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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
MASs-|MEET|NG PLANNED
BY J|TNEY SYMPATH|zERS
Counsel for Scent Carriers Saws
West Enders Will Demand Res
toratfOn of Service.
HADDoN WOULD AMEND LAW
VIII Ask Ordinance Committee to
Strike Out Section Requiring Each
Jitney Owner to Execute $1,000
Indemnity Bond.

Defeated in their efforts to obtain
from tn" courts an order giving them
temporary Immunity from the rccula-
tons of the iitncy bus ordinance, pend
ing tho supreme Courts ultimate de-
cision as to the measures legality the
htiGant jitncy men. through their sym
pathizcrs in the city aud IN the Coun-
ell will proceed this week on another
tack.
George ]. Hooper. president OF the
West End Citizens Association has
called mass-nicctinc OF citizens to he
held tomorrow night NJ O'Clock In
the William +. FoN school. 23OO Ham
over Avenue. :" protest against the
jitncy ordinance
Mr.. Hooper stated that tho call for
the mass meeting was issued because
OF tho widespread demand that jitncy
buses be permitted to operate in free
dom from an almost prohihitivc onus
placed upon them by the ordinance
which is now under fire.
n G. O'Flahcrty. OF the firm Of
o'Flahcrty, Fulton Il Byrd which has
brought proceedings To test the consti-
tutionnlity OF tho ordinance said
that the firm would not take active part
in tho meeting as counsel for the tit
neurs, but that he and Mr.. Fulton might
he present in their capacity as pri-
waite citizens.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Sundny Selling Ailcych.

Fedrr Czl!ci was arrested By Police
men Moor" and McDonouEh. YESTERDAY.
on charge IL keeping his place o,
business open on SUNDAY. He VIII 10
given a hearing in the Police Court to-
day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
JONES SEES NO BENEFIT
IN EFFICIENCY BOARD
Chairman Of Charter Change Com
mittee Says 1t Will Decen.
tralize Responsibility.
COMMITTEE MEETS TONIGHT
VIII Give Hearing 70 All Pcrsonsr
ana organizations Having Data or
IDEAS That Might Help Charter
Reform Body. I

'hher the terms OF a motion adoot-
ca AT It's last meeting, the CounciIh
committee on Charter Changes VIII
near to-niEh, from all organizations
an" INDIVIDUALS who have material orN
IDEAS that might assist tho co,nnit,o,.n
In its charter reform work. Tho In.
Fl'a'ion is inclusive and extends IN
every Interested person in The city. y
interest in the meeting centersoI
chlchy in the recommendations To hea
submitted by a delegation from thes
Civic Association and ,nc recen,Ion h
that will tie accorded IL Those NJ RI
nave watched closely tho uroviour&
meetings Of the committee make THO,
prediction that tho Civic Association..I
plan VIII NEE. with sharp opposition
me civic Associations scheme CON-,
tains several good features and sew
cral bad ones" said Chairman car,cn
Jones. OF the Charter Change q
Committee, last night. II ,hinI, I'M
makes the Council DANGEROUSLY small,
4 Council OF five mcmoers docs not Fl
~ my opinion properly irotcct Tho
city In the matter OF granting rr,,-
chscs. This is q mos; impor,an, fnnn-
tion that is vested in tho Council nm
that body should be large enough t1l|
rhhcct the sentiment Of III. ci.y thor,
ouEhly. don't believe II Is wise ,Ilr!
eject the Council at large: Tho prlnFl
ciplc of ward representation shouiI b,E1
preserved
DOES Not RELIEVE u
~ "EFEiCIENCY RoARD,'1
Another defect OF tho assocIation'.u
p!an is it's provision for a so-callot,
eihciency board" TO ratif,- the Mayid
ors appointments. The effcc: Of sucr
a board is 10 destroy the very cor,ral- \
iza'on OF responsibility for which WI
are striving II makes i, possible foiAaI
IN" Mayor Ia sh!ft tho rcsponsihiIitH a
10 inc Efficiency Board which. ir}
seems Is responsible TO nobody. II
~ there Is real need FOR a hoardd
70 ratfy appointments, lot us mag m
mat board responsible 20 tho pnopleiI
Let IN" Council itself hold this poye,.
mat body. AT least. is responsible tSd
tho voters.
Il think We have not yet rid our!lIl
selves OF the idea tina, we are MOI,
ieGislat!nS for thieves The idca hcnI
nina the creation Of a special boar6zj
70 watch the Mayors appointments i.t1
the fear that he Will need warchinpI|
IL Is time 10 get rid OF these cumbera
some checks and trust somebody with
out reservations. Then when that nor I'll
son bctrars our trust we will know IA
and We Will be IN a position TO rel
move him" n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
'Thedn Barn mt Colonial.

