Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 76, 8 February 1915 — Page 8

(PAGE EIGHT THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY. FEB. 8. 1915.

SUCK BIDS LOW i IN CONTEST FOR PAVING3TREETS Board Lets Contract for Improving North Fifteenth Street and Block of North F Street.

P. E. Slick today received the contract for the paving of North Fifteenth street from E street to F street and North F street from Fifteenth to sixteenth street. His bid was 30 cents per foot for both straight and circular curbs and gutters, $1.90 for peebles or Hocking Valley brick and. $1.98 for metropolitan brick. His bid was $77 less than the next lowest bid, that of Cronin and Meredith. A petition for the improvement of an alley, which has caused the board of public works much trouble in the past, was again filed today. It is for the grading down and cementing of nn alley between South Seventh and Klghth streets, from C street to E street, and for a sanitary sewer in the alley. Similar petitions have twice been remonstrated out. A third petition went through but all bids were above the engineer's estimates. Advises New Sewer Bed. City Engineer Charles recommended that the four filtering beds of the south west sewer system disposal plant be made larger and another bed be made. He also reported that there had been a cave-in of the big South Sixth ttreet trunk sewer at the Bullerdick oaly ards. The full extent of the damage has not jet be;n ascertained. A pet.T'on was filed for cementing the flit ullcy north of Main street from North Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets was :: ton l oil. The board ;ic!ed favorably on the engineer's recommendation that $1,000 4 of the $1,377 held out on the contractors who paved South Eighth street be paid over to them. He said $377 would be sufficient to make all necessary repairs to the street in the spring.

The board adopted a resolution for cement curbs and gutters on South Eighth street, from II street to J street. BABYLON SUGGESTS WOMEN OF CHURCH FEED POOR PEOPLE A proposition advanced by Roy L. Babylon in tbe Central Christian church yesterday, to feed poor women and children at noon in the tabernacle at Twelfth and North B streets, during the cold weather, when one warm meal a day is necessary, has been taken under consideration. Mr. Babylon presented a plan to have business men join with the congregation and supply the food necessary to serve those who would call for minis. The women of the church immediately volunteers their services in cooking and serving the meals. The idea is to take tare of children especially, who have been found to attehd school without sufficient nourishing food, and lor women who are working hard but can not pay for proper food. Onlly the most substantial food would bf served. The proposition was opposed by some of the trustees of the church, but the members decided to take it under consideration. There will be further plana tomorrow, they said. This is the first active plan which lias been advanced to feed the poor of the city alons the line suggested by Councilman White who wanted a soup house for both men and women. MRS. WIELANI) ASKS COURT FOR DIVORCE Bessie Wieland today filed suit for Jivorce against Charles Wieland, ft'hom she alleges deserted h?r on December 31, 1911, and previous to that time spent an ample income on Measurable pursuits, breaking up her 'amity and causing the board of Chilian's gu rdians to make her children vards and send them into other familes. The lonp'.e marrfed June 6,1906, f.hrn Mrs. Wieland was 15 years old. :le was an auto machinist. The board if children's guardians took the six hildren by court order January 23.

First Pictures of Quake Zone

MAKES DAYLIGHT RAID A daylight robbery was reported to be police today by Mrs. W. C. Eaton,' 22 North Seventeenth street. She laid that while she was in the rear art of the house some one entered the iont room and secured $6 which she lad in a purse. She does not know who lie thief was. She thinks the robber intered the house this morning beween 8 and 9 o'clock.

DEATH RATE CLIMBS IN UNITED STATES

Deaths From Tuberculosis Decrease While Cancer Forges to Front. BY LEASED WIRE.l WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. The death rate for the United States in 1913 showed a slight increase over that of 1912. according to figures published by the census bureau today. In 1913 the rate was 14.1 eer 1,000 population, while in 1912 It was. 13.9. Deaths from tuberculosis are decreasing and those from cancer increasing. " The total number of deaths in 1913 was 890.848..; Washington . had the lowest death rate of; any of the states, 8.5. New Hampshire led with 17.1. Of the cities of, 100,000 population and over Seattle had the lowest death rate, 8.4, while Memphis had the highest, 20.8. There were 9,881 suicides in 1913, at rate of 15.8 per 100,000 population. BILL TO REGISTER TUBERCULOSIS SICK ADVANCED IN SENATE Quarantine for Patients of Malady Goes to Engrossment Without Opposition in Upper House. BY LEASED WIRE. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8. Another attempt was started today to eliminate Washington's birthday, Lincoln's birthday. Discovery day and New Years' day from the list of legal holidays in Indiana. A similar attempt was made two years ago and failed. Representative Branaman introduced today's holiday measure. The Van Home bill making the state housing law ineffective in cities of less than 30,000 population was sent back to the committee on judiciary, after second reading today, for further consideration. The house received a favorable report today on Senator McCormick's bill to abolish capital punishment iu Indiana. Senator Harmon's bill to quarantine and register all tuberculosis patients was advanced to engrossment in the senate, without opposition. The measure, if passed, would place about tuberculosis all the safeguards now thrown about smallpox and other contagious diseases. A cauc us of Democratic senators was called for late this afternoon to discuss the Stotsenberg amendment to the constitution. LEAVE MISSION POST Friends in Palestine Sail for America. Word has been received by S. E. Nicholson, editor of the American Friend that the five or six Americans at the Friends mission in Ram Allah, Palestine, left the station and went to Cairo, Egypt, where they secured passage to America. The message was received by cable by a New York transportation company and forwarded to Richmond. The leader of the mission was Edward Kelsey, who is well known here. HEARS DAMAGE CASE Jurors to Pass on Claim Against Pennsy. The trial of the suit of Raymond McNutt against the Pennsylvania railroad for $1,000 damages opened in circuit court today. The jury Is composed of Wilmer A. Stainer, Henry Mason, George Steinkamp, James R. Edwards. George M. Sowers, Frank Eliason, Michael Sherry, J. N. Crawford, William Charles, Julius Katte, Spencer Gethers and Adolph Personnett. McNutt was riding a motorcycle across the railroad tracks at Eighth street when one of the guard arms was I lowered on him. He was with Ralph Chilocotte who also filed suit for damages.

