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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
HOTEL LANDLORDS
RAISE LOUD VAIL
Claim Chicago Crowds Smaller
Than Expected.

Chicago. June 2O-Chicago hotel
men were disappointed in the con-
vention crowds. according to their
statements last night. The delegates
and visitors were fewer in number
and they were not given to spending
much money, the hosts of downtown
hosteleries declared. They admitted
however, that there had been some
profit"
The crowd was not so large by
thirty per cent as we expected, said
Manager Will Shafer of the Auditori-
UNI hotel We made ready for at
least $500 persons each day in the
two houses. and our largest number
was less than LOO OF course, the
getting ready called for extra expense.
And the visitors were not the patrons
usually expected. Thousands ate at
smaller places, lunch houses and res
taurants."
Managers of other hotels upheld this
declaration and even the employees had
a complaint. Theirs concerned the
smallness of the tips which the visitors
left behind
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
CITY IS THREATENED
High Waters Endanger Life
And Property in East
St. Louis.
WORK TO SAVE THE TOWN,

East st. Louis, ILL.,, June 20.-Five
hundred men, led by Mayor Cook and
East St. Louis officials. are working
hard to stop the rising of the Missis-
sippi river, which threatens to sweep
the city with destruction and further
loss of life. One is already dead
The city is in peril from the Missis-
sippi on the north and the back waters
on the south. The army of men are
piling sandbags and Strengthening the
embankment of the Baltimore & Ohio
elevated tracks and the Illinois Cen
trail embankment.
The current is now within ten in
ches of the top of the embankment
and should the Baltimore & Ohio en-
bankment yield a sweeping current
would cover the Island, paralyze ter
minal facilities and advance on the
residenc part of the town.
Mayor Cook has arranged in such
event to rush a large force to the re-
lay depot and guard the 700 feet of ex-
posed territory between Broadway
and Summit avenue. Here it was that
the great fight was made to save East
st. Louis from the flood in 1908.
The big levee at Prairie Du Pont
burst, flooding more than 10000 acres
of land surrounding. The back water
routed 500 residents of Rush City, a
negro settlement just south of East
ST. Louis. The water is from ten 10
twelve feet deep and is surging
against the Illinois Central tracks
which are Datrolled.
II is impossible to estimate the
property loss, but it is thought that il
will reach into the millions, as mos,
of the flooded land bore wheat ready
| to harvest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
TWO MEN LOSE LIVES
Go Into a Vault at Indianapo-
lis in Search of a Lost
Infant.
BOTH WERE ASPHYXIATED.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 90 Two
men lost their lives and two others
may die as a result OF a rumor that
a child had fallen in a vault at 730
North Holmes avenue. in the rear of
a boarding house frequented by for
eign born laborers.
In their attempt to find the body of
the supposed child in the excavation,
which had only been made Friday, the
four men climbed into it at the peril
of their lives.
The excavation is about II feet
deep. The fatalities resulted from gas
which had escaped from broken pipe
into the excavation.
I The dead:
Andrew Martelek.
Joseph Lorenchies.
Dangerously injured:
Joseph Rulig.
Augustine Stonie.
About IL o'clock Saturday morning
someone run into the boarding house
at $50 Holmes avenue and exclaimed
that child had fallen into the exca.
walton back of the house.
| Joseph Lorenchiez, the keeper of the
boarding house, ran to the excavation
and quickly climbed down into it. 9th.
er men ran to the place. When Loren
CHEZ did not return, Andrew Martelek
| jumped into the hole. He did not re.
turn. Joseph Rulig there upon climb
ed into the hole. When Rulig did not
reappear there was such a commotion
| that the crowd did not seem to know
what it was doing. Before anyone
could protest, Augustine Stonie, a sd
loonkeeper, climbed into the excava.
ton.
| In the meantime someone called en-.
CINE company No. 9. When the fire
men arrived there was great excite.
ment
The firemen attached a rope around
the body of Fireman William Stiege
The firemen did not know what had
caused the four men to remain in the
hole. Stiegemeyer soon found that it
was filled with gas. The first body
taken out was that of Martelek He
was beyond recovery. One by one
Stiegemeyer removed the bodies of the
other three men. Lorenchiez was also
dead. Rulig and Stonie were uncon
scious.
1t is believed the injured men will
die.
There was some water in the hole
but not enough to drown. Death was
undoubtedly due TO asphyixation.
No trace was found of the body OF
an infant.
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Know Taft?'' he repeated. you
mean Will. l reckon. But-just
minute, while I get these bananas for
this lady"
And the visitor was left standing in
the busy aisle of an uptown grocery
as William Thorpe, to whom the ques-
ton had been put, hurried to the front
door and stripped the bananas from
the bunch. The visitor had heard
that odd Mr.. Thorpe" as he is known
by his hundreds of friends, had known
the presidential nominee when a boy,
in Cincinnati and being one of those
friends mentioned, he ventured to ask
him of it. He was speaking to buy
err:
Yes, here they are. Thank you.
Want any nice peaches? Mo-" And
| the customer was gone. He returned
and stood marking his sales book, his
eyes twinkling and cleaning as he re-
called with pride, the by-gone days.
Why Will. you know. why! 1 knew
him when he wasn't this high. No
more'n three, I reckon. Lived up on
Auburn Heights, there in Cincinnati
and worked at the grocery store. Aw-
full fat 1fttle fellow, Will was. Ha.
Used to climb on my wagon when
was driving around and ride with me.
Climbed on just like the tots do here
just like you used to, and ride with
me-"
And he smiled as he talked.
will wasn't like the rest of them
boys, though. He was a sort O. leader
| like. No, no; never boss. Just a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
HE KNEW WILL" TAFT WHEN
THE NOMINEE WAS A BOY
William Thorpe, of Richmond Used to Let the Big Repub
Ican Leader Ride on His Grocery Wagon.-He Him
self Now Occupies Enthusiastic Seat on the Taft
Band Wauon-RecaIs Old Days With Pride.

