Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 28, 12 December 1912 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PAIjIAJ)ITJ3I AND SUN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1912.

CITY WILL HOT PLUNGE INTO DEBT

Improvements Will Be Held Down to the Appropriations for This Week.

MAYOR AGAINST SEWER

Believes Construction of the Reeveston Sewer Will Be Too Expensive.

Around the World Chase After Elopers Failed

Resolutions for proposed street improvements in 1913 were approved and

passed by the board of public works

today.

The most Important improvements

brought up were the paving of North and South Eighth streets with brick and the building of a sewage system through Reeveston place. The paving of Eighth street will cost the city approximately $10,000. If the building of the proposed system costs more than $5,000 it will not be undertaken, according to Mayor Zimmerman. Mayor Zimmerman seriously objected to the plan of building the sewer system in this part of the city. He said that it will necessitate the issuance of heavy bonds if this and all other proposed improv ements are made. City Engineer Charles said he knew of many buildings which would have been constructed last year if there were a sewage system in Reeveston. "If it will be made this year the revenue derived from the new houses will be large enough . to help pay the amount of the bond which might have to be issued, and will justify the city Mr. Charles. The resolution to have tt.he improvement made was passed on condition that it would not cost the city more than $5,000. Improvements. Resolutions to have the following improvements made were passed: Cement roadway in the alley between North Twentyflrst and Twentysecond streets from D to E, sanitary sewer in Fairview in the alley between Cross hall and Green street from alley south of Grant street to School street; improvement of North D street by constructing a cement sidewalk from North Nineteenth street to North Twenty fourth; alley between South Eighth and Ninth to be cemented from A to B; cement walk, curb and gutter on both sides df South Fifth Btreet and grading and leveling the road way from K to L street; cement curb and gutter on both sides of South Second street and a sidewalk from A to B street on the west side; eewer in the alley between State and John street and State and Williams running from the trunk sewer in Sheridan street to Northwest Second

street; sewer from the crematory to river. Other Improvements Resolutions were also passed favoring the following improvements: A sewage system in the south eastern part of the city; trunk sewer beginning at South Fifteenth and B street running east on B to Twentyfirst street; laterals running south from the trunk to E in South Sixteenth street, one running south on Seventeenth street from trunk to a point 300 feet North of South E street; one running from South Eighteenth street from sewer to a point 300 feet North of E street; one running south on Nineteenth street from the trunk eewer to a point 400 feet north of South E street; one running south on South Twentieth street from said sewer' to a point fourteen feet south of Reeveston; one running from South Twentyflrst to trunk sewer on Reesevton Road; bricking of the roadway of North Eighth street seven feet north of Elm place funning to the south line of the intersection of North A and Eighth streets; bricking of South Eighth street from South A to H street. The probable cost of both these streets will be $5,000; a sanitary sewer in the first alley east of north Third street east in alley south of North A to the rear of lot No. 8, thence in a northeasterly direction to a point 180 feet more or less north of A street. Resolution for bricking Main street from Fourth street to the Main street bridge and specifications for improving Johnstown street from Second street to the river were ordered repaired. Mayor Zimmerman said that although the resolutions were passed by the board, the city promises to carry out only those which it can afford to make. No improvements-will be made where they will cost the property holders more than half of their assessed taxes. The resolution for a sewer from North G to river between North Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets was held up pending the investigation of the city engineer. It was said that the request for this improvement was for personal gain rather than for the good of the people who would be taxed for the improvement.

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KRETZER STILL Ifl THE COUNTY JAIL

Claims He Is Innocent of Wrong Doing or Was Intoxicated at the Time.

