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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
WIFE VERY ROUGH,
He SEEKS DIVORCE
Jerry Berkheimer Alleges
That Mrs. B. Used Him
for Punching Bag.

Worse than "hen-pecked" was Jerry
Berkheimer, who filed suit for divorce
from Martha Berkheimer, in the
Wayne circuit. court this morning.
Not only did Berkheimer's better
half curse him, order him to leave
the house, threaten to have him ar
rested when there was no grounds for
an arrest, but she also threatened to
kill him by stabbing him with a pair
of scissors, the complaint alleges.
On more than one occasion Berk-
heimer's wife would grab him by the
hair and strike him with her fists he
says. The plaintiff AYERS that she
struck him a violent blow in his side
and inflicted serious injury upon
him.
The complaint declares that the de-
fendant is large strong woman and
is able to do bodily injury to him.
The complaint also says that the de-
fendant called the plaintiff vile names.
that she refused to 60 to church, would
not allow her child to attend Sunday
school, and encouraged the child to be
impudent toward the plaintiff. The
child also spit in the plaintiffs face
and cursed him, he charges.
The plaintiff says that finally life
with the defendant became unbearabie
and they separated, Septmber Is,
1909. They were married November S,
1908.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
REPUBLICAN WOOL
BILL IS REFUSED
Democrats on the Ways and
Means Committee Ignore
the Payne Measure.
(National News Association


WASHINGTON, March 22.-Repub-
lican members Of the ways and means
presented to the committee
today a bill revising the woolen sche-
dule according to the minority's view
point. AS was expected the Demo
Gratis rejected the Republican substi-
tute bill and thereupon Rep Payne in
troduced it in the house. The Demo-
cratic members of the committee wi:s
report out the Underwood bill, which
was introduced in the house yester-
day. The Republican measure reclas-
sified all of the grades in wool in ac-
cOrdance with the tariff boards rec
concentrations. and, according to Rep.
Payne, reduces the rates in the exist
ing law upon an average of thirty to
forty per cent. The Republican bill
proposes a rate on raw wool which is
equivalent to 35 per cent ad valorem.
The Democratic bill proposes a 20 per
cent ad valorem. All the Republican
rates are made specific.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
INDUSTRIAL BILL
GIVEN A HEARING
Prominent Speakers Urge
Passage of Hughes-Bor-
ah Measure Today.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
Hughes Borah bill creating a federal
bureau for industrial relations today
received the support of Industrial lead
ers, social workers and captains of in
dustry when it was made subject of
a hearing before the house labor COM
mittee. John Mitchell, former presi-
dent of the United Mine workers; Jane
Adams of Hull House, Chicago; John
T. White, president of the mine work
ers; Louis Brandies, Paul U. Kellogg
and John Hays Hammond are on the
list of witnesses.
The bill has received the support of
many members of congress, including
Rep. Bowman of Pennsylvania, who is
a coal operator; Rep. Wilson of Penn
sylvania, chairman of the house labor
committee; Rep. Lewis, a member of
the labor committee, and Representa-
tives Farr and Lee of Pennsylvania.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22

BEREA, Ohio, March 22.-RObbers
who blew the safe of the bank of Be-
reS, early today are believed to have
made their getaway with at least $2O,-
900. The robbers dug through a brick
wall to get tho money. The residents
oil the town were not aware of the
robbery until this morning and no
clew has been found. Some reports
placed the amount obtained by the
veggs at high as $4,000.
The same gang robbed the post of
flee at Hudson, twenty miles south of
here, early today, dynamiting the safe
and escaping with from S., 900 to s10,-
0eo in postal savings bank deposits,
other small cash and stamps. Posses
are searching for the thieves.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
WILL REMODEL
TELEGRAPH OFFICE

Preparations are being made for 4
complete remodeling Of the Western
Union Offices. New furniture, switch
beard. and instruments and desks win
be installed. The local ONCE will be
repainted and decorated inside and q
large electric sign hung in front.
Contractors have been asked to
draw up plans and specifications for
the purpose of submitting bids for the
work. and the remodeIing will prOba-
bly, be complete within month or SIX
weeks, according to statement o.
Manager Freeman this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
Selling Agreement Entered
Into by American Seeding
Machine Company and the
J.l. Case Company.
REPORT OF MERGER
is NOT CONFIRMED
High Official of Seeding Ma
chine Company at Spring,
field, O., Absolutely De-
nies Any Sale.
palladium Specially

