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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
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AS Il memorial to the Women of Vir.
Ginia who gathered from Gettysburg
and other fields the bodies of the Con-
federate dead and inferred them in a
tract OF land adjoining Hollywood
Cemetery, the soldiers section has by
State appr opriation been placed under
the perpetual care of the Hollywood
Cemetery Company.
Memorial Day exercises this year
will be held <on Monday. May 81. the
union and the chief address will he
made by General Bennett II. Young.
com mandcr-in- chief of the United Con-
federate Veterans.
In commemoration OF the action of
the State in placing the entire sold
iers' section under perpetual care. there
has been erected a bronze memoria /
with the following inscription:
y memorial TO the
CONFEDERATE WOMEN
OF VIRGINIA,
lS6l-lS65
The Legislature of Virginia
OF 1914, has at the
Solicitation OF ladies
HOLLYWOOD
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
and
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERACY OF VIRGINIA
placed in perpetual care
This section where lie buried
eighteen thousand
Confederate soldiers
This tablet, mounted on grant will
be unvailed on Memorial Day, at Holly
wood Cemetery. by j. Taylor Ellyson
Crump, the eleven ycar-old son OF
Frank T. Crump, and the grandson OF
j. Taylor Ellyson. This boy is himself
an active member OF Chapter No .
Grandchildren OF the Confederacy. an
auxiliary of the Richmond Chapter.
United Daughters of Confederacy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17

the condition of the back and figure in
general
From the appearance of some of the
shoulders one sees, 1t seems quite evil
dent there are women who. when they
put on low-necked gown, give their
faces the most minute attention and
absolutely ignore their shoulders
Their faces may be in fine condition.
while their shoulders are so hlemished
and greasy that they present n miser.
able appearance. If those women
could see themselves as others see
them they would give more attention
to their shoulders. Massaging would
be rracticed and the shoulders would
receive the same care as the face and
neck
Then there is also the matter OF
dressing the hair. One sees women
whose frontal hair dressing is becom-
ing, but from the rear they are sights
They are the women who do not make
use OF more than one mirror Other
wise they would be sure that the dress
Ing OF their hair was becoming from
All angles. The same may be said of
the way hats are worn.
l wouldn't be surprised if some
women use small mirrors TO soothe 4
guilty conscience. Surely, If they made
use of mirrors which would give them
full view of their figures, they would
undertake exercise to reduce their
bodies TO normal size. Their rotund
figures would so crowd an ordinary
mirror that they would be shamed into
doing just exactly what they should
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
In,nnrtnnt Meeting.

Plans for the construction of broad
and permanent highway from Peters
burg TO City Point will be brought be-
fore the Chamber of Commerce for con-
sideration at a meeting to be held
Tuesday evening. The meeting will be
attended by all persons who feel an in
terest in the proposed improvement
The necessity for such highway is
keenly felt. not only in this city. but
In Prince George County, in view OF
the immense travel and traffic by road :
way between tho two points. II the
county OF Prince George will do It's
share In the matter, Petersburg will
give generous aid. financially and
otherwise The idea Is to have repre-
sentatives OF the Chamber OF Com
mercc and retail merchants to appear
before the Board of Supervisors of the
county to interest them in the i'm
portance of the project, even TO the
extent OF the issue of bonds. The
business men of Petersburg are tax
ing active interest in the building OF
a good highway to City Point and
for its own welfare IL Is hoped the
county Will be induced to take the same
interest.
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Woman and Home
CONTINUED From Yesterday

