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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
NEWSPAPER
OWNERSHIP
Ollie N. James Glad That Stock
holders Names Must be
Published.

Washington. May 3. 49, Repre-
sentative Ollie NJ. James is high
ly pleased with the passage by
the House yesterday Of that sec
ton of the post-ofiice appropria-
ton bill providing for the publ
cation by all newspapers of the
names of those who hold more
than $500 Of their stock. While
Representative II. A. Barnhart,
of Indiana, was the Democrat
who actually offered the amend
ment. Mr.. James is the man
who drove it through the House.
Il was he who went before the
Rules Committee to secure ma
chinery by means OF which this
amendment be tackled on to the
appropriation bill and the ma
chinery was provided. Mr.
James then painstakingly follow
ed the amendment to its fina
passage. In all his activities or
this amendment he had tht
hearty support of W. J. Bryan,
Honest newspapers have hac
no objection 10 this section,
said Mr.. James today, and
since the masked papers are the
ones we are after, their objec'
tons carry no great weight.
Let us see now who really owr
some of these Eastern neWspa
pers that control wide circulation
fields under the guise Of being
printers of that which actually
happens"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09

VIM Belt received a letter last
month from Mrs. K. NJ. Kemp
of Greenfield. Tenn. inquiring as
to her relatives of the Belt fam
lis frm whom She has not heard
in q years. She was a daugh-
ter Of Phillip Belt. a plasterer
by trade and a niece of Willis
Belt. She was adopted in infan-
IS on the death of hr mother,
by a family named Dass who
moved to Mo. fpm this county
and soon afterward moved on IN
to the Indian 1ation. One OF
her sisters WIS named Minnie
Belt and her grandmother
Christian name teas Minnie.
When last heard from about
a quarter OF q century ago her
father was in Jesico, Mo.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
Indiana Women Favor Ollie
James For President,

Evansville, Ind. May a. The
review. a weekly local magazine
edited by State Senator William
B. Carleton. is conducting a
presidential primary. and only
women are allowed to vote. The
Review will announce the vote
today, and it will show Senator
elect Ollie James, of Kentucky.
in the lead for the presidency.
President Taft is second in the
race, Speaker Champ Clark
third, William Jenning Bryan
fourth. Senator John W. Kern
fifth. and Theodore Roosevelt
sixth. Mr.. James leads by a big
margin.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
IMPORTANT MINING
Developments
The Eagle, Roberts, Marion, Pigmy,
Rosiclare Kentucky Fluor Spar
Companies All Active.

The Eagle Fiuor Spar Company
or Wheeling, w. Va. owns
q large tract Of fiuor spar and
zinc lands at Salem, KY. Dur
ing the past year or two very lit
tie development has been 40
complished on this property ow-
ing, probably. to the fact that it,
President, Mr.. D. Garth Hearns
has been out of the State. Mr..
Hearne's connection with the
larger open hearth steel interests
of the country has, for years.
been very close and perhaps for
that reason he has refrained
from mining fluor spar prefer
ring to have his company pur-
chase this product in the open
market. 1t may be here stated
that open hearth steel plants
consume about three quarters Of
all the fluor spar mined in this
country. The difficulty of OBJ
tanning this product when want
ed and of the grade and percent
age desired. has undoubtedly de-
cided him to open up a couple OF
shafts on his known huor spar
veins and the same is now being
vigorously pushed. Mr.. Hearne
left for home on Saturday after
having made arrangements as
above stated. He will return to
Salem in about four weeks.
The Roberts Fluor Spar Il Lead
Co. commenced to unvater their
keystone shaft on Monday last
and from present indications the
work will not be prolonged to
the extent OF hast years struggle.
There are several ponds in the
near vicinity Of this mine which
have been drained by the pumps
in this shaft. Through the fore.
sight of the foreman, Me- Fra
Ter, who drained one or two OF
these reservoirs from the surface
it is believed much time as vel
as coal will be saved in fIAhsg
ready to out put fluor spar.
Mr.. Johnson Order Of FredO
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
Smithland News.

Sheriff r. E. Foster is very
sick and his many friends are
greatly alarmed about his condi.
ton. He is suffering from asth.
ma and has been confined to hi:
bed about two weeks. ShoulC
he gain sufficient strength he
will seek another climate for the
summer. -Carrsville Enterprise.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
Local Items Of Interest
from Livingston Banner

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Conan
and Mrs. Scheffelin returned
Tuesday from Marion. where
they attended the dedication OF
the new Methodist church,
Mr.. Hal Padon, Of near Joy,
returned from Paducah Friday,
accompanied by his little daugh-
ter who underwent an operation
for tonsilitis and adenoid Z
Mrs. Padon is also in Riverside
hospital after q surgical opera
ton.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09
Dycux,--Jo ones.

