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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
.SnILEAGE DRIVE
WILL START TODAY
Rotariaus and GodrnotFers VIII Be-
gin Hurricane Campaign with
Victory Assured.
TO SELL 10000 BOOKS
City Has Been Divided Into Districts
Which VIII Pc Closely and Care
fully Canvassed by Committee
men

Armed With 10000 snileage books,
$50 Rotarians viii today leave their
places Of business and their vocations
and will tackle the Job of disposins of
all the books in ten hours.
That seems y Herculean task, but
II IL said by Alvin VI. Smith, chair
man Of the move. that the sale will
be completed In less than ten hours.
Take such men as Sam Rosendort
Harry Marks. Tom Palmatary, Billy
Adams. Harold Bloomberg, John Bag
hv. Ben Wilson Hugh stockdeu Harry
Cole, Howard Bryant and that crowd,
end there IL no limit to what they can
DO. and as all of them belong TO the
unio1 you will find that they will
have accomplished the task set out
for them. long before the clock strikes
the hour" said Mr.. Smith
Then just look at the cause" con
tinued Mr.. Smith. 'Tt's Just dollar
is good for first-cIass show at any
Of the camps or environments in the
country And Just tht0k or some sol
dier friend, or son. or brother. or
sweetheart ut any one OF those camps
without any money IN his Jeans, and
imagine how happy he viii bs to get
one or two Smiieage books. Why
that will give him enough smiles to
list a week, and then you can send
another package OF books. and get
a perpetual grin on his face, so that
when he hits the trenches he will not
be carrying a crouch around
ANY man. woman or child may
help spread sunshins in the camps
and we feel that no one will overlook
this opportunity of sending that sun
shine b~ investing at least ono bone
in a SmreaRe book"
Some Of the members OF the can
wasting committee have not waited to
be turned loose formally. ~but Harry
Marks, for instance. has already sold
$50 books. He said last night he
wouldn't feel like going to bed to-
night II he hadn't sold at least 500.
Ben Wilson has sold n lot already.
tie, too, promises TO even UP with
Marks, II he doesn't actually pass him
In the race which starts promptly to-
day
Nothing less than a dollar buys q
book. Bear that in mind.
The committee will ask you 70 take
more than one book, but don't fail 10
DO at least that much In the cam
paign for sunheams for the soldiers
AT all the big stores, hotels and pub
Ii" places ladies of the Godmothers'
association will be on hand with
smiles and Smileage books.
Smileage book Will be Just as
heartily welcomed by the boy In khaki,
coming rom woman. as II will COM
ing from man, so that the women
can help send Joy into the camps.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
supreme Court Of Appeals.

Proceedings in the supreme court
of appeals yesterday:
No. A. KeIlam VS.. Belote Argued
oy S. J. burlington and John l. JEFF
fries for the plaintiff, and by Mapp
B. Mapp for the defendant, and sub
mited.
No. as. H, W. williams G. Sons,
Inc, against Postal Telegraph Gable
Co. Argued by John l. Jeffries for
the plaintiff. and by J. r. sebrell. Jr.,
for the defendant, and submitted.
NO. 4S. Carter VS.. Washington &
Old Dominion Railway. Partly ar
eued and continued until tomorrow
Next cases to be called:
No ~. Ktllam VS.. Norfolk 6 West
ern Railway Co.
No. as. Morrisette We, Cook & Bern
heimsr Co.
No. 40. Walker vs.. Penioks execu-
tor
No. 80. Norfolk Southern Railroad
Co. w, The Greenwich Corp.
No. 81 Dismissed.
No, SO. The J. c. Lysle Co VS. s. ".
Holt a. Co
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
CHICAGO GRAIN AND rHosf>Io>S.
Expectations by Miller A Ca.. Members
Chicago Board og Trade.l

