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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
A City Street
BY GORDON TOMBSTONE.

ITERF I'M this narrow city street
II Where souls have honored life and death
This -haroughfare tolTio heat
with hot graz mouth ami pungent breath
1ra+brks long used to dwell
on verdaut glades may pause "a space
Refreshed lingering her" a spell
on something of the commonplace.
Here is raEc0us note and clear
rustv pcGdler shrils bis wares.
An old man stUmbes weary seer
Meath pots and kettles, age and cares,
A burkstar with bright greedy smiles
Irva5rIes women one ny one
y-i+b vyaroncd fruits Of for Oft isles.
THAT sucked their honey from the sun
t+srz little children 'auga and play
And sweating horses plunge ana rear
And There q WORD less rnsHaeIaE
Freaks on the thirsty U~tutnE ear
E-,r En- IA window HnHe---GoNeo
rarpF speeds the light
~ f5-+frg ON dim towers ro4keu
Ia +vfrfan-s unGeH-goNn of night
An .- varied Eug know
V.n4- cutters strange am. HluH-~"eTE a't.s.
what v0yarry and brave rich show
serge through veins and sgrs.lE trrIi-
What want and and in and bliss
F-aa- bright raW1Tn- nn.aS Nnt1f.e#
And ya- $50 would not part WIN Tif@
Far E0rdous 1T auo-1e. world
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Something New
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

a $ the growu-up ueishbor descend
u ed the stairs something tlurtered
a across the floor Of the living
room. there was a smothcred ripple OF
laughter, then q scramhling, scratching
sound. followed by silence.
"Wel," soIloquized the grown-up
neighhor aUGihy. 81 thought I heard
somebody down here. but there doesn't
seem TO be any one, So I must have been
mistaken
She shook out the buster she held i'm
her hand and began busting tho chair
nearest her There was suppressed
giggle from behind the sofa The grown
M neighbor turned her back elaborate
IN toward mo place from which the
sound emaratcd and continued her work
There was a slight scufIe, apothcr sup
pressed g.ggIe. then somebody shouted
boo
The grpwn-up ueiEhbor gave dra-
maticafly realistic start. which brought
forth a yCi- OF joy from behind tho
sofa. IN another moment the small
ucighbor came rolling from under the
piece ~ furniture, head first she
elasped her hands delightodly as she
scrambled TO her feet,
You didn't know I was here. aid
you9" she questioned. capcring joyously
about the room 81 fooled you. I fooled
you good,'
The grown-up neighbor sank into a
chair. overcome apparently by sheer
umazemont.
"Wen ! should think you did she
responded 81 don't know that [ was
ever SO fooled before in my life. In
fact. / was the most fooled person you
ever saw. How long have you been
here2"
"Hours and hours and hours" said
the small ueiEubor Il waited and
waited and an the time YOU were just
sitting upstairs and didn't know 1 was
here" She rigaIcd again, after which
Pc gradually wrggled herself into the
largest chair in thg room uuul the soles
az her small shoes were presented 10 her
friends vision. She eyed The growu-up
neighbor expectanuy for a moment.
81 don't suppose. she remarked,
smoothing out her little pctticoat. care
fully and noting the effect with side
long holdings Of her head. that you
noticed that / have on my old dress2
81 used 20 be my best dress when 10 WAS
new, but il isn't any more" Again she
.paussd and eyed the growu-up neigh-
bor Then She lifted one small foot
and carefully examined the sole OF the
shoot "Thc dress" she repeated, with
a faint emphasis on the word, 'is quite
old"
"ICs such "a pretty dress, though"
said the growu-up ueiEhbor. Didn't
YOU wear il once before when you were
over hereG
"Possg' CALCULATED the small neigh
Dor. rzgher impatiently, Of woared 10
hundreds ana hundreds OF times IT'S
just as old as 30 can be- She polished
me other shoe tenderIy with the palm
Of her hand 81 have some mother shoes
that belong to This dress she said.
''hut they're old ones These shoes have
shiny buttons.
$50 I noticed" responded the grown
up ueishuor
Tl'c small ueighhor sighed n little
81 have ON my old stockings she re-
marked
"Bul they're pretty stockings said
the growu-up noighbur II should think
you'd Ike tp wear them
They're awful old rejoincd the
small uel-hbor Years and years old
SIS uettiooat is old. too
"They don't show their age tho
Eratu-up ucishbor assured her. 81
thIns they look quite young.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