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 22.-
An official connected with the execu-
tive offices of the American Seeding
that the rumor eminating from Rich
mond regarding the sale of the Ameri-
can Seeding Machine Co. to the J.
I. Case company of Racine, Wisconsin,
is not true. He admitted, however,
that an agreement had been entered
into between the two companies
whereby the 10000 agents and trav-
elers of the J. l. Case company would
handle the output Of the American
Seeding Machine company and the
American Seeding Machine company
agents and travellers would handle the
other corporations output.
The official of the company stated
that it was merely an agreement to ex-
change selling forces in the sale OF
products. He said the new agree
ment would necessitate the enlarge
Richmond, Indiana, and the Buckeye
plant at Springfield.
Officials of the American Seeding
Machine company have been at Ra-
cine in conference with the officials OF
the J. I. Case company and the new
plans are about complete.
The final papers are now being sign
ed up and will take effect within a
few days.
1t was stated at the executive Offices
Of the Seeding Machine company today
that the extensive cooperating selling
arrangement would allow both con-
Germs to cover more territory without
additional expense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
t-e~,
This County Will Dictate
Whether Districts Nation
al Delegates Are for Taft
or Roosevelt.
TAFT FORCES HERE
HAVE BEEN ACTlVEi
Cannot Be Defeated Unless
Roosevelt Supporters Turn
Out to Ward and Township
Meetings.

Upon the action taken tonight at tho
Republican ward meetings in this city
and Saturday at the township meet
ings throughout the county depends
whether the sixth districts two dele
gates to the Republican national con-
vention at Chicago, in June, will be
for Roosevelt or Taft. a..
1t is admitted at both the Taft and
Roosevelt headquarters at Indianapo-
lis that Wayne county is the key to
the situation in the sixth district. Taft
headquarters and Jim Watson, the
Taft leader in this district. concede
the sixth to Roosevelt providing
Wayne county sends Roosevelt dele
cation to the district convention at
Connersville next Thursday. In tho
other counties in the district Roosevelt
and Taft strength Is about evenly d.
vided, with Taft probably a shade tho
stronger. Consequently the balance OF
power rests with Wayne county. Al
Wayne goes. SO goes the district.
which is an old story.
Taft Men Very Busy.
During the past week the Taft wor-
kers in this county have been making
desperate efforts to stay the Roosevelt
tide and on the eve Of the ward meet
ings they are making open boasts that
their work has not been In vain. On
the other hand Officers of the W1
County Roosevelt organization have
not been idle and today they claim
that over twenty of the twenty-six del
egates from this county to the Con-
nersville convention will be pledged
to Roosevelt. They base their asser-
tions ON the fact that seventy-five per
cent of the Republican voters In
Wayne county favor Roosevelt for the
Republican presidential nomination.
and that the voters realize the neces-
sity of attending their ward meetings
tonight and township meetings Satur-
day. ~. .
The only hope of the Old Guard
ward workers in this city to secure
Taft delegates rests in the belief that
many Republican voters will. ~ IN
the past, neglect their duties al citi-
zens and. party members and not At.
tend the meetings, then, the day fol.
loving, Indignantly inquire why the
machine" was allowed to slip one
over"
Up to the Voters.
II the average citizen neglects to
attend his ward meeting tonight the
machine ward healer with his gang"
can be depended on not to be no neg
ngent. In the wards where the hight
will be close the result of the gumshoo'
back room conference campaign CON
Quoted by the local Taft organization
for the past week will be In evidence
tonight, but this element can be out
numbered Ave to one II all the Roose-
velt men in each ward turn out to
their ward meetings.
One of the most active and inf1uen-
tial Taft leaders in the city last night
conceded eighteen of the twenty-six
county delegates to the district meet
! ing to Roosevelt, but, he gleefully add
ed, Wayne must send at least twenty
Roosevelt delegates to connersvi1le II
! the two district delegates to the m
tional convention are Roosevelt men."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
WAGE SCALE
The Operators Score Men for
Threats to Quit.
(National News Association

