Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 221, 18 June 1909 — Page 1

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DAYI0II GREETED. LOCAL BOOSTERS WITH CHEERII1G Seven Hundred Strong the Richmond Delegation In

vaded Gem City and Took The Town by Storm. iVAS "WRIGHT" KIND ADVERTISING PLAN (Thousands ofAPeople yho Thronged Dayton rw : Know Richmond Is to He ; A Big Falf restival A BIG AU ION ABOUT FIFTY-SIX MACHINES WENT TO CELEBRATION AND TOOK PART IN TRIUMPHAL PARADE OF THE QUAKERS. (Staff Correspondent.) Dayton, O., June 18. The right kind bf ; boosting for the Richmond Flail Festival for 1900 was done today, (fovea hundred local citizens went to Dayton today. Incidentally they went to Join in celebrating the achievements of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the great aeroplane builders and operators. " Primarily ; they; went to let others know there is a Richmond in Indiana and that it will have a fall festival this year, apd that it will be some fall : festival. Between 400 and 600 went on traction lines. - The Pan Handle carried ASS on one train. H Fifty-six . automobiles took spectators and; It - Is estimated that the total number of Richeluding; those who went yesterday is MhIIw Ta"sfa INwa tMAtlAfl' iMM Id-VO 4 AiY to the steps left the city at about 8 o'clock'. These oars carried about 400. Phe carl were decorated with stream ers advertising; the fall festival. The right of way over all other traffic was given and the run to the Gem City was made without any lost time. All Were Badges. c Every man, woman and child in the delegation was provided with a badge bearing the inscription, "We helped raise the Wrlghtft." The famous avla tori were at one time residents of iUohmond and the city is justly proud Of their residence. All the men who desired them were given walking ticks to which were attached banners and streamers. Arriving at Dayton the traction par ty was Joined by about fifteen automobile from Richmond. All formed n line- and with the bugle corps and Cover do Lion degree team in uniform leading, a parade was made of the downtown districts. Through the court of honor the marchers passed up and mm. PmooTirt. Third: uwl Fourth street. fWhorever they passed tbey were treated with applause and cheers. The 3tCtio& was perhaps 1 the largest from any one citji that poured Into (Dayton during the day. , "Richmond All Right.' So prominent did the local crowd jbecome that whenever a man passed through the crowd wearing a badge he Was greeted with the words "You're nil right, you're from Richmond." Af ter the parade, the delegation dis banded and the remainder of the day iwaa snent as the individuals saw fit. !rfce Dayton management of the event was well pleased by the local contingent. The leaders received praise for the aggressiveness shown by Rich gnond and the enterprise that induced such a magnificent delegation to make V trip of forty miles just to help another city celebrate in honor of two of Its dtlsens. It Is believed the jaunt of the Rich anondites to Dayton, will prove a big item in the advertising for the fall festival. The natives were out all ajtlong the line of forty miles and some " 'of them never before had heard of a fall festival ln this city. There are UUU11U HI w WU1 W& LUCUl 141 VAC n lUchmond has Its big "do" and the Ignore the merrier. The city did itself tproud by sending such a representathre body. It 's probably the largest crowd that eve. went from Richmond m a week day t Visit another city. Medals Presented. It didnt take GV leral James Allen Chief of the army sitnal corps, long to present to the Wright brothers, this tnoralng, the medals .s authorised by Mnareea. Ahnnt all he ald was. "Yon cnen have done something for which grou deserve honor and Tibuto at the hands of the nation. Alk w me on befcalf ot the President of he United 'Hates and the people of this country .to present these medals." They were modestly accepted by the ; Wrights with sfebrovtated speeches. The state medal was presented by 43overnor Harmon and the city medals by Mayor Burkhart. The big event of the day was the parade. Industrial, . gailltary and civic this afternoon It jCaatflauag on Page , Csva.).

