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Crowd Attends First Republican Gathering in This City Since the November Election. NAME EDGAR ILIFF AS CITY CHAIRMAN Denver C. Harlan, Secretary, and W. A. Johnson, Treas urerMayor Conspicuous At the Meeting. A crowd of over one hundred and fifty Republicans attended a meeting held last evening at the city council chamber and affected a reorganization of the city committee. Addresses were made by . a number who have been active in the affairs of the party the general sentiment expressed being that it was time to show the people of Richmond that the Republican party was still in existence by affecting a complete reorganization. None of the speakers touched on the ques tion of placing a Republican city ticket in the field this year- but nearly all ; of those who attended the meeting were heartily in favor of such action and it is probable that the new city : committee will within a short time arrange to nominate a ticket, probably at a convention. Mayor W. W. Zimmerman attended the meeting as did Gus Kennepohl, president of the board of public works, who was formerly an active Democratiic leader. The presence of Dr. Zimmerman at the meeting caused a report to be circulated that he will seek the Republican, nomination for mayor on the Republican ticket instead of making the race aa an independent, but Dr. Zimmerman did cot confirm thia report. ... ; . At1 the conclusion of the mass meeting cn r new ward chairmen held a meeting' and elected Edgar Miff city chairman; Denver C. Harlan, secretary, and Walter A. Johnson, treasurer. Monday night the committee will meet for the purpose of electing an advisory committee and to , discuss other matters which have not been made public. The ward members' who were elected last night are: Edward Stein, First ward. Denver C. Harlan, Second ward. Fred Barton, Third ward. Walter A. Johnson, Fourth ward. . Ed Hollarn, Fifth ward. 'F. M. Jones, Sixth ward. Edgar Iliff, Seventh ward. B. C. Hill, Eighth ward. Charles E. Shiveley acted as chairman of the meeting last night, with Carl . Meyers : as secretary. Among those who were called upon to spe,k were P. J. Freeman," Edgar Iliff, Judge D. W. Comstock, J. F. Davenport, W. . H. Kelley, A- C. Lindemuth, Denver Harlan, Byram C. Robblns, George L. Cates and Fred Barton. All urged that Republicans rally to the support of the party, and predicted that the party would return to its forraer place as the leading political organization of the county.. The meeting was quite an enthusiastic one, being the first held since the election last faU. ORDERED FROM CITY Two Tramps Refused An Offer of Work. Two Dayton tramps applied at the office of Township Trustee Howarth this morning and asked for transportation to Indianapolis. The men said they came from Dayton and expected to find employment in this city. They reported that conditions were unfavorable, and though they had searched the entire city they were unable to obtain employment. After Mr. Howarth had consented to use his influence to get the men work on the North Tenth street improvement, they said they would not do that kind of work. One of them said he wanted a job as business manager of a corporation or some kind of position where he did not have to exert himself physically. He told the official that he and his partner got paid for what they knew i and not for what they did.. They were ordered to leave the city.

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WIFE WATCHES HER HUSBAND MURDERED (National News Association) PITTSBURG, May S. Valerio Fantezzo, landscape gardener, was strangled to death in his home and his body badly mutilated early today. The wife, Cecine, at first told a sensational story of burglars murdering her husband, but her statement was considered improbable and she was placed under arrest Just before noon, the police say, she confessed that her sweetheart, Frank Muftino, and another man "whose name she does not know, murdered her husband while she looked r

