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The Washington times., 1913-02-18
As to the Minimum
I'M arriage In come"
By Sophie Irene Loeb.

| ~ R. .ANGENETTE PARRY. in 8
talk on "The Education of
Girls as Future Wives and
| Mothers stated that $1o, 900
| income is one of the low estimates the
average girl of today looks forward to
In the matter of marriage; having gain
! ed this information from a group OF
school girls. In defense Of the early
:, marriage she says:
1T seems to me unnatural to put on
marriage because the young man isn't
| making a large amount of money. II
! should be Joy for the bride to share
the period of struggle and endeavor.
Nothing else so closely draws together
husband and wife, and tlPeir future Sue
cess will be all the sweeter IL each has
shared in the making of It."
1t is all very beautiful philosophy to
talk about 1t being a Joy" to share the
period of struggle and endea eavor." In
To look a fact in the face, in many,
many instances when poverty comes in
at the door love flies out of the window
There are hundreds Of brave souls
who. for loved one. will BEAR hard
ships and trials with fortitude until a
case with the AVERAGE. And with
many the struggling period ends in the
divorce courts. In these cases we must
admit that unsatisfied wants create dis
satisfied wives
In years gone by when this period
OF struggle and endeavor" was a nat
ural need felt by every young couple
since the fields of fruitfulness had to
be cultivated. ii was a DIFFERENT
matter. Practically everybody had TO
90 through the SAME process in the
prospect of marriage; understood it in
advance. and was WILLING to start
that way.
But we are living in the twentieth
century when the country has become
rich. The fields of fruitfulness yield
bountifully ALL AROUND US and the
wife who does NOT need to patch and
darn and make hash and all that goes
with IL.
She reasons wisely that it is bad
enough to continue such a race for
existence alone. rather than in double
harness; ard since the world Is full of
employment she need not CHOOSE
as did her grandmother.
As Mrs. Amelia, Weed Hopkins, ninety
three years old. says:
THE good old days are fine to talk
about But the, better days are now"
I venture to say that though DR.. Par
ry NAV get her ideas of $4,000 limit
Of the marriage income from schoolgirls
who look at marriage as a fairy god,
mother in the guise OF a rich husband
and all that goes with him. the average
young woman of MARRIAGEABLE
years has no such notions.
She Is willing to start with a very
much lower income, but with safe as
The Washington times., 1913-02-18
JAIL FOR TRUST MEN.

Twenty-nine officials or former officials of one
corporation were sentenced yesterday to serve
in Jail ranging from three months to year.
Ii was only the other day that Federal prosecuting
officers were excusing themselves for neglect to bring
Criminal proceedings against violators of the anti
trust law, with solemn assertions that it would be
impossible to get jures to convict offenders if the
consequences were to be terms in jail That sort of
excuse was kept up long enough for dissolution
ceedings against various corporations to drag out
years in the courts, when nobody very much wanted
dissolution of the great corporations on trial Nobody
thought the dissolution asked for by the Department
Of Justice, and sometimes given by the courts, was
going to make much difference either to the corpor-
ations or TO the public.
What everybody did want was that the great cor
poratons should obey the law. 1t was not assumed
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sumption that hardships and struggle
are not going to be her lot. Such one
when struggle DOES come, shoulders
her share Of It.
And the wise young woman, in the
present age. Is she who does not enter
into q possible struggling marriage con-
dition unless she is fully equipped and
willing to help ALLEVIATE that strug.
gle.
There are too many now who before
marriage were UNPREPARED for such
conditions, but at the happy call OF
Cupid thought they could bear ANY
THING with the loved one. And these
self-same Cupid chimes were silencee
at the first wall Of worry.
While every young woman who natur.
ally looks to marriage for happiness
should not leopard her chance for hap
niness in the nope of satisfying mer.
cenary attributes. yet. as things g
now. with progeny to consider, Il wers
better to exist ,singly without struggle
than to struggle adoubiy to exist.
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AmuSements.

