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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
HOLDS IMPORTANT
POSITION WITH BIG
TRACTION COMPANY
Campbell County Mnn Comes To uIrh-
mond aud Makes Good In the
Service of Electric Lines

\ man with serious eye trouble since
nc was a baby. Wrinnic Childrcss.
native OF Campbell County and who
now resides at 26lo West Gary street
Richmond. tells story thar is not
without a touch OF pathos. His story
IS one of suffering. pluck and pcrse.
Nerance. and finally success
have been terribly Handicapped
with my eyes since was eighteen
months old, said Mr.. ChildresS More
than dozen doctors and eve cxperts
tricd IN vain 10 correct my trouble
For I'VE years was under tho ear,
81 well-known specialist before he
gave me up. My lids were hor-
rlnIy unnamed. causing me acute pain
and misery. could not see clearly.
Every time tried to read. n skim
would move up and down. back md
forth before my eyes. All or this was
c"ihp'hled by sharp. penetrating
headaches. tried all Of the eye speci-
alists III my section and went over to
i.yhchhurg and placed myself under
the care that city could furnish. bu,
II was the same old story--no results
If some fr;c mme ago. on the advice
Lincoln Smith. Without asking me
any Questions. after looking at my
eyes for a few minutes. he told me
exactly how | was affected. what my
Suncrinss were and forthwith nc pro-
cccdcd TO give me relief, and I am
still wondering how surely and quick
ly his method accomplished what so
many others had failed in. At the
time, was working for Il concern here.
and wanted a better position, hut felt
that was doomed To work for n small /,
salary for tho balance OF my life. A
week after Charles Lincoln Smith used
his method and prescription glasses on
me. there was such marked improve
mcnt In my eycsight that / determined
TO quit my place and apply for one
with the Virginia Railway and Power
Company. | knew this company was
cNacting in it's requirements that it's
employees have perfect eycsight. and
] admit ! was Il bit dubious about MY
ability to pass such All examination
My cyesight had improved so wonder
fully, however. and could see so clear
~ that decided 10 try it, Well.
passed muster with a perfect score.
No man has clearer vision than
have to-day, and AS look back over
the stretch of years during which
was made miserable from my eyes. it
seems q shame that could not reach
Charles Lincoln Smith before. How
ever ] am deeply grateful that all nv
life ] did not have to be without his
method and prescription glasses.
tell you IL makes me mighty happy to I.
think | have found man who knows
hoW.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
TIME HUNG HEAVY
on HIS HANDS
Az OLD MANS VERSION.

ITS too fine thing for me to joke
about" said G.. =. Lipscomb. but. in
tho language I sec so much i'm tn"
newspapers. I've come back. By that
I mean that my vision has been
brought back. and any man we'll along
in years knows what that would mean
TO him"
Mr.. I4ipscomb is n retired gentleman.
living at G03 Moss Side. Gintcr Park
"All the comfort Of my life depart
ed when my eyesiGht began to dim
says Mr. Lipscomb. This happened
several years ago. First there was a
sort OF mist about everything ! looked
at any distance from me. then came
blurrinE of nearby objects. followed
by headaches and spots before my
eyes when read for only little time.
In fact, my eyes just played out on
me.
"It was very annoying to have n
friend pass me on the street and to
have to turn around and find out who
1t was after he had said Hello
was continually taking the wrong car
because ! couldn't read the signs
quickly enough. All the reading 7
could do was to pick out the great big
type. and III tell you time hung heavy
on my hands.
Before I went to see Charles Lin
coin Smith every pair Of glasses / had
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
TO KEEP CENTRAL
Decision in Railroads Favor Given by
United states Circuit Court
of Appeais.
I ny AssOciatcd Press.

NEW YORK. March lo.-Thc south
crn Pacific Company announced here
to-day receipt OF advccs that the
United states Circuit Court Of Appeals
AT salt Lake City had rendered Il de-
cision in favor Of the Southern Pacific
Company in the suit of the govern
ment TO compel the company to sell It's
control OF the Central Pacific Railway
Tho opinion in the case was written
by Judge Hook. i; was said. Judge
scented.
1911. the government alleging that the
operation OF the two roads under the
same management resulted in Il viola
tion Of the Sherman law. and Of what
is known as the Pacific railroad law
passed by Congress in 1862. designed
10 provide continuous connected lines
from the Missouri River TO the Pacific
Coast, with equal advantage to all
other roads.
conditions complained of by the
government had been in existence for
over thirty years" said J. l.. Blair
general counsel Of the Southern Pacific.
in commenting upon the decision.
The communities which would have
! been injured if violation Of the Sher-
man law WAS involved had never COM
planned. and testified that they were
perfectly satisfied and the Union pa
ciiic. which would have been uggrievcd
IL there should have been a violation
of the Pacific railroad act, had never
complained and were perfectly satis-
fled
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
FAvORS REDUCTION IN
TAX ON INTANGIBLES
Continual Cro,n l.Irst

