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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
TYPEWRITER SHORTAGE
Government Taking Bulk OF Fnctory
Output and Other Customers Go
IL Second Hand.

Another effect OF war emergencies.
noticeable in Richmond, Is the com
parati"e idleness OF the Typewriter
agencies. II can not be said that they
are idle. either, for they are doing q
good deal of hustling to make buckle '
and tongue meet" and To keep bust
ness going, but they arc dealing almost
altogether in secondhand goods, that
is the most Of them are
The government is in need OF all the
typewriters the factories can turn out.
or nearly all One Of the big factories
which turns out very popular machine
has been practically Communicated by
Uncle Sam. disorders for new ma
chimes for quick delivery are as great
as the capacity OF the big factory and
the agencies that sell to the trade,
like the one in Richmond. .or instance.
just can't get the machines. All GUS
toners who apply for typewri,ers now
are offered machines that have been
in use before and overhauled. and AS
the Industrious and sinoothed-tongue
statesmen put 1t. ARE az good as new
and somewhat cheaper" That is the
kind OF typewriter business that is
mainly being done in these parts at
this time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
Copyright. 1918. by Wheeler Syndicate Inc.

past several days about the matter
OF delivery service. They have been
appealed to by the Federal authorities
10 hold their deliveries Of goods TO the
consuming buyers down 10 one q day.
The dealers have practically agreed
20 do this. and the consultations tina,
were held last week were for the pur-
pose Of arranging the details. the
hours for the single delivery and other
matters pertaining 10 the service
There are more reasons for adopt
ing this one daily delivery service than
the request OF the Federal authorities
say the retailers, and one is the diff
hculty OF manning the delivery wagons
and trucks II is next TO Impossible
TO employ anything but inexperienced
boys. and in the main they are very
Careless and unreliable. The retailers
believe that with one delivery per day
they can rally render better service
Tor their patrons than by delivering
oftcncr with an inferior force. With
only one round to make. each mer-
chant could probably man his wagon
or truck with AN efficient agent and
that Is one OF the details being looked
after in the conferences that have been
held and are yet TO be held The once
a day delivery system Viii proba bly,
be put into effect this week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
SOCl EFT Y

Miss Mildred Cook, accompan by
ner sister. Miss Maude Cook, OF Roa-
n m' has returned TO her home in
richmond. The Misses Cook are the
: OF their grandmother. Mrs. C. l..
'ok. at her home OIL West Grace
rect FOR an extended stay.
VI jor Duke Promoted.
major Thomas Duke has received his
,ppointment as lieutenamt-coloncl and
mas recently been transferred from
mp Lee to Camp Logan. near Ious-
on Texas. Major Duke is the son Of
hrs. Lucy Duke, OF Gintcr Park. and
rmeriy made his home in this city.
Interest Here.
large number of Baltimore and
chmond people at Blue Ridge Sum-
I attended the lecture given by Mrs.
'rSaret Deland. the well-known au-
or, on Thursday evening at the
shlands. the residence of Miss G. l..
'hues. Mrs Deland, who has recent
returned from France. where she has
zen assisting with the cantccn work
thder the auspices OF the Y. NJ. c. a..
rave most graphic and interesting
count Of her stay abroad
one OF the most notable events Of
ne season took place Friday at the
monterey Golf club. when the annual
'ynkhana Fair was held for the ben
eht OF the winter work at the parish
rouse OF the Protestant Episcopal
church Of the TRANSPORTATION at Blue
ridge Summit. Mrs. John SHELTON VIII
ians took an active part in the ar
rangemcnts for the affair. and Captain
Robert T. Jasper had charge of the
Symkhana races.
MrS. >. Tagart steele. who has been
1 member OF the cottage colony AT Blue
hidge Summit, for number of years.
mad charge OF the ice cream. and Mrs.
charles IA. Knapp presided at the tea
table. The cake table was under the
Supervision of Miss Ann Martin, and
MIS- Edward T. Norris had the fancy
table. Tho lemonade booth was in
charge Of Miss Gladys Whiting and
MISS Elizabeth Kenerste!n the sale Of
candy The grab-bag was In charge
OF Mrs. Riggin Buckler.
To Obnervc book Dny.
The Westhampton College A!umnae
Association. which is establishing
library for the soldiers In the United
States Hospital at Westhampton. will
observe Book Day Thursday and Fri
day OF this week. Al! kinds Of books.
1ction. travel. biography, technical.
military. poetry and reference. will be
accepted for the library at Hunters
hook store. Miller & Rhoads's book de-
I.artment. the First National Bank and
Wrights drug store, Lo;nbardy and
Broad Streets. Magazines and sub
scripti3ns 10 magazines Will also he
gratefully accepted. one member Of
his committee Will he at each station
TO receive contributions. and the pub
tic Is urged 10 aid in this work
On Motor Trip.
Mrs. Clyde w. Saunders. 26oi Grove
Avenue, left yesterday morning with :,
party for an automobile trip to A.
!antic City. After stay in Atlantic
City. they Will motor through the val
Icy Those in the party are: Miss Mar
th' lila Curtis, Miss Lucy Sea Martin.
Ide W. Saunders. Jr., Thomas Will
ans and farewell Saunders.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
CARY STREET BUSINESS
Commission Merchants discourage
Heavy Shipments In Hot Weather,
scarcity rad High fficeS the Rule.

