Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 253, 20 July 1911 — Page 1

MONB FA3LI EDITORIAL DEPARTHEWT PHONE 1121 BUSINESS OFFICE PHONE 2566 AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. NO. 253. RICHMOND, IND THURSDAY EVEXIXCJ, JUL.Y 20, 1911. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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SENATOR ALDRICH IS STAR WITNESS III LORIMER CASE

Former Czar of the Senate Appears Before Investigation Committee and Relates His Connection. ITAFT AND HIMSELF INDORSED LORIMER But Merely on Grounds that "a Good Republican Was Wanted" Witness Nettled by Kenyon's Shots. (National News Association) Washington, July 20. Nelson W. Aldrich, former senator from Rhode Island, was a star witness before the Lorimer investigation today. Aldrich said his position in the senate entailrd a certain responsibility which caused him to have a special interest In the 'Illinois senatorial election. In a conference with Edward Hines regarding the senatorship Aldrich said Hines eald Hopkins or Boutell could not be elected but possibly Lorimer could be. At Hines suggestion Aldrich interviewed the president regarding Lorimer and afterwards told Hines that Lorimer was unobjectionable to the president and agreeable to himself (Aldrich.) Both, however, were in favor of the election of "any good Republican," which, Aldrich explained, was a man who was a loyal supporter of the president and the administration. Aldrich authorized Hines to refer anyone to him who might question his or the president's attitude toward Lorimer. Aldrich denied that he told Hines to tell Deneen that the president wanted Lorimer elected. , His First Meeting. In answer to the questions, Aldrich feald he first met Hines in the spring of 1909. In April 1909. he had his first conference with Hines. He could not remember whether it was at his soliCitation or Hines'. Hines told him Hopkins would not be elected and asked 'him twhat the attitude of President fTaft was In the matter.--"-"I told Hines the president was anxious for the election of a Republican and that he had been favorable to the re-election of Hopkins because Hopkins had received the indorsement of his primaries. But I told him that the president would take no active part in the campaign of Hopkins or any one else." "Did you say to Hines," asked counsel, "that the tariff bill was coming up and that it was necessary to have all the Republican votes possible as there Was some doubt about the schedules?" I did not," replied Aldrich. "When was the second time you talked to Hines?" asked counsel. "I think It was on May twenty-first or twenty-second. Hines asked me to nee the President and find out what his attitude was concerning Boutell. I saw the President and reported to Hines that the President would bo satisfied with Boutell." In another conference Hines told Aldrich, Boutell could not be elected but that lorimer possibly might be. "He wanted me to learn how the President viewed Lorimer," added Aldrich. "That same evening I reported to Hines that Lorimer's candidacy was unobjectionable to the President and that so far as I was concerned be was entirely agreeable to me a3 I was in favor of the election of any ;good Republican." Just an Acquaintance . 'Did you see Lorimer at that time?" Asked counsel. "I had merely an acquaintance with him. I knew him as a member of the house in the same way as 1 know a great many others. I knew nothing particularly about him except that 1 regarded him as a good Republican. I told Mr. Hines that I was favorable to his election." "What is your idea of a good Republican?" interjected Senator Kenyon. "Well. I should say," replied Aldrich, smiling, "that a man who was a loyal supporter of the President and the administration is a good Republican." "Were there any bad Republicans In the Senate at that time?" asked Senator Kenyon. I do not feel called upon to express an opinion of my former asoclates," replied Aldrich. Continuing, Aldrich said Hines had asked him if he could refer to him (Aldrich) If there was any inquiry regarding his attitude and that of the president and he had told Hines that lie could. "The idea that you intended to convey, as I understand." said Kenyon, 'was that Lorimer's candidacy was (Continued on Pago Six) IT A VE the Palladium go with you on your vacation. Ten cents per week. Telephone your order betore starting. Phone 2566.

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Some of the fleet which is to attack New York by way of the eastern end of Long Island, between July 18 and 20 This photograph was taken from the battleship Michigan and shows some of the sailors of the Michigan busy on the forward deck. On the extreme left is the Connecticut and next to her the Delaware. It has been the contention of many naval experts both in this and other countries that it is possible for a powerful fleet to reach New York by way of the eastern end of Long Island. In this battle, which is to settle the question, the defending force will consist of a flotilla of 20 torpedo boats and 11 modern submarines.