Missionary you are about to kill
me. let me sing a hymn.
Caunibal-No, sir. No music with
meals In this place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
For a Cold in the Head.

one of the SurcsJ remedies for re-
I.eyug bad cold in the head is to
iuEaIe q solution of mot water and salt
Put three tahlesuoonfuls of salt into 20
lug containing about pHif of wafer,
ana Innale the steam as it rises from
fIn f1sE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
Cheaper than butter
Better than lard

Cottolene is better than
butter or lard for frying be-
cause it can be heated about
100 degrees higher without
burning or smoking. This
extreme heat ms t antly
cooks the outer surface, and
forms a crust which pre-
vents the absorption of fat.
Fry fish with Cottolene
and it will never be greasy,
but crisp and appetizing
enough to make your mouth
water.
Cottolene is more eco
nomical than lard; costs no
more, and goes one-third
farther than either butter
or lard. You are not prac-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23

SERVICE EFFICIENT
NOW, SAYS CAPTAIN

Whatever may have been the meth
cd of conducting the work of the Sal
Walton Army in Richmond in times
past, it is now performing efficient
service, according to Captain Stanford
in charge of the work in this city.
The army this year will distribute
bushel baskets containing provisions
for Christmas dinners for NJ least
three hundred persons. There will
be chicken and a gorgeous assert
ment of vegetables in each basket.
The American Rescue Workers. who
came in for criticism at Yesterday
meeting of the Richmond Ministerial
association for using the inscription
formerly, American Salvation Army"
on their placards. say that there is
nothing wrong in their announcing
that they were at one time the Amer
lean Salvation Army. The organiza-
ton was conducted under this name
until it was compelled 10 abandon il
by court decree.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
CITY STATISTICS
Births.

Births.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Coate, 800
Pearl street, girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Toohey, 302
North Sixteenth street, girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Collins, S25 North
Eleventh street.
Deaths and Funerals.
BENNETT-Mrs. Mabel Miller Ben
nett, "a, died yesterday at the home
of her parents, 42S South Sixth street.
She is survived by her husband, Otto
Bennett, a son, John Bennett, two
brothers, John and Raymond Miller,
sister, Eva Miller and her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Miller. Serv-
ices will be held Friday morning at
9 o'clock at st. Andrews church, con-
Quoted by the Rev. F. A. Roell. In
terment will be in st. Andrews GENE
terry. Friends may call at any time.
Building Permits.
W. E. Morris, 629 South Thirteenth
frame dwelling, $1,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
CHANGE IN RECORD
EXPENSE TO COUNTY

Capacity of the manufacturers of a
well known billing machine, acting in
directly through the state board of &C
countants, has caused the issuance of
a recent order doing away with the
loose leafe system of keeping certain
original county records, and will, II
sustained, cost Wayne county several
hundred dollars, according to County
Clerk Matthews.
The various county officers recent
ly received an order from the state
bord of accountants ordering all books
OF original entry to be of the old fash
toned. permanently bound type. This
would necessitate the purchase of at
least six special machines to make the
necessary entries in books of this
kind. The price of the machine is
$3.50. ...
Should the county be compelled to
return to the old system it would
cause great inconvenience in keeping
the records besides the heavy expense
of changing the system.
County Auditor Bowman in a tele-
phone conversation today with Attor-
ney General Honan was informed that,
so far as could be ascertained the
board had no authority to issue such
an order. Mr.. Bowman went to Indi-
annapolis this afternoon to confer with
the attorney general.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
EXPLOSION, INSIDE BOILER,
INJURIES CHAS. L|PSCOMB

