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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
MURDERS DOUBLED
DURING NOVEMBER
During That Month Thirteen
Lives Were Taken.
MORE MALE SUICIDES.

More men than women became tired
of living in November, according to
figures compiled by DR.. J. \. Hurty,
secretary of the State Board of Health.
Vital statistics for Indiana for Novem-
Der show that there were twenty-SiX
suicides in the State. of this number
nineteen were men and seven were
women In November of last year thlr-
ty-two persons committed suicide in
Indiana.
Statistics for this November show a
slight decrease in the number of acci-
dental deaths. In November, 1907,
there were 1877 accidental deaths and
in November of the preceding year
there were 145 accidental deaths. Of
the accidental deaths last November
steam roads caused thirty and street
and interurban cars caused four. In
November, 1906, the number of deaths
due to steam roads was forty-one and
the number due to interurban roads
and street cars was four.
Twice as Many Murders.
There were almost twice as many
murderers during November OF this
year as during the same month last
wear, the number of murders for the
| two months respectively being thir
| teen and seven OF those who were
murdered ten were men and three
were women. Seven men and two
women who were murdered, died from
eunshot wounds. One mans throat
was cut and three men were killed By
| blows on the head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
HATLESS HABIT
CAUSES EPIDEMIC
College Students in East, III
With Grip.
WELLESLEY is affected.

Boston. Mass, Dec. 19.-An epidemic
of grip throughout New England Is re-
sulting in high death rate, more than
$50 deaths being due to this and 10
pneumonia in Boston this week
About 200 Wellesley college girls are
IL charge of physicians. and ninety
four Smith college girls have been sent
home H. AT Harvard university
thirty-four cases are reported at the
Stillman Infirmary. The college fad
of going hatless and coatless Is blamed
for the wholesale sickness at Welles
iley
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
SCENT THROUGH MAILS
Toledo, o., Postoffice Was
Put Out of Business.

Toledo. Dec ia skunk hide sent
through the mails as registered pack
age from Benson. Mich. TO Cincinnati
nearly put the local postoffice out OF
business early today. The night
watchman turned in a fire alarm,
thinking that the odor came from a
smoldering fire among some debris IN
he basement. Candles were burned 10
combat the odor, but without effect
The pelt was forwarded to Cincinnati
without special instructions regarding
its care.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
BOLD ATTEMPT
TO ROB EXPRESS
Train Carrying 100000 Mark
ed by Three Men.
WERE UNDERNEATH CAR.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec 19-A bold at
tempt to rob the Buffalo Express which
was carrying sixty thousand dollars in
gold from the mint here for Buffalo,
was frustrated last night. Before the
train pulled out, three men were dis
covered under the express car. They
attempted escape but one was caught.
When arraigned this morning he gave
the name of VIM. H. Hewitt, of New
York. The men sawed piece out of
the acetylene pipes with the idea to
turn out the gas and rob the car while
in darkness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
Receives Congratulations.

The Palladium has received numer-
Gus congratulations for the attempt
the paper is making to raise popular
subscription for the benefit OF the Wor-
thy poor of this city. There is no
doubt but that good sized fund Will
be raised, as an appeal for charitabie
purposes has never yet fallen on zeal
ears in this city.
Township Trustee Charles Potter
saws that so far this winter. there have
been more calls for assistance than
any time since he has been in office.
MIR. Potter says that people who have
never before sought the charity OF 9TH
ers. are now through sheer necessity,
appealing for assistance.
No Implications.
There is no danger that the money
raised by the Palladium, which will
each day be deposited at the Second
National bank, to the account Of the
Associated Charities, will be used for
the support of the unworthy poor
Through the council OF associated
charities, in which body every chari-
table organization in the city has i
representative. list of people deserv'
ing of assistance, has been compiled
The money the Palladium will raise by
its popular subscription. will only be
used TO relieve the sufferings of the
poor families included on this list.
Through the systematic work of tht
associated charities council, it is now
no longer possible for person unde
serving of charitable assistance to re
ceive aid by appealing to the sympa
thies of charitable worker with ;
false tale of woe. An example of how
charity workers were formerly taken
in" by this class of people is told b,
Trustee Potter.
He states that two or three years ast
woman came to his office and wa
given a dollar to buy grt ceries. afte
she had told a most hear rending tall
of suffering she and the members o
her family had experienced, \ few
Continued on page Nine.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
A CARNEGIE DONATION
Promises ConnersviIIe New
Library Building.

