Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 278, 14 August 1909 — Page 2

THE RICHMOND TAIL ADIUSI AND STTN-TELEG RAM. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1909.

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FIVE ARE KILLED III WRECK TODAY Two Passenger Trains on Rio Grande in a Head on Collision. TWENTY-FIVE ARE INJURED

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING AT HUSTED. COL. BOTH TRAINS WERE GOING AT FAST RATE OF SPEED. (American New Service) Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 14. Southbound "pasenger train No. 1 collided head on with north bound passenger train No. 8 five miles south of Monument, Colo., at 11 o'clock. Rio Grande officials admit Ave persons are dead and twenty-fire injured. The wreck occurred at the east switch at Rusted and was caused by the train crew of the second section of No. 1 failing to obey orders as to meeting the north bound flyer. No. 8 was making thirty miles an hour up grade, while No. 1 was making forty miles when the accident occurred. Relief trains have been sent from here and Pueblo with doctors and nurses. PLAI1 WAS DEVISED Geography in Fourth Grade of ' Public Schools of the County. ' " TO ABANDON TEXT BOOKS A the result of the conference between Supt. Jordan, Trustee Faulin, of Webster township, and State Superintendent Aley at Indianapolis yesterday, a plan was devised for teaching geography in the fourth grade of the public schools. By this plan an outline prepared in the office of the state superintendent will be followed. The use of text books wili be abandoned. . Children will be taught the funda mental principles of geography without the "frills." It will be a course in home instruction primarily, rivers, bills, soil and vegetation being the chief points considered. Supt. Jordan is enthusiastic about ; the proposed change. ' He believe! It will be an excellent foundation for the children, so that when they get into the real study of text book geography they will have a definite knowledge of the things with which they are dealing. . A VERY CLOSE RACE STANDING OF CLUBS. Won. Lost. Pet. Y. M. C. A... .. ... T Easthaven 6 Starr Pianos... ..... 5 Athletics... ... .... 3 3 3 5 0 .700 .667 .500 .333 ' The game scheduled for the City Afternoon League this afternoon are Important ones to the leaders. If the Dasthaven team wins and the Y. M. C. A. team loses the former team will step Into the leadership. The Starr Pianos-play the Easthaven team at Bssthaven park. The Y. M. C. A. team and the Athletics play at Athletic park. Baseball Results NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Won Lost Pet. Pittsburg.. . . .. .73 28 .723 Chicago .. . .. ..67 34 .663 New York.. . .. .. ..60 37 .619 Cincinnati.. .....50 50 .500 Philadelphia ,,. ..46 55 .455 SL Louis .. ... .. .41 56 .423 Brooklyn.. . ., .. ..36 63 .364 Boston.. .. .. . .26 76 .255 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. Philadelphia .. .. . ..64 41 .610 Detroit.. .. .. .,. .64 41 .610 Boston.. . .. ..64 44 .593 Cleveland.. . .. .. ..53 53 . .500 Chicago .. .. . .. ..50 54 .4S1 New York.. .. .. ..49 55 .471 St. Louis .. .. ,. .. ..45 57 .441 Washington .. .. .. ..31 75 .292 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. Minneapolis .. .. . ..67 48 .583 Milwaukee ...... .. ..65 52 .558 Louisville . . ...... 61 55 .526 Columbus.. .. ..... ..59 59 .500 St. Paul ...... .. ..56 60 .483 Kansas City ........ 53 61 .465 Toledo .. .. .. .. ..54 63 .462 Indianapolis ... .. .. ,.53 66 .445

RESULTS YESTERDAY. ' National League. Pittsburg 2; Philadelphia 1 (12 inn.) New York 6; Chicago 2. St Louis 5; Brooklyn 4. Cincinnati-Boston Rain;American League. Chicago 4; New York 3. Boston 7; Cleveland 2. Philadelphia 8; St.' Louis 5. Detroit 5; Washington 0. American Association. : Louisville 1; ' Minneapolis 0. Toledo 4; Milwaukee 3. . , -Indianapolis 1; St. Paul 0. Columbus 5; Kansas City 4.

