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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
Dollar-a-Day Pension Act
Passed by House Does Not
Meet Approval of the Up
per Chamber.
A SUBSTITUTE BILL
IS TO BE OFFERED
This Measure Will Garry
$24,1l2,57S Annually A
Minority Report to Be Of
fered to Senate.
(National News Associa uon)

(NAtional News AsSocia0on)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE SEN
ate committee on pensions today re-
3ected the Sherwood dollar-a-day pen
sion bill. passed by the house. carry
ing 81. 5.0OO. 900 expenses annually. and
agreed to . favorable report to sub
stitute q service pension bill carrying
e24.112.67S annually. 1t is estimated
that this means an average annual In.
crease per pensioner OF $57.27.
The committee incorporated in its
substitute bill the proposition Of Sen
ator Bryan Of Florida requiring the
commissioner Of pensions to publish
in his annual report the names and
post office addresses OF the 100000
people who are on the pension rolls.
The Sherwood bill was defeated in
committee by q vote Of 10 to 4. sena.
tors Curtis of Kansas and Brown Of
Nebraska, Republicans, and Senators
johnson of Maine and Shiveley of In.
diana. voted for the Sherwood bill.
After its defeat they gave notice Of
their purpose to submit q minority re-
port. and endeavor to secure the pas
sage Of the Sherwood bill by the SEN
ate. Subsequently they voted for the
substitute bill. not because 1t meets
with their approval, but because they
are anxious to get the senate on rec
ord
The substitute bill makes the follow
ing provisions: Ages 62 to 66 years,
:o13 for 90 days service. up to SIC a
month for three years service and ov-
-; agss GO 70 20 years. SIS for 90 days
service, up to SiS~ for three years ser
vice and over; ages 10 to Is, SIS for 30
days service to &24 for three years SER
vice and over; ages over Is $21 for
30 days service to $50 to three years
service and over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
CONVENTION OF
COUNTY TEACHERS

An unusually large number are ex-
pected to attend the regular meeting
of the Wayne County Teachers as
sociation which will be held at the
High school auditorium next Saturday
morning and afternoon. Topics Of in
terest to every school teacher in the
county will be discussed.
. DR.. w. A. Mills, president of Han
over college, will speak both in the
forenoon and afternoon. He will take
fir his forenoon address. the subject.
Growing, . Personality" and for his
afternoon talk. Touching the Secret
Spring." DR.. Mills is a very able and
interesting speaker.
Music will be furnished by the
school orchestra Miss Eleanor New
man, Of Cambridge City will preside at
the meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
He WOULD NOT LIVE
!. Merritt Refuses Medicine
Because Wife Dying.
palladium Special., /,

CENTERvILLE, Ind, Feb. IT,
With his lifelong helpmate dying be-
fore his eyes Of an incurabIe cancer
GUS affection, John Merritt. aged u.
when taken III with pneumonia last
Wednesday refused to accept medical
attention. He stated he would rather
die than live to survive his wife. He
died late last night At his home !
miles south of town.
Mr.. Merritt was born and raised on
the farm where he spent his last days.
He would have celebrated his forty
eighth wedding anniversary next Sat
urday had he lived. The deceased was
one Of the pioneer residents Of the
county.
The shock Of her hnsband's death
was severe one to his wife II ID not
thought that she win long survive.
Three children, Mrs. Sadie Kraull.
Mrs. Laura Burf1s and Mrs. Anna Mo
Mahan. survive their father. The funer-
al win be held Wednesday from the
home at p. m. Burial win b at Cear
terville.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
new LOR|MER MOVE
To Regain Control of the
Illinois Machine.
tNational News Association


SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Feb. 12.-Pre-
pared to endorse a slate Of candidates
for every state office in the Republi-
can primaries, the Lorimer Lincoln
league met in convention here today.
Senator william Lorimer. who organ
1sed the league for the purpose Of re.
eaining control Of the Illinois party
machinery Of which he was once boss
and to arouse sentiment" In behalf of
his retention in the United States sen.
ate. was at the helm when the dele.
gates assembled. Each man had been
picked carefully by the Lorimer lead.
ers and the convention promises to be
characterized BY no Insurgency.
All candidates for nominations un-
der the primary law. filed their peti.
tions three days ago. 20 the meeting
today can only be one Of ratification
and announcement to the dear old
public" just who are the primary can.
didates, who have agreed to carry the
Lorimer banner.
Strong resolutions condemning in.
itiative. referendum and recall a. 80
cialistic and un-Republican' will be in
troduced and NO doubt adopted.
The Lorimer forces have already
shown their hand. to some Of the can
didates. but ~ to the make up OF the
remainder Of the slate there 10 still
considerable mystery.
AZ soon 40 the entire state 10 picked
BY the convention the Lorimer Lincoln
Lsagusrs will formulate plans for a
vigorous fight in behalf Of their can.
6ldatDO.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
BOY BADLY FROZEN
PULLED OFF TRAIN
Earl Tucker, Rejected by the
Army, Beating" Ride
on Train.

Clinging to the iron rods on the
train No. 25, the fast Pennsylvania
passenger from Columbus to Indian
apolis. Earl Tucker, aged 16, was
pulled from his position on the train
yesterday by Detective l. Burns with
both ears, the right side of his face,
both feet and two fingers on his left
hand badly frozen. His cap had blown
off in the rapid flight, leaving his face
exposed to the freezing winds.
Tucker, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Tucker of Indianapolis,
enlisted in the army at Indianapolis
and was sent to Columbus for final
examination. He gave his age at
home as twenty-one years. At Colum-
bus, where he was taken with sixteen
other rescruits, he gave his correct
age and was refused. He determined
to beat his way back home, with dis
astrous results.
When he was pulled off the train,
he was SO severely frozen he could not
talk, and was at once rushed to the
city jail where he was given medical
attention. Hrs shoes were cut from
his feet. His ears were frozen SO
badly that they burst.
The township trustee was prevailed
upon to give the lad a ticket to 90
home on an interurban car. and he
left this morning at ten o'clock.
He stated that this was his first at.
tempt at stealing ride on a passen.
ger train and added that it would be
his last. 1t is not thought that the
exposure and attendant injuries will
necessitate extreme remedies and nc
operation will be required
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
OLD GUARD RIDES.
Palladium Snecfal1

\HoAA0utuuA oQSSASD
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-"It means
that the old guard 10 again in the sad
de-" said Rep. w. b. Mckinley of ILL.,
nois when asked to comment ON the
choice of himself as chairman or di-
rector of the Taft campaign on the
night the announcement was made
that he had been chosen to organize
the country for Taft's ronomiiation
1t was learned today that Mckinney as
sumed the leadership with instructions
to confer with Senator Crane, Sena-
tor Penrose of Pennsylvania and Sena-
tor Reed Smoot Of Utah as, advisors.
In fact it was the three named sena-
tors who selected Mckinley as mana
ger and urged his name upon Presi-
dent Taft. Mckinley has been send
ing out letters to the progressives and
making overtures. He says he desires
to unite all factions of the party on
Taft and to recognize the insurgents.
But the progressive Republicans were
recalling today that Mckinley as chair
man of the Republican congressional
committee, ignored the progressives
in giving and to congressional nomi-
nees of the party: that they were CIV
en- no recognition in the Republican
campaign text book, two years ago, the
volum being a symposium of standpat
speeches by Speaker Canno. Tawney,
Boutell, Longworth and others. Not
a progressive speech was printed.
There was a public protest from the
progressives at the time because OF
this treatment by Mckinley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
DISPLAY OF PURE
FOOD PRODUCTS

The exhibit Of pure food products
will be one Of the most interesting at
the exhibition Of the Domestic Science
Association which opens Wednesday
evening in the Pythian Temple. A
number Of merchants will have arti.
oles on display and there will be
booths devoted to homemade jams.
5ellies. pickles. canned fruit. pies.
small cakes. doughnuts. meats. salads.
ETC.. all Of which will be for sale.
Renewed attention 10 called to the
homemade candles. sew venty-five
pounds Of which will be for sale. In
dications point to . most successful
exhibition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
SOUTH EIGHTH ST,
WILL Be BR|CkfD
Opening of South Seventh
Street Postponed Owing .
to Odd Condition.

