Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 203, 29 May 1910 — Page 1

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T RICHMOND PA I LABIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL.. XXXV. NO. 203. RICHMOND. IND.. SUNDAY MORNING, 3IAY 20, 1910. SINGLE COPY. 3 CENTS.

LUTHERANS WILL DEDICATE $40,000 HOME FOR ORPHANS It is Expected That Hundreds of Visitors Will Attend the Dedicatory Exercises Today. MEW STRUCTURE GREAT IMPROVEMENT OVER OLD

The Rev. Feeger Will Deliver the Address of Welcome A History of the Wernle Home. ' With the dedication of the new XVernle Orphans Home today, the Lutherans of this distrist will have accomplished that for which they have striven for years. Equipped with every modern convenience, the new home for the orphans is a great Improvement over the old structure and meets the requirements In every particular. The Lutherans have cause to be proud of the result that has attended their untiring and conscientious efforts in the past. The cost of the structure. Including the equipment, was $40,000 and tho entire amount has been paid. It is expected that hundreds oftvlsitors will attend the dedicatory exercises this morning In event weather conditions prove favorable. The visitors will be shown over the building, as the new home will be open for the Inspection of all who are interested. The Rev. A. J. Feeger, pastor of SL John's church, will deliver the address of welcome, and there will be a number of speakers from out of town. A band from the Grace congregation of Fort Wayne and an orchestra from the SL Faul's congregation of Dayton will furnish music for the occasion. Something of the history of the Wernle Orphans Home and an Idea of what the new building is like may be learned from the following, which was prepared by the Rev. A. J. Feeger: "This institution in which fatherless and mdtherless children are received, where they find a home which cares for them bodily and spiritually, was established by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio and other states, in the year 1878. At a meeting of this synod held at Wheeling, W. Va., it was resolved to buy the building, together with ten acres of land, situated a mile and half southeast of Richmond. This building had already served various purposes. Having originally been erected by the Quakers as a school for higher education it was later used as a water cure institution. It was purchased for the synod by the SL John's congregation of. Richmond for $7,100. Of this sum the congregation by voluntary offerings raised $4,100, the synod paying the other $3,000. The institution received the name Wernle Orphans' Home in respectful recognition of the first legacy of $500 for the erection of an orphans' home from the Lutheran pastor Carl Wernle of Gallon, Ohio. In the year 1893. a fine school house was erected at a cost of $6,000 and a few years later a : well arranged teachers' residence coating $2,000. Also a tract of land adjoining the home was purchased at a cost of $3,500 bo that all of the land Including the building grounds amounts to 88 acres. For the eultlration of the grounds as also for gargardening an experienced farmer and gardener has been employed. Present a Petition. "Four years ago this board came before the synod with a petition for a new building which was finally granted, two years ago, with the provision that two-thirds - of the money for its erection must be available hefore the work was begun. In nine months the necessary money was at Iand and in nine more months the building was completed. The structure Is in two stories and is in the fr.ru of a letter T. It is 45x109 feet, with slate roof and Is built of brick. In the basement are boiler and coal looms, two washrooms, two play rooms, a bakery and rooms for the storage of garden fruits. On the first floor Is the living room of the super intendent, the office and reception room, nursery and study rooms for boys and girls, two bed rooms for guests, a dining room and a kitchen. A corridor runs through the entire length of the building with two staircases leading to the second floor, There are besides two large dormi tories a number of smaller rooms for the attendants, a serving room, two hospital rooms, bath rooms, etc. The building will accommodate 65 chit dren. All modern improvements are Installed, electric lights, city water and steam heating equipment." Program for Dedication. An elaborate program has been pre pared and will be as follows: . 10 o'clock a. m. Welcome Address and Dedication Rev. A. J. Feeger. Choral, "Lobe den Herren" Audi nee. debet- Rev. C. F. W. Allwardt. of Hamilton, Ohio. Lied Waisenkinder.

CROCKETT FOLLOWS MILLER TO EAST Former Richmond Man Appointed Manager of Buffalo and Susquehanna R. R.

