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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
JAPAN BOUGHT SECURITIES
OF THE ALLIED NATIONS
Invested Money Obtained From Source.
Nhr"nd I" Aid Those IGngnscd
III War.

TON IO. December 23.--Japau gen
orally followed the plan of dcvoting the
money obtained from abroad during
the war to giving financial SUPPORT To-
her allies. either by subscribing to tn.
loans issued By them. or by purchasing,
their bonds. says an of'icia, report OF
tn" Department of Finance The total
amount invested in all these securities
reached about S579, 500. 900 at the end
Of 1917. including S@65. 900 o10 in British
government bonds. s71.5cO. 900 i'm
French bonds ana Sl27.0 900 in Rus.
san bonds To this should be added
SllO.too.o0o representing Japanese for
ciGn loan bonds and company debe,,-
lures redeemed in foreign markets.
.iapanS sea borne trade was greatly
effected at the beginning OF the war.
says the report, but her export trade
aitcrwafd became very brisk There
was Il pronounced increase OF Jaran's
shipments TO nearby markets and 10
IN" South Seas to take the place Of
comm oditics that had ceased To be ship
pea from Europe. This was espccjaliy
conspicuous rs regards China. yhnrc
'hcrc was large demand for Ian
ancsc goods. Larger shipments of miI
nitions and food sent to the allies in
creased the volume OF exports In 1917
these amounted to SS0iaOO 900 an in
crease of S237.76o. 900 over 1916. Jnnan's
imports for 1917 were s3l7 QUO onh
Si3?9co.OoH more than 1916. The cy
cess 81 exports over imports in 1917
was S2S3.500. 600. an increase Of 10 nor
cent over this balance of trade i'm la1G
rms apparently has paved the way far
an expansion OF Japans industries; ana
trade In the future. said the rcpor,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24

In the bosom of the earth. havc barely
VIII Win ,n w9rk fe At all Her coal fields
IN petroleum. tin. silver. copper sui
p pnIn, galena only await adequate de-
India herself Is already. under the
influence OF war needs. awakening TO
ner own powers and disabilities. The
evidence s,'h taken last year by, the Indian
Industries Commiss ion. which travelled
snroinEh the whole country and held
bearing fruit in the dovelopment OF
Which S HSSFi long s!rf Sad1 nJM e
ly. been utilized. are once more being
studied. and the activities of the pco-
pc are being stimulated in all drec-
tons The Industrial revival which
MAD barely begun when war broke
Out and checked it. or rather diverted
concerned with war needs. is already
showing signs Of vigorous re- birth.
and needs are everywhere arising FOR
new methods. new machinery and ap-
niiInne ,,:;;, and new leaders;
will be able to take any t suSstantiai
sdustrial affairs have been so DISCLOSED
by the Imperative demands Of The
6ar m, tia, it is Impossible for
empire. and that empire cannot val;
S ,,l needs more railways more ma
England will be able to su1pIv wi tTi,,
INC next decade. because ii will re-
H ,nn Eat ut least that period to rcadJust
1ne nome activities of the United King.
"" III 10 inc needs OF peace.
MoreoEer, IL We take average annual
the go OF midas total imports during
ne, me zen normal years before the OUT
Drelk 81 war at SS.O00.0Oo pounds. stcr-
statistical Abstract" already referred
70 or roughly $4,000. 900. we ana
IN, me average annual share Of the
wnitcu kinEdom in these supplies
WORKS an out during the same period al
IlS,Vy;u'uoo pounds. or. say s2iO.0O0. 600.
oil imports supplied from other sources
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plan. fronting GO feet on east line
Twentieth street. December II. 1918,

