Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 218, 9 September 1907 — Page 1

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y ICHMOOT) A H A1MP SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPr, 2 CEXTS. .VOL,. XXXII. NO. 218. RICII3IOXD, IXD., 3IOXDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9,1907.

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KILLER RY A TRAIN AT HEW PARIS, 0. Well Known Woman Was Struck While Out Taking a Walk With a Friend and Her Death Was Instantaneous. MISS CARRIE WHITAKER HAD A NARROW ESCAPE. Mrs. Raney Was the Wife of The Publisher of the Mirror And Was Popular Leaves Three Small Children. New Paris, O., Sept. 9. Mrs. Arch It. Raney, wife of the publisher of the Mirror, was instantly killed and Miss Carrie Whitaker, a well known teach er in the high school, was severely injured Sunday evening by Pennsyl vania train No. 11, which passes through this place at 6:16 o'clock. It was one of the most sad and most shocking accidents that has ever tak en place here and the effect of It is felt by the entire community. Mrs. Raney and Miss Whitaker were out walking near the Pennsyl vania depot and had stopped at the road crossing while an east-bound freight train passed and immediately attempted to cross the tracks, not noticing the passenger train approaching from the east and which wa3 go ing at a rapid rate, as it does not stop at this place, merely whistling for the crossing. The engineer blew the whistle and immediately applied the air, but the two women seemed not to notice the approaching train, pre sumably thinking the sounds all came from the freight train which had just passed. Miss Whitaker states that she does not remember hearing the nassenger train. Mrs. Raney and Miss Whitaker were walking side by side when the engine struck them and knocked them several yards. It is believed that Mrs. Raney died instantly as her neck was broken, her back broken and her left arm broken at the shoulder. Miss Whitaker Is not badly injured and will recover. The right side of her face is bruised, her right eye blackened and two teeth loosened and she is also suffering from the terrible ner tous shock attendant upon her own narrow escape from death and the death of Mrs. Raney. Three Motherless Children. Mrs. Raney was 32 years old and is survived by her husband and three children, ranging in age from four to ten. two little girls and a boy. Her maiden name was Lillian Arthur and her home was at Portland, Ind., where the Raneys formerly resided and where Mr. Raney was in the newspap er business before coming to New Taris. The deceased was popular in New Paris,, she and her husband having been received into membership in the best known- organizations and clubs and the latter having also been honored with the mayoralty and membership on the school board. The three children were not at home at the time of the accident but were at Portland on a visit to their grandparents, Mrs. Rmey's parents. They were brought to New Paris today by their grandparents and the scene at the RAney home was of the most pathetic nature. , Coroner Pryor of Eaton was here last night and began an investigation of the accident, which he continued today at Camden, wnere he questioned the members of the train crew. Engineer McGrew was in charge of the engine. He was also in charge of the engine that struck the party of Richmond people a few years ago, killing Miss Mamie Hill, John Moore and Charles Shera. The funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Raney will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Methodist church and will be conducted by the Rev.. Mr. Grauser. The re mains will be taken to Portland on the afternoon train and will be taken directly from the train to the cemetery. GOOD DIGESTION IS : . ONE OFJEQUISITES Want Twenty-four Young Men To Experiment On. SALT-PETRE PRESERVATIVE Urbana. Ills., Sept. !. Wanted twenty-four young men with good dig st Ion. for salt petre squad. This "ad" will attract attention. The university of Illinois will maintain a class one year to investigate the effect of salt petre as a preservative of meat. A large house has been secured for the squad and strivt discipline will be observed. Comparisons will be made and the result published at the end of the year. The Packers association will pay for rent and fu1

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Ferdinand Pinney Earle, New York artist, bidding good-bye to Mrs. F. P. Earle, the wife from whom he separated in order that he could marry another woman whom he designates as his "affinity." There was absolutely no display of emotion, as Mrs. Earle sailed for her home in France, taking with her her two-year-old boy. She thought the separation a logical course, and was contented to have her liberty, as well as to see her husband happy with the woman who supplanted her in his affections. In the center of the picture Is shown Victor K. Earle, the artist's brother. ....

