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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
BA|LEYS VIEW ON
CLUSTER LIGHTING
Thinks 1t Would Be Econom-
ical and Improve Appear
ance of the City.

Il should like TO know the reason
why Richmond should not be as pro-
gressive in the matter of street light
ing as other towns. Richmond boasts
of its progress, enterprise and pros
perity, but we are still clinging to an
antiquated system OF street lighting
for public places" said William Bailey,
chairman of the cluster lighting COM
mittee of the Young Mems Business
club. Mr.. Bailey has been working
for months on this proposition and as
a result has stacks of correspondence
from the majority of the cities and
towns that have adopted cluster light
ing.
The proposal that the committee
representing the Young Mems Busi-
ness club and the Commercial club are
making is that the merchants on Main
street shall present to the city. ready
to turn on the current, cluster lights
on ornamental iron poles, such as In
dianapolis, Dayton, Chicago and other
cities all over the country are adopt
ing for lighting their public thorough
fares, and the city in return shall fur
| nish the current free of charge.
The total cost of installing ~ col
umns complete, ready for lighting, is
about 500 a post. l have been figur-
| ing this expense at about $500. This
expense the merchants on Main street,
| between Fourth and Eleventh streets
propose to bear if the city will furnish
the current" said Mr.. Bailey.
| The expense to the city of main
tanning the arc lights at the corners is
now in the neighborhood of $40 lamp
So this amount should be deducted
| from the amount of the increased cost
| calculate that 2SS-6O watt lamps run
ming five hours-from p. m. to mid
night-would be sc kilowatts per day
Or $1.72. While the 72-100 watt lamps
which would burn all night, on the tor
of the posts would be S1.44 day. Al
2 cents a kilowatt land counting thir
ty days to the month"; this would make
the total expense s94.S0 per month. De
Quoting the arc lamp expense this
shows an increase of $54.80.
The merchants therefore propose
to invest $500 if the city will beal
this extra expense-therefore boil
Richmond and her private citizens viii
cooperate to light Main street effec
lively.
I'VE are going down to the board D
works Monday morning willing to lis
4 ten to what Mr.. johnson has to sa.
and more than anxious to cooperate
with him. | have counted 2 cents |;
kilowatt-I don't know what Mr.. John
son calculates the cost of his cur
rent at-but to be conservative l hav'
used the United States Central station
report, which gives it at that figure
AS an electrical man of some expert
ence | think that is conservative
figure"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
.|NSPECTS new PARK
:. E. Walker, Landscape
Gardener, Will Prepare
the Plans.

E. E. Walker, of Cincinnati, a land
scape gardner of national reputation,
spent the forenoon in this city, max
ing an inspection of the grounds of
the Richmond Amusement company
at the Hawkins estate. Walker made
plans and took measurements of the
grounds, and will draw up a set OF
plans for driveways, lawns and gen.
eral system for the Identification of
the park. Walker will return in short
time with his plans and submit them
to the company.
Four deep pits, fifteen feet square,
have been dug at the site of the dam
which is to be at the western end of
the lake, which will have forty acre
basin. The holes are being sunk to bed
rock. AS soon as this is done. the con-
tract for the building of the dam will
be leL and the work begun.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
A UNIQUE CONTEST
Connersville and Richmond
Bible Glasses Engage In.

The Bible schools of the First
Christian churches of this city and
Connersville, Ind, have entered into
Bible class contest. Last Sunday
was the first day of contest, and Con
nersville defeated Richmond.
The school having the largest at
tendance and offering each Sunday is
given five points in the scoring. Last
Sunday, Connersville had $50 present
and an offering of s12.20, and Rich
mond had 2S3 present and an offering
of $1,000
Connersville has the larger school
of the two according to the average at
tendance. of the past year. but this
did not keep Richmond from entering
into the contest and if Connersville
wins. they will have to keep moving
1t is hoped that the contest will result
in a larger attendance in both schools
not only during the contest, but after
it is concluded. which will be the first
Sunday in June.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
INJURED BOY HAS
IMPROVED RAPIDLY

