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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
CARRIED AN ARSENAL.

For carrying huge pair of brass
knuckles and a very dangerous
looking stiletto, Mike Radovich was
fined $25 and costs this morning in
the police court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
AN IMPORTANT
UNION MEETING

There will be a joint meeting to-
night at the Eagles hall of the con
ductOrs, engineers, firemen and
trainmen. Business of Importance
will be considered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
"Golden Buck With Bacon.

Toast thin slices OF bread and
spread with melted cheese; on each
place aslice of fried bacon and then
a poached egg. .s..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
Lemon Snaps.

One cup sugar. egg, 2 table
spoons of butter, teaspoons bak-
ing powder u cup milk, l teaspoon
lemon extract. Add flour enough
so as to roll them quite thin and
sprinkle sugar on top.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

NEW YORk.-Damage because
of all fires on the Fourth of July in
this city was $3776, as against
$4,000 a year ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

CHICAGO. - Chicago suffered
through another torrid day yester-
day, the mercury rising to "a de-
grees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

Births Of four boys and two Cir
were recorded yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

Three marriage licenses were is
sued yeste rday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

Shells a mistake to suppose
that woman can't keep secret.
He-HoW do you know? Have you
ever tried IL?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09
G O NTIN u Z p
F RO 49,
P A G F. Q N f
ODDS AND ENDS

to abjure the filthy weed. So he
forthwith purchased prime
cheroot.
While Tommy was smoking the
prime cheroot in a roomy barrel
and fancied security, his father
passed that way with a weighty
stick of wood.
Where there is smoke there must
be a prime cheroot and a bad boy.
Therefore,
(The End.)
"love is a curious thing" unused
the bachelor. MANY a girl who
likes spring lamb marries black
Sheep"
DETROIT, Mich.-With band at
every depot, people here began
welcoming the various herds of the
Order of Elks, who are arriving
here for their annual convention
The local committee has arranged
for the entertainment of 100000
visitors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
ARTICLES FILED TODAY
Bureau of Municipal Research
of Wayne County Incor-
porated Body.

Articles of incorporation of the Bur
eau of Municipal Research of Wayne
County. Indiana, were filed today with
County Recorder Will Robbins by the
incorporators. The directors of the
association include the following: FL
bert Russell. Pettis A. Reid. Timothy
Nicholson. \. c. Heironimus, Arthur
Hirsch, Ellsworth Ellis. Joseph Blose.
Judge Boggs and William Dudley
Foulke.
The purpose of the organization is
stated as follows in the articles: TO
promote efficient and economical gov
ernment in said county and therein; !;
to promote the adoption of scientific
methods of accounting, and of report.
ing details of municipal business, with
view of facilitating the work Of pub
lie officials; to secure publicity In
matters pertaining to municipal prob
lens: to collect. correlate, interpret
and the public facts relating to the ad-
ministration of government in said
county,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
PLAN BIC REVIVAL
J. Wilbur Chapman or Dr.. Tor
ey May Be Brought Here
to Conduct It.
MINISTERS TAKE ACTION

Plans for the holding of evancelistic
services, next October, such as have
never been held in this community be-
fore. were discussed AT the meetings
of the Ministerial association this
morning and yesterday afternoon,
Either the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman or
DR.. Torey, or some other equally well
known evangelist Will probably be Sc
cured to conduct the services.
Committees TO have charge of the
arrangements for the services will be
appointed within a short time. II is
probable that the committee will in
clude the members OF the general com
mittee, which has charge of the Lay
mans Missionary movement, probably
TO be held in this city in April, follow
ing similar meeting at Indianapolis
The service viii not be denomination
al but for the good of all creeds and
in planning for the event. leading
members from the different Protestant
churches will be appointed on the var.
iOus committees. 1t is the concen.
sus of opinion that the service should
not be held until after October.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
William GiIkerson. Leaving a
Saloon, Is Attacked With
Dizzy Spell.
CALL CORONER INTO CASE
SHORTLY AFTER HIS FALL, MAN
WAS REMOVED TO THE HOS
PiTAL, WHERE He EXPIRED
WITHIN THREE HOURS.