plan. fronting GO feet on cas-, line
twentieth street. December H. 1918.
$500
II. T. Richcson and c. IL Dcnoon.
trustees. 10 III. NJ. Stuart, No. Sl3 East
Marshall Street. - feet 10 IL inches
10y las feet south line Marshall street.
~, feet IL inches west of Ninth Street
December H. 1918. s..25o
c. II. sutton ana {. l.. Denoon. trus-
tees. TO III. NJ. 81 iart. No. Sl3 East Mar
snail street. tSNlii feet. south line
Marshall stree, between Eighth and
Ninth Streets December l3 1918.
$G.96o.
w. T.. Rcdd, trustee. to Isabella
CruiciSshanks. No. llol South Lom-
hardy. street iSNl60 feet. cas-; line LON
hardy street. al south line Winder
Street; also No. 100 South l.ombardy
street lSN6o feet. ea", ,ine Lombardy
December 20. 1918, 500.
John iiashy. trustee. TO II. NJ. Mel
ton. 'INl5S feet, north line Littlcpagc
street or Paramount Avenue. l62 feet
east of MechaniCSvillc Turnpike. De-
Cembcr %. 1918, $500.
;. SOL cntthins, trustee, 10 William G.
Fore. No. SOS North Twcnty-cighth
street - feet i inches by "a feet. west
Side Twenty eighth Street. 50 feet S
inches north Of Leigh Street. Dcccm-
Der Is. lHlS.sSi.I50.
y. j chcwniuG. Jr.. trustee. to Lon
don Chairman. lot 81. Arlington
3oNi33 - feet. south line Dance Street
-" feet east OF litChie Street De-
ccnbcr :. 1918. $SiS.
A. J. Chewning,. r.. trustee; to Eras-
ond street. 2oxl2i feet. west line Thir-
ty-S"cond street. 2lj feet south OF :
street December is. 1918. 500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
WAR END RELEASES TOBACCO
oPen,nE U or BnlGnrin to tlIics Mny
materially Affect Shortage In
HiSh-GraGc Need.

r SALoNik1 December Or CSpccian-
Inc opening up OF Bulgaria TO the AL
les mas caused the release of $4,000
wv worth OF American owned tobac-
90 in the towns OF Sores. Drama and
kavalia on the Greek coast OF tho
AeEean Sea. bordering Turkey, occu-
Pted ny me BulgarS until their sur
render: The transportation of this
supply may materially affect the shor.-
age IN hiEh grade tobacco
since the beginning of the war huge
new acres in Greek Macedonia have
become the principal tobacco source
OF Europe. The Greek crop has in
creased 10 per cent during The war
The labor comes mainly from skilled
turkish growers who escaped from
smyrna ana European Turkey to pro.
dnce TOBACCO in Greece for entente
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
WASHINGTONS WERE MILLERS
DURING THE EARLY DAYS
New NciicS Arc reported Located In
N"rthnmpton md Are Prop
crIy Marked.

NORTH AMPTON. ENGLAND. Deem
Der 2$-American participation in the
war mas greatly stimulated interest
IN those historic landmarks near
Northampton. which are associated
WIN no Eng WashinEtons, the am
veStorS OF George Washington.
Ger, chairman Of the Anglo American
,cacc Centenary COMMITTEES, that the
W ashinEtonS We're millcrs at one time
hut the site or the mill had completely
disappeared and no one knew where il
VAS located Recently. however, the
site has been discovered--a small de-
Erington TO Flore. where cxcavations
arc expected 10 reveal tho foundations
OF the old Washington windmill The
ere rn mas psen marked and will be caret!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
tltt\tEKN BARGAIN AND SALE
DEEDS.

y, Sarah NJ. Williams ct ais; to A. 1.
, Meinher e 2@Nl5S fee, west line Nine
'of Sis0o. Novemhcr -. is HiS 5000 H''
Russell A. iIoskins ana Mary G.
y Sloe * Wi W., , Harry White lot
vember !. 'iielS. tax Sc. SD. ''" No
Res O. Jones ana Annie l.. Cwifc)
rhirtssn;h Street, soxia2 feet, VEST Vest
line Thirteenth street between CLAY
and leigh streets. December IL. 1915;
nra ss ' idj I3"P S@Sa ne Leo go A Napk
.5NiSo feet north line Hanover Ave
nus 1ae;,, 200 leGi west o T;lden street,
Thomas NJ l.add and Margaret NJ
Sywifo 70 William Henry White, No.
south line n,intinson S,rcS,N> y Soy iSG,
Der -, IBIS; tAN .$i.5o, $40.
Mrs ~ T. y Latham to Sophia L.
is fee, inches by - feet intShes
north line Duval street a, east lin.
Sh9oss Alley -;Irccmher II, laIS.
Alber; T.. Neumann and Mary y
,"ife) to Sallle T.. Norman 40. so
south Belvidcrc street. 2iNl3@ feet.
west line BclVidcrc street lS3 feet
north Of china street; also 40 6i2
China street, 100 fec, 3 inches hy 40
ieei, north ln" china street Lao feet
W'It "i 10. Lld%r" street Assumption
Marahal u Payne ana Gcorgic A..
fr''. north SD" Wallace Street ~ feet
Ml.tt[lt Of hit"h.e street December -,
William Horny White and Martha
Ann 'wifal TO- Huss"U ) Iioskins ana
Nary 9 'rifcp. so 2Sll Nest cary
street II fer inches 10y 100 feet
g. OF Muhcrry street AssunH,lon
"i ". OF $500 November = lgIS:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
NEW CHARTERS ISSUED.

