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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
secretary, and Thomas w. Purcell. as

secretary, and Thomas W. Purcell, as
sistant secretary
The directors are: n Caperton
Braxton, Jonathan Bryan. Nj G.
Branch, John Garland Pollard, w.
Meade Addison, Colonel John II. Pur-
cell, w =. Rhoads, w. r Reed. John
c. Walker. William II. White, f. ID.
Williams. r. a. Saunders, Jr., Henry
r. Carse. r, .. Adams, Richard l..
Morris, Henry J.. Schmelz, T.. r.
Lamb. James II. Dooley w. NJ Hab-
liston, Fergus Reid and s It. Nor
gan.
Braxton & Eggieston will be coun-
sci for the company AS soon as the
First National bank moves-proh-
ably the LIST. of April--the Old De-
nlinion Trust company viii establish
itself in its permanent home. at the
northeast corner of Ninth and Main
streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.--sioney on
Gait 90 the Stock Exchange today
opened at a per cent; highest q:
sowest. I-2; closing. per cent
Mest o. the days loans were made at
per cent
Time money opened the week
Argnev and rates were d1otabiy high
err The supply Was limited, COM
Ing chiefly from out of town. The
demand was fair but not widespread.
Rates. 4 ga per cent for sixty and
, ninety days: s-Am5 per cent for
four. FIVE aid six months: per cent
Cor twelve months
Mercantile paper was rather quiet
ewing % the poor demand. A fair
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK.

1--we STOCK report Tor the Week
ending February II, 1913:
Best steers, IL to 8: medium TO
good, 6 Ia TO Ia: common to fair,
s TO "a; best heifers, 6 LIZ to la;
medium to good, 8 Ia to 6: common
to fair, i-2 to 8; best cows. IA to
3-4; medium to good, 1-2 to 5;
common to fair, 8 ia to 4: best oxen.
liz to 1-2; medium TO good. IL
to Ia: common to fair, 8 i-2 To
Ia; bulls, "a to 6; best calves.
to 10; fair to good, 7 to s; ducks,
to s.; cows and calves. $40 to $40
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amount Of desirable paper was Of
fered. Rates 4 3-4M Is Ia per cent
for sixty to ninety days endorsed bills
receivable as well as for choice four
to six months single names; i-2
per cent for others.
Cali money in London, IL per
cent: short bills, Lie higher at rs
per cent; three months bill. 4 1915
q rs per cent.
Chicago exchange on New York
nar.
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Reported by Rodgers. McCabe q Co,
Petersburg. Va, Feb. II, 1918.
SPANISH MARKET--Firm
Farmers Spanish $3.50 per busheL
No j sheiled Spanish, 7hc per ID.
No 2 Shelled Spanish. Sc per Id.
MARKET Strong.
Fancy. Jumbo. &c per Id.
Fancy hand picked, 3Ac per lb
Extra prime, > isc to 3akc per Id.
Prime. SIC per lb.
Machine picked, SC to 3Mo per lib,
Smelling stock. 20 to ENC per ID.
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per head. best heavy hogs. ss-4
medium and lightweight hogs. Il
IL: sows and stays. s to Tia
best lambs, to Ia; medium I,
good. IL to q; common to fair, /.
to s, best sheep. 8 TO & 1-2: fair Il
good. to 6. common to fair, al.
TO 1-2.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Ry miller & Co., i1o7 E. Mnla st.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE grain
markets today were more active, and
at times there was considerable buy
ing Prices were firm during the
greater part of the day, and closed
generaIIv Ia To h-R cent higher.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
WALL STREET GOSSIP.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1T.--The inevi-
table happened this morning when
the professional pessinnists, unsatis
fed with the volatile nature of bear
factors like the delimitation OF auton-
omous Albania and its consequent
Austro Russian periis, the Mexican
situation. and the warlike demonstra-
tons of the Eastern railroad firemen,
took advantage of the fact that MFR,
Morgan WAS again an the Nile, The
old recurring story of serious Illness
wes not only revived. but renewed
with all the finished touch of very
ye9roit manipulators Of the art of
ia BLEED rumor. The story was all that
was needed to MI the cup OF happi-
ness of an otherwise mundane bear
crowd. and the steel post on the floor
of the exchange was the immediate
rendezvous. Practically the first
transaction reported was five thou
sand shares at varieties of prices from
GO down 10 so rs, the lowest by a
small fraction since a year ago There
was considerable action in the crowd
for q time. with prices in the group
Il broad differences for the first few
II appeared that a greater volume Of
stock than the five thousand report
ed had changed hands Then the fun
was shortijVed. however, for the Nor
gan office was soon out with a brief
announcement that Of the real ma
ture of Mr.. Aorgan's Illness which
~ So Tar .f1pr.1 81 sort ri eaUse. ans
uGeasiness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18
GREAT INTEREST
IN FARM SPECIAL
COMMISSIONER KoINEH GIVES OUT
SOME FIGURES THAT ARE
EYE-oPENERs.
RESUME STRIP TO-DAY
FARMERS JOURNEY FOR MILES TO
HEAR EXPERTS DISSEMINATE
KNOWLEDGE ON FARM
TOPICS.


