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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
GARRY FIGHT TO CONGRESS-
LEGION PROPOSES TO PRESS
BILL TO HELP VETERANS
Needs ~ Disabled soldiers and Changes
.5 IN War Risk Law 10
Tie Urged.
my Associated I'rcss.

) WASHINGTON. Dec. Is.--Natiomal
and state officers % the American
Legion decided today - .!lc initial
session Of tnciv three- day COME en- e
here. Ia carry lircc, 10 cons:cs. to-
noorsov' the.r tight For legislation
senctt!ng veterans of tho World Wa-.
The drive on Congrcss--ihe first 10
DC undertaken by the new cvganiza-
tion-wiil devoive shout .he Swce: bill
10 extend the benefits OF ;hn war risk
insurance act il was :nGictsrd
Already Through House.
Thc mcs sure has been passed by the
hfIse and The Legion officers. 4 was
W. d iaH'. n %n 'H o
Senators why 40 action on the bill
hiss been taken by the senate.
Wal; discussion at tho opening seS-
s.on. q the conference developed prso
ticaly unanimous approval Of the
sweet bill. many o. l.ic State repro
s.ntat!ves plainly were DESTROYS @:
n.rtn.n'ns % legislation.
Warnings were given by Speakers
that the or.;anization should work
snsr.9s,dl ;ons aGd S;w9 syeFy question
Lccomc cmbroiicd IN partisan politics.
Fur Partisan Construction.
Scvcra. delegates expressed gear.
iaat tHe proposed vs.'!t :" Congress
lf:Sai bi Construed a. having partisan
Political Significance. out i'cank,ii
L'Ol!cr. national commander. explained
That toc chic: purpose %; tn. WISH:
was TO cap!u! 10 10 members OF Con
sress the needs N LEGISLATION tor tho
disabled solder and necessary changes
In tho way risk law as We view them"
In opcninS their conference. the
Legion officers heard addresses by
Director Chomcly- Homes, o: tho war
r.sk bureau and Secretary Glass. both
o: whom expressed sympathy with the
nuTa3ses OF the meeting and en-
paaSized that tho Recommendations
1nadc by the. Legion representatives
would be gratefully received.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

y IctIErhm nom Hunting. ". Va
TO-DAY ANNOUNCE. the mHcriase in shat
Miss Mary Mulcaha. Of Petersburg, NIiss
oiuIcaha Is the daughter or street Com
missioner W. 7 Mulcaha. and Mr. Bar.
OF Ing Virginia I.caguc having p,aynd
first base IN Petersburg. Newport News
and fcpewell CLUBS. o: that league
~ present he is engaged as nlanarer
Of the elite billiard and pool parlors in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
Postpone App,.I u-,,,n-

IIearlHs OF an appeaI noted from
the cour, OF the Civil Justice in she
case or the Rount.ee Corporation vs.
which was 10 have been heard in the
Law and Equity Court Yesterday. was
postponed because the court had not
us YET completes the hearing of the
"uit o: w. y. Cheatwood vs.. the c!ty.
or i:ichmond. controversy owe" =
purchase OF goods is said % be TIC
gr0Nn on which thN rnsn Mla Llcl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
Attachment II. Issued,

In Police Court, yesterday morning
an attachment was issued for S. c.
Eluut. who failed to appear on The
oharEc OF driving an automobile while
under the influence Of intoNicauts. The
chhrSe followed al accident Sunday
morning when ear alleged to have
, nsch driven ny Blunt. crashed into
INC porch Of :: home ON i.ombarJy'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

against granting independence to the
irish peoplc. The American Protestant
ministers. who arc working In cooper
alton with the Friends OF Irish Free.
dom. will speak In all of the principal
cities visited by the native Irish min
listers. either immediately preceding or
following; them on their itinerary In
United States
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

Miss jeanette Llndunia Christian.
tMcnty-sevcn Years old. died ycs;erd1 V
her parents. a3l Grove Avenuc She
was the daughter OF the late Marie
and is survived by four brothers.
George Berkeley. Horace b. Elcmin;;
MichauS and John Newton Christ Ia a..
later
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
Wis. Inez nj. Maidrnu.

