Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 40, 27 December 1912 — Page 8
THE RICHMOND PALLuUlU3I A1 BUA'IELKGU A3 i . FltlDAY IHXKMBKK 27. V.iV.
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After Dynamite Case, Jurors Failed to Report This Forenoon, Recess Taken Until Afternoon. (Continued from Page One) whether the forty men are guilty of conspiracy to transport dynamite in violation of the interstate commerce laws, an offense for which some of the defendants, if found guilty, could be given a severe prison sentence. Ryan Is Attacked. The severest arraignment delivered by Mr. Miller yesterday was directed at Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and one of the chief defendants in the troal. Ryan was declared to be equally guilty with the McNamaras, and the jurors heard him condemned as having schemed to deceive the organization of which he was the head before John J. McNamara "entered this colossal crime." Ryan was pointed out to the jurors as the one who evolved the Idea of suspending the publication of the organization's financial status, in order, it is charged, to keep the membership from knowing the funds were being used for an unlawful purpose. "You heard Frank M. Ryan give his testimony here on the witness stand," said Mr. Miller, 'and you heard his cross-examination; after hearing that, can you tell me Frank M. Ryan did not know what was going on? Raises Objection. "Answer me this question," demand ed Mr. Miller, as he stood facing the forty defendants, among whom sat Ryan. "Why was it that Frank M. Ryan made no investigation when dynamite and fuse and caps were found in the basement of the American Central Life building after the arrest of J. J. McNamara? Why didn't Frank M. Ryan make an investigation of these facts if he did not already know about them? And that man, the head of the organization, charged that officers or the law planted the dynamite there. And then he went to the convention of the organization and asked for the privilege of placing the name of John J. McNamara in nomination for reelection as secretary-treasurer. "And he never tried to ascertain the truth of the guilt of McNamara. Oh, gentlemen of the jury, I hate to say how guilty Frank M. Ryan is." NO VERDICT THIS P. M. And Court Adjourns Until 9:30 O'clock Saturday Morning. (BULLETIN.) INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 27. Judge Anderson, when federal court convened at 3 o'clock this afternoon announced that the jury in the dynamite conspiracy case had not yet reached a verdict and that the court would be adjourned until 9:30 Saturday morning. Even if a verdict is reached in the meantime it will not be announced until court opens tomorrow. MRS, ENLOW KNEW Of HIDDEN CELLAR tTells Coroner Pierce She Knew of Basement Where Body Was Found. Statements from Mrs. Clara Enlow, mother of Mrs. Clara Dayton, whose husband was murdered in their home on North I street, are taken to indicate that members of the family knew of the cellar under the house. Mrs. Enlow testified to Coroner Pierce that ,Phe did not know whether she was in the home of the Daytons the night before Sept. 5, 1910, or not. Mrs. Day:ton testified that her mother was in the house and slept in the same room with her. Mrs. Enlow stated that she was in the house the morning following and returned between 11 and 12 a. m. after leaving the house. "I do not know whether Mrs. Dayton was up when I first went to the house or not, but when I went there between 11 and 12 o'clock she was preparing dinner. I do not know whether she kept her husband's supper warm or not. The next morning she told me her husband had gone to the country to get work and she" seemed concerned when he did not return after that night." Some Big N umbers. If yon fill a tiny vessel one centimeter cuoe with nyarogen corpuscles you can place therein, in round numbers, fire hundred and twenty-five octillions of them. If these corpuscles are allowed to run out of the vessel at the rate of 1.000 per second It will require seventeen quintillions of years to empty It. One of the Ways. "Who was that seedy individual I saw you give a dollar to?" "An old literary friend of mine: author of Ten Thousand Ways of Mafelug Money." Mind and Matter. Teacher Is there any connection beiween mind and matter? Small Boy fes: if n boy doesn't mind there'll be lometbins the matter. Chicago News. Men are born to succeed, not to fail. TUorcaa
PATHETICOCCURRENCE Eller Learns of Death of His Brother in This City.