Scarcity OF the goods, high prices
and hot weather made business rather
dull on Cary and Thirteenth Streets
pretty much all of last week. The
scarcity of fruits, vegetables and poul-
try was due entirely to the hot wealth
or. as the jobbers and commission men
discouraged shipments from their Gus
toners and country friends, knowing
full we'll that anything like large de-
livccrics OF perishablc goods in such
weather as hung over Richmond in
the early days of the week would mean
heavy losses 10 the shippers.
Poultry was very scarce. the sup
plies being far from being equal to
the demand. and as result prices for
chickens and hens went way up. high
er than they have been since away
back in the spring. Deliveries of live
fowls were larger on Friday than any
day OF the week and the prices quit
soaring, but up to the close of bust
ness on Saturday they had not gotten
away from the high mark to which the
conditions described had carried them.
The commission men look for larger
deliveries this week. and II is but
natural that the high prices will have
to come down few pegs.
All vegetables and most fruits were
for the same reasons much scarccr
than they have been and. of course,
they were sold at somewhat sitter
prices
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
PIG IRON OUTPUT GREAT
C"untry's Furnace Made Record Inst
Month That No Previous July
IIRN Egunlcd.

Whatever may be The August show
ing, the countIy's pig-irou furnaces
set production mark last month that
no previous July has equaled. While
the daily rate of output. llG.354 tons.
is the smallest reported by the Iron
age since April! ii is 2.53i tons above
;he l0T,o tons day Of July. 1917.
which held the July record mp 10 that
period, and exceeds by 32.555 tons. or
~ per cent. the 1899 tons OF last jan
uary. similarly. the aggregate mark
last month, 3.i20.9SS tons. overtops all
former July totals. being 1850 tons
greater Than last years, and has been
only twice cc!ipscd in the history of
the industry-by the 3.4<G.4l2 tons Of
May. 1918. and the 3.50S,S4o tons Of
October. 1916. But August, even
though it opened with an addition or
eight 10 the lis, % active furnaces,
is hardly likely TO match the July
exhibit: last month. weather conditions
mainly favored intensive productive
effort. but the effects of this weeks
torrid wave can scarcely fail TO APP
pear III the August statistics. and heat
and humidity are still TO be rcckoned
with as rcpressivc factors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
CROWDED RAILWAY CARS
IN AND OUT OF RICHMOND
Patriotic Commuters Kent Mum
Until MIR. McAdoo Spoke Out in
Meeting = Now They Talk.
ONE REMEDY WOULD CURE ALL
Richmond Business Men Living i'm
Country and Making Daily Re-
turn Trips Arc Greatly lnconvcni-
cnccd, but They Arc Patriotic,

