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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

Mrs. Annie NJ Clarke, her daughter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Louisa NJ. Alcoft.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
MANY PEOPLE SAW
INTERESTING FILM

Playing to full houses all afternoon
and evening. the anti-tuberculosis
moving picture film. entitled the anti
tuberculosis moving picture film. en-
titled THE Awakening OF John Bond. ~
was shown for the first time at the
Arcade theater yesterday. making a
deep impression on the audience. The
success OF the presentation yesterday,
together with the outlook for this eve
ning's display OF the same film has
pleased the leading local white plague
fighters, according to report given
out today from the headquarters OF
the Wayne County Anti-tuberculosis
Society. The heads OF this organiza-
tion in commenting on the event. say
that they are certain of realizing a
large sum from the per cent of the
box office receipts that is turned over
20 them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23

many varieties of Red Cross stamps
nd Christmas greetings. Some pack
ges are tied up with fancy holly rib
'ons, while others, probably sent by
,usy men, are bound with only COM
non black twine
Mikes" receive little attention in
he rush, for Directory Clerk Lou Me
Soehner spends most of his time help.
ing to distribute mail to the carriers.
Magazines are also being neglected,
for the postmen are giving their whole
time over to getting the gift packages
out of the way. The rush this year has
broken all records in the history of
the local Office. Yesterday over 1OO,-
900 pieces of mail went through the
Office. with the prospects today favor
ing breaking of even that high rec
ord. Postmaster Haas says the Office
has not been swamped yet. and they
are going to clean up all the Christ
mas mail before Monday.
In the effort to send out promptly
all the mail received Posfmaste Haas
hopes people will take advantage of
the postoff1ce opening tomorrow. Ev-
cry department will be running full
force. All the city and rural carriers
will be in their places at nine o'clock
Sunday morning. Stamps can be
money orders will be paid out.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
A COFFEE COMPANY
RECEIVER CHOSEN
Nicaragua Concern, Organ
lied Here, Victim of Un-s
stable Government.

The Jumaiqua Coffee company,
which was organized in this state in
August, 1894, and which possessed a
large plantation in Nicaragua, Central
America, was placed in the hands OF
the Dickinson Trust company as re-
ceiver by Judge Fox of the circuit
court Saturday. The petition for re-
ceivership was filed by Shiveley and
Shiveley, counsel for Herman Belmer.
a Cincinnati merchant, who AYERS that
the company is financially involved
with him in the sum of approximately
$4,000.
Local capital. including that furnish.
ed by Frank Steinkamp, NJ. C. Hen.
ley and w. C. Ferguson. was interest
ed in the coffee plantation. MIR. Bel
mer and Mr.. Henley have been the
most active of the stockholders in
promotion of the business. The peti
toner for the receiver AYERS that the
total Indebtedness of the company is
approximately $4,000, and that it is
insolvent. Business conditions in
have been the cause Of the company S
failure.
Other coffee plantations in which
local capital was invested have failed
within the past few years because OF
the unstaple government, and the
lack of protection which the govern
ment affords foreign investors.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
Post Office is SWan1ped With Christmas Mail

With all the regular employees and
several extra men working their hard
est to distribute Christmas gifts and
greetings to thousands of Richmond
people before the coming of the big
holiday. the local postoffice presented
a most unusual sight as reporter
wandered into the corridors early this
morning. Postal employees will not
or planning for their holiday today, for
this is the busiest day of the entire
year at the Office. Probably 5000
pieces of mail will be handled in the
Office before the end of the day.
The first discovery of the reporter
as he started into the postal building
was the whole place was a mass of
mail. No one is excused from work to-
day. and even Postmaster Haas is call
ed on to load up his Office with mail
and distribute it to the proper car
riers. Mail covers the entire floor
Postmaster Haas estimates that there
we're $4,000 pieces Of mail in the office
at a single time at seven o'clock this
morning.
The mail is not arranged in neat.
orderly piles on tables. as there is
neither time nor tables enough for
that. 1t is stacked on chairs, desks,
and other pieces of furniture, and then
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
CHRISTMAS CHEER
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President and Family Occu-
pied with Distributing and
Receiving Gifts.
(National News Associatfon)