What was formerly the main street in Avezzona is now a mass of ruins. The arrow indicates a place in which 48 people perished. At the bottom right the scene reveals soldiers and survivors removing the dead victims at Avezzona.

Bashful Bob

The visiting girl from the city was bored. Her friends watched her anxiously as she gazed out of the window, a little frown between her brows. Her eyes suddenly met those of a tall stranger who was passing. SPEAKER PUTS SPUR TO HOUSE ACTIVITIES Night Sessions Confront Legislators in Bedwell's Hurry-Up Program. BY LEASED WIRE. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 8. When the legislature started the last half of the 1915 session today, night sessions and possibly Sunday work was faced by the members of the bouse. Speaker Bed well has declared that he will not allow the sessions to drag so that several hundred bills will be up for final consideration the last week of the session. His action in calling the house to order on Saturday indicated that the presiding officer of the lower house is sincere in his statement that house worl must be brought up to he minute. The first bill introduced into the house today was No. 345. Of those already introduced 126 have been killed and 85 passed. This leaves 218 still to be acted upon, and there are many hours ahead of the various house committees that have not reported out the bills submitted to them. STOLE WIFE'S LOVE HUSBAND ALLEGES Alleging Joe Demerilo stole the affections of his wife and then ran away with her, Antonio Vecario entered suit in circuit court asking divorce from Eva B. Vecario. He says the manifestations of Mrs. Vecario's affections for Demerilo started some 'time ago in his home while he was away at work. The elopement took place May; 12, last vear. The Veearios were married August 23, 1912, in Sharon, Pa. a)i-cwAi;jKCcwit

"Oh, do tell me, who is he?" she exclaimed. "Why, that's bashful Bob," was the answer. It was Jimmy Drake who thought of the great idea. "We'll tell him our masquerade tonight is a stag party, and let you see how shy NICHOLSON GETS FALL Aged Friend Suffers From Bruises. Timothy Nicholson, aged 87, one of Richmond's oldest and most prominent citizens, is confined to his home today as a result of a hard fall on the ice at North Twelfth and A streets Sunday as he was going to the. home of John Johnson. North Eleventh street, to make a call. He was removed to his home in a cab. No bones were broken but Mr. Nicholson was badly bruised and is quite lame today. POLICE WANT MARTIN ON FORGERY CHARGES Moving Van Helper Leaves for Passing Checks on Two Persons. Harry Martin, alias Harry Morton, employed for about two months as a moving van helper by Gaar & Shurley is wanted by the police to answer to the charge of forgery and obtaining money under false pretense. They believe he has gone to Louisville, having had his trunk checked to that city, and are expecting his arrest today. The police say he passed three forged checks, each for $3.50, and secured $6.50 from another man on the pretext of purchasing lumber to crate furniture of on of his pmployers' patrons. He pocketed the $6.50, however, the police assert. The police refuse to tell the names of the men whose signatures Martin forged, the men who cashed the checks and the man Martin worked for $6.50. "They say they are ashamed of themselves for being such easy maras, rniet uooawm said, with a laugh, "and I promised I would not mention their names." CENTENARIAN MEETS SON MOURNED DEAD BY LEASED WIRE. JONESBORO, Ind., Feb. 8. The happiest man in this town today is James Davis Fort, who yesterday celebrated his one hundredth birthday anniversary. He is happy because beneath his roof is his youngest son, Lige Fort, of Huntington. W. Va., whom he had mourned as dead the last six years. The son had been reported as killed, while hunting in West Virginia, but when friends of the aged man weer gathering in the Friends church here yesterday to celebrate his birthday, the "boy" entered unannounced. The centenarian embraced him and tears of real joy coursed down his cheeks. SALESMEN BANQUET AFTER DEGREE WORK At the biggest meeting in tbe history of Quaker City council No. 27, United Commercial Travelers Saturday night initiatory work was given several candidates. The meeting was held after a supper given by the members and their families in the Commercial club meeting room. The supper was also well attended. The traveling men will make arrangements to have this city well represented at the state convention in May.

