Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 180, 6 May 1910 — Page 1
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VOL. XXXV. NO. 180. MCII3IOXD, IND. FRIDAY" EVENING, MAY 6, 1910. . ..): . v . . SINGLE COPT, 9 G2HT3. 1 ' " 00 HOPE EXISTS FOR ENTRAPPED MINERS OLD CARTAGO KING EDWARD, OF ENGLAND, LIES AT POINT IN THE DEATH PIT NEAR BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
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lit Is Thought That the Forty-five Whites and Ninety Negroes Imprisoned in the Palos Mine Yesterday as the Result of a Gas Explosion, Are Dead Today or Will Die Before the Rescuers Can Reach Them.
HAGGARD WOMEN SCREAM HI THEIR AGONY So Far Today a Dozen Badly Mangled . Bodies Have Been Recovered from the Pit of Death and the Work of Rescue Is Now Progressing -as Rapidly as Could Be ExpectedTerrible Scenes at Mine.
BULLETIN. Birmingham, Ala., May 6. -No hope exists today for the safety of any of the ninety negro and forty-five white miners entrapped 'in the Palos mine, after the gas explosion yesterday. A dozen badly mangled bodies have been recovered and rescue work is progressing.
GRIM WORK BEGINS. AiiKirtcuii Now Service) Birmingham, Ala., May 6. The grim xvork of recovering the bodies of the ninety negro miners and the forty-five white men, imprisoned In No. 3 mine of the Palos Coal and Coke company by the terrific explosion of yester day began today. Today no hope was vrtertained -for tne recovery or a , r'-sie man alive. This is Alabama's worst mine disinter. FollowIng close on the Mulga disaster of April 20, in which fortythree men perished, the new catastrophe, has startled the county and the fitate. v - .... . . , ..- .. ' Under the direction of State Mine Inspector James Hillhouse, the work of penetrating the mine, was begun today, after bands of rescuers had been beaten back again all night at- , tempts to enter. The oxygen helmets of the U. S. geological survey were tigatn requisitioned the men of the survey station here, J. J. Rutledge and George F. Rice, forced their way- into the shaft. .2. a Terrible Scene. - . One of the most terrible scenes ever caused by a mine disaster met the rescue parties as , they penetrated' Into No. 3. " Torn and mutilated, the bodies of the men were piled In ghastly heaps, or strewn along, dismembered, through the levels. With the first sight of the conditions within the mine, all hope- for the rescue of any of those trapped when the explosion shook the earth for in ilea about was abandoned. The Red Cross workers were among the first rescuers to reach the mine. They established field hospitals and prepared to take care of scores of injured. Their work Is confined to car FIRE MID SWORD ' RAVISH ALBANIA Revolting Turkish Province To- - day Is the Scene of Greatest Ruin. MASSACRES BY THE TURKS WOMEN AND CHILDREN RUTHLESSLY SLAUGHTERED AND VILLAGES BURNED NEWSPAPER MEN HELD CAPTIVES. (American News Service) 8alonica, May O.-From the Montenegrin border to south of Istib more than 200 miles-Albania today is a ecene of devastation. ' Men, women and children have been massacred by the rebels and Turks. Villages lie in ruins and crops are laid waste. The situation Is one of utter desolation. Refcagees are arriving hourly to hide with their relatives. Bands of rebels have descended from the mountains on the villages of Keslove, Glugovik and &aias, which had been occupied by the Turks, and fierce fighting . followed. Information at hand indicates that route of the lesser villages have been burned by the rebels in retaliation for sympathy shown the Turks and others t by the government troops to cut off the 'Albanian's supplies. Attacks are reported on Banyan). Halkaldeln and Salesh. Fierce fighting in the mountains was reported in dispatches received here today. The, Albanians have resorted to a guerilla warfare, overcoming the Turks" advantage of superior numbers and guns. Marauding bands of rebels have attacked many villages which have not ' supported the revolt. The worst horrors, however; haTe been perpetrated by the government troops. - Specific instances reported by the refugees show almost unbelievable cruelty. Whole .families have been massacred In their beds and In many . Instances women have been dragged Irvm thir boraes to the Turkish camps
ing for the relatives of the victims today, however. Women in Desperation. All night long a band of haggard women clustered about the mine buildings, .struggling to get near to the shaft entrance. Hour by hour they demanded Information of their men, husbands, fathers, brothers, sweethearts. Always they were given the same answer. There was little violence among them. Occasionally one would become hysterical. But the disaster generally has stunned them. They repeat the facts of the accidents, as far as known in a dull manner, but understanding is not thelr's. . There are children, too. Like their mothers, they cannot realize the extent of the accident. This morning they began to bring the bodies out. As, one by one, the corpses were laid out in the great patch of ground set aside as a temporary morgue, the women clustered
