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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
ELI SMITH DINED WITH
PRESIDENT AND FAMILY
Honor Bestowed on Alaskan
Mail Carrier.
ROOSEVELT WAS PLEASED.

| An interesting story has been sent
arrival in that city of Eli Smith, the
hero of the Alaskan trail who with his
dogs and sleds passed through Rich
mond some time ago. The story says:
THE president himself came out and
shook Ellis hand with his characters
tic heartiness and patted him on the
back. exclaiming, Bully. bully, Fine
Then he invited Eli TO take his dogs
around to the south side of the white
house that Mrs. Roosevelt might see
them. The police closed the gates to
the rear grounds and President and
Mrs. Roosevelt had an opportunity to
enjoy the dogs and wolves and old
gave Eli and his brother Frank a well
come as hearty as that with which her
distinguished husband had just receiv-
ed them. The president and his
wife were as happy as two children
with a new toy. They asked Eli and
Frank questions about the dogs and
Alaska. and then Eli put his team
through all their tricks. as only a
musher can. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt clapped their hands in I'M
affected pleasure.
Bring the boys, they must see
this cried the president He was
told that the boys had already had a
ride.
Then Eli was invited to dine in the
white house, despite the fact that he
wore the old clothes in which he had
just finished his journey. 1t was all
the same to Eli and in he went Mrs.
Roosevelt sat at the table with him.
plying him with questions about his
trip. Meanwhile President Roose-
welt remained outside. questioning
Frank about Alaska and discussing the
dogs and wolves. which he had stud
led thoroughly.
After further praises for Eli and his
team and their remarkable feat. presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt watched Eli
drive away. Until he was out of sight
they waved their hands TO him Old
Eli said afterward that il was worth
his months and months of hardships
on the long trail. Certainly il Will
give him pleasant memories when he
returns TO the days in the frozen soli-
tudes Of the Arctic circle
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
"Tax Payer" Objects to
Destroying the Plaster
Portion. of Old House in
The Glen.
Editor Palladium:

| am only woman and can not be
on the board of works so | want to en-
ter my protest here, if you will give
me space. 1t is an outrage to have
our park property abused by three
men in manner which it has been
and which is now contemplated. The
board of works is now talking of tear
ing away the only thing belonging to
the old house in the Glen that now
represents some of the dead pioneers
the plastered part of the building.
The mill at the lake in Glen Miller
was torn down. 1t was landmark of
history and the people did not counte-
nance the act Now this latest move
comes. For goodness sake get Ezra
Meeker's yoke and put it on the pres
ent board members and stop their de-
Struction.
Tax Payer
March II, 1907.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
RICHMOND REPRESENTED.
T. p. A. Arranging for the State
Meeting.

Anderson. Ind, March 1S-Fifty
members of posts of the Travellers
Protective Association, at Evansville,
Vincennes, Terre Haute, New Albany,
Richmond. Indianapolis, Muncie, Mar
ion, Fl. Wayne, Kokomo and Lafay-
cite, were here TO meet with the To-
cal post, to further complete arrange
ments for the State convention OF the
T. p. a, TO be held in this city, May
1I-1S.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
News of the Railroads
Local and General
RY
o. OWE EN- KUHN

southern Ohio and western Pennsyl-
vania roads, received at the local
freight offices last week. are expected
to be removed by the middle of the
week. The high waters are receding
rapidly and it will take about two
weeks work to repair the roadbeds in
proper condition, but trains will be run
this week, the worst places in the
tracks having been repaired immedi-
ately.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
FAvoRS COOPERATION.

Henry Fink, chairman of the board
of directors of the Norfolk & Western
railroad. is heartily in favor of CO.
operation between the government and
the railroads and public and he con
tends that this should be accomplished
through the newspapers of the country
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR.
ConnersvIIe Capitalist and Politician
Hears Bee Buzzinq.

Reports from Connersville and In
dianapolis show that Francis T. Roots
is still nursing the desire to be gov
ernor of Indiana. Roots has been look
ing forward to a race for this office
for several years and he is counting
on the solid support of the Sixth dis
trict in case he actually gets into the
combat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
MUST REDUCE THE RATE.

