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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
SHRUBBERY ENHANCES
APPEARANCE OF HOME
Flowers and Trees, Properly
Arranged, Necessary Requi.
site for. Beauty.
CONSTANT GRANGE is i,E,rFuI.
Residence. Gnrngc. Fence. Steps, We'll
md Other Construction Form SkcIr-
ton &" Hc Clothed In Living Plant
Forms.

What is n home without children7
One might so further and say.
wv hat is home without garden
and flowers"
n home is rendered more attrac-
tive and interesting when each finc-
'ionai furnishing j. in the right
place. right size. shane or color and
conSenu"ni,y. because useful and
beautiful. appears to have grown or
happened there The trees, flowers.
shrubs or vines that adorn tho gar
deh, the homes intimate environs.
should give tho same suggestion
The residence. garage fence
steps. wall. perrolas and indeed ali
construction evident form "A skcIe-
ION. or, /, might he more nttiurIy
said. figure in the nude which
needs To he clothed in befittinE grace
and color In living plant forms.
which neither hide nor mar the
architecture, hut only serve to reveal
or emphasizes its charm
Plants further add interest through
'heir chang" in growth and evolu-
non through tho season whether IL he
rear. iruit or flower that delight or
bare twir. decorative branch and
the BACKGROUND of building. water
or sky. The house may with pro-
pr'"tN express reposc. while The
plant lif" signifies animation, enjoy
movement and color. cpitomiZinr all
If" III cycles Of birth. growth. fruit
age and decay.
IL cottage I've modest and cozv
II Sh"ntd not no frightened hy trees
mat WI! grow TO architectural state
IinesS. thus drawing and lesseniur
Its origina' charm. Tho average
house should bc surrounded with n
lawn. flowers. shruhhcry. hut moth
Ing that will Impress as over rich
IN color and tone. In short. tho gar
mcnt should fit the Individual.
Mansions and dwellings of stately
dimensions demand plants and flow
ers OF dignity. Dense and upright
growth forms richness and fullness
of texture. tone and color and fit
TING accompan
The idea OF the outward appcar-
anc" OF Your home should lead tho
passer-by 10 admire and not to think
or the appearance In the extreme
An early conference with the archi-
tect. landscape gardener and owner
viii eliminate this many times re-
peated mistake
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
Electricity to Save
More Labor Planned

Electricity. which solved tho
servant problem for, tho American
housewife when tho war pu, I'm
wages. Will make housekeeping
Increasingly easy in the future"
said Or Charles, r. Stoinmetz. IN.
wizard of electricity" to a news
paper interviewer
We only have begun the use ar
electricity In tho house" he said
There are washing machines and
ironing machines and cleaning ma
chimes and devices for cooking and
Tor heating by electricity. They
VIII grow In tn. future ire
mendously You noticed that dur
ing the war. while everything else
went up. the cost OF electric cur
rent remained low In the future
mines VIII he electrified and the
cost or coal Will he reduced. and
win that reduction will come a
reduction in the cost of current
Electricity VIII be much moro
generally used In housekeeping
'han II is now. further solving ,he
servant problem"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30

roior-meanS for which we have his,
toric precedent as well as means
newly created by '.modernirts =,
French and Italians modernized old
oriental methods whereby dive o,.
paint Is used as material for "a deco
rative accent. Maybe the border or
panel Ia the top of table or IN.
legs and hack OF Il chair or case
Tor piano or the top, back. door.
drawers or panels ola sideboard Js
made OF Interest.
some decorative note OF the fnrni-
tnre may he painted solid color or
I, may I've pancled and tho ~n.co,
Shhdlvided or made OF note nv tho
addition OF an emblem. as We call
". fainttng Of furniture Is distinct
~ an ART. as we'll Az craft. and n
~ capable Of as delicate n treatment
as IN" tuning or a violin or ,ba
catching of Meeting cloud effect on
canvas |; depends upon the crafts
man or the artist. after the cabinet
maker has done his part.
have before me China closot
the upright frames to tho doors of
which ar" made interesting hv -
nurpiinT fire Of lmpins. the painted
n'"ss"ms making splendid welcome
!" any one entering tho room rho
fronts NJ tho drawers hav. m,sso. -,
gilly flowers and
S,ngie an"moni"s that glow like Jew
s,S IN enamel outlined with purple.
blue and vcrmilion.
Novel Decoration
y known editorial writer RE-
"'H sought mental diversion hv
INK INC backs 81 his dining room
"H' after while. becoming
W, OF IN" duh mono,ony Of the
NJ painted Within the shallow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
FURNITURE TELLS
PROGRESS OF MAN

