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In Behalf of Negroes.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
5ir'-The Virginia Agricultural and
industrial Institute was chartered un-
der laws OF Virginia for the purpose of
establishing. maintaining and support
ing a school TO train negro boys along
industrial lines, 10 teach them the art
oil farming By conducting an expert
mental farm. and 10 give the girls
domestic training and make them more
useful for their life WORT
since organizing this institution. II
has come to the knowledge OF it's pro
noicrs that the coiorcd school at Clare
mont is about TO be sold. The school
WAS established in 1892 by John j.
S ;. with ten pupils and $50.
II has done Il noble work for the race.
Since the death OF Professor Small
wood. ia 1912, the school has failed
III its operation, ana now has "a debt
hanging over II. Tor which all the prop
erty IL about to bc sold The present
Indebtedness ~ about So, 900. The
school has a splendid plant already cs-
tahl.shch, with a large number Of out
building. schooihOuScs. Il :inc wharf
clccir!c-light plant, water system, laun-
dry. siNty-hve acres OF land, team and
imp!cincuts, valued At moro than $780,
600.
There has been u campaign launche ed
TO raise funds 10 save this school 10
the colorcd race. In order To accom-. :
plish this end. the said Virginia AGri-
cultural and Industrial Institute has
secured the Influence and support OF
an advisory board, consisting Of Mr.
W. r.. Smyth. state Accountant; Mr..
Alexander Forward, secretary to tho
Governor, and Hon. Il. O. james. Secrc-
tary OF tho Commonwealth Through
,hls board the funds contributed will
be expended. under their Supervision.
Tor the purposes or the school
The Virginia Agricultural and Indus
trih! Institute issues this as an appeal
10 the generous and Interested public
FOR contributions to this worthy and
needy cause The operation Of this
school VIII toe ia keeping with the doc
triuc taught - the larc Booker Il.
Washington. founder ana principal Of
ruSkegcc Institute.
5. HENRY RENTFREW.
Financial Agent.
Gslghrpnr,I 70
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PUBLIC INTERESTED
IN MANY SUBJECTS
Readers of The Times-Dispatch
Discuss Timely Topics in
Letters to Editor.
IN BEHALF OF NEGROES
Appeal for Aid for School at
Claremont-Other Ques-
tons Debated.
N BEHALF OF NEGROES


TO tho Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Silt seems to me to be "A great
mistake that our people in authority
nave not arranged for architectural
work being done for the erection of
the great amount of public school
buildings In the State cheaper.
Wo should, In my opinion. employ
an architect by the year, or make Il
special arrangement with some firm.
whereby much money could be saved.
IL docs seem entirely too much for us
TO pay full price on all OF our public
school buildings when you can have
an ordinary dwelling house put up for
Tho Same commission. viz. 5 per cent.
L am sure many thousands of dollars
could be saved to our educational fund
by adopting one OF the courses above
mentioned.
My mind was forcibly directed to this
fact by our having just paid about $3.50
architect fee for an addition to our
school building. which certainly cuts
hole In our public money. / fully
believe In architects work. and advo-
cate using them right along. but we
should make much better arrange
'ncnt. In my humble opinion. than &e
now have. and at the same time pay
whoever VIC might employ well.
/ hone our wise legislators will take
hold or this matter In cooperation with
Hoh *. Z. Sicarncs, and devise some
WAY whereby we can arrange this mat :
ter SO that much saving can hc accom-
plishcd. r. < RARRpt-I
south Boston, Va, February IT,
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MOST AILMENTS
ARISE FROM ONE
stomach Is the Vital Organ
That Needs Very Careful
Attention.

