Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 151, 7 April 1910 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXV. NO. 151. RICHMOND. IND.. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1910. SINGLE COPY, C3HTS.

IIOOEYMOOtl TRIP REPEATED JIGAIII BY THE COLONEL Vrth His Wife the Ex-president Starts on a Delightful Italian Trip and Enjoys It Thoroughly. ALL GRAVE PROBLEM ARE NOW CAST ASIDE Roosevelt, Desiring That He : and His Wife Be Left to En

joy Journey Alone, Dictates to Reporters. (Spf cial Cable from the International News Service.) Speiia, Italy, April 7. A new Theo dore Roosevelt arrived here today. It was not the leader of men and the in ternatlonal personage that stepped from the Rome express this morning with his wife it was the bridegroom. Casting aside grave problems, Mr. Roosevelt gave himself up to the sentimental Journey along the Riviera, following the course he and his bride took 23 years ago. No bride and bridegroom could have been more blithe than the former pres ident and his wife when they took their first view of the gay gulf of Genoa. ' They managed, with a bit of maneuvering, to evade expectant crowds and began their period of en Joyment in Isolation. The Rooaevelts went to a hotel for a breakfast, and then gave themselves up for a while to sightseeing. In spite of the great curiosity among the tourists and health seekers herec their known desire to be left alone, gave them much more privacy than they had enjoyed since meeting In Egypt. He Desires to Rest Mr. Roosevelt desires opportunity to rest, and apparently Is in need of a period of recuperation. His hunting trip put mm in nne zetue ana aim puysicei condition when he reached Khartoum was better than It had been in years. . The whirl of . entertainment and s'peechmaking In Egypt, however, followed so closely by his strenuous stay In Rome, In which he had scarcely an hour to himself, told on him. . Fear of being misunderstood in the position he took in the dispute with the Vatican added greatly to his cares. ' It Is known that the Incident caused him considerable worry, though he has not admitted it In any way. Today, however, he dropped all thought of anything but gayety. Not until he reaches Porto Maurlzo will he again take - up public ' mattersthere he may meet Gilford Plnchot, ex-chlet forester. Children Are In Rome. Meanwhile the Rooaevelts hope to be as much alone as Is possible, for persons of prominence, with Kermit and Miss Ethel left In Rome, and the correspondents asked to keep themselves as much out of sight as possible. : The ex-president and his wife began their carriage to-Oenoa a three day trip, With all the leisure of a pleasure Jaunt today. Haste was thrown aside Frequently Mr. Roosevelt stopped to enjoy a particularly beautiful view, or to visit some neek that he remember ed from hla wedding tour. No definite Itinerary had been ar ranged for this trip. The drive to Genoa Is sixty-five miles. From Speiia to Porto Maurlsio In a bee-line across the gulf of Genoa Is a matter of a hundred miles; along the road that follows the curving coast. It It about twice as long. In the middle of his sweep In Genoa; from there to Porto ( Maurlsio the Rooaevelts will travel by train.' The period of rest will be continued at the villa of Mrs. Carow, Mrs. Roosevelt's sister, where the former president will remain three days. It Is there that Gifford Plnchot Is expected to meet his former chief. No one else will be received there by Mr. Roosevelt ft Five Masked Men Dynamite Dank Safe at Coal City,' Illinois. YEGGMEN SECURE $5,000 . (American News Service) Goal City. I1L, April 7. Five mask ed robbers dynamited a bank safe se curing five thousand dollars In cash and postage stamps after binding the night marshal and pumplag-statlon engineer. The explosion wrecked the building. On telephone advices the constable and a small posse engaged te a battle with the fleeing bandits at the next station,. Verona I1L Three rcbbers were wounded and captured. ZZt two escape with the booty. The pcxsecter had placed stampa in the ttrrt far cxzsxetTtes.

