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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
Washington Township Men
Awake to Realization of the
Cost of Proposed Improve
ment-DOn't Want It.
TIME LIMIT OF FILING RE-
MONSTRANCE EXPIRED.
1t Is Felt, However, That the
Board of Commissioners
Can Be Prevailed on to
Reconsider.

Attorneys have been retained by
those Washington township property
owners, who oppose the construction Of
the proposed township road and an in
problem was made in this city today.
There is no sense in the entire town
ship being required to pay for the CON
struction of a road that will not bene-
fit more than one dozen families" de
clared the man who is at present lead
ing the fight against the road. We
would be willing for those people in
that section to have a good gravel
road. but we do not see any sense in
furnishing them with the best road in
the county when it is not needed"
After the expiration of the time
placed by law upon the filing of re
mOnstrances, Washington township
property owners. who are opposed to
the construction of road. the estimat-
ed cost Of which is more than $1S,UD
are endeavOring to organize for the
purpose of opposition. In explana-
ton of the tardiness Of their action
they assert they were unacquainted
with the law governing the matter un-
til the newspapers took up the ques-
tion and opened a discussion. The pc
tition asking that the road be built was
framed in its proper form and all re-
Quirements of the law were complied
with, so that the only hope the oppo-
nents possess is in the charity of the
board of commissioners. The law
states specifically. however. that if the
required number of property owners S
petition, the road shall be built.
The entire township is showing in
terest now, as the realization that the
construction of one road only about
three miles in length will advance the
tax rate throughout the township. has
come about. The argument is advanced
that the kind OF a road petitioned for
is better than that needed The re
gion penetrated by the proposed road
is but sparsely populated and the
farm land is of no great value The
assertion has been made that the land
located on both sides of the road for
its entire length and one mile on each
side would not sell for enough to pay
the cost of the road
What may be the ultimate result of
the contention is merely one of con-
lecture. 1t may be the commissioners
can be prevailed upon to adopt another
course. II has been suggested that it
might be possible to satisfy the peti-
TONERS by agreeing to construct a good
gravel road to replace the mud road
now existing. as a substitute for the
proposed road. which requires the re-
moval Of grades and a thorough i'm
provement for the entire length.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
SHADOW OF POLICE
WAS NO H|NDRANCE
Emmett Dickson Pulled Off a
Daring Robbery Right
BY Headquarters.
CASH DRAWER YIELDED S68
HE CLAIMED NECESSITY, BUT
SOUANDERED STOLEN MONEY
ON MERE TRIPLES SUCH AS
NEW BICYCLE AND WATCH.

Under the shadow of police head
quarters. Emmett Dickson, son of Da-
vid Dickson, 116 South A street. last
evening, entered the Mag X Riley
grocery store and robbed the cash
drawer of sos. This morning the burg
larry was reported to Chief Bailey and
he at once placed officers at work on
the case At one o'clock this after
noon. Dickson was under arrest. He
confessed TO the crime
Dickson is only sixteen years Of age
and has been out of work for several
weeks. He stated that necessity drove
him 10 commit the theft. Last night
Dickson entered the narrow passage
way between the row of Main street
business houses and police headquar-
ters. took a stepladder found resting
against a building. placed il to a win
COW in the grocery and in this man
ner entered the store room. He found
that the cash drawer was not lock ed
All the money that the lad had in
his possession when arrested was so.
He stated that he had purchased a
new bicycle. a watch and a pair of
shoes. The police heard this morning
that young Dickson was recklessly
spending a considerable amount of
money and the suspicion of the theft
was at once placed on him. He took
his arrest cody and promptly inform
ed the authorities that they had Sc
cured the guilty party.
Dickson. the police state. has never
been in trouble before. He will BE-
bound over TO the juvenile court and it
is probable that he will be sent TO the
Plainfield reform school. The police
are of the opinion that there are more
Juvenile criminal cases in Wayne
county than in any other county its
size in the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
DANIEL DRISCHEL
WAS ACQUITTED
THIS MORNING
Trial Was Over the ALLEGED
Assault and Battery on VIII
liam Armstrong Some Time
Ago.
DRISCHEL Is MARSHAL
OF CAMBRIDGE CITY.
Court, However, Did Not Up
hold the Marshal in Making
The Arrest Without Having
A Warrant.

