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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
White Sulphur Springs

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White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
Oct. 25.-ln the interesting private
car parties that arrived at the Springs
during the past week probably the
most attention was attracted by James
Cox Brady and his bride. who was
Lady Victoria May Perry, daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Limerick
They arrived the day following their
marriage ut Sea Verge" the home Of
Mr.. Brady's brother, Nicholas F.. Bra
day, at Monmouth Beach, N. J., ten
days ago. During their visit they
have visited the nearby farmhouses,
tramped over the trails played tennis
and golf and lived out of doors They
made the stoep ascents to the sum-
mits of Kate's Mountain and Green
brier Range.
In a private car that came from Ell
kins. w. Va, this week were c. H
Mccormick and Stephen b. Elkins, of
New York: Arthur Lee, of Washing
ton; Davis Elkins. of Morgantown.
and j. X. Dye. Jr, Of Elkins, who
have come here for the "kur.'
Two cars arrived from Pennsylva-
MIA. Mr.. and Mrs. 3. b. Mellon, of
Pittsburgh arrived with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles p. Orr and Mr.. and Mrs. S.
E. Jameson, end the president of the
Cumberland Valley Road. Nj. c. Ken
nedy, arrived from Chambersburg
with Mrs. Kennedy and Miss Kennedy.
The president of the Norfolk and
Western. n. y. Maher. and a party,
including w. $, Battle and j. II. Gear
hart, have come in for their annual
"kur."
Elmhurst Farm has been the object
i've point of many parties this week.
For Mr.. and Mrs Charles M. Schwab.
former Senator and Mrs. Clarence w
Watson gave an old Virginia lunch
con. Mrs. Gouverneur Kortright en-
tertained there for Mrs J. J. Wysong,
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, and Marshall
X. Kernochen.
Others who have entertained ,his
week include Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler
Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Dad
mum, Miss Louise M. TIFFANY, Mrs. Ed
mund q. Twining. Mrs. Dovercux En-
met, Henry Goelet McYicker and John
Hays, of New York: Mrs. Joseph II.
widener. w. IL. Newbold, Dir. and
Mrs. ]. Norman Henry. Of Phiiadel-
phia; Mr. and Mrs. A. r. Ciaflin, of
Boston, John II. Mitchell, OF st.
Paul; Mrs. william Leo, Jr,, william
Whitridge. G. O'ponnell Hiilcn, Of
Baltimore, and Mr. and Mrs. d. L.
Hlount, Of Brussels. Belgium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
PATENTS GRANTED
TO NINE VIRClNlANS

Messrs Davis & Davis. patent at
torneys, Washington, D. c., report the
grant to citizens OF this state OF tho
following patents:
David w. Anderson. Richmond
Combined invisible window screen and
ventiiator for buildings.
Clement Il. Cole. Floyd-Doubietree
brake.
Ernest e. Laughon, Portsmouth -
Car door.
Herman Norock. Norfolk-Broilsr-
baker
Frederick H, Patch, Manchester
Adhesive and making same.
Charles III. Davis, Petersburg--In-
terest -breaing instrument of obliga-
ton.
Alexander /. Ewers, Durmid-To-
bacco-feed for cigarette machines.
Robert r. Hudson. Elberon--Peanut
Smelling machine.
Samuel A. Ride. Chester~~~E.shaust
nozzle for locomotive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
LOWER INSURANCE
RATES NOT PROBABLE.

Newport News, Octl 25.--Contrary
to the expectations of many. the fire
insurance rates on the citys property
Will not he lowered when the city fire
department Is motorized it is stated
on good authority. Mr. helms, of the
firm of Chaplin, Nelms e Bowen, which
firm is considered an authority on fire
insurance. stated Yesterday that he
has not made a thorough examination
of the matter, but does not believe
that the motor apparatus will lower
the rates. as Newport News is rated
as n second class city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26

