Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 156, 9 April 1919 — Page 8

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THE EICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919.

MIAMI VALLEY TOBACCO MOVEMENT STAGNATION IS ONLY TEMPORARY

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. Given proper care, tobacco is not a perishable commodity. It will keep for years and ripen and sweeten over a long period. If you have the price you can still buy a lot of Miami valley Zimmer Spanish filler of the 1914 crop, which some experts claim to be the best ever grown, from St. Louis, New York or Chicago Jobbers. This crop is being carried into the fifth year, but certainly only in limited quantity by leaf men. The choicest of the 1914 crop was offered last fall in single case lots to the little manufacturer at around 50 cents per pound and the usual run of same at about 45 cents. Not a high price when one considers four years of storage, the interest on investment, and the quality of the filler. At the same date one could buy Zimmer Spanish fit to work into tencent cigars at 60 cents, perfectly cured and mellowed by age, and this in a small way, be it noted, from leaf jobbers who buy for their own accounts, and do not represent the giants and combinations in the cigar or tobacco industry. Large Available Supplies. ' This elemental fact that tobacco will "keep" explains why there are times when the manufacturers have an abundant or over supply, depending on previous trade demand for their product. Is that the condition now, do you suppose? Many claim that the great manufacturers of cigars are in an Independent position in this respect. Perhaps they are; as this series on tobacco unfolds the facts we shall endeavor to give you the true status . of affairs as we discover it. This indeed is the purpose of these articles, for only from such information can we predicate the future outlook for leaf growers. And back of the manufacturers stand the open warehouse stocks, in greater or lesser quantity, each a factor in the probk m. In our first chapter we gave you an extract from a New York tobacco expert's letter, showing stagnation in Ohio leaf in November, 1918. You will remember his advice to sell it and take the first loss. Let us now look closer to home; what are the conditions at Eaton, Ohio, today, for instance! A large number of our readers have known N. J. Quinn of Eaton for many years. He is in the leaf trade and

was

nence for many years, dating back to 1873, in fact. Mr. Quinn should surely

know his business and he talks like a man who is really informed. He tells us that he has about four-fifths of his purchases of 1917 leaf still in stock in his warehouse, and no one has been begging for it nor asking him to name a price by wire in many moons. It is in fine condition, supposedly, has aged and is ready for manufacture, no doubt This does not imply that it isn't going to sell later, but does indicate that there is no urgency for this kind of 1917 leaf, for what is true in this instance, is true all over the Ohio district, in varying degree. In instances where the tobacco is held for manufacturers by factors or agents, they have been asking its removal to the plants the brokers have, so that they may have room to store incoming lots, whenever they are ready to buy. Output May Increase. But, as we personally know, the manufacturers have in some instances asked that the tobacco remain where it is, as their own storage rooms are crowded. That this condition will

long prevail is doubtful. The output

The operations with reference to the marketing of tobacco at Janesvillo, Wisconsin, last summer, when competition advanced the price of leaf from 23 or 24 cents to 35 cents per pound in a few days illustrates this. Did every grower sell on this range? They did not, gentlemen, and it is safe to say that a lot of tobacco up that way, which could have been sold and paid for months ago is still in growers' hands. But there is nothing strange or peculiar in that. The same has been true of every wheat, corn and oats crop grown in 4his country. There are always a lot of men who hold for more money and take less, far less at that, months later, very frequently, for inability to guess the top. Independence of Manufacturers Some claim that the manufacturers of cigars have a two-years supply of leaf, in the main; others more conservative admit that they have at least a year's stock in reserve, as is the general rule, be it stated. If not in their own warehouses it is where it can be made available at any time. War conditions abroad, first of all, and next the home war demand caused an unusual stocking up, 'tis said, and the first thing which happened was the drafting of a lot of expert employes in the trade. This curtailed manufacturing help, and on top of that the ammunition plants got a lot of miscellaneous men from -the tobacco industry, in all its branches. Things are getting back to normal, not only as to tobacco, but to all trade operations and in this benefit all will ultimately share. But the fact remains that the manufacturers know just about the number of pounds of tobacco in sight. They know that it is aging and curing; that the men who own it have it to sell, sooner or later that they can't eat it and that it is and will continue to be available whenever needed, at some price, be it higher or lower. This prevents the risking of large amounts and the, carrying and paying taxes of all kinds on stock on which they are evidently willing that the other fellow shall bear the burden until the manufacturers are in great need of supplies. This is one angle of the situation worth thinking over. i a in I 1 :

