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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

be simple for the convenience Of both, the,
wearer, who complains Of too many frills,
and the laundress, not to mention the wear
and tear on perishable laces and other trim
mings, which go to pieces in the tub.
On this page are pictured half dozen
garments suitable for serviceable, school
wear, and for which either spring or summer
materials may be employed
: Some very pretty little morning dresses
are made of percale, an old-fashioned cotton
which is again in favor. They are very
simply trimmed with embroidery and self
trimmings, principally bands, besides little,
pearl or linen buttons S
The jaunty and ever popular sailor blouse
suit is shown, fashioned of white linen, or
serge, trimmed with scarlet cuffs collar
and lacings; vest Of eyeIet embroidery A
very pretty dark blue pongee was made over
this model trimmed with white linen The
next little dress may be made of blocked
gingham linen (best quality linen towelingj
silk Bingham OF: serge. Pipings, collar and
bow harmonic with the color Of the blocks,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
W. H. BONEY IN TROUBLE.
BANKER AND EDITOR
. .NobIesvlIe Man, Well Known in Rich
mond, is Charged with Having Ap
! propriated Money Belonging to De-
postors Of His Bank.

Noblesville. Ind, Xmas. (Spl)-
Former President William III. Roney
of the Cicero private bank, and pub
Usher of the Noblesville Times, was
arrested this morning on a charge of
'embezzlement and grand larceny and
is now under bond of $4,000 to answer
the charge.
The Cicero bank was recently sold
to the Farmers and Merchants bank
of Cicero, and soon after the sale, ex
perts were placed at work on the
books. 1t is claimed Roney took
S4,157 of the bank money without au-
thority ,as shown by the books.
Roney is also charged in a civil suit
filed today. with having appropriated
81 900 of the banks money. He was
the organizer of the bank and he and
three others gave notes for $4,000 as
its capital stock. Only one of these
notes was ever paid, il is alleged. and
Roney. it is claimed, appropriated this
money to his own use.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
GAVE TESTIMONY
OF APPRECIATION
Prisoners at County Jail Wish
Sheriff Smith and Wife
Happy Xmas Days.
WERE GIVEN FINE DINNER
MENU AT THE BASTILE CON-
TANNED ABOUT ALL THE GOOD
THINGS THAT A HEALTHY AP-
PETITE COULD DEMAND.

The Christmas spirit prevailed al
the Wayne county Jail yesterday.
The bleak walls of the interior of the
bastile, the long rows of cells and
the barred windows did not seem to
have their usual significance to the
eighteen prisoners confined there. AT
the best to spend the day of all
days in prison is generally regard
ed as a tough proposition, and any
effort put forth to brighten the occa-
sion and induce the unfortunateS to
forget their troubles for the time, is
naturally appreciated.
Sheriff and Mrs. Richard Smith, in
keeping with the custom, made the
Christmas spread one of special pro-
portions and the menu probably was
the most elaborate ever prepared for
the "boarders" at the Jail. In ad-
dition to liberal portions of chicken
with oyster dress ng, there We're
trimmings of sweet potatoes and
gravy. mince pie, candy, oranges, ba-
nanas, coffee, etc.
All hands fell to" with enthusiasm
that is not all apparent at prison
meals and the boys made the walls
of the Jail ring with their merry max
ing.
The utmost freedom possible un-
der the circumstances was accorded
the prisoners and when night came
they got together and by unani-
nous vote decided that Christmas
had been made a day of pleasure for
them. While Sheriff and Mrs. Smith
were in their apartments early in the
evening the following letter was sent
to them from the Jail:
Richmond, Ind, Dec. 25, 1906.
We, the prisoners, confined in the
Wayne county Jail. do hereby tender
our sincere thanks to Sheriff and
Mrs. Smith for the bountiful dinner
served us on this Christmas day. AS
we have known your kindness in the
past, we wish upon your retiremeHt
TO private life many Merry Christ
masses and an equal number of Happy
New Years days.
THE PRISONERS.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
HIMSELF IN VAULT
WAS RESCUED BY CHANCE
Indiana State OfflciaI Spends Bad
Hour Trying to Attract Some One
Him.

