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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
FUNERAL SERVICES.

The Richmond funeral services %
the late l. NJ Ridenour were held At
) O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
home. His only remaining brothers,
Elisha RidenouT, OF Liberal. Mo. and
T. NJ. Ridenour, of Fort Morgan. Col.
were present, also many relatives and
friends from Indiana and Ohio. Ser
vices wee opened by duet. Mrs n u.
Ramsey and Mrs. Ray Lonsn.e'>sr
singing, II
There's 4 Wilderness in Gods mercy
Like the Wilderness Of the sea"
Rev. b, Z, Parker. pastor OF First
NJ r church, read the scripture les
son and Rev ". Is Freeland. Supt. OF
Richmond district. offered prayer,
Rev. J. F Radcliffe. - former pastor.
NOW Of EIwood. ind. read the obituary
and made some touching remarks.
closing with the scripture text Ser
want OF God. we'll done"
Rev. ]. \ Sargent. Of Indiana Con-
ference. a former presiding elder ut
Mir. Ridenours old home. and through
whom he had placed number of be-
quests Tor colleges. Methodist homes,
etc. delivered splendid eulogy 10
Mr.. Ridenour's life and character.
Re- h. + Parker read fitting trib-
ute from the Official board OF First NJ.
l. church. and TWO remarkable con
fessions Of faith" recently dictated by
MIR. RidenOur 10 his wife, expressing
his strong faith in God and his Sa-
VloT and complete forgiveness for all
who ever did him wrong
Shall We Gather ~ the River?" aud
Sweet Bye and Bye" were sung and
Rev. Henry Luring made the closing
prayer and pronounced the benedic-
ton.
The remains OF the late l. NJ. Ride
nour were taken on Wednesday morn
ing 10 College Corner, Ohio. for burial.
Funeral in the Methodist church in
which are two memorial windows for
his parents. Mrs, n. ID. Ramsey ana
Mrs. Ray Longnecker Of Richmond,
sang Shall We Gather at the River?"
and Face to Face" Rev. b. +. Parker.
pastor OF the First NJ. r. church, Rich
mond. read the scripture lesson and
Rev. T. ]. Scull, pastor Of NJ. T..
church, College Corner, led in prayer.
Rev. ]. F. Radcliffe, of Elwood, Ind,
read the obituary and made a few re-
marks on Home" Rev. DR.. ]. A. Sar-
geant, an old friend of the Ridenour
family, delivered the funeral discourse.
saying We are not ignorant of the
happy state of Bro, Ridenour, and gave
words of comfort to his bereayed COM
panion and to his bereaved brothers.
AT the grave the X. of p, ritual was
given by a delegation from the lodge
of Liberty. Ind. Rev. Parker gave some
further scripture reading and dismiss
ed The people with prayer.
Richmond pallbearers-John Shroy.
er, Henry Couring. Edgar Hiatt. Ever
EFT Lemon. c. A. Gaar, DIR. U. b. G.
Ewing.
College Corner pallbearers-D. C.
Brookbank, DR.. II. NJ. Egolf. r. NJ.
White, Monroe Freeman, Rev. c. w.
Whitman, Sherman Bros.
! Richmond pallbearers served as
honorary pallbearers at College Cor
ner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
BRILLIANT FUTURE
FOR PLAYER PIANO

