Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 43, 31 December 1913 — Page 2

PAGE TWO" THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRA3L WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1913 ARMY (IP PHIinRFN He Guards Treasure From Rebels NOTIFIES APPOINTEES WORKMEN FINISH ENVOY UNO IS TO MEET WITH WILSON $135,000 RAISED . FORJIIDOWMENT Small Amounts Swell Total Receipts For Quaker School. IIIIIIII Ul UIIIL.UII1.I1 ' GET CHICKEN FEAST TO REPOOTMONOAV Robbins Says There Will Be No Ceremonies in Changing Executives. SCHOOL BUILDING Over 350 Boys and Girls : Stampede Into Pythian i Temple At Noon. West Side Structure Believed , important Developmits in to Be One of Best in Mexican Situation ti Be the State. Related.

KIDDIES ARE HAPPY

All Were Fed to Their Heart's Content and Then Presented With Gifts. More than three hundred and Ifty boys and girls were guests today of the Penny club, one of Richmond's most deserving charitable organizations, at its annual banquet for poor children. The feast was served In the Pythian Temple, South Eighth street, and the feature of the menu was "real chicken," as one of the diminutive guests expressed It, when a large "drumstick" was placed on Ms plate before his wondering, almost worshipful eyes. When the doors of the temple opened a little before noon there was a genuine stampede on the part of the Juvenile army which had assembled outside the building, and It must be confessed that a number of ragged and expectant future voters paid scant heed to that rule of gentlemanly deportment which calls for courteous treatment of the gentler sex. But the scent of stewed chicken, wafted out the building when the doors flew open, ' proved as alluring to the little girls as it did to the boys, and they Joined in the wild rush with such fury that for a minute or two It appeared as : though the services of a few physicians might be required. A Regular Stampede. - By the time half this mob of happy youngsters had crowded their way into , the dining room the seating capacity at the four long tables had been filled, and tears came to the eyes of many f disappointed youngsters unfortunate enough not to get into the building in time to get a chair. However, the i tears disappeared when they were informed they would be served as soon as places could be provided for them. It was almost two o'clock before the last youngster departed with filled stomach and happy heart for home, . -where chickens are unknown. After the boys and girls had once ; gained entrance : to the temple and . were assured ' that the promised "feed" was to be theirs, they were on their best behavior and their "table manners" showed that their home training had not been altogether neglected. Occasionally some ruddycheeked boy or girl, with just enough ices of dirt discernible to make lift appear normal, would become patient "with cumbersome knives 1 forks, and promptly grasp pieces chicken ' in sturdy hands, and JSptly dispose of the work at hand, s ten-year-old lad, custodian and 15 of a younger brother, whose d barely appeared over the top of ! table, was horriled to discover charge -using both hands to faata the transportation of the conof his plate to his mouth. "Cut t out, Jimmy; ain't youse got no Je?" rebuked the elder brother, - tuen turning to his tablemate, disgustedly remarked, "Hell, ain't it fierce de manners some of dese brats have?" All Received Gifts. Jimmy's mortification and his brothera embarrassment were turned to the thirty-third degree of delight a few minutes later, when each child at the four big tables was presented with Christmas presents. The boys got books or neckties r the girls received dolls, dressed by the members of the " Penny club. All received sacks of eandy and fruit. Frankly expressed, en thuBiastic delight greeted the distribu tion of these gifts, plucked from a large Christmas tree, the only excep- , lion oeing a wee miss, wno was keenly ry disappointed because her doll had a ' red dress Instead of a yellow one. She , effected a trade, however, and every thing was serene again. Mrs. 8. W. Traum addressed the children during the banquet and related to them the ever-beautiful Christ- - mas story, which greatly Impressed . all the little folks, some of whom appeared never to have heard it before. A number of women, pale and tiredfaced, brought large coveys of their offspring to the banquet, (one brought eight) and sat in a corner of the room .watching with mother-love In their eyes their little ones getting a "SQuare" meal

AUTOS MADE HERE IN NEW YORK SHOW Tlrree 1914 models of the Davis Motor Car company are on exhibition :' "at the fourteenth annual national au- ; tomobile show being held in Grand Central Palace, New York city this ' week and next. B. C. Emerson, Scott a Liewis. H. W. Cummins and George W. ; Davis, from Richmond and W. W. Go- ' thrope of Philadelphia, eastern salesmanager, have charge of the Davis exvhlblt The show is one for the dealers, ; whc. come there to view all the new models before making purchases for the coming year. The same show is held In the Coliseum at Chicago by the association in February. The Davis Company is showing the ; sit cylinder five pasesnger and sis cylinder six passenger models and a small five passenger car known as 35K. . No other companies of Richmond

have entries in the New York show NEW YEAR'S EVE IS NO TIME FOR CAROUSAL GORMON kl Because a large part of the city's 'population will feel the necessity of

