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Evening star., 1919-03-02

problems of finance. Of administra-
tion, and of traffic regulation to be
solved. In these questions the six mil
lion motor vehicle owners should take
an active part, for these are questions
that must be settled right and in ac-
cordance with intelligent public opin-
ion. The A. A. A. good roads board
will actively seek TO sound the best
sentiment on these subjects and to
bring to light the best thought in
their working out"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11

trusts. where they are being used to
the public detriment.
II the State is successfully to un-
dertake that task il must first make
itself fully acquainted with the opera
tions Of the trusts which ii intends
TO supervise.
Under the British prof1teerins act
extensive powers are conferred upon
the board # trade for that purpose
duty In placed upon the government
henceforth tn act as watchdog Of
interest IT must investigate accounts,
examine profits. inquire into costs and
make public the facts which it dis
covers
The machinery created by tho Brit
ish parliameut's act In a temporary
machinery which. II not extended by
parliament. will cease to operate in
six months; but the prime minister
has already announced that a new and
permanent measure for the super
vision and control OF trusts and conf
btncs In Great Britain will be intro
'duced In the house OF commons.
What form or forms public control
over trusts viii ultimately assume IT.
Is impossible to forecast; the first step
II to bring their activities into the
light Of day. to place the public in
full possession of facts in which they
are vitality Interested: when that II
done It win not be beyond the power
OF parliament TO devise suitable safe
guards and projections
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
COAL STRIKE NEWS
CHEERS WALL STREET
nv BRoADAN WALL.

New York, Dec. f0.--In spite of 10
per cent money stocks closed strong
today chiefly because of the general OK
pectation that announcement would be
made of an end of the coal strike be-
fore business was resumed again on
The exchange. Official announcement OF
tke settlement came after the close.
Motor stacies felt the influence OF this
sentiment more than almost any other.
report that there would be an all
biles,
Tobacco stocks Were leaders of fhe
market at;the end of the day as i; vas
reported In the street that Retail
Stores would probably get a dividend
In the near future.
Foreign Exchange went to new low
records again and there WAS no sign of
any movement TO cheek II.
The Mexican senate passed bill
" HIGH oil men say means the virtual
cpniscaIlon OF all oil properties. Tt has
vet to pass the other branch of the
Mexican congress and after that the
United States will have something to
say about taking away the property
of American citizens
stocks ef Mexican oil companies
were steady in spite of this action. Ii
was reported that some of the COM
for protection Of their men In the oil
FIELDS south of Tampico.
National Enamelng was strong
feature rising mere than two points.
Its strength was due as much TO the
prospect OF improvement in the coal
situation as To amy other trade rea
son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, Dee lo,~-Buying OF nearby
futures by shorts who were more or
less alarmed because 81 the abnormal
conditions which surround the corn
markets of the country was the sus~
tanning influence in the market here to-
day Net gains were made of u C Tor
December. u TO 1c for January, II to
Is for May and !. TO i9e for July.
Late in the day there were some re
cessienx from the early high spots on
tree sales 10 secure profits.
Zero weather ever the entire corn
halt. sharp advance In the price OF
hogs here and the fact that fuel is mot
likely 10 be plentiful for several weeks
to come were the leading hullish fac
tors.
Sales of cash corn amounted to only
So, eao bushels The hears pressed their
sales when conditions were weakest
and it was again claimed that eastern
exporters were endeavoring to resell
corn which was doubtless true as they
now have good profit in their grains
aud because of difficulties in the way
OF exporting were willing to sell IT
and secure the money without delay
Open interest In the oats market was
large with the holdings concentrated
ana ths shorts scattered throughout the
country Advances were made here NJ
~ 10 " q, with conditions showing that
the longs were sellers while the buy
ing WAS led by shorts. Cash sales
amounted to $4,000 bushels.
Changing OF January lard and ribs
ever into the May future was the lend
ing provision market factor Business
in cash meats and lard was reported 10
he OF fair volume. Grain and proSi-
ssons futures range;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
JAPAN SAID TO Be.
BUYING AIRCRAFT
BY karl Won w1EGANp

