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The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
OLD PARKVIEW CLUB
TO TRY A COMEBACK

Shades of night! Somebody page
Charlie Hickman. The old-timers are
coming back sure enough, for
''Schlitz" Nau and his Parkview A.
c. is going to stage a comeback
with Bernie Gallaher and his side
partner, Jess Baggett, in the points
when they meet the Silver Spring
nine this afternoon.
Parkview is coming back strong
when it can boast OF such players as
Silk Carroll. Johnny Mace, Chisem,
O'Neill, Poppy Myers. George Mullen,
GOody Miller. Charlton and Kirtan in
their lineup for this contest
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
REDS HAND ZEROS
TO BROOKLYN CLUB

Brooklyn. Aus. 16.-Cincinnatrs
league leaders kept up their fast
clip against BROOKLYN today and
won the opening Uamo Of tn" So
rics, to a. JEFF Pf"ffor was nix
hard in the eight innin=s h" op"r-
atod, while Brooklyn did not ct q
man on base against Ructhor until
KonetChy doubled with two on, in
the fifth. The score:
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Company B Bats Out Victory.

~ the National Training School
yesterday Company e batted its way
10 l--tO-l& victory i'm lis final game
with Manager Newman and his hard
hitting club from Company A. A
bOmbardmcut of hitting in the first
and fifth innings completely upset
Company \. The batting OF Capt.
L.Oar, Johnson and Norwood were the
features Of the game Following was
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WILSON GIANTS TO
MEET LOCAL CHAMPS

The Wilson Giants, Of norton.
Va. will cross bats with the Naval
Gun Factory Washington fastest
colored team). Monday. August IS.
at American League Park T'7H
game will be called at S p. m. with
Thomas Harley umpire.
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INVITES PRINCE TO
SEE BANTAM FIGHT

Waterbury. Conn, Aug. 10. Joe
MulvihilI boxing promoter. tonight
sent a telegram to tn, Prince OF
Wales. asking him to attend the ban
tam-wCight championship bout here
the afternoon of September between
Pete Herman and Joe Lynch. Lynch
recently boxed Jimmy Wilde, the fly
weight champion in London.
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PRESIDENT SEES
ARMY WARRIORS
TRIM MARINES
One Inning Proves Enough
For Khaki Tribe to Down
Leathernecks, J to 0.

President Wilson this afternoon at
tended his first ball game since Amer
ica entered the wOr.-
With Mrs. Wilson, he went TO
League Park to see Marine and Army
teams play for the benefit of st. Eliz-
abeth's Hospital. where shell-shocked
soldiers are treated Army won the
battle by a 7-to-O count The Camp
Humphreys band struck up The Star
Spangled Banner as the President
entered his hag-draped box, and the
crowd gave him a tremendous oya-
tiOn.
The President stood up in his box
and threw the first ball out into the
field where it was caught by the
umpire. Fenshaw.
Pulls for Army.
He applauded loudly when an army
player made a sensational catch. But
when the Marines blew up and the
soldiers rain scores in punches, he
was perfectly calm, although the
fans were bowling
When the Marine Band left. the
army bands bass drummer began
a series Of boom bOOms to accom-
pany hand-cIapping from the army
section. and the President asked to
have IT stopped. He thought it un-
fair. It was said. for the army band
10 aid the roofing when the Marine
Band couldn't retaIiate.
The President laughed heartily
when wounded soldiers from Walter
Reed Hospital filed by his box on
their way out. inviting the Marines
10 come out to the hospital and play
with the CriPples. But the smile
left his face when one soldier came
past with a wounded cOmrade in his
arms who was too badly Injured to
walk. and One-legged men on
crutches went by.
Pound Marines HurIcr.
The ball game was settled in one
TO work on the slants Of PrOdse, Of
the Marine club. in the seventh. and
pounded across its seven taIlies be-
fore Singleton could come to his res
cue. Pat O'Brine opened the ses-
sion by drawing a pass. while Fitz-
Gerald, Widmen. Meyer. Carroll.
GeibIe and Won Herbules. Thomas
and Fitz on his second trip to the
pate hammered out hits that placed
talIieS across the plate at such a
rapid rate that Prodse was anxious
when given the shower call. The
Scor" by innings and batteries fol-
lows.
R.HE.
N~my... o o o o % 0 o. 7 ]
Marines. o y 0 o 0 % : 6
Batterres-NOn HerouIes and Gel
hi 'or Army. Prodso. Singleton and
lI'wnSey for Marines
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GOVERNMENT LEAGUE
WINNERS DEFEATED

