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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
From Illinois
Kempton, III ., June 10, 1918

Kempton, III June 10, 1918
Dear Editor:
We are having fair season this
year; corn looks good for IS poor
seed; good seed WAS hard to get
We had our own ard sold between
80 and 40 bushels; got IS a bushel,
Last years crop had lots of bad
corn, got from 6oc 81 so Ter tu.,
if good could get 50. Had a fair
oat crop last year; oats was 9oc
bushel and went down to rs. Now
many are delivering oats getting
ready for another crop, which looks
good now. Garden truck is good:
potatoes fine; ciG potatoes resi- 80
bushel, eggs CSC, butter 32c. We
sell our cream and get 44c and 46c
a pound; old hens are %, old re os-
tiers l5c ID; cattle are high, loo 10
for Old milk COWS.
Well, we see by the paper you
all are doing big Red Cross work,
which is fine thing. They are
doing a big part here: one girl has
knit % sweaters; they have big
send off for our boys, speaking and
singing and band-all we can for
them. Each is given wrist watch
besides what the Red Cross gives
them. We had a Red Cross sale
in our town of Cullom; one little
pig weighed 80 pounds sold for $lo.
They made S27 90 one afternoon
and il rained all the time.
They are taking the young boys
and help is hard TO get: $50, 3 90
per day, $500 and 5000 per
month.
see many names from back
there in the list called. The coun-
ty we live in, Ford, is a very small
one, but has to furnish 80 this
month. The one joining on the
west is Livingston, and has to fur
nish 275.
If this is worth publishing, you
can use it. Hope all our old friends
are we'll. Wishing all a prosperous
year. A Western Friend
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
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Dear Subscriber and Friend:

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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21

Send the Recorder to your
son or daughter while away,
it will be a,fcomfort to them.
81 a veal in advance only.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
PUREBRED BULL Is FAVORED
Keystone of Herd Improvement Is In
Swatting Scrub sires-Speciali-
cation Is Basis.

The keystone of herd improvement
is in swatting the scrub and using a
purebred sire. The bull Is more than
half the herd, for with good judgment
in mating and culiing, all his progeny
will "take after father" in few gen.
erationS.
The purebred makes better gains for
the amount OF feed consumed because
it has been developed along lines of
specialization. Specialization is the
basis of profit in every industry. The
more highly specialized machine or
an animal, the more efficient it is and
the easier it meets competition-and
success rests upon the ability to COM
pete.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
COMMON CAUSE or TROUBLE
Next to Overlooking Calf Is That of
Feeding Milk Too Cold-Feed
at Blood Heat.

Possibly next to overlooking the
calf on milk, the commonest cause of
trouble is that of feeding milk too
cod.
Feed milk at as nearly blood heat
(9S degrees F.) as possible and re-
member that 20 degrees below blood
heat may result in a case Of scours
with very young calves.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
Comr. Sale of
Valuable Land

Valuable Land
Pursuant to a decree of the Cir
cult court of Highland county enter
ed in the chancery cause of Cbas.
L. Waggoner others VS.. A. Fl. Day
and others. at the April term, 1918,
I shall. as special commissioner
therein appointed, offer for sale on
Saturday June 20, 1918, at public
auction for cash to the highest bid
der, on the premises on Allegheny
mountain, in said county, the fol-
lowing valuable lsnd, to-wit: That
part of the Wagner land belonging
TO the estate of the late A. Fl. Day
deceased, which lies in Highland Go.
Va, except about 60 acres lying
northeast of the new public road
leading to Crabbottom. The portion
of said Waggenor land to be sold by
the said decree contains about S02
acres more or less. This is a very
valuable tract of land, considerable
portion thereof being in fine sod.
John NJ. Colaw, commissioner.
I, w. H. Matheny, clerk of the
Circuit Court of Highland Co., dp
hereby certify chat John M. CoIaw
has executed ths bond required by
the decree.
W. II. Matheny, Clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
CHIEF FACTOR IN CREAMERY
Much of Success or Failure Depends
Upon Density of Cream-Thin
Cause of Big Loss.

