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Bank Clcartngr.

New York December l2-Banh cleariucs
ia the United states 10. the week ending
December is aggregate s3.2ss.ls5cr3 against
81 lsis7IOco last week. and s1,7lso7.,cso IN TIT:
week last year.
Following are the returns for this week
with percentages Of change:
New York. 81. i,3 GOO: decrease. 100.
chicago 1882. 40 900; increase. IL.
Boston SlS2. 81. coo. decreHbe. 20.
Philadelphia. {lGd Or:. 90. decrease 81
st. Louis. $500 Oto. decrense. az.
pittsburgh. tt3. 81 90: decrease. as
Kansas city s5s.72ioco: decroaso s.s
san Francisco. So. "a. 90 decrease 6.s
Baltimore. tss.A22 600. decrease. 1875.
Cncinnuti y2..7i2 ooo. decrease Ia
Minneapolis t3lds5. no0; decreasn 81.
Los Angeles. S25. i2l 06o. decrease. a..
Cleveland s26.Gsi 600; increas-. 6.5.
Detroit. t3l. 00j. 600; increase. III.
New OrleanE. 5000: iDcreRse. 20
Omaha, Sl7.7a5 o00. decrease. So
Louisville SIG II; 600: increase So
Milwaukee. }l..e65.oeo. increase. 1872
Atlanta. .o0se.o0o: increase. 1872
Seattle, tii. go 90: increase. l66
Portland. ore. i343.,0tj. increase %
St. Paul 81. 800 NN: increase. IS.
Buffalo f!3.oiS.0D0: increase. Al.
Denver. $50 900. decrease l22.
Providence. S3Os0. 900. decrease %
Indianapolis. Sss5i.00: decrease. IS
Richmond so. 0.S 600: Increase 81
Memphis. sl2.toi, 900: increase 81.
Washington. sSl23, 900; Increase. t.7
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COTTON NIARKErs

New York. December ls.-The cotton .,,nr-
Ret sold back 10 about tie low level OF last
Wednesday during to days trading With
January contracts making rovs low ground
Tor th' movement under renewed Liquidation
and bear pressure. The cloFe easy and
from ti3 points ret iower Relatively steady
Iivcrro". tatl"s and overnight reports fro,a
the South that interior spot holders ,ers
stil showing N.tlo deposition TO meet tho
lowe: prices 10Y futVres, seemed respoust-
bic Tor a comparatively steady opening. First
prices "ar" 90 point lover FOR December, nu;
mcDeraie scattering demand from shorts
~ resc'!oH!st- This buy.ns was very read-
~ supplied. however, Hnd Tie market soon
W"nEcr'o under mora o. lcs- general oi,e,,-
'nGs Nhlcr seemed 20 -"-@ct LIQUIDATION ~
old longs or recent hGy.-. and considerable
sources. Predictions that The steadily in
would he followed Hy i.rg. tenders on Ian
-tfN corl!trtF may haze Inspired part q, no
gt"tEsre against thsr position. which led me
l aux ceiling a. 1875 OF couple OF points
-Ha-T eGus lry's lovv Lowell and abou. Il
points Endsr Tho closing figures az yestcr,
90. !-",sF H. 1laTise; weakened again un-
c"i aH.iNsr spurt %. selling which come
BELIZE: 20 come from The Southwest wher,
the morem@nt = beginning 20 increase after
8 period ~ very small receipts rcsvirtrr
nom bad weather lr: interrupted tranrpor-
i7i:or facilities. Others attributed ,his n.r
s..l'iaE s"t.EE, which was iUr January deli.-
cry, ~ !o"a. liquidation. uu: in any -veut i,
srHt me market back 20 abou; tn low
! ".!!- w" January c+o=tns - u .. Just
- vo!a's uades ~ high level o.: .a.t FRIDAY
reports from Memphis SAID The iinrs,,-if,.
!.tNNE st"t % spot cotton tt.er" wus L.lu-
easily carried. ana that there was no p,es-
sure o; distT-ts cotton agaius, the rlRrk5t
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Christmas Holiday Fares to
Points on and Reached
Via
Norfolk and Western Ry.

