Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 313, 18 September 1911 — Page 1
THE BICHMON PAIXiOMIJM
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Campaign.
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(.An Army of Witnesses Ap1 ' peared This Morning to
Give Testimony on Quite
" a Number of Cases.
i FOUNTAIN CITY IS AROUSED OVER CASE
lAlonzo Roebuck, Station Agent in That Town, Charged n with Ha vine fiiven Wife a
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In an effort to get through withj about a week's work in two days, the Wayne county grand jury which reassembled on Monday morning after a vacation since Thursday night, had before it today witnesses who were reported to know bomething about au alleged wife beating rase at Fountain City; the operation of "blind pigs" at Centervllle, Dublin, and other smaller towns in the county; seining violations near Abington and felonious assault and forgery cases. In addition to this the Jury expects to inspect the county institutions and end up its business by the returning of Indictments by Tuesday night, or Wednesday morning. At Fountain City the populace is
.inuch stirred up over an alleged as
sault which Alonzo Roebuck, the sta
tion agent for the O. R. & I. railroad, ' Is alleged to have made upon bis wife,
Edna, upon her return on Saturday ev
ening, September 2, after a week's ex
cursion said to have been spent at Eaton, Ohio. He, it is said, supposed his wife was at the home of her father, a
Mr. McKlnley, flret cousin to the late
President McKlnley, at Canton, Ohio,
The wife was not a witness against her husband, but there were several neighbors, including three women.
who were summoned before the jury
to testify as to the husband's alleged
brutality. - Caustt Husband Worry. Mrs. Roebuck, who bears the repu; tation of being a flippant young worn-
an, Is about twenty years old. Her hus
band Is thought to be past thirty. It Is aid she has given her husband much
cause for worry by her strange and , unwarranted actions. Shortly before
the attack is said to have been made it is declared that Roebuck gave his wife money to visit her parents at Canton, Ohio, and he presumed she had gone to that city. However, it is aid, after a few days' absence the husband made Inquiry of her parents at Canton and found, she was not there .whereupon her father began a search for her. It Is said that she was found by her (parents at the Eaton fair, enjoying the
sights with a man iriena. in any event the grand Jury learned from the wom
en witnesses that Mrs. Roebuck was returned to Fountain City by her father and turned over to Mr. Roebuck, who, it is alleged, chastised her se
verely. It is said the neighborhood ;was. aroused by the screams of the 1 woman for mercy. When seen the next day she bore evidence of the punishIxnent she received. It Is claimed. While none of the witnesses before the jury saw the attack, they told the jury that Joe Burgess, a school teach'er, had witnessed it and was willing to testify to the grand jury. On the following day, the story is told, Mrs. Roebuck went to a neighbor's and asked for the Sunday Palladium to read about a railroad nvreck, which she said took place two i miles and a half east of here, and i which was, she explained, the cause iof her discolored eyes and a gash on
ithe forehead. She told the neighbor
'that a baby had been killed in this i wreck and she wanted to And out Whether the woman, whose head she
i said had been pulled off, was still 11 v-
llng. Probe a Forgery Case.
Several business men were before
'the Jury today. Before they were sum
.inoned before the Jury, they said they .supposed they were to be asked about Ithe attempt of John Railey to pass
-forged checks on Saturday. It seems 'certain Bailey will be indicted by the
k grand Jury, for the evidence seems to be conclusive. Bailey is a former conductor on the city street car lines. Recently he has been employed in a garage. His mother Is heart broken and it lis understood will make every sacriifice to have her sop released on light sentence. Harry Frailer, better known as Harry Ralston, the alleged negro lecher, likely will face a penitentiary charge when the grand jury returns Its almost certain indictment against him. The negro boy, attacked Vera rtafflln, aged 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Pfafflin. North -Sixth street, tin an attempt to commit an assault. ' Indictments are looked for against everal men, who. It is alleged, have been seining, in the Whitewater and
other streams near Abington. Several witnesses from Abington township were summoned before the jury. The
officials have received many com plaints and if there have been viola
lions, it is believed the grand jury iwlll get the truth concerning them.
