Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 112, 21 March 1913 — Page 1

M6M) PA UM AND SUN-TELEGRAM VOL. XXXVIII. NO. 113. RICHMOND, ISD., FRIDAY EVENING, 3IARCII 21, 1913. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS

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HAVOC PLAYED BY WIND JHRU WAYNE COUNTY

-Considerable Damage Done to Telephone and Telegraph Lines Freak Stunts Played By Gale. iBRICK BARN BLOWN OVERONWEST FIFTH Smokestacks Blown Down Ai Cambridge City School Hack Overturned Near Greensfork. Disastrous results have been reported from .the, wind, storm which swept this city early this morning, blowing down trees and limbs and carrying away roofs from small buildings. The damage in the city was not as great as that reported from outlying districts, however, as farmers state that barns, fences and trees have been damaged to some extent, the greatestloss being in the number of line- trees which were uprooted. Telephone and telegraph wires weie torn down by falling limbs from trees. A Jjriek barn adjoining the old Forkner building, the property of Henry Bullerdick, north of the West Fifth street viaduct was blown down and the roof carried away. The barn was totally destroyed but 'the house, about 30 feet distant was r.ot damaged. An arm of the pole f the city light plant at Eleventh and North A streets was Mown down at 4: 50 this morning, carrying the electric v ires with it. A wire's rubbing again? the pole two feet from the top Btart d a blaze which burned through the j le. The hose companies were called! out. The top of the pole' fell to the Vround, releasing an iron support tV which was fastened a street lighting arc lamp. The entire support and light, weighing several hundred pounds, fell across the sidewalk on A street. The damage "was repaired late today. At the residence of Cornelius Ratliff, on the Williamsburg pike, the window panes were broken through by the wind which caused much damage on the Ratliff farm. Mr.-Ratliff stated that the velocity of the wind through that section was estimated a 75 miles per hour. William A. Bailey of the Richmond Home Telephone company reported that many telephone wires were blown down but that repairs were quickly made and most of the telephones in the city wre in working condition late this afternoon. Every effort is being made, to restore the system to 'its normal condition by tonight. . Trains and interurbans from the west were several " hours late this morning as the result of broken down wires. In some cases, telegraphic communications were entirely destroyed and it was necessary to resort to telephone orders before the trains could proceed. No interurbans from the west arrived on schedule time, numerous tie-ups having been encountered near Indianapolis and Greenfield. WIND PLAYS HAVOC. (Palladium Special) CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., March 21. The electrical and wind storm which visited this part of the country early today did considerable damage to the trees, fences and telephone wires in this vicinity. In the rural districts, havoc was played with a number of roofs on sheds and small buildings. Freak (Continued on Page Two.) WERE YOU AMONG THE FORTUNATE PURCHASERS? BY JOHN P. FALLON. Yesterday a -local merchant published a very important announcement in THE PALLADIUM which enabled a number of people to effect a great saving. Were you among the fortunate? This splendid opportunity was presented to all the 'readers of THE PALLADIUM but only those who have formed the habit of reading the advertisements closely and constantly every day were able to grasp it. There are similar opportunities presented in THE PALLADIUM'S advertising columns every day. Today it may be a special sale of furniture. Tomorrow it may be an offer of Easter Suits. Every day new things are featured. Merchants tell you their most important store news. So you see it pays to read THE PALLADIUM continuously. By doing so you will always be well informed regarding the new arrivals, the lateut-and most fashionable merchandise, and never miss an opportunity to save nioney. Palladium circulation for. t March 21. was 7,568

