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Evening star., 1918-06-11
GOVERNMENT COAL YARD
IS PROVIDED IN BILL
To Be Reserve Supply for Public in
Times Of Stress.
Other Items.

Establishment of government
the needs Of federal departments and
independent establishments and in
times of stress to be reserve sup
ply for the people of the District Is
provided for in the sundry civil bill
reported to the House yesterday.
The Secretary of the Interior is au-
thorized to procure site and equip
ment for the proposed yard, either
by lease, purchase or condemnation.
In including this item for $1.596,3sS.
the committee adopted a recommen-
dation which has been persistently
before Congress for many years. 1t
is pointed out that this yard. while
not supplying the general public, will
release considerable quantities OF
coal and facilities for delivery, SO
that the public is assured of better
service, and at the same time Of the
reserve supply in case Of emergen-
cies.
Increases for Bureau Employees.
Increases for employees Of the bureau
of engraving and printing are i'm
portant items in the bill. For en-
ployes other than plate printers and
their assistants an allowance OF ST.
731, 800 is made as against $1,470,000
last year. This. however, Is a re-
duction from the estimate of $2,-
039.11S.
For plate printers and their assist
ants the appropriation last year was
s1.s15,O00, the estimate for 1919 was
$2,100.600, while the bill carries ST.
930, 900.
Among other disbursements for the
District authorized under the bill are:
Columbia Hospital, S20.100; Garfield
Hospital, $4,000; Providence Hospital.
| $38.950; Freedmen's Hospital, $79.360:
St. Elizabeth Hospital, $498,760;
Howard University. $112,937; CO.
lumbia Institution for Deaf. $4,000;
| for maintenance of National Zoologi-
| cal Park. $115.o0o; for maintenance of
public buildings and grounds in
Washington, 3364,950; Aqueduct
bridge. 100000 tnow under construc-
| tion).
Evening star., 1918-06-11
June Sales of
$3.50 to s8.95 Pasted ,Sn95
Feather TurbdnS 4 Up

4 VARIETY including the latest in feather turbans,
~ chic pasted pigeon and haecke models, wing
= enhanced Hindoo effects and other small hats.
Our representative color assortment includes navy and
white or all white Some have crowns in two-tone
red navy and white, plain blues, sand and black and
checked design
The sun., 1918-11-03
WILLIAM ST. ENTRANCES.
Additional Facilities at FuIton 81.
subway without Cost 10 city.

Owners and merchants throughout the
William street district south OF the
bridge and north of John street are
pleased TO learn Of the ARRANGEMENTS
mado by the Public Service Commits
sion in connection with tho Board OF
Estimate for subway entrance and
exit at the Fulton street station through
152-i6f William street, corner Of Ann
street
Tho problem OF providing entrances on
William street at this point was q diff
noult one because of the narrownesS OF
the street and the fact that conduits
and pipes are carried on the west side OF
the thoroughfarc. 1t was imprarticable
TO divert traffic as at other subway
station points. 50 both uptown and
downtown cntrences and exits had TO be
on the cast side Of William street.
II was admitted by all that the en-
frances and exits could not be placed
on William street In view Of tho fact'
that 1890 persons an hour pass this
point each morning and night Arrange
ntefts have been made with Charles II,
No5es. owner Of the building at 1852 and
l5f William street TO permit tho city to
use Without expense a portion OF his
building for subway entrance. 80
The sun., 1918-11-03
INVESTORS PREFER FLATS.
Pay Profits to Professionals for
Properties in Many Sections.

Harry II. Cohen has sold for Mrs.
Anna II. Jones the Ave story apart
nent house with stores at the north
vest aorner OF Monterey avenue and
ls0th street, on a plot fronting 100 feet
IN the avenue and IS feet on the street
The purchaser is a newly formed realty
ompany. The property was held at
$4,000. The house, which IL arranged
or five families on a floor. Is one of
Two structures erected at that point by
he Benenson Realty Company a. few
years ago. Mr.. Cohen sold them for
he builders TO Mrs. Jones and last June
sold tho inside one for her to a Mr..
Becker.
Tho Bond and Mortgage Guarantee
Company has sold tho Ave story tene-
ment on plot 40x65.7 AZ SO and 81 Lud-
low street.
Alexander selkin and Joseph
Schwartz sold for tho Henry Morgen-
thau Company, Robert Z. Simon presi-
dent, SIS and $50 Fox street, two ave
story twenty family apartment houses
each on plot 439x1O5, to a client for In
vestment Tho property was held al
$4,000.
X. Goldner has sold for the Bond
and Mortgage Guarantee Company to q
client of Joseph l.. Lefkowit1, attorney
43i and 436 East 166th street, two tive
family houses, on plot 50x1lS.
The sun., 1918-11-03