Charles Lipscomb, mechanic, while
working inside a large benzine tank
at the Standard Oil plant, North r
street, this afternoon making repairs,
accidentally broke the globe of the
electric light he was using and the
explosion that resulted, followed by
fire, almost burned him to a crisp.
Manager William Ball Of the Stand
ard OIL company who was on top Of
the tank was slightly burned on the
right side of the face.
Lipscomb was pulled out of the
tank with ropes by the firemen and
was at once rushed to the Reid Hos
pitaI. Hospital authorities say his con-
dition Is very critical. Whether he
can survive his injuries is not known.
There was very little benzine In the
tank, consequently the explosion did
no damage to surrounding property
and did not damage the tank to any
extent. The fire companies responded
to the alarm so promptly that the
flames were extinguished before they
had gained any Roadway.
This was fortunate because with
such great amount of infammabIes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23

on the property it would have been
difficult to check the flames had they
once spread to the adjoining build
ings and the shed which covers the
large tanks, and the resulting blaze
might have proved one of the most
disastrous in the history of the city.
Lipscomb resides at 200 Main
street and is boiIermaker. He was
conscious when removed from the
tank after the flames had been ex-
tinguished and was suffering excru.
ciating agony from the burns on near
ly all parts of his body. His clothing
was almost burned off. But little time
was wasted in removing the injured
man to the hospital after his rescue
from his fiery prison.
The explosion caused by the break
ing of the electric light globe could
be heard all over the north part Of the
city and attracted hundreds Of people
to the scene. After the explosion a
general alarm was sent in to the fire
department and the police were call
ed upon, Chief Gormon and officer
LawIer responding.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
CURRENCY MEASURE
READY FOR WILSON
President to Issue Statement
to Business Interests After
Signing Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-Senate
leaders today notified the president
that the currency bill would be in his
hands for signature late this afternoon
BY an agreement reached yesterday
the senate met at 10 o'clock and be-
gan consideration of the conferees
report which was accepted in the
house last night. The agreement call
ed for final vote at 2:30 p. m. and
this indicated that the measure would
be placed in the presidents hands
about o'clock this afternoon.
President Wilson decided to affix his
signature about 8 or 8 o'clock tonight
He planned to invite members of the
senate and house banking and curren-
cy committee and a number Of news
paper men to witness the signing.
Three-fourths of the time allowed for
the debate on the conferes report was
given to the republicans, the Demo-
Gratis granting this favor to the minor
ity.
Leave for Xmas.
The exodus of national legislators
for the holidays was on in full force
today, only the senators being obliged
to remain. The main interest in the
currency bill centered today about a
statement the president was reported
to have prepared to give assurance to
the business interests. 1t was said this
would be issued at the time the bill
was signed.
The signature of the president will
make the bill law but it will mt be-
come operative until the organization
committee draws up plan of proce-
dure. This committee consists of the
controller of the currency, the secre-
tary of agriculture and the secretary
of the treasury.
1t may be several months before
this committee has concluded its work
and put the law into operation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
CRON|N ASKS FULL
PAY FOR ROAD WORK
Commissioners Hold Up Pay
ment For National
Road West.

Whether the county should pay for
six feet of roadway contracted for on
the National road west but not con-
structed because of compromise
with the T. H. /. and E. traction en-
pany regarding the moving of its
tracks, was argued by the county COM
missoners and Frank Cronin, the con-
tractor building the road today. No
decision was rendered.
The commissioners contracted for a
forty-six foot road way in September
1910, ordering the traction company TO
move its tracks to the south. Because
of the great expense of establishing a
new grade, the company refused and
the case was finally compromised by
the commissioners agreeing to allow
the company six feet of road instead
of twelve feet it was entitled to by
law.
Final settlement being demanded to-
day by Contractor Cronin, the com
missioners refused to allow his claim,
saying that he did not carry out the
terms of the contract The commits
sioners broke the contract by way of
compromise with the traction COM
pany.
The cost of the road was to have
been $4,000. Most of this has been
paid. The commissioners refuse to
pay for six-foot strip almost two
miles long.
oNt~ ~ l~a Lii
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
LEAGUE BOWLING
SUSPENDED AT ny"
Many Players Unable to Wis
it Alleys Until After
Holidays.

