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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23
THE AWFUL GOSSIP.

we like 10 knock the gosaIp
We can't admire her ways.
Too much she crIticiscs:
Too meager Ia her praise.
The faiiings OF her neishbors
Are always on display.
But stiil we pause 10 listen
To what she has to say.
We know Jones isn't perfect;
But, thon, IL isn't kind
10 dwell on his shortcomings
And fault with him to find.
But still OF all his meanness
PerhapH we wouldn't dream
Did we but stop to listen
When she has on fun steam.
But. though We may abhor II,
That she her tongue should use
In such busy fashion.
Still we must know the news.
And If we didn't moet her
Most everywhere we went
We'd have 10 buy n paper.
And that would cost n cent
Yet. we dcspisc the gossips
. Who dainty morsels pass;
But are we ven certain
We are not III the class?
Perhaps examination,
An inward look. Would show
When knocking was tho program
That we were none too slow.
Nashville American.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23
BOND ISSUE STIRS LIST
Plan Of Pennsylvania Railroad Com
paRy Creates Talk IN Wall Street
IMPORTANT INFlU&aCE0A SITUATION
1t is the First Big Railroad Loan
FIoated in Many Months = Gold
Coming From France-rotal Sales
aad Closing Quotations.
tBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, April 22-The most
potent influence OH the stock market
today fas the Pennsylvania bond is
sue. Although the official announce.
ment of the details of the issue was
moi made until late In the day, en- g.
ough was known of the transaction
10 stamp II as of first rate Importance
IN bearing upon the financial situa-
iion. The Importance was attached To
II primarily because it marks the first
sale of long time security by any
railroad corporation in period OF
many months during which recourse
mas been had necessarily to short term
note issues bearing Increased rates of
interest.
Money on call was slightly flrmcr,
Influenced by the large engagements
OF gold for export which reached So
100000 for tomorrow's French steam
er. The banks participation in the
bond issue is expected to lessen the
pressure for remittance abroad ana so
closing the gold outflow.
The influence OF the PENNSYLVANIA
bond issue of the trading was seen I'm
me profit taking by traders after the
late announcement
Bonds were steady. Total sales,
par value. $3,5OS.OOO. United States
bonds were unchanged on call, Total
sales today. $4,000 shares, including:
Sugar 400; Atlantic Coast Line 200;
Chesapeake e Ohio 900; Louisville G.
Nashville 1Ot. Reading 63.3sOo;
Southern Railway 400; Union Pacitia
$500; United States Steel 5000; VIr.
einia Carolina Chemical 300; sloss
Sheffield 200
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23

has placed ample supplies of whiskey
and clger:.
II don't want the hoys who are
hprylng mo to feel too badly" he ak.
planned. I'll want them TO have little
something TO keep them cheerful. No.
body can say I'm stingy" He has al.
So engaged the Putnam silver Cornet
Band TO play 1T his funeral.
Mr., Wrights Going. but know not
where has stirred up n lot OF tron.
Bile. particularly among theologians
some of whom have written him abu.
sivo letters lie Is stll hale and
hearty. Waterbury tConn) Dispatch
To New York World.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23