Daniel Drischel. marshal of Cam
bridge City, was acquitted of the
charge of assault and battery upon
William Armstrong by Judge Fox of
the Wayne circuit court, this morning.
The trial lasted only long enough for
the examination Of witnesses and the
final statements of the attorneys. The
prosecution was in the hands of Viii
fred Jessup and the marshal was rep
resented by Henry L. Johnson. The
prosecuting witness stated he had
been taken by the arm by Drischel at
CenteryiIle and told ne was under ar
rest. He did not alIege there had
been any violence attempted nor that
Drischel appeared to be angry nor ap-
preached him in an unduly rude man
ner. The vindicatiOn of Drischel was
complete. The petit jury had been
summoned for the case. but was dis
missed without entering the box.
Armstrong is a driver for the Starr
Piano company. His evidence was to
the effect that he had delivered a
piano at Cambridge City, February II.
Of this year and when returning to
Richmond in a covered wagon about 7
O'Clock in the evening, his progress
was interrupted at Centerville and he
was informed by George Sanders, the
Centerville marshall. that he was I'M
der arrest. He asked the reason and
was informed he had been taken into
custody upon the request of Daniel
DrischeI, marshal of Cambridge City.
Armstrong was taken into a livery
stable to await the arrival of Drischel.
who came to Centerville at o'clock.
The alleged assault was committed
when Drischel placed his hand on
Armstrong and informed him he was
under arrest for damage ne had in
fllcted upon a rig belonging to a man
named George Shafer. at East Ger
mantOwn.
1t was claimed by Armstrong and
the prosecuting attorney that the ac-
u0n OF Drlschel in taking hold of
Armstrong constituted violation of
the law. What damage may have
been done by Armstrong's wagon to
the Shafer rig was not such as to be
governed by criminal laws. To arrest
Armstrong under a civil process would
have required the arresting officer to
be in possession of a warrant, which
II is necessary to read to the party ar
rested, Drischel had no warrant and
had not seen the accident himself. so
acted solely upon secondhand infor-
nation.
The court did not uphold the action
of Drischel in making the arrest with
out warrant, but stated the evidence
did not show there had been any in
jury inflicted on Armstrong or that
any was intended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27

Anderson, Ind, March 27.-State
Senator Nathan Hawkins. "A business
man for Congress" and the dark horse
of the congressional convention was
nominated by the republicans of the
eighth district this afternoon on the
'6lst ballot. Ii was due to the decis.
ion of George Cromer. of Nuncie tha
strongest candidate in the race TO
withdraw that Hawkins was nominat-
ed. Cromer threw his entire strength
consisting of 43 votes to Hawkins who
previously had been the tail end cam
didate with vote of Is only, repre-
senting the vote of Jay county, which
presented his name 10 the convention.
The delegates balloted twenty.four
hours before victory came to Hawk
ins.
The vote remained the same from
the forty-eighth ballot until the last.
The break came only after it was ap-
parent that the deadlock would con-
tlnue Indefinitely with Cromer re-
naming in the field. 1t was seen that
no combinations could be brought
about whereby any of the other dele
gates would throw their strength TO
Cromer. He was regarded as the man
who defeated the republican party in
the eighth district on the occasion n,
the last election. and the delegates
from other parts of the district feared
repetition with him leading the
ticket
The convention was the greatest ev-
er held in the district II represented
an anti-CrOmer struggle to a consider
able extent. The man from Nuncie
was backed by the largest delegation in
the district and he went into the cam
palgn TO win. He used all kinds OF
methods and issued great quantities OF
literature to prove that he could be
elected by the voters Of the district III
he were nominated. Delegates seemed
to be afraid to entrust the success of
their party standard 10 him. however.
and this accounts for his defeat.
When the vote was announced the
convention hall became the scene OF
great disorder. The Hawkins men
went wild with excitement and soon
afterward left the hall and paraded
about the downtown streets shouting
at the top Of their lungs and sweep
ing everything before them. Il is be-
lieved with Hawkins in the lead the
Eighth district will have a chance to
return to its place as a Republican
district. The opponent of Hawkins
on the Democratic ticket is the pres
ent congressman John A. NJ. Adair.
Both Adair and Hawkins are from Jay
county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
Representatives of Affected
Companies Presented OBJ
jeCtions to Plan of Going
Under Ground.
THE CENTRAL UNION Of
FERS TO COOPERATE.
w. P. O'NeaI Defines Boards
Position Stating That 1t
Will See That Ordinance Is
Obeyed.

