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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
In Almost fearful Appeals,
Poor Corporations Asked
For Sympathy and Indiana
Is Heavy Loser.
REDUCTIONS IN THE
ASSESSMENTS GENERAL.
Many OF These Are Called
"Specific Cases" Other
Indianapolis News of In
tereSt.
Especial Correspondence.)

indianapolis, Ind, May 27.-There
was much surprise when the state au-
ditor made public the result of the
state tax boards work in assessment
Of corporations. A reduction of more
than a million over last years assess
nent of corporations was shown and
many people are asking why. Had any
even disinterested person sat around
for half an hour and listened to the al
most fearful appeals of the corpora
tions as their representatives poured
hard luck tales into the ears of the
tax board members. this surprise
would fade away. There was not a
corporation that would admit having
made a cent during the year. The
hard times and financial depression
of the past year was the cue for all
their w6ilingS. The poor railroads
were simply down and out, the interur-
| ban lines were starving for patronage
were living from hand to mouth, op.
Grating simply for the purpose of Civ
ing employment to their men. or to
such of them as the wretched business
conditions called for. 1t was terrible
The pitiful pleas were so affecting that
1t seemed at times as though the
board members would be moved to
tears. Of course. no member of the
board will admit that these things had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
Will Hand Out UItimatum to
Walter S. Ratliff, Accom-
panied by Request for Atti-
tude Toward Temperance.
GAUNTLET HAS BEEN
HURLED AT CANDIDATE.
He Must Swear Allegiance to
County Local Option or Be
Fought Bitterly by Members
of the Church.

Members of local Friends churches
are preparing TO hand an ultimatum
to Walter S. Ratliff. republican nomi-
nee for representative in the state
legislature from this county. In this
ultimatum they will demand that he
make a statement prior TO the Novem-
will work for and support a county To-
cal option law. Mr.. Ratliff will also
be informed in this ultimatum. that in
the event he ignores the demand for
statement as to his stand on the
county local option question his 81.
lence will be regarded as a refusal to
support the measure. in which event
the Friends in this county will unite
in an effort to accomplish his defeat
The gauntlet was hurled at Mr.. Rat
lift by the Rev Alfred T. Ware. pas
tor of the East Main Street Friends
church at a big meeting last Sunday
when. speaking from his pulpit. the
Rev. Mr.. Ware stated that if il was
self with the whisky interests" mem
bers of the Friends church and mem
bers of every other church in this
county should combine to defeat his
election
This morning the Rev. Alfred John
son. one of the oldest and most influ-
ential Friends in this part of the
country, stated that the Friends OF
Ratlff show his position in regards to
the proposed county local option law
The Friends helped defeat DR. Zim-
norman at the last municipal election
because he did not stand for reform.
IL Mr. Ratliff refuses to work for and
vote for the county local option law
then we will assist in defeating him
at the polls next November" was the
statement made by Rev, Mr.. Johnson.
The Rev. Johnson also intimated
that the local Lutherans, under the
leadership of the Rev. Conrad Huber,
would combine TO assist in the defeat
of Mr.. Ratliff in the event he refused
TO pledge himself in favor OF the coun-
ty local option law.
The Rev. Johnson is 50 years Of age
and has made a great reputation for
himself as a temperance worker and
leader in prison reform. This morn
ing he stated that he had preached in
over one hundred and thirty jails and
prisons in various parts of the coun-
try and he was of the opinion that Of
the estimated one hundred thousand
convfcts who have heard his sermons,
he believed that nine-tenths of them
were behind the bars because they had
been whisky victims. He said that up
20 the last municipal election he had
always voted a straight republican
ticket, but that he would again vote
for a democrat If Mr.. Ratliff did not
pledge himself as favoring a county
| local option law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
Mrs. Sarah Ann Izor Remem-
bered Veterans Two Years
Before Congress Set Aside
Day for Memorials to Dead.
HER GRAVE WILL BE
DECORATED WITH OTHERS
Surviving Veterans of the
Wars Will Pay Her the
Same Tribute They Do to
Deceased Comrades.

