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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
RED|SCOONTS ARE
LARGER FOR WEEK
GAIN OF MORE THAN s2.5.OOO AT
Federal RESERVE
BANK.

Rediscounts at the Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond for member banks
In the Fifth Reserve District during
the week ended with the close of bust
ness Friday amounted to more than
three quarters of a million dollars
according to statement Of condition
just issued by the Reserve Bank
Total rediscounts since the opening of
the bank are s3,223.175.6I. Redis-
counts for the last week were $793.-
1892, an increase of more than
$4,000 over the total Of the proceed
Ing week ~
Assets OF the bank are now si2.-
1874, 900. with reserve deposits of
more than s7,700,0 600 There are In
circulation here s747246 in Federal
Reserve notes. The gold reserve
against all liabilities Is now 10 per
cent. and cash reserve liz SO per cent,
after setting aside the required 40
per cent gold reserve for the Federal
Reserve notes In circulation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
THE KNOX JUNIORS JUST
HAVING A LITTLE SPAT

New York. Jan. 16.--The romance
of Fnilander, @. Knox. Jr, son OF the
former Secretary OF State and United
States senator, and his young bride.
Who was Miss Mary G. Roller. a Provi-
dence. r. l., shop girl when they
eloped four years ago. took on new
life today. when William A. Ullman
Mrs. Knox's attorney, announced no
court proceeds were contemplated by
his client. '"rhe young couple have
had spat which will soo- 49,
self" said Mr.. Uliynan. Mrs. Knox
Is hardly petulent, though she feels
she must live apart. She has no
grounds for a separation. Neither has
Mr.. Knox. 1t looks to me liko 4 olaSi6 Il
quarrel"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Church Thief Pleads Guilty.

New York. Jan. 16.---AnGrew E~F.
toa. q professional church thief. to-
day pleaded guilty IN the Gates Ave-
nue Court to robhing the poor box in
the Church OF the Blessed Sacrament,
Brooklyn.
The Rev. John 'Kiley saw . young
man kneel down in a pew near the
poor box today. A few minutes later
the man walked to the box and with
stick tipped with chewing gum. be-
gan to take out tho money. Father
Kiley grabbed him and Sexton O'Shea
helped the clergymen subdue the
thief.
money was for the poor ne figured
that he was entitled to some Of It.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
ORDINATION TO-DAY
At HOLY TRINITY
PEACH AND BISHOP GIBSON
WILL CONDUCT SERVICE

Rev. Bergman Green. of the Theo-
morning at Holy Trinity Church on
the occasion OF the ordination of Rev.
Walter E, Parker and Giles B. Palmer
to the Episcopal priesthood.
1t is not improbable that Mr.. Green
may during hts stay here render his
decision on whether or not he will
accept the call to the pulpit OF st.
James Church. made vacant by the
elevation OF Rev. Thomas G. Darst,
TO the Bishopric of East Carolina
Rev. MIR. Green would be received
with great pleasure as member o.
the city's ministerial personnel. being
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
OBITUARY

Newport News, Va, Jan. is--Ad-
olson L. Parker. aged seventy Years,
the fret man to operate dairy in
Newport News, died ri his home in
Elizabeth City County Al . o'clock
YESTERDAY afternoon after an Illness
OF two years, He Is survived by his
wife and two children. Edwin Par
ker, OF this city, and Mrs. Lacy, of
Elizabeth City County. and several
grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are not vet
complete. but II Is known that the
services will be conducted from the
residence at $50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon and that tnterrnent will be
made In Greenlawn Cemetery.
MFR Parker was well known both
IN this city and In Hampton. being
a member of the First Baptist Church
OF the lA~t named city, He retired
from the DAIRY bushes sa ocur a year
ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
PROTEST AGAINST
new NEGRO SCHOOL
CITIZENS no NOT WANT 1T AT
WASHINGTON AND kTMPER
STREETS.

