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Palladium UTILITY DOAQD ADVISES GCHUT i TEST 0!1 LIGHTS '- '. ' , 4 Judye . Clark . Declines Inter - prctitlcn Bccaur cf Tech- ! " nical FbTf la IctroTeratnt (BOARD COULD ACT ..... Spirit of Measure Believed to Permit Installation Citl zens Surptct. Certain Officials Oppcsa Plan. Acting upon the, advice of the state . attorney, gnral, James L. Clark, one of the member of the Indiana Public Utilities commission,' has written to : President Bavis , of the Richmond board of public works that under a strict Interpretation r of the 115 law ?rtaining to the , installation of orna mental lights such a . lighting system could net be 'provided: In Richmond under the provisions of-the' act because of a technical obstacle one of Its sections contains. ' Cbnsequeiitly, ; Commissioner Clark rules, the commission will not give an opinion on the authority of the board of public works to order tne install tion of such a lighting' system In Rich mond. ! r .' ' Spirit Permits System.' Commissioner Clark, , however, says that h - nersonslly believes the spirit of the law would not 'handicap the board in .acting favorably on the petition recently filed by business men .on Main street, from Seventh to. Tenth streets, . and on Eighth street, from south A to worm a street. , Commissioner - Clark., suggests .court , interpreation of the ,law. His letter follows: j "The receipt of your favor, of Oct- 6 "is acknowledged and would have been .answered. earlier but-for the fact that It presents a very perplexing question ; The strict letter of the law seems to , .prohibit the. procedure in your case to establish the ornamental lighting sys;tem under the met of 1918,: for the reason there la another .utility, operating in the city furnishing electric lights. The spirit of the law should mkH'tt aMjty-ta nesen tti t tb?--other. utilltjr .is not furnishing 'street Hinting, and - the municipality , ha plant . which Is furnishing street

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. misflon as such does not care to give an opinion upon it. . The writer of this letter personally Is of the opinion that the city has power to proceed, as if there was no other . lighting company . In the c(ty of Richmond." , .Asks for Interpreation. TodAy- Fried Krone, one of .the mem i bers of the public Improvement com mittee of the Commercial club. In, dia - cussing the question with President Bavis, urged that the city bring action In th"Wavne circuit court for an interpreation of the vexatious section of the ornamental lighting law. , Mr. Bavis. did not commit himself, (however, on what action the city jmigh't pursue. ' He merely remarked that the circuit court's ruling would not be final; that it probably would be necessary t6s have the supreme court rule on the question. '' Over seventy-five per cent of the business men on Main street between Seventh and Tenth streets, and on Eighth street, between South A and North A streets, have petitioned for the Installation of ornamental lights. These petitioners feel that the board would be perfectly safe in ordering the system installed under the provisions of the 1915 act without'any court proceedings, and that the city could, jwithout difficulty, collect assessments from property owners who have refused to petition for the improvement. They are of the opinion that certain city officials are determined to defeat, if possible, the plan to prevent the installation of ornamental lighting systems, and to accomplish their purpose are unduly emphasizing the importance of the "Joker" contained in the 1916" act. They regard President tBavis and Superintendent Klelnknecht of the municipal plant as favorable to the proposed improvement. PENNSY LINES HIRE ADDITIONAL CREWS I Freight business through Richmond jbver . the Pennsylvania lines has Increased to such an extent within the past 60 days that members of freight crews furloughed three years ago and iliv(ng in the vicinity of this city have been re-employed. . Though there : has been some increase in the local business It is not a material increase. ' The indications however point -to It .becoming better within the next few months than It has been in the past. " i Exportation of grain is a prominent factor in the increased business. About eight men in: addition to those given furloughs three years ago are now working : and if the amount of freight In motion reaches further extension the furloughed men will continue to be given first employment because, of their experience. "YOU ARE NEXT CITY'S BARBERS .-:. V r . - AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16-An Iron cross . of. the third .class , has, been swarded Fritz , Schindler; court hairdresser to the King of Wuerttemburg, for bravery shown by him while harboring German soldiers under fire In the trenches,

