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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
CARY.PAYSGREEN
$l9,558 FOR LOT

r. Francis Green. according to a
deed OF bargain and sale. put 10 rec
ord yesterday in the chancery cleri s
effaee, has sold to Wilson Miles Cary
q vacant lot of land in Stuart avenue
for s1s.55s. The property IL located
at the northwest corner of Stuart
avenue and Cleveland street. 1t has
a frontage of 391 feet and depth of
i19 feet.
Another deed that went to record
yesterday sets forth the sale of AIS
feet on the south line of Hanover
avenue west Of Cleveland, N. IT,.
Wright to Wilson Miles Cary for 49,
500. This property has depth Of
1T9 feet.
Following are the other deeds pu.
To record. w. J. Gilman to George
w. Gay. Jr.. lot and dwelling at SOS
North Twenty-hfth street. $500
Walter Gibson to W. Ernest Gih-
son. lot and frame dwelling at 3scS
East Bread strsst $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
FLOOD on JAMES
REACHES MAXIMUM
LESTER STREET STILL UNDER
WATER. TRAFFIC GOING OVER
yIADUC.
ROW BOATS ARE USED
WRECKED BRIDGES. CARRIED
AWAY BY HIGH WATER. SWEEP
PAST RICHMOND IN MUDDY
I.tDuCT

Floods in the James river reached
the maximum stage ut $50 o'clock
,r,stcrtiay afternoon. when the water
had reached 10 point Of l7.o1 above
the normal level.
The guage readings yesterday we're
as follows: 1909 feet at s O'Clock; II
feet at o'clock: II feet at noon. and
17.01 feet at 1890 o'clock.
The foods remained on level for
three hours. and then began to sub
side, beginning to- fall at 2:30 O'CLOCK.
Further damage by the rise is not eX-
pected. unless the rains OF last night
caused an increase up country. in
which event there may be further
increase In the overflow.
Lester street was still Inundated last
night. and passengers on the lines
of the Virginia Power and Railway
compi-ny were transferred at Twenty
first and Main streets. Traffic over
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
company's lines was. however. uniin-
pedcd the travel being conducted over
the new viaduct. which Will never be
affected by overiiows.
In lower Cary street row boats were
pressed into service. on both the
Chesterfield and Henrico county sides
the land was inundated. and in some
places the water reached to depth
of ten feet. On the sidings at the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company
and of the Richmond Cedar works sew
eral loaded freight cars were sub
merged
Wreokaqe Carried Away.
Much wreckage, carried away by
the floods from the bridges In the up
ner reaches of the river was washed
down by the flood. but there was COM
paratively little damage inflicted To-
callv by the food
At the wharves of the Old Dominion
steamship company 1t was stated early
this morning that the flood had gone
down about two feet and was still
falling The steamship Berkeley. with
4 cargo aboard. is still tied up at the
wharf. and will probably not he I'M
loaded and leave until this afternoon.
Then she will return to Norfolk tight"
The stenmeid Smitheid running in
place Of the Pocahontas. was stopped
YESTERDAY at City Point. from where
mail was transferred to the Norfolk
and Western railway and brought to
Richmond.
The guaEe. as reported through the
operator OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway company. at Columbia at
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon was at Is
feet with the river falling. The over
flow. unless there are other heavy rains
will continue to subside.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
New YorR Money

NEW YORK, Nay l4.--Mouey on
cali al the stock Exchange TODAY
opened at . rs per cen: highest 4
per cent: lowest. "a per cent: clos
Ing, Sd ger cent Most OF the DAYS
loans were made at rs per cent
Time money III very dull and fea
wireless There Is a little business In
nineiy days loans. but otherwise
there is little doing. Rates are > a
81 per cent for sixty DAYS. ! a
per cent for ninety days, LA
L. per cent for four months and
liza 3-4 per cent for 1--WE and
SIX moths. Commercial paper is
QUIET and UNCHANGED aE44a -.aas
cent for the beet names
discounts; London. 13-1s pey
cent, Off I-IG per cent: Paris, 2 per
cent unchanged: Berlin, Q rs per
cent I'D rs per cent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
LICKING CREEK
CLUBS BARBECUE