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J-j'f v n centrated, that would be a different matter. Know Where Supply Is. For the present at least buyers know where to get all t?.e tobacco they may wish to buy, and are reasonably certain it will still be there when they wish to invest in it Candidly, and with reason, tobacco manufacturers of all kinds figured that the war demand would create a shortage, possibly a great scarcity in the long run. It might be that something would happen to the bulk of the crop, and that production would be cut down be-

West Manchester, Ohio

Sergeant H. C. Sellman received his i grandson visited Sunday with Clardischarge from Camp Taylor, Ky., and ence Locke and family.. .. .Miss Isla arrived at his home In Greenville j Crawford spent Saturday and Sunday Monday. He spent Wednesday after-! witn relatives at WTest Alexandria... noon with friends at this place. He ' Mrs- Anna Howell took dinner Monwas accompanied by his cousin Clif-:day with ,her sister, Mrs. William ford Shannon of th rrew nt th Mmi-i Smith.. ;.: .Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Locke

tana, but now stationed at New York, j were Sunday guests of their daughter

Pyle was in Indianapolis Sunday... Dr. Charles Beane purchased the Cora Leas property on Main street..... Charles Mroris and daughter Lucille, were in Cincinnati Monday Misses Ola Trump and Ruby Guenther motored to Oxford Sunday with Walter Trump and family and Mrs. Lawrence Trump, after spending the spring vacation at home Mr. and Mrs. John Gauch and family called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ehler Sunday Charles Morris and family attended church Sunday morning at Verona and were dinner guests of Wesley Hoff and family Harley Brown and family, of Eldorado, spent Sunday with Mrs. Eliza Brown .Miss Yvonne Millin and O. N. Shellenberger Spent Saturday at College Corner. . . Mrs. E. A. Locke and son Benjamin and Miss Quilla Locke shopped in Richmond Wednes-

ana is enjoying his thirty day fur-1

lougn with Ohio friends Roscoe Leas is home for the spring vacation. He is taking a medical course at Cleveland, O Reuben Koch of Verona, visited the schools Tuesday at this place Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris were in West Alexandria Tuesday where they visited the latter's brother, Thomas Rule... Mr. and Mrs. George Crane of Eldorado, paper hangers, were in West Manchester, Wednesday and Thursday G. G. Williams of Fountain City, called on friends at this place Friday Mrs. Josephine Fox of Dayton, visited here last week with her parents Mrs. Isaac Christman and daughter Olive, spent Saturday in Lewisburg Mrs. Joseph Bruner visited her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Hartzell last week at Bowling Green, O Miss Irene Wol-

verton spent the week-end at Green-

and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roberts spent Sunday with Charles Laird and family Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Spencer called on Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers Sunday at Lewisburg.. .About twentyfive Odd Fellows from this place attended the regular meeting Saturday evening at Eaton, where a number of candidates were Initiated, the team from Dayton doing the degree work.

cause of scarcity of labor in the j Wynn of Greenville and Mrs. Jesse

ville with her parents.. .Mr. and Mrs. !dav Mr- and Mra- Simon Geeting

Henry Will entertained Mrs. Maggie Will and Joe Shewmon and family at dinner Sunday Mrs. Anna Wolverton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Huffman Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cloyd and daughter, Velma, of West Alexandria, were guests of his mother and John Fellers Sunday Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Davisson left last Wednesday for a visit with relatives at Newcastle and Marion, Ind. They will return home Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Will Ashbaugh of Savona, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Troxel of Ithaca, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fager Mrs. Dan Blakely returned Monday from a short visit with relatives at Burkettsville George Hayes and family of near Lewisburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Verto McGriff L. A. Howell, J. A. Cossaint, Stanley Waldren and Von Siler were in Dayton Sunday Frank Dempsey spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Wilhelm visited Sundry with Jacob Wilhelm and family at Dayton.. .Mr. and Mrs. Frank Howard spent from Friday until Sunday with Dayton relatives Scott Fox of Dayton and O. N. Shellenberger of Cincinnati, and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Melody and Mrs. Albert Fudge of New Paris, were Sunday guests of A. O. Miller and family. Mrs. Frank

