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FIGHT ON TO HOUSE FLOOR Insurgent Western Democrats Are Up In Arms Against the Agriculture Schedule and Will Scrap. FLOUR IS ON FREE LIST; WHEAT TAXED Rep. Curtis Says This Is Absurd If Democrats Are To Reduce the Cost of Living. (National News Association) WASHINGTON. April 15. The Democratic caucus today voted down a resolution introduced by Representative Fowler to increase the rate on grain from 10 cents a bushel to 15 cents a bushel and also a resolution by Representative Levy to place wheat on the free list. Wheat is carried in the Underwood bill at a duty of 10 cents despite the fact that flour has been placed on the free list. Representative Curtis, of Massachusetts, one of the men who fought for free cattle, declared today that it would be foolish to remove the tax from flour and still retain it on wheat, 'if the Democratic party proposes to make a genuine effort to reduce the .cost of living. It is doubtful if the agriculture schedule can be completed before tomorrow. . The combine of western Democratic congressmen of about fifty members has decided to abandon their plan to make a concerted fight on 'the Underwood bill in caucus but will carry the fight to the floor of congress and enlist Republican support.

HEARST ON WAR PATH. WASHINGTON, April 15. William Randolph Hearst, the newspaper and magazine publisher, who supported Wilson in the last campaign, in a letter to the Washington Post, declares against the Underwood tariff bill. He eays in part: "In the advocacy of intelligent reciprocity, rather than reckless and ruth--less tariff reduction and commercial destruction, I have no selfish motive. "I have cattle ranches in Mexico and it is proposed under Mr. Wilson's policy to bring free beef into the United States. Would Help Him. "It would advantage me considerably, from a merely sordid point of view, to have Mexican beef allowed free into the United States market. "But as a patriotic American citizen and a Jeffersonian Democrat I do not believe that Mexican beef or any other Mexican product should be allowed free into the markets of the United States until American goods are allowed free into the markets of Mexico. "Under Mr. Wilson's program it is proposed to allow white paper free into the markets of the United States from Canada. "I use over $6,000,000 worth of white paper every year, and, from a merely selfish financial point of view it would benefit me enormously to have white paper admitted free into the markets of the United States. "But, again as a patriotic American citizen and a Jeffersonian Democrat, J do not believe that white paper or any other Canadian product should be admitted free Into the United States until the products of the United States or at least corresponding products of the United States are admitted free into the markets of Canada. "The Canadians scornfully rejected our proposals df reciprocity. "Are we in return to give them the " full advantage of reciprocity without securing any reciprocal advantages for ourselves? An American First. "I am loath to criticise the policy of the Democratic party or of any man whom I labored to elect, but I am an American first and a Democrat afterward, and I can not consider theinterests of my party above the interests of my country. "I shall hope to see the Democratic party fulfill its duty and rise to its opportunity. "I shall support it gracefully when it is right, but criticise it regretfully m when it is wrong, and I shall continue to implore it not to be led by a Federalistic fetish away from the fundamental principles of Thomas Jefferson, who was always not only a great Democrat, but a great American.'

3PAGE IS NOMINATED AS AN AMBASSADOR. (National News Association) WASHINGTON-, April 15. Having received word from- London that the British government has no objection "Walter H. Page of New York. President Wilson today sent his name to the senate as ambassador to Great Britain. Among other nominations sent in were those of John E. Osborn pt Wyoming to be assistant secretary M state.

