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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-31
weilinoton's Integrity,

The Duke of We lington was noted
for his rigid integrity. Here is an in
stance which occurred in reference to
his large estate. Some farm adjoining
his lands was for sale. and his agent
negotiated for him for the purchase
Having concluded the business. he
went to the duke and told him he had
made a capital bargain. What do
you mean?" asked the duke. Why
your grace, have got the farm for 50
much. and l know it to be worth a,
least so much more" Are you quite
sure of that:' Quite sure, your grace
for 1 have carefully surveyed it y
Very well, then; pay the gentleman
from me the balance between what
you have already given and the real
value Of the estate"
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EXPRESSES REGRET.

WASHINGTON. July 30.-President
Taft, accompanied by his aid, Major T.
L. Rhoades, called at the Japanese en-
bassy today and expressed in person
to Ambassador Chinda his deep regret
vat the death of Emperor Mutsuhito.
The President today received the
following cable message from Yoshihi
to, the new emperor of Japan: II am
deeply touched by your sympathetic
message and offer you my sincere
thanks"
From the empress dowager, Haruko
the President received this message:
II am deeply touched by your kind
message. Pray accept my sincere
thanks for the heartfelt sympathy sc
cordially expressed by you and Mrs
Taft on this sorrowful occasion"
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NEW ERA WILL Be
CALLED "TA|Str'
The New Emperor and EN-
press of japanese Remain
in Seclusion.

TOXIC, July 31-The state ceremo-
lnies in connection with the change in
the rulership of the Japanese empire,
caused by the death early yesterday
morning July 30) of Mutsuhito, and
the accession to the throne of his son,
Yoshihito were continued today.
The announcement was made at an
Yearly hour of the name under which
the enw era is to be known. The era
tcial decree says the new designation
is to be Taisel in place of Meiji, as it
was during the reign of Mutsuhito
Calm reigns throughout the empire
today, and the nation, for the moment,
fappears completely overcome with sor-
row.
In the meantime the great state
ifunctionaries, including the cabinet
ministers, the privy councillors and the
leading mobiles confer almost continu
tously at the imperial palace, where
they are making arrangements for the
funeral and for the ceremonial of the
'official mourning and lying in state.
New Rulers in Seclusion.
1t is expected that special session
of parliament will be called and that
all the members of the cabinet will
offer their designations, as is custom
AIRY when a change of rule occurs.
The new emperor and empress, as
well as the dowager empress remain in
virtual seclusion, the only person per-
mitted to see them being the high
ffunctionaries of state.
The new ruler decided tonight to
bcall an extra session of parliament
soon. He wishes to tell LIS subjects
that 1t Is his ambition to continue the
modernization of Japan. With parlia-
ment in session he can outline his pol
icies with the least possible loss Of
time to the largest possible number
of the country's most influential men.
His majesty is exhausted by his long
vigil at his dying fathers bedside. He
was barely able to go through the Ella
borate ceremonial which marked his
own accession to the throne.
Accession Ceremonial.
The council of state is arranging for
a speedy repetition of the accession
ceremonial publicly, and on a more ell
aborate scale than today's, but plans
for the formal coronation, which will
be at Kyoto not less than year hence
nave not yet been discussed.
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Another Criticism of Clubs
Report on Water Works Matter

that he must make, but if the man
who sells asks more than is meet,
the proposing buyer don't have to take
it. But in this instance, we are not
talking of buying and the Water
Works plainly don't want to sell, but
only desire to get a fair revenue as a
return for the services given to us.
Now, let us give fair rate of interest
to the Company for what they have
invested, but not a revenue on our
trade. And 1 hope if my position is
true and fair that every householder
in the city will take enough interest
in this matter to spot the public Of
fetal that votes to saddle anything
of the kind on us whether recommend
ed by the Commercial Club committee
or not.
Yours truly,
D. r. M.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACT.
ORS AND BUILDERS

The Foster Construction Co.. have
opened factory for the manufacture
of Cement Blocks. Copings. Porch Col
umns. Caps Stills. ETC.. at Ike Old Mill
Works.
They have a complete outfit of mod
ern machinery and are using nothing
out washed and graded materials in
all their work II you are a contrac-
tor 1t viii pay you to use the best ma
.erlals ootainable. If you are going
20 build it will pay you to insist that
your contractor use the Foster Con-
structlon Co.'S products. Would be
pleased to have call at Factory and
inspect their Products or call phones:
Res 1879 or Factory 1905.
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strono cireums.antial Evidence.