With Howard Heslep presiding. a
mass meeting OF citizens in Randolph
School Friday night authorized that
resolutions protesting against the
proposed establishment of negro
school at the corner OF Washington
and Kemper Streets. he sent to the
City School Board. Attorney Albert
q. Boschen was named chairman of
the committee.
The School Board @recentiv recon-
mended to the Council COMMITTEES on
Finance that an appropriation be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

Coke Marshall. Washington. Mrs.
Charles X. Mallory. Syracuse. ". Y:
Mrs. r. L. Nevius. New York. and
Mrs William Peters, Fort Wayne.
Ind.
The body was brought to Hamp-
ton this morning and the funeral SER
vices were conducted from st. John
Episcopal Church at IL o'clock. The
services were In charge OF Rev. II, r.
Carter. whlie the interment was made
in St Johns cemetery.
The pallhearers were: L. M. Won
SchiIIing, Richard NJ. Booker. Sher-
wood Jones, Hunter Jones, Mayor T,
J. Jones and Clerk Of the Courts II.
Fl Holt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN
LEE CAMP VETERANS

Rev. John .. Parsons, pastor of
Paramount Baptist Church, Friday
afternoon in Randolph Hall, enter
tanned the veterans Of Lee Camp
Soldiers Home. He was assisted by
little Misses Elise Cardoza and Eliza
beth Merchant OF 1926 and 2314
Stuart Avenue. respectively.
The veterans listened to very
pleasing program Of recitat!ons and
songs. which had been arranged by
Mrs. r. A, Bienner Of Richmond
Chapter. United Daughters of the
confederacy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
SERMON TONIGHT
TO ROTARY CLUB
DIR. MCDANIEL TO OBSERVE
TENTH ANNIvERsARY AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Richmond Rotary Club will 30
to church tonight to help 1 fellow
Rotarian, Rev. Or. George w. Nc
Daniel. celebrate the tenth annivsr-
sAry of his past0rate 1t the First
Baptist Church. DIR. Mcdaniel viii
preach . special sermon to the Ro-
tariAna Tho sermon also will be OF
interest to others who may not be
members Of the Rotary Club.
The Rotarians will 90 to the First
baptist Church tonight In large num-
bsrs and DR.. Mcdaniel 10 assured !
congregation for this night that win
b representative OF every line 81
= inesa industrial, commercial.
anAncsai asaa rFefesstSnaa aetivily IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
SPENCE Is
HOLDING HIS OWN

Utica, y. Y. Jan. is.--At Paxton
Hospital tonight Hartley Spence. the
Richmond man suffering from dose
of hichloride OF mercury, WAS deciar
ed to be- In a satisfactory condition
which. II Ii continues for a week, will
ensure his complete recovery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
GOOD Old Gus winiam. Suicides.

New York. Jan. l6.-Gus williams.
for many years typifier Of humorous
sayings, shot himself today at the en-
trance Of the station Of the Putnam
Railroad in Yonkers. He had Just
alighted from, a New York train.
Which reached the station at o'clock.
Mr.. Williams who was sixfy-sevev,
years old had been In New York visit
inK > theatrical AxeneS Averaging FOR
= new eMga8emenk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
As 70 Expert witnesses.

Washington. Jan. IA bill wAs
introduced today by Representative
stephens. OF California. prohibiting
the employment OF expert witnesses
In litigation arising In federal courts.
The bill further provides where ex-
pert testimony 10 required In such
suits experts shall be employed ana
reimbursed by the. government
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

made to allow the abandonment OF
the present sidney School at the
reservoir. and to build new one AZ
hemper aud Washington Streets.
Many citizens feel that the location of
d colored schooiheuse in the neigh
horhood is not desirable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
CHARLES r.. BENDHEIM rs
ASSISTANT Z. s. ATTORNEY

Charles e. Bendhein. Of Alexnn-
dria, well known to many m Rich
mond, has been made assistant United
State District Attorney. succeeding T.
Morris Wampler. resigned. Mr.. Bend
helm IL a graduate OF University OF
Virginia and OF the law department
Of Columbia University. now George
washington University He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1898.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
William T. Hudson.

Fredericksburg. Va. Jan. 1s.--Mr.
William T. Hudson died at his home
near Gera ir King George County.
Friday morning OF paralysis. aged
sixty years He is survived by his
wife and thirteen children.
The funeral will take place on
Sunday from Potomac Church. con-
Quoted by Rev. J. II. Newbiii
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
LEE CAMP MEMORIAL
SERVICES TONIGHT

Oakwood Memorial Association re-
auested by X. II. Lee Camp to assem-
be in lecture room OF Westminster
Presbyterian Church. January II. Mt
7 80 r. NJ, and attend In body ser
vices under their auspices. full At
tendance Is urged.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

one of the most forceruI men of his
church in the State.
Tonight at Holy Trinity Rev. Mr.
Parker. one of the ministers 10 be
ordained this morning, will preach.
lie was formerly pastor OF Park Place
Methodist Church
Bishop Gibson will conduct the or.
dination services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
Mrs. A. r. Newton.