Chicago. Jan. 2e-IIad not the
export interests entered the oats mar
atet Just before the close ~ the SEES
sion, today and bid 10 "a over Tho
On tcss May for this ~VEin on track
at Newport News or 8altiraorc, the
price Losses would have been 7lueU
greater than Eho~u q was fine
declines we're hair 20 ore and Ave
eightfs, Cue industry In tho chi
cago market "a IN need of corn. There
were no sales Of round lots OF thla
grain as there were no offerings save
in the way Of CARROTS
There was a surth@r decrease IN
1he wheat visible supply of .he United
States last week., The Reduction
amounting 10 1,135.010 hu4ne., laae-
tng the totai oa!g a Itt'a over e..
600 eco 5ushels or sa-1o$ .ooo smaller
than at this Lime las. war
Advances IF & 70 2ac In the price
~ logs at the yards caGss8 an TIP
turn in the provision r1rket The
offerings IN the PIT wsra light IN 7st
OF the day The each trade was re-
ported az fair ~ both r1nets srs
n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
xww YonK COTTON MARKET.
ESmcesstaczaA by BiIier g. CO.. Nezrs bers
w@w York Cotton Exchange

%ew York, Jan % --Ynrucnce6 by
Ssn Swed talk about peacs. the tone
sxf the cotton market improved today
after It had been weak There WA
no feature to the trading NJ the open
3ng and the tone waa ess ga with
prices 20 10 points net lower. Tia
early decline caryiod May contracts
of ss.@S ana Octohe~ To $3.50. or
shout s5 10 20 points under Sarur-
days close. The market vas quiet
late Il the forenoon The trade buy
ing which had checked he eslrly de-
chne did not follow advances and
after showing rallies 81 ct pc
points, fuci9atfona we're irregular
Covering under oullish spot 7rs r}tat
news and a more favora bic view Of
peace prospects coupled with trade
calling. r9laed prices ~tlil further tn
Che late as+srroo0. the recover from
she morning low amounting - about
thirty points. The close vras sler 's-
at a net decline Of 70 IL points
Exports for the day 19fFf bales
Spot here was quiet ~ decline ~
10 poiutS AZ 81 30; sales 100 bales
SPOT ~ Nav 0rl@ans wps quiet with
xniddhng unchanged AT 30.s7c, sales
1.s45 bales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Petersburg
-FOUR LARGE RESTAURANTS
HAVE LICENSE REVOKED

Especial TO The Richmond vtrg1nianl
Petersburg, Jan 2s.--Four OF ths
largest and most largely patronissa
restaurants OF the city which recent
ly complied with the regulations of
the United States public health sevw~
ice. had their license to sell TO sol
diers revoked today by the federal
health authorities for failure TO main
tain the standards required of them
at the time the certificates were Aa~
sued
Military police have been placed In
front Of tho places and no soldiers
are allowed 20 enter The places
condemned by tho authorities are:
The Capitol CITY Lunch. the Plaza
rant ana the trnion News company at
the Union depot
In revo6inK the licenses, the fed
eral health doctors stated that the
garbage at the places had not teen
properly handled and in sorne cases
It was found 70 have been thrown on
the ground In the rear of the cstao-
lishment
The regulations and standards pot
by the federal hea TIN authorities
have been adopted bv the city health
authorities aa city ordinances and ara
being enforced bv than. The regula-
tions provide that IL a certificate is
revoked il cannot no renewed with
in two weeks.
Weather Stalls Trafflc.
This cty has been seriously han -
capped for the past twentv-four
h -
down Of the electric current system
from Richmond on yesterday after
noon.
From o'clock yesterday afternoon
until today at o'clock the street
cars OF the Virginia Railway ard
Power cornnany have been stalled on
the streets and unable to move on
socount of lack OF current The street
lights were out OF commission last
night and the entire CITY was in DARK
ness The cars Of the Petersburg
and Topewell and Camp Lee Railway
company have besn stalled on the
tracks since early yesterday sSter-
noon. Passenger service 70 Camp
Lee and Hopeweil has been serious
ly INTERRUPTED by this stoppage OF
the car schedule.
More than half of the electric cur
rent used in this city comes from
Richmond and since the break i'm ths
transmission wires between the two
cities. Petersburg has been greatly tn
convenienced. Because OF the tie Mp
In the street car service and tho snow
and siush on the streets. nearly every
Kind of conveyance was used by cit
liens in getting to their homes fass
night.
Tohaeco Plant In Danger.
Fire in n one-story frame storage
house OF the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
way on Perry street early this morn
ing threatened the large plan: OF the
British American Tobacc company
on Perry street about hundred
yards from the storehouse.
A watchman of the tobacco factory
saw smoke coming from the store
house and phoned In the alarm. Tbs
FIRE department responded and en-
tinguished the flames, which had
started from stove In the building
in which workmen had left fire the
night before, before much damage
could be done
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