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. 23.-For
tional complications, all tariff tinker
ing, the obstreperousness of the insur-
gents. the war against the trusts and
The uncertainties of the political hori-
zon have been pushed into the back
ground by the impending Chrisams
celebration. Peace upon Earth" rules
in the national capital and the last pre-
parations for the greatest holiday of
the year kept every body busy today.
from the members of President Taft s
family TO the last department clerk.
Many members of Congress and hun
dreds of the department employees
have gone to their respective homes
to spend the holidays. but the large
number remaining in town will cele-
brate Christmas in the customary man.
ner
OF course, there will be no Christ
| mas tree at the White House. as there
are no small children. but the men,
bers of the Presidents family. all re-
united for the holiday season. will ex-
change gifts and enjoy Christmas
cheer at the festive board. with only a
few personal friends added to the fam
lily circle. For weeks large quantities
of Christmas presents from all parts
of the world have arrived at the
White House. but in Difference to the
wish of Mrs. Taft the opening of the
packages has been postponed until the
morning of Christmas Day, next Mon
day.
The members of the Cabinet and the
diplomatic representatives of foreign
nations at the capital have arranged
for elaborate Christmas celebrations
at their respective residences and in
accordance with the customs of their
respective countries. The children of
the diplomatic colony are all to a great
extent Americanized and have entered
into the spirit of an American Christ
mas with youthful zest and ardour.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23

the overflow, consisting of severa
thousand packages and letters, is
strewn promiscuously over the floor
! In fact there is SO much on the floor
that it is difficult to step anywhere
without treading on a Christmas pack
age.
All this chaos, however, bothers the
postal men but little. The clerks and
carriers jumped around through the
piles, picking out certain pieces and
apparently knowing just where every
one of the $4,000 pieces belonged. Reg
ular deliveries were not attempted to-
day. The men simply go and come
from the Office, carrying as much as
| they can at a time. They expect by TAX
ing mail to only small sections of their
districts at a single time, to cover the
entire city twice daily during the day
Many of the carriers have had to hire
boys to help carry the loads. One man,
with an especially big district. after
departing with as much as he could
handle at seven o'clock, had four large
caks full of mail for his district yet un-
disturbed.
Every color OF the rainbow is seen
in the array of mail. Stamps from all
countries. of all colors and designs.
are on the observe sides Of the pack
ages and letters, and on the backs are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
A RIVER BOULEVARD
Plan Is Adopted by Board
Today.

After inspecting tho route of the
proposed west side river boulevard
this morning, the board oe public
works held special session, at which
motion for the drafting of condem-
nation proceedings OF ground for the
boulevard was passed unanimously.
The city engineer will d-aw up the
proceedings Immediately. The city at
torney, A. NJ. Gardner, was also in
structed to draw up bills for an ordi-
nance. providing for the annexation of
all territory south of Southwest E
street to Southwest L, west of the riv-
er to the Southwest corner of Section
5. This was made necessary in order
to condemn ground for the southerly
part of the intended boulevard.
The board members are enthused
over the prospects for a beautiful
drive from Main street to Southwest
L street, and heartily concur with the
efforts of the West Richmond Improve
ment association along this line.
The board adopted resolution for
the improvement of West First street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
7, R. WON'T SPURN
PARTY NOMINATION
Not a Candidate, but Will
Accept Honor if Pressed
Upon Him.
(National News Association

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-A special
dispatch from Washington to the New
York Times says that Theodore Roose
welt is not a candidate for the presi.
dency but that he will accept the nom.
ination II the Republican convention
offers it to him. The Times says:
Two things can be set right down
as absolutely certain: One is that Col
Roosevelt will not ask for the nomina'
tion. and that he will constantly tell
his friends and all other inquirers that
he is not a candidate. The other is
that IL. nevertheless. the convention Of
fers the nomination to him he will
take it
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
FREEDOM IS GIVEN
WAYNE COUNTY MEN
Two of Ten Who Received
Xmas Gifts from Govern
or from Wayne.