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CADIKET FOSmi LONDON. Oct l.-Th ; parHamentary correspondent or in uauy News today declared Sir Edward Carson, the attorney general, has given ud hi office- Tn report naa .oeen previously denied by Sir Edward.; The The " correspondent said announcement of his action had been postponed in the hope that he may be persuaded to withdraw his resignation. ALLIES TO LOSE CAMPAIGN AT DARDANELLES BERLIN, Oct 16. "By October t. German troops will be In Nlsh and tne road to Constantinople will be open. This will permit us to furnish our Tur kish allies with the ammunition they need. The next step is plain. The Anglo-French troops will be compelled to abandon their- Dardanelles campaign. . This will free . the Turkish army for operations in the Caucasus and on the Egyptian front" ;, .'. - These ; confident assertions were made by a high German official to the International News Service today. , ""By capturing " Pozarevac," he con tinued,, "we have opened the way for our. advance through the Morava valley. - Of course, the Servians will con tihue their resistance, but this will be futile. The indecision of the Servian allies has left; that 'nation "to -bear the brunt. It is only another example of the stupidity which our enemies , have shown during the ; war. ,- " ; ; ."Belgium was promised the support of England and waited In vain for the help that never came, though pledged by secret treaty. PROF. RUSSELL FROM SPEAKING S. E. Nicholson chairman of "the men's conference committee, gave-out; the following statement this mornina: ' Tai committee of th International Conference of , Men Friend regret the necessity of announcing an Icsortaht

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ehin the program.; Owl vf and toxan overpress of work, Prbf. El bert Russell or jonns Hopkins university, in Baltomore, has , sent word that he will be unable to come to Richmond to take his place on the program Wednesday night " of next week. ; The committee, has substituted Dr.' Henry T. Hodgkin of London, Eng., who1 has consented to speak that evening.1, . About two, weeks ago Prof . . Russell had a severe attack of acute indigestion, his temperature ranging between 104 and 105 for twenty-tour hours. He has largely recovered, but finds it necessary to conserve his strength ' for his new duties in the University, which are much heavier than had been contemplated. Upon learning a few days ago that Prof. Russell might not probably attend the conference, the chairman of the committee sent an earnest appeal Continued On Page Eight N. Y. SYNDICATE BUYS WRIGHT AEROPLANE CO. DAVTON, O., Oct. 16. The Wright Aeroplane company, the mother of flying machine concerns, has passed into the hands of a syndicate of New York financiers, at the head of which are William B. Thompson, Albert H. Wlggin and T. Frank Manville. Mr. Thompson, formerly a member of the Stock Exchange firm of Thompson, Towle & company, Is now a member of the Federal Reserve Board. Mr. Wiggin is president of the Chase National Bank and Mr. Manville of the H. W. Johns- Manville company, the largest manufacturer of asbestos in the United States. These men are closely allied with the interests which recently obtained control of the Submarine Boat Company and the Mldvale Steel company. It was said yesterday in Wall street the latest acquisition places in the hands of one set of men control of the facilities for making nearly all materials for warfare that will be required by the United States for its new program of armament. .Weather Forecast United States Report Jcioudy tonight and Sunday. Probably rain. Temperature Noon . X. 61 Yesterday f Maximum 62 Minimum 56 i ' ' Local, Forecast Increasing cloudiness tonightand Sunday. Rain Sunday or Sunday night. y General ConditionsThe southwestern storm is increasing in size and is already causing rain in 'Colorado, Nebraska. Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, Unsettled ; weather, ; with rain, . is expected to reach eastern Indiana within the1 next 24 to' 48 hours.1 " - W. Br Moore, Weather Forecaster.

