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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
REALTY MOVEMENT
EXPERIENCES LULL
Decline Of Thirty Sales From
Last Week.
BROKERS PREDICT BOO
Fify-nine COnVsyances Made Of
Suburban Property.

Real estate trading experienced .
luil during the second week Of Nay
while the brokers recovered from the
unprecedented activity Of the opening
days OF the month. Inquiries con-
tinued brisk, and the dealers are look
ing forward to record breaking
business later in the month They
predict that when the total OF the
months trading IL computed It Will
be found 10 have outclassed the pre-
ceding months of 1917.
A decline of nearly thirty sales 70
shown from the business Of the open
ing week Of May. During the past
six days the brokers, completed 126
transactions, In which was involved
the transfer Of 200 lots and parcels Of
real estate. Monday was the busiest
day Of the week, with twenty-six sales
to its credit, followed closely By FRI
days showing Of twenty-five deals.
There were twenty-three trades effect
ed on the half-holiday Of Saturday,
while twenty sales were reported on
Wednesday. There were seventeen
deals concluded on Tuesday and AZ
teen on Thursday.
Suburban Lure Continues.
The lure of the outlying suburbs
continued to exercise its infusnce on
the market, and kept this section in
the lead Of the weeks trading with
nfty-nine parcels conveyed The
northwest section was in second place
with forty-five lots transferred. There
were thirty-nine lots changing own
ers IN the near-urban district, twenty
four in the southeast, and twenty-five
in the southwest The northeast sec
tion made the poorest showing, with
only eleven lots sold
The Windsor apartments, on Z
street northwest, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, figured in the
weeks transfers. 7. Franklin
Schneider took title to the property
by deed from Henry =. Woodward
and other trustees The price II not
stated In the deed.
Residence properties changing own
ers during the week included 1T32 Q
street northwest, bought BY Mar
garet 7. Crowley, for $3.50: 1880
Seventeenth street, purchased by Wal
ter N. Wyville. for q nominal congid-
Grafton, and oil r street northwest.
sold to Patrick ]. Jordan, at q price
not stated.
The loan business OF the week was
well abcNe the average. The exact
figures In the loans OF the past six
days were $744,0o5.O7. This sum was
borrowed on the security OF 231 lots
at an average. interest rate OF SIS
per cent
Straight loans constituted the bulk
of the weeks business with an aggre-
gate OF S64S. S10.07. The building
associations advanced to members
sec, 1850. The sum OF all the notes
given for deferred purchase money
was S33,S45.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
Scheduled for Tomorrow.

Lecture, The Call Of the Hour" by Prof.
Walter H. Bundy, of Honolulu Naval
Academy New Masonic Temple, D. m.
Eleventh anniversary Of Gospel Mission,
Ninth Street Christian Church, II a. M;
Mission Hail, IA John Marshall place, !
D. m, and evening session, Petworth NJ. T.
Church, 7:I0 o'clock.
Address, ''rhs Great Masters Of Art and
Living" by C. Mason Rsmey, Studio Hall,
l2ls Connecticut avenue, Sis D. m.
Opening of a New Thought Conference
Rauscher's, 4 .. m.
Annual meeting, Baltimore conference.
Wonan's Missionary Society, Mt. Pleas
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, II a.
m, p. m. and p. m.
Memorial Service, Kit Carson Post, No, z.
Grand Army Of the Republic, G. A. r.
Hail, d. m.
Dedication of Y. n. C. A. building, Fort
Myer. p. m.
Debating contest, Washington Y. NJ II. A.
w. Richmond Y. N. II. A, I330 Tenth
street northwest, p. m.
Lecture, Food and Efficiency" by DR.. Cora
Smith King, before Liberal Religious Union,
All Souls Church. Fourteenth and Z
streets northwest, 6 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
GEN. COCKTAILS JOINS
BIG ENGINEERING FIRM
Connection Won't Interfere With
Work on Billion Dollar Fleet.

MAJ. Gen George W. Cocktails who
Is In charge Of the Govsrnments ship
building program, has becoms . mem
Der Of q noted New York nrm Of en-
ginesrs according to an announces
ment from the metropolis. The gen.
sral is now In New York. having
gone there TO see his son on for
Europe.
Announcement Of his connection
with the irm created some surprise
IN Washington Shipping Board odi-
cials say, however, that It win not in-
terfere with the generals work for
the Government in pressing the ship
building program
The announcement a. made IN New
York, said:
George W. Cocktails announces his
association with Messrs. Charles c.
Jameson, Robert c. Graham. George
H. Houston, John G. Jay, Jr- and
George n. Wells, construction engf-
neers, No. 40 Wall street, New York.
The name of the company win be
Jameson, Houston & Jay,
Inc"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
Interesting Events Of Importance
Scheduled for Today.

