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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
BETHLEHEM PROVES
A MARKET PUZZLE
Its New stock Issue Appears and
VIII Re Non-Nostng, Its Value Be-
ing Entirely Based on Assets.
Leak Investigators tn Probe short
Sales 70 Ascertain Who May Have
Made Money by selling short on
Peace Leak.
BY RRoADAN WALL.

New York. Jan. 23.--W3th the ex-
ception OF few specialties, the stock
market moved within marrow limits
today. and there was neither public
nor protest. onal interest displayed IN
II. Most professionals are becoming
bearish again. but they hesitate to sell,
fearing that everybody else Is bear
ish They want tho market 10 60
higher as basis for selling but pre-
fer 70 talk 81 up rather than buy II
And thou, too. oh Bethlehem
exclaimed Wall Street today. After
all the high sour isng interviews about
making steel for s'cels sake and not
caring for the stock market Bethle-
hem directors have done exactly what
was done hy the directors Of 1nterna
tional Nickel. WHY'S Overland and
General Motors. They have done
more. for these companies only want
81 TO distribute their stock. Rethle
hem admits that IL needs working
capital and has paid advertising rates
on a confession or its inability 10
make as good stcel as the English
Wall Street Is hewlldered at the In
constituencies OF the Bethlehem stu
alton
\ Market Puzzle.
Bethlehem becomes market pug
zle The now stock Is voting. so
there viii have 20 DC separate mar
ket fcr IT, the price TO be based en- !
tirely ea asset value The book value
nor IS officially given az $3.50 q share. /
WIKI she Slu0 q share cash paid in
and The stock outstanding multiplied
by foar. tho book value Of ali tho
stock after the issue q made viii he
sl65 a share The difference between
the prices of the old and the new
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
Court News
CHANCERY TRANSFERS.
Eight Deeds of Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.
Collected BY The Daily Record.


Realty and Finance Corporation oil
Virginia to Victoria Strain, lot g.
block ., North Richmond Terrace;
tax. 81: $40
w, G. Thurston ct ux. TO Hilf Frick.
Jr.. No. 1901 West Cary Street. be-
ing BOMBS feet south line of Cary
Street. at west line Richie Street;
$4,000.
Sallie r. Miller ct vir to the East
Highland Park Corporation, 23.3l
acres (see d. b. 149A, page 1883
also 34.25 acres (see ID. 3. 1874.
page ~; also lot 8. block SO. High
land Park tsee d, 3. 192-B, page 313;
all reference clerks office Henrico
Circuit Court; s1S.S7417.
Emma n and Alice O. Robinson
to J. Milton Sampson. No. III East
Leigh Street. being 26x100 feet south
line Leigh Street. 33 feet west OF
Second Street; s4,25o.
Marshall l.. Boyle TO NJ. Watson
Meredith. No 2400 Jefferson Ave-
nue.. being so IA by ~ SIS feet Dir
regular lines) north line jefferson
Avenue, at east line Twenty-fourth
Street; tax. $3.50; $40.
a. a tNopAHSpH CT uA' ~ f. j. III
pin. 20 by 1913 l-3 feet south line
Wallace Street. 1872 feet west OF
Ritchie Street; tax. soc; $1S5
Martha Cunningham et ais. to
Charles Elmer LYDIA, % IL by
1913 sig feet north line Main Street.
at west line Monroe: $4,000.
Roscoe c. Brown TO S. w. Robin
son. Jr., lot 90 block 2. Providence
Park being 30x135 feet north line
Park Avenue, tax, soc; $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
VIII 60 On Hunger strike.

New York. Jan. 23--"F shall net
touch morsel OF food while in jail
Il shall not touch anything they
offer me to drink in Jail.
I shall not do one particle OF work
This ~ Mrs. Ethel Ryrne's proclama
ton OF defiance against the laws and
the court which yesterday sentenced het
TO thirty days Imprisonment and lahof
for aiding her sister Margaret Sanger
In disseminating birth control infor-
nation Justices Garvin OKeefe and
Hermano. In the Court OF Special SEES
slons. Brooklyn. imposed the sentence
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
Building Permits

The following permits were issued
yesterday by Building Inspector But
ler
William Henry White, build four
brick dwellings. east side Meadow
Street. between Main and Cary Streets,
$4,000.
b. l.. Robins. build brick dwelling.
south side Baker Street between Sec
ond and Third Streets, $4,000
Essie L. katz, build brick store
west side Northside Avenue, $4,000;
and brick store, north side Brookland
Park Boulevard, $4,000.
Virginia Fire Insurance Company
repair brick office. 500 East Main
Street, $500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
HUsTINGS TRANSFERS.
Two Deeds OF Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.

