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The Washington times., 1917-01-04
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

BUTTER-Elgin print, 43c; EIgin, &c;
process. S593ec; store packed, 2sa30c.
EGGS-Searby. Sc; Southern. 4sd50c.
cHEEsE-Eew York State. factory. new,
10G2c.
PoULTRY-Live hens. per h., 1920; roos-
tiers, per h.. l2q13c; turkeys. per Ibb., 2Sq2sc;
spring chickens. per h.. 2ia22c; ducks, per
h., I02ec; geese, per h.. 1sGlsc; keats
young. each, 20c.
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens, choice Der
h., 2OG22c: chickens per Jb., t0a22c; turkeys
per h., 8a30c; ducks, per H., 2Oa22c; roos-
tiers, per h.. l29lIc; geese, 1S42Oc
GREEN FRUlTS-Apples. new, per Dbl.
q. 50d5.5o; per box, SLO0a250: California
oranges, s2.75a3.O0; Florida oranges, 8. 500
S.oo per box; lemons, per box, S30Oa3 50;
pears, per box, f5c42.75; grape fruit, 500
&5o.
VEGETABLES-Potato Mccormick. ne,
Dbl. N.75q5.oo; Western. per az Blu. sack,
H.75g5.oo; sweet potatoes. Sa.5ogIOo; string
beans. per basket, sI.0cq4.OO: peppers
per crate. {2.o0d3.00 carrots, per box, sOcG
81. 00i okra, per crate, sS.oOa3 90; radishes per
100, &.O094.Oo; cucumbers, basket 81 5Ofi4 90:
onions, per l0o-lb. sack s. G0aI7 20; egg plant
t2.5ou3.2 per crate; cabbage, A5Od5 %
per 100 lbs; beets, per bunch, 496c; celery
per doZ.. SIcq;l0o: romaine lettuce, 81. 00dL q
per basket; lettuce. {l.0Oa2.5 per basket:
cranoerries, per Dbl. S7.5Oqs6o: per box, 81 s.
e2.5o; squash, Florida, i2.oOa2.5o per basket,
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
MAY, SEND FLETCHER
President Assumes Full Charge OF
The Mexican Problem.

The Administration today added
Mexican matters to its list OF diplo-
matte moves shrouded in secrecy.
President Wilson himself is now in
full charge of the Mexican problem.
the American peace commission hav-
Ing Informed him that its work
for a troop withdrawal and border
protection protocol was fruitless-
While the Americans plan a meet
ing with their Mexican colleagues
this was understood to be merely
formal farewell.
Thereafter. according to official in
dications, the President will move to
send Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico
City. take steps for Withdrawing GEN
eral Pershing from Mexico, and then
handle the situation minus any peace
commission.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
NEW AVIATION SCHOOL
Sergeant oeker to Be Chief Instrue'
tor at PHILADELPHIA.

The establishment of a new avia-
ticn school in Philadelphia is to be
brought about within a short time, &C.
cording to information available at
the War Department today. The
chief instructor is to be Sergt. Will
liam c. Ocker. who made the flight
from Philadelphia to Washington re-
Gently carrying as his passenger,
Congressman-eIect Bleakley.,
Ocker is to be given the title Of
captain, and is daily awaiting his
Capt. T. Dewitt Milling
is expected to go to Philadelphia
within a few days and assist in the
organization of the school.
Ocker, before leaving for Philadel-
phia, went to the White House to see
Charles SVEN, the Presidents stcnog-
rapher, who made a flight with the
army aviator here a short time ago.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
T0'LECTURE ON ECONOMICS
Prof. Kern, Of George Washington,
viii Make Fourth Talk.

The fourth of a series of lectures
on principles of Economics" before
the Washington Chapter of the Amer
lean Institute OF Banking, Is to be
delivered tonight in the chapter
rooms by Robert Russ Kern, profess
sor of economies and sociology at
George Washington University. Roy
L. Neuhauser will preside. Prof.
Kern's lectures have proved a popular
feature of the educational program
of the institute, and the lecture hall
has been we'll filled with Washing
tons junior bankers at each meeting.
II. Parker Willis, secretary OF the
Federal Reserve Board, Is to address
the chapter on "The Theory Of For
eign Exchange" Monday evening.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
DISCUSS FOREIGN MISSIONS.

