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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
IS SOLVED
Attorney General States Trus-
tees Take Their Places
January l.
DISCREPANCY IN LAW.

In answer to his request, County
Superintendent Jordan has been noti-
fled by the attorney general the new
ly elected township trustees shall take
office January /. There Is a discrep-
ancy in the law upon the subject II
provides the trustees shall take office
ar the first of the year but another
section provides that the trustee need
not settle with the advisory board un-
til January ). The trustees have been
In a Guandsry as TO what would be-
come of the books during these five
days. Ii win be arranged that the
retiring trustees make their settle
ments with the advisory boards the
last day of December SO their success
sors in office may take up the work
with the books balanced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
WORK HOUSE IS
GENERALLY FAVORED

Charity workers of the city includ-
ing the township trustee are in favor
of the work house as a solution of one
of their greatest problems There are
many poor persons, who abuse the
charitable organizations Some re-
ceive help from the trustee and with
out making known this fact solicit
and secure further help from the Or
ganized charities. This is unfair to
the other worthy poor and an effort
will be made to break up the practice
this winter
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Wabash Circuit Judge Up
holds County Local Op-
tion Law.
ELECTION IN DECEMBER.

Wabash, Ind, Dec. Io.-Judge Plum
mer, of the Wabash Circuit court, held
Indiana's new county local option law
constitutional. and that an election
could be ordered even before an appro'
priation is made by the county council.
This is the first decision and a re-
straining order against the county
commissioners was dissolved. The
election is for December -. the first
in Indiana.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Secretary Goodwin Prepares
Preliminary Program for
7. M. G. A. Dedication.
RECEPTIONS AND BANQUET
PERIOD OF FOUR DAYS AND ON
NEW YEARS MEMBERS WILL
HAVE RALLY.

Secretary George l.. Goodwin, of the
Richmond Y. NJ. c. A, has prepared a
tentative program for the services and
exercises incidental to the dedication
of the Y. NJ. C. A building. On Sun
day, December 81, the building will be
formally dedicated. then on the fol-
lowing Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, there will be other exercises. On
Friday, New Years Day, the building
will be formally thrown open to the
members, who now number 1GO juve-
niles and so adults.
This program may be changed at any
time. but it is quite probable it will be
closely adhered to. rIr Goodwin
says that in a few days he will an
nounce who the speaker that is to de-
liver the dedicatory address. will be.
and who the speakers at the other ex-
ercises will be. The program as now
arranged is as follows:
Sunday, December 27.
Special meetings in all the churches
/ in the morning for the benefit of
young men.
/ In the afternoon at 2:3o o'clock, ded-
icatory exercises in the gymnasium
of the new building. From 4:3o to 6
| O'Clock open house for the purpose of
inspecting the building
Monday, December %.
VOC
eeption in the gymnasium for lodge
members, shop employees and clerks.
This will be known as Educational
| Night and an address will be deliver
ed on the mutual benefit of they M.
c. A. to employees and employer
Tuesday, December 90.
| In the afternoon at O'Clock a re-
ception will be held for boys in the
gymnasium. An appropriate address
will be delivered at $50 o'clock either
refreshments will be served or a ban.
quet held
In the evening at 1880 O'Clock a re-
ception will be given in honor of the
ministers, members of church organ
1zations and church representatives.
An address will be delivered along the
Inc of the associations S relationship to
the church and the mutual benefits to
be derived.
Wednesday. December 80.
In the afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock a
reception will be rendered in the gym
nasium to the wives, mothers and sis.
tiers of the young men of Richmond.
In the evening at O'Clock a ban
auet will be served to the business
| men of the city and appropriate toasts
will be responded to-
Friday. January I.
| This day will be known as Mem.
| bership Rally Day and the big build.
| ing. from basement to garrett. will be
thrown open to the use of the mem.
| bers
| The receptions and banquets to be
/ given during the week following Sun
| day, December %, although called by
certain names in the program and ar.
ranged for certain classes of our citi.
zenship, will be open to every citizen
of Richmond. If the banker wishes
to attend the meeting for the lodge
members, shop employees and clerks
he will be welcome stated Mr.. Good
win. The program as arranged is
| regarded as an excellent one and well
| adapted for all classes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
TWO MEN KILLED.

