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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
MINE LEADER WILL
SURRENDER RE|NS
After Ten Years of Leadership
John Mitchell To Step
Down.
OWING TO THE PRESENT STATE
OF HIS HEALTH, HE is NOT DE
CiDED ON WHAT LINE OF WORK
HE WILL PURSUE.

Indianapolis, March 30-After ten
years of leadership Of the United Mine
Workers of America, John Mitchell,
on Tuesday. will retire from the head
Of the great labor organization and
will be succeeded by Vice President
Thomas l.. Lewis, of Ohio. After
Tuesday Mr.. Mitchell will devote his
time to regaining his health, which
has given way under the strain of Of
flee. He has been called to Washing
ton by President Roosevelt, who
wants TO send him to Panama as an
investigator of conditions. but it is un-
derstood that he does not favor &C
cepting the position. The National
Civic federation wants to place him at
the head of a bureau to make investi-
CATION of and promote the use OF the
trades agreement. He has also heen
offered positions of Importance with
correspondence schools. insurance
companies and banks that appreciate
the value of his name. and several
magazines are urging that he give his
time to work for them. in inve sllsat-
ing and giving publicity to industrial
wrongs. He will, however. make no
decision for several weeks-not at
least until his health improves.
Contracts Expire.
The prese mining contracts in all
Of the soft coal fields of the country
will expire Tuesday night. In but one
great field-central PENNSYLVANIA
has new contract been made under
which the miners can continue at
work Wednesday morning The indi-
cations are that in practically all other
fields the mines will close Tue sday
night. not to open for several days and
in some fields for several weeks
There is, however, no likelihood of
serious Inconvenience to the industrial
activity Of the country. as the demand
for coal is slack and considerable is
on hand In some states-posSiblv in
Indiana and Ilinois-the miners and
operate the mines pending a settle
ment, but II is understood that presi-
dent-elect Lewis does not favor this
plan. He is making an effort TO re-
habilitate the old joint relations be-
tween the miners and operators of the
central competitive field consisting
Of western Pennsylvania, Ohio and In
diana and Illinois. and has advised the
miners and operators not to enter into
any agreement that would complicate
the situation in these four big dis
tricts. All of the mines in the big
ans-Mississippi fields, in Iowa. Mis-
souri,. Kansas. Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Texas. will close Tuesday night
for probably sixty days. The opera
ton of the mines in central Pennsyl-
vania, however. makes prolonged
strike improbable.
Indiana operators and miners are
meeting in joint conference at Terre
Haute today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
DEFENDANT ANSWERS.

I'm the case Of Grover Piper VS.. The
Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville
Railroad company, the defendant has
submitted answers to the interroga-
tories of the plaintiff. This case is
one covering damages for personal in
juries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
MINISTER'S WIFE
DID NOT ACT NICE
Decree OF Divorce Has Now
Been Granted.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 3o.-The
Rev. j. A. Robinson. young minister
at Cloverland, ten miles from the city,
has been granted a divorce from. his
wife. Pearl. who eloped last July with
Harry Brown. conductor on an interur-
Brown while riding on his car. She
took her baby with her and the hus-
band is given an order for its custody.
but there is no trace of Brown and the
woman. Mrs. Brown obtained a di-
vOrce several months ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
OCCUPIES MUCH ATTENTION

The submission of evidence has been
Withdrawn and the plaintiff allowed TO
amend its pleadings in the case of the
Dickinson Trust Company VS.. Shute
to construct a will. The case has oC-
cupied the attention of the Wayne
circuit court at different times for sev
eral days. 1t is expected new plead
ings and new evidence will be intro
duced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
STRIKERS RETURN
TO THEIR WORK
Normal Wage Scale Will Be
Restored.

The men in the lamp department of
the Richmond Manufacturing COM
pany who recently struck because of a
ten per cent reduction in their wages,
are once more at work. The trouble
has been amicaby settled. The COM
pany has promised 10 restore the nor
NAL wage scale as soon as business
justifies this action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
KENWORTHY RECOVERED

Prof Murray S. Kenworthy has re-
covered so far as to be able TO resume
his class work at Earlham College.
Mrs. kenworthy has recovered but
slowly from months siege of the
grip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
TWENTY EIREMEN
INJURED IN BLAZE
Three of Them Are in Serious
Condition.

