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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15

Claimants against the Farmers
State bank of Milton, to the number
of TO- voted in the south courtroom
Wednesday morning to accept Z propo-
sition put forth by the stockholders to
pay 100 cents on the dollar on all
allowed claims held against the bank.
This proposition is to hold good for
80 days and the payment not to in
clude interest on the claims.
John L. Rupe, as attorney for the
stockholders, presented the PROPOSE
tion in open court Tuesday morning.
The room was filled with claimants
against the bank who had come to at
tend the hearing on the case At the
close of RUPEES statement, the depos-
itors retired to the south courtroom,
where after due deliberation and dis
cussion of the question they voted to
accept the offer.
The plan of payment as proposed by
the bank stockholders would give de-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
CAMP, IN STATEMENT, TELLS HOW HIATT
INVESTED $3.50, 900 IN POOR SECURITIES
j. Insert, Maj. Gen. Sir J. /. Van

The following statement by Commissioner Camp explains
what became of the $660000 which, he Mr. Hiatt
in questionable securities:
The F. Hongsworh property consisting of 175O of land
Louisiana
had resod
Rapids Michigan which
A A
s15352 held
McImoe
o Cleveland, Mississippi
the bank the John w Kingsbuy
of $122500 what
Building Chicago holds
OF
charged with S135000O0 in
Dickinson
$S5000 what is
a lien of$100,00O.
of
1921 March,
$6S5952
liens $7S7500"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
BY w. E. Moore

G
Fair and below freezing tonight;
Wednesday fair with moderate tenn
perature.
The departure of the storm which
covered all the Central states Tuesday
which was followed by decided rise
in barometric pressure Wednesday, in
dicates continued fair weather for the
next SO hours.
Temperatures For Yesterday.
Maximum .-.......-......... 81
Minimum ........... .45
Today.
Noon 4S
Weather Conditions - The severe
and heavy rain storm which has pre-
vailed for the last S6 hours from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, re-
suited in the greatest amount of pre-
cipitation which has fallen in a &c.
hour period for several months. Viol-
ent tornadoes occurred at several
places in the southern states. The
weather is now generally fair over the
north and central district and rather
cold over southern Canada. 1t was
two below zero at Prince Albert.
Saskatchewan. Another storm of de-
cided energy is moving southeastward
from the north Pacific coast and is en-
tering the United States near Puget
Sound.
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
Thursday; somewhat colder in ex-
treme south portion tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
MILTON BANK CLAIMANTS TO ACCEPT
100 Cents ON DOLLAR; NO INTEREST

positors face value on their allowed,
undisputed claims at the First Nation
al bank of Cambridge City. All the
claimants are to assign their claims
to this bank as trustee.
Confidence in Settlement.
Confidence in a 100 percent settle
ment within the near future was
voiced by a number of depositors at
the meeting which followed RUPEES
statement. Many felt that they were
fortunate to receive the amount of the
principal even without interest
The statement made by Attorney
John L. RupG, in presenting the stock
holders proposition follows in part:
There has been delay IL the set
tlement in these accounts due prin-
cipally to two causes: first, the situa-
ton in which the books of the bank
were left after the death of the cash
ier. No one in the neighborhood had
Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
APPROVE EXTENSION
OF S50,O00,000 LOAN
FOR FAMINE RELIEF
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March Is. The
resolution OF Senator Lodge, Republi-
can, Massachusetts, extending for %
years the loan of s5O,O00.000 made to
Austria for famine relief was adopted
unanimously today by the senate and
sent to the house.
Extension of the loan as provided
by the Lodge resolution has been urg-
ed recently by many American or
ganizations.
The resolution was approved unani-
mously today by the senate finance
committee and unanimous consent
given for its immediate consideration
in the senate.
Senator Lodge told the senate that
the Austrian government was without
sufficient funds to operate and also
pay the loan.
Other nations which joined in fam
inc relief work, he said, had promised
also to extend their loans which are
secured by liens on Austrian revenues.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
TWO WAYNE COUNTY
BRIDGES INCLUDED
IN BUILDING PLANS
tBy Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, March 15.-Con-
struction or repair of 107 bridges at
cost of s2,29O.O0O will be undertaken
this year by the state highway COM
mission which already has announced
road paving program calling for ex-
pendlture of more than $3,000000.
The bridge program outlined today
proposes advertisement this week for
bids on Is bridges, including the 1900
foot of White river at Hazelton, which
is estimated to cost 100000 Bids for
other structures will be out soon, said
the commissions announcements
Among the bridges to be built are
the following: Wayne county, two 90
foot bridges on the Richmond Win
chester road: repair of Simon Creek
bridge on indianapolis Cincinnati road
between Brookville and Ohio state
line, $4,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15

