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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Miss Sadie Neale is visiting fr,ends
az Old Point, where she attended the
mop on Saturday. also the Senior AS
sehply at the Chamberlin on Monday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

- Misses Julia and Margaret Lee. O
Iowson. Md. are visiting Miss LiIlla,
Watson on West Grace Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

III. p. Adams, of Lynchburg, is spend :
ing some time with friends in this city,
before returning TO his home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. Charles Irving Philips is rapid
~ recovering from recent serious
illness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Copeland. OF
newport News, arrived yesterday To
visit Mr. and Mrs. Judson Cunning
ham for few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Miss Marie Ward. who has been
spending the past two weeks In this
city, has returned to Newport News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

MIS- John l.. Satterfcld have Charge
! OF the musical and literary tea that
WIFI take place this evening ut Sis
O'Clock at the residence, OF Mrs. Sat
teTfeld, 2717 East Grace Street, under
the auspices Of st. Johns Circle OF
n series of small functions that will
be given by the circle this year, in
place OF one large entertainment
very attractive program has been
arranged for the George Washington
party to be given by the Parent
Ieachcr Association of the William F..
FOX school this afternoon and evening.
IN the auditorium of the school. The
AFTERNOON VIII be devoted especially
TO the childrcn.with appropriate games.
anu refreshments Will be served
This evening at s O'clock. and also
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in
the lecture-room of ST. Paurs Church
the Junior Auxiliary will give an In
The nrnt; and i, unique entertainment
me program VIII consist of three plays
presented by three branches OF the
auxiliary. and a reception will be held
afterward In the parish house adioin-
Ing st. Paurs.
The Camp Fire Girls OF the Second
Presbyterian Church will give a .camn
fre evening" tonight at the church.
Mrs. L. Croxton Gordon and Miss Bes-
s'e Hatiil VIII direct the entertain
ment, and an interesting program will
be rendered. The affair is for missions.
Colonial birthday party Will be
given by the Ladies' Auxiliary this
evening at o'clock at the Railroad
Young MEMS Christian Association. All
guests arc asked TO dress in Colonial
costume for the occasion, and decora
lions and refreshments will be in
Keeping with the celebration OF Wash
inEton's birthday.
Entertainment on Monday.
An interesting event on Monday
evening ,',eg VII be an entertainment, en-
titled Visit of the Presidents OF the
United States" which is to be held
at 2llS Stuart Avenue, from TO 10
o'clock The affair is for the benefit of
the organ fund of Westminster Church
TO Give Play.
TIC sunday school class OF St Bcna-
dicts chapel viii give n play to-nIrht
at S:I2 o'clock in the Benedictine Col
lege Hall, corner Hanover Avenue and
shepherd Streets.
In md Out of Town.
Mrs. Hugh Skipwith, of West Frank
I'm street has gone to Washington To
be the guest Of friends.
ftc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Miss +. Lee, who has been the guest
OF Mrs. William Roane Aylett in New
port News, has returned to the CITY.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. Frank Davis, of this city. is
visiting Mrs. James II. McCue in Bris
toll, Tenn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

MT. and Mrs. William Day have re
turned to their home in Norfolk, afte
short stay In this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Miss Louise Finch. of Richmond, has
gone to Lynchburg to visit Miss Kate
Doyle in that place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. l.. S. Blanton. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Marlborough
in Richmond, has returned to her home
In Newport News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20
Coming Of
The Sunbeam
Howto Avoid those Pains and Distress
Which 80 Many Mothers Have Suffered

1t is pity more women do not know OF
Aiother's Friend. This remedy softens the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs Charles Kessnich and her daugh-
ter, Of Lynchburs, arrived in Rich
mond on Wednesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. James +. Reid, of Norfolk, is
the guest OF relatives in this city for
q week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs f. c. Meacham and Mrs. James
=. smyth are returning to-day from a
short visit TO Norfolk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

The Rev. Thomas G.. Faulkner. as
sistant rector of Holy Trinity Church.
and Mrs. Faulkner are residing tenn
porarily Mt ZIG Shafer Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

Mrs. John Lindsey, OF 1000 Floyd
Avenue, Is extremely I'll at ST. Luke's
Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20
In md Ont of Town.

Mrs. Hugh Skipwith of West Frank.
I'm street has gone TO Washington tc
be the guest of friends.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
TEDDY AND TROUBLE.