Freedom was the Christmas present
given to two Wayne county residents
by Governor Thomas r. Marshall, who
extended official clemency to ten
state prisoners today James B. Via
who was sentenced to two to twenty
one years from this county in 1909
for incest. was pardoned. and Saliva
tore De Gianno, who in November
1910. was found guilty of assault and
battery with intent to kill an Italian
was paroled. He was sentenced for
two to twenty-one years in the Michi
gan City penitentiary where Via also
was confined.
Pardons were appealed for by
friends of the two Wayne county men
a few weeks ago when the pardon
board met. The board of trustees
recommended clemency. Via, is has
been claimed, was not guilty of the
charge on which he was convicted
and in the case of De Gianno, 1t is
claimed he was aggravated to make
the assault in order to protect his own
life. He almost severed the Italian S
head from his body by the dexterious
use of razor. The Italian. though
seriously wounded, afterwards recov-
cred.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
ACCUSE NEGROES OF
TAKING POOL BALLS

With the usual negro propensity to-
ward seven and double seven, John
Ray accompanied by Roscoe Broadus
both negroes. stepped into Harmon
6killin's pool room last evening and
are alleged to have stolen the Z. IA and
IS pool balls from rack. and to have
slipped outside Of the pool room with
the balls carefully hidden in their ov.
ercoats. The police were asked to
look into the matter and the two were
arrested last night by Patrolman Fee.
They had the three pool balls in their
possession. but when arraigned in po.
lice court this morning both pleaded
not guilty to the charge. The cases
were postponed until Tuesday morn.
ing. bond being fixed st $50 for each
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
"A MINIATURE RIOT
IN TRAMPS' HAVEN

That liquor will make an Irishman
fight was evidenced last evening when
Fat France, . true son Of the "ould
sod," despite his surname. attempted
to clean up" on ten men in the base.
ment OF the city building because one
Of the men showed him from his bench
upon which he was preparing for his
nights rest. A small riot ensued with
the result that Pat was placed In the
city jail and faced the charge OF
drunk In city court this morning. Pat
declared he went to the basement to
sleep and not to fight. but that he wae
forced into 1t. He was fined 81 and
costs,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
SWEETHEART SENDS
GIFT TO R|CHESON
Accused Minister Receives a
Christmas Box from
His Fiancee,
tNational News Association

BOSTON, Dec. 23.-The Rev. B. T.
Richeson, held for the murder of Avis
iinnell. will eat a Christmas dinner
supplied by Miss Violet Edmunds, his
fiancee. A large box was delivered at
the Charles street Jail today by a
wholesale grocery house. The box
and its contents were ordered by Miss
Edmunds. 1t contains a quantity Of
delicacies, bounteous Christmas gift
for the accused minister.
The Christmas gift is taken as proof
that Miss Edmunds has the utmost
faith in the absolute innocence of the
man to whom she was betrothed be-
son is better today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
VICTIM OF HAzERS
IS YOUNG STUDENT
Henry Bassett of Episcopal
Academy Converted into
Human Torch.
(National News Association

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-Convert-
ed into a human torch while being
hazed by members of the Alpha Phi
Epsilon fraternity of the Episcopal
academy, Henry Bassett, Jr., is near
death at his home here today. The
youth who is II years old, and a men,
ber of a wealthy family, was blind
folded and led into a darkened room,
and his head soaked with alcohol,
which the hazers say they mistook
for witchhazel Then match was
struck, and a second later the boys
head was a mass of flames.
Bassett was terribly burned before
the blaze was put out and was taken
home in the ambulance.
Members of the fraternity. declare
today that striking the match was in
tended to frighten Bassett. and there
was no intention to set him on fire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
REMARKABLE WOMAN
Was the Late Miss Sarah
Tallant.

