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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
QUIZ RAILROAD men LIFE AND BAstBlIL
Compared by Rem Mulford
at Local Church.

In Running Lies Bases. the sub
ject selected for his address Monday
evening before the mems club Of the
First Presbyterian church, Rem Mul
ford of Norwood, suburb Of Cincin-
natl, formerly one Of the leading sport
writer's of the country. declared that
the human life is compared to the M.
tional pastime. He declared that be-
cause these similar features. base3ail
is so popular. His talk followed = ban-.
quet served by one Of the women's
societies of the church. -
The diamond of the human life, ~
depicted by Mulford, has four stations
just as in baseball. First base in HE ID
called faith, second base, hope, and
third base, charity or love. Home In
baseball is home in the human game
he declared. To accomplish the most,
in both baseball and life he said, It
was necessary for one to abide by all
of the rules, leading clean and up
right life and exerting every effort to
win a victory. Indifference to success
in either game. he said, was harmful.
and In LIES game positive sin.
"Bonehead" Merkle came IN for
much praise. Mr.. MuIord declared
that a man who had lost . pennant
and the r,naafff1itv ~ -orIdsa@ yAnr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
YOUTH NOT WANTED
BY UNITED STATES
For Opening Letter Sent to a
Friend - Technicality
Is Involved.

After comforting with Charles w.
Miller, United States District Attor-
ney. p. J. Freeman. United States
commissioner of this city informed
the police department that he could
do nothing with Fred Coneway. the
young man who opened letter be-
longing to a friend. with the expecta-
tion of finding money order, which
he could appropriate for his own use.
As James A. Parker, the friend, had
sent Coneway to the post office to
get the letter, the district attorney
stated that Coneway was made the
agent for Parker, and inasmuch as
there was no money order in the let
ter the matter was out of the jurisdic-
tion of the nited States laws.
Parker and Coneway "bummed'
their way into the city yesterday, and
Parker told Coneway to go to the post
office to secure letter which he ex-
pected from his folks in Richmond,
Va. Parker informed his companion
that there was money order in the
letter. Coneway said that he would
get the letter and take it to Parker,
but although the latter waited on a
street ocrner for an hour Coneway
did not put in an appearance.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice and Coneway was found in the
basement Of the city building. He
had the opened letter in his pocket but
from the contents it was learned that
no money order had been sent.
A charge of tampering with the
mails was placed against Coneway but
the district attorney held that no Of
fense. as far as the United States laws
were concerned. had been committed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
LOCAL BANKS HOLD v
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
The First and Union Ma.
tional Banks Retain the
Same Officials.

Reports of the First, Second and I'm.
ion National banks for the fiscal bank
ing year just ended, were made Tues
day at the meeting of the stockhold-
ers of these institutions and approved
as reported. The administration Off.
cials of the different banks were re-
elected in each instance without op-
position and will serve for the ensu.
ing year.
The First National bank directors
reelected, include James A. Carr. Will.
liam D. Foulke, H. Gayle, president of
the Gilman Coal company, Cincinnati,
Daniel Moss, J. J. Rife. a practicing
physician at Boston. Richard Sedg
wick, Charles e. Shiveley, S. E.
Swayne. A. d. Gayle and F. NJ. Tay.
lor. The officers reelected include A.
d. Gayle, president. S. E. Swayne, vice
president, F. NJ. Taylor, cashier, and
Alton T. Hale, assistant cashier.
The organization of the Second Ma.
tional bank includes John B. Dougan,
president, D. G. Reid, vice president,
C. W. Elmer vice president, S. w.
Gaar, cashier, and w. c. Seeker, as.
sistant cashier as the officers. The di.
rectors include the officers. excepting
Mr.. Seeker and the following: Howard
Campbell. Clem A. Gaar. Henry Gen.
nett, John ]. Harrington, E. G. Hib.
berd, E. G. Hill John r. Howard.
Frank B. Land. George w. Miller, r.
w. Smith, Henry c. Starr and 8. S.
Strattan, Jr.. and Elwood Mcclure
the latter newly elected to the board
and one Of Richmond's prominent
manufacturers.
The Union National bank directors
include George Gates. Edwin H. Gates
H. J. Hanes, Charles MCGUIRE, Elwood
Mcclure, NJ C. Henley. 1. H. Ridenour
e. G. Hibberd and w. d. Loehr. The
officers are George Gates. president,
n. c. Henley and Edwin Gates vice.
presidents, H ]. HaneA cashier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
CARRIED TO COURT.

