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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
REWARDS OFFERED
BY POLICE CHIEF
For Clews Concerning the
Assault Made Upon Pa
trolman Yingling.

Rewards for information which may
be of use to the police in ferreting out
the perpetrators of the assault on
Officer Yingling Friday night, have
been offered by Police Chief Gormon,
He stated this morning that several
small items of information which
might be given him would be well paid
for
For information leading to the dis
covery of the owner of the hat fouIld
at the scene of the crime reward of
SIS is offered For one to claim the hat
as his own, $25, and other considera-
tions will be given by Mr. Gormon.
For someone to identity the chisel
found at the scene of the assanlt, and
to give information as to how it came
to be there, $5 will be given, and for
an interview with the owner of the
bunch of keys similar sum will be
paid. A witness, other than Yingling,
who saw the Hartzler's rear window
broken at the time of the assault will
be paid SIS for a short interview with
the police chief.
Gormon has worked up some promis-
ing clews, one of them being in ref
erenee to the candle found on the rear
window ledge at the scene of the fight
when Yingling was assaulted, shot and
raped on the head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
RAILWAY is GIVEN
VERDICT OF COURT

In rendering his conclusion of lag
in the case of the P, c., c. & ST l.
railroad company versus Margaret B
MeCaffery for condemnation of reaI
estate, this morning, Judge Fox ruled
that the plaintiff had the lawful right
to exercise power of eminent domain
and consequently he overruled the OBJ
jections of the defendant. This gives
the plaintiff the superior dominion oi
sovereign power over the land in ques
tion. and to appropriate any part oi
it to a necessary public use, reasona
BILE compensation being made. The
small piece of land in question be
longs to the farm of the defendant, and
is located near Jackson's Hill west oi
Centerville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
Judge Fox Announces He
Will No Longer Render a
Verdict When the Defend
ant Fails to Attend.
TIRES OF HEARING
ONE-SIDED TALES
Wants to Hear Version Of the
Party Sued in Future.-A
Deluge of Divorce Suits
This Year.

Deploring the growing divorce evil
in this county, Judge Fox, OF the
Wayne circuit court this morning, de-
clared, in addressing members of the
Wayne County Bar association that
he would refuse to grant divorce
unless the defendant was present
when the case was called, in the event
that the defendant lives within the
jurisdiction of the court.
Judge Fox declared that he has no
method of ascertaining whether all
charges made by the plaintiffs In di-
vorce suits are true, in cases where
the defendants fail to appear and that
he Is inclined to believe that many
of the complaints should not be filed.
Hereafter, he declared, the defendant
will be obliged to be present and testi-
fly before any verdict is rendered
The Judge asserted that many cases
which have been filed in Wayne cir
cult court should not have been insti-
tuted. He said that suits alleging fail
ure to provide and cruel and inhuman
treatment were the most frequent and
in almost every case the defendant
fails to appear.
In the event that the defendant
lives within the jurisdiction of the
court, and does not appear when the
case is set will continue the case, for
y Year II necessary said the Judge.
Last month there were nineteen
suits for divorce filed in the circuit
court and during the month of Feb
ruary there were almost as many as
in March. In January 16 divorce COM
plants were filed.
Judge Fox this morning refused to
grant decree to Fred Maus, of New
Castle when the former heard Maus'
testimony as to the alleged cruel and
inhuman treatment accorded him by
his wife, Margaret Maus. However,
Judge Fox permitted the plaintiff to
withdraw the papers in the case.
which was sent here from Henry coun-
ty on motion for change of venue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
IS TO
INVADE ILLINOIS
Colonel Decides to Make &
Ten Days Trip Instead
of Three Days.
tNational News Association,

