davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06

tions. For some weeks past there has
been a disparity between the prices of
middling cotton as quoted in spot mar
kets and middling cotton as quoted by
the New York and New Orleans flu
ture exchanges. This situation. il is
pointed out. impairs the usefulness of
the future exchanges to manufacture
ers and dealers in hedging transac-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
MAKE INVESTIGATION
OF COTTON FUTURES

tSnecial to The Richmond VirginianD
Washington, y. c.. June 5,-The
secretary of agriculture. through the
cotton futures section OF the bureau
of markets, will make n special in
vestigation OF cotton futures quota
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
Phone
Madison
1898

fpL Ice cream. homemade candy
and cake may he had.
feature will be tho com munity
sing later I'm :he evening. Many resi-
dents Of thar vicinity. as well as many
people from other parts Of thS CITY
VIII come 80 the lawn 10 sing the
sanrs our bows over there are sing
Ing The books used az the Young
yyop2eu.s christian association Thurs
aas- evening sings VIII be used They
contain such songs as Keep the
Home Fires burning" Joan Of Are
.,-srrv Me Eare to- ola VirEtnry, ~
and many others everyone loves 10
sing.
Rcd Cross Classes.
The classes in elementary hygiene
and i'm FIRST AID tn the injured. which
ar. 10 begin AZ the Young Women 9
Christian association, e Norm I'm
street. are hriur rapidly filled The
hygiene class will begin Juno u and
viii meet Wednesdays and FRIDAYS
from 10 go l1 so Mrs Moss, "A Red
cross nurse is the instructor The
FIRST ala class viii begin June 3 to
meet Tuesdays and Fridays from $50
10 : O'Clock. It will be taught by Or.
r. GorsNne ANY girl or woman
who has satisfactorily completed
both courses ia eligible ~ nurses
a14 i'm thu event thCE are needed
Farther information can be gotten
from the y W & a. educational
secretary, Randolph sac.
Give Garden Party.
A garden party VIII ha held from
4 10 ~ o'clock Tuesday afternoon
dune IL. on the grounds Of the old
Glrter residence at Shafer and Frank
lin streets This property has been
loaned through the courtesy Of Miss
Grace Arents There VIII be music
and dancing In addition 10 tables for
card player Mrs Z y. Hotehkiss Is
chairman Of the affair.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
Revive John Bunny Pictures.

French cinema agents are gathering
up the old John Bunny films to use
in Northern France 70 make the poilus
laugh. The films are shown IN the Y.
NJ c. A. huts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
8; g.: Society,": ' : e:

Friesia
Meredith
Dtc7,
EHt4Ar


1UwR IN w wHm M IN " q W "a
SRs g r 80 ,,rs wesfmoreland
49,, ~ W. So ,or,e '.Nforveu
$50. "t r,,rnhhurg +, Toudour
49,. ~, - ~, ~ This week
49, W IN -sncnd tbo suu,rney
- 80 cn,.ar-or Davis vii be
49,. -, he is not engaged in
~ .,.,,
,ho,,, r,,r prtdc-I1c,f
~; 1-tn,.f Nutor viii he
-, =, h,ror - =, luncheon at the
i cs,,,,,r,, - ,bts afternoon al I 80
s.D.,. -, ~. rer mother Mrs
cioch, hiSeh ~ Hf,iie~,s vga3
ssr -. ~ i,,,,og Dn,,elas Cooke will De
s ~ ia, ~ tt{s wee,
T,,es,s ~, mo luncheon this afternoon
..s,, -, 49, "a rfayton sister ns
~ rooIso Ms otev Miller. Mrs
e.. e,t,,nr a, Y,envflIe. Mrs John
- a,;1.r i'm Ms charles Rivers
Tss,ror Mrs bruce Poole Rial Of
ra..nh,,-r ,,,s i. Ward and Mss
~. Wa ~ r,nohhurr Miss Ma
sor miller and Miss Nan Miller
FRIDAY afternoon ar 1-3o o'clock
Mrs charles Rivers Carroll ore II
the akendants AT the wedding FRIDAY
eyentnr viu entertain Miss Miller
ans her bridal partv At lauchcvn az
sha Country c155h
p,.,..l,,,,is
A.. 49,. ~ ',,.Eo hes haan
VS. 60, e. tre Guest
speSdshR m. 80. -. sane ~
ss,a r,,n,,4 venue returned ts her
go f.fatrsa'4 \ vesfe~a.v
heihe OF
--.,.-..e r,,.ita.5.}vzt,t, who
ns T. s..,o-t,. ,,tss Tosarh.~e pe7a
VS. w ~ ",Ss..l,c ser r-o.ho-
K q TINS flSH' p
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06

