Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 38, 26 December 1919 — Page 12
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THE BICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. FRIDAY. DEC. 26, 1919.
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GERMAN GENERAL'S AUTO HOW RUUTIIUG ON CHICAGO STREET
(By Associated FressV-;
CHICAGO., Dec 26 -General Ludendorffs general headquarters motor ear, with the same Mack body and loping - duck nose - that carried the military head of the German armies orer Belgian and French roads while its occunant was seeking to annihilate
the Allies, can be seen almost any day
on Chleajra's streets and bouleYards.
Bullet scarred and battered after
travelling more than 60,000 miles as
the equipage of the German com
mander the limousine has returned to
peaceful nursulta and civilian service,
In the summer of 1914, C. L. Willey, a Chicago lumber merchant, with his
wife was ' touring Germany In the motor car. The war flamed up and the
automobile was seized by German of
ficials despite its owner's protests, becoming the official property of Gen.
LudendorfL .
Some where In Its war activity the limousine was the target of well aimed
machine gun fire from the allied airmen and its roof was .perforated in
many places. Through an American consul Mr.
Willey brought about the return of
the automobile. C. L. Willey died in 1916 and the car is now used daily
by his son. C. B. Willey. expecOrresTin
MICHIGAN MURDER
(Rv Associated Press 1
MT. CLEMENS, Mich., Doc. 26. An arrest in connection with the killing of J. Stanley Brown, found shot in his automobile near here Wednesday, is expected today, according to Sheriff
William Caldwell. Tii. ahriff Rnid he was convinced
thmt ininusv fieured in the killing,
despite the fact- that securities of considerable value at first reported to have been left undisturbed on Brown's person after the- shooting, have not been located. The chance that the securities were returned to a safe deposit box Tuesday will be invesitgated before an arrest is made, Sheriff Caldwell indicated. Part of the securities said to be worth $20,000 are known to have been negotiable. The authorities have learned that the tragedy, which occurred on a country road about four miles from here, preceded by only a few days Brown's contemplated departure for Florida to engage in business. Brown, who was 25 years old, ic survived by his 19-year-old widow, two daughters and one brother. His father, a millionaire cigar manufacturer of Detroit, died several years ago. Asks Investigation of Mrs. Blackburn's Death NEW YORK, Dec. 26 The medical examiner today asked the police to investigate the circumstances leading to the death by poisoning here last night of Mrs. Mary Casewell Blackburn, proprietor of a fashionable gown shop. The police record listed Mrs. Blackburn's death as "suicide- and stated that the woman had called a Christmas eve consultation at her hotel of her lawyer and the four women of her establishment to draw up a will. t , . A letter bearing Mrs. Blackburn s name, found in her rooms asked that all her property be left to Mrs. Victor Rydstrom, a friend. Her purple evening gown, she directed to be used as in ia all nn
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The medical examiner iuuuu mat Mrs. Blackburn died after swallowing poison. She had appeared melancholy since the death of her father, Dec. 6, it was stated. I POSTPONE MEETING WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 Postponement of the second Pan-American financial conference for one week, from Jan. 12 to 19, was announced today by Secretary Glass, due to the inability of delegates from Argentina, Peru and Uruguay to obtain sailing accommodations in time for the earlier date ' HERBERT KAUFMAN BUYS McCLURE PUBLICATIONS NEW YORK, Dec. 26. McClure's magazine has been bought by Herbert Kaufman, it was announced last night by Frederick 1 Collins, president of the company. All the stock of McClure's publications went to Mr. Kaufman in the purchase. PHILLIES TO TRAIN - . AT BIRMINGHAM (By Associated Presf) PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26. The Philadelphia National league baseball team will train next spring at Birmingham, Ala., according to an announcement today from President Baker's office. The squad will leave here the last week in February. About 30 players will make this trip. CUBAN CABLE BROKEN NEW YORK, Dec. 26. The commercialeable company announced today that its Havana New York cable Is broken and messages cannot be hand'ed to any part of Cuba. A repair ship has been dispatched to mend the break.
