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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
HIGHLAND PARK TO BE
MADE INTO SPOTLESS TOWN
Citizens Want UnsIEhtly md Insnni-
iary Bnck-fard Fences Removed.
Cleanup Week Begins To-Dny

with the slogan. make Highland
Park the cleanest, brightest SPOT
around Richmond" the citizens OF the
trash, cut weeds on vacant lots. re-
move or paint fences, plant flowers
AID hedges and destroy breeding places
for flies and mosquitoes To-day will
be but the beginning of the cleanup
campaign. it is planned by the organi-
cations which arranged the movement.
ana every succeeding day is TO see
the idea more nearly attained
1t was the Woman's Club of High
land Park that started the idea of hav-
ing cleanup campaign, but the r,em
oers have secured the cooperation of
the Citizens Association. the Coy
Scouts and the Mothers Club. BY
means Of open letters distributed uv
the Scouts. it is hoped that the co :
operation Of every person in Highland
Park has been won. Directing the
campaign are two committees, ono from
INC Woman's club, consisting IF Mis-
Fred EvenSen. Mrs. Addison Lewis and
Mrs. Paul Rehd. and one from the
Citizens Association. consisting Of T.
Elwood Tragic, ]. NJ. Beavers and S.
L. Manson.
~ W. i'lNti uiSlTlDutcu
Highland Park suggestions for civic
improvements are made ,,S follows:
Adjoining. vacant lots can be great
~ improved by Keeping the weeds and
grass cut, and planting a few flowers:
they can also be utilized by planting
vegetable garden.
Any low. damp places can easily he
iiled i'm or oiled: this will avoid the
breeding OF mosquitoes and flies.
Back yards, if kept we'll. are as much
or credit TO a home as front yard
Try TO keep yours neat and clean: il
possible. plant few flowers. or use
the valuable space for garden
Avoid building high board fences
around your lot. They are unsightIy
AS well as insanitary. Ginter Park.
Barton Heights and Westhampton are
getting along without thcm-why can't
we do the same? II YOU can not tear
down your old board fence and replace
II by some kind of an inexpensive wire
fence or an attractive hedge. have il
whitewashed or painted. Only a few
front fences remain in Highland Park.
The above organizations arc request
Ing their citizens. SO far as practicable.
TO have all front fences removed which
Will not entail any extra expense and
VIII beautify your homes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
THE COME BACK

The Come back man was really
never down-and-out. His weakened
condition because Of overwork. lack OF
exercise. improper eating and living
demands stimulation to satisfy the cry
for health giving appetite and the
refreshing sleep essential to strength.
the National Remedy of Holland. will
do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will
put man on his feet before he knows
it; whether his trouble comes from
uric acid poisoning. tho kidneys
gravel or stone in the bladder. stomach
deranGement or other ailments that
bcfall the overzealous American.
Don't wait until you are entirely
down-and- out. but take them to-day.
Your druggist will gladly refund your
money If they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the
name GOLD MEDAL on every box.
Thrcc sizes. They are the pure, oriei-
nal imported Haarlem Oil Capsules
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
WORK IN MANUAL TRAINING
PLACED ON EXHIBITION
First-Year Pupils of John Marshall
High school Show Skill In
Cabinet Work.

Cabinet work showing all the finish
mcrcial shops, but in reality made by
department of John Marshall High
day in the window Of Tragle's drug
store There are three sizablc tables
IN tho exhibit. several footstools. a
piano bench and numerous smaller ar
ticles. such AS candlesticks. lamps
and mirrors. Many of the articles are
made Of mahogany. and some of them
are inlaid with white holly. The ex.
hihit viii remain in tho window until
Monday.
Accompanying the articles are blue
PRINT drawings showing the details
OF construction. The drawings were
made hy the pupils themselves. under
the supervision of the instructor, who
i"tcr directed them in putting their
IDEAS into tangible form. Both me-
chahical and architectural drawing are
taught in the high school.
iupiiS cl"ctins the manual training
courS" nave one year OF woodwork
one OF pattern max ing. one of forge
WORK ana one Of machine shop practice.
because OF the practical training re.
ceired in the high school. many for
mer pupils are now holding respon-
s1oIe positions in drafting rooms and
shops about the city, while others are
pursuing technical studies in advanced
engineering schools. H. CLAY Hon.
chens is director OF manual training i'm
the Richmond schools The work
shown in the exhibit was executed
by classes taught by J. a. Staples
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

