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Evening star., 1912-06-30
BY JAMES HAY. JR.

Byzantine soldiery, and the peculi-
arities of the belligerous squadrons
made famous by the Macedonian
dynasty. At a moments notice, he
can take command of the Spanish
Armada and, improving it up to the
modern standards, conquer, subju-
gate, and destroy Duluth. He can
jump into a submarine and dash
through the emerald depths Of the
ocean from the Kongo River to the
Zuyder Zee, and he can lead a fleet
from Peking to Louisville, while his
enthusiastic fellow lawmakers hear
the churning of the waters, the
shrieking of the rigging, and the sui
len mutter Of the breakers.
In the course of his remarks he
can unlimber a battery in the CEN
trail aisle and batter Gibraltar to a
fiat and fabby pulp. On his desk
he can reconstruct Port Arthur, and,
while the guns boom and the swords
hack through crunching bones, prove
that Russia was defeated by the
weakness of the Notifications around
St. Petersburg. There is nothing he
doesn't know about war, whether it
be fights of the past or fights to come.
He can map out the plans the lam
Evening star., 1912-06-30
THE BATTLE BIRD

WHENEVER the opening gun
w of a big and bloody war
rolls its thunderous echoes through
the corridors of the Capitol and the
columns of the daily press, the ma
tives of Washington rush to their
front doors and exclai1n in crescendo
chorus:
There goes Hobson again.'
As the opening gun, Richmond
Pearson Hobson, member Of Con-
gress and bird of battle, is the rapid
fire, bullseye, long-range champion
of military history. He can make
war as easily as you can make face.
Disdaining the use of smokeless
powder and Maxim silencer, he has
risen to his feet on the floor Of the
House of Representatives and dis
charged in rafting and reverberant
crashes, flashes, and roars the open
ing guns of wars with Japan, Ger
many, France, and Switzerland, not
to mention Heligoland and Iceland.
He loves battles. His idea of the
dove of peace is a fully armed bird
sailing through space on sizzling
cannonball and brandishing in its
screaming mouth a cutlass sharp
enough to split hair. His ideal of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
JUST SWEET SIXTY
Was Charles Warren Fair
banks This Day.
(National News Association

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May IL
Charles Warren Fairbanks, former
united States senator and vice presi-
dent Of the United States, reached his
sixtieth birthday anniversary today.
Recently a rumor has been circulated
THAT friends of Mr.. Fairbanks plan to
Ipresent his name for the Republican
presidential nomination in the event
pof a deadlock between Taft and Roose-
welt in the Chicago convention next
tmonth. So far as is known Mr.. Fair
banks has done nothing to encourage
the idea. Since his retirement from the
vice presidency he has refrained from
ANY active participation in politics. At
the same time the politicians recall
tthe fact that Mr.. Fairbanks had a
great ambition to head the ticket four
years ago and many believe that this
ambition would be instantly rekindled
II there appeared to be the slightest
chance for its Enlistment. But SO far
as any outward or visible sign ap-
pears, Mr.. Fairbanks is far more inter-
ested just now in the proceedings of
the general conference Of Methodists.
of which denomination he is one of
the foremost laymen in the country.
than he is in the contest for the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
In 46 of the "a Precincts,
5000 Voters Registered on
Thursday, While the Poll
Shows o,255.
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS
VOTERS NOT LISTED
Reports From the Eighteen
Missing Precincts Will
Probably Be Brought in
Late Saturday.

Up to noon today the results of the
registration in forty-six out of the
sixty-four precincts in Wayne county
had been reported to County Auditor
Lewis Bowman. The total number
registered in the forty-six precincts
reported was 1888. and the total
number of voters polled by the Re-
publicans in these precincts is 9,255,
leaving about two-thrids of the voters
still to register before they will be
able to vote at the fall election. The
reports of the remaining eighteen pre-
cincts, the results in which are not
known, will probably be brought in
late this afternoon or this evening, as
it is obligatory for the inspectors to
report the results within two days fol-
lowing the closing of the registration
The following table shows the re-
suits in the forty-six precincts which
have been reported so far.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
CLERKS ALSO STRIKE
Sympathize with the Freight
Handlers.
tNational News Association

