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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10

NORTH OF CONN. AVE. BRIDGE
handsomely finished; hot-water heat;
electricity. ETC.: wide and deep lot to
Inspection. Price. $is,5oo.
Near 18th and Delaneld sts.-A real
comfortable home with all conven-
fences; 10 rooms and 2 baths; SPLEEN
didly finished: hardwood floors;
electric lights; hot-water heat; dou-
BILE lot; garage: beautiful grounds.
Quick sale price, 1850. Possession
10 days.
Near 14th and Harvard-10 rooms
and baths: perfect condition; hot
water heat; electricity and gas; room
for garage. Possession in 10 days. :.
Near 21st and O-One Of the best
at this bargain price-beautiful home;
II large rooms and hath: conserva-
tory; beam-ceiling dining room; wide
and deep lot to alley: nonresident
owner wants immediate sale. Snap,
$4,000.
Near 14th and IrvinG. sts.-Fine
home, 10 room. and bath: rooms
first floor; good condition. Snap at
$4,000.
Near Mass. ave. and 9th ct. NV
IA rooms and baths; hot-water heat
and slsst.icity vide I lsa excellent
Near 18th and Kilbourne, Mt. Pleas
ant-Just the kind Of house you
want; new: rooms, 2 tiled baths:
fine screened sieeping porch: hot,
water heat electricity. etc; hardwood
floors and trim: splendid condition.
Price, IS.
Near nth and Park rd.-S-room
semi-detached brick; hot-water heat:
large bath; owner occupant Will give
immediate possession. Price. $6.S00.
North of Park I'd, * block west Of
14th--8 rooms, tiled bath hardwood
floors and trim; colonial front porch:
very attractive. Price. $500. House
has electricity and gas and dne heat
ing plant.
New Hampshire ave. near Park I'd.
Corner, S-room brick; h.w.h.; cleo
. .iaelt' PRICE, 1ee So immediate posses
$500 block N. a. ave.-s rooms,
h.w.h.; semi-detached.. Price, $500.
Near 8rd and 8 n.e.-7-room semi
detached dwelling: electricity and gas;
large lot. Bargain at 1900; terms to
suit.
Near End and A ne Comfortable
Groom and bath dwelling: finished in
mahogany and white. Price, 3d. 100.
Easy terms.
WALTER A. BROWN, ee4 18th st.
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. ROOMS AND KITCHENETTE
with gas and unlimited telephone
provided; $40; bright. airy rooms:
comfortably furnished; near 18th
and U: no children; references re-
quested. Call after q, North 1901.
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coLoRED PURCHASES.

coLoRED PURCHASES.
ave. NV. 9 rooms. Bath. 500
cash. 80 monthly.
$2.5oo-c 1t. near 18th. a
+. rooms and hath. 800 cash. SO
.. 4oo-eth 1t. near N. . rooms,
and hath. $500 cash. SO monthly.
$s.00o-Near 10th and Pa. ave.
rooms and hath. $500 cash, so
A.0o0-Near 18th and o sts.
monthly. -
-N.E.-
$s.75o-L ct. Near 9Th ana n
street car line. 8 rooms ana bQth.
$4,50o-Neer 10th and Euclid.
rooms and hath.
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NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE.

- NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE.
Two-story brick. containing
rooms and bath, hot-water heat,
gas; good yard. Price. $500.
ERNEST HALL COOLIDGE COMPANY,
Sl0 Evans building,
1920 New York ave. NV.
Main 1852. Main 34S3.
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BEAUTIFUL CORNER PROPERTY FOR
colored buyer: near nth and SITS. NV: 3
rooms and bath; possession in 80 days. Price.
81, 900; terms.
JOHN QUINN CO., INC.
704 18th NV. Main 435.
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Chevy Chase, D. c., Bungalow
Go on Ere,, T.r.,e.-

