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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
NORTHUMBERLAND NOTES
woman Farmer Who Hn. Proved =,
Wonderful success-Canneries
Day and Nixbt

HEATHSFILLE, VA. September 22
Inc Edwards and Reed Fish Com
pahS, Reedvilie, recently distributed
~ per cent amongst the stockholders
me steamers that have been lelI
oE the government TO nsh are doing
we'll not only making bumper catches
but the price of all, oil, scrap and
everything seems steadily rising.
The Edwards Company's fish f.rt,,,-
ger plant as their boats are gone, VIII.
De sold at public auction September
2S.
northumberland farmers are having
very bad time trying to properly
harvest their fodder crop. due to the
scarcity and inferiority OF labor.
Mrs. J.. +. Slaughter. of Mt. Zion,
threshed 1.6l0 bushels OF wheat th,,
season, an average OF twenty-seven
bushels TO the acre. She also thresheu
Zio bushels oats from four acres. Mrs
Slaughter since the death Of her nus
oand II rev years ago. has proven her
self most progressive and successful,
farmer.
Reports from every section Of the
Northcrn Neck are TO the effect that
the tomato canneries are unable TO
handle the large yield Of fruit. Al
thouEh many OF the factories have been
working day and night for the pas1
rev weeks. Thousands OF boxes OF to-
matoes have rotted in the fields ano
yards OF the canncries. The farmers
IN many instances have been unable
70 secure sufficient labor to harves,
their crops. and some OF the factories
nave been working short-handed Some
or the factories arc carrying their en-
p!o!ees TO and from the factories,
o'hers women and children going from
mere 10 Coan in boats. The pack In
Westmorcland County is reported M
be particularly large and the Yield un-
usual.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Harvey W. Wiley. n government foo

expert: ''0|
1--WE have 100000 men in this conn
try between ages OF twenty-one an
thirty. All of thorn are white-brsa]
eaters. Several million of them arl
physically unfit to serve in the ARM
This is due to eating white bread AZ
impoverished cereal foods.
We now know, through recent sc,e,,
tile research. that all the diseases IN.
can be classed as neuritis, pcllnvr,J
beri-beri, acidosis, anaemia and tho ".
rious forms of malnutrition, which nj
one way or another. resemble these A..
eases, are caused by the consumnt,nl
OF highly willed grain.
They are deficiency diseases. and ~
only way to overcome them is TO M.
to the diet tho things that tho mIlIer
take away.
The plain English Of that ia. a.,
good old-fashioned cornbread, bran ~
all. just as it comes from the old tima
MN on the creek. and we won't havI
70 contend with "malnutrition." or am
OF those unpronounceable disease. vi
corded above by the good doctor
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
BUSY TOBACCO CUTTERS
Farmers In the Dark ReIt House the
Weed Somewhat Earlier
Than Usual.

LYNCIIBURG. VA, September "a
FARMERS in this section arc rapidly
completing the housing OF the new to-
pacco crop. and the crop promises to
weigh about as 1t did last year, al
though the acreage Is estimated IN h.
~ per cent lower than planted for the
ioI' crop. Already tho farmers here
nave been paid nearly 100000 for
primings. n part of the crop now bring
ing 5000 prices. which up until two
or thfee seasons ago was thrown away,
as mere was no demand for 1t. The
indications now are that when Tho
new crop proper begins to move about
october 10 that prices will be high.
Inc indications are that grades OF
the tobacco crop will sell very high
mere and the planters are being ad-
.I"cd 10 save suckers which grow after
expected to move until during flo ,ot
ter half of October.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Bulletins for the 0rcn,rd,,,.

CHESTER. VA. September "a
ne market division OF the Unit.d
a department. Of Agriculture has
reop"ncd its Winchester once WITH W
3 Virgins in charge. Joh,,ine mice.
are received by telegraph daily from
All me principal apple markets OF tho
country and are distributed in bulletin
,urm 20 growers and buyers in the
winchester district, The bulletin "a
also sent to many towns and rural
communities from this office by ,cle-
srapn ana telephone at tho receivers
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Splendid Opening at Chatham.

