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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-05-09

TO sail in. know you never specu.
late, Jim, for the house, but / thought
YOU. might il this case go in person.
ally, rs .s.5
Don't say anything more, Bob,' I
replied. This time the rule goes by
the board. But will do better; I'll
put up million and you can go as
nigh as 10000 for me. That will give
you buying power of 100000, and
want you to use my last $4,000 shares
las q LITTER
had never speculated in q share
OF stock since I entered! the firm Of
Randolph & Randolph, and on general,
special, and every other principle was
opposed to stock gambling, but saw
now Bob had worked it out, and that
70 make the deal sure it was necessary
lor MIN to have good reserve buy
ing power to fall back on it, after he
got started. the System" masters,
whose game he was butting in to and
whose plans he might upset should
try to shake down the price to drive
MIN out Of their preserves. Bob
knew how I looked at his proposed
deal and ordinarily would not have al
lowed me to have the short end of it,
but so changed had he become in his
anxiety to make that money for the
Virg1nians that he grabbed at my &C.
ceptance 80 " .--.
T Thank you, Jim," he said, fervent-
~, and he continues: "Of course, I
see what's going through your head,
but I'll accept the favor, for the deal
is bound to be successful. I know
your reason for coming in is just to
help out, and that you won't feel bad.
ly because your last $4,000 shares will
be used more as a guarantee for the
deals success than for profit. And
Miss Sands could not object to the
part you play, as she did at the I'm.
derWriting, for you will get big profit
anyway" -
Next day sugar was lively on the ex-
change Bob bought all in sight and
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bly, returning to Beulah Sands and to-
morrow and its saving profits. Final
ly,g he gotato q pitch where it seemed
as though he must take OF the lid, and
before Kate or realized what was
coming hesplaced himself in front of
us and said :.
Jim, Kate, cannot go into to-mor-
row without telling you something
that neither Of you suspect. I must
tell some one, now that everything is
coming out right and that Beulah is to
be saved; and whom can 1 tell but
you, who. have been everything to me?
- love Beulah Sands, surelya deeply,
with every bit Of me. I worship her,
tell you, and tomorrow, tomorrow if
this deal comes out as it must come,
and can put $1,50O,0OO into her
hands and send her home to her ia
Their, then, then, will tell her love
her, and Jim, Kate, if she'll marry me,
good-by, good-by to this hell of dollar
hunting, good-by to such misery as
have been in for three months, and
home, a Virginia home, for Beulah and
me. He sank into a chair and tears
rolled down his cheeks. Poor, poor
Bob, strong as lion in adversely,
hysterical as woman with victory in
sight
The next day sugar opened with a
wild rush: $4,000 shares from 40 to
1872" That is the way it came on the
tape, which meant that the crowd
around the sugarLpole was mob and
that the transactions were so heavy,
quick and tangled that no one could
tell to a certainty just what the first
or opening price was; but after the
first lull, after the gong, there were Of
fcially reported transactions aggre-
eating $4,000 shares and at prices va
rying from 40 to 152. I was over on
the floor to see the scramble, for it
was noised about long before ten
o'clock that sugar would open wild,
and then, too, I wanted to be handy if
Bob should need any quick advice.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-05-09

