Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 138, 21 April 1913 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1913

NEW SERVICE IS TO IMPROVE THE FARM Houston's Plan on Rural Organization Service Is Important.

SUPPORT OF WILSON Attempt to Increase Farm Production and to Reduce Living Cost. BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER. M. C. WASHINGTON, April 21. What will be easily the most important bureau of the Department of Agriculture is the Rural Organization Service now being organized by the new secretary, David F. Houston. The Bureau of Rural Organization is the idea Secretary brought with him when he came from St. Louis last month to take charge of the Department. Through the aid of the General Kmancipation Board, Dr. Houston was enabled to put his idea into effect almost as soon as he arrived in Washington. In a short while the Rural Organization Service will take its place as one of the most important factors in national life. Dr. Houston's plan has the hearty support of President Wilson. The primary purpose of the new service is to attack the high cost of living. And it will attack it fundamentally. It will go to the farm where the necessities of life are produced. For one of the chief factors in the high cost of living is the fact that production has not kept pace with demand. The aim of the new service is to make the farm more attractive, and in this statement is included the scores of reforms which economists have been urging for rural life. It includes better schools, better roads, wider distribution of agricultural technical education, more people on farms, more intelligent farming, letter marketing conditions, closer rebetween producers and conTamers in short, all of the activities tor rural betterment now scattered through a score of official and semiofficial . organizations will be concentrated in this one bureau. '.The task will be a tremendous one. The work is big enough to enlist the attention of a whole Federal department. While the stated purpose of the service is abstract, in actual work the bureau" "will get down to cases." It will teach better rural life by actual demonstrations. While no specific plans have yet been made, it is expected that the service will conduct actual model schools In different sections of the country. It may construct model country roads lor demonstration purposes. By actual demonstration it will show how the rural school can become the farm neighborhood center where the coun-. try population can go for entertainment, instruction and social intercourse. Marketing associations will be studled, and the service may organize cooperative marketing associations of farmers along model lines. The whole purpose of the work will be to stimulate the movement from the cities back to the farms and to check the opposite movement. Success in this work would be to Increase farm production and thus bring down the cost of living. "We are not predicting that this work will result in a reduced cost, of living," said Secretary Houston. "The ost of living is the result of such diverse and Intricate causes that it is Impossible to predict the result of changing any one of them. We only hope to do some good. We might be getting real results and then other circumstances might offset all we could do. The price of gold might continue to decrease, for instance. We see certain needed reforms and we are going to try to make them." Because of the niggardliness of the government toward salaries of scientists it-is next to impossible for the departments to hire men of note in the scientific world, or to keep men after they become eminent while in the government service. Only occasionally do such men as Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, for instance, conaent to eerve the people on a government salary, and then only through sheer patriotic love of their work. "MATERIAL" FOR CARTOONIST OPER Burton Hadley, who on account of his pecvliar build has been nick-named "clothespin" by his fellow students, was doing a little high jumping on Reid Field in preparation for the Pur-due-Earlham track meet. Saturday, vhen he had a rather trying adventure. Burton is a freshman. He also has great aspirations of being an athlete. Some fellow freshmen evidently thought that the track suit which he vore was too heavy for good jumping and it was removed, after a slight struggle, and hung in front of Earlham hall. As the middle of Reid Field Is rather an exposed place, "Clothes pin" made a dash for the corner of the gymnasium and th fence. Near the corner was an empty lime barrel and pulling this in front of him. Burton ducked down in temporary safety. It was very temporary, however, as hearing a little scream behind him. Clothespin" noticed that the fence lacked meeting the gyrnn by about a loot. There was nothing else to do. He climbed into the barrel. About two hours later "Clothespin" was rescued by Govrcnor "Deac" Reagan. How It Grow. TJntll a man does something noteworthy the little bunch of whiskers on his cbln Is described as a "goatee."' After he achieves eminence it is referred to as "imperitL" Philadelphia Jdser.

A BUSINESS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK BY HENRY CLEWS

NEW YORK, April 21, The con-'i trolling Influence in the stock market is the money situation. By this is meant not so much the lack of ordinary loaning facilities, as serious inroads upon the available eupply of capital. There is plenty of what is technically known as money in the country, but the demands for both credit and capital have been extraordinary for several years. This is a world-wide phenomenon. International trade has been running upon an unprecedented scale. Industrial development has progressed marvellously in all parts of the world, and the strain upon capital thus induced was seriously aggravated by the losses and hoardings of the Balkan war. We have been turning capital, which comes from saving? only, from fluid into fixer forms with excessive rapidity; the result being temporary scarcity and high rates. In the United States the situation has been aggravated by home conditions. Trade was very active, and there followed a considerable expansion of credit. The home requirements for capital have been enormous. They have been held in restraint somewhat by recent high interest rates; the usual warning against excess. It is well known that many important issues are still pending for industrial, raijroad and municipal or State purposes. These high rates forced a readjustment of market values to new conditions, and the low rates at which some of the new issues, notably St. Paul and Baltimore and Ohio, have been placed focussed public attention upon the difficulties of the situation. How far this readjustment process will go, it is somewhat premature to say, but unless money becomes cheaper it is possible that bonds may sell at still lower prices. At the moment it looks as if some relief would come later on from Europe. The monetary situation there has eased considerably since the close of the Balkan war. The reduction of the Bank of England rate was an encouraging event, and pointed the way toward easier conditions. It is probable also that some relief will come from the release of European hoardings which accompanied the war. In fact any serious strain here should invite relief from Europe in a double form first, in preventing excessive interest rates on this side, and, second, in developing a better demand abroad for American securities. Gilt-edged bonds and stocks are now selling at tempting rates to the conservative investor. There is no doubt that a very considerable percentage of such Is now being quietly absorbed. Europe has the advantage over us in taking a long distance view of our affairs and is showing particular confidence in our future. Tariff revision downward has not shaken foreign confidence in the United States, but rather strength ened it. Opinion seems somewhat divided as to the duration of present high interest rates. There will be no difficulty in meeting legitimate trade requirements during the next few months, and comparatively easy rates may be expected until crop demands begin. The banks are just now scrutinizing loans with more care than unual, and the immediate tendency is toward contraction. Although collections are slow, there are no indications of any serious trade reaction nothing more than a general slowing down. The most important factor in the mon