leader, and there's an awful lot of diff
ference. The other boys seemed to
just kind O. foller him around, like
they knew he could run em.
Then Will grew up and l never saw
him much. He went away to Yale
school, l think, and then I'd see him
when he'd come home. Was always
pleasant and nice. When you've
known Will Taft once you'll find him
just the same always. Just the same.
Never seems to change a mite. He
comes back to Cincinnati after a
while and went to studyin law with
his father.
Mighty fine man, old Judge Taft
was, too. Will came from fine stock
Mother fine lady. l used to take gro
| ceries up 10 their house on top of the
hill and WILD ride with me He was
allus kind O. athletic, too. Liked tc
run around and play.
Course I've been follerin' what
I willis been dom and l know he is the
man for the place, He never changes
you know. Will Taft once. then it's
Will Taft always. He was a grea
boy"
Mr.. Thorpe had told his story ant
he was proud as any man should be
to know he had carried the future
president around with him on a gro
Gerry wagon, or in any other way. HI
proved that WIFI Taft's boyhoot
was wholesome and happy; that hi
manhood is like his boyhood. For,
he said. with pride in his eyes, will
Taft never changes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21

HONEY:
Gold Medal Flour.-no sab NANNY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
National League.

National League.
Chicago 0; New York 4.
Pittsburg 2; Brooklyn l. First game.
Pittsburg O.; Brooklyn 2. Second
game.
Cincinnati /; Philadelphia 0. First
game.
Cincinnati 0; Philadelphia Z. Second
game.
ST. Louis 9; Boston 8.
American League.
Boston 0: Chicago l.
Philadelphia ?: Cleveland 4.
New York 9; ST. Louis 1.
Washington 2; Detroit 4.
American Association.
Milwaukee, I; Indianapolis, 5.
Second game-Milwaukee, 0; Indian
apolis. /.
Louisville, 5: St. Paul, 4.
Toledo. /: Minneapolis 6.
Columbus, 2; Kansas City, 1. us
innings.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
Langdon and Miller of East
Germantown Are Coun-
tvs Guests.
A PECULIAR SITUATION.
MRS. LANGDoN COMES TO THE
CITY TO GET HUSBANDS RE.
LEASE, AND BARTENDER GETS
DRUNK. ts..

