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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

there was no one in whose caro- ia
leave him when she went out to earn
a living
She then went back to little Mike,
misshapen with diseased spine,
frail and suffering. The big, strong,
happy children could find a welcome
anywhere. but no one cared for Mike
except the mother: his affection only
bound him more firmly In her affec-
tons He had been taken at one
time to the hospital for treatment, but
1t had done no good. Now his mother.
tired from her fight against biz odds.
began to fail in health. Here she
lost the fight. and allowed DR.. Buch-
anan and his associates to give her
assistance.
To Provide for Crippled BOY.
They have provided for her needs.
but they cannot give more than the
necessities of life. She deserves a
better. lot than to feel the lack Of
things she might have while she goes
through life in labor Of affection,
caring for crippled baby whom no
ono loves but her She does not ask
for help. and is satisfied with the pro-
visions made for her by the Associated
Charities, but this children's fund can
place means at hand for making her
home more happy. and for giving TO
her life bit of that good cheer for
which the Christmas time has been
famed through ages.
Contributions. large or small. Will
be received at this office during the
week. They must come from chill
dren, and can be brought here in per-
son or mailed. Letters should be ad-
dressed to "Children's Fund" care
The Richmond Virginian'. and funds
received will be placed in the hands
of DIR. James Buchanan. of the Asso-
ciated Charities, where they will be
used to the best advantage. At this
season of many gifts. it is fitting that
the hearts of the poor and faithful
be cheered, and the children may join
in bringing more happiness to others
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

and motives of the Anti-Saloon
League. it would be folly to overlook
or attempt to belittle the fact that
their organization Is an extremely eff
fcient one, which works all the time.
and to combat which successfully it
is necessary 10 be equally well or bet
ter organized.
The Brewer speaks knowingly. The
liquor forces have felt the power of
tho Anti Saloon League, and the peo-
pie are seeing the good results OF their
labors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
New British blacklist.

London, Dec. 1.-THE latest black
list of neutral ships issued by tho Brit
ish admiralty represents 1s8,7s7 tons
OF shipping which British traders are
forbidden to charter.
Among the ships appearing on the
list for the first time are three flying
the American fiag-the Balboa, the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Wood Alcohol Kills Three.

rabbit shooting. Arthur Richberg and
Ray Bartles yesterday were astound
ed by the actions of their dog. which
kept circling a hemlock tree and
looking upward. The sportsmen
upon investigation discovered a Jack
rabbit sitting in crotch Of the tree
about six feet from the ground. They
held aloft the dog which grabbed the
rabbit. but the animal broke loose and
escaped.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
EL0riNG YALE STUDENT Is
MARRIED. AT PORT CHESTER

Port Chester. N Y, Dec. i7.-Gii-
bert Collins. Yale student. and Mer-
lam McGarry. OF Stamford. elopad here
by automobile and were married by
Judge Malcolm Merr!ett. who. two
weeks ago married walton Hall Smith.
Collins classmate. and Caroline Hin
man Parker. OF Hartford. following
a police chase.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Havana Street Railway Strike.

Havana, Cuba, Dec. 17.-At the
expiration of the mems ultimatum at
o'clock yesterday q general strike
on the Havana Central Railway was
begun, Traffic has been paralyzed.
The electric plant being out Of oper-
alton the current in manv towns in
Havana Province was cut Off. At the
Regla and at Guanabacoa the street
car service from Havana to Casa
blanca and Regla was stopped. Police
are guarding the railroad and ferry
terminals
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Rear Admiral Hunker Dead.

Asheyille. N. c.. Dec, 17.-Rear
Admiral John J. Hunker. retired, 70
years old, died here last night at
local sanitarium. death being due to
organic heart trouble. The deceased,
whose home is at Put-inB Bay. Ohio.
came to Asheville about three years
ago and spent most of the time here
since. He Is survived by one son.
Captain J. y. NJ. Hunker, Of Los
Angeles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
End Old Strike.

Wilkes Barre. Pa, Dec. 17-wilkes-
Barrels fourteen m onths- old street car
strike came to an end yesterday when
the strikers voted in favor of a peace
proposal drawn up by members Of the
United Mine Workers.
The strike is said to have cost near
ly 100000 in loss OF wages and
fares The unions put a boycott on
the trolley lines. Cars ran empty for
months. They were finally laid up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
THE ANTI SALOON WORKER.

many OF the States dry. George Nc
Ginnis writing in the National Daily,
says OF the ti-seloon worker:
The ant1-saloon worker sees in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Big Plane for Ruth Law.