NationaI-Frances Starr in THE Case
of Becky" S:l5 p. m.
National-Boston Symphony. 4:3O D. m.
Beiasco-"The Painted Woman" Sis
p. m.
Coiumbia-"The Yellow Jacket" Sis
p. IN.
Chase's-Polite vaudeville, els and sis
p. m.
Poii,s-Poli Players in THE Warreas Of
Virginia" 2:15 p. m. and s Is p. m.
Academy-''The Great Divide" els and
S:l5 p. m.
CasinC-Naudeville.
Cosmos-Vaudeville.
Lyceum-"Yankee Doodle Girls" els
and S:l5 p. m.
Gayety-"M Midnight Maidens," e:15 and
SIS ,. n.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

MIR. Tafts message to Madero is dipIo-
matte to the nth power. Which is to
say that 1t means anything you want 1t
to. depending on which end you read
from.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Our lons-distance. prejudiced surmise
is that the talking movies" are q
fliyver of the deepest fliv.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

'One thing j can't understand" said
a woman In the seat behind US. 'is what
the suffragIsts expect to gain by walk
ing from New York to Warrington. II
looks to ME as though that ought to
belong to the waste energy club" And
we didn't even turn around.
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THIS THAT
LINES TO A pARAGRApHER.
With Sometimes. q Lite srtke OsAe>

1 have noted your solicitous contrite.
ness
Ger the wheezes that have rippled
from your pen:
How you're sorry for your recent i'm
politeness;
How You promise that you won't do
it again.
Now, these rantings of a pessimistie
japer,
I'll confess I didn't read when they
were run;
But I've looked up recent numbers Of
the paper,
And I've made a careful note of
every one.
All the frolicsome illusions that you
mention, .
As l said, hadn't read ut all; but
still, .--
l am glad that they were brought to
my attention,
And they'll be a dollar each upon the
bill.
YOUR DENTIST.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

The English language" says the
Herald" is spoken by 10000, 600 peo-
ple.' Nix. The English language is
spoken by about 4s,s4S.ses people. and
the rest use hike"
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

You know, Of course. that the floral
decorati tions for the Court of Honor are
to be supplied by Mr.. Posey? Well,
they are
The Washington times., 1913-02-18
We May Pass the Hat.

- G. S. k.: Be sure to let us know the
amount Of your dentist bill, when the
time comes. RI.
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The District approp. bill may yet b
benjohnsoncd.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Answering yours Of the I7th inst. z
Y. X. We beg to say: Yes. they have I,
be original.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Over in France, as we slide to press
the relentless rain beats down on a
helpless people. restaurateurs are asking
and getting so centimes for a snail sand
which. cab drivers have just removed
the official fare schedules from their
vehicles. and substituted ones of their
own, the hotels
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For the Personal Friends Club: Join
debate.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Montague Glass. 1t appears. beat them
all to 1t. Lamp this. from Potash and
Perlmutter: "'Do me the favor, Abe
Sol replied, and cut out them so-called
alleged jokes"
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

], P. Morgan had little indigestion
and Pennsy preferred dropped a point
and one-half Well, what Of It? We
had chill not long ago and our tenn
perature dropped two points.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

You bet 1t isn't. As witness, above
and below. our herculean and unavail-
ing efforts to make 1t SO.
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To HelOise.

Accept my thanks, Miss Heloise;
You put me right, for. II you please,
Ny tongue now properly employs ,
Your name Il used to say Heloise).
ANA PEST.
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On the prospectus of local restaur
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Oh. well, they're inaugurating a
president. G. q. l..
The Washington times., 1913-02-18
SUFFRA-GEM NO. 3

SUFFRA-GEM NO. g.
Submitted by z. Y X.)
Do they have to be original? Because
somewhere, sometime. somebody in
vented the slogan: "Blokes for
wcmen."
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Not that we expect to have the
chance. The birth rate being one q
minute, the stands will undoubtedly be
filled.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

What are You going to have? Some
one encloses the American Club
wheeze Of yesterday. and adds: WASH
ington Herald Monday morning;
Washington Times Monday evening.
How long. o CatalIne, how long?" And
the perfidious being who gave US the
gag swore by the public stands that 1t
was new. Waiter, give us the check.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

ception. If, for example. some Of the
reviewing stands should show large
pare spaces, on the 9TH OF March. our
nrst thought would be to laugh right
out loud
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

The days glide by. they lengthen into
weeks. etc. and air has not yet been
broken for so-called public stand in
front Of the Munsey building. Our given
point being located in said building. we
shall not wear. mourning If they over.
look that spot entirely.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Bliss MARK HERRING.
The Washington times., 1913-02-18

Hike Is Not Funny. hea
line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Frisco Case Similar
To Many Preceding
If WIncheI Is Ousted as Receiver II
Will Not Be First Instance
of Kita.

