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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
BEVERAGES RICHMOND SPEECH
SETS THE WORLD To TALNEG|
Fight in Congress be OF the Most Interesting
Phases of the Session Which Will Begin This Week
President Roosevelt Stands Behind the Indiana
Senator and Will Assist in Forcing the
Measure Through Congress-

Two weeks ago Senator Beveridge
from the stage of the Gennett theatre
in this city, lmade the formal an
nouncement of his purpose to intro
duce a bill in Congress which would
put a stop to child labor in all the
United States, should the measure re-
ceive favorable consideration.
In two short weeks, every commu-
nifty in the United States has been
brought to know about Senator Bev-
eridge's Richmond utterance and al
ready the great corporations which
employ child labor are laying their
plans to defeat the purpose of Sena-
tor Beveridge.
That the children have not been
protected and that the state authori-
ties, whose duty it is to protect them,
have been bribed md corrupted, ap-
pears from the cold figures which re-
pose between the unsenSational bind
ing of the decennial census reports.
1t is admitted by census officials that
the returns are very inadequate and
that in many localities they have
been falsified by the influence of the
mill owners and mine workers; but
in spite of such Justification the story
tells itself.
The worst of the story and the
clearest evidence that the states are
not doing their duty is found in the
fact that the number of children who
are industrial slaves has been grow
ing steadily for the past twenty years
In 1880, when the total number of
children in the United States between
ten and fourteen years of age was
6,649, 4S3 the number who were work
ing for wages was 1,198.356. or 16
per cent of all such children. In 1900
when the total Juvenile population
was 9,613,252, the number working
for wages was 1,750,17S or eighteen
per cent of the total
Some of the children are shown to
be put to work when very yong In
for example, where
the boys are needed in the hard coal
the census C<lumerators found
20,OG7 boys ten years of age at work.
In addition to these, there were 1914
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

night train on Wednesday were crow
ded with lawmakers and their wives
and a number will lot return until
opening of the session of Congress on
Monday. The fame of the chestnut
fed Virginia ham is NATIONAL, while
the Virginia turkey is the most lus-
cious bird that ever yielded to car
wing knife. If one doubts the state
ment, let him ask any Virginian.
There is little doubt that the Congress.
sional party will come back we'll fed.
X y 4
William Mckinley, although no rel
alive of the late President is in the
Providence Hospital here, and Civil
War veterans all over the country
will mourn at the news. Mckinley, al
though not an enljs ed man, was one
of the most trusted engineers on the
military trains of the Union forces
during the Civil War. 1t has often
been said of him that he was shot
up" SO often and manned in so many
railway accidents, the result of train
wrecking during the conflict, that he
resembled a human sieve when the
war ended. McKinley's first work for
the government cause was when he
was summoned to drive the locomo-
tive that drew the train on which Alb
raham Lincoln travelled from Phiiadel-
phia to Washington to be inaugural
ed. For years Mckinley was on the
payroll of the Postoffice Department
as a laborer at 1920 a year, but a
short time go he was retired because
of disability. The worry over his dis
missal aggravated the suffering he
experienced because of the old war
wounds. and he finally had to be ia
ken to hospital. His case is a sad
proof of the ingratitude of republics
He is without a pension, although
Congress at one time considered the
matter. Nothing ever was done, and
the old man who did so much for the
nation in its days IF travail, is prac-
tically without funds, should he re-
cover.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

