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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-02
CO1Tn\ ,iAI,hIls

NJ" YORK. ACgust An yriyat. ideas
AZ TO the condition Of the cotton crop w.r.
shattered to-day, when The governments re-
port ISSUED Its coalition figure Of .oG a. II
o'clock II was 30 faf below any yie.y pre-
viously held ny the t:a:e that tho market
iHmeuiattlS LegAN sensational! advance.
which continued Until pr!cos were - 10 ~
points above the previous close and - bout
10 points. or & - bale above the lowest
level prevailing around the opeu!ng The
latter wss TO IL points net lower because
OF poor LiEe!poo! cables and further light
rains In Texas and In the subscquen, hour
the. market was very Irregular within
narrow range Tn. advance caused by the
report was sustained most Of he afternoon,
although little realizing in the last. hour
caused reactions The close being steady Al
ca TO 81 points net advance. AS an evidence
OF how great q suTpr.se the report was to
the trade, the average o. private estimates
vas 76S or s5 points above the Official Nr-
uref, while the lowest private estimate .s-
sued during the month *as e. or : lolrts
above thu government Tho decline OF e
points reported IL! Texas was at lras, 4;
points wore than the most nuillsh rr!..rc
report which had been published III. de-.
cline OF l7a points in tho genera. condition
represented the creates, drop for any ,lla-
liar perioo or record crop n! "a cir on
bales was indicated compared with ,sa-5td,
the previous month. Buying which follow
ed the report. was very general. including
Wall Street Liverpool. the Sou,h and j.
apese interests, but loss purchases for IA.
for the Southwest was indicated In today
forecast while showers were again rfc-
d:eted for the eastern belt. Cotton !u;u-es
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LLOYD GEORGE DISCUSSES
AFTER-THE-WAR PROBLEMS
"No Mnn Should Bon.t Until the Battle
liz Over" Snys British
Premier.
tBy Associated Press.


LONDON, August l.--"No man should
boast until the battle is over, but all
men who know are pleased at the way
1t is going
Premier Lloyd George thus COM
mcntcd. in addressing Il dcputaton OF
200 members of the National Union OF
Manufacturers whom he met yesterday
Tor discussion of after thc-war COM
mercial problems
We must necessarily. in what ever
policy We proclaim" said the Premier,
keep in touch and be in complete ac-
cord first With our dominions. and,
second. with our allies There is a
good deal OF discussion about a league
OF nations. am certainly one Of those
who believe in it, But there are two
leagues of nations already in existence
the British Empire and the great
alliance against the central powers"
Referring to the Paris resolution he
said
Up Ia the present time America has
expressed no opinion upon them, and
il is vitality important that the policy
Of America and that of this country TO
be In complete agreement on economic
rs we'll as other problems. An agree
men among the allies means that the
economic fate OF the world viii be In
the hands OF the great allied powers
federated together at present"
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LAMONT BUYS POST
'H''.i" 'nrriSon Willard. In Charge for
'h'r'F-scHcn Years. Rciinquishex
Control of Pnucr

NEW YORK, August Thomas w.
lamont OF the nrm of j. p Morgan
:, - VINO mas Just purchased the New
York Evening Post. declared in an an
nounccmcnt to-day that it is impossible
ior him TO devote personal attention
TO the PAPERS conduct, and that he had
placed its control in the hands of the
nr'Sen' EDITORS and board of trustees
INC board consists Of Theodore ~
Nai!, president Of the American TeIe-
phonc and Telegraph Company: Henry
;. Pricheit, president of the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement OF
Teaching; and Eilcry Sedgwick, the
Atlantic Monthly's editor
Oswald Garrison Willard. the retiring
owner. whose family has controlled tho
Post for ;hirty-scvcn years, also issued
i statement to-day in which he praised
The paner's editorial force.
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PASSENGER CARS WILL.
FOLLOW ENGINES OIEE