Fort Wayne, Ind. Xmas. (Spl.)-
Edward NJ. Wilson, president of the
board of trustees OF the Sndiana
School for Feeble Minded YOUTH. had
a narrowing experience today as the
result of accidentally locking himself
the vault to get some papers. While
thus engaged the doors swung to. and
he heard the lock click behind him.
Wilson lighted an incandescent
globe and tried to turn the lock. but
the catch could not be reached from
the inside. Nobody was likely to en-
ter the office for several hours. Will
son saw indefinite imprisonment
ahead of him.
He resorted to every kind OF out
cry. but no one was attracted by II.
He was aware hat the sound OF his
voice hardly reached the Office
through the thick walls of the vault.
but he continued his efforts to attract
attention for more than an hour.
Then he heard some one enter the
Office. He renewed his cries. As
soon as his voice could be located de-
finately the door was unlocked and
he was set at liberty. In the mean
time his dinner had been waiting and
there had been telephone calls from
his home to know what had detained
him.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
Failure of Congress to Appro-
pirate Money at Last SeS-
sion Caused 1t.
EMERGENCY FUND VOTED
AGENTS AND CHEMISTS ARE NOW
WANTED TO COLLECT FOOD
AND ANALYZE IT AS TO ITS
PURITY.

Washington, d. C., Xmas.-The fail
ure of congress at the last session to
appropriate money for the execution
of the pure food law is working se-
riouS embarrassment to the officials
of the agricultural department. The
emergency appropriation of 100000,
recently passed for that purpose, will
help to unravel the snarl
AS soon as Secretary Wilson was
given the authorization to spend the
money, he called upon the civil service
commission to provide him with suf
ficient force of agents. The commits
sioners are arranging to hold exami-
nations by January 90. 1t is estimat-
ed that week or two will be required
to complete this work. There may
be difficulty experienced in securing
efficient agents. The salary is to be
$4,000 a year with travelling expenses
when on duty. The men must travel
from one state to another and buy
food products and drugs in the open
market for analysis.
The work will require an additional
force of chemists. 1t is planned at
first to station these chemists in larger
cities of the different states where lab
oratories are maintained or are to be
established. Women may take an
examination for this position. The
first by grades will receive $4,000 a
year and the second $4,000.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
Columbus Physicians Object to
Open Air Sanitarium for
ConSumptives-
SET FORTH THE REASONS
CLAIM THAT THE CLIMATE
HERE is AGAINST THOSE SUF-
FERING FROM WHITE PLAGUE
AND THEY MUST GO ELSE
WHERE.

There are signs now that there will
be some opposition to the proposition
to establish a State hospital for con-
sumptives, during the coming session
of the Legislature. At Columbus
twelve practicing physicians have is
sued a signed statement setting forth
their reasons for opposition to the
plan of an open-air hospital in line
with recent methods of dealing with
tuberculosis. 1t says in part:
while the outdoor or open-air
treatment for tuberculosis in dry
climate, where experience has
taught that a tubercular patient can
live, is practical and reasonable, with
the exercise of proper judgment and
discrimination the idea of subjecting
them to such treatment in the State
of Indiana, where so many of them
contract the death dealing disease, is
neither scientific nor common sense.
Finally, in the face of our repeated
experience that any form OF tubercu-
lar cases apparently recover their
health and strength by an exile to
dryer and more healthful climate,
but invariably die short time after
returning to this State, how could we
expect anything better ev-
en- if we were able TO benefit them In
a hospital for tuberculosis, in eli
mate where experience has taught
us they cannot live? For these rea-
sons. all or IL part, and other rea-
sons not mentioned. we earnestly
protest against the medical profes-
sion of Indiana assuming any re-
sponsibility for an enterprise that is
as we'll as unscientific,
except it may be home for those
who have not the means to seek
health in other climates, and where
the experiments may be continued In
the treatment of tuberculosis
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
Christmas Accident at AShta-
buIa Causes One Death and
Many Injuries.
GATES WERE NOT DOWN
LOADED CAR WAS CARRIED 600
FEET, THE RAILROAD TRACKS
BEING STREWN WITH DEBRIS
NEAR FORMER DISASTER.
TPublishers' Press.1

