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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10

Judge Comstock is a staunch and
steadfast Republican and has never
wavered in his support of the princi-
plies of the party and its nominees in
county, state and nation. AS a candi-
date for congress he would make a
dignified, forceful and effective cam
paign and should he be elected he
would serve the district with honor
and credit.
The congressional convention will
meet at Cambridge City on June Is
and the Wayne county delegation will
go to the meeting with several strong
arguments as to why its candidate
should receive the honor. which in
these days of an apparent political
revolution as result of the general
and widespread dissatisfaction over
the new Democratic laws. cannot be
looked upon as an entirely emtpy
honor. No man has the nerve to stand
up and predict that a Republican will
not be elected to congress from the
Sixth district this year and in case
one is the party and the people would
never have cause to regret that Judge
Comstock was the man to beat Finly
Gray"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
BATHERS BY NIGHT
SWIMMING At PARK
Morton Bathing House
Opens and Electric Lights
Make Beach Bright as Day

Night swimming in Morton lake is
expected to be a popular sport from
now on, as the city light plant has
connected the bath house with current.
Charles Parker, the owner, has had the
bath house and beach wired for two
months, but has been unable to get
service from the plant until yesterday
when the short connection was made.
Although the fact that lights were
on at the pool had not been adver-
tised, few persons saw them last
night and indulged in the sport Of
night swimming. The beach had its
first real formal opening last Sunday
when about seventy-five men and a
number of women tried the lake.
The bridge which was built a hun
dred yards fro mthe beach has made it
accessible from Glen Miller park and
Hawkins bathing pool. A raised path
way was constructed from the bridge
to the bath house, making it convent
ent to reach the place,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
Heat tPrOStrateS 2:
Mercury Near LOO

Two prostrations. the first of the
year, due to the excessive heat, were
reported today. Jack Roach, an en-
ploye of the city street department
was overcome on North \ street yes
terday afternoon. Robert Stein, a
farmer living northwest of the city
was overcome while plowing yesterday
morning. Both are recovering.
Roach was doing street repair work
in front of 11l9 North A street when
he was overcome. The city ambu
lance took him to his home 1541 North
+ street. He is middle-aged man and
had been working on the streets which
reflected the burning heat all day.
When a neighbOr saw Robert Stein g
team dragging plow across the field
he became uneasy about Mr.. Stein. He
found the owner had been overcome
in the furrow. Stein was taken to his
home, where he is resting today.
Reaches SO Degrees.
After reaching a maximum Of SO at
the water works pumping station yes
terday afternoon. the temperature
dropped several degrees late in the
evening, making the night more en-
durable, although persons living in
the flats along Main street expert
enced a bad night to sleep. The brick
pavement and the close buildings held
the heat until an early hour this morn
ing.
Readings taken at 100 o'clock in
the business district show Eighth and
Main to be the hottest place in the
city. A thermometer at the Ross
Drug company under an awning regis
tered 100 degrees. Other readings
were: Quigley Drug company, North
F, street, 93 Conkey Drug company
90: Westcott pharmacy. 81.
At noon today the official tempera
ture was 90 degrees. one degree lower
than that maximum yesterday. Many
smaller thermometers in the down
town district registered from SO to 9!
degrees Forced to seek comfort. mer
today are shedding coats and collars
despite the DEGREES Of conventionality
which are becoming less and less OF
a bugbear to suffering mankind, suf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10

filled as it is with small stones. proved
deep enough 10 let the vegetables he
sowed TO take root.
Tomatoes were his crop last year.
Fifty bushels is the estimate American
neighbors place on the output he gar
nered. This season he has varied his
crop, and he expects more than
enough vegetables to supply his own
household, with a generous portion TO
sell.
When Ross began intensive cultiva-
tion of the steep. rocky bluff. his
American friends made sport OF the
idea and predicted failure. Some even
scoffed at the venture, but Ross had
a "hunch" and he carried it out
Today hundreds Of pedestrians
crossing the Doran bridge are attract.
ed by the sight of vegetables growing
luxuriantly on a plot that formerly
was covered with rank growth Of
weeds.
Ross is of foreign parentage. Amer
lea his adopted home. but his Euro
pean thrift his ability to take ad-
vantage of an opportunity, stamp him
as an American in spirit. This is the
kind of citizenship that inspires.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
BOOB FLEECER GETS COIN;
SHORN LAMBS BLEAT "STUNG"

