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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-12
WILSON NAMES VIRGlNlAN
President Surprises state Rcprexentu-
lives. Who ilnd Not Suggested
appointment OF Oscnr Crosby.

WASHINGTON. April ll-Prcsdcnt
Wilson to-day named Oscar +. Crosby.
If "arrenton. Va. one OF the Belgian
relief commissioners. and an explorer
OF note. az Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. TO succeed Andrew j. Peters,
resigned
In making this appointment. the
President surprised the Virginia dele
cation in Congress Mr.. Crosby is
from that state, hut il appears that
no Virginia Senator or CONGRESSMAN
Endorsed the appointce or was con-
suited before the nomination was de-
cided upon.
Representative Carlin from whose
district Mr. Crosby comes. said this
afternoon that lie knew nothing ~, the
appointment until advised of it by The
Times dispatch correspondent, and
that he had always regarded the nomi-
nee as more OF Republican than
Democrat II is stated that Mr.. Crosby
is an independent in politics, but that
he supported the President for re-
election. The new assistant secretary
is an engineer and promoter OF wide
experience. II" organized the various
independent street railway lines OF
Washington into Il system many years
ago. He is graduate OF the West
Point Military Academy, resigning as
an engineer Officer with tie rank OF
first lieutenant. in 1857. AS an cN-
plorcr he engaged in research work i'm
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~ AID our or TOWN.

MISS Agnes Allen. daughter OF Rev.
and Mrs Perry Allen. OF Philadelphia.
IS visiting Mrs. James L. Branch dur
ing Easter wcc,:
Miss Mary Catle,,. Of Gloucester:
Miss Mercer Walden. West Avenue. and
Miss Lucy Nelson Walden. OF this city,
arc visiting Miss Ryrdie MichauX. at
'MichauN Grant" her country home on
the upper James.
just returned from visit 10 their
sister In Baltimore.
Miss White. Of Farmvillc: Mrs. Il.
l.. Hudgins and little daughter are
visiting Mrs II. l.. Barnes for the
Easter holidays.
Mrs. Horace g. Barnes has returned
10 tho city. after "a visit 20 F'armvillc.
Miss Louise Bolton. OF Richmoud.
who has been attending "a house party
n, Virginia Reach. has gone TO Chapel
Hill. y. G. to attend the Easter hops
given AT the University of North Car
Dina
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Blan,on have
returned TO tho city and will he tho
guests OF Mrs. j. W. Blanton until
after May !. when they will move into
their home al the Carlton Apartments.
Miss Laura Blanton and her guest,
Miss Emma Dorsey Peak, left Monday
for Charlottesville. where they will at
tend tho Easter dances nj tho tnivcr-
sity Of Virginia. before returning to
lIollins College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Bland have re-
turned from recent visit 10 New
York.
Miss Susie Green. Of this city. in viz
wing her sister, Mrs. Alfred +. Page,
in Norfolk.
Mrs. Gertrude Adcock. who spent the
winter with her mother, Mrs. NJ. T..
Scruggs, In Norwood. Is now In Rich
mond for an extended stay.
Mrs. Henrietta Susrnan. of c236 Park
Avenue. left yesterday to attend the
Easter dances at the University of
North Carolina.
Mrs. Leslie Bland and her son. John,
have returned from Washington. where
/, they have been spending the holi-
days.
Mr and Mrs. Waiter y. SDrinkcl of
Harrisonburg. are visiting their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Il. C. Taylor at Hanover.
Erncs, Bass. who has been at Sabot
for a brief stay, is leaving shortly for
Washington. whore he VIII spend some
time.
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FSG@
3 SOCIETY &
~ ~ ~

