Portsmouth Daily Times from Portsmouth, Ohio • Page 2

PAGE THE PORTSMOUTH DAILY TIMES MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917. LYRIC TONIGHT and Tomorrow Daniel Frohman presents beautiful PAULINE FREDERICK And THOMAS MEIGHAN In a special elaborate production of AlpKonse Daudet's immortal "SAPHO" An artistic presentation of a great story displaying Miss Frederick's wonderful dramatic power Admission Ipc. Slums Start 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6:30, 8 and 9:30 Bold Highwaymen Operating In Machines Along Scioto Trail Are highwaymen operating on the Scioto Trail in machines? William Lawson, a farmer, who lives back of George P. 0., claims thnt while motoring to his home Saturday night, a Ford machine drove right in front of him, arid when he stopped his car the driver of the Ford stopped his machine and flashed gun on him and demanded his money. Lawson told a Times man, Monday that while he was handing all the money he had, $7.50, to the highwaymen, another Ford machine drove up from the rear and the two drivers, whom he says wcre masked divided his money and then demanded (hat Mr.

Lawson drive on toward Lu- etisville. Mr. Lawson says the men, who apparently were not very old, turned around and drove towards Portsmouth. He says the holdup took place near the Five Mile church. John Herman has returned from Columbus, -where she visited her sist'-'r, Jii.ss Mary Tjrunner.

H. Stanley JWCall, who is an assistant io Attorney General Joseph McGhne, came down from Columbus Saturday evening and spent Sunday with home folks. Mr. and ifr3. AVeslry Stemshorn arc visiting Portsmouth relatives and Tliey came home from Bnffulo.

The Deltn Alpha Cl-jb of the South Portsmouth 31. E. church will meet next Thursday evening with Mrs. J. N.

Itiss Ksthcr Thompson, Hiss -Mildred Armstrong, ilr. Fran'; Gamper- line anil 3Ir. and lire. J. B.

Thompson motored to Ironton, Sunday. The Women's Home Missionary Society of Trinity church will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Jlrs. John Taylor, Kin- ncy's Lane nnd Baird avenue. Mrs. Edgar Thompson of Kock Island, 111., and Mrs.

Howard Hnddlcson of Columlms, are visiting their sisters, Mrs. George Moouey and Mrs. Chas. Weaver of this city. Ecv.

and Mrs. E. J. Meacham, of Cincinnati, are guests of Mr. rjid Mrs.

C. M. llowland, Franklin avenue, Monday. Rev. Meaeham i-ill return tomorrow while Mrs.

Meacham will remain a fow days. Walter W. Watrous, plnmher, is having a second story addition built to the rear of his property at 822 Chillicothe street. HERE IS THE PROPER COMBINATION OF FERTILIZERS FOR YOUR GARDEN fNlTOSTE OF OF LIME- 50 IBS mixed In these proportions make a compound sufficient for home garden of 3.500 Nitrate of soda, rock phosphate, muriate of potash and lime, mixed in the proper proportions, make one of the beat pertilizers for home garden Assuming that you have, a garden plot containing 3,600 square feet, these fertilizers, mixed according to the poundages shown in the diagram above, produce a good result A ahowel and a coarse screen are the only equipment needed to mix this fertilizer. Stock Inventoried The annual invoice of stock was made last week by the Portsmouth Hut company.

WITH THE SICK Miss Ossie Crump, who had ben ill for four weeks at the home of her uncle, 0. 1L' Griffith, of this citj', has returned to her home in Greenup. Georgo Williams, eon of Jlr. and JIis. Albert Berkley, of Market street, is recovering from typhoid fever.

William Kiuker, who broke his Object To Putting The City In Class Of "Under 30, Slayor H. Kaps will file objections with the war department, Washington, D. relative to ilassing Portsmouth in cities of a population under 30,000, for the purpose of registering all men in the county for conscription. The mayor said that, he objected to this classification Portsmouth has a population now, of over 30,000. Monday a communication received from Capt.

C. M. Dowell, U. S. Army, instructing the mayor to'send the 2000 registration blanks to the sheriff, as the war department had found that Portsmouth had a population under- 30,000.

