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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
A LOCAL MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE
Permits Board of Works and
Controller When City
Becomes Third Class.
BOTH HOUSES BUSY
A Number Of New Bills Were
Presented to the Upper
House During Day.
BOTH HOUSES BUSY
(National News Association

1NatlonGl news ASSOClaLlOn)
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1s-The house
today passed the Franklin bill per-
hitting Richmond, Lafayette and Ham
mond to retain their police Judge, city
controller and board of public works
when they become cities of the third
class.
Other bills passed were by Adams,
increasing the salaries of mayor, cor
poration counsel and city attorney Of
Indianapolis; by Spencer requiring all
counties above $4,000 population to
have seal OF weights and measures;
by Spencer, providing that railway
companies can purchase non-compet-
ing lines only on approval of the pub
lie service commission; by Reeves,
providing that person may not serve
as administrator of an estate to which
he is indebted without consent of the
heirs: by Carroll, amending the law
relating to the limitation of sums coun-
ties may spend for road construction;
by Franks, providing for the discon-
tinuence of school boards in towns of
less than 1900 population.
iting the hours of labor for women to
fifty a week was favorably reported
by the committee on labor.
The senate passed the following
bills today:
BY Ballou, regulating the practice
of dentistry and requiring annual IL
censes with fee Of 81; by Hauck,
permitting school boards to issue re-
funding bonds at 2 rs per cent inter
est for twenty years.
Flemings bill to prolong the term
of county assessors two years was de-
feated, 10 to %.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate:
BY Fleming, providing "a foot Ca
bosses on freight trains; by Gelts
providing that third class cities may
appoint three councilmen as board
of public works at $500 a year salary;
by r. H. jackson, filming persons
seeking to influence witnesses by in
ducing them to refuse to testify, $500;
by Harmon, permitting laundries and
dye shops to sell goods after thirty
days for charges; by Clark, permit
ting attorneys to have lien on claims
collected for clients: by Carey Jack
son, prohibiting slaughter of three
year-old heifers; by Stotsen burg, do
ing away with the clause in the text
book is law requiring advertising for
books in New York paper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
YANKEE GIRL FINED
To Be Used in Siege OF
Adrianople.


LONDON, Feb. 1S-Miss Zelie En-
erson, the rich jackson. Mich, girl.
who was arrested last week during
suffragette demonstration for ASSAULT.
ing a policeman and using insulting
language in public. took part in anoth-
er anti-government outbreak today
and was again arrested. She vas SEN
fenced TO two months at hard labor.
Upon the occasion of her first arrest
Miss Emerson's fines were paid by an
unknown man. Although she declared
that she would show Englishwomen
that Americans could be martyrs
for the cause, by staying in Jail, she
did not hesitate TO leave when her two
fines were paid.
Miss Everson has been IN London
for some time. She was frequent Wis
itor at the headquarters of the wcm-
ans social and political union. the or
ganization of violent suffragets, and
is friendly with Mrs. Emmeiine Pank-
hurst, the militant leader, and Mrs.
Pankhurst's daughters. Miss Emerson
was sentenced in Thames police court.
The policeman who appeared as the
prosecuting witness said he had seen
her hurl bricks through half a dozen
windows in the liberal association 5
clubhouse.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
A BIC GAIN WAS MADE BY CITY LIGHT y
PLANT DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY

The report of the Municipal Light
plant which was presented to the
council last night by Nimrod Johnson,
superintendent, shows that the actual
gain made by the plant for the month
of January was $4,13242. This is ex-
elusive of all expenses, the $3.50 paid
into the sinking fund of the light plant
being counted in with the expendi-
lures. The cash receipts were s9,491.20
and the cost of operation $4.333.71.
Supt. Johnson stated that with the
frightening of the days, the city light
plant would be able to take care Of
any prospective patrons. 1t was nee
essary during the longer days of win
ter to turn away many persons who
wanted to use the power and light
from the city light plant. Several large
contracts have been entered into with
larger users of electricity with the
city plant.
The report is as follows:
Receipts.
Amt. due from street lights
for public buildings. .....$ 1,3SS.s9
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
MOTORCYCLE NOTES