CLEVELAND. O., March 22.-Bitu-
minous coal operators, representing
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Hli-
nois, today submitted a new wage
scale to the eight miners who are
members of the sub scale committee.
but the proposed schedule was immedi-
ately rejected by the men. The COM
mittee adjourned at noon after a
stormy meeting behind closed doors.
The operators scored the men for their
threats to quit work April l instead
Of remaining in the mines until new
two year working agreement can be
formed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
ONE GANG MEMBER
TAKEN BY SLtUTHS
.Sidna Edwards, an Alien
Henchman, Caught Sleep
ing in Hiding Place.
(National News Association)

MT. AIRY, Va. March 22-The man
hunt conducted by officers of two
states for the Allen gang, which eight
days ago shot up the Carroll county
court house. killing Judge Massey,
Prosecutor Foster and Sheriff Webb,
bore fruit early today when Sidna Ed
wards, one of the ringleaders of the
band, was captured in the mountains.
Edwards was arrested by detectives of
the Baldwin agency and was hustled
to Hillsville, where he is accused of
having aided in the shooting
Creeping through the mountain fast
nesses under cover of darkness the
detectives surprised Edwards in his
hiding place shortly after midnight
and he was taken without resistance.
The capture was made twelve miles
northwest of this place near a village
at the foot of the mountains, after a
days search by 100 detectives, officers
and citizens.
Sidna Edwards is the youngest of
the Edwards boys. who are nephews of
Sidna Allen, who has thus far evaded
capture. AS a result of his arrest his
cartors will receive a reward of $500
Though the detectives have seized
control of telephone wires and will
give no information as to their plans
news reached here that the rest of the
gang had been located near the spot
where young Edwards was captured
and that the posse was making prepa.
rations to take the rest of the gang at
once
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
WORKS ON SPEECHES
Col. Roosevelt Is Very Busy
at Sycamore Hill.
(National News sAssoeiation)

OYSTER BAY, l.. l.. March o.
Speech-building took up Col. Roose-
velt's time today and he prepared the
address he will deliver at Portland,
Me-, tomorrow night. 1t will deal with
presidential preferential primaries and
the right of the people to rule.
I'VE are making fight for decent
politics and it is fight to the finish"
said the ex-President at Sycamore
Hill. I'VE are going ahead of the
time of the convention" The colonel
will leave Oyster Bay at 9:55 tonight
and depart from New York at / o'clck
Saturday morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
PROPOSE. SURRENDER.

RICHMONR, March ga well au-
thenticated report was received here
this afternoon from Roanoke that a
courier friend of the Allen gang had
come into town and made a PROPOSE
ton to the Baldwin detective agency
which is concluding search for the
gang agreeing to surrender the out
laws under certain. conditions. The
reported conditions are that the men
will come in and lay down their arms
if the state will not insist on their trial
at HilIsville. and that they shall be
allowed to enter pleas of second de-
gree murder. thereby ending the case
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
ELEVEN WERE HURT
When a Traction Car Jumps
Into Canal Bed.
fNational News Association,

(Natfonal News Association
PERU, Ind, March 22.-Eleyen per-
sons were injured when a car on the
Ft Wayne line of the Northern In
diana traction company was derailed
while travelling about 80 miles an hour,
three-miIes west Of this city. The car
struck an obstruction ON the track and
plunged into the Wabash and Erie
canal bed but did n0f-oyerturn. Thir-
ty-five passengers were on the car.
The injured were brought to this city
for medical attention
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
AFTER Having Done Many
Thousands of Dollars of
Damage at Pittsburg, River
Is Going Down.
MISSISSIPPI NOW
VERY THREATENING
Advent of Warm Weather
Will Cause Serious Floods
in the Mississippi Valley,
The Outlook.
National News Association)

