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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
While Mr. Loeb is a busy man, he
must note with regret that some raw
hand is now engaged in formulating
White House explanations
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
Items Gathered in
From Far and Near
PASSING OF THE COMET.
le New York Mail.

From the New York Mail.
Remember. doubters and Laodiceans
that Halley's comet failed to elimin-
ate the earth during a republican ad-
ministration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Indianapolis News.
You did not hear the newsboys cry
ing, "Uxtry. Full account of the horri-
BILE end Of the world.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
Her Worry.

Mrs. Hoyle-You seem unhappy.
Mrs. Doyle-I am. don't believe
that II were to die my husband
would wear rs deep mourning as he
did for bis flrst wife.-New York Press
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
From the Newark Star.

1t didn't hurt a bit, did it?
From the Indianapolis Star.
Never touched us.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Baltimore Sun.
If President Taft can still keep his
smile he has some formula that ought
to be made public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Newark News
You may have noticed though. that
the president has thus far abstained
from using the short and ugly word.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Memphis News-Scimitar.
Pretty soon we won't be able to
blame 1t on the comet. Have to fall
back on the tariff again. We have
that always with US.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

Scruples too rigid are nothing elas
but concealed pride.--Goethe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Columbus Journal
Our idea OF scientist is man
who really comprehends the newspa-
per diagrams showing the exact rela-
ton of the orbits of the earth and the
comet.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

The End Of the World.
The end lOf the world draws nizh!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

crease in the number of his cabinet
He has enough now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

From the Providence Journal.
In Washington the comet appears to
be creating less worriment than the
phenomenon of blood on the political
moon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

Entered at Richmond. Indiana, post
office as second class mail matter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

Whenever l gifts to anticipatin'
trouble said Uncle Eben. rs g'win-
ter member bout de friend of mine
dat got kicked by mule cause he
were so busy lookin' out fob de comet
dat he didn' notice de ad;acencr OF
de animals hind feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
SUGGESTIONS FOR PRESIDENT

From the Syracuse Herald.
President Taft will not lend . SYM
pathetic ear to propositions for In
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24

Injured Innocence.
Il want to assume a convincing ex-
preston of injured innocence" said
the Pittsburg man charged with graft
ing.
I'D advise you to go to all the base
ball games.
But I'm in no mood for diversion"
"Of course not. But what you want
to do is to study the expression Of a
base runner when the umpire calls
him out"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYE.

Copy. ight. 1908, by Edwin A. Nye
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-24
Taste In Art.

-.I Taste In Art.
When I was your age" said Mr..
Sirius Barker, Il used to sit away
back in the gallery to see the plays of
William Shakespeare"
Well" replied Johnny Frontrow,
that's as near as I'd want to get to a
Shakespeare show
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
WON'T SURRENDER
WITHOUT CONTEST
Maynard Says He is Not Beaten
and Charges Grave r.
Irregularities.

