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supporters. During the past week
there has been much campaigning and
today both parties" are claiming to be
in the lead in the number of votes
pledged Both declare that "it's all
over but the shouting"
The rivalry which is existing between
the supporters Of tho two tickets is
Of the good-natured sort Sentiment
among the members of the exchange
appears to be unanimous in favor OF
the election of James l. Parsons as
president. To insure this end both the
regulars and independents have
placed his name at the head of their
ticket. Several other names are to be
found on both tickets, especially in the
lists of candidates for election to the
directorate of the exchange. Among
these is that of Bruce s. Branson. chief
booster of the Boosters Club, an or
ganization composed Of members of the
exchange which had charge of the sue
cessful series of weekly luncheon meet
ings recently brought to a close. The
luncheon held Thursday at the Cont
mental Hotel was the last of the season.
but the plan Of holding these weekly
gatherings is to be resumed in the
fall, it is stated.
E. r. S. Embrey, the retiring presi-
dent, and Mr.. Welch, secretary of the
exchange. have arranged an elaborate
program of entertainment for Monday
nights meeting. 1t includes several
vocal and instrumental numbers and
monologues, it is stated.
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charge of the real estate department
of the company
Twenty-Five Years Experience,

charge OF the real estate department
OF the company.
Twenty-Five Years Experience.
William H. Walker has had twenty
nve years experience in the Washing
ton real estate field. He is a native
OF this city, and has always made his
home here. Mr.. Walker first engaged
In business with his father, r. w.
Walker. under the firm name of r. W.
Walker & Son. Since 1906 he has en-
gagged in business under his own name.
Mr. Walkers experience In the realty
business has been devoted largely to
the general field, but he also has han
died suburban properties in the vi
cinlty OF Brookland and Chevy Chase.
harry L. Rust Is a native Of West
moreland county. Va. He has been en-
gagged in general realty business
since 1887. and always has been a close
STUDENT OF real estate values. While
Mr.. Rust has not made a business of
real estate appraising, he is consid-
cred by his associates to be one of
the best informed as to real estate
values Of all the brokers Of Washington.
Charles W. Fairfax has been engaged
IN the real estate business in Wash
ington since September, 1890. For
some years he was associated with
David D. Stone. Since 1897 he has
been associated with Charles W. Stone,
ana mas operated under the firm name
OF Stone & Fairfax, Inc
Mr.. Fairfax's twenty-five years of
experience has been devoted to the
general realty business. He has had
considerable experience appraising prop
critics for insurance companies.
Two Ex-O@cio Members.
John L. Weaver and Harry K Boss,
president and secretary of the Real
Estate Brokers' Association. respec-
lively, are ex-officio members Of the
appraisal committee. Mr.. Weaver
started in the realty business in 1855
as junior member of the firm OF
real estate officer Of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. which posi-
tion he resigned in 1899 to become
senior member Of the firm of Weaver
Brothers. Mr.. Weaver has had years
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Small Error Costly.
From the Providence Tribune.

Title to the old Hoffman House and
Albemarle Hotel in New York was to
have passed April 10 to the Thompson
Starrett Company syndicate that
bought it in February, as the site for
a s6,0o0.000 skyscraper, but the deal
has been held up by a survey error in
volving 6x12 inches in the middle of
the plot between the two parcels.
When Francis S. Kinney bought the
property thirty-six years ago the sur
vey did not include the interior
silver Of land and consequently his
title did not cover it. When his estate
sold it to the syndicate. lawyers for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
which is to advance a 100000 build
ing loan, discovered the error and re-
jected the title. So did the title in
surance companies. But the law of ad-
verse possession gave the Kinney estate
full ownership, after twenty years of
undisputed occupation. and on this
basis. it is said. that the title will be
cleared soon, so that work on the
sixteen story mercantile structure may
proceed as planned.
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of experience In appraising Wasnlns-
Ton real estate. He has long been
Considered con an expert on realty values.
He has engaged in the general realty
business for the most part. but has spe-
cialized to some extent in the handling
of business properties.
Mr. Ross is president of the frm OF
Boss & Phelps. Inc. which was organ
lied in 1907. He has been engaged in
the realty business for sixteen years.
From 1902 to 1907 he served as sec
inc. and prior to that time he was
employed in the rent department of
the Arm of Stone & Fairfax. mo. Mr..
Boss has devoted his time to the gen
eral realty field. but has had wide
experience in the sale of Cleveland
park and other suburban properties.
He has been a witness for the govern
ment in a number of condemnation
nroceedinee
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SALES INVOLVE $9O,0OO|
Three Montgomery County, Md,
Farms Change Hands-Wash-
ingtonians Buyers.

