Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 262, 29 July 1911 — Page 1

RICHM0MB FAULABIUM BUSINESS OFFICE PHONE 2566 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT PHONE 1121 AND STTN-TEX.TSGRAM. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS VOL. XXXVI. N0.2G2. RICHMOND, IXD., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 1911.

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TERRIBLE WAS THE DEATH OF AGED SUICIDE

Homeless, 111 and Too Old to Work, Robert McBayless, 81, Places Head on Railway Track at Dublin. HE WAS INMATE OF COUNTY INFIRMARY Last Night, a Few Hours Before He Killed Himself, He Stated He Would Never Return to County Farm. Staff Correspondent Dublin. Ind., July 29. Having no home to shelter him in the winter of his life, separated from his Wife, a wanderer on the face of the earth, in 111 health and resolved never to return to the Wayne county infirmary, which Institution he left two weeks, ago after spending four weeks there, Robert M. C. McBayless, aged 81, early this morning, probably about 3 o'clock, went to a place near the Pennsylvania railroad station, this place, laid down on the embankment leading up to the tracks, placed his head and left arm on a rail and awaited death, which came soon, an east a . t . Douna irain crusning nis neaa to a pulp and severing bis left arm at the shoulder. Death was Instantaneous and the body was discovered about an hour later by a member of the crew of a west bound freight, who notified the station agent. That official notified the local authorities, who summoned Coroner Pierce of Richmond. The coroner stated that no one witnessed the death of the unfortunate old man but from the evidence he had secured he was confident that McBayless' death was premeditated, not accidental. ... wii noi communicative The superintendent of the Infirmary states that he knows butlittle of Mc J tfayiess' auairs, aitnougn tne oia man was an Inmate of the infirmary 'fot about a month. He says McBayless left the institution about two weeks ago, taking all his meager possessions and saying he was going to visit friends in Dublin. He had never reJ..I...J l ....t ...... 1 voitcu aujr luiuiaiuuuu tuuvciuiufc him since that time until this morning when a reporter notified him the un ; happy old man had killed himself. It is understood that McBayless' wife left him about a year ago and went to Laurel, Fayette county. It is also understood that McBayless after leaving the infirmary went there to see her. He did not remain with her, for what reason it cannot be ascertained, and for over a week he had been roaming aimlessly about this section f the country, visiting in Conners- . vllle. New Castle and Dublin. Dr. C. E. McKee of Dublin, stated gtoday that last evening about 8 o'clock McBayless called at his office for medical treatment, as he was suffering from a sever cold.' He was given some medicine and was told by the Doctor to return later and he would make arrangements for him to spend the night in the council chamber. He left and Dr. McKee never saw him alive again. While at the doctor's office McBayless was very despondent, saying that he was ill and had no home. He told Dr. McKee that he had been an inmate of the county infirmary, but he was resolved never to return there. He did not mention that he contemplated killing himself. McBayless lived in Dublin for a number of years and was well thought of. For several months he was a township ward, having no home and being too old to work, so the authorities here had the old man removed to the infirmary, where he went very re luctantly. The infirmary superintendent says that all the time McBayless was an inmate of the infirmary he was very despondent, brooding all the time , and having little to say to any one. YOUR WA

Address Is your house metered? ....... If so, what ia average water bill for six months? How many rooms? Do you have the following! Water Closet? City water In bath?.. City water in wash stand?.... Do you sprinkle lawn or street?.... Approximate width of lot. (Pleas fill out and mail to the Palladium)

