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AND SUN-TELEGRAM. VOL. XXXVI. If X 323. RICHMOND, IN'D., WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 27, 1911. SINGLE COPY 2 CENTS. HEW QRLEAIIS GIRL , IS ALLEGED TO BE tA WHOLESALE SLAYER FAnnie Crawford, 25, Charged 1 With Killing Her Mother, Father and Two Sisters to Get Insurance. TAKES HER ARREST IN A CALM MANNER Her Sister Elsie, the Latest Victim, Told the Police Be fore Expiring of the Plot of Her Sister. (National News Association) NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27. Charg ed with the murder of her mother, her father and two sisters, Miss Annie Crawford, 25, and socially, prominent, wa arrested here today. The latest Victim was Elsie Crawford, a sister of 'Annie, who died on Saturday. A post mortem examination reveals a large quantity of opium in the girl's stom ach. When the accused girl was taken in custody today and told of the charge against her she faced her accusers calmly and remarked with a smile, "very well." The police declare that Annie Craw ford killed her parents and her sisters to get life insurance, which had been made out In her favor. . They said that several days before Elsie died under mysterious circum stances Elsie called at police head quarters and told the authorities that her sister Annie had poisoned the dead members of her family to get their insurance money. '.; Predicted Her Death. k The frightened girl told the police that she knew she would be the next to go because she also had a life in surance policy payable to her sister at her death. She asked if there was not some way by which the ; beneficiary niftht be changed la order to save her At the time the police paid little at tention to the girl's story, attributing It to an hallucination. As her death followed so closely upon her visit, however, the authorities at once be came active. The girl's body was ex humed and the surgeons found enough opium in ner siomacn to kui nan a dozen men. This at once supported the story the dead girl had recited to the police and it was decided to ex hume the remains of the other mem bers of the family for a post mortem examination. The younger surviving sister of the alleged murderess sought the protec tion of the police after Elsie died. She also declared, the police say, that she knew Annie had Intended to kill all the family to obtain insurance money. The mother and father and two sis ters of Annie all died within a period of . fourteen months. It is believed that Mr. and Mrs. Crawford were killed by oxalic acid. Elsie was taken sick last week and sent to the hospital, where , she died on Saturday. The girl's death aroused the suspicion of the coroner who aided the police in their investi gation. T BIG PRICE F. A. Lackey Sells "Woodclif f King" for $5,750. F. A. Lackey of this city, has sold 'Woodcllff King," a four year old pac ing stallion and regarded .as one of the most promising horses in the country, to the famous driver, Wal ter R. Cox, of Dover. N. H., for $5,750. Last week "Woodcllff King" showed over a half mile track a record of 2:0t for the mile. The last quarter was made in 29 seconds flat, or a 1:56 gait. Mr. Lackey bought the animal last March at the J. S. Lackey sale at Cambridge City for $1,500. "Wood cliff , King" will be entered in the grand circuit next year. CONCERNS PLACED ON "UNFAIR LIST" (National News Association) EVANSVILLE, Sept. 27. Hailman Machine works, the Geo.,L. Mesker & Co.. . Building Materials company, the Evansvllle Stove company, the South ern Stove company, the Atkins Saw company. Crescent Stove company and Indiana Stove company, were placed on "We Don't Patronize" list by the Federation of Labor today. , Congressman Boehne is a heavy stock holder in the Indiana Stove company. ARREST AN ESCAPED HORSE THIEF-BANKER f ' (National News Association) CRAWFORDSVILLE, Sept 27-r-Robert H. Green, former Montgomery county banker, farmer and horsethier, who escaped Michigan City peniten tiary a year ago Is reported to be un der, arrest at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. BROUGH TOMORROW The Greensfork Fall Festival will be held tomorrow. , Arrangements have been made for the Richmond delegation to leave here on the 11:25 a., m. train and returning on the train that arrives in Richmond at 11:30 p. m. The delegation to Greensfork should be as large as possible and every business man should make an extra effort to make the trip. The Richmond City Band will ac company the Richmond delegation. Tomorrow at 11:25 a. m. A WOMAN ARRESTED -WHILEJSAL00II Mrs. Jennie Stitz Taken in Custody After Complaint of Her Husband. On complaint of her husband Mrs. Jennie Stitz, 34 North Seventh street was arrested yesterday afternoon in a South Sixth street saloon, and in police court thfs morning