Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 241, 20 August 1914 — Page 3

HRICHOPALLADItfH Aff6StJlr-TELEGRAM. THtmSDAY, AUGUSf 20, 1914

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WELLER OPENS WAR ON THREE

WIILEH1GHWAY Richmond Man Gets Three Hundred Persons to Remonstrate on Boston Pike Improvement. "The fight against the construction ot roada in Wayne township under the provisions of the three mile gravel road law, has been launched and the first skirmish will probably result in a victory for those opposed to such a method of road building. Recently a petition, signed IV 154 citizens, was filed with the county commissioners for the improvement of South Ninth street, south of E street, I and the Boston pike for a total dist- ! ance of three miles by making a con crete roadway. It was estimated this i Improvement would cost the taxpayers of Wayne township between $80,000 land $100,000. i Realizing that ir prompt action was 'not taken to check the steadily ini creasing tax rate, now at an abnormal ! figure and rapidly approaching its limit because of the influx of three mile gravel roadway petitions, John Weller, a Richmond real estate man, stepped Into the breach and opened the fight against the objpectionable law in Wayne township by preparing a remonstrance against the Boston pike Improvement and personally circulating It. Gets 300 Signatures. Today there were over three hundred signatures attached to this remonstrance, double the number of petitioners, and Mr. Weller declares that the improvement has been defeated. Signers of this remonstrance are men in every walk of life, business men, professional men, city officials, manufacturers, mechanics and day laborers. For the moral effect it will have Mr. Weller will continue the circulation of this remonstrance until the date It is necessary to file it with the commissioners. He expects to have between 400 and 500 signatures to it by the day of presentation. At the present time four other petitions for road improvements under the three mile law are being circulated, one in West Richmond, one in Fairview, one on Williamsburg pike and one on the Abington pike. It is understood that the Fairview petition has over 800 signatures but remonstrances are to be circulated against all these petitions. Many Fight Petition. Those who are leading this fight which has been so successfully launched say that the popular sentiment against the construction of streets and roads under the three-mile act is widespread now in Wayne county, especially in Wayne township. They are opposed to this law, they Bay, not only because it breeds excessixe taxes, but because many of the roads which have been macadamized under its provisions have been the means of wasting public funds. One contractor who built such a road frankly stated that he had torn up a gravel road, which could have been satisfactorily repaired at small expense, to make way for a macadam road which would be almost useless within three years. They are against the bricking or concreting of county highways because of the heavy tax burden such improvements impose on the taxpayers. "The new county highway superintendent by the excellent work he has done since assuming office has conclusively proved that no better roads can be made in Wayne county than gravel roads because Wayne county has the material to make such highways," said Mr. Weller today. Praises W. O. Jones. "With the material we have at hand, hard, well wearing and enduring gravel roads can be constructed much better from the standpoint of wearing than the crushed rock roads and much easier to repair. If Commissioner Jones was given a heavy road roller and a sufficient number of King drags he could make gravel roads which would be the best of the state. Look what he has done with the New Castle pike which runs from Richmond through Greensfork and Hagerstown. It is made of gravel and has been expertly conditioned by Mr. Jones and it is by far the best pike in the county. On the other hand look at the expensive macadam roadway on t'i National road leading west from the city. It has been down a comparatively short time but it is now breaking up from one end to the other. "We people who are fighting this three-mile law are all advocates of good roads, but we want the right kind of a system and the right kind of material used in making them." SENDS LOCAL WOMAN Ralston Names Mrs. Anderson as Delegate. Colored citizens are taking an unusual interest in the memorial celebration which will be held in Chicago in August 1915, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of negro freedom. Dr. J. A. Carey, speaker here on Tuesday, is a member of an Illinois commission, the chairman of which is Governor Dunne, to make arrangements for the national celebration. Mrs. Mamie Anderson of South Sixth street has been appointed by Governor Ralston to act as Richmond's official delegate. Many colored citizens expect to attend the celebration which will be the first of its kind and undoubtedly will be conducted on a large scale. Although a year off, it Is already well advertised. Dr. Carey met many colored citizens whom he asked personally to be present next August.

