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new HOTEL PLANNED
/ TO SUCCEED BELLEVUE
Mcpherson Company's Project to
Cover Site of Church on
Fifteenth Street.

The erection of a large hotel ON the
site Of the present Bellevue Hotel, at
18th and I streets, and on the site of
the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church, adjoining 1t on 18th street,
is contemplated in about two years by
the McPherson Company, of which II.
Rozter Dulany, jr., is president
The church property was recently
purchased by the Mcpherson Company
for consideration of about s125,000
The property was secured from Flora
E.. Davis. who acquired il some time
ago as an investment
In addition to the purchase OF the
church property the Mcpherson Com
pany has also purchased the one third
interest of Edward b. Mclean in the
Bellevue Hotel 1t is the intention of
the company to erect a hotel which
VIII cover the area of the present ho-
tel property and also the church
property. This will give 100 feet on
10th street by 60 feet On 1 street.
Evening star., 1919-03-08
LARGE FRONTAGE SOLD
ON E ST. AND VA. AVENUE
Gallihers Purchase Property and
Will Use It for Storage
of Lumber.

Allan F. Walker & Co, Inc, an
,nounoe the sale to William T. and
Charles e. GaIliher of a large 'front.'
age on + street and Virginia avenue
northwest. between 21st and 22d
streets
For the Mary V. Harvey estate they
sold lot In square 81, containing 9,202
square feet. For the Minnix estate
they sold parts of lot s in square 81,
containing 10,040 square feet. For the
John Morgan estate they sold another
portion of lot in square 81, contain
ing 1888 square feet, and for the
Dennis Maher estate they sold part OF
lot z in the same block, containing
s,305 square feet, making a total of
2S,140 square feet with total street
frontage of 225 feet.
The property will be used for the
storage of lumber.
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HERNDON PROPERTY SOLD.
Harvey Gather Disposes of Farm
of Nearly 200 Acres.

HERNDON, Va, March 8.-SeVeral
important real estate transfers were
made this week. the most important
being the sale of the Harvey Gather
farm about a mile from the station.
containing about 200 acres. to c. c.
Carr for $4,000. The sale is also re-
ported of the Joseph Webster resi-
dence to James Leith.
The lot and residence on Monroe
street, known as Ingleside, part of the
estate of the late Mrs. Hilda Bready,
was sold at public auction and was
purchased by Miss Maria r. Bready.
The Herndon House, also owned by
Evening star., 1919-03-08
HUNS AND CZECHS CLASH.
II Killed, 112 Wounded in Battle
Reported Near Karlsbad.

VIENNA, March "a popular man.
Hesitation on the part of Germans in
the town of Kaaden, northeast of
Karlsbad, Bohemia. for right of self
determination led to a conflict with
Czech military forces yesterday.
Seventeen persons are reported to
have been killed and 110 wounded. In
another collision two civilians were
shot.
A Vienna dispatch dated Wednes-
day and received Thursday reported
that the Czechs were using troops in
putting down German manifestations
against the Czech government A
number OF parsons were yepoEted TO
have been killed at KarI6had. -Sternr
berg and several other places In Boz
hemias
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the late Mrs. Bready, was purchased
by Ralph Raymond Reed and W. w.
Taylor. This property was Herndon's
original hotel, and is said TO occupy
one of the best business lots in the
town.
Maria Hogan Duncan died at her
home here on Tuesday. Aunt Maria"
had been Il slave, and could tell most
interesting stories of incidents before
the WAL.
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Sells Chevy Chase Home.

An out-of-town investor purchased
the residence property at 3705 Nor
rison street, Chevy Chase, D. c.. from
Maude W. Abrahams, for SIS, 100
Frank l.. Brown purchased the resi-
dence at 225S Cathedral avenue north
west. from Joseph Inglis of Pitts
burgh, for 5000.
Carl w. Schmidt purchased from Err
nest G.. Walker 7S6. 1888 and 100 Irv-
ing street, for $500.
The residence at 3744 Huntington
street, Chevy Chase. D. c., was pur-
chased by Seth G. Sheppard, jr., for his
home.
Other properties sold by this firm
include, 1877 Lanier place. $4,000;
lots lis to 120, at Georgia avenue and
Irving street, $4,000: 1888 Irving
street, $500: 1910 Belmont street,
$500; 1873 Lanier place, $4,000, and
I406 Columbia road, So, 600.
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For Sale by Thomas ]. Fisher & Co., Inc.
Occupied by Owner
Immediate Possession
S21,500.

