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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
STARS IN "DRAMER"
To Give Benefit for Melo,
drama Writer.
(Amcrican News Servicc)


New York. Jan. ia remarkable
aggregation of actors and actresses
appeared in a revival of the blood
and-thunder melodrama. The Queen
OF the Highbinders, on the stage OF
the Amsterdam theater this afternoon.
The performance was one of the prin-
cipal features Of the monster testi-
monial arranged for the benefit of
Marcus A. Mayer. the oidtime theatri-
cal manager. Among the well known
players who gave their services were
Amelia Bingham. Bijou Fernandez.
William Collier. Walter Jones, Tyrone
Power and Charles Cherry.
Marcus A. Mayer. the beneficiary of
the performance, is now an old man.
but in his prime he probably was the
foremost manager in the profession.
Certain ii is that no other manager
ever guided the destines of so many
great stars of the stage. Mr.. Mayer
began his career as manager for the
celebrated Julia Dean Hayne and the
younger kean, after which he sue
cessfully directed the tours of the
world renowned celebrities, Edwin
Booth, Lawrence Barrett. Edwin
Adams, Adelaide Nelson. Rose Ely.
tinge, Jane Hading, Charlotte Cush-
man. Sarah Bernhardt. Sir Henry Irv-
Ing, NJ. Coquelin. Monet-Sully, Mary
Anderson and Adelina Patti.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
MUNCHAUSEN THE
SECOND IS DEAD
champion Affidavit Max
er" Expires from a
Twist of the Brain"
(Amcrican News Scrvicc)

New York. Jan. 13.-Robert Cald.
we'll. known for years as the great
American affidavit maker" who has
figured conspicuously In sensations OF
International interest, Is dead of a
mental ailment known as "a twist of
the BRAIN" and thus death has remov.
cd another central figure in the fam
ous case OF George Drucc, the English
shop keeper who tried to wrest the
title Of Duke OF Portland from its pres
cnt holder.
Caldwell died on Wards Island after
an Illness OF two years and today his
body was taken charge of by a relative
who said that the interment would be
private.
Caldwell. who will probably rank in
history as a second Munchausen. leap.
cd into prominence about 80 years ago
when he suddenly produced afiidavits
to prove that the body OF A. r. Stew.
art. the millionaire merchant Of New
York had been stolen from its grave
by ghouls. Caldwell had been employ.
cd by MIR. Stewart In menial capa.
city and while his affidavits were not
credited they created big stir. At
various times Caldwell bobbed up
with afSidavi's but he reached the
climax four years when he swore to
afidavits which he declared. would es.
tablish George bruce as the rightful
heir to the title of Duke Of Portland
through secret marriage of the Rfth
holder Of the title. Caldwell went on
the witness stand in London and told
one OF the most remarkable stories
ever heard in court room. All of
Caldwelfs assertions swere proven
baseless. yet he apparently believed
all OF them himself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
BILL LOR|MER IS
To LOSE HIS JOB.
Canvass of the Senate Shows
80 Members Opposed
to Blonde One.
(American News Service)

Washington, Jan. 13.-That Senator
Lorimer OF Illinois Is certain to lose
his seat in the senate is indicated by
a canvass of the senate today. It dis
closed the fact that Lorimer can count
on only 33 votes when the test comes
to decide whether or not he was law
fully elected.
This would be sufficient number to
save him from expulsion. as two
thirds vote is required to expel. At
the same time 1t would insure passage
by those opposed to him Of a resolu-
ton declaring that he had not been
legally elected to the senate. OF the
thirty-three votes which the canvas
gives to Lorimer. twenty-eight are Re-
publicans and five Democrats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
Twenty-six Were Also Badly
Injured Early Today on the
New York Central Road,
at Batavia, N. Y.
INDIANAPOLIS MAN
is SERIOUSLY HURT
Accident Occurs at the Bata-
via Station Where the Spe-
cial Was Discharging Its
Passengers.
(American News Scrvicel

