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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-21
Second Week of the Big Show Starts Monday
Improved and Entire Change Of Vaudeville Bill
o. Interesting Or
Do EXHIBITS Do

Pure food and industrial exhibits in the most
deliberately decorated boots ever arranged in
DOORS in all the state.
Dozens of Samples Given Away.
See the complete Shredded Wheat Biscuit
Factory In operation.
Every booth is interesting and attractive and
Free to ALL Guess on the total attendance, $500
in cash prices will be given the three nearest
correct.
Bands! Orchestras!
Continuous Music!
Fun! FrOlic! Amusement!
Entire Cost 15c Admits To All
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
R|CHM0hO's FINE
BANKING SHOWING
LEAD COUNTRY IN PERCENTAGE
OF GAIN-DUN's TRADE RE-
VIEW is OPTIMISTIC.

Richmonds bank clearings this
week show q total Of $s.233.ooo. an
increase Of 1874 over last week, the
largest percentage OF increase in the
United States. Bank ciearings in the
United States for the week ending No
vember 10th aggregate s3.s2s. 53S. 900.
against S3.l3l.ss0.0o0 last week. New
York handled tho great bulk OF the
clearings Its aggregate being s2.091.-
42s.00o. an increase Of So per cent.
over last week.
r. g.. Buns weekly review of trade
win to-day ny. Ia part:
Tho gains made In recent weeks.
even IL moderate In volunae.. have serv-
ed to strengthen business sentiment.
which. "A the year draws to close.
II noticeably taking 4 moro cheerful
view Of the sitnation. While !, Is
recognized th1t busineas ~ Sttlle In 4
great tranaition Rod end tFansltion
1900 A1Naqs IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

such progress has been made in neces-
Rary establishments as to impart q
better feeling. This Is especially no.
ticeahle in the West which for some
time this yesE has seemed to be more
depressed than the East, which Ia
closer to the sensitive financial mar
kets. A larger volume Of business IL
being carried on. and there is now
further buying for the future. The
iron and steel trade Is stimulated by
the increased orders of railroads for
rails and rolling stock. and by the
somewhat better demand for struc-
tural materials. In dry goods there
Is further large trading In print
cloths. while In cotton and cotton
goods generally there is fair move
ment. with Indications ef increased
orders for forward delivery. The
seasonable weather and the approach
OF the holidays are imparting activity
to retail trade. New England shoe
factories are quite active and there
is a good demand for leather. Steel
bars are In greater request. Lower
quotations induce son1e business In
ether finished products. but quietness
still prevails In sheets. III plate and
wire products. Pig iron - somewhat
Improved. buying OF foundry grades
bAing larger In certain directlons. al
though tho fixing Of quotations for
1919 u still q retardink influence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
MAKING PLANS FOR
MANY BUILDINGS
BATTLE ABEY BIDS NAY BE RE
ADVERTISED ABOUT DE-
GENDER 1.

1t il To be doubted that one-half
the people of Richmond appreciate
the splendid growth that has been
made In the city and suburbs dur
ing the past year.
II is "a revelation for one to take
a trolley ride to and through the va
rious suburbs where hundreds of
houses viii be seen that were not in
a few months ago.
Then within the city limits hun
dreds of substantial structures have
been and are being erected while plans
are being drawn for many more.
This morning bids will be asked
for on two substantial structures. One
of them is a three story. brick store
to be erected at No. 1894 East Main
street. Charles H. Fisher is the arch
itect. The building viii cost in the
neighborhood of $500.
The other building ready for bids
today In store to be erected for L.
X. Shepherd at No. 400 East Broad
street. 1t viii be two-story brick
structure. II. Wiley Anderson il the
architect.
Plans are being prepared by Car
neal a. Johnston for the Baptist Home
for Aged Women. 1t Will be "a few
weeks yet before bids will be asked
for.
1t is anticipated that bids will be
asked for on the modified plans for
the Confederate Memorial Museum
about December /. While some inn
patience has been shown by reason
of the delay the committee in charge
OF the work di dnot feel that they
should proceed linder the original
plans when such plans would necessl-
tate the exenditure Of a larger sum
than authorized. However 1t Is I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
LUMBER COMPANY CASE
SUBMITTED TO COURT

