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m YORK OPECED Roosevelt Holds Conferences With a Number of Pro gressive Leaders-in His Private Office. PLEASED OVER NEW ENGLAND TRIP For;Sherm.n foH.VJ -rresiaency uecause 01 an 'Emergency (Kat1nl Nwt AiweUtlen) NEW. YORK, Feb. 29.-Col. Todore.RoMerclt todar opened hl campalS,to capture the New York delegatfcm to the National Republican convention. After spending the night at . the home of hie brother-in-law Cof. Room velt hurried to the Outlook office where he found a number of the , profreMtve leaden waiting for him. The colonel held several secret conferences with these leaders in his private office putting the waiting newspaper men off with the remark that; he would see them later in the day. The - colonel was in . a Jovial mood and seemed well .pleased with his trip into New England. ; -FAVOR SHERMAN. WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Wm. H. Taft for president and Jas. S. Sherman for vice-president! This will be the Republican national ticket after the Chicago convention is, held, according to predictions made . here today by President Taft's campaign advisers. After a series of eliminations it has been decided that the honor of vice-president should again go to Mr. Sherman who is understood to be In a receptive mood. A member of the , cabinet is qqpted at saying; "We bad not intended to consider Mr. BhernwB for vice-president in this campaign, but ; the emergency con fronting ns compels us to do so' It Is believed that the emergency mentioned was the announcement of Roosevelt's candidacy and .to off set Vl ttiMh Tafi tMOAf erf decided to put . New York man on the national tie? OL RICKIVKS CALLER. ; NEW YORK, Feb. 29. Medill McCormlck, who Is directing Col. Roosevelt's campaign In Chicago, was a visitor at the Outlook office today. In reply to reporters as he left the building he said that no effort is . being made to Induce Senator Dixon of Montana to direct Roosevelt's campaign. "It would mean a great sacrifice on the part of Senator Dixon to undertake the task but I think he will eventually agree to do so," said Mr. McCormick. Ben. Dixon himself put In an appearance at the Outlook office during the afternoon but refused to be interviewed. State chairman Knox of Michigan was also a caller. RAILROAD ISSUES A RELIEF REPORT ' s-li ii r - ii -.According to the regular- monthly reports, of the Relief departments of the Pennsylvania railroad system, issued today, the sum of $214,365.36 was paid to members during the month of January. 1912. Of this amount, 148,- . 883.86 represents the payments made on the lines East of Pittsburg and 1 Erie, and $66,026.50 on the lines West. Since the establishment of the funds, a total of $32,365,690.92 have been paid out. On the lines East of Pittsburg and Erie In the month of January the payments in .benefits to the families of members who. died amounted to $47,612.12 while to members incapitated for work they amounted to $100,826.71 The total payments on the lines East of Pittsburg since the Relief fund was established in 1886 have amounted to 123,474,298.60. In January, the Relief fuud of the Pennsylvania lines West of Pittsburg paid out a total of $66,026.50; of which $26,500.00 were for the famlles of members who died, and $39,526.50 for members unable to work. The sum of $8,891,262.32 represents the total payments of the Relief fund of the Pennsylvania line's West of Pittsburg since It was established in 18S9. Join the Roosevelt Club! IfIII out the coupon and mail it to ROOSEVELT CLUB, care Palladium office, and become a member. I hereby agree to become a member of the Roosevelt club to attend meetings and do everything In my power to secure the election of delegates to the convention to be held In Connersville, March 28. who will elect delegates to the National Convention in Chicago, June 25. which Chicago delegates shall vote for. the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt, as the Republican can didate for president ot the United Ctate. i ' Signed: : Name Address . ,

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Left to Right B. F. Schmidt executive committeeman, Indianapolis; John Kettle, executive committeeman, -Indianapolis; B. B. Johnson. Richmond; W K. Martin, president.. CrawfordsvlJIe; F. E. Fitch, Indianapolis; Harvey Coonse, Indianapolis; W. E. Siddons, secretary, Marlon. -