Living room. library. dining room,
pantry. Kitchen. 4 bedroom. glassed
sleeping porch and bath on lst door;
bedrooms and bath on I'd door; Ore
proof heated garage under house;
large lot: shade trees. You will be
delightfully."- surprised: Phone M
now. Main 100.
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BEAUTIFUL CORNER PROPERTY FOH
rooms and bath: possession in 80 days. Price.
'< ~, 80; JOHN QUINN CO., NC c., -. :
FOR SALE
DESIRABLE RESIDENCES
JESSE L. HEISKELL,
Laos S, T. Il sss NV.
Mintwood pl. near 18th st. n.w-12 rooms.
2 baths; hot-water heat: lot 20x115 It. to
wide alley. Price. $13.5o0. 49,.
Calvert st. near 10th n.w.-r1 rooms. 2
baths: hot-watef heat: electric heht: lot
1sx1o0 It. to 15-ft. alley. Price. $4,000.
New Hampshire ave; NV. near Princeton a
water heat; electric light. Price, $1,000.
hath o Sot.water heat: electric light, Price.
Minnesota are. s.e.. .Anacostia-.s.room and
hath frame dwelling; hot.water heat; wholly
detached. Price. $500.
F st. ne. bet. 7th ana sth-7.rsom sad
bath dwelling. Price. $4.7so.
9Th st: Sc. bet; p and g.as-room and bath
|
DESIRABLE HOUSES FOR SALE TO
COLORED PURCHASERS
JESSE L. HEIsKEIL,
1903 81 Ut. NV.
Main 66S. 80
French st. NV. near 1oth-sroom and hath
dwelling; furnace heat. Price, $500. Easy
terms.
9th st: nv: bet: T p and 2 9. sss
Corner residence, 18th st. Hoh Of Iowa
Circle-Large lot; IL rooms and bath = room
for garage. Price. $1,000.
T at. NV. near 14th-S-room and bath brick
dwelling cellar; furnace heat back yard aad
good alley. Price. $500.
Kenyon st. NV. near 11th-6 rooms and
bath hot-water heat: deep lot to 1S-ft. alley.
Price. $500.
1 st. NV near 22d-Psrt brick and part
frame dwelling; II rooms and bath: large
lot opening on wide alley. Price. $1,000.
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APARTMENT FOR RENT k00N6 AND
hath; hot water, electricity and heat. Bee
Japitor 1872 Corcor1n ct.
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1 st. NV. near 22d-Psrt brick and part
frame dwelling; II rooms and bath large
lot opening ON wide alley. Price. $1,000.
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STUDIO APARTMENT ALTERED TO
SUIT RESPONSIBLE TENANT; Oh
s ROOMS AND BATH; ROOM
4Sx21, SIX WINDOWS. LARGE FIRE
PLACE; THIRD FLOOR; 7TH ST..
BETWEEN ID AND e NV. APPLY =
B. r. SAUL CO.,
o84 New York ave. NV.
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S. SHAPIRO,
310311 Bond Bldg,
18th and N. Y. Ave. NV.

Petworth
A six.reem brick house: beautiful
long yard to paved alley; grapes.
trees; etc: two-stofy garage. will
held four machines; will make terms;.
don't fail to see this bargain. Call
Frank. 644z.
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Fairmont, st. Bet. 18th and 18th

$9,oOU. Easy IeIIllS.
10 beautiful rooms, bath. cleo.
lights. hot-water hest; southern ex-
posrre; in splendid condition. Pos
session. See this one new. Main
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FURNISHED OR UNFURNIsHED.
COMFORTABLE 7-RooM HOUSE. FUR
nished or unfurnished; $40 per month. $50
Mamie st.. Takoma.
ONE OF WAsHiNGTON's MOST ATTRAC.
tive homes. Apply to L. II. EMNERT. 1859
Wyoming ave. 16s
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MONMOUTH HOTEL.
1879 G ct.
Groom ant: a1-night elevator and telephone
service; gas and electricity. included; $40.
~ 18th ST. S.ETHREE-ROON APART
meat with bath ON same 6oors> gas range;
elActflc li1ht: &z5 month 49, - 1Oe
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S4.60o-Neer 10th and Euclid.
8 rooms and hath.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20

