Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 264, 16 September 1921 — Page 8
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NATIONAL HOLIDAY TO MARK MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
. ' , , Mrs. Charles Hanes; and two brothMEXICO CITY, Sept. 16. Today isjers, Olyn and Westcott Hanes. probably , the biggest day In Mexico's i Funeral services will be held Suncelebration of the 100th anniversary of 'day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the its Independence from the rule of'hoie. Rev. Isley will officiate. BurSpain. Sent. 16 is Mexico's most im-i'al will be in the Centerville ceme-
portant national holiday. On that day a huge parade of the military and civic bodies is to be reviewed by President Obregon from the balcony of the national palace. There -will be a diplomatic reception and 70.000 children who have been trained in different parts of Mexico City tor several weeks will sing en masse a national hymn composed especially for the occasion. Throughout the republic, especially In Mexico City, numerous projects commemorating national Independence have been planned to continue until the middle of October. For Common People President Obregon has announced that the celebration is to be more for the great masses of peasant population than for society folks. Free entertainment, partaking of carnival and fiesta is to be provided; the usual quotas of band concerts will be increased; theaters and motion picture houses have been requested to reduce their prices to a minimum,!
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federal authorities to make September and October months of happiness wherein the dark days of past revolutions will be forgotten. Handicapped by a lack of recognition by the great powers of the world the numerous public spectacles planned for the national capital will not be the occasion for splendid diplomatic parades. Numerous countries, however, have designated special envoys to represent them, including Argentina, Chile, Peru. Brazil, Spain, Germany, Holland, China, Japan and Italy. The United States will not be officially represented at any of the functions, according to present plans. Representatives of other nations have arrived at intervals during the past month and have been extended lavish hospitality by the Mexican government. ORCHESTRA AT HIGH TO APPEAR MONTHLY Beginning with next Friday night, Sept. 23, the high school orchestra is going to present monthly concerts, for the purpose of providing the school with funds with which to more completely equip the music organizaProf. Maddy anlounced Friday that tickets for each, concert will be for sale by orchestra members and the student council. Only 15 cents admission is to be charged. Local soloists will be on the program from time to time. Prof. Maddy said. Mrs. Fred Bartel is to sing at the first concert. Following is the program to be given beginning .at 8 o'clock Friday night, Sept. 23: March, "Second Rpgiment,' "Scarf Danoe," Chaminade; "Spanish Dance," Moskowski; "Largo," from the New World Symphony, Dvorak; solo, Mrs. Fred Bartel; overture, "Poet and Peasant," Suppe; popular selections, "Naughty Marrietta," Victor Herbert; march. "American Cadet," Hall. INFANTILE PARALYSIS AFFECTS ROOSEVELT NEW YORK, Sept. 16 Franklin D. roosevelt, former assistant secretary r-T the navy and Democratic candidate for vie president at last year's elec ion, is suffering from, a mild case of '-ifantilo paralysis, his physician. Dr. Oorge Draper, announced late Thursday. According to Dr. Draper's diagnosis, made immediately upon Mr. Roosevelt's arrival at the Presbyterian hosnital from his summer home at Campo oello, N. B., he is slowly nearing 'ecovery after suffering from the nalady for four weeks. Power to control the affected musics of the lower legs and feet, Dr. draper said. is beginning to return and VIr. Roosevelt's general condition and spirits are good. "I cannot say how long Mr. Roosevelt will be kept in the hospital," Dr. Draper added, "but you can say defintely that he will not be crippled, and 10 one need have any fear of permanent injury in any wav from this ittack." SAY RAILROAD BEARS STRIKE RESPONSIBILITY Several hundred men attended the tieeting held by the shop craftsmen of the Pennsylvania railroad. Thursday nieht in the Odd Fellows hall. N. F. Good, president of the Pennsylvania System Federation, No. 90, was the principal speaker of the evening and referred to many things the organizations of the railroad had done for the employes of the company. Mr. Good stated that if work was stopped on the road because of a strike, that it would be because the company had forced working conditions upon the men under which only about 10 per cent of the men had agreed to work. He stated also that the aim of the organization was jto recognize the rights of the public. Several men representing the different crafts gave short talks. BOYS OF RICHMOND PIRATES SATURDAY Many boys of the city are planning o attend the "treasure hunt" to be held by the Y. M. C. A., Saturday afternoon. The hunt will be under the direction of Perry Wilson, boys' secretary of the Y. The treasure hunt Is for any boy in the city, whether he Is a member of the Y or not The boys will be divided Into five groups and there will be the same rumber of treasures. The routes for the, hunt have been made and the treasures will be buried Saturday. Any boy In the city from the: ages of 10 years to 16 years old will be eligible to go upon this hunt The boys are i requested to be at the Y at 1 o'clock, "Saturday afternoon. t
