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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE
(By JOSEPH II. pRITCHARD.)

CHICAGO. Feb. THE fact was
fully demonstrated during the last
hour of today's session on the board
of trade that the business now to
be seen in the various pits 10 not
large enough to absorb any marked
Increase III offerings. After forcing
prices OF the various cereaiz to q
much higher level during the morn
ing hours, ths chutes OF the longs
were thrown wide open and the grain
was allowed to pass down and out
until such time as buyers were fully
satisfied. This was not only the con-
dition existing in wheat, but also to
be seen in both corn and oats.
An increase in the wheat offerings
nowadays brings out the opinion from
"A hundred different concerns that
LiehsJern is throwing overheard his
wheat and that he Is supporting
3ames on every weak spot in order
to make the buyers pay aa much for
the grain as possible.
Foreigners continue to put the best
foot forward. as the news on wheat
from abroad was mainly bullish in
character. The early advance of
"a 10 / pence at Liverpool was the
signal for shorts and investors to take
hold here, which showed that the
average man in wheat believes that
importing countries must come to us
for supplies before another crop is
available. The best Judges OF coRdi-
.ions in the wheat world believe that
Russia will not be able to sell any
great amount OF wheat from this time
forward. and this with the hands OF
the grain trade of Argentine tied be-
cause of a lack of tonnage available
they believe that the United States
stands chance Of disposing Of some
of its surplus, and that with u lower
ing in ocean freights- the clearances
from America Will show an enormous
increase.
With the let-up In the demand for
cash corn In the Southwest, and with
that section receiving good runs. con-
dittons are against process holding up
around the level The. corn market
from this time forward will hinge on
the weather, and any change to un-
favorable conditions will act AZ bull
help in the Chicago pit.
Word WAS passed around on the
board of trade after the close tonight
that James A. Patten had sold all Of
his long May oats and that some Of
those who were following him In
order to mako money out of the
Grain Kings" prestige were en-
deavoring to dump their holdings and
to reinstate their lines at lower levels
IL possible. This had the effect Of
not only driving scattered longs out
OF their position In the market, but
there were short sales on the rumors.
Losses were shown along the en-
tire, grain list today. hat meme o: Sthena
were farge---I-s 70 ia cent for wheat
and corn. Is cent lower to unchanged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
CROSSES OCEAN IN
THIRTY FL UR DAYS

LONDON, Feb. News has just
been received here Of the safe as..
rival mt Pernambuco, Brasil. Of the
motor boat Linsueta. after crossing
the Atlantic In thirty-four days. The
purpose OF the trip was to test IN
internal combustion engine for ocean
going boats.
The Lingueta. which sailed from
Weymouth December Is. 10 s6 fest
long and propelled by = 30-horsepov.
er engine. She carried crew Of fiyA
under Captain Nelllson. Her only
stop on tho $500 mtle voyage waa
made at Las Palmas Tor provisione
She encountered much rough wealth.
er. but completed the voyage In six
days less than the estimated tirne.
She viii remain in Brazil to engare
In river traffic. :. 1855 =. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Todays cash
produce markets were quoted as fol-
lows:
Spot cotton 1o.1E cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
SEw ORLEANS. Feb. 7.~--Cotton
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Feb IA scarcity
OF offerings. with nervousness among
local bears, caused a strong cotton
market today. Trading was extreme
ly active early and the market was
more or less excited. with short sell
srs of yesterday acting panicstricken.
First prices were 13 to 20 points
above the previous close. and with
nearly all the active months making
new high levels for the movement.
The advance into new high ground
caught a lot of stop orders. but there
ed or 10 points off from the best.
The market became friner again
after midday. showing a disposition
to respond rather readily 10 any in
dications CT renewed bull support.
Fluctuations were irregular In late
trading. but the market exhibited
few minutes shot up to new high
steady. at net advance OF 10 10 IS
points
Liverpool made an extremely bull.
ish showing. prices there being 10 to
10 IL points higher when a rise OF
only 4l-2 to 9 points WAS expected,
and good demand was reported for
spots, with prices 8 points mp on the
basis Of SIS pence for American mid
ding. Sales aggregated IL, 900 bales.
fhe market for futures closed barely
steady. at q net advance OF 10 to IN
points.
Southern spot markets were un-
ohanssd 70 . shsdS towsr. and oyeT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
HOLD REVEALS,
VALISE STOLEN

