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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
CHEMICAL BANQUET
Fair Goods of EarIham Col
sege Eat Mysterious
Things.
TWO CLASSES ENTERTAIN.

An air of mystery surrounded the
entertainment given last evening by
the sophomore and junior chemistry
extensive improvements recently COM
pleted in the laboratory. In the var
ious rooms of the building strange Or
iental mysteries were performed to
the establishment of the guests of the
guests of the classes, especially tho
fair co-eds.
In alchemy alcove" with giggles
OF delight they supped brew called
alchemy punch" When they asked
for the receipt they were informed
that It could not be divulged as it had
been imported from the orient secretly
and at great expense.
In the new cumulative laboratory
the coeds posed for an alleged ray
photograph. They received instead a
able when heated over gas flame,
telling their fortunes and what parsi-
cular member of the football team
they would marry.
In the main labratory a chemical
banquet was served. The menu was
a most unique one and between cours-
es the guests we're entertained by
l. d. FauQuher, POSTMASTER and
mirth manipulation: Claude Ullom, as
sistant smile coaxer; John Hancock,
lord high dfmple developer; ]. H.
Jones and Leslie Nancy.
American Kangaroo pie was served
for the first time In the history of In
diana. This receipt was also sternly
refused the coaxing goods. The viands
were all served in chemical beakers,
test tubes. evaporating dishes and
other similar vessels. After the ban
quet chemical stunts, just imported
from Persia, were performed to the
establishment of the onlookers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
new CHURCH LIKELY
Quarterly Meeting May Es-
tabIish Friends Church
In West Richmond.
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT

The proposed establishment of a
Friends meeting place In West Rich
mond depends on the action to be TAX
en- by the quarterly meeting. There
are many West Richmond citizens,
who are not members of the Friend
denomination but in the absence OF
churches of their own creed, have de-
clared they will attend services at the
Friends church If it be established.
The committee that has been inves-
tigaung the matter reported favorab-
ly at the adjourned meeting of the
Whitewater Monthly meeting in ses.
sion at the East Main Street Friends
church yesterday afternoon.
AS the outcome of the visit of a
special committee to Dayton, Ohio, it
has been regarded as advisable to in
stall church of the Friends denom-
ination in that city. At present there
is congregation of fifty members
that meets independently. 1t has pc
titioned the local meetings for recog-
milton and probably will attain its de-
sired end. At present services are
held every Sunday. The services are
conducted by Prot Murray Kenworthy
OF Earlham college.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
Official of Standard Oil Com
pany Handled With
Gloves Today.
ROCKEFELLER LIED"
MIXED UP IN HIS
STATEMENTS, BECOMES CON-
FUSED AND COMES NEAR TO
SQUIRTING.

New York, Nov. o5.-John d. Arch
bold was a willing witness In the
Standard Oil investigation today. be-
ing handled with silken gloves by the
Standards lawyers under whose ques-
tioning he related how the Standard
had worked hard for the development
of the system for the benefit of the
producers.
The shorter and uglier" word Is
avoided in court. but Frank B. kellogg
made some appalling references to it
IN the Standard Oil hearing. and In the
face of John d. Rockefeller on the wit
ness stand yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Rockefeller had sworn here on
his direct examination to the purchase
of certain concerns in the '70s and
their union in a working trust under
the first trust agreement of 1879. He
had gone specifically into the purchas-
es on the direct examination. and had
repeated his testimony on earlier cross
examination, and was tied hand and
foot by it.
Mr.. kellogg sprung upon him an az
fidavit which he, Mr.. Rockefeller. had
made in 1880 in an Ohio suit In which
Mr.. Rockefeller swore to the court
that the Standard Oil company did not
own the specific concerns. naming
them. which a day or two ago he swore
the company through its shareholders
did own and control and which were
listed in the 1870 agreement.
Mr.. Rockefeller came as near to
squirming as 1t appears to be possible
for him to do. He even essayed az
planations-which didn't explain, for
there before him were two of his own
statements under oath bearing upon
the same state of facts and In direct
contradiction of each other.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
Women Charge Hunbuggey
Complaint Made TO Police of Methods Used by Picture Frame
Agent Who Is Now Working in This City