A young wife was in tears few
mornings ago when her mother called
When asked what was the matter she
replied that her husband WAS out late
the night before aud had been to a
drinking party.
What makes you think he had been
to drinking party?" asked the
mother.
He came home.'' sobbed the young
wife, wearing a photograph horn fol-
a hat."-Kansas City Star.
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CHICKENS ANNOY CY
(National News Association

B WASHINGTON, July 31.-Annoyed
by the clear voiced chanticlers in his
neighborhood, Representative Cy Sui
1oway, of New Hampshire, has intro
duced resolution calling for an in
ivestigation of all chicken, squad and
pigeon coops in the resident section of
the capital. He wants to discover
what the police have done to suppress
the alleged nuisance. and. it is saad,
proposes to try shotgun if the au-
1horities decline to act.
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INTEREST IN MRS.
GRACE'S COSTUME

ATLANTA, July 3l.-Atlanta is tax
ing almost as much interest in the
striking costumes worn by Mrs. Opie
Grace as in her trial for the murder OF
her husband. She does not seem wor'
ried about the outcome OF the trial
But she does try to avoid the baleful
gaze of her husband.
When she appeared in the courtroom
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Tonight will be the last opportunity
to see The Girl of the Golden West
at popular prices. The Lewis and OH
yer Players are adding new laurels to
their popularity by their clever presen-
tation of this play. Starting Thursday
night they will present THE Count of
Monte Cristo." which is dramatized
from the famous novel of Alexander
Dumas of the same name. The piece
is in five acts, and requires special
scenery which is now being built.
Costumes have been ordered for this
piece.
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[Note.-The Going Concern" is the
cost of bringing the business from
nothing up to the present value. Con-
sidering that a new company would
start at this time with only the plant
and organization, the Going Con-
Germ" would be the loss sustained the
first few years of operation, plus the
present income.-Editor1
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Mrs. Grace wore white dress heavily
embroidered with Irish lace. white kid
gloves, a small golden-orown straw
hat with one of the long ostrich
plumes she invariably affects. and
brown shoes. She carried a brown.
parasol Her jewelry included a locket
and a diamond bracelet and diamond
earrings.
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then scaly, spreading to my
face. The blotches were red
on my face. dry and scaly. not
large: on my scalp they were
larger, some scabby. They
came on my hands. The in
side of my hands were all little
humps as though full of shot
about one-sixteenth of an inch
under the skin. Then thew
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WANTED-Girl for general house
work, three in family; no washings.
1903 Lincoln street Gilt
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Arctic Fio~sra
Among the flowers Of the arctic re-
gions there are $50 varieties. which
are either white or yellow or both.
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BL0TCHES ON FACE
DRY AND SCALY
Eczema Began in Hair. Spread to
Face. Came on Hand and All Over
Fingers. Itching Terrible. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

POS Kanter Ave-, Detroit Mich-"Sonae
time last summer was taken with eczema.
1t began in my hair first with red blotches
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Silk of Japan and China.

OF the 1880 tons of silk annually
produced by Japan and China two
thirds is retained for home use.
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An7uSeHentS
THEATRICAL CALENDAR
At The Murray.

Lewis Oliver Stock company, indefi'
mite
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LAST Days Of Pompeii.'
Athletic Park, August 1st, End and
3rd.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
A POOR CHOICE OF ISSUES.

