Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 38, 24 December 1912 — Page 8

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TriE UICmiOND PALLADIUM AXD SU?i-TELEGRA3I. TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 10t2.

TELLS ABOUT STREET CUR

E An Indianapolis Newspaper Gives Publicity to Struggle of the City with Street Car Company. (Continued from Fage One.) Traction company, which had acquired ttn interurban line from Indianapolis to tli in city. I am not going into th (iftails of the Her vice given the people of Richmond liy the Torre Haute, Indianapolis and Kastern. The records in the office of Baltz A. BeHcher, city clerk, show that on March 4, 1512, the common council, in answer to vigorous protests from the people of Richmond, appointed a committee to investigate the street car conditions and report whether or not the franchise of the company should be revoked. This committee was composed of Alphonse W'eishaupt, William H. Bartel, Jr., Frank L. Waidele, J. J. Evans and K. p;. King. The report of the committee was made April 12, 1912, and takes up several pages of record. Ordinance to Revoke Charter. Under instructions from the council, A. M. Gardner, the city attorney, prepared an ordinance revoking all the franchises and rights of the company for gross violation of its charter rights. This ordinance was signed by Mayor Zimmerman and attested by Baltz A. Itescher, city clerk, on May 6, 1912, after it had passed the council. And there the matter dropped. The company has remedied some of the evils complained of by the citizens and lias promised more. The company has sent some warmed-over cars to Richmond, but still retains in service three of the submarines described in the committee's report. The council, however, Is inclined to be lenient with the company in the hope of getting something better. Richmond has one of the finest city parks in the state Glen Miller park. In 1908 the traction company, in connection woth the Dayton and Western company, obtained from a complaisant council the right to lay tracks in that park and is now running its freight cars through that beauty spot. When Mayor Zimerman took his office about three years ago he notified the traction lines to remove its freight tracks from Glen Miller and the company came back at him with the assertion that it was there by right from a common council, and it is still there. However, the company has agreed that in consideration of receiving the right to certain streets not named in the original franchise to take its freight cars out of Glen Miller park and for a year or two it has been working to that end. It is full of promises of what time will bring forth. I have here given the reason the Torre Haute, Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company is opposed to a public utility commission so far as Richmond is concerned. With a public utility commission the nickel and deadhead ticket game could not have been worked on John F. Miller and Daniel G. Reid, and a public utility commission would long ago have established the rights of the company in this city. Wild Goose served at "Martv and George V Place, on North 8th St., Xmas Eve. 23 21 SET OUT KITTENS TO FREEZE TO DEATH Attention was today called to the need of a humane officer by a farmer living east of the city, who reported to the police that six kittens had been nailed up in a wooden box and left to starve or freeze to death just outside the city limits. The box of kittens was taken to a nearby house. Two of th six kittens were dead from exposure and the others were so badly frozen that they were killed. A DREAM that does not leave you with a bad taste in your mouth or your head full of distress and disappointment. But contrary wise, to associate yourself with a dream like this will make you happy. Wear a real Xmas smile, be joyous, peaceable. Some people (who don't know) think we have a "slumber jag"' on when we hold up both hands and attempt to crowd one infallable argument of fact to a "show down." Call it that if you please. But mind you. hundreds of dressy, snappy, tasty business men, professional and shop men. are wearing our products with pleasing comment and satisfaction. Be one of 'em. Drop your high priced prejudice and ideas. BE A SAVER, and leave your order today, for a $15 suit or overcoat. Made to your individual measure and wear it for Xmas. DOUGLAS TAILORS 10th and Main Westcott Hotel Cor. Open evenings Drop in You'll find it pays. 24-lt COURT NEWS

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On submission of the cause, the claim of William F. Hendrix versus the estate of Sarah A. Hendrix was allowed by Judge Fox in probate court. The amount of the claim was $591.54. Judgment on decree was rendered today by Judge Fox in the case of the Waverly company versus Albert W. Reed, suit on account, demand, $125. Lucy May Oberdirk was today adop;ed by Herbert H. Chamness and Frauces M. Chamness. Judge Fox. grained the petition this afternoon. i

GERMAN CUSTOMS PREVAIL

The Celebration of Christmas Is Gradually Evolving into the Teutonic Expression which Takes Account of the Aged as Well as of the Children.

By ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. j The Germans are the great cele- j brators of Christmas. j Their customs are becoming more 'and more acclimated if it can so be j put. I Nearly every other house on the ; block has a Christmas tree. i It s a cheerful sight, too, these gay i interiors, glimpses of which we see through unshuttered windows. ! The truth is that it is a sort of charity to leave your blinds up on . Christmas eve or Christmas night and let the passer-by get a fleeting view! of the cheer within. j "Cheer" is a hard-worked word now jdays. ; And has grown to have a perfunc-. I tory, hackneyed sound. i But it has no especially fitting synonym to interpret this particular meaning and must stand the wear and ' tear of the Christmas season. For soon will it be returned to cold-; storage with the glittering array of things displayed in the emporiums to trap and ensnare the wary or the guildless one who fares forth with his ! Christmas list. There is nothing funnier, in a way, ; than this mass of Christmas shop-, pers incoherent, vague, eyes wander- i ing here and there, stopping a moment j here, lingering an interval there, fingering this, that and the other, passing on to the next thing, returning to the first "bought in madness and bestowed in despair" as we have hitherto quoted. And the shakedown on Christmas morning isn't always so bad. Sometimes we get what we want and are surprised with the rest. And it's always nice to be surprised. Pleasantly surprised. But to return to the German "manners and customs." The whole-souled spirit and the hospitality with which those of this race celebrate Christmas possesses undeniable charm. It is peculiarly Teutonic. And not entirely possible to their racial neighbors. For it has a certain intimacy a family and blood and national intimacy that the outsider cannot always entirely understand and into which it is hard for him to enter. It is something close-knit and fine with a touch of joviality and a hearty response. We simply don't have it. They do. The German Alliance of this city will give an evidence of this possession in its Christmas party before referred to in the news columns of this paper which will be held on the evening of December 30th. This is, as stated, a celebration of the members of the organization with a few invited friends. But as a social event it is interesting and characterizes and gives color to the more purely social phases of the community's holiday gayeties. And its party which is also called the Maennerchor Christmas Fest includes every age. The young, the old, the parents, the children. There is something delightful about the German regard for the old. The elders in the German family are not pushed to one side or treated with neglect or disdain. They are not forgotten. They are not only not forgotten but paid every respectful attention. At the German weddings you will find the granddame or the grandsire in an honored place at the bride's table. Their advice is sought for and taken. They are included in the family sociability and regarded with a certain veneration. i It is something that their social confreres of other blood mav well emuj late. The trend of the time is to disre- ! gard all but Youth. j The Americans are notorious in the short shrift they give to their elders. ; The contemptuoiJl attitude of chilj dren toward their parents is a nationjal failing and, it may be added, a j national disgrace. I Although, in the end. it is the fault jof the parents themselves. Very few children have good man- ' ners. j No matter whether from the cotitage or the mansion or the half-way t house. ! Their rudeness is deplored but not corrected J Or, if corrected, the discipline is too rigid or comes too late. American parents, if well to-do, have a way of sending their children to finishing schools where they are polished down and made presentable. But this is a surface gloss. It does not ooze from the center out. And rarely sinks below the top. The time to begin most things is in the beginning. j Children should be taught good mani ners from the time they are big j enough to have even a glimmering 1 comprehension. And respect, regard, consideration, constitute good manners. J That very few children have ever been taught these virtues and graces at Home is evident by their attitude in public. You will see a string of school girls spreading over the entire walk who Traveling men like them Blackbu ins D Many reasons why. You try them just once.

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will not swerve an inch to let some elderly man or woman pass. You will observe them remaining seated when an older person enters the room. Will hear them making sport of some peculiarity of manner or temperament of one to whom they should give respectful attention. And the elders complain. When the remedy is in their hands. There's no use sneering at good manners. No matter what villainy they may cover, they are a virtue. Villainy is better with them than without. But it is not a certain indication of villainy to show social consideration to those you meet. Whatever may be the motive it makes things easier, nicer, more agreeable. And a diamond in the rough has no virtue, value or attraction until it is polished. Good manners should come from the heart. But if they come only from training society is that much to the good.