Berlin, Dee. s.---JApan Ia said to be
endeavoring to place orders in Ger
many for tho two largest and fastest
aerial war cruisers ever. designed. :
According to reliable information
specifications have been submitted for
two cruisers to be fully armed and
equipped with bombing apparatus
and all the latest scientific instru-
ments and machinery developed In
Germany during the war The type
ordered 4 known As the Schuente-
LAntz c*nf4er; rival OF. the Zeppelin
OF similar ,deaign. =.
The specifications are said TO have
come through agents In Holland.
Japan, It Ii Maid. IL In great hurry
for these cruisers and In her instruc-
tons has laid emphasis upon quick
ness OF construction. The plan Is to
have the cFujser shipped to Japan In
parts. -
Article aei ~ the peace treaty
may hold the explanation Tor the
Japanese emphasis on hurry. II
reads: .s ..,.s
During the six months following
tho coming into force Of the present
treaty the manufacture and impor-
tation OF aircraft parts OF aircraft.
engines for aircraft and parts OF an
gines for aircraft. shall be forbidden
in German TERRITORY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
COTTON MARKET

New York. Dec. fn~-The cotton mar
ket started easy at a decline of s to
81 points. except, December which rose
20 points. Selling of May and July By
Liverpool interests and of the entire
list by Wall street and commission
houses or fresh GENERALIZATION in for
ei-n exchange and continued unsati
factory coal labor conditions was re-
sponsinfe for the setback
The decline WAS checked by trade
buying and the market moved upward
on adv cas- from INDIANAPOLIS indicatins
that an adjustment of the soft coai
minors trouble was near "A hand. The
buying power continued good 80 the
close which was AT about tile best level
of the day. representing net gain ct
s5 % ~ points
Spot here was steady at az advance
sales.
Spot AT New Orleans was steady, with
middifng unchanged nj 0, the sales
were i,aSs bales.
Receipts OF the principal ports, Cal
weston, 1851. New orleans, a.1ao; 81
Louis. s,no2; Savannah, o,13s Aueust>
ares; Norfolk. l.7ot, The ,ranga OF
prices:
r,oceniber - Opening. 3ssn: highest.
- Is: 1awest. as.sS; CLOSING, ASS
JANUARY. - Opening. 36,ae; highest
&7.e1; lowest. $3.50 closing, Sfeaa
5T.dT
Fehraary-t-Iosins, s5.6o bid
rch-~Qpening. $40; highest. si,15'
ie~ess. a&.is: Closing. a4ea@ 3t,i6-
Aprii--Ciasing. as.as bid.
May--Openinr. 3a25: highest, 3s.'e,
lowest. asI.. clnsins. - 5S q: 32.s5.
.iune---Clc-ins. 1856 It'd
Ju'y~-opening. aV.TAt highest, II 90:
low est. 3e,ei: closing. 81. 80,
August Opening 4a.+2, highest.
sa.ss: lowest. 2a1-: closing, cs.Ss bid
Septem her---ppeninG 2s.T5: highest,
cs.aSs lowest. 2S,es; closing, 2a.s5.
October Opening. s.,aa: highest
aS,Si. lowest. s7.s5 closing. asst,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11

Total sales for day. $4,000,
Total sale- for week 3730s0n.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11

, dom, they decided what would be a
fair share OF that output for each In
dividual firm, and they agreed that no
firm should henceforth sell bedsteads
at lower prices than should be speci-
fed By the new association.
Entire Industry Changing.
That is only a small example OF the
kind of thing that. by varied methods
and by different degrees, has in the
last ten years or 50 been changing the
character of British industry from top
10 bottom.
In iron and steel, in wall papers and
cement, in tobacco and soap and cot
ton thread, and in fact, in almost
every important industry carried on
in Great Britain. the field that once
was regulated by free, and sometimes
cut-throat. competition In now COW
!ered by "A multitude OF trade orkanf-
zations and associations. varying In
, many ways, but alike in one--tha
they have for their main purpose.
avowed or unavowed. the restriction
Of competition and the control OF
prices.
In many ways this Justification OF
industry, this elimination OF competi-
ton that was often wasteful. has been
a great benefit to the public. Organi-
ION on large scale Is the only
royal road to economy in manufac-
ture, To efficiency in the means Of pro-
duction and to standardixa ton and in
crease OF output
Some OF the great monopoIies have
given the public excellent service.
Another Side Shown.
But there is another side OF the op-
Grafton OF these great combines. When
they have achieved certain measure
- s~s..
the power which a monopoly conferx;
the power that is. II they arc so mind
ed. of exploiting the consumer with
out regard to what would be a fair
and reasonable profit upon the capital
employed.
In the United states. where the
trusts have their birth, the govern
ment has been engaged for twenty
years tn AZ, unsuccessful attempt to
protect the consumer by preventing
the formation Of trusts, by destroying
trusts as fast As they appeared and
maintaining In every possible way free
ducers and manufacturers
In that attempt the congress and
legislatures Of the United States have
failed. and Inevitably failed. for In
commerce, al in all other things.
there IL a strength and driving power
in the association OF men for a COM
mon purpose which cannot be re-
|stricted or prevented by any statute,
1t Is imnossfble--and we must
frankly recognize that II Is impos-
sibIe--to prevent great trades organ
ixing themselves together for the more
efficient conduct of their business: and
IL such organization Is to be permit
ted, It must follow as a necessary con-
sequence that the organization -
formed will acquire the power to ex,
ercise determining and controlling
influence upon the prices OF commodi-
ties.
Must Find Checking Method.
Some method must, therefore, be
found by which the state, acting on
behalf OF the consumer may check
and restrict the exercise Of these mo-
nopoiistic powers on the part OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
Trust-Busting No Cure for
Profiteering; Regulation Is
Remedy INC Curdy, M. P.