CHOLERA SUSPECTS ARE BEING HELD Italian Steamer, Arriving in New York Today, Goes to Quarantine. (National News Association') New York, July 20. The Italian steamer Principe Di Piemonte, bringing passengers from Genoa and Naples reached Quarantine this morning and was detained for inspection for. cholera. - .. . ,.' The situation at hotU-Hofuian and. Swinburne islands since the death of the seventh cholera victim, Guiseppe rettinlcchia late yesterday, remains unchanged. Mayor Gaynor was noncozuipitaJl on the subject of his visit to cholera pa tients on Swinburne island but he seemed satisfied with the way the sick and detained immigrants are being cared for there. The quarantine station is under the state government, but the mayor wanted to see for himself what provisions were being made for the protection of New York city against the plague, so he made the trip yesterday accompanied by Beveral of the health officials. The government has now three cholera experts here to assist in the work of the state health officials. A BIG B, k 0. WRECK Late Last Evening Kills Five Men. (National News Assoclatlon Pittsburg, July 20. Five men are dead, one slightly injured and a seventh unaccounted for as a result of the wreck of a fast freight train on the Pittsburg & Western division of Bryant station late ast night. The dead: Joseph P. CVDonnell, aged about 25 years, of Johnstown, Pa., killed instantly; Charles Iverson, aged 46, of Chicago, Ills., died in hospital; Matthew J. O'Neill, 27, Sheraden, Ta.; F. N. Cunningham, conductor, aged 42 years, of Connellsville. Pa.; Samuel Mattingly, aged 26, Johnstown, Pa. As the train of about 30 cars, all heavily loaded, approached a sharp curve at Bryant station, a wheel on one of the forward cars broke. About of the cars were reduced to kindling and the dead men were hurled into the wreckage, partially buried under the piles of Iron bars from the cars. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN A PRISON CELL Laura Baker, a married woman, who was convicted in the city court this week and commanded to the Home for Friendless to serve a long sentence, gave the authorities much trouble on Wednesday when she attempted to "butt her brains out." She would climb up the cell bars and ram her head into the ceiling as hard as she could. Hypodermic injections were administered and the attending physician now believes she will recover. She imagines insects are annoying her and when the matron got word of her condition, found her scalp lacerated and her head a bloody mass. When arrested the woman was under the influence of liquor. f

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V STEPHENSON IS TO FACE A PROBE Senate Committee Decides to Investigate Election of Wisconsin Solon. (National News Association) Washington, July 20. The senate committee on elections today ordered Its sub-committee to invetigate the election of Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin and the expenditure of money involved. It. will probably go over till the next session as the eight members of the committee re now. engaged in the Lorimer probe. . The first official act in the senate probe into the alleged corruption charges concerning the election of Stephen son was taken by the full committee as a result of a memorial from the Wisconsin legislature. The committee decided to turn over the investigation to a sub committee of seven members to be appointed by Chairman Dillingham. It is hardly probable the sub committee will be able to begin investigation at this session because the eight members of the full committee are engaged in the Lorimer investigation and there remains but a few days of this session. WOMEN JXTRAVAGANT According to a Wisconsin University Report. (National News Association) Madison, Wis., July 20. That over $10,000,000,000 is spent in the United States annually for food, shelter and clothing and that 90 per cent of this is spent by women who have no adequate knowledge of money values, is stated in the new bulletin of the Course in Home Economics at the University of Wisconsin, just issued. In any other phase of life, it is pointed out, the persons intrusted OsUi such expenditures would be requVed to pass through a rigid system of, training. The state is taxed, the bulletin continues, to provide instruction in the principles governing the production of ra wmaterial and the manufacture of these raw materials. Women should be trained to use this material so that there will be the least possible waste of time or money and the best results obtained. FIFTEEN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES PICNIC Fifteen township trustees of the county and their families, county superintendent C. O. Williams and his family and several invited guests attnded the annual picnic of the trustees' organization at Glen Miller park on Thursday. It was perhaps the first picnic of the season of so large a character where fried chicken was absolutely the feature dish at the dinner hour. The program for the day included toasts and athletic events and games. A REBELLIOUS SHAH IS PUT TO FLIGHT (National News Association) St. Petersburg. July 20. It is reported here today that the forces of Mohammed Ali Mirza, the deposed Shah of Persia, who escaped from his guards in Odessa, and reached the Persia frontier, have been defeated by the Persian troops sent to check him and that he is again la fligghtc

