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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
a Hint NIX to Clocks,

busy Main Street man writes
Views and Near Views" rs follows.
Some days ago. while riding on the
railroad. I picked up a Southern paper
and read in II Il letter from a fellow
sufferer. whose experience was exactly
the same as my own here in Richmond.
lie said. as we'll us i rccollect: 4 left
my watch at home this morning. ana us
every one knows Il man who Is ac-
cuStomcd to carrying a watch and who
finds himself without one is like Il ship
without Il ruddcr. 1t seemed to me
that never had SO many occasions to
note the time. and found that the pco-
pie VINO have clocks in their places of
business have them stuck back In a
corner. whore II Is Impossible to see
them from the street. etc. This writer
suggested that merchants of his CITY.
VINO have clocks going, keep them
where they can be seen from the street
wish To make the same suggestion to
the business men of Richmond. or. II
necessary, nave two clocks, ono I'm n
conspicuous place where passcrs by car
see the time. 1t would be n good adj
verus"mont forlti"hr,ond. the city that
IS very short on public clocks"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07

ROCKY MOUNT, y. G.. November 8
The receipts for the past week have
beer light in comparison with former
weeks recently. as has becu the case
al over the Eastcru section Of ne
state owing TO the beautiful weather
for Saving cotton ana peau,,,. ,,d -.
lack OF stripping seasons. SIM sains
have been good each Gay. cxcept Wed.
nesday. and have total"d about 5o0no
pounds. at an average OF So 30 for IN.
week. Not 60 many wrappers b,ye
shown MP. but the offerings as a whole
have shown improvements over the
previous week. there being less % the
real common and more OF the better
grades. Prices have advanced SONS
what on most all desirable tobaccos
and the market closed Friday afternoon
strong and active
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07

LYNCHBURG, Va November g
The sales OF leaf tobacco in the Lynch
burg warehouses this week were only
1880 pounds. which was 111,300
pounds less than last week. The very
light sales are due entirely to the
lack OF Season" for handling the
weed The market is now fully open.
and many farmers are anxious to sell
some tobacco, so as soon AS there is
a warm rain so that the leaf can be
gotten ready for market, sales are
expected to be large.
/. The demand for all grades is good.
with prices strong and active, and
where the order is good. sales give
general satisfaction 10 the farmers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
south Roston,s October Sales.

I SOUTH BOSTON, Wv, NoNemN"r o.
sales OF leaf tobacco for the week foot
up about 100000 pounds Marketing
conditions have been rather unfavur-
table for the past several days on ac-
count OF the windy, drying weather.
The quality OF the offerings showed
some Improvement over last week. and
prices were iirmcr.
The sales on this marke, in Tho
month % October amounted 10 3.3i;-a.
pounds al the average price O: s.Is
per hundred pounds The sales in Oc-
tober Q: last year were 2i55.35s
pounds. al ali average @: 500 per
hundred
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
Lnwrcnreville Mark., l. Growing.

6.-Cw!nr 70 the dry. harsh weather OF
the past month tne deliveries and
sales OF LEAF tobacco on this .arke,
have been lighter than they would
otherwise nave been. However, there
nave been fairly good offerings AZ the
two warehouses. T!ta orIghts ar.
shown: mucaA Improvement H. color
and prices nave advanced accoriingiy.
all colory grades bringing better ny.
'ures than t.w weeks ago. Tho Law
.rencev!!le market no" In It's second
year, is well out OF the uncertain
sta iNe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
NEW FERTILIZER PLANT
5Grechsbcro Gets Another Industry, SIM
Piled by Northern Capitn.-Iiundr,d
Thousand Goes Into nuiIdIp..

: GREENSBORO, y. C.. November C.
sThei American Agricultural and Chem.
-tcal Company, Of New York. has pnr.
chased the land here upon which n
erect ut once large fertilizer factory
THE plans In their entirety have no.
yet neen made public. bu, officials OF
asay The plant VIII cost no, loss ira,
100000 and the cost Of the rraclin.r,,
and equipment are 10 be added TO ihjs
the 100000 being for the buildings
alone.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
IInxlewood Begins to Hustle.

HAZLEWOOD. y. c., November c.
This Blue Ridge Mountain town, sit
uated some thirty miles west OF Ashe-
Vile, has taken on boom, and plans
are being completed for the establish
mcnt OF several new industries
woodworking plant. a chair factory
and knitting mill are the three
cnterpriScs ION in view
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
Hard weather Hits Dnn,i,lc. Too.

