Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 238, 17 August 1914 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1914

CITY STREETS

TT viiva uvaiu for New Lamps for $15,H 074, But Postpones Main Street "White Way." Richmond Is to be Illuminated ' with 400 fouramphere luminous . are lamps, 76 more lamps than in use now. ... . The cost of Installation will be ; 916,074. The eost of maintenance, per year, will be $9,528. The maximum candle power or the new lamp Is 850.. The maximum candle power of the lamp now used Is 255. The new lamp consumes 310 K. w. per night. The lamp now used consumes 460 k. w. per night. In brief the new lamp gives three times more Illumination for nearly one-half the current used , by the present lamps. . The General Electric company la uiinlaH that contract for the new lamps. . A onntrno fnr 10(1. "more Of 1688," four amphere luminous arc street lamps was awarded tne uenerai citric company, one of the two largest rnnnarn, r,f Ita lrlnrt in the United States, for the Illumination of the city of Richmond after tne boara 01 puouc works had considered the various pronnsaU this moraine. Bids for Rich mond's new street lighting system were submitted July Zi. xno conirnui was awarded at that time because obiaxtlnna hail boon ontorod tO the board's proposal to light the principal streets of tne two Dusiness aisincia with lumriR attached to trollev DOleS. 1 In the absence of any petition from rani riant nronertv owners for a con duit and ornamental pole system in the business districts, which the board has been demanding since the bids were received before it would consider such a system, the board decided today that for the time being no kind of a "white way" system for these districts wonlri ho installed, so new luminous arcs will be Installed at street intersections on Main street, Fort WivnA avenue, and North E street, the same wav as the Dresent street lights are suspended over the center or tne streets irom poies. . Cost Is Moderate. The luminous arcs, which are to be installed are considered by the board members to provide the most desir able illumination, and according to the board's figures, they can be installed at a moderate cost and are less ex pensive to maintain than either of the other two kinds of lamps which were considered, the carbon flame and type C (or nitrogen). The Westinghouse Electric com pany and the Richmond Electric com pany submitted bids equal to that of the General Electric company for luminous arcs but the latter company's offer was the lowest because it provided payment of $1,050 to the city for its 324 old arc lamps. The cost of installing the 400 fouramphere luminous arc lamps will be $16,124, less $1,050 for old lamps. This cost includes $8,960 for 400 new lamps and six rectifiers at the city plant, which will be required by the new system, which will cost $7,164. The price quoted for each luminous arc lamp was $22.40. From laboratory data on the carbon flames and luminous arcs, and from figures submitted by the bidders on type C lamps, the following table of maintenance costs for 40 lamps per year of the three systems was derived by the board: Luminous arc (4 amphere) ... .$ 9,528 Luminous arc (six point six).. 14,012 Carbon flame (six point six).. 16,204 Type C (600 candle power) 17,284 . Bids on costs for installing Type C and carbon flame lamps, as compiled by the board, were: For type C lamps General Electric company, $14.50 per lamp, including fixtures; Fostoria Electric company, $4.48, per lamp without fixtures and $16.37 for fixtures; Westinghouse Electric company, $25.14 per lamp, 1,000 c. p., and $23.35 per lamp, 60u c. p., both with fixtures; Richmond Electric company, $12.12 per lamp, 600 c. p. For carbon flames Westinghouse Electric company, $34.40 per lamp; General Electric company, $37.40 per lamp. Had carbon flame lamps been contracted for additional transformers would have had to be installed at the city plant at an approximate cost of $2,000. Under the lowest bid for such lamps a system of them could have been installed in Richmond for approximately $15,760, of $364 less than the cost of Installing luminous arc system. However, the board figured that it would cost the city $6,676 more a year to maintain a carbon flame system. Agent Makes Objection. After the estimates for the various systems had been read by President Bavis of the board a representative of the Fostoria company complained its bid had not been considered in formulating an estimate of the cost of installing and maintaining a type C lamp system. Mr. Bavis then produced that company's bid showing It was considerably higher than the bid of the General Electric company for that class of lamp. Another representative of the Fostoria company prior to the letting of the contract asserted that the board's estimates on the cost of maintaining 400 luminous arcs and the same number of carbon flames did not coincide with reliable and recognized estimates in bis possession. The board's estimates of the cost of maintaining for one year one lamp of the three following varieties follows: Luminous arc (4 ampheres) ... .$28.32 Luminous arc (six point six) .... 37.53 Carbon flame (six point six).... 40.51 Type C (600 candle power) 43.14 A representative of the.. General Electric company after, the contract had been let Informed the board that the new lamps would arrive In Richmond in about four or five weeks. These lamps will be Installed by the city but the company has agreed to have an engineer supervise the location of the lamps so that the most efficient service may be obtained from them. No charge will be made for this service and other engineering advice. The new lamps should be in service by the latter part of October. - Haas Remains Quiet. . rharlea Jordan and E. M. Haas. representing; the Commercial club, at-

