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DR.. FOX ARRIVES
VIII Make Thorough Survey of Rich
mond Health Department. and
prcpnrc Report,

DR.. Carroll Fox. Of the United
States Public Health Service. desig-
mated by SurEeon-General Rupert Blue
TO make a survey of the RichNond
Health Department. reached this city
yesterday and at once called upon Dr.
Roy *. Flanagan. DR.. Fox. who bears
a wide reputation as an authority on
public health matters, will at once take
up his task, and when 1t is completed
Will prepare a full report on the con-
dition Of the local department..
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Mrs. saIlle A. Dawson.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.]
LYNCHBURG, VA. June Mrs.
Salie y. Dawson. widow OF Samuel
X. Dawson, who was seventy-scven
years of age, died at her homo hero on
Wednesday,. She was a native of Bed
ford County. but had been resident
here for nifty years.
Surviving her are two sisters. Mrs. j.
ID. Tanner and Mrs. Mary I. cambridge.
and a brother, James o. Boley. all of
LynchburE.
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TWO ALTERNATIVES
WHICH OFFER SOLUTION

Two alternatives have been suggest
ed Offering a safe solution of this
matter y fair estimate OF the cost
OF the work can be determined and
agreed upon by the government and
responsible contractor. to be known as
an upset price" and the contractor to
furnish bond TO do the work at cost
plus percentage; per cent would be
reasonable. the cost in no case TO ex-
coed this upset price, and any saw
ing made by completing the work
within the upset price should be d.
vided equally between the government
and the contractor. Such a form OF
contract would call out the best talent
in the country. The other plan would
be for army engineers to take charge
of this work and use the drafted men
to build their own camps. being tenn
porarily sheltered in tents. 1t would
seem that such work would be fit train
Ing for the young who are to dig
trenches and carry on the labors OF
modern warfare.
Since all of the government contract
work is to be paid for with money
that comes out OF The pockets of the
American people. IL is hut fair TO them
that every dollar spent shall be ju-
diciouslY expended SO as to accom-
p!ish the greatest possible results.
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PcIeE =. Staples.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. VA, June e.
Peleg S. Staples. Union veteran, of
Stafford County. aged seventy-two
years, died on Wednesday at the Mary
Washington Hospital here. He is sur
vived by his wife. one son and two
5anCbtcrc
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Charles NJ. varnel1.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG. VA. June 7.-Charles
NJ. Varnell died this morning at his
home in Harding Street. He was fifty
seven years old. native of Washing
ton. and had lived in Petersburg for
five years. He is survived by one
brother. K. l.. Varncll, Of this city.
with whom he lived.
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Elizabeth Lowry.

Special TO The Times Dispatch.]
ASHLAND, VA. June 7.-EIizabeth
Lowry. the twelvc-ye ar-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lowry. Of Negro. died
at ner nome on Wednesday from blood
poisoning, after weeks Illness. The
funeral took place this afternoon rrou,
the home. and the burial was in the
family cemetery
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Mrs. j. c. spicknrd.

l1PcCldI 10 mo IIIHes- DISpatCh.J
BLACkSBURG VA, June Mrs
Mary Wilson Spickard. wife of the late
j. Cu1lom Spickard. died at her home,
three miles from BlacksburE, on Tues
day. Funeral services were held on
Wednesday afternoon at the house.
conducted by Rev. S. r. Neel. of tbs
Methodist. and DR.. D. j. Woods, Of
the Presbyterian churches. here. and
burial was in the family cemetery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-08

nearby. Mrs. Spickard was born
eiShtyone years ago near the place
where she died and the greater part of
her life was spent in that community.
She Is survived by one son. Frank
Spickard. and one daughter. Mrs. Frank
j. Wyatt, Of Blacksburg.
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Mrs. Virginia England.

lSnecial TO The Times Dispatch.l
AoHI.AND. VA. June Mrs. Vir-
ginia England. widow OF Josenb -
land died at her home near tow, VOC
terday. She is survived by a SON. I'm.
nett England. and one daughter Miss
carrie England. The funeral serviccs
were conducted in the home tiis.morn-
ing and the interment was in Wood.
land Cemetery
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lIEEIl|EI,!;|I5E

are peculiarly fitted to promptly re-
lieve soreness and aching in the kid
ney regions. They allay infiamma-
ton, restore normal secretion and COR
rect the alkalinity OF the waste Sc
cretions. and thus stop the source Of
irritation. pain and annoyance. There
are thousands of benefited users of
Balmwort Tablets and all good. con-
scientious druggists recommend and
sell them Price. ,l.00 per tube.
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Local Temperature.

