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FOR sALE-HousEs.

''
FOR sALE-PRICE. $500: ON THE
Heights Just off from 18th street; q very COM
rlete and desirable colonial brick house Of two
rear porches. the sleeping porch all screened in:
water. has electric lights and oak floors. In
spection can be made at any time.
BOSS & PHELPS. Inc. 14O6 81 st. NV.
FOR SALE-PRICE. $500; HANDSOME
home in Washington Heights: convenient to
obtained There are 10 large rooms. baths.
hot-water heat. electric lights and a garage.
The whole house is in beautiful condition from
BOSS 4 PHELPS. Inc. HOG a st. NV.
FOR sALE-PRICE. s10.50O IN CHEVY
Chase Just of from Connecticut avenue; fully
baths; hot-water heat and electric lights. Pos
session can be obtained quite. promptly This
hoe w1Pih zGss Gne 14o 5E s
FOR sALE-PRICE. $500. A DOWNTOWN
home TO be sold completely furnished: owner
will give immediate possession. Situated just
house is a three-story. bay window brick house,
having 10 rooms. baths and electric lights.
The house Is in frst-class condition. There is
ROSs { PHELPS. Inc. 14O6 Fl st. NV.
FOR SALE-PRICE. $3.50: A MIGHTY AT
tractive six-room and bath modern brick
house. we'll located in Columbia Heights. where
Possession can be had at once. The house has
lust been renovated from top to bottom and
looks IKE q Dfdnu-neW mousse
BOSS & PHELPS. Inc 1905 n -: NV
FOR SALE-PRICE. $3.50; a SIN-ROoM
and bath colonial brick house. having a garage.
There are front and rear porcheS; house heated
with hot-water and has electric lights, oak
floors and attractive decorations. You can
have possession of this property at once.
BOSS & PHELPS. Inc. 1+G6 ii 81. NV.
FOR SALE-PRICE. 81 900: lust OFF FROM
14th street and north Of Park road: at
rractive two-story brick house. occupied b. an
owner who will give possession. The house is
in ne shane has electric lights iulaid
porches and a large garage.
Ross & PHELPS, Inc. 1406 n 1t NV
FOR SALE-PRICE. $500; A CORNER HOME
in Columbia Heights, convenient to 18th street
cars; there are 10 Looms and hath. kot-water
heat. front and siE41RQrches. This is very
cheap house. X5
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4 meeting of the District of COlum-
bia Federation of Women's Clubs will
be held in the boardroom of the Mu-
nicipal building at 1880 tomorrow
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

At BEAUTIFUL CHEVY CHASE. MODERN
detached residence; 10 rooms. ) baths: bed
rooms: front and porches. garage: fine
grounds; beautiful lawn; h.-w.h.: gas: cleo
$4,000: easy terms; prompt possession. Phone
y. 1401.
.0O0-NEAR 10th AND X: FURNISHED.
new: owner-occupant give immediate possess
sion: rooms. = baths: open freplaces;
porches: upstairsvk kitchen; electricity: balcony;
large lot: good alley; terms. n. 1901.
ss,750-cHEvY CHASE. D. G.. FURNISHED:
immediate OCCUPANCY; by owner; detached:
built to order; rooms, bath; reception hall;
lot 601170; shadS trees:> front and rear porch
coal in cellar; rear stairway, abundance of
closets; slate roof; lacndry tubs; h.-w.h.;
electric lights: easy terms. y. 14O1.
VICINITY BEAUTIFUE SHERIDAN CIRCLE:
10000. reduced from $1,000: owners health
compels sale; built to order; Il rooms. .
maths; h.-w.h.: hardwood floors; center-hau
type; % #. front; moderate priced houses in
this neighborhood exceedingly scarce; terms.
North 1401-
$3.50, REDUCED FROM s3,900: 2-FAMILY
each; built byekennedy & Davis; convenient TO
ears. good ne. section; rent and live in
other: easy terms. Phone y. 1i01-
ss5O-NEAR NAVY YARD; 4ROOM BRICK,
now vacant: 500 cash; SO monthly. to include
interest and principal; city water and sewer.
n. 14O1.
IMMEDIATE POSSEsSION ! NEW HAMP-
shire ave. and S: Is large rooms, 8 baths:
open freplaces; h.-w.h.; electric lights; cold
storage: numerous closets. buffers pantry.
sleeping porches, roof garden. parduette floors:
brick garage, two cars: heated with hot and
cold running water; Pittsburgh instantaneous
heater; awnings, screens. Home of former
prominent banker, deceased. Will sell at a
sacrifice price of 100000. furnished, to close
estate; terms. North 14O1.
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BAND CONCERT.

