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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
Fads and Fancies.

Parasols with handles, tips and rings
OF crystal are shown.
Hats and teques Of fur are in greater
In millinery the flower outlook contin-
ues to grow brighter.
.DFapsd effects are rapidly forging to
the front IN millinery.
Blue and tan have the lead among the
early spring tailored suits.
For automobile coats rough effects are
particularly desirable.
The short coat Of lace has returned at
the bidding OF fashion.
Two small roses made Of beads very
prettily adorn childs hat
..Trotting frocks" Of dark blue serge
are received with decided favor.
Black and white in all fabrics are so
much put together that one might almost
affirm that 1t had become the uniform
for dress eecasion-
The giorious oolors Of the Indian durbar
are already beginning to have their eff
feet In fashi0ns, many gerge0usly bro
caAed silks appearing Tor gowns.
The narrow cotton ana silk fringe. that
started their career % auspiciously last
fall are not In any worthwhile evidence
on the new dresses
Satin. which came In with such q rush
this winter. has gone over into the spring
fabrics. n costume Is not az satin II
= Etnmed With satin, or largely made
The bsltsd peasant blouse and . loose
II WDypa ooa6Aok crash are witnesses Of
The Rnosian influence which WIN b
greatly feit n the world e dress tho
coming season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

Suit ceats are abeut tvsnty-stx 30
tWenty-eight inches In leugth. The In
ciination II toward belt effects-a sort Of
modified Russian blouse. without the full
ness about the waist or hips,
While the low side fastening Id still
noticeable feature Of many Of the spring
models, the revers are 80 made that
they do not disclose as much Of the dress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

Simple and attractive tub frocks are
shown In the shops at low cost now.
There was time, not SO long ago, when
1t was impossible to buy readymade
tub frocks that were simple. attractive
and inexpensive. Tailored suits. evening
and afternoon frocks. of silk and wool,
elaborate lingerie frocks-all these one
could find in the shops at all sorts of
prices But II one wanted good-lookins
Bingham or pique or linen or lawn morn
ing frocks there was nothing to do but
call In tho home seamstress and wrestle
with tho problem of making what one
wanted.
But all this has been changed. Many
women still cling to the home seamstress
plan. and where the seamstress is clever
and the employer has good taste and the
ability to plan, II not to help, with the
sewing it IL perhaps possible to get re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26

from the dotted materials. showing a row
Of good-sized wafer dots on a white
ground. are desirable for trimming on
plain colored cottons or even upon fine
stripes.
There are modish little frocks Of plain
materials made with collars and cuffs Of
striped linen. There are also some early
spring one-piece frocks Of serge having
collars and cuffs of striped or checked
linen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-26
ATTRACTIVE SPRING FROCKS
ARE NOW ON EXHIBITION
The Simple Tub Dresses -Ginghams for
Grown-Ups Are, Unusually At
tractive-Plain Linen Trim
ming for Serge Suits.

more carefully nnished ana consequently
will stand Tubing and hard wear better
than the readymade medals Ct the same
price.
All seamstresses, howsver. are not clever
nor do all employers have good taste.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
VIRGINIANS JOIN
NATIONAL LEAGUE

The National League of Business
Men for Wilson and Marshall will be
permanent organization. according
to notices sent out by General Score
tary ", b. Messenger. Virginians are
1oining the league In good numbers.
the list to date comprising the follow
ing:
Adams. Berkeley D., Red Oak. Az
let. l.. D., 1l06 East Main street. Rich
mond; BAH. James M..11l7 East Main
street. Richmond; Burton. J. c.. 1900
Twelfth street, Lynchburg: Clarke.
Leon. Richmond: Clarke, Sol. L.. 2s1G
West Grace street. Richmond: Cooke,
Merritt T.. 81 Butte street, Norfolk:
Craighill. DIR. Il. A., Lynchburg:
James, r. A., nansille:s Jennings Tip
ton D.. s03 Federal street. Lynchburg:
Moore. Thomas L., Richmond: Moor
man, Nathaniel l., 1914 Grace street,
Lynchburg; Patterson, A. W., Mutual
building, Main street. Richmond: Sell
dop. c. W., 2210 West Grace street,
Richmond: Silver Van Syckel, Il. NJ.
e. Dlilwyn. Smith, William w,
Lynchburg. Snhlett. +. G., Thirteenth
and Main streets. Richmond: Trev-
vett E, j.. q Co.. Richmond vaien-
tine. Henry Lee. r. @, bog 2&T, Rich
lmcnd, white. Hush Al, Lexington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
ORGANIZATIONS
District Glass A.


