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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
TO AID BELGIAN FUND
badges to BE Sold mt Eighty Places on
Richmond Streets To-
Morrow,

Business men. women shopping and
casual promenaders are specially urged
to carry change" with them all day to-
morrow. and when asked to buy a
badge to help the Blegiane. not to give
the time-worn excuse that they haven't
thing but a $40 bill" There will be
more than eighty places In the city
where one or more women with Bel
gian badges and q contribution box
VIII be stationed
One sta tion will be In charge OF
the Graduate Nurses of Richmond:
another Will be looked after by the
Camp Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts.
The red and black placards will be
the sign by which the generous will be
able to distinguish these from the
other groups OF persons who fiji the
streets during the busy daytime hours
All through the coiorcd section sta
tons. VIII be placed. at the request
OF the colored people. who have asked
for the privilt &c of helping the Bel
CLANS. The women who are members
of the Belgian Badge Day organization
have been working tirelessly to place
the badges within easy reach of every
one, and they feel sure that Richmond
people VIII heed the call for help. as
they always do.
Mrs. Frank b. Williams is chairman
Of the committee. and the other mem
bers are Mrs. Andrew Gray. Mrs. Sallie
Nelson Robins, Mrs. John A. Coke, Mrs.
\. D. Landerkln and Mrs. Charles de
Geer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
KAPPA ALPHA FRATERNITY
MEETS HERE ON FRIDAY
Will Be Welcomed by Mayor Afnllie.
Annual banquet to lie Held
ON saturday Night.

An elaborate program for the second
bienniel council meeting OF the Kappa
Alpha Fraternity tZ. s. Ammen Prov
ince. K. A. o.. which will be held at
Murphy's Hotel Friday and Saturday.
has been arranged. and all plans for
the approaching gathering are COM
plete. Members OF the fraternity from
various sections OF the country are ex-
pected to attend.
The meeting will be formally opened
with an address OF welcome by Mayor
George Ainslle (Beta). on Friday morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock, and the K. C.'s mes
sage VIII then be read. The remainder
OF the morning session will be taken
up with the appointment OF a creden-
tial committee, and with addresses by
prominent alumni. including Colonel f.
z. Mcconnell, G. p. K. a. O.. and II.
a. Miller. Jr., c. A.. K A. O.
On Friday afternoon the session will
begin at 9 o'clock. when the creden-
tiai committee will report. and other
committees Will be appointed. Reports
mitted. and Werner NJ. Jones. editor and
general secretary *. A. O.. will make
an address. a reception at Murphy's
Hotel at $3.50 2. NJ. Will conclude the
days program.
The session on Saturday morning
VIII be taken up with reports OF COM
mittees and recommendations to the
scnerA committee. During the after
noon session officers Will be elected
and the next place Of assembly selected
An elaborate banquet will be given
at $40 O'Clock on Saturday night az
Murphy's Hotel. concluding the conyen-
ton. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
HOW PARIS STYLES MAKE
MUCH HAIR FROM LITTLE

You have noticed the prevailing
hair styles. which arc Partisan.
make 1t impossible 70 use false hair
because Of the simple limos which
conform to the natural shape OF the
head. 1t therefore becomes neces-
sary to make your own hair look as
heavy as possible. This Is not n
difficult task If you arc careful to
keep 1t perfectly clean. In wash
ing tho hair 1t is not advisable to
use n makeshift. but always use n
preparation made for shampooing
only. You can enjoy tho best that
Is known for about three cents
shampoo by getting package OF
canthrox from your druggist; dis
solve a teaspoonful In cup OF hot
water and your shampoo Is ready.
After Its use the hair dries rapidly
with uniform color. DandrufI. cx-
cess oil and dirt are dissolved and
entirely disappear. Your hair viii
be 30 fluffy that 1t will look much
heavier than 1t is. Its lustre and
softness Will also delight you. whiIo
the stimulated scalp gains tho
health which insures hair growth
Advertisement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
ALLEGED CHEcK-FLASHERS
ARRESTED IN TOLEDO
MciSonnc Brothers Said to Have
Operated Here Lust AnEust-Trnced
by Detectives All Over Country.

