Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 183, 9 May 1910 — Page 1

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AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. $XXV. KO. 183. RICHMOND. IND., MONDAY EVENING, 31 AY 9, 1910. e2. SINGLE COPT, 3 G23TS.

KING GEORGE

IS CALLED KING Vith Mediaeval Rites, Shaped by Thousand Years of Precedent, New Ruler Proclaimed to Subjects. CEREMONY IS MARRED BY CLOUDY WEATHER Vast Crowds Swarmed to the Heart of London to See the Impressive, Almost Barbaric Ceremony. DOWAGER QUEEN IS ILL IT WA8 REPORTED TODAY .THAT SHE HAD BROKEN A BLOOD VESSEL, BUT RUMOR COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. (American New Service) London, May 0. With mediaeval rites shaped by a thousand years of precedent the accession of George V Iubi tnAa V nrrwlalmal r tha amnlra The chief ceremony was In London, heart of the empire, but In every city of Great Britain and Ireland and In the main centers of the colonies in every clime the proclamation announcing the death of Edward VII and the succession of his son "the sailor prince," was heralded. The ceremony here was marred by leaden skies and a chill day which emphasised the grief of the people. The weather harmonised with the nation's spirit A new note of sorrow was added to the popular mourning '.today by The' death of Edward proved a terrific shock to her. Its gravity Increased by the suddenness of his demise. One report current today, was that Queen Alexandra had suffered a broken blood vessel. The most optimistic official statement that could be secured was that she was "fairly well." This was from an officer of tbe Buckingham Palace. . Streets Were Lined. When the vast crowds of the city and Its suburbs thronged into the heart of the metropolis today to witness the splendid almost barbaricceremonies attendant on the final announcement that the reign of George V had begun, they found the streets lined, mile upon mile, with people. Life guards, soldier guards, foot guards the crack regiments of Aldershot and the London barracks, formed gigantic lanes, Icbs picturesque because the troopers had donned their great coats against the chill wind. Between midnight and 3 a. m., 7,500 soldiers were marched to their posts In the city. The majority of the spectators were in mourning. In silent throngs they flocked to the centers of the ceremonies St. James palace, Temple Bar, the royal exchange and while there three cheers for the new monarch rang sturdily as pledges of fealty, rrlef for his predecessor dampened, the enthusiasm. Not all the splendor of the middle ages could have added to the brilliancy of the actors In this pageant of announcing the Imperial .proclamation though the bad weather detracted from tbe beauty of the pageant Harked Back to Other Days. Fbr one hour London harked back to the days of bygone centuries. The ceremonies began at 9 o'clock, when. In the Friary court of St James palace, the hereditary Earl Marshall, the Duke of Norfolk, took his stand on the crimson draped balcony overlooking the courtAbout him was a glittering and many hued crowd of officials whose titles are forgotten save when. a new ruler takes the throne: The Garter KIng-at-arms, Norroy KIng-at-arms, the York herald, the Somerset herald, the Chester herald, the Pursuivants, rouge dragon, rouge csolx and blue mantle. As they approached a thrill ran through the great mass of people about the court, thousands upon thousands straining for a glimpse of the formalities. At each side of the Earl marshal stood a king's sergeant-at-arms, clad in dark court dress and bearing maces. From the balconies overlooking the court the scene was viewed by a great gathering of diplomats, officials and peers of the realm: The Norroy King at Arms. William Henry Weldon, there under the inausplclously bleak sky, read the privy council proclamation formally telling England what all the world has known for three days. THE WEATHER. DTATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Tuesday. ' ..'

