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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11
FOR SALE-HOUsES.

Price, SIo,75o.
Washington Heights Section;
A handsome colonial syle house; sist'
rooms and ba til two floors: hot-water neg,
electric light, hardwood floors and trim' uouoie
rear and colonial front porch.
Price, $4,000.
Near Iowa Circle.
One yof the best home values in me ao nnt
town Section ten large rooms and pain. no.
water heat electric light: owner on PREMISES
will give early possession
Price, $1,000.
One of the most attractive pfo I"oms and
Canitol Hill; built to order. SIX ro" .n. On" nv
twn ba this hot-water heat. electric lsh. ~ n
100 feet deep: garage. Must be seen " !"
fully appreciated.
Price, SI3,5oo.
Near Dupont Circle.
A distinctive home in an exclusive heis ga
borhood nine large. we'll arranged rooms an.
Two tiled baths; steam heat. electric hsn''
ample room for garage
RY CO., INC,
REAL ESTATE
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VII Ii A M S. P H L L P S,
14O9 New York Avenue

DclOW are OILY d lew. AL dlC
SAUL'S ADDITION-A beautiful detached
nne-roOm residence; ami. h.-w.h., cleo.
lights, hardwood floors and trim through
out. On lot 45x14S #. Front and side
porches and two rea- porches. Large
lawn; shrubbery and flowers. Bearing
fruit trees and garden. Price. $13, 600.
EAST CAPITOL STREET-Corner white sand
stone front house; twelve rooms, two
baths, extra layatories. h.-w.h.. cleo.
lights. gas and French ranges in kitchen.
Oak paneling on first floor. Beamed cell
ing and Tiffany stained glass windows
in dining room. Electric lights in cup
board and closets. Price, $4,000.
Mt. PLEASANT-Accessiblet to 18th street and
Mt. Pleasant car lines. Ten rooms, two
baths, h.w.h, elec. lights; on deep lot.
Price. $14.5OO
SHEPHERD STREET-Corner house. semi-de-
tached, six rooms and bath. h. h., cleo.
lights, laundry tubs, hardwood floor and
trim. double back porch, cement front
- porch. Large side and front yards.
Price. 81 1000.
QUINCY STREET-Just off 18th street car
line; six rooms and BATH extra lavatory.
Vapor heat and cleo. light: screened
porches. Ample space for garage. Ex-
cellent condition. Price, $11.0OO
LILA M S
ANn
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FOR SALE-HOUSEs.

FUN SdIE@dOU0C 0.
SELECT SECTION OF UPPER 18th ST. 9
rooms, baths. parquet floors. cleo. gas, 2-cal
garage. Possession. Price. $4,000. Phone
N. 1875. II.
TWO-FAMILY FLAT FOR SALE. COL. 4217
to 8 evenings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11

Detached-Bargain.
200. $500 Cash, SIS Monthly.
Semi-bungalow. and bath. open
fireplace. modern heating plant hardwood
floors, wash tubs high elevation; new; vacant
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Chevy Chase, D. c.
$11,5OO. $1,000 Cash,
500 MONTHLY

rooms and tile baths hot-water heat,
electricity, garage. hardwood floors and trim,
colonial porch; immediate possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-11

Home With Future.
rms, baths. servants room. hardwood
best residential section in Mt. Pleasant Snr,
rounded by large apartment houses and prettv
Col. S212. "i''u"
porch on 18th st. near Girard nortbwest.
nouse Is in very good shape, and can give
possession in 80 days Price. $500. Can
arrange about half in terms. ADply To
owner. Address Box 225-s, Star office.
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FOR RENT-ST0RAGE SPACE.

LARGE, ROOMY, WE'LL LIGHTED
WAREHOUSE.
For rent or lease. 3la stories with slate roof.
Opposite b. & o. freight yard.
Estate of SAMUEL c. MCDOWELL,
lexington pl and q st. ne.
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Chevy Chase Bargain.
5000. $1,000 Cash, $50 Monthly
rooms. hot-water heat, tile bath, electric
lights, wash tubs; lot 5Ox15O; new; immediate
possession,
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S12NN

