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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
FIGHTING CHANCE
FOR BURNED man
Lipscomb May Recover From
O BenZine Tank Ex-
plosion.
INJURIES ARE SERIOUS
Grating Operation May Be
Necessary to Save Mans
Life.
INJURIES ARE SERIOUS

Charles Lipscomb, badly injured
ing the explosion OF gasoline gas in a
tank at the Standard Oil plant. North
street, in whichhe was at work max
ing repairs, showed slight improve
ment today when examined by his ply
sicians at the Reid Memorial hospital.
HE apparently has an even chance
for recovery" said one of his physf-
clans, DR.. Charles Marvel, "but it may
be several days, however, before it is
positively known just how seriously
he is injured. Apparently the burns on
his head, neck, face, both arms. both
thighs, back and pelvis have destroy
ed most of the skin, but whether skin
grating will be necessary cannot be
determined until a more complete ex-
animation Is possible. The depth Of
the mans burns also cannot be deter
mined at the present"
If grating operation Is found nec-
essary it Is quite probable a large
quantity Of skin will be required, pre-
senting the difficulty which always
presents itself in such cases Of secur-
ing a supply of healthy skin. FIRE.
quently when such operations are re-
quired to have the life of a patient
friends and relatives submit to the
painful process of having strips OF
their own skin removed SO that it can
be grated onto the injured person.
Lipscomb is a married man and has
one child and is a well known and
skilled boilermaker
Precaution Necessary.
Manager William Ball of the Stand
ard Oil plant stated today that acct
dents similar to the one which Lip.
scomb was a victim of yesterday were
always a menace in the repairing OF
tanks and that the greatest precau
tons were always taken to protect me.
chanics engaged in such work.
Before Lipscomb entered the tank
yesterday rope was attached to his
body so that he could be pulled out
quickly in case of an accident. The
tank was emptied of all the gasoline il
contained last Friday but considerable
gas still remained in it, said Mr.
Ball. "A minute after Lipscomb enter
ed the tank he broke his electric light
globe in moving about and the spark
caused by this mishap Immediately re
suited in an explosion and fire. A few
seconds after the explosion he was
pulled out with the safety rope. He
would have been cremated if this rope
had not been attached to his body"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
BURTS SENTENCED
To STATE PRISON
Judge Fox Reduces Charge
on Promise Not to Marry
Until Released.

Edward Burts, colored. who was
caught by Burton Carr while burglar
izing his fathers home, today pleaded
guilty to a charge OF house breaking
with intent to commit a felony ana
was sentenced to the state penften-
tiary for from two TO fourteen years
The charge was reduced from burg
larry which carries with IL a sentence
of fro mten 20 twenty years, upon MS
promise that he would not marry Hat
tie Harris. his fiance, until after he
has served his time at Michigan City.
His attorneys introduced large
number of affidavits showing that he
has always born a good reputation
and has never been in trouble before
Prosecutor Keller in turn made an M
vestigation of his record and found
that IL has been exemplary.
First Time in Trouble.
]. J. Halpin. chief OF detectives OF
Chicago. found that he has conducted
a tobacco store on State street for a
number of years and had no police
record. The superintendent Of the
Lincoln Institute. of jefferson City,
Missouri. wrote that Burts was pay
ing the expenses of his seventeen
year-old daughter in that school. The
authorities at Indianapolis. who also
Investigated his past record in that
city at the request of the prosecutor.
found that he had never been impli-
Gated in trouble there.
Miss Harris will return to her home
in Chicago on the day that Burts Is
taken to Michigan City. She stated
today that she would marry him as
soon as he was released from prison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
REBELS ATTACK
MEXICAN CITIES

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 24.-Toreon
and Montere, the only cities of any
Importance in the north still in pos
session of government were both at
tackled by rebels Tuesday and fighting
is believed to be going on at both pla-
ces. At Toreon. the rebels have cap
tured most of the horses and mules
held by the federals and belated re-
ports from there say that the Huerta
garrison was using its heavy guns
against the rebels. No help can be
sent to either city as the rebels have
cut the railroad lines.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
STORM PREVAILS
OVER NORTH SEA
Reports Say At Least Fifty
two Fishermen Have
Persisted.