(Socclai 10 The Richmond Virkinia:l.>
NOkFOLh. VA. August H5.-After
CoasTt ssnlan Ii. L. Maynard had an
nouicec "a contest against w. A.
Young, for the congressional fomina-
ton, because 81 alleged Irregularities.
In Norfolk City and Norfolk county.
Ii was said "a Maynard's Portsmouth
headquarters. at 1850 O'Clock. tLis ar
ternoon that by taking the oitici.ll
CANVASS Of the returns from Norfolk
county SO lar as the votes were
actually iii land and the ne yspaper
reports Ter the precincts, now In the
hands of the committee Mr.. Maynard
had been nominated over Mr.. Young
by slight majority Il appeared
that Wallaceton. in Norfolk county,
according to a report from Mr.. May
nard's headquarters. had been report
ed as an official precinct. When this
precinct was Bethel, which had also
been reported in the published re-
turns.
1t was commended by the Maynard
followers. that sixty votes had been
changed from Young TO Maynard, in
this one alleged mix up, and that
the nomination would as a result go
to Maynard. The Norfolk county
committee at lao p. NJ. was still In
session. awaiting the arrival OF off,
eiai ballots, from Hantefsptiie and
other precincts. The newspaper re-
ports gave Maynard In Huntersville
and Young Ia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
REVENUE OFFICERS
MAY Be ACCUSED
Distillery Disclosures in Washing
ton Promise Sensational Devel-
opments When Fully Heard.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August 25.---
No comment could be obtained to-day
from Captain James c. Wheeler, act
ing chief of the internal revenue bu-
reau. regarding report that a reve-
nue. agent may be involved In the
alleged plot of the Capital supply
Company. distillers and wholesale
liquor dealers, to defraud the govern
ment by the manufacture OF illicit
whiskey ut Its distillery in Fifteenth
street. southeast. this city.
Following he arrest OF James A.
Cole. president OF the company; C.
Il. Hall. secretary: Il. G. Whitaker,
in charge Of the distiilery, and SAM
uel Gormillion, a negro driver. 1t was
supposed that a revenue agent will
be charged with "dereliotion OF duty.
Captani Wheelr would not confirm
nor deny this report.
Whether any such action will be
taken In impossible to say until COM
plets reports OF the special investigA-
tors who handled the case reach me, .
he said. Verbal reports have been
made to me and so far no government
agent has been involved"
The raid of the distillery. which IL
tho only one in the District Of Column
bia. and its subsequent seizure by gov
eminent agents. was surprise TO
liquor men In Washington. Revenue
ofYicers to-day assumed charge OF the
plant. which has q capacity OF 100
gallons q day, and Il will be cloaed
down az soon as practicable without
wasting material on hand and whfs-
key In the proceHs OF manufacture.
The place 10 not what Ii commonly
known a. an illicit STILL" but Ia a
properly registered distillery, connect
ed with which IL q bonded warehouse
The charges against the concern are
a portion OF the product was sold
without either warehouse or revenue
stamps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
CAIN IN ATLANTA
BEATS THEM ALL
Percentage of Increase in Popu-
lation Greater Than Any Other
City Yet Reported.

WASHINGTON. u. c., Aug. 25.--
Census Bureau to-day announced the
1910 populatio nof the following cities
with changes since 1900:
Buffalo, y. Y, 423,T15; increase,
71.32S. or 2o.2 per cent
Denver, Col. 21s.3S1, increase, TO-
522, or 69.4 per cent.
Paterson. n. j.. 1850 increase,
20.429, or 1s.4 per cent.
East Orange. n. j., 34,37f; increase,
1856, or 59.s per cent
The high percentage of increase for
Denver is not considered remarkable
by the census officials. but rather char
acteristic of the rapid growth of the
Rocky Mountain country.
or the cities of more than 1000, 900
SO far announced. Denver has the
third highest percentage Of increase,
and stanrs thirteenth In the list, ac-
cording to total population. Detroit
holds the record to date for cities over
10000 with percentage OF SO. At
ianta is so far the leader of all cities
over 100000. with 72.s per cent.
Buffalo takes fourth place among
the cities so far announced. Its growth
OF 2o.2 Is considered normal and
healthy. and is looked upon al highly
satisfactory. The cities over 100 600
announced 10 date rank as follows.
st. Louis. Pittsburg, Detroit. Buffalo.
Milwaukee. Cincinnati. Newark.
Washington, Jersey City, Kansas City.
Indianapolis. Providence, ST. Paul.
Denver. Atlanta, Syracuse and Pater-
son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
New Orleans Police Fear Man.
Killing Epidemic Follow
ing Acquittal
EMPLOY BODY-GUARDS
TO BEAT OFF WOMEN
Alleged Betrayers in Danger of
Death-Another is Shot and
Killed-Slayer is
Confident.

