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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
SUSPECT FREEPORT MURDER
WAS THE WORK OF A MANIAC

Mrs. VIM. d. Bailey was killed
Tuesday night. as she sat consult
ing with DIR. Edward Carman In
the latter's office here. the police
today finished minute search Of
the grounds about the Carman resi-
dence.
They found nothing.
DIR. Carman's reluctant admis.
sion that his life was anonymously
threatened over the telephone
some time ago furnished a new
clew on which the authorities are
working.
From the fact that he has served
on many lunacy commissions. IL
was thought possible that a maniac
sent TO the asylum through his in
strumentality, and probably dis
charged. might have fired at him
and shot Mrs. Bailey by accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

Injuries sustained when an auto
mobile IN which she and five com
paniouH were riding lcnped
over a l5foot cmbankment near
the CuHhnan Indian school. Taco.
ma. at 10 O'Clock Thursday night.
viii likely cause the death OF Miss
Lillian pruett. 20. a waitress at ia
cohiA delicatesscn. Third ay. and
University IT.. this city.
Miss prnott ia dying In tho Gen
eral hospital. Tacoma. today.
or her five companions. Mrs An.
ma Becker. -. also waitress at
Jacobs delicatessen. was the more
seriously hurt She WAS taken 20
81 Joaeph'a hospital. badly bruised
ana cut about the face and body
The others IN the accident were
W A. Raymond. of Wenatchee. who
sustained a probable fracture OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
WIGLE TRIES TO WIGGLE;:
HANGS OUT WINDOW BY HEELS

av.. had imbibed rather abundantly
for several days and began TO see
fried eggs doing the tango and
green snakes going out Joy
riding"
About IL o'clock last night
Wigle started TO Jump out of the
second-story window In his room.
But he got stuck by his heels.
and he couldn't bulge.
Sergeant F. Sisler. standing
across the street. noticed the stunt
and rushed 10 the rescue.
After a good deal OF labor the
foothold grip was unloosed, wigle
pulled back TO safety. and sent to
the sanitarium.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
AGED FARMER And Wife
CATCH AND KILL BURGLAR

room. seized a club and attacked
the intruder. The latter was
armed with an ice pick as .
weapon.
One OF Grimwood's blows crashed
on the burglars head and he fell.
Mrs. Grimwood, a powerful wom-
an OF IS. instantly grasped the
PROSTATE man by the throat, CALI
ing to her husband to make .
light and bring rope TO tie the
prisoner. AS Grimwood returned
the robber died. strangled by the
woman's grasp on his windpipe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
WILSON ENTHUSIASTIC IN
HIS GREETING OF ENJOYS

WASHINGTON. July 3.--'Just a
moment. Just a moment" shouted
President Wilson. rushing into the
corridor outside the executive Of
fleea today II want 10 see you ="
So Justice Lamar aud Frederick
W Lehman. Americas ENJOYS 10
the a. u. G. mediation negotiations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

Take II from Achilles. the son OF
Thetis. and from A. NJ. Wigle. who
Is just now at the sanitarium at
Madison aud 2lst ay.. the heel is
q vital organ.
Achilles. you remember. was In
vulnerable except in his left heel.
and Hector the sly dog. discovered
the secret. and popped II TO him
good and plenty down Troy way
several centuries ago.
Wounded In the heel, Achilles
cashed In.
But 1t was through the heel that
Wlgie wiggled out of the under.
takers clutch.
Wigle. who lives at 1902 Fifth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
MAIL CARRIERON
STRIKE; He GETS
Big RAISE IN PAY

II pays to kick.
Recently practically all the star
route mail carriers over the state
refused TO renew their contracts.
saying that since the parcel post
was Instituted their Jobs wouldn't
pay.
They are all on strike yet except
one, Walter ]. Palmer OF Clallam
Bay.
He has signed a new contract,
whereby, instead of the 81 200 q
year he used TO set. he will now
draw $4,000 for first and second
class mail. and St.45 a hundred for
third and fourth. including parcel
post mail.
We wish We were Waite
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
CHANGE THEIR PLEAS

Stacey Van Epps and George
Johnston, two young men accused
OF stealing an automobile. In which
they took their wives on a search
for work ending Mt Sumas, changed
their plea of guilty to grand lar
ceny to not guilty today before
Indre Ernter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

