Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 311, 7 November 1913 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY. NOV. 7. 1913

ACTION

PENDING

WORKS

VALUATION

City Officials Propose to Em ploy Water Company Engineers.

INVENTORY IS FILED

Following the filing of a complete Inventory of the property owned by

the water works with the Public Utll- j itles commission, and a duplicate copy i

with City Attorney Bond. Superintendent Dill of the company told Mr. Bond that a valuation would be filed next week. He said it had been the Intention of the company to file both the valuation and the inventory at the same time, but the time allowed waa about up, and the valuation was not complete. This information must be placed before the commission as part of the proceedings of the suit which has been filed before the company by the city of Richmond, in which the city alleges that the water works has been charging excessive rates, and asks that the commission determine the method of making extensions and the basis on which the company may charge hydrant rentals. When the valuation of the company's system has been placed before the commission. City Attorney Bond Bald today, an engineer would be appointed by that body to go over the entire system and check up the figures given. If the valuation placed on the property by the company, and that placed by the commission's appointee vary greatly, Bond said, it might be neceseary for the city to employ engineers to go over the system and make a third valuation. He said he thought It would be better for the city to wait until the commission's engineer has made a survey before starting another valuation placed on the property. Mr. Bond has been empowered by the board of works to appoint three appraisers to estimate the value of the real estate held by the company. This, he said, would be only a small part of the total. This would be necessary, he believed, because a representative of the commission would not know how to estimate correctly the value of real estate in this city. Must File Valuation. As soon as the company had filed its estimated valuation, Mr. Bond said he believed the commission would appoint a man to go over the lines. When this bad been -done he thought the time for hearing the case might be set. Superintendent Dill said today he company would file a complete valuation the first of next week, just as soon as completed. He said the drawing up of the report was a big task and that it had been impossible to get the inventory and the valuation completed at the same time. The inven

tory being finished was filod yester: day. The inventory gave information under several heads, which dealt with the supph', transmission, capacity of reservoir, and distributing system. Information Given. The reservoir has a capacity of 11,200,000 gallons, which is connected with the city by a transmission main 4,825 feet long of twenty inch cast iron pipe. The distributing system including mains and pipes of all kinds is 51.44 tniles in length, making 2. 00 miles of mains to the 1,000 population. During the year from July 1, 1012, to July 1, 1913, the average consumption per diem was 2,600,000 gallons with a per capita consumption of 104 gallons a day. The pumping station is equipped with two horizontal compound condensing, double action engines with a capacity of 6,000,000 a day. one 4,000,000 gallon engine and three 150 horse power tubular boilers.

GRAY APPOINTS HILL AS CAPITOL GUIDE

Congressman Finly H. Gray was in Richmond yesterday on official busi

ness, principally pension matters, but he found time to discuss his recent address on the floor of the house, denouncing a congressional gift to Miss Wilson, to announce the appointment ot Rudolph Hill, of this city, a brother of Benjamin Hill, secretary of the F. & N. Lawn Mower company, as a national capitol guide, and to predict that congress would at its regular session indorse his plan for international vessation of armament. "Not everybody roasted me for my opposition to raising by subscription among congressmen a fund to purchase the president's daughter a wedding gift," said Mr. Gray. "Many newspapers approved of my action, and I have received many letters telling me I took the right stand. One lady, a friend of Miss Wilson, wrote to me her approval of my position, and said Miss Wilson did not desire such a gift." "Do you believe you are now persona non grata at the white house?" he was asked. "Why, certainly not," he replied. Against Navy Increase. "You have always opposed any increase in the navy, Mr. Gray. How do you stand now on the secretary of the navy's advocacy of an appropriation for three new battleships?" "I am against such a bill. England, Germany and France are all anxious to quit building warships and enlarging their armles'for a time, and I believe that if the United States will take the initiative in such a reform it can be accomplished. When I first advocated this plan I was-scoffed at, but now I predict congress next term will pass a resolution indorsing it," the congressman answered. He left late yesterday afternoon for Washington. He refused to enter into any discussion of the Mexican situation, except to say that in the main he approved of President Wilson's Mexion policy.