GEORGE L. WEAST MEXICAN WAR VET He Served for Twenty-two Months in the Struggle Of the Forties. ALSO IN THE CIVIL WAR. AT THE AGE OF SEVENTY-NINE, MR. WEAST IS STILL ACTIVE IN THE WORK OF THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT. Since an article recently appeared to the effect that Joshua Hunt of this city is the only survivor of the Mexican war in Richmond, another applicant for the honor has come forth In the person of George L. Weast, second man in the postal department at the lo cal Pennsylvania station.. .. 1 Mr. Weast, who has lived in Rich mond for several years,. . enlisted for service in the Mexican war, in a Virginia regiment on .December IS, 184t, and served until August .3, 18-48. He was under Gen. Taylor,, and Early, of Mexican fame, was his major. Thus Mr. Weast saw 22 months of service In the Mexican war. - He is able to narrate many Interesting experiences dur ing his service and has most of the movements of that conflict at tongue's end. . , Mr. Weast is .also a civil war veter an, enlisting the first time in the SC.th Indiana, and re-enlisting in the 147th. He has - the remarkable -distinction of not having received a " single wound during his several years' service for Uncle Sam. . ' In November, 1870, he entered the United States mail service and with the exception of four -or five years, has been actively engaged in the postal department. He Is now 7! years of age, but Is as active as he was at " years. His position calls for night -work, and few men at his age 'would care to undertake it. Mr. Weast's record is not only one of distinction for his Mexican war service, but he holds the honor of being the old est Red Man in Indiana, having joined that order in - 1ST2. He is modest about his distinction and avoids newspaper notoriety. ' MASKED BURGLAR IS GUILTYJQF TORTURE Tried to Make Aged Couple Tell of. Money. AN ARREST WAS MADE. Lincoln. Ills.. Sept. O. A masked burglar last night tortured Warren Manday and wife five hours by burning their feet with matches. His ob ject was to make them tell where their money was secreted. Bloodhounds this morning caused the arrest of Al bert Wehr, said to be an ex-convict. Wehr denies guilt.

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Si"? 7 MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE RECENTLY This Section Has Become Notable for Them. MANY OF THEM ARE FATAL. This section of the country has become rather noted for the number of fatal accidents that have .- occurred within the past few days. .The past week a man was struck while at Eaton, O., and was brought to Reid hospital, where he died. Saturday, George E. Fredericks was killed by falling from a car at Cambridge City, and a man named Strait was killed on the C, C. & L.. at Losantsville. Sunday night R. J. Chapman was killed in the local yards and Mrs. Arch Raney was killed at New Paris. In addition there was a local wreck in which three persons were hurt and an automobile accident near Eaton In which four( were hurt and it has not teen very long since the Hagerstown wreck, in which one was killed and eight were hurt. MINISTERS RESUMED MONTHLY MEETINGS Election of Officers for Year Held. the COMMITTEES TO BE NAMED. A meeting of the Ministerial association was held this morning at Grace M. E. church," the first since its adjournment for the summer. After the accustomed devotional exercises, the election of officers for the new year resulted as follows: President, Rev. W. N. Nelson, of Grace church; vicepresident. Rev. M. Hobson, of the First United Brethren church; secretary and treasurer, the Rev. H. Robert Smith, of the First Baptist church. The various committees, which are appointed by the chair will be announced at the next meeting. ? RECORD FOJTPAST WEEK The Temperature Ranged From 46 to 86 Degrees. There were five partly clear days the past week, one clear and one cloudy. The precipitation amounted to .55 of an inch and the daily temperature, as kept by Walter Vossler at the waterworks pumping statibn, was as follows: Highest. Lowest Sept. 1 S6 57 Sept. 2 SI 64 Sept. 3 76 59 Septl 4 ....77 53 Sept. 5 .....73 53 Sept. 6 .74 46 Sept 7 ..71 . S2

