Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 199, 1 July 1914 — Page 1

POSTAL EMPLOYES

GIVE, HAAS ROCKER SHOWJESPECT inners and Clerks Fraise Retiring Official for Efficient Work and Considerate Treatment. . "I came expecting to find some knotty problems to untangle. Instead I find a well-oiled machine which is working so smoothly it scarcely needs attention." In this way. Postmaster Beck paid tribute to the condition in which Retiring Postmaster Haas leaves the administration of postoffice affairs. The occasion was the gathering of more than fifty postoffice employes at a farewell meeting to Mr. Haas. Mr. Haas was deeply affected by the kind words the employes spoke for him. Henry Deuker, presiding as toastmaster of the meeting presented for thaJmployes a costly leather arm cl$r which Mr. Haas received as a token of appreciation of his - pleasant r relations with the men. , r, c- !-: The following resolution was read for the employes to Mr. Haas: "Dear Sir Now that the parting of the ways has come, so far as our daily labors are concerned, the employes of the Richmond (Ind.) postoffice, by means of this letter wish to convey to you their best wishes for your future, and to assure you that they have and do appreciate the many things you have done to further their interests in every -vay consistent with the good of the service. "Aba ilutely unbiased in your administration of the affairs of the postoffice, treating every employe with equal consideration, taking every opportunity to furnish better equipment and better hours, adding to the force ten employes, reducing Sunday work to the minimum, end in every way possible showing your appreciation of our efforts to 'make good." why should we not testify to the fact of our satisfaction in and our appreciation of your administration of the postal affairs of this city for the past four years? Always on Job. "No employe of the office has been more faithfully 'on the job," and no man could have more consistently worked out the details of every change that has been made, always with a desire to give good service to the public and be absolutely fair to the employes. "We are aware of the fact that while we have been privileged to take a vacation annually you have denied yourself this privilege and have taken but one vacation during the four years of your term. We know that you have made an enviable record as postmaster. We know that you have been fair to the public, fair to the department and fair and just to the employes. "What more can we offer, except to say that we wish for you a long life of peace, happiness and prosperity. May all the future lines of your life lie in pleasant places. Respectfully, "The Emnloyes Richmond (Indina) Postoffice." . The erpnloyes greeted Mr. Beck and "swore allegiance" to the new postmaster. Co-operation was promised and good relations between master and employe . assured. Mr.- Bck made a short speech, expressing the hops that the affairs of the office would continue in the manner in which they have been conducted in the past four years. After the talks, Walter Dennis served a lunch. As Mr. Haas and Mr. Beck were called to the Howard concert, the remainder of the evening was spent in games. FIGHT ON RELIGION. CHICAGO, July 1. Two negro p-rrachers quarreled while discussing religion and one of them, David Allen, was stabbed in the back. The other escaped.

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I J 'hie Venerable Franz Josef, head of. the tragic Hapsburg -line, who -rkjnearlng the end of his days, has been called the Emperor of Sorrows. Tpe "Curse of the Hapsburgs" is. said .by the superstitious ' to have -tot-' 16wed his kin. The "curoe" was pronounced by the aged Countess Karolyu, whose son was put to death for participating in the Hungarian uprising. She called on the heaven to blast the happiness of Franz Josef and strike him through those he loved. His wife, "The Good Elizabeth" was assassinated in Switzerland. His brother, Maxmillian, was executed in Mexico. His only son, Rudolf, was a suicide. His sister-in-law, the Duchess d'Alencon, was burned to death in Paris. His favorite grandchild raarrlaainst his wishes and her love ended in the shooting of her riva ow his nephew, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and the Iat e Duchess of Hohenburg have been assassinated

SAME FOURTH LAW JOKE, JiAYS HODGIII Building Inspector Wants Use of Fireworks Prohibited Entirely. This morning about the time City Building Inspector Hodgin was asserting that the ordinance regulating the celebration of the Fourth of July was not "safe and sane" because it did not prohibit the use of all kinds of fireworks, a large box of assorted fireworks was being unpacked in the quarters of the two city hill fire companies, purchased by the firemen and other city employes . for. their own amusement. "I hope next year that we will have an ordinance absolutely prohibiting the sale and use of all kinds of fireworks, even the small Chinese firecracker, generally regarded harmless but which destroys . more property than any other kind of explosive," said Hodgin. This year no fireworks of any kind will be tolerated in Anderson, Greensburg, Greenfield and a few other Indiana cities and towns. Hodgin hopes that next year this list will be much larger and Richmond will be included in it. He already has a copy of a very drastic "safe and sane" ordinance. "That feature of our 'safe and sane' ordinance which prohibits the use of firecrackers more than six inches long is a joke," said the building inspector, "but it has its advantages, I suppose. If the cracker which is less than six Inches long prematurely explodes I take it that the rule is the small boy will only lose a hand instead of an arm."