Saloon keeper and bartender both
In jail. SO what will East Germantown
do now. Companions In Liberty, they
are reunited after short separation
behind prison bars. A few days ago
Frank Langdon the saloonist at the
quiet village was arrested upon the
charge of violating the liquor laws.
Yesterday afternoon Ed Miller, bar
tender for Langdon, was arrested on
the charge of public intoxication and
was placed in the county Jail to renew
acquaintance with his employer.
The question now presented is, who
will operate the saloon while Lang
don and Miller are under the lash of
the lay. Can Mrs. Langdon do it?
II not, who will? The story of Miller
fall from grace is short, but intere ST
ing in its nature. Mrs. Langdon left
the village stillnes to come to the city
in the effort obtain bail for her hus-
band Business had not been the be ST
during his absence and he is needed
at home. While she was in the city
Miller was having a grand good time
on Langdon's liquor. 1t was coming
easy and going the same way and Mil,
Ter cared not how much went when il
cost nothing. When Mrs. Langdon
returned she found the trusted EN-
ploye in beastly state of drunken
ness. The sheriff was called and Dep
uty Mashmeyer responded.
It was not without difficulty that
Miller was brought to the city. The
effects of his bout had not passed by
o'clock last evening and prisoners
at the Jail were anticipating a nigh,
of wakefulness. Some of them con
sidered the proposal of organizing q
class Of astronomy to watch the stars
through grated windows in lieu of a
telescope lens
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
Mrs. Guinness, 1t Is Shown,
Killed Her Victims With
Deadly Stuffs.
URGENT APPEAL ISSUED.
ATTORNEY FOR RAY LAMPHERE
ASKS FOR FUNDS FOR ARCH
MURDEREss WHOM HE SAYS Is
STILL LIVING.

Laporte, Ind, June 2O.-Coroner
Mack has received from DR.. Walter
Haynes of Rush Medical college, Chi
cago, information to the effect that he
had found in his examination of the
stomach of Andrew Helgelein. of Abb
erdeen, S. D., whose dismembered
body was found buried with nine 9th
ers on the farm of Mrs. Bella Guinness
traces of both arsenic and strichnine.
DR.. Haynes will make a formal and de-
tailed report in few Gays.
The finding of the traces of poison
in the stomach gives the first authen-
tic information on the manner in
which Mrs. Guinness disposed of her
victims.
Attorney H. w. Worden, who is
looking after the defense of Ray Lam.
phere charged with the murder of
Mrs. Bella Guinness. her three children
and Andrew Helgelein, is very much
wrought up over the attitude of the
county officials in the Guinness case
and has made public appeal to the
citizens to come. to the rescue of the
defense by signing notes to be paid in
the event of the apprehension of Mrs
Guinness.
Says Woman Is Living.
The statement was also occasioned
by the receipt of a letter from Mis-.
souri, man. whose name the attorney re-
fuses to make public, declaring that il
the $1,000 reward is offered and a man
who knows Mrs. Guinness is sent to
him, he will produce the missing wo
man at place seventy miles from his
own. town. Attorney Worden will not
place this information in possession OF
the authorities, but says he will act
upon it himself
In his formal statement Mr.. Worden
says: THE coroner of Laporte county
has pronounced Mrs. Guinness dead
and her supposed body has been sent
to Forest Hill cemetery for burial. AS
the attorney for Ray Lamphere, l am
not interested in that matter, as his
guilt or innocence does not depend up
on whether Mrs. Guinness is or is not
dead. but as citizen l desire to say
that from all the facts that have come
to light together with certain evidence
that has come to me as the attorney OF
LAmphere. l am convinced that Mrs
Guinness is still enjoying life and lib
erty and will. If not apprehended, con
tinue her pursuit of happiness.
81 believe there is much more evi
dence to show that Mrs. Guinness i.
alive than to show that she is dead. Il
she did meet her death in the burning
of the house, signing of the subscrip
tion list can do no harm, and it is tn,
duty of every citizen to assist in he
capture"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21

Score by innings:
Hoosiers 5000 OOO1 2 O-3
STAIRS =. @ 5000 90 90 0 IA
Summary - Struckout-Johnson O..
Kuhlenbeck II. Bases on balls-Off
Johnson 2, off Kuhlenbeck >. Passed
balls-Sullivan ., Helmick 3. Stolen
bases-Kelly, J. HelmIck. Sample 2,
Hartman, Robe 3, Schattell =. J. Kuh-
lenbeck. Sudhoff, Sullivan .. Two
base hits-J. Helmick. J; Kuhlenbeck,
Scnattell. Time 800. Attendance
$50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
BBEYS WIN.
Easthaven Aggregation Was \
Match for Haberdashers.

