Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 118, 28 March 1914 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914

SOLQNS PARTICIPATE THREE BIG DEBATES

Finly Gray Always Favors Free Distribution of Seeds When Bill Is Reported in. DEBATE IS AMUSING Naval Increase Bill Annually Causes Members to Indulge in Long and Tiresome Discussions. WASHINGTON, March 28. Three verbal battles, always over the same topics, take place annually in the house of representatives. They concern mileage, the freed distribution of garden seed, and battleships. The garden seed scrimmage for the year 1914 has taken place, and as usual, the members of congress retained in the agricultural appropriation bill the provision authorizing them to continue to distribute free to their constituents packages of Beed furnished by the department of agriculture. Year after year hundreds of thousands of seed packets go through the mails bearing the frank of members of congress. Year after year an effort is made to strike this item from the agricultural budget, but the legislators from the rural districts bowl over all such amendments. Finly Gray, of the Sixth Indiana district, believes in seed distribution as a vote getter. The debate over the seed distribu tion always is heated and frequently amusing. The opponents of the authorization assert that it is petty graft and that seed are distributed for vote catching purposes. Rural members hotly refute such suggestions, and paint glowing pictures of the joy that romes to the farmer, his wife and his daughter when the packages of government seed arrive. Mileage Problem, Second in intensity to the fight over garden seed is that centering in the annual proposal to abolish the mileage allowances of senators and representatives. The mileage bill for Uncle Sam's legislators now amounts to more than $150,000 each year. In the early days of the republic members of congress received 20 cents a mile each way to pay the expenses of the journey to and from the nation's capital. In those days the statesmen came by stage roach and on horseback, ami the amount was not unreasonable. In these days of swift trains, with their uarlor coaches and Pullmans, the mileage allowance remains the same, ami all efforts to cut !t down iu the actual expense incurred by the 1 1 ;i veli u members have been unavailing. Hoiue iuensbt i s. living at great distances, receive ;u; much as Sl.otio to Sl.iM'U 'or mileage. Fight Naval Increase. The battleship fleht in The house likewise is an annual affair. There is a "no battleship" uroup. which wilt strike from the naval bill any authorization for a navy increase. There are other K-etions : !'wn :is "nun battleship.'' "two l-rittieuhip" and "three battleship'' bM-onps. Representative Hobson (!' A';'! r'liv!. stare!.-; practically alone in -jeanim! trr auvwhero from four to six new dreadr.nughts. A ?ampie of the liriiaic on ih garden -rtiil distribution privilege was furnished recently with the passage of the agricultural n pnronria t ion bill. Mr. Sumner, a Texas Hemoerat, wanted to strike from the hill the clause permitting members of congress to send on' seeds under their franks, lie proposed tint the department of agriculture night continue it:; work of testing. propaKafine and distributing valuable '-eeils ami plants, but he asserted tha' the time-honored practice of distributing garden and flower seed under the congressional frank ought to be abolished. Representative Paige, of North Carolina, declared that "for five campaigns in my district 1 have consistently voted against congressional distribution and made it an issue in the district I represent. I never yet mentioned it to an audience of agriculturalists that they did not agree with me. There is not a newspaper in my district that is not opposed to this congressional graft, because if is that and nothing else." LUTE MARKET NEWS Furnished by Correll and Thompson, 1. O. O. F. lildg. Phone 14 16. CHICAGO GRAIN WHEAT Open Close May U3 43V8 .Inly 884 88 CORN May tigs fiSR4 July fiOU 69 OATS May :..)i:z .".)i2 July 40 40 NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS Am. Con 2f 28 Amal. Cop 75 75 A. Smelt 68a4 68"s C 8. Steel ti?,JV ti;! Atchison ttG'fe 96U St. Paul !)9',4 99 Vs (It. No. pfd 12H 12Gs Lehigh Vo 143 U 143 N. V. Cen Ho )0 Nor. Pac 113 113 Pennsy 110 110 Reading 105 '4 1C5 So. Pac 93 93 Mis. Pac loSVs 158V8 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO. March 28 Hogs Receipts, 7.000; market strong; top price, $8.70: bulk of sales, $8.50 8.65. Cattle Receipts, 200; market steady; beeves. $7.60Jr9.60: calves, $6.00 9.00. Sheep Receipts, 4,000; natives and western, $5.156.50; lambs, $7.10 Hi 8.15. PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK PITTSBURG, March 28. CattleSupply, 100; market, steady; veal oalvep. $10.50. Sheep and lambs Supply, 1.000; market Fteady; prime sheep, 6.50; lambs, $8.25. Hogs Receipts, 1,500; market s low ; prime