continued from flfSt l'aSc.)
the creation for that purpose of a
strong central board. free from local
politics and with the power to appoint
In communities It's own assessors. with
specific and uniform rules for assess
ment
The sentiment in this State. however.
Mr.. Garnett said, is overwhelmingly
against such u governmental departure.
for the reason that there Is too strong
respect for the principle of local self
government. The people. lie said. must
be educated to that point AS an alter
native for such a board. Virginia has
adopted the system of partial segreEa-
ton.
Auditor of Public Accounts C. Lee
Moore. In an address before the ex-
aminers. expressed tho opinion that.
under the operation OF the new Tux
laws. every class OF taxpayer in the
State has been benefited, and that, with
the best work on the part Of the ex-
aminers of records. the time would
soon come when Virginia can adopt a
plan or complete segregation.
Ills address was. in part, as follows:
What benefit has accrued to the tax
payer under the present system OF tax
alton? The following:
lie pays less taxes State and local
combined. upon all Intangible personal
property! lie pays only 20 cents on
the WOO on money! lie pays less State
taxes on real estate and tangible per-
sonal property. the State having re-
duced that tax from % cents to 10
cents on the 500, and efficient local
administration can reduce the local tax
upon real estate and tangible personal
property. The State merchants Ii
cense tax has been reduced. In fact
the opera ton of the law has been 10
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11

reduce everybody's taxes from the
standpoint of the state. and the STATE,
under this desirable condition. Is able
to realize revenue sufficient to admin
lister her affairs.
"Wncm l contemplate the POSSIBLE
tiles of the Oncc OF Examiner of
records. with tho powers conferred
upon him. l can hardly express my ide;,
of the magnificent opportunity he has
to realize, for the state. revenue which
she has never been able To realize and
the early possibility OF his work re-
sulting In that much to be desired plan
of taxation, namely. Complete segrsya-
ton" when II will not be necessary for
the State to lay any tax upon real
estate and tangible personal property.
There il no reason. In my opinion, why,
with efficient and forccful administers
ton. as much as S3o0.00o.OO0 Of intanCi-
bio personal property cannot be taxed
and yield to tho State an annual rev.
cnuc of 100000. nor why the income
tax should not realize one-half a mil
lion dollars.
SYSTEM Defends ON MEN
WHO ADMINISTER 1T
9TH" present system is very material
ly dependent upon the manner in which
the examiner of records discharges the
important and responsible duties nut
upon him by law. and unless he ap-
prcciatcs this fact and fully discharges
that duty. the present system will re-
solve itself into an inactive. sluggish
and Indifferent mode of taxation such
as prevailed in this State for years
when taxpayers were their own as
SCISSORS. But experience shows us the
more active. This spirit is develop
ing in all OF the examiners, and / am
talking To YOU now to encourage you
and I" stimulate your effort with the
hope that can make YOU realize, to
the extent that you do not now see it,
how dcpcndcn, upon your work is the
successful operation OF the present sys-
TEN of taxation.
THE present system or taxation
however. had for its purpose. and that
purpose IS being substantially realized.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
TARNOWSKl SEEKS NEW HOME
Recently Appointed Ambassador From
Au>trin Arranging for Another
Embassy nuiidinp.
-LRy AssociatcA rress-l

- N~SotihAtN t-EeSS
WASitiNGToN. March l0.--The fact
that count TarnowSki, newly appoint
ed Ambassador from Austria Hungary.
- arranging 10 secure q new embassy
building is taken 10 indicate that his
government does not expect diplo-
matte relations to be severed in the
near future. Count Tarnowsk! has not
yet presented his credentials Ia me
President.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
Arndrmy of Medicine to MEET.

