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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
new POSTAL CHANGE
Sunday Collections Are to Be
Discontinued.

Postmaster, E. NJ. Haas has receiv-
flee department TO discontinue Sun
day collection of mail from the street
letter boxes. 1t has been the practice
10 make these collections from boxes
in the business districts of the city
between the hours of two and three
O'Clock in the afternoon. A count of
the number of pieces of mail from
these boxes was ordered by the depart
ment for three Sundays in succession
and it was upon this report that the
collection was ordered discontinued.
The report disclosed that half of this
mail was deposited in boxes within
two blocks of the post office. and more
than four -fifths of it within five blocks
OF the office. 1t was therefore. re-
garded as no hardship upon the pub
lie if important mail had to be dis
patched on Sunday. TO require it to be
brought to the office. Nail will be
dispatched from the post office on
all trains on Sundays as before. Sun
day collection Is discontinued, also.
in order to carry out the scheme of
the post office department in arrang-
ing a day of rest in every seven for
all employees The Sunday delivery
had already been discontinued. but
carriers were still required to make
the Sunday afternoon collections.
Clerks working on Sunday are now
given compensatory time off on week
ployes in the local office for the first
time since its establishment, are Civ
,eu one day of rest in seven
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
JOHN F. MEDEARIS
ESTATE is SETTLED

The estate of the late John Fletch.
on his centennial anniversary, in 1909,
has been finally administered by the
The total value of the estate, includ-
ing personal property and real estate
according to the report was $S,613.53
and there was for distribution, after
all debts had been paid. $4,S72.19.
Each of the decedents children re-
ceived $674.6S, and in the case OF
those children who are dead, their
heirs received their share The de-
ceased was a pioneer to the county
and owned considerable real estate
northwest of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08

BY the census report OF the city by
wards. the Fifth ward, comprising all
territory east of North Twelfth street
and north of Main street. has living in
it 1906 persons making it the largest
ward in Richmond. 1t has a greater
population by 167 than all the terri
tory west of the river. the Seventh
and Eighth wards and Spring Grove
combined.
There has been some talk of divid-
ing the Fifth ward. making new sub
division of the city. but il is under
stood from city officials there would
be some opposition. The Fifth ward
is dry by vote. Ii is said that if it
were divided at the railroad the north
half would vote wet.
The ward could be divided by an or
dinance by council. An ordinance is
unlikely, unless a petition from prop
erty holders is presented. One city Of
fetal pointed out that there is really
no us of another councilman for those
in Office now have little power. The
Fifth ward is represented by Elmer e,
King. Councilmen draw $3.50 year,
The Eighth ward was established
since the census of 1900. because the
Seventh then included all the terri
tory west of the river. The population
of West Richmond by the late census
is 3.917. The Fifth ward contains five
voting precincts, from the 23rd to the
eth. In the Republican nominations
the ward is divided into north and
south voting precinct.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
SCOUR UNDERWORLD
FOR TRAIN ROBBER
tAmcrIcan News Service,

81. Louis. Mo. April S.-The police
today are securing the underworld of
ST. Louis for lone bandit who held
up and robbed dining car on the
Iron Mountain passenger train No. 1
last night The robbery took place in
side the city limits and strange
thing about the affair was that only
the employees of the dining car were
molcsted.
The thief did not get more than $40
from the crowd and hoppcd off the
train before hc could be stopped. The
train Is the same one on which the
Pacific Express messenger was held
up and robbed by two men a month
ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
HINES is INVOLVED.

St. Paul. April S.-Edward Hines,
the Chicago lumber man. accused OF
helping 10 raise the 100000 "slush
fund To elect Senator Lorimer is in
vOlved in an investigation by the in
terstatc commerce commission of al
legged illegal issue of free transporta,
tion bv railroads.
\ special examiner OF the com.
merce commission has spent the past
few days here secretly looking up the
pass lists kept on record by the rail
roads. To SEE if Mr. Hines name is
among them.
Some of the roads. il is said. have
refused to grant Mr.. Hines passes for
several years. but others have been
more generous. Railroads in tie
West, besides those running into ST
Paul are being investigated for simi.
lar purpose. il is said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
HAS WORK A PLENTY.

