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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
lIll STATEMENT An
AGREEABLE SURPRISE
xan.s1s,inw, News A. IN Submarine
Situation Gives Bears Best OF
wall Street Tt,ssle.
Nv BROADAN WALL.

No. york. Dec, e.--Appearins after
che market had closed. the bank state
r,ent TODAY was an agreeable surprise
- wall street, the actual statement
nm 10 the close of business FridaF
night showed gain In surplus re-
serves of ss2.Tse.55e; loss IN loans
~ sss.5as.oeo, and a loss in net de-
rnand deposits OF s2s.b97'ooo.
The average statement showed
rain In surplus reserves or Zt.Sp =
$40. a loss In loans of s6@.e2@ ,eoo.
and a loss In net demand deposits OF
$sa.e05, 600. ,,nn
This statement shows that the hlkn
money rate established by bankers
early in the week had the desired ei-
feet of reducing loans mater ANY
- I-,A,Ies tonnage on the books OF the
Y-nited states Steel Corporation was
also reported after the market closed
ara showed a gain Of ! ,e43 2S2 tons.
Bears Have Rest of Fight
Rears had the best Of the tght IN
~ s,ocr market and It was hght-
-rhe market opened strong, but stocks
,.rare messed for sale because OF re-
nnrts from Washington that the Ger
man situation had become critical
again The warning OF commerce
DESTROYER of Atlantic coast -
caused considerable selling. Puhhc
BUYERS took the stock for few MIN
,,tes. but began 10 Join in the selling
with the result that recess!ons OF Two
noints and more were seen throughout
the list. No particular stock was
used as Il target.
a good deal Of the selling came
from the customers Of cotton houses
cotton broke 50 bale and this on.top
~ the record yesterday meant ae-
cline Of IS a bale IN a few days When
the liquidation In the cotton market
became less violent. the stock mar
net began TO recover and closed IN
the midst Of a SHARP rally. The close
was highly irregular.
Rumor was carried that the dispute
over the Copper merger had become
10 serious as to threaten its success
1t Is entirely possible that the whote
deal may he abandoned for time
and after a week or two begin on
new basis IL.
Corn Products was attacked ON,
not with great success on ruhof oi
: new suit against the company
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

leading from Charlotte Court House
to Farmville: also one-dfth Interest
three island in the Falls Of James
River. containing eight acres; also all
personal property of Susan A. Niche
OF every kind wherever located; tax
81; IS.
Frank G.. Spear ct Tx. to Sylvia g.
Kelley. lots 81, %, block 9, Blooming
dale; tax, soc; $40.
Greater Richmond Realty Corpora
ton, Inc, to Jane G.. Rober. lots 70,
80, block 20, Monument Avenue Park;
tax, 81; $40.
Chatham Hills. Inc, TO Thos. w.
Elicit. Al of an acre Chatham Hills,
Inc, Westhampton; $3.50.
II. e. Ferguson ct TX. TO Hattie Me-
Kinney. s0x500 feet In Glen Echo
Park. near Echo Avenue. ana i'm
provements; tax, $3.50; $40.
Bunting Realty Corporation to VIM
]. Rex ct TX. lot %, block 8, Colonial
Place Annex; $3.50.
r. G. Jones ct Tx TO Edgar Mar
shall and J. w. Snellson, 700 acres
near Elko Station. on c. & o. Rail
way Co.; tax, s12: $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

<4uetations by Miller a Co.. Members
New York Cotton ExchanKel

new OK SottOh t.teBhuHt.b
: New York. Dec. s.--Another wide
oben break in the cotton market to-
day was followed by substantial re-
fpyery from the bottom. Prices at ono
time In the first half hour OF the SEES
aecn showed further losses of IS to
~ q bale There appeared TO be no
kesh feature in the news 10 explain
he drop. business was on a heavy
Xaic.
81 Opening prices were comparatively
ateady points lower to 4 points high
~. Uptown interests were purchasers
IBID prominent room operators also
4ook some cotton. Liverpool was a
1kiier Of January but bought Octo-
GeF.
q Shortly after the opening the mar
1T turned weak and became de-
s1&Oralixed under enormous general
11quidafion. largely the result OF mar
I'm calls although many longs who
nwned cotton purchased below the ls
ne level. dumped their lines in an
IN TART TO cave part Of their profits. Be-
$H6ea this decline was checked. prices
~ broken some 60 to To- points and
n1ro1 = ioss OF about ~ . bais
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
HUSTINGS TRANSFERS.

