Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 39, 28 December 1916 — Page 5

THE ftlCHMGMO PALLADIUM AMD SUN-IELEGHAli, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1916

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Bright Accounts of All Local Athletic Activities Full of Pep and Originality ; True to Facts, but Not Prosaic ; - ' Playing Criticised Intelligently.

LOU PILOTS PRODIGALS BACK HOME WITH EASE HOW THEY STAND Won. Lost. Pet. Richmond 8 Newcastle 9 Muncle 8 Indtanapolfs 1 ,6 7 7 6 .571 .563 .533 .143 Last Night's Result Richmond, 7; Muncle, 4. Week's Schedule Tonight Muncle at Newcastle. - Friday Indianapolis at Muncle. II . Going on high speed from reveille to tap3 the Richmond polo team shot through the Munclo defense on the Coliseum floor last night and pulled up fresh at the close In first place In the state league race, just eight points ahead of the New Castle quintet. As a result of its defeat Muncle tumbled from first to third place. Notwithstanding the fact '.hat the two teams rolled up a total of eleven counts, seven being made by the locals, it was a well played contest and on which kept the fans howling from curtain to curtain. Quaker Defense Tightens After the first period the Quaker defense tightened and the Muncle attack wan broken down. On the other hand ton Richmond offensive, led by fleedy Lou Quigley, was not to be denied. The Richmond defensive trio, Griffith, Evans and Ometz, always hondlinera, were at their best last . night, notably Griffith. Never has a better exhibition of half back play been witnessed on tho Coliseum floor thrvi Griffith's play last night. The bald-headed -eagle of Racine was all over the floor, breaking up plays, ridina; the harried Muncie rushers and assisting in the attack. Just to finish off hi3 evening's work, with a high polish Griffith, at "Doggy" Bone wnpod, fhot through the entire Muncle team and tossed the ball Into t drunerles behind tho astonished T'rrddv l'rnri'. No Ssssnd Ru.-h Needed "w.v On!;! v. badly crippled by a bolMigbt.a'nR Irtve in the flrsi period, vns not much aid in the Richmond nttnek but Lou Onijrley was at his best ,liit night and really did not need a .'secmd rush, iriix of thfi seven local goils were registered by Louis and all of them were spectacular. Mincio's four counts came In the firFt ncricd. which ended with a score of 1 to 4. Two scores were made by Richmond In tho second frame and one In the final period. Outside of the brilliant individual playing of L. Quigley and Griffith the game'6 featuro was the team work of the locals. Score: Muncie n. c. a. r. Williams, first rueh. .. . 4 10 1 Fahrner, second rush.. 0 3 10 Houston, center 0 0 1 1 Edglngton, halfback ... 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 2 1'cnce, coal. 31 stops. Richmond R. 0. A. L. Quiglev, first, rush.. 10 6 0 O. Quigley. second rush 0 0 2 Kvans. center 0 0 2 Griffith, halfback 0 11 Totals 10 7 5 1 O'Mete, goal. 29 stops. Score by periods First Period nirhmond, L. Quigley 3 Hirhraond, L. Quigley 3 Itlfhmond, L. Quigley 2 Muncie, Fahrner 1 Muncle, Fahrner Richmond. L. Quigley 1 Muncie, Fahrner 1 Muncle, Williams Second Period Richmond. Griffith Richmond, L. Quigley 8 Third Period Richmond, L. Quigley ..... 13 :02 :24 :00 :58 :11 :43 :48 :44 :48 :07 :20 Free drives from fouls O Quip; e'. 2. Referee Thompson. Attendance 1,200. PLAY TOWNSHIP TEAM EATON. O., Dec. 28. Eaton High basketball team will oppose the team of tho Dixon township centralized school' Friday evening at the armory. ST. PAUL'S LUTHERANS HOLD SPECIAL SERVICE ON LAST DAY OF YEAR Special services commemorative of tr-e passing of the old year and heralding the dawn of the new, will be conducted Sunday at St. Paul's Lutheran church. At the Sunday school Mrs. Lilly Moelk will review the mission work of the General Synod. "Ave Maria," a piano, violin and flute trio, will be given by Misses Elizabeth and Marguerite Hasemeler and Wilbur Haspmelcr. j "The Pilgrim of the Ages," will be' the subject of an address by the Rev. F. XV. Rohlflng, pastor. Sunday even-' Ins et which time Miss Marguerite Hascmeier will play a violin offertory. The choir is preparing a program.LODGE CONFERS DEGREE MILTON, Ind., Dec. 2S. Milton Masonic lodge had work Wednesday evening and conferred Entered Apprentice ?n one candidate. A bumper to stop railroad cars has icon invented that consists of a selea of cunred elevations in the track, rhlch gradually reduces the speed of car, the last one being high enough 9 halt It.