Owner, DESTROYS Of leaving the city, will
dispose Of this conveniently located and well
street west of 18th; parlor. dining room. pan
try and kitchen the first floor; 8 sleeping
rooms; hot-water heat; electric lights; lot
2Ox100; 20foot alley and garage. $4,000
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04

with the necessary connection, and the
necessary electric wiring, to which is
attached a plug, and the cooking goes
on quite merrily the same as it would
in a tenement house. In other words,
the houses are occupied illegally rs
tenement houses.
"lf am asked why don't you prose-
cute? Why don't YOU take some ag
gressive action against these illegally
converted houses?' my reply is that
under the present housing crisis it
houses by ejecting the people, since
they have no other place to 20, but the
time will come when the supply will
again met the demand and then there
Is no doubt in mini but that every one
of these owners will be prosecuted and
their houses declared to be illegal and
they will be compelled to vacate them
1t is my belief that these houses do
not make for good citizenship or for
the improvement Of the human race
They may be at best termed birth con-
troll houses, since no. one brings a
family into them or tries to raise one
~ would not be opposed to an
amendment which would permit the
law affecting the converted house to
be amended so that one interior room
be permitted with such light and venti-
lation provisions as are now applicable
to new law tenements. and to permit
the use Of the present partition walls
with such fire-proofing as the depart
ment may require to safeguard the oc-
cupants."
Commissioner vigorously opposes
the scheme for relaxing the law in re-
gard to old tenement houses. These,
ne says, are habitable but not desir-
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
Policeman; Foot
Ends Thief Chase
Shots Fail to Halt Flee
ing Pair in Si1th Aue.;
Tripped, Then Captured

chase up Sixth Avenue for two al
legged loft burglars, who were captured
at Forty seventh Street after a detec-
tive had fired three shots over the
heads Of the fugitives, thrilled thou
sands of theatergoers last night. Sew
eral hundred men and women joined in
the pursuit, which ended only when
traffic policeman tripped the fleeing
men and sent them sprawling to the
pavement.
The prisoners described themselves
as John Corbere, thirty years old,
scenario writer, living at the Union
Square Hotel, and Abraham Short,
twenty-one, Of so1 East Tooth Street.
Charles H. Voght and M. Raskin, who
laid in a $4,000 stock Of silk shirts
and neckwear yesterday in their loft on
the third floor of Is West Forty fifth
Street, say they saw two men lettering
in tho hallway when they left their
place Of business in the afternoon.
About 1880 p. m. Louis Oppenheim,
superintendent Of the building, came
upon them, it is alleged, bundling up
silks in Voght & Raskn's establish
ment.
They fed to the ground floor, kicked
the glass from the front door. which
was locked. knocked down Special
Patrolman Berkhausser, who sought to
intercept them, and dashed northward
into Sixth Avenue. Oppenheimer and
Berkhausser, yelling "Stop thief" pur-
sued them. Detective James Mccoy,
half block down Sixth Avenue, heard
the uproar and sprinted to the scene.
His three shots drew so great crowd
to the chase that he feared to continue
firing.
At Forty-seventh Street Patrolman
Matthew Solomon thrust his foot be-
tween Corbere's legs. Corbere fell and
Short piled on top Of him. Both men
we're locked up in the East Fifty irst
Street station on q charge of attempted
burglary. Reserves had to be sent from
the station house to dispense the ex-
cited throng.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
Crayson Confident of Wife
Believes Woman Slain by ]. E..
Larev Was LOyal

j. Edward Grayson, whose wife was
shot to death at Southfield Park, N. Y,
on Friday by j. Edward Larey, who
then drowned himself, said yesterday
that he was convinced there had been
nothing wrong s,between his wife and
Larey, who, he said, had been his warm
personal friend.
Mr.. Grayson said his confidence in
his wife had not been shaken by the
tragedy. He added that he had known
Larey for years and that the trip that
Mrs. Grayson and her little daughter
Helen, nine years old, took to Goshen,
N. Y, with the man had been made at
his own suggestion. The three, Mr..
Grayson said had spent Thursday night
at the home of Mrs. Grayson's father
and were returning to Paterson when
the tragedy occurred.
New-York tribune., 1920-04-04

Am Advance Display of
Robes d'Imt&rieur from Paris
is the center of interest i'm the salons of the
House Clown Department. the Third Floor
lovely unusually
resent the finest and best the Spring creations
French comnreres Exquisite fabrics delicate
ric1ed with silver graceful
the subtle suggestion
the gories of eb,
of Cleopatra.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
COLLEGE DEBATING
Five Letter Men on Teams Picked for
Triangle Debates.