AMONG THOSE MOST CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE AT THE YULE-TIDE FESTIVITIES WERE
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RDRGOMEISTER PUTS STOP TO EMPEROR'S DESIRE FOR SECRECY
(By Associated Press) DOORN, England, Dec. 26. The burgomeister of Doom has halted, at least temporarily, the erection of a high fence along the roadside about the house of Doorn, the future residence of the former German Emperor. There is no wall about the estate, such as at the Bentinck castle at Amerongen, the present home of William Hohenzollern. It was found, however, that the fence encroached on a public highway and, for this reason, the burgomelster
orders its construction stopped. The former monarch is expected to take up his residence here in February. The work of remodeling is well under way as the house has been vacated by the Baroness von Heemstra de Beaufort, its former owner. A new central heating plant is to be built; the farm house is being refitted as a residence for the former Emperor's staff, with accommodations for 16 and the house of the gardener will be arranged as an administrative office. Most of the employes who worked for the Baroness van Heemstra have been employed by
Count Hohenzollern. Because of the cold weather lately, the former Emperor has made few visits to his new home, but he is in close touch with those in charge of the repair work and receives frequent reports of its progress.
Nicholson Will Speak in West Richmond Church Vincent Nicholson, who recently has returned from a survey of Europe for the American Friends service committee will address the West Richmond Friends church Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Asido from work In connection with the reconstruction service in France, Nicholson has made an extended trip into Austria, Poland and other eastern European countries. His observations regarding tho conditions in these countries is first hand.
CHEEK TO CHEEK DANCING UNSANITARY, SAY CO-EDS
(By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 26 When young women freshmen of Washington University, numbering 150, were questioned recently whether they favored cheek-to-cheek dancing they overwhelmingly decided it was unsanitary and should be barred. One hundred and forty-five of them decided that it gave the deadly germ a chance to do its worst, but there were five who
voted along the lines that they didn't care whether the germ worked ori
struck, it was "all the same to them
CONFERENCES REGIN TO ENFORCE TREATY
(By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 26. Conferences will begin here next week between allied and German delegates on measures
preparatory to putting the peace treaty into effect, it was announced today. Tho sessions will be held under the presidency of General Lorond, a member of the French delegation. Herr von Simpson will head the German delegation. British and Italian delegates will arrive hero Monday to have part in the deliberations. The supreme council did not hold a session today, but announced a meeting for tomorrow. BERLIN, Dec. 26. The allied roply to the latest German note regarding the peace treaty protocol was published here today. The first paragraph of the reply expresses satisfaction that the- German government sharos the view of the allies that the dispositior.3 of tho treaty of peace are applicable from the moment of the treaty's entry into force, whether ratification by the United States has or has not occurred. The allies tako note that Germany
i Mostly Personal - - - , ACKERMAN HERE Carl W. Ackerman, war correspondent and nationally known newspaper
man, spent Christmas day with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ackerman, 136 South Eighth street. Ackerman returned to New York City Thursday night, accompanied by his wife
and young son, Robert -
RETURN RUINOUS ELLIOTT Return of railroads to private own
ership at the present time would be ruinous to the roads, according to
Congressman R. N. Elliott, of the Sixth district, who Is spending the Christmas holidays at his home in Connersvllle. Mr. Elliott expressed confidence that the return of the roads would be delayed until proper
legislation has been prepared to pre
cede the step.
DI8BURSE8 CHECK8. Christmas profit-shoring checks to
taling more than $95,000 have been
sent out to employes of the . S. S.
Kresge company, according to announcement today at the general offices of the company in the Kresge building, Detroit The employes re
ceiving the checks comprieo the sales and office force of 180 stores, ex
tending from Maine to Colorado. HAVE XMA3 SERVICES Special Christmas services were l
held in many churches of the city yes
terday. Special musical programs.