Speaking Of railroads emphns yes tn f..
tict that by sending thousands Of
american locomotives into EUropo i
future market is being secured %ul
American Equipment American pass
enEer cars will follow the locomotives,
and in time the funny class cars viii
vanish from u land that VIII also hc
rid OF it's classes
Cotton was NJ about six dollars a
hale for some options following the
publication OF the government crop re-
port, OF $50. But even with that low
condition crcp Of above l2,no0.con
bales can be counted on.
General cigar stock was quiet in
face OF report showing that III :hc
first six months OF this wear II earned
S6.02 a share for the common stocN.
This compares with s2,G3 earned IN the
same period year ago. 1t CONFIRMS
the general reports OF good tobacco
business. The American Ciga. Com
pany is said 10 be doing unusually
we'll also result Of tho com
randeerinS q: SO much smoking to-
bacco. which is driving thousands OF
smokers TO cigars because they dis!ik 20
cigarettes.
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The following synopsis OF weather
and crop conditions In Virginia WAS
.Ssued yesterday by the Weather Blu
!cau.
Farm operations arc abreast OF the
season with The exception O: a few
Localities where particular lines o.
work ar" somewhat Lcuiud For i'm
Stance. hay making ha. been delayed
IN Montgomery ana Floyd coUntic. ly
an excess OF cloudy weather and go-
Gucnt showers. and ia Wytha and
Giles Counties the cultivation az corn
rs backward summer ial!owirg Is wei.
under way. ScaSoUahlc tcmperl lures
have benefited negotiations when lis
now GoluG We'll over most az tn" state.
In eastern and some central counties.
however. growing crops. especially
corn, pastures and truck. are rc-Iu-
ming 20 suffer for moisture. thsre n. b
sn@ been little OF no rainfall There dur
!aG The week. Except for the Da. &
@! DRY weather, - noted above corn
= IN average, OF better than Average.
coalition. Tobacco Is inprov..l-.
though its condition is set "A llttlc
dlsappo .mting in McckleuaUr. Colu.y
Topping Is progressing and is almost
completed in SOuthsidc counties an
b!un#w!"k County some pri!ai.us sc .I.
10 saved dur.u. the cotalu- week H..
nuts are looking well bat arr hcrs b.
ninE To need rain in SurlE County lu
some sections. especially i the north.
white POTATOES are yielding rather
poorly. while in southwestern ana most
southern counties they are s4tisfac'er,-
~ weld and quality Tho late crop
Us coming up nicely in Surry COUNTY,
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tDHD ROADSTER 500 A Il TIIIER
49, WEST BROAD STREET
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FUNERAL. DIRECTORS. 3
Emos h:.'r. ~" l.. Main Nhc l3l. Han s.3.
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STATE TAX BOARD FILES
LETTER FROM SANDS
Takes No Action Looking to Re-
moyal of Local Examiner
Of Records.
ASSESSMENTS STILL IN DOUBT
Question at Issue Is Whether Tramp
Corporations Doing Business. il,
This State Should Be Made to Pay
take, for Year 1915.

After an executive session of abo,. I
two hours. having read the communica
ton Of Examiner Of Records William
II Sands. who asse SSed the tramp cor
porations Of the state over S2.Jo9.n0o
for the year 1915. and h:ving read the
resolution from the local board of re-
view requesting tho retention of Ma jo:.
sands and having discussed a petition
from many attorneys representing ~:
assessed corporations asking the State
TAX Board 10 cancel the report Of the
examiner. tho State Tax Board finally
dc Cidcd to file tho communication Of the
examiner with the records of tho board
and let the matter rest in peace for 4
period of indefinite duration. The mat :
ter can. of course. be called up at the
next meeting. The intention OF the
board on this matter could not he as
Ccrtaincd.
The history OF the case Is somcwh- I
this: oscar l.. Shcwmake formerly
counsel for the state Tax Board. after
. meeting OF the board. in Il letter
dated May \. 1918. and in response %
an inquiry from Examiner Sands. ad
v.Ged. AS the sense of the State Tax
Board. that the incomes and inianEib!cs
OF the so-ealled tramp CORPORA, lions
we're taxable for the wear 1918 This
LEGAL opinion was followed on May 10
with letter from the board telling ~ o
c*amin"r TO proceed With the asses :
r!cnt for that year.
I'm ia16 an act was passed by -.
General Assembly intended to cstop
'he IMPOSITION % tax on this class
'f property. but tho counsel construed
This act as operative from that date
oh>T II this act had no rctroactiva
Il; Ct as construed CONTRARY to the
intention OF the Legislature as ~.
pressed in the act o! 1879. then il dil
not apply TO omitted taxes. ard the cN-
amin"r should then have assessed tax :
Toy omitted years back to 1903 from
1916. Bat retroactive construction
would have prevented even asses mcntS
for past years In March Of this yclr
the Assembly iasscd an act limiting
INC states right TO assess omitted iaN"s
Tor more than three years next pre-
c"ding the year of the assessment.
That. then. precluded the assessing Of
taxes on this class OF property for ANY
year but 1915. the act of 1916 hav:n. :,
q, least cut OFF any such future assess
mcnts. and tho third year prior TO 1915
being The year 1918.
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WALL STREET DEALERS
IN CONSERVATIVE MOOD
Steel Was Steady. and Even tho Cor
ncrcd Securities We're En-
tremely Quiet.
BELIEVE STOCKS ARE HIGH
This Opinion Is Based Largely ON the
Earnings Reported by Steel Cor
poration and the Calmncss That
Prevailed Subsequently.
III nRo,DAN WALL.

