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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
IDPnEAN PRICES REAL
DECLINES CAUSE
OPERATIONS Rather Than
Pubic TRADING Fe~sure of Day
On street.
RzRsTNEss Is DISPLAYED
o1Arketwise News. Apart Prom Inter
rational Situation, OF Favorable
ChArucser--Pcnnsy Markets Bonds
Readily.

New York. May ALI the sndsca-
tfons Of the Wall Street session today
Wens to confirm the impression that
the fresh cause Of o.ense given TO
This ccuntry by Germany in the
fnrredasrg Of tire oil ship GulfitE III
wAs the accidental and net the real,
reMecn for the abrupt tau Ct prices
thrrmEhozt the share Iiss IN yeSser-
3nyss active trading.
the 1sSecss & the STOCK market
hcw=erer. xnxxex<eG that the decline
came aeoet chiefly rs result o. tne ,
me.c~xss.r 81 correcting a tepneavy
r~sc~ structure raised by AT over~ex-
eesaes speculative, Eo1E account ana
fMx< she -oc<1 re-e=t tag a. the strain :
a. relations between thlS country ana
German served &c provide the I'm =
rusee Ger an cvs--5=e reaction IN
Esocs&
Ruxsness today was preva!lingly cs
I e~o-sssea trading character with an
urns<aSaAiy smaller public particf-
rasson. ard s larger proportion OF
professional operations
Apart from the matters OF inter
national politics the badge; cf market
go. -e~-s was CT favorable tenor.
eorae frnness was displayed IN ser
tnx exchange. presumably in conse-
"a. cuenca Of the r~cer; further houida-
der Of American securities, out tne
strength was not great enough 70
measure any inorGinate amount OF
r1,rh Gales. Gold TO the amount OF
sg4n. eco was received from Ottawa
av,a .he e~st instaI!ment OF gold. recent
~ reported as having been sent from
France. arrived safely. the amount De-
ting ss.eeo,e eco.
Announcement tna nsso IN
xsnnx had been closed with bankers foT
~ issue Of ss5 100000 OF general
mcrtSage { Ia per cent bonds OF the
PennssIvania Railroad. at very Iai,
rnarket price. was further token o,
tie constructive way in which nnancia
and corporate circles are now viewing
the prospect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
SOUTH SIDE
GRAND SCHOOL RALLY
Be HELD AT CHESTER
Saturday viii Be q Gala Day and
Many Useful Lessons VIII Be
Inculcated As Well.

Chester will be the scene OF a grand
rally on Saturday when the patrons.
pupils. former students and friends of
the Agricultural High School will hold
an inspirational gathering.
The joint committee of the School
Board and Business Mems League an
nounce the object of the meeting in
the following words:
II. To grade and improve the
grounds about the school building.
Farmers please bring your teams,
plows. scoops, etc
80. To plant trees. shrubbery, etc
Nurserymen. please bring your Of
ferings. and show the pupils how to
properly set out trees
-. To trim up the trees and cut
brush on the grounds. Everybody
bring your saw. axe, mattox. spade
and grubb!ng hoe.
"a. To plant flowers and embeiiish
the grounds. Ladies. bring flower seeds
and plans for artictic beds.
IS. To encourage a community
spirit and get acquainted.
"All former students are urged TO
attend and meet your former school
mates. All teachers in the Third Dis
trict are especially urged to be present.
Bring your dinners and stay all
Gay; the class In Domestic Science will
have charge Of serving the noon day
meal After dinner the time will be
devoted to demonstrations in plow-
ing by the bull tractor pillow. Follow
ed by exercises in the school audi
torium. Commissioner Koiner has
promised to give an address. Promi-
|nent educators have been invited to
be present and give instruction. II
you live in the Third District this IL
your school and you surely can devote
one day TO its betterment."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
CONNECTING BARNES