CHICAGO, May 11.-Clerks in the
freight house of the B. & o. railroad
have struck in sympathy with the
freight handlers and according to Of
ficers of the freight handlers union
today. clerks employed by other rail-
roads will probably go out. The clerks
were not organized but a movement
is on foot to establish a union among
them.
The freight handlers today asserted
that the congestion of freight here, is
increasing, that the railroads have
been unable to handle their traffic.
The Union pickets have been watching
the number of freight care sent out
and say the tie-up is almost COM
plete.
The railway officials have with
drawn an offer of an increase of five
cents a day for men paid by the day
and $3.50 for men paid by the month.
The offer was made before the strike.
One manager asserts the men, IL they
return. will have to come as individ-
uals, as the union will be no longer
recognized The Managers say they
have all the men they need to handle
the freight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
MEAT INSPECTION
BUREAU ATTACKED
Woman Tells House Commit
tee that the Laws Are
Not Enforced Now.
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, May 11.-With
Congressman Nelson holding other
witnesses in abeyance Mrs. Caroline
Bartlett Crane began the fourth day
of her testimony before the Moss COM
mittee of the house today, and was
again positive that If the committee or
ders a general investigation of the
meat inspection service of the depart
ment of agriculture it will find numer-
Gus instances of lax administration of
the laws. Mrs. Crane continued the
reading of department bulletins, which
she insists have injured the meat in
spection laws and have resulted in the
general lowering of the standard of
inspection to the detriment of the
public health.
Following the charges made by Mrs.
Crane and Mr.. Nelson, DR.. A. D. Nell
din, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry and one of the officials under
fire in the Nelson resolution, issued a
statement today in which he declare
the bureau has nothing to fear from a
fair and impartial inquiry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
Richmond Wants TO Be Meet
ing Place for 1913 Conven-
tion of the National Mu-
nicipal League.
w. D. FOULKE WILL
AID THE MOVEMENT
He Is President of the Organ
ization, Which Has Always
Held Meetings in the
Largest Cities. ..-...

Richmond may be paid the honor OF
being selected as the next meeting
place for the National Municipal
league. A committee of the CONNER
cial club is making diligent efforts TO
secure the 1913 league meeting and
the prospects are the movement will
be successful. This year the meeting
is to be held at Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA.
w. ID. Foulke, of this city, is presi-
dent of the league and will assist the
local committee in securing conven-
ton for Richmond. If successful. the
convention will bring TO this city be-
tween three and four hundred experts
in municipal affairs. many of whom
have won international regulations
for their work in improving civic con-
ditions
Communications have been ad-
dressed Mr.. Foulke as president of the
league, and secretary Woodruff. OF
Philadelphia. directing attention TO
Richmond's peculiar fitness as the
next meeting place of the league II is
pointed out that the city is centrally
lOCdteu. udS eNCeltent puuiIC
streets. a municipal plant. and the
reputation OF being one of the most
beautiful cities in the country. The
committee as yet has received no ans
wers to the communications but ex-
pect to in a short time.
II is certain that the claims of
Richmond for the 1918 convention will
be ably called to the attention of the
1912 session. to be held at Los Ange-
les in July, by Mr.. Foulke.
Heretofore only the largest cities
have been selected as meeting places
by the league. and il Richmond Sc
cures the 1913 convention IL will be
the first time that any small city has
been so honored.
The members of the Commercial
club who are In charge of the cam
paign for securing the league conven.
tion for Richmond. are. Charles w.
Jordan, John Bartel. John r. Hase-
meier. and Demas s. Gee.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
FLOYD ALLEN WAS
PLACED ON STAND
Virginia Bandit Denies He
Committed Murder in
Carol Court House.
(National News Association)

