Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 106, 21 March 1916 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916 - The Stage is Set for Richmond's . First

Auto

Exhibit

FLOOR COLLAPSES ATA. S. M. SHOP LATE SATURDAY

TEETH FOR SALE? HERE'S AN OFFER

Petition for the improvement of

Southwest Ninth street from Nation?!

read to Southwest A street was approved thi3 morning by the board of works. Advertisement for bias providing for grading and paving of the roadway with concrete, bituminous macadam, bituminous concrete or brick will be made. Provision is also made for a five foot pavement on both sides of the street with cement curb. After the routine business had been transacted Mayor Robbins called the

members of the board into executive session to which City attorney W. A. Uond was invited for legal advice but the nature of this meeting was not dis

closed. Petition Approved The bosrd also approved a petition for a cement roadway in the alley between Hover and Ridge streets from School street south. The primary assessment roll for thi proposed opening of the alley between South Twenty First street and Twenty S-f"-ond street from South A to the north lino of Tract 537 was approved. Oscar Dickinson will appear at the

RECLUSE ENDS LIFE

INDIANAPOLIS, March 21. Despondent us the result of being robbed of 3f!0f, Andrew Jackson, 60, a recluse, committed miieide this 'morning in a dark dingy dcn.n-tawn room which was his home.

next meeting with a petition for the widening and improving .of the first alley south of West Main from Southwest Fourth street running west. Swayne-Robinson company through a written communication called the attention of the beard to the fluctuating market in metal and suggested that the board either purchase its entire supply of castings for the following year now or enter into a contract for fix months only. The, board decided to buy the number of castings which it now has use for and buy others needed at the market price. The price of pig iron the company stated has advanced to $18.50 from $13 a year ago.

HSGHLEY SELECTED TO DIRECT T, P. A.

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and

P. Highley was named president other officers were selected at

the annual meeting Saturday night of

the T. P. A. Other officers are: Vice president, H. C. Lawson; secretary-treasurer, M. A. Hasty: board of directors, Theodore H. Hill, Thomas Tarkleson and John Zwissler. About

! 12i members were present.

Installation of officers will be held Saturday." night. Delegates will be

selected to attend the state eonven-j

ACTION ON BRIDGE GOMES WEDNESDAY

tion at Kokomo.

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AUTO BWuBS HiCE

The motorcycle exhibits will be features of the show, an 1 all of the local dealers will have displays.

HAY BILL ATTACKED

Local automobile dealers began the 'work today cf arranging their exhibits at the auto 'show, which opens In the Gaar-Scott building and continues until Sat urd;iy; Everything is in readiness for the opening Wednesday afternoon. The decorations that, . . t .. .i . . i . . ..............

,llt, ...mm.lvu .A..., Bu. on,- WASHINGTON, March 21. For

thing of the kind ever attempted in r , ., o , Tr

Richmond. Expert decorators from i debated the amendment of Represen-

Clacinnati had charge of the work. tative Kahn of California to the Hay

military bill which would make the war strength of the regular army 220,000 men. Strong Republican support

1 was brought forward for the amend-

AMSTERDAM, March 20 Holland j ment, many of the leaders insisting;

has sent a strong note to Berlin rela-ithat the present provisions of the Hay tive to the sinking of the Tubantia. An i bill, which fixed the limit of the army

HOLLAND FILES PROTEST,

Order for construction of the south side bridge is being held in abeyance by county commissioners until they have conferred with the state board of accounts relative to legality of the contract with John W. Mueller as bridge engineer. No action .was taken on Mueller's proposal to make plans and specifications for the bridge for a fee of 2 per cent, thus placing the inspection in the hands of the commissioners. Commissioners, however, are in favor of the proposal, which would allow one per cent to pay for inspection. The commissioners will meet Wed

nesday morning to take final action on the south side bridge.

PEACOCK RECEIVES SOME BRIDGE WORK

immediate reply is requested.

at 140,000 men. was "ridiculous."