And the virtues of consideration, re - spect and regard make for good man - lie"The Germans, on the average, have the proper conception of the attitude of child and parent and it results in a certain discipline which is invaluable to the making of future citizens. FARM CONDITIONS ' WILL BE IMPROVED Purdue Short Courses Intended to Better Country Life in This State. The betterment of country life through the improvement of the soil, the school and the home will occupy the attention of Indiana corn growers at the annual meeting to be held January 15th, 1913. The association has a membership of more than 1,400 and it is felt that one of the largest meetings in the history of the association will be held this year. Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins, the noted soil authority of Illinois, will discuss the Maintenance of Permanent Soil Fertility. Dr. Hopkins has gained a national reputation through his advocacy of methods for a permanent agriculture. He has done more than any other man to direct the attention of farmers throughout the Middle West to the solution of soil problems and to cite a way to maintain the productive power of soils. Every farmer should aim to hear the address on soil fertility which will be full of sound, practical ideas. To discuss the home and the school, Prof. O. J. Kern, of Winnebago County, Illinois, has been secured. This address will be illustrated and the people can see just what has been done to give the country boys and girls as great an opportunity as those in the city. Farmers interested in the agricultural movement now on in this state should plan to attend Purdue, January 13th to 18th, 1913. LOCAL MEN WERE PUT ON COMMITTEES Attorney V. A. Bond and William Dudley Foulke, this city, hae been placed on committees that will frame definite legislation that the Progressives enacted at the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. Attorney Bond has been placed on the committees that will urge public utilities and anti-stock swindling reform laws, and reform of court procedure. Mr. Foulke is on the committee that will insist on civil service reform. The Post of Being a Man. Even though yon be hard pressed and violently attacked by the enemy, still it is base to give way. Hold the post assigned to you by nature. You ask what this post is? It is that of being a man. Seneca. ERE The Geo. Open Every Evening

Venison Lunch Christmas Eve 512 IVIain Street

(THE GOOD PHYSICIAN'S METHOD It is a small wonder that physicians prescribe an alterative ,( blood I purifier) for so many afflictions, since the blood is so intimately related with every function of the human body. Poisoned, or impure blood, aside from such manifestations as syphilis, catarrh, inflammatory rheumatism, pimples, boils, sores, muddy complex- ( ion, etc., effects the appetite, the digestion and thi whole human organisni. ! The most powerful and effective : alterative known is Dr. A. B. Simpson's Vegetable Compound, discovered by a famous physician of Indiana ; and used in his practice more than i forty years ago. It has never failed j to cure the most dreadful form of all ! poisoned blood (syphilis and has of ' course readily conquered all the les- ! ser blood diseases. j Nothing has ever equalled it for giving a clear, healthy complexion. It is sold at 11.00 per bottle at all drug stores.

BOWLING NOTES The Ones took three games from the Gentles last night at the Y. M. C. A. bowling alleys. C. O. Miller rolled the high score with 164 and high average with 155. Summary: Gentles. Hughbanks 131 141 Williams. 118 : Gentle 113 ; Thompson V. .'. ! .142 j Henley 101 1 wrht IKS 113 120 122 C12 114 ! 1171 114 115 57S Blind 121 Total G08 Ones. Lange 138 Miller 162 Buhl 137 Firth 150 Blind 146 Total 733 10S 164 142 128 135 677 151 140 153 163 151 7v Standing. Won Ones 3 Twos 0 Neffs 2 Hares 2 Harlans 1 Gentles 1 Lost 0 0 1 1 Pet. 1000 1000 .667 .667 .333 .167 Y. M. C. A. NOTES Arrangements for a Sunday school basketball tournament to be held in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium have been completed and the schedule of games prepared. The preliminaries will be played Thursday of this week, and the finals will be decided on New Year's day. The tournament will be an elimination contest, the two winners of Thursday's games to play for the Sunday school championship of the city. At 9:30 o'clock Thursday evening, the South Eighth Street Friends will play the First English Lutheran, the winner of this game to play the Second Presbyterian at 7 o'clock in the evening. At 10:30 o'clock Thursday the Grace M. E. will play the St. Paul's Lutheran, and the First Presbyterian will play the First Christian. The winners of these games will play at 10 a. m. on Friday. Thursday afternoon at 2:30 West Richmond Friends will play the First M. E. The finals will be played on New Year's day at 3:00 p. m. Open House. New Year's day will be red letter day at the Y. M. C. A. Open house, to which the public is invited, will be held all day. The Ladies' Auxiliary will have charge of the feature. In the morning there will be an athletic meet, the contestants of which are graded according to their weight. In the afternoon the "Y" will be open to public inspection and will be turned over to the ladies. Refreshments will be served by the Auxiliary. a (ana ugeep Of Interest to the Little Folks TOYS iBKEKM'S Two floors the largest stock of medium priced zoods in the city. We invite your inspection. Bretim Co. 517 Main St.