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Fate of President Taft's Pet Aviator Trying for $50,000
Policv Will Be Known Coast to Coast Prize Plan
Then, Marking Close of a ned to Fly Over Niagara
Very Bitter Campaign. Falls Late Today.
Superintendent T. A. Motf
Will Make an Inspection to See if the Buildings Have . Been Overcrowded.
LIBERALS FAVOR IT RODGERS INJURED;
AS GREAT BENEFIT MAKES FRESH START
On Other Hand Conserva- Curiosity of Crowd Caused
fives Fiercely Oooose the Him to Make Poor Start
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Treaty as Being a Menace
to the Canadian People.
Fowler to Renew Journey
on Tuesday.
The rival leaders In Canada, wnose fisht over Reciprocity wnn tne United States will be decked next Thursday, when the Canadian voters go to the polls to vote for members of a new Parliament On the lett, rremter Wilfred Laurier, leader of the Liberals, who is staunch in his support of the measure. On the right, K- l,. Borden, leader of the Conservatives, who is against it tooth and nail. " A victory for the Liberals will cause the realization of reciprocity and the continuance in power or tne Premier nnd his Ministry. ' . . , A victory for the Conservative will cause the death of Reciprocity, the resignation of Premier Laurier and his Ministry, and will make. Borden the Premier of Canada.
BANK CLOSED BUT
IS HOriNSOLVENT Philadelphia Institution Discovers It Has Too Many Mortgages on Hand. (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 18.
The Tradesman Trust company closed
its doors this , morning. , Its capital stock is 30(M)6q and its deposits are $1,300,000. Officers declared the bank is solvent.. . - fV '-;,. In a statement issued by the president, Peter Boyd, it was declared the institution was solvent and that cred
itors in the judgment of the board of
directors will receive dollar for dol
lar. This statement was sent out through the city today and a copy was posted on a wall of the building. The doors were kept closed all morning. According to the president's statement the closing of the bank was a precautionary measure. It said that the, affairs of the bank were mostly in the form of mortgages and advances on real estate, and although they could not be realized on at once were well secured.
ODD FELLOWS NOW
AT II
liDIANAPDLIS
Great National Convention, Lasting a Week, Opened There Today.
TAFT IN DEFENSE V
OF JSPOLICIES Reached Detroit, Monday Anti-trust Acts and Vetoes, His Subjects.
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 18. Three
days more, and the fate of Reciprocity
will be known. It can not be said that the fighters of either side are "sleep
ing on their afms" for the final skir
mishing is in. full swing tonight and both Liberals and Conservatives are
priming their weapons for the ultimate and deciding battle that will be waged
at the polls next Thursday.
The next few days will bring forth
in rebuttal the heaviest arguments of
the campaign-led on the one side by
Premier Wilfred Laurier, who is staunch in his support of the measure
on the other side by the, fghting
leader of the conservatives, R. L. Bor
den.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED
ENTER HIGH SCHOOL
Estimated Increase in Students at That Institution from 10 to 15 Per CentAddress by Nusbaum.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 18. Thirty thousand visitors comprising Odd Fellows and their wives and daughters
from all over the American continent, I swarmed this beautifully decorated j cJtjritoday, add4g- to the. brilliance by I gorgeous uniforms of many patriarchs militant, accompanied by scores of brass bands. The ' weather was threatening but up to a late hour no
rain had fallen. After this morning's parade, which presented a spectacle seldom witnessed, a welcome address was. made by Judge A. A. Adams of the Appellate court in the absence of Governor Marshall. The welcome on behalf of the Indianapolis Odd Fellows was by Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks and Grand Sire John B. Cockrum. A special compliment was paid to Canadian and British Columbia dele-
I gations, who are present in large num
bers and undoubtedly will. get the next
sovereign grand lodge convention.