The funeral services of Miss Sarah
Anne Tallant were held at the home
of her neice, Mrs. w. N. Tallant, on
ernoon and were conducted by Rev. J.
S. Lightbourn, rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal church.
A quartet made up of Mrs. Harry
Doan, Mrs. George Brown, Mr.. Robert
Taylor and Mr.. Paul Comstock, from
the vested choir of st. Paurs, furnish
ed the music.
The body was taken to the family
burying ground in Wheeling, West Vir.
ginia, at nine o'clock last night by
Mr.. A. @. Tallant, of Pittsburg. a nep.
hew of the deceased who came 70
Richmond to attend the funeral.
Miss Tallant, a member Of an old
and highly esteemed family, was a re-
markable woman, her death occurring
the day before the ninety-fifth ami
versary of her birth, Miss Tallant be.
ing in full possession of her faculties
up to within a few days before hc7
death.
She was born in Lincoln, England
coming to this country in 1845 and
having had her residence in Wheeling
for many years. She had lived In
Richmond for fourteen years having
had her home with Mr.. and Mrs. W. n
Tallant until the death of Mr.. Tai
liant who was an official with the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. A. @. Tallant. of Pittsburg, Mrs
Harry Grey, of Indianapolis, and Mrs
E. X. Hayes, of Columbus, came on to
attend the funeral services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
PROBE NOW ASSURED
The Money Trust to Be In
vestigated.
(Eational News Association

(Eational News Association)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-An agree
ment reached between the Democratic
leaders of the house has assured the
passage of an act to investigate the
affair of the so-called Money Trust.
A resolution calling for such an in
quiry has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Lindberg and Representa-
tive Humphrey. Republicans. 1t is
probable that the investigation will be
conducted by a joint committee of the
senate and the house.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
WRECK At HAMMOND
Erie Train Hits a G.. & O
Freight.

tN3IIOnA1 AESOC1dtI00D
HAMMOND, Ind, Dec. 23.-Six were
seriously injured when a milk passen-
ger train on the Erie railroad crash
ed into a stalled freight OF the Chessa-
peake and Ohio railroad In the yards.
The injured are Engineer Edward
Shepard, Huntington, Indiana, internal
ly; Harry TuthilL fireman, Hunting
ton, ribs fractured and internally
hurt; Mrs. Bassow OF Hammond, head
cut; Harry Behrman. Lee Crow and
Frank Knoll, milk agents of Klouts,
Indiana, slightly hurt. The Iocomo-
tive overturned, but the crew jumped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
C.. BRANT FINED

Charles Brant was given a fine OF
IS and costs in police court this morn
mayor. charged with public intoxicz-
ton He was arrested last evening by
Patrolman Fee at Eighth and South
+ streetA. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
Sensational Charge Publish
ed in St. Petersburg that
President Taft Made a Plot
with Jewish Bankers.
PROMISED SUPPORT
IN NEXT CAMPAIGN
Cabinet Members Today in
Christmas Statements Say
Uncle Sam Has Been Very
We'll Cared For.
(National News Association)


ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 23.-The
sensational charge was published here
today that the abrogation of the Russo.
American treaty of 1882 was the result
OF pact entered into by President
Taft and a group of Jewish Bankers in
America by which Mr.. Taft secured
promise Of support in his campaign
for the presidential denomination.
The article, which Is published in
the semi-official newspaper. Contem.
pOrary Review, charges specifically
that President Tafts action was due
to pressure brought against him by
the great banking house of Kuhn,
Loeb and company and the powerful
Guggenheim interests.
A FAVORED NATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-If there
Is an international Santa Claus the
United States Is certainly the most
favored nation in his list, according to
expressions called forth from cabinet
members today by the approach or
Christmas. Government officials gave
voice to a spirit of good will and
Thanksgiving. for the prosperous con-
dition Of the country and to the out
look for the future. The United States
ls at peace with her neighbors, busi-
ness 10 good and plenty reigns.
Secretary Wilson said, THE bounti-
3ul harvest of the year should pro-
vide good cheer for all, at this time OF
eejoicing. They will do SO if those
who are in fortunate circumstances
will give a thought OF kindly good will;
b their less prosperous brethren.
ITO express Christmas sentiment"
raid Charles Nagel. secretary of COM
unerce and Labor, lis not a depart
mental duty, but it is a departmental
privilege and one of which l am glad
TO take advantage Of. l deem this q
most appropriate occasion to express
my we'll founded conviction that the
world 10 not such a bad place as many
people would have us believe. and that
there 10 more peace on earth, and
more good will toward men than ap-
pears from a casual glance at the say
pngs Of pessimists."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23

