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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
SYSTEM OF STATE ROADS
is VITAL FOR VIRGINIA
Should Select at Once Portion of
Highways, Improve and Main
tain Them.
PERMANENT POLICY NECESSARY
Commonwealth Has Within Its Bor-
ders Now 10000 Miles OF Roads,
and of This Aggregate $500 Miles
Are Selected by Committee.

1t seems manifest that Virginia must
have state system of roads" If the
Commonwealth hopes TO keep up with
the march OF p. osress in road building.
The General Assembly of 1916 was evil
IDENTIFY impressed with this fact when
it adopted joint resolution creating a
special legislative committee with in
s!ructions 10 forms late Il plan of State
roads and report &c the next assembly.
The committee in question was duly
appointed and the writer honored with
TIE chairmanship. Upon investigation.
we found that Virginia has within her
borders approximately 10000 miles OF
Iublic roads. so at the very outset we
were conf onted with the delicate and
difhcult task of selecting from this
great mileage small percentage
thereof to constitute a state system"
The committee has almost completed
its work and the roads selected for
Recommendation asgl eGate in mileage
about $500 or $500 niles. possibly a
little more or a little less.
VITAL FOR VIRGINIA.
TO HAVE STATE SYSTEM
1 believe it is vital that Virginia
should select at once a portion of her
roads and incorporate them as state
system" in contradstinction to county
and local roads.
It is obvious that we cannot build in
any reasonable time 10000 miles Of
public road but we can. with the aid
OF the Federal go ,ernment, in such
time, build from 1900 10 1900 miles of
same.
This being true. tho question immedi-
ately arises whether we should con-
tinue policy OF building short
stretches Of road here. there. and
everywhere, with no view OF connec-
lions in the State nor with improved
roads OF adjoining States. or whether
Virginia, as a State, should select the
more important part of her road mile
age and concentrate the State money
available for permanent Improvement
together with that to be received from
the Federal government. on this par
ticular mileage. The answer is not
difficult. She should adopt the latter
policy as quickly as possible.
OF course, it goes without saying in
that the system adopted should, so far
as possible. embrace mileage in every
county, 1t should connect up important
cities and towns, county seats and his
toric points, so far as practicable; II
should be adapted to the needs of the
farmer so as to furnish him easy ac-
cess to market. and generally speak
ing. II should embrace through routes
traversinS the State from North to
South and from East to West connect
Ing with similar routes in the adjoin-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
REPUBLIC RUBBER
BUYS KNIGHT PLANT
Two Companies to He Merged Into New
Corporation. Which VIII Rank
Among Lenders.

Officers of the Republic Rubber Com
pany. OF Youngstown. Ohio. have taken
an option on the plant of the knight
Tires and Rubber Company. OF Canton.
Ohio. as the preliminary step TO the
merger of these two companies in n
new corporation, with n Capitalization
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
BUILT AND MAINTAINED
BY COMMONWEALTH

In the opinion of the writer. this
State system should be built and
maintained by the Commonwealth. with
such aid as she may receive from the
national government The counties
should bear no part OF the cost Of
building or maintaining unless. Of
course. some county desires 10 offer
voluntary money aid for the purpose of
expecting the work in that particular
county. Individual gifts might be re-
ceived in the same manner. Virginia
is bound sooner or later to do this i'm
portant work. Why put it off any long
cr, letting other States outstrip us
along this line.
If II be argued that We haven't the
money then the great necessity of
building such : system and the great
return which we will receive therefrom
fully justiies the levy OF an extra
tax for the purpose. If tax could
ever be referred TO as popular. such
would be the case with the one suE-
sested.
We must have good roads in Vir-
ginia and we must have them In
reasonable time. We can't improve all
OF our roads, therefore why not select,
as proposed by the State Roads Com
mtttec, a small but highly important
part OF the total mileage and concen-
trate our time. efforts and our
money for some years to come, on
completing this part. Such course
strikes the writer as the wiseSt to
pursue from state standpoint, leav-
ing tho counties free to deal "a they
please with roads of relatively less i'm
portance to the entire Statc-C. O'Conor
Goolrick, chairman of State Roads
Committee, in the Richmond Motorist
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ing States of Maryland, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee and North Caro-
lima. Such system. when completed,
would be of inestimable value to the
people OF the State. The cost will be
great but the return on the investment
VIII be SO large as to fully justify the
expenditure from a purely financial
standpoint
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
EADORA DUNCAN
TO PORTRAY FRANCE
Benefit Performance for RestOra-
lion Fund at BeIaseo thursday.

