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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
Lad, a st. vitus Dance Victim.
Was Left Alone With Step
Father Who Has Been De.
clared Insane.
STEP-PARENT SAYS
LEFT BOY At HOUSE
Mother of the Boy, Who Sup
ported the Family, Was Ab.
sent From Home Trying to
Get Some Employment.

Omer Ludwell. aged 10 was drowned
in the Martinsdale creek about Q half
mile west Of Economy yesterday after.
noon under circumstances which at the
present time are not entirely satisfao-
tory to the neighbors and Coroner
Bramkamp. The boy. afflicted with =
very bad case Of st. vitus dance since
infancy. was totally dependent on .
step-father. Rufus Phillips. Who work
cd but little and who was recently de-
clared insane. and . mother Who had
to support the family. The family was
probably the poorest in that section oe
the country.
About 8 O'Clock In the morning the
boys mother left to visit . neighhor
where she expected 10 obtain work at
picking cherries She admonished the
boys stsp-father to watch after the
boy very carefully. After . short
while the steplather wanted to 70
flshing and he made the boy prcmiso
him 70 stay at the house. according
TO his testimony. Phillips psomissd -
- back in Q little while.
Fesn6 Lad aaiss,as.
when he returned early In the after
noon. he stated he found the boy miss
ing and q search about the house and
premises failed to develop his where
abouts. About 4 O'Clock the mother
returned and she finally suggested that
they follow the boys tracks. This was
easily possible because he wns % 80
he had TO drag himself from place 10
place. HIS tracks led to the c. c. & l.
bridge which crossee the Martiusdalo
creek. Here the water was waist deep.
The mother got In the water and with
. pole prodded about In the water IN
til she discovered the body Of her son.
She finally succeeded In gstting Il %
that the stepfather could poll II mp
from the hank. Life had been extinct
for some time.
Clayton Smith the agent at Economy
said that in the afternoon about l
O'Clock he saw the boy under the
bridge throwing sticks and stones In
the river. Half an hour later after
finishing the work necessary In All-
Ing the water tank. he cav the boy 6till
playing beneath the bridge
To prsbs Msttss.
The supposition II. II the insane
fathers testimony regarding his own
Whereabouts II correct. the boy fell in-
to the water, and owing TO his afnie-
tion, he had NO way of gstting to the
shore.
Coroner Bramkamp visitetd Econ
omy this morning and secured oonsid-
erable evidence He 10 not entirely
satisfied with that which he has and
will not announce his verdict tor .
few days. However. he stated this noon
that unless new Developments werc
made. his verdict would Be death due
to accidental drowning"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
IGNORED IS THE
PETITION OF The
DUBLIN Meeting
No Action Taken Today When
Il Was Presented to the
Board Of Trustees Of Earl
ham College. 1I
TRUEBLooD REMAQ IS +
MEMBER OF tAcxTY
Feature of Celebration Today
Was the Ball Game Between
The Seniors and the FacuI-
ty Members.

With the exception of courteous
acknowledgment, no attention will be
paid by the board Of trustees of Earl.
ham college to the petition of the Dub
lin Quarterly Meeting of Friends, ask
ing the resignation Of Prof William
N. Trueblood, head OF the department
Of literature at the college.
The trustees met In regular session
this morning at the college. The pc
tition OF the Dublin meeting, which
was received about three months ago
has been on file ever since, the trustees
not being in session until today. The
petition will be answered by the sec.
retary Of the board to the effect the
board could not see its way clear to
comply with its suggestion.
Became irate.
The Dublin meeting became irate
when It learned that Prof. Trueblood
had voted against county local option
ct the special election and adopted a
trustees and asked that Prof. True
blood be called upon to resign. It was
tAe sense Of the meeting that the con-
tinuance Of Prof. Trueblood as q MEM
ber Of the faculty would be an injury
to the institution. Friends of the
professor arose enmasse and the trus.
tees were deIuged with responses to
the Dublin petition. The press of the
country took up the point and main.
tanned that Prof. Trueblood had acted
solely within his rights and consist.
encies. The fact that he will be re-
tained by the trustees is the most wei.
come news to former students that will
be announced this year.
The necessity of concerted action. in
the attempt to lift the college indebted.
ness was emphasized at the meeting Of
trustees. It was necessary to erect a
new heating plant last year and the
cost Of It and the surplus on the othe.
new buildings make an item Of ex
pense that must be considered. Plans
must be made also. for paying the ad-
ministration Indebtedness. The en-
dowment fund Is not used In any way
to meet the college indebtedness
Members Are Retained.
With the exception Of those mem
bers Of the faculty who have resigned
voluntarily, all are retained. Roderick
Scott, an assistant professor of Bow
doin college has been chosen to sue
ceed Miss Moore. Miss Moore resigns
from the department Of English to be
married. Prof Scott Is an experienced
instructor. The work of Prof w. C.
McNown, who retires from the faculty
will be taken up by Glenn Thistle
thwaite, who will also be director oi
athletics, as the successor to Fred c
Vail.
All members of the senior class
who have been candidates for degrees
and met the requirements were &C
cepted. The trustees approved the
system Of self government that was
adopted this year. It was believed to
be advisable and move that will be
beneficial.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
This Sum Contributed by
Wayne County, Is Taken
From Taxes Collected for
The Past Year.
AUDITOR FINISHES
SETTLEMENT SHEET
Work of Preparing This 0ccu-
pied Six Weeks Albertson
To Take the Money to the
Capital.

