Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 132, 17 May 1915 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1915 British Victory Costly. able to the city it is anticipated the company would take an appeal. Should the supreme court rule for the company the company would be In a position to sue the city for heavy damages. part of the company," Mr. Bavis said. "If the plant costs more than our bond limit permits then the deal is off. If we can purchase the plant at a fair price and within the bonded indebtedness limit then it is sound business for the city to do so." Mayor Robbins then remarked that it looked "funny to him" that when the Commercial club wanted to obtain the administration's version of the project he received only an "indirect invitation" to attend a meeting with the club's public service committee and that City Attorney Bond received no Invitation. Secretary Haas explained that the club's committee had as yet made no leport as to whether it did or did not favor the plan for purchasing the electric plant of the Light. Heat and Power company, and that his mission in behalf of this committee was merely to find out whether the city did or did not have the authority to withdraw its condemnation proceedings. "If we have purchased the electric Dlant of the Lieht. Heat and "Power comnanv". let them turn over the keys." remarked Mayor Robbins this morn-j log, arter Mr. Haas naa suomiuea nis petition to the board. "It is an unadultered bluff on the

ACTIVE MARKET FOLLOWS CORN PLANTING TIME Toney Walker of Center Township, Sells 50 Head of Poland China Hogs at Top Figure. The heavy run of live stock which usually follows corn planting is about three weeks earlier this year owing to I the early spring and the favorable I weather. Six car loads of stock were ! received at the Glen Miller yards Saturday. The receipts Included: 26 cattle, 248 hogs, 114 sheep and lambs, 90 veal calves. Notes of individual transactions on the market are: Toney Walker of Center township, brought over 50 head of Poland China hogs that averaged 156 pounds and : brought the top of the week at $7.65. Dan Kantner of Center township delivered thirty head of hogs Saturday which averaged 225 pounds and brought $7.50. R. G. Leeds purchased eighty-five head of sheep and lambs to keep down underbrush on his farm south of the city. Buys Fine Feeders. Warren Stigleman of Chester brought in thirty-two head of January pigs that averaged 171 pounds. They were Durocs and brought $7.50. William Crow and Benjamin Weiss delivered a fine cow at $6.50 and a heifer at $7.50. Andrew Benson sold thirty-four hogs which brought him $471.08 at $7.65. Thomas J. Lamb was in Saturday to buy more cattle for pasturing. He has almost 100 head. Joe Brower of Boston township, bought, seventy-five head of feeders at $7.75. Mr. Brower is one of the largest feeders in the county. William White sold a fine Jersey cow Saturday. Names of Sellers. Feeders who had stock on the market were: Joe Baxter, Bert Hunt, O. Cranor. Ed. Schlenker, O. M. Jennings, J. B. Sheffer, William Kramer, Frank Slarp, John Noaks, William Pearson, Hiram Jao.ua, William Shumaker, Ollie McClure, L. Hally, R. McDonnell, A. H. Pyle, John Rockhill, William Crowe Ben Weiss, E. S. Wright, Clifford Gard, John Shrader, Ed Morris, Ira Johnson, Frank Newman, W. H. Moody, G. A. Anderson, Harry Varnauf, Dick Conway, James Thompson, William Erk. Thomas Elleman, Maurice Eubank. Orville Thomas, P. J. Beard, Scott Edwards. Frank Huffman, John Decker, F. D. Cook. Scott Lichty, Wilson Kendall, Mike Nocton, William Spatts. Harry Shute. George Hodgin, Cheslie Bosworth, William Reid, Carl Reid, Ollie Hill, Mort Brown, W. A. Morrow. Miles Shute, O. H. Pierce, Will Miller, S. H. Gable, Frank Taylor, .1. .1. Nillom. Chester Hill, Harry Eubank, Jesse Addleman, D. T. Chamnees. O. K. Collins, J. C. Showalter, Charles Stidham, J. R. Thomas, C. E. F'ord.

NOTICE. A very special business meeting of the Reid Memorial United Presbyterian church congregation is called for Thursday night at 7:30. Every member is urgently requested to be present. 1719. B. B. MY.RICK, Clerk.

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Deaths and Funerals. STITLER Mrs. Martha Stitler. aged 69 years, died at the home of her son-in-law Lafayette Beeson, 300 West Main street Sunday. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Beeson and Mrs. George A. Miller and five grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Burial Germantown. Friends may call at any time Monday afternoon or evening. REID Edward W. Reid. aged 10 months son of Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Reid, died Saturday night. Funeral 2 :'.' o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence. Friends may call at any time.

RALPH STROUD SETS FANS TO SHOUTING Fans are still talking about the

manner In which an unknown amateur from the west outpitched and beat for the first time this season Phillie's phenom twlrler, Alexander the great. Ralph Stroud, the man sent in by McGraw of the Giants, to the amusement and later the consternation of the local bleacherites, was picked up by the Giant's leader on the Pacific coast last fall.

Expected to Pull 500Mile Victory for Stutz

JOHKNY AITKCK When the question of relief driver and pit manager for the Stutz team in the next Indianapolis 500-mile race came up for consideration, there was only one answer, Johnny Aitken. Aitken has coached two previous 500mile winners, Dawson and Goux, and is expected this year to pull a third

Thousands of men died in the now famous British charge against the intrenched Germans

at Neuve Chapelle. The picture shows a corner of the Nilon, located just outside of Neuve Chap-

elle, showing a wilderness of crosses over the bodies of English dead who died in that furious fight.

