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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
Would Codify Roads
Laws Of All State.

Ths American Bar association and
the American Bankers association
have each authorised special commit
tsAs 60 co-operats with tho manage
ment Of the American road congress
in tho holding Of sessions at Detroit
to deal respectively with road legisla-
ton and tho financing of road im-
pfovement. An effort will be made at
tho legislative session to bring about
the formation through Official channels
OF national committee to codify
State and tho elimination Of tho great
accumulation Of conflicting and con-
fusing road laws. Ths finance section
will ondeavor to have adopted in all
parts OF the country simple and Of
fective methods OF road accounting
and q record of such cost data as may
be essential to the proper conduct Of
road work, and will also deal with the
impartant subject of bond issues.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
WHY FOOL YOUR MONEY AWAY

about the wonderful good that was
being done from the use OF the
Quaker Herb Extract, decided to GiyA-
1t a trial. and today. after using only
three bottles, calls back to Tragle'm
drug store and stated to the Health
Teacher: II certainly am pleased with
the benefits received rom the use Is
those three bottles, and want threei
more. My wife Ii feeling much better.
and the Improvement in myself T.
astonishing. / feel better than have.
in years, and as we have used many
different medicines without any RELIEF
and found such a change for the bet
ter IN 90 short . time shows th4e
Quaker Extract tn different from an
others, and will tell al my frfend1
The Health Teacher says: These KIND
/ OF reports should convince even th4
skeptical OF the wonderful powers ~
1.-The Quaker Remedies" s x7
| For sale at Trak1e's drug stOrA NN
per bottle. 3 for ez.So. Tor 4149Ss
/ on OF Balm. for AL patr. Soc
for Piles, Ola Sores .cc- Gon41 Vi d
run. sc. Always = fun h1e -
i IL 'a-AoyerttseuAent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
When is A
Ball Player Old ?

"a Big-LeaTue Player in the Ameri-
can Magaxine.)
ssBasebaIl writer's and fans speaks
Of me- as a veteran" says big
league player in the American Maya
zine. while the aches and pains OF
spring training are on me / read ina.
TIN reaching the has-heen stage and
that some youngster probably w'ii
get my Job. BY June they forget my
age. I'm old enough IN baseball to
grin at these things and work all the
harder to get my arms, back ana
legs into condition TO stand another
one hundred and Gfty-four games OF
baseball. Some of the writer's watch
fnr me IN the spring accuse me OF
lcafing and Of having lost my pep
per." The majority Of fellows VINO
write these things are older than !
am. vet they regard me as an old
man. One whose writings ! studied
when I was fourteen. GAYS I'm get
ting too old, and his spring reports
read like an obituary notice OF me-
am an old man-thirty-four. But
sixteen OF the thirty-four years nave
been spent In baseball My throwing
arm is worn out The shoulder liz
muscle abound at the back ana dam
aged in front through overIse- my
leys are bad and one muscle knots IN
TO 'l'haTtSy f3OTSe al thS 'Sff-7N -
vocation. My back muscles are
strained. The doctor tells me my
heart will be all right II quit ever
taxing H. am badly SCARED from
toe to knee by spike wounas' ano
linn a little because OF a broken bone
IN my instep.
One finger is permanently crippled
and two are out OF plumb. 1 am
slightly deaf frcm being hit on tne
ear by pitched ball. and ! suner
from headaches and frequent attacks
OF rheumatism. In other respects
rm strong and healthy. and my ap-
petite In fine If the manager knew
all that Is the matter with me ne
would either try to trade me or seno
me 70 the minors. However, l am
not going TO the minors When tnes
vay I'm done in the big show, wh'cr
probably viii he this season or mex
spring at the latest, TIL pack my nats
and a trunkful of practice balls anc
trct back 10 the farm"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

dent and general secretary OF the Cath
olic Church society, who designed the
body; the Very Rev. II. F. Constanti-
neau, of San Antonio. provincial OF
the Oblate Fathers. and Father Yves
Tymen. of Roma. Star county. Texas.
who is chaplain OF the motor chapel
Az new missions are reached by the
car, the personnel Of those in charge
will change.
The motor chapel is fitted on q
Z t-2-ton Alec chassis. and can be
converted into q church by opening
the rear and sides. When travelling
1t serves as a living room for tho
priests who are In charge.
So fully equipped is the chapel that
a complete cathedral service can be
held, and yet. when It liz closed Tor
travelling II has ell the conveniences
Of a flrst-class train for travelling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
STAGE GOSSIP