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(National News Association) LONDON, April 15. Burns detectives who are searching for Joseph W. Martin, the Memphis, Tenn., millionaire, who has been missing since the night of April 3, learned definitely today that the rich American is alive and is held captive by a band of kidnappers. The Burns detectives were the first to strike the trail and came within an ace of rescuing Martin, but the kidnappers had been tipped off and fled with their captive. Mr. Burns announced that he was sure Martin would be rescued alive within 12 hours. Following the visit of a mysterious person to the home of J. L. Anderson, Mr. Martin's friend, detectives went to a rooming house in Lambeth where the woman said it was learned that Martin had been detained for several days. In some manner the kidnappers got wind of the fact that the searchers were

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Lambeth is a low quarter of South London and is occupied by people of low caste. There are a number of lodging houses there which are frequented only by criminals. It was in Lambeth that the hat, pocketbook and watch of Mr. Martin were found. From facts gathered by detectives it was evident that the American had been drugged and kidnapped, but had struggled hard to gain his freedom.

TO DEVOTE ENTIRE WEEK FOR CLEANING Richmond To Be Made a "Spotless Town" on First of May. TALK ON INSURANCE Chairman of This Committee Says Rates Here Can Be Lowered. , Chairman John McCarthy of the "Cleaning Up Week" committee of the Commercial Club reported last night that the committee had worked out a system whereby the entire city would be cleaned and tne time for completing the work was to extend over a week rather than a day as has been customary. The work will start May 1 at which time the street commissioner will devote his energies to cleaning up a section of the city. All the residents in the portion of the city being cleaned will- be asked to co-operate with the authorities and clean their yards and houses. A section of the city will be cleaned each day for. the entire week and at the end of the week it is expected that Richmond will be the "Spotless Town." Some members of the club believed the work of cleaning the city should not be delayed until May 1 as the proper time to do the work is this month. Sharon E. Jones, chairman of the Insurance committee of the club has been working with the committee which has charge of cleaning up the city. Mr. Jones reported that several Main street merchants were compelled to pay a high rate of insurance because of negligence on the part of other merchants in the vicinity of their stores. There are too many paper boxes and large quantities of excelsior in the cellars, Mr. Jones said. An effort is being made by this committee to secure lower fire insurance rates in this city. Lecture On Canal. An illustrated lecture was given before the club by Paul Comstock on the Panama canal. Mr. Comstock recently returned from tha Isthmus where he made a thorough investigation of the progress and construction of the Panama canal which will be filled with water next October. The pictures, from which the slides illustrating the lecture were made, were taken by Mr. Comstock. They were exceedingly plain and showed the work as it is now being done and what work has been completed up to date. The work of taking the ships through the canal was explained by Mr. Comstock as was the construction of the mammoth dams and locks. Expenditures of the millions of dollars for the improvement of sanitary conditions and the extermination of mosquitoes and flies was explained. Morris Knowles, consulting engineer of one of the largest reservoir and dam corporations in Pittsburg attended the meeting. He commended the talk of, Mr. Comstock and added a few words concerning the excellent work of the U. S. army officers in coping with conditions in Panama. It was the inability of .the French government officials to cope with the sanitary conditions there which resulted in their failure to build a canal. SLAYS HER HUSBAND (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, April 15. Jesse j Sproud, vice president of the Vivian I Oil company, was shot and killed this morning by his wife when he found Mrs. Sproud horseback riding with Edward Beeler who is also prominent. According to the story of Mrs. Sproud, who is twenty years old and pretty, her husband attacked Mr. Beeler, pulling him from his horse. As the two men fought Mrs. Sproud pulled a revolver from her iaist and fired, the first bullet slightly wounding her husband and the second breaking Beeler's leg. Angered at this she dismounted and holding the revolver against her husband's forehead pulled the trigger and shot him dead. After being arrested Mrs. Sproud declared that she and Mr. Beeler would be married as soon as she is acquitted.