A conference between city officers
and representatives of companies eff
fected by the Main street pole ordi-
nance. was held this morning in the
office of the board of public works.
General Manager Wallick of the West
ern Union Telegraph company. stated
that he did not know what action his
company would take in regard 10 com
plying with the ordinance. General
Manager Reynolds of the Terre Haute
indianapolis and Eastern Traction
company stated that in his opinion it
was impracticable to place high voltage
wires. such as feed wires for the trolley
wires. in conduits which would be in
ing low tension wires.
Construction Manager Kline, of the
Central Union company. stated his
company was ready to construct an un-
derground system ands that If any of
the effected companies desired TO CO.
operate with the Central Union. prop
ositiOns to this effect would be enter
tanned. The representative of the
Light. Heat x Power company. had
nothing TO say.
P. J. Freeman. for the Home Tele-
phone company. stated that his com
pany would comply with the terms of
the ordinance. He said that the ordi-
fiH y &c
great an extent as the other public
service corporations.
Speaking on behalf of the city. w.
P. ONeal of the board of public
works. said that the ordinance had
been enacted by the legislative branch
Of the city government anfthat it was
up to the board TO see that it was en-
forced He said that it was not the
purpose of the board to discuss the
terms of the ordinance or to entertain
criticism of il. He then informed the
representatives that the best thing for
them to do was TO get together and ar
range some plan whereby they could
in manner satisfactory to themselves.
place their Main street wires under
ground
City Clerk {. W. Merrill stated that
1t was possible TO place low and high
tension wires in conduits located in the
same trench. He then read letters
from engineers from various cities.
Erie. Pa, Baltimore. Md. and other
places. bearing out his assertion Mr..
Reynolds was informed that a cement
partition between low and high tension
conduits would prevent any trouble.
After the meeting held with the board
several OF the representatives OF the
effected companies got together in the
office OF P. J. Freeman and discussed
ways and means Of complying with the
ordinance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
.ELKS ELECT OFFICERS
AntIered Ones Select Fremont
florence for Exalted
Ruler.
HAD THREE CANDIDATES.

Last evening the Richmond lodge Of
Elks. No. 90, held its annual election
of officers. All officers with the eN-
ception OF the board of governors and
the member OF the board of trustees
were elected by a unanimous vote.
Officers for the ensuing year are:
Fremont Terrence. exalted ruler,
Walter EggemeNer. leading knight.
Cash Beall. loyal knight.
Harry Jay. lecuring knight.
John Palmer. tyler.
John G. Bayer, trustee.
Frank Chambers treasurer.
Ernest B. Calvert, secretary.
The new board of governors chosen
includes the following: Arthur Burr.
Elmer Eggemeyer. John Thompson,
Benjamin G.. Price and Louis L. Tiff.
Three candidates were initiated after
the election of officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
YOUNG PEOPLE WE'D.
Miss Beard Once Brought
Suit Against EarIham
College.
ACCOUNT OF STANLEY FUND

Adam Eby and Miss La Nerna May
Beard were united in marriage by
Squire Abbott at his office yesterday
afternoon. Mr.. Eby is young farm
er and the bride is a we'll known young
woman of Boston township. II was
in her behalf that the suit was institute
ed against Eariham college some time
ago in the effort TO secure her a schoI-
arship at the institution As a benefi-
ciary under the Stanley fund. The
case was settled out of court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
SAW RICHMOND GROW
The Late Levi Johnson Was
Born on the Site of East
Main Street Church.
WAS WILLIAMSBURG MAN.

Levi Johnson. who was buried at
Williamsburg yesterday, was born on
farm, that occupied the present site
of the East Main Street Friends
church. in 1922. He died at the home
of a relative at Muncie. The funeral
was in charge of the Masonic order.
During the late years of his life time
Mr.. Johnson remarked frequently
about the wonderful change that has
aiken place In Richmond since the
years of his childhood. When the town
was first laid out the Johnson farm
was regarded as quite a distance from
the business district. At the time of
Mr. Johnson's death the city limits
had been extended almost one mile be-
yond the location of his old home
place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
THE TICKET.