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Martha Fern Cobine, 25, Dies Friday Morning Martha Fern Cobine, 25 years old, died at her home, 418 Richmond ave nue, Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock. bne la survived by her husband, Marvin Cobine; her parents, Mr. and tery. Friend3 may call at any time. AKRON POLICE SEEK SLAYER OF SINCLAIR , (By Associated Press) AKRON, O, Sept. 16. More light on the circumstances of the murder of Harry Sinclair, 40, Akron sportsman early Thursday is being sought today by Cleveland and Akron police. Two leads were followed yesterday in an effort to run down the identity of his slayer, but county prosecuting attorney, A. W. Doyle, reported little progress. Sinclair was driving the roadster of a friend, R. E. (Red) Smithers, who was also in the party with two women, when according to the story told by Smithers, a car raced up behind from which two shots were fired, which struck the body of the roadThe third shot fired as the pur suer was passing killed Sinclair instantly. The two women in the party substantiate Smithers' story. Friends of Sinclair state that he was a former Philadelphia man and that he had no known enemies. He was known to the police as a gambler and, police believe that he may have made some bitter enemies in his profession. The police have discarded the jealousy theory on which they worked yesterday. CALIFORNIA GRAPE GROWERS PROSPEROUS (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16. The grape-growing industry of California is prosperous largely because of prohibition, declared Edward Sheehan, president of the California Grape Growers' exchange, in an address here yesterday before the California Development association. He declared the profits of the growers have trebled with prohibition, and said where three years ago the average price for grapes was $10 to $20 per ton it is now around $75 to $100 per ton. Mr. Sheehan estimated the CaliforJP crop this year to be valued at $75,000,000. CARPENTIER TO MEET GIBBONS IN FEBRUARY (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept. 16. Georges Carpentier will meet Tom Gibbons of St. Paul for the world's light heavyweight boxing championship next February at Madison Square garden. Tex Rickard, promoter, today received a radio message from Manager Descamps in which the latter stated that Carpentier would be ready and fit by that time to defend the title he won from Battling Levinski. "I have no doubt that the French idol would return here and meet Gibbons, according to the contract I have with him," said Rickard. "Carpentier never enters the ring unless he is fit and he wants plenty 'of time to rest the injured hand he hurt in the Dempsey bout. I have no date set for the match but will likely stage it the first week of February." The bout originally was to have been held Oct. 12, in Jersey City. Junior Wilson, Infant, Dies Friday Morning Junior Wilson, four months old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson, 807 North Fourteenth street, died at 6 o'clock Friday morning of an infantile illness. Funeral services will be held at the home at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. Robinson will be in charge. Friends may call any time. JURIST IS DYING (By Associated Press) "BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept 16Word has been received here that W. P. Rogers is dying at Chicago. . He i3 a native of Bloomington and was dean of Indiana university law school here at one time.
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ANNIVERSARY FINDS CAREFUL GUARD KEPT BY GOTHAM POLICE Ey Associated Press v J 1 S- .JTi v 77 a v ordinary vigilance was maintained by police on duty in the financial dis trict today, the anniversary of the Wall street explosion of 1920, which cost 40 lives and resulted in injury to more than 100 persons and property loss of thousands of dollars. The steps were purely precautionary, it was explained. With the expiration of the year, the cause of the disaster still remains a mystery. The general belief is that the explosion was that of a bomb prepared by radicals, although an accident theory was advanced, as well as a theory that it was an outgrowth of a building trades war. All the public ever learned was that, a dilapidated' wagon, loaded with a high explosive and drawn by a decrepit old horse, pulled up in front of the United States assay office a few minutes before noon and the driver disappeared. At 12:10 o'clock, when the skyscrapers were pouring out their noonday thousands, -the explosion let go with a roar that shook all of Lower Manhattan. YOUTH'S DREAM ENDS IN DIVORCE COURT Youth's dream of marital happiness started early and ended quickly for Arthur Clark, 46 South Fifth street, and Blanch Clark, 816 North Illinois street, Indianapolis, according to a divorce complaint filed by the former in Wayne circuit court Friday. Arthur Clark, 20 years old. filed a complaint for divorce by his father, Joseph Clark, charging Blanch Clark, 18 years old, with cruel and inhuman treatment. The complaint states that the young couple was married Aug. 16, 1920, and separated Sept 22. 