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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

Is interested in. consider that the
automobile races this afternoon were
in great par; csponSihlc for the
largo attendance. for heard num-
her OF people say that they were not
going to the fair until this afternoon
for the races.
The Times Dispatch is to he COM
mendnd for its action in suggesting
and working to make Automobile Day
Il great success
Major Lawrence I. Price said that
from the standpoint of tho automobile
club. the meet was great success
and that II was extremely gratifying
that there were no accidents to mar
the day. There was no disscnsion
among the entrants ., tn" dealers. and
everything was run very smoothly
The track was in fairly good condi-
ton. although there was couSihcr,b,c
dust At the east curve. There were a
number of cars that wc had hoped
would b" in the races that were moi
uttered but the meet was Il huge
success"
l. III. Fill. widely known i'm business
''rc!eS, thought that The AUTOMOBILES
races were Il great success "If may
he allowed To make a suggestions" he
said. 81 would say that the last dav
of the fair every year should he de-
voted to automobile races The pco-
pie show that they like this kind of
sport. II would not prove very OK
penSivc. and will be Il biz drawing card
FOR the fair. ! would suggest that the
turns be banked especially for racing
which could be done very chcaply and
quickly"
Presidcn, K. Il. Airport. OF the Rich
mond Automobile club. who worked
for several weeks on III. meet. said
that the day had been mos; successful
The meet WAS Very successful. and
was not married 10y a single accident.
which is n very important feature for
both the aut" club and the Virginia
state FAIR Association. All contests
were well arranged, and the drivers
made good time. ! would suggest and
think that some arrangement can he
reached. by which one or two davs OF
tn" fair next year would he devoted
I" automobile races. 1t should hc de-
rciopcd 10 such "a stage that Il would
attract wcll-known drivers from all
sections "f the country to Richmond.
Offering. OF course. the proper purses
and prizes"
The meet was remarkably success
full said T.: G. rclouzr. secretary Of
IN" Richmond Automobile club last
night. We had worked for several
weeks on tho meet. and are extremely
vratitied that our efforts should he
marked with success From tho stand
point Of the club, there could not have
hccn much better day and tho tair
officials were more than pleased at
the increased attendance. For many
years Saturdays have always proved
very duh at our fairs. but this year
was an exception. Many OF the cars
in the events this afternoon deserve
GREAT deal Of praise for the WAY they
stood up under the severe. tests"
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make AUTOMOBILE DAY
PERMANENT FEATURE
Leading business Men Express En-
thuSiastic Approval of lcstcr.
days Program.
IS VIEWED by LARGE CROWD
Officers OF Automobile Club Greatly
PleaScd-l'mir Directors Express
Their Thanks to The TimcS.Dis-
patch for Promoting Event.

Leading Richmond business mon last
night described Automobile Day as Il
great success and many thought that
in future years one or more days AT
the Virginia state Fair should
he SGT apart FOR AUTOMOBILE" racing.
saying that the unusually large at
tendance al the Fair Grounds yestcr-
day proved the popularity OF the rae
ing game in this city. Suggestions
were also made for several improve
rRentS - the track that would allow
a far better class OF racing. Many Of
tho automobile dealers Of the city were
brought into active cooperation for
the first time. and il is suggested as
AN outsrowth OF the event that AN
automobile AMI accessory dealers as
ISOLATION hc formed for the bettcrment
OF conditions IN the automobile trade.
The following interviews We're grant
ed last night to a r.pr, sentative OF The
Times-D; patch which suggested Au-
tomohile DAY and worked in con-
junction with the Richinond Au,on,o-
bile club TO make it q success:
ur r. Angus Nichols. who was in
Strumental in the organization of III"
Richnfrnd Automobile Club nine years
ago. and Who Was an official in tho
races yesterday. said that tho meet
was hiEhly successful from tho stand
point OF the automobile club. and that
the races were the best that had ever
hccn presented 20 the public of Rich
nond.
Tho races" hc said. were largely
responsible for the large attendance at
the Fair Grounds This afternoon. which
was til" largest Saturday crowd in
the history OF the fair Tho mcct was
luoSt gratifying IN showing that tho
n"oplc OF iichmord arc enthusiastic
over automobile racing. think that
III tho near future We will bn able
20 stage number Of meets in this
AitN"
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POULTRY AWARDS
Otsclir Farm. cf Whitnry's Point, " Y
Carries an llnnor> la Bun
tam tluS>c~.

