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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25

terests in that country being in the
hands of the American legation at
Constantinople, because Bulgaria was
nominally part of the Turkish en-
pire. On arriving at Sofia, Mr.. Nc
Mutt attended Ferdinands court and
the next day learned to his amuse-
ment that by his action the United
States had recognized Ferdinand as
reignfng prince of Bulgaria and, in
do SO.
Prince Nicholas is one of the most
astute politicians in Europe and is an
excellent ruler, although he is very
ambitious for Ferdinand" said Mr..
McNutt. He stated that the people of
every Balkan state, with the excep-
tion of Roumania, are warlike and
splendid fighters.
''In Montenegro the men resemble
walking arsenals. They positively re-
fuse to work except as sheep herders.
All the other work is done by the
women. About all a male Montene-
grian can do is to tend sheep and
fight. They prefer fighting. The en-
tire country is mountainous and there
is never any danger of 1t being con-
quered because Prince Nicholas and
his fifty thousand fighting men. who
are always ready to take the field in a
minutes notice, could repel the at
tack of an invader" Mr.. McNutt said.
He stated that he received his dec
Grafton from Prince Nicholas of Mon
tenegro for services redered a Mon
tenegrian mission to the Vatican
while Mr.. McNutt was one of the
chamberlains to the Pope.
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For Past Twenty Years Octo-
pus Has Supported Presi-
dental Candidates of Both
Parties.
OTHER LETTERS ARE
MADE PUBLIC BY HIM.
Written by ArchboId to Gov
ernor Stone Making Recon-
mendations - EIkinS Gets
Check of $5, 900.

New York, Oct. 24-William Ran
dolph Hearst, made speech at Carne-
gle hall tonight, in which he declared
that the Standard Oil Company was
largely instrumental in deciding every
national election in the past twenty
years. He said, Mr.. Cleveland was
supported by the Standard, through the
Paynes, William c. Whitney and CAL
vim S. Brice. After the Cleveland re-
gime the Standard affiliated with Han
ma and contributed literally to his poll
tical needs. When Hanna died, the
Standard regarded Roosevelt with dis
trust. After Roosevelt prosecuted the
Standard, that corporation went over
into the Democratic party promptly
and enthusiastically.
Mr.. Hearst went on to show that he
had another bunch of important letters
to read tonight, because as he said, he
thought he was doing citizen 8
duty"
The first was from Mr.. Archbold,
dated December 5, 1902, to Governor
Stone, of Pennsylvania, urging the ap-
poAAliAChSS IL ut SohSlotCuts ia
Judge Morrison, of McKeen county, to
the state supreme court bench. Arch
bold spoke of Morrison's character for
ability and integrity, which needs nc
word at my hands,"
The next letter was from Archbold
to Governor Stone, dated September 5
1900, urging the governor, ''If it seems
consistent to appoint John Henderson
of Meadville, to the vacancy on the su.
preme bench, caused by the death OF
Judge Green" adding it would be a
matter of intense personal satisfac
ton to me-"
Another letter dated September 2S
1890 to Attorney General Elkin, oi
Pennsylvania, enclosed letter of in
PRODUCTION from Mr.. William Rookie
feller to H. Mckay Twombly, hoping il
would be of service
Still another to Elkins says, I'm &C
codrance with your telegraphic request
of today, l beg to enclose you certi
ficate of deposit to your favor of 5000
in fulflllment of our understanding.
These were all signed by Mr.. Arch
bold.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

You are cordially invited to be
the guest of the Palladium, Tues
day, November Third, Nineteen
Hundred and Eight. Come to the
Coliseum and hear the election re-
turns. Three complete services
direct will insure all the returns
first==Hearst News Service, West
ern Union Bulletin, and Bell Tele-
phone Bulletin. Come and be the
guest Of the Palladium.
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This Is Why Walter RatIiff Was
Endorsed by Civic League
For State Legislature, 1t Is
Disclosed.
MALICIOUS PURPOSE IN
LETTERS SENT OUT.
RatIiff Brands Part of Writing
On Cards as Forgery
Swain Incident Clearly Ex-
planned.

