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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
DEATH AFTER A
SHORT SICKNESS
Clara Rockers Eats Shortcake
and Spinach and Is Fatal
Iy Poisoned.
WARNING BY DR.. MARKELEY
COUNTY CORONER CAUTIONS
PERSONS ABOUT EATING
GREEN STUFF AND FRUIT AT
THIS SEASON OF YEAR.

Ptomaine poisoning, as the result
of eating spinach and strawberry
shortcake, resulted in the death of
Miss Clara Rockers, aged 90, daugh-
ter of Joseph Rockers, 726 South Sew
enth street, last evening. Miss Reck-
ers ate the shortcake and spinach at
the noon day meal and died at seven
o'clock last night after being uncon-
scious for two hours.
When she came home from the
Richmond Casket company where she
was employed as trimmer, at noon,
she was in the best of health. She ate
heartily of spinach, greens" and of
strawberry shortcake. She returned to
her work at one O'Clock but about an
hour later came home, where she re-
tired At five o'clock one of her sis
ters went to her room and asked her
how she was feeling. Receiving no
answer, she went closer and saw that
her sister was sleeping. She tried to
arouse her, but failed and then sent
for DR.. Schillinger, who responded at
once The girl was then in a comatose
condition from which she did not re-
vive.
Post Mortem Examination.
Coroner Markley, who was called,
announced that death was due to
ptomaine poisoning. resulting from
the chemical reaction OF the spinach
and strawbArrias. Either one could
have caused her death. the coroner
asserts, as post mortem exRuniuar
ton showed they bad remained In her
stomach undigested.
In connection with this case, DR..
Markley, stated last evening that just
at this season of the year everyone
should be extremely careful about the
kind and condition of green stuffs and
fruits that are eaten. A decomposed
berry or any decomposed substance
IS liable to cause the ptomaine poison
ing although in but few cases does
death result. When berries and green
stuffs are shipped long distances. it
is not infrequent that they are more
or less decomposed and If eaten,
might cause the poisoning.
Miss Rockers leaves a father. who
was formerly a councilman, and six
brothers and sisters. No arrange
ments have as yet been made for the
funeral.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
WILL BUILD OWN BRIDGE
Street Car Company Decides to Erect
Bridge Over Creek Near Earl
ham Cemetery.

ban Company will construct a special
bridge for it's own use over Clear
Creek, west of Earlham cemetery. Ev
er since the line has been in operation
the interurban company has been us
ing the county bridge, but the commits
sioners desired that the traction com
pany vacate and the officers of the
company have agreed to do this. Ma
terial for the new structure will be on
the ground within a few days.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Winner Not Known.

IL the person who told a Pal
ladium reporter about the fire at
East Haven this week will call
at this office he will be given the
81 news tip prize" for the week
ending last night. The dollar
which the Palladium gives each
week for the best piece of news
which it receives is easy to earn
Why don't you try to get it one
week?
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Kramer Gets Contract.

At the meeting of the County Com
missioners yesterday the contract for
the Women's Jail addition to the
Home for the Friendless was let to
the Kramer Manufacturing Company,
on bid of $3679. The appropriation
of the County Council to cover the
cost of this building was $4,000 leav-
ing a large sum to be turned hack
into the county funds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Will Go To Cambridge.

Oriental Encampment, l. o. o. F.,
will have work In the Royal Purple
degree May % and this probably will
close the work for the season. A big
crowd OF members and visitors is ex-
pected On the night of May 21 To-
cal Encampment members expect to
go to Cambridge City to witness the
exemplifcation OF the Royal Purple
degree by the team Of that place.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
TAX FERRET CASE
IN HANDS OF JURY
Jurors in Case of Clifford VS..
City Have Trouble in Com
ing to a Decision.
BALLOT FOR NINE HOURS
AT TEN O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT
THEY RETIRED WITHOUT RE.
TURNING VERDICT 49, iNsTRUc-
TIoNs REREAD.

