Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 289, 25 August 1911 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXVI. HO. 289. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST 23, 1911. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS

Benumbed After a High Flight COMMERCIAL CLUB EIITERS COMPLAINT Oil PHONE SERVICE VETERAN DEFENDS WIFE'S HONOR AIID KILLED ATTORNEY ST, LOUIS-HEW YORK A FRENZIED HORSE KILLS WHITEWATER BOY III A STABLE FLIGHT IS TO END TODAY ATWOOD SAYS

HEAVY RAM DOES HOT PUT DAMPER 0(1 CHAUTAUQUAIIS "Opening Day of the Annual Event Finds Every One1n Good Humor Despite the Weather Man's Actions.

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TONIGHT ARRANGED i t Will Be Carried Out as Ar ranged and It is r Expected thet .Weather Will Be Oyer by Then. Th feather man promise that the ls&'.Mtair today" will be fact later, notwithstanding the gloomy skies of the morning. But the wet an5 rain has not dampened the camping Chautauquans. Secretary Myrick Btatea that so far as the officials know nobody It dissatisfied or unhappy. That the tents don't leak, except those with single roofs, and that the tents without floors are as dry as a shingle. The rain accommodatingly flows round them.. And not a drop through. This is accounted for by. the "lay of the land" rather than an overshadowing providence. But in either event it's nice for the campers. The big tent has withstood the thirty hours' continual downpour well, water drips only through the crevices. This Is immaterial., However it has been too wet for Bland's band to do Itself justice. It's more ambitious numbers have not been given because of the condition of the string Instruments, owing to the darkness, and the fact that artistic effects are not en tirely possible with large globules of water trickling , down the performers' seeks. ; ' , A Good Audience. Much to their surprise the concert given last evening tn the big tent had larger audience than those of the two previous evening and Out ibis, is a criterion of the interest taken In the presentations of the coming week, is evident. ... Charles W. Jordan, chairman of the program committee, states that there re no changes :n the program so far. That everything will be carried out according to schedule. The following letter extract from Lincoln McConnell addressed to Mr. Jordan will give some Idea of the nature of Mr. McConsell's subject, "The Blue Coat and the Red Flag," which he will treat of to night: " 'The Blue Coat and the Red Flag' " deals with present day conditions, and men should hear It. You need not look for a dull time, nor universal agreement with my views, either, for I go after the hides of dirty men in politics, lawyers, etc., and they, naturally dont like to have a fellow stick his finger In their eye." ' Mr. McConnell's racy comment on the present social order will doubtless elicit great Interest in his auditors and, even If the weather should prove not all it might be In the way of comfort, his hearers will be many. Mr. McConnell's lectures, while of general Interest are especially addressed to men. It is not the Intent this year, as has been done on one qr two occasions formerly, to concentrate all efforts toward the one "big day." "We are to have several big days," said Mr. Jordan. "Nearly every day, indeed, is a big day, but none will prove of greater Interest, we think, than the coming 8unday, whn we have several of the beat known men of the hour on the program. Byron W. King will appear In the morning. Judge A. Z Blair, who attained national prominence In Sis conduct of the case against the bribed voters of Adams County, Ohio, nd Father John Daly, of national reputation as a philanthropist, appearing in the afternoon and evening." Bryan An Attraction. Mr. Bryan will draw a record breaking crowd, says Mr. Jordan, and much Interest is also manifested In the appearance of Dr. Cook, who has proved ne of the greatest attractions of the present Chautauqua season. "Dr. Cook has been said to be 'the greatest liar that ever lived," said a official of the Chautauqua, "but avbether or not that Is true is the question which Is pussling the world. iHe is. however, a speaker who makes n appeal to an audience, and whatever may or may not be believed about bis polar achievements, none deny his ability to present his side of the question with force and convincingness." CHATAUQUA NOTES. Bland's band which will play several times dally during the Chautauqua, la made up not only of professional musicians, but of talented amateurs who spend the winter months In college. The band tours the country during the summer and gives concerts at (Continued on Page Eight) THE WEATHER ' . . -UNSETTLED Local showers tonight ana vaiuraav.

