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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

A negro farmer of Alabama has
achieved an enyiable reputation
throughout the south In very simple
yet sensible fashion. For several years
past he has simply carried out the plan
of raking all the vegetation that would
make humus produced on 100 acres
and used it on ten acres. In this way
he has made his corn and cotton fields
immensely fertile. 1t will be seen at a
glance that this plan may work for
years. but that in the end he will have
to supplement the fertility OF that
ninety acres, even II II doesn't do any
thing more than produce weeds.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

A sport that is becoming very pop
ular where the cottontalls abound is
that of shooting them by the light OF
automobiles after dark. A friend who
has buggcd a good many bunnies in
this way switches his headlights from
side to side as he proceeds along the
country highway. This usually causes
the rabbits that may he feeding along
or just inside Of the fierce rows to
make for the road, where they become
bewidered by the bright light and fall
easy victims to even "A fair shot
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

1t has been estimated by careful au
thorities that there is a loss of from 8
to 80 per cent of the entire egg crop of
the country through careless gathering
and marketing. On farms where 100
hens are kept and where these hens
average 100 eggs per year loss of 25
per cent would mean $500 eggs In n
single season. or, at conservative
value. $40.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

While the pretty miIkmaid is today
but creation of the poets fancy. the
recent national dairy show brought to
the fore several lassies from Illinois
that set pretty fast pace in the mat
ter of filling the pail The winner,
Miss voss OF Yokena. ILL.,, got five
pounds and an ounce Of milk in one
and half minutes. while her nearest
rival was but half an ounce behind
her. This was the girls contest In
the mature class Mrs. Hughes Of
Antioch, ILL.,, won first by milking nine
and fifth pounds in two minutes.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

Studies that have recently been made
by physicians connected with the de-
partment Of public health of New York
city into the causes of hundreds of
cases of infantile and adult tubercu-'
losls show that about 20 per cent of
the cases investigated were directly
traceable to bovine tuberculosis. This
percentage is sufficiently large so that
It should suggest caution on the part
OF all those who use cows milk.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

Following n somewhat extended in
vestigation into the feeding habits of
the crow, including the examination
OF many crows crops 1t is asserted
in a late bulletin issued by the depart
ment OF agriculture that this bird,
which for years has been on the black
list. as 1t were. is really a friend to the
farmer and gardener 1t is admitted
that the crow takes an occasional little
chicken and raids the nests Of hens
and other birds where II can get at
them. but that II consumes enough In.
furious worms and insects to more
than balance the account.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

OF the smaller food animals or birds
there is probably none that is cleaner
in its habits and more particular as
to its bill of fare than the rabbit. In
this respect 1t is much like the sheep.
Where rabbits are abundant they are
this year being extensively used as a
partial substitute for high priced mar
ket meats. Rabbit is good fried, stew
ed with dumplings or baked with sage
and onion dressing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

Notwithstanding the fact that the
cost of foodstuffs has gone up in this
country nearly 60 per cent in the past
dozen years, the good souls who get up
these church dinners are still asking
the same quarter for fifty cent meal
Raising money under these conditions
Is surely labor Of love and devotion.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

The federal department of agricul,
ture is seeking to Offset the existing
beef shortage by interesting the In
dams on reservations in the raising OF
large herds of beef cattle. Some are
already engaged In this industry and
are making good money out of 1t An
effort will be made TO furnish the In
dams with the best breeds OF beef cat
tie ard to aid them by mapping out
plans for improving their cattle and
caring for them.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

As a soil renovator sweet clover is
the equal of any Of the legumes. More
than this, it is easily started and is
rank and thrifty grower. A further
point in its favor is that 1t will thrive
on the thinnest and poorest Of soils,
as is shown by its frequent appearance
on the packed soil of roadsides and in
railway cuts and gravel pits.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

Missouri leads all other states OF the
Union in the production of poultry and
eggs. In 1912 $4s.67s.240 worth of
poultry products were sold by the
farmers and poultry raisers of the
state. In the large total given above
eggs represent more Of the income
than live and dressed poultry COM
bined Missouri took the lead in the
production of poultry and eggs four
years ago and has held this rank since.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

A Mississippi valley farmer sold hay
and seed from six acre alfalfa patch
the past season and received for the
same $500, or an average gross return
per acre of $116.66. In view of such
a showing as this, which it is granted
may be considerably above the or
binary. it ought not be hard for the
average farmer to see that there is
money in alfalfa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-02-13

The protection that machine shed
will afford to the farm implements
which it will house and the increase
this will mean in their period Of useful.
ness make very nice interest rate on
the cost of the shed. Many farmers
are slow to realize this fact and leave
their mac hinery in the fence corners or
among the trees in the family orchard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FAvORS NEW LIGHTS
Improvement Committee Sat-
isfied With Test of Lumin-
GUS Arc System.

