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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18

unless the evidence clearly warrants
It. The fact that only one divorce was
refused would indicate that in vast
majority Of the cases the evidence
warrants conviction" Many cases
have been dismissed before they were
given . chance to be tried.
In many counties of the state this
method is employed by attorneys to
settle marital troubles. In most cases
the husband and wife will think long
and hard before they 60 to court with
their troubles In Wayne county, how
ever, If the figures of the circuit court
reveal nothing more than the natural
conclusion. husbands and wives are
not as reluctant in going to court as ID
the case In other communities. The
figures show that fifty-four out OF
ninety-one cases filed came to trial.
OF this number fifty-two were de-
cided in favor Of the plaintiff, one d.
vorce was refused and In another the
judgment previously rendered was set
aside.
Drunken nsss Charged.
In a majority OF the complaints
made by the wives, drunkenness and
cruel and inhuman treatment on the
part Of the husbands, are the CHER
abuses on which the divorces are
granted. For drunkenness alone, six
divorces were granted during the past
nine months and in most OF the cases
in which failure to provide" is the
complaint made, drunkenness Is the
underlying cause as revealed by the
evidence.
The relationship between the num-
Der Of divorces actually granted Is
about the same In the cases where the
wife il the plaintiff as where the hus-
band is the plaintiff. There have been
20 complaints filed by men and 81 by
women. There were 16 DEGREES grant
ed to men and So to women. Nine cas-
es were dismissed on motion OF the
wives as plaintiffs and four on the
motion Of husbands who instituted the
proceedings.
During the past nine months one
case was brought before Judge Fox
which was entirely new In its scope.
This was the case Of Ethel Nuss
against George Nuss, asking for
Temporary separation" The suit was
brought under an old Indiana statute
which is very rarely used and there
were only a few presidents in the
state on which the judge could back
his decision. The case was not con.
tested and the temporary arrangement
was made.
In addition to the plain divorce cas-
es, several suits were brought with
wives as plaintiffs asking the court to
require the husbands to provide sup.
port for his family. One OF the signifi.
cant features of the divorce proceed.
ings in the circuit court Is the fact
that only in q few cases were there
any contests made by the defendants.
Under these conditions. the Judge was
practically forced to give a decision
in favor of the plaintiff.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18

Ivan Bradford has returned home
after visiting his mother, Mrs. Fran
els Via.
Jonas Gaar Of near Richmond, was
here Wednesday on business.
Grows Giant SunfloWer.
John G.. Aud is exhibiting a giant
sunflower which he raised. The flower
measures fifteen inches In diameter
pounds. Another freak in the way
of the growth OF a pumpkin vine is
to be seen at the home Of w. H.
Garretson, where the vine has climbed
into a very tall plum tree and over
another apple tree, but in the plum
tree, twelve feet above the ground
an immense pumpkin is ripening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Horrigan spent
Thursday at Dayton, being called
there by the serious condition Of Mike
Rogers.
Bruce Barr has returned from a
pleasant trip to Chicago and st. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Smith returned
Thursday from q few days visit with
relatives at Muncie, Indiana.
Mrs. e. A. Bryant and two daugh-
tiers went to windfall, Ind. Friday
to visit relatives.
IClCl SuIICA, M 0SoAA oAO CACO
Ledbetter OF Richmond, were New
Paris visitors Friday.
Mrs Merle Title of Richmond,
spent the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. e. o. Reid.
Misses Phoebe Smith and Martha
A. Laughlin OF Richmond spent Fri.
day here.
Miss Amanda Brewer Of Campbells-
town, was Thursday guest of Mr..
and Mrs F. J. Colvin.
Goes to Beliefontaine.
Mrs. Joseph C. White is the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. F. G. Burnett at
Bellefontaine, Ohio.
The squirrel law came Gin" Wed
nesday and several licenses have been
issued by Clerk E. c. Mikesell for
nimrods. old and young.
Work on the foundations for the
new centralized school building is be-
ing pushed to completion by Supt. G.
NJ. N. Walters, and each day the
dream structure becomes more real
Ed Conrad visited his parents at
Lima, Ohio, this week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18
~ ROLAND NuseAuM.