BEGIN STREET WORK WITH NEW SCARIFIER City Employes Carry Out Plan for Repairs on Macadamized Roads. The scarifier recently purchased by the city to be used for harrowing streets which are to be macadamized or resurfaced has arrived arid the' program for repairing non-permanently improved streets is now being carried out. Work has been started on South Sixteenthstreet; which is to be macadamized from B street to E street. After this job is completed South Sixth street, from A to E will be macadamized and the-following streets will be resurfaced: South Thirteenth, Main to B; South Tenth street, south of the park; South Ninth street, south of E street; Southwest First street and Southwest Second street ; - South " Fifth -"street; south of E street. While South Sixteenth and South Sixth streets are being macadamized the city has contracted for two carloads of crushed rock a day. Other streets which have been resurfaced and placed in first class condition are, North F street, Tenth to Fourteenth; North I street. Eighth to Eleventh; North Seventh to Eighth and North E, Twenty-first to Twentythird. The scarifier is - attached to the steam roller and is capable of harrowing about 4,000 square yards a day. FIX TEETH FREE. VrENTON, N. J., July 1 A wholesale job of tooth tinkering was done at -the state capitol by twenty candidates for licenses to practice dentistry. The patients, mostly children, had their work done free. PUBLICITY HURTS. JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 1. Frank Briggs, an undertaker, and a corespondent in a divorce case, asked the court to expedite the case because the publicity was hurting his business.

Austro-Huhgariah Throne Heir Assassinated With His Wife

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, of Austria, his morganatic wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg and. their family. The children are barred from succession. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, . nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph and his wife were assassinated here June 28, as they were riding in the royal carriage. The royal couple were killed by a bomb and the bomb thrower has been arrested.

GRAY HIRES PRESS AGENT TO ASSIST IN CONGRESS RACE Paid Writer at Capital Sends Out News Letter Praising Finly's Stand for Organized Labor. Finly Gray is making use of a press! agent to proclaim his merits before ' the voters, of the Sixth Congressional district.- The-writer of the boosts is himself a congressman, Clyde H. Tavenner, of the Fourteenth Illinois district, who issues a daily and weekly Washington news service under the caption of "National Capital Notes." Tatenner asserts that he serves one hundred' dailies and 2,600 weeklies. His first news letter on Finly Gray reached Sixth district newspapers, today. Parts of the superlative virtues he attributes to Gray and some of the bouquets are appended: Finly Gray of Indiana is one of the clearest thinkers in the American congress. Physically he is tall and gaunt and old-fashioned, and as he sits among the modern, present-day type of statesmen on the floor of the house, he is a character study that will attract your attention. One can hardly help imagining that he has just stepped out of an American congress of one hundred years ago. He Knows Finly. Finly Gray is in many respects a strange and unusual man, a genius in every sense ot the word. He usually keeps his own counsel, and he has his peculiarities, one of which is that the burdens of the masses of the rz., " y "F-i u.on he speaks, he speaks as one inspired, j aiiu ills icuiaino iu ujtr ncwm iuc following morning are literature. I know Finly Gray, and I consider him one of the most sincere and gifted friends the plain people have in public life today. When the proposition to- make labor unions immune from prosecution under the anti-trust law was being debated, Finly Gray sat listening to the arguments being advanced by- various i members as to why the measure clinitlsl Ha onoMoil ftnn lav P.rav livstened carefully to every explanation offered. Finally he turaed to a member at his side and said: "L,abor unions should be excluded. But the real justification for the proposition has not been stated. - In justice to mysejf, I must state the reasons why I intend to support the measure." Gray had not intended to speak when he entered the chamber, but as he had sat quietly listening, he had been deeply moved. He arose, and his language and philosophy held the close attention jof every one within the hear ing of his voice. "Mr. Chairman," said Gray, "there are certain rights which men take along, .with .the right to- inhabit tb'. earth. Amoug those rights is th right to labor and to enjoy the fruit of that labor. This is more than a so called vested right in property; it is a natural, inherent right of man. It is as sacred to him as the right to habitation itself. It is as vital to his existence as the breath of life. ' He must have the right to labor in order to live. "Under these new and changed industrial conditions union is his only remedy, his oni, relief, his only defense, his only hope. "He must have the right to meet .organization with organization. "He must have the right to meet combination with combination. "He must have the right to meet conceptration with concentration." The Weather FOR INDIANA Generally night and Thursday. fai; toNoon ... i 66 TEMPERATURE. Maximum 76 Minimum . 44 . , Yesterday

