Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 203, 31 May 1911 — Page 1

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM BUSINESS OFFICE PHONE 2566 AND SUN-TELEGRAM. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. VOL. XXXVI. NO.203. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY. . EVENING. 3IAY 31, 1911. TOBACCO SHARES TAKE A BIG DROP IN MARKET TODAY " Whirlwind" During the Coney Island Fire POST OFFICE MEN SING THE PRAISE OF OLD RICHMOND HARRY KNIGHT IS QUITE LOW

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT PHONE 1121

HARROUN WINS CLASSIC RACE

Opening at 500, Trust Stock Sold as Low as 425, in the First Trading Since Recent Decision.

DEPT. OF JUSTICE CONSIDERS RULING Considers Whether Defendants in the Case Shall Face Criminal Action Case Is Complicated. (National News Association) New York, May 31. The American Tobacco company shares broke seventy-five points, on the stock market this forenoon, opening at 500 and selling down to 425. This was the first trading since Monday's supreme court decision. NO ACTION TAKEN. Washington, May 31. Whether individual defendants in the Tobacco Trust case are to be criminally prosecuted or whether they will escape prosecution was still undecided by the department of Justice today. By the terms of the decision the government can proceed criminally against all of the twenty-nine persons named as defendants. The case is now being carefully considered by experts of the department of justice and meantime neither Attorney General Wickeraham nor any of his assistants will make any statement as to the probable course of the government. No decision on that point is likely to be made for several days. In respect to criminal prosecutions the Tobacco Trust is said to differ somewhat from the Standard Oil case. In tho latter Attorney General Wickeraham said that no criminal prosecutions were under way, but declined to say positively that none were contemplated. Certain questions regarding the application of the statute of limitatlona enter Into both cases. Tho legal problems Involved are very complicated. The men who will have to face criminal trials, if such are ordered by the de partment of Justice, are among the greatest financial figures in the coun try, Including Thomas Fortune Ryan, James B. Duke, Anthony N. Brady, P. A. B. Wldener, Oliver P. Payne and Pierre Lorillard. NEW C & O. SERVICE From Washington, D. C, Through to Chicago. Through trains from Washington, D. C. to Chicago will be operated on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and its subsldary Indiana line, beginning on July 2, according to bulletins received here. Inasmuch as there will be no change of cars and the schedule running time reduced to a minimum, the company expects the route to become one of the most popular with the traveling public who have business which will take them either to Washington or Chicago. . It has not as yet been announced when the train will leave Chicago, but Richmond will be one of the four tops between Cincinnati and Chicago. The company will operate into Cincinnati through the Grand Central station. ASKS DAMAGES FOR DEATH OF CATTLE For the killing of four cattle last March, John H. Kelley has brought suit In the Wayne circuit court against the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company for $350 damages. Kelley had purchased several beeves, which were In prime condition for the market and was driving them along the National Road neathe Country club grounds when a city car struck the bunch and Injured four so badly they had to be killed, although much Indignation was aroused gainst Kelley because he did not have the animals put out of their misery until nearly twenty-four hours after the accident THE WEATHER STATE --Thunder showers in south portion; cooler In extreme south portions; Thursday fair. LOCAL --Thunder showers this afternoon and evening.. Thursday fair and not much change In temperature. HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY. Highest temperature Tuesday, 79 de grees at 4 p. m. Lowest temperature Wednesday, 1 degrees at 5 p. m. Tem perature at 11:30 a. m. Wednesday, 63 degrees and falling. Rainfall since Sunday .14 Inch. Barometer Is falling-

Tho great $4,000,000 fire at Coney Island Flames bursting forth in the Whirlwind, the greatest scenic railway in the world, just after the monster blaze in Dreamland had begun to sweep the other parts of the famous summer resort. This is one of the few photographs taken while the fire was in progress. It was through this building that the prize lion Sultan made his break for freedom, when he terrified the thousands who had gathered to watch the blaze, eventually being shot by two policemen. The Whirlwind like all the other buildings that were incinerated, was built entirely of wood and plaster, the entire structure burning like so much tinder wood, making it next to impossible for the firemen to make any impression against the advance of the ball of flame.

