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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
BOYS WILL Be BOYS
And Young Scamps Crack Ce.
ment with Skates and
Shoot Pigeons.
POLICE ARE APPEALED TO

AS the ice disappears from the CO.
ment sidewalks. the small boy with
his roller skates again makes his ap-
pearance and within the past few DAYS
the police have been the recipients
of numerous complaints from property
owners because OF the youngsters. II
is alleged that the metal rollers crack
the cement and do considerable dam.
age to the walks. The police will en-
deavor to break up the practice OF the
boys. but it is more difficult mat
ter than it appears on the surface.
The lair gun fiends" are also begin
ming to get busy. it is said. and are
causing the police no end of trouble
by their actions. 1t was thought that
the warning OF Chief Gormon some
time ago to the boys in this regard
would tend to stop the practice. II
did for time. but now the young
sters are at it again. Shooting pig
cons now seems to be their favorite
pastime. while several months ago the
cats of the city were made the victims.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
And on Advice of County Attor-
ney, It Will Be Withdrawn
and Amended to Conform
With Statutes.
lNFIRMARY WILL BE
SITE FOR BUILDING
And New Ordinance Will A.
propriate $4,000 for "Im-
pr0vementS" at the County
Institution.

Just because of the title, $1,000
for County Hospital for Insane" ant
references to the above amount be
ing used for construction of a count,
building for insane. who cannot be
sent to the state institutions the
county commissioners were advised tc
withdraw this ordinance and draw uE
another: similar in every feature ex
cept that in the new ordinance. il
would be stated that the money was
to be expended for improvements at
the county infirmary.
This action will be followed and on
March 9, the county council will as.
semble and reappropriate $4,000 for
improvements to the poor farm
which in reality will be for a build
ing for the poor and dangerous in
sane of the county. In this way the
county may legally circumvent the
wording Of the law and thus prevent
all possibility of legal action being
taken and restraining the expenditure
OF money, which was appropriated for
the express purpose of building an in
sane hospital
Will Use First Plans,
The plans adopted for the building
which have been described, will be
used. having already been adopted.
They call for quarters for eight insane
men on the first floor. while a similar
number of insane women may be ac-
on the second floor. The
location of the building will be to the
rear of the superintendent residence.
1t will close to the mems cottage and
the women's quarters, two buildings
in use for paupers.
The county commissioners were ad-
vised yesterday morning by County
Attorney John F. Robbins that the
course which they were pursuing was.
he believed illegal, and in the after.
noon the same advice was repeated.
supplemented by Mr.. Robbins stating
that the Improvements could be made
by passage of an ordinance which
would not make any reference to an
insane hospital. The only law on In
diana statute books providing for
county insane hospitals, applies to
county. Because OF this signifi-
cant fact. Mr.. Robbins said that anv
citizen who opposed the improvement
could enioin its construction.
Notified on Monday.
The members of the Wayne county
by which all appropriations
are made, will he notified by the coun-
y auditor to meet on March 2. This
delay in the plans for an early start
on the work of construction will he
AS soon as the council
Continued on para Un,nl
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
"DETAILS OF THEFT
COMING TO LIGHT
Strange Case of Youthful De-
fauIter Is Interesting
to Boston.
WAS $12 A WEEK EMPLOYE
ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING CAS-
Es OF FINANCIAL JUGGLING IN
THE HISTORY OF COUNTRY
WOMAN HUNTED.
WAS $12 A WEEK EMPLOYE
(AmeriCan News Seryice)

