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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-23

DRESSMAkING AND TAILORING.
Miss Sallie Colglazier, formerly of the
New York Store, Louisville, KY,
head lady of the fitting dept, is op.
ening up a dressmaking establish
ment at her residence, 104 Ran
dolph street; desires first-class work,
satisfaction guaranteed. 11-3Ot
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9Th. Horses bought and sold il soft
WANTED-Men to learn barber
trade, few weeks completes, so
chairs continually busy, licensed in
structors, tools given, diplomas
granted, wages Saturdays, positions
waiting, wonderful demand for gra-
duates. Write for catalogue, Moler
Barber College, Chicago. Ill. tt
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WANTED-You to bring your horses
to Taube Bros sale barn, i24-126 N.
9Th. Horses bought and sold. il soft
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FIRE INSURANCE

Richmond Insurance Agency, Hans n.
Kohl, Mgr, representing the oldest
and strongest fire companies, Tic
Main, Telephone 1920. 14-f
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IREDELL G FERGUSON, Insurance,
Phone 626. No. North 9th street.
Richmond. Ind. 3O1m
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FOR SALE-Bed lounge. cheap, good
as new; Aldine Block, 3rd floor
room 90 23-2t
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complete with triple bodies, war
ranted to be first-class every way:
must be sold before first of next
month at reduced prices if need be.
Call at No. IL South 9TH st. Phone
sos. H. Luring. 232t
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FOR SALE-All kinds of Antique fur
niture and second hand furniture.
All our antique furniture is highly
polished, of the best antique woods.
Call and see us for particulars. An
tique Furniture Co, corner FIT.
WAYNE Avenue and Main street.
17-7t
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IL Cent Per.
Word ---SeVen.
insertions for.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-One hundred feet orna-
mental iron fence, cheap. Address
Oliver Gaylor. Greensboro, Ind. 23-It
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YOUR WANTS SATISFIED
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-House in good location
10 family without children; inquire
lO17 y. A street. 2S-2t
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

Editor The Washington Herald;
In reply to the question. Why are not
WashingtOnians more consistent church
goers? it may be said;
First-The pursuit Of pleasure, which
Ruskin said was the cause Of the great
est catastrophes to humanity" and which
in late years has much increased in
America; the country club, the golf links.
the Sunday excursions, the many pleasure
resorts in and around the city, the amuse-
ments offered to the people-whatever
tends to divert and allure from the OBJ
servance Of the day as the Lords Day.
Second Che love Of gain. Gain is not
godliness. and the love Of money Is the
root OF all evil" The open shops and
stores. the pursuit of occupations which
are neither works of mercy nor charity.
and especially the Sunday editions of the
press. of which near 1O00 900 conies are dis
tributed in our city every Lords Day;
any one OF Which. if but the half be read.
would occupy nearly the entire day. to
say nothing Of the preOccupation and dis
traction of mind it occasions. All tend to
the secularization of the day, and thus
necessarily to decreased attendance upon
the worship Of Cod
Third-The church Itself is not wholly
free from fault in this respect Her Di-
vine Head said: And I, if I be lifted up
from the earth, viii draw all men unto
Ne. This He said, signifying what death
He should die"
Does the church fight It out on this
line?" Does she hold. with tenacious and
unfaltering hdelity. TO the condition Of at
traction thus enunciated by her divine
Lord; or is she usurping His preroga-
tive, attempting 20 draw men by things
of beauty. of society, of entertainment.
rather than by His uplifting on the cross?
We do not decry the aesthetic or the
social in the life or worship OF the
church: We believe In both, heartily.
Nothing Is too good for our Lord and His
church: but the vital, the fundamental,
the organic condition of power in the
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Losses from Fire.