Commissioner of Agriculture
koiner. who has been in Richmond
several days attending to some i'm
portant business in connection with
his department, will join the special
farm institute train this morning at
Evington, Va. Following is the sched-
uie of the special for this week.
Tuesday. February 1sth-Eving-
ton. 10 A. NJ; Amherst. p. M.
Wednesday. February 19th--Rock-
fish, 10 A. M: Covesville. 2 P. NJ.
Thursday. Feb. 20th-Barbours-
vile. 10 A. M: Orange, 2 P. NJ.
Friday. February 21st-Rapidan,
10 A. M; Culpeper, P. NJ
Saturday, February 22d-Reming-
ton. 10 A. NJ; Warrenton. p. NJ.
Commissioner koiner has prepared
for use In connection with the lee
lures on the train a chart which
shows the States growth agricul-
turally in the past twelve years, and
the figures, which are officially cor
rect, will prove revelation to those
who have not kept tab upon the pro-
gress OF the Commonwealth. Here
they are:
Interesting Figures.
Acres under cultivation In 1900,
4,040. 900; In 1912, 3,500,00O; value
corn crop in 1900, $14,000,000; In
40 %SiIopNtVVVb Naiut NllEdt ItOp
in 1909, S6,700,000 In 1919, $1o,-
600: value hay crop in 1900, $500
600; in 1912. $l3.000.o00: value to-
bacco crop in 1900, s7.200.0o0: in
1912, 3,460,000: truck and peanuts
in 1900, sS,000,000: in 1912, $4,000
900; live stock and products in 1900,
s44. 600, 600 in 1912, s90.0O0,00o;
orchard fruits In 1900, s1,600,O00; in
1912, $4,000, 000: miscellaneous crops
In 1900, $1,000. 900: in 1912, $4,000
900; total value crops in 1900. s323,-
100000; total value crops in 1912,
$f15, 100000.
Land Values Double.
In addition to these the foregoing
interesting figures Commissioner
Koiner states that in the past ten
years land values in this State have
actually doubled, and he expected that
the next ten years will witness an
other doubling of values.
Farmers along the route of the
train. Mr.. Koiner says, are manifest
ing the greatest interest In the tour.
Some travelling many miles to meet
the experts, hear them talk and ask
questions. AT several of the stops the
attendance has reached over a thous-
and, and 200 has been about the aver
age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18

Special Local Data for Yesterday.
IL noon temperature ........~.... 4
F. NJ. temperature .......-. S.
Maximum temp. up 10 Y. NJ. 81
Minimum temp up TO r. NJ. 9
Mean temperature .......-...... A.
Normal temperature $685.. ..,-... q
Excess In emperature today. ....
Excess in temp. since March 1.... Is
AecuIn excess In temp. since Jana-
airy / .................. %,
Rainfall last twenty four hours
Deficiency in rainfall since Mar. /. SCI
Aert,,y, exppss IN rainfall siDcs 4
January 10
Local Observation II. NJ. Yesterday
temperature -...-.... .
Humidity .-........ .-...... 81
...-..........,.
w Sather .Iiea
Rainfall last twelve hours.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18

