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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-16

John Fox. Jr., well-known novelist,
died at his home at Big Stone Gap
Va, after brief Illness of pneumonia.
Frank L. Rain of Fairbury, Neb.,
was elected grand exalted ruler of the
Elks at Atlantic City, N. j., defeating
Albert T. Brophy of Brooklyn. The
convention will be held at Chicago
next year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Silk Underwear
Is No Longer a
Woman's Wear Luxury

Silk underwear has ceased to me re-
garded by majority of American
women as an article of luxury. The
demand for has become SO general
that, in the opinion of the manufac-
turers. 1t is looked upon as neces
sary staple in the feminine wardrobe.
Never before in the annals Of the in
dustry has so much silk under wear
been worn by women. One large
manufacturer recently stated that
summer sales Of his product were 100
per cent greater than for any other
corresponding period,
The output for fall delivery was
entirely consumed three months after
1t was placed on the marker and 50
heavy IS the demand for the spring
lines that manufacturers are prepar-
Ing 10 distribute productions on an
allotment basis. Merchants from The
smallest and most sparcely settled
communities OF the United States are
writing to local Manufacturers ask
ing for terms or silk underwear
Retailers throughout the country
report that customers cypress a de-
cided preference for the high priced
garments. Prices that will obtain
this spring will average about s2S5
for vests and $3.50 for bloomers.
The demand is virtually confined to
voYnen's garments. Men do not gem
orally favor that class OF under ~ear.
and because of the tremendous press
OF business manufacturers are not,
as a whole. pushing the sale of mems
lines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Manufacturers of
Knit Goods Want
-. A Five Hour Day

MHn Manufacturers of sweaters
md sl<naAed textiles throughout the
country are In favor of continuing the
kiire@day week, inaugurated during
The MANNER months through the en-
urc ssear The National Association
81 SWEATERS and Knitted Textile Man
ufac1nnrGrs Is securing expressions OF
ppfnf0f1 in the matter from its lead
ing Members In the association
most .fer~nt huIietin several OF thesa
ppinA6&s are published. All favor the
EAdopt4n OF a five-tiay working week
with Saturday and Sunday as full
ho ..4H t,ve-a.y week. say. sidney
|worsns Of the. Franklin Knitting
Milsl& H.. .Nrws ycr,-s. ss.ts fsYcEssea' y
the Eastern District gweater and
|NnstEu 'rexrfFer Manufacturers. Asso-
ciatf-Yr. because Of the present labor
rcnsfrs1ns see11Ts to- me to he ,advan.
tageous because it gives labor what
IN wants. that Is more opportunity
Tor recreation, rest and deveiopemert-
II un1vcrEally practiced it would cause
the worker to realize that he vas get-
|ting some of the rest and comfort
THAT N Is seeking.
From the manufacturers stand
|poiar. the elimination of saturday.
|whieh~at best had only been half
laay. would he economical. Workers
|ln tissefew hours work on a half day
lao not produce az much as they would
In the same time were distributed to
1.-The ether days OF the week
Furthermore, five-day week
Ileaves the sixth day for overtime and
[eliminates night work, which has new
Ter been satisfactory to the manrfac-
Iturrc.''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Falling OFF In
Buying Of Upper
Leathers Reported

Some dealers in upper leather as
serted yes. araar- that price recess
SIGN may be expected in the near
future as purchasers during the past
two weeks have fallen off, both in
number and volume. The Investigation
into profiteering has caused the de-
cline In buying. Prices dealers said,
would have declined some time ago
were It not for. the fact that the. Ill
Ing foreign contracts for leather had
prevented an accumulation OF stocks.
If buying is nor resumed before stocks
accumulate, prices will drop it was
said.
Several inquiries for leather have
been received from German and
Austrian houses. While there are no
German buyers in the market as yet,
some are expected TO arrive before
long, as the Central European coun-
tries are known TO be short of leather
Inquiries received from German and
Austrian firms were all for large
quantities OF leather goods.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