Ralph Stewart, the nine-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stewart. National
road west, who was seriously hurt
Tuesday by falling from a street car
west of the city, is slightly better. His
back and limbs are still swollen. but
he is able TO walk little II is not
thought now he will be a cripple for
life. His shoulder, which was broken.
still gives the boy much pain. but is
thought to be healing nicely. The
father will engage the services of an
attorney to take the case into the
courts and attempt to get damages for
the injuries to his son. There was no
conductor on the car to prevent the
youngster from stealing a ride and
falling OF the car as he subsequently
did. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
RAIN CHECKS VOTING.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 13-
Disagreeable weather conditions ex-
listed in Eastern Pennsylvania today
for the presidential primaries and as
q result there was jubilation in the
ranks of the supporters of president
Taft. The machine leaders were con-
fident that drizzling rain that started
early in the day would reduce the
Roosevelt vote. but the advocates of
the ex-president's candidacy were up
and stirring early and hoping that by
the time the polls opened at p. m.
the rain would cease.
An unusually heavy vote was expect
ed in electing national and state dele
gates of both big parties and in nomi-
mating candidates for congress and
the state senate and assembly.
Senator Penrose was on the ground
here as representative of the admins
tration, confident Taft would sweep
the state except possibly in Allegheny
county, where William Flynn was
leading the Roosevelt forces.
The Roosevelt men declared, how
ever, that the recent result in Illinois
and the tour of the Colonel would re-
suit in heavy vote for him.
Though until recently the Demo
Gratis who have been supporting VIII
son had expected to make a clean
sweep of the Keystone state. there has
been a sudden growth of sentiment for
| Champ Clark, and his followers gave
assurance of hard battle today.
Weather reports from the western
part of the state were more favorable
to the Roosevelt people than in the
east, but rain was also threatened
| there.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
WHEAT PIT THROWN
INTO PANIC TODAY
Reports of Crop Failures
Caused a Rush of Bear
Shorts to the Cover.
(National News Association

CHICAGO, April ia wheat panic
such as has not touched the Chicago
market in many seasons threw the pit
into riot and confusion today. Wheat
was sold and bought in such extreme
rapidity and in such quantities that it
was almost impossible to follow the
market. Prices mounted in a breath
and tumbled again by stages. May
wheat opened at $1O6R and jumped
to $1.10 in few minutes. 1t dropped
back to $1.07 almost as quickly and
then advanced again to S1.0S4. Other
markets showed corresponding activi-
ty. The panic today was a rush of bear
standing contracts. Behind this imme-
date cause, however, were the persist
ent bad crop reports that have been
coming in from Illinois, Ohio, Northern
Indiana and sections of Missouri and
Nebraska. Not only have the reports
been uniformly bad, speaking of heavy
winter killing, but many of them have
been accompanied by orders for wheat.
AS these ill prophesies piled up it be-
came apparent that there would be a
heavy shortage. Today's rush to cover
on the part of the shorts was one OF
the first effects of the reports. In addi-
ton to the activity in May wheat, July
and September wheat also did gymnas-
tics. July opened at s1.04A, quickly
jumped to $1.061s and finally settled
back to S1.05s. September opened at
S1.031s, went to S1.o4a4 and settled to
S1.04. These price fluctuations were
accompanied by an enormous trade
For the last three days the bear shorts
have been covering right along, but
there has been no movement of wheat
such as that of today. There is still
a big open interest in the market
despite the three days covering move
ment. After the day of wild excitement
wheat closed with prices showing
gains from / s to cents in the differ
ent options. 1t was genuine old-fash
loned crop scare, the like of which has
,, not been seen here in five years. Corn
closed IL cents better. OaOts ranged
from unchanged to 81 cents better, pro
visions were about 10 cents higher al
round.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
ESCORT OF HILDA
NOT YET LOCATED

The police have not yet located the
escort of Hilda Miller, the white girl
who was carried away in buggy by
HALEY Roberts, negro, Thursday
night The girl in an interview with
the chief of police last night. stated
she believed the mans name to be
Randolph Harris, and that he was a
railroad employe, but investigation of
the list of employees of the railroads
of the city does not show any man OF
this name. The police are anxious to
have the man appear and file charges
against his assailant. who is held in
jail on charge Of assault and bat
terry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
Colonel Tells Crowd at Nash
ua that Eyes of the Nation
Watch the Progressives in
Their State.
BAD WEATHER FOR
KEYSTONE PRIMARY
Pennsylvania Taft Leaders
Pleased Over Rain. Be-
lieving 1t Will Work to Ad-
vantage of President.
(National News Association