George w Miller, T. w Smith, Henry
Z. Starr anc Jessie A. Wiechman.
The beginning of the institution
dates back to 1870, when Joseph Dick
inson and Paul V. Washburn engaged
in the business of making real estate
first mortgage loans and selling them
TO investors.
They opened their first office in a
small room on North Eighth street in
the rear of where the Second National
bank building now stands. For a
number of years they continued in
these quarters, when they removed
their offices to the building al tho
southeast corner of Main and Ninth
streets.
Here they occupied a suite of three
rooms on the second floor, where the
business was continued, At that time
there was taken into the business the
two sons of Joseph Dickinson, Samuel
Dickinson and Joseph j. Dickinson,
and Charles A. Francisco, a son-in-law
of Joseph Dickinson. The business at
that time was operated under the firm
name of j. Dickinson & Co. as pri-
vate partnership business
Seek New Officers
+ Up to that time they had confined
their operations to the sale of mort
gage paper, principally to English eli
ents living in England and Ireland,
where the Dickinson family enjoyed a
wide acquaintance
In the year 1898 they built and re-
moved to the building on South Eighth
street, better known as the Safety De
posit building. for it was in this build
ing that the first safety deposit value
in Richmond was installed
Company incorporates
In 1895 the company was incorpo-
rated under the laws of the state of
Indiana as Dickinson Loan company.
Its first officers were Charles A. Fran
cisco, president; Samuel Dickinson.
vice president. and Joseph Dickinson.
secretary. Up to that time the COM
pany conducted an exclusive mortgage
loan business. which business had
steadily grown from year to year, and
not only did they continue to invest
much foreign capital. but their clients
were numbered by the score through
out the New England states. particu-
larly throughout Mem Hampshire, Yer
mont, Maryland, New York and Massa-
chusetts.
For six years the business was con
| Quoted under the firm name Of Dick
inson Loan company when in 1899.
they organized what is now known as
the Dickinson Trust company, with a.
capital of $4,000 and shortly after
ward increased the capital of the COM
pany to 100000.
In 1908 the capital of the company
was increased to 100000, which is the.
present capital stock of the company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
SOUTH AFRICAN FIGHT
APPARENTLY ENTERS
final PHASE, REPORT
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, March 15.-With all sec
tors of the disaffected area in South
Africa cleaned of rebels except GER
tain portions of the Johannesburg or
central, region of the Rand, the strug-
gle apparently has entered its final
phase Jeppestown, in the east end Of
johannesburg seems to be the prln-
cipal remaining center of resistance.
Artillery, tanks and airplanes were
used in the capture of Forsburg from
the revolutionists. They disregarded
notices dropped from airplanes giving
them until il o'clock in the morning
to surrender but gave in after IS min
utes of bombardment.
Another success was achieved in
the east Rand where extensive pro-
prietary mines were recovered and
156 revolutionists captured Their
leaders. however, escaped.
JOHANNESBURG. March 15.-Ad-
vices from Fordsburg, timed late yes
terday, report that government infan-
try was then clearing the streets aft
er the capture of the town from the
rebels. Many prisoners had been TAX
en- and the remainder were retiring on
the Langlaagte river. Leaflets were
dropped by airplanes warning the
women and children to leave before
the town was bombarded.
There was an immediate response,
a steady stream of refugees proceed.
ing to special camp outside the zone
of bombardment
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
WARN AUTO DEALERS
TO WATCH NUMBERS
ON ALL AUTOMOBILES

