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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
WOULD BAR CHILDREN
FROM PICTURE THEATERS
English Ordinance Excludes Those I'm
der Fourteen Mess Accompanied
by Parents ar Guardians.

Children under fourteen wears OF age
will be prohibited from entering NOV
ing picture thcatcrs. unless accom-
panied by parents or guardians, if an
ordinance introduced III the Common
Council last night by Councilman Ed
gar II. English. Of Clay Ward is
adopted President Peters referred the
measure TO the ordinance Committee.
The ordinance is as follows:
Il That il shall be unlawful for any
minor under the age Of fourteen years
10 enter or remain in any licensed thea
ter. vaudeville. moving picture show. or
any licensed place Of public amusc-
ment. except shows given especially for
children and approved by the Chief Of
Police. unless accompanied by parent
or guardian other adult authorized
III writing by parent or guardian
80. II shall be unlawful for any
owner. manager. keeper or agent OF
amy thcatcr. vaudeville. moving pic
lure show. or licensed piac" of public
amusement to allow any minor under
the age of fourteen years. unless ac-
rompanicd by parent or guardian or
other adult authorized in writing by
parent or guardian. to enter or remain
in any such place of public amusement.
% II shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons other than IN. lawful
parent or guardian. or adult authorized
IN writing by parent or guardian. to
represent himself or herself TO be the
lawful parent or guardian OF a minor
under the age Of fourteen years or
otherwise by fraud attempt 10 obtain
admission for any such minor or minors
into amy licensed theater. vaudeville.
moving picture show. or any licensed
place OF public amusement.
Il Any person or persons Violatiu.
the provisions Of this section shall t..
liable TO Il fine Of not less than S. nor
more than $50 for each offenSe. rcCov-
cradle before the Justice OF the Juve-
nile and Domestic Relations Court Of
the city OF Richmond
Councilman English is patron Of an.
other ordinance which will affect the
jitneE route in the West End ii passed.
IL would prohibit the use of Hanover
Avenue. between Robinson street and
the Boulevard. until this thorou.hfarc
has been paved. by the jitneys It's re
suit would be that the cars would ha We
10 go from Hanover Avenue to Grove
Avenue by way Of Robinson street in
stead Of around the Boulevard loop.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
PL0TTERS MAKE EFFORTS
TO WIN LABOR LEADERS
kilograms Showing Attempts by La
bor's National Peace Council
Read Into Record.
lINTELEN TRIAL CONTINUES
lie and Several Americans Charged
With Being i'm Conspiracy to
FOmcnt Strikes to Break Cp En-
tcntc Allies MunitiOn Traffic.
IRv Associated rrc-s.l

NEW YORK, May 7.--Tclcgrams re-
porting progress in strikes i'm munition
plants. and showing tho efforts OF the
founders of I.abors National Peace
Council to &c, that organization started
wcro read into tho record here to-day
at the trial OF Captain Franz I,intclcn
OF the German navy. and several
Americans. charged with being the
council in an alleged conspiracy to
foncnt str...,s TO break up the entente
allies munitiOn traffic in this country
The messages. as the addresses and
signatures. showed. passed mostly be
tween David Lamar. former Rcprcscn-
iatircs Frank Buchanan and II. Robert
Fowler. Henry B. Martin and Herman
Schulteis, all defendants. In some in
stances. although identified by the
handwriting az having been written by
one or the other defendants. assumed
names were signed. Some OF the mes
saEcs were addressed to various labor
leaders. with whom IL appeared the al
legged plottcrs were seeking appoint
mcnis in turthcrancc OF their plans.
y number OF kilograms passed be-
tween Buchanan ~, Atlantic City and
ether defendants regarding the impussi-
bilIty OF cnliStinS the support Of
samuel Gompcrs, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. for cali
in. a national labor congress. (which
makes II most difficult TO SUCCESS as
buchanan wired his alleged confcd-
crates. y reply fro Martin and
Fowler asked Buchanan 10 stand firm -
declaring tho labor congress was ncccs-
sary 10 keep the United States out OF
war, and that the enemies OF labor
were lining up' I" fore. the country
into war
Other kilograms exchanged between
the defendants told OF meetings held at
Nariors places. and the adoption of
resolutions in winning labor leaders
support. Some Of the messages had
To do with wiring money TO those en-
gagged in the movement. Charles IL.
'"node. OF Chicago. a printer, testified
that h" printed, on order from Buch-
hnan. 100 900 pamphlets for the council.
containing Pacifist propaganda material
arguments for cmbarcoes on munition
exports. and n plea TO labor men in
tended 70 block the Anglo French loa II
in this country by getting them to
withdraw their funds from banks sub
ScribinG |" it He said his bill was
about $1,000, Of which 5000 was still
owing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL
MEETS HERE ON MONDAY
VIII Seek To Perfect piun.-AIr~ndy On
to-opcrntiOn with BOnrds Of Other
Mater md Eedcrni l.nNe rnlnenf