NASHUA, y. H., April 1S.-"You
have set an example TO all of the coun-
try. do not slip back" This advice was
given by Colonel Roosevelt TO a crowd
OF one thousand people when his train
arrived here today. The ex-president
came TO progressive New Hamp-
shire 10 stir up things before the pre-
ferential primary, which occurs on
April a3. On the way here he spoke
at Worchester, Mass, from the rear
platform of his car but he had not
time enough TO give his auditors more
than a casual greeting.
You must win your fight in this
state" said the Colonel. IF you don't
| ii will give heart to the bosses and
the crooked interests behind them.
You must do as they did in Illinois.
| Make a clean job of it. All the coun-
try has been looking to New Hamp-
| shire to keep up the progressive
fight"
The ex-president was enthusiastical-
ly received, even larger crowds turn
/ ing out to greet him than those turn
ing out to welcome President Taft In
| March. The Roosevelt leaders today
claim the entire state delegation of
eight will be for the Colonel. Roose-
Welt first spoke at the depot plaza and
later at the city hall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
CRANK IS ARRESTED
When He Forced His Way
Into the White House.
tNationaI News Association)

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Armed
with a big clasp knife but earnestly
disavowing any intention of doing
harm to the president, man who gave
his name as Michael Winter, and who
claimed to be German subject, twice
forced his way into the executive man.
sion early today. He was finally ar
rested and persuaded TO enter car
riage by Sergeant Williams and sent
TO a precinct police station. He later
was transferred to the Washington
asylum for investigation as to his sani-
ty Questioned by Sergeant Williams
the man said he was 36 years old and
that he had made several applications
at the German embassy for a letter of
introduction to the president but had
been refused. Winter refuses to tell
the nature of the matter he desired TO
see the president about All knowledge
of Winter was denied at the German
embassy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
FACTORY MUST ADD
NEW FIRE ESCAPE

State fire inspector Mcmahon has
ordered another stairway to the glove
factory on South Eighth street, and an
additional fire escape. In this factory
he found many girls between the ages
of fourteen and sixteen, who are en-
ployed as helpers. They are legally
employed, having the consent of their
parents, but the inspector stated this
was a deplorable condition. He said
he had not found any violations of the
child labor laws here Mcmahon will
have completed his investigation OF
the city by the last of next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
BISHOP OBSERVES
JUBILEE SUNDAY
(National News Associatfon)

PROVIDENCE, R l., April 13.-
Bishop Harkins' twenty-fifth anniver-
sary as head of the Providence dio-
cese Will occur tomorrow, and arrange
ments are being made to celebrate the
event with elaborate services in the
Cathedral OF IS. Peter and Paul The
religious observance viii be followed
On Monday by a celebration of the
1eity. Bishop Harkins is in receipt oi
a congratulatory message from Pope
Plus Y. conveying the papal blessing
TO the bishop. his clergy and people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
DRY MEASURES GO
INTO THE DISCARD
tNatfonal News Association

BOSTON, Mass, April 13.-Fifty
thousand dry measures used by retail
grocers and provision dealers through
out Massachusetts We're thrown into
the discard today as a result of the
new State law coming into operation
which requires that all vegetables.
nuts and fruit must either be sold at
retail by weight or numerical count.
The law further stipulates the number
of pounds to the bushel of the various
commodities, ranging from beans to
peanuts. The State weights and meas
ures department is arranging for a
strict enforcement of the law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
HOLD CONFERENCE
ON TUBERCULOSIS
National News Association