Mrs. knight frowned slightly as the
girl stormed away. then resumed her
reading SO gradual had been the in
crea sing violence OF Alca's rebcllions
she did not realize how close they
stood TO the brink of the precipice.
She looked up again s her daughter
stood, framed in the doorway. a yacht
ing cap tilted little defiantly upon
her pretty head.
I'm going TO the yacht" ALICIA an
nounced.
Mrs. knight rose swiftly. There had
been something incsive, decisive and
unbendinE about the way Alicia an
nounced her destination that revealed
a vision of herself many years before.
She. too. had been rebellious, and it
wns the very violence of her own ma
ture that made her so fearful Of break
Ing the conventions, realizing the I'M
told lengths 10 which she might go
once started. ALICIA laughed lightly
and closed the door behind her.
The launching was success. and
after ii was over handsome Felix Lynn
took Alicia home. The butler met her
at the door and handed out this note:
Alica,-Tour latest defiance of all
feminine law has closed my home to
fathers fortune 10 your credit. Your
maid and trunks arc at the Goldcrest
Apartments. MOTHER
There was the hint of longing on
Esther Halsteads face a Alica finished
showing her through the dainty little
Goidcrest apartment. Not the longing
for freedom which seemed the principal
reason for Alica's delight; not the pride
of ownership the Younger girl had dis
played. but the thought of how perfect
ly 1t would serve as a setting for the
life she had imagined with the man
she loved, the picturinE OF Felix Lynn's
occupying special little hooks and cor
ners of the apartment-that was what
brought the tears all unconsciously to
her eyes.
And you will come to my reception
just little house warming to-mor-
row afternoon. Esther"
She started TO shake her head in dis
sent, smiling at the cagerness OF the
girl to begin making the most OF her
ncw-found liberty. But Alica prattled
on before she had time 10 answer.
First I'm going to ask Felix Lynn
and
Esther's lips parted in smile. She
Cohld NOT 1oreEo the delight OF seeing
him again. And in such intimate sur
roundings! True. she owed a great
deal TO her ailing father. But she
owed debt to this other man ms we'll
While ALICIA dartcd to the phone in
tent upon carrying out her plan imme-
diately II entered her head, Esther
thought II over. Was she doing right
or wrong? Torn between two impulses.
even without the right 10 consider her
own desires, she could make no deci-
sion without hurting father or hus-
band. But IL meant possibly the life OF
her father, and il Felix refused TO wait
the short time old John Halstead had
TO live, II he could not be unselhsh then
she frowned unhapp.ly as she thrust
the thought away from her.
Felix is living on his yacht now"
ALICIA pouttngly announced as she re-
entered the room.
Esther smiled lightly as She took
her leave. Lacking irresponsi Utility
herself. IL was charu1tngly delightful
10 her In Others And It was so becom-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
DEAD YOUTH IS BLAMED
FOR CROSSING TRAGEDY
Lester Ellis Held Responsible
Through Careless Driving, for
Collision With Train.
coRoNER's INQUEST is HELD
Movement Is Set on Foot for Con.
struction Of Broad and Permanent
Highway From Petersburg to
City Point.
Especial to The Times.Dispatch.]

lopeciai TO The Times Dispatch.1
PETERSBURG. VA, May 16.-Coro-
ner Faison, OF Chesterfield, and a jury
OF citizens of the county this morn
Ing held an inquest on the bodies OF
Willie Brockwell aged thirteen, and
Leslie Ellis. colored. aged eighteen.
both Of Mattoaca, who were killed la st
evening at the Coast Line Belt Line
crossing between Ettrick and Mattoaca,
the Inquest was held at the undertake
ing-rooms of J. r. Morriss e. Son. in
this city, where the bodies had been
brought to be prepared for burial
Young Brockwelrs body was ground
into fragments under the wheels OF the
engine that struck him. and pieces of
flesh and bones were found for some
distance along the track. Ellis, the
colored youth, had his skull fractured,
and was caught on the pilot of the en-
CINE Another colored youth named
Baugh escaped injury by jumping out
of the way of danger. The three youths
were In wagon on their way to Ma
toaca when the accident happened. The
wagon, as 1t crossed the track, was
struck and crashed by the engine Of
north bound fast freight. Ellis was
driving the team. The jury, after
hearing the evidence of witnesses OF
the accident. returned a verdict that
the accident and the death of the boys
was the result of the carelessness of
Ellis. the driver. The engineer. by
blowing his whistle, had given full
warning OF the approach of the train
to the crossing. 1t seems to have been
the effort of the boys to hurry across
the track before the train could reach
the crossing. Willie Brockwell was
the son of MIR. and Mrs E. L. Brockwell
of Matoaca
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17

