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Receiving no reply he glanced at
his companion, and 1t was vaguely
brought home to him that he was
on the eve Of surprises; there was
an expression on his fathers face
new to him as he glanced about the
square with its impossible monument.
Same old spot we used to hold our
Memorial Day orations," he MUIR
INJURED. "And look here, Howard! I
was in the mob of torchlighters when
Blaine came out on that old City Hall
pedestal and addressed us. BY
George! l can see 1t all now
The young man watched with tho
indulgent amusement of youth the
changes in his fathers face. and 1t
changed many times during the walk.
1.-THE dear old boy must have cared
a lot" he thought with sympathy; and
was quite unaware that year ago
he would not have been sympathetic
at all.
He supposed now that their mutual
fondness came back to ancestral feel
ings; after all, this was what they
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now, 1t had been from the life he
dreamed of in those days, those good
days of his youth.
1t had been a fast little college
town even then: there had been plenty
of things that had better not have
happened even in a fast little college
town: but somehow this house. the
associations which surrounded ii. the
influences IL shed. all that 1t stood for
and that emanated from il, had sweet
ened and cleansed the whole for him.
He had been a better man in that fast
little college town than he had ever
been since. Nobody else might know
it--but he knew IL himself.
He had been capable Of things then
he had never been capable OF again.
And all because Of what? He ac-
knowledged to himself now that all
his obstinate insistence i'm sending
Howard there had been due to this
one thing. lie had seen. uncon-
sciously. his whole college life in the
light of that association.
1t was for this---for the sake of
something missed out West-missed
everywhere since; and he had never
reflected that this might not come the
boys way. He had never even con-
sciously desired it; he had other and
definite plans for Howard: he had
never even realized that the light
which illuminated the college streamed
directly from these doorsteps.
And she had trembled on the verge
when they had both trembled on
the verge; the very spot beneath the
trees. on their walk home of his class
night, when in the softened tender
ness Of gathered memories, and
touched with youths first tragedy
of parting, he should have spoken.
For he was going to Europe and then
to Harvard to please his father. eX-
actly as he had planned that his son
should go to Europe and then to Har-
ward to please him.
They had correspunded; he had seen
her. off and on. through the Harvard
years. and always he meant to speak
one day: then came his years on the
plains and in Chicago. He was older,
more cautious: 1t seemed better to
establish himself first. The business
instinct which had made him sue
cess engrossed him; letters grew
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that the hotel obligngly broke II, OBJ
truding its brand new bulk.
You'd like me to wait for you,
wouldn't you. father" the young
man asked courteously, yet he fidgetei
visibly as he asked.
The elder man looked up; already
his thoughts had wandered.
NO II you don't mind, I'll come
up a little later: You must have
plenty TO attend to at your rooms,
and the fact is, I've little business
of my own"
His son opened his eyes wide.
business. in this town You are
not thinking Of buying a cotton mill,
are you?"
The elder man laughed good natur-
eddy.
Never mind what I'm going to
buy; go and look after your spread.
I'll turn up presently"
"All right"-there was a suspi-
Cious alacrity in the assent; I'D like
TO make sure Prendergast doesn't for
get the ice or something-but you
won't he late?" He turned at the
door to add mischievously: sure You
know the way?"
Considering l tramped hollows in
IL before you We're born-yes, re-
torted his father. "Trot along. you
only have one senior class day"
Apparently the reminder had been
needed, If needed the elder man. lis
tening. heard him take the stairs IN
two plungcs, and smiled with grim
sympathy. No; one had only one
senior class day.
Left to himself. he made a very aC-
Curate toilet and descended the stairs
with due dignity; nobody could have
conceived how near his sons, for
once. was the heart under the digni-
fled exterior. One had but one senior
class day.
outside the hotel he turned delib-
eratcly away from the college and as
deliberately chose n street that led
away from the business districts; evil
IDENTIFY his business was of particu-
lar nature. 1t was June. growing int,
an early dusk, and the city of elmS
and lawns was busy concealing in that
green cloak multitude of sins.
AS he walked. the quaint beauty OF
the place struck him, although quaint