Springfield, H.. April S.-With 125
subpoenas already served-among
which several call for the appearance
of millionares-the state investigating
committee is provided with work
enough 10 last for several weeks in its
inquiry into the election Of William
Lorimer To the United States senate.
Senator Helm, who is at the head of
the body. today denied that any meet
ings would be held before next Thurs
day, the day set for Edward Tilden.
who was accused by Clarence S. Funk
with being a collector of the 100000
Lorimer corruption fund, to testify.
II was declared today that the com
mittcc would continue long after the
legislature adjourned so that all evil
dence could be heard and prepared
for presentation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
ENTRANCE
TEST IN ENGLISH

Prof Scott of Earlham college and
Prof. Sembower of Indiana university,
constituting the newly organized exec
utive committee of the Indiana asso-
citation of college teachers of English,
which held meeting at indianapolis
on Friday evening, will take steps at
once to prepare uniform entrance
test in English for all students enter
association elected the following Off
GERS: president. Prof. Ayres, Of Pur-
due; vice president. Prof. Belkant.
of Franklin: secretary and treasurer,
Prof. Barnes of DePauw university.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08

Although large gains are shown in
the census returns for Richmond the
majority of the incorporated towns.
the farming population of the county.
from estimates, made such small
gain in ten years that it is hardly not
iceable. In round numbers the popula-
ton in the farming districts, as it can
be estimated now, did not vary in ten
years, indicating that the young men
and women are deserting the farms
for city life and mercantile pursuits.
According to the additional census
reports concerning the county popula-
ton made on Friday by Census Di-
rector Durand, Washington, D. c., the
incorporated towns of Cambridge
City, Centerville, and Hagerstown
made large percentages of increase in
population, while Dublin, Mt. Auburn
and Spring Grove gained small num-
ber of inhabitants. Boston. East Ger
mantown, Fountain City, Milton and
Whitewater lost in population. No re-
ports were made for the townships eX-
cepting Wayne which jumped from
$3.50 in 1900 to 26,509 in 1910, and
the following towns, Webster, Econo-
my, Beeson's Station, Williamsburg,
Dalton. Pennville, Bethel Abingdon,
Chester, Greensboro and Cox's Mills,
all unincorpOrated.
The total population of the towns
reported on Friday in 1910 was 6,770,
while ten years ago the total popula-
ton for these same towns was 6,07S.
Estimating that the population of the
unincorporated towns in the county,
on which no reports have as yet been
made, has remained what it was ten
years ago, and that the combined pop
ultaion of these towns is probably
5000, there are now living in small
towns in the county approximately
9,770 people, as against 800 ten
years ago. In 1908 the population of
Richmond was 1925, which, combin-
ed with the estimated populations of
the small towns then, made the total
number living in Richmond and small
towns about 27,326. The population
of the county in 1900 was $3.50. Sub
tracing from $500, the number lv-
ing in Richmond and small towns
leaves a total of 1854, the estimated
number of farm residents at that time.
In 1910 Richmond's population was
reported at 22,324, which combined
with the estimated number living in
the small towns now makes total urb-
an population 32,094, which subtracted
from the county's population in 1910
of 43.157. makes the farming popula-
ton approximately 1853.
Cause for Gains.
The large gains made in popula-
ton of Cambridge City and Center
vile are in keeping with that OF Rich
mond. The gain in Cambridge City is
accounted for because of the many in
dustries which operate there the year
around while the increase in Center
Vile is probably due to the number of
Richmond people still employed here,
who have moved there because of the
cheaper rents. etc.
The loss of 81 in Milton is unac-
counted for and is surprising to the
residents there. Whitewater is also
in the same boat. Some say the
losses are due to rather haphazard
enumeration.
In the spring of 1909 the Young
Mems Business club took the census
of the city and reported it TO be IL
913. A year later the government cen
sus was taken and in December the re-
...
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
THIS STREET CAR
A BUCKING BRONCO

When crossing North Tenth and f
street. yesterday afternoon city street
car No. 303 jumped the track and
crashed into one of the bill boards
just east of Tenth street The board
stopped the car According to the
police the car had no f1anges on the
wheels. 1t was suggested by a by
stander that old emery wheels be pro-
vided. if the company could not afford
iron wheels with fianges. Two won-
en- were on the car, but were unin-
jured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
ASKS A DIVORCE
FROM A CONVICT

Eleanor X. Comstock. a young mar
ried woman. filed suit in the circuit
court on Saturday against Louis P.
Comstock. now in the reformatory- at
Jeffersonville. Ind, for divorce. In
addition to the statutory charge that
he is a criminal. the complainant al
leges her husband was cruel and inhu-
man TO her during their seven months
married life. dating from May 10, 1910
to November 10 Of the same year
when he was sentenced to the state in
stitution- she lives at 1915 South c
street Attorney W. H. Kelley for the
plaintiff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
M. J. O'Brien, Sinking Fund
Commissioner, Says City
Debt, Outside Light Plant,
to Be Met Soon.
IT CAN BE MET BY
DECEMBER 26, 1918
Bonded Indebtedness of Mu-
nicipal Plant, $l44,OOO,
Will Be Paid Off in 1927
City's Lights.