It's not far to Sheridan county,
It's not far to go; j
It's not far to Sheridan county,
But it's the best oldplace l know, 3
Spuds grow as big as pumpkins,
Corn crops, say, ooh My"
The pigs think they are in heaven
In alfalfa, waist high.
Gordon is located in eastern.
Sheridan county, just west of the
sandhills in the Great Agricultural |
Valley of Northwest Nebraska.
Gordon has a population c.
1000 souls. It is located on the
main line of the Chicago & North
western Railway, 400 miles west of
Omaha, the spot that has never yet
suffered a failure. The city is
blessed with every modern condi-e
ton, owning it's own Water and
Electric Lighting System. Gordon
has approximately two miles of
sewer mains, eight miles of cement
walks, the best surface drainage
for water in the West and the best
earth streets of any city in North
west Nebraska. Our streets and
roads Of the county have state
wide fame, all of these features af-
fording the city and county per-
feet health condition.
Our public improvements are
never neglected. We have an
$4,000 city hall, five churches, and
the best public schools in this Sec
ton of the state.
Gordon made products arc
nearly all consumed within our ter
ritory. We have flour mill, ce~
ment block factory, ice cream fac
tory, big sale barns and stock yards.
Several breeders of thoroughbred Z
stock are located near Gordon and
in Sheridan county.
Our financial institutions COM
prise one National and one State
bank with resources of $780,
914.1O. i
Viewing our city and looking
over our agricultural resources,
will bring you to understand more
fully why we have the biggest and
best County Fair in the State. Eff
teen thousand people attended this
exhibition and Wild West Shows on
Thursday of last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-16

r OF lnfee years the appropriations
for streets have been SO small and
government restraints 50 considerable
that practically no new work could be
done This has happened at an un-
fortunate time wherein the size OF
loads and speed Of vehicles have
greatly increased the normal wear
and tear on the roadways. "
You will observe that eighty miles
Of our roadways arc only graveled,
and such streets are quickly destroy
ed by auto trucks and automobiles,
especially during and after rains. The
roadways with harder surface can
not long withstand present traffic,
and they quickly become filed with
pot-ho!es which constantly increase in
size and soon make pleasure riding
almost impossible, Even the road
ways paved with asphaitic concrete,
hitunlinous nlacadam and granite
macadam give way before modern
traffic and. in places, the asphalt
block shows the punishment OF it.
approximately IS per cent Of car
graded streets are paved of which
not quite one-half can in truth be
called smooth. The day has passed
when any considerable appropriation
from the general fund can be made
for street improvement. and We are
neglectful Of the interest committed
10 our care ny not otherwise inme-
diateiy providing for it. A plan a,
once practicable and equitable and
III keepin- With sound finance Is that
proposed IN the Roden ordinance,
Somsthifs Of this scharacter is the
only imni ediate solution of problem
which our citizens are expecting US
to solve. BY doing nothing We add
to.tkc irritation and invite the wrath
Of long suffering people.
The sewer force did work by con-
tract and otherwise, costing se5,-
ga IS. the new work Of which CON
sisted Of
Miles of terra Gotta pipe. $50. 2s1'
Miles OF brick sewers .......... a.
Miles Of concrete sewers $3.50. %
40
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-16

position Of chief health officer since
, the, resignation of mis- predecessor. DIR.
, E. c. Levy, on May /. 1917.
The other Recommendations made
by the retiring chief health officer are
as follows
Better quarters for the venereaI
clinic.
Close affiliation between the state
and city laboratories.
Installation of modern filtration
system for Richmond water
City abattoir and meat inspector.
Rules for storage and sale Of meat
products.
Closer inspection for water supply
pipes upon installation.
|. Addition of another nurse TO STAFF
Development of the Richmond
Health Bulletin
Establishment OF district tubercu-
losis and child welfare clinics.
Public schools.
The report of the superintendent
| of schools for the year ending June 90
1918. shows the work done turing
the year in behalf of public eGuce.-
ton.
T. The total enrolment for he year
was 31.24S, decrease of 754 from the
previous session. The enrolment of
the day schools was $3.50, an in
crease Of 1S3. and of the night
schools 1895, a decrease of so7.
White pupils 21,so2. colored e,44s.
as. The per capita cost to the city
I, of pupils enrolled for tuition and
maintenance and four per cent In
terest on school property was SIS. 56.
an increase of $3.50. The value Of
! school property at the end of the ses
sion was $3,ls7,5S0.s6, an increa5e Of
$64.s56.ss The teaching corps con-
~Sk g. H.
crease of twenty-six. composed of
| 500 white and ala colored teachers,
! 17S males and SIS females.
/ The vacation schools had an en-
rollment OF 1875 pupils, a decrease of
| 1870. Inc number of teachers en-
pioyed was hfts FIVE, and the per
capita cost to the city of each pupilwas
s4.1T, an increase OF SIS. This was
! the seventh session Of these schools,
and they ran for two months. The
enrolment was 727 in the elementary
schools and 459 in the John Marshall
high school. Promotions averaged
SIS In the elementary schools and
were s4.s in the high school.
These schools not only save time for
! the pupils. but they are thereby a
| good investment for the c.t; They
) enable pupils who have been held
/ back for one reason 81 another 10 go
! forward BY reason Of the last
school, nine pupils were aole to gradu
ate from the high school. and A num-
Der of others made sufficient num-
: Der OF subjects to enable them to
graduate the following February in
stead of the following June, thus saw
I ing a half year.
: The standard Of professional train
ing for teachers in the Eichna ond
schools for given years Is shown as
/ follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-16
s455.o1s.2s
&e18.se3.27
.ssss.oas.es