Editor The Washington Herald,
We have successfully cOmbated small
pox and yellow fever, plaques that were
formerly looked upon as species Of evil
"visitations." but we have not yet shown
intelligence enough 10 cope with the red
plague Of fire. Its victims have num-
bered as many as 1900 in a year, and il
annually wipes out Of existence millions
of our national wealth. billion dollars
worth Of our property has been destroyed
in three years time. our fire tax is over
s. a head. while that of all Europe scarce
ly reaches SO cents per capita. But that
Is not AL the cost Of fire. At least $780,
100000 more per year goes into expenses
for fire departments. water, &C, and then
al least S195, 100000 for insurance. In re
turn for all that vast outlay we get about
S96. 600 a year from the insurance COM
panies In paid losses.
Just fire, without iucidentals Of water
&c, cost us, including san Francisco's 6
conhagration. $500. 10000 last year 1t has
been a phenomenal year for building, yet
the total construction for the entire year
did not exceed S575.00e001 We have
scarcely replaced as much as we have
allowed to be destroyed
or our II 10000 buildings. we have but
1900 IN which any attempt has been made
at fireprOlfing. The best of these are Of
stecl-frame skeletons with brick walls and
hollow fireproofng. tile floors. partitions.
&c, a method Of construction that In
sures the maximum salvage Of the struc-
ture IN case Of fire. But, as a rule, the
stairways and elevators are open, the
windows are unprotected, the interiors
are finished in wood and in most Of their
details those buildings are little better
than the ordinary structures The result
is that when fire attacks them the ten
ants property is totally destroyed and
the buildings themselves are damaged IN
all but the bare structural parts Making
these flreprJ0f seems to have been the
extent Of our foresight. The real worl;
Of flTeprOOhng is but half done. To merit
the name Of "ireproof' construction
everything about a building should be as
incombustible and fire preventive as are
those structural parts
F. W FITZPATRICK.
400 Piney Branch road Washington, d, G.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
NeWsnapers and Facts.

