Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 42, 23 December 1911 — Page 1

THE MHMOHO PAXJLAJDIUM

AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVII. NO. 42. RICHMOND, IND SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23. 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS.

RUSSIA SAYS THAT ACTION TAFT TOOK WAS FOR POLITICS Sensational Charge Published in St. Petersburg that President Taft Made a Plot with Jewish Bankers.

Promised support in next campaign Cabinet Members Today in Christmas Statements Say Uncle Sam Has Been Very Well Cared For. Kat1onal News Association) ,ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2:5. The (sensational charge was published here today that the abrogation of the KussoAmerican treaty of 1832 was the result of a pact entered into by President Taft and a group of Jewish Bankers in America by which Mr. Taft secured promise of support In his campaign for the presidential re-ncmination. The article, which is published in the semi-official newspaper, Contemporary Review, charges specifically that President Tart's action was due to pressure brought against him by the great banking house of Kuhn, Loeb and company and the powerful Guggenheim interests. A FAVORED NATION, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. If there in an International Santa Clans the United States is certainly the most favored nation in his list, according to expressions called forth from cabinet members today by the approach or Christmas. Government officials gave voice to a spirit of good will and thanksgiving, for the prosperous condition of the country and to the outlook tor the future. The United States is at peace with her neighbors, business it good and plenty reigns. Secretary Wilson said, "The bountiful harvest of the year should proTide good cheer for all, at this time of rejoicing. They will do bo if those FWho are in fortunate circumstances brill give a thought of kindly good will 0 their less prosperous brethren. .."To express Christmas sentiment, paid Charles Nagel, secretary of Con, gfterce and Labor, "Is not a departmental duty, but it Is a departmental privilege and one of which I am glad to take advantage of. I deem this a xnoit appropriate occasion to express tny well founded conviction that the world is not such a bad place as many people would have us believe, and that there is more peace on earth, and Snore good will toward men than appears from a casual glance at the saying of pessimists." MANY PEOPLE SAW INTERESTING FILM Flaying to full houses all afternoon Bad evening, the anti-tuberculosis knovlng picture film, entitled the antituberculosis moving picture film, entitled "The Awakening of John Bond," was shown for the first time at the Arcade theater yesterday, making a deep impression on the audience. The success of the presentation yesterday, together with the outlook for this eveSling's display of the same film has pleased the leading local white plague fighters, according to a report given out today from the headquarters of the Wayne County Anti-tuberculosis Society. The heads of this organization in commenting on the event, say that they are certain of realizing a largo sum from the per cent of the box office receipts that is turned over (to them. ACCUSE NEGROES OF TAKING POOL BALLS With the usual negro propensity toward seven and double seven, John Stay accompanied by Roscoe Broadus. both negroes, stepped into Harmon Skllltn's pool room last evening and are alleged to have stolen the 7, 14 and 35 pool balls from a rack, and to have lipped outside of the pool room with the balls carefully hidden in their overcoats. The police were asked to look into the matter and the two were arrested last night by Patrolman Fee. They had the three pool balls in their possession, but when arraigned in police court this morning both pleaded not guilty to the charge. The cases were postponed until Tuesday morning, bond being fixed at $50 for each. A MINIATURE RIOT IN TRAMPS' HAVEN That liquor will make an Irishman fight was evidenced last evening when Pat France, a true son of the "ould tod," despite his surname, attempted to "clean up" on ten men in the basement of the city building because one of the men shoved him from his bench upon which he was preparing' for his night's rest A email riot ensued with the result that Pat was placed in the city jail and faced the charge of drunk In city court this morning. Pat declared he went to the basement to aleep and not to fight, but that he wu forced Into It. He was fined SI and costs,

Post Office is

With all the regular employes and several extra men working their hardest to distribute Christmas gifts and greetings to thousands of Richmond people before the coming of the big holiday, the local postofnee presented a most unusual sight as a reporter wandered into the. corridors early this morning. Postal employes will not have a chance for Christmas shopping or planning for their holiday today, for this is the busiest day of the entire year at the office. Probably 125,000 pieces of mail will be handled in the office before the end of the day. The first discovery of the reporter as ho started into the postal building was the whole place was a mass of mall. No one is excused from work today, and even Posmaster Haas is call ed on to load up his office with mail and distribute it to the proper carriers. Mail covers the entire floor Postmaster Haas estimates that there were 50,000 pieces of mail in the ofrice at a single time at seven o'clock this morning. The mail is not arranged in neat, orderly piles on tables, as there is neither time nor tables enough for that. It is stacked on chairs, desks. and other pieces of furniure, and then T, R. WON'T SPURN PARTY NOMINATION Not a Candidate, but Will Accept Honor if Pressed Upon Him. (National News Association) NEW YORK, Dec. 23 A special dispatch from Washington to the New York Times says that Theodore Roose velt is not a candidate for the presidency but that he will accept the nomination if the Republican convenUon offers it to him. The Times says: "Two things can be set right down as absolutely certain: One is that Col. Roosevelt will not ask for the nomination, and that he will constanUy tell his friends and all other inquirers that he is not a candidate. The other is that if, nevertheless, the convention offers the nomination to him he will take it