warning to all auto dealers of the
city that the sale or Use of a motor
car with engine number changed from
the number sent out by the factory is
violation of the law, was issued by
Chief of Police William Eversman
Wednesday afternoon. The warning
followed discovery of number of cars
in local repair snops which had had
their identity changed by alteration of
the motor number.
Dealers are advised to look over
their machines at once and see that
the numbers are all right. '.We do
not want to make anybody any trou-
Bile unless it is necessary, but we in
tend to take possession of any car
which has had the number altered,
and look into it's title thoroughly be-
fore that car is released" said Chief
Eversman
Two machines were returned to
Dayton Tuesday evening by police Of
ficers from that city. One machine
stolen from w. Fl. Hood of this city
has been returned to him The ma
chine was stolen Dec. 16, 1921, and
was found in local garage.
Fines Provided.
Fines of from 5000 to $500 are pro-
vided by law for anyone who offers for
sale a motor vehicle the motor number
of which has been altered, according
to the statement of Chief Eversmar.
This fine may be accompanied by con-
finement in the county Jail ranging
from 80 to $50 days. For the second
offense. a one to five year sentence
in the state prison is provided
ANY dealer who has on hand a car
with 4 changed engine number Will
save himself trouble by reporting it to
the police at once" said Chief Evers-
man.
One car owner from Middletown ap.
peared at police station Wednesday
morning and took away a car which
he said had been stolen from him. A
party coming from Oxford and Hamil-
ton, Ohio, also called to identify an
other car, but had not taken it out OF
town, at a late hour Wednesday.
EATON, Ohio, March 15.--Under
writ issued from common pleas court,
automobiles, accessories and all prop
erty of ]. c. Connell, garage man and
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15

News of the embarrassing condition
of the bank became known during the
day and a number of Withdrawals
made Late in the afternoon, the num-
ber of persons seeking to withdraw
their accounts assumed large proper
tions.
Close Doors
At 8 o'clock the bank examiners
closed the doors and the institution
will not be opened Thursday morn
ing.
The crowd blocked the sidewalk, re-
quiring the presence of police to
keep the sidewalk unobstructed.
The state law provides that the
stockholders may be assessed up to
100 per cent. of their holdings The
trust company is a member of the
federal reserve system.
The directors hold the president
alone responsible for bad investments
President E. +. Hiatt declined to
make statement today.
The officers are Edgar F. Hiatt
president; E. r. Lemon, vice-presi
dent and secretary; j. A. Wiechman
vice-president and treasurer; R. l.
Kruger, assistant secrtary.
Members of the executive commit
tee are E. H. Gates, E. F. Hiatt, E. G
Hibberd, P. W. Smith and H. C. Starr
The board of directors is as follows:
Adam II. Bartel, Edwin H. Gates
Joseph j, Dickinson, Samuel w. Gaar
Henry Gennett, John j. Harrington
Edgar r. Hiatt, Elgar F. Hibberd
Everett r. Lemon, Charles Mcclure
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15

The Dickinson Trust
at o'clock Wednesday pending complete reorganization
which will include the election a president
The condition of the institution
financial circles for the last days. but that
satisfactory of the banks affairs made
The amount of questionable securities
placed by the bank examiners is S660000
The value of these securities unknown but the
difference between their actual value the
made by the stockholders of the
a statement of director.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15

1t is stated that most of the loss was
incurred in the last six months, and
that questionable securities were pur-
chased in an effort to recoup losses in
Cured in a number of investments,
some of which date back to 1912.
Two bank examiners have been go
ing over the books of the institution
for the last two weeks.
Capital Stock.
The capital stock of the trust COM
pany is 100000; its surplus is s125,000
and the undivided profits amount to
S30,65060, according to the last state
ment of the institution, on Dec. 81,
1921. This statement showed in detail:
RESOURCES
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
DICKINSON TRUST COMPANY
IS CLOSED BY STATE BANK
EXAMINER LATE WEDNESDAY

