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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
RHEUMATISM AFTER
HIS DAYS OUTING
Hunting Trip On Il Wet Day
Brings Painful Results.

Once upon a time Charles Mullen. of
dismal. rainy day. and long exposure
to cold and wet brought on severe
attack of rheumatism. He WAS con-
fined to his home.
a friend recommended Sloan's Lini-
ment. citing his own case as evidence
Of its effectiveness. Mullen bought Il
bottle and applied it to his aching
limbs. Soon Improvement was noticed
and he was able to return to business
Mr.. Mullen writes: Since that cX-
perience | have never been without
Sloan'S Imminent in the medicine
chest You will find il SoothcS
bruises. sprains, toothache and re-
licvcs lame back. ncuralgia--in fact.
all external pains. AT all druggists :.
Zoe, soc and Sl00 IL bottle
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
dral has almost disappeared. and every

dral has almost disappeared. and every
house in the direct line OF fire from
the German batteries is a mere she'll.
The population of Rheims. which be-
fore tho was considerably more
than 100000, has been reduced to APP
proXimatcly $4,000. Stores still keep
open in some of the streets. but when
ever the arrival OF a Salvo of shells
from a German battery announces that
the town is to submit to "A new bonn
bardment. these are closed aud their
proprietorS as we'll as the other in
habitAntS retreat to their collars.
Some of those, however, who have re-
manned in the town since the Gcrma MS
evacuated ii have become so accus-
toned to tho danger that they decline
TO leave their work unless tho Smelling
becomes unusually severe. For this
reason. scarcely ever does lombard
mcnt occur without causing some
casualties among the civil population.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
SWITCHMEN AND YARDMEN
IN PRECARI0US BUSINESS
Figures show About Ono In Every Five
Either KILLED or Injured Dur
Ing lcnr,
10y Associated f'rcssI

iSN Associated Press
NEW YORK. November 20.-,;ovcrn-
mcnt statistics dealing with accidents
To Switchmcn and yardmen employed
by tn" railroads of tho country were
presented as evidence late to-day at
the hearing before the board of arbi-
,rati"n in the controversy between the
SwitchmcnS Union and thirteen rail-
roads in regard to the eight-hour day
1t was shown that 2.2i3 switchmen
and yardmcn had been killed and in
jurcd in tho months of July, August
and September. 1915. \ table based on
those figures gave ?.132 killed and in
Jhrcd for year, or about one man in
five among the 5000 switchmen and
yardmen in tho United States The
number Of killed was placed at 256.
Representatives OF the railroads OBJ
Jccted To the admission of the figures
contending that general conditions
have no part in the controversy. The
board permitted them to 20 on tho
record. however. with the understands
ing that the IieLlhers Of the board
would take them under advisement.
After the case for the switchmen
had been closed, w H. O'Keefe. as
sistant general superintendent of the
Michigan Central Railroad. the first
witness for the railroads. asserted that
an ciEht-hour day is unworkable
TIL. hearing will be continued to-
morrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
| u1nel DISCOVERED
at the JniUersitu
Possagewoy Starts Near Room
Occupied BY Edgar allan Poe
and Runs Nearly 200 Yards.
Especial to Tho Times nIsratch. |

Especial To The Times pispatchl
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Novcm-
Der 2O---=tonsidcrabl" excitement was
aroused AT tn" University OF Virginia
thts afternoon by the discovery 81 Hn
Underground paSSagcway. which s-uris
In close proximity To the room occu-
pied by Edgar Allan Poe. No - West
Range, and extends distance Of nearly
200 yards. The passage way il archcd
with brick for its entire length AMI a
person nearly fly. feet tall can walk
through IL without STOPPING.
1t * similar To tn" one AT Mon:i-
cello, through which Thomas Jefferson
is supposed to have made his escape
from General Tarleton. OF the british
army. As matter OF fact. til. tunnel
at Monticello was for sewer purposes.
and doubtless III" mysterious subter-
ranean passage discovered to-day u,
the university was constructed for the
same use, though the fioor is OF natur
al dirt Workm.n engaged in cNcavat-
ing discovered Tho passaeeway, fol-
lowing blast.
4 wag Tonight suggested that Poe
had a prcmonition that some day W.
ginia would go dry and that ne had the
tunnel built AS Il measure Of prepared
ness for students OF future genera
tons
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
SITE Ar HAMP TON FAVORED
Has Options on Land und
May Establish Flying
school There.

