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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
STROTHER RESIGNS
FROM SIGNAL CORPS
First Lieutenant Accepts Position Ia
Snn Antonio. Where Command Was
Observation-Disclosures me ntn.

For the purpose Of accepting
a position 1T San Antonio. First
Lieutenant James T.. Strothcr. Com
pany 4. Signal Corps. has rendered
his resignation. which was accepted
Yesterday by Governor Henry c. stuart.
Lieutenant Strothcr will leave at once
20 assume his new duties. the position
having been offered TO him willie he
was stationed at For, Sam Houston
with his company.
An election To fill the vacancy has
been ordered. Adju,ant-Gcncral W. W.
Sale yesterday issued orders for cleo
tons to two other local comma nds.
Companies y and T. Richmond Grays
battalion. in which there are existing
vacancies. that Of second lieutenant in
tho former. occasioncd by the rcsiE
nation Of Lieutenant l.. ~. DcNinger
and In the latter by the promotion of
Lieutenant Wyatt Carncal.
The Adjutant- Gcncral yesterday is
sued an order announcing the appoint
mcnt OF the following officers, to take
effect from the dates specified:
Clarence T.. Smith. to he captain of
Company Il. Fourth Infantry. from
January 2.
Robcr, II. Reynolds. to be captain
Of Company II, Fourth Infantry, from
January II.
First Licutcnan, +. T.. Knight, to he
captain Of Company |. Fourth Infantry.
. from February IS.
First Lieutenant NJ. NJ. Goodwin. to
be captain OF Company II, Fourth In
funtry. from March =.
First Lieutenant Ccascr Massi. TO be
captain Of First Company. Coast Ar
tillery. from March 10.
Barney WitZcl. to be frs; lieutenant
of Company Il. FHIth Infantry, from
January 2.
William g. Parsons. to be first lieu
tenant of Company IT, Fourth Infan-
try. from January 81
Second Lieutenant l.. a. Porter. to
he first lieutenant Of Company C..
Fourth infantry. from February g.
Second Lieutenant Franklin Ed
wards. TO II. first lieutenant OF Com
pany I, Fourth Infantry. from Feb
ruary %.
I Second I.ieutcnan, Lconidas y. Kline
to he first lieutcnan, OF Company NJ.
/ Fourth Infantry. from Mafrh .
/ Second Lieutenant John lizard to he
/ nrst lieutenant First Company. Coast
4 Artillery. from March II.
! John T. Moss TO second l!eutcn-
ant of Company =. Fourth Infantry.
! from January 3.
Richard H. Nottingham to be second
lieutenant Of Company II. Fourth In
/ fantry. from January 81.
( First Sergeant Robert A. Wilson TO
/ be second lieutenant Of Company 6,
Fourth Infantry. from February ).
! Joseph W Bennett TO he second lieu
tenant Of Company ii. Fourth Infan-
try. from March ..
Sergeant Harry *. Trice to he sec
ond lieutenant Of First Company, Coast
! Artillery. from March Ia.
The resignation OF &. s Carter as
captain of artillery and ASSISTANT pro-
fessor at Virginia Military Institute
has been accepted
The transfer Of Second Lieu,cnan,
/ Frank T. Evans. Company f. Fra,
Infantry. TO the National Guard re.
serve of Virginia, has been approved
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
WILL AID AGRICULTURE
suffrage League \nmc- city md Stntr
thnlrmen of Committees ON
t.nrdeujnr,

Mrs. u. Miles Taylor has been APP
pointed State chairman of the SUI
frage Agricultural Committee. accord
ing to an official announcement by
Mrs =. r. Valentine at the rcgula.
meeting OF th" Equal Suffrage League
Yesterday Mrs. Valentine has just re-
turned home after an absence OF six
weeks.
Mrs. Charles g. Kosher presided over
~" meeting. She announced the APP
pointment OF Mrs. Horace Wexford
Jones as city chairman of the commit
lee OF which Mrs. Taylor is state
chairman. She is also chairman of {,
committee which will arrange Il lunch
con to raise funds with which to pro-
cure garden seed and tools for the
workers.
SiNty-five new members We're en-
rolled in Ice Ward during the past
week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
NINE AMERICAN NEGROES IN
CREW OF TOUPEDOED BOAT

