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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10
APPROXIMATION

LSpecial - The Times pispa,chl
APPoMATToN. VA, December o.
Mrs. &. W. Hunter is visiting her
hauSh,eF. Mrs NJ. q. Willis. OF Fred
ericksburg.
{. r. Hunter. of Charlotte Court :
houso-.Ettended court and visited reIa
tivcs ana friends here last week.
William Marshall. OF Roanoke. is
spending - few weeks with his mother
Mrs. Douglas Marshall, ~ Spout
spring.
Miss Bessie Franklin. a studcn, a,
The state Normal School in Fredericks-
burg, spent THANKSGIVING with her
parents. Mir and Mrs. Il. l.. Franklin,
at Pa!nplin.
Fonnic Woolfurk has resumed his
place as assistant postmaster at Ap-
pomattoN.
Miss Mamie T. Caldwell spent
Thank sGiving with Miss Virginia IIar-
vey, at Mt. Comfort.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-10

There are hundreds of grown To get the
result you want the coffee itself be right Arbuckles'
Coffee is 1t put up by Arbuckle Bros the greatest co
merchants in the world They you greater value in
ular coffee in America today! 80
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lotto, y. G.: birmingham. Ala: Louis
vile. Ky: Pittsburgh. Pa: san Fran
cisco. Cal. and many other cities.
The Society for Electrical Develop
nhrnt has foStcrcd tho celebrations. It
introduced tho plan last year. Far
moro cities Joined IN the electrical
week just closed than last year. On
November -. u week before the cole
brnttons started. II Was estimated that
the society had already distributed adj
rcrtisinS matter AS follows: 30. 900 win
dow cards. $4,000 window autographs.
100000 folders t" be given away and
100000 poster stamps.
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BOWLING GREEN

Special 10 The Times Dispatch
BOWLING GREEN, VA. December .
Mrs. John Hereford. of Linden Mi
Is spending some time with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Bullard
Miss Emily Overton is yisi,inr
friends i'm Richmond
David r. Powers and John W Elliott
spent this week in Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Kate G.. Broaddus spent a part
or this week in Richmond with rcln-
tivcs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilson have re-
turned from Walkerton where they
visited friends.
DIR. and Mrs. Edward T.. Butler Wis.,
tied relatives in King and Queen Coun-
.ty this week.
Mrs. willard Frank. OF Portsmouth,
was the guest this week Of Mrs J. w.
Barlow.
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In over a million homes they know

AT some time every woman has had
her coffee problem -"bad coffee,
medium coffee, coffee that was never
twice the same"
A million women have solved the
problem by serving Arbuckles'. Get
apackage of Arbuckles' Coffee today
and see why.
Everyone likesit. Morning aftermorn-
ing million men praise it for its fine,
full flavor. Women depend on it. In
all these homes, it helps make break
fast complete success.
Read what few of these women say:
recommend Arbuckles' Coffee TO my
friends. buy it all the time because it is
better coffee. miss B., Mercer, ay.
"luse Arbuckles' because it is stronger than
55c coffee. and Arbuckles packages are full
16 oz."-Mrs. ", Coldwater, Kans.
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I have been using Arbuckles Coffee for
years. think it Is the only coffee fit to
drink. Mrs. A. c. W., Lay, Colo.
We have used Arbuckles' Coffee for ten
years, and have not yet found its superior or
equal. Miss H., Bessemer, Ala.
The finest cup ofcofee ever tasted"
Like these million other women you
can have your husband say this. Isn't
that satisfaction worth a little time
and effort = wouldn't it be worth
while even to make a special trip to
the grocery store for a package of
that fresh, full favored coffee a million
other men are enjoying?
Have it tomorrow. He will praise il
morning after morning. When you
serve Arbuckles' you will know why
it has solved tine coffee problem in
over million homes. {.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21

