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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
WATCH FOR THE COMET.

Watch the sky 1t night. . little
south OF east. for the new comet.
1t cant be mistaken for anything
else. for the tail Is e00. .000. 900 miles
long. The unaided eye may see Il
whenever clouds do not prevail.
and 1t viii remain In view for some
time. The comet bears the name
OF DIR. Brooks. Who first saw its
head. May 81. It was then APP
preaching the sun. Since then IL
has rounded that luminary and 10
moving In this direction at the rate
Of 100. 900 miles an hour.
The scientists. however. class 1t
as a good" comet which has NO
evil designs on Mother Earth. II
may get here in time for thN
Fourth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
mrs. S|GEl NOW
REPORTED TO Be
4 MENTAL WRECK
First Shock Of Learning That
Her Daughters Body Was
Found in chinaman's Trunk
Caused Her Insanity.
Ia NEW DEVELOPMENT
IN MYSTERIOUS CASE
Member Of Murderer's Own
Race Reports to Police That
He Saw Ling in Two New
Jersey Towns.

New York. June 29.-Mrs. Paul
Sigel. mother of the murdered Elsie
Sigel, is now hopelessly insane. The
first shock Of learning that her daugh-
ter's body had been found in trunk
in a Chinaman's room. distracted her
and she has steadily grown worse un-
til now she is completely lunatic.
The most promising development in
the great Chinatown mystery since
the discovery of the crime came to-
day. Information was brought to po-
lice headquarters by members Of Leon
Ling's own race that Elsie Sigel's
slayer has been seen in Hackensack
and Passaic within the last forty-eight
hours.
Held Conference.
A conference between Commission
er Bingham. Deputy Commissioner
Woods, Inspector McCafferty and
Capt. Carey followed. and a score OF
detectives were at once rushed to New
Jersey.
This looks like the best informa,
tion we have had since we began
working on the case" Inspector NC
Cafferty declared
Another clue was obtained when m
expressman appeared at the West For
ty-seventh street police station and
said that on the morning Of June :
he got trunk from the top floor oi
the building at No. 7S2 Eighth avenue
where Elsie Sigel was killed. and car
ried 1t to a Chinese laundry in Eas,
126th street, run by Wah Lee. 1t was
on the morning of June that the
Sigel murder took place.
Showed Note Book.
The expressman started to show the
West Forty-seventh street lieutenant 4
note book in which he said was a rec
ord Of the trunk transaction. but thu
lieutenant hustled him over to the OF
flee Of the Fourth Branch detectiv,
bureau in charge Of detective. From
there the two started for police head
quarters.
The police visited wah Lees laun
dry and found it deserted. They plac
ed a police lock on the door.
Inspector McCafferty announced
that he would take personal charge o
the search for Leon in Jersey.
n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
Prosecutor Ladd, on Instruc-
tions From Railroad Gem
mission, Takes Action
Against the Panhandle.
ALLEGE VIOLATIONS
OF FULL CREW LAW
Claim Passenger Trains 0per-
ated Without Flag Men and
Also That Some Crews All
From Same Town.

Eight specific offenses are named In
the information against the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for violating the full
crew law, which has been supplied
charged a passenger train was oper-
ated without q nagman. In some In.
stances the entire train crew was
composed Of Richmond men In at
least one instance the crew resided at
Logansport. The prosecutor at Lo-
gansport will be expected to look af-
ter these cases.
Cases Specified.
It is alleged that one violation 90
Cured on February IA. In that in
stance, 1t Is alleged, passenger train
No. A was run out OF Richmond with
no flagman. The train consisted Of Q
baggage car, express car, combination
car. passenger coach and sleeper. +.
M. Hoey was engineer; w. Ashinger,
fireman; G. M. Duvall, baggageman; H.
H. Druley, brakeman, and v. D. Nolan,
conductor
February "a passenger train No. II
was the offender. Again on March
this train is alleged to have been op-
Grated IN violation Of the law. Train
No. A is named as the offender again
on April II, April I, April "a. April
% and May 1.
What Law Requires.
The Instructions to Prosecutor Ladd
were sent by Charles b. Riley. secre-
tary of the state railroad commission.
The operation Of . train without what
Is designated as ..full' crew is In
violation Of the state law. II seems
from the information furnished the
prosecutor that the railway commits
sion had had q "spotter'' at work in
this city. The number OF the cars
which made up the trains and the en-
gines which pulled thetrains were sup
piled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
RAPs IMMIGRATION