1ssdora Duncan will portray, through
her art. a stricken. but unbeaten'
France. when she appears at q beneht
performance for the French restora-
ton fund at the Belasco Thsater, at
o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Miss Duncan recently gave her
dances. In which she represents the
tragedy OF France and the spirit In
which II has met a great calamity
thrust upon it-portraying a perfec-
tion of civilization and its confidence
in victory--Rt the Metropolitan Thea
ter, in New York.
The Washington performance Is
given under the auspices OF q commit
tee. Of which Mrs. Henry F. Dimock
Is chairman. The boxes already are
largely subscribed for by Washington
patronesses.
Former President Taft. Cardinal
Gibbons. and Charles W. Eliot, presi-
dent emeritus of Harvard. are at the
head of the organization raising the
fund
It will be spent by the minister Of
One arts In France In such q way as
to help most those who have suffered
greatly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
Keeps Hair Curly In
Most Trying Weather

weather spelling the wavy appearance Of
your hair II you use the silmsrins curling
method And you can dance all evening
without having your tresSss stnnEinG all
about your face.
II you've never tried this simple method
by all means procure . bottle Of liquid all
merine from your druggist and follow the
accompanying Instructions. II will enable
you to have just the prettiest waves and
curis 20 natural looking no one will guess
they were artihcially produced. The curli-
ness Il quickly acquired and lasts consider
ably longer than where the heated iron IL
used When the hair IL eombed out Il will
be deliEhtfully soft and huffy. The life. lus-
TIRE and beauty OF the hair are preFerved by
the use o. this harmless product. Therefore
Il Is also priced as q beneficial dressing for
the hair II Is quite pleasant to use and
leaves sticky or greasy trace.-Advt-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
HISTORY OF DRAMA
WILL Be REVIEWED
Program for Opening Sylvan
Theater Is Announced.
STAGE NOTABLES COMING
Three PIaylets Will Show Story Of
Stage.

Following the news of the compile
ton OF the first theater OF any kind
ever built in this country by the Gov
eminent the National Sylvan Theater
in the Monument grounds-comes the
announcement OF the opening pro-
gram. on Friday, June ], arranged
for the occasion by Mrs. Christian
Hemmick, whom the Government has
appointed as chairman OF the produc-
ton COMMITTEES. Mrs. Hsmmick plans
to review the history of the drama,
by means OF live players. from It's
earliest inception up until the pres
emit day.
The program proper is divided into
three parts, The Birth of the
Drama." The Degradation OF the
Drama" and THE Drama Triumph
ant" The scene OF THE Birth OF
the Drama" is, OF course, Olympia
This portion OF the drama introduces
song, music, drama, and pantomine.
The second part. THE Degradation
of the Drama" shows to what low
state OF grace actors had fallen In
England in the early fifteenth cen
fury, before women were allowed on
the stage in any capacity.
The third playlst, The Drama
Triumphant" will be acted by some
Of the best known players on the
American stage, who will give snort
scenes and recitations from their cell
ebrated success.
Among them are Madame Louise
Homer, of the Metropolitan Opera
House: James X. Hackett, Maude
Adams, Otis Skinner. wilton Lackaye,
Viola Allen. Robert Mantell, Blanche
Bates. John Mason, Frank Mcintyre,
and others.
The United States Marine Band,
of ninety musicians, will furnish mu-
sic. The Government will send In
vitatIons. to the President and his
Cabinet. Members OF Congress. for
eign diplomats, and to people in New
York, Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago,
and other cities.
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OF cases. and thereby the lives OF
thousands might be saved who now
die every year from pneumonia, grippe,
kidney, liver. heart trouble and other
dangerous maladies. The real and true
cause which started their disease was
nothing more or less than a weakened
condition brought on by lack OF iron
in the blood. Thousands Of people sur
fer from iron deficiency and do not
know IL. II you are not strong OF
well. you owe II to yourself to make
the following test: See how long you
can work or how far YOU can walk
without becoming tired. Next take
two Ave grain tablets Of NuNated Iron
three times per day after meals for
two weeks. Then test your strength
again and see how much you have
gained"
NoTE-Nuxatsd Iron which is % strongly
endorsed by Nine. Sarah Bernhard. the
worlds most noted actress, and which has
been used with such surprising results ~
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savoy.