C. P. TAFT REFUSES FORTUNE FOR CLUB

: iiiT yit iiiif ntni That Charles P. Taft, brother of exPresident William II. Taft, does not intend to sell his controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs, of the National Baseball League, is the belief of many baseball experts here. Mr. Taft has already refused $750,000 for his holdings. CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK CINCINNATI, March 28. CattleReceipts, 300; market steady; choice steers, $8.30; calves. $9.25 down. Hogs j Receipts, 1.000; market steady; top prices, $8.90tfi8.95. Sheep Receipts, I light; prime steady; lambs, steady. INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS. March 28 HogsReceipts, 2,000; market generally Bel higher; tops, $8.80; bulk of sales,! $8.75. Cattle Receipts, 150; choice steers, $8.008.50; other grades, $7.00 7.90. Sheep and lambs Receipts, light; market higher; prime sheep, $6.00 down; lambs, $8.00 down. INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN ! INDIANAPOLIS. March 28. Wheat, I Cash No. 2 red 97'. Corn, Cash No. 3 white 694 . Oats, Cash No. 2 white 41 V4TOLEDO GRAIN TOLEDO. March 28 Cash Grain: Wheat 9834. Corn t?94. Oats 42V. Cloverseed, cash $8.20. RICHMOND MARKET LIVE STOCK (Corrected daily by Anton Stolle. Phono 1316) HOGS. Primes (average 200 lbs.) per 100 lbs., $S 65; heavy mixed, per 100 lbs., $8.25; .roughs, per 100 lbe., $7 $7.75. CATTLE 1 Choice steers, per lb., 7c to 7c; butcher steers, per lb., 7c; cows, per lit.. 3c to 6c; lulls, per lb, 5 Vic to 6c; choice veal calves, per lb., 9c. GRAIN MARKET (Corrected daily by Richmond Roller Mills. Phone 2019) Wheat, per bu 93c Oats, per bu 40c New Corn, per bu 65c Rye, per bu G0c Uran, per ton $28.00 Middlings, per ton $30.00 PRODUCE (Corrected daily by Kd Cooper. Phone 2:,77) Old Hens (live weight) per lb. ... 12c Old Chickens, dressed per lb 15c to 20c Young Chickens, dressed, lb. 20 to 22c Country Kggs. iter doz i.rc Country Butter, per lb. 20 to 25c WAGON MARKET (Corrected daily by Omer Whelan. Phone 1679) Oats, per bu 40c Corn, per bu 65c Timothy Hay, per ton $15 to $16 Straw $5.00 Uran $30.00 Middlings $30.00 MARKET REPORT INDIANAPOLIS, March 28. Hogs There were less than 1,000 fresh arrivals of hogs, but enough were carried over from yesterday to make the supply on sale close to 3,200. This, however, was not enough to supply the pretty good demand, both from local and outside sources, and in a general way prices were five cents higher. Cattle There were not enough to attract attention from the leading buyers. Sales to other sources, however, were at. steady prices, compared with yesterday, and most of the fat cattle are around 25 cents higher than a week ago. Sheep The few fresh arrivals included lambs as high as $S and sheep as high as $f, which is as high as any sold this week and probably 25 cents higher than the low time last week. REVISE PLAT BOOKS Plat books of the city of Richmond on file in the record room of the auditor's office at the court, house are being revised. There are about sixtyfive plats and several new ones are being added. Every piece of property in the city is marked with the owner's name and when the work is completed the plats will be kept up to date by changing the name on every property sale recorded. It will take several weeks to complete the work, which is being done by the auditor's deputies. PHOT05 722 MAIN 5T RICHMOND. IND.