there had heen preliminary politi.
cal campaign going on II was
thought perhaps Bryan could be dc.
feated in Kansas City. but 4, was n
:osegone conclusion that Mr. McKin.
ley would be renominatcd ana mart
Of this money may have gone for that,
/ don't know
Mr.. RYAN said he had no part in
liking the price for the Wall street
road. but he believed thatNir. Whit.
ney had entered into an agreement
with Mr. Brady. The road was sold
without Brady's consulting him. lie
did not know of the sale untn he got
the $4,000 check. lie denied thar
Mr.. Cravath ever told him how they
came TO the 100000 figure for the
road.
juror who wanted 10 know was
told by Mr.. Ryan that all he got out
of The road was $ll1.000 lie got no
profit.
Questioned by the Jurors,
How was IT," asked the Juror
that Mr.. Brady could sell this thing
and yon have a half inierest in M"
Mr.. Brady knew that the relations
beiwee Mr. Whitney ana me were
Such that MIR. Brady imucrs,ood he
could do almost anything" said Mr..
Ryan.
Deal with Mr.. whitney without
your consent?" asked the Juror.
Eyes. SIR said Mr. Ryan
Then the inrors began 10 ask more
questions. They wanted TO know why
the money advanced for the Metro.
politan Street Railway should he paid
by the Metropolitan Securities Com.
pany. Then Mr. jerome made lonE
explanation, going over the History Of
the companies
"Mr. Whitney took the purchase
price of the road, $237, 600" said Mr..
Jerome. land added 1t to certain sums
of money which had hecn advances
for political purposes and then sold
the road 10 the Metropolitan Securi.
ties Company at that enhanced
price"
rs that correct us he stated, Mr..
Ryan," asked a juror, when sir. Ter.
ONE got through.
ut is." said Mr.. Ryan.
Whitney Asked for II.
II Mr. Whitney had died before the
money was paid back there was no
record TO show that the 100000 had
been advanced.
Il don't think we. would have got n
cent" said Mr.. Ryan. "The truth OF
IL is that Mr. Whitney had asked us
10 give him that money. We knew
II was for the benefit OF the corpora,
tion. because he said 80. II was up 10
him. never asked him for thar
money would have had no claim
against Mr.. Whitney. That money
was expended in the interest of the
corporation. know, because he tMr.
Whitney, said II was so. II was up
to him in some way or another to get
us hack the money. This is all there
Is TO IT,"
Mr. Ryan said he was surprised to-
get his money back
Replying TO n question by Mr.. Jer.
ONE regarding campaign contrlbu
lions In general. Mir. Ryan replied.
81 have always found political par
ties in a receptive mood. Wo were
always informed when an election was
coming on
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23
Money Market.
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, April 22-Money on
call lM@2. ruling rate ~, closing
bid IN, offered at per cent. Time
loans dull and easy, co days 2A. 80
days 2h TO 2A. six months az.
Close: Prime mercantile paper 4@4Is
per cent. Sterling exchange easier,
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4S7.3O@4S7.35 for demand and at
4S4.S5@4S4.9O for 60 day bills. Com
mercial bills 4s4ss. Bar silver Bass.
Bar silver 54Z. Mexican dollars At.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds steady.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-23
TOMB READY FOR HIM.
Phineas C. Wright. Eccentric Hache-
lor, Now Calmly Waits for End,f

Phineas C. Wright, Eccentric Bache-
Ior, Now Calmly Waits for End,f
Now that he has the whiskers on
his monument brushed straight. his
tomb we'll stocked with whisky and
cigars. and a proper inscription gray
en- OH the granite. Phineas Gardner
Wright, Putnam's richest and oldest
bachelor. says ne can contemplate the
end with calmness and satisfaction.
Mr.. Wright is seventy-nine' years
old and worth something over $780,
COO. This sum, he says, he has accu-
mulated by strict attention to details
not tryln to know TOO much, and con
sistently suspecting all women. Fol
lowing out the program which has
made him successful. Mr.. Wright has
superintendent the erection of his own
monument, and he has inscribed
thereon: Going. but know mol
where Under this is the more de
finite information: Never beat by
man. but by woman"
The Wright monument Is the show
place of the Putnam Cemetery. 1t Is
a solid granite block bearing or 4:
top bust of the man who Ia to lie
under 1t. The bust is q faithful like
ness, even to the stone whiskers now
trimmed in goatee fashion. The sculp
tor who did the work was an irrespon
slble person with effeminate ideas. lie
parted Mr.. Wright's whiskers at the
middle in his original work. This
made Mr.. Wright angry and ne paic
another sculptor 5000 TO brush out tht
stone wbiskers straight. This worl
brought the total price UP TO $4,000
but Mr.. Wright didn't care.
In the tomb near by Mr., Wright
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

city, the other is paid, and paid roy
ally: Less than ten years ago, the
Cincinnati, Richmond and Muncie
railroad, now the c., C. & l. Ry., was
voted subsidy of s225, 900 by the peo-
pie of Richmond and on this gold plat
ter, the franchise was taken to the Of
ficers of the road. The c., c. & L.
has benefited the city and will con-
tinue to do so. The Dayton & West
ern has been operating for several
years; it has put Richmond in connec-
ton with the trolley systems of west
ern Ohio, and until recently ordered to
stop running freight cars, was of much
practical service to manufacturers and
business men. 1t is to be hoped
that no such radical steps as charging
for a franchise issued to another
freight carrier for Richmond will be
taken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
THE BREWERS, CAMPAIGN.

