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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
BEANS TO co HIGHER YET
government Communicating All In
sight In tn'iforna-t' rcin;; Crow
crn to Plant More Largely

Merchandise brokers and wholesale
dealers have received notice that they
may look for a sharp advance IN ali
kinds OF beans. The reason assigned
is that the government has comma n
dcered all the navy beans in California
Tor IN" use Of the army and navy. In
H!cations are, so they say, that beans
IN all other parts of the country will
l." taken over by the government. the
largest amount being n Michigan
Stocks are very low. according 10 the
brokers, who say the present prices are
liable TO be advanced within the next
three weeks from 90 to Sc a bushcI.
The information In Richmond is that
the government has communicated 90
ooo.cOo pounds OF hcsns recently re-
ccivcd at California ports from Japan
and India Prohibitions arc that the
government may also take over the
colored beans so largely grown in
Colorado and cranberry beans Of Cali
forn:a, Within tho near future Gov
eminent agents are now AZ work in
the bean producing States. including
Virginia. urging more extensive plant
ing than last year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
IMPROVEMENT NOTED
Blockad Les, Frequent and Dry
COods Shipments Have Some show.
Wooicns Without Change.

The Dry Goods Economist OF New
York, recognized authority IN It's
fcld. In it's current issue throws =
modicum OF cheer TO Richmond re-
'aiiers. It says:
railroad situation Blockades are less
-oes established recently are still N
force, and the shipment OF merchandise
~ EXPRESS when possible, is increas-
ing. The volume Of shipments o.
goods by parcel post Is well main
tanned. Thus. some relief from trans
nortat!cn delays is felt. but only In the
case of the less bulky merchandise.
Freight shipments TO distant centcrs
axe subject TO cNaspcratinE delays.
There has been no change IN the
prices Of woods In the leading markets.
Quotations are arm and the cxpecta-
zion IS general that they will con-
tinue firm for some time to come.
Raw silk prices in Yokohama have
rcccdcd to 10 cents per pound, ac-
cording to recent cable reports.
In cotton piece goods short stocks
and high prices are the rule. An adj
vance OF per cent has been made in
The price of print cloth convcrtiblcs.
leading printer has issued new
price list showing advances OF one
eighth 20 one-fourth cent per yard on
The various numbers. Some leading
lines of staple Einghams have hecn
withdrawn from sale while dress ginc-
hams are being sold at list prices with
discounts so shortened as to make the
prices nearly net.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
OLD-TlME COAL FAMINE
Iawcs broke 81 Fifty Years Ago--In
Same Business nj Same Stand
TO-Duy

In the News OF Fifty Years Ago.
rs printed in this paper last Thursday
this item appears:
;. Ii. Halves has Just received at his
coal yard. Eighteenth and Cary Streets,
100 tons OF anthracite coal
That ancient news item furnishes
an idea OF Richmcnd'S business steadi-
ness and her "Stick-to- itivcnesY." The
same S. Fl. IIawcs Is to-day engaged
IN the same business at the same stand
} Ghtecuth and Cary Streets. and. in
all of these fifty years the firm name
has undergone but Slight change. il
becoming S. III. 1Iawes & Co, several
years ago when the son of the senior
, cmbcr became Il partner.
The paper from which this news
of fifty years ago was taken tho Rich
mond Dispatch, February 81. 1868, also
furnishes the information that at that
time Richmond was suffering from Il
coal famine. so far as anthracite was
concerned. something like the one now
at hand. II was caused hy some labor
trouble in the Pennsylvania mines
and the Richmond dealers could not
get the anthracite shipped from that
State. Thus II was that the receipt
of HUNDRED tons by S. II. Hawcs
made a news tom more than worth it's
space. There was thVl no famine in
tnes soft coal line. for at that time
Richmond got all the soft coal it want
ed from the mines in Chesterfield Coun-
ty within twenty miles Of the city.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
AS TO POULTRY TRADE
Change, Mndr by IcnIea Order,
Frozen Fowls Now All the Go.
GuincuE In Demand.