The brilliant { are of the player
plano is predicted by Henry Gennett
president of the Starr Piano company.
Mr.. Gennett estimates that this form
of piano will make heavy inroads upon
the piano trade probably to the extent
of one-third or one-half A remarkable
increase is predicted for this popular
musical instrument. Pianos will be
smaller in the future, Mr.. Gennett be-
lieves.
The July piano Trade" contains an
article on the Richmond piano factory
Among some of the interesting facts
concerning the Starr factory given
in the publication are: Number of
acres covered by the plant, SO; area
of factory in square feet, 315.793;
combined capacity of dry kilns, 1,722.-
$50; number of distributing ware
rooms, 81; number of workmen in fac
tory, $50; number of men in sales
organization. 400; number of styles
manufactured, So; yearly capacity of
factory, $4,000; average daily ship
ment. so; date of founding, 1872.
In speaking of Henry Gennett the
piano magazine says: HE is also
engaged in every good work in his
: town. and what he has done for the
betterment of life in Richmond in the
application of life's ideals would take
a larger article than this to outline.
If there is any movement in the town
that will minister to the good, the
comfort or to the pleasure of the
people. Henry Gennett is in it up to
his neck and ears. That is why he is
held in such universal esteem in
his home community. The people
swear by Henry Gennett, and look
with pride upon the Starr Piano fac
tory as the great vital feature of that
pretty town-and assuredly it is"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
Railroad News
ME- HODS To CHECK
TICKET "SCALPERS"
Question to Be Discussed By
Central Passenger AS
ISOLATION.

The question of formulating meth DDS
to check fraudulent schemes used by
railroad ticket "scaIpers" is one of the
principal topics to be considered be-
fore the close of the monthly meet
ing of the Central Passenger Associa-
ton, which convened in Chicago yes
terday.
1t is charged that acids are used to
remove names from tickets and that
forgeries are frequently committed.
The rail lines have maintained an
anti-scalping bureau for several years
and through it's efforts a number of
persons have been prosecuted. Re-
Gently, it is said, numerous complaints
have been made concerning the man
ipulation by scalpers of tickets from
New York to st. Louis, containing
stop-over privileges in Chicago. A spe-
cial effort will be made to eradicate
this evil.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
ASKS RICHMOND MEN
TO ATTEND SESSION
Michael Confers With Minis
tiers About Missionary
Movement.

Mr.. Michael, of Chicago, represent
ing the Laymen's Missionary Move
ment, conferred with about twenty
ministers and laymen at the Y. NJ. c.
A. last night regarding a missionary
conference.
The Laymens Missionary Movement
of this country is planning a confer
ence at Lake Geneva at which more
than 700 delegates from churches of
all creeds are expected. This city be-
ing one of the leaders, and having had
the district conference here last fall,
Mr.. Michael is trying to get number
of delegates from the local churches.
1t is probable that at least twelve
will attend the conference.
1t was decided to ask Newcastle to
entertain the next District meeting
some time during the winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
DEMANDS THAT MRS
CLARK Be RELEASED

Mrs. Sarah Hamilton appeared at
the office of Sheriff Bayer this after
noon and demanded that he release
her sister, Mrs. EIdora Clark from the
Home for Friendless Women. Unless
you have her released | will open the
doors myself. said Mrs. Hamilton.
Mrs. Clark was committed 10 the
Home last Thanksgiving. She is feeble
minded. Mrs. Clark's testimony before
the grand jury resulted in an indict-
ment being returned against Charles
Shoop for criminal assault. Shoop is
now serving a sentence for burglary.
An attempt is being made to have her
confined in a home for feeble minded
women. This action will be opposed
by Mrs. Hamilton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
RAILROADS TO POST
BILLS ON POSITION