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Remarkable photograph of aviator Oscar A. Brindley In a state of collapse after his altitude flight at the Chicago aviation meet. The cold of the upper levels so benumbed him that he was unable to get out of the machine after alighting. Aviation experts are decrying the high altitude flights because of this danger, which, unless discontinued, will result in many deaths to flyers.

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KILLED

' (National News Association) : . ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 25. Lehigh Valley passenger train No! 4, due in Manchester, Ontario county, at 12: 30; glided off a 45 foot bridge at that place shortly after noon today and 25 persons were killed and over 50 injured.. Physicians and nurses have been rushed from Geneva and Rochester to the scene of the wreck. Special train will bear the dead and Injured to this city, Manchester is a small town of the Lehigh about 30 miles from this city. The wrecked train was a double-header and was loaded with .veterans .returningTfroni the national encampment.pf .the.-P. A. R., at Rochester. The wreckage caUglit'TTre and the fire departmentof the little vilage is fighting hard to prevent a holocaust. 'Eleven coach : es plunged over the bank. Manchester is the location of the Lehigh Valley . shops and the employes therein were summoned to assist in removing the dead and injured from the wreck. Hundreds of passengers on the train were pinoned beneath . the cars. The wreck was caused when the rails spread 100 feet east of the Lehigh station. Train No. 4 is , one of the fastest on the road and was eastbound at the time of the wreck. . The train left Rochester at 11:10 a. m. Hospital trains are flying to the scene of the wreck, bearing all the available nurses and doctors in this city.

FUN AT CHAUTAUQUA Young People "Kid" Special ' Police Force. Hardly a night passes at the Chau tauqua but that there is excitement of some nature in which one of the Chautauqua policemen are called. As a rule the trouble is of a minor nature and no arrests are made. "Officer, tell the "cop' to call the po lice," simultaneously exclaimed six members of the feminine sex who are camping at the Chautauqua. A special policeman, dutiously patroling his beat," heard the remark and running to a tent on one of the "boulevards" learned that someone had pushed : a long tent pole into the girls' , "Inn." This was about 1:30 o'clock but the cop" refused to make an investigation aa he ascertained that the girls had been dlstrubing the "peace" by Ringing popular songs in the wee small hours. This morning three special police men were sworn in as members or the metropolitan police force. They were Edward Thatcher, a councilman-at-large, Charles Morgan- and Ora Hughbanks. However, ' Patrolinen Thatcher, Morgan and Hughbanks will be engaged at the various gates of the Chautauqua in the capacity of ticket takers. They were sworn in as police men so that if any trouble arises they will have the power to arrest CONSISTENT STORY TOLD BY PRISONER A consistent story was told by Hershel Davis, a young man living at Winchester, when arraigned this morning in police court on the charge of stealing a bicycle. Mayor Zimmerman declared that he would not convict Davis until he was positive that he was guil ty of the theft. The mayor suggested that a patrolman be sent to Winchester with the watch, which -Davis de clared was traded to him with the bi cycle for a gold watch belonging to him. The mayor's Idea is to have the patrolman show the watch to Mrs. Da vis and If she states that It belongs to her husband. Davis will be fined. Otherwise he will be released. Davis is alleged to have stolen the bicycle yestar day morning.