about them. For the most part there was no hope of Identifying . the vlc: tims bo disfigured they were, but the women searched and examined each body, each bit of clothing, with piti ful anxiety. - - . h What the Dawn Showed. . When dawn came today the grounds of the mine were still covered with debris of the explosion, in spite of the night long efforts to clear It away. For hundreds of feet in all directions from the exit of the shaft timbers were piled in a tangle, where they had been tossed like toothpicks. Two of the three victims of the explosion ' found first this morning remained unidentified. They were standing near the entrance "when the accident occurred. One hundred and fifty feet away John Goolsby, the rural mall carrier, was killed while passing. to be held in slavery. The .bodies of little children impaled- on bayonets have been -used. to lead the fanatical troops on to further atrocities. The situation Is one of the worst In the near east in many years. ' Efforts are being made to confirm a report that the rebels captured several newspaper correspondents and are holding them in the mountains. FESTIVAL SALE Oil Each Member of the Chorus Is Given Ten Tickets to Dispose Of. EXPECT A HEAVY DEMAND Tuesday night at the Festival chorus rehearsal each member was given ten season tickets for- the coming festival to sell to his neighbors and friends. In previous festivals, the chorus members have disposed of large numbers of tickets and judging from the enthusiasm of the chorus and the novelty of then program this year in having the chorus of school children and the symphony festival orchestra, the demand for the season tickets will be large. The management has dona- a wjse thing in placing the price low enough to be within the reach of all, a price of $1.50 and &I.t according to location Including reserve seat having been established. . ( It is hoped by the committee that the people of Richmond will take advantage of this opportunity to hear the festival in its entirey and thereby make the effort a financial success also. - BREAK INTO SCHOOL Tramps broke into the Sevastopol school house, district No. ,10. Wayne township, last evening, and destroyed several window panes. Township Trustee went to the school house this tnorning and intended to have the windows barred so as to prevent future invasions. -
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: a were. -v. . v. QUEEN ALEXANDRIA. ALLEN ISJFIER IT n-- x in-. .u n tu. iL.uuai uemuurai vyuuiu dc tne State Game and Fish ' Commissioner. R. O. Allen one of the leading democrats of the eounty Is an applicant for the position of state game and fish commissioner to succeed the . Rev. Z. T. Sweeney of Columbus, who resigned recently. There are sixty-two other applications on file with Governor Mar shall. Mr. Allen is an enthusiastic rod and gun sportsman and thoroughly conversant with the conditions in many of the counties of the state. ; His friends are booming his appoint ment'and it Is assured that Governor Marshall will give bis application the most careful consideration before mak. ing the appointment. Mr, 'Allen was on several committees during the gubernatorial campaign and in other resp&ts has lead the democrats of the county in their political work. MMUrilTY BATH FOR J, SITTLOH Young Tough Only Draws Fine - of $1 for ftlaking Most Brutal Assault. OFFENSE NOT EXPLAINED BY THE PROSECUTOR AND THE . PROSECUTING WITNESS blD NOT KNOW SITTLOH WAS TO BE GIVEN HEARING. . : John Sittloh got off easy in the city court this morning upon his plea of guilty to the charge of assault and battery on Adlen Marshall, last Saturday uigbt and was only assessed a fine of $1 and costs. The seriousness of the assault was not. taken into consideration and the facts in the case were not even explained to Mayor Zimmerman this morning -by Prosecutor Ladd. Sittloh . pleaded . guilty to assault and - battery and that was all there was to it.. He paid the fine and was released. - Perhaps : had Mayor ' Zimmerman known that Marshall had his two up? per front teeth knocked out. necessitating a dentist bill of about $50, without the slightest provocation on his part,. the fine undoubtedly would have been many, times the amount of the one assessed. ' , . Mayor Did Not Know. But Mayor Zimmerman was not acquainted with this circumstance and assuming, as - one naturally would without an explanation, that it was merely a common assault and battery case, dealt out the minimum fine on first offense. However, the assault made on Marshall by Sittloh .was most brutal and entirely ' unwarranted, it is said. He was - attempting to pass a gang of young rowdies of which Sittloh appar ently was the leader, when his hat was knocked off by one of the toughs and in stooping to pick it up Marshall received a staggering blow In the mouth, which completely dazed him for a few minutes. ", Sittloh was told to appear at police headquarters on two occasions but -in both Instances failed to report and took his time about the matter.: Marshall was not notified of Sittloh's ar rest this morning and therefore did not appear against him ta explain the nature of the assault. According to Chief of Police Gormon, Sittjoh should have been given a much heavier fine and undoubtedly would have been, had the mayor been properly acauainted with the evidence.