additional awards in tho poultry do
announced yesterday follows:
Glass i-t;nmc ana Game IIntams.
B"isiGm game; Cock---First and second
prizes /. i. Lane. Fulton Hin. Hen
First and second ,prizes. T, !. Lane. Fulton
I'M. tockcrcl-fir"t prize. 7. j. Lame
Fulton i'm. rull-t--first ANA sccun,i
prizes. 7. J. Lane, Fulton Hill
Kentucky Schufflcr Game: Cock--First
prize. !. j. Lane. Fulton !iil. CoCkercl-
First prize. T. !. Lane. Fulton Iiil
Mountain f:as!" Game: C"rkcrel-Firs,
second. third and fourth prizes r J.
Lane. Fulton I'm rullct.--First priz. n
IL Lane. Fulton li!il. Young hcn--First
prize i i. Lane. Fulton I'm.
IN game ii"i--Second prize 7. !.
Lane. Fulton lin. coCi.-ScCoud aud third
prizes, NJ. 1Srau"r, City. Cock--Fourth
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street Car Strike. ,ynpon

Josiah Robinson, driver for tho
iinrper Hardware Company, OF sos
East Marshall Street. was puinfuIly.
though not seriously. injured yesterday
Afternoon when Richmond hnd Viuduct
car NO. s4a struck the delivery wagon
ne was driving lie was removed to
Memorial Hospital by private convey
ahce. no ambulance being available at
the time owing to previous calls Rob
inSon. whose home is at b06 East Leigh
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benefit Euchre Party

Mrs. S. j. Robinson. vice presiden,
OF tho Catholic Woman's Club, ana
Mrs. j. A. Grasbcrgcr will entertain
at euchre party to be given at III.
club rooms. s South Third Street, Mon.
day evening Mt $3.50 O'clock for M.
dement, or tho home for sclf-supportinr
women. Prizes will be given and re-.
frcshmcnts served.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

Street was badly bruised and shake,
up The vehicle WAS slightly dam.
aged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

Nal"v Game. White Game.
BLACK breasted! Rod Game.
mo. Golden Duckwinc Game.
~ Game. Black breasted Rcd
y. ltrown-Kcd Game bantam,
Ie bantam. White Pyle Ga,n.
* 'iainc BautuJI!. Spans lcd
Game Bantam. White Old
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INive-Ycnr-OId Child Wins Prize.

What was pronounced tho most ra-
markablc piece OF necdlework exhibit
ell at the state Fair last week was
thc bit or embroidery done by little
Lucille Virginia Runge, aged fvo years
ana eleven months. a blue ribbon
was awarded to the exhibit.
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Don't Whip Children

or scold older persons who wet tho bed o,
nieh an a TO c9ntrGi their water during III.
ni'fanc have any Kidneyo. H nI nt
ire Lnckaxe 81 our Hnrmless H~mndr
a Hmsh permnncntIy relieved tell your frie,,i:
ZEMETO CO.. Dsnt. aas' "sr,f MsnEssss; ,v,.
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the following classes wcre
. Poultry Farm. Whitncys
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m. Norfolk.