IN N. Y. WRECK

TO BE POSTAL BANK Expected One Will Be Located in Richmond. Within a week or ten days, it is be lieved, official notice will be received at the local postofAce in regard to the postal savings bank which the postoffice department s establishing in cit ies throughout the country. As yet no official word has been received that Richmond has been awarded a postal savings bank, but it is understood that this city will be among the first in the state to receive a bank.. ; It is said that no additional work will be necessary to establish the bank system here. The business will be con ducted in connection with the money order department. It is believed that the -banking system will - meet - with general favor and success here. AN EXCITING CHASE Drunk Pursues a. .Woman About Her; Home. Receiving a telephone message from a woman, who breathlessly exclaimed that a man was chasing her. back and forth around her-house, Sheriff Steen with Deputy Sheriffs Roberts and Morel went to a house near : Moor man's switch east of the city. last. evening and arrested - Manford Paxton, charging him with drunk. He was fined $1 and costs In police court this morning. The woman, whose name could not be learned, informed the authorities that Paxton had chased her around, the house for several minutes and after making several unsuccess ful attempts to elude him she finally was able to get into her home. She barricaded the doors and notified the sheriff. It is said that Paxton lives near New Paris.. r-... . TRIMBLE ELECTED BY THE VETERANS (National News Association) ROCHESTER, N. Y Aug. 25. Judge Harvey Trimble of Illinois, was today unanimously elected commander-in-chief of .the Grand Army of the Republic McElroy of Washington, D. C withdrew. Colonel Nicholas-Day of New York was elected senior vice com mander.

Sends Communication to the Home Telephone Company Requesting that the System Be Improved.

COMPANY IS MAKING TEST OF SENTIMENT Says the Service Will Be Im proved and Alleges Storms 4 : of Summer "Ha

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The Richmond Home Telephone company has received a communica tion from the Richmond Commercial Club requesting the company to lm prove the local telephone service. In this communication, it is understood, the Commercial Club informs the company that it has received a complaint on the service rendered and states the club would be appreciative if the company would give the matter its attention. Although no statement could be secured from the Commercial club officials regarding the communication it has addressed to the telephone company, the officials of the company admit that they have received a letter from the club, its contents as outlined above, -v ; The telephone .company announces that the complaint will be given the utmost consideration; that in fact, a test has already been begun to ascer tain the views of the company's pat rons on the service rendered. The last test made, the company announces, revealed the fact that only 7 per cent of the patrons had complaints to make. The company anticipates that this test will show only ten per cent have com plaints to make. The unusually heavy storms of the summer have worked a great hardship on the telephone companies all over this section of the country. The cloudtont'fcere about a month ago did Ubiu'cfesiUat jwnount of damage, Charges made by imany people that the automatic system has not proven a success are flatly denied by the telephone company officials. They say that the system is more complicated and erratic than the manual system, and harder to keep in repair, but notwithstanding it gives the telephone patrons a much prompter and more ef ficient service. The company officials say the great est percentage of complaints comes from non-subscribers,-people who are not familiar with the system and who are apt to injure the instruments by careless handling. SUGGESTS REMEDY FOR NAUGHTY KIDS Gormon Says Law Should Be Passed Making Parents Responsible. Lamenting the weakness of the In diana statutes which provides punish ment for delinquent children but not for the parents, where he believes the blame for the child's acts should be placed, Superintendent , I. A. Gormon declares the next legislature could do well to turn its attention to this feature of the criminal code and pass laws which will make it possible to prose cute the responsible parents. Though the police have to contend a great deal with juvenile misdemean ors, jthey act reluctantly because they can only deal with the child. : The po lice personally would rather arrest the parents and prosecute them for the acts of their children. The superintendent of police believes as soon as the laws compel the parents to be more careful in bringing up their children juvenile crimes will be reduced to the minimum. As the law now is, excepting in the most aggravated cases of parental abuse, neglect or ill treatment, the child is the only one with whom the po lice can deal. If the police were empowered to exercise the rod just a little, or could with authority com pel rather than advise the parents to do so, they believe the annoying little misdemeanors of minors, who are not bad enough to be sent to reform schools, would soon end. $25,000 IS STOLEN (National News Association) KIRKVTLLE. Mo.. Aug 25. Four metal pouches containing approximately $25,000 in money and bank negotiable were stolen from the postofflce early today. QUARREL OVER DOG (National News Association) . MOXTICELLO, Ky Aug. 25. YJllliam Phillips shot and killed , Porter Eads today. They quarreled about a

