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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
ARN0N A .ALLING PUTS IF UP ID
 CITY ATTORNEY

New Haven, July 9-That prosecu- ton of Harry Walker, the ice king of Bridgeport, which was recommended by the aldermanic committee that completed it's investigation into all legged combines and trust methods that have brought about the presen: high prices of ice, is entirely up to City Attorney Whitaker, is the opin- ion of States Attorney Arnon A. All ing.
 Asked if he had received a copy of the testimony that was taken at the recent sessions of the aldermanic ice investigation committees. States At torney filling stated that he has re- ceived a copy but that he has been so busy that he has not yet had a minutes time to look it over.
 The natter he said, should take an orderly course through the regular channels provided for by law. It should go through the city attorneys office and through the city court" ,
 From that court. States Attorney filling continued, if proper evidence should be presented, the accused Court, criminal side. Then and not until then. States Attorney filling said, would the case be properly be- fore him for action.
 States Attorney filling said further that he understands that District At t6Tney Crosby Is going to take action but is doing as an official of the United States and not under the state statutes which provide for a heavy penalty for any combination to raise prices of ice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10

affection can the average woman need frnJn a staid middle aged man than an offer of marriage?
 Still, it is beyond doubt that Lam dru did exercise a strong personal i, attraction for many women. Much | as his appearance bellies him, he was | a lively and amusing companion, gay l and tender by turns and could be sentimental without being ridiculous. He was alwaya carefully dressed brought a carnation for his button hole every morning and was certainly the politest bridegroom that ever butchered q fiancee.
 Moreover, as women say, he "had look" It hypnotized some of them and excited the curiosity even of those whom it repelled.
 Landru seems to have learned it's value late in life, but there was hardly one of his victims that did not talk about 1t to her friends. It has already been stated that one of the charges of swindling brought against Landru concerns the theft of a valuable set of tools used in the motor trade. The charge is a recent one, and was brought about in the following way:
 At the beginning of this year Lam | dru went with his last fiancee, Mile. SeFret, to visit her soldier brother, who was in a hospital at Pontaise. The soldier happened to mention a garage owned by two brothers named Chapelle. at nd-Ouen-L'Aumo Landru listened attentively. and the next day presented himself at the gar age, where, under the name of Lu- cien Outlet. he spoke so eloquently 10 the two brothers that they had no hesitation in taking him into the bus mess.
 Landru pointed out to them that several improvements were necessary in order that their venture might be q success, and among other things, suggested a modern set of tools. These he was authorized to buy, and paid for the set d much greater sum than the two brothers had named. Then Landru, on February IT, bought the garage, after which he kept the books, visited customers, and was, in fact, master of the bu.tness.
 He proved himself a most useful and charming member of the family party on the occasion of the mar riage of the daughter of one of his partners, and also showed his busi- lleSS dDlllllcS III ulSpOSlnB very du- vanta geously of a houseful of furni- ture for one of the brothers.
 Some time later, Landru came into touch with two mechanics in Paris who were anxious to buy q motor business. He stated that he had just bought the Chapelle business, which he would be willing to sell for s1.00O1 5000 francs. This sum was agreed to and paid over, Landru handing half the sum to the Chapelle brothers and keeping half for him self. When. however, the mecha anics took possession of the building they found that practically all the new tools which were to have been sold with the business. had disappeared.
 A summons was lodged against Landru, but this was after April 12, by which tine Landru had been ar rested and seals placed on all his possessions. The greater part of the stolen tools were afterwards found in the villa at Gambais. (From the In ternational News Bureau, Inc, Bos- ton, Mass.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
GEC4GE DUNLAP

The funeral of George Dunlap was held yester~ay afternoon from his late home, 53 North Parade street, stratford. at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. MT. Chamberlain, pastor of the Stratford NJ. F. church. conducted the services. The services were attended by a dele gation from St. Johns lodge of Ma sons. Burial was in Union cemetery. Stratford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
TWO THEFTS
 AMOUNT TO S175

The F. T. Ley Co.,, of Springfield. reported the theft of a paulin valued nt s100 from O pile of bricks located near the corner of wordin and Rail- road avenues.
 Michael Paternowich. a saloon keeper, of 753 Ogden street. reported to the police today the theft of s57 from his clothes which were hanging In his room.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
275 ALPiNISTS
 REPORTED DEAD

Geneva. July 1O.---Sirce the end of hoStilitfes. 275 Alpinists have been killed in the central Alps The fataIi ties have been unusually heavy. con- oi"erIhS the restrlctlons still placed on mountain climbing. During the present year there have been 26 as certS of Mont Blanc. chiefly bv Amer icaH and British officers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
WATER SUPPLY
 FOR CITY IS
 ABOVE NORMAL

