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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
EDUCATIONAL VALUE GIVEN
TO MERCHANTS WEEK
In Place Of Former Qualification,
Visitors Will Hear From
Trade Experts.
COMMITTEE OUTLINES PLAN
Annual Dinner OF Trade Extension
Bureau Of Chamber of Commerce
Is Held at Business Mems Club.
BrOaddus Is Presiding Officer.

While details for it's observance
ing 'Bcttcr Acquaintance Week." which
is annually arranged by tho trade cX-
tension bureau OF the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce promises to be the
most important since tho better ac-
quaintancc' idea was originated.
Only tentative plans for the obscr-
vance this year have been considered.
but II is certain that some sweeping
departures VIII be made. While the
usual entertainment features will be
included during the period when out
of-town merchants are to be invited to
to the educational features which will
mark the visitors stay.
II is planned to have the Better Ac-
quaintance Week" last only three days
IA Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
th"A" comprising tn" period OF the
week when out-of-towm merchants arc
which should. therefore, result in larg-
~ attendance.
During tho course Of these three .iays,
lectures Will be delivered by experts
III trade and finance to be brought.
mere. particular attention being paid to
the problems which confront tho small
town merchants. In addition to Derry
ing benefit from these lectures. il is
believed that tn" merchants. by asyo-
citation. will become acquainted with
tho individual problems OF each other
and render mutual aid by suggestions
and by giving each other tho benefits
OF their experience in comba ting trade
problems
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
CAN WALK 3 MILES
Troubles OF Heart. stomach. Digestion
All Removed,

To look at Mr.. David T. Remington,
OF Springfield. Mass. one would say
tho is sound as a nut"
And so he is, thanks to tho new
combination Of purifying and build
ng-up treatment embodied in Hoods
Sarsaparill;, and Peptirou Pills.
Mr.. Remington is one Of the best
known men in the State. having been
for u years in the state Housc'in Bos-
ton as Senate Doorkceper. and Ser
gcant -at-ArmE.
He says he had annoying symptoms
about his heart. stomach and diCcs-
tive organs lis old friends. Senator
George T.. Putnam, OF Lowell. urged
him to take course of Hoods SarSa-
pariila and pcptiron fills. which he
did. and now-"I never felt better i'm
all my life. can walk from my house
down town and back, lia miles each
way
These medicines are obtainablc from
every druggist. Why not begin this
sensible treatment yourself to-day
Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
Will. MAKE WEEK
or Nkf.IJ: TO NISIToUS

This idea OF Introducing educational
features in the week hitherto consid-
Erred as time of general jollifcation.
was tho suggestion of y committee
from the trad" extension bureau of tho
Chamber Of Commerce, which had con
sidered tho advisability Of celebrating
Better Acquaintance" Week" this year
When IL was preached to the bureau
which mot last night. the idea met
with hearty approval, and il was tho
consensus Of opinion that no better
plan could have been presented at this
time when trade conditions arc differ
ent than at any previous period.
Nearly half "a hundred members %
the bureau were present at last nights
NEE ting which was held. following
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
supper; in the dInins-ro OF the Bust

ness Mems Club.
w. IL. Broatfdus presided at the meet
ing. and after detailing the findings Of
INC committee. asked for Il general
discussion of the plan. While only a
minority OF those In attendance voiced
their sentiment, all who spoke were
mighty in favor of the proposal. and
tue attitude Of the remainder showed
mat they were entirely in sympathy
with the project. which is expected to
no much toward attracting buyers to
Richmond.
The committee which proposed tho
pan was composed OF T. B. Sydnor, G.
u. SNOW. ~ II. Felthaus. Alvin NJ.
smith. w. u. Broaddus and j. I. Pal
matary The same committee. re-
enforced by T.. G.. Massey. Will have
Charge Of arrangements for the Bet :
ter ACuuaintancc Wcek"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
SIMPLICITY TO BE NOTE.
OF COMMENCEMENT WEEK

simplicity and economy Will charac
terize the commencement exercises Of
the class OF 1917 of John Marshall
High School. according to the decision
made yesterday afternoon at "A meeting
OF the class. The girls will be allowed
TO carry flowers. but not orchids or
American Beauty roses. and II is ex-
pected that they Will agree to putting
modest limit on the cost Of the com
mencement gowns. Refreshments will
not he served at the dance on class
night Instead of making a gift to
the school. AS has been the custom
with departing seuiors at John Mar
snail Tor years past. the class will
raise s2J for the American Red Cross
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
FIRE AT UNIVERSITY
Zig BonrdinE-IIouse of II. Layton Rodea
ut Charlottesville Destroyed
BY Flames.
[Snecial lo Inc Timcs. Dlsna,ch1