1t is, of course, the prerogatve of any Presiden-
tia candidate to take up any issue he chooses and
proclaim to the country that that is the issue of the
campaign. The practice has both its advantages and
disadvantages. But, so far real productiveness
of intelligent debate is concerned, It leads to some
thing very much like discussion of religion, where
there is no common meeting ground.
But this, the country tolerates. Let each candi-
date ride his own hobby. Only let him ride it truly
and fairly If Governor Wilson, for instance, wants
to talk of the tariff, and nothing but the tariff let
him do so. But he should not abuse the advantage
which his opponents lack of intense interest in the
same subject gives him by making careless state
ments.
Here is case in point: Talking to the farmers
at Williams Grove Pa, he says farm implements
should go on the free list and that If farmers want
cheap implements they should vote the Democratic
ticket because the Democrats would put them there.
Governor Wilson evidently does not know, but
if he is going to talk about such things there is not
the slightest excuse for his not knowing that agri
cultural implements virtually already on the
free list. The duty of Is per cent is levied only on
implements imported from countries which impose
duty on similar manufactures from the United
States
England is our most serious competitor in the
manufacture Of agricultural machinery. She admits
our agricultural machinery 10 ner own shores aeN
free, and if she chose to export any to we would
have to do the same.
Has that resulted in decline in the cost Of farm
implements here? Has anyone ever seen moving
machine, threshng machine, reaper, harrow, or
plow of English make at work in our fields Would
the mere fact of Democratic Administration cause
them to appear?
Let Governor Wilson stick to facts. When it comes
to the farmer he has, of course, rough job in try
ing to make any capital out Of the tariff. But that
is the fault of his choice. If he can't work up any
truthful we'll as plausible arguments for them
with it, he ought to try some other issue.
The tariff in its relation to the high cost of living
doesn't appeal to the farmer. The man who lives
largely off his produce and can sell the excess
at high prices is the one who has no objection to
seeing high prices maintained. This theme should
be reserved for the town people.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
FOR REAL REGULATION.

Now, the third party these trusts have come to
and the only thing that the Government do
the only thing that the third party proposes should be
done-is to set up commission which Is to regulate
Wilson, at Sioux Falls
1t not only proposes to regulate them, but pledges
itself to regulate them just the Interstate Com
mere Commission has regulated the railroads. All
Wilson has done is to accept the Taft plan of dis
solving trusts which has proved immensely profit
able and popular with the trusts and the stockholders
His proposal is, in effect, to leave the present
system unchanged; and the present system has just
resulted in legalizng the monopoly of the Standard
Oil and Tobacco trusts Substantially this has been
the sole result, the only result Mr.. Wilson's policy
would achieve. His proposal is to do nothing He
says processes are "dscoverable" for breaking up
the trusts And the trusts, recognizing the benefit to
them of the original discovery" eagerly wait an
other test. Meanwhile those who have been treated
by the TaftWson method give the truest expression
of their feelings by assaultng Roosevelt through their
Archbolds and Penroses.
The proposal of tine Progressves is to end the
Taft-Wson program of further egalization Of
monopoly in the shape of a pretended assault on
monopoly by administrative action to control the
conditions which, if left uncontrolled lead to monop-
oily. They agree to restoring competition where pos
sble. The remedy is real, not bogus.
The difference between the Progressves and the
Democrats between Roosevelt and Wilson, is funda-
mental.
Wilson would limit the peoples power. He would
tie up the Government with his hands off, theory
rather than to curb the ruling powers of privilege.
The Progressives stand solidly on the platform
that when the people own the Government the sure
way enlarge liberty is to extend the peoples power
alike for regulating interstate corporations limiting
the hours of working girls, preventing occupationa
disease, and for pure food laws and one days rest
in seven.
Wilson demanding limitation of power of the
people and Roosevelt cnamponing extension o
power serve to make the issue clean-cu an6 clear.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
Here's a Book