His powers as a clairvoyant, Harris
announced, included the art Of telling
whether a husband, wife or sweet
heart was true or false; an ability to
restore lost affections, and remark
able magic which. when radiated from
him, brought good luck to all who
came in contact with it.
There was a great demand for his
services as a good luck agent and a
love doctor, and, the police have been
informed, he frequently was so busy
he had to decline to receive anxious
patrons.
1t would not surprise the police if
Harris moved into some other profit
able field of endeavOr with at least
one thousand dollars in loot obtained
IN Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
TO ATTEND FEAST
Cambridge City Banquet At
tracts State Nominees to
Meet Wayne Workers.

Elaborate preparations for the big
Democratic banquet, to be held tOmOr
row night in Cambridge City at the X
of p hall have been completed. 1t is
expected to be one of the most sue
cessful Democratic meetings held in
Wayne county in many years. The
hosts for the occasion are the mem
bers of the Western Wayne County
Democratic club.
All the candidates for state offices
on the Democratic ticket as we'll as
the recently nominated candidates for
county offices have been invited to be
the special guests of the club and it is
believed nearly all Of them will be in
attendance.
The principal speakers at the ban
ouet will be Judge Robinson of Green
field. Judge D. w. Mckee, COnnerSville,
State Senator Fred Nuys of Anderson,
and Homer l.. Cook, candidate for sec
retary of state. and Dale J. Critten-
berger, candidate for state auditor.
Delegations from all over Wayne
county are to attend this banquet and
delegations from Henry and Fayette
counties are also expected.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10

Richmond's champion boob fleec-
er." as the police refer to him. would
make the famous J. Rufus WalingfOrd
blush for shame as a mere amateur,
has departed, with him a considerable
amount of the hard earned savings of
his victims, and today Chief Goodwin
admitted that a weeks search for him
had been fruitless.
This smooth individual for three
weeks was known in Richmond, where
he conducted a profitable business for
three weeks at 103 South Ninth street,
as prof. Harris At Findlay, O.,
where he is wanted on a charge of
grand larceny. he was known as prof.
Hamilton Faye
On June 3, the police announced to-
day. the Findlay officers requested the
arrest of this clarvoyant and general
all around faker, but an investigation
revealed the fact that "Harris' had
hurriedly left for parts unknown the
day previous,
Promises Hindoo Stone.
Since his disappearance two OF his
local victims have made complaints
TO the police. One man ruetully ad-
mitted that he had paid the clalrvoy-
ant round sum Of money, the amount
he refused to disclose. upon Harris
promise to secure for him "Hindoo
stone which Harris represented to
be a mysterious jewel with magic
powers. The victim is still looking
for the stone and only few days ago
called at the place where Harris had
his office and inquired if it had ar
rived yet
Another woman. it is understood,
10 hn ho a ri
given Harris her savings SO he could
invest them for her, which he prompt
ly did in his own business, which pays
no dividends except to himself.
Business FIourishes.
Harris, a big. fine looking man,
blew into Richmond. opened an office
at once and proceeded to do land
office business The board house
keeper states that his victims came in
drOves, in response to his advertise
ments, printed on cards and distrib-
uted broadcast all over the city.
Harris represented himself to be q.
born clairvOyant with supernatural
powers" The police agree that he
had supernatural powers as conf
denCe man.
He advertised himself as a wizard,
who could locate buried treasures, if
his percentage was paid in advance,
and asserted he was able to locate vast
mineral wealth. He also announced in
bold type that his reputation for fair
dealing and honesty was such that
"bankers, brokers, business men, me-
chanics and ladies look to me to learn
of some safe investment of their cap
ital.'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
HEAT PROSTRATES
4 SCORE VICTIMS
IN DETROIT PLANT