NEWPORT NEWS, November 90
Business men Of Hampton, Va. to- da Y
stated that the United states govern
ment has options on 1900 acres OF land
near that place. with an idea Of TAX :
ing il over as the site for the new
army flying school The owners OF
the land hold it for 100000.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels and
members OF the government aero board
inspected the land on Saturday. The
owners OF the land state that they are
reasonably sure the government men
are favOrably inclined 10 tho site.
Captain Thomas s Baldwin. head Of
the Atlantic Coast Aeronauti,al sta
ton, says that the government sta ion
Will he the largest in the world.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
LABOR REsENTs BEING
CLASSED AS PROPERTY
Any Legislation Based on Such Die
tum, Federation Declares, Should
BE Disrcgartled.
MUST EVEN DIsOBEY JUDGES
Acti0n Taken Bears on Decision c,
massachusetts Supreme Court.
Convention Urges That Injunction
Question he Made Paramount

BALTIMORE. November 2O.-The
American Federation of Labor to-day
recommended unanimously that any
Legislation dealing with tho relation
snip of employer and employee. and
based on the dictum that labor Is
property should bc disrcgardcd, let
tho consequences be what they may"
rho action was taken when the fed
Grafton convention, in annual session
here. adopted a report OF the lcgisla-
i''c committee dealing with "a dcci.
sion Of tho MASSACHUSETTS, supreme
Court classifying labor as property.
'rh" convention also adopted "A rcsclu-
ton urging organized labor TO make
tile Injunction question the para
mount issue in all Of their future po-
liti"al activities"
Tho committee report on the Massa-
rhuSctts decision reads
1T S"clnS 10 IL" a settled purpose OF
interests antnEoiiistic to tho freedom
OF men and women who labor. TO per-
suaIc. and then use the judiciary and
inisconstlue constitutional guarantees
ami thereby uullify lcsisiativ. enact
IucutS. so as Ia leave but one remedy:
aiid NC, therefore. recommend that any
iniunctious dealing with tho relation
ship Of employer and employee, and
based on thc dictum labor j. prop
'rty." be wholly and absolutely disrc-
rardcd. let tn" consequences be what
they may. Such decisions as tho ono
rendered by the Supr"m" Court of the
Stat" OF MaSSachuSct has it's roots
IN class interests. y; - usurpation and
tyranny. Freedom came I" man be-
cause he believed tho resistance To
tyrauny is oh".lieuc" 10 ';od. AZ ~
came. IL must be maintained. Kings
could he and wcr. diSobeycd and some
times d"poScd IN eases of THIS KIND.
Judges mus, be disob"Acd and should
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
Thin Folks Who
Would Be Fat
Increase In Weight Ten Pounds or
More.

I'D certainly give most anything to
be able TO fat up a few pounds and
stay that way" declares every excess
strely thin man woman. Such "A
result is not impossible, despite past
failures. Most thin people are victims
OF mal-nutrition, condition which
prevents the fatty elements of food
from being taken up by the blood as
they are. when the powers of nutrition
are normal Instead Of getting into
the blood. much Of the fat and flesh
producing elements stay in the intes-
tines until they pass from the body as
waste.
To correct this condition and to pro-
duce healthy. normal amount of fat,
the nutritive processes must be arti-
hcially supplied with the power which
nature has denied them. This can
probably best be accomplished by cat
ing Sargol tablet with every meal
SarGol is a careful combination OF six
splendid assimilatire agents. Taken
with meals, they mix with the food to
turn the fatteninE. strength giving
material of what you have eaten into
rtch, ripe nouriShment for the tissues
and blood and its rapid effect has been
IN many cases reported remarkable
Reported gains Of from ten TO twenty
hre pounds in n single month are by
no means infrequent. Yet it's action is
perfectly natural and absolutely harm
less Shrgol is sold by Tragic Drug
Co. and other druggists everywhere
and every package contains a Claran
zee or weight increase or money back
ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
LINERS ARRIVE FROM NOME
BriuE 800 Passengers. SI,100.00O Il
Gold bullion md Shipments or
Tin Orc and Turs
BY Associated PrcSs.l

SEATTLE. WASH. November 20
The liners Victoria and Umitilla. the
latest vessels to leave Nome. arrived
in Seattle to-day with 500 passengers
$1.o0o.ooo In gold bullion and ship
ments Of tin ore ard furs. Fiftee,
hundred people arc wintering in Nome.
which rs now closed in by the ice.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
Emil Hns EntnI KcsuI..

