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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
SNOW STORM HITS
THE STATE TO-DAY;
some CROPS HURT
Reports from Many Sections
of Indiana State That
Fruits Have Been Destroyed
by Cold Weather.
SNOW FOLLOWS RAIN
IN RICHMOND TODAY
Snow That Fell Over the State
Today Varied From Traces
to Eight Inches Farmers
Very Gloomy.

Richmond and vicinity was visited
by the first snowfall of the spring to-
day. The fall of ''the beautiful be-
gan about one O'Clock and the big
flakes fell thick and fast for some time.
It reminded one of the severe winter
just past and was quite contract to
the delightful, balmy weather of last
week. The snow was general through
out the state. The flakes melted as
soon as they touched the ground, how
ever, as the rain of yesterday and this
morning made a poor foundation.
There is considerable apprehension
among the farmers today for fear that
the snow is an indication of an APP
preaching severe cold wave and in
event the temperature takes drop the
fruit trees and other crops will suffer
to q considerable extent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
Merging of Hoosier Store and
Deuker Store Means the
Passing Of Old Theater, the
New Phillips.
IA LARGE Department
STORE IN ITS PLACE
Business Deal Announced To-
day Gives Richmond One Of
Largest Stores in This Part
of State.

A deal was completed To-Day be-
tween the Hoosier Mercantile COM
pany and the George w. Deuker
Queensware company, whereby the
two stores will be merged into one
large department store. George W.
Deuker, Charles Ackerman and A. w.
Gregg will be the principal stock hol-
ders in the company but the officers
have not yet been elected.
1t Is the intention to make the new
store one of the finest OF its kind in
the state. The capital stock will be
increased and every department will
be expanded. From a small beginning
the Hoosier store. located at the cor
ner Of Sixth and Main streets. has ex-
perienced q rapid and deserving
growth which has increased recently
to such proportions as to make the
addition Of new store rooms an urgent
necessity. Two new departments will
be added by the Hoosier store, china
ware and house furnishings. The
whole New Phillips theater block will
be occupied by the enlarged concern.
Old Theater to Go.
The stairway Of the New Philips the
ater will be torn away and the audito-
rum of the theater proper will be re-
modelled and be made into two floors.
The work on the reconstruction OF
the building will be commenced i'm
mediately. There will be three en-
frances on Main street and also three
entrances on Sixth street The Deu-
ker Queensware company. which now
has store on either side Of the thea
ter entrance, will, by the elimination
of the stairway, be converted into one
large room. Attractive fronts will be
constructed and the entire building
overhauled and remodeled Every
department will be materially increas-
ed and the new store will be credit
to this city, ranking well with metro
politan stores Of similar kind in the
large cities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
BOYS FOUND WRECK
Discovered Overturned Loco
motive and Four Men
ScaIded to Death.
TRAGEDY NOT WITNESSED
tAmerican News service)

Parker. Pa, April 1S.-Boys, walk
ing along Foxburg and Kane Marrow
Guage division Of the Baltimore and
Ohio late yesterday discovered To-
comotiye wrecked In q field near the
tracks at Shippenville and further In
vestigation revealed four dead bodies,
comotive had jumped the track and
leaped down q thirty foot embank-
ment. The entire crew perished and
no one saw the accident 1t is believ-
ed to be case Of JOY riders on loco
motive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
HYDE TRIAL NOW on
States Attorney. Says He Can
Prove Man Is SkiIfuI
Murderer.
PLOTTED TO GET MONEY?
tAmerican News Service,

Kansas, City, April 1S-The trial OF
DIR. B. Clarke Hyde, accused of the
murder of Millionaire Swope, was be-
gun in earnest this morning.
The states attorney read the opening
address and declared he would prove
that Hyde is a skilled and cunning
murderer and had planned to wipe out
the entire Swope family to get the
Swope millions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
.. S. WINS A SUIT
(American News sa vice.

