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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
BOWLING GREEN

Bowling Green. Va. June 22.-Miss
Pearl b. Voolfolk and Miss Elizabeth
Chenery. of Ashland, spent part of
this week with Miss Lucy Jordan.
Miss Lena Gregory, of Tunstalls. and
Roper Voolfolk. of Ashland. visited
the Misses Voolfolk at Mulberry Place
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Chandler. Jr.. of
fredericksburg. are spending some
time with Mr.. ana Mrs. a. b. Chand-
Ter.
Mrs. Clara Lake left this week for
Charlottesville. where she win attend
the summer normal.
James a. Ennis. OF Baltimore. spent
a part of this week with his mother.
Mrs. C. r. Ennis.
DR.. Leonard of Richmond, visited
friends here this week.
Mrs. Bright Cunningham. Of Rich
mond, is spending the summer at
and Mrs. Daniel C. DeLarnette.
John Newhill. of Essex. visited his
sister, Mrs. C. y. Rtosddus. this week
Miss Lucy Barlow is visiting Mrs.
Thrift In Richmond
Miss Ruth Barlow has returned from
a visit to friends in Richmond.
Miss Bessie Rutler. who has been
teaching school at Toano. has return
ed home for the summer
Colonel r. L. Lee. .Ir.. of Fairfax,
spent a part OF this weok here
Mrs Clarence Campbell, of Sparta.
is visiting her father. o. P. smoot,
this week.
Mrs Leslie Reed and children. Of
Richmond are spending some time at
tho Lawn Hotel,
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BOYDToN
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Boydton. Va. Juno 20. w. viii
Hanson Is here recuperating. after a
s SIN weeks stay in the hospital at
Douglas Goode. who has been a stu
dent at, Washington and Lee. has re-
turned here for his vacation.
Miss Eta Amber. from stanton, is
the guest of her grandmother, Mrs
Johnson, of this place.
Miss Anna Williamson. who has been
tor the summer.
George Baskerville. who has been at
college at Hampden- Sidney for the past
winter Is home again.
Marion Homes. student of the Wo-
mans College; has returned.
DR.. Z. c. Laird. formerly of Haw
River has permanently located here
DR.. and Mrs. William Moore. Of Co
lumoia University are spending the
summer with Colonel J. Thomas Goode.
Miss I.eta Hester. of Chase City. paid
a short visit to this place last week
Mrs. w. a. Beyson. VINO has been on
a visit to friends and relatives in
Greensboro. n. c., returned here yes
terday.
Miss Mamie Jeffreys. of Chase City.
has been on visit TO Miss Lucy Bry-
son. Miss Jcffreys returned home
Alice Baskervill returned last week.
the past session al Farmville
from Columbia. $. G. where she at
tended college during the past term
Mrs. Thomas F. Goode and daughter,
MISS Kate Goode. have returned home,
after an extended trip to Baltimore
and New York.
Miss Aloise Turpin, OF this place, is
visiting Miss Skipwith. of Richmond.
Gordon Goode, who has been away
at school, has returned for the vaca-
ton
Ned Turpin, from Bedford Academy.
is spending the vacation here with his
parents.
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BIG STONE GAP.
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tEPecldi 70 ! ne Iimes- pispatch,1
Big stone Gar. Va, June 22.-Mrs.
day night accompanied by her maid.
and Will spend the remainder OF the
summer here.
DR.. w. c. Moore. of Washington. D.
C.. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs John Fox.
ST. Mrs. Moore has been here for
some time with her father John Fox.
ST., who Is in feeble health.
Hon. r. t Irvine returned Tuesday
night from the East and Wytheville.
where he argued several cases before
the Supreme Court Of Appeals
4. b FerFuson and two children.
}. f. Buuitt and John W. Chalkiey
have returned from Wytheviile.
Mary ana y. Is, IN. of Richmond. are
Visiting Mr. Ferguson's sister, Mrs.
John Goodloc.
Mrs. j. a. T. Bacon and daughter,
Miss Mary. who have been the guests
OF Mrs j. +. Bum for several weeks,
left on Monday for visit to friends
and relatives AT Bristol. Mountain
Springs and johnson City. Misses
Margaret and Mary Bum are visiting
their sister Mrs. Herchey. at Pulaski.
but are expected home within the
week.
Hatcher Willis has returned from
Randol pm Macon college 10 spend his
Misses Myrtle Cawood Olga Hor-
ton Janet BAILEY and Maude Wolfe
have gone to Harrisburg to attend the
State summer Normal school.
Mrs. Mary Cunmins returned 10 her
nome at Springfield. O.. after visit
OF several weeks to her son. II. L.
Cummins. of the Stonega office force
creed Kelly has returned from
Blacksburg. where he attended school
the past session. and will spend his
vacation with his parents here
Misses Anna and Elizabeth Agee.
of Knoxville. Tenn. are spending the
summer with their grandparents. MI.
and Mrs. s, policy. of this place.
Mrs. ". S. Beverley and Miss Vir-
GINA and William are visiting rela-
tives at Dryden this week
Miss Mary Carnes has returned
from Farmville. where she attended
the State Normal School. On her way
home she visited her brothers. Robert
and Allen at Dante. and her brother
John. al Bluehcld.
Mrs. C. c. Cochran has returned
from visit to her mother at Char
lottcsvillc.
Miss Sarah Long has returned from
Farmville. where she attended the
state Normal School. and will spend
the summer with her parents here
Rev Raleigh Wright, one of the
Baptist Convention. will begin a series
of meetings at the Baptist Church
here next sunday morning. Mr.. Bah
'hitt. of Dallas. Ten. a noted singer.
will accompany Mr. Wright to lead the
singing.
Q. IL. Fox, OF Cove Forge. Pa Is
visiting his father, John Fox. ST.
Mrs. C. l.. Wade entertained infor-
mally Tuesday evening at her home on
Poplar Hill in honor of her guests.
Mrs. Robert Doughty. OF Grecnville.
Tenn and her sister, Miss Ina Thomas,
of Bristol. Bridge was played, and
at the conclusion of the game de-
lightful refreshments were served. Mrs
Wade's guests were Miss Mary Ram
say, Mrs. Montague and Messrs Grab
or. Caser, Gaut and Price.
Tho following officers OF the Noun
tain Golf Club have been recently
elected: H. E. Fox, president; NJ.
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Stevenson, vice president H l. Cum
Minis. secretary and treasurer. Board
OF governors: H. E. Fox. VI. steven
SON. j. F. Built. D. q. sayers. *.
stoehr. Invitation committees: Mrs.
Person. Mrs. stoesh. Mrs. III. f. Fox.
Mrs. James B. Ayers. Miss Margaret
Bullitt
The musical recital given al the
school auditorium on Friday afternoon
ny' Mrs s. a. Bailey's music class was
well attended. and was most enjoy
able occasion. The pupils acquitted
themselves well and reflected great
credit upon their teacher
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we'll as for their Improvement in
morals. manners and ideals.
And SO her Influence grew and
widened, playing large part in keep
ing the feet of her young band in the
straight and narrow way that leads
TO noble manhood and useful citizen
ship.
Two years aso, feeling what a help
this influence had been in molding
their characters. and realizing the
need OF recreation room for the
young men OF the town. the class or
ganized the Brotherhood Bible Class
Club. and rented club room In the
NOEL Building. moving a few months
later into their present comforta ble
quarters on Main Street
There were only eight charter mem
bers, and they began with II cash CAPT
tai OF Sl1. but the scope of the club
was soon extended by admitting assoc
ciate members between the ages OF
sixteen and thirty-five years. and a
month ago honorary membership was
added to include men beyond the age
limit OF the club.
There are now thirty one members
and the club name has been changed
to the Brotherhood Bible Club. witch
Is non sectarian. and has for its object.
In the words of the constitution, bible
study, Christian culture. social inter
course and aggressive effort to bring
adults into the Sunday school and
church"
The club quarters consist OF an as
sembly room, comfortably furnished,
With handsome piano. and reading
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GoRDoNSvILLE