The operations of a picture frame
fakir in this city were reported to the
police today. In every case the vic
Tins of the man are women. He calls
at the homes and when confronted by
the woman of the house he produces
a bunch of envelopes and tells her to
draw one, no expense, he tells her if
she draws an envelope with a coupon
in it the company he represents will
enlarge any photograph she has abso-
lutely free of charge. So far as known
there is no envelopes with blanks in
them.
After the drawing occurs the agent
receives a photograph, in nearly ev-
cry case, one highly valued by the
housewife, and tells his victim that
he will send her a proof Of the enlarg-
ed photograph, which, when complet-
ed, will be handsomely tinted and
mounted on metal.
At the appointed time the fakir re-
turns to the home of his victim and
shows her the proof. In every case
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
QUAKERS OPTIMISTIC
Unusually Large Number OF
Star Basket Ball Play
erS at EarIham.
REGULAR PRACTICE HELD.

The prospects for a winning basket
ball team at Earlham are at present
exceedingly bright. Every candidate
is working regularly and willingly
with the one ambition in mind, to
make the varsity. The only two men
of last years squad who are unable to
be on the floor are Mike" Harrell and
Hancock, who are just at present laid
up with bad knees as result of foot
ball, but who will be "as good as new"
by the time the first game is pulled
Off
"Artie'' Hotchkiss, the varsity's reg
ular forward and mainstay, is in fine
condition and finds it almost impossi-
BILE to miss the goal. White, Lindley,
Overman and Swain, all of last years
squad, are working faithfully to land
the pivotal position. Neither is at all
certain which one will get the job as
they are all playing a very fast and
aggressive game. Conrad, of last
years squad, is in good condition.
Among the new men who are show
ing up to great advantage are Tibbets,
Furnas, Cornell and Rees. Tebbers
was a regular man on the '7-OS Whit
tier college team Of California, and is
playing in good form. H. Furnas Is a
Shortridge High School product. He
is a fierce and determined guard, and
will ntime make regular place for
himself on the team. Cornell was a
regular eager on the Darlington High
School team of last year and is a play
err of no mean ability. Rees was one
of the star men on the Rochester High
school team, which won the Northern
Indiana High School championship.
Manager J. Jones has not as yet sue
ceeded in completing the schedule, but
up to date the following games have
been booked:
Jan. Is, opening game at Richmond
January %, Wilmington at Will
mington.
Jan. 2, st. Mary's at Richmond.
Jan. 80, Miami at Oxford.
Feb. 5, Open.
Feb. IL, Wabash at Richmond.
Feb. 1, Open.
Feb. %, Open.
March 5, DePauw at Richmond.
The management has also been cor
responding with Notre Dame and in
all probability a game will be arrang-
ed with the Catholics. to be played
here some time in February.
Turkey, Oysters, Celery and plenty
Of good things to eat at the Westcott
Cafe, Thanksgiving Eve. 24-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
PAPKE-KETCHELB BOUT
Battle Between Two Great
MiddleWeight PugiIists
Attracts Interest
1T SHOULD BE A HUMMER.
By THOMAS F. CLARK.

Right now the one big topic among
the enthusiasts of the prize ring is the
third Papke-ketchei battle in San
Francisco Nov. 81. and, while it is
the opinion Of many that Papke will
prove the victor, the friends of ketchel
declare that the latter will carry off
the honors.
The weight agreed on. 15S pounds. Is
In Papke's favor, however. as his OPP
ponent is big man and can hardly
train below 160 pounds and be strong
enough to battle with such a tough
proposition as the champion has proved
himself to be. The match will be a
twenty round affair.
ketchel has whipped Papke once,
and Papke has soundly thrashed
between the two middleweights is In
the nature Of rubber" and another
desperate encounter is looked for when
these two determined youngsters come
together. Seldom If ever was a man
more hopelessy beaten up in the ring
than was Stanley ketchel when he
gave up his middleweight crown to
Papke in Los Angeles recently. The
Illinois man administered such a ter
rible whipping to the defeated cham
pion that the latter had to be led from
the arena in an almost totally blind
condition.
Since that defeat Ketchel has taken
a long rest. He has been in the noun
tains building himself up into such
physical condition that he may regain
his lost title from Papke.
Ketchers climb up the pugilistic lad
der has been over the thorny path.
His debut was made in Butte, Mont,
about three years ago, and Stanley
was well trimmed. However, he was
game and came back for more, his
next match being with young Pecore.
Ketchel and Pecore battled it out as a
preliminary to the Young Corbett-Mau-
rice Thompson fight, Ketchel getting
the decision by a shade.
At that stage of the game Ketchel
was hailed as q dub and was generally
scoffed at, but without giving any at
tention to the remarks he secured an
other match, this time with Jerry Nc
Carthy. who fought Honey Melody for
the welterweight title.
Ketchel knocked out Mccarthy and
afterward applied the sleep tap to a
number Of other ring celebrities.
For more than a year Ketchel met
all corners at the Casino, Butte, travel
ing four rounds each night for small
purses. Finally he journeyed to Cali
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
HOME CIRCLE
TO Be INSTALLED
Dayton Degree Team Comes
Monday.