The personnel Of the teams that
will represent Alma in the coming
debates with Kalamazoo and Hope
colleges has been announced. A diff
ferent method of picking the teams
was used this year The argumenta-
ton classes Of the first and second
semesters cast ballots for the mem
bers of the teams. The eight receiv-
ing the highest number of votes in
these polls were those placing on the
teams. Be cause the work IN argu-
mentation classes has been largely
actual debating a fair choice was easy
to make Hence the result has been
very satisfactory.
The debates will take place on
April l6. Almas affirmative team
will remain at home and debate kala-
mazoo's negative team. The mega
tive team will journey TO Holland,
there to clash with the affirmative
Hope College trio. The subject chos-
the u. S. should adopt a system of
compulsory arbitration for labor dis
putes in basic industries"
This is a subject of great perti-
nence and moment at this time and
should draw a large crowd. The
problem of settling our industrial
disputes is a vital one and undoubt-
edly those who hear these debates
will derive much instruction from
them.
The affirmative team consists OF
Lee Sharrar, captain; Edwin Boyne
George Olmstead, and Stanton Ellet
alternate. The negative team con
sists of Paul Cash, captain; Lyle
Barnhart, Frank Vreeland, and Geo
Hebert, alternate.
1t may be significant to note thai
five Of the six men on the teams arr
letter men.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
CONFERENCE HERE
County Conference of VI. +. Churches
Here Next Week.

The annual Gratiot County Meth
odst conference will be held in this
city on Wednesday, April Ia, at the
NJ. +. church on Prospect avenue, and
promises to draw a fairly large
crowd of Methodists from all parts
Of the county:
The program for the conference
follows:
1000 a. m.-Opening the program,
Rev. W. II. Phelps. d. d.
1880 a. m.-"The Pastor Who Did
Mt" George \. Osbourne, d. =.
11:00 a. m.-"Coached for Con-
quest" Rev. J. G. Floyd. ID. d., De-
troit.
l:15 p. m.-Rev. H. A. Carr, open
ing service.
1880 p. m.-"Training the Mil
lions" d. c. Crawford
40 p. m.-"Testing the Tithe.
George ID. Yineer.
1850 p. m.-"The Fine Art of Liv-
ing in 1920" T. H. Wright.
200 p. m. -" Removal Exper-
iences," +. j. Schlueter.
2:lO p. m.-HoneSt Church kec-
ords," w. ID. Robinson.
2:20 p. m.--"Ethics of Church Let.
ters," NJ w. Duffey.
2:30 p. m.-"High Schoolers," L
l.. Dewey.
2:10 p. m.-"The Chinese's Rat
Hole" DR.. II. l.. Canright Of China.
$3.50 p. m.--On TO Pentecost," II
ii. Phelps.
1870 p. m.-Opening services, Rev
c. $. Burchfield.
7:45 p. m.-"Forward the Ligh
Brigade" Dist. Pres. G. A. Osbourne
sos p. m.--"The Dangers Left,
DR.. II. L. Canright, Chengton, China
The public are cordially invited 4
all the services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
TRACK PROSPECTS
Alma College TO Have Strong Track
Aggregation.

The prospects for a track team at
Alma College appear far better this
year than it had been expected would
be the case, after the loss of Johnson,
who won 1872 points at the Michigan
Intercollegiate track and field meet
at Albion for the Maroon and Cream
last June, as there is apparently some
very good material among the men in
college. Walker of Almont is one of
the men Of whom much is expected
this year. The Pride Of Almont is a
weight HEAVIER, and even this early in
the season is having little trouble in
showing the shot over forty feet.
OF the old men Richards and An
derson are two upon whom Coach
Wood can bank. Richards is almost
certain to cop the two mile event
again this year, while Anderson
should bring a nice collection of
points to the Maroon and Cream in
the high and broad jump and in the
poie vault.
Considerable attention will be paid
this year to men who have the ability
to go out and grab second and third
places. as it will probably be only in
this way that the Presbyterians can
nope 10 round out team that will
make strong rae, for the NJ. !. A. A.
honors.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
VICTORY IN SAGINAW
GAME BRINGS TITLE
Alma Legion Five Trounced
Strong Aggregation Second
Time this Season.