occurred few years ago still retains Its
original character. Now. with the com
pletlon of the Seventh Avenue Subway
and with the aggressive policy recently
adopted by Trinity Church it presents
almost limitless possibilities Nowhere
else on Manhattan Island is there SO
large an area ready for transformation
Block after block OF small houses are
available at very low prices, only await
ing Improvement. to DO serviceahle for
many lines of business. With Trinity
broad management leading the way and
with the pressure from the wholesale
grocery district TO the south great &C
tivity may be expected In tho next few
years with rapidly Increasing valnes.
"As a shadow cast by coming events
may be mentioned the interesting ex-
perience of IS to 81 Renwiok street
About a year ago We bought this prop
erty for a client at the auction sale Of
the Smith Ely estate. and later resold
IL at prof1t. month ago we agar
sold II for the second purchaser at just
twice the price that he paid for II, giving
| him a profit of nearly ten times the
amount OF cash invested by him.
THE building at 2Ss and 23s Sprinr
street, corner OF Varick was leased twr
years ago by Trinity Church for $500
per annum. This year we sub-laased II
for the tenant at $4,000. and the pres
ent tenant last week refused an offer o
$4,000 per snnum for the remainder OF
his lease. "-. ..,-
"F'urther north, Greenwich Eillag'
and the Washington Square section hav'
been experiencing a quiet regeneration
! Now protected by the coming regulations
and with improved transit facilities, o.
downtown residential district Is CROWN"
there which is a delight 10 the residents
and "A source OF profit 10 property
owners.
IAN interesting feature of r-scticall'
all of the properties cited above Is the
fact that they are buildings OF thu
old non -freproof type so numerous IN
the localities under consideration, oc-
cupied by single tenants so that while
! In the case OF office buildings and others
whose multiple occupation requires oper-
| alton by the owner, 1t might be argued
| that increased rentals are largely offset
by increase in operating expenses, II
| these cases the expenses are borne by
the tenant. and the owner enjoys the in
creased income without diminution.
zone fortunate effect OF the war sc
! far as real estate Is concerned has beer
| the tendency to bring into use many
structures that formerly we're regarded
as undesirable, but which with moderate
alteration have now been found to bt
fully available for commercial purposes
and have been eagerly taken up by
individual concerns either by purchase
or lease, Owing to the suspension Of
new building activity. the older type
OF buildings has once more become s
contending factor In the real estate field
and with the higher costs OF eonstruc
ton and limited mortgage facilities tha
will prevail for some years to come ar,
likely to hold their place as desirable
investments, with excellent prospects o
Increasing values"
The sun., 1918-11-03
TO SELL BANKERS ESTATE.
PIympton Property at Great Neck
to Go Under Hummer.

The property OF the late Gilbert NJ.
Plympton, banker. consisting of ten and
half acres at Great Neck, L. l.. will be
sold at auction on Nov. is by Josep
y. Day In the Nesey Street Salesroom.
The property will be offered under
two different plans, first In eleven sep
arate parcels, and second, in three sep
crate parcels. The bidder unC the
plan whose aggregate bids are the
highest will get the land
The property Is situated on the high
est point of the Great Neck peninsula
In the famous Bay View avenue section
and commands a splendid view OF the
surrounding territory, tho East River
and the Sound The skyscrapers OF
Manhattan are plainly visible. In the
immediate vicinity are the homss OF
many persons prominent in social and
financial circles, among them Sherwood
Aldrich, Preston Pope sattcrwhite, II.
The sun., 1918-11-03
WOMAN SELLS MoNrCLAIR PLOT

w. n. Parsons has sold at Upper
Mvntclair. N. j.. for Mrs. Rose Connect
to Hugh r. Monro two plots with a
frontage OF 325 feet on the corners OF
PARK street and Overlook road, and to
the same buyer for Mary s. O'Neill q lot
on Overlook road, 6ox1S0 feet also sold
for David q. Holmes a dwelling on plot
307x540 at cal Grove Freet. and for
the estate OF Jasper c. Osborne house
on plot 100xl5o feet at 100 Ciarewill
avenue 10 Henry c. Towsend Of this
city.
The sun., 1918-11-03
BUSINESS SPACE LEASED.