Enquiries at the offices of the Bridge port Hydraulic Company elicited the fact that the water supply for this city Is above the normal for this sea- son 2 the year notwithstanding the late drought and the legal dryness.
 No unusual consumption of water has been noticed and the officials feel confident that the amount of water dn the reservoirs Is more than sufficient o meet all dsC.@-A~.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
TO INVES'FlGAGg
 FIUME TROUBLE

Paris. Wednesday, July e-Maior General Charles P. Summerau and other members of the commission ap- pointed to investigate the trouble be- tween Allied troops and Italians at Plume, will confer with the supreme council of the peace conference to- morrow and will leave immediately afterward for the Adriatic.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
DENY TROOPS
 WILL OCCUPY
 UPPER SILESTA

Paris, July 10-Reports received from German sources that America n troops would occupy upper Silesia were denied in American circles here today. A member of the American peace delesat ton characterized the re- ports as "perfect rubbish
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-10
VICTORY PARADE TAX.

Paris, Wednesday, July 9-The Chamber of Deputies unanimously passed bill today imposing a tax of eighty per cent on all profits realized by owners of buildings from the rentals of tho windows and balconies ~~- taaa viotoH larsds on July 14.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
WARDMAN SELLS II
BRADLEY HILL HOMES

ground in Bradley Hills and a build
ing lot were among the sales re-
ported last week by Harry Ward
man The sales represented ap-
proximately $4,000.
The properties reported sold were:
TAO Columbia road. $4,000; SO Rhode
Island avenue, $4,000; 291s Sherman
avenue. $500: 1916 Columbia road
IS. 900; S22 Jocelyn street. $500:
1894 Ingleside Terrace. $500; 625 A
street. $4,000; 1895 H street $4,000;
1f10 p street $500; 227 Seventh
street. $4,000: 1912 Sixteenth street
$4,000; apartment house at 1725 7
street. s37.500 two acres OF ground
in Bradley Hills, $500. and lot on
K street $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Brookland Development,
Stopped by War, Resumed

The development. started by Md
daugh and Shannon, Inc. builders. At
the end OF the Brookland car line
Twelfth street and Michigan avenue
northeast IN 1917. which was halted
because Of the war. has been resumed
There are forty-four acres OF land
in this development Six houses are
now in course Of construction. They
are TO be Of six rooms each and SOM
have central halls. All OF the houses
are TO have hot water heat, tile baths
electric lights. wash trays. hardwood
floors and large air space. Tho houses
are frame. with creosote-dippcd shInE-
les and genuine slate roofs.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Alley Housing Problem
Proves a Big Puzzle

Numerous suggestions have been
submitted TO the Commissioners Of
the District for suitable sites for
homes for the 1000 alley dwellers.
most Uf whom are colored, but the
problem is still far from solution. The
purpose of their removal is to Gliml-
nate conditions Of vice and ill-health
which are said to exist among them.
One of the suggestions made by
William V. Mahoney. secretary OF the
Emergency Housing Corporation. is 10
build a number Of houses for the
families removed. the expenses to be
covered by Congressional appropria-
ton. Another suggestion made by
him, and a plan which meets the ap-
proval of the majority OF those inter
ested in the question, is for Congress
to authorize a bond issue in the Dis
trict amounting TO 5000 600. and from
the receipts to build 1900 freproof.
modern structures. TO be sold or
rented at cost to the families removed
from the alleys.
The receipts would go into the
Treasury. and within thirty o. thirty
five years the bonds could be recalled.
The Alley Improvement Associa-
tons suggestion is that the alley
dwellers be housed in the temporary
barracks at Seventeenth and L streets
southeast pending the erection Of per-
manent homes
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
LUMBER MARKET
NOW STABILIZED
Some Producers Seek To
Check Recent Skyrock-
eting of Prices.

A report from Kansas City, Mo.
says that for the past few weeks
lumber prices ravc been skyrocket-
ing. 1t has been essentially 8 buy
erS market and almost any prices
were offered in order to secure ;he
stocks
That the producer Is largely not
to blame for this and desires stabiI-
ity is evidenced by the following
statement sent out to the lumber
trade by one of the largest manu-
facturers of lumber in the country.
While VIC believe our present
prices are lower than the average
manufacturer of yellow pine lum-
Der in our class. and while we know
the tendency to higher prices. yet il
is our very stronS conviction that
IL would be better for the trade in
general il prices were more stable
and we are disposed to use our in
fluence to that end. Therefore this
is to announce to the trade that
our prices on yellow pine lumber
until August Is will be no higher
than now.
we are unable to predict what
market and manufacturing condi-
tions on yellow pine lumber will be
after that date, but it shall be our
policy to endeavor to protect our
trade by stable prices on yellow
pine lumber for successive periods
Of thirty days. If humanity possible -
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
REALTY OFFICES
RE-EMPLOYV Vets
Managers and Building
Trades Abide by Agree
ment Favoring Soldiers.