English Manufacturers
of Cotton Fabrics to
Visit the South

a delegation OF six English cotton
manufacturers Is now on It's way to
this country to make a three weeks
tour of the American cotton industry.
The visitors are members of the. Man.
ayers and OverIookers' association of
Bolton, England. and are making the
trip under the auspices Of Lord Lever
hulme, Mayor of Bolton.
The delegation Is especially inter-
ested in technical education and labor
orEa n tzation and it's members have
MANNED a careful study of those two
subjects as well as the methods Of
manufacturing and merchandising in
the cotton industry.
The visitors are scheduled TO arrive
In New York about September - and
will first visit the spinning and weav~
ing centers of New England. Later
they are to be taken through the in
dustria1 centers OF the Southern states.
Elaborate plans for their entertain
ment have been made by reception
committee comprising some of the
most prominent Gotten manufacturers
and flnanciers in ttaa United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Silk Statesmen
Start Out With
Lines For Spring

Manufacturers. of imitation uncut
velvet received large orders for their
product yesterday from several big
millinery concerns. This new business
was regarded as an indication of a
growing popularity for this product.
which was introduced as substitute
for the French article. The imported
fabric since the war has Increased in
price TO almost prohibitive figure and
is now selling for $3.50 a yard. The
imitation cost the nlilliner $3.50 a yard.
which was the price Of the imported
velvet prior to the outbreak Of the war
Several or the large jobbers and
especially firms, announced yesterday
that their statesmen had started out
With spring lines II is believed that
many buyers, especially those from the
Western portion OF the country. will
make their purchases of spring mer-
chandfse from the statesmen instead of
coming TO the market as they did dur
ing the summer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
ST. Louis Firm
Elected to Sell
Government Phenol

Announcement has been made by Of
|ncial Of the war department that the
|Nonsarto Chemical Works, OF st.
Louis win have charge OF the disposi-
|iion nt the 100000 pounds OF gov
Iefnmant phenol-
Inquiries yesterday fliled to reveal
|fhe price at which the stock wi1l be
hold. y but the general opinion in the
[trade,is that 12-cents n pound will be
'nske A. Under the terms of the con-
[tracr the Monsanto Chemical Works is
IA receive tive per cent commission to
I6efray the expenses OF handling and
eeliing.ss The contract also calls for
jtNe. disposition OF the phennl within
hour years. Any stocks remaining
kfternthat period will he DISPOSED Of
r prices fixed by the war department.
TheA situation OF phenol In the mar
YET Yesterday remained unchanged de-
SrftS-this announcsiiAnf rrscesswere
61ai1s at ia ard Is cents pound de-
BINDING on quantity. Queries among
kraders and chemical brokers ELECTED
IT. information that buyers display a
tendency to pay higher prices for
hhefIol in the open market than wait
~ the government stocks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Coolies Keep House
in Shanghai on Wage
of Four Cents a Day

Shanghai. Sept 13.-All nations
have men who sell their strength
who have nothing else to sell where
by to make n living except physical
strength. which can he turned TO &C
count in unskilled lahor-but China
Is the one nation above all others
the majority of whose men folks have
no other way OF making living
They are the coolies. whose only
friends appears to be the Americans
who are sent here by churches In the
United States.
The word "coolfe" means the man
who sells his strength The coolies
are found in many classes of labor,
hut the ricksha eoolte is the most pic
turesque TO the Occidental mind and
the one that fingers longest in the
memory of anyone who has visited
China or Japan The ricksha Is not
indigenous to the Celestial republic.
hut was imported from japan about
half a century ago.
In this city alone there arc about
10 900 public rickshas with shifting
population Of probably many times
that number OF ricksha coolies. Epis~
conal church workers estimate that
the total number of coolies IN -EhanE-
hal including all who 'fsen their
strength" in physical labor of all
kinds. is about 400 900, or two-thirds
Of the city's population.
The life OF tho rickSha cnolie is
brief-from three to five years, ten at
most Heart disease. induced by their
great physical exert.on. and, tuher-
culosis. which is chfsaa.s .yaliew
plague" carry Off the majority. Most
of those taken TO the mission hcspi-
tails for treatment are in state OF
collapse due TO insufficient food. bad
living conditions and the intense ply
steal strain caused by running.
4 ricksha coolie earns. on an aver
age. three or four cents a day. or
about as much as an American work
man would earn in ten minutes or
less Upon this pay the coolfc must
support himself and his family in a
town known throughout China for its
high cost Of living Those who are
married live in little colonies in the
city's outskirts. They pay from fif-
teen to twenty cents month rent for
the small straw or bamboo huts in
which they live.
In the winter the entire family
crawis into the one little room and
huddles about the charcoal fire where
the rice. is cooking, in order to keep
warm Many 81 the babies contract
eye disease from the FIRE. and tobacco
smoke. which later ends IN complete
blindness The unmarried richsha
toolie sleeps wherever he can find
shelter---nost often in the cheap tea
houses, where forty or fifty stretch
| on the floor of one room.
II Is among the coolie class that
the mission workers are now laboring
with special zeal The coolies at ffrst
could not understand why anyone
should want to do anything for them.
accustomed as they are to centuries
OF neglect and abuse. but after the
first mission was established especial
ly for the cpolie class they eagerly
received the spiritual and bodily aid
offered them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
INVITE THE CHAMBER
TO TAPPAHANh0Ck

