Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 356, 6 February 1908 — Page 1

RICHMOND FAXJLADIUM H AND SUN-TELEGRAM, vol. xxxi r. o. :;.(. KICII3IOXD, IMX, JIIIKSDAY LVLMNCi, 1 K Ulil A.RV 0, liH)S. SINGLE COPY, CKNTS.

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ROBBERS GAINED ENTRANCE INTO THE MILTON BANK BUILDING EARLY THIS MORNING AND THREE CHARGES WERE EXPLODED IN THE ATTEMPT TO FORCE OPEN THE BIG VAULT.

THOUSANDS III CO IN THE BIG BANK SAFE ATM TIME Robbers Were About to Set Off the Fourth Charge of Dynamite When They Were Warned. Telephone operator aroused residents. Miss Alice Nuston of Cambridge City Spread Alarm And Men Armed to the Teeth Responded. MEN CAME TO RICHMOND. THE RIG WHICH THEY STOLE TO MAKE THEIR GETAWAY AFTER DETECTION WAS FOUND IN THIS CITY THIS MORNING. NO CLUE TO IDENTITY. It Is Supposed That the Work Was Done by Residents of Western Wayne County, But There Is Nothing to Substantiate This. A bold attempt was made this morning about 1 :".o o'clock to rob the vault of the Farmer's National bank of Mil ton. The noise made by the robbers in blowing the outer door of the safe lilarmed the community and caused the! robbers to hurriedly depart without se curing one cent of the thousands of i dollars which were within the vaults. After leaving the bank the robbers, supposed to be live in number, stole a Jiorse and phaeton belonging to Frank Morris, a rural mail carrier, who lives just a short distance from the bank. About. ! o'clock this morning the stolen horse and rig v ere found in the l.arn of Professor Morris. Northwest fcVventh street. The thieves had placed the outfit there at an early hour. An Intercepted message over a party telephone line warned tin- robbers that tneir operations had been discovered pud that the citizens were arming themselves to give battle. After several people living near the bank had heen awakened from their slumbers l)y three distinct, explosions, occurring Rt Intervals of about, five minutes. Miss Alice Nuston, a telephone operator at Cambridge City, was notified that robbers were at work in thii Farmer's National hank and she was asked to Hound the alarm in Milton by telephone. One of the men who Miss Nuston succeeded in arousing, telephoned to a friend who is on the same party line that the bank is. In response to this call a voice answered and wanted to know what the trouble was. The Voice was told that robbers were in the bank and for him to arm himself and Join the posse. "Alright" replied the oice. which was that, of one of the jobbers, and lie laughed grimly before arging up the receiver. It is needless to say that after receiving this warning the bank robbers lost no time in making a hurried departure. Ten minutes after they had stolen the Morris rig and had rapidly driven out of town in the direction of Cambridge City, men armed with shotguns, revolvers and other kinds of veapona began surrounding the bank, but to their great disgust found that the thieves had departed. It is not known who the robbers are. but they are thought to be residents cf the west end of the county. Ou arriving in Milton last night they broke Into a blacksmith shop and secured tools with which they pried opeu the front door of the bank. After gaining entrance, the main door of the safe was dynamited three times before it could be opened. Shortly after the third explosion the robbers departed. At the time of their departure they had Just made preparations for blowing the vault door. Two of the gang did the dynamiting while the three other member? stood guard outside the bank. J.-avid.Mugent states that the third explosion awoke him and. going to his Window, he saw the three sentinals standing guard outside the building. '"1 could have shot tluni easily, hut I l ad r.o gnu in th. house." said Mr. lugent. The three explosions ujh-

