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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
FAKE. MAYOR-ELECT
HELD FOR THEFT
w. S. Robbins and Two LO-
cal Men Arrested At
Cincinnati.
MAYOR UNPERTURBED

Friends of Mayor-elect William .
cause a man arrested in Cincinnati
yesterday, charged with assisting in
the theft of some jewelry, informed
the lQueen~Gitya police that he was to
be Richmond's chief executive after
the first of the year.
A Cincinnati newspaper, scenting a
sensational story in the statement Of
this man, wired it's local correspond
ent for information. The correspond
ent wired back that about the time the
impersonator of Richmond's mayor
elect was being arrested Mr.. Robbins
was delivering an address at the NUM-
cipal Christmas tree exercises.
The man arrested in Cincinnati is
William /. Robbins of this city, ma
alleged theft of two diamond rings,
each valued at $3.50, and a cloak, val
ued at $50, from disorderly house on
George street, Cincinnati, are Orville
Thompson. of this city, blind piano
tuner, and c. w. Hoffman of Balti-
more.
Find Pawn Ticket.
The articles they are charged with
taking were Christmas presents. A
pawn ticket was found in Thompson 5
pocket when he was searched at po-
lice headquarters. All the men admit
ted they were at the disorderly house
Wednesday night.
When Mayor-elect Robbins was in
formed today of the liberty one of his
fellow citizens had taken with his
name at Cincinnati he laughed heart
lily and then said that during the re-
cent municipal campaign William l.
Robbins, who is not related to him, fre-
quently posed as the Progressive can
didate for the mayoralty.
Orville Thompson, who resides on
South Fifth street, has been employed
at the Starr Piano company and is
quite well known. He is said to be a
skilled piano tuner. Formerly he was
a familiar fgure on the streets of
Richmond for he had trained collie
dog which led him about town, but OF
late he had been able to dispense with
the dogs services because of the i'm,
provement of his eyesight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
WEATHER MAN MIKES
RAIN, SNOW, SLEET
East Coast Swept by Bale Do
ing Half Million Dollar
Damage.
NORTH STATES COLD
Christmas Weather i'm Rich
mond Keeps Residents
i'm Their Homes.

Dame Natures gift to Richmond
was a white Christmas. The gift was
not given stealthily in the night as
Santa Claus is supposed to distribute
gifts TO the children. but a blanket Of
snow was spread over the city openly
after 9 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The day opened warm and cloudy,
with a temperature of about 35, which
was the maximum for the day. Be-
tween 9 and IL o'clock in the morn
ing there was severe wind and snow
storm. There was snow all day until
midnight.
The wind rose to a great velocity
last night. and continued all night
with lowering temperature. The ther-
mometer dropped dropped to 81. the
lowest. After midnight and until this
morning it fell five degrees. freezing
the slush which was left from yester-
day
Wind Blows Hard.
No record of the velocity of the
wind can be obtained by Walter Voss-
Ter. United States weather observer. at
the pumping station. but it is thought
the gusts late last night were as high
as sixty miles an hour. The general
velocity of the wind was about thir-
ty-five miles and hour during the
storm period.
Christmas eve the Pennsylvania, c.
& o. and the traction station were
filled to overflowing with people who
were leaving the city to spend Christ
mas, or with people arriving to visit
local friends and relatives. Nearly
every incoming and outgoing railroad
train carried extra coaches to accom-
modate the exceptionally large num-
ber of travellers. There was also
heavy travel yesterday. especially In
the evening when thes holiday throngs
began to leave for their homes or
were returning to the city,
The rural mail carriers found it very
heavy going yesterday morning, as
their wagons were laden to capacity.
and the roads were seas of mud, but
the generous farmer folk on their
routes we'll repaid them for their hard
Christmas labors, and when the car
riers returned to the postoffice they
looked like army raiders after sue.
cessful looting expedition. Their
wagons groaned under burdens of tur-
keys, ducks, chickens, food stuffs OF
all varieties. including priceless eggs
and other gifts from appreciative pa.
irons too numerous to list in detail
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
Breaks His Word.

