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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
CH|CAGO'S GREAT MERGER
SERVICE COMPANIES IN IT
Backed by Standard Oil, e, n. Harri-
man is Said to be Financer Who is
to Control all Public Service Cor
poral. in Chicago.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Plans are under
way for a 100000, 900 merger of all
the public service corporations in
Chicago.
Though the announcement takes
the form rather of rumor than an
announcement, it comes with so many
details and such evidence of anthem
ITCHY that it was received on. La
Sale street today as an established
fact
The concerns to be included in the
consolidation. it is said, are the local
traction companies, the Peoples and
Ogden Gas Companies, the Edison
and Commonwealth electric compan-
les the Automatic and Independent
telephone companies and the Chicago
Tunnel Company.
The rumored choice for head of the
syndicate is E. n. Hartman, backed
1t is said by the Standard Oil inter
ests.
In connection with the announce
ment of the consolidation comes news
of a meeting held in New York this
afternoon to cloSS-the various pre-
liminary arrangements.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
De PAW TO MEET MIAMI
Game Will he Watched With Interest
in Order to Compare Metho-
dists and Quakers.

Greencastle, Ind. Nov. %, (Spl)-
Although drizzling rain was falling
and a strong west wind made punting
practice impossible, coach Luck took
the members of the DePauw eleven
through a thorough workout at the
old circus grounds. Mexican field
was in such a heavy condition that
it could not be used. but the little
coach did not wish TO lose any time
in preparing to meet Miami here
Saturday afternoon. DePauw will be
represented in Saturdays contest by
the team which played against Wa
bash last Saturday. All the men who
played against the crimson will be
in the lineup. DePauw has no hos
pital list, as fuckers shoulder is now
completely healed and he is in old
time condition.
Coach Luck thinks that DePauw
will have no trouble in besting the
Ohio team, but he is not so confident
as to throw training to the wind.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
BLODGETT TELLS OF
THE "SYSTEM'S" WORK

Billy BlOdgett, writing to the Indi-
annapolis News from Marion, says:
s'The battle going on in this city, in
Muncie and in Richmond to save the
lighting plants from the grasp OF the
electric trust is only a sample of the
work the system has on hand, rur it
must not be forgotten that the electric
trust is one of the parts of the "sys
tenn AS has been said before the
system" is engaged in fomenting
strife in all parts of Indiana. The
purpose of it is to prevent legislation
that is not favorable to certain inter
ests.
Just now particular attention is di-
rected to the fact that some of the
Republican members of the General
Assembly from the Tenth district have
agreed that in the selection OF
Speaker they will not support the
Governor, the offense of the Governor
consisting in expressing his choice for
Speaker, at the request of the candi-
dates for Speaker the mselyes. Every
one knows that the Governor can not
eleSt the Speaker. The members
hive to do that. But the real point
"a the controversy is not the Governor.
1t is chance to stir up strife.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
A Haaty Judgment.

He sat summing himself at the door OF
his curio shop. A crumpled evening pa
per lay on his knee, and he peered
flercely at it through thick horn spec
tacles of kind usually seen in pic
lures Of village pedagogues. A thin
young man with flushed face sham
bled across the street and stood before
him. Gould yer Civ said The thin
young man. Down fell the paper, and
the old fellow began to lecture the APP
pealing young man. you've come to
the wrong shop" he said. why. you
oughter give me summat, instead OF me
you. Ere sits all day, and sometimes
l don't take copper before 1 put the
shutters up But it's allus the same in
this world-'im as as q shillin' gets 1t
taken from i'm, and e who as q SOW
ering gets another sovering gen i'm. I
'aven't lived seventy year for nothin'."
Eyes, but "Oh, l know! Why,
there's dozens along ERE every day
more than customers, you bet!' You
won't let me get word I've told
yer my opinion. Go to the church
army. If there's anything in yer they'll
do summat for you. Or try the un-
employed camp. They seem to do fair
ly we'll there. Why, I'm forty years
older than you. and don't find things
easy-out 'er pocket often on my job.
Yes" waving the paper, who'll do owt
for me? l know we've only a copper
left-'erd it before 'ad to borrow an
'alfpenny for this paper" Here he
paused for breath. Il were goin'."
said the young man, ito arst yer for q
ht."-Manchester Guardian.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
STILL MORE MEASLES
El1n, CASES REPORTED
Despite Fact that City rIeaItn Onice.
Has Repeatedly Said the Epidemic
Was Under Control, the Disesse K
Spreading.

