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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
BLOCK DROPPED ON
HIS HEAO--DAzEO
His Heavy Crop of Hair Was
All That Saved Ira May
From Being Killed.

To his heavy head of hair Ira May
of indianapolis, a foreman employed
at the new Second National bank
building, probably owes his life. While
walking underneath the elevator shaft
on Friday morning a large wooden
tance of at least fifty feet. and struck
him on the crown of the head, knock
ing him fiat.
First aid to the injured treatment
was administered and he was quickly
brought back to consciousness. He
was then taken to the Office of a near
by physician and ten stitches were
taken to close wound six inches IL
length. Although badly dazed as (
result of the accident, the man die
not suffer any serious injury, SO fal
as the physician could ascertain, and
it is believed the long scalp wound
which is not in the least dangerous
is the only injury which he sustained
The men in the department il
which he Is employed were cleanint
up preparatory to leaving the city OF
Friday morning. May was called t,
the lower floor and as he started t,
pass the elevator shaft the block o
wood fell 1t is understood that it wa
no fault of any of the men employe.
on the floor above. Under ordinar,
, circumstances, the accident woul,
probably have proven fatal as the dis
tance which the block fell. combine,
| with its weight, gave it great force
AS it was Mays hair, which is un
usually thick and heavy, broke tn
force of the falling block
Mark Thomas, a well known resi-
dent of South Tenth street suffere,
painful bruises on Thursday evenin,
/ when he stumbled over a stone at tn
edge of the pavement at South Eight
and G streets. Mr.. Thomas iniurie
are not such as to confine him to hi
home more than few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
LAST MINUTE CLUB
PREPARES TO SHOP
Members of the Organization
Will Begin to Storm the
Stores This Evening.

Tired clerks, floor walkers and de-
partment managers-proprietors can
also be included-in the various local
stores, are waiting with dread today
the stampede of the Last Minute
Club" which is scheduled to begin
this evening. Membership in this
club is restricted, as a rule, to men
They dread shopping" as much as
their wives, mothers, sisters and
sweethearts enjoy it. Members Of the
club delay their Santa Claus stunt un
til the eleventh hour, then, driven
forth by the women OF their families
they make gigantic onslaught on the
stores and, when the tidal wave ol
male shoppers is stemmed, late
Christmas eve, then recedes into the
streets again, said clerks, floor walk
ers, department managers and proprie
tors place the stock remnants on the
shelves, turn out the lights and IimI
wearily homeward, some to spend the
glad Christmas day in their beds t.
answer the urgent demands of theil
wearied, aching, exhausted bodies.
Local merchants say that they have
enjoyed an excellent Christmas seas
on and that the shopping began sooner
than ever before, no doubt the resul
of concerted efforts Of the press urg
ing early shopping. '----. &c
The stock displayed at the variou!
stores has been most attractive ant
bargains equal to those offered in ths
larger neighboring cities has had thu
effect of reducing the number OF shop
pers who 60 out of the city to do thei
Christmas buying. The market Of th'
local business houses has been in
creased this year and for two week
trains and traction cars have been
filled with people coming from neigh
boring towns to do their shopping II
Richmond stores.
As a final hint to the members o
the Last Minute Club"-only' tw'
more evenings and one day remain TO
you to do your Christmas shopping.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
TURRET OF MAINE
IS TOWED ASHORE
american News Seryicel

Havana, Dec. 23.-The top Of the
forward turret Of the battleship Maine
which had been blown off in the dis
aster which brought on the Spanish
war and which was located yesterday,
was towed ashore today and the work
OF scraping off the barnacles for an ex.
animation OF the eleven ton wreck vas
started. Experts believe that light
will be shed upon the explosion by the
examination OF the turret top. A gun
sight is also among the remnants OF
the battleship which have been found
at the bottom of the harbor by the
workmen who are raising the sunken
battleship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
Every Influence Obtainable
by His Friends Being Ex-
erted to Secure His Re-
lease from Prison.
SAY HIS CONDITION
is VERY ALARMING
But Government Officials
Deny This-Rep. Cullop of
Indiana Has Joined with
Walsh's Friends.
(American News Service)