MIN YORK Angus; MA! street
was in conservative mood to-day.
and no stock did anything unusual
otec! was ste.dy and even ;he corn
cred stocks were Quici. american SUI
mai:a was strong in the morning. hU:
lost its advance carly In the AFTER
noon Specialists were moved within
narrow limits.
Most OF the traders devoted their
energies 10 an attempt to inquire out
the meaning of the Guinness with
which the hic United States steel earn
inSs were received They argue that II
Steel with such earnings is worth only
what il is selling for, other stocks
are far too high They also devoted
some time 10 their monthly statements.
which show tina; the brokers are CharS-
ing almost per cent on margin ac-
counts. Taxes worried them but little.
War news Was not u: kind TO in
1uence prices
Rails we're either. dull or. actually
weak as a result OF the bad earning
reports for. juno The reports We're
not particularly bad however. ii the
wage increase for six months was in
cludcd. but they represented the last
month OF the old-ratc scale july
earnings We're vastly better and the
reports for that month will be Il stvil-
Ing contrast. For July the roads Will
have the single month of wages, and in
addition Will have the larger tonnage
carried at the new rates. Lines like
the Southern Pacific should make re
ShoWiNgS.
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Jew YORK. August l-Desp.te the con
traction IN the volume o. business IN tn.
carly part the curb market session To-
day. prices maintained Il firm tone at ne4,
i"r "lSh ."Ne!s reached on yesterday. Their
Wa iuFthcS demand from outsiders. and b,
W"N Que "a TINS that prices We're ma!ntaiuc
~ the best levels fnGustr.als were quit to-
.irH prices were about steady. Motors wers
iir'Hcr despite The out!aoh Tor higher tIN.4
on ~uiomob!!e~ and gasoline Miscellaneous
.@tro- wee Ialrly active and about steady
!rd,rvrdcGt oil stocks were mixed a. Il
HANGS and dealers were only fairly active.
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RICHMOND GRAIN MAcxEr.
E.cuMoNp HAY MARKET.

- "'!'S" ''lHiHi"h> Oh EtTl;i &c.
III -hiGond Va. Angus, 1915
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Real Estate Summary
! !;anccry transfers SOL Uan n,
= EanccTy trust deeds l,i. ;,
th;Hrcry rcicnsc deed. II ~.
CHANCEKY TRANSFERS.

