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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Doubt Expressed as to Wheth-
er Richmond Will Get More
Red Cross Stamps.
THE DEMAND Is HEAVY.
BEING GREATER THAN EXPECT
ED, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
IN WASHINGTON CANNOT GET
ENOUGH MADE.

The Aftermath, Athenaea and Do
nestle Science clubs of this city,
which have been actively identified
locally with the Red Cross Christmas
stamp movement, have completely ex-
hausted their second supply of stamps
and it is doubtful if any more of the
stamps will be placed on sale here.
Up to the present time four thousand
stamps have been sold in this city
and there has been a demand for five
times this number.
The first consignment of stamps
sent here numbered fifteen hundred
These were promptly disposed of and
an order was sent into the Red Cross
headquarters at Indianapolis for $4,000
more and after delay of several days
$500 were sent here. These were
placed On sale at six public places two
dayvs ago-and today the supply is
exhausted.
Mrs. N. c. Heironimus, president of
the Aftermath society and at the head
of the local movement, has sent in an
order for more stamps but she doubts
il any more will be obtained. She
states that at the Indianapolis head
quarters announcement has been
made that there is such a heavy de-
mand for the stamps all over the Uni
ted States that the Washington head
quarters of the society has found il
impossible to secure enough of the
little stickers.
However, Mrs. Heironimus has been
assured that if any more stamps are
secured by the Indianapolis headquar
tiers, Richmond will get it's share OF
the number.
Christmas packages are already be
ing dropped in the local postoffice
and the office employees state thai
nearly all of these packages bear the
Red Cross stamps. which are being
sold to raise a fund to fight the grea,
| white plague-consumpti
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Cocaine Dreamer Makes "Pinch
Takes Into Custody Badly Frightened Negro Lad Who Is
Atterward Released By Unfortunate Young Man.

Recently an odd incident occurred on
Main street. which, with its comic fea-
lures, has a touch of pathos.
A young negro employed at the City
Bowling alleys, as a pin boy, was
standing in front of one of the lead
ing dry goods stores, gazing into a
show window. AS he greedily eyed the
display, we'll known young man, a
member of prominent family, who is,
it is said, addicted to the cocaine hab
it. came along, tapped the colored boy
on the shoulder, and told him he was
under arrest
What for? | never done moth
ing" quavered the lad, his knees shak-
ing.
Never mind, you come along with
me- replied the Officer"
Loud and long the colored boy beg
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Anti-SaIoon Leaders See the
Doom of Saloons Here
They Now Claim.
MOVEMENT OVER STATE.
EXPECTED THAT 379 SALOONS
WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE
THEIR DOORS BY SPECIAL
COUNTY OPTION ELECTIONS.

Indianapolis, Dec. 12.-That it is
the plan of the liquor interests in In
diana to fight county local option cleo
lions by means of the injunction has
developed in the counties where the
new law is to have it's first tests. In
Whitley county the liquor men have
secured temporary restraining order
against the commissioners preventing
them from calling a local option cleo
ton before February 4, when the final
hearing for permanent injunction will
come up.
According to E. S. Shumaker. super
intendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon
league, county local option ele ctions
have been called in Lawrence and
Wabash counties for December 20 and
in Pike county for Dec. 81.
The Anti-Saloon league is counting
on putting out of business within the
next month $40 saloons in the coun-
ties where election agitation has been
started. The number of saloons in
each of these counties as given out
by Superintendent Shumaker, is as
follows:
Delaware, 107: Fayette, 20; Gibson
%; Hamilton, %; Hendricks, 8; Jay
Is; Lawrence, IA; Marshall, II: Mar
tin, IL; Ohio, 4; Pike, 1; Porter. Z;
Putnam, 10; Randolph, 4; Switzer
land, 4; Wabash, 20; Wayne. 81;
Whitley II and Huntington, rs.
Petitions for county local option
elections are being circulated, accord
ing to Mr.. Shumaker, in Hendricks
Marshall, Huntington, Wayne, Porter
and Switzerland counties and move
ments looking toward option elections
have been inaugurated in Putnam
Randolph, Jay, Whitley and Hamilton
counties. There is also some agita
ton in Fayette, Marshall, Delaware
and Ohio counties. January, Mr.. Shu
maker says, will see a large number
of local option elections.
Trick is Alleged.
THE Anti-Saloon league" sale
Charles c. Pettijohn, secretary of the
Liberal league of Indiana, sis organ
izing to carry counties that are al
ready practically dry. Out of the
nine ty-two counties in Indiana, we be
lieve there are at least seventy-five
that cannot be made absolutely dry.
"The Anti-Saloon league is practi
cally certain of carrying counties
where local option elections are being
| called now, for the reason that there
are not enough liberal business inter
ests involved to put up stiff fight"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
CARNIVAL SUCCESS
High School Students Cleared
More Than $170 on
Event.
MANY PEOPLE ATTEND.