IL noon temperature
8 +. NJ. temperature.
MAX imum temperature to r. NJ.
minimum temperature to T.. NJ.
Mean temperature.
Normal temperature for this date.
EXCESS in temperature
Deficiency In temperature since
March Observation-Disclosures.
Accumulated deficiency since Janu-
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Temperature. "A; humidity. 81: wind,
direction. south: wind. velocity, 2;
state of weather, partly cloudy.
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"Out of BED
Three Timesv'

II tho victim OF kidney disorders
and bladder irritation Is compelled to
arise even once In tho night, there Is
a condition which should be promptly
corrected. If arising more than once.
immediate attention is the part OF
wisdom.
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At st. Luke's Hospital.
G. Horace Flowers. of Danville, for
merly OF this city, is at St. Luke's
Hospital here for treatment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-08

the Richmond Police Department; Ed
ward r. Whitlock and Walter l.. Whit
lock
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CORRECT KIDNEY TROUBLE
Sold by all druggists.-Adv.
81 .50-Occnn View and Rcturn-Si.5O
Every Sunday
Win Norfolk pnd Western Rnuxv,x

Tickets at the above rate will be
honored on two fast tfains leaving
Byrd Street Station $40 and a. NJ
every sunday connecting at Union
Depot. Norfolk. with Ocean View EN-
press, which leaves from directly in
front of Union Depot immediately
upon arrival of the above trains in
Norfolk-Ady "
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IOcnl Rainfall.

Rainfall. IL hours ending S p. NJ. Os
Rainfall. "a hours ending S r. Nj 06
Excess in rainfall since March l. 292
EXCESS IN rainfall since January /. 204
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The Weather
Furnished by U. $. weather BureauI
Forccnstt

Forecasts vfrEInia
C&TV1SSC Partly overcast
weather. with prob
OK Hblc local thunder
.Atl showers Friday md
Az Saturday. not much
L&%N change In tcmpera-
~ I'M ture.
~ DA North Carolina
Xxx Probably local thun-
dershOwerH Fri d y
nno saturday, not much change In tenn
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C0ST-PLUs-PERCENTACE
PLAN IS Unsatisfactory
Government Stands to Lose Heavily
II Work Goes to lrresponsi-
Bile Contractors.
TWO ALTERNATIVES OFFERED
Fixing Of Upset Price on Fair Esti-
mate OF Cost or Putting Work in
Hands Of Army Engineers Safest
Way to Build Camps.

WASHINGTON. June mo doubt
the department officials in Washing
ton. in their plans TO let out contracts
Tor government work, such as wooden
shipbuildinG. construction OF canton
ments, etc. on the basis of cost plus
certain percentage. have been moved
by spirit OF fairness In concedng
to contractors a reasonable profit on
all work undertaken by them.
On the face OF it. such 1; form OF con-
tract has many advantages. especially
In times OF emergency like the pres
ent, and there many records of
cases where railroads and other large
corporations have dealt with RESPONSE
BILE contractors on this basis in Il fully
satisfactory manner.
ROOM For CRITICISM
AMONG CONTRACTORS
But there has been heard among
conservative contractors some criti-
cism OF this method Of awarding con-
tracts. II has been suggested that
the vital element for such work Is the
responsibility and integrity of the con-
tractors, as the temptation to allow
unnecessary cost to mount up in order
that profits may be increased will
strongly appeal to those who take a
lax view OF the obligation under which
they rest to fulfill their contracts by
giving the government the best that
can be obtained for the money in the
way OF perfect material and frst-class
workmanship in construction. Con-
tractors who value their reputation
for conscientious performance Of the
terms OF their contracts, in the com
petition for work from private firms
and corporations. are mindful Of the
extent to which they have to guard
against such laxness OF views in meet
ing competition.
Something like sloo.ooo.ooo Is to be
spent In constructing shelter for the
soldiers who arc to be modified with
in few weeks. Necessarily. ii is a
hurry-up job. and might cost some
thing like twice this sum II handled by
careless and inexperienced men. with
lumber and labor prices climbing stead
lily, conservative. responsible con-
tractors will hesitate about risking a
lump sum bid. Oth&rs may not be
SO prudent. thus opening the way for
the cost plus percentage contract to
result very unsatisfactory TO the gov
eminent.
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$: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

