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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25
Businrs5 Opportunity

WANTED. AN IDEAi WHO CAN
think OF some simple thing to pat
ont? Protect your ideas they NAV
bring You wealth Write for Needed
Inventions" and How 10 Get Your
Patent and Your Money" RAN
DOLPH & CO, Patent Attorneys
Wash.mEtNn. % c.
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WE HAVE SPECIAL PRICE FOR
few days on nice 81 l-2 acres
near Richmond spiendid chocolate
soil; 10 acres fine timber; three
as there IS In Virginia; $500. Tor
few days Terms very easy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25

BACHELOR APARTMENTS. WITH
all home comforts. convenient to
business centre: man servant in at
tendance. III East Franklin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25

WE HAVE SEVERAL BARGAINS IN
farms, and II YOU " Ill let us show
Them you VIII agree with us II costs
you nothing 10 look. Come to see
us at li02 East Main Street Rich
mond Va. POLLARD & BAGBY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25

THE EVANS HARDWARE CO., INC.
before buying your ash and garbage
cans. We carry the only full line
OF paperhanger's supplies In the city
Prices are right. 700 West Broad
Street Phone Madison 3Os6
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25
MeCoNNELL- BROWNING.

Engineering Company.
i0l5 East Cary Street
DESIGNERS AND BUILDERS OF
spec'a. machinery. Repair worn
given prompt attention Phone Madi-
sor 1856.
WANTED. CARPETS TO DUST AND
scour by latest Improved machinery
only 81 Wa also make over all
PET CLEANING co. 200i Eas,
Franklin. Monroe 2OSG
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SEE

THE EVANS HARDWARE CO. INC.
Tor CEDAR oil mops. absolutely the
oest and largest mop on the mark ct
q, 81 90 each zoe West Broad Street.
Phone Mansion BONG
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-25

Two COMPETENT MALE STENOG-
raphcrs wanted for customers, sal
aries. $50 and SEQ Massey men pre-
ferred MASSEY BUSINESS COL.
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INDIAN RIVER GRAPE FRUIT AND
oranges. 1926 East Cary Street.
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Illantfn
WANTED TO BUY FOR CASH
household goods IN any quantity
phone Mnhison 32hl

a LADY WHO HAS A FTTRNISlrEp
house desires a companion to live
Win her and help bear expenses
Phone Madison 7l45.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
s'Never Heard of Him." Says
Former State Speaker,
When Asked About Wayne
Mans Bitter Attack.
DENIES ALL CHARGES
State Candidates Hear Opti-
mistic Reports of Prospects
for Democratic Sweeping
Victory in Wayne County.

Homer L. Cook, Democratic candi-
date for secretary of state; George
Bittler, candidate for state treasurer;
Dale Crittenberger, candidate for state
auditor; j. Fred France, clerk of the
supreme court, and Walter Chambers.
Democratic district chairman, motored
to Richmond yesterday and last night
attended a meeting of Wayne county
party workers at Democratic head
quarters, Colonial building. Organiza-
ton plans were discussed and flatter-
ing reports on the prospects for
Democratic success at the forthcoming
elections were made. An exceptional
ly large crowd attended the meeting.
Naturally the center of interest at
the meeting was Homer l.. Cook,
speaker of the house of representa-
tives at the 1913 session of the legis-
lature, and who heads the Democratic
state ticket this fall. Cook the last
few weeks has been the target for a
hot bombardment from the heavy ar
tillery of both the Progressives and
the Republicans in criticism of the
high handed methods employed by
| him as speaker of the lower house.
Many Democrats have also rebelled
against the action of the Taggart ma
chine in forcing Cook on the ticket
| this year. The most prominent of the
Democrats who have gone on the war
path after Cook is Wayne county
man, Earl Crawford of Washington
| township. who was member of the
last legislature. With the nomination
of Cook as secretary of state Craw-
ford left the Democratic party and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
STATE PROHIBITION
FOR CONSTITUTION
WORK FOR CHURCH
Nicholson Urges County
Federation to Support Con-
ventiOn and Introduction of
Temperance Plank.

