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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
THE COAL SITUATION
Marked Improvement All Over ,hr
Country. hut the Danger Not
Yet Entirely Over,

All reports coming in from Goa!
markets and mining districts for 4
week past Indicate that the general
rituation has been relieved greatly and
This rs true of Richmond, which never
has been AS bad Off for fuel as some
other manufacturing towns. and Il
seems 10 be true generally. However. y
does not mean that the coal situation.
taking the country as a whole. is easy
or even that the danger Is removed
II simply means that the situation ia
three weeks ago.
Black Diamond. a leading coal four
nal. IS not too optimistic 1t says:
assuming production for the nation
OF l,Sco.o1o tons of coal per day, the
consumption was larger than that by
NJ least 2e5.O00 tons. Recently con-
sumption has been going along at the
same normal rate. but production had
fallen below that normal rate and,
therefore, the nation was eating SO
heavily into it's stock piles that those
were approa ching complete exhaustion
The people saw. therefore, the vanish
ing Of their coal reserve and the hcavy
demands for coal and looked with
panic into the near future when the
need would continue and the supply
woulG be exhausted. 1t was this fear
OF what was likely to happen rather
than the presence OF danger which
gave the fuel situation such an ugly
aspect Naturally the danger is not
removed. Things which caused that
danger are sim here. as. for example,
the general incapacity OF the railroads.
the very decided shortage OF motive
power and the bad congestion of the
terminals. This danger cannot be re-
moved until the railroads have been
supplied with more engines"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
BACK-LOT GARDENING
RichnOnd Means business Thi, Year.
Time for Talk Has Passed.
Real Work Now.

Tho people OF Richmond arc no:
talking al much abou; back-lot gar
iens as they did year ago. but thcrc
VIII be more Of them this spring thnr
there were last year and they VIII
be made more productive and more
profitable.
Las! year the back lot garden was
something new. therefore. subjcc /
Tor conversation. for discussion aud
II may be said. for neighborhood Gcs-
sip. Last year town gardening WIS
4 new fad ana new fad3 are alwa -
talked about. This year it is a bust
ness strictly. ;he ncwucss of which
"as worn off ana so there Is less tai,
and more work.
Many II the last year home gar
ucncr3 were simply experimenting. As
q general rule The experiment proved
u" back lot garden TO he Il goJI
sh'nS. This year the gardeners W Ii
nave the opportunity to profit from
heir experience. Las, year ;hcy made
Hany mistakes which they will know
cw TO avoid THIS year Last year
many of them Started gardening ra,hcr
ate. This year all of them have
tarted on time. res. Richmond H.
it:i interested in back lot gardcninc
Eoie so than ever before. and mo!>
vegetables VIII be grown within the
itY limits and out in the immediate
luourIs this year than last.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
EGG AND POULTRY NOTES
Hoover Hen and PuIlrt Order Rirsidly
:nforccd-E:rWs Suddenly become
Plentiful and Cheaper.

The chicken coops and baskets that
used TO line the sidewalk along Car
and Thirteenth Streets were all 81.
laat week conspicuous by their alb
sencc. They have all been Hoovcrizcd
and the order that eg. producers ard
'rosncc;iNe producers shall not be ~O',
in that quarter until May / is being
strictly ohc%"d y few crates of geese
and guinea chickens were TO be seen
IN the places Of the hen coops and the
retailers Eobhled these up readily
However, no one has suffered for fowls
% 20 on their tables. that IS no one
who likes tn" frozen birds Just as
vol Tho market has been well sup
plird with these
Tho effect of the order referred ~
mas been very largely 20 increase the
r~g supply and tho prices for epsr
hove gone down considerable. The
shipments 10 this city were very larr"
II Of last week and the big buyers
who invest ~ hen fruit 20 he casc1
Hnd shipped North In carload lots hal
20 trouble IN getting all they could
handle. or 81 least all they could ship
Even larger receipts OF cCgs are cy-
rectcd this week, and, II tho big buy
"rs and cases can get the cars TO
ship In the shipments northward Will
be very large.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
ENGINE SHORTAGE NOW
Locomotives Tint tsrd to Pull MGR
chnnts' Supplies Now Drawing
COni WrainN-Ikciicf In SlEhf.