VAm6rICAn NEWS SA AvlC01
Washington, April IS The gov
ernment today won Its case In the su-
preme court against Captain Oberlin
". Varter, formerly Of the United
States army. and others. in which
nearly four hundred thousand dollars
was involved. The original suit was
brought in the United States District
court, northern district Of Illinois.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
SHIELDS
FACE FROM VIEW
OF COURT CROWD
Lad Bows His Head Under
Fierce Scrutiny When He
Attends the lmpanelino Of
the Grand Jury.
HUSBAND AND SON,
OF VICTIM ATTEND
Thought Jury Win Return In
dictment Tomorrow and
win Then Investigate Death
of E. White.

When Charles Alice Revalee. the
eighteen year old murderer Of Nrs.
Frank Allison. was ushered into the
circuit court room. this morning, 90
Meredith. stiffness settled over the
hall which was only broken by the
examination and swearing In OF tho
members OF the grand jury. which con-
vened to investigate two murder cases
and several other cases Of less serious
nature fs}s ~
Thomas Revalee. the devoted parent
entered the court room first. His son
followed and Sheriff Meredith brought
up the rear. Seats were taken ut the
east table by the three. Except that
young Revalee displayed the same re-
markable composure. as he has DEM
onstrated since his arrest, nothing un-
usual was noted about him - ho
Ing his seat In the court room. the lad
hung his head. half closed his eyeo
and protected his face from the sight
Of probably two hundred persons -
sembled In the court room.
Aillsone Also Present.
Across the room. possibly thirty
feet distant, Frank Alljson ana ~
son. Merrill, were aeated h platn
s9jeW - r%Ao-dcs3sOyeF a. ~ W1eef nj
mother. They, too. hung their hsedD
and silently gave vent to the griee
wvh3rh vssll al~ara - tkSsr. 49,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
CASE IS DISMISSED

The case of Charles J. Ayres against
William VI Drinkwater ana others.
for damages to establish Hen On real
estate, IN which the plaintiff alleged
there were fraud proceedings. was dis
missed this morning. at the plaintiffs
cost The plaintiff withdrew the coanr
plaint without prejudice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
RAIN, THEN SNOW.

Washington. Ind, April 1S-After
raining forty-eight hours, snow fell to:
day. The fruit crop is probably en-
tirely killed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
(American News Service)
WILL DAMAGE CROPS.

Indianapolis. April 1S.-Heavy snow
fell throughout central and northern
Indiana accompanied by strong winds
and in some localities low freezing
temperatures. Damage to fruits and
other crops will undoubtedly be heavy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
eRokE FRuIr rREEs.

Wabash, April 1S.-Snow today is
SO heavy that 1t broke loaded fruit
trees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
EIGHT INCHES FELL.

La Porte. April 18-Eight inches OF
snow fell throughout La Porte coun-
ty. Temperature 80. 1t is feared the
fruit crop is ruined.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
FRUlT CROP LOSE?

Frankfort, April 1S.-There was a
severe snow storm today with mer-
curry at the freezing point. The fruit
crop is badly damaged IL not wholly
lost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18

THREE INCHES FALL.
South Bend. April 1S.-Three inches
OF snow covers the ground here.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-18
Are Sorry for Taft.

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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
FARMER BOYS CORN
Professor Thatcher of State Exueri-
ment Station Gets Report in
Growing Contest.

Professor Thatcher of the state ex
pertinent station at the State college
is receiving reports from the boys who
entered the boys, corn growing con.
test, inaugurated from the farm trains
last spring. In connection with the
.. r. & N. company the state college
presented seed corn to the boys of
Whitman, Garfield, Columbia and Walla
Walla counties to be used in the con-
test. A sweepstakes prize for the best
yield of corn of 500 was offered, and
in each of the counties prizes of $40,
$50, $50 and $40 were hung up for the
best yields. Three prizes for the best
10 ears of corn from the competing
tracts were offered of SIS, So and So
respectively.
None of the reports shows less than
30 bushels to the acre and will average
above that figure The best report
received to date shows 76.4 bushels to
the acre.
This young farmer, in a certified re-
port, shows that previous to planting
his tract he worked the ground over
nine times and after the corn was
planted the tract was cultivated five
times. Committees have been appoint
ed in each locality and every report
is vouched for.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
MONTANA NEWS.