Batavia, N. Y, Jan. 13.-Four. may.
be more, persons We're killed and
twenty-six injured in a rear-end col
ision on the New York Central rail-
road here early this morning. The
Boston and Buffalo Special was dis
charging passengers when the West.
ern Express telescoped two sleepers
and passenger coach. The engine
OF the express turned over and rolled
along the track hundred feet.
splashing boiling water over the pas
sengers hurled from the telescoped
cars. then the wreckage caught Are.
adding to the horror. many sustaining
severe burns. The seriously injured
are Val Valkenberg of Fultonville:
Pullman Conductor Stiles; II. H.
Cole, passenger, address unknown;
Monte Fiscus, an Indianapolis law
yer; r. Mcfarland, a passenger OF De-
troit, and Michael Curtin of Batavia.
Four Bodies Found.
Four badly mangled bodies were re-
covered about noon from the wreck
age, two being beneath the locomo-
tive.
One victim was identified as c. c..
Perrin, general manager of detect
i've agency of New York City. The
others are un1ecognizable and wero
clothed only in pajamas. The West
ern Express was attempting to recov-
er lost time when 1t plunged into the
Special standing at the Batavia sta
tion. Superintendent Everitt Of the
New York Central said hasty pre-
liminary investigation indicated the
responsibility falls on Engineer Lid
dell of Buffalo, who apparently dis
obeyed orders. Liddell had a perfect
forty-year record with the road A
dense fog prevailed. The latest in
dications are that only four were kill
ed outright.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
DRY SPELL IS NEAR
Cambridge City to Be Sa-
loonless Soon.

Cambridge City will be dry" at
midnight on February T. this being the
time when the license issued to Sim
con Crockett expires. Seven days be
fore the place conducted by Robert
Wharton will close its doors. Jack
son township was voted dry" by
blanket remonstrance last June From
February to April the only saloon
in the township will be that operated
by MIR Sewers at East Germantown.
This will be the first taste of absolute
'dryness" so far as the legalized sa-
loon is concerned. for Jackson town
ship in over fifty years. In its earlier
history more than twenty saloons
were in operation in Cambridge City.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
PLOWS
SENT TO TRAINS
Stalled in the Mountains by
Snows-Passengers and
Crews May Starve.

Spokane, Wash, Jan 13.-Facing al
most certain starvation and possible
death by freezing unless aid reaches
them soon, firty passengers from Chi
cago and other Eastern points are held
prisoners in Great Northern train
that is hemmed in by giant snow drifts
in one of the highest passes of the
Rocky Mountains.
Imprisoned with the passengers, but
unable to do much to relieve their
plight, are nearly twenty train hands
and railway postal clerks. the latter
being on mali train which is stalled
short distance from the "Oregonian
limited" as the passenger is known
on the train schedules.
Four rotary snow plows were to-
day sent to the aid of the stalled
trains, two from each of the station
nearest Fielding, Mont. to the East
and West. The trains are near
Fielding. None of the rotaries have
been able to make any impression on
the huge drifts. In fact. one of the
westbound rotaries succeeded in get
ting about thirty miles from Havre,
Mont. on its relief mission. 1t could
go no further, and when an attempt
was made to return it was found that
the track was also blocked. This
rotary is still stuck in the snow.
The two trains have been held in
the drifts since Monday and the last
word from either was received on
Tuesday, when one of the crew of the
limited succeeded in reaching a tele-
graph box and establishing a connec-
tion with Havre. He reported that
their food supply was running out, and
there was no dining car on the train
and that there was only a small guam
tity of fuel. The mail train has not
been heard from since Monday and the
men on board are believed to be in a
more desperate plight than their fel-
low prisoners on the passenger train.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
Big Demonstration Planned
for Blushing Groom Fails
Beause a Ringleader Was
Kidnapped.
ZIMMERMAN AND HIS
BRIDE MAKE ESCAPE
Entice One Plotter, Pres.
Hammond Of Board, Into
House Where He Was
Held Close Captive.

