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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

further exercise of the colonel's prestidigt-
tating powers.
Some years afterward we accidentally came
across a basket suspiciously like that used by
the 'fakirs of the Far East. Alas! the dis
illusionment.
The basket is shown in the illustration. Ex-
PLANTATION in detail is needless.
The lady the colonel blindfolded ran be
hind the scene, and round to the entrance
door, The lady he brought out with run
was another one dressed exactly the same.
The struggle was to. fix the lady'.s face on our
minds, so that we should recognize her again.
Lady No. 2 lay quiet in the angle A G un-
til the colonel dragged away the basket. SO
that she could get out unperceived
In India the. trick is done with boy in
stead of two girls. When the conjurer turns
the basket over, he kneels on it, and the
boy slips between his legs unperceived. con-
cealed by the drapery, and escapes The
''blood" is from a sponge wet with red dye,
which the boy runs away with.
In the sketch, we have taken off the side
of the basket to show the device more clearly.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

red with blood, and half the audience rose
in horror, and exclaimed that the entertain
TOO strong. Whereupon the colonel suddenly
cooled down, and apologetically remarked that
he didn't think he had hurt her. Not hurt
her, indeed!
II only gave her scare" said he. "Judge
for yourselves"
He opened the basket. It was empty!
every glad to see you again, my dear'
he said, looking toward the entrance door.
And there, gracefully sailing toward the
platform, was the very young person we had
seen blindfolded.
"Such, ladies and gentlemen" said the colo
mel, beaming his acknowledgements at our
astonishment, "is the famous illusion of the
fakirs of the Far East!"
And we all agreed that the fakirs must be
very clever fellows; and when we dropped
the ten cents in the plate, we felt rather
ashamed of ourselves, and let them fall softly,
as if we were too absent-minded to know
what we were doing and somehow had been
obliged to substitute them for larger coins by
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

fauna ana t1Ora OF Cne Ocedn-Deu TO
the surface, but a cod6shing trawl, says a
writer in the New York Times, 500 to 600
fathoms long, with hooks fastened to it a
few feet apart by short lines, and dropped
over one of these submarine gardens, insin-
yates itself among the rank foliage, among
rocks and shells, down into caverns and over
forests of green.
There it lies for hours. When pulled to
the top of the water it is usually found to be
loaded with rare and beautiful specimens of
submarine fauna and flora, and with abund-
ant evidences that beneath the tons of heav-
ing waters on these favored spots there ex-
ist gardens of verdure as luxuriant, and
peopled with animals as strange and curious,
as can be found in tropical jungle.
Some time back the codfshing schooner smack
Mary G. came into the Block Island Basin
with her travis SO filed with this sort of
a harvest that the entire next day was
spent by her crew in clearing the 5000 hooks
she had "wet" during few hours spent on
Coxswain's Ledge. twenty miles east south
east of Block Island.
The Mary C.'s crew set their travis on
what is known as the "twenty- y-fathom drift, /"
on the outer edge of Coxswain's.. This is q
fertile sea-farm, well known to cod trawlmen,
but never before was such collection Of
wonders of the deep taken from it as was
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
Copyright by James Eiverson.

Copyright by James Elverson.
EsYVT is about thirty years ago now since
IMb handbill was left at the present
S9A writer's house-or, rather, his moth
HQGW9oJ announcing that the celebrated
Colonel Stodare would give "an en-
tertainment of prestidigitation," at
hall well known as stage terminus, "ad-
mission gratis, but every visitor is expected to
give trife when the collection is made"
AS an entertainment on such principles of
admission was novelty, and as happened
to possess ten cents, it was decided to give the
prestidigitating colonel trial; and very
good ten cents worth the entertainment
turned out to be.
Somehow the colonel, though amusing seem.
ed to be very short-tempered. The most
striking instance of this occurred toward the
end.
There was very elaborately dressed young
lady among the audience, with whom, for no
reason discoverable, the colonel picked a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
u p
Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by james EIVerson.
7NTIL the invention of the trawl-
gear for fishing there was no correct
i idea of what the surface of the great
III fishing banks was like. The hand
= line brought scant traces of the
fauna and flora of the ocean-bed to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
CHRISTMAS IS 4 DAY
OF FEAR IN RUSSIA
No Jewish Women Safe From
suit.
MUST SHOW IMMIGRANTS.