Notwithstanding the report that City
Health Officer Bond has stated several
times in the course OF the past week
that he thought the measles epidemic
was under control, twelve new cases
In the city were reported at the health
office yesterday.
When asked yesterday as to whether
the measles plague was affecting the
school attendance. Principal Heironi
mus, of the Garfield school, stated
that at the present time there were
nearly twenty-five students absent on
this account.
The cases reported at the health
office yesterday were, Joseph Mercu-
rio. aged Z, 431 Main street
Gilbert Curme, aged 6, 40 South
Eighteenth street.
Lena Fetta, aged 8, Northeast corner
of 18th and Main streets.
Dorothy Land, aged 10, 20 South
18th street.
Russell Stout, aged 10, PIT South
18th street.
John Crawford, aged 6. 1913 Main
street.
Joseph Gilbert, aged 6, 121 North d
street.
Alice Gennett, aged 4, 15 South Goth
street.
John Hasecoster, aged 9, 1907 Main
street.
William Kanke, aged 4. $50 South
Sth street.
Hilda Kanke, aged 6, $50 South Sth
street.
One case is reported in the far'ily
of P. Stokes at 100 South 18th street.
The child is five years of age.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
vAMES GRAFT COMMITTEE
Mayor Dunno Appoints Investigators
to Look Into Commissioners Bart
zen's Charges.
Publishers Press !

->aicago, Nov. 22.-Mayor Dunno
announced a committee today to in
Festigate Building Commissioners
3artzens charge that there are
'stiffs and grafters" among Chicagos
alderman The investigators are:
Alderman T. l.. Dixon, A. b. Nc
Gold, Nicholas Finn and Daniel Her.
lihy of the Second. Sixth, Twentieth
and Twenty-eighth wards respective
ly; President Charles G. Dawes, of
the Central Trust Company; Prasi-
dent Hermann Lillien, of the Hold
Carriers Union; Attorney j. T.. In
gram; H. ]. Fitzgerald, trunk man
ufacturer and n. B. Gottlieb. tea
merchant.
Bartzen says the committee suits
him. He asserts several alderman
were fixed" to induce him to limit
his powers as building inspector, that
he might give less annoyance to large
business interests
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
SMOkELESS POWDER.
CurtOsities of the Explosive That Re
sem oles Wax and Beads.


What is this smoke,ess powder: II
is the modern high explosive which has
superseded the old style black powder.
even as electricity has superseded gas
and which is used not only i'll the held
for sporting purposes. but is used ex-
clusively for the shoulder arms of the
army and the navy as well as for the
machine guns, the rapid fire guns and
the huge rifles on the decks OF our bat
tleships and within the works of our
Notifications. Practically il is nothing
but mixture of gun cotton and alcohol
and ether, or acetone, or else acetone
with gun cotton and nitroglycerin-the
two strongest explosives known-and,
blended into new compound which Is
at least double as strong as the COM
mon black powder, explodes without
giving off smoke. and, once finished,
not merely loses the dangerous char
acteristics of its dreaded ingredients.
but is SO safe that you might give
hatful of the powder to a baby TO play
with. He might pound it with a ham,
mer to his hearts content, or you your
self might place it on an anvil and
bring forty pound sledge down on it.
1t would merely squash like SO much
soap or putty. So commission proof is
this powder that you might drop d
house on a heap of fifty tons of it and
1t would not explode. So proof is it
against explosion by fire that you
might place stick of cannon powder
on saucer in your bedroom. light 1t
with match and go to bed by a flick
E<sIaT .xtvo .,ff NV
burning fat. In short, you simply can
not explode this powder unless you go
to the trouble of combining it, and even
then you can explode 1t only by using
illuminate of mercury detonator.
The quickest way to picture smoke
less powder is.to dismiss all ideas of
the ordinary black gunpowder so IA
miliar to every one. The color of the
modern powder is not black at all, but
has the shade of dark amber In the
sense of a powder being finely divided
solid, smokeless powder is no powder
at all. 1t consists of a waxlike COM
position, the size of the grains vary
ing according to the calibers of the
guns for which they are designed. For
use In revolverS, rifles and sporting
guns the grains resemble the tiny per-
forated glass beads. Of the sort used
in old time needlework. For the ma
chine guns, the rapid fire guns, the
heavy rifles of battleships and forts the
grains are cylindrical in shape, vary
ing in size from third of an inch to
three-fourths of an inch in length to
three-fourths of an inch in diameter
and about two inches in length, each
grain, in order TO increase the area ex-
posed to ignition. being perforated
equidistantly and longitudinally with
from one to six holes, big as knitting
needles, depending upon the size of the
grain.-A. w. Rolker in Appleton's.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
Diplomatic silence.

