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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

so4s. box. ..,....,,... ora ? %
Fancy Ferdellfs. 3so's box 506 5 90
Extra fancy Verdellis.
3so's. box. -............ 9 5oa 50
Choice Messinas. 360's, box a 5 90
APPLES.
Fancy Summer apples. bbi He9 50
Choice Summer apples. hbl 00T 50
ORANGES.
California. per box. .... 761 4 so
Grape fruit, per box 90. 003 90
southern peaches, crate. 2 001 : So
Bananas, hands, per
bunch Northumberland 500 / rs
Green peppers. per ham,
per ....... ....,...... o09 50
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Gin. Lou'vie 4 West. s1:s0P. I'll 100 p
Main Line Local. ss:3oA., t5:l5 p
James River Line. s1o:00A,. te:1sp
~. News. NIX. Old Pit, 1900 A.. 400 p,
Newport News. Local '7:40 A.. 's:1s p
Trains a'v FIN Mix. '11:4o A.. $40 p.
N. News. 1885 A.. ss.e5 p. From West.
1880 A. 's;45 P. 1880 A, s7:5o p,
James River. ts:25 A.. f5:l0 P. 7:i0
p. NJ. Sundays only.
Daily. Except Sunday.
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Norfolk and Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
>FOR NORFOLK. "s:35 A. NJ. $500 A,
NJ. 300 p. NJ. z3:45 P. NJ. x4:oo p. NJ
FOR LYNCHBURo AND THE WEST:
's;25 A NJ. $3.50 A. NJ. 1900 p NJ.
1855 P. M. Local to Crewe. ss:3s p, NJ.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk. s1l:&0
A. NJ, '6;35 P. Nj. 1900 p. NJ From
the West: 's;15 A. NJ. $40 A. NJ,
Ix2:10 P. NJ. z1.5o P. NJ. 'e:17 p. NJ.
800 P. NJ
'Daily. xDat1y except Sunday. zSunday
w B. DEVILL. W. C. SAUNDERS.
?. T. n. Roanoke. Q. F. A.. Roanoke.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Mary. Mary no longer contrary.
Has made a home garden grow
With turnips and beans to feed the
marines
And the soldiers and sailors you
know.
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, Washington. ID. c.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago. Ill. August ttie-Re-
ceipts, 2.ooo: market steady to higher
Reeves, Ss15d$14.so; cows and heifers
s46oRsl2so: stockers and feeders,
sef0mss25. calves. $1,000 $500.
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SCHEDULES.
Seaboard Air Line Rwy. Co.
.The Provocative Railway OF the

SOuth.
Trains leave daily 9 A. NJ. NorIina
local: 1880 P NJ. sleepers. Atlanta
and jacksonville: s:35 F. NJ. sleep
ers. Jacksonville. St Petersburg: 1919
A. NJ. sleepers. Atlanta. Birmingham
Jacksonville. Tampa and Miami Trains
arrive 3 80 A. NJ. 1852 A. NJ. $40 p. NJ
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Mrs sadleigh has given m s,sb,r~

Mrs, Sadleigh has given I'D siehin~
At the cost of the food she's heen
buying. -
For she's got EN- all beat
On the good things to eat
Since she's taken to canning and
drying.
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission. Washington,
D. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Winchester. Va, Aug. ls.--Early N.
Yawson. twenty-six years old. farm
or Of Greene county. Va, 10 dead OF
infantile paralysis. His was the Sec
ond death of an adult in that county
during the present epidemic. New
cases are reported in Shenandoah and
Rockingham counties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

Said Miss Gladys Clarissa McTanner
I've abandoned my player pianner.
Art Is all very good
But II won't supply food
so I'm playing my tunes on my can
ner."
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, Washington,
D. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
Republican Convention August Is.