( ""iu8 uiu jtrai uui aim seeing I-, that the new year gets started all vrlght, will not bo an excuse for caj rousals and revelries, according to Police Chief Gormon. Saloons will close at the usual hour, and persons I wishing to welcome 1914 from under V a table will have to lay in their supV ply of refreshments beforehand. New Year celebrations have never I caused much trouble In the city, said 1 Chief Gormon, the majority of citizens observing the dawn of the year ith quiet parties and socials. He xpects no more violation of laws &au on any other night

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JOHN BASKIN. John Baskin in charge of the sil ver bullion train, which conveyed 45.000 pounds of metal from the Mexican mines into El Paso. Wire dispatches, told of a plan of Pancho Villa, the rebel-bandit, chief, to seize this train. Baskin, however, completed his mission without interference.

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GIVEHWARNING Usual Darkness Before Holiday Experienced Louisville Also Dark. CHTCAGO, Dec. 31. As has becoma the custom on days preceeding a holiday, Chicago groped its way about in the dark today. On the day before Thanksgiving and on the day before Christmas the city was enveloped in murky darkness. Today, the day before New Year's clouds hung low over the city and up to noon, street lights were kept burning in all parts of the city. LOUISVILLE GLOOJVIY. LOUISVILLE, Dec. 31. The last day of the year 1913 opened like Judgment day here. Every street in the city was lighted as at night. Smoke and fog hung over the city so thick that no ray of light could pierce it. The tog and clouds prevailed over the entire Ohio Valley. CONGREGATION TO DECIDE ON PASTOR A pastor for the Second Presbyterian church will be chosen at a congregational meeting tonight, followed by a Christmas cantata by the pupils of the Sunday school. There are four candidates for the pastorate. Pastors who have preached trial sermons are N. C. Walker of Cincinnati, W. A. Wilson of Indianapolis, J. Whitfield Gibson of Toledo, and E. O. Davis. Forty Sunday school pupils will take part in the cantata which consists of songs and choruses. The program is divided into two parts, the first part consisting of choruses and processionals. The second part will consist of groups of children representing Romans, Spaniards, Belgians, Germans, Norwegians, Scotch and English. Boys will represent brownies and sailors. The cantata is "Around the World With Santa Claus." COTTON TO TALK BEFORE MANAGERS Earl R. Cotton, manager of the Douglas Tailoring company's store here, has been selected as a speaker to talk before the managers of the Douglas string of twenty stores at Marion next Sunday. The managers will hold the annual meeting and banquet there to discuss plans for the coming year. CLEVELAND GIVEN PATENT ON DEVICE E. W. Cleveland, a designer in the employ of the National Automatic Tool company, has been granted a patent on a device to raise and lower the spindles on a multiple drill. The device will be used by the company on its future output. Mr. Cleveland lives at the Y. M. C. A. START CELEBRATION AT IMMATURE TIME No charges were filed in police ': court against John Schell, Burton McPherson and Fred Chesterman, who were arrested for vagrancy aEd al-' lowed to spend the night in the city jail. Four men entered pleas of guil-; ty to public intoxication and were ! fined ?1 and costs each. They were John Davis. Ernest Riley, Thomas ,Neal and Thomas Freeman. PARTITION SUIT Solomon Huffman has filed partition others, asking for the sale of , Wayne

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DRAFT CONSTITUTION FOR FARMERS' CLUBS Members of Jefferson Township Committee Hold Special Meeting.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Dec. Sl. Members of the committee in charge of the organization of a farmers' club in Jefferson township, held a special meeting last night to draft a constitution and by-laws. The first meeting of the new organization will be held in two weeks at the East End school house. Following is the membership of the committee: Theodore Schafer, Frank Leavel, William Leaval, Orpha Jones, Ray Warfel and Lee Reynolds. FIVE APPLICANTS ARE ELIMINATED Five of the nine applicants for appointment as superintendent of the county infirmary were eliminated from the race today, but their names were not given out. It was learned that the commissioners have decided to appoint one of three men "they favor, and that neither one of these men is the candidate indorsed by the county board of charities. Palladium Want Ads Pay

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With this issue closes the most prosperous year of 13 years of the Hoosier's existence and with the birth of 1914 brings new prosperity and good feeling, that it is going to be another year of good and prosperous times. As in the past The Hoosier has made preparations to offer our many friends and the buying public many advantages not in common with other stores. Our store is a department store. We sell everything for cash. We save on both ends the buying and selling. You know a business has a personality just as a man has ; you like some stores, and dislike others, just as you do men. The men you like best are those who best respond to your needs; your "best friend" is the one who gives you most of himself, in the true

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Now we don't expect every man to "like" us, any more than you expect evebody to like you. We're not perfect, nor infallible. But we do try to give as much as we can; we give values for' the money that wj feel are unusual; we give quality in merchandise that we think is the best possible quality; we give store service that we try to make as perfect as possible.

