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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-01

senator smoot OF Utah tells us that
history tells us that with every re.
duction OF the letter rate OF postage
there has Immediately followed n
tremendous increase In the volume OF
business ana revenue. During the
first month on 80 there might pos
sibly be- "A slight falling OF In the rev.
enues under the proposed rate. but by
the end OF one year after It's inaugur-
alton ! feel certain that they would
total even more than under the old
rate. However, In considering the
proposed reduction We should Keep
In mind the enormous benefits that
are 10 be derived by every patron Of
the postal service.
II introduced bin proposing a
ona-cent rate ON local delivery letters
As yet the postal committee has not
been disposed 10 report IL a. the sen
ate for consideration. II the COM
mittee does not feel disposed 20 report
the bill as an independent measure.
hope 10 have sits provisions included
In the next regular postal appropria-
ton bin"
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-01
Bc-clgcd ny Petitions.

The postal committees have been
beHoigcd by petitions bearing million,
OF names and several hundred thou.
sand letters from individuals urginp
a rcadiustment OF postal rates with a
view or making possible onc-cent lot.
ter postage. A survey OF the situation
indicates that sufficient changes Will
be made In the various rates 60 permit
the granting of "A one-cent rate ON 10.
cal delivery letters Ia the next session
Of congress.
Chairman Moon Of the house postal
committee today said. n think the
committee viii take mp this second.
class mail matter az the next session
and press II to a conclusion at once.
While cannot speak for the com.
mittee. this IN my desire Ia the mat.
ter do not know what Kind OF a
bin We viii pasr. whether Il viii have
a zone feature attached 10 IL or not.
This view has been presented FREE
quently In past years. and sometimes
received favor and sometimes not. A.
tn what shape the legislation win be
In ! am not able Ia say. hut 1 ann sure
the committee will give Il the best
possible shave In the public interest. %
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-12-01

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
Offiee of City Engineer.
City Hall.
Richmond, Va. March Il, l


Richmond, Va. March Il, 1915.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until IL O'CLOCK, NOON.
MARCH 2s,. 1916. for work, and ma
terials from April |. 1915 TO April /.
1917.
Repair work of various kinds. Fur
nishing and delivering vitr!fied pipe.
Furnishing and delivering cast iron
frames and covers. Excavating and
reflling trenches paving and repay
ing over same. for tho different do
partments of the city. and trench work
done for certain corporations in the
streets and alleys. Furnishing and de-
livering stakes and hubs. Furnishing
and delivering cement and furnishing
and delivering feed provender. etc.
TO the city stables tSouth Richmond.
and stables at parks for period OF
three months only. +S
Specifications can be seen and forms
of proposals can be obtained on appii-
cation at this office. certified check,
made payable to the City Treasurer.
for a1nount stat ea.on~prepesai must ao-
company bid as guaranty OF execut-
Ing contract -sS rag ftr-1
The Administrative Board reserves
the right to- AfsARd- In whole or In part
and sto reject snyy and air proposals
-t. CHAs. H. BOILING,
-. 80 G'SsA% City Engineer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
SAGE TEA KEEPS
YOUR HAIR DARK
WHEN MINED WITH SULPHUR 1T
BRINGS BACK ITS LUSTRE
AND ABUNDANCE.

Gray hair however handsome, de-
notes advancing age. We all know the
advantages of a youthful appearances
Your hair is your charm. 1t makes
or mars the face. When 1t fades.
turns gray and looks dry. wispy and
scraggy. Just a few applications OF
Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances it,
appearance hundredfold.
Don't stay gray, Look youngi
Either prepare the tonic at home or
get from any drug store 50c-bottle
OF "Wyeths sage and sulphur Csm-
pound" Thousands OF folks recon-
mend this readyrto-use preparation.
because II darkens the hair beautifully
and removes dandruff, stops scalp
itching and falling hair; besides, no
one can possibly tell, as 1t darkens
so naturally and evenly. You moistsn
a sponge or soft brush with 1t. draw
ing this through the hair, taking one
small strand at time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two. its natural
color is restored apd 1t becomes thick.
glossy and lustrous. and you appear
years younger. ADV.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
Free Information