New York, March "0.-TWenty fire
mon were injured by flames and three
seriously injured in a fire which de
strOyed the pier this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
NEW SENATOR
IS EIGHTY-FOUR
Stewart Realized Liffe's Ambi-
ton Today.

Washington. March 3O.-John VI.
Stewart, Of eVrmont, today realized
his ife's ambition when sworn in as
senator to I'LL the unexpired term OF
Senator Proctor. He had been COVER
nor, congressman and now senator. He
is eighty four.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
THE WEATHER PROPHET,

iNOlANA.-Warmer Monday nioht;
Tuesday, fair.
oHlo.-Warmer Tuesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30

The Telephone is 4 Willing servant to bring
your Classified Ads 10 the Palladium office with the
least Bother to you. Either Phone-=llZ Automatic
21 Old.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-30
Police Spread Drsanet

Acting on the theory that the bomb
throwing in Union Square Park on Sat
urday afternoon vas the outcome Of an
organized plot, the police have spread
making every effort to run down the
supposed aecompIices Of SeIig Cohen.
alias Silverstein. the young Hebrew
who killed Ignatz Hildebrand and mar
rowly escaped with his own life in his
attempt TO strike down the police.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
The Devil on Two Sticks
How those stern moralists, the. dramatic critics
of San Francisco, stand between us and harm
By Edward F. CahiH

AN FRANCISCO is invaded bodily by The
unkind that this The Devil Two Sticks first introduced
- by lie This article and alarm aA
fused community The Devil who under guard OF quotation MARKS
and and besides the morals of San
Francisco safe in the hands of her dramatic critics
These themselves adopts in the play of whipping
the devil He hend after they through
with him and wishes he had a home
There Brother Anthony who the devil brought his weather
With him and gentleman because he wears red neekt
alike to Brother Anthony He carhes the author who has dared to make
of melancholy critics such
1g5i0iy fBi dsy that M will dare add to the both eas
Tommy Nuna foul dend With bell book and candle
the Jackdw OF Rheims and his accommodation nobody
the How far raise himself by hauling the
P o sb ms 09 @ ay e seen % BY & f5vsy I % the lofty moral plane that
San Francisco The Mna drama is an anti morality play not needed Sy
the world II teaches NO useful lesson and II provides less than
well balanced mind would find vaudeville The hold that
am % % m ts u De ertbery sp Ts 81 t1 t sn % G PSoy PUB yet
The devil has always been engaging figure for whom the
qnbndng mora have felt sort OF sneang kindness Milton made
civilization improves with equal
prod other undesirable The modern devil has
5 bSfn aa ddh epeG the @ po 6 moral 4e ey aus M ms & Of @ his
beast his red nee In proportion as you umanze the devil he becomes
unaatterng portrait
cGssfs Baker Bal the oa other ag Of the satire
Sen h sms aSss 4s % @ fs @ but S 5 n' recipe for
the the hgdefy Dris1ins with
cous
Piled with without Broken missing pieces can be pd
from the factory short notice They in all all
fen horns but his bes glitter and shine through Mr. Bakers
fog OF words-just gilded pig struggling in slough
should m ssy Nj % Ba % moral sGund the play
dsheaenng tolerant spirit preacher
Rowland Hill He breaches donkey
iustriogs sxemplar critics
protested that he had inflicted capital punishment anybody
way through second
Mr. the guinea pig
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICIALS

n Ne OF the constitutional amendments coming for vote
the general election proposes increase of salaries for
important officials according to the following schedule
Governor $4,000 per annum; lieutenant governor $4,000
the controller and general
$1,000 each per and the attorney general $1,000 per
such compensation full for all by Them respectively,
rendered any official capacity
The amendment salary of governor by adding
$1,000 year The other officers raised from $1,000
year the named the amendment except the lieutenant
governor who paid per diem of presiding officer of the
state senate.
The single objection that appears to this the
salary for the lieutenant governor That official per-
forms of any consequence and his duties such they
would be better fulfilled by member of the chosen
by the body The lieutenant governor fifth wheel to the
coach and the single necessary function that he fulfs is
waiting for dead mems shoes
In all the other the just and expedent 1t
Tor instance absurd and inconsistent pay railroad commits
$4,000 year only part his while
lawyer giving his whole the attorney
general gets only $4,000 year The district attorneys of San
Francisco and Los Angeles get $1,000 year EACH and Alameda
county the pay $4,000 year.
The duties OF secretary controller and
highly responsible and Their clerks paid nearly
much the official heads Of these departments and fact good
service be had for less The give bond
for S00O0O which he usually has pay insurance surety
and official constantly mucted for subscriptions
all of If the competent
do the work OF these important offices adequate
salaries should be paid.
The Office of governor great dignity The
salary should be enable represent imperial
commonwealth in the fitting way put homel fashion,
the governor should be fixed keep his end up.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