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Swamped With ithe overflow, consisting of severa' I thousand packages and letters, is I strewn promiscuously over the floor. ! In fact there is so much on the floor : that it is difficult to step anywhere without treading on a Christmas package. All this chaos, however, bothers the postal men but little. The clerks anf carriers jumped around through the piles, picking out certain pieces and j apparently knowing just where every one of the 50,000 pieces belonged. Regular deliveries were not attempted today. The men simply go and come from the office, carrying as much as they can at a time. They expect by takdistricts at a single time, to cover the entire city twice daily during the day. Many of the carriers have had to hire boys to help carry the loads. One man, with an especially big district, after departing with as much as he could handle at seven o'clock, had four large caks full of mail for his district yet undisturbed. Every color of the rainbow is seen in the array of mail. Stamps from all countries, of all colors and designs, are on the observe sides of the packages and letters, and on the backs are PROBE NOW ASSURED The Money Trust to Be Investigated. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. An agreement reached between the Democratic leaders of the house has assured the passage of an act to investigate the affair of the so-called Money Trust. A resolution calling for such an inquiry has been introduced by Representative Lindberg and Representative Humphrey. Republicans. It is probable that the investigation will be conducted by a joint committee of the senate and the house. THE WEATHER STATE Fair tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer. LOCAL Fair tonight; Sunday fair and warmer.

Christmas Mail

many varieties of Red Cross stamps nd Christmas greetings. Some packges are tied up with fancy holly rib'ons, while others, probably sent by usy men, are bound with only comnon black twine. "Nixies" receive little attention in he rush, for Directory Clerk Lou Nievoehner spends most of his time helping to distribute mail to the carriers. Magazines are also being neglected, for the postmen are giving their whole time over to getting the gift packages out of the way. The rush this year has broken all records in the history of the local office. Yesterday over 100,000 pieces of mail went through the office, with the prospects today favoring a breaking of even that high record. Postmaster Haas says the office has not been swamped yet, and they are going to clean up all the Christmas mail before Monday. In the effort to send out promptly all the mail received Postmaster Haas hopes people will take advantage of the postoffice opening tomorrow. Every department will be running full force. All the city and rural carriers will be in their places at nine o'clock Sunday morning. Stamps can be bought and letters registered, and money orders will be paid out. SWEETHEART SENDS GIFT J0RIGHESOH Accused Minister Receives a Christmas Box from His Fiancee. (National News Association) BOSTON, Dec. 23. The Rev. B. T. Richeson, held for the murder of Avis Linnell. will eat a Christmas dinner ! supplied by Miss Violet Edmunds, his fiancee. A large box was delivered at the Charles street jail today by a wholesale grocery house. The box and its contents were ordered by Miss Edmunds. It contains a quantity of delicacies, a bounteous Christmas gift for the accused minister. The Christmas gift is taken as proof that Miss Edmunds has the utmost faith in the absolute innocence of the man to whom she was betrothed before the death of Miss Linnell. Rieheson is better today.

CHRISTMAS CHEER Ai THE WHITE HOUSE President and Family Occupied with Distributing and Receiving Gifts. CXatlonal News Association) WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 23 For the time being all threatening international complications, all tariff tinkering, the obstreperousness of the insurgents, the war against the trusts and the uncertainties of the political horizon have been pushed into the background by the impending Chrisams celebration. '"Peace upon Earth" rules in the national capital and the last preparations for the greatest holiday of the year kept every body busy today, from the members of President Taft's family to the last department clerk. Many members of Congress and hundreds of the department employes have gone to their respective homes to spend the holidays, but the large number remaining in town will celebrate Christmas in the customary manner. Of course, there will be no Christmas tree at the White House, as there are no small children, but the members of the President's family, all reunited for the holiday season, will exchange gifts and enjoy Christmas cheer at the festive board, with only a few personal friends added to the family circle. For weeks large quantities of Christmas presents from all parts of the world have arrived at the White House, but in deference to the wish of Mrs. Taft the opening of the packages has been postponed until the morning of Christmas Day, next Monday. The members of the Cabinet and the diplomatic representatives of foreign nations at. the capital have arranged for elaborate Christmas celebrations at their respective residences and in accordance with the customs of their respective countries. The children of the diplomatic colony are all to a great extent Americanized and have entered into the spirit of an American Christmas with youthful zest and ardour.