CHATHAM. VA. September 22.-The
chatham tobacco market opened on
tuesday last with large deliveries and
prices high. the average made on OMEN
ing day being s27.51 per 90. Good
sales have followed the opening day,
and prices have been we'll maintained
all the week. This market will prob
ably sell more bright tobacco this sea-
son than ever before. Most OF the
large tobacco concerns are represented
among the buyers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
big Money for Con, ,,,n,,.

WEIGH. w. VA. September %
from tho general Offices of the Soiv,
Coiiieries Company In Syracuse. n "
comes the information that the est,
mated cost OF the equipment to be al
stalled at their Exeer colliery here 4
si'zoo'ooo. Work is now progressinl
On the installation OF machinery. etc)
ana %hen ,hey are completed the dahl
capacity OF the mines Will be 0oo 49,
OF coal. These developments vii, nal
cessitatc tho building of a mode
mining town near to WEIGH.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Danville Almost "swamped.p

DANV1LLE. VA. September "a
triple sales all OF the week were re-.
CURED to clear the warehouse foors
ally crowded with the weed and va,
there has been no weakening in prices.
In fact, on one day this week the aver
age was higher than it has been known
on this marekt in forty-odd years.
me buyers arc begging the farmers to
ho1d up In their deliveries for a while,
30 as 10 give them time TO pick. prize
and move to storage the goods alreaIy
bought.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Rocky Mount Is overcrowded.

ROCKY MOUNT. N. c.. September 90.
The past week has been the banner
week of the season. more tobacco hav-
ing been sold than for any week for
the past several years About $500. 600
pounds were sold on the various floors
at an average OF S25.03, making the
'otal sales to date about 1000, 900
pounds at an average of s26.63
The sales barely sold around any
day during the week and blocked sew
eral times. double sales running from
a. NJ till p. NJ. almost every day.
IL would BIO desirable IL the farmers
all over Eastern North Carolina would
hold up for few days and let the
buyers catch up" 1t would not only
be q benefit to the buyers. but the
farmers would get more money for
their tobacco than they do on crowded
sales.
The order of the tobacco has been
very bad, much OF 1t being very wet
and In an unmarketable. condition.
while great deal of 1t Is damaged
already. Prices have held up remark
ably well. considering the size of tho
breaks. and the condition of the Offer
ings.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Largest of Season Mt South boston.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. September %.
Inc receipts of leaf tobacco on this
market market THIS week were the largest of
inc season, and the highest prices vet
PAID pa Tor the bright leaf were recorded.
ire Primings have nearly all been
sold and the breaks are nov ,nada
up of stalk-curcd goods of. all pr,dn.
from the Jugs up TO fine bright wran-
pers. cutters are selling very high.
ana all working grades are far above
last seasons prices. The warehouse
men expect large receipts next week,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
winston-snIcm M,rk.t.

WINSToN-SALEAi. N. C., September
22.-The receipts of leaf tobacco on
this market were equally as large this
week as last. and the high prices of
last week were more than maintained
In fact, on some grades there was
marked increase In the figures bid
Very large receipts are looked for next
week,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Concrete nond Out o, ,1omn,on

HAMILTON, Va, September 22.-This
par. OF oid virginia is taking advan-
tagc OF the war rush 10 maize nern,a
nent improvements. The board ~ su.
pervi"ors OF Elizabeth City County arc
arranging TO build the Kecoughton
ROAD OF concrete. The cost will be
ahout $4,000. and tho contract will
probably be let to Hunter A. .TIRnor.
OF this city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

~, Ia NCHBURG, VA. September 2a.-
me sales of leaf tobacco this week
consisting Of dark primings amounted
10 llo'ooo pounds. Total sales this
season were $4,000 pounds.
OF primings were rather larger
they are nearly all sold. fair s,Ins
would not be surprising next week.
The demand for primings. seem 70
increase every day and with the In
creasins demand prices go up in pro
portion.
me better grades were particularly
strong some reaching the remarkable
price or Vs. with many lots bringing
from SIG to SIS per 100 pounds
The cutting Of the tobacco cron T..
progressing satisfactorily, much of II
being already housed. and the farmers
are now looking carefully into the
question OF curing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Record Price. mt Cha.. c,tx