Wytheville, Va, May n.-Floyd
Allen, central figure in the shooting
up of the Carroll county court house
March IA, when three members of the
court were killed and two others re-
ceived mortal wounds, took the wit
ness stand today in his own behalf
when his trial for murder was resum-
ed. The prisoner gave his age as 55
years and said he had lived in Car
roll county all his life. During this
time he has been constable, supervi-
sor. deputy sheriff for eight years
and deputy treasurer
Allen entered positive denials to
practically every charge made against
him by witnesses for the prosecution.
He denied making any threats to
shoot holes in the court house, and
denied that he had pulled pistol
from his vest pocket. He said his gun
was in his hip pocket and declared he
only fired four times in the court
room, once at the ceiling, once at
random and twice at Deputy Queens
berry. He denied shooting at Juror
Early outside the court room. and also
that he wore steel plate or armour.
His direct examination ended at H.
80.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
CHARGED BY POLICE.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, May 11.-Five
hundred men and boys gathered at the
Pineridge colliery, near here. early
this morning and with clubs and
stones drove away the repairmen,
pumpmen, engineers and firemen who
reported for duty. While the rioters
were holding their demonstration
squad of six state troopers appeared
suddenly on the scene and charged in
to the crowd. forcing them from the
entrance to the colliery into the road
ed under arrest and were searched and
relieved of their weapons. The mob
lost its nerve when the troopers ar
rived. They withdrew at once from
the colliery and the police pursued and
finally broke up the gathering. AT the
Stark colliery at Hudson another mob
gathered this morning for the purpose
Of preventing repaffmen and others
from reporting When the rioters
marched from town to the colliery
they found Sauad of state troopers
awaiting them. The police halted the
marchers and ordered them to dis
perse. A few of the leaders were taken
into town and forced to give up their
weapons. State troopers sent to the
Delaware colliery of the Delaware &
Hudson railroad, prevented a mob
from sending repairmen and others
back to their homes. The mob came
armed but discovered that the police
had Unexpectedly arrived before them.
They feared to start an outbreak and
withdrew when the troopers charged
on them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
bLACKED-UP "COP"
RAIDS NEGRO JOINT
Officer Wenger by Ruse Sue
ceeds in Breaking Up"
North End Resort.

In cleverly planned and executed
raid on a North Second street resort
last evening, the police arrested Mrs.
Ethel Patterson, negress, on the
charge of selling liquor without Ii
cense and in police court this morn
ing she received a fine of $50 and
costs
Officer Wenger played the stellar
role in the raid. Clad in old overalls,
with a slouch hat and lunch basket,
and his face blackened with grease
and dirt, he called at the Patterson
home, 124 North Second street, last
night about 9:15 He knocked at the
door Anyone here?" he inquired.
Come back later" Mrs. Patterson
said He did and was admitted. He
said he was a railroad fireman. Mrs.
Patterson said he looked the part.
Three women and two men were
sitting around a table, one of the wo-
men drinking from a bottle of beer.
She admitted being only 1s years old.
Said Wenger Get me a bottle of
beer" They did He asked How
much?" and the reply was, "a dime. !"
He tossed the ten cents on the table,
and it fell on the floor but was picked
up later.
Wenger then opened the beer, took
a swallow, and ran to the front door
opened it and acted like the liquor was
strangling him. Officer Little then
came on the run, and the house was
"pinched." The inmates tried to es.
cape but were all caught. One of the
men was a white man. All the women
were colored.
This morning in police court Mrs
Patterson said she gave the beer to
Wenger as she did to all who asked
Five bottles were found in the pump
trough in the kitchen, where they
were being cooled.
The police have long had this place
under surveillance and had suspected
but could not prove that liquor was
being sold there. The scheme concoct
ed and executed last night secured
the conviction of a woman, whom
the police state, has long given them
trouble. The two girls who were al
the house are said to bear unsavory
regulations, but no charges were plac
ed against them, nor were charges pre-
ferred against the two men.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
Heaviest Rain in Many Years
and Terrific Wind Brings
Fresh Terror to Stricken
People.
tMANY DYKES WERE
BROKEN BY RIVER
About Six Inches of Rain Fell
In Four Hours-Revenue
Cutters Sent to Do Res
cue Work.
CNationa1 News Association)