Licking Creek Association club will
hold its annual barbecue and general
hifalutin affair today.
Irpop this occasion there Will be
an unusual affair because many OF
the city officials will be present, ana
1t is believed there will be some
speech making.
For instance. Councilman Gilbert
Pollock will be among those present.
He will make a speech for the benefit
az the Southside people along the line
OF what the city council Will do when
the police and fire commissioners
terms expire.
The Southsida has a fire commis-
sioner and police commissioner When
their terms expire the office so far
as Washington ward is concerned,
will go out of commission.
Mr.. Pollock and Major Werner are
expected to talk upon this subject.
H. skr4s5yfg tire s,thcrg "ho = VIII : ne
present may he mentioned Sergeant
Dick Saunders. Captain Wright, Ser
geant -waymack, Commemorative At
torney Page. Justice John, the police
commissioners, including Messrs,
Goode. Manning. Gordon, Mccarthy,
Boykin, Well. and possibly prospec-
tive Commissioner Saunders.
The councilmanio representation IN
tn. Southside will be present. and
Messrs w. A. Neal L. NJ. Latham.
w. l.. Carter and many others VIII be
expected to be present
.'crrtn Bolcaer will be master of the
stew. and from his reputation the
stew will be one Of the principal
things offered for the deiectation OF
the crowd.
Licking creek is considered one OF
the most prolific streams In Chester
field county. All sorts of fish may be
caught there with proper care, Any
thing from whale to a smelt, ac-
ocrding to those who do the catch
inA.
Many prayers were onered IN the
So uthside last night for a sunshiny
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. May Tf'-Sttmnlated
b. legs favorable weather conditions,
both on the man and IN the forecast,
the cotton market raflifd in more
satisfactory way TO-DAY after tho open
ing Meantime lower cables than en-
pected with sor,e beiated liquidation
caused 81 low opening, May selling al
HIS: July. Hes. October at il.36
December at Az. and January AT
lI42 carly in the first hour, About
this time reports Of freezing weather
In the northwest with the possibility
Of frost for the cotton belt stimulated
the market. and the buying power was
further accelerated by the notifica-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

tinn posted regarding the June con-
dition report Contract offerings were
light for the remainder of the ses-
sion. and advances of over a dollar "a
bale were easily secured before the enc
Of the sessinn.
Liverpool futures closed with n net
loss of from ] to l l-2 points for the
day That market mad been earlier
under some depression. but followed
the Now York upward under the same
Influences. Sales of 1000 bales of spot
cotton were made In Liverpool today
at three points decline TO 6.i6d for
T1,kdjitpts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
Red sox slam Baumgardner.

BOSTON. May IA. -~- The Boston
Red SoX continued their winning
streak today, defeating the ST, Louis
team Ivy "Garrisoned finish in the
eighth, Tho score was 6 to 3. Both
pitchers were hit hard when they
10 have the game won until the
eighth. when the Boston heavy hit
ters fell on him, and with success
sion OF singles and doubles and a
three-bagger by Wagner brought
over five runs. Score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
NEWS 0FS0UTH RICHMOND
l. VI. csess
Montague Club.

On June 7th the Montague club vii
meet for organization. and TO get in
line for the campaign. The Southside
has developed a wonderfully strong
leaning toward Montague for con-
gress as against Lamb.
Captain Lamb has always felt that
the Southside was one of his strong
est points. He is strong here, hat tfrs
Montague people are working hard for
big club. and from what could ba
learned last night the club will show
a membership of several hundred when
the meeting takes place on June 9TH.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS. May 14.-CIose:
January. HIT q 10; February, 1850
Is2; March. ft.s7msa: May. 1870
a 81; June. 1192m95: July. 1905
%; August, f1.ssG9l; September,
11.7sds2: October. liza m74; No
vemher. 11.74176; December, 1175
q 7G
Futures closed steady.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

Summary: stolen bases - T4aporte
az. Mailman. Hogan. Sacrifice hits
Hooper. Stovali. Bradley. Two-base
hits--LeWis. Gardner, Speaker. Three
base hit--Wagner. Struck out--By
Cicotte, 4, by Baumgartner, j. Eases
on halls--tlff BanmKartner, 1. villa
pitch--Cicotte. Hit by pitched ball
Engie. Passed baII--Thomas. I'm
pires. Egan and Evans. Attendance,
$500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. May 1+.-Wheat was
nerNo"s with price changes small.
Trading was entirely professional. Corn
closed 1-4al-2c up on unfavorabie
weather throughout the belt. Oats.
la SIC lower to is higher with ship
pers the principal buyers. Provisions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