The public Improvement committee
of the Commercial club will encourage
members of the board of works to
purchase the luminous arc lights of
the type which have been on trial at
Fifth and Main street.
The committee members are pleased
with the lamps, especially since the
frosted globes have been placed on
them, softening the intensity of the
light. The lamps are also considered
ornamental to some extent, fastened
as they are to trolley wire poles and
requiring no additional poles on Main
street
The three lights have been on trial
for about a week, and this is sufficient
test to convince the committee that
they are the most satisfactory yet
tried. The board will be asked to
make an immediate purchase and car
ry out the idea of Mr.. Bavis to give
Richmond a great white way The
board plans to light Main street from
first to Twelfth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
CITY RECEIVES $9O,768.26
AS APPORT|ONMENT SHARE

The city of Richmond today receiv-
ed credit for $9O,76S26, which is its
share Of the s2S7,6766O apportioned to
the towns and townships of the coun-
ty by the county auditor. The city al
ready has been advanced $45, 900 of it's
share of the sem-annual appOrtiOn-
ment.
The city receives practically the
same amount as it received in the
semi apportionment of a year
ago. The rate was the same as last
year. The general fund receives $S4,-
972.55, while the bond sinking fund
receives $3,795.SS.
The sum credited to the school city
of Richmond is practically the same
as last year This fund receives S75,-
S25.29 in three funds. The tuition
fund, for the payment of salaries. gets
$37, ,051.17; the special school fund, for
other expenses, receives 1925, 5,026.39,
and the school house bond fund re-
ceives $13274.73.
Others Follow Later.
The appOrtiOnment of common
school revenue, congressional revenue
liquor license revenue and surplus dog
tax funds will be made the second
Monday in July.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25

According to law, sl069.54 was de-
Quoted from the corporation fund and
$lG6.66 from the special school fund
for examinations previously made by
the state board Of accounts.
The total distribution made today
follows: Abingdon township, $2,7S4.-
SO; Boston, $4.1S9.29; Center, sS,O39.-
Sc; Clay, $5,975.32; Dalton, $2,921.79;
Franklin, $6,292S5: Greene, $6,3S447;
Harrison, $2,7l610; Jackson, $5567.-
55; Jefferson, $T,711.36: New Garden,
S6,901.1S; Perry, s3,919.6S; Washing
ton, $6,41S34; Wayne, $21,72711;
Webster, $3,693.S9 Boston corporation,
S2G3S9; Cambridge City. s7,434S4: :
Centerville, $1,764.75:- Dublin. $1,l5S-
81; East Germantown, S252.62: Foun-
tain City, $567.37; Greensboro. $3.50 30 ;
Hagerstown. $2,629.S7; Milton. $629-
sc; Mount Auburn, $29332; Richmond,
$50, 1896; Spring Grove, $62O.49; ;
Whitewater, $57.S2; Cambridge City
school. s4,316.62 Ccntervlle school,
s1,663.72; Dublin school, s1,634.11:
Hagerstown school. s1.S64 SO; Rich
mond school, $75,S2529; Spring Grove
school, s102.7G. Total, 2S7,676.60.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
TO NAME SECRETARY
OF 1914 ASSEMBLY
Chautauqua Committee Con-
siders Ed Shera, Who
Seeks Place Again.