When Franklin arrived in France he
was somewhat astonished at the lux
ury, noise and hustle of the court OF
Versailles . The courtiers, who are by
nature effervescent and volatile, made
much ado over him. He was himself
inclined to be. taciturn. Vergennes,
the French minister of foreign affairs,
also was OF reserved, circumspect.
uncommunicative nature.
The introducer. having presented
Franklin, withdrew The two states
men, left alone, bowed to each other.
Vergennes, with a gesture, invited
Franklin to be seated and then wait
ed. Franklin. however, said not a
word. Possibly he wished to put his
companions gravity TO the test-the
French had always been pictured to
him as SO loquacious.
The French minister felt that he was
on the verge of overstepping the rules
OF courtesy and hospitality. He there
fore took out his snuffbox and invited
Franklin TO take pinch Of snuff
, Franklin complied, reflected an in
slant and took his snuff in silence
vergennes, on his part. did the same
and then the compliment was return
ed After a brief fash of silence
Franklin rose: so did vergennes.
whereupon, after a farewell obeisance.
they parted. This was the entire sum
and substance Of their first interview.
which happily was to be followed By
others of more fruitful character
Addresses of Frederic r. coudert.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23

over which he now holds sway. includ-
ing the Union Pacific, the Southern Pa
cihc and the Baltimore and Ohio. with
their related and auxiliary branches
The success Of the Hartman inter
ests in the Illinois Central affairs re-
calls the predictions made at the time
OF Mr.. Fish's refusal TO join in the
whitewashing of the Mutual Life ad-
6ninistration that Mr. Hartman would
find means to punish Mr.. Fish through
his railroad connections.
A. NJ. shook Of the executive commit
tee Of the International Policy Holders
committee gave out a statement at
Nashville. Tenn, recently in which he
said that he knew from information
personally obtained from Mr.. Fish that
his defeat in the Illinois Central was
due to the stand he had taken in Mu-
tual Life affairs. Mr. Shook advocates
the candidacy Of Mr.. Fish for the presi-
dency of the Mutual.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
A Trite Saying.

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
Negro Troopers are Fast Be-
ing Mustered Out by Major
Penrose in Charge.
NINE WILL BE RETAINED
THESE MEN WE'RE ABSENT AT
TIME OF RIOT AND HAD NO
HAND WHATEVER IN TAG
TON by CONGRESS UNLIKELY.

