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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
BUENA VISTA
fsnecial no. The Times-nispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.I
BUENA VISTA, VA, July IA very
Saturday night. when Mrs. w. T. Pax
ton entertained the Auction Bridge
Club. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
w. N. Sanborn. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Trumbower Mr.. and Mrs. James c.
Taylor. Dr. and Mrs. w. Fl. Gilkyson
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Embree. Mrs. Willie
Dickinson. Misses Mary and Carrie
Richeson and Mr.. G.. D. Black.
This community, especially the fe-
male portion, has been considera bly,
excited of late by reason OF rumors OF
r. belligerent animal stalking abroad
at night and attacking dogs and cows
1t is anything from n wildcat to a
panther. and 1t is In fear and trembling
that dark corners are avoided and
shadowy places hurried by.
Mrs. G. T. Divers gave reception on
Tuesday from ) to O'Clock In honor
OF her sister. Miss Lillian Martin. OF
Martinsvllle. and Richard Fox. of Rich
mond, who nre her guests. The punch
bowl was in charge OF Miss Leila Mil
Ter.
Howard Robertson, OF Salem, who
has been assisting his brother, A. w
Robertson, for some time, has returned
to his home. Miss Catharine Miller will
resume her duties as stenogra phcr with
Mr.. Robertson as soon as Miss Ethel
Foutz, who has just been operated upon
Tor appendicitis at Blu efield, is able to
take UP her work at the stationery
plant.
The Buena Vista Board OF Trade has
issued an attractive booklet, wherein
are set forth concise and modest
manner some OF the advantages pos
sessed by the city
W. T. Vest and wife are the first to
return of the local visitors to the ex
position at San Francisco. Mr.. Vest is
strong in his praises of the wonderful
buildings and other attractions at the
exposition.
{. S. Lake, son of Mayor Lake, and
general manager of the Seaboard All
Line, came last week to Visit his mar.
ents. His stay was short
Misses Carrie and Margaret RUBBISH
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FARMVILlE
Especial to The Tlmes-pispatch.]

special TO The Times Dispatch.l
AEMN LILLE. VA, July lI.-Mr. and
| Mrs. j A Garland spent Tuesday In
| Richmond.
Thomas Cobb, OF 1vor. has been a
guest here recently.
Mr. and Mrs, Z. H. Paulett are on a
visit TO their daughter, Mrs. Godfrey
Creykc. of Washington, p. G.
Miss Lurlinc Moring is the guest OF
Miss Elizabeth North, in Lynchburg.
Miss Lillian Bristow, OF Richmond
is the guest Of her brother, r. c.
Bristow
Miss aubrey Smith is at home after
spending the past two months In
! LynchburC.
| MISS C!arice Hargctt. Or Richmond.
| has hccn "A recent visitor TO Miss Maria
Bristow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Edmunds. of
Winston Salem. y. C, arc visiting home
people here
Miss Eugenia Walker is spending the
summer with her grandmother, Mrs
{. NJ. Walker.
II ID. Flood was in town this week
Mr.. and Mrs. y. G. Haddock. OF Rich
mond. are on a visit to Mrs. T. y.
Layne.
Judge W. NJ. Smith, of Cumberland,
was here on Wednesday,
Miss Lettie Jennings and Mrs. Stane.
or Amherst. have returned after a de-
iiGhtful stay with Mrs Arthur Noel
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson, Jr..
or Bluchcld, W. Va, are visiting his
parents.
Mrs. T. M McCork!e. OF Lvnchburr
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. walker
Scott
Misses Hattie and Bessie Paulett left
this week TO spend two months with
friends on Long Island Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Harden. of Nor
FOLK, are on visit TO Mr.. and Mrs
John shannon
DR.. Hbbett, OF Blue Ridge, is visit.
Ing friends here
Miss Elizabeth Horsley. OF Richmond.
Us spending some time with Miss Lucy
Irving.
Frank womack. of Suffolk, is on a
visit to friends here.
Miss Clara Wcsler left this week for
her home in Philadelphia.
MISS Princess Watkins has returned
after delightful stay with friends in
Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Booker and chill
dren are visiting in Newport News
Mrs Quarles. of Richmond, is with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Rich
,ardson.
Rev. Mr. Diehl and family are visit
Ing in Roanoke
Mrs f. c. Jones and daughter. Miss
Charley, are on n visit to Dr. and Mrs
a. f. Hoge. of Blueield. W. Va.
Mrs Eugene Gill. OF Huntsville, Ala.
reached here this week for n stay with
her homo people.
Mrs. Hundley Is on a visit to friends
in buckingham.
Mrs. j. Davis Morton and daughter.
Jacquelin, Will leave shortly for Port
land Me-. 20 be the guests Of friends.
Miss Leila Jackson entertained on
Saturday In honor OF Miss Hans. OF
New York.
Miss Juliet Hundley is spending some
time with friends in Amherst
Miss Frankie Mckinney was hostes,
at an elaborate auction party on Tues
day in honor of her guest. Miss Gaines.
Cashier Walden. of the First National
Bank. Is back from n stay In Chicago.
Judge George NJ. Hundley is at Craig
Healing Springs.
Mrs. George Richardson and dauEh-
ter, Miss Anne, received their friends
on Wednesday afternoon. in honor OF
Mrs. George Richardson. Jr.
Mrs j. j. Powell will leave next week
for Bedford. where she will act as
chaperon for n camping party near the
Peaks OF otter.
Editor Hart, Of the Farmville Her
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Briggs ON Grac. straet