An Illustration of the economy and
reliability of the modern motorcycle
even under adverse conditions. was
found at the recent National Motorcy-
Gle Show in Chicago, when H. W. King
Of West Union. Iowa, made his sp-
pearance, having ridden the 2S5 miles
that separate the big town from the
little one.
Not only did Kings machine carry
him through the winter weather and
over the winter roads in good time,
but it made record for economy at
the same time.
He rode the 2S5 miles on IL quarts
of gasoline, his total expense for gas
olinc and oil being 90 cents. Thus the
ride cost him three-tenths of a cent
per mile.
Five cadets from the Manlius
Schools at Syracuse, n. Y, accompan-
led by Prof. w. R. Berger, viii make
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
CHICAGO'S REIGN
OF TERROR ENDED

CNational News Association
CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-The end Of
auto robberies by boy bandits was
seen today when Robert Webb gave
the police the names of business
men" who purchased stolen automo-
biles and jewelry. and Thomas III.
Burke arrested as a boy bandit ON
Webbs confession. made a full state
ment OF the exploits of the gang and
named about a score of youths.
Eleven of the band are now In jail.
The police expected to bring In the
rest during the day. They were try
ing to keep the arrests a secret.
Young Burke's confession Is a re-
markable statement as the police gave
out the details today.
He glibly told of stealing 200 autos.
of being pursued fifty times by po-
lice, of smuggling one officer and leav-
ing him lying for dead. and of once
escaping from Capt J. L. Halpip's
police rifles" by smashing through
crossing gates just in front Of a train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
INJURED
High School Basketball Play
er Hurt Hand

While at basketball practice last
evening in the high school gymnasium
Crozier Thornburg, member of the
squad was painfully injured when he
fell against one of the gymnasium
doors, thrusting his left arm through
pane of glass. Severe gashes were
cut in his hand and wrist. 1t is like
ly that the injury will keep him out
OF the game for some time and as he is
valuable man on the team, the local
organization will be badly crippled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

a summer motorcycle trip through the
British Isles and portions of Continen-
tai Europe. They will leave in June
and expect to be gone until October
They will land at Liverpool. proceed
ing then on their motorcycles to Ches-
ter, Oxford and London. The party
will ride in leisurely way through
Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzer-
land and Italy, returning to London
for the international motorcycle race
September 22nd.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

In Wayne county there are approx
imately 4,155 farms and the taxable
valuation Of all property outside of
the city OF Richmond and the inoorpo-
rated towns Is $8,507, 557.64. This
number multiplied by two which is
the approximate actual value Of the
farm property is s7.o15,1152s. It is
estimated that the taxable valuation
is but one-half Of the actual value.
In Indiana there are 215,4s farms,
the land surface being 21,299, 1923 acres
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
WOULO-Bt JOkERS
Threw Buckets of Water on
Sick Woman.
palladium Specially

ARLINGTON, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Practi-
cal jokers In this village have very lit
tie sense Of humor. A crowd OF young
men made a contrivance of some kind
in the form of a ttcktack and fastened
it to the front door Of the home of
John Osborn. Mrs. Osborn, who has
been Ill for several weeks, was called
to the door When she stepped on the
front porch several buckets of water
and garbage were thrown on 90 the
porch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
WAYNE COUNTY FARMS ABOVE AVERAGE

The Wayne county farms are far
superior to the average farms Of the
various counties of Indiana. The ave-
rage farm in this state is valued at
1898, while the average farm In
Wayne county is valued at more than
$4,000.
property is s1,s09 1875. 900, of which
Lightweight per cent ia represented
by lands and buildings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
Antiquity of Tennis.