The state Corporation Commiss!o ion
vest day issued a charter to the Rich
nond Brokerage Corporation, OF this
city. The capital will be S50.0OO The
officers OF the new company are: Rob
crt G. cabcl president. and William
{. Bcntlcy-hoth of Richmond a gen.
Quoted.
\ charter was also granted TO the
tyalls Community Stores Inc. OF Nor
ness
An amendment 10 the charter Of the
Definite Contract Loan and Building
Association provided for increasing its
CAPITAL stock from S2.5CO,00O to So
100000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
OFFERS UNBOUNDED
TRADE OPPORTUNITIES

Now. as matter of fact. India Of
iers TO the United States trade posi-
biiities which are only bounded bv the
capacity OF the American continent
10 fulnll them. British India alone
exclusive of native States. embraces ~,
area OF approximately $40. 900. OOO acres
while that OF the whole couDtrv s
upwards OF 100000 square miles It's
northcrnmost limit is in latitude ~
degrees north, its .southernmost boun-
darN is S.O4 degrees north and that
vast geographical space includes every
VARIETY or climate and soil. The dis
,hnce from Cape Comorin to Lahore is
LEO miles as the crow flies; from
calcutta to Bombay is nearly as far
as from London TO Petrograd Broadly
speaking there IS no limit to the pro-
ductive potentialities or the latent re-.
larger than the whole of Europe ex-
a population more than 20 ger cent
OF its total extent fewer than o2a
100000 acres are under cultivation, and
except in certain districts. the methods
IN use are primitive and Inadequate
! Is traversed by a hare $4,000 miles
or railroads and many regions are So
Tar from a railroad that even we're
cultivation increased there would he
no means available for ,hc TRANSPORT
Oh crops. here are enormous mineral
areas winch are practically only on
tnc, threshold Of development Some
OF her Eo!dhclds. it is true have been
worked Tor centuries. but they still
SHOW no signs OF giving out, while
many aurifcrnus tracts. deeper down
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
New Bnvn.Iun n,cr A.,

,, NEW YORK, December 23-rhe new
bavarian beer tax provides for a brew.
ing taX ranging from $50 to 1850
MARKS per 100 quarts. by which il is
expected the net yield Of the tax viii
be increased to 10000, 900 marks. As
agalnst 100000 marks during the
last Two years prior to the war SAYS
a Munich dispatch in the Bolosne Ca
2cttc. nv ~"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
Real Estate and Court News
HENRICo TRUST DEEDS.

H. q. Whittet to Walter c. Schaaf.
trustee, lot -, and half of lot L.. sec
ton :. Dahlia Farm, near Westhamp-
ton. December i6 1918. 81, 060.
David q. Wilson 30 William l.. Mil
Ter, trustee, lot /, Roselaw Dcccm-
her 90. l9lS, $3.50.
David 6. Wilson Ia William l.. Mil
1or, trustee. lot J. Rosclawu Dcccm-
tCr 20 1918. S2.2IO
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
HING Up Carolina, Farley. Hat.

NEW YORK. December 23.--Thc late
Cardinal Farley's scarlet ecclesiastical
hat was hung to-day Without ceremony
In the great dome over the high altar
In st. Patrick's Cathedral, III Fifth
Avenue. In accordance with the rule OF
the Roman Catholic Church. The hat
of Il cardinal is never worn IL is dis :
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
nENnIco RELEASE DEEDS.

e. T. Caldwell and T.. j. Crawford
trustees, To Mrs. Eva t. Russell lS3
acres on west side Greenwood Road
December 10, 1918. $3.50.
William l.. Tyler, trustee, 10 Louis
WolGer. lot s. block 5, BloomingdaIe
December &c. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24

Ihr Times Dispatch prints more
TtiaSsihcf advertising than any other
tN!,Iiinphu newspaper. When you need
.",'' tththS quickly use a Times Dis
patch Want Ad. Phone Randolph
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
PLAY BALL APRIL %
Major League Seasons Opening Date
Announced by Ban
Johnson.
fDv Associated Press. |

i'F Associated PRESS
CHICAGO. December 23.-Thc 1919
major league baseball season will open
on Wednesday. April! %. President
Johnson. OF tho American League. an
nounccd to-day on his return from
New YORK. The majors have definitely
decided TO play schedules OF 40 games.
instead OF 15i. he said
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
At the Lyric.

