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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
OLD DARBY


A 100000 painting by Rosa Bonheur, on ex-
hibt at the Hoosier Store.
We have arranged with the owner of this most
famous picture by Rosa Bonheur to give Richmond
people rare treat in high art.
The work this picture was done at the home
of Rosa Bonheur at Fountainbleau, in 1884, and it
was not sold until after her death, at which time
Old Darby and many of her paintings and bric-a-
sbrac went to Rosa Bonheurs favorite niece, Eugen-
lie Bonheur
1t was in 1900 that this picture was finally &C.
quired from the niece by E. NJ Thals, formerly of
Boston and is the property OF the Ihalls estate
1t is exhibited by the Hoosier Store purely from
an educational standpoint and this Hooser Store
extends special invitation to all Richmond people
to avail themselves OF this grand opportunity to
view piece of work never exhibited before outside
of some of the most famous art galleries in Europe
and America.
We have arranged to have this picture for the
first 10 days in June.
The subject of this picture, "Old Darby" is a
venerable white horse who is seen thrustng his head
from the barndoor. No attempt was made by the
artist to paint beautiful horse. On the contrary
"Old Darby was poor old fellow who had outlived
his age of usefulness but unfortunately was still
forced to work for his master, an old fisherman, at
Havre, France His humble mission was to drag the
fish nets out of the water.
As you all know the history of Rosa Bonheur
was that she pathetically fond of animals. See
ing "Old Darby" at his work one day, she quickly
realized that he typical old white horse that
every of us has seen sometime during life.
He touched her heart. She admired him and she
pitied him. So that he would no longer have to
work she bought him and sent him to Fountainbleau
where she used him for several motives In this
picture, you see "Old Darby" on the pension list
Next to THE Horse Fair" the property of the
Metropolitan Museum, this picture is the most pre-
tentious of Bonheurs work. Few of her paintings
bear the same broad technique that makes 'Old
Darby" one of her greatest achievements.
Study not only the horse, but the surroundings.
How true to life they The old broken handle
shovel the rusty milk can, the piece of string used
to fasten the door, the weeds growing along the side
of the barn. the initial "a that some one had carved
of the boards. Verify every detail is perfect
This picture is conceded to be of the most mar
veous pieces of realism in the world
We hope arrangements may be made by the
School board to allow every scholar in the Rich
mond schools to view this famous picture for may
be years to come before any picture valuable may
be exhibited in this art loving city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
OF PROOF
IS UP TO LOR|MtR
Senate, Fully Aroused, to
Conduct Severest Inquiry
in Its History.

Washington, May Ex-senator VIII
liam Lorimer, of Illinois, must either
resign his seat in the United States
senate or prepare himself and his
friends for the most searching investi.
CATION of his election to that body that
has ever been known in the history OF
the senate.
Not only must Senator Lorimer pre-
pare to take the witness stand before
determined investigating committee
whether composed of former friends
or foes, and submit himself to a mi
mute examination into the details OF
his personal connection with his own
election, but he and his friends must
be ready to produce every paper and
document containing or believed to
contain evidence concerned with his
election.
Senate Is Determined.
That nothing short of this procedure
will be tolerated by the senate itself
from its investigating committee was
made amply evident in the temper OF
speeches delivered yesterday after
noon. In this connection, it is becom
ing almost the universal belief in
Washington that Senator Lorimer will
resign rather than submit himself and
his frieds, particularly, to the ordeal
Ignoring the fact that Lorimer has
never been known to quit in fight
before, the new evidence brought on,
by the Illinois senate investigating
committee has so shaken the faith OF
his friends in the senate in the fair
ness of his election as to make it ap
parent that Lorimer must either quit
or face a prospect of utter defeat
This latter can be avoided, it is believ
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28
INSTANTLY KILLED
(National News Association