Summary; Stolen bases---cobb.
Crawford linn. Martin. Sacrifice
flies--Crawford Two base hits
Jones, Crawford. Left on bases
Yankees 8; Detrots i. Double plays
Louden, AIorinrlty. Bush. Martin.
Gardner, simmons. Struck out--By
Caldwell 8; by Muffin 3. Base OF
balls--By Caldwell Z; by Mulin /.
Wild pitch--By Caldwell. Hit by
pitched ball-~By Caldwell Louden.
Passed balls--Strset. Hnnage- Time
of gf,rte nct gs"+a, n,p.ret-3
U14oughlin and Nesteryelt. Attend
ance--4 900,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

BOWLING GREEN. VA. May IL
Mrs. Emmeline Beazley. wife OF Rob-
ert #. Beaxley died at her home this
morning. after an illness of two weeks.
She was ~ years old and leaves. be-
sides her husband. one sister. Mrs. NJ.
c. Beazley; two brothers, f. r. and A.
J. Beazley. and one daughter, Mrs.
Luther Beaziey.
The burial services will he held IN
Lakewood cemetery tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
soutl,sidc Nam Arrested.

Henry Nunnaily of the Southside,
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
a serious charge preferred By . young
girl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
RICHMOND STOCK AAHkEr.

Richmond Va. Nav II, TsF1-
Furnished by Richard " Maury.
stock and bond broker, lio5 East
Main Street}
STATE SECURITIES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

LUMPkiN--Died. at the residence OF
his daughter. Mrs. r. e. Gilman. -le
w. Grace street. yesterday, at $50
A. NJ. W. L. Lumpkin. age 7s He
leaves two daughters. Mrs. T, 3.
Wallace. and Mrs. X. e. Gilman and
two sons, W. r. aud T, G. Lumpk3n'
The funeral will he held from hia
home near Ashland at $40 p NJ. to-
& day.
stanton. Va. papers please cory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
Personal Mention.

Miss Alyas Angel. who has been Wis
iting her relatives for several days,
returned TO her school in Powhatan
county yesterday. Her father, A, r.
Angel. who has been Ill for some time,
was said to be about the same last
night
Lacey Fendley Is in the city visit
ing his family. His friends have been
giving him the glad hand all week.
The Daughters OF Liberty met at
Toney's hall last night and transact
ed much business Of interest 10 the
members.
j. A. Williamson. who In an attachs
pf the, navy yard In Washington, has
l,s@p in the S@1thstGn visiting \. ..5 1ss
tfves. He WIN get back TO Nashing-
ton later in the week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

DukD.tofea MoNDAf, May II. 1912.
DUKE. son of the late Richard and
Judson Baldwin Duke; aged 81 He
leaves three sisters. Mrs. James E.
Blair. Mrs w. Fl. Mankin, Of this
city, and Mrs. J. r. Cobb. OF Creens-
boro. n. c.. and one brother, Mr.. d.
Wheat Duke.
Funeral THIS Wednesday, AFTER
NOON. at o'clock. from the residence
Of hts sister. Mrs. w. II. Mankin, 3tf
West Clay street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

BUsBY--Died at WILLIAMSBURG. Va,
Monday night May 18th. John III. Bus
by. In the 66th year of his age
Funeral WEDNESDAY. May 18th.
from Decatur Street NJ (. church.
south Richmond, at $40 T.. NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
/. 90. r, Attention.

Stuart lodge. I. O. O. r.. will meet
next Tuesday night to discuss most
important matter. For some time the
organization has been considering the
question OF raising the benefits, and
at ihis meeting all members Of this
particular lodge are requested tn be
present. and all other Odd Fellows
are invited to take part in the dis
cussicn,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
ALLEGED MURDER
CASE IN CHESTERFIELD

commemorative Attorney Haskins
Hohson, of Chesterfield, was at the
courthouse yesterday. The case OF
Clement +. Smith will be heard inns
week. Smith Is charged with Aiiilhs
Joseph Walker. The shooting occurred
over an argument concerning the sale
Of q calf. Smith alleges that he shot
In self defense. He went to Walker
house and an argument arose about
the calf The result was that Smith
had ~ 80 to a hospital in Petersburg,
for treatment Cor wounds he received.
and he stated that Walker shot at him
fret and he fred back In self de-
Tense
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
First Lieutenant Resigns.