YoRKvILLE. Ill. July AFTER
desperate fight in the dark early
today with the combatan;s able to
find one another only by the sound
OF their heavy breathing. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Grimwood. an aged
couple living on n farm near here.
killed a burglar. who had entered
their home. according to the story
they told the Yorkville police.
Grimwood. they said. was awak-
cned by the noise the robber made
as he CROPPED his way into their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
JURORS WILL GO HOME

Jurors who have served In diff
ferent departments during the June
term OF court said goodbye today
to the friends they have made
among the hailiffs and women
court officials. Judge Frater
formally dismissed the venire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
CIVIC CLUB MEETING

The women's Civic club will
meet with Mrs Robinson at Fir
land Tuesday. July Z, at 2 p. m
All members are requested TO at
tend and bring their friends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
q KILLED IN AIR

RHEIMS. France. July b.
Corporal Joderfoy and hts assist
ant were instantly killed when
their monoplane encountered a
storm today al an altitude OF 1000
feet and fell Corporal Miral and
bis mechanician in an aeroplane
were struck by the same storm
and also killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
HoMEsTEADERs DANCE

The Homesteaders will give a
dance in Camers hall, 1916 Third
av.. Wednesday evening, July s,
Good music win be furnished.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

FREEPORT, y. Y, July g.
Thinking it possible the assassin
threw away the pistol with which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

Uncle Sam exports over million
skunk skins 20 Europe yearly and
gets $1,000 900 for them. Many Of
them come back to American ladies
as sable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
HIT BY MOTORCYCLES

Nels II. Nelson. Meadowdale.
Wash. was hit this morning at
Jackson ST.. near the waterfront,
by motorcycle driven by w. u.
Clute. 1886 37th av. $. He was
treated at the City hospital for
minor injuries.
Excursion. Hoods Canal. See
big ad on page Acknowledgement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
INVESTMENTS

- - 80 fniiY secured fey ssis ~ Jo.
= Iheslss g.. Ice iet c.hsfry -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

Chicken Dry Goods Store. 1879 Wrsfiate
Con- plete p9ultrl supplies feed remedies.
The Independent POULTRY snles 90 VIII
buy your poultry 1917 Eastlake av.
Phone East 9i7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03

Tour Peflng dUckf, drake, ~ LcThofn
chicks and hen turkey. laying. ono COB
lsr, cheap. zsii W. s4th-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-03
ACREAGE
ACREAGE az rur LAKE

have nir> frset - hisrN. firh isaf
ali cleared snd frnniins on tho ish.
~tfh q small ssraatn house on e.
vtii .sii fsr o. see terms fte cash
tie rnpuihiy Just a rre nttls place
fsr = garden. chirkses anf faess
h- ssre ard 90. this one l. @
GfiEsn. stt Ssw York Hiers
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
POLICE IN SEARCH
FOR J. BRUbAKER
Hagerst0wn Mans Brother
Leaves Home and Disap-
pears From Relatives Sight.

The continued absence of John Bru-
baker, who disappeared Sunday after
starting from his home near Muncie
to visit his brother, Abner Brubaker,
OF Hagerstown, is attracting statewide
attention. Since his disappearance,
Mr.. Brubaker has written from Indian
apolis, telling his wife that he intend
ed committing suicide in White river.
1t is not believed Mr. Brubaker, who
is prominent farmer and who man
aged the Tuhey farm near Muncie,
ended his life, as he had considerable
money when he left home. Added to
what he had with him, he borrowed
SIS from two neighbors just before he
left Muncie.
Search is being made for papers Civ
ing Brubaker an honorable discharge
in the army. The failure to find the
papers seems to substantiate the the
ory that Brubaker left home with the
intention of using his discharge papers
for re-enfistment in the army.
AS the only clue came from Indian
apolis, the police there have been
asked by Abner Brubaker, a brother,
to search for some trace of the absent
farmer. The recruiting stations in
this vicinity have been visited with no
success.
Brubaker is we'll known in the north
western part Of the county, as are
other members of his family.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
POST OFFICE GROWS
DESPITE HARD TIME
Report for Quarter Shows
Steady March Toward De-
sired 100000 Mark.

