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PAGE FOURTEEN THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND CUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, NOV. 10, 1919.

REASSURANCES ON GOAL ARE SENT BY NEW AND WATSON

i James Dillon, superintendent of tbe i city light plant, received letters and telegrams from Representative Richard N. Elliott and Senators James Watson and Harry S. New Monday, which show a favorable 6lde to the congested coal situation. Elliott in his letter said In part: "We (Richmond) have been placed on the preferred list and we will receive our share of the coal that is held for distribution. They do not believe that we will have any further trouble in obtaining coal unless it Is caused by the fact that the government will not have the coal for distribution. We would then have to do our share of suffering along with the rest of the people." Senator Watson telegraphed that the railroad administration had instructed the regional director to notify the C. and Q. railroad to deliver coal to Richmond; while Senator New wired that the administration had advised him that municipal plants were entitled to priority. "Even though the city has received these favorable reports on the coal situation the necessity for the conservation of fuel that would be affected by curtailing unnecessary lights still exists," said Mr. Dillon in conclusion. Why Think When We Can Chew, Says Specialist Why do we chew gum, anyway? A short excursion among the ruminating humans discovers a variety of answers, of which, perhaps, the commonest is, "I dunno; I just do" The smoker tells you he chews gum to keep down his daily consumption of tobacco. The athlete says he has found the morsel of choice useful to keep the cotton from his tongue through the long, hot grind of foothall or the killing mile on the cinder path. The stenographer excuses trie wagging of her jaw with the plea that she is nervous. The cynic, searching for come other motive than mere nervousness, suggests that girls chew gum for the same reason that some hoys whistle, in order to save themselves the strain of thinking. But the commonest of all reasons, where a reason is given, is that nervonsness is at the bottom of the habit Nine times out of ten the sapodilla devotee asserts a physical uneasiness without some monotinous occupation for some seet of muscles. Without doubt there is something in this. This is the same desire for occupation that manifests Itself in drumming on a table, in whittling a stick, folding a bit of paper, fiddling with any small article at hand, or in twirling the thumbs. No doubt, too, it is at the bottom of a great deal of smoking. Men continue to light cigars or cigarettes or to puff on a pipe long after the desire for the narcotic has been satisfied. Some men habitually emoke themselves past the power of appreciate or even enjoy tobacco. Generally children do not care for the gum after the flavor and the sweetness have gone out of it. This makes it appear that chewing gum Is little other than candy to them. Many Relics To Be Foand In Attics of New England Christian Science Monitor That a tile from the Spanish palace Alhambra should be hobnobbing with a cabinet that Cortez carried to Mexico and family portraits by Copley in a Nw England farmhouse is one of the indications that the world is not so large and that all men are brothers. Here the iridescent Haliots from the Pacific and conchs from the Windward islands support the beauties of nature against the art of Murillo in a cozy httle country cottage. Years ago when the former head of the house was active, his affairs carried him in diplomatic company to Spain. Amon? his chance acquaintance was a young artist from one of the eastern European n3tions. who was repairing the old Spanish palace. In his work of replacement he took to his studio various irisinal tiles to pattern from them their fellows to offset the ravages of time. When the repairs were completed, it was the new-made tiles that filled the gaps and the originals selected for models were for sale. Thus they came over the ocean and after half a century of residence have come to rest in an orthodox village. Widespread interest illumine the fireside eossip in New England towns, for here the village boys, havinetasted the excitement of the busy world and gathered of its profits and its curiosities, hie themselves to the ouiet of the shady trees. New England attics harbor many notable relics. Sugar History In Brief Form. Sugar has been an important article of commerce since the art of refm ing and crystallization was discovered about the middle of the fourteenth century- Sugar cane was known much earlier. It was grown to be eaten as "sweet sticks" in pre-histor ic times in India and other parts of Asia. It was. however, not before 1605 that the sugar content of beets became widely known. In that year, Olivier de Serres, a French agriculturist published the re suit of his experiments on sugar beets. In 1747, Marggraf, a German chemist, developed a process for ex trading the sugar from beets, and in 17S2 the first commercial beet sugar factory was established at Cunern, Silesia. France subsequently took the lead in perfecting the technical development of this branch of sugar extraction. Frog Hopper Goes Afetr the Sugar The chief menace to cugar cane in the West Indies is the froghopper, an insect that sucks the sap from the root and leaves of the sugar cane, and that owes its name to its ability to take prodigious leaps. In recent years the insects have multiplied enormously, especially in Trinidad. The Island of Saint Kilda Saint Kilda, where a wireless station was placed during the war, is the most remote of the Hebrides, the nearest land to it being Griminish Point, North Uist forty miles away. The present population is about eighty persons, who are Gaelic-speaking crofters.