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 29. Indiana cities will have no Ice famine this year, according to reports jon the toe crop brought to the annual convention of Indiana Ice Dealers' - association which opened at the Denlson hotel Wednesday for a two days' session. The extent of the ice crop will be considered by the convention. Dealers from over the state say that an enormous quantity of artificial ice was housed during the winter. W. K. Martin of Crawfordsville, president of the association, presided over Wednesday's session. He recalled that the association was formed in this DISTRICT MEETING A SUCCESSFUL DUE Every County Represented at ' Roosevelt Conclave at Cambridge City. TAH tbe-dtstrtctg weiuitipnisjumdat the Roosevelt conference' arCambrtdg City yesterday afternoon. H. B. Stout who is Edwin M. Lee's aide-de-camp, was ambassador plenipotentiary. He came over from the Roosevelt head quarters in the Hotel English in Indi anapolis to start the ball roiling in the Cambridge City opera house. He did this by acting as the temporary chairman of the meeting, until "Charley" Ccmpbell of Shelbyville was elected lermanent chairman for the Sixth district with power to name a secretary. Ed Warfel of Richmond, was elected Vice chairman. Things over the district eeem to be rather stirred up over the Roosevelt announcement. There is a decided amount of spirit behind the Roosevelt movement which does not proceed in the same fashion as the perfunctory federal machine of the Tart brothers. Shelbyville seems to have been the real home of the Roosevelt movement. Down there they have accumulated 1500 members who are all out legging night and day for "Teddy." The rest of the district seems to be in about the same state as Wayne County, where everything is outwardly quiet. until the mass meeting Friday night at 7:30 at the Pythian Temple. A number of men engaged in the railroad service and in the shops 'of Klchmond have swung into line for Roosevelt and are anxious to have one of their men represented on the Roose velt organisation. Their feeling is that if the Roosevejt organisation falls into the hands of men unfriendly to progressive measures it will be used as a part of the reactionary organisation in the state. It is likely that these men will be on hind at the mass meeting on Friday night in order to see that the local reactionary politicians do not "put one over on them." v - ' The petitions which were started yesterday for signatures for the Roosevelt Club seem to be coming on In good shape, and. tomorrow night, the temporary committee Is confident, the Pythian Temple will have a crowd' of enthusiastic workers for Theodore Roosevelt. TWO MORE RECRUITS SECURED FOR ARMY . Local records will be broken ' this month at the army recruiting office, as the consequence of the enlistment of Bert Helms and John Klser. Nine recruits have been secured so far this month by Corporal William Hern. Helms, a 27-year-old Richmond man, signed up for three years, service in the coast artillery, and left for -n-dianoplia, where he - will be given some preliminary instruction. John Klser. of New Castle, is .the JBrst colored man to take advantage of Corporal Hern's campaign, this - week to get recruits for 'the negro regiments; Klser passed the admission test jtor the Infantry, and was sent to Indianapolla. . One local applicant, who impressed Hera as being one of the beat built candidates he haa had,. wav refused admission simply because he is mar

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cHy eighteen years ' ago with half dosen members. "We are engaged in one of the great industries of the country, the supply4af an absolute necessity." he said. "Eliminate today the ice and cold storage' business and v can you imagine what a chaotic condition would exist in tloee branches of Industry supplying the actual necessities and food stuffs of our country?" L At the morning session a committee was appointed to go to the bedside of Henry L. Dithmer of the Polar Ice Company, who is seriously ill and carry the greetings of the association, of MADERO DENIES HE ISSUED STATEMEUT Says Friendly Feeling Exists or Americans in Mexico. ' (Nattonal Kws Association) l' ABiUxiiHii. hud. 'zsjmi nn rvnuanndispatch from president Madero of Mexico, stating that it was not true that his private secretary had said that all Americans would be murdered as soon as the American flag touches Mexican soil. The statements his secretary made were quite different, and even these were made privately, without any authority or suggestion on President Madero's part. The Mexican president gave assurances of friendly feeling for American residents of the republic. WILL LEAD FORCE8. ROME. Feb. 29. Col. Beppino Garibaldi, one of Francisco I. Madero's chief lieutenants in his fight which resulted in the overthrow xf President Diaz of Mexico will lead the federal army In the war which the Mexican government will wage against the rebels. Col. Garibaldi sailed for Mexico today in response to a cablegram from Madero asking his aid. FIGHT ASSESSMENTS Richmond Avenue Property Owners Enter a Protest. The fight which will be started when the final assessment roll for the improvement . of Richmond avenue comes up for the approval of the board of works was postponed again this morning, and the date for . the initial skirmish was set for next Monday. The attorneys for the residents protesting against the assessment roll contend that the city has passed from a fourth to a third class city, and that according, to the. laws governing third class cities, this city cannot order improvements, which will cost s property owner more than 60 per cent in excess ' of the assessed value of . the property, improved. The city officials contend that's the city , will not pass into' the' 'third class-until the expirattonof' Mayor Zimmerman's term-of office,; the Improvement was ordered legally, and the property owners must py- .. v.- ; The board approved the 'bid for horse hire for the light plant and city engineer, made' by ; Harmon hofer, with the provision , that the city , be furnished first class bones and har ness and that the city may terminate the contract when so desired. ..... v A . member of the Robinson, firm. which .has supplied the city with castings, and which mad the only bid this or for castings to b nssd by the cltyv will be aaksd to appear beiors the board, and sn?l why the price i so steadily rlseA in the last -few years. . .rV, - Tbe price- being jpnctleaRr. i-Om sameC Onboard dedtied Jo 4ng:afanm.l Quantities of,

