Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 75, 6 February 1919 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 1919.

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IN DARKE COUNTY FIGHT TO WIN

INCREASED PRICE FOR TOBACCO

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the Cincinnati Enquirer, in a dispatch from Greenville, Ohio, explains the fight that Is being; waged between the tobacco growers and tobacco buyers in Darke county, a fiht that also, it 1b reoorted.

Is being waged in Miami, Shelby. Montgomery and Preble counties. His dispatch follows: GREENVILLE, Feb. 6 Notwithstanding tho armistice of November 11, war Is on between the tobacco growers and tobacco buyers in Darke county. . Neither is there promise or suggestion of an approaching peace conference nor a "league of nations for the fixing of a stable price for Spanish leaf tobacco, seed leaf tobacco or the strong and succulent Dutch. Future historians probably will refer to this conflict of the spring of 1919 as "The Two Bits War." Darke county growers last year realised aa high as 30 cents a pound, and now they refuse to consider any price under a quarter. Time was, and not so long ago, that half this price was greeted with smiles and immediate sales. But now, this country having been made safe for democracy, the farmers who have stayed at home and bought liberty bonds and war stamps, insist that Darke County must be made safe for tobacco growers, and are going to fight it out on those grounds "If it takes all summer," as one notable military authority once remarked. Buyers Enter Complaints. What say the buyers who purchase the tobacco? They are credited with admitting that they were caught in a Jam a year ago. and also that they intend to establish a precedent along the lines of a "never-agaln" policy. And here is the sensational feature

regarding this 1919 conflict the money lenders are back of the tobacco growers, telling them to forget the money they owe them (albeit they are amply protected by mortgages on the crops in every Instance of monetary advancement) and urging them to stand form for "two bits or nothing", and the honor of Darke county. Talk with any of the tobacco growers or money lenders and they will explain this present struggle in this way. It seems that a year ago Darke county had a goodly nicotine crop and ear'y in the season independent buyers ind purchasers for some of the smallr manufacturing concerns bought 'reely of Darke county offerings and prices were advanced to 30 cents. Later, along came the big buyers, who, according to the growers, are amstomed to fixing their own prices. They found tho most independent junch of rarmers In the history of that lection. Their early offerings were scorned, and finally they were compelled to buy at the farmer's price. "Fine work," commented the grow3rs of Darke, as they deposited more Aan $5,000,000 to the credit of their tobacco funds in the county banks. "Wait," suggested the buyers, scowling ominously. " Big Buyers Decide on Plan. Well, according to the stories told y the descendants of "Mad Anthony" vVayne, of Fort Grenville, the big buyita decided that the best way to fix ho farmers of Darke was to put a tfe-6ized crimp In the ambitious activtics of the early independent buyers. It Is explained by these same farmers that the big buyers threw their obacco on tho market at prices which eft the independent buyer with the jhoice of selling his purchases at a oss or holding them. According to report, many of tho ndependent buyers preferred to hold nd are still holding the tobacco which hey purchased a year ago. Naturally, his being the case, these early buyers n 1918 have not been so active in this resent season of 1919. As a result the Darke County market has been dull to the point of being stagnant. Of course, now and again a juycr would casually pass a farm louce. and, stopping merely to water 'lis "fliver," would incidentally offer .ho grower 19 cents or perhaps 20 jents for his crop.

The fanner, being a loyal member ?f the Darke County Tobacco Protective League, or whatever the name of his close corporation may happen to be, would call up his dogs, pass editorial comment on all tobacco buyers and tell him where to go. Calls Up His Neighbors. Then he would call up the party who had loaned him the money necessary for harvesting the crop, all his neighbors and the nearest newspaper ;fflce. With this syndicate for the Immdiate dlcsemination of information working night and day, it is said that it soon became Impossible for any jtranger In Darke county to stop and ask a question without first showing credentials to prove that he was not a tobacco buyer, never had been and never would be without first subscribing to the 25-cent limit. It la reported, too, that circulars were sent through the mails to the

Pershing, Ind. Grover Dishenhour who has been honorably discharged from the service and has returned to his home in Richmond spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lamb and other relatives Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lowery spent Sunday in Richmond... J. W. Chase spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Oran Sebering of Dublin. She is seriously ill and Mrs. Chase Is there taking care of her.... Mr. Edwards, a former resident of this place and who made his home In Indianapolis twenty years ago and not since been back surprised his old friends by calling on them Sunday... Calvin Ghare and son, Noble, and wife and baby spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Tavlor and family. SAYS IT IS BEST IN THE WORLD There is one remedy that those who know depend upon for relief from roughs that "hanff on" after the grip, l'oley's Honey and Tar clears tho passage, soothes raw. Inflamed memranea and banishes Irritation and tlckllnr In the throat. A. K. McDanlel. Box 61. Llndslde. W. Va., writes: "I am g-lad to tell you that Foley's Honey and Tar 1s the best medicine in this world. I have had a severe cough and bafore I used half a bottle I was betr" Var sale by A. O. Luken & Co.