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WILL RESUME WORK Trouble at St. Mary's Church, It Is Thought; Will Be Settled. DISPUTE IS OVER STONE Work on the St. Mary's church and Parish house, Eighth and North A street still remains at a standstill. It was stated today by one of the officials of the church that the differences be tween the architect and Marion McLaughlin, stone contractor, would probably be settled in a few days so that work, could be resumed. Owing to the misunderstanding between Mr. McLaughlin and the architect relative to the stone all other work on ths buildings had to be stopped. One of the contractors stated today that they had no hopes of getting the structures under roof before cold weather set in. The stone, which has been shipped by the quarries, remains on the cars at the Pennsylvania depot. Considera ble track demurrage Has accrued against the owners of the .stone as $1 a day per car is the demurrage rate of the railroad company. The cars loaded with the stone have been at the depot for nearly six weeks. EXPECT GOOD TEAM Advance dope on the Earlham college football team predicts an experienced eleven. The team will be in charge of Coach Thistlethwaite who learned the game while a student at Earlham. The candidates for the eleven have had high school and academy training. There will be several of last year's squad back in the fold. ASK CHANGE VENUE An affidavit has been prepared asking for a change of venue from Judge Fox of the Wayne circuit court in the case of the P. C. C & St. L. R. R. vs. Margaret MicCaffrey.. The change from the Judge was asked by the defense. The allegation was made the court Is perjudiced and holds a biased opinion in the matter. Judge Paulus of the Grant circuit court was selected to serve in the case, which has grown out of the company's attempt to extend its right of way so as to provide for a double track system through Cambridge City. CHAUTAUQUA HEADQUARTERS WILL MOVE MONDAY TO GLEN MILLER. Secretary Goodwin will take out to Chautauqua grounds Monday morning everything pertaining to this year's Chautauqua and will open business at the headquarters tent in full blast. Three telephones for public convenience will be installed and from now on all business will be transacted on the Chautauqua grounds.

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AUTO III A SMASHUP Douglas Wheeler of Indianapolis while driving a large touring car along the National road west of the city last evening, .went into the ditch to the south side of the road in trying to avoid a buggy. The driver of the buggy did not appear to know the laws of the highway and first started toward the left, then to the right. Mr. Wheeler did likewise with the result that his tire was torn off by the street car tracks and the machine sent crashing into the ditch. The steering gear was broken and the front axle bent SorthbllTIONS. They Play at Times an Important RoU In Human Affairs. When Sir Charles Napier had conquered Mehemet All. he lound it im possible to force or coax the wily Egyptian into signing the treaty which oily would make his victory effective. He had nineteen interviews with Mehemet in which the Englishman by turns argued, flattered and threatened his antagonist, who listened day after day with the same immovable, smiling countenance. One day Sir Charles in speaking of England said casually that it "was governed by a lucky woman." A strange flash passed over the pasha's countenance, but he made no answer. As soon as Napier bad gone Mehemet sent for the English consul, who was an Egyptian, and demanded: "You were in London when the English queen was crowned. Were the omens bad or good V "All goed." "You think that good luck is written on her forehead?" "I did not think upon the matter before, but now that you ask me I believe that it is. When she asked Allah to help her in her work, her eyes ran over. Allah loves the innocent." "No doubt of that" said Mehemet anxiously. "She must be lucky." Early the next morning he sent for Sir Charles and signed the treaty. English power and English cannon be could brave, but not "the luck" written upon the forehead of a good woman whom he had never seen. General Gordon's remarkable influence over the Chinese was in a large degree due, it is stated, to their belief In bis extraordinary luck. During the Taiping rebellion he was followed by an army which did nst comprehend either his ability or his religious zeal but which believed that he was protected by an invisible being who led them to victory. No sword could wound him or bullet kill. A certain black ebony cane which he carried was supposed to be the magic talisman which brought him victory, and Gen eral Gordon was shrewd enough al ways to carry this cane when he W them into battle. , These superstitions seem absurd t us, but the; show that the Ignorant men who hold them believe in an invisible power who can give good or ill fortune at his will. London Truth. JOY RIDING SMASH (American 'News Service) Philadelphia. Aug. 14. Chauffeur James D. Dugan of Jenkintown was instantly killed and Mrs. Laura Taylor, thirty-two, fatally Injured; Miss Catherine Bechtel and Charles Flower seriously Injured and five other occupants of the car were slightly hurt when the big touring car struck a tree and turned upside down early this morning. They were joy riding.