For Governor
THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Columbia City.
For Lieutenant Governor
FRANK J. HALL,
RushviIIe.
For Secretary of State
JAMES F. cox.
Columbus.
For Auditor of State
MARION BAILEY,
Liston.
For State Treasurer
JOHN ISEN5ARGER,
North Manchester.
For Attorney-GeneraI-
WALTER J. LOTT,
Muncie.
For Supreme Court Judge
M. 3. LARRY,
Loeansport.
For Appellate Court Judge
e. w. FELT.
Greenfield.
For Reporter of Supreme Court
BURT NEW,
North Vernon.
For State Statistician--
PATRICK J. kELEHER,
indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
SEARCHING FOR WIFE
Believes She EIoped With a
Cousin, Taking Hard
Earned Money.
WOULD LIKE MONEY BACK.

Search was made in this city by Jack
Winning. of GreenvilIe, Ohio. for his
wife Mrs. Winning WAS gone from
home when Jack returned a few days
ago Frank HerneII a couSin of Win
ming is not to be found and neither is
So of Winnings money that had been
intrusted TO Mrs Winning by her hus-
rand for safe keeping. 1t is believed
more than likely that the eloperss went
to indianapolis. Winning wishes TO
have his wife return. but if she will not
come. part of the money will be very
acceptable.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
CONFINED IN JAIL
Centerville Man Placed There
For Safe Keeping, Be-
ing Insane.
IS NOT, HOWEVER, VIOLENT

John Hoar. a well known Centerville
man. has been confined in the county
jail for safe keeping. The man is Of
unsound mind. It is probable he will
be transferred to the Soldiers Home at
Dayton. Ohio. Since being placed at
the county jail. Mr. Hoar has not
shown any Indications Of becoming yio-
lent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
HAD FOOT CRUSHED.

John T. Smith, carpenter and con
tractor. while working Yesterday on
VIM. Duning's house on South 9Th
street crushed his foot badly. Mr..
a heavy concrete block fell from a
distance Of 10 feet and injured the
foot. He is now at his home. 1902
Main street It will he several weeks
before he will be able to resume his
work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
Eighth District Selects State
Senator Nathan Hawkins
As Nominee. Due to Oecis-
ion of Cromer.
DELEGATES BAllOTED
SINCE YESTERDAY NOON.
Cromer Withdrew After the
76Oth Ballot and Threw
Strength to Hawkins, Who
Was Tail End Candidate.
BULLE TIN.

Anderson, Ind. March 27.-On 76lst
ballot Cromer withdrew from the race
and threw his strength to Hawkins,
breaking the deadlock and nominating
Hawkins with a vote of as.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
FINGER AMPUTATED.

F. NJ. Brunson. contracting painter
working at DR.. Hopkins house on
North 5th street, was injured yester-
day He was endeavOring to move
34-foot extension ladder when it came
uncOupled and a section fell, cutting
off one finger and mashng another
badly. He was out today, but will be
incapacitatcd for work for about three
MppkS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
PETITIONS FOR PROPERTY.

Amanda E. UnderhflI has petitioned
the circuit court as the widow of Ed.
ward F. Underhill. that the property
Of her husband be set off to her under
an order of the court. The value OK
the property is less than $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
BULLETIN.

Anderson, Ind. March 27.-The vote
on the 760th ballot stood Cromer 4S,
Nestal 81, Shockney 20, Hawkins 10.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27
THE WEATHER PROPHET

iNOiANA-Much colder in south nor.
ton Friday night; Saturday rain.
oHlo-much colder Friday niqht:
Saturday rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-03-27

The Telephone is Willing servant to bring
your Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the
least bother to yo Either Phone=-l1Z1 Automatic
21 Old.
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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-28

she refused to credit me. Ny tailor
has recently done the same.
My clothes were ruined. My coat
was split up the back. or down the
back, whichever you choose to call IL
and as for my features-well, l had
better say nothing about them. 1 no
ticed that most OF the women / passed
on my way home put their hands over
their eyes and peeped through their
fingers.
Mrs. Potts gave me a dreadful 60
ing over. and then she poulticed her
ankles with slippery elm and went to
bed.
She hasn't been around any to
speak OF since.
She was hard hit.
bought two papers of court plas-
ter, and 1t took it all to plaster up
my face.
Kate laughed at me, Purdy said.
He said she declared she couldn't
think of anything but a turkey with
its legs tied when she saw me Topping
out on the ice.
Drat all the women.
The world would have been better
without them.
The next time 1 go a-skating l amt
a-going.-New York Weekly.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-28
What Children Swallow.

