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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
HUNT Man
GONE FROM HOME
FOR THREE DAYS
Disappearance of Howard l..
Meyers Causes Wide But
Ffuitless Search in Every
Part of City.

Police are searching for Howard S.
Meyers, who has been missing since
Tuesday.
After kissing his wife and three
year old child goodbye and saying that
he was going to the doctors on1ce,
Howard L. Meyers, 80, baker, 213l
North D street, disappeared and has
not been seen or heard of since, al
though a secret search was Instituted
for him Immediately.
His wife, Mrs. Blanche Meyers, Is
almost frantic with grief and Is at
loss to know the cause of his sudden
disappearance. He left his bone at
l o'clock Tuesday afternoon and the
last seen of him was at the Dickinson
Trust company at about O'Clock,
when he cashed a check for SIS. 70
lice believe he has gone insane and
has left the city.
A search has been made .or him in
the city by the police but no clue has
been found. He was well known In
the city, having been employed fol
several years at John Bayer's bakery
On July 2, he and his wife, purchased
the bakery at the corner of Nineteenth
and North E streets. He had been
working there in the employ of the
previous owner for several months.
Suffers From Wound.
Ten weeks ago he was operated or
at the Reid Memorial hospital for ap
pendicitis and according to the state
ment of his wife this morning, he has
never fully recovered. She said fol
| the last few weeks he has been com
planning of pains in his head and a
| one time intimated he believed he wa!
going insane. According to member
of his family and persons connected
with him in his business, none OF hi
actions suggested that he was ioslnl
| his mind.
| On the afternoon of his disappear
ance, :. neighbor was riding with hin
on a street car as he was going to tn
physician but did not notice anything
unusual
| According to the statement OF Dl
Bulla, whom he visited Tuesday al
ternoon, Meyers seemed to be in goo
health with no evidences of a falling
mind. He merely came to the phys
clans office to have an examination
| of the wound made in the operation
ten weeks ago, said DR.. Bulla thi
morning.
| Tall And Dark.
| Meyers is about Ave feet six inche
tall, has light brown eyes and dar
hair He has lived in this city all hi
life and is we'll known, especiall
among the German residents of tn
city.
According to members and friend
of the family, Meyers has had no mar
tai troubles which would cause hir
to leave his home His wife said thi
morning that he had been workin
night and day since the time they pul
chased the bakery on North Nin'
teenth streets and that he might hav
broken down under the strain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
CITY LOSES PLANT
MAKING TRACTORS
Terre Haute Gets Baker
Company Considered by
Industries Committee.

The Baker Tractor company, which
the Richmond Commercial club COM
mittee on new industries had hoped to
bring to this city, has been moved to
Terre Haute. The owners Of the
concern gave no excuse for the sud-
den termination of negotiations with
the local commercial organization.
Tentative plans to interest local cap
ital in case the company located in
Richmond were already under way.
Many of the members were greatly in
favor of inviting the owners to locate
Immediately, but an investigation was
first made Of the machine and the
standing of the company, which is yet
in it's infancy.
The factory, which was located in
Detroit, was of small capacity, had
little room for expansion, with small
market, no opportunity of expanding
the selling department and without
money for advertising. The machine
is one-man tractor, which is suppos
ed to do the work of several teams OF
hoses with one man operating it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
ALMA BENNETT DEAD
Fractured Hip Hastens Death
of Woman.

Mrs. Alma Bennett, "a, died this
morning at the Reid Memorial hos
pital as the result of complications
arising from a fractured hip, sustain
ed in fall last Sunday.
She is survived by four sons, Will
liam Bennett, of Chicago, Al Bennett
of Mattoon, ILL.,, and Alpheua and
James Bennett, of this city. The fun
eral will be held at the home of Al
pheus Bennett, 239 South West Third
street, Saturday afternoon at o'clock
Rev. E. G. Howard will have charge OF
the funeral services. Friends may
call this evening from Z to O'Clock
and tomorrow morning from 8 to II
o'clock. Mrs. Bennett was a birth
right member of the Friends church
at Harveysburg, o.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
WOMAN IN Letter
CONFESSES MURDER
Asserts Shot Intended for DIR.
Carman and Begs LIBERIA
ton of Wife.