Of citv taxes This amount WILL however be exempt here
after from amounting at this years or loss
amount the city payers save under the amenqmen
have deduct from that the loss in city revenues on
amounts to leaving net gain 2O4o4o This
net saving going directly into the poekels o. I ste
With normal OF so the saving would DC 20
NEW SYSTEM TO EoUALIzE BURDEN
This the saving hroushout ne stare a.
though. course evenly distributed some
others will have to bear the whole OF their local expenses IN
out outside help The system equazes and puts the
burden of taxation where it belongs.
One more example Of the incorrect statistics furnished to
Mr. Sullivan will with what has before suthoe TO snow
says that the United Railroads assessed Tor $OUOu
figure S2524S70 and the cy share OF tne TAX
$1S73e5 The total taxes this year OF that company d
31 per cent OF the gross earnings as against per I ~; F
for by the amendment Yet the assessor has done ms I
duty and taxed that company fully up TO- II d mol ~ March
market value of its securities the hrst Aondy OF 49,
present requires him to do But all these
statistical comparisons OF the new with the ou d {snIt
the mark The old system thoronghy Iote dnu 49,
every respect and it is absolutely illogical TO e
new system Win e oIu anu
from the Old Such reasoning assumes sndt 1c -u
what just and right The new system Inus'
very different from the old or has no mez
CAREFUL STUDY OF PROPOSAL ASKED
Mr. Sullivan expresses alarm lest the corporations and eSpe
cialy banks should contribute to the funds necessary
extraordinary expenditures OF te 10 - %
ignores vital fact that the city will have from 10 20 20
cents of taxes saved as against the ola system on h
draw meet extraordinary needs he also lSnOlo 0
fact that the corporation fixed by the amend
ent but automatically with their earnings he over
looks the fact that cent OF increased taxes
ton pav the state saving all other tax payers
wise go year after allowing these eorporaons
only about half their due snare OF taxes ol
possibly soaking them Can dream under the old ys
tenn in extraordinary energeneyF -, :. .
Mr. Sullivan that the amendment deserves ne
careful study OF every and voter SO that they %
med by mistaken versions of what It contains Inc
commission revenue and taxation WIN glaoy T
copy amendment any voter applying Tor IT. 1heir
office is at 23oS Warning street. Berkeley Cal t., ;n.
amendment embodies the most important local issue
before the people in the November election
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
SACRED CATS

do not readily from Flower animals, the
NM word and the fame of that Los Angeles squirrel that
Wv bit pig that played with boy that got the plague
been heard around the world that
with plague of remedy that than
Thus learn from the public health reports published
United States hospital that learned Japanese
Professor Kasato has discovered after patiently diagnosing
that the only real for
faith and poisons and all the engnery Of
crusade Improve the breed of town
is the professors plan. Here of his rules:
FirstP laws each
and the police make frequent inspections
ability
TrdCarry world wide search for especially
skilled their
FourhWe should
of by shows,
and cattle
The municipal cat becomes of prey no longer
food for brckbats He will be organized and some of
him will be coonels His midnight song will be sweet music in
the popular He will be free of meal tub and the
JAR this harmless necessary cat
Professor Kitasao plans have gained the approval of Dr.
Robert Koch the celebrated German baceroog Koch has
expmented with the ongoose but finds his appetite
eaneos and impartial The mongoose is depraved beast that
will grab hen quicker than rat In the safety
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
THE SONG THRUSH OF SHASTA