The little town OF Tappahannock, in
Essex county, will be swelIed beyond
recognition 90 Thursday. September
iSs when the whole country side will
gatfrr to celebrate Good Roads
Days "a large committee OF citizens
Is already at work preparing to fur
nish-db wards Of 1000 guests withra
modern sample of old Virginia hospi-
'talitSee"' Prominent men from all over
the s.ate WIN be present and the day
spent In feastiflg and planning good
roads.
The entire Richmond chamber of
compaArce has been extended a most
cordial invitation by j. NJ Lewis.
chairman OF the good roads move
ment in that section and every effort
Is being made To have the chamber
well represented President John G.
Easlny has mailed the following let
ter 10 oil members:
Il have been informed by j. NJ,
Lewis. chairman of the good roads
movement in Essex ana adjoining
counties. thatssa meatingwwii be held
at Tappahannock, in Essex county. the
18th of this IA onth.e ~ hich members Of
neighhoring GSuntfes are expected 10
attend and he extends a most cordial
invitation IN ail-tha members of our
chamber To- be ugss gent on that oeea :
sion and promises them g. hearty well
come, adding that shey VIII be pre-
pareAto enterair 1000 people In
old YEShioned~Airsinia style where
everything rcod to est will re Served.
and that the question Of good road
between Eieamen and the Kappa
hanFsck and Northern Neck sections
will -bt discuss6d
"As this is matter In which avery
one IN itiehniord In vitality concerned,
I think ms many OF US as are able
should 20 TO the meeting. and ! hope
the nsesa bership Of the chamber. as
far sg possible VIII accept this insi-
taticmtA.
Eichmonders who are interested in
good roads will have an unusual OPP
portuRity to famlliarize themselves
with the situation In that seetiop and
the big gathering Will enable repre-
sentative men OF both communities
to discuss good roAd between Rich
nnond and the Ranpahannoek and
Nor -eern Neck sections. Recor1men~
datiaas for supplementary roads to
the HIGHWAY system viii be In order
AT thr next general assembly and all
plafts relative To these matters should
b. completed before that time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14

4 most distressing tragedy is re-
ported In Paris, where an intruder
forced his way into residence and
shot cook. Think Of losing cook
and French one, teo--in that way
birmingham Aeo-Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
Read Before You Buy

The housewife who recalls the oldtime method of
shopping should be thankful for her newspaper that
brings to her the daily news of modern markets.
spection the Of every progressive merchant in
Here, all four Of the earth have some
thing Of interest tell you From your easy chair you
ready the offerings, compare values, check up the state
ments from previous shopping experience and then make
your selections which you purchase with the least
amount Of inconvenience
Imagine the difficulty Of shopping without the aid Of the
advertising pages: walking from to another
asking thousand questions wasting time that could be
spent to better advantage
Shop after you read the advertisements.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
HISS IN LIEU OF SALE
GETS SALESMAN IN JAIL

Lancaster. Pa, Sept. 1a.-Charles
OF the nerviest In his profession, &C
cording to statement MADE in suit
brought against him by Thomas Ruth.
Asper entered the Ruth ssore and
attempted to sell Mrs Ruth a maya
zlne.
Failing to make a sale. according
to Ruth, Aspcr grabbed and kissed
Mrs Ruth.
Asper was arrested, charged with
folonious assault and committed to
jail to await a hearing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
nonER-MAKrNG sAPs HEALTH