Washington, Dec. 23.-There is a
remarkable influence at work to bring
about the pardon of John r. Walsh,
the convicted Chicago banker who, be-
fore his failure and conviction was so
prominent in the development of the
industries of Southern Indiana.
Walsh's attorney, Buckingham. of Chi
cago, has been here urging that the
case be fastened. Former Senator
Hopkins of Illinois, who always ap-
peared in the senate as defender of
Walsh is also here, having come on
specially to work for Walsh's freedom
The reiteration of Walsh's friends that
he is at the point of death and should
be freed at once to save his life finds
no confirmation here. The Depart
ment of Justice has recently caused
another investigation to be made of
Walsh's condition and the report is
that he Is not only not in bad health
but is improving in prison because of
rest and freedom from business cares.
Yet Walsh's friends insist that he is
dying. Mayor Busse, of Chicago,s is
reported today in press dispatches as
having repeated this assertion after a
visit to Walsh in prison.
Representative Cullop, of Indiana
has again taken up the fight for
Walsh and has been to see the attor.
ney-general and expects to cali on the
President again. The attorney-gener
al said today that the case could not
possibly be considered before January
1st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
MORE VICTIMS OF
A BIG EXPLOSION
(American News Servfce)

New York. Dec. 23-Two more vic.
Tins were added to the death list from
the supposed explosion of Pintsch Gas
in the yards Of the N. Y. Central R. R
when a man and woman died in Belle.
vue hospital today. They were Mrs
Theresa Latham and Coils Walker
both of whom were walking in Lexing
ton avenue, near Fiftieth street. the
scene of the disaster, when the explos
ion occurred. Both had their skulls
fractured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
INDIANA SCHOOLS
OPPOSE FOOTBALL
fAmerican News Service,

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 23.-The
question OF abolishing football in the
high schools OF Indiana was discussed
here today at the annual meeting Of
the Indiana High School Athletic
Association. Many OF the school su-
perintendents are in favor OF abolish
ing the game, because OF the large
number of serious accidents that oc-
CURED on scholastic gridirons in this
State the past season If football is
abolished an effort will be made to
substitute soccer and rugby
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
AN ENGLISH PUG"
DIES AFTER FIGHT
(American News Service,

Liverpool. Eng, Dec. 23.-James
Holland. an English pugilist. died in
a hospital here today. the result of a
terrific blow he received last night in
a fight with Dick Mock. of London.
Mock was arrested and today was
bound for court without bail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
HIGHWAYMAN HELD
UP TICKET AGENT
fAmerican News Service)

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Dec. 23.-A
highwayman held up Harry Darby.
night ticket agent for the West Shore
R. R az Highland. near here. at 4
O'Clock this morning and looted the Of
flee. getting Sis. The man had been
sleeping on a bench in the waiting
room and he attacked Darby. beating
him severely about the head with the
butt Of 2 revolver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
JAMES N. HUSTON
GIVEN NEW TRIAL
(American News Service)

SeFNICGJ
Washington. Dec. Ga Justice
Wright In the criminal court today
granted a new trial to James n. Hus-
ton OF Connersville. formerly treas
urer Of the United States. He was
recently convicted of using the mails
to defraud. The evidence was declar-
ed to be insufficient to warrant the in
Fiction of the sentence.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
A BISCUIT PLANT
BURNED TO-DAY

tAmerican News Ser vice)
Toledo, Dec. 23.-The Toledo Bis
cult company plant burned this morn.
ing. The loss is two hundred thousand
dollars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
Sturdy Increase in Popula-
ton Shown by Census De-
partment Report, Increase
Being 22.5 Pct.
MADE GOOD SHOWING
WITH RIVAL CITIES
Comparison with Y. M. B. c.
Census, Taken in 1909,
Shows City Made an In
crease Of All in One Year.

Since 1900 Richmond has increased
its population 4.o9s. an increase Of
nearly % per cent.
In 1900 the Official United States
census gave Richmond a population Of
1926. The official United States
census for 1910 gave Richmond a pop
ulation of 22.324.
The enumeration OF Richmond's
population was completed about the
first OF May. this year. In April.
1909, the Young Mems Business club
took census of the city. which show
ed a population OF 1913. This CEN
sus was taken In a most careful man.
ner and was probably as accurate as
the government census taken this
year.
Comparing the unofficial census
taken in 1909 and the ofYicial census
taken this year II shows the city in
creased It's population al in one
years time. most substantial
growth.
A Census Of Wards.
Population OF the various wards OF
the city under the 1910 census have
not yet been announced. but the fol.
lowing is the population by wards
shown by the Young Mems Business
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
BIG OPERA HOUSE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
tAmerican News Service)

