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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
YOUR SICK CHILD
IS CONST|PATEDI
LOOK AT TONGUE
Hurry, Mother! Remove poi
sons from little stomach,
liver, bowels.
Give "California Syrup of
Figs" If cross, bilious
or feverish.

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle. thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your little one is out or sorts, half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting
naturally-look. mother see IL tongue
Is coated. This Is sure sign that its
little stomach. liver and bowels are
clogged with waste. When cross, irri-
table, fever!shr stomach sour, breath
bad or has stomach ache, diarrhoea,
sore throat. full OF cold. give a tea
spoonful Of California Syrup of Figs"
and In few hours all the constipated
poison. undigested food and sour bile
gently moves out of it's little bowels
without gripping. and you have a well.
playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
1T never falls to cleanse tho little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten tho
stomach, and they dearly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies, children of all ages and for
Erown-ups printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup Of Figs" then SEQ
that 1t Is made by the California Fig
Syrup Company."-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

makers were some OF the local pol
iticians. who could not resist the
temptation to be among them. They
were Chairman John Hirschberg, of the
Administrative Board; Councilman Car
ter c. Jones. Police Justice John j.
Crutchteld, Delegate Edward r. Fuller,
Alderman John j. Mitchell. Councilman
John w. Moore and numerous others.
LEADERS ARE MUCH PLEASED
WITH DAYS SUCCESS
The occasion that took place yes
terday was held under the auspices Of
the Central Trades and Labor Council,
which represents about sixty independ-
ent local labor organizations. These
sixty local orders number about 10000
members. Labor leaders in this city
feel very much encouraged. and speak
enthusiastically OF the coming year.
The consensus of opinion is that the
coming year will witness one of the
greatest advances OF the labor move
ment in all its history.
Howard T. Colvin. Of the Central
Trades and Labor Council and editor
OF the Square Deal. the local labor pub
iication. said: Richmond labor feels
well satisfied with this. the greatest year
In its history, and starts another year
under most favorable conditions. An
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04

Inez Woody
uel King. III West Cary Street.
l6. Baseball throwing for men-w. f.
kirkham, SIS cambridge Street.
IL. Largest family-Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Reynolds. io5 West Fifteenth Street
l8. Tug OF war-won by the Metal
Trades Alliance. S. p. Critzer. captain.
10. Most popular young man-John e.
Lumsden, 1917 Third Avenue. Highland
Park.
20. Most popular young woman-Miss
Irene McGhee, s07 North Sixth Street.
Il. Prize dance among forty couples.
one stcp-Miss Annie Farmer. 625
South First Street. and Irving i.
Enroughty, 500 North Twenty-fifth
Street.
20. Most popular housekeeper-Mrs.
J. W. Morris. $3.50 East Broad Street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04

and II II doesn't straishten you right
up and make you feel nne and viEor-
Gus l want you to go back to the store
and get your money. Dodson's Liver
Tone Is destroying tho sale Of calomcI
because 1t Is real liver medicine: en-
tirely vegetable. therefore It cannot
saliVate or mako you sick.
I guarantee that ono spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which Is clogginE your
system and making you feel miser-
able guarantee that a bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your
entire family feeling nne for months.
Give It to your children. It Is harm
less; doesn't grippe and they like its
pleasant taste.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
Decline in s.,e o, st,m,,.

Substantial decline In the number of
revenue stamps sold by the State Pro-
hibition Department. as compared with
last year. was announced yesterday by
Commissioner Peters, who said that
until few weeks ago the sales had
decreased almost one-third. Recently,
however. there has been a slight in
crease. With the operation of the Fed
eral bone-dry law. liquor can only be
shipped into dry" State for medic
inal. scientific. sacramentaI or me-
chanical purposes. and this has been
responsible for the drop In sales.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
PRIVATE CRA|GER DIES
FROM ACCIDENTAL FALL
Member Of Blues Fractures Skull
Jumping From Auto Truck
on Way to City.
ENLISTED TEN DAYS AGO
Had Been to Fair Grounds to Look
After Horses for A Company.
Captain Fuller Notifies Relatives
In Louisa County.