A minute before the gong struck,
there were 300 men damned around
the sugar-pole; men with set. deter
mined faces; men with their coats
buttoned tight and shoulders thrown
back for the rush to which, by COM
parison, that of a football team is
child's play Every man in that
crowd was picked man, picked for
what was coming. Each felt that
upon his individual powers to keep a
clear head, to shout loudest, to forget
nothing, to keep his feet, and to stay
as near the center of the crowd as DOS
slble, depended his floor honor" per.
maps his fortune. or, what was more
to him, his clients fortune. Nearly
every man of them was a college
graduate who had won his spurs at
athletics or a seasoned floor man
whose training had been even more
severe than that of the college camp
us. When it was known before the
opening of the exchange that there are
to be things doing" in a certain
stock, it is the rule to send only the
picked floor men into the crowd,
There may be fortune to make or to
lose in a minute or silver of a min
ute. For instance, the man who that
morning was able to snatch the first
5000 shares sold at 40 could have
resold them few minutes afterward
at 152 and secured $4,000 profit And
the man who was sent into the crowd
by his client to sell 5000 shares at the
Opening" and who got but 40. when
the price would be 152 by the time he
reported to his customer, was man
to be pitied. Again, the trader who
the night before had decided that
sugar.had gone up too fast, and who
had shorted" Chat is, sold what he
did not have, with the intention OF re-
purchasing at a lower price than he
sold it for) 5000 shares at 40 and
who, finding himself in that surging
mob with sugar selling at 1872, could
only get out by taking a loss of $780,
900, or by taking another chance of
later paying 162-such trader was
also to be pitieda
No one who scanned the crowd that
morning would have believed that the
calm, set face. on that erect Indian
figure. occupying the very center of
80 r
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Sands story so that she could see
things OF a true slant, she had de-:
cided to try to bring her to our house
to live. But though the girl was sweet.
ly gentle in her appreciation of Kates
thoughtful attentions, in her simple
way she made us both feel that our
EFFORTS would be for naught, that her
position must be the same as that of
any other clerk in the Office. We both
finally left her to herself. Bob ex-
planned to me, some three weeks after
she came to the Office, that she re-
celved no visitors at her home, a hotel
on quiet uptown street, and that
even he had never had permission to
call upon her there.
But from the day she came to occu-
Ply her desk in our Office, Bob was a
changed man, whether for better or
for worse neither Kate nor could de.
eide. His old bounding elasticity was
gone, and with it his rollicking laugh
He was now man where before he
had been boy, a man with a burden.
Even if had not heard Beulah Sands
story, I should have guessed that Bob
was staggering under a strange load
While before, from the close of the
stock exchange until it's opening the
next morning, he was, as Kate was
fond of putting it, always ready to fill
in for anything from chaperon to
nurse, always open for any lark we
planned from a Bohemian dinner to
the opera, now weeks went by without
our seeing him at our house. In the
Office it used to be saying that out
side gong-strikes, Bob Brownley did
not know he was in the stock business.
Formerly every clerk knew when Bob
came or went, for it was with a rush.
a shout, laugh, and bang Of doors:
and on the floor of the stock exchange
no man played so many pranks, or
filed his orders with so much iollv
good-nature and hilarious boisterous.
ness. But from the day the Virginian
girl crossed his path, Bob Brownley
was man who was thinking, think.
ing, thinking all the time. 1t was only
with an effort that he would keep his
eyes on whomever he was talking with
long enough to take in what was said
and if the saying occupied much time
it would be apparent to the talker that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-05-09

handled the buying in mastery way.
When the closing gong struck, Beulah
Sands had 10000 shares, which aver
aged her lis; Bob and I had 10000 at
an average of 125, and the stock had
closed 1872 bid and in big demand.
Miss Sands 10000 showed $4,000
profit, while our 10000 showed $780,
600 at the closing price. All the
houses with Washington wires were
wildly scrambling for sugar as soon
as it began to jump. And it certainly
looked as though the shares were good
for the figures set for them by Bob,
$175, at which price the Sands profits
would be $1,200,000. Bob was beside
himself with joy. He dined with Kate
and me, and as watched him my
heart almost stopped beating at the
Thoughtful anything should happen
to upset his plans!" His happiness
was pathetic to witness. He was like
q child. He threw away all the reserve
of the past three months and laughed
and was grave by turns. After din
ner, as we sat in the library over our
coffee, he leaned over to my wife and
said: .-.l.. a. s
Katherine Randolph, you and Jim
don't know what misery I have been
in for three months, and now-wiH to-
morrow never come, SO may get into
the whirl and clean up this deal and
send that girl back to her father with
the money! / wanted her to. tele-
graph the judge that things looked
Ike she would win out and bring back
the relief, but she would not hear of
it. She is marvellous woman She
has not turned hair to-day. 7 don't
think her pulse is up an eighth to-
night. :. She has not sent home q word
OF encouragement since she has been
here, more than to tell her father she
is doing well with her stories. It
seems they both agreed the only way
to work the thing out was s'whele
hog or anone,' and that she was to say
nothing until she could herself bring
the word Saved or lost I don't know
but she is right. She says if she
should raise her fathers hopes, and
then be compelled to dash them, the
effect would be fatal"
Bob rushed the talk along. fitting
from one point to another, but invaria-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-05-09

