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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
ELWOOD MAN SAYS
TAMP|C0 is QUIET
Believes Presence of Two
Battleships Only Restrain
ing Power.

"The presence OF two battleships in
the harbor at Tampico is all that Is
saving Americans there from death,
and is the influence which is prevent
ing the destruction of property"
This statement was made last night
by George Simpson, of Elwood, one OF
a party of eighteen Elwood and Ander-
son men who were engaged in the oil
business at Tampico. He passed
through the city last night. coming
from New Orleans via Cincinnati, to
return home and await the cessation
of hostilities.
Simpson said he met Mexicans con-
stantly, and although they cast viii
famous looks at the members of the
party, they made no attempt to dis
turb any Americans. The party was
headed by Thomas Pilkington, of An
derson.
Everything is quiet there now, but
when those two battle ships leave the
harbor it will be more like the press
reports that are coming in here, Mr..
Simpson said War news didn't come
to us down there like it does here.
/ didn't see newspaper for two
months until l hit New Orleans. When
we first heard rumors of war we quit
working, and the Mexicans did, too.
The Mexicans from that vicinity are
gathered at the bar there waiting the
withdrawal of the battleships to set
tie the revolution.
I'VE left Tampico ten days ago in
dirty coal boat. We did not feel
that we were in danger at Tampico,
but we didn't know when something
will start Even other foreigners at
'Tampico have stopped sympathizing
with the United States because of the
tactics which are being used in set
Ting the trouble.
while the Mexicans are neither
fighting each other or the Americans
at Tampico, they will be ready to
when the United States ships leave
the bar. All the Mexicans are carry
ing big knives in their belts and prob
ably can get guns and ammunition
when they are ready to use them
The fighting around there will be ter
rifle, 1 believe, when the battleships
move"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
BOARD OF WORKS
INSPECTS BRIDGE

There was little business before the
board OF public works this morning.
Contractor Hipskind reported all
the work on the addition to the city
light plant completed except the con-
struction of cement roof, which
work will not be undertaken until the
middle of the summer, at the request
of the plant officials: He asked re-
lease from his $15, 200 bond, which has
expired, and the privilege of taking
out a $1,000 bond to guarantee the
satisfactory construction of t h e
cement roof, which request was grant
ed.
After the board meeting Mayor Rob-
bins and other city officials made an
inspection of the C. & o. railroad
bridge over Main street, which the
city wants raised 10 inches.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
MEMBER OF SCHOOL
BOARD SENTENCED
IBY LEASED WJRE1

CHICAGO, May 4.-Seven members
of the Chicago board of education
were today sentenced to Jail for thirty
days for contempt of court by Superior
Judge Charles NJ. Foell. They are
President Reinberg, Dean Walter 7.
Sumner, Julius Smietanka, Jacob NJ.
Loeb, Charles S. Peterson, Ralph c.
Otis and Harry A. Lipsky.
Today's action was the outgrowth OF
the ousting and subsequent reinstate,
ment of Mrs Ella Flagg Young, super.
intendent of public schools in Chicago
last winter. The offending board
members we're charged with having
defied the courts order to restore to
their seats on the board the members
who were illegally forced out at that
time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
ASK FORECLOSURE
OF MECHANICS LIEN

The fourth suit for foreclosure of
mechanics lien has been filed against
the Iserman Veneer Door company, de-
handing $1,000. The plaintiff is the
Fry Brothers Manufacturing COM
pany. Other creditors of the defunct
door company who are named as de-
PENDANTS in the suit are the South
Side Improvement association, Miller
Brothers Hardware company, the Mil
ler-kemper company, Frank Weaver
and J. H. Niewoehner. The mechan-
les lien is for $1,279.55 for materials
for the factory building at Seventh
and South l. street which was dedi-
Gated in April, 1913 and never occu-
pied.
benjamin F. Barnes of Lynn, en-
tered suit today for the collection of a
note for 5000 he holds against Forest
er A. Tillson. Barnes demands $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
CLARK READS BIBLE
FOR BRAIN FATIGUE
TBY LEASED WIRE1

