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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
0baldia Cans Officers for
Writing a Criticism of
President Roosevelt.
STATEMENT is GIVEN OUT
PANAMA EXECUTIVE STATES HIS
OFFICIAL RECORD is CLEAN
AND BEYOND THE REACH OF
sLANDERERs.

Panama, Feb. 2.-The charges made
in the American congress recently by
Representative Henry T. Rainey, of H.
linois, against Domingo De Obaldia,
president of Panama and others. have
brought out denials from the president
and sixteen members of the national
assembly. .-..-s- -4....- !
The assemblymen have signed - q
statement asserting that they were
present at meeting in the president s
Office, where the contract for the ex-
ploitation of the timber industry along
the Atlantic coast of Panama was dis
cussed. an that during the meeting
neither President Obaldia nor any one
else said Or implied that Charles p.
Taft, William Nelson Cromwell or
Roger L. Farnham had any direct or
indirect participation in the business.
President Obaldia has given out the
following statement for publication:
my attitude while i'll the Columbian
congress of 1908 and my entire public
life are beyond the reachof slanderers
The Amador-Arias government was
NV oNSi I'LL o"Ls uue ultO1 LAC CsAP1t
tion of its constitutional term it was
defeated in a free election.
cat the meeting in my off1fflce Meth
er Mr.. Ehrman nor any outsiders were
present, and no mention was made OF
Charles p. Taft. William Nelson
Cromwell or Roger L. Farnham. The
railway proposal was presented to the
assembly by a MI. Ward and was re-
jected. The assembly then enacted a
law authorizing the construction of a
railway with national funds, to become
national property.
mfr. Ehrman's timber contract also
was rejected by the assembly, where q
bill is now being discussed regulating
the foreign exploitation on the Allan
tic coast between the River Conception
and Costa Rica. including the entire
Chagres valley"
President Obaldia has discharged q
local government employe who pub.
lished a pamphlet criticizing William
Nelson Cromwell and President Roose.
velt.-
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know to be suffering from the vicious
sting of the mayoralty bee
There Is Always a Doctor.
1t has been known for four years
that the two an-candidates-
what would be local mayoralty cam
paign without at least one or more
doctors playing the leading roles in it:
would be in the field Each OF them
has been building up stout fences and
are now in good shape for the con-
test, which promises to be a hot one
Despite Mr.. Deuker's attempt to con-
ceal his Mayoralty boom it has been
exposed to view, and he is no wbusfly
engaged with the strategy board In his
war college.
Watson P. ONeal has hankering-
a big hankering-for the job and 1t is
quite probable that he will make the
primary scrap five cornered affair.
Engelbert also has an enthusiastic
eye glued on the job. He is keeping
his boom In hot house and takes care
that It is carefully. watered each day.
All that Engelbert's supporters
have TO do to make him . full nedged
Oandjdate = 70 whisper into his ting.
&1EalL X1lR A4ge1lh znmR
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Say, Would You be Mayor"
Five Well Known Citizens Were Asked and Two Answered
"Yes---he Others Are .Not Yet Decided -

.dley were asked the question, will
Sou be q candidate for the republican
mayoralty nomination this spring.
and this is what they said:
DR.. W. w. Zimmerman--'I intend to
be a candidate. My platform will be
whatever is good for the citizens of
Richmond"
WATSON p. O'Neal-"I have not yet
deciced whether or not will be can.
didate.~
H. H. Engelbert-''The report that I
will be a candidate is merely story
that began circulation in my store. /
have not considered the matter Sc
riously.''
Henry w. Deuker-"I have decided
what action intend to take in re-
gard to the mayoralty candidacy. but
I am not ready to make public my de-
cision."
DR.. T. Henry Davis-"I am going to
make the race. as announced four
years ago. favor municipal ownership
u the water works but not just at the
present time. Ny policy would be an
economic one"
so fer ~ known tho, shove quoted
NtfSenS 80 .4hs oal 1e6ttQene
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02

and their value set out in this docU.
ment. A very serious omission"
How many fish in the lake, ask
ed some one from the back of the room
and Mr.. Bartel grinned.
Among other things the report
brought out was the fact that for the
year ending December 81, permanent
improvements Of importance had been
made in the parks. The most import
ant being three hundred feet Of brick
curb and gutter work. not to mention
new green house and . wood and
stone bridge over the far. rayine in
the Glen. But that didn't take mp
half as much room in the report as the
census of the animals. Neither did the
expense account from which 1t appear
ed that the total receipts were sS5ye1
and. the expense $5.OS;.1;, leaving
9e4eeDense-foss sthe.lexks1olSS&l1SS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
PALLADIUM QUAKE
FUND ACKNOWLEDGED

