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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
But He Will Not Resume Pos
session of Dorchester
House.
Bi LA MARQUIsE DE FON'rENoY.
IR GEORGE HOLrORD, equerry to

- 1R GEORGE HOLrORD, equerry TO
King George. is marrying fair
~ ~ rich widow. but she does not
bring his sufficient wealth 10
make him wish to resume possession
or Dorchester House. which he has
rented on most advantageous terms to
Nhitclaw Reid for the entire duration
OF MS mission as American Ambassador
IN Lon Ion.
OF the great London mansions it is
one OF the most expensive to keep up,
and for that reason remained TO let"
from the date OF the late Mrs. IIol-
ford's death until the present Ameri-
can ENJOYS occupancy.
| must not, however. forget that on
the occasion OF Queen Victoria's Col
den Jubilee. Sir George placed it at
the crowns disposal for the accommo-
dalton of some of the royal guests and
delegates 10 the celebration. The
Ing there the Afghan Mission. which
was headed by the half-brother OF
the present Ameer.
What with their rather careless
Ing of sheep in the fashion prescribed
by tho Mahommc Ian religion, in some
OF the great apartments, they made so
much damage that 1t cost the state
good many thousands of pounds to
put il again in order.
Dorchester House was bull. about
sixty years ago by the late Robert S.
liolford He had Inherited fortune
sides a vast accumulation Of various
kinds OF property. an immense guam
tity of gold specie: which was found
In the house on the Isle OF Wight
Dorchester House occupies the site
of much older building. which be-
longed to the Earls of Dorchester. ami
is the nearest approach to palace
which Park Lane can show.
Splenddly furnished. it's treasures of
art include some priceless Turner's. for
which the late Mrs. Holford had "a
vcr!table passion. whole the REM
brandts hung upon the wall of it's
picture gallery, are among the finest
examples of that masters art.
The Iiolford's descent from an an
cicnt Cheshire family. In Charles H. s
acquiring the Western Brit estate,
measuring some $1,000 acres and which
has remained in their possession ever
since, as their principal country seat.
! 1t is there that Sir George liolford Will
take his bride. The family i'll past
days owed much Of their wealth to
the West India ira lie.
Sir George Holford was captain in
the First Life Guards when he became
one OF the equerries Of the late Duke
Of Clarence. On the dukes death he
Joined the Household of Edward VII.
then Prince of Wales, in u similar
CAPACITY. and has been continued in
4, office by the present King. His
mother WAS one OF the lindSayS OF
Balcarres. and one of his sisters is
Lady Grey, wife of the former Cover
norGeneral of Canada. lie is a very
good looking man OF hfty-two. with
snowwhite hair and moustache. and
Is mart conoisseur. as benefits man
whose art treasures have boon esti-
mattel nj over Sl0,000.000.
Indeed the fact that so much OF
his property is tied up in these totally
unproductive collections. has rendered
him far less rich than his predeces
sors,
He Ia rather reserved in manner. and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

British peers are
business projects.
for Lloyd Georges
their resources
mainly. from land
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
CHEESE PAIRING ECONOMY,