NEW ORLEANS. March 2a-The
Portuguese" sailing ship Argo, tor
pedocd and sunk while en- route with
merchandise from New Orleans to
London. according to u cable received
from London by the ships agents here
to-day, carried nine American negroes
In her crew OF twenty-twO All the
rest OF tho crew were Portuguese.
No details AS to tho fnte of the crew
Or when or where the Argo was tor
pc'lo"d were received here. The ArEo
sailed from here on February Q. and
her agents believe she was sunk In
III: submarine zone within the last
few days. She WAS owned by the
Embrcza Maritime Occano. Ltd. Of Lis
bon, Portugal, and was under charter
TO "A local company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
RAILROAD PROMOTIONS
General Er-iRh! Agent Gilbert. Of
Chesapeake aud Ohio. Announces
tppuIntmcntk.

General Freight Agent ~ \. Gilbert,
OF the Chesapeake and ohio Hallway
Company. announced yesterday tho
following changes in the freight traf-
tic department. effective April !.
w. -. Sydnor. formerly Of Charles
ton. W. Va. is made assistant general
freight agent. with headquarters in
Huntington. while George ID. Mofett is
made division freight agent. succeed
ing Nh Syinor. Mr.. Moifett WAS for
merry connected with the chesapcak"
and Ohio Railway at Louisville.
j. 6. Shivlcy is appointed commercial
agent with headquarters in Louisville.
succeeding MIR. MoiTett. who Will report
directly TO MIR. Sydnor Announcements
was also made that the Office OF gen
cral agent had been abolished when II.
NJ Hall. general agent OF the freight
department at Chicago resigned TO en-
gage in other business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
FOR SALE. ONE DISTILLERY
Property of T.. GouEe ~ CO.. Of Bristol.
Including Home of Owner. 10 be
Disposed OF by Government.
Especial TO The Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
BRISTOL. VA, March 29.-Thc gov
eminent has formally posted the prop
critics OF i; Gougc X Co. Bristol dis
tillers, for sale. the sale date being
April 3d. This sale is to satisfy Il iudg-
ment for an alleged shortage in excess
of $1J1, 900. 1t is alleged that an in
vestigation of the grain receipts OF the
company. covering three years. showed
"A discrepancy between the amount OF
grain used and the. amount Of liquor
given in for assessment insufficient to
establish the amount Of the govern
ments claim. t.. Gouge's valua ble
home is to be included in the sale.
Liquors on hand were coniscatcd re
Gently.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Ovcrruies Demurrer.

Judge Crump. in the Law and Equity
Court. Yesterday overrul.d demurrer
10 The evidence in the case Of the
National Bank OF Commerce OF Norfolk
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company OF Indiana. and. judg-
Incnt of S4,f15 was entered in favor
of the plaintiff The action was in
stituted by the Norfolk bank for the
loss or horses and mules which were
injured and killed III transit. They
had been purchased for shipment TO
Europe The bank sued for 10000
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Reserve Bank Clerk. Organize.

Employees of the Federal Reserve
Bank have organized n club for the
promotion of educational. social and
athletic relations. The club was or
eanized by the younger clerks III the
bank. and while the bank officials AR"
eligible 10 membership. they cannot
hold office in the new organization.
Officers for the club were elected as
follows: r. II. Coleman. president: T..
p. Parham vice president: L. T..
Eranck. secretary. and q. H. Campbell.
treasurer. The officers wer. appoint Il
committee 70 recommend a board OF
directors OF FIVE members.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
FEEL 1907 BETTER
BY MORNING It!

pated and full o: cold. Why don't you
get a box OF Cascarets from The drug
and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
You will wake UP feeling fit and fine.
Cascarets never gripe or bother you
all the next day like calomel, salts
and pill. They act gently but thor
oughly. Mothers should give cross.
sick. bilious or fevertsh children a
whole Cascaret any time. They are
harmless and children. love them
Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
William 4. street.

Special to The Times Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. H;hrch %.
William y. street aged ffty. we'll
known merchant. is dead II his home
at Palmyra, after u long Illness. lie
was Il native OF Lunenburg County.
BESIDES his widow, who was Miss Con
ME IIadcn. Of Fluvanna County. hc
leaves several brothers and sisters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Lecture on cnrl.ttnn science.