ness was the last virtue the ambitious
manufacturing town pretended to ol
would have been grateful for. 1t saw
itself as an important metropolis; !
looked, to the outsider, "A peaceful, in
nocent New England scholastic town
and 1t was a corrupt little plutocracy
with a social scale nicely adjusted t
the number of spndles In its mills
Moreover, it was n bigoted and sec
tartan little city. and, by natun
compensation for its bigotry and slow
ness, its university was known 10
a very automobile among unversitie
In the matter OF pace; yet in 1t tn
man who knew both the golden Yves
and Harvard had elected to immolat
his only son.
And he knew no repentance eve
yet; rather the atmosphere of tn
place was working like yeast With
him, and feelings. dormant for thirt
years. We're rising in the ferment c
spirit. The further he got ava
from the college. the nearer he fel
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say you've sampled it?" He looked
with twinkling eyes at his son, and
his son twinkled back.
II dare say I have"
"And-upon my word! there's old
Ripton walking up the street exactly
as he used to at this hour-fifty, a
hundred years ago" He smiled de-
lightedly. We'll, well! I've been told
If came back I'd find the same
people doing the same thing at the
same hour-but I didn't believe it
The West takes that out Of me.
"Ah, there's the old library! In my
day that was the haunt Of all the
pretty girls; immensely studious bt
they were, but always on this side of
the building-college side: We used 20
wonder what they kept on the shelves
on the other side"
The little chuckle with which he
said this died suddenly as he glanced
up at his son for an answering smile;
the young man was looking distinctly
embarrassed, and an awkward silence
succeeded. 1t was a relief to both
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had really come out Of. and that al
ways counted he knew such a lot
Of people out West who had never
come out of anything. Still. he was
used to seeing his father-a contained,
rather caustic man, with a keen brain
for business which still had kept its
intellectual edge--moved by quite
other than ancestral matters, II at all.
Moreover, he had his own reasons for
watching the pater very closely just
now.
Seen so, the two were curiously like.
yet unlike enough to mark one OF
those American transitions due to
geographical influences. At so the
father was still young, a fact which
his gray hairs only handsomely EN-
phasized, and the New England lines
We're rather rounded out than oblit-
Grated by Western contacts.
The son suggested youth who had
come to manhood under hrger-it
might be also easier-conditions: he
was taller. ampler and more richly
Colored, with a wider, less intense
gaze. one guessed that much had come
TO him as birthright which the elder
had achieved.
All the way to the hotel the elder
man continued quietly to note incon-
spcuous landmarks along the narrow
streets, but they seemed to interest
him abnormally.
Actually got a trolley line up the
hill" he frowned and smiled. Il re-
member how they talked about 1t ten
years. while We were laying the whole
West with lines: wonder if they've
got a transfer service yet?"
"Oh, yes" Howard replied. laugh
ing; but it's still esteemed n daring
innovation: they are talking Of letter
boxes on the cars"
There's the old chop house, dare
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self with a smile now positively cyni-
cal, his heart had always begun to
beat faster. Would she-it being
June, and a nisht ike this-be out
on her doorstep or not? In those
days people sat on their doorsteps.
And would there be any one with her
or not?
There was the house garden-for a
moment positive clutch assailed
him. lie found himself deliberately
thanking heaven there was no one
on the steps; but he made that all
right with himself by the increased
Cynicism OF his laugh. or course, NJ
one would be there,-even thirty
years ago--they would all be at the
campus.
In the shadow of the nearest tree
he stopped and leaned deliberately on
the top Of the gate-it was the same
old gate, he felt sure, he touched the
latch with his fingorS--it had the
same old squeak And then for
moment Ge stopped laughing and lost
all regard for his own opinion.
There were roses growing against
the fence: there had been roses then,
Casting quick lo,'i around the a.
serted street he leaned over and gath
cred one--a little white BLOSSOM
and, taking from his pocket n mas
sive leather book laid ii away among
his business papers. They dealt with
big money affairs-those papers. At
that moment, all put together, they
We're not worth to him what the little
rose had stood for. Tempt passati.
Oh, DAYS of youth, youthful senti-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
COloREO WOMAN SHOT
IN MYSTERIOUS WAY