Milton. Ind, June 29.-The Rev. C.
II. Pinnick delivered fine sermon
on Home Missions, at the NJ. E. church
Sunday morning. His subject was
america for Christ" He showed
the startling statistics. Of immigration
and that il the people coming to our
shores were not properly educated
and christianixed, It meant that they
would take the country. He urged
that Christian people become aroused
on this subject.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
4 HOSPITAL

The city OF Peru has been offered q
public hospital by Capt. A. n. Dukes.
. well known resident of Peru. He Of
fefs to provide the building IL the town
will equip and maintain it. The in
tention is to make the hospital self
sustaining. Free treatment is to be
provided for the poor and needy. The
matter was left by the council to a
committee to investigate and report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
Street Car Company Gets
Real Generous and Will Pur-
chase Several Hundred DOL
lars Worth of Noise.
BALLOON ASCENSION
PLAN FELL THROUGH
It Is Expected That There
viii Be Great Crowd at the
Park Next Monday-TWo
Concerts by Band.

Announcement was made today by
Alexander Gordon. superintendent.
that the Richmond Street and Interur-
ban Railway company would give q
big Fourth Of July fireworks display
on July 5. which date will be celebrat-
cd as the holiday. at Glen Miller park.
The company took the initiative In
the affair. a. no commercial or fra
ternal organization has made plans for
holding . display this year. after the
failure made by the Knights OF the
Golden Eagle last year.
Mr.. Gordon stated that the company
would spend several hundred dollars
for fireworks. including some Of the
most beautiful displays. The variety
will be large and excellent. An effort
was made to have q balloon ascension
but the project fell through, owing to
the inability Of the officials to secure
a good performer.
Expect Big Crowd.
An effort VIII be made to furnish
entertainment during tie entire day
and 1t 10 probable that many will
bring their baskets and picnic at the
Glen throughout the day. A local
hand has been engaged to furnish mu.
sic. two concerts being given, one in
the afternoon and another in the ev.
enfng.
The center OF attraction will be the
pavilion, near which place the fire
works will be discharged. The con.
certs win be given at this point also
The best possible service win be
furnished by the street car company,
cars being run at frequent intervals
on the Main street and Twentieth
street lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29

A certain high area now central over
Lakes Michigan and Superior contin-
ues in its present course; and,
II,
4 certain low area now scouting
around In Kansas and headed east
ward does not beat out the aforesaid
high area coming from the northwest;
and;
II.
No wholly unlocked for conditions
Of local nature arise. then, and then
only viii this section of the terres-
trial sphere have a right to expect,
within the coming Of ~ hours, some
slight amelioration Of the existing tor
rid temperatures and horrid humidity.
This ut the hour OF going to press was
the greatest concession the Palladium
could wiring from the fiinty hearted
compiler Of meteorological data
Furthermore, In the nature OF things
this relief should be but temporary.
glow looks upon this part of the coun-
try as Its natural and logical prey.
There is a remote possibility, only q
possibility, mind you. that opposite
conditions In far northeastern Canada
may tempt It to defect its course
slightly, but that DETECTION may save
Richmond from its dread visitation.
Yeatercjav Not 80 Warm.
All OF this and other dread things
you may have heard about the weather
and the still more horrible things that
you undoubtedly felt, may have in
clined you to believe your own sensa-
tions which probably told you that yes
terday was warmer than Sunday. Sem
sations are apt to be wrong, however,
and when they have to measure up to
the coldly calculating and diaboli-
cally accurate instruments employed
BY the government. then sensations
are 1putclassed at the start Yesterday
averaged 3 degrees cooler than Sunday
and did not endanger any established
record Of the last 81 years. The max
imum was IS, the average - and the
minimum 10, which was shortly be-
fore daylight The figures for SUN
day were: Maximum 81. average 50.
WIS not 30 noticeable IS on Sunday or
Monday. owing to the fact that there
was ! light, but refreshing breeze
Throughout the day. However the Aiea
lffn.t - III old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
Oh, JOYFUL JOY,
HEAT WAVE GOES
TO The DISCARD
Uncle Sans Weather Experts
Announce That After Today
There viii Be Relief for the
Wearied.
HUMIDITY NOT QUITE
so NOTICEABLE TODAY
Government Forecasters Only
Admit the Relief Will Be
Temporary, But Every Lit
tie Bit Helps.
HEAT WAVE ON LAST LAP.

