Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 258, 30 October 1922 — Page 3
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND " SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. MONDAY, OCT. 30, 1922.
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RUSSELL DRIFMEYER KILLS WIFE; CLAIMS SHOOTING ACCIDENTAL Following an argument vith her husband over the style of hat she should wear downtown, Mrs. Bertha Drifmeyer, 21 years old, was shot by her husband, Russell Drifmeyer, dying Instantly In theif Cincinnati apartment Sunday night Drifmeyer. 28
years old, a mechanic, is a former
resident of this city, and was here last week. He surrendered to the police immediately after the shooting. He said he had attempted to "bluff"
his wife, following their argument
with what he believed was an unload
ed revolver, but that an unexploded cartridge was in the chamber of the
revolver, unknown to him. He is be
ing held on a charge of suspicion. "I didn't know the gun was loaded," he
sobbed to police.
Several persons in the building said
they heard the couple quarreling short
ly before they head the sound of a
shot. Mrs. Drifmeyer, according to Mrs. Sarah Weathers, who lives on the first floor, and Charles Burris, an
occupant of the second floor, appar
ently wanted to wear a certain type of
hat downtown to a theatre last night
Her husband objected, and attempted
to have her wear another hat, they
said. Neighbors Hear Shot.
The argument continued several minutes, neighbors said, when the
sound of a shot was heard. A few moments later, they told Lieutenant John
Pflug and Patrolmen lounger. Smith
and Schraffenberger, Drifmeyer ran
from the flat, shouting: ''Oh, my, God!
I've killed my wife!" 7
He ran out of the building into the street and notified a patrolman. The
officer, with others who had been sum
moned from police headquarters, en
tered the house and found the body of the woman on the kitchen floor. She had been shot once through her heart
and was lifeless.
The revolver used by Drifmeyer was
found on top of a dresser in an adjoin
ing room. The magazine of the revol
ver was in a drawer of the dresser.
Drifmeyer said when he pulled the
trigger, he was horrified to hear the
shot and se his wife collapse. Realizing (what he had done, he said, he ran
from the house to find an officer and
give himself up. Locate Little Boy.
While Lieutenant Pflug and Patrol
man Smith took Drifmeyer into custody other officers located the four-
year-old son of the couple, William
Randolps Drifmeyer, who had been
playing on the street a short distance away during the tragedy. The boy had been staying recently with his
grandmother.'
Police were informed that the Drif meyers had been married five years Little was known of them by the oc
cupants of the building, as they had
moved into the apartment Saturday.
For the short time they had been there, they got along harmoniously, it was said. Apparently on the best of terms, they had been singing a few minutes before the argument arose
over the hat, neighbors said.
STAR WITNESS IN HALL CASE STICKS TO HER MULE
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MERCHANTS OF EATON
TO HOLD EXPOSITION;
Mrs. Jane Gibson, her mule "Jenny" and Detective Totten.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, who lives "dcwn the road apiece" fron. t : spot where the murdered bodies of Rev. Edward W. Hall of New Brunswick. N. J-, and his choir leader, Mrs. James Mills, were found, is now the important fieure In the investigation which
so far has failed to result -a aarrest outside of that of the boy, Clifford Hayes, who was freed. Mrs. Gibson only recently told her story to the authorities, saying she hadnt bothered about th ; case because "they get v Iiat they deserved." She is rated as virtu
ally an eyewitness. She says she had ridden on her mule to the locality of the murder to investigate robbery of her corn and chickens, heard the shot fired and heard Mrs. Mills cry a .nan's name. When detectives asked her to go to the scene of the crime she went on her mule.
EATON, Ohio, Oct 30. Eaton merchants are this week staging a "Trade Exposition," beginning Tuesday and continuing until Saturday night. The
chamber of commerce is back of the undertaking, which members confi
dently believe will prove to be one of; the most pretentious affairs of its character ever introduced in Preble county. Plans and preparations have been in the making the last several months. Many novel features are to be embodied in the week's program of activities. A masquerade street party will serve as the opener of the week's events Tuesday evening. An organized parade of the masqueraders will terminate in a street dance in North Cherry street, just off Main street. A dozen cash prizes will be awarded on various costumes. Merchants will compete for prizes In decoration of their stores and show
windows. Awards will be made by out-of-town judges. Shades to store windows will be drawn all day Tues
day, while decorations are being placed, and at 7 o'clock Tuesday night,
at a given signal, all windows will be revealed to the public.
Gift Hunt Planned. One of the unique features of the
'Trade Exposition" is termed the 'gift hunt." Each business house par
ticipating in the exposition will give
away from one to five articles to holders of winning numbers. The mer
chants issued from a local printery a
Merchants' News," carrying detailed
information on their trade exposition.
Each copy of the paper carried a number at the top and to the right of the
first -page. The merchants turned
newsboys and distributed the edition
throughout Preble county.
Frizes to be given away by the mer
chants will bear numbers corresponding with some of those on the "Mer
chants' News" and the .holder of a copy of the paper will search the various stores in quest of the number that corresponds to that on his or her paper. More than 100 articles will be given away in this manner. School hoys and girls will be given an opportunity to win $10 for the best 200-word essay on what in their opinion is the best advertisement appearing in the "Merchants' News." Concerts Each Evening Open air concerts will be presented
each evening during the week by the Eaton band.