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ft'??;- c ss 0 it CARRIED A BULLET; WAS 110 MPLAIIIT Raymond Steinbrink Hoped to Be Able to Keep Injury to Himself. SHOT WHILE: "HUNTING." PALLADIUM CARRIER BOY, WITH UNUSUAL NERVE, REPORTED FOR DUTY AS USUAL AND TOOK HIS PAPERS. For unadulterated heroism, little Raymond Steinbrink, an efficient Pal ladium carrier, is deserving of a Carnegie medal. Despite a bullet wound in his left thigh, this devoted "newsie" came to the Palladium office Saturday evening and, securing his 111 papers, delivered every one of them on hi3 route in the south end of the city, without disclosing to any one his Injuries. This is the way the accident happened. While Raymond and two other boys, Roy and Edgar ' Trakowski, were out "hunting-Saturday afternoon in Beallview park, a 22-calibre rifle which young Steinbrink was carrying, was accidentally discharged and the bullet entered his left thigh, just missing the b5ne, and passing out the other side. The boys do not know just why the accident occurred, but as near as Raymond can. tell, the gun was on the ground and he picked it up with the muzzle towards him, and in some unknown manner the weapon was discharged. ' Not - taking his injury seriously, young Steinbrink came to the Palladi um office at the usual time, secured his papers and departed without confiding to any one the accident he had met with. - He, however, admitted to some of the other carrier boys that he did not feel well, and the boys say that he was pale. ' , - It was not until he had finished his route and returned home that the intense pain conquered his grit and forced him to tell his father of his wound. A physician was called at once and the wound was dressed. Dr. Krueger states that unless some complication sets in the wound will not cause any trouble. The physician, in discussing the affair, stated that had the bullet entered an inch higher, It would In all probability have produced a wound from which the boy could not have re-' covered. WOODMEN BEGIN SEASON. i There Will Be Work on Ten Candidates This Evening. After a rest of several weeks the Modern Woodmen will resume their work this evening and have a class of ten candidates for the first degree. An active season Is ahead of the lodge. THE WEATHER PROPHET, INDIANA AND OHIO Tuesday fair; light to fresh northwest winds.

JUVENILE GANG IS

AGAIN III TROUBLE The Police Are Powerless to Do Anything With Boys Who Cause Trouble. JUVENILE COURT INACTIVE. KROMA BOY,. WHO IS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH A THEFT, GIVES THE POLICE SOME "VALUABLE INFORMATION. Rudolph Kroma, a Mhlrteen-year-old lad whose two older brothers are pris oners at the Jeffersonville reformato ry, is a candidate for the Plainfield reform school. Rudolph is a member of a juvenile gang that gives the police more trouble than all the older offend ers combined. The latest escapade of this gang was the stealing of two dozen bottles of beer from a cold storage plant. The boys implicated in the theft are "Rudy", Kroma, "Ked" Burden, "Ching" Loftus and "Crackers" Hart. After stealing the beer the lads drank two bottles and hid the rest. which were recovered by the police. All the boys have been given curtain lec tures by Chief Bailey for their latest escapade Kroma receiving his this morning. It apparently had about as much effect as a rebuke to a corpse. The juvenile court persists in refusing to send these boys to the reform school so all the police can do is to lecture them. However, Kroma is a fugitive from an Indianapolis orphanage and he probably will be punished by sending hjm back there. in tne course 01 nis conversauun with Kroma, Chief Bailey gleaned some valuable information. The most im portant item of information given out bv Kroma. was the fact that Dan Riley, formerly of this city, and the most no torious juvenile crook in this part of the country, was a recent visitor in Richmond. Kroma stated that while Riley was here he saw him enter a house In the north end of the city by means of a bkeleton Key. Riley secur ed some money and other things as his loot. When Riley left town, Kroma stated he had on him. Kroma went to Springfield, O., with Riley, Chick Eberhardt, an ex-cowboy, and a lad called "Tough." Kroma stated that he was "shook" in Springfield by his companions. He was arrested there after a week's stay and returned to Richmond. The beer was stolen by the boys before Kroma went to Spring field. "Where is Riley now?" Chief Bailey asked Kroma. "He went to Columbus, O., and the police chased him out of there. I was told that he went from Columbus to St. Louis," Kroma replied. The first of this year Kroma went to Scott Hiser, representative here of the Indianapolis orphanage, and stat ed he wanted to get a job in the country. Hiser told him that he would send him to the Indianapolis orphanage and that the officials there would get him a place to work. "How long will it take? Kroma asked. "Maybe two days and maybe twp years," Hiser answered. Kroma states that after spending ten days at the home he got discouraged so he and another boy took French leave, walking all the way from Indianapolis to Richmond. "What did you steal enroute?" asked the chief. "Nothing but a thermometer," Kroma replied. "How did you break Into the cold storage to steal the beer?" Kroma was asked. "Just like we break into a freight car," he answered. " 'Cracker' Hart held the lock while I. broke it with a stone." "Will some one tell me what to do with this gang of terrible infants," Chief Bailey laughed dlscourogedly. "If they were to be sent to the Plainfield reformatory I believe they would steal the institution. That Dan Riley is a nice associate for them what he can't tell them about the fine art of burelarv is not worth knowing." I How The Vote Stands