BEGAN HIS CAREER HERE CROCKETT LEFT PENNSYLVANIA LINES SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO TAKE PLACE WITH THE ROCK ISLAND. Richmond friends of J. O. Crockett, formerly of this city, will be glad to learn of his appointment as' general manager of the Buffalo & Susquehanna railroad, with headquarters in Buffalo. "Jack" Crockett was born here and began his railroad career in the local offices of the Pennsylvania system. His father, the late Charles C. Crockett, was for many years conductor' on an accommodation train between Richmond and Indianapolis, the run finally becoming known as "Crockett's train." When Harry I. Miller, also formerly of this city, left the Chicago and Eastern Illinois to take the receivership of the Buffalo & Susquehanna property, it was supposed that Crockett would follow shortly afterwards, as Miller and Crockett have been identi fied with the same lines since they left the Pennsylvania for the Rock Island system several year ago. The Buffalo Express published the following no-! tice of the change: ."Another important step in the reorganization of the Buffalo & Sus quehanna Railway company has been taken by Harry I. Miller, the receiver of the property, who has brought to Buffalo as bis general manager, J. O. Crockett, who succeeds C. Peter Clark, resigned. "Mr. Crockett arrived here yester day and registered at The Iroquois. He ' comes from the Middle West, where ho is well known as an excel lent operating man. At the time of his leaving for Buffalo, Mr. Crockett was general superintendent of -thwEvans-i vllle & Terre Haute, Evansville & In dianapolis and Evansville Belt line roads. They are under' the control of the 'Frisco, and were presided over by Mr. Miller several years ago. "'This is as far east as I have ever been In the railroad business," said Mr. Crockett last night. We all know that Buffalo is a great railroad center and that it has great possibilities.'" "Mr. Crockett said he preferred not to say anything with regard to the future plans of the Buffalo & Susquehanna. He has come here to manage the operating, transportation, maintenance and mechanical departments. Today,, with local officials, he will make a trip of inspection to Galeton, Penna. "Mr. Crockett is originally a Penn sylvania railroad man. He got his early training on the Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburg and was super intendent of various divisions. He next jumped to the Rock Island and became general superintendent at Kansas City." MET WITH SUCCESS Children's Home Society Secured $566.97 From Local Donations. ARE PLEASED OVER RESULT Richmond responded generously with contributions for the Children's Home Society yesterday, $566.97 being realized from the sale of the tags. The state officials are greatly elated over the success that crowned their efforts in this city, as the amount was beyond their fondest anticipations. The will ingness with which all who were so licited gave to the cause of charity was the most pleasing feature of tag day in Richmond. ' German address Rev. C. C. Hein of Columbus, Ohio. Chorlied Mannerchor of Dayton, Ohio. English address Rev. A. L. Kicklas of Ann Arbor. Michigan. Chorlled Male Quartet of Colum bus, Ohio. Segen Superintendent F. W. Gahre 2 o'clock p. m. Welcome address Rev. J. J. Beck. Choral. "Now Thank We All" Au dience. Prayer Rev. M. L. Baum. of Dayton, Ohio. Song Orphan Children. Anthem Zion's Choir of Hamilton, Ohio. English address Rev. G. J. Troamann of Columbus, Ohio. Anthem Male Quartet of Colum bus. Ohio. German address Rev. M. F. P. Deormann, of Blue Island, Illinois. Anthem Mixed Choir of Dayton, Ohio. Song Orphan Children. Benediction Rev. H. L. Ridenour.