Plans for Mayor Zimmerman's we'd
ding celebration, which IL they had
materializcd would have proven the
most elaborate for any nuptials in
Richmond. failed yesterday afternoon
because one OF the conspirators. Pres
tdent Hammond. went to the wedding.
In a meeting of "A committee of the
whole" yesterday morning. Superin-
tendent Gormon of the police depart
ment, President Hammond of the
board OF works. and Fire Chief Miller.
arranged TO call out the police and fire
departments. the patrol wagon carry
ing city officials. newspaper men and
others. and some of Doc" Gems
street wagons, together with all the
citizens that could be assembled on
short notice. and march to the mayors
home. Seventh and North A street,
where the ceremony was performed.
With the band that was TO have ac-
companied the crowd. leading, a tre-
mendous serenadc was to have start
cd at two o'clock. The policemen had
planned to beat on the porch railing:
the hremen to place ladders against
the house and throw water, and the
city officials and mere taxpayers to
add TO the noise with cheers.
Hammond q Victim.
However. about one.thirty o'clock.
ms President Hammond passed the
mayors house. he was captured and
taken In to witness the ceremony. In
the mad search conducted at the city
hall for Hammond. so much valuable
time was lost that the mayor had, in
the meantime. been married.
The ceremony took place on the ff-
ty-seventh anniversary of the mar
riage OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Goodwin. Mr.. Goodwin is
over 81 years Of age. He was former
ly a Methodist minister and now has
a brother in the Methodist ministry.
The Fifth Street Methodist church the
pastor of which, the Rev. l.. NJ. Hard
ingham, performed the ceremony,
stands on ground formerly owned by
Mayor Zimmerman's father.
The mayor and his bride left this
morning for Lafayette. where the
mayors sister. Mrs. John Gesh. Is Sc
riously III. They will return tomorrow
evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
LOCAL SALOON|STS
ARE NOT WORRYING
None of the Liquor Legisla-
ton Pending Will Have
an Effect Locally.

Local saloonists are not worrying
over the proposed bill authorizing only
one saloon to every thousand popula-
ton as 1t is understood the bill does
not apply to cities and towns where
saloons are already established. If
this was not the case Richmond's fif-
ty-three saloons, a ratio of one to ev-
cry 421 inhabitants, would be reduced
to twenty-five, as the last census
shows Richmond to have population
Of 1884.
More interest is taken by the local
retailers in the regulation bills which
have been proposed than the probable
repeal of the county local option law.
One bill provides for one saloon to
every five hundred inhabitants. while
the other provides one saloon to every
thousand population. Both proposed
bills provide that in cities and towns
where there are now more saloons es-
tablished than the ratio provided. that
the bills. IL passed. shall not apply to
such towns and cities.
Such law however. would have
the effect of prohibiting the opening
OF any more saloons in the city. In
case the bill providing for one saloon
to every five hundred residents is
passed then not until the city has a
population OF $1,000 may the fifty
fourth saloon be opened
No active part will be taken by local
dealers in the passage of any legisla-
tive M ThAu
that their interests will be protected
by different legislators who are giving
the matter their sole attention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
Mystery of Body of Five
Year Old Poison Victim Is
Unraveled by Albany Po-
lice to Some Extent.
CANDY is USED TO
GIVE DEADLY ACID
Carbolic Acid Label and Bag
of Chocolates Were Found
Near the Corpse by the Of
ficials.
fAmerican News Service)

Albany. n. Y, Jan. 13.-The five
year old boy slain with poison and
left in a swamp on turnpike road
near here was today identified by his
grandfather and uncle as George Mel
ber of Schenectady. A statewide
search for the mother of the child was
Immediately instituted. The boys
father, George Melber, machinist,
died at Schenectady short time after
the child was born. The mother had
been boarding the little fellow at the
children's home in Schenectady.
Shortly before Christmas she took
him for a visit to his grandparents.
After the holidays she took the boy
away again. ostensibly to return him
to the children's home. The lad was
never seen alive again. Pictures in
newspapers of the murdered boy at
tracted the relatives attention. They
came here from Schenectady today
and at once identified the corpse.
Find Valuable Clue.
A woman whose name is withheld,
told the police today that last Friday
while in Lewis Pharmacy she saw an
other woman and a little boy enter.
The woman purchased some choco-
lates and drug. supposed to have
been carbolic acid. A label from the
pharmacy was found on bottle of
carbolic acid discovered near the
boys dead body in the swamp and
also bag of chocolates similar to the
kind sold by the druggist was found.
The woman visited the morgue today
in an attempt to identify the dead boy
as the one she had seen with the un-
known woman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13

