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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
|MRALTY GIVES NOTICE
INSTRUCTIONS TO PORT

london. April ro.---The following
fial notice appears in official ga
|e:
|The admiralty gives notice that it
\ be necessary to forbid entrance
pertain ports OF the empire. Yes
approaching these ports should
kch for certain signals and APP
|ach with great caution, as OBJ
lotions may exist"
appended to the notice is a list OF
ports and anchorages affected.
list includes Belfast, Dover, Fall
lith, Hartlepool, Harwich. Jersey,
|gh Swiftly, Newhayen. Plymouth.
kland, Portsmouth. Queenstown
Sheerness; the rivers Humber.
tseY, Tay,s Tees. Thomas and Tyne;
harbors OF Esquimault british
|Imbia), Halifax. Quebec Gibraltar
Malta: ali the important ports OF
la. Hritish Africa. Australia S-1n
i zealand: also bermuda and Fort
s H sA ii # an sz,1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
HALIFAX FARMERS TO
DISCUSS MARKETING

Houston. Va, April f0.~--Following
the request from the speakers from
the Unitedf States Department of
Agriculture. the Farmers Union will
have an open meeting here Monday
morning so all who are interested may
hear what these men have to say re-
sardinE the marketing of farm prod
ucts. particularly tobacco. After the
speaking there will be a recess and the
regular session of the union will be
held. Speaking will begin prompt
~ at 10 A NJ.
The gentlemen who will speak are
from the office of markets. which has
spent many years in the study of the
farmers marketing problem. and
have studied the success or failure of
every plan OF cooperation ever tried
and the reason therefor.
One branch Of this once has given
special study to the marketing OF to-
bacco. So 1t Is expected that what
these men have TO tell will be inter-
esting as well as instructive. Knowi-
edge is what we want first. A broad
and accurate knowledge and then in
tclligent action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
DECREASE IN TOBACCO
ACREAGE BEING URGED
National Tobacco Association. In Cir
cular. Points Out Need For
Reduction of Crops.
MUCH NOW GOING TO WASTE
Nearly 100, 900. 900 Pounds More Than
l. Used Is Now Being Produced.
Foreign Market For Bright Leaf
Products Curtaiied BY War

TIE following Ia embraced in a rev
circular being sent out by the Tobacco
Association OF tho United states,
through it's committee composed of T.
M. Darlington and John l.. Wiugo. OF
Richmond. and Il. p. watson, of Will
son. y. s. and A. r. Darlington. OF
DanviIs, and printed In the Southern
Tobacco Journal Practically the new
circular contains, in a more condensed
form. leading facts that were promi g.
nent In the original circular
There is land suitable for the pro-
duetioE Of bright tobacco IN Virginia.
North Carolina and South Carolina
sufficient TO produce a hundred times
more than the demand.
Twenty-Five years ago the tobacco
produced in Eastern North Carolina
and South Carolina was a very small
amount indeed. In 1914 this section
produced as much bright tobacco as
all The other sections combined.
Eastern North Carolina and South
Carolina produced in
, i9I0-T5.o00 900 pounds
lslf-4s. 900 200 pounds
1eIe-as. 900. 900 pounds
Ials--lls.oo0, 900 pounds
te14--150.o coo. goo pounds and over.
Old Belt Virginia and North Caro-
lima produced in
1s1e--fGo 900 900 pounds
1alf--I4s. o0n. 900 pounds
is12-i4s. 600. coo pounds
19t3-coo. 0oo. 600 pounds
1al4-15e goo GOO pounds
overproduetion Lowers Prices.
Probably less than ESQ 600 600 pounds
- annually used, and for the two years
over $500 GOO 600 pounds have been pro-
duced about 100 600 600 pounds more
than is used.
The following eiii show how this
overproduction has reduced prices
south Carolina In 1918 averaged
sl377: in 1914. ss,ss.
Eastern North Carolina in 1918
averaged 1855; IN 1914, s1esa
Ola Belt North Carolina IN 1918
averaged s117s. in 1914. s1l4a
Ola Belt Virginia In 1913 averaged
1885. in 1914. s9.s3
The same quantity Of tobacco in 1914
only brought two-thirds as much as the
CROP OF 1918. showing conciusively what
overproduction VIII do
Much bright Goes Abroad.
over ope~haf OF the bright tobacco
goes TO foreign countries, and with this
demand TN many cases absolutely cut
OF by the European war. and shipping
and trading conditions growing worse,
and with a surplus OF over nifty million
pounds ADDED from the 1914 crop, the
situation absolutely demands the most
decided decrease in the planting for
1915 Anything like an average crop
In 1915 will likely result in the prices
that prevailed in 1898. when the crop
sold very much lower than the cost OF
production,
very considerable decrease In the
tobacco acreage can he proTtably and
satisfactorily used In producing food
products and home supplies. which are
high and are likely TO continue So
A small CROP OF tobacco VIII bring
as much as large crop IN dollars and
cenfs-a large crop Will almost GER
tainly bring about disastrous condi>
tons. therefore IL is most apparent that
a decided reduction in the acreage OF
tobacco in 1915 Ia necessary to ward
orr very low prices,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
A Lesson from the Cigarette Com.
panieS.