Doys eleven years of age, $3.50 boys
thirteen yeaxs of age, 23,1I9 boys
fourteen years of age, and 49, 01 boys
fifteen years of age.
How protect these boys? Pennsyl-
vania is supposed to have statutes
against child labor, and law officers
to enforce them. But Pennsylvania
has Mr.. Baer, of the Delaware &
Lackawana railway, leading spirit of
the coal trust, and commissioned by
the Almighty, as Mr.. Baer thinks, to
make the business pay. The conse-
quence is, Pennsylvania does not pro-
tect these children.
The remedy which is suggested by
Senator Beveridge is very simple. He
would make it illegal for anthracite
coal which these boys helped to pick
over in the breaker houses. to be
shipped from one state to another.
Thus Pennsylvania would have to
either dispose of all it's hard coal
within its own boundaries, or little
breaker boys under fourteen years of
age, must be taken out of the break
ers and sent to school.
The same principle applies to the
children employed, for example, in
the cotton mills of Alabama or the
knitting mills of Massachusetts. Both
these states are fragrant offenders
against childhood and womanhood
The census enumeration of 1900,
showed that in Alabama there were
1923 boys, and $500 girls ten years
of age employed in gainful occupa-
tions to the exclusion of schooling
and youthful diversion. In addition to
these there were 11.0S1 boys, 5,611
girls, eleven years of age: also 14,214
boys and $500 girls twelve years of
age; 1892 boys and 7.200S girls thir-
teen years of age; and 1908 boys
and 7,947 girls fourteen years of age,
and 1891 boys and 1879 girls fiji.
teen years of age, engaged in gainful
occupation.
Another state which is a fragrant
offender is Georgia The census re-
turns show that in that state there
are 6O,S7O boys under fourteen years
of age and 2S,74S girls under four
teen years of age, working, mostly
in the cotton mills.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

North Carolina also INDUCES in
child slavery. employing more than
half its children between ten and IA
years of age. There were in that state
in 1900, 62.445 boys and 25.541 girls
employed in gainful occupations.
In Indiana there We're 16,l0l boys
so employed, and 2.S09 girls.
AS one moves west, conditions ira
prove in the matter of child labor In
the section of the United States en-
bracing the states from Washington
on the north to California on the
south, and coming east as far as Col
orado and Utah, the proportion of
boys between ten and fourteen en-
gagged in gaiaful occupations is but Z
per cent.
The census figures show that the
largest number of young children
and women employed is in the cotton
mills. Second to these come the silk
mill operatives The hosiery and knit
ting mills employ great many wom-
en- and children. as do the shirt fac
tories, the paper mills. the leather
working factories and the cigar and
tobacco works.
Whether Senator Beveridge will be
able to force his legislative remedy
in the teeth of the powerful moneyed
interest which will be arayed against
him. remains to be seen. Certain it is
that his fight will be harder one
than put up by the beef trust.
In his fight for the children he viii
encounter the opposition of score
of trusts, including the glass trust,
the cotton mill combination, the coal
trust, the tobacco trust, the pape.
trust, and dozen others.
In addition to which he will I'M
doubtedly find the solid south array
ed in compact political antagonism
rallying to the call of the vested in
terests under the familiar cry of
states rights.
One thing which will help Bever
idge in his fight will be the support
afforded him by President Roosevelt,
who is in hearty accord with the In
diana senator's new campaign. How
strongly he favors laws on this sub
ject will appear in the forthcoming
message to congress-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
PRAISE ROOStVELT'S MURA
FOR WORLDWIDE PEACE.
Resolutions Adopted by American
Society Urge New Steps by
Hague Conference.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 1.-The Ameri-
can Peace society made public in this
city today letter which had been for
warded to President Roosevelt in con-
nection with the arbitration of mat
tiers of international dispute, and deal
ing also with the reduction of arma-
ments by international agreements.
The letter in part is as follows:
THE directors of the American
Peace society, in common with their
fellow citizens of the whole country,
believe that the foundations of peace
among the nations which were estab-
lished by The Hague conference in
1899 can be further materially streng.
thened by the approaching conference
of 1907.
we appreciate the high service rem
dered by you in taking the initiative
in calling the conference, and In throw
ing the weight of your personal infiu-
ence and of the great position WHICH
you occupy to make the conference
when it meets a conspicuous success
1t is our wish to support the govern
ment in every way toward this end.
and We hope to see the United States
representatives in the conference
take a leading position in it's delibera-
tons.
I'VE venture respectfully on behalf
of the American Peace society, to sug-
gest that the following important sub
jects should constitute a part of the
program of the conference and we
hope that the delegates from this
country may be f-structed to use
their best efforts to see that these sub
jects are given careful consideration.
The further development of the
permanent court of arbitration and the
conclusion of a treaty of obligatory ar
bitration. as general as poss BILE, to be
signed by all the powers of the world.
The creation Of a periodical con.
gress or parliament of the nations,
either by making The Hague confer
ence itself permanent, periodic, and
automatic, or in whatever other way
the wisdom of the conference may de-
termine.
The limitation and, if possible, the |
reduction of ornaments by interna-
tional agreement.
The creation of an international |
commission for the codification Of the |
generally accepted principles of inter- |
national law and the study and devel- |
opment OF these principles about /
which there IS disagreement; thus rails /
ing the law of nations to higher stat |
US than il now occupies and making
it true body of world law for the bet
ter guidance of international relations
hereafter.
Provision that differences which
nations exclude from arbitration, the
satise affecting vital interests or ma
ional honor. shall before recourse to
lostilifies, be referred for examina-
ion TO a commission of inquiry, who
shall make a public report Of their
Judgment thereon.
The immunity from capture of all
Inoffending private property at sea in
imc of war; Il
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Strike In Montana.