The Indiana branch OF the Amer
lean National Red Cross has sent
TO the Palladium a receipt for
$115.S9. This money was contribut-
ed to the cause of the Italian
earthquake sufferers by local citi-
zens. The receipt is signed by
James w. Lilly, treasurer of the
Indiana branch.
When the can went forth FOR aid
to the sufferers from earthquake,
fire, food and famine, Richmondires
responded nobly. Nearly , every
city in the land created relic.
fund and the total amount contrib
uted locally compared favorably to
that sent by other cities of the
same size.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Who's Zoo at the Glen Zoo?
Park Commission Submits It's Report Even Listing the
White Mice, and Bartel Was Satisfied

''Six female elk. one bull elk. twelve
guinea pigs. eight deer. two white
rats, one ground hog
And then Councilman Bartel arose
and moved with great alacrity that
the reading of the park report be stop
ped. All of which was seconded and
carried.
This is q sore point with Mr. Bartel
because he was anxious enough about
the city's welfare to ask some time
ago that everything belonging to the
city be listed It was done even to the
two white rates and the ground hog.
Il want to call tho attention of the
common council to one very serious
omission In the report" said Mr.. Study
.rA1i. th0s-an1nala,asif f1n11a1pntaad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
ILL 80 MINUTES
THEN CAME DEATH
Mrs. Lucy Koon Expired Last
Evening.

Centerville. Ind, Feb. 2.-After an
illness of only about thirty minutes.
Mrs. Lucy Koon died at about eleven
o'clock last night at her home here
She was about sixty years old and had
resided in Centerville large part Of
her lifetime. The arrangements for
the funeral have not been made. but
the burial will take place at New Lis
bon. The deceased is survived by an
only daughter, Mrs. Lenna King, with
whom she made her home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
SIGNED DOCUMENT
IN GERMAN SCRIPT
Sharp Doesn't Write English
Marriage Licenses.

A native of Germany, Henry Sharp,
of East Germantown. was unable to
sign his application for license to
marry Mrs. Lucinda Hebble, of Cam.
bridge City, in English. The German
script was used by Sharp. Sharp is
a widower and Mrs. Hebble obtained
divorce from her former husband
last year.
James S. Clark. of Randolph county
was granted license to marry Mrs
Francis E. Cox. Clark's first wife died
in 1898 and he was divorced from his
second in 1901. His prospective third
was divorced in 1905.
Frank A. Simpkins of Fayette coun.
ty was licensed to we'd Mary Eliza.
beth Watt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Corn School Program

800 to 10:30-Judgng judging fat hogs
Prof S. D. Conner
to 2:3O-Judgng judging
Prof W. A Coche
to 10:30-Judgng breeding
W. A. Coche
100 2:3o-Jutgng O. breeding judging
to 1O:3o-Judgng judging breeding cattle.
to 2:3O-Judgng cattle; Judging
Cochel
to 1O:30--Judgng Judging draft horses.
of Mules
to 2:3O-Judgng breeding judging
TO judging draft horses.
to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
After Democratic State Com
mittee Decides to Leave
Option Repeal Alone, He
ConsuHs c. Fairbanks.
ACCOMPLISH LITTLE
At THE CONFERENCE
Only Few Committeeman Pres
ent and They Decide That
Committee as a Whole
Shall Take No Action.
Palladium Bureau,



