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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
Ioua Newspapers

WHEN SHINGLES wERE 9FIINGLs.
SM Jefferson Bee.l
Contractor Marker! brought to the
Bee office last week a genuine walnut
isbint single, recently taken from the
roof of the old Inbody house in the
southeast part of town, which Is now
being demolished. The single. prob
ably, sixty years old Is in a +, perfect
state Of preservation, still bearing the
marks OF the old draw knife. used in its
Manufacturing. Only a few shingles OF
this kind were found. but they we:.
still doing good duty against the cle-
ments. The larEe end Of the single rs
nearly Ave lights OF an inch in thick
ness. and OF the highest quality of
black walnut ie6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
Wisdom In reIsranes.

The tolerant man is the open-mind.
ed man, the mentally balanced man,
the understanding man. He knows that
he himself IL not the sole repository
OF human wisdom. He knows that
wisdom win not die when he does He
knows that usually he can learn, some
thing from the humblest Of hi 40.
NAa<o~ - ~ tts 49, I,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
E,.dal. ,tr.,,, -. sxmptoma

Freddie Knew the Symptoms.
Freddie was visiting tiny new baby.
After looking at the baby for , long
time, he came running to his mother
and exclaimed, "The. baby's little fists
are both closed and 1t Looks 40 y It
was going to start light"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
Women Are jmmvns.

WOMEN Nro JUtWOhO.
Psychologists have recently found
that certain patients are afraid Of mir
-rors-a result Of watching the change
in appearance as emaciation pro
crosses. When dyspeptic Is cured
his horror Of looking in, mirror per-
sists. This Is called catopterphobia-
Popular Science Monthly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

The Anamosa Eureka isn't satisfied
with Secretary Bakers airplane ex-
plantation and says that "Mr Baker is
shifty and clever. He Is almost as good
2 politician as Mr.. Wilson. and that is
saving a good deal for the president
Is a very clever politician"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
1--WE shall not make tse bovs

y
I'VE shall not make tae boys over
there happy by making ourselves mis-
erfble." advises the Manchester Press.
They used to call the national
guard boys tin soldiers recalls the
Britt Tribune. t'but they don't do that
any more, nay, nay. Pauline. The 16sta
is made up Of units, from all the ma
national guards and is the 'one that
Pershing says he would want il he had
to storm he'll"
To the, Grundy Republican at hardly
seems right to. take the boys in their
teens just finishing high school, pos
sibly, and draft them into the firing
line. 1t is alright if boys Of this age
wish to volunteer, butf21 seems young
enough to draft them. It is all right
to extend the age limit upward to IS
for there are men between 81 and As
Eho are as capable of making good
soldiers as the men under 81"
When the government takes over
the phones will 1t be seditious to tell
central what you think OF the service?"
anxiously inquiries the Hampton
Chronicle.
THE main kick Iowa people have
over the high prices of substitutes, %
says the Traer Star Clipper. IN Can
ada the government has taken an adj
vanced step by fixing tae prices of
substitutes. This should have been
done in our country long ago. Most of
our people are willing to eat the sub
stitutes. but they righteously object to
paying SO much more for them, plenti-
full as they are, than for white flour,
scarce as X is.'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-08-12
Member Of the A.,ocinted Pres,

Member Of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
to the use for republication of NIL news dis.
patches credited to,it or not otherwise credited
IN this paper and also the local news pub.
lished herein.
All rights Of republication. of special des-
patches herein are also reserved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
IIENRICO RELEASES.

Charles L. Garrett. trustee to A. r..
Nenable. i-2 acres Du Pont square,
November 4. 1918: $4,000
l.. l.. Cheatwood. trustee to II. f
Gibson l-2 acres on WILLIAMSBURG
Road. about six miles below Richmond
November ;. 1918; sl.l2O
L. l. Cheatwood. trustee, to H. T.
Glbson, . acres south side VILLA ms
burg Road. about six miles below Rich
mona. November E. 1918: $500
I'd 5. and William S. Rose. trustees
TO j. Is. Prosser and Grace twife) half
acre south side williamsburg Road.
about six miles east of Richmond No
vcnber 3. 1918: ST4c
WillouEhby Newton. Jr. trustee. to
Joseph D. and Lydia \. Clarke. 22s0
acres near Williamsburg Road east OF
richmond. November 10 1918: SColGn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
AIRPLANE COMPASS PLACED
IN SAFEST NOOK POSSIBLE
Many Difficulties Overcome to Mink.
Instruments Indicate True
Magnetic North.