Charles W. Kamp, Bank Commissioner, Says E. F. HIATT
President of Institution Has in Last Five Months Without
knowledge Of Directors Unloaded $660,O00 Worth Of
Vaueess Securities on lnstution-Run on Bank Began
at Noon Today-Depositors Ordered Out of Bank at 3O(
Ocock-lnsttution Had Capital Stock of 100000
Doors Will Be Closed Until Thorough Examination Has
Been Made of Its Condton-Depositors' Interests Be
heved to Be Fully Protected and No Loss Is Likely to Resu
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
Julia {. Henderson
Dies at indianapolis
fBy Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. March 15.-Mrs.
Julia G. Henderson, widely known In
diana clubwoman, pioneer suffragist
and political worker, died at her
home here today. Mrs. Henderson
had been ill only few days. During
the gubernatorial campaign two years
ago, Mrs. Henderson was chairman of
the woman's division of the E. C. Tom
er campaign. She is survived by her
husband and son, Edwin F., of The,
Associated Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-03-15
MANY SMALL DEPOSIT0RS HAD MONEY IN BANK
STATEMENT OF BANK EXAMINER


March Is, 1922
To the Public:
A recent examination of Dickinson Trust Company by
otate Bank Examiner Lowell w. Cox disclosed
wlthn the last four five months President Edgar Hiatt
mad without the knowledge directors other
olIlcer unoaded on the company undesirable securities
amounting to approximately $66O,O0O.
The interests of the depositors demand that the bank be
closed and that it be kept closed until are com
petely removed and president shall be installed 1t is
believed that the board of directors who are men of wealth
and high standing arrange with other stockholders to take
out the bad assets with view reopenng the bank in
few days.
In any event. the deposors have for alarm as
their interests believed to be fully protected
likely to result to them
CHAS. w CAMP, Bank Commissioner
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27

more than three years. You ask my
opinion then, whether or not he has
served long enough. Is not recital
of these facts sufficient answer to
that question? The character of these
facts and this crime will never
change; they could be no worse, and
the serving Of three years does not
make them any better. When this
man has served twenty-five years,
less such credit as is allowed by law,
for good behavior, he will then b. en-
titled to his liberty, under what |
consider a most lenient sentence.
Many man has paid the penalty
of life for crimes less heinous than
this.
I am informed that Dan Mcconnell
since his incarceration was for part
of the time out on the farm of form
er warden; that for the most Of the
remaining time he has been in charge
of the horse barn, at liberty about the
penitentiary grounds and Bismarck
and from what | understand receiv-
ing better treatment than at any prior
and without doubt has ingratiated
himself with the penitentiary author
tiles and 1 have BEEN informed from
several sources that the wardens of
the penitentiar have been much in
terested in his release, out of SYM
pathy. This comes to me from par
ties working in his behalf. |
1t has taken lot of my time and
energy to keep Dan Mcdonnell in the
penitentiary for the most heinous
crime in the annals of criminal law
If go free he must, shall feel that
have discharged my duty and I am
going to ask that you file this letter
as my view of the case. shall write
no further letters in connection with
this case and as final protest against
the release and discharge of Dan Nc
Donnell and for information of any
one who has not so far received a
letter Of protest against such ac-
ton, l am sending copy Of this letter
to the Governor of this state who
knows nothing of this case and $50
handing a copy of it to the public
press. Let the responsibility for
further action in this matter rest
where it belongs.
Respectfully,
J. A. COFFEY.
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27
MOVE IS MADE BY
COffEY TO KEEP
M'D0NNEL IN CELL
,Jurist Reviews Details of Famous
Crime at Courtenay in Effort
TO Halt Parole.