CUXHAEEN, Germany. Dec. "a
Heavy loss of life has accompanied
the terrific storm which has prevailed
over the North Sea for forty-eight
hours.
The gale, one of the worst in years,
wrought deadly havoc among the fish
ing fleet on the banks off the mouth
of the Elbe.
At least fifty-two fishermen perish
ed. More than thirty bodies were
washed ashore today and rescue tugs
which put to sea when the wind died
down picked up others
The coast guards are exercising ex-
ira vigilance to help any steamers in
distress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
Carl Haid, 29. pressman. Detroit.
and leila Jones, "a, housekeeper,
Whitewater.
Births.
To Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Coate, 800
Pearl street, girl
Deaths and Funerals.
ALLEN-Carrie Allen, 81, died
Tuesday evening at six o'clock. She
is survived by her husband, George AL
len, six sons, and two sisters. Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
WALSH-The funeral of Maurice
Walsh was held this morning at nine
o'clock, the Rev. Father Cronin Off
ciating. The pallbearers were Dan
Calvin, Charles McManus, Dennis
O'Connor, Patrick Hally, Ed McNal-
~ and John Connell, of Hamilton.
TIL einterment was in st. Mary's Gem
etery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
open SALOONS"
ASKED BY WOMEN

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Suffragists
today asked Mayor-elect Mitchell for
wide open" saloons. that is, saloons
with curtains pulled back and the in
terror exposed to the view of persons
on the street. They also asked the
mayor-elect to appoint some police
women to supervise the liquor places.
1t was pointed out by the suffragets
that in addition to watching the sa-
looms, they would prove very valuable
in watching Broadway. inspecting
dance halls and checking the white
slave traffic.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
CELEBRATES DAY

Christmas spirits were too much for
Maggie Sheridan, Richmond's best
known woman police character, now
an inmate of the Home For Friendless
Women. when she was released yester-
day to buy Christmas presents She
returned without the little fund Of mo-
ney she had taken with her.
Mrs. Thomas. matron, placed her
charge under arrest and placed the
woman in the female prison.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
SAYS POSTOFF|CE
IS BUSIEST PLACE
Haas Declares Force Is On
Duty From Early to Late
to Do Work.
EMPLOYS BIG FORCE
HOW CHRISTMAS RUSH
AFFECTS POSTOFFICE.

Postmaster Haas estimates re-
ceipts from stamp window to be
$1,000 daily.
Four additional parcel post wag-
ons operated.
Four extra carriers and two ex-
ira clerks employed.
Entire force working from twelve
to fourteen hours daily.
Post cards literally flood post
office.
Packages of every size and shape
stacked high in every available
room.
Big stores and manufacturing
concerns send own wagons to Fed
eral Building for mail matter and
parcel post packages.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
STEAMER ASHORE

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 24.-The
steamer FTeida, with thirty-two men
on board, is ashore on a reef half a
mile below Little Island. She went
ashore in heavy gale after she had
lost her way in the fog. Captain Blaus
don and his crew refused to desert
their posts but life savers are stand
ing by.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
BE MY XMAS GIFT:
OLD SANTA ON WAY

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24.-Al-
bert La Touret, a salesman travel
ing out of Kansas City. and Miss
Myrtle A. Brown. of Salt Lake.
will be married at the home of La
Tourets brother. in Oakland,
Christmas as the result of a tele-
graphic proposal and acceptance.
VIII you be my Christmas
present."
Santa Claus is on the way and
will arrive. Wednesday evening.
Arrange details"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
NJ MAHAN RET|RES
$4,000 CITY BONDS