HEALTH HERE GOOD Report for July Was a Fav
orable One.
(National News Association) DETROIT. Mich., Sept. 18. Presl
dent Taft came here today for the
first stop on a four-days' .trip through Michigan during which tie will give
utterance to some defrae of Jiissd-
(Naticrial News Association)
CORNING, N. Y., Sept. 18. Starting
from Owego in his biplane today
James Ward flew 54 miles to Corning
in 53 minutes in his attempt to cross the continent lor the $50,000 prize offered by W. R. Hearst. He said he hoped to be in Canada by tonight. Dur
ing seme stages of his trips Ward flew
at the rate of more than 75 miles an
hour. ,
Upon landing Ward expressed him
self as delighted over having gone past the mountainous country which has
been worrying him. "It was a hard
jab" he Bald, "the wind came from
Whether . there will be reciprocity every direction and sometimes it look-
between the United States and Cana
da rests entirely with the voters of the Dominion. The treaty has been ap
proved on the American side. of the border; - Congress has ratified It ' and
President Taft, its creator, has signed
it. All that remains is for the Cana
dian parliament to affirm it. This will
ed like I might be dumped."
Just before leaving Ward said he
hoped to maker Brantford, Ont., his
final stopping " place tonight. This is 283 miles from Owego and 365
miles from New York. After leaving
Hornell he planned to fly direct to
be done if the Liberals carry . Thurs-1 Lockport, 23 miles northeast of But-
day's election and win a majority of Ifalo. He will not fly into Buffalo. He the members of the Parliament. In will probably cross the border over
event that the Conservatives carry the Niagara Falls. 0 This feat will be at-
day, Reciprocity will be dead for many I tempted it is expected about 4 o'clock,
years to come.
Bitter From : Start.
RODGERS SERIOUSLY HURT. , MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Sept. 18. Aviator Cal P. Rodgers, the third flyer to start in the, ocean-to-oceaa eon-
The campaign has been a bitter one
from the start. Neither side concedes
migration doUqW. held" that - Reciprocity W-R- W . ; rtotw.it of fi-5.S, aVlnrlc F . .. .. ' . -land who arrived here late yesterday
will give me uanaman rarnvsr larger i - - - ,, wr .nm fr w Urom New York, after an 84 mile jour-
The good health of Richmond and
the rest of Wayne county is well shown in the bulletin of the state
board, of .health just .received by the
local health officer. The bulletin contains a record of health conditions in all sections. of the state during, the
month of July. 1911. The birth rate in this county ranks well with the rest
of the state, and although it is not at
the top of the " list, Wayne County seems to be. in no danger of race suicide. One of the reasons for. the good health here was the good weather conditions. This county bad its due share of heat and drought, and no more. The death rate for the state is 14.8 out Of every thousand during the year. Gary has the highest rate. In that town. 27 people out of each thousand inhabitants die in the course of a year. The death rate for other cities of the state Is as follows. Peru, 22.5; Terre Haute, 21.4; Evansville. 17.5; Indianapolls, 15.4; Kokomo, 14.5; Muncie,
12.7; Richmond, 12.7; Fort Wayne, 11.7; Anderson, 9.9; Logansport, 9.4.
Wayne County is represented by a large and active delegation at the convention of Odd Fellows at the state capital. Most of the Richmond lodge mem-
"bers will go to Indianapolis on Wed
nesday. They will march in the big parade that will be held on the evening of that day, and will probably return to this city late at night. Special arrangements have been made with the traction company to run the car that leaves Indianapolis at half past eleven and ordinarily goes only as far as
Greenfield, all the way to Richmond, so that the local delegates will not have to stay over night in the capital.
