Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 94, 9 February 1910 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAIXABIUM

TEE AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 94. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEI5KUARY i, l!HO. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. FRANK COFFIN IS HELD AT MEMPHIS ON LOCAL CHARGE MORE EFFICIENCY IS RECOMMENDED Oil POLICE FORCE YANKEE IS KILLED BOY STRIVES TO SECURE EREEDOM FOR HIS FATHER Two Principals in Two Big Damage Suits Louisiana Soldier of Fortune In Nicaragua, Dies in Battle.

Wan, Thought to Be a Fugitive Salesman of This City, Surrenders to the Authorities Yesterday.

SAID HE WAS TIRED OF BEING FUGITIVE And He Informed Tennessee Sheriff That He Was Wanted in Indiana on an Embezzlement Charge. iPalladium Special) Memphis. Tenn., Feb. :. A man giving the name of Frank Coffin yesterday afternoon entered the office of the sheriff in this city, and submitted to arrest. .His act was purely volun tary. He said that he was wanted in Indiana on an embezzlement charge and that he was tired of continual efforts to avoid arrest. It is believed the man is wanted iit Richmond, Ind., and. at his request, is being held pending the arrival of an officer, who will take him to Indiana. STOLE FROM EMPLOYERS. Frank Coffin a Local Traveling Man and Has Been a Fugitive. If the man held at Memphis, referred to in the above dispatch, is Frank Coffin of this city, it is quite probable that he will be returned to Richmond to answer a charge of embezzlement, preferred by the Pogue, Miller & Company, local hardware jobbers, which firm had employed Coffin gome months, prior to his flight, as a traveling salesman. It is understood that Coffin appropriated money belonging to the firm to the amount of over $200. The local police made an effort to locate him after the affidavit was filed, but without success. He was last seen at Dayton, O. After leaving that city, several weeks ago, he was known to have visited other Ohio cities, then all trace of him was lost. Coffin Is very well known in Richmond. DR. W. F. KING NAMED. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Feb. 0. Dr. William F. King, of Columbia City, secretary of the Whiteley county board of health, was today appointed assistant secretary of the state board of health, a new position, just created. His duty will be to visit school houses and look after the enforcement of the board's orders. UTILE CRIPPLE ENDS SUFFERING Lawrence Jackson Died Last Night at Julia Works School. WAS THE WARD OF COUNTY LITTLE FELLOW, WHOSE CONDITION RESULTED FROM A RUNAWAY, EXPIRED WHILE SEATED AT SUPPER TABLE. Lawrence Jackson, who has been a cripple since an accident sustained more than a year ago in a runaway in C'enterville, and who became a ward of the Poard of Children's Guardians, died last evening very suddenly at the Julia Works training school, at Plymouth, Ind., where he was taken about ten days ago. The boy was seated at the supper table last evening when his arms dropped to his sides and he was dead. The physician said that death was due to heart disease. The body was sent to the home of the boy's father, John Jackson, at Centerville. The funeral will probably be held Thursday afternoon. Run Over by a Wagon. Young Jackson was riding on an Ice wagon one day over a year ago, and the driver asked him to watch the horses while he went in a nearby store. The team became frightened and ran away. Young Jackson fell under the wheels and sustained such a severe Injury to his spine that he was rendered practically helpless. There were a number of other serious injuries, but not nearly so serious ai.s that to his spine. When placed in the bands of the Board of Children's Guardians, about a year ago, his case attracted much attention and sympathy and he was made the recipient of many gifts. For about eleven months he was placed in the care of a farmer, west of the city. Late in January, the board of guardians decided to end the boy to the training school.

