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PAGE EIGHT THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DEC. 11, 1915 REPORTS ON Y. M. C A. SHOW INCREASED WORK IN MANY DEPARTMENTS Departmental reports 6howlng satis factory progress and Increasing inter est in nearly all activities of the Y. M. C. A. were approved last night by members of the board of directors. The only adverse report was that showing a financial loss In the series of Sunday afternoon theatre meetings held under the auspices of the assoc iation. The expenses of three meet ings were $177.69 and the collection's were $108.11. Secretary Learner is hopeful that the meetings -will pay for themselves. Twenty shop meetings held during the month of November, six each week, with the exception of Thanks giving day week, were attended by 1,341 men. Work Among Foreigners. The educational committee reported through D. D. Ramsey the results of the first term of the night school for foreigners. An average of the first term of the night school for foreigners. An average of eighteen men attended the ten sessions. Three classes met in these meetings and of these one took up the study of the Roberts chart of English, one studied the Indiana Primer and the third class finished the Indiana Reader. The second term will open after Christmas. The board of directors registered its willingness to act with the board of trustees as a reception committee at the open house celebration at the Y. M. C. A. on Saturday, Jan. 1 from 1 o'clock until 6 o'clock. Fred S. Bates reported for the House committee that the total cost of the repairs to the building some months ago was $2,926.94. Interest in Athletics. One of the most gratifying reports was that of Physical Director Roach whose statement showed that the at tendance at class meets in the gym nasium during Nov. 1915, was 1,039 compared with 688 for Nov. 1914. Dur ing 1915 Nov. there were 454 men and 585 boys and during Nov. 1914 there were 260 men and 428 boys. Membership Secretary Hughbanks reported a gain of fourteen new senior members and seventeen junior mem bers for the month. J. J. Somerville, head of the boys division reported a total attendance of 741 boys at 66 Bible study class meetings. Ninety five boys attended the Wednesday night suppers and 132 boys were pres ent at Wednesday night basket ball contests. Seventy-two boys as non members use the swimming pool. Secretary Somerville made seven home calls. The boys in that depart ment read 268 books during the month. There is a total membership of 253 boys in that department. The Uhchastened Woman Skating Graze Hits Fashionable Society Dancing may have been a social fad which masqueraded un ' der the name of sport and exercise, but skating is a sport which is fast becoming a fad with the social elite. Among the society folks who lead in skating is Mr. Irving Brokaw, probably the best known amateur skater in New York, if not in the entire country. YUAN SHI KAI ASCENDS THRONE PEKIN, Dec. 11. Yuan Shi Kai, president of the Chinese republic, has accepted the throne of China, which was tendered to him by the council of ptate, it was announced today. T. CONIFF ESTATE INHERITANCE TAX Petition was presented in court to day to fix the inheritance tax for the pstate of Thomas Coniff, valued at ap proximately $12,000. The case has been pending In court for two years and no action has been taken toward fixing the amount of tax, which is nec essary before the estate can be dis tributed. lost of the estate will fall to Miss Marie Coniff, a daughter. The tax will amount to about $40. The real estate is located in Franklin township. Gity Statistics Deaths and Funerals. SMITH Mrs. Lena Yafyan Smith died Thursday morning at her home in Chicago. She was the daughter of the late Lee Yaryan. The body will arrive in Richmond Sunday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, and will be taken to the home of her mother, Mrs. Jennie Yaryan, 213 North Tenth street, where funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial in Earl ham cemetery- BENNER William McKinley Ben ner, age 14, died at the home of his parents, three miles southwest of the city, this morning at 6:30 o'colck after an illness of pneumonia. He