Pulaski. Va Aug l8.--The Re-
publican county convention Will be
held on August rs to elect delegates
to the state convention, which meets
in Roanoke on the 30th.
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Richmond & Chesapeake Bay
Railway COMPANY,

Schedule effective January 2. 1918
superseding schedule of April Il, 1914
Schedule subject to change without
notice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

A charming young bud named Marie
Wrote to Mrs. Won Stuyvesant Lea:
I'm begging your pardon
But I'm working my garden
And can't get away for your tea.
From National Emergency Food
Garden Commission, Washington.
D. C..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
Richmond, Fredericksburg { Potomac R. R

Richmond Washington Local. Leave
$50 Pm. week days: s4.1s PM. Sun
days; Ar. s11.2S AM. daily. Fredericks-
burg Accom-. week days. Nv. e4.l5 PM;
Ar. $3.50 AM. Ashland Accom-, week
days. Lv. s7.25 AM. $50 PM; Ar. So 80
AM, 5.42 Pm.
Afioa u sMain ST. eta
.o r. sn ID 81 Sta s.oppins at Elha sEoA Sta
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RICHMOND FhIfT MARKET.

wholesale quotations furnished by the
e'a'ock Fruit and Produce Co.
1872 East Cary street Mad,-
ison sis
Richmond Va. Aug. ~, 1877
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
Leave
A Nhland


''Sundsy only. 'paily except Sun
day. Baggage.
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Richmond and Petersburg
Electric Railway

Baggage. sLimIted. tweek DAYS onl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19
CURB QUOTATIONS.
ftTurnished by w. w. Easterday & Co.

Richmond, Va, Aug. Is. 1917.
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
fFrom Caskte &, Durch q Co.1
Richmond. Va. Aug IS, 1917.
State Securities.

Nor. Ry and Light Co as zs
Va r.. and p, Co. pfa, mo 90
Va r and = CO. rntn loo 4.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18
1loo Reward, 1loo

pleased 70 learn that there 10 At least
o0o dreaded disease that science has
bosa able 70 cure In all Its stages. and
that 70 catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
requires constitutional treatment.
aud acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
Surfaces 81 the system thereby Dc.
giving The patient strength BY building
turs IN doing ~ work. The propris.
tors have % much faith In the curative
they o1ss 0ns Hundred Dollars for any
case that Il fails to cure. Send for list
ASGfss: ]. J. CHENEY = CO.. Toledo
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

<1hpee who live along the Aof.
fat road were surprised and
somewhat COMPOUNDED Tuesday
nursing 70 80 IN automobile
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

= Senator Wesley Staley, Mayor
Russell and ]. F. White called on
Mr.. Hid Of the Tfamway. Wed.
nesday ia reference to the COM
fort station which the Commun.
ity club has had In mind 20 long
and were somewhat disappointed
to learn that the Tcamway com
pany does not anticipate such an
improvement 1t this time. but
has ordered . waiting station
on the same style - the one at
College avenue. except that it
will be much larger. A wind.
break and shelter 10 all we can
hope for at this time, but Mr..
Hid said he might consider
something more substantial in
the distant future.
Chas. McFadden has been
laid up a few days with a severe
attack Of neuralgia.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

The October meeting Of the
Arvada Parent Teachers Associ.
alton was held in the First grade
room Wednesday afternoon. A
good attendance Of mothers was
present. The Second grade chill.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

CaaA Whssjsf Who = eonAned
= ~ hoase With Z hepksn Thigh
jejnG b getting along - well -
seuA y expsctea.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18
D. F. CAHILL.
''The Grocer"
Phone Arvada 4

Bazaar and Supper.
Remember Dec. 9Th is the date
for the Methodist Ladies' Aid
Bazaar and Supper. Fur.
ther announcement later.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