CONTINUED From First Page,
Company, minutes of stockholders
and directors meetings, and other
data, which should have been pre-
served as bearing on the actual cost
of printing and the division of the
profits ana as TO who were THE actual
beneficiaries, have been destroyed or
mislald.
That some of the witnesses -whe
were familiar with the printing ring
operations have been able to remem-
Der everything necessary to support
the. good faith of the business and
very little about Mr.. Barnes activities,
or about overcharging,
These matters, which were gotten
before the jury In one way or another.
wer enot revealed except after the
hardest kind of digging on the part
of Mr.. Bowers and his assistants. Hos
tile witnesses, lost records and a fear
full tangle of figures and unconnected
data had to be labored with and over.
And all the time the tactics of Mr..
WINS in fighting the Introduction of
every bit of paisfulfy CLEANED evidence
increased the difficulties of the task.
Barnes Was Interested.
ASIDE from the very important but
wearisome array of bidding, tabula-
tons and stock book figures and
printing business technicalities, the
Roosevelt counsel are inclined to
think that their most effective efforts
of the day was in proving directly
that Mr.. Barnes was personally in
terested in printing contracts. They
had already established, to their sat
isfactton at least. that he was polit-
ically powerful. Their next move
was to link politics and printing.
They sought to do this by Ave let
tiers written by Mr.. Barnes to Sem
ator Plat in 1899 and in 1904, in
which Mr.. Barnes complained that
Lemuel e. Quigg, of New York City.
was backing a printing competitor:
that he hadn't been able to get his
share of public printing; HAT j.
SIoat Fassett, of ETmira. had worked
against his efforts to get business be-
cause ne had not backed Fassett for
governor against Levi p Morton,
and in which he appealed generally
ton. In these letters he displayed
familiarity with the details OF bid
ding for pubic printing. notably
prices made by the ]. B. Lyon Com
pany. and protested against the es-
tablishment of another printing plant
in Albany.
~ He was so mad at Quigg, In fact.
that he used pretty harsh language.
calling Quigg 'insolent" and ''insuf-
ferable." for all of which he was
sharply chided by Senator Platt. who
wrote that he did not want to see the
printing. quarrel get Into the courts.
Because Colonel Archie Baxter.
clerk Of the senate. would not turn
over certain printing contracts to
him, he wrote to Piatt that Baxter
had lied about him and had shown
tnErMtituds toward an organisation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
BUSINESS NEWS
AND COURT RECORD
CHAN,JERY COURT TRANSFERS.
Eleven Deeds Of Bargain and Sale
Recorded Yesterday.

EAGfen OttS1LS u f1AkEsAku anu SaEG
Recorded Yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Gentry to Mrs. Ellen
Gentry. lot Ashland Street near Ran
dolph, 25x125: $40.
John. II. Guy and wife to w. r.
Lindsey. lot No. 10, block 3, Provi-
dence Park. 30x1s5: $3.50.
Bessie A. Catlin 10 w. T. Lindsey.
lot IL, block 3. Providence Park, 30x
1876: $3.50.
w. E, Merrill and wife to Walter
p. Glover. lot northeast corner Fifth
Avenue and Chestnut Street, 30x140:
$3.50. .,
son, Nos. 1311-13 West Moore Street,
1S.sxs4: $40.
Abbey Realty Corporation to John
L. G4llio, lot So, block 2. Colonial
Park: $3.50
B. H. wiltse and wife to r. H.
Cross. No. 3o16 Floyd, 25.sx135;
$3.50.
L. B. Stern and wife to Estelle w
Klaus, lot Grace. near Meadow. 2Sx
14o; $40.
Lacy & Crawford to A. o. Swink.
lot Broad Street. near Altamount Ave-
nue.. 6ox140; $40.
B. HI. Melton and wife to A. l..
Thomas, No. 3016 Floyd: $3.50.
| II. W. bidChDuEH ct a1As 10 L. W.
Carneal, northwest corner FTtz and
| st. Johns, 41x120; 5000.
Deeds of Release.
Rose & Son to Aubrey L. Owen. lot
Jay Street near Robinson. 23x13o;
s424.
Fidelity Trust Company to Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway Company
1000 double hopper steel cars, soc
gondolas. IS locomotives; 81.
II. A. McCurdy. trustee, to Henry
s. Wallerstein, lots s and 7, block /
Hoyt's subdivision. 6ox14o: $4,000.
Building Permits.
Inspector Butler yesterday issued
the following permits:
NJ. d. Gibson, to repair III Yves
Clay Street, to cost 5000.
s, Fl. Halves & Co, to repair offic.
building at Dock and Twenty ninti
Street, to cost 800.
William Walker. to repair 331.
Floyd Avenue. to cost s375.
Mrs. M s, Stutz. to repair 222'
Pleasant Street. to cost $3.50.
l r. b. Dula, to repair sos Nortl
Seventeenth Street. to cost s2,3s5.
d. B. Winston. TO repair 311 Nortl
IThirty-first Street. to cost $500.
Mrs. Manly Bacon, to repair so
North Twenty fourth Street, to cos
s12e.
w. Fl. williams. to repair 1907 Wa
Street. to cost 500.
Mrs. N. l. Robson, to repair %
Cowardin Avenue. to cost s1s5.
Mrs. E. c. Jordan. to repair 131
East Main Street. to cost 1896.
Roland Park Corporation, to bull
two-story frame dwelling on Mos
/ Side Avenue, Northside to cost $4,5ot
1 Marriage Licensees
Clerk Walter Christian yesterday is
sued marriage licenses to w. y. lie
and Elizabeth T. Lee. and Charlie
Chancellor and Helen Spicer.
City Circuit Court.
Judgment was rendered in this coul
yesterday in the case of Fl. s. Dalto
against c. W. Harrison for $3.50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
oRAYN AND PROVISION MARKET
fFwrnisked ny Miller a Ce- hre&srs'
Rfehmen6, Ya.b