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WEEK WAS MILD ONE

Days Were' Quite Springlike, But the Evenings Were Quite Chilly. VOSSLER MAKES A REPORT Mild weather, characterized by warm days and cool nights was experienced in this locality last week. There were several frosts, tba one on the night of Thursday, May 5, being unusually heavy and doing considerable damage to the fruit trees. The highest temperature was recorded on Monday when the mercury soared to 81 degrees. Thursday the 5th, the liquid registered 29 degrees. The weather was cloudy during the greater portion of tbe week, there being only two perfectly clear days. The rat .fall for the week was heavy, the total amount of precipitation being 2.45 of an inch. One and five hundredths of an inch fell on Tuesday. The dally temperature was as follows: High Low Sunday m 51 Monday 81 51 Tuesday 75 44 Wednesday 57 34 Thursday 57 29 Friday k 2 Saturday -S3 44 TERM OF OFFICE FOR SPEKEIIHIER CLOSES TONIGHT But Popular Official Will Remain in Charge as E. M. Haas, the Appointee, Has Not Been Nominated. . CAUSE OF THE DELAY IS NOT YET PUBLIC Mr, Haas Is Not Surprised as He Says Such Delays Are Frequently the Case Spekenhier's Record. The time of John Albert Spekenhier, as postmaster of the local office, expires tonight at midnight But inasmuch as President Taft has not acted on. the recommendation of Congressman W. O. Barnard, that E. M. Haas, at present secretary of the Commercial club, be appointed to the office, Mr. Spekenhier will have to continue in office until his successor is appointed and commissioned. The cause of President Taft's delay In acting upon the matter is very perplexing to the local politicians and others interested in the matter. It Is said that the postal department officials often counsel the president to delay appointments of postmasters, until the department officials have had time to Investigate and consult with the chief executive on the matter. This may be the explanation for the delay here, but nothing authoritive is known. A Statement By Haas. Mr. Haas stated this noon that he had heard nothing from Washington, except that his name had been presented to the department. He does not seem surprised at the fact that he has not been officially appointed and commissioned. He stated that it was nothing out of the ordinary for applicants not to receive their commissions for several days or weeks, after the postmasters terms expire. . Congressman Barnard presented the name of Mr. Haas as his appointee for postmaster for the local office, to the department last winter. There his name has remained on file, never having been presented to the senate for confirmation by tbe president In speaking of the custom here, Mr. Haas stated that Daniel Surface was not succeeded in office by Mr. Spekenhier until July 1 and that Mr. Surface did not succeed his predecessor until the same time. In this way. Mr. Haas accounts for the delay in his appointment I Makes a Fine Record. The record made by Mr. Spekenhier while postmaster, is not surpassed by that of any of his predecessors. It is generally believed that he was one of the most efficient officials ever In charge of the local post office, and it is true that he' has more thoroughly organized the office, than it ever wa before. From a business standpoint Mr, Spekenhier has been a hustler. . During his administration, the receipts each year have' grown larger and larger and each year's record has been better than any proceeding year. When he took the office, four years ago, the yearly receipts fbr the office were averaging approximately $60,000. The fiscal year which ended March 21, showed a gain of nearly 112.000 over the proceeding period -and the total amount was more than $78,000.

LOCAL CATHOLIC GOLDEN JUBILEE TO BE BIG EVENT It Is Expected That Between 5,000 and 9,000 Visitors Will Swarm the City on Sunday, May 15th.