sliding along down the track.
Bob Swadlsy saw It and thought
somsbody must have . terrible
jag" On to Be running down
The track at such . terrific
speed. He watched, however.
with . great deal Of interest
until be discovered It to be sure
N sntomobile. but On . some
what enlarged seals. The occu.
pants Of The caf were the pay
master and his clerks. The ma.
chine 10 equipped with iron
whesls with hanges the same -
, railroad car. but Il propelled
the same - . regular touring
car. Il
Thsre 10 some high steppin up
On the Hackberry ranch since
Mr.. and Ars. w. ]. Pope dis.
covered that they are now Ia the
Grsndpa and grandma class.
A Ane baby boy was born at the
Pope home to their daughter
nrs. Gwen Lewis and her hus.
band, Saturday morning. As
soon - the mother and babe are
able to travel they will join Mr..
Lewis on their ranch near Craig.
CAPT. Fowler. who for the past
year has been living At Clayborn.
Maryland. arrived home Tuesday
and 10 stopping At the Oxford in
Denver. He came out Wednes.
day to visiting his old.time
friend E. w. VanVoorhis. They
used to be fellow worknen and
have good times talking over the
Old dayi. Capt. Fowler Is q wri.
ter Of some renown and q very
interesting gentleman.
The October meeting Of the
Arvada Parent Teachers Associ.
alton was held in the First grade
ronsn W>d~>nd~,, q $<~.o~~. A
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

Is your name On our honor rolf
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

nags viii b . Halloween
seeial q No Il sehed house on
Wednesday evening, Oseo6er 81.
You aro cordially invited.
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drsn sang q very pleasing little
song and gave a cunning little
exercise from their regular work. |
Everyone enjoyed both selections
especially because they were 81.
ven without special preparation.
Mr.. Parsons Of Fairmount school
Of Denver gave q talk on every.
day doing as a part in education"
and it was q plain. practical talk
which brought to mind many lit
tie things that should not be ov.
erlooked,
Thos. Russell has been com
planning Of an attack Of neural
gia in the side of his face the
past week. However he not neg.
lected his work as foreman of
the C.&S, section crew.
The Cemetery aid. will meet at
the Arvada Dry Goods store on
next Monday afternoon at 2:30
to plan for the annual election"
dinner. Everyone interested Il
invited to be present.
Some Of Roy Pierce's friends
have heard from him somewhere
in France, since September 22d
He recites . thrilling submarine
encounter between q destroyer
convoy with his fhip and an at
lacking diver. which he claims
was run down and sunk by a
bomb from ta,s destroyer.
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Local Lore.
We want YOU sor . reader.

w WV AVO Az - SVOo4s
Nd j. Is AeAwamb was not
- wsll Nesday. but seems bet-
" q this writing.
CaaA Whee3st WHO = confined
= ~ heane With Z hroken thigh
jajnE b getting along - well -
eou0 y expscted.
nage viii b . Halloween
seeial q No Il seheel house on
Wednesday evening, Oseober 81.
You aro cordially invited.
Bryan o>ajey d Ia New York
WitA q Aviation sqadron. hsv.
~ peeeed . mast rigid esamina-
~ With very high average.
John C. Vivian last week was
appointed food administrator for
Js6esson county BY T. B.
0esarss. fedseal food commits
Giouer. It 10 the duty Of Mr..
Wviso to organise . campaign
tee enfollmsnt Of every family
h u eosnty - . member Of
IL food administration during
~ week Of October %.
Golden CIobo.
n Parent. Teachers will give
. u o. Wednesday afternoon. 2
to/1o q The home Of Nrs Rich.
asd Ruseell On West lot St. An
inAksstin9 program has been ".
raneed. Everyone come out and
81 asquaintsd with the teacher
who has your child under their
1hoss who live along the Nof
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

MD HIN SeAwaanb was not
- Ven Tsesday. but seems bet.
" q this writing.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

Harry Plattner has installed an
Oxygen gas welding plant in his
garage and is now equipped for
doing oil kinds of welding Of cast
iron breakages. Those needing
this kind of repairing have al.
ways had to 60 to Denyer to get
It done. Otto Flader. who il ~
expert In this class Of work, in.
stalled the plant and will conduct
the work until some Of Mr.. Plat
ner's employees become proficient
in handling it. The new add
ton to the garage equipment
will come in particularly handy
10 making repairs to automobiles
and it makes the plant quite COM
plete fer al kinds Of repairs to
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1917-10-18