PLAN A fOX CHASE

A fox chase will be held by local sporting men. Two half grown foxes have been secured by Thomas Butler which he has at his horse shoeing es tablishment, on Sailor 'street. Mr. But ler may keep the foxes until the Fall Festival and give a public exhibition which should prove a drawing card Such chases are held at Connersville fair each year and more enjoyment is obtained from the sport than almost any other feature of the fair. The foxes were caught on the state line, few miles southeast of the city. MEXICAN HOTELS. They Close Early, and Guests Out Late Must Tip the Porter. "I'm glad to be back in the land of the latchkey," said a mining engineer who bad been in Mexico for the past year. "In France. Spain, Italy and throughout Latin America there is servant in every bouse and hotel whose business it is to open the door. In Mexico you would think, being so near this country, that the American latchkey would be common. But even in the finest hotels in the capital the big doors are closed at 11 o'clock, and to gain admittance after that hour you have to pound on them with the great knockers that hang outside. After five minutes you bear a sleepy grunt within, then some mutterings and the Spanish word which means 'I'm coming. Finally the small door In the center of the big one will be unbarred, and you step inside. Then if you don't want to sleep in the park the next night you are kept out late you give the 'portero.' as the keeper of the gate is called, a piece of silver. Between 11 and midnight the fee is 10 cents. From 1 on until morning the gratuity, regulated by custom, steadily increases. Between 1 and 3 it is from 25 to 40 cents, and after 3 It is half a dollar. "Many a night I have been awakened by the pounding of the knockers in the neighborhood of my hotel. I timed one man for ten minutes before I fell asleep. Probably he had neglected to fee the " portero' or else the keeper of the gate was drunk, as be frequently is. These porteros usually sleep curled up in blankets just Inside the door on the stones with which every interior courtyard and entrance Is paved, and all of them have colds. Yet it Is a position much sought after, and the gatekeeper ranks highest among the servants." New York Press. Tha Honeymoon. The honeymoon has no definite duration, but is longer or shorter accord Ing as the temper of the high contracting parties determines, or their relatives, or the weather, or the mode or the comparative cost of traveling and staying at home. Briefly, it Is that interval during which the man, going oat In the morning, remembers bis kiss and forgets his overshoes ss distin guished from the interval during which he remembers bis overshoes and forgets bis kiss. New York Life. Pluck. "Pluck." said the financier, "is the secret of success." "Well," interrupted the shabby man. "IH give you 10 If you'll teach me your method of plucking.' London Telegraph. ' : Slow to Laugh. The Briton As the old proverb says, y know. -He lawfs best who lawfs lahst" The Yankee If that's so. what good laughers yon English most ne: Cleveland Leader-

A ROBRERY BALKED

Police Think They Saved Tip- . ton Bank From Losing $600,000. ATTEMPT AT L0GANSP0RT Log an sport, Aug. 14. The police here believe they balked an attempt to rob the Adams Express company of $600,000 currency in transit from Chicago to the First National bank at Tipton. The money was on a train which arrived here at one o'clock this morning and was transferred to an Indianapolls train. Four heavily armed police guarded the treasure until it was well on its way out of town. Four roughly dressed strangers suspected of being in the plot to steal the money while it was being transferred from one car to 'another were discovered by George Cashdolar of the Panhandle, railroad, who overheard them discussing the big shipment of money. The police were telephoned for but the strangers fled as soon as they discovered they were being watched. MAKE A SETTLEMENT The prosecuting attorney was notifi ed by the owner of the Hawkins swimming ponds that an adjustment has been affected with the boys who broke the electric lights recently. The boys' names had been handed to the prosecutor and an investigation was under way. The damage having been adjusted satisfactorily, there was no disposition on the part of the owner3 to prosecute. DISPOSE m CASES Up to the present date 129 civil cases have been disposed of in the Wayne circuit court during the pres ent term. This is an unusually large number and would not have been pos sible had not so many difficulties set tied out of court There has been but two or three jury trials during the term. The number of criminal cases has been remarkably small. CASE IS DISMISSED The case of Outcalt vs. Sutton, which has been on the , circuit court docket for almost a year was dismissed this morning. The litigation in this case has been prolpnged upon the bickerings of the attorneys. The suit was a breach of warranty proceedings. 10 WIELD HOME The Ellis children, who have been in the home for friendless women for several months are to be removed to the orphans' home at Westfield, Ind The children's parents are Fred and Gertrude Ellis. They will be made wards of the county. , HORSE BREAKS NECK A horse belonging to one of the workmen employed in the construction of the new school house at Middleboro met death in a peculiar manner yes terday. The animal was loose and wandering about the school yard. It fell into a pit in the ground and broke its neck expiring almost immu diately. MISS WARD RESIGNS. Miss Ida Ward, a teacher in district school No. 9. east of the city, has resigned to accept a position with the city schools. Miss Maud Norris has been selected as her successor. PAINTERS WENT OUT. Ten painters of the Gaar, Scott company quit work yesterday afternoon because of dissatisfaction with one of the men employed. Dan Johnson foreman of the factory stated that their places would be filled. The company is now advertising for men to take their places. TO PLAY TOMORROW. The Swatiskas and Cardinals will play the. first and second teams of West Alexandria on the Beallview diamonds tomorrow afternoon. PLAN NEW DIRECTORY. Representatives of R. L Polk and Company are in the city making a canvass for the new city directory. This firm has supplied the majority of the directories used in this city in the last few years. If She Had Net Married. The lover of . euphonious female names must look back with regret to the eighteenth century with its fragrant memories of Belinda. Arabella ind AnabeL Yet in Spain euphony is still preserved. Could yon have a more beautiful name than Juana Maria de los Delores de Leon? It is one of the Ironies of history that the owner of these charming vocables was fated to be known In after life as Lady Smith and to bestow that much less attractive and euphonious title upon a town in Soath Africa. London Chroa-