discussing forest conservation and
the toll in life and property value that
mas been cXacted and is liable to be
stream gives these among other salient
facts; In 1910 scventy-nine fire lighters
and twenty-five settlers were burned to
aeath in the national forests. and
Sl2,o00000 worth of timber was de-
stroyed There Is now in these forests
S-'VoV'ooo'oe9 worth of timber--public
property-eNposed to the danger of be-
ing swept out by bcsoms OF flames, un~
less adequate steps for safeguarding 1t
are taken. y system Of safeguards all
ready exists. it is true, 1t consists In
building telephone lines. roads. ire
lanes and trails for tho quick summon
Ing and transportation OF fire fighters
TO points whore fires may have broken
out. But. comparatively speaking. the
system is in the infancy of its devel-
opment 1t has accomplished much. nut
there are circumstances In which it
can be easily understood IL would be
l impotent-verily. as !mpotent as was
King Canute in his command TO tho
sea The article in Forest and Stream
is inspired by and is in condemnation
OF the cheese pairing. false economy OF
Congress. which would not only not ex-
pand the system. as vitality demanded
but cripple it so far as it now obtains.
The Forest Service asked for this
year an appropriation OF $1,000, 900 for
actual fire nghting." but the agricul-
tural Dill. as ii passed the House. cut
the amount down to one-ifth of the
sum, despite the fact that it was de-
signed to be an emergency appropria-
ton that would neither be needed nor
spent unless the fires occurred. That.
however. is not all. The current an
preparation for telephone line. trail,
road obstruction, etc. is $500, 600. and
that was reduced TO S2T5,0Oo This was
! done. as is learned from another
source than Forest and Stream. not
! withstandins that in 1910 disastrous
| tires which threatened the very exist
chcc OF the vast woodland areas of
Northern Idaho. Montana and Washing
! ton necessitated and compelled the cx :
+ Penditure OF 100000 plus the regular
/ appropriation. How Congress can rec
oncile the wisdom OF it's economy" and
saving to the people" with that exhibit
is somewhat difficult to comprehend.
Addressing Itself more especially to
the economy of reducing the applo
priation for extension Of the quick
I summoning and transportation system
Forest and Stream declares-a,d II is
not given to. speaking unadvlscdly or
such mattcrs--that before the national
forests can be rendered even reasonably
safe against fire they must have ten
times the present trails and six times
the telephone lines they now have
Then it presents striking calculation
which would seem convincing to the
most elementary reasoner, that III,
economy" of Congress 1t is discussing
anords little less than ludicrous Illus.
tration of saving the. peoples money al
the spigot and taking enormous risks
of wasting it at tho bung. IT." says
our contemporary. Congress gave tht
Forest Service the 100000 a year II
asks to build trails and telephone lines
IL would give only 4 of per cent. OF
i the value of the timber standing to-day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

To what extent
now EN- barking in
in order to make up
heavy drain upon
heretofore derived
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

King George. is marrying fair
~ ~ rich widow. but she does not
bring his sufiicicpt rcaI,t IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
THE RICHMOND BREAD RIOT

| writing of the meat riots" that
have broken out in some of the large
cities. and are threatening to extend
! to others, the New York Nation says
that they are notably womcns affairs;
/ that in most riots women have a hand
and that when they do go into that
sort OF thing they are much harde,
to handle than men, because YOU new
| or know what TO expect of them" In
an effort to sustain Its assertion as
| to the uncertainty of the fair sex as
riotous proposition, the Nation
meanders through history for ilustra-
lions and adduces some history which
Is neither history nor Illustration.
y case in point is its allusion to
the bread riots in the South" in the
early part of the War Between the
states. which, it tells it's readers.
started in Mobile and ended In Rich
mond' We know nothing as to the
cycle of this demonstration, If cycle
there was: but we do know that as TO
what occurred in Richmond the Ma
ton constructs considerable of a fairy
story.
1t says that by tho time tho up-
rising reached Richmond 1t had be-
come so camorous that neither the
Mayor nor the Governor felt able &c
cope with 1t by peaceful discussion,
And body Of troops were ordered
out Jefferson Davis, however. hav-
ms keener sense OF human weak
ha t..
able to dispense the mob In five min
ntes, and WithCu ut firing a shot Using
the Inconsistency of women passing
with wcll-stockcd market baskets. and
their lootinE of jcwclry and millinery
shops while raising tho city for bread.
che routed with sarcasm II mob TN.
had Wanted Its cvEt.mpts for pow
der and ball. There is Just enough
truth in all this TO be misleading and
to obscure the salient facts. Mr..
Davis could not cope with the situa
ton. and. nut for tie local n ,c-
tionaries." the rio:. which was stI-tea
by Northern cmissaries and spies
might have resulted more narrowing
~.
John Ietchcr. War Governor OF Vir-
ginia at the head of the Public
Guard. the Standing Army" of the
Commonwealth. appeared on the scene
at the critical moment counting up
on country cart near the First Mar
ket. the central point of danger and
violence. he drew out his old 'bulrs
eye watch" gave the mob three min
utes To dispense. and instructed Cap
tain Edward 5, Gay commander of
the Guard, TO load. and load with
ball cartridges" With tears stream
Ing down his rugged checks, Captain
Cay promptly oheycd, The mob dis
persed; they knew Lctchcr; they knew
Gay; they knew the card. Speeches
We're made by Mr. Davis and others to
groups AT several other places in the
lower part OF the city, but Letcher.
Gay and the Guard. the organization
of which traced back to 1901, haa in
/ three minutes broken the backbone
OF the outbreak That all who recall
/ the conditions at the time and the
influence behind the mob are well
aware. neither the satire nor the olo-
80, VI my Que e'S''
a,,1s.,, ''T o','''''''''" was :,
49,, ...,,, az" 800 anu
H., -, -
,1 So, ~ -. ~ ''s'u
within ,,,,, ,o,,,,a-,. 49,, 1'.
.m.a 49,, =.
M 5irec, consequences 80 c.hrtoT" -,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