Walter S. Ratliff over his own sig
nature. has pledged himself If elected
as representative to the state legisla-
ture from Wayne county not to vote
to repeal the county local option law
nor any other temperance laws now in
force. This is the reason he has Sc
cured the endorsement of the Wayne
County Civic league. The republican
candidate has pledged himself in writ
ing and binds himself fast to his prom
Use.
He says: 81 voted for the county
local option bill at the special session
of the legislature and l did this be-
cause / was satisfied that the ma
jority of the people of this county
were in favor of the bill. I have not
changed my mind since and shall not
l will not, if elected, vote for any
measure to repeal this law, nor any
other of the temperance laws now in
force"
Cards Are Forgeries.
In regard to the printed matter dis.
tributed by the democrats and brew
cry interests purporting to show
there was collusion between Ratliff
and the brewery interests, Mr.. Ratliff
has declared part of the writing al
legged in the Photographic fac simile
to have been his was forged. The
card as it appears in the reading mat
ter, circulated as a circular letter,
reaods:
Floyd Woods.
Room 81, Denison hotel
Do business with Swain.
w. S. Ratliff
Over his signature Mr. Ratlifi
states: The card in the circular re
ferred to and distributed from Chica
go, is card | sent to the state board
OF agriculture in respect to a position
which l had recommended Mr. Swain
for. The upper part of the card re
ferring to room 81 Denison hotel and
the name of Floyd Woods, is not my
handwriting and has been written or
this card after it left my hands and
evidently for the purpose of injuring
me. / never saw Floyd Woods to
know him and never had anything to
do with him directly or indirectly and
all the insinuations in his circular are
false and malicious"
Mr.. Ratliff explains he had recon-
mended Frank Swain. OF this city. a
door keeper in the house, to the state
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THE WEATHER PROPHET.

INDIANA AND oHIo-PossibIy show
srs and cooler, Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25
Immense Amount of Business
Done in Wayne County
Each Year and Personal
Property Is Small.
POLITICS DISCUSSED IN
SALOONS LAST NIGHT.
Opposition to Watson Ex-
pressed on All Sides-Ex-
pressions Heard on Taft's
Speech Yesterday.
BY Harper.

There are siXty-two saloons in
Wayne county. If each saloon takes
in SIS per day and this is not large
sum to be handled over the bar in
exchange for drinks of all sorts, it
means 1890 per day spent in Wayne
county at the saloons. This means
that in the 800 days allowed the sa-
looms by law to operate, total of
$279,000 is the business transacted by
the saloons in this county in one
year. And in exchange for this vast
amount of business the personal prop
erty represented in these same sa-
looms is listed for taxation at between
about $400 is paid in personal tax.
Little room for wonder that the sa-
loon owners are supporting the demo-
cratic ticket this campaign, when all
the brewery owners are urging them
to do so. Of course the $279,000 is not
all profit but sufficiently large por-
tion of it is to lead the men engaged
every effort for the democratic can
didates. And the saloon men are just
as aggressive now as they were a
week ago. Last night every saloon
in Richmond was crowded and practi-
cally the entire conversation hinged
on politics. The saloon owners them
selves were busy at many of the up
town places and all were urging sup
port of Thomas Marshall, the demo
cratic nominee. These were some of
the EXPIRE ssions heard in these places
that reflected the sentiment: Come
on up here all you fellows. Drink on
me and vote for Marshall"
'If Jim Watson is elected you won't
get to do this very long"
One fellow was heard to say: "OId
Wayne1l go dry boys, if Watson wins,
damn him, so let's drink now and vote
for Marshall"
In one saloon about half a square
north of Main street, this expression
was made by one man who works in
local factory: "Fellers we won't
have long to do this, so let's do all
we can now"
Who's going to stop us?" question
ed his drinking companion.
why my old woman says they're
goin' ter elect Watson and put the sa-
looms out" was the answer.
At the corner of Eighth and Main
streets yesterday was heard the fol-
lowing conversation between three
rural residents of Wayne county:
First Speaker-Well fellows, how
are things moving out your way?
Second Speaker-Well we're all for
Watson, now.
Third Speaker-What you for Wat.
son? Don't you remember our agree.
ment of last June, when we decided
all three of us would bolt the repub-
lican ticket for Marshall? Are you
going to throw us down?
First Speaker-Bill. 1 thought you
were on the square then and why did
you change? ~
And then followed conference OF
five minutes in subdued tones. Be.
fore departing the three men shook
hands and the first speaker remarked:
We'll It's agreed now that all of us
old republicans couldn't stay demo
Gratis any longer and are gc.ng to vote
for Watson. Now You go up Eighth
street and Frank and / will go west
Every one of the boys we meet we are
(Confiuupd on paoa Nipal
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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
PALIsADE RIDING ACADEMY.
BonthrOm and Elkin, Well-knOwn in
Palisade, Have Opened Up in
the Amusement Park.