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UlLSOHTODM wmiGodeoiss Parly lines ObUtsrstcd, But Middle West Expeetsd to Oppose More Money for Army. Commoner Believes : Ade quate Defenxe is Subterfuge to Set Up False Sense of National Honor. - WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. With the announcement of the general terms of the army: and navy . program, a ap proved by President Wilson, the opening gun has been fired in what promises to be . the. most t bitter - fight In congressional . history in recent years. Already it is certain that the struggle will find party lines obliterat ed. , It will be the. sea coasts against the great middle .West, although it will be by no mean a unified battle on sec tional lines. It already 1 very evi dent' that the great agricultural sec tion of the country will not accept, the greatly increased expenditures for the army and navy on the mere say so of the heads of those departments that the Increase 1 needed. , . ": . f - Although former Secretary of State Bryan, who left -here for New York tocay. nas declined specifleally - to criticise the defense program until after it has been, openly approved -by President Wilson, he has made no effort to disguise the fact that he Is opposed to it. And he will be expected by the opponents of a greatly . increased army and navy to lead their- fight when congress meets. . - i Bryan's Attitude. "M Bryan's attitude was summed up today when, in commenting on the agitation for heavy increase in the army and navy, be said: 'iy-ffj -t4 "The suggested policy of preparedness contemplates not merely the appropriation of large sums of money to get the country ready, for war, but the aetting : of false standards of honor; the encouragement' of a military, spirit and " the cultivation of - international lowering; tne moral, standard pf our country and return ' ta the- swagger President Wilson: however; will lead the fight for his program. as completed by. his war and navy .secretaries. It has already been made -very plain that he will base his entire argument on his belief that the., only .way this country can prevent war is to be ready for . defense. The slogan of the administration forces, it was said today, will be: "An adequate army and navy for home defense; not for aggression." COMMISSIONERS PLAN TO INSPECT BRIDGES To inspect different types of bridges and bridge construction, the county commissioners In company with the county bridge engineer and several other county officials will make a visit to Pittsburg, Cleveland and several other cities in the east next week. The purpose of the tour, which will Include two or three days' visit in the cities, Is to gain information to be used in making plans for the new bridge at Main street. "We expect to leave about the middle of the week," said County Commissioner Anderson. "We will be shown' around by engineers and city officials in the cities we expect to visit." . In addition to the county commissioners, County Auditor Bowman is planning to accompany the party and Lee Nusbaum, president of the county council will also be asked to accompany the commissioners. The party pays its own expense.

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The Wayne County Anti-Tuberculosis society was re-organized at the annual meeting held at the Commercial club room Friday afternoon. Prof. D. W. Dennis, of Earlham college, was elected president to succeed Dr. A. J. Whallon and John Mel polder, secretary of the Wayne County Social Service bureau, was elected secretarytreasurer to succeed Dr. S. E. Edgar Bond, who has been secretary of the tuberculosis society since Its formation in 1906. E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club, was elected vice president. - jAmong the new features to be incorporated in the organization of, the future is an advisory board composed of six physicians of the county. Three of the members of this board must live in Richmond and, the other three in the county outside of the city. This board will have regular meetings and will make, recommendations to the executive committee, which is composed of the officers of the association: The meeting was the largest attended meeting held by the society for many years.' Dr. S.' Edgar Bond, former secretary of the society,' was nom

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U. S. TO m Kid. WACHXNOTON. Oct ' Cecil Rloa. intamder tretn Orttt Britain. today asked th United StnMn through BawwUry of HUte Lonaing to look after tne Interact of Qreat Brit ain In Bulgaria. The ambassador, formally communicated to Secretary Lan sing the fact that Oreat Britain nan declared " war on Bulgaria. it wa announced that the United State will care for : oreat Britain's interest as reuuMted. . ' - . ? ODD FELLOWS SII017ER DELLIS WITH TRIBUTES Last. night'- regular . session - of Whlteisater lodge of. Odd Fallows was made memorable' because it "marked the sixtieth anniversary of Edward Belli as a member of - the organise tion. - There Tras a large attendance of the membership and Mr. Belli well as several others of the pioneers In' Odd 'Fellowship in ' Richmond were present' ' , L - - 1m , " A: Handley. . secretary of ' the lodge, announced that it was the annW veraary of ' Mr. Bellis affiliation with Whitewater . lodge and he took occas ion to review -at-some 'length the notlvHIes of Mr. ellis in behalf of the organization. A beautiful tribute; was paid . the. loyalty., and devotion . of . Mr. Belli by . Secretary Handley, George W. Bishop and others. Incidentally much to the suprlse of Mr.' Bellis the lodge, presented: him with, a tapestry upholstered chair of exceptional beauty. - In - presenting - this gift, Mr. Continued On Page Eight "Y" BOOSTERS PilTfcJ TEAMS CAMPAIGN With' the final selection of a com mittee -of 120. men and boy consisting 4tPvt. two assistant, fourteen captains, and the remainder committeemen, arrangements are nearlnc complette. frv'Jr-4rof itfc Y. put Octr 1. Yo b ; conducted A. B. Atkm ' of the Hamilton. O., . asso ciation until October 30. V Following Is the complete list of the names of the committee members, who will work for new members, consisting of the generals, assistants cap tains - and the