Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 235, 7 August 1912 — Page 2

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THE ItlCILMOXD P AILAX I U 31 AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1913.

DEFAULTER KILLS HIMSELTON TRAIN Philadelphia Lawyer, Short Over $100,000 Suicides as a Way Out.

(National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 7. Col. Gibbons Gray Comwell of Philadelphia and West Chester, Pa., commander of the Sixth regiment of Pennsylvania National Guard, and one of the most prominent attorneys in the state, committed suicide on a train from New York Just before it reached this city last night. Cornwall was being taken home by Constable Mullen to answer charges of defaulting with between 5100,000 and $200,000 in trust funds in which

he as an attorney had been placed iniona- Ohio Regiment. His mind is re

charge. His father and other attor neys of Philadelphia and Chester, discovered the shortages. He had been arrested in New York after a search, following his disappearance since he brought his regiment home from Mount Gretna camp two weeks ago. Kills Self With Gift Revolver. As the train left the North Philadelphia station, Col. Cornwell opened a traveling bag, pulled out a large arm revolver which had been given him by his regiment at the Mount Gretna camp, placed it in his mouth, and shot himself. The bullet tore through the roof of his mouth and came out through the top of his head. Conductor Booz, in charge of the train, stopped it at a telegraph signal tower between the North Philadelphia and the West Philadelphia stations and called for an ambulance to meet the train at the West Philadelphia station. Col. Cornwell died before West Philadelphia was reached. The body was turnd over to the police and taken to the morgue. Constable Mullen was placed under arrest, but later discharged. Behind the warrant on which Col. Cornwell was arrested was the charge that three bonds, one of the Peoria Light company, valued at $1,000 each, and one American Gas company, valued at $1,000, had disappeared, from a large estate of which he was executor. Shortage May Reach $200,000. A committee, of which his father Is a member, is investigating his accounts to determine the amount of the shortage. It may reach $200,000. The shortages are confined to private estates being handled by the colonel. It Is said the shortages are due to his dealings in stocks in which he has been a heavy loser for many months. It is not believed the defalcations cover more than two years, but were heavy during that time. Col. Cornwell was a partner In the law business founded by his father, Capt. R. T. Cornwell, which represented a number of large estates. f While the regiment which he commanded was in camp, one of his clients died, leaving a will in which other executors were named for the estate he held in trust. Investigation by the new executors. It Is alleged, led to the discovery that the bonds were missing. - Loses Spirits on Train. Col. Cornwell, when arrested in New York, indignantly denied that there was anything wrong with his accounts and at the beginning of the return home he seemed in good spirits, but as he neared his destination he became morose. NAVAL DISCIPLINE. Punishments That Ara Meted Out to British Sailor. For infraction of regulations some curious punishments are meted out In the English navy. It is an every day occurrence, says the London Tit-Bits, to see half a dozen sailors lined up on deck facing the paint work, holding tbelr hammocks on their shoulders. At first the hammock isn't heavy, but after an hour or so it drags on one's shoulders like lead. Besides, it is not at all entertaining to stare fixedly at a square foot of painted woodwork for an hour or more at a time. Another punishment that Jack despises is bailing with a spoon. He is placed upon the deck, with two large wooden buckets, one filled with water and the other empty. With a spoon be mast dip all the water from one bucket and transfer it to the other, being meanwhile the butt of his comrades' jests and jeers. Sometimes a delinquent is made to walk slowly backward and forward along the deck, nursing In his arms a six Inch projectile, weighing a little over 100 pounds. Once a sailor who laughed at the stammering speech of bis commander was made to stand upon the forebridge in full view of the ship's crew and laugh for an hour and a half. " Spitting upon the deck of a man-of-war Is strictly prohibited. Cuspidors are placed at Intervals along the deck, and these must be used. Upon some ships when a sailor is caught spitting upon the deck a small tub is strapped to his chest, and be is made to wear it. Any one who chooses may use this walking receptacle. The offender thus punished rarely repeats his offense. The Cemma. The point on which most writers are at odds with, the compositor is the comma. lie is too fond of this particular punctuation point. He takes a delight in breaking up the flow of a sentence with his artificial pauses. We all say. "Why then did you do It?" in one breath. It Is the compositor who says. "Why, then, did you do it? It is possible to be too hard on the comma. It has its undeniable uses. Edward Clodd in bis memoir of Grant Allen tells the story of a compositor who dissented very strongly from that writer's moral philosophy and had to aet op" an. Interview with Alien In which the Sentence occurred. "lie is bapplly married." lie salved bis con science by printing it "He la, happily. Arrled." Xondoa Chronicle,