The passenger rates between Chica-
go and New York, which have been
maintained for more than a score of
years, must be reduced by the rail
roads when the 2-cent-a-mile rate goes
into effect in Indiana. The railroads
have agreed to adopt the 2-cent rate
into Chicago from the State line as
soon as the Indiana law becomes eff
fective
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

The bank of England is not in dan
ger of a drought An artesian bored
tube we'll. reaching TO depth of 400
feet, has just been completed there.
Springs have been tapped yielding a
minimum supply of 100000 gallons
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

At the Northwich England rural
council Councillor Watts reported a
case of a boatman who willed and be
queathed his son Fred to another boat
man, who paid a half crown to make
the transaction, as he imagined. legal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
DEMOCRATS FOR GOVERNOR
Several Prominent Men Are Being
Mentioned Just Now.

Several names of prominent demo
ton with the next race for the gov
ernorship in Indiana. Among them
are Samuel NJ Ralston, of Lebanon;
ard X. Erwin, of Decatur; and John A.
NJ Adair, of Portland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
Piles Cured in 6 to II DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching. Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in
to II days or money refunded. soc.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

Many businessmen are short
sighted in not looking into things.
They are daily losing money by not
adopting the great HOLSTER Rocky
Mountain Tea system. Makes them
we'll and keeps them we'll 80 cents. 4.
G.. Luken & Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18

methods of the Light Heat Power
refusal this submit
jail
publicity like all
its fill of publicity publicity
The citizens Rich
commissioners
branch
We this
representative the lighting trust with
which will
the Do this and
the
Light
& slogan
municipal lighting plant And
high exoonae the
dicken
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
March II, 1907.
Tax Payer.

In Paris last year 5000 horses wer,
sold for food
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18
EMBARGoEs REMOVED SOON.

The embargoes prohibiting the ship
ping or receiving of freight for several
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-03-18


property deserves the condem
the reckessness
but
this Of the
which the
to make the oganiza
spirit"
of coleg Hfe.-
shut down of the Ameri
of threatened
the proud city the belt with
Ewoods
is oidiy
ed in
of fairly
celebrating his seventeen birthday
editorial
with of length of Mr. Cleve
them fishing and duck hunting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

Because of the lack of space at
the Boston Navy Yard, the Navy
Department has under consideration
the transfer of the historic frigate
Constitution from that yard, which
has been its regular station for the
last half century, either to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis or the Poto-
mac river at Washington.
Astine Secretary Newberry has taken
the subject up with the governor OF
Massachusetts, and suggested that IL
the people of that state or OF Boston
are anxious that the ship remain there
they provide an anchorage for it in the
Back Bay or elsewhere, where It viii
not interfere with the work OF the de-
partment at the navy yard.
The department feels that it would be
more appropriate, however, to have this
shin stationed at Annapolis, where the
Hartford and the Olympia, the historic
vessels Of the civa and the Spanish
wars respectively, are now, or that II
WDulU De DEAAGA " nav ~-AS sep
20 washington rather than have II re-
main st Boston.
II Il is brought here. the idea IS TO
have it anchored within sight OF the
White House and near the Washington
Monument, where it could be viewed BY
the people visiting the Capital OF the
nation.
The department is now making a col
lection OF the historic relics connected
with the period Of the Constitutions ac-
tivity which are stored in the various
navy yards of the country, with the
idea of storing them and placing them
OF exhibition on the ship.
Il think the suggestion OF bringing
the old frigate, Constitution, TO Wash
ington and anchoring within sight OF the
White House a splendid one said Capt.
James T. Oyster. president of the Board
of Education, this afternoon. when told
by a Times reporter that the matter was
being considered by Navy Department
officials.
ut seems to me that Washington is
the logical place for the Constitution
10 spend her last days. From the
standpoint of the school children OF
washington IL seems to me that il
would of an inestimable value IN quick
ening their patriotic spirit, and il would
always be a splendid historical lesson
ir Itself.
Surely Washington is the place for
Old Ironsides if Boston's farbor cannot
accommodate 1t. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
EXPLAINS
REPORT-MAKING
OF SOUTHERN RY.
Comptroller Continues
on Stand Before Spe-
cial Master Mont
gomery.