In a letter addressed to the warden
of the North Dakota state peniten-
tiary, Judge j. A. Coffey, of James,
town, urged that Dan Mcdonnell, form
erly farmer of Courtenay, be not
granted the proposed parden and
parole that he is now petitioning for.
In explaining his reasons for urg-
ing that the man be made to serve
out his 25 years of sentence in the
state prison, the Judge says:
II am weary and worn out with this
Mcdonnell case and believe that the
people really ought to know just what
is being done with this case in Bis
marck. l feel sure that unless public
pressure is brought into play that this
man will soon be at large, free man,
after the most revolving crime in the
annals of the state, and after a short
period Of three years in the pen. We
have come to time when it is little
use to try people for crimes if they
are to be turned loose in this way.
I do not know Of anything that will
stop it except public opinion"
Excerpts from the Judges letter
throws light on the crime that was
committed three years ago. The
Judges letter follows in part:
Letter to Warden
"Warden, State Penitentiary: You
ask me to state my opinion as to
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27

whether this man has served time
enough. ! have been bombarded with
this same question from all quarters
since Dan Mcdonnell first arrived at
the penitentiary. / have written many
letters, in the most emphatic language
chat I could command have held a
personal interview with members of
The former pardon board, lasting well
irto the night, trying to prevent a
pardon in this case and l have the
satisfaction of believing that influ-
enced one member of the board to
yote against the pardon. q under
stand the other members favored a
pardon.) 1t now seemed that Nc
Donnell has despaired of getting a
pardon and he is taking his case to
The Board of Experts asking for a
parole. Lest there may be some Of
ticer, having some power or control
over Mcdonnell that have not so far
reached, to whom l may not have pre-
ented this case, l now state some Of
The facts constituting and surround
ng the crime to which Mcdonnell en-
cred the plea of guilty.
Inhuman Treatment of Wife
Dan Mcdonnell and his wife have
!ived in the vicinity of Courtenay for
more than fifteen years. They were
married there. She in her early life
was a quiet, kindly, inoffensive girl,
acking self assertion and submissive.
She was frail in body, married young
to Mcdonnell, and in as many years
nad fourteen children, including mis-
carriages. Dan Mcdonnell was
powerful man physically, alert and
active, ignorant and f1ighty and of an
disposition and at times
very oppressive to his wife. During
the periods of her pregnancy she was
driven into the fields at
night to sleep in her night clothes,
in the wheat or under shocks and suf-
fered in all possible forms at his
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27

r. E. Swendseid announces in the
Van Hook Tribune, that he is now in
possession of that plant, winning the
action started against Editor Heiden-
berg, who operated the plant for sew
eral years. .,- ~ |
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27
Oak Park Driveway Nearly Complete

The mile and half driveway
around Oak park will be completed
in about ten days, the graders making
excellent headway. The driveway
will permit autos to drive thru the
densest woods in this section Of the
state, the driveway being far more
beautiful than that in Riverside park.
1t will be graveled next year.
The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27
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Phone Committee
to Meet Tuesday

In accordance with plans 10 or.
ganize for action in the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company
phone Increase controversy. tho
Chamber of Commerce committee on
telephones will meet at the Butler
hotel cafe at noon TUESDAY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-09
Uses Toothpick on
Gas Meter; Nabbed

Because he was too clever with n
toothplck. william Han, 10. iaborer.
was under arrest Monday Patrol.
men q. c. Jensen and c. y. Xix al.
logo That Hall used toothpick 60
unlock tho rms meter az the Tnicott
apartments. NJ Terry ave. and Pine
~. Hall was seen by the janitor
there and held until the two cops ar.
fived
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-09
Lad Leaps From
Boat; Is Saved

Leaping overheard from the steam
err Seattle. bound from Bremsrion 10
Seattle Sunday afternoon. Kenneth
Callahan. II. OF i7f2 nth ave. was
rescued after heroic efforts by a boat
crew from tho ship. who lowered u
dory and reached tho drowning lad
as he WINS sinking.
The youth. whsn questioned by po'
lice. said he had decided to kill him.
self 60 "end family difficulties" Hc
was released In charge ~ his mother,
Mrs. Pamela Callahan. and taken
homo.