By the United States Sol
diers' Home Band Orchestra, in
Stanley Hall tomorrow at 6:15
pm. John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
director.
Schofield
Overture, 'Tantalusqualen,"
suppe
Prelude to act 3, "Kunihild."
p. Kistler.
Cello solo by Mr.. Richard
Lerieberg.
Selection, Eileen. -. Herbert
Fox trot, Smiles" Roberts
Valse intermezzo, FILTRATION"
Meyer-Helmund
Finale. Johnny On the Spot
Roberts
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Eotice-Phese concerts will be
given on stated nights through
out the entire season: Orches- 81
trail concerts ON Mondays and
Wednesdays, and a baud ocn-
cert will be given every Friday
evening; the hour, 6:15 o'clock.
These concerts are entirely
free to the general public, and
you are cordially invited to at
tend -- ,,..-<A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
The Best Flowers to Buy.

Guides fresh-cut, homegrown flow
ers always last longest. 12l4 + ST
Advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

The National Capital Volunteer
Guard will resume its regular weekly
officers meeting at the Ontario OH
Tuesday at 8 pm. Subsequent meet
ings will be held Thursday and Tues
day evenings at Central High School.
Capt. Sydney Smith in command.
There will be no meeting OF the
West Virginia Society this month
The board of governors of the society,"
is arranging to have the annual cider
and apple party in December next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
FOR SALE-LOTS.

FINE BUILDING PLOT
FOR APT, WAREH'E, GARAGE OR HOMES
l. st. me-. near Union terminal; Ill IT. by 152
it.; alleys rear and both sides.
LOW PRICE TO CLOSE ESTATE.
J. V n. & T. Il. HUYCK, 1917 II ST. NV
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Hol1nhurst Hotel

Pennsylvania ave-. Close TO beach and stee!
open throughout the year. Capacity, 500. Every
appointment and service conducive to comfort.
health and recreation. Special fall and winter
terms. Booklet. ALBERT h DARNEII..
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FOR SALE-APARTMEKTS.
A Real Estate Investment, J
OPS N St. NV.

Three elegant apartments,
with all large rooms, in perfect
condition; new modern heating
plant; large bright basement.
4 One of the three apartments
will be vacated by owner if buy
er so desires.
Two-story .ireproof brio k
garage; room on first floor four
automobiles; accommodate five
horses on second floor. For full
particulars apply to owner on
premises. 81
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
Business women,s Council will n.

q Stt-tORether meeting TUESDAY a.
Wesley Chapel. 9Th and + streets
northwest. The usual supper will b.
served from to 6:45.
The first meeting of the seasOn Of
the Spanish-American Atheneum will
be held "Wednesday evening at $50.
in the ballroom of the Washington
Club. 1910 18th street. An address H.
Spanish will be delivered by Senor
Ancona of the United States Naval
Academy.
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AUCTION SALES.

AT 122s 9Th ST. Me-; TC BE SOLD AT AUC-
TION MONDAY, NOVEMBER FOURTH.
1918; 80 FEET BY u FEET; GALVAN-
lied IRON BUILDING.
8 Counters, Showcases. I Coffee Urn. .
round Tables, Chairs, 9 Stools, 1 Soft Drink
Icebox, Sailed Peanut Machine and 1 Candy
Machine; Shelves and S Gaslights, 1 Gas Range
and Large Icebox and Water Cooler.
Sc 9O2 AZ sc. s.w. Tel. call. +. 1888.
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FOR sALE-Cont..1eA.
% ACRES; FINE BUILDINGS; $50 FRUIT
trees highest location; good roads; ten miles /;
Md. T; 5000. Ala Kenois bldg, 11th and G. ~
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Tue PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The following list. arranged by SUI
jects, includes some of the latest addf
lions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this col
umn each Sunday are reprinted, at thu
end of the month. in the library
monthly bulletin. Copies of this ma
be obtained free at the library, or vii
be sent by mail for Is cents a year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
FINDS BULLETS IN THE BODY
Electro Magnet. Proves of Value in Ca
madam Hospitals Along the Lines
of Battle.