SUSPENDED OFFICER MAKES STATEMENT

At the regular monthly meeting of the police board this evening the res--ignation of F'atrolman B. F. Harper, suspended for aliened misconduct on Halloween, last Friday evening, will be considered. "I resigned last Monday and I asked for a prompt consideration of my resignation, bur Chairman 1 1 iff of the police board said one member was out

of the city and the others were too i

busy to consider my case, so it would not be brought up until Friday night.'' Harper said today. "I also would like to state that I was not guilty of misconduct Halloween and that I was suspended because I was obeying the orders given me. I think I was the victim of politics." Harper then went on to say that last Friday night he was told to patrol a district around North D street in plain clothes and spend most ot his tim where he believed trouble might begin. Explains Incident. He said he went into a saloon near the Pennsylvania freight station and found a large crowd, mostly colored people, and the majority of them

masked. Two of the masked revelers he suspected were women and he asked them to remove their masks but they refused. He then ordered them home. Harper said he returned to the saloon later and found the two people he suspected of being women, still masked. He said he attempted to remove their masks but was prevented by the crowd. Finally, he said, Cliff Thurman, a negro, dared him to remove the mask of one of the women, which he attempted to do but the woman fled from the saloon. Outside one member of the crowd Harper states, threatened to "cut his heart out" and the rest of the men were in a very ugly mood. Harper says he then entered the saloon and telephoned to police head

quarters to have Patrolman Longman sent to his assistance. When Longman arrived they entered the saloon and Harper placed Thurman under arrest. The crowd started to swarm about him then but Longman held them back and Harper took Thurman to police station. Sees Chief Gormon. Harper says he wanted to file a charge of disorderly conduct against Thurman but Sergeant Winters went to confer with Chief Gormon before any charge, was entered against the prisoner. Harper says he was called into the chief's office but a few minutes later the chief was called out into the ante room where a number of colored men had assembled. Harper said that when the chief returned he said to him, "I am sorry this has happened," and then told him to put on his uniform and return to his regular district in Falrvlew. The next day. Harper says he received a letter informing him jie had been suspended. Harper also denies that he was guilty of Improper conduct at Eaton a few months ago when he was arrested and fined there. He said the police commissioners made an investigation of the case and exonerated him. Harper went to Eaton with two friends and

in a public place he reached for his hip pocket to st cure something and exposed his police revolver and small mace. Ho was at once arrested Rather than pay a heavy fine for carrins; a conceaij w-apou he poat! guilty to disorderlv cor.auct on the advice of ho mavor.

VALUE OF ESTATE

PLACED AT

86010

Price's serve fresh oysters the way Five hours after the death of Philip you like them. js. Binkley. SI. of Fast (iennantow n. at 5 o'clock this morning, the will

ley home Siir.dav afternoon at :5:U0

o'clock and Momlav the bodv will re

taken to Cincinnati for cremation i

will be returned later Burial will be in the Lutheran cemetery t Kast Germantow n. Mr. l!ir.ky was a captain in tU' Civil war b ;t did not belong to the G A R. and had no Iodise connections.

I LITTLE GIRL

INJURED

TEACHERS WILL HEAR

COLBERT TALK ?

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of the deceased v, as filed in the o:hce of the county Jerk in order to .rry out a rovisi r. regard: i.g his burial. Mr. Hmkley specified mat his'body

shcuiu b piact a m t:i .ti'iens!

sket or box and i.tMf. to Cir.cin-

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of approximately ffiiiuin

As a result of requests from many Practically his emire life was spent of the teachers of the countv. Miss in this ouniy. He w as born in Decern . , ,. - ber, is:;2. of Lanrasttr county lPa. Kmma Colbert, of the faculty of the parrulSf ,vho wor 8mong the Illoneers; Teachers' College at Indianapolis, will of the county. Mr. Binkley was a speak tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 successful business man, ar.d for two o'clock at the town and township terms, starting 13 Rnd 1015. hev , , ... . , ... . . v i. th representative of this county in school institute in the high school lhe 8Jle legU!alure, l8 eariv lu, here. Her subject has not been an-'as spent as a merchant, and later he

nmmrwri oecame interested in manuiaciunng

DISCONTINUES FREE AMBULANCE SERVICE

free ambulance service, the three un dcrtakin firms of the city have civ

jote Ixehr, 4, Run Over By Automobile.

Lots, four-year-old daughter of YT. I l.oehr. 21T South Fourth street, had three ribs brok a this morning.

jwheu she was knocked down and run tMscontinuins the practice of ptvins t o er by an automobile at Fifth ar.d

South It streets Her injuries, whit painful are not thought to be serious The child was playing with a in.mber of other children. The nam :' the driver of the car is not kno u.

Charles Williams, county superintendent of schools, desires the presence of patroas of the schools and any others interested in education. Mr.

and farming. The will was made October 14. Mr. Binkley was afflicted with a cancerous condition of the throat.

He provided that all just debts oo-

tered into an agreement to charge certain stated nites for ambulance calls in he city and to Keid Memorial Hospital. The undertakers have felt for some time that the ambulance work fhould be handled by pome one not connected with the undertaking business Negotiation have been under way to transfer the ambulances of the three firms to John Shurley. Because of the failure of a member of one of the firms to sign the agreement last night the trade was declared off. The undertakers then met and decided to issue a rate card for their own protection.

