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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
AN ORDINANCE.


To Amend and Re-Ordain Section IS, OF
Chapter -. OF Richmond City Code,
1910. Concerning Weights and Meas
ures.
Be II ordained by the Council OF the
City of Richmond
l. That section IS, of chapter ~, OF
Richmond City Code. 1910. concerning
weights and measures. be amended
and re-ordained SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Ia That In addition TO the duties
now imposed by ordinance upon the in
spector and gauger OF liquors, 1t shall
be his duty to inspect and examine the
scales. weights and measures of all
persons doing business In the city OF
Richmond, in order to ascertain IL said
scales, weights or measures are cor
rect. and according to standard re-
CURED by law. In the discharge of his
duties the said inspector is hereby au
thorized to inspect the scales, weights
or measures OF any person doing bust
ness in the city OF Richmond, at any
time during the business hours OF said
person. but II shall be incumbent upon
said inspector to make at least two
general inspections OF the whole city
each year. said inspections to be made
without any charge therefor. 1t shall
be the duty OF the inspector to stamp
the word correct" with the initials
of his name, upon all wooden or metal
measures, which. upon inspection. he
finds to be I'M accordance with the law
full standard. and shall also mark such
seeaeS aad Weights Az saA fnspects and
finds correct In such manner that he
may be able TO identity same. After
the inspector has stamped the scales.
weights or measures of any person. 1t
shall be unlawful for said person, or
his agents. to use any other scales,
weights or measures in the transact
ton of business. until such other
scales. weights or measures have been
examined and stamped by the inspec-
tor as being correct. IT, after The
scales. weights or measures of any
person shall have been inspected and
marked correct" the inspector shall
find such person using any other scales.
weights or measures or short weighing
or short measuring. or tampering with
any scales. weights or measures at any
time, 1t shall be his duty to conftscate
and destroy such weights. scales ana
measures and report said party to this
police Justice OF the city of Richmond
for said offense. and the penalty upon
first conviction for any violation OF
this ordinance shall not be less than
FIVE nor more than twenty-five dollars,
and upon any succeeding conviction
not less than one hundred nor more
than two hundred dollars II shall
also be the duty of said inspector to
keep a record of all inspections made
by him of the scales, weights and
measures used by any person, giving
the name. location and date OF said in
spcction and report to the mayor an
nually such work as has been per-
formed by him.
g. This ordinance shall be In force
from its passage.
BEN T. AUGUST,
CITY Clerk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

Had Woman Not Left Her Husband ut
Home There Would Certainly
Il Have Been Murder.

A genueman-and apparently ter
rible-tempered ons-sat quietly near
the door Of a Broadway surface car
as 1t rounded the treacherous corner
At Fourteenth street in New York. 1t
might be well to quality the descrip-
ton Of the gentleman by the state
ment that he was quiet when the car
started to 90 around the curve men,
toned Later on he was less 10.
Among the persons who got On tho
back platform when the car stopped
ut the near side was 4 stout woman,
who, with the combination Of her build
and bundles, had difficulty In wedging
through tire door. Size got in at
time when the car was describing
fancy figures over the curve. and in
response to one Of the lunges she
stepped squarely upon the feet Of the
quiet gentleman. Apparently he had a
corn. which connected directly with
his soul. He screamed once ana then
sat looking straight ahead, very red
and very angry. One Of his shoes eiis-
tened and the other ressmbled 4 mud
cookie.
The woman did not 30 her way. but
stood wavering. bundles and all. look
Ing ut her victim Indignantly. He ig-
nored her. "Why don't you get your
old feet out Of tho aisler she inquired
after a long stare. The man looked
her straight in the eye. meanwhile
clicking his lips speculatively.
Madame" he said. If you had your
husband with you I would kill him.
Undoubtedly, I would kill him" After
which he limped out to the platform
and dropped OF. apparently to be alone
with his foot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
RICHMOND MAN
SAYS TANLAC
IS FINE REMEDY
Highly Recommends 1t For People
With No Appetite, Various Stonl-
ach Troubles and Indigestion.

