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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
TRUSTEES FILING
ANNUAL REPORTS

Annual and quarterly reports OF the
township trustees OF the county were
Aled with the board of county commits.
sioners Wednesday. The annual re-
ports deal with the receipts and ex-
penditures. all of which are detailed
AZ they were received or disbursed.
The poor account disbursements for
the quarter ending January l. as re.
ported to the commissioners were:
Wayne township. trustee James Ho.
warth. $1O75.26: Washington town.
ship, trustee w. II. Miller, $11529;
Center township. trustee james r
Harris. $3.50; Jefferson township
trustee &. |. Stotlemeyer, $4S: New
Garden township, trustee c. s. Keever
$3.50: Boston township. trustee Will
Porterheld. sac: Green township. trus.
tee Will Brown, $72; Franklin town.
ship. trustee Nathan Grave. $37; Per.
ry township. trustee Enos Veal. moth.
ing. The other township trustees had
not reported late Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
BOYS CITY LATEST
Y, NJ. c. A. PROJECT
Youths Will Elect Officers
and Manage Their Own
Affairs.

A boys city" for Richmond. to be
put in operation at once. is the latest
project planned by the local Y Nj. C.
A Director Herbert A Pettijohn. in
announcing his plans today. states
that the new project provides that
lads of the city will be placed on an
agement of affairs in their own
hands. and will give the youth both
practical experience IN managing mum
icipal government. and sense Of per
sonal responsibility, which is designed
by the association officials to have eff
feet in improving the future citizen
ship of Richmond.
In Director Pettijohn's village
which is bounded by the wallis of the
y. Nj. G. A. a mayor, selected by all
the boy members of the institution to-
gether with five commissioners, chos-
en- by all the boy members of the in
stitution, together with five commits
sioners, chosen from the various class
es, will have supervision over the jul
venile life in the Y. NJ. c. A. Each
commissioner will be head of one OF
the following departments: house, ex
tension, instruction, health, finance
and will be permitted to name his own
subordinates subject to the approval
of the mayor and other commissioners
Then. SO that the boys will not become
to obstreperous in the building, pc
lice department, and municipal court
together with a city attorney and 9th
er officials, will be elected by the lads
to keep peace in the family"
The boys are enthusiastic over the
new responsibility that is being plac
ed upon them, and are anxious for q
chance to show their executive abili
ty. The miniature city will be man
aged exactly the same as an incorpor
ated municipality. The first election
will be held on Tuesday and Wednes
day of next week.
Interest among boys in the associa
ton work is growing rapidly. ant
with the boys city" added to theil
regular activities in athletics and Bi
BILE study, the local youths will b
quite busy at the Y. Nj. c. A.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
STRIKE TERMINATED
Nicholson Company and Un.
ion in Agreement.

The printers strike at the Nichol.
son Manufacturing company, this
city, was declared off last evening, af'
ter the union employees of the firm
had been out one day. Announcement
was made by the company that a con
cession had been made by the union.
The shop was picketed all day Tues
day by union men. and the one non
union printer at work In the, compos
Ing room remained there for his
meals. to prevent the union pickets
from inducing him to leave the city.
As q result of the termination of the
brief strike every shop and newspa
per In the city will remain CLOSED
for at least two years. when the con
tract. which became effective January
first. expires.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
directors INSPECT
! HAWKINS PARK SITE

! Officers of Richmond lake and park
Dmpany, which is promoting the es-
Enlistment of municipal playground
in the Hawkins property east of town,
Inspected the land in a body yester-
lay afternoon, to see what progress
was being made with clearing the
land for the artificial lake. They To-
Gated the brace of islands that are to
be left in the center of the big. pond,
and indicated to the workmen what
trees should be left to beautify the
park. They were not we'll satisfied
with the progress made in clearing the
land and ordered the contractors to
put more men on the job so that it
can be finished soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
WATCH PARTY

A watch party was given Sunday ev
ening at the home of Miss Olga Mark
ley on the marlborough pike Music
and games were the features of the
evening after which lunch was served
Those present were Miss Madeline Ell
lott, Miss Ruth Bullerdick, Miss Cath
crime Elliott. Miss Agnes Puthoff, Miss
Vivian Davis, Miss Zetta Markley
Miss Mable Davis, Mr.. Russell Mark
ley, Mr.. Roy Bullerdick. Mr.. Myror
Murley, Mr.. David Hoover, Mr. JOS
eph Puthoff, Mr.. Willie Hoover, MIR
Ernest Davis, Mr.. Lozier Brown, Mr.
Harry Hoff and MIR. Raymond Mark
ley.
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Sunerduous .varhiaoa.