indianapolis, Feb. 2.
Little was accomplished at the demo-
crtaic state committee meeting last
night at the Denison hotel on the
question OF local option. The meet
ing was called by State Chairman
Jackson for the purpose Of getting~t the
committeeman from the various dis
tricts to jump in and try to force their
members of the legislature to get busy
and push through the ward and town
ship option bill. is i@
But the members of the state COM
mittee did not seem to be very deeply
interested for only few attended the
meeting. Those present were State
Chairman Jackson; Peter Foley, chair
man of the Fifth district: George w.
Peasants of the Fourth: Paul Poynter
OF Sullivan. representing Alvin Padg-
EFT of the Second: Cornelius Cunning
ham, representing Michael E. Foley OF
the Ninth; and Nate Stevens. chair
man of the Thirteenth.
No Committee Action.
Senator-elect Benjamin +. Shively of
South Bend. was present at the meet
ing. as also was Judge Joseph II. Shea
OF Seymour. who did more to elect
Shively senator than any other one
man in the state. The meeting was
held in parlor A of the hotel. When
Chairman Jackson came out after the
meeting had ended he said that II
had been decided not to have the COM
mittee get into the fight as a body,
but that the individual members would
do all they could to line up the demo-
cratic members from their respective
districts for the passage of the ward
local option law.
shively and Fairbanks.
Shively and Shea came out OF the
meeting Q little later and went to an
other room where they were soon Join
ed by Crawford Fairbanks. president
of the Terre Haute Brewing company,
and the three held q long conference
ed very joyous
II was said that the meeting decided
to make q statement to the dems cratic
house caucus last night urgin. the
democratic members to stand by the
platform and repeal the county local
option law, but whether this was true
or not none Of those present at the
meeting would say.
All but five of the democratic house
members were at the caucus last night.
They took up several other questions
before they tackled the local option
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
SEALS AFFIXED
TO THE BALLOTS
All is Ready for Special EIec-
tiOn.

Election commissioners Feemster
and Bayer met with the county aud
itor this morning and sealed the bal
lots to be used Friday. Wax seals
properly stamped are applied to the
strings bound around the ballots.
These wax seals must be returned to
the county clerk unbroken. The bal
lots are quite small and will not re-
Quire much time for the counting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Tomorrow the Quaker City
Will Be the Real Thing at
The Great Sixth District
Corn School.
SUCCESS Attributed
TO LOCAL Y. M. B. CLUB
Farmers From All Over the
County Were in Attendance
Today, One Being Woman
food Lectures.
Staff Correspondent.

Cenrerville, Ind. Feb. 2.-Everything
In connection with the short course
corn school today is expectancy for
tomorrow. That day will be observed
as Richmond Day." and large dele
cation from the county seat is expect
ed. To the Young Mems Business
club of Richmond is attributed large
measure of the success of the under
taking. A delegation numbering at
least one hundred is expected to come
on a special car leaving Richmond at
4 o'clock.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
Richmond crowd, it will assemble and
march in body from place to place,
where the school is in progress. Prac-
tical demonstration in butchering will
be given at the McConaha building
the privilege of attending all lectures
and demonstrations free. When the
animal is cut up w. A. Cochel will
lecture. Prof. Christie will lecture at
Methodist church.
Invitation to Pres. Stone.
An invitation has been extended to
President Stone of Purdue university
TO be present tomorrow, If possible,
and deliver an address. 1t is his GUS
tom to attend these short courses. 1t
is expected a number OF women will
accompany the Richmond crowd and
their interest will center chiefly in
the domestic science department. Mrs.
Virginia Meredith of Cambridge City,
will lecture and a practical demonstra-
tion of the use of the fireless cooker
will be given.
Students Old and Young.
When this mornings session of the
corn school opened it was found there
were farmers in attendance from all
parts of the county. Among them are
men siyty-five years old and boys less
than twenty. One woman has the dis
tinctior OF being student in corn
Judging. Laid out on the tables in the
ocHooI were I.t.o ettIS vi Oil
shapes. sizes, varieties. 1t was from
these that the students were asked to
Judge. He was assigned ten ears to
score. ne asserted he is not here to
teach the students now to be expert
corn growers nor even judges. but
how to improve their standard. Charts
and photographs were used in the ex-
planation of how to score corn. The
four expert corn growers of the state
who are in attendance, assisted Prof.
Christie in the work by demonstrating.
At the Stock Pavilion.
About one hundred hog breeders were
interested by Prof Cochel at the stock
pavilion. In a lecture the points of a
hog were explained and the basis for
Judging them shown. Explanations
were made OF the kind of hogs that are
good for breeding purposes and the
kind that is better for butchering. All
in attendance were asked to score the
animals upon their own judgment.
Later their scores were corrected
Ewirls in the hair of hog were said to
be Objectionable. as is curly hair in
certain breeds. 1t was brought out in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
IF SHE IS DIVORCED
Woman Writes to Judge Fox
From Marion.

