Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 112, 27 February 1910 — Page 1

MOOT) PAIXABIIIM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXV. NO. 113. RICHMOND, IXD., SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, liMO. SINCSM2 COPY, 3 CENTS. IMPROVEMENT IN

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One Of the Victims Of the Big Car Strike IS GIVEN A PENSION

PLAN PAVILION FOR CHAUTAUQUA AT GLEN MILLER President Sedgwick Appointed Committee of One to Take Action on Construction of Building.

GIANT VESSEL IS A PLAYTHING FOR THE ANGRY OCEAN Cunard Liner Mauretania Puts; Into Port of New York Showing Scars of Her Battle With Waves.

NAVY PERSONNEL DEMAND OF TAFT Needs of the Service Pointed Out to Congress Yesterday by the President in Special

Eaton -Veteran, Victim of Circumstances, Rewarded By Government.

Message. ELIMINATION OF OLD

OFFICERS ADVOCATED 1

Thinks the Age Limit Should

Be Reduced So that Young

er Men Could Command ihe I

Big Battleships.

(American News Service)

Washington, Feb. 86. President Taft sent to the house today a message demanding improvement in the

navy personnel. It was in part as fol

lows:

"I wish to bring to the attention, of

the congress the urgent need of legis

lation for the improvement of the per

sonnel in the navy. I am strongly of the opinion that the future of our navy will be seriously compromised

unless the ages of our senior officers are materially reduced and opportun

ity is given thereby for experience and

training for battleship and fleet com

manders. They Lack Experience.

"The greater number of our older commanding officers have had inadequate experience in command. Experi.n in rnmand of a large vessel in

mand of a division or a squadron of the fleet and preliminary training in flag officers' duties is necessary before succeeding to the chief command of a fleet. We are now training offi

cers in com m ana ox paiuesuiy au a xmnrnH nrniuOPfi m ATI V ff WhOtTi C&J1

not serve as flag officers on account

of their short time on tne active use

arter reacmng liiul niuc. j" ui

tne navy is in an huihiiumi muiuuu

va vaanlf nt nnt ledslation.

"There is still a hump in the flag

and command grades wnere is a great deficiency of ofifcers of suitable n rrin n tha Intermediate trades.

Cl-eo av -.w - " There is the beginning of a new hump

in the lower graae ana me xotai oi a the grades is very considerably short of the requirements of the ser

vice. . Are Net Young Enough.

The ages for rear admirals and cap

tains produced by the proposea meas una ara nnf vminar Annnch. in TT1V onin

" J wv l " o r - inn tn rh rriimiin duties of the mod

ern vessels of war and for the best iitmu tn a flt oneftfpmpnt.. should

war come, but they are a decided im-

proveemnt. To reduce tne ages sun

further would not increase the number, but for other reasons I am un

willing to undertake further reduction at the present time. "The creating of higher ranking

flag officers is a military necessity. Through custom and tradition, at a time when the service was small.

grades higher than4 that of rear admiral were regarded as records of merit for exceptional war service. The size of the fleet now demands two grades above that of rear admiral, which still could not compare with the

grades to be found in foreign service

An Admiral Needed.

"In our Atlantic fleet there are

four rear admirals. There should be an admiral in command, a vice ad

miral for the second squadron and a

rear admiral for each of the two dm sions. Considerations of proper mill

tary efficiency as well as a due sense.

t national dignity and sell respect as befitting this great nation, urge that the existing system shall cease. The secretary of the navy has prepared a tentative bill for reorganiz

ing the personnel of the navy, which Is at the disposition of the congress should it be desired. This proposed plan for relief meets with my hearty

approval.

is based on the tonnage of effective ships. Increases or decreases of ships due to the authorization by congress or to sale or disposal, will increase the

personnel In a fixed proportion. In

time, however, the increase in new 1 tonnage will be offset by old ships

struck from the list. Adequate pro

visions are made to guard against sudden fluctuations in the nersnnnal

"The ratio provided is one. hundred

and nve line officers . and midshipmen for every 2.000 tons of ships.