One of the special features of the
Palisades Amusement Park is the
riding academy opened there by Mr.
E. Bonthrom, well-known in Pail
sade. All last season he organized
riding parties among the ladies and
gentlemen of the village, so needs
no introduction to the public. Mr.
Bonthrom is known as careful mas
ter, and may be depended on to give
the most satisfactory attention. He
has associated with him Mr.. Harry
Elkin, also well known as a skilled
horseman, and parties in Palisade,
Grantwood and the nearby vicinity
may make engagements by letter or
telephone, and be assured of the best
treatment and safe care on any ride.
The park management has appor-
toned a beautiful location to the rid
ing academy, and patrons desiring to
ride in the park will find gentle
ponies well caparisoned and per-
fectly safe The riding track is
about five hundred feet in circum-
ference, with a guard rail on each
side the entire distance. The acad-
envy has been we'll patronized this
summer. Children may ride the
ponies kept there with perfect i'm
punity. and so far no accident of any
kind has taken place.
Nothing is better for health than
horseback riding, and Palisade is
fortunate in having at hand this con-
venient enterprise.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
PALIsADE PROGRESSING.

me resumption of work by the
company in Palisade is a source of
nueh felicitation and should be prop
erly appreciated. The almost i'm
pfegnable tightness of the money
market has made progress slow in the
aocai development, but now that
activity is again in evidence, there will
soon be something tangible in sight
tnaf will repay for the long and
tedious waiting for operations to begin
asaan 1t is to be hoped that there
Will now be no further Interruptions
Iii Palisade is made to look like the
M0aei suburb originally planned.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
BRICK BLOCK FOR PALIsADE.
Row of Three Family Houses to Go
Up on the South Side of
Columbia Avenue.
unbia Avenue.

The handsome lots on the south
side of Columbia avenue are soon to
be built upon by the owner. He con-
templates building threefamily houses
similar to a style that is said to pre-
vail in Philadelphia in certain quar-
tiers, whatever this may mean. A
three-family house must mean an
apartment house, a family on each
floor. The owner is having plans
drawn, and it is understood that
operations will be begun at an early
date This will be an innovation for
Palisade, albeit the new structures
will properly be in Grantwood. being
located on the Central Land Com
pany side of the trolley. So far only
detached houses have been built in
Palisade proper, and it would be i'm
possible to put up any other kind, az
the deeds TO all lots demand this.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
A DAINTY TOILET REQUISITE.

The need of a delicate, soothing
toilet powder is obvious in all sea-
sons. GOurauds Oriental Toilet
Powder is a most agreeable requisite,
exquisitely perfumed and of velvety
quality. 1t keeps the complexion fair
and soft, relieves Prickly Heat and
cannot be surpassed for use in the
Nursery and Household. 1t may be
applied as freely as desired as it is
a pure. antiseptic Toilet Powder. 1t
is put up by the same people who
have been manufacturing the cele-
brated Gourauds Oriental Cream for
the past half a century Try a box
of Toilet Powder to-day and be con-
WINGED and secure your supply from
the Palisade Supply Co.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01

The monthly meeting of the Tax
Payers Association was held Aug. %,
the newly elected president, l.. K.
Sager, presiding; George Roedeles,
secretary. The park and bill board
were principal topics discussed, and
an effort will be made to do away
with the latter, and also the tent. The
Committee of Seventeen was dis
charged l.. S. Wheeler and Otto
Hemicke resigned.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
PRAISE FOR BAILEY WILLARD.
U. S. Senator Beveridge Pays Him a
High Tribute.