The moose are milling in the yard az
Des Moines. paving hooking and bel
lowing in rage The University CLUB
has copped Mr.. Roosevelt away from
The herd and Will hold a "sideshow
Of is own at $3.50 per plate where al
the principal bull moose will speak.
The moosers to whom the p. %. m is
supposed To have come in support and
a.etment Of bull moose policies are
Wroth and disappointed. They say that
when a man has paid SO for couple
Of seats ct the dinner he viii not CON
tribute to the campaign fund With
glee out grab the price of the tickets
off the contribution ne otherwise would
have made II viii, ii * freely averred.
cost the moose fund 500 for the Uni
yersity club to draw down $3.50 per
platter. In short, as il looks from the
sldelines. the University Club is putting
on show at the expense Of the
cause" in Iowa
The suggestion IS hat the University
Club must have some corking good
realesta1e men among its membership.
persons who know good thing when
they see It and hurry 10 get an op-
ton There is further suggestion Of
unsophistication and simple trus,
among the moosers. Living in Des
Moines as the managers DO and know
ing the tendency of that city TO "appro-
priations" they might have expected
the colonel to be appropriated Eternal
vigilance rs the price Of possession in
Des Moines.
They should have been on the look
out Wherever the colonel goes trouble
follows like a shadow II he doesn't
start # somebody else viii
Another and awful inference pushes
itself into The question: Can II be
possible that the moosers brought the
Dull moose to Des Moines mainly be
cause they figured that the average
moose would loosen up more freely I'M
DER the brisket ard branching horns
Of the king Of the forest? Is It pos
sible that @ordid financial considera-
tons had their part in wha: all the
state assumed to be movement puri-
fed in the political fire and q life saw
ing stunt for the country a; large?
Why TO some of the men Who VIII
loom large in hat gathering the graft
fcation of the moment ought to be
worth the money. To FUSS over tina;
hundred is like demanding the menu
before buying supper ticket.
Now what do you guess Teddy VIII
DO, turn down the University Club or
le, the moosers whistle for that hun
dred?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22

Families in their own protection and
the safety of the public should observe
caution. Neglect and carelessness in
matter SO vital to public health is
criminal
Take the case at Clarinda into con-
sideration. A typhoid patient on a
farm infects the water supply Of a
state institution where the unfortunate
and helpless are herded. And consider
further that there is no case of typhoid
fever which might not have been
avoided by strict conformity with the
rules governing the care Of such cases
Consider further that of all commonly
epidemic diseases typhoid is most fatal.
Bring the matter home to yourself.
Clean up. Observe the rules. And let
the health boards Of cities and villages
bestir themselves. forget politics an~
ward bosses and do their duty as pub
Tic servants with vast responsibility
and great trust.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
lLsssoN ON SANITATION.

In the hospital for the insane at Ga
r.nda an active epidemic II TYPHOID
made It's appearance q few weeks ago.
Of patients and attendants the cases
ran 20 half a hundred Only one per
son mas died however and the disease
is reported under control. The inresti-
cation disclosed disclosed that case
Of typhoid had occurred on farm
near thes pring whence the institution
draws It's water supply and the con-
clusion was that the water had be-
come contaminated from this isolated
case The water was boiled and
chemically treated. the zee cut from
the neighborhood Of the spring steril-
,zed and the epidemic waned immedi-
ately.
The lesson is not less for the in
dividual than for health boards ty-
phoid epidemic in this day of general
understanding Of the principles Of
hygiene and the deadly character of
careiessness, is CRIME pure ana
simple.
If some person thru carelessness or
design were TO poison the wells
whence water is supplied 20 a lesser
or larger number of people it is not at
all unlikely that lynching party
would be formed to take the law into
its ovn hands. The carelessness and
neglect that infects water supply
with typhoid germs is scarcely less
culpable than the carelessness or de-
liberation that should scatter arsenic
in a town well.
The winter Is coming On. For sew
eral months. the offal and the pois-
onous waste Of communities will ac-
cumuiate and II the spring when the
freshets and the floods are loosened be
carried broadcast and finally into the
narrow sewers that we IN Iowa call
rivers. neaItn poarus snuuid insist %;
a general cleaning up in the fall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
AN ALIEN WHO LIVES IN FEAR.
lCedar Rapids Republican,


One reported yesterday that he had
to get on in the world. who Is living
in dread that he may be called to the
colors Of his native country in Europe
He has even been told. since he is not
an American citizen that the foreign
government can send an agent here
and take him back into the army.
And his neighbors believed this also
1t seems necessary again to state that
any man Is safe on American soil,
whether he is citizen made or not.
There is no European government that
can come and take him. The flag of
the free is over him and protects him.
If he were fugitive from justice he
might be taken out of this country, but
no man can be taken out of this coun.
try except for an extraditable crime.
whether he is citizen or merely rest.
dent here.
The young man. of foreign birth,
who is trying to get on in this country
may count himself entirely safe All
he has to do is to go on getting on
here. He does not have to 60 back,
even IL the war should last years, and
he can not be taken back-the only
native country is by voluntary offer
ing up of himself and while man may
owe something to the country of his
birth. he owes. we believe. more to his
family and home in America--and
there are enough poor devils in Europe
now for cannon fodder
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
Looker-On In Iona