Dedication Of new building. American Red
Cross
Business sessions. morning and afternoon,
Baltimore Conference Of woman's Mission
airy Society, At Mt. Pleasant n. Z. Church
Concert by U. s. Marine Band. Potomac Park,
p. m.
League, 1855 Rhode Island avenue north
Benent performance, The Alien" Truxton
Theater, Florida avenue and North Capitol
street, for lexington W. C. T. L.. lao and
$50 p. m.
Address by William II. Taft, University Club,
auspices Yale Alumni Association, p. M.
Final meeting committee shad bake, WASH
ington Board Of Trade, s p. m.
Lecture, From Verdun 70 the Moselie,p by
Edward b. Clark, Home Club, D. m.
Celebration. National Society Scions Of Co
lonial Cavaliers, 2iS r street northwest, s
y. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits
were issued today:
Frank Z. Altemus, to build two stores
at 216O-2I62 California street
northwest. Architect, Julius Wenig;
builders. Martin & Brown esti-
mated cost, $4,000.
Boss & Phelps, to builc garage in
rear OF 1904 Lowell street north
west; estimated cost, $3.50.
James H. Bietz. to build garage in
rear Of 623 Irving street north
west; estimated cost $50.
Effie NJ Holcombe. to build garage IN
rear OF 2127 Bancroft street; esti-
mated cost, $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
WALL ST. MARKET
BEAR RAIDERS FOLLOW UP
DULL TRADING
New York Exchange Opens and
Closes IEresular-Railroads Sag,
st. Paul Losing More Than Two
PoInts-steeIs Slightly OF In
Early Hours.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE stock
market opened Irregular today. Steels
were slightly off. U. s.. Steel opening
at 1854, off Il, and Crucible off y
at 621s. Rails were firm opening up
= at 23S, Southern Railway q at
pan, and Southern Pacific y at SOB.
Indnstrials were fractionally off.
Bearish interests which took ad-
vantage of dizziness that followed the
opening caused declines in number
of stocks, railroads suffering the most
st Paul lost 2A points and Reading
IL. The close was irregular.
Today's Quotations.
Today's quotations were:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
NEWS AT ANAcoSTlA
Participation in Confederate Re-
union Parade Being Considered.

TaEhStPahioU IN SoufeooEaNo Nv
union Parade Being Considered.
A special meeting OF the Anacostia
Citizens Association viii be held May
a. when a decision viii be reached as
to whether this suburb wiz place a dele
cation In the civic section Of the Con-
federate reunion parade on June 7. VII
liam J. Latimer Is chairman Of COM
mittee considering the matter. At this
meeting applications for membership in
the Home Defense League also win be
presented.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Ger
man Orphan Asylum met Thursday aft
ernoon. Reports were made Of work ac-
complished during the past month
The inmates Of the Government Hospi-
tai for the Insane were given an enter
tainment In Hitchcock Hail last night
A request win be made Of the Authori-
ties that street lights be placed on the
south side OF W street, between Four
tenth and Sixteenth street
The Friendly League met yesterday
at the home Of Mrs Warren ToIson. In
High street The league Is interested In
making this suburb one Of the most
beautiful In the District
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Simpson en-
tertained at ave hundred at their home
In Maple View avenue last evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
Given By Groups.

Given by Groups.
Through W. w. Bowie Fourth re.
port. in all S1,7226oD, s2s7. as follows:
S6oo-H. J. Burbage, r z. Lanham,
F. Howard, G. H. Ball, J. V. Wyatt, E,
v. Curtain, A. T. Gray, w. A Duvall,
z. Lawler, ]. r. Minor, F. z. James,
S. N. Kidwell, w. H. Speaks, NJ L.
Breckenridge, W. D. Lucas, Guy Mere.
dith, A. Prettyman, c. d. Thompson,
r. z. Rose, w. T. Anderson, F. Rich,
]. s. Lindsey, Thomas Smith, E C.
Whitaker, ]. z. Harding.
SI2O0-E. f. Wood, c. r Phillips.
C. NJ Wood, J. Z. Green, Frank P.
Holmes, W. F. Phillips.
5000. W. Kidwell, Leon Arnold.
$500. W. Meredith, F. S. Hayden,
6. A Compton, Howard S Abbott, H.
A. Hopkins, Walter G. Knowlton, J.
C. Payne, A. L. Garrett
$1,000. II. Wolf & Co.
SLOW. T. Mayhugh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
Amusementa Today.

