Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 231, 15 August 1916 — Page 2

THE RICHMOND PAL1JU)1UM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY. AUG. 15, 1916

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NOTED READER BOOKED FOR CHAUTAUQUA WEEK

Tae return of this distinguished Interpreter of plays and clever actress to the Richmond Chautauqua assembly for the third consecutive year will be hailed with delight by all who have had the pleasure of hearing her on either of her former appearances. By many Miss Stahl is considered the greatest reader on the platform and all concede her a foremost place. Her histrionic ability has brought her flattering offers from prominent theatrical producers to play leading roles. She prefers the quieter manifestations of the emotional spirit to be found on the platform instead of the stase and has never accepted the offers made her. Although long in the front rank In her chosen field she is today doing the very best work in her entire career of fifteen years on .the plat form. Possessing what is commonly called the "artistic temperament" to a marked degree and of an emotional and sensitive nature, yet sentiment is never permitted to obscure her work as she brings out the place of the many and varied characters in a play. The Richmond Chautauqua makes no apology for returning Miss Stahl

HISS CHARLES GOES BACK TO MEXICO

Mies Sarah R. Charles of Fountain City, who returned from Mexico, where she had been serving as a Friends missionary several months ago, was in Richmond yesterday conferring with Ross Hadley of the mission board, about resuming work in that field. Miss Charles will go to Matamoras, Mex., in a week. R. S. Tice, one of the most experienced missionaries in the field, is at Victoria conferring 'with Mexican officials.

three yearB in succession, but rather congratulates itself in being able to secure one so distinguished for a return date, and Miss Stahl says: "I am looking forward to my Richmond engagement as the one brightest spot in my summer's work." .A large audience will greet her Wednesday afternoon. Aug. 23,- in "The Servant in the House," and the tent will be taxed to its capacity to hear her Thursday evening as she presents the masterpiece from the pen of Walter Browne "Everywoman." ' GILLILAN TO SPEAK FOB STARR RECORDS "Strlck" Gillilan! famous Indiana humorist, will come to Richmond next month to make some records for the Starr Piano company . He will speak some of his well known poems. " The Starr Piano company is attempting to turn out records as fast as the equipment permits. Many local musicians are assisting in the work, and a number of professional singers and instrumentalists from out of town have made records for the new Starr, machine.

SMITH TO DISCUSS INSANITY IN STATE

Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of East haven, is a member of a committee to arrange for a state conference at the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, October 16 and 17, to discuss the problem of mental defectives in Indiana. The governor's committee, of which Dr. Smith is a member, will make recommendations to the 1917 legislature as to what it regards the best methods of dealing with the state mental defectives. Educational, religious and charitable organizations of the state have been invited to cq-operate in the conference.

JOHN DEHRING DIES

HAGERSTOWX, Ind. Aug. 15. Death came to John Dehring Sunday night following many weeks of illness. He was born in Germany and was 85 years old. He was a young man when he came to America and married here. His wife died a few years ago at their rresent home on Elm street. They are survived by three children, Lizzie of Peru. Otto and Austin. The funeral and burial will ocur today. The Rev. Sylvester Bilheimer will officiate.

BLOOMINGTON VOTES ON SALOON QUESTION

BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Aug. 15. Although the "drys" have filed a remonstrance containing enough names to make the residence districts of the city "dry." the "wets' 'have filed a l-etition for a local option election for Sept. 7 and the election has been ordered. The "drys will make a determined fight with President W. L. Bryan, of Indiana university as one of the leaders. The "wets" were anxious to have the election before Indiana university opens for its fall term, saying that students heretofore have voted the town "dry."

