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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
JOHNSON FAVORED
IN SECOND PLACE
But Judge Lindsey of Denver
Was Still Promising Can
didate This Morning.
(National News Association)

CHICAGO, Aug. THE third and
final day of the National Progressive
convention found the delegates weary
but still enthusiastic. Taey planned
to wind up the work of the conven-
ton by effecting a permanent organl-
cation, adopting the most radical plat
form ever drawn, nominating Theo-
dore Roosevelt for president and Sc
lecting a running made for the ex-
president.
The vice presidential nomination
was the only matter over which any
contest was in prospect. Governor
Hiram w. Johnson. of California, was
still the leading candidate, but there
was enough sentiment for several
others to furnish the only element OF
uncertainty that has marked the most
remarkable convention ever held in
the United States.
Ben B. Lindsey. of Denver, the fam
Gus juvenile judge who discovered
The Beast and The Jungle" in the
! environs of his own city. refused to
call himself out of the vice presidential
struggle. Lndsey's supporters had
opened vice presidential headquarters
| for him here. They were still open
this morning although they were not
| packed with delegates.
! Lindsey refused the proffer of the
permanent craftsmanship to remain in
! the vice presidential race. Therefore
| he did not want to get out until the
contest went to the convention.
! CIT cd
names of Luke E. Wright of Tennes-
see, and Colonel John NJ. Parker of
! New Orleans, but it was generally con-
coded that there was little sentiment
for either of them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
GETS A FREE TRIP
To State Convention City
Pays Taylor's Bill.

Marketmaster John Taylor, who al
so acts in the capacity of city sealer
of weights and measures, made trip
to indianapolis Monday and spent
Tuesday at the state convention of
the Republican party. He made the
trip at the expense of the tax payers
of this city.
Taylor appeared before the board
of works Monday stating he desired to
go to indianapolis to test the present
dry weights and measures. He also
said he intended to inspect and If
possible buy new wet measures. His
request was granted.
This afternoon Taylor stated he
found the dry measures to be correct,
but found he could not obtain the wet
measures at Indianapolis and would
have to send to New York for them.
Asked if he spent any time at the
Republican convention, he said:
Yes, l was there all day yester.
day"
Several weeks ago Taylor stated he
intended to go to indianapolis to have
city weights tested, but delayed his
trip until the eve of the Republican
convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
CITY COURT RALKS
CROWD Of CURIOUS
Sensational Case Which Was
Scheduled for Today
Was Postponed.

To the throngs of curious, sensation
seeking people, police court this morn
ing was failure. The case of Platt
VS. Vincent and Platt was postponed
until next Wednesday, several witness
es not being present
The case of Lannie Rhodes vs..
George Mckinney. both colored, who
had a fight in the north end recently,
was also postponed. Four of the six
necessary witnesses were absent
They were rounded up and placed un,
der SO bond
Clarence Pender, charged with as.
sault and battery on Margaret Lauder
a New Paris girl, plead guilty without
evidence being offered, and received a
fine of SIS and costs
Two DRINKS received fines of 81 and
costs each.
Prosecutor Ladd being i'll at his
home. prosecuting attorney candidate
Will Keller took charge of police
court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
AWARD CONTRACT
ON IMPROVE tNTS
And for Coal Supplies at the
Court House and Jail
This Afternoon.

