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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
HOW TO REDUCE BEEF PRICES.

BY the way, would 1t not be a good idea for
those newspapers and government faddsts, who
are continually harping on the commercial
fishers being the cause OF scarcity of food
fish. by catching the small fish. TO turn their
attention for while 10 the high price of beef
and other food supplies as being caused by the
useless slaughter of young calves to cater to the
palates OF the rich7
Veal has come to thirtyfve cents a pound
while the price received by the farmer. who
raises 1t is from eight 10 eleven cents. An
average calf kept until 1t was two years old
would probably weigh from six 10 eight hundred
pounds. This carried out. there would not be
a famine in the beef markets. and prices would
be regulated so that the commodity would be
within the reach Of the poor mems purse The
farmer would be better remunerated because he
would receive more for his product while the
packer would not have q dearth of beef cattle
as excuse to raise prices.
State or national legislation restrict the size of
fish oysters and numerous other things, when
there is a suspicion that those things are becom-
ing scarce; then how much more necessary
since fish have the water of the ocean to wander
init Is that our food supply Of the land should
be conserved
Were law TO be made that no cattle should
be sold under year OF age the farmer would
kick. OF course, until he found out that instead
Of being a hardship It proved a blessing. For
instance, farmer wishing to ship a calf six
weeks old will force it by giving 1t all OF the
milk from the cow. when. II he knows that he
cannot dispose OF 1t until 1t Is one or two years
old, he VIII realize many collars from the but
ter and have raised the calf pretty nearly as
well On skmmed milk The rich veal eater and
the meat trust would howl, OF course. were such
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
VIRGINIA OYSTERS IN BALTIMORE.

While waiting for the opening OF the dredging
season in the Chesapeake bay, Baltimore and
Maryland are having the time Of their lives eat
ing Virginia oysters. The Baltimore Euening
Neles learns from the packers that from present
indications oysters will BIO plentiful and the
prices reasonable. 1.-The packers base their pre-
dictions the rather large arrivals of the stock
coming In. The oysters being received here now
are larger and fatter than early arrivals Of last
year"
These large and fat arrivals are from Virginia
and shipped into Maryland in large guam
titles pending the opening of the Chesapeake
hay dredging on October 18th. from which
II may be judged that the days just prior to the
opening Of the Maryland season are the best
of the year for the Maryland lovers of oysters
OF the prices the Euentng Sur says that "in
the wholesale market box oysters by the
barrel were selling from 81 to $3.50. while
straight shocking stock brought $3.50 to s2.75
per barrel" figures showing that oysters are far
cheaper in Virginia than In Baltimore.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
A Bit Of History
Misquoted

The Roanoke Times makes vigorous attack
on the Methodist ministers of the city Of Rich
mond who recently sent to the president a letter
intended to discourage his attendance the
State fair. In the course of it's comment on this
incident, the Roanoke Times saws:
1T is said that few clergymen by their OBJ
jections and demands, destroyed the old State
fair eighteen or twenty years ago. They
imposed limitations which destroyed the attend
ance and made the management hopeless of
drawing people enough to enable them to pay
out. They killed the fair, Probably they
pleased by the results Of their work"
This paragraph contains more than one indi-
cation that ii written in haste The main
charge which Is contains. that the preachers
twenty years ago killed the fair, is without justi-
hcation. We were in that battle and remember
all the details Of 1t. AT that time organized gam
bling went on freely all over Virginia 1t was in
testimony, while the matter before the leg
stood unmolested in the area In front of the
grandstand on the old fair grounds and sold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

OF all the pie family the pumpkin pie gets the
choicest publicity. Poets extol it. rhapsodists
praise 1t. culinary editors exploit It. No doubt
1t deserves all this adulaton. There are two
reasons, in addition to the pies inherent virtues
that materially help It's popularity In the first
place it is closely knit with New England stead
iness and progress. and with the early uplift of
the nation. In the second place. its season is a
limited
On the other hand the custard pie Is an all
the-year-round pie. Its principal ingredient is
obtainable through every season. and it requires
more skin IN preparation than the other pas
tries Of its kith and kin. Yet the restaurant
keepers tell us the custard pie has slipped back
in popular favor. and no longer crowds the re-
liable old apple filler for the top o. column.
In the earlier day-and not so early either
when the hospitable board groaned beneath the
weight and variety of edibles that crowded 1t
and seven-course dinners were unknown the
toothsome custard came on in various gu ses-n
pie en- masse, in cups, in floating islands. Where
are those islands of the blessed now?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
wEICoMr no NEWSPAPER MEN.

