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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22
A House Full of Used
Pianos and Player Pianos
To Be Sold Out at Once
Many Prominent Makes Included at Prices That
Are Lower Than Ever Offered Heretofore
Similar Occasions. Fully Warranted and
First-Class instruments, Affording
the Greatest Opportunity for
Piano Buying Ever Known.
ONE HUNDRED USED PIANOS TO BE SOLD
OUT AT ONCE SAVINGS ESPECIALLY
ATTRACTIVE A FEW CRANDS
ALSO INCLUDED.

We have withdrawn from rental OF fine pianos
grand pianos and player pianos These. together with
the many fine instruments taken in part payment
popular Bungalow player pianos offered in this
clearance of unusual magnitude In all there over
100 piar ranging in price from SIPS for fine Jacob
Doll Piano in oak to $3.50 for late Weber Pr
anoa Piano. regularly priced Sl50, which taken
in part payment by for of these Chickering
Artgraphc Players This Weber the ss-note music
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22
CLOSE CONVENTION

SPOKANE. May 22.-The Pythlan
Sisters ended their annual state
here yesterday with the
election of grand officers. Mrs,
Nettie Bowers of Aberdeen was
elected grand chief
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22
BOB HODGE, NOW A
Lawyer. GOING TO
RUN FOR SHERIFF

Bob Hodge has passed the bar examination.
II his fourth attempt He began taking those exams
just year ago. and he unked three times But Bob stuck
to IT, And now he's full fledged lawyer g.,
IL would have kept at Il until passed, II II had required
the rest of my lie" says Bob
Hodge the who sailor deserted snip In Tacoma in
became deputy sheriff. then deputy prosecuting attorney snd n"
$50 to bo sheriff. but
him grand old fight but bitter
He swept presidents The pris
meals costing 40 eens odse cut them down TO IL cents
e %ysd tho poor dsadod old tns. had ouse, him
from sob ,loSsS nut no gave 1t something had never before
Thou
siaS Who lot S wife support him BY taking washing Also
found himself an e,p'c shsf ys an u..,SS reputation
ws9ns'en moved to hold es.asa positions to him.
big stubborn and the
The h harder ,osat bach Only mob
when Tho ssohmAe back turned M, the harder
Hodge defeated.
Now he turned to Law. and another nsht vas on.
S Ss s aess sSa S he y.a had s p 9
lie met Ii: @ stumbling bloc. in tho or.m pm-
ny But s 'ft hun Of :s sa
S ' s 10 'I s 70" he'd Keep "' he passed " we're the
provide he
ho home every night coached BY professor
pSau.s s az s soos n % ss s' s
bright
took his 1918 again October.
ho 10
him. he imagined And the defeated candidate
failed again
Hodge has fault TO nnd
Again he returned a
paato school, and then January this back he
Olympia
You start writing a, ard .~o-s Until, u you
ord day; then he Jumped right Into
BY mldafrrnoon N had
him million dollars
eosant =, to ny
again, this ~ facing
lie entered
Law school Aao be attended three day classes
after bis first attempt he OF himself And
chance
that he Just has chance to learn
VIII he practice avf Maybe
though set sheriff
lie believes
believes
others q %
He Intends the
IF practice X.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22

Bob Hodge has passed the state bar examination
II his fourth attempt He began taking those exam
a year ago, and he unked three times But Bob stuc
% II. And he's n full hedged lawyer.
q" would have kept at Il until passed 1t had require
he rest of my life" SAYS Bob,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22
CHINESE BOY IS
CONVICTED OF
KILLING WOMAN

VANCOUVER. y. c.. May 22.-
Jack Kong. l6. Chinese servant.
was yesterday found guilty OF man.
slaughter by a jury which deliber.
ated on the evidence seven hours,
for the staying of Mrs. Charles MIL
lard. wife Of Canadian Pacific
railway employe, In whose home
he WAS employed. Sentence was
reserved.
On the stand Kong pleaded self.
defense. saying that Mrs. Willard
ran at him with a knife because he
had angered her by cooking the
wrong kind OF porridge for break
fast
He struck her down with a chair
and, before life was extinct. dis
membered her body and burned
portions Of It In the furnace.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22

a. Sc corssts all
sizes ... S1.S5
Te.iuch Argentine
SILK .s.asssl9c
81 50 Go-Carts .
.s.s..... S1.A9
4allaIlliaIasasllss-7=ss
ss-tn. Wire Screen
ms .......... 12c
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22

WIN he practice lawf Maybe sometime
Right though. Bob his
believes a rul.
"Do unto others would DO done by"
lie Intends the
III practice
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22