Campbell and Harvey Shewmon and family of Eldorado and Mr. and Mrs. Clate Emerick were afternoon guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Bennett of

Dayton were entertained Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Siler. Miss Irene Wolverton and H. C. Sellman of Greenville, called on friends at this place Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Braddock entertained Irvin Poyner and family Sunday Vol Miller of Dayton visited his sister, Mrs. Ella Burch Saturday and Sunday T. C. Boner and family were at New Hope Sunday visiting the former's daughter, Mrs. Aaron Petry Mr. and Mrs. Dewey

fields, and at any rate production

would cost more, even with bountiful harvests. All this seemed logical and the men in control of the industry are level headed men, though we wouldn't for a moment add "generous" to that classification. Nor would any who smokes or chews and is paying advanced prices for that pleasure, as most of us believe far beyond warrant. Fact is it is the tobaccos of 1916 and 1917, and in some instances still older than these, and which were bought at low prices, that are being

New Paris, 0. Miss Dona Brodrick spent Thursday night with her classmate, Miss Mary Thompson Thirty-six mothers and relatives of the pupils of the seventh grade of the school enjoyed a pleasant afternoon Friday. The pupils gave a little play and had music and recitations after which the visitors were invited to the domestic science room, where they were served with ice cream and cake J. Warren Beck, of the Campbellstown school, visited the school here Friday afternoon Twenty men from Bradford, Ohio, visited the school here Friday and looked over the building. They are planning to centralize the schools at that place and they visited all the centralized schools in the county. The Junior class served them with dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Royer of near Yankeetown spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Royer Mr. and

Mrs. C. W. Northrop and Miss Lizzie

King and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Zea visited near New Madison Friday afternoon The High school organized a baseball team for the season with Harry Kessler as captain. .. .P. A. Riley, who is employed at Huntington, Ind., spent Saturday and Sunday with his family. Mrs. Edward Arnold spent several days last week with relatives in Richmond, returning to her home Saturday Mrs. Clara Lebtwick, of Richmond, was a guest of Mrs. Anna Burtch over Sunday... ..Mrs. Alice Dawler has received word that her son Claude, has landed safely from overseas. .... Charles Weisenbaugh, a former resident, died at

his late home at Walkerton, Ind. His j f iftftf TVfrc TV To itr AT rrV( i rov tht t )

to Walkerton, Saturday to attend the

funeral Robert Riley and Albert

Northrop enjoyed a very pleasant day in the country Saturday with Kermit Penland Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Benson were visitors at White-water Sunday The Smith orchestra, from Richmond, gave their final dance ip the K. of P. hall Saturday night A number of Odd Fellows went to Eaton Saturday night to witness initiatory work put on by the Dayton lodge The team from the Grange went to Gratis Thursday night and put on work.'. .Misses Edna and Irene Clingenpeel, of Liberty, Ind., were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Clingenpeel, Saturday and Sunday Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Pence visited relatives in Manchester Sunday. .... Miss Ruth Engle was a Sunday guest of Miss Mary Thompson..... Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mendenhall and son Harold spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Reinheimer and family. Mr. Reinheimer is improving slowly from a serious illness Mrs. Ed Weyman and two children, of Mlddletown, spent Friday with Mrs. C. M. Wilcox Miss Lucile White and Miss Helen Moody, of Richmond spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard King Miss Carrie Whitaker, of

