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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
Lyric. Midweek Change.

1nnDEc.
Conspicuous on the Lyrics bill for
the latter part of the week. hesinnine
with the matinee this afternoon. are
the Five Sullys. who have been booked
three distinct times for the Lyric The
management. therefore. bills their
positive appearance" this time in their
many sided act. The Information Blu g.
reau.' which includes singing, dancing,
comedy. patrer and acrohatics On this
sare bill are: Genevieve Warner. harm
tst. assisted by Charlotte Francis. vio-
linist. Libby and Barton. comedians
and cyclists Hickey Brothers. musical
n1edians and acrobats. and Ethel
NcDonoueh. singing comediene.
Mary Pickford Mt the Strand.
For the rest Of tho week. beginning
to-day. the Strand offers the most pop
dia! moving picture performer in the
whole. wide world-Mary Pickford
Thht announcement is enough in it
self. but. supcrfuous as II may be.
the further announcement is made that
Mary Pickford will be seen in photo
play version of "Fanchion. the Cricket"
one OF the best known works OF
Georges Sand. the great French writer
Further interest attaches TO the pro-
duction because of the fact that both
Lottie and Jack Pickford. sister and
brother Of Little Mary, will be seen in
her support. for the first time since
the family, or any member of il. began
TO appear on the screen. For the first
three days of next week the Strand
announces an elaborate photodrama re-
viral OF Clyde Fitch's The Moth and
the Flame" which many theater-coers
Will recall as one Of the most famous
OF all the Kelley and shannon plays
Snnce DWELL Mt the Colonial.
That overwhelming artist Nance
O'Neil. thrilled big audiences 1T the
Colonial again yesterday in A photo
play a lurid in its melodramatic tras
edy as the 'kreutzer Sonata" picture
in which She was seer last week Plots
counterplots. slayinSs, attempted MUIR
ders. suicides and several highly coll
ored love affairs combine to make
Princes Romancff" a photodrama of
the kind that Is alive with popular ap-
peal. however improper 1t may be-
And the fact that the spectator is left
quite in doubt AS TO the outcome of the
last attempt at suicide doesn't In the
least diminish the photoplays draw wing
power. AS matter OF fact. there are
abundant opportunities for the display
of Miss O'Neils tempestuous and glow
ing art, and, artist that she is. she
seiSes all of them. The play doesn't
matter anyhow: she could make Der
tina. the Sewing Machine Model a
thing of profound tragedy. Further
she is supported by company of real
actors not mere screen favorities ON
r'ri"ay and Saturday the Colonial will
offer The Juegernaut." which is sal
to he a veritable sensation In the mo-
tion picture world. According TO al.
together reliable authorities. the pro-
duction displays railway wreck that
alone is worth standing In line for
hours to see.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
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w!ll arrive Friday TO visit Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Catesly Jones for the reunion.
Mrs. Walter Norton. Of West Frank
lin street. is visiting in Towson. Md
Mrs J. B. Hawthorne, OF Baltimore.
widow Of Or. Hawthorne. is the guest
OF Mrs IL w. Rountree on Park Ave.
nue. until after the Confederate Re-
union.
Mrs. ". Morrison Paxton, Of Rich
nond, is spending a week with her
mother, Mrs. r. Z. Carter. in Newport
News
Mrs r. T. Thorp has returned to
her home in Norfolk after a visit to
Judge and Mrs. Edmund waddnl. Jr..
On Park Avenue.
Mrs. Arthur kellogg Akers. of this
city. is the guest of Mrs. Frank Per
ley In Charlottesville.
Mrs. r. B. Valentine, OF Monument
Avenue. was the guest of Mrs. Harry
Newton Coots in Norfolk during her
stay In that place.
SIR. and Mrs. r. r Preston. of Bris-
tol. Tenn. viii arrive in Richmond
the latter part OF this week tn spend
some time
Miss Phoebe Prcssey has returned 70
Richmond after spending the Weekend
with her parents. DR. and Mrs. B. j.
Presley. IN Newport News.
w0MEN's MEETINGS.
The Equal Suffrage Lea que. Of Rich
mond. Will this afternoon enlarge It's
fold b. welcoming the Junior Branch.
composed Of the younger people of
Richmond. Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher
~!!l speak on this occasion. and Mrs
W p. Adkins VIII oe chairman The
meeting Will be held at 400 O'Clock
a; suffrage headquarters Commercial
building. Second street, between Broad
and Grace. Tha public is cordially in
vited
The Colonial Danes of America in
the state Of Virginia held their an
nual meeting on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock in the Woman's club There
vas n board meeting fifteen minutes
earlier, at which only general bust
meeting reports were read from every
department, which covered the entire
work Of the year 4 message was read
from the president. Mrs. William Ruff
fin Cox, VINO requested that her ma me
might not be put up for reelection.
After this the names OF the five retir-
Ing members OF the board were posted
and ten names were mentioned to I'LL
their places. These five new ones were
elected hv ballot and were rs follows:
Miss Lucy Gibson. Miss Anna Roykin.
Mrs. ". I. Robins. Mrs. Arthur Scriv-
enor and Mrs. L. r.. Dashiell. During
the counting OF the votes refreshments
were served ne pEcSiHent WIS re-
elected in spite OF her protest. IS was
also the vice president, Mrs. Christie
pher Thompkins. These are the only
officers elected in public. The board,
again going into executive session,
elected the other officers. the result
being the reelection Of those of the
previous year. Mrs. Archer Anderson.
second vice president: Mrs. Henry c.
Riley. recording secretary Mrs. r. A.
Lancaster. corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Granville G. Valentine. trea surer:
Mrs. William Todd Robins, historian.
and Mrs. Reginald Gillian, registrar.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27