NEW ORLEANS, La, August 20.
The police of New Orleans are to-
day facing serious srtuaIIon--the
possibility of a man killing epidemic
BY disappointed girls.
Following closely upon the heels OF
the acquittal of Mamie Mclaughlin
for the staying of Hugh Smith, a
wealthy business man, on a plea of
''unwritten law. Katherine Fretsch
late last night shot and killed frank
Mischief. her alleged betrayer
In her cell to-day the young girl
said she was confident of acauittal.
According to the verdict rendered In
the case of the Mclaughlin girl, she
feels perfectly justified in the Staying
OF Mischief. In formation has reach
ed the police that a number of men
nave letters from young girls, threat
ening them with death. Many OF the
men thus threatened are reported to
have employed bodyguards
When Mamie Mclaughlin killed
Smith in the street here three weeks
ago the Women's Era Club rallied to
her aid. holding the Staying was jus
ttfiable under the 'unwritten law
and arranged to raise funds for her
defense.
1t is said that Smith feared for his
life and employed a bodyguard. On
the night he was slain, however, he
dismissed ms guards.
Miss Fretsch, now held for muir
der, is of an old family She will
be given an immediate trial
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
SAYS HERO|sM
IS ALL 'Puhk"
After Running Two Suits and
Saving Four People Rescuer
Cries Enough

NEW YORK, Aug. 36.---"This thing
OF being hero Is all punk. All I've
got out OF II IL two ruined suits OF
clothes. broken boat, q bunch OF
thanks and one roast.
The authority for this bit OF anti
Carnegiesque wisdom ID George Fos-
ter, one of the amusement "spielers''
at Glen Island. who to-day. for the
fourth time in . week. saved . person
from drowning. Herman 6chults, q
high ball manufactures. who had
grown tired Of the muggy weather,
Jumped overheard.
Foster went to the rescue. and AZ
ter Schultx had dried out sufiicient to
talk, ne upbratded hts rescuer.
II wanted to die 20 they put on my
tombstone that was q good fellow =
Schultz explained
One OF the other men whom Fcater
saved from drowning felt In his peck
ets altar Foster had yAnked him out
10 ~ whsther his money was safes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
HON. JAMES F. EPEs
DIES IN NOTT0NAI
Former Member of Congress
Passes Away at Home Near 81
Blackstone.

Hon. James F. Epes. for two terms
congressman from the Fourth yir-
ginia district died Wednesday night
at his home. about three miles froEas
Blackstone. Nottoway county. New
OF his death was received Thursday
afternoon by Governor Mann, who tn1~
mediately made arrangements to at
tend the funeraL which will tAkN@
place Friday.
James r. Epes. of Blackstone. wAMl'
horn in the county Of Nottoway, Va
May 20, 1912: was educated lii tho
primary schools Of his native county
and in several private institutions ana
at the University of Virginia. In, 1871
he entered the Confederate army. In
the Third Virginia Cavalry: wAa
wounded at Reams' station; during
the session of 1866 and 1867 he IT.
tended the law department Of t.
Washington and Lee University an4S
received the degree of doctors 0kS
laws. he engaged in the practice O4S
his profession until 1888. when hcM
retired to private life and deyot1
himself to agricultural pursnitss am6
was elected to the Fifty-second Coe4I
gress in 1891 and again In 1922. NJ "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
RAINS AND SNOW
HELP PUT OUT FIRE
Nature Comes to the Aid of the
Fighters and No Further Dam
ger East of the Divide.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST
Nearly 100 Rangers Known to
Have Perished and Nearly
200 More Not Accounted for.
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST

MfSSouI4A. MONT. Aug. 25.-Fire
conditions are greatly improved here
to-day by light rains and snow ex-
tending from the Ahsaraka to Lolo
forests, and practically all fires east
of the divide are under control. No
known deaths of regular forest OFF,
GERS are reported. Deaths of the tenn
porary employees aggregate at least
twenty-five. Arrangements have been
made to care for and give medical
aid 10 all injured.
The fires in the Elathead and
Blackfeet forests are partially check
ed, and the work In we'll orga mia ID,
although the Kootenai fires are atiIi
dangerous. The kaniksu fires are Sc
rious. but Newport ana Priest river
are safe.
No definite Information has been
received concerning Cabinet. condi-
tons in the Occur D.Alene forest are
extremely critical, with TWO companies
OF State militia in readiness fer DUTY.
On the Lolo, Occur D'Alsne aud Clear
Water reserves the present work is
mainly for relief OF settlers and the
search for the missing crews.
Troy and Libby are reported safe
for the present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
DENY ANY PLEDGE
To FAVOR STEINER
Councilman Powell and Wonder
lehr Declare Themselves Open
to Conviction in Caucus.
SAUNDERS A CANDIDATE
Latter is Reported to Have Back
ing of President Il. L.
Peters.
SAUNDERS A CANDIDATE