The Duross Company has leased tire
store at 1917 Greenwich street TO Richar
Harris, the third loft TO Roger Lueken-
bach and the hrst and second lofts at is
Warren street to the Prttchard Con-
stance Company, the store and base
ment at 135 West Twenty second street
TO Hauser Bros, the top loft at 103 West
Fourteenth street TO Samuel Asher, and
the house ~ Perry street TO Diomtro
Nobiiucci. ;,
pease & Gilman have leased loft al
10 East Forty-eighth street to VI. Il.
Guiiford.
The sun., 1918-11-03
M O N T CT AIR
wEsTCHssTER REAL ESTATE.

AT Lake Observation-Disclosures semi
bungalow, rooms ana bath; largo plot;
water rights beautiful grounds; will sol.
at bargain price. LEO BUG6. " West
s2d st esso-Madison Square
CALIFORNIA Bungalow-Now ia time
to buy that summer home. 5 rooms and
bath: large shaded plot. wonderful Iooa-
ton water rights; close 10 station; terms
j. S. WITHERS, 40 West 32d ct. New
York. Tel $3.50 Madison 81.
NOW 10 the time TO get good Size for
Q home In scarsdsisr 8 minutes station
nov "'. .sssr. s'lS couS s4fa pr Hosh
LEAGUE. 40 wssts IA st. sss0--Madlson
The sun., 1918-11-03

= Sinclair. Cord Meyer ana ShNA'
Cowl 49, ,,,u,
On Thursday, Nov. Z, Mr.. Day VIII
iparpurate mis- first autumn special sales
,ay in the vesey street Salesroon|
he list of properties. includes a mum
rar of choice suburban and city par
cells, among them suburban residences
i.archmont which at one time was
hc residence OF the late Will,am
schiemmer, treasurer or the HAM
macher 4 Schlenlmer Company.
On Saturday, Nov. 10, at 2 80 r. Va,
on the premises, Joseph p. Day VIII onet
Davenport Drive. Southfeld Point;
stamford, Conn. q three-story Coionin !.
ytyle residence, on plot 1ooxtle. This
property Is directly on tho water and
commands q beautiful view OF the bay
and Sound.
The sun., 1918-11-03
r.p. FOX HOE ESTATE DIRECTOR

Frederick p. Fox. president Of the
real estate Arm of Frederick Fox & Co,
has been elected director Of the Rob
ert Hoe Real Estate Company. which
controls Tho holdings OF the late Rob-
ert Hoe, The printing press manu-
facturer. Mr.. Fox takes the place of
Henry r. Hoyt in the directorate of the
company.
The sun., 1918-11-03
BROKERS IN BROADWAY TRADE

william u. May & Co. negotiated the
sale recorded yesterday Of the southwest
corner OF Broadway and Elghty-first
street. Ave story fiat, for Franklin
Petit to Charles I. Bernheimer. who
gave in trade 22 East Sixty-fourth
street. a four story dwelling. on plot
25xleQ.5.
The sun., 1918-11-03
proNx ALTERATIONS.

onnyire Avenue-Esst side. 80 sonts
Gun Hill road, to two two story frame an
brick dwellings, ie.sxt3.s each; Anna Lag
zari, ss72 Hull avenue, owners; George
Ii. Oiphert, 100 East 222d street, archi-
tect: cost, $500. ..'.....
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

BY this time II is too late. Their
school days are over and but very
few can ever pick up from where
they left on and catch up with their
wiser brethren. II Is the sad lesson
that they learn too late.
Aside from the fact that every day
spent in school Is valued at some
thing like sli up to the time OF fin
ishing high school, and more than
that for college degree, the getting
OF an education is worth the enort
from the standpoint OF the added
enjoyments that one gets out OF life
To the boy who is about to commit
homicide to a future successful ca
reer by cutting his education on at
the pockets. a word OF caution Is
given. A decision now may mean
the difference between a $1,000 Job
and a $1,000 Job at 40 years OF age.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
MEXICO TRIES UNCLE
SANS PATIENCE

Ell Paso. Texas, Apr. lS.-"The
United States has gone to the very
limit in dealing with Mexico in an
effort to maintain friendly relations
with that country" Secretary VIII
liam G. MeAdoo declared last night
to an audience which completely fill-
ed Liberty hall. the new county au-
ditorium. which has seating ca
pacity of 5000
There Is not the slightest reason
why we should not continue at peace
with Mexico, II Germany will only
keep her meddling spies out Of that
republic" the secretary continued.
but Germany, in trying to deal with
Mexico. and give her the states OF
Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
reckoned without Uncle Sam.
would like to see the autocratic ~
rant that could wrest three stars
from the American flag. I would
even be curious to see the despoi
that could even imagine he could
wrest the Lone Star state from this
union"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
FEDERAL FARM LOAN
SYSTEM A SUCCESS