is surviv ed by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Benner, four brothers, Allen, Everett, Frank and Clyde Benner, and one sis ter, Frances Benner, besides other rel atives and a host of friends. Funeral services will be held Tuesday after noon at 1:30 o'clock from the resi dence. Burial in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at any time. BASS The funeral of Henry C. Bass will be held at 1:30 o'clock Sun day afternoon from Bethel A. M. E. church. Burial in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at any time. CHARGE COUPLE WITH ARSON COLUMBUS, Ind., Dec. 11. Suit has been filed against John W. Hub bard and his, wife, Mary Hubbard, by Joseph M. Lawlis, a farmer, for $10, 000 damages, in which it is alleged that the defendants destroyed with fire a dwelling house owned by him which was valued at $4,000. Other buildings valued at $500 and personal property valued at $3,000, is also alleged to have been stroyed. The Hubbards were arrested on a charge of arson soon after the fire occurred. He did not observe that the screen which stood in front of the gas stove was a wonderful old blue; he only shuddered at the thought of the ugly gas stove and the sink In close proxi mity. The bookcase Just outside of his own door was filled with well chosen books; this fact escaped his consciousness, which was offended at the ugly desk and typewriter just be yond. On the, walls hung pictures of Tolstoi, Ruskin and Prince Kropatkln. They were clear prints and well framed, but to Lawrence they stood out as apostles of the ugly; If one could not have Matisse or Claude Monet on one's walls they might be left decently bare. Lawrence had accustomed himself to large vistas, to luxurious silence. to soft lights; here was the narrow ness of a single room. The clamor of a hurdy-gurdy and shrieking tenement children tormented him through the window, and noon sunlight completed the torture by fairly glaring into his his eyes as it reflected from the white walls like a billiard ball caroming back and forth across a table. In all the lists of unpleasantnesses, bills and general ugliness, there was just one bit of cheer his old firm had offered him his old position at an en tirely new salary that was to be ad vanced $10 a week over his previous earning capacity. That was one an chor to windward, but he was not cast ing anchor as yet. He wanted desperately to have Car oline admire his wife. Somehow or other he knew that he would feel more justified in his own eyes if Car oline could be made to appreciate Hil degrade. And that there was any thing inconsistent in this point of view at the particular time, when he appreciated Hildegrade least, he did not know. After fussing over all the house hold arrangements to a degree which must have: driven a woman, less sane than Hildegarde well nigh mad, he turned upon her suddenly with a new worry. "Are you going to wear that dress?" "What's the matter with my dress?" asked Hildegarde, smoothing down the folds of her soft gray cloth dress.which was made distinctly for service and not as a lure for masculine eyes. In it she had almost the quietness and sweet demureness of fiction's favorite Quaker maid. But not Priscilla herself had more distractingly soft golden hair, and no woman in all the world was more com pletely feminine than Hildegrade, hav ing married a man she loved she felt that he needed her to mother him and to stand between him and the conse quences of his own actions. But at heart Hildegrade was, if not the sturdy oak she seemed, and surely not a parasitic clinging vine, still a very human young woman who would have enjoyed leaning intensely if there had been any one on whom to lean! Lawrence was looking her over du biously. He sensed that 6he produced an effect altogether different from Car oline's and that of the women in the world. "Oh, I suppose it's all right. But honestly, now, your feet aren't as big -as that. It's those Consumer's League boots just like those gloves. You'd wear anything with a trade un ion label, on it no matter what it looks like, wouldn't you?" "They won't see my feet," protested Hildegarde "Won't they, though. Oh, Lord! That skirt hikes!" exploded Lawrence. And Hildegarde knew that she had best send him off to fetch their guests before what she generously called his nervousness communicated itself to her. The last touch of a satric fate was eiven to the situation when Mrs Murtha arrived in place of Agnes j whose services had been contracted for. The cunning old woman had a way of appearing in the place of her more attractive daughter and Mrs. Knolys, who had once been forced to I accept her services, hated the sight of t ' ' lJ fil' j ii Vivian ' M:;vI . I j f 1 ' - .' Jit i d fefr.