New Orleans, Dec. 23.-Shubert's
magnificent opera house was damaged
a quarter of a million dollars by fire
early today Three negroes were ia
tally burned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23

II is probable that II Spring Grove.
Benton Heights. Earlham Heights and
other suburbs of the city were incor-
porated into the city, Richmond
would have a population OF between
$4,000 and $4,000. This cannot be
definitely stated. however. as the pop
ulation Of these suburbs. which have
grown rapidly In the past few years.
have not been announced.
Richmond people are pleased by the
splendid growth OF the Panic Proof
City. noting with pride that Richmond
has outstripped Marion; has come
within 153 of equaling the population
Of Anderson. although that city led
Richmond by 2.4O3 ten years ago: has
gone past New Albany. which only
showed gain Of one: has outstripped
Lafayette by over 1000. and is close
on the heels Of Muncie. ...
In n half century Richmond has
more than tripled its population. On
the eve OF the civil war Richmond had
q population of $500. This was great.
ly decreased by the cali to arms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23
THE WEATHER

sIArg-Falr tonight and Wednes.
day. Clear In East portion to.
night Colder tonight. Saturday
fair and colder.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-23

IocAl-Snow and colder tonight
Saturday fair and cold.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
Ministers VIII Head Movement
to Prevent JeRrieS-jOhn-
son Contest.
M'CARTHY'S DEATH IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ACT
Moran Is All Broken Up Over
Affair; Sporting Men Say
Fight Will Be Staged.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.--Opposition
TO the Jeffries- johnson prize fight follow
ing tl1e death OF Tommy Mccarthy. san
Francisco puglist, as the result OF II
night with Owen Moran here carly Sat
urday morning, took form today In u
statewide movement of ClcrsymeR to
prevent the holding OF the championship
fight July & PrIzenghuus was denounced
from scores OF pulpits and in many cases
definite beginnings of 4 campaign To he
taken UP this week were made.
A meeting of tho san Francisco Church
Federation will be held tomorrow and
committees will be appointed 10 carry tho
anti-hsht agitation 20 Governor Gillctt.
The pastors OF all the churches in tho city
have been notified ana il has been tacitly
agreed among the clcrgymcn that the
church federation shall take the lead In
the movement.
AT a special meeting OF the congrcga-
tion OF the First Congregational church OF
Oakland resolutions were passed protest
ing against the fight and will be forward
ed TO Governor Glllett and Attorney Cen
cral L. 5. Webb
In the First Methodist church, within a
stones throw OF Dreamland rink, where
the Moran Mccarthy fight occurred, Rev
Louis j. Sawyer denounced the manage
ment Of the Iisht as responsible for Nc
Carthy's death and called upon his ocn-
eregation 10 join In a movement to pro-
vent prize fights in the state. Rev, Rob-
ert j. Rcnison OF ST. PauIS Episcopal
church dcplored the commerCializnC Of
what should be legitimate sport" and
pledged himself IN HE sermon 10 the anti
prize fight movement
Owen Moran, who is out on bail await
ing his arraignment Tor manslaughtcr
today sent 500 TO priest in Marin com-
~ 10 say mass over the dead youths
body
The little fighter who has wife and
four children in London, is sim overcome
with grief al the tragic outcome or the
hght and is insistcnt in his denial that he
had admitted that the match was
framed"
Sporting men here do not believe that
the agitation against the JcfTries- johnson
tight will seriously interfere with the
plans of the promoters. sam Berger and
Jeffries repeated their former statements
today that they anticipated little trou-
BILE. and at his camp at the Cliff house
Jack Johnson also made light OF any pos
sible opposition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
Apparatus Has Been Installed
and Surroundings Look
Good to Jack.
GREATEST PLACE IN THE
WORLD FOR ATHLETE
Champion Weighs 22S Pounds.
and Needs but Little Work
TO Get Right.

