Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 8, 10 January 1922 — Page 12

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., TUESDAY, JAN. 10, 1922.

Markets

GRAIN PRICES (Markets by E. F. Leland & Company, 212 Union Bank Building.) CHICAGO, Jan. 10 Wheat was weak and lower today In a rather narrow market. There were good rains in sections of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The Argentine markets were heavy and lower. Weather there was fine and Argentine wheat was reported celling at the low price of the season, which is fully five cents below American. Liverpool was also lower and the cancellation reported at the gulf of some wheat for export. There was no export demand. Germany is reported buying largely from the Argentine market. Corn Notwithstanding that the export demand for cash corn was very good today, corn sagged with wheat and was weak all day. Export sales of 605,000 bushels reported by Chii'd vr VionH tare Oats Trade in oats was very light J with locals buying early and forcing ; a reaction late in their efforts. Cash j market lower. I RANGE OF FUTURES j (Markets by E. F. Leland & Company, 212 Union Bank Building.) I CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Following is i the range of futures on Chicago Board of Trade today:

Open High Low Close Wheat May ... .Lilt; 1.11U 1.08 1.09 July ... .1.0034 1.00 .98 .9814! RyeMay 84 -84 .81 .81 Corn 1 May 53 .53 .52 .52 j July 54 .54 .54Vi .54; Oats I May 53 .53 .52 .52 July 54 .54 .54 Vi &4 Lard May ... 9.20 9.22 RibsMay ... 8.07 8.12

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. 10. Wheat No. 2 red. $1.24 fi 1.25; No. 3 red, $1.221.23Vi: other grades as to quality, $1.05ffil.l8. Corn No, 2 white, 5354: No. 3 white, 51!Ti' 52; No. 4 white, 4849. Corn No. 2 yellow, 5354; No. 3 yellow, 51 52; No. 4 yellow, 48 49. Corn No. 2 mixed, 52W53. Oats, steady, 35 40; rye, easier, 7779; hay, steady; $15.50 a 22. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Wheat No. 2 red, $l 15 ; No. 1 hard, $1.11. Corn No. 2 mixed, 4848c; No. 2 vellow, 48Vi5i4?c. Oats No. 2 white, 36li 3712 ; No. 3 white, 33 (ft 36c. Pork, nominal; Ribs, $7.50fr'8.50; Lard, $8.90. By Associated Press) TOLEDO, O.. Jan. 10. Cloverseed: Prime cash and Jan., $13.80; Feb., $13.75; March $13.60; April $12.90. Alsike: Prime cash $11.80; Feb., $11.90; March $12.10. Timotbv; Prime cash and Jan., $3.20; Feb. $3.25; March, $3.30. INDIANAPOLIS HAY (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 10 Hay Steady No. 1 timothy, $17.5018; No. 2 timothy, fl717.50; No. 1 clover $19(a 20. LIVE STOCK PRICES (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 1 ft. Hogs Receipts. 9. POO; lower. Cattle Receipts, 1.70O; lower. Oalves Receipts, SOU; unchanged, hepe Receipts. 900; higher. Top price for matured hosjs ? Hulk of sales, wood liofcs. Jooil Iiors ISO to 10 ll. av lood hORS 1'lft to -'.rft lb. av "iood hops 2."0 to 275 lb. av ''.ood hogs. L'75 lbs. up... Yorkers. ISO to 15ft lb. av. Pius, according to quality ("lood to best sows I'ornmon to fair sows Stags subject to dockage. Sales ni truck division... Kan are in sales a year ago