BOYS. CaroI'Adams, Hagerstown 81,431 Sylvester Hamilton 72,038 Anthony Hafner 63,171 Nathan Mills , .. .. .. 23.005 Leo Medearis 16,121 Walter Anderson (Fountain City)., 12.120 Leo King 7,629 Fred Palmer (Williamsburg) 6,618 Russell Brehm 5,673 Alvln A. Keller 4,533 Henry Schneider 4,078 Geo. Weller (R. R. No. 1) 1,607 Chauncey Burr 1,548 Earl Miller ...... ... t 1,033 Howard Hartzler 114 Robert McDaniel 110 Noel Matthews 74 Elmer Colvin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Elmer Piohe 21 Fred Ward (Lynn) 19 Harry P. Thomas (Cambridge City)... 10 Francis Brooke (Greensfork) 7 Ralph Gault 6 Peter Lichtenfels 5 GIRLS. Mary Morrow CS.S69 Mary E. Harmeier 37,915 Ellen Dickinson 5,329 Irene Crull (Greensfork) 3,064 Pearl Rothennal , 2,038 Doris Monroe ... ... ..... 75

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Antonio Forgone, black hand criminal, and his victim, Mrs. Lorenzo Nicolino, whom in his attempt to murder after she refused to pay $100 which he demanded, he badly slashed with a knife. Forgone, who is said to be one of the most desperate blackmail oper ators in New York, was captured after a wild auto chase. MUNICIPAL CONCERT DRAWS J-ARGE CROWD Selection From Operas Heard At the Glen. MEMBERSHIP IS ENLARGED. As usual, a large crowd attended the municipal concert at Glen'MITIer Sun day afternoon, given by the Richmond City band. Ten numbers were play ed, all of the selections being from new operas. A feature of the concert was a cornet solo by Robert Wilson with band accompaniment, the selec tion being, Weber's Poco Impror.tu. The solo was greatly appreciated by the audience and the general expression was that the concerts would be materially strengthened if more solo numbers were on the programs. The membership of 'the band has been materially augmented by the addition of a Helicon tuba, which is played by Rudolph Weisbrodt. The instrument is very large and is an octive below the regular tuba horn. By this addition the bass end of the band has been greatly strengthened. Next Sunday afternoon the band will play selections from other well known operas. ARE ASSISTING PORTER. Hagerstown Men Busy at the State Fair This Week. Hagerstown, Ind., Sept. 9 Knode Porter has quite a staff ' of helpers from this place to assist him with his duties at the, State fair this week. They are Manny Pitts, Bennett Weaver, Nelson Thornburg. Frank Brant, Thomas Murry, Terry Walker, L. M. Pierce and Will Richter. Will Abbott, assisted by Gates Davis will serve lunch for the members of the fair board. In Pony-Cart Contest