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Ed Van Pelt, Collector, Shot Chas. Tindall, Prominent Lawyer and Orator on Shelbyville Streets. -

VAN PELT STATES WIFE WAS ACCUSED Alleged Boonville Murderer, Will Lee, Only Believed Guiltless by His Fiancee - and Her Mother. (National News Association) SHELBYVILLE, Ind., Aug. 25.Cbarles Tindall aged 35, lawyer, supreme director of the Court of Honor lodge, and . orator of note, was killed by Ed Van Pelt. 60 years old, a civil war veteran and collector on the Stfelbyville Democrat on South Harrison street at 11:55 o'clock this morning. Trouble of a year's standing due to factionalism in the local Court of Hon or, is the ascribed cause. Tindall and Van Pelt met in front of the Schroeder pharmacy. Without a word Van Pelt fired two shots. Both entered TindalPs abdomen and he fell unconscious In the pharmacy. Van Pelt gave him self up at police headquarters. The principals are among the city's most prominent lodge workers. Van Pelt is a brother-in-law of U. S. Senator Works of California. A score of people witnessed the shooting, the bullets passing within a few inches of several of them. Van Pelt says Tindall accused his wife of misappropriating funds of the local Court of Honor while she was secretary for seven years. Faith In her services was recently shown by her almost unanimous re-election. WANTED MONEY TO MARRY. Theory Advanced Lee Murdered Rela tives for Insurance to Wed. EVANS VI LLE, Ind , Aug. 25. There are only two persons in Warrick coun ty who believe Will Lee, alleged slayrurof. father,, mother, "and trothef," In nocent. They are his fiancee. Miss Mina Taylor of Nefburg and her moth er. Others hope he is not guilty but believe the circumstances of the trag edy are inconsistent with their theory. Although Lee was to have married Miss Taylor, a pretty but unlettered farmer s daughter, the afternoon of the tragedy, he has not spoken her name so far as known, nor has, he ask ed to see her since his arrest. The simple country girl, herself tearless, will not visit Lee in the jail unless he sends for her. She said early this morning that she just couldn't under stand wny Willie would do such a thing and she just couldn't believe he did. She said he had "always been nice" to her and that she hil never seen anything to indicate he would be capable of the crime. Lee's fiancee said he had bought her presents and that last May he had given her $100 to keep. This monhe received from his mother for the sale of a lot in Newburg, the only property of the family, for $300. ne saia tnis morning the money finally had been deposited in a bank and that he ha'd drawn out $35. The cashier said that little if any of the deposit remains to Lee's credit. If young Lee is found guilty of the kill ing, the verdict' will be consistent with his past conduct, as spoken of by neighbors. There are a few who said he was a sport and more or less lazy. Robert Wood, a Newburg liveryman, from whom Lee hired buggies, said he was untruthful, that he was a braggart and ; told long imaginative tales in which he figured as a flesh and blood hero. Wood thinks Lee has four-flushed with ' Miss Taylor about his capacity for dominating the world of finance. Lee was a common laborer with a tendency to spend money equal to that of a master of hounds in a hunt club. He was in love with Mina Taylor and repeatedly has failed to get together enough money to marry her. Blinded by love he made representations to the girl, culminating , with a plan Wednesday night to be married Thursday. He was to be married without a cent on which to support a wife. -. If he did plan and execute fratricide and matricide and patricide at one fell swoop it was in the stillness of the night on his return home, and after his father's and mother's refusal to finance his marriage. Lee admits they were awake and that his mother admonished him about the lateness of the hour. He says he then went to bed. , Mrs. Jacob Eifler, a neighbor, declares she saw him run toward Gough's pond about 3 o'clock. She thought nothing of it at the time, but remembered it after the tragedy. The pond will be sounded today. It is known that the lives of Richard Lee, Emilie Lee and Clarence Lee, Che son and . brother, were insured for about $700. Some people here reason that it was this money which Lee hoped to obtain as a result of bis alleged deed, none of it was payable directly to him and be would have had to make the