Among all the popular games OF to-
day none perhaps is Of greater an
tiquity than tennis. for 1t L. said to
have originated in the ball games of
the ancient Greeks and Romans. In
the first place the ball was struck by
the hand. later on heavy Stoves were
worn or cords strapped around the
palm, and the racket was contrived
during the fifteenth century.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
HAND WAS LACtRATEO
Thomas Brown, Lynn, lnjur-
ed At Elevator.
palladium Specially

LYNN. Ind. Feb. 1s.-Thomas
Brown of this place had his hand bad
ly lacerated while working at the
Lynn elevator. In some manner the
sleeve Of the mans coat caught in a
cog wheel and his hand was ,erked in
to the machinery. II is not believed
that it will be necessary to amputate
the hand
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
The Harp's Oriain.

Mary-Tve just found out what was
the origin of the harp. John Cooking
up from his newspaper,-Yes? Mary
1t was in the garden of Eden. Eve
ate the apple. and men have been harp
ing about it ever since.-Judge.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

mendable manner and received many
testimonials of appreciation from the
audience which included a number of
the leading musicians of the city.
e. G. w.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

Received during month from
light and power ......... 9,415.75
Rec. from int. on deposits -. 75.45
Total receipts for Jan. .....$a0, SSe.1 10
Disbursements.
Operating expenses ........$ 4,93S.T1
Building and equipment. -. 365.07
Paid into M. e. L. and P.
sinking fund ............. 660.0
Total disbursements .....$ 5,35S.78
.. Municipal Fund.
Bal. on hand Dec. 81, 1912. .$46,144.13
Amt. paid in during JAM. 9.19S.5S
Total $55,342.71
Paid out during Jan. ..... 5,35S.78
Bal. in fund Jan. 81, 1913 $49, 1888 SO
M. E l.. and p. Sinking Fund.
Bal. on hand Dec. 81, 1912. SIT, 7a9. 06
Paid in Jan. 81, 1918. ..... $4,000
Interest on deposits ..,...... 45.72
In fund January 81, 1918. . SIS, 444. IS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
Very Steady.

Relative-Well. 1 sincerely hope you
will be happy with him, Mandy. Is
he a steady young man? Miss Mandy
Steady! My goodness, Aunt Judy.
he's been coming to see me for moro
than eleven years.-London Punch.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
Scaled Like A Fish

vintsrgresn. shymoi and ethsr insssdi-
germs. This oooiins wash dsstroys the
germs and throws them OF, leaving the
skin smooth and healthy.
We guarantee the drs4 full sized
bottle. You are TO Get Il and decide II
Il is worth the prtes.-1 not pay moth
tuS>
North E; sth and So. E; 9th and Main.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

Mr. y J. wsimer Of Pennsylvania. 4
sufferer from Ecxema. writes:
II .esied IKE A nsh.had tve dostsrs
only three bottles of ID, d. d can
ltruthfuliy say an cured"
This d, d. d Prescription In q mild
wash scientifically compounded from
ThistIethwaite's Drug Stores, Sth
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
The TheQterS
Murray.

Murray.
If you want to hear choice col
lection of moth-eaten, dog-eared old
jokes, go round to the Murray this
week.
In every act save two they are
handed over the footlaghss as some
thing new, fresh and delightful.
When the fact Is they have served
as comic properties for the vaudeville
and the minstrel funny nren for the
past decade or two.
It is a mistake to think we aren't
sophisticated even at the ten cent vau
deville.
The truth is we have had so many
good bills lately-bills that would
measure up with those Of the "big
time" vaudeville hosses-that we are
becoming = bit exactiag.
Jokes Of the vintage of sixty-five,
and acts chat play on worn-out situa-
tions that have been re-hashed over
and over and served up in every pos
sible shape are things Of the past with
the public.
There Is always more or less sug-
gestiveness at the vaudeville which is
supposed to be passed up because of
the price Of the entertainment. This
Is no excuse, however, for some of the
coarseness that was handed out yes
terday over the footlights by the
black face comedian.
Programs were distinguished by
their absence yesterday afternoon so
the writer is not able to designate
the different acts, but the first two
were good of their class, the little
Jap being clever and the singing and
dancing act good, especially in its
skfffful use OF that form of verse
known as the limerick.
The last act is scenically effective
with some diverting plays on aerial
navigation.
1t is the truth however. that a GER
tain element of the Monday after
noon audience greeted the worst
things uproariously. Maybe they
thought they were good. Who
knows? There are many peculiar
things in Richmond, Indiana.
E. G. w.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18
The Arcade.