Connersville, Ind, Dec. 19.-Mayor
Barows has received letter from An
drew Carnegie. Offering TO set aside
$17, 800 for a public library building.
few weeks ago Mr.. Carnegie re-
fused to make a contribution for libra
ry purposes in this city, saying that
the present quarters appeared to an
swer the purpose. Upon being better
informed, he reconstdered his deter
minatiOn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
MINE WORKERS CO.
ARE IN SESSION
Meeting at Indianapolis Today
Considers Old Agreement.
JOHN MITCHELL PRESIDING

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 19-The con-
ference OF United Mine Workers, Pres
ident Mitchell presiding, which is be-
ing attended by officials of Indiana
Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania is con
sidering the advisability of reviving
the old interstate agreement. A con
ference was held with operators this
afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
FAIRBANKS CLIQUE
SHOWS ITS HAND
DELEGATES to National Conven-
ton Picked.
PERHAPS WILL BE RATIFIED

Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. ia list OF
Indiana delegates to Republican na-
tional convention has been made up
at the party headquarters here and
when the district conventions meet in
February they will have only TO ratify
the selections. All are tried and true
friends of Fairbanks. The delegates
at large are Senators Hemenway and
Beveridge, Governor Hanly aud Chair
man Goodrich.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
TRAINER
TORN To PIECES
Sutton, Ferocious Lion, Killed
Man While in Cage.
APPEARED IN RICHMOND.

Richmond, Va. Dec. 19.-Alfred
Clark. a trainer with Ferrari's animal
show, was attacked by Sutton. a fero-
cious lion, in its cage. and Clark was
literally torn TO pieces. The animal
was shot in the head fifteen times be-
fore it was subdued.
Clark appeared in Richmond with
the Ferrari animal show several years
ago. and is remembered here for hia
unusual bravery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
BIRTH OF TWINS
STOPS COURT ACTION
PENNSYLVANIA Woman Failed to
Appear as Witness.
WAS THEN SENT FOR

Shamokin. Pa, Dec. 19.-Failing 10
answer a court subpoena, Judge of the
local court ordered the arrest of Mrs.
Nary Yozorsky. The sheriff respond
ed. but found the woman in bed with
new born twins. She was excused.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
FORAKER WILL
BURN RED FIRE
Will Make His First Presiden-
tiaI Speech.
ROOSEVELT TO BE SLAPPED

Cleveland, O., Dec. 19.-Before the
national convention Of the Merchants
Marine league here next Saturday,
Senator Foraker will make his first
speech since he announced his presi-
Dental candidacy. The senator's sup
porters have been notified to have red
fire handy as something will be doing.
He is expected to make few pointed
remarks on Roosevelt-Taf policies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
MANY TRUANT HUSBANDS.

Cincinnati, December 19-The HUI
name Society reports $500 cases of
wife desertion here during the last
year and will ask the Legislature for
more power to deal with offending hus-
bands.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
new ALL STEEL CARS
Pennsy Will Inaugurate Them
January |.

Pittsburg, Dec. 19.-More than 100
all-steel passenger cars will be in use
on the Pennsylvania between New
York and Philadelphia soon after Jan
uary 1st. The cars are being built at
| the plant of the Pressed Steel Car COM
pany here, and are the first to repl ace
the wooden equipment on any rail
road.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
Not Through Malice Toward
Government or State, But
to Bring c., c. & L. Trains
To Halt at That Station.
THERE is NOTHING BUT
MALICE TOWARD RAILROAD
After Donating Funds to Erect
Station, c., c. & L. Has Up
To Date Refused to Place
Ticket Agent in Charge.

WANTED-C. c. & L. agent for the
station recently erected at Web
ster at the cost OF $1,000, which
amount the residents of that
place raised by popular subscrip-
tion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
EMPLOYEES PAID.

Richmond has paid to each Of
its employees d half months salary.
This is the city's Christmas present to
the men who work for it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
SMITH IS ACQUITTED
He Was Charged With Second
Degree MansIaughter.