Mrs. Thomas c. Gordon has returne ed
from short stay in Baltimore.
Mrs. r. w. Moore is leaving u-day
for Gordonsvilie to visit Mr. and Mrs
Barton II. Cameron at their country
estate, Inverness
Miss Blume Cooper, or Tampa. Fla
is visiting Miss Clcdc Gary. of ll05
Perry Street.
Mrs. Charles Snead. formerly Miss
Anna Linthicum. left yesterday for
Frankfort. Ky, after a visit of several
weeks to friends and relatives in Rich
mond and fredericksburg
Dr. and Mrs. w. a. Shepherd were
registered At the Princess Ann Hotel
in Fredericksburg. for the last week
end.
Miss Lille Lasster has returned
from Gunston Hall. Washington. where
she has been attending school this
session.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Trnf1ic Ln,y IJo,.t,on.

Justice Crutchfield's traffic docket
continues 10 be one OF the OUTSTANDING
features OF Police Court. the "contri-
buttons" amounting u tidy sum each
morning. Yesterdays assessments
were as follows: i. r. Wicker, j. A.
Klein. {. Il. tiivens. II. d. Camp. l.. p
Mitchell and L. a Giovanetti. 81 each
T. o. Critz. IS.
Charges Of disorderly conduct ant
reckless running. filed against c. Fl
Montague were dismissed upon pay.
ment OF Sl.to costs. and similar charges
against f. r. Strong were continued
NJ. llordcs was dismissed on a charge
Of violating the traffic code
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Writ OF Error.

The Supreme Court OF Appeals yes
terdaY granted writ OF error and
supersedeas TO y. Il. Torbert, whose
action against the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad for damages alleged to have
been sustained through the burning
OF three buildings, WAS dismissed in
the Circuit Court OF Norfolk County.
Torbert set up the claim that his
two Warehouses and a shed, adjacent
to the railroad property. were set afire
by sparks from engines.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
A..nult Ca.e 1. Continued

On motion Of the Commonwealth. the
trial OF John McGovern, charged with
attempted assault on a blind girl near
Ashland. WAS continued until June Is
h'r brought up before Magistrate II.
:. sunday yesterday morning at the
licnrico Courthouse. The case was first
heard ten days ago, and continued un-
Lii Yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Engagement Announced.

ESPECIAL 10 The imcs-DiSpat ch
BEDFORD, Va, May 3l.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. +. Spencer announce the en-
gagcmcnt OF their daughter. Martha
Fitzgerald. TO Leroy Barber. %. Moul-
trio. ia. The marriage viii take place
late in juno.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
COURT TERM POSTPONED
Supreme Court to Open "Wednesday, SO
~ Not TO Interfere with
Registration.

The supreme Court of Appcals.
which is scheduled to convene in
Wythevillc on Tuesday for the regular
June term. will meet on wednesday,
instead. so as not to interfere in any
way with army registration. Prcsid
ing Judge Stafford G. white issued
the order. and the announcement was
made yesterday by Assistant Court
Reporter NJ. b. Watts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
SUMNER EXCURSIONS
AND
WEEKEND RATES
Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.

summer excursion tickets. with limit Oc-
,MHoer ~. nov on sale to Seashore and
Weekend tickets, sold every Saturday to
rrhariottesyills and Intermediate stations.
10 White sulphur. Hot Springs and Noun
tat tain Resort stations every Friday and Sat
urday. and to Seashore Resorts for 100 p
NJ trains OF Friday and ali SATURDAY
trains. All tickets good until Monday fol.
Three fast trains between Richmond Nor
folk and Old Point. Weekend rate Rich.
mond to Old Point and Norfolk 81 90
! Virginia Beach. 1926. V'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
MONEYS MEETINGS.