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If i 7 which be is a member. Wednesday afternoon the association listened to a paper on "The Ice Man and the Public," by B. B. Johnson of Richmond! : Wednesday night the members of the association1 attended the performance at Keith's theater and later had supper at the Denlson. The convention of ice men, according to President Martin, will in no way affect ice prices. t "We have an unwritten law," he said "to keep away from prices. Besides these are matters that depend entirely on local conditions." SEVERAL REPORTS ARE TO BE By Committees at &e Annual Meeting of the Commercial Club. iJM gether with the if officers. will feature the annual? f ting of directors of the RichmoC' mmerclal ciuo next inonaay eve: at the club rooms. Much Interest Is being manifested in the report on a' new gas franchise applied for by the Light, Heat and Power company. Members of the public service corporation committee, of the club have just completed this report, but will not make it public until the directors have taken action. The same committee, and the committee on electric railways, will present reports advising the directors that city and traction cars should be improved. It is understood that the report recommends that the club formally ask the street car company to secure new cars for the local lines. The committee on insurance has just completed its annual report, in which the committee states that fire insurance . rates on Richmond are many times higher than the par capita loss, as compared with other cities of the country, and that the club should Intervene to regulate these rates. The committee notes especially that'he per capita lose per year here is oni-18c as opposWto $1.18 in Indianapolis, while the rates of the two cities are equal. Protection of shade trees and the establishment of state penal farms to give employment to convicts, are two important suggestions embodied in the annual report of the committee on legislation and taxation. Reports of lesser importance are being prepared by other committees. JURY TOJET CASES Judge Denies Defense's Plea for Dismissal. (National Nws Association) . DEAROIT,. MIchV Feb. 29. Judge Angell decided today to let the cases against the remaining defendant In the Bath Tub Trust trial go to the jury, denying the defense's' plea for dismisThe court said that if the right to appeal" lay with the constitution be would be inclined to order the cases dismissed but under the circumstances he decided to let the jury pass on them.' " ' to hold couirr IN A HOSPITAL 1U rXatteaal New Association) CHICAGO,. Feb. 29 Holding court In a hospital room, while the defendant snable to walk lay under the covers, twitching band and paUd face alone visable. Judge Karften today set ISare 7. as the date for the trial of Mrs. Losdse Tsnallys, charged with the ntnrder of PoHnisn Arthur BisEcnnetle. w i-wiss it said a feeble voices from, the bed, wheal the- court's

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POSTAL TEST HERE EARLYJIEXT WEEK Government to Be Shown the Amount of Work Required in This City.