Becoming suddenly subjected to a
severe dizzy spell at the corner of
North Twelfth and F street this morn
ing, William Gilkerson fell forcibly to
the brick pavement. sustaining inju-
ries. from the effects of which. he died
at the Reid Memorial hospital about
three hours later.
The accident occurred about Q
o'clock: Gilkerson complained of a
pain and severe cramps in his leg. to a
companion in John SchelI's saloon and
it was while walking out of the door
onto the sidewalk that he was seized
with the dizzy attack. The man
struck his head against a sharp rock
and was rendered unconscious. He
bled profusely. the blood flowing from
his mouth, nose and ears in large guam
titles.
A physician was summoned and the
man was Immediately removed to the
hospital, where his injuries were given
attention. However, he never recover
ed consciousness and died about noon.
Death was due to a fracture of the
skull and concussion of the brain. Gil
| kerson is about 40 years Of age and un-
| married. He came to Richmond sew
| eral months ago from some place in
| Ohio, where it is said he has relatives
Coroner Bramkamp stated this after
noon that he had not completed his in
vestigation yet, but that a post NOR
tenn examination would very probably
be held. For the past few weeks Gil
kerson had been employed at Henry
Lennard's saloon on North Twelfth
street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
consis,encies of existing laws. rela-

Inconsistencies of existing laws, rela-
tive to township trustees are pointed
out in the March number of the Public
Officials Magazine for Indiana, by Man
dus T. Mason, OF Cambridge City, trus-
tee for Jackson township. His arti-
Gle is in part as follows:
The statute empowers the township
trustee TO establish and maintain a
township graded high school in his
township under certain conditions
which is we'll enough and savors Of
good law Another section directs
him 10 transfer pupils out of his town
ship for high school purposes under
certain conditions, Notwithstanding
the high school he has established and
is maintaining at a heavy cost 10 the
taxpayers An illustration: In Alb
ington township. Wayne county. Indi-
ana. the trustee is maintaining a town
ship graded high school in the village
of Abingdon. with an attendance OF
seven pupils in the high school. He
has been compelled under the statute.
TO transfer nine high school pupils
from Abingdon township TO Center
willie. in an adjoining township and two
to the high school in Richmond. in an
other adjoining township. The gen.
eral assembly of Indiana at the last
session. fixed the tuition for the high
school at 81 per month for each pupil.
Here we have the spectacle of trus-
tee maintaining high school in his
township at a heavy cost to the tax
payer. and yet he is transferring high
school pupils from his township. He
will pay foreign corporation SH per
month for accommodating pupils with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
Circuit Court Was Busy Today
Judge Fox Was on the Bench This Forenoon After Weeks
Absence and He Made Up for the Time Lost.

Judge Henry c. Fox, of the circuit
court. was on the bench this morn
ing after an absence of a week, dur
ing which time he presided in cases
heard in Jay and Randolph counties,
and a number of matters which had
accumulated. during the week OF en-
were attended to.
In the case of the G. r. & l. rail-
road against the Indiana railroad COM
mission, to have ruling OF the COM
mission declared void, a stipulation
agreement was entered into by attor-
neys for both parties 1t was agreed
that no action should be taken in the
case by either side unless ten days
notice of such action was given the
attorneys of the other side. by the at
torneys of the side who contemplat.
ed taking some form Of court proce-
dure. The case has been on the
docket for several months
John A. Buffkin borrowed 800 from
a local bank in 1898 and William j.
Hiatt went his security When the
note expired Buffkin did not pay and
Hiatt was compelled to do so. Suit
was filed by Hiatt in the circuit court
recently against Buffkin on the ac-
count and he demanded 1925 This
morning a decree in the favor of Hiatt
was given.
In the divorce. custody and alimony
proceedings instituted in the circuit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14

