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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

, ing June, 1916. Hon A. y. Williams
director of the State Highway Depart
ment OF West Virginia. has forwarded
to tho National Committee on Prisons
pictures which show the remarkable
accomplishment of these county pris-
oncrS. An honor prisoner is shown I'm
one picture standing beside a wall that
he erected in kanawha County mt Il
cost of only S1.l5 per cubic yard.
The pictures also show u prison
camp half a mile below Eimbail. with
portable Jail in the center and a
prisoner driving: also prisoners open
ing up now quarry and a stretch Of
country road two miles above Welsh
along he Tug River. which the prs-
oucrs cut through solid cliff.
The National Committee on Prisons
has published some of the West Nir-
Einia road pictures in an illustrated
pamphlet just issued. The pamphlet
takes up the various phases of prison
work which the committee is CARRYING
on. The Yves; Virginia road work is
the result of legislation prepared by
tho National Committee on Prisons
and is successful because OF tho CO.
ordination OF tho state Highway and
Prison Departments, which the COM
mittec holds essential To the right de-
velopmcnt of convic, road work
County Engineer w. q. MacLarcn OF
Mcdowell County, states that ''out Of
the large number Of prisoners in Nc
Dowell County. which have been work.
ing upon the county roads only a small
number have been in a jail a second
term. Prior To working on the roads
we had number Of rcncatcrs."
When the idlcness i'm most county
jails is considered tho Importance of
the West Virginia road work is real
led while the fact that the road
making convicts arc under state con-
troll is a step towards bringing the
county jails themselves under tho con-
troll Of the state prison authorities
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

The people OF Richmond will be- I'm 4.
terested to know that the new sales
room ana service station Of the Har.
per Overland Company will Inc CON,
pleted this week
The new Harper Overland show room,
Will be one OF the most beautiful ana
up-to-date automobile sales rooms II,
the South, and Will show great ad .
Fancement over previous sales rooms
in this section.
The opening will most likely L..
started next Friday with many un;omo
features. and it Will be OF interest IN
all Richmond people who attend.
Tho Harper Overland Company OK
tends hearty invitation to the nnh.
lie To visit it's new show room durin,
oDcninc week ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

geography was through books" sh i.
says: but there's no use doing ,h,,
when wo have Maxwclls. BIZ taLo.
US wherever we want to go. We've b,,
no trouble. We've taken some ro,.,,,
roads. but BIZ thrivcs on punish,no,,,
I've driven car less than year. so
I'm sui an amateur. / don't know
any tricks about saving gasoline. Br,
: "th' r'"s" record and we've
averaged twenty-four miles to tho gal.
lon all the way through"
Besides touring through tho co,
try, the party has taken In most of ,ho
large cities along the way. Mr..
OBannon. in spite OF limited exner;
cnce at the wheel had no trouble NO
SO" streets of Chi
and Dctroit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
HUPMOBILE TRlUMPHS
IN MICHIGAN PIKE TOUR
Eour-t ,iindcr type Car Pulls Out of
Place. Where SKIES mud
TNclvcS Stuck Fast.

Participants iii the first annual East
Michigan Pike tour held. under the
auspices Of the good roads committee
Of tho Detroit Board of Commerce. had
"u excellent, although unexpected.
1ustraticn Of efficiency of many
makes Of motor cars which have been
widely advertised.
The east pike tour was held in the
interest Of good roads, and every big
man in the Michigan good roads move
ment was included in the list of tour
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

lists. who made addresses en- route.
Naturally. many difficult roads were
encountered. and the bad. sandy hills
OF Northern Michigan. on tho run from
Detroit to Mackinaw city. were enough
to call for the best in a motor.
All cars which started on the run
finished the i0o-mile trip on schedule
time. but several had difficulties when
the deep sand WAS encountered rrcsi-
dent j. Walter Drake. Of thc-llupp Mo
tor Car Corporation. who is Il member
of the Detroit good roads cormutcc
sent one of the seven passenGcr iiup-
mobil" touring cars for the use of the
newspaper men ell route. Carrying be-
troll, preSSrlen. this ear WAS the sur
Prise of the trip, as il made tic cutirc
route on its own power, and there was
no NIL too steep or sandy for tho four
cylinder Hupmobilc
In fact. the tour was really a triumph
for the four-cylinder type motor as
all the so-ca,led uultiCylinder type
cars were pulled through the $and by
teams some time on route. pm one
particularly bad hill which TIA. lIup
mobile made in easy Fashion it was
necessary to pull four machines up
by team.
These four included three SKIES and
a twclNe-cylinder car. Tie next day
Two cisht-cylindcr machines were
pulled through a sandy spot ny teams.
ana later on one of the cicE;s was
rescued from its sandy berth by "A life
saving crew with long rope
The performance furnished much
amusement to the representatives Of
the press. and they congratulated
themselves upon their good judgment
IN selecting the four-cylnder Hupmo-
bill" FOR their trip. although invited by
others TO max" tho trip in their cars.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13

