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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Misses Airline Fitzeibbons. Katherine
Stsuber. Esther Covle. Dorothy Coyle,
Ellen Mccarthy, Pauline Maher. Ma
BILE Roser. Frances Rosor. Ccci;ia.
Kiness. Alice HiDsk;rd Do-otha E.er.
cine Hipskind. Masters Robert Jew
Ter, Charles Law,cr, Knifr~ C:l'-' ~.
Harry Fitzgihbons. Gus Tfcff';r u ::
Hipskind and Myron Hipcki-,1
A pleasant meeting Of the Af.~r
math was held Tuesday after~co". at
the home of Mrs. Frank Clarke On
large attendance of the membership
The program was given as announced
in the year book. In a fortnight the
society meets again.
Mrs. Peter Cutler will be hostess
Thursday afternoon for a meeting of
the north section of the Won,an's
Character Builders class of the Cen
trail Christian church at her homs4 Jon
North G street. J.
A fa~cc vii, he given Friday even
:~g n rc1-~rvil'" in charge Of Keith
!'~f !. -ho Ei~on Gaxophcnr trio
viii r'ay
Mrs. Tssio Afto7 Hall will be- hos.
tess Thursday afternoon for m Getting
CT the West Richmond w. c. r. U. at
her home, 4O5 West Main street. The
program will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Catherine Brusher who has
been i'll at the Reid Memorial hospital
has been taken to 245 South West
Third street, where her friends may
call.
A called meeting of the Penny club
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Millard VARIED to ar
range for serving the Democratic ban
Quet February Z. An election of OFF,
GERS will be held next Wednesday aft
ernoon, January rs when Mr1s Warfel
will be hostess.
The guest meeting Of the Atheana
Literary society Of the South Eighth
street Friends church will be held Fri
day afternoon at the home az Mrs. AL
len D. Hole, National Road. West, in
stead OF meeting with Mrs. John H.
Johnson as announced in the year
book. Each member will be privileged
to invite a guest.
Cards were played at three tables
Tuesday afternoon when Mrs Adam
Feldman entertained members of
enth street. Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Frank
Banks and Mrs Snyder we've the sub.
stitutes : Favors went to Mesdames
Snyder, Charles Igelman and Adam
Feldman. In two weeks. Mrs. James
Oates entertains the club.
At the attractive party given yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. ]. A. Conkey
for Mesdames N. r. Melhuish and
Henry Campbell Of Indianapolis, the
favors we're given to Miss Elizabeth
Porter. Mesdames William Clendenin,
Ira Swisher and e. ]. Dykeman.
Miss Mildred Townsend assisted by
Miss Florence Cummins entertained
members Of the Standard Bearers OF
the First M. E. church Tuesday even
ing at her home on South Thirteenth
street After the business session
there was social hour and refresh
ments were served The next meeting
will be held the third Tuesday in Feb,
ruary. II
Mrs E. H. Mendenhallo South Sew.
enth street is the guest OF her sister,
in Springfield, Ohio:
Mrs. James Richard. assisted by
Miss Meta Richard, entertained the
members Of the Progressive Literary
Circle, Tuesday Afternoon, at her home
on South Eighteenth street. Re-
sponses to roll call wers extracts from
articles written by Wax Mason. Mrs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

A ta~cc will he given Friday even
:~g n Cc,-~rvil'" in charge Of Keith
!'-f L NE Ei~cn Gaxophon, trio
viii r az
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Mrs Tsiio Arto1 Hall will be- hos
tess THURSDAY afternoon for m Getting
CT the West Richmond w. G. T. U. at
her home, 4O5 West Main street. The
program will begin at 2:30 o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Mrs. Peter Cutler will be hostess
Thursday afternoon for a meeting of
the north section of the Won,an's
Character Builders class of the Cen
trail Christian church at her homs, lon
North G. street. j.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

A called meeting of the Penny club
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Millard Warfel to ar
range for serving the Democratic ban
Quet February Z. An election of Off
GERS will be held next Wednesday aft
ernoon, January rs when Mrsl Warfel
will be hostess.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Mrs. James Richard. assisted by
Miss Meta Richard, entertained the
members of the Progressive Literary
on South Eighteenth street. Re
sponses to roll call wen extracts from
articles written by Wax Mason. Mrs
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Misses airline Fitzgibbons. Katherine
Stsuber. Esther Ccvle. Dorothy Coyle,
Ellen Mccarthy, Pauline Maher. Ma
BILE Roser. Frances Rosnr. Ceci;ia
kiness. Alice HiDsk;rd. Do-otha E.cr
cine Hipskind. Masters Robert Jew
Ter, Charles Law,er Koife~ rcl'-' *.
Harry Fitzgihbons. Gus 7fcsf';n J-r
Hipskind and Myron Hipski-,'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