FuneraI SerV!ccs Toy MIS- ln,i WNt-
ksns Waldrop. wife Of Il. X; Waldrop
OF Goocniand County. were conducted
sunday AT her home near Oilvi!ic
County. Ecsdcs her hus-
lDnd she is survived by four daushtc
and three eonS. Mrs. W. t. baltimore.
Mrs. Leila GathriGh,. Mrs. Lula Armcn-
trout. Mrs. :. Ford: Charles, Morton
and Oakley Wa l,irop
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Stomach ills

permanently disappear after drinking
the celebrated Sh.var Mineral Water.
Positively guaranteed by mons; back
oner. TASTES fine; costs Il tribe De.
hNcfeu anywhere by oGr Richmond
agents. nce-Nunna,nake Co l'hone
them.--hGr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

DANNlLLE. VA, Dec. lj.-Ioscrh III.
Harris. lifelong citizen of Danvillc.
aud one Of the oldest, died Saturday in
i'll month. During tho Civil War he
served with the Danville ARTILLERY
under Captain George WoodinE liz.
leaves one son, George T.. Harris. OF
TINS city. and a sister. Mrs. Mary liub
bard, Of l.Caksviiic. y. 6. The iuurrn
was lo!i sunday aftcrnuon. manv
veterans attending.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
o!d People Who Arc Feeble aud

IN.nitiI ~ :, ,.r,,i,. - ~ 'I"H VH>
ira! SircnGtheuinG Tonic E.ncc, OF
GROVES TASTt;l.iSS chill TONIC. il
pur'iic" and cnrichcs the blood aud
omi,oS up the whole system. \ Con
Graz Strcnstheuiug Tonic for Adults
and Children. 6Oc-Adr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

saturday night at the home OF his
screnty-onc years OF age aud died
as result OF stroke OF paralysis.
Threc sons nnd three daughters sur
yive him:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
JLc licSi,iniur

Tickle * The ncGinninr
~ H. r3at cold y: painful cough.
.r;n,e ES fiEAi:fNC; HONEY stops the
bot;tc.-AdY. o'e Pe'
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
The Weather
Furnished by Z. s. Weather bureau,

Forecast: Virginia.
Fair and continued cold
Tuesday anu probably
Wednesday.
North CaroIina-luir
and continued cold
Tuesday and pr"babls
Wednesday.
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IOCal Temu-ratur. ,..,,,r,I,,

:, = W tcmpcruiurc. ................ rs
MaTlmum temperature to = M rs
S,in!isOm temperature TO J.. No.. -
Mcan temperature ScStrrdaS .... so
THon!nal ttnlpcraturr for this date ...... Al
LsSSleHSy NcStcrdaS ................. II
iEsScesS fncc nafch .............. Ivc
c"SNSS SINCE JHhnafy l.............. lSv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
NATURES MIRROR

: " hen \
" Q N an is
" ell a n q
health by
I here's a
sparkle in
her eyes, =
rose tint in
her &hecks,
and she has
r | C b re d
b ! . o d
T h e T e
elasticity in
every move
ment and .
spring in her
SteD, Ioyo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

In.al Observations at 8 r. N. Y-,t-rJ,,.

Ea!Hfau !" hours ending i. None
Eaint"lI - hours ending : J.. M...... None
penc,cncN since March l............. n;
bchcicncy since January ] ....... %
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

1t IS Easy 10
r. Initiate Names
The public is constantly being
swindled by limitations, count
erfeits and substitutes that re-
semble in name and appearance
Folcy's Honey and Tar Com.
pound. It in because the oriei-
nal Foley'sisso good, so reliable
and SO we'll known that these
frauds find sale.
Always Has 1t In His Home
7. Mccall. Athens, O.. writes: IVY. have
used Fo!ey'p Hoaey asd Tar in our home for
several years aad sud II almost invaluable Tor
eeuSbs and colds. apd erpeciliv tor Group Tor
our chiiGIes. We are never wi,hou, il spd can.
got too hitbly resommend il for coughs. coids
or Group Tor either kro n.up people or children
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
ADJUSTMENTS
RE Audience Secs "1.cn Nights"