Miss Ada Briggs on Grace Street
! Mrs Otis Oberry. OF whaleyville. was
the guest to-day OF Mrs. Crawley
Nelms
| President Harper. OF Elon College,
and DR.. Whitaker. a prominent divine
of the Christian denomination. both on
their way to the Christian Chautauqua
at Virginia Beach. will be In Suffolk
next week and will make addresses a,
the Christian Church.
Mrs. G. Wilbur shipley and Miss
Laura Benson Shipley, OF Albcmarle.
y. c.. who have been guests in the
home OF DR.. ]. NJ. Gibson. will leave on
Tuesday for Baltimore
Jack Nurney left to-day for Rich
mond, to be with his sister. Mrs. T. a.
Smyth. for few days.
The Ladies' Home and Foreign Mis-
sion Society OF the Christian Church
met in the Philathea classroom on Mon
day night.
The lawn party given on Tuesday
night in the Hall Place Park for the
benefit of the baseball club, was large
~ attended and most successful.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Rochelle Harrell entertained informally
at their home on Chestnut street in
honor Of their guests, Misses Ethel
Hicks Buffaloe and Lucy Virginia
Camp, of Raleigh.
Mrs. NJ. a. Matice is the guest OF rela-
tives in Hinton, w. Va.
Mrs. William Disharoon and chill
dren. Of Norfolk. are guests OF Mrs. o.
X. Primer, on Main Street
Miss Louise Goodwin, OF Chuckatuck.
was in Suffolk on Wednesday,
Seth Campbell. Wood Campbell and
Laurence Briggs are with a campin &
party at Nix Wharf
Marmaduke Woodward is visiting In
Portsmouth.
Judge and Mrs. James l.. McLemore
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II.
Birdsong and family leave tomorrow
for WillouGhby Beach.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
LYNCHBURG