AGED MANJS HELD Mind Weakened, Seeks a Home Is a Civil War Veteran.

His papers showing him to be a discharged veteran of the civil war gone, his mind weakened, and his body emaciated by age and hard work, a man giving his name as Jacob Viel, said to be of Canton, Ohio, who has probably escaped from an insane asylum or poor farm, was arrested by officer Westenberg this morning. He seems to have lost his mind over religion. He talks in a rambling incoherent fashion, and after an hour's questioning in both English and German, the man finally gave his name as Jacob Viel. He says he has a brother in Canton, Ohio, Martin Viel, and that he served in the Eighty-sec-markably clear in matters pertaining to the war, but aside from confiding to the police that he "did not get cold last night when he slept in the woods," because he had a chew of tobacco," and that he was 'driven here and there and had to submit, not during to say anything," the police learned but little of his career. VACATE TjLDJIGHWAV By Commissioners' Order. Approve School Reports. At the regular meeting of the County Commissioners today the petition to have the Harter road vacated was approved. The road is about 100 rods long and is located in New Garden township. It was vacated on the ground that it was not needed any longer. It passed on the land of Emma L. Robinson, Howard Harter and his wife Pearle Harter. The reports of the treasurers of the Milton, Dublin and Centerville schools were approved. For Milton reports shows: Special fund, $469.16; state and local tuition fund, $1886.97; library fund, $103.27. Dublin Special school fund, $1181.54; state and local tuition, $3278.31; library, $131.01. Centerville Balance special school fund, $3117.36. Cambridge City Special school fund. $2552.54; tuition, $5693.32. IOLAS GIVE WORK I Tola Tndcre. Knierhta of Pvthins. will give work in the third rank at the lodge rooms Thursday evening. All members are asked to attend. Light refreshments will be served. E MARINES TO GO TO NICARAGUA Sea Soldiers Stationed at Panama Are Ordered to Scene of Trouble. (National News Association) MANAGUA, Nic, Aug. 7 The force of 100 American bluejackets and marines which landed at Corinto from the United States gunboat Annapolis late Saturday night, and arrived here on Sunday, to protect American lives and property, found comparative tranquility in the city. American Minister George T. Weitzel at once took measures to cause Gen. Mena, the former minister of war, who is now leading the revolution, to deliver up the lake steamers belonging to the American company running the railroads, which he had seized to transport his followers to attack cities on the shores of the lakes. President Diaz has requested the dispatch of another body of United States marines to reinforce those already here. The American minister supports this request as the presence of a stronger force of American troops is regarded as necessary for the protection of foreigners and their interests. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 7. Marines from Panama have been ordered to Nicaragua to supplement the force of bluejackets now in Managua guarding Americans and their property. The situation today was described in a cablegram from Capt. Terhune, commanding the gunboat Annapolis, dated at Corinto, as follows: "Nothing new develops. The American legation guard is comfortably situated. Effect produced good. Rumored that the rebel forces have repulsed near Rivas. The government Is not now losing ground on the whole. Telegraph wires have been cut connecting Managua and Corinto: not of special significance. Trains now moving without trouble." Placing His Kick. On one occasion the professors at a Scotch theological college were made to feel the bitter irony and reckless sarcasm of one of their students. The students residing within the college dined together In the common halL The fare was mean, consisting generally of rabbits. The students had often grumbled, but as a professor presided at the table none ventured openly to complain. Each student asked the blessing by turns. One rose reverently and said: For rabbits young and for rabbits old. For rabbits hot and for rabbits cold, For rabbits tender and for rabbits tough. Our thanks w render, for we've bad enonrh! The camera is used to detect and demonstrate the athlete's shortcom

