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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-22
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
A BETTER SERVICE
Arranged by Postal Authorities
Here During the Big
Rush..
WILL USE MORE WAGONS

In order that all demands made on
the postal services during the holidays
may besuccessfully met, arrangements
have been made whereby a night col
lection of mail. left at substations, one.
two and three. will be made tomorrow
evening. and three additional wagons
placed in service on December ~, %
and -.
The night collections during the last
few days have been so heavy that one
carrier could not attend to them. AS
it was necessary to put on an assistant,
it was decided to accommodate those
who deposit their mai. at the substa-
lions also.
The wagon delivery service during
the above three days will probably be
divided as follows: one wagon in West
Richmond. a second South of Main,
and a third north of Main. The car
riers will not have 10 return to the Of
flee to get mail ate" deliveries. bu.
will receive it direct from the wagons.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
DESIRED TO DIE: :
TAKES CARBOL|C
However, the Plans of Gus
Roberts, CoIored, Were
MiSCarried.
HE HAD CHANGE OF HEART
AND SENT HIS FRIENDS, TO
WHOM HE HAD BABE FARE.
WELL, POST HASTE IN SEARCH
OF SOME PHYSICIAN.

Bidding his friends goodbye and
declaring that he was going to end
his misery, Gus Roberts. colored, aged
about 80 years, went into the office OF
the Gaar and Shurley livery barn on
North Eighth street yesterday after
noon about $50 o'clock, drank "a guam
tity of carbolic acid and lay down TO
die. However, his plans miscarrled
for the mans desire to live apparent
ment. He told his friends. to whom
he had previously rendered fond
farewell, TO summon a doctor quick,
that he was very sick.
DR.. kinsey was called and Roberts
was removed to the home of his broth
er. Allie Roberts, 1925 North Fl street,
where he sank irto semi-comatose
state and remained in that condition
until s o'clock this morning. Domes-
tic difficulties are alleged to be re
sponsible for Roberts, attempt at sui
eide. Ia his delirium during the night
Roberts Is said to have accused some
one Of giving him the poison for the
purpose of getting him out of the way,
in order to run away with his wife.
Enter Denial.
However. employees at the Gaar and
Shurley barn state that Roberts de-
iiberately drank the acid with the
view of selfdestructiOn. He is alleg-
ed to have lad trouble with his wife
for some time and previous to his at
tempt at suicide, drank heavily it is
said
The small amount of acid taken by
Roberts and the fact that he was
under the Influence Of LIQUOR at the
time are responsible for his failure to
carry out his purpose. He is COM
pletely out Of danger today and aside
from a burning throat. suffers no i'll
effects. Roberts has been employed
for the past several months by DR..
Kinsey on North Eighth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
HAAS IS IN CHARGE

E. NJ. Haas. president of the City
Sunday School Association. has ap-
pointed the committee to have charge
of arrangements for the Sunday school
institute to be held during January
The committee includes Prof. Judge
Boggs Of the Garfield school, Prof.
Arthur Charles of Earlham. Ed Hase-
meier. Mrs. \. G.. Heironimus and
Mrs. Ida Bevington. The speaker
for the banquet. which will be held on
the closing night of the institute, has
not been announced
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
PLAN FOR BANQUET

The annual banquet of the Com
mercial Club, which is held in May.
will be made the biggest event in the
history of the club. Already, E. NJ.
Haas. secretary. has opened cores
pondence with several persons of ma
tional prominence. requesting them
to make response to toasts. Mr. Haas
said that he was not at liberty at the
present time to give out the names of
those whom the club wishes to make
addresses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
TWO DAMAGE SUITS
Filed Today Against L. W.
Beeson, an Officer in the
Milton Bank.
RESULT FROM A RUNAWAY

Lycurgus w. Beeson, one of the
largest stock holders and an officer
in the Farmers and Citizens Bank at
Milton, is named as defendant in two
damage suits filed this afternoon by a
representative of the Watson. Tits.
worth and Green law firm of Rush.
vile. in the interest of Miles Dauben.
speck and James X. Lee. Each
plaintiff demands $500 damages
claiming that the defendant in opera
ton of his automobile he violated
road laws, causing the horse to run
away.
Daubenspeck and Lee We're driving on
the road between the towns of Fal
mouth and Fairview. on the Rush
Fayette county line when they me:
the defendant. The horse which Daub
enspeck was driving became very
much frightened and overturned the
buggy into a ditch. Minor injuries to
their backs. spines and necks were
sustained by both plaintiffs. The
plaintiffs aver that BeesOn made nc
effort to stop his machine and that
he was operating it at a rate of speed
of 40 or so miles an hour at the time
of the accident.
Daubenspeck desires only $500 dam
ages for personal injuries and to meet
expenses incurred by physicians care
and time lost from his work and 500
damage for injuries to the wagon and
horse. Lee wants $500 for personal
injuries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
STUBS IS SILENT
Governor of Kansas Has Sent
No Reply to Y. m. C. A.
Invitation.
HOPEFUL TO SECURE HIM

