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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
|BEFOREACoMMISSIONER
No Evidence as to Campaign Con-
tributions Had Ever Been laid
Before Grand Jury
ASKED FOR THE MINUTES

Pierce Wanted to See the Proceed
ings OF the Grand Juries But Jerome
Refused Unless Ordered by Su-
prene Court Judge.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
/ NATURAL FIREWORKS.

MESSINA, April 2o-Mount Aetna
S now in active eruption,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-30
In SEYMOUR NARROWS
The Accident Happened on Her
Last Trip to the Frozen
North
SLID OFF INTO DEEP WATER

The News Reached Vancouver To-
day That the Staunch Steamer Had
Bumped Onto a Rock in the Mar
rows a Week Ago Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
TOO MUCH POLITICS
Campaign Argument at Econ
omy Starts a Fight.
Ut ENDS IN CITY COURT

Because he whipped Thomas NJ.
Stewart, the town busybody" of
Economy, as Prosecutor Jessup said.
Simon Atwell, a well known young
man of Perry township, was fined So
and costs in the Wayne circuit court.
The case was decidedly the most
unique heard recently and was d.
echo Of a political feud that arose In
the township before the last election,
the feeling running high between the
supporters of Charles Harris and John
w. Taylor, the leading rival candi-
dates for the office of township trus-
tee.
1t seems that during the campaign
Atwell took objections to Stewards as
sertions against Taylor who was at
that time Atwell's employer. Stewart
continued his talk against Taylor and
one day after the election. according to
the story, Atwell and Taylor drove to
the Stewart home. Atwell left the bug
gy, called Mr.. Stewart into the yard
and there hurled the red flag in the
so-called busybody's face. The lie
was passed and the two men came to
blows. Taylor sat in the buggy until
he thought the battle royal had gone
far enough, then clambered out and
separated the belligerents.
In a little note written to the court
DR.. Clark of Economy stated that
Stewart asked that the case be dis
missed and the costs would be paid by
Stewart. Prosecutor Jessup however
did not see fit to dismiss the case. al
though he stated to the court that he
personally thought Atwell had not
gone far out of the way In committing
the assault. The judge thought that
So would square the affair with the
state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
Acknowledges Receipt of Local
kilograms and Promises
Prompt Attention.
SOME DOUBT NOW EXISTS
INTERPRETATION OF LATEST TEL
EGRAM PERMITS COMPLExITY
THAT HAS CREATED MIsUNDER-
STANDING IN CLUB.

Word was received this afternoon by
President John F. Mccarthy of the
Commercial Club from the interstate
commerce commission, notifying the
merchants and manufacturers who are
anxious that the freight service of the
Dayton and Western Traction company
be resumed that the commission will
give prompt attention to the applica-
tion of the company. The matter was
turned over to the proper committee
which will PROBABLY communicate with
the traction company this evening on
the subject. 1t is not known by the
telegram whether the traction COM
pany has not taken the steps with the
interstate commerce commission which
it stated to Secretary Haas of the club,
it had, or whether another form of ap-
plication should have been taken by
the company to gain its end.
The telegram was as follows:
Your message of the 2Sth received.
Application for permission to establish
rates to and from Richmond on short
notice must be made in regular way by
Ohio Electric Railway company. On re-
receipt of such application, prompt ac-
ton will be taken by the commission.
u. M. Jones, in charge of the tariff
Washington, d. c.
1t is inferred from the telegram that
the traction company filed the SO day
application to do an interstate business
in preparing it's tariff of rates for the
interstate commission. In this event
the company would not be allowed to
do an interstate business between this
city and Dayton until January 18th.
However the filing of the application
whereby prompt action will be re-
ceived will permit the companies to
do a business within a few days &C
cording to the version of the affair
gained from the telegram by the club
president.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
Making Music hatsrs.

