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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12
MEXICAN coNFEssEs TO
ROBBlNG DEPOT AT GEDDEs

Geedes. S. D.. Nov. "a. NJ. Shabez,
a Mexican section laborer working for
the Milwaukee railway, was arrested
here on complaint of the Milwaukee
station agent and charged with the
burglary OF the Wells Fargo express
office on the night of October IS. The
Mexican pleaded guilty and will be
taken before Judge Trip next week
for sentence. A large part of the stolen
goods was recovered.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

An item In the Atchison Globe recent
ly contained no anne. gave no street
number. described no person, but sim
ply said there was a crook in Atchison.
and five minutes after the paper was
off the press Judge johnson came down
town to whip the first reporter he met.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12
GERMANS PREPARING
FOR WINTER CAMPAIGN

London. Nov. ga dispatch from
Copenhagen to the Central News says:
According to 81 Berlin telegram,
Germany is making enormous prepara-
army"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Julius Caesar to whom the shouts OF
thousands OF the enemy were but sweet
music. was mortally afraid of the sound
OF thunder. and always wished to hide
underground whenever a thunder storm
lowered over his army.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

During the last winter the revenue
steamer Woodbury., built so years ago
and the oldest in the service, cruised
5,546.1 nautical miles, for a total OF 81
days. and assisted vessels, valued at
s144,770. 1t was laid up only once, when
II was crushed by an ice foe.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Jules Vcrdlnes. the French airman, is
chatting because the officers will not
give him more latitude in scouting. IF
fey will permit me- he says, IT will
leave my visiting card at the royal
palace in Berlin ?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

According to an estimate by Sir John
the land of the globe amounts to 3D.
347.4 cubic miles, and of this quantity
6,524 cubic miles drain off through riv-
ers to the sea- A cubic mile OF river
water weighs approximately 4,2o5.65O.-
900 tons. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Miss Kate Rank, of L~imestonville.
vile, Pa. has a haversack which her
grandfather. John McGinnis, carried In
the war OF 1872. 1t is made Of heavy
linen and is the size of the present day
mail pouch,
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12
BYRNE,s MAJORITY MAY
GO AS HIGH AS $1,000

Pierre. S. D., Nov. 9.-Unofficial re-
turns on state officers have been made
by A out of 81 counties of the state,
giving Byrne a lead of 1878 W. Nc
Carter. and Johnson a lead of 2,S44 over
Burke.
Thirty-six counties, which have re-
ported on suffrage, show a majority
Of 1866 against that measure.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

A troop OF 20 Prussian soldiers.
ignorant of the progress OF the Ger
man advance line, asked q peasant near
city. YES" said the peasant, II will
show you the road" The peasant led
the troopers into the French lines.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

"Our troops are now en- route to
R~alentir." wrote the correspondent OF a
London paper. He had obtained his
information from one OF the French
roadside automobile signs. "Ralentir!"
meaning Show down." sm..
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

New York's secretary of state expects
TO save S25. 900 to the state this year by
sending automobile registration number
plates by parcel post. 1t costs about IL
cents a set to send them that way,
against 3s cents q set by express.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

While the Chicago police were talk
ing TO Bernard Lande the other day
they noticed the left shoulder OF his
coat was higher than the right. An
investigation showed 1t was padded
bills.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

The coal produced by Pennsylvania
last yeor exceeded by more than 20 per
CEN the entire output Of the United
States 10 years before and was nearly
one fifth Of the worlds production.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Great Britain is the greatest butter
eater among nations. The English a
10 pounds a head a year, as against
four pounds in France. eight pounds in
Germany and two pounds in Russia.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

At a Polish wedding in New Jersey
the guests enjoyed q 44-hour feast, at
which a ton OF oysters, seven calves,
IA chickens and a small mountain Of
sandwiches" were consumed.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

A railroad in Pennsylvania has
adopted cars that may be used either
for freight or for passengers. the seats
folding arajpst the sides.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