Wallace F. Brown. special commits
sioner Luther NJ. Nunnally's estate)
to Linda l. Nunnally, No 1os East
Tenth Street. 33xl32 feet east line
Tenth Street. 80 feet from Decatur
Street So; $4,000
American Security and Trust Com
pany, trustee John r. Mclean es-
tate) to James River and Kanawha
Power Company 1871 ga acres, con-
sistinE of islands and shoals In the
James River north Of the Southern
Railway: tax. s25; $40.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
pETERsBURG PEANUT MARKET.

(Reported ny Rodgers. Piumm~r 4 Co..
Tnc.b
Petersburg, Va. Jan as. 1915
SPANISH. Farmers Stock Market
firm. $40 per bushel.
F1RGINfAS, Farmers Stock Market
Arm.
Fancy Jumbo, Az c-4hc per lb.
Extra prime, 3&c-4c per ID
Prime. 3l2e-s%c per H.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

Hilf Frick, Jr., to !. l.. Davis and
Charles X. Willis, trustees. 30x1 1
feet south line Cary Street. at west
line Richie Street: s1,0t6
C. a. Perry to Leroy f. Brown
trustee. 20 feet IA inches by 100
feet south line Cary Street, 154 feet
"a inches east Of Mulberry Street;
se,655.
George f. Pohlman ct TX to Leroy
f. Brown. trustee. 90 Ia by 100 feet
south line Cary Street 1915 1-6 feet
east Of Mulberry Street s2655.
Frank y. Cetogni to W. L. Miller.
trustee, % IL by 100 feet north line
Chaffln Street. % Ia feet east OF
Carrolton Avenue; $1,000
NJ. Watson Meredith ct Tx to John
feet Irregular lines) north line JEFF
ferson Avenue. at east line Twenty
fourth Street; also IS "a by rs feet
Grregular lines) east line Twenty
first st. picket ST. 6s feet south OF
Pleasant St; also 30xl 90 feet west line
Twenty-seventh Street. Sc 1-2 feet
south of Leigh Street: s11, 500.
Charles McCurdy ct ux, to Douglas
+. Taylor, trustee, s0x135 feet east
limo North Avenue. at south line Es-
sex Street: $1,000.
Susan b O.. and John Gray Paul
TO II r. Pollard, Jr.. and Jennings
c. Wise. trustees, II acres fronting
f12~ feet on east line Twentv-frst
Street and a915 IL feet south line
Fairfield; s70S0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
HENRTCo TRANSFERS.
-Four Deeds Of Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.