play under proper supervision, and Keep
thein off the streets and away from va
can't lots, whore they often may pc an
annoyance to neighbors, or unweicome
to the owners.
Not All Are Open.
There are now sixty-six school play
grounds, sixty of them equipped by
Congress-, Mrs. Rhodes stated, and six
equipped by private subscriptions. Dur
ing the past summer but twenty or these
grounds have been open for vacation
six equipped. fenced-in playgrounds.
played on streets and in lots.
Each year Congress opens e. six
more playground: fer schSois; max max,
pqsif win BE- available for the
=: 2, Of 9, tn the municipal Fairgrounds DE-
On these will be the play stations"
will be different from the twelve
fully equipped municipal play
grounds. with their complete play
ground equipment and the two ath-
To Ask for Equipment.
After next year effort will be made
st IfSxise w iS the sttsndancs war.
rants IL. and they will approach more
nearly full-nedged playground =,
The permission granted YESTERDAY
marks the END Of nsht n "a ssysIai
office 70 get use Of school play
grounds. The old Board OF Educa-
ton resisted this EFFORT. There was
no opposition yesterday to granting
The principal problem arising from
Il viii be the payment Of Janitors for
their extra service when buildings
must be used TO store equipment.
Janitors on school Fairgrounds now
are paid $50 extra during summer
months for this work.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
SOUTHWEST WANTS
MORE BRIGHT LIGHTS
New Engine House and Extern
sion Of @White Ways Are
Among Improvements Asked

New white ways for Southwest wash
inston and new engine house and
equipment are improvements most de-
sired by the Southwest Washington
Citisens, Association during the coming
The improved lights are needed In G
street between Seventh and Ninth
streets and In Seventh street southwest,
Efforts will be made by the orsanisa-
ton to have the. white way lishts OF
northwest Seventh street continued IN
the thoroughfare south Of the mall.
The abandonment OF No. engine
house In Virginia avenue between Four
and-a-haif and Sixth streets II urged
because OF the inadequate and insani-
tary condition OF the building.
Other improvements to be urged In
clude; Additional policemen for the
southwest section; sweeping OF the
streets three times q week In certain
sections OF the southwest; suitable
playground for children. and the filling
In Of James Creek Canal from N street
to the Potomac river.
n. Harrison johnson, chairman of the
railroad committee. reiterated the ASSOC
Citations opposition TO the building Of
q railroad siding near Maryland avenue
and Four-and-a-half street, and urged
taking the case into court II the COM
missioners approved the siding.
All the old officers were reelected az
follows: DIR. Louis A. johnson. presi-
dent; w w. Riley. vice president;
Hedge o. II. Murray secretary, and
Thomas p. Brown, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
NUMBER
OF SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Lincoln Park Association Votes
to Urge Earlier Opening Of
D. C. institutions.

Its pretty tough for the kids living
around Lincoln Park when their own
parents and friends 90 back on them.
Just this has happened. though.
The Lincoln Park Citisens' Associa-
ton, having taken q vote, have duly
decided that there are too many hoii-
days in the public schools. and that
the schools ought to open the second
week in September and close the hrst
week in June. Raymond L. Smith,
who championed q resolution to this
effect, will head q committee to wait
on the District Commissioners and see
whether these holidays cannot be cut
down.
The Commissioners will also be
urged TO include the following items
in their budget OF street. improve
menta for next year; Fourteenth
South Carolina avenue: East Capitol
street from fourteenth to Fifteenth
Maseschusetts avenue from Four.
southeast, from East Capitol to A
street; Kentucky avenue. from b
street to South Carolina avenue and
Twelfth street, southeast. from b to
The following officers of the asso-
citation were reelected ut the meeting
last night: President, ID. A. Edwards:
vice president, George r. Linkinsi
secretary, Charles 70. Riordon, and
treasurer. George J, Mueller,
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Look This OOer,
Watch Your Step!

Good afternoon, Mr. Tsxpayerl
you allowed Of coal to remain in front Of your
house for more thrown piece Of paper
the street,
Do you permit your boy, he is under sixteen carry
bean shooteri
Have you ndled any bonhres after dark your
to q treef
Have you failed to keep garbage receptacle in rpar'
Have you parked your automobile within fifteen feet Of
hydrant7
You have ehi Well, be able to get away with II
once or twice. chances that continue these
unlawful practices first thing know win be saying
Good morning. Judged"
All these acts are prohibited by the police regulations
and a lot
Did you know that the operator Of moving picture cine
atograph IL allowed TO smoke while the job One puff
of cigarette the revocation Of his license fine
from IS TO $780,
Then there health regulations and the building egua
lions and the traffic regulations Better be mindful all
them even II you don't know what they contain.
As former District Commissioner aptly remarked when
called upon afRx his signature to regulation providing fine
of $50 throwing stone into the canals Warrington 10 the
best regulated city know Of It's trouble at all break
into Jail"
By the way did you know that you your bicycle
aranst the parapet surrounding the District Building likely
to set you back anywhere from 81 to $4oi
Are YOU aware that chickens be kept inside the
fire lines limits "withn twenty-five feet of house used for
human habtaon unless drink ing fountains provided!
These laws force of under the supervision
Major Raymond Pullman paid for seeing that they are
observed. If you don't fall for the tip it's
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
bay Places WIN Be Opened In
Z School Yards Following Edu-
: cation Board Action.
VACANT LOTS CONVERTED
Estimates Are To Be Expanded
(, to Care for New Grounds.
/ Volunteers Wanted.