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HOT THROUGH WITH ITS INVESJ1GATI0H West Side Association to Discuss Scarlet Fever Situation Tonight. The West Side Improvement Association will renew the fight for a stricter maintenance in- the quarantine of scarlet fever cases which for some time past had been spreading throughout the city. The public service committee will make a report tonight. According to Dr. Grosvenor, president of the association, the scarlet fever question is a paramount issue. "Although the current opinio.i is prevalent that we have given up the fight," he said, "We have really only commenced- We realize that we have to fight the combined forces of the city board of health and Commercial club, each of which have white-washed this epidemic. We will not stop now until the board of health abides by the law or until Dr. Da vis, is impeached. We advised Mr. Heironimus, chairman of the Public Service committee, to discuss the situation with the board of health and come to a proper understanding in the matter, but he would rather fight the board through public agitation and force them to come to terms. It is a rather radical step but we always accomplish things through Mr. Heironimus by this means." Dr. Grosvenor states that this is not a scarletine epidemic. According to a communication, the west side is not satisfied with the explanations of physicians. "When I was told that the people of the Vest side wanted the disease quarantined instead of the house, I stated that I could quarantine neither unless I was notiled," said Dr. Davis. To prove his assertions Dr. Davis said: "One family of seven had a child sick with this disease for nine days and no physician was called. Another cds was reported where a child was sick and was attending school." He state that this is not a case of raising a quarantine too soon. There has been opportunities of other contracting the disease before the case was discovered. IS When Driving Horse Became Frightened. (Palladium Special) EATON, O., March 21. When the horse made a big lunge, the front wheels were pulled from under a buggy occupied by Mrs. Marion Earhart, west of town, and she was thrown over the dash board to the ground. She suffered a badly bruised left shoulder and other minor injuries. Dr. E. E. Welsh was called. AUTO FRIGHTENS HORSE. EATON, O., March 21. A horBe driven by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Loots frightened at an automobile Thursday in the Oaklahoma neighborhood, 3 miles north of Eaton, and became unmanageable, upsetting the buggy. Mrs. Loots suffered many bruises, which necessitated the services of Dr. J. C. Ryder. Her husband escaped uninjured. ' INFORM WILSON OF FARM CREDIT PLAN (National News Association) WASHINGTON, March 21. Secretary of Agriculture Houston accompanied by Walter S. Page of New York Dr. Wallace Butterick and F. L. Gates of the general education board of North Carolina called on President Wilson today to discuss the agriculture credit and the improvement of the market system of the United States through co-operation. The presi dent promised to bring it to the atten.-, fJUon of congress.

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ONE GLASS OF BEER MAY MEANJ40 DAYS Mayor Warns A. Greenhoff to Abstain From the Use of Liquor. . After having been ined $1 and costs two weeks ago and having been given sixty days in which to pay his fine, Alexander . Greenhoff was arrested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman Staubach for public intoxication. On his oath that he had $611 worth of unencumbered property, he was released on probation and given two months in which to pay his fine. The first charge was pressed against Greenhoff in police court this morning. He asked Mayor Zimmerman for one hour in which to obtain the money to pay the fine and his request was granted. Mayor Zimmerman stated that the son and son-in-law. of the man were almost heartbroken because of Greenhoff 's Inability to keep away from drink. Both asked that Greenhoff be sent to the county jail for 140 days in which he would have time to overcome the drink habit. Mayor Zimmerman refused to do this, however, but state i that he will petition for a guardian for Greenhoff. as he is almost crazed by his constant use of liquor. If Greenhoff is caught in a saloon he will be arrested according to instructions given the police by Mayor Zimmerman. "In other words," said the mayor. "One glass of beer may mean 140 days in the county jail for you." KING CONSTANT! . PROCLAIMED TODAY Thousands of His Admiring Subjects Cheer Him Schinas Is Maniac. (National News Association) ATHENS, March 21 Constantine the First was formally proclaimed king of Greece today. The oath was administered on the balcony of the chamber of deputies. The streets about the building were crowded with his admiring subjects, who greeted the new monarch with shouts of "long live the king," and "hail Constantine." Constantine drove from the palace to the assembly building in an automobile wearing the uniform of a Greek general with a band of crepe around his left sleeve. A physician who examined Aleko Schinas, the assassin of King George, has pronounced the regicide a maniac. If this is confirmed Schinas probably will be sentenced to life imprisonment instead of being executed. AMBASSADOR FLED TO ESCAPE DEATH? Sensational Report About Wilson Sent From Mexican Capital Today. (National News Association) MEXICO, CITY, March 21. A sensational report that United States Ambassador Wilson's trip to Vera Crux was in the nature of a flight to avoid the danger of death conspiracy was circulated here today. According to this report a cabal against the life of President Huerta was nipped in the bud by the arrest of ten conspirators and included an attempt upon the American ambassador because of his support of the new government. President Huerta is said to have urged Mr. Wilson to leave Mexico City until the Jjplot could be fully stamped opt.

