Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 35, Number 42, 19 December 1909 — Page 6

AGE SIX

THE RICHMOND PAJLLAUIUJl AJXU BUIV-TISIjISUKAJI, OEUfcLUBER 19, 1009.

WOMEN ARE ACTIVE

(American News Service) London, Dec. 18. Women in the United Kingdom can hardly be classed as the weaker sex, now-a-days, as they are up and doing as well as men in all positions of life, where it is possible for them to make an appearance. The late st and most interesting enterprise they are now undertaking is in the defense of the country by the knowledge of first aid.

A great deal of training is necessary for this accomplishment, and all classes of women are included in this movement. During the past few months private classes have sprung up in many of the most fashionable London homes. Viscountess Esher's classes for teaching first aid will close at the end of the year, but another rof our great ladies will take tip the work.

Mired and every one enjoyed them selves. ..vW- - .- - -

Carl Thcislng. who has been doing

some stenographic work tor Gaar,

Scott & Co., has accepted a position with the Mather Bros. Ephriam Bucher is doing clerical work in the freight depot. The College Beacon has recently been received from the press and they have been mailed to all former

and prospective students. Those who have failed to receive same will do

us a favor by asking for one of them. Some persons have already ar

ranged for "the mid-winter term which opens January 3rd. Prospects are very bright for the opening of this

term.

Business College Notes

The morning exercises were conducted by the Rev. Huntington on Tuesday. He gave a very interesting and instructive talk concerning the ethics of Wall Street. He brought out very forcible the value of conscientious work, it matters not what line of employment we select. On Thursday morning Dr. Cathell who is well known as a speaker, talked on the value of a firm foundation and compared it with the opinions which are too often taken as authoritative statements. These talks were greatly appreciated by the teachers and students, as they brought out so many excellent ideas which are food for thought. Chloe Stevens of Greenville, 0., has recently entered the shorthand department and is getting along nicely with her work. The shorthand students entertained the bookkeeping students on Thursday evening at the college. The program consisted of readings, musical numbers and the class Prophecy and Illizzard, which is well known to all R. li. C.'a and which was written to suit the needs of those who are attending school now. If anyone was missed it was not done so intentional as stated by the author. After the program the evening was spent in a social way, light refreshments were

Wife of the Noted Irish Leader

A BIG EXHIBITION

(American News Service) London, Dec. 18. An engineering and machinery exhibition to be held in Manchester next year from October 14, to November 5, will be the first exhibition devoted solely to engineering and machinery held in that city since 1887. It is computed that there are

1 8,000,000 people within a radius of

. forty miles from the Manchester Roy

al Exchange and a considerable proportion of this population it is pointed out is interested in engineering specialties. The hall in which the exhibit will be held is the largest outHide London.

STRIKE 15 AVOIDED

(American News Servicel St. Paul, Minn., Dec. IS. The executive committee of the railroad branch of the Federation of Labor has began its sessions. Little or nothing concerning the strike of the switchmen developed today. It Is declared that a general strike cannot be called as other unions have not voted on the question and some of them are said to have contracts with railroads which would make a strike impossible for them.

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(American News Service) Paris, Dec. IS. Medical circles and the people of Prance have been startled by the announcement of a new discovery by Professor Matchnikoff, of the Pateur institute. He has discovered a microbe called the proteus.

which he says kills at least 10,000 French children every year.

The microbe is that of gastroenter

itis, and it lives on the surface of apples and other fruits, salads, and the rind of cheese. It is dangerous not only to children but to grown up people also.

Professor Metchnikoft says, however.

that the microbe can easily be killed. Before preparing fruit for children, people should be careful to wash their hands with soap, and not to dry them.

for soapy water is a beverage which the proteus abhors. Salads, fruits and even cheese should be plunged in either soapy water, or in boiling water before they are eaten.