Paducah, Kyu May 2. Mr..
Duley Jones, a school teacher OF
Livingston como. and Miss Bes-
sic Dycus, Of Grand Rivers
went to Metr4Ulis, ILL.,, where
they were married.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-05-09

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
XMAS TREES SCARCE
Many of Them Are Still USED
in Richmond, However.

The approach of Christmas calls at
tention to the diminution of cedar
trees in Wayne county. Time was
when residents went to the city limits
and soon found a tree that answered
every requirement. Sunday schools had
no difficulty in those bygone days to
secure large trees for their purposes.
But for the last decade a change has
taken place. There are few cedars
that can be used for beautiful Christ
mas decorations, and Sunday schools
often have trouble to get tree that is
large enough for the church
The trees that now supply the
churches come from private parks and
their owners are reimbursed hand
somely for cutting them down. Trees
are sold by the lineal foot and their
scarcity adds to the price.
Richmond is still good market for
trees. The presence of thousands of
German families and the descendants
of the early German pioneers keep up
the Teutonic custom of having a
Christmas tree. They say that Christ
mas without tree lacks the spirit OF
the holiday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
AUSTRIA NOW READY.

VIENNA, Dec. IA dispatch from
Cornowitch on the Austro Servian
frontier received here today states that
the Russian government has resumed
its war preparations on the border.
All the Russian forts along the Poh-
harz river facing Menalaca, are being
strengthened with fresh troops and
guns.
Reconnoitering parties of Russian
officers are often seen on the Russian
side of the river opposite Austrian
forts.
Austria is now fully prepared for
war. War minister Krobatin announc-
ed today that the mobilization of Aus
trian military forces was complete and
that the entire Austrian army is now
on war footing and ready for any en-
ergency.
Since taking charge of the affairs
of the general staff one week ago, yes
terday, Gen. Schemua has been work
ing with untiring energy in equipping
the army for war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
A SERIOUS DEADLOCK.

LONDON, Dec. IA serious dead
lock developed at the very beginning
of the negotiations in the Turko- Bal
kan peace conference today when the
Turkish. delegation severed positive
notice that the Greeks would have to
withdraw from the deliberations be-
cause Greece was still at war with
Turkey.
After a three-hour session in the
art gallery of the ST. James Palace
the conference adjourned without any
thing having been accomplished. AL
though the meeting was adjourned un-
til tomorrow it is not thought there
will be another session of the confer
ence until Thursday.
The Turkish ENJOYS were in deep
conversation among themselves as
they left the Palace and il was rumor-
ed that hitch had occurred which
made it necessary for the delegates to
communicate with their home govern
1hent before assembling again.
DR.. Daneff, who headed the Bulgar-
ian representatives said that the allies
demand that Turkey surrender Adria-
nople had not been presented.
only general matters in reference
to the peace protocol were discussed -
said Dr. Daneff
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
NORTH END SEWER
IS BEING BLOCKED
Contractors Are Dumping
Dirt on Mouth of North
Tenth Street Sewer.

Unless the city enjoins the contrac-
tors who are improving North Tenth
street through Spring Grove or unless
the contractors cease filing up the
mouth of the sewer at the Tenth
street bridge, damage suits will prob
ably be brought against the city by
property holders, according to Street
Commissioner Gem and City Engineer
Charles.
The street is being widened and the
sidewalk built. All the surplus dirt is
being thrown from the sidewalk to-
ward the river, and the mouth of the
sewer being buried This sewer drains
all the water on North Tenth from H
to street and on j street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets.
This Improvement is being made
within the city limits which extend
ATS feet north of the bridge. If the
sewer is moved 26 feet toward the riv-
err as suggested by the street commits
sioner, the cost will be approximately
$40. If more dirt is thrown on the
mouth of the sewer, it will be COM
pletely covered and the cost of clear
ing away the dirt from the entrance
will be over 5000.
South L Sewer.
According to Street Commissioner
Gem the results will be similar to the
case of the raising of South L street
and burying the sewer outlet just out
side the city limits. This problem is
now before the county commissioners
and the city attorney. To open this
sewer will cost approximately $4,000.
1t is estimated that it will cost only
s2,s0 to run a trunk sewer from to
L street If the latter plan is adopted
the old sewer outlet will be abandoned.
Albert Snyder is now threatening
damage suits against the county for
damages TO his property. Snyder owns
property in the vicinity of the mouth
of the South L street sewer which was
blocked. Every time it rains heavily
his fields are flooded and a lake is
formed on his field. Gem claims the
fault is to be placed on the contractor
who did the work for the county.
though he was blamed for the work
by the council for opening the sew
er
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
BOARD DID NOT
CONSIDER ACTION
First Christian Church Will
Act on Resignation of
Rev. Traum, Dec. 80.

