Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 59, 7 January 1911 — Page 1

MOOT) F A. AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 59. KICHMOND. IXD-SATURDAY EVENING, JAXUAKY 7, 1911. SIX CLE COPY CENTS.

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CARNEGIE TRUST COMPANY OF II, Y, CLOSED BY STATE Superintendent of Banks Says Institution Is Unsound and Not in Condition to Continue.

DEFENDANTS IN A GOVERNMENT SUIT COW RECORDER ENTERS A REPORT OF 1910 BUSINESS New York Bank Wrecker and His Counsel COMMONS STATES PRESENT OPTIOII LAW NOW DOOMED '

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ANOTHER INCIDENT OF STORMY CAREER

Charge Made Today that Two Millions of Securities in Robin's Strong Box Cannot Be Found. New York, Jan. 7. The Carnegie Trust company with $S.00.000 deports waa cloned , by the state supci intendend of hunk today. A statement Issued says that the examination of the affairs of the company haa canned the superintendent to conclude It la In an unsound condition and not aafo to continue In operation. The examination I Incomplete. The company haa approximately thir-ty-threo thousand depoMltors, Including many wealthy people. Ieslle M. Hhaw was ut one time president of the Institution. Tho company haa had h stormy career since Its organisation In IDofi. In 1907, J. P. Morgan readied It from collapse by making a hi loan. Nearly three-fourths of a million or dollars of New Yory city fund are among its dcnoslts. J. T. Howell, formerly president of the Fourth National bank of Nashville. TennesHee Is the present head of the Institution. Charles Coulter Dickinson, the original organizer of tho Carnegie Trunt company, recently died from Inhaling poisonous fumes while watching experiments in the laboratory of Dr. I .an go. who claimed to have discovered the secret of transmutation of baser metals Into silver. SENSATIONAL CHARGE. New York, Jan. 7. The sensational charge was made that $2,000,000 worth of securities have disappeared from the strong box of Joseph O. Robin, the skyrocket financier, which be had at the home of his sister. Dr. Louisa Roblnvltch. It Is alleged that the securities disappeared between the time a director of the Northern bank examined them and the date when the same director, on an order from Robin, went to tho box and took the securities with which to protect the bank. Although this director had Robin's authority to remove the securities. Dr. Roblnvltch now charges the director with stealing them. No trace of the other $2,000,000 worth of securities that disappeared between the two visits of the director, horn-ever, can bo found. It was learned today that all the alienists for the prosecution who have examined Robins are of the positive opinion that he Is sane. They include Dr. William A. Mabon. superintendent of the Manhattan stato hospital, who examined Re' 'n In the home of his sister, and Drs. Smith Ely Jclllffo and Allen McLane Hamilton, who put the banker through exhaustive tests in the office of district attorney Whitman. It was also learned that Drs. Jciliffe and Hamilton nro of tlie opinion that Herman Roblnvltch is the father of the banker. OIL DISCOVERED NEAR DUBLIN, IND. Residents of Dublin and particularly land owners north of there aro in a state of excitement over the discovery of oil on the farm of Andy smith. Drillers for gas had sunk their drills fSft feet when the oil was discovered. It now stands 660 feet and efforts will be made soon to pump the oil from the well. It Is not known as yet whether It is in sufficient quantity to prove a bonanza, yet such is Indicated by its force which sent it to 660 feet from the surface. FACTORY WORKMAN . HAD A LEG BROKEN John Stratton. 23. had a leg broken at the Starr Piano company yesterday evening, when his clothes became entangled In a line shaft. Stratton was Jerked under the shaft and his right leg snapped. The bone was torn through the flosh making It a painful injury. He was taken to the Reld Memorial hospital and the injuries dressed. Stratton lives at 4 It North D street. This morning stratton was Improved and there is little fear of blood poisoning. Stratton is employed in the veneer room. A GOOD INTEREST PAID THE COUNTY During 1910 Wayne county received $6,072.66 interest on her deposits In public depositories, which is' the best showing ever made in this particular and one of the best in the state. Depositories pay a minimum of 2 per cent on all county funds subject to daily check, 2H per cent on funds subject to six months check and 3 per cent on those subject to check annual'ly. Inasmuch as nearly all of the money deposited by the county was subject to dally check, the average per cent on the deposits was a fraction above 2 per cent. - -

