Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 313, 16 October 1919 — Page 5

GUTS DOWN DEATHS, STATISTICS SHOW

One of the greatest campaigns ever

undertaken, to conserve lite and limb, will be inaugurated by the National Railroad Accident Prevention Drive, starting at 12:01 a. m.. Saturday, October IS, and continuing to midnight Friday, October 31. Among the railroads, in factories and in cities where Safety work l as been carried on for any length of time statements compiled show reductions in accidents ranging as high as 50 per cent. During the first five months of this year there were 867 less deaths and 16,677 less injuries on the railroads of the United States, as compared with the same months last year. These statements, coupled with oi.lier facts just as startling, would seem to require little additional argument to

show the absolute necessity of well directed effort to prevent accidentr. During the period of the drive this road will appeal for co-operation to every possible agency in its territory; including the newspapers, churches, schools, chambers of commerce, movLarge bulletin boards will be placed txt shops and terminals so that all employes and the public will know the safety record being maintained from day to day. All of its more than 3,000 employes will wear badges ".ailing attention to the campaign. W. B. Wood, General Manager, G. "R. &. I. R. R.. and cahirman of its General Safety Committee in a letter addressed to all employes, appeals for a "100 per cent Perfect for Safety record."

Hope to End Eastern Strike Hangs on Meet (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Oct. 16 Hope for

settlement of the teamsters' strike which now has spread to suburban towns, tying up express shipments and threatening to extend throughout the east, hinged today on a meeting of the International Brotherhood ot

Teamsters. Officers of the organization were non-committal as to whether the men would vote to take the advice of W. D. Hines, director-general of the railroad administration, and return to work pending a decision on their grievances. Offjls of the American Railway Expre'company, the concern most seriously affected by the strike, said there was no change In the situation and that the next move was up to thf men. The spread of he strike of employes of the American Railway Express company to neighboring cities has

swelled the number ot strikers to 18,000.

Funeral Arrangements

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Epplng Funeral services for Hen

ry Epping were held in St. Andrew s

Church, at nine o'clock, Thursday

morning. Rev. F. A. Roell officiated

Burial was in St. Andrew's cemetery.

The following were pall bearers: Edward Rambler, Edward Berhide, Edward Bloemke, Luke Bowing, Frank Rager, and Clement Heck.

Attempt to Revive Paris

Night Life is Failure (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 16. The first attempt to revive the old night life of Paris is

generally regarded here as a distinct failure. A few late suppers were served last night in Montmartre estab

lishments between midnight and one in them orning, but there was scarcely enough patronage to pay for the

trouble. Business also was light in the boulevard establishments which during the war closed at an early hour. In the Latin quarters alone there was some show of resurrecting old conditions. Students celebrated the

first night under peace time regulations, but had only reluctant service from waiters who have been thoroughly won to the idea of early closing. Outside the Latin quarter and off the boulevards all establishments were deserted shortly after 11 o'clock. Some remained open as a sort of formal inauguration of the new regime, until midnight, but closed then to save needless waste of electricity. It is the opinion of residents here that night resorts in the future, must look to the foreigners for patronage.

Booze Gone for Good, Sad Opinion of Former Saloon Men, Soft Drink Sellers Whisky will not stage a come-back. That was the verdict given by a number of the city's men who were once bartenders, Thursday.

"It is a thing of the past." say the bartenders. "Of course we are glad that it is gone, in a way. But bartenders have to live just as well as any other professional men. "The profits derived from a soft drink place are only about one-fifth as large as they were before prohibition" say the saloon keepers. "And the upkeep is practically the same. We don't have to have a license to sell soft drinks, but that is a very trivial matter. License tax

amounted to about $1 or $1.50 a day. "There is a fair profit made off of soft drinks during the summer, but it is very poor "picking" during the winter months." Bar-rooms have to depend during the winter to a large extent, on their noon lunches, and if they have a poolroom on the money from that source. "All in all," was the unanimous conclusion, "it looks like we have a hard winter ahead."

MISSIONARY SCORE!

ORGANIZED RELIGION

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 16. In pleading for purification of sources of pub

lic thought the Rev. Frederick W Burnham, Cincinnati, president of the

American Christian Missionary society

told the delegates attending the international convention of Disciples of Christ today that much that is given out as substantial editorial judgment I3 propaganda. So-called "church papers," Dr. Burnham said, are the worst offenders. Organized religion also came in for scoring in the president's address, when he stated that organized religion like organized government, does not like reform in the direction of liberty. The church is neglecting the great cities, the Immigrant, Indian and negroes, according to the speaker and must change its tactics or fall.

, Evervone Staved at Home

& Daring October Last Year

One year ago, Richmond was shrouded in gloom by an order, issued by the state board of health, closing all schools, churches, picture shows and other places where the general public gathered. The Grim Reaper, In the guise of the Spanish Influenza was stalking through Richmond and he order was issued as a check upon his ravages. the number of "flue" cases reported to he number of "flue" cases reported to the health office. A smaller number of deaths from the "flu" were recorded, however, than in the following two months.

LIFE IMPRISONMENT

IS GIVEN KESSLER

SHELBY VILLE, Ind., Oct. 16. George G. Kessler was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Jury here today, and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Miss Minnie Mae Wilkins, at Indianapolis last May. The case went to the jury yesterday afternoon. Throughout the trial Kess-

ler's attorneys asserted that he was innocent, but failed to show where he obtained nearly $300, about the amount, the dead woman was relieved

of., and to estamlish Kessler's whereabouts on the night of the murder, re

sulted in the jury's finding that Kess ler had a criminal record.

Miss Wilkin's body was found in a cistern at the home of her sister in

Indianapolis, on May 31.

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HOUSE EXTENDS BILL TO KEEP OUT RADICALS (By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 By an

overwhelming majority, the house to

day passed the bill extending for one year war time passport restrictions so as to keep radi :als and undesirable

aliens out of the United States.

The Japanese are now using star

fish as a manure and it is said to

give excellent results on rice.

A strip of land eight inches wide and forty feet long in the central part of Hazleton, Pa., has just been

t: ansferred.

NUSBAUM TO GIVE NAME. Lee Nusbaum, Richmond dry goods merchant, has announced that he will continue the custom established by the late George Knollenberg in giving

to the R. H. S. oratorical contest win- j

ner, a name place on the permanent

trophy cup. The name of the public speaking winner was for a number of, j

years engraved on the cup by Mr. knollenberg.

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