Miss Elizabeth Kelley of Poughkeepsie (on the left) and Mrs. Margaret Smyth of New York. Poth are nineteen years of age and both are opposites'in reason for the bringing of .w'w suits for damages. Miss Kelley is being sued by L. M. Pond of Spokane, for damages because she jilted him. Mrs. Smyth is suing her employer, Isaac Lichtenstein, because he kissed her without her consent. Miss Kelley is indignant that such a suit should be brought against her, and is angry. On the contrary, Mrs. Smyth, although she is suing, is reported to be taking riatt.rrs cheerfully. Both young women are declared to be very pretty.

fiuit .HUM VATICAN Says Fairbanks Was Not Given Audience Because of Standing Rule. NO EXCEPTION EVER MADE (American News Service) Rome. Feb. 9. The official explanation from the Vatican of why former Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks's audience with the Pope was cancelled after he had spoken in the Methodist church was made public today. The statement came from a member of the Vatican household. All arrangements for the audience had been made when news of Mr. Fairbanks's intention to speak to the Methodists was received, it says, and continued: "This rendered the audience impossible, it being the established rule of the Pope to deny an audience to all persons acting in the capacity of nonCatholic ministers of religion in Rome. No exception is ever made to this regulation." DASH FROM PRISON (American News Service) Columbus, O., Feb. 9. In a daring and sensational dash, two convicts escaped from the state penitentiary during the night. By dawn every available prison attache and posses of deputy sheriffs were pursuing them, aided by bloodhounds. The convicts are Fred Connors of Springfield, Ohio, a safe blower doing fifteen years, and William Williams, doing one year for forgery. The men got from the prison by scaling a wall which affords no apparent foothold. AFTER AN EDUCATOR (American News Service) Washington, Feb. 9. Convinced that the Chicago police have some inkling as to the whereabouts of Horton Simpson, former principal of the Hubbard school, wanted here to answer to a serious charge in connection with the death of M1ss Abbie M. Coultry, who died in the office of a local physician on January 20, 10OO. Detective Charles A. Evans, of the Central office, is investigating the clue in Chicago. TO LOUISVILLE DIOCESE. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, Feb. 9. A cablegram from Rome says the Pope has appointed Bishop Dennis O'Douoghue, auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis, to be bishop of the Catholic diocese of Louisville. THE WEATHER. STATE Fair and colder Thursday. LOCAL Partly cloudy, much colder toniaht; Thursday fair and colder.

PILOI MOTOR CAR IS NEARLY READY TO START PLANT

Within Thirty Days the New Company Will Be Operating Full Blast With a Large Working Force. OLD KRAMER FACTORY NOW A MODEL PLANT Has Been Thoroughly Overhauled and Its Interior Painted White From the Top to the Basement. Finishing touches in the transformation of the old Kramer Manufacturing company building, on North Tenth Tenth street, opposite the Pennsylvania station, into a modern automboile plant, are now being put on, and the Pilot Motor Car company, as soon as all of the machinery has been installed, will be ready to take the field and place on the market one of the best moderate price cars in the country. The company was organized last year and after its model car had hern thoroughly tested by being operated about l,50O miles, and found satisfactory, work was immediately started to place the car on the market. As has been stated this will be done just as soon as all of the machinery has been installed and nearly all the machinery is now here. The factory building has been thoroughly overhauled and its interior has been painted white from top to basement. As an advertising scheme a huge electric sign will be placed on the south front of the building, where it will attract the thousands of passengers that are yearly hauled through this city on Pennsylvania trains. "We have the capacity of turning out cars per year without our present plant. We also have plenty of room to enlarge the plant, if required to do ; so. and I think we will be," said one of I the company officials today. "We will be under full headway within thirty days and at that time we will have between 75 and H men on our payroll." The company will manufacture five passenger roadsters and touring cars. The wheels will bf large and :".x4 inch tires used. The center of gravity of the new car will be very low. like the foreign cars a style which American builders are just now beginning to adopt. The material used will be of the best. The new company has already contracts for 45 cars and the prospect for business this year is quite flattering to the officers of the company. The sell ing organization of the corporation will cover the central and southern states.

