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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-09
AID WOLCAST is
FAVORITE

MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 8. = AID
Wolgast today was favored over
Charley White for their schedul-
ed bout here tonight. The FORM
er champion was on the long
end of the betting because of his
fine showing with Mexican Joe
Rivers last month.
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Fullerton
Flashes

The easiest thing in the world
tif you have money! is to find a
lawyer who will tell you that
whatever you want to believe is
legal.
When the worlds tourists stood
before the Sphinx 1t suddenly
spoke. saying: lis Jim Sheck-
ard still in the league?"
We pause in the midst of SHOW
cling through a snow drift, to in
quire the score of the game be-
tween Leland Stanford and the
Olympic club.
Remember the B. r. c. of A.
dance, Feb. IA, Eagles hall.
Advertisement"
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INDIAN SIGNS UP

BOSTON, Feb. 3. Pitcher
William Carlow, former Carlisle
Indian athlete, has Joined the
Boston Red Sox.
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28 EXHIBITIONS

CHICAGO. Feb. 9.-The Chi
cago National baseball league club
will play 2S exhibition games be-
fore the season opens.
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The Seattle Celtics beat the
Black Diamond association team
by the score Of to D.
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PROBLEMS FOR THE HOT
STOVE IEAGJTE.

STOVE LEAGUE.
II Niagara university should go
in for aquatic sports, how fast
could a freshman crew row an
eight-oared shell from the suspen-
sion bridge to Lewiston?
IL Jimmy Clabby can put away
an 190-pound policeman at one
punch. and that a gentle Shove"
why don't he go in for prize fight
ing?
If Brickley kicked a football
14.704 times at a barn door in
one month of practice in order to
score four goals against Yale, how
often will he rehearse his kick to
get an increase of salary two
years from now?
It 1t requires the hide of one
horse to make the covers for eight
baseballs, calculate the number of
kicks left in each.
Two Chicago boys have started
to walk to the Pan American fair
in San Francisco. Calculate the
day and hour they will rap on
kitchen door at 173 North LIST
street west, Salt Lake
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. .. - Bob
Broom. pitcher for the Washing
ton Americans, has signed up
with the Federal league, joining
the Chicago club.
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Tacoma soccer team lost to Ft.
Lawton yesterday by a score OF
2 to 0.
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BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.
Children let have temperance
You don't want it? Well, we'll have anyhow
1t started
by Investigation find
fast" company 1904 of
players followed them through the guides
Then popularity of figures interested the
of 1904 selected
and 80 who did drink choosing
by drinkers see
1904 05 90 OF IA
Drinkers 80 20 20 10 20 81
Nondrinkers 80 % % "A Fl 8
*One quit drinking. ~
Mind these clased Drinkers"
drinkers had occasionally
taken drink. but drinkers The
The figures interested investigated their
present physical and financial welfare This
table:
Unac-
Down and out edium. Prosperous.
drinkers -
Nondrnkers 10 2
"Two of them still in game.
talking with the reply INV
queries Five of the drinkers responded quickly
loan.
could DEATH Here the
result of the effort in that direction:
neutrality-suspicious. 1; pneumonia, 1.
Drnkers-kdney Diseases A. consumption L. suicide
dent 1.
The other sight one bum
and the other reported in>care of old friends.
children, carefully,
and another drink In the
drink two amt goin to hurt NO one."
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Ban HAMMER THROW

IOWA CITYSIa., Feb. 9.--Iowa
university has banned the ham
mer throw from its list of athletic
events because of its dangerous
character.
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To Cure Z Cold in ose Day
INE Tablets. Drugeists refund
money II 1t fails to cure. q, w.
GROVES signature Is on each box.
csc.
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M N
IN
TROUBLE

Remember
you Away.
have DIR.
Severance
to go to
for good,
HONEST
ADVICE
FREE of
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

the women. Billiard get 0, Capper IL.
Buckeye believes in prohibition.
DIR. r. Townsend vaccinated Roy
Winsler's hogs Monday.
Mrs. Mary Gardner who has been
visiting Mrs. NJ. e. Hoyt the past
five weeks, left for st. Joseph Sat
urday to visit relatives.
J. Poland OF Arkansas is visiting
his brother. H. NJ. Poland.
Rev. NJ. G. Engle preached at the
school house a week ago Sunday.
A. NJ. Ward and family called on
friends in this vicinity Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Frey and
Crist Frey took dinner Sunday at s.
Groves.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Van Dyke and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Rutler took din
ner Sunday with Rev. M. @. Engie'
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
oUsr AL THE DEMOCRATS
Revublican Ticket Wins In Geary
County