Springfield. H., Dec. 10.-John Solo
mon and John Babsky. shot-firers,
were killed by an explosion in the
Springfield Colliery company's mine
north of here last night The mine
was partially wrecked and two other
men were injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
LIMITED WRECKED
One Man Killed and Twenty
Five Injured on North
ern Pacific.
SPREADING RAILS CAUSE.

Bismarck, y. D., Dec. 10.-One man
was killed and twenty-five were in
jured when the North Coast Limited
on the Northern Pacific railroad jump
ed the track and rolled down an en-
bankment near Mckenzie last night
Spreading rails caused the wreck A
relief train was sent this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10

town yesterday and in a short time he
was all "het" up over the situation
He said he did not know that the no.
tices were not sent out He thought
everything was "all set for the con-
ference and the news that it was not,
nearly made his speechless. Wells
left instructions with a hotel steno-
grapher to write the letters and send
them out to the democratic legislators
and when he arrived yesterday he
found that she had not done it.
Wells Furious.
Some of the Marion county repre-
sentatives got tired of waiting, and it
was learned yesterday that they sent
out notices day or two ago for a
meeting on the seventeenth When
Wells heard this he was furious. Mar
ion county had stepped on his toes.
Wells meeting for the fifteenth was
called for the Grand hotel. Tom Tag
gart used to own the Grand But
when the Marion county representa-
tives sent out their call they made the
place the Denison hotel Tom Tag
CART now owns the Denison When
Wells arrived at the Denison hotel he
had talk with Taggart and then gave
st out that his meeting, if anyone at
tends will be held at the Denison.
But the democratic legislators out
in the state will now be up in the air.
They will not know whether to come
in on the fifteenth or the seventeenth
or whether to come at all. Wells in
sists on his date. the fifteenth. and
Representative Gearing. of Marion
county. who eats out of Taggart's S
hand, insists that they shall come on
the seventeenth Wells says Fearing
''butted in" on the arrangements
Gearing says Wells talked lot but
didn't do anything But Taggart was
busy last night trying to get the mat
ter Strengthened out. and il is believ.
ed that he will fix it up some way.
Stampede to Slack.
The talk about the probability that
when the fight for senator reaches
the critical point there will be a
stampede to Slack of all the anti-Kern
votes Is proving true So true, in fact
that Edward G. Holman of Fort
Wayne, one of the candidates for
senator was expected to come to this
city last might or today and have a
talk with Tom Taggart about the sem
atorship. While 1t was not given out
as certainty that that would be the
line OF their conversation. il was pret-
ty well understood that Holman would
ask Taggart to tell him plainly
whether or not he intends to help any
candidate for senator. Holman wants
to know for sure and certain whether
Taggart is behind Kern, and he wants
the information from Taggart himself.
1t was understood that Holman would
assure Taggart that there is no combi-
nation as yet between Slack and Steve
Jennings forces and that there will
not be any such combination If Tag
gart keeps his oar out But it was
said that Holman would not promise
Taggart that such a combination
would not be made in case it is found
that he is meddling in the senatorship.
Holman insists that he is in the
race as boni fide candidate and that
he wants the place. He says he will
be active In his own campaign from
now on.
just Two Rival Camps.
The visit of Hoffman to this city
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Time of Meeting of Democrats
In Indianapolis for Con-
ference Kicks Up a Pretty
MuSS.
HOFFMAN EXPECTED TO LAY
DOWN LAW TO TAGGART
Understood He Was Today
Scheduled to Seek Tag
gart's True Position-Pro-
gress of Senatorial Fight.