FOR the purpose of assisting readers
who are In the market for farm land.
either for q future home or as an In
vestuent, The Richmond Virginian
will place you In touch with reliable
dealers who have q reputation for do
inw business on the square"
The Richmond virginian has no
iands for sale. and this service is for
the sole purpose OF protecting Its read
ers, In so far ~ possible. from land
and development companies whose
operations are not strictly dependable.
/. This information IL yours for the
asking, and readers Of the virginian
are invited TO avail themselves OF this
FREE service. .
Fill out aud mali this coupon:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
SCHEDULES.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
praxnSHr Carrier of the south.

Premier carrier OF tae eouth'
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, MAIN
STREET STATION.
N R-Fcllowing schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed,
sac A M.-Daily local for Danville;
1880 A -Daily-Limited--F all
points South. Pullman buffet parlor
500 p. M-Except sunday-Local
for Chase CITY. Durham and interme-
diate stations
900 p. M.-Daily-For Danvtlle. Ar
lanta and birmingham, with Pullman
observation sleeping err
/ iII5 p. Nj --Daiiy-Limtted- all
points South, Pullman ready 300 p.
NJ YORK RIVER LINE.
AIS +. M--Datly-Local to West
BIO y. M-stea mer train. daily ex-
cept Sunday. for West Point and Bal
timore. No stop,
7,ss A N-Daiiy--Local to West
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
From the South: 1905 A. NJ, 500 A.
NJ, $50 r NJ and $50 p. NJ. daily:
$40 A. NJ. except Sunday.
From West Point; $40 A. NJ. Sis F.
NJ. daily, and s;45 A. M.-Steamer
train from Baltimore. daily except
MAGRUDER DENT. n. r. A.
so7 East Main Street. Phone Mad. a72,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
High Constable's
SALE!

will sell by public auction, on
Tuesday. the 2Sth day of March,
1915. 3 o'clock, P. NJ, at my store
house, No. 1905 East Franklin Street
the following property, to satisfy dis
tress warrants and executions in my
hands: Lot OF household. ONCE and
kitchen furniture, druggets, etc
Terms: Cash
w. II. WYATT. JR..
II, c., G. r.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Office OF
Administrative Board.

Office of -:---.-.
Administrative Board. -,
Room No. 305. City Hall.
Richmond, Va, March "a. 1916.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until FRIDAY. MARCH 81.
1915. at IL O'CLOCK. NOON, for. a
brass band, consisting of at least
twenty pieces, to render music In the
parks of the city OF Richmond. and
al such other places as may be desig-
mated by the board, for a period of
ten weeks. commencing June Is. 1915,
six concerts q week.
The Administrative Board reserves
the right to reject any and ali pro-
posals.
w w DUNFOED.
Clerk Administrative Board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
Find n Soldier In a Well.

been disclosed by a little girl. who. on
peering down into an old dry thirty
foot well on the Eastbourne golf links.
saw q soldier imprisoned there. The
soldier on being rescued could walk.
but could give no account OF him.
self, not even his name He had
about a weeks growth OF beard and
was covered with mud. He must have
lived many days on the water trickling
down the side of his cell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
FARMS FOR SALE.
o-Acre Tract, One and Half