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FLOOD CONDITIONS

REPORTED Mohawk and Hudson Rivers in New York State Are on a Rampage Now. ALBANY, N. Y., starch 2S. Flood conditions in this state became serious .today. Heavy rains are swelling the Mohawk and Hudson rivers which are spreading over the valleys. The Hudson Is 6 feet avobe normal high water mark. Residents of the valley were warned today to mive their household goods. Many bridges along the Mohawk have been swept away. Joseph Gray, aged 13, was swept away and drowned at Turin. Hundreds of families around Utica and Schnectady have fled to the hills. ISSUE FLOOD WARNING. HARRIS BURG, Pa., March 28. The state water supply commission issued a special flood forecast today for the Susquehanna valley. Flood stages are predicted for tonight and tomorrow all over the Susquehanna watershed. DEATH RATE LOWER State Board Makes Report On Wayne County. The month of January was marked by a decrease of tourteen in the death rate of Wayne county. The report of the stale board of health shows that for January, 1914, the number of deaths in the county were 51, while in the previous year the number totaled 65. The January death rate per 1,000 population was 13.2 and the corresponding month in 1913, registered 17.0 rate. The classification according to ages of death shows that there were 22 deaths cf persons above the age of 65 years, 5 infants, and 4 from 5 tr It years of age. Pulmonary tuberculosis claimed five persons, diphtheria was fatal to two, broncho-pneumonia took away five, and eight deaths were in institutions. In Richmond alone the death rate decreased from 16.7 to 12.4 for the month of January in previous and present year. The records show that in January, 1913, there were 33 deaths while this year the number was lowered to 25. Among the deaths the majority were persons of more than 65 years of age. MATSON FACES GRAVE CHARGE CHICAGO, March 28. The police here today were holding a man who gave the name of F. C. Matson, president of the New York Concrete company, pending an investigation by federal authorities of a charge of white slavery. Matson, according to the charge against him, advertised for a stenographer, and when a girl applied for the place, he took her to Kansas City. The name of the girl is being withheld, and the police refuse to tell from what city she, came. Members of a board of health of a Canadian town visited the slaughter houses the other day and straightway announced that they would become vegetarians. rmrrwrs

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Church Memberships Increase by Revival

That the Honeywell revival services boosted the membership in the Methodist Episcopal churches In Richmond is shown by the report of district su perlntendent, W. B. Freeland. The Rev. Mr. Freeland will make his report showing a gain of 204 members from the First Methodist. Grace Episcopal and Third Methodist churches at the annual conference to be held at Mishawaka, April 1. The First Methodist church gained 86 in membership, the Grace added 75 and the Third M. E. increased 43. The membership of the First Methodist is set at 688, the Grace church at 475 and Third church at 133. The three churches have passed resolutions asking for the return of their ministers. The Rev. B. Earl i Parker, of the First church, the Rev. Arthur Cates, of the Grace church, and the Rev. Sylvester Billheimer, of the Third congregation, in all probability will be re-named by the conference bishop. In the district there are eighty churches, fifteen of which have resident pastors and the remaining twenty pastors are circuit riders. The twenty circuit ministers serve on the i average four churches each. I During the year the church prop-j erty in the district has increased $20,-j ; 000 in value. The total appraised ; j value of the Methodist Episcopal church property is $562,000. The par sonages are valued at $7o,000 The aggregate salaries of the thirtyfive ministers in the district are $32,-, OflO, which is an average of $916 a year, in addition to the house rental, The current expenses for the year : were $22,000. i . One of the newest buildings In the j district is the L.. N. Davis Memorial church, near Farmland. The church, I which will be dedicated in June, was i made possible by a gift of $5,000 by the widow of L. N. Davis and the endowment of $1,200 from the estate of John V. Clavton. The rural church 'will be valued at $10,000. Salamonia Methodists paid $2,600 for a new parsonage. Kennard paid $300 on her parsonage indebtedness, removing it. The Cleveland church was remodeled at a cost of $3,500, making the structure now worth approximately $5,000. In Cambridge City. ; Cambridge City paid $3,000 on ; church indebtedness, reducing the . note for the $24,000 church to $5,000. ; Centerville paid $100 on her indebted- : ness and Dublin paid another $100 on hers. j On Improvements to their church ! buildings, First Methodist church, : Richmond, paid out $350; Dunkirk paid $1,020; Redkey, $800; Lynn, ; $860; Knightstown, $600, and Center- ! ville, $250. The amount that was reported by First church here does not represent the cost of repairing the pipe organ, as the money for that was collected in the fiscal year ending in 1913. ; Religious revivals over the entire district have been reported. Among the most important ones outside of Richmond, are the Williamsburg charge under the Rev. Mr. Zerbe with ; 160 conversions; Lewisville, with 141; Deerfield charge, where Mr. and Mrs. William Mount, formerly of this city, assisted, with 101; Charlottesville, with 90; Mill Grove, with 87; Parker, with 74; Spartansburg, with 74, and) Greenfield, with 55. Eight others had 25 to 50 converts each. Eight others reported 10 to 20 converts. In the

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entire district of 80 churches the total net increase was 1,800, as contrasted with 1,000 in 1912 and 600 in 1911.

