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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
CROFT SLASAES
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want to see you," and then she turned
and ran into the street.
Il stepped after her and cut her
with the knife. She had not struck at
me or threatened me. l had just
made up my mind to kill her because
she had turned the children against
me.
This statement I make of my own
free will, without threat or promise
made to me.
Signed WILLIAM CROFT
Witnesses
Will w. Keller
H. D. Goodwin,
Roy M. Wenger."
Caught by Cousin.
Groff's capture was effected by
member of his own family, cousin,
Mrs. Mollie Perry, wife of James Per
near Boyce's woods.
After cutting Mrs. Croft and slash
ing her throat, Croft went south on
the c. and 0. railroad and then cut
across fields until he came to his cous-
ms home. He told her he wanted a
cup of coffee. Believing that he want
ed this for the usual reason, excessive
drink, Mrs. Perry gave it to him.
While drinking the coffee, he calm
ly told her that he had cut his wife's
| throat. She did not believe him.
i Croft left and Mrs. Perry telephoned
the police what he had said The po-
lice Immediately went to search for
him. While they were looking for
| he returned through the back way and
| asked for another cup of coffee. In Or
| der to hold him. Mrs. Croft told him
| to come in and she would get it for
him.
She then seized him by the wrist
and screamed for help. He begged her
not to call and told her that he would
surrender himself She continued to
scream until Patrolman Vogelsong,
Sheriff Bayer and others heard her
and took charge of Croft.
| When Mrs Croft left home yester-
day morning to go to the collar pad
factory in Beallview, Croft met her at
Eighth and Main streets while she was
| waiting for a car. He threatened to
kill her then. At noon she was fright
| ened and telephOned to S. K. Morgan,
| a Justice of peace, whom she asked
| for help.
After Croft stopped Mrs. Croft,
near 1924 South Eighth street, one of
| the women with whom she worked
| told her to run. AS he spoke to her,
! she walked into the gutter She is Grip
pied and could not run from him. He
followed her and stabbed her three
times while she was standing and as
she was falling, slashed her throat.
Mrs. Croft was taken home in the
city ambulance within few minutes.
There her condition seemed such that
she was expected to die any time. Doc
:ors could not find her pulse. During
the night she rallied temporarily. She
was so low last night that she was at
one time declared dead. The shock OF
the attack, the wounds, the fact that
she was unattended for several min
utes until the ambulance made the
long run and returned her to her home
and other elements made death a GER
tainty, attending physicians say.
Mrs. Christina Groff is fifty years
old. Last October she obtained di.
vorce from her husband on grounds
of cruel and inhuman treatment, hab
itual drunkenness, failure to provide
] and desertion.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
FEW PASSENGERS ON
BIG ENGLISH LINER
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Bearing only
1875 passengers instead of the thous-
andS that used to make up her sailing
list, the Cunard liner Mauretania
sailed for England today. Among the
passengers were George T. Mayre
new American ambassador to Russia
and Mrs. Mayre.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the former
Charge D'Affaires in Mexico City
sailed to take up his duties as secre
tary of the American embassy in
Vienna The Mauritania slipped GU,
of the harbor at l a. m.
Falmouth is believed to be the old
dest port in England.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
CENTERVILLE WINS
STATE FAIR PRIZE

In the awards at the live stock show
at the state fair yesterday, F. M. Clev-
enger of Centerville, was given a
fourth prize on Percheron mare, in
the to year old class.
Mr.. Clevenger is an importer and
breeder of Percheron and Belgian
horses. and has recently added herd
OF Polled Angus cattle to his farm op.
erations.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
INTERVENTION NOT
MISSIONS OBJECT
TBY LEASED WIRE.1

AMSTERDAM, Sept. "a dispatch
from The Hague says that the Bel
gian legation there has announced
that the Belgian commission, which is
now on it's way to the United States to
lay before President Wilson the
charges Of German atrocities, will not
seek Intervention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
ROGUE STARS
RECORD GOOD
PLAY IN MEET
Cool Weather Fails to Affect
Playing of Entrants in In
terstate Tourney at New
Paris.

