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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
A CLEW IS FOUND
IN SUICIDE CASE
Man Who Killed Himself at
Minneapolis May Be Oil
yer Lee, New York.

Oliver Lee, 200 Fifth Avenue, New
York, may be the Minneapolis suicide
to whose identity a local bank was
ing the name of Oliver Lee, of the
above address, stopped at the West
colt hotel in this city, March 20 and
u, leaving on the latter day. He left
orders for all mail coming in his name
at the hotel to be sent to Portsmouth,
Ohio. Later he was seen at Ports
mouth.
In a telegram from the city editor
of the Tribune of Minneapolis, who is
conducting a search for the identity
of the suicide, a description, tallying
in detail to the man who was guest
at the Westcott, was received by the
Second National Bank today.
The telegram follows:
Can you help us to identify suicide
here who had three new $50 bank
notes, consecutively numbered? AS
stated in the wire of Wednesday, the
body bore on the linen the initials
l. E E, which may be initials of name
or may spell Lee" his last name.
Some handkerchiefs bore the mono
gram 81" and others "R." The man
was about five feet, eight to nine inch
es high, weight 167, smooth face, light
brown hair with a couch of badness,
, good teeth, blue eyes, about thirty-five
years of age, and we'll dressed.
City Editor, The Tribune"
William Seeker, cashier of the Sec
ond National bank, wired back to the
Tribune the facts disclosed in the in
vestigation at the local hotel. The new
bank notes found on the suicide
body were issued by the local Second
National Bank.
The local bank officials are expect
ing a wire tonight stating they have
unravelled the mystery of the identi
ty of the suicide.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
MILLIONAIRE JURY
CALLED IN GOTHAM
Bronx Coroner Summons
Wealthy Men to Investi-
gate a Murder.
tNatIonal News Associatlon)

NEW YORK, April George w.
Perkins, former pardner of J. p. Nor
gan and chief figure in the harvester
trust, was today made foreman of a
millionaire jury, called by the coroner
in the Bronx to investigate the killing
of J. Harry Lavelle by B. f. Jackson,
G. b. Mortelyou, president of the Con-
solidated Gas company and the man
who raised the biggest campaign fund
ever known to American politics, was
also a member of the jury.
The entire list, making up $4,000,
900 jury, represented more money and
influence than any coroner's jury ever
before summoned. The jurymen were
G. W. Perkins, G. B. Cortelyou, Charles
w. Bogart, president of the Twenty
third ward bank; J. Klause, a wealthy
builder; John Camp, wealthy coal mer-
chant; r. w. Pate, warehouse OVID
er; w. r. II. Bacon, head of the Bacon
Piano company; Lloyd Pfyfe, an archi-
tect; John c. Griswold, banker;
Charles A. Amman, contractor; 0. II,
Werner, secretary of the Central I'm
ion Gas company, and G. F. Boefinger,
"a sign writer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
ARE DEAD
Texas Contractors Shoot
Each Other to Death as
Result of Quarrel.

BEAUMONT, Tex, April 5.-M. A.
Mcknight so years old, and NJ. c.
Whitney, aged 40, both wealthy con-
tractors, killed each other in a revol-
YER duel today. The fight was a result
of feud of long standing. Both men
had offices in the same building. AS
they were coming down the = stairs
from their offices, Mcknight seized
Whitney by the shoulder, whirled him
about and fired three shots into his
body. Whitney ran and Mcknight chas-
ed him into the street, Mcknight kept
on firing. Whitney with his dying
strength, drew his revolver and fired
a single shot into Meningitis heart.
Both sank TO the sidewalk dead at the
same instant. Both leave families.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
AN ENDLESS CHAIN
BOTHERS MAIL MEN

Endless prayers are causing the post
office clerks endless trouble. An end
less chain of letters, post cards, etc
are being sent through the local post
office daily. The scheme is to mail an
anonymous letter each day for nine
days to friend, reproducing an old
prayer, which is centuries old, and
dates back to the pagan worship. This
is said to bring good luck to the one
who complies with the provisions OF
the prayer.
This species of mail matter is not
nlailable, and all such communications
stop at the post office, when detected
by the clerks. Uncle Sam does not be
lieve in burdening the postal clerks
with nonsense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
TROOPS KEEP PEACE:
UTICA NOW QUIET
National News Association