When Orian Eller, a Pennsylvania railroad engineer, brought his train into Richmond Wednesday night, he did not ivnow that his brother Phinney P. Miller had died at the lever a few miles on the other side of Centerville. Orian Eller was coming toward i Richmond and Phinney was traveling in the other direction. Their trains ' passed each other at a siding just a few minutes before death seized the unlucky brother at the lever. Leaving his train at Richmond the sorrowing survivor took charge of the body and took it to Columbus, Ohio, yesterday REFUSES TO ADMIT LAWYER TO Applicant Is Turned .Down by Judge Blair of Shelby Circuit Court. (National News Association) SHELBYVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 27. Lawyers and others at the court house indulged in some heated arguments yesterday over a decision rendered by Judge Blair of the Circuit Court on the petition in which William E. Brown, 46 years old, of Indianapolis, had asked that he be admitted to practice law at the Shelby county bar. The petition was denied, the judgment of the court being based on a report of a special committee ap- j pointed to investigate the character and qualifications of the petitioner. In brief, the report submitted that Brown had no qualifications for the practice or law, mat. iuai ueuig iu , fact he was morally unfit to practice; j that he sought admission to Shelby county uimougu ii as ms mienuou .u go to Gary to practice, and that he had j aireaay oeen aeniea aamission to practice in Marion county. If the interpretation of the situation here is allowed to stand there will be no need for the lawyers to worry themselves further about amending the constitution so as to prescribe what amount of legal knowledge a man must have before he can be admitted to the practice of law, for if an examination Bhows that he lacks the knowledge deemed necessary by the bar committees his petition may be rejected on the ground that he has been guilty of an immoral act in asking license to practice. Many took issue with the court and the committee and it is believed here that Brown will appeal from the decis ion. Tne members ot tne examining committee were Edmund K. Adams, Elmer E. Bassett and Charles A. Hack. Brown made his application at the October term of court and since then the committee has thoroughly investigated his standing. The committee in its report says that its findings are based solely upon the statements and admissions of the petitioner. Brown in his application said he was a printer. NOTHING DEFINITE IS KNOWN OF BATTLE (National News Association) LONDON, Dec. 27 Conflicting reports as to the situation at Janina, where Greeks and Turks have been fighting for three days differ today. The Exchange Telegraph Company received a dispatch from Constantinople stating that newspapers in the Turkish capital announced a Greek defeat. The Central News Agency has been notified by its Rome correspondent that the Tribunal announces the fall of Janina is imminent. KILLS FOR $600 (National News Association) MACOON, Ga., Dec. 27. Nick Wilburn, a young farmer, confessed today that on December 12 he shot and killed James King, a wealthy Jones county farmer, as the result of an offer of $600 made to him by Mrs. King. Wilburn was placed in jail today. King's body was found in a woods on December 18. GORDON'S BLUNDER. Grave Tactical Mistake of a Budding English General. When General Gordon was a lad at school he was as mischievous as most boys. When the boys had done any.thinjj wrong they were shut up in a large, barely furnished room and set to write lines from a Latin author. Gordon was one of the most frequent prisoners in this room, aud he used to be annoyed by the boys who were free coming to the door and jeering at him through the keyhole. Resolving to get even, he procured a large syringe, and, taking It with him the nest time he went to write lines, he went round to the various desks aud sucked up the ink into the syringe. By nnd by he beard stealthy footsteps coming down the passage. Nearer and nearer they came and at last halted outside the door. "They are peeping through the keyhole," whispered the future general, and. placing the syringe to the keyhole, he squirted the contents through with all the energy he could muster. There was a smothered exclamation of disgust, and then some one fumbled with the handle of the door. It opened, and in stalked the head master, his face black with wrath and his once snowy shirt front black with ink. We must draw a veil OTer the painful scene which followed. London Globetlavo yon troooie or ttoy sli-t nni troai disocdarad stomach? io to vocr Arose:' a prt 50c or II bottle of Dr. CsidwcU f rtip Pepsi, which iu positively naxsstee'i ts i-ae row un ksesOB well.