In experiments with the production
OF steel by electric methods, the Uni
ted States Steel corporation has ex-
pended more than $500, 600.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

The forest service collected 40, 900
pounds Of tree seed last year for use
in reforestation work. The total area
reforested was about 80, 900 acres.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

The sipews OF the kangaroo are espe-
cially desirable for use i'm surgery. for
sewing wounds and binding broken
bones together.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

At the Greene (Me.) fair William Ha-
ley. age s. exhibited q pair of young
steers which he had brought up and
broken. .a.a.. e. .r a
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Three hours of human labor were re-
CURED to produce a bushel Of wheat In
1880; now II requires 10 minutes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Gas was first used for lighting the
streets of New York in 1926, and at
that time Drummond invented the
limelight. .
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Two French engineers have invented
~granniing apparatus which in tests has
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

The leaf of the Ceylon TALBOT palm,
which grows to 100 feet in height, is so
wide that IT will cover 20 men.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

When the Turcos are hard pressed
during hand-to-hand fighting they
climb trees like monkeys and hide in
the leaves.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

American goods are found extern
sively In tropical Africa, even 800
miles from the coast.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-12

Boston's exports in 1913 were valued
at s7o.ss3.4S1-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
GIRL GIVES consent
ON HER BIRTHDAY
Nettie Fields Married to
Man Who Loved Her From
Infancy.

For many moons, Nettie Fields and
Luther Baldwin, both of Dalton town
ship, loved. Baldwin, who is forty,
first liked the girl when she was a
small child and as she grew regard for
her increased.
Last year they talked of marrying,
but Nettie was only seventeen and she
needed the signature of her parent to
obtain a license. Since they could not
marry, they planned the things they
would do when the day arrived on
which Nettie would be eighteen years
old.
That day came yesterday. Nettie,
aged 18, and Luther, aged 40, hitched
up and drove to Richmond. They
were granted license. Then they
sought Judge Fox, who was not then
in the building.
Before the ink on their marriage
license had dried, they had discovered
the sign of Judge Abbott, Wayne
county's marrying squire. Without
delay, they climbed the narrow steps
which scores of other couples had
climbed before them.
Judge Abbott was in and in a mar
rying mood. Without ado, he had the
two standing before his bench, while
he repeated the marriage form. In a
flash it ceased to be Nettie Fields and
became Mrs. Luther Baldwin, and
the first act, the wooing, was over
with act two starting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin returned to
Dalton township. where they will
make theE home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
.BAYER GIVES PIERCE
DETAILS OF WRECK
Coroner Takes Testimony of
Driver of ul-Fated Auto
mobile.

Skidding caused the wreck of the
Bayer automobile.
The testimony of George Bayer,
driver of the automobile which was
wrecked, resulting in the death of
Miss Ada Kelly of this city, and Miss
Imogene Smith of New Castle, and
the injury of three other occupants of
the car, was taken Tuesday afternoon
by Coroner Pierce. According to Bay
er the skidding of the front wheels
of the car was the cause of the acci-
dent
He testified when he turned into
the middle of the road after passing
Omar G. Murray, he felt a strain on
his steering wheel, which indicated to
him that the wheels were skidding.
Attempting to straighten the wheels
again, the car swerved to the right of
the road, then to the left. It then made
a wider swerve to the right, threaten
ing to go over the interurban tracks
and down the embankment. Bayer
then shut off the power and attempted
to right the car again. This was the
last he remembered, according to his
testimony.
Relative to the speed of the car,
he testified that when he passed Joe
Peltz he noticed his speedometer reg
istered thirty-five miles. He said he
did not look after that, but he did not
open his throttle any further.
Coroner Pierce has not taken the
testimony of either Miss Grace Kelly,
Omar Murray and one Of the physi-
clans in charge of the injured persons.
He will complete his investigation be.
fore the end of the week.
Miss Grace Kelly, who is now at her
home on North Twelfth street, is i'm
proving steadily. The other victims
of the accident are slowly recovering
from their cuts and bruises. Mrs.
John Bayer, mother Of George Bayer,
is also recovering from the nervous
shock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
|GAAR- SCOTT PLANT
TO MAKE THRESHERS
Rumely Company to Make
Light Separators Operated
by Gasoline Engines.