Editor The Washington Herald:
In your editorial, Mr.. Bryan on the
Trusts IN the issue Of May 9th, you
say. IN part: The circumstance. though.
that a newspaper or other publication is
beholden to special interests monetarily.
or in any other way, does not necessarily
. mean that such a newspaper is
devoid of the ability and unham-
pered power to print the news fairly and
fully"
Perhaps.
You further say: "a newspaper that
perverts or colors facts: a newspaper
that suppresses news; a newspaper that
does not get the news, or q newspaper
that does not treat the news impartially,
cannot succeed. and all the money that
might be poured into its Golfers could
hardly save it from failure. The last
analysis shows that the influence Of the
press is welded through its news columns
rather than its editorial columns. Ed
itOrial expression does not always affect
the judgment of the reader, and thereby
determine his action His Judgment is
formed by the colorless recital Of facts
connected with events that are faithfully
reported in the news columns"
But how about the recital Of alleged
facts. that are not faithfully reported
OF are even made up out Of whole cloth,
when the reader has no means of knowing
that the facts are not as stated2 Even
should the paper. as you opine, be bound
to fail ultimately, may not irreparable
injury and wrong be effected in the mean
time?
In this connection a little incident Of
the campaign OF 1896 may be apropOs
The headquarters Of both the great par
ties in that fight were, IL Will be remem-
bered, in Chicago, and with one exception
all the newspapers Of that city were ad-
vOcating the election Of Mckinley, and
bitterly hostile to the Democratic ticket.
In the course of the contest a story
came out in several Of the papers in
question to the effect that the Dem
ocratic management was destitute OF
funds, was unable to meet current ex-
penses. and shortly would be obliged TO
close up. A statement was promptly pre-
pared at Democratic headquarters denying
these allegations, averring that ali obli-
cations were being met promptly, and
Offering 10 pay g for 81 If it could be
proved that any valid claim had not been
paid when presented. The papers in
question were requested to publish the
statement and an offer was made to
pay Tor same at advertising rates. Not
one Of those papers would publish the
statement.
My authority for this is Mr.. James K.
Jones, jr., now of this city, at that time
in charge of Democratic headquarters,
and who prepared the statement referred
TO. and offered it TO the papers for publ
cation.
LLOYD 7. EVERETT
s1r Cn'orado Ruilding Washington II q
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Mr.. Bryan's Strength.
Editor The Washington Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald:
Why is it that William Jennings Bryan
is growing so rapidly in strength? The
cause, in my opinion. is that in his
speeches to legislatures during the win
ter, in his writings in the Commoner.
and through his speeches in general, he
is advocating the basic principles Of free
government His slogan is Let the peo-
pie rule" Previous to this he advocated.
and is still advocating. the fundamental
principle that private mOnOpolies are in
defensible and intolerable.
But as the existing swarm of private
mOnopolies are here as the result of ma
chine rule-the rule Of the few-they can
only be terminated by restoring majority
rule-the peoples rule.
Mr. Bryan is advocating this and Il Is
meeting with a mighty response Every
one can and does understand the justice
and adequacy of restoring a system
whereby the voters can ballot direct on
public questions, and of establishing a
system Of direct nominations and direct
elections.
The championship of these basic re-
forms is rousing patriotic impulses
throughout the land. and it appeals, Also
to mans intelligence and to his self-in-
terest The most inspiring ideal for the
American people of to-day is that a sys-
TEN OF government is at hand through
which they, the people can release them
selves from trust domination. can again
become a free people. Air. Bryan pre-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
An Act Of Congress Criticised.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Congress passed bill providing for the
erection Of a memorial to Columbus,
which was approved March 1. 1907, and
which. in part, is as follows:
Section That for the purpose Of carrying ont the
provisions Of this act commission consisting q the
chairman Of the Senate Committee on the Library
Of the Fifty y-ninth Congress. the chairman Of the
Committee on the Library Of the House Of Represen-
tatves Of the Fy-uinth Congress, the Secretary Of
State the Secretary Of War, and the supreme knight
Of the Order Of the Knights Of Columbus shall be
created with full authority 10 select a site and
suitable design, and TO contract for and supeuntend
the construction Of said memorial.
The bill was introduced in the House
by Mr.. Goulden, reported in the Senate
by Mr.. Hansbrough; each member asked
for unanimous consent for present con-
sideration Of the bill, each received it, the
bill was not debated in House or Senate.
and so became a law, carrying a 100000
appropriation.
William V. Rowe. in the North Ameri-
can Review, May II. 1907, says that the
greatest evils of our American life
are over-legislation. on the one hand, and
hasty, rl-considered (or Tnconsidered).
and Improperly framed legislation, on the
other" It is too nearly true.
Said bill falls within the second class of
said greatest evils of our American life
being improperly framed legislation by
including in the commission, with public
functions, the Supreme Ruler Of the Or
der of the Knights of Columbus; ILL
considered legislation by recognizing the
Order of the Knights of Columbus, there
by mixing state and church in politics
unconsidered legislation. being unknown
TO the Congressman. voting or not, In the
rush Of the passage of scores of uncon-
sidered and not debated bills in the last
hours of Congress; bad legislation, in
that the people were not advised of It be-
fore It's passage, and class legislation,
discriminating and unconstitutional in
that Il gives one class Of citizens rights
and privileges it denies 20 others.
A. J. GREEN.
1913 Clifton street, Washington, d. c,
CThe act Of Congress referred to was in line with
the usual procedure IN such cases it being es omay
to give representation on commissions q the kind
mentioned to organizations taking the lead in move
ments. 10 secure appropriations for statutes, me
m0riaE &c.-Ed. The Washington HcTald)
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
An Editorial Moses Wanted.

Editor The Washington Herald:
O tempOra, o mOres! This vile tOady-
ism of newspapers 20 the President!
When will it cease? Now comes The
Washington Herald, one Of the most nau-
seating of these toadies. and says Roose-
velts popularity defeated Carmack in
Tennessee. What next? Like a mighty
Colossus. he doth bestride the earth" Gin
the eyes of his sycophantic supporters),
but we had not supposed he would be
credited with so colossal an achievement
as defeating a Democratic Senator in the
far South. After the example Of q GER
tain ancient ruler Of Britain, he will be
commanding the waves next, and doubt
less his fawning minions will stand by
expecting to see them recede at his beck
and plying the obtuseness of those who
doubt Menelik-liSe he is a veritable au-
tocrat and no one possessed Of power 10
mold public opinion dares question his
mandates or even fail to applaud them.
In editorial and news column. in cartoon
and clipping. Roosevelt is set forth as the
great infallible one. the hero Of the age.
the matchless demigod. There is no truth
that he does not know, no right that he
does not have. no virtue that he does not
possess. Republican. independent and
even some Democratic papers all join in
promulgating this perniCious and most
un-American monaTChism. Mistaking bla
tant sycophancy for enthusiastic acclaim,
newspapers have wrought a recrudescence
In our American ideals, and we have
turned back TO the old English theory
that the king can do no wrong. And
Roosevelt is king.
Oh. for an editorial Moses 20 deliver us
from his mOllycoddlinE servilityi
MORRIS l. BASKERVILLE.
Washington ID. C.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Blackbird Can't Sing2 Absurd!