Church Twen second
vable church Twenty first
street, church. Seventh
lasI Ms nst a Christian Wsr Nfneseents and Grace
Ba pst church. and Leigh
a society. South Richmond
society Twentyfourth and
Knights Columbus Me' Catholic union Grace street
ssslssrns
virginia Hospital s, Esventh and Gay streets
sete aqa se aosR Broad
sas nn pa suss s and ns Fads a ns'n So
ssn es5 .s sshe s Norris sss 4es s'sys avenue
Jefferson school Nnsenth and MARSHALL streets
nsnbdse school Fourteenth and Iaineiase street:
Distrie 2-ca.s A.
Tahern Grovaa
y. ". A.. Grace
Fs . s Ass s Hsns S sS Msr es s
3. Marks s church FIRST and Clay streets
church .5 PAX kan. and Allen
Church cvssan sss PARK
Td5s sls Of ,o The E hoar as s Street HaFv' street
ssnsnar , church ts sea a. hasi rsr ses
Joseph asylum, Mar shall streets
wemsns home East Grace street
O. E. s. Masonic Temple
Ladies Au1laTs issOr ea s nns Roo inson streets
Amelia between Allen Meadow
Military shepherd
Sacred Hearts choo Morris Floyd
pistre. s-cIass A.
Barton Heights thodst No nth
Me .sa a near sa KGhnond .
Masonic Mile road
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
COW MOOSE INVITES SISTERS
TOLINE UP WITH NEW PARTY
Woman Member of Resolutions Committee IN Second Con-
vention at Chicago Speaks to Progressves of Both
Sexes in Bryan Building

to the four planks which the women
or the convention advocated and in the
adoption Of which they were mainly
responsible.
These four relate to health, indus
trial conditions, to woman suffrage
and immigration. She emphasized
the industrial plank, telling of the
terrible conditions under which wo-
men in the larger factories and In the
great cities of the country labor, of
the long hours and poor pay and the
social dangers attaching thereto. In
this connection she brought in the
principle Of the recall of decisions OF
judges. advocated by Colonel Roose-
Welt, explaining and defending the
theory In an unusually clear and
forcefui manner She maintained
that the adoption of this demand OF
the progressive platform would pre-
vent one Judge from blocking indus
trial reform, giving as an illustra-
ton a decision in New York by which
meritorious measure for reform was
killed by the State Supreme court,
the decision declaring il TO be I'M
constitutional having been handed
down by a majority Of one vote.
Pleased With Wilson.
Governor Wilson Miss Carpenter
patted on the shouiGer in passing. DNt
WAS more severe on President Taft,
whom she said was unable to perceive
anything good In the progressive
party platform. even going to the ex-
tent Of calling ii reactionary- Will
son, she declared possessed too much
intelligence To do other than to praise
the progressive platform as a whole
when he could not ignore IL. He
has attacked hut two pianks In the
entire platform, she said.
The speaker closed with an APP
peal to the women TO support the
party ~sfsS h sFtayfis for sttcfaf justice
and the rights of women, and asked
all who felt so inclined to sign a card
of membership to the Roosevelt
johnson club.
IT F.5h bS r. s. SiFnpson, a Bnfl
Moose leader Of the city. who briefly
introduced Miss Carpenter, taking oc-
castor TO explain why he considered
the progressive party the only
medium by which the reform desired
by the progressives Of the two oio
parties could be obtained
When the meeting opened all
those present bat Mr.. Simpson were
women. but few men dropped In
during the course of Miss Carpen-
tiers address, The meeting was a
woman's meeting by intention and a
number or them heard the speaker
with interest and close attention.
George helms Wise. of Newport
News. will address the Roosevelt
Johnson club tonight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
SPECIAL MEETING
IS CALLED OFF
CITIZENS OF VARtNA WILL GATH.
Err LATER TO CONSIDER sU.
6uRRAN CAR LINE.

isestpeniiig their meeting on account
of the inability OF representatives OF
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
company Ia attend yesterday after
noon' citizens of Narlna district win
hold another meeting either Friday or
Saturday of this week TO consider the
ACCESSIBILITY OF running a car line on,
into the county.
At their last meeting the citizens
were notifed by the railway COM
pany that they would be glad IL the
citizens appoint a committee to confer
with one from the company. The
special meeting was tn have been
held at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
but the committee was notified thar 1,
would De impossible to hold the meet
ing and therefore called it off.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL NEGRO
TO PLACE WHERE HE, WORKS
Harve Temple Is Arrested Charged With Waylaying and
Robbing Seventeen Year-Old Miss Louise Reeves
Broad Street Tuesday Night