One out of every five marriages in
Wayne county Is destined to end In
divorce, II the statistics compiled
from the records Of the Wayne circuit
court for the last nine months are
taken for their face value.
The records show that there have
been 243 marriage licenses issued
since January !, 1915, and further re.
veal that fifty.two divorces have been
granted. Moreover, the records show
that during that period ninety-one di.
vorce complaints were filed.
= When this last statement IL taken
into consideration it would prove that
one out of every two and two-thirds
couples. which receive marriage Ii
censes at the county clerks window.
makes application later for divorce.
Wives Make Complaints.
BY far the majority Of divorce com.
plants are made by wives. Twice as
many divorces are granted to wives as
to husbands. Women's reasons for
asking legal separation cover a much
wider field of abuses. The statistics
show that abandonment is the chief
complaint preferred by husbands In
asking for divorces. During the last
nine months ten men were plaintiffs
on this ground. Cruel and inhuman
treatment" is the chief complaint made
by wives.
The reason for these astounding fig
ures on the social aspect of the mar.
riage question can not be satisfactor
lily explained by circuit court officials
but the plain figures reveal the situa.
ton more clearly than can be told in
words. During the last nine months
27s complaints have been filed in the
circuit court exclusive Of criminal
cases). OF this number one-third were
divorce cases.
Another astounding feature Of the
records In the county clerks office IL
that more than one-half of the divorces
applied for have been granted by the
court. Only one divorce has been re-
fused this year. Fourteen cases have
been dismissed on motion OF the plain.
TIL and the other cases are pending
The figures obtained from the court
records are more reliable in formulat'
ing conclusion than If the records at
any other time of the year were taken
Attorneys Clear Docket.
Attorneys have been instructed to
help in clearing the docket of all cases
that have been pending in court for
some time, SO that the October term
can be opened with as clear a docket
as possible. AS a result, many of the
old cases that have been pending for
months, have been brought to issue
and have been disposed Of either by
dismissal from the docket or by the
judges decision.
The question, What can be done to
remedy the situation?" has confronted
the officials of the circuit court for
many years. but solution does not
seem to be in sight. The judge states
that he will refuse to grant q divorce
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18
WESTERN MEETING
APPROVES CHANGES
IN COLLEGE BOARD


PLAINFIELD. Ind. Sept. 17.-Last
NIGHTS session Of the Western yearly
meeting Of Friends was devoted to
Bible school and educational work, the
principal address being delivered by
the Rev. Lewis Stout Of Mt. Carmel.
His subject was "A Big Item Of Prof
It. He declared the Scripture was
the greatest evangelistic agency.
The statistical report OF Mrs. Lenora
Hobbs Of Bloomingdale for the depart
ment OF evangelism and church ex-
tension showed the Western yearly
meeting had membership Of 1902.
The Afternoon meeting in the tent
was conducted by Mead Kelsey OF
Spiceland, who defended that part OF
the church discipline preventing mem
bers OF secret orders from holding
prominent places In the church.
Harvey 10 Reappointed.
Enos Harvey was re-appointed SUI
perintendent Of the evangelistic de
partment. His report showed S13 con-
versions and renewals during the year.
Mrs. Ella McCrae Of Indianapolis ad-
dressed the Woman's Missionary UNI
lon. s. e. Nicholson, editor Of the
American Friend, spoke Of the outlook
for the paper.
A resolution presented by A. X
Hollowell, president Of the Earlham
college board Of trustees, asking that
the board consist Of six members
from the Indiana yearly meeting. six
from the Western yearly meeting and
three from the Alumni association,
with the college president as ex-officio
member was adopted by vote of 81
to IS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18

GIVES FIRST AID.

Physical Director Roach Of the r.
NJ. C. A. has announced that he viii
give lessons in first aid to boys over
is years Of age. II ten boys desire
them. Several boys about this age
have applied to him. The lessons will
be given at 3:45 O'Clock Friday after
Moons. Examinations In questions rec
commended by the American Red Cross
will be held
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18
BEES OCCUPY COURT HOUSE.

