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for greatly increasing the supply OF
gasoline. 1t Is expected that by means
of this new formula the independent
refners of the country can increase
their. output OF gasoline from petro-
leum zoo per cent. or more The
praiseworthy thing about the Rittrnan
discovery is that it Is going to serve
as a means to the end of getting the
public yet other blessings. Uncle Sam
stands ready 70 cooperate with almost
any commercial concern in tho de-
lvelopment Of this or any of It's other
new processes but only on tho under
standing that all patentable equip
mentr processes and ideas available
as a result OF the cooperative work
will be dedicated 20 tho public.
As though the discovery Of the RITZ.
man gasoline process We're not enough
for any one scientist 10 do In any ONE
year Or Rlttman has up his sleeve
another innovation that bids fair to
prove even more valuable now that
we ppcar to be ON the eve Of a famine
in imported dyestuffs. This Invention
No. makes possible the manufacture
of toluoI and bcnzol from crude Pc
troleum instead Of from coal tar as
Germany has done. Not only are the
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products mentioned essential to the
dye industry but likewise are they
needed in the dye industry. In other
for modern warfare without plenty of
toloul and oengol so that the second
Rittman discovery is the most i'm
portant kind Of a move in the direc~
ton OF national preparedness.
Uncle Sans Field Workers Are Also
Inventors
Not all tho worth while invention
that are being thrown open to the
public under Governmental auspices
are the product of research in Uncle
Sans laboratories and workshops at
the national capital and elsewhere.
Tho field workers on the payroll OF
the biggest business in the country
are doing their fun share in unearth-
ing new things that count For OK
ample forest ranger lately invented
a new style tree planting machine that
may prove helpful to almost any
farmer or nurseryman and another
patrolman OF the United States Forest
Service has devised collapsible piow
that closes up like .Jack-knife and
can be carried on horseback. The
plow was designed to allow quick
transportation when needed for fight
lnr forest Ares but. OF course. 1t has
other uses.
Kites may seem n, queer subject for
invention by serious minded scientists
hut new tangled kites we have. thanks
to the ingenuity of some of the United
States Weather Bureau experts who
are wont to send thermometer-carry-
ing kites to attitudes of three miles
and more in order 70 secure data as
to weather conditions.
Mr.. George S. Rice, chief mining
engineer Of the United States Bureau
of Mines, has lately dedicated to tho
public n patent for a hoisting cage
which is primarily for use in rescuing
miners fmperiled IN coal mines, but
which can also be used for other pur-
poses. having numerous advantages
such as ease Of assem- bling and porta-
bility. other experts in tho Bureau
OF Mines have lately contributed TO the
public welfare by inventing or I'm
proving apparatus for revivinK persons
who have been overcome by gas. Such
inventions are now being used by the
fire ana police departm ents in a mum
Der Of our progressive cities,
Some Of the inventive stunts OF Fed
eral experts seem of little direct hene-
A. to tho man on the street" and yet
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they are so well nigh miraculous that
we are bound TO admire them. In this
category is the tide predicting machine
that enables the United States Coas,
and Geodetic Survey to ascertain long
In ADVANCE information as to tides that
10 of the greatest value to every
mariner. So too must we drop a word
OF praise. in passing. for some OF the
testing machines that have been In
vented by the scientists nc tho National
| bureau of Standards-machin that
test the accuracy of our watches and
clocks: determine the strength Of con-
crete construction: and find the flaws
in faulty railroad rails. to say nothing
OF ascertaining the proper life of cleo
trio lamps
Road Tester
Every man Vho drives a motor car
and indeed every man who longs for
the millennium OF good roads has res
son TO rejoice because of an invention
lately perfected by the Experts cf III.
United States Office OF Public Roads
II is an improved dynamoneter and.
for use, It IS mounted on a special
automobile known as a Dynamometer
car. The function Of this device IL Il,
record the pun reg uired to propel the
car under varying road conditions and
| thereby to prove. of course. the ad-
vantages of good roads In order 10
secure before and after records this
apparatus IS sent over a road before
1t has been improved and then again
after tho surface has been transformed
Thoroughly practical in its value to
every farmer. grain dealer. Hour
miller. etc. IS an invention which has
within the past few weeks been dedt.
Gated TO tho public by SIR T.. G.