General T. w Nichols. chairman Of
the Virginia Council OF Defense. has
called Il meeting Of the council for
10 O'Clock on the morning OF Mon
day. May II. At this meeting the
council will take up in detail the meth
obs that are TO be adopted in doing
the work the Governor appointed il TO
do.
since its organization last Tuesday,
the council has been getting into
working trim. officers have been cs-
tablished in the committee rooms OF
the senate chamber in the Capitol.
The meeting next Monday will be held
there.
Among the plans already in operation
Is one TO hold patriotic meetings in
every county. town and city in the
state. Local committees are being
formed representing every element OF
The population. Tile hrs, OF these meet
ings viii be held. this week \ mon
stcr one Is planned for Rockbridge
county and Lexington next week
Or. Ennion - Williams. CommiSs ion
or OF Health member OF the coun-
els executive committee, Will speak
at ~ meeting TO be held AT ChancclIors-
Vile on Thursday, and he viii prob
AMY address a meeting at Ircdcricks.
burg tomorrow or Friday w. NJ
i!nnlcy. secretary Of the council. will
represent ;hat body at the patriot,
meeting to bc held Thursday nigh; I'm
iynchhurG by the state Federation Of
Womcn's Clubs
y, This meeting, efforts will be made
TO form committees o: the members OF
the federation for every county and
town represented. the work Of the com
mittees To consist in preaching the
need OF conservation of foodstufts
greater economy. better and more eff
iicicnt preparation OF food and in other
ways To help The movement for pre-
parcdnesS in Virginia.
The Virginia council is now In CO.
operation with similar councils in
every state in the Union, and with
the Council of National Defense 1T
WASHINGTON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
Dabney to Conduct
BondSale Campaign
Chamber of Commerce Author-
ICES Increment TO Secure Sub
scriptions TO Liberty Loan.

Directors OF the Chamber of Com
mcrce yesterday afternoon. at Il called
meeting. unanimously consented to
manager OF the organization, to take
charge Of campaign to be wagcd
here TO secure subscriptions to the
$1,000. 100000 Liberty loan sought by
tho United States government to a.
! nance war with Germany. The move
mcnt. II Is estimated. will be carried
OF for more than Il month.
Tho meeting was held in the Cham
Der OF Commerce at the request Of the
executive committee OF the associated
banks Of Richmond. Richard H. Smith.
president Of the plantcra' National
Eanf, Il chairman Of the committee,
which win meet again to-day to per-
feet arrangements for the campaign.
which is destined TO reach the small
investor
Mr.. Dabney. 1t is planned. will act
as publicity manager OF the campaign.
The outlines OF the campaign are not
complete. but the plans will be taken
up for final discussion to-day The
BANKS ale holding themselves out 10
receive large subscriptions to the loan,
but want to extend the effort to those
Of small means, hoping to place many
| boHuS q 10" denomination in this VIC
unity. The campaign will reach those
OF limited means, and It Is probable
that easy terms of payment will be
Included in the plans Of the committee.
The Liberty loan in it's entirety viii
amount TO $1,000, 600. 900, but thu. Sec
rotary OF the Treasury has not author
'Zed the issuance Of the bonds to the
| full amount !, is now planned to
! hoat the first loan OF $1,000 600. 900,
ana IL is expected that the fun amount
VIII be raised in record time and at
practically no expense TO the govern
inent. Banks all over the country are
voluntarily aiding in k;ng subscrip-
tons and the full issue il is expected.
viii be taken UP within a week or
more.
The machinery which places the frs,
loan Will be utilized TO raise the larger
part OF the big war loan. This will
be harder task than the first as
many of the huge subscriptions being
made III the larger cities will not be
duplicated, with the result that the
smaller denominations Of bonds Will
be the ones 10 be disposed Of.
Subscriptions have been made bv
scores OF Kichmonders already All az
The large banks acting as agents OF
the government in placing the loan.
The richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Is theoretically pushing the campaign
throughout the First District the plan
OF the associated banks Of Richmout,
being one Of the results.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS
Cur Company VIII Take Cnre Of Men
who Enlist for Six Months or
Six NcncN.

