Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 164, 21 April 1909 — Page 3
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DELUGE STRIKES . FHEC!TY TODAY Worst Rain Storm of the Season Drives the Residents Off the Streets. BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED
STREET GUTTER 8TREAM8 BECAME RAGINQ BROOKS AND
THE STREET CAR SERVICE WA8
UTTERLY DEMORALIZED.
The worst rain storm of the season
broke over the city at about. 9:30 O'clock this morning. Half an hour later the intensity of the downpour
ftvas increased by a forty mile gale.
fTrees swayed beneath the wind and a
number of limbs were'broken off. The
rain came down in torrenta and the streets were flooded. There was a dis
tant rumbling of thunder with intermittent flashes of lightning.
It was a third degree April shower, accompanied by a March wind. A few
minutes after the rain began to fall
the streets were covered. The gutters
appeared as raging brooks? In some
ases the sewers could not carry off "the water as quickly as it accumulated and it rose over the curbing to the sidewalk. An umbrella was useless because of the wind and. nearly everybody was driven indoors. At 10
o'clock Main street was as deserted as t midnight, except that the leaky
street cars managed to pass by at in
tervals. All business was practically
suspended. Buyers who happened to
be in the stores at the time were Im
prisoned by the rain and those who
had expected to make purchases were
tailed enroute to their destination or lost their courage and remained at home. Wind From South. The wind was from the south and drove the rain with great force. One woman who tried to brave the storm on Main street, became as a toy balloon, when she tried to cross Sixth street. Her umbrella was blown wrong side out and, as with one hand he endeavored to retain the umbrella and with the other hold to her hat, she was forced to splash through the water in the gutter. that was shoe-top deep. She sought refuge at a store and sent for a cab to take her home. : ; Street jjcar service was demoralized for a part of the time. - "Breakers" put the cars out of the running. . The storm was not altogether local and the interurban and steam railroads Buffered. Trains were delayed on all lines entering the city. k No serious damage was reported as caused by the etorm, although the telephone lines were interfered with. Wet ground will delay the. work of the farmers, who had intended to plant corn this week and next. ,
MAGNATE FLOORED HIM. San Francisco, CaL, ' April 21. Count F. De Jouffrey dAbban, aa attache of the Franca Consul, cheated a sensation In the Pacific UuIon Clubrooms by aseaulttas; MaV lionaire John Spreckels because of the attacks made upon ' him in Spreckels's newspaper, the Call. Yesterday morning an article It printed declared that d'Abbaas had been recalled, much to the reUef of local French society. Instead of leaving, the Ceant went to the club and waited for Spreckels. When the millionaire appeared the Count demanded an explanation. He also said he would exact satisfaction. The Count then struck Spreckels with the fiat of his hand over ih face. Spreckels landed on the Count under one eye and the Frenchman went to tbe floor. When he came op Spreckels promptly knocked him down again. That ended the matter, as the Count didn't want any more.
STUDENTS KICK
ABOUT THE DIRT
Say High School Is Not Prop erly Cared For.
CASE WITHDRAWN III CUT COURT Tharpe vs. Miles Suit Has Been Dismissed. ..
' In the case of Tharpe vs. Miles on ile in the circuit court the plaintiff was this morning permitted-to withdraw the complaint. The costs are assessed against the plaintiff. The suit was brought to construe a will. : It was before the court last, term and at that time the papers were withdrawn, also. It is believed hardly probable the case will be reinstated for trial this term.
TURN OVER TIME.
When Nature Hints About the Food. When there's no relish to any food and all that one eats doesn't seem to do any good then is the time to make a turn over In the diet, for that's Nature's way of dropping a hint that the food isn't the kind required. "For a number of years I followed railroad work, much of it being office work of a trying nature. Meal times were our busiest part of the day. Eating too much and too quickly of food such as Is commonly served in hotels and restaurants, together with the sedentary habits were not long In giving me dyspepsia and stomach trouble which reduced my weight from 205 to 100 pounds. "There was little relish in any food and none of it seemed to do me any good. It seemed the more I ate the thinner I got and was always hungry before another meal, no matter how much I had eaten. "Then I commenced a fair trial at
Grape-Nuts and was surprised bow a
small saucer of it ' would carry me along, strong and with satisfied appetite, until the next meal, with so sensations of hanger, weakness or ' distress as before. VI have been following this diet now for several months and my improvement has been so great all the others
tn my family have taken up the use of
Grape-Nuts, with complete satisfaction and much Improvement In health and brain power. f American people undoubtedly eat hurriedly, have lots of worry, , thus hindering digestion ami therefore need a "food that is predigested and concentrated for nourishment," -There's a Reason." .