Should all other evidenccs Of civil
lizaton he destroyed and only Nh.
furniture " III. ages loft intact. win
reasonable accuracy s,iil rou,d ho
traced mans progress since that oh
scure age when he is said to hav.
d""lt in caves or roamcd the fields
or the forests
Th" study az furniture is. in !,
measure. the study Of mans progrcsR
w war. peace. religion art. politics
handicraft and commerce or. i,kon
ms a whole. nearly every step no has
taken IN tho march ~ "rd"avor to
ward pr"seni-dav times in which he
has distinguished himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
LAMPS AVAILABLE FOR
EVERY ROOM OF HOME
Manufacturers Know No Linn.
it i'll Either Coloring
or Design.

lamps nave travelled far and fast
since inc limo OF the old oil burning
'sm' WITH Its ugly Elass chimney.
INC lamp OF today frankly de-
cares mat II Is thing OF beauty
an" Il JOY forever Although many
amps today arc only for ornaments.
yet there Is no reason WHY ,boy
should not perform their proner ,nro
ton by giving light and vet h.
beautiful. ~
There arc lamps upon tho mar
ket for absolutely every room IN ,ho
modern nome. They range from ~.
large, majesti, he'll or drawinr-room
moor lamps % the light ma.cliic
CLASH lnmps for tho bathroom or
One OF the latest Lamp novcl,,.,
Is tho p.rtumcd boudoir lamp. The.
ar" softly shaded lights in nuality
stained glass. They are nodded IN
odd shapes mounted upon bright
brass or bronze bases And have a
pocket IN the shade. Perfume ia
poured into tho pocket and a. 81
evaD"ratcs Slowly under the heat
from the hulh they MI tho room Win
miladN's favori'c perfume
There IN no limit to coiorinr snd
d"eiEn in table lamps. Aud yct. how.
ever beautiful lamps may he. tho
"'n sweet charm or cnntlcytfck=
anu candl"lirht still forces tho mar
h"t 10 he iuli OF unusual candle.
sticks ana shades
Italy has given ". the ro,or,uI
candl"st'cks. France tho enamsl.J
copper Russia tho branching cam
h"lahra, For formal dinner par,5ca
IN" tall glass HtickS with Skinner.
Ing 'inkling drops have bo.n re
viV"d whil" all the boat china .Iirper
sets Include china candlcsticks To
match
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30