WACO, Texas. April 13.-The Tex
tas State Conference of Charities and
Correction, which will begin its ses-
sions here tomorrow has attracted to
Waco a large number of men and
women prominent in charitable, phil
anthropic and reform work. In conjunc-
stion with the meeting this year there
tis to be held the Southwestern Con-
ference on tuberculosis, to which the
States of Utah, California, Colorado,
tOklahoma. Texas, Kansas. Arizona and
New Mexico have been invited to send
delegates. The proceedings will be op-
ened tomorrow evening with an ad-
dress of welcome by President s. P
Brooks of Baylor University, the an
nual address of the president of the
conference, Prof c. S. Potts. of the
University of Texas. and an address
on THE Call to Social Service" by
Prof. Thomas j. Riley, of Washington
university, st. Louis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
NEW RAILWAY WILL
START ON SUNDAY
CNational News Association,

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April 13.-To-
morrow is the date fixed for the open
ing TO traffice Of the new connecting
line between the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie and Western Maryland railroads.
The line is eighty-fcur miles long and
has been built at a cost of nearly
s25. .000, 900. The connection with the
Western Maryland road is made at
Cumberland, Nd. and with the Pitts
burgh and Lake Erie al Dickerson
Run. Pa The new line gives Pitts
burgh a new outlet 70 the seaboard
and a most direct route between Bal
timore and Chicago. II viii also open
up great coal and timber fields along
the Youghiogheny River.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
.FRUSTRATE A PLOT
TO MURDER MAOER0
Wholesale Arrests Made by
the Mexico City Police
Department Today.
(National News Association

MEXICO CITY, April 13.-Tremen-
dous excitement was caused through
out this city today by the discovery of
a plot to kill President Madero and
dynamite the public buildings. Twen-
ty-five arrests have been made here
and the suburbs. While the police are
secretive it is said further arrests will
be made. A majority of the prisoners
are of the peon class, but the electrical
appliances for setting off the dyna-
mite charges found in the possession
of some of them, and the discovery Of
code messages, corroborated in the
minds of the authorities the belief
that men of higher class were con-
cerned in the plot
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
THE WEATHER
HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY

Forecast for Richmond and vicinity
rain tonight and Sunday. Maximum
temperature, so at 2 p m, Friday
Minimum temperature. 81 at a m
Saturday. Temperature at 1880, 50
Total rainfall, $50 inches. Rainfall
since yesterday. -3s inch Barometer
2s.s5. Direction and velocity Of wind
east, miles an hour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
REVOLT SPREADING

MEXICO CITY, April 13.-General
Zapata, with 1000 insurrectos. has
taken up his position before Jojutla
and threatens to make another attack
on that city. His plans are to use Jo-
Julia as a base against Cuernayaca.
Advices from Chihuahua say that
Gen. Orozco, the rebel leader in the
north has refused to recognize Mar
ion Fletcher, the U. S. consul and
seized a great quantity of Mr.. Fletch-
ers private papers, declaring that the
American official was giving the gov
ernment information relative to insur-
recto movements.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13

YONkERS, \. Y, April 13.--Mrs.
Algernon Schaefer. S3S North
Broadway. has appealed to the po-
lice because a woodpecker on a
nearby roof awakens her too early
in the morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13

NEW YORK. April 1S.-Mrs. Har-
old Remsen, who died March 25.
leaving a $4,000 estate bequeath-
ed SIS TO her husband.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The
German ambassador has sent bill
to the United States government
for S3.45 due for postage while try
ing TO find heirs in Germany. OF
John A. Beck. a former soldier in
the United States Army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13
News Nuggets
CNational News Association

CINCINNATI. O.. April 1S.-
Jacob G. Schmidt. Cincinnati capi-
talist and owner of many model
tenements, in an address on pros
perity here said a family of five
ought TO live on SIS a week and
save money.
ASHTABULA. O., April 1S.-As
Eddie. Clifford, one-legged high
diving bicycilist. lay dying, his last
request was for a box of cigarettes.
CINCINNATI. o. April 13.-John
p. Ruch Jr.. has secured a divorce
from his half sister, whom he mar
ried two years ago. completely un-
aware that they We're related. They
have two children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13

NEW YORK, April ia Collie
dog near caused a series of disas-
ters in Brooklyn by carrying off a
red flag placed over an open man.
hole where repairs were being made
at Church avenue and Carnesie
road.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-13

PRINCETON, y. J., April 10
President Hibben. of Princeton,
has announced that a farm has been
opened here where poor students
may work to pay their way through
the university.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-30
FUNERAL SHIP IS
MOVING SLOWLY
MACnAY-BENNETT WITH TITANIC
VICTIMS DUE ~ HALIFAX
TO-DAY.
IN A FEvERISH ANXIETY
Crowds Await Arrival of the Remains
of What Were Once Their
Loved Ones.