Chautauqua secretary to have
charge of the 1914 session, will be
chosen by the chautauqua committee
tonight at a meeting in the Commerc-
ial club rooms. Ed X. Shera, who was
secretary the past two years, will be
a candidate for reelection.
The committee will hear c. R. Rich
ardson, DR.. w. w. Anderson, Rev. F.
M. Ovelton and others who desire to
add to the Chautauqua program day
to be known as "anti-slave" day and
which would commemorate the acts Of
Wayne county people in freeing es-
capped slaves and in agitating the slave
question.
This will be referred to the program
committee, members of which are not
entirely unfavorable, even though the
program may require alterations. 1t
is thought the day can be added on at
least a small scale this year and If 1t
is successful, can be carried on more
extensively later
The men back of the movement are
prepared to present part of Wayne
county's extensive slave days history
which is interesting throughout.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
ART CRITIC HERE
To PRESIDE OVER
PHI DELT FEAST
Paul Martin, of Indianapolis
Star, Accepts Invitation to
Act as TOastmaster at
Banquet.
Marion Delegates Lose Fight
to Raise Fraternity Age
Limit to Eighteen Years
From Sixteen.

! Word was received from Paul R.
Martin, well-known art critic and short
story writer, that he will be present
tonight to act as toastmaster at the
| banquet of the Phil Delta Kappa fra
, ternity convention to be held in the
Masonic temple, following a street pa
rade of several hundred delegates.
The announcement was one which
brought pleasure to the fraternity men.
! Mr.. Martin is member OF Alpha
chapter, an honorary chapter of Ma
riOn, Ind, where the fraternity origin
ated. He wrote most Of the ritual as
it now stands, and has been active in
fraternity work for fifteen years.
Mr.. Martin is musical and art critic
for the Indianapolis Star, and is
known over the country because of
his short stories and his press agent
connections He was the originator
for the Bobbs- Merrill company, of the
Riley birthday celebration idea, which
is considered one of the cleverest press
agent stunts of past years. He is also
publicity agent for Carl Fisher, preSi-
dent of the indianapolis Motor Speed
way company
Appoint Committees.
Delegates to the convention con-
tinued to arrive in force today. The
resistratitn is now more than $50, and
will be greatly increased tomorrow
Wheu arrivals come to support candi-
daten for national offices and to at
Continued on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
HOWARD'S CONCERT
PROGRAM COMPLETE

The program for the Wesley How
ard Benefit Concert has been COM
pleted. The selections will surely
please. The orchestra will play three
numbers, Miss Kaufman two num-
bers and Wesley Howard two The
following is the program complete:
l. Orchestra-M March No. l Militaire,
by Shubert.
;. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman-Aria,
All Fors'e Lui, (The One of Whom
| Dreamed) from La Traciata.
3. Wesley Howard-Niolin Concerto,
+ Minor No. s, by Rubens.
4. Orchestra, Pallet Music, from Faust
by GOunod
5. Miss Mary Ann Kaufman
(a) The Lark Now Leaves It's
Watery Nest, by Parker.
(b) Spirit Flower, by Campbell
Upton.
(cl a Little Gray Dove-Saar.
(d) Queen Nab (from Maryland
Cycle)-Morgan.
3. Wesley Howard African Dances
No, ! and 2.-Coleridge Taylor.
I. Orchestra March.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
ARREST RICHMOND
GIRLS At DAYTON

Madaline Wood. who lives with her
father William Wood, 715 South Sixth
street, and Mildred Fish, who lives
with her mother South Seventh and
NJ streets, both sixteen years old, are
under arrest at Dayton. A man Civ
ing his name as George Anderson, and
his residence near Richmond" after
first asserting that his homo was in
Chicago, is also under arrest at Day
ton on a charge of larceny. Inc Two
girls say Anderson induced them to
accompany him to Dayton and that he
took them to house at 1873 South
Wilkinson street, that city.
Anderson was arrested yesterday
after stealing four bicycles and pawn
ing them. The two girls were arrest
ed early this morning for lettering in
a Dayton park.
When Anderson left the girls he
said he was only going to be gone a
short time, but the girls tired waiting
for him and left the house last night
and wandered about the city until ar
rested.
Anderson gave a very poor account
of himself after being arrested He
said he had been married about six
weeks ago but flatly refused to di-
vulge the name of his wife or her
place of residence. He also refused
to definitely locate his place of resi-
dence.
William Wood when seen at his
home this afternoon admitted that his
daughter had disappeared. Woods
wife died some time ago and his
daughter had been acting as his house
keeper ever since. He said she had
left no word where she was going.
Wood also said he had never heard of
man by the name of George Ander-
son. He said his daughter and the
Fish girl had been chums for some
time; and when his daughter was last
seen in the neighborhood where they
live she was with Mildred Fish. He
said that he had heard the Fish girl
had been married before, but had new
er lived with her husband. He said
he did not know whether this story
was correct
Transporting women from one
state to another is a serious offense,
if they are taken for immoral pur
poses, and it is probable that the
charge against Anderson may be
changed from larceny to a violation
of the Mann act
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
DRY GOODS HOUSE
FINANCIAL WRECK