Five $1,000 municipal bonds issued
during the Schillinger administration.
December 26, 1908, were retired today
by City Controller McMahan. The
bonds were purchased from the Fetch
er American bank at Indianapolis. The
interest was $3.50.
The money which was received from
the sale of the bonds was used to tide
the Schillinger administration through
financial difficulties just before the
close of the administration. The issue
was $4,000 The last of the series of
five $1,000 bonds will be retired De-
cember 1914
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
POOR CHILDREN
ASSURED GOOD TIME

Realizing that various charitable so
cieties of the city have their hands
full In caring for numerous poor fami-
lies, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Helms, 21S
South Sixth street, will entertain ten
poor children at their home tomor-
rom. A big Christmas dinner will be
served the youngsters at noon and aft
er dinner presents will be given the
boys and girls from large Christmas
tree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
GRAND OLD MAN,
OF DENMARK, DIES

COPENHAGEN. Dec. ei.-Jaeob u.
Estrup. known as The Bismarck OF
Denmark" died here today. aged SIS.
Mr.. Estrup was formerly premier and
his diplomacy prevented the absorb
ton OF Denmark by Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
POSTPONE DECISION

No decision will be handed down in
the case of the state against Jennie
Boon for contributing to Juvenile de-
nnquency until after the case against
Nettie Bowers. on the same charge
has been tried. This case will be
heard early in the January term.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
22ND CHILD DIES

MIDDLETOWN, n. Y, Dec. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Laforge. p and
46. respectively, are mourning the
loss of their twenty-second child, born
week ago Fourteen Of the twenty
two children are living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
POISONS CHILDREN

MERIDIAN, Tex, Dec. o4-Four
life Imprisonment sentences were pro-
nounced on Mrs. Ellen Walker Ethe-
ridge, convicted of poisoning her four
stepchildren
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
HORSE DIES; FAMINE

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, n. Y, Dec.
PA milk famine ensued when the
horses of the towns only milk peddler
committed suicide by walking off a
bridge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-In sixty-two
years of preaching from one pulpit,
Rev Henry Hunter, of St Pauls evan
gelical church. christened 1880 in
fants. conducted 1851 funerals and
performed 5,o67 marriage ceremonies
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
TWO LOSE LIFE

COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 24.-Two men
were killed this morning when the
walls of Trinity house. an abandoned
Episcopalean rectory, collapsed. The
men were wrecking the building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-24
FIREMEN INJURED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Five fire
men were injured and property loss
of 100000 was sustained in a fire in
the American Five and Ten Cent
store early today.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
The First Balloons.

suppose you heard of those strange
globes invented in Paris which rise
into the air though encountered with
the weight of human animals. wish
we could procure one and travel to-
sether among the clouds. At night we
would illuminate our flying palace and
hover like angry meteors above the
habitations of our enemies. who per-
haps have not yet been made acqualnt-
ed with this wonderful invention. Like
a certain mischievous bird which Ovid
celebrates. we would dart down upon
the graceful innocents and carry them
off in spite of the screams Of their rela-
tions. Think how triumphantly we
should sail through the calm. blue ether
10000 feet above this dirty planet
From Letter Of William Beckford
QIS3).
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08

|. Professional love Letter Wr

A Professional Love Letter Writer.
III the American Magazine appears
under the title a Handy Man With
the PEN the confession Of a man who
is i professional writer Of love letters,
after dinner speeches. obituary poetry,
etc. The following is one Of the sto.
ries lie tells about writing love letters
for customer:
''One day last fall i handsome young
man. much embarrassed. appeared and
after some hesitation confessed that be
had neglected his education and was
corresponding with young woman
with whom be was very much in love.
She was college graduate. and he de-
sired to have his letters as well written
as hers were. so he wanted me to write
them l advised him to write simply
and rs he talked, but he persisted, and
twice 4 week be came, informed me
concisely and briefly what he wanted
to say to her. and I wrote the frills
into them. He copied the letters him.
self, blushing frequently as he read
what had added in the way OF sent-
ment. That young lady received some
of the most wonderful love letters ever
written. They were married during
the winter
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
.Jupiter Cold and Dim.