BOMBARD AUSTRIANS BY LEASED WIRE. ROME, Aug. 20. A dispatch from Ban Giovanni today states that the French fleet, In conjunction with the Montenegrin forces bombarded the Austrian port of Gattaro on the Dalmatian coast all day Tuesday and Wednesday. One fort was completely lestroyed and others rendered useSSS. v v v

WORK AND POVERTY MAKE BEST CITIZEN OF GROWING CHILD Dr. Colledge Advises Separation of Boy and Money as Most Profitable in End for Both. "If you have a boy and a hundred thousand dollars, I advise you to keep the two well apart. It will be better for your boy. It will also be better for your hundred thousand dollars. I have nothing but pity for the son of an indulgent rich father. Hard work and hard times are usually the best thing for a growing young man. The greatest achievements in this world have been the result of industry and many small things well done." This was the key-note to the lecture on "The Fortune Hunter" given by Dr. W. A. Colledge. His appeal was to those who are seeking their fortunes in the wider sense of the term and he urged them to look about and discover the opportunities that are close at

hand. "The eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. Many of us think that if we were out yonder somewhere away from where we now are, we could make something of ourselves. But not so. If you can't make good where you are, the chances are a thousand to one you won't make good where you are not. "Your handicaps may be made into the very opportunities of your success. Women Gain Power. "Even you ladies here, have at your hand opportunities to do great things. Many of the greatest devices in the world have been invented by women. They are just beginning to wake up to their own strength. "The strenuous competition of our day demands above many other things originality. Never imitate. Thousands are strangers to their own possibilities because they try to be like somebody else. The greatest waste in the human world is perverted power. "If you want to be a man, you must face your troubles and not run from them. Resist, persist and endure. Let your rule be one thing at a time and that done well. Above all things, see to it that you never trail your standard in the dust. , The greatest thing that can be said of any man is that he kept his record clean. "We hear a great deal of sentiment al nonsense about money. Every man needs a competency for old age. He needs funds for his immediate needs, and for philanthropic work. It is a good thing to work for money if you are going to use your money instead of letting your money use you. More homes are broken up by carelessness in the use of money than in the love of It." DOPESTERS OF WAR FIGUREJUT MOVES Many Richmond Men Lead Imaginary Troops Across Maps to Victory. A thousand foreigners in Richmond are tracing across maps movements of European armies. Double that number of minds are directing the progress of the armies to their friends, office boys, wives and sweethearts. Especially among the older men of the city, a clan of "war fans" has sprung up. Baseball dopesters are faded into significance by the fans who are doping out the European war. Men who have been in either the Spanish-American war or the civil war or students of history and current events are emphatically exchanging ideas, theories and war news on street corners, in club rooms, at home or at the office. Would Fill Books. What German generals should do to vanquish their foes would fill volumes if taken from the war fans of Richmond alone. The motive of the Kaiser in his sweeping declarations of war, the probable part Russia will take, the spirit of the French, the English attitude and in fact every big war problem receives its full share of discussion and argument. Since Japan Jias sprung into the limelight in war developments, the new questions which have arisen include the speculation as to whether the United States will be drawn into the continental warfare. Opinions are divided on this subject. Many believe that with fighting so general it is impossible that all United States treaties will be kept which should be in force in war times. Some declare the United States will be drawn purposely into the war by Japan through this method. UNKNOWN MOTORIST HITS YOONG TITTLE As he stepped from a wagon on which he was riding on the National road, west, John Tittle, 14, son of W. F. Tittle, 102 North West Seventh street, was knocked down by a passing motorcycle and suffered severe cuts and bruises about his head and arms Wednesday afternoon. He was taken to the Reid Memorial hospital immediately and after his wounds were dressed was removed to his home. His condition today is not serious. The rider of the motorcycle is not known. As soon as he struck the boy he speeded up and was soon out of sight. He was traveling west. The Doy was picKea up Dy persons in a passing automobile and taken to the hospital. No attempt was made to learn the identity of the motorcyclist who was to blame for the accident. FOR MERCHANT SHIPS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-That there will be no Democratic opposition to the passage of the resolution for the purchase and operation of merchant ships by the United States gov ernment was predicted today at the wnite House, ine measure is expected, to pass both, houses -without deI lav. . .. . t ...