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ACCEPT INVITATION BANK IS SUSPENDED FOLLOWING I TS RUN The Borough Bank of Brooklyn Is Ordered to Close by, Superintendent. CAN PROBABLY PAY IN FULL THE PERSISTENT RUN ON THE IN STITUTION WAS CAUSED BY THE CLOSING OF UNION BANK MONDAY. (American News Service) Brooklyn, N. Y., April 7. The bor ough bank with deposits of approxl mately four million dollars, ; was suspended today on an order of the state superintendent of banks. A quiet, but persistent run on the bank was caused by the closing of the Union Bank of Brooklyn Monday and resulted in an exhaustion of the Borough bank's available funds. The bank has much suburban real estate and may eventually pay dollar for dollar. The closing of the Borough bank fol lows that of the - Union ' bank, which suspended business two days ago. The president of the Borough bank, is B. K. Shears. $ The excitement that follow ed the " notices of 'closing was allayed when Superintendent Cheney - Issued the following statement: 'The meeting of , the board of directors "for the Bor ough bank of Brooklyn ,was held- at the office; of I the -banking department, 52 Broadway at 6:30 o'clock the meeting having been called by President Shears. After a conference with : the ' superintendent of banks regarding the unusual demand being made upon the insti tution at Its Eighth Ward branch and considering the character and the assets for which the present management Is not responsible, the board decided to request the superintendent to toke pos session and thus conserve the best interests of all "depositors. "Pursuant to the request are the provisions of the banking law and. the superintendent has taken possession of the property, and business of - the cor poration.' NO further statement regard ing the condition of the bank will be made until the inventories have been completed.''':;; y i'JyA ' 'There has been no withdrawal of deposits from any other institution." IS QUITE ILL : (American New Service) Genoa. April 7. It is understood here that the King of England is so seriously III that only a Mediterranean cruise can restore his health. His old throat trouble Is said to be bothering him seriously and his stay at BarriaU has done him little good. It , was announced today that, accompanied by Queen Alexandra, he will sail on the Royal yacht from here on April 20. for a cruise In Italian. Greek and African waters. THE WEATHER. TATE AND LOCAL Fair and warm er tonight and Friday.

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CHAIIGESJHIS MIIID Pres. Taft Has Decided to Stop Off at Indianapolis on May 6th. EXPLAINS HIS ATTITUDE DECLARE8 THAT HE DID NOT 8NUB HOO8IER CAPITAL IN A SPIRIT OF PIQUE GIVE8 HIS REASONS. (American News Service) Washington, April 7. President Taft will visit Indianapolis May 6. as originally planned by Senator Crane of Massachusetts, speaking for him self and other friends of Taft. includ ing Aldrich. They convinced President Taft that it would be a big mistake to cut Indianapolis out of his it inerary. Tart Insisted the newspapers had placed a wrong construction on yesterday's announcement. He did not cut out Indianapolis in a spirit of pique, but Mrs. Taft had scheduled a garden party in the white house grounds for May 6 and he curtailed itinerary so as to be able to attend the aforesaid garden party. Now Mrs. Taft will postpone the date of the garden party so that the president can convince indianians be has not a grouch. Communications from Fair banks, Hemenway and Jim Watson told the president he could not afford to slight Indianapolis, under the pres ent circumstances. Many Appeals Arrive. Washington, April 7. Secretary Car penter said at eleven o'clock this morning that the president was not ready yet to make an announcement. He has received word from Fairbanks that telegrams are coming from Indianapolis commercial organizations and leading citizens, requesting him to reconsider his determination not - to go. Already several appeals have ar rived. Before announcing that he in tends to go the president will await the arrival of the telegrams which Fair banks., suggested r to be "sent and1 then make a formal reply thereto. But it is certain the president will go. He promised Senator Crane last night that he would reconsider the matter. Among the Influences consulted yesterday by Crane was Senator Shively. Mr. Crane wanted ' to know what the feeling was in regard to the president's declination. Indiana's democratic senator told the White House envoy that the president would appear in a "childish" and "peevish" attitude if he failed to keep his promise to speak in Indianapolis. A FORGER ARRESTED Young Man, Charged with Swindling a Minister, Apprehended Here. WANTED AT WINCHESTER At the request of Officer Brinkley of Winchester, . Perry Cox, aged 18 years, was arrested by the local au thorities last evening and was return ed to Winchester in custody of the officer where he will be prosecuted on a charge of having passed a forged check on the Rev. Harrison Brooks of that city last month. Cox came to Richmond several weeks ago and worked for a few days at the Starr Piano company under the alias of Harry Cox. ' He then sought employment at the Wayne Works stating at that place that his name was Harry Wilcox. Cox is alleged to have forged his father's name to check for $8 and passed it on the Rev, Brooks. When apprehended he claimed that he did not know that he had done anything wrong. It is alleged that the boy has been in trouble of a similar nature before, but that heretofore his father has always come to his assist ance and helped his son out of the difficulty. However, it is said that Mr. Cox is now inclined to believe that he has been too lenient in the past and for that reason will let the law take its course in this instance. RETURU A MURDERER (American News Service) Chicago. April 7. Cletus Wlllaman who was arrested as he stenbed from train at the Union Station on a charge of slaying his wife's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Boons, in Canton, Ohio, Tuesday night, accompanied the police back to Ohio today to face trial. Bloodstained clothing and a revolver found in a suitcase carried by the man win be used as evidence against him. Wlllaman Is believed by the police to be feigning insanity. When asked by the police why he killed his father-in law -he replied: "I dont know; the devil must have oeen in me.?