Tickets to points In Virginia, Ton.
nessee. kentucky. Alabama and Missi..
sippi VIII Toe sold at special rates on
December II. IS. 8. 20, 81. %. 2s "a, qB,
81. and January /. with final limit
January S. 1914. Tickets to points IN
Arkansas. Oklahoma and Texas will bs
sold on December 20. q and 22 with
final limit January Is, 1914 Fare to
Norfolk and return s3.46; to Lynch
burg and return. 35o5. For rates to
other points. apply to c. A Overton,
Jr., City Passenger Agent. sSs East
Main Street. or TO Q. II. Bosley. District
Passenger Agent.-Advertiseme
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Bradstrce..s Review of Trade.

New York. December 19.-Bradstreets will
say tomorrow:
Retail and holiday business holds the CEN
tire of the stage. while Wholesale trade and
industry tend 10 quiet down. Jobbing trade
affected by backward demand at retail. Is
siackeninG.
Reports from Texas flooded sections are
a shade better and lower mississippi Valley
retail trade Is good after favorable spell
of weather which has allowed of the sugar
and rice campaign being practically ended.
Fall Implanted wheat has, expected, entered
tho winter season with close TO best ON =
record condition. and an unparalleled area
sown. The weeks price movement is, on the
whole downward. Cotton has broken nc
after the slight upward advance of last
week on the government crop estimate.
In tho cotton goods trade there is rather
less activity reported. but the &c. break In
raw cotton this week, While distasteful to
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Loses 5000, 900 SUIT.

Norfolk, Va. December 1e-In an
action for 100000 by the Richmond
Cedar Works against the John T.. Ropcr
Lumber Company. II jury here gave a
verdict in favor OF the defendant, hold
ing tho John J." Roper Company not
liable for certain heavy fire losses sus
famed ny the Richmond Cedar Works
III tho Dismal Swamp section. IT was
avcrrcd that the fires were caused bv
sparks from the defendant oompanv's
engines The trial had been on for ten
days.
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Sew Tnrk. December l..-Cotton goods
markets generally continued quiet to-day
some small business was done IN cloths AZ
prices h-!o~ those recently current. Mar
70" cloths were quiet ana easier. Cotton
yarns are inclined to he quiet There has
been a revision Downward staple tnffcta
ribbon prices to bring values to Tho levei
That prevailed h":ore advances we're forced
by raw SIX fluctuations.
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the following officers: J. + Connally.
president. w n. Binford. vice presi =
dent; l. w. Hoffman. cashier
Tho state Bank OF Pamplin shows
total resources OF over SEQ. 600. OF which
about $4,000 is In loans. discounts and
Investments. and over $1,000 in cash
reserve. The deposits arc over $1,000.
an increase over last years earnings OF
moro than $4,000. Earnings for the
year were about 20 per cent
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NAVAL. STORES

WILMINGTON, y: G.. December l9-Sp!rits
hos!n. Firm. sales ?72e barrels. receipts ; III
Tar Firm nj S2.5I receipts 2is barrels crude
relS. ~
savannah. Ga. Decenber ?-Turpcu,,nc-
firn az 'tisc.. sales 277 casks reccipts e2s
casks shipments $50 ceaks; stock - c-)S ra.ks
Eosin steady At s3.+5. receipts g. barrels
horr"is' shipments 90 barrels; stock ls7 9o,;
barrels. Suoto: a. Is. e. -. T.. T. q: s3C
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southern producers, has been grateful "a
In financial markets tho week. event,
nav been fathe! the favorable side
Money IL easier call but st!ner on tim,
p"hulnr n clearer view OF ne~ year 1non,v
conditions. In othsr lines there ar. .vt
d"nces OF NOR. NE. Mems wear WOODEN.
attracted good orGerr
Business failures for tho week ending De.
ceinb"r IS were SIS which compares with III
last vc~k, and 10 In the liks weak ~ ,cI,A
~ Ia 1911. 81 In 1910. and :ti in 1919
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ELECT DIRECTGUS.
Bank of Pnmplin Earns 20 Per C.n.
This yenr

Pamplin, Va, December 2O.-At tho
regular annual meeting OF stockhold
ers or state Bank OF Pamplin the fol-
towing directors were elected: r. w.
neaic' w. -. b!nford, ]. T. Connally.
w. G. Franklin, r. r. Franklin w tr
i.igon, l.. ~ Lyon. O. r. Peterson ana
w. s Pugh '''
Tho directors then met and elected
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az
City axes
Room 107, City Hall,
Richmond. Va, Dec. 1, 1918.