train readied Detroit at 6:55 clock
and : 20 ' minutes- later otha President was on '.. his ; way to the Detroit club where he was the breakfast guest of Milton D. McRae, president of the Detroit Chamber of commerce. In Detroit, the President is scheduled to talk on the suits, going into the mailing and application of the Sherman
anti-trust act. Later in the w eek the President will take up his vetoes of the tariff reform measures enunciation, it is promised of his exact reasons for the vetoes. In Detroit President Taft will have a crowded day he prepared for it by resting yesterday at Erie. After leaving the chamber of commerce the
President goes by special trolley car to Pontiac, going thence to the State Fair grounds and returning after noon to Detroit, to address the Chamber
of Commerce at luncheon. During his rest in Erie, the president had Dr. Rhoades, his physican, spray his throat which has bothered him. It was in good shape when he ar
rived here.
A ROADS CONGRESS BEGINS SESSIONS
GOES TO MILWAUKEE TO ATTEND MEETING Fire Chief Miller left this morning
at 11:30 for Milwaukee where he will attend ' the National Convention of Fire Chiefs in session in that city this week. Heads of the fire departments In most of the larger cities in the country will be present and many matters of vital interest will be discussed. Chief MiHer will return next .Satur
day. During his absence. Assistant Chief Carter will act as chief of the department.
HIS SISTER LOYAL Declares Earl Dubois Did . -Not Commit Robberies.
IN POLICE COURT
. (National News Association) CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 18. What bids fair to be the most notable gathering ever assembled to advance the cause of improved highways was ushered In here today with the arrival of delegations from many parts of the United States nnd Canada for the fourth InInternational Good Roads Congress. The sessions of the congress will continue through the remainder of the month. The program will include addresses by many of the most notable good roads experts of America.
ADDITION TO CITY
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Richard R. Van Sant has opened up a second addition in Glen Heights, which he has platted off into eight
j lots. The addition is located in the and f l,3oo in. debts owing to the e6-
1 1 rear of the Glen Miller park. tate.
"Dead drunk" was tne classification in "which the arresting patrolman placed C. L. Thomas, who was arrested at Sixth and Main streets Saturday night. Thomas pleaded guilty and the mayor assessed a fine of $1
uuu allseed. 'Thiiiirs look familiar." said a soec- alIseu-
tator in the police court room this morning when Ernest Kelley, a "regular" was brought in to face the mayor on the charge of public intoxica
tion. Without much hesitation the police judge fined Ernest $5 and costs. William Nolan and John Moran, both arrested Saturday evening were each fined f 1 and costs on the charge of drunk.
. In no uncertain words Mae Dubois, formerly of Milton, now employed at a North Fourteenth street boarding house, and sister of Earl Dubois, who
is held at the county jail on the charge of having been implicated in the robberies at Milton last winter, declared
her brother innocent of the crime with
which he is charged. Miss Dubois, a
pretty and attractive girl of about nineteen years of age,, declared that
her brother Earl was-home on the ev
ening which the thefts were commit-
teed.
However, she admitted to a reporter
that Earl was with Guy Gunsaulie, the Milton young man who was sentenced to the penitentiary some time ago on the charge of burglary, on the evening that the robberies occurred, but she
stoutly assterted that ' Earl returned to his home at 8 o'clock and did not leave again that evening. The robber-
I ies were committed late at night. It is
SMELSER ESTATE
The Dickinson Trust Company, administrator of the estate of the late Mary F. Smelser, has filed appraisement of personal property report, showing $1.S58.S2 In goods on hand
Why did your brother go to Det
roit, following the robberies," the girl was asked. "I am sure I do not know," was the answer. -
CHAMP CLARK WILL SEE BOYHOOD HOME
markets and better prices for his pro
ducts. The Conservatives argue that
the United States is seeking through
Reciprocity the first step towards an
nexation of the Dominion, and a plan
of patriotism is made. The Liberals
scout the annexation ideas. The Con
servatives deny that Reciprocity will
aid the Canadian farmer.