The Richmond .Ncademy OF Medicine
and Surgery Will hold its monthly
meeting in the auditorium Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce Building Tuesday
night At sac o'clock Those taking
part IN the discussion will be Drs. V.
W. Harrison, NJ r. Ruckcr H. Nor
ton Mason, G. II. Lewis and Joseph
Bear
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
Struck hx Automobile

Etia Sinclair. colorcd, about fifty
hvc Years old, WAS struck by AN auto
mobile driven by Charles Bailey yes
terday afternoon at the corner Of
twentieth and Main Streets The wo-
man suffered badly larcra,cd scalp.
She was treated by Ambulance Sur
seon l.ipn!"k ana carried 10 her home,
32N Month NlMnte.m1h Sircnl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
TIME AND PLACE FIXED
virginia Bnnkcrs' AssocfntIon VIII Nee,
at Old Point Comfort on
June II, 30 and ~
Especial to The Timos-Di.n,,o, ,

Especial to The Times-Dispatcb
ROANOkE l., VA, March lo.-The V;r
Sinia Bankers Association will meet
In annual session at Hotel Chamber
lin. Old Point Comfort. on June u. -
and 70. according TO an announcement,
mad" here Tonight by the executive
council Walker Scott SECRETARY star
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11

were highly gratifying to tax officials.
After each address. the assembly went
into executive session for the discus
sion of problems relating to tho work.
oscar l.. Shewnakc. counsel and cxecu-
tive assistant to the State Tax Board.
presided at each Of these sessions, and
answered the rapid-iire legal question.
propoundcd by the examiners.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11

ed that he would not he II candidate
for recollection at the June meeting.
Among those present were: w. T. Au-
justine. Richmond: W. NJ Addison.
Richmond: j. a. Willctt Newport
News, and Allen Cucullu Lynchburx
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11

more complete assessment of invisible
properties and Il reduction in the rat,
OF taxation upon invisible properties
universal application OF the law
throughout tho Commonwealth. Whilst
the administration OF the law has i'm
proved conditions with respect to this
last feature. they are far from perfect
Taxins officers have not. throughout
tho Commonwealth. applied the law
uniformly. and tho taxpayers. properly
ana naturally. complain of such admin
istration. The law should be. and
must be. administered through it's Of
hcers uniformly throughout the Com
monwcalth. Such administration Is
Just, proper and will remove, in a very
large degree. the dissatisfaction exist
ing"
CLOSES WITH
DINNER At RUEGER'S
Tho conference between tho exam
incrs OF records and the State Tax
Board came TO close last night with
Il dinner at Ruegers Hotel Besides
addresses by Mr.. Garnctt and MIR.
Moore. Richard b. McIlwainc, OF Nor
FOLK. examiner for that judicial circuit,
read a paper on THE Relation Between
the Examiner OF Records and the Local
Board of Review"
WAS called primarily to promote uni
formity of assessment and uniformity
in the enforcement Of the tax laws.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
CHARLES LINCOLN SMITH,
tefrnctionixt, Richmond, Va.

Rooms Nos 10o-loI-lo2 Murphy's
Hotel Annex, at Eighth and Broad
Streets-EiShth Street entrance; take
elevator-continucs to give consulta-
ton free each day or the week be-
tween the hours of 10 a. NJ. and p.
NJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
PEOPLE TELL OF TRIUMPHS over
DEFECTS in THEIR EYESIGHT
Chares Lincoln Smiths Skill, Method
Produce Grand

Charles Lincoln who's
70 h public IT IS
hitch he
has iecnpu
have
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
DEATHS

a. Virginia Hospital, Lillian JENNINGS
SIt " ART wife of HERMAN Z. schwartz.
ifr>tG"s hci husband she leaves tn" FOL
loving children. Edward =, O. i.yuwood
Herman. Joseph, Elmo, Misses CYrhrn. am!
Seh"+. also on" brother ann sister George
a jennings and Mrs. Audrey Thorpe
sncrhi from iine street BAPTIST Church
MONDAY ct . l.. NJ. Rev. T. r. lIutsun
officiating. intcrm"ut Mi calvary
naltiin"rc, Md, u.rcrs pleasc copy.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WHITE coup. aud Stc.rns six Silent Ilnt..bt
lloici Nichmoud
WASTED F." waitress. Apply with refer
rnc.s. lslM MnMMIM.mt ANrtLun -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
HEARS CALLS OF DISTRESS,
BUT BUSHES TO SAFETY
Great Ocean Liner Passes Strenuous
Weeks In Danger Zone of tho
Mediterranean.
ATTACK CONSTANTLY FEARED
Passengers Summoned TO Ships
Boats, Where Chief Officer Dcliv-
ers Instructions Which Give to
Many First Real Idea of Danger.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press.


