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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01
LEAGUE MEETS AT CHATIIA VI.

Chatham. Va. August 31-The meet
ing OF the school Improvement League
in the courthouse on Thursday night
was attended by II large number Of the
citizens. and much interest was
aroused. President Jones. in his OPEN
inS remarks. stated the object OF the
organization. which included caring for
The child mentally, physically and NOR
ally, and that no school could do it's
hest unless heartily supported by its
patrons General discussion was in
duig"d in as to the good that the
harmoniously
The faculty for the coming session
viii be headed by Prof Francis Sim
mons, who comes highly recommended
and with experience in high school
work. General discussion pertaining to
School work was INDUCED in after
which the following were appointed:
MIS-. I. j. Fitzgerald Mrs. j. NJ. Jones
Mrs T. B. Moses and j. w. Whitehead
Jr.' Frank Marshall and j. w. Marks.
Il committee to confer with the county
superintendent. local trustee and facul-
" as TO the best course to pursue
w NJ Tredway, Jr., r. j. Coles and
j.. J. order were appointed as n com
lnittcc to confer with the authorities
as to the playground. The league
voted to tender the incoming principal
a reception III the courthouse on
Thursday. September II, and the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
look after serving of refreshments:
Mrs. Il j. Coles. Mrs. j. u. Jones. Mrs
W. T. Canada and Mrs. G. Il. Thomp-
son.
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution. the Sans soucl and the
Ladies Book Club were given a most
ocllGhtfui reception at the home of
Mrs j. r Hunt by Mrs Frank Eppcr-
son In the receiving line were many
connected with the various organiza-
tons. and after receiving n hearty
welcome the guests were served de-
licious refreshments
MISS Lucille Crews, of Spartanbure,
,. g. who has been visiting the Misses
Crews at Belle Grove for the past two
weeks. left for Washington this week
10 be the guest of Congressman and
Mrs j. T. Johnson
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nolte. where tomorrow they will take
part in the annual shoot OF the Nir-
Ginia Trap Shooters Association, which
Will be held on Monday and Tuesday
under the auspices Of the Roanoke Gun
Club. Although the local gun club Is
OF comparatively recent formation
there are several expert marksmen. and
they have been putting in hard work
during the past few weeks ready to
make good bid for the premiums
which will be offered.
The City Democratic Committee met
here on Friday night for the purpose
of taking action on petition address
cd to the body, asking that the petit
TONERS be allowed to open the pol!
books of the Fifth and Sixth Wards to
see ii any Republicans voted at the
recent primary election. Several mem
bers of the body took the floor and
declared that it was not within tho
power of the city committee to grant
such n request. and referred the petit
TONERS to the central committee
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Of F|CIALS Of JAIL
SCORED BY JUDGE:
Laxity in Methods Condemned.
Corporation Court Will Con-
vene To-Day.
[ Especial 10 The Times-Dispatch !

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DanNille, Va, August Elm sen
fencing George McNcaly, negro. sup
posed to be serving time for selling
liquor without a license. and who was
found on Thursday night hy officers
at the same game, Mayor Woodne Sc
verely admonishcd the city Jail officials
for their laxity in dealing with pris-
oncrs. McNcaly. who was sentenced
to thirty days in jail more than two
weeks ago, was employed by the jailer
as a trusty, and was allowed freedom
each day 10 take TO the chain gang
guard his dinner. That the negro was
allowed 10 do pretty much what he
chose was shown by the statement
OF negroes living in the vicinity where
McNealy was caught. who said he was
frequently seen there as late as q
o'clock at night McTcaly paid dearly
Tor his adventure. He was fined 500.
sentenced TO sixty days in jail. re-
CURED TO give $1,000 bond, and was
given an additional sentence of thirty
days for leaving the jail
me September term Of the Corpora
ton Court VIII convene tomorrow
morning with Judge r. w. Peatrosa
on the bench. While there is not an
extended docket and no important
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01
TRADING IN COTTON
UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
Due to Heavier Trade Demand, Following More Ac-
tive Covering of Shorts on Bad Crop Reports
From Southwest Portion of Belt