| Boston, Feb. 26.-Details of the
theft of $4,000 from the Nationa
City bank of Cambridge are coming tt
| light today reveal one of the most
amazing cases of financial Juggling in
the history of the country. George w
Coleman, the $12 a week bookkeeper
only "a years old is accused of the
vast embezzlement that wrecked the
institution and is held under $50. .OOO
bail.
Efforts are being made to learn
whether he had confederate and
"ltnln a few hours the police expect
TO ascertain the innermost secrets of
his alleged peculations.
Two Mysterious Women.
The attention of the authorities to.
day is turned to the two women of
mystery who have been mentioned
and who hold. it is declared the key
10 the remarkable affair." The arrest
OF one or both is expected.
IN the investigation to find out what
$l2 clerk could have done with his
salary for three years, the police first
tralned their guns on a charming, pe-
Ute grass widow who has been a strik-
ing figure in quiet Cambridge for two
years. When last seen she was clad
IN the most expensive set of mink
furs ever seen in the town. But when
the police tried to put their hands on
her she was gone.
Even More BaffIino-
Ihe second woman was even a more
barring enigma than the first, but in
the end the police found her and trac-
ed her history for two years. She had
a magnificent apartment in the fash
lonabie back-bay section of Boston.
and was a familiar figure at the places
about Boston that glitter by night.
IN the opinion of the police the
youthful clerk was the victim of these
Two vampires-and possible others.
Inc investigation of the books of
the bank Stow a startling condition.
IL Is rare that the accounts of the
larger depositors were reduced by
check. but it has been learned that
they have been tanpered with. As an
example, one trust account should
SHOW a balance of $4,000, according
to the trustees. but on the books the
balance is shown at $4,000 An indi-
vidaal depositor who should have a
balance of $4,000 has found in con-
ference with President Dresser that he
IS credited on the book with but $1,000,
These are but two examples of
scores
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
TO MARRY ACTRESS
tAmerican News Seryjce)

New York. Feb. 26.-It became
known today that August Belmont.
widower, and Eleanor Elize Robinson.
spinster, secured marriage license
yesterday. The marriage of the mil
liOnaire and the beautiful actress will
take place next month
The license was secured with all
possible secrecy. Miss Robinson gave
her age as 81 and said she was born
in Dygan, England. Mr.. Belmont ad-
mitted 81 years, said she was born in
Germany. by trade was a banker and
had been married once before.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
DEATH HAUNTING
TORBECK FAMILY
Within Five Months the Grim
Reaper Has Claimed
Three Brothers.
LAST DEATH ON SATURDAY
LAWRENCE sUccUMeED TO ru.
eERCULOSIS: TWO WEEKS AGO
CLEMENT DIED: GEORGE DIED
LAST SEPTEMBER.

Fate has dealt unkindly with the
family of Henry Torbeck, 40 Soutt
Fifth street Within the past fiv.
months death has visited that home or
three different occasions and an I'M.
fortunate doom seems to be lowering
over that household The most recen,
victim claimed by the grim reaper was
Lawrence j. Torbeck. aged 10 wears
who died yesterday afternoon at 3:a
O'Clock. after a lingering illness from,
tuberculosis. Young Torbeck was
employed as stenographer at the Penn
sylvania depot until his failing health
compelled him to give up his position
some months ago. He was very pop.
ular among his large circle of friends
and was held in high esteem by his
employers. who learn of his death with
sincere and deep regret.
Died While at College.
Just two weeks ago yesterday, Gle
ment, an older brother of the deceas.
ed. was buried. He was taken i'll
while attending college at Quincy, ILL.,.
Win the grippe and a complication of
other diseases and death resulted with.
in less than a weeks time.
The latter part of last September.
George. another brother, aged %
years. died from the effects of tuber-
culosis at his home in this city. The
members of the family now feel that
they have received more than their
share OF trouble and suffering.
Besides his parents, Lawrence Tor
beck is survived by four brothers. Will
liam, Joseph, Harry and Albert and
two sisters, Mary and Flora, all of this
city. The funeral will take place We'd
nesday morning at 9 O'Clock from the
st. Andrews church. The burial will
be in st. Andrews cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
CLAIMED BY DESERT
6American News Servieej

San Bernardino. Cal, Feb. cG.-A
searching party today went into the
desert to hunt for two men and a woin-
an believed to have been lost in a
sand storm They were Walter Han
SON OF New Orleans. his wife, and
George Dake Of Los Angeles. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanson were crossing the CONT
nent by automobile. and Deke acted
guide The sand storms which rsgcd
on the desert all yesterday continue
today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
HIS BURNS SEVERE

Verne Schaeffer, a monlder at the
Hoosier Drill Works, was badly burn
ed about the face yesterday afternoon
by moulten iron, splashing out of a
ladle. 1t was thought that his eve
sight would be destroyed, but the at
tending physician said that he believ-
ed there was no danger of this. Mr..
Sehaeffer boards on North Eleventh
street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
RUN DOWN BY TRAIN
(American News Service)