Under the auspices Of First Church
OF Christ, Scientist, Charles |. Ohrcn-
stein Will deliver a free lectur" on
Christian science tonight at the Acad-
envy Of Music. The lecture Will start
at $40 o'clock.
Mr.. Ohrcnstein is a member OF the
boErd of lecturcship OF the mother
church. the First Church OF Christ.
Scientist i'm Boston
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
DIR. Levy to Lecture.

DR.. T.. G. Levy. Chief Health officer.
will lecture at I:i5 o'clock tonight at
the Randolph School under the auspices
Of the Survey Committee OF the Social
Workers of the Nurses Settlement
This will be the first In a series of
lectures planned in connection with i'm
portant work which the survey COM
mttt has in view
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
HIGH LIFE IN BRISTOL
"HlEh" More In Cost Than Otherwise
Hlnss-MeetlnR Protests Prices and
Urges Family Gardens,

BRISTOI- VA. March 99.-Bristol
tonight entered her protest against
the high cost of living in a mass-meet-
ing at the Y NJ. e. A. audito rum. un-
dJr the auspices of civic orga MIA tons
General gardening. extending To fam
HES of both rich and poor. was urged.
and an organization was formed TO
carry out such plan.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Mrs. Mary Wharton.

Special TO The Times Dispatch
FREDERICKSBURG. VA. March 90.
Mrs. Mary Wharton. widow OF Milton
Wharton. died at her home i'll Spotsyl-
vania County Yesterday. aged seventy
eight years. She had been member
of Elys Ford Baptist Church near her
home for fifty years. She is survived
b. two sons and one daughter, all OF
SIotsylvania County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Get a 10 Cent Box of
"CasCarets" for Your
Liver and Bowels.

Tonight sure! Remove the liver ard
bowel poison which is keeping your
head dizzy, your tongue coated, breath
offensive and stomach. sour. Don't
stay bilious. sick. hcadachy. consti-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Consider vinduct dissolution.

The Council Committee on Streets
will meet at 3 o'clock this afternoon
10 consider a resolution directing the
city Attorney to acquire by condcm
nation n right OF way across the Mar
shall Street V!aduct for the free pas
Sagc OF vehicular traffic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
Mrs. Gcorgin u. radse,t.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. March 29.-Mra.
Georgia II. PadEctt. wife Of Edgar T..
padgett. died yesterday afternoon at
her home here. Her husband and Sow
eral daughters are living.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
CHIEF RELIANCE WILL
III: UPON THE NAVY

Whatever, in addition TO steps al
ready taken by placing armed naval
guards on merchant ships. this coun-
try may he called upon to do. it's chief
and first reliance viii be upon the
navy. Fortunately the country has
officers and men not surpassed by any
naval service. To their number we are
adding to-day ls3 officers from the
Naval Academy, and we are drawing
TO it's enlisted strength AN additional
$4,000 from the alcr, and rcsolute youth
OF the country. who. added TO tho
present personnel. VIII give us tho
finest body OF enlisted men any officers
we're ever privileged TO instruct and
lead
You come into service with a
glorious record. rcsplcndcnt with noble
traditions. You enter az time when
grave responsibilities fall without days
OF waiting upon your young shoulders.
To-day. as not before in a generation,
the eyes Of your countrymcn are
turned In pride as Well Az in conf
dencc toward the newly commissioned
ensigns.''
The secretary said ,ha; his advice
10 every young officer would be get
yourself Il naval hero" FOR emulation
uuTinS inc year oil service iNcaG. lie
declared il was by continually ask
himself What would Fnrragu, do
;hat Admiral Dewey himself became
the American naval hero who should
bc emulated before all others.
There has come, am glad TO say.
to you. a new understanding OF the
spirit, OF the navy by the people as
evidenced by the generous aud wise
provision by the last Congress FOR i;s
enlargement and strengthening. Ana
likewise in III" navy there has com. AN
appreciation Of the spirit Of the peopl.
as experienced through their rcprcscn-
tativcs Ia Congress.
I'VE live in tense times. Great issues
stir the depths OF men Small qucs-
lions are shrivclled. Questions big
with the fate not alone Of nations. but
The world. may he decided by YOU.
do not venture TO prophecy what lies
before you But whether your early
service is in peace. or whether you are
called TO an early baptism OF fire. there
viii lie always the incentive to high
courage and TO daring IL in every cmer-
G"ncy you ask yourself the question
what would Dewey do"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
GET YOURSELF A NAVAL
HER0,' ADVISES DANIELS
secretary OF Navy Speaks to Young
Midshipmcn About to Undergo
Baptism OF Fire."
"wHAT WOULD DEWEY Do?"
rs the Representatives OF "Your
Chief" He Calls
Upon Newly Commissioned Officers
to Rise to the Occasion.

