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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01
FRUIT GROWERS
ASK BETTER RATES
HEARING TO BE HELD REFORM
STATE CORPORATION COM
MISSION ON JUNE gap.
ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE
ARE PARTIES DEFENDANT TO
COMPLAINT AND THE DE.
CIsIoN WILL BE FAR
"a \
REACHING. - Y

Coming before the State corporatiov
commission June gard Is the complain
of the Virginia Fruit Growers. In
corporated. and others, lodged against
every railroad in Virginia, asking the
commission to enforce a reduction OF
freight rates, amounting to about 5
cents on the hundred pounds. In the
event the complainants secure favor
able action they hope to force re-
fund from the railroads for this ex-
cess charge exacted during the past
year The matter is of great Inn
portance to shippers outside of s6ke
compliments as, in event their plea Ia
successful, any other shippers could
recover on the same grounds.
Protesting Growers.
The protesting fruit growers arc
named in the appeal as follows: r.
l.. Harvey & Co, j. A. Fraser and
Brother, Consolidated Orchards CO..
Robinson Cove Orchard Co, Cores~-
vile Orchards, J. J. Boaz H. s.
Martin. f. p. Parsons, James D3cktt.
w. NJ. Boyd, George Bywaters, J.
NJ. Green, C. III. Birch. George A..
Copp, l.. c. Hoge. A. r. Lockhart,
". c. and c. a, Green. Richard e
Clemmer. f. S. Craig. j. NJ, Ellison.
2. B. Thacker. Towson E. Smith.
James Craig. John w. Wood, Viz
ginia Fruit Growers Inc. Mrs. ]. Al.
Fraser, Rockfish Valley Orchard conn.
pany. Rose Cliff Fruit Farm, Paul.
Bouton, s. A. Birch, Bland Massfe. II.
S. Miller. J. p. Emmerson A. r. Ewing,
w. F. Richie and Brother. r. l.. Mil
Ter. McCue and son. Mrs E. r. Hogc.
H. d. Mawyer, A. II. Wood. c. A..
Haden. D. H. Rolston, c. L. Wayland.
]. P. Brown, John Horsley, c. S. Hoe
man. c. A. Saum q Co.. Miss A. 81.
Atkinson.
The railroads against which tke
petitioners ask relief are the b. &
O.. C. & O., N. g. w, Southern, WASH
ington and Old Dominion. R., #. 4 F.,
Washington Southern. P. r. & W..
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Read
ing. the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey. Western Maryland and the Cum
berland Valley.
Alleged Unfatr Rates.
Under the third section OF their
complaint the growers affirm ths
For many years the defendant cat :
riers published rates on apples from
territory described to Eastern mar
kets, which rates were predicated up
on basis of car loads sixth t6th) class
less than car loads fourth f4th) class.
and during recent years the gaid de-
PENDANTS have gradually and per-
sistently increased such rates until
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01
HOW TO FIGHT THE HOUSE FLY

.
putt he A in
mi
o q
nes The plant
things
handy thing the white clover Il stranss but flies hate the oor
notice the dies have n the oth. This should
nors cheap and effective poison not to human life
and placed shallow dishes win call the long roll
equals solution OF ormaln formadehyde in
In =
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01

ASSOCIATION OF THE CARoLINAs
TO HOLD THREE-DAY SESSION
BEGINNING yULY sTH.
HAVE A LIVE PROGRAM
ROUND or INTERESTING SOCIAL
FEATURES PROVIDED FOR vIsI-
TORS, INCLUDING A TRIP TO
HISTORIC JAMESTOWN.