would be quite an untrue picture of
British commerce today.
In many Important industries com
petition as a factor In determining
prices has disappeared. In most inn
portant industries ii liz gradually dis
!; ppt aring II Is being replaced by
rerI f'traSton~-;t system In which pro-
dN@rs ana manufacturers no longer
t"sYt;lcfe' ta iNwef prices, but combine
q" lp'ai0 UT raise them.
~-t.b ~ article OK commerce
7t . lStcads There was time
.ctt IN IRON bedstead trade of
y i94iA was in the hands OF
# hIrty firms. each CONNIE =
, ~ith The rest to secure business
-, iatre tasne time when all these
hg agreed together that all this
competition between them should
cease.
they estimated the total output OF
iron bedstsads In the United King
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
Byc. A. MccUaDY. X. C., Mp.

RyC. \. McCUkDY, X C., NJ. p.
fParliamentar secretary to the
British ministry OF food. chairman of
the parliamentary committee on trusts.
and regarded a. Britain's foremost
expert on cost OF living, etc-l
London. Deg. S.--When the British
profiteering bill was recently before
the house OF commons very general
anxiety was expressed by rnemteg&
that In dealing with the profitecs ft1
operations of tho trusts and .comhla s.
should receive special attention.
Twenty years ago we British
tnslght that the result OF conli.,s,,
VAs to secure for the consuMlaT
Nc In the long run a fair price -
trade commodities If one 4r'F
Attempted to charge more th9a
aonabIe proit he would he Vn "A
" others and lose. his business.
It>was on the whole a truv nics IRE
~ British commerce at that time. IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
CONTROL YOUR OWN MEAT SUPPLY.
RABBITS Arr Easier 70 Kalss Than Poultry.
~ sscy national Fancy Club Chicago

Fancy Rabbit club to encourage the
breeding Of fine rabbits and to en-
large the membership 70 that rabbits
WITH take their proper place In Amer
lean economy.
Rabbit hutches are easy to make
or may be bought knocked down
ready made. II you are interested
In rabbitA the club Will send ron a
working diagram Of how to build
your hutches. for the asking, and
send you full information regarding
how and where to get rabbits and
what you ought to pay for them,
what rabbit skins are worth for fu,
and how to prepare the meat for th'
table,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11

fleational CssD Hmprevsmsat esrvtss.1
r. EANY . thrifty housewife has
MI longed for some place where
she could keep chickens but
there ara thousands Of places where
rabbits may be successfully raised
and anyone having Z covered back
porch In town or country can raise
enough rabbits for the family table.
Rabbit meat 10 beautifully white
md juicy. tasting like chicken but
,iannitely better.
Il ,doss not pay to raise scrub ami
nADS Of any kind and rabbits are no
exception to the rule.
r r ~ province d the National
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
WANTS
AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE

For In,me diate Delivery Two nnd one
half ton Maccar truck, with Woods
hydraulic Hoist and steel dump
body, also Maccar chassis from one
and half to three and one-hais
tons For spot delivery II d
KING MOTOR CORPORATION sse
West Broad street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
PROFESSIONAL

Detective, General Investigations and
detective work. civil, criminal al
vo~ee. Represented throughout the
United States SOUTHERN pEpfsst~
TIVE AGENCY tIdccnsedt, Central
National Bark building, Telephone
Randolph SIS.
Hughes Doll Hsspitni--Doii. Repaired
and parts furnished. wigs made or
furnished. 2na North Third street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11
NEW: YORK CURB.