Chicago, Dec. ia stirring appeal
in behalf of Jewish emigrants from
Russia was made by Rabbi Emil &.
Hirsch last night before the Mems
club of the Fourth Presbyterian
church.
"You must remember" he said,
that Christmas day in Russia is a
day of fear and trembling for the
Jews. On that day no Jewish woman
is safe from insult aud the men fear
for their lives.
when they flock over to this coun
try you must expect that they will
carry with them some of their pecu
Iiarities. The newly arrived imml
grants do not know but that Christ
mas here means the same to them as
in Russia 1t is for us to show them
that here is the land of liberation anc
freedom"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
MAY ATTEND BIC
INDIANAPOLIS MEETING
State Rivers and HarborS
Congress Planned.
SCHILLINGER Is INVITED.

Mayor Richard Schnlinger, Prosecu-
tor Wilfred Jessup and others will
probably go TO Indianapolis in Janu-
airy 10 attend a state meeting of the
National Rivers and HarbOrs congress,
Henry Rosenberg. vice president for
Indiana OF the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, has sent out call
for the meeting January y and -.
for the purpose of forming state
branch of the nationaI organization.
The meeting will be held in the assem-
bly, hall of the new board of trade
building at indianapolis.
Governor Hanly will be asked 10
name two delegates from each of the
thirteen congressional districts. and
every city will be asked TO send lis
mayor. State officials. presidents OF
commercial bodies. Indiana congress
men and other prominent citizens viii
be urged to participate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
Rather Than Beg or Borrow
Money to Protect His Loved
Ones From Freezing, VIII
liam Lutz Committed Theft.
TOLD STORY TO COAL
DEALER; WAS REFUSED.
The Young Man Will Return to
Ohio Where He Will Once
More Begin Life's Battles
AneW-Was Fined.

William Lutz. a young man twenty
two years Of age, with a wife and one
child to support, stole twenty-five
cents worth of coal SO that they would
not suffer from the cold. This morn
ing i'll the city court the young man
pleaded guilty to a charge of petit lar
ceny. 1t was Lutz's first offense and
the court and prosecutor felt sorrT
for the young man and he was let Off
with small fine, So and costs. This
fine was paid by Lutz's foster parents,
who reside at Greenville, o., and they
will take him and his family back
home with them so that the young
man can start life over again i'll diff
ferent surroundings.
Lutz frankly admitted that he stole
the coal from the Wayne works,
where he had been employed steadily
for the past four years. He said that
it was the third time he had helped
himself to fuel belonging to his en-
ployers, but that he had never been
caught in the act until last Friday
night, when the night Waterman at the
factory saw him leave the foundry
with a bag containing four or five
large Jumps of coal.
Lutz said that he knew that he was
doing wrong when he took the coal.
but that he had to do it, because he
had no money with which he could
buy fuel.
Couldn't you buy coal on credit:''
asked Judge Converse.
mo sir, l could not. I tried to at
one of the coal companies and they
told me that it was rule among all
coal dealers in the city not to sell fuel
on credit" replied LutZ.
The young man explained that OF
late he and his wife and child had suf
fered from illness and that all the
money he could make vent to pay ply.
sicians' bills. Il would rather steal
than beg or borrow money" said Lutz
The night watchmfn who appeared
against Lutz informed the court that
he did not like to testify against the
young man. but that he was forced t.
do so to stop the practice Of stealing
from the foundry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
BRIDGE WOULD HOLD
ENTIRE POPULATION
L. M. Jones, Who Has Just
Completed the Doran
Bridge, Says So.
$50 TONS LUMBER USED.
DURING THE COURSE OF REPAIR
WORK, FORTY KEGS OF NAILS
WEIGHING TWO TONS WE'RE
USED.

After the expenditure of several
thousand dollars, the Doran bridge is
now in service again, having been
completed last week. The bridge as
it stands today is far the most sub
stantial in the city and is in splendid
repair.
Would you believe it, if I told you
that almost 900 tons of lumber, to be
exact, $50 tons. were used in placing
the new flooring and supports on the
bridge?" asked Contractor L. NJ. Jones
For the purpose of showing by com
parison. the great weight the iron CIR
ders of the bridge are called upon C
support, the lumber used by Contrac
tor Jones in making the repairs to the
bridge, more than equals in weight
four of the largest locomotives now il
use.
In putting the new supports anl
flooring on the DOran bridge forty
kegs of No. 60, nails were used
The esetimated weight of the nail;
now doing service on the bridge is
placed at two tons. 1t is hard fol
the average person to comprehend ho"
two tons of nails could be used il
building any one thing.
The Doran bridge is one of the mos
substantial in this part of the cOun
try" says Mr.. Jones. II don't believ.
| it would be possible for the bridge L
break down. 1t could easily support
the entire population of this city-tha
is if it were possible for twenty ode
thousand people to find standing
room upon it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
BROODS ON RELIGION
AND GOES INSANE
Women Brought to Easthaven
Saturday Victim of Pit
liable Circumstances.
WAS ONCE A MISSIONARY.
SINCE CHILDHOOD MISS ELLA
CHURCH HAS BEEN A DEVOUT
FOLLOWER OF RELIGIOUS
TRUTHS-MUNCiE RESIDENT.