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New Council to Convene For First Time Next Monday. All officers and appointees to serve during the Robbins administration, have been called by the mayor-elect to meet at the city hail at 12 o'clock Monday to take charge of the government. There will be no ceremonies in connection with the change of exec utives, said Mr. Robbins today. Men

who have not already taken the oath!f,he sl5 acr mpus. Already 125 trees

of office will be sworn in at that time and settle down to work immediately. The board of public works, public health and metropolitan police commissioners will hold sessions as soon as they take charge and make the appointments to heads of departments which Robbins has recommended. To Name Physicians. In the evening the first Robbins council will convene. One of the first matters of city business to come before the new body will be the election of a city physician. Physicians whose terms expire with the close of the year are Dr. Charles Bond and Dr. F. W. Krueger. Council will also be asked to consider the ordinance creating the offices of street commissioner and assistant, which was introduced on the recommendation of the city attorney last night. TO SPEND MILLION ON FAREWELL JAGS CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Chicago's evening clothes were pressed and more than $1,000,000 was withdrawn from the banks to be spent tonight in revelry which will attend the advent of the year 1914. The "sane New Years Eve" committee's final protest against the city's annual orgy has been snubbed. Proprietors of hotels and cafes which will remain open all night fixed the number of patrons who will surround tables where wine will flow at 50,000. An annual spree will be indulged in by many thousands more ' I-"- ja with one foot on the railing where "the booze is in the bottle and the bottle is on the bar." GOTHAM'S BIG TIME. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. About five million persons in greater New York inluding nearly all the restaurant, hotel and saloon keepers today made preparations for the noisiest, gayest, merriest New Years eve celebration ever attempted here. A statistician who knows all about arithmetic, estimated that nearly one million dollars will be spend and enough cigarettes will be smoked to reach from New York to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and enough intoxicating beverages will be drunk to fill the Panama canal. Trinity chimes will ring out as usual; it will snow confetti; the streets will be filled with people and the police will be lenient. Tomorrow there will be a heavy demand for bromo selzer. FILES PETITION Diego Cappilo, an Italian employed by the Pennsylvania railroad company today filed petition for final naturalisation papers. He says he has been a resident of the United States since 1904.

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i mond. The building is a one-story j structure, unique to a degree in ar.hij tecture and built along the most pruct tical school plans. The Moore building will be known as th administration building and was constructed as the center one cf a group of four or five which will be erected as the growth of the city demands. The first four grades and the kindergarten children of the west side of the river will enter the new buiM ing in February. Landscape gdrdners are working on have been set out in a zig zag fashion around the building. The entire six acres is being sodded.

to extend the "cottage" school svstem Cruz- There were rmnor today that which have been made out and n as yet, as the building is adequate for tn PrsilJt't selection of the winter today. Until we reeclve all such donathe number of pupils who will attend wh,te h0"5 was mad vih h Tlew tions and until all of our workers in it. of the conference wllch he will have the different parts of the state make It has four school rooms and a large w Un Mr Lind. their reports, we can give no concise auditorium, seating almost 250. This ! . ... I report as to the result of the cam-

will also be used as a gymnasium. The interior of the hnildinar ia nlninlv Hororated. COTTON HOUSE FAILS NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The failure of the W. Gordon McCabe company of Charleston, S. C. one of the biggest cotton houses in the South, was announced on the floor of the New York Cotton exchange. NEW YORK BANK RUN. NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Despite asRuranrAS that th hank la In nn oumi connected with the dry goods houses which were placed in the hands of receivers yesterday, there was a run this morning on the Greenhut-Siegel-Cooper bank. It ia reported that $75.000 to $100,000 has been drawn out by timid depositors, and at noon many were still in line. GRAND JURY CALLED The following grand jury has been called to investigate the murder of , RIchard Cook and other busines8 that De Drought to ,t8 attention: Ed n.antrv t tv h r u r m tL' r E Fawce". naJf; ' ' R' nd J' Tuavis. The iurv will moot T - OFFICER REPORTS ONE SCARLET FEVER CASE The year closes with one case of scarlet fever in the county, according to County Health Officer King. One case at Boston was " reported today. With this exception the county is free from contagious diseases. ALLEGE HUSBAND GUILTY OF NEGLECT Maggie D. Martin has filed suit for divorce from her husband, Robert Martin. She says her husband has been guilty of gross neglect. They were married three years ago. 417 SUITS FILED Four hundred and seventeen suits of different kinds have been filed in the courts of Wayne county during the present year. This is slightly in excess of the number filed in 1912. - friends.