Look In pkgs. for the famous little book. "The Road to Wellvllle. '.- Ever read the above letter T A new one appears from time to time. They are eenuiae, true, and full of human
Pupils at the high school building complain against the dirt that covers
the desks and tables. William McOrew, one of the janitors is ill and un
able to attend to hie share of the work.
which the pupils claim goes unattended to. The other janitor sweeps, but does not have time or opportunity to
dust the desks. In the chapel the
seats are so covered with dust that
after sitting in them a blue suit ap
pears gray and a white shirtwaist is
smoke colored. Reference books on
the tables are so begrimed that to touch them means black hands.
WELL KIIOWII WOMAN DIED LAST SUNDAY
Mrs. Ida S. Sater Birmingham Death Victim.
Mrs. Emma Dugdale, of this city,
has received a dispatch stating that her sister, Mrs. Ida Salter Birming
ham, died on last Sunday evening, April 18, at her home at San Bernardino, California. Mrs. Birmingham was a native of Richmond. She was the youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James W. Salter who came to Rich
mond from Philadelphia in the early days and were among the most prominent people in their time.
THE THEATER
THEATRICAL CALENDAR, GENNETT. Wednesday, April 21 "The Great Divide."
NEW PHILLIPS. All WeekHigh Class Vaudeville. COLISEUM. Thursday, April 29 Creators.
Friday, April 30. Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows.
SHOW WAS BREEZY.
"A Broken Idol" Is ductlon.
Fair Pro-
"A Broken Idol" pleased a good sized audience at the Gennett theater last evening. It was a breesy production with plenty of vim and a touch of the spectacular. Otis Harlan and Alice York ably assisted by Robert Bowers, were strong and kept the play moving. As a clever comedian, 'Harlan is hard to beat when provided with a good vehicle. The costumes we$e pretty and the chorus girls above the average in looks. The
play lacks In good songs. Miss Torke
and Mr. Bowers have splendid voices, but few opportunities to display them. The cobweb plot is too thin to retain the attention of the spectator from be
ginning to end. The hit of the pro
duction comes In the finale of the second act, when Miss Torke soars out over the audience in a balloon, singing as she passes through the air. The New Phillips. The Four Lubens are natural born singers and comedians. They appear at the New Phillips as black face stars and they really, make a home for themselves from ; the first curtain. Staging "The Hamming Coon," a very amusing southern playlette. they have lines that would make the most disgruntled dyspeptic roar with laughter, .The Rosards have done mora than the usual acrobats do they have
pleased all of the people. That is say
ing a good deal for Richmond, but you
will have to hand it to the Rosards
for bringing about that condition. Sing Fong Lee is one of the fore
most of his race. Why? Simply be
cause he can do something that very few other Chinamen can do he is a master of the violin. Ha helps complete an excellent bill. Cheater Parte
Chester Park, Cincinnati's greatest amusement resort, is now the largest
and most important summer park tn
America. Last winter it was greatly
enlarged and many new devices for
Among these may be
mentioned The Panama Canal' the most elaborate educational aad amuse
ment feature ever devised; the Fras-
zla a fun palace tor old aad young; Nat College, where there Is a laugh at every turn; the funny Bumps; Cupid's Travel, a surprise feature; the Figure Sight, ever papular; the Miniature
Railway, the Tower aad Scenic Rides; the Carousal; the Ball room; the great bathing beach with a mile of
dressing rooms for men and women; the beautiful clab house, the charm
ing lake with its boats and launches; the Submarine Bridge; tbe immense new popular-priced cafe and restaurant which can feed 10,000 people daily; the free vaudeville theater; the
free band concerts, free ilustrated songs and a score of other attractions. Chester opens May 8th. Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows. The circus parade having become an honored institution with the public, and the event looked forward to with keen interest, the great HagenbeckWallace Shows, which exhibit here
April 30 have not abandoned a feature so essential to complete realization of
all circus day calls for and promises
Rather, there has been greater effort than ever before to make the pageant of tbe present season more inspiringly
beautiful and novel than those that have gone before. With complete reconstruction and enlargement of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows the task be