BOSTON, Jan. $50 weak that he
had to be carried from the Charles
street Jail to the prisoners van in a
chair the Rev. Clarence Richeson was
taken to the Suffolk county court to-
day to plead guilty to the murder of
Miss Avis Linnell. Deputy Cronin
was called into the judges lobby be.
fore the hearing and received special
instructions from Chief Justice Aiken
regarding the action of all people in
the court room during the hearing.
Cronin came from the judges lobby
into the crowded court room at II: 20
and announced the special rule No
person, he said, not even the presi.
dent of the United States, would be al.
lowed to stand during the proceedings
He instructed the newspaper artists
| that no sketching would be allowed
then he made the unusual announce.
ment that to avoid confusion the for.
mality of standing would be waived
| while the death sentence was passed
1T one should be passed. Among the
spectators were five girl clerks from
the probate court office
Richeson left the Charles street jail
for the court house at 40 a. m. Dur
ing the morning the prisoners over
coat was sent over to the Jail from the
| office of William Morse, Richeson's
counsel. RichesOn was dressed in a
| dark blue suit. The prisoner was
very pale and seemed weak. He man
aged to take his hat and screen his
face from view when he saw photo
graphers poising cameras at him.
Richeson reached the court at IL: %
During the arraignment the court rul
ed that none should leave the room.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
IN CENTRAL WEST.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9-The central west
1s once more in the throes of the cold.
well below the zero mark. and death
and intense suffering will spread. Rec
Ords for cold spells continue to be bro
ken In many states throughout the
west.
I'm addition to the heavy human
toll which the severe cold Is eXacting
crop loss Is very heavy. thousands Of
head of cattle are dying. thousands Of
people are facing further suffering
through lack of water supply and nat
Oral gas. cut of by the cold. In many
districts coal famipes also exist.
In the larger cities suffering among
the poor IL terrible despite thousands
uRon thousands Of dollars being uour.
ed in by charitable organizations into
supplies for the relief of the needy.
Nineteen have died of cold in Chi
CagO since the zero weather began.
Tw Of these deaths occurred during
the past "a hours. More than Atty
deaths due to the cold weather have
been reported from various sections
during the past week. In today's dis
patches many additional deaths are re-
ported. These include two in Ham,
qiond. Ind: one in Gary. Ind; one in
Wisconsin; one in Memphis. Tenn;
zone In Norfolk. Neb.: where the tenn.
peruture Is 20 below: one in st. Louis.
r. snow slide In Utah, which killed
three men and two in Oklahoma.
A desperate gang of hoboes seized
the power house at Joliet. ILL.,, as a
place Of refuge from the freezing tenn
perature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE Bull DING IS
BURNEO--F|VE ARE DEAD, THREE MISSING
He MUST FORFEIT
LIFE FOR MURDER
Rev. Clarence Richeson Car
ried to Court to Hear the
Death Sentence.
(National News Association)

BOSTON, Jan. 9.-The Rev. Clar-
ence Richeson this afternoon pleaded
guilty to first degree murder for pois-
oning OF Miss Avis Linnell He was
sentenced to be electrocuted during
the week OF May 10. Richeson was
pale as a sheet and so weak he was
not required to stand up during the
plea or sentence. In a low voice. re-
plying to the question he said: Yes,
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Strict discipline was maintained in
the court room, none being allowed to
stand. When sentenced, Richeson
flushed. then trembled in every nerve
when electrocution was mentioned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
COUNTY BOARD TO
MAKE INSPECTION
Of Bridges in East Before
Taking Action on Local
Bridge War.