In view Of its past sessions there,
ths song of the Democratic National
Convention ought to be Back. Back
to Baltimore"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

Milne. Who has just been appo int
command in chief of the English
naval forces in the Mediterranean, was
a particular favorite OF King Edward
VII and of his consort. lie was for
a long time in command OF the royal
y yachts lie IS, however. no mere
war service. both anoat and ashore.
having been severely wounded at the
battle of Ulundi. in South Africa. while
acting as Naval a. y. c. to Lord
lie Is. a son of the late Admiral Sir
Alexander Milne. who was for so many
years one of the Lords of the Admir-
atty. and a grandson of that Admiral
Sir David Milne who was second in
command of Lord Exmouth's eXpedi-
ton against Algiers in the early days
of the nineteenth century. Sir Archi-
tian campaign. of 1882. lie is princi-
pally known on this side OF the At
lantic, however in connection with an
extraordinary encounter with William
Sir Archibald. at the request Of the
| Countess of oxford, who was Miss
Corbin. of New York. at whose house
he had been dining. accompanied her
to "a concert given by w. w Astor, at
his house in Carlton House Terrace.
On their arrival he was summarily re-
house because he had not been asked
by him. The episode was made worse
by the Pail Mall Gazette containing,
on the following day. an intimation
to the effect that Captain Milne had
appeared at Mr.. Astor's house as an
| unlimited guest.
1t is true that Mr. Aston had been
provoked beyond all endurance b.
, finding people whom he did not know
from Alan frequenting his entertain
ments. abusing his hospitality and
Ignoring him completely. and II was
by a singular piece OF misfortune that
, he should have happened to select so
as Sir Archibald Milne as a scrapc-
| goat for the others. Mr.. Astor sub
! sequently apologized for tho offensive
! paragraph In the Pail Mall Gazette.
and all unpleasantness In connection
| with the affair was obitcrated.
To what extent RritIsh nnnrs nr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
h0. ms THIS.
SIR GEORGE HOLFORD
WILL WE'D RICH WIDOW

shares with Joseph Chamberlain fond
ness for orchids.
HIS bride. Mrs. Jack Menz!cs. who
is not TO be confused with Lord SAL
toun's septuagenarian sister OF the
same name. is daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Wilson OF Tranby Croft
fame: sister therefore of Miss Muir
lei Wilson. On her marriage to the
late lack Menzies. she received from
her father an allowance of $4,000 Il
year. and it is unlikely that this Will
be 10 any extent increased. Judging
from the way that her uncle. the late
Lord Nunburnholmc, dealt with his
daughters. Like all the Wilson girls.
she has her fair share OF good looks.
and taste in dress. but Is no longer
particularly young. as she was one OF
the memorable baccarat party at Tran
by Croft which caused SO great a SEN
sation somewhat moro than twenty
years ago.
Through her first marriage she be-
ca me CONNECTED with some American
OF the Second Life Guard Regiment.
Jack Menzies's brother, is married to
Miss Hctty Davenport, daughter Of
the late John Davenport, of New York.
and granddaughter of Gouverneur
Morris.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11
New York.
New YORK, Oct. 2, 1912

The unanimous report of a general
good business throughout the country
and of an exceedingly vigorous activity
in the cigar industry are undoubtedly
acting as tonic to our leaf market,
even if trading does not keep brisk
step with these reports. 1t factories
are as busy as reported and accounts
from manufacturing centers are ex-
pressed in glowing terms, then the
manufacturers have no time just now
to think of and arrange for new supply
of raw material. On the other hand,
the certainty of growing expansive
activity on the part of our cigar indus
try cannot but create a satisfactory
feeling in the market, that with the
rapidly decreasing leaf stock in the
factories the leaf market will soon have
to be called upon to replenish the ab-
sorbed raw material. The trading that
is going on for the present is therefore
chiefly for rush orders.
AS the fall advances the market for
cigars appears to be getting stronger
every week, and holiday calls for boite
nature packing are coming isa at such 2
rate that it is evident that this latest
innovation from Cuba is not losing any
of its popularity. A big winter trade
is expected in the far west and middle
west. Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, Oct. II, 1912.