Patrons of the Lyric will find n good
Dill greeting them to-day and to-mor-
row Il is up to the standard, but as
startling about it, Walters and the
Crin Sisters opened with an original
comedy dancing act. Swor and West
brook followed with more dancing and
some singing. Five girls, who PLAYED
on various instruments. made GOOD
music, that seemed to please the audi
cncc Smith and Kaufman presented
Mi""ight Occurrence" featured by
clever acting by Kaufman and uuusu
ally good vaudeville singing by Smith
Keenan, ana Anderson. comedy skaters
closed the BILL which included the
usual movies.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
ADJUSTMENTS
"I'0Iil-I'OJu,"

The heroine OF Henry w. SavaSe's
successful comic opera Pom Pom
which VIII be seen here at the Acad-
envy Chrisslas. Thursday and Friday
with Il special Christmas matinee at
" O'Clock. is q female crook. How
ever, she is only impcrsonating Il pick
pocket. but so we'll docs She do il,
that every one ~ stakes her for the
genuine article. This role OF Pom
Pom is in the hands of Dorothy Webb.
u young Coincidence who has gained
laurcls for herself in other produc-
lions such as 'Sari" Pom Pom" can
safely he classed amongst the pcrna-
ncnt successes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24

played at the head OF the body after
death. and the rules then provide tina :
II shall hang for all time in the cardi-
Department Store Advertisinu w.s
heavier In The Times Dispatch In No
vcmber. 1918, than In November 1917
Times Dispatch advertising produces
results iSeS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24
INDIA OFFERS AMERICA
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
Vast Empire, With Tremendous I'm
touched Resor. ccs, Awaits
Western Capita.
FIELD HAS BrEN NEGLECrEl'
Trade With Eastern Country Has
Shown Little Growth for Years.
England Not Now Able to Meet
Demands OF ASiatiC Possession.
by sPENsER SABLE.

tAir Sarle is Il wcll-known authority
on the resources OF India with which
country he has been intimately con
ncctcd for upwards of a quarter Of Il
century,
LONDON. December l6.--Keen as
American business men unuuestionably
are. | venture to doubt whether they
have as yet given fun and adequate
consideration to the enormous posi-
bi!ities which are open TO them in the
empire OF India; l make this suggestion
on two grounds:
statistical Abstract.S an Indian gov a"
tho British Houses Of Parliament.
shows that il the ten years ended
the United States only Increased by
$4,000. 'ater. figures are avail
4 99,t' 6 6m, as G;earmanyS Sgbmarine war
Tered disastrously with sea transport,
a ;drad as ,,n moreover 2Iss since america en-
has been concentrated in the CARRYING
OF troops. the later figures would be
m,Treadns SaRIplyins rs they do to b
totals for the period named. it appears
thmt in the year ended March a1st. 1917:
at, a little under sS.500.O00. In the
ttoidowing year an increase OF nearly
arrears, to have been made to pursue
and enhance this progress. and the
H .sars 'be,, Of the susesedins seven
iuctuauons. shows 4 wholly inadequate
increase. -
midas EXPORTS SHOW
GAIN WHEN WAR COMES
The exports. to India in 1915 we're
,arei% s. ooo little Hd5 over si5'ooooo. or
,sVS vs. Then for the first time there was
d notable increase. largely owing to
va: var demands ma The figures jumped by
'iS 9 The second &c gTopEs asIys
gestion ventuIed TO make at The 0ni
SET Oh TINS article is contained in II
san Francisco Chamber of (omfncrcc
In tho shape of an analysis of foreinn
trade statistics.
iss, ia it t., is true ne, says the statemen,
many. Austria and Belgium out of the
TT%mmercial race. and with Great
naiians' ,n rranc &C. and and other European
war, the United states did not take
:'dNahtase or it's opportunities except
TO raise priccs-and the decrease in
that 1t did not take very great adj
Nantagc--then when peace comes again
me ,,, manufacturing nations of Europe
ton with the United States. and in
would appear to he simple common
sense TO make preparations for the
protection of the foreign commerce OF
Great Britain has been in the war
lot over three and n half years: yet for
Two years plans have been formulated
and in many instances consumated.
mat VIII tend to place the foreign com
merce OF the British Empire on a foot
inG lar ahead of that which il occupied
and the Scandinavian countries are ali
considering this problem and prepar-
ing Tor 1t. and even Germany is de-
voting much time and attention to this
subject. The United States alone an,
pears to be doing nothing. or If II 10
IL Is Keeping ii extremely quiet"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-24

Le--Stn1 fa1hasuxsu n nxn-nrHnss1,rzzau ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-02
KINTYRE