Definite action on the resignation af
the Rev S. w. Traum, pastor of the
First Christian church is in abeyance
until the congregational meeting of
December 80. The official board of the
church met last evening. but the res
ignation of the pastor was not discuss
ed
The Rev. Mr.. Traum said today that
he did not care to be quoted further
on his resignation until the official
board had expressed itself and the con-
gregation had voted on the matter.
The official board last evening call
ed a congregational meeting for De
cember 80. In the meantime it will
advertise the election of trustees. The
resignation of the pastor will, however,
be discussed at this meeting.
A member of the board said today
that it was the desire of the congre-
cation to make ii possible for the Rev.
Mr.. Traum to stay in the local pastor
ate. The grievance of the pastor and
the conditions that are said to pre-
vent harmony in the congregation will
be removed, if possible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
A PECULIAR DEATH
NOW INVESTIGATED

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE coroner
and the police today are investiga ing
the death of Frank Raude. who died
last Friday On the Wednesday preced,
ing his death he made will leaving
all his property to his wife. Peculiar
circumstances surrounding the death
We're called to the attention OF the cor.
oner and an investigation ordered. The
coroner's physician reported that the
mans death was due to arsenic pois-
oning.
ut is either case of murder or sui
eide" said coroner Hoffman. when the
finding was made known TO him
Mrs Raude, and the dead mans two
sisters, Mrs Addie Elkins. OF Chicago,
and Mrs J. H. Lewis, OF Indianapolis,
were questioned by the police.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
TO SELECT OFFICES
Committee Appointed to Sc
cure Progressive Office.

Will J. Robbins. Progressive county
chairman, today appointed a commit
tee to secure headquarters for party
members in this city and to ascertain
ways and means for maintaining club
rooms
Those On the committee are Jesse
Bailey, chairman, Frank Roberts,
John Schneider, c. B. Hunt, and R l..
Moore
This committee was appointed in
accordance with a resolution passed
at a recent meeting of the Progress
ives in the county. which was held at
the court house. The committee will
hold meeting within the next few
days and then report TO the county
chairman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
MAYOR WANTS THE
RATES TO REMAIN
Opposes Reduction of Light
and Power Charges of
Municipal Plant.
THE PLANT is AN ASSET
Claims that Lower Rates Will
Ruin the Welfare of the
City's Concern.
THE PLANT is AN ASSET

Mayor Zimmerman in the meeting Of
the city council last evening took ex
ception to the plea of residents and
business men that rates for light and
power furnished by the municipal light
plant be lowered.
The mayor waxed warm in his de
fense of the present rates, and denied
emphatically that he had called bust
ness men "pikers" because they re.
fused to patronize the city's plant. He
asserted that the demand Of citizens
for reduced rates had been given pub.
licity to injure his political aspira-
tions.
He reverted to his old argument
that the city plant is a valuable asset
Of the city, and asserted again his
belief that to lower rates meant to
curtail the income of the city. He did
not explain, however, whether the
plant had originally been built to give
citizens cheap light and power, or to
make money for the city and help pay
it's bills.
Opposes Reduction.
The mayor pleaded with the mem
bers of the council not to lower rates.
IF you want to ruin the plant" he
cried, lower the rates. We cannot
run the plant on a money losing basis.
If we had lowered the rates before, we
would not have the fine plant We have
today"
The inception and history of the
plant was then reviewed by the may
office when the plant was started. Il
am proud of the achievement" said he.
MIR. Johnson is the most capable man
we can secure for the position as su.
perintendent."
Referring to his use of the appella-
ton ''piker," the mayor exclaimed: Il
deny the accusation that | called the
business men of this city "pikers" be-
cause some of them do not use the
light and power furnished by the
municipal plant. l said these busi-
ness men did not have the good of the
plant at heart or they would use it's
light and power.
Il have never used the word 'piker.
The use of that word would cast re-
Election on my character. l was quot
ed as using the epithet to injure my
political career"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
Peep at the Good
Things in Sdntd's Bag

If could only your array
Christmas presents Santa Claus
question.
Every one however.
splendid assortment or
THE PALLADIUM advertisements brmfu
shepuness and
reliable merchandise,
satisfactory store service The advertisements THE PALAD
UNI will show where buy what everything
wish purchase for Christmas
advertisements in THE PALLADIUM closely
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
THE CITY TREASURY
WILL DRAW $4,000

The city will start the first three
months of 1913 with $4,000 or
more in the general fund. Last year
the fall taxes amounted to s67,703 IL,
but because of delinquencies the
amount has not been hgured this year
as vet, though it is positively known
that the sum will exceed that amount
The sum of $4,000 has already been
drawn from taxes of last fall. The
$4,000 together with the money from
the vehicle and liquor license taxes
will suffice to run the city until the
spring taxes come in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
TEN BIG STEAMERS
REPORTED OVERDUE
National News Association