FOR tho first two days OF the week
'he Coloniais picture star Will be the
much admired Thcda Bara, who will
be seen in the William Fox production
OIL the popular novel of other days,
Lady Audleys Secret" This elderly
story is doubtless the most widely read
or all of NJ. Il. Braddon's output, all Of
which is marked by the construction of
a series of incidents that tend to keep
the readers attention and curiosity at
highest tension. Supporting Miss Bara
Will he seen Clifford Bruce. stephen
Grattan, William Riley Hatch. Warner
Richmond. Frazer Coulton and Catha-
rinc Adams.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13

New Coats and Suits are ready anc
on display AT the new Masonic Temni.
store. Broad Street at Adams
FOtRoUREAN TEMPLE &. co.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Fine Picture mt Isis.

The Chalice of Courage" will be
shown at tho Isis to-day only. This
picture was shown at the Colonial
some weeks ago, and proved to be as
far above the average picture as Otis
Skinner is above the average actor
1t is cordially recommended to those
who like to he thrilled. either by start
lingsincidents or by beautiful views
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
Vaudeville mt Strand.

The Strands booking for tho FIRST
half OF the week includes the Harvey,
Maxwell and Wheeler Sisters. Kice &
Boeen. Elsie Huber, Philip Collins end
Phillips & Gordon.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
AUTO WORKER
AIDS IN SAFETY
FIRST CAMPAIGN

Mortimer J. Hammers. vicepresi-
dent and general manager of the
Consolidated Car Co, makers of
Abbott.Dctroit cars. has evolved a
new idea which he believes will be
OF great assistance In the efforts
now being made 20 increase safety
on Detroit streets and reduce the
number of automobile accidents.
Mr. Hammers contribution to the
Safety First" campaign consists OF
good sized card in black and red
on which Is printed advice. admoni-
ton and instructions for the benefit
Of the car owner and one OF these
cards will be attached to every au-
tomobile that is brought into an
Abbott Detroit service station.
Mr.. Hammers has not stopped
here. He has enlisted himself ac-
lively in the campaign for greater
safety and has requested Commits
sioner Gillespie's permission to be
sworn In as deputy so that he
may be empowered TO assist in the
enforcement OF all traffic regulations
and ordinances.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
HIGHLAND PARK
HIGH is OPENED

The Highland Park high school
was formally opened Thursday II
Is regarded as one of the finest high
schools in the state, being erected
at cost exceeding $4,000. The
school is completely equipped 10
carry on any kind OF academical.
technical or commercial work.
The exterior OF the school is OF
stone facing and there are four en-
frances on Glendale and Second
ayes, The school extends a full
block on each OF these streets.
The school has an enrolment OF
close to 1000 students 1t is divid-
cd INTO two sections. one being the
junior high school. containing sew
en:h, eighth and ninth grades, and
the other, the tenth, eleventh and
twelfth grades.
The work IS being conducted on
what is known as the six and six
plan, meaning six years for gram
pa" school and six years for high
school. instead OF eight years for
the elementary school and four for
high school.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
REAL ESTATE
MEN TO MEET
IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans has been selected as
the scene OF the 1916 convention OF
the National Association OF Real Es.
tate exchanges. OF which Walter G.
Piper. OF Detroit, is president. The
convention will be held during the
week Of March 81, this date being
selected so that members OF the as
sociation may attend the Mardl Gras
festival, and remain over for the
convention.
President Piper has conferred
during the week with the following
officers OF the association regarding
convention matters: William NJ.
Garland. OF Los Angeles, vice-presi-
dent OF the National association
Alexander Taylor, OF Cleveland. past.
president; w. w. Hannah, OF De.
troit. past-president: Charles
Iaughlin. Cleveland, chairman OF the
convention city committee; VII.
liam Allen. OF New Orleans, secre-
tary OF the convention bureau OF the
New Orleans Chamber OF Com
merce: John Tigchon, OF Detroit.
member Of tho convention commit
tee; E A. Loveley. OF Detroit.
chairman OF finance committee. and
Judson Broadway, OF Detroit, execu-
tive committeeman for the Detroit
Real Estate board
l.. D. Woodwork has been ap-
pointed chairman OF the committee
on state taxation.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