New York, Dec. 19-General Mana
ger Smith of the New York Central
railroad was acquitted on the
charge of second degree manslaughter.
fer the death of twenty-three persons
In q wreck last February.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19

About the first ship subsidy ever
Known was that given by Isabella and
Ferdinand of Suain, TO Columbus when
he sailed west for the Indies and dis
covered America
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19
THE WEATHER PROPHE

INDIANA e. OHIo-Fair Thursday
and Friday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-19

Continued on page Nine,l
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16
Roster of National and State
Officers

Arkansas-J. B. Lewis, president,
Jonesboro, Ark; Ben L. Griffin, secre,
tary-treasurer, Conway, Ark.
Indiahoma-J. A West, President,
Shawnee, o. T.; B. G. Hanson, secre-
tary-treasurer, Shawnee, o. T.
louisiana. N. Holmes, president,
Bernice, L.; ]. w. Boyett, Jr., sec
treasurer, Tanhill, La.
Mississippi-J. M. Bass, president;
Hazlehurst, Miss; G. w. Russell, Sec
retary-treasurer, Hazlehurst, Miss.
Tennessee. e. Montgomery, pres
ident, Greenfield, Tenn; J. T. Brooks,
secretary treasurer, Atwood, Tenn.
Texas-E. A. Calvin, president. Dal-
las, Texas; B. F. Chapman, secretary
treasurer Dallas, Texas.
South Carolina-O. P. Goodwin,
president, Anderson, S. c.; B. F.
Earl, ecretary-treasurer, Anderson,
South Carolina.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16

turn out three year old steer cheap
er than small farmer could a goat,
with his capital in plant, paying tax
es on everything.
The farmer standing for the law of
contract, the survival of the fittest,
and that every man take his med
icine" promptly faced about, quit rails
ing steers, went in for butter, and if
in the corn belt, bought feeders
through his commission man to eat
his surplus corn.
Not long after this the small farm
er began to take notice Butter that
was not butter came on the market
in large quantities. To illustrate, it
was said that one dairy near a large
city owned thirty COWS and shipped
ten cars or more butter per day. At
this point the farmer claimed a foul,
and after much effort has whatever
protection the law under present con-
ditions will give him, that is: the
packers butter is taxed and required
to be sold for what it is.
Now, the Cattle Baron has passed
away The production of beef has
got back to the small farmer, adversi-
ty has given him the skim milk calf
and he ought to get on. Still there
is a feeling of unrest, doubt; no man
will speak for tomorrow. What is it?
Let us talk frankly nor aught set
down in malice. AS we see it, it is
the blind arbitrary rule of power, con-
tempt of wholesome restraint, indif-
ference to the good of the whole. It
began with the declaration of one
railroad president, "the people be
damned" echoed a score of years Ia
ter by another, "if you don't like our
road, walk" followed by the system
that sends the small proprietor to
the meat block as in Mr.. Hough's
picture, afraid to talk because he has
a family" 1t is the disappearance of
the individual, the small proprietor in
to employees, it is the subversion of
law. We delegate power to govern,
instead of civic virtue We are given
to moral degeneracy, the disappear
ance of free speech, freedom of the
press, and liberty
From the statesmen of our boyhood
who came from congress and said
to us we are wrong in this, and this,
let us reason together and get right,
at first emissaries we're sent among us
to find out our particular hobby so as
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16