SAN FRANCISCO May Jack john
son. heavyweight ring champion Of the
world. Is Installed In his training quar-
ters at the Seal Rock house on the beach
NJ the fringe OF the Pacific ocean. where
he is 10 prepare himself for his fight with
James !. Jefrries at Emeryville. July 4.
Practically all OF the training apparatus
has been Installed and Johnson will de
vote his time for the next few days to
light preliminary training.
johnson weighs 22S pounds and seems
to be larger and stronger than ever be
men who have seen the big negro say
they believe he will have little difficulty
In bringing himself bout TO the best pos
slblc physical condition.
When the champion begins training he
will take to the road for eight or ten
miles each day will do light work In tho
grmna stun and Will spend his spare time
between short walks and beach rides in
time he will begin his daily sparrlng
routine and will graduate his activities
in this line until he has reached the ff-
teen round daily limit.
Four days each week johnson VIII box
in his gymnasium. which - last sea =
sons dancing auditorium made over The
ring Will he arranged on the stage NJ one
end and the defender OF the title viii
give exhibition sperring matches 10 audi
ences OF paid admission. The pavilion
seats thousand and the box X-office de-
partment is optimistic.
''T like the ocean beach" said Johnson
today. THE brisk salt breeze adds vim
70 n mans work-gives him life and ne
can always be in good fettle. Watch
me climb up to the lighting notch. This
is the grea'est place in tie world for
training camp"
johnson was In conference today with
Tex Richard and Jack Gleason. the pro-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
:; ::; ;$::; ::i%'' :S Big Fight Agitation
OCC|DENTALS BEAT
MURRAY BALL TEAM
Smelter City Players Show Lack
of Practice and Score
Many Errors.

One of the best baseball games for
| tho blues was witnessed by over 1000
fans at tho Walker field Sunday after
noon. when tho Occidcntals tailed 5 TO
>. with Murray on the short end. II was
advertised the opening game, and the
people got their moneys worth. While
the Occidcntals played an errorlcss game.
they did not have TO accept any hard
chances. especially in the first part of
the game The Murray boys seemed to
have their eyes filled with smeltcr smoke
and IT took two or three innings to get
used to the Zion atmosphere.
Scott, In center field. started the
trouble by dropping TWO easy binglcs
which. together with an error by Mar
gctts and one by Price, nettcd the col
orcd boys the first three runs OF the
game. Price then shut out the Occiden-
up by good support. The boys played
good ball and the people enjoyed II.
Price went to pieces in the sixth In
ming. and it cost his team three moro
runs. The feature OF tho inning was
the nap taken by Catcher Good. Black
had been passed 10 frst. and getting "A
Good stood looking at him, holding the
ball and for some reason, did not make
any attempt 10 cut him off. The crowd
was not used 10 this kind OF ball playing
and let out howl that could be heard
for blocks.
Langrord pitched good game. but he
was found In The third Inning for doubles
by Mann md Kaefer and, with MarGett's
singles, three men scored. This was the
only time that the Murray boys had n
chance to get home, LanCford allowing
only three hits in the next six innings.
In the eighth inning Umpire Billy
Dutch got cramp In his right leg and
the balplayers rushed to his assistance
and. after a few minutes Of brisk rub
blne, Dutch was able 10 continue To um-
pire. He had watched Langford closely
and had tried to initiate tho colored
boy. who went through ali kinds OF
movements before he slammed the ball
over the plate.
With little practice tho Murray boys
Will have n good team. The regular line
up was not used in Sundays game
The
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02