:. + Perrin ct ux. to Rosa G. YoneI
:ot = o.ock J, Battery Court. July 10.
ISIS. tax $500. $40
Minnie l.. Perrin TO A. +. Perrin.
,Ai}o ieSt. known as 506-s Monteiro
NEEhUe' july 10. 1915; tax ST. $40
Rosa q. Yonell to Minnie /. Perrin
.9l =. block !. Battery court July 10,
l9iN: tax 50. $40
Car! kuehrmund 10 4. H. Sto!tz. %
ieet 81 inches by - feet east side
Brook Avenue, 40 feet IA inches
Iorth OF calhoun street July q. ISIS;
tAN $500. $40
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rp,i,fpDI.ry


package ..
Miscellaneous
Navy beans .-...
Lima a'Yu- ......
Va 1iaci;-ye peas
al bld.hcyc peas
Butter
1T"'t!g cry. rtr d
.To n. IN cartons
t.'"f.l"rrdrIpD un
cO!orcd In caTtc'ti
American. fun mill
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-, 7""I'a q INIOh NIO'K YardAD
Irpofi Tor the week ending July % lglS.
tho!ce steers. l.. medium Ia good i9Gii,:
";HiH"h y" iair, A0!p choice heifers /:
fnir sas. choice COWS. ION ~ -.
YlHin 70 sood. It354. common 10 far.
..M1 hest oxen lonli: medium to good.
SWT; common 10 IA 'us. best heavy bulls,
iOuH. I!sht. 'ws: best calves. 10: common
10 '"!f. l%@lS: best hogs. iIhGIsA; medium
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cnANCEnY TRUST DEEDS.

i II. Sto!tz to W :. Robinson. trus.
zoe. lSet 81 inches by - feet.
east side Brook Avenue, l4O feet ii
.'eheS north "f Calhoun Street. July
virsinia Realty CONSTRUCTION Com
many Inc. TO W. :. Robinson, trustee.
81 .-l2 feet known as > and 1
Vol N West street. July is, lGlS. Sl.O6n.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Tho follcwir Il marriage licenses were
issued Yesterday by III, clerk Of The
Hastings Cont:
E2%ar Leon Davenport and Addie Lee
UcuHhaW city.
J.srph r Ellis and Minnie waddiu
Mckinney city
James Doddridre Patton. Jr.. and
Janet kccnc Glcnnon. city
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CHARTERS ISSUED.

n3rtorS We issued by tho state
Z Corporation Comm ;ssion Yesterday ne
follows: d"
SLnny Bel Farm Corporation. Hold
ro.t .CapI'hl stock. s5o.n0c. Pur-
J..elSn"r. president. Holdcroft: Rohnr,
1$leI"; secretary and treasurer. Chit
Bristol Grocery COMPANY. Inc Hr;s-
n'. omoGnr[eohasing Is cap tai stock. $50. 900
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CuICAGO GRAIN u,nt;rr

IIIINID- AE.usl -Jnfa|urah.e cro0 20.
l.'''s' especially IN regard TO Oklahoma
gave pronounced upward swing to-day 20
tho corn market Prices closed drrn IL 10
- net nifher with August 1851. and Sop.
'"nnG' lWH l1''-. oats gained '.TS to :. n
- he hn!sh IN provisions varied from afc
decline 10 Dc advance
cash Corn: 10 : yellow nominal: No 3
yei!ow, liz. No yellow. lsi
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S!t' .AtrC ii' i. .N..>...
,, IhiCAiu. August Hogs. receipts -
-; mars stead! butchers iy.tpu Il. 80:
tsut, ~ ~ Q !'.u9 packing. lS.vCW ls.J. rough
."S'HI.o'' bulk Of S.,lcS. lS.-5WIsdy. p.Es.
E"4d and choice. lScouIs.T5. Cattle. receipts.
"".t'", market strong: veal calves. choirU.
Io'1UE !'0' sheep receipts. 5000. marl I
STEADY; some primo native lambs higher to
.oca. butchers, at 1919: feeders. active
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Midd."s. . o.. Stock. i29 ,ls bales
total Io-da! Receipts, 1856 bales. stock
as, .ia Ua!es
Total for week Receipts. 4o.5T. bales. cx-
ports .65l7 bales
To'"i FOR season Receipts. &.?S. ba.os.
NHW ORLEANS, La Angus, The cot
'on crop condition nsures OF ,JG per cent
OF norma! on Jul, - caused wild tradins in
;nc cotton marie, to-day ana Il bulge of
.-""ut cent and " quarter 1t pound The
trad" was expecting a percentage OF from =;
TO 80. Ihc ctec; %: III" figures WAS intensified
1H NC eSiiinat. OF the Yield which accom-
panied them OF iS.j!cC6' bales. as against
the indicated Yield month ago OF l5.5.5 t-sy
IN inc early trading feeling bcarish
ana modcfatc declines wcg. scored. the mar.
kti at iiS loves. standing Il to - points
under the close Of Yesterday \, the tim.
OF the report the iuariie; was at it's lowest,
Immediately the figures read out 10
The contract ring there was q rush to huy
shorts being covered IN srHat volume while
ircSh long buying OF Importance was felt
Buyers found little for sale and tho mark ct
mounted swiftly ten points at u time In a
t"w minutes the most active months were A
iiitlc over 100 points u1 from the low levels.
After the Irst furry OF buying tho mark et
became uuictcr. and for & while WAS inclined
10 react Slightly under prott taking on Ions:
VAS Iii played and now hjgh levels reached
with The active months ia to Isl points up
from The lowest ana % 10 To- points over
H'stsrdaEH close Last prices showed nc;
gain OF - TO - points.
Futures closing bids: October. gi65: De
May, -iid SPOT Was dull and unchanged.
=! .t.t.4gE
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\FW WORK PUODICF N\nhtr

