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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
ROBBINS To MEET
BOARD OF WORKS
New Cabinet to Present
Plans to Mayor-Elect
Tonight.

Mayorelect Robbins will hold a
meeting tonight with the members of
his board of public works, Alfred Ba-
Wis, John McMinn and Charles Mar
latt, Street Commissioner George l.
Kno1lenberg and City Attorney Bond,
when they will discuss a plan calling
for the installation of a more complete
system of records in the street clean
ing department.
Mr.. Bavis has worked out a record
sheet which will be kept by the street
commissioner and which will keep a
list of all the employees of the depart
ment, the exact amount OF work they
do each month, the hours devoted to
this work and the cost of the work.
At the close of next year it will be
possible to ascertain exactly whether
the department has or has not ac-
complished the best possible work,
and it will show the defects, II any,
in the administration of the depart
ment
Detailed Record.
The commissioner of streets will be
able to keep this detailed record sheet
by a system of daily reports which are
to be submitted to him by the foreman
of the work gangs Mr. Bavis has
Solnpleleu uIdit Oh tnese udiiy Ie-
ports and those who have seen 1t
have highly complimented its author.
This record keeping system for the
street department will be submitted
for inspection at the meeting of city
officials this evening
Mr.. Robbins says that the iirst of
next week he will call another meet
ing for the purpose Of devising ways
and means for a better garbage col
lecting and disposal system.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
MANY LIVES LOST
IN EASTERN GALE
Property Damage Will Ex-
ceed Million Dollar Mark
in 5 States.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-With thir-
teen lives lost and millions of dollars
damage done to property, the terrific
wind, hail. rain and storm, which be-
gan Christmas night and swept over
five states, abated today. leaving a
cold snap in it's wake. In this city
the thermometer dropped Is degrees
to 27 and even colder weather is ex-
pected tonight.
The storm was one Of the fiercest
that ever swept over this section of
the country
The masters of the A. G. Ropes and
the "Undaunted" coal barges. with
eight seamen, lost their lives when the
barges foundered off Forked River,
New Jersey.
Gold Kills Two.
Two men died of exposure and were
found on roads near Trenton, New
Jersey.
A workman was drowned in the East
river when his rowboat was swamped.
The full force of the storm which
fell upon that stretch of the Jersey
coast which reaches cunt into the At
lantic ocean like an elbow. Records
at Long Branch showed that the wind
attained a velocity of 123 miles an
hour, the highest ever recorded in the
weather bureau.
Seabright, New Jersey, was the
plaything of the ocean. Waves whip
ped by the gale tore away supposed
food proof bulkheads, smashed bath
houses, washed away or undermined
fishermen's cottages, tore away por-
tions of two big summer hotels, IN
undated the main streets and bur
led the railroad tracks under Is
inches of sand, brick and rock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
TEACHERS GOLFERS
CONTAIN BUT LITTLE
County Association May Dis
band Owing to Treasury
Condition.

The Wayne County Teachers asso-
citation probably has held its last meet
ing. The next regular meeting should
be held in February, but owing 10 the
fact that there is but s1.75 in the
treasury. and most OF the members
are opposed to an assessment, IL is
probable that the organization will be
permitted to disband.
The expenses of the association are
met by an annual assessment of so
cents member The last two meet
ings were very expensive, as the lee
turers, Charles Emerson and Edward
Steiner, are high-priced attractions
AS a result the organization is prac-
tically on its last legs.
County superintendent Williams
said today that he would be willing
TO see the organization disband, pro-
viding some district teachers organ
iZation could be organized TO take its
place Owing to the fact that the
state meeting hencefore will be held
in October, the county organization
has practically received its death blow
so far as a fall meeting is concerned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
ACCUSED MEMBERS
OF VOTE TRADING
Commissioner Charged With
Entering Alleged Pact to
Help Friends.
ONE ENTERS A DENIAL
Doddridge Denies Trade tO
Secure DIR. Fouts' APP
pointment.