william s. Hart viii be pictured on
the screen at crandsIrs Savoy both
today and tomorrow in The Square
Deal Man" The scenes are laid in
the far West in the gold-rush days,
and the central character is q pro-
fessional gambler who. notwithstand-
ing the nature Of his calling. Is noted
for his scrupulous honesty. The fol-
lowing pictures will constitute the
program for the remainder OF the
week: Tuesday, Dorothy Dalton. in
Back OF the Man." Wednesday,
Blanche Sweet in ''The Tides OF Bar
negat;" Thursday, June Elvidge and
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Former Health Commissioners Kari Of chi
eaEo, and which IL prescribed and recon-
mended above BY physicians In such q great
secret remedy, but one which is well known
TO druggists and whose iron constituents are
widely prescribed BY eminent physicians
everywhere. Unlike the older inorgAnie iron
products II Il easily assimilated. does not tn
ture the teeth. make them black nor upset
the stomach; on the contrary. Il IL q most
tion a. well as for nervous, rundown eon1i-
tons. The manufacturers have such great
to forfeit neo. % 10 any haritabls inSti.ution
II they cannot take any man or woman under
20. who lacks Iron. and Increase thar
strength 100 Ter cent. or over IN four weeks
trouble. Theg also offer to refund your
money 4 Il does not Al least 6ouSls your
strength and endurance In ten GAYS time. it
is dispensed by James O'Donneil DRUG etcroa,
Peoples Drug Stores and all good drugEistA
-Adyt-
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give him a preliminary examination
for life insurance. ] was astonlshea
10 find him with the blood pressure OF
vim and vitality as a young man: IN
fact a young man he really was NOT
withstandIng his age. The secret, ne
said, was taking irOn-NuXated iron
had filled him with renewed IRE. AZ
30 he was in bad health; at IS he was
care-Worn and nearly all tn-noW al
80, after taking NuXated Iron, mn
acle OF vitality and his face oeahlhs
As I have said a hundred times over
organic iron Is the greatest OF az az
strength builders. II people wouIa
only take Nuxated Iron when the!
feel weak or rundown, instead OF dos-
ing themselves with habit 70 I IlLnI
drugs, stimulants and alcoholic beNer-
ages, / am convinced that In this way
they could ward off disease, prevent,
ing It becoming organic in thousands
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
WRESTLING CONTEST
AT GAYETY TOMORROW
Joe Turner Seeks to Regain Mid
dleweight Title from Jack Oar.

Interest In local athletic circles
IL conferred upon the wrestling match
for the middleweight championship
Of the world At the Gayety Theater
tomorrow night.
Joe Turner, the local champion.
will attempt to regain the title, 90
long held by him, from Jack ozar,
who won Il three weeks ago IN Leba-
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When shown the above letter by Nine. Bern: lIA
n. rdt the Former Health Commissioner ofChi- lA
caRo. VIM. R. Kerr. said: From my own expert llS
enes win NuxAted Iron, feel that II Is such "
valuable remedy, that IL ought to be used In RECt
every hospital and prescribed by every physician
in this country. As Health Commissioner of the
civ Of Chicago, importuned many times
recommend different medicines, mineral waters,
etc Never yet have gone on record as favoring
any particular remedy but feel that in Nuxated \
Iron an exception should be made TO the rule. l
81 have taken NuXated Iron myself and expert \
snced its health giving strength building effect and
auty TO make known the results 0 its use. an
vel mast m three years and want to \
belfeye that my great physical activity IL due
largely today to my personal use OF NuKatsd Iron l
rnndown men and women to take NuxAted Iron and
receIye the wonderful tonic benefits which I have
receved shall greatly grstihed that made an
exception lifelong rule in recommending It.
sonal use OF it. and from sense OF duty
to his fellow beings
In regard TO Nine Bernhardts recommendation Of Nux-
ated Iron Dr. J. Newman late Police Surgeon OF the
PARK Hospital Chicago, said my particular
dutv during the assist keeping Chica
thousand bluecoats in good health
hKhtng that they would be physically equipped
lures Elements Recently prompted through an en-
dorsement of Nuxated Iron by DR.. Schuyler c. Jaoues
Mating Surgeon, Elizabeths Hospital New YorN
Five in a trial remedy has through my own
creating blood. building the
The musees and correcting digestive disorders"
In repy 10 a question asking his opinion Nuxated
Iron Dr. Howard James, late OF the Manhattan State
HosnitSi Of New and formerly Physcian
RrookIyn state Hospital said "NuNAted is most
auTnrisng remedy. patient of mine remarked to me
no9sr0R THAT THERE STUFF IS LIKE MAGIC; Pre-
,JJoTs usinp had prescribing the
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non. Pa Both men are said to be in
the pink OF condition, and an excel.
lent match is assured.
1t is understood that the rules
which probably will be agreed upon
by the contestants will be the two
best falls out OF three, stranRle-holds
only being barred. There win be no
time limit. 30 a decision will be as
sured at a reasonably early hour. For
this reason, also. there will be only
one preliminary bout
The match will be staged promptly
at s:15. and the officials will be chosen
from men OF standing in the wrest-
ling game. K will be held under the
personal direction of Manager Harry
o. Jarboe, OF the Gayety.
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vs rinns mineral salts OF iron for years,
only to meet complaints OF discol-
ored teeth, disturbed digestion, tied.up
ncross Nnxatad Iron. an elegant, in
genious preparation containing organ
10 iron which has no destructive &C
ton on the teeth, no corrosive effect
on the stomach. and which Is readily
assimiIated into the blood. and quick
~ ,,oaLes is nresence felt in increased
vigor, snap. and staying power"
DIR. r. Sauer. a Boston physician,
who has studied both in this country
and in great European Medical lnsti-
tutions was asked to give his opinion
in regard to the use Of Nuxated Iron
as a blood and strength builder. In
reply DIR. Sauer said: People need
more iron. There can De no EtI1ihg;
healthy women without iron. Not long
ago a man came TO me who was near
iy half q century old and asked me TO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
Apollo.