OF Washington for 10 years.
He is survived by a widow, four
sons and three daughters.
J. T. Jennings, librarian, of for
Washington convention.
Prosecution Of striking teamsters
dropped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22

A Few Prices
sl65, S235, S268 and S285
A fine oak case. expensive
style. sweet-toned Ludwig Pr
ano. Is offered for $685.. Su-
perb walnut case Lester. Phila-
delphia's pride. for s26s. A
famous Smith & Barnes Plano
at $3.50. Kimball for s235.
While a well-known Behning
II here for s235. A Hallet a.
Davis upright. splendid condi-
ton. 1886. Marshall & Wendell.
In fancy mahogany, Colonial
style. t2e5. A Royal at s2i5.
Well Known Makes
A glance through this stock
will convince you OF the quality.
Standard. wellknown makes
are here. Kimbalis, Testers,
Stegers. some Chickering's and
Sohmers. A Hazelton or two.
the Hallet & Davis. several
Story & Clark Pianos. a Knabe,
our own Eilers Orchestral
Grand, the new invention Duo
tonal. the Smith e. Barnes. the
Haddorff and host of others.
You will find a piano here to
meet your taste and require
ments from the daintiest little
Colonial Marshall q Wendell
TO the massive. rich-toned. En-
pire Style Johnston. Come in
today and look over this stock;
II will pay you.
Also Some New Pianos
We have several OF the most
expensive Art Style Pianos,
which at the regular price
would be more than many peo-
pie would care to pay for an
instrument. These will be In
cluded in this clearance. A
Louis XIV. Hazelton Art Grand
Ia offered at 1896. This Ia a
real $3.50 value. a Sheraton
Sohmer Upright In CIrcassian
walnut goes for 1896. while an
Empire design Johnston Is
marked at 1915. These repre-
sent savings from $3.50 to s415.
and are pianos suitable for Sc
attie's best homes.
Teachers Should Be
Interested
A splendid Chickering Parlor
Grand, used I'm concert for
few months, would make
splendid teachers piano. I'm.
derpriced s235. A Kimball
Grand in oak case, s4s5. A Ste
ger Grand in Circassian walnut
Is here for $685.. One OF the
new invention Duotonal Pianos
is priced at 1885. Take adyant.
So Of these little prices. DUAL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-05-22
IN ECONOMICAL PLACE TO TRADE
/ RE

All visitors 60 our shop will
be- given tickets 10 either Of
the popular movies. Mel.
bourne or Grand Opera House.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
STEWART To TALK
| At FRIENDS CHURCH
Chicago Reformer to Open
First Nightly Meeting for
Drys This Week.

With only two weeks work remain
ing before the option election the drys
have started in the whirlwind CAM
paign which includes meetings each
night, except Saturday. These night
meetings arranged primarily to bring
before the citizens and dry workers
of Richmond, speakers of national re-
pute are the strong features of the
campaign.
Although s. Edgar Nicholson would
make no statements 1t is understood
that the precinct polling is we'll under
way and the executive committee eX
poets to have an itemized list Of each
voter in the city.
Oliver w. Stewart, Chicago re-
former, speaks at mass meeting in
the North A Street Friends church
tonight. An effort was made to have
the Windy City orator speak at the
tabernacle but his lecture-sermon had
been scheduled at the Friends church
for a number of months.
RutIedge to Come.
The remaining nights of the week
will be taken up with addresses by
John L. Rutledge. of Cleveland. O..
who comes to Richmond tomorrow
Tuesday night will be designated
Home Night when Prof. Ebert Rus
sell, head of the theological depart
ment of Earlham college, a member
of the city council who will present
some statements regarding taxes in
Richmond as a wet and as dry town
The Tuesday nights meeting will
be held in the Reid Memorial church
1t is expected that President Kelly, OF
Earlham college, will preside at the
meeting Two or three manufactur
ers have been asked to speak at that
time. 1t is understood that Prof. Rus
sell will present data he has recently
compiled regarding the city's taxes
crime and poverty.
The colored people will hold spec
ial mass meeting in the Mt. Moriah
Baptist church, Wednesday evening
The Rev. w. A. Roll, of Indianapolis
a colored dry worker, will be the
speaker of the evening. The church
is situated at the corner Of South
Ninth and B streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
BRIGHT
FOR GUEST HOUSE,
ALL WORKERS SAY
Although Total Amount Has
Not Been Raised, Direc.
tors Will Meet Tonight to
Discuss Future Plans.