Ashtabula, o., Xmas.-The Buffalo
Pittsburg Flyer struck trolly car on
the Ashtabula Rapid Transit Line at
Lake street crossing of the Lake
Shore road about noon today, com.
pletely demolishing the troller car
One man was killed and a dozen in
jured.
The dead:
Leonard NewboId, aged II, of Ash.
tabula.
The injured:
T. J. Bullock, Painsville, o.: Will
liam Cook. Ashtabula: Jasper Horton
Ashtabula: Mrs. James Whelphey,
Ashtabula; James Whelpley. Ashta-
bula; William Raignhart, Painsville; !;
Mrs Horace Johnson, Ashtabula; !;
Clayton Gardner, Ashtabula; Mrs.
Clayton Jenkins, Ashtabula: A. Co.'S
inc, Ashtabula; Robert Baptist, Erie,
Pa; Rowley Newbold, Ashtabula.
The crossing gates, it is alleged,
were not down when the car appro-
ached. While crossing the tracks the
train struck the car about the middle
and carried it Narly 500 feet, lining
the north side of the track with de-
bris
Most of the injured will recoveI-
The accident occurred about three
hundred feet from the scene of the
disaster of 1876.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
Suggested by Aspirants for
Presidency that Roosevelt
Go to Panama.
TO DIRECT CANAL WORK
FRIENDS OF ROOSEVELT LAUGH
At THE SUGGESTION BUT Ap.
NIT THERE is PLENTY TO BE
DONE IN THE ZONE.

Washington. Xmas.-Senators and
members of congress who appear to
be unusually eager to dispose of
President Roosevelt as potent fact
or In the next presidential campaign
are talking now of what a fine thing
IL would be to put him in charge OF
the construction of the Panama can
al after his term has expired
They point to the fact that il was
largely due to the Presidents influ-
ence that the Panama route was Sc
lected. They feel that posterity will
consider the great waterway Roose-
veltian enterprise and they declare
that it wNuld be a splendid thing for
Mr.. Roosevelt to be the directing in
huence in its construction.
Some engineers estimate that it
will require from nine To eleven
years to complete the work while 9TH
ers declare that the canal cannot be
ready for use for from twelve to fif-
teen years at the earliest
The statesmen who are talking this
way say that the President knows
of their views and has never said
he would decline such a tender.
Friends of the President laugh at
these suggestions.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
BRYAN ON CHILD LABOR
Says Beveridge Bill is Similar to His
Plan fer Smashing
Trusts.
Publishers Press.J

Atlanta, Ga, Xmas-A. j. Nickel
labor committee, has received from
William ]. Bryan a letter in which
the latter expressed his thanks for a
copy of the Beveridge bill, of which
he says:
''The plan which Beveridge adopts
for the prevention of child labor is
identical with the plan | have urged
for the suppression of the trusts.
believe the control which Congress
has over interstate commerce enables
it to apply a simple and effective
remedy"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
EACH TO GET MEMORIAL
Remember THE DEPARTED
row ight-Woman's Relief Corps
to Hold Memorial in Conjunction
With the Post

Tributes TO the memories of civil
war veterans who have died during
the past year, will be paid by Sol
Meredith Post, Grand Army of the
Republic, on Thursday evening IN the
Post Room, when the annual menor-
ial services will be held. The mem
orial services of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held Jointly with the
post services.
The program arranged promises TO
be of special interest.
Three members of the post have
died during the year and special
memorial dedicated to each will be
read Gus Meyers will read a men,
orial dedicated to Henry Fossenkem-
per; Allen w Graves will read the
memorial to Henry Davis and l.. NJ.
White the memorial to James Shar-
kilt.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
More Facts Are Coming to
Light About Russian Wo-
man Who Played Man.
MUCH MONEY WAS TAKEN
A FORMER EMPLoYE OF DE RAY
Ian SAID HE WAS PAID HUSH
MONEY BY WOMAN UP TO TIME
OF HER DEATH.

Chicago, Xmas-Treason, treachery
piled today by Peter Victorowitz to
the legal bureau conducted by the
late Nicolai De Raglan in connection
with the Russian consulate in Chicago.
VictorowitZ, a former employe of
De Raglan, says the latter paid him
hush money" up almost to the day
of her death. De Raglan, who is the
woman who recently died in Arizona
after posing for years as man, hold
ing a clerkship in the Russian consul
late ,and marrying two Chicago wo-
men, is declared by Victorowitz ia
have been the moving spirit in the al
legged grating even after her dismissal
from the consular service on a charge
of the theft of an important state pa
per.
Money was taken in in large sums
by De Raglan, Victorowitz said in a
formal statement to Assistant States
Attorney Zolitkoff today. for trans
mission to Russia and then never ac-
counted for. He does not pretend to
say how much these sums will aggre-
gate, but remarks that they were suf.
ficient to make De Raglan rich.
..The usual excuse was" says Vic
torowitz' statement, that Russian rev.
olutionary conditions had made the
of money impossible and
that it was impossible to get it back.
AS matter of fact, half this money
mr. more never left Chicago.
I'VE have known for some time,
says Prosecutor Zolitokoff, that some
such crookedness existed, but could
not find where it was. We shall trace
his graft farther back"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
lone MORE XMAS.
PASSED AND GOEE
Landscape in Keeping with
Spirit of the Time and Day
Was a Joyous One.
MANY HAPPY GATHERINGS
FOND KISSES OF THOSE ONCE
UNITED, MADE MANY HOMES
HAPPIER THAN THEY HAD
BEEN FOR MONTHS.

