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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08
RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
Richmond. Va. June T. 1913
mOnG Hay EXCHANGE. - Yl
CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSales q Union Stock Yards.l

STOCK 7ards.5
Richmond Va. June e. 1919
Report OF the live stock market for the
lit;e;i common 10 fair. 5@eiSc: best Reifeis,
20 ne, medium to good. 5.LG6nc.: common
to fair, 4i.a6kc. best cows. sn6i4c.; medium
10 5000, i4.m5Hc.; common to fair. 3h.Nii.c.:
nest oxen. h'tn7hc.. medium to good ~. n &c
common 10 fair. ittG5c. bulls. ii2G6c, best
calves. SQs2c. fair to good. 7Gsc: dicks "A
Incs IS ~ ana caves Sa6a6o.oo per head Best
lambs 6aTc; medium TO good. 4iaa5,.c.;
Common 10 fair 3is14c.: best sheep. iisI5c
iH!r 10 Sood. iWf7c.; common to fair Sn &c
best spring lambs. 8aS4c.. common to fair.
New York June T-Bcevcs-No trading
iee!inE steady. Calves-Steady. Vcals IS 5HS,
I'D Sheep and Lambs-Shecp steady. lauIbs
i9Wtr. sheep, Naj75 limbs $7s0Tis 10
logs Nominal steady al sse)GaiO
chicago. Ill. juno Hogs steady. Ruik
o. sales ss651ssi, pigs sss5Ts3O fat,in
-Lealy COWS and heiiers. s365as 90; caives
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DRY GOoDs NAExrra

New York. June Cotton goods markets
ere steady with trade good. Silk piece goods
ana ribbons are scarce In wanted shades for
immediate delivery. Yarns rule quiet and
easy. Jobbers arc to hold special sales dur.
ing the coming week.
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-eacing futures ranged as follows:
Open. High. Lnw- Cln.e
WHEAT

Baltimore, Md. Juno 7.-Wheat-Dull And
lower at N.c3. Corn-Dull and lower AT SAC
Oats-Steady standard white. ir.aH%c
No. western. export c51t5iac.
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NAVAL STORES.


savannah. Ga. June 7.-Turpentine-Firm
81 oo'Gc.. sales bli casks receipts sis casks
shipments i7h casks stocks 2lsi2 casks
RosiH--Firrn. receipts z. $40 barrels. shipments
Il, 81. "
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INDUSTRIAL NOTES
ALL OVER VIRGINIA
Apples Are Apples This Year.
Newport News Bidding for
Industries.
TO HAVE COUNTY FAIR
L Enthusiasm for Better Highways
Growing in Many Parts OF
the Commonwealth.

Amelia County is preparing to hold
big county fair the coming fall 10
consist of both agricultural and educa :
tlonai exhibits. Things that are grown
upon the farms arc 10 be shown, and
what Is accomplished in the schools
is also TO be on display. The managers
are getting out neat catalogue. and
have succeeded in selling practically
all of their advertising space. They
VIII also have good list OF premiums.
these neing offered generally b. bust
ness men and firms. some locally and
nany in other places. several OF these
being in Richmond. which has a warm
place in lis commercial heart for
Amelia County.
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N Virginia Brown Bros cts. (sa,es, .,,.
Car Chem. LIST 6s asked %
watbn'tha ny and Power Co. 5s asked e2-;
w aoash- Pitts. Torn. lat Is (salenl -. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08

Oh Oh: unwashcd' heavy bury. 70 q II
MARKET CONDiTioNs.
Poultry-Mnrket about steady. Eggs-Stock
scarce mhrket active. Butter, Veals. Bacon
Wool etc.-Acuvo Mt quotations
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LOCAL MAKKEr QUOTATIONS..
WHOLESALE oUOTAIloSs ~
MARKET