The local office of the Pinkerton
National Detective Agency has been In
formed OF the arrest In Toledo. Ohio.
OF two alleged swindlers who visited
Richmond during August and succeeded
In cashins several bogus checks. They
are Howard McKoane. eighteen years
I'D, and his brother, George Boyd Nc
koane, twenty years of age, OF Sioux
City, la. 1t Is said that the men have
obtained $4,000 through worthless
check flashing during the last few
| months. and that the Plnkertons have
spent $500 In tracking them down.
according to an alleged confession
made In Toledo. the brothers visited
Richmond during August and stopped
at the Richmond Hotel. They were
registered under the names of J. c.
Kelly and II: w. Brown. and passed a
check for SIS on one of tho Main Street
banks. 1t is said that one OF the
brothers entered the hank and at
tempted to open deposit with a check
FOR $50 drawn on Il Washington bank
The teller refused to accept the de-
post, but the man returned later, when
another was on duly, and announcing
himself as depositor. cashed check
for SIS.
The koanes began operations In Min
neapolis last spring. They went to
Chicago. New York. Washington, Baltf-
more and number of other cities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
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NINE
FOR TFIANkouIv ING

Dinner. have you the right
Suit?
It's here.
Sack Suits, SIS to $40.
Walking Coat and Frock
Coat, $22 to S35.
Full-dress Evening Coat,
silk lined, S2S and $35.
Tuxedoes, $22 to $2s.
Overcoats, SIS to $40.
Fur Coats, $50 to $50.
Everything else from
Collars to Socks and Shoes.
Special Thanksgiving
Neckwear at soc.
Extra Special at $1.00.
Balmacaan and Mack
NAV Coats, $3.50 to $50.
GM2s.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-24
MYER FINED s25
Ran Automobile Against Seven-Year-
Old Child, Frncturlng Ills Jaw.

Charles w. Myer, well-known bust
ness man. was yesterday fined $25 and
costs In the Police Court on a charge
OF running his automobile against
James Franklin. seven years old. and
fracturing the child's jaw. The acci-
dent occurred In the East End of the
city last May.
commemorative Attorney Folkes and
Louis @. Wendenburg, who had baen
retained TO assist the prosecution,
stated TO the court that they were con-
WINGED Myer was not guilty of any
felonious intent. and each asked for
a light sentence. The child has re-
covered from his fractured jaw.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
Good Fortune Guards Our Mo,oris, ,

NJ or prccautiOn and moi observanco of the
N law. hut some mysterious and kindly
good fortune Guards the safety OF motorists
in This good civ Of Ours THAT is this nro-
tectinE Influence has so far shielded from i'm.
inrv those who. with confidence cbildlikc
and Inland have trusted "a lis care ,homrh
every observan, person dies daily with those
who cscapc death
For every day scores of times every dav.
practically every motor driver on tho streets
Of the city violates one of the wises, pro
visions for his own safety contained in the
traffic regulations thus endangerine his own
life ana running me- risk OF turning his ma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

THE PRONUNCIATION by Postmast er- General
Burleson of the conditions under which
the new maximum of $1,000 pay for rural
letter carriers becomes effective, emphasizes
the extreme Importance of the role played
by the rural free delivery route in our mod
ern civilization.
The details of the schedule of remun-
GRAFTON are too technical for the easy COM
prehension of the layman They may be
summarized as signifying that the carriers
receipt of the maximum depends almost
wholly on the volume of patronage of the
route. That puts direct incentive upon
both the patrons and the carriers. which is a
good thing.
Few influences have been more potent than
the rural free delivery in developing the
country. The rural phone followed in it's
wake. and good roads have had much TO do
with ii. But bringing the country closer to
the great centres Of civilization is what has
really turned the trick, and the rural free de-
livery has done just that.
AS ii is. the man in the country gets
his daily or his weekly newspaper. his
periodical and his correspondence almost as
soon as the man In the city Under the am
pifed parcel post, he gets his supplies more
cheaply and more quickly. and the market
for his products is indefinitely broadened.
All this means, necessarily. that his revenues
are increased. and the significance Of that
factor cannot be ovcrestimated.
Isolation and monotony heretofore have
been the chief foes to the country, in the
sense Of keeping the right people there.
Lack Of educa tional advantages and Of ia Gill
ties for sociablity are other agencies. The
rural free delivery helps to push isola ton and
monotony into the background. Good roads
and plenty of them make for educational adj
vantages and for an increase of the indul-
gence of that gregarious instinct which lies
in the nature of every normal man.
Seen from this angle, the rural carrier is
proved evangel Of advancement and de-
velopmcnt, of greater happiness, of more
equal opportunity, Of religious progress and
of general contentment. 1t is sure that the
increased pay given the carrier. which is
helpful. but not large enough will increase
his already large sphere of usefulness. In
time to come. Congress will. and should, be
even more liberal. The carrier is the poorest
paid government servant. measured by what
he gives
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
The Three Arbitcrs

