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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
GREEK KILLS WIFE
AND THEN SUICIDES
Details of Startling Double
Tragedy Near Danville,
Come to Light.

DANvILLE, ILL.,. Feb. 28.-Details be-
came public today of startling dou-
bic tragedy at Lyons. four miles south
of Danville, where Pechososis,
Greek, slew his young American wife
with an axe and then killed himself
with a shot gun.
Although not discovered until late
last night, the murder and suicide ap-
parently took place Saturday night or
Sunday. The body of Pechososis lay
on top of the body of his wife and the
shot gun with which he took his life
was between the bodies. The axe
with which he killed his wife had been
replaced in the corner OF the room.
The woman's skull had been crushed
with blow The mans forehead had
been shot away.
Pechososis came here last October
with the girl seventeen years old. She
was Mary Baker of Villa Grove. Miss
Baker was one of a large family of
Kentucky mountaineers who came to
Illinois two years ago. Pechososis
married the girl here October 18th.
According to stories cleaned from
the Greek colony they had been hav'
ing domestic trouble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
STEAMER RESEMBLES
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-When the
liner President Lincoln arrived today
from Southampton, three days over
due, she resembled geological gar
den. On board were five fullgrown
elephants. one baby elephant, ten pan
thers. nine tigers, five thousand ca
naries, six thousand pheasants, eight
porcupines, twelve monkeys and many
varieties of birds. The elephants got
seasick, and the panthers and tigers
became frightened at the gale and at
tempted to attack their keepers. The
ship was caught in the worst gale in
history.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
PRESENCE OF MIND
SAVES MACH|N|ST
Walter Gibson, Caught in
Machinery, Escapes With a
Broken Arm and Bruises.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Feb. 28.-
BY bracing himself against machinery
Walter Gibson saved himself from be-
ing almost torn to pieces yesterday
morning when he was caught in ma
chinery at the Bertsch machine shop.
He escaped with a broken arm and Sc
rious bruises, and was taken at once
to Richmond for an X-ray examina-
ton.
Gibson's arm was caught in the ma
chine which drew him toward It,
When he braced himself and extri-
Gated his arm from the machine, his
clothing continued to be drawn in by
the placer until it was partly torn from
his body. Harry Bertsch one of the
owners of the shop, accompanied Glib
son to Richmond.
Mrs. L. ]. Flanders met with a Sc
rious accident while in Indianapolis
Tuesday. She fell on the ice, sprain-
ing her right foot and tearing a liga-
ment
Frank Fronaphel spent Thursday in
Indianapolis with Mrs. Fronaphel at
st. Vinvent's hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Miller and Mrs.
Abiram Bayd attended the funeral of
Henry Miller at New Paris Thursday
A dance under the auspices of the
cluster light committee will be given
at the X. of p. hall Friday evening,
March IS. Hurst's orchestra will fur
nish the music. The ladies of differ
ent organizations of the town will
serve the supper.
George Barrett will move next week
from the kinsinger property on Front
street to the fiat in the Boyd block
which has been occupied by J. H
Norris.
Mrs. Edna Fay will go to Flatrock
ILL.,, the second week in March, where
she will trim the coming season for
the Pickaback Millinery company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
OUCH! RUB BACKACHE,
STIFFNESS, LUMBAG0
Rub Pain Riqht Out With a Small
Trial Bottle of est. Jacobs
OIL"