A sound very much like the whistle
of a steamboat" in Il Stcthoscope placed
on the patients skin is the manner in
which an electro magnet tells the posi-
ton of a bullet in wounded soldiers
rbody. according to Surgeon General
Fotheringham of the Canadian army
medical service.
The new magnet has been found tc
he of great value in Il large number
Of the Canadian hospitals in the battle
zones. as with it the exact location OF
any electro magnetic substance. in
Guiding the German bullet. can be de-
termincd. An easily disccrnible vibra-
ton is set up by the magnet when the
bullet is not deep-Scated.
In cases of deeply imbedded bullets
the electro magnet is placed on one
side of the patients body and stetho-
scope is moved about on the side Oppo-
site the magnet. The nearest point to
| the foreign body Is indicated by the
"steamhoat whistle" and the skin is
marked at that point. The operation
for extracting the bullet follows.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
WAGE BOARD GIVES
RAIL MEN INCREASE
Allowances, Based on Living Cost,
Benefit 1889, ,399.
UP TO M'kDoo FOR APPROVAL
Commission Submits Report to the o.
rector General, Dealing With Va
rious Phases Of the Railroad
Situation.

Washington, D. c.. May 9.-An nd
vance in wages to 1.939.390 railroad
employees, and ranging from l per
cent TO the highest to 43 per cent to
the lowest paid. aggregating $SOO.OOO.-
600 is provided for in the report TO
Director General McAdOO by the rail-
road wage commission.
Mr.. McAdOO 8 expected to adopt
only part Of the recommendations and
probably will make Q number OF DIFF
ferent alignments In deciding what
wage increases shall he granted.
In general, the director general ad-
vocates higher pay for most classes OF
workmen to enable them to meet In
creased living costs. but he has been
represented as favOring prOpOrtiOnate-
ly larger increases for some classes
than for others now making the same
pay. He also is strongly opposed to
granting wage increases which might
| 6isarrange the general scheme OF pay
existing throughout other industries
Leaders to Protest.
The leaders Of the four principa
railway brOtherhOods found on ex
amining the report that they hHC
been recommended for less than hal
the increases they had asked of th'
railroad arrangements before govern
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

said Clair thOughtfully. You see, !
um a very desirable match"
| bowed and picked up piece OF
cord SOOd.
lie went on obviously: II am n wo-
man hater. The ornamental sex has
no place in the world Of a man OF
genius. All my life | have escaped
and here on a bleak. inhospitable IS
land, where there are only two women
] am trapped by one Of them.
Il take it that you are engaged to
Miss DunmOre," hazarded.
practically" he retorted glumly
''She trapped me into n sort of pro-
posal. | didn't know what was say
ing"
And she accepted you?'
"Not yet" he replied, but. there Is
no hope; she will. / don't suppose she
las met many men of culture anon:
her associates, and imagine am
novelty to her"
Man. | said admirlngly, you'd b
a novelty to any girl"
Thank you" said lie absently. "Bu
what can do now?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

and write her a letter saying that
had been taken down with some i'll
ness and could not as dying man
hold her to her promise. that woulu
solve the difficulty
Rather q nifty idea" l commented,
"byt rs a novelist you must know that
the heroine always llies to the bedside
of the stricken hero and nurses MIN
back to life. There is no use. Miss
Duumora would not allow you to die.
NO. suppose not lie abandoned
this scheme reluctantly. Another
thought frightened him. THE getting
AWAY part of it is all right. Ii did
that ! could gct put in Jail or some
thing like that where she couldn't pos
.jbly see me. While / was there /
could write an article on prison re
/ forms."
. | heartily indorscd this scheme. The
idea of seeing him in prison appealed
TO me personally. The colossal blind
ness of conccitcd fathcad like that
trying to get away from charming,
sweet young girl like Vida alienated
him from human consideration.
lie unused moment I'll do it"
lie exclaimed. IF don't show up,
mumS the word"
You can't get away" | reminded
him. There's no boat"
. II forgot to tell you that am the
champion swimmer of the Brooklyn
2 Athletic club. ] think l saw some
a bathing suits hanging up in the she'd
: With one of those on it will be child S
0 play to me-"
" Strangely chcerCd, he let himself out
:. the back way and left me to the 81
l. lence of my clans,
y left the clans to their own devices
70 for NV hile and went back to the Twins
k room. Vida was there idly taking i'm
prcSsions from my seal ring on somt
,e soft kneadCd rubber that lay on I.u
le Giles desk Lucille herself was not il
is sight, The captain and the best COO
who ever ran a marine engine wer
sunk deep in the gloom which SUI
d. rounds the nonrcading man when GU
IS, Off from his kind and his employment.
"Wcll" said Vida when stood owe
b her like an accusing Judge. "what hav
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
CHAPTER xI.