Belaseo-.'to.ooo Leagues Under the Sea-"
2:i5 and So .. m.
New Observation-Disclosures, .. N and
.. m.
Poli's-Nsw Poll Players In Camilla" 1:u
and 6:l5 D. m.
B. T. Ksith's-vaudeviiIs. and s:ls D. n.
Gayety-Burissque, 2;i5 and Sis p. m
II p. m.
strand-Photoplays II n m to II .. m.
II a. m to II .. N.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
NEWS AT EVANSVILLE
"Mothers' Day" To Be Celebrated
In Churches Of County.

t.Mothers' Day" viii be celebrated
with special programs tomorrow in
all the churches and Sunday schools
in Prince Georges county. District No.
? OF the Prince Georges County Sunday
School Association, comprising the
schools in Riverdale, Hyattsville,
Bladensburg, Brentwood and Mt. Rain
Ter. Is making a special effort to pro
cure a large attendance, and has mail
ed several hundred letters inclosing
attendance pledge cards The school
OF the First Baptist Church, Prof. J.
B. S. Norton, superintendent, will have
special exercises and music. At the
First Presbyterian Church the Sunday
school, Ernest A Burslem, superin-
tendent, has arranged q special pro-
gram The pastor, the Rev. John w.
Slack, has arranged a special musical
program for the II o'clock service,
and he will preach on the topic, "Our
Mothers" At T:45 in the evening he
will preach on "A Mothers Oppor-
tunity." At the RiverdaIe Presbyter-
ian Church, the pastor, the Rev. A. W.
Hand, will preach q sermon to par
ents tomorrow morning. The Sunday
school will devote the morning to
Mothers Day exercises.
The rural route from the Hyatts-
vile postofhce, serving part Of Chill
ium and Evansville district, will be
discontinued next Wednesday, the pa
irons on the route being served from
- -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
ropAYs SALES.

American Telephone and Telegraph,
com, AIS, $20O9100.
o. Capital Traction, 1000.
Washington Gas, 25q73.
Union Trust, 109120A.
Washington Loan and Trust, 100
249.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
NEWS AT ROCKVILLE
Funeral Services for Richard
White. ST.. Held Today.

Funeral services for Richard T.
White, ST., former member OF the
board Of county public school com
missioners, who died Thursday at his
home near Buck Lodge, were held at
10 o'clock this morning at the family
residence, the Rev. C. Il. Burke, pas
tor of the Baptist Church at Barnes
Vile, officiating. The interment was
in Monocacy Cemetery, at Beallsvtlle.
The county board OF education has
accepted the designations OF Misses
Alice Holm and Marjorie Barnes as
assistant teachers at the schools at
Woodside and Gaithersburg, respect
lively, and has granted to Miss Eliza
beth LauNmann. assistant teacher at
Glen Echo, an indefinite leave OF alb
sence. The board also has appointed
the following trustees for the public
school at Bethesda, who Will serve
one, two, and three years, respective
ly: Charles s. Becker, Mrs. J. Z.
Bright, and Ellis Fuller.
The annual report Of ]. Abby Hen
derson. police magistrate for this
county, shows that during the year
ended April 80 he collected 1,T16.53
in fines and costs, and that his fees
and expenses amounted to $I24.16,
leaving a balance OF $i.O2I.OS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
HAPPENINGS In The
CAPITALS SUBURBS
Alexandra Home Guard COmpan-
les Effect Organization.

ALEXANDRIA, May 12.--Perman-
emit organization OF Companies a and
B OF the Alexandria Home Guards
was effected at q meeting held in the
arnory last night. There were about
one hundred men present. The OFF,
GERS OF Company A are: Samuel L.
Monroe, captain; ]. Johnston Green.
first lieutenant, and C. w. Wattles,
second lieutenant. The company will
meet for drills on the first and third
Wednesday evenings OF each month.
Company B will have the following
officers: Thomas b. Robinson, cap
tain: II. Noel Garner, first lieutenant,
and Grafton c. Trenary, second lieu
tenant. This company will drill on
the first and third Tuesday evenings
OF each month. Major Albert Bryan
will command the two companies,
with Richard NJ. Green as adjutant.
"The Perils of the Middle Ages
will be the topic OF the Rev. A. Il.
Spielman's sermon at Trinity Metho-
dist Church tomorrow morning at II
o'clock. In the evening he will speak
on 1.-THE Failure OF the Brook
A special program has been ar
ranged for tomorrow evening ct thu
Methodist Episcopal Church South IN
observance of Mothers Dav." The
service will begin at o'clock.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison will speak
on Christian Stewardship" ct the
Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. and at the
evening service on THE Crown OF
Womanhood."
ATTORNEYS Jaraaa r and H b. Cation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
USE BOOZE FUND FOR BONDS.