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"Kir Wright's "Air Route" to London. Orvllle, who with his brother, the late Wilbur Wright, invented the aeroplane, says he is now trying to evolve a hydroaeroplane which will travel across the ocean. He believes he will perfect such a machine, one that will make this seemingly impossible trip inside of 40 hours. The picture shows how one of the machines would make the momentous trip. .. At lower left Is a phatograph of a hydroaeroplane operator, showing how he is equipped with a life preserver and other lifesaving devices when traveling over water. FAINTS ON STAND: IS GIVENJERDICT Woman Wins in Suit Filed Against Firm of Which She is Head. While under examination in the hearing of the case of James L. Lawson, agent of the International Southern Life Insurance Co., against The Weiss Antique Furniture Co., for the replevin of goods. bought on the payment basis of the company, Mrs. Anna M. Weiss, succumbed to a fainting spell yesterday afternoon in the Shideler justice of the peace court, where the case wa3 being tried. The case was a development of the action of the Wreiss Furniture Co., in retaining the goods purchased of it when it was learned that the plaintiff was endeavoring to take the goods out of the city. It is alleged. The defendant claims that Lawson sold some of the goods. As an agent of an Insurance company his business requires that he change his place of residence from time to time he said. He agreed to pay the furniture firm two dollars a week until the account was settled. Later it was learned that the goods were packed at night and sent to the station for shipment. .The retention of the goods, which amounted to $140.60, caused "Lawson to file a suit for the possession of the goods. For fear of the case being venued to another state, Mrs." Weiss was obliged to Ight the suit in a trial case held in the justice court. The jury returned a verdict In favor of the defendant. VENDED TO PORTLAND Winchester Woman Asks Damages From Railroad. (Palladium Special) WINCHESTER, Ind., March 21. On motion of the defendant, the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company, the suit of Virginia Goodwin against the town of Albany, was renued to the Jay corcuit court from Delaware circuit, and the defendant given five days time In which to perfect the change. Most of the witnesses, it is said, reside In Albany or that vicinity and the plaintiff lives in Randolph county. The plaintiff was injured by falling through

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ILL CENTRAL INDIANA WAS HIT BY GALE

Two People Were Killed, Two Fatally Injured and Damage Will Amount to Many Thousands. WRECKS BUILDINGS IN MANY SECTIONS Large Signs Blown Over, Smokestacks Toppled and Roofs Torn Off Frankfort Received Brunt. (Xatlor.al News Association) INDIANAPOLIS, March 21. Two persons were killed outright, several were injured, two probably fatally, and thousands of dollars damage resulted early today from the most destructive wind storm that has visited central Indiana in years. At Frankfort, Homer Vize, a night cabmanvas crushed to death under a roof which had blown off a dry goods store. He was driving homewhen the accident occurred. At Lafayette, Henry Walters, 55, a working man. was killed by a large electric sign which had been dislodged by the wind. Those fatally hurt in Indianapolis were Charles Galimore, a boarder at the Glendora hotel, crushed under wrecked storm door in East Washington street, who is said to be dying at the hospital. Bettie Hill, colored, sustained a fractured skull when she was struck by a falling sign. She is. not expected to recover. An unidentified man was rendered unconscious by flying bricks in Illinois street. The large $3,000 Fatima cigarette electric display sign at Washington and Illinois street was wrecked, carrying down with it a portion of the wall of the Occidental hotel. Plate glass windows were shattered in the business district. Cornices, fences, trees and other property in this city suffered great havoc. For several hours Indianapolis was isolat ed, all wire communication being para lyzed. The damage throughout the state may aggregate $100,000. A young girl at Terre Haute vas severely injured by a brick which fell on her while she was in bed asleep and an employe of the Western Drop Forge company at Marion was severely injured when the smokestack toppled over. Several cities report that buildings were blown down or robbed of their roofs and signs hurled into the streets, that chimneys were torn from their places and trees uprooted. The Baptist church at Frankfort and the Frazier school house near that city were partially wrecked. The Methodist church at Harmony in Clay county, was practicaly ruined. Big forest trees on the campus at Indiana university, Bloomington, were blown over and one of the buildings was damaged. Trees across the tracks of all the interurban lines delayed traffic. The storm was a straight olow with no tornado-like effect. CYCLONE AT COLUMBUS. COLUMBUS, O.. March 21. Richard Plimmer, . a general contractor, was crushed to death and three of his workmen badly injured this forenoon when a wall being constructed at. the plant of the Burdett factory collapsed during a cyclone. One of the workmen, John Perts, wat. taken to the hospital with his head and chest badly crushed. GALE ON GREAT LAKES. SANDUSKY, O., March 21. Life savers today went out to try to rescue six men in a launch, two miles off this harbor who were caught in the storm and in imminent danger of drowning. A boat is on the rocks at Danbury, eight miles from here and several men are in danger there. Two fishing smacks containing six men also are missing. They were seen three miles off the harbor early today and are now believed to have been swamped in the gale. THE WEATHER STATE AND LOCAi Generally fair in south portion. Snow in north portion tonight. Cold wave tonight. Saturday generally fair. Slightly warmer in north west pen tlon Saturday. Westertj gale di

