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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
RAILROAD NOTES.

1t is reported that the Lake Erie
and Wesern shops at Peru will re.
ceive a number of new additions and
an increase in the number of employ
es, within the course of the next few
weeks. The officials of the road have
already made a visit to the shops
looking over the ground.
The Rock Island has placed large
orders for new equipment for the sys-
tenn. It is said that the officials and
directors of the road. Daniel G. Reid
being one, are contemplating great
things for the road in the near fu-
ture.
1t is probable that the union station
in Cincinnati will be abolished aid a
larger and more commodious one
built. No site has as yet been select
ed. The Pennsylvania enters the pre-
sent station and when asked as to
what he thought Of the matter Rich
mond division official said he did not
think that there were any grounds to
the report.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
a local railroad official said that the
great improvements contemplated by
the Pennsylvania, would not be stop
ped in the least by the adverse leg
islation in this state and others along
the system. according to his belief
1t has been disclosed for the first
time that the Pennsylvania railroad
corporation, holds large block of
stock in the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road. and has in the past largely DOM
mated the latter roads affairs.
1t is reported that the railroads in
the western states will carry the leg
atty of legislatures passing two cent
rate bills, TO the higher courts in or
der to test the laws in all the states
where such laws have received favor
able attention at the hand of the leg
islators.
The Central Passenger association
has given notice to the local ticket
office that hereafter no party rates
will be given on the railroads of
Ohio. The Pennsylvania therefore
will cease to sell party tickets to Gin
cinnati and other Ohio points The
ruling il is said will greatly affect
theatrical companies travelling in that
state.
The Pennsylvania will move its
grade crossings in Indianapolis at the
cost of $500, 900.
In round numbers $3.50, 000, 900 was
spent last year ia rolling stock for
the American railroads. Mere than
$3.50, 000, 900 was spent for freight
cars at 200 each. The price for
cars varies, but averages
about $4,000. The price for a good
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
ELKS TO MEET AND
TALK OVER MINSTREL

A rehearsal for the first part of the
minstrel show, which will be given
April 10Th and goth at the Gennett
Theatre by the Elks, for the benefit
of the Y. M. c. A. fund, will be held
this afternoon, at the Elks' lodge
rooms. The opening chorus and Incl
dental music has been received and it
is desired that those who take part in
the show shall hear it and all members
are urged to attend. At this meet
ing plans will be discussed. A howl
ing one-act farce, with local bear
ing, will be written and put on by the
cleveres st talent in the city.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
NEW SCARLET FEVER CASE
Camilla Haner, Who Attends the Fin.
ley School, is Sick-Dr. Bond
Acts Promptly.

Another case of scarlet fever was
afternoon, it being in home of Frank
Haner, 135 South Fourth street. Ca
miIIa Haner, the child affected, at
tended school at the Finley building
Friday, and DIR. Bond will close the
second grade room taught by Minnie
j.. Hale, Monday morning, and keep it
closed until all danger is passed. 1t
is probable that after an investigation
is made other rooms will be closed but
this is not known at the present time.
The case is the first one in the city
where "a school room will have been
closed, as the result of pupil attend
ing, contracting the disease. All 9TH
er school rooms have been closed be-
cause their attendants were indirect
iy exposed to the disease. Although
the case is reported at the Finley
school. DIR. Bond said yesterday
that. il it had been the direct out
growth Of the cases, which closed the
three rooms at the school last week,
the child would have contracted the
disease sooner and hence he did not
believe that the child had contracted
the disease then. City Sanitary In
spector Young thoroughly disinfected
the affected room yesterday afternoon.
Statement by Bond.
DR.. Bond made statement to this
Aper that he wished to announce that
all parents of children who attended
the school, should take immediate
to keep their children
AWAY from others in order to prevent
the spread of the disease. -as<.zN
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
WILL SETTLE SHORTAGE
Bond Company to Make Good the
Amount City Treasurer Martin
Of Muncie Is "Shy."