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Three of the individual defendants In the government's suit to break up the so-called' steamship trust. From top to bottom: Emll L. Boas, Gustar If. Schwab and William Coverly. The suit, which was recently begun in the United States circuit court of New York charges that all the trans-Atlantic lines are combined to monopolize steerage or immigrant traffic, in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The lines named in the complaint, most of them officered by the above named men are: The Cunard. White Star, Red Star, International Mercantile Marine, International Navigation, Anchor, Hamburg-American, North German Lloyd, Holland-American, Russian, East Atlantic, Dominion, Allan and Canadian Pacific. FRIENDLESS HOME REPORTSEHTERED A Number of People Were Cared for at the Institution Last Year. One of the most successful years in its history has just been passed through by the Home of the Friendless, according to the reports from the board of trustees, and board of women managers. The first report given at the meeting yesterday was that of Mrs. A. A. Mumbower, showing that there had been eight regular inmates during the year, including children and old women, some of whom paid their board. There were four births, one death, three Insane persons, one feeble minded person, and eighteen homeless children. Of the children nine were placed in good homes, of Wayne county and the others sent to orphan homes and reformatories of the state. According to the jail report, eleven white women and three colored women were locked up during the year. Of the four boys confined at the home three were sent to Plainfield. At the present time there are twenty-one inmates of the home, seven of whom are children. At this time last year the total number was only eight. Mrs. Charles Bell, treasurer of the women's board, gave her report showing the receipts to be $2,214.40. disbursements, $1.S55.53 and toal on hand at the present time $358.87. The treasurer of the board of trustees, John Hasemeier, reported that the receipts during the year had been $449.66; disbursements. $322.30, and the cash on hand $127.36. Trustees for three years were elected as follows: Rev. S. R. Lyons. John M. Coate and Walter Doan. BUSINESS HALTS DURING FUNERAL (American News Service) Elklns, W. Va,, Jan. 7. Mayor Kochenderfer issued an edict for the suspension of all business today and all stores and factories shut down and were draped during the funeral of Senator Elkins. The remains arrived on a special train at 8:30 a. ru. The services were extremely simple. Floral offerings filled, seven carriages.

Record Was Established for Real, Estate Transactions, but More Mortgages Than Filed in 1909.

BIG RAILWAY DEAL HELPS IN SHOWING Two Transfers of Old C, C. & L. Road Swelled Real Estate Transactions Total by Ten Millions. An increase in the number cf property sales and the total amount involved. are shown to have been greatly in excess to the real estate transactions in previous years in the annual report of county recorder Will Robbins,- covering the period from January 1. 1910 to December 31, 1910, which was made public on Saturday. The two transfers of the old C. C. & L. railroad, now the C. & O. of Indiana which were consummated In this county in the summer, are largely responsible for the year's showing. The consideration for the C. C. & L. railroad was $3,000,000 paid by Boston, Massachusetts attorneys when the road was sold at the orders of the federal court by James P. Goodrich, the receiver. Later the road was transferred to men connected with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad company for the same amount, making the fotal consideration for tiie two transactions $10,400,000. 1626 Waranty Deeds. Other real estate transactions brought the total finincial considerations up to $13,188,004 as compared with $2,625,618 for. 1909. The report sMbws that there were 1626 warranty and quit claim deeds filed during the year while, the year before 1,531 was the total number of such instruments filed. There were ' twelve sheriffs deeds in 1910 and considering the amounts for these transactions, the total value of real estate which changed hands was $13,214,298. As exceptional as the year was for real estate transactions, the report also shows there were more mortgages on real estate and chattels than in 1909. The reports Jn full in regard to mortgages is as follows: Mortgages on farm lands not in any corporation, filed during 1910, 299 instruments: amount involved $552,011. During 1909, 282 instruments: $419,968 involved. Mortgages paid up in 1910, 344; amount involved $493,754. In 1909, 550 mortgages; amount involved $466,082. Mortgages on city and town corporation property filed during 1910, 629 instruments; $552,033 involved. In 1909, 501 instruments; $614,278 involved. Mortgages on city and town property which were satisfied in 1910, 521 instruments; $439,585 Involved.. In 1909. 496 Instruments; $542,088 involved. School fund mortgages given in 1910, 35 mortgages; $56,455 involved. In 1909 88 mortgages; $93,624 involved. Chattel mortgages inssued in 1910, 336 mortgages. $101,807 involved. In 1909. 427 instruments; $81,933 involved. Chattel mortgages satisfied, in 1910, 285 instruments; $39,889 involved. In 1909, 158 instruments; $54,383 involved. Other miscellaneous mortgages and liens, including the above mentioned amounts, brought the total amount borrowed during the year by issuance of mortgages as security, to $1,284,282. There were 1.393 mortgages of all descriptions. The total number of mortgages of all descriptions satisfied was 1,222. calling for $1,028,601. In 1909 there were 1,473 mortgages of the various kinds issued and $1,226,319 raised thereby. The total number of mortgage satisfactions during that year were 1.331. The total amount involved in these was $1,172,508. DUBLIN WOMAN HAS REAL LEMON TREE Mrs. Mary Woodward of Dublin, has a genuine lemon tree on which there are three fruits. The largest is thirteen inches in circumference and six and one-fourth inches in length. The other two lemons are 9a4x3 and 84 X4 inches respectively. There were eight lemons originally but three were pulled off by a granddaughter of Mrs. Woodward, a fact undoubtedly which is responsible for the size of the re maining lemons. SCHROEDER NAMED TO FUND VACANCY . August H. Schroeder was appointed on the board of sinking fund com missioners of Richmond yesterday to fill the vacancy which will be caused by the expiration of the- term of Kichard O. Allen, in February. Allen was appointed for 4 years, in 1907. Other members of the commission are Michael J. O'Brien and Controller E. G. McMahan. There is now about $12,000 la the sinking fund of the

