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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
RAINFALL ABOVE
NORMAL LOCALLY
Weatherman v0SSIer Reports
That It Is Six Inches
In Excess.
MAY DEVELOP AN OCEAN
MAY DEVELOP AN OCEAN
FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS
THERE HAS BEEN $3.50 INCHES
AVERAGE FOR 80 YEARS
PAST, 1856 INCHES.

Rainfall since January l up to the
present time has been inches above
normal, figuring the normal rainfall
on the basis of the average for the
past 80 years. According to the re-
port Of Walter Vossler, government
meteorological observer, stationed at
the pumping station east of the city,
there has been $3.50 inches of rain
since January 1. The normal rainfall
for this period is 1866 inches.
II downpour continues during the
next six months. the rainfall for the
year will be record breaker. The
normal rainfall for the year is approx
mately 40 inches. It is usually heavier
during the last six months of the
year than the first six months. al
though last year was notable excep-
ton.
Record For Week.
Mr.. vosler's report for the past
week shows that 297 inches of rain
fell, heavy rains occurring on Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. A
small amount fell on Tuesday and
Saturday Sunday was the only day
during the week on which it did not
rain.
The week was the hottest so far
experienced. The official thermomet-
er registered So degrees on several
occasions. The lowest maximum tenn
perature was q degrees on Monday.
The temperature, yesterday. was So
degrees, but is not included in the
report.
Monday and Friday were the only
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
AN ARTISTIC SIGN.

Milton, Ind. June 2S.-Willis Lev
erton and company. blacksmiths have
a new sign. The lettering and paint
ing was done by George Leibhart. of
Milton, who is q very artistic painter.
Mr.. Leibhart has large number of
paintings. in pictures, that viii COM
pare favorably with any OF the noted
painters. He is a brother OF Frank
Leibhart Of Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
piamend Cut Diamond.

A Quaker was negotiating with IN
insurance agent a. to effecting policy
on Z vessel overdue. At this juncture
he heard Of the vessels loss and wrote
ct once to the agent Of the Company:
Friend. II thee hasn't nlled MP the
policy thee needn't Tor I've heard OF
the ship
Eth" said the o0cers. acunnine fel-
low. He wants to do n ont Of tho
premium So they wrote to the
Quaker:
Thou art too late by half IN hour.
Thy policy II filled up.s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28

Duke. Don Song and Cassidy, In their
great Chinese novelty and the Kisners
In their marvellous balancing and
equilibrastic feats. make up an attrac-
ton that bars none in its originality
and preciseness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
CELEBRATION BY
CHURCH WAS HELD.


The celebration of the third ami
versary of the United Brethren
church. North Eleventh and b
streets. held yesterday morning. was
largely attended by members Of the
congregation. An excellent address
was given by Rev. Gabel Of Dayton.
O., who spoke on the subject, Con
ISOLATION In Song" DR.. Gabel was In
strumental In the congregation pur.
chasing the church. upon its vacation
by the United Presbyterian coagro-
cation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28

It 10 strange that in Asia and Africa.
where grass will not grow, the most
beautiful flowers and shrubs flourish =
perfection.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
why she Left.

WY S0C LGHt.
Yes, my wife attended but one &c.
sion Of the club"
What caused her to quit itf'
'She found ont that the rules put 4
time limit Of I'VE minutes ON NJ
speeches. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
why We CANE Ne creat.

Emerson defined greatness as sim
plicity. "Indeed, to be simple il to be
great" The question energies, Is life
simple today7 II not, will 1t be simpler
tomorrow? IF not. then how can there
ever again be such greatness as In the
past in world OF ever increasing COM
plexity ?-Harper's Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28

the remaining days are classified as
partly cloudy.
The temperature for each day of the
week is as follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28

Matrimony has been described - q
drama in two acts. Act I.-Payo her
addresses. Act u.-Pays for her
dresses.-Woman's Life.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-28
KILLED TWO FOXES.

Milton, Ind. June 2S.-Santford
Muslin, living about five miles south
OF Milton, killed two large foxes on
the farm of w. e. williams. Friday.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
MORALS IN THE THEATER.
Danger of IncuIcatiBE a DEPRIVED
National Taste.