Bryan otaley d Ia New York
wltA q Aviation sqadron. hsv.
~ peoeed . mast rigid eeamina-
t3ou With very high average.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
G.. DECKER FRENCH
SETS GOLF RECORD

Sioux City. iowa June &c. Deck
or French of Davenport set q Hew rec
ord for the lower balf OF the Country
club course here and finished meaa4lst
Of the qualifying round IL the Iowa
state golf tourney ycsredaE afternoon.
He made the lower half in 81. His total
for the course being 1852
Arthur Bartlett OF ottumwa was sec
ond with 1853 and Rudy" h1epper.
Sioux City. third with I54 for tae -@
holes. Harry Nesting. Des NcI0es
placed fourth with 1865. and Robert Me
kee, Des Moines. NTH with ITO. Thirty
two contestants remain.
The team championship was woa ay
Cedar Rapids with total Of 634 SIcaE
City was second with one more stroke
The Hyperion club Of Des Molnes was
third with 702.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
-EN|E-L LSe0-ILTInN-
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
-E-E..--.. - !. - 60

Three-Ere League,
Peoria, g Rock Island. T.
Moline, B. Quincy. e
Alton, is. Bloomington s.
Rockford So, Hannibal 3-3
National League
st. Louis 6-6, Chicago. SIS
New York do; Philadelphia. SIS
Boston. G--7. Brooklyn, SIS.
Cincinnati Is Pittsburgh. 5.
American League.
Detroit. 9-2. Chicago. 2-#
Washington. 3 Boston. 2
New York = Philadelphia. s.
Cleveland. Sc: ST. Louis, %
American Association,
Kansas City, 6 Indianapolis, e.
Milwaukee. .. Toledo, j.
Minneapolis T. Columbus, 2
LoulsTllle-St Paul open date
Central League
South Bend. O. Evansville. o.
Springfield, s Grand Rapids. e.
Guskekon, a Dayton. Q.
Fort Richmond. rain
Western League.
ST. Joseph. T; Wichita. g.
Denver +; Joplin, 8.
Sioux City, S Des I0iues. 2.
0maha-Linc0ln rain.
southern Association.
Little Rock. 5; Chattanooga. 4.
Nashville. 81; Memphis. 5.
New Orleans. = Mobile. l.
ingbam-Atlanta rain
Central Association.
Dubuque, 5-4s La Crosse, 2-3.
Cedar Rapids. g. Clinton. T.
Mason City. ?; Waterloo. s.
HDft Dodge, a. AarshaIItown. IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
YANK DAVIS HIT
IN NINTH INNING
BEATSADMEN3-2
Singing 0uffielder Lams Triple In
Final Session, Scoring Gray
With Winning Rum.
GAME AIRTICHT ALL THE WAY
Quincy Gets Early Lead, But PIows
Knot C0unt in Third Glass
Hard LHck Gent.
Especial to The Arsus.}