Many notices published by the rail-
road companies involved in the prob
able coming strike will be posted in
Richmond soon. The notices give the
public the position maintained by the
railroads in the controversy.
They are in bulletin form and are
printed in red and black ink on pieces
of cardboard two feet long.
The statement is headed IAN Au-
thorized Statement to the Public and
is signed by Elisha Lee, chairman OF
the conference board representing the
fifty railroads involved, is as follows:
The bulletin is as follows:
THE conductors and trainmen have
asked for increases in pay of SIT ,0OO,>
600, or 20 per cent per annum, and the
railroads have refused to grant any
increases for the reason that the wa
ges now paid these employees are lib
eral-in many cases they are Excess
sive.
The conductors and trainmen Of
the eastern railroads received increas-
es of $30,000,000 per annum in 1910, &C
cording to President Lee, of the train
mems brotherhood. AS the wages OF
these employees now approximate some
$S5, 100000 in year, their total wages
prior to the 1910 increase must have
been $55,O00,OO0 or $60,0OO.000.
1T appears, therefore, from Presi
dent Lees own estimate, that the
traimen and conductors in 1910 receiv-
ed an annual increase in wages of so
per cent.
yet in spite of this, they are now
asking for 100000 or 20 per cent
per annum additional.
The engineers in 1912 were given an
May, 1913, the firemen received an adj
vance of S3,750,000 per annum.
If the roads granted the increase
now asked by the trainmen and con-
duCtors, it would mean that in three
years increases in pay to employees
in train service would amount to $751;
O0O, 900 per annum, which is equivalent
to placing on these properties a lien
of 5000, 100000 of per cent securi-
ties, having preference over first mort
gage bonds.
Wages of railroad labor can only
be paid out of the funds received by
the railroads for services performed.
If these wages absorb a constantly in
creasing proportion of the receipts
from this sole source of revenue, it is
obvious that the public must pay the
bill in the end.
1.-The question the public has to an
swer is:
How long shall this process of in
creases be allowed to continue I'M
checked?'"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
INFANT IS CAUSING
TROUBLE IN COURT

Leroy Morrow Peek, II months old,
is causing considerable trouble in the
Wayne circuit court. The child was
adopted October 8. 1912. by Hazel and
Roy Peek, after it had been purported
to the court that the adoption was
with it's mothers consent. A few
weeks ago Hazel Hawekotte, mother
of the child, requested the court to
grant her permission TO take the child
to its original home for a visit Judge
Fox did so and the child stayed with
his mother for more than two weeks.
Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. Peek, the
child's adopted parents. appeared in
court and asked for the child. The
court ordered the child then returned
10 them. This was done and Mrs. Peek
obtained the child and left for Orleans,
IND, yesterday noon. \ habeas corpus
suit was filed by the mother of the
child alleging that the adoption pro-
ceedings were not legitimate as the
child had been represented to be a de-
pendent and neglected one which is
false, according to the mother. Mrs.
Hawekotte alleges that the adopted
parents are not tit guardians to have
her child's custody. Before the habeas
corpus papers could be served on Mrs.
Peek she had left Richmond with the
child. The case will be contested. An
other suit was filed to have the adop-
ton order of the court set aside on
the grounds that the action was inn
proper because of the manner in which
the facts were presented TO the court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
A PLEA OF GUILTY
palladium Specially

EATON, o., July 10.-E. c. Earle,
indicted for forgery, entered a plea
OF guilty in court this morning, and
will receive a sentence next Monday
morning.
Earle, who is we'll educated man,
claims to be a graduate of Columbia
university, and says that Earle is only
an assumed name.
He stated this morning that he has
many wealthy relatives in the East.
who would be greatly Inundated
should they learn that he had been
arrested for passing bad checks By
going under an assumed name he
hopes to keep them ignorant of his
troubles, at least for some time, since
be has not been in close touch for a
Sew years.
Since his arrest he has been spend
ing the time in Jail reading He reads
The Literary Digest and the works of
classical authors in preference to the
Aopular fiction.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
TEACHING OF SEX
HYGIENE FAVORED
DR.. Johnston, President of
School Board, Says There
Is Need Here