New English basement;
near the million-dollar
bridge; containing 10
rooms and 3 baths; va
por heat; gas and cleo
tricity; large garage.
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Chevy Chase
New-Never Been
Occupied, $3.50.

keokuk street near
{ o n n e C t | C u t avenue
twest): 2 stories; semi
detached; 8 rooms and
bath; gas and electricity:
heated by hot water; lot
35x150 to an alley; beau
tiful shade trees; ample
space for playground for
children and garage.
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Near Sheridan Circle.
New English basement;
IL rooms and 3 baths;
large sun parior; gas
and electricity; heated
by hot water; large
RaraR Re.
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$745,5O0 IN REAL
ESTATE CHANGES
Marne Apartment Is Pur-
chased by Mamie {.
Goss for $500, 900.

Three apartment houses, ware
house. building lots and residences
were included in transactions involv-
ing s745,500. completed this week by
the real estate firm of Gardiner &
Dent, Inc,
The largest transaction was that in
which the Marine apartment house at
18th and Belmont streets. selling for
$500. 900, was involved. Mamie E.
Goss, an out-of-town investor, be-
comes the new owner. having secured
it from Ernest G. Walker. Included
in the transaction the new owner paid
cash and in addition gave four
story dwelling at 134S l. street. which
contains twenty rooms and three
baths. valued at $4,000; S11 10th
street, which is of eight storiesi con-
tanning eighteen rooms, valued at
s25, 900; 1921 and 1929 18th street,
residences, valued at s27.500; three
properties at 232, 234 and $50 John
Marshall place. valued at $4,000. and
70S p street, valued at s12,500. o
The Marne apartment was but re-
Gently completed and is six stories in
height. 1t contains thirty-sewen
apartm ments with all annual rental of
$36, 900.
Other Realty Deals.
The Ripley apartment at 1924 r
street, which contains twenty eight
apartments and which was erected
about ten years ago by Harry Ward
man, was sold for 100000 by N. r.
Robinson to Dora Forsyth. a West
Virginia investor. The annual rental
is about $4,000.
The third apartment sold was the
Westover, at 25th street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, for which
Henry +. Anl53 uI.d ~ 90. The an
nual rental is about 5000
A warehouse in the rear of I'd and
Sd streets and Pennsylvania avenue
and G street northwest. was sold for
$4,000 by Henry 2. Amos. to Felix
Lake
Three properties at 3o33. 3035 and
3037 M street northwest in George
town, were sold for $35. 900 by Mamie
E. GOSs
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Leo Simmons Sells Home.

Leo Simmons has sold premises 1141
New Hampshire avenue northwest to
Lee S. Mortimer for $1,000 The house
is of three stories and basement. Mr..
Mortimer, who formerly rented the
house, will continue to occupy the
premises with his family.
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her ankles IS shestries TO walk-but
simply -minces.
Contrast this picture withs the free
easy gait OF q woman attired I'm cos
tune OF reasonable width and length
as she4swings gracefully along the
street with no thought of measuring
her foot steps to meet the demands OF
skirt.
American women we are toldI OBJ.
1ected strenuously to these extremes
In fashion when they were first intro
dueed and 1t is probable that her OBJ
1ections have carried weight for 1t Is
certain that the life of the long mar
row skirt has been brief. They say
Paris absolutely refused to adopt these
extremes and went gaIly. on her way
her women costumed in perhaps too
extremely" short skirts.
That will probably be the trouble
with the American women; she will
not stop with the skirt which escapes
the ground by perhaps seven or eight
inches but she will gradually readopt
the far too short skirts-the ones
which escaped-the shoe top-by sew
eral inches.
american women have as q class as.
serted considerable Independence In
regard to dress and despite the efforts
OF fashion makers to induce them to
give up certain styles, they have abso-
lutely refused to give up the shirt
waist and the walking skirt and we
believe as long as women shall live
these two sensible styles will be in
vogue. ..
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which had been ceiling for fifteon
dollars per pair would IN the'fall'hr
eighteen dollars and q uniform fprico
for all grades sof shoes would prevail.
Many shoe = manufacturers have
called 'tn{ owing TO the
fact that their stock was entirely de-
pieted.
Y Shoes are not, the only things that
are soaring up either .swhat doiyou
think of stocl1lngs-silk ones we mean
-advahcing anywhere from ten To-
twenty per cent with the fall trader
They are already beyond reasna ,snd
you can hardly buy q pair ofsall silk
hose now for three dollars land THAT
with the war tax added.
A few years ego IL q woman hal 4
pair or two Of silk hose she was con-
sidered fortunate. Nowadaysswe must
have silk hose Of every hue OF the rain.
bow to match every costume ana.
wouldn't think of appearing on the
streets In cotton hose.
Brown muslin-the kind we used 10
buy for four or five cents per yard and
which scared UP to thirty and thirty
five cents during the winter-advanced
four and onehalf cents during the last
two weeks. Percales-one OF the sta
pies in drygoods--has advanced Five
cents per yard in the same period.
All orders taken by drummers these
days for any kinds, of materiaiss are
taken subject to the millssacceptance
Linens are so high as TO sbesalmoat I'M
procurable and one buyer oflinens told
me recently that he doubted whether
a stock OF linen !. towels could sbe
bought anywhere.
OF course wages have .gonesup stoo
but not enough we believe to meetsthe
high prices prevailing.
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Chat
Skirts to Be Wider.