ICE DEALERS NOTICE

Is Issued Warning Against Charging Deliverymen For Amount. In a communication sent to the board of works this morning by the state commissioner of weights and measures, a notice was issued to notify all ice dealers that ice must be sold by weight and not by lump, and that the ice dealers shall not charge the ice delivery man for the amount which goes from the plant, but for the actual number of pounds delivered to customers. ' It is unlawful to sell berries by the basket, the law providing that standard weight only shall be used. The members of the board called attention to the fact that it has become a general practice to sell strawberries by the basket, containing less than a quart in all cases. Among other things, the new law makes it a misdemeanor for a servant or agent to deliver less than the quantity represented. City Attorney Bond differed with Commissioner Barnard in his interpretation of several parts of the law, but stated that he will make an investigation to make sure before taking any action in the matter. The following letter was received from Mr. Barnard: The weights and measures law as amended at the last session of the legislature, among other things, provides that all commodities shall be sold by standard weight or measure. This provision makes illegal the former practice of selling by basket, box or lump, and is especially applicable to the regulation of the sale of ice. Under the provisions of the law ice can be legally sold only by. weight or measure, and you are hereby Instructed ' to advise the ice dealers of your city that all ice be weighed when delivered and the price determined upon the basis of that weight. Your attention is further called to the - fact that - the - law., as -amended makes it a midemeanor, not only to sell, or offer for sale, less . than the quantity represented, but in addition penalizes the servant or agent who delivers less than the quantity he represents. In other words, the dealer in ice shall require payment not for the ice which leaves his . plant," but the actual delivery made to customers. Please advise all ice men of your city of this change in the law. H. E. BARNARD, State Commissioner of Weights and Measures. WANT MORE MONEY OR LONGER HOURS (National News Association) GARY, Ind., May S. One hundred laborers today refused to begin work on a new construction project for the United States Steel corporation here unless, the company conceded a demand that their hours be lengthened. The men were hired at 19 cents an hour. The company's day calls for ien hours. The men demanded an increase in wages. DAVIES NOMINATION IS APPROVED TODAY (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. The senate committee on commerce today ordered a favorable report on the nomination of Joseph Davies of Wisconsin to be commissioned of corporations. The Republican minority decided not to oppose the nomination of Davies provided he gives .up the secretaryship of the National Democratic organization. NEWS NUGGETS (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. Doctors at the American physicians' congress here claim that life in cells taken from the human tissues after death has been sustained un- " der certain conditions for more than four years. CHICAGO, May 8. Paulina Armstrong, serving a sentence for misdemeanor, was pardoned after adopting the methods of the London suffragettes and going on a "hunger strike." She refused to eat for ten days. SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., May 8. Adirondack guides held a meeting at which they condemned hobble skirts, following an accident which occurred when a woman wearing a narrow skirt, fell into a lake when she tried to step out of a boat. BOSTON, May 8. "Get lots of sleep" is xhe advice of Mrs. Mary B. Hogdon, Wendham's oldest resident. She is an anti-suffragist, and says that suffragettes are women disappointed in life or have nothing else to do. BALTIMORE, May 8. Mrs. Ann Pouder, aged 106 years, says she is tired of living, and hops death might come before her next birthday anniversary. She thinks that vote.

Three Weeks Vacation Decided on Following the Passage of the Underwood Tariff Measure.