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG. VA. July l7.-Mr and
Mrs. c. Fl. Lumsden have gone to At
lantic City.
Rawlings Hammer has gone to
Mountain Lake to spend his vacation.
Mrs. G. l.. Mason and children are
spending the month OF July at Ashe-
willie.
Miss Carrie Johnson. OF Clinton.
y. c., is the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
p. A. Krise. in Rivermont.
Allen Pringle Of Philadelphia. spent
portion of the week here with his
brother, Ensign John Pringle. OF the
Salvation Army.
Miss Violet Fcagans is visiting rela-
tives in Richmond.
w. w. Walsh has returned from Elk
Park, " c., where he went to spend a
brief time with Mrs. Walsh and baby.
who are spending the summer at Mrs.
Walsh's former home there.
r. Colston Blackboard. who under
went an operation for appendicitis at
University Hospital. charlottesville,
has recovered sufficiently to return to
his home in Lynchburg.
Miss Marco Jones is visiting Mrs.
Charles Waddell in Norfolk.
Mrs. r. c. Moody. Of New York, is
/ the guest of Mrs. r. O. Thomas in
! Rivermont.
Miss corinne Schwartz is visiting
| relatives IN Danville.
Miss Nena Lochrdge is visiting
| friends In Charlotte. y. G. She will
| go 70 Laurens. s. c., for a visit be-
| fore returning home.
! Mrs. G. Il. Peasants Is the guest
OF her daughter. Mrs. w. f. Richmond
at Rural Retreat
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Hawse and chill
| lN1,
| Nelson County.
DR., F. NJ Perrow. wife and Miss
| Annie Johnson have gone to Ocean
| City,
F.; Misses Minnie C Perrow and Mary
| c. Moon have returned home from a
| visit In Charlottesville
Mrs. Julia Lewis Trent, OF Wash
ington, spent portion of the week
as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. l.. c.
| AGREE in Rivermont.
| Mrs. c. G. Lambert and daughter,
| Miss Bessie Lambert, OF Atlanta, Ga.
are the guests of Mrs. Lamberts
! daughter. Mrs. II. NJ. Davis, on Fed
, eral Street.
Major T. F. schley and wife. OF
| Texas. who have been visiting friends
here. accompanied by Mrs. Catherine
| 2. Langhorne. have gone 10 Warm
| Springs for visit with Major Schleys
mother, Mrs. w. s. Schley.
l.. y. IucKer ieft on w edneSdaS Tor
Virginia Beach.
! Miss Julia Hurley is at Atlantic
City.
| Mrs. NJ. 0. barley is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. l.. Gates, at Hot
! Springs.
! Miss Nora Fields and Miss Ruby
! White have returned TO the city after
! a visit at EvinEton.
! Mrs. ]. T Rector and daughter. Miss
! Elizabeth, of Slater. Mo, are visiting
Mrs. c. e. Callahan on Harrison
Street.
Julian T. Baber left on Wednesday
morning to join party at PearisburG
| from Bluefeld and Graham for ten
| days camp at Mountain Lake.
Mrs. Leroy L. Schafer and chill
! dren have returned home after spend
ing a week with relatives in Campbell
/ County.
Mrs ]. B. Adams left on Wednesday
| for Atlanta.
Miss Mary watts has gone to Noun
! tain Lake.
Misses Mamie and Frances Kabler
are visiting relatives at Gladys.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Kirkpatrick have
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Gillian, Miss
Elsie w Gillian and s. ]. Gillian left
on Thursday for Atlantic City.
Miss Florence Foster. physical di
rector Of the Y W. G. A, has gone
to Pcnacook y. H, to spend her vaca
ton at her home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18

Nine. Groultch, wife of the perma-
nenf Understanding of Foreign Az
fairs of Serbia, who has heen speak
ing In the Eastern cities OF the United
states I'm hehnlf OF the Serbian AEri-
cultural Relief Committee of America,
IL now on tour of Middle Western
cities. An the wife of one of Serbin'n
foremost Diplomats, Nine. GrOuItch
has had considerable experience In NIL
or the European capitals. She hns
served In Red Crosn work In the pres
ent md the two previous conflicts In
which Serbia has engaged, and wears
gold cross. given her by her govern
mcnt Rcd Cross. Nine. Grouftch was
formcri. Nils. Mabel Dunlop, of CInrks-
burg. w. YIN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18

ton. Va. are here while making tour
Of the mountains.
Mrs. Frank Hall. Of Lynchburg. and
Frank Hall. OF Roanoke s. T Lewis
and Don Gault. of Chattanooga. Tenn :;
John +. Farley. OF Philadelphia and
y. r. Thomas OF Richmond. are among
the new arrivals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
SUFFOLK

tSpecial to The mes-Dispatch.
SUFFOLK, VA, July 17.-Willian, n
McAnge. Jr., is the guest of his parents
on Main Street.
Mrs. j. l.. Bell and family, and Mrs.
Ed Harrcll have returned from VIII
loughby Beach, Va
Mrs. Henry Jordan is the guest OF
Mrs. George Crumpler on Linden Ave-
nue..
Misses Ella Mary and Amy Fl. Smith
have returned from a stay at Ocean
View
Miss Dorothy Vann is the guest of
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Mrs. r. S. Mathesca. of Chicago. a