Local option has served it's pur-
pose, but the larger thing now in view
is statewide prohibition" said S. Edgar
Nicholson yesterday before the Wayne
County Church Federation. The speak
emphasized the point that at this time
an opportunity was being offered by
the proposed calling of constitutions
al convention to introduce a plank
calling for statewide prohibition into
the constitution.
1T is necessary that all who desire
this thing work increasingly for the
calling of the convention. This is the
moral issue that stands out for the
consideration of the federation" said
Mr.. Nicholson.
The Rev. j. w. Zerbe of Williams
burg spoke on THE Federation and
the County Evangelist" taking up a
review of what is now being done in
the county and what might be real
lied by concerted effort.
The federation authorized the presi-
dent to appoint a committee to ar
range for meeting of representatives
from all the churches in the county.
to discuss the possibilities of united
evangelistic work in communities that
have no churches.
The meeting will be held this fall.
and it is possible that steps will be
taken to send representatives to
preach in parts of the county that are
without church services.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
Former Richmond Man i'm
Austria Writes Belief of
German Victory to Mrs. A.
C.. Scott.
CENSURES ENGLAND
Letter Writer Says British
Entered War From Jeal-
ousy and United States
Grossly MisinfOrmed.

In letter written to Mrs. Augustus
c. Scott. North Tenth street. Francis
McNutt, who is at his home at Brixen,
Austria, in the Tyrolean Alps, predicts
victory for the Austro-German forces
in the gigantic European war now rag
ing The letter is dated Sept 6 and
was received by Mrs. Scott today.
McNutt, a former Richmond man,
has had a most eventful career and is
an authority on European politics. He
was chamberlain to the late Pope Leo
XIII; served for a number of years
in the American diplomatic corps as
secretary of legation at Madrid, Rome
and Constantinople; has had the order
of knighthood bestowed upon him by
King Nicholas of the tiny kingdom Of
Montenegro, and is a writer of note
on Spanish history. He spent several
months in Richmond about five years
ago. He now lives in an ancient castle
in the beautiful Tyrolean Alps.
McNutt in his letter to Mrs. Scott
asserts that Russian intrigues in the
Balkan states are the root of the pres
ent difficulties and he exonerates Aus
tria from all blame for it's actions
toward Servia, which precipitated the
crisis. He declares England had no
just provocation for entering into the
conflict. He asserts that Belgium had
Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
FLEES EASTHAVEN IN TAXI:
THORPE, HELD IN DAYTON
Inmate Arrested for Passing Bad Check Tells Of Brbng
Guard to Effect Escape from Asylum Commitment OBJ
tanned Fort Wayne Aunt's Perjwy-Hospital Admits
Flight of Man and Will Investigate

Henry Thorpe of Fort Wayne, an in
mate of the Eastern Indiana Insane
hospital, this city, who escaped from
that institution Saturday night, was
today arrested at Dayton, O. He de-
clared, after his arrest, that he was
not insane; that he was confined at
Easthaven as result of a conspiracy
against him engineered by an aunt,
Mrs. Francis Winters Of Fort Wayne,
and that he succeeded in making his
escape by bribing one of the hospital
guards, whose name he refused to dis
close.
Dayton newspaper men were inform
ed by the police of that city that
Thorpe was not being held as a fugi-
tive but on the charge of issuing a
false check. The young man, who is
twenty years old, was we'll supplied
with money when taken into custody
and has employed Dayton attorney
to look after his interests. He says he
will make every effort to prevent be-
ing returned to Easthaven. He stated
that he had gone to Dayton in Rich
mOnd taXicab after his escape from
the institution.
Beyond making these statements he
refused to discuss his case with the
police and newspaper men.
Admit Thorpe's Escape.
At the Eastern Insane hospital this
afternoon the admission Dwas made
that Thorpe had escaped from the in
stitution and had left the city in a
taxicab. Other details of the case
were not discussed because of the alb
sence from the city Of Dr. S. E. Smith,
the superintendent. Officials of the
institution refused to say where DR..
Smith was but it is believed he is eth
er in Dayton or Fort Wayne.
Benning & Son, who operate taxi
cab service, said today that a young
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
GERMANS SILENT
ON WAR RESULT
TRY LEASED WIRE.1