1920, after living together shortly over a month. The court is asked to appoint a guardian to look after the defendant's cause in tne action, sne Deing a minor. The complaint states that the defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment since the separation of the couple. CHILD EATS 15 PILLS; DIES (By Associated Press) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Sept 16. Dorothy Bright, two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bright, of this city, is dead here as a result of eating 15 pills. The little girl pulled a box of the medicine from a table while alone in the room. The Brights formerly lived in Gary. Short News of City Downey Speaks Here A number of Richmond citizens attended a meeting held in the K. of P. hall Thursday evening. Brandt Downey, an organizer from Indianapolis, explained the aims of the Ku Klux Klan to the assemblage. Marriage License Granted Marriage license was granted to Frank Marino, pipefitter, and Annina Fernicola, both of Richmond. Recreation Club Tonight The Community Service Recreation club will hold the first of its fall and winter meetings in the assembly room of the K. of P. building, third floor, at 7:30 o'clock Friday night. It is this organization which has supplied leaders from its ranks of 85 members, or 91 meetings in churches, lodges, etc. Future activities probably will come j Weisbrod III at Home Ray Weisbrod is ill at his home, 119 South Tenth street. Industrial Exhibit Decision It is expected a decision on the place to hold the Chamber of Commerce industrial exhibit and flower show will be made at a meeting of the executive committee of the movement to be held at 1:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. A meeting of the committee was held at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon, but no action was taken. Consider Issuing Bulletin The Chamber of Commerce publicity committee, which is to make a report on the feasibility of issuing a monthly or semi-monthly Chamber bulletin, is to meet at 7:30 o'clock Friday night. Action Is Dismissed. The action of the Richmond Loan and Savings company vs. Harry E. Wood and Augusta Wood to collect on a note and to foreclose a mortgage for $1,517, was dismissed in Wayne circuit court Friday
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Gross Military Funeral To Be Sunday Afternoon Word has been received here of the arrival in New york of the body of Merle F. Gross, who was killed in action in France in October. 1918. The body will arrive in Richmond, Friday nlffht urittt tha 4 w cennrf onsf will v 7V. ,u V , , ho roll-en T r tho rtarlArc Af PAhImavi.r Downing, Stegall and company. Gross J,, the son of Mf Frank (Gross, 301 Linden avenue. Funeral services will be in charge of the American Legion and will be held from the parlors of Pohlmeyer, Downing, Stegall and company, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Full military funeral will be given and will be the first military funeral in Richmond that the casket will be carried on a gun carriage. All service men are requested by Ray Mather, commander of the Legion, to meet at the Legion rooms Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. , He is survived by the widow, Nora Gross, one daughter, Frances, two brothers. Earl and Marion Gross, and one sister, Mrs. Mable Raney, all of this city. Service Bureau Plans Larger Work Next Year A larger field of activity is planned by the Social Service bureau for next year, according to Miss Ethel Clark, secretary of the bureau who will make a report of the activities of the organization during the past year at the annual meeting to be held at the Grace M. E. church Friday night. The business meeting rl the bureau will be preceded by a dinner to which the general public is invited. The dinner will be served at 6:30 o'clock. A. W. Butler, secretary of the state board of charities, will . be the principal . speaker of the evening. Several short talks will be given by local people concerning the possibilities of social work in this community. 1 Paso Passes Ordinance Against Masked Gatherings (By Associated Press) EL PASO,' Tex , Sept. 16 The city council adopted on first reading yesterday an ordinance forbidding public gatherings or demonstrations of masked persons. Permits from the police chief are necessary for masked balls or carnivals. Supporters of the ordinance say it is aimed at the Ku Klux Klan. 16 Year Old Girl ""ST Divorce Defendant (B Associated Press) JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 16. Elsie Newby Berkenmeyer, 16, has been made defendant in a suit for divorce filed by her husband, Charles W. Berkenmeyer. The complaint alleges Mrs. Berkenmeyer has left her home several times and has refused to live with Berkenmeyer. The couple was married last March. O Q 202 Ccztili
