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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
STRONG ARGUMENTS
Against Law Limiting Operators
Working Hours.

Washington, Feb. 21.-A proposition
very serious TO many thousands of
people residing at and in the vicinity
of small railroad stations throughout
the country is presented to the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in an in
formal petition in which the Wabash
Railroad company asks for an exten-
sion of the time of the going into eff
feet of the ninc-hour law, which alp
plies to railway employees who have
he direction OF movements of trains
1t IS declared in the petition that un-
less the order of extension is made,
either by the commission or by the
congress, the only alternative will be
the closing of a large number OF sta
tions. This action. it is recognized.
will impair the efficiency of the ser
vice and result in public inconven-
ience and interfere VITA the prompt
movement OF trains. but the Wabash
officials assert that they see 10 way
out Of the difficulty into which they
will be plGngcd by the operation ,of
. the law.
It is pointed out that in order 10
comply with the provisions of the law
Continued On Page Seven1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
RushviIIe Lost Out in the
Friendly Fight for the Hon.
or of Acting as Host to the
Nominating Convention.
APRIL 9 is THE DATE
FIXED BY COMMITTEE.
Admission to the Convention
Will Be by Ticket-Con-
yressionaI Candidates Were
IN Cambridge City Today.

Cambridge City, Ind, Feb. 21.-Shel-
byville was chosen as the place of hold
ing the Sixth district congressional
convention and April 9 was chosen as
hhe date for it. This was decided at
the meeting of the district committee
at this place this afternoon. All the
members of the committee were pres
ent and the gathering was harmoni-
GUS one, There was a friendly rival
fy between Shelbyville and Rushville
for the honor Of entertaining the con-
tention and the vote stood five to four
I'm favor of the former. Both places
are on neutral ground, but it seems
that the choice fell to Shelbyville be
cause of the desire to do that place a
political favor and because of the good
hall that is available. Shelbyville has
agreed to furnish everything necessary
in connection with the convention, in
rluding music. In choice of a date
the vote stood eight to one in favor OF
April 3. The opposing vote was that
of Chairman Lewis Bowman of Wayne
county. who favored date preceding
the state convention.
1t was decided that admission to the
convention shall be by ticket, space
being reserved for the delegates and
the alternates and the remainder Civ
en- over to the public. Three candi-
dates for congress were here today In
rheir own interests. They were the
Rev. j. O. Campbell, of Richmond
Charles Stivers, of Liberty and Judge
w. o. Barnard, of New Castle. En-
met Branch candidate for lieutenant
governor, was also present.
The congressional convention viii
hold its first session at 1890 o'clock
ut which the preliminares will be dis
posed of and the deck cleared for the
actual work of the nomination whe1
4he body reconvenes at 1:30. One o.
the most interesting conventions ir
the history of the district is antici
pated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
County Council Win Not Take
Steps to Separate the In
sane From Common Crimi-
nails in Jail.
TWO REASONS GIVEN
FOR THE HESITANCY.
Argued That the State Legis-
Iature Will Act on the Ques-
ton and That the County
Has No Money Now.