LIVINGSTON, Mont, Dec. because
the Montana Coal and Coke company
refused to reinstate miner discharg-
ed some weeks ago 400 miners struck.
tying up tho mines and coking plants
of the company at Aldridge and
Horny. The decision to strike follow
ed the comrany's refusal to further
negotiate. The shut down OF the Mon
tana comrany's mines will further az
gravate the prevailing scarcity OF coal
in this state, many eastern towns in
4iontana being practically without
any reserve coal.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Cuban Governor Resigns.

Havana. Dec. 1.-Governor Magoon
received the resignation of Governor
Aleman OF Santa Clara. The reason
for Aleman's resignation is believed
to be his unwillingness to reinstate
the Liberal members of the municipal
council of Cionfugos removed in con-
sequence Of the Heath OF Congressman
villuondas. who was killed in fight
with the police in Cienfuegos q year
ago. Governor Magoon has not acted
on the resignation.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

Herkimer, n. Y. Dec. Chester
e. Gillette. the young factory foreman
on trial here, charged with the murder
of Grace Brown, will not know his
fate until toward the middle OF the
week. The last bits Of evidence. both
for and against the accused, were CIV
en- to the jury before court adjourned
Saturday. There still remain the
pleas Of counsel and the charge of the
Judge before the case reaches the jury.
In view of the mass of testimony 1t is
believed the final arguments will be
long
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

her father and mother, David Hama
gan and wife.
David flanagan and John HalaF de.
livered a fine bunch of whitaS hogs
to John F. Dynes last friday
viii Dynes has about completed
shredding fodder in his naF machine.
which has given fine success.
Artificial gas. the s:oA Century fuel
lott
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
BRYANT'S CHAPEL.

Bryant's Chapel. Dec. /. (SpD-Miss
Lois Kramer spent Wednesday with
her sister, Mrs. Isaac Sparks.
William flanagan is erecting a
house on the Mccoy farm for Will
Henwood.
Mrs. 1.-the Wambo and sons were
spending few days this week with
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Something TO Learn.

Washington, Dec. j. - Joseph ~.
Lee, United States minister to Ecua-
dor, discussed before the National
Geographical society commercial OPP
portunities in SoAth American repub-
lies. Lee declared the United States
would never be able to do an extern
sive business in South America until
the manufacturers of this country
make a closer study OF the needs OF
the people in the Latin republics.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Fined For WORKING SUNDAY.