E Young Men's Business Club Will Tell World What Richmond Is. EDITORS ARE ANNOUNCED The first issue of the monthly magazine to be published by the Young Men's Business club will be issued on March 1. The magazine will deal with Richmond as a city and will contain information concerning the "Panic Proof City" that will be of great benefit. The board of publication is composed of the following: Editors, Demas S. Coe, Edward K. Yarl"el, Carl P.ernhardt. Will W. Reller and Ramsey Poundstone; business managers, C. S. McCoole, Charles Morgan and Ijoftus Jones. The board will meet this afternoon. THERE ARE 5 CASES Although two new cases of scarlet fever were reported at the health office yesterday, there are only five cases of the disease in the city at present. The recent victims were William, the 10 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wheaten Tallant, 4:'t South Twelfth street and Ray, the 4 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Iongnecker, 10o South Fifteenth street. The attack in both cases is in mild form, it is said. Two persons afflicted with the disease will be released from quarantine tomorrow. -YEAR MEETING Rev. and Mrs. L. P. Jones of the Universalist church, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Smelzer and Mrs. Jesse Woods will leave this evening for Indianapolis to attend the mid year meeting of the Universalist state convention which will be held in that city on Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Jones will deliver the public address tomorrow night. The meeting will be ; attended by I'niversalists from all parts of the state. ABDUL WANTS DEATH I (Amerkan X ws rvi ") I Constantinople, Feb. . In a fit of insanity, Abdul Humid, deposed Sultan of Turkey, attempted to commit suicide in the Salonika Palace, where he is imprisoned, according to despatches received here today. He hanged himself but was cut down barely in time. He became so violent that he was placed in a straight jacket. Since he was taken from the throne hehas been subUect to fits of madness.

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Commercial Club's Law and Order Committee in Report Advises Several Improvements Be Made.

FAVOR RIOT DRILLS FOR THE BLUECOATS "Plain Clothesman" for Night Duty and the Recruiting of the Force Up to Limit of State Law. The committee on law and order has submitted its report to the Commercial club. The report suggests several changes which it is deemed by the committee would tend to improve the local police force and establish a higher degree of efficiency for the department. In full, the report is as fol lows: "Your committee on law and order makes the following partial report: The police department of the city of Richmond consists of nineteen members .distributed as follows: The chief, two sergeants, four day patrolmen, eleven night patrolmen ,and the patrol driver. The men are all uniformed and equipped with whistle, club and revolver, when on duty, except the chief. The men are assigned to regular beats and are shifted regularly. They are required to familiarize themselves with the rules, though no regular instruction or examinations are given; they are required to be always at call, are forbidden to engage in any other business, while in the ser vice, and are considered on duty whenever in uniform. The night pa trolmen go on duty at 0 :.'! p. m. and are relieved by the day force, part at 5 a. m., and part at t! a. m. What Each Must Do. Each patrolman is required to famil iarize himself with his beat, and to know its residents and their habits, so as to be able to detect strangers and j suspicious characters: to know the lo cation of safes and empty houses so as to protect them; to observe low windows and doors of business houses to see that they arc proerly secured; to prevent riots and assaults: to prevent obstruction of streets, alleys and side walks; to preserve order in public places; to disperse disorderly crowds; to give alarm of fire; to report contagious diseases; to give notice of street lamps not lighted; to arrest violators of the laws; and in other ways assist I citizens, maintain order, and enforce the law. They are not allowed to carry an umbrella or walking stick, nor to loiter, smoke drink, nor frequent saloons, while on duty. They are required to be polite in manner and speech and to refrain from unnecessary violence in making arrests. Patrolmen are required to patrol I their beats constantly while on duty. but the city has no police telegraph system for keeping check upon their movements. The patrolmen report to the desk sergeant every hour by private telephone, six of the night force reporting on the half hour and five on the hour. Of the day force, 2 report on the half hour and two on the hour. No system is regularly used to make sure of the correctness of these telephone reports, but the desk sergeant occasionally calls back to the telephone j number reported to see whether the patrolman is there. The men are not given drill in team work nor in riot , tactics. To Increase Efficiency. ! We believe the efficiency of the de- ; partment could be increased in the following ways: ! First, by some drill or instruction in mob and riot tactics. While the danger of riots in Richmond may seem j small from past experiences, the news of almost every day shows that the possibility of mobs and lynchings following some particularly abhorrent crime, is very great, even in the most staid and conservative communities. Secondly, by the addition of a ! roundsman in plain clothes, not only to look after the force at night but to ; keep watch on the unguarded positions I of their beats. The roundsman for- ; merly used, was placed upon one of the beats in West Richmond to meet 1 the needs of the city's growth there. It is the purpose of the department to provide a roundsman as soon as practicable. Thirdly. By the addition of enough men to the force to bring the number up to tne legal allowance oi one to each 1000 of population. Fourthly. By having the night patrolmen in plain clothes. It seems desirable not to shift the men from one beat to another frequently since it prevents thorough familiarity with their beats. But at nines it is desirable to remove tbtemptation to collusion iiu lawbreakers or to prevent criminals t readily identifying the iK!iceman. The patrolmen, esjiecially of the night force are easily identified by intending criminals, who can easily follow their movements and commit crime in one part of the beat while the paiContinued oa Pace Two.