P1TTSBURG. March 22.-After hav,
ing caused losses amounting to many
hundreds Of thousands of dollars the
crest Of the great flood unexpectedly
arrived this morning, when the stage
at the junction of the three rivers
reached 28.1 feet. It remained at this
stage for several hours when the wa
:ters began to fall, and soon had reced.
led one.tenth OF a. foot. All day the riv-
ers will fall slowly and by tonight the
fall will be more rapid. so that all dan.
ger locally from high waters now ia
passed. according to the local United
States weather bureau. The rise of the
water was checked by the arrival OF
the cold wave during the night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
News Nuggets
(Natiohal News Association)

CLEVELAND. March 22.-Skirts
with cute little flounces on them
must adorn all the men bathers
who use the city lake beaches for
bathing purposes next summer. &C.
cording TO an order just issued
from the park department. The one
piece suit has been banned.
PHILADELPHIA. March 22.-
I'll raise two bucks" were the
words which an exchange heard ov.
er telephone line running into the
living apartments of the Y. NJ. c.
A. building here. An investigation
revealed uhat lively poker game
ives being conducted nightly by a
number Of the most exemplary
members.
CINCINNATI, March 22.-John
Breen, of 9349 Barr street. has
made q bet with Benjamin Benz. a
saloonkeeper. that he has the
strongest stomach in the world.
The rules call for Breen to eat
twelve bananas and drink six glass.
- Of beer every night for thirty
nights and at the end Of the con.
test eat sixty hard boiled eggs.
Rreen has started the diet and is
atil living.
BOSTON. March 22.-Thc vii.
dey savings bank has adopted the
Bertillion system to identity depos-
itors. Finger prints are taken in
ink.
NEW YORK. March 2s.-"How l
Wish had a Queque." exclaimed
DIR. Anna Shaw. the famous suifra.
Get advocate. upon learning that
the women OF China probably will
Get the ballot.
SALEM. Mass. March 22.-Be-
cause he was whipped in a boxing
contest at Harvard by Roosevelt
when they were both students, City
Solicitor Coolidge announced today
that he will not support the Colonel
for third term. although he Is a
Republican.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
GUESTS THROWN IN
PANIC BY A FIRE
(Nationai r.ews Association,

CHICAGO. March 22-More than a
hundred guests were thrown into a
panic and many were rescued by fire
men as they fed from the Hotel Wa
bash early today. Guests from three
other hotels in the neighborhood also
fled from a fire that threatened the
place, but which caused little damage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
AVIATOR is BETTER

(National News Aseociation)
NEW YORK, March 22.-Frank COT.
'fyn, the aviator. whose skull was frac.
tured In an auto accident in Central
Park. was slightly improved today and
spent \ fairly comfortable night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
OUTLOOK 70 SERIOUS.

CHICAGO. March 22-Serious floods
throughout the Mississippi Valley are
threatened today. Tributaries to the
Mississippi are high and the big river
itself will reach flood stage soon IL
the snow and ice melts suddenly.
Many smaller rivers are already out Of
rtheir banks and have caused heavy
property damage. Twenty four hours
Of warm weather---which is predicted
today--will cause unusual floods, &C.
cording to various reports from river
towns.
Wilmington. Ills. on the Kankakee
,is already under water. A mile-long ice
gorge below the town has clogged the
stream and It has overflowed The Des-
PLANES river is bank full. Various
points in Missouri report bridges wash.
led out Railroads throughout the Miss
issippi valley are preparing for fight
With the floods. Special guards for
bridges and threatened embankments
are already patro9ing the lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
VOTING PLACES.

The following is list of the
meeting places: First ward, court
house; Second ward. city building;
Third ward. Arlington hotel;
Fourth ward. Pythian temple;
Fifth ward, East End hose house;
Sixth ward, shop at Main and Thir-
teenth street: Seventh ward, West
side house house; Eighth ward,
West Side Republican club.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-22
RIVER At WHEELING.

WHEELING. w. Va. March 22-At
moon today the river reached a stage
OF 35 feet, ten inches and Ia rising
six inches an hour. Part of the bust.
Iness district is flooded and all facto-
ries along the river front have shut
down. Street car traffic is practically
tied up.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-15
WENNA'S WAY WITH WOMEN
Georgian Who Did Not Understand
and Resented It Was Forced
to Leave the City.