TOKIO Japan sends an ultimatum to Germany demanding

the withdrawal or disannuls? of

Japanese waters and the surrender of Kiao-Chau, German terri

tory in China. (This action was forecasted last Friday). Japan expects war, not believing that Germany will yield. BERLIN Japan's ultimatum to Germany has been delivered to the German government by United States Ambassador Gerard.

WASHINGTON President acting in good faith in promising

LONDON Notice of Japan's

been received here. It is expected

fleet in the North Sea. LONDON The great land grapple between the warring powers grows nearer, with engagements in many places. These latter, although attended by heavy losses, are now regarded as mere skirmishes. The fighting thus far shows that

the Germans have almost reached , the Franco-Belgian frontier,

their objective point. Meanwhile Russia is pushing west and north, her mobilization being about completed. An attack by her

on the German frontier is hourly continue their clash, while Italy BRUSSELS Fighting goes advance guards of the massive

no general engagements. The Germans have proceeded along the Meuse toward the French border at Givet. This indicates steady progress by the German center from its base Aix La ChaDelle.

The Germans are now in the vicinity of Warve, 15 miles southeast

of Brussels. Fighting was resumed near Haelen this (Monday) morning. NISH French warships sink two Austrian ironclads and injure another near Budua, Austria. (Servian war office announcement.) DONDON The official news bureau of the British war office is inclined to discredit the report of the naval battle between the Austrian and French fleets in the Adriatic. BERLIN Emperor William and his staff have left Berlin for Mainz, which is 130 miles from the French frontier. (This report comes from Amsterdam.) ST. PETERSBURG The Prussian cities of Insterburg and Gumbinnen have been taken by the Russians. (Russian war office announcement.) WASHINGTON Japan's ultimatum .to Germany overshadows all developments of the European war to official Washington. The United States will not be drawn into the difficulty. NISH Belgrade, the capital of Servia, is reported destroyed by fire resulting from the Austrian bombardment. SAN FRANCISCO The German cruiser Leipsig arrived this morning and is coaling. LONDON U. S. cruiser Tennessee, with $8,000,000 in gold arrives to relieve American tourists. This has stopped the mad scramble for sailing accommodations. CHICAGO All cattle opened 10 to 15 cents lower. CHICAGO Wheat opened cents lower. PARIS It was officially announced here that the French fleet had sunk an Austrian cruiser near Antivari, Montenegro. - ATHENS The Greek government demands of Turkey an ex

planation of Ottoman soldiers crossing Bulgarian territory toward Greece. . ' :. ' : I PEKIN The Chinese government is preparing to retake Kiao-Chau. Chinese troops are now being sent forward there. QUEBEC Canadian government is expected to declare censorship on all dispatches tonight. WASHINGTON All warring European powers excepting Russia have declined President Wilson's offer of mediation. LONDON The captain of a Dutch steamer says he saw a German dreadnauerht in the harbor at Trnnrlih

- scarred and her funnels full of

irom Amsterdam) . BRUSSELS Beginning today newspapers are permitted to appear only in the evening. ST. PETERSBURG The British and French ambassadors left today for Moscow.

