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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUX-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1911. PAGE NINE. JIG ftl'MAillGAL EAST TO TESTIFY f 1 To Tell Federal Jury at Ind ianapolis All Dynamiting Secretaries. (National Jsw Association) LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 14. The federal grand jury probe Into the dynamite conspiracy will end this week, If the present progress is Maintained with the returning of from four to six indictments. On tne heels of this announcement comes information from authorUfe tlve sources that Ortie K. McManigal Is making preparations to go to In dianapolis next Monday unci testify before the federal grand jury there. McManigal was .the star witn against the men who are expect to be indicted here. Every precau tion will be taken to Insure bis sai" ty during tne trip to IndianapoU- The route to be taken and the train upon which McManigal will leav Los Angeles is a closely guarded s ret. Nineteen witnesses from San Fran cisco and Oakland were heard Jthe federal probes yesterday. Through these witnesses the investi gators are tracing each step of tb dynamiters In San Francisco and nearby cities. It was persistently rumored that a prominent representative of the M Namara defense will be summoned testify as to his knowledge of the shipment of a large quantity of dy namite to Los Angeles. After arraignment on a charge bribing Robert F. Bain, Juror No. In the McNamara case, Bert ' Franklin was released on his own cognizance by Justice of the Peace Young. Tne preliminary hearing was set for next Monday. Frank lin Is now awaiting trial on the charge of attempting to bribe Juror Lockwood. CIVIL SERVICE RE- FORMS DISCUSSED. (National Nwa Association) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 14. The fourteenth annual meeting of the Na tional Civil Service Reform league be gan -In this city today with many dis tinguished lawyers, educators, finan ciers and government officials in at tendance. Law and Equity. Law and equity are two things which God bath joined, but which man bath put asunder. Col ton. A FORMER EARLHAM BOY WAS ARRESTED On a charge unknown to the local police, but which was preferred at Frankfort, Ind., Laben R. C. Johnson was arrested Thursday morning on South Tenth street and held until tbe afternoon when It was expected he wonld be returned by Sheriff Mattix to Frankfort. Johnson is a resident of Forest, Ind. He formerly attended Earlbam college and achieved the rep utation as an athlete of considerable ability. Johnson, who has been in the city but a short time, professed not to know tbe character of the charge which is against him in Frankfort. He was greatly perturbed, however, and walked nervously up and down tho cell. NOTICE EAGLES. All members of the Wayne Aerie Eagles are requested to be present at the hall tomorrow (Friday) evening at seven thirty o'clock to attend the fu neral of brother John Hewitt. Signed W. R. Bloom, W. P. Louis B. Wrede, secretary. TO AWARD $5,000 PRIZES FOR POULTRY (National News Association) CHICAGO, Dec. 14. The third an nual exhibition of the Mid-West Poul try and Pet Stock association opened In the Coliseum today and will con tinue until next Tuesday. Cash prizes amounting to more than $5,000 will be distributed. The Sphinx's Riddle. Tbe riddle which the sphinx pro pounded to tbe Thebans and tbe solu tion of which she made a condition of ber withdrawal from tbe state was as follows: "What animal has one voice, at first four, then two and at last three feet?" Oedipus discovered the answer to be 'man," who in infancy, from using bis hands as well as his feet in w Iking, may be said to have four feet (all fours). In after life employs but two. and In old age to these be ados a staff, which may be reckoned a third. Upon this solution being given tbe ipblnx Is said to have thrown herself headlong from tbe citadel. Net Always. "Don't yon think." she asked, "that an old man who marries a young wo man makes a great mistake?" "Not necessarily." he replied. "Once In awhile a young woman who mar ries an old man lets him go on having the use of bis money till tbe end." fudge. Giving Her Credit. -Glddlngs willingly gives his wife full credit for what he Is." "What is he?" ''Bankrupt "Chicago Record-Herald. Dishonesty is a forsaking of perma jut for temporary advantage. Bovee. tHJLllAV Bring Joy But Then, Why Mot Do the Right Thing By