work. and the result was the climax in
It's present form.
Every one, doubtless, will admit that
the situation develops naturally and
inevitably. az mere matter of argu-
ment but nearly everybody will also
asks ii true to life?
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

boosting pressures but for supplying
water direct. This would also ap-
ply to every condition where a
steady supply Of water In needed.
and en,ciency 10 necessary.
Automatic water plants are being
Installed very generally where cleo
trio current n obtainabie. The old.
fashioned method OF elevating the
tank some distance from the ground.
and thereby conveyed through the
system by gravity. has become OBJ
soletS. and large steel tanks are
now being used. either placed In the
basement Of a building or under.
ground. away from frost. where
both air and water are pumped into
the tank at the same time. the air
giving u sufacient cushion to main
tain q ssesdy pressure. These are
being operated both by electric mo-
torn arranged with automatic
switches and by oil engines. where
electric current cannot be secured.
and as water IL a. essential as food.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

big meaning back OF that success 10
that the American public 10 rapidly
awakening TO the value and neces-
sity OF the permanent road. wheth-
er Il be called q Lincoln Highway
or not Road-buildins In this coun-
try viii Increase By leaps and
bounds with the passing years until
we have q nationwide condition
here such a. was enjoyed by France
and Germany before the war. and
the practical progress and perman-
ent prosperity which that assures
can only be previsioned by the most
ina ginative. with our resources
developed upon the intensive Euro
pean scale. what can we not &C.
complish!
The past so years. have been
ones OF rapid development. but II
has been . railroad age and our
development has followed cioseiy
the wake OF the ssction-gang. The
coming 50 years win be . good road
era. and. the development OF tina,
half century wfIi overshadow our
past accomplishment by . hundred
times and make them seem paltry
In comparison.
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

seeding miles" inasmuch as they
would be built under the direction
OF the association. TO standard speck
fcations, and would act as an incen-
tive and a model for the building OF
further miles by the community in
which they were placed. Thus each
memorial would grow and become
more beautiful and useful as time
went on--surely beautiful thought
Several Of these memorial miles OF
Lincoln Highways are now under
negotiation. and II il expected thar
NJ least two win be built during
1918.
The Lincoln Highway means 10
every community through which 1t
passes, better roads. better accom-
modations for tourists and travel
ers, better schools, better and clean
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19
WATER PUMP rs
BIG FACTOR IN
ROAD MAKING

One Of the most important factors
I'm the construction OF Wayne county
roads. and one IN which the com
missioners have been compelled TO
use . great deal OF thought. 10 sup
plying water fos the mixing Of ce-
ment In many instances II has
been necessary to convey the water
through pipes by means OF power
ful pumpa for several miles. n
therefore. was necessary for the en-.
sineers to select pumping apparatus
competent to take care Of their
needs.
The most popular type OF outf,t
used In connection with this good
roads work was the Fair6anhs-Morse
ftyphoon pump and four.horsepower
OIL engine. which. when made port.
able. could b used not only for
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19
wears will add something IKE $500,