Washington, ID. G.. Nov. 22.-Secre-
tary Taft received a dispatch this af-
ternoon from Major Penrose, in COM
mand of the First Battalion of the
Colored Infantry ordered dismissed
because of the recent Brownsville,
Tex, riot. The major reported that
the men are being discharged at the
rate of twenty-five each day and that
all of them will be mustered out by
Monday.
Secretary Taft has directed that
the nine men who were absent from
their companies when the trouble oc-
Cured be retained in the service.
Three OF these men were imprisoned
under court martial charges and the
others were at other posts, in hospi-
tails or absent on furlough. The Sec
rotary took this action on his own
responsibility on the grounds that
President Roosevelt did not wish to
unisi, mep who it was plan knew
absolutely nothing about the riot and
could not possibly have participated
in it.
1t is believed that congressional
investigation will later be ordered
1t is known that number of repre-
sentatives will introduce resolutions
to that effect shortly after congress
convenes.
Representative Hull, chairman of
the House Committee on Military
affairs, conferred this afternoon with
Secretary Taft. Later he said:
Il do not believe 1t likely that con-
gress will direct the President to re-
store these men, 1t is not customary
for congress to direct the President
to take a specified action. 1t could
be done and ii the bill were vetoed
the measure could be passed by the
necessary two-thirds vote. / do not
anticipate any such action, however"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
A WARNING TO FARMERS
IN BUYING cATALPA SEED
Forestry Board Finds More Instanc-
es Of Deception-Seed Should Be
Sent to Sec'y Freeman.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. %. (Spl}-
There will be many discouraged and
disappointed farmers in this State in
few years, according to William Il
| Freeman, secretary of the State Board
of Forestry, and Ben. w. Douglass
of this city, field agent for the
board.
In fact, according to Mr.. Douglass
there are many discouraged farmers
now. These farmers have been
planting catalpa seeds and raising
trees for fence posts.
According to Mr.. Ere and Mr.
Douglass, there are two species OF
the catalpa that are most common
the ordinary catalpa catalppa and the
catalpa speciosa. The cata.pa cataf
pa is alleged to be good for nothing
at all, especially not good for use as
fence posts. The catalpa speciosa is
said to be a hard wood that lasts well
in the ground and is very satisfactory
for fence posts. Further discoveries
of deception have just been made.
Under the belief that they were get
ting the seeds of the catalpa speciosa.
hundreds of farmers over the State
have been buying and planting them.
1t develops now that instead of the
speciosa, they have been buying the
seeds of the common catalpa, and the
trees they are raising are practically
good for nothing.
Mr. Douglass has been all over the
southern part of the State, investigat-
ing catalpa conditions and he found
without exception, that the young ca
talpa trees were of the common vari-
ETY. and not the speciosa.
Secretary Freeman says that if the
farmers insist on buying catalpa
they should send the seeds to his Of
flee before making final purchases
The seeds are very similar, says Mr.
Freeman, but the farmer would be
safer in sending samples of the seeds
to him.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
INVASION OF BIG TRUST
Said that Richmond is One Of Cities
to Feel Effect Of Electric
Light Monopoly.

Reports from Indianapolis indicate
that the Electric Company of America,
big concern. composed of Philadel-
phia and New York capitalists, is
planning to secure possession of GER
tain municipal light plants in Indiana
notably at Marion. Muncie and Rich
mond. 1t is intimated that the cleo
trio trust will put up a stiff fight to
put these plants out of business. 1t
is limited that the improvements that
are being made by the private compa-
ny in Richmond. are intimations of the
attempt at will be made here to get
business away from the municipal
plant and make it an improbable in
yestment. The fight here and else
where will be watched with interest.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
WHEELS SOON WILL MOVE
Legislative Machinery at Washington
Will Start with the Arrival o:
Cannon Monday.

Washington, d. c., Nov. 22.-The
national Legislative machinery will
soon be put in motion. Tie appro-
priation subcommittee of the House OF
Representatives has been called TIC
meet Monday morning to begin the
work on supply bills for the next ses-
sion of congress, which is less than
two weeks off. The franc work for
the legislative bill has already been
by the clerk OF the COM
mittee on appropriations.
Speaker Cannon is expected on
Other Congressman and
Senators declare that the cutting OF
free transportation by the railroads
has been the means OF depriying
of their presence so fire.
quently during the summer and fall.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
ARE ASKED to- LOOK
FOR VAN TASSELl

The local police force, has received
a communication from p. d. O'Brien
Captain Commanding the Chicago
Detective Bureau, asking them to
keep on the lookout for Guy VanTas-
sell of that city, who is charged with
killing Patrolman Luke Fitzpatrick
of the Hammond police force, in the
recent fight at that place. The Chi
cago captain describes Van TasseIl
as being five feet nine and one half
inches high, weighs one hundred and
fifty pounds, is Of medium complex
ion. He states that Van Tassell is
desperate character and warns the
Richmond police to be wary when
making the arrest, in case they
should have occasion to do so. $500
reward is offered for his capture.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
WANTED.