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Speaker
Champ Clark today prescribed the
reading of the Bible as cure for
brain fatigue.
when l get fatigue l read st. Pauls
epistles and the Proverbs of Solomon.
he said when | was a boy | would
not read the Bible. l began to read
it almost by accident as a yougth, and
l have been at it ever since. l found
it mine of wonderful thoughts and
inspirations, wonderfully expressed.
There are many kinds of religion,
but | thank God the end of the con-
troversial sort has cone. We have
reached a hearty tolerance. l firmly
believe that if all religious influences
were banished, the world would be in
pandemon;um in a twelve month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
THIRTY VETERANS
AT ENCAMPMENT

About thirty members of the Sol
Meredith post, G. A. R.. will attend
the department encampment conven-
ton at indianapolis Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. The delegates
from here, besides the twenty-five
past commanders, are Michael Griffin,
Thomas Pagan, Timothy Hart and
John P. Lancaster, with Lewis Miller,
Oscar Johnson, Gus Myers and M. c..
Price as alternates. Judge Comstock,
a member of this post. is the depart
ment commander Of the state. He will
not run for the office again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
TWO MEN KILLED
AT LUNCH ROOM

NEW YORK, May 1.-Two men, one
policeman, were shot to death early
today during an attempt by two drug
crazed gunner to hold up a Brooklyn
lunChrOOm.
Athanasios Basibosis, manager of
the lunchrOOm, was shot through the
heart while he refused to turn over
the contents of the cash register. The
two men fled, but their flight attract
ed the attention of Policeman w. j.
Kiley, whose beat was nearby, and he
ordered them to stop. One of them
drew a revolver from his sleeve and
fired upon kiley at short range, in
flicting mortal wound.
Greater New York spends $3S,293,.
40S on public schools.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
CROP INDICATIONS
GOOD, SAYS PETRO

Farm work at the country infirmary
is progressing nicely, Frank Petro, SUI
perintendent, stated today. He has
planted forty acres in corn, sixty acres
in wheat, seven acres in potatoes and
will plant fifteen more acres of corn
The fruit trees give promise of a
good crop this year. The stand of
wheat is excellent. If the corn crop
is as good as the other probably will
be, it will be a banner year at the
farm, the superintendent believes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
SEM|-ANNUAL EVENT
At THE PALA|S ROYAL

Near the end of each season the
Palais Royal holds a sale of all re-
naming suits they have in stock. Ev-
cry cloth suit is sold at $500, no mat
ter what the cost or former price has
been. They carry only high grade,
dependable goods and their suits are
worth up to $4,000. This sale prom
Uses to be of greatest interest than
ever on account of the $1,000 suit sale
they held lately which cleaned out
most of their cheaper suits.
Many are anxiously awaiting this
sale, as they well know that the choice
OF Palais Royal suits at $500 are
wonderful bargains.
The sale starts Wednesday morning
and lasts until Saturday night. These
suits will sell lively, so be early for
best choice.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
REBELS REJOICE,

CHIHUAHUA, May 4.-Constitution-
alist officers today predicted an easy
victory for their forces in the cam
paign against Saltillo as a result of
information brought here that all the
federal artillery has been taken from
that city. Part was sent north to aid
Velasco at Torreon and the rest was
sent to Monterey recently. Practical
ly all of this has been captured by the
rebels. News of the lack of artillery
at Saltilla was brought here by Jose
Madero. uncle of the late president
of Mexico.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
Mexican Briefs
ARREST THREE AMERICANS.

VERA CRUZ, May 4.-Three Ameri-
can railway men were arrested at
Mexico City last week after they had
boarded a train for Vera Cruz, and
are now held incommunicado at Villa
Guadalupe, according to refugees who
arrived from the capital today. They
stated that San Luis Potosi had been
sacked and abandoned by the Federal
garrison there, but that all foreigners
had escaped safely. The garrison mu-
tinted and looted the entire city, but
made no attempt to interfere with,
eighty-four Americans and British cit
liens who fled to Mexico City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
G.. A. r. TO ATTEND
FUNERAL IN BODY

Members of the Sol Meredith post
G. A. R., will meet at the colored Bap,
fist church at Ninth and South B
streets tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock to hold services over the body
of Rev. Benjamin Jones, who died Sat
urday. Rev. Jones was a slave and
fought against the South in the Civil
war. He has been a member of Sol
Meredith post for years. He is a re-
tired Baptist minister.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
MURRAY'S WIN

WEST MANCHESTER, o., May A.
The West Manchester nine furnished
fairly good practice for the Richmond
Murrays at this place yesterday, the
visitors taking the big end of the score
by 22-5 count. Gwynn and Muhl,
Richmond pitchers, held the locals to
three hits, while their teammates con-
nected twenty-five times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
PATROLS ULSTER COAST.