New York, Dec. 17.-Miss Ruth
Law. who made the new American
nonstop distance record OF 500 miles
on her recent Chicago-New York
flight, yesterday announced that the
Curtiss Aeroplane Company. Of Bura-
10. had agreed to let her have the
finest machine they could manufac-
ture. She visited the Curtiss facto-
ries few days ago and consulted the
Curtiss experts. during which she de-
fined exactly the aeroplane she want
ed. 1t is to be built especially for .
trans continental flight from Gan
Francisco to New York. and vim carry
fuel for not less than ten hours Night.
1t Is to have a minimum speed OF 100
miles an hour. and will probably be
driven by 100 horsepower motor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Three Dead Tn Flames

Ashevllle, N. c.. Dec. 17.-Three
persons were burned to death. two
seriously burned and two others
slightly burned, as a result Of q fire
that entrapped the Penland family,
living in a two-room cabin, one-half
mile west Of Canton. twenty miles
west of Asheville. late last night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Boiled Down Items
From Everywhere
This Rabbit Climbs Trees.

Joliet, H.. Dec. 17.-Three prison
ers in the Illinois State Penitentiary
here are dead, three more are expect
ed to die and three others are i'll as
the result Of drinking wood alcohol.
which they extracted from shellac in
an effort to satisfy their craving from
liquor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

Editor Ytrginian:
Sir,--I have read with much pleas
ure your editorial of this morning
headed We Can't Grasp the View
point" why should u be necessary
that either party to the terrible war
IN Europe should win decided vie
tory before peace or even the discus
sion of the possibility of peace may
take place?
This war, the bloodiest picture In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

pICkb.
Now, Tets sum up" as the lawyers
say. pay property tax on this
machine equal TO the tax paid by this
team owner on his team: then I will
have to pay next year forty cents per
horse power of my machine. or $40.
in good American dollars, in addition
Of using the road OF the State. yet
chased and paid for rights by men
privilege have purchased And more
than this. he hardly earns the hire
for driver and feed for team.
And then some folks say our (?)
laws are based on justice. law
which can compel me to pay for the
privilege of using a road should COM
pei others who have the free use of
that road TO respect the purchasers
right
And this can all be remedied with
out cost to tho team owner, but CIV
ing him a good road as soon as the
sun shines on the road. So you see
Mr.. Editor. times have changed here
are people who have actually pur-
chased the privilege OF using the road
and the State through nature and a
few special pets says to them. Thou
shalt not
Is II Justice?
BY giving this a place in your coll
umns you will meet the approval Of
thousands OF automobile owners in
the country districts OF our State
Yours truly,
Dillwyn, Va, Dec. IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Is VESSELS CONFIsCATTD
ny BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Copenhagen. Dec. 1.-THE National
Ttdende reports from London that the
British government has confiscated
twenty weight vessels being built for
neutral shipping interests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

Mr.. Edmonds has also requested the
president to send home the militia
men who were first enlisted la the
United States service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
Guardmen's families.

Washington. d. c., Dec 17.-Repre-
sentative Edmonds. OF Pennsylvania.
introduced a resolution Saturday IN
Congress asking an appropriation of
S3.00O,0O0 to be- paid to families Of
national guardsmen now on the Mexi-
can border. An allowance up to $50
per month Is desired for each family.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18

The Anti-Saioon League 10 the most
yOtenttal force in the campaign for
nk1cn-wtde prohibition. az It has been
l. - Aghts which have made 70
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
CHILDREN MAY GIVE

Continued from First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-18
People 8 Forum
Preservation OF Our Roads.

Editor Virginian,
Sir.-Sometimes I see in your paper
som ething about road Improvement,
which is a most excellent move. But
somehow road maintenance or rather,
preservation or maybe protection.
seems TO me very important also.
believe that at least ninety per cent
of our roads are Of ordinary dirt
composition; some have been crowned
up of the earth taken from drains
on the side, while others have been
covered with soil. and still others are
OF the entirely improved one track
variety. In years gone by no one ex-
pected passable roads for more than
SIX or eight months In the year To-
hacco, lumber and ties going to mar
ket on the roads of the State during
| the winter months simply cut them
up until they were impossible for
even the wagon which did the dam
age. This is still the case in some
counties of this State. For instance,
only last Sunday on my way to church
In buckingham on place where
lumber and tie wagons had cut O road
which had been lately crowned up
into deep broad ruts with their &C
complaining ridges, which was a
frightful mass OF mud and pieces OF
timber, l tore the running board of
my automobile into pieces like tooth
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
FIRST INHERITANCE TAX HEARING
Estate of William Potts of Monitor VAL
ley Set For Hearing