The state corporation commission
yesterday granted the following char
ters:
Northern Neck Bottling Company.
Inc. Kilmarnock. Va---sl5,000 manu-
ia curing and selling soft drinks.
syrups, etc. J. p. Cralle, president;
F. N. Armsworthy, secretary and
treasurer. both kilmarnock, Va.
w. +. White Lumber Company. Inc.
Pulaski, Ta--s35. noe; humber busi-
mess. a. T. Eskrtdge, president W.
r. White, secretary and treasurer. both
Pulaski, Va.
Amendment to charter OF the HUI
ger Davidson Sales Co. Lexington, Va.
increasing It's capital stock from 500.
600 to 100000. creating class OF
preferred stock.
Amendment to charter OF Wharton
Fisheries Company. Inc. Dymers
Crock, Va, changing name to Dymers
Creek Packing Company, Inc, and
changing its purposes.
Foreign charters:
Raym ond Concrete Pile company, a
New Jersey corporation domesticsted
20 do business in Virginia. Capital
stock, 100000. r, Grayson Dash
isll. statutory agent, Richmond, Va.
Amendment to foreign corporation :
German American Insurance COM
pany, a New York corporation: ST.
900, 900 capital stock. changing it's
name 10 Great American Insurance
company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
ACCEPTS RETIREMENT
OF JUDGE PEATROSS

Following the resignation or Judge
r. w. Peatross. who had occupied the
oenoh in the corporation court OF the
city OF Danviile for several years.
Governor Stuart yesterday accepted
hls retirement with the following let
tor.
Judge K w Peatrosp,
Danvtlia, Va
My Dear Judge:
II is with great rerret that / ac-
rspt your resignation an Judge OF tho
corporation court OF the city Of DAG
Vile. effective February l.. lais. The
commonwealth sustains a diatinct losa
in your retirement from the bench
which you have adorned with so much
ability. fairness and feariessness.
Trusting you may soon be entirely
rsstored to health. and with bes.t
wiEhe~ for your future happiness. l
am,
Very sincerely yours
RI. G. STUART
Governor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Court News
V Building, Richmond, Va.
U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals.

U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals
The United States circuit court OF
appeals reconvened yesterday with the
following Judges and officials in at
tendance: Circuit Judges Pritchard,
Knapp and Woods, Clerk Claude NJ.
Dean. Y. g. Marshal John @. Saun-
dsrs.
Case argued
No. 1885. Paul Wierss and Johann
Klattenhoof. plaintiffs in error. VIZ. the
United States and Francis II. Weston,
United States attorney, defendants in
error; In error to the district court of
the United States for the Eastern dis
trict OF South Carolina. at Charleston.
Cause argued by John 3. Grace, OF
Charleston. s. c., for the plaintiffs In
error, and by Francis II. Weston,
United States attorney. Columbia, s.
c.. and j. Waties Wariug, assistant
United States attorney, Charleston. s.
c., for the defendants in error, and
submitted.
Case In call today:
No. 1889 j. w. Ferguson and J. 6.
Blanchard, appellants. VS., the Bah
cock Lumber & Land company, ap-
pellee: appeal from the district court
of the United States Cor the Western
district of North Carolina, at Ashe-
Vile. To be argued by Mary w.
Brown and f. A. SUndley. Of Ashe-
Vile. n. C.. for the appellants, and
by J. G.. Merrimon. or Asheville, ". c..
for the appellees.
John p Grace, OF Char eston, s. q.
was admitted az an attorney and coun-
sellor OF this court.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
PrCKFTT1Rs WANT MALONE
TO SPEAK IN RICHMOND

Miss Alice Paul. the leader OF the
White Hou7e ptcketts. met with the
executive committee OF the Virginia
Woman's party at the home OF Mrs.
Meredith, 204 East Grace street, Mon
day afternoon. The committee ar
ranged for an address to be made
in Richmond by Dudley Field Ma
lone. whose efforts as attorney are
said to hive FASTENED the release of
the r4ckets from the Oocoquan work.
house The date OF Mr.. Malone's ad
Dress has not been fixed The com
mittee raised 500 for expenses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
CURB gTOCK

