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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
ENGLISH WOMAN IN
BIG AERIAL RACE
american News Service,

american News Service)
Calais, France. July 22-Mme Ma
thilde Francke, wife of an English
journalist and one of the most daring
woman aviators in the world, announc-
ed today that she will complete in the
$50 aeroplane race between New York
and Chicago.
She made this announcement today
when she arrived from Paris to under
take flight in Farman biplane
across the English channel.
Il hope that my entry will be ac-
cepted," said Nine. Francke, who in
private life is Mrs. Frank Hewartson.
Il am confident that l could cover the
distance. especially in view of the
conditions providing several days for
the completion Of the race That $25.-
coo prize is one would like to win"
Contrary Winds.
Contrary winds prevented her from
/ starting this morning on the cross
channel flight. but she said that a start
Her machine was carefully gone over
and she made a short land fight, with
out attempting anything spectacular.
Many private yachts as well as
French and British torpedo boats were
lined across the channel between here
and Dover today awaiting the sigma
! that Nine. Francke had started. Elab
crate plans had been made to insure
her safety, though she had made nc
request that this be done.
| II think l will get across safely
even if I am the first woman to at
tempt it, she said.
| Henri Farman, who has been her ad
wiser in her aviation work is here
lending her all the assistance possible
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
p ". HARRIS DEAD

Pleasant w. Harris, aged 81 years,
the last charter member of the Will
liamsburg Masonic lodge died early
this morning. at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Seth Lucas. Hunt and
School streets, with whom he had liv-
ed a number of years. The deceased
had lived in Wayne county as a farm
er more than forty years, previous
to which he had lived in Wabash coun-
ty. The deceased had been a Mason
fourty years.
Funeral services will be in charge
of the Masonic lodge. being held at
Williamsburg Sunday morning at
1880 o'clock. Harry E. Penny, coun-
ty clerk, has charge of the services.
Many Masons from Richmond will at
tend.
He is survived by his son, Attorney
Benjamin F. Harris, and the daughter
Mrs. Lucas of Richmond; four sisters,
Mrs. Nathan Overman. of Marion, In
diana: Mrs. Minerva Wilcoxen. of Ne
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
REVIVE old STORY.
Say Delay in Raising the
Maine Is Because Uncle
Sam Fears to Do So.
APPROPRIATION WAS MADE

Washington, July 22-The old
charge that the United States does not
wish to raise the battleship Maine.
now resting in Havana harbor, lest ii
might be shown that she was blown up
from the interior and not by a Spanish
mine, is being revived by reason OF
the announcement made by the war
department that the work can not be
begun until there is ruling on the
recent congressional act by the attor
ney general.
Congress at its last session passed
an act fathered by Representative Sui
zer Of New York, authorizing the wal
department to contract for the rails
ing of the wreck, and appropriatins
100000 for the purpose. The meas
ure was approved May 8. Subsequent
ly the secretary of war, acting upon in
formation from the chief of engineers
reported that the work could not bt
done for that amount and an addition
al sum of S2OOOOO was included in the
urgent deficiency bill to carry out thu
act of May 10, 1910.
Although it was clearly the intent O
the language of the appropriation tt
refer to the act to raise the Maine, thu
war department has seized upon thi'
difference in dates as an excuse for re
fusing to take any further steps unit
the attorney general passes upon tn
matter. Mr.. Wickersham is now OF
his way to Alaska and will not be bacl
for several weeks. 1t is probable tina
this course will delay the raising o
the battle ship. If it is ever raised, TO
a year. t.--'
Another minor technicality has als'
been found in the law which direct
that the war department shall provid
for the raising of the wreck to the sur
face, although Admiral Sigsbee, VIII
was in command of the vessel at tn
time of the disaster and the nava
board of inquiry are agreed that tn
destruction resulted from an exterio
cause
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
Fort Worth, Texas, and Okla
homa City Want the Con-
vention in 1912.
AT milwaukee THIS YEAR
GRAND LODGE WILL be IN SEES
SION IN THE CREAM CITY, AUG
UsT I AND MANY KNIGHTS ARE
TO ATTEND.
(American News Service)