Gordonsvllle. Va. June ga de-
aightfully informal dance was given by
the younger set on Thursday evening
at Spring. fields" Among the guests
were the Misses Deane Scott. Maria
Scott. Homassell Graves. Martha
Graves, Irene Goodloe. Julia Cioodloe.
-urs. Helen F. King, Richmond: and
Mrs. Ruffln: Messrs. John Graves
Somerset, Bensley. Parrish, Richmond
r. Beverly Goodloe, Roderick G. Cow
herd. Herndon Cowherd. j. T. W. ruff
p.n.
Mr. and Mrs. James r. Flewellen re-
turned from their wedding Journey on
Friday, and will be at home with the
grooms parents, Mr. and Mrs James
after June 90.
The marriage of Hiram Miller of
Midway. and Miss Mary Fisher Minor
will take place at the brides home.
near Charlottesville. on June 20
w. Wilbur Osborne srent several
days week in Petersburg visiting his
many friends
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Scott Jr..
with their young son. John the third.
@rs guests Of DR.. and Mrs. Scott this
week. Miss Katharine x. Scott spent
a few days this week at home. going
No Charlottesville on Tuesday. where
she will teach In the summer normal
In August she will he maid OF honor
for Miss Julia Stebbcns at Stebbens
Station. Later the Misses Scott will
spend: come weeks al Cape Mary.
Miss Julia Goodloe was a guest this
week of Mrs. w. Wilbur Osborne at
Glover springfeldE."
Miss Marshall Buckner is spending
this week at Green Spring, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs: West. She was maid
Of honor for their daughter, Miss
Matte West. whose marriage took
place on Juno 10.
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Radford, Va. Juno 2c.--Few young
women in this section of the State
have wield<d a greater influence for
good or have been more successful in
ethical leadership than Miss sue IIamp-
ton Tyler, second daughter OF Ex-
Governor and Mrs. j. Hoge Tyler, of
East Radford.
Miss Tyler's work began in small
way ten years ago. when. at the close
of her fathers administration as ra,y-
ernor. he brought his family from
Richmond to their attractive home on
the outskirts OF East Radford
At this time she took n class of
boys about twelve years old in the
sunday school OF Central Presbyterian
Church. of which the Tyler family are
mbers, and from her interest in
their welfare and her gift of leader
ship has grown UP n great work.
II was not enough that they attend
sunday school regularly and have per-
feet lessons Her love for them and
her desire to help them grow into
clean. honorable. Christian men caused
her to reach out into their everyday
life and strive to help them resist
the temptations that best young boys
in railroad town. where at that time
saloons abounded and where existed
influences of downward rather than
uplifting tendency.
She entered into all of their inter
ests and plans. and soon vas the
adored leader of The Boys Christian
Band, as they STYLED themselves, all
ways planning for their pleasure as
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room. handsomely furnished in mission
style. through the generosity of Henry
H. McHarg, whose gift of $50 was
applied TO that end
The library contains sixty well Sc
iected volumes and a dozen of the best
magazines and ono daily. with club
stationery and games of various kinds.
An orchestra. a quartet and chorus
adds much to the pleasure of ths
members. and at their monthly social
there Is music and refreshments, and
the presence of the fair sex to add to
their pleasures.
There are also special entertain
ments of holiday nature and public
entertainments for the raising of funs
for the extension of the work.
The cluhrooms are open from 4.
NJ. To 1880 L. NJ. and the members
are privileged to invite their friends.
"a half hour week being devoted ia
Bible study
The Bulletin OF the Rrotherhood
Bible Club is a small four-page sheer
edited BY MISS Tyler and devoted to
the interests of the club. Winfred
Elmo Winner is business manager.
The officers of the club are James Ed
ward Raker. president. John Chairman
Turner. vice president; Winfred Elmo
WINNER, secretary; Clarence Sidney
Haley. treasurer; ?. r. n Garden III
hrarian, and Miss sue Hampton TYLER
leader -
Miss Tyler and her band of work
ers have accomplished much. They
hope to accomplish much more IN "a :
ture. gymnasium and baths are
their next aim ". n
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Among the items below
ROBE small.
considerations cents toon who knows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25