Mrs. n. S. Mathesca. OF Chicago at
Central Hotel.
Dr. j. w. kincaid. president OF the
Kentucky Medical Association. and Mrs
kincaid. with Mrs. l.. Carnahan and
Mrs. ;. kinner have also taken rooms
in Central Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. l.. r. McI.ain have been
added to the Washington colony.
MIS-. +. III. Proudtit. of Memphis for
many years patron OF Old Sweet
springs. has arrived to be with her
daughter and small grandson
Mrs. r. Il. Cunningham with her
SrahddauRhtcr. Miss Lyman, have ar
rived from Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18

are visiting their cousin in Gibson.
y. c.
Miss Edna Dyer's mother. OF wash.
ington. ID. c.. is with her at Rev. a. c
Hopkins's.
MT samuel Hammer. president OF tho
Columbia Paper Mill COMPANY who,
offices are in Philadelphia, Is in tho
city on official business
Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Stuart are spend
ing ten days in Atlantic City.
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at S l 500

Plenty of the very de-
sirable Navy Taffetas in
this lot. Many with
Georgette crepe sleeves.
Many are only one Of a
kind. Regularly worth
$40 and $3.50.
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at S l 3. so

Excellent $50 Silk
Dresses, quaint and pic
turesque are these be-
ruffled dresses OF flow.
cred taffeta and crepe dc
chine. Plain cnlors; de-
signed TO wear during
the hot weather.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-18
Fresh from New York Saturday
at S l 2 SO

Taffeta and Crepe de
Chine Dresses that are
worth regularly $3.50
and $3.50; all are new
styles never shown iii
our store before. Only a
few OF each style.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
BOY, 10, HAS SAD
CHRISTMAS;
LOSES BOTH
PARENTS

When 10-year-old Willie Harri-
son. newsboy. awoke at the
Standard hotel the morning after
Christmas he found his mother ly.
ing by him-dead.
Three days before HIS stepfather
had said. "fll be back in 20 min.
utes.
But he did not return He had
quarreled with his wife
That was Winie's Christmas.
but he has found a home
An aunt. who lives at 9l7 East
Spruce st. has opened up her
heart and home. Her name is
Mrs. F. Wider. And Willles broth
er, Jimmie. age II. is with him,
When Willie was taken. sohblng.
to the police station. he thought he
was the most unhappy youngster
in the world Police officials got
busy and found out about the aunt
Would she take him inr
The answer came in the form of
a big automobile that whisked him
TO the Wider home in time for
dinner.
And now Willie is proving 20 the
kids in the neish6orhood that he
can kick a football farther than
any OF them
The stepfather, n. C Harlan. was
picked up by the police Sunday
night and is being held for invests
CATION.
II was decided Monday after a
post-mortem that the mother had
come to her death naturally.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
REGENTS RULE
arena ONLY
TEMPORARY
STRUCTURE

The Arena building. at Fifth
ave. and university st. 10 not
permanent building and will
no, be accepted as sueh by the
board OF regents Of the Uni.
versi,y OF Washington.
This was the decision reach
ed by the regents at noon Mon.
day BY vote o. four TO two.
reversing their own position Of
several weeks age.
II means shst. at the end OF
10 years. the Metropolitan
Building Co. ~ll have TO put
up . ne~ ard permanent build.
tna 70 replace the Arena
The reversal OF the decision
of the regents followed the
campaign stirred up by the
University Of Washington alum.
nj. headed by Judge Oykemsn.
president Of the alumni asso-
eiaiior.
~ the meeting ~ tho regents
Monday. Charles Denney. son of the
donor OF tho university tract down
town. on part Of which the Arena
10 located. vas member Of the
delegation Of alumni protesting
against the acceptance of the build.
ing.
The university tract downtown s.
the Institutions most valuable as
Ftsk.s - - y - =
The entife tract has feen leased
20 the Metropolitan Building Co.
the Lease attn running 20 Years.
One of tho terms IS that the build.
ings put up by the company shall
be % permanent construction and
at the end OF the lease period they
are TO revert to the university.
Because the Arena vas not con.
sidered OF permanent character. the
alumni protested. claiming the uni.
yerHtty was being defranded Of It's
rights.
Regent Rae % Tacoma changed
bis vote Monday. voting with the
majority The only two who voted
20 accept the Arena as permanent
were Dr. William Shan.
non Of seattle. and Col " + Per.
kius OF Seattle
President Fcchter of the alumni
and Regents Miller. Caches and
Rae insisted that II was 10 be treat
Cd only as a temporary structure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
OUTDOOR BOOZE
ADS ORDERED
DOWN BY
JAN. |