49, CHASE CITY, VA. September %
me leaf tobacco warehouses have
oeen crowded with the weed ali Of
TINS week. almost altogether brichts
anu prices paid by the buyers have
neen the highest the market has ever
brights for the week was abon, 600
me large deliveries of lower rrade
Jugs and primings cut the general
average down some.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
VIEWS AND NEAR.VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
New Thing, Taught by Wharf.-The
Sheep-lSiller AEain--CurtnilIng
the Exodus,

Evidence Is still being accumulated"
says the Manufacturers Record.
against the worthless. cep-killing
dogs that are allowed to roam. uncon-
trolled by adequate laws. throughout
the country. destroying sheep. Stacking
eggs and killing chickens, spreading
disease and consuming enough food.
even IL 1t consists largely OF SCRAPS and
leftovcrs from the kitchen, to feed hogs
and chickens by the thousands. AL
most daily the papers OF the country
contain reports of the killing Of sheep
by dogs. in some instances one or TWO
sheep in one night from single flock.
shec pi none night from a single flock.
which in tho aggregate not only shows
n large loss in the number acruolly
destroyed In this manner. but in the
effect that this kas on tha whaln sheep
'nduciry in caus ng farmers AMI grow
erS to hesitate about raising sheep and
establishing new nocks."
1t is gratifying to know that several
counties In Virginia are accepting the
antidog law passed by the legisla-
turc. and that the people are giving
more attention to sheep protection than
heretofore. Let the good work be en-
couraSeu al ever the State.
special dispatch says: Statistics
compiled by New Orleans railroads
show that the negro exodus to the
North has been materially curtailed az
result Of the recent action OF the
carriers III abolishing prepaid orders.
-telcgraphic orders for passenger
transportation between two points
and the labor employment shark of the
North has been practically eliminated
although the elimination of the
prepaid order was decided on by tho
railroads about sixty days ago. 1t has
not become generally public until now.
Because the Interstate Commerce Com
mission allows no discrimination, this
agreement Of the railroads has resulted
In some instances in slight inconven-
icnce."
lhis is some good work being done
by the railroads Of the far South. Any
thing that succeeds in curtailinE the
exodus Of labo-crs Is worth copying in
this part of the country.
This war is causing people to learn
lots OF things they never knew or even
thought Of before-things tina, will be-
OF benent and Of prom, long after there
VIII be no longer wars and rumors OF
wars. The following is q sample:
An experimental fur farm has been
established in Northern New York BY
the biological survey of the DEPART
ment. At this farm the government
specialists expect TO test many kinds
OF fur animals. foreign as we'll as ma
tive. as to their adaptability to domes
tication. One OF the most important
lines OF work 10 be taken UP will be
that OF developing improved strains by
selectiVe BREEDING. This farm is the
outerowth OF experiments conducted
with minks and martens during the
past year at Linden. Md. and the Ma
tional Geological Park, D. c.
Down In this neck of the woods the
people arc learning many things that
may be worth small fortunes in the
days on ahead.
Tho government experts. who are
teliinG us so many new things these
Gays. tackle any kind OF 4 subject.
Hero n sutrcstinp frnvS y.z,x. -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
Fine snlen OF nrlght. In reter.hu-.

fEIEltSBuRG, VA, September 22-
mere were fine sales OF bright tobac-
co at the warehouses this week wiz
BUYERS anxious for all grades. Prices
lor inc whole week averaged .25.oo
PEI ~ pounds. Prices ranged as high
us sfo. There were also good sales ~
dark primings during the week M
average being 1913 per 100 pounds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23
FL NNMENT OF AGRICULTUbE
GETS INTO THE DiSCUssInx