brought out In New York during the
coming season.
Louis N. Parker. author of dis
raeli,'' Joseph and His Brethren"
and "Pomander Walk" has gone on =
cycling trip through the North Of
England. Mr.. Parker makes a prac-
tice OF wheeling through some Sec
ton OF Great Britain each summer.
some Of his trips lasting a fortnight
In an interview given out In Lon
don, George Arllss. an actor who has
practically deserted England for
America. announced that his wife
would appear professionally with him
In "Disraelf' next season. Mrs. Arliss
was an actress at the time she mar
rfed the distinguished character actor,
appearing under the name Of Florence
Montgomery. Both made their first
American appearance together in the
brilliant company that Mrs. Patrick
Campbell brought over with her when
she first visited this country. She also
played in There and Back" farce
written ny her husband. In dis
raeli." Mrs. Arliss will play the part of
Lady Beaconsfeld
John Mason and his company left
New York Thursday for Winnipeg,
where, on July 18th. they open In
"As a Man Thinks" The tour. which
will continue for three months. is be-
Ing directed by the Messrs. Shubert
who. by arrangement with Charles
Frohman, have secured the services
OF Mr.. Mason for this length OF time.
The supporting company includes
Julie Herne, Grace Reals. Jean Stuart.
Jane Salisbury. John Flood. Willis
Martin, Stephen A. Davis. George Gas
ton, Harold Christie. Frank ellsworth.
Warren P. Richmond and Lyster
Chambers.
| Laura Hamilton and George Schil-
| Ter have been engaged for important
parts In THE Passing Show Of 1919"
| James J. Corbett, according to the
New York Review. has been engaged
| by Mittenthal Brothers to play the
/ principal role In a new feature Aim.
Corbett's former vaudeville sketch will
be used AZ the basis for the Aim. Joe
Welsh has Just finished posing for a
Aim for the Mttenthais and William
Jefferson Ia the hero OF feature en-
! titled Wanted by the Police"
| j. r. Powers will star in The Gel
sha' for a limited number OF weeks
| this coming season.
/ The announcement that Mrs.
George Arliss Is to appear in supper,
OF George Arliss in "Disraelf' next
season recalls that actors statement
in his address to the graduates OF a
school OF acting 4 year ago II am
the despair OF press agents. have
only one wife. and to make matters
| worse she Ia the same wife had ten
Yea RI ago"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

Every dav brings glad tidings, more
people cured or greatly benefited In
the city OF Richmond from the use
Of Quaker Herb Extract and Oil OF
Balm In the past four months than
ever was known in tho history Of this
city. People. are amazed, astonished,
at the reports that are daily coming
in to Traglc's drug store. Here Is
report from husband and wife, Mr..
T. III. Noses, who resires At 1926 Tay-
lor street:
Thirty -eight years of age. . carpen-
ter by occupation. he has been suf-
ferer for the past dfteen years with
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
For Relief When You Can Get Permanent Cure?
The Quaker Herb Remedies Are Cures and Not Relief
Thew Cost You No More Than the Only Relief Medicine
Get the Cure and Benefits Derived Make Them Cheaper in
the End.

malaria, kidney trouble. pains in the
back, sometimes would ache all over,
at times his legs would feel like they
were asleep or dead: he had difficulty
in walking. would have to look and
see il his limbs were moving. His wife
has been troubled with her stomach
and kidneys, severe pains In the back;
for nearly two years was dragging
around; never could eat any break
fast: had that tired. languid feeling
even more tired in the morning thar
upon going to bed. The husband
after reading and being told by friend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
CONTRACT
CALLED NOK A SHAW

An old baseball contract that
will be Of interest TO fans was
uI,carthed . few days ago In San
FtancAsco. II y dgncd BY John
McSraw, Of the New York
Sfaness snti ifve other players
who wcro members Of the OcalA
Giants In 1891.
The document, which r. In tho
Dossc1A0n OF George X. Robin
sor. Of Ocala. who was manager
or the Ocala Giants ~ t}lAt tma.
was found among some Old
papcsA. II h signed b. McGrAW.
George Gurx. J. Common, Q. i.
ThOrp, Frank 6trAttOn ana Ed
Mars. It reads:
stC1n&leamcn-Wos the UNDER
SIGNED baseball players ana
nnembcwu Of tho OcaIA GaantA
agree 70 play with tho OcalA
! dab until further nOtincd, Tor
hoas0, Gh4v1n3s washing ex-
$500 49, = dgar Unce =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
MACK WANTS RULE TO
PROTECT BASE RUNNER