There are hundreds OF people who
remember the question, What does
Firestone mean" asked in the play
1T Pays To Advertise" Like many
other sayings in the play, this ques-
ton carried a great deal OF business
significance. The enthusiastic young
men OF the play, starting in bust.
ness, knew that the word Fire.
stone" would instantly bring TO the
mind OF their financial hacker its
fellowAword. tires" True. they
were using II purely as a publicity
argument. but II will be noticed
that they selected for their srgu-
ment on tires name that meant
tires" and nothing else. In other
words. they chose the tire built by
specialists.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
FINDS MAN
IN CELLAR
Burglar Escapes After
Tussle With Ira
Jacobs

Ira ID. Jacobs. OF No. 252 Med
bury-aye.. struggled with a man he
found IN the basement of his home
at lao o'clock. Saturday morning
and the burglar escaped after he
had attempted TO rob Jacobs OF his
money and watch.
Jacobs heard . noise in the cellar
and went down the stairs to see a
man trying 10 conceal himself be
hind the partition OF coal bin.
when the burglar saw the occupant
OF the house. he jumped from his
hiding place aud demanded that ia
cobs turn over his watch and money
There was a struggle, and Jacobs
fought OF his assailant, who fed up
the stairs and out side door. by
which he had gained entrance.
The door had been opened by the
use OF false key Nothing was
missed from the house.
Thieves broke into the home OF
John J. Mueller. at No. $50 Thee.
NOit -oNsf WV % anu nov " llbNh
Friday afternoon, and took $40 WORT
OF jewelry. A false key was used
to effect All entrance The house
was thoroughly ransacked, none OF
the family having been at home.
In the early hours Of Saturday
morning. the clothing store OF John
II. .Carmody, at No. Sl3 Fourteenth
ave. was entered. and the thieves
took out s39e worth OF mems wear
ing apparel without their operations
being discovered by the police. a
rear window was broken open and
the stolen articles were taken out
through that opening Here's what
the thieves obtained Eight boxes
OF silk shirts. a quantity OF silk un-
derwear, SIX oyercoats, silk gloves.
kid gloves. six boxes OF mufners, al
amount OF neckw ear. watch chains
cum links ard stick pins. and two
dozen caps.
Riding IN a northtound Fourteenth
oar on Hastingsst, between Napo
loon and Division-sts., at $50. Fri.
day night. Barney Ablecop. OF No
37i Kirey-ave. east. was robbed OF
ts2 and a check for IS. He gave
the police description OF the pick
pocket, who jostled him in the car
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

TO MAKE NEW CAR

The Consolidated Car Co. Of De-
troit, makers OF the Abbott-Detroit
line, the model "Eight-Eghty" OF
which has been an outstanding fea.
ture OF the year, makes the an
nouncement that a new Abbott-De-
troit model will soon be In the field.
The new car to bear the famous
Abbott-Detroit nameplate will be
a six; and, to borrow the terms OF
the official announcement, II will be
light In weight, abundant IN pow
er, beautiful in design and finish,
elaborate In equipment and II will
sell at an amazingly low price" 1t
will sell under $500.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
FRISCO OFFERS
100000 TO GET
CONVENTION
By UNITED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Nov 20--Two
hundred thousand dollars, the big.
gest offer ever made, is the bait
hung UP by San Francisco TO cap.
ture the 1916 national convention.
1t became known today This bid Is
double the largest thus far made by
any other city. Democratic leaders
admit II is extremely tempting.
When the Democratic national
committee meets here Dec. Z II will
have before 1t 100000 offers from
Dallas, Sc. Louis and probably Chi
cage. Chicago may boost it's bid to
compete with the California city.
Omaha also Is said To be In the
race. Buffalo has dropped out, it
WAS stated today. In addition to the
money bids the various cities will
offer TO defrsy expenses and furnish
an auditorium
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
JAILED MAN is
ORDERED TO BRING
CHILD TO COURT