and Christmas sermons, were given in
Protestant churches, and the usual
Christmas masses were solemnized in
the Catholic churches. Special offerings were made in some churches. POSTPONE SERVICE The Christmas services which were
to have been held in the Church of the
Nazarlne Thursday evening, were postponed until Sunday evening. The originally planned program, which Included selections by a male quartet, violin ' solos and recitatlous, will be given. An offering for the missionary work of the church will be taken. MINISTER GET8 GIFTS The Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Ulmer, of Middleboro church, were delightfully surprised by people of Middleboro Christmas eve, when they were pre
sented with a score of useful Christmas gifts. The gifts Included a quar
ter of hog, $22 in money, a silk and wool quilt a pair of leather driving gloves, and many other useful articles. DR. ROSS DELAYED
Dr. L. F. Ross, who is in New York
awaiting the arrival of his brother from Europe, has been detained and will not be home until the first of the week, it was learned Friday. PHERSON ARRESTED John Pherson, of Boston, was taken into custody by Sheriff Carr Friday afternoon on charges of threatening. He was arrested following the filing of an affidavit by William McLean, who charges that Pherson threatened to kill him. He was released from
buy a suit of clothes. " They gave a donation to tho family consisting of chickens, corn, apples, swoet potatoes, canned fruit, groceries , and a quarter of beef, also some money. The whole donation amounted to a little more
than $100. A short' program was given. ROBBER8 FEAR SPLINTERING GLASS, WM. J. BURNS SAYS William J. Burns, the detective, once said that whenever an effort was hade by a robber to loot a bank, if any of tho employes had the presence of mind to hurl an Inkstand through one of the plate glass windows, nine chances' to ten, the robber would take to his heels, "for," said Detective Burns, "I have found that robbers are mortally afraid of the sound of
snlintering glass. It gets on their
nerves" TO GIVE CANTATA
A sacred cantata will be given at St Paul's Lutheran church Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The complete
program will be announced later. Federal Reserve District
Admits Eight State Banks
ROCKEFELLER GIVES
HUGE Xf.lAS PilESEIITr;
NEW YORK. Dec 28 A Christmas!
present of $100,000,000 oy johh. Rockefeller Sr. halt to the General! Education Board to raise the salaries of college professors and half to the J Rockefeller Foundation to aid In ltt; work of combating diseases through;
Improvement of medical education.; public health ' administration and! scientific research, has been an J nounced. . :j It is estimated that Mr. Rockefet ler's public gifts now approximate
$450,000,000. ; While leaving to the general educa tion board the task of selecting the colleges which shall receive awards; for their teaching staffs and the amount each Is to receive Mr. Rocke feller urged that the principal as well; as the income be used "as promptly and largely as may seem wise." " The trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation also are authorized to. utilise both the principal and income, of their gifts, in connection with: which Mr. Rockefeller added that if the board "should see fit to use any part of this new gift in promoting medical education In Canada, such
(By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS. Mo.. Dec. 26. The ad
mittance of more state banks in Dis-
System, was announced recently by acuon wouia mi William Martin, chairman of the Board approval . : s of the Federal Reserve Bank of St j
Louis. Thev are: Bank of Commerce, i .
El Dorado, Ark., Columbia County Bank. Magnolia; Pellesville Savings Bank, Pelleville, UL, Bank of Waynesvile. Waynesville. Mo., Farmers and Merchants Bank, Dyer. Tenn., and Citizens' Bank, Dyersburg, Tenn. With these banks there are 67 State institutions In District No. 8 of the Federal Reserve. Of these 23 are in Arkansas, 12 in Illionis, 2 in Indiana. 5 in Kentucky, 18 in Missouri, and 7 in Tennessee.
r 1 I Funeral Arrangements
BRITAIN WILL COME TO U.S. TO SOLVE
TELEPHONE TROUBLE
(Bv Associated Press)
LIMA. O. Dec. 26. London, Eng- custody last Wednesday. Pherson was
land, is coming to the United States to have its telephone problems solved. London's phone service has been notorious and leading newspapers have been conducting agitation for a change
for some time
to have been tried before Justice of the Peace Marsh late this afternoon. JONES TO PREACH Sylvester Jones, field secretary of
the board of foreign missions of the Five Years' Meeting, will occupy the
A commission of British telephone ' julpit in the Economy Friends church
exnerta recently visited Lima, u., io j u.v.uB.