REVENUE BILL DECIDED UPON BY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Completed after days of acrimonious debate, which threatened party solidarity, the

senate committee today was ready to report to the senate the amended revenue measure, which the leaders estimate will raise a total of $205,000,000 annually. This is $7,500,000 more than the measure was expected to carry when it was passed by the house. The changes made in it by the senate are certain to be bitterly fought in the house. Among the important provisions of the measure as now agreed upon are: A sur-tax on Income. A 10 per cent tax on net profits of war munltitions manufacturers. License tax of 50 cents per thousand on corporation bonds. Continues the tax on stilled wines at eight cents per gallon, and lowers tax on other wines. Suspends duties upon all dye stuffs during the . period of the European war. Eliminate stamp taxes on express and freight bills of lading and telephone and telegraph messages, but retains the stamp tax on bonds, debentures, Pullman seats and berths, insurance policies, steamship tickets and certificates of indebtedness. Creates a non-partisan commission at salaries of $7,500 for seven mem.bers annually.'

ITALIAN SHIP RUINED

GENOA, Aug. 15. The Italian steamer Teti has been sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean. Part of the crew was landed here today but seventeen men are missing. The Teti displaced 2,868 tons and was built in 1883.

SCHOOL BOARD

OLD MIAMI BOYS MEET AT REUNION

OXFORD. O.. Aug. 15. Sixteen old Miami University boys Sunday attended the annual reunion of the Phi Alpha Psl fraternity: John Foster, Sidney: Dart Keech, Walter Harlan aud Karl Mueller, Middletown; Holmes Martin. Greenville; Paul Hunsinger. Wlnton Place; Earl Hansbarper and Oscar Fry. Anscnia; Adam Braun and Wesley Morris, Hamilton; Harlan Schwab, Tom C. Law, Bladen Marshall and Charles and George McKfcann, Oxford, and S. S. Carr, Cincinnati.

FIRE DAMAGES STORE

OXFORD, O., Aug. 15. The Coulter Produce Company's store was badly damaged by fire Saturday night, caused by spontaneous combustion. Coulter's loss will reach $3,000, partly covered by insurance. The building Is owned by Robert W. Vanness. Loss, $1,000; insured.

THIEVES HELP THEMSELVES

PETERSBURG. Ind., Aus. 15. Wilbur Doty, a fruit grower, placed lad.ders in his orchard to be used by men who were to pick apples next day. During the night thieves stripped the trees of the fruit.

FAN SEVERS FINGER

EATON, O., Aug. 15. While at work Moaday morning on an automobile engine, Henry T. Clawson, North Barron street, got his right hand in the fan and lost the end of one finger md had two others badly lacerated. Dr. E. E. Welsh rendered surgical attention.

GEESE FLY SOUTHWARD

Reports that geese are flying southrard over Richmond is no indication

hat fall Is any closer than the calen-

lar indicates, according to sportsmen, vho explain that they are going southward earlier this season because the Irought in "the northern country has oade food scarce.

PERU OBSERVES CENTENNIAL DAY WITH PAGEANT

PERU, Ind., Aug. 15. This is Francis Slocum day at the Miami county centennial celebration. The celebration opened with a reception at the court house at which Mayor Hammond welcomed many members of the Slocum family who came from different parts of the United States. The party then went to the Bundy cemetery, where the body of Frances Slocum is buried. The centennial pageant is woven around the life of Frances Slocum, beginning with her capture by the Indians when a child in Pennsylvania, and her subsequent life. The first scene is to - depict the home of Frances Slocum in the Wyoming valley, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and her abduction by three Delaware Indians. The second scene is laid in Miami county before the coming 'of the Indians. The native forest is devoid of human life and mythical characters are shown in symbolical scenes. The Wabash river is represented by interpretive dances, depicting the moods of the river, its peace, its ripplig waves, its storms and floods.

MENDENHALL HEADS FRIENDS' CONFERENCE

Prof. W. O. Mendenhall of Earlham college was re-elected president of the Conference of Young Friends, which closed yesterday at Cedar Lake, Ind. The delegates from Richmond Friends church returned yesterday aftterday afternoon. Rev. Charles E. Tebbetts of the West Richmond Friends church, conducted a class in mission study during the conference. Fourteen delegates from the West Richmond Friends church, three from East Main Street church and one from South Eighth Street church attended.