Richmond firms were fortunate when
the county commissioners awarded
contracts this afternoon on various
coal supplies. Mather Bros. received
the contract to furnish coal for the
Jail while Harsh Co. secured the con-
tract to furnish the court house coal.
The contracts awarded were as fol-
lows:
Mettert bridge in Jefferson town
ship, I. E. Smith, Richmond, $500.
Lucinda Deal culvert, New Garden
township, I. E. Smith, s445.
Patrick Mcdonald culvert, in Center
and Clay township, Marshall NJ. Knall,
Hagerstown. $3.50.
Concrete culvert in Perry township,
Burk Constructing Co., New Castle,
$3.50.
Repairs to William Howe culvert in
Harrison township, Burk Constructing
Co, 1920
Repairs to HINES bridge, Burk Con-
structing Co, $685..
Mather Bros, S435 per ton for SO
tons of coal for Jail.
Harsh Co, 1915 per ton for 400 tons
of coal
Liquor licenses We're granted to
Henri Lennard North 18th street,
Martin ]. Dolan, North Sth street, and
Hugh P. Taylor, South 5th street, all
of Richmond for retail liquor bust
ness.
The commissioners gave the con-
tract for the new sheet iron record
case to be used in the auditors Office
to Van Doren OF Cleveland, O., for
s275.
Plans and specifications for the new
concrete reservoir at the County poor
farm have been completed and the
contract was given to the Foster Con.
struction Co, of this city. It's bid was
$685..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
CHILD IS VICTIM
OF A SAVAGE DOC
Little Anna May Herr Badly
Bitten.-Dog IS Being
Closely Watched.

Little Anna May Horr. the nine year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Horr, S26 North H street, was severe
ly bitten by a dog belonging to Will
liam Peele on South Ninth street yes
terday afternoon while visiting the
Peele family. The little girl was at
tackled by the dog as she entered the
yard and received several painful
wounds in the hip, where the dog
fangs sunk deeply into the flesh. A
physician was summoned and little
Miss Horn is resting quiet easy today.
DR.. King was notified of the acct
dent and will keep a close watch on
the dog. In case it dies within the
next ten days it will be evidence that
it was mad. This is the first case re-
ported since the removal of the 'muz-
zles." If this case results seriously it
is probable dog quarantine will again
be ordered by the health authorities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
REVOLT ON
Fighting Reported General
in the Land of Shah.
(National News Association)

SHARK, Persia, Aug. 7.-Smoulder-
ing revolution against the Pension gov
eminent fostered by the ex-Shah. Salar
Ed Dowlich, is assuming a dangerous
aspect and fighting is going on A
force of 200 Persian gendarmes ac-
companied by two Swedish officers
and supported by a mountain gun has
been defeated ten miles from this city
and today is in retreat.
The troops had been sent to dis
lodge a force of the ex-Shah's rebels
who had intrenched themselves and
were scourging the country. The reb-
els refused to surrender but stood
their grounds and gave battle. Twenty
gendarmes and an officer were killed
or wounded and the balance were com
PEELED to draw eff leaving their noun
tain gun in the hands of the victori
Gus insurgents.
1t is charged that Russia is given
financial backing to the revolutionists
in order to harrass the Persian govern
mcnt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
AGED MAN IS HELD
Mind Weakened, Seeks a
Home-Is a Civil War
Veteran.

His papers showing him to be dis
charged veteran of the civil war gone,
his mind weakened, and his body
emaciated by age and hard work, a
man giving his name as Jacob We'll,
said to be of Canton, Ohio, who has
probably escaped from an insane
asylum or poor farm, was arrested by
officer Westenberg this morning. He
seems to have lost his mind over re-
ligion. He talks in a rambling inco-
herent fashion, and after an hour S
questioning in both English and Ger
man, the man finally gave his name
as Jacob Wei. He says he has
brother in Canton, Ohio, Martin Wei,
and that he served in the Eighty-sec-
ond Ohio Regiment. His mind is re-
markably clear in matters pertaining
to the war, but aside from confiding
to the police that he did not get
cold last night when he slept in the
woods" because he had a chew Of to-
bacco," and that he was driven here
and there and had to submit, not dar-
ing to say anything" the police learn
ed but little of his career.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
TARIFF HOLDS UP
PRICE OF STEAKS
Stewards Association Begin a
Fight to Admit Meats
Free of Tariff.
(National News Association

NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. An at
tack upon the meat tariff was made
by Milo Westbrooke, chairman of the
legislative committee, in his report
before the International Stewards as
sociation here today. Westbrooke con-
cluded his remarks with the statement
that with the tariff off meats round
steak will go to ten cents pound and
other cuts will be proportionately
cheap"
By vote of the convention the leg
islative committee was instructed to
start a vigorous campaign to have a
Federal law passed that will admit
meats to the United States free of du
ty.
According to the year book of the
department of agriculture" said the
speaker, the number of mich COWS
in this country has not increased dur
ing the past five years. AS the mich
COW is the source of the supply OF
beef we cannot look for any immediate
increase in the domestic supply. We
therefore must continue to pay eX
horbitant prices for meat or turn &c
the foreign markets for supply ade
Guate to meet the growing demands.
THE finest of grass is grown in
great abundance in the Argentine Re
public" continued the speaker, this
with perfect climatic conditions makes
the Argentine an ideal place to raise
cattle and sheep for they Craze out in
the open 365 days in the year Con
sidering the fact that only seven pei
cent of the acreage of the Argentine
Republic is under cultivation and thai
their exports of meats have increased
500 percent during the past ten years
we need not worry about an ample
supply of meat if our legislators will
amend the laws by removing the tariff
on it and thereby open the doors fol
the Argentine Republic to dispose O
the rapidly increasing surplus.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
Punishmsnts That Are Melted Out to
British Sailors.


For infraction of regulations some
curious punishments are melted out in
the English navy. 1t is an every day
occurrence, says the London Tit-Bits.
to see half dozen sailors lined up on
deck facing the paint work, holding
their hammocks on their shoulders. At
first the hammock isn't heavy, but aft
shoulders like lead. Besides, it Is not
at all entertaining to stare fixedly at a
square foot Of painted woodwork for
an hour or more at time.
Another punishment that Jack de-
spises is bailing with a spoon. He is
placed upon the deck. with two large
wooden buckets, one filled with water
and the other empty. With a spoon he
must dip all the water from one buck
ct and transfer it to the other. being
meanwhile the butt Of his comrades
jests and jeers.
Sometimes a delinquent is made to
walk slowly backward and forward
along the deck, nursing in his arms a
six inch projectile. weighing a little
over 100 pounds. Once a sailor who
laughed at the stammering speech of
his commander was made to stand
upon the forebridge in full view of the
ships crew and laugh for an hour and
a half.
Splitting upon the deck Of man-of-
war is strictly prohibited. Cuspidors
are placed at intervals along the deck.
and these must be used, Upon some
ships when a sailor is caught splitting
upon the deck small! tub is strapped
to his chest, and he is made to wear it.
Any one who chooses may use this
walking receptacle. The offender thus
punished rarely repeats his offehse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07

The late Arthur McEwan when he
was working on a San Francisco news
paper was attracted by the activities
OF politician who was vulgar. Hitter
ate and hideously ungrammatical in
his method of expression. McEwan
looked up this man and had talk
with him Then he went back to the
office and wrote the interview in the
most perfect English, brilliant. polish
ed and crammed the story full of elias
steal illusions, quotations and big
words. 1t was a most scholarly pro-
duction. and McEwan considered the
satire great Next day McEwan had a
call from the politician II wanter
thank yez for that interview" he said.
It's bully. Just what l said You
must be n grand shorthand reporter
Saturday Evening Post.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
VACATE OLD HIGHWAY
By Commissioners Order
Approve School Reports.

At the regular meeting of the Coun-
ty Commissioners today the petition
to have the Harter road vacated was
approved. The road is about 100 rods
long and is located in New Garden
township. 1t was vacated on the
ground that it was not needed any lon
ger. 1t passed on the land of Emma L..
Robinson, Howard Harter and his wife
Pearle Harter.
The reports of the treasurers of the
Milton, Dublin and Centerville schools
were approved.
For Milton reports shows: Special
fund, $46916; state and local tuition
fund, s1SS6.97; library fund, $103.27.
Dublin-Special school fund, $751;
"a; state and local tuition, $327S31;
library, $131. OF.
Observation-Disclosures special school
fund, $3117.36.
Cambridge City-Special school
fund, $2552.54; tuition, $5693.32.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
lIsino Old Stockinos

stockings when the feet are worn out,
cut off the feet and rip the stocking
open at the seams. Sew them together.
keeping the narrow parts together,
and of them make the top OF your pet,
ticoats.
After the stockings have been sewed
together fit them about the hips. sew
on a waistband and trim of even about
the bottom. Add a corded silk rutfle
the necessary length and attach it to
the stocking top by a French seam and
you have u perfectly fitting petticoat
at about half the cost Of one bought in
the shops.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
A Silent Land,