Ten Deeds OF bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.
H NJ. Omohuudro ct ux. to Jane
Robinson, lot ! 6, section r. Oak Park
$3.50.
Il. r. Bialas to Bedford Pulp and
Paper Co. ] 1877 acres and improve
ments near north line White Oak
swamp, on c. e o. Railroad IN coun-
ties of Charles City and Henrico: s21,-
600.
John J. Blake ct ais, special COM
missioners. TO Mollie r. Casselman,
: = acres or south stcte williamsburg
Road; s11.500
Susan A. Niche to Saiiie r.. Ander-
son. 2 acres on west side public road
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Chancery Release Deeds

r. E. Peyton, Jr.. trustee. to Lewis
Pitcher, lot 8, block B. Ginter Park
Terrace; S49s
Alex. ii. Sands, trustee. to Mack
Brown, 2ox1o0 feet north line Carl
ton Street 240 feet east OF Dineen
Street; $I,o11.25
LeRoy e Brown ct ais, trustees,
to Clara Becker Eupes. ct ais, SO Ia
by ~ "a feet. south line Of Stuart
Avenue. 1873 5-12 feet west OF Rowland
Street: $4,000
James W. Gordon. trustee. to E. H
Cloves 81 "a by lao feet, south line
Grace Street $40 IA feet west Of Allen
Avenue; $500.
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ole, lots I. 8. block C. Chamberlayne
Court Tax ST. $40.
Frank NJ. Boxley, trustee, to Paul
l. Rhehrmund. IT LIP by SO feet
south line Moore Street. 100 feet west
of Harrison ttrustees' sale); 1925.
=. b. Taliaferro ct Tx. to s. Hart
Powell, lots IS, II, IS. 10. 20. 81.
block b. Henry Place. Tax. $2.2o:
$40.
=. B. Taiiaferro ct Tx. to s Hart
Powell. lots 6, I. block b. Henry Place.
Tax, 81; $40.
G. w. Mitchell to II. L. Matthews.
lots II, IL, block G, Park Place. Tax,
81; $40.
Frank r. Sutton, ST.. ct ux. TO
Claude f, Sprenkle, lots Ia is, block
A, LAaburnum Park. Tax. So; $40
Claure +. Sprenkle ct TX. to Frank
7. Sutton, Sr.. 50xl45 feet south line
Franklin Street. $50 feet west of TIL
den. Tax, s14. $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

t5Uft NVIE'Jf NtIuII NU1tIfttSINH.
The following charters were issued
yesterday:
H. II. Dunn. Incorporated. Norfolk.
Va, Maximum. $4,000; mipimum,
$4,000; par. 500. j. E. Snellings.
president; H II. Dunn, secretary and
treasurer, both Portsmouth. Va.
Goodwin Page. Incorporated, Roa-
noke, Va. Maximum. $4,000: mini
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
HUSTTNGs TRANSFERS.
One Decd of Bargain and Sale Re
corded Yesterday

r. w. Elicit ct TX to the Maury
Land Corporation. Richmond, Va.
lots s, 7, 8. II. block 1917. Richmond
and Manchester Land Co. 112x120
feet south line Maury Street. Sc feet
west OF Eleventh Street: also lots /.
3. 5, block 1918. Richmond and Man
chester Land Co. s1x120 feet south
line Maury Street, at Seventeenth
Street; tax, s2,40; $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

Mollie r. Casselman to Leroy e.
Brown ct ais, trustees, 27e acres on
south side Williamsburg Road; s4.72o.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Shelton ct vir. TO Edward
J. Blake, trustee, lots 3, 90. 81. on
south side Wilmer Avenue. and i'm
provements; s1,721.50.
dattie Mckinney ct vir. to w. e.
Sullivan, lot S0x500 feet, and i'm
provements in Glen Echo Park. near
Echo Avenue: 1915.
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Court News
CHANCERY TRANSFERS
Thirteen Deeds of Bary ain and Sale
Recorded Yesterday.