The high school festival given last
evening by the students of the school
was a great event in the school life.
Notwithstanding the numerous other
attractions in the city, between 800 and
1000 people attended the carnival.
From every standpoint the event was
a success. 1t is very probable that
when a full report is made it will be
found that the school fund has grown
to over $500, as last night $40 was
secured. All the shows charged from
one to three cents admission with the
exception of the Managers Troubles"
admission to which was ten cents.
Probably the feature of the evening
was the Managers Troubles" Stone
hill Keats took the role of manager,
while Ray Rodgers took three parts
with exceptional success, and received
much praise. He portrayed the parts
of bowery tough. sissy boy, and a
broken down tragedian in excellent
style. The play was given three
times.
The German band was also a sue
cess. "The midget" and the lean
man" proved to be large drawing
cards. The Gave of the Winds" which
was fitted up in the cold air draft of
the furnace in the basement, was also
well patronized. The fortune teller
'Zaza," was perhaps the busiest of all.
For one cent the beautiful Queen Ia
"a told fortunes until her voice final
ly became inaudible. The city court
was also we'll patronized. Castle Hob
son acted as judge of the court and
any one making too much noise Or not
making enough were taken before the
judge and given small fine.
This money will be used to repay a
loan made to the school at the first OF
the season to pay for the football out
fit. When this is paid, the fund will
still be about 500, the largest in the
history of the school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Impure Water on MterurbQnS
H. E. Barnard Secretary of the State Board of Health Shows
Travellers on 7. H. l. 6 E., Westward Drank Bad Water

tied daily for period of one month
and the water tanks inspected. Sam
pies of water were taken for analysis.
The water furnished by the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern on the
line running between Indianapolis and
Martinsville was found excellent, the
report stating the tanks we're in good
condition and the water of good quail
ity. On the line running between In
dianapolis and Richmond water was
found of poor quality at the beginning
of the test. but as there were repeated
examinations it improved.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
FOR PRESERVATION
Congressman Would Reds
trict State So They May
Keep Their Seats.
THEIR FEARS DISCLOSED