NEW YORK. June 2S.-n b. f.
Winchell should resign as one Of the
Frisco receivers it will not be the
first time that the president of a
railroad has met with sui an expe-
rience.
In January of 1898, the Philadel-
phia g. Reading Railroad, supposed
" in a sound financial condition,
sold a block of S5,000,000 bonds
without any difficulty, and on Feb
ruary / the company distributed it's
regular $4,000, 600 dividend. On Feb
ruary 20, or three weeks later A. A.
Mcleod, president of the company,
was appointed receiver, after hav-
ing confessed to the court that an
unwieldy floating debt had been
incurred.
In reply to that announcement the
surprised bondhOlders appointed an
investigating committee which re-
suited in the discovery that the
company was a hopeless bankrupt,
because of the reckless policy which
had been pursued by its president.
Mcleod, it was found, had not only
secured control of the Jersey Cen
trail, the Lehigh Valley, and several
coal companies. and vast coal land
holdings in the anthracite district,
but he had bought up the Pough-
keepsie bridge and acquired control
of the New England the Boston &
Maine, and several smaller New
England railroads on a margin. As
a result of these disclosures Mcleod
resigned as president and receiver.
He was succeeded by Joseph j. Har-
ris, representing the bondholders.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
James ]. Hill Plans
Californian Invasion
Gets Terminal Facilities in sar Fran.
cisco 5ay-Rail and Water
Lines Contemplated.

SAN FRANCISCO, June Estates
developments establish the fact that a
recent acquisition by the Hill Railr0a,
interests of terminal facilities in Sar
Francisco Bay was for the accommu
dalton not OF new transcontinentd
rail service. but of a steamship lin
between this city and Portland. Plaus
for this line have been completed aut
the esta blishment Of the service
awaits only the putting Of these ter
minals In shape for business and m
completion Of the building of thre,
steamships, each with a capacity o.
1000 passengers which are now OF
the stocks in Eastern shipyards
Service is expected from both Porl.
land and San Francisco through til
canal to Atlantic seaports as soon q
the waterway is opened
1t is natural TO assume that inva
sion into California by means Of
steamship line may be considered bu
a temporary expedient on the part q
the Hill lines. and that very shortE
plans for railroad invasion from tn
North will probably he announced
Operations carried on by the Hin pco
ME freely indicate an intention 70 eA
tend their network of railroads 10
california
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
NerOs of Finance, Industry, Crops and Commerce
UNDERSIZED PLANT
CAUSES COMPLAINT
Soaking Rains Needed to Hasten Growth Before
Fruiting Season Begins-Spots Firm.