GILA MONSTER FOR GLEN MILLER PARK Arizona Man Offers It to the "Zoo" Increase in the Elk Family. This morning, President Hammond, of the board of works received a post card from W. A. Farmer, of Phoenix, Ariz., saying that he had just captured a "gila monster," 18 inches long. The card stated that Mr. Farmer would hold the animal until he heard from Hammond. It suggested that it be placed in the menagerie at Glen Miller. The board and Clerk Bescher have since-the arrival of the card been perusing the encyclopedias and dictionaries to find out what sort of a brute a "gila monster," is. Bescher is not sure whether it is the name of a flower, a town or some species of water dog. It is "one on" the dictionary. The "Gila monster" is a poisonous reptile or the llzzard family, very ferocious and dangerous. It is commonto dry countries. The animal kingdom at Glen Miller, was increased one elk this morning, and papa elk is passing the cigars in the pen at the park today. Never has the park been so beauti ful as now, it is said. Around the lake are large bunches of peonies in profuse bloom, the hills are sweet with honeysuckle and briarshrubs and long grass covers the meadows. The park is popular with picnickers and pleasure-seekers from Richmond, and from out of town points. TO OPEN NEW STORE H. H. Engelbert Leases Room at 8th and Main. H. H. Engelbert, city councilman, and a well known cigar manufacturer will occupy the room on the northeast corner of Eighth and Main streets upon its vacation by the Second National bank,' which will soon occupy its new quarters on the opposite corner. Mr. Engelbert will open up a modern cigar store and at this stand cater especially to the transient and local retail trade. The bank's quarters in the new building will be ready for occupancy in July. Several parties were after the bank's present location, including a local man who wished to open up a Baltimore dairy lunch, but Mr. Engelbert had arranged to lease the room several months ago. He plans to continue the manufacture of union made goods at his present location on North Eighth street. The upper floors of the Second National bank building have been thrown open to tenants. The bank quarters are now rapidly being finished but no definite date has been set for the occupancy of the room. John Evans, who last fall acquired the property on the northwest corner of Tenth and Main streets has torn down the residence property and will shortly begin the construction of a business block. Details of the new block have not yet been announced, but Mr. Evans expects to have the plans submitted within a week or two. WOMAN WAS KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT (National News Association) Bloomington, Ind.. May 31. Mrs. John M. Harrell. wife of thetownship trustee, died this morning from injuries sustained last night when an automobile skidded over a forty foot embankment into a creek. She was horribly mangled. . Lora Johnson, twenty, had her arm broken, in two places.

MILTON OBSERVES DECORATION DAY Honors Memory of Woman Who Started Movement in the Country. (National News Association) Milton, Ind., May 31. In honoring the memories of the dead Union soldiers buried here, Milton residents also paid due homage to the memory of the late Mrs. Sarah Izer of this place, who, it is reputed, was the first person to start the movement for an annual memorial day, and who worked earnestly in bringing this to pass. She became noted during the war for the part she played in furnishing supplies to the soldiers and in the organization of societies to supply articles of clothing, bedding and the like for the Union men and in assisting the destitute families here, whose men were at the front. Dr. Sweeney, chairman of the exercises which were held at the school house park, read an account of the first decoration day here. He credited the work to Mrs. Izer, declaring that by her activity, iMlton became the first place to observe decoration day annually, and largely by her efforts that May thirtieth became a national holiday. The exercises were appropriate and attended by a large crowd. The program included besides the paper on the first decoration day celebration and Mrs. Izer's part, the reading of the names of the soldier dead and where they are buried, and several musical selections. The Rev. E. K. Van Winkle delivered the address. The 1912 celebration was placed in charge of F. M. Jones, W. L. Parkins and L. F. Lantz. The decoration of the graves was in charge of committees. FRITZ MUCH BETTER Lad Hurt in Railway Mishap Returned Home. Ralph Fritz, aged 17, a Dayton, O., youth who was in a railway mishap and who has been at Reid Memorial hospital for a week recuperating from serious injuries, was on Wednesday returned to his home by Wayne township trustee, James Howarth. Fritz, with Frank Smith, a Dayton chum, both aged 17, ran away from home last week and were "bumming" their way on a Pennsylvania freight train. In passing under a low bridge, both young, men, who had perched themselves on the top of one of the highest box cars in the train, were knocked off.' Smith's "body was found the next morning, badly mangled and indicated that death must have been instantaneous. Fritz was discovered later in the night and brought here in an unconscious condition. When he recovered he disclosed the purpose of their trip and told what he knew of the fatal accident. He is still' very weak and had to be taken home.on a stretcher, and it is probable he will be confined at his home for several weeks. . KICKED TO DEATH BY HIS OWN TEAM (National Xw Association) Auburn. Ind., May 31. August Kuckuck. a farmer northwest of the city, was kicked into eternity last night by his own team which took fright while hauling a load of household goods for Mrs. Rlcca Lehman, a neighbor. The wagon passed over him and his face was pounded into a jelly. -