ing 10 Alicia, her naive delight IN ,h;s
freedom from restraint. she was still
laughing as she left the house and
came back TO her own distressing re-
sponsibilities.
SO enGrossed, in fact. she did no,
turn back and see Alicia slipping lightly
down the street in the opposite direc-
ton. Even hey innocent mind would
have suspected that the young girl was
about 10 do something which, 10 M,
it mildly, nigh; have been termed in
discreet.
For Alicia Knights very back bristled
with defiance, her pretty chin was I'm.
lifted and her eyes looked out h;t
insolently upon pedestrians as thong n
defytng them. Now and then she
would halt obviously. biting her Inns
thoughtfully, little fcarfuliy, then
quickly resume her Journey
II was the hour Immediately before
the curtain Of night dcscends upon the
twilight that Captain Judd looked IN
sharply al Il hail from the dock.
While he waited at the ton of the
landing stairs for the girl he Won
dered nightly as ALICIA Knigh, lightly
climbed beside him. What IN the nam,
Of common sense could This Young
woman want aboard the Yacht a, such
an hour? And what should no dr.
And then Captain Judd did exactly &c
most people do when puzzled He
pointed toward tho rail, where the
owner stood dreamily staring out IL
sea.
CONTINUED To Morrow,
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WILLIAM H. CAMP DIES
AT GRACE HOSPITAL
Prominent Citizen of Petersburg Pnsses
Away After Brief IIlneSs-Wns Well
known In Business.

William II. Camp prominent citizen
bank director and Confederate veteran
of Petersburg, died at Grace Hospital
last night at $40 o'clock. following an
operation for stomach trouble. Mr.
Camp had been a patient in the hos
pital for nearly two weeks
Widely connected and widely inter-
ested in all the affairs of the city, AIR.
Camp had been for years one of the
most prominent men in Petersburg.
For nearly a quarter OF a century he
was city collector, being repeatedly
elected against slight opposition. For
many years he was interested in a drug
business, and for the past fifteen or
twenty years he had been engaged in
the fertilZing business. He was
man of financial resource, II is said,
and his holdings in business and real
estate were large. Up to the time of
the beginning of his illness he was ac-
lively engaged in his affairs, and was
still looked upon as a leader. He
served throughout the War Between
the States. and was an active member
of Petersburg Confederate organiza-
tions. He had expected and planned to
attend the Confederate reunion here in
June.
Mr.. Camp was the son of John w.
Camp, who was also prominent citi-
zen Of Petersburg. He Is survived by
his wife. one son, Charles Camp, a stu
dent at Washington and Leo Univer-
sity, and by three daughters-Mrs.
Smith AGREE, Miss Mary Jeffrey Camp
and Miss Harriet Camp, all of Peters
burg.
The body was turned over to the
undertaking establishment of w Fred
Richardson. and will be sent to the
home to-day.
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University Club Elects.

Especial TO The Times DISPATCH.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, May 16-
AT the final smoker OF the Graduate In
structors' Club OF the University of
Virginia, officers were elected for the
ensuing year. as follows: Eugene Price
Brown, of Mountain. Va, president;
Ellis y. Tucker, of Lynchburg, Va,
vice president; Edward T. Browne, of
Palmyra, Va, ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The graduate department of the uni
versity elected the following officers:
Ernest Jackson Oglesby. of Glade
Spring, Va. president; Richard Lee
Morton, Of Meherrin. Va, vice-presi-
dent; Jesse Henry Green, of Clifton
Forge. Va, secretary-treasurer;G George
Lloyd Barton, Jr., of Charlottesville,
historian.
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A MUSE NJ EN- rs
Vaudeville and Pictures.

Norman Hackett will be the onl,
actor OF tho legitimate stage seen e.,
person in Richmond this week. ~,
VIII appear as the headliner OF IN,
Lyrics bill for the first half of tn,
meeh' an ohe-ac comedy. called
Tho Cinch" Judging from tho an
nounced list Of acts. however. Mr.
Hackett will have to "go soma" {,
order to Justify the billing OF hin
as hcadliner. Olive Vail. Van an,
schenck. Bert Wheeler and Company
ana Heras and Preston form bill
that would seem to be out OF m. ~
binary.
AT the principal picture houses IN,
attractions for to-day are as follows
Colonial. William Elliott. in "Woma,
and Wine; Strand. Lois Meredith. /,
Help Wanted; Little Thcater. Linz
Cavalieri. In "Manon Lescaut"; New
Theater, Countess Veschrs Jewels"
Rex, "Strathmore."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17