Or. w. f.. Hatcher. Of Fork Union.
who was here yesterday to attend a
meeting Of the Richmond College
Corporation. had Just returned to the
State from stirring REVEALS which he
conducted At Sanford. n c.. Ind
Johnston. s. C. While In IacksonriIle.
Fla, on the way TO sanford, he had
the misfortune to have His valise
stolen. but he did not allow the UNI
expected limitation on his Wal tlrobe
prstsnt hasn from f,lling his enxaSer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08

Head Pass into the Peace River dis
trict
In the Street. Number O: shares
sold today. 331,Ts6: year ago, 5o2.-
T2s.
Par value Of bonds cold today,
s5.oeo.G00, a year ago, s.l2T, 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

1tCAHU1fus H. VeD. Z. IYIT.
Following aic the quotations on the
Richmond Tobacco Exchange:
BROWN SHIPPING--NEw
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08

lis, 107 IL: No. 2. red winter. Los.
No. ! Northern Duluth LIZ 81. ~.
Earn-~sNew .Ne.~t2. Aexrsrtstt.~e. D.,
Is cents.
Ooats--No. ?. white GO 1-2 cents.
Rye--No. 2 c. !. I. Buffalo. 81 cents.
Barley-Maiting. l.22U1.35 c. i. I.
Buffalo.
Flour-spring patents. $50: winter
straights. 4.36.
Millfeed--Western bran. 1915 q 80.
Pork-Mess, 1915.
LArd-Middle West. 30 cents.
Tallow-Prime city s.
Coffee-Rio No. Z on the spot IA IL
cents.
Sugar-Granulated fine $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-08
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
BY RICHARD W. MaURY,
stock and bond broker, 1913 L.. Main st
Richmond Va Feb tgf9

SIaA4- SECURITIES.
Bid. Asked.
Va. IS, Old e. and r.. 1882 Bsjs
Va. Cen. Z. ., &. and H.. 1891 IN $50.
= ~ =. [
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
An Educational Slump

Talk about this bein a progressive
educational age." said old Adoniram
Cloyertop, as he tilteo mis- chair back
against the wall at the corner cross
roads grocery store. II tell ye. ginue-
min, l can't see 1t, that-a-way. When
some OF US old felers went TO school
we got learned something practical
an could figger clean through the
'rithmetic an bound any one o the
United States an spell clean through
the spellin'- book an folks thought
that was eddication enough fer any
one. An here l got a grandson ~
years old that's been a-goin' to. school
most o. his life an yistiday asked
him to fgger out how many bushels
O. corn there'd be In a crib 92 feoi
an four an half inches long by IL
feet an nine inches wide at the boo
tom an fo'teen feet an six and a hall
inches wide at the top, an one end o
the crib q foot an nine inches higher
tina the other, an space 10 an 9
half feet wide In the middle o. the crlt
reserved for oats, an by cracky, ne
didn't know how to do IL! There's
too much time spent nowadays Ia
learnin' school younguns grammar an
ether dead langwiddges an not enough
in learnin' 'em things that1l do EN-
some good. an education amt what II
used to was when I was boy, By
dadi"
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
WE'LL ALL STARvE, SAYS EXPERT, IF WE
DON'T START FARMING WITH BRAINS

upon US IL 1t were not for the fact
that we have long been producing
more than we consumed. That sur.
plus, represented by our exports oil
cereals. II rapidly falling on. At the
present rate we shall soon be produc-
Ing only enough for ourselves, and
then less than enough.
The high cost Of living will thus
become actual famine, unless We in.
crease our production Of cereals per
acre. for all but nine per cent Of our
tillable land n now under cultivation.
and most OF that nine per cent de-
mands drainage and irrigation.
There Il only one way to increase
the production per acre. and therefore
one way to solve the cost OF living
problem-intensive cultivation.
In the practice" OF farming, the
hereditary agriculturist has an ad'
vantage over the man who has been
trained in the city, but in the scien-
tific phase Of the art he has no such
advantage. In fact. the city man. be
cause he In more ready TO accept
scientific ideas, r. usually the better
equipped.
Here IL an example Of what inten-
sive farming will do. At Rothamsted,
Eng, II the Oldest experiment held In
the world. During IS years part OF
the land under experiment there was
left entirely untreated; that IL, II was
III treated, Just as the average Ameri-
can farmer has been Ill treating nus
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
BRYAN IN WILSON'S cABINET2