Mrs. Catherine Brusher who has
been i'll at the Reid Memorial hospital
has been taken to 245 SoutI, West
Third street, where her friends may
call.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-01-19

The guest meeting Of the Atheana
Literary society Of the South Eighth
street Friends church will be held Fri
day afternoon at the home o. Mrs. AL
len D. Hole, National Road. West, in
stead OF meeting with Mrs. John H.
johnson as announced in the year
book. Each member will be privileged
to invite a guest.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
EarIy Panama.

The first permanent settlement In
the new world was established at Pan
anna Aug. Is, 1919, by Pedrarias, the
Spanish governor. In exploring the
Pacific coast along the isthmus the
Spanish adventures found a smah
fishing village called Panama, and on
the date given above the governor es'
tablished his capital there. Two years
later, by royal decree, Panama was
made a city and the seat OF a olsnop'
Panama became the center for Span
ish explorations in North and South
America, and many expeditions were
sent out from there In search OF gold-
It was from Panama. in 1924, that
Pizarro began the voyage which end
ed In the discovery Of Peru. After
that a highway was established across
the isthmus. following much the same
route as the Panama canal. and over
this the wealth Of Peru was transport
ed to the Spanish treasure ships In the
Atlantic. To this day small sections
of paved road are to be seen as relics
of the old Spanish highway over which
so much treasure was carried
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Nery Set In His WAYS.

The people of Fitchburg in the eight
cen thirties resented Joseph Palmers
beard. He was the only bearded man
in that part Of the country. and ne
was prosecuted for it. When he re-
sisted the attack Of several neighbors
who proposed to shave him he was put
In Jail on a charge of unprovoked as
sault. He far outstayed his sentence.
said his son. because he had to pay for
all his food, drink and coal for heating.
and he considered they cheated him, so
he refused to go. The sheriff and jail
er, tired of having him there. begged
him to leave. Even his mother wrote
TO him mot to be so set" But nothing
could move him. He said that they
had put him in there and they would
have to take him out, as he would not
walk out. They finally carried him out
In his chair and placed it on the side
walk. The neighbors were irritated.
not only by Joseph Palmer's beard. but
by his general attitude Of mind-he
was $50 set."-Atlantic Monthly.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Shaw Didn't Like Himself.

"Many years ago in a house in Ash
lev Gardens" writes G. Bernard Shaw
in the New Witness. Il was walking
along a corridor with other guests at
a musical evening when | saw coming
toward me a man who produced an
extraordinarily disagreeable impress
sion on me. a tall young man In even
ing dress, with a blond beard and, as
it seemed to me. hateful expression.
ale was coming straight at me.
moved aside to avoid him. and he
moved, too. apparently to get into my
way again. An impulse of rage at
this insult was checked just in time
BY the discovery that instead OF walk
ing along a corridor was crossing
square landing and that the detestable
apparition who had chilled my very
soul with his abominable aspect was
a reflection of myself in the wall. or
mirror which the tenant of the Ashley
Gardens fat had put up to give his
cramped dwelling an appearance or
spacious magnifcence."
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Staeestruck Women.

william A. Page, the Chicago criac
and publicity writer. says in the Wo-
mans Home Companion in an article
about stagestruck women:
"And what becomes of them? Caught
In the eddies of frivOlity, many of
them temporarily abandon their stage
ambitions in the kaleidoscope life of
Broadway. Others live in hall bed,
rooms. boil eggs over gas jet and
waste their young lives in the fruit
less pursuit of a rainbow which they
never find. only sooner or later to re-
turn home sadly and settle down to
forget their stage ambitions. Others
study, economic. sincerely strive for
engagements, possibly get small roles
with some obscure company and start
In on a career which will be filled with
many. many disappointments. And of
the thousands who came so bravely to
the front last year how many still re
main in the lists? Not counting those
who may have gone into musical com
edy, perhaps a score still cherish the
shrine of Marlowe and Of Adams. For
the rest, oblivion"
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Power In Plant Cells,