DANVlLLE. VA. November 6.-Ow-
ing to unreasonable weather for hand
ling tobacco, the breaks have been
very much smaller this week than for
several weeks past. The sales have
gotten through each day about
o'clock. Tho offerings have been in
good condition, and the quality is with
out change. worthy OF note. Lack OF
color is the chief complaint, in fact,
the only complaint. as the quality
seems as good as any crop marketed
for several years.
Prices are firm at the advance Of
several weeks ago. There Is full
attendance o. buyers on TIE market
daily. and all OF them arc buying
about their usual proportions.
- The St"Ciis OF 1919 and 1911 crops
held by dealers on this market nave
been Very materially reduced in the
past sir weeks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07

CHASE CITY. w. November o.
Cold and dry weather prevented large
handling Of the Leaf tobacco i'm this
region this week hence the sales a,
the Chase City Warehouses were no,
as large as expected. amounting 70
only $4,000 pounds. The market Was
quite firm ali the week with adyauc-
ing prices on all the more desirable
sraaes The OFFERINGS were principally
medium working tohaccos. Tn. ave..
age price was about $3.50 per hundred
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
The kcnbridSe NIurI,,f.

Sales Of bright leaf tobacco an .bo
kenbrid=e market for the wool.
amounted 10 80, QUO pounds with dc.
scided preference shown for the brighter
grades The prices paid this week
averaged slightly beyond the 10 cent
mark.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
Iron rurnnc.s ul,,yipp In.

RDA%cKE. VA. November G-Thc
Virginia Iron. coal and Coke Company
whose main Offices arc in this city.
have, after spending Il large sum maxi
ing permanent repairs, blown In their
furnace at Max Meadows. They are
also preparing to blow in the Dora
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
BETTER FIGURES PREDICTED
FOR EARLY FUTURE

Within the past ten days however
special reports 20 the journal show
conclusively that the Virginia Caro-
lima pine prices have strengthened ma
terially. and orders have been pouring
in the mills ali through Eastern
Virginia at a great rate, many of which
have been returned and higher prices
asked. In a large number of cases
the same have come back with in
creased prices attached. This has been
notably true during the past ten days
or two weeks, and some Of the mill
men report that they have declined
more business at the old Lriccs and
at the same time booked more orders
at IN" higher values during the past
ten days than in as many weeks be-
fore even At the former nard times
prices.
If" says the Lumber journal, the
manufacturers would advance prices 81
per Thousand feet all down the list
they would sell every foot OF lumber
they had in sixty days. To our way OF
thinking the man who expects To buy
Virginia Carolina pine AT the cid prices
now or hereafter is going TO ind out
10 his sorrow that he is simply play
ing the game OF wild goose chasing
As u matter OF fact he will not be able
10 bu" lumber as cheap thirty days
hence as II can be bought to-day. The
boards. deals ana plank market from
and including Florida all the way
round 10 Texas is practically bare Of
This class OF material. having been
cleaned up by the Italian and Russian
orders, the only available stocks of this
character being located in Virginia, the
twO CarOlinas ana Georgia. II Is fur
thermOr. likely that British demands
for lumber and trench warfare mate
rial Will be sufficiently large in the
near future as To turn the tide Of Cana
dian shipments Of lumber from New
England and the Eastern markets into
an entirely different direction thus
leaving the same requirements to be
supplied by the mills in Virginia, the
two Caroinas and other Sohth Allan
tic states. IN that event IL iH easy to
500 what is going to happen"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
what rs Good Road Administrations