In the rainless interior of Australia
there is silence of the grave This
deathlike silence has a peculiarly de-
pressing effect. If two men are camp
ed and one Of them goes to a distant
township to get provisions while the
other remains behind to look after the
camp, the man who is to remain says
to his mate in forcible gold fields lam
guage: Now, Bill. don't you be long
away. You know what kind of a
place this is TO live in by yourself"
If his mate Is away for two or three
days the silence gets upon the man o
nerves. and in the end he shouts in or
der to make noise, and then he Is
afraid of the sound of his own voice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
Tho Comma.

Tie point on which most writers
are at odds with the compositor is the
comma He Is too fond of this par
ticular punctuation point. He takes
a delight in breaking up the flow Of a
sentence with his artificial pauses.
We all say. why then did you do it?"
In one breath. 1t Is the compositor
who says. why, then. did you do it?'
1t is possible to be too hard on the
comma. 1t has its undeniable uses.
Edward Clodd in his memoir Of Grant
Allen tells the story OF composltor
who dissented very strongly from that
writer's moral philosophy and had to
set up" an interview with Allen In
which the sentence occurred. He is
happily married" He salved his con
science by printing 1t He is. happily.
narr1sd Chronicle,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
PLACING His Kick.

On one occasion the professors at a
Scotch theological college were made
to feel the bitter irony and reckless
sarcasm Of one Of their students. The
students residing within the college
dlned together in the common hall.
The fare was mean, consisting gener-
ally of rabbits. The students had of.
ten grumbled. but as a professor pre-
sided at the table none ventured OPEN
iy to complain. Each student asked
the blessing by turns. One rose rever-
emily and said:
For rabbits young and for rabbit, old.
For rabbits hot and for rabbits cold.
For rabbits tender and for rabbits tough.
Our thanks We render. for we've had
enouShi
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
In Case of Era

The gas jets of small city rooms are
often placed near window. and fires
have been started through the curtains
being blown toward them. To oh
viate this danger sew several small
weights in the lower seam of such cur.
tnins to hold them down or at least ~
prevent them from flying high with ev.
cry breeze
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
OEFAULTER KILLS
HIMSELF ON TRAIN
Philadelphia Lawyer, Short
Over 100000 Suicides
as a Way Out.
(National News Association

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. Col.
Gibbons Gray Cornwell of Philadel-
phia and West Chester, Pa, COM
mander of the Sixth regiment of Penn
sylvania National Guard, and one of
the most prominent attorneys in the
state, committed suicide on a train
from New York just before it reached
this city last night.
Cornwell was being taken home by
Constable Mullen to answer charges
of defaulting with between 100000
and 100000 in trust funds in which
he as an attorney had been placed in
charge. His father and other attor-
neys of Philadelphia and Chester, dis
covered the shortages.
He had been arrested in New York
after search, following his disap-
pearance since he brought his regi-
ment home from Mount Gretna camp
two weeks ago.
Kills Self With Gift Revolver.
AS the train left the North Phila-
delphia station, Col. Cornwell opened
travelling bag, pulled out large
army revolver which had been given
him by his regiment at the Mount
Gretna camp. placed it in his mouth,
and shot himself The bullet tore
through the roof Of his mouth and
came out through the top of his head
Conductor Booz, in charge of the
train, stopped 1t at a telegraph signal
tower between the North Philadelphia
and the West Philadelphia stations
and called for an ambulance to meet
the train at the West Philadelphia
station. Col. Cornwell died before
West Philadelphia was reached. The
body was turned over to the police
and taken to the morgue. Constable
Mullen was placed under arrest, but
later discharged.
Behind the warrant on which Col
Cornwell was arrested was the charge
that three bonds, one of the Peoria
Light company, valued at $1,000 each
and one American Gas company, val
ued at $1,000, had disappeared, from a
large estate of which he was executor
Shortage May Reach 100000.
A committee, of which his father is
member, is investigating his &C
counts to determine the amount OF
the shortage. 1t may reach 100000
The shortages are confined to private
estates being handled by the colonel
1t is said the shortages are due to
his dealings in stocks in which he has
been heavy loser for many months
1t is not believed the defalcations GOV.
er more than two years, but were
heavy during that time.
Col. Cornwell was a partner in the
law business founded by his father
Capt. r. T. Cornwell, which repre-
sented number of large estates.
While the regiment which he com
manded was in camp, one of his eli
ents died, leaving a will in which 9th
or executors were named for the es
tate he held in trust. Investigation
by the new executors, it is alleged, lee
to the discovery that the bonds were
missing.
Loses Spirits on Train.
Col. Cornwell, when arrested in
New York, Indignantly denied that
there was anything wrong with his
accounts and at the beginning of the
return home he seemed in good spir
its, but as he neared his destination
he became morose.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
MORE MARINES TO
co TO NICARAGUA
Sea Soldiers Stationed at
Panama Are Ordered to
Scene of Trouble.
(NatiSnal News AssociatioH)