Washington, Dec. 12.-It has devel-
oped here that an effort will be made
at the coming session of the legislature
to redistrict Indiana for congressional
purposes. A congressional reappor-
tionment is earnestly sought by num-
Der of the democratic congressman
elect, who were wept into power by the
democratic landslide this year. They
fear that unless the legislature gives
them reinforcements by changing the
boundaries of their districts and in
Guiding Democratic territory, they will
be wiped off of the political board in
1910.
Several of the democratic members
elect are in Washington and at infor-
NAL conferences with the democratic
congressman from Indiana the question
of a congressional apportionment has
been discussed in all its phases.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
HINT L|MELIGHT
FOR PULLMAN CO.
Interstate Commission Said
To Contemplate In
quIry.
GENERAL PROBE is limited
COMPLETE INVESTIGATION MAY
DISCLOSE METHODS OF THE
CORPORATION WHICH CON-
Trolls SLEEPING CARS.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 12.-Important ev-
idence bearing on the operations and
earnings of the Pullman company is ex-
pected to be made public on Monday
when the interstate commerce commits
sion begins its long postponed investi-
CATION. This will be in connection
with complaints which have been filed
with the commission charging that the
company is demanding excessive rates
for berths on its cars.
Commissioner Franklin X. Lane will
arrive in Chicago on Monday to take
evidence in three cases against the
company, which are on the commits
sions docket. One of them is the
famous LOTUS case, involving the ques-
ton of the comparative merits of up
per and lower berths, which has been
several times postponed.
Officials of the Pullman company
say they have no knowledge of any
other cases against them than the
Lotus action, which was originally
started in st. Paul, but was adjourned
to Chicago to permit of an inspection
ofsthe cosnpany's books and records.
The adjourned hearing was set for
Oct. ID, but was postponed Indefinite
ly at the request of the compliments
attorneys until after election.
Sweeping Inquiry Is Hinted.
1t has been persistently rumored
from Washington that the interstate
commerce commission intended to in
stitute at an early date complete in
vestigation of the operations of the
Pullman company in connection with
it's taking of evidence in the LOTUS
case-which only concerns individual
rates. Also that this investigation
would be a sweeping one, going into
details of the company's vast earn
ings and dividend payments with the
object of ascertaining whether the
present scale of charges for berths is
unreasonably high. That such an in
quiry is imminent is not, however, ad-
mitted by the Pullman officials
The case started in st. Paul was on
complaint of George S. Lotus of that
city, that the rates charged for sleep
ing car berths between st. Paul and
Chicago and St. Paul and Seattle, and
other northwestern cities to which he
was accustomed to travel, were exces-
sive and unreasonable and ought to be
reduced by half. Particular attention
was attracted to the case at the time
by his contention that the rate for an
upper berth from st. Paul to Chicago
ought not to be more than half that
for lower berth, instead of being 81
in both instances.
Fight Expected on New Rates.
The advance in freight rates included
| in the new transcontinental tariffs
| which were filed with the interstate
commerce commission about two weeks
ago and which take effect under the
required thirty days notice on JAN
are likely to provoke a storm among
! the shippers. This may result in ar
| attempt to prevent the roads from
charging the new rates by injunction
proceedings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

ged for mercy from the dope fiend. FL
nally the young man asked him where
he was employed. He told him, and
captor and captive proceeded to the
bowling alleys. Showing the boy in
the door the young man grayely en-
quired of George Hites. does this boy
work here:' He was told he did.
is he alright" asked the dreamer.
Sure he is replied the astonished
Hites.
Giving the trembling lad a shove,
the dopester grumbled out something
about letting him go this time" and
then walked out the door
Gee. | dunno what dat detective
man wanted me fer" gasped the badly
frightened oolored lad. Hites then
got wise" and with a laugh. told the
pin boy he had been the victim of a
cocaine dreamer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Prepares Agricultural Sch00lBU
Measure Is Now Being Prepared By Lewis Bowman aud VIII
Get Support of all County Trustees Is Declared.

The rough draft Of a bill, which it is
legislature IN the attempt to secure the
establishment of an agricultural school
by Lewis Bowman, trustee of Jeffer-
son township. The bill will have the
support of both the retiring and in
coming trustees in this county and
will be lobbied for by them at Indian
apolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

1t will be provided that trustees
shall act as a board of directors. The
county superintendent will be president
ex-officio and the other officers are to
be vice-president, secretary and treas
urer. The officers will constitute the
board of control. The amount of tax
alton for the support of the school
shall not exceed 3 cents on each 500
worth of taxable property. Profits
from the farm will go into the perma-
nent improvement fund.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

Indianapolis, Dec. 12.-Need of i'm
provement in the quality of water fur
nished on interurban trains is declar-
ed by State Food and Drug Commits
sioner H. E. Barnard in a report made
public yesterday after an examination
of the water furnished by the interur-
ban lines running into Indianapolis.
Complaints as to the character of wat
er had been made frequently to the
state board of health and an investi-
cation was started. In order to make
the work thorough the cars were Wis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

an extent that Mr.. Taft would be like
ly to veto it.
This latter possibility. il is believed
by some, may have the effect of get
ting through the senate the bill which
the house accepts. 1t is considered
likely that the extra session of con-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
Fighting Floating Islands.