AEROPLANE MEET IS A POSSIBILITY Commercial Club Will Take Some Definite Action on Monday Evening. At the meeting of the Commercial club next Monday evening a definite decision will be reached whether an aviation exhibition will be held in this city under the auspices of the club and the date of holding it, if it is decided to promote one. The matter seems to hinge entirely on whether an enclosed ground of proper size can he secured.. A representative of the Wright Brothers of.Dayton, was in the city a short time ago conferring with Secretary Charles W. Jordan of the Commercial club and it was found that satisfactory arrangements could be made with the famous aviators for the appearance of several of their flyers provided a suitable ground was secured. Secretary Jordan announced today that he would confer with officials of the Richmond Driving association regarding the possibility of it joining with the club in fencing in the old driving park east of the city. The park is thought to be the only ground suitable for the aviation exhibit, but the fact that it is not enclosed precludes the possibility of it being used in its present condition. Reid Field at Earlham college was pronounced too small by the Wright brothers rep resentative and it is believed that Ath letic park is not large enough. Depends on Grounds. If arrangements can be perfected with the Driving association to fence in the old Driving park, Secretary Jordan believes that the Commercial club will bring the Wright brothers airmen to this city for an exhibition. The Wright brothers representative insisted that the ground where the exhibition will be given be enclosed for the reason that no money could be raised unless this was done. He said that everybody would be anxious to see the machines at close range and the pyentage of people to witness the flights from without the grounds would be small. The terms asked by the Wright brothers are said to be very reasonable. One of the committeemen appointed ty the Commercial club to look into the matter declared that they were willing to take all the risk concerning the attendance, the only thing they demanded being grounds where it is possible to charge admission. Plans talked over with the aviator's representative call for flights to this city by the air-men from Dayton and return fights to that city. Such flights would be of a magnitude to command the attention of the entire middle west. The exhibition in this city would cover a period of two days. It "is considered probable that should the Commercial club decide on holding the exhibition it may select July 4 as the date. As the demands for a safe and sane Fourth increase with the approach of that holiday, the opinion spreads that the exhibition would constitute a very good celebration of the day for Richmond and do away to a large extent with the custom of firing dangerous explosives. Several members of the Commercial club are in favor of having the exhibition on that date if at all. This phase of the matter will probably also be considered at the meeting next Monday evening. FARMER KILLED (National News Association) Columbus, Ind., May 31. Benton Enochs, fifty, a farmer, and his two horses were killed by lightning this morning, one horse falling on Enoch's body.

At Banquet Last Evening State Postal Clerks Composed a Song in Honor of Hospitable City.

ELECT MUNCIE MAN AS THE PRESIDENT Next Place of Meeting Is Indianapolis Splendid Program of Toasts at Banquet Last Night. The resolution introduced at the state convention of the United Post Office Clerks, held at the Pythian tem ple yesterday afternoon, to change the date of the convention from Memorial Day, was defeated, although at first it was regarded as an assured fact the resolution would be adopted The banquet held at the Westcott hotel, was commonly said by the visiting delegates to be the best ever giv en by any city entertaining the post office clerks. A special song was composed for the occasion, and sang heartily by all those present. It was: What's the matter with Richmond? She's all right. What's the matter with Richmond? She's all right. We are the U. N. A. P. O. C. Richmond has certainly been good to me. What's the matter with Richmond? She's all right. Defeat Resolution. The resolution providing that the organization should merge with some other post office organization, was defeated. The election of officers resulted as follows: M. B. Hoffman, of Muncie, presl-