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Killing steers. 1; (lood In choii c I'onimon to medium Killing steers llor lood to choice . . . . Cummon to medium t 'ood to choice Common to medium . Killing steers, b s si I'limmon to medium .. 'ood to best yearlings ntlir -CMrliiiEs Stockers and feeding cattle Steers, X0O lbs. up Sleers. Wb than M0 lbs.. lUifer.-. medium to, good.. Cows, medium 1o good... Calves'. :'.(J0 to Soft lbs.... I'tinale butcher -attic I ood to best heifers .... Common to medium heifers .'RabV beef heifers iood to choice cows Common to medium cows Poor to good cutters Poor to good eannrs Kulls and calves--Cood to choice butcher bulls Poor to chin e heavy loilM Common to good light bulls Common to good bologna, bulls lood to choice veals Common to medium veals jood to clioico heavy calvfs Common to medium heavy calves w 1. nfl l.iimh itur Coo dto choice light sheep$ Cood to choice heavy snccp Common to medium sheep ssorted lisrht lambs ran s""Ml other lambs .ucks. 100 lbs. . DAYTON MARKET Corrected by McLean & Company, Dayton, O., Bell Phone, East 28. Home Phone, 81235. DAYTON, O., Jan. 10. Hogs Receipt six cars; market. 40c lower; choice heavies, $7.85; butchers and packers. $7.85; heavy Yorkers, $7.S5; light Yorkers, $7.50Ci-7.S5; choice sow? $51i$6; common to fair $5fi$o.50; stags, $4. 005.00; pigs, $7.007.50. rattle Receipts. 10 cars; good to fair butchers, $5.50 6; choice fat heifers, $5fi5.50: good to fair heiieis, $4ti5; choice fat cows. $3.504.2o; fair to good cows, $3fj3.50; bologna cows $1.502.50: bologna bulls, $3.50 en A: butcher bulls, $44.50; calves, $7810. Sheep Market, steady; $23. Lambs 79. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. 10. ReceiptsCattle, 550; hogs, 6,000; sheep, 175. Cattle Market, slow, weak; butchers steers, good to choice, $6.508; fair to good, $5.50 6.50; common to lair. $4-(j5.50; heifers, good to choice. $6.50fJ7.5(); fair to good. $5.506.50; common to fair, $3.50fi5.50; cows,

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One of the so-called "certiCcatea of deposit" given 10 Fred Sterling as treasurer in the name of the Grant Park bank, and. below, left to right: Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling, Vernon E. Curtis and Gov. Len Smell.

While the state of Illinois has disclosed i its bill of particulars thet scores of "checks, drafts, vouchers, warrants, orders, receipts, memoranda," and other forms of documentary evidence will be introduced in the trial of Gov. Len Small, the only good to choice, $4.505.45; fair to good, $3.504.50; cutters, $2.50';i, $3.25; canners, $1.5O'0 2.23; stock steers, $4.50fi6; stock heifers, $3,501?-' 4.50; stock cows, $2.50''a 3.50. Eulls Strong; bologna. $45.50; fat bulls, $5.2o(g5.50; milch cows, steady; $30 (g85. Calves Strong to 50c lower; good to choice, $114t11.oQ; fair to good, 5"frll; common and large, $4 ft) 7. Hogs 25c lower; heavies, $7.75fi8; good to choice packers and butchers, $8fjt8.25; medium, $8.25'Ti 8.50; stags, $4 fi 4.25; common to choice heavy fat sows, $5'(t6; light shippers, ?I; pigs, 110 lbs. and less, Sheep Strong; good to choice lights, $41 4.50; fair to good, $2.50(fi 4; tomAion to lair. $1?j2; bucks, $21t 3. Lambs Strong; good to choice, $12 fx 12.50; seconds, $7.50 ft 8.50; fair lo good, $9ftl2; common to fair, $31t 6. (By Associated Tress) PITTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 10 HogsReceipts 1.500; market lower; heavies $7.75fj8; heavy yorkers $8 90fi9; light yorkers $8.901f9; pigs $8.:t0f9. Shep and lambs Receipts 350; market steady; top sheep $tj.75;' top lambs $13.50. Calves, receipts 100; market steady; top $12.50. (By Associated Press) 4EAST BUFFALO. Jan. 10 Cattle, receipts light, steady; calves receipts 625, slow; 50c lower; J3fj 12.50; hogs 2.880; slow, steady to 25 lower; heavy $Sfi8.25; mixed $8.5dfr9; yorkers $9-gi 9.25; light ditto and pigs $9.25119.50; roughs S6fi6.25; stags $3.50fi4.50; sheep and lambs 200, steady and unchanged. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Jan. 10 Cattle Receipts 12.000; few early sales; better grade beef steers and yearlings steady, others slow; bidding lower; choice yearlings, $9.50; bulk, S6. 50ft 7.75; ffd she stock, slow; mostly steady; bulls weak; calves, stockers and feeders, steady to strong. Hogs Receipts 81,000; fairly active, lights 15 to 25c lower, others mostly 10 to 15c lower than Monday's average; big packers doing little; top, $8.25 for one load out of line; practical top $S.OO on 170 to ISO-lb. averages and $8.15 on light lights; bulk, $7.25!r7.75; pigs. 25c lower; bulk desirable. $8.10fj 8-25. Sheep Receipts 20,000; generally strong to 25c higher; medium grafles up most; fat lamb top, early, $12.45; bulk early $12.0012.40; top yearlings, $11.25; fat ewe top, early. $6.50; no feeder sales earlv. PRODUCE MARKET (Bv Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 10 ButterFresh prints, 3840c; packing stock, 15 20c. Eggs 34 35c. Fowls Jobbers' buying prices for fowls, $1824c; springers, 20 23c; leghorns, 1920c; roosters, 10 12c; stags, 1516c; capons, 2333c; turkeys, old toms, 30 33c; voung toms. 35W45c; capons, 3840c; voung hens, 3545c; ducks. 4 lbs. and up, 16 fi?23c; squabs, 11 lbs. to the dozen, ?6; geese, 10 lbs. up, 1418c; young guineas, $7.508.00 a dozen; old guineas, $5.00 a dozen. EGGS (By Associated Press) YORK, Jan. 10. Eggs Unreceipts, 14,058 cases; fresh NEW settled;