The team representing George w.
Myers post, No. 1872, American Legion
CLAIMS the basket ball championship
of the Saginaw Valley after its % TO
25 victory over the Saginaw Legion
aires Saturday night in a gruelling
contest, which found both teams prac-
tically exhausted at the finish, so hot
had been the pace set. The victory
was the second over the Saginaw
cagers in three weeks, and gave the
locals an opportunity to finish their
season without defeat.
Saginaw took the lead with a field
basket at the start of the game, but
Alma quickly tied the count and then
for the balance of the half the two
teams waged great battle for the
lead The half found the score still
ted, at is points each.
In the second half the rapid pace
began 10 tell on both teams, but pos
sbly on the Sabinaw team to a
greater extent than Alma. and slowly
the locals forped ahead--a point
then two, then three--and the result
became certainty.
NJ. Smith, Alma's midget forward
was the feature Of the game, the lit
tie lad slipping through the Saginaw
defense eight times for field baskets
scoring l6 of his teams % points.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
STRUCTURE IS
SOLD BY BAKER
Alma Grocer Has Sold Large
Two Story Frame Block
to Renters.
SALVATION ARMY GETS It
No Immediate Change Anticipated
But Future viii See "A Fine
Hall Built.

An option taken on the l.. \. Baker
block on West Superior street in Jan
uary, has been closed by the Saliva
tion army, which has purchased this
two story frame structure, the second
floor of which has been in use for
some years as the headquarters Of the
army in Alma.
1t is understood that in selling this
property Mr.. Baker has reserved a
strip of ground in the rear Of the
building, twenty feet wide, for his
own use in the future.
Mr.. Baker purchased this property
about eight years ago, and for many
years prior to that time had been
conducting his store at that location.
The Charles II. Smith bakery is also
located on the first floor of the large
frame business structure.
1t is not expected that any changes
will be made at the present time by
the Salvation Army, which will force
either the Baker store or the Smith
bakery from the structure.
1t is understood to be the intention
Of the Salvation Army to construct 6
modern Salvation Army hall at that
location in the near future, but it is
hardly thought that there is any
great prospect Of such structure
within the next year or two.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
ALMA REPRESENTED

At the Michigan Picnic held March
9th in Sycamore Park, Los Angeles.
California, Gratiot County was well
represented. Besides many from
Ithaca and St. Louis, 40 past resi-
Gents and tourists from Alma We're
there.
Following are some of the names.
The older residents of the city will
recognize them all:
DR.. and Mrs. Suydam, Ira and Mrs.
Suydan, Ferd. and Mrs. Montigel.
Geo and Mrs. Kuhlman, Mrs. Rose
Gilman Murphy, T. f. Timby, Mrs.
Jessie Thompson-Tersicon, Mrs. Geo
Peery, daughter and son, Chas Smith,
wife and daughter, Frank Ellicott.
Mrs. Ellicott- Wheeler, DR.. and Mrs
+. t. Lamb, Geo. and Mrs. Moore.
Ralph and Mrs. Montigel, T. A. Ely.
Geo. Fatty, Geo. and Mrs. Emsley.
John Dean, F. a. Phelps and wife
and l.. II Hayt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
NEW HOSPITAL IS
NEARING COMPLETION
DIR. L. J. Carney Will Have Fine
Private Institution When
Work is Finished.

Although the work Of remodeling
the old Abbott home on Woodworth
avenue, into a private hospital for DR..
Thomas J. Carney, has not yet been
entirely completed, the work has pro-
gressed to such an extent as TO make
certain that this Alma physician will
have one of the finest small private
hospitals in this part of the state.
The hospital will provide for eleven
beds at all times, and 1t Will be posi-
bic TO use fourteen without crowding,
should that number be needed at any
time.
The Offices Of the hospital extend
clear across the rear of the former
residence. access being gained 70
them by a door on the south side of
the house To the front on the first
floor are three large rooms, which
will be used for hospital wards. These
rooms will be ready the first of the
week. -Four light and commodious
rooms on the second floor will also
be used for this purpose. The oper-
ating room OF the hospital is on the
second floor TO the rear of the house,
and is finished entirely in white.
Quarters for the nurses will be on
the third floor Of the hospital, rooms
being fitted up for this purpose.
The basement Of the hospital has
been divided into several rooms, for
various usage. One Of these will be
a laboratory for the use of DR.. Car
ney. this being on the south side of
the basement. To the rear of this
room will be the laundry room. Or
the north side of the basement will
be the dining room and kitchen of the
hospital. From this kitchen food car
quickly and easily be taken TO any
room in the hospital by the use of 6
dumb waiter, which is being installed
The work on the hospital is rapidly
nearing completion. The decoration
will probably be entirely finished this
week. Some little work remains t'
be done in the basement, and it vii
probably take from one TO two week!
to bring this labor to a conclusion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
PRAISE STORE
Business" Monthly Publication.
Praises Robinson System.