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Annual Event for County Vet erans at Jackson Park, July 5th. JOHN WARD THE SPEAKER The annual reuninon of ex-soldiers of Wayne county will be held at Jack son park July 5. John Ward of Sullivan. Ind.. a member of the Seventieth regiment will be the principal speaker. It. will be a basket picnic and it is expected a hundred or more soldiers and their families will attend. There will be a camp fire meeting and an inter esting and varied program. o The reunions and picnic have been held for several years. They are one of the principal events of the year to mn n v of the men who at one time en listed in the country' cause and bore arms. Capt. Jackson is an admirable host -on such occasions and his spacious grounds provide a beautiful place for the affairs. NAME IS CHANGED The name of the Lima, Indiana post office, located on the G. R. & I. divis ion of the Pennsylvania railroad has been changed to Howe in honor of the founder of Howe's Military academy of that place. DEMAND BV WIDE Wants Rev. Vlckert to Prove Statements as to the Methodist Creed. RESENTS ADDRESS MADE LOCAL DIVINE HAS SENT LET TER . TO THE WELL KNOWN BAPTIST MINISTER ASKING HIM FOR HIS PROOFS. Rev. R. J. Wade, pastor of theFirst M. E. church of this city has written Rev. Vlckert, a Baptist minister of Ft. Wayne, who delivered the closing ad dress of the B. Y. P. U. rally at the First Baptist church in this city on Wednesday evening asking him to prove statements which he made about the Methodist creed. Rev. Vickert's subject was "The Baptist Individual." In this he criticized the Methodists, of whom there were a number in attendance, about close communion'. Rev. Wade, after returning to his home Wednesday evening, delved into his books on the Methodist creed in order to substantiate Rev, Vickert's statements.7 However, as he believed, he could not discover any thing1 which would give Rev. Vlckert t lio authority to make statements which be did and Rev. Wade would like to learn his authority upon tha subject. Rev, Vickert's remarks concerning baptism were not altogether pleasing to members of other creeds. Rev. H. Robert Smith, pastor of the First Baptist church bf this city in a communication " to this paper concerning bap. tism, says: ' . What the Baptists , believe about baptism. 1. That a man must be bom again, must have a spiritual birth to enter Into the Kingdom of Heaven. This means a regenerated church member ship. ' 2. That baptism is an act of obe dience and not essential to salvation. It is therefore administered only to those who personally have accepted Jesus Christ as their Saviour. This does away with infant baptism and with all idea of any saving efficacy in baptism. 3. That Baptism, according to the Bible is by immersion only. Baptists see no reason why man should change the mode which they believe Christ commanded. IIEl'J POSTAL QUE '' By a recent order of the officers in charge of the railway mail service, Tennessee has been taken from the fifth division and goes to the fourth division, with headquarters at Ne Orleans. This will not affect the lo cal service any. The local office la in the fifth division. FIVE GOWNS A DAY are a little beyond the reach of I anybody except the rich. But there are many women who on a comparatively small allowance contrive to appear constantly in new clothes. How do they do it? By making their old ones help to pay for the new gowns. The small want ad., you know. Call - phone 1121.