AT the joint meeting held yesterday
afternoon by the county board of char
tiles and the county council, the board
appointed a special committee to work
with the end in view of working out
plans for the erection of a building on
the Jail property on South Second
street. where insane people and juve-
nile offenders may be confined. The
councilmen gave the charity board TO
understand that ii would not appropri-
ate any money for the erection of
county asylum on the grounds of the
county infirmary. nor would IL be pos,
sible TO erect the proposed building on
the Jail property for at least two years.
This means that the present unsatis-
factory arrangement in caring for the
insane and the juvenile offenders will
continue at least until 1910.
One member of the council stated to-
day that the council wiuld not appro-
pirate any money for the institution
the county board of charities desires 10
have built for two reasons. He said
the first was, that council desired to
wait and see what relief the state leg
| islature would provide at its next ses-
| sion. If we build the proposed
building and the legislature makes
some other arrangement for caring
for the insane. now confined in the
county JAN and other county institu-
tions, ii would be very embarrassing.
! The second reason, the councilman
stated, for not building the proposed
institution at the present time, was be
cause the county did not have the
funds for the purpose. 1T would he
necessary to issue bonds. and council
will never countenance such action"
he stated.
Councilmen think that il would be n
good thing to build an institution op-
posite the county Jail IT would not
be connected with the jail. but would
be under the direct supervision of the
sheriff
A member of the county board OF
charities stated at the meeting yester-
day that 1t would be humiliating to the
families of the insane who were con
fined in the proposed institution. In the
event that it was built next to the
county jail Councilmen replied that
it would be no more humiIiating TO
them than 10 have the institution To-
Gated on the grounds of the county in
firmary. This is where Secretary
Amos Butler. of the state board OF
charities wants the institution located
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
Fred w. Moore, Sixteen-Year-
Old Lover, Desired to Marry
Sweetheart, But the Law
Interfered.
MOTHER APPEARS AND
GIVES HER SANCTION.
Pleaded Hard to Get the Sane
ton of the Court to Allow
Her Youthful Son to Take
A Bride.

The course of true love is stormy
one.
Sixteen years old Fred w. Moore
and his sweetheart. Anna r. Long,
who is nineteen. have found this to be
too true. Cold blooded justice and the
uncompromising laws OF the common
wealth have prevented their two loving
hearts from throbbing as one. Loves
sweet dream. in their case, has had an
awakening, but they are not bit dis
couraged.
Yesterday young Moore and his
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Moore. appeared
demanded a marriage license, but
when Clerk Penny learned that he was
only sixteen years of age he refused to
issue the document.
But he has my consent and | want
him to marry the girl stated Mrs
Moore earnestly.
The state law provides that d mar
riage license. shall not be issued TO any
minor under eighteen years of age
even though the parents or guardians
of the minor give consent. | will not
issue the license. but l shall refer the
matter to the court" answered Mr.
Penny.
When the love-lorn lad and his moth,
er appeared before Special Judge J, l.
Rupe. he looked up the statute cover
ing the case. and then sustained the
action taken by Clerk Penny.
Mrs. Moore pleaded hard for heI
| boy. stating that he was in love witt
I pretty Miss Long and wanted to marry
/ her. She said that she had absolute
/ ly no objection to the match. Tht
court was firm and mother and sol
! then left the hall Of justice, Mex
/ Monday Fred will be seventeen yean
old-then he will only have to wait
year longer to we'd his sweetheart.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
In All Probability All Local
Saloons Will Be Closed To-
Morrow as 1t Is Washing
tons Birthday.
POLICE WILL ENFORCE
THE CLOSING ORDER.
Stated This Morning That
This Would Be Done If the
Buildings Had to Be Burned
Down.

WashingtOn's birthday will be gaRr
orally observed in Richmond by thu
school children. because it comes on
Saturday. and the saloon keepers, be-
cause the state law makes natal day of
the nations father a legal holiday and
requires that saloons suspend busi-
ness.
There was some talk of the local sa-
lOonists making an effort contesting
the action of the authorities in fore
ing them to close their places of busi-
ness tomorrow. but it is probable that
the liquor men will make no fight.
An Act passed by the legislature in
1907, provides that New Years Day
Lincoln's Birthday. Washington S
birthday, the Fourth of July, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christ
mas, shall be known as legal holidays
A prior act of the legislature pro,
vides that it shall be illegal to sell in.
toxicants on legal holiday.
Suppose a saloon keeper should re
fuse to comply with an order to close
on Washington birthday: Would
he be arrested and then permitted tC
keep his place of business open pend
ing the action of the courts:" was the
question asked today at police head
quarters.
"Such a saloon keeper would be fore
ed to keep his saloon closed all day
even if it were necessary for the po
lice TO burn the building down." an
swered a police officer.
None of the city or county offices
will be closed tomorrow. So far as
known no place of business. except ot
course. the banks or factories will Oh
serve the holiday tomorrow, Il sup
] pose the next holiday we will be call
ed upon to observe" remarked a loca
saloon keeper today. will be Governor
Hanlys birthday whenever that is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
GIGANTIC ROOF
GARDEN on DEPOT.
Novelty Will Be Constructed
BY Pennsylvania.