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SMALL FIRE LOSS HERE l(i YEAR 1912
Fire Chief's Annual Report Details Statistics of His Department. , t,0 i., T,v.v, ;c ic this ' vear than in anv nthr Htv nf its size . in tho cfai inHioo arriir.tr to ! tne annual report of Fire Chief Ed. j Miller ! iue average loss irom lire hi a tnj t the size of Richmond is over $12,000. In RihmAnrl Hnrincr tho 1 a ct vear t fl P loss was less than $7,000, and more than $500 less than in the year 19 n t ne largest nres ot tne year were those of Holzapfel's junk shop on North Third street and the residence of William Haberkern on South Ninth street. These two fires entailed a loss of $1,500 each. Runge's feed store and the barns on South Ninth street were the only other fires of any consequence. The salaries of the firemen were raised $80 a year per man. There are
twenty-four men employed in the de-lM . a . ,hnt . . , . . . . i The veteran sea fighter said that he partment. The salaries last year! v.- i . ,i tiA I a .oonn .v. ,.. ,. never felt better in his life and friends
$20,610.84 was expended for this purpose. Horse feed last year co6t $2,194.24 and the miscellaneous expenses of the department amounted to $2,886.50. Junk that was sold brought $169.75. The fire truck has been driven 474 miles, and the department has answered 183 telephone and box alarms. Wants New Truck. "I have no hope," said Chief Miller "of getting a new chemical auto truck in 1913, though we could use it very i nicely. The city officials do not believe the city treasury could stand the sum required for a machine of this kimj and j supp08e we will have to do without one. I think we will be able to have another truck added to I the department in 1914. The machine ! I will recommend at that time will be & tHpple machine, which can be used fnr . rhPmioal nr nnirmimr engine. "Tnere has been a great deai of taik about a county fire department. I believe this would be a good thing, but the question arises as to who would take care of the machines purchased by the county. The county officials J believe the city has approximately : enough apparatus to take care of the !
" " " v - " - . iu lucitie tin t?A&iiiiuaiiuii ul iuuvi.i factory to install a department in a j which it is proposed to add to the nasmall town where the apparatus would j tional forest reserve in accordance have to be kept in repair and might Wjtn the terms of the Appalachian fornot be used more than once in several 1 est reserve lands, believed to be neces-
months. The county should establish a department in some central location and maintain it there." COLONELJO SPEAK Before the Boston Historical Society. (National News Association) NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Col. Theo dore Roosevelt left for Boston today j to deliver an addres tonight before j the Historical association, of which he ' is president. His subject will be "History as Literature." During his stay in Boston the colo nel will confer with a number of New England Progressive leaders. He will return to Oyster Bay Monday. THIEVES HAVE NO FEAR OF POLICE (National News Association) CHICAGO, Dec. 27. Backing a wagon to the rear of the Westerfelt Packing House company near the West Chicago avenue police station thieves battered down the door, broke open the cash register, loaded dozens of turkeys and geese on the wagon and drove away. In the police station forty policemen were on duty. They heard of the robbery after it occurred, but have been unable to trace the burglars. FIRE DESTROYS A SMALL TOWN (National News Association) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 27. Fire swept over the town of Independence, south of here early today and wiped out nearly all the business section. The loss will aggregate $15,000. Sev-j eral stores and dwellings were des-1 troyed, including the post office. Eleven horses perished in Buck's livery stable, which was burned to the ground. Marriage Licenses. Benjamin F. Hensley, 25. band sawyer, city, and GeoTgiannia Doyle, 26, city. Deaths and Funerals. CHESTNUT Robert E. Chestnut, aged 46 years, died Thursday afternoon at his home. 500 North 20th j srreM- rte 18 suni,pu u U1B .Mr. ana .Mrs. KODen tuesinui, out sister and two brothers. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the home. Burial in Ridge cemetery. The Rev. Thomas McNary will be in charge. Friends may call any time. KERLIN Nora Kerlin died today at the home of her father, Frank Kerlin. on the Cart road. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. 2,000 DEATHS LONDON, Dec. 27. Nearly two thousand deaths have occurred from cholera during the past four days in the city of Mecca, Arabia. There are t V- 1 TT I Utlil IV,"1".' , iviiwa - ' and the disease is spreading rapidly.
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M'CABE ISTO LEAVE Has Had a Stormy Official Career.