THE geography, the circumstances and the
factors in the present European crisis
are varied from those of the Napoleonic era,
but the arbiters of the eventual results are
the same And these are: men, money,
brains. There will be sprnkling of luck.
but the three influences noted will be pre-
dominant
What will happen when Germany locks
horns with France. is problem. 1t may be
the German strategy TO pound France TO a
pulp before Russia can gather her enormous
resources. then turn on Russia Germany
has the best lighting force in Europe, meas
urcd by efficiency, training and esprit She
can mobilize as though by magic. Discipline
is perfect The German is fighting ma
chine His leaders capable, and they
command his implicit obedience
This is not to reckon with Austria. Ser
via even with the aid of Montenegro, can
not long keep Austria busy Once the main
force Of that country is relieved. it will be-
gin hammering at Russia, which will be com
PEELED TO watch for trouble from that source
as we'll as from Germany The Anstrians
are not wonderful warriors. Napoleon found
them easier than the soldiers of any of the
powers he encountered, and there is no indi-
cation they have changed. The empire.
too. and probably the army, is conglomer-
ate OF squabbling elements, which does not
make for success
france rs good lighting nation. but there
are suspicious of the strength and fibre of
her army. England has a negligible land
force, when potential troubles in Africa and
India are considered ita!y has a fair army
but is handicapped by poverty.
Now. il is the nation that commands the
best trained brains and the most money that
is likely to gain the ascendancy. England
has the brains and the money but lacks the
men. Her strength will be thrown TO Russia
" hicl h..e ,pn =,
brains and the money. Germany has plenty
OF brains and efficiency a moderate number
Of men but compa ratively little money.
Those are the baf iling combinations that exist
to-day IN Europe. The riddle is hard 10
answer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
! Mnrld in l'rcn1N

NJ EVER since The crusades of the Middle
Y Ages has there been witnessed anything
approaching thc spectacle are seeing to-
day. and that is an entire world in frenzy
a frenzy % and FIR lighting. Of fear and Of
uncertainty Things are different. too. from
the Middle Ages Then communication was
slow and transportation even slower. Panic
spread loa- fast. and the country far off was
less affected by remote troubles.
Our very perfection and marvel of civiliza-
ton is hurting us all. Europe and America,
in giving us greater opportunities for losing
our heads, some Of us literally no less than
aphorically. The wireless, the cable, the
phone, the telegraph the railroad, the ocean
liner efficient machinery for production in
factory and Gcd-all these influences mill
tate 10 frenzy
No nation in Europe to-day knows its
status. None knows where 10 expect a blow.
or when The estimates of the enemy 5
strength al are cOnjectural and built on the
treachery OF spies and brhed men.
Europes financial and commercial fabric is
in taaters 1t will he in that condition in
definitely. whether peace is patched or the
spasmodic flashes become a connagrati ton.
No wonder that in city and country people
accustomed 10 long peace are frantic and
demorali2cd No wonder that statesmen or
dinarily grave and collected exhibit symptoms
Of parcsis. No wonder that King George Of
England suffers nervous collapse.
The world is standing topsy-turvy. The
ola World is spinning around like top.
morally and mentally 'S'ortuHate we on this
side of tho Atlantic, That we are sufficiently
detached 10 he able TO keep our feet on the
ground People living to-day are witnessing
q gigantic spectacle that it is doubtful ever
will he repeated in future history The cost
of its repetition will he TOO deadly, and men
will protest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
THE PUBLIC PULSE
Editorial Expressions From Leading
Newspapers
The Mexican Menace.