The Korean loves a picture The
cigarette companies have seized the
opportunity presented, with the result
that Won can hardly ind Korean
room without twenty or more pretty
cards pasted on the walls-~picture
cards Of animals. flowers people. build
ings, etc, each with a tiny picture
of package of cigarettes in the cor
ner
The cigarette advertisements should
be supplemented by wholesome pic
lures conveying a message. Let the
cards be earned by attendance at Sun
day School, and by that very fact
they Will be more valued given the
place of honor and perhaps even
pasted over the cigarette cards
Those who wish TO help the Korea
SUNDAY School Association with left
over Sunday School picture cards or
other attractive picture cards should
write TO Rev. $, u. Price. superinten
dent department for utilizing surplus
material 2ts Metropolitan Tower, y.
y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
Admiralty is Apprcciati,e.

London. April 10.--The Admiralty
has issued an appreciation or the SER
yices of Captain John Richard Greenas
of the steamship vosgeAto whom -
granted a commission as Heutena0s
in the Royal Navel Service ana the
distinguished service medal. the
other officers of the vosEes r.
ceiyed gold watches ana TIRE mem0er1
of the crew received money d-afeD
for theIr conduct when the yonGea
was attacked and sunk by 0ermAA.
submarine OFT the soath coast VI IT,
land on March -. !. q II Sas5 1, Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
NOTHING NEW UNDER Sun.



Philadelphia. April Io.--The Palace OF
Nero had three elevators.
In the year A. D.. an income tax
was established in Rome on all in
comes In excess OF $4,000,
The hobble skirt was one or Dame
Fashions DEGREES IN the DAYS of Moses
These and many other interesting
facts wolnx TO show that life among
the ancients was not 40 different from
that OF today we're brought out by
Professor Camden NJ. Cobern. explorer
and archaeolosist. who has Just re-
turned from a trip to Palestine.
Professor cobern began series OF
lectures upon his archaeological dis
coveries today in the Areh-Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. He
pointed out that the Jews had three
systems of shorthand reporting In the
frst century, and that In every Jewish
court a shorthand reporter or clerk
sat on each side Of the judge. Many
Of the Roman aristocrats took stsnos-
raphers' with them upon their travels
Some of the other advantages en-
loved by the ancients. according to
Professor cobern, follows;
In ST. Pauls time there were sew
enty labor unions In Rome: hence a
struggle between capital and labor
must have been waged even then,
There were several great monopo-
lies In the first century the greatest
OF all being the oil business, although
no mention OF Rockefeller appears on
the papyrus examined by the American
scholar The trust" had not cornsred
kerosene, which was unknown at that
period. but dealt In olive oil. There
also were monopolies In eggs, per-
fumes and bricks.
AZ to homes the sncients made the
New York millionaires look like
"pIkers." Professor Coberns says he
has read In manuscripts dug from an
cisnt tombs and houses OF Roman
who spent $4,000. 900 upon decorations
for his house.
Another plutocrat spent ssO,ooo,ooe
inc on 0 year. Even Nero was no
SLOUGH" when II came to burning
money On one occasion he spent
&175,oe0 for roses on his banquet tables.
The roses were brought from Egypt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
WHEAT PLENTIFUL.


The crop reporting board or the
Bureau of Crop Estimates Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture. from reports
of correspondents and agents, esti-
mates that the amount of wheat on
farms In the United States on March
|. 1918. was about ls2.se3,o 600
bushels, or Ia per cent of the 1914
crop, against ISL. soc, 600 bushels. or
1ae per cent OF the 1913 crop on
farms March /, 1914, and 1875. $4,000
bushels, or 21A per cent of the 1912
crop on farms March !. 1913. About
so7 per cent OF the crop win he ship
ped out of the counties where grown,
against sac per cent OF the 1918 crop,
and SIS per cent OF the 1912 crop so
shinned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
Facts That Count.