The density of the cream Is one Of
the most important factors in the sue
cess or failure of q creamery.
Thin cream is chiefly responsible for
the abnormal loss of buttarfat and
quality of butter and hence the low
price paid the patrons for butterfat.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-06-21
X K X K X K X X X X 4 X X K X * (
( 100000 TROOPS CONE TO
( FRANCE, BAKER REVEALS. =

X MISUNDERSTANDING Baker ::
X addressed the French "Blue X
X Devils" ut the foot of the Wash K
X ington Monument on their Off Il
X cial farewell to the United X
X States. lie said in part: X
X "When you left France the x
Il American army was there in X
K small representation, but now X
X more than 100000 Americans K
X have sailed from their shores to X
+ carry back to your army and X
X your people the encouragement <
X and tie assistance which Lafay- \
+ cite and Rochambeau brought to X
X America in the early and strug- K
X Cling days of American free x
u DOM" II
r x
X Il X X X X X X < X X K K X r X X X
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
CITIZENS VOTE FOR
RAISE IN GAS RATE

The Barton Heights Citizens asso~
citation at largely attended meeting
last night in the Barton Heights
School building agreed that the Hen
rico Gas company is entitled to an
increase in the rate which it charges
consumers.
Some time ago the company petit
toned the state corporation commits
sion for permission to increase its
charge from ninety cents per 1 1000
feet to $1,io. The Citizens associa-
ton appointed committee compos-
ed of Thomas Armstrong. r, NJ. Smith
and j. G, Anderson to investigate the
grounds on which tho company claim
ed IL should receive higher rate.
The committee examined thorough
~ the company's books and at the
meeting last night reported that, in
the opinion OF the members. the com
pany should receive the increase ask
ed for owing TO higher cost of pro
duction. The meeting. with DR. r,
W. Mile, the president. in the chair.
discussed the report at length and in
structed the committee to give the
company assistance in It's efforts to
obtain the higher rate for period OF
one year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
DR.. Cannon Has
Narrow Escape
From Torpedo
Weeks In war~Torn CountFy--Win
BE Honor Guest at Dinner Tonight

Dr. James Cannon. Jr, returned to
Richmond late last night after sew
eral weeks spent in France and Eng
land.
The vessel on which ne arrived at
an Atlantic port yesterday was slight
ly delayed by the activity OF E-boats,
one Of which attacked the ship. The
torpedo launched by the undersea
craft passed within fifty feet of the
American vessels stern.
The convoy went Immediately In
pursuit of the German craft. but the
result or their efforts to destroy the
Hun was not made known.
DR.. Cannon, who was grea thy IA
tigued. retired at once. He will spend
most OF today in Richmond. being
the honor guest at e o'clock this eve
ming AT a dinner at Nurphy's hotel
arranged nv several OF his friends. He
will depart. late tonight for Atlanta.
where he will head the Virginia con-
ference delega ton in the sessions OF
the general conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. South.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30

New York. April .s.-New York
knows how to welcome a hero. Ad-
miral Dewey learned that upon re-
turning from Manila General JofGre
learned II more recently. But today
New York had nifty American SOL
diers to welcome, the first to return
from the French trenches, and 1t
simply multiplied its enthusiasm by
fifty.
Those half hundred battle stained,
and for the most part battle-scarred
veterans. one Of whom is but nineteen
years old. were accorded an al-Amer-
ican reception as they marched up
Broadway that they and the million
or more who participated will never
forget
II it was possible to give a warmer
expression OF approval TO any one
man. to Single out one hero for special
honors Corporal O. W DeVarilla- Of
San Francisco, who fred the first
shot at the Huns from the American
ARMY was the man SO honored. Cor
poral Deyarilla was high schoo
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
TEN PER CENT RAISE
FOR CITY EMPLOYEES
Alderman Grundy Pushes to Rescue
OF Men Getting Loss Than
St.S0o Per Year
NO FAvoRTTIsM SHOWN
Headquarters Detectives to Become
Sergeants -- Money Comes From
Emergency Fund and Raises FL
fcctive on june fs.