The resolution providing for the i'm.
proving Of South Eighth street from A
street to Fl street, with brick paving
was adopted by the board of works
this morning. The opening of South
Seventh street from street to L
street was postponed and Matt Won
Pein. an officer of the South Side I'm.
provement association will be notified
to be present at the next meeting of
the board as a representative of that
association. A peculiar situation, ar
Using from the proposed opening of the
street. is the cause of the delay. But
two men own property abutting the
street which will be opened. One of
them Is against the opening of the
street. as it will cut off considerable
extent of his small lot, and the other is
for the improvement. The question of
benefits and damages must be decided
before action is taken.
The south side improvement associa-
ton and the Automatic Tool company,
both petitioning for the opening Of the
street, will be asked to contribute to
the damages to be assessed as they
will be benefited by the improvement.
A petition for the vacation of a part
of an alley between B and C streets
on South Fifth street. running east
and west, was received. The board ac-
cepted the donation of a tract of
ground running north and south
which will give an alley outlet to
those deprived of the same by the va
cation Of the alley named above.
The reports of the cabinet officers
were received and approved. Super
intendent OF the crematory. Whitacre.
reported 46S yards Of wet and 11O
yards Of dry garbage consumed last
month and 81 animals burned. The
Improvements at the crematory were
reported Al nearly finished.
Superintendent OF Parks Hollarn re-
ported that the parks of the city were
all In good condition. The department
spent $zl03S last month for labor and
sundry expenses.
The insurance policy Of $1,000 held
on No. 3 hose house. which will ex-
pire next month, will be dropped. An
insurance agent representing the COM
pany holding this policy was 30 mott
i fled at the meeting this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
Without Waiting the Colon
els Reply to Governors
Letter His Admirers Begin
Big Roundup.
OLD GUARD DIRECTS
THE TAFT CAMPAIGN
Chairman Mckinley Makes
Overtures to Progressives,
but They Remember Action
Two Years Back.
National News Association

kNatfonal News ASsociation)
r. CHICAGO, Feb. 12-Without await
ing a definite reply from Theodore
Roosevelt to the governors letter.
urging him to enter openly in the Re-
publican nomination race, the Repub-
lican committee today began a fight in
every state in the Union
for delegates. The various state rep
of the committee were in
structed by wire today to fight first
for delegates instructed for Roosevelt,
but If this was impossible to do all in
their power to get uninstructed dele
gates from each state. With q large
part of the delegates uninstructed the
Roosevelt boomers believe they will
have little difficulty in stampeding
the convention to Roosevelt.
Despite the steam roller machine
known to exist in the South. the
Roosevelt committee will make an ear
nest effort to break the 'solid south
Taft delegation, which the Taft man.
ayers now claim. Several of Roose-
velt's former managers. who helped
create this steam roller which push
ed Taft into the Presidents chair,
will have charge of the wrecking pro-
cess. Special appeals will be made
to the Republicans in the South to
instruct delegates for Roosevelt and
thus disprove the charge that their
states are completely controlled by
the office-holders.
Governor r. P. Bass of New Hamp-
shire and former Governor Franklin
Fort of New Jersey, will have charge
Of the campaign in the east.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
MAYOR REUNITED
WARL|KE FAMILY
Battle-Scarred Husband and
Wife Told to Return
Home and Be Good.