An effort to recover his hat almost as
soon as it hit the ground, after the
wind had swept 1t from his head as he
was riding laundry truck down town
from the State Fair Grounds yesterday
morning at ll:l5 o'clock. cost Private
Arthur r. Craigcr. aged nineteen. Of
Company A, First Virginia Cavalry, his
life.
shortly after the noon hour. cost Pri-
vate Arthur Craiger. OF Company a.
First Virginia Cavalry. his life.
Captain James B. Fuller. OF Company
A, investigated the accident which
caused the death of Private Craiger
shortly after II occurred, and announced
later that full investigation OF the
tragedy would be made by a military
court. From what / could gather of
the facts following the mishap," said
Captain Fuller last night. Private
Craiger was killed accidentally"
Private Craiger was ono OF a detail
sent by officers Of Company A yester-
day to the State Fair Grounds to care
for the horses of the troop. which have
been quartcred there for several weeks.
After tho military boys would finish
their duties out at the Fair Grounds.
Captain Fuller said. they usually were
picked UP by vehicles coming into town.
This appears to have been the case with
Private Craigcr.
FALLS BACKWARD on
PAVED ROADWAY
Craiger and his companions started
back to the city shortly after II o'clock.
when a laundry collecting wagon.
driven by a colored man. picked them
up. AS the laundry car came along at
lively clip. Private CraiEers hat was
blown OF by gust Of wind. "Ho." he
shouted, my hats gone" The driver
OF the car turned on the brake and
slowed down. but before the truck came
to full stop. Craiger leaped from It.
His feet appeared to trip as he struck
the paved roadway, and his companions
say he staggered and then fell back
ward. He was picked up unconscious,
and was rushed TO Memorial Hospital.
where DR.. Walter y. Mercer found that
his skull was fractured.
Although every attention that mcdi-
cal science could apply TO him was
given, he never reEained consciousness.
and expired at 1855 yesterday after
noon. Captain Fuller visited the hos
pital as soon as he was apprised of the
pany a. He telcgraphcd the news Of
Private craiser's death to Henry
Craiger. r. r. D.. No 4, Louisa, and
asked for instructions as to the dispo-
sition OF the body.
Private Craiger enlisted with Com
pany A on August %. He gave tho
next In line Of his nearest kin as Henry
Craiger. his brother. r. l.. D.. No. 4,
Louisa. Captain Fuller said the body
would probably be buried at Louisa
coroner's inquest will be held this
morning at o'clock. Private kasper
B. Bedrosian. who was with Craiger
at the time OF the accident, has been
summoned as a witness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
DisorderIy on Train.

W. r. Lamgham. thir,y-eight years
old: Dick Creekmore. thirty-seven
years old. and j. ri. wilkins. forty
four years old. OF Norfolk. were fined
$50 each in Police Court yesterday on
charges of being disorderly aboard a
parlor car on a Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad train at
Elba Station Sunday night. Police
Sergeant GARRISON and patrolmcn from
the Second District Police Station made
the arrests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
ADJUSTMENTS
BurIe.que House Needed.

ouriesque HOUSE Needed.
Inc Academy opened it's season last
nlsht with farce called Mutt and JEFF
Divorced"
the country. with the exception of Rich
mond. they have places called burlesquo
theaters, to which men go. and they do
not take their wives or sisters or sweet
hearts. In one of these burIesaue
theaters Mutt and Jer Divorced"
would have received the same hearty
applause that 1t did from the man.
packed gallery and "nigger heaven" Of
the Academy. That the other portion
OF the ordinance did not take kindly
to the coarseness-to put 1t mildly
or the jokes. slap stick" and souibs
was evidenced by he fact that the
one clean song OF the show. a Chinese
ditty. Chin Chin" and chorus was
encored five or six times
Mutt and JeH are funny In the news
papers. and the slap stick only lasts
Tor four or five panels. The play "Mutt
and Jeff Divorced" lasts three hours.
WATER Lilies at Lyric.
III Manager Rex would only omen his
snow at the Lyric with the six Water
Lilies and then run them in again at
the middle OF the performance. instead
OF featuring them at the end il would
help his patrons forget the mugginess
ana neat, made all the greater by tho
throngs that pack the theater daily.
The very sight OF the huge tank
makes the heat seem less intense, and
the splash OF the water as one after
another OF the Lilies" dives into the
pool makes one feel actually cool And
then the Lilies" are certainly good to
LOOK upon-which also helps lot. The
diving OF these embryonic Annette Kel-
lermanns is clean and graceful IA a
feature for hot weather or in Southern
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS

Continued from First Page.)
ant weather. AT noon thousands had
gone out to enjoy themselves. and the
entertainment was in full swing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-04
Local Temperature.

Local Rainfall.
Rainfall last twcnty-four hours. None
EXCESS in rainfall since March / . 45S
EXCESS In rainfall since January l. $40
Local observations at r. VI.
Temperature, IT: humidity 81; wind,
direction. southeast: wind, velocity 4
miles: weather, cloudy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
ALLEGED POISON
PLOT AGAINST
LLOYD-GE
-Four Persons Charged with Con
splfacy to NIL Premier
TN ZEE WOMEN AND one MAN
Male Member of Quartette ia Ex.
pert Chemist and Women Are
Professed suffragets.

London, Jan. 31.-Four persons are
under arrest at Derby today charged
with a conspiracy to assassinate
Premier David Lloyd-George by
poison. The quartette were arralgned
at Derby today and held for further
hearing on Saturday.
The alleged conspirators are Mrs.
Alice Wheelton, her daughter, Har-
riet, another daughter, Mrs. William
Mason and the latters husband
William Mason, who is an expert
chemist has been known as bitter
opponent OF war and the women are
professed suffragetts.
The alleged conspiracy came to the
attention OF Scotland Yard yesterday.
Mrs. Mason was arrested in Sout-
hampton, the others in Derby.
Arthur Henderson, the labor mem
Der of the cabinet, is stated to have
also been marked for death by the
conspirators. The publication OF the
plot has created intense excitement
in the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
THE POULTRY SHOW.
How to Prepare Your Fowls So That
They viii Take First Prizes.

About four days before the SHOW
give each fowl warm bath. \ thor
ough washing and careful drying will
improve the appearance Of almost ev-
cry fowl. whether its color Is white,
black or intermediate shades. \ hot
room and the following utensils are
essential: Wash boiler filed with boil
Ing water preferably rainwaterl, two
large tubs for colorcd fowls and
three tubs for white fowls, dlpper,
hand brush, large sponge. cake OF good
toilet soap and some towels.
The tub In which the fowl Is first
placed for washing Is filed two-thirds
with fairly hot water. The second tub
is partly filed with moderately warm
water TO rinse out the soap. while the
third tub for white fowls only also
partly filed with moderately warm
vaterl is slightly eoloreG with bluing,
as for blulrg white clothes
Before the fowl is placed in the
washing tub. its feet aud legs should
be thoroughly ceansed. Then sianc
the fowl in the water. Make an abun-
dant laiher with the soap and sponge,
and work this stilf lathcr through ell
the plumase. 1athcr the back, sides
OF the body and the under plumagc.
Rub the feathers with the web, or di-
agunally, not against the web EX
tend the wings "a tail and wash each
feather. using the palm Of one hand
for support.
When the fowl has been washed, il
is allowed to drain for few seconds
and then immersed in the rinsing tub.
Here the dipper and sponge are used
to thoroughly remove all soap from tho
plumage With white fowls, the birds
are now dipped in the bluing wafer
When the fowl is taken from the
rinsinS tub it Is stood on table and
the supertluous water is 1 lamoved with
the sponge The feathers are next
''patted" with towel to partly dry
them, and the bird is placed In clean
coop near the stove to complete the
drying.
Ordinary shipping coops have slat.
ted tops and sides. and they are low.
The coops for shipping show birds
must he covered with muslin or have
solid sides, and they must he higl,
enough for the birds to stand upright,
and wide enough for the birds to turp
around without iniurlng their tails.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
Has Only Begun Arguments When Supply Become E
SCHENECTADY CAR RUNS AWAY
Girl Loses a Foot and Several Passen-
gers are Injured.