CATHOLIC CHURCHES

POPE'S LOSS Father F. A. Roell Pays Tribute of High Regard for Dignitary. Pope Pius X. has done more for the Catholic church in America than any other pope in the history of the church," said Father F. A. Roell this afternoon. "The American Catholic church now stands on the same footing as the churches in the countries of Europe, while formerly the United States was merely considered as a missionary country and all the business of the church was handled indirectly. Now the church in the United States is managed directly by the pope just the same as In the other countries." "The American Catholics have appreciated this and the news of the death of the present pope, who has done so much for the Americans, is read with the greatest sorrow," said the local rector. No official announcement of the death of Pope Pius X. has been received by either of the rectors of the local Catholic churches. As soon as the official announcement is received here from the bishop at Indianapolis, special services will probably be arranged. Hold Requiem Mass. Throughout the world requiem mass was celebrated today for the late Pope Pius X. In Rome the papal col ors were at half mass, the churches were crowded -and silent reverent throngs filled the streets about the Vatican. In the war-torn countries of central and northern Europe, prayers were uttered in Cathedrals that lay within sound of the bombardment of artillery. In America services were conducted in Roman Catholic churches for the repose of the soul. From the lowest to the highest, in the ranks of Catholics in Rome, signs of deep grief were apparent today. Messages expressing the grief of prelates poured into the Vatican. BAND SOUNDS ECHO OF EUROPEAN WAR Concert Organization to Play Patriotic Airs of All Nations. The European war is even having an effect on the Richmond Concert band. Two special numbers, which are especially appropriate at this time, will be played by the band next Sunday afternoon at Glen Miller park. Both of them are new and are among the best selections in the entire repertoire of the band. In connection with a composition entitled, "Hands Across the Sea," several special features have been ar ranged by the band, the nature of which will not be divulged. The composition contains the mot popular and patriotic airs of every country of any consequence in the world. The following is the order in which the countries are represented in the medley: America, Canada, Scotland, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Cuba, Mexico, Austria, Ireland, Spain, Japan, Germany, Russia, France, and concluding with a medley of the national airs of England, United States and Germany. Another feature of the program Sunday will be the composition, "Valse June," the celebrated European waltz sensation. Through the arrangement of the publishers of the selection, this piece will be played by more than 1,200 bands in the United States Sunday afternoon. HOKE SMITH WINS OVER J, M, BY LEASED WIRE. ATLANTIC, Ga., Aug. 20. The lat est returns this afternoon only accen tuate Senator Hoke Smith's over whelming defeat of Former Governor Joseph M. Brown, for the senatorial nomination. For the short term senatorship, Con gressman HardwicK developed considerable late strength and is now almost even in the running with Governor Slaton. This contest will be taken before the state Democratic conven tion. BEESON ON BOARD R. N. Beeson, who retired as commissioner of Wayne county the first of this year, has been appointed at the state convention of commissioners to act on the committee of three to select the next convention place. Mr. Beeson Is vice president of the organization. Albert Anderson, Barney Ldnderman and Mordecai Doddridge, the present board of commissioners, are also attending the convention. Last night the guests participated in a flambeau parade through New Albany. Tonight a burgoo feast will be held in one of the Kentucky parks across the Ohio river. SLEEP WALKER HURT Because of his habit of walking in his sleep Harry Schramm is seriously if not fatally injured in a Cincinnati hospital. Schramm until recently lived in Richmond and is well known here. He has been employed as a barber in Cincinnati. Word has been received here by his brothers, Charles and Edward Schramm, and his sister, Mrs. Maggie Hoffman, that a few nights ago Harry while sleep walking in his flat, located on the third floor of an apartment house, stepped out of a window and fell to the pavement. His hip was broken in three places and a shoulder blade was fractured. It Is also probable that he sustained internal Injuries. His wife and children eslded with. Mm In CJacinnatt.