Kidneys cause backache No! They
have no nerves, therefore can not
cause pain. Listen! Your backache
is caused by lumbago, sciattca or a
strain, and the quickest relief is sooth-
ing penetrating st. Jacobs OIL Rub
it right on the ache or tender spot, and
instantly the pain, soreness, stiffness
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled. Get small trial bottle Of
"St. Jacobs Oil' from your druggist
and timber up. A moment after it Is
applied you'll wonder what became Of
the backache, sciatica or lumbago
st. Jacobs Oil'' is harmless and does
not burn the skin.
It's the only application to rub on
a weak lame or painful back. or for
lumbago. sciatica. neuralgia, rheuma,
tism. sprains or a strain
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28

was snowbound and did not return un-
til Tuesday.
The Ladies' Aid of the Christian
church met with Mrs. Flora Ferguson.
Wednesday for an all-day quilting bee.
A fine dinner was served.
The trains over the Lake Erie and
Western that were abandoned be-
cause OF the snowdrifts between here
end Fort Wayne. commenced Wednes-
day morning on schedule time. All
trains were out Of commission through
here.
The Thermometer registered s de-
grees below zero. Tuesday morning
and on Wednesday morning twelve be-
low. o. l.. Beeson's and Thea Crisis
registered fifteen below.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
MILTON

Will Jeffries was at Dublin Thurs
day to attend the Friends monthly
meeting.
Miss Luella Lantz came home from
Earlham Thursday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Lantz.
Miss Nettie Engle. who has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. VIII jeff
ries, has returned to her home at
Elizabethtown.
Mrs. Alvin Lowry entertained the
entertainment committee of the Re.
bekah lodge Wednesday evening
The Priscilla club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Alice Gresh
Mrs. Barbara Ferris has been
spending few days in the country.
L. P. Cellar shipped three White
Orpington hens to Morris Goodwin at
New Castle Thursday.
The Bible School orchestra Of the
Christian church met Wednesday ev.
ening with E. P. Jones.
Miss Mary Jones is home from Earl
ham college to spend a few days with
her parents.
word from her mother, Mrs. Julia Ell
lis, that a destructive fire visited he,
home in Terre Haute.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCarty Of Straughns
was the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Huffman.
Miss Alice Ward, who spent few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
l.. E. Ward, has returned to Rich
mond
Helen Coyne is home from Earlhan
to spend a few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Coyne.
The pupils of the high school helt
a debate that was very interesting
The question was (Which was thu
greater man, Alexander the Great o.
Hannibal?" Olin Davis and FurmaI
Mccormick took up the cause of Alex
ander and Paul Werkin and Harr,
Cause took the side of Hannibal. Th'
| freshmen and sophomores were thu
judges and decided in favor Of Hanni
| bal by a majority of one vote.
Miss Lillian Wilkinson is employed
at the Doddridge grave decorating fac
tory.
| Henry McMahan will move to hi
| fathers farm in the Doddridge neigh
| borhood.
Mrs John Coyne Sr, has been quit
sick and her daughter. Mrs. Mar.
| Kennedy of Cincinnati has been at
tending her
The men who are employed In fac
tories at Cambridge City have beel
making the trip over the L. e. & W
the last two days.
Miss Agnes Ward has been EN-
ployed at the Doddridge grave deco
rating factory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
STREET STORIES