Is mat do not approve OF dyes or COL
| orinEs or any sort for the hair, and
the other is that the color you had
,housht of making it might not be in
Meep.nE with your complexion and
would give your face a hardened look.
Dyes always make the hair coarse and
brittle and are sure to ruin It, After
me hair has once been dyed 1t is al
most impossible to keep il the same
shade 1t becomes streaked: it will
Its natural color
Mae-You are not very tall Mae.
but can give tho impression of being
tail by wearing striped materials with
a stripe that is not too wide. Plain ma
tcrials can also be worn by short per-
sons. Do not wear checks or plaids
ana BE careful about wearing deep
oelts of contrasting colors, as they
break the waist line and give the ap-
pearance of being cut Off"
Robecca-This is an excellent exer-
else for reducing the legs. but you,will
have to practice 1t faithfully. Rebecca:
Lie nat on your back on the bed or on
the floor with your hands on your hips.
Draw your knees up as far a. you can,
then kick forward with a rood. yipor
Gus kick. Repeat this about ten times
to start, increasing as the muscles
grow more supple.
Steila-There are many depilatories
on the market for removing the hair
from under the arms. which are con-
sidered harmless You can find out
about them by inquiring at a drug or
department store. think il would be
unwise TO have it removed by the cleo
trio needle. and undoubtedly il would
be painful. You might try bleaching IL
With peroxide and ammonia 1t would
then be less conspicuous I shall be
glad TO send YOU my formula for re-
moving superfuous hair IL you will
SEND me a stamped. addressed cnvelope.
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Du Point Notes.

Hopewell is to have a post-ffice OF
its own, for the more convenient re-
ceipt and delivery of its mails. Con-
tract for the erection OF a temporary
building for the purpose have been
awarded. and there is an applicant for
appointment as postmaster.
The Du Pont Company has already
erected approximately zoo Gotta ses
for housing Its permanent employees.
and IT is reported 100 more are TO he
built.
New stores for the conduct OF mer-
camille business are constantly being
built at Hopewcll.
The Vetoed Ordinance.
II is proha bile that the Common Coun-
Gil will be called In special session
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
Health and Mntrimony.

SELF sufficient conservatives profess
TO find the modern question of eugenics
quite joke. Any reform or new
movement in the line Of social progress
is greeted as an absurdity by the
hidebound cynic of advancing Years
and hardening arteries. Nothing SC
ridiculous in the mind of the senile
AS the wild aspirations and dreams OF
youth.
We don't know much about the sci
ence or eugenics. If 1t is a science. Nor
do we believe the human, so to speak,
race VIII ever consent to play the role
of fancy stock in n breeding expert
ment Eut of one thing we feel rca.
sonably assured. and that is the maxim
that health is the greatest asset n man
or woman can possess
Now. parents ordinarily deem ii wise
10 throw certain restraints and limi-
tations around the courtship and mar.
riaGe of their sons or daughters even
if the latter do not always conform
TO parental wishes in the matter. When
suitor comes to ask for the hand of
daughter. the parent who pretends
to have the interests Of his loved ones
at heart naturally likes 10 know what
sort OF man the sutton may be and
whether he can support a wife in the
manner she deserves. Likewise when
\ son goes forth to take wife his
parents wish to know that the forum
i'e young woman Is worthy. This is
mere coiamon sense eugenics. if you
please.
The Time TO File the Certificate.
Why should parents care? Because
1t is natural that they should desire
10 see their children happily married.
Couldn't be anything in eugenics to
OPPOSE that
Very well. Financial social and
moral qualities being satisfactory. is
there nothing else to think of? How
about the present and future health
OF the contracting parties? Would
YOU ignore these factors altogether?
Or would you rely upon amateurish
observation and hearsay? Or would
YOU prefer to be sure about it?
For our par., we should EXPECT the
sutton 10 flo his health certificate be-
torc the engagement is announced
That is the time--not on tho day OF
the wedding. for then there might be
bitter Disappointment. We take it as
fair assumption that no young man
has the right to ask woman to
promise marriage until he has salts.
ned her parents or guardians of his
physical fitness. We are forced &c
this position nv our knowledge of the
miserable outcome of too many mar.
riages--the invalidism brought unor
the Innocent wife by the former sin,
Of the husband.
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The New Hotel.

satisfactory financial arraneeme,,
having been compelled for the erso
ton OF the modern hotel in W..
Tabb Street. President NJ. c. Jackson
of the Petersburg Investment Cornnra
ton. which has financed the protec,
hopes TO have the hotel opened TO n.
public early next year The buildin,
VIII cost $4,000. OF which $1,000,
was secured in Richmond on satisfac
tory terms of interest and time OF ma,
ment. c. NJ. Robinson & Companv
Richmond. will furnish the plans -.
the building. and Richmond contr.o
tor will erect II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
HER CLOTHES SET ON FIRE BY
EXHAUST OF AUTOMOBILE