MAMMOTH PARADE WILL BE ONE OF FEATURES Meeting Was Held Sunday Afternoon at Which Arrangements Were Completed Program for the Affair. Sunday, May 15, the opening day of the seventetenth annual convention of St. Joseph's Staats-Verband and the golden jubilee of St. Joseph's Benevolent society of Richmond will perhaps be one of the biggest events In the hist tory of the city from the standpoint of the number of visitors in the city. Delegations will be present from the larger Ohio and Kentucky cities while practically every Catholic society in this state will send delegates. . It is expected that the total number of visitors will be between 5,000 and 0)000, the size depending largely on the weather conditions of the day. Excursions will be run to the city by every division of the Pennsylvania from a distance of 100 or more miles, and the C. C. & L. and the Terre Haute. Indianapolis and Eastern lines will also run excursions. Dining Halls for Crowd. The general committe on arrangements is now confronted with the possibilities of feeding the visitorsEight different halls of the city have been secured, which will be used as headquarters.. The committee is also m&fc ing every effort to add tothe'list.'So far the headquarters Include, Coliseum, Carpenters' Union hall, Main , street: 824 Main street; St. John's school building. South Fourth street; South Side Improvement association meeting place; Cutter'sfhall,; south Fourth street; St Mary's hall for the Y. M. 1. delegates; Knights of Columbus hall for visiting delegates and others. So far it is is known that 4,000 will attend. The delegations will include societies of Cincinnati, Louisville, Ky.. Dayton, Columbus. Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend, New Albany, Terre Haute and scores of other cities in the middle west Many of these societies will be accompanied by orchestras or bands. A large number will also attend in their uniforms and the mammoth parade is expected to be the feature of the Sunday meeting. An effort was made to arrange the program Sunday. The program for next Sunday's meeting is as follows: 0 a. m. St. Joseph's society together with the City Band will meet the delegates at headquarters, Westcott hotel and escort them to the K. of C. hall. 0:30 a. m. Address of Welcome, Caspar Jelly, Fest. Pres. Address of Welcome, Mayor Zimmerman. Roll call of delegates and distribution of badges. 10 a. m. Solemn High . Mass. Sermon by Rev. George Heldman, Renssalear College. 11:30 a. m. Military Mass for uniformed knights and late arrivals of excursionists. 12 m. Dinner. Served by Ladies near St. Andrew's church. 2 p. m. Forming of parade of local and visiting societies and uniformed knights, South Fifth and E street - 2:30 p. m. Parade will start. , 4 p. m. Solemn Vespers. 8 p. m. Banquet for members of St. Joseph's society delegates and the clergy. APPEAL LIBEL CASE Government Takes Panama Canal Litigation to the Supreme Court. WANTS HEARING IN FALL Palladium Special) Washington, May 9. The attorney general today filed in the supreme court the government's appeal in the Panama canal libel case growing out of the charge published in the last presidential campaign by the New York World and the Indianapolis News in which the names of Charles P. Taft, William Nelson Cromwell and others were used in connection with the deal by which the United States acquired the interest of the French Company in the Panama canal. ' On Monday next the attorney general will make a mo tion to advance the cases for hearing j early in the tall term. 1

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Kaiser Wilhelm and the Empress had planned to entertain the Roosevelts at the royal palace, but this arrangement will probably have to be abandoned because the German royal family will attend the funeral of King Edward." . 1 r

FUNERAL OF KING HELD Oil MAY 20 Body of the Late Ruler Will Lie in State for Three Days. BUSINESS GIVEN BOOST KING GEORGE ORDERS ALL BUSINESS HOUSES TO REMAIN OPEN EXCEPT ON DAY OF FUNERALORDER PLEASING. , ' (American News Service) London, May 9. King Edward .VII will be given the greatest royal funeral of the century on March 20. The tentative plans were announced today by officials of Edward's household,' to whom the arrangements were given in charge by King George. From May 17 to 19, the masses, will have opportunity to pay their last'respects to the ruler . whom they loved, while the body lies In state at Westminster Hall. .. . The final services will be held at St. George's chapel, Windsor. - To the Throne Room. It was definitely decided today to remove the body to the throne room of Buckingham Palace, where privileged persons will have the opportunity to view it from Tuesday to Thursday of this week. . While at Westminster hall, the body will lie in a lead coffin encased In a casket of oak made from timber that was grown on the' royal estate at Windsor. Stock exchange operations were strong today and the quotations advanced dispelling all the fears of the financial panic. King George took tbe first step toward winning the hearts of hjs people today when he issued an order partially relieving the business stress, in which he expressed the wish that-play houses be, reopened except on the day of the funeral. The closing down of the play houses served to throw a- damper on all classes of trade, all kinds of shops except mourning goods are beginning to show financial depression. The order was generally hailed as a clever stroke on the part of the new king. HAVE PISTOL FIGHT (American News Service) Cordele, Ga.. May 9. In a pistol fight on the street this morning between Rowan, Edward and Herbert Mercer, brothers on one side, and Grady Snellgrove on the other, Snellgrove and Billy Benton, a bystander, were instantly killed. Ed Mercer was wounded. The Mercer boys objected to Snellgrove courting their sister. HIS WHEEL STOLEII William Burden, colored, of Sooth Sixth street, reported the theft of his bicycle to the. police Saturday night. The wheel was found in the yard of Oscar Skillen. also colored, on South Sixth street, yesterday where it had evidently been thrown by the . thief. The bicycle has been returned to Burden and the police are working on the case. .