Connie Mack has a new RUE TO sug-
rest when the baseball magnates gain
ar in the fall The sphinx-ifke leader
Of the Athletics would have the base
runners given more protection ana
have infielders restricted In blocking
tactics.
When an infelder has deliberately
blocked the path. Mack believes tnat
the umpIre should grant the runner
MS hase. He claims that the use OF
sh.n guards by catchers and other
protection by infelders makes Il next
g Impossible for hase-runner TO Eet
the goal sought unless he has SUM
Gent weight to bowl over the oppos-
ing infielder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

"Fanny's First Play the latest dra-
matte Offering OF George Bernard
Shaw. which was one OF the few dis
tinctive successes OF last season. will
probably be seen at the Shubert early
in October.
The English booed and booted Nc
Intyre AMI Heath of the stage in Lon
don when those veteran black face
artists presented their usual thirty.
minute dialogue. 1t is said this Is
the first time that Americans were
Missed or the English stage In Lon
don: but the veterans took heart and
according to the billboard gradually
grew in favor with offerings OF other
playlets.
Sir J. Forbes Robertson declares
that he has really played his farewell
performances on the English conti-
nent. His last performance on the
stage will probably be given in Cali
fornia which is the last stop OF his
proposed farewell tour of the United
States and Canada The distinguished
actor will open the new Ehubert
theater in New York.
Harry Houdini. the handcuff king,
has sailed for Sweden where he gives
n performance by a royal command.
Joe Howard In again coming into
notice in the theatrical world by the
announcement that he Will build a
new theate- In Chicago, to be known
rs the Joe Howard Comedy theater.
He will open the theater early In the
FALL with ere OF his cvn new musical
comedies.
In exchange for the foreign right OF
Edward Sheldon Romance" Lee Shu-
bert has secured three English must
cal comedies.
The annual round up" for chorus
girls CT various Shubert productions
occurred one day last week and at
tracted over 2,so0 applicants. Ned
Wayburn, general producer for the
Winter Garden. was In command and
attended TO tho wcednr out process
From this large number OF ambition,
young women. Mr.. wayburn chose
| less than three nunfi, ed They we're
| put through various exercises and tter
| divided into sections and parceled oui
| to FIVE shows rho frst assortment q
| beauties will be utilized for the "pass
| ing Show which is TO go on ut The
| Winter Garden the latter part OF July
| The Others w,:l he ls-6 for three Eaw
PRODUCTION which the Messfa Fhti,
| berts are to make between now and
August I. including "Op O AZ,
| Thum."
| 1.-THE sentieman From No. 10" has
| in hotel parlance, Registered out.
Saturday where the French fare.
| n,o.a1 a yotr uycAks' opUa repaAuf =
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

Heinie Groh In having lots OF chances
at second base for the Reds and ee-
cepting very large proportion of
them In frst-class style. In Cincin-
natl he In regarded as the coming
second baseman.
Jake Daubert was the drst National
Lacquer to tear or hundred base hits
He has Just that number. making the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
.M,chiran- and Opal Mines.


A xlittering array OF stones was laid
before the astonished eyes, OF Sales
Manager F. p. Lay, Jr., of the Michi-
gan Motor Car company. at kalama-
200 the other day, Red. green. blue,
yellow--every color Of the spectrum
flashed and dissolved In bew!ldering
kaleidoscope effect from the little
dark objects on his desk
They were opals--American opals~-
and had been brought in by AL.
Koyen, distributor OF Michigan cars
at lincoln. Neb. Mr.. Koyen had
brought them from his own opal
mines.
These mines are In volcanic residue
in North Central Nevada, and were
discovered only last fall. Mr.. koyen
asserts that these are the first opal
mines Of any consequence found In
America. These mines were discoV-
cred by ranchers at an altitude OF
from 1000 to 5000 feet.
| Mr.. Koyen calls the product black
opals." owing TO the dark amper-lke
| effect that the stones present in dis
| tinction to the light. watery color OF
the Mexican or South American opais.
The Nevada opals are fuil OF nre,
show all the colors, and their dark
ness gives them n wierd and peculiar
beauty. The stone in the rough is
1 Identified by this CLINT. Chunks OF
iopal stones run from traction OF
an ounce TO four or five pounds. The
| more valuable finds are in the smaller
rgeigilts. - - Sf9s 4sss . -, ~
Mr.. Koyen and his associates have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
A WHILE BACK

