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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
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Patrons Day VIII u" observed TO day
!n ~" Powhatan school. and an club-
crate program VIII be rendered.
Speeches VIII bc made. while the pupils.
who nave been wcli-tru!ucd. viii go
through th"tr PAGES 10: the entertain
mcnt OF the visitors. y feature OF the
affair wiil bc an exhibit OF the work
done ~ all tho children during tho
past year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08

John d. Blair. OF 2l3 West Grace
street. announced last night his can
didacy FOR election TO tho Administra-
tive Board. swelling the accredited
list OF asp!rants 10 Ave. Tho other
four who seek scats In tho body are
John Hirschberg and Carlton Nc
Carthy. who are candidates for re-
election. John Mann. Jr.. Of Jefferson
ward. n former member OF the Coun-
ell. and Graham u. Hobson. member
OF the Richmond delegation IN the
House OF Delegates.
With q field OF five already IN the
running there rs still much loose talk
about other entries. Rumors that
former Councilman y. l.. Nonderichr,
OF Lee Ward. would be candidate
were set AT rest last night ~ Mr..
NondcrIchr himself, who stated 10 Tho
Times Dispatch that while he has been
urged to run by many OF hts friends,
nc did not see his way clear TO comply.
lie you'd not. he said. enter the race
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
Planning for the
StoFk's Arrival

Among those things which all women
should know of, and many OF them do,
In pnlnrIII
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
OTHER POSSIBLE: CANDIDATES
ARE UEINt. MENTIONED

Other Euesscs n possible new on
tries include the names % Councilman
Jacob Umlnuf and Alderman Marx
Gunst. The latter was ono OF the SIX
teen candidates who ran for tho Ad-
miu!strative Board In 1912. Mr.. Gunst
has said repeatedly with regard 10
the possibility OF his entering tho race
this year that tie has not given the
matter serious consideration. and MIR.
Unlauf has said nothing 10 warrant
including him rs a possibility
City Hall men who claim TO know
local politics see in the increasing
number of candidates decided
strengthening OF the candidates. OF Mr..
Iiirschberg and Mr.. Mccarthy The
premise is based on the assumption
that n large field OF new men viii split
tho unattached and shifting vote, en-
ablinp the incumbents TO ride in on the
solid support OF their friends. Like all
political forecasts. however, this ono
is far from holcpvoof and Il guaranteed
h,- Opp = lnprflg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
MIR. blair WE'LL KNOWN
IlIrSINICSS MOnI. IL

Mr.. Blair, tho latest candidate for .
seat on the board. is n native OF Rich
mond and was born forty-seven years
ago. He is a man of collegiate train
ing and has been continuously engaged
IN business on both sides OF the river
since leaving college. He IL a member
OF the Chamber OF Commerce. has
served on it's board of directors, and
was chairman OF the chamber COM
mittec on postal and telegraph SER
vice.
Mr.. Blair is at present sales manager
for the Richmond Corrugated Paper
Company which has a plant in South
Richmond. Iio was one OF the organ
izcrs Of tho South Richmond Business
Mems Association and member OF
us cNccutivc board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-08
ALDERMEN TO DRAW FOR
LONG AND SHORT TERMS
Nominees for Upper branch Face
Charter Provision reducing
Period OF Office.
CLAY WARD MEN ARE NOT EXEMPT
As Alderman Fuller Holds over. Eleven
Nominees or Recent Urinary Must
Draw for Five Tuo-Year seats.