EARLHAM

ORATOR REPEATS

HIS TALK

Donald Snyder of Karlhnni college addressed a large audience at St. Paul's KvanKOlieal Lutheran church Sunday night, when he delivered his oration, "Preparedness," which won for his college first honors in the state rsitorlcal contest at Indianapolis recently. Snyder has delivered the addres a number of times here. .

PLANS FOR' CANVASS

Preliminary plans for the "Every Member Canvass," which will he conducted next Sunday afternoon, March t.5. by the Second Presbyterian church were formulated yesterday. A committee of twenty men, yet to be chosen, v iil meet at the r hurch nt 1:30 o'clock and cover the city, which will be- di-

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TO CHANGE" PRECINCTS

County , commissioners instructed County Surveyor Peacock Saturday to make plans and specifications for the Dalton bridge and the Ellabarger bridge, both in Dalton township. Commissioners probably will give other small bridge work to the surveyor's office. Bridge Engineer Mueller said he has been insisting for the last two years to have commissioners give some of the work to Peacock. The surveyor said today he would accept the work.

Because of the unequal sizes of several precincts in the Fourth and Fifth wards, county commissioners ordered

a poll to be taken in the Twenty-first,! 'I',.. . . . j H' . a. i m - I

i w fi'.ij-secumi, l wt'iuj-iuiru, j weniyfourth and Twenty-seventh precincts. The polls will be used as a basis of changing the boundaries of the Fourth and fifth wards.

WOODMAN PREACHES TRIAL ADDRESSES

CANVASS COMPLETED.

Ten members of the Fairview M. E. church partly completed Sunday afternoon the "Every Member Canvass" to increase the church attendance and raise the budget of $1,000 for the next year. The city was divided into dis

tricts and the canvassers work at the

into districts, in an hour's time, direction of Rev. Joseph Chamness the

; pastor. The work will be completed to

day.

VERLIN FOLAND ILL

V'-riin Poland, carrier on Rural Peute It, has been confined to his heme with perious Illness and will he unable to be at work for several weeks his physlcirn announced today. The route is being carried by Harry Pittman and Fred Wicket t. WILL MAKE SURVEY OF GARDEN SPACE

ART EXHIBIT OPENS.

The department oT agriculture has bet'ii asked by Dr. R. J. Leonard, head of the vocational survey, to send an expert here to co-operate in a study of home gardening. Dr. Leonard said today that there are many places in Richmcnd which should be used for gardens and that a Purvey of this kind would be great benefit to the citizens.

The Pratt art exhibit under the auspices of Miss Maud Barger. supervisor of art in the high school and Miss Williams, county supervisor of art, was informally opened in the art gallery of the Richmond Art association in the high school this morning. ' The exhibit consists of designs and paintings from the Pratt institute at Brooklyn, N. V.

Rev. Charles Woodman, pastor of the Friends' church at Portland, Maine, who has been offered the pastorate of the West Richmond Friends church, was in Richmond Sunday and today. He met with the pastoral committee of the church to discuss phases of the work before definitely deciding to accept the pastorate. Members of the committee are A. M. Jenkins, Harrison Scott, J. R. Unthank, Mrs. Mary A. J. Ballard, Mrs. E. P. Trueblood and Mrs. Martha Lindley. Rev. Mr. Woodman, it is understood, will wait until he returns to Portland before accepting or rejecting the offer. He leaves tonight for Chicago with his family.

He preached at both morning and Vespers services at the church, Sunday morning.

PAPER SUPPLY LOW

FORM NEW LEAGUES.

PAY INHERITANCE TAX.

Inheritance tax on the estate cf Matlie B. Clark was paid to the county treasurer today by Lida Goblo, a sister of the deceased. The estate amounted to $1,023 and the tax was $7.45.

BROKE UP DISHES.

