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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
The Country Surrounding Ter
re Haute for Several Miles
is Inundated
WABASH is STILL RISING
HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES ARE
HOMELESS AND MANY OF THEM
IN A SORRY PLIGHT-WORST
OVER AT CINCINNATI
Publishers Press.1

Terre Haute, ina, Jan. %. - The
break in the Wabash river levee near
the village of Taylorville widened to
several hundred feet, and the sur
rounding country for miles, is mum
dated. The river is still rising.
There are 900 homeless people from
Taylorville and West Terre Haute,
and the majority of them are in pitia-
BILE plight with neither food, clothing
nor shelter from the weather. The
break came SO suddenly that but few
were able to get their belongings to
high ground. Stock, poultry and other
domestic animals persisted by hun
dreds.
Driven from her room, a Tay1orville
woman wei to the attic of her home
and there, while alone, gave birth to
a child. Her husband and other mem
bers of the family were out assisting
in the rescue of flood victims.
The Volunteers of America and
other charity organizations are caring
for the homeless. The situation is
most serious, the worst food ever
known here being anticipated.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
FROM THE FOUR CORNERS
BREVITIES OFF THE WIRE
Condensed kilograms That Find Their
Way into the Hopper from All Parts
of the Globe.
Publishers Press.J

GAINESVILLE, Ut is estimated that
the flood damage in Muskingum coun-
ty will reach $4,000.
Van Vert, O.,-George Baker. Is. OF
Wiltshire. accidently shot and killed
his brother Edwin, Is, while cleaning
a revolver.
Ripley, O.-Fred Gardner, farmer,
came to look at the food and was
found frozen to death near his home,
four miles from town.
Charleston. S. C.-Florida limited
on Atlantic Coast line wrecked at Ye-
massee. Train burned. Several pas
sengers killed or injured.
Madison, Ind, - Ohio river at a
standstill at 81 feet. Dead body of
man disfigured as though by fire,
found floating in the river.
Defiance, O.-Several factories shut
down here because of the flood. Wa
tiers arose five feet above danger line
/, and surrounding a number of cottages.
Observation-Disclosures here received
dispatch from Antiogo de las Vegas,
Havana province. announcing or at
alarm there owing to threatened up
rising.
Chicago-Trial of President Shea
of teamsters' union came to an end,
the jury failing to agree The jurors
stood seven for acquittal and five for
conviction.
Little Rock, Ark-Governor John S.
Little, who was inaugurated Jan. IS,
suffered a physical collapse He must
not undertake duties of his Office for
several weeks.
Trenton. n. J.-Of the "A Republi
can members of the legislature SO
met in caucus and named Senator
Dryden for the United States senator
ship. He received 81 votes.
Indianapolis, Ind.-The house killed
Representative Condos bill to abolish
capital punishment in Indiana. 1t was
one - the reform measures urged by
Governor Hanly in his message.
Urbana, O-Seldon ]. Williams, ar
rested in Cincinnati and brought here
to answer charge of bigamy, sentenced
to the penitentiary three years. Viii
Hams has a wife at Vanceburg, Ky.
While soliciting in this county he met
Miss Lillian Colbern and married her.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
NEGRO KILLED IN RIOT
STARTED AT A DICE GAME
Publishers Press.1

Lawton. "A neGf
riot, created by Lane Dixon. colored
reputed to be a scharged negro sol
der from the Twentyffth infantry a
Fort Reno. resulted in the death
Nat Marshall. cclored. the wolndin
of Dixon and several other negro
and the arrest of so negroes. Mar
shall, owner of the gambling resort IN
which the negroes congregated, aid
Dixon engaged in quarrel over
game Of dice. Their fight drew others
in and a pitched battle resulted. The
fight was SO desperate that all the Off
GERS of Lawton we're called on TO put
a stop to it and make the arrests.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
RIVER RECEDING.
But There Will be Several Days o.
Suffering from the Flood.