great many sanctions have beer
granted for automobile dates tne present
year, Following Is an official list
MAY.
May Flag to flag endurance con
May Second annual Delaware Val
ley endurance run, Mercer county. n
May 5-7-spring meeting at two-mrle
motordrome of Atlanta. Ca. associate
May 9-li-Fourth annual reliability
contest, Harrisburg. Pa, club.
May lSsla-Bndurance run from Nor
riStoNn, Pa, 10 Scranton. Pa.
May 2l-22-ChallenSe endurance match
OF Long Island and Crescent City clubs
on Long Island.
May 2T-3O-Three days race meet In
dianapolis motor speedway.
Nav 2S-Iniltial hill climbing contest
promoted by the Amateur Automobile
Contest aSs1eiation. on a hin In the VI
May 2S:3o-Decoration day races.
Kansas City Automobile club.
May So-Annual hill climb up Sport
HILL under the auspices OF the Automo-
bile club of Bridgeport. Conn.
June 4-The sixth annual hill climb.
under the auspices of the Automobile club
OF Worcester. Mass
June 1i-Annual hill-climbing contest
up Giants Despair mountain, under the
auspices OF the Wllkesbarre tPa) Auto
mobile club
June IL to ls--Provisional dates for the
1910 Scottish reliability trials.
JULY.
July 1-2-Contcsts at Indianapolis Mo-
and aerial events
July NORTH Wildwood On. J.) Auto.
mobile clubs roadabIlity run from Phil
adelphia 10 Wildwood
July 4.-North Wildwood IN j. Auto
mobile clubs annual beach races on
-, July ss-Aviatlon meeting at Indlanap-
OILS motor speedway.
AUGUST.
August 6.North Wildwood IN, J.1 Au-
Drive y" oeeah
August 12-13-Twenty-four-h auto
mobile race at Indianapolis motor speed-
way,
SEPTEMBER.
September .. 3. 5-Three days' auto
mobile race meeting at indianapolis mo-
September 5-North Wildwood fN ~
Automobile clubs beach race meet on
September l7-American national cha
pionship balloon race, to be held in In
dianapois, Ind.
OCTOBER
October 1I-Start of the 1910 intorna
''onai 6n,oh balloon sn race race from ST: Louis. Mo-
he Atlanta Automobile association al the
t"o-mile motrodrome at Atlanta Ca
Foreign.
May TO 1-Small car show in Munich,
Germany.
May ! TO 14-Motor car and airsb,n
show in Vienna Austria
Nay S-Speed trials in Modcne
May 22-29-German-Amerlc excur-
sion on the Danube
Nay 24-25-Speed trials near Vienna.
May 20 to 29-Copa Catalunya, near
sarcelonIa: Spain, o. ''e''
May ll-ia-Specd and hill trials: pro-
Ant.
May ~ to June 9-Show at ST Peters
Touring car trials OF the Automobi,a
1iuo ol houmania- No date set.
JUNE.
,anW aune 10 S-Prince Henry tour, Ger
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
Sox Beat Tigers,

CHICAGO. May l.-Chicago defeated
Detroit In hard-fought Undermining
game today, 4 10 3. Walsh pitched I'm fine
form, but had poor support In the ninth,
when Hahn dropped long fly. Black
burn fumblcd TWO line drives. which gaye
the visitors two runs. Chicago came
back In their half and tied II up on a
base on balls. sacrifice, an out and
hit. The finish came In the fifteenth.
when Tannehil alt a clean drive to left
for two bases, went to third on sac
rifice. and scored on wild pitch
r. H L.
Detroit ..,......... .. q z
Battertes-Walsh and Payne: Brown
Ing, Willis, Pernoll and Stanage
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-02
.RECINENTALS TAKE
FALL OUT d, ZION
Soldiers Play All Around lnde-
pendents in 0ne-Sided
Baseball Game.

Special to The Tribune.
FORT DOUGLAS. May 1-Rofs FIJI
Ieenth infantry regmentals continued
their victorious procession today by Sc
vcrey drubbInc the Salt Lake lndepend-
ents, a formidable appearing array oi
baseball talent under the manag eriaI
wing Of May,
The city chaps came up fun OF conf
Jeuce and enthusiasm. but after the first
spasm had passed into history their con-
lidence tank was sadly punctured After
having cast their keen optics on the Reg
imcntalS In action with their long VII
10 the fact that they had about as much
chance Of winning as a three legged fly
in Jar Of jam. Their fond dreams Of
victory pcTchcd on inc Independents
roost were quickly and efGectuaHy dissi-
pated when they began to swing al the
tautaizing slants and shoots hurled over
the pan by young MoSSer, the rcgimcntal
colt twirler The youugster, ably coached
by his veteran baCkstop. Tolls, had the
measure OF the Independent sluggers from
the sound OF the gong, The best they
could do was 10 garner three safetics
scattered through as many innings. Moss
or would have duplicated Bankstop's feat
OF shutout only for an error by Miller
in the first session.
on thI other hand. the Reglmentals
took most kindly 10 the offerings OF Han
sen aud pounded his delivery TO all cor
ucrS of the ground the chief offender be
ing Costello. who slammed out a homer
and two sizzling singles, The longest
drive ever seen on the fort grounds WAS
made 10y Rolf. which the wind blew foul
by few feet. This terrific drive seemed
TO have unnerved Hansen. as he gave
the big army first saclSman free trans
portation three times thereafter. The
soldiers played a much faster and cleaner
game than the Independents. and he'd no
trouble In defeating the visitors. The
game was largely attended by civilians