Tommy Crooks Navy Yard nine de-
feated the Operation team winners Of
the Government League yesterday At
Union League Park. l to a.
Hudson and Humphrics had real
pitchers duel with honors about even.
although Navy Yard received tn" vor-
dict by scoring one run in the first
inning. Hudson held the MachinistN
safe the rest oT the route. Operation
was unable to hit in the pirches #-
Humphries allowed only fouI scat.
tered hits. The score.
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Australian Tennis Team
Defeat Crack Americans

LOngwood Cricket Club. Brook
line. Mass. Aug. 16.-Gerald l.
Patterson. and Norman +. Brookes
the crack Australian tennis team
mates and holders of the title for
British doubles. today defeated Will
liam NJ. Johnston and Clarence J.
Griffin, of San Francisco. in the f.
mails of tn" national doubles lawn
tennis championship tournament
thus earning the right to face the
American doubles title holders. The
latter. william T. Tilden. of Phila-
delphia. and Vincent Richards. Of
YOnkerS, y Y. will meet the Aus
traIians her" Monday in tn" Chal-
lengc round.
Today's victory was captured by
the Australians in straight sets, but
they had their work cut out for
them throughout. being forced into
extra games by the Americans. who
put up a game. if losing. fight Th"
scores were 10-S 81, 10.
Patterson served and won his s"rv-
ice I'm the first game. which went to
the visitOrs. 40. Johnston had tn"
serve for his team in the second
game and Patterson sent the ball
out. Alu ltt IillIi punt Nll' ~ tAi''
were even and the game went 10
deuce. the Australians winning. 80.
Patterson and BrOokcS made errors
which lost them the next game, A.
The gallery chcered when the Amc"i-
cans also took the fourth game,
tying the score at @-aIl. Patterson
took the next. -. on his service.
Johnson shows Class.
Johnston invariably Won his gam"
when serving, tying the game when
the visitors led. Johnston brok"
through Brookes' service in the clcl -
enth game. but Patterson won with
a terrific kill at tho net. -. \ ball
from Griffrn's racquet which bal
nuced an instant ON the net then
dropped over. won tn" game for his
team. balancing the sore at tall.
The games We're again tied on tn"
fourteenth game.
The Americans took the lead for
the first time with the fifteenth game.
winning by g., and making thr
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McGoorty Has Abb.

London. Aug. I6.-Eddie McGoorty,
American boxer who lost the deci-
sion in a London police court this
week, issued a statement today say
0E he was not drunk. as the court
..'cket shows, but was only suffer-
from the heat. He pleaded
uilty. ne said. to avoid publicity.
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Totals & 5 = :
'Bst''6 '0r BaEt-prprr 90 s.-v~r'r
'Battrd for Wright IN ninth
Ran 'u- Narcr m ninth
- Louis. .......2 . n o 20
Thlllic,.+ .+Ia. ........ , o O. f o o
Austin. Iao@ron. C-c-l.-r. Smith. Kr;n Thom
as. Wit. I'IEan. NcAyoy Burns krrnry. Two
fase hl,~ WalNer severed. Krruny Mt Ma,
or. Home uIr Kinney SaCT1sco ln- NJ, W.,
Passed halls Ry StTrrld- Stolen Iu~eH- W.
iAns, Walker. Jacutrou. RasS .r halls u'
kOob. /. Of DavcnIoTt. >. of WuEh:. /: of
kinney. :. S5rl.k ont Hy Kunay. :. ~ Is,eu
rnrt. ]; w Wright; Ir'rnl-g rrCrrl of
kOob, hits : rms 70 23 iuu.-rs. oT pdvcu
port, hit I mn IN ; 3 rulings LEV or
hases-St, Luis .: PHILADELPHIA : Time q
game-l .. Tmnrs..- Nalir and n-mu,r.
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Divide Twin Bill.