Much interest throughout the Caro-
linas and Virginia centers in the an
nual convention of the Hardware As
socfntion of the Carolinas, which is
to be held in Richmon July 8th-11th.
For the past several weeks, Mr.. T..
W. Dixon, secretary and treasurer OF
the organization, has been busy mail
ing out literature about the meeting
and receiving and answering letters Of
inquiry from hardware men all over
the South Atlantic States. He Is ex-
pecting one of the largest crowds that
ever gathered at one Of these meet
ings.
In speaking of the approaching
meeting, Mr.. Dixon stated yesterday
that 1t promised to be one of the most
enjoyable ever held by reason of the
many delightful social functions that
are being planned in honor of the Wis
itors. All of the Virginia hardware
men have been invited to attend this
meeting.
The Program.
ION Tuesday. the opening day
said Mr. Dixon, Governor w. Fl.
Mann. of Virginia, will welcome the
Carolina hardware men on behalf OF
the State, and Mayor George Ainsl!e,
of Richmond. and Mr.. w. 7. Dabney,
we1l-known to Charlotte business men,
will welcome the visitors on behalf OF
the city. and the local hardware men
and commercial interests"
Mr.. Z. r. Preston. of the Charlotte
bar. who Is general counsel for the
Mutual Fire Insurance company, Will
make the principal response to the
welcomes, while several other visitors
will deliver brief talks This will com
pIete the business OF the first day. the
initial meeting being held in the hand
some Masonic temple in Richmond
the remaining sessions TO take place
in the Jefferson hotel. the official
headquarters of the convention.
Tuesday.
Tuesday at 2 p. NJ. thAre Will be q
sightseeing tour Of the city for the
entertainment of the visitors, followed
at -8:an o'clock by a reception at the
Jefferson hotel in their honor.
Wednesday.
All Of Wednesday win be given over
to a trip TO jamestown. the party leav-
ing the Jefferson at 1880 A NJ, re-
turning at p. NJ. Refreshments will
be provided and special music on the
boat in which the trip is TO be made.
Thursday.
Thursday at 10 A. NJ. the routine
work and reports of officers and COM
mittees will be the order of the day
and reports Of other officials to engage
the convention. The principal interest
will center in the reports of the griev-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01

0arnets generally classed as preci-
Gus stones, and . fine gem garnet may
~ worth from IS to 32b q carat ac-
c6rdinr to variety and. sixs, but Il Il
not necessarily true that the owner
n : eArnet mine u millionaire De-
|6anse his mine producer garnste By
~ ton. Ia fact. tho bulk Of the tar9
|hsts produced are measarea - sns
|ueod Tor abrasive purposes. IN ao11
'the production Of abrasive garneA 40
Snrdlne % the United States geolo9lcal
6nrveY amounted 70 <.iea short tons.
valued = elS7, 800. g that the evsr.
ouite o1o, Or Considerably leos, than
double he price o8 . ton Of hay.
5slS aSe (sao1aaaw -easnA4a - -
1900 a lncseAae o3 1oe tons Il
"A !. ?is.esss ". Y 49, vs,us s.e esm-
" 1l1n9 $500 - &qN xoS&, nm
~ 49, ~ 2(0lfSs E3n4 l511
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01
May Move Plant,

while no statement has been made
~ that effect. It IL sbelieved that the
Tooacco' Products corporation. which
40 formed under = Virginia charter
about 4 year ago. and which took
over the Booker Tobacco company
q Lynchourg ct the beginning Of the
year, IL preparing to remove the local
NfgruA to Rtchxnond to consolidate /,
With the plant maintained there. at
TWenty-second and Main streets. The
company has . lease on its plants ~
fvnchburg until tho clo.n Of the pres
mt year, and UPWARD sof 200 persons
are being employed now In the man
ukActnro Of cigarettes smoking and
chewing tobacco. Southern Tobacco
Journal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01
Commission SPLITS
INTO FIVE GROUPS.
INVESTIGATE PHASES OF EURO
pEAN COOPERATIVE PRO-
DCCTION.

ROME. ITALY. May 31.-Thc
American Commission on Agricul-
tural Cooperation. which has been
In this city investigating systems Of ag-
ricultural credit and cooperative pro-
duction and marketing. left here to-
day in five groups TO study conditions
with regard to special crops.
One of these groups. headed BY
Colonel j. Shelby Williams and C1ar~
ence Oualey. of Fort Worth, Texas.
has gone to Egypt to study methods
Egyptian cotton crop. The Egyptian
bale of cotton has been accepted AZ
the worlds standard, and 1t is we'll
known fact that American cotton
growers are losing large sums OF
money ms a result of their failure to
properly bale and grade their cotton.
Tt Is even claimed that in the United
States one-half of the real value Of
the cotton crop Is lost TO the farmers
through poor selling methods, and
lack of financial facilities. In Egypt
the government has established tho
Bank of Egypt, which has done muchs
to assist the cotton growers OF that
country IN the important task o.
financing their crop. The subcom-S
mittee viii secure a complete report
on the workings of this instttu-s
uon. Inc Egyptian metHouS DI uA3~s
ing. grading and marketing their crop
will he closely studied. This suh4S
commission will remain in Egypt un~a
til the middle Of June, according to-
present plans. They left Rome armAda
with letters of introduction from thMs
Bank of Rode and other EuropA43s
financial institutions. @
A second subcommittee left Tor f1Ms
south of Italy and Sicily to study frIttE
raising and marketing methods 04'
that section. 5s
Three subcommittee have gone IT,
the north of Italy. and at FloreuE03
will separate to study the three naxzSl
jects OF rural credit banks. tqH%&
credit or mortgage institutions. 49,
CO. operative societies for pro0u&3Q
and marketing farm products. pt4S3l
cipally the cooperative dairies OK 23$
north Of Italy which have made &x~&
strides in recent years.
This division into subcommit0n
with itineraries arranged in the xu1N
districts IL the real beginning ~
Investigation Of the commission. n9r
-tifc-sessfcns-vo the cofsIf11tsgfUM III
city have necessarily been uA9eG
the nature OF consultations. WltN
departure from Rome the cetl
sion puts behind IL most Of to
NAL entertaining which forn4e
part Of IT. program A..rfn2 ~
tho atofnl city. SssS &Ass 2&s4SS34
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-01