New York. August 3l.-TradinE in
the cotton markets here and at New
orleans as we'll as at Liverpool dur
ing the past week was the most active
OF the season. This is due to n heavier
trade demand. following more active
covering OF shorts on the bad crop re-
ports from the Southwest portion of
the belt In consequence of the drought
land high temperatures of the past
month there continuing unbrollen.
Private reports on the damage in
TcNas are best reflected by the condi-
Ton there being estimated at only 60
DO per cent against So to co in
Slahoma. and 40 in Arkansas. n de-
rioration of 10 to 90 points for Ar
ansas and Texas and 30 for Okla
onio since the last estimates we're
implied TO July %. There was n
luch greater short interest in all the
contract markets than had been gem
rally supposed. and the value of this
aiding bull movement was wit
fessed daily by the scrambles to cover
on the continuous bulgcs in prices.
Adjustment of Price.
: The maximum advance in this market
Pom last Saturdays closing quotations
the highest prices reached for the
Feek on Thursday afternoon. when Oc-
tobcr deliveries sold at S12.42, Decem-
49, -'"'' ''i'i SlZ.Z4, nEurcS
i out about 40 points. making the total
3 advance of over $50 points or l1-2
cent per pound. or $3.50 per bale from
the low record prices for the season
reached on August IA. Then October
contracts sold as low as S10.?2 Decem-
Der. l"S3. and January, SlO.72 This
dig advance reflects the extent of the
reimbursement OF the trades ideas on
the changed crop outlook from that of
month ago. Then the belief prevailed
All over the South. as we'll as in trade
circles here and in Europe. that the
prospects We're good for another big
crop of over 10000 600 bales Now the
present indications have shrunk by
reason of the unusually heavy dana &c
over the principal cotton producin:
states in the Southwest to n prospect
of not much over 100000 bales
Texas. Oklahoma and Arkansas pro.
duced about half OF the total crop. ant
the severe drought and high temporal
lures of the past month in those state.
have been chiefly responsible for this
heavy loss.
The drought has not yet been broken
iii either of those states. 1t has only
been partially relieved along the Gulf
Coast Of Texas. and ut few places
chiefly in the southeastern corner OF
that State. The character of the
weather map, however. suggests cooler
temperatures, with the probability OF
showers during the next day or two
While the damage has been very great
there is no doubt now a tendency to
eXagEerate it in view OF the complete
change that has taken place in the at
titude of most local. Southern and Wall
street traders to the bull side of the
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market from the extreme pcssimism up
to less than u fortnight ago.
The Governments Crop Report.
The governments crop report is be-
ing awaited with great interest
throughout the cotton trade of the
world. 1t will be announced at -
O'Clock on Tuesday, September 2, and
VIII cover the condition of the crop
up to August %. The Liverpool mar
ket has arranged to keep open until
o'clock for the English trade to OPP
crate on this report, instead\of closing
at the usual time, 4 o'clock The trade
Is expecting it to show n condition OF
ABOUT 1915 TO July 25 and 74.S for Au-
gust 20, last year. The total crop then
was over 100000 bales against L.
100000 bales in 1911 from a condition
then of 1872 for August %. The average
deterioration from July rs to August
20 Tor the last ten years figures out a
little over points.
The average condition of the crop
for August 20 in the past five years
hgures out 7l.9 and T4.7 for the past
ten years. Only twice in the last ten
years did the crop improve in condition
from July 25 to August %. and that
WAS less than point, in 1907. and 4
points in 1908. Last year the dcterio-
ration during August was point,
against - points in 1911. over points
in 1910, and points in 1909, and
each in 1905 and 1906, against 4 in
i'oo ana . III 1919. In 1907, there was
an unprecedented loss of "a points
during the month of August.
The Prospects.
An average condition of 6S per cent
for August 20 on the increased acreage
of over $4,000 in the area planted
from last year would suggest an in
dictated crop OF about 100000 bales.
with the Texas condition as low as 65.
! Oklahoma. 60. and Arkansas, 75, for
August %. Should general rains occur
over those States by early next week.
Il good deal of what is now regarded
AS "irreparable damage would doubt
less be at least partially restored, with
good average weather conditions con-
I tinuinG during the month OF Septem-
4 Der and killing frost holding ~off until
later than the average date of the
first week in November for the past
ten years.
There has been so much damage in
Texas. Oklahoma, and Arkansas from
the shedding of young hollis and pre-
mature opening of the older bolls and
the plants blooming at the top. that
new growth of the plants will he nee
csSary before new blooms can be eX-
/ pcctcd to appear. No such new growth
! can develop without good general rains
! and it takes six weeks for full-grown
! hollis to appear after the blooms have
! dcvclopcd. Six weeks from September
! ] would be about the middle of Octo-
Der. 1t was the fine September rains
and excellent growing weather for the
\ top crop and the late average date of
/ killing frost that helped TO make the
/ record crop Of 100000 bales in 1911,
/ and which also helped to round out last
seasons good crop.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01
NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
RAPIDLY NEANS COMPLETIO,

