Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 328, 30 November 1914 — Page 3

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BOARD WITHDRAWS . FROM CONTRACT TO SAVE DAM RENTAL

Declines to Re-build Structure Near Piano FactoryRichmond Paid Annual Rent of $25. contrast to wtolch the city, the 'Starr Plaao company, the Light, Heat jid Power company and the T. M. I. dt E. traction company are parties, entered into for the construction of the river dam ten years ago, expires tomorrow, and today the boad of public works, acting on the advice of City Attorney Bond, gave notive that the elty "declines to exercise the option of extending the time of the lease or Its rights for a period of ten years." The dam was washed away during the disastrous flood a year ago last spring, and has never been rebuilt, although since that time the city has had to continue to pay the Starr Piano company an annual dam rental of $25 a year, under the terms of the contract. The dam was constructed opposite the piano factory, the city paying two-fifth, the traction company two-fifths, and the L., H. and P. company one-fifth of its cost. Bond Explains Terms. "In my opinion, if the city had not waived its right to renew the contract It would have had to continue paying the Piano company $25 a year for ten years, and would have been liable for two-lifths of the cost If a new dam was constructed," said Mr. Bond. "The contract was a most unfair one for the city. The city, after the flood put a small dam across the river opposite the city plant, and it serves the purpose admirably." Robb Spray, a Purdue graduate, was today notified that the board would appoint him city forester as soon as it receives the resignation of Prof. J. F. Thompson from that office. The office carries with it no salary, but Mr. Spray will be recommended by the board to all people who desire to have their trees trimmed or otherwise treated, as lie Is an expert forester. Cronin & Meredith, contractors, have been refused the 5 per cent payment for their work at Reeveston, held in reserve until the work was accepted by the city, on the ground that the work is not yet acceptable. They were notified that the cement sidewalks, curbs and gutters on South Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, South C and D streets and Reeveston road were not up to standard before the expiration of the guaranteed year's maintenance. NEED MEN FOR SHIPS SAYS ADMIRAL BLUE - 4 " &4 tut Considerable comment is being marie fn the annual report of Rear Admiral Victor Blue, chief of (he bureau of lavigation. made public by Secretary f the Navy Daniels. Siting the Alexi(an situation a.s an instance that Itrongly illustrates the short ae of officers and men in the navy, he declared that the situation, if not so seSous, would he ludicrous. The Mexan crisis created an emergency Irhich made great demands upon the Commissioned personnel. It particularfer illu.-t rated the shortage of men compared with the number of ships we Cossess, said the report. Practically til officers on ships in .Mexican waters, with the exception of heads of deCartments. were in the grade of enIgn, and almost half of the heads of (epartments were lieutenants. Marvels of

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THIS photograph shows the sky line of part of the main exhibit section at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition to open in San Franci&co on Feb. 20, 1915. The picture was taken from the done of the hum Plltce f Education at a height of 160 feet and shows the degree of completion reached upon the Exposition early In April of this year, more than ten months before the opening of the great Exposition. The bug domes of the exnibit palaces here shown are each 1G0 feet in height and 100 feet in diameter. When the Exposition to completed hugs towers, minarets and tar." gateways will rise to even greater heights, presenting a wonderful and well balanced architectural outline. On the left of the picture is shown Saa Franeisco harbor, which Ilea ea the north of tha Dxpoaltion atta On light are tha tropical Saatfc Garden, where many gnat tree and shrubs from distant ports of the globe are being transplanted. mu- 1 v t tumnl mirth, firing tan lift basil rtlu uf (hu jlitim. ttiHl It grrrMfr gfrft tt f Wft a ad sOTthj - -