came comparatively easy, merely call
ing for a financial outlay in proportion to that in other departments. The thousand people and four hundred horses were sufficient in number, but the demands of the parade designers were for new floats, dens, cages, lairs, tableau cars, band vehicles, chariots and new costumes and trappings
throughout. An appropriation amount
ing to a small fortune was called for
and made. Artists who have made a
specialty of festival decoration design
ed the many new wagons, directed their construction and . personally
worked out the splendid color schemes
Expert costumers designed and constructed the variegated uniforms and regalia, using the richest clothes and finest materials. Tbe elothes of gold
and - silver and the howdahs with
which the elephants are covered and bedecked are of Oriental design and architecture and rich in coloring -"beyond description. The fttigreed trappings of the horses and their bejewel-
ed bridles and headdresses are triumphs of the art of the harness-maker
and silversmith. Banners and heral
dic devices are of embroidered silks
and satins. The Oriental section lends
a plcturesqueness beyond compare. Animal cages containing rare and
wonderful wild beasts, trained to obey the master-will, of man. are disclosed to the astonished gaze, while the marvelous zoological exhibits are shown in all their savage beauty. Such is the veritable fairyland of pageantry outshining the - famous , Arabian . nights and feasts of India, gathered together in a parade that has never before been equaled by a circus aggregation. j Litchfield Trio. j The Neil' Litchfield Trio, the popular entertainers, who are to give the next entertainment in the Y. M. C. A. and Earlham college course present one of the most novel and genuinely humorous entertainments in the Lyceum. It is surprise after surprise from the opening to the closing number. If you want to laugh go and hear the Neil Litchfield Trio.
At The Arcade. Wednesday, "What three little tots
saw in the Land of Nod."
The tots are put to bed and snugged
up for the night by the tender hand of their mother, who after seeing that all
Is well retires to her own quarters
leaving the youngsters to snooze in
innocent bliss. Suddenly there is a great transformation scene and the dollie which is lying at the foot of the bed turns into a good Fairy and we next see her taking the three little tots for a trip to the beautiful land of nod. They go away to an unknown place and there enter a submarine boat, after which we see them divine to the bottom of the sea where they are wafted toward the north pole, and they thoroughly enjoy the perilous trip as they skid along the bottom of the mighty deep. They then enter the palace of Jack Frost and here they are shown the most profound courtesy and the sight that greets their eyes is indeed marvelous.
HAD NARROW ESCAPE Judge Stanford of Liberty Was In Serious Automobile Smashup.
ROLLS DOWN EMBANKMENT
Judge Stanford, of Liberty who is well known here, had a narrow escape from a serious automobile " accident Sunday afternoon. He was driving his
large Wlnton Six up a steep .hill be
tween Brownsville and Sprtngersville
at , full speed. In rounding' a : sharp angle in the road, his machine skidded
and turning turtle, rolled over the fif
teen foot embankment. The judge
was jolted about in the tumble, but only slightly Injured. He was able to attend to business Monday. The car was damaged so as to require an expenditure of $300 for repairs. The judge is an ardent lover of the automobile. He was in this city a few
days ago and said he could make the
trip between Liberty and Richmond In thirty minutes easily. His car wjll
run sixty miles an hour.
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In the world of music it Is recognized as greatest triumph of the new century. The greatest artists in the world have used THE STARR CONCERT GRAND and pronounce it one of the greatest musical instruments known.
RICHMOND, HID. APR. 19, '09 The Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Indiana." DEAR SIRS: I do not wish to leave your city without expressing my appreciation of your fine Concert Grand Piano, used at the Madame ITordica Concert this evening," As her accompanist, it met -my most exacting demands in an entirely satisfactorymanner, and for my solo work -responded to , a my every requirement.' Again thanking you for your kindness7 I wish to remain, Sincerely Yours7 ANDRE -BEN0IST.1
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Wc Have Them On Display at Sflaurir PnaunKiD Wau?eiP(D)(D)i3inis Coir. Tennlllhi audi Maihm Stio.