Although the weeks campaign on
the part of women interested in the
proposed Richmond Guest House did
not result in the raising of $40 900, the
amount desired, members of the solic-
iting teams are far from discouraged
and steps will be taken this week to
complete the amount necessary in ord
er to secure the 100000 gift from Mary
T. R. Foulke
A meeting will be held this evening
at o'clock at the home of Miss Ele-
nor Robinson, 316 North Eleventh
street by the board of directors, the
purpose of, which will be to arrange
plans for obtaining the amount neces-
sary to bind the offer of Mrs. Foulke.
The exact amount which has been col
lected or pledged is not known as the
auditing committee has not completed
it's work, as yet. However. it is be-
lieved that the total obtained last
week will reach at least $13.500.
Entire Nous Gives 500.
1t is likely that all persons, business
houses. fraternal and social organiza-
tions who have not been asked will be
solicited. The Entire Nous Club at a
meeting yesterday. appropriated 500
for the Guest House fund, The gener-
al sentiment expressed at the meeting
on this matter was that the club de-
sired to assist a worthy project of this
sort.
Captains OF the canvassing teams
who reported at a meeting in the Com.
mercial club rooms late Saturday aft
ernoon, stated that total of 81, ,1O3. .25
had been pledged on the last day of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
LEAVES NINETY-SK
DIRECT DESCENDANTS

Leaving as her survivors, ninety-six
direct descendants, Mrs. Rosanna
Catherine Dafler. SS, died at the home
Of her daughter Mrs. William Toliver,
33 North Fifth street last night.
Besides nine children, she leaves
forty grandchildren and forty-seven
great at-grandchildren.
Her six surviving sons are J. E.
Dafler of Brookville, c. w. Dafler OF
Farmersville, o. and U. A. Dafler of
Richmond. The three surviving
daughters are Mrs. Rosanna Kepler of
Columbus, O.. Mrs. Elizabeth Dillon of
Dayton and Mrs. William Toliver of
this city.
Funeral services will be held at the
home at 1880 o'clock Tuesday evening
and Wednesday morning the body will
be taken to West Alexandria. Servic-
es will be held at 10 o'clock in the M
E. church there and the body will be
buried in the Maple Grove cemetery.
Friends may call any time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
CLUB HOUSE FIRE
COSTS FIVE LVES'
NINETEEN MISSING
Missouri Athletic Club At St.
Louis Destroyed by Spec.
tacular Blaze, Doing $780,.
900 Damage.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Five men
are known to have lost their lives,
nineteen others are missing and more
than two score were hurt today in a
spectacular fire that destroyed the
Missouri Athletic club and caused
heavy damage to the Boatman's Nat
ional bank, one of the Oldest financial
institutions in the MiddO West.
The property damage was estimat-
ed at more than S4OO, 900. The Athle-
tic club house, as far as known, ap-
prOximately housed 100 men, most of
them wealthy young men of st. Louis
and the remainder statesmen. repre-
sentatives of business interests in var
ious parts of the country:
At 10 O'Clock the Missouri Athletic
club officers gave out an official list
of missing which contained eighteen
names Of prominent men.
Building Valued at 100000.
The building occupied by the Mis-
souri, Athletic club was owned by the
Boatman's Bank which occupied a por-
tion of the first floor. 1t was valued
at 100000 and was erected in 1890,
being of especially heavy granite and
brick construction. The club occupied
the seven floors and basement with
the exception of the bank rooms.
The club used the basement for a
swimming pool and bath, the first
floor for lobbies and reception room.
the second floor for pool and billiard
rooms, the third floor for dining
rooms and kitchen. the fourth for
dancing rooms and official headquart-
ers, the fifth and sixth floors for
sleeping rooms and the seventh floor
for gymnasium.
Guests were sleeping on the fifth
and sixth floors when the fire alarm
was sounded through the building by
rooms and by the call of fire by the
night clerk and later taken up and
relayed by the guests.
Safes Full of Money.
The bank officials said that there
was more than one million dollars in
currency and $274,OOO in coin in two
large safes which are in heavily con.
structed vault of steel set in con-
crete with reinforced ceiling
The fire is believed to have been
started in the main dining room on
the third floor of the club. Nearly
all of the guests and residents of the
club had retired when the fire started
about 1:50 o'clock this morning. a
few guests were in the lobby These
went through the upper halls and
awoke every one. When the guests
emerged from their rooms every hall
was filled with smoke.
The known dead are John Martin
Hickey. Chicago, treasurer of the
Ford Manufacturing company, roof
ing concern. James Riley, SO. St.
Louis, c. G. Cossler, manager of the
Ludlow Saylor Wire company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
JONES REFUSES
TO GIVE PUBLIC
ON
R { 7 IRE NJ EN- 7
Returns From ArdmOre, Pa.
Where it Was Believed He
Had Gone to Secure Funds
to Cover Overdraft.