Today services in the week OF
prayer under the auspices OF the
Women's INSTRUMENTATION Mis-
sionary Union, were held in st. Paul's
English Lutheran Church, Eleventh
and H streets, the subject for discus
sion being Missions Among the
Heathen." The Rev. James L., Cor
don, pastor of the First Congrega-
ton Church, delivered an address.
The leaders in today's services were
Mrs. Fred Beall, of Temple Baptist
Church, and Mrs. Benjamin Plat, of
the First Congregational Church.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
TO HONOR MISS F. M. BROWN
Y. w. c. A. VIII Hold Reception for
General Secretary.

The tenth year of service as local
general secretary of the Y. W. C. A.
is to be celebrated by Miss Florence
n. Brown Wednesday. with a recep-
tion, given by the board OF directors
OF the association.
Miss Brown has been in the service
of the association for eighteen years,
having been stationed at Rochester.
Pittsburgh, Lancaster, and Boston for
eight years before coming here. When
she was transferred here she immedi-
ately assumed the general secretary
ship,
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits were issued
today:
4. u. walker, for apartment at 1871 New
Hampshire avenue northwest; architect, W.
u. Lepleyi builder, u. c. liner; estimated
cost, $4,000.
B. H. Grimes. for two brick dwellings at
44I-lS Seventh street northwest: architect
@. 7. Santmyers; builder, B. H. GrIme.
estimated cost, S. Co.,
]. X. Skinker. for repair Of building 1924 FYf-
teenth street northwest; estimated cost S75
j. d. German, for garage. rear OF $50 d
street northeast; estimated cost SIS
MIS- Kate r. Lannen, for garage rear 1911
Irving street northwest: estimated COST. $50
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
GENERAL ScRIvEN RETIRED
Lieut.. Col. saYisr to Succeed Him
At chsf signaIlst.

Secretary of War Baker today
granted the application for retire
ment of Brig. Gen. George P. Scriven,
chief signal officer OF the army. The
retirement is to be effective Feb
ruary II.
Lieut.. Col. George o. Squier, now
acting assistant to the chief signal
officer of the army, probably will
succeed General Scriven. Colonel
Squier is now in direct charge of the
aviation service.
General Scriven has been in the
service since 1874. In that year he
was appointed to the Military Acad-
envy at West Point from Pennsyl-
Vania.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
OBJECT TO EXECUTION
Kansans Protest Taking of Life by
Federal Government.

Kansans Protest Taking Of Life by
Federal Government.
Kansas does not want the United
States Government to do something
within the State domain that the lat
Ter itself for years has declined %
do. Willie White, q negro, Is sent
enced to be hanged at Leavenworth.
Kan, on Sunday, January IA White
was convicted OF killing an associate
at the. Soldiers Home at Leavsn-
worth.
There is an unwritten law in Kan
sas against the taking OF human life
in any form. Kansans consequently
object to the execution set for jan.
uary IA Senator Thompson came to
the White House yesterday to ask
that President Wilson intercede on
behalf of the negro, and have him
given life Imprisonment or else have
the man taken outside the State and
executed.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE.

The county board of education has
received $s,79O as Montgomery coun-
tvs share of the first quarterly dis
tribution of state public school funds.
or this amount, SO. AGO is for the gen
eraI school fund, $1,355 for the free
book fund, and S875, for the high
achoel fund.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
TopAYS SALES.

American Graphophone SIS. 100Q
1917: ,OOe@ 1O1%; 1.OO0@1o1%.
Capital Traction. 25@s3h.
Washington. Railway and Electric,
pfd., 10tdS2.
Washington Gas. 25@71; S@71; 20
gil; 2@1h; 2@7115.
Second. National Bank, 4G141h.
Mergenthaler, 1a16Sh, 1916s15, 10
1881, 3q16S.
Lanston, 20d74S.
After call-Mergenthaler, 2d16sA.
American Graphophone 6's, $1,000
101A.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Dahlgren Terrace-Harry A. Kite ct ux. to
Walter and Eva l.. Chadwick, lot 45, square
3S72, So
Eleventh and streets northwest-Charles
p. Stone and Charles w. Fairfax trustees
TO Joseph w. Collins, lot Is, square N. Of
square 334. So 200.
Mt. PeaSsnt-Ethel VI. RuttY to Lille c.
Drury. Part lots and s. $40.
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Isaac
Rriksteine 10 Thomas X. and Marie "
Dewdney, part lot 8. block T. $40.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
ARE PEOPLE FROM YOUR HOME
STOPPING AT CAPITAL HOTELS?