The Lure OF the Purple Star" by
Maccowan Greenlee concerns a young
Washingtorian. and is published by the
MacDaniel Company, Of this city, yet
strange to say, the Washington reader
feels no thrill Of pride for the hero.
or writer, for that matter, as the story
Is read. 1t is true that the book pos
sesses to an unusual degree the ele-
ments of mystery. intrigue and violent
action, but 1t cannot be said that the
safe and sane person who has passed
the age of twenty-one would linger very
long over the contents of the book.
An unusual imaginative ability must
have been the cause for this prehs-
toric outburst, as II defies all laws OF
literature and metaphysics. If one Is
possessed with a violent imagination,
the recital OF the adventures of Harry
Hardwick can be taken with such
degree Of seriousness as to derive much
pleasure from reading Mr.. Greenlee's 5
book. TO introduce the plot and the
main ingredients of this most remark
able romance, the author resorts to the
most trite means of starting the ball
of adventure rolling.
A bottle is found on the shore by the
hero, which, 1t seems, was cast up
from the "TeChdRe Oh tne
tanic. and contains directions which
will lead the finder to the hiding place
Of an ancient vase, the fumes from
which have the power of transporting
the mind and body OF the one who in
hales It, back to period of many
thousands Of years ago. The ex-
cuse for the message in the bottle is
more than weak, and the the strong
est thing about the manipulation of the
whole plot Is the surprisingly braZen
ingenuity with which the author sends
his hero to the land of Nebuchadnezzar,
and carries him through a series of
| joys and vicissitudes that would raise
the hair from the head OF the most in
trepid hunter. Chapter 15 divulges the
meaning of the Purple Star and the
foregoing and ensuing chapters are
hardly more than a panoramic and
kaleidoscope series of remarkable ver-
] bal motion pictures in which the figure
and actions of the hero, in his twen-
tieth century garb and accoutrements
stand out with comic incongruity. There
is a certain amount of fascination to
the weirdness of the story, but it can
scarcely be taken seriously by the ex-
perienced reader of books.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
AN INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS.

The fifth international congress of chambers of
commerce will assemble next week for its first Amer
ican meeting
These international commercial and other unions
are of comparatively recent growth 1t was not So
long since that the banding together of business men
representative of competitive nations would have
been considered an impossibility. The first inter-
national congress of chambers of commerce, for ex-
ample, occurred in Belgium but eight years ago.
Today nearly 500 men, representing forty-seven diff
ferent countries, will participate. The idea that the
different peoples could find common meeting
ground has been destroyed.
There have been four of these biennial con-
crosses, the first at Liege, Belgium, the second at
Milan, the third in Prague, and the fourth in London.
The keynote Of these gatherings has been that the
business of the nations, welded together should
impress upon the world the dignity and the power
of commerce and the determination of business men
that ,trade-national and inernational-be purified
the world around.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20

Shaw aimed for. When he is not startling the COM
munty he is unhappy, because it is by such tricks
that he gets his bread no less than by writing for
the stage.
Shaw says the unexpected so much that the un-
expected is just what we always should expect OF
him. If he yere not for equal suffrage we could
on his aggressive sympathy with the victims Of
forced feeding in Holloway Jail.
Because it is Shaw who says the suffragsts should
be starved to death there is keen curiosity as to
why he thinks so. He would relieve the government
of responsibility for deaths on the ground that the
right to commit suicide should be recognized, but he
does not say whether he believes such maryrdom to
the cause of equal suffrage would help or hurt it.
IF Shaw had his mother or sister or daughter
among the suffragists who had been imprisoned or
expected to be arrested, the sincerity of his argu
ment might be tested. We hope he will escape any
ordeal Of the kind.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
DOOM OF THE CHICAGO FLYER.

One sign of return to sanity from the great
American mania for speed comes with the news that
the Pennsylvania and New York Central systems are
advising about the wisdom of cutting off the eighteen
hour flyers between New York and Chicago. These
trains have given useful service to limited number
of very busy men of large affairs whose time is gold
To the general public they Of doubtful value
when the extra fare is reckoned and when our rail-
roads short of perfection in safety devices the
risk is hardly worth the price and tine time e-savng to
the average traveller. Nervous folk find little COM
fort on flyers and choose the train which keeps to
moderate time schedule.
Still it is going from extreme to the other if
the eighteen-hour expresses are put back to twenty
four hours which it is reported that they will be
There should be happy medium somewhere in the
stretch of six hours.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
JEWS BEGIN TO FAST
AS SUN SINKS TODAY
Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement'
Will Be Observed
Here.