Washington, June 29.-"The heat
wave is on its last lap and today
will mark its end in the Atlantic
states" was the optimistic forecast
OF weather bureau ofiicials last
hight The temperature also will
bc less intense In the New England
states, and thunder showers, which
are promised for the section east Of
tho Rocky mountains, will produce
COOLER weather generally"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
GAINS, LOSSES
N VALUATION
OF THIS COUNTY
County Auditors Abstract ot
Taxable Property for the
Current Year Has Now
Been Completed.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
FALLING OFF NOTED
Cambridge City, Dublin ant
CenterviIle Show Rattle,
Heavy Losses RichMonl
Has a $50, 900 Gain.

Although In the entire county IN In
crease in the value of personal prop
erty was reported by the assessors
for this year over last there are some
surprising losses. A fcw OF them can
be explained. but others battle the
county ofncials. The abstract Of the
personal property thas just been COM
pleted by the county auditor. In
Richmond the gain was $4s,37O. The
most Of this was made up BY the board
Of review on corporations. The assess
ments returned by individuals shows a
majority Of decreases. The reason II
inexplicable.
A Small Gain.
The entire county shows = small
gain. This fact Is duo largely to the
work of the board Of review. also.
Losses were shown by Dalton. Jack
SON. Greene and several other town
ships. The greatest loss was shown
by Centerville. but this can Be ex-
planned. The return for this year Of
personal property places the valuation
at $123.OOO. Last year 1t was &201,-
$50, a loss Of $7S.36O This can large.
ly be accounted for. however. there
having been returned as . personal
property assessment last year. tho val
uation Of the bank at Centerville. This
was matter for the board of review
to pass on and the valuation fixed by
the assessor had to be deducted
though the abstract still showed the
valuation as returned.
To~nships' Showing.
The townships showing gains an
Arlington. Boston. Center. Clay, Frank.
lin. Harrison. jefferson. Perry. Wayne
and Webster. The biggest gains are
accounted for by the additional Inn
provements which were made. It may
be presumed there was not n much
building done In the other townshipl
or as many improvements of otheI
kinds that would increase values.
In 1903 the personal property 10
turned by Cambridge City was $l06.
40, and this year II was only 8364..
35O At Dublin the loss was S1A67O
At Hagerstown there was gain made
Of 500. In Richmond the gain Va.
almost $4,000.
Property Tax Values.
The following shows the tar value
Of all property real and personal In
each township and corporation ol Tho
county returned for this year:
-ToWnships-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29

The following shows the tax value
Of all property real and personal in
each township and corporation ol the
county returned for this year:
-ToWnships-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE.

The 6Tst quarterly conferences Of the
Fifth Street NJ E church will be held
THURSDAY evening. There Is consider.
able business Of interest to come be
fore the congregation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-29
BARNARD HANDS
N RESIGNATION
TO STATE BOARD
Assistant Superintendent OF
The Jeffersonville Reform
atory, Quits Under Fire,
Sharp States.
|lT Is CHARGED THAT
he TOOK BLOOD MONEY
Accused Man States That He
Gave Up His Position Be-
cause Dr.. Sharp Was Ap-
pointed to Board.