BELFAST, Ireland, May 4.-British
warships again patrolled the Ulster
coast throughout the night, playing
their searchlights upon the cliffs and
beaches that skirt North Channel. Re-
ports that the anti-home rule forces
among the Ulster Unionists were pre-
pairing to land more arms and ammu-
milton for the Ulster volunteers in
spired the vigorous search along the
coast for filibuStererS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04

Collapsible water towers used by
the Berlin fire departments are but
five feet long when closed, but can be
extended to throw a level stream of
water into the eighth floor of build
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
SEIZE OIL PROPERTY,

VERA CRUZ, May 4.-Advices that
were brought here by mail from Next
co City, report that the Puebla state
government has seized all the property
of the Waters-Pierce Oil company in
the city of Puebla. This includes hun
dreds of cases of oil and large tanks
valued at several thousand dollars
There is no official confirmation of the
report
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
WIRE BRIEFS
FIVE MEN DROWN.

ALDERBURCH, Eng, May Alive
men were drowned off the Suffolk
coast today when a coast guard boat
capsized.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-05-04
&&a!2[t{l >
% |Il|Ill|

Commencement day is only
a few days off. Better come
in and select your graduation
gifts now.
We are showing a most exquisite
line of Pins. Brooches, Lavallieres,
Bracelets, Watches. Rings. etc, suit
able for the occasion. Remember thai
a graduation gift should be something
that will last a lifetime. Nothing is
more suitable than good jewelry. The
lowest prices and the best values are
to be found here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
School Census Returns Filed

Complete census returns filed by the
superintendent of schools in the State
department of education show a to-
tai of 221,232 persons in the state be-
tween the ages of five and 21 years.
This is an increase 70 3464 over the
number returned last year, which was
1920 in excess of the number reported
in 1912
On the basis Of the population so re-
turned the apportionment of State
school funds will be made The coun-
ties showing the largest gains in pop
ulation are Androscoggin, Cumberland,
Oxford and Kennebec. About half of
the total increase In population is in
the cities of Portland and Lewiston.
The following table shows the school
population figures of last year and the
present year:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
Canton Grange.

Canton Grange held the last all-day
meeting for the summer Saturday with a
good attendance. Officers pro tenn: Over
seer, w. o. Hayden; steward. C. E.
Lane; assistant steward, Ruth Richard
son; gatekeeper, Arthur Tucker. The
worthy State master was expected. but
sent a letter regretting his inability to
be present, as promised, also a letter
from A. s. Hail. chairman of New Cen
fury Pomona Grange service committee,
that he had appointed H. NJ. Tucker for
the committee to represent Canton
Grange. At the afternoon session the
regular officers surrendered their places
to the officers of the ladies' degree staff,
and they conferred the Third and Fourth
degrees on six candidates. The next
meeting, July %, Is. Old Folks afternoon.
the meeting to open at P. NJ Members
on sick list: (. E. Caldwell F. W.
Dodge, Mrs. Sara Reynolds and Mrs.
Clara Hayford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
nine YEARS WILL SEE COLORADO,
WYOMING and SOUTH DAKOTA
STREAMS FULL OF fine TROUT

Washington, July 2.-Plans to COM
pletely restock all trout streams and
lakes throughout the national forests
of Colorado, Wyoming and South Da-
kota, within a period of nine years, are
well under way, as the result of the
approval by the federal bureau of fish
cries of plan of operation prepared
by the forest service. The bureau of
fisheries has promised to furnish the
necessary fish fry for distribution to
the various forests, the shipments of
fry to be directed to railroad stations
nearest the waters to be stocked so
that as many streams as possible may
be supplied from central point. The
planting of all fry will be performed
by forest officers who will keep close
check on the results of the work.
According to the estimates of the
forest officers, approximately 20 million
trout fry OF the brook rainbow, and
black spotted varieties will be needed
to meet the requirements of all the
waters adaptable to the production of
trout. OF this great number the bu-
reau Of fisheries is prepared to supply
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04