"irst prize. Enobla Farm. Norfolk.
Al awards for Golden Phcasnn,s silver
Pheasants. White pheasants and Cole red
Whttncy'S Point, ~. Y
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offer in any direction and she turned
distractedly back to the office to wire
Oceanside when her eye fell on a
speeder car.
With a start she turned TO it, took
hold OF the handles, pushed the car
forward length, found 1t responded
to her touch. and hardly giving
thought as to whether she could man.
age Ethe machine, conceived. as 1t be-
gan to pick up speed, that possibly she
could oyertake the departing train.
This idea, once in her head, she had
only to jump into the seat and in an
other moment she was in pursuit OF
the train-then travelling thWagh a
zone OF fire from the burning camp.
Catching at the infammable mate
rial with which its path was freely
| spread. leaping from tent to tent and
hut to hut. licking up the canvas and
eating rapidly into the fiimsy wooden
structures that barred its way, engulf-
ing machinery, wagons and equipment
in its quick advance. the fire, famed by
the north wind and its own suction,
tore along like a whirlwind, with
Rhinelander and his gang doing their
best to check it. BY the time the train
had reached the vicinity Of the camp
the fire had jumped the track and the
flames rose on all sides as the local
headed through them.
Close behind the train, Helen, run
ming the linemans speeder, was doint
her utmost to attract the attention o.
the train crew. Their eyes were fixet
. on the fire. Helen sped through tn,
angry fire. and gained on the last
. moving train until but slight gal
! separated the nose Of her speede
: from the rear platform. Then mount
] ing on the footboard of the roaring III
: tie motor. she sprang with all he
t strength to the observation platform
4 Of the rear car.
D The conductor and brakeman, lool
= ing back at that moment from tn
y coaches to watch the FIRE, discovere
8 the pursuing speeder. The two starte
o back for the rear platform and the
y reached 1t Just as Helen landAd
d front Of them from her jump.
= What in the world?" demandoi th
70 conductor. a. he looked from the q
If cited girl to the deserted lineman
D. car, now falling back in the race 1t hs
It maintained with the train. What
% thunder. he again demanded Of Hele
o. in simple. good faith. ''are you tryir
y. 70 do. Miss Holmesi"
h Helen. short Of breath and wild vii
N excitensnt, tried 70 explain: IN
Il RAinsaandsF," shs said, bstwesn gasy
>. .was fobbed ysatsr1ey. Thissss ~
~ ~ Sea1 ftom - feafe 1aet n1s1
= Tesy ~ - = ~ = hsswa Dsvss
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h.vs caught him 70 save his dfe. eus
fortunately for herself. she could not
roach him In time. Had she done 90
her own death would have been inevi.
table, for Dan. swaying wildly. slipped
again. He caught with fearful curse
at the empty air. 1t was too late 10.
anvone TO aid him now. and the next
instant he had plunged headlons on
the roof to his death.
Helen turned to the oficer, VINO. III
n grapple with Sykes. was hghtihg
in the grasp OF the powerful criminal.
TO save himself from being hurled
through an adjoining skylight.
Below the two. the fat man. Bat
looking up. beheld his confederate IN
the grin OF the law. Helen was too
late to aid the officer to save himseil.
but the plucky policeman grippea
Sykes around the neck as he plunged
forward himself, and before the rat
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| to dodge the Issue and he assured
such of the men As would listen tnat
| II they would give him little time ne
would replace the pay roll on mis- per
sonal credit: and that no one snou'd
lose a cent through the accident. Inc
difficulty was to get the men to listeh.
The strike idea spread through the
camp like an infection, and reason
was for the moment completely lot
gotten. Spike. perceiying the mischiel
well under way and anxious TO get .ne
two city criminals out OF the way pe'
fore the detectives from Headquarters
should arrive and round up the camp
for suspects, directed spike ana Dah
TO beat it, back to town on the To-
cal passenger.
At this time a sudden and uneXpect-
ed complication arouse. With Spike
the party returned to the shack LOT
final drink. and when they ieit IT,
Sykes and Dan started for the station
But a lighted match carelessly thrown
TO the ground inside the hut, fallins