CONVICTION Ind. Sept. IS. - A
swarm of bees have taken possession
Of the cupola OF the court house here
They have stored a supply of honey
tempts to evict them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18

Both sale and fresh water fish are
caught in Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-18
Masonic Calendar

Tuesday, Sept. 21.-Richmond lodge
No. 1876, F. & A. NJ. called meeting.
Work in the Master Mason degree.
Refreshments
Wednesday, Sept 22.-Webb lodge,
No. -, F. & A. NJ. called meeting.
Work In the Entered Apprentice de-
gree, commencing at o'clock.
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The following record file clerks Office
278
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

mas often sought refuge In Germany and
France to avoid the daggers drawn In the
dark. Often he has hidden in his coun-
try places heavily guarded by soldiers.
Russia kept up constant series of plots
net only against his throne but against
his life.
When Car Nicholas followed Alexan-
der on the Russian throne Ferdinand did
what he could to win his favor and
shortly succeeded. Being himself q
Roman Catholic he had married tho
Catholic Princess Marie Louise and had
pledged himself to have his children
christened in the Catholic faith. His eld-
est son was baptized In the Catholic
church. One condition Of the cars
favor was that Boris as heir apparent
should belong as do the majority Of Bull
garians to the Greek Orthodox church
Ferdinand did not hesitate and the boy
prince was converted" Pope Leo ex-
communicated him for this. But Ferdi-
nand had gained his point. The car
became the little princes godfather and
recognized Ferdinand as the ruler Of
Bulgaria The rulers of all the other
great nations followed his example.
No matter what means Ferdinand has
used to advance himself and his kingdom
hts private life has been entirely unob-
jectionable. His tall. lean figure. HIS fne
features marred but slightly by an over
developed nose, ere familiar to visitors
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
ING FERDINAND .

own son. Ferdinand wrote instantly .
glowing letter Of thanks to the Russian
ruler, pledging his word as a gentleman
that he would never take the Bulgarian
crown. The next day he made his way
across the Bulgarian border disguised as
q Bulgarian general.
On August IA, 1887, he entered the
great parliament house in all his gold
lace glory. The metropolitan of Tirnova
administered the oath and the prince
signed the constitution. In his proclama-
ton he made no reference to Russia or
Turkey. but his cry of long live free and
Independent Bulgaria was echoed from
one end Of the country to the other. No
one seemed to be disturbed that Ferdi-
nand's first public act was a violation Of
his pledge "as a gentleman and q prince"
He was but twenty-six years old at the
time and II he imagined that his posi-
ton was to be all play, pomp and glory
he was shortly to be disillusioned. His
mother kept him as strictly as she could
at the business of government. It was
one entailing almost fourteen hours of
work day and also perpetual danger.
The first thing he did was to take out q
life Insurance for $1.000,000. No prince
has ever been 80 constantly In danger
o. his life as he has been.
Conspiracies against him within and
without his land became 30 thick II was
impossible to keep track Of them all He
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

a GAIN the eyes Of the world are
~ turning to Ferdinand l, Car of
the Bulgars. the intrepid little
- monarch, who with his armies
4 few years ago almost drove the Turks
from Europe, who bravely fought all the
other Balkan states until, overwhelmed
BY numbers. he was compelled to give up
and who now stands ready to spring into
the present fray on one side or the other
as the advantage of his country dictates
In August, 1887, Ferdinand 1, who
was then the German princeling, Ferdi-
nand Of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, became
Prince of Bulgaria by the grace of God
and the will of the people" On the twen-
tieth anniversary Of that suspicious
event he became Gar Of all the Bulgars,
this time not by the grace Of God nor
the will of the people but by his own
power, cleverness and astuteness.
II was another triumph for Bismarck.
Germany as a business concern exporting
princes had triumphed again. But the
question now is will Ferdinand suffer any
qualms of conscience in choosing between
two loyalties. hereditary and the volun-
tary?
But those who know Ferdinand laugh
at the question that he will do any suf-
fering at all. The personal honor of no
other living ruler has been so violently.
openly and authoritatively attacked as
that Of the Gar Of the Bulgars
It is current belief among diplomats
q well as latter day historians that never
has Ferdinand made move actuated By
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