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EXPORTS FOR THE PAST YEAR SHOW BIG FALLING OFF

In Report Made Public Today, It Is Announced That the Shortage for Past Year Is $200,000,000. CAUSE FOR THIS IS NOT YET UNDERSTOOD Exports to Our Largest Customer, the United Kingdom, Show Especial Decrease, Also to Canada. Washington, June 18. The United States exported $200,000,000 less in merchandise in the fiscal' year which ends with this month than in 3908, according to a report issued today from the bureau of statistics. The cause of the falling off is not known although there is a general decrease in the use of and sale of merchandise in the greater part of the world. The total value of domestic merchandise exported in- 1908 was $1,835,000,000, while in 1907 the figures show exports of $1,854,000,000. The figures made public today show that the de crease is approximately $50,000,000 under the exports of 1906. Marked Falling Off. There is a marked falling off all the way around. For instance the total Imports of our largest customer, the united Kingdom, were In the ten months ending with April, 1909, $123,000,000 under those of .the correspond ing months of the previous year. Canada shows a decrease of $68,000,000 in her imports; Germany $101,000,000 and the other nations in comparison. Manufacturers of iron, steel and copper' and" wood show" afallinr off in demand. The greatest falling off, however, was in the foodstuffs and manufactures, each being about $90,000,000. The decrease in cotton is about $10,000.000. Teh . principle articles in which the falling off in our own ex ports occurs are in cotton, corn, wheat meats, manufactures of copper, and manufactures of wood. The figures of the bureau of statistics show the total quantity of cotton exported in the 11 months ending May 1909, at 4,302,925,707 pounds against 3,678.997,415 in the corresponding months of the preceding year. - ARREST A CRAUK AT WHITE HOUSE Man Calling Himself Col. Jas. Strickland Demanded An Audience. BELIEVED TO BE INSANE 3TATES THAT HE WAS IN WASHINGTON FOR A PURPOSE AND WOULD NOT STATE NATURE OF HIS BUSINESS. Washington, June 18. A man calling himself Col. James Strickland of Roseberry, Ark., and who says he came to Washington to see President Taft "for a purpose" is held today at the St Elisabeth insane asylum while inquiries are being made about him. As President Taft left the white house, Strickland who is a tall rawboned westerner stood in the shadow of one of the big maples and watched him. When the big touring car whirl ed out ot sight, the man walked up to the front door of the executive mansion and demanded admission. His actions attracted the attention of the police and he was arrested. .-. Gun Found en Him. When taken to the first precinct station and searched, a big colts revolver and a belt filled with 44-calibre steel bullets were found in his possession. "l dont intend to divulge my business," he said. "I came here to see the-president that I might talk over matters with him. I shall go back to the white house when I get out of this station and wait for Mr. Taft to return. I am here for . a purpose and that's all I mean to say." The police surgeons examined the man and he was admitted to the St. Elizabeth insane asylum. Policeman John Leavell. of the white house staff, arrested the man. He says he saw the cartridge belt on the man and decided that inasmuch as his actions were singular, to say the least, he would be safer behind that bam -

To Much Athletics . While catching with Frank Genn, Ross Miller, a young boj living in the east end, suffered a broken nose. Young Genn threw the ball rather hard to Miller and he misjudged it. ' While playing in the gymnasium of the Y. M. C. A. yesterday afternoon. Ross Lyons, the young son of Dr. S. R. Lyons fell and broke his righcollar bone. Both father and son are now earning their arms in slings. Dr. Lyons's accident occurring a few weeks ago when he, while riding on his wheel on North A street, struck a rope and was thrown to the ground.