It was Sunday evening and likewise
his first call. She was entertaining
him at the piano. and he was not fond
Of music. OF course she couldn't be
expected to know that, poor girl! She
was not particularly accomplished. but
she didn't know what else to do. and
he hadn't suggested anything. So she
played on a1d on. occasionally skip
ping a few bars that she didn't re-
member and trusting to luck. Finally
from sheer WEAKNESS and to make
conversation she turned to him and
said:
Papa thinks It IL wicked for me to
play the plano on Sunday"
Papa Is certainly right" he replied
YEARLY. But why does he-er-speci-
~ Sunday?"
It IL perhaps needless to record that
he was never again invited to that lit
tie dat-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Final Chapters of Double Life
OF DR.: Webster Begins Thursday

the girl he declares he really loved
A sudden cessation of allowances from
the prospective father-in-law in Iowa
brought the doctor to his senses, how
ever, and on January 3, 1910. he made
Cancellation with his offended fiancee
and in order to make certain OF finan
cial support from her father, arranged
for an immediate marriage which took
place on January T. The happy pair
went on a weeks honeymoon trip tC
Denver, and when they returned &c
the brides home. Webster promised to
go to Chicago to finish his studies, and
send for his wife as soon as he had
furnished up home.
Upon his arrival in Chicago he was
visited by Bessie Kent's sister, kittie
Kent Newberger, who charged him
with deceiving her sister and demand
ed that he marry Bessie Immediately
in order to protect her good name
with the understanding that the Kent
, girl was to secure a divorce as soon az
possible after the ceremony had beer
performed. The pair were married or
January II. barely week after his
marriage to the Varney girl
After his second marriage Webster
begged the Kent girl to get divorce
which she refused to do, but demanded
that he take her to his old home ir
Dixon and introduce her to his par
ents as his wife. In desperation Web
ster endeavored to secure divorce or
his own account from his second wife
but the case was thrown out of court
Webster tried to avoid his Chicago
bride as much as possible after his
failure in the divorce courts, but when
ever he failed to meet her on fixed
date she would go OF the hospital tc
see him and beg him to take her to his
home in Dixon.
On Friday night, September IS, Web
ster started to Dixon to spend The
week end with his parents. AS he step
ped from the train he was met by the
Kent girl who had followed him from
Chicago on the same train. Not wish
ing to take her to his home or be seer
! by any of his friends, he induced hel
to go to a hotel with him where hi
claims they sat up all night quarrel
ling In the morning he hired a horse
and buggy and drove out of town, ant
while passing through a stretch o
dense woods, according to his confes
sion after being arrested, they bega1
quarrelling and in the height Of hi
passion, he stabbed her repeated!
with pocket knife. dragged her from
the buggy, stripped the body of all thu
possible marks of Identification ant
carrying it to a ravine, concealed i
under a pile of leaves, where it wal
accidentally discovered ten days later
After the identification of the bod!
by the girls relatives, Webster wal
arrested, and found guilty of murde
by the corners jury Upon beinl
placed in Jail Webster was induced tt
confess that he committed the crime
by a letter from his bride in Iowa, wht
then sued for divorce which was i'm
mediately granted During the divorc'
suit it was revealed that Webster hat
been married in the fall of 1904 to ;
Miss Mae Graft: the daughter of a res
taurant proprietor, who divorced hin
soon after the marriage. 1t was thu
discovery of this marriage that com
pletely turned his wife in Iowa agains
him.
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Ctrc,IIar Ptates