Thrcush permission granted by the
neNrd OF Bducation yesterday to the
sR1ee Of Fairgrounds scores of new
'play stations" will be opened for
washington children next summer.
Immediatsly following the granting
o. This permission Mrs. Susie Root
hncdes' supervisor Of Fairgrounds.
prepared to submit to the Commits
sieners new items for the Playground
estimates, which will include these
feature:
.. st sss s fer sy e re , .,
mer. -''
Permission to accept services Of VOL
untcer workers for these Fairgrounds.
AZ present the only branch Of the
onicipel government which may EN-
psey volunteer workers 10 the schools.
Seek Permission for Gifts.
Fermission to accept gifts from mer-
chants and other friends who have
shown an interest In the Fairgrounds.
This may not now be done by the
playground Office. though school play
sroynds are largely maintained By
-: That the schools ar. needed for play.
within the past month.
she has been taking the FIRST "gang
ccnsus' 10 far recorded in Washing
ton. You may have noticed groups Of
children playing on vacant lots. or on
Their note. probably. beyond complain
ing Of their noise or occasional depre-
dations.
Mrs.. Rhodes instructed her play
ground directors to count such groups.
and report the figures and places when
they saw them. From these reports
she selected places where the larger
groups were playing on vacant lots.
and cent q director to these points sim
ply to play with, the children" She
did not even pause for permission.
Asked to Cut Grass.
"Since the children already were
playing on the lots" Mrs. Rhodes said.
I did not think the owners would
mind an older person playing with
them. But We did ask permission to
cut the Grass. though We have not had
replies from some Of the owners yet"
CT on 9 vacant leg A. Second and q
rsportsd playing together. Next day
Mrs. Rhodes sent q director out there.
and the eight were on hand when she
aryiyed. Before she left there were
me second day there were ninety
-
and the third day las children showed
M, and an assistant had to be sent to
help out the director.
Organized Games.
The director had no equipment Of any
Kind. but simply organized games for
the children. told them stories. from
which they chose the characters. and
acted hach'' the stories. Gradually
the boys set 10 work to clean off the
lot, some OF them brought O voiley ball.
others BROUGHT rubber quoits. and one
younsster Informed the director that
the kitchen cupboard where this i'm
provissd equipment might be kept.
r! Similar play st nd were s estsS-
east, and at Ninth street and Florida
avenue In the same improvised manner.
Tho throwing open OF the school play
grounds next summer. even II no further
equipment In provided. will give these
children protected places In which to
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Flying Whales Non
Used by Germans
Against Russ
By CARL W. AcKERMAN.

WITH GENERAL Won LINsrN-
0ENis ARMIES ON THE RUS
sIAN FRONT. Aug. 20 (by maiD.-,
Germany has added flying whales TO
her other war wonders OF the airi
A hundred yards away these new
aeroplanes look like gigantic fish
; with double fins which have Topped
out or the water and lie stranded on
,heir bellies on the sand. They have
four big eyes on each side.
High In the air they are the most
startling creatures I have seen on
any front They look like the fy-
Ing hsh one sees on the ocean,
many time magnified.
On close examination you discover
an aeroplane standing about eight
feet from the ground. The wings
are those Of the ordinary aeroplane.
but the body 10 shaped like that OF q
tat hsh. The motor IL enclosed In
the head and At the sides, where
the eyes OF the fish would be are
two windows. The operator or. OBJ
server can look out from above the
nsh's back or from the sides.
through the eyes.
cine censors scissors had dsleted q
paragraph At this point possibly carry
Ing more details Of the aeropiane's coon
struction.)
These flying whales have greater
speed. more bomb-carrying capacity
and quicker action than any other
biplanes In Europe, officers at the
German aviation camp told me.
The one saw was not large. The
Germans have other aeroplanes
much larger. equipped with two
motors and carrying three or four
persons. but for purposes OF combat
the flying whales cannot be
equaled. even by the famous French
Nieuport machines.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Minor, 19 Years Old,
To Wed Second Time

