Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 239, 6 July 1910 — Page 3

. THE IlICimOXD PALLADIUM AND. 8UX-TELEGKA3I, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910.

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"Old Hercules is Giant Floating Crane at New the Return of

Y SIDNEY ESPEY. Washington, July (.Old Hercules, the giant floating crane. Is the Jonah of the New York Nary Yard. To celebrate the home coming of Colonel Rooserelt the Hercules broke loose from her moorings and while the cheering crowds were making New York howl with the strenuousness of their welcome to the ex-president the floating crane ran amuck and nearly made history by barely mlslng Its efforts to wreck the big battleship,' Flof. Ida, now being constructed. The Hercules also damaged the dry dock alongside of which she lay, a conorete structure which Is the largest on the Atlantic coast and In which the Nebraska was docked when undergoing repairs. The New York Navy Yard force evidenUy has not yet learned how to handle the Hercules In a heavy wind even after Its thrlllng experience with the old Jonah in December, 1904. At that time the Connecticut was being built and the Hercules was lying alongside of ber, delivering steel. At the luncheon hour a heavy wind blew from the northwest Into the channel where the Hercules was lying. The workmen had all left The wind tore her loose from her moorings, and aided by a strong flood tide sent her rapidly op the channel. Across from the Connecticut, anchored at the Cobb dock, were the Kentucky, the Kearsarge. the Illinois and other big ships of the Atlantic fleet. It Just happened that Naval Constructor William J. Baxter, who is now building the Florida, and who was then building the Connecticut, was on the floor of one of the dry docks. Instead of being at luncheon, lie happened to look up and caught sight of the giant steel arms of the Hercules moving swiftly up the channel. He looked at his watch and noted that at that hour the Hercules ought to have been somewhere else. He Jumped to the conclusion that there was something seriously wrong and dashed up the slippery steps of the dry dock to find the Hercules making a direct line for the old battleship Texas. Gathering together a few men who happened to be within call, they made a noose of a rope and with a skillful throw caught a stan chion of the Hercules. The noose held and making the other end fast to a bollard the mad career of the Hercules was checked, but as she swung around she gave the Texas a glancing blow which stove a hole In her side requiring her to be taken to dry dock Immediately, otherwise she might have gone down. . By this time the yard was In a, stata of great excitement. Whistles were blown from all the shops to sound the alarm for the workmen to man their posts, as It was seen that a shift of the wind would take the Her cules across the channel and she might rake the Kentucky and her sister ships lying there, and either sink or seriously' damage them. " The Hercules is now such a wreck that congress has appropriated $115.000 to repair her. In the meantime, 4n order not to delay work on the Florida, a seventy ton floating crane has been towed from the Boston navy yard and has taken up the work the Hercules was performing. The report of the accident to the Hercules caused great consternation In naval circles for the telegram from Admiral Leutze, commanding the New York Navy Yard made It ap pear as If the Florida and not the Hercules had turned over. The dry dock Dewey at Manila Is proving to be another Jonah. She, too has a mystery attached to her and congress has had to make another ap propriation of $50,000 to raise and re pair her. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Winthrop said today that Just what recently befell the Dewey can not now be explained and probably will not be known until labored cor reapondence has been had with the naval authorities at Manila and a full report received from the board of in quiry. The Dewey after being towed across the Atlantic, Mediterranean, through the Sues canal, the Indian ocean, the China sea and Into the Pa cifio to the Philippines, a bit of sea nianshlp that attracted world wide attention and applause, has had a run of hard times. Her sinking a month or two ago prompted the spreading of alarming reports that the accident waa the result of maliciousness on the part of Japanese employed to work on the craft. When she went down It was first denied In naval cir cles that there had been an accident It was said then that she would be speedily raised as her atop cocks had been left open. Although not offlcialy reported it is known that the Dewey has a hole in her side. How this hole come there no one seems to know. The naval of ficials have cabled from Manila ask ing that the first amount of $15,000 necessary to raise and repair the Dewey be Increased to $50,000, as a patch would have to be made of the hole In her side. Assistant Secretary Winthrop has had the records of the Dewey gone over, but there Is no reference to her ever having had a hole stove In her. The Manila officials claim the present hole is an old one, that had been patched. There Is such a mix-up on the Question that Mr. Winthrop has given up his efforts to bring a quick solution of the problem and will patiently await full mail reports which will not be forthcoming until the end of August It seems certain, though, that the Dewey will be raised and put In work lng condition. She Is expected to be temporarily patched and pumped clear f water by the middle of July. The