Junction City, Nov. 0.-For the
first time in history, SO the old
timers say, there win not be .
Democrat in charge Of an office at
the court house after the new Of
flcers take charge. Only one man on
the local county Democratic ticket
was elected. J. D. Cameron. repre-
sentative. Mrs. Nora Roberts-ciark'
Progressive, was elected county su-
perintendent, and C. B. stebbins,
Progressive, for county surveyor
were elected. The race for congress
man is very close and Helvering
win probably have about 50 ma
iority. a-ss
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
DONEGAL

A series of revival meetings was
begun at Belle Springs Sunday
evening. Rev. J. N. Hoover OF
West Milton, Ohio, has charge
e. L. Hoffman transacted bllSi-
ness in Abilene Saturday.
L. L. Hoffman's and Earl Hof-
mans visited in Hope Sunday.
Miss Addie Engle returned FRI
day from Kansas City where she
has been nursing.
Bishop j. R. zOOk Of Des Moines'
Iowa, visited at J. N. Engle's Mon
day.
Rev. Geo. Hensen Of Enid, Okla
was in the vicinity over Sunday.
The C. e. Rugh family of Abb
lene called at J. N. Engle's Sunday
evening. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. L. Shank re-
turned Tuesday from a six weeks
visit to Pennsylvania.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
sUNNYsIDE

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sexton went 10
r,dorado. Kan, to attend the wed
ding of her brother, Amos Gisn.
Dina Amann spent Sunday with
Anna Thompson.
s. Goldsmith left Monday TOT q
trip in the east. - =,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Walker OF
salina spent Sunday with Hora'e
Cormaek's.
Mra Henry Fink and daughter
Edith, who have been quite Ill win
SsSphoid fever are slowly improying'
= X Mestings are being held at M
pleasant church.
Leonard seaton and Miss Amanda s
Thomas were married Saturday
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
BUCKEYE

Marie Cook who Is attending A.
II, s., spent Sunday at home.
N. e. Zook is threshine.
Freda Paul and Emma Bebermey-
er were elected delegates to the 8.
s. convention.
Mrs. R. e. Townsend visited MIS-
e ]. winsler Monday afternoon.
Quinn Haynes is shucking corn
for Ed. Riley.
Naoma Kern is visiting relatives
IN Brown county.
w. H. Cook painted his barn.
EfsIe Kern is keeping house Tor
her sister Neoma.
NJ. H. MaIott ana family were
calling on friends in this vicinity
wednesday evening.
8. Ketterman and family and Miss
Edith Frey took dinner at H. Lady's
Sunday.
Revival meeting starts at Zion on
Tuesday conducted BY Rev. J. X.
zoOk from Des MOinea, Iowa
The election was well attended ~
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Blair and Mrs.
Robert Blair OF Upland spent Sun
day at ]. r. Blair's.
R.R. Long and family. A. G. Long
and family and Mrs. L. II. Long took
dinner at Richard Bakers Sunday
d. H. SIMPSONS spent Sunday
afternoon with A. d. Galbreath's
south OF Chapman.
Roscoe Lee Of California rs visit
ing his cousin. Paul Baker.
Miss Jean Baker visited friends
at D. C. H. S. Saturday.
Rev. Heisy of Chapman was
pleasant caller in this community
over Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCarty Of Upland
visited their daughter, Mrs. A.
schorling, Sunday.
Miss Nellie Lowe visited at the
a. M. Lowe home the latter part oi
the week. fs
G. w. Kelley and family sundayed
with Lee Longs. D Be- 8b
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
DETROIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Bolton, Mr..
and Mrs. N. p. Rugh motored to
Rhinehart Sunday.
Miss s. Weckel was in Abilene
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Sandquist Of Enter
prise was visiting her brother here
Sunday.
Mrs. H. Billmeyer and Mrs. O. G.
Tilton were shopping in Abilene.
Mrs. e. ]. Miller of Fredonia,
New York, was a guest last week at
the Munsell and Gunther homes.
Mrs. G. F, Klamm, Christina and
Ethel, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Klamm and children visited rela-
tives in woodbine Sunday,
Mrs. L. johnson leaves this week
to visit in White City and Dwight
John Dunlop is building a barn.
C. G. Tilton, France Swaneer and
Ralph Baker went to Kansas City
Tuesday. .-A r4.
Mrs. L. H. Long Of Moonlight was
calling on friends Tuesday.
A. ]. Bolton and sons were Sun
day guests at George Sidler's.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
MOONLIGHT