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L siderably wrecked the interior of the bank. Two large holes were blown in the ceiling and all the glass windows and partitions were blown to atoms. .Milton people are loud in their praises of the cool little telephone operator, Miss Xuston. But for her prompt work in alarming the counnunj ity there is no doubt but that the robj hers would have been successful in looting the safe vault of the thousands of dollars deposited in it. IBy the fact, that Hie Morris rig were discovered on Northwest Seventh street, it is known that the thieves came directly to this city after leaving Milton, but it is thought, that they succeeded in setting a train or interurban car out of this city. CONFERENCE IN MAY Date Was Fixed Yesterday For Event in Buenos Ayes. Washington, Feb. 6 At a meeting of the Governing Board of the Bureau of American Republics yesterday, presided over by Secretary Hoot and attended by nearly all of the members in this city, it was decided that, the fourth Pan-American conference should be held in the city of Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic:. May 25, .1910. The date was selected to commemorate the achievement of independence by the South American Republic.1?. BALLOT IN VAIN FOR IJ. S. SENATOR Kentucky Legislature Still in Deadlock. Frankfort, Ky Feb. (!. The senate land house in joint session took a I formal ballot for United States sena tor without result yesterday. The ballot follows: Beckham, ."'.: Bradley, r.S: Black, burn. 1: McCreary. ;;: Allen, -J; E. M. Plexner. 1. LITTLETON GOES SOUTH ON SOJOURN Harry Will Remain in Matteawan. New York, Feb. 6. Martin V. Lit tleton, Harry Kendall Thaw 's at tor-j ney has gone South for a two months i soioiim After a ce-mffrrrifn with Mrs; ! Thaw, Harry s mother decided two take no action in securing his release from Matteawan until Littleton's return. ARIES. BLOCKADE Ship Which Served in War Is No More. Civil Philadelphia, Pa.. Feb. 6. Fire today destroyed the steamship Aries, a blockade runner during the civil war lying at pier. Three tramps are supposed to have caused the fire and it is believed they perished asleep in the hold. SUGAR EXPERT UNDERJDICTMENT He With Seven Others Defrauded Government. New York. Feb. 6. Earnest W. Gerbroeht. chief expert for the American Sugar Refining company and seven cuhers were indicted for defrauding the government out of millions in the last fifien years by manipulation of the scales in Wiliianifbui's Fier,

WILLS DIVORCE

HEARING OCCUPIES

TIME OF COURT Attorneys Ask That the Case Be Heard Before a Special Judge as Fox Was Prejudiced Against Defendant. JOHNSON HAS TILT WITH PLAINTIFF'S SON. Young Man Told Mother That Attorney Would Get all Her Money and Johnson Grew Angry. In the circuit court this morning. Attorneys Bobbins and Feemster in the case, of Flora E. Wills against John B. Wills, for divorce, presented a petition to have the case heard before a special judge, avering that Judge Fox was prejudiced in favor of the plaintiff. Judge; Fox immediately appointed John L. Rupe special judge. Before Mr. Bupe. Attorney H. U. Johnson for the plaintiff, asked that she be granted an allowance of ." per week, and that his fee of .lx be paid by the defendant. Mr. Johnson argued that the- plan tiff is financially una We to support herself or to pay her attorney's fee. Mr. Bobbins for the defense stated that it was satisfactory to pay the plaintiff an allowance, but he objected to the payment of Mr. Johnson's fee. He said that the total value of all of Wills' property did not exceed js.'KMh. and that he was indebted this amount and that judgments amounting to Hoo had been obtained against him. Yesterday afternoon an exciting scene took place in the court room. While the parties to the suit were awaiting the arrival of Judge Fox, F. C. Wills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wills, advised his mother to withdraw her petition for divorce. He told her that Mr. Johnson would get all the money she had and that Robbins & Feemster would get &11 the money his father had. This statement caused an explosion on the part of Mr. Johnson, and it looked for a minute or two as though the attorney would assault voting Wills. "You can't knock me down even though you can knock your mother and your wife down." said Mr. Johnson, assuming a beligerent attitude. Me ti.en proceeded to give young v ills a thorough tongue lashing. Wills took to his heels and vanished from the court room. CEDARSPHEHGSOPENS Event Will Be Next June When Stock Company Takes Charge of Resort. ALBERT MOREL, PRESIDENT A stock company with a capital stock of SIomXio has just, been organized to taKe control of the Cedar Springs, O., health resort and to place the Navaho water on the market. This company includes several Richmond and Dayton business men. holders of the new company, Albert Morel ot Richmond was elected president. Charles McHenry of Dayton, vice president, and Harry Thornburg of Richmond, secretary and treasurer. Mr. McHenry will act as general manager and a Mr. Dean of Chicago will manage the hotel. He is said to be an experienced hotel man. Mr. Morel will have charge of the Navaho water department. The hotel will be placed in firstclass condition and will open for business sometime next June. It is understood that the hotel will be kept open both winter and summer FELL AND FRACTURED ARM Was Visiting Her Neice East of The City. Mrs. Mary E. Baumer, COS North 21st street who has been visiting her neice, Mrs. Grant Larsh, east of the city, fell and broke her arm. She is getting along nicely. THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair in south, clearing In the north portion: Thursday colder, with high northwest winds; Friday fair. OHIO Snow and colder Thursday night and colder Thursday......