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SQUEEZED!) DEATH Jay Roy Chapman Caught Be tween Cars and His Life Was Crushed Out. CRIES WERE AGONIZING. YOUNG CHAPMAN CAME TO RICHMONO FROM PORTLAND, IND, AND WAS BOTH EFFICIENT AND WELL LIKED. Jay Roy Chapman, a (r Inspector in the local Panhandle yards, was Killed Sunday night about S:30 o'clock in the east yards. . While passing between two cars on a cut of freight cars, he was caught by the sudden slack of the train and his lifo was literally squeezed out. When Chapman saw his impending; danger he frantically strove to escape deafc and his agonizing cries were heard by several other employes in the vicinity of the accident, but before they could come to his rescue, his lifo had been crushed out between the bumpers of the cars. Chapman had not been In the employ of the company a great while, but since his connection with the local yards he had been a most efficient train-man. Although but 21 years of age, he stood almost six feet and weighed approximately 200 pounds and was a splendid specimen of physical manhood. Chapman was Quite a favorite among the employes and his shocking death created much sympathy. Young Chapman came to this city from Portland, Ind., and was the son of Uriah Chapman, residing fourteen miles northeast of that place. He was unmarried, and had been boarding at 828 North F street. The body was immediately removed to the morgue at Downing's and F. A. Straley, undertaker at Portland, arrived in the city this morning and returned with the remains at 2:50 o'clock this afternoon. Chapman is survived by his father and mother, two sisters and one brother, all residing in or near Portland. STARTED AFTER OIIE BUT T00KJW0 AWAY Unusual Experience of Undertaker Straley. CHAPMAN-RANEY DEATHS. F. A. Straley, an undertaker fr6m Portland, Ind., who came to the city this morning to secure the body of Jay Roy Chapman, the young man who was killed in the Pennsylvania yards, Sunday night, had rather an unusual experience. After being notified to come to Richmond, he had Just a few : minutes in which to catch the train, and just as be arrived at the station at Portland, a message was thrust Into his hand from Arch Raney, of New Paris, notifying him of the sad death of Mrs. Raney, and requesting him to come at once to New Paris, and ac- -company the body of Mrs. Raney to Portland, her former home. Undertak er Straley returned to Portland with the mutilated bodies of both young Chapman and Mrs. Raney. EXAMINATIONS FOR PUPILS. Principals Ellabarger and Helronimus Ready to Consult Pupils This Week. A special examination for Irregular students and for those who have made up work during the vacation, as well as for those desiring advanced standing In their classes, will be held at the office of Superintendent Mott at the Garfield school on Wednesday and Thnrsday mornings of this week at 8:30 o'clock. New students In the city desiring to enter the public schools next v,eek should call at the office of the super intendent In the Garfield school for classification and entrance cards this week. Principals D. R. Ellabarger of the high school and N. Helronimus of Garfield school will be in their respective offices on Wednesday morning and each morning thereafter from 8:30 to 11:30 for consultation with all who desire to arrange for special pro- . grams of work or to consult about their course of study. CROWD AT FAIR GROUNDS. Eighteen Hundred to Two Thousand People Watch Preparations. Eaton, O., Sept. 9 Although the Preble county fair does not get a good start until Tuesday, a crowd estimated at from 1,800 to 2.000 people visited the grounds, Sunday, witnessing the arrival of horses, cattle, shows, etc SOCIAL EVENTS AT EATON, O. Eaton, O., Sept. 9 -Miss Bertha Filbert entertained at bridge Saturday afternoon. Prizes were awarded Mrs. N. A. Hiestand and Mrs. A. J. Hiestand. Mrs. C. W. Eidson was the hostess at a bridge party this afternoon.