Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 187, 17 June 1914 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND PAIXABIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXIX. NO. 187 RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1914 SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

KELLY CONFERS COLLEGE DEGREE ON LARGE CLASS Earlham President Sends Fifty-eight From School's Halls to Spread Quaker Institution's Name.

Dr. Remsen, in Commencement Address, Outlines Development of Scientific Methods of Study. Earlham college's largest graduating ! class received diplomas this morning ' in the fifty-third annual commence- j ment exercises. There were fifty-1 eight in the class who received A. H. i and B. S. degrees. The exercises were held on the Chase outdoor stage, I which presented a pleasing setting to ! the final act in the college life of the! graduates. Miss Ada Woodard. principal of the Vaile school, received her Master's degree. She was graduated with the class of 19H. The commencement address was de livered, by Dr. Ira Remsen, for ten years president of Johns Hopkins '.mi- i versity and who has been connected ! iui mat insinuuon since us iouiiuiiik in 187!. He is considered one of the) foremost chemists in the United j States. His subject was, "The Value I of the Scientific Method In Education."! The invocation was delivered by Rev. t.. It. Howard. pastor ot the h irst i

jmgnsn unneran cnurcn, uicnmonu. , a0 by the senior class of Earlham Miss Carolyn Hutton, instructor ofjcollege. and which is now in the

tJiVimnnrl vioiiu at uie coiiee, se te erai i iDiiii .-mob. ; e,iy introduces nemsen. i Introducing Dr. Remsen, President I

Kohert I. Ke v rftrrw tn the fHcflir. AUtl IV. .into t7l5n l,Ja hoon

that the speaker was one of the few j distinguished makers of American edu-j cational history, lie said that it was j dun to the efforts of such men as Dr. Remsen that it is now nossible to take :

the highest educational work in Amer- conducted this summer by the various : Wayne county stands practically ica instead of going to Germany as ! committees in charge. It is hoped to I alone in this branch of teachers' inwas the case twenty-five years ago. raise at least $50,000 by next year. j stitute work. Because of the results Dr. Remsen gave a brief outline of j Over one hundred students will be j obtained in this county it is probable the educational work in this country ; engaged in the canvass this summer, i that a uniform system may be adopted Illustrating his points with personal ; anu it believed that there will be lor the state. references to his experiences in his ' little trouble in raising the $23,000.; Although educators believe the idea liie of educational work. i Over two hundred letters have been j of holding the county institute with "When I first took up teaching-in a j ?0llt out i)y tne central committee to J the Chautauqua is beneficial not only small college over lorty years ago. I i members of the alumni. Committees I to the Chautauqua but to the teachers,

c.nneu nit; 1'ifMuuii ui iue ionif,e '" give me a laboratory in which to do my work. 1 remember distinctly the answer I received. I was given .to understand that 'the object of education is culture, not practical knowlodge.' "The times have changed now and the laboratory methods are being applied to all branches of teaching. It has even been expanded to include the studies not really scientific in their nature. The contention on the part of the old students that the study of (Continued on Page Two) TURNS TAXES OVER TO VARIOUS FUNDS Treasurer Chamness Completes Apportionment of Money to State and City. County Treasurer Chamness will tu'-n over $4t;S,77;i.25 to the county,

it y . township and state in taxes col-; and another round of court procedure lected this spring, when the appor- j pone through. tionment of the scores of funds to j Captain Rodgers did not appear in which the money is sent, is completed, person. Members of the lake and The State's apportionment has been ! park company were not present, alcompleted. and a total of about $75.ouo ; though several stockholders and many is the state's share of Wayne county's ! frequenters of the park were in the first installment of taxes. j court room expecting some more apW'hen the money is sent, $tj2.2O1.70 : parent legal action. The lake and park will pay the county's share, including ! company was represented by two lawinterest on funds and docket fees for ; fjrms. Shiveley & Shiveley and Gard-