cincinnati, o.. Ian. 22-The river
continues its slow recession. Guards
are kept on watch all night at all
points along the river to give warn
ing of any threatened damage to build
ings, and there is no cessation in
the work of relief 1t will be several
days before the river gets below the
danger line, and the possibility of
property damage will not even then
be over as the weakened condition of
structures will make them liable to
collapse.
THE river will continue to fall, re-
CARELESS Of the weather" was the
statement of the weather forecaster,
but the outlook was still regarded as
serious. In a supplemental statement
the forecaster said that the river will
be at stage of SO feet through We'd
nesday-13 feet over the danger line,
and not until Saturday, under the
most favorable conditions. will the
river fall . the 5O-foot stage. Thus
another week of privation, restitution.
suffering, hunger and homelessness
for thousands is assured.
Relief Work at Portsmouth.
Portsmouth. O., Jan. ga mass
meeting of business men was called by
Mayor HUI chins to organize flood re-
lief. Committees on supplies received
sufficient quantities to meet all pres
ent demands. The Salvation army
and other charitable organizations are
doing heroic work in relieving the
wants and sufferings of scores whom
the city authorities have been unable
to reach, being overwhelmed in pro-
viding for those housed in city
schools. The railroads resumed traffic
and many industries are again in oper-
alton. while merchants are gradually
moving back to their business places
- the river slowly recedes.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Vaudeville at the New Phillips,

The Four Bragdon Bros, who are
appearing at the New Phillips theater
this week in their novelty act. re-
hearsing for the masquerade. add
charm to unusual cleverness and abiI-
lty. The boys sing we'll and in their
dancing the floor fairly rings under
their strenuous and nimble feet. The
younger one gives clever jewish
character study and the quartet close
the act in burst of song and beauty,
appearing as brilliant and dashing SOU
brettes- The wardrobe worn by them
Is magnificent and all hand made
This act is away from the ordinary
vaudeville acts and should be seen to
be appreciated.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23

while the author was a student. SO
great was the success attained that
the play was put on for one week at
Los Angeles, California, and after
wards taken to San Francisco with
the expectation of playing week S
engagement there. Over two thous-
and orders for seats had to be refus-
ed as the house was sold out at every
performance, in spite of the fact that
extra matinees were given. The time
was extended for a period of ten
weeks and the play was doing an
enormous business when the run was
suddenly terminated by the earth
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
NIGHT PRINTING SCHOOL
RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT
Public Printer Calls Attention to Pass
ing of Hand Compositor and Urges
Printers to Become Machine Op-
orators.
Publishers Press.J

washington, Jan. 2z.-Ine puuilo
printer. Mr.. Sullings, issued general
order in which he says the days of
hand composition are fast coming to
a close The order was issued t call
attention to the government Pr ng
Offices night school of instruct on
typesetting machines. Instructio will
be free, but no pay given for the work
accomplished. In event of reduction
in the force of printers the public
printer says those who can operate
machines will be ziyep preferenca.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Ten Days in Workhousc.
Publishers Press.l

Loraln, --.-Aiieged Sa1e-
crackers. Sweeney and Laney, in Gus
tody here over a week, on charge OF
suspicion, each received a Today work
house sentence and a fine, both having
pleaded guilty to the charge. Sweeney
admitted having served three years in
West Virginia prison. Lanley ad-
mitted having served a two-year SEN
tence, having been sent up from To-
ledo for grand larceny.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
PRICE OF PAPER RAISED
FINE GRADES AFFECTED
Increased Cost of Materials, Advance
in Wages, Shorter Working Day and
a Protracted Strike Given as the
Reasons.
Publishers Press1

nOlyOke, -....-s., Jan z1-An IN
crease Of prices of all grades of fine
writing paper, amounting approx
mately to 10 per cent, will soon be
made, according to announcement by
one Of the largest writing paper man.
ufacturing companies in the country.
The present cost of fine writing paper
ranges from 4 to 20 cents a pound,
and some Of the extra fine qualiti IS
are much higher. The newspaper
grade of paper will not be affected by
the increase. Increased cost in ma
terials, advance in wages and shorter
working day, following a protracted
strike for three years, led to the ad-
vance in E..;ce.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Southern Farmers Meet.
Publishers PreSs1

Atlanta, Ga. Jan 22.-SeveraI nun
dred members representing a dozen
states, gathered here for the fifth an
r,ual convention of the national farm
trs' union. The first of the sessions
held in the hall of the house of repre-
sentative at the capitol was behind
closed doors. public meeting was
addressed by Thomas R. Watson The
union is said to have membership of
more than 100000. .
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
CAPT. PEABODY PUNISHED
War Department Refuses to Accept
His Excuse and He is Sus-
pended for Six Months.
Publishers Press1