A few days after the armistice was
signed the Realty Managers Asso-
citation passed a resolution urging its
members to take back their employ es
who had entered the military service.
The members of the association. aC-
cording to reports. are abiding faith
fully by the resolution and at present
very few Of the former realty en-
ployes who have been discharged
from the army or navy are without
their former positions.
In the building trades the employees
association has adopted the same
policy. Business is still not up 10
the pre-war standard. although build
ing operations have increased since
the signing of the armistice and the
release OF building materials by the
war labor board
The building employers are urging
the cities OF the country to embark on
a large policy of public improvements,
which not only will give work to
hundreds OF thousands OF people
throughout the country. but will have
stimulating effect upon all classes OF
business.
Col Arthur Woods, assistant to
Secretary of War Baker. has indorsed
this policy and is urging the Chamber
Of Commerce to assist in this night.
The larger cities of the country have
already begun their increased pro,
gram OF public improvements. Col.
Woods has expressed the opinion that
in the near future there may be a
shortage of labor instead OF a surplus
and advises all far-sighted employers
to insure themselves against that con-
/ tingenCy.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
BUILDING PERMITS.

Among the recent building per-
mits issued were the following:
Caroline B. Briggs. tile dwell
ing, 34o6 Nineteenth street northwest;
$4,000.
Howard Etchison. apartment,
174O Euclid street northwest; s165,-
eco
John B. Tirey. dwelling, 1877
Emerson street northwest; 5000.
W. c. and A. y. Miller, brick
dwelling. 1906 Hamilton street
northwest: $500.
Mabel Klein. brick dwelling. 1915
Northampton street northwest; IS OOU
Mrs. Haynes Ellis. private ga
rage. Woodley road and Cathedral
avenue; $4,000
F. NJ. Criswell. brick dwellings
91S-19 Longfellow street north
west; $1,000.
o. r. Peterson. frame dwellings
29O2-6-S-1O Twentieth street north
west; $4,000.
Walter A. Dunigan, brick dwell
ings. S14-22 Shepherd street north
west; s35.OOO.
Mauro AND Warthen. brick dwell
ings. 40o1-4011 Third street north.
west; $4,000
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
FOURTEENTH STREET
PROPERTY Is SOLD

Emory l. Coblentz and vtfe. Of
Frederick County. have sold TO Mamie
E Goss, OF this city, property located
at Ll1-1113 Fourteenth stree north
west. and the Heritage Apartments.
located at 1iio-iils Fourteenth street
running through 10 lI's Vermont ave
nue. northwest
The price raid for both properties
was $4,000. subject 10 a deed OF trust
on I1ll-lll3 Fourteenth street for S3c-
600. and on IlO-lll2 Fourteenth street
and III Vermont avenue for 5000
The deed also conveyed all household
furniture and FURNISHINGS in apart
rrents one, two. three and four ~ ,hs
premises at lli-I1I5 Fourteenth street
The Heritage Apartment has a front
age OF % feet on Fourteenth street
and 30 feet on Vermont avenue and
contains 3.l92 square feet The prop
erty located at llll-ll13 FoUrt zenith
street has a frontage OF n feet or
Fourteenth street. and a depth 4 ~
feet. The plot contains i.T' sruar,
feet
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
.CRICACOAN BUYS
IN CHEVY CHASE
Michael J. Lehy Acquires
Residence-Other Sales
By Boss & Phelps, Inc.