Highland Park Realty Corporation
10 Victoria Strain. lot 10. block e,
Oak Ridge. being 50x145 feet west line
Chamberlayne Avenue. Tax. 81: $40.
West End Development Corpora
ton. to f. d. Hutzler, lot IL. block
G, Monument Annex: $3.50.
p. b. Taliaferro ct ux TO Elizabeth
V Lee. lots Is. 1s. II, Henry Place.
Tax, $40: $40.
W NJ Taliaferro ct ux. to 8. Hart
Powell. lots s. 8. 10. II, u, block o.
Henry Place. Tax. s2.30; $40.
Suburban Development Corporation
to H. Cousins. lots ls. 81. block A,
Chamberiayne Court. Tax. 81; $40.
Jno p. Swartwout ct Tx. TO II. How
ison Jones. 20x100 feet north line
Carlton Street. $40 feet east OF Din
neen. Tax, 81: $40.
CLIFFORD l. Adams to Harry s. Muck
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

white-shannon Company, Incorpo-
rated. Norfolk. Va. Maximum capt.
tai stock. $4,000; minimum. $4,000.
J. A. White. president; T. c. Shan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10

non, secretary and treasurer, and VIM.
H. Bullock. vice-president all Of Nor
folk, Va. General meat provision
business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
Hastings Release Deeds.

Charles q. Williams Jr.. trustee, to
Laurence Casselman. 27s acres on
south side Williamsburg Road; ST.
210.0s. sa.a
S. L. Manson. trustee, to 8. A.
Mohlev, No. 1915 Delaware Avenue
and improvements. Highland Park
being lots 7. s. block 20; $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-10
TTuSfiurs Trust Decd
State CORPORATION Coannniss

c. &. Cunningham to Geo. Ullman,
Rockaway cab: $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Bargains in War Loans

TOTn hcSilS $.
 Money is hard to earn, but easy to spend. Those who think that by speculat- ing they can strike fortune in a. short time are victims of their credulity The safe things in Wall street are the best, and properly bought will give a good re- turn with a fair speculative chance.
 The great war in Europe is opening a fine opportunity for careful investors ro put their money In the safest kind of securities, namely government bonds II my readers will go back to the time of the great war between the states, from 1861 to 1865, they will find that our own gov ernment bonds sold at a heavy discount American investors were either too poor to buy or were afraid that the country would be broken in two and its obligations repudiated. Far-sighted foreigners who had faith in the future of this country took their chance and made a great deal their investments.
 I cannot conceive that any of the first class powers now engaged in the war can ever repudiate its war loan. The credit of Great Britain, Germany, France, Rus sia, Italy, and even of Austria has been and ought to be as good as that of Japan, and the latter's bonds command a world-wime market.
 The war sis enormously expensive, it is true, but the national resources of all the first class powers involved are al- most incalculable and it would be to their lasting disgrace if they failed to pay every creditor in full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
PRA CTICAL DESIGN FOR A
 SEMI-OPEN LAYING HOUSE
Simplicity, Economy and Convenience the Essential Features-ExplanatiOn of the Fundamental Princi- pies of Poultry House Construction
By ROBERT ARMSTRONG Expert Poultryman and Writer

While fowls can be kept almost anywhere. and made to live under ad- verse conditions, they do best in con- genial living quarters. There is no one best and most economical type of construction for poultry buildings muet depends upon latitude, climate and soil conditions, If a house is un- pleasant for the attendant to work in the chances are it iS unfit for his flock to inhabit. At the same time the mere spending of money on a house does not necessarily make an ideal building. The ideal, practical poultry house should be serviceable above all things, fairly roomy, well ventilated and yet free from direct drafts, cap able of being flooded with direct sum light, and dry apd sanitary at all times. It should be built wherever possible with the view to simplicity economy and convenience To spend large sums on it unnecessarily is al most as grave an error as to slight it, for money expended for useless pur- poses on poultry farm is an extrava- gance-dead capital, and brings no re- turn on the investment
 Tn the manner of housing fowls there may be said to be two general
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long continuous laying houses This latter arrangements may consist of a series of separate pens under one roof, connected by an alleyway at the rear, or by gates between the pens or it may be one long house capable of accommodating units of from 500 to 1000 birds. The relative merits of the two systems Gre numerous. There is a tendency to accept the idea that small flocks produce the greater egg yield To offset this virtue, however, 1t costs more in labor to produce a dozen eggs by the colony plan than by a more intensive arrangement.
 LONG HOUSES SAVE MATERIAL
 The cost of building houses on the colony plan is much higher per bird, not only because a number of smaller houses require so many additional end walls, but being smaller the allowance of floor area per bird in the colony plan should be almost double that re- quired in the continuous house. The reason for this is obvious: While the actual floor allotment per fowl in the long house is small say about three or four square feet, the fowl may roam at will throughout the entire house, hence it is not oppressed with the idea of confinement.
 suitable location is the first con- sideration in the erection of a poultry house. Wherever possible select a site having natural drainage away from the building, and if it can be built in the lee of a windbreak of some kind, such as hill or woods, so much the better. A sandy or gravelly, porous soil is preferable to a clay soil since the former is more easily kept in a sani- tary condition. and if 1t is impractti- cable to select soil that is naturally drained, the site hosuld be made dry by under drainage of some sort The buildings should face the south, or few degrees to the eastward which will expose the interior of the house to the early morning sun-much de- sired on cold, winter mornings.
 The floor of the house may be nat ural earth floor. filled in for about a foot above the outside ground level, or it. may be of wood or cement; location and soil conditions are the determin- ing factors. It is highly important, however, that the floor be dry at all times, otherwise it will be impossible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Japan's Fight Tor Trade
as n. Lofan ln Leslle's.

