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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
OF CORONER
EXONERATES WOMAN
Mrs. Nellie Leavell Held
Blameless for Death of
Her Husband.

Exoneration of any charge OF ma
Hcious intent in the case Of the death
Of Walker Leavell, colored. which oc-
CURED Thursday, is given Mrs. Nellie
Leavell. his widow. by Coroner Pierce
In a verdict filed today. An autopsy
was held on Leaveu two hours after
his death and it was found that the
bullet had punctured an artery, entail
ing hemorrhages. which were the
cause Of his death.
The accident occurred March 13.
Mrs. LeaveI1's testimony to the cor
oner rs set forth in his verdict, fol-
lows:
I'm q friendly way, told my hus-
band to clean the ashes out or would
move to town. He told me he would
In friendly way. but took tho re-
volver from the 9ideboard. I scuffled
with him and he let me have II, but
grabbed my arm. The gun was dis
charged and Walker fell to the floor.
He said to Mr.. Shelter, Nell has killed
me but 1t was my fault because
grabbed her arm Then we took him
to the hospital. where he died."
Coroner Pierce found that death
was due to bullet wound accidentally
inflicted by Nellie Leavell"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
DEDICATE CHURCH
ON SUNDAY MAY 3
Central Christian Congrega-
ton Prepares for Opening
of Tabernacle.

Sunday, May 3, has been set aside
by the members Of the Central Chris
tan church congregation for the dedi-
cation Of the new tabernacle The
structure is a duplication Of the Hon.
eywell tabernacle with the exception
OF 1t being about one-third the size
OF the East Main street building.
The congregation, since its organi-
cation. has been using the Masonic
building for worship.
The new building is u feet wide
and 108 feet long and is situated at
the corner of North Twelfth and B
streets. The tabernacle will have a
seating capacity of more than 1000.
At this time the program has not
been completed for the dedicatory SER
vices.
The church will be finished In mis-
sion throughout. The floor Of the
structure is of concrete. The chairs
and pulpit will also be finished in
mission. The heating is accomplished
through a system of furnaces in DIFF
ferent corners of the building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
MUNICIPAL PAPER
RATED RANK FAILURE
EdmontOn's Journalistic Ven-
ture Denounced by Tax
payers and Newsboys.

EDMONTON, Ala, April I'D
monton's latest contribution to the mu-
nicipal ownership fetish, the Official
Gazette. which made it's initial ap-
pearance last week, is being severely
criticised by rate-payers who will foot
the bill, estimated to reach $25, 900 a
year. The local press also expresses
its disapproval in no uncertain terms
Chief Justice Beck, of the Alberta SUI
preme court, today heard the argu-
ment OF counsel for Mark Tookey, a
property owner, who seeks to restrain
the municipality from continuing the
publication.
Frank w. Harting, veteran news.
paper man of wide experience, writ.
ing in the Capital, says: 1.-THE Off
cial Gazette must be described as
vile specimen Of a bad newspaper"
adding: Future generations will see
1T in the chamber of horrors Of some
school Of Journalism as an example
of what should not be produced"
John Michaels, president of the Ed
monitor Newsboys' union, says the
Gazette, which is to be published ev-
cry Thursday noon, is "a rank bloom
er; it got bum start and doesn't get
you anywhere"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
{ )MMEND HOUSE
ON REPEATING ACT
London Newspapers Declare
Action Vindicates United
States Before the World.

LONDON, April Recommendation
of the American house OF representa-
tives for passing the measure repeal
ing the free tolls clause of the Pana-
ma canal act was voiced by the lead
ing papers of London today.
THE result" says the Evening Stan
dard, 'is highly satisfactory. 1t means
that American legislators can think
twice before committing the country
to course that can only be described
as uncalled for discrimination against
Great Britain
The Pail Mall Gazette, whose owner
is Waldorf Astor, an American citi-
zen, says:
THE British people rejoice not be-
cause the success of President Will
son may be a benefit to Britishtrade,
but because the good faith OF the
great and kindred republic will be
indicated before the world If the
measure becomes law"
The Evening News jeered at Speak
er Clark in editorial comment:
Thanks to President Wilson the
house Of Representatives has cancell-
ed the advantage given to American
ships under the Panama tolls act. Mr..
Clark mdae a great speech against
Wilson's policy, but even his passion
ate allusion to the globe encircling
domain Of the United States did not
save his party (faction) from a de-
feat which does his country every
credit"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
A SPECIALISTS ADVICE
IN KIDNEY TROUBLES