The regular business meeting Of the
board of managers Of the Baptist Home
for Aged Women will he held this
morning at II o'clock at the home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
MADE EVENLY DARK.LONG
LUSTROUS.
La Creole Hair Dressing

VIII bring back TO all your gray or
faded hair its youthful. original dark
color and leave your hair fluffy. clean.
fuil OF life and luster. La Creole is
not a dye, but revivcs the color glands.
Absolutely harmless and impossible to
detect; without odor or stick mess.
Hair can be washed or curled without
affecting the restored color Sold by
TraSle Drug Co., Richmond. Va. or
sent prepaid for 81 by Van vleet Drug
Co. Memphis, Tenn. Guaranteed to
darken all your gray hair so evenly
that not even trace of gray shows
Stops dandruf and falling hair and
promotes it's growth. Give La Creole
trial. Has been used for past 80
years by ladies and gentlemen to re-
store all their gray hair to original
dark color, luster, freshness and Aufi-
neSS.-Adv,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Hawthorne Avenue. Ginter Park this
afternoon at o'clock.

is the subject Of an address by DR.
Kate Waller Barrett. of Alexandria,
president OF the National Florence
Crittcndcn Mission, which will be de
iivercd at o'clock this afternoon at
the invitation OF the Social Service
Federation Of Richmond at the home
Of the president. Mrs. j. Tyler Jobson,
lis North Fifth Street. The meeting
viii he open to all those who desire to
attend. DR.. Barrett will speak this
evening At the Seventh Street Chris
tian Church.
The local chapter, National League
for Wcman's Service, will hold it's reg
ular meeting this morning at 1890
o'clock at the home OF Mrs. F. .. will
liams
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01
Selling Without Iicenae.

Selling Without License.
Justice Maurice. of the Police Court.
Part H.. South Richmond. yesterday
placed fine OF 800 upon H. l.. Barnes
FOR selling tobacco without "A license.
Barnes noted an appeal to the Hust-
ingS Court Part H.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01

The monthly meeting of the board of
managers of the Richmond Exchange
for Womans Work will be held at 10
o'clock this morning at the exchange,
800 East Franklin Street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-01

The Rebekah Peterkin Circle will
meet with Mrs. John Q. Taylor, al
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
Japan's Experience Costly,

When the railways Of Japan were
first planned, the narrow gauge of 3
feet inches was selected for them,
because it was cheapest to build and
equip, and was thought best suited to
the country's narrow highways and
steep grades. Now the 5000 miles Of
Japanese railways, all Of narrow
gauge, are found to be sadly behind
the times, and a movement is on foot
to rebuild them to standard gauge, al
though the cost is estimated at nearly
S45O,O00,000. At present the trains are
slow, the fastest expresses making less
than 80 miles an hour; the coaches
are low and narrow, and the sleeping
cars are cramped and inconvenient;
while most of the railway inventions
of other nations cannot be used be-
cause of the difference in track gauge
and size Of cars. The director of I'M
perial railways favors the change, in
spite Of the cost, and estimates that
the main Tokaido line could be con-
verted to broad gauge in u years and
other lines on the main island of Japan
within 25 years.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06

! storytelling by saying that 'winter
had laid aside its colorless mantle, and
was now being decked out in colors Of
| the rainbow"
| After the church service all the chill
dren, together with the duchess own,
were led into q neighboring wood
| where she told them to make nests OF
moss, and come back to the wood after
4 dinner at her house. When they did
return to their great JOY they found
in each nest five beautiful colored
| eggs, on one of them rhyme being
written.
"H0w wonderful the hens of the
duchess must be to lay such pretty
eggs. I wish l might see them," said
one child, and another answered. Il
think it must have been the little hare
that sprang out Of the juniper bush
when l wanted to build my nest there"
The other children laughed and re-
peated the saying, and when the duke
came back unharmed from the war,
and took away his wife and children
to their palace on the upper Rhine,
his wife set apart fund to be expend-
ed every year in giving the children
of the village which had sheltered the
royal children during the war feast
of eggs at Easter. The custom was
spread in the duchess own domains,
and by degrees 1t spread over the
whole country, the eggs being consid-
cred q symbol of deliverance from sin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
NEW WONDERS OF THE X-RAY
One of Its Most Remarkable Uses Is
to Determine Age of Human
Beings.