Scissors, needles and thread must
again be requisitioned by the fair sex
as the word has gone forth from dame
fashion" that women's skirts must be
widened and also tina they must be
shorrelFd. Scarcely had these scis.
sors. needles and thread been laid
~ I.ol the task Of ripping out ex.
ira IL ae5ss and letting out the hens
of GARMENTS entirely out of vogue"
than we iatss rght about face and
the extra width laust be replaced and
the hens aga.n turned up. This task
will requireEan extra amount of cogi-
tation too, for 1t is far easier to take
out the surplus fullness than 1t is to
replace it.
At least two yards in width and to
escape the floor by some seven or
eight inches is the --latest word" and
already garments of this width and
length are displayed in the shops and
stores.
This announcement will be received
by the conservative dresser with de-
light. She does not care to mince
along the streets in skirts far too long
and far too narrow for real comfort
but what is she to do when she must
buy her clothes ready made and there
are no others to be had in the shops.
She must either adopt the prevailing
styles or do without.
To the "freakish" dresser perhaps
the announcement will not be received
30 1oyously as it will bar her from the
distinction she has attained by adopt
ing the extremes in skirts.
Can you conceive of anything any
more ungracetul than these long mar
row skirts? One has simply to mincs
along in them-they give absolutely
no freedom-and to gain a curb or
climb a step is positively painful to
say nothing Of being decidedly un.
graceful. We can't think of anything
less attractive than to see woman
or girl mince along in these skirts
which literally twist and wrap around
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/ tity added to the surplus stock on
hand At the first OF the year estimated
around 3o.0o0,0o0 tons, VIII b suffi.
cent for the needs of the-country de
ponds upon whether general industrial
activity RECEIVERS sufficiently 20 ap-
proximately equal that OF thesIatter
part OF 1915 and the early part, of
1917"
Price conditions in Northernswest
Virginia are reported rs Follows in the
Weekly Digest: Operators On The
Northern West Virginia held reported
for the period from May % to June s.
the sale OF 3S2 cars Of spot coal, pre-
pared sizes, to commercial users in
GLIDING 90 cars to the lakes at unde-
termned prices, at price ranges from
$2.1S to 3.5e, with cars reported sold
at $1.92 and 4 at S2.o5. Approximate
ly one third of the tonnage was sold at
S2.16 and about as per cent at $3.50.
More than 20 per cent of the tonnage
was disposed Of at from $2.75 to $3.50.
Contract sales were reported as fol-
low: 500 cars at $2.05; so cars at
S2.35; 20 cars at s2.75 and 222 cars
at $3.50. Mine run sales Of spot coal
were comparatively small in volume
and ranged between $3.50 and 1920.
The sale OF 14o cars on contract at
$2.35 was reported The sale OF 1899
cars Of slack on contract at 50 was al
90 reported, as was the sale Of $40
cars OF nut, pea and slack on contract
at $40: Other slack sales were made
at from $3.50 to S2.1o.
Lake SttuatIohn.
Heavy rain storms on Lake Super
Tor have interfered with shipping ac-
cording to reports received in Cleve-
land. AS a result Of the storms ore
docks at Duluth and Two Harbors
were idle from Monday night until
Tuesday night South bound boats
were twenty hours late.
The railroads had 1916 cars of
coal at the lake front on Tuesday and
1924 cars were in transit. The docks
dumped 1886 cars on Monday, but
Tuesdays loading was only estimated
at 27s5 cars.
The docks in Lake Erie ports han
died 4,S47, 125 tons Of ore last month
compared with 5,ss3,S29 tons in May
1918. Conneaut leads all the ports in
receipts for the month and the season
and Cleveland is second. Asttabula
Is third in the list. Receipts In Con-
neaut last month were 1,154 376 tons
and the local docks handled 900, 1897
tons. There Is more on dock at tine
end OF the route than there was a year
ago. On June 1, the docks were hold
ing 5,94f,944 tons and on the same day
last year stocks were 5,650,059 tons.
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Prices Soar.