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TARIFF HOLDS UP PRICE OF STEAKS

Stewards Association Begin a Fight to Admit Meats Free of Tariff. (National News Association) NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. 7. An attack upon the meat tariff was made by Milo Westbrooke, chairman of the legislative committee, in his report before the International Stewards5 association here today. Westbrooke concluded his remarks with the statement that '"with the tariff off meats round steak will go to ten cents a pound and other cuts will be proportionately cheap." By a vote of the convention the legislative committee was instructed to start a vigorous campaign to have a Federal law passed that will admit meats to the United States free of duty. "According to the year book of the department of agriculture," said the speaker, "the number of milch cows in this country has not increased during the past five years. As the milch cow is the source of the supply of beef we cannot look for any immediate increase in the domestic supply. We therefore must continue to pay exhorbitant prices for meat or turn to the foreign markets for a supply adequate to meet the growing demands. "The finest of grass is grown in great abundance in the Argentine Republic," continued the speaker, "this with perfect climatic conditions makes the Argentine an ideal place to raise cattle and sheep for they graze out in the open 365 days in the year. Considering the fact that only seven per cent of the acreage of the Argentine Republic is under cultivation and that their exports of meats have increased 500 percent during the past ten years we need not worry about an ample supply of meat if our legislators will amend the laws by removing the tariff on it and thereby open the doors for the Argentine Republic to dispose of the rapidly increasing surplus." CHILD IS VICTIM OF A SAVAGE DO Little Anna May Herr Badly Bitten. Dog Is Being Closely Watched. Little Anna May Horr, the nine year old daughter of- Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Horr, 826 North H street, was severely bitten by a dog belonging to William Peele on South . Ninth street yesterday afternoon while visiting the Peele family. The little girl was attacked by the dog as she entered the yard and received several painful wounds in the hip, where the dog's fangs sunk deeply into the flesh. A physician was summoned and little Miss Horr is resting quiet easy today. Dr. King was notified of the accident and will keep a close watch on the dog. In case it dies within. the next ten days it will be evidence that it was mad. This is the first case reported since the removal of the "muzzles." If this case results seriously it j is probable a dog quarantine w ill again be ordered by the health authorities. Using Old Stockings. Instead of throwing away your old stockings when the feet are worn out, cut off the feet and rip the stocking open at the seams. Sew them together, keeping the narrow parts together, and of them make the top of your petticoats. After the stockings have been sewed together fit them about the hips, sew on a waistband and trim off even about the bottom. Add a corded silk r utile the uecessary length and attach It to the stocking top by a French seam and you have a perfectly fitting petticoat at about half the cost of one bought in the 6hops. To Wash Blankets. When washing blankets put two large tablespoonfuls of borax and one pint bowl of soft soap into a tub of cold water. When dissolved put in a pair of blankets and let them remain there overnight Next rub them out and rinse thoroughly In two waters and then hang them out to dry. Do not wring them. In Cass of Firs. The gas jets of small city rooms are often placed near a window, and fires have been started through the curtaiD being blown toward them. To obviate this danger sew several small weights in the lower seam of such curtains to hold them down or at least t" prevent them from flying high with everv breer.e A Successful Interview. The late Arthur McEwan when he was working on a San Francisco newspaper was attracted by the activities of a politician who was vulgar, illiterate and hideously nngrammatical in his method of expression. McEwan looked up this man and had a talk with him. Then he went back to the office and wrote the interview in the most perfect English, brilliant, polished and crammed the story full of classical allusions, quotations and big words. It was a most scholarly production, and McEwan considered the satire great Next day McEwan had a call from the politician. "I wanter thank yez for that interview,' he said. "Ifs bully. Just what I said. You must be a grand shorthand reporter." Saturday Evening Post. An officer jf the United States navy has found that the power of a high speed vessel's propeller is increased about 10 per cent, by placing ribs on the faces of its blades to decrease the partial vacuum that always, occurs