respective sub-commit' tees of the latter: John Ulrich, general; J. J. Somer ville, assistant A. W. Roach, captain; ' Clarence Diggs, Will Drischel, George Hodge, H. R. McQueen, Harry McMinn,' Charles Way and Oscar Weyman. Harry Fetzer, captain ; Harold Clem ents, John Saylor, Harlod Yager, Jim Crist, Sam Vigran, Orda Mahin, Robert Ashby. R. E. Hoover, Ray Kinder, Jno. Stark, Continued On Page Eight. PUBLIC HANGING ATTRACTS CROWD MURPHYSBORO, TIL, Oct. 16. While . nearly two thousand persons craned their necks and crowded each other In jovial carnival spirit Joe DeBerry, colored, confessed murderer of his benefactress, Mrs. J. H. Martin climbed to a scaffold twenty feet high In the public square, delivered a brief address to the crowd below, and then paid the death penalty for his crime "Fellow citizens," said the man in a clear voice that could be heard in the most remote part of the public square, "I am guilty of the crime of murder, and deserve the punishment that is going to be given to me." inated by Esther Griffin White to sue ceed himself another year. The motion was not seconded and another motion was made nominating John Melpolder, oecremry or me social service bureau Since there were no other nominations a motion was made to make th tion of Melpolder unanimous, but this was noi carnea. It is alleged by Dr. Bond that the meeting was a "frame-up", to remove him from the office which h hu since the organization of the society. i as saie oi iiea cross seals during the Christmas holiday season will be in charge of the Domestic Science association which will use the money derived from the sale for the expenses of the nurse, which takes care of tuoercuiosis pauents. . -.. An active campaign will be waged next year,, in tne attempt to create sentiment in favor of a countv tuber culosis hospital. The county commissioners have made the nromise to of. flcials of the society that this matter wm ne considered next year and with in all probabilities the money will be appropriated for the work.

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iJTOiSffilldr ; is m MM MANHATTAN. , Kasw Oct U. fif teen person -are reported to hate bean ' killed and fifty other injured, many ertonaly. when a northbound Union Padflo , motor car crashed through a washed-out bridge over Bide River near Randolph Ka., today. When the car left here there were ft person aboard and the reports say only a few of them escaped injury. Dr. Lewi Atwood of Topeka, Is one ef the dead. High water washed out the north approach of the bridge. and tne motor car upended into the twelve feet of water, running through the washout ' Motorman Warner leaped and saved himself. It 1 reported from Randolph that of the passengers only about half, a dosen escaped without Injury. Nearly all the passenger were school teacher on their way to Ran dolph ' for a county teacher conven tion, which was to have been held to day. . " : 'r TURKISH GUfJS i SHELL ALLIES CONSTANTINOPLE, vto Berlin and Amsterdam, ' Oct 16. Turkish . guns have silenced the allies' artillery which were bombarding the Turks positions on- the Oallipoll peninsula. It was of ficially announced today.' '.The followlng statement was Issued by the Turk ish war office: "At - Sed-el-Bahr ; our Incendiary bombs' set the enemy's trenches on his right wing on fire. The AngloFrench artillery that was shelling our left wing was silenced by our guns. Elsewhere everything was quiet" HURL BACK GERMANS PARIS, Oct 16. The French war office today announced the repulse of a German counter attack during the night In Lorain against hte trenches which the French troops occupied yes terday. The official, statement also reported that a German attack in the Vosges early this morning was com pletely repulsed. SFOIIIB BCOVE.PLAtIS TO SELECT OFFICIALS At a meeting of residents of Spring Grove Monday night, nominations for corporation officials will be made. The offices of four members of the trus tees expire tins year, aiecuon win be' held In November. It Is under stood that all of the present members of the board are candidates for re election and. will -probably be renom inated Monday evening. The terms of the following officers expire this year: Isaac Dougan, presl dent; Leander Woodard, clerk; Clark Stevens and George Biles, trustees. The question of the legality of the election of officials during the present year will be ignored by the voters of Spring Grove, said Isaac Dougan. presi dent of the board. He said that the election would be held unless a gen eral order is issued by the state attorney stating definitely that the elec tion would be Illegal. Tbe question has arisen over the legality of the last election law passed by the legislature in 1909 referring to the elections in the corporations under 5,000 ' popula tion. "If it is found that no election can be held legally.", said Mr. Dougan. "the present officials will merely hold over. We do not expect any trouble on this account" AUTOMOBILES CARRY COX FUNERAL TRAIN Automobiles will be used to bear the coffin of Alfred Cox, who died in Dayton yesterday and the members of the cortege to the church at Rich Square, north of Lewisville, Indiana, where services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The procession will leave Richmond about noon because of the condition of the roads. The body has been brought to the home, 122 North Seventh street where friends may call at any time until 11 o'clock Sunday morning. There will be no' services at the residence. : Mr. Cox was the father of Dr. N. S. Cox of this city. OPEN REGISTRATION FOR MEN'S MEETING To expedite the local registration and as nearly complete it as possible before the convening of the National Conference of Men Friends which will be held on Oct. 20-22, an opportunity to register will be given all tbe members of the Friends church in Richmond during the services Sunday. The total registration has reached 140 and within the addition of ' the local men who will register tomorrow, the 200 mark will be reached before the delegates begin - arriving- next Wednesday. . . APPROVES WAR EDICT. LONDON, Oct. 16. King George today approved the proclamation of war against-Bulgaria at a meeting of the privy council. ' . . .