THE LAST HALF OF CITY
TAXES-REAL ESTATE AND PER-
SONAL-for 1913 IS DUE IN
DECEMBER. AND SHOULD BIZ
PAID AT THIS OFFICE.
EVERY MALE, twenty-one years
of age, and EVERY person keeping
house or doing business In the city,
is assessed for personal taxes Those
who have not paid any city taxes
during the year are urged to call
and settle, SO az to avoid being
posted as delinquents.
FIVE PER CENT will be added to
last half if not paid on or before
DECEMBER 81.
Interest at SIX PER CENT also
attaches to all bills as soon as re-.
ported delinquent.
Particular attention is called To
the above. as under the city ordi-
nance there can be no avoidance of
the penalty.
GRADING. PAVING AND SEWER
CONNECTION BILLS are also dine
and payable. FIVE PER CENT nen-
atty will be added to all 1913 grad
ing. paving and sewer connection
bills NOT PAID BY JANUARY al
1914.
WASHINGTON WARD TAXES
ETC, must be paid at the Office of
DEPUTY COLLECTOR, Tenth and
Hull Streets.
II I'LL
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MISCELLANEOUS

=.
Poultry-Both live and dressed especially
.u1heya. IN heavy receipt and market slight
~ lower. and very dyaggy. EgK.-whno the
market Is lower. owing 10 Increased receipts
samo Is active. Rabbits. veals hides and
country bhcon In splendid demand Dressed
HoSe very plentiful end market fully Ic. low
e.: demand also much lighter
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

PETERSBURG PEA Nut MARKET
Petersburg. Va, December -Poanut--
Farmers spanish ar,n Il, sl.2D per bushcl
Ei!Gin!Gs-Fa Fancy jumbo -. .,c. per pound.
fancy hand2icksd. si.c per pound; extra
prime &c. pcr pound. prime. 30. per pound:
Smelling stock, 2u3c. PEI pound.
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CHICAGO GRAIN ,1ARKnr

Chicago. III. Decefnher Ie.-ReturniuE CON
N"rnce on the part OF wheat bulls showed
.tss.f to-day "a resui, OF a,:ertior heinz
al rect@n 10 tne s'na!im"s. OF reserves Oh
! rms In the Dakotas and Minnesota The
market closed firm sale above last night
ON ''nlShec IRREGULAR sake. of to like
D hFt nce oats WIKI gain OF &c. 10 i.T2,c.
to arise OF 1i,c
Cash grAin closed: Wheat-So rcd. .si,a
'tHe.' 80. hard ssisc.; No. northern e0I. I,
&c No; spring ssi.Gs)iIc. Corn-No .
new. yellow, 'O-tc ORts-StHndnTd. alL.c
l.eAlinK flIfuras 81
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CATTLE MARKETS.
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSalee at Union, Stock Yards.)

FEChmond. ' a, DeceTnboT r. ITS.
Report or IN. live stock market for tho
week ending December IS. 1918:
Best steer,. 't9sc.;. medium TO good. snH
fEc. common 20 fair. bR6c.; beat he!ferl
tisiIsc.; medium 20 good. s.. rio: common to
tnir, 4%G5'.c; best COVE. 5ba9ec medium TO
oxcn, 5t.Gei.c: medium 70 good. 4,.eiki.c.
sorninon 20 fair, idI;1c. best heavy bulls. "a
tc light. tt.p5c-; best calves. 9dleo.: fair
20 good I-.39c.. dick.. SN6c. Cows and
calves. EoH7).V0 per head. Best hogs. st.c.:
light, 1'2fiSc.; sows and stays. sac; hos;
'heep 5nbiac.; medium 10 good. "a Sc; com
mon tn tair. 32Sl7c.; best lambs. 7,3u:c.;
common 10 fair. 5dJi.C
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Q3eftfngs

National State and city Bank,
Richmond. Va, December 49, 1918
TIE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
In It's banking house TUESDAY,
JANtAltf ~. 1914. at IL noon, for
The transaction of any business that
inHY properly come before the meet
ing JULIEN H. HILL.
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NOTICE ANNUAL MEETING.

THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THIS
bank VIII hold the annual election
or directors and consider such other
business rs can properly come before
them. at their banking house. on
Tuesday. January 10. 1914. at IL NJ.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
OF RICHMOND VA
.. II. HILL Cashier
The Union Bank of Richmond, Vir-
ginia.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Union Bank VIII
he held at It's banking house No
ll0i East Main Street. on Thursday,
January 8, 1914, at II O'Clock noon.
GEO. w. CALL.
Cashier
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Cotton futures closed easy:

csss s1 as %5d dnls 22 at .5 si saEs:
bal. 70 iapnn. 100 bales
i2i". Lo,1ny At on ports-Ne receipts,
bales 20 France. s..47 bales: 10 Tho CONT
NJ "n ,'t.' hmef. 10 Japan 2l,5 bales stocIe
e., f q, ii .. ~ ,portsye, receipts.
"a oalTS, L" japan, s-..i bales; to
r,s ,,t. d3 3a hales export TO Great
Htsi" 10 I ,Ga h1es 70 Fame 7s.si5
! japan ISLES bales. 10 Mexico 1850 bales
NY Orleans pec-nber ls The cotton
gulhrly tins afternoon Ioric,;s or a., ~,
based ON prort taking ny shorts ana uIod,
crate long buying on til. conviction that ~.
rc'ious OF easines9
. fea;ur" was the s,erdiuess Of Ia. SIM,
department.. Local., .yuiccq loId nrinly ~.
NJ lag Level Tor m4ddHne. While !, vas
g g,,,n,Ioa the nt,,er trades were bringing
WA. NE spot situation was healthy. This
, ,,,I rten1'nH'- 81" futures ana almost Il
lUH recovery. Late III tho day selling was
renewed on private bureau report a. 10 7ei
~" r. hlnntn up 10 Ipec"inher IL. and tho
"!,r,'t "e' "ioNs INTO ne" low ground for th.
rhe opening wNs steady unchanged 70 4,
points down In sympathy with a lower Nv
uhu"" 10 decline nnd at its lowest In M.
Z .''-''b - avg ~ points
Lerfe min t"kings TOY tho week. cnu-cd
stead!ness around the middle Of tho div md
; ne e.sirs TO buy was intensified by spot
i ,tL5 FepoftS Hester put mill talsinrs A.
74'Np br!-t againat $1,000 this wc.,t l,et
E'"f ~ the early nfternoon the market
$1,000 within lR3 poluts OF yoaterGay's In,t
sHo,auon. out Alumped again little later.
cioslnG -teady AZ "A net decline OF 700 IA
p'ht8. At THO lowest IN the afternoon IN.
'narket Was l2dl3 points down ''e
SPOT cotton quiet arc UNCHANGED; ,n,6dlInp
.'' Sales on the spot 1865 bales and sss
:" arrive cotton futures clotcd: DcCer,h.,
-y3i January l's5. March. 1881. May. i5sii:
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Cotton Report.

Especial 20 The Times Dispatohl
frlporis. Va. December l9--Ths cot,on
report tor GreeneSville County shows 2Xl
bA!ee OK cotton gnned prior 10 Dece,nb.r /
December ]. IN 1912. " "
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New York. December is.-Beevcs Market
lower Steers $i.5ens.5o. bulls. S5I1.Cg. COWS.
S3dsoo. Calves--Alarkct STEADY. Veals. tst
$3.50. sheep and Lambs Market lower.
sheen. S.s5ni15 lambs ss.75GT.So Hogs
Market steady ut .sIslO
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re THE STocKMoI.DERs or TIE

security Life Insurance Company OF
America:
You arc hereby notified that the
regular annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Security Life Insur-
ance Company OF America will be
held at the Office of the company. NIu-
tual liuilding. IN the city OF Rich
mond. Va, on WEDNESDAY,. THE
1iTIi DAY OF JANUARY, y. u. 1914
at the hour OF 10 o'clock \. NJ, for
tho purpose OF clcc;ing directors OF
thc company for the ensuing year
aud the transaction OF any and all
other business which may be sub
mittcd TO the meeting.
~ order OF the board OF directors
w. o. JON NSON,
President.
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The Union Bank of Richmond, vi
Tho FIRST national Bank