EDGERTON, WIS.,, OcI. II, 1S1z.
While there is no great amount of
riding being done, there seems to be
just enough of the buying movement
going on in the growing sections to hold
the market price pretty close to former
quotations, for growers quite generally
demand earlier figures for the unsold
portion of the crop. The aggregate
transactions, however, are not large.
The week has brought few days of
fine curing weather but the late har-
vested tobacco will need nearly full
month of warm Indian summer days to
place it safely beyond the reach of the
heavy freezes that produce fat stems.
In old leaf there is a good demand
for suitable binder stock but transac-
tions will probably be of small order
nature until samples of the II crop are
ready for inspection. Sampling is we'll
under way with local packers with the
result that only small percentage of
damage is encountered and but little
repacking will be found necessary.
The shipments out of storage do not
exceed 200 cases from this market to
all points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, PA, Oct.

LANCASTER, PA, Oct. 2, 1912.
From the way in which the tobacco
in Lancaster county was being cut when
our last letter was sent in, it looked as
though very little would remain uncut
after October l. but a great deal is
still standing. Not much was cut last
week for several reasons. One was
that rain lnterfered good deal, then
some growers did not have available
help the days they might have cut, and
wath other growers their crop had not
anatured. Ihe last reason accounts for
the bulk of what was not cut.
Quite a lot of tobacco was SO back
ward that 1t was hardly worth cutting,
and this wall have to be sold as trash.
Of 0ne thing the packers can be as
sured, and that is that this crop will be
the cleanest they have handled in years.
SO far no sales have been reported
outside of the buying of some hail-cut
tobacco, previously noted, but | have
heard that the representative of one
big concern had made some offers at
ten cents. The packers consider this a
crop that should not be bought until
after it has been stripped, and the
growers appear to favor waiting until
they can show their holdings stripped.
The Lancaster packers are joyful
Dot of men these days, because they are
doing things once more. The tide
has surely turned and they are actually
trading again None of the local pack
ers have recently reported large sales,
aDut all are doing mething and things
are hrightning day by day. Inquiries
are rolling in, particularly relative to
the 1911 packing, because it is these
goods that are, in the main, furnishing
the means of doing business. Compar-
atively few packers have any 1910
goods left. Old goods of such quality
as these are scarce and much in de-
mand, and they are quite willing to
work them off in small lots at their
own prices. Some 1909 goods are also
Sol1ino
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

What ASsB7s3le ''bustiEag" of tine great
E0bacco ta1u7s4; done for the ordinary
monsumeruof tobacco2 Does cigar, a
BOX of cigarettes OF plug of chewing
15obacc0 cost him amy less money than
1t did Sef0re7the monopoly was &issolv-
ed by the court decree? ANY person
who uses. tobacco casl quote you COM
sparatiwe prizes which turn a Hiood of
light upon tke prac4Ical operation of
'4rust busting; as viewed from the stand
point Of the ordinary He VIII
fBell you that aae payssdoday for his to-
.jbacco exactly what he paid year ago
before the American Tobacco Co. was
broken up into IA corporations for the
purpose OF restoring compe-
tition in tine tobacco Hbrade. The Chi
eago lTrIU9ne has made a careful in
qNary, and the results OF the investiga-
-tiDn diselaset that reta1lprices are prac-
tieally the same as they were year
ago andtftGtwhere changes have taken
place theT ctuations' were not due to
the disSOHaIdHOn lastlwInber but to COM
petition among gretalleE@ which began
before the ffrst ,steplwas- taken toward
the adisintegratiGn of the monopoly.
Wholesale prices also remain practic-
ally Tthe, same, the quotations on some
rades having increased slightly while
none -asas decreased AbOGt the same
prices ARE paid for leaf tobacco now as
before the dissolution and in some in
stances the trust is shown -tD have paid
more than the newxeDmpanses are pay
ing now.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