SLEEPING CARS FOR COLORED PERSONS

Supreme Court Rules Ne groes Entitled to Accom modations. BY LIASBD WIRB.1 WABHINOTON, Nov. 80. Sleeping ear. chair and dining oar aooom modatloai mutt be furnished by rail roads for whites and negroes allka. This In aubatanoa waa the decision today of ths United States supremo oourt In tha test oaaa of Oklahoma's "Jim Crow" law, which bare negroes from such accommodations. The opinion waa read by Justice Hughes and oonourred In by Chief Justice White and Justices Holmes, Lamar and MoReynolda. Justice Hughes aald that sleeping cars could not be denied to negroes because their demands for such accommodations were oompared with the demands of white persons. Substantial equity of treatment must be provided tor all travelers, the justioe said. The oourt, however, refused to nullify the Oklahoma law because the negroes who brought ault to restrain its enforcement never had been denied sleeping par accommodations. Justice Hughes indicated that the other questions raised by the negroes had been settled previously and dismissed (heir suit. , , L. M. FRANK APPEALS TO SUPREME CCURT BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. Counsel for Leo M. Frank of Atlanta, Ga., convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, today filed with the full United States supreme court a petition for a writ of error. Applications for a writ already have been denied by Justices Lamar and Holmes. The papers filed today consist of a petition for a writ of error, together with thirty-three assignments of error, the opinion of the supreme court of Georgia In the Frank case, and two briefs, to one of which is attached the written statements made by the two justices in denying the writ. It is claimed in the brief that Frank was denied due process of law in the trial for his life, because a dangerous mob spirit prevailed in Atlanta while the trial was in progress. E I FRENCH SOLDIERS PARIS, Nov. 30. Arras has been under artillery fire for a long time. It is a point of strategic Importance, being rthe center of a number of converging highways, all of which are broad, well kept and adapted to troop movements. One roadway traverses the country in a northwesterly direction, penetrating Cambria, Arras and Etapes to the coast. Another leads to the northeast passing through Lens and LaBassee. Another stretches toward the coast through Bethune. There are numerous others that lace the country side, but which are of no use unless Arras is In the possession of army that desires to use them. President Poincare, who has visited the troops at Verdun, expresses deep satisfaction with the morale of the French defenders in the Meuse valley. These troops have been giving an excellent account of themselves by not allowing the Germans to get near enough to assault the forts that ring Vardun. There Is wintry weather ,in the Vosges and soldiers there are reported to be moving from point to point on skis, j f rora a uutcn source it is reported that rail traffic between Holland and Belgium has been temporarily suspended. BUILD SUBMARINES FOR WARRING POWER SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30. John A. McGregor, president of the Union i Iron Works, who has just returned from New York, admitted today that! his company has begun construction i of the Hulls of eight submarines intended for one of the waring nations of Europe. Refusing to state which nation was the purchaser, Mr. McGregor left the impression that the eight were a part of the big order recently brought over from England by Charles M. Schwab. Other submarines, he said, are being made in the Fore River Works in Massachusetts. Each submarine costs $500,000. All Lands

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Avi ew of the ruins of the of the ravoc worked by the big VILLA WILL LEAD AGAINSHARRANZA Rebel General's Friends Predict Quick Defeat of Rival Claimant. BY LEWIS MATSON, Staff Correspondent for International News Service. EL PASO, JSTov. SO. Local representatives of Provisional President Gutierrez of Mexico declared that following his triumphal entry into Mexico City by General Villa, they would take the field against the forces of General Carranza and General Pablo Gonzales, latest claimant to the presidential office. They said that the factional disputes among the followers of the leaders opposing General Gutierrez would result in their quick defeat and the complete victory of the forces upholding the measures taken at the Auguacalientes convention. A dispatch from General Gutierrez reports the defeat of Carranza's troops nine miles from Tympico by a force led by General Torres, and the capture of numerous prisoners and three machine guns. General Felipe Angeles, who commanded the Villa troops in the campaign against Guadalajara, has been sent to Pachucha to lead the forces of the convention against General Carranza, now at Vera Cruz. Forces from Mexico City will co-operate with Angeles. UNITED STATES WORRIES. WASHINGTON, I). C, Nov. 30. '1 he declaration of the late aspirant General Gonzales, the self-proclaimed president of Mexico, has brought new difficulties to the American administration. Officials are busy keeping in touch with the movements of Carranza, Villa, Zapaua and the Aguascalientes convention. They fear a repetition of some of the occurrences following Huerta's elevation to the presidency. Gonzales commands a considerable detachment of troops and is expected to march an Tampico shortly. WOMAN IS SHOT IBY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. MajorGeneral Bliss, in command of the America troops on the Mexican border, reported today that another Mexican woman, Yucia Hernandez, had been slightly wounded by a bullet fired across the boundary at Naco, Arizona. at America's