Correspondence of the Associated
PrcSS.l
ON BOARD SHIP. ENGLISH CHAN
MEL. February l3.--This great liner
With it's human freight Tonight is an
chored In comparative safety. inter
having spent in the Mediterranean
danger zone three Of the most strcnu-
Gus weeks which the submarine war
fare has produced since the beginning
of the world conflict. For days the
steamers wireless las been humm'nc
almost steadily with - - s. calls
received from vessels in distress. II
was only Yesterday morning that a big
ship was torpcdoed four uiles from
us, and siGnalcd wildly with rockets
for assistance. while Ne did the ohlE
thing which we could do-ran away as
fast as the engines could take us. Sut
tonight we are III quiet waters. ANA
for the first time in twenty-onc days
the commander will remove his clothes
for sleep. Tomorrow we shall dock.
and consider ourselves lucky to nave
reached port al all.
Twice in the pas, six months cor
respondent of the Associated IreSS mas
travelled through the Mediterranean. on
n trip to and from India From Indian
ports to Port said there is. OF course.
practically no danger 10 bc cncount-
cred from hostile warcraft, but once
the S,ey Canal has been passed on tho
homcward voyage a ship i IN constant
peril.
\ day or two after tue shiP ~
Bombay. the passengers were summon
cd to the ships boats TO which iheF
nod beo, assigned and the chief oni-
Ger made the rounds. delivering ~
..t,,. ,,-b;ci, cave 10 many the first
-, ~ ,.n,. IN, coming danger
80
,o,.. ror, said we shall
-, s,,o,, ,,,, N. began. "I.ncl,
be IN inc o""s", ,;fnh,lt abon,
one VI "" ~, - ;r,nara,iye some
Al 'he 'i.'' r.in.s ar are for
t'n'es 49, -, ,,, 10 Won should
seliui ,., ,.;.h y.u r,.,h, and
nave ''s 80. ,,,, oynn - your baths
uas, e'i -
WIN YOU
OFFlCEkS 'NSIh. .,.,,,,
~ 'ASE VIZ
The officer gave instructions as 10
how the lifebeits were to he adjusted
and continued:
an case we ar. iorpedocd. i've Shor;
blasts on the ship. whistle will call
YOU to the bouts. You will come im'ne-
diately, bring such warm clothing as
Won can snatch nj tho moment. The
unmarried men and those who arc
travelling without their wives VIII soc
that all women and children are III
the boa is sfirst You will put them INTO
the boats by force If necessary. | c'ay
tell YOU bachelors" he INTERCEPTED with
!: smile, that a woman viii take more
rough handling thar you may imagine,
50 throw them into the boats If You
have to- Married couples viii get into
tha boats together II is the husbands
duty to go with his wife, and MAX"
il an order that this shall he carried
out Many tin IS Il wife refuses ut the
last moment TO get into u boat without
her husband aud We want no delays
of this sort
",n case YOU see that the S.,ip is SO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WASTED. /" waitress AppIy with r.fcr
.ne.s.- lsln MnMmIM.nt A NltI,in -.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-03
WONDERFUL STUFF!
LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS
Apply few drops then lift eorns or
caIluses of with Fingers
no pain.

No humbug! Any corn, whether hard,
soft or between the toes, will loosen
right up and lift out, without a particle
of pain or soreness.
This drug is called freezone and is q
compound OF ether discovered by Gin
cinnati man.
Ask at any drug store for q small
bottle of freezone, which will cost but
q tride, but is sufficient to rid ones
feet of every corn or callus.
Put . few drops directly upon any
tender, aching corn or callus. Instantly
the soreness disappears and shortly the
corn or callus will loosen and can be
lifted of with the fingers.
This drug freezone doesn't eat out the
coxns or calluses but shrivels them with
out even irritating the surrounding skin.
Just think! No pain 1t all; no sore
ness OF smarting when applying It or
afterwards. If your druggist don't have
freezone have him order It for you.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-03
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR AMER
ICAN FORCES ABROAD.