The woman had two concert tickets
to give away. To person after person
living In an apartment house where
she had many acquaintance the tick
cts were proffered and were declined
with thanks.
What ails all those people, any
howT exclaimed the woman in dis
gust Have they no music in their
soulS?"
They have" said friend, ''but one
OF the violinists who plays in that or
chestra lives in the building. and you
couldn't hire one of his neighbors to
go to hear him. Their case is by no
means exceptional. I have tried to
give away concert tickets myself, and
experience has taught me that of al.
people In New York who ALLURE con-
certs none stay away quite so reli-
giously as those who live next door to
one OF the performers.'-New York
Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
COPELAND GETS
OFF WITH A FINE
Milton Wife Beater Was
Thankful and Promised
Good Behavior.
HIS WIFE RECEIVES HIM.
STATES SHE WILL GIVE HER HUs-
BAND ANOTHER CHANCE BUT
HE MUST TREAT HER NICELY.
HIS WIFE RECEIVES HIM.

you deserve a greater punishment
for the crime which you have commit
ted, and I have little sympathy for a
man who will strike his wife, stated
Judge Henry c. Fox this morning, to
John Copeland, who was arraigned be-
wife at their home in Milton, last Tues
day night. The judge then assessed
a fine of So and costs, acting upon the
recommendation of the prosecutor.
Il have little patience with a man
who will strike his wife. 1t is the
worst crime that can be committed
and should you, on your return to
your home, again assault her, this
court will show you no mercy" said
the judge forcibly.
Gets Another Chance.
Mrs. Copeland, who was in court this
morning with her relatives, stated that
she was willing to give her husband
another chance, but she would leave
him II he in any way treated her CRU
ELY hereafter. She said that 1t would
be only upon his solemn pledge to live
as he should, that she would even con-
slider the proposition now. She still
hears a scar upon her forehead where
Copeland bit her and her left eye is
bruised where he struck her.
Copeland Thankful.
Copeland seemed thankful that the
courts punishment was no more Sc
we're and seemed firmly impressed that
no liberation would be shown him if he
repeated his offense. After he had
left the witness stand he took his place
at the side of his wife, hanging his
head in deep humiliation. He contin-
ued this demeanpr during his entire
stay in Richmond. The Copeland
party left on the ten o'clock limited
car for Milton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
SHOCKED BY DEATH
OF GRANT HARRISON
Well Known Young Man Dies
Suddenly.

williamsburg. O.. Dec. 29.-This COM
munity was greatly shocked Sunday,
when word was received of the sud
den death of Grant Harrison at his
home at West Manchester. Death
came without moments warning and
was due to heart trouble. He was
the third member of the family to die
within a few months. He was buried
here today. The funeral was held
at the Christian church. 1t was con,
Quoted by the Rev. C. w. Hoeffer OF
Richmond.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lovin, a sister of the
deceased, died last May. A month
later, another sister, Mrs. Matte Nc
Gown, Of this place, died. All were
well known residents of this COM
munity. Mr.. Harrison lived here the
greater portion of his life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

A singular plan for honoring heroes
was proposed in 1882, if we NAV
credit the following footnote to La
Topographic" a poem by LIE PelIetier,
published In that year at Geneva
In February last several newspapers
announced that the largest book ever
printed will shortly appear in London
under the title The Pantheon of Eng
lish Heroes The pages of this book
will be twelve feet long and two feet
wide and the letters six inches high.
1t has been found necessary to erect
special machinery for the manufacture
OF the paper required. This gigantic
work will be printed by steam in
characters of gold, no ordinary print.
ing ink being used in the process.
Only a hundred copies will be issued
and these will serve to adorn the prin.
cipal libraries in England" You will
not find that book in any public or
private library.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
JESSUP TO ASSIST
Will Act as Instructor to Ladd
for Couple Weeks.
CASES ARE SET FOR TRIAL