Christmas. 1906, is history. but the
memory will live longer than today, es
pecially to those who acquired indiges
tion as result of the ardent wcoing
of the Christmas turkey and trim.
mings.
The din of the youngsters who en-.
circled the Christmas trees and
pounded drums and footed horns, will
be repeated today and for several
days, until fond mammas shall pro.
ceed to stow away the nerve-racking
instruments for future reference 1t
has been many years, it is said since
Richmond SO completely gave way to
the Christmas spirit as yesterday.
There was something in the very at
that was more Christmas
like than usual, for in the past fifteen
years there have been more green"
Christmases than white" ones and
the mantle of the beauti
full that covered the landscape was ap
preciated. Family reunions were nu.
merous and the home-comings of
brothers and sisters were made the
occasions of much joy.
Business was absolutely at stand
still and most people spent the entire
day indoors, the number which indulg-
ed in the past time of sleighing being
few. Services were
held in a few churches in the morning
and the attendance was large. espec.
tally in the Catholic churches where
the Christmas music, as usual, was OF
exceptional beauty.
In the amusement line. vaudeville
at the Phillips, the VanDyke-Eaton
Company at the Gennett and the skat-
ng rink, constitupted the offerings,
and all attracted large crowds, both
afternoon and evening.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
CLAIM AUTO|STS
RAN DOWN FATHER
Sons of Lewis J. Lee, Chicago
Millionaire, Assert that He
Was Murdered.
CLASH WITH THE POLICE
HAVE SECURED IMPORTATION
BY PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND
WILL TURN 1T OVER TO THE
STATES ATTORNEY.
Publishers Press.1

Chicago, Xmas-Was Lewis j. Lee
the millionaire head of the Lee Ad-
vertising Agency, killed by automo.
bilists and thrown into Lake Michi-
gan to save those responsible for his
death from prosecution?
His sons, Nelson W., and Ivers Lee
not only explain their fathers death
in this manner but say they know
who the automobilists were and have
three warrants for their arrest, to be
served Immediately following the in
quest tomorrow.
1t is limited that Lee was not run
down by the automobile by accident
but that the intention was to kill him
either to rob him of a large sum he
carried with him when last seen alive
or because he knew facts dangerous
to his murderers.
Lees body was found floating in
the lake near the foot of the street
on which he had lived on the evening
of December 49, His body was badly
bruised and his skull crushed and his
sons instantly declared he had been
murdered.
Inc ponce IOOk the Vl0W Iudt ue udu
fallen into the lake by accident or
jumped in intending to kill himself.
They said the marks on his body
might have been caused by contact
with the screw of a passing steam
ship or by the dashing of the body
against the piles along the lake
front They believed his relatives
were mistaken in the claim that he
had money with him which was not
found on the body when it was re-
covered.
The dead mans sons clashed with
the Summerdale police today as re-
suit of their refusal to turn over the
department evidence of the alleged
murderer. Their position is based on
the contention that the authorities
have proved themselves incompetent
to handle the case, that the evidence
has been obtained by private detec-
tives and that it will be better to
turn it over directly OF the coroner
and states attorney.
The elder Lee was seen alive on
the night of December II. when he
left home to visit his Office. His sons
say they have evidence that he was
returning home when he was killed.
He was 81 years old and his sons say
he had no financial or other reasons
for ending his life
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
THIEF MAY REPENT ACT
SroIe White Robe Used by Health Of
ficer in Visiting Smallpox
Patients.

Marion, Ind, Xmas.( Spl1-Dr. o.
w. McQuown. city health officer, is the
victim of an unusual theft. and whoev-
er is guilty may soon repent of his ac-
lion. In visiting smallpox patients,
DIR. McQuown wears a long white robe
Returning recently from such a visit.
ne hung the robe in an out-of-the-way
place. 1t soon disappeared. and the
only explanation that can be given is
hat it was stolen. The deve' ome Mt
Of new case of smallpox is expected
n due time unless the person taking
1a robe is immune.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
Members of the Salvation
Army Tell of the Destitute
Conditions They Saw.
MANY WERE MADE HAPPY
OLD, FEEBLE, SICK AND GRIP
PIED ONES WERE AIDED AND
GIVEN OF THE GOOD THINGS OF
THE LAND.