The charge of assault and battery
preferred against Albert Lantz by his
wife, Carolina Lantz, was continued in
definitely in police court this morning.
and both members of the family in
structed to live together without any
trouble in the future. The family
fight which was stopped by the police
Saturday after Lantz had received a
cut across the temple, and his wife a
blackened eye, was aired in police
court. Lantz testified that he took
home to his wife his entire wages,
with the exception of twenty-five or
fifty cents. which he spent for tobac-
co. His wife helped him dispose Of
the cigars he bought at the grocery
when he paid the bills. She admitted
this. She also stated she sometimes
drank two glasses or dimes worth of
beer, but she never took any strong
drinks and did not approve of them.
The trouble started according to
Lant1 because his wife would not get
his breakfast. He said she hit him
with a chair, and then came at him
with something black, which he sup
posed was a knife, and that he tried
to protect himself.
She attributed the fight to his
drunken condition. She said he tried
to clean out the house."
Not Afraid Of Him.
Mrs. Lantz stated that she would
not have him around the house. and
would work and support herself and
four children all under ten years Of
age, if he would stay away. She said
that they had had fights before, but
that she had never been afraid of him.
Lantz was willing to live with his wife
matter was settled by the mayor or
dering her to go home, and not to mo-
lest him If he came around. She testi-
fled that he was a good provider,
which his habit of keeping only twen-
ty-five cents a week for himself would
seem to bear out; that the children
liked him, and that they would get
along all right il he did not get drunk.
Crazy" was the way she described his
condition when drunk, and stated to
the court that she believed his mind
was weakening under the strain of
work and drink. She said she was
willing for poor Albert" to be taken
away and doctored for his mental trou.
bles. The couple were warned that
the next time they appeared in police
court because of troubles at their
home, a heavy sentence would be met.
ed out.
Lantz appeared in court with a deep
cash across his forehead. and his
wife with a big cloth across half Of
her face to protect her blackened op'
tic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
A CALL SENT OUT
FOR REPUBLICANS
State Chairman Orders Pri-
maries for Preliminary
State Meeting.

Pursuant to the order of the Repub-
lican state committee, Fred A. Sims,
chairman of the committee has issued
a call to hold primaries for the purpose
of selecting delegates to the Republi-
can State convention upon Friday the
22d or Saturday the 23d of March.
County Chairman Robbins has not yet
issued his call for the primaries in
Wayne county but he expects to do 50
within a few days. The hour and
places in the county for holding of
these precinct meetings will be fixed
by the county central committee.
The delegates to be selected will meet
In state convention at Tomlinson Hall
at Indianapolis. Tuesday. March 26, at
10 O'Clock for the purpose of selecting
four delegates and four alternate dele
gates at large from this state to the
Republican National Convention, to be
held at Chicago June 18. At the state
convention, two electors-at-large to be
voted on at the November election and
two contingent electors-at-large, who
shall be qualified and take the place
of either or both of the electors at
large in case of disability, will also be
selected.
The representation at the state con-
vention will be upon the basis of one
delegate and one alternate for each
200 votes cast TO. Otis e. GulIey for
Secretary of State at the November
election of 1910 and one delegate and
one alternate delegate for an addition
al fraction of 100 votes or more cast
for Gulley.
According to this vote Wayne coun-
ty will be allowed rs delegates to the
state convention al the vote for Gull
ley In 1910 was 5,182. Marion county
will have more delegates at the con.
vention than any other county. The
number Of delegates allowed Marion
county In 134.
@ In order to get in closer touch with
prominent Republicans over the state,
= number Of local RepubHcana, bead.
ed by Linus Meredith. Sixth district
chairman. went 10 New Cast1g today
to attend the annual meeting Of the
Lincoln League. Some OF those who
accompanied Chairman Meredith were
Dr. w W. Zimmerman, d. c. Gem
and Edward HoIl1rn-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
MINES RouT ARMY.

SHANGHAI. Feb. 12.-By IN explo-
sion Of underground mines hundreds
of imperialist soldiers under General
Chang, were blown to pieces today;
human flesh being scattered over =
wide area.
During the night the rebels laid
mines for some distance In front Of
their intrenchments. At daybreak q
detachment moved out and advanced
to the lines OF the royal troops, giving
battle to the imperialists. After max
ing gallant attack on superior num-
bers the rebels appeared to retreat
closely followed by tbs royalist SOL
diers. AS the latter arrived shove the
ground containing the planted mines
the explosives were touched off. The
mines were exploded, tearing two.
holes In the earth. Instantly the Inn
perialists were thrown into confusion
and the survivors turned and fled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
THAW'S BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED TO-DAY
(National News Association)

