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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. Jan. Il.-Options adj
vanced more than a dollar q bale on
the New York Cotton Exchange,
prices rising To q new high level for
the present movement Strength CT
the market wan due to buying for
long as we'll as short account inspired
by The heavy sales of spot cotton ia
Liverpool at advancing quotations.
Gables from Liverpool were better
than expected, March. May and July
showing advances Of 3 IL points. al
though they were due unchanged to
liz point higher to be on a parity
with our closing figures of Wednes~
day srEss cas.aS srssnz ahFusaa
ware reflected In an advance Of from
II TO II points al the opening hare.
In the early afternoon the gains were
increased tn 81 to &c points, Jan
uary selling up to 9.41, March. 3.55;
May, s.72. and July, $50. The strength
continued up 10 the close. finai prices
being about the best.
The continued large purchases OF
spot cotton by spinners IN Liverpool
furnished the Incentive for the buy
thAt while there In ebme apprehension
with regard 70 the labor situation
abroad. there IL a more optimistic
tone regarding the textile ranch OF
the trade
Liverpool futares opened steady at
41-1 to la points net gain Spot
= points SdvABee to 5.S3 q. for mid
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

u NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nav r.,
-. ..-,--,- r.S'
1esen monse soi' Aaevi'
3 2 Grade--Ethel Smither $50.
u..- cr.. "a,
Assve~ !,
N.r.~.-,.s Hswr.. ~
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> D. G.aSNMar. I-nrnrnrav Sa1''
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Crsde-Ia,adv. Rurnet 2
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vyirt w.iIar Sai varra AIbert 12,'
No.. Ceif,r.n
3 r. ! Gra.e-Irvtrg WHITE 1a1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
ROLL OF HONOR
MADISON

$500 vrr.-->. vHYsN-
.
= A craae-Marv Coleman. ElaIs
-,.
sutton. irvine Dosro, 1ssH
Fltppen, Minnie Smith, Leoia BAIL
6 n Grade-yirrtnia Thornton.
-. r...n. w.I...-T-e
5 b Grade-F1orence Baur, Hestsr
Bruce. Mamie Crump. Ruth Roberts.
c.. g..
8 A arade-tSeon Robinson, fhet-
ms Phillips. Marion Shoemaker.
4 y Grade-Roderick Davis. Ed
gar Fleet. Gordon tower Annie
BROOKS, Alice Hargrove. Mary Mich
ell.
4 A Grade-Mary Peple, Marion
Howle. Earl Ford.
S.B Grade-Cnnstance Board, Vir-
Elnia Jones, Hester Lynch. Gladys
Mccartney. Sophie Rohm, Jennie
schools
) Is Grade-Mary Cox. Henrietta
otxrMtnnielLynch,Apai Miller,
edna Minor, Howard Ncese. CArdie
Nunnally. Claudia Scott, Maude Tins
ley.
A Grade-Eugene Banks. James
roSter' Aenhcth Gooue, Lorenzo
stahi. John Slower. William Wright,
Marsaret Brooks. Eleanor Coz, Nell
lie Hare, Carolyn Stith.
= A Grade-varo Blackwell. Made
-Nunnally, Hazel Stewart.
Grade-Emma Lavender. HA-
eel Bohannon. Bessie Gold, Florence
Johnson. Ernest Collins, Audrey Fred
eriek. Rosa Blackburn Alice Bur-
nett, Ida H~enricus. Gladys Alley, Earl
Iraylor.
b Gradc-Ross Southwark.
Lawrence. Eleanor Blanken-
ship, Elizabeth Warren, Ruth Butler,
Helen Browning, Dora Challoner,
A Grade-Amhler Glaxebrook,
William Hopkins. Charlie jackson.
Harold-Mankin, Kathertne Allen.
anne Brockenbrough, EltnOr Dillon.
Prtntzess Echols. Helen Kenney, Ma
bel Kyle. Nettie Turner.
. A arade-James Hare. Harvto
Tinaiev Ida R,rfop Ar~s ps~t~.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