Fredericksburg, Va, Jan. 16.-Mrs
A. r Newton. sixty-two years old,
widow OF A. F. Newton, died here
Thursday at the home OF her SON
in-iaw, John Fines. She Is survived
by four children.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
George Fourquerean.

rvnchburg, Va, Jan. is.-Seorge
Fourouerean, aged sixty-eight years,
died Thursday at Republican Grove.
He was Confederate veteran. His
widow and the following children
survive: Miss Annie TourquereaJ4
and Henry and Archer Fourquerean,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

, there eyer was an opportunity to save money on necessities THIS =
MADE TO- SELL EVERY PAIR or SHOES BEFORE MOVING note the
tremendous crowds Monday will
higher early
better and SECURE BETTER SELECTION.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Officers Of the Fair.

The officers of the fair and depart
ment managers, who are all members
of the State Board Of Agriculture,
are: President, Warren T. McCray
Kentland; vice-president, Charles Fl.
Anthony, Muncie; secretary and treas
urer, Charles Downing, indianapolis;
Superintendent of admissions, w. G.
Himmelwright, Frankfort. grand
stand, Cornelius o'Brien, lawrence
burg; speed, Charles II. Anthony;
horses, Dan c. Reed, Attica; cattis,
Glenn Graves, Bunker Hill; sheep
John l.. Thompson, Gas City; swine
Mason j. Niblack, Vincennes; poultry
Harry Nj. Moberly, Shelbyville; art, s
F. Spohn, Goshen; horticulture, John
c. Haines, Lake; agriculture, l.. B
Clore, Franklin; mechanical, Ed S
Tuel, Corydon; concessions, Sam o
DUNCAN, Indianapolis; coliseum, John
Isenbarger, North Manchester; amuse-
ments, Charles w. Travis, Lafayette
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
STATE FAIR RACES OF
THE HIGHEST ORDER

Indiana State Fair harness races, In
which the horses have an honest
chance to show their speed, and in
which the entertainment of the spec
tators is made paramount, will be OF
the usual high order the week of Sept
6. Purses and stakes aggregatinq
$4,000 will be awarded, tiG program
for each day being as follows:
MONDAY. Sept. 6-2:2s trot, purse
$1,000; 2:12 pace, $1,000; 2:16 trot
$1,000; 2:20 pace for 3-year-olds and
under, $1,000.
TUESDAY, Sept. 7-2:21 trot, ST.
900; 2:25 pace, $1,000; 2:25 trot for
S-year-olds and under, $1,000; 2:07
pace, $1,000.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. s-2:17 pace
$1,000; 2:14 trot, $1,000; Western
Horseman stake No. 6 for S-year-
PAGERS, $4,000; 2:24 trot, $1,000.
THURSDAY, Sept. 9-2:1b pace
$1,000; 2:11 trot, $1,000; Western
Horseman stake No 6 for 3-year- ole
trotters, $4,000; 2:10 pace, $1,000.
FRIDAY, Sept l0-2:1S trot, ST..
600; 2:20 pace, $4,000; 2:08 trot, ST..
900; 2:03 pace, $1,000.
During the races the indianapolis
Military Band will give concerts a,
the grandstand and the following oper
air vaudeville bill will be seen: Col.
lier & DeWalde, performing wonder.
ful feats of fancy and trick skating
Weber sisters, rapid fire ground aero.
bats; Freres DeKock troupe of sensa.
tional jugglers of human beings; How.
ards animals in mirth-provokinp
tricks by bears and dogs; the Whirl
wind Genoas, lightning pyramiders
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Forced 20 Surrender.

The young man had asked the
father for his daughter and been
refused.
"Then YOU will not give me
Jane" he hoarsely demanded.
81 didn't speak in Volapuk, did
II" sneered James father.
The young man paused at the
door.
81 am considered a good looking
fellow" he said. Ladies turn and
stare after me as l pass along the
street. Your cook smiled at me to-
night while ! fingered at the side
door. | returned the smile Now
/ will follow up this favorable i'm
preston. | will make love to the
cook. In q week we will elope"
The old man turned pale.
'Don't talk like that" he gasped
~You wouldnt be cruel enough ia
rob us of orr cook, No, mol Nj
another word! Jane is yours!'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Prohibition Support
Rv JAMES e. KELLY
BY JAMES G.. KELLY