have hccn manufactured and sold. as
AGAINST the previous record of 37.S4l
during tn" same period Of 1916.
IN" tremendous increase of Overland
production has shown itself In Rich,
mond. as every one has noticed and
commented upon the enormous uuun-
utS OF ovcrlands giving satisfactory
service in the city Of Richmond.
The Harper Overland Company ex-
reciS /" double its business the COM
ms Year. as It's new showroom and
service station is completed, and facili-
Ties are afforded to increase sales.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
HOW STEEL is TESTED
TO ASCERTAIN HARDNESS

Machines and devices for testing the
materials that 20 into automobiles arc
helnE constantly developed and i'm
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
CONVlCTS DO ROAD WORK
IN F0RTY-EIGHT COUNTIES
trmarknhle Work Accumulated In
West NirSinin-Cosr of Uc-
pairing Very Low

Forty-cirhr counties in West vir-
eihIa employed convic,s in building and
repairing roads during the year end
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
Sn,nshcs All Records.

The past six months record OF the
Wtllys- Overland Company has shat
tered all previous records. From Janu-
AIRY 10 June 30 94l55 automobiles
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

Therefore ii has been the custom from
the very foundation of these national
schools TO apportion the students TO
all the different parts OF the country.
which is best done by congressional
districts and by States.
1T is evident that. il these ap-
pointments were left TO the President.
he would have great difficulty in max
ing his selections. The members Of
the House and Senate from the respec-
tive districts and States are better
qualified 10 Judge and to select young
men: and J must say that I entirely
agree with the Senator from Oregon
In his view that the appointments are
rarely, If ever. made solely for politi-
cal considerations know that
have never made an appointment TO
West Point nor to the Naval Academy
ON these grounds since have been
in the Senate. However that is not
the point The point is that the SEN
ator or Representative, in my jidg-
ment should select the best and most
capable young man in his district or
State. and give him the chance That
is best for the State, best for the
country, and fair 20 an can see no
advantage whatever TO be gained by
the adoption of the amendment OF the
Senator from Nebraska"
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Du PONT
HAS ACTIVE HAND
IN military Law
ContInued from Firgt Page.


the Senators or members Of the House
from the various States and districts.
Senator dupont argued against the
adoption Of the Norris amendment
as did Senator Chamberlain. of Ore
gon. chairman of the committee. they
contending that the present system
Of Senators and representatives Sc
lecting the hest young men in their
districts. regardless of politics for ap-
pointment to West Point is the best
pian The Norris amendement was
defeated. In discussing it. Senator
DUPONT said:
"Nlr. President. in the matter Of
these appointments. desire TO call
the attention OF the Senator from Ne
braska, to the fact that it is very.
valuable and necessary that all parts
OF the country should be represented
The ideal way probably would be TO
have general competition all over the
country and the men who have the
highest marks should be admitted
That is the way they do in France, at
the POlytechnique School; but OBJ
viously this country is so large and
the conditions are so different, edu-
cationally and otherwise. that such a
system would result in an undue pro-
portion OF cadets, both at the Military
and Naval Academies, from certain
parts of the country where they have
exceptional educational advantages.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
VOW ron OLD BAIL GAME.