Overshadowcd by the titanic struggle In Eu-
rope. the situation in Mexico nevertheless is
assuming more alarming proportions and pre-
sentinG greater possibilities Of trouble for the
United states than at any time since the fall
of Porfrio DiaZ. The in Europe has turn
cd American attention from the Irritating neigh
Dor on the south, but the danger there has not
been lGssened.
The sinister refusal of Carranza to guaran-
tee amnesty To sympathizers OF Iiuerta or to
amy of the noncombatants have but one
meaning II II were not his intention en-
gage in Wholesale slaughter he surel:. could
have no heSitancy in giving such guarantees and
thus obtaining peaceful control OF the capital.
The exodus Of McNicans from the capital gauges
the vividness of the impression that Mexico
City was being dcscrtcd.--Was hington Posi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
Tho Silver Lining

wv HETHER or not Europe crashes together
w in the most dreadful war OF all the
ages, this fortunate country will keep on its
peaceful way. saddened. il is true. but hope
full. Our people will have TO he clothed and
fed no matter how the battles rage over
seas The warning nations will buy at high
prices many commodities from us Our
fruitful earth will continue TO bear. our rail
roads to run and our people will work on at
their solution Of domestic problems.
When Europe comes through Armageddon,
the United states OF America will still be
holding up 10 heaven the lamp of liberty.
whose brilliance no demagogue can dim nor
autocrat hlaCken
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

those times. Mr.. Law was uncasily
aware OF the unrest simmering within
him; very much. no doubt, as Vcsuvius
is periodically conscious of it's divine
discomfort
Now. the chair he filled so gracelessly
stood by an open window. some twenty
ieet below which lay a stable walled
garden, an old English garden in fun
mower. And through the window, now
and then. a half-hearted breeze waited
gusts of warm air. suaVe and enervat
ing with the heavy fragrance of Eng
lish roses
Mr.. Law drank deep of it. and in
spite of his spiritual unrest. sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An unspoken word troubled the depth
Of his consciousness so that old memo
ries stirred and struggled to its SUR
face. The word was Rose" and for
the time seemed to be the name neither
of woman nor Of Mower, but oddly
of both, as though the two things were
one. Ills mental vision, bridging the
gap OF year, conjured up the vision
of a 1.-the. sweet silhouette i'm white.
with red roses at her belt, posed on a
terrace of the Riviera against the burn
ing Mediterranean blue.
MFR. Law was DULY conscious that he
ought to he sorry about something.
But he was really very drowsy indeed ;
and so. drinking deep of wine scent of
roses, he fell gently asleep
The clock was striking four when he
awoke: and before closing his eyes he
had noticed that its hands indica ted
ten minutes to four. So he could not
have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move. but rested as he was in
credulously regarding a rose which had
materialized mysteriously upon the lit
sure it mad not been there when he
closed his eyes. and almost as sure
that 1t was not real.
And In that instant Of awakening the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09
The First story,
FLOWER o. THt. FLAME.

Tapped deep in the Battle-Ground
luNury of an ample lounge chair. walled
apart from the world by the venerable
solitude of the library of f.ondon's most
exclusive club. MIR. Alan Law sprawlcd
barGely on the nape of his neck). and.
squirting discontentedly down his nose.
admitted that he was exhaus,ively
bored
lie had every reasonable right to be
bored. He had nothing else 10 do bu,
he bored.
lie was. in most outward respects a
very ordinary Internationally sane
and good looking, well hammered we'll
cared for. well dressed And normally.
Mr. Law behaved himself. he was made
OF the stun that riches cannot spoil.
Left to himself, he would far rather
stand at the wheel OF IL racing motor
boat than buck that OF roulette lay
out; he preferred playing polo to play
ing the ponies; and hitting the high
spots along Montmartc was less to his
taste than sailing comfortably over
them at an altitude of several thou
sand feet; while ii was never his no
ton OF fun TO gulp bromo-scltzer as an
antidote for last night. and then cock
tails to counteract the antidote
But there wero times whcu (, was
strongly borne in upon him that he
must either break out In some UNIQUE
and spontaneous manner o, blow up
At such times history was apt TO be
manufactured in bulk. And this-this
day Of an English June-waA one OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