December II. 1913
THE REGULAR ANNUAL. MEETING
of the stockholders of the First Ma
ticnal Bank of Richmond. Va. for
the election OF directors and for tho
transaction OF any other business
which may properly come before said
meeting VIII be held TUESDAY, JAN
UAKG 13. 1914, at l2 o'clock noon in
tho directors room of the bank
Ninth and Main Streets. Richmond,
Va.
w. NJ. ADDISON,
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chicago. III. December ia-Hoss- Marke,
weak. Bulk of sales. s55)TT.So Cnttlo-Mar-
kct steady. Bceves. so.e0ns.73; and
heifcrs. .3aods+0. calves. ss.5oIiojo. sheep
and Lambs Market steady. sheep Sie5f.
800 lambs. $e.25ai7.sc
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RICHMOND GRAIN ,,,v.r
RICHMOND HAY MARKET

Richmond. Va December 10 1914
ne following are tho quotations, on tn.
Richmond Hay EXCHANGE: "
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Seahoard AIR Line stamped ia (asked> s2t.
Seaooerd air Line adj. Observation-Disclosures. 3
Southern Railway n ............ ......... TaE.
Southern Railway Us Observation-Disclosures. II,
United states Steel snd ts............... J9..
United states registered Is, 1855 ,oit).. q
ln'iee StetcS registered IS. 1918 tbil).. 1921.
United states Panama = ODD .-......... 9e'.
virginia Brown Bros. ctts.............-.. u
virginia ca. Chem ia - 'tasked>...... gra
Va. ~, anu Power co. o. (ssked)....... "a
Wabash dep. ts.......... .................. assi
wabash Pitt-. Term. 1T g iAsl.dl . J.
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LOCAL MARKIr QU0TAT1oSs.

tFurulshed BY Levy Commission ca cor,
in!sslon Merchants Richmond VA
ltichmond Va. December 10 io,,
ACTUAL Wholesale UUUTATIOSs or
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Official Range and Sale Of Stocks in New York
Sales. Stocks.
Allis-Chalmcrs
lis-Chalmers. MD
Snlcs.
Stocks

Allis-Chalmers. pfd.
cl.ooo Amalgamated Copper
Am. AEr. Chem. com.xI q
.eV Amer; Beet Sugar, com. :.
$500 American Can
zoe American Can. md
soc Amer. Car and Fdry.
500 American Cotton OF.
Amer: Hide and Lea, pr.
200 American Linseed OF.
SVo American Locomotive g,
zoo American Smelling
zoo American Snur. com
900 American Sugar
10000 Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co. :.
American Tobacco. com.
American Tobacco, pfd. =.
600 Anaconda Copper $500.
400 Atchison
zoo 4. G. L.NStTc .......
600 Baltimore and Ohio. 49,.
goo bethlehem steel Co. com
s0VBethiehem Steel Co. pfd
500 British Amer. lob. Co.
i.20o BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
$500 Central Leather. com.
900 Canadian Pacific
100 California Petroleum -.
1900 Chesapeake and Ohio
loo Chicago Great Western.
-op Chl. Great west. pfd.
e.000 Chi. M!i. and st Paul.
l,3oQ Cruciblc Steel Cor. com.
225 CruCible steel. pfd
zoe Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
900 Consolidated Gas .....
2ec Corn Products. com $50.
loo Den. and Rio Gran. com.
$500 Erie
goo Eric. LIST pfd "
Fed. Min pnd SIN. pfd.
300 General Electric ...
Geo. W. lifeline Tob. Co.
loo Great Northern. pfd
100 Great Northern ore CTS.
zoo Illinois Central .
1900 iHtcrhoro- Met; ......
@.GQ0 luterhorc- Net. pfd.
100 Int Harvester. com.
int MGR. Marine. com
GOO Int. pCp-r .....
500 Int. Paper, pfd .......
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RlcHMoyD ronACco MARkrr

Richmond. Va, December 49, 1918.
Following arr the quotations on the K.ch-
uond Tobacco Exchange
HOGSfIE,DS
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--Hc'ti!o-s - ia'"fesi- paving pot.is A., =,
p'lf" o. "hitn iuter,rt ,uu.t l. 80.
tfor' h@rHa and certificates 81 :nd.Lted.
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New Yori Decornner I9-Money on call
f.rm e. ap3'- ruling rate, "a. closing 2l.a
-r Time loans. weaker. sixty deys. br5is.
linet: days and si1 months. g. Prime mer-
rtrilir paper ~ 10. Sterling cXchuug.
steady nt i4.s for ri.ty day. nnd NJ 81 sF26
inr u-mnnc Commercial bI!s s. soi3 mar
liver j. MoN'can dollars. a4S. Government
irhe- irm railroad bonds firm
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-22