The Protected Home Circle lodge of
Sharon. Pa, will institute local lodge
In this city next Monday evening. The
exercises will be held in Odd Fellows
hall. The order will start here with
q membership Of forty. The Pritect-
ed Home Circle is about twenty-five
years old. with a membership of 5000
in Indiana and total membership of
about 5000. The local order is be-
ing Installed by G. A. Ross. district
manager and organizer. Mr.. Ross has
heretofore made his headquarters at
Marion. Ind, but hereafter will make
his headquarters In this city.
State Manager G. A. Bussey. Ct
South Bend. will be here to assist in
tho installation of the order. The
Dayton degree team will be here De-
cember Is to confirm the rank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25

the work is said TO be good and at
tracts the housewife. The agent then
tells her that the finished enlarge
ment and the original photograph Will
be returned TO her provided she places
an order with him to have the enlarg-
ed photograph mounted in frame,
the cheapest of which costs 1895. It's
then up to the housewife to order a
frame-that is if she wants TO get her
original and highly priced photograph
returned.
Two years ago practically the same
scheme was worked successfully in
this city. An effort was made TO pre-
vent the picture frames from being
imported into the city from Chicago,
where they were made, claiming they
had been sold in violation of the city
peddling ordinance. This effort was
unsuccessful. however. as 1t was dis
covered that if the frames were pro-
hibited from being delivered in this
city, the city would have been liable
for damages for violation of the inter
state commerce law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
COURT HELLO THEN
MOB HANGS NEGROES
Blacks Found Guilty and Were
Sentenced to Death by
Tennessee Court.
VICTIMS KILLED DEPUTY.
HAD DISTURBED A RELIGIOUS
MEETING AND WERE FLEEING
WHEN PURsUER WAS SLAIN
QUICK JUSTICE DEMANDED.

Union City, Tenn, Nov 25.-while
a mob Of several hundred persons
waited outside. Justice OF the Peace
Lee Davis of Tiptonville, Tuesday has
tily organized his court, selected a
jury, and began the trial of three ne
groes accused of murder.
Less than an hour afterwards the
jury decided the blacks were guilty,
they were sentenced to death, and
turned over to the mob, which quickly
hanged them to a near by tree.
The hurry-up trial was the result
Of the plea by some Of the cooler
headed citizens. While the mob sur
rounded the Jail in the afternoon they
mounted the steps and pleaded that
the negroes be given a trial. A moth
er of one of the victims asked delay
In the lynching until night. There
was no hope of preventing a lynching
had the crowd been forced to wait ov-
er night, and Justice of the Peace
Davis was asked to take this UMPIRE
cedented course Of action.
Militia Had Just Gone.
Tiptonville had just been emptied
OF the militia, which has been on duty
there for the greater part of the
month following the lynching of Capt.
Quentin Rankin by night riders.
Three Victims Are Brothers.
The victims of today's rapid justice
were Marshall, Edward, and James
Stineback, brothers. The three Great
ed disturbance at religious meet
ing near Tiptonville on Saturday.
Deputy Sheriffs Richard Burrows and
John Hall attempted to arrest them
and a fight followed
Burrows was killed in the melee and
his companion was fatally injured.
The negroes took to the woods and a
posse of whites started in pursuit. At
s o'clock yesterday morning the blacks
were surrounded in swamp near the
village of Ridgely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
CUPID At WORK;
FIVE MARRIAGES
Thanksgiving Season Seems
To Be Popular.

