Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 138, 25 March 1910 — Page 1

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DOPS RUSHED TO SCENE THQUAKES BECAME MORE SEQUENT TODAY AND THE 8S OF LIFE IS ALREADY RERTED AS VERY HEAVY. j (American News Service) tania, Sicily, March 35. A red Tver; of lava, 1300 fet 1rU and I deep, swept doVn the slopes of t Etna, today, destroying all life upath and turning the fertile into a scene of desolation. 5,000 are already homeless. mes destroyed or menaced by iep of the lava. , In 24 hours -advanced six miles and half a f villages and settlements have 7lped out of existence or aban td thousands of acres of culj'Jand turned into a smoking Quivered with -the molten mass Jours from a dozen craters. h Short-Lived Rejoicing. slight diminution in the flow of ;Gf'ietfced this morning, and the t brought rejoicing to the scores lllages in which terror-stricken ds have been pdaying constantly. ) respite, however, was of short duan. i ie constant rumblings which have ked the . eruption since it started, pased in volume, today and the Jiquakes became more frequent. V; ground is in an almost constant able. More than seventy distinct Iks have been recorded. Voops are rushing to the threatened jnt to quell the panic and aid in ing the helpless. Reports received here today stated eight soldiers had been killed at Leo and Rimaizi, and that scores inhabitants were injured in those s when the lava reached them, r they had been bombarded by s from the volcano. A Village la Buried. the village of Nldola is burned una mass of lava. Borello, with a lar fate, , was evacuated today. del Bo sco has been wiped off the - Nicolesl, protected by hills, is to be safe and thousands of refuhave concentrated, but Belpasso loomed. Grass! is in the path of ,lava river, and it was seen today I Aderno, near the towns on the ihern slope of the mountain, could laved only by a quick stop in the Headed for Cantania. e devastating stream is headed "ght for Cantania, and this city of 100 Inhabitants, now the second i of Sicily, and one of the foremost outhern Italy, was threatened towith the fate of Pompeii. pall of smoke covers the eastern , of Sicily and extends far out to - In the darkness the shooting les of the volcano, geysers of fire, I visible plainly at noon for many heavy fall of ashes continued toHeavy stones are belched forth e dozen craters, and in some vil the inhabitants have been com 4 to flee for their lives from the of rocks, which piles three feet In the towns and over the coun Americans Witness It. spite of the grave danger, tourhnany of them Americans, are leg to the slopes of the mountain tempts to scale the heights. The iv A line, and no one is allowed to vSSelpasso. , JJavery town of Sicily religious pro5s were held today and divine aid I implored. Cardinal FranciscaV the archbishop of Cantania, hurtto Nlcolosi at the height of the ment there, and led a procession e edge of the lava stream, pray Sat it would stop. BICYCLE RUN aerii nf th TMchmond Blewlo AX make a run to Eaton on Easjirning if weather conditions perrne party win leave nere at 10 aan4 expect to arrive at Eaton of a chicken dinner,

CONGRESSMAN NORRIS

THE INSURGENT CHIEF Representative Norrls, who is the head of the insurgents in the present fight against Speaker Cannon in congress. While many think that "Uncle Joe" is supreme, the fight that Representative Norris has made has convinced a multitude that the speaker's fall was inevitable with a man of Norris's calibre in opposition. PRICE OF ICE TO ' REMAIN THE SAME Hardly Probable That There Will Be Any Cut Rates Offered Patrons. NEW COMPANY TALKED OF AND A MEETING WAS HELD OF THE PROSPECTIVE STOCKHOLDERS, BUT. NO DEFINITE ACTION IS YET TAKEN. Indications are that the price of ice this summei will be the same as prevailed last season, with the possible exception of the consumers who purchase a ton or more of naturaj ice on each delivery. This rate will proba bly be reduced two and a half cents a hundred pounds. However, individ uals and small concerns who demand artificial ice will continue to pay the prevailing price. Although the crop of natural ice was unusually large this year, the company did not fill all of its houses. The demand for natural ice is - not . very great and B. B. Johnson states that for this reason the company did not fill all of its houses. It put up thirty-five hundred tons and it is believed, this supply will be sufficient for two seasons, ' in event the company can harvest ice once next winter. Talk of New Company. There has been an agitation, especIapj, among some of the saloon keepers, confectioners, grocers and butchers of the city, to start another ice company in the city. A conference was held but at this meeting, it was practically decided to drop the matter. Several of the largest consumers of natural ice have, however, installed Ice manufacturing plants. At the present time, consumers who order one or more tons at a time pay cents per hundred pounds for the ice. After May 1, it is probable that the prices will be reduced to fifteen vents a hundred pounds when the natural product is put on the market for the largest consumers. The other rates, which will prevail and do so now Include: small butchers and ice cream dealers, twenty cents a hundred; soda fountains, twenty-five cents per hundred; families, thirty-five cents per hundred, when 100 pounds are ordered, and forty cents when less than one hundred pounds is taken at a time. It is probable that the present custom of charging a fifty cent rate per hundred pounds for the smaller users, where the customers do not use coupons, will be in vogue this summer. BIG TOBACCO CROP (Palladium Special) Eldorado, O.. March 25 That the tobacco crop this year is not a failure is evidenced by the . fact that over $25,000 worth of tobacco was shipped out of this place this week. The price received was from 5 to 8 cents a pound. Five carloads of the tobacco was shipped to Teith and Company at