JEFFERSONNILLE, Ind. Dec. 26.-
Herbert Eschenfelder had not report
ed at the institution at 1 O'Clock this
afternoon and posse composed of po-
lice, citizens and reformatory- guards
were searching for the young man.
whose desire to celebrate Christmas
outside the stone walls caused him to
take French leave
Reformatory officials were confident
yesterday that Eschenfelder would
keep his promise to return today, but
they are now inclined to believe that
his taste of freedom has been too
sweet for him to voluntarily surrender
himself and receive the punishment
of an extended length of sentence
which is IN store for the prodigal on
his return, whether he comes back of
his own accord or in the custody of
those who are pursuing him. Richmond
police hare been notified to keep a
sharp watch for him
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
SOCIAL UPLIFTERS
INVADE CITIES

MICHIGANTOWN. Ind. Dec 90
This town was invaded today by a
team of six social up1ifters from But
ler College, indianapolis, who will de-
vote the next seven days-their
Christmas vacation--to social service
work among the young men of Michi-
gantown. 1t is the annual custom of
Butler to send out a gospel team at
Christmas time.
The team is ready for anything.
from staging 8 basketball game or a
vaudeville show TO conducting prayer
meetings and special meetings for re-
calling young men to their churches.
The .own has three ehurches-Chris-
tian, Methodist and Baptist-and influ-
entail business men and ministers
combined to bring the team here.
Their coming has been widely adyer-
tised.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
PRISONER ESCAPES
FOR XMAS VACATION
Richmond Crime Teacher. i'm
Clerical Garb, Outwits
Prison Guards.
SLIDES DOWN WIRE

Herbert J. Eschenfelder. sentenced
to the Indiana State Reformatory two
years ago from the Wayne circuit
court for conducting a crime school
for east end boys, made his escape
from the institution Wednesday night,
leaving the following Christmas greet
Ing for j. A. Carter, superintendent of
the construction department.
Mr.. J. A. Carter, I want to spend
Christmas outside. Will be back Fri
day. Tell the major not to worry, as
will be back, Friday sure Herbert
]. Eschenfelder"
Th prisoner left the reformatory by
sliding down wire from the second
floor of the administration building
Although he has not been seen since,
prison officials are sure that he will
return tomorrow. and exchange the
chaplain's suit, which he took, for the
reformatory garb.
Eschenfelder was obssessed of the
Christmas spirit, chafed under the re-
strictions of prison routine, and after
he had clothed himself in clerical
garb, fastened a wire to stairway
and slid to Yule-Tide freedom outside
the walls.
been good, and he would have been
feligible for parole soon He was
first missed at 10 o'clock at night
Eschenfelder was the brains of a
gang which two years ago gave the po-
lice of Richmond endless worry. Penn
sylvania detectives caught him Iooting
cars in the east end yards, and sue
ceeded in obtaining his conviction on
a petit larceny charge before Judge
Fox.
The fugitive trained a number of
boys in the art of stealing, and took
them with him on his nightly trips.
! When the house where he was living
with woman was raided by the po-
lice, large amount of loot was con-
fiscated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
BROTHER OFFERS AID
Visits Sister w ho w a S
"Heartmate' of Attorney.

MONTICELLO. \. Y, Dec. ga
pathetic meeting took place in the jail
here today when Postmaster Herbert
Branch of Hartwick. y. Y, came 10
see his sister, Adelaide A. Branch.
who threw aside all family ties Is
years ago to become the heart mate"
of Attorney Melvin Couch. Upon his
arrival he was taken at once to the
hospital ward where since Sunday his
sister has been begging for death that
she might follow TO the grave the law
yer who for years has held her as yol-
untary slave in a little boxlike room
of his office.
The brother came to tell the woman
that her family had disowned her but
that he would help her leave for the
west where she hopes to hide herself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
R, BETHEL DEAD
Death of Centerville Man
Comes Suddenly.

! CENTERVILLE, Ind, Dec. 26.-
Ralph Bethel, 81 years old, one of the
best known young men of Wayne
county, died at Chicago hospital this
morning from a complication OF dis
eases. He was the son of MerceIlus
Beitzell, . hardware merchant of this
place
About asmonth ago, Mr.. Beitzell re-
turned here for a visit. A week ago
he went TO the Chicago institution for
treatment. His death was unexpected.
He travelled for Chicago tombstone
concern. Mr.. Bethel at one time was
in the show business. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed. The
body will be returned here for inter
ment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26