NEW PARIS, O., Sept. 9.-Despite
the drop in temperature the ardor OF
the clubs Of the Interstate Rogue AS
sociation was not cooled and the Dig
tournament went merrily on. The to-
tai entries for the tournament were
closed at noon, Tuesday and the list
now stands, eighteen in first division,
sixteen in second division, eleven In
third division. Nine additional players
were registered yesterday: James A.
Glanton, William Henderson, Aaron
w. Hughes, NJ o. Reeves and M. I.
Reeves from Columbus, Ind. club; II.
A. Wheeler and c. A. Burdick from
the Albany, Ind. club; o. G. Davis.
Williamsburg, Ind. club, and Mr.. Crell,
West Milton, Ind club. The big event
OF the week will be held commencing
at Z o'clock Thursday evening, when
the King first division medal will be
played for and an interesting series
is looked forward to.
The results of Tuesdays games is
as follows:
First Division.
Bowman defeated Callihan Is to a.
Reid defeated Eadler 32 to 5.
Baker defeated Miller 81 to Z.
Kramer defeated Shewmon Is to s.
Bowman defeated Pence "a to Is.
Davis defeated Ashman IA to 10.
Sherer defeated w. Swisher II to Z.
Fadler defeated Johns Is to 8.
Kramer defeated Bowman 16 to IL.
Fadler defeated Sherer IS to 5.
Davis defeated Callihan IA to 10.
Hahn defeated Davis 20 to 8.
Johns defeated Ca1lihap tx n II
kilmer defeated Ashman "a to 3.
Fadler defeated w. Swisher IS to 16.
Davis defeated Crell % to s.
Pence defeated Callihan % to Z.
Davis defeated Johns % to II.
Wheeler defeated Reid IA to 6.
Crell defeated Fadler q to Is.
kilmer defeated Shewmon Z to 5.
Crell defeated Miller Is to IA.
Second Division.
Aydelotte defeated Halliday IA to IA
Wissler defeated King IA to 6.
Bennington defeated Halliday IA to 6
Wissler defeated Smith IA to 10.
c. A. Hawley defeated Wissler 16 to Il
Halliday defeated Glanton IS to T.
Nj. o. Reeves defeated Hughes 20 tc
Kelly defeated Anderson to 16.
Davis defeated M. r. Reeves Is to 7
Bevington defeated Glanton to s
M. o. Reeves defeated Smith IA tc
Wissler defeated NJ. O. Reeves % tc
10.
Halliday defeated Burdick II to 7.
Kelly defeated o. G. Davis II to 6.
Wissler defeated NJ. T. Reeves 81 t
Aydelotte defeated Kelly 16 to a.
Burdick defeated NJ. o. Reeves Is tt
6.
Third Division.
Neel defeated Bennett 80 to 4.
Hapner defeated c. c. Hawley II tt
IA.
Higgs defeated Wehrley 81 to 3.
Higgs defeated Neel 26 to 90
Neel defeated Wehrley 80 to 2
S. Swisher defeated Massey 16 to 9.
Higgs defeated Johnson 20 to 3.
S. Swisher defeated Wehrley % to 7
Jeanes defeated Anderson s to s.
c.. c. Hawley defeated Johnson /
to g.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09

Farmers none region Of Queens
feed their horses on chopped banana
stalks taken just after the fruit has
been harvested
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09

GATES TODAY.
National League.
st. Louis at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Brooklyn at New York.
American League.
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Washington.
American Association.
Columbus at Cleveland.
Louisville at Indianapolis.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis.
Kansas City at St. Paul.
Federal League.
Chicago at Buffalo.
Kansas City at iPttsburg.
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Indianapolis at Baltimore.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09

Smoky Joe Wood, the Red Sox-twir-
Ter, who earned the applause of the
t.ttsburg fans, when he struck out
eleven men in an eleven inning tie
game in the Smoky City. The game
was terminated at the end of the ele-
ventn to allow the Pittsburg men to
catch train, putting an end to Wood
chances to further add to the record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-09
Federal League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