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The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
MOON CAUSES RAIN.

A new instance Of supposed con.
nection Of the moon with rainfall
claims the support of highly scien-
tifc authority. Heavy rains are said
to occur in South Africa at intervals
Of 19 years, and this period comedies
with the lunar cycle Of maximum
north and south declinations. E. e.
Nevill, late director of the Natal OBJ.
servatory, finds an explanation in
the moons attraction. The theory
is that permanent cloud belt is
drawn along by the moon, and that
as the moon nears its farthest point
north the mass Of clouds is made tc
impinge on the mountains in Natal,
giving excessive rainfall.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
RECOGNIZE VALUE OF NUTS
Cultivation, and Area of Growth
Extended.

The growing OF nuts for food il,
now attracting more attention thar
used to be given it, and the area de-
voted to commercial nut growing is
extending its northern boundary,
Northern nut trees, whether chest
nut, hickory or filbert, are now most.
" wild; but there are now s'nut or.
chards" in many Of the northern
and western states The National
Nut Growers association will hold
its tenth annual convention IN Mo-
bile, Ala, last October, nd in No
vember, 1910, a Northern Nut
Growers association was organized
IN New York. The extension Of the
nut-growing area is one Of the OBJ
iecte Of this association. Among the
nuts once thought TO be distinctly
southern, but now beginning to be
grown in the north, is the pecan. In
California the English walnut and
the almond are among the important
products. Many foreign varieties
will be grown as soon as they be-
come well enough known to COM
nand a market,
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

A New York miss has beer
voted the prettlest girl at Vas.
sar, ali the young ladies whc
cast their ballots having Their
fingers crossed at the time.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
The Mule is an Important Animal.
The world owes its greatest debts to Dissatisfied

of the Goddess Of Lib
be: "On field bloody the kicking mule rampant
w ponrn ona o a
uformis tea
who did King Johu plan
umenth by Yer mess
World.
letter Philadelphia to New York
postoHice
Rebel and the nsurean have been the foes of
the began; and u
meets
he worldh has become understand him
the pesAinis nothing
the
Cronwee. its Edison Froehe and
La elIettea Nhos able to &c and the
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Oh. Will Thew

Mrs. Bacon see samples of hui
man hair are being collected from all
over the world by French criminol-
ogist with view to classifying them
md framing an international standard
Of nomenclature"
Mr.. Bacon suppose they'll be able
10 tell which is switch.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

3 It might be comparatively
easy to recognize the Mexican
Governlpent if it would only
sand still a minute.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Saturday. April, 5, 1913.

S an Sh a II k indianapolis
potatc-1elling mayor, has sign,
ed a contract 10 golnto vaud
eville, but the stage would
never have got linn II ?. !
Barnum were alive.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Seems Reasonable.

Men are not logical"
How now?"
We'll, my brother says he can't
see any sense in snffragettes throw
ing bricks whereas the chances are
that if one of us suffragettes WAS to
hit him with a brick, he would see the
Justice Of our cause Immediately
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

Our idea of a physical mar
val is a human being who
does not have any of the symp-
toms i'll most of the patent
medicine circulars.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Very Cautious.

