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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Confidence In Negroes INDICATED


OVAL and patriotic negroes OF North
Il Carolina and Virginia not TO speak Of
those OF other States, are daily piling up proof
of their loyalty and patriotism. Those who
know The co!ore9 people have never had the
slightest dous. either Of their friendship for
the whites o. Of :hs!- devotion TO their ,oun-
try. They have known that whatever vile
and inhamma'oTy doctrines might be preached
by depraved German agan's would utterly ia!l
ot effect Their confidence has been sup
ported by every variety Of private informal
tion and by me.! oqsn communications in
the press. =
But moro thar that. Tie negroes are volun.
teering for service. They are either enlisting
now or are making thelI plzus q enlist when
definite scheme is settled on The South
need not 80 back fifty years 70 verify its
confidence in the negroes. Tor they are vim
dicating that confidence to-day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
vo-Day.s nc.t I,nnd-pickcd Joke.

There was long line Of waiting patients
when he entered the doctors Office. hut he didn't
seem - care for that. And his noncha!ance was
soon justified for the assistant out. looi; cd
The patient over. and said to this tardy arrival:
You next
1t was his air Of prosperity that got him this
favor. for he HAD never been there before.
In Tho Office the physician greeted him cordi-
ally. too. He examined him gently deity.
briefly Then he said
An: dyspepsia.'
II know it," said the patient lanCuidly.
Yes, al course YOU would know it, Now.
how long have sou suffered from it,
Well. lets see. ] inherited my money in
1917"
That fixed the date. and the doctor was able
10 go ahead With the case.--Cicvcland Plain
Dealer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Special Service for Old peop,e.

"Old Peoples Day" will be observed
tomorrow ut the Laurel Street Meth
odist Church, Of which Rev. W. q.
Boggs is pastor. Rev. Charles II.
Boggs, the father of the pastor and
the Oldest minister. In respect to SER
vice. in the Virginia Conference. will
preach at the morning service. Auto
mobiles hav' been provided to carry
To the church all old persons in the
vicinity who de sire TO attend
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
sncak, on CitlzcnsI,Iu.

{. y. Cooley. OF The Chautauquan
Industrial Institute. Culpcpcr, will
speak on sunday. April 90. at the True
ReformerS' Hall, Cos North Second
Street His subject will be-: DO Not Go.
Back Into Egypt, But Learn to E,c "A
Good Citizen"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

IMAM their parents had opportunity to he. And
tct us not forget that man also is suffering
IRON, the 'suhjcction OF women lie keeps
h"f Gown by means OF unjust and stupid laws
ana woman being tied to man keeps him down
n'Sc Tor their children cannot be better than
their parents. EDMOND FONTAINE.
Charlottesville. Va. April :?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Chesapeake and ohio Earnings.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company'S estimated gross revenue for
the first week Of April toialcd sa3S,S1S,
as compared with SS46.16. for the
same week OF last year. according to
figures made public yesterday by
Comptroller l.. T.. Sullivan. showing
an increase of $a2ll6
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Health talks. by Dr.. VIM. Brady
cht. 1915. National Newspaper Scrvice.I
oliver Spots.''