AS Men Love-" featuring House
Peters and Myrtle Stedman. an
nounced for showing at Crandalfs
Apollo Theater next week
The program for the remainder or
the week has not been completed, but
so far the following attractions have
been booked: The Page Mystery.
featuring June Elvidge and Carlyle
Blackwell, to be shown Tuesday, and
The Bond Between" with George Be
ban pictured In the central role, which
will occupy the screen on Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20
Even the Roots of
SuperAuous Hair Vanish
Entirely New Method; Works wondsrs)

what IL the use Of merely taking on the
hair-ends and not destroying the roots OF
supernuous hair- Do YOU know that you
can easily and quickly remove the hair en-
tire, including the roots, with ordinary phs-
Iaetlne. Just try H. Il IL odoriess. non-irrt-
,.t,nr and % harmless q child could sAfely
eat ii. Far superior TO dspilatories. cleo
trolysis etc II Il sold by your druggist on
q satisfaction-or- monsy-back basis Get
1tiek cf phelacttne today and have the pleas
IRE OF actually removing the offending hair-
roots At last-befors your very eyes.-Advt.
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ApoIIo.

A film version of the much-discuss-
ed Daudet classic. "Sapho," will be
the central attraction at crandalfs
Apollo Theater both today and tomor-
row. Pauline Frederick Is pictured in
the role Of the notorious artists
model, whose all-consuming love for
a young student causes her to sscri-
fee q life OF luxury for his sake. In
the cast are Pedro de Cordoba, Frank
Josee, John Sainpolis, and Thomas
Meighan.
Other screen subjects for the week
include the following productions:
Tuesday, Alice Brady in Darkest
Russia" Wednesday, Vivian Martin
in THE Spirit OF Romance:" Thurs
day, Alice Joyce and Harry Morey in
THE Courage OF Silence;" Friday,
Mabel Taliaferro in "A Magdalene of
the Hills" and the Drews in zone of
the Family" Saturday, Sessue Hay
akawa in The Bottle Imp"
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CrnndnITa.