=! uinlshea ny Levy Com ni,sion Co Com.
mission Merchants Richmond Va
Richmond. Va. June . i,i3
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m4NHInE upI"nds l2lo' middllng euif, 4. 8.
Cotton, quiet middlinG 1910; gross re.
Seipts, 2'oi bales; stock 30 $50 bales exnort
CoastwiSe. l53s bales SNPo'
Total today at all ports-Net receipts
%" ba!es, export to Great Britain 3s7
haies 10 Japan. 800 bales stock 3s6. ga bales
Sohsolidated at all ports-%et receipts
bales: 10 Japan. 400 bales 90
Total since September at all ports-N.t
rreCclpls' 'o'2..S bales. export 10 Great
Biithn' 3Js2a2l bales. 10 France e.s s3s
nI"Ies' 20 the Continent, 1896 G3S bales: 10
'apan, 4el"2 bales 70 MeNico M.5dG bales
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-.
I these heing offered generally By bust
ness men and firms. some locally and
I many in other places. several OF these
being in Richmond. which has a warm
! place in lis commercial heart for
Amelia County.
The fruit cp shortage all over the
country is sure to mean high prices
I for what apples are grown In Virginia
this year. The fact that New York and
other Northern buyers are already in
! the market bidding In advance Is sum
Client evidence OF this fact. and the up
country orchardists are happy IN spite
of the May frosts
! The Newport News Chamber Of Com
merce is making efforts TO secure for
that city several Industries that have
bcen looking for sites in Virginia
These include a chair factory and a
clothing factory. and for these two
Newport News is making a special
effort Newport News pa per says:
In all probability the old brewery
building will be offered as factory
to one OF the concerns that wants to
locnte In the State. That building is
! said to be admirably adapted to the
uses OF tho particular factory In ques-
ton"
W. E. Mingea. president OF the vir-
the New River. Hoiston and Western
Railroad Company, Abingdon. Va. says
that the extension Of the Virginia
Carolina Railway will be very rough
piece Of mountain work and will opeE
up new country 10 transportation
fs Critics. The extension will be from
Green Cove Creek to Jefferson and
Todd y. C., about forty miles. and will
go across Washington and Grayson
Counties. Virginia. into aud across
Ashe County, North Carolina. and into
WatauGa County.
The Harrisonburg Record News says:
The Harrisonburg Board of Trade be-
gan what should prove an era of no
able achievement when Ii met We'd
nesday night in a general get-toge
| rally for the good of the town. II the
sentiments there expressed remain in
the minds of those who spoke and those
who heard them, an irresistible force
will be put In motion toward making
| Harrisonburg what II ought TO be in
population and wealth and public in
| stitutions.
The Tidewater News says:
| The farm OF the Norfolk and West
| ern. which has been in existence for
about ten years and was carved out Of
n valueless frog pond. is n model one
ir every respect, with Its handsome
and wcll-arranged buildings. the best
! farm and dairying machinery, thor
,'oughbred stock, wide fields of alfalfa
and other hourishng crops a number
| of tents had been erected on the spa
cious lawn for the accommodation OF
| the visitors and the speaking was held
from the front porch Of the farmhouse
"a beautiful country mansion.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot says
1t is encouraging to note the an
nounced intention Of Secretary Dan
icls to recommend such additions to the
plant of the Norfolk Navy Yard rs will
fit it to construct battleships OF the
first order That the carrying into eff.
| feet OF the plan would mean much.
from material standpoint. to the COM
munities on this harbor goes without
| saying.
The Marion News says:
Splitter. Rorick & Co, OF Toledo, O.,
have conditionslly- purchased at par
| SOC. 900 worth OF Marion and st, Clair
district road bonds. These are 5 per
cent bonds, and run for thirty years.
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John r. Minor