FISHKILL LANDING. N. Y, Feb.
Hilary X. Thaw today passed his
forty-second birthday anniversary at
the Matteawan Hospital for the Crimi-
nal Insane. where he was sentenced AZ
ter the second jury which tried him
for the murder Of Stanford White
found him insane. No special incident
In the routine of Thaw's life marked
the anniversary. except that he receiv-
ed visits and messages from several
members Of his family. 1t Is again ru-
mored that Thaw is about to make an
other effort to gain his freedom BY
habeas corpus proceediugA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
ENTERTAINED GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Broerman enter
tanned several guests last evening at
their home In South Fifth street The
evening was spent socially and with
cards. A luncheon was served. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. GrothAus,
Misses Mary and Agnes Grothaus, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Rainier. Miss Jc-
sophia Rainier. Mrs. Pardieck and
Mrs. Gausepohl. -..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
TWO GOVERNORS TO
MAKE ADDRESSES


ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12.-Prominent Re
publican politicians flocked to st. Lou
is today for the fifteenth annual meet
ing OF the Association Of Young Re
pubhcans of Missouri Interest In the
gathering centers chiefly in the an
maui banquet, at which Governor Den
cen of Illinois and Governor Hadiey Of
Missouri are scheduled as the leading
sDeakerD. ...#....
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12

LONDON, Feb. 12.- Chancellor
Lloyd-George openly and ,vehemently
championing the cause Of votes for
women" and Premier Asqnith set
sternly against it, is the situation
among the Government leaders on the
suffrage question as the opening Of
Parliament draws near. When Parlia-
ment convenes next Thursday the two
statesmen will be the center OF the
greatest fight for enfranchisement of
women in the history of the British
Empire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12

o1Ar9-Unesttlsd; light snow 70.
night Or Tuesday; colder In east.
srn and central portions tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
Madero Decides to Employ
Diaz Methods in Stamping
Out Revolt to Prevent u.
S. Intervention.
FIFTY EXECUTIONS
SUNDAY AND TO-DAY
Formal Abdication of Baby
Chinese Emperor Is An
nounced Today-Imperial-
ist Army Is Defeated.
{ National News Association

sN9tlonAl news A13OCtAtloAy
MEXICO CITY. Feb. IA death
has been imposed upon Gen
Zapata. leader of the Southern revolu-
ton. Fifty of his followers were
hanged in Morelos yesterday and to-
day. Campaign Of determination has
been inaugurated by Madero.
After conference with his advisors
Madero issued an ultimatum to the
rebels and made it known that NO
quarter will be the governments policy
unless the revolutionary soldiers lay
down their arms ut once.
Martial law will be proclaimed
throughout the distressed regions and
leaders of the rebel bands will be put
to death Immediately on capture. No
prisoners will be taken In battle. AL
though this is a duplication Of the
method which caused the overthrow
OF Diaz, Madero declares 1t ID made
necessary In order to prevent interven-
ton by the United States and perhaps
the establishment of an armed pro-
tectorate over Mexico.
Madero. the statesman and pacifica-
tor, has become Madero the soldier.
And from now on the mailed fist will
be the order throughout Mexico until
peace IL restored.
1t Is openly charged by friends Of
Madero that rich Americans and Euro
peans are interested In the revolt. and
that they have financed Il iu order 70
hiring ahonf 4 Gnndifins, of sahae,a -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
''' pu VI Asp,cArEe.

PEkIN, Feb. 12.-The Imperial
family at noon today announced the
abdication Of baby Emperor Pu VI. and
the establishment OF republic. A
speedy settlement II Chinese embrig-
lilo 10 assured
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-05-30
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar
News,

The miracle of Spring surely never
unfolded in more radiant beauty than
now. Gardens are already attracting
by their sweetness the vagrant bee.
School days are almost over.
The S0th of May is observed here in
decorating the graves in the cemeteries.
In Harper Cemetery Revolutionary
soldier is buried, Mayor Andrew Brodus.
He was born in Culpeper county, Va.
Mrs. Charles Trail, who has been in
Washington City all winter has return
ed to her home on Camp Hill.
Mrs. Murray. of Washington, D. c.,
is visiting her sister, Mra. George
Fossett, Camp Hill.
Mr.. Samuel N Bratt. Of Oxford, Md. j,
formerly of Bakerton. this county, is in
aeerious condition at his home from an
automobile accident. The machine ran
into telephone pole, throwing the oc-
cupants out. Mr.. John Q'Day was
hurt SO badly he died soon afterward.
Mr.. Bratt married Miss Fannie. Moore,
of Halltown.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Stewart, of
Washington, D. c., were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Cavalier recently.