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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27

quire the plant, but says that they
mean what they say in making the Of
fer of $250000 for the property, and
that this fact will be proved to the
residents of the city, as a special
meeting of council will be called when
the proposition is received. A vote
will be taken at that session and the
matter will be settled once for all. If
a majority of the Councilmen vote in
favor of selling the plant, an election
will be held, at which tax payers will
have a right to vote to retain or sell.
If those Councilmen who wish to sell
are in the minority, no election will
be held.
When asked regarding his personal
views on the question Mayor thinner
man stated that since he has gained
his original point, that of securing for
the city cheap light and power, he
does not think the proposition half
bad. The Mayor called to mind the
cost of each street light before the
power plant was built, and the pres
ent cost. The difference is S25, on
each light. He said, however, that he
does not wish to be misunderstood,
it being immaterial to him what ac-
tion council takes. If the plant can
be sold for fair price and at the
same time have the purchasing COM
pany bound up in franchise that
will provide light and power for mu-
nicipal and commercial purposes at
the same price as at present. the
mayor says that he can see no objec-
ton to selling the plant.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
JOHN LOCKE WILL
Be BROUGHT HERE
PROSECUTOR JESSUP GOES TO
INDIANAPOLIS TODAY FOR
REQUISiTiON PAPERS,.
BIG FOUR WANTS HARRIS
Railroad Company May Share With
County the Cost of Returning Both
Men to This State.

Prosecutor Jessup will go to Indi-
annapolis today for the purpose Of
presenting to Governor Hanly a for
NAL request that he issue a requisi-
tion upon the governor of California
for the return to Indiana ard to
Wayne County, of John Locke, the
"Hoosier outlaw" There seems to be
no charge that can be placed against
Harry Harris in Wayne county, and
for this reason the requisition that
was drawn up by Prosecutor Jessup
yesterday does not contain request
for his return.
Sheriff Smith is anxious that Locke
shall be returned to. Wayne County
but he said yesterday that he was
not SO anxious that he cared to under
go the experience of parting himself
from about $500 to make the journey
to the Pacific Coast and return with
the fugitive unless he was fully salts
fled that the county commissioners
would reimburse him
Big Four Wants Harris.
Owing to the fact that the Big Four
railroad company is as anxious as
Wayne county's sheriff for the return
of the fugitives, the detective of that
company will recommend, it is as
serted, that a second requisition be
issued for Harris who will be tried in
Illinois on the cahrge of robbing
freight cars. The Big Four is ready
to waive any claim to Locke in order
that he may be brought to Wayne
county and prosecuted on the charge
of stealing hogs from the farm of
John Macy of Perry township
1t is likely also that the Big Four
detectives will be able to arrange the
matter of transportation for the
Wayne county officers as well as for
themselves and by this means the
cost of returning Locke to Wayne
county will be comparatively small.
A reward of $100 offered by Sheriff
Smith for the arrest of Locke will be
paid to Supt. Dinen of San Francisco.
Sheriff Smith may go in person for
Locke.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Members of the Eagles Lodge are
busy preparing for the celebration of
the second anniversary of the install
lation of the chapter of that order in
this city. The celebration will be
held on Friday night. April 6. The
chapter was installed here on April
z, 1904, but this year the celebration
will be held day previous.
At the time of the installation,
there were bout one hundred men,
bers. Now. the lodge has a roll of
over 400 members in good standing.
has been purchased at an enormous
as been purchased at anenormous
It and now they are fitted up equal
ny in the state. A program will
repaired for the celebration and
town lodges will be invited to
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
WILL CLOSE APRIL 7
A Most Successful Season of Skating
Will End at Coliseum at That
Time-Moonlight Skating.

The Richmond Athletic Association
makes the announcement that the
Coliseum will be closed up for the
summer after April Z. after the most
successful skating season that Rich
mond has ever had.
During the next two weeks. skaters
at the Coliseum will find a novelty in
the way of decorations. Lights and
mechanism has been ordered which
will produce moonlight effect.
Next week there will be a grand
mask carnival, which will be the last
big event of the season.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
new TERM TO BE BUSY
THE OPENING AT EARLHAM
May Day Festivities "AnnuI" Peace
Conference, and Athletics All on
Program for Coming Term-spec.
iaI Courses Are Offered.