Cupid has been busily at work In
the county during the past few days
and today five marriage licenses were
issued by the county clerk. The
Thanksgiving period seems to be pop
ular among the matrimonially inc,in-
ed The following licenses were is
sued:
Clarence Oler, Williamsburg and
Pearl Edwards, Economy.
Earl Stewart and Naomi Wilkinson,
both of Hagerstown.
Evan Jos. Smith and Veronica
Laughlin, both of Richmond.
George w. Shook and Bertha Ben
ton, Fountain City.
Edwain zimmerman and Margaret
Pennekamp. both OF Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
new HONORS FOR
TIMOTHY NICHOLSON
Made President of the Anti
Saloon League Yes
terday.
HUBER ALSO GETS PLACE.
AN CHURCH ACTIVE TEMPER
ANcE NIcHoLSoN'S
WORK IN INDIANA.

The services of Timothy Nicholson,
Of this city, as a reformer. were yes
terday fittingly recognized by his cleo
ton as president of, the Indiana An
ti-Saloon league. Mr.. Nicholson was
also made one Of the trustees-at-large
OF the organization, as was the Rev.
Conrad Huber, Of this city, pastor OF
st. Paul's Lutheran church. Mr.. HUI
Der has been one Of the most active re-
form leaders in eastern Indiana.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Nicholson
is well advanced in years. he is still
as active in his fight for reform as he
was twenty years ago. He has been
affect1onately called by his many ad-
mirers, as the Anthony Comstock Of
Indiana"
Mr.. Nicholson rendered the state
valuable services in his successful eff
forts at improving conditions in the
prisons and other state institutions.
He Is now an active and efficient mem
Der OF the national prison reform
league.
All his life he has been an earnest
temperance advocate and now, as the
head Of the state anti-saloon league,
he will throw all his wonderful ener-
gy and enthusiasm in the work Of
driving the saloons out of the state
No doubt he will personally lead the
fight the league will wage at the next
meeting of the legislature to prevent
the repeal of the county local option
law.
Members Of the league feel that II
they are successful in keeping this law
on the statute books, it will only be a
short time until every saloon in the
state. with the exception of those To-
Gated in Indianapolis and two or three
of tho other large cities, will be driven
out. and Indiana converted into tenn
perance desert
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25

IL Was Not Invented by, the Man
Whose Name II Bears.
In a book published by Hector
Fleischman in Germany the story Of
the origin Of the instrument Of execu-
ton which was named for DR.. Guillo-
tin in the days of the reign of terror
Is fatty denied. There is no truth
in the story, 90 long believed" he says,
"that the genial old physician invented
the machine which was named for him
and by means of which he is said to
have lost his life shortly after its adop-
ton. Guulotin. in keeping with the
spirit of his time. proposed on Oct.
10, 1859, that all offenders, regardless
of their birth or station, should be dealt
with alike by the law, and six months
later he proposed to the government
that convicted murderers should be
beheaded by means Of a simple appara-
tus The mechanism Of which he and
no one else had any idea at that time
was spoken Of as the simple appara-
tus' by the humorists of the day, and
the phrase was used to make its pro-
poser ridiculous, SO that when a ma
chine finally was adopted the wits OF
the time named it guillotine. The gov
eminent, evidently recognizing the val
ue Of the suggestion, asked one An
tome Louis, a surgeon at the Salpe-
triere, to devise a machine and later
gave a similar order to carpenter by
the name Of Guidon, who offered to
construct an instrument for decapita-
ton for $3.50 livres. This was consid-
cred too high price, and the contract
was given to a German cabinetmaker
by the name of Tobias Schmidt. who
received s24 livres for the accepted
model in 1892. Schmidt made guillo-
tines for all the provinces, and the in
dustry brought him a moderate for
tune, which he proceeded to squander
In Paris, while DR.. Guillotin. who new
er had anything to do with the making
of a machine which bore his name,
continued to practice his profession
quietly and unostenaAtiously In Paris
until he disd there on March o. 1914"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
Had Seen Them All essers.

Once while James Whitcomb Riley
was visiting a town where be WIS
booked to give a reading a committee
called to take him In a carriage over
the city. In acknowledging the COM
pliment be said:
III go with you, gentlemen, prcvid-
ed you promise that you VIII not show
me the new courthouse, the new town
hall, the new bridge, the new school
building and the new jail, for I've seen
them all a hundred times In as many
towns. and they invariably wear me
out before the time arrives for the
curtain to rise on the evening entes-
tainment"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
PAYING FOR A MEAL.
II Was Worth About Shilling TO Pick
Those Bones.

