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iOMUMISE EFFECTED IN FOUR DAMIGE SUITS [orfolk and Western Makes Settle ment for Death of Rev. Franklin Kerfoot. lljOLBN; GIRL SEEKS PARENTS 1 t: ? ? - T ? ? I pent Eight Years Traveling Abont Conntry with Gypsies ? Other News Notes From Various Points of Virginia, ( ISpr.oial to The Times-Dispatch.] LYNCHBURG, March 16?A com IroniiHc in four suits against the Nor >lk .ind Western Railway, growing ut of the killing; of-'Rev. Franklin W. crfoot, a Baptist minister. residing t Chatham, and the Injury of his wife nd two children on the belt line -of nat sybtcm near Klnncys. December 1..1917. resulted yesterday in Iho en hrlng of a Judgment in the Circuit ourt of Campbell County for an SfcrcRato of 110,000 on behalf of the lalntlffs. The four suits wore those f the personal representatives of the eceascil minister?his widow, Mrs. I-ouIho 11. Kerfoot, and children, F'ran M. Kerfoot and Franklin \V. Ker oot, Jr. The accident happened at a Irtie the Ward road was in such a jondiLion that travel had to be dc ccted, and the family was struck by ^freight train on a grado crossing. Jmpcrt Lancaster Connty School*. KILMARNOCK. March 16.?Or. A. J. I "Kiln,"of Harvard University, and Urtlytr D. Wright, one of the State |chool inspectors of Virginia, have Just omplcted the work of inspecting the !>uhllc schools of Lancaster County, "hey were accompanied on their tour f Inspection by Or. Frank W. Lewis, | he division superintendent of schools ?f Lancaster and Northumberland. Lan aster Is one of the twenty counties of he State in which a survey of the cho'olB Is to be made In conformity |vl(h ah act of the last General Aa erably. The survey is confined to only wenty counties owing to the small ?pproprlatlon made for this purpose. I"'he survey made by these gentlemen Ua? confined almost exclusively to the ? reparation of teachers, the courses of itudy and the ages and advancement >f the pupils. Wtll Ulaeuaa IllRliniju. AMHEBST, VA-. March 1C? fcidward ?!eeks. chairman of the road commit ,Ci of" Amherst County, has called a Electing of the Board of Supervisors iti& .citizens of tho county interested .u be held at Five Forks, near Mon ?09, Monday, March 17, at 10 o'clock. Th;j object of the meeting is. first, to ?onsidcr the Amherst route for the Lynchburg-Natural Bridge Highway, ind second, to consider the matter of piiildjng the section of macadam road Wnown an FJvt Forks at an early date. Statr. Highway Commissioner George P COlcrtlan will he present. Find City Sold Liquor. DA>TVILLK. VA., March 16?A dis covery affording a choice morsel for community gcml;.; wiu made here last high*, when It was learned that the city of I Jan vibe haa been engaged In ths ta.'e of liquor for the past year. This wa.A.revealed in the presentation to the. Hoard cf Aldermen of a de tailed a-udlt of the books of the muni cipal ?Hiinrtmcnts. of water, gas and electric "light, which showed that the sum of S1.34S.01 was received by the C'.ty for the sale of "amopia liquor." This Is a by-product of tho gas plant and appears to be the only brand of llre-waier which Is not adequately pro vided i#or-ln the Mapp act. ' "' nrttlkm Meet After War. BRISVOU VA., March 16?Walter E Gambit) and W. T. Gambia, broth ers. of-Carmpber, N. C.. who stopped hero at a local hotel fourteen months, en route to enter the army, met here yesterday at the Bamc hotel on their Vajf btfel: home, both having been mustered out of the servlcd The boys chterec c'Jfteitnt branches of the serv ice. and. had not seen each 'other since passing through here fourteen months ago, and 'r..< communication had passed between tho two for the last six months ' One of the boys arrived here on a morning train, while the other CamA lh ?n a train that night. They woro greatly surprised to *eo each other, and wore at a loss to account for their unexpected meeting. ' Lynchburg Man Decorated. LYNCHBURG. VA.. March 16.? ^Brigadier-General Samuel D. Rocken *ba?h. Tfortnerly of this city, has been |/Uecoratwti with a French Legion of Honor, according to information con 'veyed to General Rockenbach's sister, iMrs. W. D. Campbell, who lives here. 