Prosecutor Jessup will assist Prose
cutor-elect Charles A. Ladd for the
first few weeks of the latter's term.
according TO the statement of Mr. Jes-
sup this morning TO Judge III. C. Fox
and he asked that a number OF the
cases pending for hearing the October
term be docketer for the January
term of court
The case of the State VS.. Samuel
Wilson accused of assault and battery
was docketed for January IL. The case
was to have been heard this morning,
but young Wilson is out of the city,
visiting sister and will return and
probably enter a plea of guilty TO the
charge. The court decided not TO for
felt the young mans bond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
AGED DRUGGIST
GONE TO REWARD
R. B. Powers Died last Night
at Sons Home.

r. B. Powers, aged seventy years,
for many years druggist of this city,
Gied last night at the home of his son,
Fred Powers, 1717 North c street. Aft
er leaving the mercantile business.
Mr.. Powers was a travelling salesman
for wholesale drug firm. He had re-
tired from this business but year or
so. The funeral service will be held
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock from
the home of his son. The services and
the burial will be private. Burial will
be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may
call Wednesday afternoon and evening
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
INJUNCTION IS
HARDLY PROBABLE
Not Thought Court Will Be
Asked to Issue a Re-
straining Order.
WILL FIGHT AT THE POLLS
THIS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN HAS
BEEN DECIDED ON By SALOON.
lists IN THE COUNTY LOCAL
OPTION WAR.

There is little probability any at
tempt will be made to secure a re-
straining order to prevent the county
commissioners calling a special local
option election. 1t is believed that
rather than take chances of defeat
right at the start, the saloon forces
will unite and exert all influences to-
ward defeating the proposition at the
polls. Interest in the subject has
grown to a fever heat and it is the
subject for general discussion wher-
ever group of voters congregates.
The petition praying for the election
will be presented to the commission
ers at their first regular meeting in
the January term, January 4.
Move not Popular.
If statements of many leading citi-
zens are any criterion for the thoughts
of the majority of the people in the
county, there is not much sympathy
with the move in petitioning for an
election before it is seen definitely
just what the next legislature will do
on the temperance question. 1t is
generally thought that the dual fea-
ture option bill will be finally adopted
by the legislative solons, notwithstand-
ing the democrats will make a deter
mined fight for the township and ward
unit idea and the republicans in the
main will stoutly advocate the reten-
ton of the law now in effect. The
dual feature it is argued will come as
compromise between the two fac
tions. In case the law is in any way
changed, there is a question as to
whether or not elections held under
the present statute will remain void
and it is argued that Wayne county
cannot afford to take any chances in
expanding a large sum of money for
an election, when it's results may be
offset so soon by the state legislature.
The friends of the proposition say
that the result of an election held now
will not be offset should the present
statute be amended or even repealed
There is division of opinion on the
question as to whether Wayne county
will go dry and this opinion is about
equally divided.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
A wise skepticism Il the first attri-
butte Of a good critic.--Shakespeare.
The Horse Won.

There is an old apple woman with
a kindly face on one Of the Broadway
corners downtown. The other day q
truckman left his horse standing at
the curb and went into a nearby
building. The horse, a great white
fellow. attracted by the piles Of sue
culent rosy checked apples, craned his
neck In most palpable request for q
taste. The woman gazed for q mo.
ment and then shook her head.
"Gwan, y old barney" she ex.
claimed.
But the horse did not "g'wan." In
stead he advanced one hoof upon the
sidewalk
Would you see that, now!" the wo.
man said. "Well, tits such q human
way y have
She gave him an apple and then
turned away, muttering, "'Tis expen.
sive to be charitable."-New York
Post
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
THE THIEVES OF JAPAN
ingenious RascaIs, Among the
CIeverest In the World.
ONE OF THEIR FOXY TRICKS.