Richmond will be out of debt. pro-
vidcd no new bonds are issued, and
without including the municipal light
plant debt, December 20. 1915 Today
there is sG6.5O0 bonded Indebtedness,
"a sum considerably under the limit.
Four days before the close of the
Democratic administration, the indebt-
cdncss was increased $4,000 TO pay
for improvements The Democrats or
dcrcd the improvements but did not
have the money to pay for them.
NJ J. O'Brien, president of the sink.
ing fund commission. said in respect
TO the city debt. Richmond stands bet
ter than any city in tho state. Mr.
O'Bricn has been on the sinking fund
commission since it was established
by state law in 1905.
Light Plant Debt.
The light plant debt. of course. has
nothing to do with the city sinking
fund. ms n separate fund. This debt
liz Siii. 900. and is due for payment. in
two installments. as follows: 100000
March 4. and $4,000 March is, 1927, A
part of the earnings of the plant are
reserved each month toward the pay
mcnt of this debt.
Mr.. O'Brien says he wishes council
had provided "A larger percentage of
TO go into the sinking fund. Superin-
tendent Johnson says he does not
think this would be satisfactory. how
ever. for there are several important
improv emcnts to be made in the next
few years.
Regarding the light plant, Mr.
O'Bricn has some other views. He
says Richmond is all right in the day
time: II is as beautiful city as there
is in the country. but at night there
isn't enough light.
What Is desired by the citizens
from November to April, when they
wish to go out at night, is plenty of
light. Especially is this true when
the city can afford IL, as Richmond
can" said Mr.. O'Brien.
Would Enlarge Plant.
II Is Mr. O'Brien's idea to increase
the plant as soon as possible. with the
addition of new unit This means "a
new building. boilers. generators and
the corresponding apparatus. De-
crease of light and power rates would
be the ultimate result. but may not
come for i've or more years.
City officials concede that as soon
as u new unit is built. and the output
Of the plant sufficient to meet any
load In the city. no matter how heavy.
the price will drop and the business
will 20 far beyond even present ex.
pcctations.
within n year Il is the purpose of
Superintendent Johnson to establish
nm entirely new are light system in
the city. The proposed new lights.
while not having as high candle power
as the present lights would give a
clearer light. The lights used in Glen
Miller park this year will he tungsten
lights.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
SENATOR KERN HAS
A PUBLICITY BILL
Requiring Election Expense
Statements Made Before
an Election.
(American News Service)

Washington. April S.-Senator Kern
will introduce early next week an
to the publicity law that
will require the publication of cam
paign contributions before instead of
after elections. The original bill drawn
10y Kern provided for publication not
earlier than fifteen days and no later
than ten days before an election, but
this will be modified In view of
aroused public indignation growing
out of developments in the Lorimer
case it is expected that the amendment
will pass easily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
-"----a-
RODE THE GOAT

Morton Gray was given the first de-
gree at the meeting OF Hokendauqua
lodge. Red Men, Friday evening. Three
applications were accepted and ar
rangements made for comforting the
first degree on five candidates at the
next meeting. The degree staff of the
lodge has accepted an invi talon TO put
on the work at Fountain City next
Tuesday evening. There will be sever
nj candidates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
EX.MAYOR JOHNSON
Is REPORTED DYING
(Amcrican News Servsee)

Cleveland. April S.-Tom l.. John
son. whose fight COR three-cent street
ear fares won him fame while he was
mayor OF Cleveland is believed TO be
dying today. lie has already called his
family TO the bedside and told them
goodbye" and n report from the house
early today said he was unconscious.
Members Of the family have been
awaiting word from the sick room all
might.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
Back to the Farm" Move
ment Not Very Noticeable
in Wayne by Complete Re-
turns of l.. S. Census.
CAMBRIDGE MAKES A
GAIN OF ABOUT 500
Owing to the Large Popula-
tion Of the Fifth Ward in
Richmond, Talk of Divis-
ion Now Heard.
POPULATION TABLE.