Most Ills" said Mr.. II. c. Prince, the
southern Tanlac representative. arise
from the stomach. Indigestion is often
the lorerunner of a more serious all
ment that causes 4 great deal of pain
ana suffering. Loss OF sleep or appc-
titc. Il duh, drowsy feeling and other
symptoms are signs that your vital
organs need attention. Unless this at
tehtlon is given promptly gases will
form, causing a depressed feeling and
pains around the heart sometimes eX-
tending down the right side and back
soon follow that make life miscrab 10
for tho sufferer. Many people here SUI
fer from this ailment.
During recent trip to Roanoke /
met Il man who suffered in this way.
His name is Mr.. Frank Seifcrt, and lives
ut 32G Dale Avenue He told me, 4
suffered from Indigestion. After. eat
ing fullneSs always formed, which
was very disaSrceablc. and was
drowsy and tired, and could not sleep
at night.
""raniac was recommended to me.
and decided to try 1T. Now ! sleep
well and have q good appetite. In fact,
I feel like Il different person since talk
ing Tanlac, and only two bottles ut
that ! feel that it has been Il life
saver TO me, and recommend it TO all
who suffer as | did"
ranlac. the Master Medicine for all
troubles arising from the stomach. kid
ncyS or liver, is now on sale here i'm
Richmond by and through the Polk
Miller Drug Stores exclusively Mr.. T..
q. Prince, the Southern representative.
is I'm attendance at the Third and Broad
Streets store. whore he Will gladly
meet the public and courtcously cx-
plain Tanlac. one dollar per bottle
Advertisement.
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Contaminated improvements.

Tho Cleveland Realty and Auction
Co, OF Washington, -. G.. has cnnclud
cd deal by which IL takes over Il
considerable area OF land on Gladstone
street. which II is purposcd to develop
into a residential and business section.
Gladstone street runs east and west.
midway between High street and Grove
Avenue.
Contracts have been lot for the con-
struction OF tho I.akcmont Park, on
the new electric car line in Prince
George. a short distance east OF Pc
terSburE. The corporation owning the
property propose to establish a park
purely for business. amusement and
recreation purposes. The land en-
braces about twenty acres, and one OF
the attractive features OF the park Will
he an ciSht-acrc lake for boating pur-
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DRIVEN TO DOUBLE CRIME
BY ANONYMOUS LETTERS
Se'ehteeH-h rar-OId Roy Tries Ia KIN
sweetheart, and Then Ends
His Own Life