Hard times, business depression and
money shortages are mere expression
and not actualities at the postoffice.
During the last three months the
office has not halted in it's steady
march toward the 100000 mark-the
ambition of every one connected with
the department.
The annual report of the office is
not completed, but several sections of
it have already been sent to Washing
ton. Probably the best showing was
made in the money-order department.
Assistant Postmaster Deuker today
sent to the depository at Chicago $32,
9O2, the surplus of three months bust.
ness. The issues amounted to $89,351.
95, while the money orders paid out
by this office amounted to $32,887.21
A total of $23,594.72 was sent to the
Richmond office by other postoffices
There was an increase last month
over June, 1913, in deposits in the
postal savings department of $749, and
an increase over May, 1914, of $S14
During the month $r,4S1 was deposited
and $667 was withdrawn. There is
now a balance of s11,991 to the credit
of Richmond depositors. During the
quarter 1884 was gained in deposits
after deducting the Withdrawals. This
is an increase over the preceding year
of $8O4.
Stamp sales the last month were
$7,613O4, while in June 1913, they
were $1,000. an increase of over $4OO
After paying all expenses of the Of
flee, there still remains as a cash
balance for the month of $3,86881
with which the Richmond office is
credited as its monthly surplus. Mai
clerks out of Richmond were paid SO,
231.78 for the Indianapolis office, and
only $637.O3 was sent to indianapolis
in actual cash.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
:HANOLEY PROPOSES
STATUE TO MORTON
NEAR COURT HOUSE
Son of Veteran Perfects Plan
to Obtain Soldiers Memoir
ial by Organizing All SOci-
eties of County. A

Another Fourth is here, and still
the county has no monument to its
soldiers.
Wayne county's memorial tribute to
Oliver P. Morton, her favorite son
and Indiana's greatest war governor.
is an eight-foot cast in far corner
of the court house. To the soldiers of
Wayne county there Is nothing memo
rial of any consequence.
Lawrence Handley, superintendent
of mails at the Richmond postoffice.
a member of the Sons of Veterans
has proposed as tribute to the old
soldiers of the county the erection of
a memorial statue of Oliver P. Nor
ton in the northeast corner of the
court house grounds,
To bring this about he suggests an
organization of all clubs in which there
are interested members, including the
Better Farming association and town
ship farmers organizations, such an
organization to be known as the
Wayne County Memorial association.
Method is Simple.
The method of securing a monument
is simple, hard work being the chief
requirement unless there Is a strong
organization back of it. A majority of
the veterans of the county must sign
a petition for presentation to the coun-
ty commissioners, and the county COM
missioners to handle the remainder Of
the work.
Four or five years ago the Young
Mems Business club, since merged
with the Commercial club, fostered a
memorial statue movement, which was
a failure because of the limited mem
bership.
1t is probable that all patriotic organ
izations will be glad to enter the move
ment. except the G. A. r. One of the
members said today that the old SOL
diers no longer feel that they should
go out and work for a memorial to
themselves.
Works Out Plan.
In order to save some expense, Mr..
Handley proposes to have the present
Morton statue in the court house re-
cast in bronze, mounted on high ped
estal of granite, and raised in the most
prominent corner of the court house
grounds. Included in the memorial
would be two cannon, one on either
side.
Jack Mueller, county bridge engin-
eer, has talked over the plan, and has
/ some ideas of his own regarding the
! proposed memorial. He would pave
| the space around the monument and
| bank it with marble slabs. He has
worked out the details of the plan.
| Wayne county is the birthplace OF
| Oliver Perry Morton, and was his
lifetime home, although he resided in
other cities during part of his politi
cal career A dozen other counties
in the state, having no special claim on
Morton, have erected a soldiers me
mortal statue of the great war gov
ernor. At Indianapolis there are two
Morton statues in prominent places.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03

stead of sentencing men guilty of pet
ty offences to Jail, sentence them to
attend the services of some church
for at least six consecutive Sabbaths,
a report to be made of their attend
ance; that the offender be allowed to
specify his choice of the church, if he
has any, if not, the choice to be left in
the hands of the Police Judge; also
the Pastor of the church selected be
notified at once of such action. In
case the man did not attend the
church specified, Jail sentence could
be imposed.
Believing that it is possible to touch
the lives of some of these men for bet
ter things, we make this appeal.
Respectfully yours,
M. Darrell Thomas, Pres.
Mary B. Howes, Sec'y.
Mayor Robbins has not made an
swer as yet to the communication. The
plan has been suggested before and
has been tried in other cities. The
police judge probably will send an an
swer to the letter within short time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
Send Prisoners to Church
as Punishment, Workers Plead