explosion, q decisive battle In China,
and a spicy divorce trial, but nobody
paid the slightest attention to them.
Everybody wa too busy thinking.
talking and wondering about Wiibur's
nd. Was it q mistake? Was It a
joke? People bought the paper just
to sec it. Men called the newspaper
on the phone. and asked to b9 put
wise. Reporters found out wilbur 9
address and came to zee him, n In
a few hours, he had twice a. much
free advertising as he had paid for.
All the papers printed his picture and
the story of his life. Representatives
Of foreign journals "cabled" him
across the water. Editorials were
written about him. Artists Game to
draw him for the Sunday editions.
Wilbur was famous
As for his mail, It was something
tremendous. All sorts Of lucrative
positions were offered to him. Con-
Germs he had eve heard OF. and
which had nev heard Of him. offered
him big money Just for the use Of his
name. According shrdlutao
name. Advertising firms got after
him hot foot. He received PROPOSE
tons of the most tempting variety,
but 5nst at present he 10 appearing ID
vaudeviile--just appearing. that's al
at Il salary sid to be 5000 a week.
If you want a moral. how will this
one do: Faint heart never won fat
job.-Brooklyn Times.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
RANDOLPH

7 B Grade-Aune Gulley. Hazel
Jackson, Ines WuliamA
2 A. Grade-Elixabeth Cole, Evelyn
Harrison. Freda Hoffman, Eva Min
son.
6 B Grade-Philip Snider. Priscilla
Williams. Cora Yass. Mary Palmore.
8 A Grade-Dora Chiles. Esther
Evans. Westbrook Smith.
S b Grade-E1orence Armbrecht, AL
ma Clarke, Marion Head. Charles
Mertz, Russell McMullin, Alma Ire
mer. Earl Frye. Cary Skinner. Louise
Williams. 1Anwood Wilkinson. -
s A Grade-Harry Armbrecht, Ethel
Blackburn. Ruth Eckles. Emma Hoff-
a Ethel Riggan.
4 B Gr&de-Earl Bailey, Harry Mar
tin, Lynwood White. Elizabeth Graf
ton. Ethel Fletcher. Ruth Fuehrer.
Miriam Lacy, Alice Magee, Inc Sam
uels, Beatrice Thacker, Barbara Wit
tel.
4 A Grade-Mariam Walden. Kate
Stowe. Alma Phelps. Theresa Maschet-
Il. Virginia Lawrence. Minnie David
son, Lucy Clarke. Clarence Wright,
Kelly, Roy Grafton, Garrett Arm
brecht.
3 b Grade-Eugenta Thorpe Flor
ence Stone. Marie Jackson. Laura
Dunn. Agnes Dorsstt, Ora Carter. Les
lie Merkle, Lewis Gordon, Jennings
French. Willie Clark.
J A Gfade-Pearl Brackett. Annie
Taliey. Virginia Wilkinson. Pearl Mes
ko, Gordon Cousins, John Martin,
Robert Schneider. John Profiitt. Mel
Win Wilkinson.
2 b Grade-Winfree BEDFORD. John
Walker, George Yeager, Emily Brad
shaw, Helen Butler. Ada Eckles. MI
RAM Gribble. Violet Robertson, Bees
sic Eturdovant, Theima Tuck. Virginia
Wray.
Q A Grade-Frances Baidacct. Nor
ma Baur. Helen Bennett, Fannie Cor
nett, Mary French. Elizabeth Harri-
son. Mabel Lee, Doris Loving. Cav
Peacock. Linnie Whitaker. Durward
Grubbs, Richard Bray.
/ B Grade-Alfred Heslep, Carl
Moschetti. Henry Stockmar. Edgar
Wilkinson. Reginald Tilier, Bernard
Lewis, Bessie Nicholas. Marian Rob-
inson. Pearl Splitter. Margie Whitaker.
Elinor Swami.
A Grade-Herbert Cole. Eugene
Charles. Franklin Dunn. George Fletch-
er. Russell Patmon. Claiborne Stowe.
Maria Beasley. Ruby Childress, Thel-
ma Fensom. Ruth Hall. Thelma Sale.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
G