There is clear waterway between
Cairo and Uganda. the equatorial lake
county, Of Africa. At times. however,
the entire stream becomes blocked with
masses Of "sudd." great masses of papy-
rus and other floating vegetation. says
DIR. Milne, British medical officer of
the upper Nile district. in Harper's
Weekly. To undo these blocks the
men jump down into the grass with
the ships anchor and fix it firmly in
the roots. the order Full speed astern"
is given. and the steamer backs out
After varying number of jerks the
island is forcibly torn away and goes
floating down the stream. Now the
Nile is open from lake to sea. and a
constant patrol Of teamships prevents
the "sudd" from impeding navigation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

Mrs. Lynn Townsend, mother of
Bert Townsend, of this city, is criti-
cally ill at her home at Fountain City.
She is suffering from stroke of pa
ralysis. Mrs. Townsend is well known
in this city and throughout New Gar
den township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
LOCAL POST GIVES
TO ORPHANS HOME
Annual Custom to Make Xmas
Offering.

At the meeting of Sol Meredith
Post G. A. R. this week, SIS was con-
tributed as Christmas donation to
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphan
Home at Knightstown. 1t has been the
custom Of the post to contribute some
thing to the Home annually for a
number of years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
CITY IN BRIEF

Roast Pig at William Tor
beck's, Fl N. 9th, tonight.
Electric Lamps, NichoIson's
Leather Goods in great va
riety at Nicholson's.
Pictures framed for Christ
mas until the 18th Inst. at
NichoISon'S.
Roast Pig at William Tor
beck's, Fl N. 9th, tonight.
Framing Pictures a special
ty at NichoIS0n'S, 729 Main.
JUDITH:
Millions use Gold Medal Flour
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
RED MEN FEAST,
Dance Follows Special Occasion a
kaqerstown,

Hagerstown, Ind, Dec. 12-Nearly
two hundred people attended the Red
Mems feast Friday evening A boun-
tiful supper was served from eight un-
til ten.. after which dancing was in
dulged in until an early hour in the
morning
The l. U. r. NJ. band entertained the
company early in the evening Sever
al members and their families from
Greensboro were present.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
MILTON DEFEATED.

Milton, Ind, Dec. 1.-THE Milton
Williamsburg game of basket ball
Thursday night resulted in victory
for the latter team by score of 5S to
s. .........
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12
MARRIED FRIDAY.

Hagerstown Boy WEEDS LosantvilIe
Miss.
Hagerstown, Ind. Dec. 12.-Earl
Daugherty and Miss Flossie Snodgrass
of Losantville. Ind, were united in
marriage Friday. The young counle
will reside in a part of Mrs. Knode's
property on w. Main street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

this cones -ou. read carefully. l.
wells Syrup Pepsin 10 rosid- cry Euara
o cure indigestion. constipation. SIX K hes
offensive breath. N aIaria ano all ciseas
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

THEoDosIA:
Gold Medal Flour makes highest bread
-.. SUE
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-12

POLLY.
Gold Medal Flour makes baking easy.
THERESA.
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0UUITH.
Millions use Gold Medal Flour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

perhaps the best ever known in the south west In our little impromptu matches, he never sighted with the gun. but fired with his hand in any position, rarely higher than hip or waist. He said that he was, used formerly to kill rabbits in this way. simply throwing down without sighting. he rode along, perhaps at 10 or 15 yards distance, or at times more. 1 never saw him sight gun carefully, and he rarely brought 1t ID to the level of the eye. lie could hit a tin can at 10 or E steps, or cut close to a 2-inch bulrs eye at similar distances. We made no records and did not try for any. But what could an expert do # he was at the greatest pains to be accurate, if he tried his best? This I asked of Garrett, because l thought he could answer His answer ought to be held as final, although very possibly 1t will not be accepted as such at least by those who believe in shooting out eyes at one hundred paces.
 "I am as good a revolver shot as l ever saw" said Garrett. "I do not boast of that, but simply say it is true so far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
SHOOTING FEATS
 WITH REVOLVERS
From the Outing Magazine.

