Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 38, 15 December 1909 — Page 2

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1909. FINDS ODD PLACE SLEEP OFF DRUNK MARINES DESIRE LOCAL RECRUITS Charles B. Thompson Goes to Dreamland in the City Court Room. Popular Branch of Uncle Sam's Fighting Service Has Office Here.

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SNORES DISTURB PEACE

AND CHIEF STAUBACH ORGANIZES EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE GREAT UPROAR. About 9 o'clock; this morning the peaceful atmosphere of police head

quarters was rudely shaken by the

most terrific snores which apparently ensued from the region of the court

room. Chief of Police Staubach and Day Sergeant Mort Little looked at on another in astonishment, for never had they heard anything to equal it. "It certainly must be the patrol horse. Better send for the veterinary," said the chief. Finally the patrolmen -went on a etill hunt for the instigator of the noise. The result of their investigation was surprising. Back of the row of chairs In the small court room, and sprawled full length on the floor, lay Hhe cause of the disturbance. The intruder, who was filled to the chin with cheap whiskey, was awakened from hi3 slumbers and asked where he thought e was. But he was too intoxicated tto reply with any degree of intelligence. How he got there will forever .remain a deep police mystery. The iraan'a name Is Charles B. Thompson, wnd his home is in Mount Union, Pa. !Me was arrested about two months ago, but at that time promised to leave the city. Thompson denied the fact that he was drunk this morning and said that he had been drinking nothing but woffee.

MAY NOT MAKE DEAL

Dispute Over Price Between County and Centerville For Land.

FOR A PAUPER CEMETERY

The deal whereby the county commissioners expected to purchase an acre, of ground of the Centerville Cemetery association, to be used as a county pauper burying ground, has fallen through unless the council of Centerville reduces its price. At the meeting of the Centerville council last evening, C. E. Wiley, chairman of the county commissioners, and Walter Commons, president of the council, offered the council $000' for an acre. The county also offered to pay $40 a year for the upkeep of the cemetery. This morning Wilfred JesBup, as representative of town council, presented the council's proposition which was to sell the ground at $;t52 and the county pay $40 a year for upkeep. Mr. "Wiley stated that unless the council met the commissioners' price, the county would go ahead and improve the pauper burying grounds at the poor farm.

MRS. MEEK IS DEAD

Mrs. Jeremiah Meek, aged 86 years, died this afternoon as the result of a stroke of apoplexy, last Saturday night. Mrs. Meek was born In Delaware. She came to this city when a young girl and has been a resident of Richmond ever since. After the death of her husband last March, she has resided with her son. Horace Meek, at 100 South Fifth street, which house had been her home for the past 60 years. The deceased is survived by three sons. W. W. Meek, of Texas, W. P. Meek of Sharon. Pa., and Horace Meek of this city. The funeral arrangements have not been made.

WITNESS IS FOUND

ARE IN THE LIMELIGHT NOW

AND THE NICARAGUAN MIXUP IS DEPENDED ON TO MAKE RECRUITING LIVELY FOR SOME TIME TO COME.

Sergeant Harry Ortman opened up

an office at the Brunswick hotel to

day for the purpose of enlisting men for the United States Marine corps.

Sergeant Ortman stated that he is expecting this city and vicinity to be

an excellent field to pick from. Rec

ords show that when an office was

opened In Richmond several years ago

many local young men enlisted in this

branch of the service.

In view of the Nicaraguan difficulty there is greater interest in this marine

service now than there has been for

some time. In all probability before the matter is finally adjusted the IT. S. marine corps will be called upon to quell the controversy. With the idea of perhaps seeing actual service, it is thought that many local young men will readily grasp the opportunity now afforded to enlist in the marines. An Attractive Life. A marine's four years enlistment is divided as much as possible, between foreign duty ,sea duty and shore duty in the United States. Many a marine casts a longing glance toward the foreign duty. Aside from the novelty of the service in the tropics, where the rustle of the bamboo is intermingled with the cry of strange wild birds; where great bunches of yellow bananas, green plantations and well loaded mango trees ripen side by side with the ever interesting and productive cocoanut trees, there are many pursuits of pleasure for the marine who may be sent there. The tropics hold a peculiar fascination for young men and, inasmuch as the chances for foreign duty are greater at present than for years past, the enlistment in this city within the next few weeks, it is thought, will be larger than ever before.

CONTRACTS ARE LET

Commissioners Give Out Plums

In Shape of Supplies For County.