San Francisco, Jan. 22.-Capra1n
Thomas Peabody, who commanded the
United States army transport Sheri-
dan when it ran on reef near Bar
bers Point, island Of Oahu, Aug. 81,
was suspended as master and pilot
of steamships for a period Of six
months Captain Peabody's defense
before the inspectors was that the
reef on which the Sheridan struck
was not on the chart, and that there
fore he was not to be blamed for the
mishap. Captain Peabody was remov-
ed from his position by the war de-
partment.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Four Years for Henri.
Publishers Press. ]

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 22.-ClareI'srz
Henri, charged with stealing picture
from the Cincinnati art museum, was
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary Henri was one of the nine pris-
oners who Recently broke jail and was
brought back from Washington, d. c.,
where he was recaptured, and where
he was wanted for the alleged theft
of some jewelry. He was arrested
first for the picture theft when he at
tempted to dispose of the stolen pic
ture to a New York dealer.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
MAKING AN INVESTIGATION
Authorities Are Probing rne Gun Pow
der Explosion on the Big
Four Road.
Publishers Press.J

-.- Izau.e, I4.u., Jan. zz.-Hepre-
sentatives of the Indiana railroad COM
mission, of the Big Four Railroad
company, of the faculty of Rose Poly
technic institute and of powder
mill began investigation into the case
Of the explosion of the carload of pow
der at Sanford, which destroyed a
passenger train on the Big Four and
caused the death of % persons. 1t is
thought probable that the mutilated
tody supposed to be H. Blakely is that
OF Frank Fielder Of Bellefontaine, O.,
who was an oil well workman.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
"Nobody's CIaim'-Gennett.

Far out over the western hills, out
in the land of the setting sun, where
the sun shines mostly, and the rain
makes the wild flowers smell all the
sweeter, are laid the scenes of NO
body's Claim The struggle of the
outlaw band known as owls" against
the u. S. soldiers, the pretty little
romantic love story of Ward Dever-
eaux and Madge the mountain wait,
and the troubles of the Irish Major
and Caladomus, the colored angel OF
the camp, all go TO form dramatic
story of musical interest. Strong
dramatic climaxes, sensational incl
dents and sparkling comedy are SO
nicely blended that we forget tbs
theatre and see only the primative
children of the hillsl as they are in
real life. Holden Bros. big produc-
ton of this great play will come to
the Gennett tonight, Thursday after
noon and Thursday night.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23

wrights of the quasi-religious school.
The play is in four acts. the scenes
are laid in Rome and it environs dur
ing the turbulent reign of Diocle-
tian, when the pitiless persecution of
Christians was at its height. From
all accounts the piece is a highly en-
PERTAINING. though very ambitious of
ering, well worthy of serious consid-
Grafton by all thinking people.
The play was first written for pre-
sentation at Santa Glare university.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Entertained Army Officers.
Publishers Press. ]

Havana, Jan. 22.-General Jose Mt
guel Gomez. Liberal presidential can
didate: ex-Congressman Mendieta and
General Monteagudo. the two later
also being Liberals. were fined $50
each for cock fighting. The defend
ants claimed that they did not intend
to break the law. but only wished to
make a demonstration of Cuba's ma
tional sport to some high army officers
OF the United States.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
"The Light acknowledgement.

The offering at the Gennett theatre
Friday night, January 25th will be
a powerful love story of early Rome
entitled THE Light Eternal" which
is said to be a really great romantic
drama of the early Christian era.
The play is the work of Martin ".
Merle, a young dramatist whom many
studious reviewers have classed
among the most powerful play
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Must Stand Trial.
Publishers PressJ

New YORK. a., z2.-Wnnam "A.
Brewer. Jr., president of the Wash
ington Life Insurance company. must
stand trial on indictments returned
against him. charging perjury and for
gerry. under a decision handed down
by Justice Newburger. The decision
denies q motion to dismiss the indict-
mentS
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
An Italian Zephvr,

Rome, Jan. 22.-Heavy wind and
snowstorms throughout the peninsula
caused serious damage on land. A
number of fishing boats were wrecked
off The coasts.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Red Sunday Celebrated.
Publishers Press. ]

LODI, Poland, Jan. 22.@The strike
planned in commemoration of Red
Sunday was successfully carried out
by the Socialists in this city. The fac
tories, stores and restaurants were
closed, no papers were published and
the streetcar service was at a stand
still. Many arrests were made.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Tower Met Cars Envoy.