Especial TO The Times Dspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. May L.
Fire at o'cloci: this morning practi-
cally destroyed the twenty-room resi-
dcnce OF X. Layton Rodcs, one OF the
best-knoWn boarding houses at the
University of Virginia. The family
awakened by several explosions. dis
covered a blaze in the rear of the
house, The flames made their way
10 the attic. where they quickly spread.
making the fire a stubborn one to
hight. The student hoarders saved
much OF their personal belongings.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
residence and furniture
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02

standards. II Was stated yesterday
Applications arc numerous. and the
examining officers have been ably as
sisted by Drs. W. +. Mercer. A. L.
Gray. w. B. Hopkins. and L. Guy
HOPKINS. in facilitating the handling
Of prospective recruits.
Those cnlisting In the Blues yes
tcrday were: james w. TuEgle John
y, Wcisiser. Thomas c. Armstrong.
Herbert g. Wyatt Eugene A. Brown
ana Walter G. Carter and William T.
Widgins. OF crcwe. and Ward D..
PeaEc. Of Rocky Mount y. G.
former member Of the Grays who
was welcomed back yesterday was
Norris 5. Wildhorc. OF Alton, who rode
All the way from his home on horse :
back to rcjoin his comrades. others
existing in the Grays were Bernard
j. GrasbcrScr and Reuben Salmon Of
Richmond: William j. Clcaton. of Blue
Ridge. and Harry +. Walker. Of La
crosse
HIGU SCHOOL CADETS
ANXIOUS For SERVICE
Eleven young students of John Mar
shall High School yesterday deserted
their classes to enter the service Of
their country in the following
branches: navy. Wesley y. Christian,
John House. Richard Chanln. Jesse
Lcvan. Charles Willis: Blues Cavalry.
Lake Robinson, Curtis Thompson:
coast artillery Harry Palmer. and
army. Parker Wcisiger.
Charles Terry and John Dugan were
among the applicants for admission to
tho officers training camp at Fort
Mycr. Va. Major I.ctchcr IIardcman
is being swampcd with the applica-
tons of those desiring 10 enter camp
at Fort Myer and train for commits
sions.
Another mass meeting in the interest
Of recruiting for the navy and Marine
Corps was held at Sixth and Eroad
Streets last night Those who spoke
were Lieutenant l.. s. Stewart. L. s.
", Captain Charles VI. Wallace, DIR. j.
y. Upshur. Lieutenant Edwards. Rev.
Frank Pratt and y. Graham. formerly
a corporal in the Marine Corps. Lieu
tenant Edwards. who is "a resident OF
Richmond. is here spending a furlouCh
from tho battlcship Montana. Lieu
tenant Edwards recently passed his cX-
animation for commission as leu
tenant junior grade. He is grad
uatc from the ranks.
Rev. w. T.. Thompson. pastor Of
Park Place Methodist Church, who has
taken am active part in tho recruiting
campaign here. viii go 10 Orange
Courthouse tomorrow TO address a
patriotic meeting. lie will be accom- :
panied by Lieutenant Stewart. who will
also address the meeting in effort
To stimulate recruiting in that section.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
COUNTY EXHIBITS COMING
Orange. Smith. AIbcmnrlc aud New
Kent Sign up with state Fair As
sOcintiOn.

Pledges of county exhibits continue
to come in at the state Fair offices.
Notice, has just been received that
Orange. Smyth Albcmarle. and New
Kent Counties will be represented by
samples Of their best products. when
questioned about the outlook in coun-
~ exhibits which always forms an inn
portant feature OF the state Fair. Man
agcr Saunders said, I'VE already have
90 per cent. more county exhibits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02

len Noble. Della Rebekah Hamilton. H..
Eunice Bcn. Patricia Mae Ryland.
Maude Ethel Smith. Marie Evelyn Gil
lespie, Bertha Beatrice Johnston.
Gladys Emmett Johnston. Nell Cease
Hewitt. Elizabeth Byrd Miller. Janice
Meredith Miller, Cora Estillc Lall and
Sadie Elijah Barnett
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
RccruitInr Omccr wea.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, May l.
William 5. Johnson. OF the local re.
cruiiinE station, United states Army
and Miss Elizabeth Wilmer. Of this
city. were married at s o'clock hy
Rev. James IL. .Jollir d. d.. of tho
First Methodist Church He is the
second member OF army recruiting staff
10 we'd here in The past three months
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
hICHsIoSD BLUEs ARE
q NEARING PEACE STRENGTH