the British would really ind II re-
freshing TO have as ambassador from
our republic. q man more after the
Democratic type OF the first Amerl-
cans who represented US abroad. They
are not unduly impressed by Ambas-
sadors like Reid, who obseQuiously
Initiate aristocracy and make lavish
display OF money. Experience has
shown that In all foreign countVes
the American who Is true TO the Deu'
ocratic type Is much more highly re-
garded than the other type.
These are not the reasons, however,
which move some Democrats In con-
gress to urge Bryan's appointment.
They are put forward chiefly by
those who at heart fear and distrust
Bryan and wish merely to get him out
OF the country.
The Underwood Fitzgerald Clark fac.
ton In the present house of represen-
tatives has started a movement to per-
petuate their control OF the ways and
means committee into the next house.
They fear that new members coming
In might wish representation In form
ing the tariff program; therefore the
plan to call a caucus this winter
which will be joint caucus OF the
present Democratic members Of the
house and OF the new members-elect
and to secure ratification from this
caucus for appointments to the ways
and means committee tn I'LL respec-
tive vacancies. The trick Is obvious.
The new members will be green and
unorganized, the old members will be
veterans and organized. The veterans
VIII easily put the program over on
the new members.
The progressive Democrats are al
ready making capital OF the facts that
oscar Underwood, nominally leader
or the house. was recently the guest
OF honor at a banquet In New York
where the other principal guests were
former Senator Nelson w. AldrAh.
Thomas Fortune Ryan, Senator Ball.
ey OF Texas. E. III Gary OF tho steel
trust. Chancellor Day, James NJ. Duke
of the tobacco trust, DELANEY Nicoll,
partner OF Senator Root, 4. y. Berwind
Of the soft coal trust: George Gould,
Stuyyesant Fish. and note OF regret
from ]. p. Morgan himself!
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12

oII.soN GARDNER about IL and then
everybody Is telling everybody else
what Wilson ought TO do. The result
Il a violent discussion and set OF
Numerically opposed opinions.
The Fitzgerald Underwood Demo
Gratis are offering volumes OF advice
to the effect that Bryan ought TO be
kept out OF the cabinet at any cost.
Their opinion Is we'll expressed In
cartoon published In one OF the Wall
st. New York papers, where Bryan
was pictured as a burglar with dark
lantern and jimmy. creeping into q
dark room, evidently intent upon
breaking into a big closet. marked
Wilson's cabinet"
The opposite view is expressed by
r. w. Wooley, who was In charge of
the eastern Democratic publicity
bureau, during the late campaign. Mr.
Wooley said:
IT do not see how the wisdom OF
appointing Bryan TO the cabinet could
be questioned. Bryan's voice Is as
influential as that OF any single Dem
ocrat In the country. He should be
given an opportunity now to help TO
formulate Democratic policies and to
assume some OF the responsibility for
unfolding the administration. He
should be compelled to view things
irons the inside rather than the out
side. Col. Bryan has had the free
dom to criticize, without any Of the
responsibility: now he should share
the responsibility and help to make
the administration q success. There
are several millions or people who win
believe anything Bryan says. To Of
ifend these people by leaving Bryan
outside the administration councils
would be, In my judgment, most un-
wise. or course. I speak merely as
an individual and have no informV
ton as to what will be done. ! think,
however, that / know Governor Will
son well~enough to know that he will
do the wise thing In this regard"
There 10 another kind OF Democrat
who realizes Bryan's influence but
does not want him close TO the presl.
dent, and believes that there Is a way
/, to avoid this consequence by bribing
Bryan with big diplomatic job. They
suggest that Bryan be made Ambassa.
dor to Great Britain In place OF
Whitelaw Reid. There are many ex-
lcellent arguments In favor OF such q
nomination. There II no doubt that
Bryan would be most cordially receiv.
ed at the Court of St James and that
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
.Mistah Poindextah!"

Poindexah!"
well Scarborough. yo' chest7"
Soup"
mpprehend misconstruon sab All said chest
chest" - " -
oh All thought 20 said Did
All n a yestiddy?"
about
Well All went into dat an while All
NAH haid de cigar lighter
In
no in de impunc-
you ms .E
what did All sayI All said Ahm
powder!
strength n The Closing
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
BY PROF. CYRIL G. HOPKINS,
Chief Of Agronomy and Chemistry al
University Of Illinois Expert
rnent Station.