the last six months. The grand total was $s:5.;:oi.7n, of already been sent. which Sl'I.OuO has The funds are: i4.ir,4.::s State general fund r.enevolont institution fund. State debt sinking fund State school Hind Educational fund Vocational education fund... Common school interest Permanent endow meat interest Docket fees (circuit court).. is.:;r.5.:i!) L'.77S. .")," 2;,4:u.i;s 12,s:hi.-i.) V'J-;-310.7X Wayne counts general fund will pet $iU,:!41.:i!t. The state school fund will be apportinned to all counties. 'aj r.e county ; w ill receive money on Id, 72!' school , children, according to the last enumer- I jition, and probably will be paid about i Ihe same amount sent the state. The ..,!...( ional fund is t.raeticaUv double! , ." , , ' . . what ,s was last year when only $o,0 4 v as sent, as compared with $l-'.l..i this oai. A new fund is tho vocational educa-' tion fund. Wayne county may or may not share in i he statp fund to which almost ?!., uno is being sent. The money will lie used in giving state aid to vocational training and agricultural schools established in the counties. The establishment of the schools is optional in the counties. The county collected more delinquent tax this year than it has in any past year. Tin" collection was $8. !;;:'..- 83. while last year it was $7,517.11, which was considered a large collection. SPRINGFIELD FIRM SEEKS JOHN A. SHAW Information regarding the whereabc.uts of John A. Shaw, who served j in Co. C, Ninth Indiana cavalry, and! enlisted in Richmond, is sought by L. W. Hubble K- Son, real estate, loan and insurance brokers of Springfield. Mo. The names of relatives of the man are also sought. Information regarding him or bis heirs is to '" s sent to John Deltz. 221 North iuieenth

GOLDFINGER GETS OPTION

OLD VAUGHAN PROPERTY

It was learned today that Henry Goldfinger, a Main street merchant, had obtained a ten day option on the Vaughan block, which extends north from the northeast corner of Eighth and Main streets to Sailor street, and east from the corner to the first alley between Eighth and Ninth streets. What the purchase price is fixed at is not known, nor is the date when the option expires. In the event the deal is consummated, which is said to be practically certain, the old structure, which is in such a dilapidated condition that the third and fourth floors have not been tenanted for years, will be torn down this summer and a new one story building erected. Plans for the new building are said to provide for fifteen commodious business rooms and a theater in the central section, the vestibule of which is to open on Main street at about , - . .. QUAKER STUDENTS SOLICIT FOR GYM Grads and Undergrads Organize to Raise $25,000 Fund. Rest of The gymnasium fund campaign, which w as :n;nitur;ted -several weeks i , hands of a student committee, is assured of success iceording to re-1 ports from the committee today. The j plan is to raise $25,000 by September: raised. This amount has been secured chiefly among present students and the faculty. No canvass has been made of the alumni and old students nf the ..ill efrct Tho ill iiq i yn will lio ! are also beinsr organized in some of l the larger cities to take over the work in their community. JOHNSON IN COURT FOR ROVER'S OWNER The interest which will be taken in the trial of the complaint of the Richmond Lake and Park company to have an injunction issued against Captain Henry Rodgers to restrain him from operating his craft, Wild Rover, on Morton lake, was apparent this morning when crowds flocked to the court house or made telephone inquiry as to the suit. Henry U. .Johnson appeared for Captain Rodgers. Many believed the case would be under trial, but the appearance was merely a form of legal procedure. Just what action will he taken is not known, but probably a demurrer will be filed. The sustaininent of this would probably mean that the suit would have to be re-filed in court j nor, Jessup & White. PLEADS FOR BIRDS ; i j Dr. Keyser Talks at Lutheran Church. I Emphasizing the necessity of pro tecting bird life for the good of the human race, Dr. Leander S. Keyser, of Wittenberg college, talked at the First English Lutheran church last ev ening. His address was with slides of bird life. illustrated .. " vit til, 1,1, -.1 iu th hrtcr iripnfl nr Miie iavmer was tne declaration oi uie , ,ako. wh() inUd out ways ln which . , . l)it,, he,p8 to ,uard crops from i harmful insects. Without birds, he ... ,.,..,. ,,i u Qi.i Or. Kevser showed by statistics that liiiri :nn thf emmtrv billions of dol lars each vear. Besides the economical side of the question of bird protection. Dr. Keyser said if for no other reason birds should receive protection because of the beauty they give to tho world. SET PREVENTION DAY. October 2 lias been selected as the date for Disease Prevention day in Indiana. Governor Ralston will issue a proclamation later calling on cities 1 of the state to set. aside this day for; observance. The manner in which va-j nous citv mav observe the day is left to the individual city. ' xvi? A TIIITI? PHRPrACT WrjAlxljCjK r IJlvrjljAO 1 I I For Indiana Fair, Warner tonight and Thursday. I j TEMPERATURE. , Noon 78 - Yesterday Maximum 71

