Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 342, 16 October 1911 — Page 6

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HE KICHMOSD PAI LADIUM AND SUN-TEU5GR A M, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1911

COUNCIL FOR CITY TO SUM REPORT Council Expected to Be Advised Tonight to Order Probe of Books.

At the meeting of the city council this evening the report of the attorneys, retained by tho city in the water works contract liht will be submitted. Just what tho report will contain Is not known, but there in no doubt but that the council will be advlbcd to order an investigation of the bookH of the Water Works company. A. M. Gardner, city attorney, mated this mornonn tna- he and the other attorney for the city Wilfred Jessup and Henry If. .lohnson have been iiiventlRatinK the (iiiestion from every Btandpoint. separat.edy. This afternoon the attorneys are holding a meeting at which the results of the investigation of each will be discussed and arranged for presentation to council tonight. One attorney stated that it is his opinion the city cannot force the company to produce books or papers Hiat have no bearing on the price of water or the value of the plant. Officials of the water works company refus;e to make any statements in reward to the. probable report of the attorneys for the city. Kverything that touches upon the right of the city to inspect the books of the cotnpany, as provided for by the state law passed in l!o:i, Ihe purchase right of the city, and other matters are being considered by the attorneys. Although the attorneys for the Richmond City Water Works company are silent as to what action they will take if council is advised to order an investigation and does so, it. is understood that the company intends to take the matter to the courts. In this case considerable delay will be encountered by the city in granting a franchise for the supplying of water. However, the city is guarded against being without being without water as ;the present company will be obliged to supply water, until a franchise is granted, this being provided for in the franchise under which it is operating mow. When Engineer Maury was engaged by the city to make a report upon the value of the water works plant the company, It is said, refused to allow Maury to Inspect all books In its possession. Consequently Maury was forced to place his estimated valuation Upon the costs of reproduction instead Df the actual value of the plant as taken from the capital invested and the cost of the extensions and improvements made up to the time he made his Investigation. It is believed that this difficulty will be overcome now, since the city has found laws which will enable it to force an Investigation of the company's books and affairs. DISLOYAL TROOPS RUSHE0T0 CANTON F tl Assembly Takes . i in Revolutionary Situation. (National News Association) CANTON, China. Oct. 1C All troops uspected of cHsloyalty are being rushed from the Canton barracks. The Viceroy has asked for reinforcements. It Is reported here that revolutionists have proclaimed General 1A Yuan Hang military governor of Hupes Province. ReboJ leaders are protecting the lives of missionaries and have placed troops about the mission posts and churches. CONVOKE ASSEMBLY. PEKIN. Oct. 16 Members of the Provincial assembly, organized a year ago as nucleus for a parliament have demanded the immediate convocation of that body. The body has decided to take a hand In the revolutionary situation. ARE TO JEM WORK On Hawkins Park Dam in a Few Days. The promoters of the new Lake and Park company, which proposes the construction of a municipal playground on the land north of the city formerly owned by the Hawkins family, announce that it will only bo but a short time now before operations commence. All the money necessary to start the work is at hand and as soon as certain legal papers are signed men will be put to work on the place. The first undertaking will be the erection of a dam to form an artificial lake. The plans for this are being completed by City Engineer Charles, and will be ready so the work can start In a few days. H. R. Robinson, president of the company, is at present of! a trip through the west, but will rettirn in a few days and call a meeting of the board of directors to get things under way. ELKS OFFICIATE The local lodge of Elks will have charge of the funeral of William Zuftermeister tomorrow afternoon, according to the announcement made today. Mr. Zuttermelster died in Chicago last Saturday morning after an illness of ve years, and will be brought to this city for burial late this afternoon. He ' vas a member of the Elks in Fort ftVayne, and was prominent in the 'work of the lodge. Richmond members yot the Elks lodge are asked to meet at Khe lodge at 1:45 p. m. tomorrow, to jgo in a body to the funeral services.

TO BE III SOCIETY

What Ails People When They Go to Parties? A Jekyll and Hyde Result Socialism Fine in Theory, but It Does Not Always Work Out.

BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. Did you ever t-ee people "out in society?" And wonder what ailed them? Nothing is more marvelous than the complete transformation effected by stepping out of a cab, running up the front steps and btanding in a row. People with whom you had previously exchanged bark fence amenities, who step casually out on the porch and yell that dinner's ready, who can be seen Witnder'ng round on the rear premises in nondescript garments hanging things on lines and pulling weeris out of the walk will suddenly begin to talk in a foreign language and glare at you if you say " thanks very much for that jam you sent over the other day." Nothing is funnier than people at a party or some sort of a social jamboree. Or alleged social. For there's very little sociability at a party. Of course there are different kinds of parties. At some there is too much sociability. Where liquid refreshment is dispensed lavishly with much 'consequent demonst rat ion, affectionate and otherwise. Where the people who weren't asked say "wasn't It perfectly awful! No I wasn't there. I didn't care to go. I knew just what it would be. If I were Blanket y Wank I'd never show my face again." Rut these are few and far between in Richmond. Hut, to return, what psychological microbe is it that bites into the outward veneer when people go places that they think is being "in society." "Society" everywhere is more or less amusing. That is, outside a continental capital or, say, in Washington. And even then Its amusing. But "society" as understood in the average city or town where the doings of the "society people" are recorded, by the "social editor," and people shudder and grow pale when the great ladies of the burg sweep down the stairs and up to the "receiving line." There society is funnier than Punch. Especially at women's things. You approach some one you have known all your life and say "Hello what are you doing here!" Much to your amazement, Liz, or Sal or Maine or Ellen or Marguerite or whoever it may happen to be will gaze at you haughtily, insolently eye you over with the "Laid, what clothes!" expression, say frigidly, "how-do you do" In a ten-twenty-thirty stock company voice and turn her back squarely and unmistakably. Later you observe her gushingly greeting some "society leader" whose husband is possibly the town's most respectable blacksmith, and who, in rock-ribbed splendour, poses in a corner before a screen of smilax studded with roses and carnations, according to the reports next morning in the papers. There is no mental continuity at a party unless its a bridge one. Then there's something. Maybe its mental and maybe its not. Maybe it rattles round in a receptacle with an alluring sound. But this is neither here nor there. At parties people must be seen talking to some one all the time or else other people won't think they're popular. So with heightened color, acquired before or after arrival, you cling lovingly or desperately to one group and then to another, eyes wandering, lips fixed In a smirking grimace, constantly babbling about what heaven alone knows for nobody's paying any attention. They can't because they're doing the same thing. Here and there you flit or glide or possibly elbow constantly getting nearer and nearer the mecca where people sitting stiffly round the wall are eating microscopic sandwiches and sipping pink stuff out of glasses. Nobody knows what it is and nobody cares. They are hurrying to get through for then they can leave. For it wouldn't he decent to go before being given tte occult signal to enter the refreshment joint with a bowl of roses on a lace mat in the center where the janitor of your church, in a white coat, is dispensing hospitality. Incidentally vou wonder why he walks like he might be treading on egg-shells. Maybe its because he's at a party. You can always tell "society people" in a small town because they wear white gloves at the vaudeville. This is an invariable sign. Its the social trade-mark, so to speak. There must be some line of cleavage between these gilt-edged securities and the low-browed vulgarians who wan dered in by twos and threes from across the street or possibly down the street. No matter where they come from. .Tust so they're there, what does the box office care. But the white gloves are the only distinction. Both the local elect, alleged, and the low-brows applaud with equal impartiality. Is it possible that its all on the out side? Nonsense! This is a cultured town. We are an art center, we are a musical center, wo are an educational center. We are every kind of a center not including the universe. And what if we do prefer to pay ten cents for our light diversion? What of that. Is it not a commendable habit and an indication of thrift? Maybe this is the reason we were handed a postal savings bank. Witness the vast throngs at the opening. Wonderful, indeed, is "society" in the provinces. "Its a bore to be in society a tragely to be out," said a certain celebrity once. He was talking about English soci-