With the intercollegiate Peace
and Arbitration Conference and the
May festivities, the Spring term be-
gan at Earlham yesterday will be the
busiest of the year from students
standpoint.
Extra courses have been offered
by the faculty, many of these being
fractional courses offered especially
to the teachers who generally enter
Earlham at the beginning Of the
Spring Term.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
BRAVE F|REMEh
BURN TO DEATH
NEW YORK LADDlES DIED AS
THEY PLAYED WATER ON
BURNING BUILDING.
MANY OTHERS ARE HURT
Five Hundred Employees in Factory
Building Make Wild Scramble to
Save Their Lives-List of Dead
Publishers Press1

New York, March 26.-Falling with
a collapsing roof into fiery furnace,
four firemen, all members of Com
pany Il, were burned to death this
afternoon in a fire which practically
destroyed a block of houses on Bed
ford street, between Carmine and
Downing Streets. Eight persons were
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
WILL ARGUE ON FRIDAY
Attorneys for Defense in Case of Par.
ker VS.. Dayton and Western
Want New Trial.

Attorneys for the defense in the
case of Mrs. Estella Parker VS.. the
Dayton & Western Traction Co. will
Friday of this week, before Judge
Fox in the Wayne Circuit Court. Mrs.
Porker received $4,000 for personal
injuries sustained by being struck by
a Dayton & Western car.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
PASSED EXAMINATION

Raymond F. Layman, of North Sew
enteenth street, has successfully
passed the civil service examination
necessary to admission to the mail
service and has been appointed
clerk on the Grand Rapids and In
diana Railway.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
MAYOR TO MAKE
GOOD HIS WORD
SPECIAL SESSION or COUNCIL
WILL CONSIDER SALE OF
MUNICIPAL PLANT.
MEETING WITHIN A WEEK
an Election Will be Called and the
Matter Left to the People.

AS proof that the city has really re-
ceived an offer for it's Municipal Pow
Plant Mayor Zimmerman stated last
night that formal proposition is be-
ing drawn up in writing by the firm
that made the offer several days ago
and that this proposition will be sub
mitted to Council within a week.
The Mayor refused to divulge the
name of the company wishing to ac-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
AID SOCIETY MEETING

The Ladies Aid Society of the First
NJ. e. Church will meet this after
noon at o'clock at the home of Mrs
J. NJ. Williams. AS this is the an
nual election of officers, every mem
Der is uprged to be present.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
CHEESMAN WILL SPEAK
An Effort Being Made To Make the
centerviIle School Commence.
ment Better Than Ever.
Palladium Specia..I

Centerville, Ind, March 26.-W K.
Cheesman, trustee of Center town
ship, will conduct the commencement
exercises of the district schools OF
Center township at the town hall on
the evening of April 19. Efforts are
being made by the trustee, teachers
and pupils, to bring this commence
ment up to d high standard.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
HAZARD BRINGS SUIT

Gec-ge Hazard, of Washington
state, who recently compiled a his
tory of Henry county, has filed a suit
for $4,000 In the Federal court
against T. Fl. Johnson, J. p Prigg.
Samuel Zirkle,. Sr, and William II.
Burgess, all of Henry County, alleg-
ing conspiracy to embarags the sale
of the book.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
WERNLE HOME FEAST
Committee Is Appointed to Take
Charge of Arrangements For
Annual Fair May 27.

The annual feast at the Wernle Or
phans Home will be held on May %,
ing made for the event. A committee
composed of John Knollenberg. John
Ackerman, Edward Stein, Frank
Hackman and Edward Stegman was
appointed to have general charge of
The celebration.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
MEETING POSTPONED
Iralln,,inln Sneeial.l

Chester, Ind. March 26.--On ac-
count of the death of Mrs. Minnie
Norris the regular meeting of the La
dies Union Aid Society has been post
pcned till FRIDAY. Miss Bertha Hamp-
ton will entertai IN the society.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
THIS IS LAST WEEK

This is the last week of the town
ship schools outside Wayne township,
and the teachers are busy winding up
the terms business.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
MOORE BUYS PROPERTY