me Yearbook of the United States
Department OF Agriculture summarizes
oi'ehE the essentials to successful State
highway administration, ms demon
s,ratcd by the experience of several
Htatc highway departments VIII YOU
please publish I'm Views and \ ear
views the summary. which / inclosc.
II may serve as n hint to the incomin,.
LEGISLATURE and to Boards OF Surer-
Fisors of several counties that know
or. SO writes good roads advocate
me summary is as follows: tn) The
elimination of politics as factor i'm
State highway work: (b) the control bv
the state highway department of All
work on which state funds are cx-
pended; Co adequate appropriations for
continuous maintenance of HIGHWAYS
uhucr ciiicicnt supervision from the dav
the highways are completed: I'D Stat.
supervision as to surveys. plans, and
specifications OF roads and bridges CON
structcd under bond issues. and supcr
vision of such other road and bridge
work as requires considerable cash cut
lay and the exercise of engineering
skill and knowledge"
AT the big fruit auction sales in New
York. Philadelphia, Chicago. and other
large cities, thousands Of carloads of
fruit are sold under the hackers brands
ana without local Inspection. the brands
peinE "ufhcicnt guarantee that the fruit
Is all that is claimed FOR it, THE moral
or this iS that every Virginia frui,
grower should have his brands and
make ana Keep reputation on them.
According to the estimates OF the
United states government. the quantity
or standing timber now owned by ma
FARMERS OF this country reaches tn.
huge total OF 10000. 100000 feet of saw
lumber and 1893 100000 cords Of wood
Tor the iircplaccs and stoves. The
lumber business has not played on, yet;
not b*.a long shot.
IL Is up 20 Tidcwatcr Virginia." g,ys
inc west Point N"ws, TO plan 20 s.-
cure her snare OF tn" prosperity coming
20 the United States Some see (, cor,
ing. Some do not. But il is on it's
way. That is certain. and now Is the
'ihie to grab front seat on the uros
other parts of Virginia. and ali In.
south, as for that matter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
GIVE DEMAND AND
GREATLY INCREASED PRICES

For these reasons there is great re-
joicing in the eastern sections of Vir-
ginta and North Carolina over the de-
cided Improvement in the lumber trade
that has been noticeable and has been
growing rapidly for the past month or
SIX weeks. There has been a great re-
HiVal in the lumber business all over
the south II commenced several
months ago in the yellow pine regions
along the Gulf Coast, and has now
reached the white pine territory OF
Virginia Carolina.
While displaying strength nothing
like that Of yellow pine says the
southern Lumber journal. of Norfolk
the Virginia and North Carolina pine
Is nevertheless in far better demand
than was the case sixty and ninety
days ago. ON some items the demands
have increased so substantially of late
that prices have been marked up 30
cents TO 81 per thousand. The i'm
provement therefore, in this depart
mcnt OF the industry consists more In
the strength OF the increased demands
than in prices. But the latter will
come along in due time. AS a matter
of fact North Carolina pine should be
50 10 So per thousand higher than ii is
to-day, and would be but for the heavy
influx OF Canadian lumber into the
Eastern and New England markets
which furnish the greatest outlet for
this class Of material in the territory
skirt:nr the North Atlantic States from
Virginia TO Massachusetts"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-07
BETTER BUSINESS FOR
VIRGINIA LUMBERMEN
Revival of Trade in Virginia. Carolina
Pine-Heavy Demand at Increased
PriCeS-Out1oOk Bright.
STARTED WITH YELLOW PINE
Nations at War in Market for Lum-
bcr-lSig Foreign Orders ON Gulf
Coast and in Canada Create De-
mand for White Pine.

The dullness In the lumber business
in Eastern Virginia and North Caro-
line which has prevailed ever since the
breaking out OF the European war has
been far reaching i'm it's bad effects on
business. When the box shook fac
tories are idle or working half time
and less; when the big planning mills
are shut down: when house builders
have hung up the hammer and the saw
the evils Of slow business. or no bust
ness at all. are felt all along down
the line. far beyond the confines OF
their own establishments.
Anywhere from q dozen to fifty lit
tie sawmills, and many OF them not
so little. scattered about in the woods
OF the lumber cutting regions OF East
ern Virginia. dispose OF all OF their
products at the grounds ri one big
planning mill or box shook factory. and
50 when the big concerns are shut
down because OF wars and rumorS Of
wars. or for from any other cause, the
small Sawmill men and their companies
ana regiments of operatives feel the
depression much more severely than do
the big concerns which may have the
capital to enable them To live and move
and have their being even with their
places of business closed for the time
being. The farmer owners Of the
standing timber. who sells the trees to
the little sawmills in reaching dis
lance, also comes in for his share of
the evils of tight times, and so it hap
pens that the suffering from dull times
in the lumber business has been more
generally felt in Virginia t.ian one
would imagine at first thought.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
AUGUSTA LOCALS
PROMPT ACTION
Saves BIG FIRE
ON Water ST.