A. H. Plant, comptroller OF the South
e-n road, today continued his testimony
before Special Master ". A. Mont
gomery. Mr. Plant said that the fig
ures submitted by him yesterday reia-
tive TO earnings Of intrastate business
in North Carolina, and effect upon those
earnings OF the legislative rates. We're
very conservative, ard not as favorable
to the company as they might fairly
have been made.
Considerable criticism has been
launched at the Southern Railway Com
pany for a difference in the reports OF
the company and the published figures
OF the North Carolina Corporation Com
mission concerning the earnings OF the
company in intrastate operations in
North Carolina. The figures Of the
commission show the earnings to have
been for the year ended June, 1906, ST.
s72, ,5sSs3. while the books of the com
pany show them to have been S12,0ss.-
7g7.1s.
/ M Plant was closely questioned con-
cerning this today, and stated that IN
the tabulation prepared by the commits
sion the earnings Of the Atlantic and
Danville and of the North and South
Carolina railroads had not been included
in the commissions report.
He was told that in compiling the fig
ures he could make them on the general
average Of the system Mr.. Plant con-
solidated the quarterly reports and
made total for the year on each line.
In the connptroller's testimony mass
OF figures and statistics were involved
in further explanation OF the company s
operations and system. He went min
utely into detail in describing the
method of procedure in preparing his
report to the North Carolina corpora
ton commission and gave in detail the
relations between his Office and that Of
the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
FRIENDS NEARLY CENTURY;
ARE OLDEST WIDOWS, TOO

MT. JOY, Pa. Aug. 27.-Mt. JOY has
the two oldest widows in Pennsylvania,
and possibly In the United States. They
are Mrs. Elizabeth Lehmans, who will
be 10S years old next month, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Brubaker, who is in her
ninety-nlnth year.
They live within two blocks of each
other, are lifelong friends. both belong
ing TO the Mennonite Church and are
the two oldest members of the church
IN the United States.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Plan to Locate Famous
Frigate Near Monu-
ment.

7 sincerely hope that the Navy
Department viii decide to bring
the old ship to Washington and
make Of it another Of the coun-
trY's historical monuments at
the National Capital.-Commis-
sioner West.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
PAYS FOR SH0ESTRINGS
STOLEN Is YEARS AGO

LANCASTER, Pa. Aug. E.-Smitten
by his conscience after a lapse Of TWEEN
ty-fve years. a man. who does not sign
his name, has written to a local clothing
firm, inclosing 81 for a pair of shoe
strings unpaid for quarter OF a cen
tury ago.
The writer says that he entered the
store in company with a friend. The
latter picked up the shoestrings and
stuck them in the writer's pocket. He
says he has not vet used or disposed OF
them, and has had no peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Disappeared From Bug
gy While Out With
Cousin.
Young School Teacher
Missing Since Sat-
urday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27,-The
body of pretty young Agnes Nc
Guire, whose amazing disappear
ance startled all Lake Hopatcong
Saturday, was found in the water
today.
Refusing to believe that his
daughter had ended her own life,
the father demanded that the au-
thorities conduct the strictest in
yestigation. A oursory exanlina-
ton failed to reveal how the girl
had come to her death, but none of
the many campers at the resort
doubt for an instant that the come
~ school teacher was the victim Of
fiendS.
When the body was found Mr..
MCGUIRE was in Dover consulting
with friends. He Immediately tele-
phoned the officials here and asked
that nothing be done until his ar
rival.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
LOW WATER IN BOILER,
THREE MEN ARE DEAD

HAGERsTOWN. Nd. Aug. Z7-Three
men are dead and fourth dying as the
result Of a boiler explosion at a lumber
camp near here.
The dead:
GEORGE w. BEARD, Mlddlesburg.
Pa.
ELMER STEVENS, Smithburg, Nd.
The explosion resulted from low. water
in the boiler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Could 30 Drown TheIe.

