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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23

The tendency of the times is to-
ware a greater realization OF the res
possibility of the State in Its rela-
ton to the individual. Public service
commissions direct primaries. a
greater sense of the obligation of the
stronger toward the weaker, and in
general an amelforation of the con-
ditlons of living are an outcome or
the awakened public conscience with
in the last few years. And this re-
newed sense OF brotherhood has not
alone taken the form of more soil
tude for the weaker In our human
relationships, but the States and So
ciety's obligation to protect property
with every safeguard has been recoe-
nized as never before. We see leg
islatures enacting laws to assure hon
est management of banks and trust
c1I1panies. enactments not prompted
by breaches of trust on the part of
the officials of such institutions. but
rather brought about through de-
sire to make assurance doubly sure,
and with a view to keeping step with
the awakening public interest in all
that pertains to the conserving of the
products of thrift and intelligence.
With this greater sense of the
STATES duty toward the individual has
come "A corresponding confidence on
the part of the individual toward the
corporations which serve him in the
more intimate things of life. OF these
none so concerns the man OF large
or OF small wealth as the manner ir:
which his estate is to be admins
tered 1t is every mans duty to pro-
vide for his family. During his life
timt the average man succeeds IN
doing this in a way more or less sat
isfactory. and If there be blame ne
alone must bear the consequences.
Seeking an executor is a task from
which most men shrink. Although It
ia inevitable that his property shall
pass to the care of others. it is natu-
raj Cor mankind to postpone the max
ing of that document which eventual
~ finds its way to the probate court
A son, a brother. a friend quite nat
ura,ly suggest themselves to the pros
pective testator and not fnfrequently
the burden falls to a wife. Not long
ago in a New England city a gem
tleman who had won a large for
tune-nearly a million-beoueathed
his entire estate to his wife and
to nay her this last compiiment-per-
haps the most convincing she ever re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
HER TASK TOO HEAVY; SHE
TURNS TO TRUST COMPANY
Wise New England Woman, Given Handling of Husband s
Large Estate, Easily Solves Problem-Business Men
Realizing Society's Obligation Toward Weaker

ceived-but she also realized that the
care of an estate. valued at a million
dollars. was a task she could hard
Iy be expected to perform safely and
Satisfactorily to all concerned. Ac-
corojngly, she did the wisest thing
possjbl by turning the management
of the entire estate over to trust
com nauy. took therefrom whatever of
income she required for her needs,
gave literally to her son and daughter
and then-wisest of the things she
did she permitted the remainder OF
the income to accumulate, thereby
adding materially to the value of the
estate.
Back Of this decision of the wise
woman was the confidence born of
knowledge of what a trust company
can do and the realization that men
experienced IN the investing of money.
to whom no private gain but public
good Is the main thing, were TO have
charge OF the money her husband
had accumulated. How much of this
confidence lis a result of the State S
well conceived ideas of financial SUI
pervision 1t is difficult to determine.
but this woman did know the men
who had risen to places of response
bility in the particular trust company
she selected, and knew that they were
men of character and ability. Such
are the men who direct the destinies
of the trust companies In all the i'm
porrant cities of the country Add
to the personal integrity of these men
the rigid laws, which a beneficent
state enacts. and the systematic SUI
pervision that results from such laws
and the safeguarding of decedents'
estates seems nearly perfect both in
the extent and the scope of It's regu-
latinR power. 1t seems that estates
will be administered by men who have
been trained in special fields; IL
means that when knotty problems
arise the best legal advice obtainable
will be provided and that not only
one mind will be brought to bear
upon the problem. but the collective
knowledge of many who have had
lar work.
made her sole executrix. There were
a son and daughter whose interests
the testator trusted entirely to the
mother. Now this woman was wYse.
She respected her husbands desire
years of experience in this particu-
lar work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
MANUFACTURED LEAF
SALES HURT BY WAR

The United States Is the greatest
producer of tobacco in the world. and
the greatest exporter. the greatest
importer and the greatest consumer.
says the Manufacturers Record.
Our production Of leaf Of all sorts
averages somewhat more than f.00o,-
600, 900 pounds year, having value
to the producers of about 500. zoo. 900.
Al enormous quantity Is exported d
more than third Of the
production in normal years--for the
saies OF tobacco abroad ars excefied
by only seven of the mary products
America sends to-, ether 9cgfntrfss.
These tobacco exports exceed in value
such items as cotton manufactures,
electrical machinery. pape. and paper
products, and leather and leather man
ufactures.
The dislocation of trade resulting
from the war has had its effect on
these tobacco sales. however. just as
IL had upon the exports OF many other
items The sales OF unrnanufactured
Leaf. have suffered most, and these
sales represent the bulk Of our to-
bacco exports. In the first place. Il
Ii practically impossible 10 ship leaf
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
saloons Must Go.