Muncie, Ind, March 2.-The surety
company which was on the bond of
former City Treasurer Robert M. Mar
tin, through it's legal representatives.
this week announced that though it
would settle in full the amount of Mr..
Martins alleged shortage, said to be
still $4,000. it would not do SO until
the city had determined, through the
courts, whether it is entitled to the 5
per cent. Of delinquent taxes collected,
as it processes to be, or whether Mr..
Martin is entitled to those fees, as he
says. They amount to only a few
dollars, but the courts will be
asked to decide them Immediately.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Red Men Very Active.

Hagerstown. Ind. March 2.-Ha-
gerstown lodge Of Red Men has been
very active all winter. Last night five
warriors were advanced to the chiefs
degree and received into full mem
bership. These were all young men
and all promise to become active and
useful members of the order.
On next Friday night banquet will
be given In honor Of these newly OBJ
Hgated brethren, to which visiting
brethren will be admitted.
Cambridge City lodge has invited
the Hagerstown degree team to con-
fer the adoption degree in its lodge
on April 4th. The invitation has been
accepted and practically all this lodge
will attend with the team.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
THE C., C.. & L. HAS STRIKE
MAcHiNiSTS AT PERU DEMAND
BETTER WAGES.
General Superintendent Dalton il
Charge of Situation and His De-
cision is Awaited.

The strained relations which have
been existing for some time, between
the officials of the c. C. & l. and the
machinists in the Peru shops, came TO
head yesterday when the machin-
lists with their helpers laid down
their tools and left the shops and
said that they would not return under
any circumstances unless a better
wage scale was granted tsan that re-
Gently given them. General Supt r.
p. Dalton has it within his power to
either raise the wages or replace the
old men with new ones. 1t is not
thought by the officials of the road
that any demonstrations will be made
in case new machinists are import
ed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
The Rev. Kuhn Kept Busy.

Rev. II. II. Kuhn has returned from
a ten days lecturing trip. which was
eminently satisfactory. Rev. Kuhn
booked five return dates at points at
which he spoke during the past week
and half. He will be particularly
busy during the coming commence
ment season, as he is much sought
after for commencement lectures. He
has already booked several and is ex-
pecting to book at least fifteen more
before the commencement season be-
gins. Last year Mr.. Kuhn delivered
twenty-nine commencement address
es in different portions of the state.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Mrs. Geo. Young is Dead.

New Paris, Ohio, March Mrs.
Sarah Young. wife of George Young.
and sufferer from bronchial trouble
and catarrh for years. died Friday
from complication with pneumonia
During her illness she expressed a
wish to unite with the Methodist
church. and she was received into
that body by Rev. Grauer She leaves
husband one son, Howard, who
lives here. and one daughter, Mrs.
Ralph Smith, who lives in Pottasch,
Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
formerly lived in Richmond and were
Well known citizens. The funeral
Will occSr from her late home Mon.
day afternoon; interment in Spring
lawn
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
SIX ROOMS ARE Closed
CONTAGION IN SCHOOLS
Young Son Of City Treasurer Johnson
Has Diphtheria and Sister 20 the
Lad Attends Baxter School Her
Room to Be Closed.

The three-year-old son of City
Treasurer Nimrod Johnson is i'll at
the home of his parents. Ill Kinsey
street, with a most severe attack of
diphtheria, and owing to the fact that
Helen, sister to the boy. has been
attending the Baxter school. DR.. c. S.
Bond, city health officer. will have one
room closed at the school Monday
morning. The room which the girl
has been attending was thoroughly
disinfected yesterday, but it is thought
best not to allow those indirectly ex-
posed to gather again until all danger
is passed, without a doubt.
Six Rooms Closed.
At the present time there are six
rooms in the city schools closed ow-
ing to the presence of contagious d.
sease in the city The kindergarten,
which was closed several days ago at
the Finley school on account Of scar
let fever, has not been reopened and
will not be for several days as it is
not necessary to use haste in the mat
ter. The four rooms at the Hibberd
school, which were closed on account
of the discovery of scarlet fever in
the VIM. Quigg home on South
Twelfth street, will remain closed for
several days. 1t is not known just
when they will be reopened. AS yet no
new cases have made their appearance
as the result of the indirect exposures
at the Hibberd school as it takes be-
tween six and eight days for the di-
sease to develop. The guarantees on
the homes, which were directly ex-
posed from association with the mem
bers of the Quigg family, have not as
yet been lifted and will not be until
Monday.
School Authorities Pleased.
Although the closing of several
rooms in the city schools during the
past several weeks has interfered con-
siderably with the work done in the
schools, the school board and Supt.
Mott are we'll pleased, in that the di-
sease has not spread more. After the
closing of the rooms, on account of
the disease, it has always made its re-
in a different portion of
the city.
DR.. Bond. the city health officer and
City Sanitary Inspector Young are
taking every precaution to see that the
guarantees are enforced TO the let
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
News of the Railroads
Local and General
Q. OWEN KUHN