Milton, Ind. May 27.-When the
graves of the veterans of the Ameri-
can wars are decorated here Saturday
in memory of their valor, the same
tribute will be paid the memory of one
woman for her patriotism and love for
the veterans. The one grave to be so
distinguished. is that which contains
the body of Mrs. Sarah Ann Izor. To
Mrs Izor belongs the honor of having
originated Memorial Day. 1t is prob
able she was the first person in the
United States to establish the custom
of decorating the graves of dead SOL
diers. 1t was April 80. 1866 that Mrs.
Izor and five little girls went to the
local cemeteries, sang songs, offered
devotions and distributed flowers
about the graves This was two years
prior to the time Memorial Day was
originated by Congressional enactment
and made a national holiday.
Mrs. Izor is long since deceased but
four of the five girls who assisted her
upon that memorable occasion have
grown TO womanhood and still survive
The fifth also reached maturity. but
has since deceased. Those living now
are Mrs. Emma Winsett. OF Richmond
Mrs Albert Izor and Mrs. Lewis Pfaf-
film of Indianapolis. and Miss Nora
| Campbell of this place Mrs. Mary
Eta Crull was the other member OF
the quintet
During her life time none was more
active in working to assist the veter-
ans than Mrs. Izor She was a firm
believer in hero worship and she was
always relied upon to be OF assist.
ance whenever occasion might demand
She was large hearted and sympathetic
| and nothing seemed TO delight her
more than being able to render favors
for those who had fought to retain the
unity of their country. There are
those among the veterans now resid-
! ing here who remember her and they
will pay TO her the same kind Of trib.
ute they do to their brothers in arms
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
Manager Fred Carr Gives
Reasons Why 1t Would Not
Be Feasible to Bring New
York Branches to Richmond
TRANSFER OF KENTUCKY
BRANCH is COMPLETED.
Manufacture of Kentucky
Product Will Begin When
All Machinery Has Been
Put in Place.

Fred J. Carr, manager of the Hoos-
ier Drill branch of the American Seed
ing Machine company, today denied
the report that the eastern branch con-
Germs of the corporation at Mecedon,
n. Y. and Shortsville, N. Y, would be
consolidated with the HOOsier Drill
branch.
Mr.. Carr stated that these two New
York concerns handled all the eastern
business of the corporation and near
ly al! of its export business. He stat
ed that he did not think that the high
er officials of the corporation would
ever consider consolidating these two
concerns with a western branch, ow-
ing to the fact that it would greatly
injure the great. export business. the
American Seeding Machine company
now enjoys. This injury would result
Mr.. Carr pointed out, by the incre ase
freight rates TO the seaboard. 1t was
his opinion that if the company decid-
ed to reduce the number of its factor
les the Macedon plant would be con-
solidated with the Shortsville plant or
vice versa.
Mr.. Carr stated that the company
owned two lots on North Fifteenth
street and he stated that in all prob
ability a building to be used for the
storage of foundry equipment would be
erected on one of these lots and q dry
kiln would be erected on the other.
These two lots are directly north of
the WestCOtt Carriage company plant.
Mr.. Carr said that 1t was necessary
to have a dry kiln because of the large
amount of money it was now neces-
sary for the plant to invest in lumber.
With the kiln lumber could be quickly
dried and seasoned and it would not
be necessary TO keep a large supply
on hand.
The transfer of the Louisville
branch of the company to this city
has been completed but no effort TO
manufacture the Kentucky goods has
Vet been attempted. Mr.. Carr states
that before the Louisville branch was
abolished. the entire fall supply OF
machinery was manufactured and is
now stored in the old factory build
iugs at Louisville. The winter and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
BATTLE IS FOUGHT
Monitor Arkansas Attacks
Sister Monitor, the
Florida.
MANY SHOTS ARE FIRED.