A writ OF hBbeas corpus was
served upon Jacob Schneider, Fri
day, ordering him to produce nine.
year-eld Viola Summers I'm Judge
Hosmer's court next Tuesday after
noon. at 3:30 o'clock.
Schneider says ne is quite willing
to obey this mandate Of the law,
but there In one great obstacle in
the fulfillment OF the order.
Schneider is In Jail. and by the
terms OF sentence passed upon
him by the same Judge who is or
dering him 10 bring the child into
court, he cannot get out until he
pays back alimony to his wife. Alma
Schneider. who II suing him for dl.
vorce. Unless special arrangements
are made with the court and Sheriff
Oakman. Schneider fears that he
Will be unable to heed the stern
commands in the writ.
A mans fondness for the child OF
his wife's frst mate, is at the bot
tom OF the habeas corpus proceed
ings. The Schneider divorce case
has been pending two years. Viola
Sumner was born to Mrs. Schneider
before she married the man who is
now In jail. Mrs. Schneider alleges
that her husband had her placed
under arrest on a false charge. and
that while she was held. on Nov. ..
he went to Toledo, took possession
Of Viola. and made her prisoner.
The woman declares she has been
unable to get any inkling OF the
place where the girl Is being de-
tanned.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
MIDDIES TO HAVE
BIG LARK ON TRIP

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Nov. 20.-The
Navy football squad will witness the
Cornell-Pennsylvania game at Phila-
delphia on Thanksgiving day, &C
cording to an announcement made
this afternoon by TIE Naval academy
athletic authorities. The Middies
will make the stop en- route to New
York for the Army game on the Sat.
urday following Thanksgiving.
This announcement, following that
made several days, ago. that strict
discipline will be cast aside after
the game on Saturday, Nov q, until
time for the return trip to Annapolis
on Sunday, means a big holiday for
the midshipmen.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
NEW APARTMENT
FOR ALFRED-ST

Van Leyen & Schilling have
awarded TO NJ. A. Mahoney the gen
eral contract for a department
building to be erected for Walter
Lowry on the south side of Alfred
St. between John r. and Brsh-sts
All the refinements and conven.
fences OF a first-class apartment
building will be embodied in its con
struction.
The same architects are prepar'
ing plans for a reinforced concrete
factory building so feet long and Sc
feet wide, and four stories In height
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
ORDERS POUR IN
TO KING CONCERN

II the response in the way OF or
ders, new connections and retail
business is criterion, then the pol.
icy of the King Motor Car Co TO
make it's announcement OF models
in the fall or winter months has
proven n success. Since announc-
ing the improved five-passenger.
eight-cylinder King, this company
has had an extra avalanche Of or
dors added to it's business, has been
besieged with requests from dealers
inquiring about the line, and has
even been congratulated by auto
mobile owners for making its an
nouncements at this time
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
Fulton May Get Bio Flaht.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20.-Unless the
New York promoters gum things,
Fred Fulton, Gopher giant, will fight
Jess willard. probably In March, for
the heavyweight championship and
that s32,500 swag. New Orleans ia
The place. The one small chsnce
In evidence In these parts today
against Fulton getting the fight was
that Tom Jones, Wizards manager.
NAV think Fulton too good.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
Goodyear Exhibit Attracts Attention

toodyedT GSnlpit HttrdCte ApteHtion
Such an unus nal reception was &C
corded the Goodyear Tire q Rub
Der Co.'S Brazilian jungle crude rub
Der window display In the com,
pany's branches. that the window
has been ordered relnstalled for an
additional two weeks Seldom has
a window display OF any kind at.
tracted as much interest as this
one. In many cities school teach
ers took their pupils to view II, as
an interesting and practical object
lesson In geography. Dealers in
tires and kindred products, and
even merchants in lines foreign 70
the automobile and tire business, re-
quested that they be permitted 10
establish the exhibit In their own
windows when the company was
through with II, offering TO cover all
risks by special insurance, etc.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
BUILDING
INCREASE
Weekly Report Sh0y
Larger Volume o.
New Construction

