Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 30, 16 December 1914 — Page 9

PAGE NIKE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE REGULAR ARMY T0ARIZ0NA General Scott to Try to Pre: vent Warring Mexicans From Shooting Across the Line. Fights to CLOSE NIGHT SCHOOL CONDUCT SHOP SERIES Noon shop meetings were conducted today at the American Seeding Machine company and the 8wayne-Rob-inson plant. Rev. U. S. A. Bridge had charge of the A. S. M. meeting and Rev. L. E. Murray conducted the service at the Robinson factory. A good attendance was reported at each meeting. FIX TERM PROGRAM THESE Legality of a Child The work of the night school for this The high school schedule for next term has been completed, and each terra will close Thursday night. - No credits are given for the work done, as each person has been allowed to accomplish as much as he could. Enrollment for the next term will begin Jan. 4. pupil will have his assignments, before school closes Friday night for the Christmas vacation. 'V . Si8&$ootiofio WILL HELP YOU Select Oift PALLADIUM WANT AOS PAY.

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 1914.

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BY LEASED WIRE. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Closely following the dispatch of more United States troops to Naco, Arizona, where residents have been killed and wounded by the fire of Mexican soldiers across the border, Secretary of War Garrison today ordered General Hugh I Scott, chief of Btart of the United States army, to proceed to Naco at once. He will try to induce the warring Mexican factions to stop imperiling citizens and property on the American side of the border. This action was taken at the suggestion of General Bliss, who in a message to the war department, pointed out the possibility of utilizing General Scott's knowledge of conditions on the border and his long experience there in restoring tranquil conditions. Secretary Garrison said that the sending of General Scott was in hope that that officer would be able to achieve the peaceful result sought to be accomplished by the administration. General Bliss remains in charge of the troops at Naco, Secretary Garrisons statement says.

WARSHIPS AID IN ATTACK UPON THE KAISER'S FORGES

BY LEASED WIRE. HKKLIN, Dec. 16. Combined land and sea attacks on the Germans in Flanders, the capture of 3,000 Russians in Northern Poland and the gaining of ground by the Austro-Ger-man forces In Southern Poland are the chief Important announcements in today's official report from the geeral staff. It follows: "In the western theatre of war the enemy made a new attempt to advance at Nleuport, supported by the action of ships at sea. Two ships kept up a cannonade, but it was without effect and the enemy's attack was repulsed with the loss of 450 French prisoners. THE FRENCH REPORT. PARIS, Dec 16. The official communique today follows: 'In Belgium, Westtende (northeast of Lombaretzyde) has been violently bombarded by the British fleet. The Belgian army has repulsed a center attack on St. Georges and has occupied the embankments on the left side of the Yser."

ATTEMPTS SUICIDE AT LOVER'S HOUSE

MR. AND MRS. CHARLES SLINGSBY AND BABY. Upon the decision of the probate court in London regarding the legitimacy of the baby boy which Mrs. Dorothy Slingsby, wife of Lieutenant Charles R. Slingsby, of San Francisco, depends a $500,000 estate which the will of Rev. Charles Slingsby especially provides shall go to Lieutenant Slingsby's heir, in addition to the property the lieutenant inherited. Mrs. Slingsby has denied in court that her son, heir to the Slingsby estate, died and that she substituted for him another infant. She admitted under crossexamination that she had once advertised for a child to adopt, but denied that she had ever accepted any child for adoption and insisted that the present claimant is her own child. ?:

STUDENTS TO PAY FINES FOR BAZAAR

Plan Mock Court to Swell Receipts of Annual School Frolic.

West Manchester Man Tries to Drink Acid Girl Catches Bottle.

WEST MANCHESTER, O., Dee. 16. Quick action on the part of Miss Carrie Buhrnian, prevented her sweetheart, G. W. ,McFadden from taking Ms life by drinking carbolic acid at her home Monday evening. MeFadden had been a guest at the Buhrman home for supper, following; an afternoon spent at Eldorado with' Miss Buhrnian. Early in the evening he complained of feeling ill. Leaving; the room for a few moments. Miss Buhrman returned to find him in the! art of swallowing the contents of a! bottle labeled carbolic acid. She knocked the bottle from his hands, the. contents spilling over his face and her I ow n hands. i

Without laying in the city jail over night, a number of high school students will learn what it means to be dragged into police court Friday night. Plain clothes men will patrol the school rooms at the annual bazaar which follows the basketball game. The slightest unbecoming conduct will be sufficient to bring the offenders stiff fines from Judge Lent Lemen, who has been appointed to preside over the special court. This is only one of the stunts which have been arranged to guarantee the entertainment's financial success. "Miss Dalton's Orchids," will be presented by members of the senior class. Two performances will be given in the auditorium, for which an admission of ten cents will be charged.

JOE HELMS SHOWS FINE YELLOW CORN

Enters Ten Ears in World Contest at Crawfordsville Exhibit.

ROOSEVELT NOT TO BE NAVAL WITNESS

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 16 Former President Theodore Roosevelt today telegraphed Representative Hobson that he did not believe it would do any good for him to appear before the Naval Affairs Committee, and when the committee met today, Hobson withdrew his demand that Colonel Roosevelt should be summoned. Colonel Roosevelt's telegram to Hobson in reply to one suggesting his appearance follows: "Thanks for your telegram. I do not see that I can add other than what I have written openly and I do not believe I would serve any useful purpose by appearing. It does not seem to me that it would be well to take any public action in the matter. I would come if I could do any good, but I don't believe it would do any good."

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The yellow polar or tulip tree, the largest broadleaf tree in America, has been known to reach nearly 200 feet in height and ten in diameter.

Joe G. Helms, the Wayne County Corn King, went to Crawfordstville this morning with a ten ear sample, and a single ear entry of his famous Reid's Yellow Dent corn, which he has entered in the "Open to the World" class at the Crawfordsville Corn Show. Mr. Helms will act as one of the judges in the county show, and possibly in the five acre corn growing contest entries. On Friday Mr. Helms will go to Randolph county to judge a boys' corn show.

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