Tellowish. brownisr or blackish patches OF
risment in the skin OF the face or body arc p"rn
that the liver. hrnG the biggest organ in tn"
lunar srstem makes convenient dunrnc
- OTHER things
The liver has ~ nuc!, TO do with liver Spots
as exposure 20 the weather has to do with dirh
iberia. tuberculosis pneumonia. The liscol-
ored patches are patches of excessive p!GInenta-
tion of the naturally augmented layer Of the
skin. You might look upon then, as ir-
regular frccklcs No one attributes frecics 10
the liver.
The medical term for liver spots" or moth
pa ches' is ch!oasma
Perhaps the most frequent cause of chloasna
is autointoxication from intestinal stasis--cos-
tircness Women outnumber men subjects
OF this condition.
Contributing causes irrtants applied 10
The skin s"ch as hot liniments. biisters. pro
lonceh scratching excessive eyposur,. 40 wind
:3nee. The connection between chcasnla and,
uterine disturbances. pregnancy and the change
az life is explained sbove--autointoN icn ion.
Taxing arsenic as medicine sometimes produce
pismentary srots on the skin. In the atrophy
or wasting of advanced age the skin often
shows areas or excessive fermentation alter
hating with areas OF absorption OF the color
For the relief OF live, spots" Or moth
patches the hrtS requirement is physioloci al
regulation Of the intestinal function rhie cen
40, be accomplished by medicine. nor h. rubs
adjustments, charms or prayer II demands
physioloR zeal diet, exercise aud the training OF
nabit. The bowels should naturally move from,
three times each day Liver yDots,'
seem very frequent in persons who have had
;he enema habit for number Of years. Nature
abhors unnatural interference.
Tubercular Lymph Nodes Twenty-Five
married. have TWO children The first baby died
Of tubercular meningitis at fifteen months and
The second has large neck glands. though. I've
~ I'll" picture OF health. have had tuh.rcuI;,r
-laIda in the neck Iscrofula) since | was six :
teen. they have never been or oihernd
me in any way. | was examined by the <-ra
recently. and I'll" docto" said there w,s no m
G''htion OF any lung involvement bUt ~ al
Used IN" to have the glands removed. However
they arc growing smaller since then. and fear
operation what should do?
tnSwc".--kccp right on fearing that par,i.u.
lar operation. II is obsolete Unless the gland
huppuratc f"rin absccsscsD tn rcate o hr.a !;
lown and discharge upon the surface IF tho
SKIN. leave them alone. The real for t,l-
bcrcular glands in the ncci, is sun batb;u,-
fhat is She way they cure them at I'.rry.hurr
y y: at I.eysn. switzerland. and in some ~
the warmer sunny resorts OF the southwestern,
part OF the United States
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
I ncrrtuiu.

Grubhs--i suppose the Kaiser still chcrishes
the belief that he operates in partnership with
the Almighty.
StubbS--l haven't question OF it. but he may
be thinking Just now that the partnership is
about to he dissolved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
rs to Cries of "Wolf."

THERE is a danger III these reports. shown
! subsequently, to be unwarraiMed, OF the
presence OF German cruisers and submarines
off the American coast. There will come Il
time when such reports will cease TO produce
any impression on the public mind. and the
old story OF the cry of Wolff will be re
peated.
OF course the official mind should not he
come callous to warnings even when the
danger seems TO be remote. We must expect
that Germany will do everything possible To
injure us, and submarine attacks. even on
our shores, are TO be apprehendci.
Sooner or later they will come. and no pre-
caution should be omitted We can better
afford to be made ridiculous Few times
or even few hundred timcs-than To be
lulcd into false sense OF security.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Carranza at last has agreed not TO place an
embargo on exports OF oil from the Tampco
district. As usual he so delays his conces-
sions and makes them SO ungraciously that
they arc deprived OF their merit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Books and Authors

AUTUMN by Muriei iIinc, author
Of Earth" The Individual" etc. has
been published By John Lane Company.
II is the story Of "a woman who. pass
ing through some turbulent years or
married life. found loves fulfllmcnt
III the autumn OF her days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
OId-krc Pensions.

u J.. ). Iieathsvi!le Na.--Thc bill introduced
IN Congress by Representative Sherwood. az
ono" providing for pension OF 8 "A week
persons over siNty-fivc years OF who's.
annual income was less than $500. failed
pass.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
The Voice Of the People

Az evidence Of good faitI. letters rnusr
give the name md nddr Oi writer. Name
wiit not be published " writer so rcuucs ts
Make all communications short.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

NrS Z. Il. T. KiChmOnd---It Is not Probable
that Belgian children will be brouEh, this
country Children who have parents Will stay
with them in their native belgian villages
Adopting in this simply means subscrih-
InE certain sum month order that the
suffering little Eclgians may be provided with
cnOuSh and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
The I'rSSiniISt Saw:

Some Of the men who say they are willing 10
die for their country probably mean they are
willing 10 die OF old age.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

one reason for suspccting the hand Of Ger :
many III the blowing up Of the Eddystone
plant is that a number OF women were killed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Germans WHO laugh at the military powor
OF the United States are being reminded that
the laughs they INDUCED In at England's
army arc being transferred TO the other side
OF the face.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

~. -. T.. Eon Air. Na.-nilly sunday claim:
!" have made more than 1872 900 conversions IL
tn" last year. and more than 800. 900 in las
ten years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Miss l.. T., Wakefield Na--AddrcSS score
taiN. Richmond Chapter. American Red Cross
society. "a" East Main Street. for information
as to how to get in touch with it's work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Ge,tssllrg NntlnnnI pnrk.