effect that anti-tobacco bills were now before the Ohio legislature, that the state had gone dry and that It was only a question of time until the goddess nicotine would be registered to that same oblivion which Is so soon to mark the official residence of the demon rum. Refuses To Reduce Price.' . Indeed, it is stated officially that one grower with an exceptionally fine crop was offered 23 cents for his 28,000 pounds, Spurning the offer, this farmer is credited with replying: "Never! Nor will 24 and cents buy It. Sooner shall it rot in yonder barn than endanger the profit expecting patriots of Darke." Quiet though the market may be, the tobacco growers insist that they

have the largest and finest crops In history, and when finally sold, with 25 cents per pound as a minimum, more than $7,000,000 will be added to the coffers of Darke. Nor is this alleged restraint of sales confined to this one county. Accord ing to report it has Spilled over into Miami and Shelby and Montgomery and Preble counties, and wherever, the subsoil supplies the proper nitrogens for growing the "poisonous" but profittibld weed. Such is "The Two Bits War" in Darke county, and among the bravely fighting farmers one hears again and again slogans reminiscent of yesteryear: "Nothing but unconditional sur

render by the buyer," "On to 25 Cents." and "A Quarter or Bust."

Memorial Services for Roosevelt Next Sunday (By Associated Pressl ' NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Memorial services for Theodore Roosevelt will be held tinder the auspices of the

j American Defense Society - in more than seven hundred cities throughout the United States, next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, it was announced today. Services also will be held in Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico at the i same hour.

The New York service will be held at historic Trinity church, , in lower Broadway. The address, "Theodore Roosevelt, as president, cltlsen and man." will be by Rev. Dr. William T. Manning.

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West Alexandria, Ohio Mrs. Hazel Block had as ber guest Tuesday, Mrs. Martha Maroney, of Evansville, Ind The' Ladles' Aid Society of the Reformed church will hold its regular monthly meeting and sewing at the parsonage on Thursday afternoon.. ..A soldier driving through town Tuesday morning, ran Into an automobile parked on the street, belonging to William Bickle and son, coal dealers. Considerable damage was done to the machine, but the soldier continued his trip without stopping. Several months ago, a lieutenant from McCook's aviation field, Dayton, ran into the iron girder of the iron bridge spanning Banta's Fork, and let it down into the creek. The damage is estimated at $140. The accident also broke the gas main, which left the town without gas for two day 8 The state highway commission and county commissioners are building a temporary bridge.... Mrs. J. W. Miller was hostess to the Round Table Club Tuesday evening. Response to roll call was a paper on

Lincoln: "The Prophets Elijah and Elisha," Mrs. Brower; "The Captivity," Mrs. Williams; 'The Restoration, Mrs. Saylor, and Current Events, Mrs. Dell Ehler Mr. and Mrs. James Coffman and mother, Mrs. Weldner, entertained to Sunday dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weldner of Dayton and two brothers and their families from near Eaton.

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Webster, Ind. Mrs. Minnie Swift, who has been visiting at Jess Gibson's, has returned to her home in Connersville....Mrs. Jennie Jessup and Mrs. Cleo Culberson and son Thomas, visited Mr. and Mrs. Enos Thornburgh of Sugar Grove

last Thursday.... Miss Elisabeth Jay of Richmond is visiting her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Jay.... Miss Waunetta Hendershott of Richmond spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers of near Greensfork. ...Mrs. Jennie Augspinger and son Raymond called on Mrs. M, C. Harvey Thursday evening. . . .Rev. and Mrs.Ulmer of Chester, spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hpllingsworth of this place. .. .Richmond visitors Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Newton Brumfiel, Mrs. Belle Willis, Mr. Walter Beeson, Mr. and

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Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meyers of west 'last Friday afternoon... -.Mr. and Mrs. Rev. Elwood Davenport preached Of Webster. ...Miss Elsie Gibson of Lawrence Clark of Williamsburg have ! at " the Friends church Sunday Centervllle and Miss Fern Hamilton moved in with Mr. and Mrs. John Men-. Misses Emma and Lydia Culberson of Connersville spent Sunday with Mr. denhall north of Webster.... Austin spent Sunday with June Jarrett.... and Mrs. Jess Gibson i ... Mrs. Flora, Swift of Connersville spent the week Mrs. Jennie Jessup spent Sunday evenFulton called on Olive Hill friends lend with Mr. and Mrs. Jess Gibson. 1 ing with Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Culberson.

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