William A. Moore, one Of the heirs
of the late Mary A. Moore, bought the
residNlce at Fifth and North d.
streets at the sale by the administrav
tor of the estate for $2500.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
ORDERS A PETIT JURY

Judge Henry c. Fox has ordered
petit jury for the April term of court.
A grand jury will also be drawn this
week at the order of the court.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
IS MUCH IMPROVED

Harry Winder. ex-city clerk, few
weeks ago suffered as1ight stroke of
paralysis but he is now able to be
fout on the streets again.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
To GIVE BEAN SUPPER

Ladies of the G.. A. r. will give
bean supper on the evening of April
Z at the G. A. r. hall.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
A CALLED MEETING

There will be a called meeting of
the Fifth Street III. E. church this
evening.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
HIS HEARING WEDNESDAY

The Board of Public Works has
continued the hearing of the charges
against Charles Sinex of Hose Co.
No. 8, until Wednesday t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-27
A FINE COLLECTION

An art dealer by the name of
Young has collection of pictures on
display at the Westcott this week
The exhibition is pronounced a good
one by local artists
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

it left the Romanic, and must believe they were
not III it when it docked. Yet the motor boat
neither spoke approached any other vessel The
Jewels were not thrown into the water. / he man
Cheshire could not have swallowed one hundred and
seventy-two pearls any great part OF them there
fore, what have We"
Nothing " responded Conway promptly.
Instead of nothing, we have the answer, replied
The Thinking Machine tartly. Let's see. Per-
haps | can give you the name and address OF the
man who has the jewels now, assuming OF course
that Leighton brought them.
He rose suddenly and passed into the adjoining
room Conway turned and stared at Hatch IN
quiringly with queer expression on his face
g Is he anything of joker" he asked
"NO, but he's good deal of a wonder, replied
Hatch.
"Do you mean to say that have been working on
this thing for months and months without learning
anything about it and all he has to do IS to go IN
there and get the name and address of the man who
has the necklacc?" demanded Conway, bewildered.
If he went into that room and said he'd bring
back the Pacific Ocean in tea cup I'd believe him,
said the reporter. Il know him.
They were interrupted by the tinkling of the tele-
phone bell in the next room. Then for long time
they heard the subdued hum of the scientist lrri
table voice he talked over the phone. 1t was
twenty-five thirty minutes before he appeared IN
the door again. He paused there and sCribbled
something on a card which he handed to Hatch.
The reporter read: Henry c. H. Wandering,
Scituate
There is the and address of the man who
probably has the jewels nOw, said The Thinking
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

Machine as matter of fact. Mr. Hatch, you ac-
company Mr.. Conway. Let him see the surround
ings and act as his judgment dictates You must
search this mans house. | don't think You'll have
much trouble The pearls will be unset and YOU
will find them possibly in small oil silk bags not so
large your little finger When you find them
take steps to apprehend both this man and Leigh
ton. Call Detective Mallory when you get them and
bring them here"
But-but-' Stammered Conway
Come on, commanded Hatch.
The sleepy little old town of SCituate sprawls
along two or three miles of Massachusetts coast
facing the boldly in a series of cliffs which rise p
and sink away with the utmost suddenness 1t was
here on top OF the cliffs, that Henry c. H. Wandering
mad hVed alone for two three months He
occupied a queer little shack through which the
salt breezcS wandered at will
Hutchinson Hatch and the Scotland Yard man
found the house without difficulty, and entered it
without hesitation. There was no one at hand to
stop them, to interfere with the search they made
he simple lock on the door was no obstacle In
less than half an hour the sku hands of the Scot
land ard man had turned out a score or more of
small oil silk bags no larger than his little finger
lie ripped one open and SIX pearls fell into his hands
The Narron pearls, all right" he exclaimed
Sh-h-h-h'' warned Hatch suddenly
lie mad heard step at the door. then two voices
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