northwest and southwest of Chicago.
No men east of the windy city" have
been asked TO leave the service. II
is probable according to the state
ments of local officials who are ac-
quainted with the grievances of the
trainmen and conductors, that the
strike will not affect any portion of
the Pennsylvania unless the members
of the two unions east of Chicago de-
cided to walk out in sympathy. This.
however, is improbable, although pos
sible.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Dividend is Declared.

Indianapolis. March 2.-Directors
of the State Life Insurance company
held a meeting last night and spent
an hour in discussing the dividend
question, and at the close of the dis
cussion the regular annual dividend
was declared for the ensuing year.
The declaring of the dividends had
been deferred upon the recommends
ton of Secretary Wynn because of
the threatened abolition of prelimin-
airy term insurance during the pres
emit session of the legislature.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Hokendauqua Lodge Growing.

At the meeting of Hokendauqua
lodge of Red Men last night there
were thirteen adoptions and one card.
This will bring the total number of
mem ers of the lodge up to 55s. The
officials of the tribe do not expect to
stop long on this number. and prohp-
esy a membership OF at least 500 By
the first Of July.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
No Direct Effect Here.

Philadelphia. March, 2.-To meet
cials of the Brotherhoods of Railway
Trainmen and Conductors, will have no
effect on the Richmond division of the
Pennsylvania. although it may be in
directly affected through other divis-
ions of the system. Local officials
state that they do not think that the
men will walk out, as the railroads at
the present time will meet almost any
reasonable terms the men ask, in or
der to keep the min the service. ow-
ing to the present conditions, which
exist all over the Pennsylvania, and
other roads of the country. Espec-
tally is this true of the freight condi-
tons, and the reputation of the rail-
road is at stake at the present time.
The vast amount of freight on the diff
ferent divisions must be handled
promptly and successfully.
The Richmond division conductors
are well satisfied with their conditions
and under no circumstances will they
strike If the other men walk out, as
they have been through strikes and
find that they generally terminate
with the discharge of the men, and at
the same time profit little, if anything
to those who remain in the service.
They say that the Pennsylvania rail
road has been kind to them in the past
and at the present critical moment.
they would not walk out, ard leave the
road in a rut, such as would happen
in case the trains were left for non
union railroad men to move.
A G. r. e l. conductor. yesterday
said that he would not strike as he
had been through the famous strike of
'92 and '93. and was burnt" to such
an extent that under no circumstances
would he obey strike orders. He
based his opinion on the same grounds
as did several Richmond division con-
ductors.
The railroad telegraphers. who are
also affected by the strike orders are
not members of the trainmens' I'M
ion, and will not strike in the event
that all the other trainmen walk out.
They also base their opinions upon
the generous manner in which they
have been handled by the Pennsylva-
MIA as a railroad corporation. The
of the men on the other di-
visions of the Pennsylvania and the
other railroads, are watched with ca
ger interest, among all the raili Cad
men located in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
May be Held for Murder.

Goshen, Ind, March Frank How
land, of White Pigeon. Mich. is in GUS
tody here and probably will be held
for murder. Last night, it is alleged,
he shot Charles Carroll, fellow Lake
Shore employee. Trouble over alleged
attentions by Rowland to Carroll s
wife led to the shooting.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Theatrical Bill Killed.