t.uraI buttin- by George Whitted.
former hil, drove in three runs
f0- th" Pirates here today and gave
tn" buccaneers the first game of
o.. trubIc-Eead"r. . ip e. Nided hv
-u"d G,ldin=. the PhiUies shut out
rh'. Pirates. to o. in the second.
The scores.
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Macks Surprise Browns.

st LOUIS Mo. NUC l6.-Tho
Athletics surprised the Browns to-
day and threw the home team or its
p"nnant stride with a 7-to-4 victory.
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Giants Pound Vaughn.

New York. Aug. l6-The Giants bat
ted Jim Vaughn hard today and wo-
the opening game OF the seres with
the Cubs here. TO 4 Barnes relieved
Nehf for the Giants in the eighth. The
score
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Where They Play To-day.
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Pittsburgh, 6; Phillies, 4.
Phillies. 4: Pittsburgh, 0.
New York, 5; Chicago. 4.
Cincinnati, 3; Brooklyn, 0.
St. Louis, s: Boston. >.
st. Louis, 4: Boston, /.
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Cards Land Two.

Foston. Aug. l6.-Tho Cardinals
won doubIe-header from the
Braves this afternoon. the first br
the score Of : to - and the second.
to T. Tho score.
IVPST q ANTE
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~r-s-e F~ .unlUEz
1-.rlsdr.shr7 . y Q
H.s- ELlcs prrn. Eda.-afr .".. TraEr~zrr Two
u.ts E'1cS rr.rur Eanc-rft TrsErespr.
0 z.... Ssr7r-- rr NpI-.' T'DuhIr .a--
IGKas To Bau,-ufr IN Lrder.r- Ter. .o cut
rsw "a Wbrud ~ Eancroft to Paulstte to
LJrdrrus SsDuthwo-1h N NItsrav 10 Tern 10
WHi-tsd Rass m halIs-Of RiNey. }; OF Pom
s4- ?. Of Hamilton. J. StrIcs out-By RINey
:: BY Ponder , T-mr1rrs- o Day and Quiglcy
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FIRST GAME

Totals. S5 s2 u . TuIsa ... 4 SZ II ,
'Ratted for Kea'rE in ninth
~ T.oJrrs ............. .nA 0 ; q 0 q
BOstrn. n..-.... ......- ..--...... 0 90 0 %
Runs Smith. Hn-nstN. McHenry. DilhOefer.
Leslie e. Layar q. NIarnuvilIe Keatiug. Two
ls-e hts SrrrIrlI Wilson. Heating B0eckeI
Tn-re-ha bits IHhop1er. Naran'sIc. StnIrr
1r - He.'Hor-s.s La,an Sacrifice hit EaN-
rrz INnui.o r1aNs L4San 10 Stock 10 Leslie ;
,'ocl 90, I.-r. Rsaes m balls on Snprdo'l
2: Heating ~trIrk uut- BY Sherd'l g.:
heating : Wild rdtch HetIinE Umpirro
Klein and EmsC.
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Patterson and RroOk"s.
ii4 O64 4O4 sat-
Johnson and Griffin.
O62 44@ $40 65S-5