Albany, Jan. 31.-A Schenectady
Railway car, 116, containing fifty en-
ployes of the Weber Electric works,
most of them young women, ran wild
down the Broadway hill. Schenectady,
when the brakes failed to work at
Campbell avenue in the rush hour at
$40 clock yesterday morning. The
car sped backward to the foot of the
hill, gaining momentum until it left
the street and crashed into shed ad-
joining the Twomey hotel at 35 Broad
way.
Miss Helen Dyck of $40 South Cen
ter street, one of several passengers,
who jumped, or was pushed from the
rear platform, was run over by one of
the cars wheels and her right leg
was severed near the ankle. Her con-
dition was reported serious last night.
Eleven other passengers were taken
10 Ellis hospital in ambulances and
the police patrol and ten other wom-
en- reported to police they had been
injured and were treated at their
homes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
DISTRICT DEPUTY PRESENT
Bennington Lodge of Eks Visited BY
D. D. G. E. r.

The annual official visit Of the dis
trict deputy and inspection of the
lodge took place Tuesday evening at
the rooms OF Bennington lodge, b. p.
0. e. District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler T.. w. Calden of Burlington and
Grand Esquire Charles w. Remington
of Rutland were welcomed by large
number of members of the local lodge.
After the business meeting initia-
tion of candidates took place, follow
ing which there was an entertainment
provided by Edward II. Billings
of the Ghost club of Troy solost and
monologist, with Duane Bassett as
accompanist, and Clarence A. Cutler
Of Dover, N H.. who showed a num-
ber Of original card tricks. Visiting
Elks present were NJ. j Daley Of Rut-
land. ]. p. Ryan Of Titchburg, Mass,
Harold S. Heintze of Dover, N. H.,
and Edward J. Mink of Troy. A buff
fet lunch was served. Exalted Ruler
Thomas f. Fitzgerald presided and
the district deputy expressed great
pleasure with the exercises OF the
evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
TUCK SCHOOL GETS TAYLOR
Secretary of Greater Vermont Asso-
citation to Give Lectures

James p. Taylor, secretary of Great
er Vermont association and the Bur-
lington chamber of commerce has been
appointed to succeed Prof A. l.. Smith
as supervisor of commercial practice
in the Tuck college of business admin
istration connected with Dartmouth
college.
This does not mean that Mr. Taylor
is to give up his present positions, as
his new duties will not require his
presence at Dartmouth except to give
lectures once or twice a week. Mr.
Smith, whom he succeeds. has gone to
New York city as manager of the in
dustrial bureau of the New York Mer-
chants association.
Mr.. Taylor Is a son of Prof James
H. Taylor, professor of mathematics in
Colgate university, and is a graduate
of that institution. After graduate
work at Harvard and Columbia and in
Germany, he taught history at Ver-
mont academy at Saxtons River, CIV
ing up teaching history four years ago
to promote the work of the Greater
Vermont association. He will take up
mis- additional work the second seme-
ster, which starts February ].
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
CONTENTS OF NOTF
WIRE Known BY
MANY BROKERS
Leak" Investigation Committee
Uncovers Startling Evidence
INFORMATION WIRED TO PATRONS
Messages Sent Out by Washington
Firm in Which Presidents Broth
er-in-laW Is Partner.

New York, Jan. 31.-From the files
of Wall street brokerage house,
congressional inquisitors yesterday
brought to light private and confiden-
tial kilograms regarded in some quar-
ters as definitely indicating that there
was a leak" on President Wilson'S s
recent peace note The most sensa-
tional telegram. containing brief but
remarkably accurate forecast of the
contents of the note, was sent by Il.
F. Hutton & Co, one of the largest
brokerage houses in the street, over
its private wires to scores of other
brokers with whom it did business
throughout the country, on the after
noon of December 20, more than three
hours before the first copies OF the
note were handed to newspaper men
by Secretary of State Lansing.
At the time the Hutton message
was sent, according to the testimony
of Secretary Lansing before the COM
mittee in Washington, no one in this
country save persons connected with
the preparation and dispatch of the
note had as much information reb-
garding its contents as the message
revealed. The note previously had
been sent abroad incode. Pubica-
ton Of the note followed transmission
of the Hutton message to various
brokers by more than 10 hours.
Information on which the message
to brokers was based, Edward f. Hut
ton, head of the firm, testified, came
in another message. now missing,
from F. A. Connolly of F. A. Connolly
& Co., Washington brokerage
house, in which II. w. Boiling.
brother-in-law of President Wilson is
partner Connolly was declared by
Hutton to be Fastening to New York
last night to appear before the COM
mittee today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
why The Cord Of Wood sbrink, So