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HIS WORLD RECORD Washington State Fruit Grow er Gets $3,929 for Crop of Apples. RAISED IN A SINGLE ACRE (American Newt Service) Spokane. Wash., April 7 Levi G. Monroe, secretary of the Washington State Horticultural association, claims a world's record for O. G. France, , a fruit grower in the Wenatchee valley, who received $3,929 for a crop of Winesap apples taken from a single acre in his orchard. E. A. Farris, an orchardist at Orondo, Wash., picked 60 boxes of 2,500 pounds of apples from one tree, selling them in the orchard for $62.50, at which rate an acre of his tract would "yield $5,400 worth of fruit. Mr. France won numerous prizes in box contests at the second na tional apple show in Spokane last No vember, also carrying off some of the best trophies at the Denver show. As evidence that the growers have faith in the various districts in Washington and that they believe such a thing as over production is out of the question, it is announced that between 3,500,000 and 4,000,000 apple trees will be planted in various districts east of the Cas cade mountains this season. Of these more than 1,000,000 will be set in or chards along the Columbia river, be tween the international boundary and the mouth of the Spokane river. HOIIORLOCALWOMAII Mrs. M. F. ichnston Will Address the Indiana Munick 1 pal League Here. DR. HURTY IS TO SPEAK Joseph T. McNary, president of the Indiana Municipal League, has written a letter to City Clerk Baltz Bescher, secretary of the league, desiring that cuts of Mr. Bescher. Mayor W. W. Zimmerman and Mrs. M. F. Johnston, be sent to him for the year book of the league, which he is preparing. Mrs. Johnston, who will address the coming convention on "Civic Improvement" is the only woman on the program. Prof. Robert Lv Sackett of Purdue university has notified the president of the leasue that he will be unable to accept the invitation to deliver an - address on the subject, "The Control of Sanitation by State Commission and Sewerage Disposal," before the convention. The subject will be taken by Dr. J. N.' Hurty, secretary of the state board of health. NEW ROAD FOR GLEN Working on Construction of Highway Will Probably Start Next Week. WILL BE A MILE IN LENGTH Work on the construction of the new road through the Glen . will probably be commenced in earnest next week it is said. The road will extend from the old log cabin school house in. the rear of the park, in a southwesterly direction - to the National road i and will be about a mile in length. It will make a beautiful driveway when completed and will add greatly to the attractiveness of the park. Workmen are already engaged in hewing down the trees and shrubery and it is now - possible to drive through ? the woods . where the proposed road will run. A gravel road bed will be placed on the driveway and it will be constructed along , lines similar to the other roads In. the park. E By order of the hoard of works, the different fire departments of the city who pride themselves on the cleanliness and general attractiveness of the yards surrounding or adjoining f the buddings, will be- requested to plant a raised ; bed of flowers with the inscription "R F. D." and the number of the department below, spelled out In flowers. Hose houses Nob. 1 and 2, where there Is no plot of land adjoining the premise, will not be effected by the orders " . .