Chicago. May 4.-Wheat--somewha
better. but a relatively small market.
liverpool reported the situation there
uuiet with a steady moderate tone aha
Win the Argentine weather again wet
ma the export demand there urgent
limited Kingdom crop outlook fair'
france looking we'll Germany favorh-
Rfe. Russia favorable on a reduced
aeresre, Balkan States favorable, In
s1ia harvesting about finished, Win
large supplies and free offers. Austria
IN renewed complaints of dryness and
rnfn badly needed, italy complaints OF
dryness and unfavorable weather. spain
wood rains. with per cent increase
n the acreage. and North Africa fur-
ther rains where dryness Ia needed
Ccrn-A trife better. Good progress
III made with planting under fapora-
Me weather and soil conditions.
Oats-Just about steady with moth
fnx of interest reported.
Proyisions-Better. with q GOOD un
dertone and a raiiying capacity, whicf
indicates that the many shorts nave
oyerstaid the market a bit as the
discounts are narrowing. chicago
showed $4,000 hogs. with quotations
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
BELIEVE DYNAMITERS
WRECKED VIC. TRAIN

Roanoke. May dynamite 10 be.
lieved to have been used to wreck q
passenger train on the Caro-
lima Railway near Abingdon late yes
terday afternoon. The train was on
the way from Corners Rock, 0rayson
County. The locomotive and mail car
were derailed on White Top mountain.
No one was injured. but much DAM
age was done to the railway track.
A sherifrs posse Ii searching today
for the alleged wreckers. 1t Ii believed
that the slow speed at which the train
was moving prevented a worse wreck,
There were many women and chill
dren aboard the train.
The railway officers believe robbery
was the motive for. wrecking the tEAip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

the success of those who accumulate
the necessary number of votes to- Sc
cure the honors from their district.
The open seasame that will throw
wide the doors Of success Is just energy,
determined and undismayd. 1t Is
energy that will push your standing
far ahead and the lack of energy
that will cauese you to fall back.
II there ever was incentive to work
II Is for those candidates fortunate
enough to have enrolled their names
so early in the contest. They have an
advantage which will cease to be OF
OF 1t by reaping the first harvest of
votes which lies about them In such
profusion.
There are opportunities now that
will be gone later. Perhaps some
candidate from another district is
planning to write postcards into your
district, asking support from those
people you are depending on, but
have neglected seeing.
The real interest the active candf-
dates and their friends are taking in
the race Is becoming apparent. and a
number of letters have been received
from prospective candidates who are
anxious TO know whetf Ar II Is TOO
late to enter the contest"
The question is easily answered. The
contest has hardly starter, and any
one can enter at any time during the
contest
There is no doubt that some Of
those who are making good progress
were just as skeptical of success as
are many who will hesitate to enter.
Generally the candidates who de-
fiberate welt on their chances of win
ming before enrolling are the ones
who are victorious at the end.
feeling of timidity and hesitation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
FARMER AND BEASlEY
WR0NGFULLY ARRESTED
wythe Ofaccrs Biunder In Takina
Men I'm Custody Suspected
OF Robbery.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.I
wytheviIle, May AZ. L. Farmer
and ]. A.. Beasley. who were under
arrest here suspected cf having been
connected with the robbery OF the
postoffice at Scranton, 8. c.. were re-
leased this morning. the local officers
being satisfied that they had arrested
the wrong parties, Farmer and
Basiey were from Mt. Airy. N. G.,
and were en- route to Pccahontas.
travelling in a buggy. As soon as
released they resumed their journey
to the Goal Fields"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
Low WEEKEND FARES TO nAI.-
TI3f0Rfs. ----------------

