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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
Bunco Sfeerer Plays Preacher;
Wayne CounfanS Are His Victims
irwin Hart Mard to Miss WHEREBY BY Humorous Crook Under Impression
the Ceremony Was Legal and Binding

Olse of the best bunco stories that
has been related for some time has to
deal with Irwin Hart and Miss Wher-
ley. whose marital relations were in
terrupted by the father of the young
woman. According TO the story the
couple went to Covington. Kentucky.
for the purpose of marrying, owing to
objections on the part of the father
of the young woman. Hart is a very
unsophisticated young man and be-
came the prey for two shrewd Coving-
ton ''colonelS."
As Hart and his wife to be, were
walking along the street. they inquir-
ed of stranger as TO the location of
the court house. They were asked
why they wanted to know, and upon
being told, the stranger said it would
not be necessary for them to go to the
court house. In very suave way he
told the visiting Hoosiers he would at
tend to the matter for them. He ask
ed for little time.
In the belief that he had unexpected
ly found friend in need Hart and
Miss Whereby agreed to wait. AS the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21

story goes. the stranger reappeared
shortly afterward. With him was an
acquaintance and in very short time
a marriage contract was drawn up
Hart was slightly dubious and asked,
if he did not have to secuce a license
He was told that no such paper was
needed by Indianians and he would not
even need to go through with a Ger
emony. if he signed the paper and paid
81. Hart signed and turned over the
money. That ended the deal
The couple had been taken in by
sharpers. although unaware of the
fact They returned to this county
The father refused to acknowledge the
two as married and during the absence
of Hart from the home of brother-in-
law. where he and his wife" were
staying. her father appeared and car
ried her away TO his home. In telling
their troubles TO the prosecutor one of
the couple claimed a license had been
secured and the other said it had not
Both admitted the bunco game The
prosecutor advised marriage under
the Indiana laws
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
Several Hundred Cars and
Five New Engines Are
Ordered.
OTHER IMPROVE EMENTS
RECEIVER GOODRICH PLANS TO
INCREASE PASSENGER SERVICE
TO MEET THE CONSTANTLY
GROWING DEMANDS OF PUBLIC.

Receiver James Goodrich, of the c.,
G. & l.. railroad is working wonders
with the road and it is confidently be-
lieved that when the receivership is
removed, the c., c. G. L. will be in
position TO compete successfully
against the Pennsylvania, Monon and
Big Four railroads between Chicago
and Cincinnati.
The latest move of the receiver in
purchasing several hundred freight
cars and five new locomotives. is re-
garded as another step in the right di.
dection and it is stated that Goodrich
has even greater improvements in
mind at the present time, which he
hapes % make soon.
The c., c. & l.. has proved to be a
thorn in the sides of the larger rail.
roads operating between Chicago and
Cincinnati. in that greater amount OF
freight business is being done by it
each month.
During Mr.. Goodrich's receivership
the rolling stock of the road has been
placed in excellent condition. Passen-
ger trains are better equipped and il
is expected that in several months new
passenger trains will be placed in ser
vice to meet the constantly growing
demands. The receiver has not made
these improvements Without returns
for business has doomed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
KILLS DAUGHTER
THEN SUICIDES
Terrible Tragedy Enacted by
The American Wife of a
Wealthy Chinaman.
FEARED HIGH BINDERS.
MRS. All WONG, AFTER HACKING
OFF DAUGHTERS HEAD GIVES
SONS WOOD ALCOHOL, BUT
THEY RECOVER.