(National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Solicitor McCabe, of the department of agriculture will not stay in office to await the incoming of the Democratic administration, but will retire March 4, his friends announced today McCabe, who has been the storm center in the department for several years, is planning to go into business in the West. lin I ATC milMCD? mi I h M 1 1 1 11 11 1 in Admiral Dewey Says Late Feasts Shorten Lives. (National Xewi Association) WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 27. Admiral George Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila bay, today celebrated i It Vila aA-t v.H f f h hirthHuV who called to congratulate him on the anniversary of his birthday declared he looked "like an ensign." The Admiral attributed his splendid physical condition to constant riding and to the further fact that he keeps away from midnight banquets. He said that he abandoned attending banquets long ago. "So should any man." he declared, "who wants to feel as young as I do when he is 75." Admiral Dewey spent a few hours at his office as president of the general board of the Navy. Later he went for a ! drive with Mrs. Dewey and had an in- ' formal family dinner at the Dewey i residence tonight. PROPOSE A RESERVE Forest Reserve Officials Inspecting Georgia Lands. (National News Association) WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Representative Hawley, of Oregon, and of-1 ncials of the forest service and geo-1 logical survey, left today for Georgia sary to keep up a maximum water supply in the rivers of that section. Representative Hawley is vice chairman of the national forest reserve commission. The delegation will visit a number of towns in Georgia but declined to give out the itinerary. HAS DIAMOND CUT OUT OF SKIN (National News Association) SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Dec. 27 A man who gave his name as Hitch cock had a diamond weighing a carat j and a half cut out of the flesh of his j arm yesterday. He declared that the j gem had been sewed in his flesh in I South Africa. Hitchcock asked the ! surgeon to do the job in a hurry, as ! he wanted to give the diamond to his j wife for Christmas. Hitchcock refused to give any details as to his : reason for having the gem imbedded in his flesh. DURBIN'S CONDITION GROWS WORSE (National News Association) ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 27. Winfield T. Durbin, former governor, who has been ill for the past two weeks, was not so well today, his temperature going up to 100. Physicians agree that Mr. Durbin is suffering from the after effects of the grippe. Dr. Newlin said the increasedJfever did not necessarily indicate anything serious. PROBATE MATTERS Inventory of the personal estate of the late James S. Alyea was filed today in the county clerk's office by I Rose Alyea, administratrix. The re- I port shows the value of the estate to j be $1,419. ! Inventory of the guardian of the , heir of the late Pearlie D. Shilts filed today shows the value of the personal i estate to be $l,o00. Tnere was no real estate. The Best Way TO BEGIN The New Year Sit down and sum up your bills, putting those of the butcher, grocer, rent man, insurance agent, etc., etc.. all in one amount, then come and see us and give us an opportunity to explain our plan for relieving your financial pains." We loan on furniture, pianos, teams, etc.. giving you weekly, monthly or quarterly payments, in which way you do not miss the money. If in need of money, fill out this blank and mail to us. Phone 1545. Your Name Address Richmond Loan Co. Colonial Building, Room 8. Richmond, Ind. , Jj
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DIRECT TO E By Parcels Post Is the Plan of the National Housewives' League. (National News Association) NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Apples, fresh eggs and country butter, direct from the farm to the housewives by parcels post, to reach half a million the plan announced today by Mrs. Ju-' lian Heath, president of the National ; Housewives' League. Mrs. Heath's ' plan to eliminate the middle man in-' voives the creation of a registry com
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mittee. This committee begun its preliminary work farmers. The rolls will be open to all housekeepers who wish to avail themselves of the opportunity. The league will work in harmony with the State Grange. Mrs. Heath believes that the farmers will receive more for their produce through this plan, while the consumer will get fresh food at lower prices than those now charged. The plan will be extended and similar registry bureaus will be opened next Wednesday in the principal cities of the coun - try.
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Shotgun Explodes and Sets Off Dynamite. (National News Association) BUFFALO, N. Y.. Dec. 27 As a result of a most unusual incident connected with an alleged attempted murder near Sanborn village, Bfteen miles from here, Alexander Williams. 15, is dead, Mrs. John Williams is seriously injured and Maria Williams, an infant, was badly hurt today. John Williams, 45, is alleged to have tried to shoot the son with a shotgun. The gun exploded, tearing off the father's right arm and the concussion exploded four sticks of dynamite, which killed the son and injured the nlh. One side of the house was blown out. The father, who had been drinking heavily for more than a week made his escape and has not yet been captured.