Four Deeds OF Bargain ana Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.
Tax Title Company Of Richmond to
Old Dominion Real Estate Company,
lots IS. 81, So, 50. 90. 81. 90. %.
square 20. woodville: tax. soc: IS.
Lee r. Graham ct TX. to NJ. H.
Omohundro. lot IL. section 8. Oak
Park; tax. 81; $40.
Washington Park Land Corpora
ton to Thomas o. Harris. lot %,
block "a, Washington Park; 1925.
Abbey Realty Corporation to James
e. Caudle. lots l, 2. block 2S, section
r, Colonial Place: $1,000.
Henrico Release Deed.
Joseph B. Welsh ct ais. trustees,
to Mollle f. Ballew. lot 81, subdivision
of lot s, plan of Powhatan, and i'm
provements; $1,000.
State Corporation Commission.
Charters and amendments were is
sued yesterday as follows:
Louisiana Exploration Company.
Incorporated, Richmond, Va. Maxi
mum, s12.000.oo0; minimum, $1,000:
par. 500. Harry H. Phillips, presi-
dent; Charles j. Horn, secretary and
treasurer both Chicago, ILL.,
Old Dominion Chemical Companv.
Incorporated. Yorktown. Va. Manu-
featuring chemicals. Maximum. $275,-
900; minimum. 800; par. 800. An
drew d. Christian, president; e. 8.
Bolen. secretary and treasurer, both
Richmond, Va.
The Palms. Incorporated. Hope
well. Va. Maximum, $1,000; mini
mum, $4,000; minimum. $4,000; par.
500. Confectionery business. Chas.
p. Cooke, president; j. V. Cooke, sec
rotary, both Hopewell. Va
The Graham Company, 1ncorporat-
ed. Williamsburg, Va. Mercantile
business Maximum. $4,000; mini
mum, $4,000: par, $50. w. A. b.
Earth. president: S. l.. Graham, sec
rotary. both Williamsburg. Va.
Phillips Brothers, Company Incor-
porated. Hopewell. Va. Mercantile
and real estate business. Maximum,
100000; minimum, $4,000; par. 500.
J. w. Phillips. president. G. d. Phil
lips, secretary and treasurer. both
Hopewell Va
Tazewell Motor Company. Incorpo-
rated, chilhowie. Va. Automobile
business. Maximum, $4,000; mini
mum. $4,000; par. 500. Jas d. Tate.
president; Q. A. Eller. secretary, both
Chilhowie. Va.
Amendment to charter OF The
American Special Sales and Salvage
Company. Incorporated, Courtiands.
Va, increasing its capital stock from
s3a 400 to $50, o09.
Amendment TO charter of Success
Novelty Company. Incorporated, Rich
mond, Va. changing name to Rich
mond Pressed Metal Works. Incorpo-
rated, and increasing it's capital stock
from $4,000 to $50. 900.
Foreign Charters;
Chowan Cooperage Company. Del
aware corporation domesticated to do
business in the State OF Virginia. s.
+. Minter. state agent. Norfolk. Va
Capital stock. 100000.
Amendment TO foreign charter.
Kingdom OF Netherlands:
Nederlandsch Americansche Fruit
teelt neutrality-suspicious. American
Orchard Company. lncorporated--in-
creasing its capital stock from SIS. 900
10 $4,000
Amendment to charter OF Virginia
Lumber Nulcanizing Corporation. Nor
folk. Va. changing name TO Virginia
Carolina Lumber Vuleanizing Corpo-
ration and increasing its maximum
capital stock from $500, 600 to $780,
600
Amendment to charter Laurel Fork
and Mendoza Railroad Company. Alb
ingdon. Va, increasing its capital
stock from $1,000 to $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
Marriage IIisen Ses

Marriage licenses were recorded
yesterday as follows;
Bonnie Guy and Lucy Gocdall
John Walter Hall and Oracle NJ
Gary.
Joseph Holmes and Rosa NJ Taylor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

RICHMOND HAY MARKET.
Wholesale Quotations on 'Chanys,
Richmond, Va, Jan IS. 1915.
HAy--Car lots:
No. Timsthy ..,..... Is eo0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

Partial release-AleXander H Sands
to r. II. Avis ct TX, lot %, block A.
Alvista Heights; $50.
". l.. Miller to Frank " Catogni.
90 Ia by 12o feet north line of Chat
fin Street, 90 Ia feet east of Carol
ton Avenue; $50.
q. c. Jackson and H. l.. Golsan.
trustees, to Elizabeth Tpshur Benson.
Ii 2-3 by 9s 1-2 feet irregular lines,
east line Laurel Street. 1853 "a feet
south Of Main street; $3.50,
]. A. Connolly, trustee. to j. p.
Helfert ct TX. % "a by ---- (irregu-
lar linesl east line Twenty first (Pick
eD Street, between Pleasant and Short
Streets; $3.50.
Hutyler & Levy. trustees. to Mar
shall L. Royle. so "a by 1870 IL feet
irregular iines) north line Church
Hin Avenue, at east line Twenty
fourth Street; $1,000
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
Hastings Release Deed.

Hastings Release Deed.
II r. Pollard. Jr.. trustee, to James
L. Bennett ct ux, parts lots 3, 6, block
"a. Woodland Heights. 44xl44 feet
west line Twenty sixth Street, 40 feet
from McDonough Street; $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

RICHMOND GRAIN EXCHANGE.
Wholesale Quotations on Change J
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET
From Csskis O. Surch a Coz
Richmond, Va. Jan. ~. 1915
state Securities.

state Securities.
Bid. Asked
Va Sc ofd c. and r.. 1882 sl&
virginia Centuries, 1891. s1lt IS
CITY Securities
Eich IT ond City %. r., 1890
1880 ....... ........... 100 1ol y
Ptchi-o1d city - c. and
p. sss-is&s .......... 100 loI'4
Railroad Bends.
Sea board Adjust 81, 1919, sTi4
Southern Rv.. list, IS. 1924 102
So p. .. and O. NJ 4s. 1858 7ss4
Direct Railway Bonas.
y. and p r Co. 81. 1888 sc
Nor Ry. and 1t. ss,
1s+s VI
va r. and p. Co. IS. 1894 40
street Railway stocks
Nor nv and 1t Co. rs 7sA
Va p and p. Co. pfd. 100 Io1&
Va r. and p. CO.. com. zoe AN
west Power Co 81 "a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