Y. q, Hughes, staustsH. Re-
D. " ButI-r. RiehmSaa. ~.
T. X. Lewis. Richmond. IisE.
u. r. hOcooIs. RJchm0n6.
Harrington.
,. l.. Baughsr. staunton,
Harrington.
W. y. Jennings. WaFrsntons
Harrington.
n. II. Bailey. Newport
News. Bancroft.
O. o. MeIihenny, Alexandria.
L. u. Bowman, Bellevue.
J. W. Fairfax. bellevue.
W. A. Taylor, Bellevue.
Mrs. smith. Norfolk. Belle
R; ,.,, wallaeh. wSrsnsOu.
VERMONT.
John A. Gross and wife,
Northfield Raleigh.
WEST VIRGINIA.
l. J. Forman, Petersburg.
8. N. Croft. Huntington,
p a G. Mccoor. Paw Paw,
b. w. Point and wife.
Grafton. Harris
N. N. Nicely. Fairmont. Con-
gress Hall.
Mary Wilson, Huntington.
Winston.
A. II. Wright, clarksbarg,
National.
c. L. GilIis Clarksburg,
National.
J. r. Beecher. Montgom-
. cry, National.
R. A. Loar, Morgantovn,
s. s. Dusenburry. Morgan
town, National
z. L. Goldsborough, Snep-
herdstown. Raleigh.
L Dickinson. White Sulphur
Springs, Harrington.
WISCONSIN.
Michael K. Reilly. Fon Du
Lac, George Washington
Inn.
n. W. Ellipsam, Madison,
winston.
Ed Ellipsam. Madison,
Winston.
George T. Kemp, Milwaukee.
Harrington.
WYOMING.
Gus Holms, Cody, willard.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
SUFFRAGE LECTURE.

Methods OF organizing a political
district into precincts for woman
suffrage work will be explained In
detail by Miss Mabel Vernon, secretary
of the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage. at meeting at 8 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at Cameron House,
in Lafayette Square.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04

lily, spartanburg. George
Washington Inn.
+. Never Asburry, Lexing-
ton. George Washington
Inn.
William Kenger and wife,
Coranaco. Driscoll.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
n. W. Rich, vermillion,
National
TENNESSEE.
r. II. Vaughan, Knoxville,
Willard.
L. V. Luckadoo. Chatta-
nooga, Harris.
Frank ]. TuvRnder. Wash
ington College. Harris.
J. W. Shelton and wife,
Chattanooga, Harris.
Thomas s. Mae and wife,
Chattanooga, Capitol
Park.
J. o. Hunt, Knoxville, Har-
rington.
Inge Murphy. Knoxville,
Gordon.
TEXAS.
T. f. Mundell, Big Springs,
Ebbitt.
T. H. R, Parsons. Houston.
Willard.
z. @. Woodruff, Houston,
Raleigh.
UTAH.
Mrs. Nan Bauman, Salt
Lake City. Willard.
II. F. Rivers. Salt : Lake
City, Driscoll.
United STATES NAVY
Frank EIchstaedt. u. s. s.
Wyoming. winston.
VIRGINIA. =
W. n. Doak and wife, Roam
oke, George Washington
Inn.
II. K. Duerson. wife, and
i Ssi, IynchburE' Congress
J. N. Pauiette, Nuwin Level,
Driscoll.
L. A. WEIGH, Broadway,
Driscoll.
J. c. Boston and wife,
Lynchburg, Winston.
Joseph johnson. Staunton,
Winston.
Mrs. B. F. Ball, The Palms,
st. James.
Mrs. u. z. Lambdon. The
Palms, Sc. James.
DR.. Burton May, Richmond,
st. James.
A. r. Murphy, Metropolitan.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
PRIEST WINS FIGHT
TO FREE PRISONER
Denies Story That Conyict's
Daughter Is to Marry
Accuser.
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met BillIk when the latter was then
in jail awaiting trial for the alleged
poisoning OF Mary Vryzal
Convinced of Innocence.
81 took an interest in Billilx's case.
said Father o'Callaghan today. be
cause Of other evidence that seemed
to convince me the man was not
guilty of the crime.
AFTER years of hard work II has
been proven that Billik was not
guilty of the crime of which he was
accused. He was a Bohemian for
tune teller, and his association with
the Vryzal family placed him in a
light where suspicion might be d.
rected against him.
Released From Prison.
Dispatches today from Joliet, ILL.,,
where the State penitentiary is To-
Gated, said that Billfk, feeble and
stricken from the terrific strain of
having been in the shadow Of the gal
lows, had left prison.
The dispatch said the old man in
tended to go to Cleveland tonight and
arrange for the marriage Of his
daughter, Edna, TO Jerry Vrysal,
whose testimony convicted him Of
murder.
But Billik was evidently In ignor-
ance Of his torn family ties because
later il was said he received word
from his homo that he is not wanted
there.
ave don't want him here" Edna
Billik is said to have wired the au-
thorities at Joliet. "How did he md
out where we are living?'
Father oCallaghan said today the
BilIik family had been living in Cleve-
land for several years and that he
thought 1t was the intention of Billik
to go back there when he was freed.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
CONTINUED from seventh passJ