was fined $1 and costs on the charge of public in toxication. When Patrolman Vogelsong was sent from police headquarters to ar rest the woman, whom the husband said probably could be found in a sa loon, he went Immediately to a resort on Sixth street. As the patrolman passed through the swinging doors of the "booze" emporium, Mrs. Stitz was quietly sipping a glass of beer. She was placed under arrest and taken to the Home of the Friendless Women where she was confined until this morning. Upon arraignment in court the wo man, who was very well dressed, en tered a plea of not guilty. Patrolman Vogelsong testified that he perceived the woman before she entered the sa loon and that she was intoxicated. Asked by the prosecution how he knew she was Intoxicated the patrol man said that he knew by her actions. Sergeant McNally also testified that she was Intoxicated. Her fine was not paid and she was taken to the Home for Friendless Wo men, where she will remain for eleven days. It is said that: Mrs. -Stitz has been addicted to the habit for some time and that all efforts on the part of her husband f to induce her ,'to cease drinking hare been futile. STEVENSON WARNS OF HANDSHAKIIIG Tells High School Students that the Practice Is an Unsanitary One, The serious, and, often times, fatal consequences of indiscriminate hand shaking was one of the principal points made in the address which Dr. David W. Stevenson delivered before the pupils of the Richmond High School at their weekly chapel exercis es, this morning. The general subject of the doctor's speech was "health and hygiene," and he gave excellent advice on how to keep in good physi cal condition while attending school. Two out of every ten persons, ac cording to Dr. . Stevenson, have a number of disease germs on their hands, and most of these are easily transmlttable through contact. He em phasized especially the' danger of shak ing hands with people. who sleep in poorly ventilated rooms, for these are more apt to have the disease bacteria than other persons. He stated that warm hands were very likely to rid themselves of germs when brought in to contact with other hands. At the end of the talk Dr. Stevenson seized Principal Neff's hand and gave it a hearty shake before leaving the plat form. " Dr. Stevenson also asserted that peo ple at the present time were too much afraid of draughts in rooms. He told the students not to fear the draughts, as the lack of air was the real danger. No harm can come directly from a draught, said the physician, although there is a preference as to where the air current is located. He then added that the most healthful plan was to have a draught through the top of the apartments, in the remainder of his talk Dr. Stevenson advocated fresh air and exercise, with plenty of venti lation in the sleeping rooms. , Several announcements were made at the end of the service. Roy J. Hor ton. coach of the football team, made a plea for more candidates, and said the school could not develop a win ning squad unless more boys came out for practice. B. W. Kelly announced that he was preparing to start the ac tivities in baseball, and asked all who want to play either this fall or next spring to tell him of their intention. (Principal Neff stated that 'at least twenty who graduated from the High School last June were among the mem bers of the new freshman class at Earlham College. THE WEATHER STATE -Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler in north portion tonight. LOCAL Fair tonight; Thursday cool GREENSFORK READY TO RECEIVE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE Little Town Is in Gala Attire and Its Fall Festival Thurs day Promises to Be a Great Success. LOCAL DELEGATION TO BE LARGE ONE Other Towns in the County Will Also Send Representa tives Excellent Displays to Be Shown. With everything arranged for the Greensfork stock and poultry show, which will be held on Thursday, offi cials of the organization now are only anxious about the weather, acording to county commissioner R. N. Beeson, the chairman of the executive commit tee. The citizens of the little town and the community nearby, who refused to allow a year to go by without some sort of a Fall Festival in the coun ty, have worked their heads off to make the affair a success, and they are satisfied their efforts will be so crowned. The exhibits open at 9 o'clock In the morning and continue throughout the day, the conclusion be ing a jollification meeting in the even ing at which Greensfork's most illus trious former resident, the Hon. Ad dison C. Harris of Indianapolis, will deliver the principal address. In case of inclement weather Thurs day, everything is in readiness to hold the festival Friday, but Thursday has been the day set and Thursday will be the day on -which it will be held If