Il Was Worth About Shilling 70 Pick
Those Bones.
Colonel Ebenexer Sproat OF Revolu-
tionary fame was born and bred In
Middleboro, Mass. He was always
fond of a Joke and was quick to seize
an opportunity to indulge his propen-
sity. as the following incident illus
trates. His father. also a Colonel
sproat. kept 4 tavern. One day while
Ebenexer was at home on a furiough
three private soldiers, on their return
from the seat OF war, called for q cold
luncheon.
Mrs. Sproat set on the table some
bread and cheese with the remnants of
the family dinner. which her son
thought rather scanty fare for hungry
men. He felt a little vexed that the
defenders Of the country were not
more bountifully supplied The sol
diers, after satisfying their appetites.
asked him how much they should pay.
Ebenezer said he would ask his moth
er. He found her I'm the kitchen.
Mother" he said. how much is II
worth to pick those bonesT
about shilling. / guess" she an
swered.
The young officer returned to the sol
diers and. taking from the barroom till
3 shillings and smiling genially upon
them, gave each man one and with
good wishes sent them on their way.
Mrs. Sproat soon after came In and
asked Ebenezer what he had done with
the money for the soldiers dinner.
In apparent amazement he exclaim-
ed: Money Did I not ask you what
it was worth to pick those bones. and
you said shilling? thought 1t little
enough, for the bones were pretty
bare, and handed the men the money
from the till. and they are gone"
Mrs. Sproat could not find heart to
reprove her favorite SON for this mis-
Interpretation of her words, and then
she, too, loved a joke, and so. after an
instant's GUM look. she laughed and
said it was all right
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25

TAThH
fornia and mixed with some Of the
sturdier ones, eventually going against
Joe Thomas. at that time the weller
weight champion, and getting draw.
The fight, of course, gave Ketchel a
big reputation, and Thomas was fore
ed to give him a second match. This
time Thomas was counted out in the
thirty-second round. Subsequently the
pair met for the third time, when the
Montana man repeated his success.
In ketchers next big fight he knock
ed out Mike c'Twin'D Sullivan in less
than a round. He was challenged by
Jack cTwin'D Sullivan. a brother Of
Twin" Mike. Jack went the way Of
his brother, although it took Stanley
twenty rounds to knock him out. He
then defeated Hugo Kelly in three
rounds. Ketchel and Papke first met
In Milwaukee, and the former was
awarded the decision. In his last bout
Ketchel was decisively beaten by
Papke after terrific battle.
Bill Papke, the Illinois cyclone and
middleweight champion OF the world.
first began fighting Nov. &C. 1906.
For his first bout he received $40 for
engaging in limited round fight with
the Mexican Wonder. He made short
work of the Mexican Wonder, putting
him out In four rounds. This victory
gave him confidence. and he started
out to make his living as pugilist.
His next battle was with Red Nor
rissey, whom he put away in three
rounds Since then Papke has been
going right along the line meeting all
the fighters that were willing to take
him on.
Since Papke began fighting he has
engaged in thirty battles. twenty Of
which be has won by knockouts.
fought four draws and was awarded
the decision in six others.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
DAUGHTER is BORN.

News has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Dingley, east OF the city,
that the stork paid visit to the home
Of their son, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Dingley at Camden, N. J. and left a
bouncing baby girl. Mr.. Dingley is
well known in Richmond, having grad
uated from the high school and the
Business College. He is at present
with the Victor Talking Machine
company at CaHdaa.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
Majority of Two Hundred Pas
sengers on Liner Sardin-
ia Are Drowned.
STEAMER CAUGHT FIRE.
MANY JUMPED OVERHEARD AND
THIRTY BODIES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN WASHED AsHoRE-VES-
Sci FINALLY BEACHED.

London, Nov. 25.-Reports from NAL
ia, in the Mediterranean, state that
many of the two hundred passengers
on the Liverpool liner. Sardinia, lost
their lives when the steamer caught
fire a mile from short and finally was
beached. Many passengers leaped
overheard, but it is uncertain how
many were drowned. The number of
deaths lis said to be very large.
Thirty bodies have already been
washed ashore. All the passengers
were Egyptians. The steamer had a
crew of forty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-25
HAS TYPHOID.

John Robbins, the well known at
torney, is unable to attend to his du-
ties on account of an attack OF ty-
phoid fever. For some time Mr.. Rob-
bins has been i'll but not until yes
terday was It pronounced typhoid by
his physician.