Amherst. Va. August 31.-The sound
or hammer and saw is making things
or wortmen is engaged on the new
High School building. the brick work
OF which has been completed When
THIS building is finished 1t will be
one OF the handsomest of It's kind in
tho State, and will have all modern
convenences. including the improved
AT meeting OF the courthouse dis
trict school board held recently it
was decided that the High School term
would begin September Is and run nine
months. Heretofore 1t has only con-
tinued eight months. The grammar
and primary grades will open the first
Monday in October.
DR.. r. h. Ware. o. V. Hanger and
Sheriff r., II. Drummond are building
modern residences In tho village. and
James r. Ware is having extensive adj
ditions nJade to his dwelling.
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cases some little interest will be shown
III the disposition of blind tiger cases
which have been appealed from the
lower court. There are eleven to be
disposed of. The remainder OF the
docket is made up of fclonious assaults
and robbcries.
Efforts made by the county police to
arrest the thief who broke into tho
Southern depot at Pelham, ~ c.. near
here on Thursday night, have failed.
When Il. w. Duncan. the ticket agent,
entered his Office on Friday morning
he discovered q broken window and
found the room Uttered with tickets
and other things scattered about. The
money drawers had been forced open.
but beyond few pennies, there was
nothing in them.
Two gallons of whiskey were miss
ing. and woman's trunk had been
broken open and a valuable diamond
brooch and number of stick pins
with other effects. were found to he
missing. short distance away from
the depot one of the gallons of whiskey
was discovered. showing that the thief
was impedcd in making a rapid get
away.
ON September IL the city schools will
open for the years session, and on
september 10 the two girls colleges
VIII reopen. There are few changes
IN the school faculty, but there will he
several new teachers at both the Ran
dolph- Macon College and the Roanoke
College All OF the city schools are
being overhauled and put into order
ior occupancy on the opening date
About $4,000 worth of improvements
nave been made to two of the colored
schools in the city.
Seven members of the Merricwold
Gun Glnb left here yesterday for Roa-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-01

" expected tie market will be in for
break, but should bullish eXpecta
tons be met. a further advance is
likely. After the advances of the last
two weeks though, il is altogether
likely that any strong advance will be
met by wave of profit taking from
holders of long contracts that will
cause sharp reaction. 1t Is begin
ming to be IL market in which the aver
age broker is preaching conservatism.
The condition figures this week will
compare with 74.S a year ago; 49,.
two years ago. and 72.1 three years
ago. The average of the last ten re-
ports is 74.7. The lowest report in the
last ten years was 63.7. made in 1909
This will be n short week, as the
market will not open until Tuesday
morning, owing to Labor Day. Fol
lowing the condition report. crop and
weather accounts will be the main in
ilucnce
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slightly larger exports from Argen-
Una than expected and by more ia :
Norablc reports from Russia, which led
TO larger offerings of Russian wheat for
forward shipment At lower prices.
Many farmers in winter wheat states
nave been busy blowing FOR fall seed
ing, although this work was hindered
somewhat Ivy the great dryncss of the
SOIL owing to the protractcd drought.
Excitement In Corn.
Early IN the week corn ovcrsha dowcd
other commodities. In other words. the
striking activity and excitement so no
ticeable for several weeks have shown
some abatement Short sellers have
manifested less apprehension. 1t is the
consensus OF opinion that a large short
interest had been eliminated on the
recent rapid advance. Moreover. the
Wca thcr west was not SO unfaVorable.
Ihcre was occasionally Il fall in tenn
perature. in many sections. with un-
fortunately, little or no rainfall The
decrease in speculative buying was
"scribcd TO reports that the season was
50 far advanced that no further rcduc-
non IN the size of the crop seemed
probable. unless there should be n
heavy frost in the near future. How
ever, this would have more effect on
lnaiitN than on quantity. The pause in
the rising tendency was partly attrib-
"tco 10 dIscouragng cables and reports
pi large exports from Argentina. in
ciuding lT9,oe0 bushels for New York
and $4,000 bushels for Mexico.
Many holders for the advance were
inclined 10 unload. subsequently. there
was a ui!ing rally, which was mainly
attributed 10 tho receipt OF further bad
crop reports, especially from Kansas.
Whcrc the crop is said to be almost a
ial'ure' Some place 1t ut less than T.
100000 bushels from over 5000. 600
acres. against l7i,00o 600 bushels a year
ago Consequently. estimates respect
ING tie total production were again re-
"uccu. some placing il at close TO p
COZ, co0.o0o bushels, or over | 000. 0Oo, 600
buahels loss th:in a Xcur 400
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REPORT OF CONDITION
FEATURE OF MARKET