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repair work to make her operative will consume several additional months. Meanwhile the question as to whether Japanese spies had a hand In the accident is being considered. Secretary of the Navy Meyer is in favor of selling all the obsolete war ships of the navy. At h'is direction, the general board of the navy has completed a survey of all vessels to determine if any of them can proper ly be sold. This report has not yet been made public. The gunboat Detroit, for instance, has been out of commission for several years because she Is too expensive to run. When the general board makes public its report Secretary Meyer intends to tako the matter up with congress. It Is too late to have the matter settled at this session, but it is one that Is sure to be put up to congress next December. Legislation will, of course, be necessary for the sale of any navy vessels. In discussing this subject Secretary Meyer said: "I believe It would bo a great sav ing of money if congress would au thorize the sale of a great many of our small vessels, yachts, cruisers, etc. I find that the expenditure of the appropriation for repairs which was made last year will show that a very small proportion goes for battle ships and first class cruisers, and that an enormous proportion goes for tug3, yachts and small cruisers, etc. "It seems to me," Mr. Meyer con cluded, "that It would be wise for the' department to have sales of vessels such as England had a few years ago, when she courageously con demned a lot of ships, it is like a man who has the courage to go into his own park and cut out a good num ber of trees In order that the remaindor can develop. We must show some courage in approaching this question and condemn a lot of riff raff vessels on which we are lavish ing money needlessly. I claim that by means of this inspection we shall be able to give congress information by which we can name a list of ves sels of different types which should be disposed of." QUICK RELIEF OF Was Surprising Inflammation Reduced in a Few Hours and Cure Soon Followed Boy's Torture had Been Intense for Years Friend's Child had Eczema, Too. MOTHER TELLS HOW CUTICURA CURED BOTH " When my boy was six yean old, he suffered terribly with eczema. He could neither sit till nor lie ouietly in bed. for the itching was dreadful. He would Irritate spots by scratching with his nails and that only made them worse. A doctor treated hint and we tried almost everything, but the eczema seemed to spread. It started in a small place on the lower extremities and spread for two years until it very nearly covered the back part of his leg to the knee. "Finally I got Cuticura Soap, CutL cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and gave them according to directions. I used them in the morning and that even lng. before I put my boy to bed, I used them again and the improvement even in those few hours waa surprising, the Inflammation seemed to be so much less. I uaed two boxee nf Cuticura Ointment, the same of the Pills and the Soap and my boy was cured. My son is now in his seventeenth year and he has never had a return of tne eczema. " I took care of a friend's child that had eczema on its fare and limbs and I lined the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. They acted on the child just as they did on my son and it has never returned. I would recommend the Cuticura Reme dies to anyone. Mrs. A. J. Cochran, 1823 Columbia Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 20. 1009." FOR SKIN HUMORS Torturing, disfiguring patches of humor on the skin, scalp or hands are instantly relieved and speedily cured, in the majority of cases, by warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle anointings of Cuticura Ointment. For eczemas, rashes, itchings, irritations, inflammations, dandruff, dry. tin and falling hair, for sanative, antineptic cleansing and all purposes of the toilet, these pure, sweet, gentle emollients ore unrivaled. CuUnir 9cp (?V ) tn Oraaw th Skin. Cvtlrura Mottnrnl OOf to Heal the 8kin una CmUeur irnolvipi (Me.), (or In th form of ChocoUtr rotted ii. iic. per Vy of 60) lo Purify ue Blood. ro old tlrroutnout A. world. Pottrf Drui a Chem. Corp . So rroT, l)5Ct!umtui A Boston. I1M. arMiiled Fiw. 33-rr Outtcura nook. rotapku Guide to Utc trcaiaoat ot Skin nod calp HOW'S YOUR ICE WATER? Hare yon heard of our new nieth- e od of Coil in Refrigerator. The water is not exposed to air and e is ready at all times. MEERHOFF, the Plumber Hot and Cold Water Specialists Phone 1236. 9 South 9th St. The Flower Shop ItlSUiinSl FbonelMJ

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Supreme Court of Illinois Rules Against Use of Scriptures in Public Schools. t """"" " SCHOOL TEACHERS AGREE Chicago, 111., July 6. The Bible any version of It and all religious hymns and prayers have been barred from Chicago's public schools by the supreme court of Illinois, on the ground that It is a violation of the constitutional . right of religious free dom. "The wrong arises," says the supreme court, "not out of the par ticular version of the Bible or form of prayer used or the particular hymn sung, but out of the compulsion to Join in any form of worship. The free enjoyment of religious worship in cludes freedom not to worship. It is not a question to .be determined by a court in a country of religious freedom what religion or sect is right. All stand equal before the law. The read ing of the Bible In school is instruc tion. Religious instruction may not Sale Begins July 7th

All 5.00 Oxfords JJ $3.95

One lot If Udies'$3.50 i U Tan Oxfords 11 V $1.45 JJ

be the object of such reading, but whether it Is so or not, religious instruction is accomplished by it. What right have the teachers of the school to teach children religious doctrine different from that which they are taught by- their parents?" The decision pleases most of the school authorities, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, the superintendent especially. "I believe," she says, "that moral training and the teaching of the fundamental principles of truth, honesty, right living in private and civic life, and common humanity, have an Important place In the public schools, but the teaching of anything that might be construed as sectarian Is liable to jeopardize the main mission of the public schools education for all."

MORAL LAW. The moral law lies at the center of nature and'raciiates to the circumference. It is the pith and 'marrow of every substance, every relation and every process. All things with which we deal preach to us. What is a farm but a mute gospel The sailor, tne shepherd, the miner, the nercharit, in their several resorts have each an experience precisely para lid. Emerson.