Read what one of Richmond's best
known and tallest men says about
relief The gentleman referred to
stomach trouble, indigestion, loss OF
appetite and his quick way of getting
stands about feet 6 inches, weight is
In proportion to height, and just about
forty He knows whereof he speaks,
for he suffered with these ailments.
went through all the troubles the
reader may have. and then, through
the advice of friend. sought and
seeking. He said
IT suffered from pains in my stom-
ach and pains in my chest after eat
ing, and my stomach trouble, indi-
sestion mostly caused mo to be rest
less. and I found 1t hard to gee to
sleep at night My appetite was poor,
and ! was indeed glad to take the
advice of a friend who recommended
Tanlac and since taking this medi-
cine, which I highly recommend now,
/ have been relieved OF those stomach
pains and my appetite was greatly i'm
proved. 1t helped me so much and
so wonderfully relieved my stomach
troubles / recommend 1t to all simi-
larlv troubled" declared Josh K
Missemir, 4os Hancock street, Rich
mond.
Mr.. Missemirs wife attests to the
above statement, and thousands of
other sufferers in all walks OF life. old
and young. similarly troubled, have
found relief in Tanlac. The Rich
mond distributors are the following
four stores. Tragle's, hggett's and
the two Polk Miller drug stores. sole
agents. Get a bottle today Read
the article in the next column now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
He WANTED HIS RING BACK
And the Brute Got His Lawyer 20
Write 4 Letter Demanding
ID, Ito Return. -

Z Dear Madam: We are always
gneved to see young romance shat
tered and irons placed upon the trem-
bling wrists Of the goddess Hymen.
but when unfortunate circumstances
necessarily produce such sad happen
Ing. It IL customary for the young lady
to return those mementoes Of affec-
ton and high esteem which have been
the evidences Of high regard and es-
TEEN of the young man during nmore
friendly moments.
More so, 1t Is customary for the
young lady to return that pledge Of
the contract Of engagement to enter
into the bonds which bind as one the
possibility for the use Of which has
30 unfortunately been destroyed.
We therefore request. respectfully,
that you return to this ONCE the en-.
gagement ring Of Mr.. -. or We shall.
although most reluctantly, be COM
PEELED to institute replevin proceed.
ings for its return.-Docket.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
SCHEDULES.
Southern Railway Systern.

Trains Leave Richncna---Nain ST.
station. Schedule figures not guaran-
teed, For the South-Daily: 5 40 A NJ,
local. 1890 A NJ, express: p NJ,
express, 1t:1s p NJ, express: sleep
ting rEr omen. see =. NJ. 8 go r Nj
local for Keysville. Chase City and
Buffalo Junctiou--week days
York River Line-7:s5 A. NJ and ais
r. NJ. daily local 10 West Point $40
p. NJ, daily except Sunday. steamer
train connection for Baltimore
Trains Arrive Richmond-From the
South T:05 A. NJ. and $40 A NJ. I2:3s
+. 81. 1865 r. NJ. daily; see A. M. ex-
cept Sunday. From West Point s;4o
A. NJ. and Gas p. N. daily. Steamer
train S4b A. Nj. daily except Monday.
Oniee se7 E Main IT. Phone Mad.
lsoa 2iA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
New Substitute for sIsal.

According to Farm aud Fireside,
New Zealand fax yields a fiber nearly
twice as tough as sisal and entirely
adapted to binder Irvine manufacture.
This fax Of which he has sent as
sample" says Farm and Fireside. has
been successfully grown as an orna-
mental plant in the West. thrives on
ordinary soil and will withstand tenn
perature as low as 10 degrees Fahren-
heit. It natures from roots in two
years, and may be expected to yield
about Is tons Of leaves per acre. equiv.
nlent to two tons Of fiber"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
HIS CONFIDENCE MIsPL {
Virginia Negro Has No Troa%D
Finding Explanation for 0ienG
psarance Of His Bottle. A

"some folk in Virginia win 70 a1k
most anything to get drink Of AG1sfsE-s'
observed 4 resident Of Richmond -
colored population particularly -
their drinks. Recently IN cid 1!
persuaded the conductor Of . t111n III
take him back . quart. The eon
refused at nrst. but after he III IT,
tened to the negro's pleading e.
no would send It down BY frs94 -
the colored man. The latter V1tq
patiently. but the quart didnat
When at last the darky saw
Iductor he asked the latter whdoRAo
become Of his bottle.
"'Why. didn't you get itr saiA tAM
conductor, stalliHg. Of course.
"''Coss didn't get IT, We -
reply.
at surely sent 1t down by%
friend Johnson said the tralnme
"'You SEN 1t by Johnsingr anl
the colored man. 'Mought jes' 91Nu
SEN clover leaf by q rabbit y t
negro's rejoinder as he walked e.
disgust"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
So kansan Proposes to Use the MensyI
In Founding 4 College for Teach
r Ing Of Hobos.