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ENGINEER IS SHOT AND TRAIN LOOTED Buffalo, N. D. Scene of One of Most Daring Robberies Ever Perpetrated. (National News Association) Buffalo, N. D., July 20 Train No. 2, the eastbound North coast limited on the Northern Pacific railroad was held up by three masked robbers near here last night. The robbers secured a small sum of money and a few watches. The bant? Its were forced-to shoot Engineer S. P. Olson of "Fargo twice before he would stop the train. After robbing the passengers the bandits made their escape in an automobile. The performance as executed was one of the most daring ever perpetrated in this part of the country and showed that the men were no amateurs at the business as every movement was cleverly planned and admirably executed. When they succeeded in bringing the train to a stop at the High Bridge at Valley City the three men boarded it and went into the day coach. Heavily armed and shooting recklessly in order to intimidate the passengers, they lined the train crew up at one end of the car. The sleeper was entered and, in order to awaken the occupants of berths a shot was fired down the center of the aisle. LABORERS ROBBED. Janesville, Wis.. July 20. Three hundred Italian laborers on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway at South Janesville were held up and robbed of $10,000 early today by four men. The laborers were paid off on July 15 "and had the biggest part of their wages in their pockets. Armed posses are searching the surrounding country. TO SIGN BILL SOON Reciprocity Bill Goes to Taft Saturday. (National News Association) Washington. July - 20. Canadian reciprocity will be out of the way of Congress by next Saturday, and it is probable that President Taft, before leaving for Beverly, will sign the measure on that da;-. "The president will have the reciprocity bill in his hands next Saturday before he leaves for Beverly," said Senator Penrose, today," and if we can get it to him in time, he probably will sign it before he leaves the city." A NEW AEROPLANE MODEL A FAILURE (National News Association) Chicago, July 20. Harold T. McCormiek's "umbrella," one of the two aeroplanes of a new design with which he has been experimenting, met disaster on the aviation field of the Aero club of Illinois in its first trial since the plane w as partly demolished in a flight in Texas several months ago. W. S. Romme, the pilot, had traveled 50 feet in the air when a loud report was heard. The machine glided to the ground. It was found that a guy wire had broken and had become entangled with the propeller. The machine will be out of commission for a month.

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On Sunday, July 23rd. The Palladium will publish a complete summary of proposals of the Richmond City Water Works and the E. M. Campfield companies. The columns of the Palladium will also be open to anyone wishing to ask qnestions or discuss the water works question. CAMPFIELD HAS A TILT WITH MAYOR Regarding the Mayor's Declaration Favoring Private Board Meetings. After being told by City Attorney A. M. Gardner that there would be no necessity of holding private sessions in consideration of the water works question, Mayor Zimmerman moved at a meeting of the board of works this morning that ail statements by companies should be submit ted at regular meetings of the board. Mr. Gardner said that should the citywish to compile a proposition without regard to the two submitted a private session would be satisfactory. E. M. Campfield was before the board and demanded that a date be set for a hearing "of his company's proposal. He told the mayor without hesitation that he was opposed to secret sessions. 'We have nothing to hold back rom the public. We want to be square," said Campfield. The mayor asked Campfield why he had made declaration impugning the honesty of the city government. Campfield countered with the question. "Well, how about your own talking? A NEW ARNOLD CASE Pretty New York Girl Has Disappeared. (National News Association) New York, July 20. Another strange disappearance like that of Dorothy Arnold confronted the New York police today. The girl in this second case is Miss Louise Swan, 19 years old, very pretty, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Swan, of 11 West 30th street. She left her home during a violent rainstorm last Monday afternoon and since then nothing has been seen or heard of her. Detectives who were called in on the case at first suggested that Miss Swan might have eloped. The mother replied that Louise had never been in love. Mrs. Swan was then asked if she believed her daughter had gone on the stage. "Louise detested the stage," was the mother's reply. "She was intensely religious in fact, she might have been called a religious fanatic." After the police had searched for three days for her daughter, Mrs. Swan collapsed and, crazed with the fear that Louise may have been murdered, or is being held a prisoner, the mother now is at the point of death. Her physician has been keeping her under the influence of opiates for the last 48 hours fearing that she might attempt to destroy herself. A GROCERY WRECKED By a Chicago Black Hand Gang Today. (National News Association) Chicago, July 20. His failure to comply with demands for money made in threatening letters from the "black hand" led to the wrecking of the grocery store of Vincent La Cognata, 1839 South Clark street by a dynamite bomb this morning. Families occupying the upper stories of the building were thrown from their beds, windows in it and surrounding structures were shattered and the South Italian and Red Light districts were plunged into excitement. erful used by the blackhand operators. No one was reported injured. J. BENNETT GORDON IS MUCH IMPROVED J. Bennett Gordon, chief editorial writer on the Indianapolis Sun, who has been confined at Reid Memorial hospital for several weeks because of an injury to his left knee, is improved in health, though' It will be a month ! possibly before he is out. He is very weak and probably will not be able to I resume his work for a month or so aftjer leaving the hospital. Any alarm i which has been felt in regard to his 'condition has been removed. TO INVESTIGATE A MILK COMBINATION (National News AssoclatSan) Washington. July 20. The Department of Justice today ordered an investigation of the combinations of the Milk dealers operating in restraint of trade in the large cities.