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Forr the Seventh Time Capital of Costa Rica Destroyed by Earthquake, Which Contin
ues Today. i THINK ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE KILLED While It Is Estimated That 4,500 Were Injured and 1 5,000 Are HomelessOther. Towns Wrecked. RAILROAD IS DESTROYED TWO VOLCANOES ARE NOW ACTIVE AND GIVE INDICATIONS OF A SEVERE OUTBREAK RESCUE WORK STARTED. ; (American News Service) Washington, May 6.- Sate department advices from Minister Monroe at San Jose, Costa Rica, report that Cartago was almost totally destroyed in yesterday's earthquake. Loss of life lsfully five hundred. None are Americans. The Central American palace of justice which cost a quarter of a million dollars, . of which Carnegie gave -a hundred, thousand dollars, was completely demolished. . - Martial law has been proclaimed. Seven looters were shot dead by the police. Four hundred bodies already have been "recovered. ' , SHOCKS STILL FELT. ' PorXAman, . Costa- Rica. May For three days Central . America has been' shaken by violent earthquakes. The shock continued today, but with diminished force. For the seventh time in its history, Cartago, former capital of Costa Rica, lies in ruins. Other cities have' been destroyed. Careful estimates based on the latest reports received here today give the following as the extent of the disast er: Dead 1,000; injured 4,500 ; homeless 15,000; towns destroyed or partly wrecked. 4. ' Paraise, a town eight miles to the east of Cartago and Ores!, 20 miles to the southeast, are both reported to have met the fate of the larger city. Volcanoes Get Busy. The volcanoes Turialba and Irasuv already partly or wholly in eruption, give, signs of a severe outbreak. Th entire population of . the Central and Northern sections of Costa Rica is in terror. . , The railroad running from here to the north with spurs to Cartago and San Jose, is tied up. It is believed that the line has been completely wrecked in places and that Its reconstruction for ' a great portion of its length will prove necessary. All wires are down. The full extent of the damage is beyond the grasp of startled Costa Rica. One of the richest districts of the country lies desolated, the wreckage of its houses covering hundreds of dead, and aid Is urgently needed. ' Effects a Wide Area. Though Cartago, according to the fullest . reports available, bore the brunt of the shock, the earthquake affected a. wide area, fully two hundred miles In length and extending into Nicaragua. The towns along the San Juan river, ' running near the boundary between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, have all felt the shock severely, according to dispatches reaching Oreytown, at the month. - Couriers arriving there brought news of damage done to San Carlos,. Castillo Vie jo and Ochea. Throughout. the valley shocks have played havoc and at least one place the course of the river has been changed. . Many Settlements in the hills about Cartago are believed to ha,ve been destroyed, besides Paraso, whose population Is 2,000, and OrosI, a town of 2.20G. . , Relief expeditions were today sent out from San Jose. The distance between the two cities, the capital and the destroyed 5 ?, town, is but fifteen miles, but progress between them is slow. " CHRISTIE TO COME Professor G. I. Christie, field instructor of Purdue university, and in charge of the corn schools conducted In an communities of the state, each year, expects to be In the city after May 21, to talk over matters with, the corn school committee. At this meeting tho work of the Wayne county - short course to be conducted next winter will be outlined.' The place of meeting will also be settled at this time la all probability.