Thomas F. Dofan in Leslies.
 Japan recently began to send her miiled cotton and other factory prod ucts to the United States by way Of a new Japanese freight line, whose establishment was induced largely by the low tariff law of the United States About the same time Japan adopted a new factory law which became ef- fective September 1. It had been ex- pected that this new law might some what reduce the hours of labor in Ja- pan. Instead. it establishes a I0-year period during which the employe may be worked from i3 to 14 hours a day. There are more than 5000 children un- der 12 years of age working in Jap anese factories; between the ages Of 12 and 14 there are more than 10000 i; between the ages Of 1 4 and 1 s there are more than 100000 boys and girls, most of then1/girls. The wages paid in Jap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

same material use su on the walls
 The walls may coas of matched boards, covered with 8Uofing. novelty siding, weather boards or rough sheathing shingled The last three named present the neatest appearance. but the matched boards are the cheap est and equally as strong and durable.
 As a general rule the semi-open front house cosists of one-third boards for it's front wall one-third curtain frames. and one-third windows and ventilators. A medium weight, un- bleached muslin is the proper material for the curtains. They may be hinged at the top and made to swing inward or outward. or made portable and held in place by wooden buttons from the outside.
 The position of the windows in the upper section of the front wall allows the maximum amount of sunlight to enter the building, and to reach the roosting compartments. where it is most needed as a germicide.
 The perches, nests and other interior fittings should be arranged to suit the convenience of the operator and small doors cut in the front wall as a means of egress for the fowls. The main en- trance door should be located at the end of the building and if the house is long one. at both ends and they should be of geenrous proportions so as to admit a pushcart or wheelbar- row for cleaning and other purposes.
 The poultry show is a medium of education and advertising that de- serves more than passing notice. With out these exhibitions especially the local shows, interest in poultry affairs would be dwarfed Preparing birds for display and conducting a show repre- sent considerable expense, but such expenditures are warranted since they really constitute an investment. Read next weeks article on this subject. by veteran poultryman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
spECIF1cATroNs FOR HOUSE

The accompanying sketch illustrates a continuous laying house of the semi open front, monitor type which has been used by practical poultrymen in every section of the country, and it has given the fullest amount of satisfaction It is common sense in every detail, contains no unnecessary frills, 1t is easy to con- struct and represents the greatest econ omy in both labor and material Is the cross section diagram this house is shown with a typical partition of boards and wire netting and a wire-covered gate, where the house is intended to be di- vided into pens. These may be omitted and the house made as long as desired to accommodate about TOO Leg horn fowls or 800 heavy fowls, such as Plymouth Rocks or Brahmas
 When built as shown, a couple of feet above the ground, the house Is sure to be dry, and the space underneath affords a cool retreat for the fowls on hot sum- mer days.
 The sills are by 10-inch tinbers, SUD- porting the floor joists of 3 by 10-inch material which are spaced 1S-inches on centers The piers are in three rows and support the sills at intervals of about six feet. The framework Is constructed mainly from by finch lumber, includ- ing the rafters on the front slope of the roof which have a short span. The rafterS on the rear Siope are or Dy b. inch stuff, spaced A inches on centers.
 If single floor Is to be installed it should be of a fairly good grade of matched flooring; otherwise. if a dou- ble floor Is contemplated the rough flooring may be of 1 by 12-inch sheaN1- ing boardsfi laid diagonally across the joists and overlaid lengthwise of the house with 1 by 3-inch matched floor ing. Where necessary a layer of felt building paper may be inserted be- tween the two floors, which will add greatly to the warmth of the building. The finished floor should be blind naide" so that no nail heads project to hamper the use of a shovel or scraper in cleaning.
 Since shingles do not wear well on roofs of low pitch, houses of the shed roof type are usually roofed with a good grade of ready-to-lay patent roofing. These roofings, if they are of known reliability, have rendered the greatest satisfaction, and are to be highly recommended. They seldom re- quire repairs, but an occasional paint ing, and are very economical in the amount of labor involved in laying them It is advisable to use two-ply, mediu mweight roofing the roof, and if the sides are covered with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
New Poultry Book

