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showing many bruises and teeth
marks, and it was evident that she
was choked to death with her own
Carlos Sweet. a farm hand, was
arrested Saturday after bloodhoundS
traced a scent from the scene OF the
murder to the room occupied by
Sweet Sweet was taken away by the
officials who feared an attempt to
lynch him.
Clothing Torn From Body
Miss Byers was last seen alive
few minutes after school was dis
missed Friday evening. She was missed
from the farmhouse where she board
ed Friday evening but nothing was
thought of it as she had spoken of go
ing to stay with a sister.
An inquiry from the sister at the
EGmonds farm disclosed the fact thai
Miss Byers did not stay at either place
and a search was started Immediately.
The body, when found by tho
searchers, bore evidence OF terrirls
prints on the throat, the clothing was
stripped from the body and the marks
of teeth were plainly visible on he-
neck.
Can't Find Clothes.
The greatest mystery connected
the victims clothes. When found the
body was almost nude, lying in little
pocket washed out by the rains.
Every effort to find any of the mis-
sing clothing has failed.
On the surrounding prairie few
broken pieces of the glass from the
face of the little clock the teacher
always carried home with her on Fri
day nights, are the only scraps found
of any of her belongings, except the
scanty clothing found on the body.
The pieces of glass lay near where
the struggle is supposed to have taken
place.
Body Hidden.
The clock itself had disappeared
with the clothing. Outside OF the
marks made by the assailant, the oody
is not scratched, which leads to the
belief that the clothing was removed
after the body had been dragged $50
wards from where the assault and
murder were committed to the mole
in which the body was found with the
victims sweater coat knotted about
the throat.
Miss Byers was a county girl of
rugged physique, active and strong
and weighing 160 pounds and was the
physical equal of most men
She was member of a well konwn
prominent family of this county. Her
father Frank Byers, was at one time
a member of the state legislature.
Miss Byers had charge of the Water
ford school, ten miles south of Sa-
tanta and eight miles north of Mos
COW.
The school house is situated at a
lonely spot about a mile from the Ed
mondS farm where she boarded.
Funeral Sunday.
The funeral of Miss Byers was held
from her home in New Ulysses, Kan,
Sunday afternoon. Many hundreds of
people from Grant and Stevens coun-
ties attended while others continued
the search for the murderer.
The body was taken to New Ulysses
Sunday morning after the coroner
inquest was held
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Serbia, according to a dispatch flled
at SaIoniki Oct. "a to the HaVmaS
news agency. The bulgarian FORCES
the dispatch adds, were decimated.
French in Brilliant Success.
Paris. oct. 25.-French troops gain
ed a brilliant success by eftectlng
junction with the Serbs at Krivolak,
saws a dispatch to the Petit Parisien,
from Athens. The dispatch dated
Sunday says:
bulgarian troops in force We're at
lacking in three columns Wheh our
troops by a daring maneuVer turned
the Bulgarians' right flank while
Serbs launched an energetic counter
attack all along the front.
cat the end of the day the Bull
garians beat a retreat in the direction
of Strumitsa, pursued by french
troops and Serbian cavalry.
bulgarian operations against PROT
were fruitless, therefore. They seem
ed TO intend to concentrate efforts on
Vranya and are trying attack in mass
on Notifications and positions occu-
pied by Serbs at Valcena.
1.-THE RulgarianS are stopped on the
Timok, while the Austro-Germans are
held up on the northwestern front on
the Save and Danube. Military circles
not resume the offensive in the north
until the Bulgarians, by gaming
definite success, are able to effect
junction with them.
Germans Checked Before Riga.
Berlin, Oct 25.-Heavy fighting IS
still in progress for possession of the
Baltic port of Riga The official re-
port given out here today mentions no
further progress for the Germans and
on the offensive on one part of the
Riga front.
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CONDENSED NEWS
PIungcr Sinks Italian Ship.