All our plates are circular in shape
Now. a square or oval plate would Ms
Just as convenient. Is there any reason
why plates should be of their present
shapeI 1t seems that II we dip into
the far past we may discover thu.
cause. Our remote ancestors ate their
food or flat pieces Of wood cut from
q tree trunk. Tue tree trunk being
cylindrical In shape. the earliest plates
were therefore roughly circular. and
the shape has been used ever since.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
LODGE ELECTION

Richmond lodge, No. 1856. F. & A. NJ.
evening and the following officers
were installed for the ensuing year:
Alfred Anderson, worshipful master;
Luther Bruce, senior warden; Frank
Been, junior warden; E. J. Valentine,
treasurer; M. D. Poulter, secretary /;
Francis Draper, senior deacon; Clar.
ence Hunt, Junior deacon; Milton Har.
Ian and Bradford Harrison, stewards,
and George Smith, trustee.
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(National News Association)


OREGON, Ill.,, Jan. 3.--The final
chapters OF a double life and its trag-
ic consequences will begin tomorrow
when Dr. Harry E. Webster, the young
Chicago medical student, will go on
trial for the murder OF his third and
bigamous wife, Bessie Kent Webster,
whose body was found in ravine
near Dixon. ILL.,, the home of the &C
cused mans parents. on September 20.
Barring the possible postponement
of the trial owing to the illness of j.
r.. Erwin. one of the chief attorneys
for the defense, the states attorney
Is confident of having the jury box
filled from the special venire that has
been summoned, by Wednesday, when
the battle for the young interne's free
dom will begin. DR.. Webster has
been showing marked Impotence for
the tria! to begin. as he is confident
that his story of alleged prosecutions
by the murdered woman will secure
his acquittal.
Members of the medical fraternity
throughout the state of Illinois have
contributed to the defense fund OF
Webster, as have a number of women
in the West who have expressed deep
sympathy for him in letters accom-.
panying their contributions. A pool
started by his friends and associates
in the POliolinic hospital contributed
large sum to the defense fund. and
A. G. Harris. attorney for the North
western railroad at Dixon, has inform
ed Webster's lawyer that his friends
in his home town will be glad to rem
der any financial assistance needed.
1t is expected that Websters law
yer's will demand the appointment OF
an insanity commission to determine
This will be requested on the ground
OF many conflicting statements made
by the prisoner regarding the murder
Of his wife, and his strange actions
since his arrest. The basis of the de-
tense will probably be insanity, emo.
tional. temporary or hereditary, or a
combination of all three.
The story of the deceit and duplici
ty of the young doctor, which result
ed in such a cold blooded tragedy. il
one of the most startling in the Grim
inal history of the state of Illinois. All
the time that Webster was studying
medicine in Chicago he was carrying
on a courtship with Miss Zoe Varney
the pretty daughter of q wealthy citi
zen of Cedar Rapids. Iowa. In the
meantime he was introduced to Miss
Bessie Kent. who was living in Chica
go, by one of his student friends. The
girl seemed to take to the young doc
tor Immediately and then began a ser
les of clandestine meetings that caus.
ed the girl to fall deeply in love with
the man who was in reality only tri
fling with her affections as he fully
intended to marry Miss Varney, the
Iowa girl, as soon as he had graduated
from medical college and had estab
lished a substantial practice in the
Illinois metropolis.
Webster gave SO much time to the
Kent girl that he gradually began to
neglect his regular correspondence to
his fiancee in Iowa, whose father was
rendering him financial aid. He fin
ally Furnished home for Miss Kent
in Chicago, convincing her relatives
that they had been married, and lived
with her for several months. during
which time he gave little thought to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
BUYING A VASE.

lWss<hsimss's Clever Coup BY Which
Ne Secured the Prize.
The late Charles Wertheimer when
asked On one occasion what he consid.
stsd to b his astutest business coup
thought for awhile and then told how
once when hs was walking through a
Brighton square he espied through an
open window what he knew to be a
priceless Chinese vase. He went to
the nearest postomce, examined a local
directory and found the name of the
resident. Then he called and asked for
the gentleman and was shown into the
study under the name Of Hamilton"
He briefly explained that he was look.
ing for q modest house in Brighton
and had taken a fancy to this one
Would the gentleman entertain an Of.
fer for the place N It stood-"lock.
stock and barrelr'
The owner. q little nonplused. hest.
tated.
IF your OFFER IN reasonable inter.
rupted Hamilton. II viii give you an
extra thousand"
Call tomorrow at 1880. then" re-
piled the owner.
Hamilton did and found him pre-
pared to accept f1SO00 for the twenty
two years unexpired term and the con.
tents Of the residence.
Although thia was well over market
value. Hamilton at once closed. adding
the extra thousand. according 70 prom
Ice. AZ. however. he afterward sold
the vase for 1000. his coup was I'm.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegraph.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
REVENUE FROM SALE
OF STAMPS UNKNOWN