hung his head. DO you really think,
JEFF, she could care for poor stick
like me?' he asked, and then he added
more than half to himself She would
be very foolish girl to do so. Why,
JEFF, Alma Huntington is the only wo-
man / know that has a mans brain
and a woman's heart which is too
splendid a combination to waste upon
me.
"'Don't you believe it, JEFF. She
can't possibly care for me. Why, man,
she has seen me drunk
"'Women have loved drupkards be.
FORE answered JEFF.
"But they were not the kind OF wo,
men that Alma Huntington u.s. was
his answer.
"'Why don't you brace up, stop
drinking and ask her to marry you?
"I can brace up-I can stop drink
ing any time want to- he affirmed.
"Let's see you do it, then, said
JEFF.
"Don't you think 1 can? Well, I'll
show you all can aud in the meantime
you can all go to the devil
after this JEFF could do nothing
with him, and 1t was over week be-
fore any Of US saw Tom Perry again.
In the interim many things happened
to Alma"
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estly, that he'd take her over in the
carryall, and they could manage the
two trunks on top Of the carryall. The
packing cases would have to come
later.
Emily hardly heard him. Her atten-
ton was fixed on a man who came at
a dead gallop down the wide, dusty
street. He was tall, broad.shoulder-
ed and heavy set. Even the pinto
was heavy set, his legs bowed under
him, and he had wary eyes as he drew
up short at the hitching rail in front
o fthe pine board station. The new
conner and Emily looked each other
over with calm, approving scrutiny
before he sauntered into the telegraph
office. She caught his deep baritone
voice perfectly, as he gave his mes
sage.
SYou can wire back East to those
sons of guns that land transfer up
at the guIch has been declared illegal
by the court here and it don't hold
good. l am prepared to protect my
rights on 1t in any and all ways. Sign
1t Scott King"
Emily's hazel eyes narrowed and
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she pursed her lips. AS she climbed
into the carryall beside Spike she ask
ed casually who the young man was
on the strawberry pinto.
"That's King, former owner Of the
Caribou ranch up in the Ballyho Gulch.
He lost it one night in a poker game
with some strangers, and they turned
it over into cold cash with an eastern
syndicate running some advertising
scheme. 1t amt worth much, only
that Scott is terrible set on getting 1t
back, and it looks like the court is on
his SIDE"
Yet Emily went on her way, know
ing full we'll that it was the Caribou
ranch that had come to her through
stroke of Providence.
Three months later she rode up the
mountain trail from the gulch beside
Scott King She rode cross saddle,
not as she used to ride on the roads
around Boston. 1t was tanned, heal.
they Emily, who sat her in her saddle
with surety and confidence and listen
ed to Scooty's arguments with smile.
TITS no place for woman to live
Alone" he said. i've stood all this
nonsense about your being free and
capable individual who can look after
herself quite as long as I'm going to.
You used me for doormat ever since
you came here, Emily, and took my
land away from me-"
81 didn't take it away from you.
1 won 1t in fair, legal contest" re-
sponded Emily clamly, land I'm quite
capable of taking care of myself. l
think your timber men are bluffing. If
they try any midnight excursions over
my line, cutting out my best trees,
they'll get all that's coming to them.
I've stretched barbed wire now where
they don't expect 1t, and fixed up ev-
cry other little feminine contraption
for safety that / can think of. If any
Of them come to harm / can't help
1t. I've warned them"
Scott looked at her helplessly. She
had no idea what she was up against,
he thought. All of Ransom's lumber
gang that had warred against him for
four years to get grip on the noun
tain timber had sworn either to get
the best CT her or to take revenge in
their own way, and the worst of it
was that Scott himself, big as he was,
had no control over her. She would
do Just what she willed to do, and
nothing he said could convince her Of
the imminent danger. For about the
fittieth time he started to tell her the
type Of. q man she needed as pro.
tector and husband, and Emily smiled,
obviously, when all at once the pinto
pointed its ears and whinned aniously.
AS they came into a clearing where
sudden vista Of the mountainside open.
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II branched off on to Flossie Smith,
Mafgie," said Paula, "for whenever
think Of my time in Washington, hers
is the figure that stands out more than
all the rest, perhaps because her per-
sonality was unique to me.
"But the person who interested both
Alma and me most at this time was
Tom Perry. Tom was one Of the dear
est men ever met and, drunk or So
Der, he was always kindly, always
thoughtful, always gentleman.
HE had one Of the most brilliant
minds have ever encountered when
1t was not befuddled with whiskey. At
that time he was only %, with all the
world before him. He could write bet.
ter and more pungent English than
any newspaper man have ever known.
He loved his friends and enjoyed their
society, and all his instincts were Of
the highest. But, when these spells
came upon him periodically he would
go away from everybody and just
drink until he knew nothing hardly
that he was alive.
Zone day JEFF got hold Of him before
he had begun his tramp to the lower
levels. He was still at the Willard al
though he was preparing to go out.
JEFF told me afterward he had lot OF
trouble getting him to stay in the hotel.
He found Tom had pile Of letters and
kilograms from his paper which he evil
IDENTIFY had not read.
"T'm goin' out, jus goin' out, Jer,,
to get story he said thickly, and
then I'm goin' to resign from the d
paper. Some gink discharged me this
morning and I'm goin' to show him and
resign this afternoon. That Is the
way to do 1t, just resign
"Jeff said that poor Tom went on IN
this pathetically ridiculous way until
he got him full of bromide-and then
he took him for motor ride. After
that he was very repentant.
"'What will the girls think of me,
Jeff?" he asked.
"'They are like all other good NO
men-they are ready to forgive almost
anything In the man they love, provid'
ed they do not suspect that he loves
anyone else.' -
I'm not III TO love anyone JeI1
said Tom, let alone allowing anyone to
love me. Why, JEFF, II thought any
woman cared for me I'd go and jump in
the river.I
he looked at mo so pathetieally,'
said JEFF when he was telling me about
Il I thought perhaps jolt would do
him some good :.
"''Well, Tom,' Jof said, you had
better do it,right away, for you must
know Alma loves you so we'll she ts
heartbroken at your drinking so much.
TON looked up quickly and then
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HERE ARE GOOD BILLS
OF FARE FOR 2 DAYS