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SAYS THERE IS NO DANGER OF TYPHOID However, Chemist Cravens Advises Boiling of Drinking Water. CHEMICAL TREATMENT This, He Says, Will Destroy All Chance of Harmful Results. Assistant State Chemist J. A. Cravens when asked last evening to make a few remarks before the Commercial club relative to the condition of'the local water supply said there was some pollution in the water examined though there was apparently no danger of typhoid fever existing here as a result. The Gormon and Hill water galleries became contaminated as a result of the river water flowing into the galleries during the recent high water, he said. Mr. Cravens said the newspapers have exaggerated the reports and started a scare. "No typhoid fever germs have - been found," he said though the water is known to contain colon bacilli an outcast from the human bowel as well as from a horse or cow. The water should be boiled as a precautionary measure until further notice," he said. Dr. T. H. Davis, city health officer and resident of the state board of health does not believe the reports in the papers have been exaggerated. Colon bacilli, he said, had been found in the water, therefore indicating that the avenue for disease germs is open. The proposition of treating the water supply was taken up by Mr. Cravens today. The water will be treated chemically with hypochlorite of lime, until it is safe to drink. The "chemicals introduced into the water will destroy all chaise of any harmful results which iVght otherwise follow. The water in the Gormon and Hill galleries will be treated. The Comer springs and the other source of the water is in good condition according to the report of the state authorities. The water mains will be flushed, according to Supt. Dill of the water works company. All pollution will then be discharged from the pipes. From this city Cravens will go to Logansport where an investigation of the water supply of that city is being made. VOTING TODAY ON COMMISSION PLAN Special Election Being Held in Hudson County, New Jersey. (National News Association) TRENTON, N. J., April 15 The 'question of commission government voters of Hudson county for adoption or rejection in a special election to day. Among the cities voting on the measure are Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne and Union Hill. Jersey City has a population of 267,000 and if it adopts commission government it will be the largest city in the East to try the experiment so ardently advocated by Woodrow Wilson when he was Governor of New Jersey. All these cities have already voted negatively on this issue once before. Conditions today, however, were held to b more favorable toward the adoption of the measure than when local elections were held two years ago. The Commission plan has already been adopted in Trenton, Passaic, Atlantic . City, Long Branch Nutley, Ridgewood. Ocean City and -Ridge field Park, N. J. In the Walsh act under which the election today is held the Des Moines and the Galveston plans of Commission government are combined. It is provided that. If adopted, the primaries for the nomination of commissioners shall be held on the fourth Tuesday following such adoption. Any voter filing a petition bearing signatures of twenty-five citizens may become a V candidate for oommissloaershjn.

PRESBYTERY TO CLOSE SESSION THIS EVENING

Richmond Men Nominated To Represent Body at General Assembly Reports of Work in Presbytery Made. ASSISTANCE VOTED TO LAWRENCEBURG Plans For Endowment of Ten Million Dollars for Pensioning of Aged Ministers Discussed By Rev. Darby. (Palladium Special) CONNERSV 1 LLE, lnd., April 15. With the meeting this evening the annual spring session of the Whitewater Presbytery which opened in this city yesterday morning will close. The session has been well attended and a great deal of business has been transacted. This morning the Rev. Thomas C. McNary of the Second Presbyterian church of Richmond, and the Rev. T. W. Maguire, of Newcastle, were nominated as commissioners to the general assembly and N. E. Leffingwell of Connersvllle, and A. A. Mumbauer of Richmond, elders, were nominated as delegates to the assembly. The assembly is to be held In Atlanta, Ga., some time during the month of May. One commissioner and one delegate are to be chosen at this afternoon's session. Plans for the endowment of ten million dollars to the presbytery to be placed in the fund for the pensioning of aged and disabled ministers were discussed at the morning session by the Rev. W. J. Darby, D. D., of Evansville. There are at present three million dollars In the fund. The home mission committee reported that the late George B. Yanbes, of Indianapolis, had bequeathed $500,000 to the home, missions. Reports made by various pastors of the work done; in their churches during the last year showed a marked increase. All churches- are In good financial condition and the membership has been considerably augmented since the last session of the Whitewater presbytery. Rev. A. S. Davis, of Lawrenceburg reported that his church in that city had been badly damaged by the recent flood. He asserted that the water had been eight feet above the second story of many houses and the three-fourths of the members of the congregation had suffered financially from the flood waters. The presbytery today voted to send aid to the church for one year. This afternoon reports of the standing committes were made. Rev. T. C. McNary of Richmond reported on the committee on colleges; Rev. O. R. Newcomb of Liberty, on the committee on Sunday schools; Rev. C. M. Todd, stated clerk, on ministerial relief; Rev. J.' B. Meacbam, on church erection and freedmen; Rev. H. T. Graham on Young people's work. The report on the work done by the "home missions committee is to be made this afternoon by the Rev. Thomas J. Graham, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Richmond. Report of delegates to the synod will also be made and the election of stated clerk and treasurer held today. The session will decide 'on the next place of meeting. The minutes will also be read and approved this after noon. Richmond persons have ureed that