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CIVIC CLUBS TO BE ASKED TO GIVE AID

CLAIM FIRST REJECTED

There Is $2,000 in the Special Fund and This Money Could Be Used Officers Named Yesterday.

THIS STRIKE BREAKING MOTORMAN WAS SHOT AND CLUBBED BY STRIKERS AND THEIR SYMPA-

I'tnS, ME DIED IN A HOSPITAL WITHIN 12 HOURS AFTER HIS ARRIVAL.

DETAILS OF THEFT

COMING TO LIGHT

Strange Case of Youthful De

faulter Is Interesting to Boston.

INSANE

WAS $12 A WEEK EMPLOYE

ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING CAS

ES OF FINANCIAL JUGGLING IN THE HISTORY OF COUNTRYWOMAN HUNTED.

BUILDING

ORDINANCE NOT A WATERTIGHT ONE And on Advice of County Attorney, It Will Be Withdrawn and Amended to Conform With Statutes.

DEATH HAUNTING TORBECK FAMILY Within Five Months the Grim Reaper Has Claimed Three Brothers.

RUN DOWN BY TRAIN

(American New3 Service)

Leechburg, Pa., Feb. 2(k-Sepping out of the path of nn eastbound freight train into the path of a westbound freight, five tinplate workers were run down on the Connemaugh division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Hyde,

raiK. two miles south of here tnrlav

Two of the men were instantly killed

and two others were seriously injured. All the victims were foreigners.

(American News Service) Boston, Feb. 26. Details of the

theft of $200,00 from the National City bank of Cambridge are coming to

light today reveal one of the most amazing cases of financial inc-frii

the history of the country. George V.

Coleman, the $12 a woek hook Lpnar

only 24 years old is accuse,! of thrl

vast embezzlement that wrecked the

institution and is held imrW nnn

bail.

Efforts are beinc

whether he had a confederate and within a few hours the nnlico evrwr

to ascertain the innermost

his alleged peculations.

Two Mysterious Women. The attention of the Ant rioritiaa in.

day is turned to the two womn

mystery who have been mentioned and who hold, it is declare th. tov

to the remarkable affair. The arrest of one or both is expected.

in the Investigation to find nut what

a $12 clerk could have done with his salary for three years, the police first trained their guns on a charming, petite grass widow who has been a striking figure in quiet Cambridge for two

years. When last seen she wm oinrt

in the most exDensive st of mint

furs ever seen in the town. But when the police tried to out their hands on

her she was gone.

. Even More Baffling.

The Second woman was even a mor-o

baffling enigma than the first, but in the end the. police found her and traced her history for two years. She had a magnificent apartment in the fashionable back-bav serf ion of Tloctnn

and was a familiar figure at the places about Boston that glitter by night.

iu. me opinion of - the police the youthful clerk was the victim of th PSA

two vampires-and possible others.

ine investigation 1 of th hooks of

the bank Show a Startlinar rnnHitirm

It is rare that the amounts of the

larger depositors were reduced hv

check, but it has been learnd that)

xney nave been tampered with. As an

example, one trust account should show a balance of $3,000, according to the trustees

v vt vu vwno iuc balance is shown at $19,000. An indi-

viual depositor Who should ha a

balance of $1S.000 has found in conference with President Dresser that he is credited on the book with but $7,000.

These are but two examples of

scores.

INFIRMARY WILL BE SITE FOR BUILDING

And New Ordinance Will Appropriate $10,000 for "Improvements" at the County Institution.

LAST DEATH ON SATURDAY

LAWRENCE SUCCUMBED TO TUBERCULOSIS: TWO WEEKS AGO CLEMENT DIED: GEORGE DIED LAST SEPTEMBER.