indianapolis. June ss.-That Morris
NJ. Barnard. assistant superintendent
OF the Indiana reformatory. resigned
when confronted with the charge Of
blood money" from con-
tractors doing business with the 10
formatory was the flatN declaration
made last evening by Dr.. Harry 9.
Sharp. who was recently made . mem
Der OF the reformatory board Of trus-
tees by Governor Marshall.
II is understood that Superintendent
". H. Whitaker demanded and ~
ceived Barnard's resignation-coming
then to Indianapolis. where yesterday
he had long conference with the gov-
ernor at which Dr.. Sharp vas present
In his interview whitaker preosntsd
the facts In the case and Immediately
returned to Jeffersonvtlle.
The Investigation there 10 In A1s
hands and Governor Marshall declined
to discuss the natnre a the charges
against Barnard. although he admitted
they were grave. He referred inQuir-
ers to whitaker and WHITAKER woul4
not talk.
Barnard was interviewed In Louis.
VILE Immediately followilos his rosio'
nation, where he made the declaratico
that the relations between him an4
Whitaker were pheasant"
He said also that he resigned Sun
day when he learned on his return
from Minnesota that Dr.. Sharp had
become Q member Of the board Of trus-
tees.
Resigned Under Fire. eays sharp.
"If Mr. Barnard is correctly quoted
said DR.. Sharp. there 10 not one word
OF truth In Il % far a I am conceru-
ed. - there II no personal feeling b.
tween Barnard and myself.
HE resigned when confronted With
the charge Of receiving blood money
from contractors doing business with
the reformatory.
III his statement In true that thO
relations between him and WhittakoF
are absolutely friendly. then Whittak-
er has been putting up . strong blufe
to me ~ I have been led to believe by
whitaker that there was IN entirely
different state Of affairs"
When asked concerning Q report
that $500 diamond rings had been pre-
sented to Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs..
Barnard through their husbands BY Z
prison contractor. one In close touch
with the situation admitted that. at
least In the Barnard case. there Wos
some foundation for the story.
Mrs. whitaker and Mrs. Barnard
received these diamond rings last
Christmas. have understood that
Mr.. Whitaker made the remark that
the ring sent to Mrs. Whitaker was
returned within sixty days. I know q
to be Q fact that Il had not besn -
turned mp to April 1. And the Barn-
ard diamond has never been return
ed"
Further than this Dr. Sharp reeneel
to discuss the case.
Mr. Barnard was seen in Lou1sv1llo
last night and stated that rumogs a
tractor were probably the result a. Z
loan made TO him By p. G. Bottogff. q
hardware manufactursr a Jelsssonr
Vile. The amount q the loan waa
$1,000.
Bottorff sells the prisoa tts tin.
china and glassware. Barnard states
that the loan Was Tor his perDooAl NJ
and Win be paid IN fun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
ORDINANCE NO. 4e.

An Ordinance changing the grade
on Il Street. Northwest. from tho
Arkansas and Choctaw Railway to
Sixth Avenue. Northwest
BE i Ordained by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Ardmore:
SECTION /: That the official pro-
file map OF the City OF Ardmore Is
hereby changed on Il Street, North
west, from the Arkansas and Choc-
taw Railway TO Sixth Avenue. North
west, rs follows:
Beginning at point In Il Street.
Northwest, about 25 feet north OF the
center line OF the Arkansas and Choc-
taw Ra lway, which said point !s az
Station II plus IS on the official pro-
file OF the said f Street, Northwest,
at on elevation of S74.50, thence on y
grade of 0 545-l000 per cent to Sta.
tion II Plus so at an elevat on or
$500, thence on a grade of 09S.lOO
per cent to Station Is plus 30 at an
elevation OF S7437, thence on grade
of / 333-l000 per cent to Station 81
plus 10 at an elevation OF S713O, and
thence on a grade OF 79i-lOOO per
cent to Station "A plus 80 at an eleya-
ton OF $4,000 Said Station "a piu.
80 being at the intersection of Sixth
Avenue and E Street, Northwest.
The City Engineer Is hereby order
ed 80 change the lines on the said
map In conformity with the above.
SECTION 2: All ordinances in con
flict with the above are hereby re.
pealed.
SECTION 3: An emergency Ia
hereby declared 10 exist by reason
whereof it is necessary for the i'm
mediate preservation OF the public
health, peace and safety OF the inhabi'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
ORDINANCE NO. 45.