I MARKET CONDITIONS.
4 Poultry~-FowI OF all kinds being
cleaned up promptly on arrival.
Live Stock-Ali live stock in de-
mand. Veals very scarce and market
aCtiva
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Reported by Richard w Naury, 1915
East Main street. Richmond Va)
Richmond, Va, Feb. II, 1918.
STATE SECURITIES
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-18

Southern Pacific seemed to have
essabsished a deadiiae beyond which
II refused to be budged in tho gem
erai decline of prices that was go~
ting on about IL. 1t had stood at
100 "a during the selling of last
week. and remained there during to-
day until the last half hour when it
yielded a quarter of point in few
sales, ard went back again. The
strength Of the syndicate that has
been so successfully formed to han
die this stock needed no additional
proof,
The knowledge that was had Of
t5e issue Of new stock by the Penn
syivana 10 be made shortly was
Sufficiently confirmed today when
PENNSYLVANIA rights appeared on the
curb in the afternoon for trading
The rights were quoted as high as T-g,
closing 81 ia and IL. The company
Will take care of its new financing
during the year through the medium
Of stock issues. and the amount. which
St Is believed VIII bee shortly offered
20 stockholders at par. and win total
approx Tnateiy S45. 000, 600.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14

riage as OF a man born TO have his will.
He won their liking, and even their adj
miration. as a fellow of their own pride
and purpose.
Gen Braddock, knowing he desired
to make the campaign II he might do
SO without sacrifice of self-respect,
promptly invited him to go as a member
OF his staff, where there could be no
question of rank, asking him, besides TO
name any young gentlemen Of his ac-
quaintance he chose for several vacant
ensigncies in the two regiments.
On Brnddock's STAFF.
The letter OF Invitation. written by
Captain Orme. aide-de-samp, was couch
ed in terms Of unaffected cordially.
Washington very gladly accepted. in a
letter that had just a touch Of the
young provincial in II. SO elaborate and
OVERRIDING was its explanation of its
writer's delicate position and self-re-
specting motives. but with SO much
more Of the proud gentleman and reso-
lutte man that the smile with which
Captain Orme must have read it could
have nothing of disrelish in II.
The young aide-de-camp and all the
other members of the Generals military
family found its author. at any rate.
a man after their own hearts when IL
came to terms of intimacy among them.
To-mor-ow-Bradd In n Trap.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14
Why the Canteen Is Favored.

Secretary StimSon, in his recent an
nual report to Congress of the War
Department, tells that the number of
arrests and convictions for drunkenness
and kindred infractions of discipline
and morals in the army have increased
greatly since the abolition of the can
teen. The evil effects of the nom
canteen order are especially noticeable
in our oVeseas possessions, where the
american soldier would fare much bet
Ter if he were permitted to patronize
the cantecn with its rigid restrictions
OF moderations.
As a result. military authorities,
headed by Secretary Stimson, have
made strong plea to the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs for the res
toration of the army canteen. They af-
firm that, which The Herald has con-
tended repeatedly, the abolition of the
canteen has had a demoralizing effect
on the army, that it has destroyed a
OF
social life of the soldier. and has sub
stituted for it vicious indulgence in
liquor.
The governors of the soldiers homes
one and all support the views of the
commanding officers in the active serv-
ice. In Togus, Me, we are told. the
absence of the canteen has brought
about condition of inebriety, thanks to
the activities of illicit vendors who
prowl about the post with their deadly
stuff. Communities in the vicinity
have been accustomed TO see the vet
Gran defenders of the nation. in the
uniform which should be their badge
of honor, reeling about the streets.
Before the canteen was abolished the
sight of a drunken soldier was rarity.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14