30 ora Dominion Trust COMPANY
le5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-24

Henrico Release Decd
Joseph b. Welsh ct ais. trustees
to Mollle f. Ballew, lot 81, subdivision
of lot s. plan of Powhatan, and inn.
provements; $1,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27
Chancellor May
Submit Peace
Terms Thursday
tBy international News service.)

tBy international News Service.)
Amsterdam. March 26.--Strong
hints came from Berlin today that
when the Reichstag convenes Thurs
day the Imperial Chancellor DR.. Won
Bethmann Hollweg. will make a new
peace proposal.
1t is not believed for 4 moment by
close observers here that IL such a
proposal is made it will be addresse ed
to the entente as whole. The theory
generally held is that it will be an
offer to Russia for separate peace.
Some believe italy will be included in
the proposal.
That Germany should at this mo-
ment offer peace to England and
France is held inconceivable since ii
would be interpreted the world over
and particularly in Germany-as an
admission that the Teuton empire has
come to the end Of it's resources.
The German socialist organ for the
second time today urged an offer OF
separate peace to Russia. 1t did SO
once before. when shortly after the
Russian revolution. Bethnrann- Holi-
veg called on Emperor Charles al
Vienna
Let us tell Russia" says the vor-
waerts, that she can have peace. II
Russia continues 10 remain our enemy
she will do so for all time. Ne shall
not be fighting against czarism, but
against an alliance OF democratic peo-
pies which wished to breck Germany.
the last bastion standing for reaction"
In it's last editorial on this subject
the Norwaerts said that IL the new
Russian government declines a peace
offer the Russian people will force
peace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27
Assistant State Health Com
missioner Chosen to Succeed
Dr.. Levy
WARMLY ENDORSED
FOR THE POSITION
Dr.. Levy. In Letter Submitting
Resignation, Says He Will
Send Another Communica-
ton On Important Matter

DR.. Roy X. Flanagan, assistant
state health commissioner. was APP
pointed by the administrative board
yesterday to succeed DIR. E. c. Levy,
resigned. as chief health officer OF
Richmond. DR.. Levy's resignation.
delivered orally last Friday. was for
mally received by the board about
noon yesterday, and was accepted
without discussion.
The appointment OF DIR. Flanna-
gan came upon the recommendation
health commissioner. in whose de-
partment the new health chief has
been associated since 1910. DIR. Fran
nagan Is further endorsed by Rev
j. T. Mastin, secretary of the state
board of charities.
The letter from Dr. Levy 10 the
board, rendering his resignation. was
defibered to the board yesterday. and
is as follows:
DIR. Lcvy's Resignation.
March 26, 1911,
The Administrative Board.
Richmond. Va,
Gentlemen:
| hereby tender my resignation as
chief health officer OF the city OF
Richmond, TO take effect in the very
near future, at such time as may be
mutually determined upon as best.
This is confirming my verbal state
nent to you on last Wednesday. and
also my announced intention several
weeks ago, as well as my repeated
indica tons in the past two or three
years that such a step would be neces-
sary unless proper support could be
secured for the work of the health
department.
need scarcely state that II is with
extreme reluctance that | feel myself
called upon TO take this step, which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27