The observance annually of special
missionary day in the Sunday Schools
OF the Southern Baptist Convention
is no longer an experiment. From year
to year the day has been observed
with increasing effectiveness Last
year the returns netted fully $780,
600 to the home and foreign boards.
DIR. I, j, Van Ness. editorial secretary
OF the sunday School Board. says:
The occasion has not yet cached
the limit of it's possibilities. There
is no reason why. with a general OBJ
servance of this day, the Baptist sun
day Schools of the South could not
raise S25o,06o each year, II would
be fore the best interests of the Sun
day Schools to have this come true,
and the future of our mission cause
would be put forward UNNECESSARILY
by such a widespread emphasis on
missions"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
speaker on Strike.

Ottawa. Ont. April iu.--The speak
ell Of the Canadian Senate has gone
on strike. In tho upper chamE er.
Friday. Speaker Iandrvs ruling was
voted down. the COVE arne 1t leader,
Mr.. Loaghe. being amony these who
opposed his decision and az a con-
sequence his homer refused to Turn
up for today's session. He has writ
ten a letter to SIR Robert Borden re
fusing to furthsT act in his ufFic.al
capacity until an apology % forth
coming Senator Bolduc was today
elected speaker TO fli he vacancy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
Estate ROAD LAWS ARE
GIVING GOOD RESULTS
Convict Labor. Put to Building High.
ways In Virginia. Doing Salts
factory Work.
UNDER CONTROL OF COLEMAN
Having State Highway Commissioners
ONCE In Charge of Prisoners Of
Both Counties and the State. Proves
EfYectual System.

The Virginia convict road force in
cludes both State and county prison
ers, all working under the control of
State Highway Com missioner Cole
man. He satisfies himself in regard
TO the proposed road, and furnishes
estimates. plans. etc, to the county
com issioners. If they then desire to
undertake the work. they must first
agree that it shall he done under the
supervision Of the highway commits
sioner.
Ex-Governor william H Mann is
responsible for this provision in the
Virginia law, which is in line with
the recommendations for State control
OF county prisoners made by r. Stage
Within, of the national committee on
prisons and prison labor in his sd-
dress before the A. A. A. First Federal
Aid Convention in Washington.
Virginia road work is carried on
either under the contract or the force
account system. Hon. George p.
Coleman, State Highway Commission
er. condemns the cortrac CT system, con-
tending that under the force ac-
count tho better results are obtained,
both for the county and for the con-
Vict.
Departments Cooperating.
When the work is carried on under
! the force account system. the High
way Commissioner and the State Sup
erintendent OF Prisons agrees as 10
the rules and regulations for working
the convicts The prisoners are then
turned over to the Highway Commits
soner the superintendent only sup
plying the guards. who are subject to
the approval OF the Highway Com
missioner.
No stat fol ~ "
stated e. Stage Within. speaking for
the prison labor committee. 'if the
prison department remained respon-
sibIe for the care Of the men, as Is
the case In West Virginia. The High
way Department is organized to build
roads the Prison Department to care
for the prisoners. Cooperation be
tween the two departments is essen :
tial to the successful development OF
convict road work.
Prison Labor Effscient4
Even under the present system OF
landing the men Commissioner Cole
man Is convinced. after eight years
experience. that prison labor is just
as efficient as any other class of COM
mon labor, with the additional advant-
age of being regular and under regu-
lar control,
The State Board OF Charities and
Corrections, which inspects the county
road camps. confirms the commits
sioner's statement. The board states
that the men seem satisfied AT tho
camps, and. as rule, improve physl-
cally after being sent to the camps.
The board further endorses the road
,, work by recommending that law
be passed sending TO the convict road
force all men imprisoned over sixty
days. including those confined for nom
payment of fnes.
Virginia has passed the experimental
stage, and healthful outdoor work
seems now assured to her prisoners.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
SCULPTOR AND WIFE ARE
IN JURED by AUTOMOBILE

New York. April 10.-kari Bitter.
the sculptor and his wife, were run
down in Broadway between Thirty
ninth and Fortsth Streets. late laS
nisht by an automobile. Both we're
taken to the New York Hospital. Mr..
Bitter was injured tbs. more seriously,
His scalp was cut and his body la
cerated and il il feared that he was
internally hurt. Mrs. Bitter sustained
possible ,dislocation Of her right
hip. Her facs was cut and her legs
wers bsdly shrased.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
y wonderful Influence.