In the London Hospital there is
at present a tiny patient, one year
and three weeks old, who is suffer.
ing from the effects of swallowing a
hair curler.
Seven weeks ago. following every
baby's instinct of putting anything
and everything into it's mouth. she
seized upon a fascinating object used
by ladies to induce q becoming wave
in the hair, and promptly swallowed
it. The baby is kept under close OBJ.
servation with the X-rays, and it is
hoped that, as there is no in1amma-
ton or high temperature, an opera
ton will not be necessary.
A Daily Mail reporter was in.
formed that the case was by nc
means exceptional Recently a child
was under treatment who had swal.
lowed q toy bicycle, and another was
brought in with a brass monkey In
his interior. Coins and boot buttons
were very frequently swallowed:
while thimbles. pins and even knife
blades have been removed from tiny
children. owing to the X-ray the
treatment Of such cases has been
much sinplified. Mail.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-28
RABBIT PIE.

Cut the dressed rabbit into small
pieces, taking out what bone you
can; let lie in cold, sailed water for
one hour (boiling the bones mean
while). Drain the meat, strain the
bones out of the boiling water and
put the meat into It, and let boil un-
til perfectly tender, adding a bay leaf
half a dozen peppercorn, sliced
onion and stalk of celery. When
the rabbit is done. remove from the
pot, strain the liquor, add to it one
cup of cream or rich milk, and thick
en- with two tablespoonfuls of flour
rubbed smooth in two tablespoonfuls
OF butter. Add more seasoning IL
liked. Remove all bones from the
meat, and arrange the latter in
deep pie dish, seasoning each layer
lightly with salt, white pepper and a
very thick walnut catsup. Pour over
the thickened gravy, and when quite
cold cover with rather thick layer
of rich paste. Cut an incision in the
centre to allow the steam to escape,
and bake in a hot oven. other cat.
sup may be substituted for the wal.
nut, if preferred.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1908-04-28
HEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
Estimates Which Considerably Ex-
coed the Old Ones.

Estimates Which Considerably Ex-
coed the Old Ones.
Something like half a century ago
1t was thought that the atmospheric
envelope of the globe was about for
ty-five miles thick. The belief was
based on the rate at which the density
OF the air diminished at successive
levels, as measured with barometers
In balloons and on mountain tops.
or course, no one ever went up forty
five miles, but for a long time no one
was in position to question the ac.
curacy of the figures. At length q
new basis for calculation was afford.
ed. simultaneous observations of a
meteor from widely separated sta.
tions on the earth's surface, together
with careful measurements of the
angle formed by the line of sight with
true horizontal, led to the convic.
ton that the air must extend upward
more than a hundred miles. A
meteor is bit of cold stone or metal
which remains invisible until friction
between its surface and the air makes
the former hot. The meteor becomes
lncandescent from it's high velocity.
Still another method of computation
is described by T. ]. ]. See, an astron-
omer, in recent issue of the United
States Monthly Weather Review.
If person knows the exact mo-
ment of sunset (Which he can learn
from an almanac) and then notices
when the last trace of blue disap-
pears from the sky, he will be able
TO determine the height of the atmos-
phere within five or ten miles by n
formula which Mr.. See supplies.
Since the few observations thus far
made show slight differences, 1t
would seem to be necessary that the
matter be followed uD further. so
That the average of a large number
could be found. The theory on which
this plan is based is that the blue is
reflected from microscopic particles
OF nitrogen and oxygen in the upper
layers OF the atmosphere. This the
DRY, says Mr.. See, receives it's most
striking confirmation from the long
duration of the blue color after sun
set, showing the great height of the
particles which scatter the blue light.
There can, he thinks, be very little
doubt that our atmosphere extends
10 height of about 100 miles.
Mr.. See declares that a person
gifted with good eyesight can. with y
little practice, make these observa-
tions easily. especially as they re-
quire no instrumental aid.