the next session be held in that city ! tot artlflcial heat and complained beand it is probable that some of the i eause il was UBed iQ his chamDr- The representatives from that city will in-1 Pntiff Is showing unexpected strength vite the meeting for 1914. j In spite of his infirmities and the At 7:30 o'clock this evening a pop-1 sma11 amount of nourishment he haa ular meeting will be held, at which taken h5s strength as usualbaamhah time the Rev. T. W. Maguire of New j taen. The pontiff is said not to be dlsCastle, will discuss the Forward Move-' PlavinS the Bame keenness as during ment in the church. The report of i the early da'8 of his Illness. However.

the committee on resolutions and the concluding minutes will be read and the Presbytery will adjourn. Appointment of committees has been made. The committees which are filled are, judicial, leave of absence, financial, visitors to Wayne seminary, resolutions and records. Last evening the Rev. E. R. North, of Shelby vi He, at the request of Rev. William H. Clark, of Lawrenceburg. retiring moderator, delivered a sermon. The Rev. W. H. Reynolds was elected in the Rev. Clark's place at the meeting Monday night. SHOE FACTORY MAY BE SECURED HERE Possibilities of a shoe factory locating in this city are being Investigated by a committee from the South Side Improvement association. A report will be made by the committee at the regular meeting of the association tonight. Every effort will be made to secure the factory for Richmond as it employs 200 men and will be the only factory of its kind in the city. Plans for the dedication of the

Standard Veneer Door factory, to be j f ereonville. Tfaff found two $50 cerheld Thursday night will be complet-j tiflcates of deposit in his' father's ed at the meeting. Routine business I home sad obtained money on them to

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POPE LOSING WEIGHT FROM LONG ILLNESS

