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OFFERS TO BUY 825,000 ooriDS IN DIG MET 'Municipal ; Convention Hall for Second Floor of .Proposed Structure Advocated

by BusineaXlen. - n u t PETITION CIRCULATED I South Sixth Street Merchants Carry Movement to Board : of Public Works for Consideration." V- JSnMSSSSSSeMMeBSN A municipal auditorium for the use of any organization In , the city, managed by a committee appointed by, the city officials for the benefit of the citizens of Richmond, is the plan pro posed by the promoters of , a . new market house at the 'site of the present market house on 8ixth and South A streets. .The plan is to - construct an auditorium on the second floor with tbe market on the ground floor. ' Announcement was. made this afternoon that a well . known Richmond business man, whose name has not been divulged, by the -promoters, has agreed to furnish $25,000 toward the project, agreeing - to purchase bonds that may be Issued by the city for. the construction of the building and -will guarantee: that, a project of this' kind can be made self-sustaining with . an annual Income from renting of two business rooms . and the market con cessions to pay the interest on the bonds and finally dispose of the debt. Edgar lliff. who is taking, an active part in the movement, said that business men whom he has' consulted believe that the building can be con structed for $25,000. In addition to the market booths on the lower floor, business rooms can be built at each end of the building, paying rent enough to Continued On Page 8lx.j AUSTRIA BEATS BACK ATTACK OF ITALIANS f ON GORfZIA FRONT HOME. Nov. 30 Terrific counter attacks by the Austrians and reinforcements-which have arrived at Gorizla resulted in their penetrating some of th Italian tfeftches northwest of the fortress Sunday, the war office admitted today. The Italians rallied, how ever and drove the enemy out of the conquered positions. The Italian troops are conducting a rigorous offensive on' the northern .lopes of Monte Schiente. destroying Austrian trenches in fierce attacks and taking more than 700 prisoners.

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Henry Ford, from a picture made at the Hotel Biltomore, New York, on Wednesday last, and the S. S. Oscar II, which he has chartered to carry a delegation of pacificists to Europe. Ford hopes to be able to end the war so that the men in the trenches will be able to spend Christmas at home. Among the prominent peace propogandists who have been invited to sail on the vessel are Jane Addams, John Wanamaker, Ida Tarbell and others. Thomas A. .Edison was also invited to accompany the party but - will not be i Able to accept Mr. Ford's invitation.

HAAS TO CO-OPERATE WITH BUSINESS CLUB

The plan proposed by several busi ness men to organise a club for pro motlng every movement beneficial to the city, meet the approval of E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club. He said today that the plan la a good one and if carried out along the proper lines can do a great amount of good toward promoting business. "The plan has been tried In other cities with success," said Mr. Haas. 'In most places, a club of this kind. organised for the purpose of discuss ing problems, Is called a notary ciuo. In Cincinnati it is called the 'Ad club. " He said the organization would have the co-operation of the Commercial club. SOCIETY BEGINS EFFORT TO SELL 50,000 STAMPS With forty-five " women making a house-to-house canvass today, the Red Cross seal sale was launched. A vigorous campaign will be waged. Mrs. A. W. Roach has-made arrangements for the stamps to be sold at a table In the postoffice lobby every day until Christmas.' The. committee from the Domestic . Science association, which has charge of the canvass, has 50,000 stamps to sell. The seals will not be placed in the stores this year. The committee decided that the merchants would be asked to purchase the stamps instead of having them . placed in the stores with the understanding that those unsold could be returned. Mrs. Roach is anxious to dispose of the entire assignment of 50,000 seals before Christmas. Special concession has been given by , the postoffice . department that ,.thx,stM-iiiy placed on the outside , of ; envelopes and packages, providing they are not stuck on the address side. Permission is given until after the holiday season. , The campaign outside of the county will be started simultaneously with the city campaign, but no attempt will be ' made to conduct a - house-to-house canvass. - - - -