At ten O'Clock. last night the jury
in the case of Fremont Clifford vs. the
City of Richmond, which is being tried
at Greenfield, Ind, retired, being un.
able to reach decision after deliberat.
ing since one o'clock yesterday after.
noon. At five o'clock the jury came
out and asked the Judge to reread the
instructions. This was done and the
jury went back to their balloting
City Attorney Gardner said last
night that he was vrey hopeful Of the
city getting q favorable verdict In the
case- He thinks that Clifford win moi
be awarded any money at al, and In
case that he IN given . reward 1t will
be nothing like that which be asked
for. Clifford. for his services az q
tax ferret, asked the city to pay him
$2,339.99, with interest on the amount
for nine years.
Arguments Yesterday Morning.
Yesterday morning was consumed
by the attorneys in the case with their
arguments. Those who represented
Clifford were Judge Bundy of New
Castle, Mason and Jackson of Green
field and Sylvester Meek of Corners
vile. The city's interests were look
ed after by Attorneys Gardner and
Kelley of Richmond and William
Ward Cook of Greenfield.
In case that the jury fails to agres
this morning, they will probably be
discharged and as the calendar of the
Greenfield Court is well filed for the
remainder of this term the case viii
be postponed for some time.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Wants Maiden Name.

Mary Idell Diehl, recently divorced
from Diehl, has filed petition,
through her attorneys, Robbins &
Starr, asking for change of name
Mrs. Diehl prays the court to allow
her to go under her maiden name of
Mary Idell Chestnut, instead of Diehl
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
NO BOOSTING IN RICHMOND
Fire insurance Rates In This City Are
To Remain the Same as Before
Big Disaster.

Fire insurance rates are being
boosted in the larger cities of the
country by the companies that suffer
ed big losses in the San Francisco dis
aster, but they are not disturbed in
w. Wilson, secretary of the local
board of underwriters there has been
no action taken in Indiana which
would indicate that Richmond's fire
insurance rates are to be disturbed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
EVANSVILLE Is SELECTED
Southern Indiana City Will Entertain
the Next State Convention of
Knights Of Columbus.
Palladium Special

Logansport, Ind, May 9.-The state
convention of Knights of Columbus,
one of the strongest Catholic orders
of the West, has adjourned after elect
ing the following officers: W. T. Breen
Ft. Wayne, State deputy; Charles Kar-
bley. Madison. secretary; e j. o.
Reilly, Indianapolis, treasurer; J. j.
Herman, Evansville, advocate; Chas
]. Becker, Logansport, warden; the
Rev. Father T.. H. Cronin, Terre
Haute. chaplain.
Evansville was selected for the next
annual eeting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Address by Father RoeII.

Tather Roell. of st. Andrews Cath
Ollie church, will make the opening ad.
dress to the delegates at the State
convention of the German Catholic
Staatsverbund to be held at Indianapo.
IFS May 20 and 81
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Vesuvius Again at 1t.
Publishers PrcSsl

Publishers PressJ
Naples, May "a dense column of
smoke is rising from the crater of
Vesuvius and spreading like an um-
brella, accompanied by loud detona-
tions and electrical discharges. The
main crater is discharging sand and
cinders.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10

W o Of
try hasa ahen fe ~ hssedso of humorous D o
dmb h smduuo uos in
% n
or weeks The Merchant % pp
ne dgt dastndngo ashakspe edsac
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Five Horses Cremated.
Palladium Special. ]

Ipallldiuin Special1
Newcastle, Ind, May 9.-The large
stock barn on the Asa Hernly farm,
three miles north of this place, burn
ed today. Five horses were cremateS
and much other property was des-
troyed. The loss is over $4,000 with
81 900 insurance.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

Indiana-Fair and warmer Thurs
day and Friday; light, variable winds,
mostly southerly.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-10
Isaac Made = Threat.