Former Senator Foraker, who dur
ing his term I'm office, was a champion
Of the right of the United States to
fortify the Panama canal, and In a let
ter TO President Taft, recently made
public revealed some state craft on
the part of Great Britain by which,
paradoxicaly, she objected to an i'm
plcit statement of the right to fortify
in order that such right might be OBJ
tanned by the United States. Great
Britain was not opposed really to that
right but asked that it should not be
stated too prominently in the docu-
ment itself. The Senator's letter re-
fers to the treaty of Dec. 90. 1910,
which was rejected by the senate, be-
cause IL contained no provisions for
fortification. When it was amended to
cover this feature, Great Britain refus-
cd TO accept 1t. A compromise was then
effected, the fortification feature being
covered by paragraph: which provid-
cd the canal should never be fortified,
nor any right of war be exercised,
nor any act of hostility committed
within il. The United States, how
ever, was to be at liberty to maintain
such military police along the canal
as may be necessary to protect 1t
against lawlessness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
FEARS FOR SANITY
OF CZARINA FELT
tAmerican News service)

american News Service)
St. Petersburg, Jan. 13.-Fears Tor
the sanity of the Czarina are enter
tained as consequence Of her serious
illness and all court fetes have been
postponed indefinitely. Physicians
from Moscow were today in consuita-
ton with the court physicians and 1t
was admitted that the Czarina's condi-
ton is very grave although no onicial
statement was issued. The Czarina
suffers from the hallucination that as
sassins are attempting the life OF the
Czarewitch and she can only be quiet
ed by being allowed to hold the boy
in her arms. It is said that she is also
suffering from paralysis OF the lower
limbs and that an operation may be
necessary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
J0ndhDdyCQSts Dreadful" link
palladium Specially

New York. Thirteenth
declares
things
rain o
n
make
Francisco
life
northern Illinois, extend East
and will do along the Southern
in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
AID FOR FAMILIES
OF SLAIN FIREMEN
(American News SeryIce)

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 1s-one of the
greatest theatrical benefits ever seen
in Chicago was given at the Audi
torium Theater this afternoon in aid
of the s250.0O0 fund that is being
raised to aid the families of the city
firemen who met death in the stock
yards fire on Dec. %. Virtually all of
the players now appearing in the city
volunteered their services for the per-
formance. Every seat in the big the
ater was sold early in the week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
FIERCE FIGHTING
is AGAIN RENEWED
(American News Service)

. Puerto Barrios, Guatemala. Jan. Is.
reached revolution
airy general Bonilla at Ceiba, Hondur-
as, today and his attack on that city
was renewed. according to adyices re-
received here. Fierce fighting was re-
ported to be going on. TruxiIlo has
been captured by the revolutionists
and is being used as a base of oper-
ationS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
WILL MEET MONDAY
Legislature Holds a Short
Session Today.
(American News Service)

Indianapolis, Jan. 13.-Apparently
deeming Friday, the thirteenth. un-
lucky, both houses of the legislature
adjourned today till Monday, after a
short session. A few bills were intro
duced. Senator Powers bill for a pop
ular election of county superintend-
ents was unfavorably reported by a
majority of the committee and ditched
in the senate. % to 20 after a warm
debate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
MONSTER WARSHIP
READY FOR WAVES
fAmerican News Service,