- IhtP r-sVd fc? V I f "s iff i j p i pMrt, -.i . v : ,(- ' - ill TEACHERS OF COUNTY HOLD SESSION TODAY Featured by the address of Horace Ellis of Indianapolis, Republican candi date for the nomination of state super intendent of public instruction, the Wayne county teachers monthly insti tute was held at the high school build ing today. Two hundred and fifty teachers, 125 teachers from the country schools of Wayne county, and 125 teachers from the city were present at the meeting. Conferences were held throughout the day at the Garfield school and at the high school. The supervisors met groups of the teachers at various times in the latter school. The address of Mr. Ellis was deliver ed at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon be fore a mass meeting of the teachers in the auditorium of the high school. HANSGHE ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY William Hansche. mail carrier, nar rowly escaped Injury this morning when a large pane of glass in the front door of the court house, broke and fell on his head. Mr. Hansche had a large load of mail and was entering the court house door. The glass broke into thousands of pieces although Mr. Kansche was not hurt in the least. SUN IS IMPLICATED IN CHINESE PLOTS HOKENDAUQUA CONFERS WARRIOR DEGREE ON SIX .......V. Six candidates received the warrior fleer PP in Hokendamma triho nf Rod Men last night. About seventy-five, members were present. No arrange-1 ments have been made for further i visitations to other tribes in the coun- i ty. Fountain City lodge is expected to return the social call made by local Red Men. by visiting here in the near future. The date has not been selected. . . -far rus. Stu yatt Sun Yat-Sen, the rebel leader who was made the first provisional pret-i-dent of China after the overthrow of the monarchy, is taid to be the leader of the latest rebel plot, which resulted in the belzing of the gunboat Chaolio last Sunday. At the trial of the rioters, testimony was given that commissions signed by Sun Yat-Sen were left be hind on the ship when the rioters were captured. Hundreds of women are now a' work on lathes, drilling machines anI stamping-out mat nines in the Russian factories where they make hich ex plosive shells. Larry Sanbury and His Wife At Home Apartment" in their "Co-operative her as the departing Lawrence ex plained: "Have you ever waited on table?" asked Hildegarde. "Me! Naw mam. Bless your heart that I have not. But all you have just to tell me is whatto do and Oi kin do it. Oi'm not wan av tiiem thick Micka." "Then first of all you must roll down your sleeves," explained "Hil degarde patiently. Mrs.- Murtha oheved like a child. "Yis mam! Yer a loidy. Oi can't! say no less than that." "What Is a lady?" asked Hildegarde. Wondering the while what Mrs. Knolys would think of Mrs. Murtha's definition. "Ha! A loidy is wan av thim that has all the beer and skittles and doan't have to do no work. Shure Oi alius ses my auld man's the lucky loidy of our house. Me and his childthren does the wurrk fer him and he smokes in the corner all day long!" Mrs. Murtha's definition was termi nated by shouts of conflict that noisly made theiy way up the court and in j the open window. As an inhabitant of j the model tenements, Mrs. Murtha knew well that the voices belonged to Mickey Doolan and the wife he all too often beat and abused. And, almost speechless with rage, the old woman went hurtling from the room and out the window and down the fire-escape. With her entry into the fray the shrieks and threatenings grew louder. So Hildegarde decided to seek the scene of action, since to control the melee from a distance were a futile effort. There are days in