Yonmr Traudle Wm ' This Semi-Annual Sale is your sale. If we had stocked our shelves with inferior goods and marked these at false prices, if we had reduced only the less desirable shoes, if we had made money making our aim then this sale would have been only to our inter- . ests and would have been our sale.

Your Interests Served

But since we have made the reductions so large, since we are offering only our regular guaranteed stock, since we are offering all our stock regardless of style or newness, since we are making this a profitless sale then it is your interests that are best cared for and the sale becomes your sale. Your sale, too, because it offers you the chance to save money on one of the real necessities of living. ,

All our regular stock of new summer footwear goes at reduced prices.

Men's Summer Shoes All S6.00 Oxfords go at $4.95 All $5.00 Oxfords go at ........$3.95 All $3.50 and $4.00 Oxfords go at . $3.25 and $3.10 All $3.00 Oxfords go at $2.65 Boy's Summer Oxfords at about the same redactions.

The prices we have just mentioned represent reductions on full lines and include some very new shipments. In addition to these we have some odd lots and short sized lots that represent Uncommon Savings

Men's Shoes One lot of $3.50 and $5 high shoes to sell at $1.98. One lot of Wine Colored shoes that were $3.50, to sell at $1.98. One lot of boys' $2 and $3 shoes to sell at 98c.

These are a few of the representative savings that you may effect. Some of the lots offered contain but a few dozen pairs, so an early call is all that can insure you of the bigger chances. We stand back of every pair of shoes sold during this sale with a guarantee of absolute satisfaction, but the fact that we are depending on the shoes you buy now to bring you back for others at regular prices is the strongest assurance you can have of the quality of the footwear we are offering now.

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At the Murray. The offerins this week at the Mur ray cannot help but please as a well balanced bill is presented for the entertainment of the patrons of this popular playhouse. La Petite Emilie Troupe, European Bicyclists, is a neat, clean act of surprising feats, the solo work of La Petite Emelie being especially worthy of commendation. The three Vecchi Sisters featured in this act were formerly members of the great Kauffman troupe, one of the greatest troupes that ever toured Europe and In which troupe La Petite Emelie was the 6tar. " Grace Armond with her catchy songs and delightful monologue won her popularity at her first appearance in this city and this has not waned in the least. The Sully I amily, even to the least, present the comedy sketch, "The Doctor's Dilemma," In an able manner, each performer carrying out his, part in such a way as to present the difficulties of the doctor. Miss Florence Craig and her dancing boys with 6inglng and dancing have a good act The motion pictures teach a lesson that one may profit by. Best TWO STORES

Unrortunats Jealousy. Ad American visiting the Jardin des Plantes in I'aria after much uniusiojr conversation with a loquacious guide said. "It seems to m that ciraffe is an unusually thin one. alt bong b all of theci are thin enough." "But surely he is of an extraordinary thinness." said the guide, looking at the giraffe with an air of affectionate solicitude. "And they say he jrrows ever thinner. For myself. I Oelieve U is his pride that so affect Dim. lie sees the oUMisk and the EirtVt tower, niousieur. and be is jealous ot tbeniVhat would you have? lie is jealous, and therefore be starves himself ant! grows continually less. Youth's Companion. ;

: Why Pay More? : Piehl & Essenraacher Fancy and Staple Grocers. We sell everything that is clean J and fit to eat. j 319 N. 5th Phone 16SS

Our Gain Indirect And the only way we can hope to gain is to sell you such good shoes at sale prices that those of you who have never traded here before will learn that our shoes are so good that they are the only ones you can afford to buy at regular prices. And if this sale does not help to make you friends and customers of ours, then it is you alone who have gained.

Women's Summer Shoes

All $5.00 Pumps go at -........$3.95 All $4.00 Pumps, Oxfords, Ties, go at $3.25 $3.50 Oxfords and Pumps go at... $2.95 All $3.00 Low Shoes go at $2.65 All $2.50 Low Shoes go at .......$2.20 Misses Summer Footwear subject to like reductions

Women's Shoes One lot of $3, $3.50 and $4 tan shoes for $1.45. One lot of Tan Oxfords that were $3.50 and $4 for $1.45. One lot of Misses' $2 to $3 Tan Ankle Strap Pumps that go at $1.25.

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The English ebannet to nowher mom tbmi lx feet deep. The Irish aea is a. ISO feet. ' ALLEN His Autobiography just received at Nicholson's. Large 12 Mc, 420 pages, sixteen illustrations. See window. Price $1.50 net. NICHOLSON A BRO. 729 Main St. New Murray Theatre APPROVED VAUDEVILLE WeekTof July 4th HOLIDAY OFFERINGS: La Petite Emelie Troupe Florence Craig and Her Dancing Boys. "Foolish Lixy" Other Exclusive Features. Matinee, any day, 10c. Night per. formances, 7:45 and 9. Pricea 10, 1 and 20c Loge aeata 2Sc

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All N. (I 06.00 U Shoes JJ 84.95- ,JJ

One Lot If $4.C0 Ken's . 11 Stces - 11 01.90 - JJ