straight to a who seemed to be waiting for him.
Did you search the motor bOat?' he demanded.
Yes" was the reply. I'VE nearly tore it to
pieces even took it out of the water. We also
searched the her, Harry Cheshire You
must have been mistaken"
Are you she spoke no one or got nd OF the
Jewels to another vessels?
She didn't go another vessel" was the
repv O. met her in my launch at the harbor
mouth and came in with her.
When Leighton came ashore he was subjected to
careful search and the contents of his four trunks
minutely examined. To this he submitted good
humoredly, and looking at Conway he inquired;
Are you satisfied" ,"
"Nop' blazed Conway savagey.
What? Not after searching me twice, and my
state room Once?"
Conway did not answer-he didn't dare to at the
moment. Leighton nodded pleasantly and stroled
up the dock chatting Careessly with Harry Cheshire
Conway made no attempt to follow them. 1t wasn't
worth while-nothing worth while any more
The Thinking Machne-Pr Professor Augustus S. F.
X Van Dusen PhD LID, F RS, MD, etc, etc.
did not seem regard the problem as at all diff
later. Hutchinson Hatch, reporter, brought 1t to
him Hatch had some good friends in the customs
office where Conway had told his story. He learned
from them that that office had refused to have any
thing to do with the insisting that the Scotland
Yard man must be mistaken
Crushed in spirit, manged in reputation, and
taunted by Leightons final words, Conway took
most desolate view of life. 1t about this time
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21


The Thinking Machine, by bOldnesS and Cleveruess
Suppose, when Lady Varron FELL Leighton had lad
stout elastic fastened high up, at the shoulder say
inside his sleeve, and the end of this elastic with
a clamp of some Sort drawn down until the ells-
tic was taut, and fas+e"ed his cuff
Say that the neCFlaCe dropped off as he leaned
over to help Lady Varron. In the nOrnentarv ex-
citement he could, under their very noses. have
fastened the clamp to the necklace. Instantly the
Jewels would have disappeared up his sleeve md
he could have submitted TO any sort of perfurc1
search of his pockets as he suggested
Immediately he left the ball room he hid he
necklace as he had hidden other jewels, and h+1re
YOU Mr.. Conway, knew of the theft, wrote nd
mailed full directions TO Wandering here vha- 70
do You did not intercept any letters, of course,
until after you knew of this theft. Leightor -tr-
haps had had other dealings with Nandcrll-- n
other parts of the world, when he not So ca~cy
watched as IN this particular instance. / dare say,
however, he had them all planned carefully Tor lalr
the very thing that did happen in this case vo@s
happen"
Halt an hour later Conway shook hands with The
Thinking Machine and thanked him heartily
You see. remarked The Thinking Machine,
gentlemen of Your profession too little c-~--on
sense Remember that two and two always make
tour; not sometimes. but all the time"
Leighton has not vet been caught Wandering
made a model prisoner
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

as some one inserted key in the lock. After a
the door opened, and, CrouchIng back IN the
shadow, they heard two enter. 1t was just at
that psychological moment that Conway stepped out
and faced them.
." | want you, leighton" he said calmly.
Hatch could not beyond the Scotland Yard
man; but he heard shot, and a bullet whIstled
uncomfortably close TO his head. Conway leaped
forward; Hatch saw mis- arm swing, and one Of the
men fell. Then came another shot. Conway stag
gered little. There a scurrying of feet, the
catter of a revolver the floor and the front door
slammed.
Tie up that chap therel" commanded Conway
He opened the door and Hatch heard him run
along the veranda and leap Off He turned his at
tentlOn to the SenseesS the floor. 1t was
Harry Cheshire. Hatch bound him hand and foot
where he lay and ran out.
Conway racing down the cliff to where a
motor boat lay. Hatch a man climb into the
boat and instant later it shot out the water
Conway ran on to where 1T had been.
Not this time, Mr.. Conway" came Leightons
voice as the boat sped on.
The Scotland Yard man stared after it a minute
more, then returned to Hatch.
Are you wounded?" asked the reporter.
Sure, replied the Scotland Yard man. He
got me through the feshy part of the left arm
1T was all rdiculously simple" began the SCI
enlist when Conway later pressed him for an ex-
planatiOn. &" 1t down to this: How could
one hundred and seventy-twO pearls be transferred
from boat forty miles safe place ashores
The motor boat did not speak or approach arv
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