A BORE OR A JOKE

If he hadn't he might have said "Its a joke to be in society. Because you can't be out." There are many admirable socialistic theories and one of them is the government ownership of public utilities. In theory it is perfect. And under a socialistic regime its practice might be also, but under existing conditions it has not so proved. In instance, a German, now in this country inspecting the automatic telephone system, slates that he has been surprised to find that telephone rentals in the United States are much cheaper than they are in Germany where the telephone system is under government control. According to this man it costs $50 a year to have a telephone in either a private or business house. "The subscriber has a choice of paying a flat rate of $50 a year for.the service, where there is no extra charge for calls, or $20 a year and an additional cost of one cent for each time the telehpone is used," stated the native of Germany, "One would think," he continued, "that where the telephone lines are all owned by the government the cost would be less than when owned by a private corporation. I am surprised to learn of the low price here, especially when the lines all are owned by private corporations." On the other hand James L. Richards, of Boston, who controls the Boston Gas company has reduced the price from 100 to 80 cents, by fair and legitimate methods since he took over the entire holdings which were previously divided among several companies. The price of gas has gone down, the profits of the company have increased and more gas is being burned than ever before. By an agreement with the city dividends cannot increase unless the price of gas is reduced. The government telegraph system in Great Britain is operated at a loss of $2,500,000 each year although the government is now going to take over competing telephone lines and operate the entire system on a different basis. If government officials were zealous in putting such public utilities as come under their management on a business basis, the ideal of the socialists would be realized. But they are not. And for the reason that it makes no difference to them. Their salaries are paid anyway and are fixed. They have not the incentive that has an individual or set of individuals. A private corporation must make things come out even in any event. They can't afford to run at a loss. The government can. It shouldn't but it does. Our Post Office system's deficit is accepted. This is our only public utility. The sun rises and sets and the post office deficit is still with us. Postmaster General Hitchcock has cut this down but has not wiped it out. If, incidentally, Hitchcock would begin at the other end and cut out the tons of reading matter sent under the franking privilege, that nobody ever reads and seeds that nobody ever plants, he might do much more effective service toward the elimination of the famed deficit than to take it out on the magazines that people do read and in the salaries of underpaid and hard worked employees. Hitchcock seems more bent on making a record than in being consistent. CALENDAR OF SPORTS Monday. Contamination of the baseball series for the world's championship. Glidden tour run from Gettysburg, Pa., to Staunton, Va., 182.3 miles. Start of three days' reliability run of the Harrisburg, (Pa.), Motor Club. Opening of the autumn meeting of the Latonia Jockey club. Monte Attell vs. Frankie Burns, 10 rounds, at New Orleans. Tuesday. Glidden tour run from Staunton, Va., to Roanoke, Va., 90.8 miles. Continuation of the baseball series for the world's championship. Wednesday. Glidden tour run from Roanoke, Va., to Winston-Salem, N. C, 124.3 miles. Young Saylor vs. Ray Bronson, 10 rounds, at Indianapolis. Thursday. Glidden tour run from Winston-Salem. N. C, to Charlotte, N. C, 135.6 miles. Opening of annual bench show of the Texas Kennel club, Dallas, Texas. Opening of bench show of Northern California Kennel club. Sacramento, California. Frldey. Glidden tour run from Charlotte, N. C, to Anderson, S. C. 160.6 miles. Saturday. Glidden tour run from Anderson, S. I C. to Atlanta, Ga.. 144.2 miles. Army-Yale football game, at West Point. Cornell-Washington and Jefferson football game, at Ithaca. Harvard-Amherst football game, at Cambridge. Dartmouth-Williams football game, at Hanover. Princeton-Navy football game, at Princeton. Pennsylvania-Brown football game, at Philadelphia. Chicago-Illinois football game, at Chicago. Minnesota-Nebraska football game, at Minneapolis. The Xeeaaay OfUlK Married people should leant what to do for one Mother's tittle flU. and for the ffls of the children that may come. They are sore sooner or later to have occasion o treat constipation or indigestion. When the opportunity comes remember that the quickest way to obtain relief, and finally a permanent core, is with Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, the crest herb Uasthrc compound. A-bottle aboo 3 always be in tbe house.- It co only 50 cants ox SI at druc stores.