New York. Feb. 21-The biggest roof
garden i'll the world is TO be on top OF
the new gigantic Pennsylvania teTmi-
nal station to be erected in Seventh
avenue It will be fitted up for the
presentation of theatrical performanc-
es and other shows. The roof garden
will extend from Seventh 10 Eighth
avenue and from Thirty first 10 Thir-
ty-third strets If desired a baseball
diamond. completely surrounded by
seats could be laid out and a game
played without danger of the ball 60
ing over the fence. Frederick ThomD-
son. Snowman. will probably have
charge of the roof garden. He is re.
ported to have reached an agreement
with the railroad whereby he will get
twenty year lease at total rental
of Sl.EHb.tss
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
MEN DID NOT WANT
TO Be SHOT At
Only Two Volunteers Respond
To Govt Call.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Navy de-
partment has decided to use a dozen
sheep to test the result Of the shock
of the impact of the S50-Dound shell
which will be fired by the monitor
Arkansas twelve-inch gun, against
the turret of the monitor Florida. 1t
was the original intention to have a
full complement of u men in the tur-
ret at the time of impact. and volun-
teers We're called for. The depart
ment has received only two offers
from volunteers to take position in
the turret of the Florida to receive
the tremendous shock of the she'll OF
the Arkansas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
Want a Little Easy Money? ?

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
AUTOBIOGRAPHY or
REV. ALLEN JAY
Initial Installment in Ameri.
can Friend.

In this weeks issue of the American
Friend appears the first installment
Of an autobiography of the Rev. Allen
Jay of this city. 1t will be read with
much interest by local Friends who
have opportunity TO see the paper. as
MIR. Jay has for half a century been
identified with the work Of this church
in various important capacities. The
autobiography is copyrighted by the
publishers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
FORAKER WOULD AID
RAILWAY CLERKS
Would Allow Them Expense
Money.

Washington. u. c.. Feb. 2t--Sena.
tor Foraker today introduced Il bill
providing that all railway mail clerks
receive two dollars per day for ex.
penses, while on railways away from
home. The clerks are the only class
Of government employees not now re.
ceiyins such ALLOW anee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
TWO MEN KILLED
BY FALLING ICE
Miners Cage Crushed Like an
Egg Shell.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Feb. 21.-Ten min
ers on descending in the coal mines
this morning were struck by a great
mass of ice which fell and crushed the
cage like an esgsheu. Two were
killed and three fatally injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
VETERAN WAGON
MAKER RtT|RES
Mart WoIfer in Business in
This City Long.

Mart Wolfer. the West End wagon
maker, has sold his business to c. E.
Moore, who lately moved to Richmond
from Hollandsburg, o. Mr. Wo1fer
has worked at wagon making forty
years and was in the present location.
3G4 Main street for thirty years. Aft
er taking much needed rest he
thinks he will engage in the poultry
business on a large scale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
STOODARD- DAYTON
PLANT SUFFERS LOSS
Fire Caused Damage to Extent
Of S25O.OOO.

Dayton. O. Feb 21.--Fire in the
mammoth plant OF the Stoddard Day
ton Automobile factory this morning.
swept through an old section of the
plant. causing damage to the extent of
s2oooa0 The plant was the largest
auto works in the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21

Washington, d. c., Feb. 21.- Comp
troller of the Currency Ridgley today
issued a call for a statement of the con
d.tion of national banks at the close
of their business, February II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
PEN|TENT|ARY WILL
NOW Be INVESTIGATED
Ohio House Passed Rathburn
Resolution.

Columbus, o.. Feb. 21--The house
this morning passed the Rathburn sen.
ate resolution providing for joint leg
islative committee to investigate the
conditions i'll the penitenttary. II also
passed the bill providing that county
commissioners may appropriate $3.50
a year for religious services in county
infirmaries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
VICTORY REGISTERED
FOR THE ANTS
Bill Reported in New York Sen
ate Against Gambling.