Tonopah Bonanza: The first inher-
itance tax case brought to the atten-
ton of the court in this county will
be heard in the district court next
Saturday when the value of the
property left by the late William
Potts will be appraised by three
commissioners. rhe latter are Henry
Schmidt. P. S. Booth and Thos. Lind
say. The estate consists of ranches,
cattle and cash in bank. The latter
amounts to something over $4,000
and rough estimate of the value OF
the remainder of the assets is $50, 900.
Decedent lived at Potts, Nevada, in
Monitor Valley on the Lander County
line where he accumulated his fortune
that will be the first to contribute to
the inheritance tax.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
Novel Irrigation Scheme

Wills Brougher. proprietor of the
Carson hot springs, has, with no sue
cess, tried numerous irrigation
schemes for farm which he oper-
ates at the springs. He now plans
to erect tanks on the farm and use a
sprinkling wagon similar to those
used in sprinkling streets. He fig.
ures that the light surface sprinkling
may produce the desired results. and
if so, he plans to purchase an appa'
ratus mounted on motor truck.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
Military Training Suggestion

If every university and high school
in the republic would make arrange
ments to have military training a
part of the regular course for all
their male students, beginning with
the next term, by the close of next
Springs term those students would
in the aggregate be a good-sized
army. and would be advanced enough
to drill million or two raw recruits
in the first duties of soldiers, says
Goodwin's Weekly. Could this be
done all students coming later would
expect like treatment and in five
years a partially trained army of a
million of men would be distributed
through the States, the great major
ity of whom would be ready at any
time to spring to the country's de-
tense. This would not beget mill
tarism, but it would engender con-
fidence which no foreign bullying
would in the least disturb. And the
cost would be but trif1e.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
ADVANCE IN SILVER
SETS HIGH RECORD
Reaches Highest Price in Almost 20
Years Due to Withdrawal of Gold
Medium

Bar silver was quoted in New York
Monday at rs cents an ounce, the
highest price in almost decade. A
month ago the quotation was 60 3-4
cents, early in the year Sc cents. and
Just before the war 81 IA cents was
fair quotation.
Withdrawal of gold as a medium
of circulation from practically all
the markets of the world except this
country accounts almost fully for the
sensational advance in silver. Incl
dentally the Mexican disturbances
have served materially to curtail the
supply.
In recent months there have been
heavy shipments of silver from this
country to England, France and Rus
sia, while the demand from China
and East India has been almost un-
precedented. The United States
Government also is in the market for
large quantities of the metal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
Band of Cattle Has Rabies

Rabies is raging in a band of 300
cattle belonging to Charles Kent and
ranging in the vicinity of Mountain
Wells, Churchill County. according
to information brought to Fallon by
Kent, who came in to get rifles and
ammunition with which to arm his
men on the range so that they can
protect themselves and rid that sec
tion of the country of mad coyotes.
Kent says one of the mad animals
attacked one of his men and the lat
ter had a narrow escape. The mad
cattle. he says. show tendency to
hook everything living in their path.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
Sell Prison Bulls

Two bulls belonging to the herd
at the State prison farm have been
sold to Carson people. One of the
animals was sold for 5000 and the
other for $100. Both are worth con-
siderably more than the price OBJ
tanned, but the prison stock farm is
operated for the benfit of the stock
raisers of the State Breeding ami
mails are given to other departments
of the State without cost to that de-
partment for the same reason.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
USES OF TUNGSTEN
MAKE II VALUABLE
Mineral Is In Growing Demand
For Hardening Steel Tools
To Supply War Orders

The word tungsten is Swedish and
means heavy stone, very apt title
for a metal whose identity remained
amystery until the latter part of the
eighteenth century, says the Mining
American.
Tungsten is word of almost magic
sound; it means as much to the miner
of to-day as did glittering gold to
the Ayers. A few years ago it was
extracted by the gold miners of
Boulder County. Colorado. and was
avoided whenever possible because it
lowered the value of their concen-
trates.
In this respect its history resembles
that of two other metals: in the great
Comstock lode of Nevada, where
the early miners threw away the
black sulphide of silver worth sever
al thousand dollars per ton; and at
Leadville while the camp was getting
its start and the lead carbonate
caused the placer mines great deal
of trouble by filling up the rifles in
sluice boxes and interfering with
the saving of the gold. Silver made
millions for Comstock miners, lead
|carbonates with their contents did
the same for Leadville, and tungsten
bids fair to do likewise for its pro-
ducers.
The principal minerals of tungsten
are scheelite, wolframite, ferberite.
The metal is practically insoluble
in all the common acids. Its melt
ing point is 3,117 degree Centigrade,
the highest of the known metals. 1t
is not affected by the atmosphere.
Its tensile strength exceeds that OF
iron or nickel and it is so ductile that
it can be drawn to smaller size wires
than can any known metal. at the
same time retaining its remarkable
strength and pliability.'
Its largest uses..at present are in
tool steel. lining high powered guns
and cannon. hardening arnor plate
and the points of armor piercing
shells. 1t is said that one metal cut
ting machine equipped with tungsten
steel can do the work of five ma
chimes equipped with carbon steel
tools.
AS a steel alloy. tungsten is added
in varying quantities; for saw blades.
per cent to 2 per cent; for high
speed tools, used in working metals,
from 16 to 20 per cent. Tungsten
steel drills, by holding their temper,
when red hot, can be run at many
times greater speed than carbon
steel drills and, therefore, their use
results in a large saving of labor
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06