lPalladium's Special State Correspon-
dent.)
indianapolis, Dec. 10-And still nc
one knows whether the democrats OF
the legislature will hold that meeting
on the fifteenth of this month. May
be they will. Maybe they will hold
1t on the seventeenth. Maybe they
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10

will not hold a
meeting. No one
knows.
w. S. Wells,
the representa-.
tive from Allen
county, who was
made chairman
of the commit
tee of Legislators
that was to Cal.
the meeting fol
the fifteenth but
who failed Il
send out the let.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
QUARANTINE REMOVED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Turner Are Re.
leased.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Turner. 90 F't
Wayne avenue. who have been under
quarantine on account of small pox
were released today City sanitary in
spector Young says the small pox pa
tients are being released from quaran-
tine only xban the physicians advise
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
FROZEN TO DEATH.

New York, Dec. 10.-John Wubben-
horst was found frozen TO death this
morning in yard adjoining his home
in 101st street He had been i'll.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
THE WEATHER PROPHET

iNDiANA-Fair and warmer Thursday
night; Friday, Increasing cioudi-
ness and warmer; fresh southeast
winds
oHiO-Fair Thursday night: Friday
increasing cioudiness and warmer,
HahA. seAelahiA vinds-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Senate Feels Sighted.

The debate which will take place at
executive sessions of the Senate this
winter over the recently concluded en-
tente with Japan. will be one of the
mot important of recent years. Ques-
tions involved will be, What is a
treaty? What is the treaty making
power? and is there a treaty making
power at all under the constitution as
it is interpreted today?
A large number of learned senators
are going to take the ground that the
understanding with Japan is in fact a
treaty. and as such, should be submit
ted to the senate for ratification.
Though many senators are convinced
that this is the correct attitude, their
acumen of Secretary Root will cause
them to hesitate to take too advanced
ground. Though they are unable to
see how it is possible for their under
standing of the compact and of the
organic law to be wrong, they are sat
isfied Mr. Root will be able to staunch-
ly defend his position and perhaps to
IL WduI III
hear from Mr.. Root before going fl
nally on record.
1t is possible an opportunity will be
afforded the secretary of state to ap-
pear before the committee on foreign
relations and explain wherein the JAP
anese agreement is not a treaty within
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
|NSTRUCTS JURY
IN WILL CASE
Judge Fox Says Verdict De-
pends on Views of the
Jury on Insanity
DECISION is IMPORTANT.
MANY RESIDENTS HAVE SOUGHT
INFORMATION IN REGARD TO
ESTATES OF INSANE PERSONS,
SAYS COURT.

This afternoon instructions Of gen.
eral as well as particular character,
were issued by Judge II. c. Fox to the
jury in the Wayne circuit court, that
has heard the Martina -Chitwood case.
The case. which had been on trial for
almost two weeks. was concluded with
the argument today. Thomas ]. Stu
dy, of this city, and Judge Forkner, of
New Castle. made the argument for
the plaintiffs. The jury was appealed
to by Henry U. Johnson of this city,
and Mr.. Mckee of Connersville. The
suit was instituted to have set aside
the will of the late George Frybarger,
of Fayette county. The case was tried
in the local court upon a change OF
venue proceeding. The estate involv-
ed is valued at $1,000 The court
costs will be unusually heavy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Local Option Wanted.

There has been no demand by tenn
perance advocates for complete prohi-
bition in the district by legislative en-
actment. All that is asked is local
option law under which the district
shall be divided into sub-districts and
the residents thereof allowed to vote
on whether liquor shall be sold with
in the prescribed territory. The most
that is hoped from this is that saloons
will be driven out of the residential
sections and confined to the downtown
districts. This would certainly ope-
rate to greatly reduce the number of
saloons, as under the present law the
granting of liquor licenses is hedged
about by close restrictions.
If the district committees of the SEN
ate and house refuse to afford the two
houses an opportunity to vote on such
a measure, the members of those COM
mittees will be marked men by the
temperance workers and are likely to
find themselves in a lot of hot water
when they come up for reelection two
years from now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Work Is Outlined.