NEW YORK, July 1O.-Sheriff Pet
tit, of Nassau county, today received
a letter written by woman and mail
ed in Brooklyn, in which the writer
confesses that she killed Mrs. Louise
Bailey in the office of DR.. Edwin Car
man at Freeport, L. I.
For God sake, free Mrs. Carman,'
said the letter. "She is good, honest
woman. She did not commit this act
l fired the shot, and l am glad of it.
Il tried to get DR.. Carman. l didn't
mean to hit Mrs. Bailey. l am sorry
for her family, and l intend to get DR.
Carman yet. He knows the reason
why, and he knows who l am. Let
him tell the authorities"
The missive was signed N. A. B. II
was mailed at Station l. in Brooklyn
and detectives are trying to trail the
sender from that point.
Though Sheriff Petit said that the
letter might have been written by {
crank, he would make every possible
effort to find the sender. ..-.-~
FE~Dr. ~Carman said he could throw ne
light upon the communication.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
CAMBRIDGE PLEDGES
567 TICKETS FOR 'l5
Citizens Contract for Chau-
tauqua at Close of Assem-
bly, This Year.

CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind, July TO-
So successful was the chautauqua
this year that 675 tickets have been
pledged for next years assembly. The
contract has been signed by forty 10
cal people, leaving only the date to
be fixed definitely. The total receipts
for the assembly amounted to $1,325
This leaves Cambridge City 1870. AT
ter all expenses have been paid the
city will have net profit of about
$1O0.
At the closing sessions Congress
man Fred S. Jackson, of Kansas, dis
cussed the relation of the individual
to the government, touching on the
unrest in the country because of re
cent legislation.
In his evening address on "What
Makes Kansas" Congressman Jackson
prophesied a time not far distant
when prohibition law would be writ
ten on the statute books of the nation
He praised Kansas as the state with
out saloon, declaring that it was the
center of the nation, SO far as civic
reform is concerned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
FARMERS HARVEST
GOOD GRADE WHEAT
BUT SMALL YIELD
Local Miller Estimates Yield
of 18 Bushels Per Acre
From Farms in Wayne
County.
A. o. COBB.

New wheat is coming to the Rich
mond mills at the rate of load every
twenty minues, according to Charles
Carpenter, manager of the Richmond
Roller Mills. The quality Of the grain
is very good, but the yield will not
run as high as many have been led to
believe. Mr.. Carpenter this morning
stated that the estimate of Is bushels
per acre for Wayne county, as publish.
ed in the agricultural section of the
Palladium last week, was correct, II
returns up to the present time could
be taken as an indication.
The lowest yield so far reported was
a hillside field that made only five
bushels to the acre. William Barton
this morning reported a yield of n
bushels on the farm of a neighbor
He estimates his own crop at from &c
to "a bushels. The average wheat pro
duction of Wayne county for the last
ten years has been only about 49,
bushels per acre.
Despite the fact that the govern
ment crop reports indicate that there
will be record breaking yields of corr
and wheat this year, it is not believed
by local grain dealers that the prices
of grain will be lower. There is {
scarcity of corn at the present time
and the price of corn at the wagon l:
two cents higher than wheat. Th'
fact that last years crop of corn II
sold out, and foreign grain yields ar
reported short, should mean goot
prices the coming season.
With corn high and wheat relative
ly low, many farmers will store whea
and feed it, or wait for rise in price
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
Dog Fasts For
Three Weeks

ECONOMY, Ind. July. .10.-Impris-
oned for twenty-oue days in a hollow
tree, a fox terrier belonging to c. B.
Segraves, near Modoc, was rescued
Wednesday by David Mettert.. The
animal was SO weak that it could not
walk, but soon recovered.
While plowing, Segraves saw his
dog chase a squirrel around an old
maple tree in the field. The squirrel
ran up a hollow place in the tree. Sc
graves missed his dog that evening
but believed he would return. Search
for the dog later proved futile.
1t is believed the dog chased the
squirrel into the hollow tree and by
scratching filled the aperture behind
him. Enclosed within the tree, the
dog was without food or water unit
Mettert released him. He heard muf
fled barking as he passed the tree
Wednesday, and Investigation showed
it came from the base of the maple
He carried the animal to the Segraves
home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
WILL FIGHT
WILSON APP0|NTEES
Jones and Warburg Opposed
as Members of New Fed
eral Reserve Board.