y SeptrAtion ago Ten Nights IN a
Barrocn' was the public's iuca OF an
Ab5orhtns drama, and many an audi
cnce thrilled and wcpt over Il fifty
wears ago. tiut III tD!s day Of artistic
productions we have rather cutgrown
th,s typf Of mciodra.nm. and tins old
standby has now become a curiosity.
& However. MIR Robert Downing, who
y billed rs the eminent actor -eVanrcl-
ISL earned the right 10 that little
throuSii his work ~ the part o! Joe
Morgan, and his inoucIn touches in the
s.'es added 10 the intcrosi OF the mod
IN hlaysocr,
Ten Nights IL a Barruom" is "A
N.olSnt plea Ter prohibition, as eve: y
"-sc knows. and last night gave Virgin
ans chance 10 sec VIVA bar looked
l.kc.
rho strand was well Nlled lac, nigh;
"nG th. audience seemed we'll pleased
" th the piece. AIR. Downing wns re-
ally very good and sincerely prca ched
MS lessen, but the rest OF tho cast
MAS not up TO his standard. Several
musical numbers scattered here and
iheTb cetracted rather than added To
Charles Roill! as Sample swcholl.
deserves mention for his good comedy
~ times. which relieved the tension
when the atmospheric Ms Incoming
800 heavy. II was interesting 10 note
the contrast OF the modern idea .;
crama Win that Of ifty years ago.
The play O; .oday makes tho old fash
loncG meiodrama seem cheap and the
atric. However. tho audience last night
seemed perfectly satisfied. ID. II. G..
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Good Bill Mt Lyric.

Keish@ Lyric ofers q record breaker
for ,b. iirs, half OF this week. The
human rubber ball, Billy Eounccr is
with vs. in . bouncing good bouncing
rom his previous nsaScmcnt here. and
ALSO the fun anG amusement he Utfers
Ills we'll famous bouncing contest,
open to all, is largely attended b% per
;wiats' and turn. they do trying 10
initiate Fill: BouncCr is mos; laugh
able, and puts this famous entertainer
q, the head Of tho bill
Hugh Herbert and company in Hugh
lIey6erts own production. Mind Your
full Of Wit and humor, and gives way
FOR Tho wcayy - laugh. Mr. Herbert
himself In the leading role, assisted
by samuel Rose az his business part
raplcr, mako Up the cast, and offer an
cXcrntioh."l!y entertaining business
ton1tdy.
Misses Shaw and Campbell, recently
q. nu.'c' comedy fame. arc with us
sal. The latest Broadway hits are
IN ,hr!r-GtoSraEn and arc clcverly rem
oeIcd by, .ta;s pair They are good
leSa:- Walker. introducing 'Pastime
on Thrth'c-ass Ranch show the cow
IN his leisure moments. Fancy stunts
Win the las.o and wonderful control
81 the wh!rlins rope are their spc-
cla!ty, ana was warmly received by the
leas. are Wiber, Embs and Helen
Alton IN timely review on the violin
and piano. Entertaining in a way diff
teront: they complete the Lyrics Offer.
:ns. The SHOW is exceptionally GOOD
from start - finish. and can vel he
and Topics OF the Day have their usunI
p.acc ON the I'LL. y T.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16

pANNILLE. VA. Dee. l5.-y J.
Lynch. "a well-knowu rcsid.n. 80:
Piitsyivania County. died near the civ
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Sues.inI nat,

WiYG direction. west: winI vetoc.tv =
weather ~ +. NJ. clear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
NEGRO MASONS TO MEET
Order Has Raised Total of $130,000
 During the Past Year
To the Editor of the Age-Heraid.

To the Editor of the Age-H Herald.
 The Alabama Grand Lodge Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, colored. and the State Grand Chapter Eastern Star will hold theft annual meeting at the State Normal school building, Montgom- cry, Tuesday morning, August 19, the Grand Chapter holding it's meeting at one of the large colored churches.
 Grand Master Walter Thomas Woods, of Mobile, authorizes the statement through Rev. A. F. Owens, official re- porter of the Grand Lodge, that one hundred and thirty thousand dollars has been raised during the year and all legitimate claims against the order have been settled.
 The auditing committee met in Mont gapery Thursday and began examina- ton of the books of the secretaries and treasurers.
 It is stated the reports will show the greatest receipts for year in the his tcry of the order.
 One thousand delegates are expected to attend the two meetings%
 Demopolis, August IS, 1919 A. F. Owens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Cobb[er- Inuentor Plans
 Shoe DeUice Factory Here
Gaspari Gambinc, for B years Resident of Birmingham, to Market Sprin g-Rubber Heel and Ventilated Sole.