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Beginning today the Palladium inaugurates its farm service department, with A. D. Cobb, formerly county agent, as editor and counsellor of farmers seeking technical information on problems demanding solution. On page six will be found articles dealing with the par'tlcUlai' questions before the farmer at this season of the year. The service of Mr. Cobb is free to farmers, gardeners and persons seeking Information regarding gardening and agricultural questions. A question box has been provided and farmers are asked to write Mr. Cobb for information on any topic on which they want enlightenment. MORTGAGES EXCEED 3 Recorder Makes Report of Second Quarter's Business in County Office. Almost a hundred more mortgages have been recorded in the office of the Wayne county recorder in the last three months than were released during the previous period. This is shown by the quarterly report of the office receipts. The recorder handled $841.70, collected in fees, and recorded 965 instruments of fourteen classifications. They were: Deeds, 349; transcripts, 3: mortj gages, 228; mechanics' liens, 8; chatitel mortgages, 80; releases, 48; assignments, 20; power of attorney, 4; artic,eg 0 inc'or7oration, 2; plats, 3; marginal releases, 1C8; marginal assignments, 9; wills, 5; miscellaneous, 46. George Matthews collected in fees for the quarter, $1,715.55. Probate matter brought in the most money, $535.50 coming from this source Civil cases brought in $320.50, " and ; fines amounted to $315. Marriage licenses brought in just half the total revenue from 'some two dozen varieties of li censes. The amount' from marriage licenses was $164 and from all other 1,cns.f nv.ou. Auditor Bowman collected in fees $211.95, while Sheriff Bayer's ! fees amounted to $272.48. . .. PALS HELP NEWSY. CHICAGO, July 1. When a thief stole a bicycle belonging to Jonn Tay or a l2 TaXcp sbo one hundred "pals" instituted a search and recovered the stolen property, ECONOMY, Ind., July 1. Nathan Edwards asks: "Is there a blind tiger in Economy?" It would' be wise for the W. C. T. U. women to arm themselves with big sticks and go tiger hunting. - NAUGHTY WORK. ECONOMY, Ind., July 1 Your correspondent writes: ' It is' said -there was a big poker game pulled off in this town last Sunday. NEW-CHOLERA CURE. ECONOMY, Ind., Jauly.l. Nathan Edwards writes: Thomas Stewart has found a 6ure cure -for hog cholera. He - went to the doctor and wanted two extra large arsenic powders. He said he had two pigs, and arsenic was a sure preventive ot . cholera, so he gave each of the pigs a powder, and was wire he ' had cured them. Early the next morning he hustled to the pig pen and heard no squealing pigs, but iound two dead ones.

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;e prizes FOR LAKE EVENTS ON JULY FOURTH Merchants Give Premiums to Winners in First Sane Celebration at Richmond's New Summer Resort. Citizens who do not leave Richmond on July Fourth will have an opportunity of witnessing the biggest fireworks display shown here in eight or ten years. Concession holders at Morton park and the lake and park company have secured a $250 exhibition assortment for a big night display. The program of events for the afternoon have been completed by the committees in charge. Merchants donated liberally with merchandise for prizes. The program will be materially different' from opening day, swimming events being held after the boat races are completed. The concession holders have secured the Chippewa Indian band, which will play during the evening. The concert of eight numbers and two vocal pieces, will start at 7 o'clock and end when the carnival of canoes, lighted and decorated with Japanese lanterns starts at 8:15. Big Fire Display. The fireworks display consists of 196 pieces. Aerial bombs, parachute and floating star rockets, wheels, mines, wreaths, rainbow batteries, golden canopies and cascades, port iires and dozens of other brilliant pieces are included in the assortment. The fireworks will be shown on the north side of the lake about 200 yards east of the dam. Spectators will remain on the south side where the brilliant effects and the reflections in the water can be seen, to best advantage. There is no doubt but that the motor boat race will be run, By tomorrow, night another one of the boats entered will make its trial runs. In addition, Charles Bradbun and Fred Ayers are each expecting boats from Detroit tomorrow. The boats were shipped about eight days ago. The boating program will open promptly at- 2 o'clock and move forward rapidly as only two hours is allowed for these contests. After 4 o'clock the "center of interest will move to the bathing beach where five contests will be held. Program for Day. The events of the day start near the dam at -the western end of the lake. Motor boat race starting at dam, twice around lake. Finish at dam. First prize, Robinson $15 trophy cup. Second, rocking chair donated by Will Romey. . Boys tub race from north to south (Continued on Last Page)