DR.. e. e. Sonnanstine Of Girard,
Kan., who possesses half milion dol-l
Jars and hates them everyone y mi
St. Louis to found q hobo college. says
the St Louis Star.
The hobo college Win teach nnAkt
his A B Cs II he doesn't know the. III
VIII also teach q number Of noefn3|
trades The founder IL an ardGue 6fns!
ciple Of James Eads Howe Of 81 LDutGs
the original millionaire hobo"
sonnanstins grows quite indionaa14
when he attacks the popular aa1Dcia.ss
ton Of the hobo with the ''panhanAsr. IS
the '.moocher." the professional nIauD
or the sbarrel house, denizen.
Trsmps, he charncterizes - hfo~
trisvables who have been outiaw1a hi
the hoboes.
+. Hobo" No told a reporter. - de-
rived from 'bo.' word used In AgnEri6,s
meaning q worker travelling To- anG
from his work. Hor 10 q unauossonss
salutation Of ono man to his ll0Ws
the hail Of chssry man. ThuaNoo
Is nothing more nor Leo than 1900
some, lifs-loving workman. itsto4
with wanderiust that leads him. oeo
the highways, working ut his a4a
from place to placs. Isn't he tosl4 a13
mired rather than eondGnnedT ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
Pay
City

City taxes on REAL ESTATE for
1917 are due and payable June Is to
30, inclusive, 49,
Failure to pay all or one-half in
June lncurs penalty of per cent
on the whole amount, and IL not paid
before September LIST the collector Is
required by ordinance to levy, with
costs added
All males twenty-one years of age.
all persons tmale or female) who
own PERSONAL PROPERTY, and
all parties conducting business in the
city of Richmond COT whatever ma
ture1 are assessed.
PERSONAL taxes can be paid FOR
H fzAi 4a4ff- between November
!. and December 81. 1917. without
penalty
Grading. paving, pipe and sewer
connection bills are duo and paya Bile
when notices are mailed
Property transferred January or
when making settlement give name in
which property stood prior to Deem
Der 81, 1915.
This is the only notice required b-
law. Please give il prompt attention
90 as to avoid delinquency and pen
atty
South Richmond taxes. etc, must
he paid at the Office OF the Deputy
Collector, Tenth ard Hull streets.
II. T.. HUI,CE,
Collector OF Taxes. City OF Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

A new eyeglass has been patented
for the use Of submarine divers. 1t is
well known that the human eye does
not function properly under water.
objects appearing badly blurred and
distorted. This II due to the fact that
the speed Of light In water Is differ
ent from the speed of light In air.
and hence the light rays erter the
eye with different angle Of refrac-
ton The eye, being designed for To-
cusing rays coming through the air
Is unable to focus rays coming
through the water.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
A aird Cana

If you have bird, do let him live in
beautiful house. A wicker bird cage
is not necessarily expensive, and not
only will your little bird BE- happier
therein, but surely You and your room
will be happier. too, for this ideal note
OF decoration. For 1t Is the details Of
q room which count most nightly.
and which are 10 often neglected a.
being Of no account. So II you have .
bird. DO eonsidas 4 sqad'lspt,ax "asa
sMcAanGA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
SUGAR crep Of Hawaii. 1915.