Paris, Oct. 23.-The Temps pub
fishes a dispatch from Geneva giving
an Athens report that an Austrian
submarine has sunk an Italian steam
ship. The name of the vessel is not
given.
Deny Bulgarian German Pact.
Berlin, Oct. 23.-(By Wireless to
Sayville)-The Overseas News agency
issued today a denial of the report that
an agreement for Bulgaria's participa-
ton in the war by means of negotia-
tons carried on last spring, between
Prince Won Buelow, then German am
bassador at Rome, and the Bulgarian
legation there.
SuffS Fail to Arrive.
The automobile party carrying a
giant suffrage petition from San Fran
cisco to Washington, d. c., and sched-
uled to arrive in Topeka from Kansas
City at o'clock today failed to ar
rive here in time to participate in a
program given on the state house
went off the main road near O1athe
and was later delayed again BY
break down. A committee In charge
of the program for the guests, on
learning of their inability to reach
here on time. decided to hold the
meeting and thereby not altogether
disappoint a large crowd that waited
at the state house for the party.
Goulding Wins A. A. U. Walk.
New Brunswick, N. j.. Oct. "a
George Goulding, Central walkers
club, Toronto, Canada, won the A. A.
U. national championship seven-mile
walk here today, breaking the worlds
record by 10 seconds. His time was
50:40.
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WANTED HER MONEY
Crown Prosecutor Says Charlton Killed
Wife for Gain.

Como, Italy, Oct. 25.-The crown
prosecutor, Signor Mellini, delivered
his argument to the jury today in the
case of Porter Charlton, the American
who is on trial for the murder of his
wife. Signor Mellini denied that
Charlton was mentally irresponsible
and even momentarily at the time the
deed was committed.
The prosecutor denied Charlton had
had provocation for killing his. wife,
and insinuated he married her for her
savings and that he had appropriated
her jewels after killing her. He con-
cluded his address with a demand for
a heavy sentence.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Market 1c higher No ? hard 81 .O161 OS ;
No. 3, 96c@S1.O7; No. red, S1.13@1.15; No.
CORN-Market unchanged to &c higher
No. 2 mixed, 59@6Oc; No. 8, 5S1ac; No. 2
white, 59@60c No 3, 5S12c; No. yellow,
62063c; No. >, 1914 G60c.
OATS-Market 1aQl1c lower. No 2 white.
361a @371ac; mixed, 3413 @3515c.
RYE-93696c.
HAY-Market weak. Choice timothy
So. O0@13.O0; choice prairie. $10.50@11O0;
choice alfalfa, $3.50.
KAFIR-$1. 036I105.
WHEAT-Receipts $50 cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 2Sc; firsts, 26c !;
seconds, 25c packing, 1910.
EGGS-Firsts. 2512c: seconds, 1910.
POULTRY-Hens, HE; roosters, &c |;
broilers. 15c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, 97A@
O C Col eb 552 @55%c; May, sec.
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Cotton Ginning Report.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Cotton ginned
prior to October Is amounted to s.
T13, 347 bales, the census bureau to-
day announced. Round bales included
54,422: Sea island, 40, 257 bales. Gin
ming by states:
Alabama, 556,272; Arkansas, $751;
100; Georgia, 1,17s,39S; Louisiana,
223,s94; Mississippi. 421, 6ss; North
Carolina, 264.665; Oklahoma. 65.sS5;
1921; Texas. 2,oo7,211; Florida, s2,-
162. All other states, 20,657.
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BABY KILLED IN RUNAWAY.
Team Ran nto-,Automobile Injuring
Three Others.

Washington, Kan, Oct. 25.-An g.
months-old baby was killed and three
other persons injured when a runaway
team crashed into motor car here
Friday night. The team belonged to
L. Hewitt. He was in the buggy with
his small son, when the horses became
frightened at a motor car and started
up Main street. The street was
crowded with visitors to a stock show.
The horses struck another rig, the i'm
pact freeing them from their own We
hicle
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Kansas Citx Live stock Market.

Kansas City Oct. 25-HOGS-Receipts
1000. Market strong to 1oc higher: Bulk
pd saiss and batcRers, s7So@S5o light
$7.10@7.5O; pigs, $6.OO@7O0.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000. Market steady
to unevenly lower. Prime fed steers. $500
@1025; dressed beef steers, $S.25d9.5O;
western steers, $6.50@S.75; southern steers,
@9.25 stockers and feeders, $5.50@s.25;
bulls, $5.25@6.25; calves. $65O@1O.50.
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st. Joseph Live stock Market.

st. Joseph, Oct. 25.-HOGS-Recefpts
$500. Market steady to strong. Top ST. As !;
bulk of sales $715017.40.
CATTLE-Receipts 47O0. Market slow.
Steers, $700@10.00; cows and heifers, 81. 90
0I9.00: calves, $6.00@9.50
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs $S.0O0S65.
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wichita Live stock Market.