Representative Prosre OF
Wayne county. behind closed doors in
the office Of the county recorder, II
was learned today from authoritative
sources. discussed qualifications of
candidates for the appointiNe offices
controlled by the county commission
ers. Prosressives were also discussing
an alleged agreement between County
Commissioners llnderman and Dod-
bridge, whereby the former was to
vote for Or. Fouts. OF centerville as
county health commissioned. and Dod.
bridge was TO vote for Robert 6eeson,
retiring county commissioner, for
highway superintendent.
The call for the meeting to discuss
the appointments TO be made by the
board Of county commissioners
brought Prosresslves from all over
the county TO the gathering. including
Mayor-eIect Robbins, who left as soon
as he heard what the purpose OF the
meeting was to be. With him went a
number of prominent leaders of the
party.
Albert Anderson, Progressive men,
Der OF the board Of county commission
ers said he had heard of the agree
ment between Linderman and Dodd-
ridge regarding the trade Of vote for
county health commissioner and high
way superintendent.
Commissioner poddridge denied
knowledge OF the agreement. He said
he did not know that Or. Fouts was q
candidate for office until he had been
so Informed today. and that he look
ed upon the candidacy Of Fouts In the
same light as he did upon that OF
other applicants.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
OVERMAN FAMILY
IN NARROW ESCAPE
Fountain City Persons Drive
Auto Into Moving
Freight Train.
MACHINE DEMOLISHED
Thirty Cars Pass Over Front
End of Automo-
bile.
MACHINE DEMOLISHED

How John Overman, a we'll known
Fountain City man, while driving his
automobile near Lynn Christmas
night. having as passengers his wife
daughter Clementine, and son, How
ard, drove headlong into a moving Big
Four freight train and how all of them
escaped injury, notwithstanding the
fact that fully half of the sixty five
cars of the train passed over the front
Of the automobile, even tearing or the
front seat, was learned for the first
time today by Richmond friends OF
the Overmans.
The Overmans were enroute 10
Lynn where they were to meet their
young son Rex, who was returning
from Indianapolis, where he is a
student at the state institution for the
blind.
When the machine approached the
Big Four crossing south OF Lynn, Just
at dark. it was showing very hard and
the wind shield was crusted with the
snowfiakes. making 1t almost impos-
sible for Mr.. Overman to see six feet
ahead of him, so he was driving his
SdI ~ a SION IdlS VI spccu. ne EdlQ
he did not notice a train passing the
crossing because Of the heavy fall of
snow and because the sides of the
cars were white with flakes OF ice
Suddenly the machine crashed into
a car which was about the center of
the train. The impact did not throw
any of the occupants OF the machine
TO the road, but Mr.. Overman says he
and his son promptly fell out of the
front seats and just in time for the
next second il was torn away by one
of the cars. Mr.. Overman and his
son then seized Mrs. O-erman and
Miss Overman and pulled them out of
the rear seat. For two or three min
utes they dazedly watched the rear
cars of the train pass over the automo.
bile absolutely demolishing the entire
front of II.
After the train had passed along
another automobile arrived on
scene OF the accident and conveyed
the Overmans TO Lynn, sound in body
and limb but all suffering greatly
from the shock of their narrow escape
from death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
KILLS HIMSELF AND 3
New York Father Murders
His Whole Family.

NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Henry Knell,
20, secretary of the Philadelphia Steel
Forge company, shot his wife to death
today, smothered his two young chill
dren to death with gas and then COM
mitted suicide. The quadruple TRACE
dy took place in the family home on
Long Island. Domestic trouble is said
to have been the cause. He had quar-
relied several times with his wife re-
Gently.
The tragedy was discovered by
neighbors who heard the shots.
Knell apparently had made careful
plans for the death of all as he had
filled the window cracks with cotton
The police believe that his wife discov-
cred the plans to kill all with gas and
he killed her Immediately and then
proceeded with the deadly work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
NO NEED TO NAME HER.
The Relative Who Never Aba ndons
One Afflicted With Insanity.

