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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
News Review

September 4.-President Wilson
accepted for the United States the
gift of the log cabin in which Lin
coin was born, at Hodginsville, Ky.
Indiana state fair opened in Indi-
annapolis last Monday.
Japan has made loan to $30,O00,-
600 to the Chinese government.
Francisco Madero, father of the
former Mexican president, who was
killed in 1913, died of heart trouble
last Monday.
September 6-Senate passed a
trade bill which enables the presi-
dent practically to declare a trade
war on England and the allies if
they continue selling our mails and
boycotting our business.
Fifteen thousand of our National
Guard have been discharged, SO that
many of the university students
may go back to school.
Senate has approved allowing,
100000 for buying the Danish
West midas.
Congress adjourned yesterday
morning after a nine months ses-
session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Girl Enjoys
Inspection of
Fayette Fair

1t was of interest to me when a
few days ago visited fair in Fay
cite county, which l enjoyed very
much.
Among the first things to greet
my sight was, it seemed like thous-
ands of automobiles, instead of
the horses and carriages of a few
years ago.
AS we passed on in there was the
din of many voices calling to come
and buy their red lemonade, etc
We then came to what they call
the ferris wheel. The passengers
seemed to be enjoying it immense
ly. Now of course the merry-go-
round was there, and it was playing
music all the time to the tune of
"See-saw, see-saw, now we're up
and we're down."
There were a great many kinds
of people there.
AS we came onto the race track
the boys band was playing in the
amphitheatre.
What interested me most, and
what always is a great attraction,
was the large balloon ascension
We saw the fine start but of course
we didn't see the finish. He went
very high and made pretty flight.
One of the shows on the grounds
was of fourteen educated mules.
Now they had two white mules,
which l had never seen before.
They did a great many cute tricks,
They told one to chew gum like the
ladies', and of course you can i'm
agine the rest.
l hope all who have never attend
ed a fair may sometime have the
pleasure as l have had.
GLADYS LONGENECKER.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Boy Scouts Give Fine Drill
AS Part of 1916 Chautauuua

The Richmond Boy Scouts I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Bramer to-
gether with the aid of Scouts from
College Corner and Hagerstown,
gave very fine exhibition drill on
Roosevelt Field, Saturday, Septem-
Der g
The scouts lined up in drill form
alton at Scout Headquarters in the
chautauqua grounds and marched
over to the field where they march
ed down to where the crowd was,
and with the visiting scouts drop
ping out, the Richmond Scouts con-
tinued to give a drill which was
very satisfactory.
After the drill, Homer Meyers
and James Sackman went on to
the top of the hill and signaled
back and forth to each other New
ell Hill, with the assistance of some
of the other boys was on the top
of the hill ready to shoot some
given fire works at given signal
from Mr.. Bramer When he started
to shoot the fireworks, the boys
were to charge up the hill with the
ambulance corps following, to pick
up the wounded. Richard Holcomb
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09

was wounded in the side. which the,
boys had to dress. while Homer
Meyers was wounded in the head.
After the first aid work, the boys
built two different kinds of Signal
Pyramids. On the top of the first
the flag of Troop 2 could be seen
waving, while on the second, Old
Glory was proudly floating.
This was followed by few yells.
after which the boys marched back
to Headquarters, where they were
dismissed.
NEWELL HILL,
Patrol Leader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09

Dear Readers of the Junior:
L am going to tell you about my
vacation this summer. am sure
you will be glad to read about it.
From Richmond, Father, Mother
and l went to Washington, d. c..
There we visited all the buildings
of interest. The most beautiful
building | have ever seen was the
Congressional Library. 1t is en-
tirely made Of marble and the floor
and ceiling is beautifully designed
in color A few of the other build
ings we saw were the Capitol and
the White House. But | will not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Boy City