A population comparison of the
small towns of the county, of
which the census reports for 1910
were made Friday is as follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08

and much warmer to-
night. Sunday fair and not much
change in temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
THE WEATHER

STATE-Unsettled weather: Sunday
fair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-08
RURAL DISTRICTS IN COUNTY.
STATIONARY BUT TOWNS GROW
Fifth Ward Largest.

port was compiled. showing the city
10 have % 2o4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06

South Amboy Borough-Is growing
daily. See US before we sell all our
lots there. Pierce &c Son, over Pari-
sens Pharmacy. John Lovely, agent.
2OS78-5-6-1t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
GIRL HIT BY
SKIDDINC AUTO
Ten Year Old Daughter of
William Ford Hurt.

AS the result of an automobile
skidding in Amboy avenue, near
Church street, Tottenville, about
4:30 O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
Genevieve Ford ten years old.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ford, Sr., of 1873 William street.
Tottenville, is at her home with a
broken collar bone. The automobile,
II Of the large touring type. owned
by A. B. Pouch, OF SO Low Terrace,
New Brighton, was running along
Amboy avenu toward the ferry.
When in front of Wagner's saloon,
the automobile sktdded AMI crashed
into the girl. who was standing be-
side her bicycle In Amboy avenue.
The mixup with the auto and bI.
cycle caused the injury. At that
place there Is a soft spot of sand and
1t was this that caused the accident.
Mr., Ford. who was with his daughter
at the time, picked her up. The ma
chine in which were Mrs. Pouch, her
chauffeur and another lady, came to
a stop and Its occupants did every
thing to relieve the little girls suf-
ferings. DR.. Walker Washington,
who was summoned, attended the
girl, after which she was taken to
her home in the Pough automobile.
No blame was placed on the chauf-
feur and nc arrests In the case were
made. Mrs. Pouch before leaving,
ordered the best attention given the
child.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
T0TTENvILLE

Mrs. I. Lester Bedell returned
yesterday from New Lisbon, N. Y,
where she visited her parents.
MIR. and Mrs. John Harvey are
home from Boston.
Mrs. r. w. Wood, of Arents ave-
nue.. entertained the Five Hundred
Club yesterday afternoon.
James NJ. VanDeusen, eighty years
old, who left here In September after
a visit with his brother, has arrived
in Los Angeles.
Captain NJ. Matheson, OF Company
G, Twelfth Regiment, U. B. B. A,
with Arthur Decker went to Spring
Lake. N. Y, last night to assist
Major General Henry Hartman in
stall two new companies in the Or
g~anization.
Mrs. Frank VanPelt is seriously
i'll at her home in Amboy avenue.
Sergeant Truedenberg, of the
ninety-nfnth precinct, has been tenn
po-erffJ-necrSuUu 60 the efgnrIeth
precinct, Stapleton.
]. L. Bedell has the contract to
paint the residence of Mrs. Fannie
Lewis in Main street.
w. F. Peppers residence In Main
street Is being repaired.
Richmond Lodge No. so, Knights
of Pythlas, met last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
MURDER TRIAL
AGAIN MONDAY
lhagnotll Case Up Again;
Local Jurors Drawn.

When the May term OF the
supreme court convenes again on
Monday in the court house at Rich
mond, Romeo Magnotti, a former
baker at Rosebank, will again be put
on trial. Magnotti is charged with
shooting and killing Pietre Correalli,
his employer, on August IA, 1905, In
st. Marks avenue, Rosebank. After
the shooting Magnotti fed the coun-
try and al only caught after over
two years search In February last
in Newark, Ohio. He was tried at
the March term and the jury dis
agreed. District Attorney Albert c..
Each will be on hand to represent
the state.
Justice Frederick Crane will be on
the bench. An extra panel OF petit
Jurors has been summoned to ap-
pear at this trial. Those from this
end OF the Island that have been
drawn on the jury for this trial are:
William A. Brown, Ebery Butler,
Thomas w. Hawkins, George F.
Reckhow, Fred Drake. Abram p.
Price, George K. Thralh, James Bal
ley, William Ryder, John B. Potter,
of T~ottenville; George Humpher and
George Warner, Of Kreischerville;
Walter w. Houseman, of Huguenot,
and Louis Genslinger and George D.
Heck, Of Pleasant Plains,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
PLEASANT PLAINS