Sales Of Montgomery county. Md.
farms involving a total of about $780,
900 recently have been consummated
j. ". Nicol of Alexandria. Va. has
purchased the Wade Magruder prop
erty near Rockville. known as Bal
nola. 1t contains 41J acres and is I'M
proved by modern-twelve-room dwell
ing, four tenant houses. two barns and
other buildings. The consideration was
$4,000 MIR. Nicol also bought all the
growing crops on the place and the
farming equipment. The sale was ne
gotiated by Leonard L. Nicholson OF
Rockville in connection with George
W. Summers of this city.
The farm of Herman c. Briggs. near
Gaithersburg, containing lS5 acres, has
been bought by Or. Frederick y.
Tschiffely of this city for considera-
tion of $4,000.
The farm of the late Thomas Riley
near Linden has been sold for total
consideration of s31,696.3S. J. w. Bean
Of this city bought l60 acres at s1I6
per acre, and Charles A Kram. also OF
Washington, acquired the remaining
forty-four acres at SlI per acre
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LOTS BRING $4,000.
Unimproved Property on Kenyon
Street Bought by w. S. Phillips.

A deed has been placed on record
transferring the ownership of eleven
lots on the north side of Kenyon street
between 18th street and Adams Mill
road from Charles H. Davidson to Will
liam S. Phillips. The lots provide a
total frontage of about 81 feet. The
consideration was about $4,000.
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ward with great interest to tho elec-
tion of officers at the annual meeting
OF the organization scheduled to be
held Monday night at the headquarters,
1920 New York avenue northwest
Two tickets" have been nominated
and each has a large number of ardent
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ONE MORE QUESTION

PA, may ask just one more ques-
tion?" :,
eyes, my son. Just one more"
"Well, then, pa, how is it that the
night falls, but it's the day that
breaks?"
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now york.-the trubbel with lots
of parunts is that they think if they
don't get bizzy picking out karears
for there childrun the kids will wind
up in the porehouse & espeshially is
that troo Of fathers
that was what was the matter with
mr.. willium brown all the time his
kids was growing up
mr.. brown is the father of two
promising sons & they all live in har-
lem with mr. brown but he is purity
prowd of them for all that
the other morning mr.. brown runs
akross mr. mitchell who is old friend
of the family which he hasent seen
for long time, probably it was sew
raj yeres, CESS by the way they
shook hands with eech other
how are you willium, mr.. mitchell
inkwired
am very well, replys mr.. brown,
how are your folks
they are doing finely mr.. mitchell
says, and what are your boys doing
now, they must be grown by this
time
yes they are getting along in yeres,
said mr.. brown. framed one of them
to be dockter, and the other to be
a lawyer
that is fine, said mr.. Mitchell, so
both are useful to have in the fam
bly,
well now, amt so sure of that,
mr.. brown replys, it looks more like
they was going to bust up the family
why, how do you make that out
it is this way, my wife was run into
by a streetcar last week, and henry,
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that is the doctor one, wants to cure
her rite away, & joseph, that is the
lawyer one, wants to keep her sick
for while so he can sue the railroad
company for damages,
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ToDAY's BELLRINoER

Congressman Claud Kitchin, the
new Democratic leader in the house,
told the other day of a darkey who
applied at the Kitchin home for work.
The cook asked him what he
could do.
''If yo' glib me some washin' l kin
TAX it home to nah wife" replied the
dusky applicant.
-O--(
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CAUGHT AFTER
LONG PURSUIT
SPHINX COUNTY MAN MUST AN.
SWER TO NUMBER OF OF
FENSES COMMITTED -FOUR
YEARS AGO.