BERLIN. Sept. 90, (By Wireless Via
Sayville, N. YD-The German govern
ment maintained strict silence today
on the progress of the campaigns in
both the eastern and western theatres
of war.
The admiralty gave out an an
nouncement relative to the recent sink
ing of the British cruisers Aboukir,
Cressy and Hogue by the German sub.
marine U-9, saying:
The U-9 was not fired upon. Brit
ish torpedo boat destroyers chased
the submarine all day, but without ef.
feet. The U-9 was not accompanied
by any other ships
The admiralty announced further
that the German cruiser Emden has
sunk five British merchant ships in
Bengal gulf
An oil tank steamer belonging to the
British government. has been sunk off
Madras.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29

man was taken to Dayton in a taxicab
of theirs Saturday night The driver
Of the taxi was not at the barn and
could not be located. so no statement
could be obtained from him.
A Dayton newspaper man who was
in the hotel today when Thorpe was
arrested said the young man was in
the act of mailing a letter to young
woman who lives in Fort Wayne From
what he could learn of the contents of
this letter Thorpe accused his aunt of
perjuring herself to have him con-
fined at Easthaven. The letter also
gave the impression that it was be-
cause of the young woman that
Thorpe's relatives had him placed in
the insane institution.
Acts in Sane Way.
Daytor newspaper men who met
Thorpe said he acted as though he was
perfectly sane. He employed Attor-
ney Oblinger Of Dayton, to look after
his interests pending the prospective
legal contest to have him extradited
from Ohio to be returned to the Rich
mond insane institution.
AS the young man has openly
charged that he bribed a guard to eff
feet his escape from Easthaven, a rigid
investigation of the case will undoubt-
edly be ordered by DR.. Smith.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
EACH CHARITY
CASE RECEIVES
SPECIAL STUDY
Secretary Melpolder Explains
Method of Treating Indi-
viduals According to Char
acteristics Manifested.
Central Bureau Will Foster
Pride in Dependents to
Eliminate Pauperizing Ef-
feet of Giving.

''The man or family who will starve
to dea~a before they ask for help is
the man we want to help" is the ex
planation Secretary Melpolder of the
Central Bureau of Charities, gives OF
the work of charity in this city.
"RlchmOnd is a victim of pauperiZ
ing charity" Mr.. Melpolder explained
Being wealthy community, there
has been much private generosity. A
man comes to a wealthy friend and
gives him hard-luck story. The man
of wealth responds with money. This
has the tendency of breaking down the
pride which we are going to fight to
preserve.
Your township trustees's records
show that one in twenty-five persons
in Richmond receives aid which is ask
ed for. These are figures which Amos
Butler gave me.
"Charity plans cannot receive toe
much publicity. But individual char
ity cases should not receive any The
managing committee of the bureau
will have weekly meetings. We will
go over every case. Not a name will
be mentioned These meetings are
public and should be of great interes,
to every one.
Plans Aid Societies.
SWhen the work is out of the first
stage of organization and every COG
is fitting smoothly in it's place, I ex
pect to organize several more charity
agencies. One will be the Friendly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29

colored, the new club cook, and her
young son.
1t is said that the club managers
believe the sugar was tainted either
by Burt or Mrs. Burt, who, it is said,
were indignant because of their dis
missal They have left the city and
it is said have gone to New York.
When Mrs. Lidley assumed her
duties at the club yesterday one of
the club members ordered a pitcher of
lemonade. After it had been prepared
Mrs. Lidley tasted it and found it to
have peculiar bitter taste. She
thought the trouble was with the
pitcher so she prepared more lemon
ade in another pitcher.
This had the same peculiar taste, so
she examined the sugar and found it
to contain some foreign substance.
After she had reported this discovery
the police were notified.
Mrs. Lidley also found that some
of the coca-cola bottles had been
emptied of their contents and filled
with sour tea. .----
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
CAPITAL REQUIRED
TO ADVERTISE CITY
Commercial Club ArOuses In
terest in Quarter Million
Dollar Plan.

The formation of quarter of a mil
lion dollar industrial association sug-
gested at a recent Commercial club
meeting by Secretary Jordan will be
discussed at meeting of the new in
dustries committee the latter part of
the week, 1t has been announced by
Chairman Dill.
Since nothing but favorable com
ments have been made on the plan
the first step of the committee on
new industries will be to ascertain il
the business and professional men OF
the city are confident enough to in
vest their money on the five year
twenty payment plan.
1t is probable that some soliciting
will be done before the industrial
association is actually formed. If this
is not successful, the plan will not be
undertaken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
new TRUSTEES PUT
| ON EARLHAM BOARD
Mrs. Christine Osborn, E. NJ.
WOOdard and John Parker
Take Places.