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ASSOCIATED CHARITY TO CONTINUE WORK UNDER NEW SYSTEM - - . - Old Organization Will Preserve Identity Under General Supervision of Central Charitable Bureau. Plans for the organization of a central charitable organization to which the various local charitable organizations. Including the Associated Charities, would be subsidiary, each with a representative on the board of directors of the central bureau, have been completed. "We have two men, both especially trained in social settlement work, who would be willing to accept the secretaryship of the new central charitable bureau in this city, and one of them will be selected for the position within the next week or ten days," said Fred G. White, chairman of the special committee appointed at a meeting held last winter tq perfect plans for the formation of such an organization. "In the past the various charitable organizations have employed different

methods for raising funds for their relief work. This year only one fund for such work will be raised and it will be under the supervision of the central body. It is planned to raise about $5,000 by popular subscription. The subsidiary bodies of the new bureau will co-operate in this work. We believe that $5,000 will be enough to meet the salary of the secretary and provide all the relief necessary." Prevents Duplication. Under the plans formulated for the new system of relief work, each of the subsidiary organizations will continue to conduct its affairs as in the past, but it will be the duty of the bureau secretary to keep closely in touch with the work of each society to prevent duplication of relief. From the general fund each organization will receive an appropriation sufficient to carry out its work; but the finances of each subsidiary body will be supervised by the central secretary. As the. result of this system the finance boards of each society will be abolished and the directors of the central bureau will have charge of all finances, the secretary working under them. One of the plans to be worked out in the new system calls for the educating of numerous chronic dependents to be self supporters. It is hoped to accomplish this through the direction of the central secretary. The secretary would keep in close touch with the various business Interests of the city so that employment can be more readily provided. The secretary will also keep a card index record of all persons to whom relief is furnished so that it will be possible to scientifically study each Individual case. ALCOHOL WEAKENS STRENGTH? WILL Dr. Geisel Says Drink Tears Down Inhibitory Fibres in Brain. In her health lesson, given to a ' large audience in spite of the rain this morning, Dr. Carolyn Geisel, health lecturer, devoted herself to two themes "Alcohol" and "Constipation." In explaining the effects of alcohol on the human system, she showed by charts how it affects blood and nerve cells. "These little microphags which you see on this chart are on duty all the time catching disease germs. When alcohol is taken into the system, these microphags are demoralized and thus the defenses of the body are broken down. One half of whiskey drinkers dies of tuberculosis." By means of photograps, she showed how that the nerve cells of the brain branch out like tiny trees, all of the branches of which are in constant motion, except during sleep. "When we think," she explained, "these little undulating branches from one nerve cell reach over and link up with the branches from another and thus the connection is made. When alcohol is taken into your system, these nerve branches break off, they become thick and stiff and thinking is made difficult." Breaks Down Will. "Why is it that a drunkard can't stop? It is because the nerve cells of the body have connecting them a tiny fibre which is called the inhibitory fibre. These inhibitory fibres are the physical basis of will power. One of the effects of alcohol is to destroy them. That is why alcohol breaks down the will power." "You haven't any right to leave any business standing around in the country that musses up the brains of our boys and our men. During every six minutes of the twenty-four hours, some mother's babe goes to the drunkard's grave. Why should mothers keep on raising babies under these circumstances ?" In explaining how to cure constipation, Dr. Geisel warned her students against the use of drugs. "A doctor can't cure constipation, but you can cure it rourself. Use Bulky Diet. "Have plenty of bulk in your diet. Use whole wheat bread, bran, coarse vegetables, raw cabbage, greens, fruits, vegetables, gelatine and agerager. And be sure and chew your food thoroughly. You gir's remember that bran is the best complexion purifier that there is. You should eat a little bit of it every day. "See to it that you have plenty of fruit acids in your diet. Fruit is antiseptic. Lemon juice, oranges, grape fruit, limes, prunes, apples, figs, dates and pine-apples, these are splendid remedies. "You slso need plenty of nut oil and vegetable oil. Olive oil, paraffine oil, Brazil nuts, pine nuts and pecans are all good. Chestnuts are not good. "And don't forget to drink lots of water. Drink two and one-half quarts a day. Take it a half hour before meals, two hours after meals, just before sleeping and the first thing in