IL NtTI RURG. w, November 10
Robert F'aulconor. thirtccn-ycar id
son OF y. l.. Fauiconer. who Was in
jured in a fall several DAYS ago. in
which he sustained "A fractured skull.
died this morning at - Andrews Hos
ritai, to which lie WAS brought from
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
Killed Riding ON Freight Train.
ISneciaI to The Times-Dispatch.

t'Pe'"' ~ 'he iiiheS-plSpatcnI
CLIFTON FORGE. VA, November 90
Leonard karnes, Of Covington, Va
was killed accidentally this morning
near White Sulphur Springs. while rid
ne on freight train. His body was
brought to CovinEton this afternoon
lie was son of Mrs. Nina Karncs
Wolf, OF San Antonio. but made his
home with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. McMunn, in Covington
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
rHRINES on PRINCIPLE
or VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION

tn" only reference to the possibility
"f ni'iliation Of the brothcrhood.: with
the federation coming from President
GompcrS was made late to-day at the
close OF a three h our debate over what
seemed to he an unimportant matter
President iomperS said there WAS in
NolNed. however. the principle OF com
pulSory association a. against volun-
tary association in the federation. Dn
the principle Of voluntary association
he said. the federation had grown and
thrived. Then he added:
do YOU think that. IL We 70 back
10 compuision, II Will induce the rail
road brothcrhoods TO become affiliated
~ II not more likely 10 drive them
away from US?
several resolutions in favor OF :;
universal eisht-hcur day are being con-
Sid"fcd by The federation committee
on resolutions, aEn Vice President Dun
can. chairman, expects to report one OF
them tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
ALI. WOODWORK REMOVED
TO AVERT DANGER OF FIRE,

The Associated Press correspondent
was granted permission To view the
interior. Inside every particle of
woodwork except few *plintcred
stalls and the pulpit has been removed
in order to avert danger from fire
Tho bare cathedral could thus he seen
in AL it's beautiful architectural lines
Tho unique rose window above the
front portal. whose stained glass was
considered as the finest specimen of
that art. is in a sad state of dcstruc-
ton. The bells in the bclfry arc held
in their places by ropes. for shells
have destroyed their supports. E'rag-
ments of Statuary strcw the floor.
Outside. the main portals now are
protected by sandbngs. but all their
stone ornamcntation disappeared dur
| ing the first bombardment. All around
tho roof the delicate stone colonnades
show siG?s of topping over. The
bishops house by tho side of the cathc-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
RAILROAD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WAY
tEr'ILItTE WITH FEEDER ALTON

EAl.TIMoRr.. MD. November 20.--Af-
tiliation Of the four railroad brother
hoods with tho American Federation %!
Labor as Il separate body MAS regarded
as moro than a poSs Utility tonight hN
influential federation leaders. u was
reported on reliable authority that rep
rcScntatiNCs uf the railways depart
mcut OF the federation had been In con-
ference win officials of the brother
hoods looking 10 an utilization OF al!
railway men with the federation. Two
separate ORGANIZATIONS Of railway en-
pfuvecs. with membership in the fed
Grafton that would give them the sup
port OF the organized tabor forces Of
tho country, was the plan. according to
Information obtained tonight.
~ has been arranged that the pres
idcntS or the four hrothcrhoodS shall
place their cause before the federation
convention at tom orrow mornings
session The federation executive
council already has reported 10 the
convention tina; the hrothcrhoods We're
assured OF the support and co-opcra-
zion OF the American Federation Of
Labor IN their struggle" for the eight
hour day. There can hc no temporary
anna lganation of organizations afiliit-
ed with the federation and uuaftliated
declared. as III" constitution OF the
American Federation of Labor does not
p"rmi, such ainaiGauatiou.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-21
CATHEDRAL OF RHEIMS
HIT BY THOUSANDTH SHELL
Danger Of Fall of Great Stone Roof
Imminent, aS Supports
Are Shot Away.
ALL WOODWORK is REMOVED
Endeavors Made at First to Prop Up
Parts Of Building in Danger of
Falling, but Germans Fire on
Working Parties, Stopping Work.