Governor w. Ross Stubs of Kansas
has not replied to the invitation of the
deliver the principal address at the
annual banquet to be held between
January l and II. The fact that the
committee in charge of the arrange,
ments has not received any reply is
held by them as an indication that he
is seriously considering the matter
and will accept if possible. Governor
Stubs is a native of this county and
it has been several years since he Wis
tied his local friends and relatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
FELL OFF A TENDER

H. w. Abbott, aged So years, fell
off the tender of c., G. & l.. freight
engine in the south yards early this
morning and sustained a compound
fracture of the left leg just above the
ankle. Abbotts home is in Scranton,
Pa. He has a brother residing in
Centerville. who was notified of the
accident. The injured man was re-
moved to the Reid Memorial hospital
in the city ambulance.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
ISLANDERS KILL
WHITE SETTLERS
Uprisings in the Solomon
Group Reported by a
Vessel Today.
KICK ON INTERMARRIAGE
NATIVES DID NOT WANT THEIR
WOMEN TO WE'D THE WHITE
MEN-FIERCE AND SAVAGE
FIGHTS RESULTED.
american News Service)

american News Service)
Vancouver, B. c., Dec. 17.-News of
massacres by the Solomon Islanders
because they object to intermarriages
of their women with white men, was
brought here by r. NJ. S. S. Aorangi,
which has reached port from the Anti
podes.
Shortly before the Aorangi left the
Fiji Islands. November 90. news came
from Ragga. Solomon Islands, of the
massacre of Jos. Benskin, the planter,
his wife and two children and several
native servants by head hunters led
by chief named Sito. who has made
VOW to exterminate all white men
married to natives and their off
springs.
The First Attack.
First an attack was made by natives
on the trading station. which was sue
cessfully defended by two British
traders. The blacks rushed the sta
ton and some who scrambled under
the floor were setting fire to the
building when killed. Some excite
ment was caused by the arrest of two
traders for selling firearms to the hos
tile natives.
Rev Mr. Nicholson, who went to
the scene of the massacre of the Ben
skin family said the natives complete
ly surprised the planter, who was
struck down with tomahawks and
hacked to pieces. A native boy who
witnessed the killing, swan across
the bay to where some natives en-
ployed by Renskin were at work and
word was then sent to Thos. Martin, a
planter on Board Island, who arrived
an hour after the massacre The sight
on his arrival was shocking. Two
golden-haired children aged nine and
five years, lay, one the veranda,,
the other on the path fifty feet away,
mutilated beyond description. Mrs.
|'Benskin, native woman. was murd-
cred in the water, her body being
washed out by the ebb. She was ov-
ertaken while attempting to swim
from the island. The natives slaught-
cred were killed in the fields.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
MRS. KING IS DEAD

Mrs. Jennie King, wife of Albert
King, formerly we'll known local
barber, but now living at Hamilton.
Ohio, died at her home in that city
yesterday morning, according to word
received by local friends and rela-
tives. The funeral will be held at
Sidney. Ohio, tomorrow. She is sur
vived by her husband and nine child
rem, the youngest of whom is but
two weeks old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
WRECK SERIOUS ONE
(AmeriCan News Service

Los Angeles, Dec. lone woman
was killed and fifty-one persons were
injured when the eastbound Califor-
MIA limited on the Santa Fe collided
with the rear end of the westbound
IONA. yesterday. Miss Alice bennett
of Hartford, Conn, was crushed to
death. and twenty-five persons on the
express injured. Twenty-Five per.
sons, passengers and dining car wait.
ers were injured on the limited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
TAFT FAMILY DEATH
tAmcrican News SerVice)

Baltimore, Dec. 17-Following a
second operation. Mrs. Horace Dutton
Taft, sister-in-law of President Taft.
died early today at Johns Hopkins hos
pital. Mrs. Taft, was first operated
on here six weeks ago. Later she
started for Florida to recuperate. but
was again stricken The second oper-
alton was performed few days ago.
Mr.. Taft is the head of the Taft
School at WATERFOWL, Conn.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
GOES BACK TO work

Elmer o. Brown, the engineer on
passenger train No. Is. which was in
the wreck At Collinsville. last Octob-
er. will return to work after the first
of the year. Mr.. Brown. whose home
is at Logansport. was In the city yes
terday and told friends that he had
entirely recovered from his injuries.
which were of a serious nature. ex-
cept that his legs were not SO strong
as before the injury.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
Terre Haute, lndianapoll'
& Eastern Traction Co.