night with high west to northwest j Robert M. Quicley requests all meruwinds; Friday fair lo be pie&ent.

CARPENTER KILLED HIS L1TTLE DAUGHTER Then Turned Gun on Himself Was Insane.

Chicago, Feb. ti. Gustave Walsted. a carpenter today shot and killed bis daughter, Helen, aged nine, then killed himself. He was insane at the time of the shooting. ROOSEVELT WANTS LI Suggests Amendment to Sherman Law. Washington. I). C, Feb. . -The president's plans to circumvent, the decision of the supreme court in which it held that the labor union conspiracy is in restraint, of trade. He suggests an amendment to the Sherman law-, to specifically except labor unions from its operation, also compulsory arbitration. He will recommend this to both in a message to const ess. FIVE SUITS FILED Kibbey and Company Are Defendants in Complaints On Account. TWO PREVIOUS SUITS FILED Five more suits against the Frank Kibbey and company today in the circuit court. The demands made on the local haberdashery in these latest suits amounts to a total of $;75. The demands made in the. two previous suits amount to a total of $1,100. The titles of the suits filed today are: The Guyer Hat company against Kibbey and company, on notes and account. Demand $o."0. John J. Roche nnd Frank ,T. Croll against Kibbey and company, on account. Demand $100. Corliss, Coon and company against Kibbey and company, on account. Demand $2r. James R. Kciser auainst Kibbey and company, on account. Demand ST.". Hutchins & Potter company against Kibbev nnd company, on account. Demand $100. im ISSUfS HEW RULING Says Women to Court Cannot Smoke. St. Petersburg, Feb. 6. The czarina issued orders today forbidding the women who have entree to court from smoking. The custom has prevailed for a hundred years. It caused a consternation society. MOTHER U3GED SON MILL FATHER Young Lad Fired With Probably Fatal Effect. Boniray. Fla., Feb. 0. J. A. Strickland, a planter, was probably fatally shot by his 12-year-old son this niornii.g. The boy admits to the crime. He says his mother promised him a horse and buggy if he would kill his father. He shot at him through the window. ROOSEVELT AGAIN DECLINES INVITATION Will Not Attend Monument Dedication. Washington. D. C. Feb. 0. President Roosevelt lias repeated his declination of the invitation to deliver the address at the unveiling of the monument to General Harrison at Indianapolis. The monument commission was not content with his first declination and held the matter eipen, hoping that he would reconsider. DRUM CORPS MEETS. There will be a meeting of the Richmond bugle and drum corps at the Gennett theatre Sunday afternoon. February 9 at two o'clock. President

HBOR UNIONS EXCEPTED

BRITISH CRUISER ORDERED TO THE PACIFIC COAST

A Fleet Composed of Eleven Vessels Will Rove About the North Pacific When American Fleet Reaches Frisco. EXPERTS SEE MOVE TO