Excessive brooding over religion, on
which subject her mind was almost
relaxed, was responsible
for Miss Ella Church's being commit
ted to the Easthaven hospital for the
insane at Richmond, Saturday morn
ing Miss Church, who resides in
West Charles street. Muncie. was once
a Christian missionary in foreign
lands and her mind from childhood
had been engrossed with religion. A
few years ago she was an inmate OF
an institution for the demented and
was discharged. The temperance of
dementia is thought to have been di-
rectly due to further deep reflection
on religious topics. Miss Church was
brought to the hospital under the
guardianship of Mrs. Stafford Perdiue
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
In a Popular Voting Contest
Conducted, "Parson' Is
Third, But This Signifies
Nothing, 'Tis Asserted.
SLACK WILL THROW HIS
SUPPORT TO KUHN.
State Leaders in Jeffersonian
Ideas Are Calling Upon
Kuhn for Expressions as to
Future State Plans.

Richmond democrats, who are watch
ing the state voting contest conducted
by the Hoosier, the democratic state
organ. are now speculating much as to
the probable outcome of the vote,
which will express the wish of the fol
lowers of Jeffersonian ideas, on the
man who will carry the colors of the
party in the next gubernatorial race.
L. Ert Slack, of Franklin, Ind, is
now leading the race, while the Rev.
cording to the most recent ballot pub.
lished
Since Slack at J. Kirby Risks great
Lafayette meeting, came to the par
son politician and pledged his sup
port to the Kuhn camp, there is some
speculation as to whether the "Silver-
tongued orator of the Indiana state
senate" has not changed his mind.
Sack has already said that he would
under no circumstances run, but if he
receives the largest number of votes in
the contest, he may again turn turtle
TO many Richmond democrats. those
who are ardent followers of Kuhn, the
contest will signify nothing and even
though the local man be defeated III
the popular voting contest, they say
he will be the next democratic nOmi
nee. 1t is said that Slack will un
doubtedly throw his own and his dele
cations support to Kuhn in the state
convention, and as Slack has thous
ands of followers. this added support
will certainly land Kuhn in the covet
ed position.
Kuhn is now in the midst of re
vival meeting at Big Flat Rock il
hush county. but while he is dOins
this and meeting with great success
he is attending to his political duties
giving his friends chance to size III
! his versatile character.
/ One of the chiefest reasons Wayne
county aud Sixth district democrats
is the fact that party leaders from va
riOus sections of the state are callinE
upon him to ask his opinion on Ger
tain subjects pertaining to the party
welfare during the coming campaign
The temperance policies to which tn,
preacher hangs SO. tenaciously, 10
are meeting with great favor and tn,
rank and file aim TO see tnat he get
a square deal, Notwithstanding TAG
CART and his entire domineering clique
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
Turner's Masterpieces Per-
tanning to American Histori-
cal Subjects to Be Brought
To Richmond for Exhibit.
PROCEEDS WILL BE USED
FOR PURCHASE FUND.
Daughters of American Revo-
luton Have Taken Upon
Themselves Novel Mission
School Board Will Assist.