The first and most direct relief TO
the public utilities corporations can
be given by the State public utilities
commissions and municipal and local
authorities, with the broad minded CO.
operation of the people generally, un-
dersta nding the necessities of war, and
realizing that the more promptly its
burdens are accepted the sooner they
will be lifted. 1t is essential that for
bearance and consideration be exer-
cised by the State commissions and
municipal authorities and that the
corporations also be permitted to
make such additions to their charges
for service as will keep in them the
breath Of solvency. protect their own
ers against unjust loss. and give them
basis of credit on which they may
obtain the funds with which to meet
the strain put on them by the Govern
ment's needs. The breaking down OF
these corporations would be a ma
uonal calamity.-John Shelton Will
liams in his 1917 Annual Report.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06

In order to give them Ules of credit on whic
they might obtain funds with which put upon
by the Governments Shelton Williams Comptroller
the Currency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06

James r. Daniel, Jr.. son of Mrs.
James r. Y Daniel. Of the jefferson
hotel. expects 10 arrive in Richmond
this week 10 attend the finals of the
Cham heriayne school He has been
a student ar The Episcopal High
school for tie past year aud is now
visiting Mrs Breckinridge i'm Wash
inrton James CahclI BrecRinridge,
III, will come 10 Richmond about
Lune n NLsil Mr. nanLel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06

Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter OF
President Wilson, who has been CIV
ing recitals for the men in the varl-
Gus cantonments In Southeastern
Virginia. is the house guest Of Mrs.
Henry Lane Smeltz At 'Elmwood,'
Hampton Mrs Davis. her accom-
PIANIST, and Clarence Moomaw. Mrs.
syn eltz's brother, are being entertained
~ ,sIr1 ". L. fhla xtanx a iA0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
War Relief Sing

A lawn party VIII De gwen N The
grounds If the Church Of the Holy
Com for'er Grove avenue and Roland
streets Monday June 10, from to
10 O clock tor the Polish victims re-
lief fund, cf which the celebrated
pianist 7 J. Padcrewsl<i Is the foun-
DEP and treasurer.
The party is being arranged by the
church Sun iay school and will be
given ~ the teachers and scholars.
FAirfax Jones is the superintendent
The church lawn is admirah bly, suited
to such use and the party promises
10 be yell attended and very delight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-06
TAetItenant Daniel I'm TUrOfI

Mrs James r. Y. Daniel has re-
ceived word that her son. Lieutenant
Charming Williams Daniel, has ar
rived safely overseas
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18

nouncing comprehensive plans for
what is to be known as Christian En-
istment Week, beginning November
II.
The plan of Christian Enlistment
week, to which months of ,prepara-
ton have been devoted, and through
which it will be sought to add thou
sands of persons to the roster of
active members Of the Baptist church
throughout the nation, is based upon
three fundamentals, which the church
has recognized and to which it is
proposed the entire denomination
shall respond These, as set forth by
DR.. Haggard, are:
First-The Baptist clergy believe
that a great and lasting victory in the
world war depends largely upon the
morale both of soldiers and civilians
and which must be supplied through
the Christian church.
Second-It is held that at a time
when all men are facing fundamental
moral issues in both national and in
ternationai spheres, every man and
woman should be enlisted in definite
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18
Christian service.

Christian service.
Third-The Baptist church can best
make it's contribution to the national
cause felt when every member of the
church is lending the weight of his
own powers to that end and when
the church has the greatest numerical
strength which it is possible to obtain
The purpose of the plan as outlined
and which has met with cordial re-
Spouse throughout the country, is to
enable the Baptist denomination to
be of larger war service and to stimu-
late the laymen to take a larger part
in their church activities.
The ven-day period, during which
the campaign will be conducted, will
be known in the Baptist churches as
"Christian Enlistment Week" In the
northern jurisdiction there are 9,542
churches, with a total membership of
1,289,9 members, and all of them
are expected to make an energetic
effort to revitalize and augment the
denominational activities according to
the special plan adopted by the
Northern Baptist Laymen. In other
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18
HooYerizing on Butter.