WASHINGTON, July 10.-A revolt
in the Senate against President Will
son is on. Members Of the upper
house have reached a deadlock with
the white house on demand that
Paul M. Warburg and Thomas B. Jones
be confirmed as members of the fed
eral reserve board.
The senate committee on banking
and currency stood pat today, and it's
unfavorable report on the nomination
of Jones and the indefinite postpone
ment of action on Warburg's case
will be the same determination that
characterized the white house state
ment that the president will insist that
his appointments are approved.
On the other hand, assertions have
come to the white house from admin
istration senators that the president
will be able to muster enough strength
in the senate to override the action OF
the banking and currency committee
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
EDUCATION SOCIETY
ENDORSES SUFFRAGE
Women Delegates Pleased at
Resolution Urging Equal
Pay for Teachers.

ST. PAUL, July 1O.-Women dele
gates to the annual convention of the
National Education Association were
jubilant today over their victories at
the present session. The convention
not only went on record as endorsing
woman suffrage but also all resolu.
tions urging equal pay for teachers,
regardless of sex, and five of the ten
vice presidents were allotted to wo
men.
Among the resolutions confirmed tc
day by the general council were those
providing for pensions for teachers
simplified spelling; vacations to allow
teach ers to travel; international peace
physical inspection of children; co
operation between parents and teach
ers with regard to the teaching of sex
hygiene and uniform wording of ma
tiOnal songs.
The next convention will be held in
Oakland, Cal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
ABBOTT TO DEPART
FOR SUMMER REST
P0et-Judge Heeds Call of
Sunape Mountains to Come
and Rest.

The Sunape mountains of New
Hampshire, especially little cottage
about 100 miles inland from the At
lantic ocean and 10000 feet above it,
are calling Judge Abbott. So the old
est active judge in Indiana will leave
Richmond July IS or 20 for New Eng
land.
Judge Abbott's vacation has become
famous. Other men, judges, doctors,
lawyers, merchants or financiers take
vacation every year and their circle
of friends soon forget the details, but
with Judge Abbott's vacation, all the
citizens soon become acquainted.
For years Judge Abbott has desert
ed Richmond some time in July not
to return for month or six weeks
Stirred by the beautiful summer morn
ings we'll up the mountain side, where
a heavy wrap is needed before the sun
has it's hour to warm the air, Judge
Abbott has written poems and poetic
stories which he sends back home
Judge Abbott's old home, where his
chindren, grandchildren and great
grandchildren live, is located just
thirty miles from Woodrow Wilson's
summer home. It is also in the heart
of a favorite summer resort district
for New York and Boston citizens
Hundreds of hotels are perched on the
mountain sides, according to the
judge, and $4,000 to 10000 city people
come there annually to recuperate
from a winters hard work.
Judge Abbott will leave weel
from Saturday if possible and will mo-
return until September 1. During his
stay he will also visit Boston and 9th
er places where he has lived an(
where he has always spent his sum
mers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
BECK UNDERTAKES
PARCEL EXTENSION
Postmaster Believes Farmers
Neglect Chance to Reach
Good Market.

On his tenth day in his new office.
Postmaster Beck is more than pleased
with the way the office is conducted.
He said today he is planning some ex-
tension.
Every man here is working up to
top notch, and the office couldn't be
running BETTER" Mr.. Beck said. Il am
more than pleased. 1 can already see
where I can make some little improve
ments or extensions, which l will take
up later"
Mr. Beck is especially concerned
with the parcel post business and the
fact that farmers are not taking ad-
vantage of it.
Il expect to take steps soon to
encourage trading with farmers by par.
Gel post. Farmers all over the coun'
try are neglecting an excellent oppor
tunity when they pass up parcel post
In a few localities city people and
farmers trade with each other through
parcel post, but there is none of that
here"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
MISSOURI BANDITS
ROB EXPRESS CAR
Force Engineer to Uncouple
Car Dynamited to Get VAL
liable Loot.