HINTON. w. Va, Apr. 3-While pro-
cee6ing southwark today Col. Roose-
welt stopped at Roncevert, a little
hamlet. long enough to make a brief
speech in which he told the West vir-
ginians not to be dominated by boss
power All of the 1900 people in the
town were at the station to hear the
colonel "If you want independence in
government here don't let the bosses
try to rule you. You may make mis-
takes in governing yourselves, but
they will be your own and you can
rectify them. But the bosses won't
care if they make mistakes he said.
In hitting at the foul tactics of the
bosses he gave an indirect slap at
President Taft and his leaders for the
steam roller tactics in the south.
Don't let them cheat you out of the
delegates" cried Mr.. Roosevelt
The colonel was caught unprepared
when he found last night that his
trip had been extended to one of ten
days SO as to take in Illinois and
Pennsylvania.
He was equipped for only three days
and had to wire home for more neces-
sary apparel to be sent on instead of
returning to New York tomorrow
night
After his Parkersburg speech the
former president will go to Illinois
speaking Saturday at Springfield.
There will be no speeches on Good
Friday or Sunday. He will be at
Pitfsburg Tuesday night, Philadelphia
Wednesday, aud then go home.
The hardest work TO be done by
the Colonel on this trip will be in this
state. Kentucky, Illinois and PenIfsyl-
yania.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03

Not a Mere Wage Increase
Will Satisfy the Penn
sylvania Miners.
tNational News Association

WILKESBARRE, Pa, April g.
With the conference of the miners and
operators at Philadelphia but one
week off, positive proof is being re-
ceived by the union leaders that only
recognition of the Union will satisfy
the men.
To determine whether the wage in
crease will satisfy the men the dis
trict leaders are sending representa-
tives to the mass meetings of the min
ers to ask this question do you want
wage increase?" The answer to this
question came in direct way in the
Nanticoke region last night where five
mass meetings were held. The an
swer of the men was we want recog-
milton of the union
In all parts of the coal field this
feeling is gaining ground and the spir.
it is now so well established that the
committee which is TO negotiate with
the operators one week from today
Will not dare TO advocate any other
stop.
The feeling of the men has suddenly
changed on this point. Mine leaders
are in authority for the statement that
one week ago when the men were not
as determined as now. Said Secre-
tary-Treasurer John NJ. Mack of Dis
trict No. I today: The men realize
that while the organization lives this
question of recognition will be bone
of contention until it is definitely set
tied one way or the other. The min
ers have been preparing for a strike
and they now take the position that
recognition might as well be fought
out now as at any time"
The announcement of John c. Had
dock. independent operator, and pres
ident of the Plymouth coal company,
that he favored recognition of the un-
ion and wanted the scope of the organ
iZation enlarged to fraternally and
beneficially better the miners has
served to make the men determined
on the question.
When union leaders learned of Had
docks statement they declared it
would serve 10 fire the men and make
them more stubborn than ever on the
terms by which peace is declared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
THOUGHT MAIL MAN
WAS BOLD BURGLAR
Mystery of Attempt to Rob
the Haskins Flat IS Fin
ally Solved.

The identity of the burglar" who
alarmed Mrs. Edna Haskins, 923 Main
street, Monday night was discovered
today His name is Clyde Cluxton
but he is not burglar. He is a
mail clerk.
Monday night he mounted the stairs
at the Haskins' flat with special de.
livery letter. He could not awaken
anyone and in feeling for the banister
railing in the dark hall near the Has
kin flats, he ran into screen door.
This aroused the occupants of the flat
Mrs. Haskins and her children, al
though they did not answer Cluxton's 3
knocks at the door. They called for
help out of the front window.
Satisfied that there was no one
awake at the late hour, it being almost
eleven o'clock, Cluxton walked down
the stairs. mounted his bicycle and
rode home, delivering the letter the
next morning.
Meantime, the calls for help had
attracted the attention of a pedestrian
and he went in search of an officer.
Then Cluxton escaped"
He was rather surprised today to
learn he had attempted to "burgler"
the flat. He had to submit to lot of
kidding" by his fellow employees.
Cluxton says he will have light
with him the next time he delivers
any of Uncle Sans special letters at
night, so that he may not be taken for
a burglar again. He abhors the idea
of being shot.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
Wisconsin Will Probably
Send Solid Delegation to
Republican National Con-
vention for La Toilette.
TAFT is DEFEATED
BY A LARGE VOTE
Returns Today from Milwau-
kee Shows Mayor Seidel
Was Defeated by Fusion
lists by $4,000 Votes.