SOUTH SIDE PLANS HARVEST FESTIVAL

Reports of the picnic and harvest festival committees will be given at the South Side Improvement association tonight Whether or not the harvest festival will be held in connection with the Richmond centennial will be up for consideration. No conference has been held with the management of tha Brown Collar Pad factory to see what can be done towards building more bouses in Beallview so that it would be easier for the factory to obtain labor.

CAN'T DRAPE FLAGS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS

Chicago, Aug. 15. Capt. F. R. Lewis, past president of the American Flag Day association, thinks its a violation of the law to wreath a picture of the American flag around pictures of presidential candidate. He has telegraphed Charles Evans Hughes to that effect, and urged him to have suppressed campaign pamphlets showing Hughes and Fairbanks and the flag on campaign posters, and threatening action unless it is stopped.

NEW TO OPEN

TRADERS REQUESTED TO EXPLAIN RAPID ADVANCE IN GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 15. United States District Attorney Clyne today was considering asking Federal Judge Landis to call a special grand jury to investigate evidence agents of the department of justice have unearthed, and which is said to tend to show that the ecent spectacular rise in the price of wheat was due to a conspiracy between speculators and big milling interests of the northwest. A number of big traders were summoned to appear today before the federal district attorney and E. N. Hurley, chairman of the federal trade commission, and tell what they know about the increased prices.

ANSCOMBE TO SPEAK AT STREET SERVICES

The Rev. Francis Anscombe of the South Eighth Street Friends church, will speak at the Y. M. C. A. street meeting to be held at Ninth and Main streets tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. A male quartet from the First English Lutheran church, under the direction of E. B. Knollenberg, will furnish the music.

BOARD OF MISSION MEETS IN SEPTEMBER

Continued from page One much damage to their local business. People will consider the action of the school board when they go to let contracts for big buildings. The school board had a perfect legal right to let the contract to Robert Frost Daggart, Indianapolis, but had no moral right to do so. Richmond architects could have done the work as well as he. If. the school board had thought the local men incompetent to do all the work, they could have specified In the contract that some consulting engineer be engaged to oversee the plans. It would have cost tho citizens not one cent more and the school board could have demanded that Daggart be the consulting architect.

"If this had been done, all plans j

would have been drawn by local men. However, they would have been constructed under the orders of Mr. Daggert. Under the contract which has been let, Mr. Daggert will not draw the plans. He will supervise their construction and the work will be done by young men who are learning the trade. Have Personal Interest. "It is no more than natural that local men would even do a better Job than the Indianapolis firm," continued

Mr. Werking. "They have a personal interest in it and would be on the ground to oversee the construction work all the time. "It cannot be that the Indianapolis firm could do the work any cheaper than the Richmond men. The rules of the association to which Mr. Daggert belongs say that no contract can be taken for less than five per cent of the cost of the structure. This is the price the local men asked. No Difference Locally. "It would have mattered not to which Richmond architect the work went. The school board had been asked to choose the one which it thought most competent. All we wanted was that a Richmond tax payer should receive the work. As it is, the local architects must help pay, for the work. "The architects srend their money here. They could buy supplies cheaper at Chicago, but they do not. They patronize home trade an the merchants who pay taxes for the upkeep of the community. The architects, In objecting to this action of the school board are doing it ia the spirit that the merchants of the state are fighting to keep mail order houses from receiving places at the State Fair to advertise their goods."

No meeting of the executive board of the North Fourteenth Street Friends Mission was held last night. The next meeting will be held on the second Monday in September. Regular church services and Sunday school and Christian Endeavor work is being continued. At present Rev. J. F. Probst is in Dayton, 0.,Non account of the serious illness of his mother, but he is expected to return within a few days.