olio"ihs close upon the neelS or
IN" statement or Mt Sam Steiner that
ne hau beeh promised the support OF
three-tourths OF the Henry ward dele
gatlon for the council seat to be va
CARED py nat George K. Wise comes
NAT Genial from two of the mem
oeIs OF ne aelegauon.
SouiieIifnen FRED I'll. PoweH ana
n, II nohderiehr both declare en-
=! pna ticai'y fnal they nave pledged
.ns si SUPPORT 10 no one, ana that they
WA vote Tor the candidate whose
eiainus seem most worthy when con-
sidereo az the coming caucus.
ms new Phase mas caused such a.
20 nsie VI aims ana cross claims tnat
y 10 nor al al improbable tnat there
wal oS ~ caucus ana the setectioh
VI cahoioate 10 succeed Mr. Wise,
~ao mas atfeaoy tshuered his resigna-
tion' WIZ pc ieIt 70 De hnaliy fought
oul On t1s moor OF council when that
oouy meets ZOE its new session sep
ee.hoe T. sacn u the case. II Is
81, eoneeaeo that the cohtest
Wit ~ ne seen Ihoee9. with the chances
So. is t44e seieeeiot OF AT. herman
r.
"a $500 " MessiS' Fo~eA
a,iu ohueEtehr that they mad not
a,',. Sasa.s 70 .he support OF
came as complete
-. ~ ~ VINO
~ 80 aho atoMsats supporter Oh
~ ~. otoAiei MT nuoer ueeiared MN
ene nupisssioh that MT
~ nao promised ms support
~ sne raas,iiaey Oh steiner
MT Foiiuerienr' however, says that
ntie ne toia az. Huber that ne con-
me iatter candidate a pref
~ sooo ieio"' ne ala not promise to
s ss .or nm, nor fof any one else
MT Fo"el also declares he Is open
10 convection regarding the claims of
any raHGfuate tnaI may be presented.
sun another angle TO an already
complicated situation is given by the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
BODY OF CHILD
GUT To RIBBONS
Infatuated Posse Securing New
York Mountains Hunting
for Murderers.
SAW FORTUNE-T ELLER
Father Had Trouble With Men
Who Have Recently Dis
appeared.
FORTUNE-TELLER

RONDOTT. ~. Y. August as
Frank Shadafora and Constable
Sotillo. poses are to-day searching for
two Italian iaborers who are believed
to be the murderers of year-old
ribbons. was fund yesterday IN an out
building near the home OF Frank
Fabian. the father, at Glaseo.
Little Peter was kidnapped week
ago, mis- aoouctors, 1t is believed. being
men with whom the elder Fabian had
trouble. Believing the child would be
returned in few days, Fabian did
not become alarmed until Tuesday.
when he went to New York and con-
suited a fortune teller. The latter
told Fabian. according TO his story.
that he would fihd his boy near his
home. but he did not know whether
the child would be alive
Fabian returned and instituted q
thorough search. resulting In the grue-
some discovery. The building nad
been searched before, which indicates
that the kidnappers. alarmed at the
interest that had heen aroused In the
case slippd ths child into the building
and there committed the murder, the
unspeakabse brutality NJ which has in
famed the entire community. There
are open threats OF lynching by
Italians who make UP large part of
the searching parties.
The only clue 10 the murderers Is
the fact that the father had serious
trouble recently with two fellow
iaborers. These men have since dis
appeared.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

struck the steeple OF Baldwin's chapel,
fourteen miles from that place. sum
day, killing three men ana seriously
injuring three others The dead:
Jay Baldwin, aged fifty.
Homer Yates. aged twenty-five.
Joe Cogdilf. aged eighteen.
Three others we're stunned. mad one
of them. Joe Raney. Is not expected TO
recover. The storm. which was one
of unusual violence. came up just as
the service In the little church were
concluding and the worshipers gath
ering around the doors to await Its
passing. Lightning struck the steeple,
demolished It and badly wrecked the
church
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
WILL HUNT CROOK
FROM OWN PARTY
Roosevelt Makes Open De-
claration of War as He
Starts for West
DELIVERS HOT SHOT
AT TRUST GRAFTIN0
But Says That Individual Greed
Is largely Responsible for
Corrupt Methods of
Corporations. t