NJ: j L.. Fairfax. Na.--Nery soon after the
baltic Of Petersburg soldiers national GENE
i"rE was laid out, in which tho bodies Of about
3;Geo Union soldiers have been buried. and "a,
the dedication OF this cemetery in Novemb r.
1859 President Lincoln delivered his cc,chrat cd
"'icttrSburE address. IN 1861 the Gettysburg
Battle Field Memorial Association r.
por",ed. and The work ot This association re-
SultcG in the conversion OF the battle ncld int o
maj ional park. act for This purpose being
passed by Congress in 1895.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Nickel Output.
nllly SundnN,s Cnn,crts.

u: w. N"wpoe; News. Na-Thc United States
hiNkei output in 1916 reached 6!.6I5.i3S pounds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Whic VIC are lighting Prussianism We
ought not TO initiate the Prussian censorship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Egg dealers have barred all transactions
in futures. If they would place a similar
ban on pasts the country would have new
cause for gratitude
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
Admission 10 1nnn,oI...


r. y. IT.. Empora. Va Three mdshipmen
allowed for each Senator. Representa- tive
anI Delegate in Congress. two from the Dis
trct OF Columbia. and ten appointed each wear
from the United States at large. one native OF
Porto Rico is also appointed a mdshipmar
The appointments from tn" District of Columbia
and ton each year ut large mad. by the
President II is the custom OF Presidents o
give the appointments Of nidshipmcn 1T large
til. OF officers Of he
for the reason that officers. owing to tho nature
Of tlitir duties. usually in q position TO
establish permanent residence" TIL. vacancies
from the District Of Columbia a filled by
CONNIE titivc exam natiOn OF candida residing
the District. The selection OF candidates by
com petit tive examination o. otherwise.
nomination for vacancies in tho quota o Scna-
tors. Representatives and Delegates in Congress
is entirely in the hands Of each Senator Rem
rcscniative and Delegate in Congress having a
vacancy and I'll applications for appointment
or inquiries relative 20 competitive .Xanli,,a-
authorizes the appointment of fifteen cnIiste ed
men each year to be selected as Il result of
con- pciitive examination OF enlisted men Of the
navy and Marine Corps who have been in The
service at least year and who are under
twenty wears Of age by August - of the year
i, is desired n The inenta! and nhysical
requirements for these cand idat are the So me
M The other candidates for ridsh ipnron The
competitivc eXatnra ton for these enlisted men
is held on the third Tuesday in Anri % each
.car. and the regular examination given q
candidates nominated for vacancies for IN i'd
shipmcn. Candidates must be citizens Of the
United states between the ages OF sixteen and
twenty years. OF sound body and good character.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
AGED EXILE IS WELCOMED
ON RETURN FROM SIBERIA.
Emotional Demonstration in Pctro.
grad When "GrandmOtllcr or
Revolution" Arrives.
NIHILIsT VETERANS on HAND
Vast Crowd Tries to Storm Station
When Train Bearing Madame
BrcshkOvskayn Pulls In-i'urty.
Four Years Spent ms Prisoner.
IBy Associated Press. |