At sundown, tonight, at 5:45 O'CLOCK
according to the almanac, orthodox
and reformed Jews will begin the OBJ
servance OF Yom kippur. the day OF
atonement. For the succeeding TWEEN
ty-four hours the more deVout Will
abstain from food, fasting being one
of the traditional forms of observing
this event.
Services will be held at the Eighth
Street Temple at I o'clock tonight
Services also will be held at Adas
Israel and other churches.
At the close of Yom Kippur at sun
down tomorrow, the religious calen-
dar OF the Jews is of brighter
character, as the day of atonement is
followed in a week by the ancient
fete of the harvest. The coming fete
lcorresponds TO the American Thanks
giving Day.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
CONCRESSMEN AND SIDEBURNS.

I always try to be neat in Dress but stylish.
Just to think there is talk of wearing sdeboards in
order to be stylish.
Thus Congressman KONG of Maryland drass a
herring the trail when accused of yielding to
whimsical fashion in the matter of hat
On September 16 Mr.. KONG, though it a
warm, close, and sutry day, appeared rgeed out in
a felt hat. Charged with being a slave to custom in
dress, he Indignantly denied the insnuation.
Men," says the Congressman, Should be neat
and respectable in dress, according to their station
in life" Spoken like philosopher. But Mr.. Konig
is not only philosopher. He is statesman, and
that is the part he must dress for. high hat and
Prince Albert become that station, and to our way
Of thinking, sideburns- sdeboards, Mr.. KONG
calls them-on tine face of a Congressman have a
fine effect
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
QUAKER CITY MARKET
IS LOWEST IN YEARS
Housewives Not Perplexed BY
High Cost of Living, AS Produce
Is Abundant

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 90
Housewives are today enjoying the
lowest prices known in the local pro-
duce markets for years. No longer are
they perplexed by the high cost of liv-
ing. Not only is produce abundant, but
1t is cheaper and of higher quality than
in previous seasons.
There is no ground for complaint,
wholesalers say, with quantity. quality
or prices. II is estimated by market
experts that the potato crop is larger
this season than it has been in ten
years; the apple crop the best since
1896. and onions four times as pienti-
full as ever before. Tomatoes are sell
ing from 10 to Il cents per basket. Last
year they sold from 40 to 80. Similar
conditions are shown in the string bean,
caulifiower, grape and corn markets.
The merchants say the farmers have
had a bumper year and assign that as
u reason for the reduced prices.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS,

Arrived Ohio, Idaho, at New Haven;
Panther at Hampton Roads; poto.
mae Lebanon. Caesar, Vulcan at
Norfolk; Petrol at Guantanamo;
Worden, Porter at New York ,5ard,
California at Corinto; Celtic at CAT
diners bay; Tonopah az 'Tompklns-
Vile: Reid, Flusser, Lamson. Pres
ton, Smith, Roe, Drayton, Mccall,
Pauliing, Terry, Perkins, Stcrett,
Wake, Patterson. 'Ammen, Bur
rows, Monaghan, Trippe, Jenkins,
Jouett, Yankton, at Newport.
SaiLed--Albany from Dairen for Olon-
gapC; Louisiana, Kansas, Orion,
from Hampton Roads for Newport.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
TO TWO BALL TEAMS.

Our hat is off to the Red Sox, the champions of
the American League and prospective champions of
the world. They have fought magnificent battle
and proved their marked superiority. If we are dis
appointed that the Nationals could not land at the top
that disappointment is tinged with the satisfaction
that it took of the best ball teams assembled
to beat it for the first place. So while our hat is off
to the Red Sox, make our bow of appreciation and
admiration to the home team.
The Washington times., 1912-09-20
BUT 1T DOESN'T.

In New Hampshire the native heath Of the Taft
Progressive" far undiscovered outside that State,
the Republicans held their State convention Tues
day and adopted platform which says in part: THE
Republican party stands for the rule of the people
through their chosen representatives" If that's
where it stands it has shifted its boot taps
considerable since the Chicago convention.