RABBIT CHASE WAS THE REALJEATURE Richmond and Cincinnati Players Stop Game to Execute Bunny.

An exciting rabbit chase and a fluky home run by Pruitt which won for him a winter's outfit, including shoes, clothes, haberdashery, etc., also some jewelry, were the features of a very tame exhibit of the national pastime at Athletic park on Sunday afternoon between the Richmonds and the Cincinnati Muldoons. It is hardly necessary to say that as the visitors were awfully weak Richmond won. The score was 7 to 1. The net proceeds of the game were divided among the members of the team, whereupon they was disbanded for the season. Pruitt, who has been batting .000 in most of the games played in the last several weeks, and whose fielding alone kept him on the team, won everything but an automobile when he in the eighth inning landed on the ball, driving it to the tall and uncut about sixty feet beyond first base and very close to foul territory. The ball was securely lost for enough minutes to allow Pruitt to make first, second, third and home. When it was found, it was pronounced a fair hit, though to a great many it appeared as though it was foul by ten feet. That rabbit chase went better with the fans than either the game or the home run. It was real for sure stuff. Mr. Bunny bobbed up from somewhere in the middle of the game, jumping and dodging across the diamond with the batter and his warclub. the catcher with his mask and protec tor and fifteen other players and the umpire giving chase. The batter landed. So did the pitcher. The batter hit the rabbit with his cruel bat, while a well directed throw (it was a wonderful exhibition of pitcher's control) both smacked Mr. Bunny from different angles and he keeled over. A little boy was awarded the spoils of the chase. The left foot was given to a negro, who it is hoped will be a loyal rooter hereafter. About the most which can be said about the game was that Richmond won very easily. There were about five hundred fans present. The extent to which each player benefitted is rumored to have been about $8 per. Score and summary: Richmond.. AB R HPO A E McGrew 3b 4 0 1 1 1 1 Martin 2b 4 2 0 0 0 0 Schattell If 3 0 0 2 0 0 Boll lb s 4 1 1 7 0 0 Corbett ss-2b 4 2 3 0 1 0 Huffer rf 4 1 1 4 0 0 Pruitt cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Miller c lb 3 0 112 1 0 Wilder p 2 0 0 1 0 0 Wilcoxen p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 34 7 8 27 5 1 Muldoons AB R H PO A E Nordman 3b 4 0 0 2 3 1 Rawn 2b .4 1 1 0 1 0 Vetter ss 4 0 1 12 3 Dahl cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 WebblUig If 3 0 0 1 0 0 Sperber If 3 0 0 1 0 0 Kortecamp lb 3 0 0 9 1 0 Seenald c 3 0 0 11 0 0 Utreicht p 3 0 0 0 5 1 Totals 28 1 2 24 13 6 Richmond Muldoons .1 0000303 x 7 .00000010 11 Struck out by Utrecht 11; by Wilder 9, Wilcoxen 4. Bases on balls off Utrecht 1. Hohe run Pruitt. Two base hit Corbett. Sacrifice hits Schattell, Dahl, Web- ! bling. Left on base Richmond 5; Muldoons 2. Earned runs Richmond 3; Muldoons 1. Hits off WTilder 0 in 6 innings. Off Wilcoxen 2 in 3 innings. Stolen bases Boll, Dahl. Umpire Clutter. Time 1 nr. 25 min. WILL TRANSFER A VETERAN FIREMAN George Wilson, who has been connected with the Richmond fire department for the past thirty-six years, as driver of the hook and ladder truck, will be transferred to one of the hose companies. Chief Miller secured the consent of the board of works this morning to place Wilson at another building and to bring one of the other drivers to the City Building. Chief Miller said that the hook and ladder truck answers all alarms of fire and that the work is too hard upon Wilson. He does not know as yet where he will place Wilson, but says it may be necessary to make two changes. When Wilson was informed by Chief Ed Miller of the action of the board in agreeing that it would be best to change him to another department where the work would be easier, the old driver replied he would quit. Unless Wilson reconsiders his decision, the board will have to replace him. During the years of service which Wilson has had with the city he has performed his duties in a very satisfactory manner and it is regretted by the board of works and the firemen that Mr. Wilson has decided to leave the service, arwagon ( cedtesbeD-yef iledn A CHILD ADOPTED Dolores Manies, a four year old youth has been adopted by Nicholas Murphy and wife. The father, of the child, Lester Manies, who is divorced and was given custody of the child, gave his consent to the adoption. SUIT TO CONDEMN The Pennsylvania railroad company has filed suit in the Wayne circuit court to condemn 1.58 acres of ground needed for railroad purposes which is owned by Margaret McCaffrey.