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ey market is the pressing demand for new capital. It is often asserted that the national extravagance of the last few years has materially lessened the sums available for new investments. This Is probably true, but it should be remembered that general business has been very profitable, dividends have been well sustained, or increased, and the growth of industry has materially increased the national income and havings. So that it is doubtful if there is any real scarcity in the supply of capital, and it is chiefly the insistence of new demands which enables its owner to command such high rates. Aside from the pressure present and prospective of new issues and the temporary slackening of trade, there is nothing to depress the stock market. While the tariff may impose some restraint and unsettlement to certain lines of industry, its effect has been pretty thoroughly discounted in the stock market. Imports will be temporarily checked, to be followed with a rush when the new rates are settled. General trade is less active, but the slowing down is not greater than might be expected or even desired after the present high rate of activity. Our foreign trade is also declining. March exports were $18,000,000 below last year, chiefly owing to the fall in cotton shipments. Imports were $2,000,000 below last year. Bank clearings and railroad earnings are also making less favorable comparisons. The most encouraging feature at this time is the crop outlook. The condition of winter wheat is already known to be excellent and much ahead of a year ago. Conditions of soil, rainfall, etc., are also exceedingly satisfactory throughout almost the entire country. Should the country be favored with another season of large crops, it will more than offset all the present disadvantages. The political situation at the moment seems to be taking on less disturbing features. The new 'administration, while inevitably exposed to criticism, is upon the whole making commendable progress. The tariff contest is sure to be a hot one from the very nature of the controversy, but the country is already convinced that many of th protests as to the injury of revision are much exaggerated. The future of the market depends very largely upon the course of money, and this in turn depends chiefly upon the pressure for new capital, and much discretion will have to be exercised in the placing of these demands upon the market. Easier rates would probably mean a more active and higher stock market. Continued high rates might mean further depression, but it should not be overlooked that there is an immense reserve of free capital in Europe which at a price will surely seek employ ment in American enterprises with increasing freedom. HENRY CLEWS.

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Some Believe Rev. Billy Sunday Should Be Brought Here. DECIDE NEXT MONDAY Rev. H .L. Haywood Reads a Paper on "The Social Crisis' At the ministerial meeting held at the St. Paul's Parish House this morning, the question of having an evengelist visit this city was taken up. According to the pastors of the city, interest and enthusiasm exhibted among the church members on church work is falling short of the usual standard. To awaken and revive this lax response to the appeals of the churches, thex local ministers are in active debate' as to whether it would be beneficial to secure the services of an evangelist. Some of the ministers stated that If-the Rev. Billy Sunday were brought to this city desired results would be obtained. "We know of a great many evangelists," said one minister, at "the meeting this morning, "But we know of only one that is able to assemble an enthusiastic audience. We have brought men here under unquestionable recommendations who were able to preach the' bible from cover to cover, but what we need now is a man to uncover. That is how Billy Sunday is making his success and that is the man the people all want to hear." The plan was suggested that the ministers get in closer touch with evangelists of the country. A statement was made to the effect that Richmond's morals are on the decline. For the purpose of discussing the situation definitely a strictly ministerial meeting is called at the usual time next Monday. Hear Williams at the Bap tist church tonight. 21 tf Flattered. Ethel Jack asked Miss Passeigt last night how old she was. EdithDid she get angry? Ethel No. She was flattered. You see. she felt she must look young or he'd never have i dared. Boston Transcript

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PLACE TOTAL LOSS

AT About One-Half of This Loss Is On Depreciation of Realty. DAYTOX. O.. April 21. The total property loss in Dayton caused by the flood was $12S,249.040, according to figures compiled by the citizens' committee, based upon estimates and information gathered by 1" expert investigators. Nearly one-half of the loss, however, is figured on as depreciation of realty provided the federal government fails to improve the rivers. The actual loss on building is figured at $15,200,000; furniture, $9,440,000; merchandise, $18,000,000; live stock and automobiles, $1,000,000; churches p.nd public property, $2,068,100; fire losses not insured $975,236; pianos in homes, fSOO.000; leaf tobacco in warehouses, $900,000. The loss at the public library by the flood, according to an inventory completed today, is fixed at $100,000. Included in the loss is a large medical library, consisting of nearly 1000 volumes, and which was specially prized by the board of trustees. BIRD DOG FEATURES IN DETECTIVE WORK Attorney F. T. Strayer with the aid of a valuable bird dog, "Brunda," owned by Tom Butler, has aided the police in the search for Mrs. Ida Miller's stolen money. Mrs. Miller lives at 315 North A street where she runs a boarding and rooming house. The police were unable to find a clew and Strayer was employed to locate the thief. "Brunda" took up the scent Friday and led Strayer to the home of a man who formerly roomed at the boarding house conducted by Mrs. MiUer, and who left the day of the robbery. An arrest has not been made, as yet, though It is expected that the money will be returned within a few days to its lawful owner. The sum of $46 was taken. a I CHARGE ACCOUNT CORNER NINTH

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EARLHAM IS DEFEATED By Overwhelming Score of 24 to 1.

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