IocAL-Fair tonight; Sunday fair
and warmer. +,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-23
THE WEATHER

SrATE-Fair tonight and Sunday;
slightly warmer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-27
Three Accused Men Are
In Jail In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Cal. April 27.--
John j. Mcnamara, secretary OF the
international Bridge & Structural
Iron Workers association. his broth
er, James B. Mcnamara, and Orue
b. McManigal are in separate cells
in the Los Angeles jail. charged with
completely in the blowing up or the
Times newspaper plant last OCTOBER
when 2l men were killed. The spe-
cific accusation against them Is homi-
eide.
AS James Mcnamara entered an au
tomobile to be taken to jail, he was
seen by Mrs. ID. II. lngersoll, San
Francisco boarding house keeper,
with whom ]. b. Bryce stayed before
the Times explosion.
James Mcnamara, according to de-
tectives, is held as Bryce the man al
legged to have laid the internal ma
chimes that blew up the newspaper
Liant Mrs. Ingersoll peered into the
face of Mcnamara as he entered the
machine. The man was schakled 10
an officer, but he kept his unbound
hand before his face. In spite OF this.
Mrs. Ingersoll declared afterwards he
was Bryce, according to statement
by the detectives.
The first move in the legal fight
lover the arrest Of John j. and james
|W. Mcnamara and Ortie McManigal
lin connection with the Los Angeles
|Times' explosion, will be determined
|at a conference to be held this al
tContinued en- Page Nine)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-27
WATER BOARD TO
SPEND MILLIONS
Cost of Big List Of improvements
Close to $4,000, ,OOO-Bond Issue
Authorized.

In its special meeting, Thursday
noon, the council sanctioned the Is
sue of bonds by the board OF water
commissioners which will enable the
board to complete work costing $4,,
791,769.
Some of the improvements are COM
pleted, and part will be paid for b.
water rates, which are estimated at
$l,200,00 for the time the work ID
In progress. The rest will come un-
der the water works bond limit,
which was increased by the legisla-
ture TO s3,50O,Oo0.
The improvements are:
Completing new high pressure 4S-
inch force main In Bewick and For
est aves., 1902 900; 48-inch force main
through central part OF city In Char
levoix, Berlin, Erskine, Alexandrinc
and crossing Grand River near Kirby.
$1,152, 900; completing 4Sinch main
on High. Baker and DIX, $536,000; AZ
inch main in Jefferson-ave., west from
Solvay TO Honest. $S1 1000; 4S-inch
main, Vinewood to Livernois, In Mich
Sgan-ave., $172 900; 24-inch main, Hol.
brook east Of st. Aubin, $4,000; "a
inch main. Carbon, Forman and
Fort-sts, $6S,000; 24-inch main in
Hazelwood and Holcomb, Russell 10
Third, $4,000; 42-inch main in Can
field and Bethune-aves., north and
west to Helen and North Grand-boul-
evard, $4,000; Improvements at
pumping station, 1851 ,769.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-27
FORCED TO TEND" BAR.
Mrs. Tomalcyzyks Tells Of oother Al
legged Indignitles at Husbands
Hands.

Rose Tomalcyzyks, being sued for
a divorce by her husband, Frank d.,
Saloonkeeper at No. sos Roosevelt
ave-, testified, when the case was re-
sumed in Judge Mandell's court
Thursday, that he forced her TO
tend" bar, and that he had threaten
ed to kill her. She testified that he
even swore at their baby when 1t
was Ave months old and that, when
It was three years old, he taught the
child to swear.
She told of one night in October.
when a policeman, accompanied BY
two girls came into the saloon. She
said that her husband, after locking
her In her room, Joined the police
man and the girls in the saloon.
BUS NOTE
The directors of the American Ra.
diator Co. have declared their regu-
lar quarterly dividend OF 3-4 per
cent on the preferred stock OF the
company, payable May 10, and also
the regular quarterly dividend OF 2
per cent on the common stock pay
able June 30.