I 7DIIOR CHESTER H. ROWELL of Fresno should be
RI indicted for cruelty animals He is unfeelng enough
i have given the world mpresonist rendering of the
speech made by Tom Doze the Shasta song thrush the
convention speech which the humane reporters
for the press had udiciousy suppressed 1t cruel kindness
that Mr. Rowe does Chairman Dozer in his report of the speech
which, Mr. RoWell heard recalls about like this
old
glorious California
election the hands OF the grand glorious republican the of
Abraham
grand and glorious this fall under the adeb Of that
and glorious that peerless that magnificent Will Howard Taft
Sass rocky throat will of JOY down the
will
whisper 1T he the broad valley will the gale
of
till hng will
plain
the Harry A. Melvin of this banner republican
the republican California received the
less the victorious republican
Now let the wekn ring and the of the groundngs split
The schooboys Buchoop and Cottonwood will be speaking
that year. Nothing like the way competitive
ncohernce and rude magnhcence has been heard California
since the famous speech of George Knight the
vetion nominating James Gie governor he said
city of action which
understood find
that something the trouble
the of California the the
staggered under the under the
under the patriotism Mayor Smtz she
Yes gentlemen said still another orator. had the wings
eagle I'd spread them forth heavens until
stretched ahwa they held beneath their ta the
OF the rolling deep -"
oh off,, broke in the old campagner the back
benches you'd be shot for hen hawk before you'd mile
That is what Rowel did for Dozier.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
TAXES AND POLITICS no BE SEPARATED

the banks deposits Some of it first placed
with the national banks but Mr. Bryans patent med
cine for all financial ills made available the trans
ferrd the banks Presumably Mr. Bryan OF this
juggling with public funds for political will
advance him popular if he free himself from part
nershp in the trick used for political effect
Secretary Root happily characterized, few phrases Mr..
Byans latest fad when he spoke chairman of the New York
republican convention. Mr.. Root said
proposition of is
banks the deposits by all other national
banks another financial
of the multitude should the law
labeled
o speculation"
That the scheme nutshell it might entitled
encourage gambling among bankers 1t would make
gambling and reckless speculation
bank because without taking such chances the banker could
compete with others who would surely get rich quick
schemes guaranteed by the government.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Vote Against Absinthe

In reporting that the manufacture,
Importation, and sale of absinthe in
Switzerland is now prohibited, Vice
Consul Leo ]. Frankenthal of Berne
gives the following particulars of the
recent referendum by which this was
accomplished.
In a previous consular report by the
writer on the practical workings of the
popular initiative in Switzerland, the
absinthe initiative was explained at
length. 1t was accepted by the Swiss
people on Sunday. July 5, 1908. by a
vote of 2365S2 against 1S5,SSS. The
total vote cast was 1924 from vot-
ing strength of over SO7, 700, showing
that 335.000 voters did not go to the
polls. It's acceptance amends the Swiss
constitution by a paragraph prohibiting
the manufacture, Importation and sale
of absinthe in Switzerland Damages
will undoubtedly be paid to the manu-
facturers in Canton Neuchatel. where
nourishing export Industry had been
built up. The federal alcohol monopoly
will lose a large sum annually.
The vote of the French cantons-
Geneva, Vaud, ValaiS, Fribourg and
Neuchatel-where absinthe is consumed
and where, in Geneva and Vaud, its sale
was recently prohibited by cantonal
ordinances, rejected the federal initia-
tive by small majority. The vote in
the German cantons, however, where
absinthe is practically unknown, turned
the tide in favor of the measure. Thus
its fate was decided for the citizens of
western Switzerland. who were per-
sonally interested, by the votes of those
in the other cantons, whom the meas
ure did not affect. Central and eastern
Switzerland had been appealed to by
the western or French cantons to sup
port them in voting in favor of the in
itiative, while the votes cast show that
the French cantons as whole re-
jected. 1T.
In some cantons the affirmative vote
fell far behind the number of sigma
lures to the initiative petition. In can
ton Berne, where 3S,337 voters had
signed the initiative petition, only a.
5s3 voted for 1T, or 1874 less than the
number of signatures originally OBJ
tained In Neuchatel 9,62S signed the
petition for the abolition of absinthe,
and but 6,340 voted for it upon the day
of election. Fribourg shows 1886 sig
natures in favor of the petition and
7,144 votes for the measure on election
day; Glarus secured 1920 signatures
against $500 votes, and Basel-land 4,022
signatures to the initiative and 2,S43
placard of its adherents was a radiant
white cross behind the range of the
snowy Alps. printed upon red ground.
with the legend. ''One for all, all for
one. Vote Yes"
The question now arises how the fed
eral prohibition will work, since the
federal government has no police force
of its own and is dependent upon the
cantonal police. If $4,000 of the $4,000
voters against the initiative sign a Sec
ond initiative they can force the matter
to a popular vote for the second time.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Answers TO Queries