Miss Juanita Miller, daughter of the
late Joaquin Miller, Poet of the Sier-
ras," declares she and her mother
have been in spiritual communication
with Miller Miss Miller declares that
they have also had visions of the ven
cradle poet, but that on each occasion
the shadowy figure vanished when
either of the women spoke.
There has always been close spir-
itual bond between mother. father and
myself said Miss Miller. ''Frequent-
" mother had communicated with
father, when he was alive, by tele-
pathy when they were miles apart.
Miss Miller and her mother live in the
poets old home, The Heights in the
hills back of Oakland.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
ILLINOIS PASTOR
WILL PREACH

Rev. e. f. Davis. of Alexis, Ill. one
of the strong ministers of the Presby-
terian church will occupy the pulpit at
the Second Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning and evening. Rev
Davis is we'll known among Presbyter-
ians in eastern Indiana having been
member of the Whitewater Presby-
terry several years ago. The congre-
cation is still seeking a minister to
take the place of Rev. T. c. McNary
who went to St Louis to take the pas
torate Of the Lee Avenue church.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Today's
weather is one of the most peculiar
mixtures the country has ever produc-
ed. 1t is warm and rainy on parts of
the eastern coast, snow and cold in
southern and upper New York, New
England, and the west reports temper
atures from Il below at DEVILS Lake,
to springlike weather in Kansas. Flor
ida is the only place running true to
form. There it is warm. A twenty
four gale and rain in Washington in
Washington produced springlike con-
ditiOnS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
PEARSE RETURNS

Regular gymnasium work at the Y.
NJ c. A. will begin January 3. when
P. Paul Pearse, the physical director,
will return from a visit to the east
Mr.. Pearse, with his wife and small
son, left early in December, and since
that time the work OF directing the
gymnasium classes has been in the
hands of H. A. Pettijohn and Lyman
Lybolt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
GALE CAUSES WRECKS.
Half Million Dollars Damage Done
by Tidal Wave.

SEABRIGHT, n. J., Dec. 26.-Three
men were swept to death and damage
estimated at fully a half million dol
lars was caused by a gale that ragged
along the coast at a rate of ninety
miles an hour today, hurting the sea
upon the land like tidal wave.
Houses in this city were blown
down or washed away. The city s
lighting plant was put out of commits
sion. Three hundred persons were
forced to fee from their homes. Two
boats were driven ashore near here.
To the mast of one of the vessels
three men were clinging. The Fork
river life saving crew tried to reach
the men. but without success. The
men were seen to drop one by one
into the swirling sea and disappear
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
BUYS 100 ACRE FARM

Benjamin Kuhlman purchased the
160 acre farm of Edgar F. Hiatt, To-
Gated one mile east and one mile
south of Westville The farm is
known as the Perry Dearborn farm
The deal was negotiated by Funk and
Miller.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-26
WINDOWS ARE SMASHED

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-A terrific
gale struck New York early today and
caused considerable damage. Hun
dredes of plate glass windows were
shattered and signs dismantled. caus-
ing much danger to patrons. One man
was blown into the river, but was res
cued The gale was followed by a
dense fog that darkened the city and
delayed all traffic, both surface and
elevated.
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CONTINUED On Page Ten-l
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
Missouri "Wild Man" Caught

Warrensburg, Mo-, August 4.-Of-
ficers yesterday captured the so-called
wild man who has been terrorizing
people living north of the city near
Blackwater river. He frightened
women and children by appearing
suddenly at farmhouses in various
stages of nudity. At other times he
was seen wading and wallowing in
the water in the streams. He was
evidently insane from the heat, but
after receiving nourishment this ev-
ening he told the officers that his
name was John E. Wilson, and that
he had recently been released from
the Missouri penitentiary, where he
had served four years for burglary
and larceny.
An examination of the prison rec
ords this afternoon did not reveal the
name of John E. Wilson and it is not
thought that he has been an inmate
If the place.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07