The volume Of new construce1
coming from the Offices Of the arcl
tects during the past week shoM
co a decided increase over the pro|
vious week, according TO the repoce
Of the Builders & Traders -
change.
Among the larger items were ~
three-story brick and steel factoey
building. one-story steel and cor
crete public garage; four-sto4y'
brick and steel 40-family apartm0&
two three-story brick and So
apartment buildings, brick o00
stone church, as well as a numpQ
OF smaller structures such ~ -
deuces, garages, stores and hasn =:
The awards reached fair tor
housing structures predominating. N
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
FIVE FIRES IN
BETHLEHEM
STEEL PLANT

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Pa. Nov.
20.--Five small fires have been dis.
covered within the past few days
in one OF the proiectile departments
OF the Bethlehem steel works, II be-
came known today All were extin-
guished before any material damage
was caused.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
PHILBRICKS GET
OUT IN FRONT

In the Builders a Traders league
No. l.. the Philbriok team went INTO
lrst place. but the Misch and Guthard
teams are only one game behind.
With three more series 10 be rolled
in the nrst half OF the season, Il is
still an open race for all the teams.
The GalEter team won the Corrick
buttons for the week. Several Of the
teams were short OF men, wing 20
the Builders state oonventis.4 al Nus
kegon and the deer hunting season.
Schroeder and Al Diedrich bowled
200 or better, but the rest OF the
scores were only fair.
- L..
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

THE WOMAN shown in the accompanying illustration is
Nine Raimonde Fernandez. Look closely for she is
known the best dressed in Paris She the wife
Of the former Mexican ambassador to Paris and she has just
arrived in this country with 100000 worth of the latest
French creations in hats and They be shown
play written for fete to be held at the RitZCaron ho
tel. The proceeds will be used to build orphanage for
children of sewing whose husbands have been killed
at the front
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Here's chance for school editors contributing to The
Times to stock up their libraries Commencing next week
and continuing until Christmas Macauleys Book Store will
give prize each week of book retailing 81 25 the boy
and girl school editor submitting the most interesting and
best-wren article to The Times The only condition
that contestants must have visited the boys and girls book
department of the Macauey store This visit of course
tails obligation to make purchase.
Prize winners will be announced The Times school
page Friday of each week beginning Nov. &C.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
On the Rear Perch.

Little Maiden--I've risked my
life; went up in a dirigible bal
loon.
Other Giri-What's that? I've rid
den on the observation platform Of
motorcycle.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

&C POT" GEYER. captain and
~ fullback oi- the Oklahoma
university eleven. can throw a
football farther than some players
can kick IL. He has made several
forward passes OF so yards and in
one game made pass Of % yards
more than half thee length OF
the field, That pass Is claimed
as a record for the gridiron
sport.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
BUSY SCHOOL DAYS IN DETROIT
a. by the of r
HERMAN BARCUS SchoolE dtor-nC sSA

n OROTHY YORK, left; and Beatrice Catin right pres
dent and secretary respectively of the Porta debating
club of Central high school, The Portia club is the largest
girls debating society in Detroit 1t has met and defeated
many boys societies the school and most of the girls
CARNATIONS.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

Peat. compressed and formed int
sheets, is replacing cork In Ger
many as an insulating matersel
against heat and cold.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

A muscle from a frogs leg is Iti-
lized by a French inventor 10 re-
ceive and record wireless signals
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

= vSgRt--TImes job Dept.-Msir sS7o.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

In year 4,472 hours OF sunshine
are possible, but few places ever
experience the maximum.
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20

ID. q. n. LEAGUE sTANDINc.

includes game forfeited by Ac-
counting team for bowling an in
eligible member Nov. 10
The Detroit times., 1915-11-20
Country Life.

Mrs. Suburbs--Curses like chick.
ems. como home 10 roost, Remem-
Der,
Mr. Suhurhs--T should worry I
was only curslng the chickens for
not coming home to roost.