It is possible. Is In Gala Attire. : . The town will be decorated in gala attire! Along the streets and from the homes. and business blocks will be hung flags and! other decorative ma teflal'Ryal welcome. wHl btv given ; the visiting delegations expected ftotoi all parts of the county. " Recognizing the truth of the adage, first impres sions are always the best, this has beep, the motto adopted and as a con sequence the committees feel they have left no stone unturned to assure every one a good time. The exhibits, while possibly not as large as some of those at the previous festivals held here, will be very se lect and will afford a great deal of interest. ' The executive committee is well satisfied with the variety and extent of the exhibits, all of which will be judged by members of the Fan ciers' association of Indiana. The judging will be conducted during the morning hours and awards, aggragat ing $250, distributed. All premiums offered by the association will be cash, while several individ uals have offered additional prizes. In the afternoon at 4 o'clock the stock parade Mill be held. The exhibitions will be . located in different places within easy access, however. They will include displays of fine cattle, horses, hogs, poultry, grains, fruits, vegetables, 'and spe cial departments for displays of art and fancy work, and various assort ments of culinary, planned especially for the delight of the women. To Be Band Concerts. During the day band concerts will be rendered. All delegations will be met at the depot by a band. Meals will be served by the ladies' Aid socle ties of the different churches. From Richmond no less than 60 or 75 members of the Young Men's Bus iness club are expected. They leave Richmond on the 11:25 morning train and will return at 6 o'clock that ev ening. Others besides members of this club. are expected. Williamsburg, Fountain City, Hagerstown, Jackson burg, Economy and other towns in the county will send large delegations. Joseph Helms, a prominent farmer living west of this city on the National road, will act in the capacity of judge of the corn show. GRANT INJUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS (National News Association) ' MEMPHIS, Sept. 27 An injunction was granted today prohibiting the Illi nois Central railway's Btriking clerks from stationing pickets , around the freight houses and .entering freight yards. No freight is moving. - IN POLICE COURT ' .-. - i . ;:. ..... , James S. Lyes was arrested by Pa trolman Staubach and Little last ev ening on the charge of begging and was fined $5 and costs in police court this morning. William Devers who was arrested by Patrolman Menke and Patrol Driver Wenger on South Sixth, street on the charge of public : intoxication' was fined 1 and costs. According to the officers Devers was so drunk that they had great difficulty in half-carrying I half -pushing him to police headquar tera, m. , ---- - GLAD HAND TO BE GIVEN TO CAPITAL CITY MEN TONIGHT Everything Is in Readiness for Banquet to Be Tend ered Members of Indianap olis Trade Association. HOSTS AND GUESTS TO'PARADE STREETS At Fort Wayne Last Evening Indianapolis Delegation Was Given Cordial Wel come Their Trip Today. Everything Is in readiness for the reception and banquet to be tendered the members of the Indianapolis Trade association this evening by the civic organizations of this city. The commit tee appointed by the Commercial Club and Young Men's Business Club com posed of J. A. Spekenhier and Demas Coe, will meei the delegation at Win chester this afternoon and accompany the association members to this city. At 5:30 o'clock those who expect to attend the banquet will meet at the Westcott hotel and march north on Tenth street to the Pennsylvania de pot, where they will receive the Indi anapolis delegation, following which the Richmond business men and the Indianapolis delegation will form in line and march north on Tenth street to Main, west on Main to Eighth and north on Eighth to the Y. M. C. A. building, where the banquet is to be held. , ' . During the banquet the Indianapo lis Newsboys' band will play in the yard at the Elks Home. There are 112 jobbers and manufacturers in the In dianapolis delegation. The train will leave here at 10 o'clock this evening for Indianapolis. . WERE AT FT. WAYNE. Hearty Greeting Given Indianapolis Tradesmen There Last Night. (Palladium' Special.) H&WfXKr'V ind. Sept. 2?.