BUFFALO, N. Y, August 25.--&.
With a parting shot at his opponents
In the political fight he is leaving
behh In New York State, Colonel
Roosevelt started on the long leg OF
his Western trip to-day.
feel that 1t Is Just a little morF
my duty to hunt the crook out 81
public lie. because ne happens to b
IN my own party" declared the COLI
onel a; breakfast given in his honor
at the Eiiicott Club, and some five
hundred Buffalo business men stood
up End shouted themselves hoarse.
recognizing the old time Roosevelf
and determination to fight.
The colonei's train rolled into Buf~i
falo about $40 but despite the early
nour Il crowd was en- hand to welcome
nini-- He was hurried into an autorno=
bile and rushed to the Elltcott Club
At the close of the breakfast the
colonel was greeted with a wild ven
as ne arose to speak. He began III
taik on the need of preserving the.
water supply or the Great Lakes frorn
pollution, but soon shifted from pure
water to politics.
We must keep unpoliuted thu
waters in the Great Lakes, the mose
wonderful body OF fresh water in the,
world, said the colonel. We munt
act likewise in the field of moral
public and domestic life. We must.
see that things are not polluted at the
course. We must keep the standard,
or public honesty and decentcy fore-
most IN our minds.
VIII Hunt Crook.
i believe in pure government and
In so believing, | recognize no party
distinction. III make any party dis
unction. ii Is little more my business
to hunt out a crook who belongs ID
nay party than Ii he belongs to an>@
other. We must keep our eyes fixed.
Distrust the demagogus who cant go
erockedness in the grating labor.
leaders. Distrust him who sees
crookedness in the poor man alone
and overiooks the financfer or head of
a corporation. Dtstrust above all other
smen the man will tnveigh the honesty
of another.
Don't let man think he Is to be-
pitied because he listens to the voice
OF the corrupt ftnancter. Ny ex-
perience IL that a man who goes
wrong while in the employ OF cor
poration is a crook from the start.
and he VIII Just as quickly. when
backed into corner. biackmail that
corporation.
IF the people at large pass by the
effort to find this crook. IL they fail
TO condemn his actions, they'll have
themselves TO thank in the end. YOU
are not going TO get honesty unless.
you insist that q man show honesty
II
~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
Busy Counting the Dead.

SPOKANE. WASH. August 25--
All se,flars who ..scanaa rrnm ,ha
farast t,rss an idaho ana man,ara a.
now safe ana thn fsres vera offtc,srtx,
declared to he under rontrai N a
stafemen, iss,led to-day nv Suner-
visor We,rele of The co,1r D,aiene
national forast,
xrurrrysrr f.,7rarrv ranorfs gx
known deaths as the resuit az ths
fires mos, az them of rangers Mr.
Waire,a~. s,ateman, dec,a ~ that 1sg
c,har ran~ars haanaa ~ Hanger
Iosenh Main who were ene,rcIed ~
a. 10 =, sa,mrssv IN tas canr - Aisns
far.s, havs nroha hly nartshad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
COUNTY VALUES
MUCH INCREASED
Assessors Declare That Develop
ment is General All Around
the City.

Afassrs ur p1., ~
ae,. 1em AUG :. -;
o ,sa, asssssoIs TOT Iuckahoe ana
DiooAiaau uis.ilees OF ffenrieo coun-
~ arg s'.as a. tns courthouse 10
heal Sonpia'n.s oi .nose properly,
no.a WIG hase ans iauie 20 una
Win .iis In ns ~ assessiisn.s, me as
SCISSORS s van listen 20 compiainIs ana
,ooM NY any asessuenes snat Are
nrousn. ~ .neir attentlon. ms gives
.he p,op.s ownsfs ~ opportuhlts
70 tuiiy unaerseanu .hsH assessments
oe1 1,n .mss are w,i' ss. UP;