This is far from being a hardship
in the family where the mistress
knows the delicious flavor and nu-
tritious qualities of Benefit Brand
Sweet Nut" Margarine. Only SIC a
pound at the Direct Importing Co.'S
yellow front stores, 277 Main ST, 365
Arch ST., New Britain, where Benefit
Brand Teas, Coffees and Grocery
Specialties are retailed at whole
sale prices. This delightful table
luxury just about halves the butter ex-
pense of the family. The children
love it on bread or biscuit: most grown
people prefer it: it is simply splendid
for cooking, making fudge or any kind
of candy; and always the same de-
lictous flavor, fine, sweet and appe-
thing. The nutritious part of choice
white meats of the tropical cocoanut
and pasteurized milk are blended by a
special process to produce this new
able delicacy. Remember the name
-Benefit Brand Sweet Nut" Mar
garine,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18
BAPTISTS PLANNING
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Nationwide Movement to Be Con-
Quoted November 1874

New York, Oct. 18.-That the world
war has placed upon the Christian
church heavy responsibilities, which
must be met if the full fruits of vic
tory over the forces of reaction and
ungodliness are to be realized and
that the duty of the Baptist denomina-
ton, in particular, is to meet this
crisis in the affairs OF the world is
The statement of DIR. Fred P. Haggard,
director of the national committee of
The Northern Baptist Laymen, in an
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18

The effort will be extended even to
the homes of laymen where the spirit
ual enlistment will be emphasized at
home prayer meetings.
The campaign is also expected to
stimulate membership in the Women's
Mission society," the Mems Orga1tiza-
ton and the Young Peoples society of
each church, and in this way revi-
talize the social and religious activ-
ties in these important fields OF en-
deaVOr.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18
In completing the ARRANGEMENTS for


the drive and lining the churches up
for active participation in the for
ward movement, DR.. Haggard is beng
actively assisted oy the Rev. P. il. j.
Lerrigo, field secretary; the Rev. +. A
Agar, the efficiency secretary; the
Rev. A. A. Forshee, convention secre-
tary, and other members IF the ma
tlonal committee.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18
ANAEMIA AND POOR BLOOD
How Mrs. BurnelIs Daughter Re
covered.

How Mrs. BuTne1fS Daughter Re-
covered.
DreWsville, n. H.-'My daughter
was anaemic, had poor blood and suf-
fered from indigestion and bilious at
tacks. AS Vinol had built up my
son some time go, I gave it to my
daughter-she soon improved in
health, and it has built her up and re-
stored her health. Mrs. N. Burne1l.
The reason Vinol was so success
full in Mrs. Burnell's case is because
it contains beef and cod liver pep
tones, iron and manganese pepton-
ates and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the very
elements needed to build up a weak
ened, run down system, make rich
red blood and create strength. Sold by
the Clark & Brainerd Co., Druggists,
Liggett's Riker- Hegeman Drug Stores,
John j. McBriarty, Nathan Noveck,
w. IT. Russell, and Druggists every
where.
p. S.-For rough, scaly skin, try
our SaXol Salve. Money back if it
fails
words, the ministers hope to organize
their congregation into separate in
strumentalites for moral, religious
and patriotic causes.
The plan was adopted at a meeting
of the national committee held during
the summer at the country home of
Z w Aver the chairman. Arrange
ments have been under way since that
time and promises of cooperation
have been received by DR.. Haggard,
who is in charge OF the movement,
from practically every section of the
territory covered by the committee
from Maine to California and from the
Canadian border to Mason and Dixon
line.
Every Baptist church has been re-
quested to organize visiting corps
which will go two by two into the |
homes of the members of the church |
and the Sunday school, to induce them
to sign the "War Roll" This is a
pledge by which church members will |
specify how many branches of the |
church activities they will participate
in. Twelve items are listed in these |
cards, which will be taken around by !
Week" and those who sign them will |
be urged to live up to their promises !
the year.
For the intensive work of the cam
paign, a committee of prominent lay |
men has been organized in each state !
and these will pursue the methods of |
re-energizing the congregations in |
their states, plans for which are sent |
out by the national committee. This
method of organization proved very |
successful in the drive of the North
ern Baptists, last spring, for 81, 000,- !
900, which was secured from the Lay
men with remarkable spnotaneity. |
to DR.. Haggard, prepara-
tons have already been made by many
churches to advise their members CT )
this plan and pastors have agreed to /
preach upon evangeljstic themes, |
while all Of the church and Sunday !
school societies and missions expect to
hold meetings and devotional services |
in keeping with the spirit Of the drive. !
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-18