DETROIT. Mich, June 1O.-Ten
persons are dead and more than one
hundred, in serious condition are
being cared for in hospitals today as
result of the heat wave which for
three days has held this city. No re-
lief is in sight. Big automobile fac
tories here are considering suspending
operations on account of the prOstra-
tions Of eighty employees in one plant.
A man who sought relief by sleeping
on a roof rolled off early today and
was killed. Four men were taken to
hospitals suffering from the heat and
died there. Two persons have com
mitted suicide. The other deaths here
were thrDA,abies who succumbed to
the heal, Street temperatures in
Detroit are ranging from 80 to 105
degrees.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10

fering in his swaddling clothes of coat,
vest, collar and tie, while. women fit
about in filmy white frocks, with low
necks and short sleeves
The continued heat since the rain
last week has had no marked effect
on the crops, with the exception of
strawberries, said A d. Cobb. county
agent, today. Cobb said the heat was
stunting the strawberry crop. Corn.
he said. was growing fine as were
the other crops. The recent rain left
great deal of moisture in the soil
which is being held pretty well.
Glover and timothy crops are not
showing any effects of the baking sun
as both will soon be ready to harvest.
The wheat is just beginning to show
the effects of the continued heat and
drouth, although Cobb said the extent
Of possible damage could not be
judged, The oats crop is suffering
more than any of the grains
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
VETS PAD LISTS
I'm OPTION FIGHT,
DRY men CHARGE
S. E. NichOlson's Report to
Committee Declares Per-
petratiOn of Gigantic
Frauds and Asks Probe.
Workers Take Steps to Form
Permanent Body to Con-
tinue Struggle for Dry Ma
jOrity in City.

Padding Of poll lists and the perpe-
tration OF gigantic frauds are charged
of the liquor dealers of Richmond by
the members of the Citizens Local
Option committee. which held its final
meeting last night at the First II. E.
church.
S. Edgar Nicholson. chairman of the
committee. says in his report: We
have patiently waited for the naming
of grand jury and have been ready
to give the grand jury names Of per-
sons who have been reported to have
information concerning frauds and vio-
lationS OF the law At the conclu-
sion of the report, he demands to
know, in the name of the committee.
why, after the prosecuting attorneys
promise OF a grand jury investigation,
three months have been allowed to
elapse without sign of action.
Report in Full.
The report in full follows:
The Citizens Local Option commit
tee had a final meeting last evening
at the First NJ. E. church to hear final
reports of the campaign and to trans
act other important business. The
principal subject considered was the
question Of perpetuating a construct
i've temperance movement In Rich
mond for the purposes of education
and agitation. After continued discus
sion in which the opinion was unani-
mously expressed that a representa-
; tive citizens movement ought to be
planned to have charge of temperance
, interests in the city. definite steps
were taken to accomplish this purpose
1t was the consensus Of opinion that
/ -. ~. l.
not ended. but has only just begun.
In connection with various reports
some Interesting facts were brought
out in connection with the report OF
the chairman, which were accepted
! and directed to be made public In
! part they are as follows:
The more the situation is studied
/ the more it is apparent that the liquor
! interests Of Richmond attempted 10
practice fraud upon gigantic scale
prior TO the recent local option cleo
! ton. and il is equally apparent that in
! spite of all our efforts to the contrary
they were in large part successful.
| More Votes Cast.
| AT the November election of 1918,
at which time it was thought that a
! large vote was polled. total OF 5.911
! votes were cast for the office of may
or. Four months and a half later at
the time of our city local option cleo
ton, a total of 6,915 votes were cast
and counted. an excess of 1.O04 over
the number in November An eNamin-
alton of our poll books show, however.
that there are 1928 persons. whose
names are on the poll books who did
not vote. making a total of S.153 voters
| in Richmond. who upon the face of the
| record are entitled to vote. In addi-
ton there is a total Of c1a names on
| (Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
THIEF GETS WATCH.
Daylight Robber Enters Mel
huish Home.

