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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
IOaRfHT|AL RAINS MAY
CAUSE POLLUTED WELLS
Unless Prompt and Radical Precau-
lions Are Taken Typhoid Fever
Outbreak May Follow.
KEEr oUT suRFAcE wATER
Underground Scepage at Times Causes
Disease, But water supply Is Usual
sly Made Dangerous BY Surface
Washing.

The heavy rains that taaye swept
Virginia during the last week nave
probably caused the pollution OF many
wells and have Increased TO such an
extent the danger of the spread OF
typhoid that the state Board of Health
today issued a public warning on The
subject.
During the last few days the board
has received several reports of minor
outbreaks In various rural communi-
Ties. Investigation OF these outbreaks
~ officers OF the board has shown
that the infection in some instances
was evidently due to the pollution of
the we'll BY washing rains. The board
poifitB out that this constitutes a per-
lnancnt souxce of danger unless pre-
cautions are taken. Sometimes 1t
happens. according to the board, that
the water supply of family or of a
community becomes polluted by un-
derground seepage. but for one such
case there are usually many where.
the water supply becomes dangerous
BY reason of surface washing.
40 protect q well or spring from
surface washing Is not" says the bull
letin OF the board. "a difficult or ex-
pensive undertaking in case OF a
spring. IL IL is welf-located and fenced
off 80 that animals caa.s1.. reach II,
only two things are usually necessary
ITO see that the spring branch is
clear and will not back into the spring.
and secondly, to ditch around the
spring on the grade above IL in sucf
manner that water washing down
Grade will be carried off and will not
reach the spring.
In nae case OF well, the wall
should he raised above the surface
of the surrounding ground and should
be made water-tight. 1t is a mistake
to leave crevices for ventilation A
good well does not need ventilation
The open tops of wells are so often
q source of danger and the open
buckets 50 frequently become pollutes
that every well should be supplied
with pump and covered with water
tight tongue and groove timber. Ii
these precautions are taken, there il
no danger that that spring. or the well.
will be polluted from surface BATH
ing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
EllYs0A, POLLARD
AND BYRD TO SPEAK
Candidates WIN Address Labor nay
Celebratien nt Bnekroe
Beach.

Newport News, va. Aug. i2.--Hon. J..
Taylor Eilyson and Attorney General
John Garland Pollard, both OF Rich
uiond. and Hon. Richard II. Byrd. u
winchester. candidates for Governor.
win make addresses Labor Day At
Buckroe Beach, where the Central La
bor Union OF Newport News viii hosd
tts annual celebration.
Hon westmoreiand Davis OF West
moreland County. the fourth candidate
FOR Governor. has been invited 20 speak
al the same time. and IL Is understood
that he will be on hand. but his sc
reptance has.not been received.
The Newport News Central Labor
Union has been successful for a num-
her OF years In securing as Its Labor
Day speakers men prominent in the
political life of Virginia, and this year
Il Ii making preparations to handle its
largest Labor Day crowd In view OF
The rubernatoriai timber that will con-
stftute its attraction de resistance.
The acceptances Of MIR. Ellyson, Mr.
Pollard and Mr. Byrd are In the hands
Of Frank s. Lyons. chairman or the
Labor Day committee. and their APP
pearance In momentarily expected.
II ID announced that the lid Will be
~ ara that the field OF discussion
wfif not be restricted. the candidates
being at liberty to go as far as they
lke.
The traction company Is building
large speakers platform on the Casino
grounds at Buckroe ct a location whera
III, crowd. no matter nov large, VIII
be able 10 hear the addresses, It has
promised extra car service to Buckroe
from Newport News, Hampton Roads
ferry and Old Point during the hours
81 the speaking, anticipating that there
win be q large number OF visitors from
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Snfolk and
Sn,ithfie1d.
Ii. Il announced that the La
Dor Union committee will arrange to
have one and possibly two excursion
steamers 10 from Norfolk on the morn
ing OF Labor Day TO Accommodate
those who may desire to hear the four
cornered debate, That Buckroe will
50 the mecca Labor Day for a num-
her 81 political bosses and their liea-
fenants II q foreEpne conclusion.
Ths chesapeake md Ohio Railroad Is
alarming to run . special train from
nichnosrd directly to Huckroe to ac-
rommodate many from that section Of
the state who win want to hear the
speakers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
cAsy4ED CHECK HE FOUND;
z HIS CAREER is CHECKED