Chief Of Aqronomy and Chemistry az
University Of Illinois Expert
ment Station.
The cause OF the nigh cost OF living
goes straight back to the soil. The
tariff, the trusts, the middlemen. are
mere incidents.
High cost OF living Is polite phrase
for famine. Famine. since the days
before history began. has had its or
igin In land.
In 1910 the United States had .
population Of 100000 In 1910 II
had grown to 100000. This IL an
increase OF more than 500 per cent In
the lifetime OF one man.
In the last 10 years, while the popu-
lation increased "a per cent, the total
of bushels OF corn, oats, wheat, bar
ley and rye produced In this country
increased less than one per cent
In the same period we had an In
crease In improved farm land acre
age OF 1914 per cent; so We see that
the country has actually been produc-
ing less per acre Of the great cereals
than It produced In the previous 10
years.
The soil has been playing out" A
soil that Is totally played out Is q de-
sert, and the desert IL the dwelling
place OF eternal famine.
The famine would even now be
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
CAN THE "CITYMANAGE SOLVE
THE BIG AND REAL PROBLEM

N THE EFFORT simplify government cities the
waste Of money by taxation and place civic affairs purely
business basis Sumter North Carolina to the logical
limit in advertising "cty manager"
the city, just the business acts for the
large private concern
The elimination public crying
plans Of city councils and mayors
More cities demanding larger public participation
through the initiative and referendum and recall
the saving dollars viii be cenered
mon the experiment town. may
that great city faced with problems which cannot be
traced to useless waste Of taxes
The method may help to stem the tide of unrest
"a may relieve the taxpayer
may dollars worth dollars payment
STILL LEAVE THE GREAT PROBLEMS THE CITY UNAN
SEVERED
Every great city hill,
has its idle painted who the Anal penalty Of injustice
their lives Of vice.
has its petted protected necessity
hours pay less ideals real happiness Of
eontsnment
has its hunted men who have been forced to by
competition against condionsand has its who
worried by money than they spend
lodging out"
city WEALTH.
sanity and business" keep it.
IT HAS IT'S STREET RAILWAY SYSTEMS DEPENDENT THE
USE OF STREETS TAKING THE OWNERS STREETS ON
MILLIONS MADE DOLLARS
IT HAS re GAS MAGNATES TURNING, OF PEG
PIES PROPERTY INTO DOLLARS FOR THEIR ENRICHMENT
II HAS IT'S TELEPHONE SYSTEMS PARTNERS IN THE USE OF
THE PEOPLES PROPERTY, TAKING ALL THE PROFITS FOR THE
PRIVATE OWNERS
system that important and far
reaching than MONEY by taxation.
is A WASTE OF HUMAMTY-oF MEN AND WOMEN and
CHILDREN
Every privately public utility upon
hopes ambitions Of every industrious citizen subacs from
power protect his family give to his wife the things that abe
needs to his children proper and training.
Good luck the city manager! he be able to cut of few
parasites from the payroll.
REAL NEED IS FOR AN APPLICATION OF BUSINESS!
SENSE OF ALL PEOPLE THAT WILL DEMAND
OF THE PEOPLES PROPERTY BY THE PEOPLE
THEMsELyEs
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12

lands. II produced on an average 12.s
bushels or corn TO the acre.
Another plot. no different az to gen
eral soil character. was treated with
recognized corn plant foods. II pro
duced 37.l bushels an acre.
Hay fields. without plant food, pro-
duced 1900 pounds OF hay; with plant
food. they produced S,222 pounds.
A potato field, unfertilixed for rs
years. produced 26 bushels an acre.
Enriched with phosphorus, a similar
field produced l02 bushels an acre,
and with phosphorus and other ele-
ments. another field produced 2OS
bushels an acre.
There is enough nitrogen In the air
this minute over an acre OF farm land
to produce maximum crops for bOO,OOO
years. II can be captured by growing
clover or other leguminous plants, and
thus turned into the SOIL
The three things We need for Inn
provement OF the normal soil are not
the nitrogen, ''phosphoric acid, and
potash commonly sold In commercial
fertilizers. They are, first, organic
manures produced upon the farm, sec,
ond, natural phosphate, ground natural
limestone, OF which we have measure
less quantities In almost every state.
During the last IL years the Uni
yersity OF Illinois agricultural schooi
has been conducting experiments IN
Me-. can county. II has been shown
fertilization with phosphate has IN
creased the crop OF corn lib bushels
an acre, the crop OF oats 10 busneis
an acre, the wheat "a bushels an acre
and the clover two tons an acre.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
ONE OF TOMMY GOOSEN-
BERRY'S BUSY DAYS