Moundsville. w. Va, May 81
Thrown from blind baggage car on
Baltimore and Ohio train as it round
ed a curve. Earl Conkling of New
York. said to be a, nephew of Roscoe
Conkling, was instantly killed today
and his companion. w. H. Hentzel,
also of New York, was fatally injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

course. rests with him. Instead Of -
vote being had last evening on order.
ing demonstration OF the Lorimer
case, the proceedings were suddenly
and Unexpectedly postponed by devel-
opments on the broader aspects OF
Senator La Fo,lette's speech.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

political career. some Of his friends
think that nothing short of blind fat
uity will lead him to accept the chal-
lenge to battle.
1t is not secret that some of his best
friends have urged and are urging
him now to resign. The last word, of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-28

Why the Quail Quaiied.
What made the quail quail? For
fear the woodpecker would peck her,
Exchange.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT D.
Can the Magazines "Pass On the Increase !?

The 4-cents-a pound rate advertising would
require advance of approximately so per cent in
subscription prices of the widely circulated
aznes IL publisher is to recoup himself by rails
ing of living to the public in its consumption
of agazines.
would the public pay so per cent for the
same article?
The question is answered eloquently and finally
by the subscription records of the magazines that
were forced to increase their rates Canadian sub
scrptions when Canada enforced a Accent rate
American periodicals. AS the discriminatory rate was
later withdrawn in certain cases have complete
cycle o record and proof.
In June 1907, the Review of Reviews began to
pay cents pound postage on Canadian subscrip-
tions. instead of l cent and In consequence was
forced to raise its Canadian subscription price from
Its Canadian yearly subscribers in July, 1907.
numbered 2,973.
At once the subscription list began to fall OF,
steadily until in January, 1910,
II had down to 904
Early in 1870 the Review of Reviews was re-
admitted into the Canadian postofhce at 1 cent a
pound its subscription price reduced to the old
figure $500, and the Canadian list quickly came
having reached already in February. 1911, the
figure $3.50 annual subscribers.
What would happen II popular American maga-
increased so cent to the public?
this Canadian incident the price of the Review
OF Reviews increased only 16 2-3 per cent and
the circulation fell on 80 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT G.
What 1t Would Cost the Magazines.

The FIVE general monthly standard magazines
carrying the most advertising. EvERYBODY'S Nc
CI.URE'S COSMOPOLITAN. THE AMERICAN, and the
REVIEW OF REVIEWS-take from their books of
account following (their net incomes for 1909 be-
ing sworn to in their reports the Federal Cor
poration Tax Commissoner):
TOTAL GROSS RECEIPTS FROM AD-
VERTISING IN 1909. 81 46394039
NET RECEIPTS FROM ADVERTISING. 12047S0,16
when to total the final net
PROFITS of the five magazines -
This is explained by the fact that the cost OF
manufacturing delivering 11,o6S,512 magazines
the number mailed subscribers direct by these five
publishers during 19O9-was 1887 1880; while the
net income from these subscribers was S625,29S49
leaving deficiency subscription account OF
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT B-(Continued).

measurement carry per cent more advertising
proportion reading matter than do magazines.
(b) The statement that magazines cost the POST
office Department per pound than newspapers
is dtsproved by the Departments own figures.
The Postofice Department states that owing 10
the different average lengths OF haul 1t costs cents
transport a pound of magazines and cents to
transport a pound of newspapers.
Besides the o Transporting mail. figured. or
by weight and length of haul there three
large of cost nppOrtiOned according TO the
number pieces Df mail. The second class mail
these items is given by Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock s$9.SOO.o0O. BY the Departments
figures. the magazines share of this (propor-
toned pieces) is s2.16s,OOO. The news
paper share is $2S7S20oO Arrved at from the De-
partment's own figures and method of fguring.)
Dividing these by the number OF pounds OF
magazines and newspapers, respectively. in the Sec
class mails. have
The cost of hauling and handling maga-
zines cent plus IA cents. ts...............6 64 cents
PspeTs SGS 81 centS Plus H6q S75 cents
a few other minor items if they affected the
relative result at all, would favor magazines.
So the Departments own figures make it lose on
the fundamental operations of hauling and handling:
775 cents pound on 426,223Soa pounds -, o,,e,,7,
154.719,317 pounds magazines. S,354,S45.14
a loss. arrived from its figures, more
than 400 per cent great on newspapers on mag
azines. the Department goes to the magazines. OF
scarcely one-thrd weight of newspapers and
with one-twentieth the financial ability to pay
tax, to meet the whole burden of this
futile and confscatory attempt to reduce the deficit
This is merely refutaton of the Departments
for discriminating against magazines We
believe the figures right and we do be-
both magazines and newspapers help the
Departments finances in the last analysis.
But the huge injustice and damage OF this meas
lies in the power given the Postmaster General
Hfe and death periodicals.
He is the only to say what is a magazine
what is newspaper. There is no definition of
newspaper known Postofice regulations that would
have bearing where publisher
claimed his periodical a newspaper. not mag
azine Newspaper periodical terms used inter
changeaby by Legislatures and Postofice officials.
No has had in the United states. such
power over entire industries Ought It to begin in
the present situation, where the industries in
ton are largely outspoken, progressive periodi
Gals. dealing more and more every year with public
affairs and persons and where the is the Of
fcial charge the political fortunes of his Ad-
.ninistraton?
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
THE PROOF IN BRIEF
D (FXHIRJT C-ConfinuedI