Mite recruits were received by the
richmond Blues yesterday, bringing
the command within less than u score
of men short OF peace strength. The
Blues are already in Federal service
and II they are ordered TO recruit TO
full war strength it will he necessary
to increase each of the four troops BY
thirty-one men.
Only about half OF the mon apply
Ing for enlistment in tho Blues can
Rome within the required physical.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02

pledged than we had at last yeae's
ta,r' ana there is every indications
that the number will be doubled N, ;
the next week or ten days. wouId}
not be surprised IL We have nearly i
three times as many counties repre-
scented at the next fair IA there were
last year" rt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-02
!. Y. y. A. Ting Du, Friday,

Tho Instructive Visiting Nurses As
ISOLATION will have Tag Day i'm Rich :
mond Friday Of this week Mayor
Ainslic. in letter 10 Mrs. W. w.
Horton president, has given his off
"ial approval to the movement and
has authorized the setting apart Of the
Lay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-03

Mrs. William Uthon OF Milwaukee
has arrived 10 visit her parents MIR
and Mrs. John Inhof, sd Eleventh
avenue.
r. J. Ziegier, industrial manager Of
the Frese Optical company OF Los
Angeles, Cal stopped eff 10 pay a
visit TO his father. L. E. Ziegler. OF
this city and 10 meet his old tlme
friends. left for Los Angeles, Cal, ait
er d business trip IN all the eastern
cities.
Id Cool Of Cordova was in Rock Is
land and Moline yesterday.
Mrs Mary A Happen Of Cedar Rap
ids arrived last evening from her home
for visit with her daughter Mrs Ed
Meyers. S34 Ninth street. She viii
remain through the summer,
@. y. Simms OF this city returned
Yesterday after two days visit i'm
Ale8o
Mrs. Mattson Baldwin returned last
night TO her home in Pr0phecstown
after two weeks visit in the tri-
cities Mrs Harry Corey 81 Dayen-
port returned with her for short
visit.
Mrs. M n. Flnnfcun and daughter,
Miss Mary. and Miss Eta E0gt Of Erie,
ILL.,. spent Wednesday in the city visit
ing with friends
Mrs r. + Johnson returned last
night to her home in Whitehall, ILL.,,
after two weeks visit with her
daughter, Mrs. VIII True, 1904 Fortieth
street
ale u. Olson OF Detroit is in the
tri-cities for a visit
Miss Oracle Mason, who has been i'm
the city the past week visiting with
her aunt. Mrs. J. e. Heudrickson, $40
Tn entE-frst street left yesterday for
her home IN Plymouth, III.
g. =. Beaver returned yesterday to
his home in Mount Carroll. H. after
few days visit with his SON j. j.
Beaver. 1920 Fourteenth avenue.
DR. W r. Ereek and son Marshall Of
Cordova were in the city yesterday Wis
ittnE with friends
Mrs John NeuEer returned yester-
day TO her home IN Cordova after 81
two days visit in Rock Island and
SilEis
Mrs L. S. Pearsall of Port Byron
was q visitor in the city yesterday
James Harper returned last night to
his home in RoIlo Ill.,. after two
days visit in the tri-cities.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Moore returned
yesterday to their home In Chicago
after d few days visit with their son
ana wife. Mr. and Mrs Harry Waters.
of the Victor apartments
Ben Harris left yesterday for Peoria
on a short visit.
Mrs. Lester Taylor and son Robert
of Woodruff we're Rock Island visitors
yesterday
Mrs. George Rogers OF Eewanee,
who has been i'm Rock Island and Mo
line since Sunday. visiting with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-03

