Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 192, 18 May 1910 — Page 1

KICHMOMB P AIX ADIXTM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 192. RICII3IOXD. IXD.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1910. SINGLE COPY. 2 CENTS.

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FEEL TICKLISH? . WELL, IT IS THE BIG COMET TAIL

Halley's Sky Tramp Passes Over Mother Earth Today and Every One is Waiting for Developments. COMET HITTING UP SKY-BURNING PACE Clear Weather is General all Over the Country, Except Around New York Miss Moon Butting In. (American News Service.) New York, May 18 The earth and Halley's comet collide tonight. That is, they collide as much as their orbits will allow them the visitor's tall, millions of miles long, tickling Mother Earth as it passes by. Accdrdlng to the concensus of scientific opinion, the passeage through' the tail will begin between 10;.K and U:2 p. m. Estimates of the time needed for the completion of the passage vary from one to seven hours, In which the earth will brush aside 4S,wo,oH.K)(,O0O cubic miles of the tall, weighing all told perhaps half an ounce. The nearest perfect vacuum man has ever seen is denser than the tail i where the earth will hit it, according to the scientists who. are reassuring the public that no harm will come of the meeting. World to Study Comet. Throughout the world elaborate preparations for the study of the comet at close range have been made. How many thousands of telescopes and cameras will be employed tonight no one can tell. Certain It is however that no comet, planet or star was ever subjected to such scrutiny. There is little time to lose either. Tor the comet will whiz by with a speed many times that ft a bullet, out on Its great orbit that requires 75 years to circle. Advices received this morning from Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore .. and southern points brought news of clear weather. New Yorkers, however, were dubious about their chances of seeing the expected phenomenon while in the tall, rain and heavily banked clouds darkening the day. The preparations In New York for making a holiday of the event were more marked today than previously. Many parties arrived at every big hotel in the city today, coming to New York esepecially to study the comet with the proper joyous surroundings. Special suppers for observers are to be Berved at all the big hotels and. roof - garden parties will be held all over town. . Even with good clear weather, however, the prospects are not as good as they could be, for the moon nearly full, will undoubtedly be a big factor, blanketing many an expected minor phase of the spectacle. MflTtriOilflUEIIT A. Carter, a former resident and at present a land owner In this county, but now a resident of Nome, Alaska, will have to pay the delinquent assessment on his spring Installment of taxes. County Treaslrer Albert Albertsoo has received an Inquiry from him, which was mailed at Nome on March art, and has been in transit ever since. He wished to know the tax assessment. Inasmuch as the law requires that all taxes betpald before May 1. Mr. Albertson could not do otherwise than charge the delinquent assessment against Mr. Carter. All ADDITION PLAT A blue print plat of William N. Trueblood addition has been filed with the county recorder. The "addition includes five large lots which are located on National road and Easthaven avenue. The lota will be placed on sale." MR. CITIZEN, If the end of the world came . this evening. how would you spend your last few hours? Hew is that for a "facer? Of course, the end of the world is not scheduled for tonight. Halley's comet will net collide with this planet but just for the sake of serious thought suppose the comet would sidetrack from the path described by wise men of the telescopes, what would you do? A farewell dinner at one of the local hotels, with your falmly at your side would be impossible. Do you suppose the cooks or' the waiters would be willing to work? If you went to a theater to enjoy your last minutes' do sou suppose you would be entertain

HALLEY'S COMET. Chicago, May 18. Earth will reach edge of comet's tail about 2 p. m. today. Head of comet will begin to cross between the earth and sun between 8 and 9 p. m... but can only be seen in transit across the sun In India, China, Japan, Hawaiian Islands, Philippines, etc. Earth leaves comet's tail Thursiay afternoon or evening, and comet and tail will be visible in western sky Friday evening after it has crossed the disk of the sun. Thousands , of the persons meeting friends on the streets, in offices or stores, or on public conveyances yesterday said "Good-bye" with much fervor. When asked "Why?" they whispered the magic word "Comet" and would shake hands with great solemnity. Hundreds of physicians were appealed to by their patients yester