7He Sty4s B00F
s'Those of you who have loved ones in France,
must write, write, write. - Geu'L Pea.3bfnq.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01

The wooden steamer Helena, own ed by the Armour Grain Co.,, of Chi cago, was abandoned as a total loss. The ship ran aground on Little Chicken Island in Lake Erie.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01

ST Innon and Annis. in their new pT lsentation. Sweet Charity, the st ection left little to be deserved. The c fnedy skit, presented by this clever p IT Of performers, is a skit upon the ny,thod of dispensing charity and keeps the house in a continuous roar of laughter during the time 1t oc- cupies the stage.
 The Musical Fredericks delight with their wonderful harmony and the theatre must have been nine-tenths full of music lovers judging from the enthusiastic manner in which the team was applauded.
 Ward and Pryor were also well re- ceived and their rag time numbers kept the house in continuous good humor. When they closed it was with reluctance the audience allowed them to go Frazer Finley and com pany, in Skirts" were also well re- ceived and their act is a winner from the start. They are well rewarded for their efforts with appreciative ap- plause.
 Brown, Campbell and Lester are an excellent combination and create a riot of fun with their presentation of hokum comedy.
 One of the big features of the bill this half week is the first run of the Hearst-Pathe official war news pie lures. The audience fairly howled as it was brought in close proximity to our boys at the fronts and accom- nanied them in their victorious ad- YanceS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01
llIllEILiIIIIlIIIIIIILIIIIIIIIIiIsIIlst''''''s' LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
By LEE PAPE
HMIIIAIIllIlIIIlIIIlIIlIIIlIIIIIIISIIIIIIIlIl

Us fellows was wawking along yes tidday and we came to a place with a rope all erround it SO nobody could lent go past, and a big sine saying, Danger. And we stood there looking at the sine, Puds Simldns saying, Wares all the danger, don't see eny,
 Gosh, if I never see eny more dan ger than this. wont see mutch, sed Leroy Shooster.
 Maybe sumbody jest had the sine and dident wunt to waste it, I sed.
 Lets us get under the rope and wawk rite across to show how hutch we don't care, sed Sam Cross.
 Ony G, wat if there reely Is some danger? sed Sid Hunt.
 You show me eny danger and III give you a nickel, sed Sam Cross. Him proberly not haviny a nickel but Sid Hunt dident show him eny danger, so it dident make eny diff rents, and we all got under the rope and started to wawk over to the other side, wawking pretty fast but not running, and wen we got half way across, sumbody yelled. Hay there, are you kids crazy, come back out of that, hay there. Being man jest wawlking up with 2 red lanterns And s~Is fellows ran the rest of the way and quick got under the other side of the rope, and jest then 2 bricks came down kersmack rite in the place ware we mite of bin if we hadent of moved. Proberly being part of the danger, and US fellows kepp on going, and the man with the red lanterns kepp on yelling after us till we got erround the corner, which we did as soon as we could.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01
LINEN IS NEEDED FOR OUR SOLDIERS
 ACROSS THE SEAS

Wounded soldiers in our hospitals abroad need sheets, towels, napkins, and handkerchiefs This notice has been made public throughout the country and every city has been ap- portioped a quota. Bridgeport has been asked to donate 25,000 pieces of these articles and it is up to the women of the city to go over the top.
 The campaign will last only one week and is known as Linen Week.. This does not mean that articles are required to be made of linen, al- though linen articles will be accept ed. Mrs. Worthen explained, it is only a household term and includes all articles made of cotton or linen.
 There are many women no doubt who have not the articles wanted and it has been announced that new articles will also be accepted. People are asked to bring their donations to the Red Cross auxiliary in their neighborhood, or else to the collec- tion places in the linen departments of either the D. M. Read Go. or the How1and Dry Goods Go. The Red Cross will take care of them in regard to the shipments abroad.
 This is an appeal to the women of the city. It may be one of your boys who is in need of sheet, a towel, or a handkerchief, Are you not going to send it to him? Of course you will!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01
EMPIRE