Quincy, Ill. June 27-A mighty
three-cushton biH by Yauk Davis Ia
the ninth inning settled yesterday
dispute in favor Of the Pillow Boys. the
score being 3 TO .. Preston Gray was
on first base having gotten taare
through the kindness OF Fred Glass.
and Preston had the distinction OF
scoring the winning run for hls team
/ Preston, by the way. conducted him
self like a real pitcher yesterday
After the first inning he unfeItered
flock Of smoking hop balls that made
the Admen woozy2 and nary a run was
scored off his delivery In subsequent
rounds Quincy counted twice while
the y0ungster was getting up steam.
and had his mates failed TO deliver
GRAY would have had another defeat
chaIked up against him. The PLow
Boys scored enc run each in the sec
ngd and third innings. and then Il was
question OF which pitcher would
crack first Fortunately for Moline If
was Glass, and that sounds reason
able enough Davis did the cracking.
as before related.
Ovid Nicholson who smeared hin-
self with glory by getting four hits in
four times at bat. was the gink who
started the duinEs with "a single to
right Never followed with a single
To center. NcCaba sent long is 10
Pettigrew. scoring Nicholson Meyer
was forced ar second on Beattys
gr0under Graham was safe on John
Whites error Dowley doubled TO
center, scoring Beatty. J. %essler was
out, } White to TarIetou.
Falk Scores First Run.
It was none other than George Dob
bins who drove In M0liue's first run,
registering Ray Falk who had singled
to open the second frame After Falk
came Frank White, Iiuping as result
of being hiJ on the shoulder by
pitched ball D0bbins poked q ground
err through Dowuev and Ray scored.
Hornburg whipped. J White hll TO
EessIer, who doubled Dobbins AT sec
ond.
Pettigrew, TarIeton and FaIk did
the maneuvering that produced the
tying run for Moline ia the third
After Gray had struck out. Davis bin
gIed TO left and stole second. Petit
grew hit 20 Glass. who threw to third.
resulting in Davis being trapped be-
tween bases Tarleton hit to center.
putting Petty on third and FaIk's hit
TO right scored Ned Frank White
flied cut to NcCabe
GRAY walked in the ninth after John
White was out Davis rripled. scoring
Gray Petugrew ana Tarleton flied
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
ONTR0I.

Learn 10 control thy temper Let
this truth be present TO thee In t1e
excitement OF anger that 10 Be mo.-
ed By passion is not manly. but thai
miIdness and geutleness, as they are
more agreeable 10 human nature. SO
also are they more manly. for. IN the
same degree Ia which a man m!nd is
nearer to freedom from all passion, IN
the same degree also is il nearer 10
strength Marcus ARtoninua.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

Philadelphia Pa June y. Chief
Turner TIE 81. Paul Indian batter.
handed Larry Williams, Quaker CITY
Light heavy weight. q Iacing in the
Tlndup at the National 81 Turner
was outwsighed, bus his reach ana
speed more than offset the handicap.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
LEWIN q NEITEn CHAMP-

Ia|T|0- ONO june ZI-Ta1 Lewis
of England, was awarded the dacis-
ion oyer Jack Brltt0n Of New York. at
the end Of their z0-rouud fight Monday
and with the decision went the claim
to the welterReight championship If
the world for watch The men we're
HghtInE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

INT09 base 0TI-Ta"-7- NO D"
hit Downey Stolen bases - Davis.
FaIk, Nicholson, IT. White Sacrifice
hits -McCabe. Glass Double play
Nessler to Beatty Struck 0ut-by
Glass 3 by Gray. . Bases on balls
Off Glass, 2. off GRAY 2 Hit Bg pitch
EFF. white Wild pitches Gray
Glass. Passed ball H. White. Gm-
pire- Holmes Tima-1:5Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27
HOSE DIVIDE WITH
JENNINGS TIGERS

Chicago, june 2T-Tha White Sox
got an even break with Detro5tss ferU-
cious Tigers yesterday in the first OF
q series Of double headers and figured
they mad done well. They we're
crushed ia tbs first game by a count
of 70 2, but succeeded IN uosIng cut
a victory in the second, 4 40 g. Many
pulses IN The stand were beating alb
normally when the end came, for
there was a Tiger on second waiting
TO leg it home with the tying run
Scores
FIRST GAME
Chicago ..-..-001G 000IB-z 3
Detroit ..s.-. .0311I00o3- Is o
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Benz, Wolfgang
anu SChaik
SECOND GAME
Chicago ...-.... ] 2 0H6 x-4
Detroit o010000 2-3
Williams. DanSorth and Lynn
James, Jones and 5tanage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

commissioner jun offered q Tes8-
luton that the ordinance providing
for the Improvement of Sixth avenue
from Thirtv-eighth to Forty afth
streets By grading. draining, curling
with concrete curb and gutter. park
ing with concrete curb and paving
A-ith asphaItic concrete On hTe-inch
concrete foundation be adopted Car
rled by unanimous vote.
Commissioner Rudgrea offered a
resolution that the following claims
be and they are hereby allowed
Horst 4 Strieter company, S672. as
German American Insurance com
panT. $I3.75s NJ. D. Underwood. s2I.
David A BIeuer. s.. Fl. p. Simpson
postmaster $40 Frank A. Andrews
1921 20: John Imhoff. $500, John J.
True!0W, SIS John Dee Auto Sales
company. 5000. Carried By unani-
nous vote
Adjourned on motion Of Mayor Nc
COn0chie.
NJ r. RUDGREN.
Mayor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