From the Outing Magazine
 What are ones limitations with six shooter? Ought one to hit a man across q room a small room, a very little room, with it? Yes, of course; but in all likel- hood one would not. The question of what a gun will do under stress of dan ger is something not to be answered by any one. Of course it will do most in the hands of cool and skillful man. I have seen Jim Nabours, foreman of the Carrizozo ranch in New Mexico. bring in an antelope which he had killed with his six-shooter at a distance of over one hundred yards, although he told me he dismounted and took sight across his saddle recently was with Pat Garrett, the well known New Mexican sheriff, for several weeks on the plains and in the mountains, and Garrett is the best re- volver shot I ever saw, admitted to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
Had Two Faults.

Uncle Remus, besides being an invet- crate horse-trader was something of wag. One day after swapping a rather disreputable looking nag, he said:
 Now, stranger, I'll tell yer fair Dat hoss hab got two faults
 And more, too, l guess assented the other. "But what are they?'
 "Wa-al, ef he gifts out in de field he's de hahdes' hoss ter ketch ye ever seed, an when yer ketch i'm he aint wuth cuss."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

eral rule. When the story opens the lover and his sweetheart, having come ashore In the long boat (whatever that is) are mortified to see the yacht and all on board disappear, right before their eyes, out in the sea, close to the island. Consequently all Is lost, save the pretty girl and her passionate lover who are left alone in the world, so to speak, or this desert isle. Then begins voyage in the small-or long boat (call it what you please)- with the lover as the navigator and protector. Little things like storms on the ocean and cannibais don't phase the lover one little bit-he is armed with righteous love and is not the object of his love (where she ought to bel right by his side? She certainly is.
 But the lover is frightened for fear some pirate may gobble up these two lost ones, if they don't watch out. And so 1t happened, of course One can't, nor can two. go traipsing over the ocean in a small or long boat, on the Pacific or the Atlantic. without something happening to them.
 The lovers were carried to another is- land, on which reigned beautiful queen, who had a harem. The queen fell in love with the passionate lover of the other girl and considerably offered to put from her for the nonce, at least all her harem if the lover would only marry her
 The proposition was put to the lover thus wise: If you won't love me, I will give your sweetheart to the pirates who brought you here? Did any lover ever happen in such predicament that could be worse? No, verify.
 Imagine the poor chaps agony! On the one hand the love of the island queen demands him, on the other stands his vir- tue! He must get busy; he must surren- der to the queen, right before the eyes of his dearly beloved, or see his sweet heart thrown into the hands of the pi- rates, or worse, burned to death. Isn that awful, even to contemplate, far from the raging Pacific?
 What did the poor chap do? The book Is well worth reading to find out He solved the proposition all right, all right; they usually do in books. But the poor daughter of the dead millionaire! Just think what she went through with all this time.
 The book is well written. This reviewer doesn't know, but thinks this MT. How ard is the physician who writes from time to time interesting articles on medicine and so forth in the Saturday Evening Post There isn't much medicine in this novel. Take a try at 1t! The book is worth it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27

as l know. l have never been beaten in a revolver match, and I have always felt that no man was my master with the six-shooter. Gle was never defeated in an encounter with this weapon) Now, here is what call good shooting" he resumed. Make q black spot just the size of a silver dollar. If you can hit that twice out of five shots, at 10 to 20 steps-S0 to 40 feet--with the A or 45 gun then you arc shooting mighty well. 1 would call that very good shooting for myself. if took careful sight and did my best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-27
His Choice.

From the Bohemian.
 Lady Patron-Mr. Photographer, which view of me do you think would be the most pleasing?
 Photogra apher-Madame, if you would not take offence
 Lady Patron-Not in the least
 Photographer-Then I should say a-er back view madame.