Picking up check Tor ~ from tne
inr ~ es IL coin of the realm, ac-
cordinx 10 Governor Hayes. colored.
Hayes says that he found the check
on Grace Street. and used 1t in pur-
chasing groceries worth So from 5. J..
Mellin AZ st. Paul and Baker Streets.
and that he also got - in change from
Mellin.
Justice Crutchtield gave him the OPP
tion of thirty days IN jail or q 500
flne. Not having the 800, he de-
cided TO 90 70 jail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

chihuahua. Mexico. Aug. 1T do
not believe the sending Of American
warships to Vera Cruz should be con-
sidered a. indicating An intention Of
the United States Government to In
tervene in Mexico" said Diax Lom-
bardo. foreign minister in the villa
when he read dispatch to-
DAY telling Of the departure. OF the
Louisiana from Newport
The invitation that the. pam
American conference will send to the
military conference does not now show
any anfmosity In any way as TAR as
can be seen In the messages relating to
this intention"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

Th8 State. Beard of Health a about
"a issue its biennial register giSanx the
nams ana location ~ Al physicians.
health ofIlcers and rekistrars 81 htrths
ana deaths In tho State. s 3ssHs'S
Local hSaith officers have xAri6ed
- far "a possible the lists tor eAch
county and city. but the state hoard
w Health II very anxious to Hnalta the
ifst perfect. 70 phyeicians who hAve
moved Or who DO not know whether
thew are listed or not are urged to
aend IN their names and addresses at
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
OBITUARY
James r. Shine.

James r. Shine, brother Of Walter
shine Of this city. died Monday night
In the Parkview Hospital ROCKY
Mount. N. c.. following severe at
tack Of erysfpelas. His funeral took
place wednesday afternoon In kenans-
Vile. N. c., the burial being In the
cemetery there. Besides widow, MS
mother and four small children. NAT.
shine leaves four sisters-Misses Lucy
r.. Mary l., Georgia +. and Clara n.
shine, Of Rocky Mount, and two
brothers--walter Shine, of Richmond,
and NJ NJ. II. Shine, of Rocky Noun
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

says: "He previously had announced
his intention OF returning to Rio de
Janeiro because OF III health"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
10 BUY Rand unifor.l,.

An entertainment VIII be given
September 10 In the Highland Springs
School for the purpose OF raising funds
to purchase uniforms for the Fairfield
District Band. The affair liz being
widely advertised In the county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Mr.. UnIauf speaker.

Mr.. Jacob Umiauf was the interest
Ing being carried on by various re-
ligious workers on South Randolph
Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
ExIward 81. F7oraTc.

Edward Harrison Florance, infant
son, OF n. n. and Mrs. Juiiette w.
F1orance, died Wednesday in the home
OF his parents, 1895 Grove Avenue
His funeral took place yesterday
morning IL 1850 o'clock from the
home. The child's father Is widely
known lawyer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

Gefs HALL Term for Shoplifting.
MaEgfe Cheatham. colored, yefter-
dAy received q sentence Of twelve
nontha inS jail for shoplifting and
fhieyery. The compliments were n
- constine and N. ThaIhimer,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
,Juflr,r southaaI yfsit. civ.

JndRc SouthalI Visits City.
visitor In Richmond yesterday, having
Just completed heavy docket At
Powhatan court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
THE WEATHER

Virginia: Partly cloudy. probably
showers In southsast portion Saturday
North Carolina: Local showers Fri-
Any. saturday partly cloudy. modSrsts
southwest winds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

Funeral services Tor G. b. Higgin.
seventy three years old, who died
Tuesday Of apoplexy In the home OF
his son-in- law, w. r.. Schuyler, ut
Maryton. Caroline County. were con-
ducted in Baltimore. Md. yesterday.
Mr.. Riggtn had lived In Irvington. Va.
about ten years prior to his death. He
IL survived By . widow. four children
and two sisters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Funcral 81 n r. Davis.