'Recently, General Hockenbach was i/decorated with a French Croix de Guorre- He was in command of the I American tank corps in France from the time of Its organisation hs a unit. IGeneral' Rockcnbach graduated from ' Virginia Military Institute in 1889, and jonfered the army as a lieutenant In ' the Cuban campaign. Frolt Treea Are Budding. I .VMHBRST, March 16.?On account of continued rains farm work is being fcomewhat delayed. MoFt plant beds have been burned and sown and some r.arly gardening has been done. To bacco growers arc rushing to get the balance of the 101% crop on the market ,is',5.oon as possible and because of the I a'amp weather tobacco has hecjn in ex cellent condition for* handling. Fruit buds are Just beginning to swell and it 1i3 not thought that the crop is in any .larig^r of being killed. Paafor Accept* rail. KILMARNOCK, March 16.?The Rev. L. D. Bass, of Florence. S. C.. has ac? icpted a call to the Kilmarnock, .Moratlco and Wicomico Baptist churchcs to fill the vacancy caused by ,ihc recent resignation of tho Rev. H. S. ^Drlscoll, who has accepted, work for the Virginia Society for Homeless Children. Mr. Bass will enter on his new. field of work about the first of nc-sc -month. '<? AdvUed of Haiba?d'? Death FR15D13RICKSRURG. March 16?Mrs. Myrtle Jenkins hag received notifica tion from the United States govern ment that her husband. Private Robert L. Jenkins, of Company K, One Hun dred and Sixteenth Regiment, died In France. The causo of death was not stated. Private Jenkins was the son of. Mr. and Mrs, H. M. D. Jenkins, of tins' city. He went to France last June. He was on the border for twelve months previous as a member of Com pany K from Fredericksburg. Police Shatter Uomnncr. DANVILLE, March 16.?A youthful rtfrtiande wa.s rudely shattered In South Boston -a few days ago, according to word ???received from 'the Halifax town to'day, 'frben Chief of Police Terry ar reSlefl Tora Johnson, aged thirteen, and Adolphus Overbey, aged eighteen, who had run away from their homes in Brookneal with the express pur pose bf* feeing married at Roxboro, X. (i. ' '.yhc police officer had received a message to the effect that they were headed for the border bv way of the town, and he detained them when they came In on a train. Form Economic Association. LYNCHBURG, March 16.?The women of Lynchburg have just perfected an | organization to be known by the namo of the Home Economic Association, which is the outgrowth of the House wives' League, and which is formed along' the Ideas of the Federal gov ernmcnt.for the purpose of home dem onstration in connection with the local demonstrator. Mrs. N. D. Eller heads the 'association as its president. Tho speblal-'work at present 18 to teach housekeepers food values as well as the1'preparation of food. to Hold Revtral. "X&H'ERST. March 16.?Rev. J. H. Franklin and the members of the Bap ?nga' ?<rle8 of revival meetings In the Baptist Church some time "thllT itfrlnff. Rev. Mr. Wharton ha<J agrees to come to , Amherst last fall* ',f '* > 1 ? j " ' ?'-V* .sv.vf? JV . ? iy U v.* y _L V * . but on apcoutn of the Influenza ?pl domlc the meeting: had to be called off. Plow Up toctuti. ' WINCHESTER, March 16.?Many farmers who were In town today ro ported that they had plowed up large numbers of locusts during the -past week, and It was the Impression that the pests will bo here in enormous quantities lato In May and during the month of June. Several farmers re ported -that tho earth near large trees was honeycombed with the locusts to a depth of six inches. To Start Glasa Work*. LYNCHBURG, March 16.?The plant of the Lynchburg Glass Works will be put into commission next Tuesday morning. A goodly number of expert glass blowers and machlnc operators have been imported to man the plant, and much new help will be taught the business from Lynchburg people. The company is backed by local capital, j and It starts with good business in prospcct. , FRENCH VETERAN SAYS' GOTHAM IS DREAM CITY Town "Von Can I,ove and You Can Hate," Asserts Gen eral I'au. . NEW YORK, March 16.?"New York Is a dream city?a city of nightmares and uf beauty all at once. It is a city of tranquillity and of chaos. It is a city you can love and a city you can hate. it is in eruption twenty-four hours a day. It is a dream city that knows no sleep." General Pau, French war veteran of j tho conflicts of IS70 arid 1914, thus j epitomized his impression? of the I world metropolis before sailing on t-he , Mauritania with other members