UTICA, N. Y, April with the
city practically under martial law and
state troops patroling the streets cot
ton mill strikers were greatly awed
today. Groups of strikers, among them
many women, gathered in the streets
but no actual picketing was allowed
by the soldiers Strike leaders today
declare the men and women workers
would hold out on a demand for a 16
percent wage increase.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
Costly Privacy.

Although waiter, he was very hu
man. so when he perceived that the
young couple who Lad been assigned
to his table had many matters tender
and confidential under consideration
he retreated to respectful distance
and stared at the opposite wall. The
restaurant proprietor disapproved OF
that humanitarian attitude.
Don't stand away back there" he
said. 60 up and hang over that fel
lows chair back for awhile"
'Oh. no." expostulated the human
waiter. ''rhey want to talk"
"Of course they do" the proprietor
retorted. THAT is why 1 want you t
butt in. Every time you come near
they will send you TO the kitchen for 4
fresh order to get you out of the way
New York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
LABOR DEPARTMENT
Created by Sulzer Bill Is
Favorably Reported Up
on by Committee.
tEatfonaI News Association

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Represen-
tative Wilson, chairman of the house
committee on labor, was today au-
thorized to favorably report the Sulz-
er bill to create a department of labor
with an office in the Presidents cabi-
net The measure provides that the
new department shall have jurisdic-
ton over the present bureau of labor,
the bureau of fisheries and the bureau
of immigration, as well as the child
ren's bureau. The salary of the new
secretary is fixed at $4,000 a year
and he is to have three assistants at
salaries of $4,000 a year each.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
Grim Relics.

A prison sale is held annually II
Paris. The articles offered for sale
are the clothes of murdered people
the instruments With which the crimes
have been committed and the effects
which have belonged to the deceased
prisoners. Articles which have beer
taken to the prefecture of police ant
have not been claimed are also sold
The proceeds so to the Paris aims
house. Unclaimed jewelry is usually
bought by ordinary brokers, but the
articles which have belonged to Grim
finals. especially those who are motto
rious, are bought at high prices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
is NEARLY "BROKE"

On account of the large amount of
sickness among poor people the AS
ISOLATED Charities Of this city is about
broke" Consequently an attempt will
be made to raise more funds in order
to care for the poorer classes who
have been unable so far to secure
work. Mrs. Elizabeth Gambler, city mis-
sionary, today said that within short
time the majority of laborers will find
work if the present weather continues
and out-Ofdoor work can be done.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
A DEADLY QUARREL
Results in Wounding of Two
and Suicide of Chicago
Cloak Dealer.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Morris Fish
man, a cloak dealer, killed himself to-
day after a fight in his store in which
he shot and dangerously wounded AL
exander Stricken, his brother-in-law
and sent a stray bullet into the leg of
woman customer in the store. A
quarrel over money matters caused
the shooting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
FIRE CAUSES HEAVY
AUTOMOBILE LOSSES

OGDENSBURGH, n. Y. April s.
Two hundred thousand dollars damage
was done by fire which destroyed
the garage of the Nanan & Henry mo-
tor company here today. Eighty auto
mobiles were destroyed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
CUT HIS WRIST, DIED
H. Apparatus, Aged %, of
Cincinnati, Commits Sui
eide with Razor.
(National News Associati on)

CINCINNATI, April 5.-Henry APP
piarius, who would have been 81 years
| old in two weeks, committed suicide
early today at his home near here by
cutting his wrist with a razor. He was
found dead in a chair with the razor
in his hand. He had placed a basin I'M
der his wrist so the blood would not
fall on the floor. Several days ago he
fell and hurt his ankle. Dependency
over his crippled condition was the
cause of his suicide.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
TO OPEN A STORE