Officials at the local post office are quite interested in the results of a test to be conducted by Superintendent of Carriers U. A. Handley all of next week, when a complete record of all mail handled at the office will be kept to furnish data to the government concerning the amount of work being done by each local postal employe. An estimated population of Rich mond, based on the number.pf people served thft. carriers Mil be masW conelusSMi-of. the week's test." at the conelusSMiof, TnM j!st census will be regarded as th-.; most accurate since 1910. but many inaccuracies may creep in, aue to ths fact that, the names of hundreds of children are not known at the post office;:. , ; . The number' of miles each postman walks, and the number of stops he makes on each trip, will be accurately recorded. The number of private mall receptacles put up In compliance with the government's request to property owners, will also be noted. Every piece of mail delivered in the city is to be counted and weighed on Wednesday, March 6th. The authorities here welcome this chance to show the amount of work being done by local postal employes, and believe Richmond's record will rank well up among the cities ot Indiana, all of which wil conduct the tests at the same time. WILL IJO? RESIGN AS CHIEKHEMIST Dr. Harvey. Wiley Brands Such Reports as Pure . Fiction. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief government chemist, denied today that he had any intention of resigning from that office. He characterised reports to that Effect as rrenosteroani and nure fiction tsvthoWjmirt that b ea& candidate tor vice president n the. Democratic ticket the doctor; laughed and said, "t could not run on that tick et. I am a whole Democrat, the others arc only semi-Democrats. I believe in equal rights of men and women to vote. Therefore I am a whole Democrat." Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, after a conference with the president today stated he did not care to discuss the Wiley incident. The department's conditions, were, so far as he knew, very peaceful, and the first move for an investigation will have to come from Dr. Wiley himself. WRITER KILLS MAN FOR MONEY TO WED Redding, Believed to 6e Insane, Shot Morris Greenberg. (National News Association) NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 29. To obtain money with which to marry Mrs. Lora Hudson, 28 years old. s wellknown widow, George Redding, age 21 years, at one time a writer of melodramatic plays, in one of which he star red. lured Morris Greenberg, a young huckster, to the west woods of Hamden, last Saturday, where he shot him down in cold blood and rifled. his pockets. After a grilling of a third degree, today, at the scene of his crime by Coroner Mix and detectives-, 'Redding confessed and told in detail the story of the crime. HI was held without bond. The strange part of the confession is that Redding claims to have found no money on the person of Oreenberg. while the latter's parents claim that when he left home to go to Hamden he had between $200 and $300 In his poc; ket. Only $17 was found in his clothing. " . Redding's parents declared they believed the young man insane. Redding is said to have sold a number of plays to William A. Brady, the theatrical promoter. MARKET QUESTION IS UP TO COUNCIL Free stall rent at the market house, or fees for stalls, will be the question put up to council at the next meeting. Mayor Zimmerman stated this morning at the meeting of the board of works, that the market people do not like the present system of free market stalls, and would rather go back to the old method of bidding - for the stalls, whereby they could be sheared of a certain locatfast every - day., A ten cent fee for wagons barking up to the curb at the market hf also advised. The mayor-' suited flat the market enner iree or sett-1 sopportis and that It would be up to j

FAILED TO APPEAR FOR HERJ7EDD1IIG Pretty Actress Keeps English Society Waiting for Four Hours. ,

(National Nws Association) LONDON. Feb. 29 While the priests stood by in their vestments, waiting to perform the wedding ceremony, and the great edifice of the Windsor chapel church was thronged with a fashionable array olT guests, Eric Loder. a rich young British aristocrat, watted in vain for htJ 'fiance, Miss GabrielleRayV one of the Tprettiest musical comedy actresses on the British stage. The Incident furnished a sensation for English society, which had been on tiptoe ter since the engagement had been announesd. When the prospective bridegroom stood wt Ing at the church the motor car in .which the couple were to take their honeymoon stood near the church. The bride to be who came not was somewhere in London, but no . one knew where. As time sped on and the guests whispered among themselves over the strange occurrence, and the groom -to-be pulled at his moustache, it gradually dawned on the congregation that Miss Ray had purposely jilted one of the best catches in London. Eric Loder is the grandson of Sir Richard Loder, one of England'a richest men. He won the fair Gabrielle from a host of suitors after the keenest competition. The Infatuated Loder is said to have bestowed over $100,000 worth of gifts on Miss Ray. Once when she was singing in Paris Gabrielle snubbed Manuel, who was then king of Portugal, when he made affectionate advances toward her. Miss Ray late this afternoon deepened the mystery of her failure to appear at the church by Issuing a note of explanation to the press, saying that she failed to appear because ot Illness. .The wedding party waited at the church four hours. HEW LIGHT SYSTEM Pxpposed to Board of ?ork ivcr-r 'Flaming are lights for the city may

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expense of installing an apparatosi which would enable the city plant to furnish electricity for a -string of the new lamps on Main, Ft. Wayne avenue and North E street would be about $20,000. Edgar Swltxer, representing the Stave electrical company of 4S2 Monadnock building, Chicago, appeared before the board of works this morning and explained the advantages of the Stave flaming arc light, which Is claimed to give twice the, amount of light at one-third the cost of the lights now in use here. In discussing the street lighting problem, a few knocks were given the proposed cluster light system, which may be placed on Main Street. It is claimed that Tungsten lights are unreliable for outside lighting, and that they would be impractical In cluster lights. The underground system ot wiring for the cluster lights would also be a heavy expense, it is said. . Members of the board of works will make a visit to the city light plant this afternoon to prepare plans for the water softener, which is to be placed there as soon as possible. The apparatus will be placed in a small outside building, and plans for, this .building and the foundations will be made by the city engineer. WAGER IS ARRESTED .--.... - . - Charged With Being a Fugitive from Justice. (National News Association) THOMPSVILLE, Conn.. Feb. 29.Charged with being a fugitive from justice, Gustav A. Wager, prominent in social and church affairs was arrested here today. Wager for years has been selling mining stock in this vicinity and has been successful in disposing of a large block of stock. Wager was arrested on papers signed by Gov ernor Hadley of Missouri. Wager claims to be secretary and treasurer of the Pioneer Gold Mining company of Macon City, Miss., which has a capital of $100,000. The par value of the stuck is $1 per share but Wager has been selling it for twenty-five cents. SAILS F0R, EUROPE President's Aide Will Search for Health. National News Association) WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. Major Ar chibald Butt, personal aide to PresideatTaft, was today granted leave of absence of two aaonths on a surgeon's certificate of disability, with, permissJosr to make a trip beyond the seas. Major Butt ' will sail for Kardoe In search of health- Jhe major is aJOieted