among rubbish. had igntted 1t. ana al
most before the pair reachea the s'a
o
ton the hut was on fire.
Entering the waiting room with MS
companion. Sykes bought tickets from
Helen for the city. When with Dan ne
walked out on the platform. the LEGAL
train had pulled in and the crew were
looking at the fire in Rhineiander
camp.
sykes and Dan boarded the train at
the moment 1t pulled slowly out. In
the office. while Helen was putting
away the bill with which Sykes had
paid for the tickets, her attention was
arrested by blot Of ink on the edge
of IL. With womans intuition. she
realized almost at once that the ink
stained bill was one OF those stolen
from the express package the night
before. Running out on the platform.
she told Lyons of the discovery.
Helen. frantic as she saw the train
pulling away with the burglars, looked
around for help. Nothing seemed to
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| AUTHOR OF WHISPERING
SMITH," 1.-THE MOUNTAIN
DIVIDE" STRATEGY OF
GREAT RAILROADS" ETC.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes. daughter of Cen
eraI Holmes, railroad man, is rescued from
Imminent danger on scenic railroad by
George Storm newsboy. Grown to
young womanhood Helen saves Storm.
row a fireman. her father. and his friends
Amos Rhinelauder. tinancier. and Robert
Seagrue, promoter, from threatened col
iision. Safebreakers employed by Sea
grue steal General Holmes survey plans
of the cutoff line for the Tidewater, ia
tally wound the general and escape. Her
fathers estate badly involved by his
death. Helen goes to work on the Tide
water. Seagrue uses Spike to set fire to a
powder train hauled by Storms engine.
Helen saves Storm from a horrible death.
Helen recovers the survey plans from
Seagrue. and though they are taken from
her finds an accidentally made proof of
the survey blue print Storm. employed
by Rhinelander. wins a fight with Sea
grue's men for possession of consgn-
ment of railroad ties.
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his camp, the men were lined up out
side his tent waiting for their pay.
Passing within, Rhinelander cut open
the package. To his CONSERVATION he
found only brown paper instead Of
currency. Stunned by the revelation
and breathless with amaZement, he
made his way. white-faced, back to
the station for an explanation.
Rushing into the office he thre.y the
doctored package down before Lyons
and Helen. The two paled in turn
with excitement and each Of the
three looked blankly into the faces of
the others. Lyons ran to the safe and
opened it again-Rhinelander and,
Helen watching. Nowhere else inside
was any money to be found. The cur
rency package, apparently undisturbed,
| had been taken by the agent in the
| first instance from precisely where he
\ had left it and seemingly in the same
! condition in which it had been placed
I il the safe All that confronted the
| startled trio now was the worthless
I package Of brown paper.
RhineIander wiped his brow and
| turned. detected, from the counter. He
had not the heart to wire Oceanside of
the calamity. The first thing neces.
sary, in any event, was to make an eff
fort to appease the men and. starting
to his camp. he attempted 10 DO this
The men, made uneasy By Rhineland
er's sudden disappearance after lis
promise to pay, we're grurnblins
{
using his best efforts to quiet them
Rhinelanier now reappeared from ths
station, but empty-handed. He brough
with him the rif'ed package, showes
this to Wood and to the men; eI
planned that he had been robbed an
told the men they would have to walt
Those closest in the group tina
crowded around him had been prime
!. FOR disturbance by Spike and his tw
confederates. They sneered at Rhine
. Ian5er's statements and tod him the
!. wanted their pay. Lyons, hurryin
. over from the station, reported
. Rhtnelander that the express compan
. aad the csief special agents ofiioe ha
3 been notified Of the robbery and d.
: tectives were On the way. But Will
: Wood and Lyons argued with some {
3 the disanectsd, Spike and his cor
+ panions Iured others Of them to hi
. On the edge Of the camp limits, whel
{ \ sort Of blind pig was in operatio
2 Here Spike, spending money freel
. piled the grumbIing Aborers vi
. f1qucr and advised ttem 70 stsud (
thefr Yishts sd rsfnss 70 work
= thsis noney waS ~ q ence Beftkeod
: ing. y
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WHAT DOCTORS THINK.