This is to certify that for a number
Of years I was employed as q motor
man until I was taken 50 seriously Ill
with kidney trouble / had to resign
my position. For about six years
was unable to do any work whatever.
I doctored with several doctors to no
effect. Finally 1 went to Toledo to
see specialist who advised me that
I had kidney trouble In its worst
form. He told me l was in a serious
and asked me what l had
been taking. told him Dr. Kilmer's
and he said there wasn't
better. 1 returned home and
continued to take Swamp-Root and
have practically recovered my health,
and l am now able to work. I am
positive that If it were not Swamp
Root I would not be here to give this
testimonial. l heartily recommend
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root to any one
afflicted with kidney trouble. You
have my permission to publish this
testim onial II you desire.
Very gratefully,
SAMUEL WILSON,
21e Georgia Ave, Bowling Green, Ohio
Sworn to before me and in my pres
ence subscribed this 9th day of No
1911.
WILLIAM B. LAMB.
Notary Public.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
Friends May Abandon
Stations in Mexico

Probably the most important meet
ing of the Foreign Missionary board
held since the starting of the Mexican
revolution three years ago was held in
the South Eighth Street Friends
church this afternoon. The session is
to determine whether or not to abon-
don temporarily the mission stations
at MetawaH and Victoria, Mexico.
Although Charles E. Tebbetts, sec
rotary of the board, would divulge no
statement as to the probable outcome
of the tense situation, 1t is we'll under
stood that there seems to be senti-
ment to abandon the field until the
uprising stops.
1t is we'll understood that the life
and property of the Friends mission
aries are in danger at both towns. A
recent communication from the sta
ton at Metamora tells Of conditions
which are next to civil war.
The mission buildings are the only
ones which have not been damaged
by the two armies.
While it may be the finding not to
abandon the Mexican field for a few
weeks, it is expected that the board
will take immediate steps to provide
means Of getting supplies to the sta
ton in the interior. From reports it
is ascertained that the missionaries
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
PURDUE ANNOUNCES
WAR ON OATS SMUT
Station Tells Farmers How to
Save One-third of Crop
Loss.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, April AT this
season of the year Indiana farmers
are making preparations to SOW oats
Progressive farmers are doing every
thing possible to put the seed in the
best possible condition. 1t is timely,
therefore, to suggest a means of elm
mating a great loss that has come to
this crop annually. Indiana grows
oats.
The loss from oat smut has ranged
from one-half to twenty-five per cent
Many farmers have stated that they
have lost, many seasons, more than
one-third of the crop because of the
smut. This great loss can be elm
mated in a large part by the treat
ment Of the seed before planting. The
following method is recommended by
the Purdue experiment station:
Spread out the seed on a floor or
canvas and sprinkle with a solution
of one pound( about one pint) of for
malin to SO gallons of water until
thoroughly moist, but not wet enough
to pack in the hand. Shovel over re-
peatedly to distribute the moisture
evenly, then shovel into a pile and
cover with sacks or canvas for at
least Two hours. i ne SeoQ may I0o0
be sown at once or may stand until
the next day
II to be kept longer, grain should
be dried as rapidly as possible by
spreading in thin layer and stirring
occasionally with a rake. Avoid re-
inoculating with smut from smutty
sacks or bins after treatment The So
luton may be mixed in a barrel and
applied with sprinkling can. Each
gallon of this solution is enough for
almost two bushels of oats
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
APPROPRIATION BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Carries 500, 449,169 Provision
for Is, 900 Government En-
ployes and Attacks Mileage
Grab.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The legis-
lative. executive and judicial appro-
priation bill carrying $ss,44s,1es and
makinf provision for moro than
$4,000 government employees today
was reported to the House by the ap-
preparation committee.
An important legislative provision
is directed at mileage grab" under
which members of congress are paid
20 cents mile each way between
their homes and the capital The
measure provides that hereafter the
allowance shall not be more
than actual travelling expenses Of
members and dependent members Of
family.
At the hearings today before the
Interstate commerce commission on
the petitions Of railroads to be allowed
to increase freight rates five per cent,
Delano, president OF the
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville
railroad, stated that there are a num-
Der OF railroads in the official classifi-
cation territory that could get along
easily without such an increase.
There are other roads however that
are SO poor that the five per cent IN
crease is wholly Inadequate" the wit
ness stated.
The senate today passed the Ken
yon resolution calling upon the secre-
tary of agriculture to inform the SEN
ate whether any employees of the de-
partment of agriculture are being paid
by the general education board of the
Rockefeller Foundation and whether
any Of the administrative officers Of
the department are connected in any
way with the endowment and what
salaries they receive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
TALKS ON INVENTIONS
Herbert Garrett Speaks Be-
fore Citizens Union.