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FLEETS IN FIGHT OFF L SLAND Both Enemy and Defense Claim Victory in Mimic Naval Battle. Block Island, July 20. A fleet of nine battleships, representing half the strength of the "Blue," Wednesday bore down on this little island in an effort to capture Long Island sound and the "back door" to New York. For three hours the attacking fleet engaged in battle with the defenders, composed of submarines and torpedo destroyers. Whether the invaders were vanquished or conquered the defense will not be known for some monhs, or until the national board of strategy reports. Both sides are claiming the victory today. The Blue fleet, commanded by Rear Admiral Osterhaus, is alleged by its supporters to have penetrated the defense line with several minutes to spare. Theoretically, the battleships have sunk all of the defending vessels, its officers claim. On the other hand, the defense says that, theoretically. there is none of the attacking vessels afloat. The officers under Commander Edward W. Eberle say the submarines and destroyers annihilated the foe. "Enemy" Suffers Real Loss. The attacking force suffered one real loss. The flagship Connecticut cracked its crankshaft during the light and went out of action. It will sail for New York tomorrow and Rear Admiral Osterhaus will transfer his flag to another vessel. So far as could be learned today, Commander Eberle, in apparent anticipation of an attempt on the part of Rear Admiral Osterhaus to split his invading squadron and make simultaneous attacks upon both the entrance to Narragansett bay and the eastern entrance to Long Island sound, divided ihs defensive fleet and was prepared to prevent the "enemy" from penetrating the line of defense that extended from Montauk Point to Block Island, guarding the entrance to the sound and from Block Island to Newport, protecting the entrance to Narragansett bay. Defense in Long Line. The defending fleet was composed of a cruiser near Bren ton's Reef lightship, off Newport, southwesterly, near to Point Pudith, apparently defending the entrance to Narragansett bay, and several other cruisers in the vicinity of Point Judith. Rear Admiral Osterhaus, commander of the attacking fleet, massed the greater portion of hia battleships to the eastward of Block Island. Nine of these battleships were lying off there, cleared for action, as another division of the attacking fleet came in from sea and, rounding Northeast light, at the end of Sandy Point, headed over towards Gardiner's bay Fifteen or twenty miles to the eastward oof Block island and in the direction of No Man's Land another fleet of battleships was apparently ready to cooperate with the main squadron in simultaneous attacks upon both Newport and the eastern entrance of Long Island sound. Admiral Osterhaus' fighting squadron is backed up, theoretically, by a large fleet of imaginary transports laden with invisible troops. Defenders Tell of Victory The views of the defense as to the result of the battle became known when the torpedo boats and torpedo boaats destroyers, comprising the seventh, eighth, and ninth torpedo divisions, steamed into port and reported that the invadors had been repulsed. The "enemy" refused to consider itself defeated, and as the decision of the umpires in the war game will be submitted to the navy department at Washington and not be made public, the world probably will rfot know the extent of the destruction and carnage in this mornis fight. Accordingto the story told by one of the officers of the defending fleet, the crifft forming the line of defense across the entrances to Narragansett bay and Long Island sound discovered niiie gTeat salte colored battleships cdming in towards shore soon after daylight Led by Commander Eberle on the flagship Dixie, the defenders steamed at full speed towards the foe, and, as the defenders allege, destroyed the nine great sea fighters. CITY TO PURCHASE A FLUSHING WAGON Street commissioner D. C. Genn has persuaded the board of works to purchase a flush wagon which will be of great service in the cleaning of the paved streets. The wagon which is similar to a springling wagon, costs about $ 400. It is equipped with a high prepsure air tank which forces the water out and thoroughly cleanses the streets. Its utility in comparison j with the sprinkling wagon of the ordij nary kind is likened to the difference Vetween a beating rain and a sprinkle.