Several police officials whose other
side of life IL hunting and fishing. are
making preparations to send appltca-
tions to G. w. Miles, indianapolis.
state commissioner of game and fish
cries. Just as soon as the spring
weather breaks the followers of Isaac
Walton will be invading the adjoining
rivers and lakes. Several Of the force
will HE away to northern lakes when
their vacations are granted.
For two days police court has been
dark. Twice within the last forty
eight hours Mayor Robbins and Prose
cutor Keller have assembled at the
city building, law books In one hand.
but no affidavits I'm the other. So be-
tween the hours of and o'clock
Prosecutor Keller has turned a base
ball fan.
Attaches at police court have q diff
cult time to find something TO do when
times are dull. When the docket Is
empty Mayor Robbins pipes off q few
stories of when he was a youngster at
Arlington.
Buck" Wenger, patrol driver. whose
hobbies are photography and felt
boots, can be found conceivfng some
new apparatus to make the city
building resemble a studio.
Patrolmen Vogelsong and Weston
berg whose duties include bringing
prisoners from the city lookup. about
fifteen feet from the city building.
generally figure someway to keep
their names out of the daily sheets
And the newspaper reporters sit
around and attempt TO see visions OF
stories in the actions of the justice
distributors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
HORSES OF LATE
JOHN LACkEY SOLD
Charles Lackey and C. B
Loeb Purchase Part of
String at Chicago Sale.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Feb. &C. S.
tackey and C. B. Loeb have returned
from Chicago, to which city they went
few days ago, with consignment
OF ten or eleven horses from the
stables of the late John 8. Lackey
The entire number sold we'll. the
prices ranging from $3.50 to $500 per
head.
Mrs. Ralph Tague and children
went to Eaton today to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs. Carl Boyd and son, Horace, re-
turned Monday to Chicago, after nav
ing spent the past three months with
relatives in Cambridge City.
Mrs. Lucy Boughner, one or the
oldest IL not the oldest resident OF
East Germantown. is seriously Ill.
Mrs. Boughner is ninety years of age,
serious.
Miss Mildred Doney spent Friday
afternoon in Connersville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sewers, of
Richmond, will spend Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Stonecipher and
family.
Mrs. Howard Beeson returned to-
day from indianapolis, after several
weeks spent with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fremont Freeman.
Miss Amy Mcdaniel was hostess
Thursday afternoon at meeting of
the Round Table Needlework at her
home on North Walnut street. The
hours were pleasantly spent with
needlework. A dainty menu OF cherry
pie. cake, cocoa and mints was served
late in the afternoon.
Mrs Fannie Huddleston of Colorado
who is spending the winter with rela-
tives at Mays Station, was visitor
Thursday in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Huddleston. of Dublin.
Inherits Property.
Mr.. and Mrs John J. Bell will. with
in the near future. move from this
city to Spiceland where Mr.. Bell will
be in charge of the mechanical depart
ment of the Draper Window company.
Mr.. Bell and his wife through inheri-
tance, received through the will OF
an uncle, Enos Bell. who died a few
weeks ago, a large per cent of the
stock in this company, several proper
ties in Spiceland and stock in various
corporations 70 the amount of several
thousand dollars.
MIS-. AOlTdiu SOyO Wbb uOSIcSS NcO'
nesday for meeting of the Cooper
ative Dinner club In the afternoon
five hundred was the pleasant diver
sion for the Misses Eva Toms, Bea
Swallow. Ethel Bertsch, Mrs. Glen
Scott, Mrs. ". 3. Wilson and Mrs.
Ray Bertsch.
The Rebekah Aid society met Thurs
day in the I. o. O. F. hall with Mrs.
Willard Petro and Mrs. Della Will
liams, hostesses. Twenty-Five mem
bers were in attendance and the after
noon was spent in quilting. Sand
wiches, salad and coffee were served
during the afternoon.
Mrs. T. H. Peet and Mrs. VIII Pike
will be the hostesses at the meeting in
two weeks.
Mrs. F. NJ Danner and daughter
Miriam have returned after several
days spent with Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Furnham Of Connersville.
Mrs. Abiram Boyd is q guest this
afternoon at meeting OF the Bridge
club, Of Richmond at the home OF
Mrs. W. o. Crawford.
Oscar Chase is quite sick at his
home, with inflammation of the kid
neys and bowels.
Born Thursday afternoon into the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Evans, a
son. Ernest Eugene. Weight, ten
pounds.
Mrs. Ralph Tague spent Thursday
shopping in Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
QUARTERLY MEETING
Members of Friends Church.
es Convene at Dublin.