Redfield, S. D.-After a pursuit ex-
tending over period OF four years
Earl York, a former resident OF this
county, has been taken into custody
and lodged in Jail in this CITY to an
swer to a variety of offenses. He
recently was located in Montana, and
officers from Redfield went to that
state and caused his arrest. He re-
sisted eXtradition, and the Sphinx,
county authorities We're compelled to
make a hard fight before they were
able to get him across the Montana
line into South Dakota. Among the
oifenses charged against him is that
he defrauded banks OF Redlield,
Rockham and Zell by dispcsing OF
and removing mortgaged property,
and securing money from the banks
by giving mortgages on property he
did not own. In addition to this
he is charged With a statutory Of
Tense. AS the result of his prelimi-
nary hearing following his return
from Montana he was held for trial
lin the state circuit court on the va
rions charges against him. Friends
in Montana are furnishing a bond
of $1,000, so he can be at liberty
pending his trial.
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ONE POINT YET
ON THE LEELANAW
UNITED sFATEs GOVERNMENT,
WANTS. TO KNOW IE CAP
TAIN WAS ALLOWED TO
DELIVER CARGO.

Washington. d. c. Captain Eu-
gene Delk of the American steamer
Leelanaw. sunk by the German sub
marine off Scotland. July 20, reports
from abroad that his crew was treat
ed with the utmost courtesy by their
German captors. They Travelled six
ty miles on the deck of the submarine
and were then sent into Kirkwall in
their own life boats.
Washington, ID. Information
on one polnt-whether the captain
of the American steamer Leelanaw
was requested to deliver out his con-
traband cargo or was willing TO do
so-was needed by the United States
before completing its note to Ger
many upon the destruction of neutral
commerce.
The Prussian treaty of 1928 pro-
'vided that ships in time of war could
not be detained if the contraband on
board was given up. Should it de-
yelop that the Leelanaw's skipper
was ready to surrender the contra
band the United States will present
the note describing the occurrence as
violating that treaty.
A dispatch today from the consul
general at London says that the
crew was given ample time to. leave
tha shin hafnral shaino. 6ra1ss .,r1.. 3gs1- =
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SAME WEAPONS
AS ON NAPOLEON
TYROLIlANS HURL GREAT BOJTL-
DllRS SIDE AVALANCIiES UP
ON THE ATTACKING ITAL-
lANS.

Innsbruck. T'yrol. Correspond
ence of The Associated Press. J.
While both Germans and Austrians
are fighting with 42-centimeter can
non, and with weapons that are the
last word in the art of the arms man
ufacturer, the Tyroleans who have
been drawn into the war by the en-
try of Italy find that the weapons
used in the Napoleonic, wars are still
effective. and are using them with
what is reported as a great success.
The old "weapons" are nothing
less than huge boulders which they
are rolling down. avalanche-wise, on
to the Italians as the latter attempt
tro-ltalian fronier. They are proving
quite as deadly as any shells have
done in this war.
The avalanche of rocks was first
used successfully in the battle OF
Belflore on June 14th The Austrian
forces consisted of gendarmerie and
ITyrolean sharp shooters. whose fore
fathers had fought a hundred years
ago in approximately the same place
| The third company OF the 7lst
italian infantry regiment began al
|,attack on Before, attempting tc
come up along the ravine of the Cims
Norre. Long before they were at the
top, however, the downpour of boul
ders began.
| Many of the Italians We're killed
at once, others were so severely
wounded that they were captured
Those who could scrambled to one
side Of the ravine Or the other, bu
! only TO become easy marks for thu
bullets of the Austrians.
Sergeant-major Reyrer of the gen
darmarie, who inaugurated the stone
avalanche plan, has been decorated
with the golden bravery medal. the
first OF its kind to be bestowed OF
the Italian front.
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RUSSIAN LINE HOLDS
THOUGH LUBLIN ROAD
is NEARLY CAPTURED

