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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
wynn WAS OFFERED
$4,000 TO RESIGN
Amount Suggested by O. L.
Van Laningham, Who
Wished to be Director.
STATE AGENCY is PROBED
QUESTION RAISED WHETHER
STATE LIFE OFFICERS PROFIT
ED BY ANY ARRANGEMENT
COFFIN HEARD RUMORS.

| Indianapolis, Ind, Feb is. (SpL)--
| w. s. Wynn testified this afternoon at
at the State Life inquiry that in the
spring OF 1906, o. l.. Van Laningham
offered him $4,000 to resign from the
board of directors of the State Life.
Van Laningham wished to be elected
to succeed Mr.. Wynn. Wynn got le-
gal advice and was told that he had
the right to resign for consideration.
Mr.. Wynn did not resign because of
moral objections.
Both Charles +. Coffin, acting pres
ident and general counsel, and Wilbur
S. Wynn, secretary and actuary of the
State Life Insurance company, were
asked this morning by James w. Noel,
who is investigating the insurance
company for the auditor OF state,
whether they knew of any arrange
ment whereby any officer of the State
Life was to have profited by the trans
actions of the State Agency company
Direct knowledge of any such ar
rangement was denied by Mr.. Coffin,
but admission was made by him that
he had hearsay knowledge of an ar
rangement of the kind. He asked to
be excused from testifying in regard
to his knowledge of the arrangement,
on the ground that any testimony that
he might give would not be fair, legal
or justifiable, inasmuch as it would be
based on rumorS.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
CURRY LOST HIS SUIT
DECISION BY JUDGE FOX
Amateur Detective Fails to Convince
Local Court that He Was RESPONSE
BILE for the Arrest of Haley Gipe in
Henry County.

Judge Fox yesterday rendered a de-
cision that will have a tendency 10
dampen the ardor and spirits of that
class of rural gentry who yearn II
win fame and coin of the realm in the
role of hunter of mankind
Elmo Curry is the name of one OF
the great army of detectives" who
did Sherlock Holmes" stunts over in
Henry county. when the body of Mrs.
Moilie Starbuck was found in well
on the farm of her husband near New
Castle. The county commissioners
had offered a reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the murderer
and for a time ''sleuths'' were as thick
in that neck of the woods as bees in
a clover field" Most of them were
members of that awe inspiring organi-
cation, known as the Horse Thiefs
Detective association" and finally be-
coming discouraged, they passed up
the case. Curry, however, didn't get
cold feet" but continued to follow up
clues. The sheriff of the county
eventually arrested one, Haley Gipe,
and Curry assisted that official in Sc
curing evidence that resulted in the
conviction of the prisoner on a charge
of manSlaughter. Prior to that he
had been working for 81 per day,
which sum was paid out of a private
fund. After the convic-
tion of Gipe, Curry demanded the re-
ward, and the commissioners prompt
~ turned him down.
He at once brought suit in the Hen
ry county court, and took a change of
venue to this county. The case was
tried here about two weeks ago, and
yesterday Judge Fox gave a decision
in favor of the commissioners.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

under the influence of this malign in
fluence when he committed the off
ence that separated him from the
outside world for five months. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Milton evil minded
neighbors some time ago attached
wires to her house, and through the
medium thereof placed her offspring
under a spell She does not deny
that he was guilty of the offense of
which he was convicted, but insists
that because of the "hoodoo' he was
not responsible for his actions. Mrs.
Milton says that she herself is for
some unknown reason immune from
this influence, but that on one oc-
casion it had the effect of putting her
husband out of business, inasmuch
as he fell to the floor, and lay there
like one who had crossed the great
divide for a long time she worked
over him quite awhile before he came
back to life.
It is stated that Mrs. Milton has
written to Congressman Watson ask
ing him 20 use his influence to secure
the release of her son.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
Rapid Development of New
Industry Marked by De-
cline of Bicycles,
YEARS DOMESTIC OUTPUT
IN 1905 THERE WE'RE NEARLY
$4,000 MOTOR CARS MANUFAC-
TURED IN THIS coUNTRY-MIL-
LIONS INVESTED.
Publishers Press.1