When the board of trustees of Earl
ham college meets tomorrow morning
there will be three new members who
have been appointed by the Yearly
Meetings to take the place of the
trustees whose terms expire. The
new members are Mrs. Christine Os-
born, of Danville, Ind, who takes the
place of Lydia Taylor Painter; E. NJ.
Woodard, of Bloomingdale. Ind. who
takes the place of Samuel Cowgirl and
John Parker, of Eaton, O.. who sue
ceeds Timothy Nicholson. BENJAMIN
Johnson, of Richmond. was appointed
by the Yearly Meeting to succeed him.
self.
The trustees at the session tomor.
row will have the work of the reorgan-
ization of the financial board. NJ. NJ.
White, who died within the last year.
was president of the board. The term
of Morris Cox, of Indianapolis, also
expires. The places of these two men
vii be filled by Joseph Goddard. OF
Mu Gle and Edward Evans, of Indian
apo S.
TIE attorney OF the college will be
inst, cted to prepare an amendment
to tk constitution to allow for the
introe lction of three new alumni
members of the board. This recon-
mendation was made by both Yearly
meetings.
Amos X. Hollowell, of Indianapolis,
will probably be reelected as presi-
dent of the board. The trustees have
received notice of small beQuest
from the estate of Cornelius Morris, Of
Rockville. Ind The beQueSt Will
amount to approximately $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
BAND GAINS FAVOR
Majority of School Board
Supports H. S. Plan.

No definite action has been taken
by the school board as to whether or
not the high school pupils will be al
lowed to organize a band under the
direction of R. G. Sloane, musical
director The matter has been dis
cussed and the majority of the board
favors the plan.
c. w. Jordan, secretary, is enthus-
iastic over the idea of band for the
school. "a band would give an oppor-
tunity for many of the pupils to dis
play their musical talents who are un-
able to belong to the orchestra" he
said, because there is not room for
them" =
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
0U|N|NE IN SUGAR BOWL?
COUNTRY. CLUB HOPES so
"Doctored" Lemonade Worries Members When Drink Has
Bitter Taste-Arsenc Feared, So State Laboratory Will
Test and Decide Chef Dismissed by Club Sus-
pected of Playing Prank.
Is it arsenic or just plain quinine?

Is it arsenic or just plain quinine?
If it is arsenic then the Richmond
Country club mystery will be a gen,
uine sensation. If it is quinine then
the club members will treat the epi.
sode, which followed in the wake OF
the dismissal of the club chef, Edward
Burt, colored. and his wife, as a good
joke.
However, the excitement the club
members have been plunged into will
continue unabated until chemists at
the state laboratory have analyzed the
substance found in the sugar at the
club house and have determined
whether 1t is arsenic or quinine
Police Chief Goodwin was called in
on the case yesterday and he took
some Of the sour tasting sugar and
forwarded it to the state laboratory.
He is inclined to believe that quinine
was placed in the sugar because Of it's
taste. So far as Is known the only
person who took any quantity of the
dainted sugar is Mrs. Mary Lidley,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
IMPROVE RAPIDLY

Ernest Bode, son of J. Henry Bode.
9O1 South EiFhth street. is recovering
from the inisfies he received when an
automobile backed off a steep hill in
Glen Miller park Sunday afternoon.
He is still in the hospital. The only
serious injury is fracture OF the pei
Wis and there are no indications OF in
ternal injuries, later examinations
have shown.
Irma Roecher. the young woman
who was one Of the party. will have re-
covered from her injuries in a few
days. severe nervous shock and
bruises from being thrown out of the
machine in its descent. effected her
temporarily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
Furious Fighting Continues
From SOmme to Meuse But
Strict Censor Prevents the
Sending of Details.
ATTACKS BY NIGHT
Germans Repulsed in Attacks
on Allies Left Wing North
of SOmme and Between the
Oise.
BY FRANKLIN p. MERRICk,
international News Service STAN Cor