PASSAGE OF BILL SCHEDULED TODAY Speaker Wrestles With Problem of Keeping Democrats From Showing Stand on Commission Idea. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. A recess of the house of representatives for three weeks after the tariff bill has passed to allow the selection of committees and the immediate consideration of banking and currency reforms on the reassembling of the lower house was determined upon at a conference today between President Wilson and Reps. Underwood and Palmer. The final roll call on the tariff bill will not be had today until the speaker disposes of a knotty point or order ! against the Republican motion to recommit the bill. The point of order is designed to avoid putting the Democrats on record on the question of the creation of a scientific non-partisan tariff commission. The Underwood tariff .measure repeals the duties of the Payne act which was ' passed by a Republican house in 1909. It. provides for an income tax on all incomes over $4,000 a year. - Corporations and business concerns are taxed also. The income tax is expected to raise an annual revenue of over $70,000,000. The average, reduction in duties from the Payne law is from 40.12 per cent to $19.60,: i-The biggest cut.iaa Jteea-made in the wool manufactures. The annual revenue raised by the Payne bill is $304,000,000 whereas the revenue from the Underwood bill is estimated at $266,701,000. The Underwood bill puts boots and shoes, flour, meat, raw wool, sugar and many of the necessaries of life on the free list. Big reductions are made in the cotton schedule. In luxuries the rates have been slightly increased over the level of the Payne bill. CHILD-WIFE WANTS A SEC0RDDIV0RCE Mildred Hinds, 19, Figures in Divorce Action Again. Mildred Hinds, 19, applied for a divorce from Ernest Hinds alleging that the defendant has failed to contribute to her support. This is the second time the plaintiff has figured in the divorce court, despite her age. The court has been asked to restore her maiden name. TAKES JRISH BRIDE T. A. Cooney, Wealthy Indianapolis Man, Married Today. CNational News Association) Los Angeles, Cal., May 8. From Erin's Isle to Sunny California, this is the widely diverging setting for a pretty romance, the last chapter of which was written early today when Thomas A. Cooney, a wealthy retired manufacturer of Indianapolis, and Mary E. Dwyer, of SeatUe, were joined in wedlock by Monsignor Harnett at St. Vibianas cathedral. As best man at the simple early morning marriage was Martin J. Hyland, Supt. of police of Indianapolis, brother-in-law of the groom, who came across -the continent to stand beside Mr. Cooney when he married. The bride is a sister of Rev. Vincent E. Dwyer, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church of Indianapolis. The romance had its inception about several years ago while traveling in Ireland for his health, he met the woman whom this morning he led to the altar. UNKNOWN MAN SLAIN BODY IS MUTILATED (National News Association) COLUMBUS, May 8. The body of an unidentified white man. horribly mutilated whose throat had been cut and with a bullet through the right breast, was found near the C A. & C. railroad tracks today. Stamps m the man's clothes and shoes led to the belief that he was from West Virginia. No other marks of identification were found. Robbery is believed to have been tie motive for the crime.

Secretary Redfield Asks the President For Money to Investigate Claims Which Big Concerns Make.

CHARLES SCHWAB - OFFERS A WARNING Tells President to "Go Slow on the Tariff Steel Mag nate Admits Labor Not Getting Enough. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. Secretary of Commerce Redfield today asked President Wilson for authority to spend $100,000 in investigating chains of big industries that, if the Under wood bill becomes a law they will be be forced to reduce wages to meet the loss in revenue expected as a result of the low duties on foreign made goods. Secretary Redfield designated P. J Sheridan to make such an ' investigation of the pottery industry. He was a member of the Taft tariff boards, He is now in New Jersey, where his first investigation will be made, and from there he will go to Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. If Congress authorizes the appropriation asked for this work, Secretary Redfield will take up all the larger industries , in this country and will also send experts abroad. BOSTON, May 8. Charles M Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel company today in an interview made the statement: "Let Mr. Wilson go slow on the tariff. I pay so much attention to business I have no time to arrive at an opinion regarding the threatened war with Japan. - Woman's suffrage is too big a subject for me to venture an opinion on. Labor is not getting enough of the proceeds of business ; Massa"cJustt is running the railroads into the ground. SocialIsm Is Impracticable because it would not allow sufficient scope , for the abilities of big men. r - "The steel business is altogether too big to be capable of further expansion. ' i "-..' "It Is a mistake to say that all men are equal. I do not think they are." KERN PLAN MAKING HIT WITH COUNTRY (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. Senator Kern announced today that more than one thousand leters and telegrams in one thousand letters and telegrams in gate conditions in the Pain and Cabin Creek districts of West Virginia have been received from all parts of the country. . These representatives ahve been made by the clergy, by business men and by mass meeting of miners. The senator stated that he will again call up his resolution when the senate meets tomorrow. ITS RACEJS ENDED New Haven Railroad Will Now Be Controlled (National News Association) WASHINGTON, May 8. The New Haven railroad, as an aristocracy in the New England traffic business has run its course, according to Louis Brandeis, special, government investigator, commenting on the statement of President Mellen and the 'recent disclosures in the investigation of the road by Commissioner Prouty, of the interstate commerce commission. "The New Haven for years had the standing in New England that the Bank of England has in England. Mo noply has run its . course, however, after ten years of 'frenzied finance on the part of the line's heads. "The New Haven was without opposition in New England, and consequently received all the traffic. Opportunity for investment was limited to the New England road, but New England rs do not care to put all their eggs in one basket. President Mellen should have foreseen the outcome. HAUL. IS TO TALK (Palladium Special) ECONOMY, Ind,. May 8. Although the program has not been completed for Decoration Day here, it has been announced that ex-Governor Hanly will tee in charge of the observance of the day here secured a letter this morning stating that the former state's executive would accept the" invitation tendered him to speak here. The day will be celebrated on Thursday afternoon May 29 instead of May 30. Two bands and a glee club will furnish music for the occasion,