Leechhurg, Pa, Feb. 26.-Stepping
out OF the path of an eastbound freight
train into the path of a westbound
freight. five tinplate workers were run
down on the Connemaugh division of
the pennsylvania railroad at HYDE
Park. two miles south of here today.
TWO OF the men were instantly killed
and two others were seriously injured
All the victims were foreigners.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
Cunard Liner Mauretania Puts
Into Port OF New York
Showing Scars of Her Bat
tie With Waves.
ENGLISH PILOT HAD
COME ACROSS OCEAN
Seas Were Too Rough for Him
to Leave the Vessel After
She Left Liverpool Big
Anchor Torn Loose.
american News Saryiscl

New York. Feb. 2S.-The Cunara
liner Mauretania reached her berth
here today after two terrific battles
with storms on her VOYAGE from liv-
erpool.
The giant steamship carried heavy
scars. Her bridge lights had been
beaten out by terrific waves: a 10, 900
pound anchor had been ripped from
its moorings and hurled into the sea
and her officers. crew and passengers
heaved sighs of relief when the shin
was finally safe in New York harbor
Captain Turner said that he had
never passed through such weather in
all his career as a seaman. Aboard
ship was Thomas Martin. the English
pilot. who had to take the trip across
because the seas were too heavy for
him to leave the liner
Pilot Was Oowneast.
Martin. who has crossed the ocean
five times because Of heavy weather
that prohibited his rejoining his pilot
boat. was seasick during the entire
trip and felt downcast about IL.
Not passenger escaped se>r:sls-
ness and many of them were in a state
Of terror, SO violent were the two
storms that the liner had to fight
The Mauretania sailed from the
other side on February 10. At mid
night Sunday she encountered a big
storm. The seas were SO high that
they smashed against the bridge.
eighty feet above the water hne, tore
out the strong lights. drenched tho
captain and his officers and came
near driving them from their posts.
Ceiling Ripped Out.
The ceiling of the bridges over
hang WAS ripped out as If il had been
made of card board instead of good
strong timbers. Every deck was
awash and one big sea savagely
smashed the ships stern and carried
away the ships flag pole
The dreadful power OF the battering
waves was shown when the big an
chOr weighing 10000 pounds was pick
ed up by the water and hurled with a
crash through the iron
pipe railing into the ocean.
The aes were slowed down .and
the ship began a battle of life and for
the lives of all on board. The Maure-
tania was brought into port 20 hours
late.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
President SedgWick Appointed
Committee of One to Take
Action on Construction of
Building.
CIVIC CLUBS TOB BE
ASKED TO GIVE AID
There Is $1,000 in the Special
Fund and This Money Could
Be Used-Officers Named
Yesterday.

Richard Sedgwick, who yesterday
was reelected president at the organ
ization meeting of the directors OF the
eighth annual ChautauQua assembly
TO be held at Glen Miller park. August
2O-29. was adso selected as a commit
tee of one with power to select two
subordinates to proceed in the matter
of building pavilion in Glen Miller
park. which would be suitable for the
holding of future chautauqua assem-
blies, and also public meetings of any
character
The matter will be presented to the
Young Mems Business club and the
Commercial club within the next
month and these bodies will be asked
to cooperate. The chautauqua fund.
a result of its net earnings, half of
which the city receives and which re-
ceipts have been placed in a special
fund. now amounts to a little more
than $1,000. 1t has always been the
intention of the promoters of the as
semblies to use this money in the con-
struction of PAVILION in the park for
the above purpose.
Time Is Now Ripe.
The time has come in the belief of
the present officials of the chautau-
qua that this money should be prt TO
such use. While the $1,000 is not in
itself sufficient for a building such as
proposed. yet they belive it is suffi-
cient TO warrant it's expenditure now
and loan made for the rest The Of
flclaiS see no reason. taking it for
granted that each future chautauqua
will be as well DatroniZed as ones in
the past. why the structure would not
be paid for out of the city's share of
chautauuua earnings in few years.
MIR. Sedgwick has not selected the
two men to cooperate with him in the
of this matter before the
two commercial organizations How
ever, it is probable. they will be Off
Gals of the chautauGua organization.
In addition to the reelection of Mr..
Sedgwick as president. J. F. Daven-
port. vice president and Clarence kra-
mer. treasurer. were reelected. George
l.. Goodwin was elected secretary.
subject to approval of the directors of
the Y. NJ. c. A. which will undoubted-
ly be given as the Y III. c. A. is a ben
eficiary of the chautauQua.
Committees Are Named.
The program committee. which is
the most important. was named by the
president. r. B. Jones was made a
of the committee, but other
wise there were no changes from what
it was last year. The committee in
cludes the following members: George
L. Goodwin. chairman; Rev. R. J|
Wade, Charles w. Jordan, E. P. True
blood. F. Riggs, r. B. Jones, Mrs
Clara Graves, Miss Carolyn Salter,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
MURDER IS CHARGED
(American News Service)