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KING EDWARD VII. UNCLE SAM AVADTS WHITE MAIL BOXES Local Post Office Urged to Have Rural Route Patrons Observe Order. REQUEST, NOT A COMMAND RICHMOND 'OFFICIALS' HAVE BEEN WORKJNG TO THIS END FOR SOME TIME AND WILL CONTINUE EFFORTS. ' Postmaster J. A. Spekenhier has received an order from Fourth' Assistant Postmaster , General P.; D.. Mehan requesting that an effort be made to In. duce all rural route' patrons' to paint their mail boxes white. The local authorities have been -working to this end for some time but will make a more determined effort now.' The order is as follows: It is the desire of the department that you earnestly request patrons of rural delivery out of your office to paint their boxes and the posts to which they are attached a pure white color. This course, " if pursued, will not only result in benefit to the patron in serving to protect his box and post from damage by the weather, but will give all boxes a uniform color and serve-to fix their, identity in all parts of the country as United States mall boxes, and -will give them a much neater and sightlier appearance than they now possess. It is also desired that patrons be indnced to imprint their names and box numbers on boxes in black - letters about two Inches high. It is also desired that you endeavor to induce road officials to paint upon the posts of boxes -which are located at cross roads (bnt not attach- signs thereto) the names of the Tillages or towns to which the cross roads lead, with an indicator showing the direction Posts to which boxes should be attached shall be Bet in an easily accessible position at the side of the road and boxes , securely fastened to a projecting arm of wood or . to a bracket of .band Iron about' three-sixteenths of an Inch thick, or," if, preferred, an automatic extension arm may be used. " THE WEATHER. STATE AND LOCAL Showers tonight and Saturday. Slightly warmer tonight. - - - ,
Popular Sovereign Suffering From Double Pneumonia, and Oxygen Is Being Administered as His Heart Is Affected: Latest Bulletin Issued by Physicians Says the Ruler's Condition Is Exceedingly Grave.:
POLICE KEEP THE. CROWDS FROM PALACE Last Night Cartloads of Peat Were Strewn Over the Roads Near Buckingham to Deaden the Sound of Traffic In London Anxious People Crowd Around Bulletin Boards for News of Their Beloved King.
BULLETIN. Loudon. May 6. It was reported this evening that the king has sunk into a state of coma. An official bulletin at 6:30 p. m. says; "King's symptoms became worse during he day and his condition la now critical" Premier Asquith has been summoned home from S:Un.
BULLETIN, IJondon. May 6. Archbishop of Canterbury lae today telegraphed the following message to every bishop in England and VVales: "The prayers of the church and the people of England are desired In behalf of Ilia Majesty, King Edward, in his grave illness
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- London, May 6. (6 o'colckl Preparations are progressing for eration on King Edward to relieve muscle contraction.