uW, ,RIY," | explained innocently
NAI to Claire. "whcn you get on
" the mainland you get Il
marriage license, and un'
less YOU prefer church wedding !
would suggest that you hunt up the
justice of the peace and get 1t over
with. | don't believe in long engage
mcnts myself" was perfectly will
ing to tease this pedantic bragGart.
We owed him something for that fast
ing article anyway.
But don't want to marry any one,
he cried. Il must not sacrifice my ca
rcer to romance and sentiment. | be
long to the world. There must be q
way out
"If you don't want to marry Miss
Dunmorc, why did you arouse the
spark OF passion in her innocent
brcaSt?" demanded.
IL don't know" lie wrlthcd in men
tai anguish. II didn't dream that
was even being agreeable to her"
Some women are more attracted by
Indifference than by attention. com
fortcd. "Othcrs are fascinated by
downright brute violence
II suppose there must be some charm
about me that did not dream of" hi
muScd modcstly. Don't you think sh'
could forget me if she did not see mt
for long while
I'm afraid" / sighed, that having
once met you, no girl could ever for
| get YOU
Come now" he said sharply. tryin:
to detect il smile on my face; 'tt ism
IS bad as that If I could get ava,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

uatiOn has been made by the simple
application of supply and dem@nd,
which is in turn now varied, affected.
and modified by those limitations ariS-
ing out of the artificial but necessary
and historic methods of collective bar
gaining.
Nevertheless. there stands out one
dominating fact, recognized by rail-
road workers as we'll as by railroad
Officials-that the lower grades or
railroad employment. those in which
the supply of labor has been less re-
strictcd. and where organization has
been difficult, if not impossible. de
serve wage increases out of proportion
to the increases for those in superior
grades.
AN unprecedented call had come for
men of certain trades in connection
| with the new industries that had been
created by the war in Europe. and this
long before our entry into the conflict.
| MachiniSts and iron workers Of all
kinds found themselves to be essential
to the great munition plants and day
labor of the most unskilled character
rose into high demand.
Cut Off Those Not Needed.
! 'The commission recommends that
during the period of government con-
duct of the railroads no salaries paid
to officials who are not essential TO
the operation of the roads shall be
charged as part of the operating ex-
penses.
''There should be constituted tri-
bunal or tribunals to continue the
study of railroad labor problems. com
posed in part vt least of men expert
enced in this kind of work. fer con
ditionS are ever changing"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

mont control started and which they
reneated before the commission. Their
demands had been for an average OF
somewhat less than 20 per cent, ana
increases for them average less thah
90 per cent.
Some union leaders who anticipated
that the commissions recommended
tions would not he for as great
amounts as they had asked already
have appealed to Director General NC
AdoO TO amend the proposed scale TO
/ give them higher pay. Others now
ever. virtually have agreed to accept
! the report.
The wage advances, which range all
thc way from 81 to $Si a month. are
increases above the amount OF pay
ooch employee was receiving on l'e-
cemhcr 81, 1915. Employees who nave
received advances since. that date VIII
henefit now to the extent of the differ
ence between their present wage ana
that fixed by the wage commission.
The net cost of the additional pay
to the railroads is estimated at S26O.-
100000. This is exclusive of the esti'
mated deficit of SSOO.O00OOO in govern
ment operation of the railroads this
wear, as a result of which Director
General McAdOO cOntemplates al
voncing passenger rates at least 2H
per cent and freight rates possibly AZ
much as Il per cent.
Based on Living Cost.
The scheme of wage advances ADOPT
ed is based on an inquiry into th'
cost of living, which the commission
found has increased approximately 4
per cent to the average railroad EN-
nlovee receiving $S5 n month.
, The commission favOrS shOrte
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