S. j. Harrison. first lieutenant OF
Company G.. First regiment. tender
cd his resignation yesterday to Adju-
tant General w. W. Sale. He Will
remove his home to Colorado
w. r. Tisdale, sergeant in the
hospital corps. has been assigned TO
assist Captain J. c. Bodow at the
school OF instruction for officers at
Winchester, Wa,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15
WHITE SOx SHUT
OUT ATHLETICS

CONTINUED from ffth pagoD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-15

Va. Is. Old E. and r.. 1892, s614 ....
Va. Cen, .. ,. Z. and II. 1921 Ssil S6-a
CITY SECURITIES
Richmond city As, G. and r..
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Use Care in Selecting Wall paper.
By HELEN BRANDT.

high wall or tall building. only the warm
eoiors should be used. A white paper viii
reflect to such degree that almost double
the.quantity Of light will appear TO be gained.
All wall coverings should be tested under ar
tificial light as well as sunlight. for gas and
electricity often play the strangest tricks
with color. have known paper Of the most
delicate shade Of blue to change Into a sickIy
green and utterly to dispel the most carefully
planned color scheme.
A wall covering should always be selected
in regard TO Its relation to the other furnish
ings. The rarest old mahogany furniture
will lose most OF its beauty IL II Is placed In
a room with red wallpaper. II one has nns
oriental rugs a wallpaper that will bring out
their rich coloring should be selected. A
brown wallpaper or textile will heighten the
soft brown and yellow tints Of the finest
rugs. Wallpaper Of q SOLID tone Is always
preferable, as 1t IL far more restful than one
with pattern. A plain paper or one with
quiet. selftoned pattern Is the only kind that
makes a successful background for pictures.
There are beautiful tones In the ordinary
cartridge paper. which makes an excellent
background for pictures and ornaments 4
soft brown Is a good. safe shade for the
average room. and almost any picture. be Il
oil painting. water color. etching. or photo
graph, appears to advantage against II
Gray Is another admirable background
color. and Is restful color to live with. One
could hardly fnd a better combination.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08


Thess two designs are simple vork ana ere vey
effective whom applied TO waists The elderberry DE-
sign should be worked In the outline and satin Frsnch
knos and eyeiet stitches and the daisy DESIGN In out
ifne and sann end long and short stitches Detail
drawings show methods Of working
There are two Ways to apply the dssisns to the ma
terial upon which you wish to work
II your material II sheer-such handkerchief
linen. lawn batiste. and the nke-the simplest method
f. to lay the material design with well
pointed pencil draw over each line
II your material " heavy. secure piece transfs
paper Lay it face down upon this. then draw
each line of the design with hard lead pencil
or the point Of steel Knitting needle Upon lifting
the pattern and transfer will find neat and
accurate Impression OF the design your material
There are two points to observe in process II
ydn would execute it satisfactorily. One Is to
that your material 10 levelcut and folded thread
and that your design is placed upon 1t evenly at
every point
The second f. when the design is placed accurately
secure IL with thumb tacks pins. It slip
during the operation
Do not rest your hand fingers on design the
imprint WIN show a. plainly the drawn lines
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Seen in the Shops Of Paris

bright blue. red, violet. or green, yellow or
gold. They have crystal and metal buttons
and open at the neck to Display double Jabot
of RULED lace.
Many OF the new hats are oblong In shape
The brim Is faced with black or dark colored
velvet, the crown Is covered with MORE an
tque.
The most striking ornament in millinery
this season Is a Jet ornament IN the shape
Of a double bow with the bow ends outlined
with a fringe OF paradise.
4
The coat OF coiored linen. fashioned In Louis
XIV. style. with cuffs OF light or dark satin to
match the collar, Is worn very effectively
with dark satin or damage skirts
Cerise satin Is distinctly one Of the loveliest
fabrics. 1t Is infinitely becoming. II seems
to freshen and soften the coioring Of the
wearer. and It is a color much In fashion now.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
How to Detect Fiibers Of Textiles.