Sydney HafhsimaF. Norfolk.
Metropolitan.
Y. n. Noiann. nsotoFtoWn,
Metropolitan.
William Wolf, Itiehmoud.
Metropolitan
W. X. berry. Harris.
c. r. Dunnet and wife,
Richmond. Harris.
A. u. Pugh, Portsmouth,.
II. c. Lewis. DsnvIlIs. Hhr-
w. d. Kahn. Newport
News, Harris.
w. W. Purles and wife,
Richmond, Harris.
Mrs. A. p. Saunders. Fred
ericksburg. Capitol Park.
A. Watson. Richmond,
Capitol Park.
II. II. Baker. Winchester.
Capitol Park.
Bert l.. Chapman. 'conti-
W. Il. Taylor. Richmond.
Continental.
J. F. Taylor. Continental.
Edgar TIiler. Richmond.
Continental.
James C. White, woodson,
Continental.
A. J. White, woodson,
Continental
Z. Gray. Richmond. Con-
tinental.
@. A. Dunlop. Richmond,
Occidental.
Henry Wilson, Richmond,
R. l; Jenkins Rudford,
d. w. Lupton. winchester,
National.
NJ. B. Eastwald. Fort Mon
roe. National.
J. o. Quifiian, Roanoke,
National.
+. II. Watkins, Manches-
ter. National.
F. T. Kiermans, Manches-
ter, National.
T. C. Baker, Purcellville,
National.
H. H. Edmunds, Houston,
National.
II. B. II. Watkins, Hous-
ton, National.
H. L. Simonds. Richmond.
National.
B. p. Powell. Gutrio. Nd
tional.
z. z. Garrett. Leesburg,
Raleigh.
z. C. Gatewood. Rector
town, Raleigh.
J. r. Jester. Richmond, Ra-
. leigh.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
XMAS VILLAGE TO
BERAZED THIS WEEK
Town Of PatchetNiIIe Doomed
BY Unanimous Vote Of
City Council.