In pronouncing sentence, on. over 100
men, including the Mayor Of Terre
Hautc. Ind, for conspiracy In election
frauds, Judge Anderson OF the United
States District Court said:
.sMy notion Is thar the saloon will
have to GO. believe that the time
will come when the people win. rise
up and smash the saloon, at least as
we have II now The evidence In this
Gaze showed that the saloons were tbs
center OF nearly all the corruption in
the election at Tefrk HAute. =.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23

Motor Trucks in Road Work.
IA milton County. Tennessee. has
..arlv $4,000 invested in motor
srncks ustd in road construction.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
REO|SCOUhTS MILLION
Biggest Week In History of Richmond
Institution just Ended--Resources
Nearly 100000.

OF the more than seventeen million
dollars that has been furnished MEM
Der banks by the Richmond Federal
Reserve Bank since it's opening last
November. more than one million dol
lars was included In the output on re-
discounted commercial paper of the
week just ended. The total discounts
for member banks during the last
week was s1.00s,s09.1s.
In rediscounting paper of member
banks the week Just closed was the
biggest in the history of the institu-
ton and evidence is presented auto,
maticaiIy that the Federal Reserve
Bank at Richmond is fu.fuIng its
mission. OF the total rediscounts since
November is. when the bank began
business, some ten million has been
taken up by the member banks and
the money returned to the reserve
bank.
The assets of the Federal Reserve
, Bank are now in excess of sl6,600.-
600. and the total OF Federal reserve
currency placed in circulation Is Ave
million dollars.
The report Of the condition OF the
institution at the close OF the weeks
business. made yesterday by Governor
George J. Seay. is as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
5 contract to hulid road

500 contract 10 puma road.
Baltimore. Md.-City awarded s42.-
1890 paving contract
Bryson City. n. C.-Swain County
awarded contract to construct eight
miles of roads: 100000 available.
Frederick, Md.--Fredertck County
awarded s12,0S5 contract to construct
l IA miles of Stste-aid road.
Greenville S. City awarded con-
tracts for 70 900 square yards OF street
paving. 10000 square yards of sidewalk
paving. $4,000 linear feet of granite
curbins, 600 linear feet combination
cement curb and gutter; total $685.
7sn
Independence. va.--Grayson County
awarded 500 contract TO construct
four miles OF graded road.
Louisville, Ky.-City awarded s17,-
500 paving cantract.
New Orleans. La----H. H. Shackel-
ford Company Bayou Sara, La. has
si4.6s4 contract to construct earth
road.
Petersburg Va---City awarded con-
tract 10 construct 1900 yards OF as
phaltic concrete paving: $4,000 avail
able.
Richmond. ya,-Henrico County
awarded contracts for 1910 miles Of
roads.
Russeliville. .Ala-Frankiin County
awarded $50. 900 contract to construct
eighteen miles OF road.
Wayne, ". Va.--wayne County
awarded $4,000 contract to construct
paved road: three miles: brick on
concrete base.
West Palm Beach. F1a.---City award
ed $685. contract to pave streets.
etc: street improvements include 40,-
coo square yards macadam pavement.
$4,000 square yards of rock surfacing
and S.s44 cubic yards of grading.
Benten. Tenn.-Pofk County will i'm
prove and build additional roads.
Bowling Green. Ky.--Warren Coun-
ty will reconstruct twenty or more
miles of Dixie Highway: cost about
$500 per mile.
Boydton, Misunderstanding County
will construct forty miles of road.
Chattanooga, Tenn.--Lookout Noun
tain Pike Commission receives bids
until May 81 to construct 2.1S miles
OF concrete pike, etc.
Columbia. Tenn.--City receives until
May rs to construct about $500 square
yards asphalt concrete on macadam
base. 14,200 square yards asphalt
macadam mixed method on ma
cadam base and $500 feet COM
bined curb and gutter.
Conway. Ark.--City receives bids
until May 81 to construct 5000 yards
of concrete paving in Street Improve
ment District No. 3.
Hot Springs, Ark.---tInited States
Depa rtment of Agriculture. Forest
Service, Arkansas National Forest.
estimates for constructing about 200
miles Of roads and trails in several
counties.
Louisville. Ky.--City receives bids
4 ast.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23