Charles Hammond, commonly known
as Popcorn Charlie" has secured a
street and will open small confec-
tionery store at that place the latter
part of this month. Hammond form
erly operated confectionery stand
near the corner of Tenth and Main
streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
Dodoinc a Difficulty,

"Are you going to send the SparkIer
girl wedding present."
No. old Sparkler and had a SQUAD
BILE yesterday"
That's too bad. What was the
cause?'
Il really can't afford his friendship.
He has FIVE marriageable daughters."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
TEINSPECTOR
VISITS RICHMOND

State fire inspector McMann is in
this city, and with Fire Chief Ed Mil
Ter is making an investigation of the
fire escapes, and building conditions
over the city. No conditions warrant
ing action of any kind have been found
to date. McMann will be here for the
remainder of the week, making the
rounds of the factories and schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
SPRINKLING CARTS
WERE BUSY TODAY

Today, three days after the last
snow, the sprinkling wagons were
busy on Main street, trying to allay
the clouds of dust which ruined easter
Lids" and tempers. The muddy streets
are almost dry now, and dust is fast
collecting on heavily travelled roads.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
Waking's Box Ball Alley
and Shooting Gallery. No. 4
1T. Wayne Avenue, opens UP
Saturday noon. 1t
GAME MEN MEET

The Wayne county Fish and Game
protective association had short
meeting at the court house last even
ing. The committee on publicity and
ticket sales for the banquet the 25th
of this month agreed upon plan of
campaign. No matters of Importance
were discussed. The meeting was at
tended by q very small number of
members.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
A East IaIker.

The orator spoke about the things he
had not said. the things he did not be
neve and the things he would not do.
THAT fellow" observed the sailor.
'sis talking at the rate OF about thirty
nots an hour."-Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
BUYS BALL PARK

o. H. Little, west side coal dealer.
has purchased the Fairview ball park
on Sheridan street and is now build
ing a new coal pit on the ground. Little
will have a side track built from the
railroad. which joints his property on
the south.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-05
BOWLING SCORES

In three straight games, marked by
the closeness of scores, the Specials
defeated the Suckers in the contest at
the City Bowling Alleys last evening.
In the first game the Specials won out
by Is pins, the second by five pins and
the last by twenty-four pins. G. Zeyen
bowled the high score with 1874 pins.
The score follows:
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
cAN THIS BE TRuE9

IF words attributed to Governor Oswald West, Of
Oregon used by him. he resorted to the
terrible expedient of deliberately permitting to be
hang who he admitted, should not be hang
ed, in order that he might bring home to the people
Of the State the horrors Of capital punishment The
victim Aicleel Morgan. He of four men
hanged in the State pententary in Salem on Friday.
Up to the last minute Morgans friends pleaded with
the Governor that his life be spared. They told him
that Morgan had had his day in court or
chance to tell his story. The Governor replied: Il
believe YOU. / believe Morgan did not kill John Yorks
with premeditaton That's all the reason he
should die. If / repreve him now know that the
movement to abolish hanging will be delayed for
years. Morgan did kill Yorks with premedation,
but will kill Morgan with meditation. We will
strange him with the rest The people camored for
the lives Of these They cried: Cruelty them!
Cruelty hemi It would be unfair TO invited
who have looked forward with much pleasure
this the penitentiary to rob them Of sim
gle item the program"
And then this Governor, who had decided to per-
nit a TO be hanged in the face Of his own admis-
sion that he did deserve be hanged, closed his
to further pleading and permitted the hanging
to take place, Such outrage may not impel the
people of Oregon to abolish capital punishment but if
the news dispatches be true should impel them to
drive such Governor from public life at the earliest
opportunity.
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
MONDAY. DEC. Ie 1912.
RURAL SCHOOLS AND CONSOLIDATION.