Aristidy Natsihos. occupying sec
ton in the h2l rented by AIr. and Mrs.
George Carney. 30l water street, dis
turbed by the presence OF smoke IN
his room. al 1870 this morning rush
ed 10 the street in an excited manner
and tried ID attract some attention TO
indicate that there was tire in the
building somewhere that he could not
locate Postmaster Plaisted, who was
coming from the post office, learned
from the man the situation and tele-
phoned the fire station as he thought
the indications did not warrant any
thing further than still alarm. The
chemical vita Driver Corhett and two
men lost no time in going to the
scene ana with Ofiicer Corbett made a
careful investigation as To- the exact
loCa iion without raising any unneces-
aary alarm and made an entrance
through the front cellar window.
Ernest Wright and Tobey Mcguire
quickly as ertained that the cause OF
the smoke was il the rear Of the store
and forced an entrance, after Officer
Corbett failed TO arouse Mir. Young
over tie telephone. This proved Q wise
move as upon reaching the rear Of
the store brisk fire vas discovered
among some ingarlmable material in
d barrel and the store OF Mr.. Young
and the apartments overhead We're
rapidly filing with smoke. forcing the
occupants. nine i'll number TO take TO
the street. Several chemicals and the
big tank were cmptied before the
blaze was under control. Much credit
is due Messrs. Mcguire and Wright,
the tirJnoa. ana officer Corbett in
causing A. little Gama"e as possible,
although It was thought AT one stage
Vt the proceedings .ha, water would
be necessary and in large quantities.
Later Mr. Young. the proprietor Of
the store arrived, ana found the close
call the store ana entire building had
had from considerable damage if not
total loss
At l.i0 the firemcn gathered up the
equipment ana started back to the
station ana other than the odor of
smoke ana broken glass Of the door it
would not Indicate that anything Sc
c!oUs had tr4nspire,i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
WiNSL0W

One OF the finest entertainments ever
held at the clubhouse was the Christ
mas exercises given by the II. G. w
school Friday evening. The large dance
hall was filed with friends of the chill
dren long before the exercises began.
Every number was generously applaud
ed and each and every one did their
part TO perfection The following is the
program: Song By the school; acrostc,
II children; doll drill. y little girls: rec
itation Mrs. Santa Claus" Barbara Nc
Donald: The Minuet," Jennie Burgess !;
minute, 10 girls and 10 boys: recitation
Fathers Gift" Geo. McCausland; reci-
tation, "A Parents Plea Thomas Hen
derson; drill, Is children; Goblin Song 70
boys; Highland Fling, Jennie Burgess
play The Lost Boys recitation, stars
Of Bethlehem" Theima Hapworth, reci-
tation. Under the Stars" Bernice Simp-
son: play, Mother Goose" recitation,
The Friendly House" Agnes Totman;
recitation, while Shepherds Watch
Annie Cruickshank; recitation. Christ
mas" Margaret kinnear; song, Jackie
Frost tambourine drill 10 girls; song
by the school. At the close Santa Claus
filed tree.
The Sehasiicook Literary Club will
meet at the Winslow library at 2'P. NJ.
Tuesday. Dec. y.
A warm contest is on at the Taconnet
alleys for the Christmas prizes. The
standing to date is: First class-Geo.
Webb ~. lis In6-335 a. Bridge lo1. 90,
l2i-32o q. Suite and i. Murray 81. each.
Second class: Clyde Gardiner H. lie. 100
$50: Ernest Piper ll2, 81. lda-329: w. Z.
Sutherland 1G2. 50, lQ3-2s5. Third class;
Otis Folsom lo4. 80. $3.50: j. E. Nc
Ginnis ll6, "A, e6-aS6; l. W. Weed lQ2. 100.
Sl-2S3.
EAST-The Baptist school closed Fri
day, Dec Il, for a vacation of three
weeks The afternoon was devoted to
Christmas exercises. The following pu-
pills were not absent one-half day during
the term: Ella Tyler Elsie Harrison.
Earl McCaslin. Eddie Morrison. Chester
Prentiss. Several missed one day only.
They are Mary McClirtock. Olan Green,
Viola Green, Almon Ellis and Ida Ben
nett
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
Races Within Races In the Balkans.