Boerner, assistant in the Once OF
Grain Standardization, United States
Department Of Agriculture This IN
vention IL a device for aamplIng grain
seeds aud other material bus 4 may
also be used fer blending" two or
more kinds Of grain. which h where
lis usefulness 10 the miller comes IN
Incidentally, Il Is predicted ihat thu new
invention will, tn time be ada ptetl.s
sarnpling ore and ethor materials r..
removed In character ftot74 ttc ,,erep4,
for which II was designed 79a irven.
ton Of this autonatie Sampler" j.
the logical sequel If tho cgtakitzh,aot,t
by tho government or standard grain
grades" tho object Of which lis IL en-.
able any person who bases ~eed
or grain 20 have hetter knowledge than
he has had In the rast Of lust What
he IL getting
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Aloha" Correcting of loveD This Gus
tom Is in vogue throughout the island.
Honolulu is not a beautiful city from
an architectural standpoint---in fact.
most OF the buildings are ugly. for It
IS the commercial city as we'll as tho
capital of the islands and what should
/ be the prettiest part OF the waterfront
! is marred by storehouses and coal
piles. 1t is the people. the mountains
outside tho city and the climate which
are the real charm.
Delightful Climate.
j In the latter the island. are excep-
tionally favored. The northeast trade
winds blow three-fourths OF tho year
! ard ocean currents also from the
northeast moderate the temperature
so that 1t is at least ten degrees cooler
than any other region in the same lati-
! tude, ranging tho year round at from
sixty to eighty degrees at the sea level
and proportionately lower as higher al
titudes are reached. There are no ter
rifle wind storms. no cyclones and
rarely a thunder storm, yet there Is
plenty Of rain--delightful little show
ers that freshen up the luxuriant vege-
tation.
These showers bring about the re-
markahle fora for which the islands
are noted. On the Island of Hawaii
and Maui there are extensive koa Una
! hogany} forests which furnish valu-
able lumber for the manufacture of
fine furniture. Candle nut trees, the
nuts of which the natives In the old
/ days used as candles n sort Of sandal
wood fiourishes, SIS does the algaroba
! (iron wood tree. The ferns are a
revelation to the traveller az veritable
4 fern forests exist In several places
where the fern trees sometimes attain
a height Of thirty feet They are of
every kind from the delicate maiden
hair variety to the huge trce species
which spreads It's gigantic leaves over
the messy ground like tent. Roses
grow luxuriantly and mingle with the
lemon vine and the thimble berry
bushes. The latter Is a spicy red berry
and pleasant to the taste.
No Poisonous Insects.
One may wander at will through
Hawaii's jungles without the least
| fear OF poisonous insects or snakes for
neither of these pests exist on the is
| lands. Splendid roads built of lava
have been constructed all over the
islands. In many instances leading far
up in the mountains.
Good Roads.
From Honolulu alone five mountains
are readily accessible by macadamized
roads to their SUBMITS. The road to
the Nuuanu Pail (prccipice) Is the
favorite trip, Hswsi's history was
made on this ground when King
Kamehameha the Conqueror drove the
warriors of the King OF Oahu over
these cliffs. The Honolulu Club is just
off the road and there one finds Ha-
waiian princes. English noblemen and
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ocean. the White surf, and beyond 1t
the wide shoals of pink. emerald and
bun, then the masses OF trees broken
only by the roofs of the houses. while
far In the distance tho misty green Of
the cane helds mlngies with the purple
haze Of 'be distant Waianae Noun
tainS. Bach OF the city stretch the
k'plru Mountains rising III sharp
peaks. 1hoir SIDES covered with bril-
Want green tropical foliage Al one
-:le ia biz su31fb If Waikiki with it's
famous beach. riingips about the foot
Of Diamond Head, now an almost i'm
prcgnahl" fortress manned by United
States soldiers.
The name Honolulu means shell
.'ared well named 0u account Of the
safety of It's harbor which although
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American planters slipping mint uiop.
or playing golf in true American style
The caddies are boys OF many natlon-
aHles yet they work together Ia per
fect harmony and vie with each othe.
In giving service, The view from tho
Pail Is. OF course. charming Tho
road to Watkiki Beach is the r.,eliza-
ton Of the automobillsS's frcarii--a
broad white road arched over hy iron
wood trees the leaves Of W hich are as
I delicate as those Of an aSpara gus fern
The huge banyan trees. tho rice fields
the Chinese duck farm. Tho parks with
their rows of date palms. and the ma
tive grass hut at, Moanalua once the
homo Of Hawaiian kings, are an oh
Jects OF unusual interest 10 the sight
seer. This grass hut IS the only ono
on the island OF Oahu and In one OF
the remnants OF native life which un-
der American rule Is fast disappear
ing.
Hawaii Cosmopolitan.