PET1tO(;lshD, Apri! IL tvia London
April I3D.-Thc arrival in Pctrograd
to-day Of Madame Catherine Bresh-
kovskaya. was the occasion OF n
dramatic gathering OF veterans OF the
former revolutionary ana terrorist
times to give her an enthusiastic and
emotional welcome.
MI Pctro1rad. in fact. turned out
10 acclaim the grandmother OF the
revolution on her home coming from
Siberia. whore She has spent forty-four
of her scventy-threc years in exile 4
vast crowd waving red flags and sing
Ing the "Mursciiiaiac.' extended down
the wcsi end Of tho Ncvslty Prospckt.
far AS the NIholnievsk railway sta
ton When the Associated Press cor
respondent arrived. he found the crowd
trying To storm the station, to which
wer. admitted only veteran Nihilists
and - dnputation from the Ministry OF
Justice together with delegations or
wcicumc from Pctrograd. MOSCOW and
Dorpat Universities aud high schools.
The reception committee adopted a
plan unique in Russian history for tho
Welcoming nt Madame Br.Shkovskaya.
The WELDON" took place in the gorgeous
suite in the railway station called the
imperial reception rooms. which. under
the old regime. were used only for the
reception OF royal p"rsorages Around
the room were scores OF baskets ard
wreaths OF flowers. the scarlet tulip
prcduminatirg- flower which bids
fair TO become the Goral emblem Of the
new Russia.
PROMINENT RENOIt'rIONtRY
VETERANS IN GATHERING
Among thc revolutionary veterans
tho correspondent found Nine. Ncr;,
Figncr Mile Vera Scssaiuch, the for
mcr buma member l'iauuich and Pro-
fessor Nicholas Moroson. beside Mime.
FiEncr stood Mile. Scssaiuch. first
amoEg the mos, extreme woman ter
roris;s under Alexander II. Who thirty
six years ago. then slight. pretty
girl. OF an nristocratic family. shot
and dangerously wounded General
Trepon. the dcspntic governor OF Pc
,roErad. In vengeance FOR his rcputed
tortnrinr OF political prisoners Ey an
irony OF the revolution. General Trcp-
OFFS son. former Premier Tr.ron. I,
a-day prisoner in ihc Fortress OF 81.
Peter and -, raul
ConvcrsiuG with Milo. Sessaluch Was
NJ. Pianuich, VII" sat in the second
Duma under Premier Stoiypju and was
sentenced To death on "A trump"d- up
charge Of conspiracy 10 murder En-
perur Nicholas. and was led through
the streets OF rcirograd in chains.
As tn. train arrived. the crowd again
attempted to storm the station, crying.
Let VIZ see grandmother" The militia
ouicicd them. explaining IN" danger Of
u crush. and assuring them they would
he allowed to participate in tho well
come OF Madame lircshk ySkaya. who
Was eager to SEQ all her "srandchll-
drcn' and be seen by them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

The man who carried the first American
flag in the European war comes from a State
that Limmermann promised to Mexico
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

iioughton Mimlin Company announce
a fourteenth impression. Of The First
Hundred Thousand" by Ian Hay: a
third printing Of The Trifers." Fred
erir!i Orin Bartlctts new novel, and
a sixth impression of The Syrian
Christ" by Abraham NJ. Rihbany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Bulgaria is beginning to wonder whether
1t is worth what ii has cost.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14

Of garth" The individually ETC.. has
been published By John Lane Company.
II il the story Of "a woman who, pass
ing through some turbulent years OF
married life. found loves fulfllmcnt
in the autumn OF her days
lloughton Miflin Company announce
a fourteenth impression Of The First
Hundred Thousand" by Ian Hay;
third printing Of The Triners." Fred
:. sixth impression of The Syrian
Christ by Abraham NJ. Rihbany.
. should a girl depend on chance for
her destiny: This is the big engross-
inn question that Confronts one in
every absorbing chapter Of The Mag
pies Nest" by Isabel Paterson. author
OF The Shadow Riders" Las; sea-
son The Shadow Riders" appeared and
created sensation. a still greater
success awaits this second story.
story which one reviewer says
may prove the story Of The Man
without Il Country" OF 1917 has just
been written by Sylvia Chatfield Bates
under the title Of The Vintage" which
is particularly appropriate at tho
present moment. as ii is the story
in which the theoretically sophisticat-
ed grandson OF civil War hero. in
tellectualiy disdanful of nationalism
and patrioti'' rcrNor. is emOttonallE
awakened and warmed into Old-C;lory-
fled enthusiasm by n sheaf OF letters
written from the front in SO The
author OF 1.-THE Geranium Lady" has
handled her material with skill. max
ing direct and anagnetic appeal 10
the basic sentiments of mankind.
"rhc Altar OF Freedom" by Mary
Roberts Rhinehart. viii he published
April "6 by .Houghton AIifflin Company
In this book the author. "a widely pop
ular woman writer, herself the mother
OF three sons. speaks to the mothers
of this country ON the part they must
play in this war. Two years ago. when
Mrs Rhinehart visited the battle fields
of Europe. she foresaw that America
would have TO help before the issue
was settled. Because OF her unusual
experience. she knows better than any
other American mother just what this
war may mean. Her oldest son ask ed
permission 10 enlist a short time ago:
his mother wavercd. and at last con-
Bcntcd, and THE Altar OF Freedom"
is the frank story Of her wavcrings.
and her nnai conviction AZ to what
constituted her duty. Personal SER
vice the mothers Of this country must
learn" she says. "and personal SER
vice is not rolling bandaEes for the
other womnns SON" Mrs. Rhinehart's
book Will bring courage and inSpira-
tion 20 every mother of sons in this
| country.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-14
The Difference.