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GREEKS TAKE LEAD .OF CITY LEAGUERS The Greeks by trailing the standard of the Miller-Kempers last night drove their way Into first place In the city polo league. The story of the 5-3 prelude to the big game follows: Miller-Kempers R. Butler, first rush . . 4 Clark, second rush...., 0 Bulla, center 0 Kem, halfback o G . 0 3 0 0 A, 0 0 0 0 Gordon, goal, 28 stops. Greeks R. G. A. F. Bradfield, first rush . . 7 3 0 0 Van Etten, second rush 0 0 0 0 Guyer, center . 0 1 1 0 Minor, halfback 0 1 0 0 Totals 7 5 1 0 Hawekotte, goal, 28 stops. Score by Periods Greeks, Bradfield 8:00 Greek3, Minor :36 Second Period Miller-Kempers, Clark 3:47 Greeks, Guyer 4:17 Third Period l Miller-Kempers, Clark 7:05 Greeks, Bradfleld :25 Greks, Bradfleld 4:33 Miller-Kempers, Clark 2:52 Referee Newman. Ins-and-outs Bulla, 2. AMERICAN AVIATOR ORDERED TO FRONT JIEUT. BSTT yjuMfJ Adjutant Bert Hall, of Eagle Pass, Texas, and member of the FrancoAmerican Flying Corps of the French army, has been transferred from Verdun to the Roumanian .front. Hall is the first American aviator to be sent to the eastern theatre of war by France. Hall was transferred at his own request. ' With the transfer Hall was raised to a sub-lieutenant. NO RESERVED SEATS FOR HOWARD BENEFIT No reserved seats will be sold for the Old Melodies concert to be given at the Coliseum, Jan. 5. All seats will be sold for twenty-five cents A rehearsal of all church .choirs which will take part was held in the First English Lutheran chut ch last night. The final' rehearsal will be held in the high school auditorium Wednesday night. The choirs of .the First M. E., First English Lutheran and Second Presbyterian churcher. are preparing special numbers. The Y. M. C. A. double quartet will ,also sing. The net proceeds of this concert go towards helping Wesley Howard, the colored violinist, finish his musical education. Masonic Calendar Thursday, Dec. 28. King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M. Called meeting. Work in Past and Most Excellent Masters Degree, commencing at 7:00 o'clock. " - - Friday, Dec. 30. King Solomon'3 Chapter No. 4. R. A. M. Called Meeting. Work In Royal Arc1'. Degree, commencing at 7:00 o'clock. Substantial refreshments. FIND HORSE OWNER AFTER AUTO SMASH Ownership of a horse which survived a smashup on the Chester pike Christmas day and which has since been held by Will Buhl of Spring Grove was cleared today in police court when Ben Holthpuse was identified as the man who had given the horse to Buhl promising to return for it as soon as a doctor had cared for his injuries. Holthouse came to Richmond and got drunk, forgetting to call for the horse. . He drew a fine of $1 and costs. : PALLADIUM WAWT AXX PJV

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YEAR BRINGS BRIDGE ISSUE TO SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION AFTER EXTEiEDCONTROVERSY

President Wilson had the European war and the trouble with Mexico to preplex him during 1916. Wayne county commissioners had the Main and South G street bridge problems to contend with. - Considering that the president gets $75,000 a year and has all the assistants he needs, it might be said that the local commissioners have had the worst job by a long shot For their services during the year, each of them has received $500. Out of this they have had to pay their own expenses. In proportion the commissioners have had to stand for . many more knocks from people with different views that the president. Practically every step taken by the commissioners towards replacing the old Main street bridge and getting an appropriation for a South Side bridge was hotly contested. Controversy Dates Way Back. Rumblings forecasting the storm and climax of the bridge controversy may be traced back several years. In 1911 the safety of old Main street bridge was questioned. At this same time the south siders began getting more and more anxious for a bridge

over the Whitewater at South E, South I Peacock made an attack on the work G or South L street. of County Bridge Engineer Mueller and The bridge sinking fund which had declared that the law provided that been started in 1904 was getting larg- j a11 bridge work should be done by the er. People who questioned the safety j county purveyor. After trying Peaof the Main street bridge in 1911 ",ot,'