Vienna is no place for an American
to go with his wife, said a man who
has just got back from spending part
of his honeymoon in the Austrian cap
ital, according to the New York
Times. My own experience was en-
barrassing, but that Of a Georgian
who was there during the summer
was humiliating.
Il was told that 1t was considered
good form for man to offer to buy a
drink for any woman he met on the
street unescorted. If she repelled his
advances he apologized and walked
away, and both were supposed to for
get the incident.
'TThe wife of the Georgian was out
alone one day when an officer, with a
smile, bowed to her and invited her
into a near by cafe. She was indig-
nant and ordered him away. He bow
ed again and went.
Later in the day the woman was
out walking with her husband. She
had told him about the incident Of the
anu ne was lGGlluB llhe al
most any southerner would feel If a
strange man had accosted his wife.
The same officer passed them and the
woman drew her husbands s attention
to him. That was enough for the
Georgian He sprang after the other
What do you mean by insulting my
wife?' he demanded, with other words
which some might consider appropri.
ate to such an occasion. Then he
hauled off and knocked the officer
down.
when the Georgian and his wife
reached their hotel at dinner time two
officers were there with orders that
the trunks of the Americans should
be packed and that they be escorted
to the next train leaving for another
country. The Georgian protested, but
the others insisted, and they escorted
him and his wife to the train and
saw that they left on it"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-15
New German Coins,

In honor of the celebration mex
year of the twenty-fifth anniversar.
Of the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany
ascension to the throne, new coins
both in gold and silver, will be struck
The coins now in use throughout Ger
many bear a likeness of the kaiser az
he appeared only year or two afte.
he became emperor, when still youn.
man, without a trace of the seriou,
lines which his recent illness has
greatly accentuated. The new coins
will represent his majesty as he is to
day, in the uniform of a cuirassier
and his breast covered with decora
tions. Prof Strum, we'll known
throughout Germany as a maker OF
medals, will execute the new protraii
of Wilhelm IL.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-15
Ancient EnaIlsh School.

Giggleswick school celebrated re-
Gently quartercentenary, because
this %mous West Riding seminary,
though nominally one of King Edward
WIS Grammar Schools" was really
first founded in 1912 by James Carr,
chaplain to the chantry Of the
Rood" in Giggleswick parish church,
who purchased a piece of land for the
purpose from the prior of Durham
Paley the author OF the Evidences
Of Christianity" was educated at
Clggleswick. where his father was
headmaster. Another famous former
aluipnus was Doctor Birkbeck, the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-15
DANDRUFF COVERED SCALP

3O09 Cass st., St. Louis, MOTOR
iVe years suffered with itching OF my
body and scalp. My trouble began with
rash on my lower limbs which was
Tery annoying and my scalp was lit
orally covered with dandruff. My hair
used TO come out by the handfuls and
The itching Of my body and scalp was
terrible. l had used almost all the
skin remedies on the market with no
results, when l wrote for a little Cuti-
aura Soap and Ointment and 1t gave
me instant relief. Within one months
lse Of the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
WIS entirely cured. cannot discover
one strand Of my hair coming out and
have not lost a minute of sleep
since using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, which entirely cured me of
itching Of my body and scalp in its
worst form. l also find the Cuticura
Soap a benefit in shaving" (Signed)
Charles Judlin, Dec. 8, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
tree, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-15

low. The exterior might be treated
with rough boards and stained, or ce-
ment plaster might be used. 1t all
depends where the house is to be
built as to the exterior finish.
The front porch is % feet by feet.
6 inches. Entering the house you
pass into vestibule which opens into
the living room and also into the front
bedroom. The bedrooms, of which
there are three, are 12 by 10 feet in
size. The living room is IA feet, 6
inches, by IA feet, and the dining-room
is two feet narrower. The kitchen
mas a length of "A feet, inches, and
a breadth Of IL feet
The total cost of this complete and
cozy little home should not exceed
1880.