Ask any soldier back from France how it feels to sleep on a good spring bed after hitting it off for months on the bare ground or sack of straw in some French billet He'll tell you it's some sleep.
 Gaspari Gambino, for 33 years a shoemaker here in Birmingham, and for 20-odd years a cobbler in Palermo, Italy, before coming to this country for he's been a the trade ever since he was years old and he is 63 now-says there is just as much difference be- tween walking on the hard ground and walking on springs as there is in sleep ing that way. And he comes pretty near proving it to the satisfaction of anyone who is dubiousf
 He proves it with his own feet and the feet of some of his friends, or, for 50 cents a pair during this month of August, he offers to prove it to the satisfaction of any other pair of feet with a S200 cash forfeit in the bank as insurance against exaggeration or mis- representation of what he claims.
 Cobbler Gambipo is an inventor, with a couple of patents registered in the patent office at Washington. His in ventions are in ,line with his trade shoemaking. One is an automatic spring heel. an improvement over the ordinary rubber heel in that in addition to the resilient rubber it contains three coil wire springs that catch the weight and remove from the body the jar of walk ing. Theo is a ventilated sole that in connection with the rubber heel. automatically pumps air into the shoe, keeping the feet at an even cooling tenn perature, free from moisture on a rainy soggy day or precipitation on day of sweltering heat, the fresh air combn- ing with the blood heat to dry out the moisture as rapidly as it forms. The ventilated shoe can be half-soled or re- paired the same as any other shoe made. without impairing it's scientific con struction.
 MT. Gambino perfected his inventions and secured his patents while the world war was in progress but on account of war restrictions has been unable up to now to exploit his achievements But he has not been idle during this period of waiting. Some months ago he wen. to Boston, and under his personal sup ervision. had large rubber shoe man . ufacturing concern there make up q large stock of his automatic spring heels. with springs and all ready to at- tach to any pair of shoes the same as other make of rubber heel on the mar ket. These heels were moulded from forms of his own design and manufac- ture, and exclusively in his possession
 It is now MT Gambino's aim to form a company here in Birmingham for the manufacture of the rubber heels and the ventilated soles. in large quanti- ties for national distribution. While
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

he has had flattering offers to take his enterprise to Boston, he has faith in Birmingham as the logical place to es- tablish this industry, faith backed by his 33 years of continuous residence here. He believes in his city and he believes in his inventions, and he be- lives in combining of the one with the other cannot fail to be profitable to all parties who may become interested
 MT. Gambino has the patents and he demonstrate yesterday practcability of his devices. He also has some capi- tall but not sufficient to launch his manufacturing enterprise on the eXten- sive scale the project justifies. He be- 1ieves Birmingham is ready to supply that capital which he lacks. Here ap- pears to be an opportunity for genius and capital to unite to the profit of both and the enhancement of the pres tige of Birmingham as nationally known manufacturing city.
 MT. Gambino will be glad at any time to demonstrate in theory and practice his two inventions to anyone interested in forming a manufacturing company. His place of business is at 1924 Fourth avenue, north.
 To anyone in Birmingham wishing to try these automatic spring heels on his own shoes he offers, during the month of August, to attach a pair for 50 cents. On out-of-town orders he offers to send the heels for 35 cents the pair, postpaid. Any shoemaker can attach these heels the same as any other make of rubber heel on the market In tact the same machinery used In any shoe factory is equally adapted to his enterprise with no changes necessc ry, The Gambino, it must be remembered, is the only spring rubber heel made Advertisement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Clothing Prices Reduced
 By Large Manufacturer

Chicago. August 16.-Mr. Jas D. Bell. head of the Bell Tailors, Adams at Green St., Chicago, H.. said to be the largest made to-measure clothing establishment in the world recently stated that his firm is now able to quote prices on Fall and Winter suits 35 per cent below what others ask. To prove his point, he showed the writer a very attractive piece of all wool cassimere for which they ask only s20.o0 suit made to individual measure. whereas the same fabric is now being offered by merchants at S30.00 to S32oO per suit. Even larger savings are offered on their higher priced suits. Every reader of The Birmingham Age Herald should write MT. Bell for his price list, and free copy of his style book No. 11S. which con- tains large cloth samples of many beautiful patterns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

some very interesting things concerning
 the fashionable women of Petrograd who evidently cultivated their beauty as
 horticulturist cares for his flowers. In
 those days Petrograd had an immense army of big muscular women whose lives
 were passed massaging the bodies of the
 fashionable women of the city. Every
 day the woman of society was massaSed
 for an hour by one of these professional
 masseuses and the wages of one of these
 women for massaging a patient for one hour every day in the week amounted to Sl5 a month. Can you imagine such
 sum being offered to a professional mas seuse in any American city? It is. there
 fore, easy to understand that women of every grade of society were able to in-
 dulge in the luxury of massage, but /the wealthier ones added to the refinement of their beauty culture by having vodka and salt rubbed into the flesh after the actual massage was concluded. It seems
 that vodka is used in order to make the
 flesh white and firm and as Russian
 women are noted for their beautiful skin
 this treatment probably has something
 to do with it; at, any rate there is a
 beauty hint for anyone who is able to avail herself of it.
 Tn Russia vodka can no longer be sold
 or bought but probably kere may be
 