inspect a unique system Installed there. Cleveland, O., also sent a delegation and is considering adopting the
Lsame system, known as the "auto-
manual. It is neither manual, as the old system generally in use, nor is it entirely automatic, but combines, it is claimed, the advantages of both types and eliminates their disadvantages. Un
like the automatic system, switchboard operators are employed, but the old fashionde switchboard, with its plugs and cords, is eliminated. Office Arrangement. Instead each girl sits at an Individual desk, with three instruments resembling adding machines before her. The first column of the key-board is devoted to prefixes, and the others to numbers. When a call Is received an automatic "distributor," starts it down the line of desks until it finds a girl who is not busy. If one who has been passl clears her desk the call Jumps back to her. After she has punched the proper keys the further processes of the call become automatic. An automatic ringer notifies the subscriber that his number is being rung, or if the line is busy an automatic "busy signal" informs him of the fact. The system is said to furnish an average of fifteen second service, while indi
vidual operators nandle as many as
REMEMBER REV. REYNOLDS.
Last Monday evening members of the Friends church and Sabbath school mot at tho church for a social time and to give their pastor and his family a donation. The Men's class gave Mr. Reynolds, their teacher and pastor, $58 in money, with which to
Murray Minerva O. Murray, 46
years old, died at her home, 1529 North
E street at 11 o'clock Thursday night
following a short illness. She is survived by one daughter and a brother,
Perry Murray, of Boston, Ind. Fun
eral services will be held. Saturday
morning at 10 o clock at the home. The
Rev. L. E. Murray, of the First Christ
ian church, will officiate. Burial will
be in the cemetery at Liberty. Friends
may call Friday evening. TURN CLOCKS FORWARD.
PARIS, Dec. 26. The cabinet met today and approved the bill providing for the turning ahead of the clocks
one hour beginning February 1, as a
fuel conservation measure. Louis
Klotz, the minister of finance, met with the cabinet and presented questions relating to the financial situation
which, it was decided, would be discussed further at a meeting next Monday.
Canada's Consumption
of Tobacco on increase
(By Associated Press) OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 26. Revenue;
receipts from tobacco transactions' throughout the Dominion, indicate that the weed is being burned up in in
creasing quantities since Canada s fighting men returned from overseas. Inland revenue returns for October show an increase of nearly $500,003
over October og 1918. Total receipt r for this October were reported ai
$2,767,685. Tobacco revenue constitutes th' largest source of revenue tor this de-, partment The Income from liquors brought In only $800,000. Dispatches from London, however, have declared that much more whiskey Is being shipped to the Dominion than wes exported to Canada before the Dominion went dry. A
A Nebraska Inventor has Invented a combination mangle and wringer, which, coupled with an electric washer, is said to reduce the wash-day drudgery to a minimum.
TEXAS 8HIPPINQ HEAD NAMED GALVESTON. Tex.. Dec. 26. J. J. Davies, representative of the United States shipping board for Texas ports, will be succeeded January 1, by L. C. Neff of San Francisco and Washington. Mr. Davis resigned recently.
For Colds or Influenza and as a prventative take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30 cents.
OorobVHsnlKl t j
admits In nrinciDle that no contracting
party can refer to the non participa- i three times the calls taken care of
tion of the United States in the first deposit of ratification documents aa
a ground for questioning any stipulation of the treaty.
8ECRETARY RESUMES DUTIES. (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY. Dec. 26. General Candio Aguilar will resume his office as secretary of foreign affairs on Jan. 2. it is stated on good authority here. General Aguilar arrived in this city today after spending several months in Europo on a special mission.
DRINKS WOOD ALCOHOL, FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM CHICAGO, 5 Dec. 26. Joseph Chrupek, of 2834 West Twenty-fifth place, died yesterday afternoon from the effects of drinking wood alcohol. He was found in a room of his home, a half emptied bottle by his side. The police say he got the wood alcohol In a saloon at Thirty-seventh street and Kedzle avenue.