Conditions were SURPRISING
strange
And not like these At all.
At will through home runs no
would range
~ When father played baseball
There was no pitcher who could
charm
The leather sphere past reach
OF harm,
He filed them all with deU
alarm.
When father played baseball.
And he himself could toss .
curve
Whose speed was far from
small,
He took the stoutest batter's
nerve.
When father played baseball.
Admiring crowds would loudly
roar.
And when they quit the winning
score
Was always seventeen or moro,
When father played baseball.
Our players are but slight conn
pared
To those he can recall
Who kept each umpire good and
scared.
When father played baseball.
Ont to the park we go with giea
And though we cheer. we both
agree
The games not what II used to
be
When father played baseball.
.---Washington Star.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

Advices from Brownsville. Tex, tell
of the initial services held In that city
by priests aboard the motor chapel
st Peter" the only automobile
church in America. which is on two
years trip through Texas In a move
ment to carry the gospel to sparsely
settled regions.
From a radius of fifty miles MEM
bers Of the church gathered to par
ticipate In these unique outdoor exer-
cises under auspices of the Catholic
Church Extension society. which has
pressed the motor chapel into service
to supplement the missionary work
now being done with railroad chapels.
On the initial monthly trip the
ehapal will be In charge Of Rev. Enaar4
uel r. Ledvina, OF Chicago. vice presi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

"Hy" Jasper, Of the Dubuque ci ~,
W VIM sox. ii me hest aiisarount
pitcher in the Three-I league. he y
Z anti hall artist. fne helding pitcher
and waiioper OF the Pill.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
Autos Advertise Business.

The value OF the motor truck Tor
the purposes Of business PROMOTION Is
emphasized every now ana tnen ~
srna Arm which finds II worth while
- advertise to the trade, the improve
mani In service It 10 able to afford its
rms4nmerc through the replacement OF
lits horse drawn equipment by motor
Not long ago In Cincinnati the NJ.
q Tarrin Lumber company installed
4 peerless truck for making deliv-
/ cries from Its lumber yard outside the
n city to the various railroad stations N
rood deaf Of the Farrin business
|I,~ ~ath neople outside Of the city, al1e
n - imnortant part OF it, delivery prob
|Iisn h Is ret stock 70 the railroad
stations promptly IN reaponse 70 I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

already taken out many thousand
dollars worth of opal. The mines IN
dictate practically unlimited possibili-
ties. The company has refused sew
eral big offers. They are almost az
much interested In the opal INDUSTRY
as in Michigan cars.
The Hudson With Weston.
A acknowledgement man Is walk
ing from New York to Minneapolis. q
distance OF about 1900 miles. Al
what he calls an easy gait of about
twenty-five miles per day 1t requires
q period of approximately sixty Gays
to cover the distance. Accompanying
him is a modern six-cylinder automo.
bile. 1t keeps close to him at al
hours of the day and night. 1t Is
cramped down to its lowest speed. ye'
chafes and frets under the inactivity
II let out to normal speed 1t woulo
cover the distance in six days. foi
$50 miles day Is nothing to the mod
ern motor car.
The local Hudson dealer says thai
reports sent In by the driver OF the
Hudson car which Is accompanying
Mr.. Weston indicate that while mucf
Ia being done in the way OF road I'M
provement that much still remains &c
he undertaken. There are many Ions
stretches where little, II any, effort Ii
being made ID better the highways
In such places Mr.. Weston takes Il
the railroad tracks while the automo
bile driver puts on his highest power
and pulls through the mud. sometimes
hub deep. To haul farm produce ove'
such roads in an ordinary wagon by
horse power Is practically impossible
Even the six-cylinder automobile find!
It somewh at difficult to pegotiate sucf
conditions, Not until Concerted ma
tion-wide efforts are made to improve
the highways Of America will tn
farmer realize the best producing pow
ers OF his land. 1t Is a waste OF tim'
to grow crops that cannot reach mar
ket
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
Acruee Continent by Auto.