(AmerJcan News Service) London, May 0. 4:;M p. m. King Edward is believed to be dying. Double pneumonia is reported to have developed. .Oxygen is being administered as the heart is also affected. The king passed a comparatively quiet night, but the official bulletin this morning said the symptoms were unimproved. A bulletin which read "Condition give rise to anxiety," was later changed to read "Grave anxiety." Physicians arc in constant attendance and consultations were frequent. Spasmodic contractions of the king's throat endangering the blood vessels, gave the phy-, sicians great alarm. - The archbishop of . Canterbury, Lord Suf field... was admitted to the sick room a few minutes during' the forenoonr "When he "emerged he shook his head and said "very .bad," " but declined to make further comment. . Lord Knollys Is Hopeless. Lord Knollys, the king's secretary, said, "I am very Sorry, but it is impossible to say the king's condition is better. There is no indication of Improvement." After, midday, physicians refused to permit even the closest royal associates to enter the sick room. The Prince of . Wales and Queen Alexandra are at the king's bedside. At WAIITS A LAW FOfT TBUST COMP AI'IIES Auditor Billheimer Says They Have Unfair Advantage Over the Banks. HE EXPECTS OPPOSITION SINCE THE ORGANIZATION OF GF FIRST TRUST COMPANY IN STATE, IN 1893, BUSINESS HAS GROWN RAPIDLY. (Palladium Special) Indianapolis, May 6. It is practically certain that at the next session of the legislature State Auditor Billheimer will make an effort to have that body enact some, new laws for the government and regulation of trust companlestin this state.' He tried to have this done at the last session, but failed for some reason, and now it is his intention to make another effort, more determined than ever, because he says there is need for additional legislation on this subject. ; It is said, too, . that this time he will have the active sup port of Governor Marshall in seeking trust company legislation. . Mr. Billheimer points out that un der the laws as tliey now exist trust companies h?.ve an unfair advantage over banks of the other classes. For instance, a trust company may have its office on one side of a street and operate free from the control of the general banking laws. Tet it does a general banking business, carrying chicking accounts, etc. On the opposite side of the street there is a bank which is organised and chartered under the banking laws of the state. It does also a general banking business, such as carrying checking accounts and in doing so it is subject to tho control and regulation of its business by the banking laws of the state. ' Has the Advantage. : Thus the trust company, says If r. BDlheimer, has a distinct advantage. It is to overcome this difference in the regulation of the banking and trust company business and to put them on the same level before the law that Mr. Billheimer wai seek new legisla
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r::to p. m. court officials stated that the king had rallied slightly, but the statement inspired little hope. Every precaution to ensure the comfort of the patient has been taken. A heavy force of police guard the palace grounds and today none but mem--bers of the nobility, royalty and such persons of lesser degree as have urgent business have been . admitted to the palace or Its grounds. Roadways Are Covered." - irkM . Jt .nlMt .... . . I. - - of the palace had been covered- with cartloads of peat to Insure silence about the royal domicile. All nightlong a heavy force of men had worked to pave tne roaos tnus. isspeeiai ffnrta rim mart dam iln i.M Jant under the arches ia front of the palace and In the quadrangle. In spite of the efforts of the police crowds tod.ay passed about the neighborhood of the oalace. The anxietv of the people was proven by the throngs seeking but a glimpse of Buckingham in this crisis and hoping for a word of news. Ail were Kept moving, nowever. Everywhere in , London the bulletin boards were surrounded by crowds, in many instances persons remaining all ' night solely to watch the condition of tion at the hands of the next general : assembly.' , He anticipates that, of course, there will be strong opposition to his program on the part of the trust com pan-. les of the state, but be believes bo will be able to show the members of the legislature that the new regulative statutes are needed. The trust company business has had a wonderful growth In' Indiana, The first trust company organised In this state was Incorporated In 1893. . Two were organised in that year. They had a paid up capital of $498,87$. Their deposits in the first year amounted to only 18,000. Their total resources amounted to $530,12$. -: - There has been " a constant and steady increase In the number of trust companies In this state -from 1893 down to the present time. There are at tbis time 103 trust companies In . the state. Their combined capital stock amounts to $9,385,500. Their tout deposits are $64,770,000 and their total resources amount to $23,411,50 The Increase In their resources during the six months ending March 31, this year, were nearly $4,000,000. . Auditor Billheimer believes that the : financial Institutions which handle so much of the people's money sad which are trusted for such large sums . ss these ought to be subject to the same -strict laws that now govern the banks of the state. . Commission men In the south la correspondence . with' local . commission dealers, are making a effort to consign strawberies by the car load. The j prospects for an exceptionally large crop ana one or gaad quality is promUsed by the southern raisers. The sup ply being shipped to the northern mar, kets at present Is very good and cbeapr er than ordinarily, - T 'Fruit growers in tbis county report that there will be a good yield. If the unexpected does not happen. 8ome of a a . L t T, M a . , . freeze and heary frost, but strswber-. rles usually put forth a second Uooss If the first Is killed sad the growers are counting on this. TF0aG0.1T Triumph lodge,. Knlis of Fytllas, win hare a class of tea. ean&liitm tils evening for; the first rank work.; TZm : month promises to be eseesCiasSjr. trasy for the erer. $ k ; . , ""
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