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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
WOULD REGULATE SUI.
OF ALI. LOADS HAI-IEp

FavorinG ;hc enactment OF a law
proportion to the width OF tires usod
Approving the efforts OF the Post
ONCE Department in extending motor
"a reel post routes
Providing that the president. and
secrc tary treasurer of the association
'he state Highway Commissioner and
iWo CITIZENS from each congress ional
district be constituted n COMMITTEE IN
press forward an educational canvass
before the people and Legislatures IN
FAVOR OF the proposed constitutional
mendment.
Endorsing joint resolution now be-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
"Cuurht in the Act"

Featuring the Coiouiais double nro.
gram to-day and tomorrow will be
reSEy Hyiand in Caught in the Act
the season predominaiinS comedy hit.
Ia "hich daShins romance breeZes
through the first part as a gentle
zephyr only 70 finish in a whilrwind
OF MARTY: There are many delight
iu!ly eShil!ratIng situations On the
same bil! the new Colonial War Re
view OF actual scenes along the west
front Will be shown
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
MORE UNITS ORDERED HOME
Troops From Ohio md West EIrEinfn
Among Those Coming
Soon.

WASHINGTON. January IG.-Addi-
tional units comprising a total of more
than 800 officers and about 10000 men
nave been assigned to early CONVOY
home from France. The ,roops almost
entirely are from Ohio and West Wiz
ginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
Poles AdninI.,rr,nr Ii,,,,,,,,

LONDON. January l6.--the Polish
government has professionally taken
over the administration OF Iithuania
&c, protect the country from the Bolshe-
Xikl, according to telegram from
warsaw to-day. The action was taken
az tbe request of The President of the
Lithuanian republic
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK
Senate PASSES Bill Giving MIME I,
California Giant Redwood.
District.

WASHINGTON. January lG.-The bill,
designating the California gian, red
wood district as Roosevelt National
iark. was passed unanimously to-day.
by the Senate. and goes to the House.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17

one of her greatest successes. On the
same bill The Village Chestnut" with
the famous Scnnctt stars. will he
shown as an added attraction. To-
morrow Mary Pickford will pc cen IN
Caprice. it'll the same comedy foa-
bill.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17

PARIS. January l6.-Presidcnt Will
son has indefinitely postponed his visit
TO the invaded regions Of France in
order 10 keep in touch with the peace
conference activities in Paris
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR
;. IL. Lupton, Of Winchester, State
Corporation Commissioners,
Made President.
CHOOSE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Recommend One nd Onc-IIaIf Mill
Tax Levy and Increase fm Auto
mobile Asses cnts to Improve
State Highways.

After electing officers and adopting
resolutions. the convention OF the Vir-
gina Good Roads Association adj
Journed yesterday afternoon. The
recommendation or the nominating
committee In regard to officers were
adopted without change, and the men
who Will lead the association in the
coming year are as follows:
resident, ). l.. Lupton. Of Win
chester: at present Il member Of the
Vice presidents. II. H. Angel. Roam
oke: Rorer y. james. Danvilie; George
II. Adams. Old Point.
;, Secretary treasurer. c. 3. Scott
The following members Of the OK.
ecutivc committee were elected fror,
me ten congressional districts the
H'St mentioned members to serve for
one year and those mentioned second
10 serve for two years:
iIamr,,on; e. Oconnor Goolrick. Fred.
cricksburr.
Second District-A. s. Johnson. ISL.
Or Wight Ashton Fletcher, Jenkins
miro District-GeorEe p. Coleman.
Allen. ''t''
ronrth P2Istrict-J. a. Hardy. black
st4;n.: r. w. Davie, Lawrenccv!l!e.
.nni:th District-T. II. Self. Martins
VI. Dr ;. $. Guerrant, Galloway
burg; John Z; Va ier. salem.
seventh pistrict--R II. Wood. Char
'oiesEiii"; W. H. Massie. Washington
hiSIth blstrict-Georue T.. Harrison.
'.,..mnhhn' X S,nar, Roger. Alexandria
lebanon; Henry Roberts. Bristol.
:, I"nth District. T. IIarpc-
Wayucsho"o: Professor ID. C. linn
phrcys. Lexington
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
wOMEH'S MEETINGS.