OF men who think they know il all,
There are enough for any call;
but Of the men who really know it.
There is a deai;h--,he facts all show /
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-09
NEW COMPANY ENTERS KY.
100000 Corporation Is Formed by
Operators of Five States to Work
kentucky Fields.

Irvine Ky.-The Oklahoma-Kentuc
Oil Co. representing combination of
oil men from five states has just been
organized here. The new concern is
chartered under the laws of Delaware
and is capitalized at 100000. The
five states represented are California,
Oklahoma, Missouri, New York and
Kentucky
]. S. Mullen, Ardmore, Okla, is pres
ident; ]. L. Hamon, Ardmore, first vice
president; John Ringing, Chicago and
New York, second vice president;
Howard Gilbert, Winchester, treas
urer; L. v. Mullen, Ardmore, secre-
tary. Men on the board of directors
represent more than 25,000,OOO.
The Oklahoma-Kentucky Oil Co. has
under lease upwards of $4,000 acres
of oil lands in Kentucky and Okla.
homa. Work of drilling these lands
will be started within a very short
time. Three rigs already are being
moved onto leases in this state and
nine more will follow as soon as they
arrive.
The company's holdings in Kentucky
are in Estill, Whitley, Lee and Laurel
counties. Besides these undeveloped
oil lands, the company already has a
daily production of upwards of 500 bar
rels in Kentucky and Oklahoma.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-09
DEVELOPMENT 5f BIC FIELD
Activity to Be Increased in Coal Pro-
duction Near Whitssburg-Large
Tracts Change Hands.

/ Whitesburg, Ky.-Indications point
to increased development activity in
the coal fields surrounding Whitesburg
in the near future. Two important
coal and timber land deals were closed
during past week, the purchase Of co.
900 acres of rich, undeveloped proper.
ties lying west of here in Letcher and
Knott counties, by the Letcher County
Coal Corporation, of Richmond, Va,
and of the Susan Osborn, s. ]. and
John w. Wright tracts of about 1000
acres, on the headwaters of the Ken
lucky river, in the Elkhorn field, by
w. H. Potter, of Kona, KY. This will
no doubt mean the building of branch
railroad lines.
Since leases have been made for the
properties of w. G. Caudill, j. N.
Thompson, w. w: Long, J. c. and R.
B. Day, S. G. Fairchild and l.. w.
Fields and 1t has been decided def
nitely to start work within the next
thirty days, new spirit has invaded
the town, as the development will
mean much for the growth and ad-
vancement of the little city. Hundreds
of men will find employment.
The Elkhorn City Coal Company has
been organized at Praise, east of here,
in the Pike county field. The new
company will have a 500-ton capacity
daily, and ship over the Carolina,
Clinchfield & Ohio road to South At
lantic Seaboard points. Owing to Sc
we're weather, only slow progress has
been made on the construction OF the
Beaver, Creek branch of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad into Wheelright, the
new town of the ElkhOrP Mining Cor
poration, in the Beaver field, and the
first shipments of coal will be una
voidably delayed 1t is expected now
that the road will not be completed
before early summer. AS originally
planned, shipments were to start
April 1.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-09
HUGE ROCK. CAUSES WRECK.
Queen and Crescent Train Derailed
and Two Men Killed.

Somerset, Ky.-One of the worst
wrecks in the history of the Queen
and Crescent route occurred near
Sloan's Valley, this county, about Is
miles south of here during the past
week. Two men we're killed and one
was badly injured. Ed Weddle, the
engineer, was killed as were two 9TH
ers. Weddle is the young man who
made a number Of speeches over the
country in behalf of President Wilson
and the eight-hour law, and was one
Of the committee who was in Wash
ington for some time in behalf Of the
trainmen at the time of the strike
trouble last year. The wreck was
caused by huge rock sliding onto
the tracks.