Employees OF the Virginia Hallway
and Power Company who leave the
service 10 join the colors will be given
preference over all other applicants
when they return TO civil life and
apply for positions with the company.
according to a statement made yester-
day by {. Il. buchanan. general man
ager.
While MIR. Buchanan expressed the
belief that il is economically unwise
TO take skilled men out Of the trans
portation service, his company. he said.
does not take the attitude of diScour-
aging even its experienced men from
following their convictions in the mat
ter OF enlistins.
While transportation service is gov
erned entirely by business conditions.
ana II is Impossible TO tell just what
the future will be-" said Mr.. Buchanan.
men now in the employ Of our CON,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
! am Sincere! Stop Ca|ome|!
! Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Listen to me! Calomel sckens and you may lose
days work. If bilious, constipated OF
headachy read my guarantee.

Liven UP your sluggish liver, Feel
fine and cheerful: make your work IL
pleasure; be vigorous and full of am
bition But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel, because il makes you sick
and you may lose days work
Calomel is mercury or quick silver
which causes necrosis Of the bones
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and
crampinE.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the incest. Gcntlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced lust
take spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist
or dealer sells you n 50-cent bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone under my per-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
STEVENS EXPLAINS ORDER
AS TO c. & o. EMPLOYEES
Will Offer Jobs on Their Return To Men
Who Enltst-Does Not Favor Enlist
incnt OF Hallway i:mpioyecs.

Il yield to no man in patriotism or
in Willingness to make sacrifices. both
personally and officially" said Prcsi-
dent George ". Stevens. Of the chcS-
apcakc and Ohio hallway Company, In
u statement issued yesterday in con-
hcction with the order issued last Fri
day by General Manager J. l.. stevens.
who said that the railroad company
could not consistently guarantee" the
positions Of it's employees who enlist
FOR military duty.
some OF the newspaper comments
upon the general managers letter to
the heads OF departments have un-
doubtcdly been prompted through mis-
apprehension OF the real facts" contin-
ucd President Stevens. In my opinion
II is AZ important to the nation AS Il
whole that the flow Of transportation
shall not be intercepted as II is that
this nation should put an adequate
number OF men upon the firing line.
In order to give TO the people and to
the government unintcrruptcd and cf-
nclcnt transportation service ! have
not thought it advisable to encourage
me enlistment of railway employees
believing that the man who STAYS on
the job and performs his duty prompt
~ and efficiently in safeguarding and
forwarding supplies. provisions ana
munitions is performing no less a pa-
tio''' uu'! 'hah IL 'hc man who Shoul-
dcrs his gun and advances to the firing
! line. However. the railway company
VIII, 10 the extent OF it's ability, take
care Of such employees as may enlist
in the war TO the extent OF Offering
| them the same or equally good posi-
| lions upon their return.
1T is impossible to foresee business
conditions AZ the end OF year or Of
| two years Of war. but employees or
this company may be assured that they
| VIII he given all possible considerations
! but that the company cannot assume
| the obligation Of paying the difference
between the salaries the men now re-
ceive from the company and those paid
10 soldiers or sailors in the Federal
! service"
No order has been issued IL was
stated at the general offices. resembling
the notice served by the general man
aSer on Friday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08

sonal money back guarantee that each
spooniui VIII clean your sluggish liver
better than dose OF nasty calomel
and that IL won't make you sick
Dodsons Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know il next morn
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working; head
ache and dizziness gone; stomach Will
be sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable. therefore harmless. ana
cannot salivate. Give it to your chill
dren. Millions of people are using
Dodsons Liver Tone instead Of dan
scrons caiomel now. Your druggist
VIII tell you that the sale of calomcl
rs almost Stopped entirely here.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
ASK FREIGHT INCREASE
railroads Apply to Corporation Com.
mission for Relief i'm Intrastntc
vrutllr.