kirksville, Mo-, Feb. o6-Mrs. Alma
Proctor Vaughn Of Monroe City, today
was formally charged with murder in
the first degree and poisoning with
strychnine her husband, Professor
John Thomas Vaughn, October IA last.
She pleaded not guilty. After fur
nishing $4,000 bond she departed for
her parents home in Monroe City. Mrs.
Vaughn treated the arrest lightly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
he LOSES A FINGER

Nhile oiling machinery at the
wayne Works, David Graham caught
the index finger of his left hand in a
cog wheel and had it ground into
shreds. 1t will be several days before
hel will be able to resume his duties.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

certainly was the best part of them,
1 thought, but all concerned may not
have been harmonious on this point.
With his face shining like the noon
day sun. he left. showering blessings
on me. I knew that fellow was a good
swearer and. OF course 1 smiled when
l heard his blessings.
We'll, as luck would have 1t, there
was a pink tea or something or other
doing In high society circles at his
house that afternoon when he got home.
and happier lot of neighbors never
left party than that dozen or more.
think the exact number was IL, for each
took home a full quota OF choice and
rare government flower seeds. sent spe-
cially and at great expense direct from
the agricultural bureau at Washington.
The digging and delving was eau
tion in that neighborhood. front lawns
were dug into In stars and crescents and
circles and window boxes were made
and flower pots were ordered and loan
collected. and in the horticultural
botanical way there never were such
.doings. The waterings and shading Of
the tender sprouts from the sun and
the nursing of the slender verdant
growths. as they peeped up from the
rich, dark mold, was really beautiful
to hear about and now I frequently got
reports. Well. there was great rivalry
among the neighbors, and when a
carrot or squash or a caulifiower
sprouted in a little green spikelet, you
could hear all about how Mrs. Jones
'Capuccio' was well advanced and Mrs.
Robinson's 'Conero italiano' was really
coming along famously. The Daucus
carota' OF Mrs. Smith was fairly hust-
ling and the 'Cucurbita pepo' of Mrs.
Hawley's just laid over everything; in
fact, was outgrowing the whole bunch.
Everybody was happy and the on
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

private office. I worked like a beaver
filing my envelopes nicely from the
sacks and carefully sealing each par
eel of filed envelopes. marking their
contents on q slip of paper. Then got
the dictionary and went to work and
neatly and laboriously wrote the Latin
or other names IN ink on each envelope,
II of a kind. IA in all It was a job,
but. as I said. 1t was labor Of love,
for it did certainly mean a lovely gar
den when the warm, moist spring earth
set the choice plants to doing business.
I filled the first - small envelopes
with cabbage seed and these I marked
Capuccio italiano.' and. in brackets,
Early green rose, very large and a
new and rare variety. Very fragrant;
AT least, thought so. when boiled with
corned beef Was I not truthfulY
'Capuccio' sounded well. IT'S all in the
accent. anyway. once gave a waiter,
q slick. smooth coon. my order, ending
up by telling him also to bring an
order Of 'cab-barge' on the side. He
came back with a puzzled expression
and said he had got It all straight, but
the fool cook aidn't know what cab
barge meant.
Yes, he does. said /. hes only
trotting you back and forth for fun to
make a guy of you. Cab barge" isn't
that plain?'
Sure, boss, sure, and repeating
'cab-barge' to himself, he tackled the
cook again and in moment or two the
waiter was a-fying through the door
with his razor in his hand, but the
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
HE PROVIDES FLOWER SEEDS FOR IMPLORING
WOMEN-AND THEY GROW CARROTS AND CABBACES