British mm AY BE SENT INTO BALKANS

LONDON, Not. 0 Though heavy snow storms hat caused a lull In active operations in most -of the war theatres, military plans are being consummated in London and Paris that are of more Importance as regards the future of Europe than have hltcherto been drafted. There Is more than a possibility that the British army now In France will be utilised In another war theatre. Sir John French, commander In chief of the British armies came to London yesterday and conferred with Premier Asquith. With the French army holding the Germans In the west and the reorganized Russians, once more well supplied with munitions, on the offensive in the east, the logical place for the British army to act, i say observers here, is in the Balkans. The Balkan situation would be cleared if England's main forces were there. Neither Greece nor Roumanla could waver, the experts declare If England were to send to the near east sufficient forces to assure victory over tne military machine dominated by rrussia. CLUB OPPOSES USE OF ARMS TO GET PEACE Members of the Commercial club committee on the national chamber of commerce, are unanimously opposed to the United States taking the initiative in bringing about peace in Europe. This was the opinion expressed on a referendum which came before the committee last night. The action of the special committee will be referred to the board of directors for ratification or rejection. "If the nations of Europe are constantly violating the terms of the Hague conference, which was made up of representatives from practically all of the powers at war, what effect would a plea from the United States have?" was the question asked, which resulted in rejection of the proposal. The action of the committee la, In substance, that a nation should not go to war to enforce peace. The committee 'Which . expressed this opinion is composed of - Fred - Lemon, Ed Swqraan; aad James Caf T Tlie-artlOn is expected to be ratified by the board of directors. Unanimous support was given to the proposal of the national chamber to extend the scope of work of the department of commerce and labor. The committee is in favor of the extension of the United States commerce in South America through the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. WILSON COMPLETES CONGRESS MESSAGE WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 President Wilson today completed the message he will read to congress next Tuesday. He made the final changes In the document early this morning, but did not send the message to the public printer, as he wished to read it to the members of the cabinet at the regular meeting. WAR BULLETINS ZURICH, Nov. 30. In what it calls an "authoritative statement" the Gazeate declares that the. Central Powers have decided to create an independent kingdom of Albania, bordering on Austria, Bulgaria and Greece with Prince William of Wied as its sover"8Ul V FRENCH TROOPS IN RETREAT SOFIA, Nov. 29. Both the Servian and French troops in southern Servla are in full retreat, the war office announced today. Bulgarian forces are nearlng Monsastir. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. LONDON, Nov. 30. The British steamer Dotterel, 1600 tons, has been sunk by a submarine. The Dotterel was built in 1904.

COLORED GENTLEMEN WRANGLE OVER POSSESSION OF CHICKEN

Julius McCann, colored, 820 North Fifteenth street, is in controversy with his next door neighbor, Harry Polk, also colored, regarding a large yellow pullet, claimed by both, but now in possession of Polk. McCann made a fruitless appeal to the police to separate the chicken from the custody of his neighbor. "Jest because that pullet was yellow like de rest of his chickens, this here Polk claims it belongs to him, "explained McCann, "so he takes dat pullet right outa my coop and puts it In his own chicken house." Polk was then called upon to give his version of the affair. He was much amused over the statement McCann had made to the police. "Dis is how it happened," said Polk. "That chicken" belongs to me and one day it got over in Julius' yard and he jest

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Perhaps the biggest question coming before the Senate will be the national defense program. The military affairs committee of the Senate, headed by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, as well as

the House military affairs committee, of which Congressman Hay is chairman, has been working day and night with Secretary of War Garrison and the general staff of the army, shaping the program into the form of bills. These bills will cover every feature of the plan detailed by President

Wilson in his speech last month EASTERN ROADS LOSE GREAT LAKE LINES WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The Interstate commerce , commission today made a final order for big eastern railroads to divorce themselves from their Great Lakes steamship lines, by refusing the request of the trunk lines for a re-hearing." The decision which affects the Pennsylvania, , New York Central, and other roads involves millions of dollars. SEIZURE OF WHEAT . 1JARDLY FELT IIEflE ' Commandeering of all wheat by the Canadian government will have no effect on the local market other than to cause a temporary advance in the prices. -Ultimately the effect will be depressing but it will depend largely on the outlet which England can command. It is the opinion of local grain men that there will be much, speculation In wheat, but their advice is to sit quiet and just watch the market through the newspapers. MRS. HOLE'S FATHER EXPIRES AT MUNCIE Abel Doan, age 72, father of Miss Martha Doan, dean of women at Earlham college, and Mrs. Allen D. Hole died at Muncie Sunday after a month's illneBS. The body was taken to Westfield, Ind-, his home, for burial. Mr. Doan was an agriculturalist and banker. He was a birthright member of the Friends' church, and had served as monthly and quarterly meeting clerk of the yearly meeting. The homestead where Mr. Doan had lived from childhood was a center of intellectual and reform interests for fore than fifty years: He is survived by four other children. NOTED JURIST DEAD NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Paul Fuller, international lawyer and President Wilson's adviser in Mexican affairs, died suddenly early today in his apartment in the Hotel Van Renneslaer. After dining with Frederick R. Coudert and a party of friends, Mr. Fuller returned to his home. He was talking with his wife when he was stricken and died instantly. Paul Fuller had a dread of publicity. No book of biographical reference contains a line, about him. naturally took charge , of it, but one day he let that chicken of mine out of his coop and It walked right to its home. Why, honest to goodness, Mr. Goodwin, dai pullet was so glad to get back home It jest hugged and kissed every other chicken in my henhouse." When McCann ascertained that the police intended to remain neutral he appealed to justice of Peace Strayer to aid him in securing possession of the pullet. "I aint handling chicken cases," said Strayer "Don't de law make you handle all kinds of cases?" inquired McCann. "It does not," said Strayer. "I'm join' to find out about dat,7 threatened Julius. "I'm goin to take this matter right up with. the govern' or. I want that pullet ' De trouble with you white' men Is you don't know the value of a chicken."