NEW YORK, June 25-Federal
Judge Hand today appointed Joseph B.
Martindale, president Of the Chemical
National bank, and Frederick A. JUL
lard receivers for the II. B. Claflin
company, one Of the largest dry goods
houses in the United States The
same receivers were named for the
Defender Manufacturing company by
Judge Hand today.
The failure of the Claflin company
is one of the greatest that has ever
startled the commercial life of New
York. 1t is reported in financial cir
cler that the liabilities amount to fully
S30,OO0,OO0. The company controls
twenty-eight dry goods stores in the
United States.
1t is estimated by those who are
close to the company that the liabil-
tiles OF the Claim concern are 334,-
100000 and the assets S44.00O.000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
RICHMOND SINGERS
REACH LOUISVILLE
FOR SINGING FEST
German Emperor Sends Gold
Medallion to President
Schmidt, of the. Saenger-
bund.
Palladium Special.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 25.-With
the Richmond delegation to the thirty
fourth SRngerfest of the North Ameri-
can Snngerbund throwing their votes
and influence to aid Evansville, Ind,
in obtaining the next convention of
the big German society," Indiana sing
ers have taken prominent lead in
the business meetings.
Louisville is decorated for the acca-
sion, and wonder and amaZement
awaited its citizens when they heard
the first concert of the German singers
of the United States. Beginnings with
the transfere of the Bundesfahne, or
S2ngerfest flag. from Milwaukee,
where it has reposed for the last three
years, to Louisville yesterday after
noon. and the grand reception con-
cert by the Louisville festival chorus
at the armOry last evening, mingled
with merriment and artistic SatiSfac-
tiOn will mount hand in hand to a
climax Of happiness to find a suitable
relaxation in the great vOlksfest at
Fountaine Ferry park next Saturday.
The Richmond delegation, as well
as hundreds of other MRnnerchOr So
cieties from all over the United States
was met at the station by the com
mittees on reception, hotels and en-
tertainments. The Richmond singers
were escorted to their hotel by a
band.
While the registration of singers and
societies was going one, the officers
and members of the national eXecu-
tive committee of the SRgerbund met
with the Louisville Spngerfest assO-
citation and arranged the final trans
fer of the direction of the big singing
contest between the two bodies,
The national executive committee
also took up the matter of the cleo
tiOn of officers for the coming term,
and made the selection of the next con-
ventiOn city.
Dr. Oskar McZger, German consul at
Cincinnati. the personal representa-
tive OF Emperor William of Germany,
arrived in the afternoon. He Witness
ed the "Massing of the Flags" in
which the H. societies took part in
five concerts. He then read the mes
sage Of the German emperor, and also
presented President Schmidt a gold
medallion, struck by the emperor as d
token of his regard for the members
of the SpngCrbund.
Director EhrgOtt, who visited in
Richmond recently, is enthusiastic
over the big convention
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
YOUNG BOY BROWNS
IN FOUR FOOT HOLE
OF SHALLOW RIVER
Lies in Water Ten Minutes
Before Body Is Recovered
and LungmotOr Reaches
Scene.