Mayor Robbins was asked today to
forego the unwise plan Of penning
wrongdoers up in jail for eleven or so
days and instead require them to at
tend church for six consecutive Sun
days in the hope that a higher chord
in their characters will be reached
from the pulpit.
The proposal is made by the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeav-
or of the Second Presbyterian church.
Communication was sent to Mayor
Robbins, by the officers. 1t follows:
Hon. Will J. Robbins,
Mayor of Richmond.
Dsar STRENGTHENING that it would
he possible to influence some of the
men who are brought into your court,
for various reasons, for a better life,
and knowing that it has been done
elsewhere successfully, we have taken
the following action:
We. the members of the Young Peo-
niles Society of Christian Endeavor
Of the Second Presbyterian church,
--.4lv request your honor that in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
COUNTY AFTER AGENT
Williams Makes Trip to Pur.
due.

The county agent to succeed A. D.
Cobb has not been appointed Wed
nesday morning, Mr.. Williams left for
Purdue in an effort to get the promise
of an early appointment. AS he had
other places to go, he has not return
ed.
In case the trustees are unsuccess-
full in securing man to replace Agent
Cobb, James Howarth, trustee of
Wayne township favors sending some
Wayne county farmers to Purdue for
six months course and then giving
them the county agent job in quarter
ly periods.
A meeting of the board Of trustees
will be held next Wednesday. 1t will
be the first open meeting held under
the present organization. A number
of trustees have promised to permit
outsiders to hear the transaction of
their business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
LEONARD TO TELL
HOW CENTRAL WON

Church and Sunday school services
at the Central Christian tabernacle
Sunday will be conducted by Rev. r.
A. Bennett, pastor, and Carl Stewart,
Bible school leader, of the First Chris
tian church at Marion. The visitors
bring with them the congratulations
of the defeated school in the. attend
ance contest which closed last Sun
day
Rev R. c. Leonard, pastor. and Su-
perintendent Roland, of the Central
Christian church will have charge of
the Marion services. telling them how
they boosted the Bible school attend
ance and won the cQntest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
STARR CASE DRAGS
Hearing May Continue Until
Monday.

The trial Of the suit of Howard
Starr against Richard Brown to recov-
er $4,000 damages, continued today
with every prospect of holding over
until July 6. Few Webster people
have been attending the case.
The trial is practically repetition
of the hearing when Brown was con-
vtcted Of assault and battery with in
tent to kill Starr. The same witnesses
testified and the same doctors were
placed on the stand.
Brown is in the penitentiary for a
term of two to fourteen years and has
no money, but his father is fighting the
case In the event a judgment is given
against him. it will be against the
share he will have in his fathers es-
tate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
MINIMUM CHARGE SET. AT 40 CENTS
Petition Sent to Utility Commission;
Bond Shows City Gave Preferential
Rates to Power Consumers