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GIVES HOSPITAL A BIG BUILDING Late Dr. Wakefield of San Jose, Calf., Provides Main Street Block to Hospital on Death of Heirs. RENTALS FROM BLOCK FOR THE INCURABLES Former Pastor of the Local Episcopal Church Was the Father of the Hospital Movement in This City. Dr. John B. Wakefield, former rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, who died at his home, San Jose, California, last fall, and was buried in Earlham cemetery, has further endeared his memory in the hearts of Richmond citizens by his munificent provisions for Reid Memorial hospital. ; He bequeathed the business block commonly known as the Wakefield building, northeast corner of Ninth and Main streets, to the institution, in event his two children, George and Miss Hannah of San Jose, died without survivors. The will was filed for probate in the California courts on November 22, 1909, several days after his burial in this city. Its provisions did not become known to local citizens, however, until today, when a certified copy of the will was probated in the Wayne probate court, the copy being filed by John L. Rupe, president of the board of Reid Memorial hospital trustees. Dr. Wakefield fathered the hospital movfr ment here. H Codicil to His Will. Dr. Wakefield made the will on ine 24, 1899, and in this he provided that the property should become a part of the endowment of St. Stephen's hos pital, which was then the only institu tion of this nature in the cityind which was established, largely through the influence of Dr. Wakefield. However, in a codicil to the will, which he drew up on June 29, 1904, when it became known for certain that Reid Me morial hospital was to be erected, Dr, Wakefield provided that the property should become a part of the endowment of that institution, instead of St. Stephen's hospital. He makes one request for the use of the money which will be received from the rentals of the Wakefield block, This is that the trustees shall expend it. in the treatment of patients who are suffering from what are termed incurable diseases. Children Well Known. George Wakefield, the son, is a well known mining engineer in the west Miss Hannah Wakefield, the daughter, is also well known. Both are middleaged. The son is married, but has no children. Dr. Wakefield's two chil dren are to have possession of the property during their life time, but the will provides that they shall re-, ceive the income only, indicating that the building cannot be sold by them. The building is one of the best business blocks in the city. Three large store rooms are located on the ground floor facing Main street, and the building extends to Sailor street on the north. There are a few smaller business rooms facing Ninth street, and a blacksmith shop located on Sailor street. The second floor of the buiding is occupied by a number of concerns. The approximate value of the building Is estimated at between $75,000 and $100,000. The rooms are always rented and net a large annual income, it is said. STEEII TO BE HOST Albert Steen, republican nominee for sheriff, will entertain the members of Triumph lodge this evening following the lodge session at the Pythian Temple. Mr.. Steen has been an active member in this order for several years During the evening, two candidates will be given the third rank work. FOR MBS. BHTT Palladium Special) Washington, March 25. A bill has been passed by the Senate, granting to Mrs. Anna M. Bennett, widow of the late General Thomas W. Bennett and former mayor of Richmond, Ind., an increase in pension. REPORT OF M'MIIIIJ Francis McMinn, executor of the estate of Hamilton Williams, deceased, has filed his report In probate court. The report shows charges of $2,777.10 and credits of $2,700.93, leaving a bal ance for distribution of 116.17.