Fort Monroe, Va, May 27.-In the
view of many prominent naval Off
cials and army officers, the monitor
Arkansas. this morning attacked her
sister ship. the Florida in a friendly
conflict. firing at the turret and MIL
itary mast with four inch projectiles.
Considerable surface damage was done
but no serious injury was sustained.
Later twelve inch shell was used. II
struck the Florida near the left gun,
scattering fragments for miles, sweep
ing the bow and forward deck. The
concussion was so great that everyone
on board was compelled to go under
the armored deck for protection. The
demonstration L. considered very sat
isfactory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
THOUSAND MEMBERS
GOAL OF THE LOCAL
ART ASSOCIATION
A Systematic Effort to This
End Was Decided Upon at
The Annual Meeting Held
Last Night.
EXHIBIT THIS YEAR WILL
SURPASS ALL OTHERS.
Excellent List of Entertain
ments Has Been Announced
COMMITTEES Are Named
To Carry on Work.

The annual meeting of the members
held last evening at the Garfield
school. The reports of the officers
read at this meeting show that the as
soCiatiOn is in a most f1Ourishing con-
dition and that the annual exhibit to
to June %, will excel any other ex-
hibit ever held by the association.
This year it is hoped that the list of
members will be increased to over one
thousand. 1t is the general opinion
that a general effort to this end on
the part of the association will meet
with the expected success.
A series of entertainments will be
given during the exhibit to which on
ly members of the association will be
entitled to attend. Any one of these
entertainments will be we'll worth the
cost of membership. on the opening
night the first entertainment will be
given. On this occasion the High
School Orchestra will give recital.
and the Mary 7. r. FOulke, the Rich
mond and the Handicraft prizes will
be awarded.
On June II. Herman Hall of Chicago
will lecture to the members on old.
handmade jewelry. On the afternoon
of June Il. Miss Laura CASTOR will
give an organ recital at the Reid Me
mortal church and on the evening of
June Is Douglas Boxwall the noted
English pianist, now residing in Gin
cinnati, will give recital.
The following committees were an
nounced last evening:
Art and Crafts Mrs James Morris
son, chairman: Mrs. Otto Puntsch.
Mrs, Arthur Commons. Misses Carrie
Price. Susan Kelsey. Daisy Mote. Geor-
gia Potter, Anna Newman. Mrs. Elmer
Eggemeyer and Mrs. Jennie Yaryan
Sculpture Mss Caroline r. FOulke,
chairman; Mrs. Cleveland X. Chase.
Mrs. Albert Gayle, Miss Gwendolyn
Foulke. Mrs. Paul Comstock, and Mr..
Nettleton Neff.
Committee on historical exhibits -
Mrs. Will Gaar. chairman: assisted by
the Daughters of the American revolu-
ton.
Prints-Mrs. ]. W. Morrison. chair
man.
| Photography-Paul Ross. chairman
Herbert McDivitt. Mrs. Paul Ross and
Miss Bessie Meiser.
! Sketches-Miss Kiturah Parsons
! chairman; Miss Hettie Elliott, Miss
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COURT SHOWS EARL
BREEZE MERCY
Given Chance to Get on the
Straight and Narrow.

After he had been kept in the city
Jail for several days on the charge Of
petit larceny, Earl Breeze, young
man, was released this morning.
There were enough charges against
Breece TO have sent him to the reform
atory. The young man plead for a
chance TO reform He Is married and
stated that if given the opportunity
he would take his family and leave the
city in the effort to lead better life.
The police and prosecuting attorney
were willing TO give him the chance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27

Hagerstown, Ind, May 27.-Mrs.
Lydia Dennis, widow of Wilson Den
mis- died this morning at her home,
four miles north of this place. She
was IS years old. She was a minister
in the Friends church and we'll known.
She is survived by two sons, Clark
and Lindsey, one daughter, Sarah and
two step daughters, Mrs. Sylvester
Billheimer and Mrs. David Jordan.
The funeral will be held at the Nettle-
creek church Friday morning at 10
O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
LOST ON AN ISLAND
Fourteen Reported Drowned
When River Swept Over
Bit of Land.
OKLAHOMA FLOODS RAGING.

Colbert. Okla. May 27.-Fourteen
persons on an island formed between
the new and old channels of the Red
river are re epOrted to have drowned
late yesterday when the flood waters
covered the place of refuge. Three
children of J. H. Roberts. ferryman.
We're swept to their death from the
tree tops south of LaWton. Will and
Newton Stidham were drowned near
Henrietta while attempting TO leave
their home in a skiff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
EXCEPTIONS ARGUED.