A discussion of Herbert Carrots
paper, The Negro as an Inventor"
the Citizens Union last night. About
$50 attended. Mr.. Garrett, who 10 an
inventor, with his brother. has studied
negro inventions for some time. Prae-
tically the only other Richmond inyen-
tor among the colored people is . man
named Johnson who invented q corn
husker which is in use on his farm
near New Paris and which he 10 en-
deavoring to have manufactured in
Richmond. Other inventors national
ly known were talked Of and the prao-
ticability Of their inventions discuss
ed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
HEAVY BUSINESS IN
RECORDERS OFFICE

That the first three months of the
year in the recorders office at the
court house were the heaviest In the
history of the county, Is shown by the
quarterly report filed today A total
Of 1,1S4 instruments were filed and
! the total cash receipts were 81 ,OO3 80.
The deeds outnumbered the mort
cages, showing that more than fifty
per cent of the real estate sold has
been for cash. There were 419 deeds
and 236 mortgages besides seventy
chattel mortgages. During the three
months, 327 mortgages were released
Mechanics liens filed mum bered
twenty-nine; mortgage assignments,
thirty-seven; plats, seven; articles of
Incorporation, four; miscellaneous in
forty; farm namek two.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
TAKE OFF TWO
MORE PENNSY TRAINS

Two moro trains Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad will be taken off. effective
next Sunday. They are Nos. 46 and
IS. both Cincinnati-R Richmond division
passenger service. No. IS leaves
Richmond for Cincinnati each morn
ing at 6:45 O'Clock and is an accommo-
dalton train.
No. IS runs from Cincinnati to Rich
mond arriving at 4:50 o'clock in the
afternoon. The two conductors who
are veterans Of the service will be re-
duced to the freight service until the
trains are replaced.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
BOSTON, IND.

I Master Drummer Shumate was pleas
antly surprised last Saturday after
noon when a few OF his friends came
\ to remind him of his birthday anniver
Esary. Those present were Misses
EOlive Druley. Jeanette Shumate, Grace
hKetron, Thelma Btattain, Marie
|, Achey and Mary Beard: Messrs. Roy
[ and Sarl Brattain. Walter Rife, Har
Fvey Farnsworth. Delbert Druley, Ear
! and Ernest Ambrose.
Morris Ambrose has gone to Som
perset, Ky, to visit relatives and
! friends.
! Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant seaney en-.
tertained few of their friends at
there were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jenkin.
son. Mr.. and Mrs. William seaney
Mrs. Adam Eby, Mrs Anna Saeney
Misses Sadye Pottenger, Mildred Jen.
.kinson. Lucille Seaney, Mr.. Walter
Oils, William Jenkinson and Master
Howard Ely
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Druley and chill
dren have returned after visiting rela-
tives and friends at Oxford. O.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. D. Sanford and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. B. Parks.
Charles Dove spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. John Pottenger
Miss Leah Parks entertained Mr..
Russell Scarce. Of Cambellstown, O.,
Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Porterfield were
Richmond visitors Monday.
Miss Edna Bachelor spent the
{ weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ketron.
! John Phenis and family moved
Monday into the residence recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Turner,
north Of town. Mr.. and Mrs. Avery
Oxer will soon move into the house
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Phenis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Pyle and son,
Norris, spent Saturday and Sunday
/ with relatives at Brookville, Ind.
Miss Myra Roll visited relatives in
Richmond over Sunday
Miss Carrie Weidemer, school teach
er, who has been Ill for some few
! days, resumed her position here Mon
day morning. Miss Kate Hustled
. filled her place during her absence
Mrs. Coda Moss. Of KitchelL, Ind,
visited Monday with her sister, Mrs.
T'"e' Rrattain, who is quite sick at
this time
Mt. and Mrs. F. P. Rife entertained
Gage Rife Of Richmond, Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
Superintendent Giles Wants
| Every Child in the City of
School Age Enumerat-
|, ed
no INACCURATE PLAN
Says Something Must be
| Done as City Loses $500 on
! Every One Hundred Chill
dren not Enumerated.