man can handle, and he will have to
hire a good deal in hay time. They
put the hay up in about a week, but
they do it with machinery. Igot
enough machinery with the place to
run it. Mary and Robert were down
there for two weeks this summer and
they liked the place very much.
Robert had fine time.
Iwish that could find a small
place close to town that I could get
for you. If you could keep a few
cows and sell the milk and some
chickens and pigs, I am sure that you
could do very nicely. When it comes
to raising wheat here, one has to get
in so big to make anything that only
people with lots Of money or backing
can get start so they can do any
good and wheat ranch is a pretty
poor place to live. You can never
make a home where you cannot have
water to irrigate with.
have made this pretty long al
ready so l guess that l had better
quit. hope that you have had
good rain before this and that you
may yet get a fair crop of corn and
that the fall pastures will be good.
With love to all,
F rom Glenn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
Advertised Letters.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the post office at Butler, Mo-,
for the week ending August 9Th 1918:
E. S. Barnett, Fred Gerder, Luther
White, Jas. H. Word. Miss Minnie
Bower, Myrtle White Mccormick,
Mrs. Jane McElroy.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office Aug. 10, 1918 if not
delivered before. In calling for the
above, please say Advertised" CIV
ing date of list.
C. A. Chambers, P. M.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
Dictagraph Convicts Judge.

Bartlesville, Ok, Aug. 4.-County
Judge Charles E. King of Usage
county, removed from office Friday
night by jury in the District Court,
will appeal to the Supreme Court.
The defense expects to prove that
the dictagraph evidence which con-
victed King, was not sufficient to
warrant his removal.
County Attorney Cope says he will
not press the bribery charges against
King. He has ousted the only two
Republicans holding office in the
county. The other was Sheriff Will
lison.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
Cigarette Habit Cured With
Nitrate of Silver

Chicago, Aug. ga drummer, two
college students, a bartender, six
baseball players and the proprietor Of
a poolroom were sitting on the steps
outside the headquarters of the Anti.
cigarette League today when Miss
Lucy Page CASTOR arrived to openthe
second day of the leagues free clinic.
They all wanted a sample Of the
leagues treatment for getting "a toe
hold on Lady Nicotine.
The drummer displayed a fuzzy
tongue, DR.. D. H. Kress, general sec
rotary Of the league, drew tiny
brush from a glass case, swabbed the
tongue with solution of nitrate of
silver and passed on to the next VIC
tim, while the drummer hurried out
in the hall to light cigarette and test
the remedy. He took two puffs and
sent the snipe out the window.
Good night" he said with a wry
expression and much emphasis.
Miss CASTOR today pronounced the
new treatment success. She said
that after ten mouth-washes with the
nitrate of silver solution the most
hardened smoker was ready to. quit.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Kark B Seibel to John Bell tract
sec Is West Point ...........$ i
Ed Dillon to w B Weeks - int
2l8 secs l, 6 New Home and
Charlotte Observation-Disclosures. 264t
Jesse L Miller to E T Tourtilott
lots 10, II blk 80 Rich Hill 49,. 40(
L G Tracy to &C Thayer tract
sec 20 West Boone ............ $500
C C Nelson to j H Crawford
sec 20 West Point ............. 200
j w Stayton to W A Page 40
sec 20 Mingo .................. 1920
] C M Young to Alta Rich etal
3]1s secs 81, Is Deepwater .. l
Daisy S Mahan to T Stilwell lot
1913 pit lot 1902 Adrian ..... 300
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07

Will be held 1t the court house IN
the Probate Court room every Sun
day morning 1t II O'Clock All are
cordially invited Subject
August 10, spirit"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-26
CREW BARELY ESCAPE
As MAINE SCHOONER
SINKS OFF CHATHAM.

Chatham, Mass, Sept. PA seri-
the schooner Nellie f, Sawyer of
Portland, Me, which sank in the mid
die of Pollock Rip channel, early to-
day, with all sails set. Her skipper.
Capt. N F. Mitchell. and the crew of
five men had just time to jump into
the small boat as the schooner slid
off the shoal on which she struck and
plunged % feet TO the bottom. The
mariners rowed to Pollock Rip light
ship, half mile away, and We're
brought ashore by the Monomoy Point
life saving crew.
The Sawyer was bound from New
York to Calais, Me, with coal and
had passed Pollock Rip lightship when
she struck the shoal on the west side
of the channel. Captain Mitchell said
that her whole bottom seemed to give
way and he had barely time to shout
To his men and clear away the boat
when the schooner began to sink.
She lies on sandy bottom, half Il
mile north of Pollock Rip lightship.
with her boWsprit out of water and
her sails set. as the channel at this
point is very narrow and is one of the
busiest ocean highways on this part
of the coast, it is expected that the
schooner Will be blown up within Il
few days by a revenue cutter.
The Nellie + Sawyer was built at
Brunswick in 1873 and was go tons
net burden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-26