The Relative Who Never Abandons
One Afflicted With Insanity.
"It's funny thing about a lunatjc's
relatives" said the superintendent OF
an insane asylum. There are reliable
statistics about the way a lunatic's
relatives stand by him
The relative who stands by q lunatic
least. who stops visiting him in the
asylum FIRST Of all. Is brother. The
next relative to drop of Is wife
That sounds hard. but it's true Don't
count on your wife IL you ara going 10
become a lunatie- Next husbands drop
OF. A little truer than wives hn=-
bands are, but only a little. Next IA
theirs abandon the Iunatic. next sisters
'One relative never abandons him.
Till she dies, or be dies. she comes
regularly on visiting day. bringing un-
derwear and ties. cakes and tobacco
provided, Of course. that the Iunatic's
a male It It's a female this relative
Ii equally faithful And even though
as sometimes happens. the poor. mad
creature hates her, curses her. tries
TO strike her when she visits him. she
still remains faithful When her visits
cease they cease for only one reason
death.
Nor do need to tell you which rela-
nve this one is-"-New York Tribune
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
MAN WEARING MASK
ATTACKS YOUNG GIRL
Emma Wolf Manages to Free
Herself From Assailant's
Grasp.

While passing an alley, Immediate
ly east of the Seidel Buggy company,
where she works, about s o'clock last
evening, Miss Emma Wolf, 10 and
pretty, 545 North Nineteenth street,
was grabbed by a man and dragged
into the alley. A fierce struggle en-
sued, the man who wore a mask over
the lower part Of his face, placing one
hand over the girls mouth to prevent
her from screaming.
Biting and kicking her would be
assailant, Miss Wolf finally managed
TO free herself from the mans grasp
and called for help. The latter ran
north to the railroad yards and disap-
peared Miss Wolf, although fright
ened, was not injured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
VACCINATION CAUSE
OF STUDENTS DEATH
9 Year Old Boy Dies From In
fection, Coroner's Ver-
dict Says.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 27-That
Frank Cline, 8, died from the infection
Of vaccination was the verdict of Cor
oner Durham today. The lad was one
of many children who were recently
vaccinated because of the prevalence
of smallpox in that neighborhood. 1t
is said to be the first death from
smallpox vaccine on record. There are
seventy cases of smallpox now under
treatment here, sixty being reported
within the past thirty days
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
FIRE SWEEPS CITY
St. Louis Business District
Swept By Flames.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Fire discov-
cred early today raging in the
heart of the business district of ST.
Louis, caused loss of 100000 Near,
ly all of the business block bounded
by Broadway, Locust, ST. Charles and
Sixth streets was destroyed.
The five-story building occupied by
the Harris Shoe company, collapsed
and endangered the lives of scores
of firemen who were fighting the
blaze. None Of the men was hurt, &C
cording to reports at fire department
headquarters.
The heaviest losses were sustained
by the shoe company, the Adams
Stamp company, the Mcknight Tail
oring company, the Y. M. G. A. restau-
rant and the Vienna cafe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
LABOR ORGANIZATION
TO BUILD TEMPLE

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec 27-A spe-
cial organization to raise funds to
build labor temple here will be form
the frst of the new year, it was de-
cided at the meeting of the Central
Labor Union. A large committee will
be formed to work continuously for
the raising of funds sufficient to buy a
lot and to build on it home for all
local unions. Working men will be
asked to buy shares of stock in the
project
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
COLLEGE STUDENTS
Do Y. M. {. A WORK
Eight Men Will Work AT
Spiceland During Com
ing Week.

Eight men, comprising the Earlham
Gospel team, will leave Monday for
Spiceland, Indiana, where they will
remain for the entire week, working
among the young men of the town in
the attempt to arouse interest in Y.
NJ. c. A. work! Two of the eight
Johnson, are Richmond residents.
The other memkers are Horace Reed
Ross WilliamsS Howard McMinn
Harry Rodgers, Everett Davis and ST
las Lancaster.
The entire week will be devoted to
work among the young men of the 10,
cality. In the afternoon social ses
siOns will be held and the different
members of the team will get an op-
portunity TO become acquainted with
the Spiceland boys. In the evenings
meetings with speeches and programs
of different sorts will be held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
TRUSTEE MAY ASK
FOR LARGER FUND

Unless there is a material slack
ening in the calls for assistance at
the trustees office, the township will
be compelled to borrow money to re-
plenish the poor fund before the end
of winter, according to Trustee How
arth. In spite of the fact that Christ
mas is just over and hundreds of peo-
pie received assistance at that time,
calls for supplies of food and cloth
ing continue at rate that bids fair
to deplete the fund before the winter
is over.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
villa TO LEAD Troops.