court by Minerva J. Marshall against
Eber l.. Marshall, which is set for trial
tomorrow morning. an affidavit was
filed by the defendant this morning,
asking for change of judge. Judge
Engle Of Randolph county will probab-
ly be secured to dispose of the case.
In the matter of John T. Williams
versus Lucinda Williams, praying for
petition to sell real estate without the
wife's consent, as she is an inmate Of
Eastern Indiana hospital, Judge Fox
appointed Attorney A. NJ. Gardner to
represent her and the case was tried
this morning. The court decreed that
the husband should sell the property,
which amounts to about % acres for
$4,000.
The case Of the state ex rel. Demas
S. Coe, county auditor against Laura
Ebersole to foreclose a school fund
mortgage was dismissed this morning.
the costs in the case being paid and
claimants satisfied
satisfaction being secured and costs
OF litigation being paid. the case of
William P Robinson and Henry R.
Robinson, trustees Of the estate of
Henry E. Robinson, deceased, against
the city of Richmond and others for
s1oo damages to property, was dis
missed The property Of the deced-
ent was damaged in a dynamite ex-
plosion. II was adjacent to an alley.
IN which contractors were construct
ing sewer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
LITIGATION FOR
ESTATE STARTED
Death of Mrs. Sarah Harris
IS Immediately Followed
BY a Suit.
A CONTEST is PROBABLE
GRANDCHILDREN OF ELIJAH KER-
LIN AVER THAT UNDER TERMS
OF HIS WILL THEY ARE EMIT.
TIED TO ESTATE.

Within twenty-four hours after the
burial of Mrs. Sarah Jane kerlin Har-
ris, whose husband, William H. Har-
ris, is in the Michigan City penitentia-
ry, serving two year sentence for a
murderous assault on John D. Lancas-
ter, and who is a claimant for his
wife's estate which is of considerable
proportions. suit was instituted in the
circuit court this morning by Lizzie
Harvey against Louisa Thomas Wigs,
and several others for partition of Mrs.
Harris's estate, also the estate OF Mar
tina Alexander, and appointment of a
receiver for the same, that the land
may be farmed during the pendency of
the partition proceeding.
Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Alexander are
daughters of Elijah J. Kerlin, deceased
who left an estate Of considerable pro-
portions. Both of these daughters
were given 60 acres. and it was speci-
fled in the will that in event neither
had children, that their estates should
be divided among the grandchildren Of
Mr.. Kerlin. The husbands of the de-
ceased sisters and in whose names the
property was held, claim the estates.
The plaintiff of the action AYERS that
by her grandfather's will, the hus-
bands of Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Alexan-
der are not entitled to any claim to the
property No action has been taken
relative to the appointment of re-
ceiver, for the properties involved in
the litigation. Mrs. Harvey is repre-
sented by an attorney from Ohio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
A CHANGE IN PASTORS
Rev. Kenna of Third NJ. E.
Church Will Go to De-
Pauw University.

1t is probable that but one change
will be made in the pastorates of the
Methodist churches of the city, at the
North Indiana conference of n. T..
churches at Bluffton, in April. This
change will be at the Third NJ. +.
church, West Richmond, it being the
intention of the Rev. kenna to return
to Depauw university.
The quarterly conferences of the
different churches will probably be
held next week. The Rev. T. NJ.
Guild, presiding elder of the Rich
mond district Of the conference viii
attend the services in the various
Methodist churches, Sunday. which
will also be the time for the regular
communion services. 1t will be an
nounced at the Sunday services when
the quarterly conference of each
church will be held The conference
of the First N. E. congregation will
be held next Monday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
HOLT LECTURE TON|GHT
Editor of New York lndepend-
ent Will Speak at Earl
ham College.

Hamilton Holt, editor Of the indie
pendent. arrived in the city this morn
ing and will deliver an address ON tho
subject. Federation OF the World"
at Lindley hall. Earlham college. this
evening. The public is invited to at
tend the lecture. which Is free and
given under the auspices of Earlham
college.
He was taken over the city by the
reception committee and ne WAS much
interested in Richmond's development.
its homes, beauty and its resources.
Mr.. Holt has been spending the win
ter in Florida. The lecture. which ha
delivers this evening. is one in which
unusual interest has been taken and
he has delivered it before many OF
the larger universities of the country.
The lecture is illustrated by the use
of stereopticon views.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
Laws Inconsistencies Shown
Statute Governing Township Trustees Alleged to Be Weak
One in Article by Cambridge City Man.