Wayne county will pay to the state
OF Indiana direct $S6, n the
states share Of the taxes collected
for the year 1905. After six weeks
of laborious work the settlement sheet
has been prepared by the county audi
tor and his deputies. The money does
not have to be turned over to the
state until June 30, but before that
date arrives county treasurer Albert
son will journey TO the state capital
with the necessary funds. In the
meantime the county derives the beue-
fit through the interest The total
tax collected to be distributed among
the various funds amounts to 3372..
s6s. .0s.
Amounts Collected.
The amounts collected and paid on
account Of current and delinquent poll
I tax were divided as follows: On &C.
count of state revenue $1.O6650. on
account of state school revenue 81.
O56.5O. on account of county revenue
$2.113, for all other purposes 31.Sl1
total, 96.O3S.
The amount Of permanent endow
ment principal now charged to the
county Is S10.397.0S.
The treasurer's fee ON delinquent
tax collected were $4921O. The pei
cent allowed on $2.247.32 delinquent
tax paid in the city Of Richmond
which was awarded to the treasurer
amounted to $112.36.
The distribution of the tax collected
as made among the various funds ID
as follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
STILL UNCAPTUR[D

Arthur Brown continues numbered
among the missing. 1t is expected he
will return to his home In this city
and arrest awaits him, II the police
can locate him. He is wanted for
assault and battery on Edgar New
comb.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
sENloRs WINNERS.
Defeat the Faculty Ia Ball Game This
Morning.

&
Morning.
The annual baseball game this
morning between the faculty and sen
1or teams was won by the seniors.
was In attendance and the Y. III. C. A.
association will be enriched to the
extent Of about 800. The game mark.
ed the last appearance Of Herbert
White and Otto Harrell as a battery.
These two young men have occupied
the points on the college team for
four years. It Was believed unfair to
the faculty to permit White to twirl
the entire game. so for the first hall
Harrell occupied the box. The faculty
pitcher was Ben Grave. and he held
the seniors to three hits. The mis-
plays behind him were responsible for
the defeat. Grave pitched for the
Earlham team several years ago
when student.
BANQUET TONIGHT.
a Dig Crowd Expected 20 b
Present
The annual EarIham banquet viii
be held this evening. It IL exepcted
that about 800 graduates and formel
students will enjoy the occasion. A
program Of special interest has. been
arranged, The miisic will be furnish
ed by the Richmond high school or
chestra- Judge vinson Carter, Of In
dianapolis. win oct - toastmaster
The program follows:
Morris r. WRIGHT 20. The Campus
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
At FRIENDS HOME

Many OF the former Earlham stud
ents who are In the city to attend CON-
mencement exercises are being enter
tanned at the home Of friends In the
city. There is an unusually large at
tendance of ex-Earihamites this year
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
Dr.. SatIer Cannot Diagnose
Case of Young Bernard
knoIIenberg.
CANNOT TELL CONDITION
PARENTS OF YOUNG MAN ARE
STILL IN THE DARK AS TO
WHETHER THEIR SON IS VERY
SERIOUSLY ILL.