At European spas where he spends his
vacations. There Is much distinction
and charm in his manner. He is pleas
ant even to people unknown to him and
most entertaining to friends.
Games and sports fascinate him. He
not only drives his automobile but has
learned to drive a locomotive as well.
Once in overalls and covered with black
grease he took the place Of an engineer
on the fastest train in the world from
Calais to Paris. He was the first royal
parsonage to risk his life in an aeroplane.
Now he is in the midst of a furious
game of diplomacy which Is to draw his
country into the war on one side or the
other. AS these diplomatic dealings are
being kept secret, one can no more than
conjecture as to their real nature. But
1t seems fairly certain that In the event
of Bulgaria's entering the war and the
allies winning, she would receive the bay
and hinterland Of Kavala, now held By
Greece: the southern strip of Serbia. to
Okhrida lake. which 10 chiefly Inhabited
by Bulgars, and the village of Adrianople,
which she occupied during the Balkan
war and then had to give back to Turkey.
For the return to Bulgaria Of the terri
tory holding Silistria, Baltchfk and Run.
schuk. which Rumania took. after the
Balkan war, the latter ID quite prepared.
realizing ~ she does the justice Of ~
Eouthern neighbor's claims % e.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

any other motive than personal ambition
and personal vanity. And in order to
gain his ends, to maintain himself in a
position seemingly untenable, to increase
his prestige and make a success Of his
Job It is said that he despised no means.
ranging anywhere from bootlicking to
murder.
At the same time 1t has to be ad-
mitted that by serving himself we'll he
has also served the Bulgarian people ex-
tremely we'll. During the twenty-eight
years Of his reign Bulgaria has pro-
crossed by leaps and bounds in every re-
spect The unimportant. half-savage
principally which had been under Turk
ish rule for centuries has now become
an absolutely independent kingdom. with
a good internal organization, a war
proved army. flourishing trade and good
financial credit abroad. It has gained
territory, has built many railroads and
has taken rank as a power to be reckoned
with.
The betterment of political and eco
nomic conditions acted quickly upon the
people. who today may be said to be the
most civilized people of the Balkan ma
tons with the possible exception Of the
Rumanians. They are far different from
the people who were caricatured in "The
Chocolate Soldier"
No longer do Bulgarian housewives
consider a single towel family luxury
and Bulgarian noble does not look
upon half dozen gift books and the
same number of dime novels as evidence
Of his Earning and distinguished posi-
ton. Public schools have been built
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
a s ! a
M lnOR

rapidly, with an amazing decrease ir
the percentage Of illiteracy. Western
science, mechanical inventions and
western methods in general have
made Of a half-savage people one
that can hold up its head among the
other civilized nations.
For most Of this the Bulgars and
Europe have to thank Car Ferdi-
nand. Yet behind Ferdinand stood
his mother. the Princess Clementine. the
headstrong. statesmanlike daughter of
King Louis Philippe of France. Money
and advice she gave to him in plenty.
Ferdinand was her youngest son and her
favorite. She staked everything upon
his success and until she died about ten
years ago she was almost constantly at
his side. remaining In close telegraphic
touch with him when her other duties
called her away to Coburg.
When Ferdinand assembled the Bull
garian throne in 1887 the political chaos
In which his country was weltering would
have been ludicrous IL 1t had not involved
the fate Of several millions Of people.
After the Russo-Turkish war the pow
ers decided that Turkey should be de-
prived of part of her sovereign rights
over Bulgaria and that the principally
should become her nominal tributary
governed by . Christian prince. When
the offer was made by the Bulgarian
people to Ferdinand. who was then in
Vienna. he Immediately asked the Rus
sian ambassador to telegraph to the Gar
OF Russia asking for his ratification of
the peoples choice
The car sent paternal but emphatic
reply to the effect that under no consid-
GRAFTON was Ferdinand to ascend the
Bulgarian throne and that II Ferdinand
obcyed. the car would provide for him
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

a GAIN the eyes Of the world are
~ turning to Ferdinand 1, Car of
n the Bulgars. the intrepid little
= monarch who with his armies
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
FOR -HONESTYrS SAKE.