The Easthaven boys were trimmed
right by the Kibbeys the city
league in the game at the hospital
grounds yesterday afternoon. The
hat bands encircled the whitecoats
and when the game was over the hos
pital boys were candidates for restora-
tives. 1t was a good game although
the score was little heavier than nee
essary on one end. Eight times the
boys from town completed the circuit
and only trio of tallies was register.
ed by the Easthaven players
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21

The Indiana State Horticultural So
ciety announces that it has accepted
an invitation from the people of
Greenfield and Hancock county to
hold the midsummer congress of fruit
growers, truckers and horticulturists
there August 1920.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
MILITARY OUTPOSTS
BEING ABANDONED
Fort Clark, of Rio Grande, De-
serted by Government.

Washington, June 20.-The policy of
abandoning all but one or two of the
military posts on the Rio Grande bor-
der, which was adopted about two
years ago by the war department, is
TO be extended 70 Fort Clark
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
BODY is FOUND.

st. Louis, Mo-, June 2o.-The dead
body of Antoine Carmelo. an Italian,
who, in 1905. slew Tony Santon in a
quarrel over a woman. was found to-
day on Dago Hill. an Italian settle
m0nk
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21
BlNFORD MAY QUIT.

Greenfield. Ind. June 2o.-It is per
sistently reported here Elan ]. Bin
ford will retire from the joint senate
rial race for the counties Of Hancock
Shelby and Rush.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-21

Hosiery, neckwear, collars,
everything in the mems fur
nishing line can be found
here.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20

At this season of the year ex-
cekt for the work OF the track
team, athletics are at stand
still here. Our prospects for a
good showing on the track. how
ever. are very good. We have
been fortunate enough to secure
the Rev. Robert Nelson of Blacks
burg, Va. to train our men, and
there are large number of fast
sprinters trying for the team.
They are training at present for a
meet IN Richmond, Va, in March.
1t is not known whether there
will be other meets for us this
spring or not. L. L. IL.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
YOUNG MEN ACQUITTED OF HANGING
CRIME.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Feb. 10
In the Circuit Court here yester-
terday, c, Kalar and O. Widroark
were acquitted by jury of the
charge of highway robbery in the
nighttime, the maximum penalty
for which is death.
On the night of Jan. %, s. V.
Landlord, a Hampton business
man, with a friend, had anchored
their launch at the mouth of Skiffs
creek, in the James River. Late
that night they were awakened
by load voices at the side of their
boat.
Two men were seen in a skifl
and they appeared to be armed.
The visitors demanded Landlords
name and that of his craft. Mr..
Landlord gave fictitious names.
it appeared from the evidence.
whereupon the two men cut loose
4 skiff. tied at the stern Of the
launch, and rowed away with it.
Mr.. Landlord and his compan-
ion testified that the men pointed
4 big gun at them, cursed them
and threatened to shoot.
The evidence brought out the
fact that Ksler and Widmark, the
former Il Dane, had seen suspic-
ious lights in the mud flats of
Widmark's father. They at once
concluded that the launch was
trespassing on the Widmark
property and the light was 4
hashlight used to kill ducks in
the nighttime. contrary TO law.
Taking their boat and a single
barreled shotgun, they rowed out
to the suspicious boat to get its
name and the names Of those
aboard, TO report them to .he
authorities. They got no salts
faction and concluded to confs-
cate the small skiff. so as to get
the names of the owner when
thew complained of its loss.
/ he jury was convinced that
the young men had no criminal
intent and promptly found them
not guilty. The acc3ed live in
Warwick County.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
PREVENTS USING OF OBSCENE
NEWS NATTER.

John w. Churchman. OF Angus
to. alter consultation with many
OF his colleagues in the house. to-
day presented his bill enjoining
newspapers from publishing OBJ
scene matter.
The bill was introduced on ac-
count of the publication Of the
tull charges brought by citizens OF
Hampton aud Elizabeth City
County against Judge !. w. G.
Blackstone. one of the Eleventh
judicial circuit, by an Afternoon
newspaper.
The bill was referred to the
committee on general laws.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
GOAT on OCEAN LINER.