Below is very worthy as well as
beautiful compliment paid to Bailey
Willard, of Palisade, from United
States Senator Albert J. Beveridge,
of Indiana:
Manchester, Mass, Aug. 3, 1908.
My dear Mr.. Willard:
Just a word to congratulate you
upon the admirable piece of writing
you did in your article, "A Vatican of
To-day, in the Cosmopolitan. l have
read nothing for a long time that has
held me with more unrelenting en-
chantment.
1T is a strange tragedy you relate,
and one, which, while of course true,
is hard to believe.
Again congratulating you on the
art you display in this recital, L am,
Very sincerely
ALBERT j. BEVERIDGE."
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
"BABYLAND"
A New Poem Written by Ella Wheel
err Wilcox in Honor of
PaliSade Baby.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fredericks
and children, Thomas de Vaux Fred
ericks, Sadonie Christine Fredericks,
and their guests, DR.. and Mrs. Chas.
Martin Alt of Columbus, o.; Miss
Adelaide Requardt, of Baltimore,
Md, and Mrs. Joseph Madden, have
returned from Branford Point, one
of the lovely beaches off the Con-
necticut coast on Long Island Sound.
While at the point the Fredericks
were joined by many friends, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Ensign and children,
William and Helena, also Mrs Min
ME Holland, of Boston; Mr.. William
McDermott, of Milwaukee, Wis, and
others. Many pleasant trips were
made to New Haven, and all the
beaches, which are within easy
range of Branford Point. Though
Mrs. Fredericks' acquaintance, with
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the party
was invited to THE Bungalow"
While there, Mrs. Wilcox wrote the
following verses in the Mother
S ork's Baby Book kept by Mrs
Fredericks for her eight months old
daughter, Sadonie Christine"
'Babyland"
Have you heard of the Valley of
The realm where the sweet little
darlings stay
Till the kind stOrks go, as all men
know;
And ah, so tenderly bring them
away!
The paths are winding and past all
finding
BY all, save the storks, who under
stand
The gates, and highways and intri-
cate byways
That lead to Babyland.
And there in the Valley of Babyland,
Under the MOSES and leaves and
ferns,
Like an unfiedged starting, they find
the darling
For whom the heart of a mother
yearns
And they lift him lightly and snug
him tightly
In feathers, soft as a lady's hand,
And off with rock-away step, they
walk away
Out of Babyland.
(Signed and dated)
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
August, 1908.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
Irving to Reduce Taxes.

Myaor John c. Abbott. of Fort
Lee. with Borough Counsel d oremus,
and Councilman Wood and Reardon
went to Hackensack last week to
meet the County Commissioners of
Taxation. They went for the purpose
of getting the tax books so that the
taxes for this year can be revised.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
r,.E ARCADIAN MOLLYCODDLE.

~ recent meeting of the local
,;4;.al club the Amusement Park
come M for discussion. AS usual, the
Arcadian Mollycoddle arose to protest
aoa;nst dragging" this question into
..sa,,t;os It is the old story of peo-
~ Is biled shirts not caring to mix
IN in public affairs. President D"lS-
.w;ns carefully stated the excellent
,an+aoo ground on which the resi-
dents of Palisade stood, being freeo
frou the usual corner grocery hatch-
49, and other Objectionable features
that usually prevail in politics.
The average man has small concep-
+;on az the real meaning of politics
u the functions of government by
the neonle. If the idea prevails that
great Questions are settled at the sew
tho societies in solemn session, cut
# out. gentlemen. Nor do the pine
wbifflers or checker players enter
into tbe issues. Get it into your
heads. all of you, that you cannot
name ANYTHING within the every day
oction of man, except religious
dogrna which is not closely allied to
politics. This park question is preg-
nant of politics, and if it is not ham
died with proper acumen we shall
find it overwhelming us to such an
extent that we shall not know where
we are. The borough officials have
said that Palisade should settle the
park regulation, and SO the will of
the people, so far as it can do SO,
must be decided by our own citizens,
unless we mess it to such an extent
that it will go higher up" and adjust
itself as the politicians" say, which
will mean an eternal rumpus, lots of
talk, spending of money, and per-
haps more latitude to the park. The
development of the park as an
amusement resort has only begun,
and it will serve our purpose better if
we do not present too many obstacles
for the management to face. This is
a great enterprise, and it is worthy of
careful study. So far, it cannot be
said to have damaged Palisade. It
will not DO so, if it gets no worse
than it is now. When the park peo-
pie try to run rough shod over our
rights we can assert our citizenship
al the polls in a more active manner,
but the namby-pamb doctrinaires,
who will not want to muss up their
shirt fronts, will come perilously
near harming our cause by any policy
which is not just as we'll as polite.
We don't want any milk-sop theory
Of government, but platforms and
platitudes will not appeal in the park
case as we'll as the power of suasion.
II We play the whipping boss and
mold our rawhides aloft, we may look
TOT an opposition more strenuous
than we aspire to-
caution in the park case is good
politics. Mark that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-11
TAMMANY TO HAVE OASIS.
Indians Will Be Well Supplied With
Thirst Quenching Liquid