MADISON, Wis, April 3.-Returns
received today from all parts of the
state in yesterdays presidential pref
erence primary indicate that Senator
r. NJ. LaFollette has carried Wiscon-
sin over President Taft by a vote OF
10000 TO $4,000 and that he will have
the entire twenty-six delegates be-
hind him when he enters the Republi-
can convention in Chicago. Three
delegates are still in doubt but late
indications are that they will go to
the Wisconsin senator. Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, has
been returned winner over Champ
Clark, speaker of the house. in the
same election and the twenty-six Dem
ocratic delegates will go to Baltimore
instructed for the New jersey execu.
tive.
Full returns had not been received
today. The. election is by districts
making the count somewhat slow
According to- Wilson's manager his
total vote will be about two to one
for Clark. The Democratic vote on
the strength of returns received is
estimated by the Wilson men at about
100000. Clark managers admit that
their candidate was defeated but said
early today there was still a chance
that he may have won one or two dis
tricts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
ILLINOIS LIQUOR FIGHT.

CHICAGO, April -3.-The ''wets"
gained eight towns in the option efec-
ton. according to returns received
early today. Elections We're held in
154 cities and towns. Twenty-four
municipalities formerly dry voted wet.
Sixteen formerly wet went dry. Eight
counties are dry, two having former
ly been in that column. Eight cities
where no previous election had been
held went wet and eleven dry. Rock
ford is the biggest city added to the
dry column.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
DIED AT THE HOME
OF GRANDPARENTS

Barbara Ann Butler, aged four
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Wal
South Seventeenth street, and lately
moved to this city, died at Indianapo-
lis at the home of its grandparents.
where it had been taken Sunday. The
child was taken to indianapolis for
treatment, it being afflicted with spin
al meningitis but all efforts to save
its life availed nothing. The funeral
will be held at indianapolis Thursday
at p. m. Interment will be at In
dianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
SCOTS SHIP is
GIVEN AN OVATION
tNational News Association

LYTTLETON, n T., April 3.-Un-
damaged by the ice floes through
@hich she passed the whaler Terra
Nova, the exploration ship in which
Capt. Robert F. Scott, the Antarctic
explorer, sailed south. arrived here to
day from Akaroa. in command of
Lieut., Evans. The ship flew the Brit
ish flag and her arrival was the sig
nal for patriotic demonstration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
Traffic Cut Off From Scores
of Cities, Farm Lands
Turned Into Seas, and
Homes Swept Away.
RAILROAD MEN ARE
VICTIMS OF FLOOD
Three Illinois Central Men
Drowned While Inspecting
Tracks.-River Is Still on
a Rampage.
tNatinnal News Association

HICKMAN. Ky, April 3.-Three
men We're drowned when an Illinois
Central engine sent out to test the
tracks dropped into fifty foot crew
esse south of Fulton. Ky. today. They
were the first victims OF the flood
which has swept the Mississippi valley
and inundated scores of towns and
villages along its banks.
The dead are Road Supervisor De.
poyster of Fulton. Engineer Henry OF
Jackson. Tenn. Fireman Davis OF
Jackson, Tenn.
The accident that cost the lives OF
the railroad men is one of the most
peculiar the Illinois Central has ever
experienced. The track was soft but
railroad men considered il probably
safe. The engine was sent out to test
its strength, Suddenly the ground gave
way beneath IL and il dropped into a
washout that had undermined the
track without leaving any trace on the
surface.
Results Of the Flood.
Railroads are under water. trafiic
has been cut OF from a score of cities.
farming lands are sea of water and
houses have been washed from the
crumbling banks and whirled down
the river Along the 75 miles Of the
Kentucky shore levees have been bro
ken and the river, in places so miles
wide, is plowing new channels and
Il ,ipo ;r,
places that 4few--daysa ago were
! homes
More than 1000 persons driven from
their homes are emptied on the hills
back of the town with barely sufficient
tents to accommodate 500 persons.
The water in the streets OF Hickman
| stands three feet deeper than il has
ever reached before in the history OF
the town
Levees in Danger.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April 3.-with a
third of Memphis inundated to a depth
of from one to ten feet today and the
Mississippi river still rising reports
| along the river indicated that no fur
lther break in the levees were threat
ened Immediately. Major Smith of the
army engineer corps reports that the
levees now standing will hold until
the water reaches depth of a. feet
After that time he says no protection
can be promised. Reports from Hele-
ma, Ark, threatened with a flood.
said the leyees were still standing
there. A thousand men worked on the
levees there all night. Rats of logs
have been anchored just outside the
earth embankments to protect them
and il appears today that they might
| weather the flood.
Government boats sent up the flood
swollen streams in the interior of Ten
nessee are returning today with refu-
gees, household goods and stock saw
ed from the flood. They report many
houses have been washed into the riy-
ers and carried away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03