day for specifics to ward oft the dangerous, gas which they suppos1ed will envelop the earth when it passed through the comet's tail. Priests and ministers were beseeched by their parishioners for words of comfort to help them through which they bfelive they are about to pass. School children by the score have asked their teachers to let them stay home today for fear of the comet. Leaves of absence were not granted, but teachers In districts populated by Hungarians, Poles, Lithuanians, and Russians expect many absentees. CHALMERS CANNOT VISIT THIS CITY Wires That Probable Fatal ness of Sister Has Changed Plans. LUNCHEON IS POSTPONED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROMINENT DETROIT MAN BUSINESS MEN'S AFFAIR WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, JUNE 3. Will W. Iteller. secretary of the Young Men's Business club, received a long distance telephone message this noon .from Hugh Chalmers, president of the Chalmers-Detroit Automobile company to the effect that he would be unable to present at the business men's luncheon which was to have been given Friday noon in the Leeds' room on Main street. Mr. Chalmers stated that his sister was critically ill at her home in Toledo, O., and that he had just received & telegram stating that an operation would be performed tomorrow. He said that there was no hope for her recovery, declaring that her death was but a matter of a few days. Mr. Chalmers expressed deep regret at being unable to keep his engagement and speak in this city Friday before the business men. He asked if it would be possible to postpone the luncheon two weeks stating that he would be able to be present at that time. Secretary Reller immediately notified Mr. Chalmers that the luncheon would be postponed until Friday, June 3, to suit his convenience. It Is requested that replies be made Immediately by the business men of the city to the invitation which was extended to them to attend the luncheon so that an idea may be obtained as to how many to make arrangements for. The replies should be addressed to Edward H. Harris, chairman of the committee on arrangements. HAFLAIIGER IS DEAD Lewis Haflanger of Indianapolis who was connected with the Indianapolis consevatory of music and who took part in the last number of the lecture course given by the Young Men's Christian association, this year, at the First English Lutheran church, died from the results of an operation for appendicitis. He was a vocalist of exceptional ability. He was well known in this city and his death will be much regretted.

WHA T WOULD YOU DO

ed? Do you think the actors would perform to keep up your spirits? . The fact is that about the only public places that would be open to you would be the churches, and unless you went to one of them early it is doubtful it you could gain admission. Many of the more superstitious colored people of the city are firmly oonTlnced. it is said, that the world is coming to an end tonight. One colored woman refused to pay for a new dress which was delivered to her today, in the beief that the world would come to an end tonight and she would be just that much ahead. : How she figured that she would profit by such an arrangement, either way you put it, is a matter of conjecture. A well known insurance man stated this afternoon that it was a strange

OVERDRAWS $988 BUT HOWARTH IS NOT GIVEN BLAME

State Examiners Find That Under Law Trustee Could Not Conduct His Office Without Doing so. AMOUNT REQUIRED TO MEET HIS EXPENSES Incurred by the Employment of Two Assistants No Other Irregularities Found in Wayne County. The report of C. E. Weybright and H. D. Barrett, field examiners for the state board of accounts, who have been inspecting the records of the township trustees of the county, covering the past five years, was made public by the state board of accounts at Indianapolis yesterday afternoon. Everything was satisfactory in Wayne county except that James Howarth, trustee of Wayne township, overdrew $988 for his office expenses last year The examiners do not criticize Mr. HowarthTor this, and do not demand that he return the money to the treas ury. The examiners have turned the matter over to the state board and to the attorney general for consideration and final decision. Excusable Violation. The conditions in this township are such that if Mr. Howarth had observed the letter of the law, he would have neglected his office duties and therefore it was excusable that the law was violated. This peculiar situation is due to the fact that the law provides that townships of a population less than 25,000 shall pay their township trustees a salary of $2 a day. For townships in which the population is above 25,000 the trustees are paid $1,500 a year. Wayne township, according to the 1900 census, had a population of less than 25,000, but has grown very rapadly since then and, now. prjahablvjbas over, this number. Mr. Howarth requires two assistants to carry on the duties of the office and last year he drew out of the treasury $988, which he used for meeting such expense. His salary was at the regular rate of $2 per day. Mr. Howarth could not have paid his office help out of the per diem allowed him by law, the examiners state in their report to the state board. A General Condition. Conditions like this exist in other townships in the state and when they, are encountered by the field examiners, they are referred to the state board and attorney general. ' The township trustees of Wayne township in whose offices no irregularities were found are as follows: S. S. Clevenger, Abington township; C. I. Stotelmyer. Jefferson: Mandus E. Mason, Jackson; , W. E. Brown, Green; C. A. Harris, Perry; J.'F. Harris, Center; Nathan Grave, Franklin; Lewis Hosier and Gilbert Wright,-Harrison. The report of the examination into the records of trustees of Boston, New Garden, Washington, Webster, Clay townships have not been made public. However, this does not signify that the examiners found anything wrong in the accounts of these trustees. It is very probable that the state board has not had opportunity to pass on the reports for these townships. HE ACCEPTS PULPIT The Rev. George L. Guichard of Danville, Ind., who resigned as pastor of the Presbyterian church of that city has accepted the pastorate of the Cambridge City Presbyterian church. He has an excellent reputation . and was recently elected moderator of the Indianapolis Presbytery. He graduated from the Princeton Theological seminary in 185)7 and besides the Danville charge has had pastorates at Gladstone Mich., Sebring, Ohio, and Roachdale, Ind. but nevertheless a true fact that seveal local residents refused to pay their insurance policies today and laughingly declared that they would rather wait until tomorrow if it were all the same to him as something might happen tonight, "one could never tell." .Several w-ell known men were asked today what they would do if the end of the world came tonight, and here are their replies: J. A. SPEKENHIER 'I would telegraph for a hurry up order for a few gallons of that stuff from Kentucky and then I wouldn't be in shape to care. MAYOR W. W. ZIMMERMAN. "Well, now that's a foolish question. I suppose if X knew positively that-the