After hearing in the case of the Hen.
rico Lumber Company against ]. b.
Lacy In she city Circuit Court yester-
day. Judge Scott took the matter un-
der advisement. the jury being dis
charged from further consideration OF
the case. The sum OF $I26.25 II in
VOWED In the action.
In the same court. motion was dock.
cted In the case Of the Denison Cot
ton MIL Company against n. Il. Cope
land & Company. which u being sued
for $z36.0l. The defendant filed q
counter aflldnvit,
Judgment Tor e16 was entered In the
Case Of c. w. Campbell against Mrs.
M. ". Dyer. NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
NEW SOUTHERN
PULLMAN TRAIN
WILL OPERATE BETWEEN RICH
MOND AND DANVILLE AFTER
NOVEMBER &c.

Following the efforts Of the Cham
Der of Commerce to secure better
train accommodations to the South.
especially relative to direct connec-
tons at Danyiile, with Pullman draw
ing room and sleeping cars, the South
ern Railway, through President w.
w. Finley. of Washington. last night
issued a statement. conceding the re-
quest of the Richmond organization.
The change means much to the trav-
cling public. and effects travel South
as far as Birmingham and Atlanta.
and such connections as may be de-
sired from those points. The new
service will become effective Sunday,
November 81.
Trains II and Is, now operating
daily. except sunday. between Rich
mond and Keysville, will be extended
and operated daily between Richmond
and Danviile and through Pullman
drawing room sleeping car line will
be established between Richmond,
Atlanta and Birmingham on these
30 the Birmingham special OF the
Southern Railway south of Danville
on the following schedule:
Southbound: No. II. leave Rich
mond P. NJ. arrive Danville 10:40
p. NJ. No. 20. leave Danville 1887,
Eastern time. arrive Atlanta 1880
A. NJ, Central time; leave Atlanta
10:45 A. NJ. arrive Birmingham P.
NJ
Northbound: No. 80, leave Birming-
ham $50 A. NJ. arrive Atlanta $3.50
p. M: leave Atlanta 2:45 p. M, Gen.
trail time. arrive Danville 3:1s A. NJ,
Eastern time. No, is. leave Dan
vile $3.50 A. NJ. arrive Richmond
$40 A. NJ.
Trains Nos. II and Is to make all
stops the same as at present between
Richmond and keysville. inclusive.
and between KeysviIla and Danville
will stop at brakes Branch and South
Boston. This is splendid improve
mcnt in the service between Rich
mond and all points South and South
west. offering excellent connections
and bringing Richmond into thor
oughly satisfactory relations with all
the points.
In addition to the above connec-
t!cn ia made at Danville vita tho
Southern's Southeastern Limited
for all Florida points. as well as Sa-
vannah, Augusta. Aiken and Column
ba.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
SUMAC PLANT IS
AGAIN At WORK
FREDERICKSBURG ENTERPRISE
NOW EMPLOYS FVLn
FORCE.
FREDERICKSBURG. '

FREDERICKSBURG VA, Nov. II.
The r. T. Knox Brothers Sumac
Mills on the corner OF Charles and
Canal streets have begun operations.
The mills are in charge Of Thomas
city. who has been connected with the
American Tobacco Company In North
Carolina for some time.
The mills have practically closed
because there has not been much sala
for the extracts. That was due to
the exceedingly high price Of cotton.
making sales very light. Since the
price has dropped and more is get
ting ON the market there Is a larger
demand for the sumac extracts.
The mill in this City had about 1900
barrels on hand until the last week
or so when 1t was disposed Of. and
at present they have but very little.
some few hundred barrels. The mlll
10 working a full force Of men and
r. T. Knox told representative OF
this paper Thursday morning that II
II was possible to purchase enough
sumac they would rum regularly.
The citizens are very glad that this
manufacturing enterprise has begun
again. because It is q benefit to the
city In more than one way. It gives
employment to q number Of men and
proves most profitab BILE to the people In
the surrounding counties who pick
sumAc FOR the market. which y this
city. thereby drawing number OF
persons hero Who will do their nAar-
keting when In the city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