1920 Convention City to Be Named by Republicans (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 10 Republican national committeemen from a dozen states held an Informal conference here today for the purpose of discussing plans for the presidential campaign of 1920. National Chairman, Will H. Hays, who presided, said the chief object of the conference was to make preliminary arrangements for the meeting of the full committee next month in Washington, when the place for holding the national convention will be chosen. Although no action looking to the

election of the convention city can be taken by the conference, representatives from St. Louis and Chicago were present to urge favorable consideration of their respective cities. WOOD LEADS FOR G. O. P. NOMINATION IN CONGRESS CHICAGO, 111., Nov.10 Some interesting food for political thought centers in the result of a presidential poll for the Republican nomination in 1920 as taken amoung members of the Senate and House, at the national capital which shows that Gen. Leonard Wood is a topheavy favorite for the honor among G. O. P. representatives. Gov. Lowden of Illinois, comes second in the lineup and Senator Watson, of Indiana is reported as making a strong showing, especially among the Indiana representatives with twelve of the thirteen favoring him as the party's choice. West Richmond Friends Open Enlistment Period In conformity to the call of the Forward Movement of the Five Years Meeting the West Richmond Friends' Church opened yesterday the Every Member Enlistment Period which will extena until cnnstmas. The pastor,! Charles M. Woodman, preached a ser-' mon in the morning on "The Call of: uoa coming from the Present World Crisis." Charles E. Tebbits. honorarv JimA of I fhe Board of Foreign Mission of the five eYars Meeting, and chairman of the Forward Movement Survey committee, was preserit. Miss Edna Morris, was appointed chairman of the West Richmond Church at a reorganization meeting last week. The committee of 15 appointed at that meeting is planning the evangelistic meetings to be begun Nov. 16. DEFENSE WITNESSES TAKE STAND IN FRAUD TRIAL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Nov. 10 Witnesses for the defense in the trial of the Muncie fraud case were heard today in the federal court The court was adjourned last Friday afternoon when the defense was about to place character witnesses on the stand. Rollin H. Bunch, mayor of Muncie; Horace G. Murphy, prosecuting attorney for Deleware county, and Chauncey Stillson, part owner of the Grand hotel in Muncie testifying in their own defense, denied every allegation that they had aany knoledge of, or part, in me operations or tne swindling gang under William M. Collins. Who Leads the Crickets? An individual cricket chirps with no great regularity when it is by itself,! and its chirping is intermittent, es-j pecially in the daytime. At night i however, when great numbers of crick-: ets are chirping, the regularity is as-! tonishing; one hears all the crickets I in a field chirping synchronously,: keeping time as if led by the wand of' a conductor. Do Realize

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Lindley Attends Friends Negro Meet in East An Important program of co-operation of all Friends' branches interested in negro educational institutions was outlined by the Friends gathered in Philadelphia last Saturday. Prof. Harlow Lindley, of Earlham college, a member of the Southland Institute committee, of the Five Years Meeting, who attended, reported a very successful meeting upon bis arrival in Richmond Sunday, "Never before had every branch of the Friends church interested in negro educational work been represented In a general conference planning co-operation." said Lindley.

"PUBLIC WORSHIP" THEME OF MINISTERS' MEETING "Devotional Elements in Public Worship." was the topic of discussion at the weekly meeting of the Richmond Ministerial association in the 7. M. C. A. Monday morning. The Rev. Charles M. Woodman gave the most lengthy discussion, confining his address to the personal side of the question. The Revs. Rae, Murray, and Dressel gave talks upon the public side of worship. ALEX BEATS MIAMISBURG EATON, O., Nov. 10 West Alexandria blanked the Miamisburg football team at West Alexandria Sunday afternoon, the score being 16 to 0. TONIC DRUNKS FINED. Two "hair tonic" drunks were fined $1 and costs by Squire Marsh, sitting on the bench for Mayor Zimmerman, in police court, Monday. Captain John Smith was the first writer of the first book in American literature.

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Forward Move To Be Carried on With World Campaign Pennington "The general plans of the InterChurch World Moveemnt lined up by its representatives in session in Atlantic City last week coincide with the plans of the Friends' Forward Movement,' said Levi T. Pennington, head of the Friends' movement, who arrived in Richmond Saturday night. Pennington announced that the Inter-Church representatives decided to initiate an enlistment period for November and December which corresponds to the Every Member Enlistment period of the Forward Movement now in session. The Inter-Church evangelistic period in January will be carried on with a similar program in the Friends' Churches; a stewardship drive after that, and a financial drive until Easter, April 4. Pennington will return to Philadelphia this week to address Philadelphia Yearly Meeting on the plans of the Forward Movement. From Philadelphia Pennington will go to Baltimore Yearly Meeting. Samuel L. Haworth, newly appointed head of the spiritual resources committee of the Forward Movement will arrive in Richmond this week to take up his work at the Central offices. Andrew F. Mitchell, who is to fill Haworth's pulpit in High Boint, N. C, during his time in this city, will leave Dec. 1. Charles E. Tebbits. head of the survey work, was to leave for New York Monday to confer with other denominational forward movement heads on the national survey plans. Tebbets will also attend Baltimore Yearly meeting. The natives of the Andamann Islands average three feet eleven inches in height.

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Police Recover Stolen Ford Car; Hold Men In addition to the car stolen- from Roy Roberts, visiting in the city, another machine was recovered by the local police Saturday night The car, which was a Ford, was stolen from Dayton, O., about 8 o'clocc In the evening and the local authorities received word of the theft about 10 p. m. Immediate notification was given the officers to be on the lookout. Between 11 and midnight two men came to Bethard's garage for

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