The marriage of Miss Elsie Lind
strand daughter of Dir and Mrs a. G
Isiudstrand @04 Forty fifth street Rock
Island and Gusraye Lldh0Iu OF Mo
Ijne was celebrated Yesterday morn
ing at the parsonage Of Calvary Bap-
list church III Davenport Rev II.
Mills officiating at tbe service. 3Ir.
and Mrs William Lofgren acted as
witnesses to the ceremony. The bride
wore a suit of dark blue with tail
ored hat 10 correspond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Linholm will reside in Moline The
bride has until recently been employed
as postal clerk at the L, s. McCabe de-
partment store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-05-03
IEAI)T ano
LIZ OIE
DDeBLI1S|



ETZS ELrZ ABkTE TLe~aQs0.
Dear 3Trs Thompson. c0ngratu-
late you On your good work. only YOU
are not making it half strong
enough. Fathers and mothers. wake
ap DO not be timld or negIectful
about talking to your children on
any subject which may lead 10 higher,
cleaner manhood and woinanhood-
Boys and girls d0 want to be good
ana a great many mistakes are made
because they have never been told. /
ann O. happy wife and mother doing
ur best SO raise my little son a clean
American boy
Girls are apt to think married
women are old granks who don't
know what they are talking about
E.5steu- girls, We know fully what we
are saying. We are just girls grown
older and the men. once boys, wanted
10 kiss his not very long ago Some
OF IDS tet them once in while and il
did NOS spoil our lives. but looking
back we wish from the bottom OF our
hearts we had saved them for the
right man when he came along
E.ouE out FOR the kind of man who
aa see u1 farther than a kiss or a
.#oE.H'" Such q man IS often The be
ginning of lot of trouble TO girl
Most men are very careful TO choose
she right kind of a woman for their
lifelong companion and the mother
If their children.
Girls should do everything in their
power t1 protect themselves against
an undesirable type Of man.
MRS. SLFFBAGETTE.
Parents would save their children
rs.snE.. Haa ri EttEr= would 4
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMl-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of legitimate Interest
to All tho People.

The population of Switzerland has
decreased as one consequence OF the
war.
Admiral George Dewey has been
absent from his desk at the navy de-
partment for several days on account
Of illness. The admiral is in his
S0th year.
A petition from Massachusetts car
rying 1921 names demanding sew
erance of relations with Germany un-
less the Belgian deportations are
stopped, was forwarded by the state
department to President Wilson.
With the "kind assistance Nof the
English authorities" every German
military and. civil prisoner interned
in England received Christmas par
eel or cash gift in time for Christ
mas, contributed by the German Red
Cross society," +;
Senator Shafroth's bill to create a
18th federal farm loan district Of
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New
Mexico, with a farm land bank at
Denver, has been approved by the
senate banking committee and or
dered favorably reported.
The Seine river in Paris rose ,13
inches Saturday. All the wharyes Of
Paris are now Under water and large
quantities Of coal are submerged,
still further accentuating the fuel
famine. Most of the tributaries Of
the Seine continue to rise.
j. A. Shattuck, until recently cash
ier in the Houston, Texas, offices OF
the l. & G.. N. railroad, and w. H..
Sinnet, assistant cashier at present,
recently were arrested on warrants
charging embezzlement. Railroad Of
ficials stated that from $4,000 to
$4,000 is missing.
Further successes by the Teutonic
allies on the lower lines of the Be-
reth river, near its junction with the
Danube, officially reported Sunday,
are partly offset by Rumanian ad-
vance and the capture Of trenches of
the Austro-German forces along the
Moldavian frontier, in the region OF
the Kasino river.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
WoODsMEN KILLED, FROZEN.
Victims of Accident Near Elk Lumber
Camp Are Found.

Elk, Notwithstanding parties Mon
day found the mangled and crushed
body of John Y1nker, age 45, frozen
stiff in the snow two miles from
camp 80 of the Edwards s-Bradford
Lumber company, six miles southeast
Of Elk, and an hour later found the
dead and frozen body of his partner,
Sam Beck, age 35, about 80 feet
away, down hill and in some brush.
Yunker was instantly killed Satur-
day afternoon when dead snap fell
upon him and Beck. In his struggles,
with one side of his head caved in,
Beck had wriggled into the brush.
Both mems hats were found four
feet apart. The. temperature, Is be-
low zero, hampered the searching
party.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
4. ~ -
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Detroit, Mich.-William HI. Hughes,
editor and publisher of the Michigan
Catholic.
La Mesa, N. M.-General Benjamin
J. Viljoen, who took a prominent part
in the Boer war.
Tacoma, Jan. 16.-Addison G. Foster,
former United States senator from
Washington, died.
Springfield, Ill-Thomas J. Muir
ray, former treasurer of the Illinois
Liauer Dealers association.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18