League bowling at the Y. M. c. A.
has been suspended until after the
holidays. Owing to the fact that many
Of the players are compelled to work
evenings during the pre-Christmas sea-
son and others will be out of the city,
it has been decided to hold up the
scheduled games until after the holi-
day season. The alleys will remain
evening except Christmas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
LOCAL BANK LAUDS
NEW CURRENCY BILL
First National Seeks Men,
bership in New Banking
System.

The board of directors of the First
National bank today passed a resolu-
ton supporting the currency bill pass
ed by congress and soon to become a
law The bank also made formal ap-
plication for membership in the new
federal banking system.
The First National bank was one of
the first organized in the United States
when naturalization OF banks became
a possibility under an act OF congress.
Today's action places the institution
in the list of the first TO take cogniz-
ance of the new statute affecting the
currency system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
READY TO DISTRIBUTE
200 SACKS OF FLOUR

Two hundred sacks of flour which
Omer Whelan will give to the poor
this Christmas, will be distributed
through the city's charitable institu-
lions as follows: Associated chart
ties, rs: Penny Club, %: Salvation
Army, 40; American Rescue Workers,
So; Municipal Christmas Tree, 25. The
sacks donated to the Christmas tree
will be divided by the committee be
tween the Associated Charities and
the Salvation Army, that only per-
sons needing aid may receive 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
GET INVITATIONS
TO ATTEND MEETING

Invitation to two members of the
Commercial Club to attend the ma
tional conference on race betterment
have been issued by the organization.
II is probable that Richmond will be
represented by at least one delegate
at the conference, which will be held
in Battle Creek, Mich, January to
IL. inclusive. The program of the
meeting is in the hands of Charles w.
Jordan, secretary of the club. Unless
business interferes, Mr.. Jordan will
attend. DR.. ]. N Hurry is the only
Indiana speaker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
TO QUARANTINE SHIP

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.-Because
proper quarantine facilities are not
available at Charleston. s. C, the bat
tleship Ohio sailed today for the Del
aware breakwaters, where she will be
thoroughly fumigated and quarantin-
ed, SO as to prevent a recurrence of
the epidemic of smallpox among the
crew.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
POLICE ARREST FOUR

Making raid on bunch of seven
men who have been canvassing the
North End today, Patrolmen Weston
berg and Wenger caught four of them,
who gave their names as Hubert ST.
Clair, Frank Smith, Harry Williams,
and George Spencer. Besides begging
of the housewives on North E street,
members of the crowd would insult
women who refused to feed them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
THEATRES ACCEPT
EGGS AS ADMISSION

FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec. 23.-Eggs
have become so scarce here that op-
orators of moving picture shows are
accepting one egg for admission OF
child and two eggs for admission of
an adult. They are sold easily for
so cents a dozen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
TO FIGHT TAGGART
Gray Charged With Being
M Man and Merry,
Now Started.
FAVOR 5'5s%1>l CLAIR

Prospective candidates for nomina-
lions on the Democratic county ticket
are scarce at the present time, for
the rank and file of the party are
awaiting the outcome of the fight that
is to be waged throughout the Sixth
district against Plagiarism.
AnttTaggart Democrats are going
to make a desperate effort to defeat
Finly Gray for denomination as con-
gresham, and there Is a well-defined
movement on at the present time to
capture the Wayne county delegation
to the congressional convention, the
largest delegation in the district, for
Judge Blair of Shelbyville, or some
other progressive Democrat who will
enter the list against Gray as a con-
gressional candidate.
Gray Unpopular.
Tt is probable that little difficulty
will be experienced in obtaining del
egation from this county pledged not
to support the Gray candidacy, for
the Connersville statesman Is in very
bad with the Wayne county Demo
racy, many Of whom bluntly refer to
tim as coke"
Friends of Gray stoutly deny that
he is Taggart man, but his opp on
ents in this county reply that 1t was
the Taggart machine which dictated
the appointment of Charles Beck, the
retiring district chairman, as post
master of Richmond, the choicest po-
litical plum in the district Gray
boasts that he is a progressive Demo
crat, but he is no more progressive
than T. Taggart says he may be-" was
the way one local Democratic leader
put 1t today.
Friday evening township meetings
will be held throughout the county to
elect delegates to the district conven-
ton to be held at Connersville, De-
cember 20, for the purpose of electing
a district chairman to succeed Charles
Beck of this city, resigned. At this
convention the first skirmish in the
campaign against Taggartism in the
sixth district Is scheduled to be pulled
off and the antf-Taggart forces Of
Wayne county are expecting to con-
troll the county delegation to this
meeting, in an effort to elect an anti
Taggart chairman.
Three Aspirants.
Next month a county chairman will
be elected and there are now three
active candidates for this office,
George Bayer, Charles Doney, the
present chairman, and Ed Dye, who Is
one Of the Taggart faction leaders.
The race prmises to be hotly con-
tested one.
No candidates. for nomination to
county offices on the Democratic coun-
ty ticket have been formally announc-
ed as yet but the following are said
to be considering seeking nominations:
To, To
missioner of the middle district; Ben
Drischel of Richmond, for sheriff;
Mike Kelly of Richmond, for clerk;
Frank Geisler of Hagerstown for sher-
if and Joshua Allen, of Richmond, for
prosecuting attorney.
1t is probable the county nominal
ing convention will not be held until
after the district congressional con-
vention is held, some time in the
spring.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
AS TEACHER