In order to become familiar with re-
inforced concrete constructed bridges
of large type, that they may exercise
their best judgment in approving plans
for the proposed South End bridge,
over the Whitewater river, which will
be built at either e or L streets this
year, the county commissioners have
decided on a junketing trip to Cleve-
land and Pittsburg and other points
east sometime before spring. Con-
crete bridges which are located in
these districts will be inspected.
Endorsement of the proposal was
given by the county council on Mon
day and an appropriation of $125 to
cover the expenses of the commission
ers while on the trip was approved on
first reading, and likely will be ap.
proved on final reading Saturday,
along with the other appropriations
made to operate the county govern
ment during the remainder Of 1912.
Not until the weather moderates will
the trip be undertaken and it may be
the early spring before the inspection
is made. There is no real occasion for
hurry, the commissioners say, as they
do not intend to locate the bridge un-
til spring. Furthermore it is doubt
full if any definite action in any respect
will be taken by the board until after
the Republican primaries in February.
1t is almost a foregone conclusion
that South H street has been elimi-
mated as site for the bridge while
the agitation for South l. and South
E streets continues as strong as ever.
The reason South H street seems to
be out of it is that bridge at this
point would be more expensive by
many thousand dollars than at either
of the other two proposed locations.
The gorge at South E street is AZ
tcol SEOrIeT tudu dt COutu II SlIScI,
South E street being 612 feet and
South l. street 654 feet. A bridge at
South l. street would be level. while
that at South F. street would have 3
one per cent grade.
Engineer Jack Mueller who is work
ing on South E street plans and who
has prepared South l. street plans.
figures that three-span bridge would
be sufficient at E street, while his
plans call for four spans at South l.
street. No structure at either point
can be erected for less than $4,000,
in the opinion of the county officials.
There is about $4,000 in the county
treasury to expend on the structure
and the remainder would have to be
secured by the sale of bonds.
A delegation from the South Side I'm
provement association, and Richard
Sedgwick, representing the West Side
Improvement association, respectively
advocating South l. and South +
streets as the bridge location ~
dressed the board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
BENNETT ESTATE

Caroline L. Salter, administratrix
with the will annexed OF the estate Of
the late Anna II. Bennett. widow Of
the late General Tom Bennett, mayor
OF Richmond for several years. has
filed final settlement reports. The as
sets OF the estate amounted to $729. o.
The liabilities equaled this amount, it
being necessary for the attending ply
sician to reduce his claim I'm order that
the creditors be paid in full. ,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
A SURETY COMPANY
GOES TO THE WALL

Attorneys and others who have use
for surety bonds have been informed
the United States Surety company Of
Baltimore is in the hands of q receiv-
er. The company did q considerable
legal matters are under this COM
pany's bond, including some Of the Of
ficials, 1t is said. viii be required to
give new bond as those held under the
Ixarded n worthless. .........s~.. .. 50
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
Estimated Loss OF Famous New York Structure
is Placed at Seven Millions s--Firemen
Had q Terrible Battle.
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF A VICTIM