HE WAS WITH INSURGENTS

American News Service) San Juan I VI Sur.. Feb. 9 Col. Cabe Conrad of Ixjuisiana. one of the American insurgent officers, to whom deneral Estrada laid his victory at Kama, was killed in the battle of Santo Tomas, according to advices received here today. He commanded a machine gun. When Gem Mena was driven back by the government commander, Gen. Yasquez. Conrad's body was left on the battle field. Another American commanding a machine gun was wounded at Santo Tomas. Captain Godfrey R. Fowler, commanding a rebel detachment, was captured by the government troous near Ia Libertad but escaped. HAD NARROW ESCAPE (American Xow Service Kenosha. Wis.. Feb. !. Thirty-five employes of the Simmons Manufactur ing company, had a remarkable escape from death when an elevator in which they were riding from the sixth floor fell sixty feet to the bottom of the shaft. Eight of the men were dragged from the heap bruised an.I bleeding and taken to the Kenosha hospital. It is feared three will die. The accident was caused by the breaking of tho hydraulic shaft, which went through the bottom of the elevator. DIES WRITING WILL (American News Service) Canton. O. . Feb. . "D-a-n-I-e-l" Before she could add the final letter as she battled against death in an effort to sign her name to a will. Mrs. C. A Daniels fell back on her pillow and sank into unconsciousness, from which she never awoke. Mrs. Daniels, who was frightfully burned yesterday while cleaning window curtains with gasoline. succumlcd to her injuries. and had strength only to make the final effort to sign her name to the will. BIG PLANT BURNED (American Xews Service) Boston. Feb. 9. The immense plant of the New England Rendering company at the Brighton Abattoir was burned to the ground early today. The loss is estimated at $40.fto. Fourteen people who were at work in the plant were forced to flee for their lives before the river of burning grease that flowed down over the stairs. Michael Atkins. 1S years old, who was employed in the rendering plant, is missing. It is feared he was burned to death. Several hundred head of livestock were liberated from the buildings and pens in the Abattoir's and ran wild about the streets of Brighton endangering the lives of the great throngs. GETS A NEW TROPHY (American News Service) Washington. Feb. 0. Dr. Charles 1). Walcott, secretary of the Smithsonian institution, has reeoived a. letter from Edmund Heller, one of the memliers of tiie African scientific expedition under Col. Roosevelt. It is dated from Native, Uganda, and says: ' The colonel has added several newbucks to the collection. Everyone in the party is in the best of health, and we anticipate good results and a very interesting journey down the Nile." PAT CROWE TO HELP (American News Service) Chicago, Feb. f. Pat Crowe notorious through the Cudahy kidnapping case, who recently has been a teranerjmre leetnrer will firo tn tniicvillp kidnapping case which has proven a mystery for several weeks. Crowe sa3 he has leen engaged by th child's father. He will l given a larfre fee if he succe-,ls. "I think I will have the littl.; girl lak in her home in a w-ek after I K-t to Louisville." he said. KILLED IN A BLAZE. Jersey Shore, Pa.. Feb. 9. Three persons were killed early today in a fire which destroyed the First Na tional b?.ck ouiiaing. ine lire aia $:".()) damage, which is covered by