|derstood that very handsome struc-
ture will result from the new plans.
Carneal a. Johnston are working
out the lans for tho new public school
building at the corner Of Tenth ana
Grace streets. The approximate cost
|of the new structure will be $50. 900.
The plans will be ready in q few days.
Plans will be ready In few DAYS
for the new factory building for the
Southern Manufacturing Company.
The structure will be OF concrete and
steel construction.
The Virginia Carolina Hardware
Company Is having plans draw by
architect Albert F.. HUNT for store
and warehouse structure OF brick and
mill construction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
BUSY WEEK IN
LEAF TOBACCO
OVER A MIILdON POUNDS SOLD
HERE DURING THE LAST
FIVE DAYS
~
PRICES SATISFACTORY
AID GRADES ARE. COMING IN
BRISKLY AND QUALITY
OF WEED IS UP TO
THE MARK

Sales of tobacco on the Richmond
market for the week which closed yes
terday were eleven hundred thousand
pounds, or nearly twice as great as
they were the preceding week. Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday were the
big days of the week. but there was
active business On every day. to the
great satisfaction OF the warehouse
people.
High Prices Prevail.
Prices ranged as high az thirty dol
lars while the average price WAS in
the neighborhood OF nine to ten cents.
Tuesday and Wednesday there was a
slight slump In prices due the deal
ers said, to the swollen receipts. But
the market recovered itself fully On
Thursday and had an upward tone for
the remaining two days or the week.
In fact, the way prices are holding
up is something Of "a surprise, and
growers and dealers alike are gratitied
at the situation.
All grades Of tobacco are coming
in freely, the quality continuing quite
up TO the average. though not up TO
the high water mark set by the quail
lily of last years crop.
Greatest Tobacco Center.
Richmond is holding its own as a
tobacco market" said one of the ware
house managers There are several
places In Virginia, it is true. where
leaf sales are larger than they are
here. but those places do not have the
packag. business that is such "a inn
portant feature of the industry, 50 that
Ii is no exagseration To say that Rich
mond Is the States greatest center OF
the tobacco industry
X is estimated that the sales OF leaf
on the Richmond market this season
viii be twenty million pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
NEW FURNACE
FOR LYNCHBURG

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
LYNcH1URG, VA. Nov. l7.--word
was received here to-day from rreAt-
dent r. 7. farfish. of the crislkAny
Ore ana Iron Corporation. that all
arrangements have been completed for
the iocatkn Of a. nav blast furnace
and an ore roasting plant at Lynch
burg. ~
Tho new plant will employ $50 men
and win have an annual payroll of
shout $10O. 000. II ~ expected that
the work Of c0astf uctiou VIII begin "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18

between now and thu holidays there
viii he an unusually. large quantity
OF the crop disposed Of. The tobacco
weighs well at this season OF the year
and buyers are anxious to buy. Farm
vile still realizes that tho winsome
weed fs it's best business factor and
when sales are active business cir
cIes thrill with quickening interest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
On Lynchbura Market.

Especial to The Richmond NirginIan.l
L.Y NtsHBCRG. VA, Nov. Ito
hacco sales on the Lynchburg market
this week aggregated loss, 900 pounds
This is far in excess OF the same last
year Prices were considered very
satisfactory b. the planters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
Weeks REALTY
TRANsACT|Oh|||
ARE A0Rl
Kensington Avenue Seem
One of the Favored IN
Spots
HAWKINS BREAKS INTO
BUSINESS WITH
One of Newest Offices n
port Several Sales-Agenl
Preparing Tor Their Sprirf
Campaign