Mrs. Naude Coleman. colered. 65i
South H street. IL at Reid hospital suf-
fering from q wound inflicted late yes
terday afternoon by 44-calibre re-
volver. which entered her right leg
several inches above the knee and
came out through tie hip. She says
she accidentally shot herself.
Mike Coleman. her husband. is held
in the county Jail on q charge Of hav'
ing murdered his seven-year-old STEP
son.
Two colored people. Charles McCray
and Emma Gay. were with Mrs Cole
man at the time she was shot. Both
declare the shooting was accidental.
From the nature and location OF
the wound 1t is difficult to understand
just how Mrs. Coleman could have
shot herself. unless she is q contor
ZIONIST" the attending physician said
today. The woman's wound is q seri
GUS one but she will recover.
No arrests have been made. The
police are investigating.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
CONSTRUCTION TIME
CONSIDERED IN BIDS
FOR RELIEF BRIDGE

Several out of town contractors as
well as the local bridge contractors
are expected to submit bids for the
construction of the temporary bridge
at Main street The county commiss-
toner's will open the bids at IL O'Clock
Monday morning. An appropriation of
$500 was made by the county coun-
Gil month ago. According to the
estimates of the county bridge engi-
neer, the total cost of the bridge will
not exceed this amount.
The Terre Haute, Indianapolis and
Eastern traction company has agreed
to pay one third Of the original cost of
the construction in addition to- the
expense of reinforcing the structure
underneath the tracks. The bridge
engineer estimates that under this ar
rangement the traction company will
have to pay more than the county be-
cause of the grading required in their
work as we'll as the laying of the
tracks
The contractors have been asked to
include in their bids the length of
tine necessary to build the structure
and this will be taken into considera-
ton in letting the contract. The COM
missioners are anxious to have the
work begin as soon as possible be-
cause of the congestion of traffic on
the Doran bridge. At the last meet
ing of the commissioners the necessity
of giving relief to the situation i'm
mediately was discussed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
NO FALSE ALARM;
RICH WILL SHAVE

Howell Rich, Richmond's barber,
auto hack owner and commission mer-
chant, returned to the city today and
appeared at the sheriff's office to
answer to summons to appear in
circuit court. Two automobiles and
all barber shop apparatus belonging
to Rich have been attached by the
sheriff. One of the automobiles was
scld by the sheriff yesterday to pay
part of the claims filed against the
man while he was out of the city.
They told me you shaved off your
whiskers." said Sheriff Steen when
Rich walked in his office this after
neon.
No. I haven't yet" said Rich, but
/ am going to. People tell me l look
like the ID with them on and l am
beginning to believe it myself.
never saw the devil but know about
how he looks"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
NIL TONS CLUB
ASKS RICHMOND
TO MAKE VISIT

Committees have been appointed
and arrangements are being made for
Richmond Night" at Milton, october
Z, when it is planned to invade Wash
ington township with at least 100 auto
mobiles with their occupants. A mann
moth mass meeting is being planned,
under the auspices Of the Milton Boost
ers' club and the Wayne County Old
Trails association.
Ray Swallow, chairman OF the pro-
gram committee, announced today an
elaborate program Of speeches. In ad-
ditfon to the speeches q band concert
will be given by the Milton band and
special music by a quartet from Rich
mond. From 400 to 500 persons from
Richmond will leave in automobiles
and on the interurbans on Thursday
evening, October Z.
The following program mas Deen ar
ranged by Chairman Ray Swallow:
Music-Milton band, $50.
Address of welcome by representa-
tive from the Milton Boosters club,
7:3O.
Response by Ray Swallow. chair
man OF the committee Of the evening.
Remarks-Charles Jordan.
Observation-Disclosures Haberkern, Jr.,
Richmond.
Remarks-County Auditor L. s.
Bowman.
Song-Male quartet.
Remarks-Dr. |. s. Harold, presi
dent Of the county association.
Remarks-Prof. J. B. Unthank,
Richmond.
Song-Male quartet.
General remarks.
The following committees have
been appointed:
Committee on Transportation-A.N N.
Chamness. chairman; Horace Kramer,
John Zwissler, Thomas Hubbard, Jesse
Bailey, Fred Bethard, E. H. Harris. L.
8. Bowman, C. o. Williams, F. M.
Jones and Henry Goldfinger.
Publicity Committee-Willard Jes-
sup, D. S. Coe and E. M. Haas.
Program Committee-Ray Swallow,
chairman; Charles Beck, DR.. |. S. Har-
old and Luther Feeger.
Music Committee-Roland Nus
baum, chairman; Clifford Hutchens,
Edgar Mote and Rutherford Jones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
LOCAL BANKS REJECT
WAR LOAN OvERTuRES