All motive power on the Montana
railroad, subsidiary of the Chicago
Milwaukee & Puget Sound road, extend
ing from Harlowton to Lewistown, com
prising five engines and several snow
plOws, was stuck in the snow and dead
Sunday. Lewistown was without a
train for week.
All efforts to find Arual. Morley, an
aged civil war veteran, lost in the
mountains, was abandoned when the
lost man was traced out on the ice of
Swan lake. He has been missing since
December 20. Morley is an uncle of
Railway Commissioner E. A. Morley of
Butte.
The 14-year- old son of T. Tibbetts, a
teamster of Avon, was accidentally
killed recently. The boy and younger
brother were playing in a room and
knocked a loaded revolver from shelf,
the weapon exploding and killing the
elder boy instantly.
Montana is to have new railroad,
whose operations will be confined ex-
clusively to Cascade and Lewis and
Clark counties.
In last effort to secure government
funds for the dredging of Flathead
river and the harbor at Poison, Secre-
tary w. B. Rhoades of the Kalispell
chamber of commerce has compiled fig
ures showing the traffic across the lake
during the last season, which has been
found, according to a detailed report
made by United States Commissioner
Bailey, to amount to $329,277.
G.. w. Stocking and J. Peterson, Great
Northern brakemen, had a narrow es-
cape from death when both fell in the
snow off the top of freight train GO
ing 80 miles per hour recently.
According to information from a
semi official source, Kalispell is to have
the first machine gun platoon in Mon
tana under the Dick law relating to
the national guard.
The three prisoners who escaped from
the Choteau county Jail at Fort Benton
a few days ago were captured and re-
turned to the jail.
The West Shore Navigation company
of Kalispell, which recently bought up
the stock, and with it the steamer Mon
tana of the Flathead Navigation COM
pany, is to add a second craft early in
the spring, in gasoline, twin-screw
boat, rs feet long, for excursions.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
HULL WANTS FOR
ARMY $s5,612,71s
Objects to Statement by Tawney That
Wars Cost Nation 70 Per Cent
of Revenue.

"The wonderful results of the civil
war are responsible for the enormous
cost to the nation annually of wars past
and to come" declared Mr.. Hull of
Iowa, in explaining the provisions of
the army bill, which calls for an APP
preparation of $95,612,718.
Mr.. Hull said the army and navy
cost the United States not more than
$255,000,000 annually. He took ex-
ception to a statement made by Chair
man Tawney of the appropriations COM
mittee that wars past and those being
prepared for were costing the nation
~ per cent of its net revenues annually.
The $12O,OOO,OOO given annually in
pensions, Mr.. Hull said, should not
be included as war cost, being rather
a charity. He justified the enormous
amount so spent because the result of
the war which made the appropriation
necessary was to keep the republic in
tact. Had there been any other result,
he said, the country eventually would
have been divided into half dozen re-
publics, none of them important enough
to command the respect of the world
powers.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
IMPROVE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
President Taft Approve Plan Suggested
By Secretary Knox.

To improve the personnel. and efici-
ency of the diplomatic service and to
encourage secretaries of legations to
qualify for promotion to the rank of
ministers, President Taft has approved
plan suggested by Secretary Knox and
he publishes it as an executive order.
The new project provides for board
OF examiners to pass upon all applicants
for appointment as secretaries and pro-
vides the standard to be maintained.
Secretary Knox, in a letter submitting
his plan to the president, points out the
remarkable growth of the political and
commercial action of the United States
In foreign nations, and the increasing
difficulty of the problems to be dealt
with.
Records of efficiency of all the under
secretaries will be preserved in the state
department and appointment from out
side the service to secretaryships will
be made only to the class of third sec
rotary of embassy, or, in case of higher
vacancies, or second secretary of lega
| VAOhJ Va Va oSSl0GdlJ VI 4eSdLlOu a.
posts which have assigned to them only
one secretary.
Vacancies in secretary of the higher
classes in the future will be filed by
promotion from lower grades and eff
cheney and ability demonstrated in tn,
service will be the test of advancement
All the secretaryships in the futur,
will be graded according to the import
ance or difficulty or other aspects O.
the word done at each mission, and thes,
classifcations will be made known tt
the services.
In the oral examination, candidates
must demonstrate alertness, genera
contemporary information, natural fit
ness for the service, address, command
of England and general education. A
physical examination will be supple
mental.
Candidates must be between 81 anC
so years of age. From the successful
candidates appointment lists will be sup
piled, and from this will be chosen.
The department will aim to apportior
representation fairly among states and
territories.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
IDAHO JoTTTNGs.

