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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
Everything Is in Readiness
for Banquet to Be Tend
cred Members of Indianap-
oils Trade Association.
HOSTS AND GUESTS
TO'PARADE STREETS
At Fort Wayne Last Evening
Indianapolis Delegation
Was Given Cordial We'll
come-Their Trip Today.

Everything is in readiness for the
reception and banquet to be rendered
the members of the indianapolis Trade
association this evening by the civic
organizations of this city. The commit
tee appointed by the Commercial Club
and Young Mems Business Club COM
posed of ]. A. Spekenhier and Demas
Coe, will meet the delegation at Win
chester this afternoon and accompany
the association members to this city.
At $50 o'clock those who expect to
attend the banquet will meet at the
Westcott hotel and march north on
Tenth street to the Pennsylvania de-
pot, where they will receive the Indi-
annapolis delegation, following which
the Richmond business men and the
Indianapolis delegation will form in
line and march north on Tenth street
to Main, west on Main to Eighth and
north on Eighth to the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, where the banquet is to be
held.
During the banquet the Indianapo-
lis Newsboys' band will play in the
yard at the Elks Home There are 112
jobbers and manufacturers in the In
dianapolis delegation. The train will
leave here at 10 o'clock this evening
for Indianapolis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
TRACTION PROBLEM
AGAIN DISCUSSED

The traction question again de-
manded the attention of the board of
county commissioners on Wednesday
and though beset by conflicting ideas
as to what was best to do in the mat
ter, considered details of the compro-
mise agreement, as suggested by the
Commercial. club. The Commercial
club proposed that an agreement be
entered into whereby land should be
purchased SO that the company could
construct necessary fills, if the trac-
tion line would agree to locate its
tracks on the highway SO that the
north rail would be forty feet from
the north curb line of the highway.
The commissioners declared that it
was unlikely any conclusion would be
reached at the meeting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
STEVENSON WARNS
OF HAND SHAKING
Tells High School Students
that the Practice Is an
Unsanitary One.

The serious, and, often times, fatal
consequences of indiscriminate hand
shaking was one of the principal
points made in the address which DR..
David w. Stevenson delivered before
the pupils of the Richmond High
School at their weekly chapel exercis-
es, this morning. The general subject
of the Doctors speech was health
and hygiene" and he gave excellent
advice on how to keep in good physi-
cal condition while attending school.
Two out of every ten persons, ac-
cording to DIR. Stevenson, have a
number of disease germs on their
hands. and most of these are easily
transmittable through contact. He en-
phasized especially the danger of shak-
ing hands with people who sleep in
more apt to have the disease bacteria
than other persons. He stated that
warm hands We're very likely to rid
themselves of germs when brought in
to contact with other hands. At the
end of the talk DR.. Stevenson seized
Principal Neffs hand and gave it a
hearty shake before leaving the plat
form.
DIR. Stevenson also asserted that peo-
pie at the present time were too much
afraid of draughts in rooms. He told
the students not to fear the draughts,
as the lack of air was the real danger.
No harm can come directly from a
draught, said the physician, although
there is preference as to where the
air current is located. He then added
that the most healthful plan was to
have draught through the top of the
apartments. in the remainder of his
talk DR.. Stevenson advocated fresh
air and exercise. with plenty of venti-
lation in the sleeping rooms.
Several announcements were made
at the end of the service. Roy ]. Hor-
ton, coach of the football team, made
plea for more candidates, and said
the school could not develop win
ming squad unless more boys came out
for practice. B. w. Kelly announced
that he was preparing to start the ac-
tivities in baseball, and asked all who
want to play either this fall or next
spring to tell him of their intention.
Principal Neff stated that at least
twenty who graduated from the High
School last June were among the mem
bers of the new freshman class at
Earlham College.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
HOLD CONFERENCE
AT INDIANAPOLIS