ST. PETERSBURG The Autonomy of Poland tonight. PARK ACROSS RIVER UP BEFORE COUNCIL City council probably will hear from West Richmond tonight when a committee consisting of Councilmen Waidele, Walterman and Welshaupt will report on their investigation of the advisability of converting the West Side dump into a park. West Side's most progressive citizens will attend the council meeting tonight and expressions are expected from a number of them. The park proposition is paramount In the list of improvements which the citizens across the river are seeking at this time. As soon as possible after tonight's committee report has been made, the chairman of the park organization will call the residents together. A discussion of the situation as It will appear after tonight will be undertaken. tended the meeting this morning and made no comments on the type of lamp selected by the board or on the board's decision to indefinitely delay any kind of a "white way" system in the business districts. In calling the meeting to order Mr. Bavis said the decision to delay action on the permanent illuminating system of the business districts had been reached at an executive session of the board Saturday. "We decided to postpone the installation of a 'white way,, " said Mr. Bavis "until a more amicable feeling on this question is in evidence and until a better understanding can be reached. In this matter I do not see any reason why the board should be regarded as being antagonistic to anyone. We are not delaying action in this matter for spite or in a spirit of animus but to show that we have no disposition to be arbitrary. We have advocated the placing of lamps on trolley poles but so long as there is opposition to such action we have no desire to act until some definite plan is agreed upon." Electrical experts have informed the board that the luminous arc lamps are among the very best Uluminants obtainable and are in general use in all the best lighted cities in the United States. The average depths of the sands of the African deserts are thirty to forty feet.

all German ships in China and

Wilson is satisfied that Japan is to respect the territory of Japan. ultimatum to Germany has to hasten action by the German expected. Austria and Servia is for the time being quiescent. on at various points between the armies, but as yet there has been -.-..a a,v T a RMVIAJT f holes. (A Central News Dispatch j Czar is expected to dec ip LAWLER GETS BUT NOT DESERTER Mrs. Alice Smith, of Angola, N. Y., has a husband named David, who has deserted her. She wrote to the sheriff that she thought he was In Richmond or vicinity and gave a good description of him. Officer Lawler thought he had the alleged wife deserter spotted, so he traced him to 40 Fort Wayne avenue. There he found his quarry, who answers almost perfectly Mrs. Smith's description of her fugitive spouse, and a colored girl, giving her name as Nina Jones, aged 19. They were taken to police headquarters. The man, who gave his name as Omar Keesling, aged 37, emphatically denied that he was David Smith. At first he asserted that he was married to the colored girl, but finally admitted he was not, but had been living with her for three weeks. He said they came here from Marion, Ind. On statutory charges the Jones girl and her white affinity pleaded guilty. She was fined $25 and costs. Keesling was fined the same amount and sentenced to thirty days in Jail. Lawler says the man answers Mrs. Smith's description with the exception of a gold tooth. Where she described this tooth as located, Keesling has none. HOLD WOMAN THIEF The trial of the first woman horse thief of the county will be held the last of the week or early next week. Mrs. May Webster, 30, who stole a horse and buggy from William Marsh on the Boston pike about ten days ago, is still confined in the women's prison. She will be brought into circuit court by the prosecutor to answer a grand larceny charge. The date of the trial has ween left open in the belief Mrs. Webster in wanted elsewhere for misdemeanors. She seemed to be hardened even more than the ordinary female offender. She did not attempt a denial nor make any defense for her act. British Columbia last year, derived $31,025 from fisheries taxation.

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PARTY III EUROPE WIRES FOR MONEY THROUGH!) BRYAII Knollenberg and Miss. Bartel Ask Help Because df Difficulty in Getting Checks Cashed.