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The "hoodoo" Marion car In which William Bradley was killed before was finally wrecked, and Lewis Strang and his mechanician hurt during the recent 24-hour race at Brighton Beach. Below is the picture of Al Poole driving the Simplex in which he won the great contest The distan ce covered was 1,143 miles, or 31 miles behind the record made by a Lozier car last year. ,

BIG CONFERENCE AT LAKE Opening Meeting Today Was Attended by Hundreds of Distinguished Men and Women; Ardent Workers. PEACE FOR WORLD IS STRONGLY ADVOCATED Keynote of the Conference Sounded by Albert Smiley, the Founder and Host of the Mohonk Meetings. Lake Mohonk, N. Y., May . IS. Hundreds of men and women today attended the opening meeting of the Lake Mohonk conference on "-. International Arbitration. Some of the most distinguished men in the country and representatives of foreign powers are here. Prof. L. S. Rowe. of the University of Pennsylvania, delivered ant address on "Some Neglected Aspects of the Present International Situation in South America." ' Robert Lincoln O'Brien, editor of the Boston Transcript, spoke on "Where Popular Economics Mislead Us, and President JS'icholas Murray Butler delivered the, opening address. The address of W'elcome was delivered by Albert K. Smiley,- founder and host of the conference. "No event of the year affords me so

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IF THE END OF THE WORLD CAME THIS EVENING?

world was coming to an end . tonight I would have all the fun possible before that time. I; very probably, would spend the remainder of the day racing up and down North A street.'- Tve got a couple of fast animals I would like to try out before my earthly existence Is over. CHIEF I. A. GORMON. " "I would think over all the things I have wanted to ' do and : have never done, and do them. I would then, gather my wife and children together and enjoy one last sumptuous feast. And it wouldn't be a light lunch, either." SECY GOODWIN, Y. M. C. ; "It is beyondhe co one to determ- ""hat

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much pleasure5' as the opportunity to welcome a distinguished body of men and women gathered in the interest of world peace; and at no time since our conference started in 1895 have I felt so hopeful of the final success of the cause that has brought us together. The growth of international understanding and good will during the past few years has been marvelous, and future progress bids fair to be even more remarkable. Each year sees some new agency for promoting international friendship or some new institution or invention comes an advance toward an international public opinion which already strong enough to make it exceedingly difficult for a nation to pursue any course prejudicial to the interests of another. IVe no longer fear that war will result from any of scores of Questions that have precipitated past conflicts; only questions of the most grave nature are now reserved from peaceful settlement. Our opportunity and duty is to so improve the machinery of arbitration that. In the light of an ever-broadenipg public opinion, it will come to be considered a safe and adequate method of adjusting most, if not all, differences that may arise between nations. To Take Great Step. To my mind, we are soon to take the greatest step in that direction the establishment of an International court of justice. If the plan of the second Hague conference can be carried to completion so that , we will have a court with regular and connected sessions, composed of permanent judges who will command the respect of the world, the court Itself, with no power to compel it to resort to it and no enforcing power other than public opinion, will, in my judgment, immediately attract all but , the most grave disputes and, as it becomes better known will gain the confidence of the nations to such an extent as to make almost negligible the chances of -any., great war. ,. . The establishment -and success of the court will, in. turn, have, the effect of gradually lessening 'armaments as . (Continued on' Page Seven.) have no idea how I would spend my last few hours. - REV. DR. J. E. CATHELL. I would say my prayers and prepare myself for death. I believe I would also ask forgiveness for the 'insurgents'. RUDOLPH G. LEEDS. I would keep on doing just as I always have. I would take a chance on there being something happen which would upset the plans. "VIC NEWMAN. "I would go to Cincinnati this morning and see Matthewson pitch for New York this afternoon. ERGEANT ED. McNALLY.