, New York, Dee. lo.---Transactions
today on the curb market very closely
resemblea yesterdays movement In that
they Indicated no. definite price trend
The .industfials list showed we'll al
lvided number of increases and losses In
pricA. 'Cofum bia Emerald gained two
polnta and General Asphalt made tho
same nef gain, s'anadinm Steel gained
one- fpurth point.
Madison Tire lost three points, Hupp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-11

WANTS.
POSITIONS WANTED.

Re@fstereA PAarrnae1st. Good Habits.
reference and exnertehce, wants job
with good hustling firm; virginia
preferred. NoRvEL4L TAI.IAFERRo.
Hustle. Va.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19
BARTON

The Crystal House is doing a thirty
ing business and visitors from out of
town are increasing in numbers. The
dining room is attractive, the service
is good and the food is excellent.
Fred Pierce and wife accompanied
by friends motored to st. Johnsbury
last evening.
Work is progressing rapidly on
the tennis court next to the Gem
theatre. This project Of the NiilGae
Improvement Club is to be highly
commended.
Editor Gilpin of the "Moritor' was
q business callcr in st. Joha*hpry on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. u. Merrill have
engaged the home of Mrs. Lucy
Robinson on rl"k street for .i:o Will
To- Mrs. Rohlr son is to live IN the
tenement on he second floor,
The Evening Caledonian will be on
sale at the Drug store every after
noon.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19

public health matters. Also that peo-
pie in the second classification live
under more intensive industrial con-
ditions than either of the other
groups.
The honor infant death rate among
cities of 100000 or more was attained
this year by San Francisco which,
with a population above half mil
lion, lowered its baby deaths from
1876 per 1000 in 1917 to 57.2. Seattle,
Washington, was not far behind with
G3.4 although this is an increase for
this $1,000 town of points. OF
all the cities reporting Reading, Pa,
with a population Of 100000 present
cd a figure of 202.9.
Fixing 104 as the average death
rate for the United States it is found
that of the AZ cities with populations
above 100000 which reported % are
above this figure and 20 below. The
% cities whose rates are above this
total, given in the order of their size
are Chicago 1913; Philadelphia l26;
Boston 114.9; Baltimore 1873; Pitts
burg 1925; Buffalo 1915; Milwaukee
1882; Cincinnati 104.1; Newark
1047; New Orleans 1888; Washing
ton 1909; Jersey City 1887; Louis
vile, 11I3; Denver 1913; Syracuse
1174; Birmingham, Ala, 1885; Mem
phis 145; Scranton 144.2; Richmond
1462; Fall River 1913; Lowell 1891;
Albany 1914
Only three cities reported baby
death rate below so. These cities are
all of the class below 10000. Brook
line, Mass, one of the five honor cit
les of 1917 has the lowest rate 34.4;
Madison, Wis, next with 1871 and
Pasadena, Cal, third with 43.8
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER

Mrs. McHarg Of Lyndonville visit
ed her sister, MIS-. Dr.. Stiles.
Several from here attended Swat
ford's entertainment at Lyndonville
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Clara Counter of Methuen,
Mass, visited her nephew, Harry
Wheeler recently.
Dr. T. r. Stiles was at Hardwick
Wednesday.
Charles Bacon has moved into his
house he bought and Charles Ami
don is moving into the tenement va
Gated by Mr.. Bacon.
Mrs. Sargent is visiting relatives at
Bradford.
Miss Jessie Williams is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Williams at
Concord.
Lawrence Walter has returned
from overseas and with his wife are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Scion Walter.
Mrs. Dezctte Smith of Lyndonville
spent Friday with her niece, Mrs.
Harry Wheeler.
The Ladies' Aid society will not
hold their food sale Saturday, July
10 on account of the shortage of su-
gar.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19
AMERICAS BABY
" CROP IN 1919 TO
BEAT RECORD
n, Y. Milk Com. Makes In
teresting Survey Thru
out Country