By Associated TrcrS.
ANNAPOLIS. MD. Narch 29.-Thc
class Of is3 midshipmcn commissioned
Mt tn" Naval Academy today. three
months ahead Of slime. were told by
p"ct"d them to be ready for the day
mat may comc-how soon. who can
tcH"-whcn upon your GOODNESS and
knowledge and leadership and ability
TO shoot straight may depend the fate
az a decisive naval engagement"
The secretary spoke AS the rcprcscn-
'a'ivc of President Wilson. who had
found II impossible to deliver the
graduation address because Of the in
,crnational situation.
II bring you the greetings of your
Chief. who sends you Il
message Of confidence and bids YOU
Gpdspccd. said Mr.. Daniels. Ills
heart is with you to-day. He does not.
however, feel warranted in making any
address in the present condition Of
public affairs. even to the graduates
OF this institution to whom he would
love TO unburdcn himself.
You are 10 receive your commits
sion III day when nearly all the
world Is In the vortex of war, and no
people can feel that they may not be
drawn into it, Your own country faces
Il crisis. In this emergency the Pres
ident, who has declared his belief that
the American navy ought to he in
comparably the most adequate navy in
tn" world In the exercise of Il dis
crction vested in him, Will commission
you three months ahead Of the usua!
period. That fact alone emphasizes
tho significance of your carly eradua
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
on Way to North Carolina.

Ambrose fcalton. indicted for bring
ing an illegal quantity Of whisky into
the state. established Yesterday when
he was placed on trial in the Hastings
Court. that he was making a continu-
GUS journey from Washington to North
Carolina and he was accordingly ac-
quilted.
James Minor, cOlored, was sent TO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30

wITrEI.-Died. at tho residence OF his
uncle. Mr.. X. $. Warmer. I03 South Pine
Street. o'clock A. Nj. CHARLES
GREENWOOD wITTEI. in twenty second
year OF his aEc, cplJ .Son OF Charles W.
Wittel and tho late Lula Wittcl. lie
leaves two sisters. Mrs. Eva Childress ana
Miss Barbara Wittel.
Funeral will take place from Pine Street
Baptist Church THIS EVENING at
o'clock Friends and acquaintance invited
attend. Intcrment In RiNcrNiew.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30
DEATHS

TERTiY.-Died. Thursday. } J. NJ. at the
residence OF her son-in-law. George 7
TERRY. aged seventy years She Is sur
vived by her husband. MIR, Harvey Terri
L.. j.. Kcmpcr and II. Leslie. and ono
daughter. Katherine r. Acrcc. and SIX
grandchildren.
Tho funeral will take place from the
home SATURDAY at noon. Intcrment in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-30

FRIEND-Died AT her residence. oO4 West
Grace. March 2g. 1917. MRS. J. WILLIAM
FRIEND.
Funeral notice later.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-20
5000 MILES OF NEW STATE ROADS