great sacrifice In offering it to the
government for half that amount.
NO more remarkable example CT
Colonial architecture could be found,
probably. IMAM Monticello In this
respect Mount Vernon Is incompar-
able to It, The genius OF Mr. Jeffer-
son expressed itself In his personal
life In thousands Of ways, and much
of 1t was expended upon Monticello.
Stanford White has said that the do
sign of the dining room in faultlesa
No one could rRmble through It's
rooms and explore Its passages with
out thinking that 1t Is easily worth
100000 to man Of great wealth.
The wooded mountain where II
nestles, its top rounding and ter
raced by Mr.. Jefferson's slaves, is an
extraordinary site. It's servants quar-
tiers, wine cellars. vine covered ruins
and curious outhouses are in an ad-
mirable state Of preservation.
No one could fairly charge Mr.. Levy
with neglect Of Monticello. His resto-
ration may not be Mrs. Iittleton's idea
of restoration, but 1t must appear TO
many persons as far preferable to
the overdone restoration of many
buildings which have been trans
formed into museums. Within the
house. perhaps. Mr.. Levy has erred
In certain places. The too ornate
Louis Quinze furniture of the recsp-
ton room. the garnishes OF gold
embroidered IL on crimson pillow
at the threshold OF the entrance. seem
incongruous to the person who has
come to see the home of Thomas JEFF
ferson. But in the main, and espe-
cially with the grounds and outbuild-
ings, Mr.. Levy has been faithful to
his charge. Thomas jefferson did not
like flowers. so Mr.. Levy has m
truded few flowers upon the estate.
Vandals stole the Wedgewood pieces
from the mantles, and Mr.. Levy jour
neyed abroad to obtain exact replicas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
By MAY MANTON

No sleeping garment could be more
thoroughly comfortable than this one.
Il includes all the good pcinte OF paiamas
with the advantage Of being in one piece
Ii place oi two and ir can be made from
thinner or heavier material as the season
requires. No matter how successfully the
active sleeper might throw the covers
aside, he still would be protected. There
10 no waist band to be bampering. nothing
to interfere with perfect freedom. In the
illustration. striped madras Is the material.
Later washable flannel will be in demand
made In this way.
For the ID year size, the garment will
require sls yds, of material az, Al yds.
3e in. wide.
The pattern s4oa 10 cut in sizes from, 10
TO Is years. II will be mailed 10 any ad-
dress BY the Fashion Department Of this
paper, on receipt OF ten cents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
BIG INSTITUTE
IN NEWPORT NEWS
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF CITY PLAN
OPENING ON NOyEM-
BIER is.

Newport News, Va, Oct. 25.-With
every indication pointing to the most
successful meeting yet undertaken.
the annual ir stitute of the Newport
News Sunday School Association will
be opened Sunday afternoon. Novem-
Der Is, and continue through Wednes-
da. the 18th Eminent authorities on
Sa bbath School work are scheduled
TO speak, and it Is believed that the
institute will do much to stimulate
interest in Sunday Schools and In
crease the efficiency Of the teachers.
/ The Local Sunday School ALSO, ia
/ ton, in conformity with q custom
which has spread rapidly over the
! United States, holds an institute an
nually usually some time in Novem-
| Der. The purposes of the institutes
are to bring the Sunday School pupils
and teachers together for conferences
and courses OF study showing the
new methods OF teaching and build
Ing up Sunday School. Already the
old slipshod idea OF conducting sun
| day School has grown in disfavor and
q more systematic operation of the
schools IS noted.
| While the institute Is In progress
the various firms which supply Sun
day School literature will have ex-
hibits and demonstrators on hand 10
explain the use OF the modern Sun
day School methods.
The big feature of the institute this
year will be the parade by the mem
bers OF all the Bible classes In the
city and the outlying Sunday Schools
Several thousand men are expected
to participate In this event. After the
parade, Acknowledgement John Gar
land Pollard will deliver an address
to the Brotherhood OF Mems Bible
Glasses, at the First Presbyterian
Church This part of the exercises ii
scheduled to begin at o'clock, and
the public Is invited.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
Fredericksburg Normal.

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Fredericksburg, Va. October 25.-
President Russell has been absent
from school several times lately on
business connected with educational
matters. He addressed the Teachers
Association at Montress last week
and spent last Wednesday in Char
lottesville on business connected with
the committee on accredited schools
of Virginia.
Miss Human. member of the
Normal School Faculty. made a busi-
ness trip to New York city last week.
Mr.. f. f. Worrell, of the Depart
ment of Public Instruction, of Rich
mond. recently visited the Public and
Normal Schools of Fredericksburg.
party composed of several mem
bers of the faculty and students spent
Saturday in Annapolis and attended
the football game between the Acade-
my and Western Reserve.
Mr.. Chandler, member of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
FLOOD OF SPARROWS
ALlGHT IN STAUNTON

stanton. Oct 25.--There was
queer happening in stanton Thursday
night when rain of sparrows de-
scended on the city. They came by
hundreds and by thousands and blind
ed by the street lights covered the
telephone wires and nuttered along the
store windows up to the time when
the police "douse" the lights along the
business streets.
1t was thought that the birds. which
were snow sparrows. were passing
north and flying low became dazzled
by the lights. Some amusing incidents
occurred in the business section where
clerks doing overtime to tcatch up
with their books were brought to hunt
policeman because of the tappings
at the windows where the birds flew
about in hewilderment,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
ASSESS MONTICELLO
AT $150,OOO VALUE
This the Figure Which the Tax Commissioners Place
Estate-Levy Has Spent Large Sums on
It's Improvement.