MEMPHIS. June 2S-An under
sized plant continues the chief COM
plant from the cotton fields. To Off
set this there is almost unequaled
cultivation. stands that. as a rule, are
satisfactory and. except for the pres
ence of the weevil in some sections. an
absence of pests. The hardness or
the crop ruling over the larger por-
ton of the belt, and amounting to
from one to two weeks. is expressed
in the initial statement of condition,
and until it is overcome there seems
likelihood of concern over the yield
proving sufficient to fill the promised
requirements.
II is admitted that so far the late
start is not serious enough to prove
an insurmountable barrier to a very
large crop, but each week it exists
will increase the probabilities of it
proving one. 1t is generally felt that
the excellent cultivation. reports from
everywhere saying the fields are as
clean as a garden and the soil in fine
filth, decreases the danger of dTOuth
injury and has resulted in develop
ment of a good tap root. but the time
is near when soaking rains will be
necessary. There have been COM
plants already of suffering because
they are lacking and they will in
crease until they are forthcoming.
During the past week or so some
showers have been received in scat
tered sections, partially relieving
needs, but prospects of overcoming
the crops handicaps as yet are none
too good. Things are in first class
shape to make quick response to a
plentiful supply of moisture, but
without it in the course of a week or
two there win probably be some re-
vision of ideas as to yield.
Make War on WeeVils.
The effort to minimize the ravages
Of the boil weevil in the affected ter
ritories continues with varying sue
cess, depending largely on the energy
shown in picking the pests from the
plant and thus reducing their num-
Der. Ii will be some time before any
definite idea can be obtained as to
the probable extent Of their work. for
the blooming season is only begin
ming and they do no injury until the
fruiting stage of the crop. Advices
reaching here tell of them being
numerous over an increasing area
First blooms at this center have
been plentiful, averaging about the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Investors
Sell Old Holdings
Stocks Returning to Wall Street
Bought Years Ago as Shown
by Transfer Dates.

NEW YORK, June IS Stocks
thrown over by Europe are begin
ming to turn up on this side. Brokers
to whom delivery is made express
surprise at the antiquity Of the trans
fer dates on many of these securities.
These dates show that we are getting
stock back sold to European investors
five, ten and even a dozen years back.
1t is inferred from this fact that
the European investor is going deep
down in his strong boxes and that
the quantity Of American stocks car
Tied abroad must be the smallest in a
very long time. Whenever foreign
investments in our securities are con
sidered there is always a difference OF
opinion as to whether the foreigner
makes money on them OF not
Some people imagine that the Eu-
ropean always takes advantage Of our
misfortunes and buys stock from US
cheap. only TO sell them back higher
up, but there are just as many VINO
express surprise that Europe should
grow rich buying stocks from US at
top prices and selling at an obvious
loss just as it is customary on fire.
quent occasions to deplore the shoes
ing losses Of the London option deal
erl in Americans
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
GEORGIAN BIDS
JULY OPTIONS
To HIGH LEVEL
Athens Spot Dealer Leads on
New Orleans Exchange Floor,
BuIIing Near Month.

NEW ORLEANS. June 28.-The
July deal in this market Is now at
tracing more attention There had
been so little talk here about the July
position that many of the trade had
formed the opinion that there would
be no advance of consequence in July
in this market. Consequently. not a
few sold out their July longs at a
much lower level and bought the dis
tant deliveries at somewhat narrower
differences than now prevail.
The situation in July changed when
a wealthy merchant and spot man
from Athens. Ga, appeared on the
floor and announced his intention Of
taking up July contracts in this mar
ket He backed up this announcement
with good supporting orders for July,
and has been a persistent buyer Of
July contracts on every decline re-
Gently. The result has been a decided
strengthening of that month, which
has increased its premium over the
rest of the list, and is now maintain
ing a level somewhat in keeping with
the price of actual cotton, basis mid
ding
Within the last day or two it has
also become apparent that Frank 3.
Hayne has a large interest In the July
position here. The July shorts, there
fore. finding that position so strongly
supported. have become decidedly un-
easy, and have been covering to the
best advantage as the opportunity Of
fered. The covering thus far has been
of a scattered character, but sufficient
to enhance the premium on July over
October. which has been running
within the last day or two at about 81
points 1t is predicted by some Of tho
brokers that July will go to pre-
MUM Of 100 points over October be-
fore the July position is finally liqui-
dated.
Several private crop reports have
been issued this week. From bear
ish standpoint, they have not been
very encouraging. showing an i'm
provement during June Of only 2 Il
per cent in the condition OF the crop
as compared with last month. 1t is
asked. IF the crop has not improved
nore than that during June ALWAYS
a good month for crop development.
what will happen during July ana
August. critical crop months, during
which deterioration as a rule takes
place."
The talent is closely watching the
crop situation, which does not appear
any too promising at present, ami
should there be any change for the
worse in the condition heavy specu-
lative buying would probably be Wit
messed in the cotton market
Some of the more sanguine bulls
are already predicting - cents by the
end of July If market history re-.
peats itself, this level will be seen, as
cotton sold above 10 cents in the
summer of both 1912 and 1911.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