SALT Water. Three Miles From City,
excellent shell road: SIS acres; oyster
shore: most celebrated fishing
grounds In Chesapeake Bay; modern
bungalow; living rooms l7x23: six
bedrooms; porches enclosed with re-
movable glass; perfect water supply;
two baths gas plant, hot water heat:
water In outbuildings; 20e-foot pier.
garage, stable. overseer's house,
young orchard. berries. asparagus.
saAA4nxraphs. ZIMMERMANN d 90.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO MORE OH.
M .s.o0 p. NJ, 400 NJ
FoR LYECHBgRG~ AND THE W EST;
1918 A. NJ, 1850 A. NJ, 300 P. NJ,
ss:25 p N. Local to Crswe, 1885 P. h.
Arrive Richmond fsom Norfolk "l1:4a
A. Al. .6:35 p. NJ, $500. p M, all 80 p
NJ From the West: ssis A. NJ, "s:87
A. NJ. x2.lo' P. NJ. s1:%o p. M, ear
r NJ. 's;o0 r, NJ.
W. b REvILL w. C. SAUNDERS
r. r. M, Roanoke. q. p. A.. Roanoke
c. Il BOSL Ely. D. P, A.. Richmond Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
sEABoARD ARR Jrrw HALLWAY.

sEABoARB ARR J.TNSs rArLwAS.
The Progressive Railway of the south.
South bound train scheduled to leave
Richmond daily, 9:a5 A. NJ. Local to
Norlina; 1870 p. NJ. steepers and
coaches Atlanta. Birmingham. jack
sohville; 6;a5 p. NJ, coaches and sleep
ers to Jacksonville; 1870 P, NJ, Florida
Limited: 12:45 A. III, siee pers. At
lanta, Birmingham, Jacksonville. Tam
pa, and coaches Jacksonville.
North bound trains scheduled TO ar.
rive In Richmond daily 4:2o A. M. 7;2s
A. NJ, $40 A. III. Local $50 A. M 5:27
+. NJ
Effective at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

Buy OIL Stock in Producing Company.
Special low price for new drilling
campaign, put down Is wells. Com
pany has % producing wells Paid
two dividends. Write free informa-
ton. AMALGAMATED OIL CO,
1104 Colcord Bldg. Oklahoma. Okla.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
NOTICE

VIRGINIA CHEMICAL co.
Office OF Treasurer
ftchmorc.- V a. March IS, tste-
Dividend No 50.
The board OF directors have this day
declared a dividend OF two dollars (S2)
per share. the same being quarterly
dividend No. 81, on the preferred
stock of this COMPANY, payable April
Is. 1915, when checks viii be mailed to
I'll preferred stockholders of record
at the close OF business on March ii.
1915.
s. w. TRANERS,
Treasurer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Schedule effective January 2. 1918.
nunersedinsx schedule OF April IA 1914.
Schedule cubject to change without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
SCHEDULES.

CHESAPEAKE b OHIO RY.
Gin, L'v!ns q West $500 .. s1I:oo o.
Main Line Local sS a.. II p. x5:15 D.
James River Line $1,000 g. x51s D.
n. News, NIX. Old PIT. ss>a. sfa m. 81 p.
Newport News Local s7ls a.. $500 p.
Trains arrive from Nix. "i1:So a.,
'2;4s p. $50 p n News 1855 a. %
D. From West $40 a. ss:4o p. 1855
a.. xl:Io r., 700 p- daily from Char
tottesville except Sunday from Thur
nond. Jas. Riv. xs:ss a., s7I5 ..
sDaily. xExcapt Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

why slave For Othersf BE Your Own
boss. Responsible man wanted to
operate vending machines under
our cooperative plan. Small capital;
part time: large profits; particulars
free. CHIC MINT GUM CO. Will
mington, Del
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
LEGAL NOTICE.


VIRGINIA: IN THE HUSTINGS COURT
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
MARCH IL, 1916.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
OLD COINS.

OLD COINS.
OLD Coins wanted!--HiTl Pay 81 Fer
1853 quarters and $500 for 1859 half
without arrows; So for 1904 dollar
proof We buy all rare coins to 1912,
cents. nickels. dimes. etc, to dollars,
and old bills, Cash premiums paid,
Get our large Coin Circular for &C
MISMATIC BANK. Dept IS. Fort
Worth. Tex. o.. 800: -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
WOOD AND COAL.