It is on these points mainly that the
contest has been fought. Other issues aside from Reciprocity have been in
jected from time to time into the campaign, but all has been passed over to give adequate consideration to the
one big issue. Up to the present time, the experience of Reciprocity in Canada has been strikingly, similar to the treat
ment is received in the United States. The dissolving of Parliament by Premier Laurer, when a vote was seen to
be impossible, as that the matter could be put up to the new parlia
ment that will be elected Thursday, parallels the condition in the States that will be elected Thursday, parallels the condition in the States when
President Taft called the extraordinary session of Congress that had a dierent personnel from the one that
failed to ratify the measure.
The opposition to the pact showed
itself alike in Canada and the United
States at the moment the negotiations
between the two countries Were open
ed. The fight waxed more bitter as the
contest progressed. Sarcasm and in
vective were employed, personalities were made arguments. Every capable speaker and writer in the Dominion was found on one side or the other,
every trick and resource of the schemer, the politician and the diplomat was used. Fighting has been done
both above board and beneath the surface, each side villifying the other
and its methods. When Contest Began. . The actual contest dates from Janu ary 21st, when an agreement was rea
ched between the commissioners of
the two countires, which broadcasted
the text of the treaty resulting from the many conferences. The agreement was reached at Washington, and the
announcement was made simultaneously from Washington and Ottawa.
The Canadian Minister , of Finance,
Hon. W. S. Fielding, and the American
Secretary of State, Philander C
Knox, who had been most prominent
in the negotlotions, had finished their
active part In the campaign for Reel
procity when the terms of the agree
ment became public.
President Taft, who had initiated
the movement months before, sent the agreement to Congress In a special message on January 26th. As the Con
ner, met with a serious accident and
was painfully, hurt when he tried to resume his flight from here to Buffa
lo at 5:15 o'clock.
Rodgers' machine was badly smashed and the aviator was picked up un
conscious, but he soon recovered and
returned to New York. Owing to the dense crowd that packed about his
machine and refused to move, Rod
gers was compelled to start in a direc
tion which sent him crashing into a tall tree. He tried to veer his course
but he was menaced by telegraph wires
and rather than chance electrocution
he dived into the trunk of the tree,
Two thousand persons had gather
ed on the grounds fully two hours be
fore Rodgers was ready to start.
In spite of the pleadings of the
aviator, and the efforts of the authorities, the spectators refused to
budge but pressed up against the aeroplane.
Finally the crowd reluctantly sepa
rated into two lines through which
Rodgers was to make his start. Although there was a high tree about
200 yards ahead of the starting point in line with the direction the airman
was taking, he believed that he would
have gained sufficient momentum by
the time he reached it to soar over
its top.
There was a dense thicket of wil-
Iowb which also menaced the aviator, so that an accident seemed inevitable as these trees prevented a landing.
Rodgers was unconscious and bleed
ing from a cut in his right temple,
when he was picked up. He had been going at a terrific rate of speed when the crash came.
Rodgers regained consciousness in
a few minutes and limped over to his
wrecked machine. He found that one
of the propellor blades was broken and
that the canvass of one of the planes was badly torn. Later he returned to New York by train to secure a new
machine and make a fresh start probably Tuesday.