Registration for cities under 30,000 will be made under the supervision of the sheriffs, while for cities over 30,000 it will be conducted under the supervision of the mayors. Should Sheriff B. W. Smith be authorized to conduct the registration he will have registrars named for each precinct. This authority is vested in 'the mayor for cities over 30,000.

Registrars on registration day will be asked to volunteer their services Under this provision, Attorney Will J. Meyer volunteered by letter Monday. The letter was addressed to Mayor Kaps and stated: 'In accordance with suggestion of the United States authorities that those willing to act as registrars in connection with proposed selective draft law, offer their services at once to district authorities, you are advised that my services are nt your command. My residence is 707 Waller street. Yours respectfully.

AVTLLIAM J. MEYER. Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25cat all Monoy will you require to Buy or Build a home of your ownt If it's a question of your not having sufficient cnpitnl to make the start--come in and talk the matter of a loan over with us--we've funds to loan on First Mortgage at the fairest terms, come in today. THE ROYAL SAVINGS LOAN 00.

Saving! Saved Safely HE sudden attacks of fever in children are usually trnce- nUa to the condition their bowels. A smnll dose of PLUTO Water will induce thorough, complete movement, reduce their temperature to normal and restore them to rollicking good health. America's Physic You should teach your children the importance of complete nnd regular elimination. The test way to ib this is to buy of PLUTO Water nt your drujist's and keep it in your home. Bottled ni French Lick Springs, it 13 Nature'sawnrem- cdy for cither oc- Disional or chronic constipation.

WHAT'S THIS! WON'T SEIZE GERMAU SHIPS? WASHINGTON, I). May 7. --Existence of secret provisions in the recent United States-Danish treaty transferring the Virgin isn ireuiy uaiisicriinii LUU shoulder Made over a month lsl(lml crc rcvca i e(1 on the house is improVHig He is staying at floor tod whon Rcp re.sentative the homo ot his grandson, Samuel i CMm icr, speaking for the Ger- Kinkcr, Third street 'man ship seizure bill, disclosed Jraogcno, daughter of that administrat i on nas a CLAIM THEY FELT EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Attorney itark Crawford and E. F. Moss, a real estate agent, with offices in iho First National bank -building, insisted Monday that they felt au earthquake shock Sunday morning.

were sitting in i our offices when, without warning, the entire First National bank building seemad to shake. The shock lasted about 15 seconds," Mr. Crawford stated Monday. Is Here On Sad Errand Jacob Metzger, a former -well loiown citizen of this city, arrived here Monday to attend the funeral of his niece, the late Mrs. Haggle Dolcy, of Columbus, whose body was brought here.

Mr. Metzger a member of the Kentucky legislature, representing Camp-bell county. Scribe Has Enlisted John Markham, a son of Jlr. and Mrs. T.

J. Markham of Piketon, has enlisted in the United States army at Cleveland. Mr. Markham had been the city hall reporter on the Cleveland Leader. To Scioto Trail Charles Quichcl and family have moved from 1114 Offncre street to Scioto Trail.

Back From Meeting Dr. E. Gault has returned om Columbus, he attended in enthusiastic meeting of the Ohio State Homeopathic Society, which was in session several days. and Orovpr Kiltlo.v, Franklin avcnuo, is ill with measles. COUNTY" NEWS Mrs.

John 1 fcnning, of Waits Station, was a business visitor to Portsmouth Saturday. "special arrangement" -not to seize Gnnnan or other ships in Virgin Island ports. MARRIAGE' LICENSES Albert Carpenter, 28, laborer. and Gertrude Mansfield, Long Squire Finney. 24.

James Kiddleharger Hun is dangerously ill with liver Business Trip i Otto Lauffer has returned from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bcsco, of! Imsincss trip to Jackson and Lick Uun, are guests of jlr.l^TM' 8 1 in UlB of the and Jlrs. JFeury Hast, of J'orts-jPortsmouth Brewing and Ice eom- nioiitli. )an IMrs.