100000 capital stock, Of which
nothing is paid in. officers: Presi-
dent, Edward H. Greene of New York,
N. Y; treasurer, winifred r. Skillin
of Portland. Certificate filed July 2,
1914.
The Winter Garden Co., organized
at Portland, for the purpose of hold
ing real estate and selling, leasing,
mortgaging or otherwise disposing of
the same, with s1,O00,OO0 capital stock,
OF which nothing is paid in Officers:
President, Albert F. Jones of Port
land; treasurer, Albert A. Richards of
Portland. Certificate filed July /, 1914.
Thrift Realty Co, organized at Au-
gusta, for the purpose of buying, SELL
ing and generally dealing in real prop
erty, office buildings, and business
blocks, with 100000 capital stock, of
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President and treasurer, /. s. kearney
Of Augusta. Certificate filed June 30,
1914
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04

Walter Rutt of Germany, champion
of the world; Frank L. Kramer, cham
pion of America, and Jackie Clarke of
Australia, the most popular riders now
campaigning in this country, will
meet in a special match race Saturday
night at the Brighton Motordrome. 1t
is q real contest of champions and
should result in some of the greatest
racing ever seen in this country. The
contest will be run in three heats at
tworthirds of q mile each and points
will be scored under the French sys-
tenn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
DUN'S REPORT ON FAILURES IN
UNITED STATES FOR PAST HALF YEAR

Commercial failures in the United
States during the first half of 1914. as re-
ported to R. G. Dun & Co. we're S344 and
involved an aggregate Indebtedness of
s1s5, 099, 100 OF the abnormally heavy liza
bilities this year upward of 600 was
supplied by the Clahin suspensions
numbering Is or 2e-thus leaving approx
mately 145,0o0o00 for the other insol-
vencies. During the corresponding six
months of 1918 there were Sl6S business
reverses and the total debts were $780,,
900, 061; two years ago 1917 concerns failed
owing little more that s10s 100000 and in
1911 the returns showed 1881 defaults for
$103, sos, 1884. Separation OF the statistics
according to the usual general classical
ton indicates that there were 2ll3 fail
ures in manufacturing lines for s59.5T, 1875;
trading losses numbered 5s6S and involved
s102, Fps, SIS, while suspensions among
agents, brokers and firms of a like ma
ture were 1863 for s23,294,077.
These figures contrast with 20ie manu-
featuring reverses last year for $50, 493, 1863,
and with 57S3 trading losses for $50, $50, 724;
in the first half of 1913 the other CONNER
cial insolvencies were 331 and the indebt-
edness was s16s33,0es.
1t therefore appears that there has
| been more or less increase in each of the
three divisions into which the state
ment is divided both numerically and in
respect to the aggregate liabilities. In
| the latter connection-eyen after elimi-
mating the Claflin suspensions-the rec
ord is distorted by an unusual number
of defaults of exceptional size.
Since the latest returns of mercantile
mortality give the best indication Of
present conditions, it is essential to make
some mention of the statistics for June.
! There were fewer manufacturing failures
/ than in any previous month this year
and the amount involved was smaller
than in May, March and January; of
course, the trading losses were affected
/ by special causes in so far as the indebt-
edness is concerned yet the number of
| reverses in this class was a good deal
smaller than in any preceding month
| during the current year. In other words,
| the June failure record from a numerical
standpoint is quite the best of the year.
Banking failures during the first six
| months of 1914 were 80 in number and
involved s2S,621, 312, a large increase over
the So suspensions during the same period
| last year, when the liabilities were only
Sc, 417,S72
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
Bear Mountain GRANGE.