A COFFEE COMPANY RECEIVER CHOSEN Nicaragua Concern, Organized Here, Victim of Un-y stable Government. The Jumaiqua Coffee company, which was organized in this state in August, 1894, and which possessed a large plantation in Nicaragua, Central America, was placed in the hands of the Dickinson Trust company as receiver by Judge Fox of the circuit court Saturday. The petition for receivership was filed by Shiveley and Shiveley, counsel for Herman Belmer, a Cincinnati merchant, who avers that the company is financially involved with him in the sum of approximately $9,000. Local capital, including that furnished by Frank Steinkamp, M. C. Henley and W. C. Ferguson, was interested in the coffee plantation. Mr. Belmer and Mr. Henley have been the most active of the stockholders in promotion of the business. The petitioner for the receiver avers that the total indebtedness of the company is approximately 20,000, and that it is insolvent. Business conditions in Central America are understood to have been the cause of the company's failure. Other coffee plantations in which local capital was invested have failed within the past few years because of the unstaple government, and the lack of protection which the government affords foreign investors. A RIVERJOULEVARD Plan Is Adopted by Board Today. After inspecting tbo route of the proposed west side river boulevard this morning, the board of public works held a special session, at which a motion for the drafting of condemnation proceedings of ground for tne boulevard was passed unanimously. The city engineer will draw up the proceedings immediately. The city attorney, A. M. Gardner, was also instructed to draw up bills for an ordinance, providing for the annexation of all territory south of Southwest E street to Southwest L, west of the river to the Southwest corner of Section 5. This was made necessary in order to condemn ground for the southerly part of the intended boulevard. The board members are enthused over the prospects for a beautiful drive from Main street to Southwest L street, and heartily concur with the efforts of the West Richmond Improvement association along this line. The board adopted a resolution for the improvement of West First street. C. BRANT FINED Charles Brant was given a fine of $5 and costs in police court this morning when he was arraigned before the mayor, charged with public intoxication. He was arrested last evening by Patrolman Fee at Eighth and South F streets.

FREEDOM IS GIVEN WAYMEJCQUHTY MEI1 Two of Ten Who Received Xmas Gifts from Governor from Wayne.

Freedom was the Christmas present given to two Wayne county residents by Governor Thomas R. Marshall, who extended official clemency to ten state prisoners today. James B. Via, who was sentenced to two to twentyone years from this county in 1909 for incest, was pardoned, and Salvatore De Gianno, who in November, 1910, was found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill an Italian, was paroled. He was sentenced for two to twenty-one years in the Michigan City penitentiary where Via also was confined. Pardons were appealed for by friends of the two Wayne county men, a few weeks ago when the pardon board met. The board of trustees recommended clemency. Via, is has been claimed, was not guilty of the charge on which he was convicted, and in the case of De Gianno, it is claimed he was aggravated to make the assault in order to protect his own life. He almost severed the Italian's head from his body by the dexterious use of a razor. The Italian, though seriously wounded, afterwards recovered. VICTIM OF HAZERS IS YOUNGSTUDEIIT Henry Bassett of Episcopal Academy Converted into Human Torch. (National News Association) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25. Converted into a human torch while being hazed by members of the Alpha Phi Epsilon fraternity of the Episcopal academy, Henry Bassett, Jr., is near death at his home here today. The youth who is 17 years old, and a member of a wealthy family, was blindfolded and led into a darkened room, and his head soaked with alcohol, which the hazers say they mistook for witchhazel. Then a match was struck, and a second later' the boy's head was a mass of flames. Bassett was terribly burned before the blaze was put out and was taken home in the ambulance. Members of the fraternity, declare today that striking the match was intended to frighten Bassett. and there was no intention to set him on fire. REMARKABLE WOMAN Was the Late Miss Sarah Tallant. The funeral services of Miss Sarah Anne Tallant were held at the home of her neice, Mrs. W. N. Tallant, on South Eleventh street, yesterday afternoon and were conducted by Rev. J. S. Lightbourn, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church. A quartet made up of Mrs. Harry i Taylor and Mr. Paul Comstock, from i the vested choir of St. Paul's, furnish ed the music. The body was taken to the family burying ground in Wheeling, West Vir ginia, at nine o'clock last night by Mr. A. Q. Tallant, of Pittsburg, a nep hew of the deceased who came to Richmond to attend the funeral. Miss Tallant, a member of an old and highly esteemed family, was a remarkable woman, her death occuring the day before the ninety-fifth anni versary of her birth, Miss Tallant being in full possession of her faculties up to within a few days before her death. She was born in Lincoln, England, coming to this country in 1845 and having had her residence in Wheeling for many years. She had lived in Richmond for fourteen years having had her home with Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Tallant until the death of Mr. Tallant who was an official with the Pennsylvania railroad. Mr. A. Q. Tallant. of Pittsburg, Mrs. Harry Grey, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. E. K. Hayes, of Columbus, came on to attend the funeral services. WRECK AT HAMMOND Erie Train Hits a C. Freight. & O. (National News Association) HAMMOXD, Ind Dec. 23. Six were seriously injured when a milk passenger train on the Erie railroad crashed into a stalled freight of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad In the yards. The injured are Engineer Edward Shepard, Huntington, Indiana, Internally; Harry TuthilL fireman, Huntington, ribs fractured and internally hurt; Mrs. Basso w of Hammond, head cut; Harry Behrman, Lee Crow and Frank Knoll, milk agents of Klouts, Indiana, slightly hurt. The loeomotive overturned, but the crew jumped.