The announcement that Director
General McAdoo. after taking a trim
over one OF the railroads which serves
Richmond. had ordered that better Ia
cilities be afforded the travellers who
have 10 go about on the crowded sur
locating trains has caused no li,,Io
talk in and about Richmond. and there
is no little rejoicing that there is a
prospect OF riding out OF this town ana
riding back TO 1t in some comfort
The commuters are especially inter
ested In the news that Mr.. McAdoo ia
vors a reform in this matter Several
commuters have been interviewed, ana
they all agree that since the cutting
down of number Of passenger trains
on the roads entering Richmond It has
been anything but pleasant or even
com ortable to live out on the lines
of the railways and do business in
Richmond. These people used to braE
rot little of their advantages over
the strictly city business man, and one
who had to work in n hot Office or
storeroom all day and then spend the
night in the crowded city overheated
from the hot bricks Of buildings and
the broiled stones of the city pave
inents. and 1t was a delight to them
to relate to their city friends how
pleasant It was to be a commu,er ana
ride in to BUSINESS in the morning in
a clean. well-ventilated railway coacn.
attend to business all day and in the
cooi OF the evening ride back home
in tho same comfortable coach.
These commuters have been doing
no Dragging of late, for since the
war conditions necessitated the cutting
down of the number OF passenger trains
on all Of the roads, all the trains
come into and go out OF Richmond
packed almost to suffocation. and any
number of tired business men have to
be satisfied with congested standing
room when they make the trip home in
the late afternoon after a day OF hard
work at desk or counter. However.
all Of the commuters are patriots. ana
as long as they could he remotely per-
suadcd that in suffering these incon-
vcniences they were helping to win
the war they said nothing; uttered no
| complaints. but just simply stopped
! Dragging.
! Now that Mr.. McAdoo has ordered
a change on one of the roads they
are beginning TO clamor for the order
| to be extended until II shall cover all
/ OF the lines. One OF the commuter rs
who rides twice daily on the Southern
| Railway. in his talk with The Times
ntspatch man said: We are serious
! ly thinking of inviting Mr.. McAdoo to
come down and make short trip with
us over the Southern. We feel quite
sure that when he goes out some hot
afternoon on the birmingham Special
and women standing In the aisles.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
Re0iew of Weeks
Trade in Richmond
Bctter Retail Business Came
Win Breeze in 7,orrid Spell.
Job6crs Had Good Week.

With the hot wave lingering with
Richmond through tho first half OF last
week the retail business OF the entire
city kept slow and duh. The shoppers
absolutely refused TO brave the heat
and the rays of Old Sol. and that left
the dry goods men, the shoe men, the
clothicrs and even the grocery dealers
with but little more to do than to
hold their hands for the first three
days of the week.
But. when the break in the heat
came on Thursday. and was followed
by charming shopping weather" the
long sEut-up buyers OF dry goods. mil
-iinery. shoes and other things camo
forth in large numbers, and for the
last three days of the week the re-
iaiiers were busy enough. With con-
tinued favorable weather they look for
big trade this week.
The Southern Retailers Convention.
which held forth in Richmond last
week. brought many buyers from vari-
Gus Southern States 30 gladden. the
hearts OF the jobbers in all lines.
Trade was. therefore. quite brisk with
.hcm and they also took numerous
large orders for future shipment
All the manufacturers are Just as
busy as men who are constantly con-
fronted with the labor shortage prob
lem could be expected to be- Shipping
conditions have improved greatly, but
the labor trouble is still a bugbear,
and with the probability OF the new
draft making further inroads upon the
iapor supply. the outlook Is anything
but cheering.
Collections continue good and the
not SPELL which was disastrous to some
fruits and vegetables. proving to be
the best thing that could have come
to the tobacco and corn. the crop
OUTLOOK is perfectly satisfactory. All
of this spells better business vet for
the jobbcrs, and for such of the manu-
iacturers as can meet the situation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19

valuable as fertilizer, and Is much
needed on the farm lands The Indus
trial and Agricultural Department OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
under the management of *. T. Craw-
ley. has arranged with the concern at
Newport News having charge OF the
governments horses to ship this fer
t'lizer TO farmers along the line OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio at cost, il taken
in car load lots The cost OF loading
is SO cents per ton, to which the
freight. which varies from SO cents to
81 per ton. according TO the mileage.
viii have to be added Neither the
railway company nor the concern
through whom the deal has been made
are prohteers" in this business. but
they have really made his deal I'm
the interest of the farmers and good
crops. Mr.. Crawley. the general agent
OF the department. whose address Is
Richmond. will furnish any farmer
win all needed Information on the
subject
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
DRY GOODS GOING SLOW
Lacking Snap In the Wholesale Mart.
Of the Country-Conservatis
the Word.