Mrs, Christopher Randolph and hcr
son. Christopher NJ. Randolph, OF Bal
'imorc. and Wilkinson Starkc. of Alex
@hdr'a. are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
randolph Williams. OH West Franklin
street. Mr.. Randolph's wedding to
Miss Mary Frances Boiling, daughter
or Mr.. and Mrs. Richard NJ Boiling.
VIII be celebrated very quietly this
morning ut 1890 o'clock AT Grace
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Randolph and his bride win
leave Immediately after the ceremony
FOR Northern honeymoon.
Informal Annirn.
Miss Lutte Peasants. OF East Frank
lin Street was at home informally yes
tcrday afternoon In honor Of her sis
ter, Mrs. Edward c. Minor, who has
Just returned from an extended stay
IN the Orient.
!, Mrs. Poitiaux Robinson was also hos
day afternoon. The drawing-roons
were arranged with spring flowers.
Lunch for Iiridc-Elect.
Miss Mabel Warren will entertain at
luncheon at the Wcstmorcland Club
today at 40 o'clock In honor Of Miss
ASnes Parrish, whose marriage to
Charles Merle Luke will take place
next week. Those invited 10 meet
Miss Parrish include:
Misses Martha Lee Stevenson. Cecil
Luckc. Gladys Palmatary. Alice Sat
terncd. Constance Rcdd. Margaret
Parrish and Mrs. II. w. Warren
Prominent Engagement.
a!r and Mrs. Z. Stanley Gary. Of
Baltimore. have announced the engage
mcnt OF their daughter Miss Mary
Raglan Gary. and W. fIuEhlctt Naylor.
nj no 1,t ~
Talbot County. Maryland. and OF Mrs.
Alfred Kemp. OF F.aston.
Miss Gary IL granddaughter OF
General James a. Gary, and also or
the late Or. Charles q. W. MacEill OF
Catonsviile.
Mr.. Major, who is living IN Balti-
moro. belongs 10 an old Eastern Shore
tof the most prominent ones in Mary
Nand
Miss Gary is great niece OF Mrs.
S. y. Drew and Mrs Clifford c. BridG es
and tho announcement az her engage
msnt IL of much interest TO society
here where she is widely related. She
is also great niece OF General James
Magiil
Entertainment Friday.
An entertainment will be given Fri
day evening At $50 o'clock In the
parish house OF the Church OF the
Epiphany. Barton Heights under the
auspices OF the Church Workers So
c!cty An interesting program VIII
he rendered. and the public is invited.
Dnnre Saturday.
rho Junior lakewood Memorial AS
ISOLATION. OF which Mrs G. W. Massie
Is president. has arranged a dance to
be given Saturday evening at Taylor's
Hall. corner Of Twcnty-nfth and Broad
Streets
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! The regular weekly meeting OF the
I board Of managers Of the Retreat for
+ the Sick viii DC held this morning at
+ IL o'clock at the Retreat
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Farming in the City
Frequent Hocing VIII Sape
Much Watering.

Frequent hoeing Will save much
watering and is better for garden
plants. says to-day's bulletin of garden
advice issued by the National Elmer
gcncy Food Garden Comm ission.
The great value OF hoeing in the
garden is That 1t makes dust cover
around tho plants. which keeps the
moisture from cvaporating.
Nearly every person has seen how
lamp wick apparently sucks oil up
from tho oil tank The oil is lifted
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The Loving Circle OF Kings DauEh-
tors viii hold its Easter meeting at the
homo OF Mrs. William @. Bragg, 2229
Monument Avenue. to-day at o'clock
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Thinness Easily Over
come.
urom Health and Beauty,

Further evidence Is being presented
almost daily that a recent compound
of new chemical elements combined in
u tablet with hypophosphjtes is i'm
normally thin men and Women for il
can be demonstrated beyond doubt
that regular course of three or four
months treatment brings an increase
in weight of from 10 to 80 pounds
with a decided Improvement OF health
and color. too. For self administration
the most popular form is to be found
in three grain hpyo-nuclanc tablets.
obtninablc In scaled packages from
the best apothccary shops. with full
dircctions.--Adv.
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MOMENTS MEETINGS.

The Woodland Heights Mothers Club
will hold its regular monthly meet
. ing this afternoon AT 800 o'clock in
The Woodland Heights Methodist
church. The principal business will
he the election of officers and com
rlction Of plans for the "Coonviile
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I w e n t y fl v e.
Cents a Day spent

NSHtS q lay spent
for the right kind Of food
will keep a man In good
health, fit for any task. Two
Shredded Wheat Biscuits,
served with hot milk, make
a complete, perfect meal
at a cost Of four or FIVE
cents-a meal that supplies
in digestible form every ele-
rnent needed to build new
tissue and furnish heat and
energy for the human body.
At twenty-five cents a day
for three meals there is a
margin of ten cents for fruit
or green vegetables. Such
a diet means a clean stom-
ach, healthy liver, active
bowels. For breakfast with
milk or cream. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
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CHURCH ROAD. va. April li.--Thc
Poole Fcderai Farm Loan Association
VIII hold meeting at the residence
of I. T.. Clarke, on SPANS Road. two
miles north OF Poole. on Monday ar
tcrnoon at o'clock, to fill oVt appli
cation blanks and such other business
as may come up before the meeting
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the soudan. Turkos,an and