Your OF BITS FOR A Let Us Suggest VICTROLA TALKING MACHINES STERLING SILVER WARE NICKEL PLATED WARE COPPER PLATED WARE SOMETHING IN BRASS BEAUTIFUL MANICURE SETS SCISSOR AND SHEAR SETS DINNER CARVING SETS TABLE CUTLERY SETS CHAFING DISHES BAKING DISHES CASSEROLES, ALL SHAPES SERVING TRAYS, ANY KIND NEWEST THINGS IN FANCY DISHES CUT GLASS WARE VASES, ALL SHADES AND KINDS VACUUM CARPET CLEANER NIGHT SCHOOL HAS BEEIIJCIOED Oil Ten Courses for New Educa tional Venture of Pub- , lie Schools. Completion of plans for the opening ' January fourth, of a public night j school was announced today by the j public school authorities. Ten cours- es, covering a period of fifteen weeks, j will be included in the curriculum ! of the new school. An attempt to secure only tbe cours-! es that will meet practical needs of' those with neglected educations, tea-! tures the plans of the school board ; for the new educational institution. A j class in automobile construction and J maintenance has apparently been the most enthusiastically received by Richmond young men, for many appli cations for membership in this class have already been received, and the enrollment will undoubtedly be large. Lee Dykeman (S. B., Purdue universi ty), of the Wayne Works, will deliver one lecture each week throughout the course to the pupils in the automo bile class. Forestry, and the commercial uses of wood, will form the subjects for an interesting class to be conducted by Prof. John F. Thompson, assistant principal of the high school. A class in the study of government weather service, and its application to com mercial life, will be taught by Prof. B. W. Kelly, head of the high school physical department and weather bur eau. The other classes will be in sewing, cooking, government service, mechanical drawing, book-keeping, typewriting and stenography, commer cial arithmetic, and probably German. It has been found by the school board that there is practically no demand for languages. All classes are to be run under a co educational plan. Tbe term is from January 4 to April 15. Many of the applications received to date are from adults who were forced to leave school before completing their educa tions. Pamphlets advertising the novel institution will be distributed through the city next week. A Persian Bridge 8tory. There are few rivers in Persia, and not many of these are bridged. Years ago a wealthy woman built a bridge over a stream near tbe capital city, and then, thinking that this should have been done by the shah, she pro nounced a curse upon any king who should ever cross the bridge. It is said that no Persian ruler has ever had the hardihood to venture upon it. and it is said there is not money enougb in tbe kingdom to hire one to do so. Los An geles Times. To the Recipient; Satisfaction To the Giver Useless (Sifts fiflar the Holiday Season STORE OPEM EVERY PROGRESS IS MADE BY BIBLE CLASSES Excellent progress is being made in the Y. M. C. A. boys' camgaign to place Richmond first in the United States in Bible study for the year 1911-1912, according to a report giv en out today by Boys' Secretary Her bert A. Pettijohn. Even now in the holiday season, when many of tbe lads are busy working extra hours in stores, the enthusiasm has been main tained, and the weekly average atten dance is over 160. The total attend ance for the past month has been 44, the highest since the founding of the Richmond association. Pettijohn says that the youths have undertaken a more difficult course of study than in former years. A "calendar exhibition" is among the plans for the holidays at the Y. M. C. A. Boy members will collect a large number of 1912 calendars from merchants in town, and will personal ly auction them off at the association. The proceeds of this unusual sale will be devoted toward securing addi tional equipment for the boys' department. COMMITTEES WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS A two-day inspection trip over the Richmond division of the Pennsylvan ia railroad was completed last even ing by J. C. McCullough, who will suc ceed Xettleton Neff as superintendent of the local division, and Mr. Neff and his staff. The inspection party start ed at Logansport Tuesday morning and concluded the trip at Cincinnati Wednesday evening. Owing to the fact that Mr. McCul lough's attention was required by oth er business he was unable to carry out the original plan of meeting the business men of this city Thursday. Mr. McCullough's