win me GAVIN Of warm weather.
Mae White manager OF the Whining
ton High School baseball team. viii
have his team out for first workout at
the Rockford water tower on Monday
afternoon
Prospects for a record team this
season are not bright But few OF
last years men Semain in the school.
and even these players cannot be
counted on TO capably an the positions
That they held last year. All are weak
hiltcrs and only fair helders. with this
In mind. it can be seen that the school
VIII be weakly represented on the
diamond. One of the strongest sched-
ules that a High School team has ever
played has been arranged by Manager
White.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Will Send RELIEF
ship TO SHACNLETON
London RuShes Order, Al
though Fate OF Explorer
Is In Doubt
AURORA FAILS TO
ANSWER WIRELESS
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LONDON. March 25-Hasty ar
rangements for the fitting out of
relief ship 20 90 in search OF Lieu
tenant Shackleton's Antarctic eNpedi-
tion, were being made today. though
the fate OF Shackleton and other
members OF his party was I'M doubt
The New Zealand authorities were
urged by cable again TO attempt wire
less communication with the ship
Aurora. which drst reported the
ShaclSieton party in peril The Au-
roras wireless, message was badly
garhled In transmission.
The only brief dispatch. telling oi
the disaster 10 the New Zealand
part Of the shackleton part os The
expedition have reached London. Ac-
cording to these dispatches. the All
rora broke adrift from her moorines
last May during q violent blizzard.
CAPTAIN Mcintosh, with eight men,
was ashore a. that time establishing
a food depot and engaged ia scientific
explorations. The Aurora driited
northward IN the pack lee FOR ten
months. covering q distance Ji l2oU
miles. Her rudder was snapped on,
but after drifting free OF the ico field
the crew constructed "a temporary
steering gear. Unless the damage to
the Aurora was too severe, it Is
thought possible she may be in CON
dition 20 return TO the relief OF tho
Mcintosh party
II relief ship IS fitted ont at once,
II ma, reach Cape Crozier and escape
before winter al the South Pole. COM
ing .n June and July. closes the ice
barrier again II is most probable
however that no relief ship Will reach
the Cape until next December unless
the Aurora is in shape to return.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
cold Gone! Head
AND nose Clear
First dose OF "Pape's Cold Compound
relieves all grippe
misery.
non'l stay stnned-nnl

Quit blowing and snufflingl A dose
OF "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken Will end grippe misery and
break up severe cold either i'm the
head. chest. body or limbs.
it promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running: relieves sick
headache. dullnoss. fevorishness. sore
throat, sneczing, soreness and stii-
ness.
"pape's Cold Compound" Is the
quickest. surest relief known and
costs only % cents at drug stores,
Il acts without assistance tastes nice
and causes no Inconvenience Don't
accept q substitute
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

TO be combatted successfully by plac-
ing two or three drops OF camphor in
the drinking water of the chicks.
That free range chickens are layers
OF fertile eggs Is attested by Mrs.
Conrad Rechsteiner. OF No. 800 West
Thirty-hfth street. who has sold sew
eral hundred eggs for Matching pur-
poses this spring. and in every sale
no Implications have been necessary.
Ralph Daic. the well-known breeder
OF Orpingtons. OF Thiriy-fourth and
Market streets. who has been IN for
the past week at his home. is recover
ing Mr. Dale promises 20 win the
Orpingtor honors at the coming State
Fair
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Systematic Saving

Method often shapes our ends
IL determines how we live. what
we live for, and why we live at AN.
by saving money systematically
we acquire the habit of spending
less than we make
A savings account makes il easy
o save small amounts. adds inter.
'st regularly, and assists material.
y In the forming of good business
methods.
Deposit In your home bank as
much as You cau-why not talk
With us about IL?
90 INTEREST PAID ON ALL
DEPOSITS.
W i'mirgiOH Savings Trrd Sccieiy
s. E. Cor. Ninth and Market streets
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
COMMUNITY cLUB ORCANIzrD.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
CECILTON. Md. March 25.--A Com
munity Club has been organized here
by County Agent G.. r. Marsh. These
officers were named. President VIII
liam B. Davis. FIRST vice-president
Mrs. George W. Padley; second vice
president A. B Darby: secretary H.
G.. Budd; treasurer. Miss Ella Can
non.
An entertainment was given In the
Jr o. l.. a. NJ Hall last evening by
the Junior League of Zion M. h
Church
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
WEASLFS on rHF NCREAsr.

Accordine 10 the records OF tho
City Health Bureau, measles is ON the
increase here. 1l2 cases being report
cd this week as compared with lO3
cases last week The Seventh and
Ninth wards appear 60 have tho
largest number Of cases, with 81 each
while i'm the Eighth ward there are
% cases
There were 80 deaths. IS births and
lg marriages here this week. as COM
pared with - deaths. l6 birth and
six marriage for the same period
last yoar.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
TLks DEFEAT N. NlRY'S.

The Elks defeated ST. Nlary's Thurs
day night at basketball by the score
OF II 20 s. The Elks would like to
arrange games with any 13-14-year-
old team in the city Send challenges
to Manager Sheehy. 426 East Seventh
street or Bud Allen, No. 424 East
Fourth street.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
pIcTrRrs MAR H0RRnRs.