Frefl Wcffhorst has moved Irom Llio Gillen nn street to tho Barber property, Second Mrs. Charles Kpsslci 1 of Lick jllitn, is spending a few days with I her mother, -Mrs. John Hunt, of Portsmotulv Go To Sunday School Day Go To School was observed in Piilli'rton a South Portsmouth Sunday keeping with a request made by Governor -Stanley and spkmdid I a a was re clod in all i i lie schools. On Crutches Cbarley Zieglcr. who five ivceks was thrown from a colt nnd liad an ankle broken, is now able get around on crutches.

Dogwood Winter "This is Dogwood Winter" we are having. We always have a cold spell in May," Henry J. Faivrs, president of the Hammer Club, said in discussing the excessively cool May weather the experienced the past week. Will Move To Kentucky Alvie Stone moved Ins secondhand clothing store from the corner of "Market and Front street to Head of Grass, Lewis county. Monday.

"BIRTHS" A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. McKinlcy Powell of 1017 Chillicothe street Monday afternoon. New Flat Going Up Mrs. Kate Walsh wiil soon erect a flat bnildinir at 3318 Park avc- ml JrfTerson streets.

U. S. SOLDIER GIRL READY FOR DUTY Get License In Greenup Tuesday, May 1, Geo. Garthce, 2S, widower, and Stella Evans, 16, both of Portsmouth, were jrraiited a marriage license in Greenup, according to the Grecn- np Republican, Leaves For Cincinnati Koy McElharicy left Mondny for Cincinnati, whcro he will take a physical examination for admission to the Ft. Benjamin Harrison Camp, in Indianapolis.

Brought To Hospital Ells Beckett formerly of Portsmouth met with a painful accident while working at Waller's stone line. It will contain ten rooms i rrv Saturday Tie was brought 1 1 1 1: lo Hcmpstead hospital where Drs. and the plans for were draivn Architects Hitter and Bates. Martin and Gault operated on him. Age No Barrier Luey of Hamden, who is 1)1 years of atre, and wlio was i last wedc at tho Royal i i room, street, ret Saturday I a ROCKILE were th( Su i I i Fred Parl -itii of Mrs.

An- PV.MII.I.V. h. A ml. Miss Comma Sundny. How toFind Opportunities Through Waet i mm Mr, ii i i I i i MI; Sunday, in- si.irli i T.n: Mrs.

Vmri.i I i mid i a i i i i i i i A wen- i i i on A i i i Airs. Tcrrossii a i i i i a i i i IUTI- Snndny. i a i i i of i i i mid i I i i i i Mi-s, K)l 1 MnMs Sunday. Airs. Mnr.v i i i i Miirirurpl.

mid wcro i i i on A 1 recently. i In New Home I Mr. and ilrs. James Sexton 'have moved from Lexer's flats, Front street, to the Frank property, 3311 Second street. Want Ads Organize Building and Loan Societies A dozen or more families, contemplating building, may finance ono another at remarkably low iuti-rest nilc-i.

Ifc is not to form a stock ('ompany, but coiiccrneiJ iniiy got together on si mutual basis, fattns, lity and self property, crctit buildings unil A unfoii of investors can noliicvo much MOM than the s.imo immbor of individuals operating separately. Here are two suggestions for Want Ads of this character: LOANS ON PIIOPKRTT AT LOW I TV A NT ON' IMPROVED Want Ads Open Many Avenues of Profit- Mnnv pmporty owners c.in get tngfthrr in rnt fartory to nil. Thov- may bnntl in i i olii store or apartment buildings thrniiRh careful admin tration of funds, can makfi m.isimnm pnjlit.s. al-o, frivcft tlirsii opportunitirtt of tiuyini; materials and gutU win tracts at the lowest nitcs To proprrty ff all kinds, The Want Ad Is a Builder That Builds! George W. Austill W.

Austill, passed 'away several days ago at his homo In i.Kansas. IVatlt was (hie to hardening the arteries. His brother, N. A i I is ill D.iyton Soldiers' Homo with the same disease. The a is the of Airs.

i l.niicniKin, of this fity, who reeeiitly I visited her father, and wiroiito liorno from Dayton visited her mother. MM. i I. X. Austill, ami sister, Kmma, of Edward The Ironton I i a Sunday Drninjj said: cldward.

foi7r year old son of Air. Airs, iiarlos Lewis, of (lieu at the i MI" Air. and Airs. Morris 1 on Front and Pine streets, where he 1 r.d been i i i i his i a brief illness of i a a occurred Krulay and i pici)t took place a a Jii'ter- iioon in Woodland cemetery." Mrs. Ida Bloomfield Death at nine o'clock Sunday elninml Mi's.