KILLS HORSE AND HAWK WITH GUN

(Palladium Special) I EATON. O., Dec. 12. s the result ' of an alleged assault upon a 15-year-old girl, Oliver Kretzer, 25. of Gratis, languishes in the county jail under a bond of $600. Affidavit for the arrest of Kretzer was signed by Mrs. Minnie Ekes, who alleges that her daughter, Treva O'Dell was the victim of Kretzers assault. The mother claims that on the evening of December 6 while the girl and a younger sister were returning to their home near Gratis through a lane, they were suddenly confronted by a masked man, who had climbed over a fence just in front of them. She says he grabbed the older girl and attempted to prevent her from calling help. In the Bcuffle the mask was torn from

the face of the man, whom the girl says she recognized as Kretzer. The assailant was unsuccessful in his attempts to prevent the girl from screaming, for her cries were heard by her stepfather, who was at work in a nearby barn. He gave chase, but was unable to catch the assailant. Kretzer. a married man, maintains that he is innocent of any wrongdoing, but says that if he did such a thing it was while he was intoxicated.

(Palladium Special HAGERSTOWN, Ind.. Dec. 12. Lewis Nation rode a $300 horse into a field to get a shot at a hawk that was perched in a tree. He raised both hammers of the shotgun and killed the hawk with the first shot. Forgetting that the other hammer was up. he dismounted from the horse to pick up the bird. In some manner the hammer was released and the gun discharged, tht- contents entering the horse's neck and killing it instantly.

TEN DEGREES ABOVE ON THERMOMETERS!

The weather man uncorked bis bet-j tie of Arctic brand last night and gave! Richmond its first taste of what U still to come before gentle spring is back in the land. The potion was a1 strong one, and the city shiTered with the mercury falling to 10 degrees above. Accompanying the fall in temperature was a stiff wind that penetrated wraps and overcoats and sent tip clouds cf dust. The thermometer registered 13 degrees above yesterday.

BOWLING NOTES

Taken at His Word. When Ilossettl was a student of art

he one day hapened to go with some fellow students to the east end of Lon- j don. There at a wharfside inn he saw j an immense canvas on the barroom I wall. After laughing ut it for somi j time and thus provokins the innkeep- I cr's wrath the following conversationtix'k place: "Where did you get that picture?" j

"Oh. never mind, young man. where I got it:"What price do you set on it?" "More than you can afford." "Indeed!" said Rossetti. -Now. how-much?"

"Th'-ee thousand jtounds." replied the innkeeper. At this there was a loud burst oft laughter from the young artists. "IK you know how much 1 won'.dj frlve you for your 3.t0 picture?" j "Flow much?" asked the innkeeper, j "Three pounds." said Kossetti. "IVne." said the innkeeper promptly And to his amazement and amusement J

Mr. Rossetti found himself the ownei of the colossal daub.

HELPFULNESS. There is contagion in a sweet and beautiful chancier, for health is contagious as well as disease. We are all the brae giving to others either wholesome or unwholesome moods poisoning their atmosphere with doubt and suspicion or clearing it with helpfulness and good cheer.

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MRS. WALTER BOWNE. Hector Fuller, soldier of fortune, who was engaged by Jordan Mott, Jr., to catch and bring back to New York, Jordan Mott 3rd, the young Harvard man who eloped with Mrs. Walter Bowne to Japan, has returned to New York admitting failure. He declares the couple are now in the interior of China enjoying their honeymoon. Fuller was formerly a journalist and is well known to many members of the Indiana newspaper fraternity, forhe was for some years connected with the Indianapolis News and was correspondent for that paper during the Russian-Japanese war, in which he distinguished himself for his feat of stealing into Port Arthur during its seige. He was nearly shot as a spy, but was finally ordered from the city.

FROZEN WITH HEAT.

Two Sides. "There are two sides, you know, to every argument." said the ready made philosopher. "Yes." replied the gloomy person, "but it makes a difference which side you cbcose. There two sides to a piece of fly paper." Washington Star.

A Remarkable Process Known as the Caloric Paradox. Freezing is usually associated with cold, but water can be frozen on a redhot plate. This pretty experiment has rightly been called the caloric paradox. If a drop of water is placed on a redhot or white hot metal plate it does not suddenly flash into steam under the influence of the great hent. It does not even boil. It simply evaporates quietly and slowly as it rolls about the plate. Now. suppose that the drop on the plate is a volatile liquid like sulphurous acid. It will evaporate, and this evaporation will produce cold. Let a drop of water fall in the sulphurous acid drop and it will be frozen in spite of the heat. M. Boutigny thus froze water on a white hot platinum capsule. Faraday carried this remarkable experiment even further. Pouring some ether and solidified carbonic acid gas on a redhot platinum capsule, he formed a spheroidal mass which evaporated very slowly. He then brought some mercury into contact with it, and this was Instantly frozen. Now, mercury requires a temperature of 40 degrees below zero to solidify it, and here it was frozen on redhot platinum.