At the meeting of the boy council
Thursday night plans for later work
were discussed rather than decided.
City ordinances were passed, how
ever, so hereafter live up to them.
They are:
l.. There must be no disorder or
profane language on public play
grounds.
2. There must be no marking on
fences or buildings.
3. There must be no skating on
Main street or on the side streets
one square north or south.
4. There must be no riding on
sidewalks
5. Children must not be out after
the curfew rings.
6. All garbage cans must be COW
cred.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Dick as Teacher
is Poor Success

Three-year-old Dick had just
been greatly impressed by his
older brother learning all the books
of the Bible, SO he felt it his duty
to teach this wisdom to the little
baby brother who was just be-
ginning to talk. When their
mother finally came to the rescue
Dick had pushed the little fellow
up in a corner, and holding him
at arms length was commanding
him: Say Ruth" The baby
grunted out nth" Now, say
First Sanible!'" "Firsable." Now
Second Cronibles!'" And that was
too much for the mother-she
laughed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Books for Boys

Here is part of the list OF
books recommended by the Boy
Scouts to be in every boys library.
Have you read them?
Baby Elton, Quarterback, by Les
lie w. Quirk; The Blazed Trail, by
Stewart Edward White; Buccaneers
and Pirates of our Coasts, by
Frank r. Stockton; The Call of
the Wild, by Jack London; Cab and
Caboose, by Kirk Munroe; College
Years, by Ralph ID. Paine; Crook
ed Trails, by Frederick Remming-
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Goodbye Vacation

Boys and girls it's almost time
For us to go back to school;
So say goodbye to old vacation,
And to the swimming pool.
There're not many more days to
sit by the streams,
In some cool and shady nook,
Eating candy or chewing gum,
And reading an interesting book
But cheer up, boys and girls,
And go back to school and say
Il have spent a pleasant vacation
And now / am here to stay"
DOROTHY ROBBINS,
Richmond, Ind.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
Want AID Agent
Will Help You

Boys and girls! Have you any
school books, flashlights or any
thing to sell, trade or buy? If so,
please let me know and ! will put
it in the Junior Palladium Want
Column free of charge.
By doing this you are not only
helping yourself but you are also
making the Junior more popular
with all of us.
Remember the Junior Want Ads
and notify JOHN EVANS, Adver-
Using agent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
She Wants Pool
Dear Aunt Molly:

Dear Aunt Molly:
who said swimming pool?"
DO l want one?" l surely do, and
want it badly. l just love to swim
but there isn't any place here for
girls. 1t certainly would be fine to
have a place to swim the year
round; and the Martha Washington
Hotel would be an ideal place for
one / certainly am anxious for
this talked up swimming pool and
will boost it every chance / get
''Lewa," a Camp Fire Girl.
A thing of beauty is a joy for
GUAR
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-09
INTERESTING DATES.