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PHOTOGRAPH OF ANDREW CARNEGIE SHOWING HIS "PEACE SMILE" NEW. YORK, May 8. During one of the sessions of the International Conference Committee composed of English, American and Belgian delegates formed for the purpose of arranging a fitting celebration, of the 100th anniversary of the Treaty "of Ghent of 1914, and the marking of a century of peace among the English speaking countries of the world, Andrew Carnegie, the great steel master, who has spent millions of dollars In an effort to promote international . peace declared, thatjie believed the Balkan-Tnrko war closes the last chapter .of the'hlatory ofbloody wars between nations. Mr. Carnegie said that he believed that the nations have come to look upon war with disgust and that all international differences would hereafter be settled by arbitration. ... , .

TAKE POSSESSION OF SCUTARI TODAY Troops Landed From Fleet Which Has Blockaded the Coast. ' WAR SCARE NOW OVER Austria and Italy to Construct Goverriment For Albania. (National News Association) BERLIN, May 8. International troops, representing Austria, Italy, France, Germany and England today took possession of Scutari, according to a telegram from Cattero The troops which were landed from the fleet which has been blockading the Montenegrin coast, are under command of Admiral, Burney. Admiral Burney first held a conference with the civil governor of Scutari to fix the details of the terms cf "surrender. The actual giving up of Scutari today by the Montenegrins puts an end to an Incident which for over a fortnight threatened to plunge Europe Into war. The Montenegrins captured the city against the wishes of the powers who had agreed among themselves that Scutari should remain Albanian. King Nicholas finally volun teered to leave the with the powers. fate of the city MAKING A GOVERNMENT. VIENNA, May 8. Austria and Italy have taken upon themselves the task I of constructing a government for Albania. which is soon to become auton omous. It was learned today from an authoritative source that a "charter has been drafted embodying the ereation of the several necessary branches of government. Among them are the construction of a general gendarmone, ine creauon oi a iiscai Byem. an agreement as to the size of the ursi nauona. iuu-. -u.u iuC eminent shall make in order to pay its ordinary debts, the institution of judicial system and a scheme for the building of harbors and public highways. Public schools will be estab- : Hshed as soon as possible. As yet no klng has been chosen, the Due de Montpelier having refused an offer to rule the country. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAL Local rains tonight or Friday. Colder in north and central portions. .

TRAVELING MEN OF STATE III SESSION

Host of -T. :P.; A. Men and j Wives Invade' Lafayette Greeting -Warm One. A RECEPTION .TONIGHT Saturday Officers Will - Be Elected Splendid Program Is Arranged. (National News Association) LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 8. Travel ing men, their wives and families from all parts of the state captured Lafayette today and were given possession of the city for three days, the occasion being the twenty-fifth annual convention of the Indiana grand council. United Commercial Travelers of America, presided over by .Edward F. Leever, of Terre Haute, grand councilor for the state. ' - Following the official registration at the Lahr hotel, where headquarters will be maintained throughout the convention, a Taried program of entertainments arranged by President Oliver W. Pierce, Jr., of the Wholesalers club, promised to keep every visitor on the jump until Saturday evening. Starting off with a complimentary dinner for the grand officers-at the Lafayette . club, entertainments are scheduled for both the women and the ; men visitors in the evening when a re ception and theater party will be attended by the former, while the men will enjoy a stag entertainment and smoker. Tomorrow a public reception will be held at the Victoria theater and at 1 i o'clock .the. grand council will meet in business Session at Elks halL A launch party and card party will entertain the women. At 8 o clock in the evening i another en terta Inment will be given at j the Deutcherverin to be followed by a j gpand ball. i Kl-tlon' of new n(TWr will ooour j saay forenoon and Terre Haute, ? Wayne and Evansville will bid for ; the next t Automobile rideB a Ttejt tQ the famoug Crouch Stock j far anA ,h- nv-ntien narari and i !to Purdue DniTersity to witness a cadet ! drill, and a baseball game between "drummers" from Kokomo and Ft. Wayne are the diversions in store for , ,v CHESTER ORGANIZED Chester has organized and desires games with any amateur teams in this city or vicinity. Bymaster Is manager of the team and local clubs desiring games with the team are requested to communicate with him.