It was learned from authoritative
sources today that the great volume
Of business done by the M. Rumely
company this season, will be reflected
in the Gaar-Scott plant this season.
With almost 500 men at work now,
prospects indicate a general resump-
ton of a full working force this fall
Disposition of the plants acquired
by the Rumely combine has been de-
termined with such degree of final
ity by the directors since the Rumely
brothers were ousted, that it is almost
certain that the Gaar-Scott plant here
after will be used as a general repair
plant and for the manufacture of a
new type separator, drawings for
which have been completed.
The new piece of machinery, it was
learned, is intended for farmers who
have gasoline engines. The separator
will be of such light construction that
the power developed by gasoline en-.
gine will suffice to operate it, The
separator will enable the farmer to do
his own threshing.
Tentative plans of the big concern
have designated the Gaar-Scott plant
as the place where the new machin-
cry will be constructed. With this ad-
ditional line, and the establishment OF
the repair shops of the big concern
here, the local plant, it is expected
will take on full complement of men
soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08

Continued on Page Nine.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
.SE|OEL To ACCEPT
POSITION ON BOARD
AS PENAL TRUSTEE
Ralston Appoints Richmond
Man, Father of Farm Bill,
to Serve Three Year Term
on Board.

The honor of being one of four men
of the state penal farm to be estab-
lished in Putnam county befell George
E. Seidel, president of the Commercial
club, and, as former chairman of the
father of the penal farm bill"
Mr.. Seidel has not been officially
notified by Governor Ralston of his
appointment. He first received word
in an Indianapolis morning paper.
However, he will accept the appoint
ment when it is officially made
The appointment was unexpected by
Mr.. Seidel. although his name has
been linked with the bill through it's
legislative steps, and he was present
at Indianapolis to see it presented.
AS chairman of the committee on
taxation and legislation Mr.. Seidel pre-
sented the penal farm bill his COM
mittee had drafted to the 1911 session
of the legislature. 1t drew forth dis
cussion from many cources regarding
Imprisonment and methods of punish
men as well as Jail and penitentiary
upkeep, and the moral effect of peni-
tentiaries on men with corrupt morals.
Serves Three Years.
However, the bill was laid aside and
a committee appointed to investigate
further the needs of a penal farm in
Indiana. At the 1913 session of the
legislature the bill was passed. Gov
ernor Ralston then appointed another
commission to select a site for the
farm. S. E. Smith, superintendent of
Easthave Hospital for the Insane was
chairman of the board.
The four appointments made yes
terday by the governor are: James l..
Randall, of Greencastle, one year;
William c. Ball, of Terre Haute, two
years; George E. Seidell, of Richmond,
three years; G. A. H. Shideler, of Ma
rion, four years.
The trusteeship carries with it no
salary, members of the board being
paid only travelling expenses. There
will be much work connected with the
first term of the trustees, as the va
rious phases of the new law must be
worked out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
MAN WITH SHOTGUN.
THREATENS To take.
.PATR0LMEN'S LIVES
Stackleather Defies Bundy
and Menke After Son Pre-
vents Attack on Wife and
Children.