The Woman's Missionary Society of
ne Second Baptist Church will NEE;
inns afternoon at 800 o'clock. DR. r.
l.. Gaines Will talk on the Home Mis-
sion Outlook" y full attendance is
desired
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
AMEND CONSTITUTION
DIVIDING MENUI.USIyIp

resolutions adopted were as follows:
accompanying. In lieu of present
taxes a levy Of one and a half mills
I.E: he ia!d on all property subject 20
~: TAX ana an increase in the auto
u''u.i' ,'N 81 :" cents per ratio horse
re construction and maintenance o..
ne STATE highway system
r"SoriiE the establishment Of a ma
l!VH'i hiGh"ay system TO he con-
atuctcd and maintained by the Federal
government under the supervision of A
ci"r"l highway commission.
Recommending the transfer NJ ,Se
ISSUANCE OF automobile licenses from
~" I.itietrTy Of the Commonwealth 20
IN. state Highway Commissioners
accommodating that laws be enacted
~ ult anS motor traffic. in regard 10
ne speed I" be allowed and the loads
TO he carried.
Recommending that the Constitution
81 virginia be changed so as 10 au-
nor,Z" the General Assembly 10 issu.
punuS ior tn" construction or recon
'iruciio1 OF the htuhways Of rho STAT,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17

Two Features Mt Odcon.
AT tho Odeon. to-day only. Pauline
Frederick will be starred in 'Zaza,"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
DON'T HAVE
DARK SKIN
Use Hack and White OIntment-Re-
moves Freckles, Heals PimpIcs, ftisinrs
bicnches Dark or Snllow Skin. Making
IL Soft, Fair. BriEht-Dy Mall, 10 Cents


Thousands Of colorcd folks are using
me new and wonderful Black and
White Ointment for making their dark
or sallow skins lighter, soft, brighter
and attractive. Folks look better with
that old dark skin gone and "A soft,
smooth, light, bright, and healthy
skin In it's place. Black and White Oint-
ment also heals all skin blemiSheS as
bumps. pimpleS. and removes frecklcs
and wrinkles. giving beautiful, soft
smooth. light. fascinating complexion
to any one. Two sizes. Csc and 5Oc
QarGe size contains times as much
as smaller size). sent by mall
FREE
If YOU send 81 for four boxes OF
Black and White Ointment Il csc cake
OF Black and White Soap included free
Agents make an easy living REPRESENT
ing US. Address Plough Chemical co.
Memphis. Tenn. hl'rk and White
Ointment sold cverywhore,--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
SHARK TO FURNISH LEATHER
Investigation Has Shown That Skin of
Sea Monster Has Very Def
mite Value.

Although the personal popularity OF
sharks Is not likely soon 10 increase.
their existence will be more compla-
Gently accepted If the work already
done through the agency Of the United
States government continues its prog
reSs toward proving sharkskin n good
substitute for leather. The effort was
begun In 1915. and IL has been shown
that the skin Of shark can be tanned
by newly discovered processes with
result much like superior grade OF
leather. Commercial tanneries are be-
ginning 10 turn out the product. Shoes
made of II are being worn; and. like
the pig. Of which everything is utilized
but the squeai. the shark has been
found generous in by-products. The
bureau of standards is now experiment.
ing with shark leather 10 determine its
durability. tensile strength. and wear
ing and water-sesisfing qualities; but
enough has been done 70 indicate that
many persons in the future will 60 shOd
IN shark leather, and that only those
who are told will know the difference.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
HAS THE PRINCIPAL WORRIED
School Authority, Charged With DrIv.
ing Girls TO Marriage, in Some
thing OF a Quandary.