Application WILL be made next Fri
day before tho State Corporation Com
mission by all railroads in Virginia.
FOR permission 10 put into effect :, Ia
per cent increase in intraStatc freight
rates. Application for the Same In
crease as to Interstate rates. has al
ready been 'ilcd by the railroads with
III" Interstate Commerce Commits sion.
The east and west roads ask for a
HAT increase Of - per cent over the
rates now in force. The north and
south ROADS ask for the Upper cent
increase aud REIMBURSEMENT Of the
basal rates.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08

pany who enlist in the war. will be
taken care Of. If possible. whether the
war lasts six months or six years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
AT the Movies To-Day

BIJOU--DomEins Fairbanks. In "In
AEHin. Out Again"
Observation-Disclosures Surntt. In "rhe
Inning grant"
iSIS-CharIcs Ray, In "rhc Pinch
Hitter"
cOl.ONlAI~NIOlnD Hnn. I'm Goods
Law aud Mans" md "Iicr MIXTURE
Dnncc.-
NICTOH-Mnry Miles Mintcr. In
"EnNIrOnnrnt."
BLiEBIRD - "'Ihc Girl who
Lost" with Cleo Madison; "rhc
f"rdcr Wolves" md "Wnr's wO-
mcn."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08

as now. The measure was referred to
the Ordinance Committee,
Ey request. councilman Moore intro
Guccd Il resolution To- appropriate $3.50
Ia defray the expenses of Confederate
veterans who viii attend the Wash
inGton reunion. II %as referred 10 the
Finance COMMITTEES
y petition from the Virginia stat"
Fair Association for refund of rental
was ais" referred to the Finance Com
mittcc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
Judge White Drsirantc,i.

Judge II. y. White, OF the Twenty
eighth judicial Circuit. was Yesterday
designated by Governor stuart 10 hold
the May term of the Circuit Court OF
Chesterfield County beginning May H.
for Judge Robert g. Southall who "a
prevented by illness from presiding.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-07
Water Rescuresa ef Hawaii.

The rainfall On the Hawaiian Is lands varies from few inches to nearly 400 inches year and as much Of the fertile area is made to pro- duce through irrigation. the study of the water supply of the islands Is matter of great importance. It is stated that the critical period is ap- preaching in Hawaiian agriculture and that the time has come in the utilization of water when it becomes necessary to have all the information possible regarding it's availa ble sources
 Among the principal crops of the islands are sugar, rice. and taro; many fine pineappleE also are grown. Sugar by fer the most important pro- duct. and large areas planted in cane depend entirely cn irrigation. Some of the lands are naturally adapted to tlle growing of rice but require a cer- tain quantity of water varying in amount with the stage of the crop. Taro is also an important crop, fur r,ishing the staple food for a consid- erable> part of the population; it re- quires a continual application of wa ter during it's growth. Taro is a large plant which yields a root tasting somewhat like an Irish potato. It is grown to a considerable extent in the United States as an ornamental plant and is popularly known as elephant S ear.
 In making plans for power, irriga- tion, municipal water supply and oth-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-07
WHEN THE CLOCK SKIPPEP

and inquiries to whether the house was on fire but it didn't matter, be- cause it was time for people to be up Then he clattered down again, walk ing up all those who had slumbe through his first assault. He report ed that Mrs. Hopps would be riStt down. I still felt anxious about AL fcrd and Daisy Franklin, who always appeared before l got away.
 T tiptoed up to Affords room and hissed through the keyhoIe. He did not reply. Firally I rapped, and he, sIeepi,y, asked the trouble. If you going to be late on the new job ! could hear Afford fall out of bed and grab his clothes. sweet silence reigned across the hall where Daisy deciding that this was no time for formalities l tapped on her door, ] fad to tap several times before sAe answered.
 '' 'wh-whss is it she gasped. sa
 Its me- I kissed at he. T beg your pardon, but you're going to be late again and I though I'd call you:'
 "oh, th-thank you' Daisy stam, inered gratefully, still half asleep. I'll tc right down! Tell 'em to put my breakfast on, please!
 l also informed the Smith sisters ard Mir. and Mrs. Jones of the hour when they inquired whether anything
 