- Charles 'A,' Bboiwaiter. piyed toe dev. il in Fort Wayne 25 years ago, as the Boosters marched up Calhoun street, Tuesday evening, Bookwalter pointed to the top floor of a dingy brick build ing:.' "Twenty-five years ago, I started to learn the printer's trade up there," said he. The former Indianapolis mayor, was wood chopper, printer and railroad fireman here a quarter of a century ago. They call him "Colonel." Following Bookwalter's talk in re sponse to the welcome of the Mer chants association and Commercial club in the evening the oldest citi zen was heard, muttering , as, he hob bled away "I never would a thunk it of thet boy." Charles R. Lane, for the Commercial club and Col. D. N. Fos ter, the Merchants' association, spoke welcoming the eighty visitors. A lun cheon and smoker at the Commercial club, followed by a get acquainted session, constituted the program. Leaving Fort Wayne at seven, the boosters visited Hoagland, Decatur, Monroe and Berne before noon, and will visit Geneva, Briant, Portland, Rldgeville, Winchester, Lynn, ; Foun tain City and Richmond before arriv ing home, tonight. A big time, both socially and in the establishment of closer business relations between the two cities is looked forward to at Rich mond tonight. Fred T. Willis, of the Hearsey Willis company, has kept pace with the party ia his automo bile. At-Bluffton George R. Syfried, representing the Sheldon Dry Goods company, of Columbus, f Ohio, present ed President Lieber of, the association with three dozen roses as thej-compli-ments of his company on the aggres sive disposition shown by the Indiana polis men in thus getting acquainted with the trade. ' - ,-r. " TRACTION PROBLEM AGAIN DISCUSSED The traction question again de manded the attention of the board of county commissioners on Wednesday and though beset by conflicting ideas as to what was best to do in the mat ter, considered details of the compro mise agreement, as siiggested by the Commercial, club. 1 The Commercial club proposed that' an agreement be entered into whereby land should be purchased so that the company could construct . necessary . fills, if "the trac? tion line wouid sgree to locate its tracks on" the highway so that the north rail - would be forty feet from the north curb line of the highway. The commissioners declared that; it was unlikely any conclusion would be reached at the meeting. , ALLEGE HE STOLE ?18,000 TO GAMBLE (National New Association) ' MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 27. Austin L Bodden. aged, 27. ; prominent socially, was arrested on a charge of embez zling $18,000 from the cashier of, the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago rail road. A bonding company is prosecu ting Bodden, alleging he gambles excessively..'. CITIZENS TO HAVE CHANCE TO ASSIST A FINE INSTITUTION Saturday Will Be Reid Mem orial Hospital Tag Day, and Liberal Contributions Are Anticipated. HOSPITAL HAS BEEN A BENEFIT TO CITY Institution Is No Longer Re garded as a "White Ele phant" Hospital in Need of an Endowment. . BY MRS. E. GURNEY HILL. Do you remember the time when Reid Hospital was the biggest kind of a white elephant? What use had a city like Richmond for such a spread of roof and such acres of floor space? And who was going to use it any way? Home nursing for ns every time with good "Old Aunt Mary" to put a flat iron to our feet and a mustard plaster to the place that needed it most. When we had sore throat, the weeks end stocking pinned about the neck, with a bit of bacon enclosed if neces sary, wrought wonders, if tonsilitis or diphtheria did not interfere. When baby brother came, he was given a warm reception; wrapped and swathed and blanketed and pinned, till It required searching to find the kernel of humanity within the enclos ed husk, with months of colic follow ing which wore the family to a fraz zle. Father Took Typhoid. When father took typhoid, well we did our best, but it was a good deal of a nightmare, and we don't like to dwell on it even yet? so when sister Emily took it, the doctor would not handle the case without we took her to the hospital, and she sure did get through fine; they gave her all the cold drinks she wanted, and bathed her in cold water pretty near constantly; they did starve her sure-for awhile, but ;;t,b Sa.j she canie&ul showed. all right; that's how, we came to appre ciate the hospital.' And now- did yon know that the hospital is full to its ut most capacity and that sleeping rooms for the nurses have been added over the garage, and not a day too soon. People appreciate the hospital; , it has been a center of education in hy giene and health for the whole com munity; young mothers have been taught lessons of inestimable value in the care of little children, and one of the 'very strongest proofs of its worth and value, is the attitude of those citizens who have experienced its care; the women who have been nursed there have nearly all gone into the Hospital Aid Society, and the men who have been patients do not need to be begged for support. A Big Institution. It is a big institution; a little com munity in itself; an appealing lot of hard work is done in the course of the year; the