A statement was made yesterday
to Palladium reporter that Monday
Isaac told a neighbor that David will
never leave this house alive" Whether
this is authentic could not be learned.
1t is known that several times in the
past four years the two brothers
quarreled violently and that on two
or three occasions Isaac assaulted Da-
Yid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Pays q Per Cent. on Deposits
Ell Washington Ave.

give universal transfers, to he good
on all street railway lines now
operating IN The city: shall sell
Wnrkinsmcn's and school chillron's
Tickets at half the regular fare:
shnll. whom The city desires to nave
u street upon which its tracks arc
located, whether such streets arc
now in tho city or may hereafter
he taken in. pave .jstwdcn lbs
tracks ana two feet on either side
thereof with The same material and
according 10 the same specifications
uscu by the city: ana. under Mr..
Blrchor's amendment, shall maintain
Il fifteen minute schedule ON Twenty.
third street, This ordinance was
also amcnded so ms TO require the
company 10 put It's tickets on sale
IN not less than two plnrcs In cnch
wari, instead Of at not less than
once place in each ward.
Another $4,000 Offer.
In lieu of giving six tickets for n
quarter after January /. 1908 MIR.
Payne offered to pay to the city
$4,000 In money. but this PROPOSE
ton was not discussed by Tho
aldermen, tho members apparently
Delhg unanimously In favor 81 taking
the ticket concession instead Of cash.
These ordinances go to a special
meeting OF the common councri
next Friday night ana the Indications
are that they will so through with
out much opposition.
- Municipal Ownership.
Mcssrs. Kclum. Cox. Harris and
other members of the common
council last night declared their
intention OF Offering proposition
to have the city take hold of the
Hampton Roads Traction Company's
property in the city and operate
Il street car line of It's own. Mr..
y. !. Ford. who suggested this idea.
said afterwards that ne was joking
ana mat such proposition would
not De considered by the council.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Election of officers.

At the state communication OF
Bremond Lodge, No. 241, A. f. &
a. NJ, held Thursday night, the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Master-Sears NJ. Ripley.
Senior Northumberland S. Blan
ton.
Junior Warden-Charlos II. Thay
CT.
Trcasurer-Elias Pcyser.
Secretary-Alfred l.. Evans.
Senior Deacon-Edwin |. Ford.
Junior Deacon--N II. Mumford, j
Inc above officers will be in
stalled on Thursday Dec. eth a,
which time the appointive officers
will he announced, and refreshments
served.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Prospects for Speedy Settlement
Of Railway Troubles
are Bright.
SEVERAL MINOR AMENDMENTS
Company Buying Chestnut Avenue
(. Franchise Must Maintain Fifteen
Minute Schedule On Twenty.thlrd
i Street and Tickets are to Be
Sold In Two Places In Each Ward.

Prospects for speedy settlement
OF tho difficulties between the city
and tho Hampton Roads Traction
3olnpany are bright. Tho board of
aldermen. by unanimous vote, last
night adopted two ordinances sub.
united with tho recommendation of
Mayor Buxton after several con.
Z lerences between the street rail.
way officials, the mayor and City
Attorney Masie. A few minor
changes were made In the measures
and after the. ordinance providing Tor
the sale OF franchise In order To
allow three blocks OF track To be
Iaid on Chestnut avenue so that
Tho Hampton Roads Company's limo
may be connected with that Of the
SitlHehs HALLWAY, Light and Power
company ut Twenty-third street, had
been rcconsldered lpon motion
10y Mr.. Burcher, II clnuse added was
requiring a fifteen minute schedule
Hon Twenty-thlrd street.
IN tho ordinance permitting the
Hampton Roads Traction COMPANY
TO abandon It's franchise Il change
was made so as to give tho council
anu not the mayor the authorit Y
10 direct the removal OF the com
pany's tracks from paved streets.
Other small alterations were made
IN the ordinances, but mono OF them
affected the proposition.
All Members Present.
The board was called to order
by Col, Marquis Jones, the prcsi
dent. while the council was I'm Joint
session. Seven members were pres
ent, the eighth seat being vacant
because OF tho failure OF the body
20 elect successor to Mr.. Mugler
Inc mayors message was read ana
Two ordinances accompanying Il
were taken up by sections.
The franchise measure was adopt
ed, then the joint session was call.
ed TO ORDER again. When the
joint session adjourned, then the
board resumed business again. The
ordinance giving the Hampton Roads
fa%actioh Company the privilege OF
abanGQnthg It's franchise was adopt.
ed and the franchise ordinance was
reconsi1eredN amended and adopted
as amended
Privileges Granted.
AS was stated III this paper yes
terday morning, one of these orll.
nances gives the Hampton Roads
company the right IN abandon Its
franchise. discontinue service. re-
move It's poles, wires nnF other
property. including the Twomty- sixth
street bridge. to remove its trac
from unpaved streets and restore
such streets to their original condi-
ton, and to leave It's tracks on
paved streets. If the company dc.
sires to remove It's tracks from Il
paved street before being directed:
so TO do by the council, 1t Shall
restore the paving. If the councll
ever wants the tracks removed and
directs their removal then the city
must restore the paving.
$4,000 in Money.
In the ordinance providing for tho
sale OF the Chestnut avenue fran.
chisc. 1t is set forth that the com.
pany purchasing the franchise shall
sell six tickets for quarter ana
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Fuel For Fleet.