In M oral opinion on tho question
of determining tho length OF tho terms
Of the eleven recently nominated mem.
bers of the Board OF Aldermen. City
Attorney Pollard held yesterday that
Aldermen Paul and Mitchell. elected TO
succeed themselves from Clay Ward,
gill have TO take their chances with
TN" res, or the field IN drawing lots
iot long ami short terms
mo problem has been puzzling the
Clay Ward representation as VOL rs
the Aldermen from the other wards
since the primary. IT ia founded on
the circumstance that Clay Ward alone
had this year hold-ovcr member Of
the Board. Alderman Ordway Fuller.
who was elected In 1912 for torn o..
four gears. 1t was pointed out that
with one shor,term member and two
lon@-term members. Clay Wards repre-
sentation on the Board next Scptem-
Der would be exactly what II would
have been had there been no conaol!da
ton OF wards. ANA that. therefore.
there was no need for change
SIN TO he ELECTED
EVERY TWO YEARS
nN"r ordinary conditions. six AL
dcrm"n arc elected every two years
Tor four-year terms. and no question
as to long ana short terms enters. The
recent consolidation of the eight wards
into four. however. las. by :, process Of
doVctaiinG the terms of short and
!ong-tcrm members In each composite
ward. made necessary tho election %
eleven new Aldermen, who. with the
ono holo-over member. VIII be divided
into two ClasscH-siX who Will serve
two years and six who viii serve four
years.
The city charter. after requiring
that the Board of Aldermen shall con-
sist OF thcce members from each ward
10 be elected every four years, dcscribes
the manner OF determining the long
and snort terms IN this language:
Upon the assembling OF the Nom
bora OF tho Board OF Aldermen, 70
elected. tnc% shall be divided into two
equal classes. 10 be numbered by lot
TN" term OF service OF the members
OF the first class shall expire with
that OF tho members o: tho Common
Council at tho hrs; election after the
passage OF this act, and tho term OF
service OF the members OF the second
class shall expire with that OF the
members OF the Common Council
elected IT the second election after
Tho passage Of this ct. and this nlterua-
ton shall continue. SO that onc-half
Ok tho members OF the Board OF Alder
mon may be chosen cr..v fyyo yanrs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09
Why the SUN Is the COOLEST of STARS

cording to the heat or coldness Of a
star.
When the temperature Of an mean
descent body is raised, that is when
a piece of metal is slowly and gradu-
ally heated, or when a current which
becomes continuously more and more
intense. is passed into a metallic
filament, not only is the amount OF
light emitted by the body greatly
increased, but the composition Of this
light varies. Indeed, it becomes
richer and richer in blue rays and
poorer and poorer in red rays.
This is the reason a piece Of iron
heated progressively becomes first
dark red and then cherry red, then
in turn orange, and finally a dazzling
white. The proportion Of red rays
to the blue ones, or that Of any one
color TO another is associated with
the temperature of the incandescent
object BY a definite rule.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

Dr. Rosenberg by his photographs
determined these relative intensities
Of the rays Of different coIors in the
spectrum Of sixty stars including the
sun Thus he discovered that the
sun has a temperature Of 1850 de-
grees; Aldebaren, that beautiful star
in Taurus, $50 degrees; the Polar
Star, $500 degrees, and the Dor Star
Sirius, $500 degrees. Ten stars ot
the sixty have the enormous heat OF
over 10000 degrees.
All Of this goes to show that the
sun is undoubtedly one Of the cold
est Of the stars. It also is evidence
that the absurdly low temperatures
Of the earth which living things here
consider hot are as compared with
the heavenly bodies. regions OF
frigidity. Even the electric furnace
with its $500 degrees Of heat is as
ice compared with temperatures in
the Dog Star and the others.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

IN these days Of the dancing furore,
when every third person, whether
seven years old or seventy-seven,
is tangoing and dipping-when many
doctors advise dancing to tone up
the health, prevent laziness and in
digestion. and at the same time re-
duce obesity-it is not at all surpris-
ing that an engineer should suggest
plan for turning part Of the ire
mendous amount Of energy that is
released in every ballroom into the
generation Of light, heat and power.
Jerome Meyers, a Baltimore cleo
trical engineer, says it is perfectly
feasible to combine the pleasure and
physiological benefits Of dancing with
the storage Of the energy spent by the
dancers for future use. A little dyna-
mo with a storage battery could be
devised, he thinks, and the muscular
activity so gracefully, yet vigorously
expended, could be saved up in the
accumulation.
The vibration of the floor as well as
the muscles can thus be conserved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09
YOUR BODY Full of METALS Rarely Found Elsewhere