Ahyssinia. the Soudan. Turkostan and
Tibet.
Sinian took up the Belgian relief work.
and his success commended him TO the
notice Of the President. He is the
owner of view Tree one OF the
famous stock farms I'm Fauquicr
County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-12

The Young Peoples Missionary So
cie'y VIII hold it's regular meeting this
evening at s:l5 o'clock In tho home
or Miss Fannie Grasswitt. s7o3 East
GraC, Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-12

The Junior Hollywood Memorial AS
ISOLATION viii meet this afternoon at
o'clock in the Young WoInens
/ Christian Association.
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There will be an important meeting
OF the board OF directors of the Rich
mond Anti-Tuberculosis Association
this afternoon at 4. o'clock at the Y
W. e. A.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
RED CROSS UNITS
BUSY IN CHINA

American residents in China are or
ganiZing for war relief work in the
Far East and to aid American troops
| in France through the American Red
Cross, according to cable advices just
| received by the Red Cross War
| Council. At Shanghai the organiza-
| ton of Red Cross Chapter has been
undertaken by Consul-General Thorn
| as Sammons, while American Consuls
in other Chinese cities are also aiding
| the Red Cross.
To begin Red Cross work in Shan
ghai, Consul-General Summons re-
| ports, $3.50 was raised in a concert
among the American residents. This
! money is to be used in purchasing raw
| materials for the Shangh ai-American
| War Relief Society, which is making
| hospital supplies under Red Cross di-
| rection.
A contribution of S57s67 from the
American residents of Annoy, China,
| has also just been received by the
War Council through the American
| was raised by voluntary subscription
| during "Red Cross week." from June
25th to July 4th, as the contribution
of Americans in Annoy, to the War
! Fund of the Red Cross.
In forwarding the gift, Consul
| Cover said:
"When it is considered that the
Annoy community is composed very
largely of missionaries who receive
small salaries and find it difficult to
| make ends meet with the present ex-
change, | believe that this contribu
ton represents splendid expression
OF the loyalty of Annoy Americans in
the present war, and their desire to
do their part in a financial way in
aiding the Red Cross"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
WEST FLORIDA's OPPORTUNITY.

The recently organized livestock indus
try committee of the departmnt of agricul-
ture is stressing the urgent need for an i'm
mediate increase in Our meat supply. 7.
Ogdn Armour says the demand is greatly
in excess of the supply. Mr.. Hoover and
Secretary Houston give emphasis to the ap-
peal for increased production of food ami
mails.
America is not raising more than enough
livestock to supply Our own needs and the
foreign demand is being met temporarily
through the tendency of farmers in some
sections of the country to kill off their live
stock be cause the cost of keeping it alive
is very high and selling prices are attrac-
tive. But the time seems not far distant
when the consumption of meat will have to
be reduced and exports curtailed, unless
there is an immediate increase III produc-
ton. The demand for meat will be greater
as the war continues and will not be met
for long time after peace is declared.
Meat prices are high now and there is
no possibility of a decline. They will be
governed by the cost of raising food ami
mails in all sections where the expense is
high as compared with West Florida This
means that West Florida stock raisers are
certain to earn profits which will fully
justify contemplated development of the
livestock industry in this splendid cattle
country.
Mr.. Hoover's plan to bring livestock to
West Florida from sections where fodder
is scarce has not met with the quick re-
spouse that was hoped for. This is because
the plan not fully understood and be
cause its full Importance was not realized,
1
porting an awakening interest which prom
ises to bring West Florida to its own as
the greatest cattle raising section OF TT
country.
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
One Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Day of
America in the War.
WHERE DOES SWEDEN STAND?