The horrors Of the European war
were depicted to a large audience in
the y. NJ. II. A. Hall last evening by
Robert Minor. Socialist lecturer. ar,
tist and war correspondent Mr.
Minor spent three months on the Eu-
ropean baitlehelds. The lecture was
given under the auspices Of the local
Socialist party. f. X Miller was
chairman.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
SERGEANT LOSES GLASSES.

While on duty on his district In the
southwestern section of the city. Ser
geant Thomas Bayeyl. lost a pair of
eye glasses yesterday They were in
a metal case. and Sergeant Bayley
will give a suitable rcNard for their
return.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
ROLLER SKATER. y. no RACE.

He's ~ years OF age. but Col. J.
Smith Of Detroit. is a spry fellow on
roller skates. This venerable athlete
has challenged Bennio Sprecht. cham
pion op the rollers 10 special match
race and the event will be staged on
the night of the formers 72nd birth
day.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
SHIELD OF HONOR MEMORIAL.

I'm Shield of Honor Hall. No. S34
Market street. tomorrow afternoon.
the annual memorial services of the
shield of Honor will be held The
address will be delivered by the Rev.
Dr. Joseph Y. Irwin. pastor of Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church.
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
AMONG POULTRY FANCIERS

With poultry bringing the highest
price of years. 22 cents a pound live
weight wholesale. many Wilmington
JAMS are building chicken coops I'm
their rear yards Among the latest
fanciers TO endoavor to reduce the
cost Of living by raising chickens are
Fred A. Middleton. deputy collector Of
customs, who is expecting a number
OF itoudans from W. T. Basi. OF Phil
lipsburg. y. j., and Preston A. Pruitt,
OF 29l3 Madison street\
Oliver a. Newton. Of Bridgeville. rs
one OF the new breeders of Wyan-
dottes.
Although the standard of Perfection
does not include a variety known as
RHODE Island Whites samuel sr
H'ckou. OF Delaware CITY claims TO
have n number Of such fowls which.
he SAYS. ere from eggs secured i'm
Kentucky Recently five OF the hens
laid Eve oggs one day aud four the
next dag.
Charles G. speamnan. of the Dia.
monN otdIt fnNlifN Af t0clalI0i and
the STATE I'air Assocniion on Tues
day selected the silver loving Gun
from the stock OF Nlagd F Davis.
jeweler which the fair association
Will donate FOO thc poultry exhibit at
the coming state Fair
Operator oi incuhators. with but
few exceptions. report poor matches
this spring Althoueh tho eggs ap-
pear TO be fertile. the chicks die i'm
the she'll According 20 fanclors. to
have eggs with strong germs feeding
Of breeders should be started in July
and continued until the following
spring with plenty OF green food dur
ing the winter months.
With the arrival Of spring and the
hatching OF young chicks. poultry
raisers are compelled 70 face the one
malady that does more to boost the
price OF chickens than any other. That
is bowel trouble in the baby chicks.
and while this Is hereditary, u Is said
Evening journal., 1916-03-25

being unable o. play because all of the
men were ou ihc High School team.
Their one victory was recorded against
New Castle
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
nIpRnPER LANGIAGE Cnsr In

Albert Blair was fined 81 and costs
in City Court today. Detective j. g..
Riley said Blair used improper Ian
guage at the Fourth street wharf last
night
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
new Castle five
wins CHAMPIONSHIP

Downing the Pcnlyn quintet to the
tune Of - TO % the New Castle basket
ball team ccpped the amateur second
clas, basketball title OF the state last
night Fifteen minutes passed before
either team managed to drop in a goal
from the field, and only 10 ield goals
were neticd during che fight.
The .crics for the championship
proved a big disappointment. a number
OF games were forfeited, showing laoS
of interest in the contest. a second
game was 60 have been played last
night between Modelev and Penlyn,
but was forfeited 10 the latter quintet.
The linc-ur
N4w Cast d. N.nlVu
Evening journal., 1916-03-25
Mcdaniel

Field goals Walls. bacon. D: Nay
lor. 8: <. Coward. B. follmer, d.,
Cloward. L.. Boegs =. Foul goals
Walls. ~; Thompson. 3 Fouls com
mittcd New Castle, ~; penlyr %.
Referee Hanco and Mckay.
The final standing of tie teams was
"a. follows.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-30
ODD Fellows To
DEDICATE HOME
Formal Exercises For Open
ing of New $4,000 Home
Set For Tonight.