Wherever there's trouble. wherever
there's weeping, wherever the vul-
tu~es OF grief are alive; wherever sad
women their night watch are keeping,
and waiting for footsteps that do not
arrive: wherever there's sauaIor
wherever there's famine. IL you would
discover TO what it's all due, it's idle
the records to deeply examine Just
search for the bottle, and you'll have
= clpa.Walt Mason.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23

Saddle Stallion
the Worlds FAIR lsss Artistic Mont Rose 81 ne by Artist IS he by
Wallace Bird
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23

The Small Grain Disabling Comp4Ay
of Louisville is sending out . p0Uee
card with q donkey having stx4ME
tail. They suggest that you hAng ~
outdoors and IL you find II vet. ~ ~
o. sure sign that II n rainy; Us gy1A
ing. a sign that Il Ii windy; u Me9
q sign OF cold, etc, * you fln4
donkey reading . Newspaper CIV
an account OF prohibition v1ct0r14M
Ii. OF course, sign tlixt tn -
which went dry arc popuiated
fools, who intend to drink = 1&N
deal more liquor. etc, etc. 81
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Beavers as Enqineers.

In "The Romance of the Beaver" A
r. Dugmore, the author, tells how he
watched a colony of beavers in New
foundland building a dam across a
swift stream about forty feet wide:
Before the work was quite finished,
so that the dam had not yet settled
enough to gain its proper strength
there came a great rain, which con-
tinued for several days and flooded the
country. The beavers, seeing that their
new dam was threatened with immedi-
ate destruction, came down during the
night and made large opening by cut
ting away the sticks. This allowed
the water to escape, and so the dam
was saved. No sooner had the water
resumed it's normal level than the lit
tie engineers closed the break they had
made and continued the structure
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page ~ =
NEW YORK, April Z, 1915.


A more cheerful spirit pervades the
cigar leaf market this week, although
transactions of Importance are lacking.
There is feeling that the tide in gen
eral business in this country has taken
a turn for the better. This is induced
by reports of somewhat increased &C
tivity among the retail and jobbing in
terests of the cigar trade, as we'll as
by reports of better business in general
commercial lines, and by the indubita-
BILE fact that the country's financial
condition is stronger than it has been
in several years. Though it is far
cry from Wall Street to Water, the
rapid rise in the price of stocks and the
enlarged activity of the stock market
have had their effect in bringing about
in the trade the sort of psychological
situation that is favorable for better
business. And what probably is most
vital in the matter, there has been a
better general demand and inquiry in
the past week for tobacco than for a
long time past. 1t is true that in the
past six months there have been occa-
sions when there was strong call for
some speciality, but this has been "sea-
sonal' and due to the fact that new
crop had come upon the market. At
present the inquiry is for sound old
filler, as we'll as for binders and wrap
pers. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Real Estate Bargains.

| have for sale very gilt edge town
of Albion mortgage of $4,000 at 5 per
cent. This is on 80 acres of land val
ued at not less than $4,000
Also loan of SIS, 500 on three farms
owned by the same party in Rock
county. These three farms amount to
about 295 acres of very fertile land
with three sets of buildings. Interest
6 per cent. Three separate loans can
be arranged on this land if so desired
Iwant to sell this week a new roomy
residence in the east part of the city.
$500 cash. Balance on easy terms
Price $500. See me for particulars.
Also good house and barn with five
acres of land inside city limits. 5000.
| wish at this time to call the atten-
ton Of small investors to the desirable
ity of municipal bonds. For the past
four or five years | have been buying a
considerable quantity of these bonds
and they make a most attractive in
vestment for small sums of money
ranging from 800 up. These munich
pal bonds are lien prior to any mort
gage or other incumbrance of anv kind
and are payable directly from the
taxes raised by the city issuing them.
If you have any amount, however
small, that you would like to invest
with absolute safety at from 5 to 6 per
cent, / would be glad to explain to you
all about municipal bonds.
d. w. North.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Scientific Treatise on an Important
Subject.