For threatening to kill two patrol
men, Bundy and Menke, covering each
OF them with shotgun and preventing
them from arresting him. a warrant
was issued today for julius Stack
leather. 1928 North F street, who is
now believed to be in Brookville, Ind
The trouble occurred last Saturday
night, but was not made public until
the warrant for the mans arrest was
issued today.
Stackleather had been in the coun-
try Saturday. and on his return home
tnat evening found his wife absent,
leaving the young children at the home
to shift for themselves. When Mrs.
Stackleather returned he made accusa-
lions against her, and finally, selling
a shotgun threatened to kill the en-
tire family. The oldest son, not yet of
age, boldly gave battle to his parent,
and succeeded in wrestling the gun
from him. Before Stackleather could
secure his other shotgun Mrs. Stack
leather and the children fled from the
mousse and notified the police.
Threatens Menke.
When Patrolman Menke arrived he
found the house vacated. AS he step
ped upon the lawn Stackleather came
from behind a tree and covered the
offlcer with his shotgun. IF you
don't get away from here I'll blow
your head off," Stackleather told the
policeman.
Menke told Stackleather to listen to
reason, and submit to arrest, but this
only lnfurlated the man the more, and
ne said that he would not talk with
MIN or any one else, and unless Menke
left at once he would open fire on
him. Knowing that the man was cap
able of carrying out his threat, Menke
departed, saying he would come back
later
While Menke was beating an orderly
retreat Patrolman Bunday arrived.
Bunday started to enter the house,
asking one of the children as he did
SO where Menke was. Just then Stack
leather came out of the house. holding
his shotgun. "Menke will be in hell,
and you also if you don't let me alone
and get away from here" Stackleather
gr1mly announced. With the muzzle of
the gun pointing at his head Bunday
retired out of range When both Of
ficers returned to the house Stack
leather was gone
Night Sergeant Winters notified ev-
cry patrolman to look for Stackleather
and to be careful in handling him, as
he was armed and ready for fight.
Stackleather is said to be possessed
OF demonical temper when angered,
and the police believe he would have
shot Menke and Bundy down if they
had attempted to place him under ar
rest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
RICHMOND PEOPLE
At SMITH FUNERAL

Impressive ceremonies featured the
funeral of Miss Imogene Smith at
New Castle this afternoon. Miss Smith
and Miss Ada Kelly were killed last
Friday night when the automobile
driven by George Bayer of this city
overturned on the National road west
of Richmond. Miss Smiths funeral,
like that of Miss Kelly, who was laid
to rest at Earlham cemetery Monday
afternoon, was largely attended. Miss
Smith, the daughter of Postmaster
and Mrs. Edward Smith, of New Cas-
tie, was one of the most popular
young women in that city and her
death cast a gloom over the entire
community.
The Richmond people who attended
the funeral of Miss Smith were Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Hafner, Walker and
Horatio Land and Miss Fannie Kra-
mer Mrs Hafner is the sister of the
other victim Of the accident Miss Ada
Kelly ",
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
FILES REPORT
Coroner Attributes Taylor
Death to Rat Food.

Rough on Rats" an arsenic rat
poison made up in biscuit form, was
the cause of the death of Angeline M.
Taylor, who ate a considerable guam
tity of the poison on June 27 and died
the following day. In report return
ed today by Coroner Pierce, death is
attributed to arsenical poison self ad-
ministered with suicidal intent. Mrs.
Taylor had been respondent before
her death and was probably mentally
unbalanced according to the coroner's
return.
the story of the death of Willard Hew-
lit, aged IL, 215 North Third street,
who waded into the Whitewater river
about ten days ago and suddenly dis
appeared.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
ADDS men
TO REPAIR FORCES
ON LOCAL BRANCH
Moving Crops on This Divis-
ion Will Not Require Large
Additional Force, Says Le-
BOutillier.