success without being able actually
TO achieve their goal. The fighting
on this latter front has been re-
newed with great intensity and the
Teutons claim to have improved
their position on the extreme right,
which is resting on the Bug river.
immediately west of Warsaw com
.paralive quiet prevails. 1t is along
the Lublin-Chelm railroad sector, or
in the Narew river region, that il
is believed the crisis will be reached
German Submarines Busy.
London, England. German sub
marines show no cessation i'm their
activity in the North Sea. The lat
est reports set forth that the Swedish
steamer Emma, and three Danish
schooners, the Maria, Neptunis and
Lena, have been sunk by them. The
crews Of these four vessels were land
cd at Blythe. In addition to British
lrawlers Iceni and Salacia were sunk
also i'm the North Sea. Their crews
were landed at Loewestoft.
Germans Gains at SoucheZ.
Berlin. Germany.-The German
war office issued a statement today.
declaring that northwest of Souchez,
the Silesian landslrnm last night
slormed the enemy trenches. taking
them from the French IT is also
stated that i'm the Vosges the Ger
mans recaptrred considerable ground
on the liugekopf
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Taken From French
Legation Despite Am
bassador's Protest.
-
ACT OF REVENGE
Executives Death Due to
Massacer of Political Pris-
oners in Their Cells.

Fort Au Prince. Haiti.-A mob or
infnriated Haitians today removed
Vlibrun Guillaume, president Of Hal.
ii, from the French legation, where
he took refuge yesterday. and shot
him to death in front Of the buiId.
ing.
This act of violence occurred i'm
mediately after the burial of $50 po-
litical prisoners who were massacred
in prison yesterday at the time Of
the revolutionary outbreak against
President Guillaume.
The mob was composed in large
part of relatives of the victims of this
Wholesale execution. The crowd in.
yaded the French legation and seized
Guillaume. M. Gerard, the French
ambassador to Haiti, protested vig-
orously, but he was powerless be-
fore the fury of the people. Gull
laume was dragged from the prOtec-
tion of the legation. Once in the,
street the crowd surged around him
with imprecations. He was promptly
shot to death. Even then, the an
ger of the people was not appeased.
The body of the president was later
tied to the end of a rope and dragged
through the streets of the city.
The people of Port Au Prince are
in a state of intense excitement and
further violence is feared.
The arrival of the United States
cruiser Washington, with Rear Ad-.
miral Caperton aboard, is expected at
any moment. The Washington has
been sent on north coast of Haiti
M. Gerard has been counting on the
coming of Washington to afford pro-
lection for the legation.s
Washington Due Today.
Washington, d. S.Rear Admiral
Benson. acting secretary of the navy,
received today brief cablegram
from Admiral Caperton, saying that
the Washington sailed at eight o.
clock last night. She should reach
Port An Prince about noon or early
this afternoon, Admiral Caperton
will use his discretion about land
ing marines and the handling of the
Situation
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keel while under way.
According to official lists, the iden-
titied dead now number 824.
Shop Touched Bottom
Mr.. Lynn, assistant harbor mas
ter, testified that he arrived just as
the Eastland was due to start. He
saw the dangerous list of the steam
ship and called the police and fire
department, returning to the wharf
to see passengers leaping from the
decks to the river.
81 believe said Mr.. Lynn, that
the ship was on the bottom, aft OF
amidship. If she lay on bank slop-
ing toward the middle of the river
and was being jammed down against
this bank, she would naturally tip
toward the river center. Ii the cap
tain tried for IL minutes to right
the boat without attempting to Off
those on board, there was negli-
gence."
Mr.. Lynn said that he saw many
members OF the crew leap off the
Eastland on the wharf side, while the
ship was careeninx.
Captain John II. O'Meara of the
tug Kenosha, which was hitched to
the Eastland to tow the ship out of
the river, testified that he did not
take hold of the Eastland until after
|7:25, several minutes after the ship
had begun to list, according TO other
witnesses. Even then he waited fo1.
word to go ahead and the captain OF
the Eastland was not working out
the stern, as was necessary to pro-
tect the screws. Captain O'Mara said
he finally got the word to go ahead,
but before the tow line was taut.
the Eastland listed dangerously and
he stopped, but the ship never right
ed itself. He had towed the East
/ land four times and she always list
led. he said.
Federal officers then submitted the
government inspection certificates,
including the latest one issued by
Robert Reid, July 2, 1915, at tna
request of Captain Petersen of the
Eastland that the carrying capacity
be increased.
This certificate allowed the East
land to take on 2,570 passengers, an
increase of 500 over previous per-
mits.
Captain Petersen Testifles.
Captain, Harry Pedersen, Of the
Eastland, was called as a witness byl
! the coroner's jury at a night session.
He testified that he had sailed.
among other ships, .the Northland.
which for a time piled between Chi
cago and Hamburg Germany, and
had been a master OF ships for 20
years.
The states attorney Interrupted to
Isay: sfS & s;ss7a
You made statementsin in my or
lfice. and l don't think YOU shonli
testify here as you may de indicted
| for manslaughter.' &
l y am willing to tell the trutsA
Issaid Captain Pedersen hnt q Il ~
lof counsel III, q capts i i Il S5sa
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diverted even by the grave affairs of
the political world in war time, there
comes the announcement that Miss
Violet, Asauith, daughter of the
premier, is to marry her fathers
private secretary, Mr.. Bonham- Car
ter.
The official bulletin" states the
fact in the following terms: "A mar
riage has been arranged and will
shortly take place between Maurice
Bonham-Carter and Violet, eldest
daughter of the prime minister
Miss As1uith is 2S years DID, Mr..
Bonham-Carter is 35. He has been
with Mr.. Asquith for eight years
and las made himself generally pop
lllaf with his employers friends and
associates. He is II graduate of OK
lord, where he distinguished himself
equally at cricket and in scholarship.
Miss Asqulth, who in physical APP
pearance bears a remarkable resem-
blance to her step-mother. has all
OF her fathers industry and energy.
On many occasions she has made
public speeches in various parts of
he countries. her subjects ranging
lroIm Home Rule to servants insur-
ance. She speaks very clearly and
with great facility and speaks most
|of the European languages we'll
Since the declaration of war she has
given up all her time to various
works of wartime charity. When her
brother Arthur was wounded
in the Dardanelles She i'm
Imediately went to Cairo to
nurse him. returning to her char
table work as soon as he was ont of
danger While in Egypt she organ
lied branch there of the Royal Ma
val Medical Information Bureau,
through which information regard
| ing wounded men can be sent home
10 relatives and friends in England
| Canada or Australia.
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AUSTRlANs AND ITALIANS
FIGHTING ABOVE THE CLOUDS