"skinning the cat" Mr. Hough so mer-
rily tells about. From our own knowl-
edge, and information otherwise OBJ
tanned, we have no doubt that condi-
tions in building our railroad were
essentially the same with all western
roads.
There is no use crying over "spilt
milk so all went to work, were soon
shipping oats, corn, wheat, cattle and
hogs to st. Louis, Mo-, and steadily
gaining on it. After considerable pc
riod of satisfactory business, returns
from cattle began to fall off, and
sales to drag An inquiry developed
the fact that the railroads were pay
ing combination called the "eveners''
fifteen dollars per car on all cattle
shipped beyond st. Louis as draw
back" 1t was thought the same con-
ditiOns applied to other centers. To
be clear, the railroads were levying a
tax of about one dollar per head on
all cattle shipped and giving it to
the "evener" Here was another les
son in "skinning the cat" We think
it within the bounds of truth and
probability that the packer through
drawbacks, rebates, rent on private
cars and other methods" specially de-
vised for "skinning the cat" with the
help of the railroad, collected a direct
tax of at least one dollar per head
on all cattle shipped within his reach,
before an independent buyer could get
to them from that day to this.
We say this without malice or pas
sion, believing it to be true, and never
found serious fault with it, regarding
it as sort of perquisite of
the packer. Only want to say in
passing that perquisites of this kind
demoralize the recipient, and like
Mark Twain's government mules fall
ing into the dugout, come to be mo-
notonous to the other party.
Next enters the Cattle Baron" not
a warrior bold like the knights Of
old, but true knight of "skinning
the cat; in some mysterious way
known only to the adherents OF lad
dition, division and silence" they got
control of millions of acres of public
lands, far from the haunts Of men, the
reach Of the humane society, or tax
gatherer where they could turn hun
dreds of thousands of cattle on the old
buffalo ranges to rustic" let ten to
thirty per cent of them die and still
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16
STATE OFFICERS.

Georgia Headquarters-Bar
= R. f. kworth-President.
w. P. Quinby-Vice-Pres
J. L. Barron-Secretary Treasurer.
J. L. Lee-State Organizer.
G. M. Davis-Lecturer.
]. G. Eubanks-State Business
Agent.
Alabama. A. Worley, president,
Guin, Ala; E. J. Cook, secretary-treas-
urer, Pell City, Ala.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16
NATIONAL OFFICERS.

G. S. Barrett, president, Atwater,
Georgia.
J. E. Montgomery, vice-president,
Gleason, Tenn.
R. Fl. Mccullough, secretary treas
urer, Beebe, Ark.
L. N. Holmes, chaplain, Bernice,
Louisiana.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16


Money is unblushingly sent through
barely disguised channels to pay the
election expenses of enough members
to the state legislature to control that
body.
We select young man of good NOR
ais, a self respecting citizen to rep
resent us in our state legislature, to
make laws just to all and help elect
man to represent us in that body, fond
ly supposed to be the most profound
and patriotic on earth, the United
States senate.
Our young representative knows
whom we prefer, we have too much re-
spect for him to instruct him. Before he
goes to the senatorial caucus we ask
him as to his choice. To our astonish-
ment "he has not made up his mind"
pressed a little harder he admits that
he doesn't know, that he would follow
the lead of Governor this, State Sen
ator that, or Congressman the other;
that all he does know is that whoever
is elected will be "a corporationist."
Right here is an object lesson. A
young man at the threshold before
whom is a long useful career, an hon
orable old age, who stands with down
cast eyes abashed, knowing that he
in a moment of weakness, hardly real
izing what he is doing, has wronged
his friends, neighbors, country, and
sold the only thing making one man
as good as another for a mess of pot
tage.
But to go back to the price of beef,
we take off our hats to Mr.. Swift and
others composing the "big six" whose
''ante" is in the big game "and always
up" and say that to our unskilled
minds it is wonderful how the prof
it's on hogs dying in transit could
put a man into the big game in one
generation, or it would be instruct
i've and entertaining to follow the rise
Of ''the young man who peddled beef
from a wagon in New England" to a
seat at the same table, in fact to
preside over the game. But however
these things are, you are in many ways
public benefactors and far and away
the best Of the lot. Only you appear
to think it necessary to go into a sort
of offensive and defensive partner
ship with big Business" whose meth
DDS from our point of view lead to
inevitable disaster. Right here we
want to say to big Business that
as We are able to see it you at this
moment are more vitality interested in
square deaP' than all other citi-
zens in the country. We beg you to
stop while there is yet time. The
country is willing to reaffirm the doc
trine that we are confronted with a
condition and not theory" let the
dead past bury its dead, begin from
a new base, keep your money, you
have enough, govern the country in
such way as to give to all persons,
rich and poor, exact justice, no more,
no less. Mr.. Swift seeks a new and
extended market through reciprocity.
This would only help a little, a few,
why not go to the root of the mat
ter and cut out whatever Is wrong?
You can't take money from the poor
in every way and every day with one
hand, give it to higher education with
the other. and get us to call it Beney-
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-05-16
THE PRICE OF BEEF FROM THE
POINT OF VIEW OF THE
SMALL FARMER