principal acid, which Is used for etching on
glass, can only be preserved in leaden bottles
In inanimate nature it chiefly occurs in fuor
spar.
Professor Armand Gautier, Of the French AGA
deny OF Science, has now discovered that fuor-
inc is not only present in almost every part Of
the human organism, but probably discharges
there a sufficiently useful function In the enamel
OF the teeth he finds as much as $50 milligrammes
OF hUorine in 100 grammes Of enamel: less than
a third Of that amount is present in the bones,
a still smaller quantity in the skin and so on
until We reach the striped muscular tissue which
holds an amount so tiny as to be almost neg
Igible. Professor Gautiers researches have
shown that it is present in greater quantity in
the embryo than in the adult-that there is
more fuOrine in the egg, for instance, than in
the chicken-and that it appears to be excreted
IN what may be called the Outworn parts Of the
body, such as the skin, the hair, and the nails.
The amount Of it present at any time seems
TO be always prOpOrtiOnate TO the phosphorus
in the organism, which is itself an important
constituent Of the bones; and on the whole it is
probable that its chief function is to build up
the more solid and resistant parts Of the body
such as the bOny skeleton, and as has been
said, the enamel Of the teeth. It might be COM
pared to the iron Orders used in modern build
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

~ HE human body appears more complex
the more closely we examine It; and the
= presence within it Of the secretions
known as engines OF ferments hormones or
bodies whose only function is apparently to ex-
cite other secretions, and antitoxins or sub
stances which act as antidoteS 70 poisons, would
have been thought incredible b. our forefathers.
Yet that they really form part OF the Aglng
body can no more be doubted than that they
play a prominent and a benehcient part IN our
daily life They are, however, all organic com
pounds with a very complicated mOlecule, and,
so far as We know, can only be manufactured
by the subtle chemistry Of the body itself
Lately it has come to our knowledge that the
body contains certain inorganic substances,
metals, and elements Of comparatively rare oc-
curence in nature, the immediate source OF
which, ike their function, is in great measure
unknown
of the presence IN the body OF some Of these
We have of course been aware for some time.
Even when the human body vas Supposed TO
consist Of so many pounds OF carbon d1Hused
through so many pailfuls OF water, It was
noticed that, when burned to ashes, sulphur and
phosphorus were found in the residue. 50, TOO
in the investigations which followed, a few years
ago. the deaths from arsenical poisoning OF sew
eral people who had imbibed beer from com
mon source, it was proved in evidence that the
thyroid gland itself secreted arsenic IN per
ceptibIe quantities
Lately, however, we have seen reason to ex-
tend the list considerably. Manganese, metal
which 1mparJS excessive AdIoAeSs 70 ullleIeAL
alloys, is much used in the manufacture OF
oxygen and forms the active principle in a we'll
known disfnfectant is found to be present in
the bodies Of human beings as in those Of the
birds, reptiles and fishes. Boron, again, a light
metal belonging to the same family as alumni
NUN, which forms the base Of the familiar
borax, Is also found in the bodies OF man and
nearly all other animals-those Of the trout
and the leech, for instance, containing something
like one per cent Of boron
But the most unexpected Of these strange con-
is fuorine, which is one Of the chemi-
cal group Of which the other members are
chlorine, brOmine, and iodine, and which, when
Isolated IS SO powerful in its reactions that its
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

sort Of compromise is effected by hanging shower
nnaaus above the bathtub But instead Of this being
generally used for rinsing after the BATH it IS seldom
in order-and has a bad reputation with the women Of
the family for spashng the bathroom floor It's obvious
Improvement over the bathtub in all ways passes
noticed If either is banished, it is the pathub
that goes.
Within the last few years travellers IN this country
b. observed that more and more Of the new hotels are
befnp fitted with showers The private baths remain
as necessity because the majority Of guests object
to having their habits peremptoriy changed by hotel
nropretors or anybody else but certain hOors for
the use Of enlightened men patrons, showers
venienty placed and available without extra charge to
Datrons who thereby able and glad TO save dollar
dav BY taking rooms without private bath"
Owing to the much shorter time required in pre-
paring and taking the shower bath, one small room
thus equipped serves the needs Of at least twice
many persons as does the ordinary bathroom
As the water from the shower runs on the soaped
body Of the bather It does not accumulate, in
tub but is Immediately derained away into waste
pipe over slightly sOpng floor Excepting the soles
of the feet the bathers body into contact with
nothing in the rOom-the towels he uses being, OF
course safe from rehandIng by subsequent bathers.
AS Dr. Alters pointed out to the Harrison Board OF
Health the expense Of installing shower with hot
and cold water graduated by the bather according to
his preference is less than in the Of the unsaniary
bathtub-which also takes up loom For hygienic
reasons the shower is immensely SUPERIOR its tenn
perature can be instantly and repeatedly changed at
the bathers wish, and it be applied to any ell
parts Of the body, as desired
If you are planning a new home or remodening the
old one It might be good idea 70 give careful con-
sideraton the question Outoate, unsaniary bath
tubs, vs.. the clearly, hygienic shower.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