 energetic in such a crowd of lazy sieepers. I should have been on my way, but I sort of wanted to apolc- rize again to Daisy for waking her, so I hung around, and in ten minuLes ttc whole crowd came turDbling down, faecktfes crooked, curls aslsew, breath less. Mrs Hoops was pale and hag- gard, having retired the night before with a sick headache. There was no breakfast ready and everyone turned to me accusingly, as thought it were ny fault.
 "'What did you want poor little Mrs. Hoops asked me patiently. hold ing her head. Thomas said you wanted mel
 T had an awfully queer feeling by this time amid all the glares with which I was surrounded. 'G-George isn't here!' I stammered-
 Well, what of it?. demanded my landlady, indignantly. Hes never here till 6: so-and it's just that now! Thomas, why didn't you tell him the timer
 Thomas crinned deprecatingly. He nevah asked me the time.' he protested I done just what he said!'
 'T pass over the next half hour" said the young man gloomily. Daisy won't speak to me yet. and neither will any one else, except. to expand on what they think of me. Funny how attached people are to their last hour of sleep in the morn ing!'-Chicag News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-07

speech which rang high above the noise of grhfre and all the nurrnur of the battlefield.
 Perhaps what he said was quite in coherent and wild. Perhaps no man who heard him could understand a word of what he said but there in the hell-holes hidden from him in the mud were listenir% men with loaded rifles, and they may have rais- ed their heads to look at that single bgure with the flag. They understood what he meant. His accusing figure was message to them. After that there was no deliberate sniping of stretcher- bearers. though they still had to go through shell fire.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-07
STORIES OF THE WAR
Mud Did Us in."

For it was weather which robbed the tr oops of a great victory on Friday, and made then, suffer the worst mis- cries of winter warfare, and held them in the mud when they had set their hearts upon the heights. It was the mud which beat them. Man after man has said that to me on the day of battle and yesterday.
 Fritz couldn't have stopped us," said an Australian boy, warming his hands and body by a brazier after a night in the cold slime, which WAS stiii pastered about him. Tt was the mud which gave him. life chance"
 Tt was the mud that did us in." said an English officer. sitting up on a stretcher and speaking wearily. We got begged and couldn't keep u3 with the bardge. That gave the Ger man machine-sunners time to get to work on us. It was their luck.'
 A young Scot. shivering so that his teeth cha atterei. spoke hoarsely, and there was no warmth in him except the fire in his eyes. We had a fear ful time" he said, "but 1t was the spate of mud that kept us back. and the Germans took advantage of it.
 Whenever we got near to Fritz he s or Engsn sataon yoTR should have had him beat with solid ground beneath us. but we all got stuck in the bog, and he came out of his blocl>horses and machine gunned
 
 ircles, all filled like young ponds. and sniped us when we could not drag one leg after the other"
 Streteher- Bearers Fired On. Our men were spent after all that night and day in the mud and all this fighting. and new dusk was creeping down. and it was hard to see who was friend and who was enemy among the figures that crawled about in the slime.
 It was the turn for stretcher- bear eFs those men who work behind the fighting lines and then come to gath CT up the human wreckage off it. WAh day under heavy fire, and now went on working without thought of self They were visible to the enemy, and their Red Cross arnalets showed their mission.
 Away on the slopes of Passcnen- daelc his stretcher-bearsrs could be seen working. too. One body of 200 men came out, waving the Red Cross flag, with stretchers and ambulances ard went gIearing in these harvest fields, and no shot of ours went over tC them. But on our side shots from German snipers were still flying and our stretcher- bearers were hit.
 Three of them carrying one stretch CT were killed. and the officer with taem directing this work near Poel- capelle was fired with a flame of an- ger. He seized a Red Cross flag and made his way very quickly over the sllell-hoies towards the eflemy's posi- ton. and, standing there. this officer of the R. A. M. c. shouted out s