Traiied by b!oodhounds 10 The place
where he was employed. har"3e
Temple, young negro man, sus-
pected To having waStaid and robbed
Miss Louise Reeves. seventeen years,
en- the boulevard few blocks from
the Southern Stock Yards while on
her way home about ! o'clock Tues
day night. was arrested yesterday
by Hanrico county officer Robert
Ttiier.
Miss Reeves had just gotten on or
n car near Robertson and troad
streets and had started to her nome
at secs West Leigh street. when at
tackled. She had gone but snort
way down the boulevard towards hef
home when approached BY q negros
who asked her fer five cents. she
replied she did not have any money
with her and quickened her steps
homeward She had taken but a few
steps farther in that direction when
the negro. suddenly grabbed her ny
the throat and began TO choke her'
After succeeding in getting her
packetbook containing a small sum,
he left her lying III the road and made
off into the darkness.
Police of both Richmond and Hen
rico county were Immediately nou-
fed and they began to seek the Of
fender Deputy Sheriff Webb W.
4 Exapor, secured Two bleadhannds .aasi
nut them on the trail. The dogs went
Immediately 10 Lacks stables, Scots
Addition, where the negro was en-
pioyed When the negro showed UP
for work yesterday morning he was
taken into custody By Policeman Til
Ter and lodged In the Henrico county
jail.
Not having recovered sufficiently
from the fright of the night previous
Miss Reeves would not come out to
identify the man when he was taken
to her home by the officer,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
INDIVIDUALS

Milton Meyer. 22s2 West Grace.
Mrs NJ. S. Rose, sic North ave-
nue..
Mrs. NJ. E. strother, I'll North
avenue.
Mrs. c. C. White, 200 Edgewood
avenue
Mrs. Baxter, 500 South Laurel.
Robert l.. Brown, 2o3s West Grace
Mrs. W. d. Worth. 313 East Grace
Mrs. NJ. s, Sublett. 1895 West
Grace.
Mrs. r. J. Phillips 7oe East Leigh.
Elsie Miller. 10 A street. Highland
Park
Mrs N II. Powell, SOC North
Rowland.
Miss G. +. Rohieder, 1922 Grove
Mrs. Witty. 1900 Brook road
Mrs. H. F. Woodward. s South
Rowland.
Mrs, T. T. Adams. 1881 Monn-
ment
Mrs. f. B. Eweii $40 North Park
Mrs J. G. Hardin. 800 North Elm
Mrs. r. NJ. Edwards. 1905 Floyd
Mrs. A. r. Thurston, 2s06 West
Main.
Miss Alma F,ranch. 500 Randolph
Il. Il. White. Jr.. 503 North Fourth
H. T. Steinrick, 500 Fast Clay.
Mason Wingfieid, 24o7 Park ave-
nue.
II. A. McCiaren. 1908 West Main
w. ID. Ellis. 912 East Clay.
Mrs. J. w. Puryear. Gordonsviiie
Va.
Mrs. Kate Munford, $50 Hinton
street, Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Dun Green. Fredericksburg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
NEGRO IS KILLED
BY FALLING ROOF
TWO OTHER MEN ARE INJURED
WHEN CONCRETE GIVES WAY
ON EAST MAIN.
BUILDER RESPONSIBLE
BUILDING INSPECTOR BECK DB.
CLAREs CONTRACTORS MAY
BE HELD FOR ACCIDENT
TO THOSE HURT.
RESPONSIBLE

BY the collapse and fall Of con-
crete roof connecting the stores at
1889 and i54i East Main street at
s:30 o'clock yesterday morning. Mo-
ses Taylor. negro. was buried be-
meath the debris and instantly killed..
and Scott Taylor. a negro. and Adam
Smallberg, white, We're slightly tn
jured.
The underpinning had just been re-
moved when the collapse came. The
concrete had been in place, 1t was
said. only about ten days. whereas
the taw requires that It shall be IN
place twenty-one days before the UNI
derpinning Is removed.
Daniel Webster, a negro. and
Charles Haywood, white, escaped In
| jury, though Haywood was on the
roof at the time. Webster was at
breakfast. The injured men were
taken to the City hospital. where they
received medical attention. They
were afterwards sent home. The body
of Moses Taylor was viewed by Cor
oner Taylor. who decided to hold an
inquest.
The general contract for the work
was issued to Thomas f. Stage. who
is also the owner Of the buildings
Building Inspector Beck viewed the
ruin. and said that the contractors
had violated the law In removing the
underpinning before the expiration Of
twenty-one days. In his opinion the
contractors are civiliy and criminaliS
liable for the negligence. and 1t il
probable that the matter will go to
the courts.
Policeman S, W. Tomlinson yester-
day afternono served a summons on
". ]. Woodson for an alleged violation
of the building code of the city IN
removing supports at the building al
1859 East Main street before the time
required by law. 1t was here that
the accident occurred.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
FRANK MILLER is
FREED BY JURY