The girl could not have possibly been
drowned IN the spot where she was
found The bank there is lined with
a thicket of tall oaks and there was no
manner in which she could have walked
through the dense forest. Even, II by
any means she could have reached there
The water is shallow and should she
have fallen in she could have screamed.
1t is hardly deep enough 10 drown
child, and Mss Mcguire was reckoned
a good swimmer.
The theory OF accidental drowning or
suicide was rid:culed BY the officials.
because of the discovery Of a clue by
which they hope to ultimately clear the
mystery.
Notwithstanding the victim was once
the center of a love romance her family
declines to believe that she committed
suicide ana are OF the opinion that an
official investigation viii but add 70 the
mystery.
The young woman's disappearance is
surrounded By mystery.
Hunted All Day.
While relatives of Miss Mcguire anG
the men of Camp Look Who's Here ar
I
into the night, there was a remarkable
lack of interest on the part OF the hun
dreds of summer residents at the lake.
and particularly on the part of the
county authorities. not one Of whom. as
far as can be learned, gave the case
the slightest attention. The only police
officials who have shown any interest
so far are Chief Of Police Ethelbert
Byram, Of Dover. n. j., who sent a de-
serlption of the missing girl to all the
nearby villages and settlements which
he could reach by telephone, and Joseph
r. Christie, chief OF police OF the bor-
ough of Hopatcong. who has been un-
remitting IN his efforts to find the lost
| girl
Scanning Lakes Bottom
Chief Christie, with the campers and
residents Of the neighborh0od. among
whom was Thomas D. Sutton. tramped
the woods from morning till night. while
John W. Roberts. OF Dover. who Is
camping at Estamong. followed the
shore line in his launch, scanning the
bottom Of the lake, which is plainly Wis
fbie on account Of the low water. all
along Great Cove and far beyond No
lan's Point AS the result Of the days 5
| search on the lake and also because a
strong wind has been blowing toward
/ the east shore for forty-eight hours.
boatnan familiar with the lake did not
have the theory that she was drowned
Charles Maguire, who on Saturday
| took his sister TO the laks and another
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
FOREIGNERS MOB CREW
OF ENGINE IN COLLISION

OIL CITY, Pa. Aug. IA work train
CARRYING forty foreign iaborers collideu
with a Pennsylvania railroad freight
train in the yards here. Seven OF the
foreigners were slightly injured and
brakeman Cents knee was dislocated.
The laborers tried TO mob the engineer
anS hrernan OF the work train. They
climbed over the sides of the tender and
cab. but were beaten back by the fire.
man. who inflicted more injury than did
the collision
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Found Half Mile Away.

The body was found half a mile from
the spot where stood the buggy in
which the young woman was last seen.
James JeuuisOn and William Snyder,
who are spending the summer in camp
no. s, went out for row, and in
shallow spot saw the young woman
beneath the water With q boat hook
they grappled until they secured hold
on the body, and then towed II 70 the
boat houses several hundred feet away.
Here II was raised from the water, and
the several scores OF sea-cheTs 'wno
lined the hanks OF the lake and were
scattered through the forests were nou-
fed. a physician at one Of the summer
hotels viewed the body, but declined TO
make any statement previous 10 the
arrival of the coroner's physicians.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27

rEMPERATURE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
C0NVICTS REPORT COMRADES
WHO BEAT GUARD AND FLED

MOULTRIE, Ga, Aug. Z7-At the
county convict camp, few miles north
OF Moultrie, five prisoners assaulted the
guard, S. w. Smith, probably fatally
Injured him. and made their escape into
the adjacent country
Four other convicts who refused to
leave the camp sent word TO Moultrie
OF the affair. a physician was sent to
attend Smith, and a number Of deputies.
with blood hounds, are on the track of
the escapes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The western disturbance has advanced
TO Lake Michigan, with a slight diminu-
ton in strength. II viii probably move
rather rapidly eastward during the next
thirty hours.
Rain IS probable tonight and We'd
nesday IN the middle Atlantic States and
New England, also in the lake region to-
night The temperature changes viii be
generally small and unimportant
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have light 10 fresh west
erly winds and cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
SHOPS
RAIDED AGAIN.,
TO CLOSE Up
Grand Jury Hears Wit
nesSeS and Two Indict-
mentS Are Expected.