HANOVER. PA. February i.
anonymous letters declaring the nir,
ne ioFed was making a fool of hin,
'eo seventeen year-old Early Miller :,
shoot ms SiNtecn-year- sweetheart
and himself last night. He is do,,
ana the girl, Edna Hoffman. is dvinr
A|housh conscious at intervals. she
mas refused 10 make any statemen,
me story or their unhappy love affair
mas hcen pieced together from facts
known to members of the two families
belorc going to visit Miss Hoffm, n
last night Miller told his sister no b,,1
received an unsigned letter. presum-
ably from girl, and he said bc u.,s
going to find out" about statement.
contained therein. Among them were
declarations that "the girl is maxine,
fool Of YOU" and "her mother is on,
posed to the match"
The couple spent the evcninr to-
Gether. apparently happy. Miss uofr-
mans father heard her PLAYING tho
piano and Miller singing, as he dronnod
OF to sleep. Some time later two shot
awakened him.
lie had to break through n locl,o1
door to enter the parlor On the floor
lay his daughter, locked in Mi]ler,s
arms The hoy had fired the first shot
with the revolver at the girls tempIe,
Then he had discharged bullet into
his brain through tho mouth. IL had
come out back OF his right ear and
gone through an oil painting.
MISS HOFFMAN was hurried to the
west Side Sanatorium, in York, where
she stoutly refuses to say anything
about incidents which led up to tie
double shooting.
IT is believed by some that she and
Miller. after talking things over. de-
cided to do together.
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To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SiT--We read In the bill which tho
Anti-Saloon League prepared to be-
come law that Every voter may have
quart OF whisky Il month" BY this
we understand that no woman may
buy ardent spirits, ana neither may a
man who has not paid his poll tax.
/, appears that all the sauce is TO be
for the rander III is poor rule that
wont work both Why's"
We believe such n law would not be
constitutional and IL the Supreme
Court decides that interstate commerce
cannot he wholly prohibited. we know
that II would hc unconstitutional.
Even il the court should decide in ia
|or of the extreme measures of the
Anti-Saloon League, there is a higher
law called the divine. which realizes
tho equal rights OF humanity.
no divine right can be permanently
crushed. and this. also. is the way We
view suffrage for women We believe
II is natural right. and time will
prove II,
In our opinion, the Anti-Saloon
League is the most powerful political
organization that the United States
has knows, and especially in State
politics we believe that no public man
can afford to ignore it unless he is
willing TO court defeat. AS il was in
the days OF kings with almost un-
limited power, so it seems always TO
he question with power how far it
may rule without bringing mightier
forces into play that will destroy it..
When the liquor force weakened we
heard the rising anti-saloon strength
proclaim that it destroyed itself with
the means mentioned. This we believe.
and also do we believe that the new
power may meet the same fate unless
it is careful not to repeat the history
OF past forces and power. All injus-
ticc. no matter how small, reacts upon
the docr. These are divine laws
Changing the subject: police. get
your tape. get your tape, and measure
milady's skirt from her trim ankle to
tho bottom of her tiny shoe. and from
her firm throat TO her barred chest, for
the protection Of men. We thought
Captain Myers was Democrat. but
IL seems that he stands for protection.
What is class legislation?
f.. VIRGINIA SMITH.
winchester. Va, February IL.
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ligamcnts that produce pain. it lightcns tho
burden on the nervous system, induces calm,
restfnl nights of hcaltlrgiving sleep and
bottle OF Mothers Friend" OF any druggist
! and you will then realize why It has been
considered true TO lis name in our best homes
through three generations. II Is perfectly
harmless but so effective that once used 1t
is recommended to all cxpcciant mothers by
those who went through the ordeal with
surprising ease. BY writing to BradHeltl
Regulator Co.. 4l2 Lamar Bldg, Atlanta, Ca.
|you can fnyc n free copy OF wonderful
st0rk book thnt unfolhs those things which
all cxpcctant mothers delight to read. Write
today,
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develop our national resources. and II
the supply and quality OF these are
cut short. the State. az we'll as tho
individual must suffer. and when it Is
remembered that the disease Is pre-
ventablc. the facts arc appalling
The above facts show why tho local
and state governments should be in
terested and proceed at once to remedy
the scourgc
The negroes. our greatest menace. or
late are dying by the thousands: they
arc not educated 10 combat the disea Sc ;
they are so closely connected with us
az cooks. nurses and laborcrs that
their protection is imperative for our
own safety.
our county should have some means
10 take care Of those that are not able
or competent to take care OF them
selves. Our Legislature should. If pos
siblc. aid the Catnwha Sanatoriurn: it
viii he money well spent. for every
life saved should be an asset to the
state.
II is costing more money and lives
than war. bu; on account OF It's in
Sidiors and deceptive nature. claim
Tag one NJ Il time In each and every
community, i; does not create the fear
and alarm Of IL near competitor, war.
our Governor and senior Senator
have sounded the warning and urged
prompt action. They are men who
tiD" afb are Interested IN inc COOH
Of this state, and would not br!nS
this matter so urgently before our
Legislature and people IL not impor-
tnnt.
Any aid or work done 20 accomplish
the shove will toe rewarded by q CRATE
fui public, ana especially Will they
hc called blessed hy the ones most in
tcrcStrd--thc sufferers.
Agitation, legislation and education
arc tho remedies.
SO all Interested got busy.
G. +. SANDERSON.
Cumberland Ea February g.
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At Movies To-Day

ItEX-Forcst Taylor md Helen
NOssOn. In "fhe White ltOsettc."
ISlS-WillinIn Fnrnum, In "rhc
Soldiers Oath"
In "fhe yellow Passport"
ODEON - Mary pickfUrd, In
"Mndnme ButterHyv
LITFLE-Annn Held, In "Mnda me
La Prcsldentc."
VICFOR-.lOrrOrs of NSnr,r
Pnthc Weekly, and comedy.
BlJOU--Orrin johnson and Gladys
BrOckwcll, In "Thc Price of Power.n
md Fred Mnce, I'm glove VIII Con-
qucr."
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TAXATION CENTER
OF ALL QUESTIONS
CONTINUED from First Pare
vision, would not pay to the State n
disproportionate share of the taxes.
MORALS COMMISSION.
COSTS onn
COSTS s25.oo0 A YEAR