Sept. 9.-California admitted to
the union in 1850
Sept. 12.-Charles Dudley War
ner born, 1926.
Sept 15.-William Howard Taft,
twentyseventh president of the
United States, born, 1875. James
Ferimore Cooper, born 1889.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
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WASHINGTON, July 24.-The sen ate today called a halt on whole sale reductions begun Saturday in the army appropriation bill, voting down retrenchment proposals and approving increases totalling more than $30000, 900 when sections were reached carrying provision for ord nance and equipment for the regular army and national guard.
 Debate on the ordnance provisions developed a predominating sentiment that it would be unwise to limit eX- renditures for ammunition and guns too closely, despite the lessening of tension in the Mexican situation. De- crcases of $36000.000 ordered Sat urday related to transportation, sub sistence, foreign service pay and emergency estimates put into the bill by the house when the Mexican sit nation was critical. Today's in- creases included:
 For medical suplies, increase from S2 900, ,000 to $i.500,000; engineers equipment $1,00O,0 GOO to $1.770, 900: ordnance stores S6000 GOO to $11, ,000. . GOO: automatic machine guns for regular army $3,60O,0O0 to SIPS. 900: automatic machine guns for national guard $2.000,000 to $6.5S6, 150: arm orcd motor cars S30000 to $1,000, 900; field artillery for national guard s.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
WinslOW
 Accepts Otey To
 Joln Rough Riders
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SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 24.-Ad- miral Cameron McCrea WinsloW commander in chief of the Paeific fleet, has accepted an offer from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to be- come a brigadier general of the Rough Riders in the event of hostili- ties with any foreign country, it be- came known here today.
 CClcnel Roosevelt's offer was made during the recent crisis with Mexico and within few hours after the navy department had announced that Admiral WinsloW would be retired from active command upon reaching the age limit Admiral Winslow did not learn of the offer until his ar rival from Mexican waters last week and he immediately accepted.
 Admiral Winslow said that all Americans who could be induced to leave, have been gotten out of west Mexico and that all consular repre- sentatives on the west coast with the exception of the consul at Guaymas. had left their posts.
 Admiral Wirslow will he succeeded as commander in chief by Rear Ad- miral w. B. Caperton. who until re- gently has been on duty in Haitian waters. Rear Admiral Canerton will assume the full rank of admiral.
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CLEVELAND, O.. July 24-Im- prisOned in q new water works tun- mel under Lake Erie as a result of a terrific explosion of gas in the tube l6 men are supposed to be dead.
 The blast occurred shortly before midnight and life savers and the crews of the fire tugs rushed to the outer crib. Life savers penetrated the tun- motors, prepared to enter the tunnel and rescue the victims alive.
 That any survived the gas explosion is considered hopeless. Arrangements have been made to receive the bodies of the tunnel workers.
 The explosion occurred nearly hun dred feet towards shore from the outer crib. Lief savers penetrated the tun- nel a distance of fifty feet but were driven back by the deadly gas fumes.
 Ten men were at work iu the tunnel when the blast occurred. The noise of the explosion was heard by six work men at the outer crib and they plunged down the elevator and into the shaft to investigate A short time later two of them, Peter McKenna and John Johnson, almost dead, crawled to the bottom of the crib shelf. assisted by a third, Wm. J. Dolan and were sent up to the crib. McKenna lost conscious HtHo DuN JOiillSbi NdS dDtt lD set lO d telephone and give the alarm in tn city before he collasped.
 Dolan was still in the shaft making an intellectual effort to rescue his fel- low workers when the life savers and the fire tugs arrived at the crib. They found that the gas in the shaft was too heavy for them to reach the tunnel vic tims without sufficient lung motors and call for this apparatus was sent in.
 Dolan said that the explosion was so great that it damaged the lock and he was stunned. When he regained his senses he seized an axe and broke through the air lock just as Johnson and McKenna and the four other res curers arrived. Dolan says that the six went into the shaft in search of the ten men who had been working there, but that all were overcome by the gas. He managed to get Johnson and Mckenna out through the lock and to the elevator shaft but the fumes were so thick he could not reach the others of the party. He gave it as his opinion that the ten in the shaft and the four rescuers were dead.
 Today's accident is the first of any consequence since the new tunnel was started in 1914. The tunnel is to cost $l 800, 900 and will connect with a fil- traitor plant designed to give Cleveland pure water
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 WASHINGTON, July 24-Negotia- tions between the United States and Denmark for purchase of the Danish West Indies are understood to have reached a definite stage where some important development may be had. State department offici1s have maintained close secrecy regarding the subject. Acting Secretary Polk said tonight no purchase had been made, but intimations came from other official sources that real progress had been made. Details were not revealed.
 The negotiations, a continuation of conversations carried on successfully in 1901 and again in 1910 were re- sumed several months ego. It is understood that Denmark feeling the pinch of war. desired to rid herself of the islands not only because of a financial proposition, but eliminate one troublesome element in maintain ing her neutrality. The United States in 1910 signified a willingness to buy, but the offer made by Denmark then was withdrawn before any conclu- sion was reached.
 Lying near Porto Rico. the T7ands are said by naval officials to possess excellent advantages as naval base and coaling station Tn the archae- pelago are the islands of St. Thomas, St Croix and St. John The price offered by the United States in 1910 was s4,000.O00, but if is understood much higher figure has been con- sidered in the present negotiations Whether the progress made presages the carly conclusion of a purchase treaty could not he learned tonight IL was understood that American Minister Egan at Copenhagen -had
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
GEN. BELL ASKS THAT GONZALES
 BREAK UP! BAND
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 FL PASO, Tex, July 24.-Gene/l George Bell, Jr., commanding the Fl Paso military district tonight noti- fled General Francisco Gonzales, commandant in Juarez, that his re- ports indicated that six outlaws, Villista sympathiZers, have been re- sponsible for the recent exchanges of shots between Massachusetts national guardsmen in this vicinity and Mexi- cans south of the frontier. These outlaws, General Bells information said. have a rendezvous on the island" a bit of Mexican territory,
 few miles below Fl Paso left on
 the American side of the river when
 the Rio Grande formed a new chan
 mel. He suggested that General Con-
 zales take steps to break up the band
 Both General Bell and General
 Gonzales, tonight continued their in- vestigation of last nights exchange
 of shots between oUtposts of the Ninth Massachusetts infantry and re- ports that the Americans had cross ed into Mexican territory. During the day the two commanders eX- changed views several times, though Andres Garcia, Mexican consul to Fl Paso, with a view to eliminating the sniping below Fl Paso. ~ General Gonzales and MT. Garcia announced that they had protested to General Bell against the actions of the militiamen, who, they said, crossed into Mexican territory yes terday morning, ''in violation of Mexican rights and last night shot up, without provocttion, a number of homes on the Mexican side of the 1; border
 General Bell said, however. that | Mir. Garcia had communicated with 1 him by telephone and that he did not | regard the communication in the na-
 ture of a protest but rather a noti- | fication that the Mexican authorities were willing to cooperate in every way to eliminate possible chances of friction between the two com
 mands. General Bell added that Brigadier General Leroy Sweetzer. commanding the Massachusetts troops. reported that the Mexicans 1 fired first.
 | The protest was filed through An drcs Garcia, the Mexican consul. who l also suggested to General Bell that 1 regular troops used to replace i guardsmen who, in the main. afe new
 to soldering and to the country. at
 the point where the shooting oc- l cured. This. he said. would give 1 the people on the Mexican side a | feeling of security.
 The place where the shooting oc- l cured last night is on the Rio 1 Grande a few miles below Fl Paso
 at point known as the island" It
 Is no longer an island, however but
 a piece of Mexico, north of the
 river. Tv'sx I were shot at first. but the Mexicans | living opposite reported to General l Gonzales that not a shot was fired from the Mexican side before the 1 Americans began an unprovoked at
 tack against civilians, including 1 women and children.
 | In his protest 10 General Bell, Gen | eral Gonzales affirmed that no Mexi- (Continued or Page Two,
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
HALTS CUTS M ARMY
 APPROPRIATION BILL