A' telegram from Secretary of State Bryan was received by George H. Knollenberg Sunday morning which contained the information that his son was stranded in Copenhagen. The message was sent by way of the state department of the government as this is the only medium that telegrams can be Bent Jrom that country. It was thought by the young men's parents, that he was in London but it is now believed that he went to Copenhagen in an effort to get to Germany, where his sister is stranded in Berlin, unable to obtain passage to America. Word was sent from Secretary Bryan that the only way money can be sent to the young man is through the state department and consequently a deposit should be made in the United States sub-treasury at Cincinnati. ..... The telegram Is as follows: "Consul at Copenhagen informs Bernhardt Knollenberg Is in need of $200. Make deposit in suB-treasury at Cincinnati. "W. J. BRYAN, "Secretary of State." The young man is well supplied with funds but the war scare haa made it impossible to get travelers' checks anu other papers changed Into foreign money. Mr. Knollenberg had made a previous effort to obtain passage to America for bis son and daughter but the money was lost in transit. The telegram from the secretary of state came as a great relief to the family, who now believe that passage for the young man to America can be secured by virtue of the fact that the information concerning his whereabouts and the means of getting money to him was secured through the state department. The anxiety of the family of Miss Gertrude Bartel, as well as the families of the other Richmond young women now In Berlin, has been Increased with the receipt of a telegram from Miss Gertrude Bartel. The telegram was received by her father Saturday afternoon and came to America by way of Rotterdam, Holland, and then across the ocean by way of the Holland-American steamship line. It is believed that this is an indication that the party is in financial stress, due to the abnormal conditions in Germany at this time. Adam Bartel telegraphed to the state department at Washington for the best method to insure the sending of financial aid to the party. He was informed that it would be handled through the state department at Washington if the money is deposited in the subtreasury at Cincinnati. The method suggested to Adam Bartel is the same method that was used by George Knollenberg yesterday after the telegram from Secretary Bryan was received by him. ENGLISH REPORT A VICTORY BY FRENCH BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Aug. 17. The following statement was issued this afternoon by the press bureau of the British government: "News of the French success at Dinant confirmed. German forces, including cavalry from the Division of the Guards, several battalions of infantry and companies of machine-guns were thrown back in disorder by the French cavalry. Several hundred cavalry hors es owned by the Uhlans were captured by the French. "In a fresh attack, in the neighborhood of Cirey, the French forced back the Bavarian corps -beyond the point to which it had retreated yesterday. "A Reuter dispatch from Neirobi says the British station at Taveta, on the Western frontier of British East Africa has been occupied by the Ger mans. SENATE PASSES BILL ON SHIPPING WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 The senate today rejected the .conference report on the shipping bill by a vote of 40 to 20. Senator Overman of New York then moved that the Senate recede from its amendments and that the measure be passed as it was originally passed by the house. His motion carried by a vote of 40 to 20. The bill now goes to the president for his signature. This action of the senate struck from the bill the provision permitting foreign built ships, admitted to American territory, to engage in the coastwise trade. We want 100 bushels rye. Will pay 70c per bushel. Omer G. Whelan, the Feed Man. OIL FOR STREETS COSTS CITY $319 For oiling various sections of seventeen streets of the city under a public contract the city is In debt to the contractor the sum of $2,865.86. The cly's share of this cost for the oiling of intersections is $319.25. The rest is assessed against the benefited property owners. Primary assessment roll for street oiling was adopted by the board of public works today. FALLS FROM CAR Miss Ella Holland, colored, 934 North Fourteenth street, while trying to alight from a slowly moving street car, woman fashion, which is backwards, fell heavily to the pavement end was quite painfully hurt. She was removed to her home In the city ambulance. The accident occurred Sunday on North E street. The Ohio river was named from a Iroquoia word Oheo, meaning "beautiful." It appears on various early maps as the Albacha, Cubach, O-o, Ochio, Sabogungo, Causissepplone, Kitono.-cepe, Ohuipeeklhanna, Ohio, Opeek, AUiwege-sepe Oheesuh, Hobio and Younghlogheny,

Reading War Proclamation of King Front Royal Exchange

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Lieut. Col. Kearns, the Common Crier, reading King George's proclamation of war from the steps of the Royal Exchange, London, on Tuesday, August 4.