Not only does business in the whole
lie dry-goods markets lack tho snan
=! year ago. says Dun's Review out
here is an absence of speculative buv-
,ng in anticipation Of profits from
further price advances. Measured nv
yalues. distributive trade is of uIi
olume, but jobbers are disinclined to
make forward engagements, and SELF
ng agencies have few goods to offer
at the figures named under the gov
11nments price-fixing policy. For the
smaller outputs at many manufacture
ing centcrs, the labor shortage affords
lae chief explanation, and the reduced
consumption of raw cotton by domes-
tic mills largely reflects the inability
0 secure enough operatives to work
III Of the available spindles. 1t IS
,learcr now than at any previous time
that producers prefer to give attention
to war orders, rather than to civilian
requirements. and there is growing
belief that further economics will be
practiced in textile lines as the war
roes on.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19

men crowded on the platforms and
everybody perspiring in cars that have
oeen standing In the sun in South
f1chmond all day. he Will easily see
the impossibilty OF crowdinE into
three or four passenger cars five or
SIX carloads OF humanity, and will or
dtr more ears attached to the special
or the resumption of the old-time O
o CLOCK train, with the Birmingham
special 10 follow forty minutes later;
mat Is. II 1t can be done without in
terfering In any great measure with
the carly winning of the war"
The conditions described by this com
nutcr and the remedies he suggests
were the burden OF the talks Of other
commuters who travel on other lines
coming into and going out of Rich
ncnd. and TO quote further would be
but repetition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
IN AND OUT or TowN.

Mrs. r. d. Owen and her daughter
'iss Adelaide Owen. OF New Orleans
&c guests OF Mrs. T.. o. Bertrand on
West Avenue for Il few days.
DR.. James Gordon Boisscau. serving
with the held artillery, now in France
has been promoted 10 the rank OF cap
tain
Mrs. T. Falk. of Floyd Avenue. has
left on an extended western trip. While
west Mrs. Falk viii visit her sister
Mrs. -. +. Spear. OF Michigan City. Ind
Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Wake and
Mrs. w. ]. Carter and her son. David.
OF l10l Porter Street. have returned
from visit To Waynesboro and Staun-
ton.
Bentley Cosby, OF GS3 North Eighth
Street. has returned from Staunton,
where he visited friends.
Morris ". Cosby left Sunday for a
day trip 10 Washington and Mary
land.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
scn.ou. Cotton con.umu,,o, L,,,

An increase in domestic cotton con-
sum ption over the 1917 figures appeared
IN July for the first time this year. the
gain being 1859 bales. linters excluded
w TN last months total OF 54lToo
haicS. the crop seasons statistics are
com pletcd: these show 6.52l,33s bales.
. per cent reduction from the 6.7sS.-
""5 bales of the twelve months ending
with July. 1917. While this is mod
crate contraction. the falling of in
exports is more formida BILE 44T6I24
bales for the season. linters included
against $4,000 bales in 1861. a
- per cent difference. Comparing with
the heavy outEo OF 1856. the decline
IN exports is considerably greater, and
from the record aggregate OF S.5t4a6o
bales OF l9l4-I5 there is AIS per
cent decrease
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
Failures Last Week

Commercial failures last week in the
United States as reported by r. G.
Dun Co, are l53. against $50 the
previous week. lt3 the preceding week
and 25I the corresponding week last
year. OF failures this week in the
United States. ifty-fve were in the
East. thirtytwo South. thirty-hve
West and thirty-one in the Pacific
States. and fftysiX reported liabili-
ties Of $4,000 or more. against fifty
five last week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-19
CHEAP FERTILIZERS
4 Little War Emergency Matter That
Many Farmers Mny Tnke nm
Interest In.

