Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 334, 7 December 1914 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1914

SHIPPING SUFFERS AS GALE SWEEPS ATLANTIC COAST Ships Tied up and Small Craft Driven Ashore as Storm Rages Along East Shore.

CHARLES PRESEIITS PETITIONS FOR SIX How the Germans Take Care of Wounded Enemies MPROVEMEIITS

IZY LEASED VIRE.l NEW YORK. Dec. 7. Sweeping up the coast at a sixty-flve-mlle clip a gale of wtad and rain hit New York City today, tying up all small shipping and driving many small craft ashore. From all along the New Jersey coast and Long Island sound came numerous

reports of heavy storm damages. The gale reached its height here early in the morning, when the wind registered a velocity of sixty-five miles an hour. Shipping experts said they had never known the hudson currents to show such vagaries as there was caused by the wind. SCHOONER WRECKED. POINT JUDITH, Dec. 7. A twomasted schooner was torn from her anchor chains in Point Judith harbor of refuge by the gale today and tossed on the breakwater, on top of which five members of her crew sought refuge. Life savers immediately started1 fcr the breakwater.

NEW JERSEY SUFFERS. LONG BitANCH, N. J., Dec. 7. Immense damage is being caused all aling the New Jersey coast by the storm, which is increeasing in violence hourly. The storm signals on the local weather bureau have been carried away by the gale. Great waves are being driven against the streets of the upper part of the city. STEAMER IN DISTRESS. NKW LONDON. Conn., Dec. 7. The oast storm swept up Long Island Sound with terrific force today, battering all ships that were caught out of port. The steamer City of New

York, a freighter, bound from New London to New York, broke her steering gear shortly after passing out of (he harbor at 3 a. m. Distress signals from the crippled vessels called two tugs to tow her back to port. The steamer City of New London, a sister hhip, arrived from New York early this morning after a hard struggle against wind and waves. One gangway was smashed.

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Six petitions for public Improvements next year were presented to the board of public works today by City Engineer Charle3 with the suggestion that they be acted upon promptly so that work on them could begin early .

next spring, when plenty of labor

would be available. The city's share of the cost of these proposed improvements would be about $2,000. They.

are:

Cement curbs and gutters, South

Thirteenth, E to H.

Cement walks, curbs and gutters.

South Nineteenth. Main to A.

Grading South D street, also cement

walks, curbs and gutters. Fifteenth to

Sixteenth.

Cement walks, North Fifteenth, Main to B. except where walks are in good condition. Cement walks on north side of North J street. Fourteenth to Sixteenth. Sidowalks on North Sixteenth street. Main to F. A petition for the paving of North Ninth street from Main to A was presented but was not received with favor by the board, principally because the United States government will not pay fcr improvements about the postoffice. City Attorney Bond said he had written to Representative Gray and Senator Kern to see if they cculd not secure an appropriation for North Ninth cud North A street paving assessments. Mr. Bavis remarked that Mr. Uond might just as well have asked tie "man in the mcon as the two statesmen in question. A petition for the paving of NonJi A street from Eighth to Ninth street was presented recently, but is not favored fcy the board because they understand the petitioners favor asphalt

MISS COPE SAYS SHE IS PLOT VICTIM

A vitv ox a ward xii ine German hospital, "New World," showing wounded French soldiers in care of a French army surgeon who has become a prisoner in order to care for the men from his army. He has charge of the ward.

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I BY LEASED WIRE. CHICAGO. Dec. 7. "I was jobbed, I was beguiled and trapped by government officials," was the cry raised today by Miss Jessie E. Cope, the Los Angeles woman who was the com-

training witness in the alleged viola-'

tion or the Mann white slave law, eharged against Colonel Charles Alex;irifler of Providence, It. I., many times millionaire and prominent in business :nnl social life in the east. .Miss Cope is under bond on an indictment charging her with attempting to bribe District Attorney Cdyne and other government officials here to institute proceedings against Colonal Alexander, it being charged that she offered to split $50,000 with the officials the sum she expected to get from Alexander if they would prosecute him.

SUGAR TRUST SCORES BY LEASED WIRE.l NEW ORLEANS. La., Dec. 7. In the civil district court here today, the motion for a receiver for the American Sugar Refinery, made by the State of Louisiana, in its fight to oust the trust from the state, was denied. This is first blood for the sugar trust.

IN SOUTH AMERICA

BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. A special dispatch from Montevedeo, Uruguay, to the New York Herald says that it is reported there that a naval engagement has been fought in the Atlantic ocean of the coast Uruguay between a British fleet and German fleet, with possibly Japanese warships engaged. It adds that a German ship while carrying supplies to the German fleet was attacked and sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow off the River Plate.

CHURCH GETS SLIDES

A travelogue lecture on the Hawaiian Islands, California, and the Rocky Mountains, will be given by John P. Clum, next Friday evening under the auspices of the Epworth League of Grace M. E. church. The lecture will be illustrated by stereopticon slides and moving pictures, and will show the largest volcano in the world in action. No admission will be charged, and the public is invited to attend the lecture.