Homer H. Hammond, president of
the board OF public works and John
F. Robbins, county attorney, went to
Indianapolis this morning to confer
with the officials of the Terre Haute,
Indianapolis and Eastern traction COM
pany in an attempt to secure the prom
Use of the officials to take immediate
steps to make improvements and
changes regarding the company's
wires and tracks in this city. One of
the most important demands which
Mr. Hammond will make to the Off
cials will be for the speedy completion
of the laying of the tracks in the mid
die of the National avenue. Attorney
Robbins and Mr.. Hammond will re-
quest that the high tension feed wire
on the Main street bridge be removed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
Annie Crawford, IS, Charged
With Killing Her Mother,
Father and Two Sisters to
Get Insurance.
TAKES HER ARREST
IN A CALM MANNER
Her Sister Elsie, the Latest
Victim, Told the Police Be-
fore Expiring of the Plot
of Her Sister.
(National News Associafion)

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-Charg-
ed with the murder of her mother. her
father and two sisters, Miss Annie
Crawford, 25, and socially prominent,
was arrested here today. The latest
victim was Elsie Crawford, sister Of
Annie, who died on Saturday. A post
mortem examination reveals large
quantity OF opium in the girls stom-
ach.
When the accused girl was taken in
custody today and told of the charge
against her she faced her accusers
calmly and remarked with smile.
'very WELL"
The police declare that Annie Cmw-
ford killed her parents and her sisters
to get life insurance, which had been
made out In her favor.
They said that several days before
Elsie died under mysterious circum-
stances Elsie called at police head
quarters and told the authorities that
her sister Annie had poisoned the
dead members Of her family to get
their insurance money.
Predicted Her Death.
The frightened girl told the police
that she knew she would be the next
to so because she also had life in
surance policy payable to her sister at
her death. She asked II there was not
some way by which the beneficiary
night pc changed IN order to save her
tention to the girl's story, attributing
Il to an hallucination. As her death
followed SO closely upon her visit,
however, the authorities at once be-
came active. The girls body was ex-
humed and the surgeons found enough
opium In her stomach to kill half a
dozen men. This at once supported
the story the dead girl had recited to
the police and it was decided to ex-
hume the remains of the other mem
bers of the family for post norton
examination.
The younger surviving sister of the
alleged murderess sought the protec-
tion Of the police after Elsie died. She
also declared, the police say. that she
knew Annie had intended to kill all
tho family to obtain insurance money.
The mother and father and two sis
ters Of Annie all died within period OF
fourteen months. II is believed that
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were killed by
oxalic acid. Elsie was taken sick last
week and sent to the hospital. where
she died on Saturday. The girls death
aroused the suspicion Of the coroner
who aided the police in their investi-
cation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
A WOMAN ARRESTED.
WHILE IN SALOON
Mrs. Jennie Stitz Taken in
Custody After Complaint
of Her Husband.

On complaint of her husband Mrs.
Jennie StitZ, "a North Seventh street
was arrested yesterday afternoon in
a South Sixth street saloon, and in
police court this morning was fined 81
and costs on the charge of public in
toxication.
When Patrolman Vogelsong was
sent from police headquarters to ar
rest the woman, whom the husband
said probably could be found in a sa-
loon, he went Immediately to a resort
on Sixth street. AS the patrolman
passed through the swinging doors of
the booze" emporium, Mrs. Stitz was
quietly slipping a glass of beer. She
was placed under arrest and taken to
the Home of the Friendless Women
where she was confined until this
morning.
Upon arraignment in court the wo.
man, who was very we'll dressed, en-.
tered plea of not guilty. Patrolman
VOgelsong testified that he perceived
the woman before she entered the sa-
loon and that she was intoxicated
Asked by the prosecution how he
knew she was intoxicated the patrol
man said that he knew by her actions
Sergeant McNally also testified that
she was intoxicated. s.
Her fine was not paid and she was
taken to the Home for Friendless Wo.
men. where she will remain for eleven
days. 1t is said that Mrs. Stitz has
been addicted to the habit for some
time and that all efforts on the part OF
her husband to induce her to cease
drinking hare been Futile. 4,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
RICHMOND PEOPLE
ATTEND THE FAIR