Advocates of temperance measures,
however. are not going to submit to
such postponement without a struggle.
They are now organizing to make
their influence felt at the capitol dur
ing the present session, and it will BY
no means be pathway of roses for
those members of congress who desire
to avoid the issue. The Anti-Saloon
League of the District of Columbia has
been organized and placed entirely
within the control of the churches,
thus removing an element of CONNER
cialism" which has characterized that
body in the past. All the important
officers are now filled by local minis
ters, and they propose there shall be
no let up in the agitation for liquor
reform.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Legislation of This Sort De-
sired in District of Columbia
And a Fight viii Be Made
For 1t.
SENATORS PIQUED OVER
JAPANESE AGREEMENT
May Ask Why They Were Not
Allowed to Ratify Measure
Bacon and Spooner for
Secretary of State.
BY Sheldon S. Cline.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Interviews on
the subject given out by members OF
the senate and house committees, hav-
ing charge of affairs relating to the
District of Columbia indicate that
there is little probability of any sort
of temperance legislation for the Ma
tional Capital during the present short
session of congress. Members of the
committees point out that any attempt
to prohibit or restrict the sale of liq-
uor in Washington is bound to pro-
woke a prolonged debate in congress
and they doubt the possibility of put
ting through any sort of measure be
tween now and March 4. AS there
will be only tariff legislation at the
extra session, this would defer temper
ance legislation for a year. at least. By
December, 1909, those who do not fa-
Vor such legislation hope, the present
wave will have largely subsidized.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-10
Depends on Jury.

Judge Fox stated the decision of the
controversy will depend entirely upon
the view taken by the jury. In his in
struction he has endeavored to place
the law concerning the estates of in
sane persons and their rights to make
wills in as clear way as possible. In
conversation the court declared he has
been asked hundreds of times by resi-
dents of this county in regard to the
estates of persons of unsound mind. or
who were alleged to have been of un-
sound mind For this reason his in
structions i'll the case are of general
Importance. as they constitute judicial
opinion upon the subject.
In part, the instructions follow:
In determining whether a person is
of sound or unsound mind in given
case it is manifestly impossible to lay
down or state any definite rule or fl,
any general standard by which the
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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
LEAP YEAR PROPOSALS..
Many Happy Marriages Where
Women Popped the Question:

/ Il I. I4.HA
Many Happy Marriages where
Women Popped the Question."s
It's leap year! Shall the women pro-
pose? In these enlightened days when
there are women In every profession,
In every trade, in every corner of the
world, sharing dangers and duties with
men, demanding and sometimes getting
suffrage with them. Is there any rea
son In the world why they should not
take advantage Of the time-honored
custom Of leap year and ask the men
of their desire to wed with them? Why
not?
When a woman can go out and sup
port the family rs she has to do In so
many cases nowadays, why shouldn't
she at least have the privilege of pick
Ing out the man she wants to take
care of?
II she sees that she can support two
on her salary and has really decided
that she will be much happier doing
1t, why should she hesitate at mere
convention when she might share the
happiness with some natural protector
Of womankind whose Inherent modesty
prevents him from requesting her to
take him In on the deal?
II she knows that her own Judgment
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
BALLOON sHARPs DEFER.
One Thinks Airships, Like Autos
Will Soon BE Common Enough.

One Thinks Airahips, Like Autos,
Will Soon BE Common Enough.
Lieut.. Thomas Z. Selfridge, u. s. A.,
who recently made an ascension from
Baddock, Cape Breton. in Prof. Alex
ander Graham Bells new tetrahedral
Kite Cygnet, is of the opinion that in
time alrships will excite no more inter.
est than automobiles do to-day. He
says that the first experiment with
Prof. Bells creation was success.
The lieutenant declared he had COM
plete control of the ship during every
moment of Its flight and spoke with
enthusiasm of its dirigible qualities and
the ease with which 1t was manipu-
lated. His experimental ascent is. be-
lieved to have furnished data that will
be of great value for future trials of
the aeroplane
by taking Into consideration the
pull on the flying line, the velocity Of
the wind and the angle of flight, we
now know" said Lieut. Selfridge, "the
power-that will be required of motor
to keep the airship in flight without the
aid of any outside agency. 1t is quite
practicable to construct motor suited
to the conditions of aerial navigation
and capable of furnishing the neces.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
FADs OF THE PAST.
I, !: : ! !: : : !; !: !: ,
THE FIFTEEN PuzzLE