 where in the United States. My Rus
 sian friend who told me of this unique
 beauty treatment" possesses a skin of
 flawless purity and she tells me that her masseuse invariably used the strange so- lution of vodka and salt as finishing touch" to her treatment. So now if l have initiated you into wonderful se- cret I hope that you will be duly grate- ful. It certainly possesses the elements of a cynical burlesque to suggest at 1 this stage in Americas history that so very potent liquor as vodka should | be used for external application only" | And speaking of beauty, reminds me of that perennial lady of loveliness, Fan 1 ny Ward. l saw her the other day at the Savoy hotel with her widowed daugh- l ter, Mrs. Jack Barnato. To see mother and daughter together is most pug zling experience. for it is honestly very | difficult to decide which of the two | looks younger than t'other. Fanny of the films was looking her youthfulest best in little suit of tailored blue serg,s and a stole of Russian sables about her shoulders Her small and saucy hat bristled with black ospreys and sne looked about 20. With her was a taller
 but not more slim girl in black with filmy black veil floating from her black hat bound with white crepe. It was difficult to believe that the pretty
 widow was the daughter of the dainty little woman with whom she was talk ing. But Fanny Ward is one of the 1 wonders of the modern world and Lon don gazes at her with even more sur
 prise than does New York. It must be
 quite 25 years since she arrived in Eng
 land and appeared in a tiny part in a | Drury Lane pantomime. She has ap- l parently weathered the storms of life
 more than successfully, and now she is l living in her pretty flower-decked house | in Berkeley Square, the proud possessol l of a daughter who is one of the rich
 est and youngest widows in the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

only have to look at the faces of the few privileged residents of this Utopia to realize what favored mortals they are.
 The young officer on whom I called at the Empresss hospital says he is having the time of his life" in spite of the fact that he has had two rather serious operations on his arm and leg since he came to Chislehurst. But l eally don't care very much what they do to me-" he said, "so long as they keep me here. It is just wonderful and the Empress is regular old topper" I don't believe an empress has ever been called topper before, but he seemed to know what he was talking about and I gathered that he meant to convey the idea that his hostess is the most wonderful woman in the world.
 While I was sitting talking to him under the trees tea was brought out to us by a pretty nurse and l can assure you if the tea was representa- tive of the other meals served, these fighting boys indeed feast royalty. My young friend is a good-looking youth " ith large blue eyes, brown face and amazingly white teeth. Every arrival is always visited by the Empress who says a few words of welcome to each new gust. When she went to see the lad of whom I am speaking she came up to his bed took his hand and said In French to her lady-in- waiting: "Oh, what a pretty boy" A nurse and one of the doctors heard this comment on the young mans looks and told one of the other patinets. The story soon got around and now he is known throughout the house and among the visitors as the pretty boy" greatly to bis indignation.
 The Empress Eugenie has announced her intention of giving moonlight river 'picnic early iii August. She is taking her nine wounded heroes. their nurses and the doctors by automobile to the river where they will embark in an cleo trc launch for trip along the Thames. She intends to be one of the party her self and is, I am told, looking forward to the expedition with keen enjoyment Fancy the spirit that can look forward to river picnic at the age of 94
 I was talking the other day to a very beautiful Russian woman named Genia Ratmiroza about those ante-revolution- ary days in her country when luxury and magnificence ruled the lives of the peo- pie of the better classes. She told me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Former Empress Runs
 Hospital For Officers
By LADY MARY.

London, August 2.-It is not given to many young men even in the present democratic times to be the guest of an empress, but the other day I went down to the pretty Hampshire town of Earn borough to visit young friend of mine who was badly wounded in one of the 1917 battles and who ever since has been undergoing repeated operations which up to the present have been only partially successful.
 Now in these times Of peace he is still feeling some of the discomforts of war, but he is also enjoying the unique privilege of being, with eight other young officers, an inmate of the Empress Eugenie's own private hos pital that she has organized under her own roof at Chislehurst her residence near St. MichaeIs Abbey at Farnbor- ough. This marvellous old lady who celebrated her 94th birthday the other day, has conducted this little sanc- tuary for wounded English officers since the first year of the war. Very few people know anything about it and the public at large is quite ignorant of the fact that the ex-Empress of the French is devoting what remains of her romatic and remarkable career to the service of those young fighters