Richard Sedgwick, who yesterday was re-elected president at the organization meeting of the directors of the

piifhth anntiMl rhaiituiintm ucuortihltrt

to be held at Glen Miller park, August 20-29, was adso selected as a committee of one with power to select two subordinates to proceed in the matter of building a pavilion in G!en Miller park, which would be suitable for the holding of future Chautauqua assemblies, and also public meetings of any character. The matter will be presented to the Young Men's Business club and the Commercial club within the next month and these bodies will be asked to co-operate. The Chautauqua fund, a result of its net earnings; half of which the city receives and which receipts have been placed in a special fund, now amounts to a little more than $2,000. It has always been the intention of the promoters of the assemblies to use this money in the construction of a pavillion in the park for the above purpose. Time Is Now Ripe. The time lias come in the belief of Ihe 'present officials of the Chautauqua that this money should be pr.t to such use. While the $,000 is not in

itself sufficient for a buildinc such as piotosed, yet they belive it is suffi-

Palladium Special) Eaton. O., Feb. LV.. Through the efforts of Congressman James M. Cox, Clarence Davis, a former Eatonlan. now living in West Alexandria, has been granted a pension of U a month. The claim was once rejected, but later reported favorably upon. He was a sergeart in the Twentyfirst Regiment of coast artillery, stationed at Fort Rosencrans. California. He had been on a furlough to San Francisco, but missed the last train back to his post, and in order not to violate the leave of absence started to walk back and was run down by the cars. He suffered the loss of a portion of his right foot. The claim was rejected because it

! was held that Davis was not in the line

of duty at the time of his injury, but

upon reconsideration his simple act of returning to his dutv was held a valid reason. The decision is a precedent, and speaks well for the effort of Congressman Cox.

ENGLISH PILOT HAD COME ACROSS OCEAPj'

NEWSPAPERCHANGES Clarence Green of the Item, Goes to News Staff of the Dayton Herald.

ROY C0MPT0N BACK AGAIN

Clarence Green, who for the past few months has been on the news staff of the Evening Item, has accepted a position with the Dayton Herald and will leave today for Dayton to begin his new duties Monday. Durinir his

'brief residence in this city Mr. Green i has made many staunch friends who.

HE

LOSES A FINGER

"hile oiling machinerv at the

Wkyne Works, David Graham caught thfe index finger of his left hand in a

coter wheel and haH it

J- " - xvv shVeds. It will be several days before h will be able to resume his duties.

Just because of the title, "$10,000 for County Hospital for Insane." and references to the above amount be

ing used for construction of a county-

building for insane, who cannot be sent to the state institutions . the

county commissioners were advised to

withdraw this ordinance and draw up another; similar4in every feature except that in the new ordinance, it would be stated that the money was to be expended for improvements at

the county infirmary. This action will be followed and on March 9, the county council will assemble and reappropriate ? 10,000 for improvements to the poor farm, which in reality will be for a building for the poor and dangerous insane of the county. In this way the county may legally circumvent the wording of the law and thus prevent all possibility of legal action being taken and restraining the exnenditnre

of money, which was appropriated for

the express purpose of building an Insane hospital.

Will Use First Plans.

The plans adopted for the building which have been described, will be used, having already been adopted. They call for quarters for eight insane men on the first floor, while a similar number of insane women may be accommodated on the second floor. The location of the building will be tn th

rear of the superintendent's residence.

it win close to the men's cottairA and

the women's quarters, two buildings already in use for paupers.