William S. Hart believed he would be obliged to go to Nevada or Ari zona to get the exterior scenes for his new Aircraft picture, Riddle Gawne," which is to be exhibited at the Empire theatre today. But luckily he found just what he needed nearer at hand about fifty miles from Hollywood, Calif., to be exact There he found an ideal location, wonder full stretch of country; and there the company lived for ten days or SO, just as the characters in the play would have lived; eating and sleep ing in the open.
 They had camp cook who baked layer cake in an improvised oven. They lived like kings, happy and con- tented and working hard all day, sleeping like tops at night. They were all sorry when their work was finished and they returned to the studio. They had enjoyed it as a vacation and all felt the better for the trip. The story of the picture is by Charles Alden Seltzer. It is a thrilling narrative of the West and of a mans revenge.
 Tomorrow: Honse Peters and Theo- dore Roberts in "The Girl of the Col den West"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01
PARK

After many long interviews and cor respondence galore, Barney Gerard finally persuaded those well known comedians and parody kings, Hoey and Lee, to return to the field of their first endeavors, and they will be seen with the Girls De Looks" at the Park theatre beginning with mati- nee on Thursday next.
 It is 16 years since Charley and Harry were seen in burlesQue, and no doubt rousing reception awaits their return especially from ths older pat rons of this style of entertainment. It is not improbable that their re-en- trance into this field will have ten many of their admirers who have sea- son after season seen them in vaude- vile.
 The vehicle MT. Gerard has provid- ed them with is bound to find much favor, for it is built for laughing pur- poses and constructed of material which these boys handle with zest that becomes hilarious.
 They appear as Slitkin and Slotkin, Get Rick Quick" lawyers, who open law office for the express purpose of securing patents for inventors in a thriving town. Of course they know no more about law than an infant and having no diplomas, are at their wits ends at all times to escape detection. This they elude, however, until they accept the nomination for political offices which leads to their exposure
 MT. Gerard has surrounded them with an excellent cast including Wal ter Pearson. Ross Snow, Harry Kay, Babe Brunette, Josephine Younge Evelyn Stevens, Lola McQuay and as pretty a chorus, all under 20, as will be seen on the wheel this season. From scenic and costuming stand point, the Girls De Looks" will pass muster, even though placed in the cat egory of Broadway productions. There are many new and origina musical interpolations which are in. troduced in a natural manner and ren. dered with the precision and effective. ness of Winter Garden Show.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-01
WHAT'S GOING ON NsTHE WORLD .OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT

ment and every one of it's branches of the service. The story concerns a band of German agents who are in charge of secret base along our own coast; of a young American girl who is in reality famous Secret Service agent, and her thrilling experiences in trapping this band. ''The Kaiser Be Damned Is good drama and well worth seeing, for everywhere it has been produced it's success has been wonderful in every sense of the word.
 (Review)
 It was an. enthusiastic audience which greeted the presentation Of '@The Kaiser Be Damned" last night at the Park theatre. It had reason to be enthusiastic, for the play, while not of the melo character, has all the action, situations and plot of red bIooded story with a patriotic punch in almost every line.
 The cast headed by Margaret Lotus and John Blake is wonderfully bal anced and the management has shown discernment in making the selection.
 Miss Lotus as Marjorie" a maid employed in the home of Captain Frank Gland, @ millionaire yachts man who is serving his country for one dollar year, is very convincing. She is possessed of great personality which reaches right over the foot lights and grips her audience while she unfolds a story of Hun intrigue and treachery When she at last re- vealed herself as a captain in the h. teliigence Department of the United States Army, the house accorded her a great ovation, which she well de- served for the clever manner in which she interpreted her role.
 John Blake. as Captain Oland," shows himself a finished actor and plays the part of a United States na- val officer as though he actually were treading the ouarterdeck of one of our sea fighters.
 Charles D. Brown, as Captain Reg gie Sutherland, Royal Army Medical Corps" kept the house in a, contin- uous ripple of laughter by his clever comedy. His interpretation of a Brit ; ish army surgeon on leave of absence on. account of wounds is wonderful. He does not have to resort to a mon ocle or adopt any of the foolish props which most actors think inseparable from an Englishman
 Guy Hitner deserves credit for the manner in which he plays the un- grateful part of the Hun agent, Fritz Richman. His work is clean cut without being overdone and he is re- warded with the "hate" of the audi ence which, however, turns to pity when 1t is shown that he like large number of Germans is the dupe of the 1 Wilhelmstrasse.
 William Richman,'' a son of the Hun agent, is portrayed in a most ex- cellent manner by Charles Seel, who plays the part in a manner that wins him big applause. Olga Krolow, as Julia Manning" the master spy of the Kaiser. earns the lasting ill will of the house and when she is at last exposed by Marjorie" it is the occa- sion for big applause.