ST. LOUIS, July 1O.-Heavily armed
posses today searched the vicinity OF
Matson, Mo-, for trace of four masked
bandits who held up the Katy Flyer
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Ry.
and dynamited the safe In the express
car. N. T. Brown. general agent OF
the American Express Co. said today
that several packages of jewelry were
in the safe, but he did not think theil
value would exceed $1,000.
The bandits climbed aboard the
train when it stopped at Matson fol
coal. At the point of revolvers they
forced Engineer Schnably to uncouplt
the express and mail cars and drive
south a mile where the safe was blowI
open. Passengers on the train were
not aware of the hold-up until nearl!
80 minutes after the locomotive ant
cars had been taken away.
Members of the train crew tele
phoned to ST. Louis and st. Charlie!
for aid and posses were hastily or
ganized.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
GIVE TREAT
Club Campaigners to Serve
Fish.

The losing team of the membership
campaigners will not serve supper to-
night at the Commercial club rooms,
as the terms Of the contract said. How
ever, every man who took part in the
membership campaign has been in.
vited to attend a fish bake which the
Commercial club will give to its hard
est workers.
The fish bake will be under the di
rection Of John Zwissler. White fish
will be served. The men who attend
will be the guests of the Commercial
club. A smoker will follow the fish
bake. About 100 men will attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
ALLIANCE To SEND
MEN TO HAMMOND

The local branch of the Indiana
Federation of the German-American
National Alliance, has received an in
vitation to send delegates to the state
convention, which will be held in
Hammond, Ind, August 20 to Septem-
ber /. The local delegates will not be
appointed for several weeks but it is
assured that a number of local men
will attend the convention.
Last year the state convention was
held in Michigan City and large
delegation was sent from the local
Alliance. The state and national or
CARNATIONS are non-political and non.
sectarian, their only object being to
advance and stimulate an interest in
things German in SO far as they aid
American citizenship.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
HUERTA Mobiles
TROOPS At CAPITAL

MEXICO CITY, July 10.-Federal
troops are pouring into the capital to-
day. President Huerta is preparing
for final stand, and it is expected
that within a week fully forty thou
sand equipped soldiers will be quar-
tered here. Many of the large siege
guns that were at San Luis Potosi
when the revolutionists began their
southern campaign, have been brought
here and placed in advantageous posi-
tions. General Rubio Navarrette ar
rived from Jalapa with two trainloads
Of troops. early today. It is expected
that he will act as second in com
mand to Minister of War Banquet in
the defense Of the capital ~,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
STORM KILLS COWS
Lightning Causes Moran
$3.50 Loss.

An electrical storm which played
around Richmond last night resulted
in the loss of two valuable cows by
T. ]. Moran on the state line pike.
About 1890 last night bolt struck
near the Moran home and today the
two COWS were found dead, lying near
a small walnut tree, which was up
rooted. The two COWS were valued at
SIS each.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
HOUSE PASSES BILL

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The
house appropriation committee today
reported the general deficiency ap.
preparation bill, carrying a total OF
$4,585,464.42. This is the last of the
general appropriation bills and con
tains these appropriations: For In
diana buildings and sits at Kendall
vile, $4,000; Plymouth, 10000; Sa
lem, $4,000; Warsaw, $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
LAFOLLETTE BETTER

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-Senator
Robert L. Lafollette, of Wisconsin,
who has been suffering from stomach
krouble was reported much better to-
day, although he still is confined to
his room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
FORMER RESIDENT
DIES IN TEXAS

Word was received here today Of
the death of Mrs. Edwin R. Smith, of
Austin, Tex. She had many friends
in this city, as she was a resident of
Richmond for many years. Mr.. Edwin
Smith is a cousin of Arthur l.. Smith,
of the Second National bank.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10
CLASS ENTERTAINS.

NEW PARASITIC fourth depart.
ment Of the M. E. Epworth League en-
tertained the members of the league
Tuesday evening in the basement din
ing room. Refreshments were served
and q pleasant time spent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-07-10

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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25

assuming its normal shape under the
action of the spring the outside air is
irawn into the interior and in its pas
sage noise like that made by an in
ant in crying Is made.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENT.
ROAD MOVEMENT is GROWING
Question OF Public Highways Now In.
wolves Nation az whoIe-F aIues
of Farm Property Enhan d.