E IS ATTEMPTED BY A MANIAC John Dillman, Flat Rock, 111., Comes to Richmond and Tries to Kill Divorced Wife and Daughter. YOUNG WOMAN FOILS MURDEROUS ATTEMPT Grapples with Maddened Man Until Her MotherEscaped Dillman Attempts Suicide with Laudanum. Bearing a fiendish hatred-Howard hla ; wife, who secured a divorce from him the first of this week, John E. Dillman, of Flat Rock, 111., formerly of near Warren, Ind., came to this cityyeaterday afternoon and shortly after S o'clock last evening went to the flata, above the Starr Piano parlors on South Tenth street, where he. attempted to shoot his former wife, and his daughter, Mrs. P. Marsh, and later attempted to end his own life by drinking poison. In each instance, however, his attempt failed. The man was arrested. In police court this morning be pleaded guilty to the charge ofvassault with felonious intent and was bound over to the- Wayne circuit court, his bond being fixed at $5,000. ' Mrs. Sarah Dillman, the- wife, came to this city yesterday and Joined her daughter, who lives in the flats above the Starr parlors. Dillman learned that his wife was coming to Richmond and he decided to follow her. When he arrived here shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon he went immediately to purchase a revolver, and going to the Main street entrance to the flats he rushed up the stairs and breaking into the apartments yelled, "now, I will kill you." Fights With Father. Quick as a flash his daughter jumped to her feet and pounced with gorilla-like strength upon her father. A general "rough-house ensued. In the meantime Mrs. Dillman had rushed into another room and opening the door leading into the hallway she rushed out and down the stairs. Dillman who has been in a weakened condition for several years, encountered great difficulty in breaking away from the grasp of his daughter. He heard his former wife opening the hall door and he rushed to the top of the stairway. By this time his divorced wife was within , a few steps from the Main street doorway, but she tripped, falling headlong. Just as she fell Dillman shot, but the, bullet missed the woman and crashed through the front glass of "the large door. Dillman turned and ran back Into therf flats where his daughter was hiding, i She, fearing he was going to shoot! her, rushed at him and struck him a! reeling blow on the nose. Greatly Incensed Dillman attempted to shoot his. daughter, but be found that her, strength was too much for him and after breaking away from her ran from the apartments and down, the stairs; evidently to chase his former wits. When he reached the street she not In sight. He walked to the way of the Richmond Steam lawndry.' where he sat down. Some one yelled "That's the man who did the shooting," and within a few minutes a crowd of about two hundred persons had gathered about him. The police were notified and Sup. Gormon and Patrolman Longman with Patrol Driver Wenger were soon on the scene. He Attempts Suicide. While sitting in front of the laundry Dillman pulled a three-ounce vial of laudnum from his pocket and tipped it too his lips. It is said that he would have ended his life if the bottle had not been knocked from his hands. The city physician who cared for him said that he bad not taken enough laudanum to injure him. Dillman was carried into the patrol, he declaring be was too weak to walk. He was taken to the city building where he made a confession. A letter in his coat pocket was en ough evidence for the police to prove that Dillman premeditated murdering his wife. It was addressed as follows: "Dec. 22, 1911 Mrs. Suae Ray, Sam Miller and wife and the lying J. Barber and some more." The letter read,' "I am on the train between Indianapolis and Richmond and expect to kill my x-wife as soon as i see her. if yonall bad a keep still 1 would not do it, you pie-mouth hipocrite. (Signed) J. E. Dillman." Below the signature was "Sam Miller, Warren, R. R. 5. Box 27," and on the outside of the envelope, which was not stamped, was written "Send this to address." On a slip of paper which Chief Gormon found in another pocket was "Give this revolver to O. P. Mercer,' Flat Rock, 111." Buys Revolver Here. Dillman informed the police that h started to go from Flat Rock to go tc Bluff ton, but at Indianapolis he changed his mind, deciding; to come to this' city. He arrived in Richmond at 4:M o'clock on train No. 20. He inquire! at the passenger station where h could find a hardware store, and h jConUaued on Pace. Qgtti ;

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