New York. Jan. 20 --Tufueuced by
the ereator show Of strength on tho
rpgurept.or Of trading in other ga
curiJ -, following the two-day holl-
day The most prominent curb socuri-
tics fIsplayed "a bret er tone than pre-
vailed in The closing sessions Of last
week Meteor shares stood out promi-
nently IL the industrial section but
toward the close nearly sill Of the
earlier gains we're lost on profit TAX.
ing
Tndapondent OF stocks were more
active. Prices throughout nearly the
er re group We're at higher levels
than prevailed al the close ~ last
Ees.4.
Mining stocks were active but
price changes fro the levels OF last
week vFnre small.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
GAR OF TTNDERIlOTN
LEAVES NO ES5sATT

New York Jan. 2s.--Many people
who always have believed the police
department stamping around for
craft had their illusions shattered TO-
day UPON announcement that the late
Captain Alexander s. Williams. thu
fret car ~ Tho fenderloia. left a
ret estate ~ only sis.4o williams
chrtstened the tendsricin and ruled
the district during the days whom graft
WAS believed TO be prevalent.
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E'roenlans journal Excluded.

New York, Jan. 2g.--The Irish
" Grid and the Gaelic American found
snother OF heir editions excluded from
he mails today and II 10 Understood
thn publishers received limitations the
exclusion Will be permanent unless
here is e radical change In the edi-
torial policies.
The Freeman'g Journal. previously
= scuded, was allowe' 70 go forwa I'd.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

GNN Money.

Ne~ } ork. Jan. ea-Money pn call
open al at = 81 per cent, high q "a
per cnt, low sI-2 per cent, Gloss 2
"a per cent Most ot the dav's loans
wers made ST. per cent Time
mpua} wGs, qUiet, the demand being
EreHtsr than the supply ladnstrials
ref eet.t and naked 3 80 per cent
Mercantile gapet WAS quiet La
good market
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
sell ssaanf,s With Milk.

New YORK. Jan. 29.--Thrift stamps
vii! go with bottle OF milk through
PIT the city hencefotth. Re big milk
ieaiers decided today. Mia men will
ssk how many quarts and how many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Opinion.

No. 154s. Williamson and Brown
Land and Lumbsr company. PLAINTIFF
In error. va. Mullins Lumber company.
defendant in error; error to the dis
trict court OF the United States for
the Eastern district of South Carolina.
AZ Florence. Opinion by Judge Woods.
Reversed, Judge Conner. dissenting.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Internal Revenue Rer~r.

fhe collections by tho internal rev.
enne ONCE af the United States gov
ernment amounted to sbi.1oS.lS for
the month OF January.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Open. TIirt Wv chad


* New Yora. dan 29~-Raw sugar
szuse4. 4.ssfrifugals s05. Refined
eugar auist. nns graduated 7.4k.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Richmond. Va, Jan. ~. 1915.
VEG E.TAe3T.TG

Other varieties range in price from
~ Ia IS, eAend4nt upon quality. Culim
according TO quality snd corcition
'6nsss from So 60 50
Grapefruit, per box, 80 90
HHuaoas. rarua, bunch. J 0eG 3 -
"a HoLESALU MARKET CONDITIONS.
Cary street vas inactive. due largely
30 Urta .i able VEGA thc~ conditions.
Hides dropped "a tr}fe. owing to "a SLACK
IN the jrirsad but as receipts gen
orally we're light there wore faw
cns Hzes Fl other lines,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
DAYS FINANCIAL
DOINGS.
Bank C1earances.

Richmond, January 20, s2.s2s,7os,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Butterheans. per III. .. q ID
MiYed beans. per lb. .... q 10
Biackeye peas, No. !. 10. 10 10
Dried apples, bright III. ~ % IS
Dried apples, dark, ID. II " 1aN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Folks along Main street are pre-
pairing for the advent of Charlie
Wcstbury, who comes to resume his
old place as district agent for the
Southern. His many summers and
winters spent between Richmond and
West Point endearsd him to this con-
munity. and when he again ningles
in our midst. as BILLY Camp. of tho
American. would say. ne will be fyiven
the old-time glad hand.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
PUT ACID
IN THE BATTERY
Process of Charging Is Out
lined by Hays; Water
Only Is Needed.