REPORT OF CULLOP Oil SHORTAGE CASE Disagrees With Other Members of Committee on a Sub-treasury Leak. PROBE WAS NOT THOROUGH MAJORITY REPORT ABSOLVES ST. LOUIS ASSISTANT TREASURER AND SURVEYOR OF CUSTOMS OF CHARGES. (Palladium Special) Washington, May 9. Representative Cullop today presented the minority report in which he disagreed with the other members of the committee which has been investigating the shortage of $61,000 in the St. Louis subtreasury. The shortage was discovered in October, 1900, in accounts of the receiving teller. After taking an exhaustive testimony the bouse committee on claims decided the responsibility should be attached to Thomas J. Aikens and bills were reported recommending' his relief. The. committee on expenditures in the treasury department of which Cullop is a member, in sustaining this finding went on to say, "But there are other so-called charges contained in resolution No. 582 which if true would demand that a thorough investigation should be made of the personnel and methods of keeping the accounts in both of these offices. Your committee has not evidence to sustain a charge of continued and prolonged absence of the assistant treasurer, and surveyor of customs from the performance of their duties, or that either of these officials was a frequent dealer in speculative transactions in the stock market. Indeed, this charge was emphatically and completely denied." . Against the finding Cullop protests and insists that the charges should have been further probed.

ALLEN JAY By RobLL. Kelly Allen Jay was a great apostle of righteousness. Only those who were intimately acquainted with him knew of the abundance of his labors. He was the most widely known and best beloved Friend of this generation. He had been a welcome guest in more Friends' homes in America and Europe, than any other man. Everywhere his counsel and aid were sought and freely given. He had identified himself actively with' every phase of the work of the Church. He was a powerful factor particularly in the evangelistic, missionary, church-extension, philanthropic - and educational departments. - He had been a citizen of Richmond for almost thirty years. During that time he had been an officer of Earlham College. He served the College faithfully and efficiently as Superintendent and : Treasurer, Member of the Board of Trustees, - and Financial AgenL It is difficult to see how the financial progress which has come to Earlham during the. past thirty years wonld have been possible without his labors. It will take a long time for us to become adjusted to his absence. ' He was a minister of great power who during his long period of service received practically no financial compensation for his . work. In the recent changes in thought and methods which hare v been coming over the church,' he was conservatively progressive., He has served a valuable function as. a harmonlxer among facialis, having made many extended trips with this purpose In view. His presence was always welcome and his services - peculiarly effective. He was a wise. God-fearing ; man and we are staggering today under the shock produced by his death.

a4 I COSTA J FACE And the Dread of Pestilence Is Also Abroad in Stricken Land. RESCUE WORK IS RUSHED PROBLEM OF REMOVING THE DEAD IS OVERWHELMING AND PHYSICIANS ARE MUCH IN DE MAND 2,500 DIED. . (American News Service) San Jose, Costa Rica, May 9. Pesti lence and starvation today menace the 15,000 homeless victims of the Carte' go earthquake. RIcardo Jiminez today took the first step of his regime, following his inauguration yesterday, by leading a new relief expedition not only to Cartago but to Paraiso and the other points in the surrounding territory which suffered as heavily as did Cartago. - Medical supplies are needed. The problem of removing the dead is overwhelming, and it is probable that months will elapse before the last corpse has been taken from the piled debris. : The latest Investigations show that previous estimates of the number killed will be below the truth, in all probability. That ' fully 2,500 lost their lives is believed. . The country between here and Cartago as well as the suburbs of San Jose has been , turned into' a vast camp, to which not only stricken townspeople, but hundreds of tbe inhabitants of the . hill and mountain country have fled. CROP CONDITIONS. (American News Service) . Washington, May 9. The agriculture department average conditions are, winter wheat, 82.1; rye, 8L3.