IL Pays to Buy From Man That Has
made a study or wood to burn eigh-
teen winters and seventeen summers.
Perfectly dry oak and pine slabs at
s275 per half-cord. large oak knots.
at s275 per half-cord. All coal
burns free. Special prices. on half
and uuarter-to ton lots at LONGS, 1906
West Broad.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

Investors Opportunity TO Invest $40 to
81, 900 in going, conservative. hnan-
cIal corporation. yielding good divi-
dends. with unlimited possibilities.
For particulars address JOSEPH
SCHUBERT, s11T North Avenue. Mil
waukee, Wis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
WANTED.

Wanted to Rent by TouRE Couple,
furnished or unfinished housekeen-
ing apartment of three rooms and
bath. Must have electric lights;
prefer West End. In reply state rent
A-25, care virginian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

Wanted. three more salesmen---ours
is straight commission proposition
that pays big profits to real sales
men. Can you sell complete line Of
standardized goods fOF " hich there
is consent demsnd9 Your terri
tory is protected and the business
YOU prod ucs is yours. Our offer is
different u ~ based on A division
or profits. THE TROPICAL PAINT
AND OIL co. Cleveland. O.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
FOR RENT.

For Rents Acres Land, 4-ROom Cot
tage miles from city on Ashland
car line. IS per month. SAML E.
DUGGINS, care Zimmerman Co,
Phone Ran. 90, IS North Seventh
Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

FINE OPPoRTvNTT FOR SorN3
MAN BROWNS. THE OLDEST
SADDLE AND HARNESS BUSINESS
FOR SALE. 6o7 EAST MAIN
STREET,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

Absolutely Beat Quality IN All Kinds
coal and wood. Prompt service.
LYME & HARRIS. INC, Fifteenth
and Dock Streets. Randolph 4s7s.
We give 8 H Green Trading
StampA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Machines For Every Requirement sf
prices from s?2.50 up. cash or easy
payments Rent, SO month; 8 months,
$3.50. Three months rent applied
on purchase Every machine Rem
fngton. guaranteed. REMINGTON
TYPEWRITER COMPANY, 6l0 East
Main Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

statesmen.

Statesmen sideline-Make Big Money
selling our new &c art picture knife
punch boards. Big commission.
Write for excIusi territory. Ad-
dress DAN QTALLS SPECIALITY
co, Box 4I5, Knoxville, Tenn.
Salesman TO Sell Established Line of
paints, roofing, chemicals. disinfee-
tants and specialties. 10 consumers,
factories warehouses. farmers. ken-
eral stores etc. $50 to SI00 weekly.
VORTEX MFG, co, Cleveland. ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

SEALED PROPOSALS.

baggage sI.imitsd. -4Week days only
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28

And the Commandant begins to re-
eat It: Wen get themr wall get
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

For snie--TvvO Lots. Is Feet Each, on
west side Boulevard. between Cary
and Beverly, two lots west side
Colonial Avenue, between Cary and
Beverly. Easy terms, Communi-
cate with owner A N BOSHER.
GAINESVILLE. King william County. Va.
The sun., 1916-12-29
WELLS FARGO CUTS
100000 MELON
Extra Cash Dividend Of 33 1-3
Per Cent. in Addition to
the Usual Distribution.