LATE MARKET NEWS

Furnished by A. W. Thomson Co, HitUe Block. Phone 2709. Correspondents, Logan and Bryan. NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS New York, Oct. 16 Copper 52 52 Am Smelting 66 66i U S Steel . . . 61 61 U S Steel pfd 109"8 109? Pennsylvania 1223 122i St. Paul 109 C 109 M B & O 98 " 98 " N Y Central. 106 106 Reading 139 '-j 139 Vi Canadian Pac 2308 230 Gt. Northern 126"i 126 Union Pacific 163V 163 Northern Pac 118 118 Atchison 107 107 L. & N 147 147 Vs Southern Pac 1104 110 Am Can Com 10 10 Am Can Pfd 87 87 52 65 Vi 5914 109 122 V 108 Vi 97 105 137 229 126 161 115 106 Vi 147 109 10 85 52 65 59 109 122 109 97Va 105 138 229 126 162 116 107 147 109 10 85 CHICAGO GRAIN. Furnished by A. W. Thomson Co.. L,. A. Gould. Mgr., Hittle Block. Phone 2709. Correspondents, Logan and Bryan. Chicago, Oct. 16.

WheatOpen High Low Close Hoc 99 Vi 99 98 99 May 104 104 104 104 July 99 100 99 Va 99 Corn ' Dec 64 64 64 64 May 65 65 65 65 July 65 65 64 65 OatsDec 47 47 47 47 May 50 50 49 50 July 46 46 45 46 Liverpool Cables Close: Wheat

d higher; Corn d lower. INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK Indianapolis, Oct. 16. Hogs Receipts 3,500; best $6.S0. Sheep Receipts 300; prime $3.00. Hogs Receipts 6,500; best $6.90. Calves $9.00. Lambs $6.25. E. BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo, Oct. 16. Cattle Receipts 4,500; prime $7.40; butchers, $6.55. Hogs Receipts 20,400; yorkers $6.70; pigs $5.90; heavies $6.75. Calves Receipts 1,500; $4.509.50. Sheep Receipts 19,000; prime $3.85. Lambs $5.50. CALMLY WRECKS BARN Despite the Protests of Indignant Householder. Strange things have occurred in the alley between Tenth and Eleventh streets, running from Main to North A streets, which Is known as "squirrel" alley, but the strangest of all was the happening of last evening. About 8 o'clock Sunday evening persons residing in the apartment house No. 26 North Eleventh street heard loud pounding at the barn in the rear of the house. At first little was thought of it, but finally one of the men residing there decided to make an investigation. Opening the rear door of his apartment he perceived a tall, large man diligently tearing large planks from the east side of the barn. "What are you doing there," he yelled gruffly. If he was expecting an explanation he was disappointed for the man, without replying continued wrecking the structure and piling the boards in neat rows. Upon asking him, again his business and receiving no reply the frightened resident, ran to a neighbor's home nearby and telephoned to police headquarters. In the meantime the man kept on working and all of the neighbors were peeping from their rear windows, but no one attempted to approach the man. Patrolmen Edwards and Longman, and Police Supt, Gormon, answered the riot call immediately and when they stealthily approached the barn, surrounded it and "closed in," they expected to capture their quarry. But the man had gone. Practically every plank on the east side of the barn had been removed.

tto Maury's Fair At the New Church In North A St. This Evening ADMISSION lOc

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PEACE OVERTURES are iiouecra Turkey Cannot Maintain Its Dignity and Accept the Italian Offer.

