river and got stuck in the muddy
bottom. It was so weak that it could
not extract itself so Mr. Stanley had
to come to its assistance.
LACKEY'S -JIM E HORSE
Local Man Has Bought Dan
Wilkes, 2:09.
IS A REMARKABLE TROTTER
Frank A. Lackey has purchased the
great race horse, Dan .Wilkes, from the
estate of S." B. Kitchel, of Coldwater,
Mich., at a very fancy figure. The
horse is considered one of the most
remarkable trotting geldings cow in
the country, having a trotting race
record of 2.ir?i. At Readville, Mass.,
last summer, the gelding finished sec
ond in a trotting race stepped In 2r07-"i.
The remarkable performance of the
animal attracted the attention of a
man from Boston, who offered $7,500
for him, but Mr. Kitchell would place
no figure on. the horse. Mr. Kitchel
was very enthusiastic over the animal
and predicted a mark of 2:05 for him.
Mr. Lackey will use the animal for
matinee purposes and for a roadster.
Divorce Suit Dismissed.
The suit cf Man Rost against Wil
liam Rost for divorce, has been dis-
missed. The case was to have been'
Heard in the circuit court today. j
PARADE OF BOYS
III CAUSE OFV.M.
C. A. WAS EFFECTIVE
About a Thousand Enthusias
tic Youngsters Turned Out
And Showed Marked Inter
est in the Campaign.
THOUSANDS THRONG
THE LINE OF MARCH.
Plea Tor Support Was One
That Could Not Fail to
Leave Impression Some
Of the Battle Banners.
Frobably a thousand boys, averag
ing from eight to sixteen years of ago.
paraded through tho up-towu business
district Friday afternoon as a V. M.
C. A. object lesson. This army of
lads was. the double-distilled essence
of enthusiasm and the sisht as tho
young Y. M. C. A. workers filed
along the streets in column if fours,
yelling at the top of their juvcuil
lungs, was a most novel one.
Tho parade was scheduled to leavo
the coliseum at 3:30 o'clock but ow
ing to delay in the assembling of tha
band it was not until 4:30 o'clock that
the column began to march. Hoys of
all ages and sizes began arriving at
the coliseum about 3 o'clock and by
S:30 o'clock tho big building was fill
ed with youthful humanity. The boy
were all seated In the balcony until
the parade formed and they were
most orderly, but the noise that Is
sued out of the big building soundei
like bedlam. A phonograph was
brought into use to entertain the boys
antil the arrival of the band but it
was abut as effective as a flute In a
boiler shop. Howls and yells rent tho
atmosphere Into ribbons. The youus
er lads whooped and 'the Garfield
school boys gave their class and
school yells for the pure lovo of mak
ing a noise.
Thousands Along Line.
When the band finally formed the
juvenile army , filed out oi one en
trance of the coliseum like ants out
of an ant hill. As quick as they reach
ed the street the marshals of the pa
rade formed them into a column of
fours and in ten minutes timo tho pa
rade was wending its way down Sev
enth street to North A street, there
the column turned west to Fift'i
street, thence south to Main street
and then east on Main street. Seven
or eight thousand people were gath
ered along Main street between Fifth
and Tenth streets and it is safe to say
that everyone who witnessed the spec
tacle was impressed with the oh.'rt
lesson, f The parade wag a needed
stimulant to the Y. M. C. A. move
ment. The class of boys marching m
der the Y. M. C. A. bannerB were. in.
the majority of cases, those who would
be benefited most by such nn Inst I
tution They were r.ot backward n
telling the crowds along the lim of
march how badly they wand and
needed a -Y. M. C. A. and the sight of
their happy, entl. jsiijistlc faces- rnado
many a man resblvo to. d-mat to a
cause which he hal heard n uch about
but to which ho had givou Utile
thought.
Many Batile Banners.
The army of young Y. M. C. A.
workers carried urh battlo banners
as these:
"Indiana's Best Governor May be
Hera."
"The Y. M. C. A. Trade Mark
Morals, Mmd, Muse es."
"A Y. M. C. A. means Something
to You
" A New Power House for lllc'j
mond." Help xu: to Hlp Ourselves.
"Plenty of Rooc veils Ha.-e if Train
ed Right,"
"Does Our Future Interest You"?"
"Are we as V-i!uab'e as Dayton
Boys?" ,
"Care? U.r us nov rd We WiU Care
for You After Awhile."
DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Mrs. Kate Chester, Prominent
Woman, Is Killed.
Peoria, HI., April 27. Mrs. Kate
Chester, grand secretary of the Order
of the Eastern Star, fell through an
elevator shaft today and was killed.
BURTON HIGHLY PLEASED
Says ' New Jersey Will
Counted for Taft.
Be
"Washington, April 27. Congress
man Burton, of the I-am-for-Taft-ad
vance guard, returned to Washington
from Trenton, X. J today. He is
well pleased with the wild fire enthus
iasm with which the name of Taft as
the Dext president was greeted by the
republicans of that city. He ays Xew
Jersey will be counted for Taft. .
T