Up to the present the persons in
charge of the local sale of Red Cross
stamps have not ascertained just how
much was realized from the sale of
the stamps. DR.. S. Edgar Bond, who
is at the head of the movement in this
city, states that the people in charge
of the sale of the Christmas seals
probably will know just how many
were disposed of by Friday. The
stamps were in the hands of thirty
four agents.
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Philippine lslando.

The Philippine lslands-named after
King Philip Of Spain-werc discovered
in March. 1921. by the famous explorer
Magellan. 1t WIS during 2 fight with
the natives Of the island that Magel-
Ian lost his life. :. The islands were
taken possession Of in 1865 by deet
from Mexico. In 1870 a settlement
was effected at the mouth Of the Ma.
Mia river. and Manila became the
Spanish capital. The population of
the Philippines 10 between eight and
ten millions, mostly natives. q mixture
Of Aalays. Cinnamon. Japs, negroes
ard various other races. The latent
wealth Of the islands IL immense. and
great developments are looked for in
~ fakure.-New York American.
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Morry-Qo-rouna.

Msrry- 9o-rouna. +
Coming across the Revere Beach fer
~ were two men whose antics at
tracted considerable attention. The
younger would step around to the
right side Of his companion. and with
in a minute the elder would make 4
corresponding shift At Last the elder
became irritated.
Say. what are you trying to do
shifting around like thisY' he demand
ed.
I'm deaf in my left ear md was
trying to get where I'd hear WELL" the
younger replied.
And I'm blind in my left eve and
wanted to see what was dcink." said
the other.-Boston Journal
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
MOTT TOLECTURE

School Motives" will be the sub
ject of the lecture to be delivered to
the Wayne county teachers institute
at the high school building next Satur-
day, by Superintendent T. A. Mott of
the city schools. Miss Adelaide Ba-
ker, deputy superintendent of the In
dianapolis schools will address the
February meetin gof the teachers.
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He went to an insurance office to
have his life insured the other day.
do you cycle?" the insurance agent
asked. NO" said the man. DO you
MOTOR" NO" do you, then, perhaps.
fly" mo, No." said the applicant.
laughing. 81 have no dangerous"
But the agent interrupted him CURLY.
Sorry. SIR" he said, "but we no long
er insure pedestrians. .r,..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
A Quaint lnseription.

An old churchyard near London is
famous for the Inscriptions on its
tombstones. There is one on the me-
mortal Of Susannah Barford. died 1852.
aged ten years and thirteen weeks
The concluding lines beneath the skull
and crossbones on her monument are:
Her stage was short. her thread was
quickly spunn.
Drawne out and cult. got heaven. hen
worke was done.
This world to her was but TRACED play.
Shee came and saw't, dislik't and passed
away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
ROMANCE NOW ENDED
Lima Gets Divorce from Sher-
iff Bob.
(National News Association)

PARIS, Jan. 3.-The romance of
Robert Chandler and Lima Cavaleiri,
the diva, whose domestic affairs have
been aired in two continents, ended
in the divorce court today, when the
decree of divorce was granted to the
grand opera star. The suit had been
brought after financial agreement by
which the beautiful singer gets a
large portion of the Chanler fortune.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
HAS new CALENDAR
Chinese Republic Changes
Method Recording Time.
National News Association)

(NatiOnal News Association)
NANKING, Jan. 3.-The first Off
cial act of President Sun was a prOcla-
nation today changing the Chinese
calendar and making New Years day
the first day Of his presidency to con-
form with the same day the new year
Of the world.
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City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

SCHUERMAN-Wil J. Schuerman,
aged 33 years, died at his home, 322
South Seventh street, at LOO a. M,
Wednesday. He is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schuer-
man, four brothers, and four sisters.
The funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
ZOLMER-Henry Zolmer, aged II
years, died at his home yesterday aft
ernoon. The funeral will be tomorrow
morning, half past seven, at ST. An
drew's church, and interment will be
in st. Andrews cemetery.
Births.
First baby of the new year-Mariam
Ruth Philhower, born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Leslie Philhower at their home on
Charles street, 100 a. m. Monday.
To Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Merry.
eighth child.
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An Exeeotion.