Started at 3 O'clock to Fly

Twenty-six Miles on Last Leg of His Cross Country Trip for Record. MOTOR TROUBLES ONLY IMPEDIMENT Otherwise, He Will Fly Ov er New York, He AnnouncedPlans t Coast to Coast Journey. BULLETIN. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-- Atwood passed Grant's tomb at 125th street at 2:20 o'clock and continued down the Hudson until he passed Chambers street, when be turned in toward the city and made several thrilling circles over the immense skyscrapers before proceeding to Governor's Island where he landed without mishap at 2:30 p. m. Half the population of New York stopped business to view the finish of the greatest flight ever accomplished. Atwood started for New. York at 2:00 o'clock. ' WEST NYACK. N. Y., Aug. 25 With New York or Bust" for his motto avi ator Atwood announced this forenoon that he would complete his St. Louis to the Atlantic trip, starting at 3 o'clock this , afternoon. His goal Is twenty-six miles distant Atwood also announced positively he would fly from San Francisco to New York before October ' first for William Randolph Hearst's $50,000 prize, taking a southerly route. "I am going down the Hudson river today that's certain, and I'll complete that 1265 miles trip before nightfall. probably shall start about 3 o'clock this afternoon." Atwood's machine rested in a trap in a wooded piece of vacant ground while a brisk north wind was blowing. Atwood. said it it shifted to the east or south, the "air; pocket" formed by the trees , and Jthe topographical position of the field would disappear and he would be able to start without diffi culty.' Otherwise, be declared, he would take his machine apart; carry it to a favorable starting point and re-assemble it. ..- 1 v ' The repairs on the machine had all been made and a new connecting rod installed in the motor. "I hope to land at Sbeepshead Bay at 4 o'clock this afternoon after flying over New York City,' continued Atwood. "I know the people there are anxious to see me after the long trip I have made. "My plans include a flight over New York City and a circle over Governor's Island and the bay; then over Long Island to Sheepshead Bay, the landing point. . Atwood did not underestimate the terrible risk he took in starting on the last wing of the flight in the same aeroplane in which he had broken the machine was literally exhausted by the tear and strain of eleven days constant service. Slight breaks in the motor had warned him that the machinery was suffering from its hard usage. Machine Exhausted. No aviator in the world courted death eo openly as Atwood did tdday when he decided to make the final leg of his voyage over New York in his exhausted machine. The dangers in a sound, new, aeroplane are manifold, but Atwood added to these by sticking to his old aeroplane. -vf ; The combination of difficulties which beset Atwood today were the worst he had encountered so far on his long flight. A rainstorm blew up in the night, which was followed by intermittent - squalls. - Added to this he says in a cramped landing place, and lastly his motor was showing signs of weariness from constant service. A number of friends journeyed to Nyack from New York city to see the get-away, and while the aviator tested and examined his machine he told an interesting story of the hazards he had encountered so far on his trip and the incidents which had enlivened his sky voyage. He also revealed the plans he had made for com peting for the $50,000 prize offered by W. R. Hearst for an aeroplane flight from ocean to ocean. ; He said he would start from San Francisco, passing Los Angeles and reach New York within 20 or 25 days after leaving the Pacific coast Coast to Coast Trip. "Although I am on the outskirts and will enter the greatest city in the United States before nightfall unless something happens to my machine, I have still another and greater job a 1265 mile flight said Atwood, I am going to fly from San Francis co to New York for the $50,000 prize. I shall try the flight some time before October 1. It is my intention to use a brand new Burgess-Wright biplane of the same type as this one here. hope to make the entire 3,000 mile trip in that one aeroplane. I shall leave in a abort time for. the. west and believe that I can be in New York in 20 or 25 daya after leaving Frisco. , I shall travel by the way of Los Angeles over

the Southern route.