NEW ORLEANS, May 11.-Follow-
Hng a night of terror caused by the
heaviest rainfall ever known in this
section the situation here and along
other parts of the lower Mississippi
was the most threatening SO far caus-
ed by the record breaking flood. The
rain, which began to fall shortly after
noon yesterday, ceased falling at 1:30
this morning and the high wind which
had accompanied the downpour died
down. The waves on the river, caus-
led by the wind, added terrific strain
to the already weakened dykes.
Daybreak brought hope and relief to
thousands in towns. and villages
throughout the flood stricken district.
At Baton Rouge the wind-roughened
waters were dashed over the tops of
the levees, tearing away the tempor-
ary works which had been erected on
top of the dykes.
The residents of the flood zone
were not terrified alone by the rain
and it's possibilities in regard to the
weakened dykes, but by the terrific
wind, thunder and tightening. Thous-
ands fled from their homes in the
dead of the night and took refuge on
the higher ground or Joined the
stream of refugees seeking safety in
the cities.
The revenue cutters Window and
Winona arrived here this morning and
proceeded up the river to aid. in the
rescue work The levees at Plauch-
Vile broke today and the town is
flooded A new break at Monroeville
has widened the crevass there to 5000
feet. About six inches of rain fell in
four hours. In this city the streets
were flooded from curb to curb. The
downpour was equally as great all ov-
er the flood zone. Men worked all
night strengthening levees. Many OF
those who had been toiling since dawn
yesterday were utterly exhausted this
morning. The wind backed UP the wa.
tier here adding to the menace. Last
might the gague registered 21.9 feet
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
FIRST SIGHT Love
NOT FOR BRADFORD
Cambridge Jeweler Granted
Divorce After Reciting
Marital Woes.

Books have been written by we'll
known authors, and by others not
quite so we'll known, on the subject,
Love at first sight" but they will nev-
er have any influence on Charles Brad
ford, jeweler of Cambridge City. The
little love god cannot trifle with him
the books written on the above SUBJ
ject the principal characters lived
happily ever afterward," but not so
in Bradford's case.
For ten minutes this morning Brad
ford sat in the Wayne circuit court
and recited his marriage troubles to
Judge Fox and when he had concluded
his tale, in which he alleged his wife
had been unfaithful in her marriage
vows, Judge Fox granted him a di-
vorce decree Bradford alleged that he
married the defendant, Emma Brad
ford, in indianapolis, after having
known her but a very short time. He
and within short time he ascertained
that his wife drank, and alleged that
she became tight" on more than one
occasion.
About one year and half ago Brad
ford and his wife took trip to Flori-
da, the defendants former home, and
while there, Bradford, alleged, the de-
fendant ran away with Greek candy
merchant and that he has not heard
from her since that time. He also al
legged that on the evening of her de-
parture, while he was soundly sleep.
ing, his wife went through his trous-
ers' pockets, taking s35 or $40 and that
When he woke up in the morning she
was gone" He discovered, also, he al
legged, that she had sold large part
of the household goods.
Prior TO Mrs. Bradford's elopement
with her Greek affinity she directed
blow after blow at Bradford's affec
ton and the final solar plexus, which
drove away all his remaining love fol
the defendant. was when he made the
discovery that the woman had been
married once before. This discovery
was made when he was introduced to
her twenty-one year old son. Judge
Fox believed that he was justly entitl
ed to a decree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
HER INJURIES FATAL
Mrs. Kettleforder Dies From
Effects of Fall.

Injuries sustained by fall down the
cellar stairs at her home, 400 South
Eleventh street, about 2.45 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, caused the death
of Mrs. Ellen Kettleforder about an
hour after the accident Mrs Kettle
forder had started down the steps to
secure potatoes for planting when she
tripped and fell headlong to the cellar
floor. She was picked up a short time
afterward by relative who had start
ed down the steps and discovered the
woman lying at the foot of the stairs.
Her skull was fractured and concus-
sion of the brain caused her death
She is survived by three sons and
four daughters.
the funeral will be neld Monday
afternoon at o'clock at the home.
The Rev. Conrad Huber will take
charge of the services. Burial will be
In the Lutheran cemetery. Friends
may call Sunday afternoon and even
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
CAMBRIDGE LIQUOR
WAR STILL RAGING
palladium Specially

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, May IL
There is quite difference of opinion
between the leaders OF the "wets" and
the "drys" in the tug-of-war in which
the two elements are engaged in Jack
son township, as to which will be vic
torious in the case of Roy Fraunberg.
who seeks a liquor license. The case
comes up before the board of Wayne
county commissioners. Both sides
claim small majority, but at pres
ent nothing authoritative one way or
the other can be learned. The drys are
putting up vigorous fight 10 secure
enough voters to sign the remons-
frances which are being circulated in
the township.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
HEADQUARTERS OF
REPUBLICANS OPEN
CNational News Association)