Just so long as there Is come easy so
eesy'' method OF assessing property for taxation
In North Carolina there is going TO be an unjust
division OF the burden Of government AS it Is
today property is assessed at one ratio IN one
county section and at another in other parts
OF the state. That IS a method absolutely UNI
just to the taxpayers.
The State Tax Commissioner IN It's endeavor
to eaaalzze taxation must Of necessity first make
the attempt to o-zee that property over the state
is put the tax books at near an equal
valuation IS possible. When this is done
then the matter Of the rate Of taxation In coun-
ties, cities and towns be adjusted so that
there will be no unusual burden Of taxes laid
the taxpa yers.
AS we see the matter the increase In the as
sessed value ef real property made by the State
Tax Commission gives opportunity for coun-
ties, cities and towns to reduce the rate and at
the same time revenue which will meet
ali needs. The nearer come to the ideal OF
the full value OF property the tax books the
nearer will to the time Of low rates
Of taxation. And It takes no argument to show
that this will ee for the benefit Of all COM
n,unites
When such period as that arrives then there
will be more honesty shown IN the listing of
taxes. We are telling no when say
that high tax rates make it that people list
property at figures below value in order to
escape the heavy tax which the high rate inn
poses. An Increase Of assessment Of property
for taxation and lower tax rate will not alone
aid In material things but will also be moral
aid The method to be pursued when values are
increased by equalization and where the In
creased tax is not the absolute need is to reduce
the rate.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
FORTUNATE RALEIGH.

The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce made a
ten strike in securing the acceptance of Hon.
w. F. G. Harding, Of the Federal Reserve
Board. to deliver the address Monday night
at the annual banquet. That is to be recognized
SHOWN in the event, and in the notices being
given the banquet by the papers Of the State.
Because Mr.. Harding Is to be the speaker, the
annual banquet is taking a important
place in the public eye, and Justly so, for Mr..
iaa riding is doer Of things He does not talk
merely to talk, but he talks business and any
organization is most fortunate when it secures
him to make address. The high position he
holds IN banking circles in Alabama and in the
financial world Of this country is such that when
he :oiks business and finance he speaks "as
with authority"
AS example of the comment to be found in
papers Of the State here Is what the Kinston
Free Press has to say!
Hon. w. p G. Harding, Southern member
Of Ihe Federal Reserve Board, has accepted
the invitation Of the Raleigh Chamber of
Commerce to make its annual address Mon
day night, September 10th. Raleigh is i'm
deed fortunate in having so distinguished
and able man to visit there Not only is
Raleigh fortunate, but it is honor to the
State to have the nations "big fellows
and give the benefit Of their expe-
rience in affairs general. Mr. Harding is
optmst Of the truest type. He is not
theorist with embarrassed ideas, but his
utterances, since he came into the national
limelight, have been of the sound, logical
sort, with practical application in evidence
His address Monday night will no doubt be
the occasion for many people of the State
to journey to Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
A QUARTER CENTURY.

One-fourth of hundred years spent in one
pastoral charge with vigor and pulling power
still of the strongest is record of service which
becomes a tribute to any minister of the gospel
That is the record which Rev T. NICK Pit
tenger completes today, this the Anniversary Of
twenty-five years in which he has been the rec
tor of the Church Of the Good Shepherd of
Raleigh In that long period Of time Dr. Pit
tenger has lived and worked that he has not
alone place in the hearts Of his
parishoners, but in the hearts Of the people Of
Raleigh.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd tho
services today will mark the close of the tu-anty
fifth year Of his work for the Master in Raj
eigh In these years DR.. Pttenger has become
the dean" of the ministry of this CITY Raj
eish's Oldest clergyman. In that quarter of
century he has seen the church over which he
presldes grow in size and influence from
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21

small beginning, It's home today & rnasrifoer,
edifce. which stands as a monument to srs -
Tagging labors and the zeal of The Cong
cation which worships within It. ana UAtor e.
has 30 faithfully served.
Raleigh wishes well to Dr.. Pitte7ser tA.7
day in especial, though it wishes him We
all days In all the years Of his rectorsl.r -
has been active in the fight for better Ralti.h
in the greater things of life, and recognizing -fs
the people Of this city wish for him mary NO.
years in one-ship with them IN heart and s7.--
and work as he has been in the twert,-f-,
years gone
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-21
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