Hawaii IS cosmopolitan for nearly
every nation of the world may b.
found among the residents, and these
people seem 10 have brought their
manners and customs with them Take
ElbIplGAii. ipI SncEG one mos
American, Japanese and Chinese
theatres and even the Hawaiians in
dulging In the law forbidden hula
hula dance. Down In the Oriental
quarter white face is seldom seen
except when party of tourists bent
on doing the town arrive. But 1t Il
not necessary to leave Fort Street to
find all classes and conditions Of peo-
- 80 tr
oughfare you may 1ostie elbows with
the strange white robed Korean. ths
gorgeous pantalooned Chinese woman,
the kimonaed Japanese. the red
bloused Russian. tho lei crowned Ha-
waiian and the Portuguese small bog.
It is one Kaleidoscope OF color. Jap
anese stores, newspaper offices-Chin-
ese and Japanese, Chinese drug stores
with their dried spiders on exhibition,
bazars where Chinese workmen beat
out gold and silver. japanese barber
shops, where japanese women shave
the men and trim their hair, and res
.aurants where the dueerest OF
Oriental dishes are served. crowd to-
gether on Honoiuiu's streets.
Small steamers ply between the Is
lands and all of them should be visit
ed II possible for each one possesses .
a certain individuality. but they share
the same delightful climate. At La
haina, once the capital of the islands.
which lies on the north coast of Maui.
one may make the trip to tho summit
of Haleakata; an extinct crater OF n
volcano twenty miles In circumference
the largest crater in the world. Add
ed to this is the charm of native life
n he faiYrd iy, 10 lea ~ X
Tropical fruit grow in abundance
especially pine apples, and II Is quite
the proper thing for tourists to visit
the big plantation ut Wahaiaua and
sample the delicious fruit In the zelda
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] not large is splendid from the fact
that no matter how the storms may
rage on the outside the water inside
Is always still. AS the steamer nears
tho dock the sea Is fairly alive with
Hawaiian boys who dive for pennies
thgown over by the passengers, These
little fellows dive and splash about
like SO many FISH. rarely missing a
coin
On the wharf he Traveller Is greeted
by native women selling "lets'--
Wreaths OF the sweet smelling ginger
flowers and carnations. II Is the Gus
tom to purchase one of these and
throw II about fellow passengers
neck-~an old custom of the Hawaiians
who al native feasts wreathe each 9TH
or in these garlands OF flowers saying,
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loss has been 'H #e a.= tEr
y puhltc pas mad rpaart univ IL
Esir row cears .tfaH II "a
,rfofi~sn TIE spectacle NJ Edison a8d
wright ana Max w ara etas= wizards
giving freely ot tGetr valuable taFett-
ave l5eas f1r The bereHt # gre ~aHH le
and tho safeguarding ~ ~ people h9s
disc rssi different ana II a saazs.-
higher ideals - d4ty sal ae -
country fAau we have - Un Rcrs o.
fore Rut & needed ne the present
wa scare 70 trlr" our q remarkable
spirit ~ self sacrifice ~a M ~81t o. u
number Of clever Inventors p thelt re-
lat'ons with Uncle Sam
Within the past ha,f decade q mum
Der of experts n various limos regular
lv employed by Uncle Sau3 or tempo
rarily retained IN n consulting ca paeify
have doua- ed 10 the free use Of the
public notable invcntjon#-i3eas which
on many instances would have won
fortunes for the djscoverers These
rev ways q doing things that have
been thrown open to all corners have
included everything from simple de-
vices in tho form q household equip
ment 70 radical new manufacturing
processes that have reyolutIonlzea On
tire industries a. 8 saved thousands Of
dollars that form rjy vent into wesse.
Inventors OF The Army Aud Nav,
Early IN the catalogue ~ TrcI9
Sans open-haldec Inventors place
should be given to the eH7aets and
enlisted men ~ the United statr.
Asmy and Navy VIE haee turned "a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-09
PUBLIC STOCK SALES
ORDERED WITHDRAWN
Action Is Taken as Precaution il
Fight Against Foot-and-
Mouth Disease.
REPORT NO FRESH OUTBREAKS
Dafrymnn in Valley Countries Arc
Maintaining Shotgun Quarantine
and Farmers Arc Warned to BE
Careful I'm Sale OF Milk.
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WINCHESTER. VA. March S-A
score or moro OF public sales In Fred
erick County to-day were ordered
withdrawn until further notice by DR..