Wichita, Oct. misunderstanding 1900.
Market higher. Top, $7.20; bulk of sales,
$7.O0@T.15
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Market steady
Native steers, $6.O0@9.50; cows and heifers,
$4.150lS00; stockers and feeders, sc. 000l7 so
stockers, cows and heifers S4OO17 25 :
bulls, $4.5O@5.5O; calves $6.OO@9.5O.
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chfcago, Oct 25.--HOGS-Receopts 49,,
900. Market slow, &c to 10c above Satur-
days average. Bulk of sales. Sc 90@7. 90 !;
light, S6.90@7.90; mixed, $6S5@800; heavy,
7.25.
CATTLE-Recefpts $4,000. Market easy
Native beef cattle, $6OO@1e.4O: western
steers $6.75@s. so; cows and heifers, $2.s5
@s35; calves, $7.25@10.75.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market weak.
wethers, S5.9O@6.5O; lambs, $6.5O@s.S0.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Oct. 25-MONEY-,Merea ntile
PAPER IF aS per cent q Sterling 60 go Gay az
Francs, demand, 5.94 cables. 1884. Marks,
demand, Sis cables, 80. Lires, demand.
cables, 1855. Bar silver. 4s7s Mexican dol
lars, SIC. Government bonds, steady; rail-
road bonds, firm. Time loans, steady; go
days, 24@3; 90 days, 3 per cent; months,
3@3A.
ruling rate. 2; last loan. 2; closing bid
~; offered at 2.
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Chicago. Oct. 25-wHEAT-Close: De-
cember, $1.01K; May. $1.O33s @1O31h.
CORN-December, 5sss@5S1Ac; May,
59Bc.
0ATS-December, SS1ac; May, 1890.
LARD-October, $s.77; January, 1897.
SHORT RIBS-October, 1887; January,
$S.S7.
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Pa to last weeks sudden rise at 361s.
American Car. American Locomotive, Cruc-
higher by to almost points. Reactions
of to points set in after the first up
ward movement. Bethlehem Steel declined
factor.
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Minneapolis wheat stocks increased TO-
600 bushels Saturday.
Stocks of wheat in Duluth increased l.
1000 bushels last week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
increased 117,35O bushels this week and
corn stocks decreased 1912 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada Saturday were 773, 900 bushels of wheat,
$4,000 barrels of flour, 1000 bushels of corn
and 105, 600 bushels of oats; Wheat and
flour combined, 500. 900 bushels.
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1.-THE following sales were made this moro
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas CITY, and
reported over long distance telephone di
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer
nhants.1
Kansas City, Oct 25-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts at Kansas City broke all records to-
day, the previous record being 37,549 on
August %, 1913.
Receipts today $4,000 head Market
HoGS-Receipts 10000 head. Market
strong, 10c higher. Bulk of sales. $1,000
$50: top, $780,
SHEEP-Receipts 10000 head. Mark
steady, 10c higher.
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Chicago Produce Market

higher. Creamery, 22M @27c.
EGGS-Market steady. Firsts. 26@27c /;
included 20@26c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Wisconsin
whites. 40150c; Minnesota whites, 4S@153c |;
Minnesota reds, 4S052c.
POULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 13c ;
springs, 151hc.
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Liverpool, Oct. 25-WHEAT-Spot No. 2
Manitoba, lis sd; No. 8, lis 41ad; No 2
Chicago, new, lis I'd; No. hard winter,
Us Sd.
CORN-Spot American mixed, new, no
stock; La Plata, rs 4d.
FLOUR-Winter patents, 42s.
f3 1s@50O.
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Car Smashes Into Tree.

Wexford, R. L, Oct. 25.-Three per-
sons were killed and three seriously
hurt Sunday night when a motor car
in which they were riding skidded in
going over a railroad crossing and
struck tree.
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT

Chicago, Oct 25.-wHEAT-wheat took
a decided upturn in price today notwfth-
standing a decline at the start The fact
that the weather in the northwest had be-
come less favorable and that prices in
Winnipeg had sharply advanced was large
~ responsible for the bulge in the market
mere; Continuance of the urgent demand
at Liverpool formed an additional influence
against the bears. Opening prices which
ranged from unchanged figures to &c
down, were followed by rise all around
to lie or more above Saturdays closing
improved export demand was subse-
quently the cause of further advance
Prices closed buoyant, 2A@3c to 33sc above
saturdays close with December at 81 OF Il
and May at $1.033s@
CORN-COrn rallied with wheat. Buying
orders though, were mainly for small
amounts. After opening unchanged to NM
asc lower, the market scored a moderate
general gain.
, Late strength of wheat was also reflected
by corn. The close was firm at 1 &c to 1Nc
net advance.
.OATS-Oats responded to the strength of
other cereals. Besides there was a good
demand from the seaboard.
PROV1S1ONS-Laack of support caused
provisions to decline. Higher quotations
on hogs were ignored
Chicago Grain Market.
LThe range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. J. Myers, Broker, Columbian
Bldg.l
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New York Produce Market.