prevent sunstroke or heat prostration, and
they make the wearer feel much more com
Portable than any Of the many different sug-
gestlons IN headgear or physicians advice
Six or eight leaves from the grapevine will
last several hours. They are not difficult for
many TO obtain, as many grapeFines are
grown all over most large cities.
IN all small towns and in the rural sections
the leaves are easily obtained.
In some Of the city markets on very hot
days grape leaves may be purchased in suf-
fcient quantity to place in the hat, and they
md ready sale. Many persons see them,
but do not know their true value in prevent
ing hundreds Of cases Of heat prostration.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

~ E careful what you name your baby, for
X by whatever letter occurs most often
II in his name he will be governed. That
is the theory Of a club Of men and women
who profess to have found by studying
several hundred persons Of the same name the
same sort Of characters.
Suppose, for instance, they say, that you
want to name your girl baby Ada" A pretty
name some think it, and pretty song or two
have been addressed to owners Of it. But in
Ada there is a majority of the letter A. To
what does that prepOnderance Of CAS-" lead?
Students OF influence Of letters upon names
and names upon characters have discovered
about women named Ada, that they are am
bilious and fond Of art and literature. They
are fond, too, Of music. They are authorita-
tive, active accomplish much, but are of very
quiet manner. They are leaders Of men and
are successful in any post Of authority.
Or suppose that the baby is a boy and you
wish to name him Abraham" Abraham"
according to these students Of the influence
of letters in z name will be quick and active
in brain, if not body. He will be fond of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09
Why Many Mothers Use Great CARE In NAMING BABIES

mysterious things and inclined to be vision
airy. He viii be diplomatic, but not always
truthful. He will be successful as a writer or
speaker
The theory is that the influence Of the let
ter "a" is to give activity Of brain and clear
ness OF mind. No one with several As in his
name will suffer from mental fog.
"B" in the name indicates a very spiritual
vision and extremely delicate tastes Persons
with several "Cs" in the name, as Clarence,
are vital and long lived people. ID" people
these students have found to be gifted with
that too uncommon trait, common sense"
e" folk are versatile. The men named
Ebenezer, for instance, are the kind who are
handy about the house." and women named
Emmeline" can earn a good living at half
a dozen trades.
F" folk grow rich. They have the accumu-
lative gift. woman named ''Ffoliet," for in
stance, will never enter the aims house. An
other OF her characteristics is that she has
a quiet bearing and agreeable manner. Those
you know whose name is George are persons
OF reserve and of unusual strength Of char
acter- H stands for effort Try to recall
a Hannah" who was not of necessity a hard
worker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

The foregoing emphatic it is in its warning
against the bathtub furnishes hardly than an out
line of the subject Here are some details supplied by
various medical men and sanitary experts:
The batbtub is an anachronism ANYWAY survival
of the davs when there such thing as sanitary
plumbing Although sanitary plumbing in other re-
spects has reached high state Of DEVELOPMENT it still
retains a bathing tub which is actually no improve
ment over the ordinary wooden washtub in the kitchen
which served the same purpose in the majority of
homes up to half century ago.
Being made Of wood, the washtubs appearance after
use invited thorough scrubbng which it usually got
Its Immediately enameled successor immovaby fixed
in room Of its own presents illusion Of cleanliness
which disarms the housewife and her scrubbing brush
When the bath water has escaped, a spray from the
hot water tap appears to remove all the sediment left
on the bottom Of the tub The best Of enamel soon
cracks and chips of in Spots leaving ideal refuge for
filth and possible microbes of disease without marrng
the apparent immaculaeness Of the bathtubs interior
But appears that this slight effort to cleanse
the bathtub after using is by means general To
illustrate popular carelessness in this respect note the
customary taken in washing dishes at the kitchen
sink The dishpan filed with hot water is used merely
start the process. It soon becomes dirty. with a
Of grease top But the dshes'are never taken
Immediately from this dirty greasy water and wiped
They are first rnsed in Clean hot water and placed in
a rack to drain before the drying cloth is used
Likewise, when clothes are washed they are put
through clean rnsing water before being wrung out
and hung the line 10 dry appears'that only when
people proceed to wash themseles do they become
mere inefficient amateurs at the task-washing Gin
their dirt Dr. Alters puts it, and rarely both
ering to rinse themselves OF in clean water.
It is true that in many Of the better class Of homes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09
Most Shocng NSATRY Science Recommends SHOWERS