WILLTUTROW

KILLED TODAY. BY LIVE WIRE Will Tutrow, single, aged 50 years, and residing at the Brunswick hotel, met death this afternoon about 2 o'clock, by being shocked by a live wire while working on a city light plant pole at the corner of West Third and Kinsey streets. It is thought that after being shocked he fell some distance. At 230 the man's body was still on the pole, just below the lower eross-arm. The body j was neia in position uy me man s pen which, became entangled in the wires, and because when he fell he dropped astride of a heavy wire. A rope was attacher to the body and after it was hauled above the en tangling wires, it was then lowered to the street. A large number of men assisted in securing the body of the unfortunate man. A telephone message to the Palladium office at 2:40 stated that Tutrow just prior to receiving the fatal shock was cutting out a primary. Just bow he came in contact with the live wire is not known. It Is estimated that 2,200 volts passed through his body. Before the work of releasing the body could be attempted, the power house had to cease operations. After the body had reached the street, efforts to rveive the man were attempted, but were useless. Tutrow has a boy living in Indianapolis, one- In Greenfield and one ' residing at the Brunswick. ' Tutrow came to this city from Greenfield. URGE CUSS WILL GRADUATE III JUIIE Expected That Forty-five Students Will Get Degrees at Earlham. , COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN OUTLINED, BUT ALL THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS, SUCH AS SECURING SPEAKERS, NOT YET FINISHED. It is expected that at least 45 Earlham students will receive diplomas from the institution at the end of the coming spring term. However, the graduating class this year will not be as large as the class which graduated last June. With the exception of speakers who have not yet been secured, the program for commencement week has been arranged and will prob ably be as follows: June 12th Baccalaureate service, 10:30 a. m. 8:00 p. m. Ionian and Phoenix public exercises. June 15. Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Class day exercises. June 16, Thursday Business of the Alumni association; commencement "Drive"; alumni banquet. June 17, Friday, 10:44 a. m. Commencement exercises. 4:00 p. m. Meeting of the executive board of the Alumni association. Probable Graduates. The following seniors will probably receive diplomas: Mary Baldwin, Zola Beasley, Daniel I Beebe, Clara Mae Bird, H. Payne Comstock, Florence Corwin, Perley J. Denman, Louise Estes, Brock Fagan, Lilith Farlow, Janet Fenimore, Edgar A. Fisher, Mary S. Gluys, Edna Hall, Chester Haworth, Edna Hockett, Herbert L. Huffman, William Johnson, Clara B. Kendall, Margaret Knollenberg, Paul Lewis, Iva J. D. Lindley, Millard S. Markle, Florence E. Maple, Pearl E. Moss, Lucile Mayr, R. Ernest Neave, Vincent Nicholson, Levi T. Pennington, Lois V. Pitts, Dorothy Quimby, Cora A. Reynolds, Maude Reynolds, Herbert E. Tebbetts, J. Walter Tebbetts". Auretta Thomas, Harriett Thompson, Harold Trimble, Edna Trueblood, Amy Winslow, Addie E. Wright, Orville C. Wright, Oliver Walthall, Glena Neth and Walter P. Bland. WILL OF T. Timothy Cronin. a well known contractor, wh died February 9, left his estate to his wife and son, according to the will, which was filed for probate yesterday. The will was made on December 13, 1905. In addition to real estate he possessed a personal estate of approximately $500 value. The widow, Mrs. Mary Cronin, is named as executrix. WILL GO TO Myron and Rudolph Hill will leave soon for Idaho. They will become assistants to Isham Sedgwick on a large fruit farm belonging . to a land company. v