The sugar production of Hawaii for
the year ending September 80, 1915
was about 5o2. 763 tons. or 53,237 tons
less than in the preceding year. The
area harvested In 1915, or 115,4l8
acres, was 2,219 more than In 1915;
but In 1915 4 lower yield Of cane per
acre and a smaller average yields of
sugar per ton of cane made the sugar
crop Of 1916 less than that Of the pre-
ceding year.
The total area In cane In 1916. or
246882 acres. was an increase Of $3.50
acres over 1915. OF the total cane
area, 115,419 acres, or Al per cent. was
harvested. and the remainder. 1s0.913
acres. was left for the next years
Essnatng.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
OFFICE or
BUILDING INSPECTOR

Richmond. Va, June Is. 1917.
Scaled proposals will be received a,
this ofice until II O'Clock noon. Fri
day, June 80. 1917. for the following
For painting the interior and exterior
OF all buildings at Pine Camp hospita,
including water tank and iron framiny
supporting tank. Q
specifications can be seen and other
Information obtained at this Office.
The administrative board OF the citv
of Richmond. Va. reserves the right
to reject any and all proposals offered
and to award the contract as whole
or in part
JNO, f. BUTLER,
Building Inspector
Jupe IT. 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
AIrplanes Use Rubber.

How the science Of aeronautics Il
helping to increase the rubber demand
10 pointed out by an oficial Of an Akron
rubber company which Is said to be
the only one In the country to manufac-
ture everything of rubber used in aerial
navigation. Airplanes have rubberized
fabric for the wings, radiator hose,
shock absorbers. axle cushions, speedo.
meter shaft guards and tires as indI0-
pensahls rubber pSpducts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF
81 PERINTENDENT PUBLIC
CHARITIES,
CITY HOME.
RICHMOND, VA.

June 16. 1917.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the administrative board until IL
O'Clock NJ. Tuesday. June 10, for
furnishing the City Home and Viz
ginia hospital with supplies of bacon,
iiour, coffee. sugar, rice, lard. soa n.
behring's, salt. butterine. potatoes
whiskey, and shoes, for the quarter
ending September 80. 1917, to be de-
livered al either place as ordered.
The administrative board reserves
the right to reject any or all proposals
offered and of giving the contract for
each article required to the lowest
responsible bidder therefor.
Forms OF proposals can be obtained
at this office.
r. G. cABELL. UR.
Superintendent
June l6 1917
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
stevenson At thirty.

n was told Of 4 rainy aftG
plague party at which I did not G.
to be present" writes Birge H
in the Century Of Robert L. 49,
sons early days, during whic
Stevenson amused himself By 1oe
ing the future careers Of those r.
When he came to his cousin
marked with Z satirical little
There sits Louis. ~ SNUG and q.
cent as any old type de bourgea
have not the least doubt that 10
.imagines that one Of these daySa
will be publishing Ill Of his din
waite correspondence-''ths la<t
r. L. SIN boards. And LoN1n
rs heartily - anyone h -
which the sally raised. Bob, %
did live to Sc the pubhcatton
sHailima Lektasa, ana ! AnXG
wondered u he rssnamhg0a IT.
incident n - l4nnle4 tt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18

The object of this suit is to quiet
and remove all clouds from the title to
a certain tract OF land containing about
three hundred and seventy-nine and
one-half t379h) acres In Clover Hill
district. Chesterfield county, Va. stand
ing in the name Of Lynn r. Webster,
having been devised to him by John p.
Webster. and to judicially declare said
land free from all claims of whatsoever
kind of the above-named defendants.
and especially all claims arising out Of
the sale of said land to Edward +.
Webster by B. w. Finney. as specia,
commissioner, and as agent for said
Edmonia Heath in 1857. and said land
having been conveyed to- said John p.
Webster and Oscar r. Webster his
trother. by deed from William I. Chop
ton. special commissioner in the suit
of Lockett, etc. VS. Heath, ct al, by
deed dated November 5. 1869. and re-
corded in the clerks Office of the above
named court in deed book 81. page 526.
An affidavit having been made that
the defendant, Edmonia Heath. If liy-
ing, is a non-resident of the state Of
Virginia, and II she be dead, the names
and residences OF her personal repre-
sentatives, heirs. distributes deyisees,
1egatees. her and their assigns and
legal representatives. who may be in
terested in the subject matter of this
suit. are unknown. and 1t appearing
that such unknown persons have been
made parties to this suit under the
general description of parties un-
known, 1t is ordered that the said non
resident and unknown defendants do
appear within fifteen days after due
publication of this order once a week
for four successive weeks. in The
Richmond Virginian. a newspaper pub
lished In Richmond. Va, and do what
Ia necessary to defend their interests
in this suit
A copy-Teste:
PHILIP V. COGBILL. Clerk
E-W-c Caring ton, T.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
NOTICE.