Camden n. J., Jan. 13 At
the local shipyard of the New
York Shipbuilding Company, every
thing is in readiness for the launching
tomorrow of the &c. 6.0OO-ton battleship
Arkansas. one OF the largest warships
in the world. Officials Of the Navy
Department at Washington and naval
officers from New York. Annapolis.
Philadelphia and other points will be
here to witness the event.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
SEVEN BODIES ARE
WASHED TO SHORE
american News Seryice)

(AmeriCan News SerVice)
Bremerhaven, Jan. 13.-Seven of
the bodies of the twelve sailors who
were drowned yesterday when the
German steamer Maria Russ was sunk
off Nordenay Lightship, were washed
ashore today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
ENTERS FIRST BILL
Sen. Commons Has a Gene
terry Measure.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis. Jan Ex-senator Com
mons of Wayne county introduced a
bill Friday providing for the incorp6r-
alton of cemetery associations voIun-
been dedicated for cemetery purposes.
Trustees of an old cemetery near
Whitewater have died and the organ
ization has lost its perpetuity.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-13
HER TRUNK FOUND.

Rochester, Jan. 13.-The trunk of
Mrs. Edith Melber was found at the
station here today. The police are
waiting to apprehend the owner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
CLAIMS SPEED
BOYS OVERPAID
President Justice Requests Ottumwa
Directors to Make an
Explanation.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, July 21.-Presi-
dent Frank L. Lynch was requested
by President NJ e. Justice to come to
the league meeting in Burlington to-
day and answer to the charge of OF
tumwa being over the salary limit.
The league head in letter to Mr..
Lynch stated that Secretary Hall had
found the Ottumwa books to call for
a larger payroll than the league limit,
and the accusation of Ottumwa being
violater of the rules of the Central
Association in the matter of players
salaries will be vigorously resisted at
the meeting today. Secretary Hutch.
ison states that his slate is clean and
that Manager Egan will be capable Oh
showing to the satisfaction of all the
other clubs of the league that OF
tumwa's payroll is within the 400
President Lynch will take the books
of Secretary Hutchinson to the Burling-
ton meeting, and Manager Egan will
be on hand to explain any knotty
question that Secretary Hall failed to
rntangle when he checked over the
books of the Ottumwa club on his re-
cent visit here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
HARD LUCK FOR
MANAGER HOUGH
GaIesburg, Doped to be Contender for
Honors, Has Had Much
Misfortune.

Burlington Gazette: While several
of the teams in the Central Baseball
association have been up against the
hard luck proposition with varying
severity during the season, the jinx
that walloped Bert Hough's aggrega-
ton carried the joke too far 1t will be
remembered that Galesburg was top
ping the league and beating all corners
for about three weeks and looked fair
to win the pennant. One of the most
valuable run getters on the club was
Ducky Eberts and Ducky got hurt.
Then First Baseman Ems had hard
luck and was retired from the game.
Pitcher Tanning, the mainstay of the
pitching staff, developed bad arm
and had to rest. and there were minor
troubles that disorganized the club.
Fer two days the team had only nine
able bodied men in the lineup.
! It is expected that Eberts and Ems
will be back in the game by next
week, and then there should be some.
thing doing.
Barney Petty, scout Of the ST Louis
Browns, who has been paying particu.
lar attention to Pitcher Mpgridge OF
the Galesburg club, passed through
Burlington with the team yesterday
bound for Galesburg to continue his
! investigations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-07-21
"kId,s Day, at Monmouth.

MONMOUTH, ILL.,, July Pit was
Kids Day at the Eleventh street lot
and about FIVE hundred of the younger
generation Of fans came out to see
Jake Beckley's CannibaIs beaten by
Stark and his gang of Browns. With
the kids we're nearly as many older
fans who enjoyed the antics of the
youngsters almost as much as they
did the work of the players Stark in.
PRODUCED new pitcher in the person
Of Joe Ferrias, late of the Dubuque
team, and the new man allowed but
two hits, winning to / Jake Beck
ley registered protest with the
scorer in the fourth when he discov-
cred that the score on the big board
was not according TO the official line
I'M