BY FRANKLIN p. MEHHSCN'
international News Service stan Cor
respondent.
PARIS, Sept. 29.-Beyond the fact
that furious fighting was In progress
between the Germans and the allies all
along the line from the Somme to the
heights of the Meuse, little was known
today of the progress OF the world is
greatest battle owing to the stringent
censorship insisted upon by Earl
Kitchener, the English secretary OF
war.
Night and day attacks by the Ger
mans on the allies left wing have
been repulsed, according to an OFF,
cial statement issued at 3 p. m today.
The statement says:
ION our left wing to the north of
the Somme and between the Somme
and the Disc, the enemy attempted
night and day attacks and has been
repulsed. On the north of the Aisne
there is no change.
Make Slight Progress.
"At the center, in the Champagne
district, and to the east of the Ar
gonne, the enemy has been engaged
in conducting heavy bombardment of
our position. Between the Argonne
region and the Meuse slight progress
has been made by our troops. but they
are facing strong opposition on the
heights near the forests.
I'm a general way our line is thrown
east and west along a point from the
region of Pont-a-Mousson, Apremont,
the Meuse, the region of St. Mihiel.
the heights to the south of Spada and
a part of the heights of the Meuse to
the southeast of Verdun.
1.-The general front is bounded by a
line passing through the region of
Varennes, to the north Souin and
Chaussee Romaine. The Rheims road
to the heights of the Chemin du Danes
is now being used for infantry trains.
I'VE took many more prisoners in
the course of the day yesterday. These
belonged notably to the Seventh corps.
the Seventh Reserve corps, the Tenth.
Twelfth, Fifteenth and the Nineteenth
corps of the German army"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
OPEN NIGHT SCHOOL
Teachers Set Date for Oct0.
Der 6.

The Richmond night school will
open Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, accord
ing to announcements made by Prin-
cipal Pickell late this afternoon. All
the academic classes, classes in com
mercial lines, and the pre-vocational
work in the shops will start at this
time. The vocational work for women
will also start Tuesday. This includes
the training work in home making,
millinery, sewing, and cooking The
classes for the men will be started
just as soon as enough people enroll
to complete the organization of the
classes.
Persons desiring to enroll in the
night school, may come to room 20 in
the high school building ON the even.
ings of Oct. /, 2 or 5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
MAL|NES FALLS
BEFORE GERMANS
Il .ll eY LEASED WlRE.l

we're bombardment the Germans have
occupied Malines, about thirteen miles
south of this city, according to an Of
fetal announcement given out today by
the war office.
The Germans have been carrying on
a bombardment of the forts at Wavre
st. Cothoyne and Waelthmam, about
ten miles from the temporary Belgian
capital, but the fire has not ceased.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
COLLECT is EXHIBIT

Plans are being considered by hlgh
school officials for the exhibit which
the school will send to the Panama
Pacific exposition. They have not de-
cided what material will be included
to make up the exhibit, but samples Of
the work being done In the shops.
CLASSES. VIII probably b sent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
FATHER AND SON .
HURT IN RUNAWAY

DUBLIN, Ind. Sept. 29-Isaah
Thicker and his father were both in
jured Saturday when the team of
horses they were driving became
frightened and ran away on Main
street. Both men were thrown from
the wagon. the elder Thicker receiving
a broken nose and badly crushed leg.
His son was badly bruised and 1t 10
thought hs received internal INJURIES.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29
The Weather

LOCAL-Fair tonight and Wednes-
day
GENERAL CONDITION Fair
weather still prevails over the United
States except over the Gulf of Mexico.
There is also a stearm over southern
Canada.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-29

Continued on Page Two.)
Connecticut western news., 1914-10-22
Superannuate0.

So live that when the gray is show. ing on your brow, the boss won't come and say, 'tWe do not need you now we have younger man to take the work you do, and so we tie the can, reluctantly, to you" This tragedy occurs hundred times day, and it may hit you, sirs, when you are grow ing gray. Conserve your strength and health, don't paint the village red, and you'll be earning wealth, when snowy is your head. The gray haired man is fired because he's all worn out; he got his spirit tired at kassail and at rout. He burned the midnight gin, aud sell dom hit the pump; and so youth steps in, and he steps to the dump. Don't swear by ancient things. but innova- tions praise; fossil he who clings to prehistoric ways. The good old world moves on. and you, if you would last, must always face the dawn, not turn back to the past. The gray haired man whose eyes are ever forward turned is seasoned, sane and wise, and he will not be spurned. It is the played -out wreck who can't get down to Jacks, who gets it in the neck, as chickens get the ax.-Walt Mason.