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350 ATTEND SESSIONS OF REFORMED CHURCH (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16 Delegates of Reformed and Presbyterian church es are gathering in . Pittsburgh from many parts of the world to attend the eleventh general council of the alliance of Reformed churches holding the Presbyterian system which will open here tonight with a public reception. Three hundred and fifty delegates representing 35,000,000 persons are expected to attend. Among delegates who have arrived were those representing churches in Ireland, Scotland, Korea, Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The Irish delegation is headed by Dr. W. J. Lowe of Belfast, moderator of the Presbyterian church of Ireland and Dr. Wm. Park, also of Belfast, president of the general council oi the alliance. Representatives from Scotland include Dr. R. J. Drummond of Edinburgh; Rev. Oliver Russell of Paisley, and Dr. R. Forgin of Aberdeen. The- American churches will be represented by 175 delegates. CALL FRENCH SOLONS TO SPECIAL SESSION PARIS, Sept. 17. The cabinet, at a meeting presided over this morning by President Millerand, decided to call an extraordinary session of the senate and chamber of deputies for Oct. 18. During the meeting Premier Briand presented the strike situation in Roubaix and Turcoing to the cabinet. He praised the strikers for their readiness for conciliation and expressed the hope that he employers would consent to the same method of settling their differences with the employes. Lowell Sherman's Contract Cancelled by Movie Concern (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES Sept. 16 Lowell Sherman, motion picture actor, guest at the Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle hottl party in San Francisco, on labor day was released from a contract with a large motion picture production company here, it was announced yesterHOLES IN HORSES' EARS NOT UNNECESSARY CRUELTY (By Associated Press) j BOSTON, Sept. 16. Punching holes; in horses' ears to indentification tags ' does not constitute unnecessary cruelty in the opinion of a superior court jury. The jury today acquited two men who had been arrested on complaint' of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Transferred to West Coast (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16. The battleship Pennsylvania, formerly flagship of the Atlantic fleet, has left Panama on its way to join the Pacific fleet and become flagship of ViceAdmiral Shoemaker, commander of the battleship division, it was announced here today. The Pennsylvania is due at San Diego, Calif., Sept. 27. , auuiiaoa ouucuidner ixansrers his flag to the Pennsylvania the battleship Texas will be assigned to the sixth battleship division. Captain Adelbert" Althouse is in command of the Pennsylvania. The navy transport Great Northern, destined to become flagship of the Atlantic fleet, is scheduled to leave here today for the east coast G. 0. P. COMMITTEE MEETS NEXT WEEK A meeting of the Republican city committee will be held in the head quarters on South Seventh street next Thursday evening to make plans for tne coming city election in November. All precinct committee men and women are asked to attend the meet ing at which time a definite program for a campaign will be mapped out The city committee met early this week and endorsed the nominees selected at the primary election. CHILD LOSES FEET IN CORN BINDER (By Associated Press) AUBURN, Ind.. Sept 16 Ora Pattee, 9, son of Bert Pattee. a farmer living near here, suffered the loss of both feet yesterday when he came in contact with a corn binder. The tragedy occurred when the boy, who was on his way home from school, stopped in a field to play a joke on his father. He walked through the closely planted corn rows, intending to frighten the horses pulling the binder. Suddenly the team lurched forward and the lad was caught by the binder and both feet severed.
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 16. First steps toward combating alleged organized efforts to break down the new immigration restriction law will be the disbarring of a number lawyers from handling immigration cases before the department of labor, it was announced by department officials. Allegations against the attorneys will involve the excessive charges made to aliens for work in behalf of their entrance into the United States, and efforts to bring discredit upon the immigration law. Department officials said they were amazed at the strength of efforts to nullify the law through the spreading of misinformation and that it had been decided to combat this propaganda by making public the facts with regard to the opposition the department was meeting in enforcing the law. Exceed Quotas. Assistant Secretary Henning declared that "those in control of the flood of aliens coming into this country deliberately exceed the monthly quotas and depend upon compelling us, with their sob stories and tales of families being separated, to permit the law to be disregarded." Officials charged that a number of lawyers practicing in the department were accepting fees from aliens, greatly in excess of the maximum fixed by the rules of tSe department Some of these lawyers, it also was charged, are involved in spreading the stories of alleged cruelties worked upon aliens by the law as it is enforced by the bureau of immigration officials. Traction Car Kills Cow; Owner Would Wreck Car (By Associated Press) MARION. O., Sept. 16 John Har desty. Jr., 22, today confessed to Sheriff Washburn that he had attempted to wreck a Columbus, Delaware and Marion traction car on the night of Sept 3, two miles south of Delaware and kill the passengers in revenge on the company for its refusal to compensate him for a cow killed by one of its cars. The car did not leave the tracks and no one was injured. Efficient Service Prompt Charge Reasonable Hasv n 'ism?
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