Charlottesville, Va, Oct. 25.--Whnt
Mrs. Martin w. Littleton might call
The Last Act OF the Drama of Month
cello"-being the effort OF the Dem J.
Gratis to purchase Thomas Jefferson's
home from Representative letters On
VI. Levy of New York. for 100000
"as a memorial to the great Demo-
cratic administration of President
Wilson'--will not lack for dramatic
sensation IL the testimony of residents
Of this town is taken.
From the tax commissioners to Mr..
Levy's one counsel, no one seems TO
nave considered that Monticello mas
physical value of 100000. nor
that Mr. Levy had spent that sum On
IT. There ia as much hesitation IN
accepting this assessment as Mr.. Levy
says he feels in mentioning 1T. The
tax commissioners value the $50 acres
of the estate and it's buildings at s2S,-
T91, as representing anywhere from
one-third to one-fifth fits actual
value. or a maximum value of perhaps
s150.000. From this figure estimates
are found anywhere up to that of Mr..
Leyy's counsel, Judge r. T. Duke,
who SAYS that counting interest COM
pounded on all the money spent N
purchase and maintenance since 1879,
the property must represent to Mr..
Lew an investment Of nearly $1,000
GOO. He adds reflectively, II should
nut the figure around 100000 or
$500. 000.'
But that Mr.. Levy Is justified In
asking 81 10000 for it, or IN styling
himself more than half donor" when
tie offers to part with 1t for 5000
600. Is considered a horse of diff
ferent color, and the Thomases who
doubted Mr., Levy's assertion that lie
spent 81 100000 on IT are often will
ing TO believe that he could get a
million on 1t from some wealthy man
nnd that he La making a real and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
CHRISTIANS MEET IN
NANSEMOND TUESDAY

Suffolk, Oct 25-Eastern Virginia
Christian Conference will meet at
Liberty Spring Church, Nansemond
County. October 1880. The first SEES
sion will meet Tuesday morning. Oc-
tober ~. at 1890 o'clock. Rev. C. III.
Rowland. y. D., of Franklin, Va. Is
president; Rev. I, w. Johnson. D. D.,
of Suffolk. Va. is secretary; Mr., VIM.
Fl. Jones, Jr. is treasurer. Rev. Stan
ley c. Harrell viii deliver the welcome
address, etc.
Liberty Springs Church has mem
bership of $50 and contributes about
$3.50 per year for missions and other
benevolences. Rev. /. w. johnson is
pastor OF the church. About 100 dele
gates will attend the conference.
There are ~ churches In this con-
ference, with a total membership of
about / 1000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
OCCUPY NEW CHURCH
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS

Portsmouth, Va, Oct. 2s.---The con-
Eregation OF Calvary Baptist Church,
In Hcottsvile. expects to occupy it's
new house of worship within the
next sixty days. the structure, which
has been under construction at Glas-
Eew Street and Ninth Avenue. for
several months, Is rapidly nearing
completion now. m
Announcement has been made ofIl-
ciaiiy from tho church that the build
Ing will be in such shape that reiigi-
Gus services may be conducted there
within sixty days. n \
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
SUIT INSTITUTED
FOR BALANCE DUE

Lynchburg. Oct 25,--Harper a.
Goodman, attorneys for the Hudson
Morgan Electrical Company. of
Lynchburg. have Instituted suit in the
United States District Court here
against ]. f. and A. L. Pennock and
the Massachusetts Bonding Company
for 1855. alleged to be the balance due
the local concern on electrical wiring
contract in the Lynchburg government
building.
The bill alleges that the contract
price for the electric work in the
building amounted to s2,701. and that
there Is still unpaid sae5. although the
building has been occupied more than
year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
Divide Whitfield Estate.