Along with the formation of the sug-
ar, and caused in part 10y its accumu-
lation, there develop within the mi
mute cells of the blucberry plants enor-
nous osmotic pressures. which enable
the plant to push it, buds open. f. V.
Coville writes in the National Geo
graphic Magazine.
These pressureS are frequently as
high as seven atm0spheres or more
than 100 pounds to the square inch-a
pressure that would start leak in a
low pressure steam engine. The pres
sure may become as high as thirty at
mospheres or $50 pounds to the square
inch-a force sufficient to blow the cyl
inder head off of thousand horse.
power Corliss engine. The reason the
plant does not explode is because it is
broken up into many extremely small
and strongly built cells instead of hav-
ing one big interior cavity. These mi
mute chambers are uiien as thick walled
proportiOnately as an artillery shell.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
FRANCE PLANNING FOR
TUNNEL TO ENGLAND
PassageWay Would Cost $780,
100000, Half to Be Borne
by Each Country.

Paris.-France has taken all neces
sary steps to enter into negotiations
with England to build Jointly tunnel
under the English channel to connect
the two countries. the long talked of
project, which the war has revived be-
cause it has demonstrated as nothing
else could the value of the tube to both
countries.
Had the tunnel been in existence In
the present conflict it could have been
Of Unreasonable value to England and
France for the transportation Of troops
and supplies and would have liberated
French and British war vessels from
one of their biggest tasks.
The plans were outlined by NJ. Sar-
tiaux, chief engineer of the NOrd Rail
way company. who is one of the strong
est advocates of the project. He said:
'The tunnel would cost $S0,OOO,OOO.
half Of which would be borne by Eng
land and half by France. Each coun-
try would build one-half Of the tunnel
Britain is spending just now S30.0OO,C0O
a day and France S20.0OO,OO0. so that
two days war time expenditure Of both
countries would more than cover the
cost of making the tunnel
1T is proposed to make two tunnels
one for traffic from France to England.
another for traffic from England TO
France Some people seem to think a
cross channel tunnel might be danger
because it might fall into the hands of
the enemy. To capture the French end
would not be an easy task. The mouth
of the tunnel ON French soil would be
ten miles from the coast, and in order
to reach it the enemy would have to
capture Calais and negotiate three in.
tervening hills of an average height OF
$50 feet
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
BOY FALLS: SERVICE STOPS.
Pastor and Congregation See Lad Hit
by Electric Current.

Little Rock. Ark.-Kenneth McEwen
eleven years OF age. was electrocuted
thirty feet in the air on lighting tow
er In view of the congregation Of a
church that was holding services on
the church lawn because of the heat.
The boy was knocking the wire that
supplied current to the lights on the
tower against the steel frame to pro-
duce sparks Suddenly a fash Of blue
flames enveloped him, and he plunged
downward, fracturing his skull on the
pavement below. He died in hospital
a few minutes later.
The pastor of the church. the Rev. E.
P. Aldredge. was preaching a special
sermon to boys. He rushed over, aided
In placing the dying lad in an ambu.
lance and then resumed his sermon.
using the accident as warning to the
boys
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
ASKS THAT ALL HOLIDAYS
Be CELEBRATED SATURDAY
MontcIair Banker lnaugurates
National Movement For Dates
at Week End.

Montclair, n. j. - A holiday that
would be celebrated over the entire
North American continent north Of the
Rio Grande is one of the possibilities
Of the Saturday full holiday national
movement that has been started here
by Alfred n. Chandler. a banker, at 81
Gates avenue. The movement is to be
Of wide scope. and headquarters. in
charge of Mr. Chandler, are to be
opened in Newark. The object of the
movement is to have the present Fix
ed date" holidays. except Christmas
and New Years days. shifted to speci-
fed Saturdays nearest the dates Of
their present observance, and as an
equivalent. offset in annual holiday
hours thus gained. the adoption Of
eight Saturday full holidays in the
summer time. including Independence
and Labor days.
Whether Washington was born on the
twenty-secOnd calendar day of Febru-
airy or on the third Saturday of Feb
ruary: whether Lincoln was born on
the twelfth calendar day of February
or on the second Saturday of Febru-
airy: whether the Declaration Of In
dependence was adopted on the fourth
calendar day of July or on the first
Saturday of July: whether Columbus
discovered the western hemisphere on
the twelfth calendar day of October
or on the second Saturday Of October
none Of these precise dates of the cal
endar is of paramount importance
when compared with the spirit of the
event cOmmemorated in the minds of
those who are behind the Saturday
full holiday national movement.
"The business and professional man
in these days begins the weeks work
on Monday mornings keyed up in spirit
for five or FIVE and a half days Of con-
tinued and uninterrupted effort" said
Mr.. Chandler in speaking of the move
ment. but on the average in every
sixth week there comes with bang
a legal holiday in the middle Of the
week. At such times 1t becomes diff
cult to throw Off the pressure. to re-
lax. to get the holiday spirit"
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
A Famous War Horse.