croscope The cotton fiber looks IKE q
fattish strip twisted; the fax fiber Is round
like q me worm.
In the absence Of a microscope, bot In
water small piece Of the linen which 10
suspected Of being partly made Of cotton.
Afser crying a sample. place II for seven
minutes in mixture composed OF three
parts sulphuric acid and two parts nitrate
OF potash Wash the sample thus treated
in water. dry II thoroughly by . gentle heat
and place II In q mixture OF ether and alco-
hoi. which WIN dissolve the cotton. leaving
the linen untouched
The presence Of vegetable or animal nbes
In silk may be detected by soaking a sam
pie Of the fabric In concentrated hydro.
ehior1c acid, which at once dissolves the
silk. leaving the other nbers untouched.
suiphuric acid also dissolves silk. but, a.
noted above. II also has the same eject on
cotton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08

Various chemical tests are employed to de-
tect nbers when used in combination with
each other.
To ascertain whether q wooden fabric is
all wool. boil q sample In q strong solution Of
caustic soda. obtainsble at any drug store
Tho animal nber win be dissolved, leaving
the vegetable nber untouched.
In order to know how much wool the fabric
contains. boil q similar sample In diluted
sr,iphurae acid. which viii Destroy the cot
ton and leevs the wool.
A very simple method Of testing wooden
fabric II to pun out few tfreads Of warp
and nIiins and burn each thread separately.
The wool shrfveis In the heat and gives .
smell Kks that Of burned feathers. cotton
burns with flame and with little odor and
leaves d gray ash.
The difference between cotton and max
nbsrs - sasily detected BY the aid OF . mi
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Are You Capable Of This Job?
By ALICE MASON.

frege movement except what she had seen
Then she added: don't see what women
want votes for, anyway"
Just think OF 1t! In city teeming with
opportunities for acknowledgment. Scores
of libraries. SO easy OF access, with shelves
and shelves of helpful books and magazines,
whose only toll for the knowledge contained
therein Is little time and attention. Night
schools. offering every branch Of improve
ment for the expenditure OF only few hours
g week: Free lectures. free concerts, free
art galleries, leaving no plausible excuse for
ignorance!
Do not know the highest duty you owe
yourself is proper stimulation OF your mindr
On that depends your characteri Good read
ing Is to your mind what wholesome diet IL to
your body. And no more can you Offset the
deadly effects on your mind and character Of
you can offset the physical evils Of continued
feeding on frivolous. harmful foodstuffs
The increasing demand in every kind of
business for graduates Of high schools and
colleges Is conclusive evidence Of the value
steer YOU through the hus,ns.. ..a % a.
mort Of aohIevement Won NAV ..u go ~
the f,rst few wear, without str,r,nr $500.
But IL you lose s,rba Of TIE fac, ~. -. .
steering wheel into achievement, mort 4. ~
proyement - continued iuurov.n,.nx - ~,
can't escape being thrown up an On. No.
along with the other dsreatcts.
Discipline your mind. Keen II via. av.t.
by directing It into channels that viii -
force wholesome actiyity. DON'T Ist !, -.
control of you. II You do Il Viii 10 nr.s,v
much at wiz You win dit from one thsn~ 70
another with no dednI,e nur,o.. -
definite goal
Reading eaerts quickeninE influence upon
our thinking. And the girl the urorr.s.ty.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08

I" There may be .
few women in the
city who have the
necessary qualihca-
tons" said the ed
itor OF one Of the big
gest newspapers In
the country. " but I
have been unable to
discover one. I tried
out at least 100 wom-
en-. Among the num-
Der were women OF
so called practical
experience, armed
with 50 called first
class recommenda-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Said About Womankind

frowns are the punctuation markA The
blush b the exclamation point. the frovn
means fun stop.-Frederick W. Morton
We eensare the fneonstancy Of woman
when ~ are tbs victims: We md Il charm
ins when ve are the objeets.-Loufs Claude
Joseph Desnoyers.
II = difficult for woman ever to Try to -
anything good when she Is not believed n-
when II = always supposed that shs Dns1
b eonssnptihl George Eliot
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08

Love has no such sacredness. Il Incapable
Of such exAltation with man as Il has and Is
with women. 10 him It IL The appanass Of
ero<ssru, II y 6attsrsd vsx1ty: n j, ssfdshpsss
loved. She 'oves TO iors.-Junus Henri
Browne
Dvsey pretty Eirl one sees y rsminiscence
Of the garden e Edsn.-Frederiek Sheldon.
Wosnsn's faoss are pAges Of divine revela-
- end 01lA sleucss. hiushes. and