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99 TAFT S CAMPAIGN SECRETS ARE LET 00T OF THE BAG Statement is Made That G. W. Perkins of .Morgan and Company Was the Lad that Raised the Funds'. STEEL TRUST HELPED TO RAISE WAR FUND $50,000 Left in the Treasury When Fight Was Over, Returned to C- P. Taft Others Were Overlooked. (Palladium Special) Washington, May 18. That George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co.. financed the Republican presidential campaign in 1908 is now asserted by persons who profess to know the inside of the election of Taft- This statement becomes more Important now in view of the disclosures before the Bal-linger-Pinchot committee of correspondence between Ballinger and Perkins over the latter's plan for exploiting Alaska. It is said here that after Taft's nomination, collections of money lagged and finally Chairman Hitchcock went to Perkins, who raised the first big contributions. ' Hitchcock dic tated Ballinger's appointment as Sec retary of the Interior. (Continued on . Page SeTen.) time and that's no kid, either. I probably, would kill myself eating before the comet got in it's Work. v NEWSPAPER MAN. "I would gamble on something going wrong with the arrangements, and acting on this hunch I would endeavor to keep together enough of my staff to get out an exclusive account of it in an early morning "extra. t RAY SHIVELEY "I would pray and hope." SHERIFF U P. MEREDITH. "Well, if the world comes to an end, I will be found at home in bed. That's where people ought to die, anyway. JUDGE HENRY C. FOX. . T will be at home and do as I or-

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Y. M ,C. A HELD LAST HIGHT

There Was a Large Attend ance and Every One Was Greatly Pleased With the Reports Submitted. PRESENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE IN OFFICE Until January First When the Future Annual Meetings of the Association are to be Held Here. Report of President Jones of the Y. M. C. A. will be found on page four of this Issue. Excellent reports were made by the officers at the third annual meeting of the members of the Young Men's Christian association last evening. The meeting was largely attended and ev. ery one was very much pleased with the year's record, although it was not as good this year as it was last, a fact which was foretold during the first year. ; j A resolution was adopted which changed the time of the annual meeting to January and for this reaaoa the election of new trustees and officers was postponed. The officers whose time expired last evening will continue to serve until next January. Report of Q. I Goodwin. The report of Secretary George L. Goodwin, who will leave the Institution September 1, after three year of most successful work, covered the work done by theassociation in the past year. : The past year there were forty-three enrolled in four studies. The association is well equipped with magazines and books for training demanded in educational work.. There were 1S1 boys enrolled in. the Bible classes and the religious department is doing a splendid work. , The demand for accommodations in the dormitory department has been ex ceptional and there have been very few nights when every room has not been occupied. The physical department shows a membership of 372 men and boys. The total attendance . at all physical privileges for the year was IVi.lTX Mr. Goodwin refrained from making any recommendations for the next year's work, but wished the association the greatest of success. His report on the membership is as follows: ' . Membership Report. "There are at present 284 men, 208 boys, making a total of 492 members. -There have been 884 members enrolled during the entire year. This decrease in the present membership was no surprise to many of us, as the second year in many a new association could show even a greater decrease than we had. It will take possibly three or four years before the membership Is put on a normal basis, and we know Just where we are in this respect.' It might be said that 500 members is up to the average for this size town, but In say. ing this I do not wish for a moment to indicate that we should be satisfied with this number. I believe we should aim to keep it at least 750 members, not only because our plant can well take care of that many, but also because our budget needs the support that this extra 250 members can give. Few associations of this size that I have knowledge of can report somany boys and men coming to our building and using privileges of various natures dally. We have been unusually fa v. ored during the past year in having about our building what might ba called "association life. The most conservative estimate that would be made would be an average daily attendance at our building of 290." THE WEATHER. INDIANA Fair tonight; Thursday fair and warmer. to have gotten his comet In better shape. It is a cuestion which Is entirely out of my court. PROSECUTOR CHARLES LADO. " "I'd have my wife make her will and I would make mine, but I don't know what good it would be to either of us. I will probably see the comet." WHAT OTHERS SAID. One man said he would go up in a balloon, being under the impression that he would escape the catastrophe in this way. When asked where he would land, the aerial - Idea went a glimmering. ' .. Another person- said he would "swipe" the first antomobil be saw and keep on going. . - While still another said he would get so drank that he wouldn't care whether the earth came, to an end or .not. -

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