H. ~. >. Wills veterinarian. representing
state Veterinarian Ferneyhough in tho
hight TO control the foot-an
disease among live stock More spring
safes than usual had been advertised
Tor March and April. and they Will
have to be postponed indefinitely or
abandoned. Many farm tenants had
arranged to move to other farms, their
contracts with landowners having ex-
pired, but nothing can be done until
quarantine Is raised DIR. Willis said
he ala not wish to impose hardships
on any one, but public sales are a sure
means OF spreading cOntaEion. as men
| often attend sales at infected farms
and carry Infection away with them.
No fresh outbreak was reported to-
night by inspectors upon returning
| from all-day trips into Frederick Coun-
~. inspection will continue until
every farmer has been seen. All the
cattle. hogs and sheep killed by gov
eminent agents on farms Of John w.
l.arrack. Jr, ROSES Campbell and T.
NJ. Miller were buried. like those Of
Miller Brothers In Henrico County
Dairymen are maintaining rigid shot
gun quarantine for their own protec-
ton, and farmers to-day were warned
not TO bring any milk into town IL
there Is the slightest suspicion Of their
| cows being near infected places.
Two additional government agents
making five in ALL came tonight from
Washington TO aid in the fight against
the disease. Scores of farmers In Fred
erick and adjoining portions OF Clarke.
Warren and Shenandoah Counties, have
posted notices and inserted advcr-
tisements in newspapers. warning per-
sons against trespassinG. and declar-
Ing their Intention to shoot all dogs
on sight. Hundreds OF pigeons. spar
rows and other birds already have
been shot.
Government experts will mako re-
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Vest Pocket Remedy
That Quickly
Ends Indigestion
Eat What You Please and Never Fear
Aftcr- Distress.

There is perfectly safe md way
Graves and do it oycr again tho NEXT day.
MANY Will say, How | wish could eat
that but have tried and every limo it
nearly kills me"
People get in condition like this only
hccaus" they are not taking proper care OF
thcir stomach.
Every stomach has a lot OF work TO per-
form In dtGestinE the food and II crowded
with extra labor IL rebels and kicks up a
fearful disturbance.
There is simple. harmless. inexpen-
sivc and most effective prescription, easily
obtained at any drug store. called Mi-o-na
These little vest pocket Mi-"-na Stomach
Tablets were especially prepared rcgu-
late ont-of-order stomachs. They not only
help the overworkcd digestive organs by
increasing, the flow Of gastric, juices, but
the stomach walls SO that the stomach can
for the food nature intended.
It's needless for you 10 suffer with tndi
Eestion. heartburn. hillousness. sour. gassy
or upset stomach. for Mt-o-na Will give
prompt and lasting RELIEF every time. Do
not delay, but get some OF these indiges-
ton ending tablets from Tragic Drug co.
or other leading druggists to-day. he sure
YOU get MI-O-NA and accept nothing else,
as Mi-o-na Is always sold with the under
standing that IL It does not banish nil
stomach distress your money will lie re-
turned on request
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daughter to do rs she did-to uso
Mothers Friend" there Is nmplo reason
to believe it the right kind OF advice.
Its purpose is to furnish pllancy to tho
muscles. TO take away tho strain on tho
cords and liGaments. To relieve tho ton
sion or nerves and tcndons SO ant to
provoke or nggravnto nausea, morning
sickness. twitchings OF ths limbs and .,n
on. 1t is applied externally.
Although. In the nature OF things :,
woman would use Mothers Friend" hut
rarely. yet so effective has It been found
that this splendid remedy Is on sale I'm
most drug stores throughout tho United
States. 1t has been prepa rcd nv nr,doai1
Regulator Co. 3o6 Lamar Bldg. Atlanta
Ga. and advertised by us for over twenty
years. Ask at tho drug store for n bottis
OF Mothers Friend" It is worth while
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we'll supplied with money. Tho young
bride was accompanied by her sister. /
Beatrice Andrew.
hurled IN COFFIN MADE
ny HIS OWN HANDS
Especial TO The Times Dlspatch.I

Especial 10 The Times D!spatch.l
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, March s.
brother" Durfey, Confederate soldier.
aged eighty-sevcn years. died on Sat
urday night Of the infirmities OF age at
the Eastern state Hospital. where he
had been patient for more than forty
years. Durfcy was cabinet-nakcr.
and during his long stay at the hos
pital. saved that institution thousands
Of dollars in the carpenter shop, where
he was employed. lie was laid to rest
In coffin made by his own hands In
the soldiers section OF Cedar Grove
Cemetery this morning at il o'clock.
The service was conducted by the Rev.