Most efficient campaign thunder
perhaps-for the democrats in the COM
ing state campaign is the fact that ev-
cry brewer and saloon man IN Indiana
is practically pledged to support the
democratic nominee for governor. The
stroug prohibition platform of the re-
publicans has been greeted with dis
may by the liquor interests of the
state and after being successful in get
ting the democrats to indorse a less
sweeping movement against saloons,
the brewers have openly announced
their attitude and have started their
campaign by distributing printed mat
ter to be displayed IN par-rooms and
other public places.
Thomas Marshall, democratic nomi-
nee for governor, holds to the local op-
ton idea with the township as unit
James E. Watson, on the republican
ticket, contends that the county
should be the unit, and if elected, his
party will introduce a bill in the legis-
lature providing for such a law. The
republicans merely give the people
more power in deciding the liquor
question for themselves; the party
does not pledge itself to make the
state prohibition. With the growing
sentiment against liquor, such a law
as will allow the voters to decide what
they wish to do, has become necessary
and will be passed, if not at the next
session, then at the one following.
The browning argument of the sa-
loon men is the report Of each coun-
tvs source of revenue. In Wayne
county each saloon pays a license of
500 per annum and as there are now
about sixty saloons, the amount reach
hind this sum, paltry when considered
as a part of the great annual revenue
from taxation, the liquor men WOulQ
hide. But the question arises, Whence
does the $4,000 originally come? That
sum, together with an amount many
times as large is from the pockets of
the people, and if there were no sa-
looms, it would remain with the peo-
pie.
The democrats, aided by the brewers
threaten to make the liquor plank the
main objective in their fight against
the republican ticket The whole
question is one of whether or not the
people of county should be granted
the power that they seek.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
Trustee
JAMES H. HOWARTH.
ASSESSOR
CHARLES E. POTTER.
RAILROAD FRANCHISES.

Occasionally in the political world
there is found a man whose rabid de-
sire to crush money-power as repre-
scented In railroads, telephone systems
or other public service corporations, is
completely separated in his mind from
his personal business sagacity and
foresight. He attacks corporations
because their share of the national in.
come appears so large, forgetting ever
that capital invested and the business
risk are commensurate with the re-
turns.
A statement emanating from the
president Of the board of public works
Is to the effect that the city should
charge the Dayton & Western Trac-
ton company for the right to operate
in this city. In other words, he holds
that this public carrier, should be
made to pay a premium for the privi-
lege of handling freight. Such a pol
icy can be proven short-sighted at a
glance.
For months the Dayton & Western
company has been making every eff
fort to restore its freight business to
and from this city. Shippers in
Richmond are clamoring for council to
act in regard to the new franchise.
but still the inertia of midsummer
stagnation seems to have the admins
trative departments In it's grasp. Now,
the president of the board of works
announces that he favors holding up
the company which does an interstate
business and therefore can not become
dread monopoly or throttle the
public" With the railroad an unques-
tionable gain to the shipping facilities
Of Richmond, it is hard to see what
advantage would be in compelling it
to pay to come here.
Is there so much difference between
electric and steam roads that while
one pays for the privilege Of entering
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
LIBERTY MAKES MERRY
ON OCCASION OF FOURTH
Many People in Union County
Capital to Celebrate.