When the liquor men circularized
the physicians OF Vermont, urging
them to oppose statewide prohibition,
tho replies were not what they had
hoped for. This is one of them;
I'VE, the members of the medical
stan of the Vermont State hospital,
submit the following as an expression
of our opinion OF the use of alcohol as
a beverage.
1--WE are now and ever shall be Ut
terly opposed to the sale and use Of
alcohol in any form as a beverage; We
are absolutely opposed to any propa
ganda that has for Its purpose to le
galize the sale of alcohol as a beve'
age. 1t has no place internally as
medicine; 1t Is always in all forms
a poison and destroyer OF pro'e
plasm and a paralyzer of protoplasmN
activity.
(Signed)
DON D. CIRCUIT. NJ. D,
wv. L. WATSON. NJ. D.,
"E. A. STANLEY. NJ. D,
1T. J. ALLEN, NJ. D."
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SIXTH INSTALLMENT
HElEN'S WILD RIDE

Helen spied him the minute she
stepped inside Rhinelander's hut to de-
liver the telegram small, fluffy bun
die OF black and white, lying curled up
tightly ON Rhinelander's cot, as if this
was the haven of warmth and refuge
so long sought. Where" demanded
Helen OF Rhinelander, and emphasiz-
ing each word in amazement, did you
get that dear. little dog?"
THAT dear, little dog" explained
Rhinelander. with corresponding EN-
phasis, sis the last addition to my al
ready overburdened pay roll"
whats his name? Who" demand
ed Helen in delight, put him on?"
He Just got hold with his teeth and
hung on. He blew into camp the other
day. the tiredest, orneriest, hupgriest-
looking cur you ever saw. Some mo-
toring party lost him. probably"
Rhinelander reread his telegram:
Rhinelander,
Signal:
Monthly pay roll on No. 4. H..
Say, this is news; best I've had this
week. The pay roll is overdue three
days and these Greeks and Mexics are
q suspicious bunch. What's your
hurry" he asked as Helen made ready
to go.
Il must rum" said Helen. I'm alone
this morning"
Don't be In a rush; I'm going over
that way myself" returned Rhineland-
er, picking up his hat. THE pup will
keen hOuae a few minutes"
Leaving the hut door open, Rhine
lander. accompanied by Helen. started
for the station. Two good comrades,
as well as devoted friends, Helen and
he laughed and joked along their way,
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oReANIzER's STORY.