of the j French mission, which he heads. "New York is a reel of motion plc | turcs which never ends." said General | I'au. "Upon first arriving here one j feels-.as though he had followed Alice i In Wonderland down the rabbit hole. | Many of your wonders are absurdities: | many are majestic. I do not like all I of your skyscrapers. Some of them are I actually beautiful. Others are grotesque. ' I think the Woolworth Building Is the handsomest structure on Manhattan Island. j "New York is unlike any other city , in the world. I do not think persons ! who Jive here constantly can attain great aso. There seems to be a con stant" whirl and pressure that has one keyed to an abnormal pitch. Relaxa tion seems to be unknown. The htim and buzz of the city's palpitating soul I seem to pervade even the residential i sections and the private homes. "One sees more activity in Forty Second Street in an hour than you see j in Lqndon in*a week. Every one seems to be going somewhere as if afraid j some ono else was going to get there . ahead of him. The killing speed of ' everv-day life here is appalling. New York is a poem of pressure. It is never still." PRESIDENT IS CONCERNED OVER ITALIAN SITUATION ' Holds Two Conferences With Premier Orlando, OlieuMlnr Grave Problems. : PARIS. March 16.?President Wilson is greatly concerned at the present time over the Italian situation, Defi 1 nlte indication of this was given to night when he held his second confer ! enee with Premier Orlando, of Italy, i A previous conference with the Italian i statesman was held this afternoon. It is the insistence of the American dele I gation, it is understood, that the I Italian claims to the Eastern Adriatic j must be modified. It is expectcd that this wHl come , about noon, making it possible to effect j a settlement of the Austrian and Balkan territorial limitations. * and bringing to a successful conclusion the dlflicult problem within a week. GOTHAM HAS FORTY CASES . OF "SLEEPING SICKNESS" Health Commissioner Discourages Alarm, bat Hcpnrts One More Death. NEW YORK. March 16.?Forty cases of "sleeping sickness" have been re ported to the health department. Com missioner Copeiand announced today, | one of which resulted fatally. "About half of these cases may be classified as of the post-influenza type," said the commissioner, "the other half being of the true type of tliq disease. There are no reasons for public alarm, however, as the number of cases is I Infinitesimal by comparison with the j population." 1 PERSHING PRAISES FORCES I Men of Thirty-Second Division Are Honoretd by Commander of Expedition. I By Associated Press.] J COBLENZ, March 16.?Within sight ! of the distant hills of unoccupied Ger j many, 20.000 troops of Che Thirty ! second Division yesterday heard Gcn ! eral Pershing express appreciation of their efforts at Chateau-Thierry. Sois t. sons aftd on the Mcuse-Argonne front,! ' which, the commander-in-chief said. I made it possible for them to stand ; ! where thev were today. The soldiers assembled in a small ] ; valley after being inspected and re- j ! viewed. General Pershing said he took : j the liberty of thanking the soldiers for their services in the name of more j I than 1 tut,000.000 Americans at home,, ! whose hearts had been with tho sol- ) diers all during the fighting and since. ! Plan 925.000 Church. ! ONANCOCK. VA.. March 16.?Mcm i hers of the Baptist church are plan- j i nins for the erection of a new brick ! edifice to cost $25,0<J0. Skinner's Macaroni j is on sale at all grocers.?Adv. HOW TO GET RID OF CORNS > A Simple, Safe and Reliable Way.; No Pain or Sorfcncss. Thanks to a new discovery made J from a Japanese product women will ! soon bo wearing smaller and prettier , shoes than ever. Corns are to be a i thing of the past. A new preparation, j called Ice-Mint, is said to make any r corn or callous shrivel right up and lift off easily. Hard corns, soft corns or corns between the toes can be lifted right out root and all after a touch or two of Ice-Mint. It's wonderful. No pain and not a bit of soreness while applying It or afterwards. People are warned to stop cutting and trimming their corns and avoid the risk of blood poison. Simply get a few cents' worth of Icc-Mint from your druggist, and from tho very second that It touches that sore, tender corn your poor, tired, aching