Of all the wonders that the N-ray is
responsible for none is more remark
able than its ability to tell age in hui
man beings.
Recently in Cincinnati, youth was
arrested for striking and seriously in
juring fellow workman. He stated
when he was arrested that he was
nineteen years of age. Learning the
seriousness of the charge against him,
the defendant and his father asserted
that he was but seventeen years old,
and demanded that the boy be at once
turned over to the juvenile authorities,
as the law of this state prevents
prisoner under eighteen years of age
being tried in q criminal court.
Thoroughly convinced that the
youth was at least eighteen years old,
the juvenile court physician decided to
have X-ray photographs made of the
epiphyseal bones of his hand, elbow
and hip, and also photos of the same
bones Of a seventeen-year-old youth.
Comparison, it was hoped, would then
settle the matter, as it is a known fact
in medical circles that when a boy
reaches the age of eighteen years those
bones become hardened.
The photographs~deve from the
X-ray pictures of the bones of the boys
showed that those of the seventeen
year-old boy had not hardened, but
those of the defendant in the case had
done so. The physician Immediately
fixed the age of the boy at eighteen
or more.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
Did Uncle SmiIe2

Mr.. and Mrs. Tompkins had "expec-
tatiOns" from their rich old Uncle Ed
ward. So when he came to them on
few days visit, they prepared to do all
they could do to make a good impress
sion, and commenced by meeting him
at the station.
On the way home in a trolley car to
a Boston suburb they encouraged their
only child, also named Edward, to sit
on the old gentleman's knee, or, as he
was stout, as much of it as was avail
able.
Presently the small boy slipped from
his perch and sided over to his
mother.
81 don't think want to sit on uncle's
knee any more" he said, in his clear
treble voice.
"Oh, Teddy, why?" said mother in
shocked tones.
Teddy eyed his great-uncle aggriev-
edly.
because every time he breathes
out he pushes me off," he complained.
Boston Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
HANDSOME FRock OF SATIN.

The handsome frock of satin appears
in the picture to have bias against
symmetry and to be a Onesided affair
But this is the fault of the photo
graph for both sides Of the Overdress
are made in the same way. The skirt
of the overdresS, cut in one with the
body slopes downward and toward the
back, falling in cascaded plaits at the
bottom. In the back 1t is long enough
to reach nearly to the bottom of the
underskirt.
The underskirt is almost plain, with
plaits at each side of the front panel
and across the back. 1t has q wide
hem; but simplicity in this model
ceases with the underskirt. The over
dress is odd and intricate, with grace
full, draped body, following the lines Of
the figure vaguely and extending be-
low the waiStline at the front. 1t
takes an expert to manage the cutting
Of n garment that is unusual in ad-
justment, like this one. The bodice
opens diagonally across the front and
the opening disappears under an ex-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
HOW UNBELIEVER SAW LIGHT
Recognized Work of God in the Beauty
and Fragrance Of Flowers in
Church.

I once heard a story about a man
who was a confirmed unbeliever. His
wife, an earnest Christian, tried to
get him to attend church services, but
he stubbornly refused to enter a re-
ligious meeting of any kind. And so
1t went for many years, until one
Easter morning his wife with tears
in her eyes begged him to go to church
with her.
Robert" she said, II know that you
do not believe-in anything. l know
that you do not want to believe in
ANYTHING But won't you come to
church this morning-just to give me
pleasure?"
And the man promised to co. prom
ised reluctantly, and though he was
an unbeliever he did not break prom
ises, so he went.
The church was very beautiful that
Easter morning. The air was filled
with the perfume of many flowers, and
ferns and palms nodded Cheerily TO
each other A great bouquet Of lilies
bloomed fragrantly at the mans very
elbow, and a jar of golden-hearted
daisies smiled up at him. Everywhere
he looked there were flowers; simple
field flowers. and rarer, cultivated
ones. And the man, leaning back in
his seat, felt a great peace steal over
him.
All through the service he sat there,
quiet. And at the closing hymn he
took his wife's arm, and guided her
gently down the flower-decorated
aisle When they were walking home,
alone, under the brightness of the
springtime sky. he suddenly spoke:
my dear" he said, 'thts Easter
morning has done q great thing for
me. 1 have seen the light believe!"
His wife cried out in JOY, what
was it that made you believer" she
questioned; was it the music, or the
sermon, Or
"It was the flowers" said the man
softly. when l saw them, al massed
together in their beauty and purity
and fragrance, 1 suddenly knew that
only a great and wonderful God could
have made them m"-Nargaret E. Sang
ster, Jr., in the Christian Herald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
Dinner Mints.