The pleas of the users of electric
power in Richmond for a reduction IN
rates. and, especially a reduction OF
the minimum charge of rs cents per
month per horsepower have been an
swered by the board of public works
on the suggestion Of City Attorney
Bond and with the approval OF Mayor
Robbins.
Today Mayor Robbins announced
that at a special meeting of city OIL
cials, late yesterday afternoon, 1t was
decided to petition the State Pubic
Utilities Commission to reduce the
power rates an average of 9.S per
cent, and to reduce the monthly min
imum charge from IS cents per horse
power to 40 cents.
Superintendent Kleinknecht OF the
plant said the Accent charge would
produce no revenue for the plant and
he advised 5O-cent charge. In let
ter addressed to the mayor a few
days ago, City Attorney Bond thought
this charge could be reduced to 20
cents, but he did not urge the adop'
tion of such a charge.
Cause of Decrease.
Over a month ago a meeting of con-
sumers of electric power was held at
the Commercial club and three of the
largest consumers protested vigorous
ly against the recently adopted power
rates. provided for both local plants
by the state commission. These men
said they had been influenced to con-
tract with the city plant on the assur-
ance of Superintendent Klefnknecht
that if the city plant obtained the bulk
of the power business further rate
reduction would follow. Other city
officials, however, asserted that they
did not know Mr.. Kleinknecht was ad'
vancing such proposals to the large
power consumers.
Small and average consumers OF
electric power have all along asserted
that they were satisfied with the new
power rates, but they asserted the
minimum monthly charge was almost
prohibitive.
Analyses May Business.
Mayor Robbins today made public
a letter received by him from City At
torney Bond. in which the latter advis
es a reduction of both the minimum
charge and the power rates. In this
letter he points out that the revenue
| of the city plant for the month OF May
under the present rates and including
the minimum charge revenue, was
$2,55OO6 or $21630 more than what
the revenue for the same month
| would have been under the old rates
This increase in revenue was made
Notwithstanding the fact that the
present power rates are approximately
so per cent less than the old rates ant
I was made possible by the revenue re
ceived from the minimum charge, anG
by taking away the special privilege
| rates hitherto enjoyed. Mr.. Bond as
| serts, by fifty per cent of the city's
power consumers.
| Although citing no specific instanc
es, Mr.. Bond in his letter assigns 6
cause for the protest of large power
consumers against the existing rate:
by asserting that many such consum
ers in the past, before the establish
ment of the state commission, re
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
Continued on Last Page)
BOARD or CHARITIES
TO CONTROL
RELIEF FOR INDECENT

The organization of a central board
of charities was today consummated
in the Commercial club rooms when
board of directors of twelve men,
berS was chosen.
The constitution, drawn by Frederick
B. White sets out the purpose of the
board to be "a confidential exchange
of information" relative to charity and
philanthropy, in order to bring about
more satisfactory giving by the Or
ganization and by the individual
The first boaru of control consists
OF H. l.. Monarch, J. T. Giles, A. J.
Whallon, Willard q. Carr, Mrs. Frank
Land, Mrs. Ben Rush, Mrs. Millard
F Warfel, George H. Knollenberg,
Benjamin Johnson, S. E. Swayne, Con-
rad Huber and Fred White.
Handles Funds.
The central board of charities will
be a well defined organization hand
ling money for charity, but itself Civ.
ing nothing directly to the recipients
of charitable aid. Instead, it will act
as the distributing center for funds
given by Richmond citizens, to the
various organizations affiliated.
All affiliated organizations will keep
up their work as usual, elect their
officers and keep their own books, but
the board of charities will in a way be
auditor of all books in which charity
is part Separate accounts of all
charitable organizations will be kept
by secretary to be elected later.
The new board of control will hold
meeting soon to elect officers and
receive the charity organizations into
membership. Six of the twelve board
members retire next February and six
more will be elected ever year there
after for two year terms.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-03
CHAMBERLAIN GOES
TO FINAL JUDGMENT
Famous British Statesman,
Stricken With Heart Fail
ure, Dies.

LONDON, July 3.-Joseph Chamber
lain, the famous British statesman,
died at his London residence at 10: 15
o'clock last night after an illness of
several years. He was IS years old
and for nearly half century he was
conspicuous figure in British public
life
Mr.. Chamberlain suffered a stroke
of paralysis several years ago and
since then divided his time between
his London and Birmingham resi-
dences and the Riviera. Last Thurs
day he was stricken with heart failure
and never recovered from the attack.
Chamberlain had represented the
parliamentary district of West Birm-
ingham in the house Of commons since
1885, and it was only recently that he
announced his retirement from public
life.
Re-eIect Aged Man.
Although the aged statesman had
been unable to attend to his parlia-
mentary duties for some time. he had
become so endeared to his constitu-
ency through long associations that
the voters were willing to return him
to commons until death overlook him.
On November 16, 1888, Mr.. Chamber
lain was married in Washington, D. c..
to Miss Mary Endicott, daughter OF
Dr. w. c. Endicott, of the supreme
court of Massachusetts. She was his
third wife, the former two being Eng
lish women.
Chamberlain first became a great
figure in international politics in 1884,
at time when pressure was being
brought to bear upon the liberal gov
ernment to establish a prOtectOrate
over Egypt. proposition which the
Birmingham statesman opposed vigor-
Ously.