A general exodus from this city be-
gan early this morning when crowds
of Richmond people took the trains
and fractions to attend the annual
Preble County Fair at Eaton. o. All
day today and tomorrow also, the
same big crowds will be travelling
across the State line to the Ohio city.
and it is expected that Richmond will
give even more than its usual good
support to the exposition.
The public carriers operating be
tween the two cities have made spec
ial arrangements for the convenience
of the swarm Of people, and good serv-
ice is assured on both the Pennsylva-
MIA. and the traction line. The Preble
County Fair this year is unusually
good and those who go are certain of
having an enjoyable time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
WERE At TT. WAYNE.
Hearty Greeting Given indianapolis
Tradesmen There Last Night.
palladium Specially

q
FORT WAYNE Ind, Sept. 27.--
Charles A. Booxwalter, r:Iyed The dew
il in Fort Wayne 25 years ago, as the
Boosters marched up Calhoun street,
Tuesday evening, Bookwalter pointed
to the top floor of dingy brick build
ing:
twenty-five years ago, l started to
learn the printers trade up there"
said he. The former Indianapolis
mayor, was wood chopper, printer and
railroad fireman here quarter of a
century ago. They call him Colonel"
Following Bookwalter's talk in re-
sponse to the welcome of the Mer-
chants association and Commercial
club in the evening the Oldest citi-
zen was heard muttering as he hob
bled away. Il never would thunk it
of thet boy" Charles r. Lane, for the
Commercial club and Col. D. N. Fos-
ter, the Merchants association, spoke
welcoming the eighty visitors. A lun-
cheon and smoker at the Commercial
club, followed by get acquainted
session, constituted the program.
LedSIHS wayne at SCNCil, eAO
boosters visited Hoagland, Decatur,
Monroe and Berne before noon, and
will visit Geneva, Briant, Portland,
Ridgeville, Winchester, Lynn, Foun-
tain City and Richmond before arriv-
ing home. tonight. A big time, both
socially and in the establishment of
closer business relations between the
two cities is looked forward to at Rich
mond tonight. Fred T. Willis, of the
Hearsey Willis company, has kept
pace with the party in his automo-
bile. At Bluffton George R. Syfried,
representing the Sheldon Dry Goods
company. of Columbus, Ohio, present
ed President Lieber Of the association
with three dozen roses as hescompli-
ments of his company on the aggres-
sive disposition shown by the Indiana
polls men in thus getting acquainted
with the trade. -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
TURKS WANT TIME.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept N-Thei
The council Of ministers OF the Otto
man empire were In conclave today
over the ultimatum OF Italy. It was
unofficially reported that the Turkish
government had decided to reject In
toto Italy's claims for protectorate
over Tripoli.
Turkey is preparing for war and an.
appropriation has been voted for tho
purchase OF 100000 worth OF small
arms. While the indications are the
Turkish government will maintain q
firm attitude. 1t is availinG itself OF
every means to gain time while every
European power that might have eth
7c-ga iireet tF is.sifrcct ssl.svsst Ia Trtr
oil aside from Italy, is being Aoalht -,
use its influence against Italian dom
ination In Tripoli.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
BROUGHT BIG PRICE
f. A. Lackey Sells "Woodcliff
King" for $3.50.

F. A. Lackey of this city, has sold
''Woodcliff King" a four year old pac.
ing stallion and regarded as one Of
the most promising horses in the
country. to the famous driver, Wal
ter r. Cox. of Dover n. H., for $3.50.
Last week "Woodcliff King" showed
over half mile track record of 2:O6
for the mile. The last quarter was
made In 20 seconds flat, or 1856
gait. Mr.. Lackey bought the animal
last March at the j. s. Lackey sale at
Cambridge City for $500. wood
cliff King" will be entered in the
grand circuit next year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
Saturday Will Be Reid Mem
orial Hospital Tag Day.
and Liberal Contributions
Are Anticipated.
HOSPITAL HAS BEEN
BENEFIT CITY
Institution Is No Longer Re-
garded as a white Ele-
phant' '-Hospital in Need
of an Endowment.
eY MRS. e. cuRNEY HILL,

