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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

a local grocery store had on e
this past week a bayk ct 1T SWe1
potatoes grown by Warr&h LAM
that had the size on EN-. Nne gier
tipeed the scales at five pd6nda 81
retailed at 80 cents The qH1nKse. MI
pies and bananas selling 1t
apiece looked like old. tirnfa be9id9
Figuring on an average OF gapr M
potatoes to the pound and 1IloWtll1
one to person, thjsSs spnd wOul
serve twenty people; not 80 high Aft
all.--LA Rue County Herald. IN
The hand OF normal sized human
being contains $4,000 pores. n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

Cheyenne, Wyn, Dot, Seen. John
J, Pershing expects late this fall TO
visit Cheyenne as the guest of his
father-in law, Senator Francis ID.
Warren He viii be accorded q vel
coming demonstration q feature OF
which win Ds Wild west show In
which tina best rOpsrs and riders IN
Wyoming. maxi aud female. Win 4Dsr-
&AkMs. r
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

the list due 10 pool operations. Pro-
ducers and reiiners was steady due to
the bringing Of another we'll with a
production of 2f00 barrels and United
picture production again moved to the
new high ground being aided by the
report that the lumber OF theaters
now in the circuit has been Increased
by thirty seven during the last few
days Home -oii was steady and
Staurton oil moved to new high for
the present movement.
Moderate activity was shown in the
mining section. Ophir silver which
recently was introduced to the list,
was in good demand. and consolidat-
ed Virginia, which also made it's debut
this week moved to a new high level
II was said that good ore was being
mined at the deep levels of the latt er
property.
Curb list. ....-.------,.-- ...-.--
500 Aetna EXP. fota GioA.
1900 Cosden OIL 1IasT1111
$500 Fed oil. 81 gay
loo Houston oil. 120G13n.
1900 Int Petroleum. 33% 134n.
5000 Metro. Petroleum. 2M 42s.
400 Mex. Pan, I7m1S.
500 Midwest Refg. 71617s
2.20o Victoria Oil. Ia az.
1000 Big Ledge. is n9-16.
5000 Boston and Montana, rs TT7.
1900 Mckinley Darragh. 6sG72
400 Nip. Mines. II T1l&.
700 Tono. Ext, 2ss 92A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
Fine Yacht Here.

vive-president Meekin. of Armour
and company was in the city yester-
day in his yacht which he has just re-
Gently purchased. He came up the
James river with his daughter in or
der that she might catch train re-
turning to college. The yacht is one
OF the finest ever seen In the James.
and still fiies tho British nag.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
Richmond Va. Sept II. 1919
To III. r. Fauntieroy. Administrator @,

To II. r. Fauntieroy. Administrator of
c. l. Fauntleroy:
Take notice that certain real estate
In Clay ward. in the city Of Richmond.
Va, charged on the land books in the
name OF &C l. Fauntleroy.- as No. ga.
80 feet n. W. Harrison and Chaffin:
WAS, on the 9Th day OF May, 1918, sold
for city taxes die thereon In said name
for the year OF 1917. and purchased by
the Tax Title Company of Richmond.
Said land may be redeemed by ap-
plying to the office of the Tax Title
Company of Richmond. Room 10. No. ~
North Ninth street. Richmond, Va,
within the time prescribed by law. and
you are further notified that II said
land Ia not redeemed within tho time
prescribed by law, the said purchaser
win apply for a deed
THE TAX TITLE COMPANY OF
RICHMOND,
by T. l. SIMMONS. Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
Big Real Eetate, Des1

Property located at ] l18s11c0 Eo{
Main street vas tranferrs1 ID cfnN
Gerry court yesterday Tom Nr1 Iek1
Stern to II. r.. and c. r., VIC. m
f. NJ. Miller, the consideration D9fM
ss1 400. The aggregate. stm ;involx
N the several transfers vrsts rday w
well over 100000. a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

The board of sinking fund commits
sieners ara in the market for state
bonds. For Riddieberger bonds tdus
lss2l. .sss1 and interest; for Centuries
(due 1897. SOU and interest offered.
Address ROOSEVELT PAGE. president
OF the board. Library Binding. Rich
mond. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
SEALED PROPOSALS.
OffYce of
Department OF Public Works.