scallop-like ornament an inner en-.
r'chment rs of seed cells of the
pomebranate. the reds of the tomato,
outlining the various shapes with
parchment color and loading the SUR
faces with duh enamel
TO his sideboard he added bv
means Of yellow. tan and gold.
soi'"h"d with transparent glazes an
in'eriacing, ornament strange and
rich. To the top OF the circular con-
trail table he skctched our radIo,inp
paneis OF ornament. the Iacinys Of
wh'ch n" painted wine color friuced
WIN t,nS buds OF what i'm certain
lights remind us Of white carn,tion
and cm'rry blossoms 4 third navs
homage to the Shakespeanpon tor
centenary by adding to the ton rail
OF MS settce an extract from ham
let"
Appeals Co TounH mud old.
mat coi"r-h"re considered as ap-
piled 10 fmrniture-holds a real and
vital appeal is evidence by its al,
traction for young as we'll as old.
This Is realized by the designers OF
modern nursery furniture. glad in
'''' - 'Hi no ICSS nv the
proprietors OF one of the nowas, or
great hotels in one az The greatest Of
scashore summer resorts
The furniture Is all OF brilliant
aquatic c"lors-the azures and ultra
marines and sea-Erccns Of the ocean
ana picture, in the dining room
called The Submarine Grill" chairs
"f tn" resign shown in one of tho
coral rcd in color. with
4 sea green medallion set In the back
The element OF color In furnIturc
Ia. In word. tho element Of human
i,y. plus sunshine. chcrrfulncss and
optimism in the home IL Is a
source OF qualification to rcaliz.
that. thanks to the Industry Of :,
few. the homes of many NAV no
Giadd"n"d greatly by the colorful in
PRODUCTION of joyful furniture III.
appeal ~ which is cosmopoIitan
Faini"d furniture may gn far toward
creating an environment in witch we
may live aud work to better adj
vantage.
Copyright, Good Furniture Service)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
Issues iindio IluIIctJn

Th" university OF Iowa has ac-
Hn"wledH"d TIL" popularity OF radio
~ issuing a bulletin for general dis
tribution throughout the state. tell ;
ing how Ia construct and maintain a
receiving set. Tho action is said tn
result from the Increased demand
made on tho engineering department
OF tn" university for Information
about radio broadcast
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30

The small dining room offers at
once an awkward problem and an
interesting opportunity. II all de-
PendS upon how tho owner looks at
II Whether the small dininE-roor
is In small house or small apart
ment, the dual aspect OF It's nature
remains unchanged for the person
who is going 10 furnish H.
II one starts with the prcsump-
,ion that Irrespective of tho iimi-
ta'!ons imposed by dimensions and
wal! spaces, there must he. IN addi-
ZION 10 the indispensa BILE dining
tahie and complement NJ chairs "A
sid"Soard. china cupboard. a serv-
ins table and similar accessories
usua! In large dininE-room. in other
words. fun dining room suite
the situation is we'll nigh hopeless a
me outset with the perplexinC
fton'"fn' almost invariably impos-
sihie Of satisfactory solution. of mt
ting more things into res,rir,o6
area than 1t has room property to
hold.
Cnn show Ingenuity.
On the other hand. II one is will
ing 70 open his eyes 10 opportuni-
ties. cast off tho foolish habit Of
olindlN oheyinE the hehests 81 cut
and dried convention and prejudice.
aoaHdon the incorvsnient prodispo-
alton - do Tho usual thing" and
view the whole situation with an un-
biased mind h"inE guided alone nv
common sense and obvious oxrcdi-
ency. tho way is immediately clear
for hopeful! result and the small
dininr-room Affords an admirable
chsnce Ia display ingenuity aud
originally and achieve solution
marked hy real distinction
Beginning in logical way win
the FIRST Trims first. tho treatment,
Tor the walls must ne d"cided uron.
IheN VIII presumably he lich, in
color. for light toned walls add n
Inc apparent size nf room. while
dark toned walls diminish It, Tho
apparent size may be further ON
phasized by using wha, are called
cool or reccdinp Colors. that is TO
say. tones In which tn. clement Of
blue is predominant ms opposed to
N" clements ~ rcd or yellow. the
S"-called warm" or advancing
colors.
Light Coior..
II tho exposure gives too cold =
liGht to max. amy of ,hos. d.sir,,lo
"" q very lishr yellow. bur or ian
The woodwork may he white. a soft
grey or som" Int tone especially.
'hoS"n I" c" with tn" hu. "C IN,
~ J.. Avoid plate rails and fri"Z.s
nc SO avoid striped paper. even
@"if-'Nr"d stripes hut. above all
ih'nrs. avoid figured paper. oxcou,
~" "f minut" sclf-lon.d
"'"d'r design. otherwise the al
I,n'i.' !" gam apparent spac" will he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
Radio Commerce c-o,.