Experts here ar" conc"dInE tho
team an excellent chance Of win
ming the title. In defeating Griffin
and Johnston they eliminated what
appeared to be tho best American
team. oven though Griffin is not
rated so highly as an all-arOund
tennis expert. JuhnSton's clever
ness in the past has mad" up for
a lot Of shortcomings by his part
ner. Grifin's stcadincss and ability
to cover ground has made the team
an excellent ono.
In Tilden and Richards. however.
the Australians are c"rtain t" meet
very strong opposition. Tn" fact
that Johnston and Griffin were abl"
to carry them to druC" sets in each
instance today indicated to fans
that Mondays contests viii not be
cinChcS for tn" visitors by any
means.
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Totals. n - > Totals = ~ u |
'BattNi tor Hrmsb-rger in the ninth inning
Nav Yard. ..... .... o 0 0 O q O II
Ia.ns Mccarthy Ednred r,lns Navy Yard.
I-NfJ IN hs"S--Nayy Narl II: operations. H.
Flrst hes" on hII,~ Ur H.n9llries. l. Hud
son. Strura ,au h HmrIrirs. 3: Hud
sn. : Two base hits Watts Sacrifice hits
VIC, srthy ~. stolen Mo 'arthy Nc
hahon - Will pitches Humprrirs ~ Hrd-
son ~. Umpire Mr.. Hr-hos Tin, Of game
] hour % minutes
The Washington herald., 1919-08-17
LEVY STARS IN
Swimming MEET
South Atlantic Champ
Scores in Century Dash
At Tidal Basin.

\ thronE Of 5,o0o spectators. wit
messed the first of series Of four
swimming meets. held yesterday af-
ternoon at the tidal basin bathing
beach
Over fifty Washington men and
women competed in the events, two OF
which were postponed because of the
sinking Of the diving float. which sub
merged when il became Overcrowded.
Many swimmers who were on the
float at the time, were spilled into
the water. but no one was injured.
One OF the most interesting features
of the meet. was the defeat of Joyce
Levy. holder OF the South Atlantic
half-miIe championship. by his broth
er, Lionel Levy, in the 1OO-yard dash.
Richard Newly finished third in this
event.
Ethel BIIsOn Wins.
The sixty-yard breast stroke event
for women was won by Ethel BiIson.
Catherine Pfeifer and Pearl crosby
finishing second and third. In the
eighty-yard dash for women, kath-
crime Pfeifer carried off the laurels.
second and third places going to Lu-
ciIIe Harrison and Margaret Brown.
The mems S-Vard breast stroke
event vas won by c. 4 Maitland.
Lionel Levy and }. r. Hayes finish
ing second and third.
The plunge for distance events
which were postponed will he held at
the second meet Of the series. next
Saturday
The winners of each event were
awarded medals Of gold. silver and
bronze. Silver loving cups will he
presented TO the man and woman.
who have the greatest number or
points at the conclusion OF the meets.
The object Of these meets is to
determine who the champion man
and woman swimmers of Washington
are and Mr.. LeeCh, manager OF the
bathing beach. is very pleased with
the enthusiasm displayed BY the many
swimmers who are entering the
events
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Trtals a 4IISu @ Totals 3 II = u =
.Euited Ipr Griirih M sixth
Ran .u "ffpr rl eighth
,iuciorati ........... l0 j
rro. VAT" Teu.'r-, NJ ~" ~ hr...
rrlyuu. Ko.r MAJ. hoo.',@'. III. h-' "'t
D.r,fr-. stole ~" y. u. ~irrfr' hits
ratn. k,t' Stru.A "I' II, Euchcr. ,. fl''
Ter . Hit hatsmau PI'Trr '\ra'"' mH'r'S
Mct orrirk ard Harrison
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-IE-T L.AALL-