Will" the merchants OF Richmond.
especially tho retailers. still ind caus,
10 complain OF slow and unccrtaiA
frcich. deliveries there has been
marked Improvement IN tho last ten
days ~ railroad man explains that
there Is nov not so much trouble
from car shortage as there Is from
engine shor;aEr. Tho government
management Of railroads gives pref
crcnce 10 coal hnuliHg. 10 the move
ncnt OF freight trains carrying arm:
supplies and 10 passenger cars carry
ing troops and Red Cross and hosp.-
tai forces and all kinds OF locomotives
from the big freight pul!crs down TO
the smaller passenger engines are
called into reGuis:tion for such trains.
leaving scarcity Of engines TO pull
through the cars loaded with ordinary
merchandise. However. as the weather
improves II is probable that more en-
zines Will he relieved from the coal
hauling business to get busy with
commercial freight trains and there
Is hope that ere long the retail mcr-
chants will be able 10 get small shin
;ncnts in something like reasonable
time from the date Of the fling Of
an order
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
CASH AND-ChRRY SYSTEN;
IT works IN R|CHN0ND.
Retail Merchants and Market Men
Like it-tash Sales Increase
and Expense Cut Down.
ADVANTAGE COMING TO ErYEi:s
Finding Out About Prices That Vary.
Little Savings Here and There
That Grow Into Dollars AZ the
Days Go by.

II has been said that II Ia hard fer
Virginians TO learn new tricks and
difficult for them TO overcome old GUS
toms. but it cannot be said tina; Rich
'nondcrs are slow In catching on TO the
new things the war has brought about.
This Is proven by the very large num-
Der OF Richmond folks who have with
in the past few months adopted the
cash and carry system. people who
have good credit at any store in tO"n
The merchants rather like ii because
IT increases their cash sales ard re-
duces the cost OF bookkeeping as well
as delivery service. and. according to
tho testimony Of at least one market
basket totcr," who has adopted the
system. i, proves profitable TO the
buyer in more ways than one.
This cash and carry advocate said
For fifteen years or more ! have kept
regular accounts IT several different
stores. and at least two market stands
70 say nothing Of my wife's dry goods
and millinery accounts. had bills at
a grocery. a drug store, n shoe store
:; clothing store market house. etc. 1t
waa ny custom to step into these es-
iah!ishmcnts whenever ! wanted any.
Thing in their respective lines and
order ii without asking any questions
rs to price and Il was charged. That
:vas tho last heard or thought Of it
until the frs; Of tn, next month. when
the bills came t, nc. and came with
unfailing regularity.
Three months ago adopted tho
cash and carry system In the first
place have learned that I do not need
all the things l thought did when It
vas SO HANDY just to order them sent
up and am saving rioney by that
knowledge. In the second place: By
having to ask the price OF things ]
have learned that prices vary in stores
am wing money again b. pricing
closely. l rarely buy to any amour,
until have compared prices at two or
more stores. Troublesome? Certainly
hut n few cents saved here and there
on several purchts. Will count up n
dollar by Saturday night. And then
my wife isn't bothered several times
day with the coming OF the delivery
wagon, aud there are no losses between
the grocery and the house OF from
the back door after the delivery has
been made. And then again: we arc
largely relieved Of tho telephone nuts
ance. ard don't have TO use Il with
tho grocer and the butcher Just at the
time that everybody else in town wants
10 do the same thing. II does no,
matter with us whether the line IS
busy now or not, and We have nc oc-
casion 10 feel cussy about il. Indeed
the cash and carry system is n good
thing from my standpoint, a good thing
In more ways than one ! expect to
st!ch TO It. Until the war is over, at
least"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
ReuieD of Weeks
Trade in Richmond
Complaints Arc Fcw and Far
Bctvccn---.Slot0 Freight Only
Thing That Troubles Now.