DECEIVE PETITIOIIS

The board of works today received copies of petitions from property owners on Eighth street between North and South A. In the petitions the kind of paving desired for the street is specified. E. G. Vaughan, John D. Vaughan, H. J. Harrington and others owning business properties on the street petitioned for a metropolitan brick pavement The majority of the owners of residence properties petitioned for asphalt An interesting point in the controversy has been raised. City Attorney Study holds the law in stating "resident property owners" means owners of residence properties who occupy them. This would bar the owners of business houses from a right to pe tition or remonstrate in the matter. Some of the petitioners for brick paving say they will contest the city attorney's ruling. They claim a man's usiness property ought to give him as much voice in a public improve ment matter as he would enjoy if his property was a residence. - SUN PRANKS. Irregularities For Which Science Can not Altogether Account The sun is generally looked upon as model of regularity wnlcn never fall In its duty, but the ancient historic ns mention evera! instance when It failed to give forth its usual amount of hent and light for periods varying from thrve buurc. to Kovoral months. On fa on the subject have been compiled by the St. Louis Repub lic. According to Plutarch, the year 44 B. C. wa one in which the sun was weak and pale" for a period approxi mating eleven month. The Portuguese historians record several months of diminished sunlight in the year 034 A. D.. and. according to Humboldt, this uncanny period endvd with "strange and startling sky phe nomena, nucb as loud atmospheric explosions, rifts in the vaulted canopy of blue above and in divers other rare and unaccountable freaks." In the year 1001, on Sept. 29 (see Humboldt's Cosmos), the sun turned suddenly black and remained so for three hours end did not regain Its nor mal condition for several days. According to the noted Helmut h "Solar Energy." the days of seeming Inactivity on the part of the sun (the days following the sudden blackening of the great orb were noted for a peculiar greenish tlnsce and are mark cd in old Spanish. French and Italian records as "the days of the green sun.' February. 1100 A. D.. Is noted in the annals of marvelous phenomena as a month in which there were several d;iys that "the sun appeared dead and black, like a great circular cinder float ing in the sky. "On the. last day of February. 1200.' says an old S:ufb writer on astron omy, astrology nnd kindred subjects, "the sun appeared Kuddenly to go out. causing a darkness over the country for about six hours. In 1241 the European countries experienced another siege of supernatural darkness, which the superstitious writers of that time attributed to God's displeasure over the result of the great battle of Liegnitz. Even today there are certain Irregularities of the sun that science cannot altogether account for. These are the so called sun spots enormous dark splotches which appear from time to time on the solar disk and which are supposed to have great Influence on the atmospheric conditions of the earth. Scientists have long studied these phenomena, but neither their extent nor periodicity has ever been determined. CALLED HIM A SCAB "You're a scab." "I'm not. You're one yourself. And then a fight was on. It was waged at the Redlight saloon. North E street Thursday night. It ended temporarily when Jacob Gallas, one of the combatants was ordered from the place and Adam Ebling, the other engaged in a card game. But Ebling left the saloon, also, at closing time and Gallas was not far away. In fact he was so near that about as soon as 'Ebling emerged the fight was renewed. The two struggled and went to the pavement. They were Dicked up by Patrolman Ed wards. Ebling drew 15 and costs In city court this afternoon and Gallas will have his hearing Monday.

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