ARCHITECT AND SUPERINTENDENT
eli South Fourth street.
Richmond, Va.
Plans and Specifications for Public
and Private Buildings Anywhere In or
Out OF the State.
Amusement Houses n Speciality.
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y. ~: %GW Orleans; La. June III was a typical
weekend session In the cotton market with
trading on both sides OF an eveninE-,in
character. Scnlpins longs took their PROFITS
whenever the marked showed the slightest
tendency 10 advance and shorts covered on
Every niue downward movement. Trading
MAS professional In character
the opening was steady a a decline Of
iHS points on good weather and crcn ac.
counts. The favorable Liverpool market had
no erect July stood point over yest,rday's
close In the carly trading Before tho mid
ale OF the morning prices we're Sqi points
unHer Yesterdays close. This stimulated huy-
ING ~ covers for shirt account. which con
Vnu"d until the trading months were noln,
over yesterdays final figures. This small al
vance WAS lost IN fresh selling on the fore
cast OF showers FOR the entire cotton recion
l ne close was unchanged ne, loss or .
points. me weather map was cloudy and
lndicated scattered showers over the hal,
temperatures we're reasonable Crop ac-
counts claimed prevailing weather Conditions
were causing rapid crop growth. while al
lowing the necesESry work In tho fields cnot
cotton was quiet and unchanged. middiina
~ S-lec, sales on the spot 300 bales and 100
70 arrive. Cotton futures closed: January
ll2p; March. lbs June. !: 10 July 1909: AZ
December, IL
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New Orleans, La. June Weekly Cotton
feNit~.--The cotton market was nervous and
unsettled this week and rather Irregular as
We'll inc range OF quotations being .0G3S
points The net results were a gain OF sdl7
points. IN" high prices were mads on Fri
Gay and the low prices Monday 4; tho
highest the trading months we're i;aes points
over last weeks close al the lnwcst the.
were "a 10 points under.
Weather aud crop news this week we're 10
siGsdly favorable. but tho operations of tho
hHls III July enectuaiiy prevented down.
Mara hoytment ~ prices The rumors mat
lnHcn cot ton would be accepted on July con
tacts caused great nervousness and much
covering among shorts.
Al inc end OF the week t. was claimed thai
The cror had made decided Improvement; and
mat lhc condition had gained decidedly over
ne figures put out by tho government FOR
May 20 Tho market was flooded with toIe-
grams and letters and hardly per cent of
WNln h"fc complaints Of any character ~,
was generally acknowledged that the crop
vas cleaner and better cultivated than usual
u ne cdihcr was dry enough to allow tho
maximum amount OF work 81 the iicidF and
ahoi "aF generally said 20 he pIeiSlftii
10 NO SPOT departments prices lost I.r
ihladAne closing AZ II 3-i6c against ~ B. 10
lasi week ana 70. this week las, year sale.
-. nc spot amounted 20 $50 bales nEainst
! lo> last week aud ! 500 this week last ycar.
SHlcs 10 arrive amounted to aja bales against
60 last week and st3 rhis week last year
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The fruit c IT'D shortage all over the
country is sure to mean high prices
for what apples are grown In Virginia
this year. The fact that New York and
other Northern buyers are already in
the market bidding In advance Is sum
Client evidence OF this fact. and the up
country orchardists are happy IN spite
of the May froste
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08
? The Marion News say.:

Z lThe Marion News says
Splitter, Rorick & Co, OF Toledo, o.,
have conditionslly- purchased at par
100000 worth OF Marion and St Clair
district road bonds. These are per
cent bonds, and run for thirty years,
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Quotations for ;nterest-pay!nr bonds NJ.
e; price 10 which interest must he aided
IacoHle bonds and certificates OF indebted.
ntts are ns,
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Spot cotton closed quiet and unchanged:
midniing uplands. 1910; middling euif. T. g.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

Of how it happened, and with the won
der came the thrilling idea that the
pianos were either playing themselves
in the ghostly stiffness Of their death
chamber or were responding to the
touch of a phantom hand.
Again the Gravity feeling about the
hair, and the tingling along the ribs.
The sounds came again. a series of
heavy staCCato bass thumps. The
fremen were not choking then, because
they were not breathing. They were
unconscious of the smoke that rolled
about them, and they CROPPED with their
hands to touch one another for comfort.
A Dash of Grand Opera. ......
The Sounds again. A note or two
higher in the scale Then came anoth-
er bar and then, with the sweep of sew
eral octaves, the piano hidden in the
smoke sounded in rising crescendo
double handful Of notes, snarled with
the sound of broken and tangled wires,
and was quiet.
The spell was broken for the three
fremen, who dived toward the door,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Mems 39c to SOC Hose at

Without exception every Orien-
tai rug is reduction none can
you save less than a fifth, on
many you save a third, on some
almost half. Sale ends Febru-
AIRY %.
(Rugs-Third Floor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
CASH REGISTER
MEN ARE GUILTY
Twenty Officials of Dayton
Concern Convicted of Sher-
man Law Violations.

CINCINNATI Feb. 14.-Guilty on
.,r,A counts in the indictment was the
v.,sict returned by the Jury trying the
.,sa Of the 20 officials or former off,
lola Of the National Cash Register
Company.
~ngv were charged by the govern
us,t with violating the criminal sec
.,or NJ the Sherman antitrust act.
rbe tary deliberated on the case for
almost ten hours.
p-esident Patterson, when asked for
statement, said;
IN view OF the civil litigation against
N. National company, 7 desire not to
make statement at this time"
The total expense to the cash regis
Ter company in lighting the case is esti-
mated at little less than half a million
dollars The government expenditures
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14