New York, June 11.-Denver,
host of the democracy has reckoned
without its guests in announcing
that the national convention will be
dry" The thousand or SO Tammany
braves who will go out to Denver in
special train have no intention OF
risking death by thirst. In the eyes
of the statesmen of Tammany, water
is all right to make ice of and float
ships on, but poor for prinking pur-
poses.
A great big, well-iced, well-stock-
ed oasis will be loaded on the train
de luxe, and it will save the lives of
the Tammany statesmen.
Tammany braves say that the pro-
hibitionists who have captured the
democratic convention six weeks in
advance are all good men no doubt
and don't require anything strong
er than cool tea. But Tammany
men who were brought up under the
Raines law are accustomed to have
what they want, and as much as they
want. when they want it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-11
WILLIAMS MAY CARRY BELL
Full Rendition Law Does Not Set
Well With the Farmers.

Temple, Texas, June 1.-THE
candidacy of Hon. R. R. Williams of
Cumby for the democratic nomina-
ton of governor in opposition to
Governor Campbell IS receiving uR-
expected consideration from many
prominent democrats of Bell county.
Governor Campbell has never enjoy
ed an excess of popularity among
the Bell county democrats and is
held in much less esteem now than
he was before the election. The full
rendition law is not working as sat
isfactorily in Bell county as it was
expected and the law is being con-
demned as entirely theoretical. 1t is
small satisfaction to the farmer to
explain that while his valuation is to
be raised yet the tax rate is to be
lowered and his taxes not thereby in
creased. This appears to the average
farmer like swapping dollars. He
cannot understand the necessity of
this legerdemain in fiscal affairs.
There is one thing, however, that has
sunk deep into the farmers under
standing and that is that while the
tax rate can be lowered this year yet
it can be raised next and that while
valuations can be raised this year
they will never be lowered in ninety
nine cases out Of hundred Then
it has come to the ears of the farm
ers of Bell county that they are be-
ing singled out as examples in en-
forcing the full rendition law. 1t has
been whispered that in many other
counties the valuations will be the
same as last year and that the en-
ute is not to be uniform This will
operate to catch the Bell county
granger between the upper and
neither mill stones and his suspi-
cions have been whetted to a sharp
edge. He is now after the man or
men responsible for the full rendi-
ton law and If he locates the respon-
sibility there is going to be some
thing drop politically. The full rem
dition law is being made an issue
in county politics and the present
county judge and county commits
sioners are coming in for their
share of opposition. The city man
has two kicks to the farmers one,
for he is caught three ways, /. e.,
city, county and state. The dissat-
isfaction will have much to do with
promoting the chances of Mr.. Will
iams in Bell county and it would
be well for Governor Tom to keep
his weather eye peeled
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-11
ASKS BIDS FOR SALE OF LOTS.
Government VIII Receive Proposals
for Texas and Oklahoma Sites
for Public BUILDINGS

Washington, June 11.-At the Of
flee of the supervising architect of
the treasury yesterday were booked
the following places in Texas and
Oklahoma for which bids for sites
for public buildings are to be open
ed on July II:
Texas-Austin, lot 17Ox1S0; Bon
ham, lot 120x120; Brennan, lot 100
x120; Brentwood, lot 140x14 40 !;
GAINESVILLE lot 140x140; Cleburne,
lot 140x140; Corpus Christi, lot 1870
KISS; Cuero, lot bombs; Del Rio,
lot 130x135; Hillsboro, lot 130x135;
Mckinney, lot 120x130; Marlin, lot
,170x13O; Marshall, lot 14Ox140;
Mineral Wells, lot 120x150; Nacog-
doches, lot 120x130; Navasota, lot
120x130; New Braunfels, lot 120x
100; Port Arthur, lot 13Qx135; Sui
phur Springs, lot 120x130; Terrell
lot 120A130; Victoria, lot 130x135.
Waxahachie, lot 130x135; Weather
ford, lot 13Ox135; Wichita Falls, lot
120x13O.
Oklahoma-Chickasha, lot 140x
40; McAlester, lot 140x140; Tulsa
lot 140x140.