Local theatrical managers will be
pleased over the fact that the house
of the Indiana legislature defeated
the Theatrical Trust" bill.
The bill required all theaters to ad-
NIT any responsible, moral attraction
that came along. The bill aimed at
what are known as trust houses
These are theaters that refuse to ad-
NIT attractions that are not in the
theatrical trust.
The managers OF theaters In all
parts of the state were opposed to the
bill and maintained a vigorous lobby
against it.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
WAS PLOTTED AGAINST
CHARGES BY MRS. EDDY
Declares Her Will Was Stolen and
that an Effort Was Made 20 Take
Her. Very Life.

signed statement today George w.
Glover, the son, says Mrs. Eddy told
him on January that she had made
her will. Mrs. Eddy is quoted by
Glover as saying: "One day warn
ing from God told me l had better
look after it. I went to get it and it
was gone. / could have sworn it was
there. 1 asked Mr.. Fry where the
will was and he said he knew where
it was and went to get it, but it was
gone. Before night of that day
made another will. I've got it in a
good, strong place, where no one can
get it. Men stole it who came and
wanted to get me away and murder
me for the will. Some one got into
the house and robbed and stole the
furniture, but l have it all back now.
They came in through a window, but
| have had the windows fixed so that
no one can get in when the doors are
fastened. They sent me team of fine
horses. They wanted me to get in
and drive and get killed. They want
my life
Glover thought his mother much
older and feebler than when he saw
her before, four years ago.
Legal Action Taken.
A bill in equity to secure an act
counting of the financial affairs of
Mrs. Eddy, head of the Christian Sci
ence Church, was filed in the superior
court for Merrimac county Friday by
Mrs. Eddys son, George w. Glover,
of Deadwood, s. D.; the latter's
daughter, Miss Mary Baker Glover,
and George w. Baker of Bangor, Me-.
nephew and next friend of Mrs.
Eddy. The bill is directed against
Alfred Farlow and other trustees of
the Christian Science Church in Bos-
ton, Calvin D. Drye. Mrs. Eddy's sec
secretary, and Herman 8. Herring,
first reader Of the church in Concord.
Besides demanding an accounting
of all transactions in connection with
Mrs. Eddy's affairs the bill asks for
restitution in case anw wrongdOing
appears: for an injunction during liti-
CATION against interference with her
and business. and for re-
ceiver.
In a statement issued by Ex-United
States Senator William E. Chandler,
special counsel in the action, it is
declared that Mr.. Glover is actuated
by no spirit of disrespect to his moth
er, but believes that the proceeding
Is in her real interest. Mr.. Glover
says the action is not directed |
against the religion of the Christian |
The statement further |
declares that Mr.. Glover has long |
thought his mother was growing too |
feeble in body and mind to attend to |
important business matters. but that |
ne was unable to confirm this sus- |
picion, because those Immediately |
about her seemed unwilling to allow |
ever her nearest relatives to have an |
interview long enough to reveal her |
actual condition.
Hurrying to Concord.
Boston, March 2-Trustees of the |
christian Science church are hurrying |
o Concord today to confer upon the /
uit brought against Mrs Eddys fol
overs. Before leaving for Concord,
Alfred Farlow said Mrs. Eddy is in ex-
client health and is attending to her
mn hr1cinocC
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Watson Active for Cromer

Washington, March 2.-President
Roosevelt has assured friends of Rep
resentative Cromer that he will try
to reach a decision today as to wheth-
er George w. Cromer shall be APP
pointed postmaster of Muncie. Repre-
sentative Watson called Friday on
the President in behalf of Mr.. Cromer.
The President said that some protests
have been received and that he want
ed little time to consider them.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
AGAINST FOREIGN LABOR.

Richmond division section men
along with other section men on the
lines west of Pittsburg and also in
the western and southwestern states
are contemplating forming a union in
order to keep foreign laborers from
working on the roadbed. and also set
uniform price for labor. The Sec
ton foremen ask SIS per month,
while a uniform scale of 80 is asked
for roadbed labor Whether or not
the section hands of the country get
what they want remains to be seen.
in speaking of the matter local
section foreman said that all labor
should be restricted to Americans, as
foreign labor was unsatisfactory to a
considerable extent. and again it
could be secured at such a low figure
il was an injustice 10 the American
men who wished positions on the
road. but could not get them owing
TO the great amount of foreign labor.
He said that the better class of road
bed men who would work otherwise,
would not work with bunch of illit-
crate Italians and other foreigners. as
their style of life is very objection
able.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
COMPLAIN OF CAR SHORTAGE.