A Chautauuua is an institution OF
learning which uses everyday fresh ar
instead of college atmosphere. The hrst
Chautauuua was founded by one OF the
first fresh air Cranks. He believed that
a series of lectures delivered in a COM
Portable camp would tone down the nor
rors Of acquiring an education TO sucn
a degree that many middle aged people,
who would be run over and seriously
stepped on II they got on college
campus. would eagerly soak up learning
at the popular price Of admission.
This proved to be the case, and the
original ChautauqHa is still attended oy
many thousands who live happily by
the lakeside at Chautauqua, New YORK.
during the summer, perfecung them-
selves in art, literature. philosophy
stenography. crocheting. burnt wooding,
brass hammering, basket weaving, ana
other branches of wisdom.
The Chautauuua has become so popu-
lar that IL now spreads all over the
country like a light rash, beginning in
June and continuing until the nights
cool off. All that is needed to pun on
a Chautauqua is a large tent, some pine
seats and plenty of talent. Talent
is sold by the lecture bureaus and comes
in so, 500, $50, and $1,000 lots plain
orator can be secured for sSo-aG orator
with a press agent Tor slV- VI uihoi
Congressmen bring $40 il lively, and
Governors and Senators of the first
grade get $50. The highest class OF
talent gets Sl.COO night and consists
of great ministers. great curiosires
and William ]. Bryan.
The Chautauqua has usurped the place
OF baseball in our small towns and has
become the prevailing summer amuse-
ment. Every year 100000 American
people coaguiate under tents to listen
to ministers. educators, humorists, Juoi-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14

spirit far superior to our catch-as-
catch-can method.
1t has been justly said that British
newspapers and reviews have a world
outlook. Englishmen tell US that our
newspapers are provincial. devoted to
domestic affairs. with editors and re-
porters who know little of the politics
in other lands. The English editors
interest in other countries is largely
whetted by his desire TO contrast their
institutions. methods, and philosophy
unfavorably with those of the United
Kingdom.
When Senator Tillman, ten years
ago, sought to land on the jaw of his
colleague, Senator McLaurin, the Lon
don press expressed supercillious re-
gret that statesmen speaking the same
language that is used in Westminster
should have so demeaned themselves.
When Senator Bailey tried 10 jam
Senator Beyeridge's head into a waste
paper basket the British journals said:
"Well, what could one expect of Amer
lean politicians, anyway"
Mr.. Blythe puts the correct per-
spective on the recent bedlam in the
House of Commons, when the Asquith
government was defeated. on snap
vote. How the opposition for two
DAYS shouted Adjourn! Adjourn! Ad-
journ!" how Tory members beloved
traitor" at the Prime Minister, and
how the London Unionist journals
proclaimed the empire to be rocking
in the throes of disintegration, and
oh. yes, how an opposition member
SHE'D book at Winston Churchill, and
hit him, too-all these incidents lead
to the conclusion that politics is poll
tics and politicians are politicians, in
England as well as in America.
From the British standpoint, Ameri-
can institutions are deficient wherein
they differ from the British. And
from our standpoint, our institutions
are superior to the same degree. That
is so far as we will publicly admit.
Secretly each realizes certain of his
own national shortcomings, and &C
knowledges that there are some things
they do better ION the other side"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-01-14
STATESMEN-REAL AND NEAR
By FRED c. KELLY

breathlessly IL the missing paper will
be found. and IL so, what In the name
of Bill Bryan II is.
Just when the suspense has risen to
it's full height in comes the man with
the document Even II II isn't such an
important document after all, 1t sounds
important after so much slow cello mu-
sic, SO to speak. Bailey could intro
duce evidences to support contention
that two and two are four and do 1t in
such way that people would look at
each other wide-eyed and fairly gasping
Bailey Is keenIy aware OF the value
of conservatism In stating known facts.
For instance. II he were denouncing
man known to have stolen 5000, he would
not accuse him of taking s., 500. but would
say with deep earnestness:
MY countrymen-l am rehaoiy IN
formed that this person has taken money
in excess of the sum OF two dollars and
a half"
Bailey has long had an utter abhorrance
for the routine side OF the Senatorial
Job. He hates the correspondence over
post-offiees and seeds and the thousand
and one things that a Senator Is obliged
to bother with. If he could give his
entire time to doping out the really big
problems that come up. he would like
being a Senator first rate. This Is the
explanation given by Bailey's friends for
his voluntary retirement. I,
. When the Invitations were issued for
the first White House reception OF the
season, Uncle Sam Witherspoon, Of
Mississippi, walked over to Representa-
tive Helm, of Kentucky. and asked him
when he intended to send his evening
clothes TO be pressed. and what tailor he
intended to intrust with the work.
Uncle Sans idea was TO have his
clothes pressed on a different day and
thus avoid any chance Of a recurrence
OF the untoward thing that happened last
wear. He and Helm live I'm the same
hoteI and they sent their clothes off to
the tailor simultaneously. The garments
came back barely in time for the White
House doings and Helm and Uncle Sam
set out for the festivities feeling care
free ann gay, neither suspecting that he
had on aught but his own clothes.
II wasn't till he was shaking hands
with the Tafts and the others in the re-
ceIyIng line that Helm noticed how short
his trouser legs were, and that there
was a slight neutral zone between the
trousers and vest The President was
too polite to say anything about It, but
Helm knew well enough that something
had gone wrong. Meanwhile Uncle Sam
wttherspoon was making discoveries on
his own account.
Both started home when the festivities
were right at their height.
COryrisht, 1913. 10 Fred c. Kelly. All rights re-
served.
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THE OPEN FORUM
4 Protest Against womnn's Parade