Inviting participation In the half
billion dollar joint Anglo French five
year bonds soon to be issued to secure
the credit loan of Great Britain and
France. offers from Chicago banking
and investment houses were received
yesterday and today by the First.
Second and Union National banks and
the Dickinson Trust company. All
local banks declined to assume any
part of the loan.
The offers received varied but in
the main, the price OF participation
was offered at SO with privilege of
withdrawal at 96A
The selling price will be SO to the
public and the banks figuring in the
loan will receive deposits equal to the
amount of their participation. The
withdrawal of participants relieves
them of further liability.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
CLASS IN ENGLISH
FEARS TEMPTATION

Fear that the saloon will present
temptation which they may not have
the courage to withstand has led rep
resentative Italians and foreigners to
express a preference for Whitewater
school instead of the high school or
Y. NJ. G. A. building in which to hold
classes for the study of the English
language.
We start home, see saloon, 60 in,
drink, get drunk. Then there big
fight. police pull and big trouble ON
hands. We ika Whitewater school,"
Tonight will be the first assembling
of the foreigners in Whitewater school
building and will be utilized, only, for
full explanation of what the work
will consist If necessary an inter-
prefer will talk to them and advise
them as to the course Of study to be
taught.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30

The condition involving withdrawal
OF participants. Is viewed in local
banking circles as the extent OF the
desperate efforts to float the loan
without loss OF time.
No consideration was given by Of
ficfals of Richmond banks as to the
advisability of accepting the offers, as
far as could be learned. All pro-
posals were unhesitatingly declined.
Officials of the Richmond banks de
clared that as their reason for their
non-participation the statements that
they preferred to lend the money at
home. Offers were made to A. d.
Gayle of the First National in eight
kilograms and three long distance
telephone calls and kilograms were
also received by all the other banks
in the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
AGED PIONEER DIES

Patrick O'Sullivan, 80. well-known
pioneer of the city. died at his home,
121 North Ninth street. at Z o'clock
this morning. Mr.. O'Sullivan was
born Sept. IL, 1885. at Kilvarvin.
County Kerry, Ireland. He has re-
sided in Richmond since 1872 and until
ten years ago was employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad as blacksmith.
He leaves a wife and one daughter,
Mrs. Alice Collins and granddaugh-
ter. Theresa. Services will be held at
9 o'clock Saturday morning at St.
Mary's church. Friends may call at
any time but are requested to omit
flowers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
PRISONERS WANTING
AUDIENCE BY STEEN
USE SAME FORMULA
Tell Al 1 want to see him"

Tell Al ! want to see him."
These are the exact words always
used by prisoners at the county Jail
when they decide to reform"
Turnkey Morgan said today that in
nine cases out of ten, prisoners at the
county Jail, who have been placed in
the so-called dog house." which
means solitary confinement for a time
defined entirely by the sheriff. use
these words when they want to be re
leased. The turnkey then reports to
Al Steen. the sheriff. that the prisoner,
who has been living on bread and
water for a certain length of time, has
stated his belief that he can live a
Straightforward life II he is released
from his lone confinement.
II the sheriff takes pity on him. he
volunteers to talk with him and upon
promise never to break the rules OF
the jail again, the prisoner is released
There is nothing around the jail
feared more by the prisoners than the
dog house" Whenever a prisoner
escapes from the custody of any OF
the TRUSTEES" while doing work for
the sheriff, he is hurried into solitary
confinement for as long a time as the
sheriff believes is necessary for a
complete repentance. Earnest Kelly
who was sent to Jail for public In.
toxication, is now one of Stems star
boarders on the bread and water diet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
CAUGHT AT LAST