Sad faced small boys and happy girls of Richmond started back to school this morning to- commence their winter's work. There seemed to be a whole army of children aa they entered the several school buildings to enroll for the year, and the number enrolled on the records showa that a much greater body of " pupils will be handled in the Richmond public schools than ever before. The attend
ance was so surprisingly large that
Superintendent T. A. Mott decided to make a special tour to inspect all the buildings in the city this afternoon, to determine whether any were being
over-crowded. About five hundred and twenty-five pupils started in the year at the high school. This number gives the school an increase of from 10 to 15 per cent over last year. The exercises this morning opened with services in the chapel. The Rev. James acted as chaplain for the -occasion. Lee B. Nusbaum gave an interesting talk in which he exhorted the students to start the term right, and be industrious all the time. During his address he told them not to
miss any ' opportunities. He told the
freshmen they had a great advantage -
over those starting in the same insti
tution at this time last year, for then the building was not completed. The
orchestra of last term came back as a body to play several selections for
the occasion. Many members of the orchestra had , been graduated: A"l the
close btnherxMClsea, Principal welt
made some announcement 'regardlnc the commencement of activities In the
school. " "r
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THE WEATHER
(National News Association) LAWR ENCEBURG, Ky., Sept. 18. In a spring wagon behind a team of mules. Champ Clark will drive Wednesday from this town to the little log house In Henderson county where he was born. This is the firt home comiMt after an absence of IT years, in
which time he has gTowitXo fame. All STATE Coldsr tonight; probably
arraneements have been completed for showers in,: East and South por-
ibis reception by his boyhood friendxj tiona. Tuaadaj
STATE AND LOCAL Unsettled and
cooler. Probably showers tonight.
Tuesday fair and cooler. r
All INSOLENT TOUCH
Cost Charlie French a of $5 and Costs.
Fine
Will Pugh, painter, 401 North Fourteenth street, who also operates a boarding bouse,' and who admitted, as prosecuting witness" in police court this morning that he "takes boarders.
as they come. If .they come decent,"
declared that one 'Charlie French touched him in a rude insolent and angry manner, Saturday evening; French was arraigned in court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the charge of , assault ! and battery. Evidence brought out showed French "touched Pugh in an insolent manner, and the court rendered Judgment by "$5 and costs." French also pleaded not guilty to the charge of public Intoxication but when the mayor was informed that French had drunk one bottle of beer, he fined him $1 and costs. ?
French is but nineteen years old. He was questoned by Acting Prosecuting Attorney Reller as to where he purchased the liquor, but French "klnda forgot." It is likely that the authorities will look into this matter and - ther prosecution may follow. -
MACHINISTS HOLD NATIONAL MEETING
FOWLER STARTS TUESDAY. COLFAX, Cal.. Sept. 18. Aviator
Rob Fowler will resume his flight to
ward New York for the 150,000 prize
offered by W. R. Hearst tomorrow at
6 a. m.
This was announced today following a trial of the rebuilt biplane over which Fowled and his mechanics have been working for nearly a week. Fowler is now waiting for a new tail
piece, or rudder, which is on its way from the Wright Brothers factory at Dayton, Ohio. . ; The .aviator and his mother were none the worse today for their experience in the destructon of Gillens hotel, where they were stopping, by fire yesterday. Fowler fought the flames with the firemen and rocued Mtb. Fowler.
. (Nation.-U New Association) , DAVENPORT. la., Sept." 18. The annual convention of the International Association of Machinists opened in this city today with about 200 dele
gates from the United States and
Canada in attendance. The session
promises to be unusually important, as the general strike threatened by the railroad machinists is to be the principal subject of consideration.
GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
CHILI CELEBRATES National News Association) SANTIAGO, Chili, Sept. 18. The ninety-ninth' anniversary of the declaration of jCltean; independence was celebrated with elaborate festivities throughout the republic today.
National News Association) ENID, Okla, Sept. 18. The so-called "grandfather clause" cases were called for hearing today before Judge Cotterel in the Federal court. The de
fendants are Jack Beall and Jack Guinn of Kingfisher County, who are under Federal indictment for refusing
negroes the right to vote for congressmen at the last election by enforcing the grandfather clause provision of the State Coastltutlon against them.
GETS ENTIRE ESTATE
Mrs. Mary M. Mauk, the widow of the late Dr. J. R. Mauk, of Cambridge City, who died on August 31, will receive the entire estate the dece-, dent according to the wl which has been filed for probate. No : letters of eiecutrixship have been issued as there were no debts against the estate. -: - - ';' " - "
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