There were no Interruptions TO bust
1css last week and so far as the mcr-
camille community was concerned Their"
wcre no worthless days. The wcathe.
conditions were all that the most cx-
acting shopper or most enthusiastic
salesman could ask and so the re-
tailers had fine week. The jobbcrS
mad no complaints TO make. either OF
sales, orders from travellers or COZ
lcctions. and the manufacturers nadn
good progress in catching up with tho
hilinS Of delayed orders. The only real
complaint that could be heard was the
same old one In regard to the slow
ness OF the freight trains and the over
crowded condition Of the express cara
and Offices.
E,adst.cc,s sums up the situation IN
Richmond tcrsc!y as follows: Whole
sale trade good. Retail trade fair.
manufacturing. good. Collections. good.
Crops. good condition. roor freight
deliveries hurt.
Tha, tells the whole story, but
D"ahst:cc:s goes on TO particularizc
as follows:
There is n pcrceptihlc unsettlement
in some lines of trade because OF the
congestion and slow deli"cry Of freight
and c'nbacgoes.
Jobhing and wholesale trade con-
inucs In good volume. Advance or
Il RS for shoes and hats for tali ship
ments arc fully UP to. expectations.
Groceries and provisions are in good
demand. Fruits are plentiful. particu
larry apples. but are moving rather
slowly. building and construction are
at low cbb. consequently supply and
lumber dealers are quiet except those
making delivery for government worr.
In practically all other lines OF manu-
facture activity is noted and the out
put Is limited only by the nate-ia:S
and labor obtainabie Retail trade is
fair. though little early spring pur-
chasing has bee done. The melting
II the snow covering from winter crops
has revealed them in good condition
and some early farm work is being
done. though farmers expect a scarcity
OF labor. Collections arc fair TO sooi.
Bank statements continue 70 reflect
fnanc!Il conditions az in excellent
condition though slight stiffcniag
N interest rates is noted.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
AS TO W0MEN'S GARMENTS

The Dry Goods Economist of Satur-
days date gives notice to Richmond
retailers and others as follows:
In womcn's garments the attention
of the retail trade is conferred more
upon the question of deliveries than
upon price or style.
Manufacturers OF suits. coats and
skirts have been seriously hamDered
by the shortage OF necessary materials
Makers Of dresses and of waists are IN
somewhat better position, due to the
fact that they depend upon silk or
cotton either of which may be obtained
much more readily than goods OF wool
construction.
There has been fair amount Of re-
ordering OF spring and summer nIer-
chandise, placed evidently in the be-
lief that the goods will be needed i'm :
ncdiatciy after Easter.
Considerable activity is noted in the
call for corscts and brassieres, orders
OF substantial proportions having been
placed within few days.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
COMING TOBACCO TRADE;
PRICES WILL keep HIGH
Japanese and Chinese Demand for
Virginia AMI North Carolina Weed
Increasing Every Day.
VIEWS OF MAN WHO HAS SEEN
Countries That Two Decades Ago
Knew Not Use CT tie Weed Now
Enormous COnsumcrs-Evcryb body
Likes Pipe or Cigarette.

The all absorbing question wit.
richmond tobacco men now Is. what
If the crop OF 1872" All the prophets.
weather prophets and the other kind.
rro agreed that the farmers OF Vtr.
rinia and North Carolina as we'll as
those who grow some tobacco In South
Carolina are going to put in as large
acreage of the weed as they can pos
s.1ly hope to bring TO harvest. short
age OF labor and some other draw
backs considered. and all the signs
OF the times point to good year
for growing tobacco. Bat the question
that keeps bobGing up and VIII not stay
down Is: How is this crop going to
sell: will 1t be as valuable to tho far
nera as the crop now being wound
UP in all the markets."
The pronercd nnswcrs TO this qucs-
tion are somewhat varied, but the ma
jority report is in favor OF just ~,
high prices for tobacco next season az
this IL not a little higher: In this
connection. and for the comfort Of the
Richmond manufacturers OF the weed
and especially those VINO are making
!, into smoking tobacco and cigarettes
Inc views OF Il DTCiniNeRC .NOTll ,iiO-
lima leaf dealer are here given.
This man has for the past several
years been q large buyer % bright to-
bacCos for shipment TO tho Orient ~
we'll as to England and France. Ills
business has required him to visit
China and Japan several times with
In the last Eve or more years. lie
says any man who walks the s,r..r.
OF the cities OF Japan and China, and
has an eye to his surroundings. can
hut note the Increased and Increasing
consurr ption in those countries Of u!
class Of tobacco that have made Viz
g!uia and North Carolina famous
Twenty years ago the people OF those
countries knew not the use Of tobacco
IN any form. but since China and Japan
have become prohibition states" so
far az the sale and use Of opium are
concerned. the people have taken
tobacco and they have gone so FAR
as to become enormous users ~. sIno-
Ing tobacco and the little cigarette.
The North Carolina Iaan says when he
arst won't TO japan, five or more years
ago. he noticed man on the street
putting II cigarette or Il pip" only
every NOW and then. y year or c,vt.
teen months later n could but notice
tho largely Increased number o. s,ru,,.
crs ne met on ever hand. Last year
when he was in both china and Japan
again. he says II was rare thing
IN the streets. IA the parks or In any
other public place where men con-
rropa'e TO see man or boy without
his pipo or cigarette. the use Of Gig,
rot'os being more IN vogue than The
pipe.
Ths mrn closed his remarks thus
The dcslaah In China ana Japan alone
VIII Keep tho price @! bright tohaCcus
up 10 "a .h ns TREY now are for thu
ncxr aye 81 ten ycars and thorn is no
danger e. tho farmers ov"rcroppinr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
Quietly Awaiting Price Fixing.