Suffolk, Va. Oct. 25.--The will of
County, has been admitted to pro-
bate in the clerks office Of the county.
The testator devises that after his
debts are paid, that the house side,
or enough Of his farm to- support her,
go to his wife. Mrs. Sallie Whitfield,
the remainder to be divided among
his. heirs. as directed by his executors
that his chattel property be sold for
cash; his real estate be sold for cash
or disposed of as his executors think
best. f
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
AVIATOR TO LEAVE
HOSPITAL SOON

Lynchburg. Oct 25.--Howard NJ
Rinehart. the daring young aviator
who narrowly escaped death under his
aeroplane when he fell into Spring
Hill Cemtery on October 9. while maxi
ing n flight at the fair grounds, Is i'm
proving every day at the Home and
Retreat, and he expects to be able TO
leave for his home in Eaton. Ohio. by
the middle OF next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26
Newport News Wins.

Newport News, Va. Oct, 25.--New.
port News has been declared victor in
the annexation suit recently insti-
tuted against Warwick County. and,
under the ruling OF Judge +. w. Har-.
rison, who sat in the case. Is conced-
ed every request Of the suit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26

Mrs w, d. Thomas 10 at the Warm
Springs.
Miss Mildred Hemingway. OF Nor
folk, who frequently visits here as
the guest of Miss Eliza Montgomery,
is leaving this week for New Haven.
Conn, to attend the Yale Harvard
football game.
Mr., and Mrs. Hiram Smith have re-
turned from Rose Hill" where they
attended the Smith Buck wedding.
Mrs. z. NJ, Newsom and small daugh-
ter, of Newport News, are visiting Mrs.
A. NJ. Lipscomb. In this city
Mrs, Henry Miller is visiting Mr., and
Mrs. Grey Miller In Nef York
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert G. Thornton, Of
Monument Avenue, are motoring In
their car with party Of friends
through the Valley of Virginia en-
route North.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26

Lynchhurg-Theodor voolfolk. a
sixteen-year-old negro, was arrested
here Saturday evening charged with
criminally asSaulting the five-year- I'D
daughter OF w. ID. Neubank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-26

Lynchburg.-A large number ~
colored men met at the Y NJ G. A.
headquarters. corner Fifth and Jack
son streets, and effected permanent
organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week. 57l 900; in sight for same seven days last year. 5Ss GOO; in sight for same seven days year before, j69, 900; in sight for month. 7O9,0o0: in sight same date last year, 94S.000; in sight same date year before, 950,000. In sight for season. 6,097 900; in sight for same date last year, SAP 900: in sight same date year before, S,761, 900. Port receipts for season, 3.47s,- GOO: port receipts same date last year, 6, 900; port receipts same date year be- fore last, 6,425. 600. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 345.000; overland to mills and Canada same date last year, 506 0oO; overland to mills and Canada same date year before, 492,000 Southern mill takings for season. 1,20S. GOO: southern mill takings same date last year, 1.d21 .000; southern mill talkings same date year be- fore, 1,19000O. Interior stocks in excess of August i. 1.o65,0 GOO. interior stocks i'll ex- cess of August last year 110,OO0; interior stocks in excess of August 1 year before, 655, 00O Foreign exports for week. 265 900; foreign exports same seven days last year. 3G2. .000: foreign exports for season, 1.T4, GOO; foreign exports same date last year. 4,o17,- coo. Northern spinners' takings and Can ada for week, 79.000: northern spinners takings and Canada for same seven days last year. 104,0O0: northern spinners' talk ings and Canada for season, 950 GOO: north ern spinners takings and Canada to same date last year, 1.334,00o.
 Statement of spinners' takings of Amer ican cotton throughout the world:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
STOCKS ANDBONDS ARE MDRE FIRM Early Reopenilg E of the Ex- change Has Favorable
 Eff ct