Miss Alice Lanning. who has been
teaching English in the high school
for two years, has rendered her resig-
nation. TO take effect at the expira-
ton of the present semester, the last
of January. Miss tanning. who re-
ceived her bachelors degree at lndi-
ana university. will return to school
TO do graduate work on her masters
degree. The school board has not
acted on the resignation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
BILL POSTERS SEEK
FEDERAL CLEMENCY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The Am
erican Billposting association today
followed the lead of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
and made overtures to the govern
ment to settle out of court a suit
begun under the Sherman antitrust
law. Attorney representing the bill
posting association today caught
Chief Trust-buster Todd, who refer
red them to District Attorney Wilker-
son at Chicago, who has charge of the
case.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
JUDGE ELLIS DIES.

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Dec. %
Word has been received of the death
of Judge II. D. Ellis at his home in
Whittier, California. Mr.. Ellis was
born near this city and is we'll known
here He went to California twenty
years ago, during the boom period.
Death was caused by heart failure. He
leaves a widow and eight children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
STORM TIES UP GARY,

GARY, Ind, Dec. 23-The snow that
fell during the night tied up three
traction systems in this vicinity today
with the result that thousands of steel
workers in the east end of Calumet
region were either late or failed to
reach work at all.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
TEN MEN DROWN
Tugboat Rams Fishing Boat
on North River.

NEW YORK. Dec 2s-Ten men are
reported to have been drowned to-
day when the Erie Railroad tugboat
Daniel Willard rammed the fishing
schooner Seneca with 25 men on
board in the North river.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
BOTH RAIN AND SNOW

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-With Snow fall
ing in many states of the central west
and rain in Indiana, parts of Ohio and
along the south lake region, the
weather conditions today brought all
kinds of trouble for telegraph and
telephone companies. The Interrupt
ton of traffic was especially marked
in the country east of Chicago. Here
wire after wire failed until early in
the afternoon, and it was next to i'm
possible to maintain indirect commun-
ication between New York and Chi
cago and to many other points, except
in Indiana and Ohio. kilograms were
sent to destinations only by round
about ways, involving thousands of
miles.
In Chicago the snow turned to a fine
drizzle early in the afternoon, render
ing the streets seas of mud. The
weather office reported that during
the past twelve hours rain or snow
had fallen N''in the lower Missouri,
middle and lower Mississippi and
Ohio valley
Even more unsettled conditions
were forecasted for tomorrow with
the weather for Christmas is still in
doubt.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
WENGER TO SERVE
BIG TURKEY DINNER

While not issuing a general invita-
ton 10 tramps and loafers TO enjoy
a turkey dinner at the city jail Christ
mas, Patrolman Wenger. who has
charge of feeding the prisoners. an
nounced today that he will follow his
usual custom of providing his guests
with turkey dinner. Mayor Tim
norman said today that there would
be no police court Christmas morn
ing.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-23
MEETING TONIGHT.

Prayer meeting will be held at the
home of Thomas Elleman, 422 Ran
dolph street, this evening.