Df mo. e. ~ CH F1II1
Do you remember the time when
Reid Hospital was the biggest kind of
white elephant?
What use had city like Richmond
for such spread of roof and such
acres of floor space?
And who was going to use it any
way? Home nursing for us every time
with good ''Old Aunt Mary" to put a
flat iron to our feet and a mustard
plaster to the place that needed it
most
When we had sore throat, the weeks
end stocking pinned about the neck,
with bit of bacon enclosed if neces-
sary. wrought wonders, if tonsilitis or
diphtheria did not interfere.
When baby brother came, he was
given a warm reception; wrapped and
swathed and blanketed and pinned,
till it required searching to find the
kernel of humanity within the enclos-
ing which wore the family to fraz-
zle.
Father Took Typhoid.
When father took typhoid, well we
did our best, but it was a good deal of
a nightmare. and we don't like to dwell
on it even yet? so when sister Emily
took it, the doctor would not handle
the case without We took her to the
hospital, and she sure did get through
fine; they gave her all the cold drinks
she wanted, and bathed her in cold
water pretty near constantly; they
did starve her sure for awhile, but
the way she came nut showed 1T was
all right; that's how we came to appre.
ciate the hospital. And now-did you
know that the hospital is full to it's ut
most capacity and that sleeping rooms
for the nurses have been added over
the garage, and not day too soon.
People appreciate the hospital; it
has been a center of education in hy-
giene and health for the whole com.
munity; young mothers have been
taught lessons of inestimable value
in the care of little children, and one
of the very strongest proofs of its
worth and value, is the attitude OF
those citizens who have experienced
its care; the women who have been
nursed there have nearly all gone into
the Hospital Aid Society, and the men
who have been patients do not need
to be begged for support.
A Big Institution.
1t is big institution; little com
munity in itself; an appealing lot OF
hard work is done in the course of the
year; the nurses give largely in self
denying care and kind-hearted sympa
thy; they go without sleep; they ge,
their meals, when they can; theiI
hands and feet are tireless in the
task of lessening pain.
The Superintendent, Miss Sellers. is
fine executive officer; the patrons o1
the Hospital cannot speak too highly
of her management, and it is certainly
no easy position to fill.
The hospital has made good. 1t il
able to show any one anxious to see
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
IN POLICE COURT

James S. Lyes was arrested by Pa
trolman Staubach and Little last ev-
ening on the charge of begging and
was fined SIS and costs in police court
this morning.
William Devers who was arrested by
Patrolman Menke and Patrol Driver
Wenger on South Sixth street on the
charge of public intoxication was
fined 81 and costs. According to the
officers Devers was so drunk that they
had great difficulty in half-carrying
half-pushing him to police headQuar-
ters.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
TOMORROW

The Greensboro Fall Festival Will
be held tomorrow. Arrangements
have been made for the Richmond
delegation to leave here on the
11:25 a. m. train and returning on
the train that arrives in Richmond
at $50 p. m.
The delegation to Greensboro
should be as large as possible and
every business man should make
an extra effort to make the trip.
The Richmond City Band will ac-
company the Richmond delegation.
Tomorrow at 1925 a. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
A FLEET oEE MALTA.

MALTA, Sept. 27.-A fleet Of Ital.s
ian men-of-war and troopships is lying
20 miles off the Tripolian coast today.
The fleet passed within sight OF Maj
ia on its cruise across the Mediterrar
mean sea. 1t is reported that the bat.
tleships are preparing to land sailors
and marines and that the foreign res
idents of the city of Tripoli are In q
panic fearing that such an action win
provoke a general massacre Of Euro
peans. s
Two more Italian warships and tor
pedo destroyers passed Malta today.
steaming in the direction Of Tripoli.
From the shores it could be seen thAt
the decks were cleared for action ana.
that the guncovers were off. The
tribesmen in Tripoli are becoming res.
tive under the gathering cloud Of un-
rest. Many of them have promised
the Turkish leaders to fight against
the Italians and on the strength of this
promise have been given modern wee-
pons.
The foreign consulates in Tripoli
were thronged today with foreigners
seeking protection under the foreign
flags.
The hostilities OF the natives toward
all foreigners Is becoming more open.
1t is feared that at the first outbreak.
the Turks may allow the Mohamme-
dams to sack the foreign quarters Of
the city.
Malta is 56 miles south of Sicily and
107 miles north OF the African coast
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
OTHER SUPPLIES
FOR POSTAL BANK

More of the supplies for the Rich
mond postal savings bank soon to be
established. arrived at the local post
office today. Among the new provis-
ions were the stamps The postal au-
thorities announced today that the
circulars explaining the bank. which
not be sent out until the first of next
month.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
GRANT INJUNCTION
AGAINST STRIKERS
tNational News Association>