The mysterious disease of Bernard
H. Knollenberg, the popular young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Knoll
lenberg, continues to BATTLE the best
medical authorities OF Cincinnati AL.
though young Knollenberg has been
in DR.. Satler's sanitarium in Cincin-
natl since Friday morning this emf
nent authority has been unable to sue
cessfully diagnose the case.
Were it not for the fact that the af-
fiction Is not accompanied by the
same symptoms as q gathering in the
head, the medical authorities would be-
Iieve that this was the cause Of his i'll
ness. There is a gathering behind one
Of young Knollenberg's ears which has
been opened. However. the patient suf-
fers no pain. but his fever does not
abate. which is entirely different from
symptoms of gathering in the head
10 in Good Spirits.
He is in good spirits and was able
to take substantial nourishment for
the first time in several days. Wheth-
er this is sign Of Improvement u
just the reverse the physicians are un-
able to state, being unfamiliar with
the disease. Dr.. Satler is unable 70
give Mr.. and Mrs Knoilenberg, who
have been in Cincinnati since Friday.
any information as to the seriousness
of their sons Illness Dr.. Satler
states that he never treated a case like
it and furthermore never heard Of q
similar case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-15
The WEATHER PROPHET.

,NoiAisA-cIe.dy and iseal stsrssa
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18

SUCCUMBS
TO DEATH
w. I. Buchanan Drops in
Streets of London
NAME ON CLOTHING LEADS TO
IDENTIFICATION
DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN WAS
ON SPECIAL MISSION
Noted Resident of Buffalo Had Been
Connected with State Depart
ment Since cleveIand's Last
Administration
DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN WAS
ON SPECIAL MISSION
1Rv Associated Press. l

T ONDON, Oct. 17.-William I. Bu-
/, chanan of Buffalo, who has been
- In Europe for some time in con
nection with an important diplomatic
mission of the state department al
washington, was found unconscious
in the street near the embassy early
today and died before medical aid could
be given. The cause of death is not
known, but it is supposed it resulted
from heart disease or apopleXy.
Mr.. Buchanan had been here for sew
eral weeks. He took quarters at the
CIaridge hotel, one of the most fashion
able in the city. He left the hotel last
night for dinner, and it is supposed he
was walking home when stricken
The name of "W. l. Buchanan was
found on the clothing, which was recog
nized to be of American make. Ihe
initials were engraved on the jeWelry
The police circulated these particulars
and the managers of the hotel and Of
ficials of the American embassy idon-
titled the body.
cablegram was sent to Mrs. Bu-
chanan at Buffalo, asking for instruc-
tions.
The American embassy and the cor
oner took charge of Mr.. Buchanan
effects, which are supposed to include
papers of great value. 1t is customary
in such cases in England to perform ar
autopsy. But the American embassy
has requested that this be waived.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
Spain'S Representative Is
Object of DeriSiOn
SOCIALISTS AND LAB0RITES
MAKE DEMONSTRATION
DlSAPPRoVE OF EXECUTION OF
PROF. FERRER
Police Drive Off Crowds Without Re-
sorting to Observation-Disclosures
Carry Banners Draped in
Crepe-Uneasines Felt
srBy Associated Press. ]