Sharon f. Jones. former treasurer
Hardware company, recently resigned
at the request of the directors after
it had been ascertained his overdrafts
totaled s27 900, has returned from
Ardmore, Fa., where he visited rela-
tlves for a few days. but he declined
to make any statement today regard
ing the action of the directors in oust-
ing him.
Mr. Jones was told today that it had
been reported he would make a state
ment in his own behalf today
THAT report is without foundation
he replied. Il have no statement to
make at this time but | might have one
to make in a few days"
What are your future plans?" he
was asked.
Il have made no decision in that re-
Spect." he answered.
SO far as known there have been no
new developments in the trouble be-
tween Mr.. Jones and the directors of
the company the past few days.
Has Nothing to Say.
When Mr.. Jones left for the east
ed that he intended to secure money
to effect a settlement of his alleged
Indebtedness to the company and to
purchase a controlling interest in the
concern. Whether Mr.. Jones was sue.
cessful in this is not known. He had
nothing to say about the matter
Mr.. Jones is still director of the
Jones Hardware company but one OF
the stockholders is responsible for the
statement that his resignation from
the board will be requested
1t was reported today that the direc
tors of the company had been com
pletely successful in negotiating with
a Chicago bank to renew notes due for
loans which We're secured to operate
the business. Failure in these negotia
tions, it is understood, would have re-
suited in throwing the company into
the hands of a receiver.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
The Rev. Tillman HObsOn
Traces Method of Conduct
ing Saloons and Liquor
Business in Richmond.
ASSAILS HYPOCRITES
IN LOCAL CHURCHES
Asserts Licensed Saloon I'm.
constitutiOnal-Class Leg.
is alton Accommodating
One-tenth of Population.

Presenting himself to his audience
as a saloon-keeper, the Rev. Tillman
Hobson, of Pasadena, Cal, presented
his line of reasoning home while keep
ing the crowd at the Tabernacle laugh
ing. "A Square Deal for the Saloon
keeper" was the subject OF the ad-
dress.
"There are two sides to this booze
question and l am going to give the
side you folks haven't heard before,
Mr. Hobson said Remember that l
am a saloon-keeper We have been
grossly insulted and maligned. You
brought me here and now you want to
close me up. A committee represent
ing the brains and Drawn of your city
came to my home and asked me to
open a saloon here.
"'We need you, Mr. Hobson, they
told me, The city is on the verge OF
bankruptcy. We need the business
your saloon will bring. Won't you
come and open a saloon in Richmond ?
We have to have that money or the
school won't be able to run. The city
bills. We're in an awful fix up there
at Richmond
Becomes Patriotic.
$50 l brought Mrs. Hobson and we
came to Richmond to open a saloon.
found a good location, nice corner
store that belonged to a church mem
Der. But that was all right. The
church brother just doubled the rent
on me, but l didn't care about that. l
became gloriously patriotic in my new
roll.
81 remembered that my grandfather
had attended yearly meetings in the
Quaker church here. was proud to
rescue the city.
"Then they came around and told
me l had to pay the city $3.50 a year
because l knew the grocery men and
the butchers couldn't afford to pay it
and l could. So l did. / called my
place Of business The Mint not the
peppermint, but The Mint
"Everyb body dropped in to see that
my business was going on all right. So
soon I had to open the room back of
the Mint for meetings. Whenever
, there was any ward heeling to be done
they came to the Mint and arranged
it there. | had all the politicians and
the other buns, in fact the cream of
the town, so l could rescue it from
bankruptcy.
Opens for Charity.
"Pretty soon l found the city was
being rescued fast enough. If l was
to be the financial savior, l had to get
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09