Chicago, Dec 21.-Deluded with the
fear that High Binders intended de-
capitating her, Mrs. George All Wong,
a pretty Chicago girl. who was the
daughter of wealthy retired mer-
chant, and who married Chinese chop
suey restauranter. at Plano, Ills, early
today hacked off the head of her three
year old daughter and gave wood aleo-
hol to her three sons, then comnsitted
suicide by hurling herself in front of
a Burlington limited train. The three
sons will probably recover. Believing
that the wood alcohol would do its
work. Mrs. All Wong pinned note to
the bloody GTess of her daughter, say
ing she committed the act to save the
child a life of misery, which she her
self had suffered.
Mrs. All Wong became estranged
from her father because of his second
marriage and she married the China
man, who was well educated and a
Christian. At Aurora and later at
Plano they ioined church where he was
received with honor while she reeeiv.
ed an icy reception and was completely
snubbed. This drove her into seclu-
sion. Then came reports that High
Binders were after her scalp and it
preyed on her mind, driving her to to-
days tragedy. All Wong was propri-
etor of several restaurants and had
left last night for Aurora, where one
was located.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
ACCEPTS A CALL
Rev. T. H. Kuhn to Be Pastor
Of KnightstoWn Chris
tian Church.
WILL STILL LIVE HERE,

'rhe Rev. T. III. Kuhn or mis- city
has accepted a call TO the pastorate of
the Christian church at knightstown.
The Rev Mr.. Kuhn will continue TO
make this city his residence, speaking
in Knightstown on Sundays. Several
other churches in Indiana have ex-
tended calls TO the Rev. Mr.. Kuhn,
but as several of these demanded his
services all the time. he desired 10
fill his many lecture engagements for
the winter and spring season. accept
ed the Knightstown pastorate owing
to the fact that he will not be com
PEELED To give all his time 10 his la
bors there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
SUNSHINE FOR
UNFORTUNATtS
Christmas Celebration at the
Home for FriendIeSS.

Inmates at the Home for Friendless
Women will be remembered Christ
mas day. and the lives into which lit
tie sunshine has made its way, will be
made brighter by the occasion. These
lives which have been marked by sor-
row and trouble. will be inspired to
better things by the excellent program
which is being arranged by the au-
thorities at the home. Friends of the
incarcerated women will be allowed
10 send the unfortunate ones Christ
mas gifts, but the matron of The home
wishes IL generally known that all
gifts should be plainly marked so that
no mistakes will be made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
1t Will Be Reported to Manu-
facturers and Shippers Or
ganization at Meeting, Jan
uary Sixth.
PUBLIC is INVITED TO
MAKE SUGGESTIONS
One of Purposes of Bill Is to
Broaden Power of Railroad
Commission Trickery Is
Feared.
Special Service.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 21.-The
committee that was appointed recently
by the Indiana Manufacturers and
Shippers association to prepare pub
lie utilities bill for introduction at the
coming session of the legislature, has
completed It's work and a public meet
in this city on January to hear the
report and to come to consider the bill
as prepared. At meeting of the
committee it was decided that the best
way to get the sentiment of the pub
lie on the utilities question would be
to invite the public generally to meet
with the committee and offer sugges-
tions 1t is the hope of the commit
tee, therefore that there will be a
large attendance of manufacturers and
shippers at the meeting on January 6.
In the meantime, two meetings OF
the committee will be held, one on
December 23 and the other on Decem.
ber 80. At these meetings the public
utilities bill will be discussed. Be-
tween now and January q, the commit
Zee hopes to receive suggestions in re-
gard to the public utilities bill. All
such suggestioas--she,ald -.bs-saR4 to J
V. hartman, secretary, whose office is
in the Odd Fellows building, this city
The advisability of including street
railway companies, telegraph compa-
nies and district messenger companies
among those which are to be regulated
by the public utilities measure, has
been considered. Interurban compa-
nies and railroad companies are al
ready included under the jurisdiction
of the Indiana Railroad commission. 4
When the Manufacturers and Ship
pers' association met here a few days
ago and discussed the kind of a pub
lie utilities bill to be introduced, it be
affected will make a strenuous effort
to get control of the movement ant
prevent the doing of anything that
may in any manner affect the contro
of their business. In fact. it look eC
like the whole business might resolve
itself into an effort to avoid supervis
ion of their concerns by commission
appointed by the state. If this turn:
out to be the case, it will be directly
the opposite Of what was intended il
the first place.
1t has been understood from the
start that one of the main purposes il
view in the preparation of a bill tt
| broaden the powers of the Indiana
Railroad commission or two create {
new commission to be known as tn,
Public Utilities commission was to
! prevent the over capitalization of sucf
corporations and to prevent the water
| ing of their stock. This. plan. how
ever, has not made much of a hit will
| some of the gas, water and electri,
| light companies and at the recen
meeting here some of them made
! strong objections to any such action
| 1t. is expected that some of this will
crop out at the public meeting on Jan
| uary 6 also.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
Richmond Will Have More I'M
provements and Bank De-
posts Will Be Increased,
He Ayers.
EVICTION OF SALOONS
GOOD CHRISTMAS GIFT
Pastor of East Main Street
M. E. Church Makes Anoth-
er Strong Attack on Liquor
Last Night.