Miss helen Tyler. principal OF the
Crawford school In Terre Hnute. has
''met up" with novel excuse for trl.
ancy. A fteen-year-old girl. a pupil
IN the eighth grade. was reported as
delinquent. and the report brought
the girls indignant mother before the
principal. You are driving young
girls to get married." she exclaimed
"by compelling them to stay n
school"
The truant declared that she
"hates" school, and unless she is per
mitted to stop studying she will run
away and get married, 50 she will not
have 10 attend. II Is the first time.
the principal says, that she has been
accused OF driving young girls into
marriage. and she is at - loss how 10
acquit herself of the charge and at
tempt to enforce the law.--lndanapo
It's News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31

starvation, If nothing worse: for II /
went out. now that monsieur had key
TO my fiat, he could slip in and lock
me out and stay till he found the dla-
mOnds. And IL took them out with
Newell. that was something l sim
ply couldn't think of. Nothing had
come of the letters had given George
10 mail-he has always stuck to II that
he put them In the box Immediately /;
well, he put them In the box-but not
until Saturday. as / happen to know
by the postmarks on two of them. But
let that go. On Friday morning the
one person could positively trust to
mail a letter for me popped into my
head-the postman.
| rang for George and II was sol
emn face l showed In exchange for his
ivory smile.
George. | seem to have lost a check
In the mall" said | soberly. II want
you TO bring the postman up on his
next trip so / can see about it,"
II don't know nothin' about It." he
exclaimed excitedly. IF 1t come
brung 1t up--thats a sure thing"
Nobody says yoL took IT," remind.
ed him. But must see the postman
on his next trip"
well. amt take no letter and no
check" George still protested. But
held my peace-George had done
something about my letters he was
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
Urges italians to Read zoIa.

The fact that lola is no longer read
~ Italy is commented upon with a
good deal of astonishment by the raj
ian papers. Twenty years ago. il ap-
pears that ZOla's vogue was extraord-
mary. but since that day his books
have decreased in popularity. so that
now it is seldom. If ever, that his name
is heard In book shops and libraries.
A writer in the "SecOlo" attempts to
find the reason for this neglect, but
can come to no satisfactory conclusion.
He urges upon young Italians at least
a yearly perusal of lola. some of
whose works are of particular value at
this time of world upheaval.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
Goldfish Pr.t,iix Marked.

The collecting anu breeding Of fancy
goldfish by the many p rDle who make
IL their hobby" has never produced
more brilliant result than Miss Lib
erty," noted during the last few months
as the fish whose progeny are being
sold to raise funds for city aquar-
INN. Miss Liberty" numbers among
her immediate ancestors a Chinese
moor black. a red-scaled japanese. and
brown transpnrent-scaled japanese
goldfish. and accounts in this way for
her own strange appearance. The I'M
ier body is red. the back white, while
the fantastic markings on fms and
oody are blue.-POpular Mechanics
Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31

oair of wire nippers. and doubted
very much if he'd be carrying snch
things in his pocket: and when ! had
nailed down the sash. as have said. in
the bathroom ! felt secure in my re-
treat. There was now no way for
inau to get in while | was in-Uniess.
that is. he came down from the roo9
on q rope TO one of the other windows.
] thought Of that and got ready TO
knock him off with broom or throw
pepper in his eyes If he tried that trick
on ne. And at last felt | was safe
so long as I stayed in. Of course!
All the time I'd been working. my
mind had pounded out duly the ques-
ton. what had / better do nextT'
and the only answer seemed 10 be I
mEst get help from some one-I had
pa ssed the point where could play a
lone hand in the game and save the
'ia-ee5ds. had tried to telephone
sreral tircss without getting an an
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites nther troubles
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Green's
August Flower which is a gentle Taxa
tive. regulates digestion both in
stomach and intestines. cleans and
sweetens the stomach and alimentary
canal. stimulates the liver TO secrete
the bile and Impurities from the blood.
1t is sovereign remedy used in many
thousands of households all over the
civilized world for more than half a
century by those who have suffered
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia.
sluggish liver. coming up Of food, pal
pItation. constipation and other in
festival troubles. Sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere. Try bottle
take no subsIitute.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
SWAMP-RO0T FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Sgamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. It is q gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes. medi-
um and large.
However, if you wish FIRST TO test thif
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
A reporter gets into the
game.
{, GRO BE CONTINUE o
The Green SAWYER.