Liberty, Ind. July 6.-The citizens
of Liberty and Union county observed
the Fourth with an "old fashioned cell
ebration" Saturday and there was a
large crowd in town to make merry
and assist in the days program The
morning was devoted to a series of
amusing contests. consisting of sack
races. wheel barrow races, foot races.
riding the barrel and other fun-mak-
ing stunts. This part Of the program
occurred down town, the crowds lining
up on the sidewalks and in the court
house park, leaving the street open for
the contestants in the various events
At I 80 an automobile parade was
formed on the public square. and TWEEN
ty handsome machines, gay with the
national colors and loaded with the
older members of the crowd, proceed
ed to the fair grounds, where the as
semblage gathered for the afternoon
events. Here they were entertained
with various sports including an alleg-
ed game of base ball between the
Fats" and Leans" which resulted in
a score of IL TO s in favor of the
Fats" after seven strenuous innings
Automobile races against time and
running races by local horses helped
pass away pleasant afternoon. The
evening was given over to a magnifi-
cent display of fireworks on the pub
lie square. supplemented by the num-
erous citizens who showed their pa
triotism by fire works on their pri-
waite lawns. The local X. of P. band
furnished music for the occasion dur
ing the day and evening, and taken as
whole, the celebration was one of
the most successful held here in many
years. although the committee in
charge had made no special effort in
the way of advertising.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
Art Gems Free.

Beautiful pictures add SO much at
tractiveness to the home that Rich
mond ladies will be glad to learn how
they may secure fine art specimens
absolutely free. Send twenty-five
Easy Task soap wrappers with a &c
stamp to the manufacturers, and they
will send you a handsome picture by
return mail absolutely free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
A HOLIDAY AFTERTHOUGH

Although buried. and without flow
ers, deep under the heaped reproaches
of the citizens of Richmond, it might
be we'll to exhume the memory of the
Fourth of July celebration for a brief
word of comment-and warning. Rich
mond failed to approve the sort of
celebration" offered under the auspi-
ces of one of the local lodges and in
doing SO, the city was firm in uphold
ing its municipal dignity, which was
most certainly at stake.
1t cannot be expected that a com
munity that supports an art exhibit, a
chautauqua, occasionally a May festi-
val and other high-class entertainment
for the uplift of the people, could
countenance an observance of the
greatest national holiday, the princi-
pal part of which consisted of lab
orious parade, a creased pig race and
a balloon ascension. The comparison
is ridiculous. The people of Richmond
desired but independence upon indie.
pendence Day and this feeling they
boldly asserted by taking to the woods
and fields and forgetting the stale at
fractions of cut-and-dried program.
Failure to approve the celebration
undertaken by the knights of the Col.
den Eagle cannot be construed as a
slur upon the city. Each individual
acted in his own right, the right vest
ed in him since the signing of the Dec
laration in 1916, and future attempts
to arouse patriotism and high national
devotion by the potato race and pea
nut parade method should be govern
ed by the experience of the last effort.
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IS
PREVAILING NOTE
Only One Radical Plank Will
Go Into Democratic
Platform.
MORMON ISSUE is DEAD.
NO PLANK AGAINST FOLYGAMY
WILL BE PUT IN AS 1T is CON-
SIDERED A DEAD ISSUE AS
PRACTICE HAS CEASED.

Denver, July 6.-Conservatism is
the prevailing note of the discussion
of the national democratic platform.
This discussion has been INDUCED in
freely among the prospective mem
bers of the resolution committee, as
we'll as among leaders of the party
generally, and Mr.. Bryan has been
quoted as being in harmony with the
conservative idea.
The one radical plank which it
seems to be conceded will go into the
document, will be an expression on the
injunction as applied to labor disputes.
Those who oppose strong language
on this subject are conceding that
their effort will not be potent to pre-
vent the adoption of a plank which
will pledge the party 70 an amendment
of the law which will make notice of
the issuance of preliminary injunc-
ton imperative; also that provision
will be made for a hearing of the case
before a different judge than the one
issuing the Injunction, and for a hear
ing of the facts in the case by jury.
There promises to be a struggle be-
fore the resolutions committee over
the question of an anti-Mormon plank.
Four years ago at ST. Louis such a
plank was made a part of the demo-
cratic national platform and an effort
is to be made to have it reinstated
this time. 1t is asserted by the Utah
delegation that no sucn plank will be
adopted. Judge W. H. King. of Salt
Lake City. who has been chosen as
Utah's member of the resolutions
committee, has the unanimous back
ing Of his delegation in opposition to
the plank. His argument is that the
Mormon question is dead issue. He
asserts that the practice of polygamy
has ceased in Utah and that the only
remnant of it is in the lives of a num-
their wives long before the practice
was declared unlawful.
Equality Before the Law.
With the hope of securing the incor-
poration into the democratic platform
of a plank relating to the issuance of
writs of injunction by federal judges,
which will come nearer to the desire of
union labor than the prank adopted at
Chicago, Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor;
John Mitchell, James Duncan and 9TH
err members of the executive council of
the federation arrived here today.
They were met at the depot by the del
egation from the Building Trades
Council of the Denver Federation of
Labor.
Mr.. Gompers said he wanted it
known that the representatives OF la
Dor are not asking for any special
privileges in the matter of the issuance
of injunctions in labor disputes, but
that all they wanted was equality be-
fore the law.
There is no warrant of law what
ever" declared Mr.. Gompers, for the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

