The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-18
UNEMPLOYED MEN
NOW ON KNEES TO
! SWEET CHARITY.
OnmerCifuI Wolf Seeks En-
trance Into Many Richmond
Homes Where Sunshine
Formerly Ruled.
PALLADIUM STARTS FUND
FOR ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Golfers Are Low and the De-
mand for Aid From Worthy
Men and Women Unpreced-
ented in City's History.
MONEY IS MUCH NEEDED.
DONATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED
DAILY AT THE PALLADIUM OF
FIcE AND AMOUNTS DONATED
WILL BE PUBLISHED DAILY.

In response to the appeals being
daily made by the worthy poor of
this city who are unable to secure
employment and as a result are suffer
Ing from lack of food and fuel, and in
many cases, sufficient clothing and
medical attention, the Palladium has
lief of those actually in need of as
sistance
The citizens of Richmond who are
in a position to render financial as
sistance to this worthy cause are so
lcited to contribute to this fund any
amount that they feel they are able to
give. The money will be received at
the Palladium office and each day the
amount received will be published in
the paper. If you are only able to
controbute five cents, reader. bring it
"a nickel will buy loaf of bread for
some family which has nothing to eat
in the house.
1t Is not an advertising scheme, the
sole purpose the Palladium has in mind
in soliciting money is to relieve the
sufferings Of the worthy poor.
You. reader, who have a home Of
your own, with good position or bus
mess which yields you enough money
each week to supply yourself or your
family with food, fuel clothing and lit
tie luxuries of life, must bear in mind
that some of your brothers are not 50
fortunate.
Perhaps you do not realize that there
are many men out Of employment III
Richmond at the present time. Some
OF these men have been able to save
their money for a rainy day" but
there are others, just as worthy. hon
est men, who are out of jobs and with
no money laid away to meet the un-
looked for condition. 1t is this class
OF people that the readers of the Pal
ladium are appealed to, to render all
the financial assistance that they have
in their power TO give.
In u nice appearing little cottage i'll
the north end of the city there is an
honest, industrious shop employee who
has a wife and two small children.
For six weeks he has been out of en-
ployment. He has sought work of all
kinds. but has met with the same sto-
ry everywhere he has gone: Sorry. my
friend. but we are employing no Que
until the business situation clears up q
little more" This shop employee has
expended all his scanty savings and
the wolf has now gained entrance TO
his pretty little cottage. which IS
mortgaged.
The first of the week. one of the
week one of the shop employees little
children went to Mrs. Gambler and said
that her papa had sent for assistance
The child then told how there had
been no fire in the house for three days
and that not one member of the family
had had one bite to eat in twenty -four
hours. Absolute need had brough,
this brave, industrious specimen OF
American manhood to his Knees beg
ging charity.
This case of worthy charity is not an
isolated case. There are many other
like it in this city and with your help
the Associated Charities will do every
thing in their power to relieve this suf,
fering, which is greater this winter
than for fifteen years past.
Many are the little mouths that are