All tbs news all the timS-The
argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

49,
Commissioner Rudgren submitted
the following list Of claims for sal
aries which on his melton was al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-06-27

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
PICK ARCHITECT TO BUILD
FOR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

BOSTON, Dec. 4.-CIarence T. Nc,
Farland, Of Boston, has been chosen
as the architect for the buildings that
are 10 be erected in Broollline, Mass.
by the Christian Science Benevolent
Association. Frank II. Anderson, OF
Chicago. has been appointed to re-
ceive bids from contractors for the
erection Of the buildings and to super
wise their construction.
Announcement was made by the
Christian Science board OF directors
in October, 1915, that a new depart
ment OF the organized work Of Chris
tian Science had been Instituted, TO be
known as the Christian Science Be-
nevolent Association. Preparations
are now under way for the first four
Of a group of buildings which are to
be erected on the twenty-Rcre tract OF
land on Single Tree Hill, Brookline,
donated for this purpose by Mrs. John
N. Longyear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04

that were not attractive. These land,
lords have put the houses in good con,
dition at much expense and raised
rent accordingly, 81 was stated today.
The policy of the real estate eX.
change is to discourage general IN
creases in rents" said Charles Fair
fax, president OF the exchange. This
is done in the face OF heavy increases
In cost OF repairs. We viii shortly
open a central bureau OF registration
for the benefit OF strangers in Wash.
ington. At this bureau will be regis
tered every vacant apartment OF
house in the District, and the work,
maintained at our expense. will be TO
assist in every possible way in hous
ing new people.
Renters Should BE Reasonable.
while we are seeking to induce
owners OF houses to maintain the
former rent scale we think it only
fair that tenants, realizing the high
costs for repairs, coal and everythinG
else, should be reasonable in their
demands for repairs. II they will ask
for necessary things only. believe
the owners will be disposed to be fair,
Let us all cooperate in a spirit OF
No definite plan has been worked
out in Congress for a real estate in
vestlgation, but it was taken for
granted today that II there should be
one it will Include the general sub,
ject OF housing conditions in the Dis
trict, with lGe object OF early action
for relief for the thousands OF army
and navy officers. soldiers, and sail
ors and Government employees who
will continue to swell the population
for another six months or year, or
longer.
An extreme view uttered today by
q Washington attorney with several
rental squAbbles on hand was that
Congress may be called upon to COM
mandeer apartment and other houses
IN Washington. which he claims 1t
could do under war laws,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
P. M. CORR CHARGES
WIFE DESERTED HIM

Asking the court TO declare him sole.
single. and unmarried" Philip n. Corr
today filed suit for absolute divorce
from Mary J. Corr. alleging desertion
and misconduct Mr.. Corr. who is rem
resented by Attorney Edward l.. Gels,
alleges that they were married in this
city April ). !S99, and there are two
children, for whose custody Mr.. Corr
petitions the court
A court order citing Mrs. Corr to
answer the suit OF her husband has been
issued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-04
German Church Leads
With so Fighting Men
U.S.. Army and Navy

POTTSvILLE, Pa. Dec. 4.-The
German Lutheran Church here is
today displaying a nag bearing
more service stars than any other
in the city. There are fifty stars
on the flag, being the number
from the parish who arc render
ing war service. All are Amert.
cans OF German ancestry.
The Second Presbyterian Church
also has . service flag. 1t bears
sixteen stars.
The two service flags were un.
furled yesterday for the first
time, and were presented by Sun
day school workers in each case.