Jupiter is 1883 times larger than the
earth. but the quantity Of matter in
this huge volume is only BIG times
that in the earth: hence its density Is
low-in fact. only Al per cent greater
than that of water Jupiter has been
weighed with extreme precision. this
because its>uoonS can be measured rs
to distance and specific speeds u! or
bital revolution with the last degree OF
accuracy. But. then. it is cold out
there. the distance of Jupiter being o.
times that Of the earth from the sun.
the intensity Of solar light and heat en-
ergy received by the good .Iovlan 1oih'
if there are any such creatures. beng
only one twenty-Sevelth that re"eiT'u
here by humans. We wouid at ONE
die in cold and dim twilight if taken
out to Jupiter. Edgar Lncien Larkin
in New York American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
First FLIGHT Sensations.

The sensations when you first shoot
up rapidly in the ;;ir are diStreSsfui TO
the novice. says Captain c. Mciior in
the Airman. This is how Captain
Mellor felt. sitting behind the pilot IN
I biplane:
"The rush and press of air are ter
rife. My chest seems to be getting
slowed in and my ribs feel inclined to
give way. have difficulty i'll ezhai-
ing. The smallest opening of the na-
sal valve seems to give too much ar.
MY blood rapidly becomes superoxy-
genated. and experience feeling OF
exhilaration. | should like to shout or
at least say 'Ha. ha". but the pressure
Of the wind is too great for me to say
anything. and | feel it best to keep
my mouth shut"
It was much the same when taking
q trial fight in monoplane from the
Bleriot school. At the end cf the hrst
circuit he "felt like blowing up"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
North British Manners.

travelled upon the top Of a car the
other evening. says a correspondent in
the Glasgow News. with man who
seemed to have strong views upon the
subject of good manners and polite ad-
dress. lie was accompanied By bis
daughter. Il pretty little girl OF about
FIVE years of age. who was thirsting
for information.
The proud parent was explaining at
some length that car conductors do not
retain the whole contents Of their bags
fer their own personal use. when the
little girl interrupted him with an in
terrogative "Eh:"
"Wha' learned you tae say 'eh'?'
asked tie father III reproviag tones.
When YOU don't hear whit onyoody
says you should not say EN-; It's no
polite: you should say-'whit.'
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
A QUEER LAKE.
With Neither Inlet Nor Outlet It Has q
Mysterious Tide.

There is curious Swiss lake. Lake
Marjelan, which at regular intervals
completely disappears and does not be-
GIN to refill until the following winter
or spring. On these occasions it emp
ties itself so rapidly that the Rhone
rises several meters in a few hours
and overfows its banks.
But it is not necessary to go to
Switzerland in order to find a freak
ish lake. There is pond in the center
OF Long Island. at the present end Of
the Motor parkway. called Lake Ro1-
konkoma. 1t has neither inlet nor out
let and lies at the foot of the hills that
form the backbone Of Long Island.
Round its shores are many pretty sum-
mer homes. The trees about It are
much larger and more beautiful than
elsewhere on Long Island. The waters
Of the lake are very clear and cold. In
some places it seems bottomless.
The strange thing about Lake Ron
konkoma is that it has tide; not
tide like the ocean that rises anu Ialls
every twelve hours. but one that takes
seven years to rise and seven more to
fall. The difference between high wa
ter and low water mark is between
thirty and forty feet. Many scientific
men have studied the curious phe-
nomenon. but no one has found out
what causes this mysterious tide. Mel
ther long continued rains nor severe
droughts affect the quantity Of water
in the lake.
The Indians used to hold the lake IN
great awe. and few dared to cross it
in canoe There is legend Of one
brave who. while fishing. was drown
ed in the lake. His body was found
six months afterward nearly ten miles
away in Long Island sound.-Youth's
Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Where One Nay Diu 70 China.