For nearly an hour this morning
fruitless efforts were made to save
the life of twelve-year-Old Willard
Hewitt son of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
Hewitt, North Third street, by the use
OF the police departments lungmotor,
after the lad had been dragged from
the Whitewater river a few yards
north of the Doran bridge, where he
had been submerged about ten min
utes.
Within six minutes after the limp
body of the child had been placed on
the east bank by Elmer Keller and
Earl Moore, the lungmotor had arrived
IN the police automobile and was being
operated on the unfortunate boy Gu
rious crowds lined both banks and
the bridge watching the efforts of Fire
Grief Miller, Patrolman Vogelsong and
Drs. Hunt, Mendenhall and Ross to
resuscitate young Hewitt.
The grief-stricken father was spec
tator. The mother, who was spending
the day with her baby at the home of
friends on South Eleventh street, did
not arrive on the scene until all hopes
Tor saving her sons life had been
abandoned. Her grief was pitiful.
River Shallow.
Young Hewitt was subject to ep-
leptic fits, and the supposition is that
while wading in the middle of the
river he was either seized with one Of
his frequent attacks of this disease,
or stepped into a deep pocket of mud
and was sucked under The river is
about four and a half feet deep where
the body was found.
"Willard, or 'Weenie,' as the boys
called him, was playing with my young
brother Linny this morning." said
Earl Moore, who is in the grocery
business with his father, L. G. Moore,
and who assisted in the recovery of
the body. "On the bridge the boys
saw wild duck in the river, and
Willard remarked that he thought he
could catch it. My brother has a
broken arm, SO he did not accompany
Willard down the steep bank
Reaches Body With Pole.
'Iinny stood on the bridge and
watched Willard wade out toward the
duck. The first I knew of the drown
ing was when Linny rushed in the
store yelling that Vicente is drown
ing l rushed down to the river bank
and waded out with Elmer Keller in
search of the body. Finally, with
pole, Keller touched Wizards body
anu liz Idioeu lHe Htdu up WIFI the
pole. Then with the help of Roy Ed
wards we pulled the body out of the
mud and carried it to the bank We
gave the first aid for drowning while
we waited for the lungmotor to ar
rive
The claim is made that resuscita-
ton is possible with the lungmotor
up to twenty-five minutes after the
recovery of the body, and it probably
was sixteen or eighteen minutes be-
fore the instrument was being operat-
ed on young Hewitt. One mistake was
the failure Of any person near the
scene Of the accident promptly to mott
ty some physician. Chief Miller had
been operating the machine on the boy
two or three minutes before a ply
stefan arrived.
Willard Hewitt was one of six chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Hewitt.
The father has been employed as a
night fireman at the Hill Floral COM
pany. They have resided in Rich
mond three or four years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-25
DREACH|NG STORM
SWEEPS OVER CITY
COOLING WARM AIR
Lightning Strikes But Did
Little Damage-F1ash Over
Wire Calls Fire Companies
to SchollS.

Rain that swept the streets cooled
the city shortly after noon today.
Preceded by play of lightning. the
the storm of thunder, lightning and
rain struck almost without warning
The dashing rain before noon did little
damage.
The downpour drove men and ma.
chimes from the streets in few min
utes. The sweeping rain filled cutters
faster than sewers could carry the wat
er away and backed into the streets.
In many places water was just begin
rain stopped.
During the hardest part of the
storm. when the drenching storm cut
off clear vision, the fire companies
were called to the John Scholl meat
market. 421 Main street. Lightning
running in over the wires set fire to
the decorations. Little damage was
done.
Answer Fire Call.
On the way 10 the fire, Company
No. from North A street nearly up
set at Ninth and North \ streets.
The front wheels of the truck struck
the curbing in front of the postoffice,
almost throwing the lead horse.
Following thunder crashes, lightning g
struck the chimney OF Thomas j. Ben
nett's house. 21O Richmond avenue,
knocking off several tiers of brick,
A few bricks were knocked loose on
the W. II. Romey warehouse.
In many places dead branches were
strewn over the sidewalks. At the
Palladium office the wind blew out a
plate glass in an overhead window,
the shower of broken glass narrowly
missing persons working in the news
department.
Crops Damaged
Little damage was done to crops, ac-
cording to Joe Ratliff In few places.
however. where corn was high enough
it was laid flat, but being young and
tender it will right itself. The wheat
crop suffered most, being tangled and
matted by the twisting wind and driv-
ing rain,
Water flooded the baseemnt of the
Brooks grocery. 429 North Nineteenth
street. and a number of Easements in
the lower part of the city q.
Children in bathing suits splashed
about in water almost knee deep at
Tenth and South A streets. where
rain fell faster than the storm sewers
could carry it away 1t was some
time before the water drained off In
the meantime the children splashed
and played as if at bathing beach.
The home of John Holiday, Pearl
street. and of Harry Gennett, South
A and Twenty-first streets,wer struck
by lightning, but the damage did not
amount to anything.
Telephone service between Rich
mond and Centerville was broken by
the storm today. A barn near Center
vile was struc kand burned by light
ming A number of telephones in the
city were put out of commission.