Ill Delawaroans who are interested i'm educational
work in our state will be pleased to know that
the state Board of Education has decided to bring
before the Legislature at session the qucs-
ton of the consolidation Of many school districts in
the rural sectous. The importance OF such CONSOLE
daton has been recognized years by those inter-
tsted nelligently in the educational interests Of
State. In an the counties there are weak and nef-
fectiye schools which would become strong and eff
fctive If consolidated with other schools That such
consultations have been effected heretofore has
due in part local iealouses, but in greater
measure to-the that the educational policies of
many of the districts have been dictated by men
not possessed proper breadth of view in consid-
eflng local educational problems. We speak of
that class OF in the rural sections who possessed
themselves only Indifferent educational attanments.
hold to the theory that the child of to-day should be
content with reading writing and arithmetic, and who
regard everything beyond these three educational sub
stanHals as fads and frs, to be avoided rather
than promoted.
sIt is a noteworthy fact that such drawbacks to lib
eral education obtain chiefly in the small weak and
halfstarved districts. Consolidation brings with IL
more liberal views and fuller and more cheerful
financial support. Better buildings Artistic
grounds, larger salaries for teachers and higher
courses OF study also, as rule are the accompan-
ments Of intelligent school consolidation.
No one who knows of the miserable buildings the
unsghtly grounds the inefficient administration, the
beggarly salaries, the inadequate equipment the low
standard Of study and the cheeress and depressing
routine that obtain in many rural school districts
doubt for an instant that both the state Board of
Education and the Legislature have important
mission to perform in bringing about a reformation
by consolidation or otherwise The interests thou
of children stake in this matter and other
matters related to it, and the board members and
the legislators should give to the schools the
best possible attention during the session of the Leg
islature that is almost upon us.
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
BRITAIN AND ITS PROTESTS.

n Rl1AT BRITAIN'S formal protest against the
II coastwise exemption in the Panama Canal bill
raises sharp diplomatic issue with which State
Department must deal wisely and fairly with due re-
gard for national engagements and dignity. Here
in America there is sharp difference Of opinion which
doubtless Will be accentuated the international con-
troversy progresses toward its eliminating point In
fact movement already is foot to the repeal
by Congress of that provision of the Panama Canal
law which exempts the payment Of tolls the coast
wise trade Of the United States.
Three grounds are urged in support Of the move
ment for repeal. They are as follows:
That the exemption is in contrayenton Of
tract in the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty that there shall
be discrimination in tolls conditions, all vessels
having been placed upon equality in that document
That it has already gravely injured the prestige Of
country abroad and II repealed is to prove
obstacle in many quarters TO the extension of our
foreign trade
That its retention would compel either to agree
arbitration which could not honoraby be refused, and
with the certainty of defeat and consequent national
humiliation OF to decline arbitration which not
only would place in a lamentabe position in the
eyes the rest of the world but would be heavy blow
to the arbitration movement and at the time when
the value and need of il is being demonstrated by the
unspeakable horrors Of the Balkan
Prominent advocates OF arbitration and other distn
guished Americans are urging those three
showing the imperative necessity for repeal Of the
exemption section that the dignity and honor Of our
nation shall not suffer in the eyes Of the world by
violation Of engagements under the treaty with
Great Britain.
A dsquietng feature Of the situation is that sew
oral of our most distinguished Senators frankly ex-
press the opinion that if the questions in dispute be
referred The Hague tribunal for arbitration, the
United States inevitably will lose its and at the
same time diplomatic prestige Further point is made
that our Government cannot. with good grace refuse
consent to arbitration and thereby make act ad-
mission OF fhp weakness of its pOsitiOn.
Secretary State Knox is preparing a reply to the
British note of protest It is awaited with interest
that Americans may be able pass the strength
of his argument in justification Of the discrimination
made by the Panama Canal act in favor Of American
ooastwise trade That reply VIII go far toward en-
abling the public to judge whether any attempt has
been made by our government to violate evade its
treaty obligations with Great Britain.
Evening journal., 1912-12-16