WANTED-Someone to weave silk
rags. Address Mrs. Edw. Hill, 1914
South A street. cost
WANTED-Good cayassers. Call
at 500 North 18th street. Phone
500. o3-1t
WANTED-Girl for general house
work; must give reference. IS
South Sth street o3-3t
w ANTED-Haye your cleaning done
with compressed air. Home tele-
phone 3S4. D. S. Bray. l5-7t
positively allow no
hunting on our farm. Joseph Myers.
John Myers. 1l.14t
WANTED-Cabinet maNer at the
Rowlett Desk Mfg. COT North 10th
street. 13-tf
WANTED-A boy to nrive delivery
wagon, South 9th an b street.
21-2t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
OLD WAYNE COUNTY BOY
Morton Wiley Armstrong Who Suicid-
ed at indianapolis Was Born at
Economy.

Morton Wiley Armstrong, The
young freight cashier who committee
suicide at Indianapolis Wednesday
morning, was an old Wayne County
boy, having been born at Economy.
He left this county several years ago
and since that time has been in the
employe of the G. II. & d. railroad at
indianapolis. The cause attributed
to Armstrong; rash deed is that he
had grown remorseful and despOn-
dent over the accident which occur
ed to his cousin Joseph Gordan sever
al weeks ago, when he had limb cut
off by freight train on which the
two were riding.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
MAY GO TO PHILIPPINES
President Contemplating the Trip
With Secretary to See Assembly
in Session.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary
of War Taft announced tonight that
he would be present at Manila when
the Philippine assembly meets. Ow-
ing to changes In plans the members
of the popular assembly in that archi-
pelagO will not be elected until next
July The assembly will convene
three months later.
An intimation is given that Presi-
dent Roosevelt may accompany Sec
rotary Taft on the trip. The Secre-
tary is anxious to have him go.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
A Power In Railroad Transportation.

Power In Railroad Transportation.
The ousting of Stuyyesant Fish from
the presidency OF the Illinois Central
railroad and election OF James T. Hara-
han in his place mark victory for F..
III. Hartman in the controversy for the
control OF the road which has been I'M
der way for months. The success Of
Mr. Hartman adds the great Illinois
Central railroad to the immense system
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
An Ade witticisu.

George AIDE, automobiling in Indiana.
dined at country hotel among a room
full of ministers. The ministers, who
were holding convention In the town.
were much amused when Mr.. AIDES
Identity was disclosed to them. One
of them said during dinner:
How does humorist of your stamp
feel. sir, in suchEreverend company as
this?"
Il feel" said afr. AIDE promptly. like
a lion in den q Daniels. Washing
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
AND
CARRIAGE COLLIDE.

While running at a moderate rate
of speed. the Gaar-Scott automobile,
under the charge of Chauffeur Barnes
collided with the carriage of BENZ.
Johnson, which was driven by Fran
els Ferguson at the corner of North
9th and streets about four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and one of the
rear wheels OF the carriage was COM
pIetely demolished.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23

exchanged. Address W., Palla-
dunn Office for information. 21-tf
FOR RENT-House, 424 South i4th
street, rooms, large attic, good
cellar and stable. Inquire l.. +.
Leonard, Ito North 10th street.
21-5t
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
FOUND.

Pan book. some
change and key. Call at 123 South
14th street 23-3t
FOUND-A Fox TERROR, with large
black spot upon its back. Owner
can have same by calling at SOS
South Sixth street.
leather gauntlet right
glove on West First street. Owner
can have same by calling at sos
Main and identify. 20-3t