Did you know that shoe prices are
still soaring upwards and that dealer
predict that they will continue 10 soar
for the next twelve or fifteen months
ana that they will never really regain
normal prices which prevailed before
the war? tN
And what applies to shoes Is also
applicable to other commodities ON the
market. Just what conditions are re
sponsible for this price soaring deal
ers are reluctant to try to explain. Oi
course the labor situation has some.
tning TO do with it and Transportation
from foreign countries of feathers ana
other raw materials being impeded NV.
ing 70 various conditions also plays
IT'S part but We think the demand 70,
some articles on the market may be
somewhat responsible for these condi.
tons.
l talked with a shoe dealer a day
or SO ago and he told me that nd
skins from which shoes are mauufac.
tured and which before the war sold
Tor perhaps forty cents a foot were
now bringing on the market the sum
OF $1.25 per foot. America receives
her principal leather supply from
South America, India and Great BRIT
ain and while there are said to be vas,
quantities of leather stored up n these
countries especially in India ana
south America shipping facilities and
otner conditions makes It impossible
10 put the leather on the market.
Scarcity seems to create demand
100 Tor there never was time in Me
history of the country, we believA
when women required so many shoes
and such fine ones. A few years ago
II woman had one pair of house
shoes and a pair of good black shoes
TO appear on the street in she consid.
cred herself fortunate indeed. Now
she must have grey ones, both high
and low, to match certain gown
black ones for general wear, brown
ones IL she happens to have brown
suit to say nothing of white pumps
white walking shoes and high white
shoes. Evening shoes galore must be
had, too, II her wardrobe is complete
And she doesn't want anything but the
finest, either, hand turned or welt
soles, soft kid made by experts must
be forthcoming or she Is not satisfied
Manufacturers of shoes tell us that
the demand for the coarser shoes is
gradually diminishing and that women
even in the rural districts who hereto
fore chose to wear the coarser shoes
what we call "brogans" are discarding
them and demanding the shoes more
like her city friend wears. A dealer in
shoes told me recently that high shoes
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III the @right.s
The Jury was dismissed at 11.15 4.
m. with instruction to return at 1880
p. m, at which time they will be sent
to their Jury room to decide the case
AT 1870 O'Clock this afternoon the
court was convened and Attorney Har.
~ Shaw, representing the PLAINTIFF
delivered his address TO the jury. II
was after 2 O'Clock when Attorney
Shaw completed his address.
Attorney Walter Haggerty then took
the noor and is arguing the case for
the defendant. Sometime late this
afternoon the Jury will be expected to
return their verdict.
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE. OF SALE OF VGI0z6tE
MINE EQUIPMENT.

IN RE:
FAIRMoNT & HARRISBURG FUEL
COMPANY. BANKRUPT = IN
BANKRUPTCY.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST
VIRGINIA.
Notice Is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of and as directed by decree
and order of sale entered at CIarks-
burg in said District, on the 10th day
OF June, 1919. by Frank W. Stout, Ref
cree in Bankruptcy in the above en-
titled matter. the undersigned, W. 2.
Steele, Trustee In bankruptcy for the
above named bankrupt. will on Mon
day, the 2Sd OF June. 1919 at two
O'Clock P. M, at the front door OF the
Court House q Marion c4unty. in said
District, offsf for ssfe a public auc.
ton, and Will Sen to thk highest bid.
der theref6S free and acquit of all
liens, tbe following PERSONAL proper
ty OF slH bankrupt nov situate at the
mining plant Of TIL Fatrmont and
Clarksburg Fuel Company at Hoult, in
said County that i to say:
1000 mine props 36 mine cars, 2
mine trucks, fater car, 2 mine
: pumps, one rtter tipDie, 4 coal
Nbarges. boilef and Boiler house,
2Nsets dies, manhole pump, 1
blaeksmith 81 and equipment,
tool house q Ia Carpenter tools, Q
wheelbaEoYsS1 office and equip .
ment fa,i sad tipple, 10 tons Of
rail. lot q pikesy bolts, ties and !.
fIshplatesX Il xailroad switch,
mules, 8 is ha9Sess, 121s tons OF
mine rsfN laid in pne, 375 lhA
powdep 30 caps.
Said prdperfy will Be-. offered in;
piece, il ~ md In bulk, aud will be
hold in hefmanner for which the high.
est price ikoffered.
tTerhs d Sale-Cash in hand on the
day of sap, but possession not toNbe
dekvered until confirmation of tn
SAID by the referea
Ggen under my hand this 18th day
W. E. STEELE.
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
Showalter & Frame,
Attorneys for Trustee.
June IL, IA, IS, 81.
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On Saturday next Flag Day will be
made the occasion of a big celebra.
ton at Clarksburg, and Sunday fol-
lowing the local lodge of Elks will pay
their annual homage and tribute to
the Flag with impressive ceremonies,
For these events, Representative Reed
was asked to secure the orators and
he successfully fulfilled that impor.
tant mission for his fellowtownsmen.
For Saturday, he got Col. John Tenn
pie Graves, and for the Elks Event,
Representative s. D. Tess, of Ohio
Both are nationally known as orators
of the highest degree of ability.
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Federation Takes aF
UP MooneyeCa