(National News Association) CONSTANTINOPLE Oct. 16 The peace negotiations between the continental powers and Turkey have suddenly been broken off upon declaring by the Ottoman government that she cannot accept Italy's proposal and maintain her national dignity says a report printed today in the "Ikdam." The publication is said to be authoritative, coming from a semi official source. The "Ikdam" indicates that Turkey will pursue a positive course against Italy. TO BECOME CITIZEN Turkish Engineer Applies for His Papers. Pericles Savidis, a native of Nidge, Asia Minor, Turkey, but whose present home is at Centerville on Monday morning filed additional papers to his declaration of intent to become a citizen of the United States. Next April at the opening session of the Wayne circuit court he will formally renounce Mohammed V. as his sovereign and swear allegiance to the stars and stripes. Mr. Savidis is a surveyor, employed on the Pennsylvania railroad. He has been making Centerville his home since the railroad company commenced operations in bouble tracking its system between here and Indianapolis. In September, 1909,.- he sailed from Harve, France, where he had been living a short time upon leaving Turkey, and landed in New York city. At Columbus, Ohio, he attended the Ohio State university, completing the course in three years. Since he has been connected with the railroad company. Evidently he has little sympathy with the present war between Italy and Turkey. At least he declared to county clerk George Matthews, with whom he filed the paoers, that he was glad he was not now in Turkey, as he would be put on the firing line. City Statistics Marriage License. Benjamin Harrison Leasure, Centerville, 22, telgraph operator and Olive L. Bond, Centerville, 20. Deaths and Funeral. ZUTTERMEISTER The funeral of William D. Zuttermelster, who died last Saturday in Chicago, will be from the home of his mother, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. Howard will officiate at the funeral. The local Elks will be in charge. Interment will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call any time. Vou needn't inffer with sick rsadache, todltestion, constipation or any othar trouble siis Tag- from a disordered stomach. Dr. Caldwell's S7rap Pepsin will core you an1 keep yoc wslL Try it fees It on band tbe year around. GE N N ETT THEATRE THURSDAY, OCT. 19 DANIEL FROHMAN Presents - "Thy Neighbor's Wife" Prices 25, 50, 75, $1.00, $1.50 Seat Sale at Murray Theater. QUALITY of these crackers is unsurpassed. Can be used in sandwiches as well as in soup. Ask your grocer for "Richmond Butters." MADE ONLY BY The Richmond Baking Company COMPETENT WORKMEN Only are sent when repairs are to be made. Even the best of plumbing will at times get out of order, owing to carelessness or misuse. Very often repairing calls for greater skill and good judgment, than what is required on new work. So we never send a boy to do a man's work. Every style of sanitary plumbing is our specialty as is heating and steam fitting. For good work at moderate coat. Call on CHAS. JOHANNEVG 1036 MAIN PHONE 2144

CAMBRIDGE CITY '"" MADE DEFENDANT Trials of the cases of Rolando Wissler and William H. Stamm, both

of Cambridge City, each demanding $1,000 damages from the town for Injuries received in an accident several months ago, were commenced before a jury in the Wayne circuit court on Monday. The two men were standing under an arc light when the globe fell, injuring both. Palladium Want Ads Pay. The scintillating beauty and purity of our cut glass and the, rich, quiet, refined, handsomeness of our solid silver and plated ware will indeed charm and delight the most critical eye. For the festive occasions of Autumn and Winter you will undoubtedly need some new CUT GLASS and SILVERWARE, so why not pay us a visit now and make your purchases while our stocks are undepleted by heavy buying? Prices, of course, represent excellent values. DATLIFF 11 The Jeweler 10 NORftt NINTH STREET moerlem BEER Agency Office at 304 N. D St. Bottled Beer Served AU Orders Given Prompt Attention A. N. COLLET Mgr. The Celebrated KRYPT0B LENSES that we have made a specialty of ever since they were first placed on the market, never have been excelled. Therefore call and let us show yon samples and fit you your next pair of glasses. We guarantee satisfaction. The Jeweler 810 Main St F. H. EDMUNDS OPTOMETDIST

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