Language and religion are not the
only basis Of the intense subdivision Of
feeling in the Balkans. The whole re-
gion is parcc!cl out among race frac-
lions, some of which are no larger than
a hamlet. Roumanians. Bulgarians,
Servians and Greeks have sharp con-
sciousness Of race persistence. and at
the same time every state is intent
upon breaking up the race units Of 9th
er peoples which exist within its Dor
ders. II Greece were peopled only by
Greeks and Bulgaria by Bulgarians
and Servia b. Seryians. the task would
lie easier. 1t is Il curse to the peninsula
that the villagers have pushed this
way and that wherever there was va
cant land or wherever they could make
a vacancy by driving out the previous
holders. The result is the creation OF
race islands in the midst OF angry race
seas.-Alber Bushnell Hart in Outlook
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
GERMAN POOR
STORM SHOPS
SAYS REFUGEE

London. Dec. ls.-Telegraphing from
Amsterdam the correspondent of Reuters
Telegram Co. says:
Life in the poorer quarters of the Ger
man capital is described as pitiful by
the Germantown wife of an English Ia
borer residing in Berlin who. after l6
months internment. has arrived at Flush
ing, Holland. according TO the correspon-
dent Of the Amsterdam TELEGRAPH. The
German authorities" the Teiesraff cor
respondent qGotes the woman as saying.
are in great fear OF revolt owing 10
the discomfort OF the people. Several riot.
occurred in which shops were plundered.
Mounted police charged the Groves
which were composed mainly Of women.
Misery among the working class is con-
Siderable and is increasing daily"
The wonan's story is somewhat con-
iirlned," says the Reuter- dispatch. by
letter from the Berlin correspondent
of the Handelsblad, who declares that
shops literally were stormei by Large
crowds who We're after their daily allow
auce Of butter. which was only about (,
quarter Of a pound per family. Provis-
ion shops were guarded by the police t.
prevent Disturbances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
HALF MILLION
SERBS FLED TO
THE MOUNTAINS

London. Dec. pa half million refu-
gees fed from Serbia says the Times
Saloniki correspondent, "preferrng the
horrible alternative of a winter flight into
snow-covered mountains 20 submission 70
the Germans Little has been learned
of their fate but lit is only too likely
that many thousands persisted OF cold or
starvation or were devoured by wolves.
when the converging Teutonic and
Bulgarian armies swept over Old serbia
most of the Serbian males not of fighting
age took themselves to the roads. WhIie
the women and children remained in
their homes Some 10000 refugees thus
assembled on the plain OF kossovo on the
way TO Albania and Montenegro Of these
a quarter of a million were persuaded
TO accept the authority OF the Austro-
Germans; the others fled. Persons who
saw the refugees entering the Albanian
ard Nontenegrin passes state that they
were then subsisting chiefly upon the
flesh of dead animals. The mountains Of
Montenegro being devoid Of trees, it was
almost impossible for them to make
fires If ever their suffering is told, the
story will surpass in horror that Of the
Napoleonic retreat from Moscow.
Ten thousand refugees who reached
the province of Saloniki are being we'll
American sanitary commissions. Many
of them are employed digging trenches
for the Allies around Saion!ki.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
Strawberry Nose.

The most distressing Of facial de-
formities, rhinophyma, which is char
acterized by much swollen and red
dened tip of " nose. making this look
like huge strawberry or piece Of
caulifowers that has been dipped in
beet juice, may be cured by simple
operation. Sir William Milligan Of the
Royal infrmary, Manchester. England.
describes this in the London Lancet.
The operation consists in cutting off
all the Lypertrophied tissue, while the
nasal passages are kept extended with
absorbent wool in order to preserve
their contour. Care is taken to avoid
injury 20 the lateral cartilages. and
only two insignificant blood vessels re-
quire tying. The raw surface is Gov
cred with two thin CRAFTS Of skin cut
from the patients thigh. over which a
sheet Of gold leaf is placed and dry
dressing fastened with adhesive plas-
ter It should be possible to remove the
dressing in five days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-20
BRITISH

Loruon, Dec. 1.-THE following BIl-
fish official statement was issued to-
night
Early this morning the enemy dis
charged gas against our line north
east Of Ypres. accompanied 10y & heavy
bombardment. Except at a few pla-
ces. where they were driven back be-
fore reaching our lines. they were pre-
vented from lcaring their trenchs by
our fire. our protective measures
against gas proved effective and our
line is everywhere intact.
Except for artillery activity on
both sides, there has been 10 further
development during the day. The hos
tile artillery was unusually actiy" east
of Ypres and also against our trench
cS west and south of MeSSineS.
The enemy blew up TWO mines n
front Of our trenches east If Armcn-
there's early this morning. Hostile in
fantry attempted to occupy the era
ters, but were driven off by our rifle
fire
on the rest Of the front, there is
nothing important TO report. An enc
my aeroplane was brought down by
our fire today east of Armentieres.