Grinnell, Sept. 22.-This city is "up
railroad accidents, politics. each and
all receive but passing notice. Every
thing is Aviator Robinson. and his air.
ship. The small boy follows him TO
the hotel to find out when he is 60
| ing up again" He has more friends
than any man in town. He is more
talked about than President Wilson.
He is besieged with many requests ito
go up with him.. Even some young
women want to fly, and the explana-
ton is. he is a home product and so is
his monoplane. His mother has lived
here many years and he was in the
garage business here a few years ago.
not TO flatter him a bit, he is genius.
Several years ago he went so far as to
manufacture an airship which was
exhibited by circus company, at 10
cents admission. and the circus crowd
offered him big money no go up" but
he wasn't ready. Since then he has
worked away at the idea q travelling
in the air. till few months ago some
capitalists here got behind him with a
stock company TO manufacture at
Grinnell, his monoplane. The bird"
he is now using is the first completed
airship. He made every Bit of il with
his own hands: Not to say he manu-
featured the wood and iron. but he did
make every part of the 100 horse power
engine he uses 1t is different from
any other biplane, monoplane or
hydroplane used any where, in this. his
engine is front and below where he
sits. and he thus has clear view of
everything below. II is the only total
visible monoplane with wings over
head in the world. So accurate were
his plans, that on the first trial in a
field north of town, after short run,
it sailed away like bird taking him
self and engine. weighing nearly a
thousand pounds. into the air without
any trouble whatever The first pub
lie exhibition was al the county fair
and a the old settlers meeting at
Tama. both successful every way. He
made the trip from Grinnell 10 Tams
twenty miles in an air line, strictly air
line-in sixteen minutes. and came
back against as trong wind in nineteen
minutes. These figures the writer o. {
tanned from Mr. Robinson. His engine
Will send his monoplane thru the air
with favora bic condition at seventy
FIVE miles an houh-pe-haps more NJ. !
Robinson tells the writer he is nov
preparing for g continuous trip 10
Chicago, some 200 miles. He does not
intend 10 stop anywhere. and is now
experimenting on the number of gal
Ions of gasoIene necessary for the trip. !
One day last week ne was in the air. (
sailing over Grinneli and vicinity forty
minutes ard had his machinst in the !
car with him. The writer is told. not /
by Mr., Robinson, that he can stop his
engine, and volplane to a landing place /
three miles away. Robinson says he is
not anxious TO go into the show bust ;
ness no matter how we'll i, pays. His
idea IS to make the long distance trip !
to Chicago. then If successful. 10 sell
the Robinson monoplane 10 any one
wanting an airship. Enthusiastic Grin
neilites are sure the government
Uncle Sam-wiIl buy at least 1000 for
army use. The writer has seen bur
few aeropIanes, but his opinion is ex-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
scoRcHEs DRUNK OR SOBER.
WEBSTER city Freeman Tribune

I i
There should be no line drawn be-
tween the reckless drunken driver and
IN. reckless sober driver The man in
charge of an automobile upon the pub
lie ioads is menace 10 the safety of
the public unless he exercises due eau
ton and he should not be allowed to
drive a car. il careless and reckless
Why wouldn't 1t be good thing TO
compel drivers TO take out license
and IL the event of conviction for
reckless driving TO recind such license
FOR period Of a few weeks or months
and uEpn the second conviction take
the license away from the offender per-
manenty' Something must be done to
protect he public against drivers who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
FAILING OFF" IN FAIR ATTENDANCE.

The Castana Times asserting a fall
| ing off in county fairs attributes the
alleged falling off to the counter at
fractions of "chautauquas, carnivals,
baseball tournaments and SUCH
First some assurance of falling
off in attendance at county iairs would
he in order Has any such falling off
taken place except where county fairs
have first fallen off in the character
OF their displays anu attractions ?
Judging from the Marshall county fair
and other nearby fairs where haro
work and good judgment are exercised
to get out agricultural showing and
to provide amusement features there
hasn't been any falling off. On the
contrary attendance is on the increase.
To ne sure the rainy weather Of this
fail has had serious effect on fair
at,enGances but Marshall county held
her fair in the rain and came out even.
Had ;he roads and the weather been
propitious the association would nave
found itself al its wits en3s 70 care for
the thousands VINO would under ia
vorable conditions have crowded the
grounds.
-carniva!s, chautauquas. baseball
tournaments and such do not affect
attendances upon county fairs that
have snap and business Judgment on
The fair boards. The making OF a
county fair needs the RICH, Kind OF
men. People nowadays want some
thing Tor their money and time They
are ready TO drive forty miles to
county fair il il is the right kind OF
show. They want good livestock, rep
resentative agricultural displays, good
racing. clean and attractive amuse-
ments, assurance that they will meet
old neighbors and friends from one
section and another. They'll come to
such a fair. Carnivals and such are
local. The baseball tournament is a
town and village affair. The county
fair Of the right kind IS not only
county even; but district feature.
Make a good fair. The people wan,
II. They'll come. They wait for II.
Too often the county fair manage
ment devolves or is assumed by
bunch OF petty sports who imagine
that q wide open fair IS attractive 10
attendance Those fairs fall off. =
They fail to furnish decent amusement
and attract exhibitors. they deserve
10 lose attendance. They are merely
magnihed street carnivals and ;hs
stree, carnival is a dead duck in most
sections OF Iowa.
Il is an absolute certainty that
we'll managed and properly conceived
and conducted county fair win not
and chautauqIas Will not.
affect il unfavorably 4 decent, up to
date fair Will grow. A mismanaged.
sporting affair where TIN horns
flourish and the wide open element and
such" holds sway viii die as il ought.
Make the county fair worth the az
erage mans while. Make II pleas
ant and profitable place Tor the aver
age Iowan and his family There'l be
no falling off of attendance on
such fair
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22