Plans for the school enumeration to
be taken in Richmond from April 10
to April 80 were discussed at a meet
ing Of the school board last night and
Superintendent Giles expressed his
belief that Richmond is missing school
children and thereby losing money in
the apportionment made by the state.
He is introducing a new system to
this city, devised by superintendent
of Schools Vert at Gary and recently
adopted in several other Indiana cit
Yes. A four-years' record of each fam.
lily and pupil is kept on single blank
by the enumerator with the family's
address each year and the sworn sig.
mature Of the parent or guardian.
With this system, Mr.. Giles believes
Ia better tabulation can be secured.
ITO augment the enumerating. cards
will be distributed to the school chill
ldren and will be taken into the homes.
lShould the enumerators miss any fam
Niles ortchildren, many can be discov-
lered byichecking over the cards.
$500 Per Child.
Richmond and Wayne county gets
EAlmost $500 for every child between
hhe ages of six and twenty-one years.
Ewho Is a resident of the county,
whether going to school or not
eff the children are here, we want
TO find them" Mr.. Giles said. Mar
Hon, with 5000 less population, has
fseveral hundred more school children
Eenumerated. Anderson and Muncie
rboth pass Richmond. Every hundred
smissed means almost $400 to the
tcity."
The city will be divided into groups
Of school districts this year instead
OF using the former boundries. The
sfour men who will take the enumer-
Eation have not been definitely chosen.
! Transfer Records.
/ After taking the enumeration on the
blanks, using an individual blank for
/ each family. the records will be trans
sferred to big sheets provided by the
state. This will be much extra work
! the first year, but after that will be
feasier and more exact than the old
system.
School enum erations WIN be taken
kat the same time in the townships.
For Wayne township. Trustee Ho-
warth has chosen Charles Crawford.
Isaac V. Cause and James Northup to
do the work.
Last year there were almost 5000
, children of school age in Richmond
and almost 1000 in Wayne township
! These, with the other townships Of
the county. are kept on record In the
office Of County Superintendent Will
Hams.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01

are having difficulty to get supplies.
The checks are proved valueless owing
to the fact that the town is under
civil government and there is no as
surance of money.
Another fact Is that the sources of
food supply are rapidly becoming ex-
hausted and that the only way to get
food to missionaries is to transport it
many miles.
1t may be that the board will obtain
the services of a supply train to take
food supplies to the missionaries or
order them to abandon the field.
Raymond Holding, missionary,
who left Mexico a few months ago,
tells that conditions are almost be-
yond conception. The country is over
run with bandit gangs which follow in
the wake Of the advancing and re-
treating armies and steal and plumber
that which the soldiers happen to
leave.
Those attending the meeting are w.
c. Tabor, New York city; James
Carey, Baltimore; Francis A. Wright,
Kansas City; Charles Carey, Summit
vile; Ernest S. Gregory, Springdale,
Ia, and Edgar S. Hiatt and Charles
Tebbetts, both Of Richmond.
The sessions of the board will con-
tinue through tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
Letter to
Dr.. kiimer & Co,
Binghamton N. Y.

Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do For
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
4 Co., Binghamton, n. Y. for
q sample size bottle. 1t will con-
vince anyone. You will also re-
ceive a booklet of valuable informa-
tion telling all about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention the Richmond Daily Palla.
dunn. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar
size bottles for sale at all drug stores
ADVERTISEMENT
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
REPORT b0OSTSST0CK'


NEW YORK. April 11.-Unoonfrm-
ed report in the financial district that
John D. Rockefeller. in conjunction
with Blair and Cohn, and Loeb and
company, had taken an option on, the
Gould family holdings Of Missouri Pa
cific and Denver and Rio Grande, the
latter carrying also control Of the
Western Pacific, resulted in q rally
that carried Missouri Pacific stock up
az points. Later, when the story
would not be substantiated. profit-tak-
ing sales resulted in a decline, but the
issue close with q net gain Of a point
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
WILSON
TO GIVE REASONS
Senator Says President Must
Explain Opinion on Canal
Tolls Act.

WASHINGTON, April 1-Demands
for the reason on which President VIII
son bases his request for the repeal Of
the tolls exemption clause Of the Pan
ANA Canal act marked the opening Of
the tolls fight in the Senate today.
The house repeal bill was also sent to
the senate and referred to the con-
mittee on interoceanic canals.
Senator Pofndexter offered a resolu.
ton that the senate should cease all
progress on the tolls question until the
President submits the desired expla-
nation of his course Senator Norris
introduced bill authorizing arbitra-
ton Of the tolls dispute and Senator
Jones made speech intimating that
the president would not be asked as
to attitude because he could give no
sound reason. Senator Jones predic-
ted that his own resolution along the
lines Of that Of Poindexter would not
be reported by the committee on for
eign relations because that govern
ment feared no good reason for the
presidents attitude on the question
could be advanced. He insisted that
congress should be informed about the
international situation. He said the
senate was willing to aid the presi-
dent but wished to "act as equals and
co-workers and not as dummies" We
do not want to be used as pawns Of
a chessboard of inexperienced diplo-
macy" he said
Senator Jones said that England
was engaged In a game Of bluff and
that President Wilson through long
years of training as . school teacher
did not know how to handle a situa-
ton of this nature
Il see no danger to this country ex-
cept from its own sovereign" said
Senator Jones.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
MURRAY TO TALK.

Prof. A. L. Murray. Of Hammond,
Indiana, formerly at the head Of the
English department Of the Richmond
high school, will deliver an address at
the high school section Of the Indiana
Teachers meeting. that will be held
at Indianapolis tomorrow. 1.-THE Co
ordination of English with other High
School Subjects" will be the subject
of the talk of Mr. Murray.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
MEDICS MEET.

The treatment Of bone and Joint tu-
berculosis was Illustrated with stere-
opticon slides by DR.. Albert H. Fret
berg of Cincinnati today at the meet
ing Of the Wayne County Medical So
ciety. Dr. Freiberg was the guest of
DR.. Whallon. secretary of the society
during hts stay here
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
SENATORS ABOLISH
FRANKING PRIVILEGE

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The SEN
ate today by vote Of Al to de-
prived itself completely of the privi-
lege Of sending kilograms on official
or other business at government ex-
pense. Senators O'Gorman, Oliver,
Tilman and Lippitt voted against the
Kenyon resolution abolishing the Off
cial telegraphic business privilege.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
RELEASE AMERICAN

LAREDO, Tex, April III. r. Car
rillo, of Fort Worth, who was arrested
by Mexican Federals at Neuvo, Lar
ed, on Friday and charged with being
a paid rebel spy, was released today
in compliance with a sharp demand
from United States Consul Garrett. He
was robbed of all his money by gov
eminent soldiers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01

Charles W. Morse, pardoned banker
convict, whose fifteen years in the
Atlanta penitentiary was cut short by
President Taft because of his bad
health, has just returned from a So
journ in Germany in the best of health
Mr.. Mores declares he has no ideas In
his head at the present time and re-
fuses to divulge his plans for the fu-
ture
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
KRONE SELLS STORE

Owing to failing health 1t is under
stood that Otto Krone, owner of the
Krone Tailoring company store will
sell his interests to John Thompson.
1t Is said the deal was consumated to-
day. Mr.. Thompson is from Peru, Ind
The consideration OF the sale was not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-01
PENSION BILL IN.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The an:
nual pension appropriation bill, one of
the largest Of the yearly budget, was
reported to the house by appropria-
ton committee today. 1t provides
3149. 100000 for the fiscal year 1915.