4-year-olds, Fred E. Glidden of Coop
er's Mills, 1st; II. e. Choate of Wind
sor End; 5-year-olds, G. F. Donnell of
Windsor, list; Henry Clary of White
field, End: G-year olds, Peter Field of
North Whiteheld, list
LTRY DEPARTME NT-Tur
keys, T. II. Ford of North White
field, / pair list; ducks, Fred Glidden
of Jefferson, ] pair. list; White Wyan-
dotte hens, J. e. Peterson of Gardi-
ner, l pen, LIST; q. f. Cooper of Gardi-
ner, pens. md; White Wyandotte
chickens. j. c Peterson Of Gardiner, /
pen. 1st.
SWINE. CLASS No. 22-Berkshire
boar, c. W. Brown of Windsor, list;
Berkshire sows, c. w. Brown of Wind
sor, 1st End and 2rd
PULLING OXEN AND STEERS,
CLASS NO. 1S.-Oxen, feet 2 and
over, James Gould, Gardiner. LIST c. A.
Glidden, Cooper's Mills, I'd; I feet 2
and under, c. A. Glidden, Cooper's
Mills, list. \. f. Cunningham, Jeffer-
son, I'd; feet II, Herman Thayer,
Whitefeld, 1st.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-26
Attractions for Friday.

Friday, will be the last day of the
fair and the attractions offered are
as good if not better than the second
day. The one big event of the day
will be the sweepstake pulling con-
tests for horses and cattle open to
the State. This promises to be in
teresting There will also be two good
races on the card, the go class for a
purse of $40 and the Consolation race
for non winning horses to be divided
into four purses-also for $10o purse
Friday, is also horse day and large
number of prize horses will undoubted-
ly be on hand. The dancing pavilion
will be open for the entire day and
there is bound to be something doing
every minute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-26

Henry Lanpher of Rutherford, N.
J., who has been the guest of his Sis
ter, Mrs. h Fl. Manson returned,
Wednesday, home.
Miss Marion Damon passed, Wednes-
day, in Oakland guest of her grand
father, G. f. Allen.
Pittsfield relatives have received an
invitation to attend the marriage re-
ception to attend the marriage recep-
ton of Miss Marguerite Marion Shaw
and Edward Frederick Eckert. Jr, of
Mattapan, Mass, which will take
place, Tuesday, Oct. IA, at the home of
Miss Shaw's parents in Mattapan.
Miss Shaw is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank J. Shaw, who were former
residents of this town. She is a grad
uate Of the Girls Latin school in Bos-
ton and was student at Smith Col
lege at North Hampton for year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,
Pleads Guilty to Larceny Charge.

PLEADS luiitr 10 Ld'CSiy SHa' ~.
Samuel Snow pleaded guilty to the
charge Of larceny in the Auburn mu-
nicipal court, Thursday morning, and
was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He
appealed and was ordered to furnish
500 bonds for his appearance at the
January term Of the supreme court
Snow is said to have stolen three ra-
zors. two bracelets and q ring, all to
the value OF $25. Deputy Marshal w. A.
Morrill, was the complainant.
5000 Damage Suit Again.
Unless settled out of court the suit
of Luther C. Abbott. Admr., vs. Win
field 6. Treat for $4,000 damages caus-
ed by the death of plaintiffs 3-year-
cid grandson, will be tried for third
time in the supreme court of Andto-
scoggin county The jury which heard
the case at the trial in Auburn, the
present week. failed to agree and so
reported to Justice Bird, when court
opened. Thursday morning. 1t is UNI
derstood the jury stood eight to four in
favor of a verdict for the plaintiff.
Forfsits Right Of Parole.
Wilfred Jacques, whose parole from
the State penitentiary at Thomaston'
| the second granted under the new uaw
came recently, smashed all the efforts
of friends to obtain his freedom Tor
hin1 al tie same time insuring
good tenn behind the bars for himself
by getting drunk and creating dis
| turFaGcc Wednesday night. landing
| in the Lewiston lookup. Dana S. Will
liams, the Lewiston attorney, who Sc
| cured the release Of Jacques ON parole,
will send him back to Thomaston to
| com Elete the sentence Of breaking and
entering fer which he was committed
| from Auburn. last winter.