Local lumber dealers have had
good reason to complain of the car
shortage on the railroads of the coun-
try for the past several months. Red
cedar shingles. one of the most Inn
portant items in building operations.
are almost impossible to secure from
the Pacific coast. where they are all
made. because of the lack of trans
portation facilities.
1.-THE price on red cedar shingles"
said one prominent lumber dealer
yesterday, has been sent booming as
a result. Today these shingles are
selling at s1.30 more per thousand
than they were last year at this time.
Some advance would naturally be no
ticed owing to the growing scarcity
of red cedar material, but this great
advance is due entirely to the great
car shortage. At least 100000, 900
shingles are now on the coast waiting
to be shipped
One of the results of this scarcity
in shingles is the use of galvanized
iron and slate for roofing purposes.
Although shingles show the most
marked advance, poplar lumber is
also raising in price owing to the
scarcity of forests of this kind accord
ing to the statement of the lumber
dealer yesterday. The majority of
such lumber is now received from the
South, and the car shortage has also
hindered the shipments of it. All
other kinds of lumber have advanced
materially in price during the past
year, and those Richmond people who
are contemplating building during the
present spring will find that 1t will
cost them several hundred dollars
more than the same building would
have cost last year.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Membership Nears 500 Mark.

The local camp Modern Woodmen
is sharing in the general prosperity
of the order. Sixteen candidates are
to be adopted Monday night. and it
is expected that by the end of the
year the membership will be near the
five hundred mark
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Pension Fund Raised.

Having granted ten per cent in
crease in wages to it's active employees
the Pennsylvania railroad has gone a
step further and raised the annual ap
preparation of it's pension fund for re-
tired employees by 35 per cent. from
$500, 900 to 100000 per year. This
announcement is contained in the an
nual report just completed b., che pen
sion department of the railroad, and
which was received at the local sta
ton yesterday According to the re-
port, S467 ,614.47 was paid out last
year to the 1910 men on the present
Pennsylvania pension roll.
There are now 1910 men on the pen
sion rolls OF the company. In Janu-
airy, 1906, there were 1910. During
the year 200 men died, three-fourths of
whom were over 20 years of age. This
decrease was offset by the retirement
of 331 men. OF this number 201 were
in the 20 year class and 129 between
the ages OF 65 and So.
Besides containing the announce
ment of the So per cent increase in the
annual appropriation, the amount dis
tributed in 1906 and the number of
l1cH HOW On Tic pCAOiou Tie lC-
port sets forth complete statement
of the operations of the pension de-
partment of the Pennsylvania railroad
since the pension system was organ
lied in 1900. At that time there were
only LOO men on the retired list, who
received $3.50, 433. 36-a little more
than half the amount distributed last
year.
Since 1900, the pension department
has distributed total of $2,493, s70.S6,
which gives an average for the seven
years of 1856, 1855 The number of
employees retired and pensioned up TO
the present time is 3,031. In addition
] 900 men have died. The average age
o femployes at the time of retirement
was II years and months, with an
average length of service of 81 years
and 2 months
Several Richmond men are now on
the pension role. According to the
rule, an employee has to serve the
thirty years, and at the
age of sixty-five years can retire from
the service in case he sees fit At
seventy years retirement is compulso-
~. Should a man serve the Pennsyl-
vania thirty years and be below the
age of sixty-fve he is not entitled to
the pension although several local men
say that such should be the case
ARE VOTING ON A STRIKE.
The recent strike ordered By the
officials OF the Brotherhods OF Rail-
way Trainmen and Conductors il nov
,o;nc ccfrsd m IN, ma ynnxnt><r, ~ 49,
1t was learned at the
local station yesterday that the strike |
districts were confined to territories
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-03
Small Fire.

The fire department was called yes
blaze in the basement of the home
of Robert Hodgin, 217 North Four
teenth street. The fire originated
from match being dropped in pile
of waste. The loss was small.