The town OF Patchettvills is doom
ed
For the Information OF all who do
not. live IN the vicinity OF the Capitol.
PatchettviIle is a village that sprung
up overnight in the parlor of the
home OF Samuel c. Patehett. an en-
pIoye Of the Bureau OF Standards, at
222 Second street northeast.
When interviewed at his office last
night. Master Samuel c. Patchett, jr.,
the six.year-oId mayor of the little
hamlet, admitted sadly that the town.
was TO be torn down before Sunday.
The city council. composed. Of Mr..
and Mrs. Patchett, he said. decided
yesterday morning that he could not
give proper attention to his duties
at the Peabody School, which opens
Monday, and continue to serve as
mayor OF Patchettville.
Causes CONSERVATION.
The decree of the city council
caused CONSERVATION among the juve-
nile population in the vicinity of Sec
ond and C streets northeast, who have
been constant Inhabitants OF Patchett-
Vile since its establishment on Christ
mas eve.
There was some talk last night OF
making an appeal to the city council
to extend the life Of the city for an
other week, but Mayor Patchett ex-
pressed the belief. that an appeal
would not be needed. He said the
city council informed him that Santa
Claus would frown upon an extern
sion of the time limit.
Through the lawyer-like pleading
OF their mayor, the petitioners OBJ
tanned a promise from. the city coun-
Gil, however, to rebuild Patchettyille
on q more elaborate scale next year.
Beautiful Village.
PatchettviIle Is q beautiful little
village OF trees and lawns. 1t ex-
tends thirteen feet north and south
and twelve feet east and west Of a
towering Christmas tree. 1t contains
eighty-four feet OF street and side
walk.
Through the center Of II runs q
river full of real live fish. Two draw
bridges cross the stream, from which
a number of residents were fishing
last night
Two hundred soldiers on their way
home from the border were march
ing through the main street Of Patch
ettville just as a representative from
The Times arrived to interview the
mayor.
According to an estimate by Mayor
Patchett, there are 100 trees, 100 tele-
graph poles, so houses, a town hall,
and an amusement park in Patchett-
vile. 1t took the city council just
twenty hours to erect the entire VIII
lage, the mayor stated.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
DISCUSS RIGHTS OF cHILb.

A discussion of the rights of a
child in the home was the feature of
the meeting last night of the Wilson
Normal School center.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
HOT ASHES START FIRE.

Hot ashes are believed to have
started a fire that did considerable
damage to sheds in the rear of TAO,
742, and 744 Nineteenth street short
ly after midnight.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
BOND MARKET.

Closing prices furnished by W .. Hbes
o.. members New York Stock Exchange.
The Washington times., 1917-01-04
LOCAL BOND MARKET.
GAS BONDS

Geo. Gas Cert. Ind. 5's... 104& -.
Georgetown Gas 5's.... 1851 10t
Wash. Gas SIS. 1861 10i
Col. Gas & Elec. ISL. 50 80.
Col Gas & Elec. Deb. SIS so -,
The Washington times., 1917-01-04

met Billik when the latter was then
in Jail awaiting trial for the alleged
poisoning of Mary VryZal
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-23
PEACH VARIETIES

Probably the most knotty problem
that fruit grower has to face is the
question OF what varieties shall l
grow. There are varities adapted to
home use and there are varities adap-
ted to commercial use, There are
early varities and there are late va
rites and there are some varities for
which everything is claimed. A new
variety should never be planted in
commercial orchard until it has been
thoroughly tested and proven its
worth. The home orchard should
contain varities from the earliest ri
pening to the latest ripening and in
sufficient quantities for supplying the
home. A peach to be good for home
use need not be good shipper. The
commercial varieties, en- The other
hand, must de good shippers and good
to look at. They need not be SO
high in quality. The comm ercial or
chard should not be Of many varities,
but Of a few well known, well tested
sorts. There should be enough OF
each kind to insure shipments of sui
>ficient size and the continual use Of
an ordinary amount oflabor. IA
The following varieties are all com
mercial and may be found to succeed
well in practically all sectians CT the
state. The Mayflower is at this time
the earliest commercial variety ship
ped form Georgia. The fruit is small
to medium and round, completely GOV.
cred with red The tree is a late
blcomer and hardy THIS is the first
peach to be shipped cut Of Georgia
every season, ripeaing in the Fort
Valley section as a rule in May
Being an early peach, it. doe. not
come come up in quality to a great
many of the later varieties, blu. It
sells well Gu the market, as it is a.
bout the first conner.
The Greensboro is another carly
peach, that is rather roundish elon-
gated, yellowish, with a scarlet cheek
generally. The flesh is white and ju-
cy and this fruit i; said to be one OF
the best in quality Of the early peach
es.
The Carman is an exco:lc@t com.
mercial variety, large, heavily blus-
he'd, sometimes almost completely
red. This peach is tender, flesh
white, fine flavor, good bearer, and
one OF the hneSt shipping sorts from
the state, ripening about the middle
Of June.
The Waddel is medium sized good
shaped peach Of eronish-white ground
color, allnost covered with red, a good
market variety, ripcning about the
same line a. the Carman.
The 'Hiley, aoaace.z,e.. called the
Hiley Bell or Galy acll, is a large,
beautiful, red checked peach CT ex-
cellent quality and good bearer ripen
ing from the middle to the last of
June.
The Bell or Bell of Georgia, very
large peach, with a white skin and
a red cheek, firm, white flesh,a and ex-
cellent quality, prolific bearer, fine
shipper, and ripees about the second
week in July.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-23
HOOVER WILL GET NEARING
ON SUGAR INVESTIGATOR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The SEN
ate Investigation Of the sugar shortage
was resumed here today with George
NJ Rolph director Of the food admins
tration's sugar bureau, on the stand,
It is expected Hoover will not be call
ed to the stand before late today or
tomorrow.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-23