SCOTLAND WILL NOT HAVE HER AS GUEST

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' '',&mmti London, July 28. Because of the delicate health of her daughter, Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel has announced a postponement of her annual trip to Scotland. She will spend her sunimr In her London residence. HITCHCOCK AFTER NAUGHTYJPOSTALS Postmaster Haas Is Ordered to Cease Sending Them Through the Mails. Dealers in Richmond handling postal supplies, and more particularly those who are conducting sub postal stations in connection with their business interests, are likely to lose this business unless they eliminate obscene postal cards from their stock. Warning is given in the current issue of Daily Bulletin of Postmaster General Hitchcock. He declares in his warning that it has been the custom of some dealers to handle objectionable postal cards, which if placed in the mail are withdrawn as unmailable. He says this is highly improper. Postmaster Haas has been ordered to exercise vigilance In this matter and he declares he will. The order in full follows: "Postcards that are obscene, improperly suggestive or calculated to reflect upon the character or conduct of the addressee are unmailable. It Is regarded as highly improper for persons in the postal service to sell or offer for sale, cards, which if placed in the mails, must be withdrawn as unmailable. "It is objectionable also for such cards to be displayed or sold in a room In which a post office or post office station is located. The sale of unmailable cards in a room used wholly or in part for a post office or station will be considered sufficient cause for the removal of the postal business. "Postal employes are expected to exercise vigilance in this respect, as well as in enforcing the instructions contained in the Postal Guide." TEH YEARSJEHTEIICE For Burglary Given to Guy Gunsulia Today. Guy Gunsulia, aged 30, who confessed to burglarizing the F. M. Jones and company store at Milton on December 10, 1910, plead guilty in the Wayne circuit court today and was sentenced to Michigan City penitentiary for from teti to twenty years, disfranchised one year and fined $10. Gunsulia implicated Earl Dubois in his confession. The latter is still at large. Gunsulia broke down when the court passed sentence. The articles stolen from the Jones store consisted of three repeating rifles, three revolvers' and other articles to the value of $45. His sister, Susie Gunsulia, first implicated her grother and upon his arrest at his home near Milton, he confessed.. TER BILLS.

EIGHT KILLED AND

SIXTEEN ARE HURT III HEAD-ON WRECK Regular Passenger Train on the Bangor & Aroostook Road Crashes Into Excursion Train in Maine. SIGNALS COULD NOT BE SEEN FOR RAIN Wreck Occurred Early Last Night, but Details Could Not Be Secured Because of Storm Till Today. (National News Association) Millinocket, Me., July 29. Eight persons are dead and sixteen injured as the result of a head-on collision of a regular passenger of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad and an excursion train at Grindstone station, Maine, seven miles below here, late last night. The two trains were filled with passengers and that the loss of life was not heavier is considered remarkable. The injured were brought here, while the surviving passengers spent the night in the woods at the scene of the wreck, awaiting special trains rushed to their relief which took them away today. A heavy southeast storm was raging at the time and the survivors suffered severely from exposure. Aid was given promptly from this city and seven physicians were quickly on the scene of the disaster. The storm is believed to have obscured the signal flagging the excur sion train and it plunged on to disaster running 45 miles an hour. Its engl neer was crushed to death. Dead and Injured The dead: Harry, Clark, Presque Isle. Dr. Hugh Pipp, Presque Isle. 1 F. W. Garcelon, engineer on excur sion train. . Frank Seeley, son of the cashier of the Presque Isle national bank. Claude Loomer, Washburn. Zerne T. Merritt, Presque Isle. . Fireman Gallagher, of the excursion train. Fireman Wentworth, of the regular train. The injured: Will Orr, engineer of the local; J. R. Billington, mail clerk on local; Charles Palmer of Brewer; Dr. Lowry, dentist, of Presque Isle; Pearl Gibson, Presque Isle; William Duncan, Washburn; George Noyes, bookkeeper, Presque Isle; Robert Welsh, Ted Southard, Claude Johnson, Ralph Hardy, Eldon Partridge, Ft. Fairfield, baseball player; Walter Kaynard, Ft. Fairfield, baseball player; Brakeman Knowles, of Brewer; Baggagemaster C. L. Champlin, of Bangor; George C. Illey, Waterville. Although the wreck occurred at 9:10 p. m., the inaccessibility of the place and the terriflct storm prevented details of the disaster from being secured until long after midnight. Today the scene of the collision showed a mass of shattered wood and twisted Iron. The tracks were torn up for more than a hundred feet. The two trains, one filled with passengers on their way from Van Buren to Bangor, and the excursion with 150 persons returning home from an excursion to Penobscot Park in Searsport, Me., crashed together with terrific force. The impact of the heavy passenger train drove the lighter, locomotive of the excursion train back, telescoping the combination baggage and smoking car next to it. With one exception all the casualties were in the combination car. Other passengers on both trains were shaken up but none was fatally injured. SHIP WRECKED AND ELEVEN LIVES LOST (National News Association) Halifax, N. S.. July 29. The steamer John Irwin, bound from Port Morien to this port, has been wrecked in a gale off Beaver Light, 150 miles from Halifax, with a loss of eleven lives, according to word received here today from William McLeon, the sole survivor of the crew, of twelve. The ship went down Tuesday morning. McLeon who was trst mate, made his way on a cork fender, landing at Marie Joseph, a settlement not reached by telegraph. The survivor was so exhausted that he had to remain there 24 hours to recuperate. Then he sent word to his moth er in Sherbrooke, Que., of . his safety and from Sherbrook, word of the disaster was received here. JOHN GATES WORSE PNEUMONL4 FEARED (National News Association) Paris. July, 29. Physicians attending John W. Gates, the stricken Ameriican millionaire, kept in close touch with their patient today as a result of the setback the patient has suffered in contracting a cold. There are symptoms of pneumonia. In a statement issued early today it was said that while Mr. Gates showed no improvement his condition had not changed for the worse.