COSTS S25.00O A YEAR
On the ability OF the State to enlarge
its income materially Will depend in
? large measure the degree to which
the present General Assembly Will
meet pressing demands for extension
and Improvement in the State institu-
tons. 1t may also have n determining
effect on the creation of the new office
of commissioner Of prohibition, pro-
vided by the Mapp bill.
According to Prohibition Commits
sioner Blue. of West Virginia, the ex-
penses of his Office are between $4,000
and $4,000 Il year. 1t is assumed that
if the Office and it's machinery costs
that much in West Virginia, the cost
in this State will bo twice as great.
because of tho larger territory to he
covered. the presence of extensive COM
munities where antiprohibition scnti-
ment is strong and violations of the
law may be expected. and the larger
number of deputy commissioners that
will be needed to maintain an effective
patrol. The cost Of the new Office and
it's administration. 1T Is believed in
some quarters, will be nearer 500. 900
The Mapp prohibition bill has been
fixed AZ n special and continuing order
in the Senate at 1890 o'clock on We'd
ncsday afternoon. Prohibition men
predicted last night that the measure
Will be passed substantially in its
present form by the end Of the week.
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Fighting Tuberculosis.

.r. the Editor of The Dispatch:
Sir,--Unless some concentrated ac-
Sion Is taken by the district, county,
State and nation to prevent infection
from tuberculosis patients, we as n
nation Will become greatly weakened
In physical force. energy and num-
bers.
Tho monetary loss to the individual
and state is enormous, not to say any
thing about the long suffering and
certain death OF our loved ones.
1t is estimated tho loss each year
In wages of people sick from this dis
epse Is about $2,00O,000 In this State,
and tho attendant nursing and loss or
others connected with the case Is as
great.
The one great need OF this country
Is sound, healthy men to work and
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HOPES TO GUT EXPENSES
IN KEEP OF PRISONERS
Petersburg Thinks Arrest and Impris-
onincnt Of Persons Violating Ortii-
nanceS Is Costing Too Much.
COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING
Big Block OF Land i'm City Taken
Over by Real Estate Company for
DcvelOpmcnt-Y. VI. G. 4. Mem
bership Campaign Starts Well.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, February Ia
special committee Of the Council was
recently appointed to Investigate the
matter OF the cost TO the city OF ar
rests and Imprisonment OF persons on
charges Of violations OF municipal or
dinanccs. The city. it is said. has been
put to large expense on this account
in the past few months, an eNpenS"
that would probably he much reduced
If greater accommodations for keeping
prisoners was provided at the Police
Station The special joint committee
having tho investigation in hand will
meet in the Council Chamber to-ror
row night to begin it's work, and Will
hear statements OF police and other
officials.
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Y. NJ. G.. A. Mcmb.,sb,n.

Though the campaign for a greater
membership of the Y. NJ. c. a has
hardly begun I'm earnest. ninety lone
new members were enrolled UP to last
evening. The aim Is to get COO SO as
TO make and maintain the total asso-
citation membership at 900. The three
first days of this week will witness an
active campaign by all the canvaSsing
teams, with the confident expectation
that the 600 additional members will
be secured.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA


Mrs. Mary Bell Hughes. wife ne 7,
y. Hughes, died yesterday rnornino a ;
her residence, sos Porter street. Sho
was fifty years old and leaves i've
children-M!ss Florence I. Hughes
herbert $. tiughcs. Francis T. Hughes
uirich W. Hughes and Harold IL
Hughes.
Tho funeral will take place ,o-mor.
row afternoon at 3 O'clock from Tho
Woodland Heights Methodist Church.
lnterinent will be made In Maury Gem.
ctery.
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News Notes of Intcrcst.

Tho Petersburg branch of the War
Relief Association has received Si15 in
moaey and many donations of clothing
Tho campaign for contributions to the
fund will be given on Tuesday. There
have been liberal Offers to make gar
ments for sufferers In the war zone
Many deeds of transfer OF property
In the city were recorded tho past week
in the clerks Office. The market shows
great activity.
tho weather this afternoon, with a de-
ctdod fall of temperature.
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nIjou's New ProErnm.