liberia, the peach that has made
Georgia famous, large to very large,
yellow with red cheek, yellow flesh
ed, the most excellent shipper of any
Georgia peach Its size beauty and
shipping qualities, as well as its wide
adaptability, have made the alberta
the best known and the largest grown
CT any variety. Generally speak
ing it should be the predominating
variety in any orchard. 1t should
ripea in central Georgia during early
July. Normally the Georgia crop
finishes up win The liberia. AS
the Elbertas from the southern sect
ions go by, those from the more north
ern region come in, and when the
liberia crop is finished up in north
cas- Georgia the peach season is a.,
bout over. There may be a possibi-
lily Of building UP late peach trade
from this state through the use of
such varieties as the Salway and the
White English, but these peaches
would have to come into competition
with better sorts grown in the more
northern sections Of the United States
There might be sale for late fruit
locally and in sections south of us
but under normal conditions the last
variety to ripen in commercial orch
ards is the alberta.
In selecting the varieties for com
mercial orchard, ii the grower ex,
poets to produce car load lots, it must
be understood there should be at least
ten acres 70 each variety. 1t is not
considered advisable to have tee
many varieties in the commercial or
ehard The varieties that are select
ed shouldbe che en- SO as to distribute
the work throughthe season, unless
4 grower concentrates on single
variety. There are some CONNER
cial orchards Of nothing but Elbertas,
but generally in large orchards there
is sufficient planting Of an early va
rietyto keep a certain force busy in
harvesting and packing, and as hti..
variety passes another one should
come III in larger quantity than the
frst so that by the time the predomi-
mating planting OF Elbertas and Bells
is ready for harvest the force may be
enlarged to sufficient size to take
care Of the cropand have had suffi-
cient practice lcn the early sort to
enaDIeltlilssi Won 70 g6vita speed and
facility, so th2t The maximum a
mount Of fruit can be handled proper
" in the shortest possible time. A
great many orchardists are now star
ting their orchards of with The May
flower, which is followed by the
Greensboro or IIil2y, generally, the
net incomes Of $1,000, or over. and
keep his pacldqg and picking forces
at work throaghthe .seasc9 at a profit
to himself as well as to them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-23
| PROPOSED QUEBEC
QUIT Fedora ALTON
ONLY PROVINCE VOTING AGAINST
CoNSCRiPTON.

QUEBEC, Dec. PA proposal that
Quebec province secede from the con-
federation Of Canadian provinces was
expressed in motion introduced il
the provincial Legislative assembly by
J. N. Franciscan, deputy from Lotbin
iere. Quebec was the only province
that voted against CONSUMPTION in the
recent election,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-12-23

The mercury was recently forty dc
grees below at Edmonton and an the
people agreed hat it was a pretty low
down thing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-08
Woman Spends
$40 To Talk To
Doug Fairbanks

The eccentricities of the screen
fan have often been published,
but the one that takes the cake,
arrived today from the Douglas
Fairbanks publicity office.
The story reads that an ad-
mirer of Douglas Fairbanks spent
forty dollars in telephone charges,
talking to her favorite screen
actor in Los Angeles, from Dover.
New Jersey, the home of the
film-mad maiden. During her
five minutes of conversation, Miss
Betsy Jennings complained about
a poor photograph she had re-
ceived in the mornings mail and
implored Fairbanks to send her a
new one Immediately by special
delivery.
But why call me from dis
lance of thirty-five hundred
miles?" asked Douglas.
WELL" suffered Betsy, "prin-
cipally to find out II you smoke,
chew or drink-and also II make
up hurts your face-and do you
receive many letters a day from
admirers?"
Something happened to the
transcontinental connection, for
Fairbanks, who has a keen sense
of humor, complained about being
disconnected.