Discussing certain conditions as it
sees them. Iron Age, Of New York, has
THIS to say: "As the time draws near
for the reconsideration of government
prices the trade kecnly hopes that
Washington will not strive further TO
destroy incentives to maximum pre-
duction Ever since we entered on the
controlled price regime the impression
has been allowed TO remain that any
revision would be downward, and LARGE
earning statements for 1917 give color
TO the idea. Mounting costs. mean
while. and several weeks rcstric,cl
operations will make 1t hard TO meet
me capital charges OF the first quar-
ter. Stable plate producers claim
thcy must have an advance of IL 10
"a cents per pound. Nor Is every
'h'nE peaceful under the present
scales. Chainmakers have not as yet
agreed TO name the government prices
TO the public"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
Close Collecting war winnrr.

ID. Birncy Neil, president of an 49,
ISOLATION of credit men in Columbus.
o., is OF the opinion that close col
lecting and prompt paying OF store ac-
counts will help win the war. too. lie
Is scattering about in Ohio a circular
letter. which says among other things:
Ihe government of the United
States has urged the conservation of
the resources Of the country, ana, y,
matter Of national defense. the earn
est cooperation Of everyone should
be cXerted I'm it's accomplishment
Credit is one Of the most important
factors connected with this work, and
II IS earnestly requested OF the NOR
chants that they urge upon their Gus
toners having charge accounts the
Importance of paying their bills
promptly, in accordance with the
terms. This suggestion. being along
loyal lines. should be heartily con.
CURED In by everyone interested In
tho welfare OF our country"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
Jump in Garbage Govt.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, March s.
The Santa Monica commissioner. have
roniracted 10 sell the city's garbage for
ne coming year at $500 a ton. Last
year IL brought sl.G0 ton
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-04
An Egg Substitute.

Down in Georgia n company with
10000 or capital has gone to work
manufacturing what purports to he an
egg substitute for cooking purposes. -
Just what the substitute consists of
ana how 1t can be made TO take the
place OF eggs In cake making, or in
batter bread or how it will poa CHI with
turnip salad is not explained in the
announcement Of this new line of bust
ness. but IL 1t Is n success this sub
stitute ought to be a good seller In
these days Of high cost Of hen fruit.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-29
CHAPLAINS HANDLED
BY WAR Department

London.-(by mail)-The British
army has 1924 commissioned chap
lains, including 1874 Church Of Eng
land clergymen, 662 Roman Catholic,
TIA OF various Protestant donomina-
tons. and IA Jewish rabbis. These
figures do not include Colonial chap
lains nor chaplains engaged locally and
unconmissioned.
The war office administers tho army
chaplains' department directly. and
chaplains are appointed by the secrs-
tary Of war on the nomination OF the
various denominations. In France, the
principal chaplain at the outset ot the
war was Rev. DR.. Simms. of the Pres
byterian church Of Ireland, ranking as
a brigadier general. AT the present
time Bishop Gwynne, OF the Church of
England, is In command, with the rank
of major general. DR.. Simms has been
graded to the same rank, and remains
in charge Of all chaplains in France
belonging to churches other than the
church Of England.
About 100 ~chaplains have been killed
in action or died In service. and lDany
have been wounded or invaded home
from diseases contracted while or ac-
tive service. A considerable number
have been made prisoners OF war.
though most of these have been re-
leased subsequently under he pro-
visions of the Geneva convention
Honors received by the commissioned
clergy In the British army incliides
two Victoria crosses, so distinguished
service badges. 258 military crosses and
II foreign orders.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-29
HOME DIARY
FROM LONDON
BY Margaret Walter.