Pontiff is Greatly Emaciated But His Condition This Afternoon Showed a Slight Improvement. BULLETINS ISSUED GIVING ASSURANCE However, the Danger Period Has Not Been Passed and the Pope's Health is Very Critical Now. BULLETIN. (National New? Association) ROME, April 15 Vatican physicians admitted for the first time this afternoon that the lungs of the Pope have become affected. The following bulletin was issued at 4 o'clock: ' "His Holiness is suffering from bronchial pneumonia. However, only his left lung is affected." This bulletin gave rise to the most pessimistic forebodings In some quarters. ROME. April 15, (1:30 p. m.) Pope Pius X is steadily losing weight from his illness and has become so emaci ated that friends find difficulty in rec ognizing him. This statement has just been given out by a prelate attached to the Vatican menage. In normal health the pontiff has a portly figure but has been wasted away by the intermitent high fever of the past week. PASSES THROUGH CRISIS. ROME, April 15. Pope Pius X hag apparently passed successfully thro, a another relapse although it will be several days before it can be said that danger no longer exists. Doctors Machiafava and Amici issued a reassuring bulletin at 10:30 a. m. today, saying the pontiff's fever had fallen to 98.1 and that there had been general improvement. The danger from pneumonia was believed to be over and there was a lessening of the bronchial symptoms. However, while this optimisUc bulletin caused great rejoicing in the, Vatican and throughout the Roman Catholic world, it was pointed out that the weakened condition of the pontiff made him susceptible to slight changes and backset might set in despite the strenuous exertions of the doctors. The 10:30 bulletin signed by Dra. Marchiafava and Amici follow: Again Without Fever. "Pope Pius X is again without fever. His temperature at this hour is 98.1. His cough is diminishing and expectoration is easy and copious. His general condition is satisfactory." Dr. Marchiafava admitted that several days must elapse before the crisis shall have passed and that anything might happen in the meanwhile. While the pope has made satisfactory progress in one direction he seems to have failed in another. One of his kidneys has become so affected that it is useless. Dr. Amici remained in an ante-room adjoining that of the sickroom all night. The pope secured a fairly good night's rest although his sleep was broken at times by fits of coughing. The weather is still unusually cold, a factor which is militating against the ! Pope's recovery. The ponUff objects he moves quickly considering his condition. Answered The Request. Some of the cardinals of the Curia answered the request of the doctor and sent petitions to his holiness asking him to obey his doctors so that his recovery would not be retarded. Great inteiest was expressed today in the vision which the pontiff had yesterday. He has always been a man of intense imagination and a dreamer. The Pope seemed, he said, to be back in his beloved Venice; he was in his patriarchial gondola upon the Grand Canal.- Everything was blazing iw ith sunlight when suddenly above the spire of St. Mark's cathedral, the sky opened and he saw a vision of his dead Rosa Sarto. She descended to his side, took his arm and spoke, saying: "The moment has not yet come for you to join me. Your work is not yet finished." PRISON TERM FOR DIVINITY STUDENT. (National News Association) -GOSHEN, lnd., April 15. Ernest Tfaff, aged twenty, son of a wealthy farmer, formerly a Sunday school teacher and. student for the ministry, was today sentenced to from two to fourteen years imprisonment at JefJjajr his college expenses,

SENATOR BORAH WON j HIS LONG CONTEST.

ra ..... jjjr x . fr.'lv Idaho statesman was one of tie principal leaders in the flsht for direct election of United States senators. CASSIUS C. BEALL IS A CANDIDATE Will Seek Nomination For Mayor on Progressive Ticket. Formal announcement of his candidacy in the primary election of the Progressive party for the office of mayor was made today by Cash Beall. Mr. Beall states that he stands for a strictly business administration and if elected he will appoint a bureau of Municipal Research. He is not in fafor of appointing men to political offices because of political "pull" but believes that they should be selected on merit. His letter of announcement is as follows: Palladium: After careful and deliberate review of the municipal situation in the City of Richmond, and by repeated requests of many to enter the mayoralty race, I ' have decided to become candidate for Mayor, subject to the Progressive nomination. I believe that the people do not want theorizing and visionary Ideas, but an administration based on the best of business Judgment. My platform is as follows: A Btrictly business administration. Equal rights to all having business with the city. No pre-election promises for any office. Believing that the city's chief executive should surround himself with officials of ability capable of handling and looking after the public business and welfare, therefore I will not appoint to office any one for political "pull." but men who must have qualifications to fill office and bring about beneficial reforms in the various departments of city government. The Improvement of municipal government is undoubtedly to be the great work of the immediate future. People's thoughts are turning that way and every thing that helps to enlightenment in this line is to be encouraged. Therefore, I am in favor of and, if elected, will appoint a Bureau of Municipal Research, advising and co-operating with public officials, to the end that the most efficient methods of accounting, auditing municipal finance and social service can be rendered the city. Submitting myself to your judgment, I am very respectfully, CASSIUS C. BEALL, (Cash Beall.) PACT HALTS (National News Association) VIENNA, (4 p. m.), April 15. An armistice between Bulgar ia and Turkey has been signed, according to a Sophia telegram "ust received here. If true fight ing along the Chatalja lines will cease at once. An earlier tele gram from Constantinople said that fighting was going on and that the roar of artillery could be heard in the northern suburbs of the city. IS TOO REALISTIC. (National News Association) EVAXSTOX, I1L, April 15. Mrs. A. M. Eggert, a society leader of WUmette. likes realistic acting, bat they can overdo the stage kiss, according to her belief. All this season she has had two seats reserved in the fourth row of the Evanstown theater. Today she had her reservation changed to the last row in the balcony because "that Miss Robinson kisses the bero just as though she liked it, and it gives the audience too much of a thrilL" "I don't want my daughter to see such acting again,' she told the box ApSee Ran,