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From left to right Lieutenant John C. Porte, the British airman, who will pilot tteWjnamaker alrbeat on . the attempt to cross the Atlantic, and George Hallet, the American aviator, who will aoe Sty fUtn. , . Lower Picture The America, he Wanamaker-Curtisv.Xraneatlant!c flyer, Just ftfc Lf christening "; launching on the waters f Lake Keu'xa at Hammondsport, N. Y June 22. :3 --v." ,- : ' , Lieutenant John C. Porte, who will be pilot of the America when she attempts, to cross the -Atlantic Mid just after her launching, "She takes to the water like a duck, and that the vessel doe everything be expected of it The attempt flight will be made this summer. The christening was done by. Miss Katherin jisMon. The

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REGULATE MARKETS TO GETC0MPETITI0ll Bavis Suggests ; Means of Making CityVStands Serve Their Purpose.President Bavis, of, the board of public works, today praised Marketmaster George McKInley'for his"; efforts - to break the "market trust." He said he realized that it was difficult to have the city markets operated on a competitive basis, but be thought that by strict regulation that competition could be provided. He also thought a good plan would be to re-establish the free market system "first gardeners coming, first gardeners served." "What I want is to ..have our markets fulfill the intention for which they were established," said Mr. Bavis. . "Our markets are not aelf-supporting The money the city receives from leasing stands is a small per cent of the cost of their maintenance. So the taxpayers in reality meet the burden of the expense of maintaining these markets and at the same time enjoy no benefits which would be derived from legitimate competition." Fix Produce Prices. Mr. Bavis asserts that the gardeners, when they bring their produce to

town, sell what they can of it to the grocers, who in turn dispose of it at a profit to their customers. What the gardeners do not dispose of to the grocers, he says, they take to market and then ask the same prices the grocers ask of their patrons. "When I was in Columbus, O., recently, I reached the conclusion that city markets could be operated on the competitive system, because when I visited the central market in that city I saw that the gardeners were competing with each other for patronage," Mr. Bavis added. Charles Marlatt, of the board, expressed the opinion that the commission dealers were mostly responsible for the high prices of produce at the local markets. He asserted the commission men disposed of "left overs" at the markets and established the prices, the gardeners asking the same prices as the commission men. ROEli TO AUCTION ST. ANDREWS PEWS Money for the maintenance of St. Andrew's church will be raised Sunday, July 12, by the sale of pews. This method of raising revenue has become established at the South Fifth street Catholic church. It iatconsidered superior to other means of rais ing money and nets an average of $7,000 each year. Minimum prices of $20 to $30 are fixed on the pews. But persons wanting the more desirable locations often bid lively for them, running the prices as high as $75 and $80. Most of the pews will seat five persons. Prices for side seats are set at $30, while those along the wall range nearer $20. The sale is conducted much the same as any other disposal of merchandise by auction. Father Roell opens the bidding, after which he is relieved by one of the trustees. Regular services will be held in ad dition to the auction of pews.

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ilLniL Hill J lALIv . iu ruLLuw rHiLunL ; nc McniATinn ni if! Ul IfflLUIH I lull I LHII Administration Official s Again Fear .for Safety of Americans Kenuuning : in Mexico City. ' BY W. J." MAODOX, - Staff Correspondent - of the Intern tional News Service at ther. o.War Department. - WASHINGTON, July l.WhesV the), mediators leave Niagara Falls tonight the final page of the conferences will have been written, according to officials here. The adjournment will be permanent, it is believed. . Despite the high-sounding statements which have been made, declaring the mediation highly successful, administration officials are inclined to thing the results indicate failure. It will be but a matter of time, they declare, before the bugbear of intervention will loom up again. Today administration officials fear for the safety of Americans and 'Other foreigners in Mexico. The warning to British subjects by Sir Lionel Garden urging them to leave Mexico at the earliest possible moment was sonsidered significant, but the full peril of the situation was revealed when the state department received a private dispatch from Senor De Oliveria, the Brazilian minister, advising the American government to take the same action with regard to its citizens. Officials here believe that conditions in Mexico are steadily growing worse, and that the situation not only in Fed eral but In rebel territory is on the' verge of general anarchy. Should mobs gain the upper hand, it is believed that they will soon vent their hatred for foreigners by wholesale pillage and murder. TROTH RFFir.UI S " k. PROMISE HEW HUE The assurance that the Beallview and Morton park car lines will be constructed as soon as possible was repeated by officials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company at Indianapolis yesterday to Charles W. Jordan and Mayor Robbins. The company has a gang of men placing tracks on the Main street hill, to be ready when the street is paved. When this work is completed, - the men will be started U work on North Nineteenth. Contractor Slick has the road ready for the street car company. The extension from the Nineteenth street railroad bridge to J street, the park entrance, will be built first and later negotiations probably will be ma"e for a new bridge over which to run the tracks. The railroad company, traction company and city will be affected by the cost of the bridge. Officials did not say when cars would be operated over the new lines. Tnere is little chance of operating on either extension this summer but probably before cold weather, both lines will be in readiness. 1

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