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Countess Scherr Thoss Countess Scherr-Thoss nee Muriel White, wife of an officer of the German army is another American woman who through her marriage to a titled foreigner is personally interested in the war. The Countess was one of the first among the German nobility to join the ranks of the Red Cross for the care of the wounded in the hospitals. Countess Scherr-Thoss is the daughter of Mr. Henry White, former American ambassador in Paris. She came to this country last year for her visit since her marriage in 1910.

ARMY CORPS SEEKS NEW HEADQUARTERS Captain Jewel Wants Central Location Before Opening Salvation Work Revival. If the plans of Captain Jewel, of the Salvation Army materialize, a campaign will be waged early in the fall in an attempt to get better location for the Salvation Army headquarters. A busy season is anticipated by Captain Jewel and his corps of helpers and they are particularly anxious to have a more desirable place to meet. The present location is on Main street between Fourth and Fifth streets. "As soon as the weather permits, we intend to start a revival," said Captain Jewel today. "We have a lot of work lined up for winter and intend to get busy on a revival of interest in the work here in the city within a short time." Salvation Army Day will be ob served in practically all the churches in the city the first Sunday in October. At this time leaders in the Army work from Indianapolis and Detroit will be brought here to address the congregations of the various churches on the work being done by these organizations in the various cities in the country with the aim of enlisting the aid of the church members in the campaign which is to be waged here this winter. It is also probable that speakers from out of the city will come here in a few weeks to take part in the revival which is being planned by Captain Jewel. CENSORING QUESTION STILL UNSETTLED WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. President Wilson has not yet reached a decision on the question of censoring cable and wireless messages and no prediction today was made as to when it will be settled. It is understood, however, that sev - eral foreign governments have made nrirtiHnnal rpnrpspntatinns to thn TTnHoH Statoa m tho niiosttnn nnrl that new points of law are being consid - ered.

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VETERAN ON VISIT AFTER 3D YEARS Dr. Gard, Member of First Veteran Troop in County. Returns. A veteran of the first company of : volunteer troops to arrive at Camp Wayne, which was established near Richmond at the outbreak of the Civil War, arrived in Richmond today after i an aDsence or tniny years, tie is ur. j j. r. uaru ui (.uerrjvaie, rvan. ne la ; 75 years old but still hale and hearty, j ur. uara is a native or 1,1 Deny, ina. i came 10 niinmcna 10 auena tne reunion of the Gard, Oxer and Gordon families, to be held at Glen Miller park .uiuiuuj uuu uu. uv.u optuuiu6 ; most of the day hunting old friends and relatives. Richmond has grown to be such a city, however, that I have nearly gotten lost several times during my rambles," he said. Dr. Gard will be the oldest member of the Gard family at the reunion Saturday. "I came to Richmond in 1861 with the first levy of recruits sent to Old v,cwujj uajiic uu i as acsigucu B company. Sixteenth Indiana infant-! ry," the Doctor said "In 1863 I was apr - " I was mustered out of the service I begaii practicing medicine in northern Indiana. In 1864 I went to Kansas and j I have not been in Indiana since then, i until today. There will be quite a large number of members of the Gard, Oxer and Gordon families at the reunion. METCALFE LOSES NEBRASKA FIGHT BY LEASED WIRE. OMAHA, Neb. Aug. 20 Belated returns from the Nebraska state-wide primaries show that Governor Moore1 head, Democrat, is leading R. L. Met calfe, Bryan's right hand man for . J"18. by more than 12.000. Met1 calfe nas Biven up the fight and sent congratulations to Moorehead.