Although orders have been issued
from the central offices of the Penn
sylvania railroad at Pittsburg for a
large number of employees, who have
been laid off during the last six
months, to be returned to work, the
Richmond division will only put on
twenty-five men, according to Superin-
tendent George LeBoutillier.
These men have been added to the
car repair department in this city dur
ing the last few days. According to his
statement this morning, there are no
prospects at the present time of add
ing any more employees.
In the Logansport-C Chicago division
a much larger number of men are to
be added on account of the increase
in the business there due to the NOV
ing of crops. According to the local
division superintendent, the Richmond
Cincinnati division does not handle
much of this business as it IS handled
largely through Chicago.
Repair Shop at Capacity.
The work of repairing freight cars
is distributed over all of the divisions
of the Pennsylvania and Superintend-
ent LeBoutillier said this morning
that the reason more of the work is
not done in Richmond is on account
of the lack of facilities in the Rich
mond shops. There are now 100 men
employed in car repair work here, in
cluding the twenty-five men recently
employed. The repair shop is working
at full capacity.
Business outlook on this division is
no better than it has been during the
last few months, which is exceedingly
poor" said Supt. LeBoutillier this
morning. "At the present can see no
prospects of any increase in business
until fall or perhaps not until next
year. There are no prospects of any
more men being employed on this di-
vision until business picks up mater
ially," he said. 'The moving of the
crops will not materially increase the
business on this division, as it will
on some of the other divisions of the
road, especially those out of Chicago" "
According to dispatches received
from Philadelphia and Chicago today,
thousands ox men will be ordered to
report for duty this week, to prepare
for moving crops. Moving crops west
of the Missouri river will begin about
July 20, while those east of the river
will not begin before August Is. Or
ders have been given for the construc-
tion of eighty-four new locomotives
for Pennsylvania lines. They will cost
approximately ,$1,6S0,000. = T..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
CR|T|C|SES WILSON

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, July s.
The administration is assuming too
lenient an attitude toward Mexico, it
is mistake to pay Colombia $4,000,
the government should not own the
Philippines These were the points
made by Senator William E. Mason, of
Illinois, at the Cambridge City chau-
tauqua last night.
Senator Mason's address was on
"Presidents l Have Known" He told
of his personal relations with execu-
tives of the nation from Cleveland to
Woodrow Wilson.
Two concerts by the Black Hussar
band in the afternoon and evening
pleased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-08
IN
FARM PRODUCE,
WAYNE'S RECORD
1913 Statistics Reveal Value
of Crops and Live Stock
$6O0,691 More Than In
1912.
Prosperity Comes From 2,42a
Farms of 239,77O Acres,
Producing 2,444,264 Bush
els of Corn. :.
BY A. D. COBB.

The farming industry of Wayne
county In 1913, showed an increased
0egree of prosperity far surpassing
that OF the previous year, according to
the state agricultural report published
today. The report is compiled an
nually In the office of the chief of the
Indiana Bureau of Statistics, and 10
made up from the township statistical
reports Of the various township as
SCISSORS. The selling value of crops and
live stock on January 1, 1914, is esti.
mated at $7,OOO,L.O for Wayne county.
The report shows that in LIB there
were 2,423 farms of five or more acres
in the county with a total acreage of
239, 77O acres. The number of acres
either leased or rented is placed at
54,319. There were 1915 acres of waste
land showing decrease of 204 acres
from 1912. 69,5S5 acres of pasture,
25,877 acres of timber, which in COM
parison with the 1912 report, shows
that 1875 acres had been cleared for
cultivation within the year.
Efficiency Reflected.
During the year eighty-three silos
were built on Wayne county farms
bringing the total up to 21O There
were 4S8 windmills, 40 more than last
year.
One peculiar fact about the report is
brought out by a comparison with the
report of 1912, which shows that in
1913 there were 3.022 acres of farm
land more than in the previous year
This might be attributed to the great
display of vigilence sltown by the
township assessors last spring.
In 1913 the county produced ATS, ,463
bushels of wheat exceeding the 1912
crop by 202,654 bushels. Corn yield
ed a grand total of 2,444,264 bushels,
an increase of 1852 bushels Only
369, ,7S3 bushels of oats showed a loss
from the previous crop of 265.3
bushels. In 1912 only 927 acres of rye
were harvested with yield of 1850
bushels, but in 1913 the acreage was
increased to 3611 acres with an in
creased yield of 36.15S bushels
Alfalfa Crop Increases.
That alfalfa is becoming recognized
as valuable crop by Wayne County
farmers. is indicated by the fact that
the acreage Was increased by 143
acres bringing the total for 1913 up to
572, which produced 1248 tons. The
clover seed crop for the year was T.
30S bushels, an increase of LOTS BUSH
els.
The loss from hog cholera in the
(CorfiproA nv Do-1