b. D. Sollenberger's called at the
Geo. Burkholder home Sunday.
Mr.. Breeding and Rev. Tunreii
we're IN Chapman Friday.
Abram Brechbill was in Abilene
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Tobias has q new auto.
Avery Hoover and family, Aaron
Dayhoff and family and s. 2. Leh-
and family spent Sunday at
m BreehbIll's.
. Tunnelfs were visiting IN
vicinity last week.
Miss Alice stocker was in Chap.
an saturday.
TIE Moonlight school Is very large
fila year;the enrolment is 81.
Rsr. Henson was at Abram Brecn-
Mrs Thursday night.
nr dewitt VA up from chap-
sa Sunday evening.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
PRAIRIE HILL

Miss Elizabeth Lowe spent Sun
day with home folks.
A good many from this commun-
ity attended the lecture at the ccun-
tv high school last Saturday night
The pie social that was held al
the Prairie Hill school for the pIr-
pose Of purchasing flag. was well
attended.
DR.. Davis and Mrs. VIM. Duffy
left for Kansas City one day lss'
week.
John Schwab is laid up with =
sore hand. The other day while mt
ing some planks one fell on his hand
injuring 1t quite badly
District 93 has been enlarged oJ
the transferrence of some pupiit
from district g.
]. w. Olds has purchased an au'
tomobile.
Mrs. Henry Koeling and little
daughter called ON Mrs Willie Z1m'
brum last Friday
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Will Wal
ters, Nov. 5, a fine girl.
Mrs. Chris Zumbrum, who haa
been on the sick list, Is not able u
be out
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r. F. d. No. 1

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Niesley are
moving to. Abilene. They will be
missed by their many friends n
this cDmmunity. M M i
Meetings are still in progress at
the Jeffcoat school house.
Charles Teare is hauling lumber
for a barn. fa aets4aAi
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Long and chill
dren visited at the Richard Baker
home Sunday. 81, ,,s
Mrs. Swords many friends VIII
be sorry to learn that she is not
much improved and will leave this
week for Kansas City for medical
treatment.
Jennie Schiach and Mabel Fun
ston left Tuesday as delegates from
the Cheever Presbyterian church to
attend the Sunday school conven-
tion in Hope.
The ladies' Missionary society
will meet Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Will Mustard.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
LIVELY BALL

Corn shredding is quite the rad
now.
Mrs. VIII Sherwood purchased a
new 1915 Buick Tuesday.
NJ. e. Rohrer has purchased new
twin cylinder Harley-D Davidson.
The single seats have arrived and
will be appreciated.
Miss Elsie Allen returned to
Dayton after spending several days
at home.
Miss Ethel Johnson visited the
school wednesday.
s. Rohrer had the misfortune 70
lose several fine head Of cattle this
week.
L. L. Hoffman is threshing FOR
A. Brightbill.
Mrs. Tom Johnson, who has been
quite Ill with malaria, Is slowly I'M
proving.
Mrs. John Rohrer and Mrs. Henry
Rohrer spent several days with
friends near Elmo this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Scheufele and
Miss vern steininger motored to
Enterprise Friday night where Miss
steininger attended the tri-city con-
cert. ,av srss uhs.t
We are having vacation this week
on account of the teachers meeting
at Topeka Nv. 1914.
The second months average ut
tendance was 96 per cent.
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TALMAGE

Mrs. w. B. Stewart spent several
days visiting her mother, Mrs. KoTn.
south of Abilene last week.
Mrs. Hal Tiff spent Thursday and
Friday in Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. w. s. Anderson. W.
f. Gibson and Mrs, Neeld OF Ohio
spent Thursday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. Nickels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond are IN
Kansas City for few days. They
VIII drive a new car home
Mr.. and Mrs. Adell and daughter
came from Topeka Saturday.
Mrs. Stokes fell and sprained her
wrist Tuesday evening. She is
staying for a week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Van Duesen.
Mrs. Mintor was the guest or
Mrs. J. A. Engle Friday.
Mrs. Elsie Hucksoll wGs the
guest last week at the Geo. Gibson
home. a
J. A. Fraser was transacting bus
mess in Abilene Monday.
F. w. Foster has rented the meat
market to Mr.. and Mrs. p. G. Hewitt
for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Will take trip through Texas and
Oklahoma during the winter.
The Missionary society meets
with Mrs. w. B. Higdon this week.
Mrs. DR.. Maness viii lead the meet
ing.
Mrs. Harry Moore spent a part OF
Hast week in Navarro.
Mrs. John Book and Mrs. Ramsey
spent the week end in Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Steele and
family were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Fulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlington and Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Burlington took din
ner with Len Copeland's Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Revival meetings began al inc
Ralle Springs church Sunday even
ing. Bishop J. N. Hoover OF on'o
Is In charge. J.
Howard Engle spent Sunday at
home.
Rev. G. M. Henson OF okianoma
"a here visiting at N. @. Hershey ..
T. 1. Hoffman and family visited
at Hope with their daughter ON
Sunday. -
Mrs. Frank schwendener is on
the sick list. Mrs. Meredith is car
ing for her. lat.
Aaron wingerd and family Visi'-
ed at the home of George Haas near
Chapman on Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
SOUTH DICKINSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hoffman enter
tanned a few friends at their home
Friday evening.
WIN. scheufele and family were
shouping in Hope Saturday.
Miss Addie Engle returned from
Kansas City Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Rugh ana
family and Mrs. Bruckhart were
SsktAfrom- Abilene Sunday calling on
friends.
N Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Issitt and Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Issitt were visiting
relatives in Clay county Sunday.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
Loans and Insurance