Albany, y. Y, Feb. 21-The cru
sade against race track gambling won
a victory today when the bin appro-
priating s250,000 to agricultural fair
association was fayorably reported by
the senate finance committee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
CAPTAIN VAN SCHA|CK
NOW IN PRISON
Began Serving Ten Years
Sentence Today.

Albany. y Y. Feb. 21.-Captain
Van scbaick. Of the i'll fated steamer
Slocum. on which one thousand per
ished. began serving a ten years sen
tence in Sing Sing today. An appeal
will be made presently for clemency.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
THE WEATHER PROPHET

iNDiANA-Warmer Friday night; Sat
urday, fair.
oHlO-SlishtIy warmer Friday night:
Saturday fair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21
TENNESSEE NOW
ENDORSES BRYAN
State Democratic Committee
Takes Action.

Nashville. Tenn, Feb. 21-The state
democratic executive committee has
endorsed VI. J. Bryan Tor the presiden-
cy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-21

CONTINUED On Page Seyen.)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
EARNEST WILLIE'S" VIEWS
A Plea for Sanity and Common
Sense-State Suffers Because
of UnWise LEGISLATION.

Under the above caption William
d. Upshaw, better known as Earn
est Willie" has an editorial in his
paper, the Golden Age, which shows
how the State and the people are
suffering because of unwise legisla-
ton. Mr.. Upshaw says in part:
This spirit of dishonest oppres-
sion SO widespread among the peo-
pie is easily Influenced into frantic
fanaticism in what is called railroad
legislation. We do not deny nor
wish to deny that some abuses have
crept into the management of the
railroads that need to be corrected.
And We are far from charging that
dishonest spirit is back of all cor
receive legislation. Such a charge
would include the writer of these
lines, for he believes in sane correc-
tive legislation. But we do declare
in the name of all that is Just and
honest that it is time to call a halt
when company of Legislators or
commissioners demand that men who
have invested their money in rail
road properties must not make more
than six per cent. on their original
investment while the very men who
are ruling on these cases are making
some 80, some 60 and some 100
per cent. on their own private in
vestments.
This cannot be denied-and if
this is fair and square and honest
then we have been mistaken all
along as to the meaning of these
homely terms
Railroads are going into the
hands of receivers and other systems
are on the verge of financial tragedy,
being compelled to take off many
thousands of miles of train service
day in order to keep out of the
hands of receiver.
We know one man who had made
and saved sixty thousand dollars. He
put it into railroad stock and today
every dollar of his little fortune has
been hammered out by agitation,
Stagnation and almost death. We
know another man who has lost over
one hundred thousand dollars by
shrlnkage of values. With his hard
earned fortune gone he stands with
empty hands trying in these troub-
'ous times to maintain his actual liv-
ing expenses.
We can think of no other means
so horrible for a system of political
propaganda that dries up the saw
ings of a lifetime in a few frenzied
months
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
WHO IS JOE BROWN?
He Seems to Be Good Enough
for His Own NeighbOrs and
Smiths, Too.

OhhAAA - LOO'
From the Statesboro News.
Some one said here recently that
if Joe Brown was the kind of a man
that Hoke Smith said he was
he wouldn't vote for him, and, for
that matter, the editor of the News
wouldn't do it if he was such a man,
but the abuse heaped upon him yes
terday by a man who ought to be
above such tactics is all untrue and
without foundation in any particular.
Joe Brown is good enough for the
support of such men as DR.. John E.
White, pastor of the Second Baptist
church in Atlanta, Hoke Smiths own
town; DR.. j. w. Lee, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, in Atlanta,
Hoke Smiths own town; DR.. S. Y.
jameson, president of Mercer uni
versity, and others of such high
standing that his ability and charac-
ter cannot be questioned He is
good enough to be backed by four
tifths of the voters of his own coun-
ty, and by three thousand majority
in HOke Smiths own county: by a
majority in Hoke Smiths own CITY
and ward in Atlanta; by club of
one thousand voters in Barlow coun-
ty, an adjoining county to where he
was raised
He is good enough to have a club
of over seven thousand voters in
Hoke Smiths own home county.
OF course, any man who would at
tempt to challenge Boss Hoke would
be very ugly, but if Joe Brown is
good enough for his own neighbors
and Hoke Smiths. too, then he is
good enough for us.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
WILL VOTE FOR LITTLE JOE.
The Four Living Ex-GovernOrs and
Two United States Senators.