Gladys Brockwcll liz Orrn Johnson's
leading woman in "Thc Price OF Pow =
cr." which opens II three day engage
mcnt on the Triangle program At tho
'ijou to-day. AS for the comedy. Fred
Mace guarantees to furnish plenty OF
laughs In the Sennctt Keystone. Love
VIII Conquer
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I}ntily burned.

J. 7. Joyce. Il Du Pont employee was
brought TO tho Petersburg Hospital
last night in a bad condition. In an
accident at the plant he was seriously
burned about the head, face and body
~ trained nurse and physician accom-
oa"!ed him to Petersburg. His condi-
ton is said TO he serious.
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The Boy is Father
TO The Man
Old sayings like this are fraught with
q most imDortant meaning And p,hnt


will aid the expectant
mother In conserving
her h ealth, her
strength, her mental
reposc and the al,
sencc OF vcxati O u =
pains Is n subject of
vast moment. Among
The recognized helps Is
n splendid rem cdy
known ns Mothers
Friend" Applied TO
the muscles 1t sinks In
deeply TO mako them
firm and plant, 1t thus
liffs tho cfrofp -.
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Miss Emma Kntc Jones.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LYNCHBCRG. VA, February Ia
Miss Emma Kate Jones. aged twenty
three years, died on Saturday night
at her home In Madison Heights
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Mrs. Malcolm 6. Bruce.

Mrs. Malcolm u. Bruce. wife Of a
wcil-known attorney, of No. 1880 Mon
nment Avenue died last night at
o'clock. The funeral will be held in
tho homo on Tuesday at noon.
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Mnry Iickford mt Odcon.

Mary Pickford in MADAME Butter
n.y., ;ln adaptation of John Luther
Longs famous classic, is the attrac-
ton at the Odcon Theater to-day, Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday.
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I'nrnun nj Isis.

The william Fox Week at the Isis.
! during which selected features from
the Fox Studios will be presented, be-
gins to-day. when william Farnum
Will be seen i'm "A Soldiers Oath"
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ANNA Held mt Little.

The attraction at the Little Thcntcr
Tor the first three days OF the week
Is Anna Held. who makes her long
heralded debut In motion pictures In
n production OF Madame La Pres
idcntc."
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Stnr nj CnlouinI.

StWT III NOIn1IuI.
The Coloniars main feature to-day
and Tomorrow is Clara Kimball Young
IN THE Yellow Passport" Il picture Of
thrills. pathos. romance and love.
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3OO-Business Lots-300
At Badin, N. c., the Power City
OF the South, which is six miles
from Albemarle, N. c., will be
sold at Auction on Monday,
February 21st, sale beginning at
1880 A. NJ.
These lots adjoin the property of
the Aluminium Plant, and are the
business section of the town. Chang
ing hands every day at good profits
These lots will be sold, regardless Of
price, on very easy terms.
There will be the most enormous
profits to be reaped at Badin, N. c.,
that have ever been made in any part
of the South, and there arc only a
limited number Of business lots in
this section of the town. They are
located on Badin Avenue, which is
the direct approach in and out of
Badin.
Get in while you can. There have
been developments in the South on
which you stood back and saw the
other fellow make money. Don't
make this mistake again. They are
going higher every day-by leaps
and bounds
Badin bids fair to be big city in
less than two years. Just by observ-
ing the developments in process, any
business man can read the signs of
the times. There has never been
anything like it in the South. Don't
fail to attend this great sale, con-
Quoted by Burton Brothers Realty
Company, the Standard Auction
Company OF America, who will give
a great Balloon Ascension on day of
sale, which will be one of the most
thrilling, daredevil scenes which
has ever been witnessed by the
human eye.
1Oll \ Idll W see CIllS man take his
life in his own hands and ascend in
the air 5000 feet. Leaves the earth
like scared quail, and makes a leap
IN the open air for his life.
To anyone purchasing a lot
at this sale, railroad fare within
a radius Of two hundred miles
will be refunded.
Burton Brothers
Realty Co.
Home Office, Wilson, N. C.
Branch Office, Albemarle, N. C.
Selling agents for the Power
ltU Investment Cop,~o &c
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NIchmond. February ~.