q cnd.-Henry I>ixh. Matte
nyli.s Nellie 0crdon. Nar1am Hard-
wicke. Mabel Kay. Rerana Norment.
ora Spindle. susie ware.
x Ersde-A1isn Hardde. Frank
Seay. Joseph Laonsrd. ONE Pace.
Hnrdy.
8 b ~0radeAllen Gates DWARF
| Shacke1fnrd. Annie roshsr. Ieonfe
Hudson. Edna IAndsay. Theresa Wei.
! C3rade-Ernest Clamenfs Ennis
liz Crump, Ruth DAyia. Mary Carr.
Louise Hnuchins. HATTIE 1000 vt0ia
Nsrtin. Stenser Nintsrs
i Grsde-I0is DarnesL b els
Bryant, Bernics Eaton, Arlina Fisher.
amitht< Nsrfs eorensnn Huhy Tanf~
er Reatrfca Woodwnrrh'
& 4 CrnAe-Marv Harnea f1l N.tS
tie Cherry RS. Aim. Dearharf f3l.
Hernice Ford ta). Minnie Hardy az
MiIdred Joyner a.. Beatrice Wstkins
ca. Charies Friend "a. Gecrxe Rich-
wine ca, Willie Seay as. Norwood
eph CampcAonico.
Z q 0rade-W1uie FITCH. Lynn
Elan rncEsr. AIbsrt. Htlliard wi.
lie Burger. John culpepper.
! FYrx MeI CARY. Mania Hsrrial In.
wood Kav. f3race Leier. Hessie Ieidv.
Mary Pendieeon, Mary Thurnton. An.
ME waiter.
/ a 5rade-Linwood Bal1 ssa.rA
Seawell. Clyde WIZARD. Adelaids
Goode. ne,sssr -Hawha-F heamn -Krssr.
NJ mis- Nmnsen. Nefa Hichardnon,-
- Crad~-Easi Tncrer. Ns,.,r
Rschwina CharIie Oiiver. Alfrea
ICrowders C.1vde AIIen. Maffi. walEer
AMsa Wske6eld. 0racA Foster. Ruhis
Fo~fer. ono C6auman. Nable Hailev.
Isabel Atkinson. -.
Annie Ben Carer. Dornthv CorneII
tr,artsr Unrourhfv Nonroe Gra@orr'
Ie.:ie Hnhhsr6. Haiter NcKsei, NJ
ltie emith. Nsrt0n GeavveIi Ix,t.n
G~chfeheihuth. KsAhryn G-attsrneId
kNeffss Vanshan. HsIsn vaushsn'
IA GaIde-Charna Rnwies Hav>
mon6 Cavadn. Ailen Chandler. n
Doherty. C1yde InEe. Charlfe Johnsnn-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
STONEWALL

B 0rade-Ernest Hunter. Hall
Mason.
A Grade-sanford Beaz'ey. Marie
Gbboney. Catherine Minor. Jeffriss
Heinrich. Garnet Krackc.
b Grade George Bot. Wal
lace Neale. Arthur Peasants, George
Ricketts,. Carlisle Snsad. Edward Will
bingham. Sewell Wingdeld. Elsie
Evans, Isabel Goodwin Mae Hutchin-
son.. Helen Thompson. Georgia Wood
ward. Ned FLANAGAN.
s b Grade-Juliet Woodson. Mamie
Weymouth. Neva Tompkins. Eliza beth
'6ydnor. Irving Duke. George Larry,
Bernhard Gaaaer, Marion sn,ithers.
S A Grade Robert Martin. Bessie
Vaughan, Robert Barlow. Reaumur
s~tearnes. Harry Watson. Sidney Nor
4 n Grade-Eiizabsth Weymouth.
Dora Lewis. Rosaiie Wills, Mildred
Barber. Garnstt Reid. Elizabeth Guy,
Sidney Sands. Dorothy Bingham. Ruby
Councill. Jane Eubank.
I A drade-vtrginia Diggs. Marie
Gordon. Catharine Hill. Eliza beth Hill.
Jesse Long. Elmira Rufin. Emily
6human, Dorothy Whitehurst. Marian
Lakeland. Wade Allen. McIlwaine
Frazer, Warren Hundlev, Edward
Ryder. William Woodson. Fred VIII
mors Alton 0rtfdth. George Hutchin-
scn4t33. Robert IaATter {Se; Lonnelss
6tith, Grace Melton, Winifred Har-
ris 80. Ashby Peasants, Elizabeth
Chesterman.
3 A 0radervirginia spicer ca.
Elizabeth Butler ca. Puliet DoGgett
=33.--GharfUtts Francis (3J, Louise
Scott. Lois Wiltshire (2). Garnett
Di.AA~A-~- 10Y DGrA.-a UU--~--.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
JEFFERSON SCHOOL