Following a more or less animated
discussion of salary raises engaged in
by members OF the committee and in
tereed ed persons in various depart
ments OF the city government. the
finance committee last night. on mo-
ton OF Alderman Barton H. Grundy,
Adopted a resolution increasing by 10
per cent the salary of every city EN-
ploye receiving less than 81, 500 a
year, beginning June LIST
Added to this motion was an amend
ment offered by Councilman Morgan
F. Mills. elevating seven headquar-
tsrs detectives to the rank OF sergeant,
with pay as such.
The city attorney was instructed 10
prepare an ordinance emoodyin g
the resolution, to be presented to
council next Monday night, with the
recommended that it be adopted.
Alderman Melton sought to have
the ordinance become effective upon
its passage. but this motion was de-
feated. those favoring 1t being Mel
ton, Haddon and Jones.
The proposed increase will amount
to 100000 and will effect every de-
partment in the city government. in
GLIDING the departments under the
administrative board--gas, water. en-
gineers, street cleaning, health, build
INK ana tnS TFt, PODCt anu SCnCpl
departments. Other employees scatter
ed throughout the city hall will also
become effected The money is to be
taken from the emergency fund. which
amounts to $t73,o00.
Real Emergency.
eff this is not an emergency" said
Alderman Grundy, in presenting his
resolution, then I don't know what
it liz. These men need the money. and
they deserve It. Let's make a clean
sweep and give all hands part of 1T
I'VE cannot afford to show ia
voriteAs
Councilman Powers questioned the
policy OF making such sweeping APP
preparation, without f1rrt arriving al
some satisfactory point as TO the
source from which the money Is TO be
derived.
II was satisfactorily explained. how.
ever, that a large sum would still re-
main In the emergency fund. and thai
there were two possible sources OF
revenue from which large sums may
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
HUNS BAFFLED BY BRITISH At YPRES
Third Loan Enters
Its Final Lap With
76Per Cent Raised

Washington. April 2s.-With 7e
per cent of the minimum Of the third
liberty loan already subscribed, the
last week OF the campaign began to-
day with the $4,000 900, 900 asked for
as minimum fairly in sight but con-
fronting unceasing effort TO obtain the
sort of over description expected.
Oficial reports to the treasury de-
partment tonight show total of su o.
scriptions in the hands Of incorpor~
ated banks and trust companies
to $2,283,3o1,s5o. Appar
emily the number of individual sub
scribers will be greater than in either
of the preceding loans
Subscriptions by districts and per-
centage OF quotas follows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
RETURNED AMERICAN
SOLDIERS WELCOMED
New York Pays Rousng Tribute to Half Hundred Battle
Stained and Scared Veterans-Whoe City Shows Re
spec to Our Own Boys Who Have Faced German Battle
Line

student when he enlisted to do his
bit.
Which is Corporal DeVarilla?' de-
manded hundreds of girls along the
line. And when he was pointed out
by one of his grinning comrades,
kisses were blown at him and flowers
were fred at him faster than ma
chine gun could shoot
But none OF the others lacked air
blown kisses from pretty girls or
the lum py- throated greetings of older
women, many of whom wore service
flags showing they had BOYS over
thera" These greetings from the
girls and women were as numerous
as the God bless you from the men
and the soldiers knew just what 70
do with those greetings. They caught
them on the fly. smiled their appre-
citation and tucked them in their
pockets for safekeeping.
They wore their full equipment,
weighing eighty-seven pounds. as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
Old Dominion Trust Co.
r. W. Dabney s. Co.


r. W. Dabney & Co.
Richmond district offace- Life
Insurance 90. of Va
once superintendent of trans
portation, r, + Il r. r. IT.
Freight station clerks and ware
housefncn. r.. T.. & +. r. II
once shop clerks and storckeep-
err, r., +. 4 r. r.. r.
Hciser Brokerage On.
Purchasing department. r., r, &
r. II. II.
Office superintendent motive
power, r., r. q II. r. X
Ccrtain-Tecd Products corpora
ton.
The Phillips Lumber Co.
Schwarxschiid Brothers, Inc.
Virginia Trust Co
Jones Brothers G Co.
Meyer Greentrcc.
Murphy Hotel, Inc.
/ Civic Association of Richmond
( Jerry Brothers Betting Co.
/ Harper Overland Go.
| Harrison & Bates,
| r. w. Dabncy 4 Co.
savings Bank of Richmond
Tallcy. Hobson q Richardson.
Gregory & Graham and .ern-
I Dioyes-
Thomas +. OcitrfCk d Go.
Richard Pokrass. Inc.
! Rossi n Cecchina.
T.. II. Murphy & Son.
| Richmond Ice Delivery corpora
| ton.
l.. Iichtenstein Sons.
Old Buck Guano Co.
! Walk-Ovcr boot shop.
! Southern Railway passenger sta
don. South Richmond.
! Bank Of Commerce and Trusts,
Manchester branch.
| O6ice of superintendent OF teic-
! graph, r., II. a. r. II. r.
| Once OF engineer OF mainte-
| nance of way, r., r. 4 r. r. III.
| r. Garnctt Thhb insurance
| agency.
| Acca Temple patrol.
| Elam & Funston.
/ Howell Brothers.
Capitol Motor corporation.
| Harvey Blair g. Co.
MaGnus HessbcrG, Inc.
OfIicc OF Trainmaster, r.. r. g.
| r.. n. r. Go.
Woodali . QuArics.
-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
Commercial Organizations and
Soldiers Get in Rush tor
Victory Over the Top
HENRICO COUNTY To
EXCEED QUOTA BY
MANY THOUSANDS
Reports From Other Points in
Fifth Federal Reserve Dis
trict Indicate Impetus Has
Been Injected Into Last Days