this opinion and have warned their patients against
using bathtub until It has been thoroughly cleansed
with soap and hot water Finally this warning has re-
ceived the force and general publicity Of official
action On representations made by DR.. Henry Alters
VcePresident Of the Board Of Health Of Harrison N
j. that body recently voted in favor Of aboshing bath
tubs, and Of urging the installation Of shower baths in
thes- place.
Here are the principal points Of Dr. AIers's state
ment, which the Harrison Board of Health based
its action:
In making my professional rounds" said DR.. Alters,
II have on numerous occasions seen bathtubs which
had not been cleaned since they installed. Take
the average user Of the bathtub especially in the larger
tenements, and what do we find? Invariably person
gets into the bath and after thorough scrubbng re-
mains in the tub for time The water used in the
scrubbing is not let and the sediment floats on
the water with the result that it again gets into the
open pores and there is much if more. dirt the
body than there was before the immersion.
For practical illustration just fill a glass with
water and sprinkle some powder top Run lead
pencil to the bottom of the glass; take it out again and
note what you find The powder viii adhere to the
pencil and the thing applies to the person using
the bath under the conditions have described
The bathtub is unsanitary and a menace to the
public health because person with skin disease can
infect others through the Of the same tub This fact
cannot be denied
4 think that you will agree with me that every per
practically washes himself in his own dirt when
using the tub If the water dirty before enter
ng the tub as It is when leaving it. doubt If anybody
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

ing to reinforce the concrete Of which the rest
Of the house is made; but as it is present in no
small quantity in the brain and nervous tissues,
it may have other offices at present unknown
10 US
Even if this be the case, however, its pur-
pose is hardly as extraordinary as the mystery
Of its origin It is present, as We have seen, in
relatively large quantities in the egg. and it is
therefore improbable that it is distracted so
TO speak, by the adult living body either from
its diet or the surrounding atmosphere. Yet
the amount OF fuOrine found in the egg of the
domestic fowl negatives the idea that the whole
Of 1t can be present in the germ from which the
egg develops by augmentation. The inference
is therefore unavoidable that the auorine-and
possibly the other inorganic constituents Of the
body-are wholly OF in part manufactured with
in the egg in the course Of incubation
But huorine, like boron, manganese phos-
phorus, and arsenic, are what chemistry calls
elements or substances, which It is powerless
TO analyze further or 10 transform one into the
other How comes It, then, that the bodies Of
men and the lower animals are able to effect
transmutation, the method of which cannot be
even indicated in the laboratory This is a
question which science hopes some student Of
the relation between biological and general
may soon be able to answer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-09

Don't weigh your baby down With the name
Millicent or William. It is said that persons
with names In which there is more than one
II are over sensitive, and will never
be happy wives or husbands because they are
representative and incline toward quarrel
someness- az is a good initial The Johns
and Julias are good leaders, but addicted to
being "bossy." tx" is a strong force. Rather
ines and Karls have a strong personality.
L men and women are distinguished for
their sweetness Of manner. Summon memoir
les Of the Lilas and Lionels you have known
NOrmans and Nathans and Nannies and
Annas are nervous persons. Those whose
names begin with or contain several "Os"
have not the fine sense Of where frmness Of
character ends and Obstinacy begins "P'
seems to assure powerful personality. Neither