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Joseph G. Robin, the New York bank wrecksr (on the left) and his counsel William Travers Jerome, former district attorney as they appeared in court recently to plead to indictment for the alleged theft of $80,000 from the Washington Savings bank, one of the institutions wrecked by Robin's frenzied finance, lie pleaded not guilty but asked for ten days to amend that plea if he so desired. This request was granted by the court.

LAFOLLETTE WILL ENTER THE FIGHT He Will Be Candidate for Nomination for President by Republicans. (American Xcws Service) Madison. Wis., Jan. 7. Senator Lafollette, his most intimate friends declare, will be "a candidate for the re' publican, nomination Cor . president, at the national convention in 1912- A campaign in his behalf has already been organized and will be pushed within a few weeks. The Wisconsin senator believes that if the voters of the different states had an opportunity of directly electing delegates he would stand a good chance of getting the nomination. In this week's issue of his nfagazine, in an editorial on the desirability of electing delegates to national conventions by direct vote he says in part: "Every state in the union should adopt a primary law providing for the election of delegates to the national convention of 1912 by direct vote of the people. With such a law in each state the delegates will be chosen by the voters instead of by machine managers, and the national platforms of both political parties will represent the interests of the people rather than the interests of the system. "Wall street has already selected the presidential candidates of both political parties. There is just time to defeat the Wall street plan." BOYS LEAVE FARM FORJIRLS' SAKE Explanation Made by Prof. Christie as; Cause for Farm Desertions. Huntington. Ind , Jan. 7. With the judging and scoring of the prize winners from the George W. Souers & Sons importing stables, "rally day" of the farmers' short course being conducted here undef the auspices of Purdue university opened auspiciously. The attendance was the largest of the week. Practical work was on the program for the day. Speaking before the high school. Prof. G. I. Christie added a new reason to the many given as to why boys leave the farm. He says that many times there is a girl at the bottom of it The wife or sweetheart, unwilling to remain in rural surroundings, drags j her husband, somewhat unwillingly, to the city, where his success is not-as great as it would have been on the farm. Mr. Christie believes that agriculture should be taught in all the schools of Indiana, both city and country, in order to keep the boys on the farm and to induce those city boys whose natural bent is for farming to leave the town and go back to the soil. He believes that if the girls would study agriculture there would be fewer husbands leaving the farm. THE WEATHER STATE Unsettled weather with rain or snow. Rain tpnight or Sunday. LOCAL Unsettled weather with rain or enow tonight. Slightly warmer tonight. -j ;