Chicago, 4; Cincinnati, 3.
(Ten innings.)
Boston, 8; New York, 5.
Philadelphia, 5; Brooklyn, 4.
Pittsburg- st. Louis, cold weather
American League.
Washington, 2; Philadelphia, 0.
(First game.)
Philadelphia, 8; Washington, 4.
Second game.)
Boston, 6; New York, s.
Detroit, 3, Chicago, 1.
American Association.
Columbus, 4; Cleveland, 3.
First game.)
Cleveland, Z; Columbus, 6.
(Second game)
St. Paul, 4; Kansas City, 3.
Indianapolis-Loui rain.
Minneapolis. 6; Milwaukee, 5.
(Ten innings.
Federal League.
Brooklyn, II, Pittsburg, 4.
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WITH THE MAJORS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Washington
Philadelphia
Washington ................
Second game
Washington .............. III s
Batteries: Wyckoff and Schang; Ste
vens, Harper, Johnson and Wilson,
Henry, Williams.
At Detroit
chicago .......'' l
Detroit y U
Batteries: Cicotte and Schalk; Old
ham and Stanage.
At New York
boStou ''''''' -
New York ............... . U
Batteries: Shore, Gregg and Thorn
as: WARRIOR, Fisher and Nunamaker.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
| At Chicago
Clnclnnau ................
Batteries: Ames, Douglas and Con
zales; label Lavender and Archer.
At Philadelphia
| brooklyn ~
| fnlladelpha ............... ~
Batteries: Reulbach and McCarty;
Mayer and Doom.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
To Depose Trustees.

Riverside, Dec. 19-The school su-
rerintendents Of the state started
something this morning when they
adopted resolutions asking that a law
lie enacted taking away from school
trustees and boards of education the
unrestricted power to choose teachers.
They propose that selections shall be
made only ON the recommendation of
the city or county superintendent of
schools or the supervising principal.
A resolution was also adopted favor
ing provision for sort of a court
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19

New Townsite-Mr. Kryger, of
Smith, Kryger & Ingham of Yuma, is
in town today in the interest of the
new town of Gadsden, to be founded
twenty miles south of Yuma, a mile
east of Yuma and five miles north of
the international line, in the southern
portion Of the rich Yuma valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19

of appeal" on school matters to set
tie troubles. 1t was proposed that
this tribunal should consist of the
state superintendent of schools, the
three commissioners of education and
one member of the state board of edu-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
Your Present.

Photos make an ideal Xmas pres
ent. HetzePs Studio, Sixth and
Broadway.-Adv. 1913
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
Xmas Photos.

Photos taken at Hetzel's Sunday and
Monday can be finished for Christ
mas.-Adv. 1913
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19

Mrs. William Larey returned today
to FL Centro from a visit of several
months in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19

Grand Ball, Masonic Temple, Xmas
Night, $3.50 sharp.-Adv. 2O2
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
Your Present.

Photos make an ideal Xmas pres
ent. Hetzel's Studio, Sixth and
Broadway.-Adv. 1913
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-19
CITY AND VALLEY

Slight Blaze-A slight blaze in the
Mission apartments at l this after
noon caused fire alarm. The dam
age was nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Tricking the Portcrs

As illustrating the unfoupded complaints which are sometimes made against rail- way servants, W F. Jackson, the general manager of the North British Railway company, has been telling a good story, , the facts of which, he said. were ascer- tained in the investigation of a complaint made by the principal actor, says Tit Bits
 An old lady turned up at one of the Glasgow stations. and going up to a porter said: T say, porter. can you tell me where will get my train?"
 Where are you going madam7' he asked.
 What have you got to do with that7 Can you tell me where I will get my train?' But cannot tell without -"
 Well. I'm not going to tell you where I'm going. I'll get someone else to help me-.
 With that the old lady toddled farther up the platform. and meeting another porter propounded her conundrum to him.
 Where are you going, madamT' wa s his natural question.
 "oh." she retorted. you ape just as ! impertinent as your mate, I'm not going to tell you where I'm going" She went up to a third porter and asked him if he could tell her where her train was. She got the same reply, and said, Well, if you must know. I'm going to Paisley" The porter directed her to the Paisley train, and just as it was leaving the plat form she put her head out of the window and shouted: had? I'm not going to Paisley a. all, I'm going to Edinburgh" which, 1t need hardly be added. is in quite the opposite direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