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evidence of this nature c" IjZ thus Tar Is that pictured above. The document is one of the socalled "certificates of deposit" g-iven to LieuL Gov. Fred E. Sterling during his term of office as state treasurer in the name of the Grant Park bank, which the state alleges is a mythical bank. gathered extra firsts, 34 35c; gathered firsts, 3132c. fresh (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Butter Market Lower; creamery extras. 32c. Eggs Receipts 813 cases; market lower; lowest 2526; firsts 291j. Live Poultry Market higher; fowls 26; springs 25. Potatoes Market weak; receipts, 46 cars; total United States shipments 532; Wisconsin round white, $2fi2.10 cwt.; ditto bulk $22.15 cwt.; Minnesota sacked $1.902 cwt.; Michigan, sacked, $20 2.10; Idaho russets, sacked $2fi2.35 cwt.; Minnesota Red Rivers, $1.85 cwt. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Jan. 10. ButterWhole milk rreamerv ptrn 4de F!ii'a I Prime firsts, 30c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 22c. Poultry Fries, 2Sc; springers, 20c; hens, 24 27c; turkeys, SSc. LIBERTY BONDS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 10. Final price on Liberty bonds today were: 01 O Vo First. 4 ... Second 4 . . First 4'i . . Second 4'i Third 4'i . Fourth 4U 96.78 97.40 Q7 5? 97.90 j 97.6 it 08.00 1 97.80 Victory C3 Victory 4?4 .100.10 .100.08 NEW YORK STOCKS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Close. American Can 321s American Smelting Anaconda Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Bethlehem Steel, B Central Leather Chesapeake and Ohio C. R. I. and Pacific Chino Copper Crucible Steel , Cuba Cane Sugar General Motors Goodrich Tires , Mexican Petroleum , New York Central Pennsylvania , Reading , Republic Iron and Steel.. Sinclair Oil Southern Pacific , Southern Railroad Studebaker , Union Pacific U. S. Rubber U. S. Steel 43 4S 93 U 94 55 -8 29 V54i 307-s 26i 62 8H 9 35 IOS'4 73 33 71 51 19 78 17 i 805; 125'i 52 O .1 T Utah Copper 6 RICHMOND MARKETS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING oats, zzc; rye, .oc; new corn 45; 5iraw, a per ton. SELLING Oil meal, per ton, $53.50; per hundredweight, $2.75. Tankage, 60 percent, $60.00 per ton; per cwt, $3.15. Bran, per ton, $32.00; per cwt., $1.65. Barrel salt. Standard mid dlings, $33.50 per ton; $1.75 per cwt Cotton seed meal, per tone, $52.00. per cwt, $2.65. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are paying $1.15 for No. 2 wheat LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady; Good timothy, $15; choice cjover, $16; heavy mixed, $1415.