To make after-dinner mints you will
need two cupfuls Of granulated sugar.
one-half cupful of water, pinch or
cream of tartar and one teaspoonful OF
peppermint. Even with war prices on
sugar the ingredients cannot come to
ten cents Dissolve the sugar over the
fire and add the cream Of tartar. Let
it boil without stirring till when tested
in cold water it is brittle. Quickly pour
out on a buttered platter. When the
edges begin to look Opaque, fold the
cream toward the center and as soon
as it is hard enough to handle, pull as
you would pull old-fashioned molasses
candy until it is white. The pepper
mint flavor should be added in drops
to the candy when pulling 1t.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06

+ ally of silk or satin made to slip on
over an underblouse of geOrgette crepe
or chiffon. The kimOnO blouse slips
on over the head, and the peplum
blouses are made with either short or
long paplums. Each of these varieties
is made in so many ways that each is
story by itself.
But the blouse without peplum,
like that shown in the picture, is made
in greater numbers than all the others
put together There is really no end
to the variations, in details Of decora'
ton, In collars, sleeves and cut, that
the popularity of this style compels
1t is made In all the washable mate
rials-including crepe and other silks,
aid often two materials are combined
| in it.
The blouse pictured is of crepe geor'
gette with satin collar and cuffs. II
! is rather elaborately embroidered al
| the front with silk and beads and ts
one among many in which a color con
| trast is introduced in the embroidery
| Among models made of the same ma.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06

tension Of the front that suggests a
wide girdIe This is brought around
the figure and fastens at the right side,
above the hip.
The sleeves are made of geOrgette
at the upper arm, with long pointed
sleeves of satin for the forearm. They
are headed by deep cuffs at the elbow
and trimmed with pendant buttons. A
small shawl collar of soft white satin
establishes the relationship of this in
teresting dress to the modes Of the
hour.
When we come to think of 1t, there
are many kinds of blOuses to choose
from this spring. There are two-piece
blOuseS, sweater blOuSes, kimOnO
blouses and peplum blouses, besides
the one-piece blouse without Il peplum
which occupies so much of our atten-
ton. The two-piece blouses are usu-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
Deduced.

At a golden wedding recently an en-
tertainment was given to the surround
ing tenantry Of the aged couple. AT
the close of the proceedings the host
rose and relieved his feelings IN an
eloquent speech.
Look at that, now, Pat" whispered
an old Irishwoman, nudging her hus-
bands elbow. Did ye see the poor
aul masther wild the tears in the eyes
of him?"
"Shure, an why wouldn't he be cry
in'?" was her husbands retort. "an't
he married to the same woman fur if
ty years "'-Weekly Telegraph.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
House Flies Short-I ived

The average life OF 5000 Gagged house
flies has been found by II. II. Hutchin-
son and others to be slightly more than
ten days the greatest age noted having
been seventy days. Egg laying usually
begins in four or five days after the
emergence Of the adult fly, but some
time in two and one-half days. This
period Is greatly influenced by temper
ature. but also by humidity and the
kind and quality Of the food Of both
larvae and adults.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
The Giant Republic.

You could put all our United States
(excluding AlaskO into Brazil and
have 100000 square miles left! There
is said to be more unexplored coun-
try in Brazil than in all the rest Of
the world put together! If we had a
river like the Amazon stretching in
land from New York, the greatest
ocean steamers afloat could sail
through the heart Of the United States
as far as Omaha, Neb. And this land
of big things will become as great
commercially as she now is physically.
Already four-fifths of the worlds cof-
fee is raised in Brazil.-Dan Ward In
World Outlook.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1917-04-06
Feast of Easter.

Just as the Trinity found its con-
ception in the ancient worship of the
three divinities of the Nile-Osiris,
Isis. and Herus-and the feast of
Christmas perpetuated the Scandina-
Wan YuIetide, so the great festival of
Easter continued and combined two
great pagan and Jewish celebrations.
For the Christians of Jerusalem it
took the place Of the Jewish passover 3;
among the converted pagans of north
ern Europe it gradually replaced the
worship of Ostara or Eastre, the per-
sonffcation Of the morning or the sa-
cred East, the goddess of spring and
the opening year.