LATE MARKET NEWS

CHICAGO GRAIN k" JTZi. " WHEAT Open. Close. Sept 88 89 Dec 94 951i May 101 102 M CORN Sept 76 M 78V Dec 67 M 68 May 68 69 OATS Sept 40 41 Dec 44 44 May 47 47 CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 17. Cash grain prices: Wheat. No. 2 red 9092, No. 3 red 8891. No. hard winter 8991, No. 1 northern spring 86 89.' Corn, No. 2 white 8181, No. 2 yellow 8081, No. 3, 81 81, No. 3 yellow 8081, No. 4 white 8081, No. 4 yellow 7980. Oats, No. 2 white 4242, No. 3, 40 41, No. 4, 4041, standard 4142. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK UNION STOCK YARDS, 111., Aug. 17. Hogs: Receipts 30,000, market 1015c lower, . mixed and butchers $8.609.25, good heavies $8.309.15, rough heavies $8.509.15. light $8.75 (a 9.25, pigs $7.00 8.50, bulk of sales $8.90 9.15. Cattle: Receipts 20,000. 1015c lower, market slow, beeves $7.1510.40, cows and heifers $3.60 9.20, stockers and feeders $5.508.15, Texans $6.307.65, calves $8.2511.60. Sheep: Receipts 30,000, market 10(g) 20c lower, natives and westerns $5.15 6.00, lambs $6.508.40. CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 17. Hogs: Receipts 3,000 weak, packers and butchers $9.009.25, common to choice $6.008.10, light $6.009.25; stags $4.75 (a 6.50. Cattle: Receipts 2.300, market steady, steers $5.509.25, heifers $4.759.00; cows $3.006.75; calves slow, $5.50 6.15. Sheep: Receipts 3,000, market steady, $2.76 4.75, lambs steady, $5.508.75. INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 17. Hogs: Receipts 3,500, market weak, best hogs 925, heavies $9109.25, pigs $8.50 9 Ob, bulk of sales $9.10 9.25. Cattle: Receipts 1,250, market steady, choice heavy steers $9.50, Dkht steers $8.75 ff, heifers $7.158.50, cows $4.25 1.76, bulls $6.006.75, calves $6.00 10.00. Sheep and lambs: Receipts 800, market steady, prime sheep $4.60 5.25, lambs $7.508.25. PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 17. Cattle: Supply 115, market strong, choice steers $9.40 9.60, prime steers $9.26 9.40, good steers $8.408.75, tidy butchers $8.258.50, fair $7.25 7.76, common $6.00(87.00, common to fat bulls $3.507.25, common to fat cows $3.507.25, heifers $40.0080.00, fresh cowb and springers $50.00. Sheep: Prime wethers $5.70 7.85, good $5.25 6.65, good mixed $4.505.10. fair mixed $2.003.50, culls and common $5.00 8.00. Hogs: Receipts 60, market 16 to 20c lower, prime heavy $9.30, mediums $9.40. heavy yorkerss 9.40J

iht yorkers $9.40, pigs $9.00 9.25, $7.00 7.50, i ieavy mixed $9.35. TOLEDO GRAIN TOLEDO, Aug. 17. Close: Wheat cash 94, Sept. 95, Dec. 99. May 107. Corn cash 85, Sept. 85, Dec. 71, May 72. Oats cash 42, Sept. 43, Dec. 47, May 50. Cloverseed cash 1050, Oct., Dec. and March 1090. Tim othy prime 250. Sept. 260, Oct. 262, Dec. 265, March 260. Representative Sales At Indianapolis HOGS. No. 14 6 18 Av, Dk. ..147 ... ..220 ... ..306 ... Pr $7.50 8.50 8.65 47 245 120 9.40 42 205 ... 9.45 101 216 120 9.45 55 218 ... 9.45 69 220 160 9.45 21 136 ... 9.50 27 191 ... 9.60 55 195 80 9.50 64 202 120 9.50 RICHMOND MARKET LIVE STOCK (Corrected dally by Anton Stolle. Phone 1316.) HOGS. Primes (average 200 lbs.) per 100 lbs., $9.00, heavy mixed, per 11 lbs., $8.008.50; roughs, per 100 lbs., $7.60 8.00; light $9.00. CATTLE. Choice steers, per lb., 7 to 8; butcher 6teers, per lb., 77c, cows. Der lb.. 36c: bulls, per lb., 5 6; choice veal calves, per lb., 9c to 9c. GLEN MILLER PRICES Daily Market Report of Glen Miller Stock Yards. Phone 3744. CATTLE. Choice steers $7.00 7.50 Fat cows $5.00 6.00 Bulls $5.006.00 Calves 9c HOGS. Heaviea $8.50 Mixed $8.25 SHEEP. Lambs 6c PRODUCE (Corrected dally by Eu Cooper. Phone 2577.) Old chickens dressed paying 20 to 22c; selling 25c to 28c. Young chickens dressed, paying 30, selling 40c. Country butter paying 15 to 26c; selling 25 to 30c. Creamery butter, Belling 35c Country lard paying 11c; selling 15c Eggs paying 22c; selling 25c FEED QUOTATIONS Timothy hay, paying $16. Straw, paying $5. Oats, paying 35c Corn, paying 75c. Red clover seed, paying $10.00 bu. Timothy seed, paying $2.60 bushel.