NEW YORK. August Raw surar
-i"ady, csntrtural o.G5i: nne granulatcG
~ Hu'ter. steady cheese n.n
Gree spot d"ict, Rio IS 50: Santos s..
rude. 1850
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new ;ni... ,lSE :,GD:'N Marriott
Jew YORK. August l-Bceves no trad
~, ~ talNts' steady Eca!s. liOJG,IS5V. cul!..
LUG iS."J sheep ana lambs. sheep s;oa,iv:
ainhs higher, sheep. ScOerll5j; cul!s. D. Il:
.onthF' i5.ioH $50 H0Ss. steady, a. 70 .1.s
~ 90: .ouehS. l7.as
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EXPECT ANNUAL REPORT
or 3lENiCAN PEIItOI.t:t ~

Mexican Petroleum's long-cxpec,cd.
annual report was awaited with in
tcrest as the Street heard il would
&c made public IN day OF two. i Is
now expected 10 show lat littlc more
tnan 10 per cent on the common stock.
But the writing off for depreciation and
exhaustion of oil lands as said 10 haN
been very liberal business FOR l9lN
VIII he discussed in Il Way that win
rob Che report of the bealiSh effect II
would have II nothing but tSu.os was
given
Tire manufacturers are not worried
about the plan to Curtaii the output
of pneumatic tires and especially those
ihat have always made biz perceu-
iage OF solid tires.
Loose Wiles was higher and Gulf
states steel lower. but neither move
mcnt meant much owing To the narrow
market.
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NEW YORK. August l--Mercantilc paper.
iouT and six months, . per cent Sterling
i%ty-day bills. 3tI.i2: commercial s!xty-Gay.
niiis on banks. 80 commercial s!Nty.Gdy
bills. sLIlA; demand. 81 10 S.l6: cables,
siIe I-ls. Bar silver, 49,. Mexican dollars.
a. Time loans strong; sixty days and niu-ty
DAYS and six months, per ccut bid Cuil
money weaker. ruling rate 1 per cent
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Observation-Disclosures MAKAErs.
DRY GOOD:

NEW YORK. Auu,itt &T-,,.o, god.
day sold !'i!e more freely. Large govern
neni orders came in. Yarns were quiet ana
"GtlhpS III better demand Raw six MS
unchanged.
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weight. liz. pigs. Il to Ii: sows ana stays
20 10; Gesa She.r. 70. common TO far %, . /:
spring la:!tSs. IiIlG.
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TO RAISE S35,OOO,OOO
Centenary Missions Conference Of
Methodist Episcopni Church Decided
WAR Work Plans.
By Associated Press,