The United States naval collier
l.conidas sailed yesterday for Guam
atanamo with with IL cargo OF sew
eral thousand tons of coal which
will be used by the ships OF the
Atlantic fleet during their annual
winter manOcuvers in the Caribbean
sea In January and February.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22
Goes to Norfolk for Coal.

The British steamer Ursula Bright,
which has been at this port for
several days waiting Ito load Il car
80 of coal, sailed yesterday for
Norfolk where she will load part
cargo of coal. She Will complete
the cargo here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22

II you arc going to buy Wines and
Liquors for the holidays why not buy
the best for your money Our motto.
Honest goods ana honest measure. :"
NEWPORT NEWS WINE & LII.
QUOR CO. Curncr Twenty-firth street
and Washington avenue. Both phones.
l2-121m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22

A useful Christmas present is moro
appreciated than anything else.
There is no end to the useful gifts
at the Chicago Housefurnishing Co. s
store-and YOU can buy them at cost.
12-2t.6t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22

sally Brown. n negro girl arrest
ca Thursday by Detective Sergeant
woodward on the charge OF stealing
clothing from Railways. was held
Tor the grand jury by Justice Brown
III the police court yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-22

No question. about 1t. "Waseo"
flour makes whittier and swcetcr
bread. rolls and biscuits. Insist on
sctting "Wasco." 11.20.tf.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
NO TABOO FOR THE CRIMINAL
 lRTCH

The great, and for the present the irsuperaIble, obstacle to substantial bet terment in public1ife is the apathy and indifference of society. So long as so- ciety approves, countenances and tole- rates scoundrels who have successfully eluded the police, the criminal courts and the jails, so long will rascality continue to thrive.
 For the petty resourceless rogue who fall by the wayside society has no mer- cy and little thought; but for the great CT criminals society's code is; as long as Grand Juries do not indiet you and Judges do not send you to the peniten- tiary we will dine with you and ask you to dine with us, and you and yours shall unimpaired intercourse with LIS and ours. The extraneous necessities of the criminal rich are comprised in a good cook and an able lawyer
 Society requires of a man that he be cpulent; that he be smart rather than able, cunning rather than wise; and, above all, that he shall not scandalize society itself by the vulgarity of a violation of law so stupid, brutal or inept as to bring him within the juris- diction of the courts. The old moral code is obsolete; it continues to exist only in the public press and for ques- tionable uses.
 A man may have plundered a bank, robbed a State treasury, ruined thou sands by his dishonest practices in cor- porate management, swindled other thousands and brought them penury, misery and even death itself, and 1t will In nothing inconvenience him or involve his social discomfort, But at Grand Juries and, to a certain extent. at District Attirneys, society draws the line.
 It Is not that society Is really in- different, but that it is so much easier to affect disbelief, so much more com fortable to ignore, than to incure the ] pain of cognizance and the obligation of reproof. The foundations nf society are laid in an elegant hypocrisy, buttressed by polite pharisaism. Of seIf-respect it possesses not a trace; but whosever I
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
REFERENDUM IN OREGON.