Funeral services for r. e. Davis.
.fifty years old, son OF George s. Davis.
formerly of Fredericksburg. but now
OF Caroline County. were conducted
Mr.. Davis II survived by 4 widow, who
il q sister Of w. NJ. Blake. of Fred
ericksburg. He Is also survived by
his father.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Funeral OF John Henry Retid.

The funeral Of john Henry Redd,
OF All Roberts Street. will take place
this morning at IL o'clock from Bar
ton Heights Methodist Church. The
services will be conducted by Rev. J,
"A. Winn. and the burial wilt be In
Riverview Cemetery.
He was eighty-three years Of age.
He served with distinction through the
War Between the States, and was :
member OF the Third Virginia Cavalry,
i He was devout Christian and mem
Der OF the Methodist Church. He
passed away triumphAntly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
Root Of situataen.


To charges Of nepotism In making
appointments Judge Chichester either
enters denial or offers explanations
which will probably weaken Powe1fs
charges considerably. In the case of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13

B Alexander b. NcCn1lock lesxee to-
day Tor ! two monfha trim Ia the
maritime provinces * Cansoa ana
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-13
CARRANzA DENIES

Continued from First Paxe.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
MUSCULAR BACKACHE

The muscles of the back do the
heavy work of the body. When they
are overworlSed or i'll nourished they
ache and people who are looking for
trouble begin to worry about their
kidneys.
Backache may be due to 1umbago,
which is rheumatism of the muscles
of the back, but more backaches are
caused by overstrain, overwork and
muscle starvation due to thin blood
than by anything else.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills build up
the blood and sufferers from backache
would do well to try this treatment
before giving way to worry over a
fancied organic disease. Rest and the
tonic treatment with DR.. Williams
Pink Pills will correct most forms of
backache, even rheumatic.
For people who work too hard or
dance too much and sleep too little,
better habits and a course of treat
ment with DR.. Williams Pink Pills
are all that are needed to drive away
the pains and aches that are warn
ings OF coming breakdown.
Two books. Building Up the
Blood" and Nervous Disorders will
be sent free, IL you are interested, by
the DIR. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y. You can get DR..
williams Pink Pills at the nearest
drug store or by mail at SO cents per
box; six boxes, S2.50.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Rules For Happy Welded
Life Include Many Kisses
Special 10 The Telegraph

Cleveland, Nov. 1S.-"Far too many
married persons are seeking the road
TO happiness through the divorce
courts" Common Pleas Judge Charles
J. Estep gave this opinion when he
found that since September he has
tried more than 425 divorce cases. He
added:
Il have thought of these rules to
help married persons to keep away
from the courts: Husband kiss your
wife good-by in the morning and say
How do you do?' at night. Wife don't
interrupt your husband while he is
reading the paper or enjoying some
hobby. Husband and wife teach your
eyes to see fewer faults and more vir-
tues. Husband don't tell your wife
you are going to the lodge when you
expect to play poker. Wife don't nag
your husband. Finally. prospective
husbands and wives, don't get married
until you have known each other a
year"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
MEAT CAUSE OF
LAME BACK AND
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take glass of Salts to flush Kid
neys if your back is
aching.
Noted authority says Uric Acid
from meat irritates
the Bladder.

Meat forms uric acid, which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their
efforts to filter it from the system
Regular eaters of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally You must relieve
them like you relieve your bowels re-
moving all the acids. waste and poison.
else you feel dull misery in the kid
ney region. sharp pains in the back or
sick headache, dizziness, your stom-
ach sours. tongue is coated and when
the weather is bad you have rheu-
matte twinges. The urine is cloudy
full of sediment: the channels often
get irritated. obliging you to get up
two or three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your kid
neys will then act fine and bladder dis
orders disappear. This famous salts is
made from the acid of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for generations to clean
and stimulate sluggish kidneys and
stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts is
inexpensive; harmless and makes a.
delightful effervescent Iithla-water
drink which millions of men and
women take now and then, thus avoid
ing serious kidney and bladder dis
cases.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Attacks Man, Fearing
He Came to Kill Him