The time is approaching to Civ
thought to bringing Christmas
cheer to the American soldiers
and sailors abroad.
Arrangements have been per-
fected whereby the Christmas
mail to the American Expeditio
nary Forces in Europe is to bt
delivered by Christmas morning
Without the fullest cooperation
en- the part of the public, it will
be impossible to accomplish this
result. =
The three essential respects IL
which the public can aid in as
surfing a happy Christmas at the
front are: Mail early, address
intellioently, and pack securely
For this reason it is urgently re-
qucsted that all persons having
Christmas mail for the soldiers
and sailors and the civilian units
attached to the army in Europe
observe closely the following di-
rections:
j. Mails to reach the soldiers
in France by Christmas morning
must be posted not later than No
vember Is. By order No. 821, Of
the Postmaster General, dated
October %, 1917. such parcels will
be limited in weight to seven
pounds. II
2. Every package must bear
conspicuously the words Christ
mas Mail" the complete address
of the person for whom it is in
tended and in the upper left
hand corner. the name and adj
dress Of the, sender.
g.. Every parcel must be so
packed and wrapped as to ad
NIT Of easy inspection by the
postmaster. No parcel will be
dispatched to France which has
not the postmaster's certificate
that it contains no prohibited
articles. Intoxicants, inflam-
mable- materials (including fric-
ton Matches, or compositions
which may kill or injure another
or damage mails are amongst the
articles prohibited.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-03
CLEAN UP COTTON FIELDS.

Washington, D. c., Nov. g.
Next years boil weevils can be
fought very effectively today.
The Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Department Of
Agriculture urges that all weeds
and rubbish be cleaned out Of
cotton fields throughout the
South at this time. All stalks
still standing in the field should
be destroyed by the time of frost
or as soon thereafter as possible.
This cleaning up will decrease the
possible destruction of boil Wee
Wis next year. The species is
greatly reduced in numbers this
year, but although the boil Wee
wills strength is weakened at pres
ent he will try to regain some
ground next year. To destroy
weeds, rubbish, and stalks now
is to destroy to a large extent his
prospective army for that drive
next season.
A concerted campaign through
out the South, if taken up inn
mediately and pressed vigorously,
will save a considerable amount
of cotton next summer. Quick
action is the watchword for this
work. Reports to the Bureau of
Entomology from all field men IN
the cotton belt and from State
entomol, gists indicate that this
has been one of the lightest boil
weevil years since the pest entered
the country. The only sections in
which the damage has been COM
paratively heavy are the Sea Is,
land sections of Florida and
southern Georgia, and the north
ern portions Of the Mississippi
Delta. The cold weather Of the
early part Of '916, caused a fall
ling back of the weevil around
the entire limits of its dispersion
last year and resulted in a great
reduction of weevils throughout
the South. However.sabo Aug.
lest, the weevils began to regain
some Of this territory and reports
indicate that there will be some
points which have remained in
tested throughout the year. These
places will be foci 70 dispersion
this fall. Therefore, it is very
important that concerted cam
paign be undertaken now to clean
up the fields and lessen further
the boil weevil damage next year. |
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-03
NO DRONEs WANTED.

Down in Natchitoches parish
the police jury and parish officials
are popping the lid on in at least
one direction. A recent ordi-
nance will make life miserable
for all Migrants of whatsoever sex
or color, unless they go to work
Or get out. That would seem
good step for other parishes to
take. While some are being
drafted, others being trained for
the trenches. still others in the
act of joining their allies in bat
tie, and the most of us here at
home up to our ears in work, it is
no time for loafers Make them
go to work-either for them
selves or on a rock pile, orna-
mented with a chain with a big
round setting.-Bossier Banner.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-03
lA4yertissueat.
lGoRDDITY R1roRT.

smallpox: Ascension |, East
Baton Rouge |, St. Tammany I,
w. Carroll l..
Anthrax: Vermilion /.
'Diptheria: Assumption I,
Caldwell I. Caddo 2, Grant l, La
fayette s, Orleans %, Plaquemine
|, St. Mary II. Tangipahoa 2,
Terrebonne /, Washington /.
Typhoid: Ascension l, Caddo
2. E. Bato Rouge /, E. Carroll |,
srant l, Iberville l, jeff. Davis I,
Orleans 6, Point Coupee l, Ra-
pides |, st. Martin /, st. Mary 4,
st Tammany l, Vernon 2, West
Baton Rouge 2, w. Carroll /. ).
Malaria: DeSoto 2, E. Fell
ciana l, Grant /, jeff. Davis 5,
Livingston 2, Natchitoches l, st.
Landry /, st. Martin 4, St. Tam
many 7, 4angipohoa 2, W. Fell
cana !. ilsxll.
Rabies: JEFF. Davis /.