Went to see the exhibition OF the
Red Cross pearls at the Grafton gal
leries today. These pearls have been
given singly and In pairs for the RED
Cross and altogether there are already
more than 5000 Of them. The queen.
Queen Alexandra, ali the princesses-
there are just stacks Of them when you
come to count them up--havos given
generously Of their treasures. Then 1
guess that about every woman In Eng
land who has ever laid claim to any
jewelry at all will contribute at least
pearl. And remember thai a pearl
necklace to an Englishwoman Is almost
as much a necessity as q chemfse. over
here they wear their pearls no matter
what sort, Of clothes they are going to
put On. them morning, noon n
night. A girl begins to wear her string
when she gets to be IS, usually Mt her
coming out party, and she never x
them of. In this way most families
have gradually acquired beautiful
picked pearls; generation by genera
ton, the necklaces have been reasseSn-
bled, the finest going to the eldest
daughter n so on.
The Countess Of Rothes was wearing
the family pearls. a necklace 300 years
old. when she sang Lead Kindly Light"
rs the Titanic sunk. From this heir
ioOfi ~ oChCStSu w SoPSA RS
for the Red Cross. One magnificent
pear shaped drop pearl weighs II grains
and the largest round pierced pearl Is
81 grains. There are also black and
pink pearls OF almost priceless worth,
and some people who have felt still a
desire to give after they havs con-
tributed various pearls have sent love-
ly diamond clasps Of modern n an
tique workmanship. These will be
used 10 hnish the necklaces when they
are finally arranged for sale.
liked watching the royal party ex-
amining the Jewels. 1t was funny to
me, for whom one pearl Is much like
another, to watch these women recog-
nize pearls as X they were people.
Princess Mary and Princess Pat went
round together exclaiming at every now
arrival, why. there's Cicely's pet, look.
wasn't IL sweet Of herr" IF there isn't
that little rascal PANS mascot, you
know the one that's seen her through
all her escapades." And so on.
Every pearl, suspended on a slender
silken thread, Is hung against rich
cream velvet and royal deep blue
frames the different cases. It's a won
derful exhibition which has its pathetic
side, too. for by far the greater num-
Der Of peals are sent In memory and
an enormous number are anonymous
gifts of who thus comment
crate their fallen heroes.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-29
XIV.
The Heir to the Hundred Millions,

The Heir to the Hundred Millions.
On the fourth evening after the
tragic events related, an old cab
driver, almost entirely hidden in
a huge great coat, rang at Per-
enna's door and sent up a letter
to Don Luis. He was at once
shown into the study on the first
floor. Hardly taking time to
throw off his great coat, he rushed
at Don Luis:
cts all up with you this time,
chief" he exclaimed. "This is
no moment for joking: pack your
trunks and be off as quickly as
you cant"
Don Luis, who sat quietly smok-
ing in an easy chair, answered:
(Which will you have, Maze
roux? A cigar or a cigarete9"
Mazeroux at once grew indig-
nant.
"But look here, chief, don't
you read the papersf"
Worse luckl"
"In that case, the situation
appear as clear to you as it does
to me and everybody else. During
the last three days, since the dou-
BILE suicide, or, rather, the double
murder Of Marie Fauville and her
cousin CASTOR Sauverand, there
hasn't been a newspaper but has
said this kind Of thing: And,
now that M. Fauville, his son, his
wife, and his cousin CASTOR Sau-
verand are dead, there's nothing
standing between Don Luis Per-
ma and the Mornington inheri-
tance!"
DO you understand what that
meansG Of course, people speak
of the explosion on the Boulevard
Suchet and of Fauville's postum
nous revelations; and they are
disguised with that dirty brute of
a Fauville; and they don't know
how to praise your cleverness
enough. But there is one fact
that forms the main subject of
every conversation and every dis
cussion.