With services in all of the churches
listed in the simultaneous evangelistic
campaign, the great religious awaken
ing OF Richmond entered on its sec
ond week last night The services in
all of the churches on Sunday had
served to increase the widespread in
terest In the meetings, the church
attendance on Sunday having made
a record for Richmond city noted
for its church going people.
All the pastors were heard at their
best. all the choirs mad, the sacred
edihces ring with songs of praise for
what has been done. and prayers were
earnest for a still greater outpouring
of the Spirit for this week. About
two-thirds of the pastors had COM
piled their reports of the results OF
the meetings up to noon yesterday.
and these will total between 1000 and
$500. and when all reports have been
handed in 1t Is believed that the ag-
gregate will be close TO 1000.
Expect Many More This Week.
This week the number will he in
creased. for there are many who have
asked for prayer and those who have
long neglected their souls salvation
are manifesting growing interest.
From the series Of shop meetings"
as they are called, the good that has
been done is one OF the sources OF
greatest announcement to the speak
ers and the committee directing these
services. The men appear to be eager
to hear more and more Of the gospel,
OF the necessity Of accepting mercy
and for advice as to correct. clean and
godlv lives. There have been many
who have professed conversion as a
result OF the midday services. This
week the services in these places will
be followed up, and an effort will be
made to get the names of the men
and women, that the ministers. and
denominations Of their own choosing.
may have q chance to invite them to
attend the regular services.
Close 1T GFacc-Strcet.
All Of the. churches were opened
last night. save that the Grace-Street
Baptist has closed their service. the
Rev. DIR. Wilson. who has been pas
tor there for several years having
resigned that pulpit to accept work in
a field In Tennessee. Each night
this week the services will continue
in all the other churches and an OPP
portunity to every man, woman and
child In the city 10 extended to hear
the gospel presented in calm, cam
est manner.
Sunday night there was touching
scene In one Of the churches. A
lady who had neglected to unite with
any church attended and made .
pubic confession Of Christ Her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27
GERMANS SLOWLY YIELD
TO FRENCH IN WEST
Battle For Hindcnburg's Position Is
in Full Swing. With Initiative
Still With Allies.
TTUTON COUNTER-ATTAC
ARE GROWING IN NUMBER
Kaiaer's Men Pushed Back to Stra-
tegic Point, Loss OF Which Would
Mean Evacuation of So-Callcd
"Hindcnbur4 Line"

London. March e6.-The battle for
the "Hindenhurg line" In the west IS
In full swing The initiative is still
E5itilMthe French. The Germans are
yiejdfng with increasing reluctance.
but still Welding Teuton counter
attacks are growing in numbers and
in violence. but thus far. according
to the Paris war once, they have
awaited nothing. On the contrary, II
Is asserted In today's Paris COM
muniaue, these counter-thrusts have
cost the Germans heavy sacrifices OF
blood.
Battering forward against the cen
ter of the La Fere-Soissons sector of
the Hindenburg line. the French to-
day pushed beyond Folembray, south
of the forest of Coucy. halfway be-
tween La Fere and SCISSORS. They
are thus within reach OF the forests
and heights around St. Gobain. These
in their hands will mean the aban-
donment by the Germans OF La Fere
and Herewith of the whole front
called ''HindenburE line" 1t will
mean the abandonment OF the xalu-
able French coal district around Lens
and the establishment Of new Ger
man front running north and south
from Lao, east Of Scissors. to the
west of Lille.
The next forty eight hours are ex-
pected TO reveal whether the Teutons
propose to stand on the st. Quentin
La F'ere -Laon scissors line or are
willing to retire further to the east
ward. The time has come, military
critics agree, when---if they. propose
to hold their present line--they can
not allow the French to advance any
further.
Wherever the Teutons endeavored
today to halt the French sweep by
furious counter attacks they were
thrown back with heavy losses, Paris
asserts.
Five German aeroplanes were shot
down by the French.
Up to this evening nothing official
had yet come through from Berlin.
Nor had reports Of today's British
operations reached here.
Eastern Front.
Hindenburg struck on the eastern
front today what are generally inter-
preted as the initial blows In drive
against the heart Of Russia.
Contrary TO expectations, these FIRST
attacks did not come on the Riga
front, but on the sector between
Dwinsk and Pinsk with the important
strategic railway intersection Minsi<
a. the evident objective.
Petrograd OfFicially reports the re-
pulse of both attacks. The frat was
launched In the region OF Postavy,
some nfty-sfx miles south Of Dwtnsk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27

Adequate military protection has
been given the important properties
and strategic points in the state.
This was announced late yesterday
following a conference between Gov
ernor Stuart and Acknowledgement
William Wilson Sale. during which
every protective measure and military
move made since the national guard
of the state was ordered out Sunday
afternoon was gone over. The meas
ares taken were pronounced sufficient
at this time
To augment. however. this forces
already called out. AFTER a. meeting
yesterday In the Office of the governor.
Continued on Third PaxeN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-27
Authorities Take No Chances
In Face Of Alleged German
Spy Activities
THREE ADDITIONAL
COMPANIES CALLED OUT
City Excited by Rumors of
Hyphenated Activities But
Reported Arrests Are Not
Made


Rumors that prominent Ger
man American citizen OF Rich
mond had been arrested and Jailed
yesterday for pernicious activity
was declared last night to be I'M
founded, and that no one had as
yet been arrested in Richmond in
connection with the present inter
national situation.