nurses give largely in self denying care and kind-hearted sympa thy; they go without sleep; they get their meals, when they can ; their hands and feet are tireless in the task of lessening pain. The Superintendent, Miss Sollers, is a fine executive efficer; the patrons of the Hospital cannot speak too highly of her management, and it is certainly no easy position to fill. The hospital has made good. It is able to show any one anxious to see. SATURDAY IS TAG DAY. Give liberally; don't keep the man agement stinted for means; let us all be generous with it. Reid hospital needs an endowment; till it has one, let us see that it does not suffer too seriously for the lack of it. HOLD CONFERENCE AT INDIANAPOLIS Homer H. Hammond, president of the board of public works and John F. Robbins. county attorney, went to Indianapolis this morning to confer with the officials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern traction com pany in an attempt to secure the prom ise of the officials to take immediate steps to make improvements and changes regarding the company's wires and tracks in this city. One of the j most important demands which Mr.' Hammond will make to the offi cials will be for the speedy completion of the laying of the tracks In the mid dle of the National avenue. Attorney Robbins and Mr. Hammond will re quest that the high tension feed wire on the Main street bridge be removed. OTHER SUPPLIES . FOR POSTAL BANK More of the supplies for the Rich mond postal savings bank soon to be established, arrived at the local post office today. Among the new provis ions were the stamps. T au thorities announced today that the circulars explaining the bank, which are to be distributed in this city, will not be sent out until the first of next month. - T WILD SCRAMBLE Oil THE 'CHJGE TODAY Potent Name of Morgan Un able to Stay Liquidation Flood in Steel. (Palladium Special.) NEW YORK. Sept. 27. The state- ment of J. P. Morgan explaining the attitude of the V. S. steel corporation towards the government in regard to possible dissolution and, disintegra tion was sufficient to cause steel common stock to open up at 62 as compared to last night's close of 5674. The opening transaction was of 36,000 shares running from 59 to 62 and for the next half hour the transactions in this stock were enormous and ev idently represented frantic efforts on the part of the shorts to cover. Later trading, however, showed that the potent name of Morgan was not enough to discourage the entrenched and powerful leaders of the bears nor to effectively stop further liquidation. By the noon hour under continuous selling pressure, Steel had reacted to 58. From then on until the close the bears practically had things their own way and the last quotation was 56 or under last night's close. The preferred, stock shared In the opening rise and sold at 113. It closed at 107. , JOINT STATEMENT. Issued By Morgan and Gary as a Committee. NEW YORK. Sept. 27. The atti tude which the Board of Directors 'of the United States Steel corporation takes in reference to the : reports of impending action by the Department of Justice at Washington ' looking to its' dissolution was set forth last night in the" following " ' lor Dial "statemeuf made, at the home of J. Pierpont Mor gan: ' "Pursuant to the unanimous vote of the board of -directors of the United States Steel corporation at a meeting held this afternoon, at which there were present J. Pierpont Morgan, H. C. Frick, Norman B. Ream, P. A. B. Wldener, Robert Winsor, Elbert H. Gary, George W. Perkins, John F. Dry den, Samuel Mather, Daniel G. Reid, Henry Walter, James A. Ferrell and James H. Reed, the following state ment is published: "No negotiations whatever have taken place between the Steel corpora-1 tion and the Department of Justice, looking to the dissolution or disinte- The cor - gration of the corporation poration was organized for business reasons and purchased its various plants to promote such business and not to restrain trade or obtain a mon opoly. ' "In all its operations the company has scrupulously observed the law and recognizing the just rights of Its competitors and the consumers of its products. So far as its Directors are aware no complaint has ever been made against it by either of these in terests. The Directors are advised by its counsel that its existence is not in- violatlon of the Sherman act as Inter preted In the recent decision of the Supreme Court. "In view of this record and, this ad vice the Directors feel that their duty to their stockholders, their employees and the public require that they should set at rest all rumors to the effect that they are contemplating the disso lution or disintegration of the corpor ation, either voluntarily or at the de mand of the Government. We believe that the