years will add something like $500
900 10 the permanent wealth Of the
nation. And we have only figured
on the land extending back . few
rods from the edges OF the road II
We extend our computation to all the
land for n mile back from the edges
OF the road our values leap by the
tremendous total OF over 500. 0oo.-
600.
A consideration Of the meaning OF
the Lincoln Highway. however brief.
would not be complete without men
ton OF the force OF its example az
already demonstrated not only on
direct feeder roads but on all roads
In ever part OF the country. II
would be an impossibility 20 enum-
crate the hundreds OF instances Of
comparatively short sections Of road
Improvement. due directly TO the In
terest aroused In good roads by the
Lincoln Highway association. Hard
iy a day goes by but what word OF
some improvement attributed to the
Lincoln Highway comes 10 the Ma
tional Headquarters.
The big definite road improve
ment projects. however, which have
been instituted during the last two
years. and which are easily attribut.
ed to the force OF the Lincoln High
ways example. can really be re-
viewed.
There Is the washington Highway.
which Is TO run from Mount Wash
ington. y. H.. to Washington. ID. c.
the Dixie Highway, from Chicago.
III. TO Miami, Fla. the Grant High
way, from Rockford 20 Springfield,
Ill. the Lee Highway, from Wash
ington. ID. c.. TO jacksonville. Fla,
the Thos. Jefferson Highway. which
Is 70 traverse SIX or seven OF the
southern states-in all some six
thousand miles OF permanent road,
all being strongly advocated and ad-
vanced by the efforts Of definite or
carnations and every mile Of which
win unquestionably, ultimately Be
built.
The people Of the United States
are slow TO arouse: as a nation we
do not pay much attention TO the III
tie things. the things that on the
surface appear Insignificant. but real
" have q deep, underlying meaning
70 our national life. II takes some
thing big In conception and In ex
ecution to stir our imagination and
awaken our interest. Big ngures
big projects. big. spectacular and un
usual tasks-thsse are the Things
that appeal TO the American public
and arouse II TO action. We reail,
do the big things with the least ef
fort. Good roads were q matter o
but. passing interest, details II
which II was almost impossible q
arouse public interest But LIN
coin Highway. Here was something
vast. something that challenged
completion: the greatest road pro
feet OF all the ages. q highway from
the Atlantic to the Pacinc-a prob
lem big enough for the entire m
ton to grapple with and pusl
through to success. II forced AM
held the attention and interest o
the nation. And when once tn
American public IL a unit on . que'
ton: when once there IL concerte'
effort In this country toward q Civ
en- end, that end WIN be attained a
surely % the sun rises.
That Il the secret OF the success
Of the Lincoln Highway. And ~
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

er and more beautiful cities. an In
crease in travel. amounting IN some
cases to 200 per cent in two years.
more money IN circulation. greater
prosperity. wider range OF vision.
broader views due TO the more con-
slant and thorough intermingiing OF
our people. In fact the meaning OF
the Lincoln Highway can be summed
up in one word-Progress. Progress
along the right lines In every one Of
the thousands OF varied interests az
-fected By good roads
Good permanent roads r. only an
otter way Of saying transportation;
and transportation Il economically
second IN Importance only to pro-
duction. and even production de-
rends to a very large extent upon
transportation
II does not take a great deal OF
thought TO realize that roads are the
principal means OF transportation in
this country. as in any other. Our
system OF transportation and distri-
button may be compared 10 the cir
eulation OF the blood in the human
body. The railroads may be iikened
60 the great arteries and veins. while
the roads are the thousands Of inter
connecting capfliaries. without which
the arteries and veins would be OF
little use.
Less than IS per cent Of the
United States Is reached by the rail-
roads and even their immense ton
mage. estimated at I 1000. 200. 900 tons
for 1914. Is oyershadowed more than
Eve times BY the annual tonnage
which moves over our roads at a
tremendous increase in cost per ton
mile over that paid In the form of
railroad freight rates.
Statistics are dry things. but the
actual demonstration OF the saving
effected by good roads is gradually
having It's effect Take the case OF
Noble county, Indiana, a wealthy
agricultural section OF the state.
which contains some % miles OF Lin.
coin Highway. This county Is the
greatest onion raising center in the
country, but up until this year there
was not a foot Of improved road IN
the entire county, and the average
haul from the farm 10 the railroad
station was seven miles over the
present roads and for years past the
farmers OF Noble county have been
haaling anywhere from onethird TO
one-half OF the actual capacity OF
their teams, thus lengthening the
time and therefore increasing the
cost OF harvesting and prolonging
the marketing season unduly. They
could not take advantage OF favor.
able market conditions; they were
governed entirely by favorable road
conditions: with the result that
every farmer was forced TO take his
onions to market at same time that
every other farmer was taking his.
they all received prices based upon
an over-supplied market.
Wolf Lake. a little town In this
county on the lincoln Highway Is
tve and one-half miles from the
nearest shipping point, and yet last
year over 500 carloads OF onions
were carried over the roads in small
team+loads and shipped. the freight
rate paid being less than one-nfth
the cost per ton mile 20 get those
unions TO the station.
That the farmers OF this section
OF Indiana have awakened to this
state OF Affairs is shown by the fact
that they voluntarily asked Mr..
A. r. Pardington. vice-president OF
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