Continued From Page One. as many wealthy angels as hitherto, who are able to make big contributions," he told the workers. The rank and file of the party workers must make the contributions this year. The national committee will send some money into the state, but it will not suffice for the work that must be done. People think that campaign contributions are so much boodle money, but this is a mistake. It takes money to conduct a campaign. Every cent is accounted for, and even the names of the contributors are kept by the state central committee. The finances are handled in a business-like way and are expended in a legitimate manner. He argues that the Sixth district has few wealthy men who will make contributions. That means the party must depend on the small contributions. The Sixth is extremely clannish, and in the past has kept practically all the money raised there within its own confines, sending very little to the state committee. In this

respect it is far behind the .other districts. Depends on Farmers. John Millikan of New Castle, said the party would have to depend on the farmers in Henry county, for most of the factory owners are Democrats. Judge Comstock, Sixth district candidate for Congress, predicted that 90 per cent of the Progressive vote In Wayne county would be cast for the Republican ticket. Every effort, he asserted, should be made by Republicans to receive the former Progressives in a cordial manner because the party needs these votes if it is to win. If the Progressives desire to see their principles enacted into law they should support the Republican ticket, he concluded. That there is not a county In the Sixth district which does not have an influential newspaper supporting and fighting for Republican victory, was the assertion of George Elliott, owner and editor of the New Castle Courier. In 1912 there were only three Republican newspapers left in the district, but now there is one at least in every county. From the standpoint of newspapers everything favors the Republicans. The political conditions of the district, especially in Wayne county, was very gratifying to the Republicans. Carl Meyers, secretary of the Wayne Republican central committee

represented Wayne county. Judge Com

stock, Paul Comstock and Perry Freeman, as well as two newspapermen of Richmond, attended from here.

MOTOR PARTIES STOP FOR NIGHT AT ARLINGTON

Fourteen members of the Byrnes family of Chicago, here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Anna Byrnes, formed a family group at the Weetcott hotel last evening. The party plans to leave for Chicago today. From St. Joseph, Mo., to New York; City, is the trip undertaken by A. S. Maxwell and party, who registered at the Arlington this morning. Edward B. Harvey of Washington, D. C, was in a party registered at the Arlington last night. Edward Crumm and party of Indianapolis motored to Richmond last ev. ening. They registered at the Arlington. W. S. Hamilton and party of ten of Des Moines, la., are at the Westcott. They are making a machine tour of the middle west; . - r ; - i Mr. and Mrs. W.rj. Burkhart of Cincinnati motored to Richmond last evening. They registered at the Westcott. In a party of motorists from West Grove, W. Va., were John Deichman and family. They stopped at the Westcott. J. A. Bentley, W. A. Pratt, W. M. Hodge and M. Rudenick, all of Grand Rapids, registered at the Arlington last night. Fred W. Johnson and party of Pittsburg, are at the Arlington. J. W. Schlenker of Eaton, W. S. Hamilton of Dubuque, la., O. Coserine of New York, J. F. Thompson of Cleveland, Charles French of Lafayette, and L. C. Benton, Rochester, N. Y., registered at the Westcott this morning. CENSORS TAKE MONEY DESTINED FOR BERLIN

BERLIN, Aug. 15. A letter sent by the Swabain Association of Los Angeles, Calif., containing a relief contribution of $250,000, has just reached Stuttgart with the money missing. It had been extracted by the British censors.

SUES FOR DIVORCE

DEMANDS SPEAKER FOR POLITICAL DAY

"Give us something definite about a Chautauqua day speaker. We must know Immediately." The foregoing is the sum and substance of the message which C. BBeck has sent to Representative Gray and Senator Taggart. These Indiana men have been sending the names of prospective speakers for two months, but never have they secured a definite promise from a national speaker to come to Richmond on Democratic Chautauqua day.

REBEL IS. EXECUTED

SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Aug. 15. General Bell, Jr., commander at Fort Bliss, El Paso, today forwarded to Major General Funston confidential reports from an American secret agency in Chihuahua City confirming reports of the execution of General Salizar for an attempt to foment an anti-Carranza revolt. More than two hundred arrests have been made in Chihuahua.

THREE SHIPS WRECKED

LONDON, Aug. 15. Overnight dispatches received by Lloyd's reported the destruction of three more merchant ships, presumably by submarines. Those sunk were the Italian steamer Nereus, 3,980 tons; the French sailing vessel, Saint Gaston, and the Italian sailing ship Dina.