washingL4A, 4eb. 8.-Remarkable
growth in the automobile industry
and the decline Of bicycle products
are strikingly indicated in state
ment issued by the census bureau on
the manufacture of automobiles, bl-
cycles and tricycles for 1905.
The total production of automobiles
in 1905 was 22.S3O, valued at s26,645,-
Os4. as against 1923 in 1900. with a
value Of s4.74S,011. Of the 1892
"autos" turned out by automobile fac
tories, 1852 We're propelled by gaso-
line, 1868 by steam, and 1,425 by cleo
tricity. These firms represent the out
put of the 121 establishments max
ing the complete automobile. In add
ton to these were Al establishments
engaged in other lines of manufac-
ture, such as carriages and wagons,
bicycles, sewing machines, etc, which
turned out 1888 automobiles, valued
at sS79205. and 81 establishments
which manufactured automobile
bodies and parts to the value of
$3,3SS,472.
The amount of capital invested in
these establishments increased from
$5,56S,S57 to s20,555.247, and the aver
age number of wage earners employed
from 22f1 to 1929.
The 1905 census of the manufacture
of bicycles and tricycles disclosed
great decreases since 1900. The mum
Der Of factories declined from 312 to
101; the capital invested from S29,-
783.659 to s5.SS3.45S the number of
wage earners from l. ,525 to 1919, and
the value of products from 3I915, sos
to $5,153, 240. Many establishments
that manufactured only bicycles in
1900. are engaged principally or to
some extent in the manufacture of au-
tomobiIes
The high tide of prosperity in the
bicycle was reached about 1897. In
1900 the manufacture had largely
fallen off. The number of chain bicy-
cles turned out declined from 1856
122 in 1900 to 46.304, at the census
of 1905. chainless from AZ. 929 to 1906, |
and tricycles from 26,11O to 1,463. The |
tricycles were almost entirely chill |
dren's toys. Motor cycles Increased |
from 159 to 2,436.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
Artificial gas. the goth Century fuel
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In Coruna. oa,a.a. u snow has fall.
en- in twenty-four years.
Forty years ago artificial teeth were
often made of hippopotamus ivory
The average horsepower of New
York city automobiles is thirty
The oldest royal house in Europe is
that of Mecklenburg 1t traces its de
scent from Genseric, who sacked Rome
in A. d. 455.
Brattice cloth is a manufacture OF
jute coated with tar or filled with fire
proof material and used in coal mines
1t is made both on the Rhine and al
Paterson. n. J.
During his political missions in Blu
tan and Tibet Mr. Claude White, the
British political agent at Sikkim, wa:
presented with a takin. an animal hall
OK and half antelope
In the hulk of the schooner Georg,
Savage. which sank to the Bottom OF
the PiScataqua river eighteen years
ago. diver recently discovered a val
liable cargo of large anchors.
A few of the wealthy and travelled
natives of Salvador order their shoes
from America Foreign shoe importa
tons on n large scale are practically
debarred by the high import duty.
With an estimated height of $50 feet
and a width of about forty feet, gi
gantic waterspout was witnessed in the
bay of Biscay from the deck of the
Union Castle liner Norman on her way
TO the cape.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
Real Estate Transfers.

| FURNISHED by the Wayne County Alb
stract Company, third floor of court
house. Phone 1859
Arthur Chant to Jesse JenkinS, lot
10 and part of lot 8 in Highland addi-
ton. Consideration 500.
Robert w. Stimson to Emma Reid
lots 26, 81, 2S, 20, and 80 in West
Side Syndicate subdivision. Consid-
Grafton $1,000.
Morris Jones to Mary L. Jenkins,
part of the southwest quarter of sec
ton 22-16-14 in Center township.
Consideration $1.O5S.
Marietta Bachelor to George F..
Sanders, part of northwest 12-16-13 in
Center township. Consideration $500.
Stella Porter ct al to Isom Elleman,
lot II in Haynes addition to city of
Richmond. Consideration $3.50.
Charles n. Hockett to Alonzo r.
Feemster, part of northwest 26-16-12
in Jackson township. Consideration
$3.50.
Harvey L. Rooms to Frank III.
Thompson, north half of northeast FL
1912 in Dalton township. Considera-
ton $4,000.
Elizabeth Lombard to Catherine
Barrett, lots /, 2, 3, and 4 in r. w.
and E. c. Carriers addition to city of
Richmond Consideration 50, 400.
Phoebe McMullen to Albert o.
Pierce, part of southeast 26-17-13, in
Clay township. Consideration 81 100.
Ada B. Devices to David Brooks,
part southwest 23-17-13 in Clay town
ship. Consideration 500.
Eliza j. Hill to John Wisker, south
west 2-15-13 in Center township. Con-
sideration $4,000.
William Mansfield, heirs to George
East. part northeast 25-13-1 in Boston
township. Consideration 81 200.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
NEGRO HAS A "HOODOO'
LIVES UNDER A "SPELL'
Mother Of Lon Fisher Says That Her
Son has Been BeWitched by Neiqh-
bors-Her Husband Once Fell Un-
der the Influence.