# b. 4 ". i * ~. !
pressed by others. this monoplane
looks and acts more like . big bird
than any manufactured. An Airship
that can "volplane." that Is float in the
air. three miles without power 10 sure
some bird" And here is the funny
part of 1t. So accustomed are these
Grinnellites to having an airship ''in
their midst that when the chug- chug
in the air is heard, some one says
Hello. Robinson is put again." take
glance in the air and go about their
business. Nothing like getting used
to things. Somebody did say, they
wished ]. b. Grinnell could come back
to town, bet j. B. would make a trip
with Robinson" 1t is safe TO assert
when u. B." laid out Saints Rest, he
never dreamed a successful airship
would be manufactured here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
ANNEs YOUNG MAN.
Shenandoah Worldly

We saw mother and father sitting
out on the front porch the other even
ing. Father was sitting with his feet
on the railing. a freshly lit pipe n his
moGth-the very picture of tired con-
tentment- young man came stroll
Ing up the street. He wore tan shoes,
blue and white socks. a panama hat
with colored brim. and he evidently.
from his close observance. was making
Tor the same porch occupied by father
and mother. The young man took a
last inhale AT his cigarette and started
up the walk. We'll, there's Anne's
young man. father" mother said. we
must let them have the porch and you
can finish your pipe in the Kitchen.
And the two old fools gave up their
places 10 let the two young fools COO
and 2ush around in comfort.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
Topics of the Times

Please hurry up thai decisive battle
80 that Iowa can quit looking on long
enough to attend TO few little po-
litical matters of her own.
II Japan were to take the Philippines
It's 4 question whether the majority
Of Americans would De glad or mad
Mr. Marshall need not have offered
the gra,uitous information that he is
not an uplifter If he had been he
couldn't have got past the Indiana
delegation and Mr. Taggarts French
Lick springs.
Tickled to death TO greet Theodore
again within the boundaries of Iowa
He's big. strong man and Iowa
likes him and is happy to have him
here But that's all
How very much more distant Mr..
Bryan's voice sounds than it used to.
A silo is evidence Of present and a
pledge to future prosperity.
%ss
Colder weather is the signal for fur
mace fires in Marshalltown and holdups
IN Des .mo.Ies.
British soldiers say the Germans are
poor shots But the Britiash soldier
seems to be in no position to find
fault with that.
If the reports Of the number OF men
captured and killed in the war were
all true thered be nobody left to
fight.
Really when the candidates are an
aiyzed the democratic party has never
put forward candidate for a high
OFFICE VINO made as poor showing
before the people as Connolly. Grant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22
a. n-1-~A
Iona Newspapers
DRAGs HIS FEET.
Cedar Falls Record.)

NNSodl L dis TScSOIO.J
Men who have known Mr.. Ham
ilton longer than a period required
to obtain a newspaper interview will
not maintain that he has been notably
inclined to devote his energy and re-
sources to projects for the general good
of the public. Cedar Rapids Gazette
This admission on the part OF the
newspaper which has been advocat-
ing Mr.. Hamilton's election on the
ground of his -partisanship atti-
tude in politics is enlig htening. Evil
IDENTITY Mr.. Hamiltons activities IN
behalf OF democracy have been so
feeble as TO entitle him to occupy mid
die ground. He has mot been notably
inclined 10 devote his energy and re-
sources 10 projects" AS governor he
would not be notably inclined to de-
vote his time and energies to maKs
Iowa greater He would probably sit
in the tail end of the wagon and let his
feet drag on the ground.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-22

when we are at peace with all the
world" says the Council Bluns Nom
pareil. LIE US hear from Mr.. Hamil-
ton on this question. And while writ
ing out his judgment on, this phase Of
existing conditions. will AR. Hamilton
tell the people OF Iowa whether he is
for or feminist Old John Barleycorn ?"