Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 156, 18 May 1916 — Page 1

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MODERH BETSY ROSS SEWS BUfJTIfJG FOR G. 0. P. CQNVEfJTIOfJ Above Coliseum being remodeled for Republican National Convention in June. Seats are being provided for 12,300 or 1,000 more than at the 1912 convention. Below Miss June Humes, who is sewing 22,000 yards of bunting to decorate the ceiling and girders of the Coliseum.

" -.gr!"!1"'- ZZtr" it; 7 'igy.&niKJWiTni ii in WANTS U.S. TO PROTEST TOJLLIES . WASHINGTON, May 18. The French and Italian governments face a serious reckoning 441th the state department if allegations of the Austro - Hungarian government are proved that French and Italian submarines have attacked aniAustrian passenger boat and, a hospital ship. The state department today was awaiting with interest receipt of a note reported to have been handed to Ambassador Penfield as well as the diplomatic representatives of the other neutral powers of Vienna. Sets Forth Details. The Austrian government rharcea Krench and Italian submarine craft Continued On Page Eleven. FOUR VENIREMEN FROM OVER 250 SEATED IN JURY WAUKEGAN. III.. May 18. The possibility of Lake county not being able to furnish a jury of twelve men to decide the fate of Will Orpet. the young student, who is charged with murdering his discarded sweetheart, confronted attorneys in the case today. In the three days' trial so far, more than 250 veniremen, most of them grizzled farmers and laborers, have been examined, and when court convened today there were but four men in the box. and these only tentatively accepted. Despite the stern admonitions of Judge Charles Connelly to 'fulfill your duty to the state," the shuffling line continued in and out of the jury box today. Since Marian Lambert's body was found In the snow in Helms' woods last February, Lake county has done little else but discuss this case. ELECT HOWARD NIXON. Howard K. Nixon of Portland, has been elected editor In chief for the 1917 year book of Earlham college. Lawrence Lfndley of Russia ville, has been elected managing editor.

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If the Indiana Public Utilities commission decides, after the hearing tomorrow of the Richmond City Water Works company's petition for an increase in water rates, that the company is not entitled to a readiness-to-serve charge on fire protection sprinkling systems it will be contrary to a ruling recently made in the Terre Haute water rate case.

Fixes Sprinkler Charge. In preparing an order establishing the sources of income for the "Terre Haute water works company the commission provided a readiness-to-serve charge for all. sprinkling systems in that city. . Richmond business interests , which have installed such systems will be represented at the hearing tomorrow by an attorney for the purpose of entering a remonstrance against the establishment of a charge for, sprinklers. Recently James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding Machine c ompany, at a meeting of the directors J

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so? - TO TER of the Commercial club, declared that a charge against a fire protection system would be absolutely unjust and he even threatened that his company, in the event such a charge was provided by the commission, would eventually seek a location elsewhere. LIGHTNING UPSETS BED CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., May 18. Since Miss Bertha Miller was hurled from her bed by lightning, flashes of lightning cause her great pain.

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STRIKE OF TWO THREATENED TO "GLOSED-SHO

There is a prospect that the local unions of carpenters and of brickmasons will declare a strike against several building construction contracting firms in this city in the near future, unless there is a prompt compliance, on the part of these concerns, with a joint "closed shop" demand which, it is said, has been submitted by the two unions. ; No increase in the wage scale is asked by either carpenters or brickmasons, but the two unions are firmly insisting that no non-union men be employed ,on any construction work in this city.

Demand Submitted. It was learned- today that the first "closed shop" demand was submitted early this spring, to become effective May 1. It was a repetition of a demand submitted by the carpenters union a year ago. Members of the carpenters union complain that both demands were ignored by the renresentaS STI MORNING DRIVE BERLIN', May 18. Three separate attacks were delivered by the French against the German position on Hill No. 304 this morning but all were repulsed, the German was office announced. The assault followed a vigorous bombardment of the German position by French artillery infantry action has become extremely violent on both side of the Meuse river in the Verdun sector. i Weather Forecast I United SUJes Report Fair tonight and probably Friday. Slightly warmer Friday. Temperature. Noon 53 Yesterday. Maximum 62 Minimum 42 Local Forecast Fair, and continued cold tonight. Near freezing. Friday unsettled but not so cold. Warmer Saturday. General Conditions The great cool wave hich has prevailed for the past two days is slowly moving eastward and will pass, away from this section within the next 36 hours. A storm over the southwest is causing rain as far east as Missouri. Warmer weather covers the Rocky Mountain states.

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tives of the building trades contractor's association. The brick masons union did not join with the carpenters in the first "closed Continued On Page Eleven WEST ASKED TO LIFT VOICE FOR DEFENSE CHICAGO, May 18. If agitation now being fostered by the Chicago preparedness committee comes to a head, all cf the United state west of the Alleghenies will lift a simultaneous cry for national defense on Saturday, June 3. Telegrams have been sent to the mayors of twenty-five of the largest cities in the country urging them to promote a preparedness parade on that date, and to urge the smaller cities nearby to join in the movement. Already plans are under way at Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cleveland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oes Moines, Joliet, Peoria, Minneapolis and Kansas City to comply, according to advices received at headquarters here. ASHES OF DR. DENNIS BURIED AT EARLHAM Ashes , of the late D. W. Dennis, whose body was cremated .at Cincinnati last Tuesday, were buried in Earlham cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. No services were held and only the immediate relatives were present.