Ida Hlnoni- ficld, ot' i a ItlonmlieM of lioinl street. Ooath cnmc as an end to two years suffering with tuberculosis. Mrs. Bloomfield was born at Big Sandy, Ky. She had lived in this city eleven years.

The deceased is survived by lior husband and one son, Jesse, one brother, General Thompson oi Firebrick, and one half brother, Andrew Bertram who is in the U. Army. "The funeral will be held Tuesday from the home with Rev. Cleve Brown in charge. Mrs.

Ferguson Mrs. Alice Ferguson, wife of Thompson Ferguson of 2124 Gay street, passed to her final reward at Sunday evening, her death being caused by pneumonia and followed a two weeks' illness. Mrs. Ferguson would have been 65 years old had she lived until July. In addition to her husband she" leaves a son, Charley Ferguson, stage manager of the Hippodrome theatre in llnntington and one daughter, Mrs.

John Partlow of this city. One sister, Mrs. Thos. Collis of this city and one brother, Frank Hood of Sciotoville, also survive. Sirs.

Ferguson was a fine Christian woman and will he missed. She was her happiest when performing real deeds of kindness. She was an affectionate mother, neighborly and sympathetic. The funeral services will be' conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be in charge of Rev. Albert Marting, Interment will be in Grcenlawn.

W. P. Scott Funeral services over the body of the late AV. P. Scott, who was killed in an automobile accident in East Portsmouth last Thursday were conducted Monday afternoon from the family residence in Ft.

Thomas, Ky. Mr. and lira. Robert Richardson and Will J. Friel of this city attended the last rites of this popular young man.

Baby Hewitt A six-pound daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hewitt at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Hewitt, 1012 Front street, died shortly after birth.

Sunday evening at 4:30 oclock. Mr. Hewitt is a steel worker. Sirs. Hewitt before marriage was Miss Mabel Racy.

William Knapp Fred Duewel of 1756 Two 1 street, received word Sunday his brother, Kn a had died early Sunday morain' at Ms home back of Quiiicv, Kv Mr. luiapp was better here as William Duewel. 52 years of age and spent most his life as a farmer. The deceased is survived by wife Nancy, and two Lizzie oi' Grayson, Ky. and Mi-i Blanche AVeldon of Plain City, ii and two half brothers, Frod" an Henry Duewel of this Knapp was well konwou heiv having visited hero a number times.

Fred and Henry Due have left to attend the fun Which will be held Tuesday. James Richardson The many local friends and mirers of James Richardson, year, of age, son of Mrs. Mary Richardson 1TOS Ilutchins street, will bo grieve- to learn of his rather sudden deai! which occurred in Christ hospital Cincinnati, Sunday morning at o'clock, as the result of an attack uraemio which he suffero last Wednesday. His condition serious from the very start and 'ou little hope was held out for his i covory after being- admitted to tK hospital, ilr. Richardson, who i a man of splendid physique, was expert accountant and one man who had gono out from Portsmouth made good.

lie was born in Portsmouth in December, son of James an! Mary Richardson. His father awny several years ago. He Portsmouth in 1SS7, going to Xew York City, where ho remained unii IOCS, when he went to Cincinnati anl associated himself with the C'olun Gas Electric Co. treasurer. In 139Q he was married to Tor ighter, Viola, was 'born, who, together her mother, survive.

In addition his wife and daughter, Mr. son is survived hi3 mother, tir sisters, Mrs. John Ives nnd iiliss Florence Richardson, and two William and Al IT. Richardson, oi this city. Mrs.

Ives and her two brothers are in Cincinnati and will awonipnn the body to Portsmouth Tuesday morning. The funeral services will 1 conducted from the home of Mrs. Mary Richardson of 170S Hutchins street at 3:30 Tuesday afternoon and interment will be Greeulawn. ifiss Ella Lawless, of City. To this union one da Oeorge F.