:, an an AMERICAN AEgoDRoME IN
safest places in the airplane cockpit
Is given to the compass. for without
its aid the airman who is flying over
sea or land on misty day is hope
iessiy lost Great attention is paid
and TO the problem presented by
drift" If an airplane starts TO iiy
from one point TO another due east.
miles an hour northeast. he must take
that element into consideration hv
altering his compass course. before
ascendtns, according TO the total dis
lance OF the journey
Many difficulties had to be overcome
IN the production OF satisfactory
s ,Snsn for , aerial ro work Chief among
Ing the magnetism OF the engine and
particularly the magnetic, and of pre-
venting the effect OF centrifugal force
which tends to cause the dial of the
compass TO swing in n direction quite
independent OF north when the air
nis sn Is banking on turn. The )
surmounted and the compass in use on
rresent-day airplanes is a fairly salts
factory instrument. 1t is said to be
far superior 10 anything which the
Germans have yet been able to envolve
The airman's next most important
instrument Is his aneroid. or height
Unstable dial which can be moved round
SO that on leaving any given aero
dTome the reading is zero. whatever the
height OF the aerodrome above sea
level may be.
An American pilot left his aerodrome
for cross country flight recently on
very misty day. carefully setting his
aneroid at zero. After dying for two
hours by compass he thought he must
he nearing his destination. He could
see nothing below and so descended
to 500 feet. lie flew at this height for
five minutes and decided to land He
was about to volplane down into the
mist when suddenly the mist cleared
and he saw the ground Immediately
unerneath him. about ten feet below
His aneroid still insisted that he was
500 feet hight. The explanation lay
TO land on was 500 feet higher above
sea level than his own aerodrome
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
AMERICAN ARMY ENGINEERS
ACCOMPLISH GREAT TASKS
They Are Doing More Constructive
Work I'm France Thnn They.
Did Panurna. .....

TOURS, CENTRAL FRANCE. ;. No
Nember l6.--American army engineers
are doing more constructive work in
France to-day than was ever done. on
the Panama Canal. stupcrdous rs tne
engineering project was, and more also
man was ever done In "A day on all tho
river and harbor work Of ,he United
states. This comparison gives some
idea Of the magnituda of the >army
consirnction now goine on In Europe.
eNer undertaken at home.
Tho Panama construction force was
i""eo men; mere it is good sized
troops and 'ahorers Of all kinds for
the constructive work. and foresters
Tor furnishing the material Of constrIc-
lion cutting down forests running
be-.
The call Tor material Ia so tremen-
d"us that the forestry force will have
TO be Increased before long. Already
II is running seventy sawmiiis and 2oi,
more arc required to keep IN with tho
construction. With this increase the
..nEiheering force engaged in construc-
ton Will reach more than twice as
many as were employed on the Pan
anna Canal. the largest previous con-
structive work the Omitted States ever
Travelling across France from, tho
seacoast, one sees the magnitude. -of
th!S american constructive work a.
every hand. from the ten miles of new.
COCKS ana piers at the ports. ther-+ile
American, railway, telegraph and rs1e-
phonc lines. vast areas OF WAREHOUSES;,
SHOPS and factories and finally TIA
great stretches OF military camps and
barracks for this army of over a NH
lion American troops. But while one
sees this wok In immense detnfcd
parts. II Is only at army headdua rst ~
mat details arc available on the my. 3
nitudc OF the work as a whole
ON the one Item OF timber and Inn
per Tor this construction the army
i"resters are called on 70 furufsl,
nearly 5oo,Ono,O00 board feet NJ .imSar.
or which about 900. 100000 feet tIss
sawed lumber. This 900 600, 900 ftrt
~ no gucsswork. but is tho cst,noasa
or Teauirements carefully worried HTit
by the engineers. The precIso totaI1of
these estimates is as3ije000 festsorS
nearly $4,000 miles OF lumber, /. IA
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
FAILURE TO FIND WORK
CUTS OFF FOOD SUPPLY
Fifth Russian soviet Congress. Puts In
Circulation Approved Con-
StifUtion.