1t was a good old puzzle, the fifteen
puzzle, but 1T got It's % long ago. 1t
was about the most fascinating thing
In that line ever on the market, and the
beauty of 1t was that you could some.
times work 1t after trying about a
week. Some puzzles seem Impossible to
work.
The fifteen device was simply a
pasteboard box about four inches
square with fifteen numbered blocks an
inch square and space where a s,x.
tenth block would fit. This one space
was to be utilized In moving the blocks
about without taking them from the
box, until the fifteen numbers were in
their proper numerical order.
There were actual instances Of neo.
pie who went crazy in vain efforts Il
turn the trick. When a whole family
each member absorbed in fifteen puz
zle, was grouped around the evening
lamp. the silence was SO intense yor
could drive nails in 1t.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
A Cane In Defense.

"If you want to keep Off hold-up
men," said an old detective to the OBJ
server, Garry cane. A hold-up man
is more afraid of cane than he is Of
a revolver. He's deathly afraid, that
the man carrying it will jab 1t in his
face or eyes or get the end Of it In his
mouth. On this account they're just
MS much afraid Of small, light stick
as they are of heavy one.
"There are so many different ways
of using cane that man doesn't
know just which way to guard against
It, And any man can use 1t. Nine
men out Of ten who carry reyolyers
couldn't hit the side of barn with
them and the hold-ups' know 1t, but
It doesn't take any skill or practice to
learn to slambang away with walk.
ing stick. - Columbus Dispatch
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22

sary power, and It will be only mat
ter of time when the Cygnet or an I'M
proved machine of her type, soaring on
high In absolute control, Will occasion
no more comment to watchers from be-
low than an automobile does TO-DAY
threading discourse through a business
thoroughfare."
1t is interesting to note in this con
nection that Count de la yaulx, one of
the most Intelligent and enterprising Of
the French aeronauts, does not believe
that either Santos-Dumont or Far1nan
will win the Deutsch prize of $4,000
for the first alrship that sails circr-
lar kllometer. He takes little stock in
the future of flying machines, either,
but pins his faith on the possibilities of
the steerable balloon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
What WAGNER .ReealI.d.

A hard-headed old Pittsburg manu-.
facturer who made his fortune, as he
expresses 1t. with his coat off," was
induced by his daughters to accom-
pany them to Wagner concert, the
first he had ever attended. The next
day he happened to meet an acquaint.
ance who had seen him the night be.
fore. who asked:
Il supposed you enjoyed the con-
cert last night. Mr.. Smith?"
Yes. 1t took me hack to the days
of youth" the old man said with a
reminiscent sigh.
"Ah! Summer days In the country,
girl in lawn dress, birds singing
and all that?"
+ mo, the days when worked in a
boiler shop in Scranton" Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-22
v =.
Our Daily Cheer.

3 = - h y7-ss e.
what any day may bring to rs
We do not know
The famine, or the overplus,
Or veal. or woe;
The triumph or the happiness
That gives life zest;
The failure which with all its stress
Makes ! seek rest.
When norm breaks Ger us in oul
couch
W cannot say
y At will be "Hurrah'' or Ouch
That marks the day;
III well exult in triumph or
Regret we've sinned,
Z Or Joy to countkthe profit more
Than we've been skinned
But be our portion what It may,
Or large or small,
or nectar We shall taste that day,
Or only gall, s
!; Though good mav come or even bad
We press the BLUR f
We never know when we have had
Enough.
w. L. W., in Puck.