The big drive OF the week will he
started this morning al 10 O'Clock at
the chamber Of commerce, when the
live wires in the various commercial
associations put their heaoS an"
shouiders together Tor the great az
There Viii be epr"s%n'd' eS Oh
the TRAY elers tFeteclIEe assoc "a li ron
NE Commercial IraFflefSs I'e iSeNaA'
Merchants association hh' @"fe'
Users cluh ana the h0'arE 'tep Pt eS-
ent 10 MA Ike suggestions. accept las"S
and get 10 WORK
All things were SHFehr nj l'of'4
headquarters Yesterday. Ih'hes We're
W"tuE smoothly. ana Reports RON
various sources Indicated th3t me mn
18Th OF the drive w"uiu daa h3ohH'"ho
TER aud away above ~" Top
News from itenTie9 county toaN en-
4 vivid hue. tYer> thlnG Vas report
ed ss beng red not ." 'ha' ~unuFp ot
klchmoud. A"lW5thsl standing nc fa''
THAT most Of The residents "l tchFlco
have subscribed for bonds through
their Hlrhmond banks hundreds OF
thcm are duplicating their purchases
through the local committee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
BRILLIANT OPENING >
FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Wednesday Club With Famous
Artists and Orchestra, Delights
Apprccaative Audience,
HOUSE Is WE'LL FILLED
Nab>l Garrison and Lambert Murphy
VIII Appear NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Composer Complimcuted Ivy Con-
dnctow slssehufew.

Richmonds great annual musical
event-the May festival of the We'd
nesday club-opened auspioiously last
night with a good house. prepared to
hear the program OF surprising inter
EST
From the moment when the or
chestra struck up the first notes OF
the "Star-Spangled Banner" orches-
ira, audience. chorus and soloists
seemed to be in full accordance. The
national anthem, was rendered by the
orchestra and chorus in way 10 sur
prise many who had come 10 regard
the music as dun and the words as
mere words
The Russian symphony orchestra
gave the overture from Thomas
"Mignon" SO well as TO call for an
encore. Conductor Altschuler select
ed composition by Mr.. John Powell,
OF Richmond. a compliment which the
audience keenly appreciated. and
then played Dixie as a second en-
core.
Other numh ers in Part I Of the con-
cert were a duet from III Trovatore"
by Miss Marsh and Mr. Diaz a duet
from Don Juan" by Miss Morgana
and Mr. Chalmers, and quartet from
"Rigoletto" by all OF these artists. All
! the numbers were exceedingly well
received.
| In the second part OF the program
the Wednesday club, with the assist
/ ance of the quartet and the orchestra,
presented Suliivan's the Golden Te-
gend'' The chorus showed wonder
fully well the results OF the long and
faithful work of preparation under
the leadership of Mr.. w Henry Baker
the director The visiting artists also
were warmly applauded In their solos
! and duets.
The club had announced that the
concert would begin promptly at Ssso
p. M.-and N did. There wers a few
strsgglers, OF course, but these were
not seated until after Mr. Aitschuier
had completed his orchestra numbers
and the encores The house was ne@r-
ly full In spite OF competing attrac-
tons downtown.
The second concert WILL he given
this evening The artists v III be Miss
Mabel Garrison and Mr.. Lambert
Murphy. The program follows;
Part 7.
I, symphony. No. s. E-mtnor,
Tschaikowsky
!. Andante Allegro con motto.
=, Andante Cantabi1e, con afcuno
licenza
;. ''yalse" Allegro moderate,
4. Andante Maestoso Allegro vi
Orchestra.
2. All l~we-toi soieii, Romeo ct
Jahefe" .....-..... 49,. Gounod
MIR. Murphy.
). Regnava mel silenzio, Mad
Scene. lucia ..... Doniyetti
Miss Garrison.
4, Rordo Capriccioso =. Saint saens
Orchestra.
! Part III.
! i. Sunrise on the Moscow River"
/ Moussorgsky
! introduction to Act /. .'Kho-
| yanstschina-")
| The dangerous mood of the earth
| awakening from siumber. The clari-
! onet suggests the growing of cock. In
| the distance are heard convent
| chimes. Flocks of birds soar up
ward. Earth awakes to fun activity.
! The songs of the boatmen on the river
! die away. Full day"
| Orchestra.
/ .. voir Griselidis ......... Massenet
! Mr.. Murphy.
! g. Bell Song. tIakme". Beilini
/ Miss Garrison.
{. Eutcracker Suite -. Tschaikowsky
CrchestrA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
QUARTER MILLION
FOR HUN HELMET