4 Protest Against womnn's Parade.
To the Editor: We are all busy at
this time making ready for the inaugu-
ration of a new President and Vice
President We are spending money and
giving freely of our time to arrange
appropriate ceremonies and pageants.
Many thousands of people will come to
the city to do honor to the new Presi-
dent and take part in the festivities
which will attend his assuming office.
The ceremonies, the festivities. the elab-
crate and expensive arrangements are
for one purpose and one purpose only
the Inauguration of the President ana
Vice President.
protest against the effort now being
made to make them contributory to
demonstration for WOMAN suffrage.
The Anti-saloon League, the Protective
Tariff League, the prohibitionists, the
conservationists-any and every organiza-
ton engaged in lawful propaganda-has
as much right as the woman sufrragists
have to parade at Inauguration time,
and endeayor to take over for the benefit
OF its cause the arrangements designed
for another purpose.
] am not debating the good or evil of
woman suffrage. At least nine men out
of ten and nine women out of ten-l be-
Iieve the proportion will be larger-who
will attend the Inauguration Will be OPP
posed to it The proposed parade has.
therefore. none of the reasons which
might be brought forward to excuse a
demonstration for something which every
one desires.
No one could reasonably object. how
ever. to the woman suffragists parading
at some other season. when their cause
stands by itself, unsupported by atten-
ton borrowed from another celebration.
What ] do object to is their parading
on March 3, before a crowd which is
not here to see them, through streets
which have been deliberately decorated
rot for them. under conditions and sur
roundings intended for another and more
dignifed purpose than theirs.
PRoTEsToR.
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The Rush at Closing Time.

From business
Every night in many Offices there is a
mad rush just before closing time. This
means that sometime during the day
these very ''rushers' have been loafing
1t also means confusion, multiplicity of
errors and carelessness in many direc-
lions. The correspondents all get busy
and sign letters at the same time. The
stenographers rush and hurry at the
end of the days work, the mail boys
throw the letters around in their mad
desire to get out. Letters are signed
without careful reading, signatures are
careless, and in a dozen different ways
the firm suffers from this hurlyburly.
Recently an Office manager made up
his mind that this sort OF thing costs
money and that the final effort was 30
per cent waste. lie established a rule
that four times every day stenog-
raphers should deliver all of the letters
they had written to the desks of cor
respondents. A certain hour was fixed
for this Thirty minutes after this hour
the mail boys were instructed to go to
each correspondent and get his letters,
fold and mail them at once. If cor
respondent had no letters to hand to the
boy IL was because he had not followed
the rule and as a schedule was kept of
the number of letters received on each
collection from each correspondent 1t
was easy to trace those who did not
obey the rule.
Within a very short time the rush at
the end of the day disappeared. Every
body was busy during the day. but no
one hurried The number of letters COM
ing back for better directions. these
placed in the wrong envelopes and all of
the rest OF the tribe of inexcusabie but
embarrassing mistakes were reduced to
such a small percentage that an error
caused comment. System In this little
detail saved dollars and Increased eff
cheney an along the line