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LAMBS HUH STRONG

Oil l7EEICSMllfil(ET Receipts cf 265 Head Set New Mark All Trading Brisk. YA.O. COBB. Receipts of live stock at Glen Miller Stock Yards for the week ending Sato urday, August 16: Hogs, 651; tops at 9c Cattle. 30; tops at $8.25. Calves, 63c; tops at 10c Lambs, 266; tope at 7c Hog 'receipts fell off at the local . yards last week as compared with the run of 782 the week previous. Cattle remained about the same, while prices ranged higher. The feature of the week was the run of lambs on Saturday, bringing the week's receipts up to 265 head as against 98 the week before. Thomas A. Williams. 2121 East Main street, delivered 106 hogs from his farm near Smithfield. which brought him $2,543.64. According to Mr. Shurley, manager of the yards, this was the best finished consignment of hogs delivered at the yards this year. Mr. Williams' son, Charles, deserves a great deal of credit for the manner in which these hogs were prepared for market, as this was his first experience in feeding hogs, and the results have marked him as a successful feeder. He also had 40 cattle weighing 1,200 pounds, that the yards offered $8.80 for, but could not buy at that price. Gets High Price. County Commissioner Albert Anderson delivered 30 head of hogs of his own raising that brought $9.25 per hundred. Mr. Anderson said, "I never sold 30 hogs that brought me as much money as these did. I can't agree with General Sherman that 'War is hell.' " Calves sold at the Glen Miller yards are in great demand on the Eastern markets. All shipments of calves are billed through to Jersey City, via Pittsburg. Perry Moss sent in eight calves Saturday from his farm near Concord which brought $141. The fact that farmers from several neighboring counties send their stock to the Glen Miller yards, marks it as one of the most active shipping points in this section of the country. The following farmers delivered stock at the yards last week: Randolph County: Ora Johnson. John Beserly, Cary Showalter, C. E. Benbo, Bert Isenbarger, Thomas York, J. Osborn, J. N. Scott, Ed Saucer. Ellis Carper, Russell Odell, Murl Moody, T. M. Bagley. M. Sordon. Center Township: C. B. Harney. Parry Bennett. W. F. Flook. Wood Eliason, Walter Burgess, Noah Plankenhorn. Mrs. Waymeyer. McCoy Stephens. Dick Wicker. E. S. Wright, Charles Klenn. Geo. Kelly. Wayne County: Raymond Knoll, Jerry McCarty, George Mosley, T. P. Roberts, Alex Woltlng. Ed. Schlenker. J. F. Edwards, W. D. Rich, O. Cranor. Clark Shell. Dan Gard, Scott Edwards. O. H. Pierce, Parry Moss, C. M. Jennings. Fred Brown, Bert Hunt. Grant Laine. H. L. WiUet. Burl Jarrett, Harry Osborne, Ben Toschlog, Wm. Ryan. Henry Webber, Walter Farlow, Geo. Kircher, Mike Kendall. E. Timmons, Chas. Stigleman. Harry Jordan, Ross Reynolds. C. J. Martin, Farly & McConkey, D. Conway. Wllber Davis. Cracked corn, selling $1.75 bushel. Bran selling $29 ton. Middlings, selling $29 ton. Chop feed, selling $1.60 cwt Corn meal, selling $1.50 cwt Salt. $1.40 barrel. GRAIN MARKET (Corrected daily by Richmond Roller Mills. Phone 2019.) Wheat, paying 90c. oats paying 33c; corn, paying 75c; rye, paying 65c; bran, selling $28 cwt.; middlings, selling $30 cwt. JORDAN ASKS $100 FOR CLEANING WEEK At the suggestion of Secretary Jordan of the Commercial club the board of public works today decided to recommend to council that an appropriation of $100 be placed in the 1915 city budget to be used to meet the expense incurred during "clean up" week, which is observed annually the first week of May. No assistance could be given this movement by the city this year because it had no funds available for such a purpose. "Volunteers worked a total of 20.000 hours the first week of May. this year," said Mr. Jordan, "making Richmond a cleaner and more healthful community and I see no reason why the city should not financially encourage this work." "Your argument is correct,' President Bavis replied, "because volunteer workers during clean-up week certainly saved the city a let of money and at the same time confer a great benefit to the community." FAIL TO PETITIOH Democrats Do Not Ask Regis tration. Democrats who were figuring on a special registration period have lost the opportunity of asking it. Saturday was the last day on which petitions could be filed and none was placed on record. , The county commissioners expected the petition but gave no expression on their probable action had it been filed. It is believed that the registration was not held because ot the expense The regular registration according to the acts of 1913 will be held twentynine days before election. This will be on Monday October 5. The fall elections will be on Tuesday, November 3. The .October- registration will be the first one under the new amendment. There were three registrations under the 1911 and previous laws. Only by petition can more than one registration be held as the law stands.