LONDON, Dec. 17-Ten trans-Atlan-
tic steamships bound for European
ports are overdue, and grave uneas-
iness is felt among marine underwrit-
ers. Heavy storms have prevailed at
sea for two weeks. Among the over
due ships are the Nottingham. bound
from Baltimore to Rotterdam: the
Birchter. hound from Galveston to
Dunkirk; and the Barbara bound from
Newport News to Naples.
Each vessel carries a crew of forty
TO fifty men and the combined ten car
goes are insured for nearly $4,000, 900
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
{. {. BECK. IS
SELECTED AS
POSTMASTER

Finly Gray today informed Charles
Deney. Democratic county chairman
that he had appointed Charles E. Beck,
of this city, postmaster to succeed Ed
gar NJ. Haas. The appointment Of
Beck came as 10 surprise here. as it
was expected that the district chair
man of the party would get the plum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
TO PAY CONTRACTORS
(National News Association)

HAVANA, Dec. 1.-THE Cuban gov
ernment decided today to issue notes
for several millions of dollars for the
payment OF American contractors for
sewer laying work in this city. The
contractors protested through the
American state department TO the Gu
ban government because they were not
paid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
STREET REPAIRS

The streets of West Richmond are
now in satisfactory shape, according
TO the street commissioner West
First and Seventh street will need
some slight repairs which can be made
by the application of gravel. First
street from Richmond avenue to Lin
coin street will be repaired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
Local County Officials Up
hold Recommendations Of
the State Board of Tax
Commissioners.
ASSESSMENT ON
THE CASH VALUE
Want the Terms of the Coun-
ty and Township Assessors
to Be Extended Two Full
Years.

Practically every recommendation
contained in the biennial report of the
state board of tax commissioners to
the sixty-eighth General Assembly is
favored by Wayne county officials.
| whom the proposed changes in the
tax laws may affect.
Among the proposed changes are
the need Of system that will compel
| assessment at 100 per cent of the ac-
tual cash value of property, the danger
that lies in further exemptions from
taxation of specific classes of property,
the unfairness of the pay of various
assessors, the problem Of collection of
1ndiana's delinquent taxes and the ex-
tension of the term of county and
township assessors from 1914 to 1916.
In speaking of the proposed extern
sion of the term of the county and the
township assessors one official said
that this would be the best thing that
could be done by the coming legisla-
ture in this particular case. He de-
clared that in case this were not done
! green set" of township and county
assessors and township trustees would
be elected in 1915 when the quadren-
| nial assessment of real estate is to be
made and that they would experience
a number of difficulties in securing a
fair assessment, whereas the present
officials are acquainted with every de-
tail Of the work.
Wants Full Assessment.
County Assessor Mathews believes
that all property should be assessed at
100 per cent of the actual cash value,
although he does not believe that this
rule should prevail in some counties
and should not be enforced in other
counties.
The law says that property shall
be assessed at its true cash value"
said Mr.. Mathews, but when we at
tempt to do this in Wayne county and
they don't do it in Randolph or Henry
county, then people here commence to
complain, and l believe they have a
right to kick In practically every
county property has been assessed at
about seventy-five per cent. There is
no reason why everything, including
money on deposit in banks, should not
be assessed in full"
In referring to this subject the re-
port of the tax commissioners says,
County boards of review are SUSPECT
Gus of each other and each seek to
keep the assessment of it's county as
low as the neighboring counties. With
all of these conflicting influences the
wonder is that we get as fair an as
sessment as we do, and We wish here
to acknowledge our appreciation of the
services of township and county as
SCISSORS and county boards of review,
as being a great deal better than the
state has right to expect considering
the meager salaries paid, the time
within which the work must be done
and the temptation and influences to
which assessors are always subjected"
The support of the Wayne county
assessors will be given to the recon-
mendations OF the state tax commits
sioners and in the latter's attempt to
get better tax laws passed at the COM
ing session Of the General Assembly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
Turkish Peace Delegates o.
jected to the Presence Of
the Greek ENJOYS at the
Farley.
BIG NAVAL BATTLE
NOW BEING FOUGHT
Greek Ships Attack the
Turkish Fleet Under the
Guns of the Forts of the
Dardanelles.
fNational News Associa tton)

CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1.-THE
second engagement between the Greek
and Turkish fleets in the Aegean Sea
is being fought off the western en-
trance to the DardaneIes Advices state
that the battle began shortly after day
break, the Greek ships taking the Of
fensive. The Turkish war fleet kept
under range of the guns of the Turkish
forts which kept up a continuous bonn
bardment against the Greek war ships
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-17
THE WEATHER

STATE AND locAL-Fair tonight
and Wednesday,; colder.
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