Business Review of Th e : " Past Week by Henry Clews

POLICE VVOFK DULL

Not for a period of several months have things been so quiet at police headquarters. There is absolutely nothing doing and the cops are beginning to feel that lazy feeling creeping over them. No arrests have been made since Wednesday. This is very unusual for this season of the year, it is said, for as a rule scacely a day passes during the holidays that there is not at least one arrest for intoxication. The number of days that have elapsed since the last arrest is the longest pei.od of quietude in local police circlet since September 10, when four days passed without anyone being slated on the arrest book.

SHOT STARTS FIRE

Mrs. T. P. O'Connor, wife of the well-known Irish member of Parliament, who is meeting with much success raising funds in the United States for the cause of Ireland.

Hartford, Ark.. Dec. 18. The premature explosion of a shot in a coal mine near here today set the mine on fire

and caused the death of A. E. Welch and Joseph King. All the miners escaped. The mine is owned by the Bolen-Darnell Coal company. The fire is serious.

New York. Dec IS. As the year draws to a close there is an Improved

undertone in financial circles. Un-i easiness is gradually disappearing and a more hopeful feeling prevails. Con- j

gress has been in session ror nearly two weeks, and thus far there are no Indications of seriously hostile legislation against either corporations or railroads. President Taft is shortly .o

issue two messages, one dealing with i

the railroads and another with large corporations. Nothing is yet known concerning the president's purposes on j these subjects, but bis well known i views, which have been repeatedly expressed in the past, afford assurance that no radical proposals will be offered. It Is not likely that the railroads will object to any reasonable

regulation, nor are the corporations likely to any longer resist a rational application of the anti-monopoly daw. A good deal of discussion must be anticipated, and more or less radical talk may be expected, but no disturbing legislation seems probable at this date The rational action of the courts, moreover, in recent anti-trust matters is assuring and In all probability new

legislation will In due time be shaped to more closely conform with the action of the courts. The business outlook is somewhat unsettled by prospects of labor agitation. There are sirens of unrest, not

onlv among railroad employes, but in

the steel and several other industries

I in many cases the present high cost of

living is the basis for increased demands, but a determination to secure as large returns as possible Is probably an equal motive for these demands. The general trend of values of commodities is upward, and the necessary process of adjustment to the higher cost of doing business and living s pernlexing and uncomfortable. Food and clothing are now very high, with

little protmert of declining until the

next harvest brings relief, as it prob

ably will. The present high price for

cotton. grain and other products should Induce very large crops during 101O. assuming that no disasters In

terfere. The acreage of winter wheat already shows a large Increase, and every acre capable of growing cotton will be brought into requisition next spring. Of corn also the acreage In 1910 Is sure to be heavy; and the meat

supply must soon Increase. Farmers both West and South are now enjoying prosperity te a degree which they never anticipated, and the effect ot this Is already being felt In an excel

lent demand tor all classes i merchandise. The Christmas trade thus far surpasses all records and the year is ending In a satisfactory degree of industrial and mercantile activity created by our agricultural prosperity The outlook for l'.UO la, therefore, dis

tinctly encouraging.

A firm undertone prevails in me se

curity markets. Railroad shares nave

not been very active, except in ia case of a few of the cheaper specialties, or in prov rtl- affected by divi

dend increases. The- bona marsei showed slightly more activity, and Investors desiring to anticipate any January rise have manifested a somewhat greater Interest In better grad securities. With conditions so generally favorable as at present, there Is Utile occasion for distrust. Confidence Is steadily growing, and the future of the market is apparently more In the direction of a somewhat higher level than a lower. The weak points In the situation are those where a few

stock have been conspicuously advanced or where holding have been unduly concentrated. Liquidation Is possible. It not probable, in these quarters, which are In reality the only weak points. The Increase In Reading" dividend was one ot those Incidents, which have been fully discounted and are more likely to tlmulate realtiation than new purchases. FILE (American New 8rr1ce Washington. Dec 18.-A petition asking for a review of the decision of th circuit court of appeals of Chi

cago on October 5, which adjudged

John R. Walsh, the aged millionaire banker of that city, guilty of wrecking three banks, was today filed in the supreme court of the United States.

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