The local chapter of Daughters of
the American Revolution will make an
effort to place beautiful and expensive
reproductions of masterpieces dealing
with subjects connected with Ameri-
can history, in every school room in
the city.
The local D. A. r. is now making
an effort to secure one of the Turner
art exhibits from Boston, Mass. If
the effort is successful the exhibit will
be seen i'm this city probably the sec
ond week of January.
1t consists of about two hundred
prints, engravings, etc. copied from
the canvases of the worlds masters.
An admission fee of ten cents will be
charged and the entire proceeds will
be devoted to purchasing historical
prints to be placed in the school
rooms.
The Richmond school board has as
sured the ID. n. Il. that the board will
appropriate money to have all the
prints purchased framed To inter
est the school children in the effort tc
beautify their rooms with reproduc
tions of such we'll known canvasses as
Stuart's George Washington" ant
Martha Washington" and The Spir
it of TO- the Signing Of the Declara
ton of independence" and other his
tori cal works of art, every school room
will be supplied with admission tick
cts to the exhibit. The teacher il
charge of the room will divide these
tickets among the children who arr
expected to sell them to their rela
tives and friends. The money raise,
by each school room will be used il
purchasing one or more prints for 1t
| Members of the D. A. r. will alS'
make a canvass of the city TO sell
tickets.
! At the present time there are fort,
! Turner art exhibits in various parts O
the country and over a million peopl'
have attended them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
SALOON FIGHT IS
NOW COMPL|CAT TED
Commissioners Refuse a L.
CenSe on a Defect.
REMONSTRANCE IGNORED.

New Castle. Ind, Dec. 16.-The fight
against the saloons in Fall Creek town
ship, has brought up a complicated
state Of affairs. Dick Rector. against
whom a blanket remonstrance was
filed, was refused license by the coun-
ty commissioners on account of a de-
feet in his application and the remOn-
STRANGE was not considered. Rector
has appealed to the circuit court and
taken a change of venue to Madison
county. The remonstrance is still on
file. not having been considered, and
the question arises will it be effective
II the courts order the commissioners
to issue license after the application
has been refused on a defect. Rector
is paying no attention to the remon-
STRANGE but is going ahead fighting
the case on the grounds that the com
missioners refused to grant him a IL
Cense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
AMERICAN ADVISER
TO JAPANESE MINISTER
D. w. Stevens for 30 Years in
American Legation.
KNOWLEDGE OF COUNTRIES

Toxic, Dec. led. W. Stevens will
be sent 10 Washington. in all prob
ability. as the adviser OF the japanese
ambassador. Mr.. Stevens came to Ja-
pan thirty years ago as a member Il
the American legation. He afterward
entered the Japanese government ser
vice, and has since received the highest
recognition for his services. He is
well known at Washington, and he has
a thorough knowledge of the people
and affairs Of both countries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
WOULD Be STAT|ST|C|AN
Since Miss Stubbs Refused,
Peetz Will Run.

J. L. Peets. who. with an ambition 20
be chief statistician OF the state. gave
up his desk as chief deputy because he
felt that his chief Miss Mary Stubbs.
had planned to be a candidate for the
office OF statistician. has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the place.
Mr.. Peets is a knight Templar, a
hnight Of Pythias, and is now the SEN
ior vice commander Of the Sons Of Vet
Grams, division of Indiana. He has
always been an ardent republican and
an active worker for the party. Mr..
Peets is a resident Of kokomo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
WANT GOVERNMENT
TO AID IN FIGHT
CorteIyou Has Been Asked to
Deposit $4,000, 900.
HOLDING AGAINST TRUST.

Winchester, Ky, December cit is
learned here that the officers of the
Burley Tobacco Society, affiliated
with the American Society of Equity,
have made an urgent request of Sec
retary of the Treasury Cortelyou to de
posit s5000,OO0 of Government funds
in the national banks of Kentucky to
aid the tobacco growers, who are hold
ing out against the trust. Clarence
Lebus, President of the society, has
presented the request to the Secretary
by letter and through representatives
who have called on COrtelyOu.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
FOURTEEN THOUSAND MEN
AND TWENTY BIG VESSELS
While Bands Played "Star
Spang|ed Banner" and the
Guns Roared, Dear Ones
Ashore Waved Farewell.
THE BATTLE FLEET.
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans,
commanding.


First Division-First Squadron.
Connecticut Capt. H. w. Ostehhaus
H'lagship Of Rear Admiral Evans.)
Kansas -. Capt. G. E. Nreeland
Vermont ... Capt. w. p. Potter
Louisiana :. Capt r. Vain wright
Second Division-First Squadron.
Georgia :. Captain Henry McCrea
Flagship of Rear Admiral VIM. II.
Emory.
New Jersey ...... ......-
Capt. w. H. II. Southerlad
Rhode Island. Capt. J. B. Murdoch
Virginia :. Capt. Seaton Schroeder
Third division-Second squadron.
Minnesota 80. Capt. John Hubbard
Flagship Of Rear Admiral Chas. NJ
Thomas.
Ohio ..... Capt. Chas. W. Bartlett
Missouri ..... Capt. G. A. Merriam
Maine ...... Capt. G. b. HARDER
Fourth division-Seco squadron.
Alabama =. .. .......-..
Capt. Ten Eyck D. w. Veeder
Flagship of Rear Admiral Charles
s. SperryD
Illinois ...... Capt. J. M. BOwyer
Kearsarge. Capt. Capt. Fl. Hutchins
Kentucky ...., Capt. W. c. Cowlcs
The Auxiliary Division.
Glacier, supply ship.
=. Commander W. S. HogS
Culgoa, supply ship ..........'..~
..... Lieut.. Com. J. B. Patton
Panther. repair ship ..........
:. Commander V. S. Nelson
Yankton, tender ..............
Lieut.. w. r. Gherardi
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16