the other could not make out, unless
it was that soft one, which suppressed
love, emerging from terrible uncer-
tainty, generates in deep natures and
which usually finds vent in tears.
Beulah Sands was study. Her heart
was evidently swaying and Juggling
with the news Bob had brought her,
She must have seen the nearness of
release from the torture that had been
filling her soul during the past three
months, and yet such was the remark
able self-control of the woman, such
her noble courage, that she refused to
show any outward sign of her feelings.
She was the. reserved, dignif1ed girl
7 had ever seen her. r
p. Jim, Miss Sands and I thought II
best that we should have little match
up at this stage of our DEAL" Bob be-
gan. II want to know if you both agree
with me on adhering to the original
plans to close out at ITS. / never felt
surer Of my ground than in this deal:
The stock is 1853 on the tape right
now" He glanced at the white paper
ribbon whose every foot on certain
days spells heaven or hell to countless
mortals, as it rolled out of the ticker
in the corner of the Office. YES, there
she goes again-3A, 4, Az, and 1900
at a halt. There is tremendous de-
mand from all quarters. Washington's
buying is unlimited; the commission
houses are tumbling over one another
to get aboard and the shorts are scared
to paralyzed muteness. They don't
know whether to jump in and cover or
to stand their present hands, but they
have no pluck to fight the rise. that 70
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Jim, the man who first knows when
the senators and congressman and
members of the cabinet begin to buy
sugar, is the man who can kill four
birds with one stone: Win back
part of Judge Sands stolen fortune:
increase his own little pile against tho
first of January, when, If the little Vir-
gin1an lady is short a few hundred
thousand Of the necessary amount, Id
could, if he found a way to- induce her
to accept it, supply the deficiency;
fatten up good friends bank account
million or so, and do a right GOOD
turn for the-steckholders who are
about to be, for the hundredth time.
bled out of profit riehtfully theirs"
Bob was af1rs with enthusiasm, the
first I had seen him show for three
months. Seeing that had followed
him without objection so far, he con.
tinued @
well, Jim, know the Washinrto.
buying his begun. All know have
dug out for myself and am free to use
It any way choose I have gone over.
tho deal with Beulah Sands, ana Va
nave decided to plunge. She has 4
balance Of about 100000, and / am
going to spread 1t thin. am geins to
buy her 2o,eoe shares and take On TO-.
600 for myself. II you went ip for So.
600 more. 1t would give me wide see
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
MRS.J.F. HASECOSTER
FOUND DEAD IN BED
She Was a Well Known Resi-
dent of South 18th Street
And Highly Respected.
DUE TO HEART TROUBLE.
HAD APPARENTLY BEEN IN GOOD
HEALTH AND RETIRED MON
DAY NIGHT IN THE BEST OF
SPIRITS.
DUE TO HEART TROUBLE.

Mrs. Catherine Hasecoster, wife of
John Frederick Hasecoster of 209
South Thirteenth street, we'll known
and respected resident of this city,
was found dead in bed this morn
ing by her husband. The cause of the
sudden demise of Mrs. Hasecoster,
who was considered in fairly good
health, is attributed to an attack of
heart trouble. She was sixty-one
years OF age.
Mrs. Hasecoster was attacked last
fall with ShOrtness of breath, due to
heart trouble, but since that time has
been in apparently good health. Mon
day she probably oyertaxed herself at
some house work. She retired in
good spirits. Coroner Bramkamp was
Immediately summoned and he pro-
nounced death from heart trouble.
Mrs. Hasecoster was a resident of
Richmond for number of years and
hsd wide circle of friends. Her
demise will be keenly felt by rela-
tives and friends, among whom she
was known for her kind and loving
disposition. The funeral arrangements
have not yet been announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
MEAT 1NSPECTORSTO
GATHER At CHICAGO
important Subjects Will Be
Considered in Reference to
Work Now Under Way.
SEC. WILSON TO ATTEND.
DR.. w. o. WAGGoNER WILL GO
FROM RICHMOND SITUATION
IN THIS CITY WILL BE THOR
OUGHLY THRESHED OVER.
SEC. WILSON TO ATTEND.