Editor The Washington Herald:
note your SANDER Of the blackbird.
You say that. as known hereabouts. he
has music neither in his soul nor in his
voice. One who can say such unkind
things must be a graduate Of those con
servatories Of music wherein all the
harmony is drilled out Of the human
voice. and all the natural sweetness Of
tones from the vocal chords supplanted
by a disappointing code of vocal gymnas-
tic acrObatiCs. If you would visit Lincoln
Park in the twilight Of any October even
ing, you would hear a chorus from ten
thousand blackbird throats sweeter than
anything Of the music kind. save. per-
haps, the songs Of the Sirens that charm
ed the Mediterranean sailors. Whoever
listens 10 the charms Of those black song
sters will fOrsake all the Marine Band
concerts If pure harmony be the object
You say the blackbird is a thief. a cow
ard, and universally despised. Yes. he is
afraid Of the spOrtsmen who shoot him
on the wing for the fun Of it. He does
pull up a few sickly sprouts Of corn that
would not be missed in Il real corn c0un-
try, but he many times repays this by de-
stroying millions Of bugs. mosquitoes,
gn3ts. and other pestiferOus insects that
would make the nights hideous were it
not for the day work of these forest song
sters W. T. FOSTER.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Poetry and Flowing.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Mr.. W. G. Gannett's muse always wears
second hand clothes. His inspiration is
not nrst-hand nor Is Il dynamic. God
plowed one day with an earthquake. 90
SAYS Mr.. Gannett in verse recently. and
he concludes by asserting that our "s0r-
rows are"-he has found oUt-''Only God
plowing his mountains" All this is only
assertion OF which no one can prove one
thing Il reminds me- in poetry, OF Rev.
Charles Caverno making fun OF Mrs.
Eddy's assertions about Christian Science.
He says The old common law system
Of pleading ran like this:
Declaration: plea.
Replication; rejOinder.
'surre5oinder; Tebutter.
'Surrebutter."
Mr.. Caverno says. IN "Bibliotheca
Sacra." that Mrs. Eddys claims are Ike
that old law system. and can be be offset
by counter assertions; also lacking proof.
So Mr.. Gannett's assertion. He knows
nothing Of plowing. himself He is a
white-handed, city-bred speculator In
theological schemes for a living.
Modern ideas tire OF a man-god ex-
clusively, and modern investigation proves
that women do about as much blowing,
literally, as men do. I believe in q wo-
man-god as much as / do in a man.
god, and ] know a lot more about plow-
ing than Mr.. Gannett does.
The fact Is that every earthquake is
the result Of perfectly understandable
forces which science will yet fully ex-
plain, moral forces they may be. for We
know that mind and matter are closely
related. WodswOrth nor any other great
poet ever hitched God 10 q breaking plow
on the mountains. which are not intended
for plowing. and then childlshy rebutted
peace as everlasting in the hills Of man S
sorrow
Nobody is NJ 10 write nature poetry ex-
cept he who has lived long and studied
natural phenomena deeply. II is the
height of impotence and failure for 2
City-bred CleriCUs 10 presume To do IL.
Ministers have a lot 10 say. IL they only
would say it Is prevention instead Of cure.
can run a three-furrow gang plOw my
self, and I don't want any he-god follow
ing 10 pick up angle worms.
MARION V. CHURCHILL DUDLEY.
The Hamilton. Washington. D. c.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
An Autcmobilist Complains.
J. r. FORREST
MashirEtnn ID O.