have four or five of the leading
loan companies of the state and can
make loans on most favorable terms
and at the lowest rates. 80
Am also county agent for the
well known Kansas Farmers lnsur,
ance company of Upland, Kansas
write insurance and adjust losses
You would rather deal with me
when you have loss than some one
from Kansas City. can save you
money ON farm insurance. Come ana
.ee me before you take out policy.
1avtf w. D. NICHOLS.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

had many friends in TalmAge and
vicinity who extend their sympathy
10 the bereayed family in their sor-
row.
The farmers are busy gathering
corn and finishing threshing In this
vicinity.
MIR. and Mrs. Romberger and son
Luther spent Saturday and Sunday
in Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
R. F. D. NO. o

Mrs. John L. Rohrer has new
piano.
Mrs. WIN Stice was shopping In
Abilene the last of the week.
Miss Mary Ayers and Miss Gertie
Ayers visited Mrs. Joe Sheets Wed
nesday.
Mrs. J. G. Cole and daughter
Mrs. Tedd Province, visited rela-
tives at Manchester and Buckeye
Friday and Saturday.
Geo. Tucker Sr. took very sick at
his daughters, Mrs. Lulu Funks'
and had to be removed to his home
near Acme. He is now under the
Doctors care.
Mart Carsten and mother visited
IN Abilene at the James Brandt
home.
Mrs. F. M. Tolbert visited at the
ROY Stevens home Saturday anc
sunday,
III Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Rohrer visited
home folks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson spen'
+ sunday with home folks.
NM. and Mrs. Geo. Lay were shop
spkng in Abilene and met theil
aahghter, Mildred, who is attending
athool in Salina.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Purdy ant
iauaiIy spent Sunday evening In En-
terprise with her sister and nus
hand. Mr.. and Mrs. johnson.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
LANEY DISTRICT

Mrs. A. L. Ramsey visited Sunday
with her son at Chapman.
Mrs. FeIls spent Tuesday after
noon at Mrs. staehlfs.
Grandma Hardin Is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Legg'
who - sick.
Friends Of Mrs. Harry Parker
formerly Of Talmage now Of Brown
county, Will be saddened to learn or
her death, which occurred At Mani
ton. Colorado. Nov. 2. where she had
gone 70 try 70 regain her health sac
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
Tuesday, November Path

commencing at 10 a. m. sharp, the
following described property:
4 HORSES AND MULES
Pair weanling mules, weanling
colt. three-year-old driving horse,
weight 900 pounds, well broke.
IA HEAD OF CATTLE
Five mich COWS, four giving milk,
one fresh soon; 2-year-old heifer; 2
year-old steer; 2 yearling heiferS;
yearling steer; spring calves; 20
month-old bull; calf five weeks old.
"a HEAD OF HOGS
Ten brood sows, one registered
Hampshire SOW, all 2 years old;
Hampshire boar months old; SO
head spring shoats average 150 lbs.
and are a fine bunch Of feeders.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
Box wagon, spring wagon, McCor-
mick binder 3 foot cut, 1O-hose
Hoosier drill, two-row weeder, Nc
Cormick mower, 12-foot Deering hay
rake, Dain hay sweep, set double
work harness, set double driving
harness, flynets, hog chute, .hog
trouxhs, 500 bnshel wire corn crib
good as new, some good panels for
hog fencing, boat. hand cart. hand
corn shelleT,
Also tons prairie hay, about 3
tons alfalfa. turkey hens. fine bis
bronze gobbler, 10 dozen hens.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Refrigerator. cupboards and
other articles too numerous to men
tion.
TERMs-All sums Of $40 and un-
der cash; sums over $40 credit OF
10 months will be given on note
with approved security at 10 per
cent; II paid when due only 8 per
cent interest will be charged. No
property to removed until settled
for.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Special 2 hour sale for Saturday.
From 2 to 4 O'Clock your choice of
35 Trimmed Hats up to A.OO regu-
lar. for only $40 at M. q b. Pea
~o-1r,s w1t13d1t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Car Northern Cabbage
to arrive this week, last of
the season. On track.
See G w. Lloyd.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm and intend
ing to move to another county,
will sell at public auction at my
farm miles north and mile west
of court house In Abilene, miles
south and III miles east OF Tai
mage, ON
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Kellerstrass White orphington
cockerels 81 and best $3.50. GEO.
Roggendorff, Carlton. VIII
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12
For sale