After the jury had been out several
hours. q verdict Of aeausttal, was re-.
turned at . o'clock yesterday after
noon in the case of Frank Miller, thu
ming over Carl Ruehrmund on the
night of March Goth
When the jury adjourned at $40
o'clock Tuesday night II Is under
stood that the members stood seven
to five for conviction. While tbs
Miller jury was in session yesterday
Judge Richardson summoned another
Jury to try several other cases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
JUDGE WATSON FILES
NAME AS NOMINEE

filed his name with the secretary OF
the Commonwealth as nominee for
congress from the Fourth district. He
will have no opposition. Judge Wat
son, whose nomination was in doubt
until the action of the State commit
tee Tuesday night In UNFOLDING the
Fourth district committee In the mat
ter of the contest instituted by Robert
Turnhull. was taken. attended TO the
matter In person. His notice was at
tested bv two witnesses as required
nv law. Today was the last day ON
which the notice could be fled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
CASE ISPOSTPONED
UNTIL NOVEMBER !
RAPPAHANNoCk COMPANY WILL
BE GIVEN TIME TO AN
sWER PETITION.

The state corporation commission,
which was To have heard the Seven
Pines case yesterday. ordered post
ponement until November 7th. to give
the Richmond and Rappanannock
River Railway company time In which
to answer an amendment to the petit
ton OF Dowden and others. filed ycs-
!. terday by Attorney. George Bryan, res
presenting the petitioner.
The case IL that or D0wden and
others vs.. the Richmond and Kappa
hammock Railway company and grows
out OF the refusal OF the company
TO grant transfers from It's line to
the Richmond electric lines
Residents along the line az the
]. Seven Pines railway insist that the
! charter Ok the company provides for
Nm interchange VI transfers, which
Y transfers were discontinued as Of
1u1y lst. when the Richmond ana
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17

The frst appeal to women by wo-
man for the party of linen and wo-
men 10 be made In Richmond was
that of yesterday afternoon at the
Progressive State headquarters, in the
Bryan building, Broad and Eighth
streets. by Miss Alice Carpenter. of
Massachusetts. who was the woman
member of the resolutions committee
of the Euil Moose convention at Chi
cago.
Miss Carpenter addressed an infor~
NAL meeting Of progressive women
and few men yesterday afternoon for
more than an hour and held the at
tention of the assenolage throughout
her interesting address. Once or twice
she made as II to stop. but was urged
to proceed. which she did, bringing
her talk To- close. however, as COED
speakers do, before her audience be-
came restless.
Beginning with the statement that
IL in u woman's prerogatlve to be Just
a little bit personal and that to gain
the sympathy and understanding or
her hearers she intended to take sd-
vantage Of IL this time, Miss Carpenter
told how she came to ally herself with
the Progressive party. She had always
been an earnest advocate and worker
for womans suffrage. she said. and 1t
was To further this cause that she
Joined the party which Colonel Roose-
Welt now leads: this step being taken
after O conference with Miss Frances
A. Keller. OF New York. who had in
Sited her to a conference which had
for it's purpose the discussion of the
ways and means of advancing the for
tun&s of the cause. At this confer
ence IL was decided to lay before the
colonel the cause of woman suffrage
and induce him TO advocate IT. This
being done with success she became a
member or the f}aii Moose party ard
was chosen n delegate from Nassa-
cl1usetts to the Chicago convention.
later being chosen as one Of the mem
beers of tire committee whose work
II WAS to frame the platform.
Not One-Man Party.
Niag Carpenter denied that the Bult
Moose party is a one man party. Col
onel Roosevelt has the loyalty Of the
members Of that party, she said. bur
has not dictated 20 1t and did not write
the platform. Throughout that meet
ing jealousy of the appearance OF any
dictator, b, he Colonel Roosevelt or
any one else, sh" said. was enc OF
che features ST. ted several in
stances TO susi s"sition-
While Miss discussed as
pxhaustiyety IA the lfTnifed
srace of time at her disposal the prin-
cfpal features ~ tire r'rs~ressfve party
platform. Including the recall of Judi
cIaf decisions the tariff and the trust
question, she devoted most OF her time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17