Home, sweet home" hummed the
thin citizen softly. "There's no place
like home. Now amt that fact?''
"Do you advance that as an abb
stract proposition" inquired the fat
citizen cautiously, cor are you trying
to get me interested in some home
that you have for sale?"
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

France and Germany are
on speaking terms, but there
are one or two topics OF cor.
vcrsation that neither ventures
to bring up.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
COMEDY MADE TRAGIC.

scott-That play you advised me
to see has more murders in it than
Hamlet
Mott-Why, it's comedy.
Scott-True, but the actors mur.
dered their parts, every blessed one
Of them.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

Ii may BE possible to pro
duce coinage 50 quantity ar
tistic that q man can save his
nlckels by convincing himself
that he IS collecting hrlc-a.
brac.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

1t IS now ow1painfulIy apparent
that the pie counter is not
quick lunch establishment.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

No Corde,ia. SO far as we
know the hookworm has never
been educated to hook q wom-
ans gown up the back.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

The American syndicate
that financed the Madero rev.
olution will never pay more
than 20 cents on the dollar.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
NEAR GLORY.

''Did your son take any prizes in
he Stockholm games ?"
''No, but he came home on tbs
Olympic
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Down the Rhine.

Look at this beautiful castle"
Don't bother me. How can I read
he guide book II You keep pestering
me to look at rocks ard castles ."
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

President W ilson cannot
complain that all these jol
hunters are not forward look
ing men.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
In LEAP YEAR.

Heiress-Mr. Huntcash, since we
have to walk, propose
Imnecllnious Youth-Oh, Miss
Monevhags, this is so sudden!
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

The last soi John Browns
ra,lers9ls dead, wonder if his
soul still goes matching on,
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
EXPLAIN

"How can Miss JenkssBa so lpopu.
lar? Her manners are freezing"
THAT is what makes her the ideal
summer girl"
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
CAUGHT Mapping.

Miss Gosey-Poor fellow, Have
you been blind long?
Faker Owl (abgently) Yes, indeed,
lady, ever since sunrise. Puck.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

The popular election Of
senator's is now practically III
sight, but how about the cleo
ton Of popular senator's
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
SARCASTIC.

Il saw such an appropriate COM
bination the other night" r
"What was it -
Some birdmen OIL y lark"
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

Only the brave deserve th'
falr, but lots Of lin,id men ar
landed just the same.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
A Bash LittIe Enon,

A little boom went cut TO play
Twas brirnming fun of heated air,
But when a few facts came that way
1t Just exploded, then and there.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

Brush-Somebody asked Dauber to
name figure for that painting of bis.
lie placed it pretty high. believe.
Canvas-Yes. and go did the art
committee.
Brush-What had they TO do with
the price?
Canvas-Not the price, INT the
painting itself They skied It,
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

Though a man with none,
be i bad egg, people seldom
offense until he is broken.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

The fool i'nagines that the
world is laughing with hin
when It laughs at him.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

All the evidences SO far goes
to showth thatdynamite is law
unto itself.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
SUCH sron,Es OFTEN YARNS.

Kitty--Jack told me a capital
story last night Y
Ethel What was It J?
Kitty How much lie was worth
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
ITS WELcoM

''rbat cool wave was very pop
ular."
81 should say 50. Everybody was
hot for it"
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

It's no trouble at all, > says
a bill collector Ito fiud people
OUT
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Doomed.

However shy is Mister Fly,
We soon will spot him;
And soon or late, he'll meet his fate
Tor we are bound to swat him.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

what is the idea of this souvenir
dinner the Bensons are giving?"
"It is to celebrate their cooks
flftieth performance
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05
Prosperity often depends on
the things we don't do.

A private knocker is a pub
'ic nuisance.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-05

It's easier to make enemies
than it is TO shake them.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-22
Telling Character by
One S Handwriting
By R. C. LAIRD

incident handwriting
interest evnd in good penmanhp than the present
School convinced that weakness
this country the lack of horougnes Of instruction English
Enough accomplished when the pupil has able
the language of others and
special effort being given him expressing his thoughts
ideas and completely correctly
best suit the purpose
In spoken language the gesture facial expressions mpor
tant auncts to the uttered words Weomed sentences delivered in
hating oveny their
important then it when gesture
words that their be not hndered by undy and ege script
forms When mind is busy engaged trying decphr scraw
that mind condition receive the complete meaning intended
to be conveyed by the writer.
In the there
of written and each entitled certain Of conea
ton If the writer has regard for the opinion the
reader he show in his soveny tangdp handwriting while
proportion the opinion he desires will he the
penmanshp Most of Handwriting horrible popularity
believed of ultra
lawyers and other VIGOROUSLY bad writer's really selfish disregard
of the rights and comforts of readers
writing narrowed the field
the pen Nearly all business correspondence and much Of the other
kinds aid of the typewriter
of work that probably always will be penwrtn The typewriter has
accustomed people to absolute gbty and space
consequence in offices the space allowed writing reduced
by having closer rulings and there little courtesy shown the
llegible penman.
penmanshp may portion
annual loss of millions through ogre and check raising check
badly written that letter deciphb unless it lean support
signature made of lot of meaningless strokes written
camped STYLE delight to the forger. strong clear wefomed
handwriting be successfully initiated because expresses the
individuality of the writer through the writing
de The forgr may simulate far form of writing goes and he
initiate crampd grabbed
takes reproduce the writing Of who has been well trained
the Muscular movement method of penmanshp the task
great under the powerful microscope difference
' ssi4etPs expresses itself with IGA-zGnA
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-22
/ ADJOINING THE GUEST ROOM
Particularly Effective Touches May
Be Given to DraperIes, Especially
If They Are of aGretonne.