WORLD'S RECORDS GO TO SMASH III INDIANAPOLIS MEET

Twenty-five Thousand People Witnessed Clever Work of Noted Drivers on Speedway in Capital City. ACCIDENT MARRED THE DAY'S PROGRAM Herbert Lytle's Car Overturned and Driver Sustained Broken Leg Westcott Car Did Not Place. Indianapolis Motor Speedway, May 28. Probably 25,000 people saw more world's records broken at the Indianapolis motor speedway this afternoon. Barney Oldfield set a new mark fori five miles for cars of 451 to 600 cubic inches and Aitken, in a National, set a new mark for ten miles for cars in the same class when he covered the distance in 8:08:03. Herbert Lytle, in an American, received a fractured leg and his mechanician, Billy Clifton, was badly bruised when their car turned over twice in the free-for-all handicap. The big crowd was slow in arriving, but it increased rapidly after 1 o'clock, at which time it was estimated that ten thousand people were on the grounds. The total of 25,000 was pronounced a conservative estimate. Track Very Slick. Oil from the cars had left the course dangerously slick in many places, and striking one of these spots is said to have been the cause of Lytle's accident. The big field was sent away at 4:00 p. m. with Louis Chevrolet in his Buick, in the lead. Nineteen cars started, as follows: Pope-Hartford, Fullex and Fox; National.. Aitken; National, Kincade; National. Merz; Jack, son, Ellis; Cutting, Clarke; Marmon, Dawson ; Marmon, Keene; Marmon, Harroun; Buick, Burman; Buick, L. Chevrolet; Buick, A. Chevrolet; Knox. Oldfield; National, Kirshner; Cutting, Bis bee; Cutting, Gelnaw. The cars got away at a tremendous clip, but no new record was set for the first ten miles. Burman, in a Buick, led at that mark, at 8.14, with Harroun, in a Marmon, a close second, and Kincade. in a National, third. Tho record is held by Robertson, in a Flat on the Atlanta course. 7:41:71. Harroun, in his Marmon, led at the end of twenty miles with a new world's record in 16:03. . The old record was 16:27:79, held by Robertson. Burman, in a Buick. was second, and Aitken in a National was third. Machine Throws Tire. Harroun was leading at the end of (Continued on Page Two.) WHY

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But in the newspaper you are selling to the merchant something which he can't see. Long and continued practice of unscrupulous men in the newspaper business have made merchants and business expect that the circulation statements of newspapers are falsified in many cases and when they are not, that there is alarming discrepancy in the sort of circulation represented and the sort delivered. This newspaper circulation graft is worked by men all over he country who feel secure in the ignorance of the merchant 'who advertises and in their belief that they would never be found out and that they can keep on and bluff it out.

When advertising reached the plane that it occupies today, when advertisers who hired a man to look after that end of . the business they began to find out some things which they hadn't known in the days when they would subscribe five dollars to a cook book or a wall card. They found out that that item ought to put to expense for charity and not for advertising.

With this change in the business, there are papers who do not care to be in the position of selling what they do not have. They opened their circulation books for the benefit of the advertiser.

Just now the Palladium is calling public attention to its poliey toward the advertiser though it has been that for years and we have welcomed circulation investigation of any sort because it means more business for us. A competitor of ours is sending his men out informing (if you want to call it that) our customers that we are not telling the truth about our circulation statements. In the meantime that journal is keeping quiet about its own circulation in public. We do not ask our customers to take our word for our circulation. We want a full investigation. And as a rule the man who wants his books investigated is pretty sure of what he Is talking about. We do not esteem it good business to refuse to show a man what .we sell him. It is not only justice for the merchant, but for us, and the good of the newspaper business. ( Tha Item is apparently unwilling to have Its circulation investigated.

MONDA Y'S PROGRAM A T THE COLISEUM Harry E. Penny, master of ceremony. Music Richmond Military Band. Song, "America" Audience. Invocation Rev. Robert Smith. G. A. R. ritualistic ceremony. ' Violin Solo, "Legende," H. Wienlawski Prof. Frederick K. Hicks. Vocal Solo. "The Gates of Paradise" Mrs. M. Trimball Patterson. Music Richmond Military Band. Address Col. George Harvey. Piano Duet Miss Nina Harris, Miss Hilda Shute. Children's drill, under direction of Mrs. Geo. Chrisman. Reading Miss Anna Fetta. Vocal Solo, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," Kittredge Miss Doris Hockett. Taps.