issuance of the injunctions against
which we protest. We are opposed to
any injunction that does not apply to
any other citizen in any other walk of
life"
Gompers stated that the plank sub
mitted to the Chicago convention
would be again offered. but in a slight
ly modified form. He would not dis
close the nature of the change. He
denied certain statements which he
said had been sent out from Denver to
the effect that the American Fedora
ton of Labor was opposed to Bryan.
The platform offered in Chicago rec
ognized the right of workingmen to
strike and to induce others to do SO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
Chocolate Pie Is Healthful

Food experts agree that chocolate
is one of the most healthful and nutri-
tious articles of food known, and choc-
olate pies are becoming very popu-
lar. Who can imagine anything more
tempting or delicious than nice,
large piece of Chocolate pie? Hard to
make in the old way, but easy if you
use 'DUR-PIE," Chocolate flavor. and
follow directions on the package
Contains all ingredients ready for in
slant use. At grocers, 10 cents. Ord
er today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

Through a mistake in this
paper in the Railroad Store
advertisement of Friday and
Sunday-ginghams at 3ac
per yard should read &c per
yard during sale. Git
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

Gertrude Breslau Hunt will speak
on Socialism Monday evening, July
6, at corner of Main and 9Th streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

TABrTHA:
Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour
are excellent SAMANTHA
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COUNTY.


Joint Representative
ALONZO M. GARDNER.
Representative
WALTER S. RATLIFF.
Circuit Judge
HENRY G. FOX.
prosecuting Attorney
CHAS l.. LADD.
-Treasurer-
ALBERT ALBERTSoN.
Sheriff
LINUS P. MEREDITH.
Coroner
DIR. A. l.. BRAMKAMP.
Surveyor
ROBERT A. HOWARD.
Recorder
WILL ]. ROBBINS
commissioner Eastern Dist
HOMER FARLOW.
commissions Middle Dist
BARNEY H. LINDERMAN.
commissioner Western Dist
ROBERT n. BEESON.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL TICKET.
For President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
of Ohio.
For Vice-President-
JAMES S. SHERMAN
of New York.
STATE.
Governor
JAMES E. WATSON.
Lieutenant Governor
FREMONT c. GOODWINE.
-Secretary OF State
FRED A. SIMS.
Auditor of State
JOHN C.. BILLHEIMER.
~Treasurer Of State
OSCAR HADLEY.
Attorney Genera
JAMES BINGHAM.
State Superintendent
LAWRENCE McTURNAN.
state Statistician-
J. L. PEETZ.
-Judse of Supreme Court
QUINCY A. MYERS.
-Jadge Of Appellate Court
DAVID MYERS.
e-Rsporter of Supreme Court
GEORGE w. SELF.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

Mr.. George S. Ross has returned to
his home in Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

We can save you from 10
to 1855 on your Leather
Goods.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-06

Don't impose upon the
liberality of your neighbor.
Buy a suit case; have one of
your own.
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DIST RIOT.

WILLIAM .. BARNARD.
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Entered at Richmond, Ind. Postonice
AS Second Class Mail Matter.