That Il 10 now not only posi- Die
but easy to make a motor trip across
the continent In closed car has just
been demonstrated by ]. w. Catron,
a Los Angeles machinery contractor
Mr.. Catron and his party are now
at Rochester. N. r.. attending fam
lily reunion and wedding ceieora-
ton. They arrived after their trap
from Los Angeles with q report or
de luxe travel that has aroused the
envy Of all who have heard II.
my wife and have always main
tanned that a one-compartment closed
car would be ideal for such trip"
said Mr.. Catron I'VE bought our
Studebaker IS Sedan In the spring.
tried II out in California and FOUND
Il fully up to our hopes. We laid out
and started, the crew being composed
a schedule calling for 103 miles a day
OF Mrs Catron. my brother. Mrs Cat-
ron's maid and myself.
Before we had been long on tne
road We revised the schedule TO lao
milcs a day and bettered even this
figure throughout. making Rochester
In twenty-one running days.
.Those who regard their closed
cars as suitable only for pavement
driving are missing a large share OF
the enjoyment that might easily be
theirs. have owned and driven tour
Ing cars for many years. but have
never made a trip in such perfec'
comfort a. the one we are Just con-
GLIDING.
1--WE made no effort at extreme
speed; in fact, / never let the car ex-
coed thirty-eight miles an hour. or
| turn, Sedan swings a bit more
than a touring car, due to its higher
center of gravity. so I took all turns
particularly those in the mountains
very carefully.
| I'VE studied the various adjust
ments for ventilation and found thai
| It was perfectly possible to travel ever
through the deserts without dlscom
fort. Keeping a cool. dustloss breeze
circulating through the interior OF tht
| car at all times. OF course. the SedaI
ibodx. In inpervious 70 rain and colo
/ "a feature that adds much to th'
l comfort OF our car ID the Studebake'
4 electric equipment. The starter nevel
4 fniled to crank the motor and the cleo
lfric lights made travel In the nigh
1 svcr strange roads a. safe ~ py DAY
llixht. In general. the transcontinenta
/ highway Is In fine shape now. Eek
cent for n few short stretches, TN
Il worst roads we found were In tn
thickiy settled parts Of the Middl
West"
The Catrons will continue thei
will probably return BY TIA sam
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

1.-THE ssentieman From No. 10" has,
in hotel parlance, registered out"
this event taking place in Boston last
Saturday where the French farce
closed a four weeks engagement At
the fremont theater. With practical
ly the same cast. the play will be
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
BOXING wnoHTs

=
Thev sre now advocating tho
sonzdara3zaG4on ~ boxing Wclghfs
fcr N na6fona. Tlze following
r1vop some idoA Of tn disrxep-
Sncy az tho aeandaxd In various
<6un1x1aos
Han1anwe1gft-Ame94ca, i60
pounds; England, 11es Aus
fxalia, III.
Fcoathweight-Amer1cA III
pounds; England, 120; Australia,
120.
IAghtweight-AmerfcA, 1873
pounds; England, 1885; Australia,
40.
Observation-Disclosures, IA
pounds; England, i47; Australia,
14o.
Observation-Disclosures, 1853
pounds; England, 1853; Aus
tzaa. 100.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03
Car @m9
Highway

letter or telegram containing rush
order.
After the truck had been Installed
the company found it was nearly al
ways possible to get the lumber to the
stations on the day the order was re-
ceived. This uuickened service to
out-of-town customers nearly twenty
four hours on the order.
1t gave the company distinct ad-
vantage over It's competitors. A series
Of folders for mailing to the trade was
prepared on this subject And the re-
suits of the advertising campaign in
creased the business quite consider
ably.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

J. r. Powers will star in The Gel
sha' for limited number OF weeks
this coming season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-03

"Fanny's First Play the latest dra-
matte offering OF George Bernard
Shaw. which was one OF the few dis
tlnctive successes OF last season. will
proba bly, be seen at the Shubert early
In October.
The day book., 1913-08-22
YOU'D THINK IT WAS AWFUL-BUT

civilization
this Christian IN peace plentyp
a
denly there cOmmoOn at the door band wearing the
boldly
outrage right
Then that time
tng
through the a restraining institution bedIng
tire continent efforts Wouldn't think it,
also, nightmare the buried past?
chronicles All civilization
And still wonder why there reformeTs
PUBLIC PRIZE Day Sunday Monday
KILLING CONTEST After the killing contest the beeyes
oris Tono Drdon Of the Cat will prepared roasting
Monday public
Ie
Sunday, 81, and n % IL IL 3 s u ~ Co @ @ 10
+bo DocJ1inT f,ossos should botnr the park.
killing of cattle PACKING HOUSE TRANSFERS
On Sunday Mr. Lane,Ph Murphy STRIKE TUESDAY
and Bosses the
prize killing packers
dedocked
asking hOri
8
Federation de- opposing their demand
in the estockya to
the