ment and the beAuuncation OF the
route generally, the association and
the communities along the Lincoln
Highway have the cooperation OF
some OF the biggest men In their line
In the United States. The American
Institute OF Architects. through their
president. r. Clipston Sturgis, Of
Boston. have appointed q National
Commission OF representative archt
teets. members OF the institute. who
win give their attention to the de-
signing OF the bridges. arches. tab
lets. memorials and other permanent
structures for use along the way.
The services Of these men. such ~
Mr.. Jensen. OF Chicago: Mr.. Piatt. Of
New York. and others. viii be con-
tributed as . patriotic effort to raise
the standards OF good taste and TO
aid In making the Lincoln Highway
the most beautiful a. well ~ the
longest and most perfect road IN the
world.
The General Federation OF wo-
mems Clubs. comprising . member
ship OF over two million women. have
taken into their hands the question
OF Identifying the Lincoln Highway
with trees. shrubs and flowers In
every state and under the able direc.
ton OF Mrs. z. X Kendall. Of Chica-
20. who II chairman Of the Tree
Planting Committee Of the Conserya-
ton Department Of the General Fed-
Grafton OF womcn's Clubs. the work
has progress rapidly. Branches have
been formed In each state crossed
by the highway. and the plan will
be carried out under the technical
direction OF Mr.. Jens Jensen Of the
National Commission. who has been
interested In the work, and who has
already done much A tentative
plan for each state has already been
worked out.
Already the farmers along the
route IN many Of the middle western
states have. through . sense OF local
pride. made effort to beautify the
entrances to their homes by the
planting Of hedges. the vhitewash
Ing of fences. the cutting Of weeds
and the painting OF their homes AL
this il directly due 10 the trafns
which win constantly increase Over
the Lincoln Highway. when tourist,
from every part OF the country. vii
pass. observe and carry away impres
sions.s
The rise in land along the Lin
coin Highway. due not only TO rs
improvement. but to the great vol
ume Of trsflc which II r. destined to
carry through the coming years,
must not be disregarded by the farm
er or suburbanite. That this value
is realized In shown by the adver'
tisements of farms for sale all across
the country: whenever the farm or
piece Of property 10 located on the
Lincoln Highway. mention II always
made Of the fact - . well-denned
selling point"
There are approximately 80 acres
Of land lying along every mile OF any
road. every acre fronting on the
road. This means that there are
about 10000 acres fronting on the
Lincoln Highway between New York
and San Francisco. James r Mark
,er. State Highway Commissioners OF
Ohio. estimates that a good. well
Travelled road adds NJ least $50 "a
the valse Of every acre along its
course In ten years. AZ this rate the
permanent Improvement Of the LIN
ccln Highway during the next ten
The Detroit times., 1915-04-19

Fairbanks-Morse q Co, have. through
their engineering department. ef.
fected large number OF modinca-
tons for pumping stations adaptable
for different uses. The good roads
commission have adapted their sys-
TENS entirely for work on good
roads. As well as using oil engines
for power In their shops at head
quarters.
Specifications can be had on ap-
plication for practically any type Of
service that requires electric or oil
engine work, and an engineering de-
partmeut h maintained by Fair
banks-Mo q Co. for the purpose
OF arranging the best outnt con-
sistent with the work required.
After an exciting chase Of two
hours. q motor. eie policeman OF sc.
Paul succeeded In recovering an
automobile which had been stolen by
two boys.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-15
"A RESEMBLANCE