So Ho Dan Hon, former Harris
burg laundryman, who two years ago
was a prominent figure in a Chinese
smuggling case, early to-day beat UP
an Altoona Chinaman at Gettysburg.
The stranger arrived in Gettysburg
last night, and 1t is said intended TO
purchase the laundry business from
the father Of So Ho Dan Hon.
The son, who it is said, has been re-
ceiving threatening letters from
Cinnamon all over the country because
of his testimony in the smuggling
case. thought the stranger intended TO
kill him. Shortly after s o'clock this
morning he attacked the Altoona
Chinaman with a shovel, and would
have killed the visitor but for the
fathers interference. So Ho Dan Hon
vas sent to Jail to await an investiga-
tion into his mental condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
"CASCARETS" FOR
YOUR BOWELS If
HEADACHY, SICK
For biliousness, bad breath.
colds, indigestion and
constipation.
Enjoy life! Liven your liver
and bowels tonight
and feel fine.

Your tongue is coated! Look inside
your watch cover and see! That's bad
business. What have you been eating?
What were YOU drinking? What kind
of lazy chair did you take exercise
in? Now don't think 1t doesn't mat
ter. because, it's your bowels that talk
now every time you open your mouth.
That doesn't help your popularity, nor
your earning capacity. Besides, a per-
son with bad bowels is in a bad way
and coated tongue or a bad breath
are sure signs of bad bowels and poor
digestion.
Why don't you get a 10-cent box of
Cascarets at any drug store and give
your liver and thirty feet of bowels the
incest gentlest cleansing they ever ex-
perienced. Take one or two Cascarets
tonight and wake up feeling fine and
fit. All Headache, Dizziness, Bilious
ness Bad Breath, Stomach Sourness,
Cold and Constipation gone--wake up
with your head clear, tongue clean,
stomach sweet liver and bowels ac-
tive. step elastic and complexion rosy.
Cascarets work while you sleep
never grippe or sicken. Cascarets act
so gently that you hardly realize you
have taken a thorough cathartic.
They don't bother you all next day like
salts, pills, oil or acknowledgements
being perfectly harmless is best chill
dren's laxative.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
A FORGOTTEN PARTY

'It was during the stirring days of
the Cleveland campaign" writes Eu-
gene Zimmerman in Cartoons Maga-
zine, that an Independent party was
born to national politics, which no
doubt was largely composed of the
splits, soreheads and malcontents of
the two stronger elements. In this
connection it became necessary to in
vent a NEUROLOGICAL figure symbolical
of the new party's good qualities and
purposes (but not its bad ones), so
Puck offered as an appropriate symbol
Ia vigorouslooking first voter, in red
shirt, boots and slouch hat. bearing a
brand-new AK just bought for the oc-
casion. This emblem of the pioneer
was labeled Reform and, during an
entire seasons campaigning, cutting
and slashing into current politics,
never had bit of its luster or brilliant
paint marred or nick put in its blade.
and the Independent Voter was as
clean-shaven and handsome looking at
the end of his hard-fought battle as
on the day he started his cleanup.
However the figure answered the
purpose for which it was intended !:
it lent fresh color to the cartoon, and
on the whole was a new plaything for
the cartoonist.
PUCK put forth its best efforts to
prolong the life of this muscular and
well-intentioned youth. but, like the
greenback party, and others Ola more
recent date, he simply and effectually
succumbed to the inevitable. only tC
make room for similar hobbies in cam
paigns to come"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Florence Reed In THE Cowardly
Way at the Victoria To-day

Florence Reed, who for several sea-
sons was the bright particular star of
Broadway spectacular shows, has re-
vealed before the film, in Marc Ed
mond Jones intensely interesting FIVE
act photoplay. The Cowardly Way,
depth of character and force of
dramatic action which will make her
still greater star in filmdom. This
thrilling series of pictures will be
shown at the Victoria Theater to-day.
The play itself strikes new note in
writing for the films a note which
will appeal to all who ever give q
thought to the question as to how acts
committed in this life affect the con-
dition of things in the Great Beyond.
There is an interesting psychological
point of view presented by the author,
and most beautifully carried out by
the charming actress. while the man
per in which it has been fastened on
the rushing film and is presented to
the eyes of the spectators, will reveal
the absolutely wonderful skill which
has been attained in the art of the
camera.
Nothing like THE CowardIy Way
has ever been presented to motion
picture lovers, and in all its parts it
has touched a new high mark of ex-
cellence. The five parts into which it
is divided are replete with scenes
which grip the heart and leave the
spectator thrilled with the wonder of
it all, and the magnificent way in
which 1t has been presented. Hamlet S
Soliloquy ITO be or not to be-" takes
on new meaning when read after see
ing and understanding The Cowardly
Way" Tomorrow and Saturday We
present The Chicago Tribune's War
Pictures which were secured at risk
of life and at tremendous expense. To
see these great pictures is to fully
realize the necessity for the further
preparedness of our country. -Adver-
tisement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
Use Common Sense, When You
Meet Strangers