October 3, 1919.
Sealed proposals will be received ut
this office until IL O'Clock, noon.
Thursday, October 9, 1919, for the pur-
pose OF grading Grove avenue from q
point $50 feet west OF Crenshaw ave-
nue. to Gttnour street Forms OF pro-
posals can be obtained on application.
A certified check for amount stated
C$feo1 on proposals must accompany
each bid As guaranty of execution of
contract The Director Of Public
Works reserves the right to reject any
and all bids
CHAS- r BOILING,
Director.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
RAILROAD and STEAMSHIP sCHlmgI|

Arrivals and Departures of Passeal
and Steamers Daily, unlcss OllftgN
shown} published only ~ anf0e1
ton and not guaranteed.
Daily except Sunday. Sunday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
CAdc&A Shaping Up.
YnA, AR.u~ka1 ~ AAA~ -

|. Tho John Marshall cadets arc
rapidly being put into shape for tho
unwilling of the jackson monument
on october II. Daily drills are being
held, and It is hoped the Krax rifles
may be replaced by Springfelds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

Commonwealth of Virginia.
ONCE of Auditor OF Public Accounts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

Police Count Receipts.
Police court collections for Sep
tember were $4,663.3s as against
s464730 for August.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

Phone your wants to The Virginian
classified advertising department
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
SALESMAN WANTED

Wanted Salcsmen--Side Line SMiesuncm
who arc calling on merchants In
small towns and country stores to
sell our new Ave gent punch boards
Big een.sn5ssions. Write for sales
men outfit today. state exact ter
ritory covered In nrst letter. EN-
PIRE MANUFACTURING CO. l2s
West Plume street, Norfolk. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03

Money 9 per cent t+t.@fs N III
Total sales for day, i4l6 500 sharrs.4-A ssss
Total sales for week, 5,9s2190 shares. aE9
Total sales bonds for day, ,$12.a95.efQa, air
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-03
WANTED.

WANTED.
Pfanoa, Furniture. Sewing Maehfacs,
household goods bought sold. ex-
changed. ANDERSONS Broad at
First.
Pay Highest Cash Prices Fer
antiques W. WASSERMAN. dealer in
antique furniture OF every d~scrac-
ton, sss North Seventh street RAn-
dolph 40.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28

Must Pay Tax On Homestead If You Profit by It's Sale
Automobile Road To Arizona Needs More Sign Posts

someone viii rescue IL for me The
Psychology OF the crowd IS an inter
esting thing. There are many strange
and humorous sides to IL There is
nothing more absorbing than sitting
and watching people. II takes a bit OF
Imagination, together with q sense OF
humor. but it is n great sport
r
The clttlemen's hats are off TO
fudge Jesus IL Cuen OF the federal
district court IN JuareZ for his order
20 have 1900 or 10000 hides stored
In that city. for he sees. as stockmen
do. that such property should be open
20 Inspection by the legal authorities. 20
said J- y Sauburns secretary Of the
Panhandle and Southwestern Stock
mems association. When cattlemen
appealed. in the legal way. 10 the
court named. judge Cuen at once. on
the proper showing, issued search war
rants and put inspectors on the job.
which Is now nearing completion The
Judge makes 10 known that the hum
hlest man or woman can come into his
court and be sure OF having his OF
her rights thoroughly Investigated
under due process Of law He makes
no eQuivocation In saying so boldly
and the stoclcmeu say they are finding
him a man who IS there to make good
by starting the wheels OF the law 70
operating when good cause IS shown
therefor"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28


-t-p--er VINO Wcs In town for q Few
oays-you generally realized that YOU
might nave 10 produce that customer
ana you rarely would take a chance
ana 90 short that customer that even
Wen anyway. YOU probably re-
member retrospectious as above
floating through your brain as your
GEAR friend Insisted on your buving
llat stOck-Nos ne had TO know right
--el-as % whether you would take
u or not-He couldn't wait til morn
my on see II seems someone else
not as good a friend Of his as Won
were wanted that stock and u YOU
didn't take it-he was in honor bound
20 let the other fellow have it-but
you were, or course, entitled TO the
Iirst chance-Xou had a couple Of high
balls By this time-Oh. how fine il
would be TO clean up $1,000 in q single
Tear-lg1 percent on your investment
~ ouldn't Isabelle be tickleI TO
death with such a profit-It would be
q shame 20 pass Up this chance on Ter
account as much as auything-She
mad worked 50 hard-How she had
plaLnec ana Planned 20 save from the
allowance you Ead given her-How
careful she was with ali her accounts
w Oullur you feel fine when YOU
came home that evening" and broke
the news 10 her-when the stock had
doubled In value-When you and your
dear thoughtful friend had one more
high BAN you had made Up your mind
After all you thought nothing
venture. nothing gained"-So YOU
took the thousand and arranged to
mail your check In the morning
You are a lucky boy. BillT-you can
hear your good friend sing out as he
started 10 leave-Tou remember.
probably. best of all. his SAYING lust
before he opened the swinging doors
--Bil, 7 can let you have 500 more
Of that stock-There is "a man who
hasn't called To- that much-and I
have decided 20 let you have that. too
oh, but you viii thank me for that
SINE OF these days, BiIl-Shcll I put
yOa down Tor that little additional
block well, anyway before you
realized it-you stood short $500 zeal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28