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REJOICE AT PRIMARY LAW RULING HANDED DOWN BY JUDGE EWDANK

BY W. R. POUNDSTONE. Wayne county Republican politicians were pleased today when they learned that Judge L. B. Ewbank of the Marlon county circuit court had declared Section 10 of the state primary election law to be invalid. In no county in the state will this court action. If sustained by the su preme court, have more effect than In Wayne because of its. large, Progressive ote.-r-'' '' '-- -"-.-4 -;'" Under Section 10 (of- the primary law no voter could participate in the primary election of any one of the political parties: if, upon challenge, he MANY FAMILY HEADS BEFORE FEDERAL JUDGE INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30. Arraign ment of persons indicted by the federal grand jury was continued before Judge Anderson in federal court here today. When a number of prisoners, grayhaired and with large families appeared before Judge Anderson, the jurist remarked that "this grand Jury seems to have made a specialty of indicting men with large families." DENIES ALLEGATION IN DIVORCE SUIT Denial was made today by Mrs. Juliet Grace Schaible, 221 South Fourteenth street, that she had been negligent in her duty toward her husband. Kirk C. Schaible, as alleged in a bill for divorce, filed . in the . courts at Cleveland, Ohio. She asserts that her husband was unable to support her. that he did not have enough money to buy a wedding suit, that he asked her to live with his parents, and that when his father became ill and there was lack of funds, he consented to her return to Richmond after her father sent her money for a ticket. .' After her arrival home, she corresponded with him and at her request that he furnish her a home, he replied that the only home he would give her was with his parents Mrs. Schaible also alleges that her husband did not provide for her while she was at the home of her parents. RUNAWAY CAPTURED While acting as "trusty" at the Jail, Arthur. Cosgrove, who was arrested at Cambridge C'fy several weeks ago for running a ?crap game escaped on a south bound C. ft O. freight and was captured at Connersville - last night Cosgrove made his escape Monday morning at about 8 o'clock and several . 6f his fellow prisoners saw him board the train. He had told several of the prisoners that he was going to Connersville so the police there were notified and made the arrest. PHYSICIAN SUES : HARKNESS ESTATE Dr. C. P. Colburn filed claim today against the estate of William Harkpess, deceased. .-.The demand is for $514.50 for services 'rendered while Harkness lived at the home of John Caseley, southwest of the city. - Two weeks ago John. Caseley secured judgment for $2,750 against the Harkness estate .for personal; services for the last six years. The estate is valued at about $10,000, exclusive of the judgment against it. i"

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Plan come before the sixty-fourth Con unlimited debate, it is unlikely New York. 0. P. POLITICIANS could not swear that at the previous general election he had voted for a majority of the candidates on the ticket of the party at whose primary he desired to participate In. Walt For Decision. Republican leaders are not anticipating that there, will be a Progres sive ticket la the, field in Wayne coun ty next March, and up to the present time members . of - the Progressive county organisation have not Indicated what future plans are contemplated.-, If it decided not to nominate a Progressive ticket In March, Republi Continued On Page Six. HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE LOSES MOTION TO DISMISS CHARGE NEW YORK, Nov. 30. The Ham burg-American line, defendant In the conspiracy trial today lost all conten tions. Federal Judge Howe overruled the motion by Howard Cans to dis miss the indictment and also overruled the motion of William Rand. Jr., to strike out the Murlna Quasada evi dence mentioning the name of Capt. Carl Boy-Ed. As to the motion to dismiss, the court said he was inclined to over rule it at once, but on Gans' plea withheld formal ruling until this aft ernoon. when' the jury returned to court. The ruling meant that the HamburgAmerican line must "go to bat." Rand .said he could not announce whether he would call witnesses or not. ,H. Snowden Marshall, United States district attorney, answered the motions of the defense by declaring that regardless of whether the sending out of the supply ships was lawful or not, it had been proved that the defendant falsified their manifests. MINERS RIOT; 5 DIE LEXINGTON. Ky.. Nov. 30. Five men. one a policeman, were shot today in a fight at Dunham In the coal fields near here. Three of them may die. The policeman tried ' to stop a battle among the miners and as a result the men were fatally injured. W. B. GOLDEN IMPROVES. Improvement has been noted In the condition of W. B. Golden, 313 North Ninth street, owner of a cigar store, who has been critically ill for several weeks. It Is believed Mr. Golden will be able to be about soon. Weather Forecast United States Report Fair and not so cold tonight and Wednesday. Temperature Noon 29 . Yesterday Maximum 35 Minimum 21 For Richmond Some cloudiness but mostly fair tonight and - Wednesday. Continued cold but with slowly rising temperatures. General Conditions The cold wave now covers the- Mississippi valley and the Canadian northwest, with temperatures of 14 degrees below zero at Saskatchewan. A storm In the far northwest will cause a reaction to milder weather within the next 48 hours. W. E. Moore. Weather Forecaster.