Trains leave Richmond for Indian
apolis and intermediate stations al
900 A. NJ: s7:25: 500: 1926: 1000:
1900: IL. 90: 100: 1925: 900; 400:
s5:25: 800; 7:3O; IS: 10: 900; 1000:
I'LL
Limited Trains.
Last Car to Indianapolis, $40 p. NJ
Last Car to New Castle. 1000 p. NJ
Trains connect at Indianapolis for
Lafayette, Frankfort, Charlottesville
Terre Haute, Clinton, Sullivan. Mar
tinsville. Lebanon and Paris. Ill.
Tickets sold through.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
new PRESS MEMBER

At meeting Of the Earlham college
press club. Mark Balwin and Sharon
r. Mote were voted into the club.
These men are the first students Of
Earlham to be admitted as members
since the organization last fall The
club now has one of the best rooms
at the college. in the library, and is
and pamphlets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
WERE SIX VICTIMS
Manufacturing Plant in PhiIa-
deIphia Burns to the
Ground Today.
FIVE WOMEN ARE KILLED
(American News Seryicc)

Philadelphia, Dec. 17.-Five girls
and a fireman. Joseph Toner, are
known to have lost their lives when
the six story building occupied by the
Schrack and Sherwood. manufacture
ers of undertaking goods was destroy
ed by fire. Twenty girls were working
when the fire broke out last night. 1t
is supposed that all got out safely but
developments today showed five I'M
accounted for.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
TO VOTE SATURDAY

The election of road supervisors for
all road districts in the townships of
the county will be held tomorrow be-
tween IL and o'clock. The elections
will be held at the school buildings
which are located within the road dis
tricts The elections are held under
the supervision of the trustees of the
different townships.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
ADVANCE CLUB NET
palladium Specially

Greensboro. Ind. Dec. 1.-THE Ad-
vance club held their fifth annual ami
versary meeting in Kienzle's hall We'd
nesday evening. About seventy
guests were entertained at the mid
winter picnic, the hall being decorated
to resemble the woods. with a spring
under the trees. The evening was
spent in contests, music and games aft
er which a picnic supper was served.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
WILL REAEAR CASE
Indiana Supreme Court to Re-
view Three Mile Gravel
Road Law.
JORDAN DECLINES TO DO so
(Amcrican News ServiCe)

indianapolis, Dec. 1.-THE supreme
court today granted rehearing il. the
three mile gravel road case. Judge Jor-
dan declined to join the other four
judges in signing the grant for a new
hearing The supreme court adjourn
ed today till January third.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
FOUND DEAD IN BED
american News Service)

(Amercan News Service)
Kingston. n. Y, Dec. Injustice
George H. Fitz, of the State Supreme
Court was found dead in bed at the
Eagle Hotel this morning. His home
ing court here Heart failure is as.
signed as the cause of his death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
WRECK A BUILDING
Then the Bold Robbers Loot a
Bank at Geronimo, Okla
homa, Today.
A POST OFFICE ROBBERY
American News Scrvice)

I.awton, Okla, Dec. 17.-With a
charge of dynamite that wrecked the
entire side of a building five robbers
this morning secured twelve hundred
dollars, all the money there was in the
citizens bank Of Geronimo. Two citi-
zens who detected them at work,
We're held under rifle guard until the
job was completed and escape assur-
ed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
HUNT KELLNER GIRL
(American News Scrvice)

(American News Scrvice)
Chicago, Dec. 11.-Search for Alma
kellner the missing Louisville girl, be-
lieved to have been kidnapped for ran
som, was begun today by the Chicago
Police. Railroad stations and vari-
Gus hotels have been furnished with a
description of the girl.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
YEGGMEN GET LOOT.

Milford. Mich. Dec. 17.-Yeggmen
secured two thousand dollars in cash
and stamps but over looked one thou
sand dollars more in bonds and
stamps at the post office early today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
Presented by United States
Steel Company and VAL
ued at $4.5OO,OOO.
STEEL CITY is BOOMING
NEW PLANT WILL BE WESTERN
BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN
SHEET AND TIN PLATE CON-
PANY-RiVAl TO SMOkETOWN.