BRITISH DRIVE GERMANS BACK BEHIND YPRES

BERLIN, May 17. Today's official report from the general staff admits that the German troops have withdrawn to the east bank of the Ypres canal where the forces which recently forced their way across the west bank

have been under constant attack foi

many days. The report states that the English still hold the advance trenches near Neuve Chapelle. French attacks north of Arras have been repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.

1915 PIERIAN RANKS HIGH AS YEAR BOOK

AUSTRIAN STATEMENT. VIENNA, May 17. Austrian artillery is bombarding the Russian positions on the right hank of the river San where the Cazr's troops have decided to make their last stand. Dispatches from Austrian headquarters estimate 200.000 as the losses suffered by the Russians in the retreat to the River San, a retreat in which their Third and Eighth armies were almost destroyed. The forty-eight Russian division was completely shattered. Its commander and. his staff were captured.

The annual number of the Pierian, a high, school book, has made its appearance and is being read with much interest by those to whom it appeals. The Pierian was composed and edited for the senior class of the high school and published under its auspices. This year's number is undoubtedly one of the best and most entertaining which has been published by local high school students. The book is dedicated to Miss Anna Finfrock, one of the teachers, who, as the seniors say, "never forgets we are boys and girls." The edition contains photographs, stories, cartoons, poems, witticisms and everything of a nature to appeal to the interest of the students. One of the features this year is a two-page photograph of the entire student body.

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FRENCH STATEMENT. j PARIS, May 17. Violent attacks! launched by the Germans in an effort' to win back ground lost to the French J on the heights of Lorette in northern1 France have been repulsed, it is offic-! ially announced by the French war office. Four counter assaults of thej Germans, north of Arras were all; checked by the French fire. In Vest Flanders a number of prisoners werej taken. !

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EATON, O.. May 17. Frank P. Filbert, about 62, is seriously ill at his j home on South Barron street from the; effects of dropsy and other complications, and it is feared he cannot sur-! vive much longer. Mr. Filbert has j been in the cigar manufacturing busi-1 ness in Eaton many years and his pro-j ducts .have a wide reputation. State i Senator Hugh R. Gilmore is a son-in-j law of Filbert. j

Continued From Page One. plant it was so manifestly unfair to the city that the Commercial club members for a time, it is said, thought he was joking. Very suavely Mr. Tripp remarked that the city might not desire to carry out the contract it had entered into for the purchase of the company's electric plant, so, he said, the officials of his company had hastily outlined the following proposal: That the Light, Heat & Power company lease the municipal plant for a period of fifty years at an annual rental of 5 per cent on $400,000, setting aside $15,000 annually for renewals and replacements; the company to make all extensions and additions and charge the same to the city; the company to enter into a street lighting contract for ten years, the price to be determined by the commission; the company to have the privilege of extending its lease, at expiration, twenty-five year, if it so desired, on the same terms. It was pointed out. by members of the committee that the proposition as presented was wholly without merit and that the committee would not care to entertain any kind of a proposal for leasing the municipal plant. Declines to Answer. Mr. Tripp was asked whether in the event the city council acted without being correctly informed the Light, Heat & Power company would be willing to join with the city in dismissing the application for the purchase of the plant. Mr. Tripp replied that the question could not be answered without consultation with the other officers of the

company. He said that his company considered itself bound to sell to the

city and that the city must consider itself bound to buy. The question was then asked Mr. Jessup what would happen if the cityrefused to issue bonds for the purchase of the plant. He said the city would be mandated in court. John L. Rupe, who is a member of the board of directors of the Commercial club, was called on for his opinion on the question. He gave it as his off-hand opinion that the facts as presented appeared to bind the city to exercise its option. One Way Out. If the Light, Heat & Power company is correct in the position it has taken regarding the city's action in filing condemnation proceedings there apparently is only one way the city can avoid exercising its option on the privately owned electric plant. That is to convince the committee that to consummate the purchase the city would have to issue bonds in excess of the city's legal bond indebtedness limit, which is now $320,000. The city officals realized that if the electric plant of the Light, Heat and Power company was purchased as it now stands a bond issue which would bring the city dangerously close to its bond indebtedness limit would be required. It was because of this that the city hastened to file petition in circuit court to permanently restrain the Light, Heat & Power company from providing additional improvements at its plant, which the company had . announced its intention of doing. Such improvements, the city officals believe would increase the value of the plant to a figure prohibitory to the city. Works on Sunday. No decision in this case has yet been rendered by Special ludgf C'omstock. In the event the injunction is denied the company may sue the city on the ground that it has been damaged by loss of business during the period of operation of the temporary re&training order the city obtained against the company. Robert Ashe, one of the largest patrons of the Light. Heat and Power company, is now constructing a line to Brookville and in his haste to have it completed worked a force of men Sunday. Pettis Reid, a member of the mayor's special committee, gave bond in behalf of the city to cover possible losses by the city as a result of the proceedings at the time the suit for permanent injunction was filed. In the event the decision is favor

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