900, 900 to 14,2OO,OOO; ammunition for national guard field artillery $S,OO0, eco to $14,000, 900.
 In the item for small arms am munition, the senate approved a re- duction from $5,000,000 to $2,500,0 900 but several senators said they would insist on another vote on the section before final passage of the bill. The measure may be passed tomorrow, although important items remain for consideration. including the S13,2S1,- 666 proposed for aviation, an in crease of $l0,000,G00 over the house appropriation.
 During debate today, Chairman Chamberlain of the military commit tee aroused by anti-preparedness ar gumerts by Senator Norris, vehe- mently arraigned Senators who, he declared constantly intimated that advocates of preparedness were in a conspiracy with munitions makers and others who profit by war He defended the patriotism and hondyy of the champions of preparedness in congress. Senator Townsend assailed the administration Mexican policy, asserting that the national guard had i heea called to the border -lnder false pretenses' and that diplomatic correspondence had disclosed that there never was an intention of send ing state troops into Mexico
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
BRUTAL CRIME
 SAYSFATHERO OF SLAIN WOMAN
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ALPINE, Texas, July 24.-Reports that Harry J. Spannell, hotel keeper, who recently shot and killed his wife and Lieutenant Colonel Nj. C. Butler, while the three were motoring here, would probably be brought back from Fl Paso. where he has been held for safe keeping. for a preliminary exam ination on Wednesday were received here quietly tonight. The feeling, said to have been manifested against Spannell, apparently had calmed.
 John R. Holland one of the leading bankers and cattlemen in West Texas, tonight consented to see a newspaper man for the first time since the shoot ing. In a statement which he gave out, he described the shooting as be- ing "a brutal crime absolutely with out cause He said that the shooting was the act of q coward, dethroned of all reason by insane jealousy"
 Nothing could have transpired in this world that would be so hard for mo to understand" he said. There vas no cause for the rash act, for no relations ever existed, or could have existed. between Colonel Butler and my daughter. Mrs. Spannell except the
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OMtl01US OM AM Island Send Sh0ts Across The B0yde
SIXTEEN LOST IN CLEVELAND WATER TUBE
NEW YORK UNEARTHS
 CRAFT SCANDAL