pHHA HrIa,iI L,,.,I Sept; n'n -. :;
2111 Nassau street. who has been a
widow for seven months, took out q
license yesterday to wed Elmer ]. Kei-
herman, twenty-one years old, Of aza3
North Carlisle street.
Mrs. Crowley's first husband was en-
gagged In business In this city. The pros
pective bridegroom gave his occupation
as a clerk. II was said that the girls
father had given his consent to the mar
rage.
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
HUGHES CLUB WILL
HOLD HOUSEWARMING

The Hughes Club Of the District Of
Columbia has arranged n house warm
ing for Monday evening to mark the
opening Of its quarters at Fifteenth
and r streets northwest.
Edward b. Eynon, jr.. has been eleot-
cd secretary Of the club. He was
executive committee. The following
COMMITTEES cheirmen were appointed:
Membership. Frederick Dec. Faust:
press. Earl Goodwin; entertainment, o.
J. DeMoll, and campaign. Oliver Metz
The Washington times., 1916-09-21
Dead" Wife Arrests Him.

NEW YORK. Sept. n.-Tf Mrs. VII
liam ostrander hadn't happened to
overhear her husband swearing that she
was legally dead. he might have mar
ried another woman. A II was she
had him arrested.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
Money in Drugs.

H. K. Mulford, well-known to the Twin Lakes colony and Canaan people, who is the head of the H. K. Mulford Company, drug manufacturers, Phila- delphia, is one of the fortunate individ- uals who made big money as a result of the war in Europe, through the ad- vance in the price of drugs.
 According to a drug journal, current profits are understood to be running so high as to be equivalent to 100 per cent. on the outstanding stock, which would mean more than $1, ,450, 900 per annum. For the 12 months ended December 31 :, 1914, the company had $2O4087. after charging off for depreciation, etc., so that present profits show full $1 200, 900 above the 1914 results.
 At the close of 1914 the company was exceptionally we'll established as to financial position, showing a surplus of $1, ,000,0 900; cash on hand of $72,O95 and accounts and bills receivable and inventories. of more than $1, 1880, 900. From the fact that the earnings for this year have increased four times higher than those of 1914 its present financial position above this time last year may be imagined.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
Mrs. Everardus Ives.

Mrs. Ann $. Ives, aged S5 years, widow of the late Everardus Ives, of East Canaan, died at her home in East Canaan, Thursday night, after being an invalid for about two years. Her death was practically q result of the ipfirm ities of age. Fer the last two years she had been al ended by a nurse, and her decline was gradual but steady, un- til the end cume. Although her physi. cal powers faIled her she retained her mental faculties to remarkable degree, and was cons cit us almost to her last breath.
 Funeral services were held Sunday at 9 o'clock, at the house, Rev. MT. Fuller. of the East Canaan Congrega- tional church conducting the services Interment was in the family plot in Hillside Cemetery.
 Mrs. Ives, whose maiden name was EmmOns, was bfrn in this town, and had always lived here. Her husband, Everardus Ives, was killed 31 years ago last month. by being caught under a sled load of wood that tipped over while driving down the steep mountain side.
 Deceased was for many years mem. Der of the East Canaan Congregational church, and an active church worker. She is survived by two children, Mrs. George K. Goodwin. of East Canaan, and Henry B. Ives, of the firm of Ives & Peirce, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
HORRIBLE DEATH
John H. Penny. Railroad Brakeman,
 Killed in Canaan Yards.