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Little Catherine Winters, Daughter of Dr. W. A. Winters, A Newcastle Dentist, Is Believed to Have Been Kidnapped By Band of Gypsies and Carried Into Wayne County No Clues Found As Yet.

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Deputy Sheriff Mote of Wayne County This Afternoon Started in the Direction of Ohio Four Gypsy Wagons Searched But the Fifth Wagon of the Band Not Yet Located By the Officers.

National News Association) NEW CASTLE, Ind., March 21. Policemen and Dr. W. A. Winters, dentist of this city, are hunting in an automobile around Williamsport, O., this afternoon for the gypsy band supposed to have kidnapped Catherine Winters, nine years of age. A frantic search is being conducted today in northern Wayne county and western Ohio for nine year old Catherine Winters, daughter of Dr. W. A. Winters, a New Castle dentist, who, it is believed, was . kidnapped yesterday by a band of gypsies. Four or five automobile searching parties from New Castle are running down every obtainable clue and Deputy Sheriff Mote of Wayne county has been assist ing in the search since early this morning. At one o'clock this afternoon it was announced that Deputy Mote in an automobile was going east on the New Paris pike, but whether he has obtained definite trace of the only gypsy wagon in which the child is supposed to be concealed is not known. At 2 o'clock .he had not arrived in New Paris and he probably had branched off in another direction before reaching that town. Sheriff Bayer and Deputy Mote were notified at an early hour this morning that the child was missing and were asked to help round up the gypsies. The officials found four wagons of the nomads near Hagerstown. They were an evil looking set and appeared capable of committing such a crime, according to Sheriff Bayer. The officials had considerable trouble understanding them but a search revealed that the child was not with them. There was a fifth wagon with the band when they entered HagerBtown but it has disappeared. Search All Morning. The Newcastle chief of police together with Deputy Mote continued the search all morning. The band of four wagon? of the gypsies camped near Williamsburg at noon today. They expect to reach Greensfork by tonight. The chief of the camp told Sheriff Bayer there was no other wagon In the camp. Both Sheriff Bayer and Chief of Police I. A. Gormon discredit the theory that the gypsies kidnapped the child. They believe she is either with friends in the vicinity of Newcastle or was taken by some one else. If the gypsies in the missing wagon are holding her one of them probably will board a train and plan to meet the rest of the band when they are further along the road, the official believe. A farmer told the sheriff's posse he saw a wagon of gypsies aa described in the vicinity of Williamsburg at 8:45 o ciock. mis morning. i oe story was untrue, it is believed, as every farm house was visited in the neighborhood of Williamsburg without finding any other person who saw the wagon. The gypsy wagon which is missing has a gray horse and a dark horse attached to the rear of the wagon, according to witnesses who saw it go north from Hagerstown this morning. Every town within fifty miles of Newcastle has been apprised of the kidnapping and asked to aid in the search. New Paris, Eaton and Union City were not! led from the local headquarters. The police of this city Lave been instructed to hold and search every gypy wagon which is found or every wagon in which the child might be hidden. - A FRANTIC SEARCH. NEW CASTLE. Ind, March 21. Little Catherine Winters, nine years old, daughter of Dr. W. A. Winters, is missing. She is believed to have been kidnapped in this city yesterday by a band of gypsies. Dr. Winters, the distracted father, the police and others have been searching all night long over the eastern part of Henry county- and the western part of Wayne county for the child. Catherine Winters, the nine-year-old daughter of Dr. W. A. Wmtgrs, yesterday morning pleaded with her father and step-mother for the privilege jof g.qin on the tracts tg sell pack-