ST LOUIS. August 1.-The centcn-
nary OF miss ions conference OF the
Methodist Episcopa! Church. Souta
composed of the presiding elders Of the
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Richmond, fredericksburg & Potomac R. B.
In and from Washipgton and beyond-Datly.
Norfolk & Western Railway

ssse N6 bKia Ike, sSs ,a q EsHpG %
E9k I;yNcMmuRo. AMP THE WEST:
\ Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: .l2:ol
M :S;sa Nj S5Hn r.. . Yss, MS
'Daiiy. Daily except Sunday. tSunday.
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BARGAINS in parts for Cadil-
laos, models 1911, 1912, 1913.
All parts of these models
can be bought at discount.
Jones Motor Co., 1651-53 West
Broad.
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RAILROADS
Atlantic Coast Line

The Sinia sIH, faiIIond Of the South.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
t.i1 NJ. l2:i5 a. NJ. u
+ NJ, 800 H. ~. wv
FOR $, = ~, Ky. West: eco ;. 81. 500
l.. nj. o:25 T.. NJ. ''''
For Petersburg: 1915 A. 81. SOS A n
$40 $50 A. NJ. $50 a. NJ. $500 p
For Goldsboro and Fayetteville: 1900
Trains arrive Richmond daily: s::s A. NJ.
80 A. 81. :a5 A.. Al. $40 a. ~. IL :6i
6:9I ..s.745 p. NJ sis r. 81.
Time of arrival and departure and con-
meet ora not Guaranteed
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SANDS DEFENDS LEGALITY


- - - vi T.
The matter was aired GU, thorough
~ in the press. On July II Major
sands received letter from Governor
Davis. written after a meeting of the
board. which summoned the examiner
to appear on July 30 at II o'clock to
explain 10 the board why he made the
assessment in disobedicnce Of in
structions to the contrary. This be-
came known in manner yet unknown
10 the public about a week before tine.
hearing. Then. and from then. no one
has talked Yet on the day Of the
hearing Major Sands sent written ac-
count of his conduct to the board, in
which he stated that he had no instruc-
ton on June > not to make the asscss-
ment and that had he had. he would
have made IL anyhow, because lcga!
and his duty.
The hearing, owing TO the absence Of
{. B.f Garnet. member of the board.
the Governor and the State Auditor
being the other Two. miscarried. and
was postponed till yesterday. wnen the
communications from Major Sands. the
resolution from the local board of re-
view and the petition by the corpora
ton lawyers We're considered. Further
than the Official filing of tho Sc COM
municaiionS with the minutes of the
Tax Board the public knows nothing.
all persons involved maintaining Il
strategic silence
AT the time of the conference on
June s. Attorney Shcwmake was no
longer connected with the Tax Foard.
but had associated with the Corpora
ton Commiss ion. He was. therefore,
not involved in the change of mind or
the Tax Board.
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FORD TRCCk-For sale. a, great sacrifice
splendid 1919 Ford truck. with $50 con
NtTtrd wide s!ce express body. good tires :.
everything In me condition ali for only
1870 to quick buyer. This Is bargain
you do not get chance like often Asn
ior MI. smith. he might shave price littic-
!.is West BrOau Street:
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It'd. WANTS
TlMES-DlSPATCH
CLASSltlELD ADVliltrISIhf.
Standardized and lndered for on,,,.

StaHoardiZeo ana lndeIed for OuicL
Reference.
loo line Sunday.
&c limo Daily.
zllss q line Inc for : consecutive insertions
Ainimum ot tineA II allowed.
Minimum charge rs centa
Count words TO tho lima and II linz, >,
Az saver!issments received up 10 10 p. =,
~ 4. IL Saturdays) tho day befor, ~, ~
nGHtion. wili receive proper ci.sslncatiuUu
Advertisements received after that mn.
wiii 6S placed In tho Too Late 10 cia..e.
TELEPHONE.
1sIIsr:one your Want Ans. TO The Tim.,.
more eonyenle 'i to do 30. sod They wi.i
,;SObSLAriOks FOR I'D. WANTS
tsined In practically every Drug S,or. N
tt.e city Tor tuS convenience OF the NUN -
want Ads are accepted ny them ~ rexn.
lar ONCE Tates-
SOUTH RICHMOND.
Branch Otnco Times. Dispatch 1904 HIM
st IeleI ione Rani'Ipn 1903.
PETERSBURG.
Times Dispatch Brancn. al North S.cood
Street: phoue Petersburg 22b