Many OF the southern and Western
states have made remarkable, Nogress
within the past two or three y4rs in
the enactment of laws which pbvidC
for the extension of their highway
systems, and for the construction and
care of improved roads. The new con.
ditions arising from the development
of automobile traffic have enlarged the
question of public highways from one
of purely local consideration to an
economic principle involving not only
the entire commonwealth. but the ma
ton as a whole.
When the traffic consisted of wagons
drawn by oxen, or mules, or horses,
open roads to the nearest railroad
station or boat landing were all that
was required. The fact that even such
roads were not we'll built, nor kept in
repair was due to variety of causes.
writes Robert p. Hooper, in Farm
Home. Each particular locality had
an explanation, purely local, to account
for the conditions. But, as a rule.
these explanations did not explain,
even to the satisfaction of those max
Ing them.
The fact still remained that nearly,
or quite, 80 per cent of the farmers of
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25

the country were keeping themselves
poor by reason of the excessive cost of
marketing their products. These prod.
ucts could be hauled only at seasons
when everybody had to haul. This
resulted in temporarily overworked
railway service, congested markets.
and low prices.
The older and Weather states saw
the point first, and began giving aid
to counties and towns In building i'm.
proved roads, so that produce could be
marketed at any time in the year. The
result was almost electrical in its eff.
feet. Thousands OF farms which, be.
cause of their relative unprofitableness
under a bad road system, had been
practically abandoned, became pro.
ductive again. The general values OF
farm property were enormously en-.
HANGED. This was accomplished by
the building of few town and county
roads purely for local purposes.
Then the automobile became factor
in the road question, and the road
problem became widened and en-.
larged. With vehicles, which would
cover 100 or 200 miles day, the con.
ditions in each county rapidly became
known to the people in adjoining
counties. and broader comprehen.
sion of the whole highway question
was inevitable in country where
intelligence predominates.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
ANTS TALK WITH "FEELERS"
One Of the Most interesting Dlsoov-
cries Of Insect Life Is That Of
the Antennas Language.

OF the many discoveries that have
been made about our insect friends,
perhaps the most interesting is that
of the antennae language. Many boys
and not few girls have watched the
movements OF large body of ants,
and have been struck by the fact that
they seem able to communicate with
one another by means of the long,
stem.like objects protruding from
their heads. These are called ip
science "antennae," but a good name
for them is "feelers," and very At
ting one II is, for when ants are
awake and in action, these organs are
kept continually moving in front and
on either side, touching the various
objects in their path, as though they
would feel" their way.
These "feelers," at least in the case
of ants, are even more important than
eyes. They determine the form OF
objects; they locate the individual
trail or path Of their kind; they dis.
tinguish friends from foes, they test
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
Ants Talking" by Crossing Their
"FeeIers."

the quality of food and of all other
objects, and, in an elementary way
make records In their memories for
use on succeeding occasions.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
Automatic Abacus.

inventing the calculating machine
seen here. This machine has a plu-
rality OF registering wheels and a
rotary drum. with banks of indicating
keys mounted upon 1t. one set to each
registering wheel. To compute a
certain sum, for instance, you strike
the right indicating keys on the drum
and then turn the handle, causing
the drum to revolve. These indicator
keys having been thrown into posi-
ton. strike other mechanism on the
registering wheels and form a COM
bination. which is the result OF your
addition or multiplication or what
ever II may be.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-12-25
PARTICULAR USES FOR FLAGS
Black Banner From Time lmmemorlal
Has Been UnfurIed as Flag Of
PiraGV-Red Denotes Danger.

Strike the flag" is to lower the col.
DIS in token of submission.
Dipping the flag" is lowering 1t and
noisting u again in salute to a vessel
Or fort.
A flag of truce" is a white flag
taken before an enemy to indicate a
1esire for consultation.
The black flag from time immemo-
rial has been ,unfurled as the flag of
piracy.
A yellow flag flown from vessel is
a sign of disease and denotes quaran-
tine.
A flag at half-mast denotes mourn
ing When a man is lost at sea the
vessel returns with it's flag at half
mast 10 announce the tidings Of death.
When the president of the United
States embarks in his barge the Ameri-
can flag is hoisted in the bow and at
fthe main of the vessel.
Flags are everywhere used as the
symbol OF rank, and the officers whose
rank is indicated by them are called
flag officers"
The red flag Is sign Of defiance and
is often employed by disturbers OF the
peace. II is also used to denote dan
ger.