i Minimum 48jWolf, were well done.

the place where the Haner jewelry store is now situated. It was learned today that Mr. Goldfinger had approached all the merchants whose places of business are wow locuted in the Vaughan block and had offered them options on rooms in the new building and that all of them had promptly taken advantage of the opportunity to retain their desirable locations. The property is owned by the heirs of the late E. G. Vaughan, who last fall notified all the tenants of the building that they must be prepared to vacate by the first of next September. Lately City Building Inspector Uodgin has been making an effort to have the building inspected by the state fire marshal, hoping that that official would order it to be torn down. Hodgin represented to the state fire marshal that the Vaughan block was unsafe and should not be tenanted.

WILLIAMS TO READ PAPER ON INSTITUTE County Superintendent Discusses Chautauqua Sessions at State Meeting. 'The County Institute and the Chau- ... - . luqua will lie Hie fUUjei I 111 a Uctyfl which County Superintendent Williams . wi" reau ueiore tne county aupermtendents' association, which holds its anmial convention at Lafayette Wed- . i.m.ouu.y inn. i . Mr. Williams' paper will be read for gen eral discussion tomorrow afternoon. The question is an important one in the state, and few realize that a number of teachers obiect to sDending their vacation period or returning from summer schools to attend the August sessions. It is said the teachers receive the benefit of many additional lectures on the regular Chautauqua program, outci,lQ f tha Hu e .if unD..i-.,l nmrnino 7 ...i. ..Zrl t,Z opportunity to hear education I ques tions discussed by experts. The Wayne county institute will be held in connection with the Chautauqua this year, as usual, with good speakers. After the sessions the teachers will take action on what is to be done next year. It is believed a contest will result with the bringing up of the question for a vote. DAIRYMEN IN FAVOR OF TESTJAYS CLEM Dairy Inspector Believes Bottling and Sterilization Needed First. That Richmond dairymen would be willing to have the tuberculin test applied to their herds was asserted by the new dairy inspector, Dr. Lou Clem, today. "I have talked to several of them and have found them all in favor of it. Indeed two or three have already come to my office to ask me about testing their herds." Dr. Clem expressed himself in favor of compulsory bottling and sterilization of containers and utensils. "These are the main things after all. It is dipped milk and infected utensils or bottles that most often open the door to disease. If council will amend the present milk ordinance to include these provisions, we can guarantee pure milk to the community." In speaking of his recent experience in inspecting local bakeries, groceries and meat shops, Dr. Clem said he had been surprised how high grade they were. "This city is exceptionally blessed with grocery stores. Never before have I seen so many of such excellent i character. I didn't find one erocerv in j i)a( Khape. 1 found only one meat shop below par but that was operated by i , .... t au employe, as soon as l caueu iue intention of the proprietor ot the con ditions, he immediately took steps to improve conditions." SENIORS PRESENT CLASSIC COMEDY Seniors at Karlham gave a successful presentation of Shakespeare's "Love's Labours Lost" last evening on the Chase stage. The play was witnessed by over 800 people. Beautiful costumes, splendid acting and striking scenic effects added to the success of the play. I -Miss Jeanette iteniey, as Armauo s page, played her part with great skill and cleverness. The nobles, Ferdinand, taken by Howard Trueblood, Biron, by Harold Rogers, Longaville, by Ivan Glidewell, and Dumain, by Walter Spahr, were well adapted to their parts. Miss Madden, as the Princess, and Miss Hodson, as Marie, were also strong in their respective roles. Miss Gladys Parks, as Kath - erine. also took her part well. The comedy parts of Jaquenetta and Costard, taken by Miss French and Paul