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THER'S JOB WORLD'S BEST SAYS STUftRT Preacher Humorist Says So ciety Is Faster But Lee Powerful Compares People to Breed of Dogs. j A continuous gale of laughter, tear and thrills played last night upon the biggest audience that has greeted a chautauqua lecturer this year. The gale emanated from the Rev. George R. Stuart, preacher, evangelist, bumoN 1st, reformer and philanthropist of, Tennessee. j During the intermission of the pre ceding orchestra program Miss Large gave a brief program of readings. She' made an especial success with Rllejr "That Old Sweetheart of Mine." Good Only for Show. In beginning his lecture on "Dogs,. Rev. Stuart explained that be had been struck by the fact that many, varieties of dogs very strikingly typlffA certain kinds of people and that he would use dogs and dog stories as! illustrations of the points he wanted to make of trying to convince hiv hearers that "everybody has the op-; portunity at some time to become' great." j "Some people are like a big St.) Bernard I saw the other day whicx: was supposed to be worth a thousand? dollars. His owner told me that hewas so valuable because he always won prizes at the bench show. Hel wasn't good for anything but show. i "Some folks are like the poodle dogj They are our 'sa-sassity' people good? for nothing except to trot down the! street with ribbons around their neck.1 They never work. They just live off. of what dad earned. 1 "Then there is the huntln' dog. Her strikes my fancy. He will go out and' find something nobody else can find.) Some of the biggest things in the' world have been done by the people' who have gone out huntin' for whatf other people haven't been able tO "The only dog that doesn't trail ! the grey-hound. He goes after what someone else scared up. Some of the richest men in this country are the ones who have taken inventions fromn fellows that didn't know how to mar ket them and have made a go of. them. Do Work Well. "People who don't succeed are alii the time whining. You whine because you hain't got any chance. I'll telM you how to succeeed. Just fill the! place you're in until it won't hold yooJ When you break the sides out. Godji will catch you and put you In a blg1 ger place. Just keep on busting out side-boards and you'll always be thrown into a bigger bin. 0lle of tne surest waya to succeed' ls to hang on to a thing. Paderewskl -wag one day playing over a selection' and missed a little trill. He played , that piece over 746 times to be sun j he wouldn't miss it again. ( "Some folks whine because they arej uauuiiituwu buoicugw. ina vuluK lor you to do is take hold of your handt cap and make an opportunity of It. Every man that has ever been any ttnng was poor to begin with. The greatest opportunity a man ever had ' was to be born the son of a poor widow. Say. when you women give up the job of being a mother, you are throwing overboard the o.ggest Job In the universe. When you quit that to i go into society, you may go faster but i von ain't won nothing 3Z? LI??y?1 You simply j hav iced in moUon but u" J ' lost in power. you find obgtacles in the war. j make them stepping stones to success. "Young people, remember that the world is always moving up and mov ing out and leaving vacant places. Evary day a new place is opened up for a worthy man. Never lose pa- J tience. Keep your eyes open and I stick to it." j City Statistics Marriage Licenses. Joe Daloia. 24, laborer, city, and Elizabeth M. Paxton. 33. housework, Dublin. William Stover. 19. mechanic, city, ' and Gladys Case. -17, city. j Volney Bass, 4W. cab driver, city, j and Cora May Frakes. 24, housework,' city. A A. When y Vouv Have a v Premo and a Pack y.'t "1 - ... ..VV.J Twenty-five cental

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