american News Service)
Milwaukee. Wis, July 22.-Two cit
les have already announced their in
tention to bid for the next convention
Of the supreme lodge Knights of Ply
thias and the encampment Of the Uni
form Rank. to be held in 1912. The
candidates are Fort Worth. Tex, and
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma. Both OF
these cities have the sanction OF their
respective grand lodges and it is likely
that the next gathering of Knights
will be held in the south.
Milwaukee is in readiness to receive
the visitors who are expected to be-
gin pouring into the city several days
before the opening of the biennial
convention and encampment August
1, The camp where several thousand
uniformed knights will be encamped
will be ready to receive them on Sat
urday preceding the convention.
One Of Features.
One of the features of the week
aside from the parades of uniformed
knights and of subordinate lodges will
be an aquatic meet in which boat
clubs of Chicago and Milwaukee will
participate. The committee in charge
of arrangements has decided to give
prizes for these events which will be
held on the upper river.
Daily excursions will be run to Mil.
waukee from Chicago and other near
by points. and 1t is believed that there
will be between $4,000 and 100000
strangers In the city during the week
A request has been made upon pri
vate citizens to open their homes dur
ing the week to take care of the Wis
itors.
Low rates have been granted by all
the railroads from every part Of tn;
country for this gathering and among
the visitors will be thousands who de
not belong to the order who will take
! advantage Of cheap fares to visit Mil
waukee. 80. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
Y. N. B. c. Meeting.

A meeting of the decorating com
mittee Of the Fall Festival will be held
in the Leeds room on Main street, to
night. Bids will be received for gen
eral street decoration from representa-
tives Of firms from Cincinnati. Dayton
and Indianapolis. It has been pro
posed to add North Seventh from
Main to A streets to the list of streets
decorated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22

braska: Mrs. James Conner OF Los
Angeles and brother Addison H.
Harris. of Williamsburg. Addison
Harris. Of Indianapolis is cousin.
Death was due to senility and other
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22

Whitman's, Morse's and Prices fine
chocolates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
Cheap Lodoioo.

"One day" said a Partisan. 81 ar
rived with my wife at an inn in the
lower Pyrenees. It was during an
electoral campaign. The place pleased
me. Two days passed. At the mo.
ment OF departure l asked for my &C.
count. The innkeeper responded:
You owe me nothing. The Count
de ". who is the candidate. has paid
everything in this district for fifteen
days
$50 I remained at that inn fifteen
days without paying a sou."-Cri dc
Paris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
City Statistics

Births.
John Moss and wife. 31S North
Nineteenth street. girl, first child.
0eaths and Funerals.
FINNEY-The funeral OF Major ].
J. Finney will probably bs held on
Monday afternoon at four o'clock. al.
though the exact time Of the arrival
Of the body here II not yet known.
The q. A. r. will have charge Of the
funeral OF the homo while the obi
Fellows will hold services at the
grave.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22

Crushed fruit peach ice cream and
nine other flavors of the best ice
creams and ices served at Prices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22

"A healthy horse eats nine times it.
weight in food during a year.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
KEEP BUSINESS GOING.