Prohibition is innovation. For almost a century it
has figured in political and social experiments. The alternating
adoption and rejection of the prohibition theory by various
commonwealth and its failure win the universal approval
by the after these experiment constitute of
the strongest evidences of the aacy of the whole prohibition
scheme.
Prohibition boasts today of the territory has conquered and
yet the hrewd leaders of the realize only we'll
that with the assistance of but the prohibon their
gains would have been impossible. In other words prohb
ton is not getting lis main support from those who condemn
liquors and their but from persons who object certain
features connected with the dispensing of liquors and who in
the absence of any other remedy. prohibition. Were
this conclusion false would find the professional dry
aeatos careful frame their prohibition legislation that
it does interfere with the consumption of strong drink
Prohibition getting the votes of many classes of people,
who heart prohbitons, and for many
First there the who disguised with law violations by
some engaged in the liquor trade Then there the who
objects the saloon in politics. but who probably does not
realize that the saloon not in politics OF its choice Still
another class which judging the by the few and
conspicuous unusy associates the sale of liquor with crime
and Immortality
From such these. who cherish prejudice against the
of liquor who have desire destroy the industry
represents does prohibition get its Remove the
decline-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Ro- Resting Plaess

For years Rossini's body rested
In Pere Lachaise, and then city
Of Florence asked that it might be
transferred to the Church of the
Holy Cross in that city, where the
bodies of Galilei, 41ichelangelo,
Machiavelli, Alferi and other great
Italians are entombed. Consent
was received from the Municipality,
but the masters widow, Dona
Olympia, would consent to tho
translation only or condition that
when her time came her Aov
might be placed rovt 70 that of her
husband. This re- est was bluntly
denied, for the reason that only.
Italians who had achieved great
ness" could rest tlere. In 1873 tho
widow died and before her death
consented in writiny to the removal
Of her husbands body to Florence,
provided her body be placed in the
grave from which his would be tax
en- in Pere Lachaise, and after
long time for consideration thia
vas done.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
MTcHcRAFr IN. ENGLAND.
The LAST of the judicial Prosecutions
and Executions.

Sir Matthew Hale, it is true, had
hanged two poor women at Cam
bridge in 1864, but few years later
Lord Chief Justice Holt set him
self strongly against such charges
and in every case tried before him
directed the jury to bring in a YER
dict of acquittal. Ina celebrated
trial at Guildford in 1701 not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty, but her false accuser, one
John Hathaway, was condemned to
years imprisonment and to stand
in the pillory three times. Yet,
horrible to relate, a woman named
Hicks and her daughter, child Of
nine, were hanged together at
Huntingdon on July 2s; 1716, for
raising storm Of wind in league
with the devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1876,
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according to the In
dictment, of "conversing familiar
ly with the devil in the form of q
cat" The Judge, however, procured
a reprieve for poor old Jane, and
she was ultimately released, to end
her days in peace.
Last, the witchcraft act was re-
pealed for the United Kingdom in
the same year. 1t was quite time,
for only nine years earlier, in 1877,
q woman was brought before Cap.
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff OF
Sutherland, charged with Causing
her daughter to be shod by the dev-
H." and so making her lame both IN
hands and feet. The fact having
been proved to the captains salts
faction, the oldwoman was put into
tar barrel and burned at Dornoch.
The weather being cold at the time,
we are told that she "sat composed
ly warming herself by the fire pre-
pared tc consume her while the 9th
er instruments of death were get
ting ready"
The iast attempt TO execute e
witch in England ended disastrously
for the perpetrators. In 1881 AT
Tring two old people named Os.
borne. man and wife, being suspect
ed Of witchcraft, were seized by a
crowd, stripped. cross bound and
thrown into a pond. Both died OF
this brutal treatment. But the
witchcraft act had beer repealed.
and, verdict Of willful murder hav-
ing been returned against one Col
ley, the chief instigator of the as.
sault, he was in due course tired
and hanged.-Cornhill Magazine
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
N. Great WeIaht.

Nothing expresses better the i'm
portance Of a person-ihshis own or
In the worlds eyes-than to state il
In terms of his relations with the
physical world.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, it will be
recalled, remarked that the axis OF
the earth sticks out in every mans
back yard. A bonmot of not dis
similar kind is recorded of Wash
Ington Irving.
The conversation was turned on
the pomposity & certain Ameri-
can diplomatist.
"Ah, he is a great man." said
Irving, "and in his own estimation
a very great mana man of great
weight. When he goes to the west
the east tips up"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
STATE HARS TO
WAR IN INDIANA
People Manifest Great Interest
in War Spectacle.
$500 MEN TO JOIN BATTLE
Artillery Cavalry. infantry. NAehlss
Guns, 6sttooas, and Asropssaes
To Depict European
Wavfare.