Miss Gertrude Clarkson, OF Ny
ack. was in Prince Bay yesterday,
Miss Fannie Sharrott visited in
Tottenville yesterday.
Miss Emma S~assenberg, Of Citing
Vile, visited In Tottenville yester-
day.
Mrs. Martha Cooper is visiting
friends In Great Kills.
Willis Stanton, of Prince Bay,
var in Tottenville last night.
Joseph Mooney, Of Manhattan,
has moved to Great Kills.
Albert Stephens, of Manhattan,
was IN town yesterday.
Mrs. C. F. Wilbur was In Perth
Amboy yesterday.
Miss Jeanette Salamon is home
fr M Bethlehem, Pa. for a few
days visit.
William Wilson will shortly leave
for the South.
A meeting of the Junior Epworth
League was held in st. Marks church
yesterday,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
BETHEL LEAGUE
HAS ELECTION
Annual Meeting Was Held
Last Night.

At the annual meeting of Bethel
Epworth League held last night, at
the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Palmer. in
Amboy avenue, Tottenville, the fol-
lowing officers we're elected for the
ensuing year, President, Mrs. A. V.
LaForge; first vice-president, s.. l..
Ritz; second vice-president. Harry
Johnson; third vice-president, Mrs.
Roy Fuller; fourth vice-president,
Miss Carrie Gibbs; secretary. Miss
Sue A. Marshall, and treasurer Mrs.
S, L. Ritz. The annual reports of
the officers and committees were re-
ceived at this time, which show the
league in q good financial standing.
Two new members were also taken
In and plans for the installation of
the officers were made. The installa-
ton will take place next Sunday,
May IA, in the evening. AS this is
Anniversary Day Of the Epworth
League In the Methodist churches. a
special program will be arranged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
TO Get RICH
BRIDE CIVERS
Ohio solons Not to Face
Graft Charges kIons.

Columbus, O.. May erich Ohioans
and officers of corporations who have
sent experienced lobbyists to Column
bus to deal with legislators who had
their hands out most Of the time may
expect to be indicted II expectations
AT the Franklin county courthouse are
realized.
The paid lobbyists, too. will be IN
dicted. Intimation to this effect was
made by Prosecutor Turner 10 offset
reports that only solons would be en-
braced In the report Of the grand jury.
Turner plans to get every one possible
connected with the bribery at both the
giving and receiving end. The Ave
Legislators and sergeant at arms in
dicted entered pleas Of not guilty. 1t
Is understood that these Legislators
and others expecting indictments have
raised q large fund for legal expenses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06

STATEN ISLAND NEWS
LOCAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE
GONE O. r. C. CONVENTION

The annual national convention OF
the Order of Railroad Conductors of
the United States, will convene in
jacksonville, Florida, next week, be-
ginning on Tuesday morning. Cou-
ductor William j. Reeves, delegates
from Liberty Isle Division, No. 1874,
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit,
New York Division of the B. &. O.,
and Lehihh Valley, with his wife,
left here today for the convention.
Others who left here yesterday for
the convention were Mr.. and Mrs.
William O'Conner. Mr.. and Mrs. D.
B. Hayes, daughter Nellie and son
Halsey Hayes, of Tottenville. The
latter are on their way to Cuba be-
fore returning home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
IRIS RIEL,S

The funeral OF Mrs. Josephine
Biel, Of A%ndrovette avenue, Kreisch-
e~rville, who died on Wednesday,
will be heE from her late residence
at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Rev. DR.. Jacob Ganss will o~tlIciate
and interment will follow in the Bap-
fist cemetery, Kreischervtlle. Mrs
Bel is survived by four daNghters
and a son. They are. Henry Bel
Miss Josephine Bel. Mrs, Thomas
Morrissey, Mrs. John Detser and Mrs.
Jacob Van Wagner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-06
ST. r CHURCH.

Rev. D. c. Dorchester, pastor of
st. Marks Methodist Episcopal
church, Pleasant Plains, will conduct
both morning and evening services
tomorrow. In the morning the Sac
rament of the Lords Supper will be
celebrated. In the evening the pas
tor will preach on "Pharisees An
Client and Modern"