MILTON. Feb. 2S-The Rev Mary
Mills and William Jeffries OF the Mil
ton Friends church attended the min
isterial conference of the Dublin quar-
terly meeting at Dublin, Friday. The
meeting continued today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wilson went to
Purdue Friday to spend a few days
with their son, Russell, who is a stu
dent at the university.
Mrs. Alice Gresh was hostess for
the Cary club Thursday afternoon
The following was the program: Re-
sponees; New Industries; Woman's 8
Work for Industrial Betterment, Mrs.
Paul Ferris; Woman's Part in Educa-
tional Advancement, Miss BERTHE Fra
zee: music, Miss Nellie Jones. The
days motto, This is best day the
world has ever seen; tomorrow will
be better" The next meeting will be
| with Mrs. L. H. Warren, March 12.
Mrs. Horace Hurst entertained her
mother Mrs. Wiegel, of Cambridge
! City, Friday.
Henry Whitley, west Of town, was
greeting friends in Milton Thursday
| o. H. Beeson and his tenants sold
| sixty-seven fat cattle to E. c. Cald-
| we'll They averaged $50 pounds and
\ brought $3.50 per hundred. The cat
tie were shipped to indianapolis.
Mrs. Flora Ferguson went to Dublin
Friday to visit relatives.
! James Baker was at Richmond yes
| terday.
The Democrats Of Washington
| township will meet In convention at
Milton Tuesday to select delegates to
CT q I'll ov,1y
| is chairman.
Charles Ferguson attended the short
| course at Connersville this week
Mrs. Lindley Hussey and Mrs. o.
iver Thornburg were at Richmond Fri
day.
The seniors and sophomores of the
high school will give an entertain
ment at the hall Saturday evening
March IA. The play is entitled "A
Scrap Of Paper"
Benton Wagner, who recently unit
ed with the Christian church, received
the ordinance of baptism Thursday
night at the church baptistry
Elwood Beeson has not been sc
we'll, but is thought to be more com
Portable.
vile, is spending a few days with hel
grandmother. Mrs. Amanda Needham
The Milton Masonic lodge will have
work In the Fellowcraft degree Mon
day night
Mrs. Charles Davis was at Cam
bridge City Friday
, Mrs. Charles Davis and Mrs l.. H
Warren visited the Milton high schoo
Friday morning.
The Priscilla club will meet Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Alice Gresh
The Freshmen of the high schoo
gave a pleasing program at the schoo
Friday morning.
Sunday Services.
The Junior League will meet at
p. M, and the Epworth League at 6
Everybody is invited to these serv
! ices.
Christian Church-Bible school a
9:15; no preaching is announced; Rev
Mccormick will be at New Lisbon
the Endeavor will meet at s. All ar,
invited.
Friends Church-Sunday school a
s:15; preaching morning and evenin,
by the pastor, Rev. Mary Mills C. E
: at $50 The public is invited
NJ E. Church-Sunday school a
9:l5; preaching morning and evenin,
oy the pastor, Rev. F. NJ Westhafer
Morning there, "The Mind of the Mas
ter; evening Shall We XIII tn
4 Beast"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
BEN HURLODGE
TAKES IN MEMBERS

Several new members were received
In the Ben Hur Lodge at its meeting
Thursday in the Commercial club.
Various women in tableau represented
different race characters. Each recit-
ed few lines characteristic of the
race they represented Following the
h1tiatory work and the evenings en-
tertainment a luncheon was served A
number of out-of-town visitors were
present at the m >,ting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
WANTS UNIVERSITY
AT WASHINGTON, D. C..

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-President
Edmond James, Of the University of
Illinois today appeared before the
house committee on education to pre-
sent an argument in favor Of the bill
introduced by Rep. Fess, OF Ohio yes
terday providing for a national uni
versity at Washington. He argued
that such an institution would have a
great uplifting influence that would be
far-reaching.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
NONE HALF so GOOD As CHAM.
BERuAIN'S

II have tried a number of cough
medicines for the children but never
found any half so good as Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy" writes Mrs
Alex. Johnson, New Haven, Ind. at
will not only check Group, but will
cure cough or cold quicker than any
other remedy we have used. The chill
dren like it and l know it cannot dc
them harm as it Is free from opiates. -
For sale by all dealers.
fAdvertiaenentI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
PENNSYLVANIA LINES.