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Building Occupied by Furniture Company in Chicago Catches Afire and the Workers Were Trapped. HELPLESS CROWD SAW VICTIMS MEET DEATH Majority Of.ThOSC BlIITied tO Death Were WomenIndignant People Take Ladders From Slow Firemen. (American News Service) unicago, March 25. Twenty or more girls and three men. according to estimates of the firemen and em' ployes, were burned to death today in a fire which destroyed the six story building of the Is. Fish Furniture com pany, corner Wabash and Nineteenth streets. Five dead bodies of girls have been recovered and one jumped to her. death from the sixth story, striking a steel awning. The flames trapped the girls at the windows where they were screaming for help after the stairway escapes had been cut off and the elevator put out of commission. The immense crowd was unable to offer assistance and saw the girls drop back from the windows into the flames. Isaac Fish, proprietor, said that seventy-five girls were in the building when the fire broke out. Fish Blames Firemen. Fish claimed the loss of life could have been prevented if the firemen had raised the ladders from the roof of the adjoining three story building. Indignation ' among the spectators spurred them to seize the ladders from the firemen and they attempted to raise them to windows, but they were driven back by the firemen. After a hasty' investigation Chief HthdrdeetaTd,tha,rtBei; firemen were not to blame, as they did everything possible but were hindered by the crazy actions of the members of the firm,' who became panic stricken. Oils, varnishes and other highly inflamable material caused the fire to spread with incredible rapidity. Brutal Actions Charged. .. Many spectators said that life nets would have saved most if not all of these victims. Crazed by fire behind her one girl, Miss Ethel Lictenstein, hung out of the fifth floor window for fully half an hour while the firemen made not the slightest attempt to rescue her. according to eye witnesses. Some of the crowd made a rush and captured a long extension ladder from the fire truck, put it against the 'side of the building and attempted to climb up to rescue the girl. They were driven away by the firemen, who took the ladder down and threatened them with arrest. Several times the crowd attempted to seize the ladder, but each time the firemen drove them away. Finally the firemen put up an extension which broke the window just under which Miss Lictenstein hung. A dense vol ume of smoke poured out in her face and she lost her head and fell to the pavement and to her death. When Chief Horan of the first department, heard of the charges against the firemen, he demanded an explana tion of Battalion Chief O'Connor, the first commanding officer to reach the fire. Gives an Explanation. "When we got there," said O'Connor, ' I saw several girls at the front win dows of the store and I saw the girl hanging from the ledge on the sixth floor. I did what I would do again under the circumstances. We tried our best to get them up, but found it impossible. An immense steel awn ing and a large sign in front of the entrance prevented us from raising them. "I did my duty and I did it as I saw it, and every man that was working with me, did his too. When we got to the fire we were met by a mob that not only did not help us, but by trying to get us to do something that they thought ought to be done, they em barrassed us and prevented us from getting to work quickly. Fish acted like a maniac."' LEFT Oil 11 JUNKET Mayor W. W. Zimmerman and Homer Hammond, president of the board of public works, went to Shelbyville for the purpose of examining the new bithulitie streets, which have proven such a success In that city. The offi cials were much Impressed with the bithulitie streets, and it is probable tnat an effort will be made to pave sev eral thoroughfares in Richmond with the substance. The streets have a cement foundation with a crushed stone surface and are very durable as well as pliable, it is said While in Shelbyville. Mayor Zimmerman and Mr. Hammond also attended the horse sale.

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Baron John Joseph Fried rich von Schiller, a great grandson of the cele brated German poet. Schiller, and Madame Alexandra Viarda, the German actress, wno are . central figures in a rceent uchallenge-to-a-dueP episode In New York. The Baron forcibly enter ed the house of Mrs. Alexander McAllister, who is Madame Viarda's daughter, and left a written defl to mortal combat for Mr. McAllister. Then he decamped. Mrs. McAllister phoned the police and they . soon captured the Baron. The challenge was caused Jby a' falling out wtthlfi6 McAmsters,vwlth whom the Baron once lived. Recently he deserted from the United States army after a service of one month. His mother. Baroness von Schiller, wrote from Germany to -President Taft, who saved him from imprisonment. It is believed he will invoke influential aid again to escape the consequences of his last escapade. .. CURB YOUR SPEED OR GO TO COURT Police Chief Today Issues an Order Affecting Reckless Auto Drivers. INCLUDES MOTOR CYCLES CHIEF GORMON SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES RECENTLY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NEARLY BEEN STRUCK. The warning is out. Now. hence forth and forever, automobiling speeding in Richmond must be "cut out." The days of joy riding through ' the streets of this city at the rate of about (X per, have been shuffled off into the discards, backed into the continuous and numbered in the "used to be class. The order with the upper case "O" was issued this morning by Chief of Police Gormon. The big chief did not make much ado about the matter, simply stating in a quiet, but forcible manner that it was high time to rail a halt on such reckless speeding and It would have to be stopped immediately. He recalled several instances where persons had narrowly escaped serious Injury re cently by being struck by the high powered touring cars. In the hands of speed fiends while dashing through the street at almost a mile a minute clip. South Fourth. Fourteenth and Sixteenth streets are the favorite speedways In Richmond, and at every opportunity the motorists try their machines out on these thoroughfares. Motor cycles will also be affected by the order and must slow down the speed. Every violator of the ordinance will be nabbed and the advisability of purchasing stop watches for the patrolmen will; be discussed. The movement of shutting down on reckless automobile speeding is going to become more general in cities all over the country this year, it is said. NEW RURAL CARRIER. Hagerstown, Ind, March 25. Harley L. Benbow has been appointed rural carrier on route No. 18 and F. M. Benbow received the appointment of substitute carries.