ATLANTIC CITY. June 12-Amons
the reolutions now being considered
by the resolutions committee OF the
American Federation of Labor is one
dealing with the Mooney case In this
Il proposed that the Federation ap-
point committee to take action in
tended to bring about n new trial for
Mooney. Should the committee fail,
It is provided that the Federation must
submit to the international organizar
ton the question Of calling a "a hour
strike in protest. the date I ODE de.
terminedi lataR
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Leila Bartlett to Arthur Reed parcel
OF land In View street, Fairmont valu-
ed at S475; Mazella Watson and James
b. Watson to Raymer Hayhurst, a
parcel OF land on Warrior Fork Buffa-
10 creek, Warrington district valued
at $1,000; John D. Snider to Cornelius
Grooms, parcel of land along Big
Run in Warrington district valued at
$3.50. Afva NJ. Kuhn and Dora Kuhn
to Calvin D. Conway all the oil and
gas and oil and gas rights under a
parcel OF land situated I'M Marion
county, valued at 81 and other good
and valuable considerations.
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B|LL|NGSLEY AND
Continued from page one.)

NSs@A%aSA 4ASAh Po6O Ou6.B
was in the community. Mr.. Billings
ley replied that he did not know.
When questioned again by Congress-
man Nicely, Mr.. Billingsley told that
Mr.. Robinson had told him that he
thought the First National Bank was
going to break-that he was in the no
sition to be familiar with these things
and knew. Mr.. Billingsley told Mr..
Robinson that he ought to tell the peo.
pie, whereupon Mr.. Robinson replied
that 1t was not his business to tell
the people.
Frank H. White, president of the
alumni association of the Fairmont
Normal, was the next witness. He told
OF the arrangements for certain al
umni banquet and stated that IL Mr..
Robinson had not received an invita-
ton It was accidental and not inten-
tfonal and not because of any SANDER.
ous-statements from Morgan Billings.
ley,
Robinson; on thesStand.
Charles W. Robinsor'was thenscaTled
to the witness stand. Attorney Shaw
asked Mr.. Robinson IL he had many
Investigations since he was.on the
stand to find out whether or not Mr..
Billingsley was a stockholder in the
First National Bank. Mr.. Billingsley
had stated on the witness stand pre-
viously that he was not a stakeholder.
The question was objected to and the
objection sustained.
When questioned by Congressman
Nicely, the congressman asked ibid the
will provide for the support of the
widow" Mr.. Robinson stated that he
would have to have the advice of hts
attorney before answering this ques.
Ion. In the meantime Attorney Shaw
had objected to the question and the
objection was sustained.
Mr.. Robinson In HIS testimony
brought out that Mrs. Snider has seen
him .in the church" and that he was
at her house at the time the settle.
ment was made and that she has had
many opportunities ITO object%to the
settlement.
Mr.. Robinson's determination that
he 10 IN the right was in evidence on
the stand this morning and when Nor
gan Billingsley was testifyfng. His
resentment when things were going
against him was plain to al observers,
and MS insistance that he haditried to
do what was fright" by Mrs. Snider
et4 cases which emphasized
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Representative woodward Is busy
these days at the War department try
ing to borrow an aeroplane, not for
himself, but for the July Fourth com
mittee Of Sistersville. The committee
says it has the aviators, but is shy
machines. The outlook for making
this loan is reported by the Fourth dis
trict congressman as most discourag'
ing. But hope has not completely died
out in him.
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Police cort-;Mrs. Edna Shelton
was before Mayor Bowen at the morn
ing session Of police court charged
with being drunk and for disorderly
conduct, She was found guilty OF the
charges and fined IS. The fine was
not collected after she had promised
to leave town and behave herself. She
was Eiyen severe talking to by May
or Bowen. Edward Willis was up for
reckless driving, was found guilty Of
the charges and fined S..