District 1.
Helen Reams. sis East Denny
street.
Marion Dwyer, 1904 N. Twenty
sixth street..
Harry Cecil Bernstein, SIT North
Seventh street
John Tyler. 20 Ciopton street.
Wallace Nickel. 2714 East Mar
shall street.
C. NJ Terry. a5ls East Grace street.
Wesley Batkins. s412 East Marshall
street.
Olive Bartholomew, afl1 East Mar
shall street.
Melvin Hardin. ala East Marshall
street
Clyde Thomas, 1905 Jefferson ave-
nue..
Douglass Lockett. 500 North Twen
ty-second street
Benson Manssil, loos Rainbr.dge
Wyndham waikA 1915 Porter
|vtyest. I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
CHILDREN

Bernard Seifert, 2ool Fairfax ave-
nue..
Leo. Sullivan, 500 Seventeenth street.
John Nevin. 2l09 NJ street
Herman Daffron, 1909 Porter street.
Robert DafYron. 1909 Porter street.
Preston Dawson, 322 North Twenty
fourth street.
Edward Anceii. 1910 lie East Grace
street.
Robley Fuller. els North Twenty
second street.
Distrlct :.
Emma Adams, 1897 Monument ave.
nue..
Charlotte chappeil. 2125 Stuart
avenue.
Benedene DuggGn, Barton Heights.
Edward c, Wood az South Pine
street.
Elizabeth Gray Valentine. no South
Third street
George Lonsroy, l.is West Cary
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
.GUANO COMPANY
MUST PAY DAMAGE

In the suit Of Luther Simmons aid
ministrator against the Richmond
Guano company. brought In the Law
and Equity court, Judgment was ren-
dered yesterday for the piaintiff in
the sum OF si.5oo.
simmons. a boy twenty years old
was fatally hurt by the collapse of a
scaffolding on IL house he was ems
ployed on in Henrico county Septem-s
Der 25th. and died two days later.
When the scaffold collapsed. crow
bar fell with simmons, and he was
impaled on 1t. 1t passed entirely
through his body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
GRAND JURY QUITS
WORK TILL MONDAY

The grand jury probing into the
cases of tax dodgers adjourned again
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. and
will not convene again until $3.50
o. clock Monday afternoon. 1t was
explained that some of the grand
jurors have important business mat
tiers on hand which will detain them
until that time.
No witnesses were called by the
grand jury yesterday afternoon. and
1t is supposed that they occupied
themselves with going ever the.
records.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17
STREET CAR CREW
NOT RESPONSIBLE

Motorman w H. Jones and Con-
dueter Nj Brown crew of the
Richmond and Henrico railway car
which struck and instantly killed w.
w. Payne, a messenger boy. Tues
asu morning. were dismissed yesterday
in Police court.
AT the coroner's inquest they did
not testify, by advice. II Is said. of
counsel for the railway company. The
fury brought in non-committal YER
diet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17

Mrs. A. Al. Perry. 2alc Jefferson
avenue.
seventh street.
Mrs, A. Garrett, sla Decatur street
Miss M. A. Pillow, 1916 North
Twentieth street
Mrs. l.. NJ. Robertson, 7is Nichol-
son.
c. n. Belts. south Richmond,
Mrs. r. w Smith, ASIA Thirty
third street,
Mrs. NJ. a. Miles. 1os Wood street.
Mrs. Il. F. Wilkinson, 7e5 North
Twenty-seventh street.
"a Mrs G. III. kahi. ast5 senanses ave-
nue..
Mrs. f. ". Pond. s2t North
Twenty-seventh street.
Charles NJ. Wallace. cso3 East
Franklin
/. n. Grove. sos North Tenth,
q. f. Robins, 81 West Clopton.
Mrs. w. u. Chandler. 11e4 North
Twentieth.
Mrs. W. b. Robelen. zoos East
c. T. Goodlin. eso7 JEFFERSON ave-
nue.
C. NJ. Perry 1919 West Cary street.
Carrie Mason, 222 South Third.
Miss 8. H. McCreery. 1871 Park.
Mrs. e. n. Williams. 1022 Taylor
street
John r. Harding. GIT Rarton.
Mrs. L. r. F'lemming. SOS Fourth
avenue.
Mrs, ]. H. Kurtts, sic North ave-
Miss F. NJ. Beveridge, sis North
avenue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-17

RappahanHock River Railway com
pany took charge Of its purchase OF
the Seven Pines line. The company
disputes this allegation.
The suit resulted from the election
or j. II. Dowden from car when
he refused 10 pay hts fare on being
denied n transfer