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jlluerta. Heavily Guarded, Will Attend Bif New Year's Reception. 4 WASHINGTON. Dec 31 Important developments in tht Mexican sit 4 uation will be laid befcre President Wilson by Envoy John Und at Pass

Christian tomorrow. Officials of the be much greater than we arc are state department today refused to of." state iv hat matters hive made this j Small Amounts Rciwd. personal conference newssary, but the "The checks have been almost all fact is the scout cruisr, Chester, was for small amounts, au no recent nubplaced at the disposal ot Mr. Lind scription has been for more than JiiOO that he might make tfce fastest time 1 expect to receive a number of checks coming; from and retnrning to Vera fr0m different persons tomorrow.

1 V,LSON RE. ,N 5ll:ENX: i I MKIM1A.V lec. Jl t resident Wilson today declined to discuss n any way his coming conference with Envoy Lind. but it is believed Mr. iwinds knows the downfall of Gen-

erai nuena is oaiy a lew aaj. tion which will ensue. It is said a cable message received from the envoy was of such a nature that he was told by the president to come here without delay. HUERTA HEAVILY GUARDED. MEXICO CITY. Dec. 31. President Huerta will be heavily guarded at his I New Year's recention tomorrow as a ! result of the revelation of a plot to assassinate him. More than a dozen persons have been secretly arrested but it is not yet known that all the plotters are in custody. NOTED BALL PLAYER GOT START HERE Claude Berry, catcher for the Portland team of the Pacific Coast lea rue.

..... ..u.i, .o v,-.. - "- - " tne amount, ana tnus receive c and that preparation must be made byjof the promlswi um from ,h the I nited State, to meet the eitua-;tlon an(J m1, wUln

was in the city yeBterday hunting upier and R. Meyer, forwards; Pilgrim.

old acquaintances after an absence of six yearsj Berry, who was with Connie Mack in 1907, and who haa been on Ive pennant winning teams during his ten years in professloai ! baseball, got his start on town teams at Arba and SpartanBburg. Berry has signed with the pennant winning Portland team tor 1914. New York state has 1,236,150 persons employed in factories. Of these, 682.796 work in New York city.

HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR Including the BRADY WAR PICTURES Clip this coupon and two others (which will be found on this page each day for the next thirty days) and bring to this office accompanied with 98 cents. This book is the most valuable history ever published. It contains over 1,500 actual reproduced photographs of the Civil War. This' collection of Brady's pictures was purchased from the United States government. Don't fail to clip this coupon and two others. DECEMBER 31

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A a result of the undivided attention that has been given by the Board of Trustees of Earl ham to the endowment campaign, many subscriptions have been secured during the past few days and this morning President Robert 1.. Kelly, who has been especially active In the campaign, reported that the fund had already been raised to more than $135.00. - "We are receiving & great many checks today, and a definite report of the amount taken in can scarcely be made" said President. Kelly, "and since we have several workers out

over the plate who have nt reported for three or four days, our fund mav I PaiKn.' i .tin ouEn ii is nni iikpiy inn rjriI ItL 1. I a I ' 1 1 . L . w. 1 Kam vUll succeed in raisin the $325.ooo necessarv to rclvi S7.VOOO from tne General Education Board, they have succeeded in gaining one third of the amount, and thus receive one third e Educa retained on Its list of the beneficiaries. The present . Bum brinRg rlnam-8 endowment up to half a million. LINEUPS ARRANGED ON THURSDAY CAME The following lineups have been sc- ' leeteu lor tne atnu tic events in con- ! nectlon witn tne . m. v. a. open house to be held tomorrow afternoon: Volleyball Business men Will Reller. F. A. Howard. R. C. Isley. T. Had ley, H. Dean and C. Thomason; Busy Men Clements, Woodard, Foreman. Otten, Fetzer and Cutter. Basketball American Seeding Machine company Guyer and Black, forwards: Plerson, center; Diggs and Laird, guards; Starr llano A Meycenter; Nines and Bllcknel!. guards. CITY STATISTICS ! Marriage Licences. Richard Paulson. 23. farmer. Richmond, and Rena M. Townsend, 20. Whitewater. Births. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Shute. 209 Richmond Ave., boy. I X.. qualities, our buying

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