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IM BULLETINS BERLIN, Oct 16. The repulse of Anglo-French attack along the western front is announced by the German war office In an official state ment today. In the Meter of Auberlve In Champaign the Germans captured 11 officer. 600 men and machine guns. The German success In upper Alsace resulted In the capture of five French officers, 2lf men, 6 machine guns and S mine throwers. Attacks by. the French tn the Vosges were all repulsed. The German army In the vosges re pelled an attempt of the enemy to ad vance at Schratasmenle. Another Bulgarian army has Invaded , Servia hear Negotln, the war office announced.. - Negotln 1 on -the Danube near Its junction .with ' the Timok. More passes on the - Serb-Bulgar frontier have been taken by the Teuton and their allies. Further progress for the German forces south of Semendria Is reported."" " STOP BURNING LEAVES ON ASPHALT STREET President Bavis of the board of pub lic work said today that the burning of leaves on the asphalt paving of North A street was positively - for bidden', and that future offenses of such a nature would result In prose cutions on charges of wanton destruc tion of public property. RUSSIA TO RESPECT ROUMANIAN RIGHTS PETROGRAD. Oct 16. Russia has no intention of violating Roumania a neutrality by sending troops through that country, it was officially announc ed here today. The following state ment was issued by the foreign office "The Wolff agency la circulating i story that Russia intend to violate the neutrality of Roumania In order to attack -Bulgaria. The fallacious character of this assertion Is obvious. TJe .German jnaneortr : 1 evidently aimed. at distracting the attention 6f Roumania from - the danger threaten ing her from Germany, wno wouia not scruple to violate Roumania'a neutral ity, either to establish communication with Bulgaria or to enter Russia, by the south." . FORMER RESIDENT, BR. D. H. VAN NUYS, DIES AT ANDERSON ANDERSON. Ind.. Oct. 16. Dr. D H. Van Nuys. 79 years old. died last night at 10:15 o'clock at bis home here, just forty-eight hours after' the death of his wife. Mrs. Catherine Cus ter Van Nuys, who was 78 years old. Dr. and Mrs. Van Nuys died at exact ly the same hour and from tbe same cause, death in each case resulting from bronchial pneumonia. The funeral of Mrs. Van Nuys, which was to have been held at 2 o'clok yesterday was deferred because of the critical condition of Dr. Van Nuys.- A double funeral will be held. Dr. Van Nuys was born November 27; 1836, In Switzerland county. In diana. ' He practiced medicine for fifty-one years near Falmouth. Rush county. His sons, Fred Van Nuys, of Anderson, Democratic floor leader of the state senate, and Dr. F. D. Van Nuys of Cincinnati, were at his bedside when he died. Dr. Van Nuys was a former resident of Richmond. He removed to Ander son about twenty years ago after having practiced his profession in this city several years. Van Nuys came to Richmond from Falmouth. Rush county His son, Fred Van Nuya, now a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, attended Earlham college while a resident of Richmond, and was later city editor of The Palladium. GEN. VILLA STILL LIVES WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. A telegram was received at the Villa agency here shortly before noon todsy from General Villa at Cases Grandes, timed at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Villa's confidential agent declared this telegram showed that the report that the chief : of the Convention forces had been slain were false. BUMBA LEAVES ISLES FALMOUTH. Eng.. Oct. 16. The liner New Amsterdam with Dr. Dumbs, tbe retired -Austrian ambassador on board, sailed today for Rotterdam. The military authorities permitted Dr. Dumba'a baggage, to accompany him, though no passport had been secured for him. -. ' EXCHANGE PRISONERS LONDON. Oct. 16. Germany - and England have agreed to an exchange of disabled prisoners who are--unfit for military service. The age limits of prisoners are 17 and 55 years. -