All outdoor liquor advertising. in
cluding all painted and electric
signs, must be down by Saturday
morning in compliance with the
dry law. or the owner of the sign
and the property owner will be
held liable
Thus Prosecutor Lundin inter-
preted the law Monday.
The penalty for advertising
liquor in the state after January
is fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $500. or Imprisonment in
the county Jail for not less than 10
days nor more than three months.
or both fine and Imprisonment
Several thousand such signs will
vanish within the next four days In
Seattle alone. including two of the
most elaborate and expensive
flash" signs on the Pacific Coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
TREASURER IN
TANGLE OVER
RENICk
Law

Some one will have 20 talk fast
az Monday afternoons council
meeting To explain some of the
1915 budget arguments
Councilman Erickson has made
the discovery that the city treas
ureT has overdrawn about $500 600
for interest and redemption funds.
without coming to the council 20
ask permission TO borrow the
money
There was talk by Reniek law
champions about being able TO bor.
row money for these little things
when the budget vas being repair.
ed There vas opposition by Asy.
or Gill and others 20 including in
the budget an item Of sac 600 for
redemption. made necessary by the
Renick law And nov II appears
the city treasurer has had to over.
draw 5000 900 for that purpose. aft.
er all.
Councilman Erickson has accord
ingiy drawn up the follo~ing reso-
tuition
Whereas. The bond interes;
aAQ If3FtARtAhN AAANN WA NV VIZ
have been overdrawn Approximate.
ly 5000. 600.
Whereas. At the time OF the an.
nual tar levy preparation for 1915
u was pointed out by the comptrol.
Ter that approximately s221 900
should be included In the levy 20
take care OF interest and rcdemp-
tion % bonds. owsnE 10 the opera
ton OF the R@nick law
Whereas. IL vas eontended By
various interests and officials that
II vas useless and unnecessary.
and that the item should not be In.
Guided IN the levy. but that the
money should be borrowed when
necessary to meet bond interest
and redemption. be u
Resolved. That the city treasur.
er be requested 10 advise the coun.
ell by what authority he conAtrues
that money taken from cash on
hand to pay bond interest and 70.
demption Ia not a violation OF the
Renick Law. while payment OF sal
aries and bills from moneys lying
In the bank Is violation OF the
Renick Law and 10 prevent such
violation has placed the city on a
warrant basis 10 the extent OF ap.
proximately 81 900. 900. which war.
rants draw interest at per cent.
with $1,000. 900 in the banks"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
OPPOSES
WILSON
Plans
"Take Private Profit
From Our Prepar-
edness Program;
Let Government
Make All Our War
Materials" Con-
gresham Tavenner
Demands.
stsss Correspondence

WASHINGTON. -. CA
boyish young congressman,
with a newly-sprouted mus
tache. seems likely TO make
hard shedding for the prepar-
sadness program of President
Wilson unless that program
Is amended to eliminate pri-
satc profit from the govern
mcnt's further expenditure for
lile army and navy v-- .~rs
Long before tho present
campaign for preparedness"
was thought OF. Clyde II. Ia
vcnner OF Cordova, ILL.,. had
begun study OF Uncle Sans
expenditures for guns. ammu-
nition and battleships.
lie hadn't gene far. he says. un-
I'll he saw Uncle was being held up
that he was being forced 10 pay
erorbitant prices. often for second
grade materials. or do without
He decided right there that this
country needed TO be armed against
such holdups as much as IL did
against a possible foreign foe
And the ONE ADEQUATE PRO
LECTION against being held up.
Tavenner decided, was for the GOV.
EMINENT TO MANUFACTURE
ITS OWN ARMS AND ARMA-
MENT.
III We are not prepared as we
~should be" he declares. 1T Is not
because the people have not paid
In taxes the price OF adequate prep
sration. but because TOO much Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
CONSCRIPTION NOW DEMANDED