T. ROOSEVELT

DECLINES TO The Ex-president Cannot See Where He Is Exposed to Any Danger and Goes About Like Ordinary Man. CAIRO NOW CROWDED WITH TOURIST HOST And Nearly All of Them. Are Americans, Who Flocked to Egypt to See Their Idol, Who Has Bully Time. VISIT TO ANCIENT TOMBS WAS MADE BY THE ROOSEVELT PARTY AND ALL WERE IMMENSELY INTERESTED IN THEM HE SEES THE SPHINX. (Special Cable from the International Newa Service.) Cairo. Egypt. March 25. Theodore Roosevelt upset the plans of the government today by absolutely refusing the protection of a guard. Nevertheless, because the radical Nationalists have been angered by Mr. Roosevelt's strictures on their alms and methods, the authorities are taking no chances of an attack or a demonstration and he is never out of sight of the secret police agents. Col. Harvey, chief of the Cairo police, co-operating with the government police, arranged today to have a strong force mingled In every crowd that follows Mr. Roosevelt, and In spite of the latter's democratic attitude he is strongly guarded, though not as well guarded as the authorities wish. The Roosevelt party spent the night at the Mena Honserwea the pyramids. after their inspection of the ancient monuments by moonlight last night "The King of America" There and at Shepheard's hotel. where the Roosevelt while in Cairo, occupy the royal suite, crowds of Europeans and natives gathered today In the hope of getting a glimpse at The King of America. as he Is known to the major part of the native population. There are more than 7N American tourists in Cairo today and every one has a single object to see Roose velt. In an effort to avoid these attentions Mr. Roosevelt uses a side entrance when entering or leaving Shepherds. Mrs. Graver Cleveland, who attended the dinner at the Mena house given last night by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Dodge of New York, today spent some time with Mrs. Roosevelt. Visits Sakkara Tombs. The main feature of the Roosevelt program today was a tour of the tombs of Sakkara, under the guidance of Prof. Quibell, a noted Egyptologist. The route extended along the Nile for some distance, - with, return by launch, stopping at the zoological gardens, before the dinner given by Sir Eldon Gorst, the British agent and consul general In Egypt. At the zoological gardens Mr. Roosevelt spent much time in comparing the specimens In captivity with those that he bagged in his hunting trip. Cry Down Any Danger. "I've got better than those In my bag." he laughingly said. Although incendiary articles have appeared in the more extreme publications of the Nationalists since Roosevelt made bis first attack on their principals, government officials today cried down the danger of an attempt at revenge on the former president "There Is no danger,'" declared one prominent official today. Nevertheless he was one of those demanding complete espionage. The premier, Mohammed Said Pasha, himself a Nationalist, though chary of making a direct reference to Mr. Roosevelt, today Intimated that there was no cause for anxiety. A Significant Appeal. The murder of the premier's predecessor, Boutras Pasha Chali. however, is a seriousness of the Internal crisis in Egypt, and the appeal In an open letter from the Nationalist leader. Eheikh Ayll Toussef. Jo Mr. Roosevelt, asking him to desist Prom further comment on the Nationalists, Is significant. At the same time there Is much anxiety among European residents over the possibility af a native uprising and the excitement aroused by Mr. Roosevelt's declarations has but added to the uneasiness among them. In spite of all however. CoL Roosevelt has done much to win the admiration of even his native critics by his refusal of a guard when ft was offered to him by the head of the police at Lnxor. THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Generally fair toalsfet and Saturday; cooler.

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