You have TO pay an income tax on
L a homestead. II you sell it FOR
more than It cost you" said J. a.
Carvel. internal revenue officer u
aave often been asked the question.
You take the original cost OF the
homestead, add the cost Of subsequent
improvements. and subtract from the
price you set for it. If you had the
property before March. 1913. YOU take
the established value Of the property
on that date as the cost price. Taxes
and interest are allowed each year
and are considered each year in de-
termining whether you should render
the property. consequently you are not
allowed 10 deduct the aggregate
amount Of interest and taxes paid
from year 10 year. in estimating
whether you have made profit when
YOU finally sell"
There should be more guide posts
or signs on the roads from Arizona TO
Fl Paso." said Il L. Southers. q min
ing man or Ray. Ariz- Il have just
come through by automobile and all
along The route, as / passed travellers
they would ask o. that was the way to
Arizona and I would ask them n I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28

7 money and long $500 in that BONANZA
ianu-Some good spread you thought
- \ rev months rolled by and ere
iong-you began TO inquire as TO how
your land company was getting along
Prospects seemed excellent for put
ting over big colonization scheme
one OF the officers had told you-a
year rolled by-but no material ad-
vance In that stock-Then YOU re-
member when that irrigation canal
oroAe-Of the hurried called meeting
OF the khOlders-0f the ueceE-
sary assessment that was made on ali
outstanding stock 70 pay the expenses
Of repairs
You remember the next meeting
that was called-to endeavor 20 raise
enough 20 pay the interest due on the
ounds-AnOther year rolled by-and
you decided that you might sell a part
OF your ldingE-Times were hard
and you needed some money-The
best BID You could draw was I5c on
the QOllar-Ihen, I am sure. YOU will
remember how you felt when YOU
found the amount OF commission that
the sale OF the stock netted your
frlend-and you were somewhat sur
prlsed, too. weren't you2-when YOU
found that your friends actual hold
ings were somewhat less than your
OWN fact there were several de-
Telopments that were hard TO under
stand
You also remember-now don't vou2
very wildly at that. too-that the
matter was a hard one 10 fully ex-
plain 20 belle-After another one
OF the star chamber sions-which
you had hoped would never happen
asain-y0u made Up your mind that IL
took a real optimist to fully realize
-somefimes- that IT Is A PRETTY
GOOD WORLD AFTER ALL
Claiborne Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Your Diet.

/ ARE you reducing2 here are some
/ n menus which wiz interest you
I They wiz give you enough strength
/ TO enable YOU 10 carry on your work
I 20 think clearly and 70 feel strong and
I we'll and .aey viii not add nesh-in
fact, you win lose flesh. because your
] body. needing the fat which these
+ menus DO not supply, viii eat up its
I own superfluous fat-and so you win
I come TO have the slim figure you de-
sire.
Dinner: Raw oysters. chicken. string
I beans. lettuce with dressing. and fruit
/ cup FOR dessert. clear coffee.
Lunch next day; Minced, leftover
chicken. toast. stewed fruit. tea with
! lemon
Dinner: Clam cocktail, lamb chops,
| apple and celery salad. coffee Lun' h
Boiled Goldfish. stewed celery, sliced
apples and prunes-
Dinner Broiled fish. turkey. brus-
sells sprouts. peach souffle, coffee
Lunch: Fish balls, macedoine OF Tege-
tables. grapefruit
Dinner: Sliced oranges, duck. sal
Z sifi. vegetable salad. pears Lunch:
Sweetbreads. artichokess vinaigrette,
stewed plums.
Dinner. Oysters, filet OF beef. spin
ach, fruit salad Lunch Cold beef
olives. radishes. baked apples.
OF course these are 5ust suggest
I ions. You may have a little bread
! with the meal preferably gluten bread
which contains a minimum o. starch
No butter. no sugar, no cream. II you
are very fat II you are only rifle
overweight. YOU may have a small
amount Of these. There are no fatteu-
ing meats In this diet, no cakes nor
piles nor sweets. for the fat woman
must 20 without most OF her beloved
desserts
Questions and Answers.
Blondy-Tou should weigh 126
pounds. To show off auburn hair, the
best colors are gray-blue and electric
blue, reseds green, gray beige. dark
brown, black. coral pink. Try a mix
ture q peroxide and ammonia, half
and half, for the freckles.
Trou5led-Why not have your hus-
! band get "a crude oil shampoo from his
barber every month or so-only, in
stead OF having the oil washed right
out, as BARRIERS want 90 do. let IL stay
IN over night and have the shampoo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
NEW TAX LAW ROUGH AND UNFAIR;
FAIR SYSTEM SHOULD BE DEVISED