Miss Anna Won Hoffman. at the Ar
cade, Monday, Tuesday and wednes-
day of this week, is a young woman
of operate aspirations and voice to
back them up. Last evening Miss
Van Hoffman gave an interesting ex-
hibition of her vocal possessions and
their possibilities indicate that her
ambitions should be realized
The singer displays undoubted vo-
cal talents, her voice heavy mezzo,
being of rich and vibrant quality of
the contralto order, and her techni-
cal proficiency evident
The latter was shown in her pres
entation of the famous Echo Song
through which medium all singers, es-
pecially the great prima donnes, show
their technical acumen. Miss Van
Hoffman sang this in a highly COM
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-18

Arctic Thundsrstorms.
Contrary to popular belief. thunder
storms are by no means rare in the
arctic regions.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-14
WHAT IS INTERESTING WESTERLY
Chief of Police Brown Sure His Fox Dog is Superior to that of
 Allen F. Miner-Latter Thinks Otherwise-Longevity Claim for Col Pendleon-Cncus Performances Pleased

That long-disputed question as to whether Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown, of Westerly. or Allen X. Miner of Ashaway was the champion fox hunter and owned the better dog. has been finally settled. MT. Miner has decided the question favorable to him self Mir Miner was born in North Stonington and lives in Ashaway and is therefore beyond the police juris- diction of Chief Tom Brown and can not be haled into court and prove his claim, but Tom declares he will make his friend Al Miner alight from his high horse and take his hat off to the champion. While Miner, now in his sixty-second year, is one of the most noted hunters in eastern Con- necticut and southern Rhode Island and has a dog worth while, there IS another and that other is Chief Brown. Miner is a frequent visitor to Wester- ", which is divided from his own Ashaway by a bridged stream and he gays that Tom Brown and few otheS Westerly chaps who know just a little of the hunting game have been trying to put just one over on him on account of his "o'nery dawg." Here is Al Miners adventures, as depicted by himself:
 For years I have been hunting fox es in Connecticut and Rhode Island, suppose. and I really believe it to be true, that I have killed more foxes than any other one man hereabouts. When l was a young man the farmers of eastern Connecticut used to be bothered great deal by these pesky rpisances, especially those who made . business of raising turkeys.
 Three or four foxes would get busy and in a night make great inroads on m turkey flock In the neighborhood of Peudieton Hfll about seven miles north of Ashaway, there are more foxes and 'coons than you can count, so it seems to me at times.
 T remember that one day, about 35 years ago. I was called over to Charles Mzine's place to rid the neighborhood of foxes that in a single night had destroyed more than 100 chick turks. Using a good dog soon got track of
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-14
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Willard Potter

The death of Mrs. Betsp M Pot ter occurred at the state hospital in Norwich Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Mrs. Potter had been in ill., health for year, and was given the most patient and loving care by her family. having been in the hospital only a month. Mrs. Potter was born in Griswold Jan. g, 1880. She was thrice-married. her third husband, Willard Potter, whom she married May Il, 1869, dying eleven years ago. In her younger days she united with the Methodist church at Hopeville, taking a letter later to the Volun- town Baptist church. During Elder Kinney's pastorate she united by let ter with the Jewett City Baptist church, and as long as she was able it was her chief delight to attend the church and Sunday school services. She was a, member of the Ladies' Aid society and the Missionary society and also of the w. c. T. U.
 She is survived by three children, Mrs. Charles Jeffry. Mrs. Thomas Me Broome and Charles Hall of Jewett City. There are fourteen grandchil- dren and ten great grandchildren.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-14
STAFFORD SPRINGS
South Manchester Team Defeated, 8 to 3-FuneraI of Mrs Louis St. Ger main-Grace Church Sunday School Picnic.