high school privileges, and still he IS
maintaining high school for their
benefit At glance We see that the
taxpayers of Abingdon township ara
paying dearly for the education ~
their high school pupils Certainly
here is inconsistency in cur law. Is il
not plain that these statutes have
wrought = hardship upon the taxpayers
Of Abingdon township:s
Another law which is difficult OF just
execution Is that which provides that
the trustee shall transport pupils who
live greater distance than two miles,
and for all pupils between the ages Of
six and twelve years who live less than
two miles and more than one and a
half miles from the schools they are
required To attend as result OF the
disContinuance of schools which have
been their former places Of instTUC-
tion. Where hacks can be run As con.
templated by the statute 50 as In reach
all the pupils who must be transported.
all is we'll enough, except that the trus-
tee should he empowered by statute To
retain - per cent Of the hack drivers
wages until he had fully complied with
the contract as such driver. But the
isolated family. which is very incon-
venient TO reach with the hack, be-
comes the problem in executing this
law. In the absence Of stipulated
price per mile by statute for such
4 transportation the parent will invaria-
bly, demand an unreasonable price for
transporting his children and Will re
fuse to allow them to be transported
by another who will do 50 for roa-
/ sonable sum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
Standard Oil Company Case
Has Now Gone to the U.
S. Supreme Court.
TESTS ANTITRUST LAW
(American News Service)

Washington. March 1.-THE greatest
trust in the world began its fight for
life before the Supreme Court of the
United States today, when an appeal
or the Standard Oil company from the
decision of the circuit court Of Eastern
Missouri came up for a hearing. The
lower court, sitting at st. Louis. some
time ago, ordered the dissolution of the
Standard Oil company because of the
alleged combination in restraint of
trade. The question as to whether
the government can curb trusts under
the Sherman antitrust law is at stake
The consideration of the case will re-
Qure three days. The most brilliant
and high salaried legal talent is EN-
ployed Evidence fills twenty three
huge volumes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
ANSWERS LAST CALL

Mrs. Agnes c. Knollenberg Turner
Dietrick, well known German resi-
dent Of the city, died this morning at
1890 o'clock at her home, 333 South
Sixth street. from pneumonia, after
but about a weeks illness. She was
"a years old.
Mrs. Dietrich was married three
times. She is survived by several
children, including John, George j.,
and Harmon Knollenberg of this city:
Will Turner of Kokomo, Louis and
Edward Turner Of Chicago; Mrs. Ilh-
man OF Dubuque. Iowa, and Mrs. Hen
ry Dietrich Of this city. The funeral
arrangements have not been made.
She was prominent member of Trini-
ty Lutheran church and Rev. Beck.
pastor of this church, will have charge
of the service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
A LAYMtM'S CONVENTION
Local Churchmen Are Taking
Interest in Meeting at
indianapolis.

Local laymen are very much inter-
ested in the Indianapolis laymen's mis-
Sionary convention to be held at the
Capital. April 1914. and it is probable
that number of them will attend. E.
NJ Haas and E. G. Hill are making ar
rangements to be present 1t is the
endeavor of the local laymen to ar
range. if possible. a meeting to be
held in this city Immediately following
the Indianapolis convention. 1t is
thought that several of the speakers
at the convention can be secured for
the affair. In event the meeting is
held here the East Main Street
Friends church will probably be used.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
IN THE CONVENTION
Governor Marshall Says Is the
Place to Decide on Sen-
ate Candidate.
A PUBLIC announcement
palladium Specially

(PallaQlum SpeCldlD
Indianapolis, March 14.-Governor
Marshall today comes out in a public
statement favoring the selection by the
democratic state convention of a candi-
date for United States senator. The
governor says that since 1894, demo-
Gratis have favored the election of a
United States senator by popular vote,
and, since under the constitution this
cannot be done, a selection by the state
convention is the nearest approach to
it. He believes, also, such action
would place the democrats on an equal
footing with the republicans, whose
only candidate will be Beveridge. The
governor made his statement after dis
cussing the matter with number of
democrats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
HARD ON THE HORSE

Complaint was registered with the
police this morning over the fact that
a horse had been left tied to a hitch
ing rack at the corner OF South Fifth
and c streets all night The animal
is owned by man by the name of
Perkins, from Fountain City. it is al
legged, and according to the statement
made by the person who registered
the complaint and reported the mat
ter, Perkins was more or less under
the influence of liquor when he aban-
doned the horse and rig. The outfit
was called for this morning at Knolls
livery barn where it had been taken
by the police.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
CALMLY GOES TO DEATH
Man Who Killed a Woman Was
EIectrocuted Today in
New York Prison.
(American News Service)