y " onderfnl Influence.
fhe national debt % the United
hes. October I 1912. was SO s0s,-
LAS Marvellous as are the figures
Hour wealth as nation h9"-cyTT
STA ctorN TO our national pr L. Is
comparison with other great coun-
| $. the fall extent of our financial
Igress il not understood without
trence Ia that tangible collateral
9th which < represented in actual
hey or the equivalent thereof. II
here that the growth OF a part ~
wonderful banking svsteu proves
influence in the national life A
pee at the above figures show that
erieas total wealth ia 100000
.o0o, presented I'm this vast
3regate how great part to the
20 or more trust compa MES OF the
| on play The answer il pro-
jndiv impressive
IN Impressive Comparison.
trust companies guard "A treasure
|seryatively estimated az s3h. eoo,-
GOO. OF which grand total at least
600. 0n6.a represents wealth
! oh the companies protect as trus-
i and guardians. and the remainde,
lids for the value Of their own
liking resources Thus the trust
hpanies hold in their keeping nj
kt one-fourth of the nations gar
led wealth, a sum equal TO more
| Il one-third OF the total wealth of
bat Britain and Ireland and more
In one-half Of the wealth Of France
] Germany lis under the control of
American trust compa nies. and the
,punt almost equals Russ'a's entire
Insure. and surpasses that Of Aus
Ia. Italy and the numerous lesser
gdoms.
Why?
bne quite natural inquiries How II
hat the trust companies have
Eed forward AT so swift and SC
stantial pace Tho answer is
md in the increasing readiness with
)ch men OF wealth and business sa-
Iity are making trust companies the
'cutors and trustees OF their es-
rs Assured that their wishes and
poses will be carried out to the
Ter. knowing that rigid laws and In
pgent supervision. under the guild
e OF the several States. will he
lowed. and confident that men.
|rialy selected for the service they
| To render because or their integ-
and even experience. the posses
= OF ,arFe and even modest FOR
ee. are giving to the trust COM
! ies tho care Of their estates at
.th rather than commit them 20
hazavd Of Individual control. 1t
Therefore, nor strange that ma
!. the wealth OF which II Represent
In sum so great as to dazzle the
rage man, finds its prosperity so
buently reflected m it's financial In
Sittons which not only act rs bank
but as guardians, custodians and
general Waterman OF the products
thrift and foresight. Add to this
Iistical attestation the additional
that not one dollar held in trpst
the trust companies OF America
been lost through the dishonesty
'kn oflicial and the integrity OF the
hpanies and their worth stand
Questioned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
BARTER Of NATIONAL
WEALTH HELD IN TRUST
ited States Far Outstrips All other
Countries Of World in Material
Possessions
. TRUST CoMPANY's PART
1t Branch OF Banking Has Potential
Place II. Financial World--Trust
SmpAnies Efficiency rs Executors
r Trustees.

Wealth IL definite positive ana re-
Furing. a practical age like ths
>selt measures the prosperity %
nation, a state. corporation a1d
individual by the accommodations ~
ich each In sae oossevor. IN recent
IRIS this nation mas bsea making
no or doGs strides toward all TINT
xss material prosperity. The A.
tion that the United States Is the
hest nation fn tne word Ia no Idle
lst; u is 4 we'll -Attested Tact. 60
10 is the mar gin between our
icaai wealth and THAI OF the nearest
hi, Great Britain that The realm
KJng George - not oven n close
|ond. ard France. Germany and
ssis are far outstripped. The figures
compiled for 1912 and, consequent
the latest. fairly dazzle even those
20 are accustomed 20 deal with the
ger financial statements. For n
ion not Yet n century and "A half
the United States has a accumu-
ed wealth that is marvellous, The
pres Of the wealth of nations as
|ulated for 1912 by one OF the ac-
tied authorities OF this country fol-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11

Y The United States consul In CAL
gary. Canada. says the remarkable de-
yelopment of Western Canada has
bean made largely on Borrowed cap-l
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-09
AGED AlLEGEI) WHITE
 SLAYER hEADS DIbLt:
Fred Wal'iyaih prays for Divine Ncr- cy tc Wife Whise on Way 60
 ArkaRSas Prison.

