Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 30, 17 December 1917 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, DEC. 17, 1917.

GRAY LIKELY TO RUN AGAIN

Aceordlsr to reports this week Ftnley Gray o Connersvllle, will seek the Democratic nomination in the Sixth Dictrict, where he was defeated decisively a few months ago in the special election by Richard Elliott of ConnersvlUe. Gray was defeated at the regular election in 1916, and it was taken for granted, by Democrats throughout the Sixth after the special election that he would retire as a congressional candidate. . Many Democrats seem to feel that the nomination of Gray at this time ..would be the same thing as handing the district "over to the Republicans. The Republican leaders, it is believed, would welcome him as a candidate and do whatever they could quietly to en- ; courage the Democrats to nominate him. While Gray came out in support of the Administration in the special election, there was a feeling throughout the district that he had been a pacifist up to that time. " It was said that in the hope of obtaining the support of the Quakers in ' Wayne county, on the ground that he ' was opposed to-war, .while representa- ' tions were being made to the strong prc-Amerlcans who favor vigorous '. prosecution of the war that Gray stood ' with thenv Under the circumstances the leaders of both parties realized that Gray " was "white meat" for the Republican I nominee, who left no doubt that ho favored the active prosecution of the war and who left no doubt that he proposed to stand by the Government throughout the conflict. Representative Elliott will be renominated by the Republicans, and, while lie odds will favor him against any candidate because his district is Re- . publican, there are reasons to believe that Elliott and his friends would like nothing better than to have the Democrats renominate Gray. R. G. Tucker in Cincinnati Enquirer.

Patriotic Concert Proceeds to Go to Adopting French Orphans

Proceeds from the patriotic concert Thursday evening at the High school auditorium will go toward the French orphan Relief work. Supervisor Sloane said Monday it is hoped enough money may be raised to enable the orchestra to adopt two children. Tickets may be procured from members of the orchestra and chorus. The program follows: March Greeting to Bangor (Hall) Symphonic Poem Four Ages of Man (Lacbner) Piano (a) The Fawn (Chaminade) ; (b) The Eagle ( MacDowell ) Katherine Bartel Duet Dreamy Moments (Enrich) Robert Roland, flute; Forrest Jones, clarinet Three French Numbers (a) Loin Du Bal (Gillet); (b) Bercuse (Joclyn) (Godard); (c) Pizzicati (Sylvia) (Delibes) String Orchestra

CLOTHES COMMANDEERED

LONDON, Dec. 17. Wholesale stocks of men's civilian suits are being commandeered by the Army Clothing Department for issue to soldiers on their discharge from the army. This follows the commandeering of men's heavy winter underwear, and as wholesale clothiers have been asked to furnish particulars of their stocks of cotton cords and moles there is a possibility of there goods being commandeered also.

Soprano (a) In the Dark, In the Dew (Coombs); (b) .The Little Irish Girl (Lohr) ; (c) Roses by Summer Forsaken (Newton) Mrs. S. S. Vernon Violin Hungarian Dance (Hasche) Miriam Hadley '

Air Louis XIII, Amaryllis (Gbys)

Clarinet American Fantasia (Gold

man) jianous v ossenKemper Overture The Wanderer's Hope

(Suppe)

Finale (a) The Marseillaise , (De

Lisle) Eugenica LeMeur; (b) Children of Liberty (Foulke-Sloane)

Mary Louise Norris; (c) The Star

Spangled Banner (Ky) Audience.

NEWSPAPER MAN CLAIMS BRIDE

J. E. Hansell, Jr.. Richmond newspaper man, and Miss Mabelle M. Head, of Washington, were married Monday forenoon at St. Paul's Lutheran parsonage by Rev. F. W. Rholfing. They will live at 30 South Twentyfirst street. Hansell came to Richmond from St. Louis. His bride has been employed in Washington.

CROZiER MAY BE REDUCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Rearrangements of some of the high commands in the war department was indicated today by the detachment of officers designated by Secretary Baker to sit in the department war council. It became definitely known today that Major-General Goethals, builder of the Panama canal has been offered the place of quartermaster general to succeed Major-General Sharpe. Provost Marshal-General Crowder is the only officer assigned to the war council who will not be detached from his present office. The three remaining officers are ajor-General Weaver chief of coast artillery; Major-General Crozier, chief of ordnance who has been under fire in the senate investigation and MajorGeneral Bliss, chief of staff, who has just returned from abroad. MajorGeneral John D. Barrette, of the coast artillery corps recently at Camp Upton, has been selected for chief of coast artillery, succeeding General Weaver. ,

TO GIVE LECTURES

PARIS, Dec. 17. Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons has begun an extensive program of lectures in important cities on "What The United States is doing in the War" for the Committee on the Effort of France and Her Allies, of which Stephen Pichon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is chairman.