FULFIL BRITISH TREATY.; '7 , ' 1 oday Admiral Evans gave a recep j tion on board his llausl.ii. the Conr.ec- ; ticut. It is expected that all preparaEngland Will Remain True tojtion t,r saiims win be ...mpi.t,- b ... . ,. . .. i this evening, and that the American

understanding txisung Between the Slant Eyed Men And That Country. NO EXPLANATION IS GIVEN. NAVAL EXPERTS DENY HOWEVEVER THAT INVASION OF AMERICAN WATERS IS TO AID JAPANESE IN CASE OF WAR. WILL AMERICA ASK WHY? Eight Years Ago When Great Britain Made a Similar Move, Congress Called Upon the Powerful Nation For an Explanation. Halifax, N. Feb. ('.. England has ordered the famous Fourth squadron of 11 warships to Esquimalt, its naval base on the Pacific in British Columbia. When the squadron shall have arrived the British fleet at Esquimau will consist of 1" cruisers whose guns will command every seaport city of the states of Washington and Oregon and will be within two days' sail of San Francisco bay. No explanation of England's reason of sending the big fleet to the United hiates sea frontier is vouchsafed by the admiralty. Naval experts here and in I-ondon do not deny, however, that Grc-at Britain is preparing to fulfill part of her treaty alliance with Japan j in the event however remolt that the United States and Japan become involved in war EsauimaK. situated at the southern

end of Vancouver Island, which the place in the contest but this year he Straits of San Juan de Fuca cut off U).S with a new subject and more from the mainland of Washington ; ratioII u v:inm,ish all his opstate, is England's Gibraltar in Amer-; iea. Its fortifications are well nigh : lon,nt-s' impregnable. As a Pacific naval base! Delegations from the seven insntuit is unexcelled. But for the past four tions that compose the Indiana State years Great Britain "nas been content Oratorical association are in Indiana

to harbor only two cruisers there the Algerine and the Shearwater. Now she has determined to denude her West Indian possessions of warships in order to bring within the sha dows of the States the strongest fict she has ever marshaled in American waters. The fourth squadron consists of the Indefatigable-. Brilliant, Cressy, Euryalus and Ilogue. with six other cruis

ers of the county type-all compara- Hanover and Kat lham. lively modern and each equipped with. Notre Dame Strong. two nine-inch guns, twelve six-inch : , ... ... i t- . Joseph Bovl who represents Notre guns, besides subsidiary armaments. 1 The advices say that the transfer of Dame will have for his subject "Christhe fleet to Esquimalt will be made tianity and the.' World's Peace." East leisurely, in the same manner, on a ,ear Edward F. Flvnn. who represent-

small scale, as that in which the Atlantic fleet is now pursuing its course to San Francisco and Manila. Unless untoward events change the admiralty's plans in the meantime, the fleet w ill arrive at Esquimalt about the first day of May. On its fact the Esquimalt propaganda is to be described as nothing more 1'ortentious or menacing than the revival of the British Pacific squadron, which was abolished four years aKO. when Sir John Fisher signalized hi.i accession to the admiralty by the adoption of a polity of naval concer tration and withdrew both the littl:. squadron that had lain at Esquimalt and the Atlantic squadron from Hal i- j fax. j The Bi iti.sh naval organ here, in a ( fervid editorial on the plan, says thai 1 the government and the admiralty are to be congratulated upon their de-cision to send a powerful fleet to Esquimalt. ; Fight years ago. when a similar move ' was made by England, congress passed resolutions calling upon the navy de- : ! part ment for information of England's j intention, and the mere fortification of ; I Esquimalt harbor was made the sub-! i ject of diplomatic representations be tween Washington and London. GAY FESTIVITIES ; Mark the Visit of Our Fleet at Chile's I Southern Port. Punta Arenas. Strait of Magnellan. Feb. ". Festivities in honor of the officers and men of the visiting American fleet are furnishing Iunta Arenas with a degree of social activity thai has never befoie been witnessed in this southernmost city in the world. ?orae of the American officers eallel on the officers of the Chilean cruiser! Chacabuco yesterday forenoon, and in ; he evening 3 dinner was given on the jLmericau. battleship Mioneeota, a,