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All OIL OPERATOR KILLED IH HOTEL Wealthy Lima, O., Man Shot to Death by Man Who Was Business Rival. (America News Sei v!ce Caney, Kan., Jan. 7. J. B. S. Neeley president of the Wichita Natural Gas company, was shot and killed this morning while sitting in the lobby of the Palace hotel reading. " Al Truck ett, a promnent citizen, fired the shot. Neeley and Truckett recently had difficulties over gas well leases. Neeley secured an injunction preventing Truckett from trespassing on the lease. Neeley's home is in Lima, O.. where he is president of the Lima Trust company. He built the Ft. Wayne, Van Wert and Lima traction line and had extensive gas properties throughout Northern Indiana, Ohio and Kansas. Neeley was reputed as immensely wealthy. He leaves a widow and two sons. A PRISONER'S PLOT. Jackson. Mich., Jan. 7. Warden Simpson discovered enough nitroglycerine in the prison cells at the state penitentiary today to have bldwn up the entire institution. RICH FARMER SHOT. Lexington, Ky., Jan. 7. George Bosley, a wealthy farmer was called to the door of his home at midnight and shot to death. A posse is in pursuit of the assassin today. PURE GRIT SHOWN BY TEXAS BANKER (American News Service San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 7. The self possession and determination of men under trying circumstances was demonstrated a day or two ago by P. L. Ball, president of one of the leading banks of this city, in a most emphatic way. Mr. Ball and a company of friends, including his brother, were in a wreck on the San Antonio & Aransas 'Pass railroad when the brother was killed outright and the other members of the party painfully injured. Mr. Ball sustaining a compound fracture of the leg.- Notwithstanding his injuries, he made his way to where the brother was pinioned under the wreckage directly beneath the coach stove, which was very hot at the time. Mr. -Roll worker for five. minutes, or longer, standing on the .broken leg. apparently unconscious of the pain, n an endeavor to rescue his kinsman. After a time he succeeded in calling attention to the danger and others came, and the brother was removed from the wreckage dead, having been killed when the coach . left the rails. Mr. Ball is in a hospital in this city slowly recovering from his injuries. SONS OF REST HAD CHARMING SOCIAL The Richmond chapter of "The Sons of Rest of America, entertained nine guests at its club house in the basement of the city hall last night. The affair was a slumber party. There have been several reception sidi far thi3 year and" altogether 47 -persons have been entertained. The register kept by Scott Winters, night sergeant, contains the names of several hundred tramps, bums, crooks and others, who are making their wy "across the country without money. Last night the nine men were required to show their cash and in the crowd there was just 13 cents. One man had. seven cents and he ook the prize. --- -

NV PLANSJO RESIGN Said to Fear the Storm that Will Probably Break in Senate Monday. (American News Service) Washington, Jan. 7. Senator Lori mer of Illinois, appalled by the storm which will break in the senate Mon day over his election, may resign. Re ports that he is considering his resign ation steadily gained credence today, Canvasses of the senate are bringing out surprising strength in opposition to Ixrimer. Predictions today, are freely made that Lorimer will be forced out of the senate if he does not resign. Colleagues are voicing their criticism that he should appear on the floor of the senate at a time when his fate is hanging in the balance. Others are saying that he ought to resign. Many senators feel keenly that the senate of the United States itself is on trial in the eyes of the people and that if it calmly submits to seating Lorimer in face of what has been disclosed, as to bribery in the Illinois Legislature, then Its standing will be irreparably damaged. Democratic Opposition. - One of the striking developments, in the situation is the Democratic strength in opposition to Lorimer. Inquiry among senate. Democrats disclosed probably not more than a third of them will stand by Lorimer. This in spite of the fact that Bailey of Texas has lined up for him.. The two Virginia senators, Martin and Swanson, are the latest to be disclosed as in opposition .to Lorimer. Senators Rainer and Smith of Maryland are against him. Senators Stone, Culbertson, Owen, Gore, Frazier and Clarke of Arkansas, are against allowing him to retain his seat. In view of the fact that Lorimer was elected by Democratic votes this refusal of Democratic senators to stand for the method of his election is regarded as extremely significant. If Lorimer does not resign before Monday the fight will open then and go to a finish. Proceedings will include the introduction of the minority report by Senator Beveridge. Senator Frazier will also submit a minority j-eport. Disputes are arising as to whether Lorimer's title to his seat can be invalidated by a majority vote of the senate or whether twothirds vote will be required. EUROPE TAKES TO Buddhism Is Being Established in Several Coun- . tries Literature. London, Jan. 7. Buddhism has been making great strides in Europe. The membership of the Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland is now counted by hundreds and banches have been established in Liverpool and Edinburgh. Professor Rhys Davids, the writer on Pali and Budhist literature, is its president and among the vice-presidents is t-ie earl of Maxborough.' A Scottish convert to Buddhism who is now a monk in Burma is shortly coming to England as first resident missionary. Great progress has also been made by the German Buddhist ' Society, which has two important press organs, in Leipsic and Breslau. Buddhist propogandists have been especially active in Hungary, where five editions of Subhadra Bhikku's Buddristic catechism have been exhausted , For the first time in Europe an attempt " has been made " there to get Buddhism officially recognized by the state, so" tiat it could be ; tausht in the schools. The plan ,wa3- not successful, owing to the opposition of the Roman Catholics. - In. Switzerland and Italy the number of adherents of the ancient oriental faith is also growing steadily. At Lugano appears the' Coenobium, one of the most important-BuddMst publications in Europe. : New Buddhist colonies, it is announced, will shortly be formed near Lausanne and also in the Italian province of Umhrta, .--