Important Change OF Time-Trains
No. Al now leaving for Chicago at 6:25
a. m. No. 80. now leaving for New
York at 1: 35 p. m. No. SO. now leaving
for New York at 8:15 p. m. No. 127,
now leaving for Indianapolis at 5:15
a. m. and No. 10, now leaving for In
dianapolis at $50 p. m. will be with
drawn from service on and after Sun
day, March l, 1914.
G. w. ELMER,
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28

Uruguay is building a deep water
port on it's Atlantic coast to serve as
an outlet for a vast section tapped by
railroad extending across the repub-
lic
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28
RELIANCE DRAWS
NEARER REDS
RICHMOND LEAGUE.

The Reliance five drew near the
Reds, runners-up Of the Richmond
League, on the City alleys last night,
by taking a couple from the latter.
Ireland of the Reliance team, took
high score as we'll as high average
with IA, 1853 and 178. Summary:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28

The visit of NJ. Alphonse Pegoud.
Frances. most daring air-man, who
will arrive in New York the first week
in May, will be one of the big events
in the aerial history of 1914. Pegoud
intends to display the latest styles
in flying for the benefit of our Yankee
daredevils Mis- program will include
Pegoud's air waltz, jumping the waves,
back somersaults, looping the loop
and flying in spirals, head downward
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-28

About four hundred thousand Auto
mobiles are turned out each year in
the factories of detroit.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-05
Great Trials Of History

TRIAL OF COLUMBUS.

and queen Of spain were made IA
miiar with a number Of stories M
chnraes agRins; the explorer, They
were lot convinced, but finally they
sent Bobadilla q investigate. lie far
overstepped his authority.
ON August %, 1900. hobadilla
landed At the port 81 san Domingo
Columbus was then az Fort concep-
lion and his brother Diego was ieft
In charge. Bobadilin at once took
measures 10 supcrsede Columbus In
the government 81 the island. and
stated 10 The people that his authori-
IS WAS supreme.
All the disaffected hilariously rail-
lied around him lie WAS backed by
the armed force he had brought
with him. Columbus was deposed.
east into prison and In every way
Inundated. when he asked the
reason for n ne was Informed hy
Bobadlla that his soyereiRns had
heard that he had oppressed labor.
that he had cVacted unnecessary
|iaska had distributed short ratious
had waged unnecessary war
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-05
CiIAN ~ wtrK

The idea thnt % cts the size of AZ
%huquerquo ~ with A~ibupuorque's
metropolitan pretcnsions should bee
forced go have an annual spring
clean up week Ui}h the city Eaul-
ing on tho 40 winter denominations
of trush and ulth. is d-iscouraFing u
lH. In tact. ridiculous.
The cltA council can wcll anord 90
dischnree ls special committee ON
clean up week and busy itself boz
enforcing tho laws found ir ,he little
booklot issued by tho board ~ health.
These ordinances. properly enforced,
will keep Albuquerque $50 clean that
the most f]naildious h-ousekeopsr will
bc satisfied
The city nays q heal'h officer a
fairly good salary to see that these
ordinances are obcyed Tho trouble
Is that the urdinl nces are not boing
Afnrced
There b. an element or uniairucs,
in the whole idea 40 clean up week
During ul the year "a certain per
ccntago Of citizens pay cut mone'
every week or month. for the hauiinl
away and destruction OF an rcfus'
about their business houses nn'
homes. othors. spparents are per
mittod 10 lc, refuse accumulate foa
year. and then la one grand burst %
civic pride, We dump ii all out Ia IN.
streets or ALLEYS. for the city wagon
"a haul away. at n public expense
often enough one of our gentle sprin.
winds comes alons am blows the sal,
piles OF accumulated refuse over tn.
law M of persons who ave cen pay
ing good money an the year through
10 keep those lawn clean Of cours
Sc want q clean city Enforce IN
laws: md 2 thcy do not cover IN
ground. make" laws that vii cover II
Results are guaranteed
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-05
TWO VIEWS ON
INTERVENTION.