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TWO LOSE LIVES Fire Destroys a Business Block in Los Angeles.
(National News Association) LOS ANGELES. Deo. 27 Two persons were burned to death and siv were injured by jumping from windows when lire desttoyed a busint-ss block in North Main street this forenoon. The dead are: Leonard Walters. IS. Ix'opold Walters. 14. A number of persons were in the upper rooms and their escape was cut on dj me names, i-iremen carried a r nf iw.risnnsl ,,nwn ,a,..,.,r. ., several .,ur, .,.. ,,- themselve; ' pj. . ; lymoutn KOcK Hen Lavs Four Eggs in Ten Hours. (National Nws Association) BROCKTON, Mass . Dec. 27. High cost of living does not bother Miss Augusta C. Norling as long as she can raise hens that lay four eggs every 1 ten hours. "I just take good care of my hens I and they make return by laying plentifully," she said. "I guess no one in got a hen that will lay ten hours, and I will wagone in the country that I will beat that record. My l'eggy is j queen of the flock. I have always made a pet of her. One day last week she was sick and I took her in the house. When 1 carried her back to roost there was an egg In the basket at the house. The next morning when I went out to see how she was getting along I found in her nest three more eggs that she had laid during the night." FEWER ONE CENT STAMPS SOLD HERE Monday and Tuesday were record breaking days at the local post office. Over $1,200 worth of stamps were I sold. More money was taken in at the ' post office this year than last. Fewer i one cent stamps were sold, owing to an abatement in the souvenir card craze. The parcel posts stamps have been received by the post office officials and will be on sale January 1st. VPS
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ALL WOOL NOVELTIES That sold for $10.00 and $13.00 ALL WOOL CHINCHILLAS That sold for $10.00 and $15.00 ALL WOOL ROUGH WEAVES That sold for $10.00 and $15.00 ALL WOOL BROADCLOTHS That sold for $10.00 and $15.00 ALL WOOL KERSEY CLOTHS That sold for $10.00 and $15.00 All colorings but not all sizes. Some all satin lined others partly lined. All This Winter's Models As we carry no coats regularly under $10,00. you will readily see what wonderful values we are giving.
UNABLE TO SECURE JURY FORTHE CASF Fifty Prospective Jurors Examined Today to Try "Jack" Lewis.
j "Jurors are scarce in Indiana today." said Special Judge Uupe this aftert noou after the sheriff and his deputies J had brought about fifty prcspecm t i jurors into the circuit court room, in anticipation of opening the second , .K , . w , I of John l hW assnuu on eieieu jear-oia r.aua Jioon. As there ha e been several jury trials in circuit court during the present term a number of persons brought into court were uisiutssed as they had served before. Others were excused bcause they had formed or expressed an opinion in the case and some were , excused by the court at the request I of the former. j The jury in the first lwls case was I unable to reach an agreement after . nineteen hours deliberation. The see- ; end trial was to have opened yestrf day. but. on account of Illness Judite Kox was unable to hear the case. He appointed J. I.. Rupe speeial judpe. j fp to a late hour this afternoon a jury of twelve men had cot been secured. WANTS $2,000 FOR ALLEGED INJURIES The Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern traction company has been sued again. This afternoon Timothy Hart filed suit for damages, demanding $2.t00. The plaintiff states that on November 11 he boarded an Easthaven car. He informed the conductor, he sas. that he desired to get off at West Fifth and National avenue. When the car neared that point the plaintiff says he arose from his seat and walked to the rear platform. The car jumped the track, the complaint states, throwing the plaintiff to the ground and injuring him severely. TURN FOR BETTER. Chief Gormon has returned from Detroit. Mich., where he visited his son. Klmer Gormon. a secret service agent, who is critically 111 of pneumonia contract d suddenly in that city. Word was received here at noon today that there was a turn for the better In the condition of young Gormon.
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