In behalf of the city Of Richmond and with
even more pleasure in its behalf. The Vtr-
qsn4an welcomes 10 the capital Of the State the
men who work early and late, day In and
day out to give the people of Virginia the news
of county, State and the world. As brother
in arms II welcomes the newspaper men who
assemble here today 10 partake of the hos
pitality Of the city and particularly M the
hospitality of their warm friend and especial
host. Colonel John Murphy.
Newspaper men. whether they be of the big
city daily or of small cities or OF the more
humble, but more important country weekly,
have little time to spend in travel, even when
they possess the means. They work hard and
at all hours, finding their greatest enjoyment
in their work Recreation OF two days dura-
ton IL a rare occasion for them. For ths
reason as well as because Richmond loves 10
entertain. the stranger within her gates and
loves more to entertain her friends, the capital
of the State all these men seek to serve throws
open her gates and bids them all welcome.
Speaking for itself, The VirgiHtan invites the
visiting newspaper men to make this office their
headquarters whenever they find 1t possible to
break away from the hospitabe new home which
Colonel Murphy has opened for them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
FANCY PRICES FOR |
AUGUSTA APPLES
GROWERS INDEPENDENT OH
BUYERS FOR FIRST TIME IN
MANY YEARS.

STAUNTON. VA. Oct. 2.--whil,
bitter-rot is devastating Aibemarie IL
the Covesyille section. Augusta has "
far escaped its rayages. A prominent
grower said yesterday that there wa,
no greater appearance OF It here thi,
season than in former years. and h,
held the opinion that care and cult
walton was responsible for its disaE
pearance.
Walter Whately, secretary OF tn
Virginia horticultural society, was 4
the city yesterday and reported free
dom from the fruit pest at Croxe
There is a fine yield of pippins In this
section. though the red apples wi
fall to twenty-five per cent OF the MOI
NAL yield.
Growers are Indifferent to buyeI
for the first time since apple CROWN
became profitable pursuit In ..thi
section.
Ptppins and red apples are bring
ing 81 and many of the orchard met
are holding for So which they believs
will be the price by Christmas. John
ston Winter are snapped up by buyer
at $3.50, and Ben Davis are bringing
around 1925.
The cold storage plant at Gro
get is full Not another barrel car
be stored In the building, and THU
may lead to increased facilities therj
for another year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
The Weekly t ? ess

In recent issue of the Richmond News
Leader there appeared an editorial thrilling with
lamentations over the woes of the weekly press
of Virginia, born of the fact that there had
been one or two failures and as many changes
of ownership among the brotherhood II was
so rare occurrence to find any mention of a
weekly paper in that metropolitan daily that our
attention was drawn TO It and sorely regretted
that the writer had to indulge lamentation
rather than laudaton. But haven't the daiHes
had troubles Of their own, too? The News
Leader sounds like the death of a daily the
Times Dispatch repeats the same sad story. while
Dispatch, Of Norfolk; the Virginian- Pilot Of
the same city sing the sad refrain The Daily
Progress had but brief life at Lynchburg and
consolidation following dissolution has marred
the history of daily papers at Staunton and
HarrisonburG. These things have happened in
Virginia, while the story has been repeated
the country over.
Some weekes are born 10 die cary and many
dailies seem 10 be loved Of the gods that
they, too die young
Thanks, however, for the kind things said of
the weekly by big brother and for the
good advice given to subscribers With all our
troubles, If there is q newspaper paradise on
earth, It's found in the sanctum of well man
aged weekly paper.-Farmville Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
BRITISH FAIR PLAY,