T.r-t 3 % = O. TEaLs.... = . 2 s }
'Baued f7- EiNey in The thIr1.
fE-.r.i f.- NlUa. In the ninth.
.Tsan f.r Hr-r in the ninth
ScO-s ~ innings.
PUtt-E.--- 900 IS
Phiads prIa .-...-.... 0 %
Tluus-Biztssr. Carrv - SOuthw1rth 2 Terry.
BlsckDT-ne -. fraFsin. IUde0Is Home UTns
IsIde7Ls- Travsth. Tn0se base hlt-I<s. Two
hase Hits-WIIIIams. SsE.thEurth Writtei Carry
Do1bie play-Paulettr 10 LDdcrus. Base on balls
OF Murray. I ~ Miller. J. Str1ck OUt-By
MurrAE. D. ~ Miller. 5. Wild pitch Miller
BsIk-Muray- Umn1rp~- CuigIey and O'Day.
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TWo-bass hits-Goodmdn. I.GFery Williams
Titlmsn. H. Hall. Norwood Payne Three base
hits-Tillmsn. johnson. Struck Out-By Mellon,
s; BY Elis. & Hit by pitCher-Bv smith l.
b7 Ellis D0wery, Jacobs ~. Heckardl Base
IN bafIs-Of Smith l; of Ellis. =; OF Mellon,
Umpire-Mr John Gwinee
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lNs-B"ThaT HlE5~s q TahrFfy- BeeI.eF
IEr-' hGs" 10y sT-Ir-- Shops ). Southern. BE-
First hase ON halls OF Hilton, > Hunt ].
Nt-Ick out BY Hilton s. Hunt THr-r ta-n
hit lynn. Sacrree -!'usey Cmurr- Hand
t'c~ Time Of game 20 Attendance 60
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Where They PIny Today.
Standing of the Clubs.

Chicago at New York.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
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Major League Statistics.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Nesteria Results.

Detroit, 8: New York. .
Chicago, I: Boston. 6.
Athletics. I: st Louis. 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ram.
Where They Play To-day.
Washington at Dctrult.
New York at Cleveland.
Athletics at Chicago.
Boston at st. Louis.
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RJns-Smith, HeathCOtP. HOnsby q. BOeCkeI,
Two base hits-SIaranHTe. Gcwdy. Three Fase
hit-Hornsby. Stolen base-C -Clemons. Sacrifice
hits-Stock. Heathcote. Bases on balLs-Oh
OeschErr. 6; Schupp, ;. Struck out-By Oesch-
ger 4; Schupp 8 Double plays-BoeC to
Holks to MaraniEe Umpire-Klem and En-
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T0StOn ............,..... U : U : U %
Chicago ................ 100 90 -
Rnns-Nitt "a. Roth. Ruth, SchanG IN Lei
bold ~, L. Collins, Weaver. Felsrh SchaIk t2l
Hit made-Of Jowdeunilk, 0 in ] inning: of
Mayer, in innings. Home nIn-RIth. Three
else hits-E Collins. Schalk. TwObase hit
McInnis. Sacrifice hits-Leibold, Roth. Stolen
base-Nitt Hit h5 pitcher-By Jones FelschI
b. LOwdC7nilE, (McInnisl Struck out-By Jones.
/; by Mayer . Base on balls-Of Lowdermilk
5; of Mayer. ?; Of Jones. Z. Double play
Scott to Shannon to McTnnis; Risberg to Z
Collins Umpires-MOTiarity and Evans Time
Of Eame-26
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TIGERS HAND JOLT
TO HUGGINS' CLUB

Detroit. Auu. lG - Detroit defeated
the Yankees here today by - score
of =, rTE, -, orc.
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games 81. The visitors took the next
three games and the set
Patterson was brilliant but erratic
in the second set, which, however, he
and his colleague won. The point
score for the set follows:
Patterson and BroOkes.
+O4. 2n. 421, IA 257.-4-9
Johnston and Griffin,
40. 4O4. IH ~. 42J-I-,
Visitors in LImcIight.
Patterson and Brook"s won the
first and third games in the third
set. tn" Californians coming back
in tho second and fourth. Thus it
went. Patterson's service was
punCtured in the seventh game.
which tn" Yankees took. 6-4. Tho
Californians scored again. 40. in
tn" next. putting them in the lead.
Tho Australians tied the score on
the tenth game and took the elev-
onth and twelfth games. 5-3 and
A. winning tho match in straight
sets. The point score for the third
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RIGHT EARFUL

John McGraw is quite fever
ish. His temperature for the
past several days has been reg
istering "Red-hot."
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Chicago, 7; Boston, 6.