i!cnless and pulic;iess DAYS are now
m. as dccrecd b. the food admins
ration. and will continue until the
frst day OF April THE farmers and
pou!trymen had until Saturday last TO
"ct rid OF their surplus old hens and
heir uupronis!ng pullc;s. which they
always put on the market IN the period
between tho going OF the Christmas
turkeys and the coming of the spring
hroiIcrs. Having ample notice these
farmers and pou!trymcn rushed sucn
hons and pullcts 10 the comnissj on
merchants. and the Thirteenth stree,
aud Cary Street men had 4 rush Of
business all the week. ~ Saturday
afternoon all OF the coops were cmpty
md the heads OF the late occupants
had been chopped on.
Beginning this morning tho men
who have stocks Of frozen chickens
- the storage warehouses will hav"
he business OF supplying poultry for
The tables Of Richmond all IN their
own hands. Fortunately several OF
them have large stocks of frozen fowls
IN store. and these with the thousands
%! guinea chickens that have been and
are being rushed to market TO take
III" place OF hens and pulicts and tn"
laft-ovcr turkeys will keep Richmond
"ret'y wcli supplied until the ban is
lifted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
TRAIN SUSPENSION
Talk OF Having "rnsscngcrlcss'' Days
TO Furnish Moro Engines for
Coal Hauling.

Mine workers in Ohio and in the
northwestern part OF West Virginia
have Endorsed resolutions pctitioning
Director General Of Railways McAdoo
to suspend the operation OF passenger
trains one or two days each week aud
to use the engines thus released for
the hauling OF empty coal cars to the
mines
The Coal Age, OF New York half way
indorscS The plan IT says
such Il course is worth the trial
Business houses could be informed for
instance. that passenger trains would
not operate on Tuesdays and Fridays
OF every week. and travelling men could
adjust their schedules according In
the event that government officials
found II necessary 10 reach certain
points on those days. coaches could be
attached 10 the rear end of mail trains.
If sufficient warning If such plan
were given. it would meet with much
less opposition than the fuel admin
stration's worthless day order.
The fuel situation In this part of
the country has been CRAFTY improved
and now that spring is approaching
greater Improvement may be expected
and likely no such drastic measure as
above outlined will be necessary here,
but no one Knows what q day may
bring forth. II the director general
Issues such an order for Tho territory
named he may make it to apply to
far down as Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
ReOie,0 Of Weeks
Trade in Richmond
Busy Monday Asain---Bcttcr
Weather improvement
Naturally Folcws.

with fuclloss Monday thin;; OF the
past and the weather conditions in
the main favorable there was nc
hitch or break In general trade ami
business in Richmond last week. The
shipping situation has also shown
great improvement and by the help
OF express and parcel post for smaller
orders and leaving the larger ship
,uents for the yet slow frciGh. trains.
the retailers in all lines have been able
20 get their hurry orders attended to
III Il more busincssliHc way than fof
some time past. However. there is yet
and slow movement of things shipped
by freight trains.
Just how great the losses to the
retailers Dy the fuel!eas Mondays have
been nobody knows. and now that the
Hi has been lifted the merchants arc
TOO busy TO figure them out, and they
VIII soon pc forgotten.
with Easter barely a month or the
Easter trade is we'll on and tn. Broad
street men report it very good SO far.
The Jobbcrs had q fairly good wcek
both as TO sales and collections. They
are getting cheering reports from their
tId'tlelS' VINO report trat country
merchants. encouraged by the opti-
msm o: the farmers all over the
South, are preparing for big spring
business and even bigger fall business.
rAc consequence is that they are not
hesitatiuE to make their orders FOR
future shipments larger than they
were disposed TO do a year ago. L,
may be sa;d also that the country
merchants have given UP all hope Of
any cutting OF prices. on the con-
trary they look for higher and higher
quotations every time they receive \
circular letter or 4 price catalogue.
This Is an additional incentive 10 make
their orders large.
All ot the manufacturing establish
mcnts Of Richmond are running fun
line. some OF them doubling the length
Of the days b. raining two shifts.
More Of them would do the same thing
+ they could get the hands. but tn.
labor scarcity IS stu something Of n
hugbcar in Richmond manufacturing
establishments.
Altogether, Richmond IS doing we'll!
very well. for wa. times. and the pro-
plc Just keep on investing in war
stamps. n business that was as ACTIVE
~ could be expected all OF last week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
MEAL HIGHER THAI! FLOUR,
SAYS PATRIOTIC WOMAN
Richmond Housewife 'cr.;r,: to Vel
the GAUGE l'ii:mrcs Substitutes More
Costly Than wheat.