761.S91.31 be made up from advertising gains be-
expenses including losses in news
stand sales. paid and profit showed
This disappearance of advertising gain in giving
the public better article is the economic explana-
tion phenomenon of the handsome well-edited.
priced American magazines The publisher gets,
rs n final result of his Investment and labor, Is
here, Onc-tenth of the money paid to
him advertising.
In 1909 these five magazines leaders of
the industry in America cleared in
the aggregate. the of.-............. s25075451
On their advertising pages alone they paid
for postage subscription copies, the
1-cent- pound rate .................. 6Z'9Zo-9z
II the rate had been cents all sheets on
which advertising appeared, it is clear that they
would have paid $1SS77956 more than was actually
paid a the 1-cent pound rate
These figures apply only to copies mailed by the
publishers which accurate obtainable).
They account Of the newsstand copies mailed
the second class rates by the news companies or
the country. newsstand edition. in the case
Of these leading magazines. is larger than
the editions mailed direct to subscribers Those ad-
ditiona figures could be obtained in time to meet
this snap" legislation.
These results for the five concerns in America
publishing standard magazines carrying the largest
amount OF advertising.
situation Of individuals among these
five of the most prosperous magazines would be
vastly serious.
of these five leading monthlies would be af-
fected follows:
only cent added the postal rate ad
vertslng, 62. cent of its net income would dis
appear. Only cents additional its adver-
tisng would wipe out its entire profit and leave IT
losing many thousand dollars n
A second individual in this group of the most
prominent magazines would. with increase
and 1909 loss in conducting its bus
iness of s1S.4o5.5o.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT A.
Is the Deficit Due to Second Glass Mail?