usual time. although that is not al
ways a safe index to the advance
ment of the crop. II is argued by
close students of the crop situation
that if the plant does not soon attain
its proper size for this time of the
season there will be less likelihood of
fruiting sufficiently heavy to afford
promise Of a heavy yield.
Expects 5ullish Report
The Governments bureau condition
report that is to be issued July con-
Jointly with the acreage estimate is
being discussed and private estimates
are already being received. The
failure of the plant to attain its nor
NAL size during the past few weeks
has caused some revision Of eXpecta-
tons. but the presumption is that
the report will come a point or two.
perhaps more. over the June report
Of 79.1. The acreage figures are eX-
pected to show a gain of around 3
per cent over last years final figures
Wednesday Of the past week was the
final day to be included in the report
and to that time there had been no
soaking rains in the sections most
needing them.
The spot situation continues steady
and the tendency Of prices has been
to a higher level The speculative
spot situation, reflected chiefly
through the July position in New
York, has remained in the control Of
the bulls, and stock in that center has
been only slightly increased over the
minimum. Quotations for spots i'm
the belt have been advanced until
middling ranges from ~ cents to l2Hs
Business has not been large, but this
is due as much to paucity Of offering
as to anything else.
Spinners Buy Steadily.
Movement has been moderate, but
at ports ahead Of a year ago at this
time indicating that exports will for
a while at least, run larger There
continues evidence of large consump-
ton and one source of strength in the
contract market has been the quiet
absorption of offerings by spinners
against their needs of the actual In
the fall.
1t yet remains to be proven that
the early movement will be heavy.
which adds to the uncertainty Of the
spinners' position In the meantime
the world is coming to the opinion
that if the coming crop is not 10000
600 or more bales some very high
prices will be witnessed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Va Carolina Common
To Pay No Dividend
Fertilizer Company Suffers From
Dull Times in Its Cotton
Oil Department.

1t is accepted as pretty we'll deter
mined that Virginia Carolina Chem
| lcal win pass the 3 per cent dividend
on its S27.9S4.000 common stock
During the 1911 and 1912 years the
company maintained the 3 per cent
dividend although i'm neither year
was the balance above the preferred
sufficient TO make a common dividend
entirely conservative. In 1911 the
company earned 81 per cent for
its common, and in 1912 3.lS per cent.
40 that in paying per cent it was
practically distributing its entire bal
ance of profits to stockholders
Had earnings come back strong
this year with a showing OF 8 per
cent to 10 per cent for the common.
continuance of the per cent rate
would probably have been assured
But the fiscal year is panniEg out
indifferently. The company will in
fact hardly earn even per cent on
its common. There has been some
recovery In fertilizer net this year
but a considerab Bile recession in prof
its from the cotton oil department.
Taking the business as whole profits
Will fall somewhat below the 1912
total OF $3.557452
Tonnage of fertilizers has done
very well this year. The gain in ton
mage moved win vary between Z per
cent and H. per cent over 1912 show
ing, putting the aggregate back close
to the 1911 record But there has
not been nearly the net money In
fertilizer sales that existed three or
four years ago and for reasons for
which the Virginia Carolina Chemi.
cal is not at all to blame.
There have been rumors in New
York that Virginia Carolina had
big bulk of bad debts which It must
charge off its books and that # was
the existence OF some such secret &C
count that was causing the antics
Of the stocks In the market This
IS denied
As a matter Of fact the company
regularly sets up a certain percentage
or gross as reserve for bad debts and
II has rarely ever been obliged to
use this entire years set up for tha;
purpose. For the last 10 years bad
debts have averaged less than / per
cent per annum. which Is credita Bile.
considering the long credits which
are given in the fertilizer industry
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
Production Can Be Increased.

Numerous efforts have been made
in recent years to introduce the cub
tivation of cotton in new countries
and to increase the production in
others. In some instances failure has
attended these efforts and in only a
few cases does there seem a prob
ability Of making d material addition
TO the world supply Of commercial
cotton.