Richmond would have more public
improvements, her bank deposits
would increase and people generally
would be more prosperous if the sa-
looms were driven out. This, in brief
was the conclusion of the Rev. r. j.
Wade, who last night delivered the
third of his special addresses on the
county local option question, at the
First NJ. E. church.
The Rev. Wade is. one of the
staunchest supporters of the county
local option idea and the past three
weeks, during which time he has been
discussing the county local option
question, large crowds have heard his
addresses. His sermons have been
based on county statistics which he
has secured with much effort, and for
county local option question have had
much influence.
Last night he read letter from the
secretary of the Nappanee, Ind. Com
mercial club. who stated that in the
four years that Nappanee had been
dry, greater improvements had been
made than ever before and that the
city was in a most prosperous condi,
ton. Several miles of brick streets
have been laid during that period
while the residents have taken delight
in saying, with the result that bank
deposits have doubled in the past
three years. There is not a vacant
house or business block in the city.
The Rev. Wade thinks that the same
conditions would prevail in Richmond
should the saloons be driven out
Mr.. Wade said in full:
'At the time when all are properly
interested in the selection of appropri
ate Christmas gifts for individuals. il
may not be cut of place to consider the
best gift for Richmond, especially hel
business and workingmen-for employ
er and employee alike. From the civ.
ic standpoint I briefly argue that this
best gift would be the elimination OF
! the saloon from our city and county
and for the following reasons First
,
the saloons robs the workingman. re
strains trade and improvements al
while enriching itself
A problem in economies:
For each 500 spent in boots ant
shoes. S20.I1 goes TO labor
For each Sl0o spent in furniture
S23T1 goes to labor
For each S100 spent on hardware
S241I goes to labor.
For each S1D0 spent on clothing
$19.42 goes to labor.
For each S1oo spent on cotton good.
S16.91 goes to labor.
For each 800 spent in mems fur
| nishings. S16.64 goes to labor.
For each 500 of the product of Rich
mond's four largest factories. S:,11 ,:
! goes to labor.
For each S1Co spent on liquor, 81 =;
goes to labor.
In other words. it would pay tn,
! laboring man of Richmond more thai
thirty times TO vote to invest the can
ital now employed in breweries an,
| saloons in such industries in simila
! factories to those we now have.
| Brazil. Ind. brewery has been change,
to an artificial ice plant. and when il
| Piqua. Ohio, recently, | was informe,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
CARRIED BIG CHECK
County Treasurer Myrick
Takes $4,000 to State
Treasurer.
COUNTY'S SHARE OF TAXES

b. B. Myrick, Jr., county treasurer,
went to indianapolis today. He took
with him check on a local bank for
$4,000 as the last payment of Wayne
county's share of the state taxes.
Some time ago Mr.. Myrick sent a
check for $4,000, making the total
amount paid by this county in excess
of $4,000. This money was collected
from the payment of the 1907 taxes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
THE SHIVElEY BOOM.