New Orleans, August 3l.-The main
feature this week in the cotton mar
kct VIII be the september report on
condition by the Department OF Agri
culture. IT viii be issued at noon
Tuesday. ana will carry the crop down
To Angus. -. The trading feature is
looking for = falling off of about ten
points from the July - figures OF 1916
per cent on the normal Some bullish
estimates are between SIS and 60: and
sore estimates go as high rs II or
-. hut the majority OF traders look
for report between g. and 20.
The pending report is Important. be-
cause IL VIII confirm or deny accounts
OF crop deterioration that have been
coming in from Texas and Oklahoma.
The market las taken on rapid adj
vance recently on these claims, and
much e Tie short interest has been
replaced ni Il long intc"c~t. If TIC
;!I'ures should be higher thai general
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market from the extreme pcssimism up
to less than Il fortnight ago
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GiIliIund-IIoyyard.
Especial to The Times dispatch.

Especial 10 TIC IlmcS- DISpa tCh
Charlottesville, Va, August 81
Captain Patrick r. Gilliland. of Monroe.
and Mrs. Sarah NJ Howard. of this
city. were married at noon yesterday
at the residence of i. H. Carroll on
Altamont Circle. the Rev. r. ID. Smart.
-. D., of the Methodist Church, Off :
ciating. Captain and Mrs G!liiland
left Immediately after the ceremony
on a tour South.
At the Episcopal rectory. on East
Market street, Coles G. Jones and Miss
Susie Dunn. both of Albemarle County.
We're united in marriage by the Rev.
II. t. Lee, ID. d. The bride was given
in marriage by ]. #. Wise.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-06
Fine for Stamp Filtration.

In Austria, as in Germany, n is
likely to commit the offense of lese
majestic without knowing it. An in.
stance of the sort is afforded by a de.
cision not long ago rendered by a
court at Trieste, a decision that
aroused Indignation in the hearts OF
young Austrians, since, by the ruling
of the court, it appeared that lovers
lay themselves open to a summons
for lese majestic if they vary the "of.
fetal" position of a postage stamp,
whether on a postcard or on the en-
velope containing a letter, to indicate
their sentiments.
An examination of the printed de-
cision of the court makes it clear that
to stick a postage stamp at a certain
angle, even though it be to express
"undying love-" disappointment
tender memories" and SO forth, is
decidedly a mark of disrespect to the
sovereign, whose image appears upon
the stamp. The sender of a postcard
who used the emperor's likeness to
tell his sweetheart that he would love
her always was fined for the ofense
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-06
Dr.. o h chinaman.

The introduction into China Of west
ern knowledge is destined, to work a
complete revolution in medical and
surgical practice in the Fowery King
dom. One of the things that is going
and now nearly gone is what is call
ed sacupuncture" or pricking of
needles. This mode Of treating dis
cases consists in sticking long
needles of silver or gold into the body
or members Of the sufferer and then
pulling them out, as housewives some
times test their cakes with a broom
straw to see If they are done.
Reliable authorities tell Of many
cases in which this heroic system has
brought about cures. Perhaps the
patient was scared into being cured,
and decided to get well, rather than
be stuck any more. 1t is declared
that the Chinese doctors r able act
ually to penetrate the heart and other
vital rgsns with their needles with
out causing death, and that the proc
ess does not cause any considerable
amount CT pain--From the Pa..lndc-.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-06