Reports az business analysts show
mat the radio business has already
grown 10 on"-third the size OF tho
phonoHraph Industry. There are nov
more than 500 recognized radin
manufacturers and $4,000 known
i"hi-rs in radio apparatus.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-30
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED
IN FIXING DINING-ROQM
Exercising of Individual Ideas Can Best BE Put to Test
in Furnishing One of Most Important
Rooms in House.

many or heavy hanciuse II win
dow hancinEs are used, make them
iot some plain material hung
/ straight Have enough contrast in
color between walls and hanginrs to
give interest. but keep 10 cool. re-
redinn tones. Poplin or rep would be
suitable.
Avoid figured goods: figured
rhangings will take away from the
size Of the room Avoid trimming
lit will both break up the eNpanse Of
the material ana call attention to
vertical lines. an effect to he coun-
ieracted. II is desirable on the CON
trary. to emphas size horizontal lines
~. because they will increase the APP
parent length OF the wall.
Lighting Fixtures.
II tho windows do not extend too
high towards the ceiling. it will he
well To use straight. shallow plated
valanC"s To reduce tho vertical lines
and strengthen the horizontal
As TO lighting fixtures, II will he
best Ia have inconspicuous side
brackets. More than all else, cx-
clude amy central dome contrivanrr
over the table. It is bound to crowd
the room, interrupt and lesson tho
"Spans" 81 tn" ceiling and nullify All
tn" effect or the other devices to in
crease the appearance OF space. The
side brackets will give pleasant and
sufficient light. which may be- sup
'plem"nted by candies on the table.
Let tn" dininrroom he OF slender
rr"H"rtions--a ;hin-lesged Sheraton
or H"pplewhite type may hc suggest
"d-rathcr than Of bulky lines with
Il
light chairs should accompany it
Sheraton. .phyfe or Windsor types
occur as possibilities. In some small
dininr-rooms n generously proper
toned cate-lcg table has proved an
attractive expcdient
Stornpc Spnc-.
If there Is wall space large enough
to give small sid"board Il central
position. one OF Sheraton or Hep
plcwhite might be used; il II ia
one OF the American Sheraton side
boards with cuphoards extending to
the floor. there will he that much
additional space for storage pur
poses. 1t there Is no really suitable
place for n sidehoard. give UP the
idea Of having one and, instead. have
either one or two console tables. cab
iucts. or low boys symmetricaily
placed which will answer substan
TALLY the same purpose and do in
licu OF a serving table as we'll
y William and Mary low hoy will
do duty "a a miniature
sii"board. while small drop-leaf
tables may be found To To agreeable
substitutes. AS an alternative. one
might also use n low standing cup
hoard OF old Italian pattern or
large chcS; OF the dover type. DO
without a china cupboard and use
tn" pantry.
If some receptacle IL needed for
small things. have one o! the hang
iuE cupboards of the old Dutch sill
Yer cabinet pattern; II occupies no
n""r spac" and gives storage room.
The only wall adornment necessary
or desirable will be a plain framed
mirror or else one. or ut most two,
appropriate pictures In severely
plain frames. small dininE-room
thus furnished viii appear it, max
mum siz" and possess distinction.
C., Good Furniture Sarvica)
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
VISIT
BASE AT QUANTICO
Airplanes Will Fly Out to
Greet Coolidge and DENLY
On Mayf1Ower.