New YORK. Feb. I7.-The pas
senger department OF the Savan-
nah line had hard egg to shell
THURSDAY ia the demand of lanes
Harding of Glens Falls. N. Y.
tor statercom for his goat. The
harding baby. Florence, has been
aillng, and her parents decided to
tnke her ON trip South, their
physician assuring them that a
change OF climate would help the
kid (not the goat) a heap.
Baby Florence, quite delicate,
IS fed On goats milk. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding decided to take the
goat along too.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20

Traffic Manager ]. {. Horton a
stateroom for the mich Nanny
goat, The great question that
then presented itself to Mr.. Hor-
ton was:
Could a goat hire q stateroom
and could it become a passenger?
And, moreover, if the Ocean
Steamship Company admitted the
goat to frst-class privileges should
it charge a frst-class rate for the
goat"
Gc give the goat first class ac-
commOdation was out of the
question. The Newlyweds, pa
rents of Kid Florence, said they
wanted the goat where it could
be MIXED readily and the baby
continue Its diet. They also
wanted the goat near so that
Florence could look att and keep
happy.
Finally the passenger depart
ment and the Newlyweds com
promised OH the butcher shop for
the goat. Amid these somewhat
suggestive surroundings the goat
sailed, ranking as a steerage pas
senger, and will be where it can
be MIXED and the baby can play
with it.
When the arrangement was an
nonncei to Florence. she said:
" Da, da!'-Kichmond Journal.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
PETITION FOR THAW'S RELEASE,

EVANSTON, ILL.,, Feb. I7.-That
Harry Thaw be released from the
insane asylum at Mattewan is the
demand Of the school teachers Of
Washington township. in Gilber
county. Ind. a few mics north Of
here. The teachers at their an
nual institute passed a resolution
by unanimous vote to send a
petition to the authorities in New
York, asking that Thaw be re-
leased from the asylum at once.
Several addresses were made in
which Thaw was lauded for hav-
ing slain Stanford White.
The petition was signed by ali
of the teachers present among
whom were a number of women.
Richmond Journal.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
-EntOmbed Miners Rescued

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Feb. 1S.-All
bat one of twenty-eight men aud
boys who were entombed yester-
day in the Mid Valley Collierv
were rescued early this morning.
Frank Oroloskie. a miner of Mid
Valley. fell down a chute after
the accident and was killed.
The men were entombed by a
member Of pillars of coal run
ming, cruising gangway to close
in. When the miners were i'm
prisoned they gathered in long
we'll ventilated gallery and made
plans as to the best means of DIG
ging their way through the block
ade. The men had picks and
shovels and began work without
delay.
The imprisoned men heard
sharp raps on the steam pipes
running through the drift. and felt
certain of being rescued. When
the resculng party penetrated to
the entombed men it was found
that the men had dug for a great
distance through the fall of coal.
There were but few persons at
the entrance to the drift when the
rescued men reached the surface.
The men quickly made their
way to their home, showing no
bad effect Of their experience
News-Lea Ter.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
Prohibition Before Congress.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I5-Mathew
.O'Brien, representing the Ma
tional Prohibition Committee. and
the Rev. j. l.. Abbott, Of Waco,
Texas. General Missionary in
Church Temperance Work. were
heard briefly to-day by the Senate
Committee on the Judiciary in
support of bills to prohibit the
shipment of liquors to States
which prohibit the sales of irtox.
cants. In addition to the speak
ers there were present officers of
the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union as follows:
Mrs. /. N. NJ. Stevens, President;
Mrs. Anna A. Gordon, Vicc-Pres-
ldent; Miss Eva Foster, Press
Correspondent; Miss Leila Sewell.
National Superintendent; Mrs.
Howard M. Hogo, President of
the WOmen's Christian Temper
ance Union of Virginia and Mar
garet Dye Ellis of Washington.
Legislative Superintendent of the
National Women's Christian Tenn
oerance Union Richmond Jour
1al
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-02-20
To Use the Electric Chair.

RICHMOND. Feb. IS.-Five dele
gates voted nay last night when
the bill to establish a permanent
place at the penitentiary for the
execution Of State felons passed
the House.
When the bill came before tbe
lower branch of the Assembly
from the Committee on General
Laws. c. w. Throckmorton Of
Tered IN amdndment to change
the method of execution, sub
shutting the electric chair for the
gallows, and this bid was en-
bodied in the bill as passed.
The bill carries an appropriation
of ST., 900 to defray the expenses
OF equiPping death chamber.
Messrs. Read and Spessard we're
Joint patrons of the-bill. News
Leader.