The Annual Reports of the Postmaster General
are the authority for the following figures:
In the year 1870 there deficit in the opera
tions of the United States Postofce Department of
21.4 per cent of its turnover.
II 1879 passed the act that put second
class matter a pound payment basis. An immedi-
ate in second class matter began.
n a deficit in the Postoffce oper-
ations of only 90 per of its business
In 1885 passed the law that made the rate for
second matter cent pound. which still further
class mail 1t trebled in the decade
preceding 1890.
In 1890 the deficit in the operations of the Post
office Department SIS per cent.
The next decade brought a much larger increase
in second than any previous ten years
from 174OJ391O pounds in 1890 to 3S2,5SS999 pounds
in
The deficit in the Posofice operations in the
year 1900 So per cent of its business.
In the prosperous years following 1900 the in
crease OF second class matter stupendous; from
3R2.58S999 pounds in 1900 to 4Ss,2469OS pounds in
19O2-onIy years.
In 1901. nevertheless there was deficit in the
posoce operations of only 35 cent Of its bust
And in 1902 the deficit in the PostofHce opera
tions was "a per cent. the smallest percentage OF
deficit in eighteen and the smallest but two in
ffty-seven years.
But in this year is seen new important Item
expense. s4OOOOOO for rural delivery Gov
had wisely and bcnefcently extended the
service of the Postoficc to farmers in isolated
munfties regardless of the expense Of doing. By
1910 Government spending S35.OOo,Oo for
raj free delivery. and losing $29OoOOOO
1t will be clear from these figures, that begin
ming with the advent of the second class pound rate
system. the deficit OF the Posofce has steadily de-
clined-the being always coincident with
expansion of circulation advertising periodicals
Until in 1902 there was a substantial surplus, which
the Government wisely fit to for a purpose
related the needs OF magazines periodicals.
Since 1902, there has always been surplus in the
operations of the POstofice Department, outside OF
the money the Government has fit to expend for
rural free delivery. In the present 1910 the
Postmaster General shows a Of
*2S 600 900 The years 1902 to 1910 have shown
surplus in the Postoice profit loss aggre
eating $74OOO0OO outside the actual loss the
rural free delivery system.
Just how second class mail aids the Departments
by originating profitable first class postage
be in Exhibit Z.
It should be borne in mind that the turning
large deficits into actual surpluses which has
concdenty with the expansion of second class mail
Of circulation pushing and of advertising is in spite
Of enormous expansion in Governmental mail, car
ried free, and Congressional mail, franked.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT E.
How Magazine Advertising Reduces Post
Office Deficits.

The astonishing record contained in Exhibit A
absolutely unvarying coincidence of decreases
Postoffce deficits with increases in second class
mail is square up against the Postmaster Generals
statements that the Department loses SIS cents on
every pound of second class mail, and loses over
S62,0OO.OOO year whole second class mail
Let nail down certain specific examples of ad-
vertisements inserted in magazines, and follow the
right through, of the work they did for the
Posofce expense they put the Postofice to, and
the profit they brought IT.
These specific instances tell the story. Read, es-
pecialy the first instance-the complete bookkeeping
transaction magazine advertisement in account
with United States Postofice:
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
EXHIBIT B.
The Injustice of Discriminating Against Magazines.

Why should the Administration have gone to
small 20 cent portion of the second class mail to
increase postal rates? The Postmaster General gives
the magazine weight 2o.23 per cent OF the whole
second class mail Why concentrate all the increase
20 per cent classification?
Let look at the reasons given by the Admin
istration-
The Administration says (a) magazines carry
advertising than newspapers; (b) they the
Postohce Department more than newspapers because
they hauled farther.
Ca) 1t is not true that magazines carry ad-
vertising than newspapers. Newspapers by actual
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
A MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENT
In Account With
THE UNITED STATES POSTOFFICE,

. n RopuaE %sgazns PUblis9sd Gn 9f
high book pS6iishiag house. - ,.o,osrr
each 9SG 10 cents HE3li aFst-elass postage;
printed wSed PfPs 2 Il tho Sa of printed
with 9S 6Sn e0B m |fsh9d G aS e6
t6S nsd % S15 s G this Sf
At s23 cents per p9undt6e pound o106d cost ca Of
maaT gHsn aPS by the P6stoSo DeParf
total al Ss cost of the ..os 90
Postage paid at cent pound. 44.41
Loss to Postoa5ce e...................3 365.4s
THE PofTRFFGGEs RF Gs gF9sf ANR cKrb RE7 can FROM
300 inquiries were received by the advertiser.
ss o ta6~HPs f6 5so da6fs Sndsf 400
1776 inquirers sent 10 cents in stamps 1T7.so
74o sales are made each involving @ IL bills -55no
% anS zoo 9ames of ina4iFers viii be- ciPcn
lated at Least three times ines year @ c+rs1 for five
certainty Of twice as many circuations).. 1.11o.oo
Total gros.-drect sales Of s-oent o.,s,
P1oa sss2FdRE to PTS
Diree ss l6ss transpe:tins handling ad
pound income at l cent................... S65.fs
U7s%as 9SyT This Hss ss r9ftoe ~
THE RUfsFES oSB EE FEF
M. HazsP as,iss,ns AsysrtisnE BEeatoT
The Madison Eadiss Pu0Etsnies ATenue New York city
During the 1910 paid @ the I Rossoe5se 5 De-
mail matter the sum OF s4s6749SS. We shipped dur
ing year 1910, 1717.514 packages. OF these So9
7S1 were sent by mail and 9o7 7Ss by express Al OF
these would have been sent by Parcels Post If the
postal rates and regulations permitted We paid tho
the transportation of the pack
ages referred to above $347. 1890.
The above statement covers only mail matter sent
out of this house. The figures given accurate.
ANY statement of the pieces mail matter
safely state that 1t in excess of 4,5O0 pieces OF
first class This is entirely conservative
Yours very truly.
(The entire business of this concern through
magazine advertising)
The publishers have many hundreds of pieces OF
testimony nature which would require all the
space this newspaper print in full. Numbers of
profit los statements of specific advertise
with the Postoce. like the first example above,
in the hands of the publishers. showing an abso-
lutey certain profit to the PoStofhce of from so
per to $50 per
The Washington herald., 1911-02-21
ADMINISTRATIONS REASONS