In connection with the discussion
OF slavery in the Philippines, says
the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
there is interest in the complaints of
the anti-slavery and aborgines pro-
lection society of alleged slavery in
British India. In the Lushai hills of
Assam is prevalent what is known as
the Boi system, and the society chal-
lenges the statement made not lonp
ago in the house of commons by Mr..
Montagu that it is not slavery. Its
secretary, Travers Buxton, address
ing the under secretary of state for
India, says: The reports on slavery
in India, published in 1S2S-1S37 and
1s41 by parliament, show that the
condition then prevailing and condem-
ned by the British authorities was
exactly similar. When famine oc-
CURED, the state in those days pro-
vided no relief. The victims, there
fore, sold their children and them.
selves for a meal or small coin, and
thus famine replenished the slave
market. 1t seems to US intolerable
that in an age when the obligations
of the state to relieve distress in sea-
sons of famine is so fully acknowl-
edged, poverty should still be allow
ed IN a small population in district
of Asasm to fill the houses and farms
OF so-called chiefs with unpaid lab
orers. The gazetteer throws further
light on the system to which the un-
der secretary of state in his reply
seemed to take no exceptions. when
a child has been brought up in
chefs house, it is in some respects
a slave" Again, "boys have to buy
their release at the cost of a metna."
And again, when wives are bought
Tor slave" the children are slaves
There can, unfortunately, be no
doubt that the so-called local Gus
tom involves the slavery, not only
OF the grown-up persons, whom poy-
erty compels to sell their freedom
Tor maintenance, but of their chill
dren when yet unborn. Such ex-
amples show how difficult it is to
extirpate old customs and to bring
the Heterogeneous parts of an en-
pire to one standard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-22
MEXICANS FIGHT DUEL
IN PUEBLO STREETS

PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 18.-In .
revolver duel in East First street
this morning, Leandro Barbaraba, a
smelter worker, was slain. The po-
lice are holding Margarito Mingo.
Both men are Mexicans. They met
in the street and quarreled over the
contents of telegram from Mexico.
The police are unable to learn the
contents of the telegram. An eye
witness TO the shooting saw the men
standing five feet apart in the street
firing. Mungo shot Barbara twice.
The latter fell and died within five
minutes. Mungo fled and was arrest
ed within block of the scene of the
shooting. 1t is reported that Mungo
accused Barbara of intercepting the
telegram addressed to him by Mex
lean girl living in the Arkansas val
ley.
The shooting created a panic in
the street, men and women fleeing in
all directions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-22

Senator Thomas delivered four
hour speech in the senate Monday
in defense of his vote Gripping the
sugar industry in Colorado. The
speech was purely to occupy space
in the congressional record and cam
paign literature at government ex-
pense for the reelection of the SEN
ator next year. Washington dispatch
es state that Thomas talked to emp
ty benches, at no time more than ten
senators being present and at one
time when the senator's arms were
tanning the air only three senators
were present with no one in the gal
lery. A year from this fall Thomas
will be travelling over Colorado quot
ing extracts from this speech and
voters will receive copies-at gov
ernment expense of the full speech.
1t is possible to fool the voters for
some time but we are of the opinion
that Thomas will not be able to make
them believe the moon is made of
green cheese much longer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-22
A NEW SOUTHWESTERN HIGH.
WAY

The newest proposed automobile
route in this state is one of fascin-
ating interest. 1t is being boosted
by the Pueblo Commercial club and
has its beginning in that city, thence
to Walsenburg and over La Veta
Pass to Alamosa, thence through the
San Luis valley over the old Span
ish trail to Durango and to Mesa
Verde national park.
There will be no route in the state
that will be more replete with his
toric associations than this. Its
scenic beauty also will be exceptional
and unusual. The route will follow
the old Spanish trail which was
used by. prospectors 100 years before
Colorado was part of the territory
Of the United States.
The objective point at present is
the Mesa Verde country and the cliff
dwellers ruins, but it is proposed, II