OF fire were carried dangerously near
to adjoining structures and the fire
men had to keep playing water on
them to prevent their burning.
Roof Crashes.
The roof crashed in about o'clock.
carrying down with 1t the men who
wers there fighting the flames.
The crash was accompanied with 4
mighty roar and shower of flames
and sparks which spurted upward as
the debris was hurled into the seeth-
ing interior
Thousands Of spectators, who jam
med the streets near the fire, saw the
men on top of the building swallowed
up as the roof fell.
The firemen made daring efforts to
rescue them but were powerless In the
face of the terrific heat.
The early apparatus on the scene
carried ladders that reached only to
the fifth floor. Firemen worked
flames beating from the windows In.
to their faces. Many were seriously
burned. but stuck to their places.
At o'clock the fire was still burn
ing fiercely. though every resources OF
the department was by that time being
utilized.
Many firemen were injured by fly
ing debris. which was blown from the
root by a high wind.
The Equitable building was one of
the finest in the downtown district.
housed the offices OF the August Bel
mont. the Union Pacific railroad and
many other large enterprises.
Word of the fire was quickly tele-
phoned to officials of enterprises hous-
ed in the Equitable building and Id.
| joining buildings and they rushed TO
| the scene.
One of the exciting incidents occurr-
ed when a part of the building came
crashing down ON q hook and ladder
and engine The firemen were barely
able to escape in time to save their
lives. The horses wre saved ~ they
had been early taken from tho shafts.
A large part OF the wall ronaiDed
standing however. and tongues of
flames leaped from every part o. II.
Chief Kenlon became alarmed lest the
30-story National Auditing Co. build
ing at Cedar street and Broadway
would catch fire when this remaining
/ wall should fall, as 1t was plainly evil
dent it must within"a short time. Lines
of hose were run into 1t to be handy
to extinguish any burning parts Of the
Equitable wall that might crash
through the windows with its fall.
| Firemen. policemen and reporters
became covered with ice. and waded
through the water in a chilling gala.
In the frantic effort to save adjoin-
ing buildings and rescue those nremen
and others imperiled by the flames.
the dead bodies Of two men lay on tho
sidewalk of Broadway at Cedar street
uncovered and uncared for.
Chief Kenlon and party OF twenty
Aremen narrowly escaped death from
falling portion Of the Broadway wall
when they heroically rescued Mr.. Glib
lin.
| Volunteers for the rescuing party
were called for by Chief Kenlon. All
of the firemen available responded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
EMPLOYEES KICK

Complaints about the heating equip
ment of the city street cars are being
registered with the officials of the
company by motormen and conduct
ors, and a petition is being circulated
by the employees Of the company, ask
ing that this matter be remedied. It
is said that General Manager Todd has
also been appealed to and that he in
tends to inspect the local cars within
the near future and ascertain II the
complaints Of the employees are true
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
National News Association)

(NatiOHal news AS0OCldtluHJ
NEW YORK. Jan. 9.--Seven mill
lions of dollars loss was caused today
by fire that destroyed the magnifi.
cent building of the Equitable Life
Assurance society. Five are known to
be dead: Deputy Fire Chief Walsh:
William Chapman, watchman; John
Cont, cook in the cafe Savarln: John
Sazzie, cook in the cafe Savarin. and
an unidentified man. Three persons
are missing. The seriously injured
are William Giblin. president of the
Mercantile Safety Deposit CO., and
hospital. The fire. which destroyed
the Equitable building, nine story
marble and granite structure, here
tofore regarded fireproof. started at
six o'clock in the basement storeroom
Of the cafe Savarin and gained serious
headway because the night employees
attempted to extinguish the flames be-
fore sending in an alarm. Before
nine o'clock the destruction had been
completed, despite heroic work in the
biting cold by the entire fire de.
partment President Giblin was trap.
ped in the safety deposit cafe for near.
ly an hour and was badly burned. He
came near being roasted alive before
the iron bars could be removed. Fire
Chief Walsh was trapped on the fourth
floor after ordering his men to make
their escape. The Equitable build.
ing was in the heart of the financial
district. surrounded by skyscrapers.
1t also housed the Mercantile Trust
company; the Mercantile Safety De.
posit company; Kountze Brothers,
bankers, and the offices of the Harri'
man Line of Railroads. Many valu.
able documents were lost and finan'
cial affairs of the stock exchange ham
pered. The loss to the building was
four million, aud loss to contents
three million.
Wind Hampers Firsmen.
A strong southwest gale hampered
the firemen and threatened for q
time to spread the holocaust over the
entire financial district, as the Equit
able building was located in the very
heart of that section. Streams of wa
ter turned upon the burning structure
were hurled clean across the street by
the wind and live sparks and tongues
of flame were carried by the raging
wind.
Many of the fire-fighters were in
jured by flying debris and one of the
most thrilling and heart-rendine
scenes of the conflagration was the
death of three men who were trapped
ip/ p/the cupola. All perished when the
FOOT fell.
Despite the tremendous exertions OF
the firemen to keep the flames con
fined to the lower flowers, the blaze
Tapped its way upward and within hall
an hour the fifth and sixth floors were
engulfed with fire. The seventh and
eighth caught next and shortly after
$50 the flames burst through the
roof, sending up a shower of sparks
and flame like the eruption of huge
volcano.
Famed by high wind which was
driving in from the bay. the tongues
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
On Transportation of Dyna'
mite in Indiana.
[National News Association,