Decatur. Ind. Dec. 1-Representa-
tives of the Standard Oil company
came here from Cleveland, O.. and
paid the fines and costs against % EN-
ploye arrested last Sunday for work
ing Sundays. The workmen were
employed at an oil ST icn at Preble
In this county. The total amount o
the fines was SPAS.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

ton and birthplace of the national an
them, as a quarantine station for for
eign cattle consigned to the port of
Baltimore. Here in the district of
Columbia the residents of George
town are forming memorial associ-
alton to purchase the old Key man
sion, where the author of the song
lived for many years. A great-grand-
son of the poet, who is a member OF
the local bar, is one of the agitators.
1t is not generally known that it re-
manned for President Roosevelt to
designate what officially could be re-
garded as the nationar hymn. When
foreign governments asked for copies
of the couEtry's anthem, John Philip
Sousa, when consulted, threw Amer
lea" out of the contest because its
words were welded to the British air
of God Save the Queen He rec
commended the adoption of Hail, Col
umbia,'' but the President stepped in
as he has stepped in on football
rules, race suicide, reformed spelling
and many other questions-and de-
clared for THE Star Spangled Ban
ner." That settled it.
When it comes down to speedy
typewriters mot machines but opera
tors of machines) the Patent Office
declines to yield the palm to any. A
number of stenographers in the de-
partment. as well as their superiors.
have noticed of late certain widely
heralded claims of remarkable speed
on certain makes of typewriting ma
chimes. The writing of 1000 words an
hour has been advertised by the ma
ker of one typewriter as a great feat,
and this mark was accomplished in
speed test on dictation. The patent Of
fee has one clerk-Miss Laura Hop
kins-who recently attained the re-
markable speed of 3.1GO words in fifty
minutes, and there were only two err
rors in the work. There are number
of women who write anywhere fom
900 to $4,000 words day of seven
hours, and think nothing of it.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt did
not go to Pine Knot. as they did last
year to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.
They put aside the beauties of their
Virginia country place in favor of the
White House, a decision that was
prompted by the great press of bust
ness thaat confronts Mr.. Roosevelt
on his return from his Panama trip
The Presidential household however
did ample justice to the great twenty
eight pound turkey that came from
the farm of Horace Vose at Westerly,
r. l. Mr. Vose has been furnishing
the turkey for the PRESIDENTIAL an
nual feast for many years The offer
ing of this year is not up to the STAN
dard set by those of the past. but the |
President believes that none of the |
Rhode Island turkeys are as plump |
today as they have been in former |
years. owing to the worry occasioned |
by Republican losses in the baby" |
state. Congressman and Mrs. Nicho- |
las Longsworth dined with the Roose |
Welt family, and the feast was true /
family reunion.
Those Congressman who were too
busy to fare home for Thanksgiving,
and they constituted goodly number i
slipped quietly out of Washington the
lay before and spent Thanksgiving at
he Homestead Hotel at Hot Springs,
Va. The sleepers on the c. g. o.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Fire at Lima.

Lima, o., Dec. Fire gutted the
3-story Union block on the public
square, starting In the upper stories.
The upper stories were occupied as
apartments. The Manhattan restaur-
ant and Leon Lowenstein, clothing
store are damaged to the extent OF
several thousand dollars. The total
loss on building and merchandise viii
reach $4,000.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Operator stu Missing.

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 1.-Operatot
Mattoax, on whose shoulders is placed
the responsibility for the wreck near
here Thursday morning, is still miss
ing. although detectives of the South
ern Railway company are bending
every effort to locate him
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Football Fatality.

Wooster, o., Dec. Dan Wengard,
. school teacher, died at his home
near Fredericksburg. of an abscess in
the head, that resulted from an injury
he sustained while playing football at
Massillon. wengard was a former
student OF Wooster pAfversity.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Wages Raised.

Hazleton, Pa, Dec. 1.-The Lehigh
Traction company and the Wilkes
barre Railway company, granted their
men a voluntary increase of 10 cents
a day in their wages, effective Jan. 1.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Was q Musician.

Philadelphia, Dec. Mark Has
sler. rs. widely known as a musical
director anal composer, died hssg
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

You win neyF tire of Mrs. Austin's
Pancakes /fresh supply now on
hand at ksdr grocers.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02


to
the the office for if look the duties
knows
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

When you ask for Nj Austin's
Pancake flour, insist u6 having it
and say Mrs Austi9H and no other.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Carneale Scored.