Berlin, Jan. 22.-Professor De Mar
tens, the peace conference envoy OF
Emperor Nicholas. and Ambassador
Tower met here and discussed plans
for the conference.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23

Artificial gas. the goth Century fuel
1Vu
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
RjriIeH Out.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 22.-Newspa-
pers announced that the resignation
of Vice Admiral Birileff as minister Of
time ago, was accepted. The naroc
Of the admiral's successor has not
beer announced.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
NEWS OF THE THEA1ERS
Theatrical Calendar.
GENNETT.

Wednesday, Jan. 23.-"Denver Elk
press"
Thursday, Jan. 24-Matinee and
night, "Nobodys Claim"
Friday night, Jan. 25-"The Light
Eternal.
PHILLIPS.
Entire Week-High class vaudeville.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23

Use artificial gas for light and heat
lott
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-23
Kentucky Bank Robbery.
Publishers Press

Crittenton, KY, Jan. 22.-Citizeps
were aroused by a terrific explosion
the vault of the Tobacco Growers De-
post bank having been blown to
pieces. The robbers were evidently
frightened away as they took only
$500, leaving 81 900 in the vault
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-05

The problem Of taxation Is easily
the largest one with which either the
co1vtntion or the state Legislature
will have to deal The real fact
seems TO be that at present there is
no really equitable system Of taxa
tion either proposed or In force in
any state or nation.
The imjust and unequal burdens Of
taxation seem to have been the cry
iof every generation In all the nations
of ihe past Some have been bet.
ter than others Some have been
cruel beyond comparison. Ever the
cry has been that the poor man pays
the tax ard the rich man escapes.
In other places It has been the lord
that escaped and the serf upon whom
the burden fell. In some the rich
man was at the mercy OF the aristo-
crat. but always and everywhere
there has been an outcry against the
methods of taxation.
There are not now and there never
has been any very considerable por-
tion Of the people who objected TO
taxation. but the cry was against un-
just and unequal taxee.
That cry COMBS on down to the
present time and al eyer the United
States complaint Z h al ~. .asy
is the subject of Ip. slant revision
and stin the dissatisfaction cenJsues.
Some Of il IS unreasonable, but h,,sch
OF 1t is just
Who is there that can not find in
his own city and in his own state.
some Of the most glarlng inequities?
Yet they are very reoalcitrant to
treatment
There is no likelihood Of any alb
solctely just regulation OF this
troublesome question in the near
future hrt the man. who will come
nearest TO proper provision for dis
tributing the burdens of taxation will
be entitled to the plaudts of all his
fellows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-05
THE RETAILER A
PUBLIC BENEFAcTOR.