incidentals added, which may
run up to five or ten dollars per
month. By way of explanation,
will say you are simply taught
h O w to cure yourself. This
usually requires three months
stay at the sanitorium, after this,
you can get board in the city at
$40. 90 per month. You are ad-
vised to stay in the climate from
nine to twelve months for a final
arrest of the disease, no case
being cured under nine months.
The climate here is delightful,
there being about as much SUM-
shine in January as you will see
in North Mississippi in October.
The coolest weather here the
past winter was IA above zero.
Very little rain falls here annual
ly, about one-third as much as
we have in Mississippi so | am
told.
| find many Mississippians
here, and Lee county is repre-
sented by a greater number
among the health seekers than
any other county in any of the
states.
Among the number here for
their health are DR.. Keyes, Eos
ter Hudson and Lee Long, from
Tupelo, Mr.. Watt and Mrs. Bry-
son, from Guntown, Mike An
derson, from Saltillo, and N.Y.
self. We are all doing we'll.
You can say to my friends in
Lee county that l will be at
home about July the first, and
that l have fully recovered my
health. Will add further that
every Lee countian here would
like to come with me did their
state of health permit it.
Yours sincerely,
C. L. WEST.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-06
To Provide Good Roads.

Every farmer and every AUTOMOBILE
'fst In the country probably will be In
terested In knowing that the govern
ment, as the result Of an a~ppropria-
ton of half a million dollars the last
session of congress, is about to CO
operate with the several states to pro
vide good roads.
Experiments are to be made inNthe
way of constructing smooth and broad
highways in each state, If The authori.
ties of the state agree to expend dou.
BILE the amount of money the govern
ment will disburse.
On account of bad roads many far
,ners report they are unable to get
their produce promptly to the market,
with the result that they lose million,
Of dollars annually.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-06-06
HER WONDERFUL BABY
PERHAPS NEEDLESS TO SAY IT
WAS THE FIRST.
Mrs. Youngmother confides to Friend
That Her Little Dear Is the Most
Original and Remark.
able Child Ever.

isn't he a darling, May?" said Mrs.
Youpgmother to May" who had been
her maid of honor at the wedding and
who was seeing the baby for the first
time.
He is just a dear!" said May, with
her eye on the clock, while she IA
mentally calculating how she could
lin d~ecency," bring the call to an
end.
st isn't that he is such an extraor-
dinarily pretty baby, May. It's more
than that, for he 10 certainly the most
original child you ever saw! Such Gun
ming little original ways as he has for
one of his age! l wish that it was
time for him to have his dinner and
you could see the way he holds out his
little hands the moment he sees the
bottle and opens his mouth when the
bottle is three feet from him! You
never saw anything so cute!
Then, when l give him a little milk
to drink in a cup, he bubbles in it in
the funniest way! Mamma says that
she never knew Of any other baby do
ing it quite like he does. Then, when
you go, you will see what a cunning
way he had of waving goodby. Some
times ! have to take him by the ell
bow and help him a little, but even
then it is the most original little way
he has! And if you could only see
him smile in his sleep! Sometimes,
when he is sound asleep, his little lips
entirely part over his gums in the
dearest little smile! l think that is
a sign that he is going to have a hap
py disposition.
Then he has the most original lit
tie way of holding one foot in the
air and staring at it when he is lying
down, and the other day he actually
got his big toe into his mouth-he did!
l called the cook up from the kitchen
so she could see 1.-THE funniest lit
tie trick you ever saw! l asked the
doctor when he was here the other
day if he thought it was a sign that
he was going to be a real athlete, and
he thought it might be, and it wor-
ries me a little, for l don't want him
to be one of those professional
athletes.
Il look higher than that for him.
And, honestly, May, sometimes think
he knows time by the clock! Every
time it strikes he looks toward it! |
have watched him again and again,
and the the clock strikes he
turns his eyes right toward it. Do you
suppose that he really knows what
it is5 | sometimes think that he does,
because he is SO original in SO many
other ways.
And, May, as sure as / live and
breathe, l heard him laugh in his
sleep the other night! l woke my
husband and wanted him to get up and
light the gas and see if the baby was
awake, but he didn't want to. No
one can ever convince me that he
didn't laugh in his sleep. Truly, May,
I think that he is one of the most
original babies l ever heard of, and l
am very glad of it, for l want him to
grow up with some Northumberland
l am sure he has it, all right! Don't
you want to hold him for just a min
ute, and see how heavy he is for one
of his age? o, May, it is a great re-
sponsibility to be the mother of such
an unusual child as he is!"-Judge