When he promised to pay for the dishes hp broke Saturday night in Gabriel Anderson's restaurant on Fort Wayne avenue, Kellywood Burton, colored, bad his fine reduced to police court this morning to $1 and costs. Burton was arrested Saturday night charged with intoxication.

With the close of the American Seeding League season, two industrial concerns of the city, the Westcott Motor company and the National Automatic plant, are to form leagues of factory employes to finish out the season at the Y. M. C. A. Complete plans and personnel of the teams that will make up the new circuits have not been announced.

Serious shortage of raw material for the manufacture of paper, has been called to the attention of the Richmond Commercial club by a notice from William C. Redfield, secretary of the department of Commerce, Washington, D. C, and notices will be posted in conspicuous places in the city calling the attention of the cit-

izensto the demand for rags and old papers.

CALLS CONFERENCE

BEST EOWLERS MEET.

Interest in the Martin-Dickinson trophy match at the City bowling alleys is expected to attain its maximum

tonight when Art King, conceded as one of the city's premier pin artists,' meets Bert Martin, holder of the tour-1 ney lead to date. Accommodations I

are available for a record crowd.

Action to promote further the Bible study plan for students in the Sunday schools of Richmond will be taken at a meeting Tuesday night in the Y. M. C. A.. AH Sunday school superintendents, ministers and persons interested in this movement will be in attendance. Rev. E. G. Howard will preside.

ORPET DENIED VENUE CHANGE.

PLAN FOR MEMORIAL.

Further details of the annual memorial services by the Eagles lodge which will be held Sunday, April 9, were decided upon at a committee meeting, yesterday morning. The committee of which Charles E. Potter is chairman will meet agsin next Sunday morning to complete the program.

Good paper, It is said, can be produced from refuse hops that have hitherto been thrown away iu breweries.

FOUR BABIES KILLED IN NURSERY FIR

NEW YORK, March 21. Four babies were burned tc death today in a fire in a day nursery at 47 East One Hundred and Third street. . Six families were forced to flee from the building, several persons having narrow escapes from death. The nursery was used by negro families living in the neighborhood.

CHICAGO, March 20 Judge C. C. Edwards, in Waukegan, today denied the motion of attorneys for Will H. Orpet for a change of venue for his trial on the charge of killing Marion Francis Lambert.

LIQUOR DEALER GETS JUDGMENT OF $1.09

Default judgment was taken in circuit court today by Befi Freiberg, wholesale liquor dealer of Indianapolis who brought suit against John Sidel, saloonist, of Richmond. The complaint was on account demanding $100. Payment for the entire amount had been tendered by the local saloonist, so that judgment was entered for $1.09- as in

terest in addition to the principal that J had been tendered. i

FILE EXPENSE BILLS

Statements of expense at the primary election campaign were filed ty the following candidates today with the county clerk: Isaac Winburn, Republican recorder, $14.43. . Luke Gentle, Republican coroner, $20.64. Fillmore Riggs, Republican treasurer, $107.16. William Cheeseman, Republican commissioner from middle district, no expense. Skaife Reed, Progressive recorder, no expense.

FACTORIES DESTROYED

Negotiations for a lease of six months to a year on a factory building in this city which could be used for the assembling and manufacture of lathes, are " being carried on by a company with headquarters in Cincinnati. Representatives of the firm were in the city today and were satisfied with several locations pointed out to them but because of the limited facilities in Richmond to have machine work done, it is probable that they will be unable to open the temporary branch factory here.

REVERSAL OF FORM BRINGS MORE COLD

After getting in one day of spring practice, the weather had a reversal of form last week and went from bad to worse. Monday the maximum temperature was 60 degrees. Men shed their overcoats and automobile owners peeked under linen covers to see how the old car was going to look this week. Before twenty-four hours had elapsed snow was piling in the streets while a cold biting wind pinched shivering humanity. The records for the week are:

Max. Sunday 56 Monday 60 Tuesday 38 Wednesday 22 Thursday 30 Friday 27 Saturday 40

Got any old false teeth you don't want? Got any old wedding or engagement rings that have outlived their usefulness? Don't throw them away. There is a market for them today. War nas created a new business, that of buying up false teeth, crowns, bridgework, old Jewelry of all kinds. Offers of cash for any of the above articles are made in advertisements published by an Anderson company. Platinum used in the teeth and jewelry, it is believed, is sought by the advertisers.