Totals. % s+95 Il o. Totals . % IL q
-One out when winning run scored.
tBatted for Mayer in the eighth.
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Total, BsaBZ ? TuaI, BEZy
"Est,sd fpr CaTteE DO the ninth
iran fcT PISsI IN the ninth
S-,-p by innings.
CTl-zzo .........-...-... oooto
Giants ......--......... 200 loorA
Ruus-PasE KIIe- q. OFE-7sl Burr,
ZluTus-mzE EAI-. SnydeT. Ns1f TwO-h4s
tits-SuvieT 2. Barns FArs PEszr- Ss~
r1os Lit - Holrchr-. S1Olsr bsssz - Her.
Frz-h DrLbe plzys-GOu7ls tunIssss1I
Neh' Gonzales - S-vde- Rssr hsIls
- Nrhf ;. o. OS-t-. S-r1S ont ~
Vaughn. & BY O~-tss. / Umprs-Rl<ier arc
ETror
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Detroit .................. 0 1-3
Huus-I<~is Rodlc Er>j,. N,a,+r. H'Iman.
Home run-HCilman Two hoeH hts Young,
Lewis. Stolen bHses Neach, BodIc. BaSe on
balls-Of Ayers. > OF Thnrmzhen. > Struck
out-Rv Ayers 4 hv Thnrnahlcn Hit by
pitcheT-By Thormahlen Ayes Double plays
Jones to Heilman TN0omahlan t.. Pratt 20
Pup ImTrre+-Owcns and Chill
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Totals g 92i 4 0 Totals. = = =
'Rattcd for Thr7n4nlyn m thu uluih.
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> 0 0 0 o. 1 5
o. 0 % a. %
oEanNn l.AME

TrtaIs- - p 70 Trrs- n Is
allied for Ppiir- boz ne eighth
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3 Il Is g Totals. ...
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SECOND GAME.

'Boeckel out hit by batted hall
'Batted for Powell IN ninth.
St. .Louis..................O 0 90 3 0 0 o.
IyrsfOn ....-........ 0 0 0 Q 0 0 o.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-04
WHY DOCTORS
PRESCRIBE THE
NEW CALOMEL
Virtues Retained and
Improved Unpleasant and
Salivating Qualities Re-
moved-New Variety Called
"CalOtabS.o

or all the medicines in the world
doctors prescribe calome1 most often
and depend upon It most univcrsaliy.
There must be good and sufficient
rcason-what is II?
If you will study the doctors books
you will find that the medical authori-
ties prescribe calomcl for lmost every
disease. The reason is that calorncl
is the greatest and only thorough sys-
tom purifier. II makes the liver active.
drives out the poisons from tho stom-
ach. bowels and kidneys and thereby
purifies the blood Calomel puts the
entire system in the most favorablc
condition for Nature TO exercise her
rccuperative power. That is why he
prescribes calomcl so often.
The new kind OF calomcl. On He'd
"Calotahs." is refined and purified from
all OF the nauscatinE and dangerous
qualities OF the old-stylc calomcI and
is rapidly taking its place. for it is
more effective than tho old-stylc call
omel as liver-cleanser and system
purifier. One Calotab at bedtime. with
swallow OF watcr-thats all No
salts. no nausea, nor the slightest un-
pleasantncss. Next morning you awake
feeling f1nc--with hearty appetite for
break fast Eat what YOU please No
restrictions OF habit or diet
Calotabs arc sold only in original
sealed packages. price thirty five cents
recommended and guaranteed b,
druggists everywhere Your money
back it you arc not dcliEhtcd.-Adv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-04
Mother Earth Has Nothing On
The Men of Richmond

Wonderful, isn't it, what a
spring shower and a little sun
shine will do? Yesterday this
was drab old world.
Today the grass is green, the
leaves are out, everything looks
new and fresh again.
Mother Earth has nothing on
the men Of Richmond. When it
comes to lightning changes, all
we need do is see the mems wear
man. He knows what's good for
that want-to-loOk-springlike feel
ing.
The old hat. the frayed tie, and
all the etceteras Of the winter
wardrobe certainly do clash with
that new topcoat- The faded shirt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-04
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEETS AT LEE HOME
Annual Report shows SILL. I,nInncc
In the ASSOCIATIONS
Treasury.