A letter was received by Judge Fox
today from Mrs. Leona Osborne. Of
Ma6on. She wrote to ask II her hus-
band. A. ]. Gunder ever had secured
divorce. The couple was married
IN 1905 by Squire AbbosD. The writer
said she is now living In Marion. The
letter was turned over to the clerk
and he win inform the woman, her
husband never has takens ont. . d.
HWces RalmI acheJNk IL.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
Strong Sentiment in Wayne
County Against Tax ''In-
quisitors" and Council May
Give Its Reflection.
METHODS OF THE FERRET
HIS OPERATIONS IN SOME coUN-
TIES SUCH As PREVENTS THE
PEOPLE DERIVING VERY MUCH
BENEFIT.

When the county council convene9
William E. Lowe will appear before
the body and ask for employment as
tax ferret. Lowe is well remembered
in this city In the collection Of delin-
quent tax by William Charters. anoth-
er "inquisitor." Lowe appeared as an
assistant. 1t was Lowe who secured
a contract with the city Of Richmond.
1t was Lowe with whom the city coun-
Gil clashed and refused payment of his
subsequent demand. II was Lowe.
who in a public meeting OF council
told councilmen what he did not say
at the one time famous meeting Of
the committee OF the whole. This in
controversy to what the councilmen
claimed Lowe said. 1t was Lowe. who
has been accused OF peculiar methods
of business transactions in connection
with Charters, but against whom moth
ing other than rum0rs and gossip ap-
peared.
Asks For 80 Percent.
Lowe will ask the county council
to give him commission of 80 per-
cent on all tax collected. This was
the same commission allowed Chart
probably two years duration.
There is a strong sentiment in
Wayne county against tax ferrets, or
.inquisitors::' as they prefer to be call
ed. This sentiment may be reflected
by the county council. Lowe has been
in the city several times recently to
ascertain his prospects. He is dealing
with new board of county commits
sioners this time and may hope for q
kind reception. The county council
IL the body that must make the ap-
preparation validating any contract
Lowe may secure with the commits
sioners. and consequently IL is upon
the council that Lowe must depend
for a sympathetic hearing.
Public sentiment, as expressed.
does not present opposition to the tax
adjuster. because Of personal reasons.
1t is claimed that it occurs not i'm
frequently there is connivance be
tween the ferret and county officials.
in counties In Indiana. where ferrets
have been employed. II is claimed fair
dealing has not always been the chief
method of procedure.
compromise Method.
II is claimed that under q guaran.
tee OF noneinterference on the part of
other county officials. the ferret often
is empowered to proceed in a manner
not at all justified under the terms
OF his contract. 1t is alleged one Of
the favorite and most general prac-
tices OF the ferret is the compromise
proposition. He locates property that
has escaped taxation. He notifies the
owner to appear. The owner Is told
how much he owes and usually en-
ters vigorous protest against the pay
ment. He declares he will not pay
and the ferret insists he will. Then
comes the compromise. Unauthorized.
the ferret offers to reduce the amount
II 1t be $4,000 owing. he may be will
ing to accept payment of $4,000. The
property owner looks upon this as q
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
JUDGE DOES NOT
DECIDE THE CASE
Null Litigation Was Argued
Today.

The petition Tor the removal Of
James Scott as alministrator Of the
estate of Henry Nun. deceased. which
was argued in the Wlxnr cirrai& -ccaz&
has mot sbeensdecideaeuRon@.b Ju1ee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-02
FEELINGS HURT;
DAMAGES GIVEN
Man Elected From Car Re-
ceives $50.