Gen. Marlborough Churchill was
talking IL Washington about The work
Of tine intelligence department. of
which he * the head.
1T Is delicate work" Gen Mart
borough Churchill said. work that r'--
quireS experience. The inexperienced
intelligence Ofiicrr-and we had Tot
Of him during the warts apt TO be
about as useful as the young college
man In the lumber camp.
This college man was set to work
on crOss-saw with an Old-stager lie
sawed pretty well for an hour or 40.
and then his strength gave out SIN
he kept on. or tried to keep on. but
all of . sudden the oId-stager stopped.
Son he said. I don't mind yer
ridin' on the saw. but If it's jest the
same to you. I'll asst ye to keep your
feet off the ground
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
Keep Accounts.

Farming is a business the same as
banking or running a mercantile estab-
liShment. There are products to be
sold and articles to be bought. The
keeping of a record of these and de-
ternining the relation of the outg' to
the income are important considera-
tons on every farm. The farmer
should know what his income is and
Just how he is dispOsing of it. He
can know this only by keeping books
and the first of the new year is the
proper time to begin.-Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

For 200 years GOLD MEDAL. Haor-
lem Oil has enabled suffering human
fly to Withstand attacks of kidney,
liver, bladder and stomach troubles
and all diseases connected with the
urinary organs, and to build up and
restore TO health organs weakened by
disease. These most important organs
must be watched, because they filter
and purify the blood; unless they do
their work you are doomed.
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, dependency, backache, stomach
trouble, pains in the loins and lower
abdomen, gravel, rheumatism sciatica
and lumbago all warn you of trouble
with your Kidney. GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules are the remedy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
OUR HEROINE BECOMES a PRISONER.

SYNOPSIS Switzerland pnster
tells
Raveno be her companion
n OF
office
be
Of
diamonds
hides
She
from Claire the boat demands heroine deh De
discovers that building
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
CHAPTER X.
A Prisoner.


"Alone at last!" That was my first
feeling as sank into my easy chair to
collect my thoughts--alone with mil
lion dollars worth of liamonds-alone
on the sixth floor with monsieur oc-
cupying lawfully the fiat directly I'M
der mine. And what was | 10 do?
Obviously. the first thing was to
hide them, and since they'd been safe
once in the hyacinthS wasn't going to
tempt fate by changing the place. So
put my fresh bunch i'm wafer. poked
the diamonds among the stems and
threw the old bunch away
Soon done-but my real problem lay
in barricading myself so that mon
Sieur could not get in again. Remem
her he had the use of the same fire
escape and underwater shaft, to say
nothing of the hall stars-he could
come and go in the house as he
pleased
The dumb-waiter | counted out be-
cause could easily wire up the catch
and make il impossible for anyone to
open the door from the shaft side
without actually breaking the door off
its hinges-a most unlikely thing for
monsieur to attempt.
Fortunately. I kept kit of tools in
the hOuSe-I'm not one of your help
less women who can't drive nall or
sink screw-and my next act was to
take the small chain-bolt that had been
on the front door and put II on the
hallside of the kitchen door. Then |
changed the KEYS on this and the bath
room doors to the hall side. From the
fire escape. monsieur could enter only
those two rooms. and with their doors
ocked-and one -hOlted-On him.
he would have to break them off their
hinges to get al me that way.
The bathroom window didn't give
me much concern. The sash was stuck
fast by the last painting and couldn't
raise il myself the glass was too thick
to he cut readily and | didn't believe
monsieur would advertise himself to
the neighhorhood by breaking II. But
| drove couple of nails above the
sash Just for luck and then gave my
attention to the Kitchen window.
Since he'd gone out that way, he'd
very likely try II TO come back by The
glass was thin--he could cut II out
easily: he could even smash 1t and
come through so quickly that nobody
would see him. But all right. monsieur,
thought l. I'm going To give YOU your
moneys worth-fll make YOU stand
on the fire escape long enough for the
neigllhnrs To get a good look AZ You.
had q couple of rolls of picture
wire and tucked this across the sash
not across the frame because
didn't want 20 had myself wired in
while he was wired out, The wire
made considerable network, almost
impossible 10 get through without a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31