Business" monthly publication
put out by the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Company Of Detroit in it's most
recent issue devotes three pages of
the company's publication to the sys-
tenn for business getting that the ID.
w. Robinson store Of this city has.
The article, which is too long for
re-publ cation, if permission could be
secured for republication Of the art
icle, tells Of the method which Mr..
Robinson used in getting mailing
list with 10000 names on it, names of
residents Of central Michigan, list
that is divided into various classifi-
cations, grades Of merchandise that
the prospective purchasers might
buy, the quantities of goods pur-
chased, whether or not they are mail
order house customers, information
as TO whether or not they are proper
ty owners, renters, automobile own
ers, names OF children and their ages,
etc
The article also explains the meth
cd that the Robinson store has of
keeping its list correct at all times
and the methods that are used in
going out after new business.
IL is an article that other business
men Of this city would do we'll to
read, as without doubt il contains
information that they might well pro-
fit by.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
CITY Of ALMA"
ON MAIDEN TRIP
First Trip of Honor Vessel to
South America is Now
Underway.
CELEBRATION TO RESULT
Plans Being Formulated for Celebra-
tiOn of Local Achievements
Soon.

Word was received Monday by
Mayor Charles r. Murphy to the ef-
feet that the "City Of Alma" is now
on its maiden trip to Argentina, in
South America with a load of goods,
and this has caused a greater interest
in the proposed "Alma" day TO be OBJ
served in this city in the near future.
Plans for the celebration are some-
what meager as yet, but the date for
the event has been tentatively set for
MAY /. Federal Welfare Worker
Crawford of st. Louis, who is also
interested in the proposition is some-
what desirous of seeing the affair
made into a real big one, to which all
the people of the city will be invited,
and when the plans for the day are
made, it is expected that Mayor Mur-
ply will extend a hearty welcome TO
all people of the county TO aid in
the celebration of the day
One of the big features of the day
will be the proposed postal card
shower. The postal card is expected
TO have a picture Of the 5. 5. City
of Alma" on one side, together with
room sufficient TO announce the rea-
son for he S. 5. "City of Alma" and
also the fact that Alma has achieved
further honors by having the largest
percentage of growth of any city ir
the state for the past decade.
The advertising value of thousand:
Of such postal cards sent broadcast
over the country at one time will be
beyond measurement, and is certain
to make Alma one of the most talkeC
of smaller cities Of the country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-08
WAS ABANDONED
BY ITS. PARENTS
Three Day Old Infant Left on
Porch at Home of MIR. and
Mrs. Rogers.
PARENTS NOT LOCATED YET
Local Officers Have Not Been Able
To Discover Clues in
the Case.

Awakened Monday evening by d
loud pounding at his front door II. T.
Rogers, Elizabeth street, went to the
door in answer to the summons, and
discovered on the porch a baby, but
nowhere in sight could be seen the
person who had been so intent on
arousing him so that the infant might
not perish from the cold
The infant was taken into the
house. and was hastily cared for by
Mrs. Rogers, while Mr.. Rogers sum
moned some Of the neighbors, the po-
lice officials and the city physician.
The baby was wrapped in some old
baby clothes, and in the bundle was
found hot water bottle, placed there
that the baby might be kept warm
Just as long as possible. An examina-
tion revealed $500, two ten dollar
bills and one five dollar bill, clutched
i'm one Of the infants hands, without
doubt paced thus as a reward to
those who might care for the little
infant.
Dr. J. n. Day, city physician, who
was called to the Rogers home stated
that the infant was about three days
old.
Tuesday, soon after noon, the in
FAINT. which had thus been left in the
hope that it might find suitable
home and loving care, died.
The clothing in which the infant
was wrapped has been closely ex-
amined, but not a clue did it yield,
as to the person, who had left the
baby at the Rogers home. An at
tempt was made TO track the person
who had left the child, but the foot
prints could only be followed through
the snow to the hard road, where all
traces of them were lost. 1t is re-
garded as highly probable that an
automobile was used by the person
who left the child.
The police have interviewed the To-
cal doctors, in an attempt to solve
the case, but nothing has developed
from them that can be considered OF
the least Importance in finding the
parents of the child, and so far the
officials are completely at sea over
the affair.