Yankee Pluck" is to be exhibited
Al crandaITs Theater today. tomorrow
and Tuesday.
Its plot concerns the activities NJ
foreign diplomats in the National Cap
ital and how their plots are frustrated
by the action OF = plucky and pa
triotic young girl
The cast Is headed by Ethel Clayton
and Montague Love, and also includes
John Hines and Edward Langford.
H. Rider Haggard's famous novel,
'1She," as adapted to the needs OF the
screen. will be shown on Wednesday
and Thursday, with Valeska Suratt
pictured in the role OF Ayesha- The
scenes are laid in India and the cen
trail figure is a woman whose super
natural beauty is constantly renewed
by a mystic fire.
For the last two days of the week.
the screen viii be occupied by The
Final Payment" with Nance O'Neil
and Dorothy Bernard pictured in the
leading roles.
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The notable photoplay which was
actually photographed on the battle
fields OF France and has Sarah Bern
hardt, the worlds greatest actress
pictured In the central role, "Aother's
Of France" will occupy the screen at
CrandalPs Avenue Grand next Sun
day.
The following attractions viii con-
stitute the program for the remain
der OF the week: Monday, Enid Ben
nett in THE Princess OF the Dark;
Tuesday, Sessue HAyakawa ard Viola
Vale in Each to His Kind" We'd
nesday. to be announced: Thursday,
wallas Reid and ita King in The
Golden Fetter:" Friday. Robert Har-
ron In THE Bad Boy" Saturday,
Clara Kimball Young in The Easiest
Way"
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PICTURE PLAYS ON
WEEKS PROGRAM
Current Bills in Movie Thea
tiers Feature Many Stars.
VARIED ATTRACTIONS SHOWN
Film Offerings Include Many Types
Of the PhOtOplay.

Today and continuing for the en-
tire week the Leader announces a
special engagement Of a new flm
print Of Mary Pickford In Hearts
Adrift-" one of the most popular
photoplays in which the famous little
star has ever appeared.
Hearts Adrift'' is the story Of
Nina. who Is the lone survivor OF a
shipwreck, tossed by the waves upon
a desolate island. How she lives
finds a companion in another human
being. shIpwrecked like herself,
amarries" him and is later confronted
by HIS real wife, is the plot OF the
story.
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Savoy.

Sleeping Fires" featuring Pauline
Frederick. heads the list Of the photo
play attractions to be shown at Gran
dall's Savoy Theater next week. and will
occupy the screen on Sunday and Mon
day.
The program for the remainder OF the
week viii be made up as follows: Tues
day, Clara KimbaH Young in The
Easiest Way" Thursday, Sarah Bern
hardt In Mothers OF France; :" Friday.
Dorothy Gish in Her Official Fathers :"
Saturday. House Peters and Louise Hun
in The Lonesome Chap" and Charles
Murray and Louis Fazenda in Her
First False Step
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NEXT WEEKS BILL
OF PLAYS IN FILM
Advance Announcement Of Photo
Dramas in Local Theaters.

Two photoplays are scheduled to
occupy the screen at CrandAlrs next
week. The first Of these Is the World
product, Maternity" featuring Alice
Brady, to be shown on Sunday, Mon
day. and Tuesday. while American
Methods," featuring William Farnum,
will form the attraction for the re-
mainder Of the week.
Maternity" is from the pen OF
Shannon Fife.
american Methods" is q modern
lied version of George ohnet's fam
Gus novel, THE Ironmaster."
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Avenue Grand.

Darkest Russia" a photoplay whose
plot Is said to relate to the conditions
which brought about the recent social
upheaval in that country. Is the Rttrac-
ton scheduled to occupy the screen at
Crandalrs Avenue Grand today.
Alice Brady Is pictured in the central
role. For toTSOrrow. William S. Hart
viii be seen In the utular role Of The
Gun-FiEhter"
Other pictures on the weeks program
are As follows: Tuesday. Marie Doro
In Lost and Won" Wednesday. Will
liam Desmond In The Iced Bullet" and
Beverly Bayne and Francis Bushman
in the last instaIlment Of The Great Sc
cret - Thursday. Kitty Gordon in For
get-Me-Not:" Friday. June Elvidge and
Carlyle Blackwell in The Page hys-
terry Saturday. Owen Moore and Irene
FenWick in "A Girl Like That"
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CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

Next Saturday, May 20, Chevy
Chase Lake will open for the season.
The big open air dancing pavilion
with the Meyer Davis Orchestra will
be the scene OF activities. For those
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-20

inclined the bowling alleys and shoot
ing galleries afford much pleasure.
The pavilion cafe as usual will be
ready to serve patrons.
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Carlyle Blackwell in The Page Mys-
terry" Friday, Irene Howley in Her
Fathers Keeper" Saturday, Theo-
dors Roberts and Rathlyn Williams
in THE Cost OF Hatred" and Ford
Sterling in the Keystone comedy,
Stars and Bars"
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"DIVINE SAKAH' DEFIES
U-BOAT, ARRIVES ON THE SIS. "ESPAGNE'

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hospital for French wounded soldiers