All That is Left of the Battleship "Maine"

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The raising of the Maine. The photograph shows all that is left of the old battleship looking from the bow. The work on the Maine is progressing slowly. Attention is directed mostly toward cleaning the mud from the berth deck, which is now two feet deep. The turret is now cleaned out and the gun mountings were found intact, although the rifling Is eaten away as the breechlocks were removed after the explosion.

WAR CLOUDS HAVE SAILEDMY NOW And Once More the Dove of Peace in Europe Can Be Heard Cooing. (National News Association) Paris, July 29. That Morocco will be the subject of a new treaty among the. powers of Eurpoe, which treaty will be drawn with the knowledge of the rest of the world so that it" will be universally satisfactory was indicated today by reports current in the French capital. ' , v . All. the powers of Europs are an-xioua-that-th7 tpeublesome Moroccan situation be speedily settled in a lasting manner. The war clouds are thinning and today the horizon was brighter than at any other time since Ger many sent the Panther to Agadir. TO MAKE EXPLANATION Berlin, July 29. That Germany will offer a diplomatic explanation of its Moroccan moves and gracefully end the crisis caused by its action in send ing the Panther to Agidar was a re port in official circles today. This fol lowed news that England had given warning that she would also send a ship to Agidar and that France would follow her example unless the German ships were withdrawn at once. This was understood to be the tenor of the ultimatum which the National News Association learned yesterday had been sent to Berlin. It is said to have indiacted in firm but diplomatic wording that England and France were united to resist the German aggression. The French government's action in ordering a reorganization of its army also has a inarke effect on German feeling. Those who wanted war if Germany did not get all she asked, are calling off. This is shown by the general tenor of the German press today. The negotiations thus far carried on have not gone to such a point that Germany could not back down gracefully and diplomatists declare that is the logical outcome, with France and England arrayed solidly against her. KING GEORGE LEAVES London, July 29. King George today started on his first holiday since the Moroccan situation became acute. Accompanied by Queen Mary and the Princess Mary he set out for Cowes, where the royal party "will witness the regatta next week unless some unforseen incident cals the King back to London. In consequence of the departure of the King reports were current that the European atmosphere has greatly cleared and that there was a lessening of tension in the Moroccan situation. The Cowes regatta, held under the auspicies of the royal London yacht club, will begin on Monday and last throughout the week. SHIP IS OVERDUE . (National News Association) Marseilles, July 29. The steamer steamer Espagne from Buenos Ayres to Marseilles with 160 passengers and merchandise is three days overdue and her owners report that they have been unable to get trace of her by wireless. TjA VE the Palladium go n with you on your vacation. Ten cents per week, lelephoite your order before starting. Phone 2566.

PLEAD WITH COURT FOR HERCHILDREI1 Alpha Williams Wants Two Youngest Pending Trial of Divorce Suit.