The exceptions to the request of the
administrator of the estate OF Zadock
Nye were argued in the circuit court
today. The court adjourned the hear.
ing suddenly by instructing the ad-
ministrator to prepare final settle
ment and report 1t to the court for
consideration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
OFFICERS ARE ACQUITTED.

Chicago. May 27.-Former Chief of
Police Collins and Former Police At
torney Comerford were today acquit-
Of the Dunne-Busse campaign. An al
most riotous demonstration followed
the announcement in the court room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
TORNADO KILLS
FOUR IN OKLAHOMA
Father, Wife and Children Are
Dead.

Wichita, Kan. May 27.-A tornado
struck Alvah Oklahoma today. killing
Peter Rudy. his wife and two children.
Many houses were destroyed and
crops ruined.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
TWELVE ARE DEAD
Steamer Boston Runs Down
Schooner Fame in a
Dense Fog.
ONLY TWO WERE RESCUED.

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, May 81
Twelve fishermen including, Captain
Jas Fay were drowned at midnight.
when the steamer Boston cut clear
through the schooner Fame in a dense
fog. The Fame sank in three minutes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
THE WEATHER PROPHET,

NDIANA-Showaers and cooler Thurs
day; winds, shifting to fresh east.
oHlO-Fair Thursday; cooler in north
portions Wednesday night; winds,
shiftinQ 70 4rssh -s104
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The Telephone is a Willing servant to bring
your Classified Ads to the Palladium office with the
Least bother to you. Either Plone=-1l21 Automatic,
III Old.
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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
browns In catawba River.

Charlotte. y. c., Aug. 1S.-Fred Al.
exander lost his life in Catawba river
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Proverbs of Slain,

II has been said, TEL me n peoples
proverbs, and | will tell you what sort
Of people they are Judged in this
way, the Silmese are q shrewd people.
The Menam, their chief river, is To
Slam what the Nile is to Egypt. and
the elephant, tiger and crocodile are
found in jungle and stream
Here are a few of their proverbs
"When you go into the woods, Do not
forget your wood knife" "Place not
your boat across the stream" because
Of the currenD. can elephant, though
he has four legs. may slip. and doe
tor is not always right" "a
$50 up by land, you meet a tiger; go
down by water, you met crocodile"
there are difficulties on all sides)
Mobility IS seen In the race, manners
m the individual" "If a dog bite you,
do not bite him again" Gle who lives
under the sky should not be afraid Of
the rain" "Nourish no worms that eat
timber DE careful in the choice II
friends. -London Scraps.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
MEXlCO'S OIL FIRE.
Burning Well Has Widened to the ri.
mansions of Volcano.

Burning Well Has Widened to the Di-
mansions of a Volcano.
The great fire which has been raging
in the Dos Bocas oil well near Tam.
pico for forty-three days has baffled
all attempts which have been made
to eXtinguish it and it is now greater
in volume than ever before.
From a hole eight inches in diam
eter the well has widened to a volcano
with a crater 100 meters across. 1t is
estimated that the flames reach a
height of 400 or 500 feet, while the
black column of smoke continues into
the clouds.
The report received from the
students sent to the scene by the
Mexican government estimated the
amount of oil consumed at least 90
600 gallons per minute. AS the oil is
partly consumed, the residue rolls
down the sides of the crater in mass
of black substance resembling pitch,
while the boiling oil sputters, foams
and explodes over the sides.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
FOREST FIRES FEARFUL.
Total Lsses May Run Up to nearly
Five Million Dollars.

Winnipeg, Aug. 1S.-Further reports
received by the Canadian Pacific rail.
way of forest fires on their property
on Vancouver island indicate thai
never before in the history of the
island has such damage been wrought
by fires. Indications are that thus far
the timber loss will reach close to
100000. The fires are still burning
Settlers living in isolated parts have
been driven into fruit farming dis.
tricts. where cleared lands afford an
element of safety The mountain sides
are swept bare. Many hundred head
of cattle have been destroyed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Nioht Riders DESTROY Barn.

Murray, Ky, Aug. 1S.-Night riders
destroyed by fire the tobacco barn
of John Roberts.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Friday Comes but Once a Week.