Old Point Comfort, Va. Dec. 16.-
When President Roosevelt steamed
down to the head of the column of
warships anchored in Hampton Roads
this morning, and ordered hOisting
signal set on the Mayflower, Is bat
tleships and four supply ships. a col
umn six miles long, under command
of Rear Admiral Robley b. Evans, up
anchored and in single file, passed out
the Virginia capes in stately review.
The band on every battleship played
the Star Spangled Banner the sides
of the ships were lined with sailors,
the officers were at attention and the
president stood with head uncovered,
When the last ship in the line passed
the Mayflower, that vessel headed for
Washington.
Admiral Evanss feet turned south.
Where it is really headed for is not
known. The program at present is
that 1t shall arrive at San Francisco
about May I of next year.
No matter what the real destination
of the fleet may be. the naval import
ance of the movement may be sum
med up in these words of the president
from his recent annual message: mo
fleet of such size has ever made such
voyage
The fleet has been designated Off
cially b. the President in his message
as the battle fleet. This is not be-
cause the fleet is necessarily going to
give battle. but because 1t is the fleet
that would give battle if this country
were engaged in war with another
maritime power.
1t is the first time that any fleet OF
the United States has been called a
battle fleet in time of peace. 1t is g
departure in naval nomenclature that
is significant to many persons. TC
those in the navy it rs regarded a:
meaning that this fleet is being made
ready to give battle. and that the set
tied policy of the navy department
hereafter is to have a fleet keyed III
to battle pitch all the time.
The OstensibIe Purpose.
The ostensible purpose and the onl,
purpose so far as has been given or
and so far as the naval officers of th,
fleet know, of the cruise is for prac
tice. That means the solution O
problems of long continued seaman
ship in concert, of supplying 4 grea
fleet with coal and provisions in ou
OF the way places and of target shoot
ing.
The president has said that th'
cruise to the Pacific will show wha
the needs of the navy are. 1t viii
bring out the defects in training ant
equipment. and the best means of cor
recting them will then be a matter 70
the navy department and congress L
deal with. The president has declar
ed that 'it will be of very great edu
cational use to all engaged in it" lie
1t go. therefore, that this cruise is TO
educational purposes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
BILL OF EXCEPTION
IN APPEAL FILED
Standard Oil Case Will Be
Heard Soon.
BILL SIGNED BY LANDIS.

Chicago. Dec. 16.-The bill Of excep-
tions in the appeal of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana from the fine Of
29,240o0O was today signed by Judge
Lands and filed in the court of ap-
peals. The entire record will be filed
within a few weeks. and hearing
had within short time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
IDAHO is SPEEDY SHIP
Great BattIeship Makes 17.14
Knots an Hour.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10 The battle
ship Idaho. built at Cramps shipyard
in this city, returned today from an Of
ficial trial trip at sea. It was announc-
ed that the battleship reached Il
speed of 1714 knots an hour and that
the trial had been successful. The
speed contract calls for II knots.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
NATHAN HATFIELD ILL
Was Formerly Resident oil
Greensboro.

Greensboro, Ind. Dec. 16-Word has
been received here of the serious i'll
ness Of Nathan Hatfield, of Mound
City, No. He was a former resident
of this place and brother of William
Hatfield.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
MURDER TRIAL BEGINS
Geo. R. BeasIey Will Answer
Charges.

Bloomfield, Ind, Dec. 16.-The trial
of George r. Beasley. charged with
killing his wife in the presence of his
children, after the woman has brought
suit for divorce began here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-16
THE WEATHER PROPHET
in south; light snow
in north portions Monday; Tues.
day fair, fresh west winds.

oHio-Light snow Monday, Tuesday
partly cloudy; fresh northwest
winds,