According to the statement Of his
mother. Mrs Cynthiana Milton. an
honest looking old colored woman
with all of the characteristics of the
black nanny" of the ante beIlum
days, AlonZo Fisher, the young negro,
who now occupies a cell at the county
jail for offering an insult to white
woman at the corner of Main and
Eighth, is up against" a deadly
"hoodoo-" Mrs Milton gives out the
impression that this gay lothaire is
under a cloud that has no silver lin
ing
Mrs. Milton is naturally very anx-
ious TO secure her sons liberty, and
in her efforts to spring" him she
declares that he has been bewitcned
by some of her neighbors, and was
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
CITY AND COUNTY
marria DE License.


Parker E. Ulerich 20. and Clara
May Hartman %.
John Kortright %, and Luella Hoov-
er II.
John Walton %, and Matte Ed
wards 10.
Deaths and Funerals.
REID-The funeral of Mary Jane
Reid took place yesterday afternoon
from the Reid Memorial church. The
Rev S. r. Lyons officiated. The
burial was in Earlham cemetery
GRAY-Mary Gray, wife of Morris
Gray, died Sunday night at her home
402 North Third street, at the age
of % years Her husband survives.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at o'clock at the home. Burial
in Earlham cemetery
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Forty-four armed men. IL boys and
an unlimited number of dogs joined il
a rabbit hunt al Bridgton. Me, recent
ly. When the smoke Of battle had
cleared away two small rabbits were
found in the game bag
Airships. few of which have been
comparatively successful. are called a
new invention. But in 1919 a pam
phlet was written by Francesca Lana
e1pounding the theory of ships which
would navigate the air as well as the
sea.
dove met with singular death re
Gently in the yard of Rockland (Me.l
house In some way the bird became
entangled in q piece of irvine that had
been used 10 tie up Z vine and was dis
covered hanging By IT. strangled to
deatb
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
Use artificial gas for light and hea,
lott

During Professor Frederick STAIRS
recent trip among the pygmies in the
heart Of Africa he took more than 700
photographs. which VIII be developed
and placed in the Walker museum at
the University of Chicago. He also
brought back with him 124 large boxes
containing relics he gathered in the
African country. which will be placed
II the snthropological section OF the
museum
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Governor hughes nrSr went TO New
York city some twenty years ago. car
rying a letter Of Recommendation from
county judge 10 the head of a big
legal Arm. Young Hughes wore clothes
which showed no acquaintance with
metropolitan taiiors. but he was given
a job at SO a week The head of the
firm surveyed the young man later and
said 10 his partner. Try quietly 70
make that young fellow get acquainted
with civilized attire as soon as posi-
BILE" Five years later the young fel-
low" married his chief employers
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
THE CITY IN BRIEF