Frederic Thompson. IN succsS Magazine.
A play recently produced In New York
depicted in its opening scene a raid on an
establishment which would not be men
toned before decent women. Men in
their clubs may have talked among them
selves OF such scenes and OF such per
sons, but how would you feel some even
ing 20 have your sixteen-year-old daugh-
ter open up A dinner table dissertation on
subjects 10 which YOU wouldn't think OF
abiding before a decent woman The
moment such a play appears and becomes
known about town. its drawing power IS
limited to the people who care for II. and
who DO not care what other people think
or say. There are not many such except
IN large cities, aud because these malo-
doroUs productions cannot hope 20 sue
coed in smaller communities, where this
element IS too small 10 pay profit. they
cannot hope 10 live longer than they can
interest metropolitan oenters.
But-and here's the rub-if this wave OF
suggestive drama, vaudeville. and musical
comedy continue 20 grow bigger its audi
enee Is bound 10 increase. The children
OF to-day are going TO be the play-going
adults OF tomorrow. II they acquire a
taste for the immoral in theatricals while
they are young, they VIII demand It's sat
isfaction when they are older, and with
the increase in the demand there Will
come. naturally. a further increase in the
supply. And there you are. That is the
problem which cOnfronts this country
right now. II has confronted other coun-
~.
individually have failed 20 solve il we are
being flooded with an overflow OF theatrl-
cal sewage from artisucaIly decadent Eu-
rope As surely as the theater is one Of
the greatest factors for mOlding manners
and morals, just so surely viii this flood
Of perverting theatricals have its eject
on American life OF the next generation.
The hope Of the American drama rests
with the play-goers outside New York.
Our biggest city IS partly filed with
freak people. who have freak religions,
who practice freak occupations. and who
enjoy freak theatricals. A freak play
which pleases their freak fancies can be
tremendously successful as long as IL re-
mains in Gotham, Just as the other and
better kind OF attraction can-for there
are all kinds OF folk residing al the
mouth OF the Hudson. But the moment
one Of these freak productions lifts its
anchor and stars out on that mysterious
thOrOughfare known in theaterland as
the road IL meets different reception.
Especially IS this true II IL smacks OF the
Tenderloin. the Latin Quarter. or women
Of the half-WOrld. AS long as this con-
dition obtains the American drama is
safe. The moment the South and the
Middle West acquire an appetite for the
bizarre, look out,
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
REDUCE EXPENDITURES.
Revenue Problem May Be Solved
without More Taxation

From The Boston Transcript.
The proper remedy for the governments
revenue troubles would be a reduction OF
expenses. This programme. however, pre-
sents some difficulties Few Americans
would consider seriously the giving Up Of
tne philippines. The well-to-do people Of
this community would rather pay another
inheritance tax than TO do that No
one proposes to curtan the pension expen-
ultures on account Of the civil and Span
ish wars. although the public might rea-
sVnaoiy ask Congress TO refrain from its
IuI lher enlargement The navy is the
great bone or contention Some Of the
"isest Senator's would Ike TO see our
present expenditures cut in two. Others
MAINTAIN that we have got 10 have it,
As part or the race Of the nations. The
making work" argument in its behalf
proves extremely effective with the multi
tude. even though the money spent in
hisn"ay betterment or in any OF thou
sahd much-needed internal Improvements
would employ just as much labor.
Moreover. the sums now contributed by
the taxpayer would be employing labor
Just the same IN any investment OF ex-
penuture which he could cOnceivably
make Of It. IT, however, expenditures
Tor wars. past, and 10 come. are 10 re-
main al the present high level. some small
HELD Tor retrenchment exists IN bureaus
and departments and in the general meth
oos oy which Uncle Sam conducts bust
ness To these Congress should promptly
look.
Our lawmakers may also rely on the
certainty that improved business should
greatly increase the yield from importa-
ions, 10 was only a few months ago
that Ellis II. Roberts and others were
discussing "the burdensOme surplus An
Improvement Of general business, accom-
panied by a wholesome spirit Of econ
omy in Federal expenditures, such as
some Of the most seriOUs-minded Senator's
are now considering as a definite policy.
should solve the revenue problem without
the governments invading a field OF
taxation now so seryiceable to the
States
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
PRESIDENTIAL POWER.
It's Scope Largely Dependent on
Character Of Executive.