MORE MEN WANTED BY WAYNE FARMERS TO HARVEST CROPS

Demand for Farm Labor Exceeds Number of Applicants and Farmers Besiege Office for Hands. Not enough men have registered with The Palladium's free employment bureau to meet the demand for hands which has been made at the office by farmers. The employers are still asking for men to help them in their fields. All day yesterday persons seeking work called at the office giving their j names. After reading their papers yesterday rural route subscribers began to telephone and come into the city asking that they be referred to a certain number of hands. Early today the demand for labor had far exceeded the number of applicants and farmers were still asking for references and recommendations. All say that hundreds of men are still needed to handle the crops which : win be ready for harvesting in a few days. The service performed by The Palladium in putting farmers and labor ers in touch with each other is abso- ! lutely free, with no charge, either to i the applicant when he gets work or to the employer hiring him. Persons wanting health-giving employment in tho h. i rioi.io ;ti, j ....... cookin throw,n be referred to open places almost immediately upon -- r" application to the "Farm Editor." either in writing, by telephone or per sonal call at the office. Ninth and North A streets. SHOWSJROSPERITY Local Plant Employs 450 Men While May Business Exceeds Million Dollars. Palladium Special. LAPORTE, lnd., June 17. The visit of President Clarence S. Funk, of the Rumely company, to Laporte today was the bringing of a message of optimism "a l" lllrz lror"1 as to the present and future business ot the big corporation, when it became known that the May business of the i company was considerably in excess of one million dollars and that the June business promises to make a new record. There is no longer evidence of that blue feeling which caused pessimistic opinions to be expressed. Last night men toiled all night with teams haulI itii Kdnnralnrs in hti InaitoH for chinment. Many of the departments of j the Laporte plant are working until ' late an night, while immense train loads of products are being daily con- I sipned to the west and southwest, j where, according to advices received) 1,,. 1, ii UnmilTT mm ri rt x- tl,.' !irroii,l ' for threshing machinery is phenomenal. While the Rumely company has beet following a policy of retrenchment this year. President Funk is firm in the belief that 1!15 will witness every activity which has marked the operations of the plants in Laporte. Richmond, llattle Creek. Toronto and Stillwater, Minn., with 1914 piling up an enormous business. 450 MEN WORK HERE Local Factory is Shipping Output as Fast as Produced. It was stated at the Gaar-Scott plant of the Rumely company that 450 men are at work and that perhaps twenty ! more would be taken on. The shipping department is busy loading the output preparatory to shipment. LflilS TO ADDRESS P, D. K, FRATERNITY Logansport Man Accepts Invitation to Speak to Convention in This City. Arrangements for the entertainment of no less than 400 and probably more than 500 guests are being made by members of Chi chapter, Phi Delta Kappa fraternity on June 24, 25 and 2ti when the annual convention will be held in this city. Richmond seems to be the convention city choice of about forty chapters of the fraternity. Members over Indiana, Ohio and Illinois are enthusiastic over the advantages presented by this city for holding the big three days meeting. The local chapter made an effort to secure the convention for 1913 and had made all preparations, but. at a semi-annual national officers' meeting during Christmas in Indianapolis, the chapter lost the convention because the representative was unable to be at the meeting and make the necessary reports. Delegates and other out-of-town fraternity men will register at the Cornmercial club rooms. Each chapter registering will be designated by its I own sign and the members of the Rich mond chapter, will be well marked. Frederick K. Landis, of Logansport, has written a partial acceptance to be the principal speaker at the big ban quet which will be held on Thursday night. Mr. Landis will give definite 1 word in a day or two. The banquet will be one of the big affairs of th

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convention and will cost about A number of Richmond men will also be speakers.