transactions in real estate durin1
present week the agents have ed
a good. softd- heartbv demand 5iGi
..ss
'1'e'a al Vi 'ne'i' are 10 uSe taaeat7
expression, working on the
deals they have ever made u
lives
very large proportion Of tn9
mand has been from actual
seekers. always the most VAN
character OF business. In face
home-seeter is the ulkmate cons
in the zeal estate world and n4a
often delays his purchase unfiA
speculative element has forced
up to the top notch
There are. Of course. many ~
tiful suburbs about Richmond
the man of moderate means may
at prices exceedingly reasona0te
on terms Of the most inviting kin
that the bugaboo OF high prices
not scare away the man who
money to invest or who wAn14
buy a home.
kiehmond and old Virginia reak
tate generally offer such attracfav9
ducements that 1t remains N.Y.
- ~ $3.50 NaA~ -AO'N~ S>-~~-~
away for investment with all q Z
chances for loss. The writer haa
the past twenty years, seen hun1y
Of thousands OF dollars sent ~
from home for investment. the
weston getting very handsome. "a.
edged certificates in exchange the4
for. To-day ninety-tive per c.
probably even a lauser percentaeo
such certificates are not worth ~
than two cents a pound. willis
man who took hin hard earned oavt1
and nut them In old Virgiuia r.
estate has become well-tO-do.
The slogan invest ut home. sssss
inst Il rood a one az the inya
want. n ha would hahn hofh htra67
and h,s cou,mnnity Rfchmor,0
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80 80 80. 80 thsr,...,,.a. r,h.n - Il
people ask themselves Wnen . ~
reach the nisn wa,eI n.1s =. .. -'ssSs,
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
Market Crop Early.

FARAIVILLE, VA. Nov f..-Since
the last report some 100000 pounds
of tobacco have been sold on the
Farmviile market. and at prices satis-
factory TO all concerned The weather
has been ideal for the handling OF the
weed and farmers have taken advan-
tage of conditions 1t is expected that
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
Sufficient Evidence,

Having vouched for the honesty Of
the woman who wished situation as
scrub-woman, the good-natured man
was subjected to a severe examina-
ton by the superintendent of the
building.
There are degrees of honesty"
said the superintendent. How hon.
est is she?"
The good-natured man reflected.
WELL" said he. I'll tell you. She
is so honest that If you throw any
thing that looks to be worth cop
per into the waste basket you have
to tag 1t Destroy this. or she will
fish it out and put it back on your
desk night after night, no matter how
badly you want to get rid OF it.
don't know that can say anything
more"
mo more is necessary" said the
superintendent, and he proceeded to
hire the woman.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
ALFALFALAYS
ON MOST FAT
What Kind of Forage VIII Produce
Largest Amount ofWei2ht
An Hogs Is Difficult
Problem.
CBy j. r. wAGGoNER3

A Kentucky farmer who keeps about
100 hogs on his farm every year asks:
What kind of forage will produce the
most fat?"
This is rather a difficult question
and will depend upon the time of year
and quality of forage. but when con-
sidered from fat producing stand
point, we would feel safe in making
the assertion that COW peas would
give the best results for producing
fat, but If we were asked what was
the best forage we would say alfalfa,
The whole question depends upon
tie locality. but with any kind OF
hog pasture it will pay to feed some
grain feed to harden the meat and
give it a more desirable flavor, There
is nothing that will produce as rapid
gain in hogs as alfalfa and corn.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
SUMMER FALLow AS AN AID
Man Who 10 Thorough Enough to
Treat Land While Idle viii Be
Able to Secure Annual Crop.

I am not an advocate of summer
following for wheat except in regions
of very scant rainfall. In most years
and in most wheat growing sections
the rainfall is sufficient to produce a
good yield when the ground is prop
erly handled. The man who is thor
ough enough to conduct good sum-
mer fallow will give his soil proper
preparation for annual cropping, says
writer in the Kansas Farmer.
There are exceptional seasons when
the rainfall is insufficient to grow a
crop of wheat. The land can be thor
oughly prepared early and If at seed
ing time conditions make it inadvis-
able to SOW. seeding can be put of
and the land can lie fallow for the
season. Land that has become very
weedy. seeded with mixed varieties.
or where the volunteer crop becomes
seriously detrimental, may be sum-
mer fallowed to advantage.
In some states. where the average
annual rainfall is ten inches or less.
the rainfall OF single year is sell
dom sufficient to produce even a
small yield of wheat. There the
farmers sow wheat once in two years.
giving the land thorough tillage dur
ing the fallow year. This results in
yield of 20 to 40 bushels of wheat
in alternate years. making the cash
returns In each alternate year much
more than twice as great as in many
sections of good rainfall, where wheat
b sown annually. Alternate crop
ping and following collects all the
moisture that can be saved from two
years rainfall. greatly increasing the
available plant food in the soil and
doubling the efficiency of this mois-
ture.
While this plan has been frequently
advocated for much of the winter and
spring wheat territory. l believe that
better results are obtained here by
proper handling of the ground under
an annual cropping system. do not
believe summer following is neces-
sary in anything but an abnormal
year in any section where the an
nual rainfall is above Is inches.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
BENEFITS OF DRY FARMING
Methods Rapidly Gaining in Popular
ity In Regions Where II Is impos-
sible to lrrigate.