feet will feel so cool, easy and comfortable that you will just sigh with relief. Think of It?just a little touch of that cooling, soothing Ice Mint and real foot joy la yours. It Is the real JapaneBO secret of fine, healthy little feet, and is highly appre ciated by women who wear high heel shoes and men who have to stand on their feet all day.?Adv. PEOPLE OF SHEFFIELD ME GETTING AFTER BUSINESS Furnaces Begin to Hoar When Guns of War Cease Their Barking. DIN OF COUNTLESS HAMMERS Machinery Designed to Wreak De struction Now Turning Wheels to Make Plowshares and Other Me i'h<*nical Appliances. ny ii. m. KonoKs. IjONDON, March 16.?Hardly has the news conic to hand fconccrnlng the end of that singularly unpopular brochure, the Ration Cook, than we hear or the immense program upon which the good people of Sheffield? the Pittsburgh of England?aro cm barking. For the whole period of the *ar ,^e roar of Sheffield's furnaces, tne din of Its countless sledge ham mers, the rattle of its wondrous me-' chanical contrivances, the clangor of its endless workshops have never for a moment been silent. It is calculated that no less than 95 P?f cent of the production activity of this mighty steel center was, until recently, devoted to the fashioning of man-killing projectiles, of equipment a# .1? war, goods. Today the whole of the machinery until recently em ployed in this way is actively engaged In work of a happier character. It, is It? m <jyrstaro' not the s^ord, in which h^s "?*' *>egun to interest L? 2 Al ?. '* true Jhe armistice came as a distinct surprise as much to this great, center as to any otner in the old country; but, In spite of but par tially complete plans and incomplete schemes of reconstruction, already great things have been done to turn a p"icc "ne"tlmC combine into a mighty HAVE ORDEnS AHEAD FOR FOUR YEARS It is calculated - that In spite of the enormously increased plant, work shop space, engineering parks. It will only be by greatly increased labor, with greatly increased supplies of ma ih TO that the orders at present with the greatest of Sheffield's firms four years? during the next ? ?ucstioni, of wages, with the at tendant one of prices, need hardlv be F?new ? ? in this Place. but it must be obvious to the most purblind that b> the reconstruction of metal work at an t j" the. Continent; the re placing of depreciated machinery and battTe Vhlt??,-0.! the ravishcd. depleted, battle-shattered war area, England's mighty steel centers will receive an impetus such as even in war time with never enjoyed.*"ar'?US ??""??? All things considered it is reallv wonderful how little time has been lost tn switching off from war conditions to those of peace. Jn addition to their old manufactures, quite a number of firms are already engaged in tasks entirely new to them, with a view to capturing from the central powers some of those industries, which, prior to the war, were virtually a conti nental monopoly. In one place ac commodation is being found for hun dreds of tons of only partially com pleted munitions. All kinds of material are to be seen in this place and semi-completed pro jectiles, epkulment pLatev 'buzzers,' bullet-proof protection plates, trench periscopes, rifle barrels and magazines. bcotcs of aeroplane accessories and | heaven only knows what. To what , use or UEes this voluminous collection is going to be put, no one can possi bly say at the moment; but it will doubtless provide a pretty problem for those imaginative mechanical geniuses ; without whose aid during our four ! years' struggle with the Hun, we i would certainly have been in a bad i way. AGRICDLTUIUU8T0 WILT/ RECEIVE CONSIDERATION Those who made such handsome profits during the war in the manu facture or small sets of garden tools, must now prepare to face a distinctly new situation. It is not the amateur but the professional agriculturist whose claims, are to receive paramount consideration. Orders for farm and garden tools are pouring in as they have not done for years past. The reason of this is not difficult to ap preciate. Infinitely more land is being devoted to agricultural pursuits of course than was the case prior to the war; in addition to which thousands of men ordinarily employed in agri culture have just been freed from military service. Xa far as one can judge, there is