promotion to the lo cal superintendency will become ef fective January 1, and Supt. Neff states that before he leaves he will arrange for Mr. McCullough to meet the business men here. PERRY LONG DEAD Perry L. Long died this morn ing at his home in Celina, Ohio, from kidney trouble. Mr. Long was born near Richmond, and lived in this community the greater part of his life. He was 51 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by three brothers, Frank, Oliver and Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Flalg, all living in Richmond. The remains will arrive in Richmond tomorrow morning and will be taken to the home of one of the brothers for funeral services. The hour of the funeral will be announc ed later. Careful of Appearances. Mrs. De Style-Marie, I ahall take one of the children to church. The Maid Yes'm. Mrs. De Style Which one will go best with my new purple gown? Bos ton Transcript iwmmiFiujiL Mr I!T' FOES A ELEGANT MANICURE SETS SAFETY RAZOR SETS REGULAR RAZOR SETS OFFICE AND POCKET KNIVES SHAVING MIRRORS SHAVING MUGS, BRUSHES A NICE CHANDELIER SMOKERS' STANDS AND SETS SMOKERS' HUMIDORES TRAVELING SETS IDEAL ARM CHAIR READING LAMP- EI,ECTRIC MECHANICAL TOOLS AUTOMOBILE SUNDRIES DESK LAMPS HUNTING OUTFITS GREAT SECRECY !H GRAND JORY PROBE Witnesses Appearing Before the Body Are Close ly Guarded. (National News Association) INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 14 Extraor dinary precautions taken by the fed eral grand jury investigating the dy namite conspiracy has rendered it al most impossible to ascertain what witnesses may have been examineti. Both corridors of federal buildiug are doubly guarded. No person is per mitted to enter the elevator for the upper floors unless proof is furnish ed he has business with the federal authorities. Among those who were permitted to ascend were employes of the office of Attorneys Seyfried and Rap pa port, who acted as counsel for the Iron Workers' Union prior to the confessions of the McNamaras, and Miss Nora Haley and Mary Dye, both of whom formerly served as confiden tial stenographers for J. J. McNamara. It was understood little was done in the way of examining witnesses, the day being devoted to getting togeth er and settling down for the big task. President Ryan of the Structural Iron Workers, arrived at the Claypool hotel early today. All In Good Time. Champ Clarfe at a dinner in Wash ington pleaded indulgence for a some what rambling speaker. "He'll arrive," he said, "if you'll give him time. He is like Dr. Thirdly. "Dr. Thirdly was dividing up his sermon Into appropriate heads one Sunday morning when a member of the congregation shouted irascibly: " 'Meat, man! Give us meat!' "'Well.' said Dr. Thirdly promptly, 'hold on. then, till I'm done carving.' " Pittnburg Gazette-Times. A Steady Watch. "Henry," said Mrs. Gloonlp at din ner, looking down at her watch, but speaking to Mr. Gloonlp on the other aide of the table, "my watch hasn't va ried a second in a week." "Remarkable!" said Mr. Gloonlp. "How did yon get it to vary so little?" "I broke the mainspring.' Politeness. True ioliteness is that which when a man is lying to you and you know he is lying impels you to listen to him as though you believed him and impels him to go on lying as though he be lieves you believe him. Chicago Post. A Left Handed One. He A handsome woman smiled at me yesterday. She Well, it is possi ble for even a handsome woman to have a sense of the ridiculous. Scran- ton Tribune-Republican OFT EVECWM COMMITTEES WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS To hear the arguments of the South Side Improvement association mem bers defending their proposition to erect the proposed south end bridge at L street, rather than at E street, as favored by the West Richmond people, the Young Men's Business Club has just named a committee, as follows: Paul Comstock. chairman; Fred Charles and Sanford Henning. This body is epected to meet with repre sentatives of the improvement associa tion tomorrow evening and have the L street proposition presented to them. A similar committee from the Richmond Commercial Club will also hear this side of the controversy with in a short time, and then opportunity will be extended to the West End Im provement association members to de liver their arguments on the opposite side of the case. Much public interest is being focused on the report the two club committees will make, and it is