y patriotic woman. whose home is
opinion that the high cos, OF wheat
substitutes demands correction. Th,a
good woman Is standing By the focl
administration as best she knows how
aud she knows n lot. She is usn.
more corn in cooking shan she eye
lid before. She makes corn mullins.
corn cakes and olG-fashion.d cora
ponc. and in one way aad another sin"
slips more and more corn into the
rations Of her household. and vet with
he present prices Of substitutes for
icur it is costing her more 10 no pa
;rio;ic by saving flour to be sent to
ne allies and our own soldiers than
Il ought 70 come to. She SAYS subSti-
,utcs arc now costing more than -four
II seems to be the same wav else.
where. as this housewife has read in
paper from distance. She in
closes clipping from that paper with
ne request that II be labeled as her
sentiments and published The clip
ping reads in part:
before Che way corn was the CHEAP
food. The fact that, with our en-
trance into the war. tho price OF corn
meal cr"pt higher and higher IN It
made wheat -four cheap By comparison
was one OF the SURPRISES to the house
vie who must he counted on "a
achieve the victory expressed by tn
slogan, Food will win the war Whu,
IS true Of cornmcal is true OF o,her
substitutes for wheat -four So,ncthin..
wrong when patriotic housewife.
are penalizcd for their efforts to con,
s.rve wheat. 1t wouldn't he fair TO
hermit prohteerinE in wheat substl
tHtes' and ii the fault Is in distribu.
toh that defect should have nro,n.
attention from the government"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
Hard conl Production =, Marin, =,

me production OF hard coal is nov.
al substantially the maximum MONT
ossib!e with the present worki,, r
orcc. says statement by the gener,,i
'nnittce of anthracite operators. The
,atement continues:
me army OF anthracite mine work
RS, as ahown by figures. now n,mhcrs
"+.ppo. Ihis compares with III. 900 il,
ZIG i is believed that virtually 100
'cr cent results are now obtained from
ne present labor supply There ~
1ow larger prodrction per day anu
!'rcer number OF days worked per
,nstrated by the fact that with on
cvcnth reduction in mine-work;u;-
orccs the actual output Of anthraci,n
or 1917 was increased By about on.-
evcnth."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-25
Want n-Ccnt piece u,c,.

The Amcrican Newspaper Publishers'
Association. recently in sess ion in
Washington. appealed to the Treasury
Department to resume mining Of .
cent coins. The coin. it was pointed
out. would provide a convenient mo-
dunn OF exchange in purchasing news
papers. the price Of which has gene
rally advanced to cents because OF
the ncws-print paper shortage 1t
was also suggested that the 2-centcr
would como In very handy with retail
merchants. especially grocers, who un-
der tho now order OF things have to
mark up many odd-fgure prices.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

The result of the Fourth Liberty Loan viii
be watched with keen interest in Europe, not
only by our associates in the war against the
Teutonic powers but by enemies. 1t will be
regarded by them measure of the American
peoples support of the
The Germans know full well the tremendous
weight and significance of popular support of
the war, of the people at home backing up the
Army in the field. AS the loan succeeds our en-
emies will sorrow; as it falls short they will re-
joice. Every dollar subscribed will help and en-
courage the American soldiers and hurt and de-
press the enemies of America.
The loan will be test of the loyalty and will
ingness of the people of the United States to
make sacrifices compared with the willingness
of soldiers to do their part. There must be
and will be no failure by the people to measure
up to the courage and devotion of our men in
Europe. Many of them have given up their
lives; shall we at home withhold our money?
Shall we spare our dollars while they spare
not their very lives?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
STANDARDIZATION OF WAGES.