"Happiness," detained the philoso-
pher. rs the pursuit Of something. not
the catching OF It"
"Havee you ever" interrupted the
plain citizen. CHASED the last car on
Z rainy night Y'-Toiedo Blade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
PEARL HUNTER IS
HELD FOR MURDER
Chicago Man Arrested at
Boonville, Ind, for the
Death of Sportsman.

BONNEVILLE. Ind, Jan. 3.-John
Hall. SO, a pearl hunter, claiming to be
from Chicago, was arrested this morn
Ing charged with numbering Edward
Miller. wealthy sportsman of Maui
ME. III. Miller's body was found yes
terday half buried in mud on the
banks of the Wabash river 1t was
first believed death had resulted from
exposure. Hall claims the body is
not Miller's. But he won't divulge
Miller's whereabouts. Hall and Mil
Ter left Maunie Saturday with a doZ-
en- prominent men and women on a
houseboat. loaded with liquor. The
affair created IA great sensation.
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Different Poci%iona,

Different Positions.
what does the man do over there
at the desk who seems to be working
90 hardY'
He checks the cash"
And what does the man do who IL
leaning back In the easy chair smok-
ing?"
ss''Oh. be cashes the checks."-Balti-
more, American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03
BAY STATE LEGIS-
LATURE CONVENES
(National News Association)

(National News Association1
BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 3.-The Mas
sachusetts legislature met today and
organized for it's annual session. To-
morrow both houses will attend the
Inauguration of Governor Foss, who
will enter upon his second term.
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Red Rabbits, 1912 sensation.
PERMITS ISSUED

The first building permits for the
year 1912 were issued by F.. G. Nc
Mahan. city controller, yesterday after.
noon TO the Miller Kemper company
and to Garland Willetts. The Miller
kemper company will construct a
frame dwelling. at 22S kinsey street at
n cost of $500. Garland Willetts will
construct a frame dwelling at PIG
North + street at "a cost Of $1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

The Yale scientific expedition into
the interior Of Peru has returned.
They found the ruins of an ancient
Inca city. hitherto unknown. In the
midst Of boundless wilderness they
identified the remains OF public baths
ia. temple and royal palace. >.z~@--
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Constituencies

The smallest bird cannot light upon
the greatest tree without sending a
shock to its most distant tiber Every
mind II at times no less sensitive to
the most tri0ing words.-Lew Wallace
IN "Ben- Hur."
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Settled.

Old Gentleman lat his daughters
weddingcMy dear. I don't zee how /
am to get along without you. Bride
Oh. that's all right, pa. Since the cere-
mony was performed my husband has
confessed that he hasn't enough saved
to start housekeeping, 90 you won,
lose me after all.
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Takino k4ae Down,

Miss Elderbud urtumphantiy,-Just
think Of It! At the ball last night |
listened to I've declarations OF love.
Her F'riend-Iow mean Of you, Alice!
Who was the pretty girl you were alt.
ting near7-Boston Transcript.
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Cause and E8ec1

Cause and Ehec4.
There are many delightful dishes to
be made from left over food"
That's nice" responded the young
bride: There's a great deal Of food
left over since began doing the cook
Washington Herald
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He is no whole man until he known
how to earn q biameless iirc!ihocsx =.
Emerson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-03

The new terminal of the Canadian
Northern railroad In Montreal will cost
$25, 900, 900.
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When Dining Out

"Popv'
Eyes. my son"
"What is an ultimate consumer
"Why. he's the one who usually ha.
10 pay the check for the dinners, my
toy."-Yonkers Statesman.