York River Line. Effective May !
and continuing each Friday and satur-
day thereafter until September 2s. In
elusive. Sd&thern Railway will sell
from Richmond and points between
Amelia and West Point low rate week
end tickets to Baltimore and return via
York River Line. these tickets limited
leaving Baltimore Monday following
date of sale.
The trip. West Point to Baltimore
and return, via Chesapeake 8. 9. Co.
new steamers. city Of Richmond" and
city of Annapolis" 10 q very attrac-
tive and enjoyable one: especially 10
this true during the spring and SUM
mer months.
For further information call on
nearest Southern Railway ticket agent
or write H. L. BISHOP, Division Pas
senger Agent. Southern Railway Conn
pany. Richmond. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

New York. May 4.--Eleanor Carey.
an actress who last appeared at the
opening OF the Punch and Judy Thea
ter In 1914. died last night at hos
pitai In Mount Vernon, New York. aged
sixty-four Until a month ago she was
playing In stock In st. Louis. Mo-, with
Florence Roberts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
young Blackneii Honorcd.

The Chicago Idea. publication, in
the interest of ccicIe ed people. tells Or
the recent appointment OF George w.
lslackneil, a young colored lawyer. as
assistant pros ,cutin@ attorney fo- that
city.
Young Blackwell is son OF II.
BLACKWELL, who has been engaged In
public schoo, work In South Richmond
for ictre than quarter OF century.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
which had pulled off" candidates for


which had pulled OFF, candidates for
Bakers job.
Letters Impress Jury.
These letters apparently made an
impression upon the jury, at least
the jurors displayed keen interest in
the reading Of them. They had pre-
viously listened to a very short letter
! from Mr.. Barnes to Governor Roose-
Welt, written in the same year as Mr..
| Barnes letters to Senator Plat. in
which Mr., Barnes appealed to the
! governor not to advocate the estab-
| lishment of a State printing plant.
because he (Barnes) would be
/ crippled financially il the State were
/ to do its own printing,
The next step by the Roosevelt
counsel in their attacks today was to
/ put on the stand Thomas c. Huff, sec
rotary to Senator Plat in 1901, 1909
and 1903. and who. IN those years,
was entirely familiar with the sena-
tors correspondence coming and GO
4 ing Mr.. Huff told the jury that one
reason for Barnes correspondence
with Plat in the period in which he.
HUFF. was secretary to Plat. was
Barnes effort to get Plat to inter-
cede with officials so that Barnes
could get printing work. Mr.. Hum
endured successfully some sharp cross
examination by MFR, WINS. An i'm
portant point as regards his testimony
was the effort of the defense to show
the jury that many Barnes-Platt let
tiers which would have been vital to
the case. were removed for some rea-
son from Senator Platt's files. Mr..
Huff recalled that numerous letters
from Mr.. Barnes had come under his
eve, but all the letters that coul3 be
found by the Roosevelt counsel were
the five that were read TODAY.
Have Frequent Clashes.
In attempting to connect up loose
lends of the printing evidence. Mr..
Bowers had frequent clashes with Of
ficials of the j. b. Lyon Company.
Winchester, vice president and gener-
hal manager of the concern Mr..
winchester laughed outright Mt Mr..
Bowers struggles to make clear to
: Justice and fury the intricacies of the
printing business. While insisting ne
was ready to offer any assistance al
his disposal in the navy OF producing
certain records. and in Interpreting
them, he invariably lost his memory
or failed to find what Mr.. Bowers
wanted when he was put to the test.
Finally he was ordered to dig up and
produce the figures of cost OF certain
printing jobs required by Mr.. Bowers
: He left the stand saying that he
would try"
Mr.. Barnes was not called 10 TN
= stand to identify his own. private
t books. On his behalf Mr.. WINS con
@ scented to their examination by couh
.. sci for. both sides. and whatever ines
: books reveal as to MIR Barnes
nection with the dig pruning co..
tpanies will come out tomorrow. MT
O Bowers intends to get al the lae.l
, seven if the. case has TO run TOT
month longer Ioday ne op,ains'
: from Justice Andrews an o-oer nlIecs
I ing Secretary OF state hugo. 1olnp
d tro1ler Travis and state treasure,
Wells to produce the origiha's %
various documents which tne hoose
welt lawyers require to cnecK up thei'
; Investigation
Franklin Roosevelt On Stand.
Franklin -. noose ars;n y,
: the colonel, was called to support tns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
BURY BichIoride victim.

T.ynchburG. May 4.--The body OF
Joseph winfree Martin. who took BIZ
chloride of mercury In roominE
irouse here ten days ago and who
died at the Lynchburg Hospital. was
taken yesterday TO Arlington for
burial. Martin said he took the mer-
curry by mistake for aspirin. He
was thirty years of age and . ma
tive OF Nelson County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
pcdsort, Merchant Bankrupt.