pei that down and out' feeling-fill you full of ambition and energy--malte your winter of life" seem like spring. Don't be gloomy, dull-brained or lazy. or lacking in "baekbone" for business. Kellogg's Sanitone Waters will invig- crate you to richer. moro Joy-filled life. Don't drift with tho tide of wear led. care-worn humanity, when these wafers have saved so many "wrecks." No matter what started your nervous brea kdown--loss of sleep. overwork or other causes-lSellogg's Sanito tone Wafers will revitalize and revive you so you'll get all that's worth having out of life.
 Send your name and address today with six cents in stamps to help pay postage and packing for free 50c trial box of Nelloggs Sanitone Waters, to r. I. Kellogg Co.,, 230s Hoffmaster Block Battle Creek, Michigan The regular $100 size of kellogg's Sanitone Waters Is for sale In Birming- ham at Adams Drug Co, 1901 Ed ave; ; Averyt Chain of Drug Stores; Dewberry Drug Store. 2031 2d ave; Norton's Drug
 Store, 1880 Ed ave; John L. Parker. 1929 at ave; Patton-Pope Drug Co.,. 300 N. goth st: Gum Drug Store, Sd ave. and goth st.. Eugene Jacobs Drug Store. 1905 2d ave
 No free boxes from druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Preparing for the Worst
rom Penrson'e WeelSIv.

From Pearson's Weekly.
 Madame Tetrazzini who has been hav- ing trouble with the United States GUS toms officials over her imitation aigrettes. recently recalled some of her early ex- periences.
 One of the most amusing experiences of her early days occurred when she and her sister were touring together. and were leaving some lodgings where they had been very comfortable.
 After thanking the landlady," Madame retrazzini says. '.she surprised us both by looking at us in the most kindly and condescending way.
 That's all right. my dears.' she said, I'm always good to theatricals; for I al- ways say to myself that I never know but what my own children may come to at"
 Another great musical star who has just crossed the Atlantic Is the famous young violinist, Mlseha Elman
 When Elman appeared first in London he was quite boy. and he tells a story of private recital he gave at a party given by certain lady we'll known in society.
 One of the items in his programme was duet with a piano. Half way through this duet the violinlst had rest of sev- ral bars, while the piano played alone. and Elma lowered his violin and glanced casually at the people in front of him.
 The hostess. kindly old lady. imme- diately rose and walked over to him. ap- parently under the impression that he had forgotten the music.
 Never mind dear" she said batting the hoys head, play us something you know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

I eliminated and the grain mixture used | entirely.
 | When the eggs are no longer given a | very small amount of fine beef scrap or | fish scrap should be fed. Use this spar | ingly at first, at all times watching for | signs of intestinal disturbances. Should diarrhea appear, reduce the amount of | animal food
 1 The writer prefers to feed the beef or | fish scrap separately at first, giving a
 small amount daily on a board or in a
 small trough. After a week or so it may | be added to the mash.
 l When the chicks are four or i've days
 of age the feeding of dry mash may be begun. sparingly at first and in increasing quantities as the days go by. After two l to three weeks a good feed of slightly mofstened mash may be given each day if desired. This should be handled carefully and in no case should any of the mixture be left to sour and spoil. Some poultrymen make practice of | leaving dry mash before the growing chicks at all times. This may do very well where free range is given from the start. but where chicks are confined in breeders and small yards there seems to l be danger of having them "break down under such a feeding system. They us- ually make a vigorous start, but trouble develops later.
 Green food may safely be given from | the start, but the usual practice Is to feed 1 this sparingly at first. Growing green stuff | in the yards or on the range is all right, l or chopped material may be supplied from outside sources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
A FRENCH GENERAL PURPOSE FOWL

torily accounts for the physical charac- teristics of the modern Houdan.
 As a table fowl the Houdan is especially valuable. When properly finished and dressed 1t makes beautiful carcass The skin is white and fine in texture; tho body long, with large amount of breast meat; the thighs thick and meaty: the whole conformation plump and partridge like. Further, the fat seems to be we'll distributed throughout the tissues. and not merely deposited in layers beneath the skin.
 The Houdan is odd and attractive in appearance. having a large crest and beard, antler comb and five toes.
 In color the plumage is a glossy black, relieved by clearly defined spots of white. The standard demands that each fifth feather show white tip though the pref erence seems to be given to darker birds in the showroom.
 The hackle and saddle feathers of the male are white tipped and many of the sickle feathers and coverts are laced with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Scots HumOur