STUDENTS HONOR THEIR MOTHERS

More or less elaborate programs were held in Richmond schools Friday afternoon in the observance of "Mothers Day." Of most prominence was the one given at Warner school where Rev. J. J. Rae, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, gave an address. In all of the schools recitations, poems and songs of "Mother" formed

the programs. In accordance with the suggestion of state department of education, the pupils here are donating a penny each to a fund which will be used for the erection of a. suitable memorial to mothers. How much will be contributed in Richmond is uncertain.

When a cross timber connecting the old and new building3 of the American Seeding Machine company on E street gave way at 5:30 o'clock Saturday, part of the third floor about sixteen feet square collapsed under some stock. Crashing through the second floor the load landed oa the first floor No one was hurt. Stock on the second and third floors, consisting of steel seats, neck yokes and wpod stock was practically undamaged in the fall. Damage to the floors amounted to less than $100. Workmen in the building had left the place an hour earlier. The cross timber which broke was not rotten, it was explained by Willard Z. Carr of the company today but was of insufficient bearing strength. Work of repair was begun Immediately after the accident and continued throughout Saturday night and Sunday. Today nearly All traces of the happening had been removed.

Min. 29 32 18 11 5 13 19

EXONERATE SUBMARINE.

City Statistics

Marriage Licenses. Cecil Roy Boyer, 22. sheet worker, Richmond and Stella right, 20, city. ,

metal Kort-

Joe Rels, 102S North

Williams,

THE HAGUE, March 20. The German ambassador to Holland has informed the Dutch foreign office that an investigation by the German ministry of marine has shown that there were no Germari'submarines in the vicinity of the Tubantia when she was sunk off North Hinder sands last

i Thursday morning.

Before the war there were 6,000,000 more women than men in Europe.

Births

Born to: Mr. and Mrs.

G street, a girl. Mr. and Mrs. Ferderard

818 South H street, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Huber, 210 South Thirteenth street, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wells, 811 North I street, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde T. Brunton, 412 Southwest Third street, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Miller, 240 Southwest Third street, bo7. Deaths and Funerals. COOVERT Word of the death of Mrs. Will Coovert, sister of Mrs. John Klinger of this city, and a former resident of Richmond, was received by local relatives and friends today. Mrs. Coovert died at St. Louis Saturday. Mrs. Coovert was formerly Miss Katherine Mack and made her home here up until four years ago when 6he moved to St. Louis. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

HARMAN INDICATES GROWTH OF CHURCH

Satisfactory growth and substantial financial conditions were reported by Rev. Harry C. Harman. pastor of the First Methodist church, last night. The conference year draws to a close next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Harman indicated that the church had made a 10 per cent grain in membership, that the Sunday-school had enjoyed an amazing growth, and that all church obligations for the year would be cancelled for Sunday. This record Is especially gratifying to the members who urn looking forward to increased, activity during the coming conference year.

RUSH ARMY MEASURE

WASHINGTON, March 21. By a vote of 183 to 103 the House today rejected the Kahn amendment to the Hay army bill which was designed to increase the regular army to 220.000 men. On the rising vote the amendment was rejected by 173 to 82. Kahn demanded tellers. Speaker Clark voted against the amendment. Advocates of a big army have definitely abandoned hope of passing the bill.

BEGIN ROAD WORK

County Superintendent of Tlrtbise Jones has taken personal supervision of highway improvements in the county. More than twenty men were at work today getting roads ready for spring traffic.

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