Not an End in Itself, but a Means to an End.
 The movement for the initiative and Ireferendum commenced in Oregon about 1892, as a feature of the populis- tic agitation then so strong in the west says Joseph Schafer, in the American Monthly Review of Reviews The idea, of course, was brought from Switzerland A number of attempts to Induce the Oregon legislative assembly to accept the principle proved futile.
 Finally, in the session of 1899 a joint resolution was passed by large majori- ties proposing a constitutional amend nlent to provide for it. The resolution was reintroduced two years later, as
 the constitution requires, and only one vote was recorded in opposition. It then went to the people at the general election of 1902 Gust ten years after
 the agitation for 1t was begun) and
 was adopted by an overwhelming ma-
 jority.
 The essence of the new provision is found in the first sentence of Section Il islative authority of the state ehall be vested in a legislative assembly con-
 sisting of g. senate and house of rep lresentatives, but the people reserve to
 themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution, and
 to enact or reject the same at the polls, Independent of the legislative assem- lbly, and also reserve at their option
 the power to approve or reject at the | polls any act of the legislative assem- | lbly." Eight per cent. of the legal voters of the state are empowered to propose laws and constitutional amendments, which go into operation
 on receiving majority of votes in fa-
 vor of the next general election; and five per cent may demand the rsferen- dun on any measure (except as to
 laws necessary for the immediate pres
 ervataon of the public health peace or lsafety) passed by the legislative as- lsembly, provided the petitions are filed
 within ninety days after the Aclose of
 the legislative session at which they
 were enacted.
 l The initiative and referendum
 amendment was not an end in itself
 but a means to an end In itself, but a
 means to an end, It provided first of
 all, a way by which the constitution Could be amended in any particular
 within a reasonable time by the people
 acting in their legislative capacity
 Those who were responsible for bring Ting forward the amendment had in rmind several important reforms whose
 enactment into law they believed would be made possible only by this lqneans
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
NEWPORT TENNIS RESULTS.
Two Championship Cups Lifted and An other Firmly Fixed.

Newport, R. L, Aug. 22.--Two cham pionship cups were lifted and another firmly fixed for at least one more year in the tennis at the Casino to-day. Beals c. Wright of Boston and Hol- combe ward of Orange, N. J., became the permanent owners of the doubles trophies by defeating H. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexander of New York, 3 to 1, while Karl H. Behr of Yale uni versity, put out of the all corners singles tournament former Champion William A. Larner of Summit, N. J., who had but one more victory to ob- tain possession of the singles cham pionship cup. The doubles match was the challenge round, Ward and Wright, defendinfi their title against Hackett and Alexander, the champions of the east and winning by scores of 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-23
LIVES ESDAEGERED BY FIRE
s1,OO0 Blaze in Washington Avenue
 Tenement This Morning.

A bad fire broke out in the tenement block at 23, 20, 27, 27 and 81 Washing ton avenue. at 2:30 o'clock this morn ing. and endangered the lives of six families sleeping therein, but owing to the effective work of Officers Landy and Sallfes all were safely gotten out The origin of the fire could not be learned at the time of going to press, but it is thought to have originated in the candy store of Harry Sickol at No. 2S Washington avenue. The flames worked their way to the second floor land caused blaze which lighted the vicinity for several blocks. The fire men, however, succeeded in controlling lit before it got any further, and the damage will be confined to that end of the building The candy store was gutted. The loss will be about $l.OoO' The plumbing and gas fixture stores adjourning escaped burning.
 The alarm was sent in by Officer Sal lies, who, in patrolling his beat, first noticed the flames. Officer Landy has, tened to the scene and broke in the doors to alarm the tenants, who had not been awakened by the flames. A cripple named Carolloviolla Officer Landy carried out on his back, and then he went back again to make sure that no one was left in the building
 The fire must have been smouldering for long time before it suddenly broke out into flames. Sergeant Me iGann. who had passed the place only a few moments before the alarm was rung in, detected no signs of fire. A trolley car conductor also told re- porter that he saw no blaze when he had passed that way half an hour be- fore.
 Tn spite of the early hour a large crowd of curious persons gathered, but the officers quickly pushed them back and established fire lines.
 Two alarms were sounded.