Isay, China. The original theory
being that China was the middle
of the world" wits barbarians al
around it.
No. "a and 25 (together), here
after. Nos. &c and 81 together
and as in Nos. l and %, Manchu
emperor. No. %, concerning. No
|29, government. No. 80, rule.
Government rule-Chinese for
politics.
No. 81, with. No. 32, conven-
tional sign used to emphasize No
S3. No. 33, all or any. No. "a
to ask. No. 80, subject.
To ask subject-Chinese fol
problems.
No. SO, whatever. No. 81, not
No. 3S, interrupt. No 80, inter.
fere. No. 391a command. No
40, domestic. No. II, pillar, sup
port or upright.
Domestic pillar = Chinese for
Premier.
Nos. AZ, 43 and A, Yuan Shi
Kai.
Yuan is simply the new presi-
dents family name and means
nothing in particular. Shi means
world" and Kai visitor" 9th
erwise, World-victor Yuan.
No. AZ, silk. No. 46, weave.
Silk-weave being Chinese for or
ganize, presumably on the theory
that there is a resemblance be-
tween weaving silk into cloth and
ideas into an organization.
No. AZ and As Ctogether), for
the time being. Nos. 40 and so,
republic (Japanese). Nos. 81 and
So (together), government. No.
So, and so forth-the conven-
tional way of winding up any
Chinese news item.
The completed message read:
The Manchu emperor, because
a majority (many-number) of the
people of the country desire a re-
public, has today issued an edict
of abdication Cat any rate abdica-
ton is what it amounts TOD which
has been promulgated throughout
China. Hereafter the emperor
will not interfere In any political
question whatever concerning the
government. Premier Yuan Shi
Kai is commanded to organize a
provisional republican govern
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
Thousands of Dollars Lost In the Mint Service By
Installation of Expensive and Useless Machinery
(By Harold French.)