tFrom the Christian Science Monitorl
II rs to be- hoped that journalists
aud statesmen wito have begun to nd
Wise the administration la Washing
ton concerning lbs present ana future
course m MeNico, n VINO openly
urge Intervention recognize the heavy
moral responsibility that rests upon
them For they are urging 90 course
OF which Do end Is not prcdlctahle, "a
lourse ,hlt may hHNV as hg- products.
results as enhancing as those follow
ing the uprising against anarchy iu
cuba under spanish rule. I%uquesilun-
ably the United states bias peculiar
Obligations both Co lts own citizens
uho are residents To- Mexico and 90
/ Bou-combHtsnt citizens OF other
! countries Whc have taken up thcii
abode there aud shcn it b. proved
! that the Fundamental human rights ol
! such persons are being denied Dos ans
warning chicftains of the military and
| political factions uow nghuns Boo Mex.
| SEQ. public opinion at home as well
az governments abroad VIII naturally
expect some action hy the United
states commensurate with the iudlE.
mites suffered and injustice done 1875
such positive action need NOT meat
war on conquest or even formal inter
vonuon as between cumhatauts I
can be limited 10 an act Of policing
taken siuFly or in conjunction Wis
other powers. but distinctly dehne'
ln les purpose as done Tor CIVILIZATION
sake.
Before any action Is taken a eitne
congress or the president thst Wil
radically alter the policy hitherto fol
flowed. ID should be Justified. We thint
hy evidence 81 a Kind thlt the pub
DC can rely upon. Fortunately "a
sincere cooperation Of diplomatic an.
consular officials OF the United state
and Great Britain In o quest for pre-
else information concerning both "a
~Neraciiy and the humanity of Genera
villa Is pavlng the way for the irui'
about % case thar is important. yet no
In itself a cause FOR war. The Mex
iCnn situation has previously given %
such complication Of the lnlte
States with another country. Wer
only Mexico and the United states In
yolyed. definition OF q policy woui
be simpler Any aggressive ste.
taken must be- explained 90 "A watch
ful Spanish America. Any refusal Z
act vigorously, given sufficient esi
dence az cause for such action. VA
lksmpt action by Europe challcnein
1.-The Monroe doctrine as commonly un
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-05

enemies. Then followed a perfect
Jubilee of triumphant viliainy and
d~astardiy maiiee. Every base spirit
which had been awcd into obsequi-
BUSINESS BY Columbus mi his brother
when ~ power now started up 20 re-
Venge itself upon them when In
chains.
4 vast amount Of testimony against
Columbus was gathered from the re-
bells To be forwarded TO the Spanish
court. Early IN October Columbus,
mnnacied like the viicEt cuiprit. was
led through tho streets Of San Do
mingo to the ship amid tho ieers of
the mhble
When Columbus reached Spain he
was cast into prison. hut for a very
short time. While on the road he
had written q long letter to HIS V
crcigns. proclaiminR his innocence
land ar%quninting them with MS treat
ment. When they received this they
were highly indignant. ana they sent
ordcra that he and his brother should
Immediately be set at liberty and
treated with distinction.
The King and queen paid not tho
sliEhtesi attention to the accusations
which Bobadllla had mi homo
against him and as soon as possible
Don Nicholas de Ovando was sent
out to succeed him. From their
statement Bohndilla was merely or
dered TO ascertain what persons
have raised themselves against jus
tice in tho Island Of Hlspanola and ~
proceed against them according 70
law" The King and Queen OF Spain
did everything TO overcome the evii
they had done but the heart Of the
great %discovcrer was crushed ana he
was OF very little use thereafter.