Grade-Wiiie Wharton. Claude
Woodward. vernelie DEBTOR. Birdie
Langlieb, Josie Roth. Retha Watkins.
Ruth Passameneok.
7 A Grade-John Rooney. Lena
Beu, Rachel Berman- Louise Mlilla,
Blanche Nagelsman, Anna May Pearce.
Birdie Eporn, Sophie Taylor.
6 3 Grade-Robert Hord, Lee King.
Nellie Brimmer, Elsie Hassel Yerna
Miller, Sadie Passalnansck, Bertha
Tatarsky.
S B Grade-Katherine Nagengass.
Naomi Fowler.
4 3 Grade-Carroll Francis. Henry
Curry, Annie Trevillian.
al Grade-Grey Mooring. Emmanuel
Passamaneck. Bessie Azinsky. Alma
Tucker.
IA Grade-Ramon Andrews. Isabelle
Taylor, Ether S~idenberg. Hannah
Cohen. Burzie Atkins.
g b Grade-Wnife johnson, Willie
| Mancino, Willie NeaSle, Robert Nsvtn,
Reeve PassamAneck, Solomon
Schwartz, EVA Siddons. Rachel Zim-
norman.
2 A Grade-Joe shull, Ei Bloom.
Charlie Malatsky.
b Grade-Andrew Mancino. Earl
O'Neil, Linwood Roberts, Willie
Shapiro. Henry Taylor. Bertha Siden-
berg.
] A Grade-Virginia Raroody, Dora
Berman, Mary Eisen, Mollie Emrock,
Ruby Ievenson. Sophie Potasnici1
Harry Goldin. Jim Wood, Julia Tariss,
Josie Miller, Libby Ronlm. Lola VAL
entine. Lille Pincus. Ethel Peace,
Lena Shull. Sam PerleAnt. Simon
Levin, Oscar Mcdowell, While Pitts,
Margaret Bertucci, Ellie Crecore,
Thelma Passamaneck. Lille Rubin.
Celia Rubin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
ELBA.

Z b Grade-Ellsworth Wiltshire
90. Sophie Bloom, Airline Eubanh
f3l Irene Mahoney. Scott Sutton
(3).
A Grade-Louise Ingerso,l, Mag.
dalene Rose. Florence Dunn, Mildred
Crowder.
s B Grade-Ldnian Langford Grace
Ganzert, Mary Kamp.
. A Grade-Eva Ellis, Allene Dr.
Val. Birdie Seiden. Wade Bowman.
3 b Grade-Mary Cohen. Mamie
Garbett. Bertha Firth, F1orfne VIE.
gand, Elise Dyson. Bernard Herbig
B A Grade-Ryland Blakey, Levi,
Crump. Halle Cough. Agnes Wolf.
b Grade@Willtam Ganzert
Claude Stein, Nora Austin. Manila
Toonba. Oils weis, GLADYS wrirhf
Grade-Forence Barnes. C:lff.
ford bailey, Emma Britain, Eliza.
beth Browne. Hannah Cohen, Bonnie
Cohen. Leita ELLIS. Theimk Elicit,
Ruth Harris. Gladys Hutchinson,
Grace Morris. Ashton Patterson,
Charlie Scherr, Jeanette Staples.
. b Grade-Bess!e Adams. Violet
McAlister. Louise Myer. Grace KEEL
lev, Irene Stein. Edward Peyronnatte
Frank Peyronette. Donald Doggett.
5 B Grade--Eilen Armour t3p,
Edna Blanton ca, Ida Caplan t2l'
Carrie Crump "a, Rosa Davis as,
Sadie Farmer "a, Gussie Greenspan
t3l. Mildred Percival ca.
> A Grade-Louis Hail, viretnis
Duke. Virginia McGruder, Catherine
schroeder. Hattie Shaw, Leslie Layne
Henrietta Martin. Lucille Mina-. Lu.
ellie selden. Mary Talbot.
. "A Grade-Emily Browne. Grace
INfslA AfoH, EN--
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