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Senator from Wayne and

Union Counties Says that Prompt Action on Repeal ., Is to Be Undertaken. DEMOCRATIC PLANS NOT KNOWN TO HIM Senator Says the Democrats ' Are Not Taking the Republican Minority Into Their Confidence. Being in the minority is not. relished by the Republican senators in the Indiana legislature, which convened on Thursday. Up to date they are no . better Informed on what legislation will come before the senate than Is the careful reader of the newspapers. Senator Walter S. Commons, representing Union and Wayne counties in the upper house of the legislature, who returned Friday to remain until Monday, when the senate will again convene, said he was still waiting to see what cards the Democrats had up their sleeves. It is a case of tit for tat, he said. The Democrats, so long in the minor-. ity, but now greatly in the majority, are treating their Republican col- '

icauco a u j ua v, i dciui'o inaiiii; turn, they were treated themselves for many years. What the Democratic legislators want, they will get, the entire Republican delegation being so weak, it would be the height of folly ' for tbem to attempt to get anything but non-partisan measures through, he said. Discus the Message. During his few days in the senate ' most of the time was Bpent in dlscuv -sion of Governor Marshall's message. ' v After hours the time was taken up in ' getting acquainted and consequently' prospective legislation was discussed v only briefly. t. Probably the most important legislation which w ill ' interest Richmond residents, which he feels sure will be introduced, will be a bill to establish the commission form of government, but in somewhat modified form from " the Des Moines plan. The recall feature of the established form of com- r mission government will be embodied, however, and this is regarded as the . feature of the commission form of government, by Senator Shiveley of Marion, a Democrat, and Senator t)uree of Evansvllle, a Republican, both of whom have worked out the provisions of the proposed bill. It will be introduced in the senate as a nonpartisan measure. As to its probable success Senator Commons made no forecast. As yet he has no measures which he will Introduce. The Commercial club of Richmond may draft some bills and put them in his hands. ' One of these relates to the establishment of penal farms in the state. However any measures which he does present will be solely non-partisan. Senator Commons believes the county local option question will receive a prompt hearing and that the law will be repealed, town and township option being substituted. The minority will line up for the retention of the present statute, Senator Commons states. During the legislature, his headquarters will be at the Hotel English. Representative Lee Reynolds of Hagerstown, and joint representative E. E. Oldaker of Cambridge City, have established their headquarters at the Linden, a North Illinois street apartment house. The last named two were not in Richmond on Saturday.

ART APPRECIATION HELP TO THE HOME Knowledge and appreciation of art -! go a long way in making the home a happy place, declared Miss Ethlyn Miller, an instructor in art and mnsic at Miami university on Friday at the meeting of the Richmond teachers at the high school building. She repeated her lecture on Saturday to the teachers in the smaller corporation and district schools in the county. Proper training of children in appreciation of art was most essential according to the speaker. Miss Miller lectured at the Chautauqua in the summer and pleased more than any other lecturer on the Institute pro- ; gram. Palladia's Total uauy Average Circulation .' (Except Saturday) Including Complimentary Lists, for Week Ending Dec. 31 1910. 6,552 City Circs&tea showing net paid, news stands and regular complimentary ' list does not include sample copies. . 39S2S

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