every one's life when practically everything goes wrong. Events fairly seem to conspire to make each occurrence prepare most unpropitiously for the next. Just as the Doolan fray was subsiding, the door of the Sanbury apartment open ed, and Lawrence ushered in Mrs. Knolys. "This is the living room. Plain liv ing and high thinking," he explained apologetically. Caroline was far too slender to find four flights of stairs an impediment to her breathing, but they offended her sense of luxury. "I should admit it's rather high," she laughed as she swept her black-and-silver draperies over the Sanbury threshold. To be Continued Heading W. G. T. U. Fight in Congress 0 Jl&s First Picture of Ancona Survivors The W. C. T. U. was assembling its forces at Washington to day to lay plans for the fight to push temperance legislation through the present Congress. Leaders from ail over the country will participate in a big mass meeting at Poli's Th?:;tcr tcraon'uv: afternoon at which speakers will outline the wor!:. .irs. A-iaiy Harris Armor of (leorgia, rational organiser, will be one of th? principal speakers. Anna Adams Gordon also will speak. AMERICAN VESSEL HELD UP BY CRUISER! Gear This in Mind. "I c-ouvidtr t'hanibe; lin"s CoitrIi itmedy by far lh best medicine i?i the market for cIl.' r.nd rr.u;" sis Mrs. Albei t lilos.-tr. Lima. Ohio. Many other:; r.re of lh. fame ujdhicn. Oli tainabli- t ver.vwlii-n-. A 1 v. NEW YOKK. I)r. 11. Tin- steam ship S:n Juan c l" the X. w ok Pcrto Rico lino. UyiA lUo I'nltcd States flag, wa h'M tip and feart-ljpd by a French cruiser v!iile on her way from New Orleans to San .luan. ac cording to a messaei' received by thr line's officials today. This was the third ship of this line, ally flyinti tho American flag." that has Ijotj helii up and searched by a French warship dur ing the last fie day... Masonic Calendar I Saturday Loyal Chapter, N. 4H. O. K. S., will fiive a social for munbers and their families. All sojourning members are invited. Monday Richmond t 'ommardfry. Xo. 8, K. T. Spf-eial conclave; work in the Red Cross depree. Richmond Icdpe. Xo. K. and A. M. Called meeting : work in thp Kn tered apprentice dearie-. Wednesday -Webb I.o1j:p, ";. 2!. I', and A. ?.!. Annual ineefing and election of officers. Thursday Richmond Commandery, K. T. Special conclave; work in the Knights Templar decree and inspec tion, commencing at 7 o'clock. Saturday Loyal Chapter, Xo. 49. Order of the Eastern Star. Stated meeting. FREE DEMONSTF.ATiC.M. If you thi-ik thcic is no iius: ytr. ran wear with i i.i.ilort. or :-o!d our nijituie. thi-:i see a In d-n:or.vtrcUo.i ol i!;- vi lli1' S. iV . rut fin- TKC VLINDtRTFUSG r.-.'I !.:: v f. :r l-;vt.t ; r fi .T.d. X' .1 i:-. t!:c ': "; r t:: Ji'ie It !':..r.t N If? :t:r-. !: !:m.: , : ! 2 ri.tinu-. ri )! ! r ri:; ! v. dvn ni:l r irci !: th'i:-' f.l l .v.i.ii; op rations 2i !inr I mi Mrcs in f!':-:n iif,s. The Y::d-Mrus li ,r,.Ltlo .n rrvon model and is worn by th'iisai;ds wh-j formerly v. tic Tiinil onler tru.'-K?s Aleasureni-i.is :aV.-r. for future ort'ei" ihroiiRh e::r l'.t.i.! ticler. tnr I'byii- ijn or In- i.in'.l. WCSTCOTT HOTEL Richmei d, TuctCcy. Dec. lith. 8 a. rr. t- I p. r-.. M. H. EFOV.'f,'. If y;u crnuo; c.-.l!. '.lire ftr clrr:i lars. Vnd f.ilure t!r. r. Heiltb Appli ance Co.. 4., T-Ft : r.irty-fourth ot New York City. Adv. cr.w of sitcofv ftEcervrra FJJ2S"r food The large panel shows the crew of the Italian liner Ancona, which was torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian or German submarine in the Mediterranean, getting their first food after landing with a few of the survivors in a small Italian port. The members of the crew .worked for several hours rescuing people from the sea. At the left is an insert of Capt. Pietro Massardo, commander of the vessel, while at the right is an insert of Chief Engineer Carlo Lomberti. who rescued Dr. Cecile Grael, the American physician An expedition of Norwegian scien-i lists is studying the natives, floa and fauna of almost unknown res ions off northern and central Asia. ; CONKLIN FOUNTAIN PENS $1 to $5 A!l Guaranteed BARTEL & R0HE THE WHOLE FAMILY INVITED We invite the family old and young to join The First National Bank Christinas Savings Club