ess thus far made the levy where the largest amounts
collected would affect the least number Of votes
Taxation should be far and light as possible There
-orId BE- no class robbery no holding up of the in
Re street who carries the payroll Just because he Is
lining mark
We shall have TO produce heavy revenue for long time
come If is lust announced from Washington that the
war debt alone not counting ordinary administration ex
penses viii cost the American people Sf2coooO00o year
for the next IS years Then congress should hasten to
cure commission Of experts to 60 clear to the bottom OF
this whole subject Of taxation and formulate scientific
Plan equabe and workable It should adopt the plan the
commission formulates and stick to it.
II congress viii do this, the Republican party
should do It and make it part Of their campaign plat
form
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
Little Interviews

was on the road 70 FL Paso. Il is o
wonder ] didn't get lost. some OF
these roads I Travelled over are better
than the regular automobile road and
people take other routes when the
sand gets bad. IN spots, on the auto
mobile road usually Travelled. There
are no signs between Rcde0 and Dem
ing. n H., nor in many places where
the road branches out OF Douglas.
Lots OF people go out OF the main
travelled road, and nearly every one
that i met was complaining OF the
anne trouble I had. the difficulty OF
finding the way TO FL Paso."
Have you ever noticed that when
@ high wind ls raging" said T. T.
Hapgood. a visitor from Los Angeles.
thar people viii invariably run in any
direction Now look at that woman.
she is pluuginE against the wind, az q
breakneck speed and ] bet YOU q hat
that her mission Is for nothing greater
than purchase OF hairpins or q spool
Of cotton. kiplinE was certainly cor
rect when he said. If cows and women
could only see themselves run. they
would never do it, But the running
is not confined 70 the women. Men
viii do II also In the wind: and n a
hat IS blown off, a dozen people VIII
dash madly into the street for Il; IL
my hat ever blows off I always stand
stock still. for ] am always sure that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
SOUBS.
By MARVIN LUTER HILL

DLATFORlls are 50 small, one can
/ scarcely blame a candidate for
tumbIinE of sometimes
Where did Wilson's rhetoric lose its
high quality. its perfect fl1lsh1-Over
seas
Only the nan who Is slippinE
backward will dwell upon the
subject OF what he used to do
To tell the truth one needs only TO
speak simply; but it takes q genius
70 plan and polish a fabrication SO ir
VIII get by
HOMET
we went 70 get the Germans and now
were sailing home
Sometimes 10 seems an awful dream
the things that I've been
through
I SIT on deck and watch the stars. and
watch the curling foam.
The shadow OF our mighty ship
and wonder II It's true.
For would often dream out there
when ] had time 20 dream
I'd see our cottage back At home.
the apple trees in bIoom-
The old dog doing TRANQUILITY. the
clear and Eurgling stream
With lily pads upon~its b-ink-and
then I'd hear the boom
or cannon Cod there = no sound
like cannon in the night
II calls TO every drop OF red that
beats in manly veins
Wed rush the beastly boches, and
fight and fight and fight. 90.
And the earth was Werter FAR with
blood than with the autumn rains
We're sailing home-but over there il
fields shell SCARED and wet
stand black. pathetic crosses point
ing mutely TO the SKY
When We forgive the Germzns-the
gang who hate Us yet
Twill be when we forget the boys
who went out there 10 die.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
Do YOU REMEMBER?