south siders. They were after the bridge in the south end and they were working for it all .the time. . Every county council from 1904 on was confronted with a request for an appropriation and each time the improvement association was put off with a special sinking fund levy. The first levy of two cents for the South Side bridge sinking fund was paid in 1905; in 1906 it was four cents; 1907, four cents; 1908, two cents; 1909, one cent; 1910, one cent; 1911, one cent; 1912. four cents; 1913, four cents; 1914, two cents; 1915, one cent and 1916, one cent. All these levies put together make the total amount now in the sinking fund, $87,896.71. There is now much question whether this sinking fund i levy could ever have been legally collected if resistance had been offered! by tax payers. j In 1914 the first real crash which ; had any resemblance to this year's controversy came to notice. It was be-. tween the South Side Improvement ! association and the South West Richmond Improvement association. Commissioners Make Decision. WTien the south siders appeared before, the county council for the first time in 1904 they asked for a bridge south of E street. Because it offered possibilities for the shortest span, L street was suggested for the site. fThis was too far south, however, to suit all. Then came the South West Richmond people who wanted :the bridge at E street. This -was too far north for the south siders. After much quibbling, a mass meet' ir.g was called and an agreement was reached whereby the location would bt left up to the county commissioners. TV.O Cnnli n clrcpt Hitf vi-fla finallv l 11V UIJ lllll ' J V . v v. - . agreed upon as a compromise. Im-! mediately both civic bodies became j boosters of a plan to erect a bridge at j South G street. Main Span Condemned. With the way practically clear for the South G street bridge appropriation when the county council met. !n September 1915, the old Main street bridge which had seen service twenty years was declared unsafe and closed by the city, Aug. 11, 1915. On Sept. 4, an investigation commission composed cf Prof. AS. K. Hatt, head of the civil engineering departBRIEFS NOTICE TO HUNTERS No hunting allowed on the farm of R. G. Leeds on the Straight Line Pike. WANTED Information to establish the identity of a man who died 12-20-1916, following injuries received when struck by a P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. engine. Name said to be Joe Smoll. Description: 5 feet eight inches tall, black hair, brown eyes, weight 173 pounds, teeth good, age about 38 vears. 26-3t NOTICE TO HUNTERS No hunting allowed on the farm of R. G. Leeds on the Straight Line Pike. Fried oyster lunch Saturday afternoon and evening. Patterson's, 14 South 9th St. Ev. thur.fri-tf Wanted Twenty extra salesladies to help during our January Clearance Sale. Ainply at once. PALAIS ROYAL. 28-2t EVERYBODY NEEDS v PURE, RICH BLOOD ' ' ' i Pure blood enables the f Jtomach, iiver and other digestive organs io do ; their work properly. Without it theyj are sluggish, there is loss of appetite, j sometimes faintness,.a deran ged state j of the intestines, and,: in general, all I the symptoms of dyspepsia, j : Pure blood is required i by every organ of the bod for the (proper performance of its functions.; ' , j '. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure blood, and this is why if. Is so successful in the treatment . -of so many diseases and ailments. It acts directly on the blood, ridding it of scrofulous and other humors, ft, is a peculiar combination of blood-pmjfying, nervetoning, strength-- giving) -substances.' Get it today- Adv. j

ment of Purdue university; E. B. Vawter, consulting . engineer of West Lafayette,- Ind.; John Mueller, Wayne county bridge engineer; Levi Peacock, Wayne county surveyor and Fred Charles, city engineer,. Richmond, reported that the Main street bridge was unsafe and advised aeainst attempted repair at the cost of $25,000. ; Then came the first chapter in the level bridge controversy ' which occupied the foregrpund on the stage of public affairs during the most of this year and which . confounded county commissioners. At a mass meeting in the fall of 1915 the following resolution was adopted, "We favor a level bridge one which .shall 'be-in keeping with - the surroundings; which shall not only amply, provide for the demands made upon it, but one in which the people may take a just pride, because it shall be fit to take an integral, part of the great national highway. . . But other minor . climaxes were scheduled to hold attention of the public before the level bridge controversy reached, its heigh th..