"I an in favor of teaching sex ny
giene in the schools of Richmond,
said DR.. NJ. F. Johnston, president Of
the city board of education, today
speaking of the movement that Is
sweeping the country, and OF the chi
cago board of education's action when
it voted yesterday afternoon 10 make
sex hygiene a regular course in the
high school of that city,
Il believe that there is need for such
instruction here in Richmond. Very
few people realize this as do the phys
icians, to whose attention such mat
tiers are brought most forcibly.
II see no reason for such unWil-
lingness and modesty in the discus
sion of these matters, and / am sure
that more knowledge of sex hygiene
on the part of the young people Will
greatly lessen social diseases"
Dr. Johnston thought that the prop
er time for instruction of this kind
was not in the grades among smaller
children, but during the period of ad-
olesence. and in the high schools.
inspectors May instruct.
in sex hygiene would be made a part
of the curriculum in the city schools,
this year, he said, that it might well
be done by the school inspectors.
These inspectors make regular visits
to the different schools, examining
children to guard against epidemics.
1t would be possible for them either
to give lectures at the time of their
regular visits or give a special course
at each school
Chicago Takes Lead.
1t was only after long and bitter
fight that the Chicago board of edu-
cation decided to lead other munich
palities of the country in making sex
hygiene a regular course in the high
school curriculum. The resolution
finally adopted after three weeks Of
discussion. provides for a sex hygiene
course in the high school and lectures
in the elementary schools.
Course is Required.
Attendance at a course of lectures
dealing with this problem has for sew
eral years been one of the require
ments for graduation in the State I'M
iversity of Indiana and other of the
states schools of higher learning.
These courses run throughout the
year, being held once each week. The
instruction deals with the general care
of the body to keep it healthy. In ad-
dition a series of special lectures for
men and women are given by sex
hygiene experts. A number of wom-
en- physicians from the larger cities
spend considerable time each spring
travelling to different universities and
colleges giving these lectures to the
young women.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
JACK JOHNSON TO
RESIDE IN FRANCE

HAVRE, France, July 10.-'I have
determined never to return to the
United States. My future home will
be in Paris" This statement was
made by Jack Johnson, negro pugil-
ist, under sentence for trafficing white
women. who eluded the United States
authorities and who arrived here to-
day on the steamship Corinthia.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
sF-Rs CLAIM VICTORY.

BELC--ADE, July 10.-Claims Of
another Overwhelming victory against
Bulgarians was made here by the Serv-
ian government. 1t was officially an
nounced that the Servians and the
Montenegrins have occupied RADIO
witch, putting to flight the entire
southern wing of the Bulgarian army.
The Bulgarians are fleeing toward
Plashovitza pursued by the Serbs. The
Bulgarian losses are reported to be
5000 killed and wounded.
The Greeks have occupied Strum-
nitza, on the Strumnitza river. Strum-
nitza is As miles south Of 1stib; RADIO
witch is % miles north of Strumnitza
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals.

JONES-Mrs. Clara Carpenter Jones,
30, died at 724 South Ninth street
Wednesday evening The funeral
will be held at Tampico: Ohio, Satur-
day morning at ten o'clock. Rev.
Sampson will officiate. Friends may
call at any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
FRANCE LENDS A HAND.

VIENNA, July 10.-France today
agreed to carry on negotiations on be-
half of Bulgaria with Servia, Greece
and Montenegro in favor of peace. A
telegram from Sofia stated that the
Bulgarian government is anxious to
conclude peace Immediately.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
BAL KAN WAR CLOSE
IS NOW EXPECTED
Russia and France to Lend a
Hand in Bringing a
New Peace.
(National News Association

ST. PETERSBURG, July 10 For
eign Minister Savanoss announced to-
day that Bulgaria, in order to prevent
further bloodshed in the Balkans, had
placed herself unreservedly in the
hands of Russia. 1t is believed the
war will be speedily brought to a close
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-10
Ant Tunnels

South American ants have been
known to construct a tunnel fully three
miles in length.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31
WOMEN WHO GET DIZZY

Every woman VINO is troubled will.
'ainting and dizzy spells, backache,
.cadache, weakness, debility, consti
patton or kidney troubles should use
Electric Bitters. They give relief
When nothing else will, improve the
health, adding strength and vigor from
he first dose. Mrs. Laura Gaines. Of
Avoca, La, says: -Four doctors had
given me up and my children and all
my friends were looking for me to
lie, when my son insisted that | use
electric Btters. | did so, and they
ave done me a world of good" Just
y them. soc and $1Q0 at all drug.
lists or by mail.-H. E. BuckIen & Co..
Philadelphia or St Louis.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31