CHICAGO-The Legal Club viii
eschew wines and liquors at its annual
banquet May 3. and use the money TO
buy war bonds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
RED CROSS FUND
REACHES $l57,O68
BeIated and Unexpected
Subscriptions Swell Amount.
$4,000 MORE IN SIGHT
District Ambulance Corps to Get
$32,500; JOfre $4,000.

The total reached today by the Dis
trict Red Cross war service fund was
,167, 06s.e1.
This was made possible by. unlock
ed for subscriptions which came In
at the eleventh hour. according to
the daily report of Henry B. F. Mac
farIand, chairman Of the finance COM
mittee of the District chapter.
OF the above amount, 1880 has
been appropriated for the District
ambulance corps unit, for hospital
supplies and for dependents OF Dis
trict guardsmen, and $4,000 will be
handed to Marshal Joffre next week
for the war Orphans Of France
Chairman Mcfarland announced to-
day that the remainder Of the sum
thus far raised Is available now to
meet requests for funds that have
come to the national organization
from agents at home and abroad.
More Than 10000 Coming.
Announcement was made at meet
ing of the Washington Rotary Club
that additional subscriptions Of more
than $4,000 would be sent to the
finance committee within few days.
Several large personal subscriptions
will be made during the last days Of
the campaign, Chairman Mcfarland
said.
THE celebration OF mothers week
by gifts in honor OF mother Is ex-
pected to produce q large amount"
said Mr.. Mcfarland.
Headquarters OF the special moth.
ers' week committee will be opened
Monday morning at 1908 + street
northwest, with Miss Frances Moore
in charge. She and her associates
will receive visitors every day and
evening until Saturday. Each con
tributor will be given a souvenir.
Nineteen paintings by Washington
artists will be exhibited and sold.
ADDED To the Fund.
Subscriptions received today In
clude:
Mrs. Alexander Mackay-Smith.$ $4,000
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

SI.0O To HnrDerA Ferry, Sis. Martins
burg, $50. Berkeley Springs, 500. Cumoer-
land and return. Baltimore ONO rom
Wilmington. SIS =. m. Sunday, Nay nth.
Returning same day.-Advt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12
Today's Calendar
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Maryland. fair, continued cool to-
night and Sunday; probably frost to-
night In mountain districts; moderate
northwest to north winds
FOR the District Of Columbia, fair, con-
unued cool tonight and Sunday; mod
crate northwest to north winds.
For Virginia, fair. continued cool to-
night and Sunday; possibly light frost
tonight In west portion; moderate north
west winds.
Middle Atlantic States: Cool weather
the hrst part Of the week will be fol-
lowed by rising temperature Tuesday
and Wednesday. and considerably
warmer weather thereafter to the end
OF the week The weather during the
week will be generally fair except that
local rains are probable about Thurs
day.
Low pressure prevails over tho entire
north Atlantic ocean with hIKh pressure
70 the westward as far as the Rocky
Mountains, with the result that cool
weather continues over this entire area,
with more frosts In the upper Lake re-
gion and portions Of the central val
leys. The weather was also more or less
unsettled east OF the Mississippi river
and in Texas, with quite general, al
though mostly light. rains West Of the
Rocky Mountains pressure L. moderately
low with nearly normal temperatures,
but with quite general rains over the
middle and northern districts
Fair and continued cool weather will
prevail tonight and Sunday east Of the
mississippi river, with frost probably
tonight In the lake region. the upper
Ohlo Valley. and the Interior Of the
Middle Atlantic States.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be moderate
TO fresh north and northwest; on the
south Atlantic coast moderate northwest
ana north; on the east gulf coast gentle
to moderate north and northeast
Steamers departing today for European
ports win have fresh winds and partly
CLOUDY weather to the Grand Banks.
HIGH TIDES Low TlDEa
E;eo ?. m; HEIGHT q So p. N; hsiEht o.
SUN AND NOON TABLES.
sun rose l;ss q. m. Moon sets 1o.@ O. n
sun sets TAO y. m
Light automobile lamps at 7:to D. m.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Observations At United States weather Blu
reAu sthdons, taken At 4. m. today, seventy.
nfth meridian time:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