One OF our pro-liquor friends 'oa
the writer that women ought to 81"
at home and bring up their families
They ought to train their boys TO is'
liquor alone. Then he told patne.N
story that he personally knew 10 p
true (?) of a certain Mrs. Pingley ou'
in Kansas always kansas!l' WV
went out lecturing for the W. U. L. y.
and left her three little children ~,
their father to look after. lie cous
not be with them every moment, ans
the three boys played on the ra''ioas
track and were all killed by the ea'
running over them. AS | dryly eO.
mented, all that spoiled the story sas as
that the w. C. T. U. never senas ".
woman lecturers with small chiiaies
at home, and there never was 'n =
Mrs. Pingley employed as a W. y, -,
U. speaker in Kansas. lie was ~. Nv.
certain then whether that was ~. Nv
name or not, and thought perhaps ,'
was speaking for some other cau'e'
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an examination. It took him only Q
moment to examine and tabulate In
his mind the kind OF safe he had to
do with. In another moment he threw
back tho bolts and swung the door
open.
They took the pay roll package out
Just as Lyons had placed 1t within the
safe. But the easy triumph OF the ex-
pert and the congratulations OF his
friends did not seem enough to satisfy
him. To make the job artistic. he d.
rected his assistants to get together
some brown paper. and after they had
taken the bills from the package. he
filled it with waste paper, rewrapped
the package carefully and replaced 1t
just as he had found it in the safe.
Leaving by the same way they had
entered. the quartet took their way
to Seagrue's camp. Seagrue was
asleep. and Spike woke him and NUT
tered they had the money. Seagrue,
somewhat upset by the size OF the
company of thieves with which he
was now tied up, kept his own coun-
sell He listened to all that Spike had
to say, and at once advised sending
the three safe.blowers back to the
city. This, however. it was decided.
after a brief conference, would not
do. as Spike needed somebody to help
him foment disturbance next day.
In the end, a compromise was effect
ed, by which The Bat was sent to
town while Sykes and Dan were kept
over night to aid in stirring up Rhine
landers men,
The following day had already been
announced in Rhinelauder's camp as
pay day. When Helen and Lyons ar
rived at the office iE the morning for
duty they found Rhinelander waiting
to take the money. Lyons. very will
ing TO be rid of his responsibility.
opened the safe and unsuspectingly
turned over to Rhinelander the pack
age he had placed in it the afternoon
before.
When the construction boss reached
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Temperance.
Conducted by the National wou.,
Christian Temperance U,,n, ans
LATEST WORD OF SCIENCE


The liquorites in their publicity ,,,l
cles often quote what they call a "rs
cent" statement in the Lancet unn
don. England) concerning benes,.
from the use OF alcoholic medic,ns.
and beverages. AS a matter Of fact /,
appeared some years ago and was pre.
pared by proliquorites In an attemn,
to Offset the antialcoholic uttcrapces n,
leading English physicians and sur
geons--such men as Sir Frederic,
Treves. surgeon to the king: Sir Tbom.
as Barlow. physician to the king; 81,
Victor Horsley. England's creates,
neurological surgeon; Sir A. pearca
Gould of the Middlesex hospital. 81,
James Barr, dean OF the Medical
School Of Liverpool university; Pro,
Sims Woodhead OF Cambridge uniyer
sity medical school. and others OF liks
standing.
The statement received l6 signatures
OF medical men, and half OF these, II
vas discovered, were men who owned
brewery or distillery stock. It wa,
given conspicuous place in every bar
room in England and in many AmerL
can saloons-and is still doing duty.
To the question. Is alcohol food or
a poison, a stimulant or depressant,
science is giving reply. Its latest re-
port comes from the nutrition abora
tory of the Carnegie institution Of
Washington. where tests were made to
determine the effects of alcohol on mo-
tor and mental processes. The sub
jects were college graduates, some Of
them moderate drinkers. some hard
drinkers. In all the tests made the
evidence showed clearly that alcohol Is
a depressant to the system. never
stimulant.
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watched from the farther end Of the
camp by Spike, who. disgraced. chatsd.
half in hiding. awaiting some oppor-
tunity for mischief to turn up-sous-
thing that would release from honest
dleness.
1t was to be an irony of fate that
now made OF the homeless dog an in
strument to serve the purpose of the
restless criminal. The puppy. alone.
In the tent. refreshed by his nap, Ia
vigorated by his breakfast, and in
PEELED, Rhinefander would have said
BY the devil. looked about for some.
thing to interest him. Seizing the tsle
gram In his sharp teeth, the de- start
cd to tear It TO pieces. At that juno
ture an inquisitive squirrel. pausins
bsfore the open door, peered sharply
into the hut.
To the dog. this looked like forma
challengs. He was % overcome b,
~ inpudsncs a It that he spranl
1kpn ~ tatls. Forgetting to put tn,
! Ss6snas1n back- where II belonged
sAWSy - 2asAsA. telegram IN teeth
nl66t - e1Ssrel. se
u 4 y ~ . stnUae sDeetatse Q
~ haoe1lng 500 Asta
4 n cG1e 1|01le ~ tlsegsAx
n