dent; A. C. Porter, of Tipton, first

vice president; Ovid Silverthorn, of Shelbyville, second vice president; Miss Merle Dean, of Marion, secretary; Clarence Foreman, of this city, treasurer; A. B. Jester, of Muncie, statistician; A. W. Murphy, of Lafayette, national convention delegate. The next convention will be held at Indianapolis. The department inspector, C. B. Spear, of Lima, O.. was present at the convention, making an address at the banquet. The program of the banquet follows: Hon. Edgar M. Haas, P. M., Toast-master. "Come Again" Hon. Henry W. Deuker Selection Quartet "U. N- A. P. O. C." . . Frank P. Lorang Selection Quartet "The Department" C. B. Spear, Lima, O. "Next "Year" State President Selection Quartet Impromptu. Quartet Clifford .F. Hutchins, Edgar S. Mote, J. Oliver Hill, Chas C. Cox. CALVIN CRANE IS CALLED BY DEATH Calvin Crane, aged 70, formerly connected with the Crane Lumber company, of Cincinnati and Chicago, but for the past several years living a retired life on his farm in Boston township, about four and a half miles south of the city, died on Tuesday afternoon from Bright's disease. He was well known in the city and perhaps was the best versed man on the lumber business in this part of the country. He was six and a half feet tall and weighed over 300 pounds. He is sur vived by the widow, Mrs. Anna Crane, a daughter, and a son, both of whom live in Cincinnati. The funeral arrangements have not been announced. The funeral services of Calvin H. Crane, will be held tomorrow at Eaton, Ohio, at the home of Mr. Wagner at 1:30 o'clock. DEAD AND INJURED THE DEAD, . . 3. P. DICKSON, aged 24, mechanican, Amplex car. - THE INJURED. ARTHUR GRENIER, injured about the head and legs; Amplex car. DAVID LEWIS,' mechanican. sustained broken leg in collision; Lozier car. JOHN GLOVER, mechanician, injured spine, sustained . when Westcott car left track. HARRY KNIGHT, dejver Westcott car; badly bruised. C. l ANDERSON, mechanician, badly bruised; Jackson car; injuries not serious. ROBERT EVANS, mechanician, broken ankle, sustained when he fell from car; Jackson car. TEDDY TETZLAFF, driver Lozier car, bruised in collision; not serious.

HARROOII WON THE GREAT AUTO RACE Flirting with Death Constantly He Proves Master of the Greatest.

THRILL EVERY MOMENT One Hundred Thousand Peo- ple Witness the World's Automobile Classic. (National News Association) Indianapolis, Ind., May 31. The men who were injured in the five hundredmile Speedway motor care race Tues day are all at the Methodist hospital. The conditions of the patients today vary from slight injuries to injuries of a serious nature. Harry Knight, driver of the Westcott car, who was injured in a smashup near the judge's stand, is said to be in an extremely serious condition. When Knight was taken away in an ambulance it was thought he was only bruised and shaken. Surgical examination by Dr. Allen in charge of the medical corps at the Speedway, showed that Knight was badly injured about the head. There are grave fears as to his recovery. However, at the hospital, Knight was said to show slight improvement this afternoon. Arthur Grenier, the young millionaire of Chicago, is badly bruised in addition to having a broken leg, as the result of an 'accident in which Dickson was killed. ' STORY OF THE RACE. Indianapolis, Ind., May 31. Almost like a flash of lightning Ray Harroun, piloting the yellow Marmon wasp, noon, a winner of the 500-mie international automobile sweepstakes race on the Motor Speedway Course. Finish ing second to him at a death-inviting pace came Ralph Mulford at the wheel of a Lozier, but he was five minutes and thirty-eight seconds away. Time of the winner was 6 hours 41 minutes and 8 seconds. Close to Mulford was David BruceBrown, New York driver, who seemed earlier in the day to have the contest as good as won in the - Italian-made Fiat. Bruce-Brown and Mulford drove to their limit in the last 100 miles, and at times they were not more than 30 seconds behind the flying Harroun, but they never succeeded in passing him. Harroun. descendant of an Ara bian family, took the lead at about the eighteenth lap. Once he landed in front of the flying field he never yielded. " Never Varied From Course. If his driving had not been marvelous he would not have been the cen ter of attraction, for he was not sensational in his methods. Like a wellaimed shot from a rifle he never varied from his course. The precision with which he drove seemed almost uncanny. He picked a path and held to it, reeling off mile after mile at from 75 to 100 miles an hour without making a single mistake. In the midst of all the tragedy, danger and excitement the grim face of the "Wasp" pilot did not change expression. He was at the wheel to win, and he justified the predictions that had made him the favorite over the most classic field that ever started to annihilate speed with a gasoline-driving machine. Won Honors Driving Alone. Without a mechanician and alone in the most rakish-looking craft of the lot he outmaneuvered and outdrove the most famous drivers in the world. Only four times did he stop at the pit. He changed but four tires and was not out of the running more than five or six minutes from start to finish. He gave way for a few laps to W. Patschke, a relief man, but be was at the wheel during the terrible grind of more than 450 miles. As far as Har rounw as concerned, he appeared to slip in and out of death traps as lightly and easily as though they had been laid merely for the purpose of seeing how near he could come without being caught. He established a new world's record for 250 miles, making that distance in 3 hours 20 minutes and 29 seconds. The record for the distance was held by Joe Horan in a Lozier. Horan made 250 miles in 3 hours 26 minutes and 15 seconds at Atlanta last year. In the gruelling finish, where It was thought that the speed marvels would weaken, not only Harroun, but Mulford. DePalma with the Simplex, Spencer Wishart with the famed Mercedes, Bruce-Brown with the Fiat, Jones with the Amplex and others, were cutting loose with miles that were the fastest ever driven in , long-distance races. For several ten-mile laps Harroun and the two leaders pounded away at eight minutes for the distance. Harroun averaged a fraction less .(Continued on Page Six)