All AGED VETERAN ANSWERED FINAL CALL TO MUSTER Captain Jeff eries, One of the Most Prominent Residents, Dies as Result of Paralytic Stroke. -, . ONE OF Tl ILDEST MEpERS OF I. 7Besidesoaking Spier Jid War ReconV Losing jykvm, He ServedsJiWell as a Legislator. William Chan Jefferies, one of the best known citizens of Wayne county, died last evening at his home, 1314 Main street, after an illness of' nine weeks, at the age of 87 years. He was taken ill but a short time after observing his birthday, on April 27. Mr. Jefferies was best known as a politiciaifand "Civil war veteran. He had been "a resident of this county nearly his entire life and made a substantial fortune as a farmer. ' , Capt Jefferies is survived by his second wife,, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt Jefferies, and three children, Mrs. Martha 'Ridgeway of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs." Hattie Buff kin and Mrs. Viola Chenoweth of this city, and several grand children. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and burial will be in Earlham cemetery Friends may call at any time. Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows will hold services at the home this evening, Capt Jefferies having been a member of this order for 59 years. Born In Franklin. Capt Jefferies was born in Frajiklin township, north of this city, April iSV S. and Mrs. Joshua Jefferies. His educa tion was derived from the subscription schools. He was married to his first wife. Miss Esther Starbuck, in April. 1843, and to them were born two children Albert and Martha. E. His first wife died in 1847. In January, 1852, Capt. Jefferies was married to Miss Elizabeth Hunt who survives. : When President Lincoln called for recruits to save the union, his son. Albert, enlisted and a short time afterwards Mr. Jefferies himself joined the army." He enlisted in July. 1862 in Company B, Fifth Indiana . Calvary and in the. battle of Kenesaw Mountain in July, 1864, he suffered the loss of his right arm. Owing to his "injury he was given an honorable discharge. Misfortune again befell him as a result of the war. as his son Albert was killed in the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November, 1864. In Legislature Twice. " Capt. Jefferies was twice elected to the legislature, the first time in 1856 and re-elected again In 1858. During his four years as a state legislator he served .this county and state with much distinction. His only other political office was that of Internal revenue inspector for the Fifth Congressional district which position he re ceived in i860. After serving a year and a half he resigned and again took up the work of stock raising and farming. Although he never again sought office, Capt T Jefferies always took a prominent part in republican politics. He attended nearly every republican county, district and state convention until the infirmiaries of age prevented. With the exception of Edwin Tickers of Cincinnati. Mr. Jefferies was the ; oldest member of Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows. He joined this organization April 26, 1850, and always took an active part in it. He was a member of Richmond lodge F. 4 A. M. and the Oriental Encampment and also was a very active member of Sol Meredith Post G. A. R. A short time after the observance of his eighty-seventh birthday Capt Jefferies suffered a slight attack of paralysis. His condition had been critical ever since. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair and

SUGAR TRUST III

THE LIME LIGHT: PROBE IS DEGUII Government Issues Subpoenas For the Receiver of Pennsylvania Sugar Company to Give Testimony. FEDERAL GRAND JURY BEGINS WORK MONDAY Voluminous Documents Prepared by Pennsylvania Company Are Available to Be Used as Evidence. New York June 18. The first federal trust investigation under the administration of President Taft is on in New York. Subpoenas have already been Issued for Receiver George H. Earle of the Pennsylvania Sugar Re fining company, his counsel and the witnesses in the suit brought by that company against the American Sugar Refining company, commonly known as the trust The federal grand jury will begin the investigation of witnesses on Monday. Attorney General Wickersham is in New York today and he will confer with the officials here. The Sugar trust is charged with violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and a government representative in New York has already examined evidence in the possession of Receiver Earle. Good Evidence. While the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company's suit was settled out of court the voluminous documents prepared for the litigation will be produced before the federal grand jury. The papers . include the stock books of the company and a great mass of correspondence between representatives of" the ""Pennsylvania company and the American Sugar "'Refining company. - , - " It Is known that the attorney gener al is here with a plan of campaign ap proved by President , Taft Before leaving Washington Mr. Wickersham held a long conference with the president President Taft is keenly interested, in the investigation and there is ground for the belief that the attorney general is impatient over the delay in getting evidence. DR. MARK STEWART MILK INSPECTOR rMan, Satisfactory to City Officials, Was Appointed By Board Today. RESIDENT A SHORT TIME OFFICE WAS CREATED BY THE CELEBRATED MILK ORDINANCE WHICH WAS RECENTLY PASSED $1,000 SALARY. At last a satisfactory man has been found who wants the job of city milk inspector. He is Dr. Mark Stewart and was appointed to the office by the board of public works this morning. Dr. Stewart has been a resident of the city only a few months. The position pays a salary of $1,000. The duties of the office were assumed today. - The office was created . by the celebrated milk ordinance recently enacted by the city council. The inspector will be required to visit the dairies supplying milk, to the city, keep a record and see that they are in first class condition. He must apply the tuberculin test to cattle and prevent the sale of milk from diseased animals. BABY HAS SMALLPOX When a yows son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ashfelg. 407 South Fourth street was pronounced cured from smallpox about a week ago and the house thoroughly fumigated, it was thought there was do more danger. However; a son, a baby about a year old, has contracted the disease. TO ATTEUD CHURCH Cambridge City, IndV June IS. Cambridge City Lodge No. 9 K. of P. will attend the Presbyterian church la a body next Sunday morning. The occasion will be the annual memorial services- The sermon will be preach