sou need. Take three or four every day.
The healing oil soaks into the cells and
lining Of the kidneys and drives out
the poisons. New life and health will
surely follow. When your normal vigor
has been restored continue treatment
for n while to keep yourself in condo
ton and prevent a return Of the dis
ease.
Don't wait until you are incapable Of
fighting. Start taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OH Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money If you are not satisfied with
results But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL. and accept no
substitutes. In three sizes. /. Sealed
packages. At all drug stores.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31

surely proved to be. / feel better and
stronger in every way since taking it,
and the annoying symptoms have dissp-
peared. - Mrs. M. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon St., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and "the blues" may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored TO normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia E.
p::aaham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present them
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how to
overcome them. The result of forty
years experience is at your service and
your letter held in strict confidence.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
Rice Fields Increasing.

Rice growing was first begun in
Manchuria by the Koreans who moved
ipto that country, but now the Chinese
are principally engaged in this indus
try. The japanese are also opening
II. wild lands for paddy fields along
the railways in various parts of Man
churia, and the area of rice fields is
Increasing each year. The present
rice crop amounts to about 100000
bushels annually.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31

afraid I'd find out And did--hs he
next delivery. He brought up one with
my brothers business address on the
outside. the postmark In New York
three days old
He hurried down 10 catch the man
on his next trip, and through the top
of The disappearing car sung out to
me, 81 amt take no letter and no
check :"
rushed to my study. and this is
the letter | dashed off to Billy:
Dear Billy: That affair is now life and
death Come at once but tell nobody I'll
you've seen M Bring two good revolvs
ers. Don't bother with the telephone-my
wires are cut and I'm a prisoner being
starved to death in ny own fiat.
Billy-this is the biggest story-and ro-
mance-you ever struck When you get to
the hose the elevator boy win tell you
I'm not at home. It's Helm upstairs.
II he refuses to bring you up. walk II
he tries to prevent your coming up-or II
he calls on the detective sitting In the
lower hall-go TO the nearest police sta
ton and get couple of men. But don't
do this til you've tried every other pos
sible way Of reaching me. Try 1t BY the
roof Of the fiat house next door
Drop everything and come-only dot't
drop the revolvers-m was taken that
night And Billy-youd better leave
sealed env. lope with some friend telling
where you are and that II you don't tele-
phone In say--three hours he is 10 come
10 the house with the police But keep
this secret, and for heavens sake hurry.
ana II you can as easy as not bring me
something to eat-rm out Of everything
but four rolls and three sardines Only
hurry
addressed this 10 Billy AT his or
fee, found ten-cent piece for speeinl
delivery. and hadn't more than just
got II ready when George spryly
hrnnphf ND the nostmnn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
COLD ON CHEST
AND SORE THROAT
ENDED OVERNIGHT
You Get Action with Mustarine-i4
Drives Out Pain in Half the Time
il Takes other Remedies - It's
the Quickest Pain Killer
on Earth.

Stops coughing almost Instantly: ends
sore throat and chest colds over night
Nothing like II for neuralgia, lumbagos
neurits and to speedily drive away rheu-
matte pains and reduce swollen joints.
Mustarine is the original -blistering
prescription that takes the place but 10
10 times as efficient as Grandmother's old
fashioned mustard plaster Use II for
spraIns strains bruises. sore muscles.
stiff neck swellings. sore. painful or
frosted feet and chilblans. Be sure it's
Begy's Mustarine in the yellow box.
S c. Wells & Co, lie Roy, NJ Y
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
~ryino the Knot

A priest at wedding in old Baby
Ionic .sed to take a thread from the
garmeI< of the bride and another
from that of the bridegroom. These he
tied together into a knot, and pre-
sented to the bride as symbol of
the binding nature of the union be-
tween her and her husband. Hence
the expression, tying the knot"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-12-31
LARGEST Painting.

OF al the large canvases by the IA
nous masters the picture Paradise"
by Tintoretto, is the largest 1t is 81
feet vide. 33la feet high. and is now
in Dove's palace, Venice, where II is
Acrupulously guarded as one of the
worries greatest treasures.