New York. April 2s.--The Hun he'll
met captured at the second battle of
Ypres was again auctioned off today
at the foot of washington's statue
in Wall street for the liberty loan
fund. Robert E. Mcdonnell bought IL
for $4,000. 1t will be auctioned
again tomorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
SUICIDE. VERDICT OVER
ISTERNED MILIIoNAI1M

London. April ga verdict 81 sNtvs
eide. was rendered by the ecronw.eI
jury which held an inquest into -
death at Douglas detention cAmn 80
the Isle of Man OF Frederick CAa942Gs
Brandsuer, millionaire psnraA
who was informed there IN Ja1uQ
1917 Brandaner had bsAn re<ea1 n
termed that hs would ~ xaoo&s2m& M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
ROLL OF HONOR---1OO PER CENT

w. III. Harris fsFccery Go.
American National bank.
National State & City hank.
Merchants National hank,
Union Bank OF Richmond
Church Hill hank.
Richmond Trust Il Savings O..
Virginia Fire 4 Marine ms Co.
Davenport and company.
Horace &. Wright DO,
Thomas Branch Go.
q. III. Berry & Co.
John L. Williams & soma.
Henry s. Hutxlcr Il Go.
IAningcr- Alsop Co.
r. r. Noting & Co.
Nhittet a. Sherspersou.
Atlantic Life Insurance 90.
Agents and clerks. $. 4. l.. Ry.
smith Courtney Co.
Richmond Motor Co. Inc.
Planters National bank.
Presidents department. II, r. &
r. II. II
rrcasurcr's department, IL. Il. &
r. r. IT.
Kline kar Sales Co. Inc.
s.. A. Il. Ky. 90. All departments
In Richmond.
Julius Straus II Sous.
wherry A. Co.
Kirk Parrish 90,
First National hank.
Kline kar Corp.
First National bank bnildsn- bar
be-. shop.
General office city water works.
Tho Cohen 90. Inc.
Model Garage Corp.
Home Office. Life Ins. Co. OF Va
The CorIey Co.. Inc.
General sspcrintcndcnt's office,
r.. +. & F.. X. R.
Imperial Tobacco Co.
Harry Marks Clothing Co.
Brown Print shop.
r.. \. Saunders Sons Co.
Barnes Safe 4 Vault Co.
Auditor Of disbursements Office,
e.. & q. building.
y. l.. Bickerstafr Sons.
Superintcndent's Office, city wa
err department.
General Office, Virginia Carolina
{ .cmjcal Co.
John r. Wilson & CO.
Bank OF Commerce and Trusts.
Virginia Fscd Oil Products Go.
A Central National bank and cm-
pIOycs.
Globe Clothing O..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
Nav Denaturalixe Aliens.

London. April - The British gov
nment ia planning the Introduction
Of a bin in rarlia ment providing for
the Decentralization of aliens, Sir
George Cave. home secretary made
this announcement I'm the com m ons
TODAY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30
Dr. Mcpherson Promoted.

London. April 29,-nr Ian Nc
rherson. under secretary OF state. was
today appointed deputy secretary of
state for war. He will deal with
the administrative business of the
war office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30

Continued on Page Three.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-30

IT WILL BE A
WELCOME MESSAGE
FROM HOME.