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RUSSIANS REPULSED 28 MILES WEST OF PRUSSIAN FRONTIER

BY FREDERICK WERNER Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN, Nov. 30. (By Wireless) An official report from headquarters issued here today shows that the Russians have reached the Angerap river in East Prussia, 23 miles west of the frontier. They have attacked Darkehmen, but it is announced that they have been repulsed there. The official report follows: "There is nothing worthy of note in the western theatre of war. TACK Oil WAR TAX The Western Union Telegraph company and the Postal Telegraph company here have received notice from headquarters that a penny charge is to be made on all messages after Dec. 1. The collection will be made at the point where the message is paid for. The penny will go to the government as special revenue tax. The telephone company announced similar action a few days ago on all long distance conversations costing fifteen cents or more. The telegraph companies' orders include all classes of messages which the general public may send, the only exemptions from the tax being on leased wire and similar transmissions. LONDON ESTABLISHES "SOUP KITCHENS" BY LEASED WIRE. LONDON, Nov. 30. Free "soup kitchens" are being established throughout London for war sufferers and for the French and Belgian refugees. The Salvation Army which took the initiative in this movement has been provided with $500 by Sir Charles Johnson, the new lord mayor. Hot soup and bread is supplied free to the penniless.

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"In East Prussia, strong Russian forces attempted a surprise attack on the German fortifications at Darkehmen, but failed with heavy losses. We captured a few officers and 600 men. "South of the Wechsel (Vistula) river in Poland, our counter attacks against the Russians have led to satisfactory results. Eighteen cannon and over 4,500 prisoners were captured. "There is nothing to note in southern Poland." 2 THEFTS REPORTED Two robberies which occurred Saturday night have been reported to the j police. Some one broke the show wln- : dow of the Kennepohl saloon. North ' D street, and stole three quarts of whiskey. The chicken house of Wilj liam Brannon, Bridge avenue, was ! raided and seven hens were captured ! and executed on the spot by the thief. "A Pair of Sixes" A Pair of Sixes is at the Gennett Theatre for performance tonight. Th's successful comedy comes direct to Richmond from its run of, a year at the Longacre theatre. New York City, where it was accorded a patronage uausual in the history of farce. "A Pair of Sixes" is presented by H. H. Frazee, than whom there is no producer more careful in sending companies upon the road that are satisfying in every particular. If you want to laugh continuously for two hours do not ml3s seeing this famous comedy which had New York in convulsions for a year. The story tells of two partners in the pill business who are unable to get along and the efforts of the lawyer whom they call in to settle their diffl culties evolves the funniest farce in twenty-five years.

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HAT MANUFACTURER GARR0TEDJI1 OFFICE Chicago Man Found Dead With Rope Around His Neck. BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO, Nov. 30. Arrest of the strangler and complete Bolutlon of Chicago's strangest murder mystery the killing of Emil EmBhelmer, who slain in his hat frame factory at 21 East Lake street, Saturday afternoon was predicted today by Cop Oleason and Captain W. D. O'Brien, chief of the detective bureau. Detectives were sent scurrying In all directions, following what is believed to have been important information received by Chief Gleason. Coroner's Physician Henry S. W. Relnhardt, deepened the mystery In the wealthy hat dealer's death when he stated Emsheimer was not garroted strangled with a rope and a stick as first reported. Emsheimer was found on the floor of his office. A towel had been placed around the man's neck. Over the towel and around the neck a rope was found. It was a piece of clothes line about two yards In length. It had been twisted and looped about the neck. Then with a piece of stick about six Inches long the rope had been twisted and tightened. Examination showed that the rope had been placed very loosely around the neck and that several turns of the stick had been necessary before pressure could be brought to bear on the throat of Emsheimer .