Lancaster, Pa, Sept 13.-Byron
Frank has brought suit against the
Lancaster Iron Works, claiming 5000
damages because OF the disturbing
noises produced by the factory In the
manufacture Of boilers.
Frank claims the noise has at
fected his own health and comfort
and that OF his wife and two sons.
and that his earaning capacity hax
thereby been greatly diminished In
addition to disturbing the peaccable
enjoyment OF his home during regu-
lar working hours. Frank alleges the
plant Is often operated during the
night. thereby preventing his family
and him from sleeping.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
LLOYD GEORGE APPEALS
FOR RECONSTRUCTION

London. Sept. 13.-Premier Lloyd
George issued an appeal to the people
today for help in constructing q new
world in place of the old one where
the toll of Myriads has purchased
nothing better than saualor. perjury
and anxiety.
III any are inclined to maintain this
old world, let them Beware" he adds,
''lest it fail and overwheln them and
their households in ruin, II should he
the sublime duty OF all without
thought of rartisanship to help build
ing new world where labor shall
have It's just reward and Incidence
alone shall suffer want
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
SOME BIG TRANSFERS
IN LOCAL PROPERTY

Several important transfers OF
property were recorded in the chan
Gerry court yesterday The Rosenegk
Brewing Company sold to the f. E.
Patrick.-Young company property
formerly occupied by the brewery on
the Hermitage road for ST., 900.
Other large transfers were as fol-
COWS: Mary Hessberg. of New York,
and others, to Hattie Fink. and 9TH
ers, twenty feet, ten and three
quarter inches, North side OF Broad,
Just West of Monroe, s4s,28S; M. l..
Norvell to f. F. Murphy & Son. No
IL North Ninth street, $4,000; w
e. Dunkel to w. e. and l.. NJ. Nelson
twenty-five feet. seven inches, North
side of Broad, between First and
Brook avenue. s45, 600.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
WoolIen Goods Exports

Exports OF wooIlen manufacturers
from this country during the seven
months ended July 81, 1919, were twice
the value OF the exports for the SINH
lar period last year. The woollen ex-
ports for the first 7 months this year
were valued at s32. 7as.lae. agains,
sI1.T5a.17a for the first seven months
of last year. and s10.Se2.so2 for the
same period in 1917. e~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-14
September Expected !. /.
To Be a Banner i.
Month In Dresser

September will be banner Monfn.
in wholesale dress sales. accordingrtos
a statement issued yesterday by. DAVID
N. Mcsessohn executive director ef
the Associated Dress Industries pr
America.
A survey made of the, New York,
hotels by the association, says tM
statement. shows more reservationI
for out of town buyers during Sep
TENDER than in any other period THIS.
year.
August business throughout tine.
United States" said Mr.. Mosessohn.
has been even In larger volume thar
anticipated by the most sanguine ners
chants. In our opinion this is q re-
suit of the early purchases made JIM
July.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-02
S5O,oO0 Salary
Not Enough

London, May 26, Correspondence
|of The A ssbciated Press. )-The Bis
hop of London, DR.. Ingram. with a
salary Of $4,000, finds that he can
not keep UP both Of the residences
which go with his position, and pro-
poses to rent or sell his town house.
the Bishops town house is situated in
st. james Square, about the most
aristecratic area OF London. 1t was
once the home of the Earle of War
wick and the church bought it some
two centuries ago.
The other residence is Fulham Pal
ace. which is across the Thames from
the suburb Of Putney, where the OK
fordC Cambridge boat races start.
The Bishop explained to a do
cesar conference that $32,5o0 of his
income went for income tax, super
tax, municipal taxes and insurance.
That left him only $4,000 to main
tain these two Adjustments, and to
keep a motor, sand the minimum Of
ten servants absolutely needed for
Fulham Palace s:afone.
You must see" he said, lit cannot
be done. You ask your wives. Pessi-
mists have told me would net be
able even to keep Fulham Palace
going, but intend to make a great
effort before parting with historic
possession of the church for 1900
years"
The Bishop is in the same boat
with numerous others of the. clergy.
They are appointed to a position with
a certain salary, and living. The
Giving" is a residence, often larger
than they can maintain on the salary,
so that it constitutes a liability rather
than an asset. Several important
church officials have closed their
houses during the war. and lived in
less expensive quarters.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-02
NOTICE
News for Discharged Soldiers, Sailors,
Marines and Other Personnel, Ben
eficiafies Of the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance and United States
Public Health Service.