Housewives have not always the pa.
tience to figure out new sets Of menus
to meet the new price conditions. Here
are bills Of fare for two days. They
have besn tried, tested, and found
good. They contain maximum amount
Of nutrition at low cost.
Breakfast.
Milk, oatmeal and raisins, and toast
for tho children, with coffee and sau-
sages added for the adults.
Luncheon.
Thick pea soup with salt pork,
graham bread, oleomargarine, apple
sauce and ginger bread.
Dinner.
Beef stew with onions and carrots,
hominy, coffee for adults, milk and
milk toast for the youngest child and
tapioca pudding with dried apricots
and brown sugar sauce for dessert.
In making a stew comparatively
small amount Of meat may be used. for
its savory or flavoring value, and the
vegetables and cereals served with it
increased in quantity.
Breakfast.
Bacon, fried cornmeal mush, mo-
lasses, coffee; milk for the children,
with plain mush for the youngest.
Luncheon.
Potato soup made with skim milk
and onion for flavoring. Oatmeal cook
les and stewed prunes. Graham bread
and oleomargarinet
Dinner.
Pork and beans, one dill pickle
(bean soup for the children), tea
milk for children), and brown bread
and oIeomargarine with Brown Betty"
for desert.
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ed up, Scott caught sight Of a lifting
wing Of smoke.
They've started It, be cried. "You
ride back and rouse everybody on the
road to Arapahoe. I'll get the Benson
boys and fight this"
"But want to come, too" said
Emily.
"You do as 1 tell you" he retort.
ed, shortly, and for the first time In
her life Emily Greedy obeyed a man.
In fact, she realized as she rode along
what a relief It was to find a man
she could obey.
1t was week later that the family
received the announcement of Emily's
marriage to one Scott King.
1.-THE ranch was his in the first
place" she wrote. "He lost 1t and |
won it. Now he's won me, so we're
partners in a fair deal, and I'm COM
ing East this year"
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HEALTH HINTS