The presidents message is just
such a document as is needed in thif
time of the rise Of politicians who
claim to be doing things for the peo-
pie but are really working the public
for their own pocketbooks. He calls
attention of this class of political
vultures that there are plenty OF
laws for the control of corporations.
The Sherman antitrust law Is bug
aboo to every reformer. He wants
the government to go after every
large business concern because 1t is
doing a great business. the fact 10
that there are 1900 corporations with
500 millions Of capital and composed
of $500 underlying companies, ali
formed and operating exactly as does
the Standard Oil company, the Sugar
trust, the Steel trust, and the Tobac-
co trust and all equally guilty. Why
ia It the pet trouble Of the reformers
that the Sugar Trust or the Standard
OIL company must be punished? Why
not have all the funerals at once?
Taft also does not encourage at.
tacks on the railroads. The reform
ers are bowling for physical yalua-
tidh Of the railroads as basis for
rates. When they got II what would
they do with II? The cheap road
would be made to charge a cheap rate
because 1t could pay dividends on
small valuation. 1t would get the
business and would have to improve
It's track and equipment to handle
the business. Then 1t would be
worth more and would charge more
md lose the business. Roads like
he Union Pacific and Santa Fe would
have no inducement to keep up their
equipment but would let the road
ieteriorate SO they could compete in
.ates with roads cheaply built and
,heaply run.
The message seems to demand that
he country do business and stop
worrying about the affairs of the
Igitators who are really not doing
much business except running for
,ffice.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

After reading in the morning pa
pers that Judges LOOMS and scand,
rift Of the Union Pacific legal de.
partment were in Washington to urge
the appointment Of Judge Pollock to
the supreme court, 1t was a clerk
in the state house at Topeka who
suggested this message to President
Taft; lis the Union Pacific to be
allowed to dictate the appointment
Of justices of the supreme court?
The ether railroads should at least
be consulted. Manhattan Mercury.
Why shOuldthey? Bristow did not
consult anybody else when he got,
on his knees to the Union Pacific
and was ordered to name Loomis'
brother in law postmaster at salinay
and did 1t.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15


So far as the tariff is concerned
the matter is in the hands Of the
president and the tariff committee
for the next two years. The talk
Of horizontal and radical revision Il
nonsense. Mr.. Tafts commission will
from time to time recommend re-
ductlon in few schedules at time.
1t Mr.. Taft approves, he viii recon-
mend action to Congress. After the
lesson they have had the Republicans
will vote for the recommendation
and the Democrats viii stuitify them
selves II they do not concur. As far
AS a coalition Of the insurgents and
the Democrats for radical tariff leg
islation, ls concerned. the presidents
veto stands as a solid Obstruction. Be
sides all this the Democratic party
has profited BY its experiences Of
former years and the expressions Of
Democratic leaders and universally Of
Democratic platforms is for gradual
Hnd Tot radical change In The tariff.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
SOME NEEDED LEGISLATION.

| The editor Of the Chapman Gazett,
is a true reformer. He does not foo
with hifalutin nonsense but get
right down to practical things. HI
suggests this as a starter and It j
worth thinking about:
II our honorable Senator and Rep
r .sentatlyes want to do a long sJf.
IL ing public Kindness and pass
law which will iI,lke men OF scant
l;irsnte adornmeu. rise up AMI cali
thtm BLESSED Shss will pass y law
at the coming session Of the legisla-
ture providing a sliding scale for
halrcuts and regulating other ton
serial service.
The present system Of charging for
haircuts and shaves is an outrage
and should not be tolerated 1t was
an oversight that the pure food law
or the weights and measures act did
not provide that haircuts and shayes
sbnu,d N made aocording 4 M
cron and tbe acreage instead ~ ma
fIat rate nor nate and mar face.
.Tncidontal,v Tho bil, might melinda,
Z c,ouse ags,nst M rse ~ safety
ravor ana maze ~ ma / cause for
~ add,tiona, cbarga a. . shave or
ho,rcu,s I, mIgh, a,.o ,nc,ude
double charge tor ba,rcnts ~ all men
~ .hovo ,homselvss ond ,orover
,nNor ma ,,rrr,aormor, sor NTH
,nrohib,t tho soturdov n,ont hair.
~
!, Il rrfo,r q ohoroa : man with
!. An,,a.d na,, hooa 90 - Lo,. .nd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
THE WORK Is Sow.