60 - -
-I1Aoe'n IonuulAn
Louise Dowoy; nts
S.aae-Da1sv OSce aaAss'
Miioren Putnam. FLORENCE
hedIord.
rMeaton fif.t, Afma nssk-
OF. Sopnle De lori, Helen fTankiin
louise fiaiey' Agnee Jones' Matue
neile Lester IsaDei Mossiey. heien
Mewe!,: t1ura Marine Pui-
nam, MaDeI
a 1raoe-suli Frlody. lsapel W.
mnn. MARY "Ania1ns. lara ucxe
r taylor Lucille Asynolds. Alma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.


CHICAGO, Jan. 1l.-Wheat LIS to
Ia lower~-tna longs on all
bulges~ Corn Ia higher on genera
buying. Oats Ia UP. cratic. Pro-
visions were strong and higher.
One fact was clearly demonstrated
In the wheat market today and that
! WAS that on II the bull res iong wheat
came out in goodly quantities. Around
the dollar level. however. there was
a stubborn fight by the big local
holders here on one side and the
Northwest and South on the other.
1t was a market replete with news
| bearing on the cash situation. as n
exporter at Baltimore reported a sale
of SO. GOO bushels which was later con-
tradicted by an opponent in the trade
but before the close the transaction
was confirmed. There are many In
the trade who would nk to see an
export eraaf develop. This is the
case especially at the seaboard.
Prices for the day closed with losses
OF LIS 10 Lac. End there were recess
sions from the highest levels OF i-2 to
s-Sc. While Minneapolis was a seller
at Chicago. there were reports from
there Of sales Of 600,o00 bushels cash
wheat during the past two days. which
II to be moved out as rapidly AS 1t
can be loaded into cars.
Those who believes In corn ore
among the most conservative men in
the trade and men possessing rare
judgment were buyers Of that grain.
Those who believe In corn are
tered ana It consisted or a demand
from both shorts and investors. The
selling was led by the Armour grain
company n other hfg concerns. Part
OF the selling was doubtless on coun-
try account.
Oats closed aroun the top levels
reached and showed advances of Lac.
for nearby months, While the de-
ferred declined Use. The market was
rather erratie and the advance was
checked by the unlimited offerings
most Of the day at Lie. advance.
| w II II A r. lAa.vx Il.x1,- I III 4E, f-Inwa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
POWHATAN

B 0rade-Ethsl Appsrson. Mar
garet Brooks. Katherine 0wathmey,
Hasei Lnk. Mildred knellinEs. Ruby
Winfree.
A 0rade-Jane Shepherd, Esteils
Lester. Jessis Du Val. Marion Car
roll, Cornelia
Nrads-zslen Greenwood,
Ruth Rosaon, Page Kelly.
8 A Grade-May Dunn.
5 Al 0rade-Raymoud Doyk.
8 Al 0rads-vora Copiey. I'VE
Crai9. Ida Johnson, Akllian 0adler.
5 B-3 GrAde-IAonora Dalton,
Mary Decor. Idn Deyk.
Al 0rade-Eloise Pinchbsek.
Ytolef 1eutst4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
New York Money.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1l.--Money on
cali at the Stock Exchange to-day
opened at Ia per cent; highest.
2 i-2: lowest. 2l-4: closing. 2l-2.
Most Of the days loans were made
at 2 Ia per cent. There In practically
inquiry for time funds, aud the mar
kct IN narrow with nominal rates at
2 0a per cent for SIXTY days
and 3 LIZ q ABA per cent. for three,
four. fve and six months. CONNER
cial paper IL unchanged Mt Ia
per cent for the best names. Lon
don discounts. "a per cent. up
Ills; Paris discounts. 8 as per cent,
up as: Berlin discount, 41-4 per
cent, OF la.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
lEll6R vll[H
SLICES 4 MELON
yARyErY, HOWEVER PROVES DIS
APPOINTING TO noLDrRs
on III srocK-
CAUSES A SELLING OFF
WAN SCARE IN EUROPE ALSO HAS
An EFFECT FOR A TIME,
HIT MARKET RAJ
~ THOMAS c. saoTwElI.