ESpeclal TO The Times Dispatchl
SUFFOLK, VA, May 16.-NIisB Ellen
Corbett. young daughter Of r. L. Cor
bett. prominent merchant of Burdette
Va, was brought to a local hospital
this afternoon badly burned about the
body and legs. Miss Corbett was
among the hundreds who attended the
annual Quaker meeting at Sedley to-
day. Wearing a thin dress, she was
standing near an automobile. and her
clothing Is believed to have caught FIRE
from the exhaust of the machine Her
condition is serious.
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FinnI Decree Granted.

tSpecal 10 The Times Dispa tchl
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA May Is
Judge John w. Fishburne. of the Cir
cult Court, has entered n final decree
of absolute divorce in favor Of Mrs.
Willie Ann Salisbury against NJ A
salisbury, on the ground Of desertion
three years prior TO the suit. The par
ties were married at Orange, Va, March
25, 1893, but later resided in this city.
The custody of an adopted daughter
Irene Salisbury. was awarded to the
plaintiff and she was permitted TO re-
sumo her maiden name of Willie Ann
Martin.
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Chnutnuqun Week.

The Petersburg Chautauqua will he
held during the week of June 1915.
and the big tents for its accommoda :
ton will be raised on the grounds OF
the high school in Washington Street
y meeting of the guarantors and sub
scribers will he held tomorrow night
in the Chamber of Commerce to hear
the arrangements for the chautauQua
The program of the varied attractions
and entertainments for this year have
not yet been made public, but II is said
to he exceptionally good
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
May he Free-for-Au Fight.

[Special to The Times Dispatch.1
LYNCHBURG, VA, May l6.2The
Campbell County Democratic Commit
tee will meet at Rustburg on Monday
at noon to arrange for the nominations
of county and legislative candidates for
the fall election. Despite the fact tina I
the Socialists will have candidates for
nearly all of the Offices to be filled at
the election, there is a disposition on
the part of some Democrats to elimi-
nate primary and allow the candi-
dates to make free-for-all fight
against the Socialists In November.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
exercise enough to get rid Of surplus

exercise enough to get rid Of surplus
weight.
IL is worth while to see ourselves as
others see us Binding our own ewes
20 defects which might be remcdied
VIII nor put the binders on other eyes.
II VIII pay you TO take n full view Of
Voursel! at least once In a while Every
woman wants to know whether or not
her nat Is on straight IL may look
all right in front and ugly in the rear.
me SKIN OF your face may be In ex-
cellent condition while your shoulders
ere covered with blemishes
Remember: Mirrors like Gc,-.,
mover lie ~ -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
ny LILLIAr RUSSELL.

Among the most valuable dressing
room accessories are the combination
mirrors. which give one an aN-aronnd
view OF ones self. They give ycu Tho
opportunity II seeing yourself as Others
see you. II is quite likely il every
Won1an's room Vas equipped with such
system of mirrors there would he
Bone hasty changes in hair dressing,
and efforts would be made 10 improve
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17
Illicit StilI DESTROYED.

LSpecial to The Times-Dispatch.1
LfNCHBuRG, VA. May 16.-Deputy
Collectors o. T. Wood and ]. D. Hilton
have returned from "a raid in Charlotte
County, on which they destroyed one
OF the largest Illicit stills found in this
section for years. The still had a ca
pacitY OF 100 gallons. and was in opera
ton at the time of the raid, though the
operators managed to elude arrest.
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Mira. Rritton Attempts Suicide.

Mrs. Britton, aged about thirty years,
attempted suicide in the Aber House,
Eighth and Franklin Streets. early las.
night by drinking an ounce of lysol.
Ambulance Surgeon Pitkowitz was
called to attend the woman. He found
that she was not In n serious condition,
and left her al the clearinghouse after
!it was ascertained that she would sur
vive.
She has been living at the house
some time with her husband
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-17

GARRETT requires untiring enor, 70
reduce q double chin | fear Won were
not persev@ring with the blowing
method ! should keep right on with il
II ! were you. You might try this in
adoition 10 the blowing method: Thor
oushiy cleanse your face and neck. SIT
IN chair with YOUR head thrown back
"s Ia, as possible Steam your double
chin ny dipping towel i'm boiling
water. Wiring ont towel and place on
chi. thre" or four times each evening
10! TWO weeks Massage with a good
cold cream for about FIVE minutes
using downward stroke
roma should not think of chang
.hs inc coiorng OF my hair If were
you, for two reasons particularly. On,