GAIN NEW MEMBERS Y. M. B. C. Committee Makes Successful Beginning of Campaign. WANT A TOTAL OF 500 Earnest efforts are being made by the members of the Young Men's Busi ness Club to bring the club member ship up to the 500 mark. A thorough canvass of the city is being made and the boosters are meeting with great success in their campaign. Although the Y. M. B. C. was only organized in June, 190S, it has experienced a steady growth and has the title "Panic Proof City," stand for a hustling wide awake town. In the club's brief history the following big things have been accomplished which stand to the credit of the organization: First Two Fall Festivals, the second bigger than the first and the third, now under way, bids fair to be as big as both others combined. Second Entertaining the Good Roads Conference, bringing the farmers of Wayne county and the citizens of Richmond into a common movement for thai astswraaatgaT.joads in -this community. Third The observation of Lincoln's Centenary and the placing of a fitting tablet to the memory of the great .'Emancipator in Glen Miller Park. The effect of this Centennial Celebration of Lincoln was manifested upon the occasion of his birthday last year, when practically all the business houses displayed likenesses of the Martyred President. Fifth Bringing to this city and helping to entertain the numerous conventions. The splendid work of the club along this line is shown by the list of Conventions this year, excelling any other city in Indiana outside of Indianapolis. Sixth The publication of "Panta Proof," a magazine designed to advertise Richmond in the outside business world and to bring Richmond itself to a fuller realization of its business advantages and opportunities. NOT?

LONDON RECOVERS FROM EXCITEMENT OF EDWARD'S DEATH

Capital of England Slowly Resuming Her Old Looks and Places af Amusement are Thriving. AMERICAN TOURISTS OVERRUN THE CITY Pleasure Loving, Well to do Americans in Evidence EverywhereSociety Girls at Court. , (Special Cable from the International News Service.) London, May 28. Now that the excitement of King Edward's funeral is past and the kaiser and kings have all left, London is slowly resuming her old looks and the theaters and other places of amusement are doing a rush ing business, though it is noticed that Americans predominate everywhere. Aside from the unusual number of young American girls and their ambitious mothers who have been dis appointed in their hops of being presented to the court of St. James, there are tens of thousands of pleasure lov ing well to do Americans here who are in evidence everywhere, but nowhere more than at the great Japan-British exposition at Shepherd's Bush which all agree is the most beautiful exhibi tion the world has ever seen. On entering the exhibition the visit or finds himself opposite to a fine ex ample of Japanese architecture, rich in coloring, and picturesque in outline. Passing to the palace of fine arts, he finds examples of the craftsman's skill such as will never be seen out side of Japan again. Carefully ar ranged in cases are scores of ornamen tal swords and daggers and parts, chased and inlaid in the manned in which the Japanese fighters of centuries ago loved to embellish their weap ons. The display includes a collection or swordguards belonging to Count Nagavaka, about 3,000 year3 old. Another case contains the hafts of knives or daggers ornamented with figures. - Among the paintings are some of the most highly prized specimens of Japanese art in existence. Although the number of pictures in the collection does not exceed one hundred, they have been selected in such a manner as to show the history and development of the Japanese genius. , Delicate paintings on silk and paper, for the most part of young girls, charm the eye by their grace of outline and beautiful harmony of color. Some examples are unique, such as paintings on silk by Torii Kiyoshige, representing a young girl of noble family, in contemplation (date about 1715.) The color of the robe is rightly described as being like a piece of old porcelain. Another work, which is the only one of its kind in Japan is by Torii Kiyonaga and represents a man and a girl seen upstairs in a teahouse (about 1800). It is a very rare and remarkable painting, in rich deep colors on paper, and is Kiyonga's masterpiece. One of the rarest paintings in Japan is a work by Kitao Shigemasa (about 1S05). In this two girls are seen playing with a cat, and the light striking across the robes of the girls is rendered with brilliant effect. As for the industrial side of the-exhibition, examples of Japan's progress in this respect meet the eye at every turn. Nothing seems to have been overlooked. In the naval sections are models of the latest Japanese battleships, and close by are specimens of military equipment. To the right and left of the wood lane entrance twelve full sized tableaux represent the main epochs in the histoi w. the Japanese empire. The London county council, convinced that street noises can not be entirely done away with, is planning a school where pushcart men and other itinerant street dealers are to be taught to offer their goods in a way that will not offend the ear. Poets and composers are to be invited to provide appropriate songs and no persons is to be allowed to push a cart in the street until he has received his graduation papers from the school. Though the idea is an excellent one in theory I doubt very much that it can be carried out. The London coster monger is apt to be a very difficult bird to train, and what about the newsboy with his "extry speshull? Can his raucous hark be modulated to linked sweetness long drawn out? It seems & little open to doubt. And Billingsgate! To tackle the Billingsgate fishwives, one thinks would be a somewhat momentous task. I sallied forth yesterday to Interview a Bloomsburg flower seller, and found one pushing a huge barrow of greens, potatoes and Sweet Williams (in itself a beautiful name). But what she said about the scheme cannot be disclosed. . I cannot think he was a genuine flower hawker. He did not erven"; know "Sweet Lavender." I sang it to him, and be said: "Well, guv'ner. that's all right, that is; but I've got jolly well enough to do to earn my living, what with them