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Socialists of Wisconsin Already Trying to Capture the State. WANT GET CITY CHARTER (American News Service) Milwaukee, April 7. Enthused with their first taste of victory at the polls here Tuesday the Socialists are already talking of getting control of the Wisconsin state legislature as well as to have socialist representatives in congress. The main object in view to obtaining control of the state legislature is to obtain for Milwaukee a charter deemed necessary by Emil Seidel, new ly elected mayor and his cabinet, who wish to introduce some "sane ideas into their government of the city. Candidates for election to congress will come up in the fall and the social democrats are already laying down their lines of battle. The man in congress who will perhaps be replaced by candidates more to the liking of the socialists are repre sentatives Stafford and Representative Carey. A STRIKE AVOIDED There Will Be No Walk-out by Employes of Columbus Car Company. VOTE TAKEN EARLY TODAY Amertcan News Service) ' ' V Columbus, O., April 7. There will be no strike of street car employes in Columbus. .This was decided this morning at 3:30 o'clock, the men vot ing almost unanimously against a strike.- .:, y , : - i; The executive committee of the Union signed an agreement with the company to accept a Compromise and this was ratified. All the men who had been discharged shall be taken back unconditionally; the men to receive a raise of one cent an hour beginning April 8, and another raise of half a cent an hour on October 7. This is one half cent more than the railroad company offered in its ultimatum. Recognition of the union is not included in the agreement. ALL RIDS REFUSED Board of Works Turns Down Applications for Sewer Construction. WILL BE RE-ADVERTISED - Because all three of the bids received at the office of the board of works this morning for the construction of a sewer in the first alley north of North Tenth street and in the first alley north of North I street - west,4 from Tenth to Eighth streets, were higher than the city engineer's estimate, the contract was not let by the board. Other bids will be advertised for and an endeavor will be made to let the contract as soon as possible so that the work may ., be commenced this spring. Owing to the fact that Homer Hammond, president of the board, is In Greenville, O., today for the purpose of inspecting the streets of that city, other matters up before the board today, i were deferred untH tomonow, when -a special meeting will: be called. WRECK KILLS TWO Fatal Catastrophe on L. and N. Railroad at Saxton, Ky. Today BALL TEAM ESCAPED INJURY (American New Service) ' Lexington. April ,1. JCnglneer Johnson and Conductor Fitzgerald were kUled and Express Uessenger Eastern of Cincinnati, seriously injured when an Atlanta Cincinnati ; passeger train on the I and N. ran into coal cars on the main tracks at Saxton. Ky- today. The Boston National league was aboard, but escaped lajuiy. ,

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Chief of Local Police Says Effort Has Been Made to Obtain

Evidence of a Substantial Nature, but with Discouraging success, the Clue of a Fleeing Negro, Given .by a Woman, Being Only Acceptable One.

AN INQUEST HELD BY CORONER He Is of the Opinion that Mrs. Allison Was Either Assaulted or Attempt to Assault Her Was Made, But Is Not Yet pepared to make definite Statement Husband v v Du Boise and Philpott Were Questioned.

(Staff Correspondent.) ' . Cambridge City, Ind., April 7. "We have not one good clue to work on in discovering who the murderer of Mrs. Frank Allison la," stated Chief Gormon of the Richmond police, who is actively . engaged In the case, when questioned this forenoon. Similar statements were made hy Marshal Drischell of Cambridge City and Sheriff Meredith, who have run down every clue offered and these cfues have been exceedingly scarce. "This murder may result as the Lucy murder did an unsolved mystery," sadly confessed Gormon. Early this morning hounds followed the trail of a negro, who Mr. Joseph Clevenger saw running across a field yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock. The scent struck by the Indianapolis bloodhounds led down a' creek, almost to Centerville, then the animals circled about and returned to the Allison home. It is not thought the animals were on a "warm" ..scent at any time, i . About 9 o'clock, after having been given a short rest, the doga were placed on a scent in a field near the Allison home, where a handkerchief of the victim, which she used in wrapping her watch and for . keeping small change, was found, but the animals, after circling about for a short time failed to strike a trail. The officers then brought ' them back ' to Coroner Bramkamp and Dr. Boyd of Cambridge. City, held an Inquest over the body of Mrs. Allison this morning. . Or. Bramkamp stated that the woman's wounds showed that she had met her death by being ahet and clubbed. Whether she was criminally assaulted he has , not yet been 'able to determine. He is inclined to the opinion' that an assault was either attempted or accomplished. He will probably be able to make a definite statement tomorrow. He discovered that the woman's under clothing had been saturated with coal oil. A visit to the ruined Allison homestead this morning resulted in the discovery of a bakjng powder can, which contained $28, and a can which had contained coal oil, which had probably exploded. No arrests on suspicion have been made, although Chief Gormon has questioned Frank Allison, Virgil Philpott and George Du Boise, who la Allison's farm hand. '