THE BIDDING WAS SPIRITED

The county commissioners at their meeting yesterday afternoon and this morning let contracts for the ensuing year for the county farm, county jail and court house supplies. The bidding was very spirited and resulted as follows : Poor farm clothing Hoosier Store, bid $317.10. Jail supplies J. M. Eggemeyer, $80. Court house janitor supplies J. M. Eggemeyer, $21.25. Poor farm groceries J. M. Eggemeyer, $956.35. Poor farm hardware F. M. Jones Of Milton. $26.60. Poor farm dry goods, shoes and clothing Hoosier Store, $113.35. Poor farm coal Dunbar Bros., Centerville, Winifred, 50 tons $165 and anthracite, 8 tons, $56. Poor farm wood David Hanagan, Centerville. $327.75. Drugs T. II. Dunham, Centerville, $109.95. Flour J. M. Eggemeyer, 3,000 pounds, $90. Nicholson Printing company received the contracts for printing of the first, second and fourth classes. These classes include books, all office blanks. Nicholson Bros, received the contract for the third class, which is for stationary, ink and the like.

DELAY TO TRAFFIC

(American News Service) New York, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Caroline B. Martin, mother of Mrs. Ocey Snead, the

bath tub mystery victim was found to-

day at the Bayard hotel. She had dis-

appeared just before the death of her

daughter and remained in seclusion.

Insurance company detectives are than an hour. The damage done was watching her movements. very small.

(Palladium Special) Hagerstown, Dec. 15. A truss rod on a box car of a north bound freight train broke this morning, while the train was about three miles north of this place, tying up traffic for more

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And here we have the Bargain of Bargains in Diamonds One pair Diamond Earrings 3-4 carat, extra fine while, snappy and brilliant, in 14K settings Only $80

Also have a large line of solid gold Neck Chains and Brooches on which we are giving special prices.

ANOTHER SPECIAL. Large size 24K gold plated jewel cases, sitk lined, at $1.50 each.

No charges for engraving on goods we sell.

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MISTAKEN IDENTITY

Young Men Arrested for Horse Stealing, But a Mistake Was Apparent. IDENTIFIED BY ONE MAN

On suspicion of having been connected with the theft of a horse and rig belonging to Ro'io Gray of Winchester, on August 26, Clay and Dale Brooks were arrested this morning by the local police. After a severe cross examination lasting all morning which failed to disclose any evidence tending to implicate them in any way, the young men were released at the request of Attorney Roscoe E. Kirkman, who interceded in their behalf. Notwithstanding the fact that the two young men were released. William Patterson, formerly employed at Ed Holders livery barn positively identified the Brooks brothers at police headquarters this noon as being the same two men who had tried to sell him a horse and rig, answering the description of the one stolen last August, shortly after the theft was reported. Rollo and William Gray came to this city yesterday and on learning of Patterson's experience and after obtaining his description of the two men who had tried to sell him the rig. notified the police to arrest the Brooks brothers. However it is believed to be a case of mistaken identity as the Brooks brothers deny all knowledge of the theft. In consideration of the fact that their past reputation has been good, the authorities are inclined to believe their story. It is probable that they will go before the grand jury of Randolph county for the purpose of being completely exonerated of the charge.

A FOOL ABORT DOGS

Wealthy San Francisco Woman Will Have a Dead Pet Stuffed.

FORTUNE ON HER ANIMALS

(American Neves Service) San Francisco Dec 15. Having achieved a reputation for spending money on her pet dogs when they are ill as freely as a rich mother would on

her children. Miss Jennie Crocker has now gone that one better by shipping the carcass of one of her dead pets to New York to be stuffed. Costly cablegrams, expensive telegraph tolls, the hire of ambulances and the services of expert veterinarians are the result of a severe illness at her kennel at El Grrito where she keeps a collection of Boston terriers and hateared French bull-dogs, purchased at prices highly remunerative to the Eastern dog fanciers, who are said to have tapped her bank account for twentyfive thousand dollars at one time and another. Endcliffe Tortora was the name of the dead terrier that was sent East today to be skinned, stuffed and fixed up with glass eyes, false ribs, plaster teeth and all other accessories of the taxidermist's art. It is said Miss Crocker paid $4,."VN for this dog during a Boston dog show.

i R'here the terrier was exhibited by E.

J. Carkins, a Danvers, Mass., man, and won prizes.

Dakota, as publisher of small newspapers in Washington and Idaho and, according to his own statement, as a promoter and an active political power in Spokane. It was also entered a matter of record that he had been accused and arrested on tho charge of committing unspeakable crimes. Fitzmaurice told a number of "hard luck" stories about being robbed while in South Dakota, but these were disproved by witnesses.

WANTS BE AMERICAN

Morris Fivel. a Jew. who came to this country from Russia, filed application to become naturalized today with County Clerk Harry E. Penny. He found considerable difficulty in remembering the names and ages of hi children. He is a junk dealer.

MACHINES

MUS

T GO

Again the police have given orders that the slot machine must go. They are emphatic in their statement this time, and Chief of Police Staubach announced this afternoon that if local merchants persisted in keeping slot machines in their places or business, arrests would follow. There is no objection to slot machines where full value is received, but there must be no blanks, it is said.