The Method by Which They Steal ths
Shoes OF the Women's Feet In the
Public Strsets-How a Miser's Money
Chest Was Barred and Looted.
An Englishman entered a first class
car of one of the railroad trains that
run between Tokyo and Yokohama.
He was a little red in the face and ap-
parently ruff1ed in temper. He had
just discovered that his pocket had
been picked in the station, and he ex-
claimed bitterly against thieves in gen
eral and Japanese thieves in particu-
lar.
An American who had been engaged
in Yokohama for n number of years
noticed the Englishman's quandary.
Turning round to me, he said: ''Our
English friend seems a bit excited. If
lie growls at having his pocket picked,
what would he say If he had the shoes
stolen off his feet?"
"That is clearly an fmpossibility." I
laughed.
81 don't know about that he re-
turned. ''It may not happen with our
western style of shoes, button and
lace; but, all the same, I have heard
and / know it to be a fact that the
sandals of Japanese have been stolen
Off their feet
"well, how is it done? asked.
every simply" he answered. Sup
pose a Japanese woman who has a
particularly fine pair Of lacquered
clogs is one of great crowd that is
watching a passing procession or a re-
ligious celebration of priests in front
of q temple. Along comes an expert
pickpocket-or pickfoot, I don't know
which you want to call him. His
keen eyes, fastened on the ground. dis
cover those desirable clogs. There
upon he makes up his mind that he
wants them.
1.-THE first thing she knows the own
sensation in her left foot. Naturally
she wants to stop it, and quite me-
chemically and almost absently she
slips her right foot out of its clog
and begins to scratch that uncomforta.
BILE spot in her left foot with her toes.
She feels relieved. Forgetting all
about the incident, she becomes alb
sorbed in the spectacle again. Soon
the irritation crosses over to a SIM
liar spot in her right foot. Absently,
once more, she slides her left foot out
of its clog and begins to soothe the
troublesome spot with her toes
"The thief was responsible for the
irritation and walked of with the
clogs" 1 said.
Certainly. The rascal caused the
trouble with bit Of straw or wire"
he returned.
But one would think that the mo-
ment the foot of the victim touched
the ground its clog would be missed
and the thief would run the chance
of being caught before the second
could be stolen
"Oh, that is one of the cleverest
parts Of the trick" explained my
friend. "The thief comes supplied
with a pair of cheap wooden clogs
costing but few sen. and the owner
of the lacquered footgear goes away
with them and never notices the diff
ference, at least not until it is too
late to profit from the knowledge"
Are Japanese thieves so very clev-
er, then?" asked.
"Oh, very.' he returned "Some
time ago 1 heard of one of them who
used to carry a handful Of watch rings
to fit into the stems Of all sorts OF
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

watches that he might come by dis
honestly. Once he lifted n watch in
a train, and the owner. missing 1t, but
not knowing who the thief was, set
up a shout and had a policeman sum-
moned. The police, to satisfy the vic
tim, insisted that every one in the
train show his watch. When the turn
Of the thief came he drew out of his
pocket the stolen tiMepiece, and its
original possessor, not recognizing 1t
on account Of the changed ring, missed
an easy chance to regain his property.
"It was the same fellow, I believe"
he continued. who managed by the
expenditure Of a little money to have
in the various lists of different towns.
When arrested he gave one Of these
various names to the authorities. The
police, on looking up the record of the
name given, were unable to find any
black marks against it. Thus he al
ways managed to escape with light
punishment for his first offense, COM
mitted I don't know how many times.
But I don't know that any of these
fellows were as clever as another thief
I heard about. You know many Of the
japanese sleep on a sort of bed made
up ON the floor. called a feuton. Well,
an old Japanese miser kept his money
in the house, concealed in a small
chest Of drawers. In the daytime he
never took his eyes OF his treasure,
and at night he had bis feuton pushed
tightly against it. so no robber could
get at his money without awakening
him.
For a long time gang Of thieves
had been puzzling their brains to find
a way of stealing the hoard without
being detected. Well, on a certain
night one Of them entered the house
and gently, little by little, pulled the
bed on which the miser lay away from
the chest of drawers. Then he quickly
emptied the drawers of their cur
rency, showed the bed back to its orig.
inal position and made his escape.
Several days passed before the uu.
fortunate miser detected his loss."-
Chicago News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH WON,

The Sunday School of the First
English Lutheran church established
its supremacy over that of the First
NJ. E. church Sunday when its attend
ance was AS. The contest between
the two has been protracted. The los
ers are to banquet the winners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
GAVE QUOTATIONS.
But Policeman Didn't Mind What Ed
ward Griffin Might Say.