The annual meeting Of the Virginia
,istor'cal Society was held Yesterday
az NE headquarters Of the society at
me historic home of General X; H. Lee.
AT !o1 East Franklin
M n: report Of tho president. Colonel
W: Iornon Mccabc. Included also The
J!r. showing balance in the bank al
me end OF the fiscal year, December
!, l'lS, OF {2ill7 Disbursements dur
ne nc year amounted to q total OF
fund is sI3.li7i2 100 ''''''
'" Gordon McCabe was reelected
2rsSSli.nt Of The, Virginia liistorica!
l.. G. ryler. WnI iamsbu'mrr i and p
Rrucc. charlottesville. were reelected
ricc-prcs idcnis in the order named
-. g. richardson was again made
recording secretary and librarian ana
X. y. Lancaster, 'Jr.. treasurer.
The cN"cutiy" committee Is conposed
or &. Meredith. Richmond: A. g. Cor
Daniel Grinnan, RichmonI: ". 4 An.
derson. l.c%!ng'pn. aui i. q SVEN,
J: Stcwart Bryan, s $. Pattcson. ~
H. Palmer j. T.. Mcclure and Morgan
a. ROBINSON all Of Richmond. G. V.
Meredith is chairman.
The Virginia Historical Society now
has approx i'natcly IA members Fifty
six members were lost during the
OF the arm!stice interest has again
revived In the society. and q number
OF new members have joined.
The principal activity of the orrani-
zion OF tho Roll OF Honor or Vir-
Iin'h's dead In The present war Two
thousand four hundred and twenty-five
names have already been published in
tho official organ OF tho society, The
Virginia Magazine OF History and BIZ
oSiapny. which IL published quarterly
by the organization and is sent TO all
the members free with their member
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-04
SENATORS SIGN PETITION
FOR AN EXTRA SESSION
Bristol Active to Get Aid for High
way Construction at Early
Date.
WIND RIPS OFF HOUsETop
TinbcrvIIc Man Severely Injured
When Caught Under Falling Tim
bcrs-Othcr News Notes From
Points i'm Virginia.

l''p'''hi ~ TIC !HlCS- DISpa
HItiSTOL NA.-April 3.-Sincc Gov
ernor WcStmorcland Davis requested
the officers OF the Virginia Good Roads
Association 20 ascertain tho views or
me members Of the General Assembly
~ the question of calling an extra scs-
sion of the Legislature 20 take appro-
pirate action to meet the rcccn; Fed
crai aid appropriations for ROAD CON
Struciton, Henry Roberts. Of this ci,y,
ana Captain ". :. Finney. OF L.;,an-
NON tn" members Of the executive
committee Of the Road Association III
the Ninth District. have mailed petit
tons 10 the members Of the General
Assembly in the Ninth District; and
they are being returned duly signed
by tho members.
There arc iiftecn members OF tn.
General Assembly in the Ninth District
and ten OF these being the tHr-inirds
required by the Constitution. have al
r"adE signed and returned ,n.ir petit
IONS, which have been forwarded TO
6. II. Scott. secretary Of the Road AS
ISOLATION. at Richmond Those who
nay" signed TO date arc: Senators
Buchanan. Goodloc and Royal. and Re
representatives. slant. Buck, Bond. For
rstor. Chase. Shumate and stuart. Sen
ator Trlnklc is IN Texas but il is
known that he favors the extra scs-
son. Il is believed that all the mem
hcrs from the Ninth District will sign
the petition and present a unanimous
front.