In the u. S. Senate Mr.. Newlands
of Nevada introduced a resolution
requesting the warning nations in
Europe to end the struggle. The
terms proposed are that Belgium
and Poland should be independent
buffer states" Germany's colonies
should be given back, and Russia
should have an outlet to the sea
through the Dardanelles and the
Persian Gulf.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
$4,000 Ton. of Dyestuffs to Come

The German government has
agreed to let Is, 900 tons of German
dyestuffs go to America, to relieve
the shortage here. They must be
used in the United States, not export
ed. Textile manufacturers are
pleased, for colors were nearly ex-
hausted. Even postage stamps have
begun to grow pale.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
s2,7oo, 900 for Big Howit.ers

An American steel firm has re-
ceived from the British government
an order for 100 giant howitzers to
cost $27, 900 each. The size is not
made public, but it is supposed that
the howitzers are to be put against
the famous German 42-centimeter
guns.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06
Italy Sends War Films

The Italian government is sending
to the this country 1000 feet of
movie" films, because it wishes
Americans to see what Italy is doing
in the war.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-05-06

Legal blanks and mining locations for
sale at this Office.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-11-30

The Grant Six, improved and up to the
minute, clearly indicates values simply un-
heard OF IN any car priced below thousand
dollars
And the Grant is o SIX-and an Over
head Valve Six. II presents all the flexi-
olllty, all the marvellous eyenness of toraue.
all the perfect balance of the high-grade
Six, all the quick accelcration of the Six.
all the smoothnesS Of the Six, with utmost
economy.
As hill climber Grant Six is unsurpass-
ed. In sand and mud its performance has
been rated remarkable. 1t has yet to be ex-
celled.
II throttlcs down to Two Miles an hour
ON Highland speeds up to fifty miles-and
more.
Owners average 20 miles to the gallon of
gasoline (many say they get % miles) and
500 to 300 miles to the gallon of OIL
It's economy in the use of fuel. lubricant
and tires is backed up by economy in the
need of repairs.
We believe the Grant Six has the most
beautiful body lines of amy car costing less
than thousand dollars
Grant bodies are painted, trimmed and
finished in our own shops. Not for the
sake of economy, but because we want to be
SURE of good quality.
The safe way 10 estimate values is to
compare. TO Know that the Grant Six Of
fers YOU the greatest Six Cylinder value in
the world you have only to compare.
Recall that Grant Six has:
Wagner Two-Unit starting and lighting
system, specially built TO Grant Six.
Special Remy Ignition, so finely adjust
ed and built to meet the conditions of the
Grant Motor that it gives perfect ignition
at amy speed. Your motor operates as fault
lesslv at two miles an hour on less as it does
at fifteen on twenty-as flawlcssly at TWEEN
tv-five as at fifteen. AT Any speed, YOU
get perfect ignition. You know what that
means. Compare.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-11-30
70 miles to the gal
lon of gasoline
some say 2S miles.
900 miles to the
gallon of oil.
Body Dimensions

Width OF front seat 40 inches,
Depth OF front seat. l7h inches.
Thickness OF cushion az rear, 5 inches
Thickness cushion at front 3 inches.
Distance from front OF front seat TO
dash, 2S inches.
Height OF front seat from floor. II
Inches.
Width OF rear seat, AZ inches.
Depth OF rear seat, 1874 inches
Thickness OF front OF cushion inches
Thickness at rear of cushion inches
Distance back rear seat to back OF
front seat. y inches.
Height OF rear cushion from floor,
IA inches.
Width of rear door, 10 inches.
Width OF front door. 10 inches.
Length ear over all. top up, 1873 in.
Length of car over all. top down.
l67 inches.
Extreme width over all. sc inches.
Height over all, top up, 80 inches.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-11-30
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