Fort smith, Jan. Sired w. Wald- rath, aged 56, was brought here tcGay from Clarksville, Iowa, by two United States deputy marshals, to answer an indictment returned against him ir the United States court last June, charging him with white slavery.
 The indictment was the result ( f a story told the local United States authorities by Mrs. NJ. l.. Hunt, age d 5S years, of Boooneville. Ark, where. according to government officials, Wallrath was a pillar in church work < <
 When Waldrath was taken to the United States marshal's office, he dropped on his knees. read from a Bible, and prayed for Divine mercy to his aged Wife, who is dying of cancer at CIarksville. The officers who brought him here stated he vas en- gagged in reading his Bible throughout the journey.
 Waldiath is said 10 be wealthy land owner. It is alleged Waldrath took the woman from Columbus, O., and deserted her at Bonneville.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-09
B00KW0RM EXPERTS
 FINISH THEIR WORK
Years Work. Finding 20 Per Cent HOOkWOrm Infection.

Little Rock, Jan. 8.-The ROckefel- Ter hookworm commission has with drawn from the state, feeling that it has accomplished it's mission here by establishing the presence of the hook worm disease, showing how it may be treated, and arousing the public to a knowledge of the necessity of treat ment. The commission was estab- lished tc investigate and treat the dls- ease in the South and to educate the physicians and the laity as to the prevalence and severity of the dis case.
 From Jan. 1, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1914, during which time the work was car: ried on in Arkansas, total of 54,465 cases were examined, and of this number 10,503 were found infected with hookworm disease, and 7S4 with other intestinal parasites. There was total of 32,592 school children be- tween the ages of and Is examined, and of these 7,155 were found in fected.
 In addition to treating hookworm inc commission has waged an active campaign fer better sanitation through ont the rural districts and has ln- spected 51,746 rural hcmes. mailed 47.142 letters, distributed 19,e!7 nieces of literature, and delivered l'- 923 addresses reaching a tot3l ot 243,- 51S persons. The commission haI exnended in Arkansas $6O,s6S.11, in addition to which the counties appro- priated s4,32166 to assist the work K
 Infection has been demonstrated i'll every county, but s.' surveys y;.,,t nave oeoN completed in only torty-eish.. .,. -,r
 Of those engaged in the work :)r r n Rradford has become sanitari9n for the Rock Islaand and the M: & N A. A. railway; sIi pr. E. A; Campbell will medicine; Dr. T. M. Fly will engage 1sx in the practice in Little Rock stsa and ltste D1 lC W. Garrison has been elected sc''e health officer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-09
PROHIbI7|ONlS'IS
 ID MEET SUNDAY
Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrin Will Be Principal Speak
 CT at Sahara Temple.

A mass meeting of workers and supporters of the cause Of prohibj- ton has been called for Sunday after neon, at 3:30 o'clock, at Sahara rem pie according to formal announce ment made yesterday afternoon, the statement also being made that the principal address will be made by Rev. Marion Nelson Waldrip, pastor of the Lakeside Methodist church.
 The details of the arrangements for the meeting have not yet been com pleted, but the program is in process of preparation and will be announced today or tonight. It is expected there will be other speakers. and thas d large crowd will be in attendance, particularly because of the acjive part taken by pr. Waldrip in behalf of pro- hibition here and in cities where h. was located before he came to Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-01-09
(770N MARKET | CONTINUES FIRM
|,erpool Reports Are Bull ,h and Prices Are Easi-'
 1v Sustained.

ou York. Jan. S.-The cotton mar
 onened steady at an advance ot
 ppoints in response to relatively
 aI liverpool cables and there pus to he some New Orleans buy li r,,icl, may have come here owing < the holiday there. There was ne nenpral aggressive demand, how while spot houses were again ,orata sellers, and the market ld off q point or two from opening ,res during the early trading.
 ooa, merchants with foreign con- ttionc % say the decline in the ex- nae rate to the lowest point since 70 and the advance ill the freight as have made export business g difficult. A rate of $1 per 100 fnds is now asked for cotton to errool from New York, comparing
 q normal rate of from 20 to 25 evond moderate selling of trade rests noted at the opening there 5eared to oe practically no rres- aoainst the market end the ecs firlaed up late in the morning he hullisl Liverpool, covering and en.ual of investment demand. Ac-
 months sold about 9@12 points higher early in the noon hour. fer showing net gains of 130 iC nts the market eased off slightly |ing the middle of tfe aftern oo, CT reaiizing.