A circular just issued informs the
public that the state board of health is
on the trail of bed-bugs. 1t says before
repapering, calsomining or repainting
bed room walls or ceilings you should
make a determined effort to eradicate
all vermin. Perhaps the state board
of health got its pointers from scien-
tific treatise described by Bro. Hull of
the Black River Falls Journal: y
Score another one for the University
of Wisconsin. It's bed-bug researchers
are now out with a scholarly treatise.
telling us why is the bed-bug, giving
us his Latin name, and informing us Of
his family history and connections. 1t
is timely treatise, the want of which
has been felt over the land for MANY a
night, and coming at time when the
high cost of living makes our lean meat
far too high and valuable for food for
bugs of common sort, it is doubly, ave,
trebly important From this scholarly
treatise we learn that the Latin name
of these crimson ramblers is Climex
lectularius, a fine old family name
which gives these buglets real pride
of ancestry. They live whole year
without food, sometimes, and the fe-
males lay one hundred eggs or more
every sixty days. Under such condi-
tons there seems to be no reason to
fear that these ancient night-birds NAV
become extinct. The treatise also in
forms us that these buggeros "crawl
from their hiding places at night and
attack the exposed parts of bodies of
sleeping persons" a fact regarding
them which has often been suspected.
but never before has been verified by
the scientific department of any college
or university, thus again demonstrate
ing the great value to the human race
of some research work, if not all. An
mother startling discovery is that the
bed-bug has wings. Years ago some
song writer, wholly regardless of the
truth, set forth song unto all the
world with the sweet refrain-"The
bed-bug has no wings at all, but he gets
there just the same" and led many
people into the erroneous belief that
such really was the case. Now, after
years of misrepresentation on this i'm
portant point, the search-light of the
University researchers has dispelled
this false allegation, and the bed-bugs'
wings are officially recognized. They
mgy not be as large and beautiful as
those Of canary, but still they are
wings, and even bed-bug is entitled
to credit for all he has, even to wings
and Latin name. The bed-bug is now
a historical bird, with pedigree back
ed by science and official recognition,
and henceforth his acquaintance may
be cultivated by the elect and the non
elect without fear of disgrace. Thus
again has science triumphed, and the
world is to reap the reward.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Sumner

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Amundson Wis
tied relatives here Sunday.
The farmers in this locality are busy
blowing and sowing their oats.
School started Monday in district No.
l after two weeks vacation.
Rudolph Punzel went to work for Mr..
Koch in Oakland last Tuesday.
Miss Edith Marsden, who has been
sick for some time, is on the gain.
Mrs. Thomas Andrews and grand
daughter, Vera Nelson, and Claude An
drews and family left for Montana on
Thursday, April 9Th.
Mrs. VIM. Bunting entertained the
Thursday Club on the afternoon of
April 9Th. Twelve members were pres
ent. Mrs. Edith Loga was leader. The
subject for discussion was Domestic
Science" All members responded to
roll call with question on this subject.
The next meeting will be held in May
at the home of Mrs. Gail Marsden.
Mrs. VIM. Bunting will be leader and
will give paper on Whittier.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Defends the Hybrid Type of Seed.