NEW YORK, July "A. - Fifty thousand dollars in graft was collected in eighteen months prior to July from one inspec- ton district by t coteries of of ficials and the members of the New Yorw police department. it was charged tonight by Deputy Assistant District Attorney Jas. F. smith An investigation which already has resulted in the in Gictment of five policemen, dis closed. according to MT. Smith, that assessments have been levied on keepers of disorderlY houses in many parts of the city. Posi- tive informttion. it was said, has been furnished to the district at torney of at least twenty houses where graft was collected.
Arizona republican., 1916-07-25
INSISTS IN COMPLETE REPLY
 TONOTE IN MAILS SEIZURES

claim responsibility for the specific occurrences complained of in the American note until there mas been opportunity of investigating Tn de- tail. In that connection lt IS polhleu out that there have been many instances of complaints which on eA- animation proved to arise from the wrong direction of letters. tile IT, regular sailings of neutral mall boats and from other similar cause en- tirely outside the control of ms majesty's government"
 Outlines of the memofandull cabled from London in last nlght $ press dispatches conform closely 10 the official text. One Of the sup iects left for consideration in the allies forthcoming final reply is that the American complaint regarding money order lists, which it is de- clared involves question of principle on which consultation between those governments is still in progress.
 In replying to the complaint Te- earding mail removed from the steamship Medan some of which liter was lost on the Meckienburg, the memorandum says the facts set forth by the United States "are cor rect except that it is not made clear though it is the fact, that the neutral mail bags removed from the Medan were also sent on and that one hun dred and eighty-two bags lost Tn the Mecklenburg were without exception for enemy destination"
 The communication concludes that the specific complaints in the Amerl- can note do not support the gen. eral charges against the efficiency of the British censorships which the government of the United States has nut forward
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 WASHINGTON. July 24-The full report of Major General Tasker II. Bliss. assistant chief of staff on his inspection of national guardsmen in the ProwsviIe district, made public today at' the war department says that an inspection of all camps and more than 30,000 men, reports of eff ciencv and bad rations were found to be wholly false.
 The me fault General Bliss found and that he says is already remedied was that during the first few days of the mobilization. the food lacked variety. Many of the guardsmen, General Bliss reported, said their rations were better than the food they were accustomed to having at home.
 "I have personally visited all the camps. approximately 30,000 men and have interviewed company regimental brigade and division commanders, v General Bliss reported Without ex- ception they have denounced every story that has appeared in the news papers. as tC insufffciency or poor ouality of the rations as a deliberate falechood The only grounds for crit lclSHl tdIt itltit i9 lptlliS Idpluls remedied) is that in these first few days of the camps they have not had the variety in the components of rations that was desired. This is due partly to the facts that depots had been hastily organized and great quantities of supplies suddenly un- loaded in them more rapidly than they can sort ont so that they can lay their hands on any article the mom- ent that it is called for. The matter was never any cause for real com Tlaint
 "I find in many organizations that | the enlisted personnel are being bom- harded with letters from home beg girg them to return and take advan- | tare of any opportunity offered to get out of the service. Thus far the