New York, Oct. 25-BUTTER-Market
firmer. Creamery extras, 90 score, 2S15c-
EGGS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extras, 36031c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk, fresh flats, white and colored spec
ials. 151a@15Ac.
POULTRY-Aiive, prices not settled.
Dressed. steady.
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Wheat Market.

FURNISHED by Shawnee Milling eO.I
Topeka, Kan, Oct. %.
WHEAT-No. 3, S5c.
WHEAT-No. 2, 90c.
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New York Oct 25.-SUGAR-Raw, nom
inal; centrifugal, 4.39; molasses, 3.62; re-
fined. steady; cut. loaf. 6;15; crushed, 6.o5
powdered 533: fine granulated. 5.25; Dia-
mond A, 5.25; Confectioners' A, 5.25; No. 1,
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Lambs. ss.Oo@s.50 .yearlings. $6-5e@sso199;
stockers and feeders, $475GS.25.
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[Close of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange re-
ported by Thos. J. Myers, broker, Column
bian Bldg.l
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Following are the observations of the
United States Weather Bureau for the "a
hours ending at z o'clock this morning:
High Low Rain or
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New york Cotton Market.


New York, Oct 25.-COTTON-Spo
quiet; middling uplands, 1926. Sales ], II
bales.
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Chicago Grain Market
Kansas City Grain Market.

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers, Broker, Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, Oct 25
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New York stock Market.

New Orleans COTTON Market-
New Orleans, Oct. 25.-COTTON-Spot,
quiet; unchanged. Middling, 100.
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Grain Gossip

Grain Gossip.
Furnished by T. J. Myers, Columbian
Building.l
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Topeka, Kan. Oct. %.
NEW YORK EGGS-2S632c.
CHICAGO EGGS-266201hc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago. &c;
New York. 2S@2S15c: Elgin, 271Sc; Topeka
wholesale, soc.
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Butter and Eggs.
Furnished by the Beatrice Creamery
Co., Topeka. Kan.l
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Poultry, Eggs and Butter.
furnished by the oTpeka Packing Com
pany corner Laurent AMI Madison.l
Topeka, Kan, Oct. Is.
POULTRY-Hens 3h IDS. and over.
lie; hens under 312 lbs. 912c; broilers,
9 lbs. and under, 15c; ducks, sc; geese.
&c: young Tom turkeys I3c: old TcIn tur-
kevs lie: springs over lbs. 1oc.
EGGS-22c.
PACKING STOCK BUTTERFLIES.
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Topeka Hay Market.
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 25.
PRAIRIE HAY 81 M
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Topeka GRAIN Market.

Furnished by 3. Billiard. corner Kan
sas Ave and Curtis St)
Topeka, Kan. Oct. Is.
OATS-30@32c
-WHEAT-S5@90c.
CORN-6Oc.
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HOLDING RAIL Line

Continued from Page One.)
Serbia, according to dispatch f1ed
at SaIoniki Oct. "a to the HavmaS
news agency The Bulgarian forces,
the dispatch adds, were decimated-
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OUT ON MAN HUNT

Continued from Page one.l
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

the several churches. which send min
listers to Hopewcll They co-operated
with the Business Mems Association
and other organizations in Hopewcll In
improving sanitary conditions and in
seeking to eliminate as far aa possible
the danger of cpidcmics of any kind.
For the purpose OF protecting the
employees and merchants with whom
they deal. Il photograph of each man
will be attached to his brass check for
identification purposes. The brass
cheek LIS the employees pass 10 get
within the wire inclosurc. and there
nave been rumor. that these checks
nave gotten into the hands of men
other than those OH tho pay roll. With
photographs attached to the checks
the danger of unauthorized and un-
fouched-for persons entering the plant
Will be eliminated.
The two sections OF the work already
completed are known as ~" plant and
- plant The sulphuric acid unit
will be called "C'' nlaut
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MONTHLY PAY ROLL
Is NOW $1.6OO.OOO
Continued from First Page.)