The county commissioners Wero art-

Vised yesterday moraine hv rvint

Attorney John F. Robbins that the

course which they were pursuing was, he believed illegal, and in the afternoon the same advice was repeated, supplemented by Mr. Robbins stating that the improvements could be made by passage of an ordinance which would not make any reference to an insane hospital. The only law on Indiana statute books providrhg for county insane hospitals, applies to Marion county. Betfans of T.i ctin

cant fact, Mr. Robbins said that any

citizen wno opposed the improvement could enjoin its contsruction. Notified on Monday. The members of the Wayne county council, by which all

are made, will he notified by the coun-

iy auauor to meet on March 9. This delay in the plans for an pariv

on the work of construction will be insignificant As soon as the cn.im.ii

Fate has dealt unkindly with .he

family of Henry Torbeck, 4l'o South Fifth street. Within the past five months death has visited that home on three different occasions and an unfortunate doom seems to be hovering over that household. The most recent victim claimed by the grim reaper was Lawrence J. Torbeck. aged 1! years, who died yesterday afternoon at ."!: o'clock, after a lingering illness from tuberculosis. Young Torbeck was employed as stenographer at the Pennsylvania depot until his failing health compelled him to g,ive up his position some months ago. He was verv non-

ular among his large circle of frienHa

and was held in high esteem by his employers, who learn of his death with

sincere and deep regret. Died While at College. .

Just two weeks ago yesterday, Clement, an older brother of the deceas

ed, was buried. He was taken in

while attending college at Quincy, 111., with the grippe and a complication of

otner diseases and death resulted with

in less than a week's time. The latter part of last September

ueorge, another brother. nmH os

years, died from the effects of tuber

culosis at his home In this city. The members of the family now fepi tht

they have received more than their

snare of trouble and suffering

Besides his parents. Lawrence Tor

beck is survived by four brothers vn

Ham, Joseph. Harry and Albert and two sisters, Mary and Flora, all of this city. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from the St. Andrew's church. The burial Mill

be in St. Andrew's cemetery.

ciont to warrant its expenditure now i

ana a loan made for the rest. The of-

neials see no reason, taking it for granted that each future Chautauqua '

will be as well patronized as o;ies in

! although

I parture, wish him the best of success

and good luck in his new venture. Al-

i ways honest and fair in his dealings.

he was a conietitor against whom it

the i.ast. w'ay the structure would not!"" a ',,eas,,re w worK ana ",s aD,"lr be paid for out or the city's share of ? a leVPr new8I'r rcco-f-hautaimua earning in a few vears. , mzod by 8,1 of ,he raft- Mr" r,reen wiU Mr. Sedgwick has not selected the ' bc Sli, t pda bv Ky Compton. a well two men to co-operate with him in thelknown n,W8',a,0r n,an- During the advancement of this niAttr h.fnp. I 'ast w"ter Mr. Compton has been act-

Seas Were Too Rough for Him to Leave the Vessel After She Left Liverpool Big Anchor Torn Loose. "V. (American News Srvlr) New York. Feb. 26. The dinar liner Mauretania reached her berth

here today after two terrific battle with storms on her voyage from livei pool. The giant steamship carried heavy scars. Her bridge lights had been beaten out by terrific waves; a 10.00A lHund anchor had been ripped from its moorings and hurled into the sea and her officers, crew and passengers heaved sighs of relief when the ship was finally sare in New York harbor. Captain Turner said that he had never passed through, such weather in all his career as a seaman. Aboard ship was Thomas Martin, the English pilot, who had to take the trip across because the seas were too heavy for him to leave the liner. Pilot Was Downcast. Martin, who has crossed the ocean five times because of heavy weather that prohibited his rejoining his pilot boat, was seasick during the entire trip and felt downcast about It. Not a itassenger escaped ' ' il ness and many of them were in a state of terror, so violent were the two storms that the liner had to fight. The Mauretania sailed from the oiher side on February 19. At midnight Sunday she encountered a big Morm. The seas were so hich that

two commercial organizations. How-

ing in the capacity of city editor of

ever, it is probable, they will be offi -' the 1,dor6on Gleaner, at Henderson

(.Continued on Pax TwqJ

MURDER IS CHARGED

(American News Service)

lurksville, Mo.. Feb. 2G. Mrs. Alma

iroctor aughn of Monroe City, today

was iormaijy charged with murder in

the first degree and poisoning with

Birycnnine ner Husband, Professor John Thomas Vaughn, October 14 last She pleaded not guilty. After furnishing $25,000 bond she departed for her parents home in Monroe City. Mrs. Vaughn treated the arrest lightly.