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. Sept. 60
William Willis of Straughn, who rob-
bed two stores and three residences in
that city last Thursday night and Sc
cured money and other valuables, fail
ed in an attempt to pass forged checks
here but succeeded later in a like at
tempt at Greenfield. He was arrested
and taken to New Castle Saturday,
when he pleaded guilty to all the
charges and was sentenced to prison
for from two to fourteen years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
City Statistics

KARCHER-The funeral Of Mrs.
Threasa Karcher took place from the
residence on South Eighth street at
2: 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev.
Beck, pastor emeritus of Trinity Luth-
eran church, officiated. Many friends
of the family were present. The pail
bearers were the following: J. Henry
E. Bode, George Schneider. George
Deuker, Will Schneider, Harry Kauper
and George Pheming. Burial in Luth-
erania cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
OPEN MEAT MARKET

The seventy-third meat market Of
Buehler Bros. will open in this city
Saturday in the Colonial Annex on
South Seventh street. The building
has been renovated and converted into
Il large store for the sale Of meat pro-
ducts. Buehler Bros. have been in
business twenty-five years. They
have stores in fifty-five cities in eight
states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
TEACHERS MEET

The federation of the Richmond
teachers will hold it's first meeting of
the school year in Room 20 of the
high school building at AIS o'clock
Friday afternoon, October 1. Presi-
dent Kelly Of Earlham college, will
make an address,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
pARpleck TO TRAVEL.

Joseph Pardieck OF South Eighth
street. left yesterday for the south.
where he will travel In the interest OF
the Bewley-Darst Coal company. with
headquarters in Atlanta, Ca. His ter
ritory covers Florida, George and
South Carolina.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30

Abandonment Is the charge prefer.
red by Luella Shelter In . divorce
complaint filed in circuit court today
against Ernest Shelter. The plaintiff
asks the court for an absolute divorce.
the custody Of two children and sup
pOrt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30

Under normal conditions arsenic is
supplied as byproduct of the smelter,
and the immense deposits of this
country are drawn on only when high
prices prevail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
HOLDS BOX SOCIAL.

MILTON, Ind. Sept. 3O.-Miss Gus
sic Miller, who has charge of the Wal
lace school, will hold a box supper
Friday evening for the benefit of the
school,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30
EVANGELIST ESTHER FRAME
SPEAKS At FRIENDS CHURCH

Evangelist Esther G. Frame, q mem
Der Of the Wilmington co. yearly
meeting Of Friends, will attend the
prayer meeting OF the East Main
Street Friends church. which begins
lat 7:3O o'clock tonight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-30

Aztec corn 1000 years old was re-
Gently planted in Kansas. 1t grows
much faster than modern corn, and
the grains will be at premium.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-18
OBSERVE ST. PATRICK'S DAY

Yesterday was st. Patrick's day.
St. Patrick was a missionary of the
highest order. His work for his peo-
pie will secure for him for all time
the admiration of the world. He
was not a myth as some suppose.
He was reality His work was
marvellous and little short of miracu-
lous. 1t is no wonder that the Irish
race hold him in great reverence, and
yet the day is often made one of hill
arity as is also Memorial Day, with
dances and the like. In speaking of
this dedication of st. Patrick's day,
Rev. Thomas j. Mccarthy of Carroll,
of st. Joseph's Rectory, writes thus
for the Carroll Herald:
"If may be privileged to speak on
behalf of our people of Irish birth or
decent, | desire to express AN en-
phatic disapproval in the manner in
which feast day of st. Patrick, the
Apostle of Ireland is taken advantage
of by organizations, social and others
having no Irish affiliation whatever
and no sympathy with the Irish SEN
timent in regard to the day. EN-
tertainments" of different kinds, us
ually dances, open to promiscuous
attendance, some even in places or
low repute, are advertised to take
place on that day under auspices, all
purporting to be "observances" of
the Irish national and religious holt
day. We cannot prevent any organ
ization holding what 1t pleases on
March II, but we protest against the
pretense that these observances are
held in honor of day which, sacred
to us means nothing to the element
to which these celebration" cater.
We ask our brethren of Irish birth
and decent of whatever creed to give
their support and presence only to
such observances of the day as are in
keeping with it's character"