Boosted British fair play made good after the
defeat of England's two greatest golf players,
Vardon and Ray, by the American youth. Ouimet.
The Britishers have sometimes been accused of
being poor losers and Of making excuses for
defeats. but the London Epening Star had no
excuses and plenty of praise for the unprece-
dented feat of the twentyyear-old Brookline lad,
II says:
There is reason TO make excuses for Var
dons and Rays defeat ouimet, beyond a
doubt played the most dazzling golf in the
annals of the royal and ancient game. No pre-
cedent gan parallel il. Ouimet. never heard Of
in this country obscure young man who
OF the greatest golfers IN the world men Of
years, ripe In skill Yet this boy coolly and
calmly .outpiayed them under circumstances
that might have shaken the nerve Of of
iron, This marvellous boy did not crack under
the strain and stress II the veterans that
cracked.
We note that there is a disposition to make
excuses for Vardon and Ray because they were
upset by the gallery What rubbish They
always playing before gallery What
upset them the ptiless accuracy and I'M
shakable nerve of boy who beat them at every
stage Of the long battle
Other newspapers wrote in similar vein,
the Daily Mail remarking that golfers are en-
gagged all the world over in the single. stimuli
taneous and irrepressible act. They are taking
CT their hats to Ouimet with a flourish of pro-
found respect after contest that will live in
the history OF the game az long as 1t is played"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

the poor man in fish and oysters il to be re-
stricted it is Just as reasonable and more go
that the well-to-do should stand some little de-
rrivation.
Virginia has Gull laws for young fish and
oysters why not on beeves? II will be argued,
with reasonable grounds, that individual rights
will be interfered with as to calf culling. The
State already prevents sale and shipment OF
personal property cattle in certain seasons from
prescribed territory. The infringement upon
personal property rights can go a little further
when to the betterment of the individual and
the subject of food conservation. Is that falla
eious?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
BRETHREN. TAKE THE CHE

In another column on this page is article
on Virginia which, unsolicited, we commend
to the judges now sitting the Virginia Press
association prize essay. 1t is an editorial from
the Roanoke Times and illustrates how best, to
our minds to advance the interests of old
State Not intended for such critical censor
ship we are sorry, nevertheless, that the Times
editor did not submit 1t in the competition.
The newspapers Of State are the best boost
ers possible. and can be equally potent de-
tractors. What better cue, then, than 10 ad
yertise her virtues; try unostentatiously to
remedy defects or make good what is lacking;
praise administrations, city, county and State;
iaud and encourage officials to greater effort
not knock and hamper them, and. above all. to
under no circumstances SANDER people interests
or government through crouch against officials
party or faction? This, In view, Is one of
the needs of our State--a unanimous press TO
give praise where praise is due. and loyal
press TO hide within ourselves any shortcomings
especially If the latter be imaginary accen-
tuated by pique The North East, South and
West value US no higher than our press ap-
praise US.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
RENEW ATTEMPT
At ORGANIZATION
SHIPPERS ON COAN RIVER WILL
HOLD MEETING ON
OCTOBER 9TH.

HEATHSyILLE, VA, Oct. "A
meeting of the shippers on Coan river
has been called for October 9Th at
Lake. The object Of the meeting is
TO interest the shippers in matters
pertaining TO their protection and en-
courage them In better preparation or
their produce for market.
Last year the farmers and truckers
in Northumberland inaugurated a
movement looking to the organization
of a produce exchange for the hand
ling Of their produce. but after the
holding OF several meetings the or
ganization was abandoned. The Coan
river section has become famous as
fine trucking belt, and considerable
money has been made by the truckers
on the river during the past ten years.
The early tomato crop was un-
usually profitable this year. and the
cantaloupe crop was also profitable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
UNVEIL MONUMENT
TO SECOND CAVALRY