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SHOCKED BY JAY S DEATH Most Prominent . Member of the Friends' Church Died Suddenly Last Evening from Heart Trouble. WAS ACTIVE MEMBER IN VARIOUS AFFAIRS He Was Chiefly Responsible for Progress of Earlham College, Acting as Its Financial Agent. DID WORK IN THE SOUTH HELPED FRIENDS IN TENNESSCK AND NORTH CAROLINA, LEFT DESTITUTE AT THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR. . . Allen Jay, aged 74 years, probably the most W idely known Friend in the world, died suddenly last evening al 6:15 o'clock at his home West Eighth and, National avenue. Death was due to heart trouble, resulting from an acute attack of Indigestion. Mr. Jay became seriously . Ill while passing through Kokomo yesterday ' morning on his return home from the National Laymen's convention at Chicago. Up on bis arrival in this city be was at once hurried to his home In a critical condition. Death relieved his sufferng several hours later. The deceased it survived by his wife, Mrs. Naomi Jay, two sons, ,Kawm jajr or cnicago ana I saac Jay of Kansas City and one 'sister, Mrs. Mary Baldwin, ot Marlon, Indiana. - , By the , death or the Rev. Jay, Friends the world over are plunged lo the deepest grief. His sudden and unexpected demise is the occasion fot the most heartfelt regret in this community. Not until the heavenly record is read will it be known how great is the work that he has accomplished Was Loved by All. His own career. In perfect harmony with his teachings, had won him the love and respect of all. r The beautiful memory of bis kind and' lovable dispo w.wwft. " MUACI 7 . V.1 flu U11UUC of all with whom he came In contact. It is believed that death , was the result of overwork at the Chicago convention. The Rev. Jay apparently was in the best of health Friday when he delivered an address before the convention. He did not seem to consider bis illness of much consequence and was conscious up until a few minutes prior to his death. However, he complained several times of intense suffering. Tbe deceased represented Earlham college at the convention. After the lecture. In - company with levl Pennington of this city, he attended a dinner and told of fats experiences in North Carolina. Makes Trip Abroad. The first wife of the deceased. Martha Ann Jay, died in 1899 end in the following year Rev. Jay was married to Miss Naomi Harrison of this city. Soon after this the Rev. Jay and his wife went abroad, visiting Ireland and England where ' he did much crest work in . the interest of the Friends society. :, " - It I said that most of the money raised for Earlham college from 1881 up to the time of his death was doe to the exertions or the Rev. Jay, whose untiring efforts in behalf of that institution have caused it to be recognized as one ot the leading Quaker colleges In the country. The Ber. Jay's life work consisted fa misinx money for different Friends' educational institutions in the United States aad his labors were rewarded with unqualified success. Practically the entire endowment f F-ar-niam mlla $350,000; was raised by him, tt is said. Other colleges which he materially assisted are Wbittier college of California, Penn college of Iowa, Guildford college of North Carolina, Pacific college or Oregon and Nebraska college of Nebraska. Tbe deceased finished his autobiography late in 1. and It is now In the hands of the publishers, the J. C. Winston Co., of Philadelphia, publish ers of the "American Friend, a wellknown Quaker magazine. It Is a large volume and in addition to the Ber.' Jay's Interesting life contains valuable information concerning the history of the Friends society and educational Institutions. ; The funeral will, take tlace Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the East Main Street Friends church sad wO perhaps be the largest aXbtmisl at aay funeral held fat this city for years. Every society- of Friends t Vs tzMJ west will be represented. TecrrtJ

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