To Whom ii May Concerns:
The Restover Homes for Girls and
Boys corporation will not be respon-
sihle for any bills contracted on and
after this date except upon order of
DIR. u. A kuyk. president. or Mrs.
Mabel X. Spurs. secretary of board Of
trustees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER
SAY IF SHE knew HOW YOU
LIVE AND ABUSE YOURSELF |!
Sit Down and Ask Yourself If She Would Have You Eating
What You Do, Losing Sleep overworking and
Failing To Exercise.
Give Nature Half Chance and Sl1o
VIII Stop Those Aches, Palms.
Build You Up, Make You
Feel Fine. HE

feed a child without any regard FOR
food values or sound common sense.
Would anyone expect it TO grow and
become strong? Why you might ex-5
pect the poor thing to die, much less
live
Yet men and women the moment
they get away from mothers care
begin eating, and examining food into
their poor stomachs without regard
for food values or a decent considefAel
ton for their system.
Suppose you sit down and ask your.
self what mother" would have You
eat. The hours she would have you
keep. The fiannels she would HAYS
you wear. The good wholesome food
she would prepare in the good old
"mother's' way And wouldn't she In
sist that you take exercise. get plenty
of sleep and abstain from the foliieo
that are fast causing nine out OF ten
men and women in the city to become
inefficient, half nourished, debihtated
and rundown?
OF course when the system does
become impoverished for want Of real
nourishment we must aid nature back
to normal by the use of medicine.
The whole world acknowledges the
value Of medicine in assisting nature
back on her feet. We should not 90;
pect medicine however to do the work
of nature. Take it only to resture
nature to normal so that she in her
own intmitable way may performs
those functions of the stomach, kid
ney, liver, bladder and bowels. which
nature alone can do with real success
To create and perfect such med4.
cine, the eminent chemist, Herr J0.
seph Trimbach, with a corps Of ex-
perts, labored years in the great labor.
atory at Dayton, O. The result has won
country wide recognition as the greats
est step forward OF the rast decade.
The laboratory is famed throuEhoue
the United States, and vast quanti-
ties of Tanlac have been sold, for II
has been time-tested and proven tho
remedy to bring back that lost vital-
ity. energy. ambition. appetite. diges-
ton. steady nerves, sound sleep that
you need. Have you read what thou
sands of users said? Get a bottle.
1t is $t.--Adv.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
AUCTION SALE

Office Police Court.
City of Richmond. June Z. 1917.
AS required by Sec. Z. Chap. SO, City
CODE, 1910. 1 will sell at public auction
in the Police Court room. City Hall. on
JUNE 20, 1917.
At Noon.
all articles now in my possession. hav-
ing been abandoned or seized, and
contraband. consisting of 115 trunks.
35 suitcases, boxes of chewing to-
3acco. lot of old clothing, lot of
knives, and a lot OF miscellaneous ar
ticies, which have accumulated during
the past six months.
Cash on purchase
JOHN ]. CRUTCHFIELD,
Ben c. Tucker. Police Justice.
Clerk. (June to 10Y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
Seaboard An Line Rwy. Co.
The Progressive Railway II the
Ers~tn~ ~

South"
Trains leave daily . A. M. Noruna
local; 1880 p. NJ. sleepers, Atlanta
and Jacksonville: e:3S r. NJ. s.eep.
err. Jacksonyille. Tampa and Kew
West; 13.A6-A- NJ alpeepass,- Atlants,
Jacksonville. Tampa and
st. Petersburg. Trains arrive $50 4.
r.. lisa 4. n. $50 r. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-18
LEGAL NOTICES.
VIRGINIA.: IN TIE CLERKS OFFICE
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHEs-
TERRIFIED COUNTY. MAY "a. 1917.
nm r. Webster. ......... .Piaintiff

Lynn r. webster. .Plaintiff
VS..
Edmonia Heath. II living, and IL dead,
her personal representatives. heirs.
distributes, devisees. lcgatees. her
and their assigns and legal repre-
sentatives. whose names are I'M
known. under the general description
of parties unknown. Defendants
In Chancery.