Upon the motion of Henry e. Jolin-
son. counsel for the plaintiff, judg-
ment was entered in the case of Fred
erick Lyman VS.. the Terre Haute, In
dianapolis & Eastern railroad in the
Wayne circuit court this morning Ly-
man was awarded $50 by jury for
injury to his feelings suffered as the
result Of being elected from a car OF
the defendant company.
THE WEATHER PROPHET.
INDIANA AND Ohio Fair and
Evas.S7ssdesss3 |.
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-14
FIGHTS TO
RECOVER UNPAID
DEMURRAGE CLAIM

In an effort to prove that the ruling
Of the n. Y. end N. ]. Car Service Asso-
citation regarding demurrage claims Of
81 a day for cars held in freight yards
more than forty-eight hours must be
upheld. the Erie railroad today started
proceedings in the First District Court
against the Bailey s. Aliing Lumber Co.
to o an unpaid demurrage claim
of SO.
This is the second suit that has been
brought by the railroad to recover the
claim, On September Il last the jury
In the District Court brought in a YER
dict for the defendants. This ruling
vas set aside on the grounds that the
verdict was not in accordance with the
judges charge or the evidence.
A car of finished lumber, consisting of
~mouldings and other fine lumber, was
shipped to the Bailey & Aliing Co., own
efs OF a lumber yard at the foot of Clay
street. The ear came from upper New
York State and arrived at the Newark
freight yard of the Eric railroad on
March IL.
Clerks from the Erie freight Office
bSSNifftA il0S q A,Sfo} i0lo iioo RoSA
sent out to the lumber company notify
ing them that tho car was there. and
thar unless 1t was emptied by March
le (this allowed for Sunday and satur'
day 81 a day would be charged. The
lumber was not removed until the 18th
| When the company put in a claim fol
80 over the freight bill Of $44.4S Bailey
& Alling rel4sed to pay 1t. The freight
bill was paid.
Messers. Bailey g. Alling said thai
during the two days allowed them tc
remove the lumber 1t rained. As theJ
could not unload the fine and finished
lumber in the rain for fear of it spoil
ing. they were forced to hold it at tbs
freight yards, This, they said, was no
their fault and they should not bt
forced TO pay,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-14
B0WERY SAYINGS BANK
CUTS RATE TO liz P. 6.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Bowery
Savings Bank has taken the Initiative
among the various savings institutions
In the city by reducing the rate Of in
terest on deposits for the half year end
ing December 81 from 4 to 3A per cent.
The example set by the board of di-
rectors, II is expected In financial cir
Giles, will be followed by the other sav-
ings institutions, as surpluses have not
beer keeping pace with the increase
in deposits. If the action of the Bowery
Savings Bank is followed by all the
savings banks In New York State the
loss to deposltors will be over $780, oO
Il year.
The latest figures available from the
report of the comptroller Of the cur
renoy show that 81, 37s, 232. $50 is on de-
posit in the savings banks of the State
This vast amount Is Adivided among
more than 2.7ie, o0a depositors.
ut is not that the surplus has de-
creased declared Comptroller w. E
Knox. of the BoweFy Bank, after tbs
directors meeting. But the innreas'
of deposits has become so much greater
that our bank. which Is naturally con
sentative, believed it to be wiser e
build up the surplus"
There are thirty-two savings banks
in the city. The Bowery Savings Bant
Is the largest, with 500, 0oe, 900 of de-
posits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-14
DEFUNcT JERSEY STATE
MUTUAL IN COURT AGAIN.
Another Company Offers 65 Per
Cent. for Property.

CAMDEN, Dec. 14.-Affairs of the
defunct New Jersey State Mutual
Building Association are once more be-
fore the Chancery Court here. The AS
sets Realization Company, which want
ed to buy the assets and distribute a
65 per cent. dividend to stockholders,
alleges the receivers opposed this be-
cause it was not agreed to give them
$45, 900.
The receivers are Samuel *. Robbins,
George J. Bergen and Thomas e.
French. AT first they favored turning
over the assets to the company, but
later opposed the plan.
Mr.. Robbins admitted that the re-
ceivers had asked $45, 900 for their serv-
ices, but insisted that his would not
be an exorbitant sum for their work.
He denied emphatically that the receiv-
ers had been Influenced by the Assets
Company's refusal to pay this amount.
He stated that the receivers nov have
in bank $126, 506,6 IS, in addition to SO. 900
paid by the Assets. Company and &c.
455.33 left over from the last dividend.
Between January ] and July / they
expect to accumulate S1S4. sos additional.
Harvey Carr counsel for the Assets
Realization Company, said that the
company had sent postals to the $500
shareholders, asking their opinion on
paying the receivers $4,000. Out of
about 40 replies, he said. the great ma
jority opposed paying this amount.