lreeand. Pa. is exactly what Its
name indicates free land. 1t is hnt
which when purchased becomes the
absolute property of the buyer. and his
title is not subject TO mining royalties.
ground rent or any other reservation.
In this respect it differs very much
from the land surrounding the town on
all sides and owned by the coal mining
corporations. which land when pur-
chaSabIe ut I'LL is restricted to the sur
face rights only. In 1868 August Do
mop. foreSprn| the need Ui Il town site
that would be frce from the control OF
the mining corporations. bought Scv
eral hundred acres Of land. He laid
out the town, and in selling the lots he
emphasized the fact that it WAS free
land" and the owners rights rvtnnded
MS deeply into the earth as he might
care to prosecute BY common consent
the towns first name was Freehold.
but this WAS ordered changed by the
poStofTice department to avoid ron:n-
sion with the older town Of F'ree!ioh.
y. J. IL Difference to local sentiment
the name Freeland was substituted
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Where Living 10 Cheap.

THE cheapest place in the world IS
Antioch. IN Syria" says q returned
traveller. Being on the Mediterranean.
the climate Is just right in the colder
months. once passed a winter there
and III! it toSt ME was Il week.
.hough leased a fine house and kept
,hrec servants. For the house paid 70
Shii.iilyS u month rent. while the serv-
,nts were satisfied with shillings q
week. Mutton cost three halfpence 4
pound. I:,g=s were II penny dozen
and r!!:cl;:.,$ twopcnce-halfpenny each
The t.!:r,>t nf fresh fruit and veseta-
h!es TN February. to".' were so cheap
hat they were not sold III quantity
You go. all YOU wanted for so much
rel. week. All required for my house
hold cust me shilling weekly. Al
American resident Of Antioch told me
that he and his family lived comforta'
bly Oh f35 year" Westminster Ga
Zptte
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
WiIes of the Waiter.

Il know l am looking like a fright
tonight" the woman said.
The man studied her dress. her hair
and her complexion closely.
Il don't see anything the matter with
YOU" he said. SO far as l can see
you are looking as we'll as usual.
But am not" she insisted. There
is something wrong. and that head
waiter saw at q glance what 1t was.
II l had been up to the mark he
wouldn't. have put us away over here
in this out Of the way corner. He
would have given us table right un-
der the chandelier in the middle of the
room.
"All the best dressed people are al
ways seated in the most conspicuous
places. so as to make the restaurant
look more attractive. am glad to
say that that is where l usually sit.
The plain people are ranged along the
sides OF the room. just as we are to-
night.
That Is why know am not look
ing well"-New York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
ALona Life and a Broad One.

An English doctor recently said that
ambition to live to a great old age isn't
good one and doubted whether con-
stant efforts to lengthen the average
life are for the good Of the race. he
aapparently favors i short life and .
merry one. Perhaps it isn't long life
that makes the world happy, but broad
life Thirty full. energetic years may
he better than sixty years Of common
place drudgery. But why not sixty
full, energetic years? Who knows
what the world loses when man dies
at thirty? So much has been accom-
pished by men who have reached sixty
and even seventy and eighty that 1t
seems good policy to keep all persons
on earth as long as possible. The
man who honestly disapproves efforts
to prolong life is a rarity and it IS
lucky for the world that ne is.-Sayan-
nah News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
BENGAL and It's LANGUAGE.

The peoy,e e CsAgai Dc-Hber see.
ty ;pillio1s and Beast cs pecha2s 4
best culture IN Irdia at Tie pSesej
time. The iargI1@e as written %
guage is Only MY years old. Ehous
for over tloUsanG yesrs It has he'
a dialect, there is in Indian history
unfortunately no trace Of Bengal haf
ing been an important literary tongue
The language originates from San-
skirt, the mother tongue from Wh1cf
every other Indian language has Dor
rowed its alphabet, grammar and 70
cabulary; but, unlike others, Bengs. !.
never shrinks from gathering new ma
terials. There are numerous Persian
French, Arabic and English words In
corporated In it. and the wonder OF II
|. that. instead Of having been de-
graded into some vulgar form Ike pid;
gin English, Bengali has become the
most literary. scientific and perhaps
the most philosophic of modern Indian
languages. s.-Argonant.