considered that their decision will have some effect in settling the loca tion of the new bridge. GERMAN LATCHKEYS. Big Enough te Be Ueed as Weapons ef Attack or Defense. Locksmlthing In Germany Is today as important a trade as plumbing, blacksmlthing or the vocation of the barber, says our consul at Hanover in a recent report. The first look and key were introduced into Prussia In the fourteenth century and caused a con siderable sensation at the palace of the elector of Brandenburg. He found that by these devices he could do away with the guard at his private doors and thus materially reduce his house hold expenses. Since that day the schlosser, or locksmith, has been an es sential factor in German life. The present German bouse key could be used as a weapon of attack and de fense, besides serving Its original pur pose. It weighs on an average about one-eighth of a pound, and as each per son entitled to carry a house and cor ridor key has nearly a quarter of a pound of soft iron In his pocket it Is conservatively estimated that the amount of iron in circulation in Ger many in the pockets of tbe men and in the hand bags of women amounts to 2,695 tons, besides an additional 2,500 tons for the keys to the interior of German homes. Thus something over 5,000 tons of iron are put into keys of a size to be found nowhere in Amer ica. However large the house or nu merous tbe apartments, the outer door is locked promptly at 10 o'clock, and as the German spends many of his even ings out every person carries at least one of these massive keys to effect an entrance. A few months ago the Chinese gov ernment beegan to erect a modern printery that will require the total ex penditure of $2,000,000. Construction of the building and installation of the printing piant have been Intrusted to American architects. Friend ? Mr HITS IrOIB Young (Persons A GOOD STORY BOOK A GOOD GAME BOARD SLEDS, WAGONS, BICYCLES VELOCIPEDES, HOBBIES POST CARD REFLECTORS RAIN COATS, ETC. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MERRY-GO-ROUNDS MECHANICAL TRAINS MECHANICAL TOYS ELECTRICAL TOYS COW BOY SUITS PRINTING PRESSES TYPEWRITERS SEWING MACHINES MOVING PICTURE MACHINES PROMINENT PEOPLE HELD FOROUTRAGES Explosions at Ft. Riley, Kan sas, to Be Cleared Up bv Arrests. (National News Association) JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Dec 14. 'Army officers at PC Riley today (toe-lured the federal authorities had u der observation several persons impli cated in the recent dynamite explosion at Ft. Riley and that additional ar- rests might be expected at any aso ' mem. Although the officers would not ! permit themselves to be quoted, it was j declared that the persons under sur j veillance are prominent and their ar rests would cause a sensation. The investigation has been going on some time, but it was not until af ter the Rev. Charles M. Brewster, former army chaplain at Ft. Riley, hut now pastor of a church at Olustee, Okla., and Mrs. Anna Jordan of Kan sas City, had been arrested by feder al authorities that Col. Eli D. Hoyle. commandant at PC Riley, gave out the confession of private Michael Quirk. Quirk in this confession said he per formed the work of dynamiting at the instigation of the Rev. Mr. Brewer, who sought revenge because he had been courtmartialed and discharged from the army for conduct unbecom ing an officer. Quirk, in his confession which was made to Col. Ell D. Hoyle, sixth field artillery commandant at Ft Riley, said that he blew up the bridge across the Kaw river June 24 last, and that ha blew up the cavalry stable Juae $0. when twenty-five cavalry horses were, burned to death. He said also that he blew up the water main which supplies the post with water. , Mrs. Anna Jordan, implicated by Quirk, is the wife of a convict la the federal penitentiary at Ft. Leaven worth. Quirk, in his confession, al leged be met tbe ex-chaplain and Mrs. Jordan in an automobile on the road between Junction City and Ft. Riley. He said Brewer told him they were on tbe way to blow up the bridge and asked him to go along. Quirk said be placed the explosives that blew up the bridge. WHITE ESTATE Tamer A. White, who died at hie home in Franklin township on Decem ber 5, left an estate, of which the personal property was of the value of $100 to his sister. Emeline, who is al so executrix. Procrastination's Value. Procrastination sometimes saTea a man from making a fool of himself. Florida Times-Union. 4- . t-' f