Harry Wescott has returned from
New York business trip.
Telephone the Richmond Steam
Laundry to get your laundry. tt
The Richmond Ministerial associa-
ton yesterday morning voted its help
to the Y NJ C. A. movement.
Paper hanging, both foreign and do
nestle, at the Wall Paper store, 504
Main street. sat-Sun-tu
George Swain has gone to Indiana
polls where he will enlist in the navy.
Prof Waltz at Coliseum, February
10 and 20.
Miss Edna Keever a teacher at the
Starr school is suffeing with the grip
and has been dismissed from her
duties temporarily.
Wall paper and room mouldings, not
as a side line, but our only speciality.
The Wall Paper Store, 504 Main
street. sat-Sun-tu
Word has been received in this city
that Chas- De Selms a former Rich
mond boy is now acting commissioner
of commerce and police in the Philip
pine islands.
Just received a lot of new style
Florentine oak and gilt mouldings.
bring in your pictures and have them
framed before the holidays. Brown
& Darnell, 1922 Main street.
Tues and Sat.tf.
Miss Edyth Francisco of Richmond
has been selected to teach in the An
derson public schools.
Paper hanging, both foreign and do
nestle, at the Wall Paper store, 504
Main street. sat-sun-tu
Major Galley will speak Wednes-
day evening at Che South Eighth
street Friends church.
Albert Anderson. trustee of Frank |
lin township was In the city yeSter- |
day on official business.
E. J. Humpe the shoe man will also |
endeavor to sell Roylett desks in the |
future.
Wall paper and room mouldings, not
as a side line, but our only speciality. |
The Wall Paper Store, 504 Main |
street. Sat-sun-tu /
On account of the death of Mary |
Jane Reid the lecture and social which 4
had been announced for this week /
at the Reid Memorial church has
been postponed.
Prof Waltz at Coliseum, February
10 and %.
Southern school teachers are in
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Don't let the baby suffer from ecze-
ma, sores or any itching of the skin.
Doan's Ointment gives. instant relief,
cures quickly. Perfectly safe for
children. All druggists sell it.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Artificial gas. the goth Century fuel
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Use artificial gas for light and heat
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Southern school teachers are in
terested in any and all things which
will further their work, according to
the statements of Supt. T. A. Mott
who has just returned from the south
where he lectured before the Mem
phis teachers association
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

See how what you nave heard Iooks
IN print and Get dollar for doing II
Win the news "tip" prize.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Prof. Waltz at Coliseum, Februar.
10 and 20.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19
ACT OF PROVIDENCE
So THAW DECLARED

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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

On account of the death of Mary
Jane Reid the lecture and social which
had been announced for this week
at the Reid Memorial church has
been postponed.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-19

Wall paper and room mouldings, not
as side line, but our only speciality.
The Wall Paper Store, 504 Main
street. Sat-sun-tu
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
1ntelllgeneer can No. Boss.

Saturdays Wheeling Intelllgencer
dug up an alleged rumor about Ger
tain distinguished public citizens Of
Harrison county seeming to be dis
satisfied with w. P. Hubabrd as a
congressman and already looking
about for a candidate for congress
against him. The Intelligencer then
proceeded to treat as true rumor,
when there was no possible ground
for 1t to give credence to it. and with
that made a threat against the Re-
publicans of this county to the ex-
tent of strongly lntimating that in
the next campaign for congress this
county would be eliminated in the
selection Of candidate.
The dlsgruntled Intelligencer
should recall the fact that its own
county would have eliminated Mr..
Hubbard In the last campaign. had
Harrison not come to his rescue and
led the fight for his nomination.
Perhaps, the Intelligencer has for
gotten that Its own, Ohio, county
placed Mr.. Hubbard in the defeated
column Overwhelmingly. where he
remained until Harrison county's pri-
mary election vote was counted. and
then Marion county followed the ex
ample of Harrison county and made
sure Mr.. Hubbard's nomination. In
deed. II the 1ntelligencer's home
county had had its way, as the prl-
mary vote showed, Mr.. Hubbard
would not now be congressman, and,
it is well to remind that paper. which
is continually finding faul, with and
susBecting others. that Harrison
county might just as easily have
laid Mr. Hubbard on the shelf as ii
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

bushels Of wheat, it certainly seems
a pity the two cannot be brought to-
gether.
A man should have at least a
team of tire good horses. better to,
have mares, so as 10 have some colts
coming along each year II Is best
to bring them with him as good work
horses are high. He should be able
to purchase, pillow, disc and drag.
harrow, drill, binder, mower and
hay rake. OF course several taking
up claims or buying land near to-
gether can divide up the purchasing
OF the above machinery and exchange
work.
Land which could be bought for
FIVE dollars per acre three years ago
is now worth $14 per acre aud stead
lily advancing each year.
All kinds Of improvements are go
ing on. Steam plows and large
threshing outfits are already in.
Roads are being graded. bridges be-
ing built across rivers and creeks.
Last year / took my family. also
wagon, across the Saskatchewan
river in row boat, swan my team
across and now the contract has been
let Tor S2OO,OOO bridge at that
place.
The c. n. r. P. have run their
final survey from Battieford to CAL
gary. running west about one mile
north OF u.s. The G. P. r. R. have
run survey, which runs northwest,
passes about 500 feet from the
northeast corner OF our farm. The
country will socn he covered with a
net work OF railroads and It win
keep them busy hauling the output
of grain. 1t is certainly encourage
ing to us settlers.
So to sum up the whoa. Why
should we NOT ne glad We made the
break? A good farm, stock increas-
ing. health and an Independent; life.
What more can We expect?
Did we have to make an effort?
You can het we did and hustle, too.
Respectfully yours,
Chas. NJ. Gerts and family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
The "Death Trap"