Jim Wefsoii letafs I J J. Opportunity For tetonf in Istriof and County Rons

WATSON COMES BACK AS POLITICAL CZAR How Rushville politician smiled as he put his henchman, P. J. Lynch, "over," and defeated his ancient enemies from Wayne county with a typi - cal Watsonian "double cross." ,rJr ...r .-...... STROGGLE TO SAVE HORSE FROM BLAZE Andre I'arce, Italian r mil i t i ci ill. ii Vemier, oeei Eiai llllV I OS - SPsisions Vanish Ollirklv . The fate of seeing his chief means ot support and his friend for years, a imrso l.mn tr i!th hpfnre his eves . . r, ,J j . peddler, who hud one leg completely severed years ago. I Parce was almost overcome and had' . .. .,. , .. not neighbors pacified him. would ; have become frantic when he heard the! horse kicking and squaling with pain j in the burning barn. The animal was , , , , ,i dead before the tire department arrived. Fire is believed to have been j smouldering in the barn in the rear of . f.;;u North Thirteenth street all evening. Parce, who lives at Twelfth and G streets, had put his horse and wagon away earlier in the evening and had noticed nothing wrong. Neighbors See Flames. About 10 o'clock, neighbors were in uuru ii in.: iiuiiiii o nivuiii. .v one suspected that the barn was afire and it was not until 11 o'clock that an investigation was made. When the barn door was opened smoke poured out and prevented the men from entering. Parce was called and would

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nave gone in uie piace auei iuu&en fa,.t they departed for t amoriuge but was held back as it would have!citv vvitn thP h.dief that the political, meant the loss of his life. staee had all been set for the nomina-'

The fire companies had been called but the dry timber and the hay had such a start that the efforts of the firemen were confined to preventing a general spread of flames. I'arce was calling on his neighbors to rescue his horse and to bring out his wagon. He has had the horse for years, having pi "c hased it with his savings when he lost his leg. He also had a small supply of fruit in the wagon. Firemen controlled the flames mak-

ing it safe to enter but found the horse JudKp Comstock. and that a deleaa- domain should be forever free, and hau been cremated alive. The loss oftion of Watsonian henchmen was or- that all true progress depends upon a the horse and wagon, in money, gariizr.d and prepared to wait upon free exchange of ideas, upon educaamounted to about $100 but represent-! Judpp comstock with the polite re- tion. upon enlightened intelligence, ed much more to I'arce as he was de-1 quPSl that he withdraw his candidacy . upon law and order; upon the spirit pendent on it to make his living. in favor of Lynch, an unnecessary re-! 0f patriotism, upon lovaltr to high

1 he barn is tne property oi t. t Morgan. Although it burned completely, the loss will not execed $100. ENGINEERS FAVOR STRIKE IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, June 17. That 90 per cent of the 75,000 engineers, firemen and enginemen. running west of Chicago, would vote in favor of calling a strike was the general opinion today. The case of ballots, in the referendum is now under way, but it was believed the balloting would close at the end of this week. Negotiations between the men and the board of managers of the railroads were broken off on June 1, the managers asserting that should the men's demands be granted the wages of the engineers and firemen would bo increased $33,000,000 a year.