Xenia, Ohio, and Mrs. Myrtle Guild, of Wheeling, West Va., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hahn Satur

day and Sunday Lon Scott is f soon... Word has been received from

home from a two months' trip on the ( Roy Arnold In Panama that he has

road George Harp came home

Monday Mr. and Mrs. Elmer McKee, of Richmond, visited Mrs. Nancy Walley, Sunday. Mrs. Walley has been quite ill, but is Improving Ralph Penland, of Dayton, spent Sunday with his parents Fred Aker, of Richmond, visited Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Aked Sunday..... Mr. and Mrs. Omar Davison and family and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Porterfield were the guest3 of Mr. and Mrs. Al Reid Sunday Ralph Raney was entertained by Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jones Sunday. . .Miss Lou Reva Penland visited Miss Thelma McKissick at Richmond Sunday Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Sherer, Mr. and Mrs. . C. A. Northrop and Opal Northrop visited in New Madison Sunday afternoon Mrs. Will Roach and son, Melbern, of Indianapolis, visited relatives Sunday.. .Mrs. Sadio McCown of Centerville, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Purviance Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roach and children of Xenia, spent Sunday with relatives Leo Smith has been discharged from the United States naval service and returned home Sunday. ....Captain C. II. Harris is spending a short furlough with his family and friends and expects to be rischarged

been promoted to Sergeant,.. Roberp

Morrison, of the U. S. naval service, is visiting relatives.

Masonic Calendar

Wednesday, April '9. Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M. Called meeting, work In M. M. degree, comencing at 6 o'clock. Friday, April 11 King Solomon's Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M. Stated convocation and work in Mark Master degree.

EATON OFFICER NAMED

EATON. O., April 9. Lieut Albert Harris, of this city, has been placed in charge of organization of the returned soldiers of Preble county for the Victory Liberty loan campaign in this county, his selection being made by E. E. Bailey of the city, chairman of the county campaign committee. Lieut. Harris has taken a position as instructor in the local public High school since his discharge from the

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sonably expected and tten ?he7obac- reserves now weighing down the leaf co stored in the Miami valley will market-particularly in the cigar line, move out and the 1918 crop can be .revenue taxes

toton of a nrioo I " . "

The question at what price is now

greatly has laboor costs increased on

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as to whether a certain large buyer -ion hlch Iwly en-

would pay 20 cents for the best of I ' ?

the last Ohio crop, If the purchase

were to be at hi3 own risk for future i

Carolina and Kentucky tobacco prod

ucts and has a bearing upon recent

seiling he said 'o"-it would be too i high Prices paid for the tobaccos of !ibe-!i,' fl. these states, which, however, are not

buying of any crop of tobacco was . lfcae nYt always a speculation, where it had to , " .7 , , , be kept and aged before marketing, j ctojed era ana manuiacturers ran prices up, a T,,;iiio n in thn wawhrmsps

reaction always followed, and that,!""" . ... ... n his opinion, is what has been tak-;f mltM?Al ,aJL h mv nihiv rnntin,,,. elsewhere, for the tobacco market,

like the brook, goes on forever, in a broad way.

I (To Be uontinuea lomorrow.j

ing place and may possibly continue ,

until a comparatively low level is reached.

Wherv tke world asked for rcvore delig'ktfully flavored arvd more substantial com flakes, it got r Post

Msties

"Ybur grocer sells thenv.

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INDIANAPOLIS WOMAN SAYS "PEPGEN ACTS ALMOST LIKE MAGIC"

Beck were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cletes Beck Friday Mrs. Eliza Brown returned Wednesday from a visit with relatives at Hamilton and Middletown Miss Imo Howell was the week-end guest of her mother, at this place Mr. and Mrs. Loy Howell moved Wednesday to the Sarah Jane Ford farm, recently vacated by Ernest Troutwine who will move to West Manchester. Charles Troutwine

has purchased the Howell property and will move in shortly.... . .George Houdeshell and Miss Treva Howell were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Leas left two weeks ago for the Mayo Institute nt Pnphnstpr Minn wlioro