I ~ you t.ELE-lBER1-I have an
- IDEA you dot was a friend Of
Ours 7 think, who sold you that
o-k fin the land compauy-Tou re-
member his very approach. I will
agsr--5il1 hav got hold Of some
EiuS Eood for you be said--I real
have s0r something that you can
~ afford 10 pass uD-There IS not
--eh Of this stock left and j have ar
aE=d 10 save out thousand dollar
locs Ct f. for you-Eou simply. can't
7se-Ws have had experts appraise
re land and IT, IS one real bargain-I
an almost promise that your stock
il double in value IN single year"
Eou had faith in your friends judg-
ler--Eou naturally hated 70 pass Up
lo1 -l-ue-leL you couldn't help
.-- remember that thousand you lost
me BONANZA mine the year before
nd -nat thousand sou dropped-in q
IRE r1ing il cotton-lor so very
.HlE ag1-Isalella was a good sport
l right, but she had helped you save
nat money sou hlc-and IL wasn't
q very pleasant evening at home when
on told her that the mine zeal was a
-a-lurz-A1r vas it very pleasant
lldav afternoon when you mustered
% courage enough 20 tell her about
-le corr1u deal
you had g pretty good memory Of
these EWo occasions resDecriVely-
and EomeloT sou weren't particular
Dr. anxious for another session o. this
zracter-Iszbelie WAS one Individual
-lo when she discovered that there
we're times when you hadn't shown
me EuUutiou Of e. 1f-year-old kid
-ould tell you about it-She had
--le al her own. roO-Ir was re-
--arzz1lT mpress-ve-and you really
t-led 10 leave as few openings in your
-sLem Of defence as possible-for you
'11zw Isabelle and the trouble with
she situation was that Isabelle knew
-1u, too-NLeu you teleDhoned Up
from the office that you would cline
1--U town with a very large country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
COUNTY FNGINEFR RETURNS
FROM TRIP OVER MOUNTAINS

L A White, county engineer. has
returned from q trip over several o.
the county roads and reports that the
road from Anthony 10 Tobin. which is
now IN use every day for business
purposes can be greatly improved for
very small expenditure Should
this road be put IN q sit shape e would
create the long felt need OF a scenic
route near the city and across the
mountain range thus connecting las
Cruces and AlamoEordo, " NJ
Part OF the proposed improved road
IS In New Mexico and the county fund
cannot be used on the New Mexico
side OF the road. To IS hoped. how
ever. that from private sources the
this work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28

best time 20 do the transplanting. Gull
tivate often during the season.
The other way IS 10 plant the seeds
In the garden half an inch deep. using
one ounce TO 100 feet OF row. Plant
the seeds about two weeks later than
the sets are planted These grow very
slowly, and require lois OF work TO
keep them free OF weeds. They should
be thinned 70 about three inches
apart The thinned plants may be set
in other rows and handled like those
transplanted from the seed box With
good cultivation the plants viii Erow
into big onions by fall.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
Took Pistol To Bed;
Shot Himself In Leg

Columbus. O.. Feb. 2s.-CarI FOLEY.
age 81. thought he had be-ter go 70
bed with a revolver under his nii-
low, he being the manager OF a small
hotel in the suburbs OF Columbus. u
became entauElsd en- his pillow DIR
ing the o SHIT and was q scharEed- Fo-
ley IS in the hospital with q wound IN
his Les.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28

the next day. Probably the hair Is
not getting enough oil
Trixie-8lost likely the red hoss
comes from stomach trouble you
know the cure for that-dieL
Anxious-It won't hurt 70 Use lid
curriers' See answer 10 -Blondy" for
oolors. and wear green often to bring
out the green IN your eyes ] think
you can get all the books you want
from the library. which viii give you
all you want 70 know about the devel-
opment OF mind and body. without
naying a fancy price for the course
Powdered henna makes the best sham
poo; you needn't use it every shampoo
II you don't want TO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-28
The Victory Garden
THE SPRING ONION.

A SPRING without an onion would
n be as desolats as the old swim
ming hole without the boys. SAYS to-
days bulletin from the national war
garden commission OF washington.
II you haven't got a quart or two OF
onion sets for early planting. Just 90
TO the store and set them instanter.
Spring onions are not only a tonic. but
an aid 20 digestion and the system
Graves them when the weather begins
10 warm up. They are easily grown.
Just prepare the ground so well that
anything planted in It could not help
but grow.
Onions may be grown from either
sets or seeds, but sets are best be-
cause they are easier handled Use
bottom sets, those that were grown
last year from seed. a quart OF me-
dium size sets VIII plant about 100 feet
OF row. Plant them two or three inches
apart IN rows = or more Inches apart.
and give frequent shallow cultivation
They viii soon be large enough TO be
pulled FOR green onions Those not
pulled Tor green onions viii grow into
large bulbs By fall and may be stored
for winter a free garden book VIII
be sent 10 any reader Of The Fl Paso
Herald who writes 20 the National
War Garden Commission. Washington.
Enclose two cent stamp FOR postage.
Large onions may be grown from
seed II given special care There are
two ways 10 go about IL. says the bull
letln- One way is to SOW seeds in the
seed box, as are cabbage and toma-
toes and when the plants are half as
thick as a small lead pencil trans
plant them % the garden. ~ danger
from frost is about past With a pair
% o. q 81 "a 80
the top when the plants are lifted FOR
trausplantinE. Set them three inches
apart In the row, with the rows any
convenient distance apart Unless the
ground IS moist they must be watered.
Tn the evening after shower is the