To Conduct Battle Early Next Week.
CHICHUAHUA, Mex, Dec. 27.-
Gen. Francisco Villa will personally
lead his troops in the final attack on
Torreon. The Constitutionalist lead
er will leave for the scene of battle
early next week to line up his men in
the attack on General Refugio Velasco
and his federals now shut up in the
besieged city. On the outcome of the
Torreon battle will depend Villas fu-
ture movements. If he is successful in
driving Velasco out, Villa will imme-
diately. begin his march on Mexico
City and attempt to drive Gen. Huerta
out of power.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
BEILISS WILLLEAVE
FOR ENGLISH HAVEN

PARIS, Dec. 27.-Mendel Beiiiss. &C
quilted in Kieff in the Ritual murder
trial, has been permitted to leave
Russia, according TO a dispatch from
Odessa today. The perfect Of Kieff
has issued the necessary passports and
Beiliss and his family will soon leave
for London, after a short stop In Paris
Beiliss is still undecided as 10 whether
he will make his future home in the
United States.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
ESSAYS CONTINUE
TO REACH EXPERT

With the close of the contest less
than two weeks off. essays in response
to the Palladium's offer OF three free
trips to the state corn show are arTiv-
ing at the office OF County Agent Cobb
at a rapid rate.
Mr.. Cobb is endeavoring to secure a
large delegation of Wayne county
farmers to attend the state corn show
and from present indications he will
be successful in his efforts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
NOHR MAY TEACH
STUDENTS TO DANCE

Folks dances and gymnastic steps
of the lightly springy character, pos
sibly will constitute part Of the course
of gymnastic instruction at the high
school during the next semester
Robert Nohr. school physical direc
tor has already introduced the dances
10 the classes and the night school
pupils are well acquainted with the
character Of dance which Mr.. Nohr
proposes to teach regularly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
BOMDARO TORREON'
KILL 30 FEDERALS
Rebels Train Guns on City
Occupied By Huerta's
Soldiers.
GENERAL VILLA BUSY
Prepares to Fight Decision
Battle Early Next
Week.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 27.-The city
of Torreon was bombarded for eight
hours Friday by rebels. Machine guns
stationed in the hills rained shells into
the town and killed ninety federal
soldiers. Scores were wounded.
Officials of the war office admitted
today that they had received applica-
tions from fifty Japanese officers for
positions in the Federal army. 1t was
stated that no immediate action would
be taken on the applications,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
REFORMERS WANT
QUIET CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Mayor Harri-
son today received a formal demand
from the religious and civic organiza-
uons of Chicago that he order all
cafes in the city closed at O. m. on
New Years day. The mayor had al
ready announced that he would close
every saloon at the regular legal clos
ing hour. but that cafes would be per
mitted to remain open all night. the
only restriction being that they must
not sell liquor after / O'Clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
TAKE WOMAN THIEF
Chicago Police Hold Leader
of RObber Band.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Miss Elizabeth
Baker, a handsome woman, dressed
in the height of fashion, is being held
today by the police as the leader Of
a band of eight women who have &C
cumulated more than $4,000 worth OF
stolen property In the last few days.
Miss Baker was taken on a charge
of receiving stolen property, and the
dectives who raided her apartments
on the north side said they found evi-
dence that the woman was the di-
recting spirit of the robber band
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
TWO FOREIGNERS SHOT.
Spanish Merchants Killed for Aiding
Huerta.

Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 27.-Two for
eigners and eight Mexicans have been
summarily executed by Gen. Villa, the
Constitutionalist leader, since his oc
cupation Of Chichuahua, according to
dispatches received here today. Jose
Gonzales and Augustin Gonzales
Spanish merchants, were the foreign
ers shot to death. They and the Mex
leans who were prominent business
men, were accused of having aided
General Huerta
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
OFFICIALS INSPECT ADDITION

The county commissioners today
made an inspection of the newly COM
pleted annex to the Home Of the
Friendless, and made a list of furni-
ture that will be required for the new
rooms. Bids will be asked for later
The estimated cost of the furniture
Is $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
SETS NEW RECORD

PARIS, Dec. 27-A new altitude
record in aviation was set today by
NJ. Legagneux, a Frenchman. He
arose 20,66S feet. When he descend
ed he was almost unconscious. Ply
sicians said he had a narrow escape
from being frozen to death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
APPLICANTS APPEAR
Several Seek Superintend-
ency of Poor Farm.

Applicants for appointment as su-
perintendent Of the county poor farm.
with their wives appeared before the
County Board of Charities today TO
tell OF their qualifications for the
place. The board submitted its recon-
mendations to the commissioners late
In the afternoon
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
S52.5OO TAKEN BY
POST OFFICE ROBBERS

KEARNEY. Neb., Dec. 27.-Post Of
flee authorities today admitted that
there was s52.500 in currency In the
seven registered packages stolen from
the local post office last night. A
dozen post office inspectors were or
dered here to investigate the robbery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
PRICE. ONE POTATO.

SEDALIA. Mo, Dec. 27.-One potato
was the admission price to cantata
at the First Baptist church. The au-
dience obeyed Rev. R. Landerson's re-
quest that large potatoes be brought
and swelve bushels of spuds were dis
tributed to the city's poor.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
NEWS NUGGETS
FIGHTING PARSON.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Seeing a man
beating a woman beneath his window,
Rev. Elmer Williams, fighting Metho-
dist minister, fired a revolver at the
man But the bullet missed and the
man and woman fled in opposite direc-
tiOnS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
ISSUE DIRECTORIES

Directories have been distributed by
the Richmond Home Telephone com
pany. The new directories contain
many names which were not in those
issued last year. All phones installed
up TO two weeks ago are listed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
SINAI MAN REAn

LONDON, Dec. 27-The world S
smallest man. John W. White, whose
height is only twenty-one inches, is
dead here, aged 81.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
STORk, SURE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The stork
has presented Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar w.
Stork with little Stork.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27
CONTRACT AWARDED.

The county commissioners today let
the contract for furnishing drainage
tile for the Easthaven road to S. w.
Culbertson for S30S.90. John w
Duke was the only other bidder. Eight
and twelve-incn tile will be used
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27

How to bind dilapidated text books
so that they look lmost as good as
new is taught in manual training class
es in Hampton institute, Hampton.
Va
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27

A census taken in the Philadelphia
public schools reveals the fact that out
of 2.10o pupils in one of the schools
nearly 20 per cent bear the name
Cohen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27

More than so per cent. OF the sheep
Of this country are on the large ranch
es of the west
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27

Switzerland shares with Scotland
the distinction of being the best edu-
Gated country in the world.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-12-27

In Melbourne no Sunday papers are
permitted. no hotels are flowed to open
their bars.
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Kidney Troubles May be Swapping
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ressed, suffers bnckncoe, headache,
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ton of the sugar growers in
Louisiana, and there are new
arguments that the suagr plant
ers of Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines need the protection,
although they were not consider
ed when the rate was fixed.
Raw sugar was finally admitted
free from those places, in the
face of the most vigorous opposi-
ton from the beet interests, the
trust and Louisiana. From these
sources, however, only % per
cent of the total amount con-
sumed is secured, and all are
completely controlled by the
sugar trust. None Of them needs
protection.
The more the subject is
examined, the more unjust the
tariff appears. The only point of
argument left is the revenue.
But this country has no policy
and has no need to raise revenue
by means of an outrageous and
eXorbitant tax on a food neces-
sity. Sugar should be untaxed.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.