City. Here, encircled by bare hills,
lie the naphtha beds, and rising from
the slackened surface are a number
of grim towers that indicate the posi-
ton of the wells. The usual process
of extraction is by a winlass that
works a hollow spindle whereby the
clammy mixture is drawn up. 1t is
then converted to the refineries. To
sink each well costs between $50 900
and 100000, according to the nature
of the soil and its depth. Fire, of
course, is big risk in the business.
Last year the daily output per well
in Baku was sixty-four barrels of
forty two gallons each. This year the
field has shrunk to fifty-eight barrels.
During the first six months of the
present year the quantity of naptha
produced in Baku amounted to 24.5O4.-
900 barrels, against 25,7SS, 900 in 1911.
This shows a decrease of 4.9S per cent
although the number of wells in oper
alton was augmented. While, there
fore, there is no immediate fear of
naptha famine, prices are not likely
to go down.-Harper's Weekly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31

LetThe News Job Department print
your stationery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31
MASTER ROGUE
IN LIMELIGHI
NAME AND WONDERFUL CAREER
OF HARRY sILBERBERG AGAIN
BEFORE THE PUBLIC.

New York, Oct. 31.-The filing Of a
suit for divorce in the Supreme Court
here by Mrs. Florence Sophie Will
liams, daughter of Samuel Newman
of the firm of Rothschild & Newman,
cotton merchants, against her hus-
band, James Jeffrays Williams, once
more brings into the lime light of
publicity the name and wonderful
career of Harry Silberberg, known in
both Hemispheres as one of the most
accomplished swindlers in history. The
man whom Miss Newman married call
ed himself James Jaffrays Williams.
but it appears that his real name is
Harry Silberberg and that at differ
ent times during his varied career he
has been known under many other
aliases
S1lberberg was born in Atlanta, Ga,
about forty-flve years ago. His father
was a rabbi who had come to this
country from Russia and had accumu-
lated a fortune by becoming blockade
runner during the civil war. Young
Harry did not obtain a very thorough
education, but began to owrk in one
OF his fathers stores when he was
less than fifteen years of age. At his
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31

fathers death Harry Silberberg be-
came the part owner of a chain of
profitable stores in Kansas, Missouri
and Arkansas. For a while he devot.
ed himself to, his business and made
a success of it, but horse racing, gamb-
ling and women proved his undoing
and soon he had not only run through
his fortune, but run deeply in debt.
For while Silberberg had a good
position in California as a writer OF
advertisementsf but his fast life again
caused him to run into debt and he
ran away to Mexico There he ven-
tured his first swindling operation, but
was caught and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment. His persuasive
manner won him the friendship of the
Governor of Chihuahua and after a
few days in prison Silberberg was
paroled and became the secretary of
the Governor. While he held that
position Silberberg devoted himself
to the study of English, Spanish and
French and also studied a book on
etiquette to improve his society man
ners.
With $500 in his pocket, Silberberg
left Mexico and went to New York.
He obtained good position as an ad-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31
SUSPICION.

The Hotel Clerk (suspiciously to
prospective guest, whose bag has
come apart, thereby disclosing a
strange contrivance)- May | ask what
that queer thing is?
The Prospective Guest-This is a
new patent fire escape. If your hotel
caught fire | could let myself down
from the window so easily-see?
The Hotel Clerk-Exactly; our
terms for guests with fire escapes are
Invariably cash in advance.-The
Sketch.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-10-31
BLACK CITY oE NAPrHA

Baku, on the Caspian Sea, is the
chief center of the petroleum industry
In Russia. Baku, in surroundings
destitute of vegetation, finds employ.
ment in the production of naptha for
100000 persons. This mixed popuIa.
ton Of Russians, Tartars and Persians
is wholly dependent on the industry.
One of the most important groups of
III wells operated in the district con-
titutes what is known as the Black