MANAGUA, Mic, Aug. THE force
of 100 American bluejackets and ma
rines which landed at Corinto from
the United States gunboat Annapolis
late Saturday night, and arrived here
on Sunday, to protect American lives
and property, found comparative
tranquility in the city.
American Minister George T. Welt
Eel at once took measures to cause
Gen. Mena, the former minister of
war, who is now leading the revolu-
ton. to deliver up the lake steamers
belonging to the American company
running the railroads, which he had
seized to transport his followers to at
tack cities on the shores of the lakes
President Diaz has requested the
dispatch of another body of United
States marines to reinforce those al
ready here. The American minister
supports this request as the presence
of a stronger force of American troops
is regarded as necessary for the pro-
lection of foreigners and their inter-
ests.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
To Wash Blankets,

When washing blankets put two
large tablespoonfuls Of borax and one
pint bowl of soft soap into a tub OF
cold water. When dissolved put In
pair of blankets and let them remain
there overnight Next rub them out
and rinse thoroughly in two waters
and then hang them out to dry. Do not
wiring them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07

An officer Of the United States navy
has found that the power of a high
speed vessels propeller is increased
about 10 per cent. by placing ribs on
the faces of it's blades to decrease the
partial vacuum that always. occurs
there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. MA
rines from Panama have been ordered
to Nicaragua to supplement the force
of bluejackets now in Managua guard
ing Americans and their property.
The situation today was described
in cablegram from Capt Terhune,
Commanding the glnboat Annapolis,
dated at Corinto, as follows:
Nothing new develops. The Ameri-
can legation guard is comfortably sit
uated. Effect produced good. Rumored
that the rebel forces have repulsed
near Rivas. The government is not
now losing ground on the whole. Tele-
graph wires have been cut connecting
Managua and Corinto: not of special
significance. Trains now moving with
out trouble
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
IOLAS GIVE WORK

lola Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will
give work in the third rank at the
lodge rooms Thursday evening. All
members are asked to attend. Light
refreshments will be served.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
PLAN HOME COMING
Big Event Is Scheduled for
Harrison Township.

Harrison township is planning to
have a big home coming on September
18th at Jacksonburg. Arrangements
are being made by Robert Beeson, Do
Ian Daugherty, Frank Worle, William
Wilson, Fred Scott and John Carr. 1t
is hoped to make the home coming as
successful as possible and to this end
invitations have been mailed to the
old residents who now reside in this
and other states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07

demonstrate the athletes shortcom-
Ii1gA Of FORM
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07

New York is the greatest market fol
California fruit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-07
Order Your Peaches Now

Arrange with your grocer Immediately and have
him deliver to your home two or three bushels of
these Arkansas fancy Albertas.
If you should have any trouble in getting these
peaches, phone 1888, our office, and we will tell
you of grocer that has these peaches sale. Re-
member these are the very best on the market, all
full bushels, and every peach perfect one.