he is!" he enthused. "Oh, that would be too mean!" she protested in quick sympathy. But her objections were soon overruled by the others. And that was the way Bob was inveigled to the party. He was dressed

DEMOCRATIC LEADERS READY TO FIGHT FOR SHIP PURCHASE BILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 Democratic leaders in the senate today declared they would fight for the enactment of the shipping measure "straight , through" if necessary. On the return of Senators Newlands of Nevada and : Smith of Couth Carolina, the admin-i istration today counted 48 votes for: the Fletcher amendment exactly half the senate, and Vice President Marshal was announced to be ready to cast the deciding vote in favor of the1 amendment. Arrangements to pass the bill; through the house on two days notice if it passes the senate, were made in i conference of house leaders today at which were present Speaker Clarke, Majority Leader Underwood, Representative Kitchen, the majority leaderelect, for the next session; Chairman Alexander of the merchant marine committee and Chairman Henry of the rules committee. COURT JOTTINGS Harry J. Dickhut was granted a divorce in circuit court today from Cora M. Dickhut on grounds of abandonment. A demurrer alleging the facts in the complaint, of Harry E. Aiken against the Pennsylvania railroad for $5,000 damages, are insufficient, was sustained today by Judge Fox. The suit or the trustees of the First Methodist church of Cambridge City, against Mairella Conway for $150 damages, was dismissed. Saves Caboose From Dynamite JAMES CRUZE IN "ZUDORA." SPINAL ADJUSTMENTS For Chronic Rheumatism J. C. Bockman, Chiropractor, Knollenberg's Annex. South Sth Btreet. Second Floor Phone 186S.

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as an old-fashioned beau, and the City Girl wore one of her grandmother's dresses. Every one watched to see his confusion as he met her. To be sure, he did blush. But the City Girl was quick to note his fine, clean face and his glorious manliness. And

POLICE PROBE DEATHS BY LEASED WIRE. NEW YORK, Feb. 8. The mystery in the alleged wholesale killing of inmates of the German Odd Fellows' home at Tuckahoe, near Yonkers, deepened today when the cornor, James P. Dunn, received a letter from a former orderly who wrote that two months ago an aged couple and a small child were killed. This increased the number of reported dead to eleven. The. orderly gave the names of the three additional victims and Chief of Police Wolff of Yonkers, will meet the latest informant in the hope of obtaining additional information which may lead to indictments of those responsible for the crimes. BIG MILL RESUMES BY LEASED WIRE.l GARY, Ind.. Feb. 8. Boards were pulled from the big rail mill of the Illinois Steel company at Gary today. The machinery was started and the rail mill was in operation again after lying idle for three months or more. By the end of the week in the great Gary plant of the Illinois Steel company 1,000 more men will be at work and on the payroll than there were last week. CHURCH WORKERS TO HEAR ADDRESS Teachers in the Central Christian Sunday school have been invited to a special meeting tonight at the home of Roy Babylon, 121 South Eleventh street. Charles W. Shull, representative of the Christian board of publication of St. Louis, who visits hundreds of Sunday schools in all parts of tbe country during tbe year, has been asked to discuss Sunday school work and methods as he has observed them elsewhere. ? Mothers Butter

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One label gives you 50 votes in the Pony Contest when presented at our office. Fifteen labels gives you a ticket to the Palace Theatre, and if presented at our office will give you in addition, 750 votes in the Pony Contest.

Richmond

By Stella Flores

j while they were all waiting eagerly j to see the fun, she strolled off with j Bob to the far end of the great hall, (And there -they stayed for the rest of j the evening to the disgust of all the (boys in town, who were dying for a j chance to tango with her. COUNCIL OF Y. M. I. FAVORS AUXILIARY Lodge Will Obtain Organizer to Address Meeting to Form Branch. A ladies auxiliary will be organized in connection with Gonzaga council of Y. M. I., according to action taken by the lodge yesterday afternoon. The plan meets with the approval of Fathers Roell and Duffy. Another meeting has been planned for next Sunday when an out-of-town speaker will be obtained to organize the auxiliary. Leonard Vosmeier. manager of th polo team, reported that ten men had been working out on the west side rink and that practice games would be played next week. Manager Zeyen of the bowling squad, had twelve men rolling on the city alleys last week. A call for basketball and track athletes was Issued for Tuesday evening at the Garfield gym. LLEWELLYN RENTS STORE IN MURRAY D. H. Llewellyn, a Dayton confectioner, about April 1 will occupy tbe room in the Murray building now held by Ray Ltchtenfels. Llewellyn will open a confectionery store, serving ice cream and soda and selling candies. He will not combine a lunch service with the store. RUSHVILLE BUYER GETS 35 PROPERTIES Annual tax sale of delinquent properties, conducted today by County Treasurer Chamness. will net a larger return than it did last year. L. T. Lambert of Rushville, purchased 35 pieces of property at a total' cost of $514.44. He was the largest buyer. There were quite a few properties purchased by local buyers. Golden Cream - Krust MMo