MOSCOW. November 1G.-"Ic VINO
hoes not work does not eat" is tho
Chicf motto OF the Soviet republic en-
bodied In the constitution approved by
the nth all-ltussian Soviet Congress.
and Just printed and put into general
circulation.
The right of holding onlcc and voting
for officials is confined exclusively TO
men and women over eighteen "oh
tanning ihGir livelihood hy productive
as those persons engaged in domcsti 10
economy, which affords TO the former
the possibility OF productive labor.
for example workmcn and employees
or an catcgories engaged in industry.
trade agriculture, etc. peasants ana
.ossack farmers who do not engage
hired labor for profit"
Soldiers of the Soviet army and navy
ana ciliHcnS who have been workmen
or sohllerS but are incnpacitatcd, are
also permitted to enjoy franchise. For
clsncrs residing in Russia who fan
within tpc Sovict's definition Of work
ballot. -
The right of franchise is snccifc,1,y
denied to all persons. regardless OF
whether they fan within the category
OF workinen and soldiers, if they hire
Labor for profit. live on unearncd IN
comes such as interest from cani,"I
or income from property or cntcrprises
Mohka ana clcrEymcn arc also dcujnd
a ane right OF franchise. together with
oilcials and agents of the former noiira
members OF the former reienin.r houso.
insane persons and couyicts
MoS"iute prevention OF the cxploita
non oil one man by another Is thc
on,r, ,nEoWcd purpose OF the Soviet
E"nn. 't u, ION. Consequently. 1t ahol-
HntS an class distinctions confisc.tes
az real estate. including that OF ~,
ch"r'h, nationaliZcS all woods n,im
oI"is, waterways aud live stock ana
tries such as mills. mines ana rniS
m"Is. Tor the purpose OF "insurinr ihc
a.uthority OF the working peonin oar
the cNploitcrs" Popic over
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
Real Estate and Court News
BARGAIN AND SALE. clIANcEnY.

Virginia Trust Company. cxor. OF
william II. Wollard. deceased, to Lucy
Is. Marshall, No. 942 West Grace street,
Il feet 4 inches by 139 feet 6 inches
north limo Grace Street. 6S feet east Of
harrison Street. October 10. 1918; S5.-
J.. Burke Slaughter and Meta Acosta
lwife) to Fannie perel. Nos. 1929 and
1881 North Thirticth Street. "a feet q
inches by 63 feet drregular) At south
east corner of Thirtieth and Q Streets.
November 4. 1918; tax. $3.50: $40.
=. Frank w. banner to Henry u. Beck.
No: 2i16 West Main Street. 3Ox179 feet
? inches north line Main Street, l31
Feet east az Davis Avenue. Assumption
OF lien of $4,000. October IS. 1918:
tax, SIS; $40.
:. George l.. Atkinson to J. w. Stewart
NOS. 29l2 and 29l4 East Leigh Street
5" feet g ., inches by 81 feet 3l-2
Inches north line Leigh Street 90 feet
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
- ~-----'
AMERICANS GENEROUS
j. T.. oConnor Speaks of Contribut,,,.
!" Armenian ana Syrian
Relief.
INV Associated Press 81

l.oNI 'o.N November lG- II u.
=, oonnor; NJ. T.. nj committee meet
c, 80 " .nr Armenian Refugees Fund
~ S,eht work. which he found o. his
rrreht visit to America. was being
go 'cu on ny the American COMMITTEES
.f Armenian and Syrian Relief. OF
.nc kcer enthusiasm OF their workers
a a OF the hearty sympathy which he
found on all sides "
lie was deeply impressed with tho
coioSsaI generosity OF the American
Public and with the reports OF the
Morh OF the agents OF the committee
pom Wlthi" Turkish territory and in
me regions adjacent to the various
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
WIN Launch Campaign.

IIARNISONBURG, VA, November 16.
The Womcns Missionary Society OF
tile Virginia Chassis of the Reformed
Church met in this city yesterday
Nnsong other business. plans were care
fully laid and discussed for the cam
paign to increase the membership OF
tho societies in the Chassis drive
which is in progress all over the .Gnited
states. known as the recruiting cam
paiEn.' Workers or the State We're
appointed as organizers, who will form
organizations and committees in the
various churches throughout the State.
Mrs w. II. Causey. of Woodstock,
Shenandoah County. is president
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
2l2. inches east of Twenty-ainth
Street. November s. 1918; tax. $3.50:
TRUST CHANCERY.