BATTLE ROYAL

EXPECTED IN LOWER HOUSE Old Tisa G. O. P. Ffehtera Return to Congress to Hrrass Slender Majority cf Democrctic Party. SENATE IN. CONTEST Cloture Rule Advocated by Owens Comes Up in Committee Tomorrow and Presages Fight WASHINGTON. Nor. SO. A continuous battle royal to predicted for the house of representative of the sixtyfourth congress. The retorn of twenty or more of the fighting "old timers: the coming In of more than a hundred new congressmen; the redaction to only a slender margin of the overwhelming Democratic majority with Tammany holding the balance of power these are some of the algna) whlch point to lively time. Washington Is looking forward with Interest to the return of the "comebacks," those who will retorn to their congressional seats after then- exile In Elbe, following the upheaval of 1912. The top-notchers of this aggregation are all Republicans who have been resuscitated since their defeat by Democrats who sent them down in the Wilson victory of three years ago. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, of Danville, 111., thirty-eight years a member of the house eight years as speaker naturally heads the list. He will be glad to get back to Washington because he likes the Washington drinking water, he says. In giving the official reason for his return, but the "Inside dope" Is that he got too homesick for his seat In the house to stay away any longer. Famous Come-Backs. Right up In the ran of the "comebacks" will be William a McKlnley. also of Illinois. McKlnley has been resting In private life ever since he managed the Taft campaign In 1912. Other Republicans to be sent back after two years absence by Illinois voters are "Billy" Wilson, of Chicago. George E. Foss. a brother of the former Democratic governor of Massachusetts; Oeorge E. Fuller, John A. Sterling and William A. Rodenberg. "?Nick" Lonavorth f Cincinnati, who balked on following father-in-law Roosevelt out of the Republican party and went -down fat the disaster of 1912. is another one tn the return procession. "Nick." though overwhelmed hi tbe Taft downfall, remained royal to the Republican party and after two years in seclusion won back his old seat. Connecticut - Is sending back two sturdy Republican regulars. They are Ebeneser Hill, who aided In drawing up the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill, and John Q. Tllson. who was a stickler for parliamentary etiquette In previous congresses. Cloture stule Fight. The drop of the gavel calling to order congress will be the signal for the opening of some of the bitterest fights the senate has ever seen the light for the adoption of a cloture rule. The first question to come before Continued on Page Two. FRIENDS TO ATTEND RELIGIOUS COUNCIL S. Edgar Nicholson, editor of the American Friend and Rev. Charles E. Tebbetts, will attend the annual convention of tbe executive committee and commissions of tbe Federal Council of churches of America which will be held In Columbus, Ohio, December 8, 9 and 10. Both are members of the ex ecu tire committee, Mr. Nicholson filling the place of James Wood of New York who Is unable to be present. Tbe editor Is also a member of the Temperance commission and will meet with that body. Allen D. Hole of this city is a member of the Church Peace League commission. The council comprises thirty Protestant churches. President Wood row Wilson will deliver an address on December 10 In tbe Interests of the rural church. STANDARDIZATION OF FARM PRODUCTS URGED AS REMEDY CHICAGO. Nov. 30. How the government and the farmers may work together to get bigger prices for the producer and lower prices for the consumer at the same time was outlined here today by Charles J. Brand, chief of the federal bureau of markets; In an address before the national conference on marketing and farm credits. He held that standardization of farm products as to quality and as to sire and type of package is necessary as an, accurate basis for. price quotation. 'He said that accuracy of staadards In selling products means a smaller margin between the price paid by consumers and the price received by producers. . Poor qualities -and - ungraded pro ducts . were ruinous to the - whole market, he maintained. Lack of standardization .as. to packages, , he : said, afforded opportunity for dishonesty. He thought standardisation of eon. tamers a proper subject for federal legislation under ' the ' weights and measures power of the mnstttfflfsjw