Indianapolis. = Statewide enthu-
siasm is manifesting itself regarding
the military tournament and war
spectacle, "War IN Indiana to be
staged at the Indianapolis motor
speedway, Monday. September 6.
Not since the days of the Spanish
American war has such vital and
absorbing interest in military affairs
been apparent.
The purpose of the production, to
raise money for a building fund
which will result in the erection Of
national guard armories throughout
the state, so that the defense of the
nation may be better administered, is
being eclipsed in the popular eye by
the spectacularity of the project, with
its universal appeal.
Twenty-Five hundred men, includ-
ing a troop of United States cavalry,
three batteries of field artillery,
several machine gun platoons, the
entire infantry of the Indiana ma
tional guard, and hospital and signal
corps. will combine to make this the
most gigantic war spectacle that has
ever been produced.
Every effort will be made to re-
produce in detail the various phases
Of the titanic conflict now raging in
Europe. The trench fighting, the
attacks through barbed wire entangle-
ments, the long range artillery duels,
and the devastating fre of machine
guns, all will be seen in operation at
the speedway
Many features not ordinarily
within the scope Of Indiana guards
men nor the government troops In
the state have been added by the
management. An aeroplane squadron,
trained by the celebrated loop-the-
loop expert, De Lloyd Thompson, win
do scout duty, while dirigible bal
looms, under the guidance of Captain
G.. L. Bumbaugh, the noted aerona at,
will 90 forth on bomb dropping ex-
petitions.
Armored motor cars, mounting ma
chine guns, and driven by such noted
racing pilots as Barney oidheh and
Hewdy Wilcox. will inject themselves
into the fray, the brick surface Of the
speedway being particularly suited
to the movement Of these bulky
vehicles.
To make the scene as realistic a
possible, European villages Will be
erected on the scene Of action, to be
subjected to shell fire and finally
blown into atoms through the con.
centYated action of artillery and
aerial attacks. Mines will be placed
throughout the grounds to shattel
the columns of the onrushing In.
vaders.
In fine, not detail will be neg
lected to make the event, from tn,
point of view of the spectator, visu
ally perfect. An attendance of from
fifty to seventy-fve thousand is ex
pected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Not Afraid Of n Che a.

In a village in England . man
went running into an Inn st 8
o'clock at night and cried 0stt that
there was a ghost in his back yard
There were fourteen men in 10.
inn, and not one of them dared to
go home with the man and investi-
gate. There was q person who
dared, however, and thai was the
landlords daughter, a girl Of four
teen. Some of the men followed
her at distance, and she went into
the yard and up to the ghost, flap
ping its arms about, and discovered
4 mans white shirt tapping on the
clothesline in strong breeze.
That's about the way all ghosts turn
sut---Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
.25 PURDUE EXPERTS AT
THE INDIANA STATE FAIR

A staff Of about % experts from
Purdue University will spend the
week of Sept. at the Indiana State
Fair, giving their entire attention to
helping Hoosier farmers with their
home problems. This is one of the
greatest educational forces at the In
diana Fair, and is one Of many educa-
tional features that the exposition al
ways offers to the tillers of the soil,
breeders and fruit growers of the
state. The Purdue exhibit is being
entirely re-erganized for the coming
Fair and it, as we'll as the instruction,
will keep pace with the advancing in
terests of people from the farms.
The Purdue dairy exhibit, demon
strations and discussions viii make
this kind Of instruction of still more
benefit to men and women from the
farms who come to the Fair. The
Purdue chemists will instruct the
farmers in the sale of feeding stuffs
and fertilizers, as the new state law
requires, and an extensive exhibit OF
fertilizers will be shown. Soil and
crop improvement, rotation Of crops
farm drainage, cultivation, and many
more subjects viii be treated by the
Purdue men. Fighting hog cholera
garden and orchard pests, poultry
raising, and other lines of farming
activity will be other kinds Of instruc-
ton available The Purdue instruc.
ton and exhibits will, in fact, make
short cuts to scientific farming that
every farm man and woman may &c
home from the Fair with new ideas
The State Food Commissioner will
have unique display showing
weights and measures of legal anc
illegal kind, sanitation in keeping
foods, fraudulent medicines and drugs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
Street liahtinq.

The streets of New York were
first lighted IN 1897, the lighting
being done b. a lantern suspended
from a pole stretched out from the
window OF every seventh house.
The lighting OF streets with gas
was first tried in 1916 in Baltimore.
At Philadelphia a theater was thus
lighted on Nov. 25, 1916, the first
place of amusement in America il
Illuminated in that manner.
Gas was first used for lighting
houses in Boston in 1922. It had
been used thirty years before at
Cornwall, England.-Scrap Book