FL Paso odd Fellows VIII dedicate
their new home. erected at Santa Fe
and Franklin streets at cost % about
$4,000. at s o'clock tonight. Open house
ill be kept in the afternoon between
. and o'clock.
The dedication program is as roi-
lows, Opening. A. a. Reynolds. noble
-rand FL Paso lodge No eS3, admis-
sion of representatives of Western
Eebekah lodge No. I91. reception Of
Srand officers. grand master r F..
Hunter. inside guardian O. J. Jones.
grand herald f. r. McClintocb. grand
chaplain J. L Campbell, grand marshal
J. ". Peak. grand warden H. r. PouS-
ford. grand chief patriarch G. G. Hiu
and grand high priest G. H. Campbell.
ode. our altar" by Mrs. y A. Hyten.
past noble grand Western Rebekah
lodge No. 191. Mrs. Florence Glenn.
past noble grand. Mrs j. A shannon.
past noble grand. and ncralds oliver
Cound. c. F Davis. h. W. SIedd A. r.
Gere. Of Canton del Paso. No. 4. pre-
sentation Of keys of building. RI A.
Borcherdins. OF building committee:
ode. our temple. by grand master and
grand warden ode, dedicato-y prayer.
grand chaplain benedicJion. Rev. A.
4. Davis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-30

standard Of advertising. When the Fl
PasO adcluh dominates its province
with entire assurance. YOU NAV read
the store news IN q Paso papers and
KNOW that YOU viii find the goods and
the treatment FULLY Up To THE
PRINTED WORD.
Up 10 rev years ago a lot Of peo-
pie looked upon advertising as a one
sided proposition. conducted largely in
the interest of the merchants and the
newspapers
This was because many early dav
advertisers INDUCED in Irregularities
and abused the public confidence in
ways now happily outgrown-
advertising is passing through a
process of evolution and the standard
IS steadily rising II is far from being
the servant Of the few. TO despoiI the
many On the contrary. il is the sta
nilizer Of qualities, the preventive of
nigh prices. the common ground where
merchant and consumer meet 10 trade.
and is wholly dependent for all that II
IS and all that IT may BECOME. upon
the way IL SERVES THE PEOPLE.
Truth Is the Aim.
Advertising today aims 10 be
Nothing short OF TRUTH
VIII do. It is INSTRUCTIVE and
IL informs the mind
and replenishes the pocketbook
1t operates in the interest OF the
man who BUYS as wei as in that Of
the man who SELLS The new stand
ard INSISTS that II ne on a basis of
GOOD FAITH AND
HONEST EXCHANGE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-30
ADVERTISING lF TODAY HELP
TOR0THNERCHANT AND BUYERS

THE largest Adclub luncheon meet
ing OF the season was held at
Hotel Sheldon Wednesday. In ad-
dition TO routine business. the ques-
ton of having paid secretary was in
troduced- This was referred to a COM
mittee composed Of Frank Turner.
Harry Hayman and Henry T Bowie.
The feature Of the luncheon was the
talk by Bob Page. which was in part
as follows:
First Generation Town.
The successful adclubs OF America
today are 50 percent vigilance com
mittee. The FL Paso Adclub is not in
100 percent vigilance committee and
has signaIly failed. Why 81 Paso is
first generation town The adclub
bylaws of Boston. Rochester. Indian
apolis, Cleveland and like center ad-
clubs VIII not apply in FL PasO In
these cities you viii see firm names
that carry TO the third generation. To
further Illustrate this FL Paso's big
Gest establishments. mercantile and
financial are all Of this generation I
can't call 10 mind just now 4 single
firm that carries a banner K SON To
further illustrate what 7 am trying to
convey I cite my good friend. Joe StOI-
aroff, OF the Boston store. whom I re-
business men in Fl PasO. Already his
son, Fabian. is taking an active part in
the business Now there was not. nor
could there be- any vigilance commit
tee that would reach StOlaroff senior.
With StOlarOff. Junior the vigilance
committee and the adclub is vital
factor in the business of the Boston
store and viii be more so If the e
Paso adclub viii get on some kind Of
an equitable basis You have tried the
vigilance committee, according to your
Interpretation of national bylaws
further than divorce some of your best
MEMBERS YOU have accomplished little
suppose you model a vigilance COM
mittee 10 fit local conditions. for YOU
can find no parallel in the United
states. for there is no town in Amer
lea Just like Fl PasO
Standard Is Rising
The majority of merchants whoSa
nouncements appear in FL Paso are
interested in maintaining the rising