Preliminary decoration of store
rooms was begun Thursday and Friday. Many very elaborate decorative schemes will be carried out, it is ex
pected. Bi-colored pennants, yellow
and black, have been suspended across the street in the business section of town. Shocks of fodder have been
bound to the base of traction, telephone and other service poles through-
Everything Of Value Removed By Japanese On Leaving Vladivostok "(By Associated Press) . VLADIVOSTOK, Oct. SO Except for the arms which the Japanese were rnable to remove when the evacuated
Vladivostok little of value was lft here for the incoming Chita troops' . The retreating white troops requisitioned all the water transports, from an ice breaker to launches and carried off everythine that could b moved, even to office curtains and articles to find a purchase abroad. The white troops evt'n took a ship load of ammunition, which it was reported was going to Chang Tso-Lin the uncrowned king of Manchuria. Tt is estimated that 15.000 people left this city prior to the entry of the red lorces. During the panic they sold their possessions greatly ' below their real value. Sable coats were sold for a few yen and a French motor car went for 160 rubles. The panic was uncalled for, as thus far the Reds have not moltfeted anybody. Reports of a massacre at Nikolsk. were denied by Japanese arriving from there. The Chita forces have expressed a desire to live with peace and amity with all nations and to opn trade relations with them. The Red forces are made up largely of boys who do not observe the usual salutes of the army, but they are well disciplined and carry out commands promptly.
POLITICAL ORATORS BEGIN FINAL SPRINT BEFORE OHIO ELECTION
COLUMBUS, Oct 30. Political orators today began the final sprint before the election. Every available Democrat encouraged by the result of recent straw votes and election betting, was scheduled to throw his utmost strength into the race. Republicans imported their big guns from Washington and prepared to let go a barrage of oratory. Three senators from other states, Lenroot, McCormick and Reed, Gov. Morrow, of Kentucky, and Vice-President Coolidge are slated to preach tho platforms of Republicanism throughout the state. The Democrats, while getting less support from outside members, have enlisted the support of every available Ohio, Democrat They will continue their drive against the Harding administration. Work of friends and enemies of the proposed beer and wine amendment to the state constitution is less spectacular. The proposal, nevertheless, is attracting considerable attention and will be voted on almost entirely
as an issue outside the realm of partisanship.
NEW COMET, ACCORDING TO PROFESSOR AT I. U
BLOOMINGTOX. Ind., Oct. 30. There is a new comet in the region of
Cygnus, according to Dr. William A.
Cogshall. head of the astronomy . de
partment of Indiana university. It can be found in the milky way in the middle-western sky about the middle of the evening. This comet can not
yet be seen with the naked eye. Dr.
Cogshall stated. Its orbit has not yet
l-.een completed.
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Centerville Youth To Represent Wayne At Livestock Show The selection of Robert Ranck, south of Centerville, as the representative of Wayne county who will be awarded a free trip to the Chicago International Livestock exhibition as a prize for excellence in club work, was announced by the pig club committee which met Saturday night
Ranck's selection comes as a result of
his work this year and last, in which he won first for two consecutive years He won first on record book and first in his class, Chester White, at the county fair a year ago, and sixtn
at the state fair. With the same gilt he entered the sow and litter show this year, winning first. With one of the gilts of the litter, he won first this year at the county fair and first at the state fair, as well as winning $0 in the open classes, and also winning first on his record book at the county fair. The state fair winnings were made against strong competition. Frank Strong of Fountain City, a Spotted 'Poland breeder, who won a Palladium cup last year as county champion, was selected as the first alternate, and Robert Spotts of Centerville, with a Big Type Poland pig. was named second alternate. Their work, when considered by the judges,
was also of such a high order that some difficulty was found in leaving
them out of the trip. If any arrange
ments can be made through other sources, the sentiment is strongly in
favor of giving them also, the benefi
of a trip. The trip that is awarded to the county is paid for by a Chicago
firm.
Rally, Homecoming Held
At Church Near Carlos City
(Special to The Palladium)
CARLOS CITY. Ind., Oct. 30. A
Sunday school rally and church home
coming was held at Union Methodist
church, a mile west of here, on Sun
day. Regular services were held in the morning, with a basket dinner
served on the church lawn at noon,
and a special program in the after
noon. Visitors were present from Win Chester 2nd other communities. A de
scription of her experiences was given by a worker who spent her . summer
vacation in home mission service
among the poor of Indianapolis. Music was furnished by the Blountsville male quartette. Rev. Scotten la pastor of the church.
out the business section in carrying out the Halloween decorative spirit. Free entertainment features will be presented each evening and possibly during the day, according to present plans, but they will be "sprung" as surprises, as they will not . be announced in advance.
Newcastle Woman Injured In Auto Accident Here Mrs. Walter Lawson, of Newcastle, was slightly injured Sunday afternoon when the automobile in which she and her husband were riding was struck at North Tenth and E 6treets by, a truck belonging to the Shurley Transfer company. Mrs. Lawson was thrown forward, breaking the windshield with her head. Painful cuts were received. Mr. Lawson was not injured. The car was not badly damaged.
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PREBLE FARM BUREAU MEETING SATURDAY, NOV. 4 EATON, Ohio, Oct. 30 The regular monthly meeting of the Preble county farm bureau directorate will be held in the courthouse Saturday afternoon, Nov. 4.
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Republican Women's Meeting Westcott Hotel Tuesday, 3:30 P. M. The Speakers WiH be MISS ETELKA MISS ROCKERBACH, State Chairman MRS. E. C. RUMPLER (Former President Indiana Federation of Crabs) MRS. ARTHUR R. ROBINSON EVERYBODY INVITED
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