BucephaIus. the charger that carried
Alexander the Great through all his
campaigns, received his name from
the fac. that. although white, he had
q black mark resembling an ox's head
on his forehead.
A Thessalonian had offered the horse
for sale to Philip of Macedon, but as
none of the monarch'S attendants could
manage him the king ordered his own
er to take him away. Alexander, who
was present. expressed his regret at
losing so fine an animal. ard Philip re-
piled that he would hny the horse If
his son could ride him. The offer was
accepted by Alexander. who succeeded
In the attempt. Bucephalus would new
er suffer any other person to mount
him
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
BALDHEADED ALASKAN BEARS
Volcanic Ash Brings Hardship to 6ruin
on Kadiak Island.

Volcanic Ash Brings Hardship to sruin
on Kadiak Island.
Seward. Alaska.-It will take more
than two or three years Of enforced
diet of straight meat and fish and a
loss of hair to seriously set back the
bear population of Kadiak island, ac-
cording to d. Winn of the United
States bureau of fisheries.
Kadiak island, says Mr.. Winn, In
1912 was covered with volcanic ash at
no point at a depth less than eleven
inches. The ash killed all vegetation.
and as all bears are fond Of a mixed
diet of meat, fish and vegetables, they
found 1913 and 1914 unpleasant from
a dietary standpoint.
Another effect of the fall Of ash, &C
cording to Mr.. Winn, was the havoc II
created with the furry coats of the an
finals. Bald headed bears are now az
common on Kadiak island as bald
headed men in the front row of q
musical comedy. The ash sifted down
on to the skins of the animals as 1t
fell, and the first rain turned 1t to I've.
which had the effect Of almost tanning
the skins of the bears while yet part
Of their personal effects.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
KRAFT S5OO,OOO WILL FILED.
"oId Tanner of Bronxvile Left Piano
Secret to Sons.

"oId Tanner" of BronxviIle Left Piano
Secret to Sons.
White Plains. n Y.-The will Of the
late Frederick W. Kraft. known as
the "old tanner" of Bronxville. who
left an estate estimated to be worth
close to 100000. was filed for probate
with Surrogate Sawyer at White
Plains.
Mr.. Kraft. who was eighty-one. held
the secret process for the manufacture
of high grade leather. which is used
In piano keys. The secret was impart-
ed to his sons. William F. and John
Kraft. before his death. and after
leaving them the bulk Of his fortune
he requests them to continue the
leather business In Bronxville. After
leaving his grandson. William .Dlns-
more Kraft. his gold watch and all
his valuable diamonds. the decedent
bequeaths $1,000 to Frank Gallow. de
scribed as 1.-The young man ] rnised."
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
WHITES VIOLIN FINGERS.
Player Hopes to Increase His Pro-
ficiency by Surgery.

Wichita. Kan.-In order to become
a more proficient violin artist Mark
Sandfort. a member Of an orchestra
here, had a piece of flesh taken from
each of his six fingers. The incisions
were drawn together and sewn with
horsehair. The operation was perform
ed by DR.. Fl. S. Hickok. and Sandfort
will be able to remove the bandages
soon.
Sandfort has won a reputation as a
violinist. However, his execution OF
musical selections was not as good as
he desired it to be He hit upon o
plan. He would have his fingers whit
tied down. He waited until the season
closed and had the operation per
formed.
According to physicians. this is the
first time that an operation Of this
kind has been performed.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
When Chocolate Was Denounced.

Strong passions were reused In the
seventeenth century among those who
thought chocolate was an invention Of
the devil. A formidable treatise was
written in order to denounce the use
Of the beverage by monks. The trea-
tise appeared in 1924. but the monks
saw to it. by destroying every copy
that came their way, that its circula-
ton was small and brief. Chocolate
houses succeeded coffee houses in Lon
don as centers of supposed greater
refinement, although Roger North de-
scribed them as centers for the benefit
Of crooks and cullies of quality, where
gaming is added to all the rest and
where plots against the state were
Matched by idle fellows. - London
Graphic.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
AREFULLY SEARCH ALL
WHO LEAVE GERMANY
Ears, Nose, Teeth and Toes Are Closely
Examined For information.