PERSIAN REVOLT OH

Fighting Reported General in the Land of Shah. (National News Association) SHARIZ, Persia, Aug. 7. Smouldering revolution against the Persion government fostered by the ex-Shah. Salar j Ed Dowlich, is assuming a dangerous I aspect and fighting is going on . A j force of 200 Persian gendarmes acjcompanied by two Swedish officers j ! and supported by a mountain gun has ! been defeated ten miles from this city j jand today is in retreat. I The troops had been sent to disi lodge a force of the ex-Shah's rebels j who had intrenched themselves and J were scourging the country. The rebj els refused to surrender but 6tood I their grounds and gave battle. Twenty I gendarmes and an officer were killed jor wounded and the balance were com- : pelled to draw eff leaving their moun,t.iin em in th hind of th victoriin. I It is charged that Russia is given financial backing to the revolutionists in order to harrass the Persian government. CITY COURT BALKS CROWD OF CURIOUS Sensational Case Which Was Scheduled for Today Was Postponed. To the throngs of curious, sensationseeking people. Dolice court this morn-

ing was a failure. The case of Piatt ! New Orleans, but it was generally conj s. Vincent and Piatt was postponed j ceded that there was little sentiment j until next Wednesday, several witness- j for either of them. !cs not being present.

I no case of Lannie Rhodes vs. George McKinney, both colored. had a fight in the north end rec-cr. was also postponed. Four of the fix ; necessary witnesses were absent They were rounded up and placed un-1 der $10 bond. Clarence Pender, charged with assault and bnttery on Margaret Lander, a New Paris girl, plead guilty without evidence being offered, and received a fine of J5 and coets. Two drunks received fines of $1 and costs each. Prosecutor Ladd being ill at his home, prosecuting attorney candidate Will Reller took charge of police court. AWARD CONTRACT ON"" IMPROVEMENTS And for Coal Supplies at the Court House and Jail This Afternoon. Richmond firms were fortunate when the county commissioners awarded contracts this afternoon on various improvements in the county and for i 1 1 - . r . v. n i J I com supplies. Plainer oros. i;tiv?u the contract to furnish coal for the jail while Harsh Co. secured the contract to furnish the court house coal. The contracts awarded were as follows : Mettert bridge In Jefferson township, I. E. Smith, Richmond, $690. Lucinda Deal culvert. New Garden township, I. E. Smith, $445. Patrick McDonald culvert, in Center and Clay township, Marshall M. Knall, Hagerstown, $330. Concrete culvert in Perry township, Burk Constructing Co., New Castle, $450. Repairs to William Howe culvert In Harrison township, Burk Constructing Co., $420. Repairs to Kimes bridge, Burk Constructing Co., $595. Mather Bros., $4.35 per ton for 50 tons of coal for jail. Harsh Co., $3.15 per ton for 400 tons of coal. Liquor licenses were granted to Henri Lennard North 12th street, Martin J. Dolan, North 8th street, and Hugh P. Taylor, South 5th street, all of Richmond for retail liquor business. The commissioners gave the contract for the new sheet iron record case to be used in the auditor's office to Van Doren of Cleveland, O., for $275. Plans and specifications for the new concrete reservoir at the County poor farm have been completed and the confraet was given to the Foster Con struction Co., of this city. Its bid was $565. A Silent Land. In the rainless Interior of Australia there is a silence of the grave. This deathlike silence has a peculiarly depressing effect. If two men are camped and one of them goes to a distant township to get provisions while the other remains behind to look after the camp, the man who is to remain says to his mate in forcible gold fields language: "Now, Bill, don't you be long away. You know what kind of a place this is to live In by yourself." If his mate is away for two or three days the silence gets npon the man's nerves, and in the end he shouts in order to make a noise, and then he is afraid of the sound of his own voice. For Hay Fever, Catarrh, Quick Consumctioru Tvohoid and contagious diseases, BRAZILIAN BALM never r ., j . tailed Or lOSt a Case, as it KILLS THE GERMS 25c,