SOOu pass 10 QUIET uGIuS UuC lOV0S LuG
smell of fresh ploughed ground, the
fragrance of the meadow, the breath
of his COWS, loves the trees, the grass,
the wild flowers, the little streams Of
water, the rustic of the corn, the tan
gle along the old rail fence for it's
unkempt beauty, and the shelter it
gives his little friends, loves his coun-
try and his fellow men, wants to
yas few things on what Mr.. Hough
miscalls an Industrial War Gin the
price Of beef" being the Packers side
from Messrs. Swift & Company, Satur-
day Evening Post, February 8, 1907.
Over a generation ago in the middle
west we were much concerned about
insects, thought at that time to be our
greatest foe. To our relief Prof. Riley
discovered that these insects propaga-
ted and carried with them a parasite.
He produced these parasites from dis
eased bugs, inoculated other bugs, sup
piled them to us, we planted them in
our fields and the chinch bug was no
longer feared.
By the time we had mastered our
natural enemies we were confronted
with another, greater and more re-
lentless than the chinch bug, army
worm and hessian fly combined, or
mans greed for it, We think we will
be able to show that money used
as an instrument of wrong and op-
preston, breeds it's own parasite.
ic To n
trail western state more than genera
ton, to begin. 1t was peopled by the
youth and Drawn of the country, fresh
from the college and school, old SOL
diers of the Civil war, young in years,
old in scars and decrepitude, more
patriotic people could not then, or
now, be found on earth. All agreed
that to properly develop the country
railroads were a necessity. COmmu-
mites turned out as one man to meet
railroad promoters and builders, wher-
ever they could be found, sent distin-
guished citizens across the state, or
out of the state to meet them. When
they came our way they were treated
like cOnquering heroes and given the
fat of the land. We begged them to
take our land our bonds and other
subsidies for more than enough to
build road, use their knowledge and
skill in building it, make money for
themselves in doing so, as also in
operating it, For us we were willing
to pay for it, just to have it. A COM
pany representing itself to be part Of
a trunk line finally proposed to build
line across our county, and part
Of the state. We subscribed as a cOun-
ty $165,000 to the capital stock of the
company paying for it with 80 year
per cent bonds. The state gave
millions of acres Of fine land, all
counties, many townships and towns
gave bonds, all giving the right of
way. We think it can be shown that
enough was given to pay for the road
and all the equipment it had for ten
years, but we had a railroad and were
stockholders in it. The road was push
ed rapidly to the borders OF the state,
conditions complied with, lands,
bonds, etc., turned over, transaction
complete and all happy.
At this time before the matter was
cold the railroad cOmDany held q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-02
MRS. BARR DRUGGED
AND HOME ROBBED
st. Luke's Episcopal Rectory al
Norfolk Scene OF a Daring
Burglary.
MANY VALUABLEs STOLEN
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

Especial to The TimesDispatch.l
NORFOLK, VA. June 1.-Thieves
early to-day drugged the occupants of
the rectory of st. Lakes Episcopal
Church and robbed it of three hand
some diamond rings. hundreds of doll
lars worth of jewelry, $500 in cash and
a check for 5000
These valuables and money We're
taken from the trunk Of Mrs. w. a.
Barr which was near the bed in which
she and young lady friend slept. DR..
Barr recently resigned the rectorate of
ST. Lukc's to accept call to Lynch
burg. He was in Staunton last night
attending meeting of the Council of
the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Vir-
ginia.
Others in the house at the time of
the robbery We're an aged aunt OF Mrs
Barr and Frank Strngfellow, a broth
er. Mrs Barr intended to leave Nor
folk for Iynchburg to-day, and had her
trunk packed preparatory to starting
Mrs. Barr yesterday placed In a bank
vault valuable church silver. The
thieves entered the house between y
and o'clock this morning, making
their way through the kitchen by
means Of a pass key. They left the
house through the front door. Nothing
in the house was disturbed except Mrs.
Burr's trunk. Chloroform is supposed
to have been administered to those in
the house,