Copenhagen.-Every one who leaves
Germany by way of Warnemuende Tor
Denmark is stripped. Ears, nose. teeth
and toes are examined to see that no
information or plans for the enemy are
being carried out. Reichstag members.
wives of officials. correspondents and
laborers are treated the same.
When travellers leave the train they
enter a small wooden shed, resembling
temporary bathhouse at an Ameri-
can beach. Here the passports are
taken away and examined. The hold
ers are given numbers.
When the passport of traveller Is
inspected he is called into another
room, where he is questioned about the
object of his journey. From here the
wayfarer goes into a large room where
baggage is examined. while detectives
stand In front and back to see that
nothing is slipped by.
Every scrap Of paper or cardboard Is
taken away, even wrappings and paper
lining to boxes. Cotton is removed
from medicine bottles. Cigars are ex-
amined, some are cut open: chocolate
in sealed packages is opened. the wrap
ping destroyed and half the chocolate
is broken up into bits to see that moth
ing is hidden.
Shoes with new half sOles are open
ed. The searcher feels everything, ex-
amines canes to see If they are hol-
low, opens umbrellas and holds every
collar up to the light to see that moth
ing Is written on the lining.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
MAYOR LEADS IN BIRD WAR.
Poushkeepsie's Executive Gets Hunters
to Shoot StarIinss.

Poushkeepsie's Executive Gets Hunters
to Shoot Starlinss.
PoughkeepSie. - To eXterminate
flock Of blackbirds and starlings which
have disturbed the morning repOse of
the wealthy residents Mayor Daniel
W. Wilbur led a band of twelve hunt
ers against the birds at shutdown.
Armed with shOtguns and rifles they
attracted several thousand persons.
and the police reserves were called out
to keep the spectators at safe dis
lance.
Colonel Roosevelt has nothing on
us when it comes to hunting, guess"
said Mayor Wilbur. standing in his
auto directing the attack. There is
no law protecting blackbirds and star
lings. and the war will be continued
until the last bird is killed"
Soon after the firing began one of
the hunters killed two robins. The
hunter was deprived of his license on
the spot and will be prosecuted by the
local game protector.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
REWARDS FRIENDS
Retired Manufacturer Remem-
bers Couple Who Aided Him.
MAKES REQUEST OF $4,000
Had Fled Menace of ZeppeIins In His
Own country-In His Will He De-
oIared That Money Was Left Because
of Unusual Kindness"

VI
Philadelphia pays; usual
ly it pays only with happiness.
Kindness means doing your best
without hope OF gain.
Show kindness to the stranger; he
may be disguised angel.
But be kind to him anyway; he may
need your help.
Each opportunity to do kindness
comes but once; don't let one slip.
Fortune came to Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
Jared Gray.
1t came to their home in this city IN
guise Of a stranger who fingered cou-
pie Of days and died. But he left them
SIS, 900 or property approximating that
amount. He was Adolph Geyer, retired
London manufacturer, who fed the
menace of Zeppelins in his own coun-
try. In his will he said the money was
left so because of unusual kindness"
But we only did what we could for
q fellow being In Distress" Mrs. Gray
said. I'VE had no idea of compensa
ton. He seemed just friendless and ill.
1.-THE first | saw of him was when a
taxi stopped in front of the house. The
driver didn't seem to know where to
60, and | went out and asked If
could help. Then / saw that Mr.. Geyer
wasn't able to go any further"
1t was early last June that the taxi
stopped In Walnut street The Gray
home is one of a row of apartments,
old fashioned and unpretentious. But
1t Is pleasant, with vines over the door
and porch set with cushioned chairs
1t was here that Geyer came after he
had found hotels full because Of the
ad. mems convention.
81 keep boarders, and one room hap
pened to be unoccupied." Mrs. Gray
explained. HE had stopped the ma,
chine and asked the driver to go to the
nearest doctor. He'd been taken i'll on
the train from New York and rapidly
grew worse. We carried him into the
house and to bed. The physician we
called soon saw there was no help for
him.
In the will he made just before his
death Geyer said that he had no next
of kin or relatives.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Falls Forty Feet on Mans Back.

Chester. Pa. See a pin and pick II
up all that day you'll have good luck
murmured Thomas Delaney as he stop
ped to pick up pin at the foot OF
scaffold. Then Joseph Gest. aged siA.
teen. came tumbling from the top OF
the scaffold and alighted on the TOT
mer's back. Gest's tumble was over
forty feet. and. while be was severel!
injured. he will recover. physicians say;
Delaney was only slightly Jared anu
continued at work.