The Stafford baseball team defeated the St. Marys of South Manchester on the local diamond Saturday afternoon, by the score of to Dupre was in the game again and played a good game at first for the locals and bat ted well.
 Funeral of Mrs. St. Germain. The funeral of Mrs. Louis St. Ger main took place at St. Edwards church Saturday morning at nine o'clock. Rev. F. J. O'Neill celebrated the requiem high mass and burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
 Miss M. B. Caryle of Palmer vis- tied friends in town on Saturday.
 Picnic of Grace Sunday School.
 The annual picnic of Grace church Sunday school was held at Crystal lake Saturday at the Fairfield Pow nall cottage. The party went by spe- cial trolley leaving Stafford at 9.20 and arriving home at six o'clock. The usual games and sports were enjoyed all spending a delightful day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-14

the marauderS and bagged mother fox with six young ones.
 'I have made a business of breaking dogs to hunting. Three years or so
 ago I got a new dog. Iwanted a good i fox hound. The pup I received looked about as promising for what haped to develop as a dog might selected from the litter of tenement district
 mongrel. As he grew biggeg his tail spread like a plume and all the boys over in Westerly joked me about my
 rabbit dog. Some of them carried the joke so far that they began mailing me little boxes, inclosing wire snares- T was directed to take a seat in the grass, whistle to my rabbit dog and let him chase a fox to me, when l could slip the snare on it's leg. I never said anything, but kept right on training that dog. Somehow or other it seemed to me that he ought to amount to something, considering that he came from good stock; besides, he was not responsible for the tail ornamentation that was just freak of nature.
 Pretty soon I went out with that alleged rabbit dog and the way Don. that is his name, caught the scent of a fox and ran him down was a cau- tion: In all I have bagged 32 foxes since I began to two months agoSH since I began taking Don out. From August 1912, to two months ago Don and I gathered in 24 foxes.
 Now when I want to get the goat of my friend, Tom Brown, the Westerly chief of police I ask him if he would
 not like to borrow a good rabbit dog or a set of brass wire snoods. Why,
 the first time I took Don out we got
 a whopping fox and we killed four or
 five more right off the reel in the next
 few mornings.
 ''Pll be willing to wager that I've got in Don the best fox and coon dog
 iva hic Nf 1 fellows over in Westerly who thought
 they had the laugh on me are sing ing pretty low at the present time. I'm thinking of having Dons picture taken and having it framed in brass wire snares, kind of wound about it mean, and sending it to Chief Brown. When Don. and I get through hunting foxes over in the chiefs country there won't be anything for Tom to do but sit with one of those wire Snares and a iglhted candle waiting for the fox that will never come, cause Don and I will have bagged them all.''
 w. Sweeney of Westerly, who is en-
 gagged in the superior court for Kent county at East Greenwich in a case that will be concluded in few days, the vacation period is now on for the judges of the supreme and superior courts or Rhode lsland. One or the superior court judges will be on duty on each week day in Providence dur : ing the morning during the vacation period, it being planned to have each judge serve about nine days. These assignments are: Judge George T. Brown, July 23 to 31: Charles F.. Stearns, Aug. 1 to g; Elmer J. Rath- bun, Aug. 10 to 1S; Chester w Bar rows, Aug. 19 to 27; John W. Sweeney Aug. p to Sept. 5; John Doran, Sept. 6 to 15. Presiding Justice Fillard B. Tanner.