on Christmas before meeting of
union men at Glasgow
In this. he told them frankly that
union rules must be relaxed II
England Is TO succeed
Two courses otherwise are open.
he declared. The first is TO go to
the men in the trenches and tell
them that perhaps in 1917 Ameri-
can workmen will have furnished
you enough munitions" the other
is to so to the kaiser and tell him
We cannot go on
Such Il course he said. would lay
the nation open to large indem-
nifty. and would mean the annexa.
tion OF Belgium and one or more
British colonies by Germany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
SAYS 10000 ST ARvED TO DEATH

Dec Abanans o
similar fate awaits equal number next w W
Albania
.tants.
have n he said
Of added
ian refugees Austrian prisoners
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27

mobile works had any information
concerning rumor that Henry
Ford is dead en- route to the United
States.
The last direct message filed
shortly after Ford quit his party
and embarked. stated that his phys
icai condition was good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
SOCIALISTS PICK
A MAN FOR MAYOR

Tho socialists picked their can.
didates for municipal offices sun.
Iay Here Is their slate Charles
n Raynor. for mayor Nicholas
schmitt. for corporation counsel
Charlotte ,. Jones. Adam Rausch
and 4 Fislcrnan. for the city coun-
tU
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
DIFFERENT AppErIrEs

NEw YORK. Dec - pr l. $
schlninEer likes pot roast an9 veg.
etable soup Ills wife. pretty
brunette. i fond o. dainty desserts
That's one reason they sued for
divorce
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
BELIEVE SHIP HAS GONE DOWN
BARK WITH CREW OF is is MISSING AFTER GALE
of Cupid,
Chronicled Today
on The Stars Wire

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Dec.
V.-FNty-one friends of Wm.
/. Noise were hls guests at a
performance Of "ln Freedoms
Cause" ard a wine party after.
ward. when he celebrated
Freedom" after two years Of
successful divorce litigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
TOYS Distributed

More than 250 Ravensdale chill
dren enjoyed Christmas at the ex-
pense ~ the Seattle Central Labor
council. which played Santa Claus,
distributing toys and candy TO the
offsprlug ~ miners killed IN a re
cent mite explosion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
oUTSTRIP PORTLAND

More than 70 times the amount
or overseas commerce passed thru
Seattle during tho first five
months Of the fiscal year than thru
Portland The figures Seattle,
.ft4.02l73i. Portland. 1885, 75H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
GETS GRAVE AS GIFT

Edwin l.. Graves. 1905 1amlln
ave. vas given a Christmas pres.
enf hy his old friend W a Hughes.
snecial representative ~ Washelli
cemetery. The present was one
handsome HV-foot grave in Wash
lGfI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
DOVELL SHOWS
Improvement

Slight Improvement In IN econdi-
tion OF W r Dovell. attorney. who
is IN critical condition with pneu.
monia a. the Seattle General hos
pital. was reported Monday noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
NY. mvi HOW FORMAL

NEW YORK. Dee g. Greeting
him a. Varm friend Nine Mar
SKA Aldrleh. prima donna. attend
- former Copwr, ssman : Frank
Aldrichs tea end musicale tn hip
apartments. given In her honor
they Sere divorced last October
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
HlNDuS COLLECT FUNDS

EXETER. Cal. Dec. 27.-WttA
the purpose Of aiding in financing
a revolution against British rule in
India, l00 Hindus in this region
have organized and are conducting
a campaign for funds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-12-27
TuRk ATTACK FAILS

LONDON, Dec. 27.--The Turks
have been defeated in an attack on
kut-El-Amara. the British base. TO
which retreating forces retired aft
er failure OF the Bagdad expedition.
il was officially announced today.