average workdAy. presumably eight
hours. but decided that In the war
emergency the nation could not an"ro
10 put into effect q reform that ""Hio
slow down the war machinery ana
discriminate against other classes Oh
workers being called upon for great
sacrifices.
Rates Of overtime pay are not dls-
turbed and the Increases are adJusteu
to the mileage basis Of compensation
Of some employees, a road engineer,
for example, receiving an Increase OF
liz per cent in his mileage rate a
scheme Of applying the increases 10
piece work and overtime therefor
also provided.
An important feature OF the report
was the recommendation that where
the same service is rendered the pay
shall be the same. without discrlmlna'
ton as to sex or race.
Report Of Commission.
The report of the commission con-
sisting Of Franklin K. Lane, secretary
of the interior: Charles Z, McChoru'
]. Harry COvingtOn. and William H.
Wilcox, is an exhaustive one. In part
the report says:
"The requests which have come 20
! US for wage increases, would II tuhy
granted. Involve an additional outlay
in wages of somewhat over $l.OOO.OOO'-
OOO per year in excess of the wage tund
of last year. which exceejed S2'oOO'
OOOOOO Some asked for an increase
of 100 per cent in their pay. and from
this they graduated downward 10 ~
per cent. None were satisfied VIII
their present wages.
ITO classify the many hundreds Ol
emplOyments in which the 2,OOO'UV'
railroad workers engaGe would he
task calling for more time. sklll' In
sight. and knowledge than we possess
AT the outset, il WAS seen tndt ther'
were grave inequalities in the rates o
wages paid. But who could say wha
relationship each class of employee
should bear to the other? Abstractly
why should an engineer receive SI'
pcr month and a telegraph operate
500 per month?
In the world of economics this sill
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
salnniki Ancient City.

In the days when st. Paul addressed
his epistle to the TheSsalonians' Sa-
loniki was not modern, for 1t was
built about 3l5 B. c., on the site OF
nm older city called Therme. says the
London Globe, and was named by its
founder after his wife. sister of Alex
ander the Great. 1t has always been
a place of Importance, as 1t is the
chief harbor of Macedonia, and was a
point on the ancient highway from
Rome to the East. With the few hne
buildings, like the old mosque wnlch
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

! had been in turn a temple of VenvS
and a Christian church. it has always
been a collection of houses largely Of
wood, and therefore highly intlamma-
BILE in the extreme continuous heat o.
summer,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

"What is the meaning of in medic
tutiSSimus ibiST"
'It means middle course is safest.
In other words the middle man alwayt
| ,nLS hiSN
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
1.,,0r tor woman,s Lon.er Life.

Reason for Woman's Longer Life.
Life insurance experts contend that
a woman who is in good health at the
age Of fOrty-tive is likely to Outlive a
man of the same age, because she is
likely to be more temperate and Is
less liable to accident
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
All lie Gould Stand

Wifey-Fred, I want $50 Tor pin
money,
Huhby--Great Scott Here 1t is. hut
Tn dorned glad you don't want to buy
spikes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
Smoked S.1ark on Sale.

Fishermen along The Atlantic coast
from Florida north have begun taking
sharks suitable for food purposes and
smoking the meat. says Il bulletin "t
The United States food administration.
This product is reported to be coming
into the market and ;inding ready sale.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
Nothina Even Midway.

Jetter-"He'S away 'ahead of his
time with his ideas" Ketter-"Ies,
and away behind times with paying
hrs bills"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

And Food for Wheatiess Days.
If an actor could dine on his own
roles what cinch he would have
Florida Times Union.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16

Tno many people have this rule Of
cunhurt: Work not lest ye Do
worked"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-16
Reverse Effect.

"Why are you always warning me
againsr loose methodist" Because
they generally end in tight places"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-16
Miss Julia Pool Furnishes Program
To the Men In Camp at San ElizariO

in her usual finished manner. who
PLAYED two delightful violin selec-
tons the men joining in singing some
southern melodies that formed a part
Of one of her selections
Mrs G.. A. Martin followed Mrs Fen
ressey with three songs. singing in
splendid voice.
Mrs. C.. o. Rucker gave two humor-
Gus readings. which brought hearty
applause and the exercises were closed
with short talk by Mr. Martin and
some chorus singing by the men
The men gave hearty cheers to their
entertainers and invited them TO re-
turn again soon
The Red Cross. to cope with future
needs. is soon 10 start q course OF
lessons in home dietetics. under Miss
Margheretta LeBaron-she is await
ing sufficient signers. at AIS Roberts
Banner building. TO begin The aim IS
70 give. I'm a simple way. the under
lying principles Of cookery, TO be pre-
scented in IS lessons. The course viii
be held in the domestic science de-
partmeut at the high school
Mrs. n. W. Broaddus. director OF
vomen's work at the Red Cross work
shon. asks the women Of FL Paso TO
make a special effort and report FOR
work Tuesday morning. in helDiug 20
wrap the dressings in sterilized paper
preparatory 10 shipping the boxes to
division headquarters and overseas-