WASHINGTON HEARS

TALE OF 2 CITIES' New Orleans and San Francis co Delegations Fight for Panama Exposition. DELEGATIONS FROM BOTH WESTERNERS HAVE RAISED FIVE MILLIONS ALREADY AND THE "BOOSTERS" DEMAND CONGRES SIONAL RECOGNITION. Washington, May 28. No exposition campaign has ever caused the flurry in Washington that is being caused by the contest between San Francisco and New Orleans over the Panama exposition in 1915. San Francisco is some what handicapped by the distance be tween it and Washington, of which New Orleans took advantage to send to Washington a train load of legis lators and business men who have been "wnooplng it up," but on the other hand, it is favored in official circles here, outside the capitol, at least becauseof the proposition to have one exposition in San Francisco and one in Washington, making it a doublebarrelled affair. It is true that Washington would have to depend almost exclusively upon congress to supply the financial backing for an expos! tion, but in celebrating an achievement such as the completion of the Panama canal, with the incidental ex penditure of hundreds of millions of dollars, congress could afford to be gen erous with Washington and put up the guarantee for a first class exposition on a smaller scale, perhaps than that of either New Orleans or San Francisco. On the other hand, the activity, urbanity, generosity and general progressiveness of the southern visitors have most favorably impressed the of ficial circles, and the sympathies of Washingtonians are about equally di vided between the two contestants. In any event it is hoped , that congress will take some step at the time the exposition is provided to establish a per manent building of fitting character. architecture and dimensions, in whelh a permanent exhibit of the industries of the United States can be housed, to mark the epoch, the same of .course to be located at the nation's capital. Y. M. I. Thirty New Members Will be Taken I nto That Organization This Evening. TO GIVE A VAUDEVILLE During the past few weeks thirty applications have been received for membership Into the Young Men's In stitute of the St. Andrew's Catholic cnurch, and the initiation will take place this evening. Another class will be given degree work in three or four weeks. An open air vaudeville will be given soon by the institute and from all in dications it will surpass anything of tae kind ever attempted In this city by amateurs. The program has not yet been completed. Great preparations are being made for the convention which will be held in Richmond, August 22 and 23. Ev ery council in the state of Indiana. Illinois and Michigan will be repre sented. Gonzaga council was very for tunate in securing this convention and the members are jubilant over their good fortune. - etcetera shops, not to bother with no ditto songs, And when I mentioned the school and the uniform he took off his billycock and scratched his nature's tresses gazed with irritated perplexity at his barrow, spat on his hands, put his weight on the shafts, and walked away on the tip of his toes, head down and pushing valiantly behind bis heavy barrow, advertising ta a defiant bel low of sound his "Swey Twillums, his Ty-ters, and his Crins. Racing men, I learn, regard King Edward's death as a calamity for the "turf." There is no doubt that horse racing owed a great deal of its popular ity to the interest of King Edward George V has never shown the least liking for the "sport of kings," and understand that he has resisted all attempts to rouse his interest in the matter. Should he continue this antipathy, and sportsmen fear that he will, the turf is bound; to decline in popularity, and one racing man con fessed to me ruefully yesterday that he regarded horse racing as good as dead already. The new king has always evinced a great liking for the manly field sports cricket, football and the like. THE WEATHER, INDIANA Fair and warmer.