Dry farming is gaining ground rap
idly. because where 1t is impossible
to irrigate. dry farming methods must
be followed In order to conserve mois-
ture.
For small grains l double disk the
land Immediately after harvest, says
writer in the Orange Judd Farmer.
II rain comes between the time the
ground is disked and plowed, 1t is
well to harrow to maintain dust
mulch. After this the ground is
plowed and the use of the subsotl
surface packer is praciced. In some
cases grain fields are simply disked
as soon as the crop is cut and then
left undisturbed until the next spring.
either in May or June. when 1t is
plowed about eight inches deep. 1t
may not be necessary to pillow old,
well-cultivated land to this depth.
do not believe in the disk pillow.
This implement has been tested in
some localities and does not seem to
have given the satisfaction that the
old style moldboard renders. After the
field Is stirred l generally disk twice.
Sometimes one disking Is all that is
necessary. My general practice is to
disk once before blowing and once
after. The surface is worked care
fully five or six times with the har-
row before seeding.
Potatoes, alfalfa, winter and spring
rye. sugar beets and barley are all
grown successfully. according to dry
farming methods. The agitation about
the conservation of soil water. or the
application of dry farming principles.
has brought about a great change in
farming. In fact, dry farming and
good farming are synonymous with
uS
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17
A Greenwood Rack.

A skillful device for furnishing
green feed to poultry consists of a
frame made several inches high and
covered with netting. Oats, or any
preferred crop may be sowed and the
rack with netting placed over 1t when
of suitable size and the fowls then
turned loose. They seem to delight
in walking about on the netting and
shipping OF the green blades within
reach. Yet, they cannot get at the
roots to scratch and the plants have
a chance to renew their growth thus
pruned of, and the fowls are contin-
ually adding fertilizing material. For
poultry kept on close range as a
means of furnishing food the plan is
certainly commendable.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-08-17

and to ripe fruit. For each quart OF
fruit consumed by the black-headed
gosbeak it destroys in actual bulk
of black olive scales, one quart of flow
er beetles, besides generous guam
tity of coddling moth pupae and can
kerworms. So effectively does it fight
these pests that the necessity for
its preservation is obvious. while most
OF its injury to fruit is prevent
able.
A permanent drinking and bathing
place on the farm and In the garden Is
to be numbered among the most po-
tent attractions for birds. and with a
little ingenuity one can be prepared in
almost any locality. Winter feeding
serves 10 attract the cardinal, which rel
ishes corn. sunflower, and other seed,
and takes kindly even to table scraps.
If particular premises prove congenial
as winter home, the bird is likely to
prefer them in summer
No effort to attract the grosbeaks
will succeed. however, unless protec-
ton is assured. Grosbeaks are already
protected by law in practically every
state. but, since the machinery for
the enforcement of the law is often in
effective. statutory protection must be
supplemented by individual action. par
ticularly under the trespass laws.
Such action has long been taken In
behalf of game birds, and the wise
landholder will take equal precautions
to preserve the smaller insectivorous
species which he is so fortunate as to
have as tenants. Shooting and nest
robbing must. of course. be barred
Squirrels. when allowed to become toe
numerous. destroy many eggs and
young. but in the settled districts TIL {
worst enemy of birds is the providing
cat
Present Investigations prove that
the services of grosbeaks in destroying
insect pests are invaluable. Each kind
pays special attention to certain pests
which If unchecked would cause enor
nous losses. Few of our birds are
to be credited with more good and
with fewer evil deeds than the gros
beaks. and none more clearly deserve
protection by the practical farmer