rcorrcspondence of the Associated Press
RHEIMS. November i.--On tho first
day of November. the thousa ndth Ger
man shell struck tho Cathedral of
TthcimS. Ever since the recent French
drive Mt Ncrdun, salvos OF shells have
been poured daily into RhcimS, many
striking the cathedral. -Four of tho
flying huttrcsscs supporting the roof
of the nave have been demolished and
several others hit. AS the weight Of
tho stone roof. which is sixty cent?
meters in thickness is borne almost
entirely by these dying buttrcsscs. tho
danger Of it's fall has become inn
mincnt
The fears of the authorities have
hccn increased by tho unusually severe
rainy season. which this year has been
uninterrupted for many weeks. The
timber and lcadcn roofs of tho cathc-
dral having been destroyed carly i'm
tn" bombardmont. tho rain falls d-
rcctiy into tho building through tho
shell holes in the stone roof and
washes away layer after layer of the
ralcined stone of the interior. leaving
muddy puddlcs on tho hoor. and grad
ually percolatipG through to the
crypts and foundations.
EndcaNorS wcr" made at first to prop
Zip parts Of the building in danger OF
falling. The Germans. however. fired
on tho working parties. and tho effort
had to be abandoned
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24

him when doing some scouting duty yer killed the whole gun crew HC had barely finished his work when he was in turn shot and killed by a sharpshooter who had been snip ing at him during the iracas.
 lt is estimated that the output of the Chisana district for the present year will be about $SO,OOO
 w. C. Edes. head of the Alaska railroad engineering commission, says the railroad will be construct- ed to the Nenana coal fields, 57 miles from Fairbanks, to Fairbanks by the fall of l9i7
 It IS said that 125 men are work ing for the government railroad at Kern Creek, between Seward and Anchorage. Huge warehouses are being erected there.
 Maurice D. Leehey the Seattle law yer who was Juneau visitor last week, has formed law partner ship with former Senator L V. Ray and Clifford Mooers. Mir. Leehey will retain his Seattle office.
 
 The Alaska railroad has used over 12OOO.OOO feet of lumber up to date from the Chugach forest. lt has re- served 75,OOOOOO feet for future use. The railroad payroll at Seward is said to be between SlO,OOO and $5O,- 900 monthly
 It is said that Chairman w. C.. Ede5, of the Alaska railroad engin- eering commission, will next year remove his headquarters from Sew ard to Anchorage, and Lieut. F. MearS. who has been in charge at Anchorage, will remove his theatre of activities to the Susitna river sec tion
 sss
 The annual meeting of the Alaska Medical Association of the Third Division was held at Valdez the lat ter part of last month with Dr. F. NJ. Boyle presiding. The following officers were chosen for the ensu- ing year: Dr. J. F. Romig, of Sew ard, was reelected president, and Dr. W. Fl. Chase of COrdova, secretary.
 
 Many Anchorage residents are adopting the house numbering pol icy and over 300 houses and busi. ness places were designated. in one week.
 
 Agitation has started at Wrangel for the establishment Of a paper mil there, the Sentinel claiming that sui. ficient pulp could be secured on the Tongass National forest reserve to keep several mills in operation for years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24

Lieut. John Pringle, son of the Rev John Pringle, pioneer Presby- terian pastor of Dawson, was killed recently in France He has been mentioned specially for bravery. He discovered a machine gun crew near
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24

Phil Abrahams, W. J. Mulvihnl and Fred Fonzo have been named as election judges at Skagway for the coming election A. C. Blanchard and P J. McClclland will serve as clerks. The choice was made by the City Council.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24
SURVEY PARTY RETURNS
 FROM WORK AT WESTWARD

John P. Walker, assistant super visor Of surveys for the general land office, and one of his survey parties which has been working along the route of the new government rail- road during the entire summer sea- son, returned this morning on the Admiral Evans.
 The party has been working most of the time in laying off townsites along the line of the new road and also townsite surveying in the Su- sitna river and the Matanuska river valleys The party was composed of Victor II. Wilhelm, A. J. Brad ford and others.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24
ALASKA NE WIS FROM
 ALL SECTIONS

Sirsaia.sall1
 Anchorage has two new papers, or was to hayo two new ones with In short time The Socialists have established weekly paper-tbe Al aska Labor News The Alaska En- gineering Commission is about to publish weekly official bulletin The Socialist paper will be edited by R. k. Hegner a Socialist candi date for Representative. A newspa per man connected with the engin eering Commission will edit the bulletin.
 The body of man was picked up in Cook Inlet near Fire Island re- gently The body was taken to An. chorage but was not Identified.
 The Seward Chamber of Com merce has petitioned the forest ser. vice to build a wagon road on Sew l. ard Peninsula from Quartz Creek to Kenai Lake
 
 It is reported at Valdez that II. D. Reynolds will enter the electric light ! ing and power business at Valdez. It is said that he has purchased the ! Hes Hydro-Eloctric Power Company.
 