DR.. w. o. Waggoner. United States
government inspector at the Richmond
Abattoir company's plant. has received
letter from Secretary Wilson, asking
him to attend the meeting of all Indi-
ana government meat inspectors,
which will be held in Chicago May 8.
and will continue for several days.
About 80 meat inspectors, which are
distributed throughout Indiana, will be
in attendance. Both Secretary Wilson
and Dr. A. B. Melvin. chief of the bu-
reau of animal industry. will deliver
addresses, while a general symposium
will be held on the questions that are
confronting the inspectors of Indiana
at the present time. Secretary Will
son believes there is room for inn
provement in Indiana inspection and
the whole service will be discussed in
that all questions may be settled.
Although it is not known definitely
it is probable that the placing of ad-
ditional men in Richmond will receive
attention at the hands of the confer
ence. and the situation here, which is
one of the most unique in the state,
will be thoroughly thrashed over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
ERUPTION IN NORTH
END OF THE CITY
Roscoe CIayborne and Mrs.
Carrie Coleman Have a
Spirited Encounter.

There was an eruption in the peace
and quiet of north end colored circles
Monday afternoon, which resulted in
Roscoe Ciayborne facing Judge Con
verse in the city court. After an
hours delay waiting for the prosecut-
ing witness. Mrs. Carrie Coleman, to
appear in court, Judge Converse dis
missed the case. He also stated that
affidavfts for the arrest of the objects
of their vengeance and then. without
reasonable excuse. failed to put in an
appearance TO prosecute the case when
called for hearing, would meet the dis
pleasure of the court. either by having
the case dismissed or being fined for
Contempt.
Police officers state that Clayborne
Monday told Coleman TO keep his eye
on Mrs. Coleman. When the irate
woman learned that Clayborne had
been talking against her. she sailed
forth. armed with a pair of shears. to
5naugurate little scene in which Clay
borne was billed TO star in the title
role She met Roscoe while he was
riding down the street on dray horse.
Mrs Coleman promptly gave battle
and the jabs of her shears in the calf
OF his leg caused Roscoe to alight from
his charger and strike Mrs. Coleman
in the jaw. The police state that
Clayborne. after striking Mrs. Cole
man. became the vortex of miniature
street fight, Roscoe being beset on all
sides by friends of the assaulted wo-
man. He finally made his escape and
Mrs. Coleman then swore out war
rant for his arrest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
THE STONE PILE FOR
WILLIE WOODS, SHINE
Schooner of SudS Gets COlored
Boy Into Trouble.

Willie Woods, shine at the Sim
mons cigar store, and alleged town cut
up, partook of schooner of SudS
Monday evening. which resulted in
Willie accommodating a package. Will
lie became frivolous on the streets and
playfClly bantered divers policemen to
chase him. Three officers finally laid
a trap for the frolicsome colored lad
and he dashed into the arms of Officer
Winters. The open front patrol wag-
on was called and the crowd that col
1ected on Main street to witness Willie
take ride to the city Jail resembled
circus day at New Castle. Willie was
still in high spirits after being locked
in the drunk storage room and playful
ly broke out window. In the city
court he was fined 81 and costs and
despite his efforts to have friends
come to his rescue with the "necessa-
ry," Judge Converse ruled that it
would be best to have Willie do time at
the county jail. Willie'S stone pile
hammer has been ordered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
HEARD GOOD ADDRESSES
Crispus Attucks Loyal League
Held Meeting.

AT the last meeting of the Crispus
Attucks league. the Rev Clarence NJ.
Case delivered short address upon
the organization and of the good that
it could accomplish among the people
of Richmond, and especially those of
the colored race. He highly compli-
mented the class of work under way.
The Rev. r. B. Harris of Pittsburg.
who was but recently extended a call
by Mt. Moriah Baptist church. in this
city, also delivered a short address
pertaining to the work coiored people
could do by taking up the profession
of gardening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
SEVERAL WOMEN
SHOP EMPLOYEES
WORK FOR PRIZE.
All Classes Livening UP With
Exception of Men Clerks
Where Harry Buntin Is Run
ming Like a Hare.
WORK BEING QUIETLY
DONE BEHIND SCENES.
Some Are Playing Their Game
In the Dark Waiting to Show
Their Hand Later Prof.
Davis Regains Second.