Arthur Saxton Enters Stall of Big Belgian Horse, Accidentally Hits Him and Is Kicked to Death.

YOUTH'S FATHER IS INJURED BY ANIMAL Was Kicked Out of the Stall, Then the Grandfather 'Squire Saxton, Rescues Dying Boy from Stall Kicked and stamped by a frenaied large Belgium horse which Had been the pride of the owners. Arthur, tha ten year old son of Mr, and Mra. E4h ' ward Saxton, living just aouth . of Whitewater, received Injuries about five o'clock Thursday evening from which he died about four hours later without recovering consciousness. The lad and his father were in the barn and at the time were bedding tha horses and feeding them tor tha night. It is thought that young Saxton went into the stall of the animal,' which had not until the last few daya shown the slightest HI temper or vicious disposition, and accidently struck the horse with a short handled shovel. The horse kicked, him, knocking - him to the floor and then In Its frenxy, ' stamped, kicked and trampled the hoy until his features were entirely obliterated and his body crushed so that from the first only the slightest hope for his recovery were entertained. On hearing the commotion In the stall the father rushed in and the animal kicked him on the ahoulder, knocking him out of the atalL The boy's grandfather. Squire' Cyrus Saxton of Whitewater, who la well known in the , county,- rushed in and pulled -the mangled " form of hla grandchild from under the horse's feet . The boy was at once taken to the house and physicians summoned. - Suffered a Relapae. The boy was unconscious but he seemeeV to- row a little atroagar and arrangements were made td feave htm taken r to Reid Memorial hospital. However, before the ambulance arrived, he had suffered a relapse and it. was at once seen It would be useless , to remove him. He died without regaining consciousness. . His Injuries consisted of a broken ' leg, ' several fractured ribs and hla skull crushed. Any of the Injuries, about the head or body were neceaaarily fatal, but it is thought that the in-' jury immediately responsible was the, fracture of the skull, concussion of the brain developing. On Tuesday Arthur was working . about the horse which he had played -with since a colt, and the animal kick-. ed him on the hand. It waa only a glancing blow and the boy laughed . and paid no further attention to the . matter. When the boy's father waa kicked from tne BtalI lMt evening he waa painfully injured. He did not have time to recover himself to assist his father in the rescue. Besides the parents and grand par-. ent, the lad Is survived by an eight year old brother. He was well known in Franklin township and exceptional-' ly popular. The funeral will be held' (sun time), at the Whitewater Chris tian church.- Burial will he in the , cemetery of the aame. The boy's parent and grand parente , were much affetced by the accident. All are withstanding the shock as well ; as could be expected. ' NEW TEACHERS ARE TOLD ABOUT WORK Shop1 talk " was indulged in by county ; superintendent C. O. Wil liams and the beginning teachers in the schools of the county on Thursday afternoon at his office in the ' court houRe. The. new teachers " were ' in formed, as to how to make out pro-. grams for the day's work, how to . keep order and numerous other small things which interest the teacher in -achieving success with her pupils. On Friday all of the teachers in the county , met at the high school where discussions on different matters were held. The Institute adjourned early, in the afternoon in ; order to allow the , teachers to attend the opening -lecture at the chautauqua assembly. BALLOTS CAST ON ' , VOTING MACHINES FOR THE MACHINES ...... 10 AGAINST MACHINES .,.-.. 217 BALLOTS NOT RETURNED. . 273 Over hair of the 500 ballots sent out by the Palladium in Its straw vote to test the sentiment In regard to the proposed purchase of 28 - voting machines, have been returned. Over 95 per cent are opposed to the machines. Today 70 votes were cast; against the machines and 4 for them.

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