organization is legal; that its management is proper; that its prop erties are of immense intrinsic value. and that the corporation is of benefit to the public interest "J. Pierpont Morgan, "Elbert H. Gary, "Committee of Board of Directors. Official Wall street hus seen the big slump coming for more than a year. The decisions of the United States Supreme Court in the ; Standard Oil and Tobacco cases are months old. The Stanley committee Investigating the Steel Corporation adjourned weeks ago. Many of the important insiders were aware of the gathering storm and aidedin concealing the truth by issuing the most optimistic interviews. Rockefellers' Big Slice. It followsthat some very handsome profits should have been taken. Wil liam Rockefeller, brother, of ttie oil king. Is credited with having made from $10,000)00 to $15,000,000, in as sociation with Mr. Frick, while Mr. Rockefeller's two promising sons, Wil liam G. and Percy, are said to have made over $5,000,000 each trading on the short side of the markeL The winnings of Daniel G. Reid, the tin-plate magnate and inveterate bear, are not nearly as great as was at first believed, for the reason : that Mr. Reid remained in Paris too long. That he has been on top of the mark et for seven figures is joyously admit ted by his friends, and Mr. Reid Is still on the warpath. HER EUROPE OW ITALY HAS SERVED All ULTIMATUM 00 TURKS TO MOVE Oil War, It Is Semi-officially Re-; ported, Will Be Declared! Within 24 Hours, if the; Order Is Rejected, TRIPOLI IS PANIC . STRICKEN BY MOVE ; Foreign Consulates Crowded , Fleet of I tal ian Troop ships and Warships Are Lying Off Malta. (National News Association) PARIS, Sept. 27. War within twan-' ty-four hours will be the result unless l Turkey returns a favorable answer to Italy's ultimatum on Tripoli, according' to semi-official advices from Rome, to-' day. Italy is prepared to land troops tomorrow and formally occupy Tripoli. TURKS WANT TIME. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 27. TbV The council of ministers of the Otto-' man empire were in conclave today over the ultimatum of Italy. It was unofficially reported that the Turkish government had decided to reject In toto Italy's claims for a protectorate over Tripoli. , ' .: : . Turkey is preparing for war and an appropriation has been voted for the purchase of $500,000 worth of small arms. While the indications are the Turkish government will maintain a firm attitude, it is availing itself of. every means to gain time while every European power that might have eith er dttwt c lr,dir?e :;f nr&mx tn T3rtp;" oli aside frojn lalyis being acm. to ' use its Influence against Italian dom ination In Tripoli. ';-' A FLEET OFF MALTA. 1 MALTA, Sept. 27. A Heet of Ital ian men-of-war and troopships Is lying 20 miles off the Tripolian coast today. The fleet passed within sight of Mai-' ta on its cruise across the Mediterra nean sea. It is reported that the bat tleships are preparing to land sailors" and marines and that the foreign "Tea-: idents of the city of Tripoli are in panic fearing that such an action win provoke a general massacre of Euro-' peans. ': .Vu-Vi ... :- " ,f , ; Twomore Italian warships idto 1 Pedo destroyers passed - Malta todart eteamine in the direction of TriDoll. From the shores it could be seen thjtt the decks were cleared for action an& that the guncovers were off. Thf tribesmen in Tripoli are becoming- rea; tive under the gathering cloud of un rest. Many of them have promised, the Turkish ; leaders to fight against the Italians and on the strength of this promise have been given modern wea; pons. " -: . ?-; ; - . -r i The foreign ; consulates In Tripoli were thronged today with foreigners seeking protection under the foreign flags. . ' - '. - The hostilities of tne natives toward all foreigners is becoming more open. It Is feared that at the first outbreak the Turks may allow the Mohamme dans to sack the foreign quarters of the city. Malta is 56 miles south of Sicily and 107 miles north of the African coast. RICHMOND PEOPLE ATTEND THE FAIR , A general exodus from this city be gan early this morning when crowds of Richmond people took the trains and tractions to attend the annual Preble County Fair at Eaton. O. All day today and tomorrow also, the same big crowds will be traveling across the State line to the Ohio city, and it is expected that Richmond will give even more than its usual good support to the exposition. The public , carriers operating be tween the two cities have made spec-'. ial arrangements for the convenience of the swarm of people, and good serv ice is assured on both the Pennsylva-. nia, and the traction line. The Preble County Fair this year is unusually good and those who go are certain of having an enjoyable time. THE PALLADIUM'S CIRCULATION Yesterday Was t