Board Passes Resolution to

Oil All the Streets Upon Which Petitions Are Presented Before May 19. SEVERAL PETITIONS FILED WITH CLERK City Inspector Will Be Appointed By Board to Supervise the Cleaning of the Streets. A resolution was passed by the board of works this morning to oil all streets in the city for which petitions are presented to the board of worka; before May 19. The petitions, accord-1 ing to the resolution, must be secured from City Clerk Baits Bescher and! must be signed by resident property owners only. All petitions filed with t the board before May 19. will be held and the contracts for all the oiling , petitioned for would be advertised on 1 that date. The board also authorised citizens in having oiling done under private contracts stating that all ' streets or portions of streets oiled previous to the letting of a contract would . not be re-oiled unless the property owner desired that this be done. City Attorney Bond has made a complete investigation of the method required in oiling the streets both un-' der public and private contract. He ' prepared several forms of resolutions 1 for the board to act on. There are now many petitions filed at the office of the city clerk and many more are expected. These will be held until May 19. when the action of the board will be taken. There are many petitions In the hands of Charles Jordan, secretary of the Commercial club for oiling tinder private contracts and Contractor Charles Davit of Connersville will be in the city in a few days to start the work.-"" Z-J - ''",". The step taken by the board thia morning has been looked forward to -for several weeks. Permission was granted to close any street after oiling, provided that proper signals be placed at night. A city inspector will be appointed at a salary of f 2 per day to make inspection of all streets before they are oiled in order that the streets be properly clean- . ed and the dirt removed. . Resolution Adopted. The following resolution , was prepared by City Attorney Bond and favorably acted on by the board. The board hereby authorises any and all residents within the city limits to have the streets oiled without cost to the city provided that the streets be properly cleaned to the satisfaction of the city inspector and the material removed to the dump of the city. After oiling the streets should be closed not to exceed two. contiguous squarrs for a period of 48 hours. At Small Cost. City Attorney Bond stated that the Wayne Abstract Company would secure the name of owners and descriptions of their properties along the streets for which petitions for oiling are received for a fee of ten cents per property. This will be charged to the property with the expense of the oiling. The cost of oiling under public contract will become due the first Monday In November. The assessments draw interest at the rate of per cent per annum from the time the city pays the contractor for the work. The Central Union Telephone company was served a legal notice today to remove all "dead" poles and wires In the city limit. The notice was placed In the hands of the police, and unless the work Is begun within (Continued on Last Page) GOOD ADVERTISING IS NEWS. Manufacturers, merchants and ' others who use the advertising columns of The Palladium no longer regard their expenditures in the light of expense, but of investmenL - Now that advertising Is being purged of exaggeration and untruth, the reading public. - especially that large circle of Palladium readers who receive the paper at their homes or carefully carry It home with them each day, take as much Interest in the advertisements as they do the news. After all. Palladium advertising IS news of the most interesting. Instructive and profitable kind. And if it is a good Investment for the advertiser to place his sews before yon constantly, it is equally profitable for oar readers to read attentively the valuable information thus Imparted. Circulation Over 7,700.