Pamphlets containing the congress
sional and other public addresses of
Benjamin F. Shively, democratic can
didate for the United States Senate.
have been sent broadcast throughout
the state. All the newspapers and
public office holders of he important
cities have received copies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
NOTICE.!

Palladium issues of yesterday
and last Thursday for patrons on
Centerville rural routes were de-
stroyed by being carelessly thrown
off trains and ground under the car
wheels. The Centerville postmas-
ter and the Palladium Company
are not to blame for this. 1t is
hardly probable that similar acci-
dents will occur again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
FARMERS WILL
SHOW INTEREST
Many win Exhibit at White
water Corn Show.

Farmers near Whitewater are TAX
ing an interest in the corn school
which will be held at Centerville, and
a corn show will be held at that place
December 80. Joseph Helms of Cen
terville, Wayne county's representa-
tive at the National Corn show at
Omaha, Neb., will judge the samples
submitted at the Whitewater show.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
s17,OOO,OOO SPENT
ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS
All Forwarded to Europe and
Africa.

New York. Dec. 21.-Christmas gifts
approximating $11,000.000 have been
forwarded or are en- route to Europe
and Africa from persons living in the
United States, and is believed to be
the holiday record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
RED CROSS STAMPS.

Christmas srnmps are
on sale at the Pdlid-
dunn office, price one
cent each. Any guam
fify from one up. Buy
your supply now while
they last.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-21
THE WEATHER PROPHET

iNpIANA-Fair and cooler Tuesday
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Continued on Page Four.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07
Julian Harris Succeeds His Father
As Editor Of Magazine.

JULIAN Harris son of Joel Chan
dler Harris, succeeds his father as
editor Of Uncle Remus's-The
Home Magazine, retaining also his
original position Of general man
ager. Don r. Marquis, who has
already made a national reputation
through his editorials, poems and
short stories, is to continue as asso
ciate editor of the Magazine.
From his childhood, Julian .Har-
ris had been the comrade of his
father, and he was the organizing
spirit of the Magazine.
When IL years of age, the young
er Harris became a reporter for the
Atlanta Herald. A year later he
became connected with the Atlanta
Constitution, and when 20 years of
age he went to Chicago and became
assistant Sunday editor of the
Times-Herald. He returned to
Atlanta to become night editor of
the Constitution when 81 years of
age, and two years later he was
promoted to the managing editor
ship of that paper-a distinction
probably unprecedented for man
of his years in the history of South
ern journalism. He is the author
ola play soon to be staged by Nixon
81 Zimmerman, and has written a
number of short stories, descriptive
articles and essays.
He is his fathers literary execu-
tor, and not only are "UHcle
Remus's'' last writings in his pos
session, but through his collabora-
ton with his father on two impor-
tant unpublished works which
will be given to the public during
the year-and his intimate ac-
quaintances with the purposes and
ideals of his father, he is eminently
fitted to carry out the cherished
plans of the founder of the Maya
zine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07

Upon opening his mail recently Mr.. A.
E. Dimmock, the leading druggist Of
Valdosta, Ca, found the following
letter: Dear Sir:-Please find enclosed
csc. for which send me by mail one box
of Rydale's Stomach Tablets for friend
of mine. bought soc. box some time
ago and was completely cured of a bad
ase of stomach trouble. My friend is
also sufferer from Indigestion and
wants to try them.
Rydale's Stomach Tablets are bless
ing TO. stomach sufferers and too much
good cannot be said about them"
R. E. MITCHELL. Stockton, Ga.
If you are sufferer but skeptcial, write
Mr.. Mitchell. or for the small sum of 25c.
get trial box and be convinced. Eli T.
Reynolds, Rising Sun, Carson's Phar-
macy, Port Deposit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07
Hartford County Jail Condemned By
Prisoners Aid Society.