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HELD IIIOUEST TODAY

As Result Dr. Cleminson Will Be Held to the Grand . Jury. CHLOROFORM WAS FOUND Chicago, . June IS. At the inquest today over the body of Mrs. Nora Jane Cleminson, following the report of expert chemists that her death was due to chloroform, the state asked that Dr. Cleminson, the Rogers Park physician, husband of the dead wom an, be held to the grand jury on a charge of murder. The experts who examined the organs of the physician's wife, who was found dead. May 30, In her home at 4188 Wayne avenue, reported to the coroner that they had found chloroform in large quantities in her stom ach and lungs. e S. P. Douthart, Cleminson s lawyer, said that the defense of Dr. Cleminson would be that his wife committed suicide. "Our case is complete now. said Capt Kane. "Cleminson now will have to explain his first statement that his wife died by chloroform, ' given by burglars, his later "contradiction of this and his still later reiteration of CHILD'S IDJURf MARS THE PICIIIC At Big Kailroad Event Ycsterday, Baby Was Run Down by an Auto. WILL PROBABLY RECOVER KOKOMO EMPLOYES PROVED TO BE GOOD HOSTS AND THE. BIG LOCAL DELEGATION NAD A GREAT TIME - , Nearly two thousand persons were in attendance at the fourth annual pic nic of the railroaders and their fami lies of the Richmond division of the Pennsylvania system at the city and Athletic parks at Kokomo yesterday, of which number this city famished more than' halt. With the exception of an unfortunate accident to the two year old son of E. A. Riggs, Pennsyl vania yard conductor at Anderson, the affair was probably the most satisfactory ever held by the railroader of the local division. The little Riggs child was struck: by an automobile driven by.Peaj&rCowley and knocked unconsclousFor a time his life was despaired" of. .Later he revived and today-tin Inquiry made by local railroaders of friends at Ander son, it was learned that the attending physicians believed the child will re cover. A number of local persons witnessed the accident and for them the pleasures of the day was spoiled. Carried Off Honors. Richmond carried oft the honors la tta field events beld at - tlie park. However the local baseball team was easily defeated by Anderson, by the score of 7 to 3. Kokomo railroaders who acted as hosts also, had to sub mit to defeat at the hands of the Ham ilton team by the score of 8 to 3. The local delegation returned to this city on two special trains. The first arrived in the city at 8:30 and the second at a little after 10 o'clock. All declared that the picnic was the best ever given and were loud in their praise of the Kokomo railroaders, as hosts. SOIIIIY WAS ABOARD; PAPA SPRUITS HARD Wilfred Jessup Narrowly Es capes Missing Car. The exciting event connected with the departure of the local delegation, some 300 strong. .for Dayton, to at tend the Wright brothers homecoming celebration, wai the hasty departure of Wilfred Jessup. - Mr. Jessup was standing on the corner of Eighth and Main streets when the 7 o'clock car pulled oct with his son Wilfred Jr., aboard. The car was at Ninth and Main streets before . Mr. Jessup thought of his son and bidding hasty good bye to his friends caught the car before it had reached Tenth street. Although none of the witnesses to the event had a stop watch, yet It is believed by them that several records were broken. OIILra lit EIMOPE I Otillger, formerly supsilnteJkdf ut of the Richmond division, bat now sup erintendent of the Indianapolis JCirision of tho Pennsylvania railroad, has

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IVE IVEflE IIUflT BEFORE THE DIG RACE WAS BEGUH Ive Spectators of the Automobile Contest at Crown Point Are Now Inmates of The Hospital. I0URSE IS GUARDED WELL BY SOLDIERS romptly at Eight O'clock This Morning the Race Was Started, Which Will Have Chicago as Finish.