While Mrs. y. r. Melhuish, 20 South
Eleventh street. was away from home
yesterday afternoon, a thief broke into
her apartments and got away with a
gold watch and some money. The po-
lice probably will make an arrest
soon.
Mrs. Melhuish was absent from her
home from > to 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. When she returned she
found that entrance had been gained
through a rear door The thief did
not touch anything except the watch
and the money. and evidently WAS IA
miliar with the plan of the apart
ments.
1t is believed that persons who have
been employed at the Melhuish home
have knowledge of the affair, al
though the person suspected was new
er employed there. Mrs. Melhuish re-
fused to give the value of the watch
or the amount OF money stolen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10

generating. The uplift movement has
reached down into trampdom, and the
most hopeful sign of the profession, as
Mulligan viewed it, although his face
and bulging pocket belied the senti-
ment, is the decrease of boozers
among tramps.
Hoboes Hate Tramps.
Tramps, he went on to say, are the
bane of the hoboes. They do not OBJ
serve the rules Of the road. They are
not up in the code, they let themselves
get dirty, they are lacking in self
respect
"Hoboes are cutting the booze, too,
Mulligan said. They are beginning to
see man can't be a good hobo and a
good boozer, too. They still smoke
too many cigarettes, which clouds
their minds"
The reporter generously handed him
the mate of the one he was putting as
he sprawled in the grass beside the
philosopher Of the road
Mulligan said every railway term
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I've bartered my sheets for a star-i

I've bartered my sheets for a star-it
bed,
I've traded my meat for a crust OF
bread
I've changed my books for a sapline
cane,
And I'm off to the end of the world
again"
Il am quoting these lines from Ray
Williams, an organizer of the Inter
national Sunshine society, hiker and
bindle stiff
SO began Jim Mulligan, the name
he gave, as he opened his heart to
a reporter who came across him sit
ting at the side of the path that leads
along the c. & O. right of way ia
Reid's springs, north of the city.
What is bindle stiff? Of course
you know there are hoboes, and
tramps. and gay cats, and boomers
and bindle stiffs. The bindle stiff is
the hobo who carries his pack on his
back, and you seldom see him on the
city Streets Mulligan explained.
Not that Mulligan would have you
believe the knights of the road are de
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
PARACHUTE LEAP
TO THRILL CROWD
AT PARK OPENING
J. 0. Gill, Balloonist, Adds
Sensational Risks to Exhi-
bitiOn for Thousands EX-
pected at Morton Lake.
Directors Arrange Auto
Parking Places, Check
Rooms, Picnic Grounds
and Provide Extra Police.

Everything is in readiness for the
mond and Wayne county who are ex-
pected tomorrow to assist in formally
opening Morton park and giving it a
good send-off for the year
Arrangements have been made to
park automobiles and care for pack
ages, lunches and other articles. A
telephone, which is listed as No. 9,
was installed today. There will be spe-
cial police on the ground to preserve
order and watch vehicles Access to
the grounds may be best gained over
Sixteenth and Nineteenth streets
J. O. Gill arrived several days ago
with his balloon. Yesterday he took
his apparatus to the grounds and pre-
pared for filling it. The balloon is a
before
Gill will give Richmond people some
! thing new in parachute drops. In or
der to make the drops more sensation
al, he has discarded two of his 28
foot parachutes, and will use instead
two 20-foot pa, achutes, dropping to the
ground in third which will be TWEEN
| ty-eight feet across. He will also try
! for the first time, new method OF
! folding the parachutes, which he orig
mated himself
Fears No Accident.
| Gill says he has never had an acci
| dent. although he has been in the
business ten years. He has owned his
own balloons for the last six years
| With his method of filling the balloon
! it can be made ready for an ascension
in fifteen minutes.
Entries for the races assure interest
I ing contests. The single canoe and
| single rowboat races and the swim
ming races will be the most popular
| for the public as far as entries are
| concerned
! Checks have been made out and
signed. AS soon as each race is com
| pleted. the winners name will be in
! serted, and he will be given the check
at once. Cups will also be handed out
to the winners as they cross the line
The directors of the Lake and Parl
company expect the sale of lots tomor
row, the first day of a ten days sale
to be good. A discount Of IS per cent
! from list price will be given, and
shares Of stock will be taken in as
cash on lots for $53. The purchaser
pays 10 per cent cash and 10 per cent
every two months for eighteen months
! There will eb no taxes until 1916.
! Expect Lot Sale.
The lot sale will be in the hands OF
the officers and directors Charles w
Jordan is secretary, with II. r. Robin
son. president: Richard Sedgwick. vice
president and w. II. ROmey, treasurer
| The directors are James A. Carr DR.
T. Henry Davis, E. NJ. Haas, A. NJ
Gardner, E. Gurney Hill, George ii
Continued on Last Page)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
JUMP BY HORSE
SAVES MANS LIFE