Lynchburg. May IS w. Jonn.
son. a merchant doing business q
Bedford. has filed voluntary peti.
ton in bankruptcy in the United
states District Court here, In which
his liabilities are listed at $2.466.67
and assets at s1,545.5T.wtth twenty
creditors, located In Bedford, Lynch
burg. ROANOKE and Danyilie. 6
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
fBy Rodgers, Plummer q Co., xnc.)

Petersburg, Va. May 4. 1915.
SPANISH
Farmers stock, market weaker.
Holders askoing 800. Cleaners
bidding soc.
vIRGINIAS-
Farmers stock: market steady.
Fancy Jumbo. 3Ac per pound.
Fancy Handpicked. 3nc per pound.
Extra Prime. 3Ac per pound.
+ Smelling stock. axe to 2&c per pound
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
Lad Held For Petty Theft.

In the Juvenile Court today Leslie
Hudgins. thirteen years old. will be
given a hearing on charge of stealing
some small change and tobacco cou-
pons from the store of Miss Matte
Wood. at corner of Seventh and Perry
StreetR- e., $50. ,e.,, ,e.,-. So d
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

William Jordan was given hfteen
days In jail yesterday In Police Co,lf.
on the charge of stealing a shoulder
and two hams from Swift = Co
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

often goes before great achievements.
Most certainly there Is no sense In
acknowledging yourself defeated be-
fore you begin. Many wiz say. "Oh,
would just hate to enter and then not
win" But how are you to tell you
will not win? What reason Is there
for you TO believe that you should not
be among the fortunate ones?
Being skeptical of success In any
venture you know your effort will
bring success is many times the in
centive to greater effort and the con-
seauent accomplishment Of what you
start out TO do. Timidity. however. is
reprehensive.
The trip will be a glorious one, and
1t would really be a great pity If you
were to lose it through a little timidi-
ty or sense of false pride.
Write the Contest Manager or
phone him and give him an opportu-
nifty to have a personal talk with you.
Every candidate should call at the con-
test office and receive instructions as
well as all the printed forms which
are necessary for the carrying on of a
successful camaign.
The next publication OF standing OF
candidates will appear in Mondays
Virginian, also all additional names
of candidates which are received by
s O'Clock Saturday evening Votes
to count in Mondays publication OF
the list must be in the ballot box al
the Contest Department by O'Clock
Saturday evening
Delivery Of Paper.
Many candidates do not understand
in regard to the delivery of the paper
by carriers and newsdealers both in
Richmond and outside Of Richmond
AT the time a candidates is given q
subscription she should ask the sub.
scriber in which manner he wishes
the paper delivered. He may wan,
| 1t delivered by mail, or through some
newsdealer of carrier or by one o,
the Office carriers. In each case fine
out from the subscriber just what i.
desired and write it in the left hano
margin of the subscription blank
where a line is provided for that pur.
pose This will facilitate deliver,
| or the paper to the readers and in
sure more prompt delivery.
You are at liberty to get any per
son now subscribing to The Virginiai
to extend the subscriptions to TIL,
Virginian and credit for the vote
will be allowed.
news agent does not lose whel
a candidate collects from one of hi
suDSCTipers. out, on the orner hand, 1
is a benefit to him. as he will receiv
the same percentage without beinj
obliged to make collections himself
There is no better time than toda
to enter the contest
Everyone Wins.
The management of The virginia.
has decided to be most liberal t
the candidates VINO may enter thi
contest. In addition to the eigh
splendid trips to be given the distric
winners to all those candidates VIII
do not win trips and remain activ
until the end of the contest, a com
mission of 10 per cent and per cen
will be paid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
MANY Attend Contata.

A large crowd attended the presen-
tation of Queen Esther" sacred
cantata, at Cowardin-Avenue Christian
Church last night. The unique enter
tainment was greatly enjoyed,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
Automohtlf, Clase Continued.

The case of Fl. w Sherman. the
automobile dealer charged by C. t.
Brehm with disposing of a machine
belonging to him, was continued until
Nav IT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

This well known teacher Ia highly re-
srtcteJ here ami 1t Is to his credit
that one of his sons Is attaining sue
cess In the law in Chicago. while
another has qualified himself In med!-
cine and is practicing here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond, Va, May 4. 1915.
STATE SECURITIES.
Bid. Asked
Va todd. C and r. ss.
1899 pU
va. Centuries. 3-3. c. and
r., 1891 ...... s24 ssh
STREET RAILWAY STOCKS.
Par. Bid. Asked
Va. Ry and Power Co,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05

RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
Reported by weodan q Scsts. Cem-
mtsssem MereAsmts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
EIGHT. SEATS WAITING

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