Williams says the institutes have been ' curring be paid. Ho also made proattended by only teachers during the ! vision that his son, Edw in, who is last two months, although they ara; married and the father of two chilopen to the public. 1 dren, and son Robert, unmarried, Miss Colbert was the most popular shoald be comfortably provided for lecturer on the entire year's program during the remainder of their lives, fo- the town and township schools in-' The sum of $500 is to be given to stitute durirg the season of 1912 and each of them at once.

AMBULANCE SERVICE. On and after the 10th day of November, we the undersigned undertaker of the city, have agreed that for ambulance service hereafter the fellow inc rrices will be charged: 3.00 for trip in city, or 15.00 for round trip ta hospital. Doan tt Klute, Jordan, McManas and Hunt, Wilson, Pohlmeyer & Downing. 7 fri-sat-Hion

1913. Her subject then was "Prim

ary Language." Z. T. Smith, of the agricultural extension department of Purdue university, and one of the leading agricultural educators in the state, sent word to Mr. Williams that he will be unable to take part in the program

tomorrow.

To each of his granddaughters, Ida M. and Catherine Binkley, he provided an income of $200 a year to be paid when they reach the age of twentyfour and for four years thereafter. When they are thirty years old, they are to receive 55,000 each.

The remainder of his property is to

OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT J. C. BOCKMAN. Chiropractor Open Monday, November 10th Office at 8'? North 6th Street Hours Morning 9 to 11; Afternoon. 2 to 5; Evening. 7 to 5.

The program includes short talks by ' be f,c,ed in ttu"n the income win

teachers and discussions on vocation-: lo nl? wnb. u rr iuey .eym.e al education. "Object of Teaching Ag-; above hat- wl be taken from the riculture" and "Purposes of Teaching principle. Cooking" will be discussed by five At the death of his sons, Mr. Binkley teachers during the morning session. ! provides that the entire estate shall ' Modern Social Problems," discussed i be divided among the surviving grandby five teachers, and the address of j children, each to receive an equal Miss Colbert, will constitute the main j amount. part of the program. . Services will be held at the Bink-

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GOOD LUMP COAL $4.00 per ton. Richmond Coal Co. Telephone 3165. Office and Yards West 2d and Penn. Ry.

POTATOES! POTATOES!!

Extra quality, 95c per bushel, three and five bushel lots. Come and see them.

H. G. HADLEY

1035 Main Street.

Phone 2292

Have It Charged In order that every honest person may get one of these money saving bargains, we will extend the most liberal credit to all.

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Suits $ Latest styles Valued at19 225 and 25 Suits ' Valued at $2750 $30 and 32 Rare bargains Coats Valued at $1798 $998 $2250 and 25

Overcoats Actually worth 22 and 25 Newest fabrics and latest styles.

You are used to big values here, but the bargains we are offering at this sale are the greatest ever shown in this town. Come early.

Msiy KfcrM (Dcm! ITodtui mi3 ml: Who Knows? You: may be the Lucky one SLtxdL Clothe Your Family Free of Charge OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE VNION Commencing Tomorrow, Saturday, November 8th, nutil 250 new accounts are opened, we will, give FREE, to one of the 2 SO new customers, whatever the amount of purchase was Liberal Credit to all

Both newspapers, The Palladium and Item, are in charge of this contest. The following will tell you how this contest will be conducted: At the close of today's business, Friday evening, Nov. 7th, representatives of both newspapers will take down first account number that will be issued to the first buyer tomorrow morning; 250 duplicate account numbers are placed in sealed envelopes, and Mr. H. J. Hanes, cashier of the Union National Bank, will pick one of these envelopes. This envelope is in trust with the Union National Bank until the 250 new accounts are opened. The holder of account number corresponding with the number picked by Mr. H. J. Hanes will receive the purchase made free of charge.

Read Carefully Everyone taking part in this contest must make their payments promptly as per contract in order to be entitled to the free purchase. Sickness is the only reason we will accept for not being able to make payments promptly. In case the winner neglected to make payments as agreed upon for any other reason, the next highest and lowest prompt paying account must appear at one of the local newspaper offices (which will be announced in case of necessity for a private draw.) Should the account of the winner be all or partly paid up the money will be refunded at once. The number of the winner will be published immediately after the contest. We hereby assure to the citizens of Richmond that this contest is conducted absolutely fair and square in every respect. (Signed) The Palladium, J. H. Hanes, The Item.

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