In order to make stronger institu-
ton and to economic the Bank of
Troy, Idaho, and the First Bank of
Troy were consolidated recently, and
from now on will be known as the First
Bank of Troy, with a capital of $780, 900
and surplus of $4,000.
William Thompson of Wilbur, Wash,
deputy state bank examiner of Wash
ington, is to be cashier of the Lewiston
National bank, which was recently
taken over by the Union Securities
company of Spokane.
H. F. Bartlett, registrar of the United
State land office at Lewiston, has re-
ceived notice of his reappointment.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
MIxUP IN INDIAN DEPARTMENT
Ballinger Suspends Superintendent Ben
edict and Three Supervisors.

Secretary Ballinger of the interior de-
partment has suspended from Office
superintendent John D. Benedict of the
Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma and
three supervisors, after an investigation
that has disclosed "disgraceful condi-
ton affecting the material welfare of
the schools. -
AS a result of the investigation the
the interior department has been carry
ing on for some time and which will be
continued, other officials of the Indian
service may suffer like fate to that of
Superintendent Benedict and the three
supervisors already suspended.
The investigation that resulted in this
action was begun because of reports
charging the officials already suspended
as well as others with activities i'm
proper for government employees
The suspended supervisors are Calvin
Ballard of the Choctaw schools at Nc
Alister, Frederick H. Umholtz of the
Chickasaw schools at Ardmore and Wal
ter Fallowell of the Creek schools at
Muskogee.
Before any further action is taken in
their cases the four men will be allowed
to answer the charges before the sec
rotary OF the interior.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
LIVING EXPENSES CUT WAGES.
Senator Elkins, Multi Millionaire Mine
owner, Tells of Conditions.


"'The cost of living is outstripping
wages and incomes. That brings want
and misery to large numbers of
families. 1t means that women and
children are not getting proper food
and clothing and that children can not
be sent to school and get either an
education or the foundation of an edu-
cation, and that means our civilization
is being injured"
These views are not a nsocialistic
leader s, but from lti-millionaire SEN
ator Stephen B. Elkins of West Vir-
ginia, chairman of the committee on in
terstate commerce. Senator Elkins has
introduced resolution asking for an
investigation into the prices of the ne
cessities of life and the cost therefor
since 1900 The old-time leaders in the
senate and house have little sympathy
with an inquiry of this sort A great
outside pressure is being brought to
bear on congress to get at the real
facts. Senator Elkins is one of the
most prominent men in the senate. He
employs thousands of men in his West
Virginia mines and these sentiments
coming from him have created a sensa-
ton at Washington, D. C.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14

HUGH SUCCESS
Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, TRIP
is A HUMMER.
Eight Cars Comfortably Filled With the
Best People From Inland Empire
and Pacific Northwest.

Two hundred, and possibly more
happy people will leave Spokane Mon
day, January II, at p. m. on the third
annual Midwinter California Excursion
Practically all berths and drawing
rooms in the eight cars have been sold,
few berths only remaining.
The Spokane Chamber of Commerce
and the o. r. & N. company are to be
congratulated on their success with and
the manner in which these annual excur-
sions to California are arranged. Every
convenience is made for a comfortable
and enjoyable trip. Every side trip and
the entertainment at various places
where stops are made are arranged for
IN advance, so there can be no delays or
overcoming. In giving each couple a
section, two berths the cars cannot be
crowded, affording opportunity for an
enjoyable ride while on the train.
A few berths are available, and any
one desiring accommodations should
apply to H. g. Munson, C. T. A., o. R. &
N. Co, 601 Sprague, by wire or in person.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
B1NeEE HERMANN TRIAL Is ON
Another Land Fraud Case Starts At
Portland. Ore