Accounts of the San Francisco
mint, alone, will prove that $780,
600 has been wasted through the
useless installation of machinery,
power plant and apparatus for the
electrolytic refinery. This is sim
ply one item in one branch of the
mint service. There are others.
/ Mint Experts admit that the in
stallation of an electrolytic refin-
cry at the New York assaying Of
flee was an extravaganza. Three
well equipped plants at Philadel-
Il phia, Denver and San Francisco
had ample facilities for handling
all the gold bullion the government
purchases. Each of these institu-
tons is situated in the center of
precious metal producing districts.
What bullion is received at New
York city comes principally from
Mexico and South America, and
could be shipped more economi-
cally to Philadelphia. Crude met
al from Europe or Africa, of which
only a small amount is imported,
could be transferred from New
York to the mint at Philadelphia
by government vessels, plying be-
tween these two cities. The navy
department could save the treas
ury service the cost of expressage
of treasure, which is a considera-
BILE item of cost to the government.
Contracts for remodeling and
equipping the New York assaying
office were made by MacVeagh
long before he decided upon the
abandonment of other plants. A
large sum of money was expended
in purchasing useless equipment.
Similar plants have been INSTALL
ed at Denver and San Francisco
under conditions which caused
much local gossip. Quantities of
costly apparatus amounting to tens
of thousands of dollars in value
we purchased for these minis and
installed by Directors Roberts and
leach, which have since been dis
carded as useless. Under the dis
pensation of Director Leach, a fat
fee was paid to the superintendent
| of company which had a highly
profitable contract for putting in
the soap stone furnishings of the
San Francisco refinery. 1t was
part of his business to draw the
plans for the placing of the stone
work his company supplied, yet
he received a double fee from the
government for this private work.
A switchboard, which electri-
clans declare could be duplicated
for $4,000, cost the government
over $4,000.
| / can refer to records of many
similar transactions.
At the close of the administra-
ton of Frank A. Leach, the direc-
tor who took $4,000 position
as the president of water COM
pany, power plant was con-
tracted for at cost of over $780,
900, to be installed in the San
|, Francisco mint
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
How chinese Writing Is TeIegraphedG
BY HARRY q. FARMER.

SHANGHAI, March "a tail
fat, elderly Chinese In a pigtall
gold-bowed spectacles and mag
nificent silk raiment stood In al
ante-room to Yuan Shi Kai's house
In Pekin talking Chinese, to 4
short, slender, youthful Chinese
with his hair cut and dressed in
a suit of American clothes,
The tall Chinese was Ia Ven
LUX, secretary to His Excellencs
Premier subsequently President)
Yuan. The short one was Shih
Tu Teh, the Daily News native
correspondent In Pekin. I'd was
giving Shin a piece of news-an
important piece. Shih scratched
1t down in his note book, shook
hands with himself Ca Chinese al
ways shakes hands with himself
instead of with the other mani
and bowed tremendously. Then
Shih took his departure.
A minute later Shin might have
been seen streaking 1t down the
street in a rickshaw on his way to
the telegraph office. He was go
Ing to send that piece of news to
Shanghai to be cabled to the
Times.
The code has never been invent
ed, however, which will transmit
Chinese characters. So Shin tele-
Egraphed certain groups OF figures
instead, thus:
12347 1871 23175443 ell 2209
and SO on. Altogether there were
fifty-five groups of figures. Shih
wrote them in columns, beginning
at the upper right hand corner
and finishing up at the lower left
hand one.
Not very long afterward a
Chinese messenger boy delivered a
duplicate sheet of figures TO a
Chinese clerk in the Times bureau
In Shanghai The clerk referred
to code book about the size OF
a Webster's Unabridged dictionary
and wrote down on a sheet of copy
paper the Chinese characters cor
responding with each group of
figures. This was rather slow
work but It is the only way it is
possible to get telegraphic news
out of China.
The translator wrote the word
"Manchu" opposite character No.
/. No. is emperor. No. 8, be-
cause. No. 4, country. No s.,
people. No. 6, many. No. 7,
number. Nos. 8 and 8 together, !
desire. Nos. 10 and II (togeth-
ere, republic.
No. IL means therefore. No.
13, this. No. IA, day. No. 10,
abdicate.
No, not quite "abdicate." The
Chinese emperor's advisors refus-
ed to agree to the use of that
word. They said the emperor
would close face" If it were an
nounced to the world that he had
been forced to abdicate. He was
willing to quit but he wouldn't
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
ENDS MISERY FROM INDIGESTION
OR A SICK, SOUR, Classy STOMACH