The United States government proba-
bly, has flore horses assemble: at New
port News than anywhere else in the
country. The animals arc there for
use in the camps, and for shipment to
the allied armies in Europe. There is.
therefore always large accumulation
OF stable manure at that point. 1t is
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Nov. 15.-The market
today opened slow, largely because
of the liberal run and the report that
Chicago had its heaviest run of the
fall, the estimate being placed at
so, 900.
Packers showed fair demand, but
shippers continued slow throughout
the sales session and the better hogs
as a result suffered materially. while
heavier grades held closer to steady.
In general the lighter hogs regis
tered a falling off Of around Csc and
heavier grades were around loo
lower.
Top hogs sold at $17.60 and the
bulk of sales was made at $17.00@
l7.25.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
KEEP LOOKOUT FOR SLACKERs
California Ranchmen Make 1t Hart
for Them and for Enemy
Aliens.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Slackers and en-
envy fugitives are finding it exceeding
ly hard to find refuge in Lower Cali
fornia. All ranchers In Lower Cali
fornia IN cooperating with United
States authorities in preventing war
fugitives from finding an asylum in
their country, and any rancher found
giving aid or employment to slackers
or enemy aliens is blacklisted by the
other ranchers.
This official advice was received
here by Collector of Customs John B.
Elliott, who was informed that the
Lower California Agricultural associa-
ton has passed resolutions that every
rancher must cooperate with United
States authorities to this end.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15

Thierry, but a city whose wounds al
capped total destruction because since
the German troops were on one side
of the river and the allied troops on
the other the artillery on both sides
was prevented from direct operation ;
and so civilians are coming back. The
newspaper proprietor of the place,
having found that only one side of his
house had been torn off, is inhabiting
the other side and preparing to turn
out news for those who are returning.
Every scrap of cloth and linen in his
house was carried off and much of the
furniture destroyed, but he found the
silver which he buried In his back
yard before he fled with his wife, and
his wife has found a job cooking for
American military police who are sta
toned there.
A millinery shop has opened up and
there Is another little store of mo
tions," where perfumes and nail polish
are on sale. Fruit stands and cheese
shops. butcher stores and postcard
vendors are operating at full blast on
street corners or in drafty rooms that
open on the streets, guiltless of pro-
lection of glass or even windows or
doors In many cases. The more habi-
table houses have been cleaned out
end are being used as headquarters
for the military officials.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
H0N0Rs FOR WAR HER0INES
o0nixed by Award OF Many
Foreign Orders.

London.-The war services OF Brit
ish women are being recognized by the
award Of many foreign orders and
decorations. A recent issue of the
London Gazette recorded that King
George has granted permission to Miss
Henriette Fraser to wear the cross OF
the Legion of Honor and the Croix de
Guerre conferred upon her by the
president of the French republic; to
Miss Muriel Thompson to wear the
cross of Chevalier of the Order OF
leopold II, conferred upon her by the
king of the Belgians, and to Miss
Francis Latham to wear the insignia
Of the fifth class of the Order of st.
Seva, conferred upon her by the king
Of Serbia.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
WILSON APPEALS TO NATION
President Asks People to Oversub-
scribe War Work Fund.

Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Wilson in a letter to DIR. John r..
Mott, director general of the United
War Work Campaign, which has be-
gun a drive for $170,5 900 to be ex-
pended in relief work among the
American soldiers and sailors by sew
en- organizations, expressed the hope
that the American people would give
prompt and generous response to tho
appeal. The letter was made public
at the White House.
mo matter how far distant the day
Of peace may prove to be-" the Pres
ident said, "it will be followed by q
long period of rehabilitation during
which the opportunity and need for
the constructive work of these organi-
cations will be quite as great as In
war times.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
VETERANS GRANDSONS
GO TO FRANCE TOGETHER

La Grange, Ga.-On Septem-
Der %, 1868, Jack Thornton and
w. A. Galloway, eighteen, set
! forth to join the Confederate
army.
September %, 1913, Jack
I Thornton Kontz, grandson of
, Jack Thornton and w. A. Gala
way, Jr., grandson of w. A.. Cal
laway, left together for the
! world war.
/ Friends of the "'1S boys"
!, feel sure they will be In the pa
rade down "Unter den Lin
: den"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15

State of South Dakota, County of Lal e.
j. C. A. S~tensland. cashier of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
c. A. STENSLAND. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of November, 1918.
WILLIAM ROHRER,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
j. A. JOHNSON,
j. J. MACKAY,
Directors.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15

and nothing would do me any good. L
was full 1of cold. Had the grip until l
got two so cent bottles of Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t is the best remedy for grip
and colds / ever used" Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-15
DAILY MARKET REPORT
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis. Nov. 15.-Oats. No
vember. 6SNc: December, 67hc: JAN
uary, etc. Rye: November, $1.57%;
December, Sissy; January, s1.60A.
Barley. choice, 92@96c. Corn. No. 3
white, $1.3041.37; No. 3 yellow. $3.50
01.37.