George III. Inglcs to w *. Mathews,
trustee. lot 5. block II, Battery Court
north line Bacon Road, 200 feet east
OF Goddin Street. September 3, 1918,
~ Savings Company. No. 00S West Clay
street. 3Oxl30 feet south line Clay
Street. 120 feet west OF Graham Street
November ~. 1918: $500.
benjamin T.. Timberlake and Carrie
Swife( to John II. BraXton. trustee No
2SOS Il. Street, 2lxl32 feet north line
street, so feet east Of Twenty eighth
Street. July II, lllX: S94S
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
MAJOR ALBERT TUCKER
WOUNDED IN FRANCE
Injured by Machine Gun Bullet DUR
ing tho Battle OF st.
Mihicl. ~
- gf,p+
TRANSFER DRIVER IS ROBBEr,
Danvi.lc Police Find Money, ,Tba,
Tallics With Amount Taken From
Ollie Grccn-O.hcr News Notes
From Virginia Points.
DRIVER IS RoIBBEr

WINCHESTER, VA. November Is-l
Harry ST. George Tucker. OF I4exing.
ton has received n message annrunc.s
,ng the wounding OF his SON Maio,
Albert $. j. Tucker of the Sixteenth
!nfantrv. in France. He is in hos.
pital suffering from machine CUR
bullet wound, but Is not seriously i'll
lie participated in the capture Of TN.
St Mihicl salient. He rcjoined hi.
regiment on July IS after recovering
from Il wound in the shoulder received
at Cantiguy. Major Tucker is n grand.
son OF Mrs. Randolph Tucker. OF VIM
chester
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
"CLOUDS SAVE COLOGNE"
British Royal Air Forces Deny Amer
tfon of German
Newspaper.
TBy Associated Press. I

LONDON, November 16. Clouds
save Cologne from attack" reads the
head line OF newspaper article de-
failing arecent air raid carried out by
British air forces.
What really saved Cologne" says
semi-off1cial statement OF the Royal
Air Forces, was the British refusal
TO Initiate Germanys outrageous pol
icy OF indscriminate bombing. The
British squadron, finding it impossible
to observe and range upon their oh
jectives of military Importance. re-
Trained from the casual bomb drop
ping which might have hit the hos
pitfalls or children"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
New Cotton oInl for Cherryville.

CHERRYYILLE,N n. c., November To-
The Cherryville Manufacturing Com
pany. recently Incorporated and organ
lied, has awarded the contract for. the
erection OF Il one-story brick
addition to the building of the old mill.
The machinery which has already been
and will bc installed as soon as posi-
bic. The mill will employ 200 people.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

HARRISONBURG. VA. November 1s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Adkins, of Cross
Keys. received q message yesterday
stating that their son. Private Oral
Adkins, was killed In action in France
on October Is. Prvac Adkins received
ms trimming at Camp Ice. and had been
in the service since May 25. Besides
his parents he Is survived by three sis
ters. Lucy Alice and Lena, all at home
and four brothers, Rinkcr Adkinss. of
Baltimore: Charles, Calvin and William
at home.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
RELEASE CIIANCERY.

Frank D.. and Jack l.. Epps. trus-
Ices. TO Martha S. Hopkins, No. 1928
North Fourth street. 15Xl22 feet west
line Fourth street. 1914 feet 1874 inches
south OF Duyal Street. November IA,
Richard w. Jones. trustee. to p. H.
Anderson. lots 81 and 81 IL. block 4,
Hecklcrs plan. 63 feet inches by 1870
tcet cast side Twenty eighth Street
800 feet south OF Old Mile Road. Au-
gust %. 1913; SIOS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
Rnbhch While ASIccn.

pANVILLE. VA. November To-
ollie Green. colorcd. q transfer driver.
was robbed last night while asleep In
the Southern Railway station. This
morning Charlie Smith and Alfonso
i.ovelacc. colorcd. the latter soldier
in uniform. were arrested. and when
searched ut the courthouse. the police
say, Lovelacc had the exact amount
in his pocket that had been stolen and
in the bills Of the same denominations
as those stolen. They were bailed to-
day in the sum of $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
HENRICo BARGAIN AND SALE.