Early m February, County Surveyor Don't fail "to see MISS NORMA BRANDT "THE BAREFOOT DANCER" At the , WASHINGTON Afternoon 3:30 p. m. Evening 8:15 10:00 p. m. ESS ESSX&S 3C TODAY, FRIDzlY AND SATURDAY KAY AND BELLE A Vaudeville Confection SHIRLEY SISTERS In dainty songs and dances WILLARD JARVIS Presents "The Six Serenaders" A De Luxe offering of the Song World KATE WATSON "The Hoosier Girl" Geo. N. Brown & Co. "World's Champion Walker" Assisted by Willie Weston "The Champion Boy Scout Walk- , er of the World"

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Mr. George Brown is a clean cut, good looking, young man, who has climbed to the top of his vaudeville profession by persistent endeavor to please the public and give them the best he's got all the time. From the minute the footlights flash his act is one that will hold your interest to the very end. Mr. Brown can hardly be expected to take up your time advertising a friend's merchandise. Although he wanted to do just that. So we told Mr. Brown we would mention him in our next ad. If you were to go back on the stage, Mr. Brown would probably tell you about his wonderful pair of feet, as no doubt you would . surmise, from his act, that those feet are as well insured as Caruso's voice. And no doubt he would also assure you that he has worn Walk-Over Shoes all his life. We hope you will experience as much pleasure from Mr. Brown's entertainment at the Murray as we do, while entertaining him here in our city, Yours respectfully, GEO. THOMAS.

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cock's case in commissioners' "'court, the board declared, Peacock incompetent for so large an undertaking and instructed Mueller to continue his plans. -' May Consider Appeal. . It was thought at the time that Peacock would appeal to the circuit court but he never did, possibly because he was defeated in his candidacy for renomination in the March primaries. As soon as this difficulty had blown over, the committee of one hundred and several of the west siders began an active campaign for a level Main street bridge. Because of the extra cost of Buch a structure, including property damage and the cost of getting the C. & O. railroad to change its tracks, the commissioners rejected the pleas of the level bridge advocates. Hot Contest Follows.

i nen came - we mosi spiruea ana hotly contested public controversy in the history of Wayne county. Prominent men were found among those wno waniea a level onage as wen as with those who bitterly opposed such a structure. As the time for the September session of the county council grew near, the controversy became harder fought. Engineer Mueller called a meeting of all citizens in the auditorium of the high school building to show plans of a level and slanting Main street bridge and of the South G street bridge. The meeting broke up in a row. Go On The Record. The commissioners went on record favoring a .slanting Main street bridge and asked county council for a $180,000 appropriation for such a structure and $185,000 for a South G street bridge. Because the appropriations had not been properly advertised the Washington THEATRE WEEKLY PROGRAM TONIGHT ' W. A. Brady Presents ETHEL CLAYTON and CARLYLE BLACKWELL in "BROKEN CHAINS" Pathe Scenic MISS NORMA BRANDT Friday and Saturday Vltagraph Presents E. H. SOTHERN in "AN ENEMY TO THE .KING" Comedv Frank Daniels Pathe News MISS NORMA BRANDT SUNDAY WILLIAM FOX presents JUNE CAPRICE in "The Mischief Maker" Comedy Frank Daniels PATHE SCENIC Miss Norma Brandt Every Saturday, Sunday and Holidays shows will be run continuous from 2 p. m. to 11. p. m. ORCHESTRA MUSIC Afternoon Continuous from 2 p. m. Evening Continuous from 7 p. m. ADMISSION Adults, 10c; Children, 5c. You can park at the Washington.

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negative votes of Councilmea William Bockhof f and Jesse T. " Druley killed tbem. . '- ; Then the fight became harder between the bridge factions. , The level

bridge men renewed their efforts . get J. L. Harrington here to invest! - gate the situation and agreed to stand by his report

The commissioners consented to the 'the board of commissioners will serve request and brought the engineer here , his last dsy next Saturday but Coraat the cost of $450. He agreed in ev- missioners Seaney and Cheesman will ery respect with Engineer Mueller's . get to see the whole thing through. .

having refused to consider propositions of its changing the grade of its tracks. County Council Called. Tli nnntv VMinfil vaa railed tn pass on the $180,000 and $185,000 ap- , nmnWatfons wmhr 21 rtprauso j tne next day was Thanksgiving and the jaw required that the council meet ( two days in succession to make the ap-

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proprlation, they postponed- making the appropriation until the week of December IS. This time they were passed and orders were made for the bond levy. All

to'.1;8 l readiness for awarding the con- ' rrarf a onn fnr tnA n's" rplphrannn rr ! thn R.uth Si rmnrovPm(,nt association, January 1. Mordecai Doddridge, president of ASCADE Lillian Glsh in "LORD CHUMLEY , Geo. Larkin in "THE TRUNK MYSTERY" (Thrilling Detective Story) PROGRAM FOR WEEK TV 3 DaugMer rM &5 GEO. THOMAS

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