A melon Of $4,000 900 on $4,000 900
worth Of stock WAS cut Yesterday by
directors Of the Wells Fargo Express
Company with the announcement Of an
extra cash dividend q t33.33 a share In
addition to the regular s%emi-annual divi-
dend of So. The distribution In to be
made on January 30 to stockholders VI
record January 4.
The disbursement. which has been Ions
expected In the financial district. Ii the
result OF a tremendously prosperous year
the company has enjoyed. both from the
atandpoint Of increased returns from
trafic and from the standpoint OF in
creased valuation Of investments.
The balance sheet M of June 30
showed a surplus OF 3Io.lsb.sS3. The
company at hat time owned e2+,s77, O6a
in Investment securities. It's income
from investments In the preceding seven
years Was ts,91a,s7<. or nearly $1,000.
900 In excess Of the sum required for
payment Of the extra dividend declared
yesterday.
The extra distribution is the nrs, since
December. 1909. when one OF the larGes,
melons ever cut by a corporation wal
announced. That distribution WAS OF
200 per cent. In cash. and II carried with
II rights TO subscribe to 4l6. 900. 900 oi
new stock at par. since July. 1914. thu
stock has been on as per cent. basis
having been reduced from the 10 pei
cent. basis at that time.
The company announces that II hai
eofnpletely retired from the banking
ousiness.
The sun., 1916-12-29
DOCS BIRTHDAY PARTY
GUESTS GET SURPRISE
They Bring Puppy Biscuits for
Barney and Find It's
Masters Affair.

Severa, dozen friends Of August c.
Anger who had received invitations 10
celebrate the second birthday anniver-
sary Of his Irish terrier Barney went 10
his home In Flushing yesterday. They
ca rried bundles Of dog collars. blankets.
SWEATERS, cartons of biscuit n Other
gifts appropriate for such n party.
Mr.. Anger. once a manufacturer of
z~weiback. noodles. waters and mataohs,
now grand CHIEF OF the Order Of Dom
kers. greeted his suests with enthusiasm.
Having helped them remove their coats
ana rubbers and piled their tributes In
the hall he said:
MY good friends, II In indeed an
honor to have you assemble at my
humble home or the occasion OF my
f~fty-seventh birthday"
Ralph Folks. Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works for Manhattan. all the
other visitors looked shocked.
II wpnted to have you here" Mr..
Anger Resumed. but fearing that you
might feel called upon to bring me e
pensive presents when Christmas has
been 20 exactlne I toll yoi-I admit it
that II was all because of Rarney's an.
piversary. lie actually was born on the
day ] WIS 55."
Nobody could be angry with MIR
Anger after that and a pleasant time
was had by all.
The sun., 1916-12-29
SOUTHERN COMBINE
SEEKS MORE PORK


sentative Sparkman uses the Little
Mahatee River a. q pretext for eN-
tracing 5000 from the Treasury and
to help along It's m Of 41.SSs
tons OF logs and sand. For Jackson
vile Representative Sears. VINO gets
$4,000 In the pending public buildings
bill. Is down for $4,000. This is for
tho biggest project. It In based on a
commerce Of 3.3ss.4as tons. Of which
logs form q ArGe part.
The State Of North Carolina, Claude
Kitchin's state. II the present plans of
the pork" hunters 20 through, viii net
S1.130.000 OF pork" In the bill. OF this
$1,000 900 cold will 70 into the Beaufort
Canal project. for which s2.s0o.000 has
been appropriated. Commerce on thk
canal has fallen away 10 per cent. dur
Ing the last two years. yet tho work goes
merrily on. II has S1.S5l tons Of com
msrce after the logs have been deducted.
OF the $4,000. 900 on hand out 81 the last
appropriation. S23s.0o0 will be needed for
engineering. supervision and administra-
ton expenses alone.
Appropriations n DseAgeps. {.
The engineers have greatly pleased
the Representatives and made friends OF
them for life by recommending that
$154.5oo Of the money that Is to be taken
out Of the Treasury be used 10 purchase
800 acres Of land as a dumping ground
and right Of way. This would he at the
rate Of almost $40 an acre. though land
originally sells round there at $40 ar
acre. In spite OF ex-senator Burton's
denunciation Of this project some years
Z a. "chimera n . waste Of public
funds" the dredgers are to be made
happy with new appropriations and the
North Carolina Representatives hailed ~
b~enefactou.
Then there are Northeast and Black
rivers, for which Representative Hood
has secured $1,000. with an a%ppropria-
ton already standing Of S2S9,75O. II
has n Of $4,000 tons, two
thirds Of which Is timber and fertilizer.
After spending the s2ss.75O the army
engineers in charge Of h work reported
that tbey had been successful In secur-
Ing a .derth oN one inch at the head OF
Other North Carolina rivers have not
been overlooked. among them the Soup
pernonG. the Pamlico. the Tar and Con.
tcntnia Creek. New York state gets
just eight items In the bill "a II stands
Mt present: Port Chester gets S23,0 900,
Peekshili $500, Great Sodus t2i,5 500,
Little Sodus ! 1000. Eastchester Si1.-
BOO. the Ambrose Channel sto.0 600. the
Hudson River channel s2io.500 and the
Harlem River e250.00o.
II tho bill goes through In It's present
shape nearly $4,000 900 Of the $40. 0O0.-
600 appropriated for existing projects
will be spread over the Southern States
In income taxes alone the Northern
States pay S11 to every 81 paid by the
people Of Dixie Land. Consequently In
tapping the rivers and harbors pork
barrel for the second time In one Con-
gress the statesmen OF the South con.
trolling t~hirty-one Of the thirty-two i'm.
p0rtant committees In the House car
feel reasonably sure that the pork will
come cheap so far as their own constit.
uents are concerned.
The sun., 1916-12-29
TENANTS IN BRONX
STRIKE FOR HEAT
Want Hot Water, Too, II
Landlord Expects
Rent.
AGENT Is ARRESTED
Warm Enough When Angry
Occupants Of Apart
ments Meet.
IS ARRESTED