In the year of 1916. S,O67 miles Of
new highway were built in Colorado.
Reports which have been received
by T. J. Ehrhart, state highway COM
missioner, from all districts of the
state show that there are 4O,O67 miles
of finished highway in the state today
as compared with $4,000 miles in 1915.
The greatest increase was made in
district No. 2 of the state, lying east
of the continental divide, between
Douglas county and FL Paso county,
where 300 miles were built during the
year. In Ell Paso county alone 1900
miles of highway were built, while El-
bert county reported LOO miles of
road construction.
In district No. 1, lying west of the
continental divide and north of Douglas
county, $500 miles of highway we1e
built. Washington county reported 600
miles; Weld 800 miles; Larimer, 800
miles, and Morgan, 800 miles.
District No. in southeastern Colo.
RADIO, built 900 miles of roadway, the
greatest part Of Pueblo county. Dis
trict No. in the southwestern corner
reported 1900 miles, with 500 miles
each in Montrose and La Plata coun-
ties. In the Fifth district there were
$50 miles, this district including the
northwestern counties Of Colorado.
OF the total increase, 1,241 miles
were Of state highway. As compared
with 5,s24 miles Of state highway in
1915, there are now 7,oss miles.-Den-
yer Post.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-20
1875 STATE EMPLOYEES
LOSE HOLD ON JOBS

Denver, Jan. l7.-Under an opinion
rendered yesterday by Attorney Gener-
al Leslie E. Hubbard only ten EN-
ploes of the statehouse are eligible to
their positions under civil service, and
approximately 125 clerks and stenog-
raphers are virtually thrown out of
their jobs as a result.
A resolution adopted by the civil
service commission in June, 1916, pro-
vidng that all employees in the service
of the state on July 10, 1915, who had
previously taken competitive examina-
tions, be considered as coming within
the protection of civil service, was de-
clared null and void by the attorney
general. It was under that ruling Of
the commission that many clerks and
stcnographers took civil service exam
nations. They had previously been
appointed to the positions they now
hold.
Attorney General Hubbard held that
only those employees who have been ap.
pointed to their present positions as
result of competitive examinations, and
from eligible lists in the order in which
they passed those examinations, can
claim civil service protection.
The only appointments held by the
attorney general to have been properly
certified under civil service rules are
the following: William M. Crowley
and Joseph Humphreys, deputy boiler
inspectors; G. W. Beach, F. Cogswei,
D. A. Norlin and A. ]. Dickson, irriga-
tion division engineers; 8. E. La.d,
superintendent Of the state fish hatch
cries; Chester D. Wright, clerk in tho
insurance department; q. B. Nc Pher-
rim, clerk IN the state land board, and
Bertha W. Starr, stenographer in the
land board,
Clerks and stenographers in the vari-
ous state Institutions, and the status
Of several hsa1s Of departments, such
a. the warden Of the state reformatory,
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-20
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION

The seventh annual convention of the
Colorado Good Roads association, to
be held in Denver at the Albany hotel,
begins Monday, Jan. %. Low rates on
all railroads from all points in the
state, have been granted, tickets being
on sale January 90.
This convention is one in which ev;
cry community should be interested
Among the measures proposed is one
which will allow the people at the gen.
eral election to vote upon the question
of issuing bonds for good roads. An-
other proposed bill would change the
methods of issuing automobile licenses,
IN that these should be issued accord
ing to weight of car, rather than ac-
cording to horse power.
In addition there are some changes
proposed in the present highway coh-
ditions. The chief of these is in relq.
ton to repairing and maintenance of
roads. The program for the convention
VIII be outlined at an executive con-
mittee meeting which will be held Sat,
urday of this week.
The opening address will be delivered
by Governor Gunter, who. it is ex.
pected, will set forth at that time his
views regarding good roads in this
state.
The Glenwood post., 1917-01-20
SECRETARY ALLOTS FUNDS
FOR ROAD DEVELOPMENT

Denver, January 15.-The secretary
Of agriculture announces, through the
local forest headquarters, the allotment
of funds made available under the
good roads bill for road construction
and development during the fiscal year
beginning !uly l, as follows: Colorado,
$62,575; Wyoming, $40,6S4; South Da-
kota, 5000
In accordance with this act, funds
made available will be expended upon
roads within and partly without The
national forests which are most ufg-
emily needed for the development Of
the forest resources to the benefit Il
the communities within and adjacent 70
the forests.
According to local forestry ehiciAls,
moneys which are made available. under
Section 8 Of the act, are expended BY
the government upon application of tAs
commissioners Of the counties in whhsh
the roads are located. Appheaticne
from county commissioners for fuA1s
allotted At this time BY the secretary
wore received BY, District Hsseshes
Riley up TO Janury I, 1877.
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