John H. Penny, aged 21, of Miller ton, brakeman on c. N. E. freight train met with horrible and tragic death, in the railroad yards near the coal shute early Sunday morning.
 His train, which was drawn by two engines, was switching in the yard, and the engines, light, were backing up rapidly from the watering plug, to hitch onto string of cars on the main track. Young Penny was supposed to be standing on the brake beam of the first engine, in readiness to make the coupling. Through somebody's over sight, the switch was left in position to let the engines in on crossover track, where another string of cars were stand ing and they ran ill on this track and crashed violently into a wooden f1at-car at the head of the string.
 The force of the impact lifted the body of the car from its truck and forced it up over the end of the loco motive tender so it stood almost straight up into the air. The train men at once rushed to the spot to ascertain how Penny had fared in the smash. and were dSUOulSIl6us duu ilIlEGllleu bO huu him wedged between the car and the top of the tender, in such manner that the only way he could be extri- cated was to lift the car bodily off the engine.
 They worked desperately with jacks and levers, the unfortunate victim be. ing conscious during the first part of the proceedings. He became uncon scious before the work was completed. however, and expired with a groan the instant the awful weight was removed.
 It is supposed that he was dragged from the brake-b beam to the top of the tender when the later was forced up ward by the collision.
 The victim had a sister living on West Main street, in Hiram Beebe's house-Mrs. William Schmidt, whose husband is a conductor on the O. N. D. The remains were taken to Millerton, Sunday by Undertaken Lasher, where the funeral took place Tuesday. h. torment was in New Jersey, former home.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
GEORGE R. WILCOX
We'll Known Blacksmith Dies After
 Short Illness Of Pneumonia.

George R. Wilcox, the we'll known blacksmith of Railroad street, died early Tuesday morning of pneumonia, after less than R weeks illness. Ho was taken with violent chill Thurs day morning and became delirious the same day and continued so, with rare lucid intervals, until the end.
 Funeral services will be held this afternoon at Pilgrim church at 1880 o'clock; burial service in charge of the Masons, of which order he had long been a member. Interment in Grassy Hill cemetery, Falls Village.
 Mir. Wilcox was born in Cornwall, 72 years ago, and moved to South Ca naan at the age of four years. He at- tended the public school there and at the age of l2 began to learn the black smith trade with his father, the late Lucius Wilcox. When he was 2l he started in the blacksmith business for himself, in South Canaan, afterward moving to Pine Grove, where he re- mained until 1899, when he came to Canaan, opening his first shop here oR the Deming farm, now owned by Fred
 
 A year later he purchased the premises on Railroad street, where he had since been established.
 In October 1865 he married Miss Mary F. Currie, of South Canaan, who survives him. Their golden wedding anniversary was celebrated last October.
 Although they had no children of their own, they adopted and brought up several. A foster daughter is Mrs. John D. Beck, of Railroad street. An adopted son, Elliott Wilcox, lives in Winsted. He leaves also four sisters Mrs. Harriett Decker, of Wintsed; Mrs. Emma Cook, of New Haven; Mira Samuel Bradley, of Lime Rock and Mrs. Jennie Callender, of Torrington.
 MT. Wilcox always attended the Congregational church, his wife being a member in South Canaan. He was an upright, sterling, industrious citi- zen of delightful personality and was loved by all who knew him, and the news of his death came with sense of shock to the community.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
A Music Lover.

The rare appreciation of music that fills the souls of some of the ever.pres- ent .devotees who pre-empt the best available seats at those magnificent con- certs in the Norfolk Church. was strik- ingly revealed during the piano recital by Hofmann, on Lincoln Day. The great Hofmann was giving his match less rendering of Chopin's Funeral March, and was in the midst of a touch ing strain where the music dies down to soft and tender tone that makes the auditors hold their breath, when a middle aged woman, who wouldn't miss one of those concerts for the world, directed the attention of her seat.mate to young girl in the gallery, by pointing her finger and confdlng in a tage-whisper that carried to the gallery itself:
 "See that girl up there She's my granddaughter
 The scowls of indignation, and the rustic of righteous wrath in the wo mans vicinity, were lost upon her. and as she settled back i'll her seat to wait until the concert ended so she could go home and tell her folks what heavenly experie nee they had missed, she opened her kerchief bag again and gave her seat-mate another peppermint drop.
Connecticut western news., 1916-03-02
NEW R. R. DIVISIONS
Western Division New Haven System Changed to Highland.

In October and November last the management of the New Haven Com pany were perfecting plans for a read justmnet of the operating divisions of the road with the idea of reducing the size of the divisions so that each super intendent and his staff could be in close contact with employees, with the pub- lie and with the details of the service. In December the ice blizzard. storms and the difficulties resulting therefrom made it impossible to put the plans into effect as early as intended. The details however, have been worked out and arrangements made for two new operat- ing divisions to be known as the Mid land Division and the New London Division with headquarters at Boston and New London. This will make nine operating divisions instead of seven and it is hoped that the new plans will result in better service to the public and also improved and economical opera tion. The plan became effective March l.
 Under this new arrangement the former Western Division, affecting this region, becomes the Highland Divis. ion, with headquarters, as before, in Waterbury.