 Prof Herbert Strong tells a number of stories in the Academy in the course Of an article on Scottish Humor and Scot tish Character" says Tit-Bits.
 A minister in a country parish was promoted from his unremunerative cure to the more desirable one of Jail chap lain to a large town. His congregation resented his acceptance of the office, and referred to the trouble that 1t would give them to find a successor. But the divine struck to his guns. and took as the text of his farefell sermon, 'I go to prepare q place for youl"
 The minister gracefully and fully ac- cepts the high opinion of his powers ac- corded to him by the members of his flock. An Episcopalian Scottish professor told mo that he questioned distinguish ed parish minister as to the reasv..s wby the Lords prayer was so seldom used in the service of his church. The reply was:
 'Weel, ye see. we just dinna need it. But" pursued the professor, ''surely 1t is impossible even for one so gifted as yourself to produce a prayer more sub lime?"
 Aye" was the answer, "but our folk thinks otherwise"
 Another anecdote is taken from GeilSle' g scottish "Reminiscences" A country doc tor who was attending laird had in- structed the butler of the house in the art of taking and recording his master 8 temperature with thermometer On pay ing his usual morning call, he was met by the butler. to whom he said:
 Well. John, I hope the laird's tenn perature is not any higher today?"
 The man looked puzzled for e minute. and then replied:
 Well, l was just wonderin' that my sel. Ye see, he deed at twal o'clock." A minister we'll advanced in years sum- moned his elders. and apologetically an- nounced to them his intention of taking to himself a third wife.
 She will come in handy to close my een.' he added.
 'Fegs minister" replied one of his counsellors, T have had twa O them my sell, and I can promise ye they have opened mlnel'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
A Great Advantage

The announcement that 1t Is proposed
 to spend es0,oco in supplying the London
 fire brigade with motor vehicles. recalss
 lage Fire Brigade sketch was so scream.
 ingly funny, says Pearson's Weekly. A house agent, Mir. Lester says. was
 showing a possible tenant over & house The damp was running down the walls in streamlets and all the fixtures were green with mould.
 Its a bit damp isn't it'" remarked
 the prospective tenant doubtfully "Dampi Of course It's dampl" exclaimed the agent triumphantly. Just think wha,
 an advantage that would be in case oi firer'
 Another story told by MT. Lester. who by the way. has made a big success as the gloomy Byles in '"rhe Pearl Girl. is about a man who gruubed at every. thing
 He wasn't satisfied even when they tried him for murder and sentenced him to be | hanged, He grumbed about his cell by day and about his mattress by night, and
 on the morning fixed for his execution ht grumbled about the way his breakfast had been prepared.
 He grumbled when they led him forth
 about the distance he had to wallS be. tween his cell and the scaffold, and he
 said he was sure 1t was going to rain. Al last they got him Into position, and mat as the hangman was about to perform his duty, the condemned man grumbled out Say. guv'nor. this plank don't seem. any too safe to mer'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

white. White tips also show on the black tail feathers of the female.
 There are many prolific strains of Hou- dans which produce astonishing quantities of big eggs. When mature the birds are hardy, capable of enduring the eoldest of weather. The unusual protection nf- forded their combs and wattles probably accounts for this.
 It is a pleasure to work with a flock of Houdans. because they are so gentle and easily handled No other breed has this characteristic more highly developed. To the owner of home flock this is a mat ter of considerable importance
 In America this breed has never be- come popular for exclusive use on large commercial farms. But to those who are keeping poultry fin small way and de- sire to handle breed combining oddity and beauty with good utility qualities. the Houdan can be strongly recommended.
 The standard weights are as follows; Cock. 7ls pounds; cockerel, 6ls; hen, 0k. and bullet, 51s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
The Worm Turned

From Pearsons Weekly
 The other day Sir Gilbert Parker, M. P, referring to Lord Rosebery's remark that most books in a library ought to be burned" told of lively exchange of com pliments he once had with q publisher.
 Sir Gilbert had been pointing out that in many cases. owing to the inability of literary men to look after themselves. publishers made far more money out of books than their authors did
 The publisher remarked that what Lord Rosebery should have said was that: 'It was not most books, but most authors, that should be burned.
 That may be true" retorted Sir Gilbert, but pudging from the publishers share of the profits of the authors labors, most of the authors were too green to be burned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

One very excellent plan is to sprout wheat or oats right in the brooder house pens A few days before the chicks are placed in the house the grain should be worked into the earth floor of the forward half of the pens. This should be well sprinkled and kept wet. By the time the chicks are large enough to be given the liberty of the pens thick mat of sprout- ed grain will have formed. This supplies the very best green food, to which the youngsters may help themselves. and also furnishes a moist place in which they may scratch to the benefit of feet and shanks.
 Cracked bone or bonemeal are essen- tial. The former may be supplied in hop pers, the latter mixed fin the mash. Of