The Jail at Bel Air, Hartford county,
most resembles medieval dungeon,
according to ]. o. Stutsmau, general sec.
rotary of the Prisoners Aid Association
who is engaged in inspecting the various
county jails.
In his report on the jail, which has Just
been made, Mr.. Stutsman characterizes
the place as. ''inhuman, antiquated and
Intellectual" and declares that it is one Of
the poorest structures of its kind, not only
in Maryland, but in any other State.
ION the first and second Aoors," saws
Mr.. Stutsman, there are four cells,
measuring about oxIa feet. Each of the
cells has an exceedingly small window
about six inches high and three feet in
length. barred in both directions. The
doors admitting entrance to the cells are
very small, closely barred and admit yery
little light. These cells are more nearly
like dungeons than your secretary has
ever seen in prison, and remind one oil
the stories of horrors in the prisons oil
medieval days. On account of the very
small windows the air is heated and
putrid, and there is no artificial light
in the building except from an occasiona
kerosene lamp at night.
I'VE may have read of such places in
literature, but would hardly expect to
find one in our own Commonwealth at
this present day. 1t can be affirmed tina,
this building, from every viewpoint, is
at least century out-ofdate. One i'm
provement was recently inaugurated that
alleviated somewhat the serious condi
ton, that of introducing water into each
of the cells.
AT the time of our visit, while there
were few inmates, it was necessary to
place three colored men in one cell. Two
of these had been convicted, and one was
waiting trial. We here have the anon.
alous condition of those convicted and
those presu mably Innocent in the eyes Of
the law incarcerated in the same cell
with not the slightest distinction in treat
ment or diet.
"The beds were all crude iron, with
most unclean-looking mattresses and
coverlets, and a complaint was made that
the inmates were troubled more or less by
vermin
1T would not be possible to find more
horrible condition of affairs, and one
that should create stronger sense of
indignation. 1t will be the effort of the
committee on county work to form a
local committee in Bel Air for az i'm
provement in Jail conditions and a cam.
paign for new building"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07
Government To Assist In Securing
Farm Hands.

The governmental employment
agency, otherwise the information
division of the Immigration Bureau,
has sent to postmasters 1,250, 900
reply postal cards to be distributed
by rural delivery carriers to
persons who ueed laborers. The
reply card calls for the name and
address and the kind of laborers
wanted. On receipt of these APP
plication blanks will be sent to the
writer's. Offices have been es-
.tablished at Ellis Island and Boston
and government inspectors are in
structed to exercise care in select
ing immigrants for the places that
are open. The government hopes
not only to meet the demand for
laborers from farmers and others
in. the interior of the country but
also to relieve the congestion in
the eastern cities and in the mining
and factory regions. No fee,
either from the employer or the
immigrant, will be asked or al
lowed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07

National Democratic Chairman Mack
Is arranging his forces and will begin the
fight for the election of Bryan at once,
not waiting until after the formal noti-
6cation ofthe nominee, on August IL,
before training his guns on the enemy.
The names ofthose selected for three ofthe
most important committees-the Execu-
tive, Advisory and Labor COMMITTEES
were made public ON Friday. ]. F. c. Tai
bolt, of Maryland, is a member of the Elk.
ecutive Committee, and U. S. Senator
Isador Rayner, ofthis State, member OF
Advisory Committee.
The Campaign Text Book. Committee
has also been named and the wheels OF
the big campaign machine put in motion,
the promise being that lively pace is to
be set and maintained throughout the
campaign.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-08-07

The recent order of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad company to close all loco.
motive and repair shops of the company
one week in each month, owing to the
depressed conditions of business, appears
trifing matter at first glance. but when
it is considered that fully 1850 men are
affected by the order. and that it means
q loss in wages of fully $50, 900 for each
week of the shut down, it will be seeu
that it is quite an item, both to those who
are forced to lay off and to the various
businesses dependent on the suppost OF
those employed in the railroad shops,
and is another echo of the boosted re-
publican prosperity.