NEW YORK, Ian 1I.-LehiKh NaA-
ley announced Its long expected melon
today, but IL was a bitter disappoin,-
ment, to Wall Street. 1t consists Of a
ten per cent. dividend payable in the
stock Of the Iehigh Valley Coal Sales
Company. a new corporation whose
stock, ii liz understood, unofhcialIy.
win pay 6 per cent dividends.
Spectators have been buying Le-
high Valley In expectation of a Is per
cent. dividend instead of 10 per cent.
and when, the facts of this distriou-
tion became known late In the day
there was free selling of Lehigh ana
other stocks. The result OF all the
selling was that the market closed an
average of a point below the previous
day.
Stocks Go Heavy.
Stocks were heavy in the early trad
3ng because resignation of the French
cabinet Increased h fear of war ia
Europe. American n a the
possibility Of trouble of this i is
the CHIEF obstacle to an advancing
market here. War would cause a fiooo
of selling from German sources and
the stock market Ii act broad enough
just now 10 absorb a sudden outpour-
ing OF securities. Ordinary liquidation
has all been accomplished and most
Of the factors that make for improve
ment in America are in h ascen-
dency.
While there Is considerable manip-
uiatton on the long side Of the market
IL rs not being intesfefed with by these
who believe the market has discounted
conditions too fast. Even hose oper-
ators who would under ordinary cir
cumstances be attacking the market
are holding aloof.
Recover From War Scars.
After he early selling On the Euro
pean war scare. Wall street hearing
no ca1nonading In the direction OF
Europe, began to cover short con-
was made up. JUS before the close
Lehigh was freely sold. carrying II
slightly below the closing OF the pre-
vtors day. The selling hat has ar-
tFaeted % much attention since tHe
Equitable fire has in some quarters
been attributed to Baruch interests
but those familiar with Baruch's
method OF operation know he woulc
not attack tho market under the pc.
culiar circumstances prevailing. There
IL no evidence that Baruch has en-.
tered h market at all since return.
Ing from an extended vacation in tn,
South.
Many brokers believed the weakness,
that a so pronounced In tho Las
hour was due TO selling from Chicag,
where the Board OF Trade building
wal in flames. Other brokers sal,
cable orders had been received from
Europe for the sale Of large quaint
ties of stock after the close Of tn,
foreign exchanges.
Number of shares sole today, 463, So
sharea: a year ago, 325,413.
Par value OF bonds sold today, 81,
$4,000: a year ago, 81. 2B2. 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
LOST POSITION
BRINGS FORTUNE

When Wilbur j. Wimmel lost his
Job in the brokers office he promptly
took account of stock. He was un-
married and being of Il saviIs1 dispo-
sition he had managed to put by
nearly a thousand dollars. This. ne
figured, would keep him for a while.
But why should ft?" he suddenly
asked himself: why should I put my
savings to no better use thar to sup
port me through a period Of enforced
idleness? 1 will do better than that.
By spending this none all at once
In a way / have In my mind. / shall
become the talk OF the town. and
getting n hishl+ueEaa4r Jeh-en-the
strength OF 1t will be something easy.
SO wilbur drew out all his money.
and. taking It with him. went down.
town tc q newspaper Office and wrote
a situation wanted ad. Then he took
1t over to the desk.
'I'd like to put this In tomorrow's
paper he said,
The clerk Q It perfunctorly, and
scanned II.
And I'D iiks," went on Wilbur, ito
buy q page space for II. and have
you print It right In the center with
nothing but white space all around
It,"
The clerk started Violently, and
looked IN the direction OF the special
policeman who was on duty by the
,AonE... Rmt. Wilbur WA not a @lnnntic;;+
!. a@ yssx..ys s.sssS1ysaaosnw sSrfethfng. thar
had never been done before: and
when he showed his money the
newspaper offered no objection 1t
took his ad. and asked him to drop
IA later and see q proof.
II am now the talk of that ews
paper Office" said Wilbur to himself;
Tomorrow ! shall be the talk Of tho
town"
And no he was. The text day. one
OF the pages of the newspaper afore-
said WIS absolutely blank save for .
little single column advertisement
~squarely In the centre. 1t looked like
the Island of Guam in q map of tho
Pacific Ocean. It read.
situation Wanted-MalA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
NEw YORK