TalereInss beenmuch agitation among
the New * ork leaf trade over the pro-
posed changes in the classified freight
schedules, which will be considered by
the official classification committee of
all the railraads, when it meets IN that
city on October Is. Ut is intended to
place leaf tobacco in a double classifi
cation, instead of the straight rate as
at present on carload lots or broken
shipments Leaf tobacco In any guam
tity is now carried in the fourth grade
classification, the rate being IS cents a
hundred between New York and CHI
cago. Under the proposed change ali
shipments under carloads, or 10000
pounds, will be advanced TO IS cents a
hundred between the above named
cities, and proportionate rates to other
points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

According to the 1910 census of Can
ada there were 153 tobacco, cigar and
cigarette establishments in Canada, and
also 20 establishments producing chew
ing and smoking tobacco and snuff.
The capital invested in the 153 estab-
lishments was $14, 876, $50. The number
of employees was I, ,461 and their wages
amounted to So, 512, 956. The value of
the products was ST; ;344, 543.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

. NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

While the tobacco crop is now safely
housed there is such large per cent
of late harvested tobacco still hanging
green in the sheds that only the very
best of weather conditions must pre-
vail to save it from the first heavy
freezes. If the grower can in any way
devise conveniences it would be an ex-
cellent plan to employ little artificial
heat to start the yellowing of immedi-
ate curing. After the freshly shielded
leaf is once started on the way of cur
ing the process proceeds more rapidly.
The present crop has brought alto
gether too remunerative prices for the
growers to neglect anything they might
do to save its full marketable value.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11

There is not the slightest question Of
doubt but that the insurance rates on
tobacco are excessive. This is due to
the fact that in small towns where do
mestic leaf is stored it is difficult to
obtain agents who possess the facilities
or the ability to represent to their COM
panies such rates that might be proper
ly allowed on the schedules. Keen com
petition on the part Of New York
brokers and better knowledge of ex-
isting conditions have brought tobacco
rates in the metropolis down to a fair
ly reasonable basis. Rates outside of
New York City, however, have gener-
ally remained the same, and the tend
ency has been to raise instead of low
ering them. AS the construction and
management of tobacco warehouses
and packing houses show q marked inn
provement from year TO year, there is
only one conclusion to be deduced after
a careful study of the situation. Rep
resentatives and agents of the assured
have been in state OF apathy regard
ing the money extracted from the as
sured for 6re insurance protection. One
or two haaf-hearted attempts have been
made by the trade 10 correct this con-
dition and have ended in failure be-
cause of the lack of knowledge Of ex-
listing conditions. The efforts in this
direction have consisted largely in
speech making and ended when the
business did not flow to the specially
favored few. These unfortunate con-
ditioas in the tobacco trade where in
surance is concerned are generally Gre
ated5hrough faVOfitisfn. ~Ghe agent, is
not selected because he cam secure GER
tain rates for Ghe assured, nor his abil-
ity 10 look after his clients interests,
but on account of his being a friend,
classmate, or belonging to the same
club or lodge, or possibly has been Civ,
en- the insurance for along period OF
years. hef9obacco trade we'll knows
that there are numerous cases where
rSd3iculousIy high rates have been charg
ed and policies practically voided by
Tire conditaous.-U s. ISob. Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11
New ENGLAND

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Oct. 2, 1912.
New England planters have prac-
tically finished housing tobacco. The
crop in acreage has been big one, and
the quality is said to have been the
best in years. Buyers are still riding
about the country and a number Of
sales are reported at the high prices
previously maintained Hai]-cut to-
bacco in the bundle is bringing as high
as 10 cents per pound, which is consid-
erably above that paid for it last year.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-11
BALDwNsuLLE, N. Y, Oct. 2, 1912.

The advent of the first frosts of the
season on Monday of this week has
stimulated planters to make every eff
fort to house what little tobacco they
have still uncut in the fields before it is
destroyed by subsequent and heavier
frosts. The damp weather on Satur-
day and Sunday gave some of the farm
ers opportunity of getting down the
first picking of primed leaf. Buyers
are still picking up few crops here
and there, and a few sales have taken
place at good prices. There is some
speculation as to whether revision of
the tariff will affect tobacco values
next year, as the present crop will
have been sold long before such a re-
vision can take place.