Washington Park Land Corp to J.
=. Charity. lots SO. 33. block IA. Wash
ington Park: November ,12, 1918; $3.50
Martin Miller and Lena (wife) to
f. Saunders. IA acres. Highland
springs. adjoining lands OF T. Il. Muir
Reid Nenable to L. S. Housing
Sorp,. 5;i5 acres near williamsburg
G. p. Fricdhon to L. s. Housing
Corporation, G IA acres south side Of
williamsburg Road. October /. 1918;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

T,,.,T,,,, ..mi"N t-p nj "InChester,
~, WINCHESTER. VA. November 10
me National Frn;t Products Company.
OF winchester has completed all OF
us arrangements and closed the con-
tract Tor the erection OF Its canncry
mere The bGilding is 10 be two
stories, sevcnty-iive by 205 feet and
VIII eost for tho building alone
$4,000; The machinery to be Installed
pt'baply VIII cost quite as much.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
hid Ills Convict Suit.

l.YNCHBURG. VA. November 1s-
Arrested here on the charge OF the
theft of n bicycle. n search OF Daniel
Hobbs disclosed concealed revolver
on his person and n little later con.
vict garb under his clothing. Then
the man admitted that he escaped al
Richmond last Monday. and that he was
serving n tcn-year sentence for burg
larry. having served four years of his
tirnn
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
Police Raid Dnny,uc store

l,ANNll.llc, VA, November t6,4Tho
police ratded the store OF Ike GoIdSfetn
last night about o'clock and say they
captured grip containing three one
gallon jugs of rye whisky. Warrants
and Goldstein. charging them with
violating the Mapp act.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

WINCH lester, VA. November TO-
copal Church has engaged Rev. John
w Qninton. of the diocese of West
Virginia to act as rector of that church
unring the absence OF Rev DIR. w. w
Smith, who went to France recently as
chaplain in the American Army
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
Winchester Wan Killed In Action.

=, I.N'II 70 Tx, y, NoNcWbcr 1G-
Charles Green. son OF John Green. this
CITY. mas peen Killed in action in
France. according to Information re-
ccived from Cumberland. Nd where
he was employed when called into SER
vice Thomas G.. Adams, son Of the
late Martin Adams, of Gaineshoro. Va.
was also killed in action on the west
crn front recently,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

I.INCHNURG, VA. November 16.@
Authoritative information has been re-
ceiVcd OF the fact that the State High
way Commission viii immediate ely be-
gin the rcsurfacing of the Ainherst
Turnpikc preparatory to the State tax
ing the highway over January L. The
new surface will be given the road by
that time, and on January l the toll
gates are TO 0iSappcar. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
GIvcn PIncc nt Wcst point.:

ASHLAND, VA, November 16G@Na
thaniel Lancaster, Jr. has received an
tary Academy, and Left for West Point
last week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
Rnisc F.ntirr Ouotn.

RR1STOL VA. Novembcr 16-Vir-I
ginia Bristol was the first city in the
war work campaign. The honor flag
awarded by the state committee for
the frst city to win out is expected
10 arrive here from Richmond in tho
next day or so.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
RAILROADS
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad

Cin Loville & West, .1:as D., $3.50 D.
Main Line Local, '7:45 4, +5:l5 y.
James River Limo, 1000 a., is rs n,
Newport News.
Nix, Old Point, $500 A., 1890 H., - es D
Newport News. Local, 1900 a., '5:29 y.
From MIX. Newport
Newport &: Local. ..9:4S a: :S:,4 $ y From
West: $3.50 a. '3:45 p. Locals. 1855 a.
sDaily tExccpt Sunday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

Richmond Washing ton local, Lv. l2.lo Pm.
daily. fredericksburg Accom-. week dhys. Lv.
ll.l5 PM; Ar. sS.l5 AM. Ashland Accom-. week
days, Lv. l'.45AM, 6.30PM; Ar.l6 .30AM, 5.S0pM
AElba ticket and baggage offices not open
for this train. sMnin ~. Sla
fByrd st. STA tstopp.ng q, Elba). iElba s,A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17

GLOUCESTER. VA. November L.
Miss Euth Minor and Corporal william
Vernon lterns. the latter stationed at
Fortress Monroe. were married yester-
day ~ Washington by the Rev. G. Ern-
est Smith, ot s.. Thomas's Episcopal
Church