BULLETIN. Crown Point, Ind... June IS f 2: S01 The Chalmers-Detroit car. No. 19, wins the auto race; Robertson, sec ond; Moo son. V third. Time, four hours, three minutes, tventrn ma. onds. -. Crown Point, Ind., Juno 18. flva persons, two women ami three men were injured on the course ot the automobile race before the starting of the .. races. , Adolph Magnus, grandson of Adotohus Bunch, the millionaire brewer and two women were pitched from a large touring car into a ditch, and all taken to the hospital tents adjoining the grand stand. The injured: Adolph Magnus, hurled over front of machine Into ditch; badly bruised and cut. '- Miss Florence Packard, Garfield bou levard, Chicago, hurled into ditch from tonneau of Magnus oar, injuries believed to be serious; spinal and inter nal Injuries. Miss Harriet Barnes, occupant of the Magnus touring ear, thrown Into ditch and badly cut from glass guard of' machine. . Delliver Crushed. ' Edward Dolliver, salesman of the Rxceisior Supply T: Company; - crushed between his own machine and a passIng auto; injury not serious; .taken- to emergency , hospital. . T. A. Free, while crossing Mala street in Crown Point, was hurled unconscious to the pavement by a cycle auto; taken to Crown Point hospital; badly injured. Mrs. Dolliver who was in- the car at the time of the accident, wired to the Excelsior Supply company statins; that her husband was In a hospital, but not seriously hurt. Dr. Reinhart, coroner's 'physician. assisted by six other physicians were in attendance an Mr. Magnus and his two women friends. While ambulances scurried to and fro. ready all day to cany the injured to the tempo-, rary hospitals. The cars all reported to Starter Fred J. Wagner of New York at 7:15. Soldiers from the First regiment la Chicago were distributed around the course with hundreds cf deputy sher iffs and private course guards and umpires scattered at all points. A Stirring Scene. The tire and ear pits wem packed with workmen before the cars wera called to the post and the scene wss stirring to an almost incomprehensible degree. ' The first car to get away wag the Corbin with Malsaonville at the steer ing wheel. Wagner save htm the word and one minute later the Buick. with Barman was sent after him. - 8 tuts la -a Marlon came next with the Chalmers-Detroit, under Knippers guidance followed. After these the others were sent along at one minute intervals until Matson In a Chalmers-Detroit ended the starting. - The crowd immediately settled back to await the return to the start of the first car. ' ' Peculiar Strain. A peculiar strain " showed everywhere as if It was feared that sosao accident might stop a starter. When the first round wss completed this restraint passed and the crowd began to show a thrilling appreciation of the driving and intense Interest In all work. . ' The total : number of spectators spread around the course Is eoneervatively estimated at 250,000. Every on of the fifteen small stands held Its quota of spectators and the fences were black with enthusiasts over the whole distance. . - The course . Is In perfect eoaditloa. Every yard has been soaked In oil and swept clean as a billiard table. ' Owing to the length of time required in placing eleven hundred men om the military picket line, the start wss delayed one hour, the Corbin starting at 9 o'clock Instead of 8 a. m. . ' - The only change announced in drivers is the substitution of hevrolet for Dewitt in the CoJek No. S. Dewitt is on the verge of tkm. He has driven too Uce. - --:;.-:-:.,.. C Wilnam McNeil, svi of fete ranalng sixty miles an boar at graveyard turn aod cractsi fct m wire rence. The Red Cross petrel czvs McNeil first aid and the scarry e-

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