NEWMAN HAS RETURNED

TO HOME IN THIS CITY Well Known Attorney Has Recovered From Effects Of Operation. in ,,K.a,: J. . Newman, uu we;! Known loea! a''i. i lit y ol thi.- ri'y. who vv;is t:cU!ij 'o Indianapolis six week.- ago to tm ; de.go an .p.Tati.ui. r. turned to his j nome vesuii.uy. .mi. .Newman i in pro ins and will be ;ibU- u nHiiiJ t his duties toon. which the Chilean and English officers khms wm l.avc hoc Fri.k.v numm.;. EARLHAM HOPES TO WIN THE STATE ORATORICAL BATTLE Walter J. Miles Is Her Representative and He Is Stronger Than Last Year When He Secured Fifth Place. EIGHTY STUDENTS WENT TO CAPITAL CITY. They Will Do All Within Their Power to Aid Their Representative to Victory by College Yells and Songs. A body of the Earlham student.;, so in number went to Indianapolis this ist re rnoon to attend the state oratorileal contest in Caleb Mills hall this evemng. w auer n. . i,. w alter .woes uiv irrn-jiria-live of the college has every hope or wining the contest, this year and has ' been spending- much time on his ori at on. The delegation irom r,ai iiimui will render him eve ry assistance- m . . . r . .-...II. . 1. . : . . , . . . e.,. m-llt: 11 WW milt lli't1 men powtn, u. ..-, - ing. Last year Mr. Miles won the iifth polis to whoop it up for their respective schools in the contest. Usually it is a noisy crowd that makes tinhall, the; liotel lobbies and t.H' streets rin!? college ye lls and songs. The institutions composing the association and which will be represented by orators in the contest are Notre Dame, DePauw, Wabash, Butler, Franklin. ed Notre Dame, won first place in the contest, and this is pednted t' as

an indication thai, that unive rsity will that a Republican ought to be anpoin--be strong in this year s contest. d to fill the vacancy thus caused, for It was said that DePauw would send the reason that Mr. Taggart was clecta delegation of probably '' to root c-d t' the office by the Republican of and yell for Chester Jewett, the orator this city, as was als his honor the

of that colle-ge. mayor, as it is well Known and underi Butler will lr represente-d by a girl stood. j orator, and it is said that she; will be -Now that a vacancy has occurred in i fully a Mo to main, am the reputation such oTice. which by right belongs to of her sx for talking. ' The Present the Republicans of the city, advantai:! Crisis'" will be- h-r Mihjtc. Miss Jen- out-lit not to Ik- taken, of the condition j ny I,' is a graduate of I,o.- Aug .ies which exists, whereby the rnaor bur .tigh sc.iool. It is said that. Butler the appointing power under thei Jaw to students have Im-cu holding daily mass- til the office with an appointee of dif- , meetins;s at which they split the air Cerent pejlities:. with practice ye-ils. -The eemr.cil does nct wish to b

From Other Colleges. W. H. Einn. a junior, will spe ak for Wabash. "Thi- Individual and His. Party" being his subject. Linn won first prize in the- freshman declamation contest two years age. He is a member of ihe Phi IX-lta Theta fraternity. The Franklin delegation is expected to make about as much neise as I)ePauw, because Franklin has a girl orator entered in the contest. She is Miss Georgia Lewis, one of the most prominent girls in student life at Franklin. The subject of her oration .ias not been given out. Out of the West conies Hanover's contestant. John S. Burnes was born in Idaho, where he attended the common schools and the State Normal. He has been in Hanover since 1&03. He represented Hanover in th contest last year. BODY WAS FOUND. Nw York. Ftb. Fto2cq stiff and scarcely marked bv the fire, the bodv or fireman Frank E. Glinfon was found on th- sce ne of the Worth tree- fire this m'uiiiiig. He perished neu j Tuday,