lists to handle alcohol only when Civ
en- license after public hearing, and
would increase the punishment for
violation.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
has written to Governor Lister ask
ing him to place before the legisla-
ture for passage an act making fed
eral farm loan bonds lawful invest
ments in Washington state. With
out law to this effect the bonds
will be invalid and the federal act
imperative.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
Mexico Reioices.

Mexico City.-It is stated here by
men high in the councils of the pro-
visional government and in close
touch with the international situa-
ton that the result of the confer
ences between the Mexican and Uni
ted States commissioners has been
most satisfactory to Mexico. 1t is
promised that when the result is
made known the Mexican people will
have cause for universal satisfaction
and rejoicing. These men say it is
certain that President Wilson now is
handling the situation personally.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
War to Boost Lumber Prices.

Minneapolis, Minn.-The European
war win send lumber prices to almost
prohibitive heights, George A. Jewett
of Des Moines, Iowa, declared before
the Northwestern Lumbermen's asso-
citation, at it's annual convention here.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
PRINCIPAL PART OF ANNUAL
MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE
BY THE EXECUTIVE.
WOULD REVISE CONSTITUTION
Favors "Bone Dry" Prohibition Law
Reduce Delinquent Tax Rate
Non-PaI4izan Election Bill
Keep Expenses Down.
Olympia. Recommending the i'm

Olympia. Recommending the i'm
mediate consideration of calling a
state constitutional convention, the
abolishing Of the permit system and
establishing "bone dry" prohibition
law, and the passage of a non-parti.
san election bill for state, county and
city officials, Governor Lister read his
annual message to the 18th state leg
is]ature
The governors message was the
longest document he has yet SUBMIT.
ed to the legislature.
The two houses met in joint ses-
sion to hear the message, which was
read by the clerk of the senate.
The governor also recommended
that the books of the state auditor
be examined for eight yearssback
Other recommendations were:
Recommends that present rate of
interest on delinquent taxes, Is per
cent, be reduced to IL per cent.
Asks law bringing about absolute
prohibition in Washington.
Asks appropriation of either $780,
600 or $25,000 to aid in enforcement
Of prohibition law.
Urges appropriation for 'woman's
building at state penitentiary.
RECOMMENDS abo1ishing state tax
commission and creating office of tax
commissioner.
Wants tax commissioner named as
member of state board of equalization
and board of state land commission
ers.
Urges passage of fair and just first
aid and medical attendance" bill.
Recommends that no new state
roads be established until present
system of state highways is COM
pleted.
Because of the balance of $1,083,-
674.37 in the general fund on De-
cember 81, 1916, urges the legisla-
ture to retire outstanding normal
school and Wenatchee bridge bonds,
totaling $256,024.
Urges action to start machinery to
make possible the submission of new
state constitution to the people at
the earliest possible moment
Recommends the passage of a pres
idential preferential primary law.
Offers to submit to Legislature all
information possessed by the state
capitol commission relative to the
capitol building fund.
Recommends passage of non-parti-
san election bill covering all state,
county and city officials.
Recommends that the legislature re-
duce recommendations of adjutant
general wherever possible, with
view OF maintaining small and more
efficient national guard.
Recommends abolishment for an
examination of the state auditors of
flee, covering not less than the past
eight years.
RECOMMENDS adjustment of bureau
of inspection and supervision of pub
lie offices and creation of office of
state accountant at salary of $500,
with authority to employ assistants.
Urges consideration of suggested
changes in mothers pension law
Urges creation of office of state ar
chitect.
Calls attention to the necessity of
holding down the appropriations to
the lowest possible point consistent
with the proper care of the states
actual requirements. All appropria-
ton bills should receive the closest
SCRUTINY.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-18
Big Fire at Chicago.

Chicago.-Two persons were burn
ed to death in fire which destroyed
a two-story north side dwelling house
Sunday. One victim, Carl Bottcher,
was 10 years old and blind. With
him perished Hans Thompson, 33, a
teamster. Property loss 100000.