Every reader who is interested in poul- try raising should not be without a copy of the new Ralston Purina company s (St. Louis, Mo) book. The copy, which has just reached us for perusal is un- usually complete, containing plans of houses, charts, space for daily egg rec ords, timely poultry pointers, and the most complete collection of recipes for cooking eggs and poultry that has ever been compiled. Besides this is gives valu- able suggestions concerning scientific breeding and winter egg production It is exceptionally well printed in clear, legible type, bound in a fine Autographed cover It is made up in a very conve- nient size.
 The Ralston Purina company offers to mail a copy of this 64-page book free to readers of The Birmingham Age-Herald Write direct to Ralston Purina Co.,, S2O Gratiot st., St. Louis, Mo. for your copy of this valuable and interesting book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

to keep litter in the house dry and sweet for the birds to work in. Straw and other litter materials absorb mois- ture very quickly. become mucky and give off foul odors. and are very apt to contaminate the scratch grains thrown into them. Much of the illness among chickens may be attributed to damp litter. than which nothing is more destructive to success and profits
 WALL OR PIER FOUNDATIONS
 Where dirt floor is contemplated 1t is advisable to put down a concrete wall for the foundation. This should be about eight inches thick, built deep enough to prevent heaving by frost action. and ex- tend about a foot above the ground, after which it is filled if with soil, preferably sand, before the balance of the house is erected. A wooden sill is laid on the top of the wall, upon which the frame studding is built with the siding carried three or four inches down on the out side of the concrete. An arrangement of this kind promotes great durability, for there is no part of the frame structure in contact with dampness and therefore likely to deteriorate.
 Board floors are usually short-lived unless free circulation of air is allowed under them in which case it is well to build the house on piers two feet or more from the ground, or on wall having adequate openings for ventilation. The piers should be built of concrete, stone or brick for permanence. If posts are used, they should be charred or treated with a wood-preserving compound to prolong their life.
 There is another objection to building wood floor close to the ground: It offers a refuge to rats and mice and per- haps other animals. These pests are likely to occur on any farm, and if means are not provided to combat them, they will very quickly become a serious nttiuappa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

anese cotton mills to skilled male op- eratlves average 90 or 40 cents day. while ordinary workmen receive from I2 to 20 cents a day. Children receive only a few cents a day, the amount being gradually increased until they are rated as skilled operatives, and their output is not debarred from the United states under our new child la bor law. Naturally. the cost of produc- ton in Japan Is about one-third what at is in the United States. The presen tariff law encourages this competition. The only way to protect American manufacturers from it and to keep them from being swept off their feet is to enact a tariff law that will equal ize the cost of production, protect the American high standard of wages and saefguard the new humane statutes which are intended to protect Ameri- can working men.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Continuous Semi-Open Laying House

systems, widely different in their ex- tremes--the colony plan, which con- sists in placing small houses for small flocks far enough apart to overcome or to erect yards for the different flocks, and the more in- tensive plan of keeping the birds in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

The Japanese make an imitation of silk from the hemp of New Zealand.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Studebaker
Owners

July 20-Samuel Brady
Aug. 12-Mary Barber
Sept. 15-E. O'Brien
Oct. 9-Ernest Snow
Oct. 15-J. H. Rourke
Oct. 27-Samuel Bacon
Oct. BON. M. shoup
Jan. 18-Joseph Othenin
Jan. 27-Austin Cummings
Feb. 8-W. L. Case
Feb. 1S-E. S. Beaver
Feb. 20-William Grant
Mar. 3-H. P. Miller
Mar. John Johnson
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Ford
Owners

Aug. 9.-Norman Maxfeld
Aug. 12-Amil Aitken
Aug. 25-Valley Home Tel. Co
Aug. 27-Geo. Fisher
Sept. 15-Frank Rockafellow
Oct. civilian Schultz
Oct. 16-Chas. Ruby.
Nov. GA. A. Haven
Nov. st. Sutton
Dec. 22-Wallace Murphy
Dec. 28-Geo. Wilson
Jan. 1O-H. F. Price
Jan. lis. G.. Hopkins
Mar. 16-Edw. Bartholomew
Mar. 22-Culliton & Dunn
Apr. 3-Amie Dykeman
Apr. 4-E. X. Warner
Apr. 11-Chas. Best
Apr. 18-Dr. B. F. Goodfellow
Apr. 24-C. r. Robertson
Apr. 24-David Eaton