QUIGG INTERESTS CAPITAL in PLAN OF EXPANSION; WANTS MILLER BUILDING

Plans for the organization of a large wholesale grocery company, the reorganization and extension of the Richmond company to take over the largest warehouse of the former M. Rumely company, the building now owned by George F. Miller, are being contemplated according to a statement of William H. Quigg, secretary and treasurer of the Richmond Baking company. Officials of the Baking company said today that additional capital is now being interested in the proposed extension and that the building which is being considered is ideal for the purpose enabling the company to do extensive shipping business.

PAGE THE CENSOR; SUPPOSE THE WIND HAPPENED TO BLOW If Richmond women wish to keep up with the latest styles from Paris by wearing short stockings this summer, they can find the half socks for sale at the local women's furnishing stores. Stocks of the latest short hosiery will be laid in if the demand grows sufficient to warrant it, local merchants said this morning. It is being forecasted by hosiery manufacturers that women all over the country will wear' stockings so short that they will barely , meet the" short kirts-'-wjtfch have been decreed by fashion experts. KAISER SHOULD ADD THE "IRON CROSS" TO THESE HONORS Job, that old man who claims the world's record for patience, and Clarence Mayhew, stationmaster at the Pennsy depot, who has been claiming second honors, have been compelled to relinquish all claims. The new title holder is Mrs. Pille, matron at the day nursery. Here's the way she outdistanced all contenders. Mrs. Pille recently cared for five bottle-babies and a number of other children for a whole day. Imagine five youngsters, in five cribs, uttering five different brands of "cry" all at once. Mrs. Pille is elected. PLANT KINGDOM JOINS DRY RANKS FOR THE SUMMER Will somebody with a little time please go out and count the dandelions in -Richmond? Or in some other way settle the dispute about the comparative number of "greens" in the city this year. The question is one of vital interest and must be settled, for there's an old tradition which says that a superabundance of the dandelions denotes an extraordinary dry season. SHERLOCK IS BUSY; BLAMES D. CUPID FOR STRANGE NAMES Page Mr. Holmes, this time. Under the title of Covington, Ky.. statistics, appear the names of Frank Harkel, Richmond, Clara Fanders. Richmond. After an industrius survey of the city directory, failure to discover the above names listed therein, leads the staff slueth to believe Dan Cupid has slipped something over on somebody. HERE'S ONLY MEANS TO BE BEAUTIFUL; ATTENTION PEOPLE Beauty parlors and cosmetics are not the only means of obtaining that appearance which is described as beautiful. The day nursery with soap, water and scrub brushes has entered the field as a competitor. This was evidenced a short tine since when a little girl greeted the matron, Mrs. Pille with this request: " Please make me pretty again." In these childish words the girl had expressed her appreciation of the care she had received while her mother was away from home during the day earning a livlihood. Mother had not had time to wash the little face and twist the silken curls. WOMAN DISAPPEARS. LOGAXSPORT, Ind., May IS. James Newport is trying to find his wife who disappeared following a quarrel between them over their rerespective children by former marriages.

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Mr. Quigg said that the Richmond Baking company has been extremely cramped for space and that at least four times the amount of business could be done if the company had an opportunity to expand. If the deal for the purchase of the Miller property goes through, the company expects to build a fourth floor to the ware house, using the upper floors for the manufacture of crackers, etc., retaining the Continued On Page Eleven. U. S. CONSULS CONFER WITH GEN. FUNSTON WASHINGTON, May 18. All Amer. ican consuls in northern Mexico are to confer shortly at El Paso and inform American military authorities of the true situation in Mexico, it was announced today at the war department. They are to inform General Funston and others just what steps, if any, have been taken by Carranzistas toward the protection of Americans in Mexico. FRIENDS IN U. S. HELPED REBELS FINANCE RIOTS LONDON, May 18. That considerable money was received from the United States by the Sin Feiners and used for the purchase of arms and the printing of seditious newspapers in Ireland was the assertion made today by Sir Matthew Nathan, undersecretary for Ireland, before the commission appointed to inquire into the origin and responsibility for the uprising in Dublin. GERMANY TELLS PEOPLE TO OBEY LAWS OF U. S. WASHINGTON, May 18. The German government through Count von Bernstorff, today informed German consuls in America that they must instruct all Germans to observe strictly the laws of the United States. CONSUL FOR GROWN ASKS SPEEDY TRIAL OF IRISH LEADERS LONDON. May 18. Demands by consul for the crowd for the speedy trial of the high treason, charges against Sir Roger Casement and Daniel O'Bailey led to the belief today that the plotters will be arraigned In the high court of justice within a fort, nioht. . MEETING POSTPONED. The regular monthly business meeting of the West Side Improvement association tomorrow night has been postponed until next month,' Secretary N. C. Heironimus announced this morning. " ,