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IN SECOND PLACE But Judge Lindsey of Denver Was Still Promising Candidate This Morning. ( National News Association) CHICAGO. Aug. 7 The third and final day of the National Progressive convention found the delegates weary but still enthusiastic. Itsy planned to wind up the work of the convention by effecting a permanent organization, adopting the most radical platform ever drawn, nominating Theodore Roosevelt for president and selecting a running-made for the expresident. The vice presidential nomination was the only matter over which any contest was in prospect. Governor Hiram W. Johnson, of California, was still tne leaaing canaiuaie, oui iu was enoush sentiment for several others to furnish the only element of uncertainty that has marked the most remarkable convention ever held in the United States. Ben B. Lindsey. of Denver, the famous juvenile judge who discovered "The Beast and The Jungle" in the environs of his own city, refused to call himself out of the vice presidential struggle. Lndsey's supporters had opened vice presidential headquarters for him here. They were still open this morning although they were not packed with delegates. Lindsey refused the proffer of the permanent chairmanship to remain in the vice presidential race. Therefore he did not want to get out until the contest went to the convention. Boomers today still mentioned the names of Luke E. Wright of Tennessee. and Colonel John M. Parker of GETS A FREE TRIP To State Convention City Pays Taylor's Bill. Marketmaster John Taylor, who also acts in the capacity of city sealer of weights and measures, made a trip to Indianapolis Monday and spent Tuesday at the state convention of the Republican party. He made the trip at the expense of the tax payers of this city. Taylor appeared before the board of works Monday stating he desired to go to Indianapolis to test the present dry weights and measures. He also said he intended to inspect and it possible buy new wet measures. His request was granted. This afternoon Taylor stated he found the dry measures to be correct, but found he could not obtain the wet measures at Indianapolis and would have to send to New York for them. Asked if he spent any time at the Republican convention, he said: "Yes, I was there all day yesterday." Several weeks ago Taylor stated he intended to go to Indianapolis to have city weights tested, but delayed his trip until the eve of the Republican convention. PLAN HOMECOMING Big Event Is Scheduled for Harrison Township. Harrison township is planning to have a big home coming on September 15th at Jacksonburg. Arrangements are being made by Robert Beeson, Dolan Daugherty, Frank Worle, William Wilson, Fred Scott and John Carr. It is hoped to make the home coming as successful as possible and to this end invitations have been mailed to the old residents who now reside in this and other states. New York is the greatest market for California fruit. LEST YOU FORGET The Great Sale OF Ready -to -Wear Merchant Tailored Garments All Individual Suits Is Still Going On $8to$14 SUITS a OVERCOATS Made to Order $15.00 and Up Sol. Frankel Tailoring of Clss " 820 MAIN STREET A 7 ? ALL KCsDS -OF "CANS Can Lids and Rubbers, Sealing WaXf Paraffine and Jelly Glasses. Cctaer's Grocery.

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two days, leaving about four cars for the remaining four days. It will pay you to order immediately if you want to can your peaches at the price now offered. These few cars will close the peach season. Here is your opportunity, so by all means buy Arkansas Peaches now. They are fancy Alberta Arkansas Peaches, highly colored and of fine flavor.. Order Your Peaches Now You certainly intend canning a few bushels yourself of course there will be peaches after this week, but they will be selling at three dollars per' bushel in a very short time. Your Grocer Has Them Arrange with your grocer immediately and have him deliver to your home two or three bushels of these Arkansas fancy Albertas. If you should have any trouble in getting these peaches, phone 1 283, our office, and we will tell you of a grocer that has these peaches on sale. Remember these are the very best on the market, all full bushels, and every peach a perfect one.

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