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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-11
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WHAT EDITORS SAY OF WILSON
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but they had to be men who had the
ability to fill the places.
when Wilson was before the peo-
pie Of New Jersey as a gubernatorial
candidate he promised them an en-
ployers' liability law, direct primary,
a corrupt practice act and public
service commission, which would real
ly control and not be controlled by the
corporations.
What he promised to do within
three years, the length of his term in
office, he has accomplished in less
than nine months, and this, despite the
fact that New Jersey has a republican
majority in the senate.
"In Essex county the political arena
was controlled by former Senator
Smith, who made the nominations
Wilson promptly refused to endorse
the Smiths candidates because Smith
had refused to re-nominate twelve as
semblymen who had kept the party
pledges. On the day of election the
people repudiated the Smith candi-
dates. The defeat of these twelve men
placed the democrats in the minority
in the house by seven votes. Had they
been elected the lower branch of the
general assembly would have been
democratic by a majority of five. To
say that Wilson received setback in
his own state would be to say that the
Reputation of the boss, whom Wilson
had fought and defeated, was repudi-
alton of Wilson"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-11

New Mexico. The first expedition over
this road started 80 years ago--in
1821-under the command of Capt.
William Becknell, who is known as
the Father of the Santa Fe Trail
Ruins and other reminders of the his
torical points of interest, such as
taverns, camps, etc. still are to be
found along the old road, which was
surveyed, marked and Strengthened by
Colonel Nathan Boone, from st.
Charles to Old Franklin, Mo-, in 1915.
The first stage coach line was estab-
lished over the road between these
points in 1879. Later the stage coach
lines penetrated farther and farther
westward, and eventually all the road
that now sees daily passages of auto
mobiles was traversed by these pio-
neers of transportation.
From la Junta, Co, to Kansas City
we have the generous assistance of
members Of the Santa Fe Trail Associ-
alton, who, acting as pilots with their
cars, are guiding us across this beau
tiful country. We have had as many
as three pilots in one day, and in
every instance they have been of the
greatest assistance to us in making
our tour easy and pleasant After
leaving Kansas City the latter part of
this week, we will hurry with all speed
in order to reach Cincinnati within a
week of the time we leave Kansas
City.
After leaving Cincinnati the Ohio
Mud Hen will proceed to Washington
and thence to New York, thus com
pleting the round trip from coast to
coast on which the start was made in
September
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-11
OBJECT TO HIGH ASSESSMENT.
Ttllman County Asks Time Extension
Threatens to Contest.

Oklahoma City, Dec. 1l.--Sam w
Johnson. county attorney of Tilman
county, in a letter to Governor Cruce
Saturday places the blame for high
taxes upon the state board of equaliz-
alton and says that if the people there
can have until March | to pay their
taxes without penaRy attaching, the
condition will be accepted, but if not
contest is to be made questioning
the state boards authority to act as it
did.
The governor could not determine
whether there existed any authority
for extending the time for paying taxes
in the absence of legislative sanction.
This will probably be referred to At
torney General West for an opinion.