Two United States Senators.
An enthusiastic supporter of Mr..
Brown writes the Griffin News and
Sun as follows from Atlanta:
Joe Brown will carry his home
county, where every voter knows
him, practically solid.
He will carry Fulton, HoKe
Smiths home county, where every
body knows both candidates, by A.
600 majority He will carry Hokes
own ward nearly two to one.
All four of Georgia's ex-gOvernorS
Will vote for Joe Brown.
Both United States senators Will
vote for him.
Look out for a majority of 80
600 for Joe NJ Brown"
We give these statements for
what they are worth From our own
observation and best information
we should say that Mr.. Brown Will
carry Fulton county by good ma
jority.
The four ex-governors of Georgia
are Henry d. Mcdaniel, William b
Northen, Allen d. Chandler and Jo-
seph M. Terrell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
What Joe Brown Stands Fer

Mr.. Joseph M. Brown stands for
clean campaign against one of Will
hcation and abuse. He stands for
less noise and better worthless ora
tory and more prosperity-less HI
raising and lower taxes. He stands
for fairness and service to the people
instead of demagogical appeals to
their prejudices. And Mr.. Brown
will win. The same kind of cam
paign that is being waged against
him was waged against Colquitt, Cor
don and old Joe Brown, and all won.
History is repeating itself this year
ValdOsta Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
BOSS RULE IN GEORGIA.
Tom Watson Exposes the Deep-Laid
Plot of Certain City Politicians.

Tom Watson in The Jeffersonian.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson,
Ga.-Dear Sir: saw your article
In your paper few days ago rela-
tive to the new majority rule made
by the state executive committee.
Does this mean that, although he
may carry a large number of coun-
ties, but does not get a majority in
the state, Mr.. Smith will be allow
ed to name the delegates to the con-
vention from the counties carried bv
Mr.. Brown?
Please give your opinion on this
matter and it's effect some prom
lnence. Yours very truly,
Gainesville, Ga. D. DAVIS.
Mote: We are glad to see that
the country people are getting on to
the deep-laid plot of certain city pol
iticians to get all of the rope into
their own hands.
Under the new rule Brown or any
other candidate might carry fly or
more counties, but if the majority
vote of the whole state was against
him the counties carried by Brown
would be not represented by Brown
delegates.
In other words, the Brown counties
would be changed into anti-Brown
counties. How is that for local self
government and representative con-
ventions?
If this new and revolutionary rule
stands gOodby to the influence of
the small counties The big cities
will control, and that means that a
handful of ring politicians sitting
behind closed doors will be masters
of the people. AS Colonel Albert
Cox has pointed out in an able letter
to State Chairman Lawton Miller the
winning candidate for governor
would not only monopolize the con-
vention in state matters, but also in
national politics, so far as the con-
vention was concerned.
Minorities would have no voice or
vote, and all the counties that sun
port the losing man will be given
representatives who do not represent
the people of that county.
Why not abolish small counties at
once, and have done with it?)
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-05-13
Union Nezos Speaks OUT Against Coy. Hoke snith

be, Hoke Smith gave out an inter
view to some cotton spectators in
which he said that Georgia would
make the biggest cotton crop in her
history, and that it would reach O.
100000 bales. This was telegraphed
to every cotton exchange in the
world, and did much to help the
bears keep down the price of cotton,
Duckworth again lit into him like
a duck on June bug, and, as usual.
Hoke undertook to explain, but
couldn't make satisfactory show
ing
Keep up your good work, Mr.. Duck
worth. The people are at your back
and will put down every man who
fights the farmers interest, directly.
indirectly, openly or secretly.