Americas baby crop for 1919 prom
Uses to be the largest in the history OF
the country according to the annual
survey of the New York Milk Com
mittee, just completed
This prediction is made in the face
of a reduction of nearly 100 per cent
in the excess of births over deaths
during 1918 as compared with 1917.
This was caused by an unprecedented
number of deaths approXimating g.
10000 in part due to the influenza
epidemic and war conditions.
Computations by the committee,
based upon figures obtained from
health officials in 167 of the largest
American cities reveal these facts.
T.at deaths in the United States
last year increased 100000 over 1917
This total is exclusive Of the $4,000
soldiers who gave their lives on
foreign soil.
That 100000 births in 1918, an
increase of $4,000 over the previous
year.
That the natural national increase
in population is estimated at 100000
compared with 100000 in 1917.
That the general infant mortality
rate, founded upon reports received
from cities comprising 26 per cent of
the population jumped from 97.5 per
thousand births to 104,1.
Although estimates show that the
baby death rate for the country in
creased seven poins, the New York
Milk Committee believes this figure
to be remarkably low when all the
clements conspiring against him
war unrest, high cost of food and the
influenza cpidemic-are carefully
weighed. The figures for 1918 reflect
increased activity on behalf of the
new born and shows that the cam
paign Of the Federal government to
conserve the lives Of 10000 infants
/ during Americas second year Of par
ticiDation in the war was not without
/ its reward. This movement combined
with prenatal care work carried on
with increased zeal by sundry organ.
izatons, particularly in the larger
cities shows conclusively that the
publics interest in the welfare of the
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19

deaths compared with the same peri
cd in 1918. Similar reductions are
being reported in many other cities.
"1here are two main public health
activities that count most in prevent
ing unnecessary loss of infant and
maternal life. rirst-a safe milk sup
expert medical and nursing services
ply. This means clean milk, graded,
labeled and pasteurized. Second
expert medical and nursing services
for expectant mothers. If every
community would provide milk sta
tions for its babies and prenatal care
for its mothers we would save in the
u. S. A. the lives of ten thousand
mothers and sevcnty-fve thousand
babies annually.
"There is no limit to what can be
done and this is the time to do it
With our figures revealing loss OF
more than half a million in America;
natural population to say nothing OF
that sustained through the surccasC
Oh inning IdliOIl lIlC lICCu ID lIIOlC III
perative than ever that the babe be
given what he is justly entitled to
the chance to make q winning fgh'
from the start"
The infant mortality rate for 79
cities with populations under $4,000 is
972.
The rate for SO cities between So
900 and 100000 population is 1875
and that for As cities over 100000 is
1928.
Thus the smallest cities show the
lowest rate of the three groups bu
the largest cities have lower rate
t'oan thc $4,000 to 100000 population
cities. This probably is due to the
fact that the large cities of the coun-
ry arc better governed as regards
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baby is growing steadily.
The baby death rate in the city of
New York, the most cosmopolitan
community perhaps in the world, was
kept low despite the high cost OF food
stutfs, general war conditions and the
influenza epidemic which was chiefly
responsible for an increase of nearly
10000 deaths of all ages, the citys
dead for the year numbering 98,118.
The city's baby death rate was 90
per thousand which is only three
points higher than that Of the prcvi-
Gus twelve months when a record was
established. Infant deaths in the met
ropolis last year totaled 1867 com
pared with 1865 in 1917, an in
crease of only 80.
"This is another splendid record for
the countrys greatest city," said j .
II. Larson, secretary of the commit
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tee, "and is but still further proof
that the chances of the newborn to
live in spite of congestion Of a pro-
gram of scientific prenatal care, prop
CT safeguarding Of the milk supply
and the maintenance of milk stations
for the babies. New York City is
fast assuming its rightful place as the
center of infant welfare work.
Through the efforts of its health au-
thorities, and private infant welfare
organizations associated in the work
it Is setting an example that other
communities cannot help but follow
"The public conscience is fast
awakening to full realization of the
value Of infant life, and Americas
baby crop for this year promises to
be the largest in its history. In New
York city the reports for the first six
months show decrease of 500 baby
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-19

This model house provides cool and convenient
kitchen and dining room for the housewife, bedrooms
and living with the best exposure facilities for
outdoor sleeping, and an easily heated house. cool in
summer, and yet providing sunny rooms in winter.
The arrangement of the dining-room and kitchen
constitutes the chief feature of this PLAN The china
closet, which opens into both rooms, saves many
steps, clearing up after meals is facilitated by pas
sing the dishes through on the wide counter shelf,
and after washing returning them to the china
be scparae anG wevenaed coo reo nse e
dning-room cool and free from Objectionable
odors. Working plans of this house can be obtained
free application to the Division of Rural Engin-
eering, Department of Agriculture Washington d.