It's Scope Largely Dependent on
Character of Executive.
From the Springfield Republican
The American Presidency theoretically
IS rigidly restrained in its scope and
mower by constitutional limitations. but
the experience the nation has had with
twenty-six Presidents has proved that
the Office may expand or contract N i'm
portance according 70 the character Of
the occupant and the popularity he en-
joys among the people. While the ex-
treme length 10 which the powers OF the
Office could be stretched under certain
conditions. has never been determind. the
simple fact that this elasticity exists IN
practice was never clearer than II is to-
day. and IL can never be forgotten here
after by those who observe intelligentIy
the working Of our institutions.
In the past the Presidency has had Its
ups and downs. compared with the CO.
ordinate branches Of government. Tor
there were the periods o. dominating per
sonality under jefferson and Jackson. and
the period Of abasement for TIE Executive
under Johnson Like Urchins on a teeter-
board, Congress and the President have
faced each other. the one going ND as the
other goes down. and thus history has
been made What OF the future? Are
We ever again 20 see the Presidency fail
IN the favor OF the people. while the
coordinate branch assumes a larger
measure OF mastery and Leadership?
Precedent may say yes but precedent
avails nothing without the support Of
events and conditions The future Of the
Presidency. IN short. VIII depend upon
the men who occupy Il. and the favor
they may gain among the masses. Hith-
erto It has 50 happened that a Jefferson
has been succeeded by a Madison. a
Jackson by Van Buren,. and a Lincoln
by a Johnson; there has been no success
sion OF men IN the Presidency. through a
considerable period. each OF whom was
IN his own peculiar way a genius IN cap
tivating the popular Imagination and in
gathering 20 himself that popular support
which overawes Congress and smothers
effective opposition. How fortunate the
republic has been in this fact. from the
constitutional point OF view. VIII not be
disputed By those who wish our system
Of g.rernment 70 remain one OF divided
powers and Executive limitations. for a
long succession OF popular heroes IN the
Presidency. each IN turn pressing his
prerogative 70 their extreme limits. might
easily rush the republic into a form Of
Caesarism-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Exile " Of the NAVY.

Dispatches from San Francisco aliege
that lieutenant Of the navy has been
detached from the command Of a torpedo
boat destroyer and ordered to duty at the
naval station at Samoa, and the dispatch
further describes this proceeding as a
practical NARROWING Of the young ON
GER" assembling It to his matrimonial al
lance with a young actress recently.
The dispatch also states that the officer
tried to obtain assignment to duty at
home. and used some Texas Congress
sional friends to plead for him without
success, and with no better result than
practical exile IN Samoa"
The dispatch is Of interest mainly be-
cause it is evidently inspired by the
friends OF the officer, who has been or
dered 20 a station to which he does not
care to go. and It is made to appear that
the duty comes to him as a species OF
punishment His assignment to duty
at any particular station for his dIscom-
fort would be, Of course. a reflection upon
the other officers on duty at the same
place. and who presumably are there be-
cause i is necessary 70 have officers at
tached TO the station. There are. OF
course. degrees Of attractiveness in the
duty devolving upon naval officers. but
there is no reason TO regard any duty
as In the nature Of a punishment or as
existing for the purpose Of banishing or
exiting or NARROWING an officer This is
sven assuming that the Navy Depart
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Libraries on Sims Of War.