food, Headaches, Dizziness or Sick
Stomach. and besides, what you
eat will not ferment and poison
your breath with nauscous odorss
All these symptoms resulting from
a sour. out-of-order stomach and
dyspepsia are generally relieved
five minutes after taking little
'Diapepsin.
Go to your druggist and get q
So-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
now, and you will always go to the
table with q hearty appetite, Ana
what you eat will taste good, be-
cause your stomach and intestines
will be clean and fresh. and you
will know there are not going -
be any more bad nights and missEs
able days for you. They freshen
you and make you feel IKE life
lis worth living.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25

: The question. as TO how long you
are going to continue a sufferer
from Indigestion. Dyspepsia OF
out OF order stomach Is merely &
matter of how soon you begin
taking some Diapepsin.
II your Stomach is lacking In
digestive power, why not help the
stomach do its work, not with
drastic drugs, but a re-enforce-
ment Of digestive agents, such al
are naturally at work in the stom-
ach.
People with weak Stomacha
should take a little Diapepsin oc-
casionally. and there will be NO
more Indigestion, no feeling, like
a lump of lead in the stomach, nc
heartburn, Sour risings, Gas on
Stomach or Berching Of undigested
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
Auto; Boys
Face Court

A five-passenger REQ touring
car belonging to H. j. Pessemier
was stolen from in front of St.
Patrick's church, North 18th and
] sts., last night between and
9 o'clock by two boys.
j. G. Murphy, who lives just
across from the church, saw the
boys taking the car and ran out
and caught them after they had
run the machine around the block.
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With Juice" at &c a kilowatt
hour, there was no justification
for this expenditure. First AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Norton protested against this, but
the retiring director prevailed
upon the department to stand for
it.
For two years this costly plant
has stood idle. 1t has not served
the ostensible purpose for which
1t was installed since the day of
its trial test. Acid fumes from
the refinery are corroding the ex-
posed machinery, despite at
tempts made to protect it with
with swaddling clothes. Every
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25

SPOKANE, March 25.-Mike
Donlin and Mabel Hite are not the
only ones who can do the stage
stunt, and 1t Is just within the
realm of possibility that Miles
Netzel, former Spokane third sack
er, and his wife will emulate Ma
bel and Mike. Mrs. Netzel is on
the stage now, so the rest will
come easy.
A certain Spokane divine is
largely responsible for the Netzel
wedding. He publicly announced
he would marry free of charge,
any Spokane young lady who
cared to tie up with a member of
the Indian band. Then a Spokane
furniture firm came through with
an offer to help any couple thus
married. with some furniture.
The offer looked good. The pres
ent Mrs. Netzel was then singing
in moving picture theater, and
she and Netzel talked it over.
We'll do 1t, Metz" were the
last words spoken when the two
parted that night.
They did, and the preacher and
the furniture firm did their parts.
The fans and players did theirs.
when they made public presenta-
tion of flowers and a silver set,
the first time Metz came to bat.
Mrs. Netzel Is getting on nicely
in her profession. At present Metz
sits in the audience and watches
another chap officiate as his wife's
partner in the skit, but a little
later, according to the dope, this
other chap will get the G. B. and
Metz will come into his own-in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-25
ALMA MAKES HT|

Anna. Where DO You Liver"
played to an audience that came
away whistling and humming the
Alma" waltz song last night.
The title suggests possibly a
censor might be required. When
1t is known that the production is
French farce the suspicion be-
zones more firmly fixed, but the
American version as given last
night was decidedly tame and is
about like the usual musical COM
edy. Ten tuneful numbers are
sung during the evening. 1t re-
peats tonight.
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one in the San Francisco mint
knows that this experiment was
ill-advised. Although a few hun
dred dollars have been saved by
a recent reduction of power
charges of one-half cent kilo.
watt hour, this has been a baga-
telle beside interest on $4,000.
Crude oil has been found 6
much more satisfactory and eco
nomical fuel for the furnaces oil
the minis than gas, yet the ad
ministrative officers have, almos
without exception, avoided max
ing the desired change, which, o.
course, would affect the business
of the gas companies.