If you have cretonne draperies in
your guest room there are many at
tractive articles you can make to
add comfort and beauty to the room.
Purchase cretonne to match, or, if
this is impossible, a design showing
the same coloring
Lovely bureau scarfs are fashioned
by cutting the cretonne the exact
dimensions of the bureau top. Cover
this with white marquisette and be-
tween the top and the china silk lining
place one thickness of cotton wadding.
Whipstitch the edges together and
finish them with a narrow edging of
gold lace
The marquisette softens the colors
of the cretonne, producing a pastel
effect.
A rectangular sofa cushion can be
made of the same materials. and is
particularly beautiful when ornament
ed with large fiat bow of ribbon in
one corner.
In rose designs the cretonne is ex-
tremely artistic when yelled with mar
quisette.
For the dressing table long PIN
cushion should be made to match.
Finish either end with rosette of
satin ribbon.
Frames for sewing stands can be
purchased to match any wood, and it
would be nice to supply your guest
room with one with cretonne top to
match the draperieS
Cover the cretonne with the mar
quisette and line it with china silk.
Gather this with heading to the
frame and finish each corner with
bow of ribbon. The top hangs pocket
like from the frame and holds all the
articles necessary for mending. This
is very useful article, and the we'll
appointed guest room should be sup
piled with sewing stand
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-22
1T Madagascar Fable Of
Truth and Deceit
By ]. Rode Jacobsen. Minneapolis. MINI.

shd by missionary of the Norwegian Missionary society Norway
in the official publication of that body
A boy named Retsy stumbled one day human skull.
Poor SKULL he sa what hast thou that thou shoudst
he in the mud? Hast thou murdered theved?"
81 have neither murdered heyed answered the skull
"Why art thou here them" queried Retsy.
81 await the company of another SKULL replied the skull
Rsy amazed seeing skull that could speak, he
the village and told everybody Naturally everybody
and they all went out to this remarkable skull
Now ahead and talk the SKULL the elders of the village
commanded Retsy
Resy fellow did the best he could and asked
question: but the skull silent dead skull could be-
the inhabitants of the village enragd Rety making
Of them.
"Of all know that skull
they killed Rey and threw his skull the ground saying
let US see if you talk
But had Retsys skull touched the ground
skull spoke CHATS Retsy awaiting the com
pany of another skul-and here it is"
Then the villagers all amented the sad fate of Re for had
told the truth about the skull he would still
the fable.
There is much darkness still in the world.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-22
Fashionable coIors.

This Is the time of year when col
ors change, just as do hats and gowns
Court blue is one of the latest. 1t is
cross between electric and gend
arme.
Taupe has shed it's brown tinge and
has acquired the tint like elephant
gray.
One of the prettiest blues is blue
Wig, deep and yet bright shade.
Shrimp is the favored pink.
A glorious red which looks extreme
ly well with white is called rouge
Venetian
Chalk white is en- vogue.
Amaranth is a claret shade
Caramel is another pretty edition
of brown
yerdegris, is one of the smartest
gresns.
Misnosa is a yellow that verges on
orange.
Pstunia is the successor of the
fuchsia medley, with the purple and
red tiEts predominating.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-22
Trimmings From Chinese SKIRTS.

Chinese skirts in the original GER
sainly possess as many varied uses as
the famous porker, whose only loss is
Its squeal. The front and back panels,
with their rich embroideries in Picking
stitch, make exquisite long sailor col
lars which will miraculously turn your
most commonplace frock into a veri-
table creation. The yards on yards
of two-toned Chinese blue embroidery
landings make trimming galore for a
stunning gown and hat. A striking
parasol in these days of unique ones,
is made from the skirts pleated and
embroidered sides, and an equally eff
fective piano lamp shade can be
evolved from the same, with the add
ton of the panels.