magic fragrance Of the rose garden
seemed TO be- even more strong and
cloynfc sweet than ever
Then lac pat out a ginserly hand and
discovered that II was real beyond all
question \ warm red rose fresh =
pluc!:ed, drops OF water trembling and
sparkling like tiny diamonds on rho
velvet Of its .ieshy petals And when
nlpulsiveiy he took 1t 10y the stem. 10
discovered most indisputable thorn
which did service for the traditional
pirch
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming,
Man transferred the rose 20 his sound
hand. ana mcditativcly sucked mig
thumb. Then hc jumped UP from his
chair and glared suspiciously rounu
the room. II MAS true that 4 practical
Joke In that solemn atmosphere were
a thing unthinkable; stili. there was
There was no one but himself in the
library.
Fmpulsively he struck caM-beM-
and rcpeutcd. He simply could not
pose there. gracefully aesthetic with a
rose in his hand. to be discovered bv
the approaching waiter
Happily, hts wildly searching eve
lighted upon his hat an able bodied.
sleek and shiny topper, resting on a
nearby table. together with Mr. Laws
maiacca stick and lemon -colored gloves
Into that he dropped the rose Uoon
his head he clappeG the hat and the
waiter entered TO md the member
no'chaiantly drawing on his gloves
nothing in his mauncr betraying the
slightest hint OF the fact that a thorr.
was pfn.trating his scalp
"Ah-waiter. I've necn asleep. YOU
know
Thank YOU sir"
DO YOU happen to know rhe.her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-09

anybody has been in this room while
| WAS asleep
Il couldn't say. sir--unless il might
ave been Mr.. Marr6phat. E's in thei
writing -rooni-the only other gentle.
man on this floor of the club ouse all
present. sir
"Marrophat? 1 don't know him
Thank YOU sir
"Marrophat? No fear" Alan assured
himself as the waiter took himself off
But on his way out Alan took occa ]
sion to glance through the door of the
writing room, and was confirmed in hi 81
incredulty. Mr.. Marrophat. stodgil,I
rounded over Il desk in the corner, wa q
the incarnate genius Of auperfa tied
British dignity. Impossible to credit
him with anything remotely resemb !
linG sense of humor. or any such
spirit OF romantic midsummer mischief
as might prompt one to distribute red
roses TO fellow club members.
Pcrplexed to evaporation, Alan fed
the club, only pausing OIL the way Out
to annex the envelope he found adj ]
dressed 10 him in. the letter rack
1t was blank white envelope of
good quality. the address typewritten(
the stamp English. and bore a London
postmark. half llegible
AlsA tore the envelope omen in All
cnt-mindcd fashion, and started as III
stunE. The Enclosure was simple
playing cara trey OF hearts,
In the writing-ro Mr.. Marropha d
continued solemnly to compose, breath
ing ratheT heavily, his thick lips firmly,
compressed as if to restrain his tongue'
from aping the antics of his stub penj
his starting eyes following the ink,
scratches OF the telegraph blank WITH
a look of mildly anguished surprise.
He was laboriously printing the foil
lowing words:
SEMEN. NEW YORK-RosE It'll
TERED ass p, M--TREY FOL j
oWED-A. MUCH pIsTURBED-Afi
PIT"
CONTINUED To.morow1,~
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HukincSH PnfrIatlHm.

II is certainly to be hoped that the American
people VIII not be penalZed by their own
wholesale dealers because of in Europe.
Reports are current that provision houses have
already begun to hoard supplies. with up
ward pressure upon prices and not because a
scarcity of fOOdstuffs in this country renders
the measure precautionary, but because their
very abundance this year furnishes tempta-
ton for such amassing to sell at boom figures
abroad.
Americans Will feel the paralysis of the war
severely enough in any event, that il is the
duty OF every patriotic business man to aid AS
he may in keeping domestic conditions as near
Is as possible to the normal, and therefore food
dealers. assured Of Il reasonable profit at home.
should not contribute TO the strnSency of tn cir
fellow countrymen by compelling them to suf-
fer on. behalf of the PROFITS of haza rdous =
portation.- New York Evening Sun
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4 Shattered Idol.

II is worth while in passing To keep the
ord of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie clear. He has been
touting the German Emperor the greatest
peace force Tor Europe through decade or
more. lie IL nov quoted in the dispatches to
the effect that OIL account Of the failure of En-
peror William TO respond to the mediation pro-
DosalS Of England, and because of the viola
ton of the territory of Belgium. the Kaiser has
made il necessary for England to go to war
with him. and that England is Justified in so
doing. Thus does the builder of the peace pal
ace al The Hague give conditional approba ion
TO war, and thus does he disnantle the idol of
peace that he had set up in the shrine of his
particular favor. Mr.. Carnegie is mortal He
is also of British birthstone say present n
British voter is blood stronger than the oil
Of peace upon the waters Of warfare and has
he become quasi bclliserent through national
sympathios"
However this may be, if MI Carnegie is
quoted rightly. the Kaiser is longer the high
exemplar of peace in the temple of huma nifty
in the estimation OF the world phllanthropist.
- Baltimore American.