and into the cold. bright air. their faces
backened and their eyes burning And
with the daylight and the excitement
Of work without they realized that
ghosts were as far away from Atlanta
IS was Malaga scar or Milledgeville.
The fireman turned to his companion
with a sheepish laugh
Just the burned old thing burning
up and the strings were making the
noise when they broke" he announced.
The other man knew, too.
"Uh-huh," he said. refusing to meet
the others eyes. Don't tell anybody"
But they did.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
i've been estimated at about half as

have been estimated at about half as
muca
The Indictment named 80 men, but
Kdssr Park VAS dismissed recently by
Judge Hollister upon the representa-
ton that he was in no way connected
With the company in the last three
years. The time named in the indict-
mauts
Each Of the three counts carries with
maximum penalty OF 81, 900 fine and
= lelI sentence Of not more than twelve
months thus bringing the maximum
sentence for each man UP to S15, 600 fine
ard Sc months in Jail
District Attorney Mcpherson said il
was great victory for the govern
r7eUi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Phantom Melodies From Pianos
in Burning Warehouse Thrill
Brave Fire LaddieS.

Atlanta f1remen are about as brave as
anybody in the world. That's their
business. That's why they are paid SIS
month or therea bout. Now, # hey
were ordinary people. like bank prest-
dents. or department store owners. "r
real estate maEnateE, with ordinary
courage But odious cong parsons
should not enter into a ghost story, and
this is real ghost story, ike those
they stopped telling when they built the
Gambler building, and installed the
Great White way.
Three hremen. dismissiug thought Of
danger with cool and airy gesture
which was lost upon the 24degree tenn
perature-plunged into the burning
woodside warehouse on Bell street
yesterday.
From within. thick black volumes of
smoke rolled out with the unCanny ST
Ience of thick. black smoke. You have
watched such smoke perhaps, rolling
out of Atlanta's smoke stacks, or out of
a railroad locomotive, smoke so thick
that 1t seems you could cut 1t with q
knife, or dabble your fingers In it and
make mud pies. 1t looks to you that
surely 1t should make a noise. But 1t
flows on, eerie. ugly silent.
Enter Our Heroes.
Into lust such an atmosphere Of
smoke which belied its promise OF sub
stance. the three firemen plunged and
stopped. choking IN the dense black
ness of the warehouse. The interior
was moving. seething, and yet quiet,
deathly quiet.
The smoke was deadly, and with all
their bravery the flremen were beaten
back. They turned to grope for the
door, when out of the blackness, shat
tering the silence. came a weird sound.
Firemen are brave men--but what's
the use repeating that? These firemen
were good firemen, but the sound held
them transfiXed for moment in spite
of the choking smoke. 1t struck to the
roots OF their hair, and the hair tingled.
That weird, 9uivery feeling, as If pro
duced by the play OF feather buster
on the bare soles Of their feet, swept
over them. They stood, involuntarily
and listened, while the black smoke
eddied around them, silently.
The sound came again, and this time
different Both sounds were melodious,
but the first was low pitched. while this
was light. tinkling sharp, like third
Then another sound, and another,
came in rapid succession, until they
merged themselves into tangible Sc
ries and the fremen realized with nor
ror that they formed the semblance of
melody
Ii was just a rumbing, formless, IT.
regular bar or two. The fremen re-
menbered that the warehouse was
stared with pianos. and knew that the
sound came from one of them.
with the thought came the wonder
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
ASSESSING COLUMBUS PROPERTY

COLUMBUS, GA. Feb. 14.-James
Smith, n H. Harris and A. O. Black
mar, Jr.. city tax assessors of Colum-
bus, have begun the annual assess
ment Of property. 1t usually takes about
five or six weeks to complete the work
1t is generally believed that there viii
be a big increase shown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
INSTITUTE FOR FARMERS.

COLI MRUS, GA. Feb. I4-Consid-
Tao'e interest is being manifested by
erme17 throughout this section over
me farmers institute that is to be held
N Greenytlle, Meriwether county. under
me auspices Of the State Agricultural
college at Athens. Andrew NJ. Soule,
president Of the school, will be in per-
sonal charge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Last Day of the
Silks & Dress Goods

Two big tables Of dress
goods are at just half the
former prices. Many trim
mings are at half-price. All
the silks left from the Jan
uary Sale, and many odds
and ends grouped at less
than half.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Baby Goods at Wind-Up Prices

CEr For Infants 6oc and 76o
&S~ Knit Cape toboggan
styles, white and colors.
IOo for $50 Dresses-made
TON of seersuCkers and cham
brays. Solid colors and stripes.
Spring styles. Sizes to 6.
SZ.5OsEa".sss ;D' ~ NO Tar 1oos
sizes and styles. Trimmed in
point d'esprit lace and silk rib
bon. All slightly soiled.
Infants flannel skirts-the long
Gertrude and Barrow styles.
Made of fine white flannel, va
riously silk and hand-embroider-
ed and scalloped.
Soc; were 75c to 81.
CSC; were $1.25 to 81.
$1.9s; were SO to 1915.
(ss6y GOods-seOond Floor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-13
NEW FIELD FOR MINISTER'S.
Another Resigns to go Into The I'M
dcrtaking Business.