Balance 1926, tcS.s3
AS no system Of accounting has
ever been installed whereby we may
know the cost Of delivering water,
We still have to guess whether or not
we lose on the works, hope to cor
rect This during the year.
Street Cleaning.
The report of the superintendent
Of the street cleaning department
shows in detail, with accompanying
tables and statements. the work Of
the department for the year which
was a very trying one on its man
ayers Working With a shortage of
approximately one-third OF its force.
II was wheimed by ths unusual
weather OF the winter months. which
was The worst in our experience. The
extraordinary number and severity
Of the sno~falls kept a large part Of
the force. both men and teams. al
most constantly ct work for six weeks
clearing the streets OF snow.
The department hauled 1o.3o5
loads OF snow. and this very serious
~ irterferred with ash removal In
addition - this the wagons and carts
were, used to haul 5.s3s tons of coal
at IN estimated cost OF s4.sSi.e6.
This coal was hauled to the city hall.
the hospitals. the Jail. the armories,
the incinerator, and other city activi-
ties, and in few instances to persons
suffering from lack Of coal. because
1t was practically impossible ito get
coal privately hauled in the auann-
ties made necessary by the extremely
cold weather.
The department. hauled l1o.aae
of sweerings: s,ss2 loads Of garbage
and 1869 loads of paper.
The department impouhded e,3s4
dogs. goats and $40 cats. OF which
animals Poi were redeemed. 2os we're
sold, l,34s we're killed. and 1851 dogs
were shipped to the United States
government for experimental pur-
-oses. During the year e5.5s3 blocks
OF streets were swept by machinery,
SASS by hand, 5444 by auto-sweer-
err. ara el.14s flushed. ass blocks
Of cutters and $40 bloeka Of alleys
were swept. and e..94 street basins
cleaned out. 4.7ss tons os refuse
we're destroyed At the crematory. and
500 tons = the incineratcr during
the year. =
There are two things thai seriously
affect the efflciency Of this DEPART
meat, Of both Of which the superin-
tendent has unsuecessfully complain
ed for years. One 10 the handling Of
trade waste. and the other u the
failure OF citizens to keep their waste
matter. assorted In receptacle1 Of
proper size.
40 long as We keep UP our prac-
tice in these respects we should, un-
derstand that We handicap the work
with unrcasena61e burdens. thereby
causing. or largely contributing to,
conditions ofNwhich we subsequently,
com .iain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-16

women, as cclored men ana sixty
colored women.
4 The report -ef the. probation offassrs
I'm charge of adult rrobauoners shows
! q total of sa2 persons on probation
Turing the year, of whom AZ were re-
leased. TIE officers investigated sos
cases and made s'xty-nine arrests.
They paid .3,es2 visi.s to the homes
OF rrcbaticners, secured employment
for seveniy-hve Of them. and helped
to reconciis husbands and wises in
eighty-six instance. They collected
TONERS and turned the money over TO
their families.
City Engineer.
The report of the city engineer.
with accompanying tables. shows the
work If this department for the year.
F.r lack If appropriation little more
than repair work vas done An an
usual expense to tnia department Was
caused b. large slides and settlement
..cf the roadway on the east side ot
Chin borazo park. The repairs to this
damage cost Sl3,443
During the year the department did
the following work:
Cubic yards grading. .43S
Squire yards gravehnG. o,ol
Square wards asphalt block re-
rdlfed 800
Square YARDS new granite paw
ing LIZA
/ Square yards new stone paving
laid ................ 1876
laid 1915
Square yards sranolithic cutters 1850
Square Yards stone cutters laid. al
Square yards stone cutters re-
laid ........ Ss5
Lineal fee. granolithic curb. 31os
Lincal fee granite curb. .... r25o
L.ncai feet Of curb reset 1908
square fee. of ha-gins reset. Al
Square Yards Of granolithic side
walks .....',.........~. i, %
J Square yards brick sidewalks. 4,ois
Lineal feet main sewers. .l4'ss
, Lineal feet house connections. s.90o
An addendum to. taole shows
, miscellaneous repairs to roa i~a.'s
amounting TO s32:o55,ss. The repair
force averaged fcremen. 60 lsborers
and 20 mules. Its work consists of
! grading. graveling and repairing
! streets and alleys with cinders and
gravel repairing walks, rolling road
ways, etc.
In general repairs there were i1.741
douole loads of materials hauled. ssa
working hours for read machine; and
2,s45 working hours for the steam
roller. In miscellaneous repairs there
! we're i.5al locations repaired; 1,41a
square Yards of brick paving laid, and
7Se3 snuar. yards relaid; and IL 81
double loads and 1921 single loads, OF
materials hauled.
A special force for repairing asphal,
block paving consisting Of one payer
three Ia Tcre-s. ana one mute and cart
repaired s3s.5 square yards of paw
! ing laid 1,1aS new blocks and hauled
Sa2 loads of material
Table No. shows the length ir
lineal miles of the different kinds OF
ROADWAY and sidewalks pavenenta or
streets in the city to be as follows:
Total miles dedicated streets. 314 of
The condition of which is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-16