"A RE0EWbLHNOE
The new clergyman was sent for
by an elderly lady.
ooh, sir, /" she said, 81 hope you viii
excuse my asking you to call, but
when I~heard you preach and pray
last Sunday you did so remind me Of
my poor brother, who was took from
me, that I felt must speak to you.
"And how long ago did your poor
brother die?" asked the clergyman,
sympathetically.
ooh, sir, he isn't dead, was the
reply, 'he was took to the asylum
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-15
HIS GUESS

Little Joe (reading) What is fic-
titious character, aunty?
Aunty-One that is made up, dear.
Little Joe-Then you are a ficti-
tious character, aren't you, aunty?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-15
GREAT TRAVELLER

Mrs. Robinson-And you were up
the Rhine?
Mrs. de jones' should think so;
right to the very top. What SPLEEN
did view there is from the summit!
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
PEACE PROSPECT
IS UND|STURBED
PRESIDENT WILSON lS GIVEN AN
ACCOUNT OF MEXICAN
SITUATION.
HEAR INTER-AMERICAN PLAN
villa Approachable But carranza Flat
" Refuses to Enter Negotiations.
For Armistlco.

""shlngton.-Pres Wilson on
MS return from Cornish was given q
co"'prehensive account Of the Mexi.
can situation by Secretary Lansing.
Inc secretary told the president
that Official reports indicated that the
situation in the Vicinity Of Browns.
,iiie was OF local character and
Inat Quaet prevailed at Vera Cruz
"here there had been some anti-for-
elgn determinations. He outlined In
detail the discussion Of peace plans
at the New York conference of the
Latin-American diplomats.
Neither the president nor Secre.
tary Lansing was inclined to believe
the situation required any further
precautionary measures than have
been taken in sending battleships to
Mexican waters and more Federal
troops to the Texas border.
They devoted most Of their time
10 discussion of the inter-American
plan on which they are pinning their
hopes for the early restoration Of
peace in Mexico.
The conference appeal to the Mexi-
can factions has not yet been sent,
although signed by Secretary Lansing
and the Ambassadors and Ministers Of
the six Central and South American
governments participating in the con-
ference. A list of chiefs, generals,
and governors IS being compiled and
as soon as the locations Of all are
determined the appeal will be tele-
graphed simultaneously to every part
of Mexico.
On the eve of this action came an
announcement from the Villa agency
here that Carranza had fatly refused
to permit peace conference between
MS representatives and those OF
Villa.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-08-19
APPEAL TO ALL LEADERS
PROTEST IS MADE ON PART OF
UNITED STATES AND DlPLO-
MATlC CORPS.
Joint Appeal Will be Forwarded by
Pan-American Countries. First
Step Is Taken.

New York.-Secretary Lansing, on
behalf Of the United States govern
ment and the diplomatic representa-
tives of Brazil, Chile, Argentina Bo-
livia, Uruguay and Guatemala signed
an appeal addressed to the leaders Of
all factions in Mexico, asking them in
triotism to cease their civil strife and
assemble peace conference.
The action, aiken after twonour
session, was not OF Joint charac acter
but identical. An informal but unan-
imous note will be sent expressing
the views Of the seven governments
that the conditions OF chaos in Mexico
has injured the prestige Of the nation
abroad and supplicating the Mexican
leaders and generals to make SUI
prcme effort to bring together all ele-
ments IN the creation Of a provisional
government that can be given world
wide recognition.
beyond this step, the session did
not go, reserving until a later date
consideration of the situation that
may be created by refusal of any Of
the factions to participate in a peace
conference. There was no discussion,
in fact, Of eventualities, notwithstand-
ing that press dispatches reported
Carranza's outspoken objections to
the Pan American methods Of settling
MeXico's struggle. The assembled dip
lomats took the view that when their
appeal is fully disclosed to General
Carranza he will not misunderstood
their purposes or accue them, as he
has, OF attempting to interfere in
MeXico's internal affairs.
When the conference adjourned
there was feeling Of confidence that
decisive step toward restoring Mex
leo to her place in the family Of ma
tions had been taken. The appeal
which is brief and courteously phrased
calls upon the Mexicans to consider
the Injurious effect throughout the
world which the constant turbulence
| in Mexico has caused. The petition
suggests that peace conference be
held on neutral territory in MeXica
far from the roar Of cannon. The gov.
crnments signing it express their will
| lingncsS to act If invited in any prac
ticau way to assist in bringing the fac
tions together for the conference.