"hen n breeder uses a purehrod .,,
~ mate with common stock. sava r. Ar
whitaker, United States Dcpnrtmont Nv
agriculture. we have n sire hr.1 g..
ni"hy generations for an especial pur-
pose until 1t Is very prepotcnt. "a tho
eeucrs say; and as the dam has no
particular fixed characteristics tho
stronger blood will prcdomtnate ~ ,na
upiittins of the farmers herd. This
illustrates another point not fully ~
uerstood by many farmers. and th,t =,
inc lack OF wisdom OF mixino hrna
one frequently hears the remarl, ~.
cross OF Jerseys and Holsteins ia :.
SOU SOU tnlng because the resultant heIre,
VIII give large amounts of rich min,
combining the leading desirabIc cnnr
hcteristics of both breeds. But yvnn,,
'"o animals are mated cach ono n,
"nich is the result OF years or breoot,,,
win particular purpose I'm v,ow
put those purposes different in tho tu,
"n''iiais--there Is clash of prepot.n-
res res SO 10 speak. and no one can pre-
oict what the result may be. II Is M.
as likely to be n small amount ~ liz.
OF the Jersey and the poorer ouaIitv n,
INC HoIstein as vice versa Iix,n
inherent strong bloods Is n uan,h,n.
You may draw n prize. more likely
piank. l5ut when the sire rcpresor,.
many generations of'mating the best q,
"h'mais OF n certain type of structure.
| color or performance, with those vh,,,,
| represent nothing In particular. thong :,
the dam may by accident be n rooo
COW, the result will be that the in
huence OF the sire Will be the stronpes,
In the descendants and that the Ger
erai quality Of the herd will be improv.
81; and. In addition to that, tho nron.
ability Of the improved animals haIna
ablelto transmit some OF. their improv.'
ment will be Increased.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-23

The government experts. who are
telling us so many new things these
days. tackle any kind Of subject.
Here Is suggestion fresh from DR..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-31
ELIMINATION OF SALOON
HELPFUL TO LABOR

(rhe following is a recent editorial from the Denver
Labor Bulletin the official paper of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor and Central Trades Assembly of
Denver, COLI: = ':
Frequently The Bulletin receives letters from
other sections of the country asking what effect
state. wide prohibition has had upon wage-earn-
CTS aud the labor movement in Colorado. To
these always pleased to reply that the law
had worked wonderful revolution for good and
that at least IS per cent of the union voters who
were against the amendment would vote to retain
it now should the occasion arise. Last fall, when
it sought to amend
ufacturc and sale of beer in this State the prop
osition defeated by adverse majority of
$4,000 votes.
There are more wsa: clothed and
happy families of working people 90 Colorado
than ever before. Especially have members of
organized labor realized during the past year the
fd1tacy Of that old the Moon being
"thc poor mans club: They have discovered
that this so-cal]ed poor mans club got very
support the family or establish ban f 4reouft.
The Bulletin has no hesitancy in saying that
the whole the condition Of Colorado working
people is at least SO per stteeas 4 sfssu1t of
statewide prohibition. - The increase savings
deposits last year truly remarkable, and
tail merchants declare collections are from 40 to
60 per cent better under prohibit when
the saloon door stood wide open TO wage
Garner bearing pay envelope -"
During the week preceding Christmas the banks
of Denver paid out one-half million dollars
to members of savings clubs, practically all Of
whom were wagc-earners This great amount of
money was really accumulation that had
hitherto been spent for liquor or its accessories.
Today it is practically impossible to find a
member of organized labor IN Colorado advocat-
ing retcrn of former conditions with open sa-
looms and accompanying crime.
Take the Bulletin as a concrete illustration. It
was prophcsed by wet" friends that labor
paper couldn't exist in a dry community. We
lost about $50 month in liquor advertising and
some three hundred and fifty subscribers who
were employed in the liquor industry. Last
year, the first dry year in Colorado, our books
show that The Bulletin did four times the adver-
Using business and we have today mailing
list three times many subscribers as when Den
ton. Besides the advertisers and subscribers pay
their bills much more promptly and don't
have to degrade ourselves by "settin' EN- up" to
crowd of bar-room flies when we go to collect
bill.
There has been wonderful Improvement in
the moral tone of Denver since the saloons were
driven out. The city has been largely ridden of
buns, pickpockets, gamblers and badger gang
stcrs. In truth, it is much more of a privilege
than ever to live in Colorado. and 1aboring peop1c
in other states will find the same cause for con-
graduation when they drive the saloons, whole
sale liquor vampires and breweries from their
border.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-31
WHAT LABOR OFFICIALS
IN DRY TERRITORY