One of the most far-reachfhg war measures
undertaken by the government is the standard
izatior OF wages throughout the country.
A statement on the subject by the war policies
board contains the following:
1.-THE board for some time has been comforting
with representatives of union labor and with
representatives OF industrial management con-
corning the national standardization of wages.
Standards will be reached rapidly as the i'm
portance of the matter permits.
I'm seeking standardization the precedents of
unionized industry are being followed
"Wage Standardization merely extends the
familiar method of wage fixing to cover the en-
tire nation. What has been done in many in
dustries the war labor policies board is planning
for the whole people. But, although wage
Standardization admittedly follows familiar
precedent, it is solely "a war measure.
1.-THE need to stabilize industrial conditions so
that no productive power be wasted is SO obvious
that the representatives of the war and navy de-
partments and of the emergency fleet corpora
ton, together with the other governmental
branches charged with the duty of supplying the
primary materials of war have, with labor lead
ers and business executives, become convinced
hat wage standardization is essential to national
success over Germany.
although the showing made was overwhelm-
ingly convincing, the policies board would have
hesitated to ask labor to make whatever sacri-
flee wage standardization involves, if the proper
safe guards had not been erected If profteer-
ing had been allowed to go on unchecked and the
cost of living had not been controlled, standard
ization would not have been right.
Congress, through the taxes on excess prof
it's; the war industries board, through it's price
fixing; the President, through the veto of $40
wheat, have prepared the way for standardized
ton of wages. Additional methods of keeping
down the cost of living are being investigated
at this time.
"All these measures, past and pending, have
revealed the determination of the American
people to let no make money out of the war;
What price fixing means for the manufacturer
wage standardization is to the workers of the
country.
THAT means plainly that just as the price
fixing committee takes into account the cost of
production and proper profits, so wage standard
ization must be built upon an accurate knowledge
of the cost of living and just estimate of what
makes up the right American standard"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
PENSACOLA NURSES
LEAGUE SHORTLY IN.
FOREIGN SERvI CEs.

A detachment OF Pensacola nurses
will leave in a few days TO join unit
leaving soon for foreign service. Misses
Georgia Collins, Alley Brewton and
Crystal Worden being among the num-
Der. Mrs. Ed. Gale Quina, recruiting
officer for the Red Cross Nurse Re
serve, stated yesterday that she had
many applications recently from
nurses who wished to enlist but in
most cases the volunteers were either
too young or were not strong enough
for the duties.
Among those from Pensacola who
have volunteered, and who will leave
soon for service in Italy are Miss Mary
Patton, sister of Mrs. George o. Bros
naham; Miss Sunshine Burgess and
Misses Rawls and Hendrickson. They
are now in New York and have been
for some time.
Others who have volunteered and
who will probably leave later on. arc
Miss Hansen Petersen, Miss Repecca
Taylor and Mrs. Ada McNeillS Rob-
bins.
The Army School of Nursing offers
a field for patriotic service at this
time, but applicants must be between
the age of 81 and 35 years of age. Mrs.
Quina asks that all who are interested
and wish information, telephone her al
1907 Mrs. Quina stated yesterday
afternoon that Miss Jane Van Vrede,
director of the nursing bureau of the
American Red Cross, is expected in
Pensacola very shortly, TO investigate
the work and ties possibilities in this
section.
Miss Goodrich, director of the new
schools for army nurses reports that
two schools are already well underway.
nd
other at Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Each
of these schools now has in training
a number of selected young women
students. Another training class has
been opened at Walter Reed Hospital.
More than eleven hundred young wo-
men have already applied for admis-
sion to these schools. Not all of them
are up to the standard required for
admission but the number is so large
that the schools are assured of suit
able candidates for vacancies.
The announcement of the campaign
to enroll $4,000 young women in the
United States Student Nurse Reserve,
made by the office of the surgeon gen.
eral, the United States Public Health
Service, the American Red Cross and
the Council of National Defense has
met with enthusiasm throughout the
country.
Emmett ]. Scott, special assistant to
the secretary of war, has announced
that an order has been issued by the
war department to the office of the
surgeon general which will enable col
ored nurses who have been registered
by the American Red Cross Society
to render service for their own race in
the army. Colored nurses will be as
signed to the base hospitals now es-
tablished at Camp Funston, Fort Riley,
Kan: Camp Grant, Rockford, III. =
Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa: Camp
Taylor. Louisville, KY, Camp Sheridan
Chilicothe, Ohio, and Camp Dix,
Wrightstown, n. j. AT these camps a
total of about $4,000 colored troops are
stationed. General Pershing has been
asked by cable whether the services of
colored nurses can be utilized to adj
vantage among the American Expedi-
tionary Force.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
TOMORROW'S ELECTION