Ossinning, n. V, March l4.-Frank
Sellemann, who had to be carried into
calmly to the death chair today and
was electrocuted for the murder of
Mrs Sophia Stabler in Brooklyn on
July S-Carlo Giro. his accomplice
was recently electrocuted.
Selleman, who gave the name OF
John Smyth, when he was captured,
was also known as Johann Schmidt.
He declared his innocence in a state
ment to the witnesses just before the
was strapped in the electric chair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
BEHR|NG APPOINTED

Christian Behring was appointed by
the board OF works this morning as
the custodian for the South Tenth
and Seventh street parks. Nr. ,Behr-
ing will begin his new duties April Is
and will continue to look after the two
parks until October.
The board will receive bids for
street sweeping, springling and clean
ing on Monday. March 81, at O'Clock
in the morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
A LITTLE ROMANCE

Frank S. Myers and Miss Hazel
Cough, an orphan, both of Cambridge
City, were married this morning by
Rev. J. c. Graham in the office of
county clerk Harry Z. Penny, imme-
diately after they had secured their
license. They returned to Cambridge
City where the groom has farm. The
groom is % years old while the wife
is but 19 years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
MRS. HOEY is BETTER.

The condition Of Mrs. Anna Hoey.
the aged woman who was overcome
by escaping gas at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Michael Toohey on
North Eighteenth street, Saturday aft
ernoon is considerably improved to-
day. 1t is thought that she will re-
cover.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

WOODSON-Albert Woodson, aged
So years, died this morning at the
home of William West, $40 South A
street. The funeral will take place
Wednesday at o'clock from the
Bethel A. NJ E. church. The burial
will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends
may call any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
eEEF TRUST LOST OUT.

Jersey City, Iarch IA Supreme
Court Justice Swayzee today signed an
order for the production of records of
the National Packing Co. The trust
has fought strenuously to keep the
minutes of the directors meeting from
becoming public, but has lost.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
ASKS FOR DIVORCE.

Alva o. Cox has instituted divorce
against his wife, Fannie E. Cox, claim
ing that the defendant has abandoned
him. She is now employed at the
New Phillips hotel, North Sixth street
it is said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
4 Compliment.

Mrs. Hersey was unhappy over the
stern severity Of her new photographs.
''Norah," she said to her pretty wait
ress. do you think this photograph
looks like me?'
Norah's warm Irish heart came to
the rescue. ''Shure, Mrs. Hersey.
dear" she replied quickly, ''if you
looked like that would ever have two
afternoons q week!'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., from now
on will be actively identified with the
"Rockefeller Foundation" backed by
half a billion dollars, and organized
by the oil magnate for the benefit and
uplift of the American people. This
! foundation" is spoken of as, Rookie
fellers atonement"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14

Nobody has a chance to get gray in
the service of the Cincinnati club. Lo-
bert, who Joined the team in 1906, is
the vteeran. When player shows tai
ent they trade him to some other ag-
gregation for gold brick.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
LOCAL AQG RECORD

The Glen Miller stock yards con-
signed a shipment of 1876 hogs 10 an
eastern buyer, Saturday. for S11 hun
l,red pounds This is the highest
price ever paid in this city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
WIRE FLASHES!
(American News S-rvice)

Martins Ferry. O.. March 14-In a
shooting affray between striking mill
workers and strike breakers, Saul Ed
wards, aged forty, prominent strik-
er, was probably fatally shot in the
abdomen: Emanuel Robins son was bad
ly beaten: Mrs. Emanuel Robinson
also badly beaten, after she had stab
bed an unknown striker with knife.
Bullets flew thick and fast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
.BEvER|DCE ILL MAN
(American News Service)

(American News Service)
Washington. March 14.-Still weak
and showing the effects of hard work
and a recent attack of grip Senator
report the Statehood bill. He expects
to go to Atlantic City in a few weeks
for a complete rest under the direction
of doctors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-03-14
09CAN'z: NEW BANK
Palladium Special)

Greensboro. Ind, March 1.-THE Or
ganization of the Northern Wayne
bank. at Economy has been completed.
The supplies have been purchased and
the construction of the building has be-
gun. The new institution will open
for business about April 10, with r. E.
Swallow, one Of the promoters as cash
ser.