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. RUNGE John Runge, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Runge, 404 South Fifteenth street died last night. He is survived by his parents and one brother. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon from 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening. The funeral arrangements will be announced later.

FIRST BANK MOVES TO SOUTH SEVENTH

The First National bank building was evacuated today. The bank started moving Saturday night and opened for business at 15 South Seventh street today. The temporary location was fitted to handle business efficiently until the new building is completed. A vault was placed in the rear of the rooms for the mney and safety deposit boxes. Tenants of offices in the rear removed their furniture today to other locations. The work of razing the old building will begin within a short time in order that the construction work for the new banking establishment can be started on schedule time.

APPEAL OF FRANK LOST IN HIGH COURT

Supreme Bench Denies Writ of Error to Alabama Slayer. BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The supreme court of the United States today denied a writ of error to Leo Frank of Atlanta, who was convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, a young girl employed in Frank's factory. Frank must hang, unless the governor of Georgia commutes his sentence. Today action by the supreme court was taken on his final recourse in the courts.

CLOUDS HINDER FILM

Indications of cloudy weather for the first part of the week prevented Otto Brinner, manager of the Zenith Motion Picture company, from returning to tho city today to complete the production of 'Tho White Water Valley." Mr. Brinner will finish the picture as soon as light is favorable for indoor scenes. A film similar to the one being taken here by the Zenith company will be shown at the Palace theatre this evening.

GARDNER FORCES INVESTIGATION OF DEFENSES OF U. S.

PAYS INSURANCE

TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Dec. 7. CoIncident with a refusal by the court to clear Wesley Mitchell for the shooting to death of Deputy Sheriff Feller on election day, an accident insurance company has paid $2,000 to the widow on the ground that Mitchell was not justified in the shooting.

BROTHERHOOD MEETS

The Men's Brotherhood of the Grace Methodist church will hold their regular monthly business meeting next Thursday evening.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Representative Gardner at the conclusion of his conference today declared that he would fight for an inquiry regardless of President Wilson. Hhe propounded two questions to the President as follows: "There are two ways of defeating my resolution. It can be defeated on a square yea and nay vote or it can

i be pigeon-holed in the common rules.

Which course do you advise? "Will you authorize army and navy office to testify before the rules committee on my invitation either with or without explicit instructions?" The reply of the President to these

I interrogations were not made public.

The ants in South America have ! been known to construct a tunnel I three miles in length.

I0ME DEPARTMENT

PICKS COMMITTEES FOR MASS MEETING

Final arrangements for the meetings to be held by C. D. Meigs, president of the State Home Department on Dec. 13, were made at a meeting of the

county Home Department, at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday afternoon. Committees to arrange the details of the meetings were appointed as follows: Reception, Ed Ilasemeier, H. S. Weed. Entertainment, Clarence Kramer, George Deuker, E. B. Knollenberg. Finance, Clyde Alexander, William Klopp, Mrs. Nettie Thomas, Mrs. T. P. Keplinger, Mrs. Henry Kettleforder, Mrs. Allan Coggeshell. The meeting in the afternoon will be for all the women of the county, and will be held at the Grace M. E. church. In the evening a mass meeting of the county Sunday Schools will be held at the East Main Street Friends church.

COMMISSION MEETS.

BY LEASED W1RE-1 WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. The full Interstate Commerce Commission met in conference today to take final action on the 56 per cent rate case. The decision probably will not be announced for some time.

SATURDAY DRUNKS GET USUAL FINES The usual collection of Saturday night and Sunday drunks was crowded into city court this morning and the usual collection of interested spectators congested the small room. Herbert Burden, public intoxication, drew $25 and costs for creating a disturbance at the Home of the Friendless. He wanted to get his children, who are being kept there, and was refused. He became very insulting and the police were summoned when he finally threatened to go to his home and kill his wife unless he secured the children. Jim Temple, while drunk, went to the coliseum Saturday night and became very boisterous. He finally broke a lock on a dressing locker and threatened to beat up special officer Tiertan wit ha skate. He was promptly arrested. He drew $10 and costs.

George Goodman, arrested some time ago for a revolting offense, appeared on a charge of intoxication and drew $5 and costs. A few other case3 drew fines of $1 and costs.

BANK ROBBERS MAKE HAUL OF $1,000 BY LEASED WIRE. WEST POINT, Ind., Dec. 7. The three men who robbed the Chalmers Bank and escaped with more than $1,000 hid in corn shocks here, the city mashal was informed today. In three hollowed out shocks were found paper bands used on currency packages and other evidence. Two $200 bills and a bottle of nitroglycerine were found in one shock.

Even in the London suburbs the war is brought ome to one. In a Tooting street the following notice is chalked outside an ironmonger's shop: "Swords sharpened. Bayonets shap-ened."

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