Leichner Death at 1015 Sundiiy cvenin; claimed George passed away at the family rwi dence. 1228 Kinney's Lane. He The funeral was held at two 'had been ill with complication o'clock Monday afternoon with "for ten weeks. Few of. -Mr.

burial in Greenlawn. Leichner 's friends realized seriousness of his condition sn the news of his death will come ai Mrs. Belle Morgan On returning home from a trip to 0 Gcphart'3 Station about six o'clock Gcm VQ Frederick Saturday ovcmnff, J. M. WQuld havc bc( ycars 0 Lick lum, near Lyra, found his wife, he lived until May 16, 1917.

Belle Morgan, lying dead on the was a fion of Uie ate Daniel kitchen floor. Jlra. Morgan had been i nro -aret Leicliner complnining- of late of heart trouble. C( ino- died three years agi) Dr. G.

M. of THieclersburg, In addition to his faithful wife was called and found that Mrs. rs Caroline Clinch Irfichner, Kiin hud died of heart trouble. She cav cs vc children, Leroy, Car had probably boon dead for several hours before Mr. Morgan arrived rie, Howard, Garnet and Floyd, and two brothers and ono sister, John, of jlumbus, D.in.

of Lynn, aiuOlrs. A. 0- homo. ITo had left homo at noon, Ina wife being as well a3 usual, The deceased was G2 years of ago. city.

He-sides her husband sho is survived Until taken ill Mr. by two sisters, ifra. Ella ilorfran, of omployed in the oitice of ifa Limn, 0., and Mrs. Fannin strop railway company, lie fffli of Gephart's Station, nnd one broth- nn industrious, straightfnnranl William, in the West. funeral will IKJ lield Tuesday morning, nt ten o'clock, from Antioch church at Lyra, with burial in I.

Vcrnon cemetery. ritizen nnd will be miwd, was devoted to his family was a splendid provider. Mrs. J. W.

Miller W. JJobcrt Wnnioe-k, Sislh at mot, was called tn riot, Sunday, on account of the death of lid daughter, ilrs. Millor, Satur- lay afternoon, probably dun to a troko of paralysis. Mrs. Miller is urvived Ij.v Inifbaiid, Dr.

two son. 1 Glen a of ssoll, and Ilussell Miller, nnd diuiyhlitr, who was nt- tending school.in Ironton, and like her brother Olen, was not at home whon her nuithor p.nsscd away. Sis- of the dr-conscd arc Mrs. Owcu Hopkins Pixili street. Mrs.

of Kiphth strwt. Airs. AL Ky. .1. of Sixth street, is a brother.

Roy C. Lynn UNDERTAKER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOe AUTO AMBULANCE SERVICE BOTH PHONES 11 Isaac Lionbarger Funeral The body of Isaac who died early a a in a son, arrived a noon nn the B. 0. at 11 :0" and was a di- reel, to Green lawn cemetery for i a Tho were in charge of the last rites. The deceased was an uncle of James Vcley.

Mrs. Maggie Doley Funeral The fniK-rjil of Holey, wlm died nt lier home, in Cohnn'litia curly Sntiinln.v morning 1 will ho held nt. the home in C'tliiniliiis tonight, of tiio Sixth Avenue U. B. chnrrh.

in clinrfre. The body will be brought to rnrisniouth an X. A- W. i Xn. lii Tiiesdny iiotiii mid InkiMi direct to the Tnited Itreihreu eluireh.

Hm. (). will romlliet, thi; ritos. Friends nrn iiu-itrd to nt.toml tho services. Interment in Grcen- GEORGE PF Funeral Director and Undertaker Miss Anna Pfeiffer Lady Embalmer Home Phone 96 Eighth and ChilKcothe Sts.

New Boston 22 Rhodes Ave. Branch Office Home Phone 2025 totnonious Our harmonious Bervicn has ciirncd for us of fricnda. We supply that is inoilorn, illrd nd ioa ducted with skill nnd disc" 110 Auto Ambulance Service F. C. DAEHLER 612-616 Second.