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ages of needles, in her efforts to win a prize. Her, parents were loath to let the little gir go. but finally gave con- . sent. Just how many homes she visited, and in what section of the city is not known. About 11 o'clock she was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Strong, corner of Broad and 9th streets and made the remark that she must go home soon, as her mamma told her to be home at noon. The last definite information of her being seen was at noon when she was noticed on Broad street, where Dan Monroe spoke to her, near the Pentecost grocery, going east, which was in" the direction of home, the family living at 311 North Sixteenth street. Band of Gypsies. At this identical time a band of gypsies, occupying five wagons, was passing through the city, and they were halted in East Broad street, at Sixteenth street, just where Catherine would turn off of Broad to go home. The police had given the Gypsies orders to move on, even before this halt was made, and after watering their horses tbey drove east in Broad street. after asking the direct road to Dayton. Although it is believed that all the Gypsies had left the city, there are persons who insist that they saw two of the women in Indiana avenue, near Eleventh street, as late as 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Not far from noon two of these women entered W. II. Strong's saloon and were immediately ordered out. Search Begun. Although Catherine did not return, home as she had been directed to do. no especial uneasiness was felt until 6 o'clock in the evening, when the doctor returned home from his office. Diligent search and inquiry being fruitless of results, the Gypsy gang was thought of, and the general opinion was that this furnished the solution of the missing girl. Police aid was invoked, an automobile secured, and at seven o'clock Dr. Winters and Patrolmen Williams and Sam Ives started on the trail, turning east on the Hagerstown pike. Coming up with the main body of the bang beyond Hagerstown, the wagons were searched, but no clew to the missing girl was found, and all the gang denied any knowledge of having seen such a child. A count of the wagons revealed the fact that one was missing, and it was ascertained that this one bad turned off the main road near Mill ville and drove south. On receipt of this Information Sheriff Kirk and Chief of Police Bouslog started,' at 9 o'clock, in the direction of New Lisbon, Information having come to headquarters that a wagon answering the description had driven east past the "Lake Erie and Western station in that town. This trip was barren of results. Kirk and Bouslog returning at midnight, and at once leaving on another road to renew the search. 1 At 2 a. m. Dr. Winters accompanied by Patrolmen Williams and Ives left on a second trip to the gypsy camp east of Hagerstown. They were not satisfied with the first trip and were not sure that the Wayne county officials would catch and bold the four wagons of gypsies. They expected to corral the bunch about daylight and make another search. It was raining bard when the second trip was begun. . At 11:20 p. m. Chief of Police Bodslog, James McCormack. Claude Stanley, and Charles Fletcher left in an automobile for a second trip In and around New Lisbon, Dublin and Cambridge City. They intended to drive over other roads not traversed o the first trip by Sheriff Kirk and Chief Bouslog. Tbey were on the hone of the fifth wagon which turned south at Milvine and which wagon was seen In New Lisbon. This wagon is painted white or has a white covering and had two horses leading behind. This is the wagon that is thought to have the Winters child. Guilty Conscience. "We haven't got the child; we don't know where she Is. exclaimed one of the gypsies when Dr. Winters and the police first approached their camp, east of Hagerstown last night. This remark was made before they were accused of having the child, tops showing that the gypsies did know of the missing girl. ' JESSE BURGESS DIES IN TEXARKANA, ARK. Jesse Burgess died yesterday morning at 7 o'clock after a lingering illness tt the home of his son, Charles Burgess in Texarkana. Arkansas. The remains wIU be shipped to this city and burial will be held from the home of H. M. Burgess on the "Abington pike. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. , " - r ' '

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