Vocational work was considerably
enlarged and expanded by acceptance
Of the provisions and meeting the re-
aufrements of the act Of congress
known as the Smith Hughes act un-
der which the federal government
makes direct appropriation OF funds
In support of such work. and also on
account of war activities. Glasses
were held both day and night, and
were classified as:
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-19
DELINQUENCY AMONG CHILDREN IS CAUSE
 OF FEEBLE MINDS
Mental Examination Is Urged as the Best Means of Overcom- ing Defects of
 Childhood.

WASHINGTON, March S-(Spec- ial to Empire)-A great stumbling block in the way of proper care of juvenile delinquents in some locali- ties is the lack of adequate provis- ion made by the State for the men, tally deficient, according to an opin- ion expressed in a report on Chil- dren Before the Court in Connecti- cut, recently issued by the Chil- dren's Bureau, Department of Labor.
 The report points out that the more scientifically juvenile delin- quency is studied the more evident it becomes that in large proportion of the so-called delinquents there is pronounced accompaniment of low mentality "The child is backward at school, fails of promotion, gets discouraged, loses interest in the work of the classroom, and falls into habits of idleness. The same causes which makes him fall behind in his school work render it hard for him to get, or keep, a job. Unemployment gives him an opportunity to spend his time on the street and to form bad associations This finally results in his appearance before the court on a charge of idleness, theft, or some kindred offense."
 It is recommended that one of the first duties of the court should be to order a mental examination of a child whose school work is unsatis- factory Investigation discloses that only seven probation officers in the State investigated report that an eX- animation has been made by an ex- pert, before the trial to determine whether the child is mentally nor mal Many children are brought re, peatedly before the court before it is finally determined as a result of mental examination, that they are not responsible for their actions
 The idea that probation officers are able to keep such abnormal chil dren out of future trouble is pro- nounced erroneous. Cases are turned over to them in which it is hopeless to expect improvement; and the pro bation service in the State is low cred by the constant loading up of officers with cases of children who on account of mental deficiencies, should be provided with institutional care and training. Until these un- fortunates can be properly cared for both the officers and institutions will continue to be heavily handi capped.
 In the Connecticut Training School for Feeble Minded, it is stated, there are many juveniles who had been treated as criminals and sent to penal institutions before it was discovered that they were so abnormally men tally that they were not responsible for their actions. Also there are many in the State Reformatory who are undoubtedly feeble-minded, and who are there simply because the State has failed to make adequate provision for them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-19

hours and 51 minutes. The ships travelled 56 miles in doing it.
 The American ships laid all told 56,447 mines and the 23 carriers, 10 planters and two tugs were ready to go out again fully loaded when held up because of the certainty that the armistice was to be signed. The total cost was $4S,275 ,000
 The effect of the barrage on the war has not been fully determined but naval experts report just is- sued here indicates that it's benefits were more moral than actual. It is known from German sources that submarine crews hesitated to accept the North Sea risk after the barrage was started.
 It is definitely known that six sub. marines were seriously damaged while attempting to cross the bar rage and "it is possible several sub marines may have been sunk" says the report The real effect of the barrage will not be known until fur. ther evidence is obtained from Ger man sources.