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THlt Its THE. LATET PARl CREATION - m ! when state funds were turned over to Vernon Curtis, also under indictment for conspiracy with Small and Sterling, for investment in high paying securities. The state charges that the certificates are bogus and merely -device to cover up the illegal transfer of state funds. PRODUCE, BUYING Country butter, 35c lb.; eggs. 40c dozen; chickens, 22c lb.; fries, 22c. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale price of creamery butter is 42c a pound. BUTTER FAT PRICES Butter fat direct shipments to Western Ohio Creamery, 40c; station prices, 33c. REALTY TRANSFERS Carrie M. Stiner to Lillie M. Bradus, $1. lot 14. Poe & Wright s Add., city Joseph L. Haisley to Verna E. Shelley, $UPt. N. E. 33-1C-13. Verna E. Shelley lo Hattie B. Haisley, $1, N. E. 34-1 4-1. Sarah Pierson to Samuel C. Alexander, $650, lot 64, O. P., Fountain City. W. C. T. U, FEDERATION MEETING DISCUSSED The federation of the Woman's Temperance unions of the city will hold its first meeting of the New Year Jon. 16, when a luncheon for all members, followed by an afternoon meeting, will be held at the South Eighth Street Friends church. Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, of Liberty, 1 state president of the W. C. T. U., will ; address the federation at o'clock. I Her subject will be "Law Enforcement." The public is welcome to attend the address. Members who have been taken into the various unions since the last fed

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eration meeting in October will bo street. presented with their white ribbons onj The Triangle club of the First. Christhis occasion. jtion church meets with Miss Bernice Luncheon will be served at. 121 Ingram at 7:30 o'clock Wednesdayo'clock. Each member from every un- evening at her home 217 West. Main ion is asked to bring one guest andj street. All members'are urged to be each federation member is to bring present.

sandwiches for herself and guest, and one other dish of food. Auxiliary of Veterans' Officers Are lnstaUed Mayor Lawrence Handley installed the officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary cf the Sons of Veterans at the regular meeting in the court house Monday night. The following officers were installed: Elizabeth Hawkins, president; Henrietta Garrett, vice president; Alma Isenhour, secretary; Mattie Wampole, Flora, Cully, Flora Har len and Nellie Meyers, trustees; Emma Schneider, patriotic installei ; Marguerite Besselman, guide; Fannie Davis, second guard; Bertha Howe,! inner guard; Maude Adams, outer guard;; Roxie Minor, press correspondent; Harry Garrett, judge advocate. I Briefs I

Attention! All K. of P. meet at Castle Hall Wednesday evening at 6:45 to attend funeral services of Brother Ham Smith. J. R. Magill, C. C, E. R. Bolander, K.ofR.& S.

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r rNT TROUBLE! MODEL TO THEM ON READY TO RECEIVE EATON VETS' CLAIMS EATON, Ohio, Jan. 10. Applications for adjusted compensation, to be presented by service men of Preble county, will be received by members of the Preb'e county council of the American Legion, in the court house all this week, according to an announcement made public Tuesday. The rooms of St. Clair post, in the j rear of the court house will be open each afternoon from 1 to 4 o'clock, and vetreans may apply there at anj time. Next week the members of the committee will visit former service men in the country who havve been unable to come to town to file tehir applications. Circuit Court LODGED IN JAIL Harry Downs, formerly of Chicago, was arrested for non-support by Sheriff Carl Wadman Monday morning. He has been lodged in the county jail. DISMISSES CHARGE A charge of assault and battery, brought against William Driscoll by his wife. Bertha, was dismissed on motion of the prosecuting attorney, Tuesday morning. FILES SUIT Ed Burns filed suit Tuesday against Gillman and company and Charles Davis, asking $291. Davis it is alleged in the complaint, was acting as the agent for the company and gave Burns a check in payment for some furs. The check was not honored at the Fort Wayne bank on which it was drawn. SUES DEALER Suit was filed by Harold Salmon against Walter E. Schott in court Tuesday morning alleging illegal detention of money bv the latter. SET TRIAL DATE Roy Null, charged with forgery, will be tried before a jury Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the decision of" Judge W. A. Bond. DIVORCE ACTION The divorce -ce cae of Violet Inpr - Clifford6 ingerman,' will le man. sum fried Wednesday. SUES FOR SERVICE Suit has been filed in circuit court j by the Glen Miller Sanitarium against