:ur. ieas suDmutea to an operation for the removal of a tumor which affected his neck. At this writing his condition is favorable for complete recovery Mrs. Blanche Shively and Miss Quilla Locke spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Duvall near Concord Mr. and Mrs. Cal Howell and

Centerville, Ind. Mrs. Cora Conkle entertained a number of little frionda of her daugh-

1 ter, Mary Carroll, Saturday evening.

in honor of her sixth birthdav anniversary. Games and refreshments were enjoyed and a number of pretty gifts were received.. Miss Ruby Fendor was hostess to her Sunday school class of boys and girls Saturday evening Miss Ula Pike en

tertained members of her Camp Fire ; N. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, there Monday evening. The girls enjoyed j are none so miserable as those who toasted marshmallows around the op-; have nervous dyspepsia. Mrs. Pike is en grate and spent the time in story a fashionable milliner of that city. telling and games The alumni will Those who have nervous dyspepsia give a picture show Wednesday eve-' quite agree with her philosophy. Eatning, "The Ordeal," Mrs. Savilla ing a good meal is certainly one of, if Kempton and son Forest left for their . not the greatest pleasures in life, new home in Urbana. 111., the latter j "For the first time in months I am part of last week Mrs. Harry j able to enjoy all of my meals," says Myers of Dayton, spent a part of last i Mrs. Pike. "That is because I have week with her father, D. B. Medearis ! been taking Pepgen. I was suffering and sister, Mrs. Blanche Savage j intensely with nervous dyspepsia Mrs. Thelma Lashley entertained at when I received word from a friend of

Sunday dinner Mrs. Nettie Charman mine who lives at Richmond, Ind.,

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MRS. HARRY PIKE

According to Mrs. Harry Pike,, 721

and daughter, Myrtle, Ethel Richard and Mrs. Frances Fender. .. John Brennon and family have moved to Richmond, having sold their property to Mr. Bliss, who has recently been occupying the Roscoe Roberts property in the north end of town. Mr. Bliss and daughter are moving to their newly purchased home Miss Lena King has returned for a visit with relatives here, after spending the winter in government work at Philadelphia.. .Miss Josephine Barton has accepted a position in Richmond... ..Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Clark, Mrs. Duhadaway and Frank Dennis were Sunday guests of. H. H. Peele and wife... ..Mrs. Glen Gellinger and children visited relatives in Dublin Monday... Mrs. Cora Cook is finishing the term

for the district school north of town, The teacher of that school resigned. ..Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Deardorff and niece Louise Stafford, spent Sunday

with relatives in Dayton Garten Charman and wife of Muncie were guests of Mrs. Nettie Charman Tuesday Mrs. Driver entertained the

members of her Sunday school class Tuesday evening The members of the Library association held a meetingat the home of Mrs. H. H. Peele

Monday evening The Missionary

society of the Methodist church will

meet Thursday evening

Laura Bertsch.

1 v(,u iua, Drug store

telling me about Pepgen. For three

monthts before that I had been almost frantic. My nerves were in such a condition that I couldnt sleep soundly at night. Almost everything I ate disagreed with me. It was hard for me to interest myself in my millinery work. Throughout the day frequent headaches added to my discomfort. Inasmuch as my Richmond friend spoke so highly about Pepgen, I decided to try it. I now feel like a different woman. I can eat anything I want and never have any bad after effects. Besides relieving my stomach distresses, Pepgen helped my nerves. It acts almost like magic." Pepgen is composed of oils and Juices of a vast number of different kinds of leaves, roots and bark, each

recognized for its value In treating I

stomach, liver and nerve diseases. Thousands recommend it. For rheumatism, lumbago and neuralgia, try Pepgen Liniment. It 13 made from mustard, red pepper, sassafras, menthol and ammonia. It penetrates but does not blister. If constipated, take Pepgen Laxative Tablets. They thoroughly cleanse the liver. They are different from anything you have ever tried eaten like candy. Those who wish to learn more of

Pepgen may do so at Thistltehwaite's

or any other first-class

Irfruer store anywhere. Adv.

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