SECRETARY BRUNSON TO SPEAK

Boys Secretary Orville Brunson will make an address Tuesday evening at the Hi-Y club dinner at the Y. M. C. A.

City Statistics

Deaths and Funerals. MULLENNIX Clement L. U. Mullennix, 54 years old, died at his home, 118 South Second street, Saturday afternoon. He is survived by his widow and two daughters. Services will be conducted by Rev. H. S. James at'the residence Monday evening. The body

will be taken to Ansonia, Ohio. Tues-i

day morning where the final services and burial will take place. The Moose lodge will hold their services Monday evening. CRABB Cora Crabb, 52 years old, died at her home, 839 North Tenth street, Sunday. She has been a resident of Richmond all her life. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Crabb; two daughters, Mildred and Isabel!; two sons, Russel and Earl; one sister, Mrs. Rose Sharkey; and two brothers, Isaac and Sandy Pryor. The funeral sen ices will be conducted at

the home Wednesday afternoon at 1

o'clock. Burial in Earlham cemetery Friends may call at any time.

BRIEFS

NOTICE F. 0. E. No. 666 Meet at Hall this evening, 7:00 to attend funeral of Bro. Lynn Clark. Frank Qoigley, Pres. August Johanning, Sec 'jr. NOTICE MOOSE! Meet at hall at 7:15 , o'clock tonight, to attend j funeral services of Bro. C. L V. Mullennix. f - G. G. Minnix, Dictator, s ; W. Howard Brooks, Sec'y. .! - ' -

More Girls Than Boys Born Since War, Disproving Ancient Theories

The war has had no noticeable effect on Mister Stork's trips to Richmond according to birth records in the office of the city health officer. If Dame Nature seeks to even up things -by bringing more boy babies into the world than girls during wartimes to make up the loss of manpower resultant from war, she certainly has been slacking in Richmond. Birth records in some cities in the state, however, show so reports received here say, that more boy babies have been bora than girls during the last six months and the fact is attributed to the war. In Muncie the records show that for

every two girls fccm diaries the last three months there has been three boy babies brought into the world. Not so, in Richmond, however, for according to the records in the office of Dr S. G. Smelser. secretary cf the city board cf health, sirls are leading the list. Since July there have been 101 girls born in Richmond as compared to ninety boys for the same time. Since October there have ' been thirty-six boys born as against fifty-one girls. Dr. S. G. Smelser does not believe the theory that more boys are born during war-times than there are girls. " Physicians and scientists say that it is "an old woman's tradition."

BAVIS' PLAN IS HALTED

"Alfred Bavis" plan of furnishing electric power and heat to three of the largest factories in. Richmond at almost cost was temporarily halted Monday by Superintendent Kleinknecht of the city light plant Bavis, who was defeated last fall for the mayor's position, claimed that if the city furnished power to these plants that much coal would be conserved. After a lengthy argument with Superintendent Kleinknecht Monday in the board of works office the matter was dropped. The three factories are now generating their own electric current. Superintendent Kleinknecht claimed that the plan wa6 impractical and that more coal would have to be used. Besides about $5,000 would have to be spent in added equipment at the light plant to furnish the current. Bavis could not understand, he said, '"how that could be possible." Bavis asked if Kleinknecht had investigated it. He was told that he had so far as the city light plant was concerned and also that be bad talked to the manufacturers. "I have no reason to doubt the sincerity of the manufacturers, as if it would be a saving for them they cer; taicly would not refuse to make the change," Kleinknecht said. Bavis asked for the data collected by Kleinknecht on the question. K.leinknecht said he would furnish it

and asked that the manufacturers be called before the board. With that request the matter was dropped.

Indiana Soldier is Dead in France

WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. General Pershing today reported the death of Howard C. Stahl, a field artillery wagoner, on December 14, of measles, complicated by pneutnonla. His father is Elmer G. Stahl, R. F. D. No. 1, Sidney, Ind.