WILLIAMSBURG, O., June IL
George Morrison today is wonder
ing how he escaped being trampled
to death when he was knocked un-
der one horse and saw its mate
Jump over him, on the Will Payne
farm, one mile east of the city He
had unhitched the team and in
tended to turn one into the barn
yard and leave the other one out
side, closing the gate between
them The harness became tan
gled, and when he tried to separate
the horses, he was was knocked
under one horse, while its mate,
following closely behind. jumped
over him, striking him in the head.
His injuries are not fatal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
STRAWBERRY FEAST
POSTPONED l WEEK

Because it was thought that the
berry season would be at its height
later, the annual strawberry meeting
and picnic of the Wayne County Hor-
ticultural society has been postponed
from this to the following Saturday.
June 20. This years meeting will be
held at Centerville and everyone is in
vited to attend. Mrs. Minnie Wright
will read the address of the day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
PULMOTOR GIFTS
TAKEN BY PAL.

The necessity Of pulmotor in
Richmond to resuscitate persons
nearing death from drowning or
suffocation when ordinary means
of bringing about artificial respira-
ton have failed. has impelled a
number of persons to volunteer
contributions to buy the apparatus.
The Palladium offers it's services
to take charge of the contributions
and when a sufficient amount has
been raised will turn 1T over either
to the city or the hospital authori-
ties to be placed at central point.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
SEVEN DROP DEAD.
Chicago Suffers Hottest Day fol
Forty-Two Years.

CHICAGO, June 1O.-Chicago again
today sweltered in the intense heat
wave which has caused seven deaths
and one hundred prostrations In the
last twenty-four hours. A total Of
fourteen persons have died within the
last seventy-two hours from the eff
fects Of the heat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-10
WEATHER FORECAST |

FOR INDIANA-FaIr tonight and
Thursday.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-11-11
KAND|Y0HI-:- wi LACE: department

from Willmar where she had spent a
few days with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sandberg and children
Of Svea spent Election day at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Calfkin.
Bud French and Florence Kroona of
Kimball were here TO attend tho party
given at tho hall Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Linderholm of
Fahlun spent Monday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. August Klint.
Henry Nelson spent a couple of days
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. v.
Holmberg, and also enjoyed hunting.
Miss Amy Klint has been visiting
the past week with her brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Klint
of Fahlun.
J. T. Isaacson returned Saturday
noon from St. Paul where he under
went an operation recently. He il get.
ting along very nicely.
The school teachers entertained at
a party at the M. w. A. hall, last Fri.
day evening. The hall was very tast.
lily decorated for the occasion. Covers
were laid for thirty-six. A good time
was reported by all.
A supper will be given at the M. W
A. hall at Kandiyohi Friday evening,
November 10, 1914, for the benefit OF
Andrew Norine, who has been i'll for
several months. All help will be ap
preciated.