Saturday afternoon Tommy Goosen-
berry went TO another party AZ his
Sunday school teachers home. There
were some strange little boys there
was acquainted with the other boys
''Yes'm; with some Of them" an
swered Tommy.
DO you know more than half Of
themr' continued the teacher:
'Huhi" snorted Tommy, II know
Later ON the teacher had 20 reproYs
Tommy, and sorrowfully shook her
head an she remarked. Tommy. I'm
afraid that shall never mset you IN
the better land"
msnt. way Sy on t.scher." he ssspsd.
what have you been doingr'
Last night Mr.. Goosenberry asked
Tommy, why In II that the dog -
always referred TO az the most intsiii-
gent animalr'
Dunno" ehlrped Tommy. unless it's
doin' any work"
oeei But that Goosenberry kid did
get his pa upset just before he started
for work that morning. He came
racing In to the breakfast table.
"Pop" he shouted. have you heard
how Mr.. Sniffens got shotT
Mr.. sniffens got shotf What will
happen next7 A man isn't safe no.
where's nowi A cowardly assassin may
shoot him any time these days: How
Goosenberry,. pushing away his un.
tasted breakfast and grabbing his coat
to run over to the sniffens' house.
How did he get shotT repeated
Tommy. Why. he bought shot at the
store. OF course -.
outside looking In when his pa started
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
WHY so MANI BAT7LESHIPS WHEN
THINGS ARE so LOTEL YABRO ADs

Reading President Taf and then Secretary Of the Navy
Meyers Of that George took ad
vantage closing punch the president below the belt
reported everything lovely with foreign diplomats who had
helped preserve foreign peace boosted foreign trade
g needed better and better housings and he showed
pathetcay soul into the arba
crusade.
Meyer with solemn declaration that treaties
paper they and ought have about
% frstclass batleships
Congress might have been badly ratified had got these two E
reconcilable opinions in a bunch.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
Pointed Paragraphs

Even the intoxication OF love may
leave one with headache the morn
ing after.
All women are born free and equal
but they don't look It At the bathing
beach.
But the man who borrows trouble
IL never asked to pay It back.
A pretty girl will turn a mans head
tn spite Of the boil on his neck.
Bachelors are ''women's rights"
and widowers are women's lefts.
His Satanic majesty grins when he
hears a man say he viii reform--to-
morrow.
After q woman has married three
times for love her friends are
unanimous In their belief that she n
hopelessly insane.-Chicago News.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12

Qocolion hhOAC dAo
cussed in Wash.
ineton at this time
than the tariff. cur
.ency, or even the
patronage which is
in sight. Nobody
knows; nobody pro-
fesses to know.
rhe president-elect
has shown himself
lble TO hold his
ongue in. more
languages than any
.ublic man seen IL
hese parts for a
ong time. Nobody
las any intinia-
ions: nobody pro-
esses TO be pos
sessed OF a quiet
inside tip. Every
body Is asking
everybody q se
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12

Share" which was treated by Mr.. 8.
w. O'Dell, OF Pasadena.
There should be hours when
father takes part In the home life.
said Mrs. ODell.
"Oftentimes mother does not open
the inner curtain Of the home TO
father"
When there's baby, mother ID
fers to the infant as my baby Men.
bless their hearts, taken women for
granted and always think they are the
best ever."--Los Angeles Telegram to
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
Dishrag Toll for Pas Uplift

Father had his innings at the Cali
fornia congress OF mothers at the
Lincoln Park school South Pasadena.
Among other things suggested as
diversion for the bread winner was a
course IN dish washing, In order to
give him equality in the home. OF
course. It was suggested that mother
should not pile up the dishes on father
for two or three days, and then spring
them some night when he was tired
but the approach TO the dishpan
should be gradual.
Father came TO the bat under the
heading Of "The Modern Fathers
The Detroit times., 1912-12-12
Ader.ft Club Lecture. Thur.day.

The first Of the weekly meetings OF
the Adcraft club to be held In the new
quarters In the Business College build
Ing. Grand Riyer-ave. and Warrington
blvd, takes place Thursday evening.
The talk will be on Preparing an ad-
vertisement," with special reference TO
character. The lecture II the hrst OF
the educational series prepared by the
Associated Advertising Clubs OF
America. II was written by Gerald
Wadsworth. an advertising expert Of
New York. and 10 illustrated with many
steroopticon slides. The lecture Will
be delivered by j. w. T. Knox, OF the
Nelson Baker Co.