Gary. Ind. Dec. 1.-The city of Ga
rvs Christmas gift. as announced in a
dispatch from New York. is in the form
of a new s4,5OO.O 900 factory to be CON
structed as soon as the weather will
permit. on the property reserved by
the United States Steel corporation in
this city. The new plant will be the
western branch of the American Sheet
and Tin Plate company.
The location of this plant is regarded
as the biggest boost that the city has
received since its founding by the
United States Steel Corporation. The
new plant is planned to employ two
thousand skilled laborers. all of whom
draw the highest wages paid in indus
tries of this character. The site com
prises five hundred acres on the shores
of Lake Michigan. adjoining the plan.
of the Indiana Steel Corporation on
the west and just north of the Kirk
yards of the Elgin. Joliet 4 Eastern
railroad.
Gary to Rival Pittsbure.
Business men of Gary were overjoy-
ed at the announcement. as they feel
that the location of the new industry.
following close on the starting of con-
struction work on the Werick Bridge
Company's plant. assures the estab-
lishment of a steel center at Gary that
will rival Pittsburg in a few years
Another large factory. employing
100 men, has been located in Gary
this week. the announcement of which
will be made in a few days This also
is an eastern concern which will make
Gary it's western branch. The en-
ployes Of this company are also skilled
laborers
1t is estimated that the number of
industries now located in Gary will
employ fifty thousand men. and when
they are fully developed support a city
of 100000 people. The companies
which are now located in Gary and the
number of men which they employ are:
American Bridge Company 49,. 1000
Indiana Steel Company Ia. 900
American Car and Foundry Co. 12OOO
American Locomotive Works -. 5000
American Steel and Wire Co. 1000
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co 1000
Investment Of 5000, 900, 900.
Other plants have had sites reserved
by the Gary Land Company. a subsidi-
airy concern of the United States Steel
Corporation. which when established
will employ about ten thousand more
men.
The United States Steel corporation
has already invested $GO.OOO.0OO in its
plant here and has appropriated $40.
100000 more. The plant of the
American Bridge company and the
American Locomotive company will
cost approximately S1O,MO.GN each.
1t is believed that the total amount of
the investment in buildings, property
and industries which have already To-
Gated in Gary will approximate 500
OOo,mO.
The American Bridge Company has
already started excavations for its Ga.
ry plant which will employ four thou
sand men and which is located just
south of the new plant of the Ameri-
can sheet and tin plate works. The
temporary office building has already
been erected and three hundred men
are employed in the grading.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17
NO TRACTION SCRAP

Valentine Winters. former president
of the Dayton and Western Traction
company. is not at the present time
having troubles with municipalities.
but with his wife. Mrs. Helen Winters.
He has brought suit in Boise City. Ida
no, for divorce. charging cruel and in
human treatment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-17

Through VesifbUled Trains between
Chicago and Cincinnati Double daily
service. Through sleepers on trains
Nos. , and 1 between Chicago and Gin
cinnati
Fine buffet service on trains / and 2
Ali trains run daily.
For train connections and other In
formation call
G A. BLAIR, p. K T. A.
Home Phone 20S2- Richmond. Ind
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-13

The Boannza mas the most COM
ptet ruling and binding plant in the
state. Give us a trial.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-10-13
MANY PRIZES
DISTRIBUTED AT THE
BABY SHOW
Tonopah Has Splendid Assortment of Little
Tots Who Were in Evidence Yesterday

requirements of Clause 1. which
placed a three years age limit on
the entries, were awarded prizes
according to their nature, beauty and
size. The winners were Gladys
Wittenberg, Baby Meguinness and
Laura Wiley.
Glass 2, babies from three to
six months old-Louise Dempsey,
first prize; George Fottler, second,
Clifton Piercy, third.
Glass 3, six months to one year
old-Wilmarie Flanagan, Hanna
Gaillac, Evan Myers.
Glass A. one year to Is months
old-Ruth Logan, JOY Plat, Frank
Chase.
Glass ), IS months to two years
old-Alice Young, Wilametta Will
sop, Tommy Eastman.
Glass 6, girls from two to three
years old-Grace Condor, Gertrude
Mcnamara.
Glass Z, boys from two to three
years old-Stephen Ballet, Melvin
Grace.
Glass 8, girls from three to four
Edna Cleary, Geraldine Smith.
Glass 8, boys from three to fofr
Vincent McGinn, Willie Ryan.
There were but one pair of
twins entered in the contest, and
these were Daniel and Marguerite
Mosby, the three year old pair from
Rye Patch They also secured a
prize.
Fully 1870 babies were entered in
tn contest, and several connoisseurs
who were present stated that Tono-
pah had the world beat when it
came to producing pretty young
sters. They were not alone in their
opinion for several gentlemen who
ventured into the hall, also spoke
along this line. The little tots
were romping around the building
and enjoyed themselves throughout
the occasion. They did not realize
that the happiness of their homes
was at stake and if they failed to
capture a blue ribbon, there would
be something doing when the lady
of the house encountered the hon
orable judges. Fortunately the de
cisions of the experts were about
as good as could be expected, al
though not one was qualified 70
act in that position.
One of the attractions of the af-
ternoon was the playing by Profess
sors Voss and Tatro.
The ladies who had the affair in
charge netted a neat sum for the
Aid society and desire to thank
those who helped in making the
show a success.