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SINGLE COPY,-2 CEfTTS ENTENTE F : OUTGfO OF BALWIW Servian lYcca Held Back Gcrc3 fa Hesicn of Sesssdra, Say Dirprtches f rem Nth. . 40,000 ; Birh3 FfcfcSsj with Allied Areba fcr Bridge Ccnasrtfeg Nidi IUilrcsd Bridje. LONDON, i Oct Two treat armies, one Auatro-German ' and the other Bulgarian, are sweeping through prostrate 8ervla -to form a juncuon near Kragujevmta. It 1 reponeo from Bucharest that the archives) of the Serb capital are being removed from Nlsh. New very interesting to the entente powers 1 coming out of the Kalkan. King Constantino of Greece la said to have sent an auto graph letter to King Ferdinand of Bulgaria bearing upon the future policy of Greece in Balkan affairs. England declaration of war against Bulgaria laat night is expected to followed by a similar declaration .on the part of. France and possibly Italy. Germans are Held Back. Servian troops are still holding back the Germans In the region of Semendra. The war office announced that an attempt made by the Germans yesterday to surround the Servian left wins near that place was repuiaea. the attacking force suffering heavy losses. ; - Bulgar troop are pouring Into Jthe mountain passes between Belogradchlk and Krlasherata, rapport ed hy ponderous Krupp gun furnished hy Germany. Southward from Belgrade and through the Morava valley are sweep ing the Austrian and German. Tne German drive against Posharevata having been suocessfuL the Teutonic troop are now straggling to gain possession of the Serb fort defending the Junction of, the railways from Belgrade ( ana fgft :f.;. ;.V- J-,-.. r. Macks naen m Line. -.. r ,. Field Marshal von MackeuBen. the German conqoerer of Galida. 1 at the front. He 1 surrounded by a group of the moot brilliant German army officer that figured In the mighty offensive against Russia. British, French and Servian troop are reported to be engaged in battle with Bulgarian force which attacked today on the region near the Itarba bridge on the Salonika railroad. Tbe Bulgarian are said to have two divisions, forty thousand men. and considerable artillery. The scene of the reported battle Is only a score of mile from the Greek border. It Is possible that more than one Bulgarian army has Invaded 8ervia. Tbe presence of the Bulgar army , on Serb territory near the Roumanian border Is regarded as a political maneuver of high consequence. It will undoubtedly exercise strong influence at Bucharest. However. It waa generally supposed that the grand army of the Bulgers would strike father south, most likely at the Salonlca-Nlsh railway from Strumnitxa. FOR SAKE OF BABY LEAVE BOOZE ALOKE JUDGE TELLS ME When Attorney Frank Strayer. sitting as special city judge in a chicken stealing case, which lasted two days, finished his lecture late yesterday afternoon, both defendants. Barry Moor and Charles Long, a well-known stock buyer, were In tears. "Judge, the last thing I do before I ' go to bed tonight will bo to tell my wife that I have taken my Last drink of booze,' Moore remarked huskily. Strayer acquitted Moore. He fined Long $1 and costs and sentenced him to serve a day in Jail. Long completed hi sentence at midnight, and, the police say. a short time later was found on the streets In a somewhat intoxicated condition and was ordered home. Moore and Long were accused of having raided the henhouse of farmer Tom Ryan. There waa no proof that Moore bad taken .any of the chicken. Long had been on a apree for some time prior to the raid on the Ryan henhouse. Character witnesses assert ed that they, regarded Long as a' very dependsble man and thoroughly honest. In sentencing the two men Judge ( Strayer gave them a heart-to-heart . talk. - He told them they should , be shamed of themselves, and he urged both of them to cut out boose. - The Idea of you. with a fin family and the prettiest baby in the county., running about drinking boose. remarked Strayer. turning to Moore, and tears began . to flow . down Moor' tanned cheeks. RECEIVE PETITION A petition for the Improvement of ; the Homer Farlow road. In Center township, was received by the county commissioners and viewers were appointed. M. T. Myers of Richmond. Rlchrad Davenport of Richmond and. J. H. Pierce of Centervllle wore appointed to act as viewer on the road' to report to the county for final action. . -