Saturday. June q, was Flora or Chill
dren's night at Bear Mountain Grange.
After short business session the
meeting was turned over to them The
program: Song by the choir; recita-
ton, Watch the Corners" Eleanor
Saunders; song, Green Little Island"
Amy Sias and BERTHE Heath; recita-
ton, Jackie Homer Gertrude Alb
bolt; recitation. Why is it?" Ruth
Kneeland; song, stick to Your
Mother, Mary" Alice Kneeland
essay. pine Tree State Holidays. -
Reta Merrill; song. THE Farm
err Velma Fitzpatrick: recitation,
The Psalm of Life.' Orpha Sias;
dialogue, THE Removal" Reta
Merrill, Arnold Merrill. Virgie Went
worth, Clinton Kilgore, Frank Pike;
song, choir. Ice cream and cake sent
the little ones home happy. The next
meeting will be the beginning of the
last period of II meetings of the enter
tainment committee, Robbins Plummer
being at the head OF the committee for
this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04

something over four and a half mil
lion this year and gradually decreas-
ing number each successive year for a
total of nine, at the end of which time
it is expected that the complete re-
stocking will have been accomplished.
The estimates are said to cover 273
streams and lakes in the three states.
The restocking of national forest
streams in all states where such for
ests are situated. including those now
being acquired in the White Noun
tains and the southern Appalachians.
will be given attention as rapidly as
supplies of fish fry become available
for planting purposes. The forest SER
vice rs admirably organized to carry
on work of this kind and does SO with
practically no interference with reg
ular activities since the fish must be
handled with the utmost haste and
frequently during theN late evening or
early morning hours. The production
of the existing federal and state fish
hatcheries is hardly adequate to meet
all demands, however. and therefore
the work has to be done in Install
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04

Geographical analysis of the half year
ly failure returns indicates that only in
three of the eight sections into which the
statement is divided were there fewer
insolvencies than in the corresponding
six months of 1913 The comparison for
the New England group showed a con-
siderable reduction in the number of de-
faults, but the aggregate debts were
larger than last year; in the South At
lantic division gratifying improvement.
was disclosed in both respects and on the
Pacific Coast suspensions were less, al
though the liabilities expanded material
ly. Not a great deal of change. numeri-
cally, was noticeable in the Middle At
lantic States but the amount involved in
creased markedly for reasons previously
referred to. A higher business mortality
occurred in the South Central group and
the same was true of the Central East.
the Central West and the Western sec
tons, the exhibit for the. Central East
being especially adverse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
School Sehoo
Annual Nursery Inspection Com.
nnenced

Annual Nursery Inspection Com
Assistant Horticulturist H. p. Sweet
ser during the past week has been up
on his annual tour of nursery inspec-
ton. beginning the work in Hancock
county He reports that as whole he
has found the nurseries not as well
kept as last year and that much dam
age WAS done through the winter, es-
peeially to the fruit trees. The princi-
pal nursery inspected during the past
week was the Mt. Desert Nursery at
Bar Harbor, which, in NJ. Sweetse's
opinion, is not only the largest but also
the best kept in the whole State. The
assistant horticulturist estimated that
he had already inspected between $780,
900 to 100000 plants scattered over a
territory of some 50 acres. Next week
he will be engaged in the same work
III Knox and York counties.
The nurseries inspected up TO date
are the following: l.. c. Goddard S
nurseries, Portland; E. w. Macombers
nurseries, Portland; Northeast Harbor
nurseries; Mt. Desert nurseries, Bar
Harbor. II. D. Ball & Sons nurseries,
Hancock; c. A. Penney's nurseries,
Hancock; William Millers nurseries,
Bar Harbor; z. w Worcester's nurs-
cries. Washington Junction; Hancock
nurseries, Surry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-04
Hancock Pomona Grange.

Hancock Pomona Grange met with
Penobsco1 Grange June 26, Worthy
Master ellis presiding. A cordial ad-
dress of welcome was given by Mrs
Carrie Perkins, responded to by N. L.
Heath of Castine., Discussion of the
topic What Are Some of the Advan-
taees of Centralized School and In
der What Conditions Is 1t Possible to
Establish Such?" proved interesting
Recess followed and a fine dinner was
served by the sisters of Penobscot. The
afternoon session was devoted to
fine program, and the highway ques-
ton was discussed. A class OF twelve
was instructed in the degree of Pomo-
ma, 7