=. Ruitin Jones, rector of Burton Parish
Church. Mayor L. w. Warburton and
other men Of the town attended the
funeral. and placed wreath upon the
faithful old mans grave. Durfey was
OF a gentle. kindly disposition. and was
highly esteemed By the hospital au-
;horitics. Brother Durfey's name fig
ured in the legislative investigation at
the hospital n few years ago.
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FIVE

cral meeting OF farmers hero on Tues.
day afternoon. and the South Fred.
crics Live Stock Breeders Association
has arranged for u similar meeting on
"Wednesday In tho Agricultural High
School at Middletown.
DR.. Forneyhough yesterday received
Il letter from Federal Inspector Beech
cy. In Ohio. asking II cattle originally
coming from Blue Earth. Mimi. and
passing through Ohio. would be al
lowed to come into Virginia. 1t was
explained that the cattle belonged to
omigrants who were coming to Suffolk
DIR. Fcrncyhough refused emphatically
to permit tho Importation. fearing that
tho cattle might become infected be-
fore they reached Virginia, as they
would necessarily have to pass through
railroad yards where other cattlo had
been uuartered. and would be handled
by employees who had probably worked
in infected places.
Sheriff -. Il. Crounshorn. of Rock
inEham County. notified the State Vet
crinarian that goat was acting sus-
piciously in his neighborhood and re-
quested that an official investigation
of tho goats conduct be made. The
animal will be duly examined. and IL
found guilty, will be shot on tho spot
and inferred.
''VirEInia shall not be threatened by
Il goat" said DR.. Fcrneyhough.
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New. Note, of 1nt,re,t

The Sunday School of West End Bap-
list Church had $50 officers. teachers
and scholars present yesterday. This Is
one Of the largest and most progressive
Sunday schools in the city.
There were three dozen cases on the
Police Court docket this morning. most
OF the offenses charged being OF trivial
character, such rs violations OF ordi-
nances.
Two negro Migrants were sentenced
to jail o-day for n term OF four months
each. which means that they will be
furnished work on the public streets
10 earn their bread
Rev. Russell Cecil. D. D.. OF Rich
mond. occupied tho pulpit OF Tabb
Street Presbyterian Church Tonight
and Will preach there each night this
week.
The Old Dominion steamer Poca
hontas. after being thoroughly repaired
and reprinted mt n cost of $4,000. to-
day relieved the steamer Mobjack on
the James River day line.
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JUDGE WEST WILL OPEN
SUSSEX CIRCUIT COURT
Docket Is Heavy, and Term Prob
ably VIII Occupy Remain
der OF Week,
NEGRO HELD ON BAD CHARGE
Herbert Caple VIII BE Tried for
Highway Robbery and Assault.
Health Department Makes Report
for February.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatoh


PETERSBURG. VA. March S.--Judge
j. +. West will open the March term Of
the Circuit Court Of Sussex County to-
morrow with a Commemorative and
Gill docket that probably will keep the
court in session all the week. Among
the most important cases set for trial il
that of Herbert Caple. \ negro. charged
with assault and robbery on tho high
way. CaDle has been in the Petersburg
Jail for safe keeping ever since the
commission Of the crime several weeks
ago. 1t Is alleged that he hailed Il
farmer named Fuller on the public road
and asked for and was given Il ride.
While riding he dealt Mr.. Fuller blow
on the head with some blunt instru-
ment. knocked him senseless. and then
robbed him Of hts money. Caple denies
that he committed the deed. while Mr.
Fuller has Identified him as his assail-
ant. There are several cases Of alleged
violation Of the revenue laws to be tried
and number OF civil cases on the
docket.
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! Central Railroad. now known as the

Central Railroad. now known as the
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mrs. Richardson was in her ninety
first year. Her six children were with
hcr when the ond came. They are r.
L. richardson. of Richmond. assistant
freight agent for the Richmond. Fred
ericksburE and Potomac Railroad; &. ID.
Richardson. OF Richmond. and J. Il.
Richardson. Of Frede-icks Hall: Mrs
a. j. Richardson. of Louisa Mrs. T.. II.
PoindcNtcr and Miss Bette Richa rdson,
both OF FrederIcks Hall.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 20 o'clock this morning from Beth :
page Church. Louisa County.
Mrs. Richardson's husband died ten
years ago. at the age of eighty four.
For nearly half a century he was ac-
lively engaged in railroad work in and
around Richmond. During the War
Between the States he greatly aided
the Confederate government in assist :
ing with the transportation of troops
and supplies.