No "Deadhead" Trip. One of the most famous of American shipping lines in the palmy days of our marine was the Cope line, which ran between Philadelphia and Liverpool, says the author of "Memoirs of Charles H. Cramp;" ' By this line John Randolph of Roanoke determined to go to Russia when he had been appointed minister to that country by President Jackson. Entering the office of the company in Philadelphia, he said to a clerk in his usual grandiloquent manner: "Sir, I wish to see Thomas P. Cope." He was shown to Mr. Cope's office. "I am John Randolph of Roanoke," he said. "I wish to take passage to Liverpool in one of your ships." If he expected to be tendered a pass he was grievously disappointed. "I aru Thomas Cope," replied the head of the line. "If thee goes aboard the ship and selects thy stateroom and will pay $150 thee may go."

An Exception. 'Money, after all, means nothing bat trouble." "Still, it Is the only kind of trouble which it is hard to borrow."

An Ants Sewing Circle. A party of German naturalists recently returned from Ceylon have reported the existence of a species of ant that has been observed in the act of sewing two leaves together for the purpose of forming a nest. This report confirms the observations of the English naturalist Ridley, made in 1890. They saw a row of the insects pulling the edges of leaves together, then oth-

ers trimming and fitting the edges, and

finally the completion of the work by stiU other ants which fastened the edges with a silky thread yielded by larvae of the same species the workers carried in their mandibles. It is said that the sewing ants pass the threadgiving larvae like shuttles through holes in the edges of the leaves. Boaton Post.

Corn Mills. Corn mills are often mentioned in the Bible. The original corn mill much resembled the modern druggist's pestle. Moses forbade corn mills to be taken in pawn, for that he thought was like taking a man's life in pledge.

CASE INSTALLED

A large filing case with adjustable shelves is being placed in the county commissioners' room. The case will be used for the filing of books and papers pertaining to the work of the commissioners.

The Socks bowled over enough pins to take two games from the Starrs at the City bowling alleys last evening. Denny featured with an even score of 200 and Runge annexed high average with 186. Starr Pianos. Denny 145 200 161 Kirk 156 155 145 Blind 204 129 175 Hunt 162 153 156 Mann 16S 155 144 Total 835 792 781 Lichtenfels Socks. R. Lichteiife.s 167 158 162 Blind 143 187 159 Parry 146 152 152 Mercurio 146 157 185 Runge 191 185 181 Total 793 833 839 Standing. W. L. Pet. Keystones 20 8 .741 Giants 16 8 .667 Lichtenfels Socks 15 12 .556 Colonials 12 12 .500 Bonesetters 12 12 .500 Starr Pianos 12 15 .444 Slims 8 19 .296 Travelers 7 17 .292

Bettedtiws

and PocfldDirs

Work along similar lines. One seeks the thief who steals money or valuables; the other is after the thing that steals health. Everydoctor knows that the insidious, subtle drug caffeine, in coffee and tea "gets away" with valuables that money cannot buy clear brain, steady nerves, regular heart-action, sound sleep, etc. That is why they often advise patients to quit coffee and tea. For more than 17 years

IPOS

has been helping doctors put "coffee wrecks" on their feet.

Ho Swore. She Was he furious.' dear, when yon told him that we bad been secretly married? He Not really furious, only au I fnriocs. J udge.

None is to be deemed free who has ot perfect aelf command. Pythagoras.

Convinced. Mr. Spongely (slightly related) Splendid! Magnificent! Do you know. Uncle Eli. I believe I shall never get tired of seeing the sun set behind that hill! Uncle Eli That's what me an' mother's begin uln' to thiuk.-Puek.

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