With the new administration hope is
entertained by officers and men attached
10 ships Of war that greater liberality
will be manifested In furnishing to those
vessels the libraries provided by the Navy
Department II has been the practice to
install a library. amounting to about 500
volumes. for the use OF the crews, and
another library OF a more serious charac-
ter Of literature for the officers, which
IN the case Of a battle ship should con-
tain. it is estimated. about 600 volumes
The late administration effected paltry
economy by cutting down these Libraries
about 0ne-third in the case or the crews
libraries and about two-thirds IN that
Of the officers. It has been estimated
that it would take $4,000 TO keep the
shios' libraries up to the desired standard
and this assuredly ought TO be done II
there are any libraries at all on board
ship. Ohicers and men are largely de-
prived. especially during the periods Of
cruising. from access 70 reading matter.
and a well-ordered and carefully selected
collection OF books is q most profitable
Investment OF the government funds Il
Is a contribution TO the contentment Of
the people on board a war ship, and it
encourages habits Of research bound TO
be profitable 70 the individual Consider
ing the exceedingly small amount which
is saved by cutting down these Libraries.
and measuring that sort Of prudence with
the advantages Of a respectable library.
there ought TO be no difficulty on the
part of the new administration to reach
a conclusion in favor Of the library re-
stored to its former proportions and kept
up TO date in the matter OF its compost
fiOO
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Oregon Plan In Nebraska.

From the Comrro-er.
The Nebraska legislature has passed
and Gov. Shallenberger has signed the
bin providing for the adoption OF the
Oregon plan OF electing United States
Senator's in Nebraska The Oregon
statute will give to the people Of Ne
brasla the advantage enjoyed by the peo-
PIE Of Oregon. namely. the advantage OF
electing their Senators by direct vote.
Under the Federal Constitution United
States Senators are elected by the legis-
latoTs OF the various States, and II is
impossible 10 change this provision with
out constitutional amendment oregon,
however. has by a practical method
reached substantially the same end by a
law. which provides for the submission OF
a pledge 70 candidate for the legislature.
The candidate. OF course has the privi-
lege Of signing the pledge or OF refusing
20 sign IT, but his refusal 20 sign i. be
ing a declaration against the election OF
United States Senators by the people,
would put him ar a disadvantage, and his
opponent would gain the advantage that
naturally comes from a recognition OF the
right Of the people TO rule other States
ought 10 take advantage Of this plan
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
UNITED SEA POWER.
Significance of EnEIand's Action on
the Navy Standard.

Prom TIE New Yo-k Tribune.
The report comes from London. ''ac-
cording 70 the best information" that
the British cabinet has decided 70 ex-
clude the American navy from its reckon
ing OF the "rwo-power standard" That
is 70 say, il VIII keep the British navy at
a strength 1s Per cent greater than the
joint strength OF any two other navies
In the world except that OF the United
States The idea appears 70 be partly
that the American navy is destined soon
70 be so large that 10 surpass il and
the next largest put together would be
beyond the power Of the British admiral
y, and partly. probably chiefly. that the
possibility OF hosulities between the
United Kingdom and the United States
is so remote that Il need not and should
not be taken into account IN preparations
for British defense.
Both OF those reasons ara gratifying TO
the United States. and FOR both there is q
certain foundation n fa,s aid sense.
though We fear that neithe Wi be alto
gether convincing 70 al the British ma
ton The shipbUilding abilities OF the
United Kingdom are so enormous and
the financial resources within reach are
50 ample that many viii hold L quite
possible % increase 10 double OF 70
treble, II need be. the present rate OF
naval expansion Nevertheless. the
growth OF the American navy in the last
few years and the assured prospect OF
IL continuance must be a severe reminder
10 Great Britain % the magnitude %
the task which would be involved in
keeping the Red, White and Blue" navy
errr a~-f0 n ri VI .eea-
Il might be possible 10 90 50. hit Is there
sufficient probability Of need Of Il TO
justify the doing?
Perhaps a hint at the answer 20 that
question may be derived BY Great Britain
from the United States itself This coun-
try. too. has its standard OF naval eff
cheney, which Il aims 10 maintain and
which q is sincerely 70 be hoped II viii
maintain. That is. q strength greater
than that OF any other navy In the world.
excepting only the British We are con
tent. without Jealousy or trepidatiOn. %
let that one far surpass ours IN number
OF ships, and therefore. IN total efficiency.
though not OF course, IN che quality OF
individual ships We do not know that
any one seriously proposes 10 make our
navy greater than the British There are.
on the other hand. many who would
consider II calamitous 70 let any other
navy than the British exceed ours. but
who regard actual British supremacy
with a large degree OF complacency-
Our British kinsmen might not be W
wise II they paid 10 our naval growth
the same disregard which We pay 10
theirs. and so left America out OF their
naval reckoning as 2 possible antaEOa-
ist- II VIII be hard enough for the first
power 70 keep ahead Of the third and
surpass a union Of the secO-.d and third
and il VIII be needless 10 incur such a
burden in view Of the practicable fmpOs-
sibility o. there ever Deing q union Of
the second with and third, or fourth. o.
any Other mower agairsr TIE f-st
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Lawson Pro and Con.