Chester J. Common, president of the Bui1ding
Trades Council OF Denver, says: Il am frank to
say | voted against the prohibition movement,
thinking it would hurt business in a general way.
Organized labor in Colorado is in better shape
than it has been for years. Our members are bet
ter fed better clothed and have more money in
the banks than any time since I have been in
Colorado-l4 years"
Vim. c. Thornton, president of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly, also states that he
voted against prohibition. Il venture to assert"
says Mr.. Thornton, "outside of the old saloon in
tercsts, you couldn't muster a corporaIs guard
in the labor movement of Denver today, who
would assert that they in favor of the return
of the salooA. | think that the movement in Den
and Colorado is i'm better condition today
than it has ever been BEFORE
The strongest endorsement of the prohibition
law in Colorado comes, from Otto F. Thurn, the
first president of the Colorado Federation Of La
Dor and nationally known in trade union circles.
Brewers and MASTERS, writes Mr.. Thum, "have
suffered loss in their trade, but the other depart
ments of the brewery workers still intact
bottlers drivers enginemen and stablemen. These
are all thriving. But to the surprise of all, the
cigarmakcrs have more members at work in Dem
yer now than at any other time. BARRIERS lave
more members employed than ever before In
Denver "" lave been for many years trying to
get the b. to build Labor Temple, but were
always thrown down by sinister infuence-the
saloons. We have 1O8 unions in Denver and they
meet in 20 different buildings. The saloons saw
to it that we were not punched in labor temple.
But now that we are we'll rid of the saloons we
are able to get together and in very short time
we will have Labor Temple to cost about $685.
OOO"
E. R. Hoage, organizer for the A. F. of l.. in
Colorado, said in his official report last July:
"Organized labor is in better condition in this
state than it has been for years."
Frank W. Cotteril1, secretary of the Building
Trades Council of Seattle, says: "Generally
speaking, organized labor has increased in men,
bershp by at least 5000 since January l, 1915,
and members have kept in better standing than
ever before. There have been no decreases in
the wages in any line of employment and in many
cases there have been increases. There is far less
unemployment than year ago and the outlook
is better.
E.P. Marsh, president of the Washington State
Federation of Labor, says: II voted against the
prohibition law two years ago because | did not
believe it would work out From my observa-
ton, covering the period of ten months the state
has been dry, | would state emphaticaly that
would never vote for a return of the saloon sys-
tenn s.
James Duncan, secretary Seattle Central Labor
Council, says. 1--WE have been learning here
that we were doing vastly More harm by perpet-
ress, and allied itself generally with open shop
interests, than by abolishng it at sacrifice of a
few hundred brewery employees"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-31
IT'S MEN AGAINST BOOZE; SALOON WITHOUT
DEFENDERS NO EXCUSE FOR EXISTENCE
Pointed Facts Known to Every Man Who Has

You can't buy loaf of bread and a glass of
booze with the same 10-cent piece.
The booze champions pirate about personal lib
erty, but don't you know they have always been the
first to deny it to others?
Where social injustice and social misery begin
personal liberty ends.
The saloon is the one. distinct American fnsti-
tuition that exists without champion. None can
defend it those who profit from it's revenue
and then only in the interest of the dollar
The average liquor dealer is 50 ashamed of his
business that he gets out of it when his children
begin to know something of the evil it does.
The only difference between booze and any
other poison is in degree. 1t takes booze just
little longer to kill than morphine.
Apologists for the saloon ask you to let Duluth
saloon alone for the present, the whole state
will go dry anyway in three years. Be not deceived
by such an excuse. Every time you put a saloon
out of business you weaken just that much the
power of the liquor interests in politics. =
Another excuse made by the apologists is that
Superior will go wet again in April in which event
all the "business'' will 60 to the wet town If d.
uth votes dry. What business, pray? But Supe-
rior is not going wet again. Her people will vote
dry. This cry about sister city going is for
political effect the conservative vote in Duluth.
Every dollar spent for booze takes just that
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-03-31
WHAT KIND LOCKOUT WILL YOU VOTE FOR

agt W vote 70 sh lie bd nd tdh 0
t hiH =.
nwodh rehMlh d ed Thy Oag
rdna woud vdmg for the obwing
labor h g the and
nc bome bd
Intoxicated mcmt WI attends hun connecting bomesa nuhan
fr@ hhHe good of the meHng
will support them
and h homes of ip
in home oc.icd ~ the cd ltu fH
o to a a e 10 support