FIFTEEN hundred workers are employed at the
steel shipbuilding plant.
Five thousand workers are needed. They
would be working today but for one fact-Pen-
sacola is filled to Overlooking and there are no
housing facilities for newcomers.
The workers now here have brought prosper
ity to the community. Every man who
here will add to our prosperity.
Multiply the number of shipbuilders and Pen
sacola win benefit accordingly.
That is the cold-blooded business side of to-
morrows election. Authorizing the bond issue
simply means that the taxpayers, as corpora
ton, see the wisdom of securing additional cap
ital-of increasing our facilities-so that the
city may accommodate more people and take adj
vantage of our wonderful opportunity for growth
and expansion.
The proposal is entirely logical. No sound
argument can be brought against it.
But from another-and to Pensacola more
important viewpoint the bond issue must carry.
1t is our duty individually and a commun-
ity. to do our utmost to help win the war.
We all know how essential ships are to victory
Ships cannot be built without workers and
WoThSTS cannot come mere unleSS we nave houses
for them to live in
The government will provide the houses if we
meet part of the expense of sewers and other
civic improvements.
The bond election gives Pensacola another
opportunity to show how solidly we are behind
the government
1t is certain to carry-our business sense and
our sense of loyalty assure it.
While the election is divided into sections
with separate vote for each division, each pro-
posal is of equal Importance.
In addition to making the improvements asked
by the government, Pensacola as a whole is obli-
gated to reimburse the few who advanced the
) money which made the local ship plant possible
and will do it gladly.
Garden street.-the principal thoroughfare to
the ship plants and to the army and navy
stations-must be repaired. It's present con-
dition is a disgrace to the city.
The other proposed improvements are just as
essential and the taxpayers are determined that
they shall be made.
The bond issue is certain to carry-the MAORI
ty should be overwhelming
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
ENOUGH WOOL IN HAND NOW
TO SUPPLY CLOTHING NEEDS

New York. Aug. 14.-Despite the
fact that the government has COM
Wandered the entire wool stock, Of
growers and dealers for war uses.
there remains in the hands of jobbers
and cutters enough material TO supply
the civilian clothing needs for year,
Herbert Peabody, chief of the wooden
division of the war industries board,
told the National Association of Retail
Clothiers. Peabody advised clothiers
to urge customers to economic by
wearing their apparel as long as pos
sible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR POULTRY RAIsERs

Nine per cent fewer eggs were in hand on
July /, 1918, as compared to July l. 1917. in
the 462 cold-storge plants which recently
made reports to the Bureau of Markets. The
movement of eggs from storage for consump-
ton purposes began nearly month earlier
this year than usual. This condition, accord
ing to poultry specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture, should be special
incentive to every poultry producer to work
faithfully for good production in the early
winter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15
CLUB
A POPULAR PLACE

B. A. Heydrick, of the War Camp
Community Service. stated yesterday
that records of the Army and Navy
club for last week showed six hundred
and twenty men given sleeping accom-
modations. This breaks the weekly
records. the highest number reported
any week previous having been 444.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15

The oft-used term Seventh Heaven" gen
orally understood to mean perfect bliss and de-
light, comes from the Mohammedan religion,
which believes in seven heavens, each rising in
happiness above the other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15

Before the present war the population of
London embraced more than 10000 Germans,
the majority of whom were tailors, butchers,
bakers, walters or teachers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15

The seventy more shipyards now building
vessels in the United States are estimated to
use not less than 100000 cubic feet of timber
every day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-15

The average American could not stomach
Chinese eggs, but Chinaman will tackle
x-year-old lay with enthusiasm.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-03
COppERS LEAD IN
STOCK ADVANCE
Reserved Tone Seen in Wall
Street Opening,

NEW YORK, July Stocks opened
with a general demonstration OF strength
today. despite the less favorable character
OF early war bulletins. Coppers and kim
dred metals bed the broad advance At
gains OF to points on the higher price
granted by the war hoard. United States
Steels frst tranActiOn embraced 500
shares at an extreme rise Of IN. Oils,
motors. tobaccos and feathers traiie1
along At fractional gains but rails again
were listless Liberty bonds were steady.
Inactive specialties were the only
fea tures OF the monOtonous mid session
international Papers. American Writing
Paper pfd, Wilson Packing and WORTH
iugton Pump rose to points. while the
usual leaders remained stationary.