Once again the bucket shops were
raided today, when the detectives and
assistant district attorneys descended
upon the brokers. There were no grand
stand plays, the officers walking INTO
the ticker offices. and stopping business
Tor the purpose Of ascertaining its na-
ture- No further arrests were made.
as all the brokers whuse business mas
been inquired into by the District At
torney's office are simply closing out old
contracts and will shut down by the
end Of the week
The firms who have decided TO close
their doors for business are the Chesa-
peake Commission Company. IA7 F
street. Allison c. Jenkins & Co. 142l
street; Public Stock and Grain Com
pany, 1919 street; Chesley & Spence.
with offices in the Colorado building.
and AT Seventh and r streets: A. r.
Lewis. 1895 F strset; Wade & Hedges.
Ouray building; Frank Kane. 1928 F
street; Towne & Co., 1895 F street: ]. A.
Diekey & Co, Le Droit building; and
Blumenberg & Co.
Grand jury Investigates.
More testimony was heard bv the
grand jury today which began its ses-
sion promptly at II O'Clock. District
Attorney Harvey Given called number
of witnesses who were caught in the
first raid on the bucket shops. The tes-
timony mainly consisted Of an explana-
ton as 20 how they traded with the
stock brokers.
After giving his testimony, one wit
ness. who was rather talkatlve. stated
4 hraH he
bucket shops should be run out Of busi-
ness.
''They are a necessary evil. if an evil
they are he said. II have been a
sport all my lie, ever since I was q
college, and fellow has to find some
thing TO do TO while away tine
twenty-five Witnesses There.
Nearly twenty-five witnesses were con-
gregated in the District Attorneys office
and in front Of the room where the
grand jury is holding its session. Near
| ly all were men who frequent the
| bucket shops and legitimate brokerage
/ houses every day. Others seem to be
department clerks who were unfortu-
nate in being caught by the officers
when they had been taking advantage
OF the lunch hour to put down a few
dollars.
Nearly ee~ry firm whoIn the officers
have visited Is making preparations to
abandon its Offices Stock ticker con-
tracts have been Cancelled for the end
of this week. and all the paraphernaIia
will be taken away.
/ The grand jury. it is expected. will
return indictments today against AT
/ least two Of the eight firms that have
been under the eye Of the district at
/ torney's office
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
Give so Cents to Men.

Continued on Ninth Page.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-08-27
GIRL 'SMURDERER
IS SURROUNDED
IN BIC SWAMP
Dogs on Trail Lead Posse
to Mans Hiding
Place.

CHICAGO. Aug. IA posse, led by
sherin carter, has surrounded a swamp
near Miller, Ind, in which the muir
derer Of Ella Schrader, aged nine, is
hiding. Early today the dogs struck a
trail and took it up in fury across the
barren sand country. the farmers and
steel workers in the posse following
afoOt and on horseback.
Those in automobiles were forced TO
abandon the chase when the dogs led
them from the road tc the drifting
sands The tFaii led 10 a tangled swamp,
and there, for the time being. was lost,
but word was telephoned to the police
at Hammond IND, that a capture is ex-
pected at once
Unsuccessful Night Hunt.
After an unsuccessful night hunt for
the tramp the hardy steel workers, po-
lice, and all residents OF Gary today
organized into one gigantic posse TO
search for the murderer.
Automobiles and horses are being used
to follow the dogs and Sherin Carter
has divided his volunteer force Of sew
eTal hundred men In four divisions
under command respectively, Of him
self, Coroner Hoskins, Deputy SheTsTs
TrCst, and Bailiff Frank Shine.
Each posse Is systematically covering
the territory assigned to them. The
murderer could not have gone very far
because after the discovery OF the crime
only a few minutes elapsed before the
girls father and his companion work
ers on a steam shovel were on his TRAIL
armed with guns and steel crow bars.