MERRILL WILL

or TUT linT PITV DL I (IE II LA I bill CLERK OFRICHMOHD Although His Appointment Was Apparently Disliked by Council, in Special Session It Will Accept Him. TOOK PAINS TO DRAW UP RESOLUTIONS. Members Desired in Some Tangible Way to Show to That They Desired Republi can Instead of Democrat. MERRILL SWORN TODAY. AS SOON AS HE MAKES ARRANGEMENTS WITH BONDING COM. PAN Y HE WILL TAKE CHARGE OF CLERK'S OFFICE. RECOGNITION COMES SOON. At the Next Meeting of Council, Merrill Will Receive the Crtwn at The Hands of the City Fathers Taggart Is Not Clerk. Although council at a special 1111 cting held last evening refused to confirm the appointment of Clifford W. Merrill as successor to John K. Taggart. city clerk, and adopted a re-solution presented by Councilman Deuker to (he effect that a Republiean should, be appointed to nil the vacancy, this action on the part of council was lor the sole purpose of placing the city lathers on record as being opposed I t appointment (,f a Democrat as city clerk. After adopting the Deuker res olution council adjourned to consider the appointment of Merrill at the next ! reirular session, at which tin Merr.s al,nointmoiit will be conflrmcd. rjj. Knowing that council will take this . action at its next meeting, Mr. Merrill ws today sworn in as city clerk and ci r-oou lie iiiuiies ui i.i iiKeuitMM s with a bonding companv to furnish Ins . . . .. . m.u. Mi. I t . .... : 1 1 ...in . . i t.. i j .1 j ..! mi win noi icuuer nis resignation i as a member of the board T,f public : works until council has confirmed his appoiniment as city clerk. ; City Attorney T. J. Study state that ! Taggart is no longer c ity clerk, notv. ithstanding the fact that when he tendered his resignation it was with the understanding thai h would nr. retire from office until his siiccior i had be-cn appointed and the :ipMint- ' ment confirmed by i;ie council. lbclaims resignation was effective then. When Me rrill informed Taguai t this morning that he intended assuming ' the duties of city clerk as soon as he i secured his bond. Taggart replied. "Co ahead and do it if yon can." It Is probat,P that Taggart will refuse to giv; up his efli-e until Merrill's appointment has bee n continued by council, in which event it is not known what action Mr. Merrill will take. At the council me-eting last evening the following resolution was presented by Council Deuker: "Resolved by the common council of the- city of Richmond that a va,anry havinir occurred in the office of citv clerk by the resignation of John F. Taggart. it is the sense of this council unde-rstixKl as making any objection to ! ni-'" "'' :' or w ill receive the appointment, which is personal, but to express our sense of the proprieties and the n-atf-r of jolitical and alestrait justice, as above indicated." After ibis resolution had been real by Actir.g Clerk Otto Williams and adopted. Councilman Von Fein mad a motion to adjourn and consider th matter further at the nxt council meeting. Mr. Merrill. In the meantime, acting as city clerk. Mr. Study arose to explain that Mr. Merrill could not act in this capacity, but he was interrupted by Councilman BarteJ, wfco arose to a point of order. Council then voted to adjourn. After this action had been taken Councilmen Von Fein. Deuker, McXiahan. Leftwick. and Enelebert spoke. Their remarks were to the effect that they hae nothing personal against Mr. Merrill, in fact they thought that he would make a good clerk, but that it was unjust for th- ( mayor to appoint Merrill or any oihe j Democrat. S Mr. Engiebert said that at thf last municipal election the Democrat bad entered into an agreement vlih. tha