Geneva, Switzerland.- (Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press) -
Swiss soldiers and guides bring some
picturesque details of the fighting be-
tween Italy and Austria in the Alps
around Stelvio Pass. nine thousand
feet high, and the neighboring
heights overlooking the Nalteline
valley.
Stelvio Pass is an important back
door entrance into Italy. threatening
Milan. 1t was strongly fortified by
the Austrians and manned by Il large
body of mountain artillery. The
Italians have similarly fortified 9th
CT passes nearby, and there are daily
artillery dnels, while at night the
whole district is swept by search
lights. Swiss soldiers OH sentry du-
ty few miles away keep a constant
watch over the scene Near the point
where the Swiss, Italian and Austri-
an frontiers meet there are several
villages where the inhabitants all
speak a half dozen languages and di-
alects.
The principal pass was buried un-
der two feet of snow when the war
,sbegan between Austria and Italy, but
the Austrian Alpinists cleared a path
straight to the summit, and recently
fighting has been taking place above
the clouds, which cut off both sides
from view of their bases and sup
porting artillery below, SO that they
have to depend for orders and in
structions on the field telephone
The italian batteries on the lower
ridges obtained the exact range OF
the summit of the pass after a few
experiments, and they keep ~ a
continual cannonade, firing through
the clouds, of course without seeing
!, the result Of their shots.
The Ted Cross workers on both
sides experience the greatest Difficult
Ity in reaching the wounded at iso-
lated places in the upper ranges. Tho
nurses in this district must qualify
as skilled Alpinists.
Smugglers are making huge sums
through dealings in tobacco, matches
salt, and other articles whose export
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is forbidden by all three countries.
Most OF the smngglers are young wo-
men, who climb many thousand feet
into the passes with their little bum
dies OF goods. The soldiers seldom
insist on strict observance of the eN-
portation rule i'm the cases, and even
the officers buy their wares gladly.
Young Swiss women are able to sell
their five cent cigars at d profit of
ten to fifteen cents each, although
the price is scarcely eyorbitant when
il is considered that the young wo-
men must make trip of several
miles along the most perilons noun
tain roads and run the risk of being
shot as Il spy in order to reach her
market.