O6GtS ~ ' OfNs
The sessions Of the Retail Dealers
association at Oklahoma city were
very interesting and instructive They
disclosed a sincere desire on the part
of the merchants. not only TO get
money, but to be OF real and sub
stantial benefit to their communities.
There Is a little too much of a tend
eney to size up the city or country
merchant. as mere purveyor of
goods. for money only. That there
are few such merchants, does not
detract from the fact that. in the
large nember OF cases. the retailer
has down beneath his money getting
. sincere desire to be of use to his
community and serve its best inter-
ests.
That merchant is wise. who seeks
10 do his duty to his generation
through his business, as the days go
by rather than pile up vast fortune
TO will TO spectacular charities at his
death. The first is just what the
larger nHmber OF the retail dealers
are doing. yet they receive very little
.redit for il all The mob howl the
praises of some great merchant
prince, who rose over the ruined bust.
ness of his competitors and by eoug-
ing his customers after the wreck of
competition, while they forget the
salient virtues OF the good-hearted,
but small retailer
When sickness comes and the cup
board is empty or the children need
ing shoes. it is not TO the merchant
prince that the poor man appeals.
he does not even appeal to his near
relatives, his fellow lotgemen or
churchmen but to the storekevper. If
he has been honest and upright. il is
only rarely that he is repelled
The retail merchant in the smaller
lowns9is the burden bearer for the
whee-eonpnamity. He prospers with
their prospeTity and stakes his last
dollar to tide them over adversity.
lie is their friend in need. that hour
when friendship gets it's true test
II is pleasure then to note this
strain Of sentiment among the re-
tailers of Oklahoma at their recent
meeting II does not rob the almighty
FN''i Va Ao hbN AtEnAlf buA 4iNinh
that sovereignty TO the realm of good
deeds rather than evil purposes. It
makes that mighty power, for power
M is. sabservient to the higher par.
poses Of life in men aud builds rp
aiher than tears down
Few perhaps none. Of Mr.. Car
uegie's hero medals have ever been
given TO retail merchants for valiant
services to hrpanty performed In
their line of business Yet one
needs but to look beneath the SUR
face of Den and Bradstreets reports
70 discover how many hero went
down brayely beneath the weight Of
the needs of hfs customers in times of
their distress. Many of these fail-
res were due of course TO lack Of
reasonable discretion. and more yet
% greed which led to loss Of custom
but there are many of them cases Of
truly heroic self sacrifice for the good
of others aud richly merit Carnegie
medal.
Knowing these things to be true,
The man, who for few pennies. is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-05
A PAYING GOVERN.
MENT PROJECT.

The government expends so much
money nearly a billion dollars every
year. for which there is practically
no return. that It is refreshing occas-
ionally to look at some place where
the expenditure Of government funds
promises large returns.
Just such place may be found in
the government irrigation project
The enormous growth Of the e,lama-
ton fund has evidenced the scope Of
the service far beyond the hopes of
It's most ardent advocates. The fund
continues an annual growth OF be-
tween four and five million dollars.
The fund has grown since the pas
sage OF -ao act in 1901 until it has
reached S3295S, 1929, with an esti-
mated increase over four million a
rtar for 1907 and 1908.
Tnaia has been allotted to works
in 10 states already under way $39.-
155,16l This sim viii add to the
productive land Of the United States
.263, goo acres of irrigated land Since
these farms are small they mean
happy prosperous homes for many
more families than would be possible
With the same number of acres of
common land This will be a sub
stantial and everlasting asset TO the
United States for these people will
ali become tax payers.
The systenl is so devised that all
the finds expended by the govern
ment will finally be returned by the
farmers to the reclamation fund,
which can go on forever developing
arid lands.
There are 26 of these irrigation
systems now under way The far
thest advanced, most expensive, and
best known of all these works is that
Of the Salt river in Arizona, which is
now 90 per cent completed and will,
when completed cost $4,539,16l and
reclaim 10000 acres of land This
would make 10000 ten acre farms or
S.C00 twenty acre farms. Think how
many homes for the homeless this
means.
And yet the expense will all come
back to the government. The original
sum to be expended is less than it
takes to build one single first class
battle ship to say nothing of the ex-
pense of running it.
The annral expenses of the govern
ment would put 200 such projects in
operation and provide 100000 TWEEN
" acre irrigated farms.
The original purchase price of the
Philippines would have made 50 O00
twenty acre irrigated farms at home.
rhe whole expense of the Philippines
vould.-well figure for yourself
The best moral to get out of the
whole thing is that it pays to develop
home Industries
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-02-05
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The matter of taxation is by far the
greatest problem to be grappled with
in the new state Mnskogee Times.
Democrat
II is seventy-four days since the
Guthrie convention met, and, begin
ming today the Statesmen nil get 40
pay from the national government It
Is fair 10 suppose that a good Demo
crat ON short rations will do his most
effective work.-M Muskogee Times
Democrat
II does moi seem to be generally
known that the Glenn pool constitutes
the most remarkable crrde petroleum
oil deposit ever discovered In the
-Mgskogee Times Democrat.
James i. Hill Suggests a ship canal
from ST. l,ogis TO the Crlf The Ad-
vance suggests instead a double track
railway from Canada 20 Galveston
built With the peoples money owned
by the people ana operated In the
peoples interest t-Cashion Advance.
The bowling OF delegates In the con
stituiional convention 10 the powers
that be al Washington just at this
time looks TO US at this distance from
the scene like unnecessary humility
IL the lord and master az Washington