All persons discharged from the
military or naval forces residing in
and about this city, can now receive
medical attention and medical exami-
nation for the fling CT applications
for compensation. The United States
Public Health Service, the medical ad
visors to the Bureau Of War Risk In
surance, have established offices in
Sumter and DR.. H. M. Stuckey, whose
address is Sumter, S. c., has been ap-
pointed as local government examin-
er. All persons desiring to obtain in
surance or filing application for com
pensation under the Bureau Of War
Risk Act, must furnish a medical Ger
tifcate Of their present physical con-
dition. These persons, by applying to
DR.. H. M. Stuckey at Sumter, may be
examined and all necessary papers fill
ed out Free of charge. Such persons
will also receive, at the expense Of the
government, medical relief, or be sent
to a government hospital or institu-
ton, should this be necessary
The headquarters for the 5th Dis
trict, which comprises the States Of
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Tennessee, have been. es
ia ablished in Atlanta. Persons desiring
further information should write to
DR.. J. A. Watkins, 5th Floor Chamber
OF Commerce Building, Atlanta, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-02
Blockade to End
Ratification of Treaty to Termi
nate Trade Boycot of Ger
many
many

Washington, June 29-The super
| ior blockade council has been instruct
ed to be prepared to raise the eco
nomic blockade Of Germany imme-
diately upon ratification by the Ger
man national assembly of the peace
treaty.
( This announcement was made to-
night in a dispatch to the state de-
partment from Paris, reading as fol-
lows:
Eat a meeting Thursday, June 26,
the council Of the principal allied and
associated powers adopted the follow
ing resolutions in regard to the rails
ing of the blockade on Germany:
The superior blockade council is
instructed to ba-e its arrangements
of resembling restrictions upon trade
with Germany on the assumption that
the allied and associated powers will
not ask it to raise the blockade until
the completion of the ratification as
provided for at the end Of the treaty
Of peace with Germany, but that it is
to be raised Immediately on the re-
ceipt of information that the treaty
Of peace has been ratified by Ger
many"
The action of the council, officials
here explained, means that upon rati-
fcation of the treaty by Germany all
restrictions on trade with Germany
may be removed. Without requiring
Individual ratification by the allied
and associated powers all Of the ma
tions arrayed against Germany in. the
war may have an equal start in the
race for German trade.
Raising Of the blockade without
awaiting individual ratification was
said by officials to mean more to, the
United States than any other nation,
because final approval of the treaty.
owing to governmental machinery,
probably will require longer in the
United States than in the other coun-
tries.
One result of the decision. if car
ried out, will be to give the senate
unlimited time for consideration of
the treaty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-07-02

treating him to some coffee, giving
him the place Of honor and so on.
Money does not tempt him. He. can
always get money. He needs it only
in order to continue his trade, or to
GUY luxuries such as sable fur coats,
gold ornaments or: gems. Tt is not
The seller who looks for, a buyer but
Just the contrary.
Not rarely mothers are seen (Wao
have left at home their underfe SICK
children) pleading with q. milkwoman
20 YIELD up half bottle OF milk ar
quite a shameless sum and it may
happen that the nilkwo11lan suddenly:
becomes capricious:. and does not even.
answer the unhappy applicant.
Add TO this the terrible typhus.
and smallpox epidenics, agafIrst
which there is not the slightest pos
sibility Of protection. Remarkablx
enough the cholera epidemic that
Gourished last summer ceased sud.
denly as if b va whinn of, nature. But
now the tspi.os altii smallpox e1a:-
,.ielpica are dexeions.stss .:so.e ard faofs
::el'!ousf: The gover1l';ae.sts as y. aaft &:
nleaals 20 chack Them. The sovsrss-
ment cannot even procure weoa
enough for collins nor transport to
the cemeteries. The survivors nahst
wait days before they can bury the.
dead .z.-.-.-e-
TT is obvious that people under
such conditions with such superhu-
man efforts of energy demanded of
them cannot continue to keep -hsir
mental balance" ~