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9.-Fedaral
grand jury began calling in railroad
officials. conductors and stationmen
today, which led to the belief that the
dynamiting investigation is rapidly
drawing to a close, indicating as 1t
does that information now sought con-
Germs transportation in and out of In
dianapolis of explosives. Examina-
ton of eight Ohio witnesses concern
ing explosions in that state was con-
cluded before noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
SUGAR MEN MEET
tNational News Association,

BURLINGTON, VT. Jan. 9.-The
nineteenth annual convention of the
Vermont Maple Sugar Association be-
gan here today in connection with the
State dairymen's convention. Presi-
dent G. HI. Soule of Fairfield delivered
the opening address. One of the inter
esting features Of the gathering is an
elaborate exhibition of maple products,
sugar and syrup and Of sugar making
apparatus. - $780,. .... s-.. es.,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
THE WEATHER
erATE AND locAl-Fair. tonight:
Wednesday unsettled; continued
cold.
HIGH SCHOOL oesERVAToRY

HIGH SCHOOL OBSERVATORY
Forecast for Richmond and vicinity:
Fair tonight and Wednesday, slowly
rising temperature. Highest temper.
ature In last "a hours. % at noon
Monday. Lowest temperature in last
- hours. - at 2 a. m. Tuesday. Tenn
perature at 1880 p. m. today. 6 above.
Barometer, 80. high. stationary. Di.
rection and velocity OF wind, south
west, 12 miles per hour.
Note-The thermometer fell steadi.
~ from noon Monday. to 2 q. m. Fri
day. then rose degrees gradually to
Noon. .-..-.
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DIXIE shIvERlNG.

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. 9.--Atlanta's &
coolest day of the winter, % above,
arrived this morning. The city Is COW
cred with Ice following yesterday g
snow and the streets are dangerous.
Many districts were in total darkness
hast night, the current being cut of by
broken wire. Two men are dead from
I've wires In the streets. The bread
line of the poor has formed In front
Of the city hall. where provisions and
coal are being supplied.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
MEETS AT PARSONAGE

The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Methodist church viii meet wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. J. F. Rad
cliffe in the church parsonage in
South fourteenth street. .... ii
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
SCHOONER ASHORE.

PORTLAND, Me-, Jan. 9.-The
three-masted schooner went ashore
here near Richmond Breakwater, off
this port today. Her crew Is in the
wreckage. Life savers were unable to
reach her owing to high seas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
GALE ALONG COAST.

NEWPORT. r. l. Jan. 9.-The worst
gale in many years is raging along the
coast and much damage has been
by the storm. The barometer this az
ternoon was 29.4, the lowest in thirty
years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
Three Torpedo Boats, En-
route to Cuba, Are Missing
and the Navy Officials Are
Much Alarmed.
FORM "BREAD LINE"
AT ATLANTA TODAY
Three Men Have Frozen to
Death in Kentucky and
Entire Country Is in the
Grip of the Storm.
(Nstional News Association)

National News Association)
NORFOLK. Va. Jan. 9.-The battle
ships Connecticut. Louisiana, Ohio and
South Carolina. reinforced by the aux
iliary cruiser Prairie and the cruiser
Salem were searching the storm rid
den Atlantic today for trace Of the
missing torpedo boats Mayrant, Nc.
Call and Drayton. with more than 200
men aboard them. The boats had been
swept out Of their course by ter
Tihc gale while bound for Cuba. Gov
ernment wireless operators along the
coast were ordered to keep the special
calls for the missing ships until they
we're found. Naval oflicials here do not
believe the vessels have gone down.
but think they have been driven far
out Of their course. and perhaps their
wireless rigging has been wrecked.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-09
FROZEN TO DEATH

LOUISVILLE. KY. Jan. 9.-Three
men have frozen to death on the Ken.
tucky roads during the zero spell. One
victim was walking from an interur.
ban car to his home near Lexington,
when he was overcome.