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IS City Council Acts Favorably Upon Report Of Its InI vestigating Committee at' ; Meeting Last Evening. RESPONSIBILITY IS PLACED ON COMPANY. Starr Piano Officials Have Employed Expert Engineer' To Inspect Plans on Danv Construction. At the adjourned meeting of city council last night, the plans for the' Hawkins dam were discussed and re--ports made by committees from the Lake and Dam project and the city.j Council has r? traded the order stop-i ping the work of building the dam' and will allow the work to go ahead1 at the risk of the promoters of the pro-' ject. Engineers have been hired by the Starr Piano company and govern-' ment engineers will be brought here as soon as possible by -the city. Starr" Piano Company and the Lake and Park association to give an expert re-' port on the plans for the dam. No action was taken on the building code at the meeting which wss called for the purpose of hearing the recond reading of the code. It was unanimously agreed to accept the invitation of the South Side Improvement association to attend the dedication of the Veneer Door factory in Bcallview, Thursday. Council will attend In a body. The meeting was attended by the council with the exception of three members, Fred and Harry Gennett,1, officials of the Starr Piano company. Charles Carpenter of the t Richmond Roller Mills and promoters of the Hawkins Lake and Park association. . Expressions .were heard from all the parties interested la the matter. Make Report. A report of the committee composed ff Conncilmen' Bart el. Weasel and King was made by Councilman DarteU telling of the conferences which th committee has had with Interested manufacturers and promoters of the dam project. Mr. Bartel stated that In no way was the committee opposed to the building of the dam but that it merely wanted to be assured that -every precaution be taken to make it as safe as possible. He stated that the committee believes that the park will be a valuable addition to the city and that the council should toot stand in the way of the building of the dam unless it is seen that It would be a menace to those persons who reside in the river bottom and the manufacturers whose factories are located on low ground. The committee" recommended that the men be allowed to proceed with the work at the reFponsibility of the Lake and Perk association. Mayer Zimmerman and the council approved the report. The mayor explained that in his opinion, the dam would be of less value to the city than the possibility of the loss of the life of one citizen. He stated that the factories should be protected la every wy. He endorsed the action of the council in giving the association permission to go ahead at Its own risk In building the dsm. Had Expert Here. Fred Gennett of the Starr Piano company, stated that Prof. Robert L. Sackett of Purdue University, formerly of Eariham College, was brought to this city at the expense of the Starr Piano cempany and that be had made a thorough Investigation of the plans. He has taken data of the plans and the territory on which the dam will be built and is now making a technical examination to ascertain whether or not the dam will be constructed In such a manner to withstand any pressure of water which might be brought to bear against it duriac the floods. Mr. Gennett refased to ive oat any of the verbal report which Prof. Sackett gave him but stated that as soon as a complete written report Is received; it . will be presented to council and the promoters of the dam project. Ray Robinson, president of the Hawkins Lake and Park association. la addressing the meeting reviewed the history of the association, explaining that the promoters had gone into the project without hope of pay but that they were doing it with the hope that It would be a benefit to the dry. He stated that while the promoters felt it their duty to protect the stockholders of the association, they were willing to submit to any reasonable demands or make any reasonable changes In the plans which would insure the safety of the dam. Mean Great Loss. There are now 179 stockholders and to stop the construction of the dam would mean a loss to them for which they are in no way responsible. For every day that the city has stop- ( Continued on Page Two.) THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Fair tonight and Wednesday. Slowly rising tm-

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