The nastors snent 24; weeks In re vival meetings, an average of seven weeks for each. Carnations at 35c per doz., Friday and Saturday only at Lemon s Flower Shop. 3t SCHOOL TEACHER IS CLUBBED TO DEATH UTICA. N. Y., March 28. Miss L i dia Beecher, 21. teacher in a district School at Poland, was found early to-1 day clubbed to death. Miss Beecher j left her home last evening to walk to the village postoffice to mall a let-1 ter. This morning a party of search- i ers came upon the body of the girl ( lying in a swamp a quarter of a mile' from the village proper. She had been killed by a blow on the back of the head. The Indications were that the Eirl had been murdered near the vil-! lage and her body dragged into the swamp. ! EAST GERMANTOWN e The Rev. Mr. Flurky, pastor of the Evangelical church, began revival services Monday night, Mrs Brown was a guest of Mrs. j Lair of RiCi,m0nd. Tuesday night, j The iatter will move to California the , jast 0j tne month. Sam Echart moved into the Beck property Wednesday. Mr. Cain, principal of the school, was unable to be on duty on account of sickness, the first of the week. Mr. Moson filled the place. Choir Sings. The M. E. choir of Cambridge City came over Tuesdfly evening and furnished music for the meeting in progress at the Evangelical church. Mrs. Marples, of Cambridge City, was here Thursday, canvassing for her goods. Rev. and Mrs. Tromberg. of the Lutheran church, entertained the young people at their home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Vertie Stoffer and Miss Edna Norten were here a short time Wednesday evening. John Kepler has the cement foundation laid for his garage. Dr. Ehle and Will Hortman hav been busy this week getting the cement parts ready for the new fence which will be put up at the Lutheran cemetery this summer. Standard Medicine the whole world over HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. Druggists everywhere sell and feel safe in recommending it because it gives such general satisfaction. Purifies, builds up, create appetite, overcomes that tired feeling. i bottle today. WRAPPED TREAD CASING While there are other plain tread casings there are none better than Racine. They are made under the "wrapped cure" process which prevents buckles and wrinkles in the fabric. No cause for fabric breaks and blowouts in the Racine. It costs more to make them, but it means additional mileage to you.

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MAY DISSOLVE BODY Southern Indiana Teachers Association to Vote.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 28. Dissolution of the Southern Indiana Teachers' association was proposed by a resolution placed in the hands of the committee on resolutions for presentation to the general association meeting in the Claypool hotel today. The resolution was to be presented to the teachers' body without recommendation for action. J. B. Eagan, president of the association, believed the resolution would be adopted by the teachers, as it is sanctioned by the principal educators. Conflict with the State Teachers' association, making "too much time off," is the reason for the resolution. The annual State Teachers' association with practically the same function as the Southern Indiana associa tion. meets In December of each year ami Is attended by the same teachers who are inattendance at the Southern Indiana Teachers' association meeting. palladium Want Ads Pay I J

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PATENT ISSUED TO JUDGE HENRY FOX

"Henry C. Fox, inventor." Is the title which Judge Fox believes he should have had instead of "Henry C. Fox, judge," he declared today w hen exhibiting some of the numerous devises on which he has secured patents or on which patents are pending. A patent was allowed on his devise for rail joints a few days ago at the patent office. It will be Issued to ' the judge April 7. The devise conj slsts of a steel plate, a half Inch i thick and long enough to extend over (three ties. It spreads the tension of i the juncture of two rails over three I ties instead of one. i- - ' WM. H. HENRY, State Secretary of Socialist Party, Speaks at City Council Chamber Sunday 2:00 p.m. Everybody Invited Free U P TfeOsrinar v 4p i icw n -