A report comes from Topeka thai
Governor Stubs business admins.
tration has little work started on
the Memorial Building again. Three
or four men have been working ii
the basement for the last few weeks
on a small contract. while these
men are at work the state Is paying
an Inspector IS q day to see that they
do their work properly. Incidental.
~, II Is also paying state arehi-
tect at the rate Of $4,000 a year for
the same thing. At this gait, It IL
easy to understand why Governor
Stubs thought that 100000 would
not be enough with which to build
a Memorial Building. Salina Union.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
WHAT ABOUT THIS?

A Topeka dispatch says: "R. J.
Hopkins, lieutenant governor-elect, Il
proceeding onsthe theory that there
will be no change in the Senate rules
this winter regarding the appoint.
ment Of committees by the lieutenant
governor. Mr.. Hopkins stated AZ
friends here that he Is preparing to
announce appointments shortly after
the senate conyenes. 1t is under
stood here that he expects to depose
Senator Frank Price Of Clark county
from his place at the head OF the
judiciary committee and give the
place to Senator Clad Hamilton Of
Shawnee and that he will also make
change in the railroad committee
Of which Senator George H. Hunter
Of Sumner county was chairman at
the last session. So far as can be
learned now these are the two com
mittees with which Governor Stubs
and his friends are most displeased."
Who gave the governor and Hop
kins authority to name the commit
tees weeks in advance? Are the
members Of the senate a lot Of sheep
to SIT back and be handled in this
way2 Besides did not our peerless
insurgent leaders declare that Cam
nonism was wicked? Let's be con-
sistent at least.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
IIEAvERAGE MANS FoREsIGFl

THE AVERAGE MANS FORESIGHT
Some time ago a careful examina
tan was made q the records in New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Rhode
island covering estates of nearly
$4,000 deceased persons The result
/ of this examination showed that less
than 1000 OF the dead ones left liz
diyIdual estates, the value Of which
exceeds $4,000. The great majority
we're like butterflies that live brief
lives, during which they fit from
flower to flower, and in a moment
they passed away and were forgot
Item. The most of these persons lived
careless lives, though there were
some Of them who were counted as
successful. Certain Of them were
in business and had large transact
lions, but when their affairs we're
finally settled they had remaining
less than $1,000. The average man
is, It again appears, sadly lacking in
thrift and foresight.
II would be humorous II the tragic
element could be eliminated, but
when the question obtrudes itself.
rwhat becomes Of the families.
there is nothing funny about the
40 900 improvident ones. Think Of
iii Only five men in every hundred
conducted their affairs successfully
enough or kept the money they had
saved or made safely or had projected
their famiMes through the medium Of
insurance 80 their dependents had
at the last even SO small an income
as Is per week or $3.50 per annum.
II II be true that 90 per cent or
that approximates 30 per
cent OF all business men fail in their
It Is easy to understand
the difficulty Of building up q sue
cesaful business, only the few do ,
il. Even when q man makes money
II ia nncommonly hard to keep after
making It.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

out in Arizona there is a provls.
ion in the new constitution providing
that judges whose decisions are no,
satisfactory can be recalled. This
ought to bring the judges to time
and make them decide as the people
desire ana not according to their
Interpretation Of the law. What is
law anyhow when modern politics
q concernedf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

The contributor to the local nsvs-
paper Who signs himuelf One who
Was There" OF "A Guest" appeared
lasi week via q new signature when
he Subscribed % 4 social item sani 10
the Junction cry Republic Niih roas
10 llll M1Il IA.n b. llanll.s
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

A nice Kansas City man who was
always visible through the parlor
window Sunday afternoon sancti-
moaloualy reading the Bible has left
his trusting friends shy 100000.
nat q worse than wearing a white
iie, . "a Flaek.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
FIFTH DISTRICT POPULATION.