In tears Alpha G. Williams, a comely young woman, plead in the circuit court Saturday morning for the custody of the two youngest of her four children until such a time as the court might determine on the merits of our pending divorce action against Christie Williams, a blacksmith living about four miles north of the .city. . ; : ; Though Judge Fox thought he could not grant the petition In its entirety, he -ordere that r the two youngest children be brought to the home of Mrs. Studt, on North Eleventh street, once a week, where they might spend the night with their mother. The two older children are given the right to visit their mother whenever they please, regardless of the father's demands. Judging from inadvertent remarks which crept out in the testimony, regardless of the harsh demands of opposing counsel to silence remarks irrevalent to the issue before the court, Mrs. Williams charges her husband with cruel and inhuman treatment. In an argument before the case was brought up, the attorney for the woman informed the attorney for the defendant, that the latter would see whether or not a woman was justified in leaving her husband when be would knock her down, much the sameas one would fell a hog. The two were married in 1896 and on April 10, the woman left her husband. The cause of the separation has not been made public, further than it was his ill treatment to her. Unless the defendant will consent, the di vorce action cannot be heard until October, and the mother desires the comradship of her two youngest children at last until the time for hearing the divorce action, at which time the court will dispose of the children. Mrs. Williams will ask the custody of all the children in her divorce hearing. Each time this morning she referred to little instances , of their married life, which related to- the children, she sighed as though implying there was some hidden meaning in each of. her manifestations of sorrow and unhappiness. RIVER BOAT SINKS; PASSENGERS DANCE (National News Association) Quincy. 111.. July 29. Two hundred passengers of the packet . St. Paul, which, struck a snag in the Mississippi river yesterday and went down in five feet of water, sang and danced aboard the sunken bulk until the small hours this morning. The boat's orchestra furnished the music. When the vessel filled with water the passengers made no effort to reach shore. . They moved to the upper decks where they will wait until the boat is again floated. The pumps were worked all night and it is expected the trip may be resumed some time today. The boat was bound from St. Louis to St. PauL PASS ON PAUPERS TO WAYNE COUNTY Richmond has been the Mecca for paupers in the last few weeks, these unfortunate persons being sent here by township trustees in other counties in this and other states, Texas being one state represented- Wayne township trustee James Howarth has refused assistance to many of these people who wished help to get to other points.' On Saturday he assisted three widows, each with several children. One he sent to Cincinnati, another to Dayton, and the third to Indianapolis.

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TWO CARS COLLIDE! TWO PEOPLE HURT City Car Crashes Into Interurban Car at Country Club Today. Two persons were injured, neither seriously, when a city street car crashed into the back end of the six o'clock, interurban car on the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern trac tion line, near the Country club this morning. The city car in charge of Conductor Ed Jenkins and Motorman E. E. Green, was running close behind the , , inbound lnterucban. The t large car made a sudden stop at the Country club, and the motorman of the city car was unable to stop. The front end of the city car was demolished but Green escaped by climbing over a seat. Conductor Jenkins, who was collect ing fares from the running board, was thrown to the ground. He, received a sprained neck and shoulder and other minor injuries. A young girl, Helen Carroll, of Indianapolis, received sprained ankle. . Other passengers were badly shaken up. The rear end of the interurban car was broken up, the air pump and pipes being damaged. Passengers on this car rushed out when the accident oc curred. The traction wrecking crew cleared the track within a half hour. Both cars were pulled into the, car barns and replaced. ELECTRIC STRUCK By City Car and Mrs. Harry Woods Was Injured Because of the alleged careless operation of a city street car, Mrs. Harry U. Woods sustained painful injuries on Friday afternoon in an accident between First and Second on West Main street. She attempted to turn around in an electric runabout and in doing so the machine was struck by the street car, tearing off one of the wheels and throwing Mrs. Woods violently to the other side of the electric car, cutting a deep gash in her arm near the elbow ' and otherwise bruising her. The car stopped, at First and West Main 'streets, and,- according to witnesses, the motorman was talking to a lriend standing , on the running board. He started up the car and evidently, these people say, did not see the electric runabout for, they declare, he made no effort to either stop the car or sound warning until the accident occurred. Mrs. Woods was taken to her home, 304 Kin:.y street, and her injuries dressed. She suffered a severe nervous shock, but today Ijer condition was improved. ADMIRAL TOGO HAS LEFT FOR THE U. S. (National News Association) ' Liverpool,- July 29. Admiral Togo, naval hero of the Russo-Japanese war. sailed for New York on the Cunard 1 liner, Lusitania. today. An enthusiasUe farewell to the sea fighter who came here to represent Japan at the coronation, was given . in London.; Among those seeing the Admiral off were AdniirzJ3 Trowbridge and Dundas, the Japanese ambassador and the staff of the embassy. ALBANIANS MARCH ON TURK SOLDIERS (National News Association) Cetticje, Montenegro, July 29. Five thousand Albanians have been recruited by Issie Bolietinaz, the mountain chieftain to avenge the Christians, brutally .tortured by the Turks and today are reported .to be marching on Diakova. Two regiments of Turkish troops have been dispatched to that point.