HUGHES TAKES VACATION

OXFORD, O. Aug. 15. Two of Miami university's officials left today on their annual vacations. President Hughes, who is a hay fever sufferer, will spend three week6 at Point-of-Pines, Mich., and Secretary George S. Bishop has gone to Denver, Colo., for two weeks.

ATTEMPTS TO BREAK WILL AIDING COLLEGE

EATON, O., Aug. 15. Josephine B. Davis has instituted divorce proceedings against Roy K. Davis, charging cruelty and neglect. She says he struck her and called her vile names. She also charges that he took from her $100, which she received from her former husband, and squandered it. The litigants live in Eaton.

ATTEND FAMILY REUNION

To enable his aeroplane to alight by clutching a cable a Frenchman has built a spring fork that projects from the top of the machine.

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Cold Rolled Steel, Bars, Plates, Sheets, Nuts, Bolts, Rivets,

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OXFORD, O., Aug. 15. One hundred Coulters attended the family's annual reunion at the home of Benjamin Douglass Saturday. These officers for the coming year were chosen: President, Elmer Coulter; Secretary, Mildred Douglass Shocke; Treasurer, Thos. W, Coulter. The next reunion will be held at the home of the new president.

OXFORD, O., Aug. 15. Attorney John Weld Peck, Cincinnati, has been retained by Miami university trustees to represent the institution in the suit brought by heirs of the late Laura L. Ogden to break her will, in which Miami was left $460,000.

LAY CEMENT DRIVEWAYS

OXFORD, O., Aug. 15. Workmen have Just completed about 1,000 yards of cement driveways in Miami university campus. The new drives run from the lower Campus avenue gate and connect with the girls' dormitory drives.

In an experimental way bank notes are being printed in England on silk waterproofed by a secret process which employs no rubber.

STARR STORE TO BE OPENED BEFORE MAY

Reports that the Starr Piano company was attempting to purchase the, building occupied by the Rich livery barn, 15 North Secenth 6treet, and would erect a large office building from Seventh to Eighth streets, which would accommodate its entire office force, were emphatically denied this morning by Fred Gennett, secretary of the company. "We have all the room that we want now." said Mr. Gennett. "We have absolutely no intention of erecting a large building and moving our offices away from the factory." Notice has been given to John Shurley and H. H. Engelbert to move from their places of business on North Eighth street by September 1, and Mr. Gennett said today that the work of wrecking the old building would probable be begun immediately after that date. Several plans for the new Starr piano store have been submitted, but none of these has been approved, and no contracts have been made. This will be done, soon, however, as the company wishes to have the new building ready by May 1, 1917. "The structure will certainly not be more than two stories In height," Mr. Gennett said. "It will have an attractive front, but the building will not to be designed to accomodate any offices. It will be occupied by the Starr Piano store.

PICNIC IS SUCCESSFUL

DODDRIDGE CHAPEL, Ind., Aug. 15. The second annual picnic of the Doddridge Literary society met Friday afternoon in Greene's grove, near Waterloo. A delightful time was spent in games, swinging and in the fine wading which the creek affords. After finding partners in a very unique way, about twenty-five couples gathered about the luncheon table to enjoy the appetizing viands. At twilight the company dispersed, voting this the most enjoyable time ever spent together.

MISS SARAH COX DIES.

NEW PARIS, O., Aug. 15. Word has been received here of the death on July 27, of Miss Sarah Cox, aged 80 years, at Angelus hospital. Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Cox is well-known to the older residents being the second daughter of the late Dr. Cox, a practising physican of New Paris. An attack of pneumonia in January followed by grippe was the cause of Miss Cox's death. Burial was made in California.

New Zealand has thus far this year imported 190 automobiles.' I '? 1 1 . ,

THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE ENTRANCE

Holthouse's Seventh Anniversary Sale is now on in full swing. Hundreds of great values are offered daily. Don't stay away. Come for bargains. We mention only a few in this ad. Many others await you.

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