WAYNE REPUBLICANS IN ARMS

Leaders Peeved at Comstock's Defeat Denounce Machine Rule of Boss In Forcing Lynch's Nomination

BY W. R. POUNDSTONE. Wayne county Progressives won a decisive victory at the Republican congressional convention held in Cambridge City yesterday, and it was a victory of such generous proportions that their brethern of the Moose all over the district will experience the benefits of it. This victory was made possible by James Eli Watson's return to active

)i leauersnip oi me nepuum .m ij " j the Sixth district, featured by his dic- , I tation of the nomination of Patrick

; Joseph Lynch, of New Castle, district j chairman, over Judge D. W. Comstock, ; of Richmond, who had previously been j assured the nomination without opj position j Watson, by influencing Lynch to en- ' ter the lists against Judge Comstock after Lynch had publicly announced i nis witnarawai irom ii- .ac m i or tne popular vane couiu J ; has succeeded in thoroughly demoral - 1 izing the Republican party of the district at the time when every effort was being put forth to rehabilitate its shattered fortunes. ! Wayne County Revolts. ' Wayne county Republican leaders ! following the perpetration of one of the most unscrupulous "double crosses" of Jim Watson's unsavory political career, left Cambridge City yesterdav afternoon sick at heart. heaping maladictions on the head of thQ Pnchvitio usurper and vowine eternai opposition to P . J .Lynch. : with Judge Comstock the congressI ional nominee, these Wayne county j leaders knew that their county ticket.

which is a well balanced one. would; front or a bull. J hey knew the d:sbe greatly strengthened, for the judge . ruption of the party in 1912 had been is popular with all classes of citizens caused by a revolt against such leadin Wayne county, and they knew that ers as Watson, and they knew that so his nomination was essential if the ' long as the Republican party in the Renublican nartv was to have any; Sixth district was tainted with Wat-

chance of success at the Wayne county polls next November. They had been assured that the retrict was to begin at its keystone wayne county. and that Wayne j(ountv jn consequence, was to dictate ' ,he congressional nominee I ' f Lynch had been a party to this agree - ; miit, altnougn ne Decame noart-e j denying it yesterday. Ready for Reconstruction 1 So yesterday morning Wayne's : twentv-slx delegates lft for Camhave the opportunity of honoring their distinguished associate. Judge; Comstock, whom they believed to be ' the strongest candidate district Re1)uhlicaniem ,.oul(l olfer. ; They recalled that at the Wayne county Republican convention ten days previous P. J. Lynch had approved the indorsement of Judee ( omstock for the nomination , and had announced he would retire from the contest In favor of the Judge. And they recalled how.

Lynch had later encouraged Judge teen, r.one of Rush s fourteen, five of Comstock to accept the nomination Hancock's ten and five of Henry's and had departed on a tour of the dls- eighteen. trict with the announcement that his j When the convention assembled t purpose was to work up sentiment in '; nominate a candidate at 1 o'clock favor of Wayne's candidate. j Judge Comstock had issued his final Forgot Watson's Ghost. ! edict that he would not enter the Not once did they figure Jim Watson race, so, in consequence. Lynch was as a factor in the selection of a con- nominated by acclamation, gressioual candidate. After two dis-j Repudiate Miff Resolution. ' asterous defeats and the unsavory; The resolutions adopted by the conpublicity he had obtained during the vention were drafted by Karnest investigation of the notorious and Thomas, private secretary of James E. heavv-snu llinK Mulhall lobby scandal Wntsnn anil nerp thi usual machinn.

j tjley believed the Rushville man was j peacefully at rest in his political grave tion of iudee Comstock.