LYNCHBURG. VA. Oct. "A
bronze tablet marking the spot in
Miller Park where the Second Vir-
ginia Cavalry was mustered into the
Confederate service in 1861, and out
OF the service in 1855 was unveiled
on Wednesday under the auspices Of
the Garland Rodes Camp. Confederate
Veterans. of this city. The addresses
were made by General 7. T. Mum
ford and Colonel Cary Breckenridge,
of Botetourt county. both Of whom
commanded the regiment. The tab
let was unveiled by Misses Ellen Rad
ford, of Forest; Agnes Boyd. Of Roam
oke, and Putnam Watkins. of Lynch
burg, granddaughters of former colo
nels of the regiment
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL |
MEET IN BOTETOUR7

BUCHANAN. VA. Oct. 1.-The
Botetourt Sunday school convention
opened in Trinity NJ. E. church to-
night to continue through tomorrow
Addresses of welcome and the read
ing OF reports occupied the first sesl
sion.
Tomorrow services will be conf
Quoted by Rev. A. Vandeventer, foil
lowing which temporary organization
will be effected. Two sessions will
be held during which papers will I'D
read ana addresses delivered. Richt
mond men taking part win be Th0maA
c. Diggs and Rev j. T. Watts, th4
latter conducting the Question Box.l1
Rev. ]. J. Fix. formerly Of Richmond
Is also on the program.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
MISSIONARY MEET
DATE IS CHANGED

STAUNTON, VA, Oct. 2.--Dates for
the big missionary conference TO have
been held here on October 9Th and
10th. have been changed to the l4th
and 18th, a change in the schedule for
the various cities in Virginia, where
these conferences are to be held hay
ing been unavoidable. The Baptist
church has been put at the disposal
Of the committee making arrange
ments for the meetings, and all mass
meetings will be held there. Com
mittee conferences will be held In
the Y. NJ. c. A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

Women of Colorado write President Wilson
that the sterling services" which they have per-
formed for the State Democracy entitle them to
more than cerkshps. Does equal suffrage, then,
merely mean doubling the number of applicants
at the pie counter?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
Death of Mrs. Bette Franklin.

Mrs. Bette Franklin, seventy eight
years old died at her residence, on
the Clayton Miles road, in Henrico
county Monday night at 10 o'clock.
The funeral will be- held at Ridge
church at IL O'Clock today Tuesday,.
The burial will he in the church
burying ground.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

President Huerta is said to be losing his eye
sight. Then it Will be literally as 1t is now fig.
uratively In Mexico case of the blind leading
the blind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

There some OF course, to make excuses,
but the prevailing sentiment in England is dis
closed by these two comments.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

Does anybody know any heaven appointed
reason why postmaster should be a politician?
Chicago News.
How else could he be a postmaster?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03
NOT ALONE COCAINE.

No.. 20 A., ,e~. ,,,i,,o,. l.. to,,ox ~ ~ wv
W Va " 7 q" ' " ~ % 0 y
hbtiOn OF the sale Of liquor have enCoun-
teFeu recently Is Iouhu III Ine 'o'uhp'd Htute ol
recent date II was not so Intended nrobablv
but 1t is Just that, nevertheless.
80
Inc Man VINO ESCAPED IS us capuoh' ana
q deals with the recent 1vnchfng Of two negroes
IN Harrison, Miss These negroes, crazed with
,o.to ba, to,,rb+orod eo~o, ,orsoys o,o ~
eo'"i"'' H"u H'""Si''is" 9e'VH Pe'"0i''' "i'e va
them q woman
:. ,ros acorce,x = Ivrchinq- saws the State
alt .v,os dora so c,icl,1v that # NAV be said
a1rnos, Tint the community acted in selfdefense.
o~ 81 r,ors. t., epador and natural heat and
r,usto, ;. and odas.
o,o e. .,,,r,s,, ,c,o,,o, that tbore appeer
TO be no real and ferious-minded lynchers IN
village careIess]v and wreckless1y to release two
mad dogs allowing them to run about among n,,ie
be dnlcult 20 restrain the people from hanging
nun I" INC nea[ ,tsh .rfg 49, i,ncbipg would
suggest itself TO the people of any community,
vorted the two Jones negroes into beasts more
dangerous than mad dogs by selling them N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