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Manna .scott tor $98 for services ren-l Mr- ana Mrs. Boyde Cates will endered. i tertain for the H. S. club Tuesday

SUES ON NOTE The Union Trust company of Hagerstown is suing Omer Lammott and others on a mortgage and for judg - ment on a note for $4,500. SUES ON NOTE Tnnn I J rkon n , r : 1 .) . . ... auui.iuii nira sun on uoiei 1'"'-- v. nauiev antl Julia E. Hadley, Tuesday. SOCIETY (Continued from Page Four) sions. w ill speak. A silver offering will be taken for the missionary treasury. The Indies' Aid of the First Christian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at. the church. The annual finacial report will be made. All members are asked to be present. The Needlecraft club will be entertained by Mrs. Carl Cail at her home southwest of New Westville Wednesday afternoon. All members are invited to attend. All women of Fairview are invited to be guests at the hard times social which the Women's Fairview Com"'""y --iuu is giving at Sevastopol scno1 Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. .Mrs. ieonard Thomas will entertain for the Lawton club Wednesday afternoon at her home on South Sixth A dance and progressive euchre narty will be given Tuesday evening at the Indianapolis Glove factory's hall. Music for dancing will be furnished h-J I r : 1 . - w " The Ladies' Aid of the Second Presbyterian church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Charles Groce, 1512 South A street. All members are urged to be present. Mrs. Mary Davenport and Mrs. Clyde Riegel will be the assisting hostesses. The Suburban Home will entertain with a box social at the

ATTENTION, MOVIE FANS! If Yrou Wish to See

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Richmond Theatre as we are going to show by special permission the Paramount picture "GET RICH QUICK WALLINGFORD " Starting Tomorrow for the Rest of the Week

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POT FAMOUS BANKER'S DAUGHTER IS WED " AVI- ,yy?, n't $9 vr Xe-t. Mrs. Artemus L. Gates, nee Miss Alice Trubee Davison. Miss Alice Trubee Davison, daughter of Henry P. Davison,1 member of the Morgan banking firm, has become the bride of Artemus L. Gates. The wedding took place at Locust Valley, Long Island, N. Y., where the Davisons. have their summer homehome of Mrs. D. W. Scott on Easthaven avenue Wednesday evening, Jan. 11. All members and their families are invited. Each member is asked to bring a box. Hiss Stella Harman is to have charge of the social hour. TTia T -ti- -, L. ivdl -umaus cia.sS or me .chureh will meet with wo. .uuioni naii ti ui. tier uoine. 10 outli Tenth street, Thursday after- ! ?,n. at 2 "'dock instead of Friday. i -vlemDera are asked to note the change. evening at street. The Sweet their home, 408 Main Sixteen Euchre club jwill be entertained Thursday evening j by Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Thoma at their Ihome on Linden avenue. i Pvthin c;ciofof Calanthe circle afternoon of this w- 11 mti PriH-i,-week at the home of Mr.-. Charles Thomas, 106 South Twelfth street. Miss Annetla Schneider was hostesi to the Merry Maiden club Thursday evening. Games were played anil later refreshments served. Trie gues-ts were: Miss Mary Westcndorf. Miss Elizabeth Vosmeier, Miss Mae Greene Miss Esther Brokamp, Miss Elizabeth Buening, Miss Esther DeBus, Miss Hilda Issen. Miss Pauline Korthaus. Miss Loretta Mauret. Miss Martha Selm, Miss Alice Stiens, Miss Roma Sittlo'u and Miss Annetta Schneider. Sixty-five persons attended the meeting of the Loyal Daughters class held Monday evening in the parlors of the First Christian church. Gay red and green decorations were used I through the, parlor: for thf occasion. I Chrysanthemums and green cedai weren cedar were used in the decora"luiimiauon was irom reu candIes- Vocal selections were given by .irs. uaggy ana Mrs. Lioop, accompanied by Mrs. Carl Thompson on the piano and Miss Helen Addleman on the violin. New officers of the class took charge at the meeting. Mrr. George Wilcoxen, retiring president for 1921, gave a short talk, thanking the secretary, Mrs. Harry Besselman, committee members, and class members for their co-operation. Reports were then given showing the work which had been done by the class during the year, and the retiring president was presented with a box of roses, the gift of the class. Games and contests were enjoyed later. A copy of the New Testament scripture was presented to Mrs. Maude Kaufman for having the best memory for Mother Goose rhymes. Refreshments were served to the guests by the following hostesses: Mrs. Frank Wilkins, Mrs. L. H. Lyboult, Mrs. I. J Hollar, Mrs. Ralph Little. Mrs. Erucc Cline, Mrs. I. M. Parson, Mrs. B. F. Harper, I.Irs. George Reid. Mrs. D. C. j Brumfiel and Mrs. Irvin Suits.