HALIFAX. April 29.-The cable
ship Mackay- Bennett for whose arri-
val Halifax has been waiting fever
ishly since Saturday probably will
steam into the harbor some time be-
fore 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
with approximately 200 dead from the
Titanic disaster, The bereaved and
their representatives had expected the
Vessel today but message from Cap
tain Lardner said he would not arrive
until Tuesday.
AS all plans for receiving the bodies
had been completed Saturday there
was nothing to do today but wait
A great canvas has been erected to
wall in the entrance so that the scene
may be as sacred as possible. Nearly
all of those who have bodies to claim,
decided finally not to go to the pier
proper II is probable therefore that
the crowd will be comparatively small,
consisting for the most part of en-
the cargo Of dead A telegram from
Clarence ii. Mackay. president of the
Commercial Gable company, which
owns the steamer Macay- Bennett, that
in view of the humanitarian work
rendered by Captain Lardner and his
crew. the company will allow them
double pay for the time involved.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-30
TOBACCO USERS ATTACK
FOLLOWERS OF D0WIE
SEVERAL WERE HURT IN SER
IOus RIOTS IN ZION CITY,
ILLINOIS.

ZION CITY. H.. April 19-Rioting,
which may result seriously started
here late this evening when employ es
of an Independent manufacturing con-
cern attacked group of 200 Zion men
and women at prayer meeting. Both
men and women were beaten with
clubs and blackjacks and number
were seriously injured.
The fight came as the climax OF a
week of trouble between employees Of
the Independent concerns which re-
Gently have begun operations here and
the church people. formerly followers
tof Alexander Dowie.
As a protest against the use of to-
bacco by the employees of the manu-
featuring companies, followers OF VIII
bul Glenn Voliva, successor to Dowie's
authority have been holding practice
meetings in front of one of the plants
twice day. Elder NJ. Royal had just
called the second meeting today when
several score of men rushed out OF the
plant tore down or leaped over the
barriers which had been erected
around the prayer platform and drove
the zionists from that part of town.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-30
KENDALL COLLEGE
FIRED YESTERDAY
But THE FLAMES WERE or THE
KIND THAT BUILD UP IN
STEAD OF CONSUMING.
EVERYBODY Wondered At IT
Enthusiasm In Campaign for 500,
900 for SCHOOL Extension Grow
ing-Ileadquarters Elated.

Yesterday when all the factory whis-
ties in the city began blowing at 1:2O
o'clock, the hello girls We're swamped
with calls of Where is the fire." The
fire fighters were all excited not
knowing what the trouble was. FL
nally central found the trouble and an
swered all calls of where is the fire
with Kendall is on fire-with enthu-
siasm.'
The first whistles blew while manv
of the business men were at head
quarters and men who had not given
a college yell for years Joined in nine
rahs for Kendall. The enthusiasm was
at white heat Fifteen minutes later
the whistles began again-telling the
story to the city that $4,000 had been
subscribed. BY that time people be-
gan to call No. 290s, the campaign
headquarters phone, and inquire what
all the whistling was about. As the
news flashed back Kendall has anoth-
er thousand" glad cheer greeted
the headquarters.
Interest in and enthusiasm Tor the
campaign grows hourly. The mana
gers of the campaign say they never
saw a better bunch of men at the be-
ginning Of any campaign, nor a more
determined crowd.
The team rivalry is beginning to
show, and each is determined 10 lead
the other. Team No. I, Captain o..
H. Steiner, was the first team whose
men reported. They were VIM. II.
Coke and W. w Stuckey. Solicitors
reported that the people lined the
sidewalks. keeping we'll off the streets
while the whistles blew. expecting to
see Tulsas twentieth century fire de-
partment make 50-miles,an- hour
run. One thing is certain, Tulsa keeps
up with the procession and the Ken
Gall campaign is another good ex-
ample of the Tulsa way"