Editor The Washington Herald;
Almost every day we see reports Of un-
fortunate automobilists being echoed" 10
the tune Of from s. to so on the Conduit
road. It seems that the repertoire Of
onenses is quite lengthy. For instance,
an automobilist is held up and echoed
to the tune Of 80 for exceeding the speed
limit of formerly six miles. now twelve
miles an hour. At another time an un-
fortunate Is echoed 10 the tune Of so
for not having two tags on his car. one
on the rear and one on the front; or per-
chance some other unfortunate * echoed
So for not having the number OF his
license on the front lamps Of his car; or
perhaps some overpaid chauffeur is held
up for not carrying a tin badge on his
coat, and echoed to the tune Of any
where from $40 TO $50, according 10 the
conscience Of the honorable mayor All
Of which enables the little burg OF Glen
Echo TO employ a town marshal for the
sole purpose Of "echoing' those that dare
come hts way. The medal for ''stinging''
automobiIists certainly belongs 10 these
two officials.
It seems, therefore. about time that the
Washington automobilists should ignore
the Conduit road and use the other good
roads around Was asliHgton. BY so doing
the marshal Of Glen Echo would soon be
looking for another job. But so long as
the automobiles give up their good
money for the purpose of keeping Glen
Echo on the map. Just so long viii the
marshal of the hamlet remain in business
at the old stand, and echo automobilists
and require them 20 give up their hard
earned cash and jewelry l am one who
has been "stung." 81. MASTERS
Nnshina+nr ID q
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03

could be expected by a road run under
government direction where the operation
is under political control The Liberals
are neglecting no opportunity 10 make the
employees. of whatever position, repay in
politics, by their votes and influence, for
their places. and in doing so must make
some concessions in wages. working
hours. and general discipline. which an
economically managed private road would
not do. and could not do. and pay operat-
ing expenses.
II is comparatively easy 10 charge the
yearly deficit to increased capitalization.
and it is easy to make the people think
that their railroad property is becoming
more and more of an earning power, but
a comprehensive examination Of the facts,
such as is readily made by an expert
railroad man, shows the operation Of the
road to be a failure from the standpoint
of the taxpayers; at the same time eX-
pert politicians need no special instruction
10 realize that from the standpoint Of
the party in power 1t is a great success
in providing places for henchmen.
G. B. S LARE.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
Washington Boulevard.

Editor The Washington Herald:
For some time nothing has been noted
in the local press concerning the naming. or
rather remaining, Of Sixteenth street, and
fear the matter has been permitted to
lapse into oblivion without official action.
SO far none Of the names suggested for
the street have appealed 70 ME. Avenue
Of the Presidents is entirely too un-
wleldy and cumbersome for every day
use. and the natural contraction, The
Avenue would produce interminable
confusion. as that title has 50 long been
pre-empted by Pennsylvania avenue.
Permit me 70 suggest that the street be
called Washington boulevard" That
name Is short and will call to mind al
ways the Father Of the Country and the
Capital. II there is a boulevard in Wash
ington surely it IS Sixteenth street and
for those who object 10 such common des-
ignauon as street # improves, 70 my
mind. on Federal avenue"
J. r. FORREST.
Washington ID g,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-03
As to Church Going.
Editor The Washington Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald:
In re your reference to the question of
why residents Of the Capital are not more
churchgoers: 1t is a matter OF
observation and fact that men, women,
and children do go to church, almost as
often as their churches are open. sun
days OF other days, morning, noon, and
night Il IS true of all denominations and
Of all classes. The Roman Catholic
churches probably have the fullest
general attendance, especially at the
early masses, the reason for this
being that the priesthood have more hold
on their parishioners than have the
clergy Of other denominations over their
people. The average Roman Catholic lay
man has undoubtedly acquired the habit
Of church-going from early infancy, and
is a consistent church-goer from a con-
scientious desire TO do his duty according
to the instructions of his church. Also, he
does not allow himself to dabble in spec
ulative theology but. being told that the
church is the pillar and ground of the
truth, is satisfied with its dicta. Much
the same may be said Of the Episcopalian,
except that he does not stand In the same
fear of the priesthood, and is prone to
frame a scheme of theology for himself;
does not feel bound to accept every state
ment made from the pulpit and is some
what justified in his attitude, seeing that
it is possible to hear antithetical doc
trines preached from the same text or
from no text OF the people who go to
church but seldom, some are sick, some
want to sleep, some to cook, or mind the
babies; some have other household duties
that must be done. Others. who have no
duties, look for pleasure in the country,
at resorts, automobiling, golf, theater, the
so-called sacred concerts, and the Vita