Philpott Discharged. Philpott was discharged after being questioned a short time. He. it was learned, was employed all day yesterday in Cambridge City unloading coal. Suspicion was attached to Philpott because he was one of several men held on suspicion in connection with the Lucy murder. He was taken into custody some eighteen months after that crime was committed, as a result of a statement made by a Connersville woman to the prosecutor. When Philpott and the other men were arraigned for a hearing, the woman denied making any statements to the prosecutor and the men were then discharged. George DuBoise, whose brother John was also held in custody on suspicion of the Lucy murder, was seen talking with Philpott Saturday night and Monday Philpott called at the Allison borne and asked if Allison had any hogs to selL - . ; , Appeared Hysterical. Chief Gormon states that Allison and DuBoise acted in a most peculiar manner when questioned by him stating that .they appeared hysterical. Both were on the streets of Cambridge this morning. Chief Gormon states that Allison would laugh at many of the questions put to him and that he 'did not act as a man. who had suffered such a heavy loss as he has, would be expected to act. It is thought the man's nervous condition Is responsible for his. peculiar actions. . It has been learned that u Mrs. Allison carried a small Insurance policy, - the ' exact amount not being known. - Another effort will be made to run down the clue furnished by Mrs. Clevenger. who saw a negro running across a field, Mrs. Clevenger is a thoroughly reliable woman and Chief Gormon places much reliance in her story and. although the efforts to run down this clue have been discouraging, this clue will not be abandoned. . An Indian, who is in Cambridge City with a small tent show, and who calls himself Chief Thunder Water, and who says he Is a clairvoyant, states that he can find the murderer , of Mrs. Allison and the murderer of Joseph Lucy. - No attention Is being paid to the man by the authorities. ... , v , .. Like the Lucy Murder. ' The similarity "In detail of the murder of Mrs. Frank Allison with that of the murder of Joseph Lucy, an aged recluse, who lived in this neighborhood, and about a half mile from the Allison home, convinces the authorities that the murderer of Mrs. Allison was the same person who committed the Lacy murder, or a member of the gang Implicated in the Lucy murder. Practically the only difference In the two eases is that the murder of ICrs. Allison was much more fiendish. It Is believed that the house was set on fire to cover up Important details. There fore, ia the tftTestlgiMom of the case,

the authorities , are working along ' practically the same lines as they did in the Lucy affair. No clues are being discarded without complete investigation. Rumors that negroes, Italian workingmen in this vicinity, and white residents of western Wayne, were the perpetrators have been current, but the authorities are ' now convinced; that the murder was committed after-a cleverly arranged plot, by tough characters in the neighborhood, with both criminal a&auit and robbery as the motives. They are also working out the theory . that it was a negro's deed with assault purely the motive. , . Views of Coroner. , Coroner A. I Bramkamp mad an incomplete examination, of Mrs. Allison's body last evening, and, while not satisfied that she was assaulted, yet from this incomplete examination, be said, that he believed, from the coodl tlon of her clothing and bee wound, that an assault was attempted and pos sibly accomplished. "He made ; ar--rangements for-the holding of his of- 1 ficial autopsy this morning at the undertaking establishment of , Neal Wright, where the body was removed yesterday. t'X-C&'J i ' In the minds of those who are familiar with all the details, as they eon! be garnered, after the house was burs ed, the crime was too cleverly executed for a negro. Further more, they also hold the opinion that ft was very carefully arranged In advance, and carried out in such perfection of detail, that the assault motive is not held as probable by them. . . . Last Seen of Victim. The last seen of Mrs. Allison was hy her children, just before they left tar school. This was between 729 and 8 o'clock. Her husband and the hired man, George DuBoise, left the bouse for the: field' about 630 o'clock ia the morning. From the time ' that ' the children left the house until the murder was committed, Mrs. Allisons actions are problematical. ' . ' ''-That she had started to prepare) dinner te positive, because there were a number of things on the kitchen stove, cooking, when the fire was discovered. The authorities believe that Urs. Allison did not start to prepare dinner before 9 o'clock in the morning. The belief Is current that the vegetables were placed : upon r the store , shout lO o'clock) in the morafng aaadlthat the murder occurred within the " next thirty miwntm The discovery of the house being on fire was not nude until about 11 o'clock, when r smoke was seen pouring from the roof both by Mr. AlUsoa and newborn. Where Clayer CUt Her. It is believed that after the mecl was placed apon the stove, Kfs. JLEiaoa

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