While the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road has put flooring between the
tracks on the trestle that crosses
the Falrmont.C larksburg interurban
trolley tracks near Barnes's crossing.
the trestle is yet a dangerous affair
for pedestrians. Probably major
ity OF local people are aware OF the
dangers Of this bridge, or The
Death Trap" as It was named be-
cause OF the unusual number OF
fatalities and accidents that have oc-
cured there, and carefully avoid #.
Yet there are many who are not
and they as well as strangers who
get in that neighborhood run a great
risk when they go toward the trestle.
1t is difficult to perceive the cut over
which It crosses in the dark and
there are no warning signals or guard
rails there to protect life and limb.
or course 1t must be conceded
that people have no business on the
railroad property but because OF the
location of the trestle so near to the
public highway crossing there should
be some safeguard provided by tn"
railroad. A hand railing painted
white. or big danger sign, or lights
or some thing or other should be
placed there at once and thus abolish
the danger that exists there. Had
there been something OF this nature
there Saturday night. in all likeli-
hood there would he no occasion %
record the terrible death Of Gran
SiIle G. Goodman. the proni nen.
farmer of Jane Lew, who was Killed
there that night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19

Northwest Provinces, excepting s
and 20, not reserved, may be home
steaded by any person the sole head
OF family, or male over 10 years
of age, in the extent of 0ne-quarter
section, OF 100 acres, more or less.
The fee In each case will be $40.
Churches, school and market con-
yenient. Healthy climate, splendid
crops and good laws. Grain grow
ing and acaattle raising principal
industries.
For further particulars as to
rates. routes, best time to 60 and
where TO locate, apply to Superin-
tendent immigration, Ottawa. Cana
da, or H. NJ. Williams, 413 Gordon
Building, Toledo, Ohio, or Canadian
Gov. Agent. 3rd floor House Build
ing. Pittsburg. Pa.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
Llght For County Court.

One night spent in the city would
likely convince the county conrt that
It has not finished the splendid Inn
.provements made at the cour,
house. Just one view OF the court
house yards after dark we're 1t pos
sible to get view would lie all tho
argument necessary to convince the
court that something yet remains to
be done there. 1t is not very much
but It means much. Light ON the
subject will doubtless cause the
court to have light on the court
house grounds. So, here goes to
give that body light.
The court is doubtless proud of
the work 1t has done there. but at
night there is nothing but the recol-
lection, certainly nothing by sight
that could possibly cause pride, for
the reason that nothing can be seen.
There is nothing complex or intri-
cate in the solution Of the question.
1t ought to be m easy matter to
determine how to arrange 1t so that
the good works Of the court can he
seen by night as well as by day. 1t
Is not right to remove the shade
trees and the court would not at-
tempt 10 do that. What then must
the court 40 10 got Light Tho court
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-09-19
Western Canada
WHAT FATHER AND
son ACCOMPLISHED.
An Illinois Man Writes Regarding
His Success in Western Canada.
Changes In Homestead Regu.
lations Make Entry Easy.

Nothing succeeds like success, .
Is an old and true saying having
many applications in Western Can
ada. The following letter is an IL
lustration. The writer, Mr.. Gerts,
left Chicago short time ago and
the success he has achieved may
well be gained by anyone having
pluck and energy by locating on the
free homestead lands in Western
Canada A change recently made In
the Canadian Land Regulations con-
corning homesteads makes 1t posi-
bile for any member of family to
make entry for any other member
OF the family entitled to home
stead. For instance, a man may now
make entry before the local agent
for his father or for his brother or
brothers, or for his son or Sons. or
for sister or daughter who may
he the head Cf the family having
minor children depending upon he.
for support A sister, daughter or
mother are also entitled to make
entry for any members of the fam
lily who are permitted entry upon q
homestead The only fee required
is $1,000 for each entry. 4 great
saving in railway expenses is thus
made. Read what Mr.. Gerts has to
say:
Battleford, sask.. AUG. 1 1907.
Dear Sir:
Thinking letter from us norta-
west settlers might interest YOU.
write 4 few lines to let you know We
are progressing finely and well pleas
ed with ont new home