(Natfonal News ASSociatiOn1
MEMPHIS, Sept. 27.-An Injunction
was granted today prohibiting the Illi-
nois Central railways striking clerks
from stationing pickets around the
freight houses and entering freight
yards. No freight is moving.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
CONCERNS PLACED
ON "UNFAIR LIST
News Assassination,

EVANSVILLE, Sept. 27.-Hailman
Machine works, the Geo. l.. Mesker &
Co. Building Materials company. the
Evansville Stove company, the South
ern Stove company. the Atkins Saw
company. Crescent Stove company
and Indiana Stove company, We're
placed on I'VE Don't Patronize" list
by the Federation of Labor today.
Congressman Boehne is a heavy stock
holder in the Indiana Stove company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
ALLEGE HE STOLE
$4,000 TO GAMBLE

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 2T.-Austin L.
Bodden. aged q, prominent socially,
was arrested on charge of embez-
zling $4,000 from the cashier OF the
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago rail-
road. A bonding company is prosecu-
ting Bodden. alleging he CANDLES ex-
cessively.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
SATURDAY IS TAG DAY.

Give literally; don't keep the man.
agement stinted for means; let us all
be generous with it.
Reid hospital needs an endowment;
till it has one, let US see that it does
not suffer too seriously for the lack of
if
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
War, 1t Is Semi-officially Re-
ported, Will Be Declared
Within "a Hours, if the,
Order Is Rejected.
TRIPOLI is PANIC
STRICKEN BY MOVE
Foreign Consulates Crowded
Fleet of Italian Troop
ships and Warships Are
Lying Off Malta. "A
National New. Association,

(National News Association)
PARIS, Sept. 27.-War within twen-
ty-four hours will be the result unless
Turkey returns favorable answer to
Italy's ultimatum on Tripoli. according
to semi-official advices from Rome. to-
day. Italy is prepared to land troops
tomorrow and formally occupy Trtpon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
ARREST AN ESCAPED
HORSE THIEF-BANKER
National News ASSOCIATION,

: q 7VxNWVtUHHE ANVWS .NSSUCIHVIUuJ :
CRAWFORDSvILLE, Sept. 27-I
Robert n. Green. former Montgomery
county banker. farmer and horsethief.
who escaped Michigan City peniten-
tiary year ago is reported to be un-
der. arrest at Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27
THE WEATHER

STArE-Fair tonight and Thursday
cooler in north portion tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-27

LocAL-Fair tonight; Thursday cool.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-08

HE had always been in for drunk and
WAS considered a trusty, so. although
hts sentence was for go days, hea was
| sent to the dump with ashes.
Two men came to- see him at the
| Jail, July %. the day after he was
committed and it is now thought that
one Of these might have been Moran,
who was arrested with him at Bangor.
He was sent to the dump, July 49, with
Two coal hods full of ashes. When he
was gene longer than Turnkey Choate
thought that ne ought to be, search
was made for him. The searchers
FOUND his prison pants at the foot of
the dump, which seemed to indicate
that the visitors of the day before had
brought with them clothing for him to
make his escape in. The last seen of
him he was hiking up the railroad
track il the direction of Waterville,
but the officers were unable to overs
take him
Sheriff Richardson has since learned
that the man has bad record in
Portland and in Massachusetts He
first appeared in this county as am
inmate of the National Home at To-
gus, being a Spanish War veteran SO
far as known ne did not attempt any
violent acts in this county and the
officers in this section had no idea that
he was dangerous criminal until af-
ter his escape from Jail.
Tracey, although pleading not guilty
to the charge of highway robbery, was
bound over in the Bangor municipal
court, Thursday morning, in the sum
of $1,000 to the February term OF the
supreme court. His companion, Moran,
was simply fined $40 and costs for
selling property taken from Haggefty
Whatever action the Penohseot SUI
preme court takes in regard to Tracey
he Will still have s. days coming to
him in addition in the Kennebec coun-
ty jail. If sufficient evidence had not
been forthcoming To have held him at
Bangor the officers there would have
detained him until he could have been
returned to Sheriff Richardson