fortland, Ore, Janu. e.-Ringar no.
mann, who for 16 years represan+od o.
gon IN the national house of representa-.
tives and for several years was commits.
sioner of the general land office. this
week, in the United States district court.
faces the charge of conspiracy to de.
fraud the United States government of
a part of the public domain.
The indictment under which he is to
be tried was returned in 1905, and the
conspiracy it alleges was the most stu.
pendous of all the Oregon land fraud
cases. Hermann was jointly indicted
with the late United States Senator
John II. Mitchell, former state senator
and ex-deputy United States Attorney
Franklin Pierce Mays, former State
Representative Willard N. Jones, George
SOrensen, a prominet politician, and H.
A. Smith, deceased. Of these Mays,
Jones and Sorensen were on September
II, 1906, convicted as charged in the
Indictment. Senator Mitchell and
Smith died without coming to trial I'M
der it; Congressman Williamson was
convicted under another Indictment
and following the procedure of the gov
eminent prosecutors in the Oregon land
fraud cases was not tried on this indict-
ment.
Hermann S trial under this indict-
ment has been postponed year after
year, sometimes at his own request and
sometimes by the inability, for various
reasons, of Francis j. Heney to conduct
the trial.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
Insurgents Get Warming.
General Diaz Dead.

Managua, Jan. 10.-President Madriz
is greatly cast down by the death of
General Fornes-Diaz, who was drowned
while on his way to Managua to discuss
a peace settlement. General Diaz was
warm friend of Madriz, and it would
have been possible for the president
and the representative of the provisional
government to go over the whole situa-
ton with some expectation of an ami
cable agreement.
DR.. Madriz is hopeful of the early ap-
polntment of delegate in the place of
Diaz.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14

Gilbert M. Butterworth of Seattle
has received his commission from the
national headquarters of the Foresters
of America in New York, appointing
him deputy supreme chief ranger for
the state of Washington.
The Washington county assessors met
in Spokane this week.
The Portland Franchise in the North
western baseball league goes to Bel
bingham.
Senator Jones says he had not yet
given consideration to the appoint
ments for eastern Washington and
probably would not take up the cases
for several weeks.
The first mid-year graduating exer-
cises of the Cheney state normal school
will be held on Friday evening, Jan
uary 21.
Two saloon licenses have been re-
voked at Sprague by the city council
for Irregularities.
An ordinance is to be introduced at
Pullman requiring the removal of snow
from sidewalks.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Western Pine Manufacturers associa-
ton was held at Spokane this week.
President James A. Mclean of the
University of Idaho has gone to Den
yer, Chicago, Washington, D. c., and his
old home in Montreal, Canada.
A boys vested choir of the Episcopal
church at Wallace was organized early
in the winter by the Rev. Pembroke
Reed, rector.
Plans are now on foot to reclaim ap.
proximately 10000 acres of overfowed
lands along the St. Joe river, dredge
the mouth of the Spokane river and
lower the water in all tributaries to
the lake. This is the result of recent
meeting of settlers living along the St.
Mary S and st. Joe rivers.
Land purchases aggregating $500
acres and representing an investment
of $1S5,000 have been made in the Lew
iston country.
The Snowstorm Mining company de-
clared dividend Monday of $22 500
payable January 20.
After having beaten his wife head
to pulp with the butt of rifle in the
presence OIL three little children and
then chucked her body through trap
door into the cellar, Joe Vigue, a
rancher, who has been on trial at Sand
point for the last week, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree.
To save orchards from damaging
frosts merchants of Lewiston and
Charleston have started a move to raise
$4,000 to purchase fire pots, to be kept
burning in orchards during the frost
periods. The plan is to let out the pots
to fruit growers deemed worthy, and
then after the crops are reaped collect
the pay for them and reimburse those
contributing to the fund.
Mrs. Laura E. LOTUS was bound over
to the district court on a charge of muir
der in the first degree and confined in
Jail without bail by Justice Henry Cum
mings of Moscow. Mrs. LOTUS killed
her husband with a double barreled shot
gun.
1t is said that the student body of
the State Normal school at Lewiston
has a greater average mileage than in
any other normal in the United States.
The increase in enrolment this year as
compared with January, 1909, is re,
markable, being As per cent. The sec
ond semester opens February 1.