WOMEN DOCTORS IN WAR HOSPITAL BY LEASED WIRE. PARIS, Nov 30 A number of women doctors have applied to the French war office for permission to Join the staffs in the hospitals at Boulogne, Dunkirk, Furness and Stomer. A woman surgeon in one of the military hospitals at Berck-Sur-Mer, on the coast, has distinguished herself by the number of operations performed upon wounded soldiers. Canton Lucerne, Switzerland , has 75,000 cows and 10.000 goats. Celebration

iflOIAFIA CHARITIES ELECT MELPOLDEB TO SECRETARYSHIP Richmond Worker Eipfctr.a City's System at State Meeting Program Praised by Amos Butler.

John Melpolder. managing of the Central Charity bureau, waa eleotad secretary-treasurer of the In diana Charity Organization Secretaries at the annual meeting In Indian apolia Saturday. Amos W. Butler, secretary of tha Indiana Board of Charities and Corrections, took occasion at the meotlng to rap the advocacy of mothers' pensions by women's clubs, the use of prisoners on highways and tha prevalent Idea that all persons air ted are mentally Irresponsible. To his mind, he said, three Vsrasy Ideas" or "phobias" exist among the general public. The first, he said, la the Idea that the arrest of a man places him among those who are not mentally responsible. Butler Praises Richmond. Mr. Butler did not give his for placing the use of prisoners on public highway work as the second "phobia." Wayne county Is the pioneer In Indiana In carrying out the Idea of employing the prisoners to do highway work. It was started by W0Jonas, highway Eupexintendei-gMio-has bean commended by tbje- grand Jury, Purdue university the Commercial club and highway orgs iw flossfor using the prisoners' time. Mr. Butler spoke at length on thmothers pension laws of other stsAes, aiming especially at Illinois. Ha said he would fight any attempts to pass" suoh laws until other states have gone beyond the experimental stages and have made the system psaotloal or have proved It impractical and expensive. He said charity orsjsniza tlons can take, care of mothers whoi would need pensions. Melpolder He placed Richmond In th Ughestf class of three In which he esdS all cft-: les in the United States are situated i with relation to charity. "The low Btage la the Tetter stage " 1 he said, "where the citizens are con-' cerned only In alms giving. The second stage la the business stage, where the object Is to prevent duplication, and to apply better business methods to charity. The highest stage Is the social welfare stage where all agencies are recognized In a co-operative plan to work out the constructive policy of preventing the causes for charity." Mr. Melpolder explained the Richmond system In detail and a round table discussion was held In whifh the other secretaries asked questions to familiarize themselves with the local work. GOVERNMENT BLOCKS PEONAGE OF NEGROES BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON,. Nov. 30. Efforts of the government to break no a avBtem of "leasing" negro prisoners enacted Dy Alabama plantation owners, met with success in the United States supreme court today, when the court unheld indictments for peonage return ed against two plantation owners, J. A. Reynolds and O. W. Broughton of Southern Alabama. No. 7637. UNITED 8TATES MARSHAL'S NOTICE. United States of America, TJl8trtotHa0! Indiana, ss.: Whereas, a libel of Information -wa filed in the District Court of theUnited States for the District of Indiana, on the 27th day of November, ; 1314, Dy TanK u. uaiiey, Esq.. Uhlted.' States attorney, on behalf of the Unit-' ed States against twenty sacks, . more or less, of a product 1 purporting to be mash feed seized at eaid district m viola,, tion of the Pure Food law. and nray-i ing process against said property, and I that the same may be condemned and. sold therefor. Now. therefore. In pursuance ct 'CieJ Monition under the seal of said court to me directed and delivered, I ds hereby give public notice to all persons claiming 6ald goods, or any part:; thereof, or in any manner interested,! therein, that they be and appear before the District Court of the United States, to be held at the city of Indianapolis, in and for the District of! Indiana, on the first Monday of January next, at 10 o'clock of the forei noon of that day, then and there to. interpose their claims and make their i allegations in that behalf. MARK STOREN, Marshall U..S,, Attest: Noble C Butler. Clerk. NEW YORK Denial Parlors 904 Main Street (Over Nolte's Carpet Store.y Gold Crowns' ...... $3.00 and $4.00 Bridge Work , $3.00 Full Sets v.... 4 $5.00 .v.... 4 $5.00 $1.00 up j 600 HP J Gold Fillings Sliver Fillings

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