CHICAGO. May 11.-Political activi-
ty in Republican circles is expected to
be transferred to Chicago until after
the national Republican convention in
June. The headquarters of the nation
al committee have already been op
ened in theCongress hotel and will re-
main open until after the convention
No plans for the campaign have as yet
been announced but il is understood
that the committee will maintain head
quarters here until after the election.
Secretary William Hayward of Lin
coin and William L. Stone of Balti-
more. are here in charge of the head
quarters. Harry S. New. of Indianap-
oils, former national chairman of the
convention arrangements, is expected
within the next few days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
MINNEAPOLIS WAS
CARRIED BY 7, R,
Colonel Will Have a Very
Large Majority in Coun-
ty Convention.
CNationaI News Association,

MINNEAPOLIS. May 11.-Roose-
welt will have a handsome majority
of the delegates to the county conven-
tion which meets in this city Monday
morning. Last nights primary brought
out the largest vote ever recorded at
a primary in this city. Full returns
from the 116 city precincts give Taft
80 delegates, Roosevelt 326. La Folette
SO and Fusion 60. Returns from all
the larger country towns are in. but
quite a number of the smaller villages
are yet to be heard from. In the coun-
try lie Toilette Is running strong. Late
returns give him one more delegate
than Roosevelt. La Toilette having
25 Taft is a bad third in the country.
having only 13 delegates. This gives
Col. Roosevelt total of $50 delegates.
Taft los and La Fcilette 81. Fusion
ticket did not enter prominently in
the fight in the rural districts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
CHEERING
WELCOME TO ISMAY
White Star Line Director Is
Given an Ovation at Liv-
erpool Today.
National News Association

LIVERPOOL, May IL. - British
cheers greeted ]. Bruce Ismay. man.
aging director of the International
Mercantile marine, owners of the
White Star line, as he walked down
the gangplank of the steamship Adri-
attic today and set his feet upon Eng
lish soil for the first time since the
Titanic disaster. The Adriatic also
brought the surviving officers and
crew of the Titanic, who with Ismay.
have testified before the U. s. sena-
torial committee which investigated
the Titanic disaster.
Mr. Ismay refused to receive news
paper men but sent a statement to
them. He said:
THE Titanic disaster has been the
greatest trial of my life. have given a
responsible and adequate commission
plain, unvarnished statement of
facts and my evidence before the Brit
ish commission should not be anti
cipated in any way"
Ismay looked pale and haggard as
he walked down the ships gangplank
to the pier. AS the assembled crowd
cheered him he lifted his hat and bow
ed. ---
A big crowd had gathered at the
dock, among them relatives and
friends of the Titanic survivors. II is
assumed that all of the survivors who
are on the Adriatic will be called to
testify before the government court
of inquiry headed by Lord Mersey
when il reconvenes on Tuesday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
JUDGE FOX DROPS
A DIVORCE TRIAL
TO MARRY COUPLE

Interrupted during his hearing
Of divorce petition. which a few
moments later he decided in favor
of the PLAINTIFF, Judge Fox this
morning left the bench long enough
to join in wedlock another couple
In waiting in the office of the coun-
ty clerk.
John Fl. Hicks. of East German
town and Ada Spiva of Chester,
were the happy couple who desired
to have the bonds OF matrimony
tied and desired TO have them tied
tightly and Immediately. Judge Fox
believes that joining in wedlock
takes precedence over divorce.
Hicks is laborer and is IS years
OF age and mis- bride is 81 years old.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
TWO CHILDREN IN
KENTUCKY SUICIDE

LOUISVILLE. KY, May 1.-Two
children have committed suicide in
Louisville in three days Bruce Rus
sell, IL years old. hanged himself in
a closet at his home on Tarascon ave-
nue., his body being found by young
er brother His family think he grie7-
ed because his mother, to whom he
was devotedIy attached had gone on q
visit. Thursday Aiine Hause. II years
old, shot herself through the head.