San Francisco, Sept. l3.-Another
San Francisco minister is to become
an undertaken. Rev. Nat Friend,
castor Of the Howard Presbyterian
Church, announced today that he
%ou!' resign his passionate next Sum
lay in order to take up new work.
"Ihc undertaking field" he said,
"wil give me al even greater oppor-
.unity for social service than the min
stry. Solacing those in sorrow ami
ir:ng for the dead has been 50 much
:: part Of my personal work that do
unl look upon the change as altering
materially the purpose of my life.
Several months ago Rev. DR.. Brad
lrv l.eavitt resigned the pulpit Of
lie First Unitarian Church To become
IN undertaken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-13
HUSBAND ACQUITTED.
Second Case Of IJnwriiten Law in 4
Week Awaiting.

pullsvile. Pa, Sept. 13.--Jo59ph
Ambrose. r:nG killed John Rnro ysHi,
al Ringtown, last month, has been ac-
quilted of murder after q plea OF
sclf-dcfense and the unwritten law.
ambrose declared that Burowski in
suited his wife, and a quarrel fol-
lowed, which resulted in Ambrose
craving revolver and killing the
offender.
This was the second murder case
dis week in which the unwrittcn law
was successfully appealed to.
Ambrose is but 20 years of age
and his wife, for whose protection he
committed murder, is but IS The
young couple attracted much atten-
ton US they sat Ut the denfcndantS
table
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-13
ANGRY MONKEY ATTACKS BOY.
Starts Panic in Atlantic City Amuse.
ment Place.

Atlantic City. Sept l3.-Attaekcd
~ III enraged monkey on exhibition
i" Boardwalk place Of amusement Il
few days ago, Stephen Mccall, 10
years ole, sustained severely Lace
rated hand and was taken to the City
Hospital. There was large crowd in
tie place when the monkey, angercd
by the abuse of number Of small
boys, leaped on young McCall's shou!-
der.
Terror-stricekn, the boy raised his
arm to repel the attack, and the mon
key sank its teeth in his hand. Panic
followed and number OF women ano
children narrowly escaped injury in the
rush for the exits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-13
PULLMAN co. MUST EXPLAIN.
Pertinent Questions to be Asked by a
Railroad Commission.

San Francisco, Sept. 10. = The
State Railroad Commission, acting
today on the complaints of many
travellers, ordered the Pullman Com
pany to appear before il November
-, and explain its practice, rules and
4egulations:'
Rates will not figure in the event,
hut its scope in other directions Will
he wide. These are some Of the things
:he committee wants To know:
How much the company depends
on passengers tips in figuring port
crs wages.
Why upper berths are pulled down
&hen not occupied, making lower
!Jcrths stuffy and cramped.
Why the answer "No lowers left
50 often proves to have been a mis-
:;.!;e next morning
Why passenger cannot get his
berth made up when he wants it, but
must await the porter's pleasure.
Why berths so often are sold TO
more than one passenger, with re-
sultng confusion and annoyance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-09-13
Abandoned the Rest Cure"

In the desert of the Colorado, 30
miles east of Banning, Cal, George
Wallace, ranchman, of Redlands,
and DR.. Gordon Lewis, dentIst,of Lon
don, England, have abandoned the
crest cure" and are trying the active
cure for tuberculosis.
The two men are getting as close
TO nature as possible. Far removed
from civilization they are living and
dressing much as their forefather
Adam must have lived and dressed.
Sunburnt from head to foot, the
men are gaining strength, and, they
declare, will get well.
Clad only in such sparse apparel as
the rules Of the desert will permit,
the two patients take long daily walks
over the hills and through oceans Of
sand so hot sometimes it almost bis
ters their bare feet. They stand ur-
protected in cloudbursts and do no..
take cold At night their covering. is
the sky.
The mems boards and hsir have
grown to be a foot long. The men
declare they will remain in the des-
ert until completely cure;l.