Therefore it is easy to imagine the lutions which were in harmony with surprise, disgust and indignation of progressive Republicanism, but they the Wayne delegates when they learn- were promptly rejected by the Wated on their arrival in Cambridge that ROn controlled committee because it Lynch had broken his promise to re- contained this section denouncing govtire from the contest, that the general ernment by political machines: manager of his campaign, in personal "The Republican party began its command, was James Eli Watson and political career by declaring to the that he had the support of a majority world that there should be no chains of the delegates, collected on his trip upon the body, no shackles upon the through the district when he was Eup- mind, and no fetters for the souls ot nosed to be nervine the interests of lripn : that the intellectual anil nnliticil

., ,1UPSt for Judee Comstock h:id from the first announced that he would not permit his name to be presented to the convention if he was to have op position. Plot Sickens Wayne, When the truth dawned upon the

Wayne delegates that they and their of class hatred, but would destroy candidate had been made the dupes of these breeders of anarchy by a just a conspiracy, hatched the night before! government. in Cambridge City by the old political j "Amid the stress and storm of modboss of the district and his old gang;ern political vagaries and social and of henchmen. Will Havens of Rush- j economic fads the Republican party ville. Judge Head of Brookville, Carl should hold aloft the banner of de-

Heatherington of Fayette, et al. their Indignation knew no bounds. Tho air became blue with their vltrolic language. They denounced, excommunicated, cussed, threatened and bullyragged James Eli Watson for two solid hours, while Jim, suave, immaculate and unperturbed, smiled benignly with the pleasure afforded him by the spectacle

of the undisguised discomfiture of the party leaders from his old political stumbling block, Wayne county. It was r-r-r-revenge with a capital H and he liked it well enough to eat It. He could scarcely tear himself away from the spectacle offered by these raging, fighting-mad Wayne county men to drag some flattered delegate fresh from the tall grass to an upstairs room of the Central house for a "conference." a Watsonian act without which no district Republican convention is complete. Henry Fights Watson. To the credit of the Henry county delegation, who knew of the treachery of their candidate and his unwholesome alliance with Watson, at least five of the eighteen defiantly announced they would support Judge

Comstock if he were placed in nomina- , t, whil(, seV(.ra, others franklr j stated that thev were supporting , Lvm.h under proteBt The Rugh deIegittion of fourteen was , hand.pickpd bv Watson and of course , stood soIi(llv for Lvuch. The majority j of delegates from I'nion. Fayette. Shelby, Hancock and Franklin wh'i ' they arrived at Cambridge were for Lynch, but a break in tluir ranks oi- ' curred when they were told of Lynch's treachery and the part Jim Watson hau in the plot. Those who turned to Comstock were good enough Republicans to know that 1 further sunnort of Lynch would be a I blow to their party from which it j would take years to recover. The j mentioning of the name of Watson to ; them was like waving a red flag in somsm it was ooomea io ignominous defeat and repudiation. Battle Wages at Neon. The convention was scheduled to assemble at 10: 30 a. m. but at noon the hottest political battle staged in . tne distriot in V(.ars was Ptin raglng : and the Watson-Lynch combine still 1 controlled the situation by a majority I of not over sis. Particularly pugnacious Wayne county delegates at that 'hour pleaded with Judge Comstock to permit his name to be presented to the convenbut he stood pat on his decision not to accept the nomination if he had to make a fight for it Those who urged the judge to toss his hat into ,he ring had been encouraged to believe that he might be victories because their count of noses showed that the judge was sure oi fifty of the one hundred and six votes. Wayne's twenty-six. Union's five, five of Fayette's eleven, none of Franklin's seven, four of Shelby's fifmde piffle, deploring evervthing not , stamped with reactionary liepublicansm Edgar Iliff. of Richmond. Wavne rmmt v's r,.nrpsrr,i:ithp on the r:oiii. ! Hons com mitt.... offered a s.t of rsoideas, unon education, unon enlichten- ' ed intelligence, upon law and order, upon the spirit of patriotism, upon loyalty to high ideals and never upon fraud, chicanery and MACHINE POLITICS. It makes no appeal to Ignorance, or prejudice, or to the passions cency, reason and common sense. It sprang from the common heart of humanity and was nurtured and rock-d In the cradle of liberty newly conceived, and Inscribed upon its roll the many battles won in the name of the plain people." These sentiments were entirely (Continued on Page Ten.

street.