Boss and Phelps, Inc. report the
recent sale to DR.. Michael ]. Lehy,
OF Chicago. the residence property
at 5344 Forty-first street, Chevy
Chase. 1t is of two stories, has
eight rooms and two bathrooms and
is heated by .Yapor. II has electric
Other sales reported by this firm
were as follows:
One of the row OF houses recently
completed by D. J. Dunigan. In Pet
worth. 1913 Illinois avenue, was sold
to Burton G. Cowles. The house
has six rooms and bath. 1t Is heat
ed by hot water and has electric
lights and other modern improve.
ments.
A two-family apartment at II
Todd place northeast. owned by
Elizabeth H. Johnson. of Marietta
Pa, was sold TO Hiram E. Robin
son, who purchased 1t as an invest
ment.
Harold w Smith. Of Youngstown
Ohio. sold 3709 Keokuk street, in
Chevy Chase. to Arthur Adelman
This property consists of a detached
eight-room and attic house of frame
and stucco construction, situated or
a lot 5ox125 feet.
No. 1922 New Hampshire avenue
was bought by John W. Nesline
The house contains eight rooms or
two floors. heated with hot water
has electric lights, oak floors ant
large porches.
DR.. Thomas P. Chapman sold 1924
Morrison street. Chevy Chase. tC
Mary A. P. Worthington. This Is
one of several houses built a few
years ago by Alexander Miller. II
is of hollow tile construction. witt
stucco finish, having eight rooms and
bath, and modern throughout.
\ house OF 1745 oregon avenue
was sold for Elizabeth r. Smith tC
Jennie Smylie. The house has six
rooms and bath. heated with hot
water, has colonial front porch anG
two-story rear porches.
A detached home at 6212 Della.
ware street. Chevy Chase. Md. waS
purchased by Pearl G. Proctor from
George W. Parezo. The lot is 5Ox2OC
feet and the house contains eight
rooms and bath, hot-water heat anc
electric lights.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
ROBINSON TRACT
BRINGS $4,000
Charles L. Tankersley Acl
quires Land on Merii-
dian Street.

A part Of the Robinson estate at
Fourteenth and Meridian streets,
which has a frontage of 3ls feet on
Meridian street by a deptu Of about
90 feet. was sold this week by W. Il.
klwood to Charles L. TaakersIev The
property Is to be subdiv,6ed anil the
purchaser is to erect a gr.iup of mod
ern homes on the site. The sale price
was Sls,6oo The sale was made
through the firm of n. L. Saiisbury
Co., Inc.
Other sales reported by this firm
includes:
For Charles E. Wire Company. 49,.
Fifteenth street, a two-story residence
containing nine rooms and bath, hot
water neat, electric lights and al
modern improvements. It was pur.
chased by Samuel A. King. Price
50 800.
For Mrs. Sarah Carrick, a SIX room
colonial brick house. to William 1.
Lott for $500.
To Misses Annie and ". l. Mating
ly. premises at the southwest corner
Of Thirteenth and Fairmont streets. !,
contains twelve rooms and two baths
For Mary NJ. Frey Price, $4,000.
TO Joseph B. Higdon. lot 81 square
2SoI Sauls Addition. Sl.7oO.
For Amanda L. Carleton. rs Tay
lor street. a slx-room house to NJ. /
Bassford. for 81. 400
TO Gilbert E. Hyatt, a51s Nineteenth
street, for an out-of-town owner. fol
s.. 100.
No. 1905 Georgia avenue. for c. Her,
bert Wilson. a siX-room and BATH
residence. to lie Roy e. l[luse. IS. go
For Charles T. Tankersley. lSO
Quincy street. an eight-room resi-
dence. Purchased by Emma S. Mer,
steller for $50.
To Henry p. Davis. l54 Thona,
street. a six-room residence Sold fol
Henry Wagner for $3.50.
To r. J. Hemelt, 1913 Kenyon street
"a three-story dwelling OF nine rooms
for $500.
For Clara c. Fay. 1870 Decatur
street. a detached ten-room dwelling
Sold to w. II. Fisher in connection
with f. z. Rainey. Price. $1,000
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
HOME IN HOTEL
PLAN AIDS MANY
Servant and Other Prob
lens Increase Popularity
o. Of Hostelries.

As a result OF the shortage Of serv-
ants. higher rentals and the increas-
ing cost OF all household supplies.
distinctively new tendency has de-
veloped in the building industry, which
ID, manifested in an unprecedented de-
mand for large apartment houses of
tho. residential hotel type" says S.
W. s7Straus. prominent banker OF New
York Modern ingenuity has created
This form Of construction to the end
that many OF the Objectionable fea-
tgEes and inconvenience OF the indi-
vidual house are eliminated.
The servant problem has been a
vexatious one for some time. and is
likely to become more acute with re-
stricted immigration and a higher
scale OF wages in other lines OF ac-
tivity. The newly developed type of
apartment hotel furnishes maid serv-
ice and meals. so that in the family
there is saved the inconvenience and
expense OF marketing. preparing
meals and maintaining a fiitchen. As
a supply Of household servants di-
minishes and the density of popula-
ton in our great cities increases, there
Will be a continued strong tendency
toward the construction Of apartment
houses and family hotels.
in the principal American cities
today many OF the most important
building projects are hotels OF either
transient or apartment type. In the
various complexities OF modern life II
IS becoming more necessary for peo-
pie to travel. and people also are
travelling more as a means OF educa-
ton and diversion. These conditions
are reflected in a demand for better
and more commodious hotel accom-
nodatiOns. tendencies which will con-
onue with the development OF better
transportation facilities"
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Shannon & Luchs Buy
Fourteenth Street Terrace