hand botany that went around ths
neighborhood must have made Linnasus
twist himself In his coffin and all but
sit up and take notice.
"All went as merrily as . marriage
bell until one day the truck farmer.
who sold cabbage. carrots. beets, Gu
cumbers and things 10 the nsighbor-
hood. took notice. You couldn't fool
him with any 'daucus carola' or
'capuccio' or 'cucurbita' business. He
knew carrot or cabbage when he
wife of my friend, as luck would have
it. whether she was going to raise
her own vegetables on the front lawn
and go into competition with him.
Vegetables? Well, I guess notP And.
looking at the names carefully copied
in black pencil on little sticks. she
began to give him all the 'capuccio.
conero daucus carota' lingo to beat the
band. and she had IT all down fine. for
she read the list over every night
And the foxy market gardener was
on. Them's carrots. fine ones: good
beets. too. Those caulihowers are beau
ties. or viii be. when they fruit. and
those pumpkins are a new variety
so he went on down the list. point
ing out each one. and going to his
cart and bringing a carrot and putting
the growth of leaf alongside the 'dau-
Gus carota'-and the romance was
taken out OF the whole thing.
What happened I never knew exact
ly. except that the husband calls me
bad names now from the other side OF
the street as he passes by. and when
see his wife in street car she Is al
ways studying out bean or 'spotless
town ad on the roof OF the car.
IF she did not have a time squaring
herself with the rest of the Linnaeus
society bunch. then miss my guess"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30
By Charles Cristadoro

~ WAS thinking Of the flower seeds
]. once presented 20 a friend" said
the sickroom Booster to the in
ivamd. Il had some business with the
government and now and then our
senator or representative would drop
in. and I was credited by some with
having a great pull So one Of my
married friends kept at me for a sup
ply OF flower seeds. which his wife
thought ] could get, having a 'pulr
with the government. ! was pestered
until became weary; always the same
demand, the same story, but as knew
the source 1 did not blame the man.
knew how often I was called mean,
old. selfish thing by his disappointed
wife, and I decided to cure her OF her
floral procIivities. at least as far as
they related TO your humble servant
TT was no use 70 say that I could
get no flower seeds from the govern
nent; that II gave out only vegetable
seeds: that II they wanted cabbage,
beets, turnips. squash. cucumbers. rad
ishes and suck. / could, no doubt, get
q liberal supply.
$50 ! wrote ours senator and told
him I wanted some seeds. and the
seeds came in bags. a liberal supply
ell franked through.
Then I went TO the druggist and
got a good supply Of plain, small, dose
enveIopes-about y dozen. I intended
about me.
without letting amy one into my
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

Ing to fetch up? So in brackets, A
beautiful, treelike foliage, small and
green. Very decorative Roots of pc
culiar red color; when found in hair
called "Titian red 1 was sticking
straight to the narrow. truthful path.
Then came the turnip that in its
golden, saffron color so contrasts with
the creamy mashed potatoes on the
Thanksgiving table. So put this down
as Brassica cruciferous (another of
the bulb family. A very popular fall
growth At its best around Thanks
giving.)'
Now, who could keep closer to facts
II he tried? And here's where we
would shine-caulifiower, a flower for
sure Well that was 'Brassica oleareea
Ca fine white rose. Delicate and last
ing. Very hardy.)' 1 tell you. truth is
mightier than the sword.
Pumpkin was next. My. but this
was a Thanksgiving outfit. and what
thanks 1 would get when was through
with this job was problematical. SO
down went pumpkin as 'Cucurbita
pepo That sounded good and it was
straight botanical lingo, too. Zone of
the choicest OF yellow blossoming run
ming vines. Will stand frost with i'm
punity up to and beyond the late fall)'
And so I went down the line, stick
Ing to the truth and keeping close to
the dictionary.
Already the dandelions were peep
ing up from the roots Of the winter
killed grass, and 1t was time for those
who wanted gardens to hustle. AS
usual, I was tackled and buttonholed
by my friend. who said his wife was
making life miserable for him. about
the flower seeds. 1 told him, to come
to my office, and 1 then handed him the
neatest little parcel of garden. seeds
you ever saw done up. The doing up
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

SONS. very cool and sweet as a spring
exotic)' Next came the beet, and that,
on the envelope, read, Beta vulgaris,'
and in brackets one of the red tulip
family Very choice A strong grower,
naturally rich in sugar. Roots edible
Carrots came next Well, so must it
be, and l wrote Daucus carota,' and
that certainly was what 1 found in the
dictionary, and if you are going to fight
with the dictionary where are you go
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-30

long carving knife of the cook, with
the Is inch steel blade, took the edge
all off the coon's 'razzer,' and he flew
down the Street. 1t raised a great com
motion and all on account OF intensity
We'll, next came cucumber, so that
was another Italian plant and we called
it-in the neatest hand 1 could write
'Conero italiano ca green, trailing vine.
early grower, with long, yellow bios