Il ONDON, Oct. 1.-THE red flag was
raised in London this afternoon
IA and a large mob moved on the
Spanish embassy III make a demon
stration of its disapproval of the ex-
ecution of Prof. Francisco Ferrer at
Barcelona. Bodies of police drove off
the crowds in their usual bloodless,
effectual way. But uneasiness per-
vaded the neighborhood.
The trouble began with a mass meet
ing in Trafalgar square, organized by
Socialist and labor bodies. Several
hundred members of these organiza-
tions marched to the square carrying
red flags draped with crepe and bear
ing inscriptions denounctng King Al
fonso
A black bordered banner was raised
against the Nelson column with big
letters: ITO He'll with the Murderer
Alfonso"
Several Iaborite members of parlia-
ment spoke. Victor Grayson of Man
chester. the Socialist member, capped
the climax by declaring that If the
head of every king of Europe was torn
from his body it would not pay half
the price of Ferrer's life.
Calls Gar "Dirty Monster"
He called the Russian emperor "a
dirty monster and said King Edward,
who could have prevented the execu-
ton. was responsible for whatever
might happen in England as a result
of it, He demanded the expulsion OF
the Spanish minister.
THE Socialist societies. carrying BAN
ners. then marched to the Spanish em-
bassy, singing revolutionary songs and
hooting King Alfonso. A rabble ac-
companied them, filling the streets. II
was dark when they reached the open
square in front of the embassy anu anu
thew found that the square was filed
with police The embassy WINDOWS
were dark and gave no sign of life.
The police would not let the process
sion enter the square or stop outside IL
The crowds which turned back were
kept moving up Victoria street toWdIu
the parliament buildings, singing,
shouting and groaning. The reserves
then drove the mob into the side
streets, dispensing it without trouble
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
BEGINS HEARINGS TODAY
Members of Board with Authority
over Common Carriers to Meet
in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE in
terstate commerce commission will he
gin hearings in this city tomorrow on
matters involving interstate transporta-
tion to and from San Francisco and
points in this vicinity.
Six of the commissioners arrived to-
day, Commissioner Prouty being the
only absentee. Half a dozen lawyers
connected with the legal departments
of transcontinental lines are also regis
tered at the hotels.
The commission is now on a tour of
the west to hear complaints of ship
pers at first hand.
The most important matter to be
taken up in San Francisco will be the
objections of the local shippers to the
Spokane rate decision, the ruling being
now suspended to allow the commission
to determine the justice of complaints
against it. The hearing will last sew
eral weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
FINDS MOTHER
FATALLY HURT
CHILD AWAKENS WHEN HER
PARENT SCREAMS
Little Girl Gives Alarm and Police
Puzzled to Know Whether Case
of Attempted Murder
or Suicide

Whether Mrs Margaret Staehle, wife
of a brewer worker, living at SlS
Gladys avenue. was brutally assaulted
or attempted to commit suicide is a
problem that the police department is
endeavoring to solve.
Late last night Mrs. Staehle was
found lying in her dining room with a
towel about her throat attempting to
staunch the flow of. blood from
jagged wound in Der neck. At the re-
ceiVing hospital it was stated that the
woman could not live, and that her life
was prolonged by the timely action of
Wagon officer Gilpin, who held his
hand against the wound and prevented
a further flow of blood until the woman
was taken to the receiving hospital.
The case has many mysterious fea-
lures and in the belief of detectives
working on the case a deliberate at
tempt was made to murder Mrs.
Staehle while she was asleep with her
12-year- old daughter, Elsie.
At the receiving hospital the woman
refused to discuss the case, and al
though conscious refused to give any
intimation of what had happened
The detectives working on the case
found that the bed in which the wo-
man had gone to sleep was soaked with
blood, which leads to the conclusion
that the crime was attempted while
the woman was in bed.
It is said that Mrs. Staehle had
quarrel a few days ago with negro
who lives in the vicinity over a bulldog.
Efforts are being made to locate the
negro and to get an explanation of the
fact that white handled razor, said
to be covered with blood, was found in
the house. The husband of the injured
woman never used a white handle
razor.
Elsie, the 12-year-old daughter of the
woman, stated that she went to bed
with her mother and was aroused by
scream, and on arising found her
mother in the kitchen, adjoining the
bedroom, with a deep cash in her
throat.
The daughter cried out for help and
a number of persons responded. The
mother was holding a towel against
the wound, and to all queries as to how
the accident happened was silent
Detectives say that finger marks on
the window leading to the bedroom
showed that some person had attempt
ed or had effected an entrance.
Miss Elsie, the daughter, is bright
young girl and at police headquarters
stated that she did not think any per
son could stab her mother without he1
knowledge yet it was not until the
mother cried in the screen porch that
she was wounded did the girl awake
That a deliberate attempt at murder
was made is the opinion of those con-
versant with the case, and it is be-
lieved that the dying woman is trying
to shield someone by her refusal to
answer questions.
Mr.. Staehle seemed dazed and did not
understand the situation. but gave
orders that everything possible be done
to save his wife's life. She was taken
to tho XNaStlalxa bOSOita1
Detectives are bending every
energy to locate the man with the
white handled knife, in a solution of
the mysterious attack.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
EMMA GOLDMAN SPEAKS
TO BIG AUDIENCE WHICH
DENOUNCES SPAIN'S KING