NEW YORK. Jan. lI.-Cash pro-
-Auce markets To-day were quoted Al
foiiows: Spot cotton, 9.6s.
Wheat, Nc. 1. Northern at Mime
apolis. 1905 a.; No. 2. red winter,
i.0l1-t. No. i Northern Dauth,
1-10 Ia.
GurN-New. No. 2. I. 0. b.. SO 1-2c.
Oats-No. :. white. 65i-2c
Rye-No. ., 10 arrive c. l. I. Buff
Gaxp. Loo.
Barisy-Aaltins. 1..aai.so c. T. 4.
Bu1kntO.
I T1our-spring patents, $50: win
~ etFAlghts. as.
Atlifsed-Wssstern bran, 2s.25.
Pofk-NeMt 17.zE.
LASd-Aiddle Western. cas-,
TaloN--Prlme city. Sc.
CcGee-Ri0. 40. 7. on the spot.
sn1s1.1G
\ o1e-orannIatsd. nne. E.ss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARK EFT.
(Reported by AOxeTs, McCabe Il Coz

spanish-Small spanish Arm at IS
cents per bushel. hood demand. jun
BIO Spanish firm at so cents per bushel.
Virginias-Fancy Jumbo 1 cents to
Az cents por pound. Fancy hand
prime sm cents to IN cents per pound.
Prime 81 cents per pound. achine
picked s cents to 3h cents per pound.
Smelling stock "a cents to ~ cents
per pound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
New Orleans Cotton.

WV oFBVNIt~ &OttVHe -
NEW ORLEANS. La. Jan. 11.--
Cotton closing rids. January. S.62;
March. s.72: April. 9,75; May. s.s+;
July. s.S2: July. 1000; September.
s.93; October. S.93; November. s.sb;
December, 9.97.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

WANTEr-A GOOD JOB BY THE
young man, aged ~. who had the
nerve to buy this space. Salary
some object. Address WILBUR,
Box ~, this ONCE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

Turkeys are very plentiful, low and
dull. Market over stocked Other
fol~s fairly active. Eggs In good
demand. 81 e..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

Richmond, Va, Jan. IL, 1912.
Following ara the quotations on the
Richmond Tobacco Exchange:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-12

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Z Grade-Willie Wharton. Claude
Woodward, Vcrnelie DEBTOR. Birdie
Langlieb, Josie Roth. Retha Watkins.
Ruth PasHameneok..
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-25
Companies
Must Face Trial on
Rebating Charges

WASHINGTON, Aug. A.-The Adams
and American Express companies. in
dicted for violations Of the interstate
commerce act, must face trial. there Is
no escape through pleadings that they
are not corporations or companies within
the meaning of the law. That in effect
was the decision Of Federal Judge Hazel
at Buffalo in an opinion today in the case
begun by the Interstate Commerce COM
mission against the twos companies, al
leging overcharge and granting of unlaw-
full concessions.
Recently Judge HOLSTER, n the Tnl!nd
States district court at Cincinnati ordered
a similar Indictment against the ADAMS
company quashed, because ne held. rhe
company, being merely a stock association
and not a corporation, could not he In
dicted. He held tiat 1t would be neceii-
sary for the Interstate Commerc, commits
sion to secure he indictment OF individ-
ual stockholders in order to laa'htl.a
case in court. The commission realized
that such proceeding w,1li be In
practicable.
Judge Hazel held that the indictments
brought at Buffalo were SQUAD in Jaw,
the express companies are legal entities
and indictable as such under the Inter
state Commerce act. The commission
will press the case.