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P. P. Apkins, Arrested Here Last Night, May Also Have to Answer Murder Charge if One Wife Dies.

CHASE FOR MONTHS HAS DRAMATIC END One of the Matrimonial Victims of Apkins Was a Richmond WomanMrs. Bertha Kohler, S. 2nd St. Behind the arrest of P. P. Apkint, thirty-three, forger, bigamist and probable murderer, there lies a story of hypocritical, designing love and of crime of demonical ingenuity. Apkins career rivals the black talea of Gaborlau, Poe and Doyle and ha a thoroughly confounded the police, so it will probably be a week before Chief Gormon will have enough material to give tho man a preliminary hearing. There are charges against Apkins for bigamy and forgery of which the police are positive. Previous to May 20, he worked at the Starr Piano company. On May 20, after cashing three checks at the Second National bank, totaling $23.80. forged on E. H. Mason, he left the city for Paris. 111., with Mrs. Bertha Kohler, a widow who lives on South Second street. He attempted to cash a $23 check, made against a Centerville man, at the First National bank, but failed. Apkins and Mrs. Kohler were married at Paris, on May 21. Then they, came to Richmond for a few days, later going to Indianapolis, from where Apkins sent the woman back to Richmond, telling her he would go to Chicago, and arrange for their home. She did not hear of him again until Chief Gormon notiied her he was wanted for forgery. He Avoids Chicago. Instead of going to Chicago, Apkins took a train to Nicklasvllle, Ky., where he had been corresponding with Miss Elizabeth Young. On May 27s he married Miss Young at her home and on the twenty-eighth the couple went to Cincinnati, where they put up at a hotel. On May 30, the Cincinnati Enquirer carried the following story: 'Hideous screams, evidently lrom a woman, coming from tthe apartments of Peter Apkins and wife in a Cincinnati hostelry, brought hotel authorities running to the room. It was opened by Apkins, who claimed his wife thought there was a burglar in the room. She fought violently, as doctors sought to calm her, and she was finally taken to the Grand View sanitarium by the husband." Later the woman became a raving maniac, and it developed that the man had robbed her of $110 and valuable Jewels, after having given her a powerful drug. The husband disappeared, after notifying the girl's relatives in Lexington, Ky., that she was insane. She was removed from the private sanitarium under habeus corpus proceedings, as the husband had given strict orders to the sanitarium officials that the girl should not be seen. Her death, according to the police i probable. Chief Gorman had learned that the man was courting a Miklasville, Ky, girl but he was unable to communicate with the police there in time to prevent the marriage. On May 31,' Apkins was in Stirling, Conn. For several weeks he had been writing to a girl living there, whose name he had seen in a matrimonial bureau publication. Fortunately tbe girl was away from the city when he arrived. Returns West Again. The whereabouts of the man are unknown between this incident and June 21, when he registered at a hotel in Youngstown, O for one day.Gormon learned this fact from Chief Dowell, of the Youngstown police force. He was at Gary. Ind., a little later and on July 1 he was at Harvey, 111. Another one of his mysterious disappearances then occurred, lasting until uly 16, when he appeared at Chicago. Yesterday Apkins came to Connersville, wrote a chack for $4 on a blank of the Fayette county bank, signing the name of E. Hensley, a Richmond saloonist. It was payable to the order of Charles Mayer. It wag found in his effects. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gormon learned that Apkins was in Connersville. Afterwards he received information that Apkins waa on the 930 p. m. internrban car bound for Richmond. As Apkins stepped from the car, Gormon stepped up from the shadow and said: "I've just been waiting for you, Apkins." The man stepped back and trera(Continued on Page Eight) THE WEATHER STATE Shower tonight and Friday. LOCAL Fair tonight and " Friday; moderate temperature.