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(National News Association) PtTTSBL'RG. Pa.. Dec. 24. Barney Dreyfus, owner of the Pirates, while in Washington recently was said to have admitted that waivers had been asked on Mike Donlin. the Pittsburg outfielder. In discussing the move the magnate was paid to have cited the IKnlin waiver as an indication of the strength of the Pirate outfit, pointing out that there are few clubs in the county who would ask waivers on an old plaer hatting above .30t and who was besides a good drawing card. Drey fuss was said also to have expressed hope of landing Roger Bresna han. CHICAGO, Dec. 24 J. O'Brien and', Westervelt, umpires who were let out j last fall by the American league, sign- j ed contracts today to umpire in the American association next year. NKW YORK. Dec. 24 A draw was the best that Jack Hriftnn. of fhi. cago could get in his ten-round bout j with Young Ahearn of Brooklyn. It was a fast, dazling fight. j NKW YORK, Dec. 24. The Interna- , tional leagues, l!13 season will open j here April 16. The schedule will be j accepted at a meeting to be held in ! January. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 24. Tom McCarey, fight promoter, who is staging the McCarty-Palzer bout on NewYear's night said tonight that the eliimination battle to determine a white champion among the heavyweights will end with the coming fight as far as he is concerned. McCarey has received scores of letters from all parts of the country in which local favorites are named as sure conquerers of the i "'"ner oi tne t'aizer-.MCt. arty doui ana Merging lor u cuaiice 10 uc maiiueu. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. The newbaseball peace agreement will be signELKS Meet Every Thursday Night is otUn raiiMd by pol-onoojeatati. fnMlro pltiKduwuirom the noun. K.ndoaa. tk.arlainal Dd itfuulB Catarrhal Jelly quleaty MKtn Is InHanied time aoa heal lb raw plaaas. Don't deiay! Now I the time tnget Kuadon'a. Sold by tary tube, bample KRKE from ua now. Kondon Mfg. Company. Minuet paUt, Mian.

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(Nattnitl Xwj As.H-iti.n) BPFFALO. Dee. 24 J. Frank Hick ey. convicted of murder in the second degree for the killing of little Josepb Josephs, was Monday sentenced to not I less man w jears in Auruni prison. This was the maximum penalty. Fear ing that there might be trouble because of the general indignation owi the verdict of the jury. Sheriff lVeker had Hickey taken through the tunnel from the county jail to the district attorney's office early today. A large crowd gathered about the building and every precaution was used to protect Hickey from attacks. There was no demonstration when he was sentenced. Hickey left for Auburn prison at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. Palladium Want Ads Pay. dt - !knowth.t m . few itiy ',. wlll n1mrv., , ,. reaultv lKin't put it off until to-morrow, cut !av on Ire road afrefe will ahow r and anmKiu t. foryounw'.f whether ornot tlw-an Wol heir. i j you. t an you resist .earnet an apral F.-ry-r own aake and thm who lwt vou cut out thi coupon tod. at once and mail it to n A, ;Mm Imk Tmkl.t are .kjat all dm k More SV 'a bo on a truarantee ot monrv refunded . . fc. a.. .-. !ikM ? T5' ,T..r,,.,lTf'- . , ..tws 1 i au'.-.u hiiiiwim J free, a lullM a-oral Druceiet'a Nom J J M y am . . J .t.l.lu jj -'- , """ ' ; , ;y 7 Sth and N. E.; 8th and S. E; and 6lh " " Dec. 24f 1912 710 Main St

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