NO WORDJOTCHEBY And Slaughter of the King's English Is The Plan Proposed Now.

A HIGH SCHOOL MOVEMENT

Prof. Arthur L. Murray, of the English department of the local high school, is at the head of a movement to promote the better use of English in the public schools. It is Mr. Murray's plan to have a certain percent deducted from eac h recitation in any subject if the English used by the pupil is bad. In this way it is hoped to impress upon the minds of the pupils the necessity of using good English at all times. The plan has been adopted with great success in other titles in the state. There will be a meeting of the teachers on Tuesday. December "I. when the plan will be explained and discussed more fully.

PLAN BIG MEETING

City Sunday School Association to Hold an Institute Next Month.

TO CLOSE WITH BANQUET

meeting of the City Sunday School as-

hociation last evening to bold a sunday school institute for three consecutive nights during January, the; exact dates remaining to be announced. On the third night, the institute will be , .1 ...i.i. 1. : . t n ... klk

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Dunquei win in rveci eanv in uir ening. followed by short talks by local Sunday school workers and featuredby the address cfcome Sunday helm l worker whose reputation Is national.

A REWARD OFFERED

The MhHm Of Ialfto. Infants and children aro constantly needfag laxative. It la imoortaat to know what to aim

I them. Their stomach and bowels are not atrona-

enoog-n for salts, purgative waters or cafart.c j fh, aftprnnon nfrareri f i vr hundred pills, powders or tablets. Give then a mild. 8on tnls "Wrnonn onerea ne nunareu

(American jvews Service) Louisville. Dec. 15. Governor Will-

pleasant, g-entle. laxative tonic like Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which sens at the smalt sum of SO cents or f 1 at dnur stores. It is the one great remedy for you to have in the house to give children when they need it.

dollars reward for the arrest or th5 kidnappers of little Alma Kellner. who has been missing on? week today.

DYNAMITE THE BANK

(American News Service) Oklahoma City, Dec. 15 Robbers blew up the safe of the Paoli State

bank with dynamite today and secur

ed four thousand dollars.

They escap

ed in a stolen buggy. The explosion aroused the citizens but the robbers had cut the wires and this had avoided capture up to noon.

1000 Boxes Initial Stationery This is a very fine linen paper with beautiful monogram on each sheet, envelopes to match, all put up in blue and gold stamped box, plenty of all initials. This is the best stationery value we have ever had. See the East Window; then watch it go at 1 0c per Box. For the Next 60 Days We will sell one 50c jar of Madame Ise'Bell's Turkish Bath Oil; one 50c box of Madame Ise'Bell's Exquisite Face Powder, all for 50c

Busy Notion Department

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Knollenbsrg's Store

City Statistics

Marriage Licenses. Christian Harshman. Cleveland. O., 32. railroader and Miss Mattie Shingledecker, Richmond, 35. Curtis Clark Grooms, Dublin. 23. op

erator and Miss Ethel Leora Huddle- i

ston, Dublin, 1S. James Edward English, Cleveland, Ohio. 23. plumber, and Miss Melissa Edith Wilson, Richmond, 21. Harry Keates, Richmond, bookkeeper, and Miss Bessie Thompson, Richmond.

PLAN GIVEN CRIMP

Editor of Proposed Saloon Paper Confronted With His Record.

WANTED TO BE A CITIZEN

(American News Service) Spokane, Wash.. Dee. 15. When Judge Edward Whitson in the United States circuit court for the district of eastern Washington .denied the application for citizenship by Maurice O. Fitzmaurice, a crimp was put into a plan by the liquor interests in Spokane to launch a daily newspaper to espouse their cause. The petitioner was subjected to a gruelling examination by J. B. Lindsley. assistant United States district attorney, who brought out that since coming to America from Ireland, five years ago. Fitxmaurice has posed as an Episcopal rector, rancher, lodging house keeper, lecturer, lawyer and author in South

A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE

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Folding Table, like cut, only $3.48

CHRISTMAS

Choice assortment of Desks, priced $6.98, $11.00, $14.00 and up

Suggestions For Gift Giving: What better gift could you give than something in Home Furnishings? Presents like these are lasting and useful, and are always appreciated!

Many choice Tables for library and parlor. Priced $3.T3, $7.73, $10.00 upward to $25 00.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURES in Mahogany. Gilt and Weathered Oak. Priced 4Sc to $12.00.

BISSEL'S CARPET SWEEPERS save time and labor. Prices $2.50, $2.73, $3.23 to $3.00.

FANCY ROCKERS Easy Rattan Chairs, Electric, Gas and Oil Lamps.

Select an easy, comfortable davenport. Big range In price from $22.00 to $23.30.

Store open every evening until Christmas. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.

Cor. Ninth and Mdn Sis.