Ralph Faulkner and Henry Stern.
berg students in the COLLEGE Of For
estry at the University of Washington
have proved by experiment that cord
Of full length wood when sawed and
replied in the ordinary stack shrnks
on an average 2I.7G per cent. As deal.
ers buy wood in full lengths and usual.
ly measure ii for delivery before saw.
ing it, they are often accused of giving
short measure.
a cord Is the standard measurement
or wood. and it is defined as 1913 cubic
feet Of wood. measured by n pile four
feet high and eight feet wide of logs
Sonr feet long
The Discrepancy between the cord as
bought by the dealer and as delivered
to the customer. according to Profes-
sor Hugo Winkenwerder, dean OF the
college. is not entirely explained by
the sawdust. When wood Is piled up
In four foot lengths there are many
spaces between sticks, caused by knots
and curvaturcs. These spaces are elm
mated when the wood Is cut up small.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
Ancient Chinese Ingenuity.

We are assured that the taxicab IL
no new thing. being In it's general prln-
ciples thing known to the ancient
Romans But now an orientalst goes
even further and asserts that mechan.
ical carts capable OF registering dis
tances Travelled by counting and re-
cording the revolutions of very large
cartwhecls. connected by cogs with
other concentric or eccentric horizontal
and perpendicular wheels of proper.
tionate diamcters, have been well
known to the Chinese for LOO or 800
years. On the top of the cart was the
Ggure of man holding drum. Which
he beat when one II. third of mile
was Travelled. Some carts had in ad
dltion figure holding cymbal. which
was struck when the drum had been
beaten ten times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-31
GOvLRA0R'S BILLS
WERE PASSED BY
THE HOUSE
First Three Pushed iInng Without
Serious Opposition
W. |. GOKly RE- APPOINTED
Bennington Druggist Named by Gov
ernor to Succeed Himself as Mem
ber of Board of Pharmacy.

Montpelier, Jan. 31-The agricul-
tural consolidation bill the bill Great
ing an insurance commissioner and
the bill creating commissioner of
industries, all three administration
measures passed the house this morn.
ing with rush.
A special order for tomorrow Is the
joint resolution from Barrett OF
Cabot asking that the two state ag-
ricultural schools be maintained and
placed on an efficiency basis. Eight
bills were introduced in the senate to-
day, all from Chittenden county and
five from Senator Villas.
The governor yesterday issued
commissions to take effect February
to the following:
Franklin P. Cobb, of Montgomery.
state beard of accountancy.
Marshal S. Rounds, of Barre, state
board of examiners of embalmers.
Lewis d. Martin, of Barre. state
board Of osteopathic examiners.
Mrs. Walter p. Smith, of st. Johns
bury free public library commission.
Augustus S. Haskins of st. Johns
bury. board of optometry.
Philip E. Mellen of Middlebury,
board of dental examiners.
Frank H. Brooks of st. Johnsbury,
state board of education.
John l.. Southwick of Burlington,
board of trustees Of permanent school
fund
William l.. Gokay of Bennington,
state board of pharmacy.
Edward Kirkland Of Bellows Falls,
state board of medical registration.
w. Scott Nay. OF Underhill, board
of medical registration.
Charles A. Gale of Rutland, state
board of registration of nurses.
Robert Weir, of Rutland, state
board of veterinary registration and
examination.
These are all reappointments, ex-
cept in the cases of Mr.. Mellen and
Mr.. Kirkland.