Friday is the weekly fraud, Every
thing goes wrapper jawed, and the sail.
or man who sails finds himself food for
whales, and the man who killed Il
friend on a Friday meets his end. On
a Friday trade is slack, all the trains
run off the track; William Doe. to his
amaze. draws $40 and ten days; brick
bats fall from buildings high, break
your neck and make you cry; fevers,
fires and frosts abound, earthquakes
come and snort around. Old Subscrib-
or in pet comes to swear at the Ga
zette. Every one is feeling blue, ev-
erything Is hind end to, yet some COM
fort we may seek. Friday comes but
once a week.-Emporia Gazette.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Wound Proves Fatal.

Atlanta, Aug. 1S.-W G. Copeland,
who resides near Greensboro, shot by
a negro, died here
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
plseharned From Custody.

New York. Aug. lS.-Juan Hurzteld,
cashier of the plantation owned by the
Mexican Sugar Refining company in
Mexico, was arrested here July 10 on
the charge of embezzling funds to the
amount Of $4,000 belonging to the COM
pany. was discharged from custody by
United States Commissioner AleXan-
der. the Mexican government having
failed to forward evidence of Hurz-
fields alleged wrongdoing. Since his
arrest Hur2feld has been locked up in
the tOmbs.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
wife Dead. Husband Held.

Cincinnati. Aug. 1S.-Mrs Jennie
Roberts. forty-five years old, died as
the result of murderous attack made
on her while she lay asleep in bed in
her home, 1915 John street. Her face
was mashed almost to a pulp and she
was otherwise injured. David NJ,
Roberts. her husband is being held by
the police on suspicion.
Roberts is a brother of Edward
Roberts. Jr., head of the lumber firm
of Roberts Lumber company, and will
inherit considerable money from the
estate of his afther, who died a few
weeks ago
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
NOW, LISTEN!

We will put our machine in your
house for a reasonable length of time
on trial. You can investigate as to
our honesty and sincerity of promises.
And as to the superiority of the Sing
er or Wheeler & Wilson machines, it
is an undisputed fact that they are the
leaders the world over. Singer Sew
ing Machine Company. T. A. Satter-
white, Salesman. Phone 105. If
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Commission Restrained

Jackson. Miss. Aug. 1S.-Judge
Niles of the Federal court has granted
an injunction restraining the Mi;siss-
ippi railroad commission from enforc.
ing an order requiring limited trains Of
the Louisville a nd Nashville railway
to make stops at Bay St Louis The
commission has endeavored to enforce
its order thrnugh The state courts.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
J. w. BATS
REAL ESTATE AGENT

Office in Taliaferro Building. Op
posite Court House. Phone 81
Books of Brazos County Land Titles
One and one-half lots and sixroom
house, located two blocks from Main
street; corner lot, brick cistern and
stable. $1,050O0.
One quarter block of ground and
rev fve-room house in good neigh
borhood on east side Of town. Price
Isl, 100000. Terms, one-fourth cash, anC
-baance in one, two and three years
SiE per cent interest. ]. W. Bats
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
A Substitute.

Customer--Will you give me a cop!
of "The Art of Being Happy n
Homer" Librarian 49, I'm afraid it's
out, but | have here a little treatise
on jiu jitSu, which makes an excellent
substitute for it.-Pele Mele.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Hluhest pearee Mason Suicides.

Richmond Va, Aug. 1S.-J. A
Krause, a thirty-third degree Mason
md a widely known member of the or
der, committed suicide by shooting
himse {. Ill health was the cause.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
Heat Terrific.

Denison, Tex, Aug. 1S.-No such
weather has been experienced in many
years The heat is terrific, the Their.
mometer standing the past three days
at 1O2 and 1O3 in the shade. There
is much sickness in the city. Vegeta'
tion is literally burning up.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
State SHOOTING tournament.

Galveston, Aug. Estate shooting
tournament opened Tuesday with a
large number of marksmen from every
section of Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-08-19
LADY, browns In cistern.

Pocahontas, Ark, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. d.
n Dial, wife of an opucian, fell into
cistern and drowned.