other vessel; obviously one could not throw
them ashore, and | have never heard Of
such thing as trained FISH which might
have brought them IN. Now, what IS the
only other way they could have reached
shore with comparative Safetv<"
He looked from one 70 another inCuir-
ingly. There Is only one possible answer 90
said the scientist at last, that Is, birds,
hOm1ng pigeons.
by JOve!" exclaimed Conway. and he
stared at Wandering. And I did notice
dozens OF them about the place at Scituate''
The Jewels were on the ship as YOU sus-
peCted, resumed the scientist. unset and
probably suspended IN a long oil silk bag In
the drain pipe | mentioned. They were
thrown into the motor boat, wrapped III the
newspapers. Two miles away from the
ROmaniC they were fastened 10 touing
pigeons. and one by one the pigeons We're
released. You, Mr. Conway, could see the
boat clearly at that distance; but YOU could
not possibly see a bird rise from It. The
birds went TO their home, Wandering place
at SCituate. HOming pigeons are generally
kept IN automatically closing compartments,
and each pigeon was locked IN as II arrived
"Of course, with honlng pigeons as a
clue we could get somewhere. There are
numerous ho1nlng pigeon associations and
tanClerS, and 1t was possible that one OF
these would know an EngliShman who had
say, twenty-five or fiftv birds, and pre-
surnably lived somewhere near Boston. One
did know. He gave me the name of Henry
{. H. Wandering. Harry Is a corruption Of
Henry; and Henry c., Henry Cheshire, or
Harry CheShire-the name Wandering gave
when he was Sc, he'd on the wharf "
Can you explain how Leighton was
able to get the necklace IN the first place. ',
asked Conway.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

Yard man must be mistaken.
Crushed in spirit, mangled in reputatic
taunted by Leighton's final words, Conway
most desolate view of life. 1t was about Il
that Hatch met him. Then he took him
gently by the hand and led him to The
Thinking Machine.
Conway unburdened himself at length,
and with vitriOliC emphasis. For an hour
he went on, while the scientist leaned back
in his chair with his great yellow head pill
lowed on a cushion and squinted aggres-
sively at the ceiling. At the end of the
hour The Thinking Machine knew as much
of the Varron problem as Conway knew,
and knew as much of Leighton as any
man knew, except Leighton.
How many stones were IN the neck
laCe?' the scientist asked.
One hundred and seventy-two, replied
Conway.
Was the man in the motor boat-Harry
Cheshire you call him-an Englishman?"
Yes in speech, manner, and appear
ance"
For long time The Thinking Machine
twiddled his fingers, while Conway and the
reporter sat staring at him impatiently.
Hatch knew, from the past, that something
tangible, something that led somewhere,
would come from that wonderful analytical
brain. Conway, not knowing, only
hopefully curious; but like most men of
his profession, he wanted action; sitting
down and thinking didn't seem to get
anywhere.
You see, Mr.. Conway, said the scientist
at last, you haven't proved anything.
Your Investigations, as a matter of fact,
indicate that Leighton did not take the
pearls, therefore did not bring them with
him. There is only one thing that indi-
Gates he might have. That is the throwing
of the newspapers into the motor boat.
That one act seems to have been a sense
less one, unless"
Unless the pearls were concealed in the
bundle, " interrupted the Scotland Yard man.
Or unless he amusing himself at Y
pense and is perfectly innocent" added The
ing Machine. Z" 1t is perfectly possible tha
was innocent, and discovered that you su
him, he has merely made a fool of you. If
any other view of it, we must base it on an
ton which has no known fact to support
shall have to dispose of every other persC
might have stolen the necklace, and pin /
to Leighton. Further, we shall have to
out of hand that he brought the Jewels
country"
The Scotland Yard man was getting int
That is not good logic, yet when we ass
this tor our present purposes the problem is {
one. And by assuming 1t we prove that YOU
of the state room was not thorough. Did
instance, happen to look on the under side
Stats in the berth? Do you know that the nj
or its unset pearls, did not hang down in tn
pipe from the water bowl?"
Conway snapped his fingers in annoyance.
were two things he had not done.
There are other possibilities of course" T
The Thinking Machine: "therefore the seq
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-09-27
COOK

Will pay $1.o0 per day fora
good cook. Phone l.. N. Wood
farm.