There's something new In The Bronx--
n tenants strike. The dwellers In Ave
apartment houses-12O famiiies-have
agreed that they will pay no more rent
until they get hot water enough and
steam enough ~("snoush" being unde-
hncd). and rot even then unless q 81
per month raise In rents. scheduled to
begin on January !. is cancelled.
Reporters who went last night to 1873
wilkins avenue and tried TO wedge into
= meeting Of the strikers in the small
nat Of Mrs. Lillian Paft did not test h
water, hut the air was anything but
chilly. II was explained "a the crafty
janitur had heard about the meeting
and had crammed a whole years coal
supply into his hungry furnace.
The great strike became public yes
tsrday because Mrs. Max Fisher. 1t2s
wilkins avenue. top foor right. had
summoned the janitor and agent Of the
building. A. Paper. to the Morrisania
court. She swore that Paper struck
| her and then bit her arm when abe
sided with her husband In q protest
against insufficient heat. The MaEis-
trats found Paper guilty and put him
under a $500 bond to insure his future
good conduct.
The strike afflicted house are
1910 and 1412 wilkins avenue n ssS
Jennings street. owned by the Jennings
Realty Company. and 1913 and
1879 wilkins avenue. owned by Gruen-
stein 4 Mayer. These frms have ad-
Joining offices In gao Grand street.
Al the meeting last night some de-
| tails Of the rebellion escaped from the
babel. II was said that the rental for
top floor fats was raised In November
from $3.50 to S17 and other rentals In
proportion. and that another increase
| Of 81 . month was announced for New
Years. in addition to which the tenants
would have to supply their own window
shades. heretofore supplied by the land
lords. As. according to the tenants,
the temperature Of the water and steam
has not Gons up with the rental the
strike was decided upon.
The ent is all paid to January I,
the tenants say. What they purpose "a
do now II to chip s. apiece into a fund
to be Used by the Tenants League. Inc.
OF 75 Delaney street In Its efforts to get
from the owners a written agreement
not 10 raise the rental and to turn on
the heat. Agents OF the league will
hold the money "as evidence OF good
faith and that We are not rent beat.
srs." and whenever they certify that
the conditions have been met each con
tributor's % will be paid to the land
lords a. part Of the rent.
1t was said In Mrs. PATS Nat las
night tina at a meeting in a synagogue
In Prospect avenue on the previous eve