Among motor car owners the idea
that the storage battery can be
brought back to a fully charged con-
dition by filling it with acid has made
considerable Roadway, in spite Of the
emphatic statement OF battery men
that this is the worst possible thing
that can be done for the battery.
The only thing that the car owner
should ever put into his battery" says
H. H Hayes, the local willard repre-
sentative. IS pure water. The reason
for this is easy 70 understand
The electrolite in the battery is an
acid solution. AS the battery dis
charges, the acid Is absorbed by the
plates. When the battery is COM
pletely discharged, the liquid inside
is practically pure water. Charging
the battery reverses this process, that
is. II forces the acid out Of the plates
and into the liquid again, so that
when the battery is fully charged the
electrolite Is acid OF normal strength
IF the car owner puts acid into the
battery. he makes the solution alto
gether too strong the chemical action
between the electrolite and the plates
become too violent, and finally causes
the oxide and even the framework OF
the plates themselves to corrode-
Acid should never be put Into the
battery except by an expert
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Over 400 Brands Of
Tires Compelling For
Americas Business

The Miller Rubber company OF Akron.
Ohio. has just completed what Is IN
doubtedly one Of the largest trade re-
searches ever made by q private concern
A total OF 1888 answers from dealers,
distributors. motorists and others have
been checked, compiled and charted In
one large book
The presert-day tire situation has been
carefully analysed. The problems that
tire distributors and dealers Will have 70
meet have been carefully worked out and
solved. Opinions. criticisms and suggcs-
lions from thousands OF experienced tire
men have been drawn up into compre-
hensive charts Price cutting. overproduc-
ton, etc. all have been given careful
consideration.
And from those various merchandising
able tire dealers who get this book to
build up a bigger tire business In 1918
regardless OF the war.
There are today" says Frank e. Mill
hoff. general sales manager, approx
mately f29 brands OF tires on the market.
All these viii compete next year for the
tire business OF America Estimating
10000 going cars for this country In
1918. that Is the absolute limit OF the
American tire market"
For we all know there cannot be more
tires sold than the cars the country can
use. Needless to say. each manufacturer
figures on getting his definite share OF
this tire business. OF course, some manu-
facturers overestimate the volume they
will do. So at the end OF the season some
must be disappointed"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

system Is the best and they are
Strengthening their positions
Business in Business Lines.
The prospects" have now realized
that the automotive business is being
conducted on business lines and they
are meeting the terms Of the dealers.
It Is true that a great many are
still holding back on the trade
proposition but the great majority OF
prospects" are becoming reasonable
and are willing to trade In the old
There are al least 1000 prospects
in FL Paso for new cars but these
men all want to trade in old cars,
said Raymond 3. Stamm, OF the Oak
land Auto Sales company. I'VE are
refusing at least 20 trade offers
week but we are also beginning to
some real business and sold three
Oaklands In Fl Paso this week.
take that to mean that business con-
ditions are improving in our line and
] don't mean by that that FL Paso
was ever up against IT, as some
would have US believe. From reports
! get from the other parts OF the
state, ! regard e Paso as one Of the
best business cities in the country at
the present time and while the auto
men may not do as big a business IN
1918 as they did last year, they will
do better business and on better
lines"
sales Of trucks in FL Paso have not
been as good as they were q year ago
but we are not holwling," said L. NJ
Cregor, OF sthe Southern Motor COM
pany. Business men know more
about trucks now than they did a
year or two ago and they are ne
Eotiating for trucks on q business
basis with the results that our sales
Of Republics have been entirely salts
factory and we look upon the COM
ing year as one in which we will do
the biggest business in our history"
These Orders Look Good.
Financing truck sales without
bank assistance win be no small
task" said u. L. Naquin, the Velie
man. "but all can say about business
conditions Is that I delivered a four
ton Velie to the El Paso Bitulithic
company, q two ton Velie truck to the
H. Lesinslzy company, two two-ton
Velies to r c. Parker and a four
ton Velie to n. c. Mercer in the last
five days They all had owned We
lies before and I'm perfectly salts
fled with business conditions"
I'VE have refused Il offers to trade J
old cars IN on new ones this week
alone" said R ". Deason, Of the Bor- !
der Motor company, and re made
three sales this week SO I feel that
business conditions IN e Paso's au-
tomobile ranks are pretty fair. The !
demand for Bethlehem trucks is pick
Ing up and believe that 1913 will