also the greatest short age of farming implements on the Continent. Everything points, in fact, to the rolling mills in Sheffield being busy for many days to come. The g-un-cotton gangs of the Hun, im ?measurable mischief as they caused Deep-Seated colds develop aerioct complications if neglected, i Use aa old and time-tried remedy that ; haagfren saHrfanttaa tor bow than fifty yean j PISO'S INTRAVENOUS AND IN-; TRAMUSCULAR IN JECTIONS SCIEN TIFICALLY AD- ; MINISTERED Not accessary to go to a hospital? I no detention from business. M. Mil/TON TALKIl Specialist. My scientific methods of treacmeat ! by tho introduction into the system of ! Biological and Chemical preparations | restores normal conditions In a fr^c- > tlonal part of the time required by the j administration of drugs. Skin Dlsensca, Eruption Boils, Ulocrst Eczema, etc., quickly alleviated. Blood diseases,, nerve diseases, kid ney, bladder, piles, fistula, hernia, ca tarrh, melancholia, despondency. Dally Q TO P Sands;* 1A TO in Honrs w tf Holidays 1U X.?t Night, Wed., and Sat., T to 8 P. M. Phoae Randolph 5808. OFFICEt LYRIC BUILDING, Ninth and Broad Streets, Suite UO6-30S. IS A CRIME AQAIN8T NATURE Stop it or you never can keep weD. II you w*k? with a Ud tuts is tka moutii, coated tongue, perhape headache, jrouf.lWer is torpid. A torpid brer derange* the whole system, prochic*? dyapepaia, convene? and pile*. There ie no better remedy for the** disorder* than DR. T0TT8 UvU PILLflb Try them ju*t once and be eternally convinced. For tale' by #11 druggist*. In the destruction of hundreds of bridges, tunnels, railway junctions, sidings, etc. have at least done Shef field one good turn, that of supply ing employment for thousands of work ers for a number of years to comc. THOUSANDS OK CAVIS WII.I, UK KUBVILT Apart from the rolling stock actu-1 ally destroyed, thousands of railway carriages, trucks. trolleys, cic., arc now In such a state owing to Inccs-" sant use that they will have to l?c replaced immediately. The near lu-1 ture should see a large quantity of. old rallB and crop ends suitable fori rolling down on the market. Tho re- ' newal of practically the whole rail 1 system of this country is long over due. and if Britain is not to be faced with unnecessary peril this mighty task must be tackled without delay. A splendid time for tho inventor should be the present moment. There are.vast contracts which even tho ac tivities of Sheffield cannot at the mo ment embrace, simply becattse the nec essary machinery; is not at hand. Those individuals who can dcvlso methods o,f converting war-time machinery to tho purposes of peace should .not only render the community a distinct ser vice, but pocket returns proportion ally as great. There is every indication, too. that before long fresh transformation j scenes will manifest themselves on all sides. In various centers round and about Sheffield some extraordinary changes have taken place, and that these will in some instances at least furnish precedents for further trans formation In England's world-famed steel center seems Inevitable. At one place, for instance, wc hear of an airplane factory which has just been transformed into a shop fitting factory; of a firm which is changing over from bqmbs and eighteen-pounder shells to shipyard castings and gas and steam piping; of a firm until recently employed on munitions now devoting Its activities to the creation of boilers j and cranes, and there are countless i other instances of this kind of thing j throughoflt the neighboring counties. I In one town alone, for example, there ' are no less than seventy firms which j have just undergone transitions they! at one time never dreamed of. To declare, however, that Sheffield Is reaping unbounded benefit on all sides by the somewhat sudden cessa tion of hostilities would be mislead ing. As a matter of fact, there are certain businesses which are really hard6 hit. High-speed steel, for in stance, is one of the commodities doomed for the time being to a dull market. So long as the war lasted j this was the kind of industry which : proceeded full steam ahead, now with j thQ, cessation of hostilities, a period : of reaction has set in. MANY MANUKACTlinER.S HAVE SUSTAINED LOSSES Ferro-ohrome and ferro-silica, of which certain dealers have for many months past had in hand large