Rabies is not disease confined to
dogs and common only during the So
called dog days Of summer, contrary
to popular belief.
It may occur among humans or anil
mails at any season. Like other infec-
lions It is caused by germ coming
into contact with and growing in any
break of the skin or mucous surface.
Usually the. infection is direct, as from
the bite of an infected animal. Less
frequently, infection occurs from rub
bling a break in the skin or mucous
surface over some material coated
with the germs.
No dog bite should be lightly regard
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TEIEDAlY
SHORT STORY
Poor. Dear Emily.
BY iZoLA FORESTER
tCcpyFidge, 1917, by the Mcclure
NauyanannT Hy,ndtcofaN

Newspaper syndicate)
FAMILY BREELEY had been a spe-
cisl care on the entire family's
- mind ever since she had passed
thirty without approaching the priyil-
eyes and honors Of wedlock. Brothers
and sisters fell in love and married
from the Greeley homestead with Gus
tomary regularity through Emily's
girlhood and young womanhood. And
Emily helped them start off in life
with tact and cheerfulness. Though she
had Chances" she cast them aside
and liked life's highway in state Of
solitary enjoyment and freedom that
left the family stunned with helpless
ness.
II don't see why should marry"
she would say buoyantly. I've new.
er seen any man whom would want
to spend my life with. am perfect
ly contented and happy. Why are
you all in such hurry to get rid Of
me?"
Therefore it came as a shock when
Emily announced that she had drawn
as nrst-.prlze in puzzle contest a
homestead grant out in Idaho.
Il am sure 1t must be a very charm
ing place to live In" said Emily, hap
PLY. II think shall put in goats, An
CORA goats. The government says they
eat the underbrush and l think thuy
are decidedly picturesque. If you get
tired Of them, you can use them for
dDormats. shall go in for all kinds
Of intensive farming and do everything
except take summer boarders."
"But you can't live out there alone"
said Mr.. Greeley, blandly. "Be reason
able, my dear Emily"
with big dog and revolver l
can live anywhere" replied Emily
calmly. you will remember, father
dear, that on mothers side Of the FAM
lily l have pioneer blood in my volns,
even If you do come from an +. L. v.
/ firmly believe in Providence, and II
( Providence has seen fit to drop three
hundred acres Of virgin woodland and
otherwise at my feet, I shall pick
them up and say thank you"
Just three weeks later, Emily took
her departure, accompanied only by
Tink, her big collie, and grandLnew
automatic. -Four days later she step
ped off the train at Arapahoe, Idaho,
and sized up the aggregate Of local tai
ent visible to the naked eye. There
were three carraylls, one blackboard
and four broncos. Her two trunks and
four packing cases occupied the bag
gage truck, Five individuals sat there.
on, alternately chewing or smoking and
gazing past her with intent at the far
horizon line of mountains.
1t was not Arapahoe's custom to ex-
hibit curiosity over female strangers,
yet Emily was good to look upon in
her trim linen suit.
us there such a. thing as a hotel
In this placer" she asked of the five,
collectively. where is person sup.
posed to put up, and does anybody
know where Ballyho Clutch it?"
There was a stir Of interest among
the five. Spike MacDoguall rose and
came toward the lady settler. He
explained, courteously, that Arapahoe
had no official place for housing trans
lent guests, and that the gulch was a
matter of sixteen miles northwest, but
that, If she wanted to, she could prob
ably put up at the Kenton place, four
miles out of town. Spike added, mod
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MORE DOCTORS FOR ARMY

HARRISBURG, W. Va, May A.
West Virginia has an active Medical
association and the physicians and
usrgeons Of the state are represented
on the State committee Of the National
Defense Council. For the purpose of
enlisting physicians in the army medi-
cal reserve corps arrangements have
been made in the Surgeon Generals
department of the United States Army
for the establishment of stations
throughout this state where physicians
will be examined.
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ed. 1t may be insignificant or it may

ed. 1t may be insignificant or 1t may
be deadly.
A dog that has bitten person
should not be killed unless 1t is impos-
sible to catch it or confine it without
further danger.
locked up for observation.
Everyone bitten by a dog should
have the wound dressed by physician.
Bites on the hand or face are par
ticularly dangerous and should be
treated at once.
People have been taught to believe
that dog suffering from rabies has a
fear of water. This is not true. A dog
afflicted with the disease will drink
freely and will swim streams.
The attack lasts but a few days but
during that time the animals capacity
for harm Is almost unlimited.
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'.IRhA ,hETznER

Misses Youn and Metzner are
Among the first Red Cross nurses to be
sent to France as official representa-.
tiyes of the United States hospital
No. a. of Cleveland, with units from
other large cities