A LARGE AUDIERCE GREETS ORCHESTRA; ' SPLEIIlPROGRAQ:

Second of Series of Concerto by Richmond's Famous Musical Organization Great Success. , " PROGRAM RENDERED W a C" ivrii:tr' a ?iw Patronage Glven: byr Pee! of Kichmond'Has Encouraged the Organization toi Continue Work; Y EgTHER QmrPIN WHITCL - The second e the series of coaesrU; by the Richmond Syisfcoy OrfhsrHs which was given in the ntirw ,1 Jul V eveninc before a liw tw(i-4

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comrortabiy Oiled, and the further fact that the attendance was largely augmented over that on the first tss cert, goes to show the Interest this sdV . mirable local organisation Is arevntng. Too much insistence cannot be meed on the importance of this snve ment to the musical, social mad cote-. merclal life of the town tor aa orgajt isation ot this sort is an actual commercial asset nor on the altmrian spirit of ita officials and personnel., who devote their time and talents to. the exploitation ot agmt art fdf consider themselves rewarded by aa appreciation of their aims and applause for their achievements. Next Season's Plans. Lee B. Nusbaum, president of thw organisation, stated to the audience that, if the citiaens of the towm fadcated their desire for a further aerios that the -orchestra would give, four concerts next season for the same price as the two of this, and this generosity will doubtless meet with the immediate and hearty response from the local public tt deserves. . , either cn it be too frequently av phaaised thatnlarsjs ptouorUun forty' four out of aeventv4weM-if the mm. IiferIusjtBsr iBostpinnerntriKn of the locd t-i scBool oftlea, showing to lnnjiSj et1! rrtved thrci wWlunT ortiao schools: " i-.-..', '- ' . " ' " As sutod at the time'of the. Jrst concert achievements of an organisation of ainateurs-Itiioiigh there are a' number of professionals Included la the Symphony's personnel -cmnaot be subjected 4 to those crlUcal caaoas which govern a consideration of more sophisticated ' organisations, bat. It the Richmond 8 ym phony makes aa rapid progress as it has since the erst of its concerts In the autumn. It wRl soon be in a position to withstand the severest critical ordeaL The program was happily anaaged for the layman especially, since It la -clr.ded i compositions familiar to the public as 'that from "Carmen," 'mad the "Tannhanser" arrangement tana displaying the acumen of the Director, for it ir only in this way that a localmusical organiaatlan caa beooasa a public educator, since the avetaaa mW trained - lover of the musical art la apt to Judge by compariaoa, aad tSaa. cannot be done without faaUllarlty. -1 The : Cerwten Ssfte. - The Carmen suite, ihsrefoaa, .was one of the most enjoyed of last erenlngp r pert ormance, beeanse a larger -rroportlon of the audience rscognisad -i;s melodies aad could have aa InbsUlgent apprecia.tion of the merits of the medium through which It was prsseat ed. ." , rr' The orchestral arrangement here of Blxet's famous opera.wss by Frits Hoffman and tacmded six . movements, introduced by the march measure which precedes; m the operaic presentation, the violin solo of4-' Frederick K. Hicks, the orchestra's concertmeister, coming in the third movement Mr. Hick's instrument earhorn being heard In complementary ao ' los these instruments representing the voices la the dramatic preseaiation. J. R. Watson played the oboe aad Charles H. Groce, the French horn. In the fourth movement the familiar "Toreador Song," was heard with the trumpet, played by . Mr. Robert Yvilson, dominating, the tambourine Introduced in the last - movements , la

v-hich the singing and. dancing ot "Carmen' herself supplies a major part of the motif. ' - - " ' ' - ' The Siset Seers. .. .. .. ' The orchestra gave a feUcitees Interpretation to Biset's sensoes, hrllaaat v.

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