Merchants Report Record Sales Daring Xmas Rush More money was spent by Christmas shoppers in Richmond this year than ever before, with Dec. 20 as the banner day of the whole season, say Richmond merchants. The merchants say that the lifting of the fuel restrictions for this date was the cause of the unprecedented rush of eager shoppers. Dealers in ready-to-wear garments and heavy merchandise, report that Wednesday was their banner day. Local merchants agree that the volume of trade was not much above standard, but the record prices caused the large increase in the receipts. Disregard for high prices were shown. A record sale of silk shirts was made by haberdashers. Merchants said that the fuel restruction was a blessing in disguise for more goods was sold during the early part of the shopping season than in the latter part.
POLICE TO INVESTIGATE FINDING OF WOMAN'S ARM PONTIAC, Mich., Dec. 26 Investigation of a human arm found today in d downtown alley, leads officers to believe the person from whose body it came may have died . by torture. The arm apparently Is that of a
WITHDRAWS REQUEST FOR INCREASE (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 26 The Detroit United Railways today withdrew
a request tnat it be
Volcano Shows Activity In Mount Aso District
under the old system.
Senate Group Working to Bring Treaty Settlement (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 Although
' most senators were out of town today.
the groups favoring a quick compromise on the peace treaty were at work, urging more vigorous efforts toward agreement. Some of the mild reservation Re-
TOKIO, Dec. 26 Mount Aso, an active volcano in Kyushu, has been unusually active for several weeks. Rumblings, small eruptions and showers of ashes were frequently ex
perienced. A comparatively big erup-! publicans, anxious that a concrete con
tion occurred a few days ago when ciliation plan be ready for submission
masses of ashes fell over the surrounding country. The atmosphere above the volcano district was a mass of reddish yellow clouds and the mountains and fields were mantled with a thick layer of greyish ash from the crater. Numerous cattle and horses which ate the grass on the fields have died through poisoning, says one report. The ashes from the volcano are said to kill all plants. Dr. Imamura, a noted seismologist, declares that the volcano has just entered a stage of greatest activity, but he does not think any disastrous eruption will occur.
Kaifeng Chinese Oppose Binding Children's Feet
. (By Associated ress) - KAIFENG, China, Dec 26. An organization has been launched here by
permitted to 'leading Chinese xf the city to aid in
make a charge of 1 cent for transfers putting a stop to the ancient Chinese stating that the cause of improvement 'custom of binding the feet of female of conditions affecting its operations, i children. ' Songs have been composed It now finds itself able to operate by members decrying the practice of profitably on a flat 5 cent fare. foot binding, and students of boys' : schools are being asked to take the ENGINE LEAVES TRACK pledge: . "I will not marry a woman FIREMAN: IS INJURED with unnatural feet." BEDFORD, Ind., Dec. 26 Charles i The name of the new organization, O'Bannon, a fireman, suffered a crush- literally translated, is "The Heavenly ed hand when the engine of the Monon Feet Association." passenger train running on the Bed-1 ford and Bloomington branch left the ' In coffee-growing countries a suffutrack near Springville today. None slon of the leaves of the plant is held of the passenger coaches left the i'by many to be superior to that made track. from berries.
to the senate when it reassembles in January, renewed plas to Republican leaders that negotiations should not be permitted to lag during the holidays. There was also much compromise talk among the Democrats.
LOOKS FOR NEW PLANET CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 26. Prof William H. Pickering, of Harvard As tronomical Observatory, who is stationed in Mandeville, Jamaica, is engaged in a search for a planet which is supposed by astronomers to exist outside of Neptune, and estimated that the undiscovered member of the solar system is 55 times as far from the sun as is the earth, according to a statement made today by Prof. Solon L. Bailey, Acting Director of the Harvard Observatory.
Briefs
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Two boys wanted to work before school, 400 S. 9. Gasoline production in the United States has increased from 35,000,000 to 70,000,000 barrels a year since 1914.
Independent Ice and Fuel Co, has plenty of Chestnut Anthracite. Phone 3465.
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A t Feltman 's
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A Good Place to Spend your Xmas Money
Black Blucher Calf, with good leather soles, medium toes $$00
Brown Calf Blucher, same style as above $$0 0
Black Calf Blucher, made over our famous Tramp last $00
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