Twenty head of long yearling
shcrthorn heifers for sale. Inquire
81 Al. /. Meier. Talmage phone.
l6wtf
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Found, bunch of keys. Owner can
have at this office by paying for
this notice. Wltdlt"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

order a new CRATE for that old
stove before cold weather at MID
ick q Taylor's. fdltWlt
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Kansas City--Cseamery 80, firsta
2si. q a'Is
New York-s-creamery sse, firssa
|s1-sEe.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1914-11-12

Fancy Colorado apples on track
this week at soc busheL G. r.
Lowe, Chapman, Kan. WAL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17

lied troops. and by nightfall the in
struments would be clicking off their
messages. After the fall of Pekin
this line was extended to f15 miles,
reconstructed on a permanent basis,
and sold to a commercial company
when our troops left China the fol-
lowing year. 1t is in use today.
In 1900 the corps began TO give
remote Alaska network of modern
telegraph and telephone wires With
the help OF the line of the army. the
system WAS finished in October, 1904.
Extensions and changes which have
since been made bring the system up
to .403 miles Of land wires. o. miles
Of wireless and 2.524 miles Of sub
marine eables In all II was a won
derful piece of engineering that en-
abled Seattle to talk with Sitka.
This is the story of the signal corps
o. the United States army. The sto-
ry had ito inspiration in the snok
signals of the American Indians, and
the man who utilized the inspiration
and wrote the first, chapter was Cen
eral Albert ] Myer In 1854. the IA
ther Of our signal corps system was
an assistant surgeon In the ARM
He was on duty in New Mexico, and
there his observation of the smoke
signals and lance wavings of the In
tians gave him his great idea In
his spare time he evolved a signal
ing system and perfected a field kit
In 1850 Mver was made signal Of
I ficer Of the army. the first post Of its
kind ever created. and given the rank
of a maj or of cavalry. He was APP
pointed only after intense opposition
The outbreak Of the Civil War made
his work a necessity, especially as
two former associates In the army
had gone over to the Confederate
side and were using his system against
the union forces Myer was made n
iieutena mt colonel. but owing to a
quarrel with Secretary of War Stan
ton he was forced out of the army
A few wears later he was restored
to the post Of chief signal officer
given authority to organize something
like a real corps and made hrevet-
brigader- general Since his time
( there have heen bat four chief signal
officers Generals Hazen. Greeley. Al
len and Scriyen They perpetuated
the work Of Myer. and the corps Of
! 200 men and their officers are
prepared tn carry 1t into Mexico OF
any other country where the fortunes
Of war direct
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-17
SMALLPOX STAMPED OUT
After Fight of Nearly Two Months
Last Patient Is DISCHARGED.

tIARRlSONBt ltG, VA, May IL
After a fight lasting nearly two
months smallpox has been stamped
out in Harrisouburg Joseph B. Hicks
the last person to he released from
quarantine, was allowed to leave the
pest house Yesterday. The place
which Is now vacant. has been thor
oughly fumigated and all discarded
clothing burned.
There were III all seven cases of
smallpox in Harrisonburg. They We're
John Riggleman, his wife and four
children, and Joseph r. Hicks. A
number OF other persons on whom the
disease did not develop were held
for observation.
Hundreds of people In Harrison
burg and in the county have been
vaccinated since the outbreak or the
disease The health authorities did
all In their power to prevent an cpl
demic and are to be congratulated
upon the success that has crowned
their efforts Smallpox cannot en-
dure in warm weather, and the OPEN
Ing. of spring has greatly aided the
authorities in stamping out the. dis
ease