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POTATO AND CORN JUDGING IS STARTED AT SHORT COURSE (Special to The Palladium). LAFAYETTE, Ind.. Jan. 10. With a steadily growing throng of Indiana farm men and women coming In, the farmers'short course at Purdue university got well underway today. Judging of entries in the state corn, potato and club products shows was started and will be completed some time Wednesday. These shows are the largest in the history of the short courses and competition is unusually keen. Or particular interest today wa3 the program for the livestock men starting with a talk by Prof. O. G. Lloyd, head of the farm management department on the Purchasing Power of Farm Products." He presented figures on the cost of production and those received by farmers for various products and things they had to buy to show how the agricultural dollar had dwindled. His talk took up the economic situation of agriculture. Brood Sow Selection The next feature was a brood sowselection demonstration by J. W. Schwab at the livestock judging pavilion. He selected for breeding stock several gilts from a herd and told whv he selected or discarded the various ones. Prof. W. W. Smith and Dr. G. H. Roberts then gave a combined lecture and demonstration on how to save the spring pigs. c. M! Vestal gave a lecture and demonstration on feeding the spring litter, and Claude Harper, sheep specialist, spoke on feeding and management of breeding sheep. -The horse situation was discussed by R. B. Cooley and W. V. Kell spoke on the efficient, use of labor. This program, tvnical rf ihnm v.,i,i each day for the stockmen, with new features daily, attracted much attention from all attending the course and drew several hundred stockmen and farmers. Potato storage and culture,. soils and fertilizers for potatoes, sweet potato cuiture. tomatoes for the canning factory, and storage of vegetables on the farm were the topics discussed before the vegetable growers' section. sowingIfIereal completed, report ROME, Italy, jan. 10. Winter cerc-'l sowings, though delayed by drv weather in many countries, have been completed with about the usual acreages and fair to good prospects for the harvest next season, according to the las' report of the bureau of statistics of the International Instiute of Agriculture. Unfavorable conditions for winter wheat sowings were experienced in Germany. Belgium and the United States, average conditions in Finland and Latvia and favorable conditions in Bulgaria, France, Great Britain Ireland. Hungary and Jtaly. There' wa a little drought in northern Italy Late, frosts damaged young potato plants in England and Wales and drought also helped to check growth, and make light yields In Berlin the shops are opened on each of the three Sundays bcroro ( hristmas, known as the copper silver and gold Sundays, and customer-, f ork to them in thousands to buv tneir Christmas presents. Why Pay Taxes? When PAUL L. ROSS sells TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES 309 Second NatT Bank Bldg. Phones, Office 2038, Res. 3717 Richmond. AUTOMOBILE OWNER! Shaler Lenses passed the highest in every state test. Better drive in and have a set installed today. McCONAHA GARAGE 413 Main Phone 1480 U. S. Royal Cord Tires Steve Worley Garage 211-213 N. W. 7th St Remnant Sale of Wall Paper! Room Size, SI. 23 j HOFFMAN'S Wall Paper STORE 1 404 Main SU, Phone 2617 BATTERY REPAIRING All Makes Six Months Guarantee Free Test Free Water Service Storage Battery Mfg. Co. 1029 Main St. . Phone 1014 MILK It a Food A Himes Bros. Da irv M PViam lorn