PROJECTILES-O. S., City. Could a
vessel six miles out at sea send a shot
into San Francisco?
Yes.
THE INTERMEZzo-S. F. c., An
tioch, Cal Who wrote the intermezzo
"Cavalleria Rusticana?"
Pietro Mascagni
WIFE'S SISTER - Subscriber, San
Jose Is there any law in California
that prohibits a man from marrying a
deceased wife's sister?
There is not.
TELEGRAPH-M., San Rafael Cal
Is there any place in San Francisco
where telegraphy is taught?
Yes, but, being private institutions,
this department can not advertise
them.
GARDENS-E. B.. Oakland, Cal.
Which is proper, "the hanging gardens
of Babylon ARE or is one of the
seven wonders?
Neither is correct. for the gardens no
longer exist.
QuININE-T., City. OF what country
are the trees from which quinine is
obtained natives? Is quinine obtained
from the doewood tree which grows in
Illinois and in the southern states2
Quinine is obtained from the barks
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

OF different varieties that grow in
south America, such as Peruvian bark.
1esuits bark, China bark, quina, quin-
qulna, cinchona bark and others. The
park OF the dogwood tree is used for
the cure of intermittent fever and is
also given as tonic.
BfGONE DAYS-T.. City. On what
DAY OF the week did December II, 1858,
ana May s, 1877, fall?
The first on Friday and the second on
Tuesday
The CANAL-T. H., Vallejo. Cal. To
wnom should application be made for
information about work on the Panama
canal?
To the Isthmian canal commission,
washington. D. c.
PINoCHLE-D. L. B., city. In a
game of pinochle--two handed-can a
player exchange a 8 for the last card
laying. when there are but two cards
laying, trump and another?
Yes, If his was the last trick. He
Is permitted to change and to take the
trump.
PANAMA CANAL-A. S., Placerville,
Cal. Where must person write for
information about employment on the
Panama canal?
The Panama canal commission,
Washington. d. c.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Russian Caviar

At the request of Consul John H.
Grout at odessa, Consular Agent
George R. Martin, at Rostoff- -on-Don,
Russia. has prepared the following re-
port upon Russian caviar:
The center of the caviar trade in
southeast Russia is at Astrakhan on
the volga There are, however, several
fisheries on the River Don and the sea
of Azov At several of the fisheries
large quantities of caviar are prepared.
but for home production only. In 1906
caviar to the value of $4,000 was ex-
ported to the United States from AS
trakhan. Since then, however. its ex-
port has wholly ceased. This condi-
tion of affairs is thought to be due to
two reasons at least. First, the catch
of sturgeon in the United States has
been unusually abundant and. second
the. quality of caviar prepared in the
perior to the imported article.
Caviar is prepared in Russia in prac-
tically the same manner as in the
extrscted % ro from the he fa fisb hJsi sbSed bSed
through the meshes of a sieve in order
that the eggs may be separated from
the inclossing sacks, It is then salted
table salt, according to the time of year
when prepared. Afterward the caviar
is put on finer. sieves in order to allow
been accomplished it is placed in cans
and Theoretically sealed.
In order to reach the market. caviar
is shipped by steamer to Tzaritzin on
the volga. being forwarded thence by
fast trains to Hamburg in special cars
provided for the export of fish. During
on ice. which is renewed at various
places en- route On steamers from
Hamburg to New York. the principal
importing port, 1t is always stored on
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Mr.. BRYAN'S JUGGLE

r. BRYAN points with pride conditions Oklahoma
MI where his fad guarantee
wi bank deposits law Up and down the country Mr. BRYAN
has been boasng that through the operation law
the Oklahoma banks have in FIVE gained deposits
S42S165 while national banks the guar
showed the decrease of deposits
1t has that the increased deposits the state
banks due the fact that November the
appropriated by congress Oaomas public schools
available Governor Haskell handled the money distributed