New York. Deember 11.-StoclSs and bonds showed reater firmness to- day because of tn proximity of the reopening of the peal exchange for open dealings in locks. Some shares were up 1 to 3 pants and several of the more active blnd and note issues manifested corresponding strength, the New York city 3-ear 6s being quoted at their top figurs.
 The evident success of two new hond Issues aggregating s15,00e, ooo afford ed the first real tet of that market for new issues since the middle of the year. While mon than ordinarily at tractive in their interest yield, the wide response inaicated the keenness of the investmentinquiry together with the ease of moneF.
 Clearances of socks through the ex- change today wee estimated at 6o,000 shares. which WIS easily the largest overturn for any one day during the period of closure. The list of minimum prices issued by the exchange today for open trading was interesting in that it showed tlat allowance is to be made for divideIds declared on listed stocks during tie past four months. For instance, Reading, which closed at 140 in July sold up to 1427s today, was quoted at 1s6, the parity of its July price, plus two dividends of per cent. This same ruling applied to other div adend issues.
 The number of $15 or lower priced stocks which are to be offered with out restriction tomorrow and there lH fter includes some threescore railway
 nd industrial issues. Preparations to :. feet the new order of business were : oTipleted today.
 oe \ further break was reported in the ca rket for reichmarks making the we I'd consecutive day of declining ten 2, ,ncy for these remittances. Exchange
 Il London was stronger, with cables { $4.ss9s- while francs were steady. va Banks were inclined to restrict their g fferings of money, it was believed. be- afause of tomorrow's market reopening. ,.ehe cash loss of local banks to the sub treasury was reported to be about $17.- O00,00O but rates for call and time loans were maintained.
 In the industrial field another ad- sance in copper metal, based on the better demand, constituted the chief .feature. General trade advices pointed to gradual betterment at leading cen CTS of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
UNIVERSITY TO HELP
 NEEDY YOUNG MEN

Charlottesville. Va, December 11.-(Spe- cial.)-The University of Virginia has taken steps to aid financially those young men of the cotton states who may be prevented from entering upon or continu- ing courses of study on account of the financial conditions caused by the war in Europe.
 At It's last meeting the board of visitors authorized the acceptance by the bursar of warehouse certificates of the ownership of cotton in lieu of money in payment of tuition fees from students from the south ern states.
 President Alderman has just announced a gift to the university of $10.000 by an anonymous giver. who stipulates that the money be used as a loan fund for southern students, and that it be named the Lee loan fund, in memory of Gen. Robert E. Lee. This gift brings the available loan funds at the university to total of $35.- 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
FUTURES LOSE <. s ID 1OPO|NTS Large Export Movement Proves to Be a Steady
 ing Feature
Rate. Bid. sked.

New Orleans. December 11-Cotton futures lost 6 to 10 points as the re- suit of today's trading, closing at prac- tically the lowest January sold as low as 6.S7c. Moderate liquidation of long cotton together with hedge selling and speculative short selling put the mar ket lower in the morning and later the softness of southern spot markets completed the work Bears called at tention to Dallas where middling was quoted at 9-16c on sales of 12,61S bales. The fall of one quarter of a cent in spots at Augusta also attract ed notice.
 A steadying influence was the ex- port movement which, for the week was 264,79s bales. the largest week $ shipments to foreign countries since the outbrels aof the war. Exports thus far this season now amount to l. 740,67S bales, with spot traders pre- dieting that the two million mark will be passed next week.
 Locally spots were quoted easy at T cents for middling, loss of one eighth, compared with yesterdays mar Ret The total stock here now amounts to 2S2,114 bales and some of the cot ton appeared to be pressed for sale today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
LOWER PRICES IN COTTON MARKET Estimate Indicating I'm mense Crop Causes
 Slump in Prices

New York, December 1.-The gov ernment's estimate indicating the largest cotton crop in the history of trade was followed by lower prices in the market this week. The official fore cast of 15.966,000 bales. excluding Int CTS, was several hundred thousand bales above average expectations which had been reduced somewhat by com paratively light ginning returns for the period between November II and De- cember i. This falling off in ginning op- erations had led some to suppose that fully the average percentage of the crop had been ginned before the begin ming of this month, but according to the governments estimate. unless it is a question of average bale weights, the proportion ginned, to December 1 this year does not seem to be over 2S com pairing with s5.6, the average for the three preceding years
 The comparatively small ginning for the last half of November Is therefore attributed to unfavorable weather con- ditions, and the estimate was generally construed as pointing to a probable tOtdl ETOWli, oL run 16, ,so0,0Oo to 17.o00.ooo bales, or fully a half million bales in excess of the previous record. Such figures naturally suggested large surplus to be carried forward into next season, but ideas of trade taxings have increased somewhat recently and the estimate has exerted much less influence at prices believed to be already under the average cost of production.
 The talk around the ring, however. has shown more bearish average of sentiment. owing to apprehensions that the big figures would shake the deter imitation of southern holders and lead to increased offerings, while at the same time they would encourage buy CTS in a policy of procrastinatiou. Trading has been more active in the decline of about t2.b0 to 8 per bale from the recent high level and while there has been moderate selling of near months the market has received sup port on a scale down from trade in- terests and investors.