sup plies, are also commodities which have suddenly become a drug in the market. Those who, in the hope of reaping substantial profits, laid in large stocks of these materials have been about as badly hit by the peace its any one in the country. It is reported that makers of heavy steel such as basic and even acid billets, are also having rather a bad time of It. This depres sion. however. Is not difficult to un derstand. It is not only the sudden change in the materials at the moment in most demand which lies at the root of the trouble. An immense amount of careful investigation, or careful re organization, will be necessary before things can be got into their former swing. Let us hope, however, before six month* are over, those trades which have suffered In this way by the ces-i nation of hostilities will find, them* Helves In a position more Mice those mentioned In the earlier part of this survey?those for whom the dawn of peace has heralded an era of unparalleled opportunity.?Copy riKht. 1910. TRAINS WILL NOT STOP ON ROAP THIS TIME Order* Are, Imued to Railroad Men . to Turn the Clock* Ahead. I By Asooel&tcd Prcon. J WASHINGTON, March 16.?To make J effective the dayli^ht-aaving law. Di j rcctor-Oeneral Hincs has instructed J railroads to turn their clocks ahead ono hour at 2 A. M. Sunday, March 30. The trains will run on the new schedule thereafter, but will bo held only nt terminals. While on the road they will not stop for an hour to make up the difference in time. EJach rail road will be called on to "properly safcRUard movement of its trains on the road at the time of the change." ? ii ???? ?j aa Skin I .Comforts ForOurBoys Found In Cuticura The Soap to Shave, Bath* and Shampoo, the Ointment to heal These fragrant, super creamy emollients soothe and heal eczemas and rashes, stop itching, clear the skin of pimpjes, the scalp of dandruff and the hands-of chaps and sores. Also for cuts, wounds, stings of insects, sunburn or windburn. IUn vlth Citicmr* h? Tfca HMHtrJDp Owttacra wiy. No mi.MilairiMp, no i? mi. no free *J kalf, bo ouU. bo irritation ino when (bared twice daily. One Map for all oaan ? ?barton. hethm*. ?faannooiac. DeoMea r?*er *flWi*ney, net to apeak ef T?Ion in |M mmMtm *kin purity and hoatth. da* to it* dalieata, frtcrant Co He or* medication. 9e*rp,Oint**ct,T?leoroa6c. e*eh. 8?ld everywhere. Rheumatism Is completely washed out of the sys tem by the celebrated Shivar Mineral Water. Positlevly guaranteed by money-back offer. Tastes fine; costs a trifle. Delivered anywhere by our Richmond agontB?Spence-Nunnamaker Co. Phone them.?Adv. Montague Mfg, Co., rcath and Mala Btau. Rlchaead, Vm, IXMItGR?ROUGH AND DK1C9SRD. ?. ? *> Jewish War. Relief Days "mi For Fashion Decrees These Stylish New Vestees ?Quite the rage among the best dressed devotees of fashion, these stunning Vestees owe much of their popularity to the diversity of styles from which it is so easy to \ make a satisfactory selection, ac cording to your own individual whims. Materials include Fancy Novelty Cloths, Pique, Satin and Tricolette, $ 1.98 to $6.00 . Newest Collars -Selection is almost unlim ited in these Georgette Col lars; and fine sheer Organdy Collar and Cuff Sets, rang ing from 50c to $1.00 $9 Wood, $9 a Cord Prompt Delivery $9 The best Cooking Wood or the best Heater Wood?no difference in price, $9.00. Virginia Council of Defense \ Madison 2669 204 Lyric Building THE NAME BEHIND THE TIRE WHEN you ride on G & J Tires, you roll on miles of road without delay or mishap. "The Name Behind the Tire" is the power behind the throne that says G '& J Tires give service plus service. And the makers put quality material and work manship into the making to deliver that service. G & J Tires are springy and spunky. They blot out bumps. As you drive along you have confidence in "The Name Be hind the Tire," satisfaction in the banishment of tire trouble. G & J Tires pull your cost per mile right down to rock-bottom. The G & J Cord Tire is a prod uct of the highest development in tire-making skill. Other G & J Tires are the famous "G" Tread and the G & J " Stalwart." Dealers: We give you the closeslco-operation in handling G 9b J Tires by keeping a very large and complete stock on hand from which you can draw at will. . Dennis Auto Supply Co. ?) 301 WEST BROAD STREET. ; . Randolph 4261 '' ' * *