There were several features to Eyen
the Palladium and Sun-Telegram vot-
ing contest today. Several new peo-
pie entered the lists particularly the
women shop employees race Miss
Nellie Williams clerk at the Singer
sowing machine Office came into the
contest with a good vote stepping
ht once into second place.
The teachers race kept up its usual
interest. Prof Davis regaining his po-
eifiou at second in standing among
the men teachers. There are now SIX
men teachers with a heavy vote wnile
several of the others cannot be count
ed out of the running by any means.
Among the women teachers Richmond
fs still in the lead, her rival Center
vile represented by Miss Elizabeth
IsshIey being less than five thousand
votes behind. however
Among the men clerk Harry Buntin
seems to be running so fast that no
one is openly opposing him. Much
work is being done behind the scenes
however and it may be that Mr.. Bun
tin will have several formidable op-
ponents before the affair is over.
Those sending in votes are again
cautioned to put enough postage on
them A one cent stamp will not
bring the votes to this Office. 1t takes
at least two cents and more when
many votes are sent in. Use care in
addressing the envelopes always send
ing the ballots to the Contest Edi-
tor"
5COntinued on Page TWo)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
CHANCE FOR A FACTORY
Commercial Club Gets Inquiry
From Youngstown, O.

Will Ferguson. secretary of the Com
mercial club, has received a communi-
cation from Strayer and Hawk of
Youngstown, O.. asking what induce
ments the club could offer for the 10
cation of factory here which would
employ two hundred men and distrib-
ute 100000 annually in wages. The
Commercial club is almost daily in re-
ceipt of such letters. asking what in
ducements the club can offer, and it is
understood the organization is now
several seriously.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
s7i.ols7
s1s.47s.1e

In the young mems squad contest
the interest seems to intensity. Bartel
takes first place from Dill again but
by very close margin. All of the
squads have taken spurt and it
would not be surprising that these
young men do not reach 10000 before
the campaign is over.
An Interesting Gathering.
One of the most interesting gath
erings of the Y. NJ c. A. was that of
Monday night when the young men
reported on the house to house effort.
Az one young man expressed ii, it was
like an election night waiting for the
returns, and then beginning to come
In from nine o'clock until after ten
with their reports. The experiences
CT these young men as related by them
was interesting, in some cases anus
ing, and in all cases encouraging.
Contrary to the expectation of some.
the young men came in with bearning
faces and happy hearts. mostly re-
porting the kindest and The most
courteous treatment in the homes Wis.
tied.
The young men engaged IN lhfs
work are fast learning things about
the city of Richmond that they had
never known before. They are learn
ing of the apparent lack OF interest
in the true welfare of the young men
of the city on the part OF those who
are abundantly able to hel his move
ment TO success. On the other hand
they are getting heart touching les
sons of sacrifice from the toilers in
the cottage and the homes OF the
great middle class, who are always
the backbone of any movement for
progress.
Surely the work of these Young men
and the attitude of people in modern
circumstances in the town. has not
only demonstrated the need. but also
the anxiety of the people of Rich
mond for the Young Mems Christian
as ssociation
The total reported by the young
men in Monday nights effort on the
house to house canvass, was $500 25.
The report was most encouraging i'm
View of the fact that the young men
had scarcely touched their territory.
With one week left to work and ov-
er $4,000 to get, in order to secure
Mr.. Reid's offer. sacrifice must be.
come more general. This amount of
money cannot be raised among the
poorer classes who have been giving
out OF their needs. The time has
come for those who nave been blessed
with plenty to get under this burden
and do much better than they have.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
IS PROPER
President Finley Says Rail-
roads Are Not Opposed.

Memphis, Tenn. April 23.--In a re.
ception rendered him today. President
Finley. of the Southern railway, adj
dressed the Merchants exchange at n
noon luncheon, discussing commercial
development with the aid OF rail-
roads He said legislative regulation
Of common carriers. with proper linn
itations is justifiable and that rail-
ways are not opposed to regulation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-23
DUBLIN ODD FELLOWS
WILL HAVE OBSERVANCE.

On April 26. Olive Branch lodge. l..
o. o. F.. at Dublin. will fittingly OBJ
serve the eighty-eighth anniversary of
the founding of the order There will
be a special program and supper will
be served 70 the members of the lodge
their families and friends County
Clerk Harry f. Penny will deliver an
address.