PRICE OF BREAD TO REMAIN SAME
However, the Size of the Loaf Has Bden Reduced to , H Ounces.
RAISE
14T
EXPECTED
LOCAL BAKERS HAVE A GOOD
SUPPLY OF FLOUR ON HAND AND THEY EXPECT MARKET TO DROP .VERY. SOON. "You know we decreased the size or weight of the loaf of bread from 15 to 14 ounces a few 478 ago but if tbe price of flour continues so high we will have to Increase the price of bread," stated John Zwissler this morning. Mr. Zwissler stated that it was not probable the price of bread would be raised for sometime yet He stated that the local, bakers expected the bottom to drop out of the high price mar
ket and that it would be again in the neighborhood of $5 a barrel. Have a Good Supply. The local bakers have large quantities of flour on hand, which they believe will last them until lower prices prevail. This flour was purchased when it was at the normal price. Mr. Zwissler declared that with $5 flour the bakers ; could make a living. Should the price remain above the $6 mark after the present supply is exhausted, it is probable that Richmond will have 7 cent bread.' If such happens to be the case, the size will be raised to 18 ounces. About 20 years ago bread was retailed at 7 cents in this city, or four loaves for a Quarter. If possible the bakers will try and keep the price at 5 cents a loaf, because they would have to go to considerable expense to purchase pans BoffldesUy large for 18 ounce bread. . .'Mr.'Zwtosler stated that the size of the bread cannot be reduced because 14 ounces is accepted as a minimum. When lower weight than this is used the loaf resembles a biscut. , '
GIVE THEIR THANKS Short Term Bible Class at Y. M. C. A. Is Pleased With Work. GAVE SERIES OF LECTURES
At the conclusion of the last lecture by Prof. Elbert Russell on the "Life of Paul," before the Short Term Bible Study class of the Y. M. C. A., the following resolution was adopted, thanking Prof. Russell for his services. Resolved: That we. the members of the Short Term Bible Study club, desire to express our gratitude for the lectures delivered by Prof. Elbert Russell, which we have been privileged to hear. They have been of an exceedingly inspiring and helpful nature and we are sure that Prof. Russell has rendered a service which will be of lasting benefit to us. and a great contribution to the religious work program of this association. We sincerely trust that this will not be the last op
portunity that we may have of listening to such scholarly and uplifting
lectures as have been given to us by Prof. RusselL
Albert O. Martin, Dentist
CotorUat BaUding, Rooms 18 and 19.
PHONE 1637
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Steam Protects Safe From Robbers. The great vault of the National City bank tn Wall street, Mew York, made of t0 teas ef steel aad 75 tons ef flrepreoflag cement, la protected against Invasion by a unique erstesa of steam pipes, as well aa the more ordinary methods. All around the safe, within and without, are brass pipes so arranged that at a moment's settee the interior and its approaches can be eon verted Into a slrtlng, suffocating deata pit The purpose ef the steam pipes is not so much to protect the vault fcota burglars as from riota, sbeoM eeeh ever occur, and even though aB the employees of tbe bank should be compelled te fee before tbe doers of the sale ceedd be dosed the steam cenld be tamed on by any one Initiated. The result weald be that no one could withstand - for an Instant the death dealing blast Popular Mechanics. 4g
Crabe That Climb. The tree crab of tbe south sea Islands Is akin to the hermit crab, but It Is larger, and It has Its bind quarters sheathed In a shelL It Is alee known as tbe palm crab, because it climbs the cocoanut palm and picks the fruit, which It nips off close to tbe stem. It always takes care to choose a palm tree with plenty ef stones at the foot, so that the eecoaaut may be broken by the fan. ' When the natives see that a crab Is la a tree they tie a ruff of grass around the trunk. When tbe crab comes down again he Is upset by the ' grass aad falls heavily to the ground, where be lias stunned. Be Is then killed with a stone ax, his nfp pers are tied together, aad he Is slung upon a spear aad eairled te camp. The south sea hnaadtrs least the paha crab between tew hot at ease and consider the flesh a great delleacyw ban-
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The cod fisheries of Newfoundland have been followed ; for nearly 400 years. They greatly exceed these of any other couatry la the world. . , PALLADIUM WANT AOS. PAY.
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