Attorneys James r. and II. B. Cation
and DouG6s Stuart, as representa-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

Richard Wright led in the voting
contest for Uncle Sam In the schools
OF the city yesterday, with 274 Nor
man Lawler came second. with 1877.
Rose Murphy received the highest
number Of ballots cast BY the girls
for Miss Columbia having $50. Doro-
thy Steele ran second, with I'll. The
contest will close this afternoon A
large float, on which Uncle Sam and
Miss Columbia will ride, will be q
prominent feature OF the pageant next
Friday. for which ! 500 pupils Of the
city schools are making great prepar-
atoms.
r W. Stancil, OF Washington, will
preach at the Christian Mission, 1915
King street, tomorrow afternoon at
$50, on The Influence OF An Ideal
Church"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

The May term OF the corporation
court will convene Monday at IL
o'clock, with Judge Louis c. Barley
presiding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

Mrs. Baker, wife of Secretary Of
War Baker, will sing at the benefit
performance to be given for the Red
Cross In the Richmond Theater here
next Thursday evening.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-05-12

tives Of the estate OF Matilda E. AE-
new. yesterday fled suit In the cir
cult court of this city against the Ma
rine Railway and Coal Company and
others for the purpose Of setting aside
& mortgage TO secure 100000 bonds
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-01
SENATE MUST AGAIN
 PASS THE ARMY BILL
Effort Will Be Made to Clear Up Legislative Tangle-AnOther Attempt to Attack Amend mentS Threatened.

Washington, April 30.-The army draft bill, passed Saturday by Con- gress, will be taken up again tomor- row in the Senate and an effort made to clear up at once the legislative tangle which is delaying reference of the measure to conference.
 It will be necessary for the Senate to pass the bill again, and although there is little doubt that it will go through ultimately in the form in which the Senate approved it Satur- day, 81 to 8, Senator La Toilette and others may attempt to attach amend ments. The volunteer authorization and other proposed changes can be offered again, reOpening wide field for debate
 Chairman Chamberlain of the mili- tary committee secured a recess to- night until Il o'clock tomorrow, an hour ahead of the usual meeting time and will try to put the bill through tomorrow if possible He made an effort to get it up today but failed because several senators declared it easily could wait day or two.
 President Wilson and Secretary Baker today took up differences be- tween the Senate and House bills. The conferees adjusting differences between the two houses will be in formed as result of where the ad- ministration stands on disputed points.
 The age limits of 21 to 27, fixed in the Senate bill, are preferred by the administration since they more nearly approximate the desire for the war department for age limits of from 19 to 9 years The limits from 21 to 40 fixed by the House bill are unsatis- factory to the administration.
 A date for the registration of those liable for service will not be formally fixed by the president until the bill has been perfected in both houses.
 Until that time no campaign will be undertaken to recreit the regular army and the national guard up to full war strength.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-01
VIVIANI AND WILSON
 IN WAR CONFERENCE
Head of French Mission Spends Hour at White HOuse-Un- derstOOd Needs of France Laid Before President.

Washington, April 30-Preliminary exchanges of views having been com pleted, members of Frances war mis- sion and representatives of the Unit ed States today began detailed con- ferences to solve the infinite number of difficult problems related to Amer ican cooperation in the war.
 All day long conferences were in progress. The most important was one at the White House between President Wilson and Rene Viviana, head of the mission. No information regarding the nature of the talk, which lasted an hour, was made pub lie, but it was understood to have been a general discussion of the needs of France and the part the United States can best play in helping the sister republic in the struggle against the Germans.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-01
ADMINISTRATION FOOD
 BILL INTO CONGRESS
Bills Designed to Stimulate Pro- ductiOn, Prevent HOarding- Do Not Control Prices-S25,- 000,000 For Work.

Washington, April 30.-The ad- ministration's food control legislation was introduced today in both houses .of Congress.
 In the House, Chairman Lever of the agriculture committee offered a bill to give the department of agri- culture direct supervision of food pro- duction and distribution. The pro- gramme was put before the Senate in a resolution by Senator Gore, chair man of the Senate committee.
 The measures proposed do not cover price-fxing or control of grain entering into the manufacture of liquor Both these subjects will be dealt with in measures to be drawn later.
 Twenty-Five million dollars is asked for the department of agrieulture's use in administering the programme The legislation calls for an immediate survey of the country's food resources and confers power on the department to prevent speculation and price ma nipulation. It would provide for equitable distribution and would sus- pend the law prohibiting the mixing of flour. It would establish and en- force standards for agricultural pro- ducts and for fertilizers.