NEW YORK, Oct 1T-Aroused by
the fierce speech of Emma Goldman
1000 men and women, Socialists, An
archists and other radicals, packed an
east side hall and, unmolested by the
rolice. adopted resolutions denounclng
the execution of Ferrer.
"Alfonso, the assassin was NUT
tered in three languages. Enghsh'
Spanish and French, as the succeeding
Sneakers attacked the Spanish monarch
and limited that revenge was yet TO
come. -
Emma Goldman, who was the chlet
sneaker sought to draw a parallel be-
tween the case of Ferrer and those OF
Mover. HAYWOOD and Pettibone of the
Western Federation of Miners 1t was
announced that a more comprehensive
gathering will be held at Carnegie hall
Tuesday night. -
part;
"The murder of Ferrer was COM
mitted by the unholy trinity-church.
money and government. This trinity
revenged itself because Ferrer instig-
ated free anti-clerical schools wherein
the results of independent science and
pedagogy were taught.
Execution Denounced
This meeting denounces the murder
as one of the worst and most coWardly
! crimes ever committed uuiel Tic us
| guise of law and expresses its SIN
cere sympathy and solidarity with the
thousands of fighters for freedom who
still struggle in the clutches OF the
| Spanish inquisition."
Although denounced by the resolu-
tions, the death of Ferrer was hailed
by Emma Goldman as a cause for re-
! ioicing rather than of mourning.
"I am not here to mourn, but to
celebrate Ferrer's DEATH" she cried.
I'm this age of greed, cowardice and
| Indifference, we must rejoice that there
was a man like Ferrer who had rather
die than live like dog. If l believed
| that the American workmen had
| enough revolutionary spirit, I would
ask them to follow the examples OF
France and italy, go on general
strike and declare to their bosses their
strength, in honor of Ferrer."
! Emma Goldman was the last speaker
Among others who aroused the crowd
were Alexander Berkman, her associ-
ate, who served a penitentiary term
for shooting f. c. Frick, and Arthur
Bullard, who knew Ferrer in France.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-18
KILL ONE, INJURE
TWO CONVlCTS
GUARDS HAVE RUNNING FIGHT
WITH ESCAPED PRISONERS
Posse of Nearly Sixty Men Pursues
Fueltives and Battles with Them
for Hours-Deputy Sheriff
Wounded
rBy Associated Press

SALEM, Ore, Oct. 17.-One OF the
five convicts who escaped from the
penitentiary guards Friday is dead,
one is injured fatally and a third is
hurt so seriously there is doubt of his
surviving.
This is the result of battles last
night and this morning between three
of the convicts and posse of nearly
sixty men. The scene of today's fight
was on the bank of the Willamette
river, between ten and fifteen miles
south of here and near where last
nights fight occurred.
The dead man was George Carter
sentenced from Eastern oregon for
horse stealing. Carter was the leader
of the gang. He was shot through
the wrist and in the forehead.
George Duncan was shot through the
stomach and probably will die. He
also was serving a sentence for horse
stealing, and is believed to have been
Carter's partner. Albert Ferris was
shot through the left arm, the bullet
lodging in the mans lung. He is In
a serious condition, but has fighting
chance for life. He was serving a
sentence for burglary.
Search Again Begun
Just as soon as it was light this
morning the posse, which had discon-
tinued the fight after carrying 1t on
until considerably after midnight, took
up the search again.
The men did not move far during
the hours before daylight and soon
were seen making their way up stream
carrying Duncan on a stretcher. The
posse began shooting at the gang, the
bullets taking effect from the first
When the posse closed in on the
escapes Carter was dead and the other
two were too badly injured to resist.
After they had been made secure il
was ascertained that Duncan had beer
wounded by Deputy Sheriff Johnson ir
the exchange of shots at Buena Vista
last night, when Johnson was
wounded.
With these three out of the way, a
posse headed by Sheriff H. p. MntC
of Marion county turned it's attention
to the other two men of the gang
who separated from the major party
some time Friday night or Saturday
Minto and his party are following g
trail which they believe is that oi
Mike Nicholich, sentenced for larceny
and Albert Murray, serving a sentence
for arson. Nicholich is said by the
authorities to have a long crimina
record