Whenever a white farmer loses chicken he mme-
datey 5lames it upon some negro who lives in the
neighborhood. That is so true the Deaware-Mary-
land-Virgina peninsula that the negro who is
honest is careful not to be chicken house
after nghtfall In Woodlawn the farmers recently
missed chickens from day to day. They compared
notes and decided that negroes at the bottom
the thefts. cooperative movement, with shotguns
included was inaugurated For several nights watch
was kept The farmers agreed to shoot to kill Finally
the report of a gun heard The farmers rushed
to the firing line They chagrned to discover that
the thief was large OWL 1t lay before them in its
death throes and in its talons it clutched hen Since
that time the negroes in Woodlawn and vicinity have
worn broad smiles, and many who had been under
suspicion are viewed with friendly eye by white
chicken raisers
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
A WORD PICTURE.

TT is not often that reporter for the staid and
seryative Morning News endeavors to paint a word
picture Of current event When therefore he essays
do it, it is not surprising that he fails to show the
hand Of a master In demonstration OF our meaning
we call attention to the following Morning News word
picture Of the first Assembly dance Of the season. held
in the DUPONT Auditorium on last Friday night
The first Wilmington Assembly dance of the season
held last night in the dupont auditorium was as
brilliant as those occasions usually and the hand
some ball room made a better appearance with
its simple but dignied decorations of palms and wis
terra This was enhanced by the panorama of beau
tifully gowned men and women in evening dress.
n accepted literally such word picture is sufficient
to throw an ardent sufragis into. ecstatic trance
Think of this panorama Of beautifully -gowned men
and women in evening dress" What advance of
the suffrage movement in Delaware it must represent
to those who accept literally! The only thing lack
ing in this word picture with background of dgnifed
palms and wisteria is detailed description of the
beautiful gowns and jewels worn by the men.
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
soBRIETY AND SAFETY.

ID ABROAD men who addicted to drink should
IN not be permitted to operate direct the oper-
alton Of trains particularly those trains which carry
passengers these days of close and heavy traffic
the lives of thousands of passengers should not be
placed at the mercy of engineers, conductors, fire
men, brakemen, hagmen, train dispatchers, tower
operators and switchmen whose brains are befuddled
by intoxicating liquors II is encouraging to learn
that the heads of departments of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company obtaining specific information
relative to the drinking habits of the companys en-
poyes and that the innctlon Of penalties for drink
ing already has been begun. Delaware is fortunate in
having in the service men who rule, are sober,
Industrious, efficient and civil It is not thought that
the system of espionage adopted by the company will
affect detrimentalIy many men this division.
While this movement looking to sobriey and safety is
in progress it might be we'll to extend it into all
lines of the service from the main offices down to
the grade crossings in the rural districts.
Nor is the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the only
that active in this matter For the Great
Northern RAILROAD has refused to employ, under any
circumstances a man with red nose The St Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad has prescribed
that the breath Of applicant for position shall
be smelled for traces of liquor Therefore, it is seen
the movement Tor sobriety and safety is spreading
constantly
Evening journal., 1912-12-16
:: Personal and Pertinent 3:

pretty woman is welcome guest-Byron.
Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.-Brownng
Without kindness there be true 1oy.-Car-
lyle.
Happiness is reflective like the light of Heaven
Irving
Hope of all passions, most befriends US here
Young.
The true university of these days is collection of
books.-Carlyle.
Be good sweet maid, and let who will be clever
Charles Kingsley.
Life is not really what comes to us but what We
get out Of it.-Jordan.
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He knows not when to be silent who knows not when
to speak.-Publius Syrus
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly to
incur loss than to make gain.-Plautus.
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used to think that friendship meant happiness;
have learned that it means discipne-Brown.
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Silver and sgold not the only coin; virtue too
passes current all the world.-Euripides
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1t is by presence of mind in untried emergencies
that the native metal of is tested.-Lowell
:-.-.-.
Conquering, not anger is cowed by fercer anger
hate by bitter hate but subdued by love-
the conquests of patience and lore slOw-Au-
thor of Schonberg-Cotta Family.
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Calumniators are those who have neither good
hearts nor good understandings We ought think
in Of any till have palpable proof, and
then we should not expose them to others-Coton.