Delegations from Congress and
high Naval and Marine Corps Of
ficials will go from Washington to
Quantico. Va, Thursday to inspect
the Marine Corps base. The party
Will leave Washington at $50 a. m.
on the U. S. S. Mayhower. arriving
at .Quantico about 10 o'clock.
In the party will be Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge, Secretary of the
Navy DENLY, Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Roosevelt, Admiral Coontz
and Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune
A battle squadron of airpIanes
will fly out from Quantico to meet
the visitors and indulge in battle
practice over the river just ahead
of the Presidential yacht. Immed-
| lately on landing, review, includ-
ing the famous Fifth and Sixth
Marines who won fame at Belleau
| Wood, will be held
Dinner will be served at the en-
listed mems mess. each company
taking certain number of the Wis
itors.
After dinner there will be an in
inspection of Brown Aviation Field.
and the new athletic stadium. An
| infantry attack supported by air
planes. artillery and tanks. will be
viewed
A band concert with singing by
the marines will feature the eve
ning's entertainment in the Post
Gymnasium. The party will leave
Quantico in time to reach Wash
ington at 10 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
BUILDERSORGANIZE
NATIONAL COUNCIL
Franklin ID. Roosevelt Heads
New Body to Be Formed
Here June 19 and 20.

Franklin d. Roosevelt. former
, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
will be president of the American
Construction Council, which will be
organized here June 10 and 20. ac-
cording to announcement made at
Offices of the committee on organ
ization last night.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
will preside at the orga a1ization
meeting and will take part i'm
forming the new body. which he
believes will work for a great
amount of good in the nations af-
fairs.
Ten groups of Industries have
been agreed upon to form the or
ganization- All are interested in
construction. They are architects.
engineers, construction labor. gem
eral contractors. sub-contractors.
materials and equipment manufac-
turers. materials and equipment
dealers. bond. insurance and real
estate dealers. construction depart
ments OF public utilities and con-
stTuction departments of Federal,
State and municipal governments.
Some of the associations engaged
In the organization work are Amer
ican Institute of Architects, Fed
Grated American Engineering So
cieties. building trades department
Of the American Federation Of La
Dor. Associated General Contractors,
National Federation of Construction
Industries, National Building Con-
gress. National Association of
Building Exchanges. Building
Trades Employers Association. Ma
tional Real Estate Board and a
large number of manufacturers as
sociations
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
CHICAGO BOMBERS
STEAL DYNAMITE
BOUGHT FOR CITY
Confessions of Jailed La
bor Leaders Said to Clear
Up Police Murders.

CHICAGO. May I3.-Tax payers Of
Chicago have furnished the dynamite
labor terrorists have been using &c
destroy factories and homes. Hun
dreds Of pounds OF dynamite have
been stolen from the storehouses OF
the greater water tunnels. IL was
learned today.
IL appears the city paid for the
explosives used to wreck portions
OF the commonwealth and also paid
the eNhorbitant salaries Of the man
w.'o stole IL and used IT, The fact
that the labor camorrists are be-
lieved in possession Of this large
amount OF dynamite may explain
the warning in hundreds OF anony-
/ nous letters to law oficials. that
IF a single union man is In isil
| by sundown. Saturday night. Chief
Of Police Fitzmorris and all the
States attorneys who are prosecut-
ing the case will he slain and hslf
the city will be blown up and laio
| in ashes" %.
which was transmitted by telephone
and letters from hundreds Of
sources. the sun went down on
J
remained in Jail and the city str
stands.
More than a dozen new suspects
/ were rounded up during the night
and today and the police feel GER
tain they have under arrest the
actual killers Of the two policemen
I and the bombers who started the
fatal battle. Sensational confess
sions are said 20 have been made
positively linking up the eN-con-
vict leaders with the killings. Some
of the most important information
is said to have been secured from
smash" Hanson. who has refused
his freedom on a writ ~ hakcss
corpus. saying he would he slain nv
the labor camorrists ~ turned into
the street He will be CusrSed N
police stations and used hv the
state as one Of its star witnesses
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
WORLD CONDITIONS
TO BE DISCUSSED
National Chamber of Com
merce Conference Opens
With Reception.