Sweden did the expected thing in dis
claiming knowledge of and, hence, respon-
sibilitv for the nature of the messages for
Marded by German agents from Buenos
Aires through the sacredly immune Swed-
ism diplomatic correspondence. And Wash
ington did the expected in declining to
recognize so clumsy and finsy an eX
PLANTATION.
If Sweden did not know the character of
the messages, it may have been. that she
did not wish to know-so that she could
claim clean hands and honest intentions
il the frightful perfdy were discovered.
The Swedish government, quite nat
urally, justihes its part in Germanys muir
derous schemes on grounds of international
courtesy to its friendly neighbour But in
tern2tional courtesy does not extend to the
point of permitting the use of Sweden
diplomatic offices in Argentine for secret
transmission of Gcrmany's instructions to
sink Argentine's ships and murder every
passenger and every man of the crews,
so that no trace would be left.
No government other than Germany
would attempt such violation OF diplomatic
priv;lege-none other would be expected to
.CounteranCe 1t.
Legally, Sweden may sustain her claims
81 ignorance to what was transpiring in
her Buenos Aires legation, but such limo
Ccnce and gullibility are not to be trusted in
these times of war and the allies are fully
justified in insisting that, for their protec
ton, as we'll as Sweden's, all Swedish dip
lQnatic correspondence must in future be
censored. Former warnings have not been
needed, and too many queer things have
happened through the medium of that
supposedly neutral state.
The happenings at Buenos Aires have
probably been duplicated wehrever German
and Swedish diplomats meet and the vigor
with which Sweden protests against sub
hitting to censorship will prove barome
Ter for Judging the full extent of her dom
inaton by Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
OUR DAILY BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Major General John J. Pershing, in
command of the American forces in
France, born in Linn County, Mo, 81
years ago today.
John =. Bankhead, United States
senator from Alabama, born in Ma
rion County, Ala, IS years ago today.
Princess Victoria Louise, only
daughter of the German Emperor.
born at the Marmoor palace, near
Potsdam. % years ago today.
Lawson Purdy, New York lawyer,
president of the National Municipal
League, born at Hyde Park, n. Y, 81
years ago today.
George S. Graham representative
in Congress of the Second PennsE-
vama district, born in Philadelphia, 81
years ago today:
Henry F. Ashurst, United States
senator from Arizona, born in Neva-
da. AZ years ago today.
Obadiah Gardner, former United
States senator from Maine, born at
Port Huron, Mich, 65 years ago to-
day.
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BILL" THOMPSON'S SUITS.

# Bill Thompson can prove that the
publicity given to his actions since
Aplerca entered the war has caused him
to lose a lucrative job as agent of Germany.
lie may be able to cash in on his large and
constantly growing crop of damage suits
But if Bill insists upon maintaining that
he is not an employee of the kaiser and his
reputation has been besmirched, the
chances are that he will have to worry
along until the next election on his salary
and prerequisites as mayor of Chicago
After election he will be entirely free
hunt another job.
Iuries do rot have much sympathy for
public officials who Interfere with the sale
of Liberty bombs and do other un-American
acts, SO Bill will find little to be happy
over when his suits come to tra1-if they
ever get beyond the process serving stage
Some people say that Thompsons suits
have served a valuable purpose in that they
give the first definite information as to what
the job of first rank German agent IL.
America really pays. "BilIs' suits agains
former government officials, newspapers.
heads of patriotic organizations and others
aggregate the tidy sum of 81 ,6OO,OOO-more
Kaiser Bill would be willing to pay Bur
gcmoister Bill for any reasonable service
which he might perform
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THE HORROR OF "HUNGERLAND.'

'Hungerland" is the tragically descrip-
tive term by which the zone behind Elan
ders battle front is known. And there are to
be found the most desperately unfortunate
men in the world. They are Belgian civil
ians from II to 45 years seized haphazard
irrespective Of their state of health or OF
thier business and social standing, and inn
pressed for military work immediately be-
hind the fighting lines. They are building
defcnses. constructing railroads and re-
pairing roadways under the brutal spur of
German officers. Complaints Of illness and
exhaustion are unheeded. and when any fail
to perform their allotted tasks. they are
beaten numerically. Their rations Justify
only too we'll the name of ''Hungerland,"
and the poor unfortunates are not even
permitted to receive the scanty packages OF
food which the women and small children
at their families would gladly spare from
their meagre rations they are able to scrape
together
Never before in history has civilized
nation reduced the people OF invaded
country to such abiect slavery, denying
extended to prisoners OF war, but instead
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So she dressed early and with much
care. The consciousness that she was
well-gowned had always helped her
IN the ordeal of dining with his peo-
pie.
Sat now she was nervous and
everything seemed so wrong. Her hair
had never been so unmanageable. She
put it UP only to have to take it down
again, working with it until she was
ready to cry with vexation. Then
hurriedly slipping into her gown she
called Anna to fasten it. She wanted
to be all dressed by the time Warren
came from the office. For his people
dined promptly at $50, and to be late
was an unforgivable offense.
"Why, your hands are like ice,
ma'am," Anna said solicitously. as
she hooked up the dress.
Eyes, l know--I'm tired and nerv-
GUS"
Don't you want a cup of tea be-
fore you go, Il am ?" A cup of tea
was Annals rcI. " for everything.
But Helen shook her head.
Warren camo I .nptly at 3.
? "a ~ntly a. he kissed her
"Tha, 4. I'll be dressed in a
jiffy. A4other wants us to come early
Uncle Bob's to be there
AnO lie disappeared INTO his room.
MANY CATASTRGPHIES.
Helen laid out her wrap and gloves
and started to pin on her hat. But
she was nervous and awkward. Snd in
some way a hatpin caught in her
hair, disarranging it badly. In trying
to smooth it over, she only made it
worse. She must take it down once
more, Flushed and more nervous,
she snatched out the hairpins and
shook it down.
But in a close-fitting dress it was
harder to get her arms up, ard h"r
hair seemed even more elusive and
unmanageable than before
And then in her hurry she dropped
the hair brush, knocking over a bot
tie of toilet water-spilling it down
the side of her dress. But this time
she was in tears.
She would have to change the
dress His father loathed perfume,
and she was reeking with it now.
She was just getting out of her
dress, her face flushed and fearful and
her hair still down around her
shoulders, when Warren entered.
"Why, what's the matter?
thought YOU were all ready
81 was-but II caught a hatpin in
nv hair and had to take it down
and then ! turned over a bottle of
toilet water and have to change this
dress! And I-Oh, don't want to go
anyway-you know how | hate to
go-how | always hate to go-and
now-NOW when'-
Just then, as she stepped out of her
dress, her high-heeled slipper caught
in a flounce, and she would have fall
len had not Warren caught her. She
burst into nervous tears.
"Hush-don't, dear-don't cry like
that, 1t isn't good for you. We won't
go if you feel that way about it.
Listen, dear: I'll call mother UP and
tell her you're not we'll enough to
come-and you're not now-you've
worked yourself into nervous
fever"
ooh, no-no," still sobbing. but
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
WILL BE REPAID FOR THEIR
WORK