This photograph shows F. r. Law,
who recently jumped from the torch OF
the statue of Liberty with a parachute
endeavoring to win $1,000 bet that
he would climb up the side of the TOP
of 26 story building in New York
and then jump from the top in para
chute. Law got as far as the fourth
story when he was espied by vigi.
liant New York policeman who rushed
up the stairs to window on the fifth
floor and compelled the nervy climber
to come inside. Law declares that he
will yet accomplish the feat and be-
cause of the added obstacle of the po-
lice preventing him the man with
whom he has made the bet has raised
the odds, making the bet $1,000 to
$4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
GAME ASSOCIATION
MEETING TONIGHT

The board of directors OF the Wayne
county Fish and Game Protective as
soeiation will hold meeting at the
court house this evening to elect Off
GERS for the ensuing year.
Tomorrow night the regular month
-ly meeting of the association will be
held at which time a number of mat
ters will come up for discussion Here
to-fore the association has met only
at the call of the PRESIDENT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
BOOST BARNARD TO
TAKE WILEY'S JOB
tNaticna1 News Association,

WASHINGTON, April 3-A vigor-
Gus ndorsement of Prof. R. E. Dolit-
tie as successor to DIR. Harvey ".
Wiley as the head of the L. S. bureau
of chemistry was submitted to Presi-
dent Taft by Senators Smith and
Townsend of Michigan. H. f. Bar
nard of Indianapolis has received the
Endorsement of large number of
prominent Indiana persons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
MANY LIVES LOST.

NEW ORLEANS, April 3.-Reports
from up the Mississippi today indicate
that at least a score of lives have been
lost in the flood that has broken le-
wees in many places and inundated
vast tracts of country. A report from
Watson, Ark, says that Clark Wilson.
his wife and five children were
drowned when the levee near that
place gave way.
At numerous towns along the great
river desperate but almost hopeless
battles are being waged today by fren-
zied men. women and children who are
trying TO strengthen the feeble artif-
cial defenses against the steadily ris-
ing water
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
A SAD BLOW DEALT
TO THE SOCIALISTS

GIRARD. Kan. April 3-wiiIiam RI.
Ross. Democrat. has been elected
mayor of Girard, sthe stronghold Of So
cialism and the home of the appeal
ran as an Independent and defeated
Edward Ford, the Socialist Incumbent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
INDIANA MEN ARE
DROWNED IN IOWA
(Nationai News Association

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia, April B.
George Myers. W. K. Sheets and James
Shoulders of indianapolis. were
drowned here today when a boat
struck bridge pier They had start
ed to float down Cedar river TO the
Mississippi on fIalboat Their bod
les have not yet been recovered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
NOW HAS
SOCIALIST MAYOR
tNational News Associatien)

FIT. SMITH, Ark. April S.-The first
socialist mayor elected in Arkansas
has been returned in Hartford. ac-
cording TO returns today Peter Stew
srt. the successful candidate. defeated
, Democrat and an Independent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
CHARLES HAVENOR
SUDDENLY CALLED
eNational News Association,

Z MILWAUKEE. April 3-Charles
Havenor, owner of the American Asso-
citation baseball club, died here sudden
ly of pneumonia today after a two
days illness He was forty-seven years
old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
ATTEMPT TO KILL
A CHINESE LEADER
National News Associationl

TIEN TSIN. China April s.-An at.
tempt was made today to assassinate
Gen. Ii Yuan Heng. vice president of
the republic. General Ii was badly
wounded The message received here
did not contain details.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-03
THE WEATHER
ing temperature tonight and
Thursday.
HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY

Forecast for Richmond and vicinity
fair and warmer. Maximum tempera-
ture. 3s at noon. Wednesday. Mini
mum temperature. % at 6 a. m. We'd
nesday Temperature at 1880, So.
Barometer 300 Direction and yel0ci-
~ of wind, y. e. miles per hour.
Rainfall since yesterday. .04
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19

VIZ ASHINGTON-When one looks
wv on the picture of the Camorrists
In their cage in Viterbo, where they
we're being tried as instigators of
crimes and members Of criminal or
CARNATIONS, it comes right home to
the clerks who work in the treasury
department in Washington. Since
the economy cranks got to work they
have turned the old treasury depart
ment upside down. The secretary
the treasury has a little walk of his
own, little elevator of his own and
a driveway made through portion
Of the treasury plaza purposely for
him, none of these to be used by the
common herd at all. All are protected
by gates of wrought-iron from invasion
of the clerks or any of the assistants
about the treasury department. Be-
fore the economy commission got in
their ticks there was sort of placita
In the heart of the treasury, the
white stone walls being built up
around it. When so many of the cor
ridors and other rooms had to be
taken up by private elevators, drive
and runways for higher officials, this
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
IS THE PANAMA METROPOLIS
Port Antonio in Jamaica Ships 5000
600 Bunches of Tropical Fruit
Every Year.

New York.-Port Antonio to the
United States was eastern shore of
Jamaica, is. the greatest banana port
in the world. In 1911 it shipped more
than 100000 punches of bananas,
nearly all of which came to the Unit
ed States. Jamaica leads all other
countries in the world in the produc-
ton of bananas, and Port Antonio has
the lead over ali other towns in ia
maica, because the heavy rainfall in
it's neighborhood is favorable to the
production of this fruit. During the
busiest season-July, August and Sep
tember-eighteen to twenty-one fruit
ships leave Port Antonio every week
for New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore or Charleston. But are all
these banana boats trading to the
United States American boats? Far
from it. The consular reports show
that in 1911 the number of clearances
issued to vessels from Port Antonio to
the United States was 708, of which
523 were Norwegian, 102 British, IA
American and German ships. Per-
haps we may rejoice, in the present
state Of our neglected merchant ma
rine, that as many as "a ships out Of
708 were American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Alexander Bluffs Ajax In Hymenea Mix-Up


LEX Power and Ajax Tobey, two
"A leading members of the colored
back alley 400, who were related by
marriage, inasmuch as Alex had led
Aiaxs sister to the hymeneal altar
and promised to provide board aud
lodging for the rest of her natural
days, were arraigned before Judge
Douglas of the police court on a
number of charges ranging from
"cussing" to ''scrapping."
The statement made by Alex was,
that the lightning defer invaded his
domicile and in the presence of his
copper colored spouse had used Ian
gauge of very tabascoitic variety
Alex further testified that he had pick
ed up stick of stove wood with
which he persuaded Ajax to desist.
Unlike his famous prototype, who de-
fed the unseen, Ajax wilted when he
saw that piece of timber in the mus
cular hands of the brawny Alexander,
and beat it. He didn't take time to
leave by the door, but jumped out Of
the back room window, which, in his
precipitate flight he did not stop to
open The result was disastrous-to
the window-and the smoky Ajax
sought protection of the police.
what brought about the difficulty"
queried the Highland chieftain, who
is presiding over the police court In
the absence Of Judge Hugo (to) L.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-09-19
Hand-Painted Hats.

Verify the clever woman is in her
glory these days. Can you WELD the
brush? If So mix up your stencil dyes
and sketch lightly bunch of old gar,
den flowers on the upturned brim OF
the leghorn hat. Then paint the bios
SONS, using pale pinks, blues. yellows
and greens. 1t is the latest thing!
The quality of the straw gives de-
lightful undecided line, almost as if
lowered chiffon had been stitched
over the straw OF course. the nov
city of the decoration is very apparent
and the admiration of the onlooker is
quick and decided.
Entire brims on either the under or
upper surface can be decorated in the
mixed floral wreath or in one flower.
The scope is limitless. and the beauty
most attractive. Try 1t.