TYNG STATES

HIS POSITION Head of Wall Street Firm Wires Palladium that the E. M. Camp field Company Merely Acts as Agent. IS CLOSELY ALLIED WITH WALL STREET One of Associates of Fuqua, Tyng Co., Is Bertrom, Griscom & Jenks Co., Owners of L., H. & P. Company. "The Richmond Palladium ' "You can say to the people of Richmond that we are anxloua to acquire the franchise and contract to supply the city with water, and can give any assurance desired that we have ample funds if successful to put tn a first class plant. The E. M. Campfleld company Is representing us in the bid submitted by it, but the franchise and contract can be made direct to L. H. Tyng. (Signed) "L. H. TYNG.' The E. M. Campfleld company which has submitted a proposal to the board of works for the contract and fran chise to supply Richmond with water is merely an agent acting for Fuqua, Tyng and Company, brokers in New York city, with their office at 55 Wall street, as the foregoing telegram will testify. The Fuqua. Tyng and Company is reported to be associated, with other Wall street firms, Including Bertrom. Griacom and Jenks; H. F. Backman and Company, Chandler Brothers, Clarence H. Geist and others. The Bertrom, Griscomb and Jenks firm is well knnwn in thi Htv It nwni niw In. cal public . service corporation, ' the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company. Palladium's Inquiry. It was in response to a telegram sent to the Fuqua, Tyng and Company ' that the Palladium received, yesterday The Palladium's telegram was as follows: "Fuqua Tyng and Company, 55 Wat. street. New York City. "Mr. Campfleld of this city is see ing a water franchise and claims to be acting for your company. Will you make a statement for publication, ver ifying his claims. "Richmond Palladium." References of the Wall street firm which the Campfleld company Is representing were furnished. These brokerage firms are much Interested, la public service corporations. The holdings of Bertram, Grlscom and Jenks include . artificial i gas and electric light companies in many cities of the United States and their interests, especially In the east, are large. Fuqua Tyng and Company also possesses several public service corpora tions and hay found the Indiana field quite profitable. The company has Interests in South Bend, South Chicago, and Hammond, and has just closed a deal at Louisville, Ky. ; Mr. Campfleld stated to a representative of this paper that he would act merely In the capacity of resident engineer of the Wall Street firm In case his company acquires the franchise or it is granted direcUy to L. H. Tyng. , ttampncia nuwn. "Because of . an unjust discrimination against me, as I believe it to be, by the Richmond City Water Works Company, I determined to at least make an effort to get a company In the field here which would supply its commodity more equitable and, what I believe, fairer rates." said Mr. Campfield. "I went to the present company and complained about ,. my water . bills. There is a great quantity of water used in the Colonial ' building and I inougoi my aemanas 'were jusi. om they were not recognised. So accordingly I got in communication with the Fuga, Tyng and Company and placed the proposition of entering a bid for the franchise for them. They investigated and I was told to proceed." POPE'S CONDITION WAS GRAVE TODAY (National Kw Association) Rome, July 29. The condition of Pope Pius has become so grave that one of his physicians is always in attendance and the members of his official family are becoming more anxious daily. No marked signs of improvement have been noted. THE WEATHER STATE Showers tonight or Sunday morning; probably followed . by fair weather. LOCAL Shower tonight; Sunday fair and moderate temperature.

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