HIS BURNS SEVERE

Verne Sehaeffer, a moulder at the Hoosier Drill Works, was badly burned about the face yesterday afternoon by moulten iron, splashing out of a ladle. It was thought that his eye sight would be destroyed, but the attending physician said that he believed there was no danger of this. Mr. Sehaeffer boards on North Eleventh

street.

cials nf the chautaiiQua organization

In addition to the re-election of Mr. Sedgwick as president, J. F. DavenIKrt. vice president and Clarence Kramer, treasurer, were re-elected. George

1j. Goodwin was elected secretary, subject to approval of the directors of the V. M. C. A., which will undoubtedly be given as the Y. M. C. A. is a beneficiary of the Chautauqua, Committees Are Named. The program committee, which is

the most important, was named by the president. R. B. Jones was made a member of the committee, but otherwise there were no changes from what it was last year. The committee includes the following members: George I. Goodwin, chairman; Rev. R. J. Wade, Chailes W. Jordan, E. P. Trueblood, F. Riggs, R. B. Jones, Mrs. Clara Graves, Miss Carolyn Salter,

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" S"mK ms ac-,lhey 8IUl8hod against the bridge.

eighty feet above t!ie water line, tor out the strong lights, drenched the captain and his officers and came near driving them from their posts. Ceiling Ripped Out. The ceiling of the bridge's overhang was ripiied out as if it had been made of card board Instead of good strong timbers. Every deck mas awash and one big sea savagely smashed the chip's stern and carried

away the ship's flag pole. The dreadful power of the battering waves was shown when the big anchor weighing 10,000 pounds mas picked up by the water and hurled with a deafening crash through the iron pipe railing into the ocean. The resjere slowed down .and the ship began'a battle of life and for the lives of all on board. The Mauretania was brought into port 24 hours late.

Ky. His return will be welcomed by

his many friends.

10 MARRY ACIRESS

American News Service) New York, Feb. 26. It became known today that August Belmont, widower, and Eleanor Elize Robinson, spinster, secured a marriage license yesterday. The marriage of the millionaire and the beautiful actress mill take place next month. The license was secured with all possible secrecy. Miss Robinson gave her age as 31 and said she was born in Dygan, England. Mr. Belmont admitted 57 years, said she was born in Germany, by trade was a banker and had been married once before.

Roosevelt In His Hunting Suit

BOYS I'IU BE BOYS And Young Scamps Crack Cement with Skates and Shoot Pigeons. POLICE ARE APPEALED TO

As the ice disappears from the cement sidewalks, the small boy with his roller skates again makes his appearance and within the past few days the police have been the recipients of numerous complaints from property owners because of the youngsters. It is alleged that the metal rollers crack the cement and do considerable damage to the walks. The police will endeavor to break up the practice of the boys, but it is a more difficult matter than it appears on the surface. The "air gun fiends' are also beginning to get busy, it is said, and are causing the police no end of trouble

by their actions. It was thought that the warning of Chief Gormon some time ago to the bjys in this regard mould tend to stop the practice. It did for a time, but now the youngsters are at it again. Shooting pig

eons now seems to be their favorite

pastime, while several months ago the

cats of the city were made the victims.

CLAIMED BY DESERT

i American NVwa iervice San Iiernardino. Cal.. Feb. 26. A

arhiug party today went into the

desert to hunt for two men and a moinan believed to have lx-en lost in a sand storm. They were Walter Hanson of New Orleans, his wife, and George Dake of Las Angeles. Mr. and

Mrs. Hanson were crossing the continent by automobile, and Dake acted

guide. The sand storms mhfch raged on the desert all yesterday rrrnlinr loda.