Women everywhere suffer from
kidney trouble-backache rheumatic
pains, swollen and tender muscles,
stiff joints-and it is to help those
who suffer as she did that Mrs. c. j..
Ellis, sos Sth Ave, Sioux Falls. S. D.,
writes: u feel sure if any one both
cred as l was will give Foley Kidney
Pills fair trial they will be repaid
for their work. 1t seems foolish to
neglect an ailment when there Is
such remedy to be had" They cor
rect bladder disturbasces, too.
D'Alemberte's Pharmacy.-adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
BOOZE Be USED To
SPRINKLE STREETS
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Quincy, Fla, Sept. 12.-Refreshing
rains have made this summer in
Quincy unusually pleasant, but it is
getting so dry now that Sheriff Scott
Gregory is making preparations to
sprinkle the streets with confiscated
liquor. He captured at Hinson this
week a trunk which contained "a
pints and two quarts of whiskey.
When he adds this to fifty gallons Of
whiskey and two barrels of beer al
ready captured, he thinks it will allay
some of the dust around the square.
lne man smuggling this trunk of
whiskey out of Jacksonville, pur
chased ticket for Triton, Georgia,
but put the trunk off at Hinson. and
Gadsden's alert sheriff nabbed it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-09-13
A DAILY LESSON IN HISTORY.
One Hundred Years Ago.

One HunOTeu ears ago
1S17-Gen. John NJ. Palmer, Illinois
Senator and nominee of the
Gold Democrats for President
i'll 1896, born in Scott County,
Ky. Died at Springfield, H.,
Sept. %, 1900.
Seventy-five Years Ago.
1S42-British under Gen. Pollock de-
feated the main body of At
ghans at Tozeen and marched
unmolested on Kabul.
Fifty Years Ago.
1S67-General peace council with the
northern hostile Indian tribes
held at Fort Laramie.
Twenty-Five Years Ago.
of the railroad con-
Meeting Jaffa with Jerusalem.
One Year Ago Today ia the War.
Sept. IS, 1916-The Zaimis Minis
try in Greece resigned; French made
another sweep on Combles and Pc
rome; Allies steadily increased their
offensive in the Balkans.
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with one of her quick, generous inn
pulses. THAT will be such a dis
appointment to you-and her! I'll go
Ill hurry and dress and go"'
"Not now. dear; you're too nerv-
Gus. Just slip into a loose house
gown and We'll have a quiet evening
here. That will be much better for you
now. And I'll phone mother"
For a moment she was silent, and
then she said softly:
And tomorrow-tomorrow you
car tell her-and then-then she'll
understand"
She was still standing within his
arms as he mad caught her when she
stumbled, her soft hair falling around
her bare neck and shoulders. And
now he kissed her very tenderly as
he n1urmured:
"Yes, dear then she'll under
stand"