Ernests younger brother, Allen, was
the first to comprehend that grim
tragedy had interrupted their play,
and, screaming. fled from the house
to the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Mcdonald, 1882 Boyer
street He found his father asleep.
but soon reused him, and in few
words, between sobs, told of his
brothers sade fate. Mr.. Mcdonald
rushed to the Creager home and
found his dying son Graded in the
arms of his slayer, who was sobbing,
"Earnie, didn't mean to; oh. Earnie,
l didn't mean to- BY the time Mr.
Mcdonald had taken his son into his
arms the child had breathed his last
Mr.. Creager is a driver for an oil
company. and Mr.. Mcdonald is pa
per-hanger and decorator.
Families PROSTATE.
Members of both families are pros
trated today over the terrible acci-
dent. All realize that the tragedy re-
suited from a thoughtless childish act
and that young Creager discharged the
revolver without any evil intent
Robert Creagers condition today
was truly pitiful. He has cried almost
continually since the shooting of his
playmate, anu any reverence TO the
tragedy unnerves him. Little Allen
Mcdonald appears to be stunned by
the death of his brother Both moth
ers for time after the shooting were
hysterical
Mrs. Creager said today that her son
Ind the Mcdonald brothers were al
most inseparable companions, and
their favorite pastime was playing In.
dian. In the summer. she said. they
would don Indian costumes and play
with bows and arrows, and occasion.
ally use Mr.. Creager's shotgun, which
was never loaded.
The boys had always been told OF
the importance Of never handling fire
arms unless they weysa confident they
were not loaded. so 4 pc can not un-
derstand why Robert placed a cart
ridge in his fathers empty revolver.
Coroner Peirce investigated the
case yesterday and today and will re-
turn a verdict of accidental death
Prosecutor Keller agrees with the cor
oner's verdict, and no criminal action
will be taken against young Creagor
Although the lad loaded the revolver
the prosecutor is convinced the boy
had no criminal intent and that the
shooting Of Ernest was a thoughtless
car1ess action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09

Mr.. Olney's interesting letter of in
quiry contained more than 1000
words, but the commissions letter in
reply was limited to twenty-five
words.
Our suggestion to you is that you
file rates that are reduced to the rates
offered by the municipal plant at
Richmond" read the commissions
letter of single sentence to Mr..
Olney."
Mr.. Olney's letter which contains
some rather interesting information
for citizens interested in the electric
light question created surprise in
Richmond today.
Text Of Letter.
Through a newspaper clipping We
learn of the presentation to your COM
mission of a petition by the city OF
Richmond for authorization of a re-
duction averaging about Is 2-3 per-
cent of the electric light and power
rates of the municipal plant. with the
statement made that the city could
place the reduced rates in effect tenn
porarily beginning March l. 1914.
pending a more permanent determin-
alton of rates to be made by the COM
mission.
AN electric lighting and power
plant in which we are interested ia
now being maintained in the city OF
Richmond by the Richmond Light.
Heat and Power company as it has
been maintained continuously for
many years under franchise granted
by the city in 1894 but now surrend-
cred for an indeterminate permit un-
der your public utility act Such
plant has a present valuation in e1-
cess of 100000 according to the COM
panys book entries of cost and the
engineers appraisal by Samuel s.
Wyer recently filed with the commits
sion. During the year 1913 the COM
pany sold 1876, ,959 X. w. of electric
ity for s63.076.94, which, after a de-
duction of S42.4s5.10 for operating ex-
penses and taxes yielded a net in
come of s2O.5s1S4 and after a further
deduction of $10.6O9.59 for fixed
charges, amortization and reserve
against depreciation. yielded a net
profit of s9.972.45. even though Its
rates by reason of larger discounts on
charges for electricity for lighting are
lower than those charged for similar
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
PAVING IS WORRY
TO WORKS BOARD

That LINK" OF the board of public
works. the Main street hill paving
question. bobbed up again today. with
fresh complications, to worry the city
officials.
1t was learned that the sixty days
period for presenting the matter to
the council for decision had expired
without it having been placed in coun-
ellis hands and now the whole bust
ness will have to be done over.
The day of hearing on the petition
for the paving of the street was jan
uary 5, the last day the former board
of public works was In session. A re-
monstrance was then filed and the
question was ordered to council. but
not taken there within sixty days. a.
the law provides.
Six months from the date or filing
the remonstrance must elapso before
the hoard can again act ON the matter
City officials want the street paved
but they delayed bringing the ques-
ton to councils attention 10 see what
the result of the agitation for raising
the street and bridge would result n.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-09
MAD DOG SHOT

A collie dog, either poisoned or suf-
fering from an attack of rabies, was
shot Saturday afternoon at the ball
park by Patrol Driver Wenger and
Patrolman Henry Westenberg after it
had frightened residents of North d
street near Glen Miller park. The
dog was frothing at the mouth and
swapping. Wenger secured shot gun
and emptied both barrels into it's body
and head. The body was Immediately
cremated, preventing a test for ra abies.
1t is believed no other dogs were bit
ten by the Collie.