Mr.. Thomas W. Lawson has once more
projected himself into the edge OF the
limeHght long enough to drop a few
crocodile tears around his small section
OF the stage anent the sad and depressing
passing Of the Presidency of Theodore
Roosevelt.
Says Mr.. Lawson:
''For seven yea-s this ruler whom God has sent
to the people fought inspired even and
without fsur. and for seven years he labored as a
God-msde giant that AL should obey his con-
mSndments
Mr.. Lawson's blowing hot here would
not be at all important, Of course. II the
worthiness OF the Roosevelt regime alone
were under consideration. It Is only IN
so far as 1t sheds light on the personality
OF Mr.. Lawson that it assumes any ele-
ments OF an utterance worthy Of even
passing comment; and 1t sheds some light
in contrast with that same interesting gen
tleman's blowing cold last August con-
corning and having 70 do with this same
Roosevelt, wherein he delivered himself
OF this highly dignifed and convincing
outburst Of adjectives. and so forth:
The reign Of Roosevelt Is over. His eat-'em-
alive teeth have been drawn by the systems ex-
pert painless dentistry. His papiermache battering
ram which made echo for his war-Whoops. has
crumpled up against the hard. yellow metal bulk
Warks Of the dollar hordes-"
Moreover. this is the same Lawson. be
It remembered. who threw himself into
the breach OF things Democratic in the
earlier summer and offered to raise sew
eral hundred thousand dollars-S5OO. 900. If
memory serves us aright-on condition
that Mr.. Bryan withdraw from the situa-
ton entirely and permit Mr.. John John
son. Of Minnesota. 10 assume the leader
ship Of things.
The political aspect OF all this may be
dismissed with wave Of the hand It
Is of Infinitely less than no significance
at all. But II does serve 10 show the
possible versatility OF Mr.. Lawson in the
matter OF making various and sundry diff
ferent kinds Of a dupe OF each individual
following the Lawson lead in things ma
terial; and as Mr.. Lawson often presents
himself as a trustworthy leader in those
financial undertakings known as get-rich-
quick schemes. attractively dressed up to
catch small investors. women and mex
perieneed persons preferably. we think ii
worth while that orderly mention be
made OF these few remarkable specimens
OF his gymnastic methods, in order that
they may be inspected in their proper
sequence and pondered upon. We present
them compactly. in the hope that they
viii serve to give pause to some OF those
people VINO may be tempted in the future
to join their fortunes with those OF this
Boston blowhard the next time he gets
busy with one OF his megalophenous
propositions
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

II is evident that the variations in
White House expenditure from year 10
year. as shown in the Treasury reports.
must be due TO the omission or inclusion
Of items that appear. or have heretofore
appeared, elsewhere, as we'll as to extraor-
binary expenditures for repairs or other
purposes. But il is obvious that the
average annual expenditure for the Ex-
ecutive establishment, including every
item possibly chargeable thereto. is but
little in excess Of 5000 Of which sum
less than one-hslf is expended for the
en1olument and personal comfort OF the
President. the remainder being the cost
or conducting the public business and
maintaining and repairing the Executive
buildings and grounds. Our whole Elk
eeutive expenditure, repairs and all, is
about one-tenth the civil list Of Germany,
about one-eighth that OF England. and
hut few thousand dollars in excess of
the sum allotted by the frugal HoIIanders
10 their Queen To find real extravagance
in governmental expenditure. we shall
have TO look elsewhere than in the White
House