washington. Apr 10, The fed
cral farm loan system has been In
active operation Just year, aud has
demonstrated that II is a success,
according to a business summary II.
sued by the farm loan board, About
$500 national farm loan associa-
tlons have been Incorporated, repre-
senting about four associations to
each Ave counties in the country
The associations have an average OF
20 members, representing a total
membership OF about $1,000 farmer
borrowers.
THE twelve federal loan banks
have received applications for over
10000 loans, amounting to about
ssoo, 100000" says the boards
statement MANY Of these applica-
tions have been rejected, reduced or
withdrawn. About 10000 loans
have been approved, amounting TO
over st6o. .OOO. 600. and on over So
0O0 Of these loans money has been
paid to the farmers to the amount OF
about sSo,OOO, 900. Some loans APP
proved we're for reduced amounts
which the borrowers declined to ac-
cept.
Notwithstanding the unusual ex-
penses incident TO the operation OF
new machinery and to the appraise-
ment and determination OF title on
many loans that have not yet been
closed the expense OF the banks In
doing business has been within such
limits as to Justify the expectation OF
the farm loan board that these banks
will easily be able to operate on n
difference OF one-halt OF one per
cent between the loaning rate and
the rate which they pay on their
bonds.
None OF the banks, OF course. re-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
S TU M EZE
Stops stomach Distress

Miami, Fla, II never took SO
small an amount OF medicine that
relieved me so much. Your STU
MEzE took the bloat from my stom.
ach, stopped its nervous trembling
and felt 50 much better. will
praise it's virtues wherever go"
Carrie Davis, zoe Harner Ave. Rod.
lily health Is necessary these siren.
uous days. No man or woman can
be healthy who allow food to sour
and ferment In the stomach and thus
poison the blood. Neglect means
misery; get bottle OF STuMEzE
today II your stomach hurts This
reliable stomach medicine offers
you RELIEF from the ills that beset
you. For sale and guaranteed by
all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

ceiyed any appreciable income from
their business during the FIRST half
OF the year. but during the last half
the business OF the spokane Federal
Loan bank. for example. was sum
ciently profitable TO come with about
$4,000 OF wiping out the excess o.,
expenses incurred In the first half,
and the volume of business on it's
books assures II handsome sur
plus for the second year.
Every borrower, when he takes
out his loan. makes subscription
which increases the stock OF the fed
cral land bank to the extent OF nyo
per cent Of the amount borrowed,
These stock subscriptions OF borrow
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
YOUR FIFTY DOLLAR
LIBERTY BOND IN ACTION

1t will protect 1000 soldiers from
small pox and 666 from typhoid. II
will assure the safety OF l3s wound
ed soldiers from lockjaw, the germs
OF which swarm In Belgian soil.
II will render painless 400 opera
tions. supply . miles OF bandages-
enough to bandage 555 wounds.
II win care for i6o injuries in the
way OF "Hrst-aid packets"
II will furnish adhesive plaster
and surgical gauze enough to bene-
fit thousands OF wounded soldiers.
Every purchaser OF Liberty loan
bond performs a distinct individual
service to his country and to our
boys fighting in France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
is 1T WORTH wHILEg

is 1T WORTH WHILE?
This is the season of the year when
many boy begins to look with dread
upon his books. studies and the con-
ffnement OF the school room. That
Is a story as old as the history OF
education. for nearly any normal,
healthy boy would rather be out in
the woods, fishing along the river or
swimming in the ole swimmin'
hole" than sitting stupidity inactive
In a close school room. All this is
natural and inevitable and 1t only re-
mains for the kindly encouragement
OF teacher and parent to keep the ac-
tive American boy on the right track.
In Germany the stern schoolmaster
sees to II that all are present and
there isn't half the fun in German
schools that the American boy en-
Joys.
But that isn't the point just here
Every spring a number of youths
completing the eighth grade or high
school get II into their heads that
they have gone far enough, and with
the first sign OF a whisker the idea
begins to seep in that any additional
effort spent in school is waste OF
time and money. Why should they
be In school, they think. when jobs
paying two and three dollars a day,
more or less. are beckoning them!
We have seen that force to be
more compelling in taking boys from
their studies than the necessity Of
helping to provide livelihood for a
large family or for a widowed moth
or. There is generally some way
out II the right kind OF stun is back
in the boys head.
Seldom does the boy under IS rea-
lie what superior advantage the
educated man has IN this world over
the unframed brain. Most Of them,
like the siesta-Induiging Mexican.
dreams under his banana tree where
his father makes the living and let's
today take care OF itself with never
worry about the future. Never
was better illustration afforded OF
the value OF college or high school
training than Is at hand right now
where hundreds and thousands OF
college graduates are being sought
BY the government at salaries rang
ing from $1,000 to $40. 600 a year to
take charge OF important work in
connection with the war. Men with
an accredited high school diploma
are in demand at salaries as high as
$1,000 a year.
But they must be trained. efficient
men. and many waster has been
heard to make the remark that 'if I
had enough education would try for
one OF those Jobs"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