hSures are gathered from well-iit-
formed men, who keep in close touch
with the development of the plant.
For the 1900 acres OF land in the
vicinity OF Hopcwcll which the com
pany purchased it paid considerable
less than 100000 On the basis OF mo
selling price of land adjoining the re-
servaton. the property is now worth
far. up In the millions. The plant Is
enclosed by n wire fence. which Is nine
miles long. giving an idea OF the terri
tory covered by the operations. The
resident sections OF the Du Pom, 70
servaton arc not Enclosed, but are
policed ny mounted men from the Du
Pont police force.
For war-muntion plant the site at
Hopewcll IL regarded as ideal by STRAIT
cRical experts OF the United States
Army and Navy who have investigated
the proposition for the government. and
II is freely intimatcd that the War
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with from six to eight rooms, and are
rented to the men at n nominal figure.
Bccause OF the lack Of accommodations.
1t is always suggested that the renter
take boarders or roomcrs from among
the other employees. In City Point. or
y village OF tho Du Pont reservation.
tho cottages are larger than in Hope
we'll or j village. The former are
being equipped with furnaces. while.
for this winter at least. stoves will be
used in the latter All the cottages
are attractive in appearance. and have
water and sewer connections. There
are yards and space in the rear for
gardening on small scale.
HUNDREDS GO DAILY TO
rITrlsRSBURG FOR ROOMS
For many OF the unmarried men. or
those who do not care to bring their
families to Hopewell, the company pro-
vides the Du Pont Hotel. near City
Point. the capacity of which has been
doubled, and work is now progressing
on Il dining-room between the main
hotel and annex. Inside the wire in
closure are large number Of bunk
houses in what is known rs James
River Village. Unable to find accom-
modatlons in the Du Pont sections or
in Hopewell, hundreds OF employees go
to Petersburg, and not a few to Rich
mond.
The Du Pont clubhouse. handsome
building in City Point village, has just
been completed. The membership is
made up of officials and the higher
class Of employees, and is splendidly
furnished. \ new Y. NJ. G. a. building.
which the company Will erect at a cost
of $4,000. is in the course OF con-
struction inside the wire Enclosure.
COMPANY INTERESTED
IN EMPLOYEES WELFARE
In all matters affecting tho interest
of the employees the company is eX-
ccedingly liberal. In addition to build
ing two schoolhouses. for which 1t will
be reimbursed out of taxes paid to
Prince George County, the Du Points
contribute literally to the support Of
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$l.92 day, the lowest scale in the
plant. From this figure. the rate runs
to $3.50 day for employees. skilled
men engaged In the most hazardous
work receiving the highest compcnsa-
ton. Mechanics are paid moro money
, than they receive in the cities where
tho rates are highest Chemists and
apprentices in laboratories get from
81 to SIS n day at the start
of the total pay roll of s1,6OO.000 q,
month. Sl.25O,OOO is handled through
pi'nks at Petersburg. while the re-
mainder is paid out to the higher Of
ficials by check from the head Office
of the r.. !. du Pont dc Neinours
Powder Company II. Wilmington. Pay
ments are always made by check.
The officials apparently are anxious
to secure steady class of men. and
scarcely Il day passes but what n fore
man or supervisor is called upon 20
shake down" his force--that is, those
men who do not indicate n desire to
remain on the job permanently are dis
charged. As many as 500 men have
peeh let out in single day, and the
next day the same number are taken
on from the always waiting list OF an
DicantS.
PERMANENT MEN ARE
ASSIGNED TO COTTAGES
In assigning employees to cottages,
TO which they must bring their families.
the company acts with considerabl
deliberatton. y man must have been
at work more than thirty days, and
must have II clean record, before he is
permitted to sign contract for The
lease of company cottage
1t Is regarded as significant that
when an employee rents Il cottage he
is required to sign II contract, guaran-
teeinE to remain In the service of the
company for three years. More cot
iages are being erected as rapidly as
the contractors can put ther up, and
the demand from the employees for
homes is far greater than the supply
OF cottages.
The cottages are bungalow affairs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
MANY TONGUES ARE SPOKEN
HopeWclPs Polyglot Population Is of
remarkable Charnctcr-Eiftcen or
Moro NuiInns IrnruNnntnI

Many foreign languages are spoken
III Hopewcli. Its population Is of =
homogeneous character. and almost
scented. OF the 10000 men omnln,od
in the plant, 1000 or 5000 are foreign.
crs. II