Culture can be overdone." says the Charles
ton News and Courier, but waffies, never
Baltimore Sun.
In Charleston both usually are.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-03

Good weather for Indians.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23

AS scientific methods of work
grow general, many traditional and
primitive arts. roughly successful
in their own way, disappear. Reflec-
ton along this line was prompted
ON reading dispatch sent out
from Central Park, New York. The
menagerie keepers, it appears, pre-
diet a cold winter, because the
squirrels are building nests a month
earlier than usual.
Can weather be predicted by OBJ
serving the ways of animals? All
the old people thought so. Stock
men say cattle are restless some
hours before man can see signs of
storm. Chickens oil their feathers
before rain. If an owl boots in a
hollow, it means a cold storm. If
he cries on the hill, it portends
warmer weather. If hornets build
low, winter will be cold. And so
on
Scientific research seems to be
against the bulk of this lore. Prof
l. ndmayer of the university OF
Prague's zoology department re
Gently studied the fimilar sign by
which the low flight of swallows
is supposed to indicate storm. He
concluded that the swallows flight
was not directly due to atmospheric
cond tions, but that they followed
the insects. often he found these
insects high up before storm, the
swallows following them.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23
YOU ARE CORDIALLY IN
VIDET TO THE SOCIAL
EVENT OF THE SEASON
Paul GiimOre's Associate Players
In Their Great n. Y. Success
THE Havoc"

The local management positively
guarantees and recomends this as
CHE of the best attractions that has
ever appeared IN this city. His
reason for so doing is that he has
-ead the actual newspaper criticisms
from most of the cities in which this
company has appeared and they
I'll speak in the highest terms of
Tha Paul Gilmore company and state
.hat the Genie 'nvesture is magnifi-
cent
BUT aside from this guarantee
the fact that the play has enjoyed
a successful two years in New York
and Chicago should make it worthy
your patronage, especially when
it is now being presented to you
by Paul Gilmore's Associate Play
ers who must be capable or they
could not have toured so successfully
in t for years ali over the United
states and Canada and carried with
hem as they do such a company
If Art sts together with so
elaborate and expensive a produc-
ion Of scenery.
The Paul Gilmore Associate
players will be at the Auditorium
Tuesday. Oct. 2S. in their greaF
New York and Chicago Success
The Havoc" The play will b
produsad here exactly as it was ID
Ch eago.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-10-23
FIRST SECTION OF ROAD
FOR new STATE HIGHWAY
Next Saturday Will Inaugurate the Initial Work Marking
New Era in the Gem State Twenty-Seven Miles of
Road to be Built Near This City Under Supervision of
State Highway Commission.

Next Saturday the first shovelful
OF dirt that has been turned under
the supervision of the new state
highway commission will be dug on
a section of the proposed state high
way as mapped out by the commits
sion, and will be at point near
american Falls, and will follow the
old Oregon trai.
1t will be an epoch-making period
and the event will be made the oc-
casion for a simple ceremony that
will perpetuate to posterity the start
of Idaho's great system of state
highways. Chairman Turner and
other members of the commission
as well as a good delegation from
Pocatello, will participate in thy
ceremony. and it is the intention ltc
mark the spot of the first WORK
Commenced on the system by the
placing of a simple stone monument
suitably chiseled and inscribed with
the date and character of the un'
dertaking.
The section of road that is to be
constructed by the commission con
sists of twenty ty-seven miles west o.
American Falls and follows directly
the old Oregon trail, so that there
is something of sentiment as well a
pride of construction, in the under
taking. Engineer Smith of the com
mission, has been on the ground TO
some days, and has the route wei
plated, and within a few days
considerable force will likely be en-
gagged in the work of building tn
first state highway under state sup
ervision.
1t is the intention of the commits
sion to meet in American Fall
either Friday evening or Saturday
and the ceremony of dedication wi
be arranged later.