meets; not to eat or drink with or ac-
cept courtesies from men she doesn't
know. This strenuous rule often
brings about idiotic and ridiculous re-
suits, as in the case of a kind-hearted
and polite gentleman / knew, who,
seeing young woman having a $50
hat about to be melted down into a
pulp in a sudden shower, and mindful
of how his own wife would feel about
such catastrophe gallantly proffered
his umbrella to the lady. sir" she
exclaimed, haughtily, II will call the
police il YOU speak to me again"
Still another man of most innocent
Intention who seized a girl by the arm
and snatched her from sudden death
under the wheels of an automobile
got Wretch! How dare you!" for
his pains.
of course. this is carrying the mat
ter to silly extreme. Still, in order
to protect the eve lamb against the
wolves it has been necessary to en-
gender a distrust of au wolves in lher
confiding breast.
Woman of Mature Age Not Bound
by Rules
But while sweeping rules apply to
young girls, women of mature age are
not bound by them. and they should
have enough intelligence and knowl-
edge of the world to know when and
where to make exceptions, and to be
able to discriminate between men who
are deep, dark-eyed villains and men
who are companionable, and who look
Npon women, not from the point of
sex. but as fellow human beings.
This point of view is emphasized by
the experience of a young woman of
my acquaintance, a woman of 80 and a
level-headed business woman, who
81 In, aa
park. A middle-aged man occupied
the other end of the bench on which
she sat, and after while made some
casual remark about the passing
throng. She answered in the same
spirit, and they drifted into most in
teresting conversation that they both
enjoyed, and they parted without the
man making the slightest attempt to
find out who the young woman was.
1t was all as innocent and friend
ly and impersonal as two ships that
hall each other as they pass at sea,
but the young woman's family gave
her terrific -colding when they heard
of 1t, and considered that she had
committed grave indiscretion.
This is utter nonsense. A woman
of 80 has enough sense to take care
OF herself unless she is an imbecile,
and should not be allowed out at all.
Also a business woman learns mighty
quickly to size man up and tell what
his Intentions are, even before he
knows himself. Whatever the socie-
ty woman and the housekeeping wo-
man may think about it, the woman
who works with men soon finds out
that every man isn't trying to fiirt
with every woman, and that no wo-
man has sufficient attractions to make
men pursue her after she shows them
that she doesn't wish to be pursued.
oil h4 .-1,. ~. L.,
world is good, hard, horse sense. The
woman who uses that can size up any
situation, and tread the safe path be-
tween prudence and prudery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
MRS. PARKER sEDGwICK

New York, Nov. IS. = Adopting
children is fast becoming a fad among
the wealthy. The adoption of a boy
by Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Shepard
brought to light the fact that many
other wealthy couples have taken
homeless waits to rear.
Mrs. Parker Sedgwick is giving a
course of lectures at one of the lead
ing hotels under the auspices of the
Sigma Alpha Delta Sorority and the
proceeds are to he used to provide for
little orphan girl to be adopted by
the society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Leeds have
adopted two children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Erskine Ely have adopted
four, and Miss Ethel Lloyd Pat
terson is playing mother to a little
boy and q little girl, Miss Lucy Ban
croft, daughter of the historian has
personally cared for many and several
other well-known society people are
administering to little mites who have
been left alone il the big world.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-18
THOSE OLD HOME WEEKS

"Old Home" weeks are great institu.
tions in bringing you neck-and-neclz
with side relations which you've ac-
quired by matrimonial coupling. They
come to say "How-de-do?" then eat you
out of house and home and let you
work like horse for week, and, if
they find you to be good and salts
factory worker, they decide to stay over
another week for good measure. All,
yes. Old Home weeks are great institu-
tions-but, If you expect to relieve the
old place of that cussed mortgage,