Mrs. Sealy, who has been i'll for sew
eral months, passed away at her home
here Saturday morning. The funeral
services will be held at the church
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Sealy leaves to mourn her loss
one daughter, Mrs. Smock and a host
of friends and relatives.
Mrs. Gabel and Miss Edith who
have been in Kintyre since Friday
packing their household goods left for
their new home in Cogswell on Mon
days train.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadden are spending
the Christmas vacation in Fergus
Falls, Mimi, with Mrs. Haldin's par
ents.
Miss Parizek is visiting at her home
in Lidgerwood.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Barta on Dec. %.
The Misses Lucille and Genevieve
Easton visited over Sunday with rela-
tives and friends in Kintyre. ".
A very nice Christmas program was
held in the church Christmas evening
and large crowd turned out to the
program despite the cold.
Shortly before Christmas Fred E.
Davis was called to Indiana to his sis
ter's funeral. Her death was not en-
tirely unexpected as she had been par
alyzed for several months.
Mr.. Frank Haines and Miss Olga
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-02
CITY NEWS

May Go to Y.-Dr. S. A. Dansford,
who has been doing evangelical work
for the Methodist Episcopal church,
now has under consideration call to
Y. NJ. G. A. war work. DR.. Danford
has wide experience which his
friends believe eminently fits him for
such service.
Work Progresses.-ln spite of an
occasional cold snap, work on the
Lahr Motor Sales Co.'S new home al
the corner of Fourth. and Thayer
streets has progressed satisfactorily
and Contractor Louis LindstrOm hopes
to have the windows in and to be in
position to finish the interior Of the
first two stories within short time.
Library Completed The Bismarck
public library has been completed by
Contractor John l.. Larson and it will
be formally turned over to the public
week A date in February, anniver
sary month of the opening Of Bis
marck's first public library in the
rooms of the Commercial CLUB, has
been set for the dedication, which will
be made memorable event.
City is Growing.-C. A. Barton OF
'MinOt and T.. w. Beck of Devils Lake
who were general agents in their re
spective territories for the PrOviden;
Life Insurance Co., have arrived in
Bismarck with their families and will
make their home here. Messrs. Bar
ton and Beck have been with the com
pany since it's organization, and have
the remarkable record Of having pro
duced 100000 in business for the
year 1917. In taking IL ptheir resi-
dence here, these two big producers
become part of the fas: growing homo
Office force of the Provident in the ca
pacity Of state agents.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-02

last night. and she was less vlvacl0us
than most of us recalled her, facts
which may be we'll accounted for by
her physical condition. She has been
constantly under a physicians care
for the last two weeks, and that she Is
filling her engagements at all is
credit to the pluck Of this brave little
French woman.
Her supporting cast was up to the
average. Harry Short and Joseph
Tilyou had the principal comedy
parts; Marie Fanchonetti did some
charming dancing, and there was an
unusually attractive group OF broilers
and chorus ladies, majority Of whom
could sing more or less. Some OF the
chorus men were positively too
sweet for anything. The staging was
gorgeous, and Nine. Held's gowns,
which seemed endless in number, new
er failed to provoke gasp OF awe and
envy from the feminine portion OF the
audience.
To set at rest rash guesses as to
Nine. Held's age, 1t may be stated
authoritatively that she was born In
Paris on March IS, 1877, making her
debut as comedienne in the French
capital in 1890.
Next.
Next on the program of good things
at the Auditorium is Watch Your
STEP which has been the big hit OF
gorgeous seasons in London, New
York, Chicago, and other metrop-
oil, in which Irving Berln's syncopat-
ed melodies are backed up by the girl
lest, whirliest bunch of show people
who ever hit the trail. The one ana
only Watch Your Step" company,
carrying it's own big orchestra, is the
offering for Friday evening, Janu-
airy A.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-02
SOCIETY
CAPITAL CITYFOLK celebrated NEW
YEARS WITH OPEN HOUSE AND DANCES


The old time custom of open house
was Reconstructed in the capital city
New Years day and number of in
formal dinner and theatre parties
marked the social functions. Mr.. and
Mrs. e. G. Patterson of the Mckenzie
held open house in their apartments
and in the evening gave theatre par.
ty at the Auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam H. Clark held Op-
en- house at their home in Avenue "A
and Mr.. and Mrs. George X. Foster Of
the Rose apartments gave reception
to number of their neighbors and
state capitol officials. Mrs. Foster
was assisted by Miss Cornelia Pickett
and Miss Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lair entertained
at a family dinner at their home IN
Avenue A, having as their guests Mr..
andNMrs. V.ILahr of Parkersburg, Ia,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Doty of Miles City
and Mrs. o. L. Wilson of Pueblo, Col.
Dancing Parties.
Never in the history Of the city
were the dancing parties New Years