London. Dec. Exception Is taken
in some papers here to the statements
made by Andrew Carnegie at the BAN
Quent of the st. Andrews society In
New York regarding the decline Of re-
cruiting in Scotland. The Pail Mall
Gazette heads its comment, An Alien
Insult" and says that even II true. st
is the worst Of manners In an alien
who elects to make frequent use or
British Inequalities to make It the
subject Of public rejoicing" Sir Nor
timer Durand's vigorous rebuke" OF
Carnegie at the same occasion Is ap-
plauded by the press.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
Suicide Burned.

Port Clinton. O., Dec. Herman
Seehr, 81, shot himself through the
heart with a revolver at his mothers
home in Port Clinton. The Hash from
the revolver set fire to his clothing
and Mrs. Seehr, on her return from =
shopping tour, found the interior OF
the room in which the deed was COM
mitted filled with smoke and flames.
Seehr's body was burned almost to
crisp. Seehr recently escaped from
the Toledo workhouse. where he was
serving a sentence for abusing his
wife
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

Those Congressman who were too
busy to fare home for Thanksgiving,
and they constituted a goodly number
slipped quietly out of Washington the
day before and spent Thanksgiving at
the Homestead Hotel at Hot Springs,
Va. The sIeepers on the C. g. O.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
SIXTH DISTRICT EDITORIALS.

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02

THE Star Spangled Banner" is
much in the public eye these days. In
the neighboring city of Baltimore the
patriotic people are up in arms over
the proposal of the government TO uti-
lize old Fort McHenry. the inspira-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-27
been obtained.

been obtained.
The Twin Falls company con-
tend that the entire tract of 10,
900 acres applied for is necessary
to the success of their project; that
to reach the land it is necessary to
cross II miles of difficult territory,
involving great expense, and that
ted to the extent of 90, 900 acres
might render the proposition inn
practicable from a financial stand
point.
Supporting their claim to better
right to spend a great fortune in
irrigating the land, the Idaho Irri-
cation company contends that there
is not enough water flowing in
the Snake river to irrigate the
land under the system proposed by
the Twin Falls company; that the
stream is already over-appropriated
by existing enterprises, and that
unless they are permitted to re-
claim the land with water from the
Wood river drainage it will remain
in it's desert condition. This COM
pany is now engaged in building
immense storage reservoirs to inn
pound water sufficient to irrigate
40, 900 acres in the Wood river
valleys in Blaine and Lincoln coun-
ties with enough left to supply the
additional 90, 900 acres applied for
in the Snake river valley, and that
all the land is required to Justify
the expense of the great work IN
dertaken.
l, 3. Perrine, Alex Mcpherson
Fred A. Weight and w P. Gutht lie
are present from Twin Falls, their
attorney being former Attorney
General S. II. Hays.
The Idaho Irrigation company
is represented by Charles Hern-
shein, of New York, S. D.
Boonae, of Haley, the resident
manager, and c. A. King, CHIEF
engineer. United States Attorney
Ruick has charge of their legal
business.
This is the first case of the kline
ever presented before the safe LAND
board of Idaho, wherein there was
1 a contest for the segregation Of
lands under the Carey act, anc
the outcome will be watched will
the greatest interest by irrigation
lists throughout the country. 1t i:
more than likely that no matter
what decision is reached by the
land board the matter will b.
taken into the courts for final de
cision. Capital News.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1906-12-27

tunnel for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railroad to connect the
states of Idaho and Montana. An
cight-hour law has been passed in
Montana, but none exists in Idaho.
In consequence the men working
on the Montana side are required to
work only eight hour shifts, while
those on the Idaho side work 10
hours. In addition the men on
the Montana side are paid So. so a
day, while those on the Idaho side
only receive So for 10 hours work.
The question arises as to what
the result will be if the Idaho
men penetrate first into Montana,
or if the Montana men penetrate
first into Idaho, or will both sides
be required to quit as soon as the
exact boundary line has been
reached 1t is expected that some
peculiar questions will arise in
connection with the work. About
$50 men are at work on the Mon
tana side and also a number of sur
veying crews. An open cut of about
80 feet in extent has been started
and3this is to be dug out by means
of a steam shovel, which will be
installed later.