ers In the ease OF several OF the
banks, are now so large that. In ac-
cordance with the provisions OF the
act, the retirement OF the original
stock OF the banks, which was prin-
clpally subscribed by tho govern
ment win begin within a few
months."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

A recent census NJ North American
birds shows an increase OF l25 species
and subspecies since 1910. But though
there are really new birds in the list.
many of them belong to subspecies. up
to this time unrecognized-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

II you buy out OF town and I buy
out OF town and we buy out OF town
and they buy out OF town, who In
the deuce is left to buy In town!
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

What Is the main difference between
a big duck in little puddle and a
little duck In a big puddle?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19
OREGON WEATHER

! Fair. frost in the east por-
\ ton tonight; moderate winds, 4
= mostly easterly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

All kinds of lesal blanks at the
Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-19

Don't worry, leave II to Foch.
When the French strategist gets
frightened it win be time enough for
us to despair.
Vote for the library and tell your
friends about II.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-03
The Summary Of the News

Big Cuban Sugar Crop is expected to
arrive soon and relieve the shortage
and refineries will begin to operate
Immediately upon receipt of the
new stock.
Fire at Great Krupp Works was re-
ported recently by wOrkmeT coming
into Holland. The plant at Essen,
the main establishment of the
Krupps. the largest manufacturers
in Germany of arms and munitions,
is now believed to employ about
10000 persons.
Greeks Allowed to Enlist in the Unit
ed States army by order of the
Grecian government. They are en-
couraged to do so and are prom
ised reward for their service.
German Airplane Attack in. northern
Italy is repulsed with loss of ten
of the enemy aircraft. A fleet of
about % machines recently swept
over the Italian and British camps,
but they were quickly engaged by
Italian and English airplanes and
anti-aircraft guns, with the result
that about half the enemy were
brought down.
Japan Pledges Loyalty to all the al
lies in the war and promises fullest
cooperation.
Wooden Ship Plan is declared impos-
sible by +. A. BOwles. former naval
constructor and now assistant to
the general manager of the emer-
gency fleet corporation. He claims
that the program cannot be com
pleted owing to lack of lumber sup
ply and maintains that steel ships
can be built faster
German Savagery Shown in the find
ing of an American sentry with his
throat cut. 1t is officially declared
that he must have been so killed
after capture. Instances are also
reported of women and children be-
ing turned out in the snow that
their houses might be used for sol
diers and horses in occupied sec
tions of France and Belgium.
( British Take More Ground in Pales-
! tine and force the Turks to retreat
J for several miles over an extended
K; front. The English took Bethle-
/ hem with little resistance as they
make n fianEing movement by
night and threatened the enemy
! rear. forcing them to withdraw
| from~the town, which they had
heavily fortified.
Critical Coal Shortage in Ohio during g
| cold wave causes much suffering
and in many towns the supply has
been entirely exhausted.
Theft of Army Cloth has been discov-
cred and federal authorities have
made several arrests in New York
Goods valued at $4,000 have dis
appeared.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-03
The Advance of the Sahara.

There has long been much dis
agreement among scientists as to the
question of the antiquity Of the Sa-
hara Desert, and over the manner in
which 1t was formed. They agree,
however. that the dryness has much
increased during the centuries that
have passed since Rome was mighty
empire. One French savant, who
made the arduous journey from the
Niger River to Lake Tchad, brought
back much interesting information re-
garding the progress of the arid
region southwark.
1t appears that the country that
extends from the Niger to Lake
Tchad, between thirteen and sixteen
degrees north latitude, is completely
barren of permanent water bodies.
For more than eight hundred miles
1t is tropical region without water
course. Only yesterdayr-as geolo'
gists. count tIme-all this. was diff
ferent. The Niger received from tie
left immense ,affluents. yer.tab!e
floods. Thea CRATES and elephants
1t iS believed, wandered even TO the
borders of Mediterranean Num!iia,
,see,sirg the abundant vegetation.