Shannon and LuChs have pur-
chased a large trlCt of land at
Fourteenth street and Colorado ave-
nue. northwest, upon which they
have started the erection of TWEEN
ty-tive bungalows and individual
houses, one situated at Fourteenth
and jefferson streets at the end Of the
Fourteenth street car line and 9TH
ers on both sides of GallatIn street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
All the properties will be complete
ly detached and perfectly equipped
for home purposes. The firm re-
ports that several OF these bunsa-
lows already have been sold
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
REAL ESTATE FIRM
HIRES FARM EXPERT

E. H. Brinkley. for more than 30
years superintendent of the Maryland
agricultural experiment station Of
Maryland State College. has accept
ed the mana gershtp of the farm de-
partment of William H. Saunders &
Co. During the past two years Mr..
Brinkley has been employed as a spe-
cialist by the United States food ad-
ministration. grain corporation, and
as farm help specialist of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
representing the agricultural inter
ests during the period of the war.
Mr.. BrinkIey also will handle sales
and purchases Of city as well as
country property and the lending and
investment OF money in both city and
country.
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
BUILDING ACTIVE
IN ALEXANDRIA
Operations Include Con.
struction Of Four New
Residences.

There is considerable building activ-
ity In and near Alexandria and many
places are being remodeled.
Contractor D. E. Bayliss is remodel
Ing for Joseph Hayman a building al
Us and 30 King street, formerly the
property Of John G. Cockey. The upper
foors will be converted into apart
ments and a club room The club
room will be used by the Bachelor
Club.
Mr.. Bayliss has just completed re-
modelling the old Washington Hal
Building. on the south side of Kias
between WashinGton and St Asaph
streets. for William F. Smith. Tht
two upper floors contain eighteen Of
tice rooms, many OF which already
have been rented
Work of erecting a second story on
the Richmond Bowling Alley. on the
south side of King between Columbus
and Alfred streets, also has begun.
This addition will be 20 by 100 feet
and will be completed in about sixty
days
-Four houses are being erected by
Contractor Bayliss at Braddock fOr
H. NJ. Burch. Mrs. T l.. Ludwig
Bernard Cline and Mrs J. c. Tut.
Hugo Herfurth. jr.. has sold to Joe
Sanders a house and lot on the west
side Of Royal between Wolfe anL
wilkes streets. Thomas NJ. Walker
has sold to Hugo Herfurth. jr.. house
and lots 70 and H. in section . George
Washington Parh
The Fletcher Motor Company Is
building an addition TO their garage
at the northwest corner of Prince and
South Alfred streets which will ac
conmodate about thirty additional
cars when completed
Joseph DeSilva. contractor. is re-
modelling 1lo2 King street. which will
be occupied by James ProivoloS with
confectionery and ice cream 2arlor
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Alexandria County
Real Estate Notes

The establishment by the Virginia
Shipbuilding Corporation Of a large
shipyard on the waterfront OF Alex
andria, Va. has resulted in an enor4
nous expansion of business in that
city.
The ship concern has increased the
population of Alexandria and sur
rounding territory greatly, besides
aiding merchants of that city and
Washington because OF its average
distribution of $4,000 a week in
wages. This amount is said to be
larger than that paid by any corpora
ton from Newport News to Baltimore.
The corporation announces that it
plans to build bridges for railroad
tracks entering the yard. There has
been invested to date by the corpora
tion in the plant approximately s.
ore rnA
The Washington herald., 1919-08-03
Bloomingdale Property
Proves Busy Market

Roland s DObbins and wife have
sold premises 200 First street
northwest. to Georg" J. and Alice
Motter.
2235 First street northwest, was
sold by Otto L. Heath and wife to
Jacob and Fannie Ostrow
122 V street northwest. was sold
by Charles Rupertus and wife to
Louis Lappin.
2114 First street northwest, was
sold by Daisy B. Weldon and hus-
band. Francis NJ. to Max and Annie
Davidson.
10 Adams street northwest. was
sold by John Mccarthy and wife to
Harry Bergman.
"a U street northwest. was sold
by Jennie Rappaport and husband,
Samuel. to Bridget A. Hobbs.