SACRIFICES FAME TO SAVE COMRADE Knight, in a Westcott, Pur

posely Wrecks Car to Prevent Killing a Man. WAS ONE OF LEADERS But for the Accident Youthful Driver Had Chance to Win the Contest. "I didn't hit him; I didn't hit him.were the first words uttered by Harry Knight, the plucky young driver of the Westcott racer In the thrilling 500 mile sweepstake race at Indianapolis yesterday, as he was picked up after being hurled through the air when his car skidded, overturned Lytle s Anperson, and then upset itself directly in front of the grandstand. Knight's wild dash towards the pits where the Apperson car was undergoing repairs resulted when, thundering along at about eighty miles an hour, he turned his car sharply In that direction at the risk of his life to avoid striking C. L. Anderson, a mechanician on a Case car, who was lying prostrate in the center of the track. Two courses were open to Knight as he swept along at a breakneck speed with Anderson prostrate on the track directly in his car's path, but about 30 feet distant he could hold his car straight and run over Anderson or he could turn toward the pits to his right with a slight chance of escaping death or serious injury. While spectators in the grand stand stood with bated breath and' gazed horrified at the scene where in the twinkling of an eye some terrible catastrophe would surely result, twenty-two-year-old Harry Knight made his decision on the Instant the situation confronted " him. and turned his car toward the pits, at the same time jamming on the emergency brake. Made the Car Skid. The sharp turn made the car skid on the oily track and It turned entire ly around."facing the opposite direction. Then the pent-up speed, the most terrific momentum having been temporarily checked by the sudden skid and whirl around, broke loose and the car lurched swiftly forward, striking the Apperson car in the rear and hurling it over in the air. The impact threw the Westcott racer into space, and John Glover, mechanician, was hurled about twenty feet, landing beyond the pits in a muddy pool. Knight clung to the wheel and his seat until the car smashed to the ground when he was thrown out to the side. "I didn't hit him," was all he muttered as he was borne away from the scene of disaster. How Knight or Glover missed death seems almost miraculous, but both escaped with only severe injuries. Glover was the most severely injured of the two, sustaining a wrenched back and bad cuts and bruises. Knight received a bad wound on his head, numerous bruises and a bad jolting. A broken steering knuckle on a Case car driven by Jagersburger was the cause of the thrilling accident The car had just left the pits when the knuckle broke, and the machine, beyond the control of the driver, swerved against the cement wall and then wobbled out onto the middle of the track. Anderson Jumped. A half dozen thundering machines were bearing down upon it. and apparently to avoid a smash-up Anderson the mechanician, jumped from the car no doubt for the purpose of shoving the crippled machine to the wall. As he jumped to the track, however, the rear wheel passed, over his- foot and he was thrown to the ground. The first two ears some way passed Ander son and the crippled Case it all happened so quick that it was over before any one realized what has occurred and Knight was next. The nerveracking skid and dash into the Apperson car followed. By his choice of risking his own life rather than to take that of a prostrate comrade. Knight forfeited his splendid chance of winning the race or at least placing his car at the finish. He was in third place when the accident happened, running well up with the leaders and apparently one of the strongest contenders on the track. His car was performing splendidly, and in the 196 laps which he had covered he had had to stop but once that on account of tire trouble. There Is little doubt but that Knight would have placed his machine if the probability of taking a life had not demanded his sacrifice of a chance for fame and glory. -