The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-29
petersburg MAY ACT
AGAINST HIGH PRICES.
NOT CASE OF MIDDLE MAN
Edward MitCa1ell Has Narrow Escape.
CongreamAn Watson Visits Peters,
burg but Has Nothing Definite on
Farm Loan Bank Proposal.

cradle talk IL being heard and II Is
generally reported that a boycott.
similar to that instituted An many Of
the larger cities. against certain arti-
Giles of foodstuffs. will be Instituted
here. particularly against eggs butter.
turkeys and other fowls which have
advanced beyond reason. The prices
of all these articles are already far
beyond the reach of the average
housekeeper and the only effective
means OF forcing down the price
seems to be to refuse to buy or use
them TO any further extent than is
absolutely necessary.
Here II is not the case of the mid
die" man holding up the price. but
the refusal OF the producer to sell at
anything short of exorbitant prices.
In some cases, II Is said that farmers
sell live fowls for rs cents per pound.
A movement to boycott all articles
mentioned above and probably others
is expected to take definite form here
in the near future.
Has Narrow Escape.
Mr.. Edward Mitchell resident of
Canal Street. had a narrow escape
from serious injury about 8 O'Clock
this afternoon when a large chain
| which had been put In place to raise
| a gtrder In the front Of the building
| owned BY M. A. Finn. opposite Court
house Avenue and recently occupied
| by the Commercial Cafe. fell striking
him a CHANGING blow on hts head. The
building In being remodeled for COM
| mercial purposes and Mr.. Mitchell
| happened to be standing almost d.
rectly below the chain when II fell.
He was knocked down and rendered
| unconscious. but his injuries, fortu-
| nately, were not dangerous.
Congressman Watson In Town.
Congressman Walter A. Watson WIS.,
| tied Petersburg today and held a con-
ference with city officials interested In
| the completion Of the river diversion
scheme. the location of the Federal
land bank and the armor plate plant
Judge Watson has no definite infor-
nation ~ to when the Farm Loan
| Board will determine the question Of
locating the land bank, but he is la
boring faithfully In the city's interest
in ths matter of all three OF the move
| Entertain High Onicial.
| Petersburg. Appomattox and Mon
roe Lodges of the Odd Fellows united
last evening In the entertainment of
/ Grand Master Louis F. Krenning, of
| Wytheville. Mr.. Krenning attended
the regular session OF Monroe Lodge
! and an elegant banquet was later held
in the Hotel Petersburg with United
States District Attorney r II. Mann
presiding and introducing the Z eak-
ers. among whom were GRAND Lecre-
tary e. p. Turner. OF Richmond; Past
Grand Master James B. Blanka. and
Robert q. Brunei. The occasion
proved to be a most enjoyable one.
Thanksgiving Entertainments.
special committee from Naomi
arranging q Thanksgiving entertain
ment to be held in Castle Hall. over
the James shoe store. Thursday night.
A special musical program consisting
Of selections by tho Pythian quartet
II being arranged. after which a hight
luncheon will be served. There will
be no set speeches, but q cordiai In
vitation is extended all members to
bring their wives or sweethearts with
Thorn.
A Powerful Sermon
Evangelist John w. Ham preached
last night to one Of the largest gath
erings Of women that ever Assem- bled
, in Petersburg on Tho Woman With
out . Spot on Her." Every available
. seat In the spacious auditorium OF
the West End Baptist Church and
both floors, of the lecture room was
taken and as many persons as were
, allowed TO occupy seats in the aisles
heard the most powerful sermon.
i. There were about twenty conversions
and many requested prayer
!. Big Broom Contract.
The Seaboard Broom Company, of
this city. Bartlett Roper, secretary and
, treasurer. has been awarded a con-
tract for 10000 brooms for the medi-
cal department Of the United States
army, the brooms to be delivered
within ninety days. According to the
statement of the secretary-treasurer
the companys bid was submitted al
a fair profit