Yesterday was day of mingled
emotions for the members of the Saf
vation Army, who distributed the
many baskets to the poor people OF
the city. They were happy that they
were able to bring joy into the dark
ened and unhappy homes, but were
touched with sadness at the many pit
iful sights and stories which greeted
them while delivering the baskets of
the good things to persons, who, I'M
der ordinary circumstances, would
were appreciative of their treatment
at the hands of the army, and the gifts
touched responsive chord in their
hearts.
A story of pride, self-sacrifice and
sorrow was related at the headquar
tiers last night, by one of the men who
delivered a Christmas basket to Ger.
tain home in the southern part of the
city.
He raped softly. Only distant
response was made and the sound OF
tortering steps was heard. After q
short wait, the door was slowly open
ed and picture greeted the Army
worker. The sad, blue eyes, the
wrinkled cheeks, greatly sunken by
sorrow, the snow white hair, falling
loosely about her shoulders, for 1T was
n woman. touched even the Army man
who is always prepared 20 meet such
sights He looked into the back
ground and there saw a small fire
burning in an old kitchen stove
around which lowered three children,
their faces expressing anything but
the joy of Christmas. The pictures
on the wall were faded. The few
chairs showed the ravages of time
while the carpet, if you would call 1t
"a carpet, was in rags. A few COW
less books held a place in the corner
of the room, while the old cupboard
was standing open-and empty.
The Army man asked if this was the
place to which he had been sent and IL
they were in need. The wan face Of
the woman frightened, but her form
arose to almost erectness, as her fee
BILE. but sweet voice replied: mo one
could have sent me that basket OF
food; it was surely meant for the lady
next door, She is poorer than l. Give
the things to her. They were meant
for her
The man had only baskets for those !
addresses he had been given, and
slowly, but regretfully he turned to
Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
BIG DEAL IN FARM LAND
Tract of 1900 Acres Sold for One
Hundred Thousand.
Dollars.

Worthington. Ind. Xmas, fSpl)-
Nellie Peter. of Paris, France and
Josephine Armstrong. of Louisville,
KY, have conveyed to L. p. East. of
this place, their farm of over 1.200
acres, lying between Worthington
and Bloomfield. along White river;
consideration. 100000. 1t is one of
the best tracts of land in this part OF
the State. and the deal is one Of the
largest ever made In this county If
not in Southern Indiana. The farm
viii probably be subdivided and sold
in small tracts.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
MAYOR NOW INTERESTED
IN NEW MARKET HOUSE
Il 10 Likely That He VIII Cali coun.
ellis Attention to the Need Of I'm.
provements at the Next Session q
That Body.

At the next session of the city
council Mayor Schillinger. it is said,
will call the attention Of the body to
the need for market house improve
ments and it is the hope of the adj
ministration to have action taken
which will result in some decided
changes which will facilitate the bus
mess now being carried on by the
gardeners for the benefit of the peo-
Pile 1t is possible that steps will be.
taken toward remodcling the south
side market house or erecting a new
one on that site or some other. The
question of providing a shelter for
the east end market .,so will be tax
en- up for consideration.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
BALLARD GETS PROMOTION
Former Richmond Man Goes From
vineennes Hotel to Big HesteI-
~ at Birmingham, Ala.

The following from the Vincennes
Commercial of yesterday will be of
interest to the local friends of VIII n.
Ballard. formerly of Richmond:
wv. y. Ballard, the popular day
clerk at the Union Depot hotel. has
accepted a position as clerk at the
Hotel Hillman of Birmingham, Ala.
The Hotel Hillman, is one of the lar
gest hotels in the south. Mr.. Ballard
leaves a host of friends behind him
and we predict that he will soon num-
Der his southern friends by the hun
dred''
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-26
ALLEYS ARE UNsIGHTLy
Street Commissioner Dye Cannot
Keep Them Clean With His
Present Facilities.

Though Street Commissioner Dye
has been making strenuous efforts TO
keep alleys cleared of ashes, trash
and garbage, the accumulation is
greater this winter than ever before
and with present facilities there is
likely to be trouble throughout the
winter. A tour of the alleys in most
parts of the city will show there are
great heaps of ashes piled up behind
nearly every residence. Trash boxes
are filled to the running-over stage.