Replying to the article by w. T.
Pomeroy & Co. in the last issue of The
Reporter, would say that | am greatly
surprised to note that they subscribe
themselves as the originators of the
Comstock Spanish seed. This claim is
absolutely without foundation. 1t is a
widely known fact that the final and
most perfect development of the Com
stock Spanish was the work of Mr..
Comstock Of GAINESVILLE and that it
bears his name. How these parties can
publish a claim that they are the or
iginators is beyond comprehension.
Honor to whom honor is DUE"
In the article under review reference
is made to the published fraternity let
ter of year ago as having bearing
on the seed question. Since that let
ter was inspired by a party who was
himself selling hybrid seed and since
goodly number of the signers had full
knowledge of this fact, it becomes ap-
parent that the cry of Hybrid was only
a cloak to cover the real purpose.
What then was the purpose? The party
who circulated that paper and obtained
the Edgerton signatures told me that
he understood that the purpose was to
knock Holmes, and ne intimated that
this was the general understanding
The GAINESVILLE tobacco men also said
that they so understood. Why did they
wish to knock Holmes? Was it be-
cause he was identified with organized
farmers? If so, then that whole cru
SADIE was blow aimed at farmers
business organizations. When that
statement was published in The Re-
porter 1t had the names of nearly all
the Edgerten buyers attached. When
it appeared in the GAINESVILLE Gazette a
few days later every one of the Edger-
ton names, with a single exception,
had been withdrawn. Why? Will
Messrs. w. 7. Pomeroy & Co., whose
names were among that number, please
rise and explain?
The term hybrid as now used in Wis
consin simply means large tobacco,
while Spanish means a small tobacco,
and there are good and bad strains of
both. When 1.-THE Only Genuine" pro-
| duces goodly number of widely differ
ent types it is not desirable tobacco.
There is a demand for large tobacco
and there is a demand for small tobac-
co, and who shall say which demand
dominates? There is an urgent and
persistent call for large and spready
! leaf and this is something the Spanish
does not always supply.
The right strains of the larger types
combining as they do quality and guam
tlty will be the popular tobacco in Wis
consin and the farmers are now pretty
nearly far enough advanced to be able
| to decide for themselves. | notice,
since the cooperative movement is de-
veloping so rapidly, that dictation by
the middle-men is not nearly so popu-
| lar with the farmers.
III. S. POMEROY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
Fulton

Mrs. Peter Halverson is under the
care of DR.. Morrison of Edgerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sayre enter
tanned Rev. w. A. Leighton Sunday.
Mrs. Curtis Jessup and Miss Alzada
Attlesey spent Wednesday in Edgerton.
The Misses Brokmeyer and Jordan
spent Tuesday night at the VIM. Post
farm, north of the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Page well
coined a boy to their home Friday
morning. Mother and son are doing
fine
Mr.. Ed Attlesey was confined to his
bed the first of the week with a severe
attack of stomach trouble. DR.. Cleary
of Edgerton was called.
On Friday evening of this week the
Social Centre will meet in the ladies
hall. 1t is not certain as to who will
address the meeting as yet, but a
speaker from Edgerton or Whitewater
will deliver an address. The men are
especially urged to be present although
the women are most cordially invited.
This is to be a business meeting SC
everyone try and get out.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
East Porter

Miss Susie Nelson spent Tuesday af-
ternoon of last week with Mrs. E. NJ.
Laid in Edgerton.
Mrs. Ella Peach entertained her
niece, Mrs. Bliss from gainesville, a
few days last week.
Mr. and Mrs Lloyd Whey and fam
lily spent Sunday with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry BoOthroyd.
Miss Irene Boothroyd is home again
after spending some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. l.. A. Whey, at Edgerton.
Mrs. VIM. Gardiner spent Tuesday
with her daughter, Mrs. j. S. Mars
den, at Edgerton, who is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Jensen and MIR.
and Mrs. Albert Christian spent Sun
day afternoon at the Chas. Nelson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bush and two children
Of Shawnee, Oklahoma, spent part of
last week with her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Haylock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-04-16
MELVILLE

Lee Alder transacted business in
GAINESVILLE this week.
Mrs. John Bates of Porter is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Kothlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lund of Utica
visited at John Sherman's Sunday,
Miss Sommerfeldt spent Sunday in
Edgerton with her cousin, Mrs. Schrub.
Fay Richardson has come here to
start the season s work with Lee Alder.
John Sherman has been confined to
his home with painful swelling of one
foot.
Mrs. Henry Pierce accompanied her
mother on a visit to Harmony last
week.
A number of young people attended
a party at Charley Browns Friday
night.
Clara Condor has returned from
Iowa, where she has spent the past
two months.
Al Alder has come down from Madi-
son to spend the summer at his cottage
at the lake.
County Road Commissioner Moore
was here Tuesday on business con-
nected with his office.
The attendance at the Social Center
meeting was very small Friday night
owing to so many going to Savage
land. "