BRIEF RESPITE SEEN BY MOORE

A brief respite from the zero weather of the last week is promised for the next few hours by Weatherman Moore. Monday the temperature ascended and Moore predicted.it would continue to ascend Monday night and Tuesday and might reach the freezing point Monday morning the temperature went to five degrees below zero. The warmer weather is caused by a storm which is approaching from the west, bringing snow in its wake. Sunday the temperature at Denver stood at 62 degrees above zero. This storm will be followed by another spell of zero weather, says Moore. Prospects for a "white Christmas" are bright, he says.

Do you have any letters, written by James Whitcomb Riley, Indiana's most loved poet?' Edmund H. Eitel, administrator of the estate of the famous children's poet, is preparing for publication a set of. Riley's letters and he will be very grateful if any on who has letters or who knows of their existence wjll communicate with him or will send the letters which will be returned as soon as copied. He can be addressed in care of the Riley estate, Indianapolis, Ind.

ERMANS SINK ELEVEN SHIPS

LONDON, Dec. 17. One British and five nsutral merchantmen, a British destroyer and four mine sweepers have been sunk in the North sea by German naval forces. The losses were the result of an attack on a convoy bound from Scotland to Norway, Sir Eric Geddes,

first lord of the admiralty, announced today. The total tonnage of the

merchantmen was 8,000.

LIMIT SET ON USE OF SUGAR

Food Administrator Weidner Monday announced the food administration is seeking to limit the sugar consumption to three quarters of a pound a week to an individual. "A limit of three pounds of sugar a month per cunBumer is the goal of the administration," said Weidner. There are now 140,000 pounds of sugar In Richmond jobbing houses, equal to a ten day supply for Wayne county, says Weidner and the future supply depends upon the purchases made by jobbers between Oct. 1, 1916, and Oct. 1, 1917, as their supplies will be apportioned on that basis.

ARRIVE FROM PORTO RICO

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 17. Arthur Yaker, governor of Porto Rico, arrived here with his family on a steamship today on his way to Washington. There he will discuss with government officials matters relating to Porto Rico's war responsibilities.

BILL WILL STAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 There will be no general reconsideration of the war tax bill at . this session of Congress, chairman Simmons of the finance committee announced today during an attack on the measure by various Republican senators. He declared the bill was not perfect and added that to correct various inconsistencies some legislation would be required.

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.That the coal shortage in Michigan

hits all without discrimination was re

vealed by the fact that the wife of

Governor Sleeper failed to obtain coal in Bad Axe, her home town, or in

neighboring villages.

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to every member of the family

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SISTER WOULD LIKE ANY OF THESE Dark Red or Blue Felt Slippers with leather soles... 85c to $1.00 Blue Felt Slipper with soft Felt soles, at 75c to $1.00 Wine, Blue or Black Felt Slipper with Felt soles 50c to 60c GIRLS' SHOES Tan Lace Shoes, white Neolin soles, rubber heels, at $5.50 Black Gun Metal Button Shoes.. $2,50 Patent Leather Button Shoes. .. .$2.50 Patent Leather Button or Lace Shoes with grey top $2.50 to $3.00 Children's Patent Colored Top Shoes, at $1.75, $2.00

WHAT ARE YOU GIVING MOTHER THIS YEAR? Give Shoes Ladies' Khaki Heel Military Boots, at , $?.00 Ladies' Black Kid Dress Heel Boots. at $4.00 Ladies' Tan Calf Heel Military effects, at $6.00 GIVE SLIPPERS Felt Slippers in Fur or Ribbon trimmed style all colors, at .$1.25 Felt Slippers in the Comfy style soft paded soles, now $1.25 Leather Boudoir Slippers, in Tan, Red, Black now at $1.25 Felt Slippers with large Pon-Pons all colors; priced at $1.50

A FEW PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS TO PLEASE FATHER Tan or Black Kid Romeo style, now at $2.50 Grey or Black Felt Slippers, great for cold weather $1.50 Tan or Black Kid Everette or Opera Patterns, at..... $1.75 GIVE SHOES Men's Brown Calf English Last; now at $5.00 Men's Black Kid Comfort Last.. $6.00 Men's Black Calf, Comfort Last.. $5.00 Men's Black Calf English Last.. $5.00 Men's Blk. Eng. Last, Neolin sole $4.00

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Army Regulation Sweaters

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