World economic conditions and
their effect upon American BUSH
ness will be discussed during the
coming week by several thousand
of the country's foremost business
men who will participate in the
national conference called by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
states. with the idea of outlining
national commercial policy.
Speakers for the meeting include
Secretary OF State Hughes. Secre-
tary OF Commerce Hoover. Albert
n. Lasker. chairman of the shin>
ping Board; Arthur Balfour, vice
president Associated Chambers of
Commerce. Great. Britain: DR. J. C.
\. Everwijn. Minister from the
Netherlands: Senator Carter Glass.
Senator Howard Sutherland, Dwight
w. Morrow, Of :. p. Morgan and
Company; James r. Howard. presi-
dent Of the american Farm Fed
GRAFTON: a G. Bedford. chairman Of
the boar6 of the Standard OF! Com.
pany: Julius Klein. chief. Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. and Silas n. Straw3. chair
man of the board. Montgomery
Ward and Company.
The work Of tho conference will
be done in general and group ses-
sions. The general sessions will be
held in Convention Hall
Delegates to the conference will
be entertained at a reception at
the Washington Hotel tomorrow
night and the conference proper
will begin Tuesday morning at IL
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

bears. leopards. panthers. jaguars
and trained pumas.
Women Trainers to Fore.
Most remarkable among these are
the mixed groups of tigers. black
panthers and leopards presented by
the women trainers. Mabel STARK
and Olga Celeste. Women trainers
are to the fore this season. One
OF the six herds of trained ele.
plants is in charge of the noted
Belgian breaker. Nine. Clare Hide
garde.
Comedy acts are offered in pro-
digious number. There are Pallen.
berg's bears that walk upon tighi
ropes or ride old fashioned bicycles
shaggy white bruins that shoot
the chutes": HulIng's troupes OF
acting seals: Loyal's French poodles
Including the whirligig dogs: ant
no end of trick monkeys. donkeys
Shetlands, pigs. goats. geese and
pigeons.
Pageant to Open show.
Among the hundreds of men and
women stars are Lily Leitzel. aerial
gymnast; Ernest Clark and the
>''@' f>D'eHS III HdLdruouS CdtliHs
acts: the Siegrists, Silbons and
Neapolitans. on the fying trapeze
the Ernestos. Reifenraths. Tar
nens and Sevillos-all European
equestrian acts of extraordinary
skill: the Ragonghi. Rooney-Meers
Bradna and Clarkdon troupes OF
riders: the Sic Tahar company OF
gymnasts. for the first time intro
ducing the women athletes ot
Arabia to American audiences; the
Golden Girls in the Silver Swings
sensational old world novelty
aerial ballets. ten groups of statu-
ary horses and perfectly formed
women; eight of the worlds high
est perch acts and many other
high-air sensations.
The main tent program open.
with an Introductory pageant mag
nificently costumed. replete with
nursery tales enacted in pa ntomime
by hundreds of story book char
acters. A hundred clowns in five
times as many original stunts
promise no end OF fun for juvenile
patrons. Tomorrow's performances
will begin at and 8 p. m. and
the doors to the menagerie open
An hour earlier. The last perform.
ance of the engagement will be
given Wednesday night. Seats are
on sale at Lansburg and Brothers
department store and at the circus
grounds tomorrow morning
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
PRISON SENTENCES
IMPOSED ON TEN

Light sentences marked the day
in Criminal Court No. ] yesterday
when Chief Justice Mccoy passed
them out ranging from six months
to three years.
The following were sentenced:
Philip J. Howell. Frank Pietro-
fesa and Charles w. Thompson,
automobile thieves. three years
each. Perry II. J. Pierce and Mel
son s. Dyson. housebreaking and
larceny. one year each. John 7.
Fletcher. colored. larceny after
trust, one year. French NJ. Miles.
automobile thief. one year. Albert
Shands. colored. housebreaking and
larceny. one year. Henry r. Nc
Sayles. coIored. forgery. one year:
Ralph II. Faulkner. passing worth
less checks, six months.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
Stone-Thrower Gets 6 Months

David j. Strange colored. who
threw brick at James w. Thayer.
conductor on a car at Eleventh and W
streets northwest. on May 10. was
ssntenced to six months in jail Fri
day.