 Sitka time has been adopted at Seward The railroad is operating on Sitka time from Seward to Kern Creek Heretofore Seward has used Yukon time, and that is still in vogue at Valdez, which is further east than Seward. The new regu- lation went into effect October 1st
 George T. Milton, general manag- CT of thre Tantalas coal mines on the Yukon river who was a south bound passenger last week on his way homo at Minneapolis, says the mines which are located about half way between Whitehorse and Daw- son. produced 100 tons of coal a day during the summer They worked % men, and not only supplied river boats and Dawson, but shipped coal Co Fairbanks and even to St Michael He says his company had a profit able season and will operate again next summer. Phil Abrahams. w. J. Mulvihn and Fred Fonzo have been named as election judges at Skagway for the coming election. A. C. Blanchard and p. J. McClclland will serve as clerks. The choice was made by the 1 City Council
 Major A. Ross Cuthbert. for many ! years an officer of the Northwest ! Mounted Police at Dawson, died re- gently at Regina, where he was as- sistant commissioner of police < George M. Chapman. White horse reared boy and formerly a car rier and printers devil on the White horse Star recently died on the Western battle front in France Of wounds received in action August 23rd. The boy enlisted from White. horse. where an uncle is respect ad citizen. Most of his male rela- lives are in the British army in France.
 
 The Engineer Mine in the Auin district owned by Capt. James AL ,xander of Chicago, has been of- cred for sale for $1.25OOOO and many mining engineers have eXamin- ned the property for various inter- ,sts. The mine has been producing .n enormous profit Capt Alexan- Ter wants a cash payment of S5OO,- 100 and the remainder on time.
 Lieut. John Pringle, son of the Rev John Pringle pioneer Presby- erian pastor of Dawson, was killed ecently in France. He has been mentioned specially for bravery. He discovered a machine gun crew near
 f
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24

Inc EngIncer Mine In the Atlin district owned by Capt James AL eXander of Chicago, has been of- fered for sale for $1.25O,OOO and many mining engineers have eXamin- ined the property for various inter ests. The mine has been producing an enormous profit Capt Alexan- der wants a cash payment of S5OO,. 900 and the remainder on time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-24
PsrsonaI Mendon


 Frank Tascher, Ben Delzelle and iJ IT, Nicholas, travelling men with headquarters in Juneau, left this morning on the Admiral Evans for a business call on the merchants Of the south end or the Division.
 J. l.. Gray. manager of the Alaska Soda and Bottling Works, left for the south end of the Division on fthe Admiral Evans this morning.
 J. D. Harrington, Of Latouche, ar rived on the Admiral Evans and is at the Occidental.
 b. L. Ditmer, of Portland, is a recent arrivals from the south and is at the Occidental.
 Henry Roden. old timer and law yer Of the interior section, who has been in the states for the past sey- eral months, returned from the south on the Humboldt and is at the 0c- cidental hotel.
 Mrs. William c. Frecburn, of Chichagof, returned from the south on the Mariposa yesterday and is at the New Cain hotel Mrs Free burn is the wife of William Free burn, mines superintendent at Chi chagoff.
 G. ". Le Lashmuth and wife Of Seattle, and Miss Florence Willough- by of Katalla, arrived from the south on the Mariposa and are at the New Cain.
 c. w Folch, of Seward, arrived from the westward town on the Ad- miral Evans this morning and is at the Gastineau hotel.
 Harry A. Lawrence. travelling agent for the Union Pacific railroad system, returned from a months yis- it to Anchorage and other west ward towns on the Admiral Evans and is at the Gastineau.
 William A. Hesse, mining promo ter and movie man. returned from the westward on the Admiral Ey- ans and is at the Gastineau.
 Senator Frank A. Aldrich, who is interested in mining claims in the Aux Bay section, returned from the property yesterday and is at the Occidental.
 A. Van Mayern, representing the West Coast Grocery Co.,, returned from the south last night on the Humboldt. He is at the Gas tineau.
 Harry H. Morton, Federal jailer, who went south recently asa guard with insane prisoners, returned last night on the Humboldt.
 Fred Hoyt, representing the Im- perial Gas Engine company, is in the city having arrived from the l south last night on the steamer i 
 J. M Tanner, of Sllagway, and | candidate for Territorial Senator on the Democratic ticket, returned from campaign trip to the south end of the Division on the Hum- boldt.
 J. C. Mcbride, president of the C. W. Young company, who has been south on business connected with his company returned on the