The Fifth congressional district
shows a population of iSO,les. a
gain Of 7,72S over the 1900 census.
Five of the counties show gains and
five counties show loss. The popu-
lation of the ten counties as shown
in 1910 and 1900 is given below
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

A Cloud county doctor Just ont
Of eolless took an automobile and
n 3 days 'FunIgatsd" all he school
houses In tie county and collected
t7ao. Who says education does not
payl
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

since the low point Of 1897 the
market value Il ssars Rosbuek q Co
has inereased i.atb per cent What
would not ne nail order business
Is WA the added facIlities Of par
celia posts
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15
THURSDAY, DECEMBER is, 1915
THE MESSAGE BOILED DOWN.

=
THE MESSAGE BOILED DOWN.
Dove Of Peace hovers over Latin
American Republics.
Appropriations are too large ant
should be cut down.
Archaic methods used In treasury
department should be abolished.
Tariff law best possible. Need Q
tariff commission.
More generals for army needed
Rush Notifications for Philippine
ISLANDS. Europe not responding to
hints for worldwide peace.
Causes Of slides in Culebra cut on
Panama canal figured out. Too much
dirt in the natural rock foundation.
Ship subsidy needed to make Pam
anna canal useful. Investigation
shows canal competition is strong.
Department of justice has put
bucketshops out OF business. The
fight on the bigger grafters is moving
along in a judicial manner.
Supreme court has too much work
TO do. Crying need of nation is to
eliminate red tape and get quick JUS
tice.
Postal deficit has been wiped out.
Postal savings banks and parcels
post needed.
Too much abuse of "franking"
privileges. Special official stamps
suggested to remedy evil.
Navy department is loaded up with
a lot OF useless navy yards. They
should be abolished.
Give Peary a medal for capturing
the North Pole.
Department Of interior under lead
ership Of Ballinger is grinding along
satisfactorily. Conservation Of re-
sources should continue.
Alaska still unable to inaugurate
Home Rule. Request that credit OF
government be used to aid in railroad
construction in Alaska turned down.
Grand Canyon Of Colorado should
be made National Park.
Pension system for Civil war vet
Grams should continue, but govern-
ment Is warned against designing wo-
men who capture old veterans With
one foot in the grave
Agricultural department has been
kept busy with pure food, meat I'M
spection laws and forest fires. Gov
eminent is urged to meet moral OBJ
legations due to loss of seventy-six
lives in fighting fires.
Padding Of census run down and
fraudulent names striker from the
list.
Timber trust discovered. Half OF
timber owned by 200 individuals.
~ per cent by three corporations.
Danger signal hung up for govern
ment officials.
Eight-how law needs revision to
;et government employees work over
time when necessary.
Immigration is increasing. More
buildings needed at Ellis Island to
care for the rush. Separation Of fam
lilies discouraged.
Bureau Of Health Is greatly needed.
School system Of the District Of
Columbia needs much Improvement at
less cost.
Civil service should be extended.
Cost Of running government has
become SO great II is time to call a
halt, Bad management is seen. Clar-
sifIcatlon needed. so the President
can see where he is a." Special
message late: Tlil discuss this sub
leet,
To avoid fraudulent bills Of lading /.
The government should advance cred Z
Il on them. !
Try out present antitrust law as v
( stands. Let us execute what we
have done and then go ahead. The
activities Of the government should
10 directed toward economy OF ed
ana enlargement Ct op-
'OrtunItIeu for trade. IL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

Kansas has just had a high priced
rpeakef cone from Chicago to TO
pstt b lecture on prohibltion-in a
STATE Rhels there Is more prohibition
fhnr any place ln ne Union. WY
tlsa'I b. 80 IS Missouri rtors rso-
-I.----. ~ n -lllll n-..I--L
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

ne deposits IN the natinnal banks
OF he county shoF an Increase IA
dspouis Of ,iss.boo.oOo anothef
sood reason Why the party ia power
.hoti6 Be overturned. Lawrence
Hn-LL
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-12-15

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