Edward Griffin, who was arrested
Saturday. admitted to the court yes
terday afternoon that he had quoted
scripture to the officer who had ar
resed him, the sum and substance of
his scriptural quotations being, the
promise that long after the mebers of
the department were dead he would be
shoveling coal upon their souls in hell.
The charge was drunk and Griffin was
fined 81 and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
H0d01 For indigestion.
= Relieves sour stomach,
palpitation of the heart. Digests what you eat.
Terre Haute, Indianapolis &
Eastern Traction Co.
Eastern Division

(Time Table Effective Oct q. 1907
Trains leave Richmond FIR Indlan.
apolis anc intermediate stations at
600 a. m, '7:25, 500. 1925. 10: 90.
100. 1900. 100, '2:25. $500. 400.
1925. 900. 1880. $40. 800. 10: 90.
11:10.
Limited trains.
Last car to Indianapolis. $50 p. m.
Last car to New Cattle. 1000 p. m.
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette. frankfort. Crawfordsvflle.
Terre Haute, Clinton. Sullivan. Paris
fIll, T,cksts sold through
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
MISSIONARY Meeting.

The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Presbyterian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon instead of
Friday with Mrs. Samuel Albert, 215
North Fourteenth street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
Appeasino The Evil ON.

Among barbarians and savages the
devil is the chief deity. Their idea was
aptly put to a missionary by a Maori
chief OF New Zealand: Why should
we strive to please your God. who is
all good, by prayers and sacrifices
He will do us no harm. 1t is the evil
one, who is forever seeking our hurt,
that we must endeavor to appease
Therefore we offer sacrifices to him.
et. James Gazette.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29
Not Anxious at AT.

Zone word of our language that Il
almost always misused," said the par.
ticular man, sis anxious You will
hear people excIaim how anxious they
are to see a certain play or anxious to
get a new hat or anxious to take a
trip to Europe when they are not anx-
ious at all, but eager or DESTROYS. II
anxious were used only in the right
place we wouldn't hear it half SO Of
ten"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

The Mems Banquet tomor-
row evening will eclipse any,
thing of the kind ever given in
Richmond. Get your ticket
early.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

The Mems Banquet tomor-
row evening will eclipse any
thing of the kind ever given in
Richmond. Get your ticket
eariv-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

The majority of people are half
alive, says American Medicine. for
they breathe just about enough to sus-
tain life, effortless and nearly hfeless.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-29

BOB:
Just made some splendid biscuits-0old
Medal Flour BErrY.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-10
MARK ROBINSON,
HEALTH PRESIDENT
Members Authorize Him
to Go Ahead with
Boys Home

Mark p. Robinson, who occupied the
presidential chair at the Board of
Health meeting for the first time yes.
terday since his appointment, was Civ.
On authority to go ahead with the non.
leprous boys home at Kalihi as soon as
The question of site and the cost OF
the building was settled. The build.
ing must come within the $4,000 ap.
preparation.
Superintendent of Public Works
Marston Campbell has submitted
plans for the new building, and he
wrote the Board that he was all ready
to go ahead with the work of prepar.
Ing specifications and advertising for
was not settled yet, the Board was
forced to wait for the present. Attor.
ney General Hemenway stated that
the proposed ground could be had
from the Bishop Estate at the tax val
uation, $3.50 per acre, with free water
until January |. 1910, though the land
was subject to two small leases. He
had told the trustees of the Estate
that definite proposal of what land
was wanted In return would, have to
be made before the matter could be
settled. on account OF the Governors
land policy not to exchange agricultur.
al land for town lots II possible. How.
ever. the matter was left in the hands
OF the president to carry out.
Father Valentin wrote the Board
asking that the proposed chapel for
the girls at the Kapiolani Home be
built large enough to accommodate
the boys at well, but as the appropri.
alton was already made and It was
thought that there would be plenty OF
room, the Board decided that no
change would be made.