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Henry Knapp of This City, Twelve Years Old. Circulates Petition Asking the Parole of His Parent.

JOHN KNAPP SERVING SENTENCE FOR LIFE Manly Little Fellow Says He Wants His Papa "to Come Home and Help Mamma" History of the Case. 1 1 en ry Knapp, twelve years old. ! circulating a petition in Richmond which is addressed to Governor Marshall and asks the parole or pardon of his father, John Knapp. serving a life sentence for the killing of Marshal Lonnie Geisler. at Hagorfctown. five years ago. Kna pit's wife and children live in Richmond now. and the devotion of the family to the father, who may never regain his freedom, is of a most pathetic sort. Knapp's crime, which w as charged to whiskey, was singularly brutal and the punishment meledl out to him was, in the opinion of the public generally, deserved. Time Softens Feeling. Time, however, has in a great measure softened the feeling against him. and lecause. it is asserted, that Knapp was regarded as a good citizen prior to the period when he became a drinl -ing man. has caused an effort to be made in bis behalf and also in behalf of the little family, which looks forward with hone that the husband and father will some day rejoin them. Knapp's prison record is said to le exceptionally good. Like all convicts Knapp receives a certain sum. small though it Is. for labor performed, and it is said that during the five years he lias been confined he has received in cash the sum of $136.50. AH of this, with the exception of $1. has Ikh'ii sent home to the wife and children and it has contributed in a small measure toward their supMrt. The il retained, was sK-tit by Knapp for dental work. Henry Knapp is a manly little fellow, whose inherent parental love is strongly evident, and his great desire to see his father released from prison "so that h can come home and helji mother." is stimulating him to put forth every effort to get the petition lo readiness to send to the governor. Scores of Richmond people have signed the petition. None can resist the sincere plea of the boy. and before the petition is completed hundreds of signers will he on it. Young Knapp is a regular attendant at school, no he can only devote Saturdays to his work for father." It Is not unlikely that Henry will himself make the trip to Indianapolis to personally present the petition to Governor Marshall and whatever the decision shall finally be, there can 1m- no question that Indiana's executive will accord the boy every consideration and will be struck by hi1 great love for the father confined in ! prison. TO TAKE ACTION ON SHOW MATTER County Charity Council Have a Hard Problem in One Pauper Family. THEY SPURN INFIRMARY AND AT THE SAME TIME THEIR LANDLORD HAS ORDERED THEM TO VACATE THE LITTLE SHACK THEY LIVE IN. At the meeting of the council of ! Charities tomorrow afternoon, at the chapel of the Y. M. C. A., It is probable that the question of what to do with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shoop will come up for consideration. This family, which is the most expensive pauper family in the city, has been ordered to vacate its quarters on the extension of South High street. and officers of charitable organizations have offered quarters at the county infirmary. The Shoops remain steadfast in th'ir refusal to bionie inmates of that institution. It is hoed that they can l; made to relent, as officers of charitable organization say that this i all that (an be done for tli-ni Mr. and Mrs. Sboup have fee vera 1 relatives, but tlies; have either not the means to provide for them or have refused to do so. One of the relatives said that Mr. Snoop is resionsible for the family's condition, failing to care for his family as be should. It was also said that Shoop once forced his wife and children to the infirmary by deserting them, when the children were voting .