An ord nance changiug t., grade
on Fifth Avenue. Norl.as. from
Washington to Caddo S.r.u0 repeal.
ing all ordinances in oouu.., with the
same, aud declaring an cm. uey
BE & Ordained by the bm.u o. Com.
mi,,iou,Is OF ue city OF I.Iuu.o.
SECTION /. That the official pro.
file OF the map OF the CITY OF Ard
more is hereby changed ou FUu Ave-.
nue.. Northeast, from WASH -tuu %
Cdddo Street, as follow
Beginning at a point O.. the inter
section of Washington street and
Fifth Acenuo, Northeast which said
point is at Station plus 10 ON the
official profile OF said FnI Avenue,
Northeast, at an elevation OF SSJlo,
thence on grade OF o lGJIUOJ per
cent to Station 3 plus Ou %, au eleya-
tion of 5000, thence ON ID grade of
/ $40 per cent to Station U at an clc-
vation OF SS47O. Said station % being
at the intersection of FI,u Avenue
and Caddo Street Northoa-J
The city Engineer is hereby order
ed to change the lines ou the said
map I'm conformity with th, above.
Sl,,TION ?: An ordiuauo.s In con
flict with the above are hereby re-.
pcaled.
SECTION 3: An emergency "
hereby declared to exist boy reason
whereof it is necessary for the I'M
mediate preservation OF the public
health. peace and safety of the iuaaUi-
;ants OF the City of Ardmoro, that this
ordinance take effect from aud af,er
its passage and approval as required
by law.
Passed by the Board OF Commission.
ers this the LIST day OF December
1909.
Approved by the Mayor this the lst
day OF Dec. 1909.
JAMES 4. COTNER,
Attest: Mayor.
q. II. BRUCE, City Clerk.
,LYtet puhIishad Dec bth 1909
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
ORDINANCE NO. a..

An Ordinance changing the grade
of b Street. Northwest, from Tenth
Avenue to Thirteenth Avenue. repeal.
ing all ordinances in conflict with
same, and declaring an emergency.
Be It Ordained by the Board Of Com.
missioners OF the City Of Ardmore:
SECTION ]: That the official pro
file map Of the city OF Ardmore is
hereby changed on B Street. North.
west. from Tenth to Thirteenth Ave.
nue.. as follows:
Tenth Avenue and II Street, North.
west. at Station 3S plus 80 on the Of
fetal profile of said B street. Nor:n.
west, at an elevation OF SSl 50, thence
running on grade OF 6S3.lOO0 per
cent t. Station - at an elevation OF
5000. thence ON a grade OF one per
cent TO Station 80 at an oloyat ON OF
$1,000, thence on a grade OF 617-lOoO
per cent to station 81 plus 30 at an
elevation $500 and thence on a grade
Of ? 22210o0 per cent to Station ~
plus - at an elevation OF S6S.OO, said
Station 80 p'us Is being at the inter
section of Thirteenth Avenue and L
Street. Northwest.
Tho City Engineer is hereby order.
ed to change the lines on the sad map
in conformity with the above.
SECTION 2: All ordinances in con-
flict with the above are hereby re.
pealed.
SECTION 3: An emergency is here.
by declared by reason whereof 1t Is
necessary for the immediate preserva-
ton Of the public health. peace aui
safety OF the inhabitants of the C!.y
Of Ardmore, that this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage and
approval as required Uy law.
Passed by the Board OF Commission
ers this the 1st day of December
1909.
Approved by the Mayor this the lst
day Of Dec. 1909.
JAMES a. COTNBR.
Attest Mayor
G.. II. BRUCE, City Clerk.
(First Published Dec. 5th. 1909
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
FINANCIAL
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
Notice 70 Property Owners.

The following Delinquent" Side.
walk Districts were let on Monday
noon, December lst. TO Ardmore
Concrete Co:
East Main Street from Santa Fe
railroad to G Street.
West Main Street from c Street
10 l. Street.
d Street, southeast, from Second
Avenue 10 Tenth Avenue.
b street. northwest, from Broad
way to Twelfth Avenue.
Street, northwest. from Broad
way TO Ninth Avenue.
b Street. southwest, from Second
Avenue to Sixth Avenue.
G Street, southwest, from McLish
Avenue 10 Third Avenue.
All parties interested still have
the privilege OF making Private
Contract" with the Ardmore Con.
crete Company TO put down these
walks, but no other contractors are
allowed on this work except by
permission OF the Ardmore Concrete
Company.
W. II BURNITT.
Commiss oner Streets, Alleys and
Public Property. PCT
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05
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Ardmore. Okla. sim