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CARIIIVAL OPENS

AT BEALLVIEW PARK TOMORROW Company Bears Good Reputa tion and Will Receive Generous Support From Camival Public. v " GIVEN UNDER AUSPICES OF THE MOOSE LODGE Earnings Will be Used to Pur chase New Paraphernalia for Drill Team Police Pro tection. ttiji Advertised as a thriller and bearlnc the reputation of being one of the cleanest companies on the road, the) carnival to be given at Beallview park next week, with the opening attrao tion on Moday afternoon, gives promise of drawing large crowds to each performance and netting the WelderAmusement company and the local at vision of the Loyal Order of Moose under the auspicies of which organisation it is given, excellent returns. The amusement company will arrive from Ohio this afternoon and the lay. ing out of carnival grounds and erec tion of tents, along with the Installa tion of the shows, will be completed early tomorrow in order that the usu ally large holiday crowd, which seek such amusements, may be accommo dated. The reputation of the company It said to be exceptional. Not until the officers and committees of the lodge bad ascertained its standing from authorities of other cities In which the company has played to "packed houses, - in Its engagementa this spring, was the contract closed. The lodge was Induced to sign a contract with the company by Its membership. in order that funds may be secured for the treasury and applied to the pur chase of parapbtoraana ror ine arm, team. "; t j' -"-'.v- , J The company offers' three free attractions. In addition to two concerts" daily by Prof. Alberti's band, which consists for the most part of native born Italian musicians. The, work of the aerial Frys, which is given on a taunt wire suspended high, in the air,' is said to be the most exciting free performance ever given. The other two free preformances include. a high' diving dog and the exhibition of Gertie ' May Davis, a 17-year-old girl, who weighs 640 pounds and is constantly making proposals of marriage. Included in the list of tent attrac- " tions is that of Buckskin Ben's wild west show. The show carries a large number of cowboys,. Indians, lassoers and sharpshooters. The show was made up this spring at " Cambridge City, which la the home of the propriV etor whose name is Ben Stalker. ' The other tent shows - are of the usual nature,' consisting of a crazy house, a human roulette wheel, which Is said to scare but not maim, a me nargarie. dog and pony show, old plan-, tation show, ferris wheel, merry-go-round and the like. ' The grounds are In easy access to the public. The street car compear has made special arrangements to aov commodate the crowds and there will be a number of hacks in operation, also. The company and the lodge have invited police inspection, which will be given by Superintendent of Police L A. Gormoa, AUTO CATCHES FIRE Leaking Gasoline Causes a Small Blaze to Gennett Touring Cafe . OCCUPANTS NOT INJURED Occupants of the seven passenger touring car owned by Henry Gennett were badly frightened, bat uninjured last evening- when leaking gasoline caught fire just as the car was brought to a step .between Tenth and Eleventh on Main street. The escape of the occupants from . Injury - or even slight burns is regarded as extremely fortunate. J. '"V-" A--:-.:K:s-;:i ; "A" The cause of the fire or flash, as the car was ablaze for only a minute or so, is mysterious. A hasty examination was made last evening, after the car had been run to the garage, but nothing was discovered which would explain the nature of the origin. It is thought, however, that gasoline leaked Into the oil compartments. TTdo damage to the machine is said to be alight. The engine Is not damaged. The woodwork on the sm!i!Ts : was -blistered and will aeossCStt that It be reftaished. A one-half HrlM trv m. lifbtfnr u rectiy connected with, a sir amp. Is a new convenience tor 1 mobile tres in