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THE WASHINGTON TIMES; MONDAY: IEBRUABX 19: 1917. SCHWAB SETTLES $50,000,000 TANGLE Difficulty With Britain Over Shell Contract With Rus sia Adjusted. NEW TOUK, Tcb. 1 a. nana for ale of $50,000,000 Bcthlchom St-el notes announced today revealed the fact that a tangle which baa held up a $70,000,000 shell contract with tho Russian government hai been cleared. The loan Fought by the corporation Is to be used in completing tho shell contract. Charles JL Schwab an nounced It Is secured by JM.OOO.000 Bethlehem bonds and $40,000,000 Brit ish short term notes, which ho con ciders "good as gold." These notes wero the ones against which tho Federal Iteserve Board re cently Issued a warning to reserve board banks. Held Up rajroent. It was reported in "Wall Street last month that Great Britain, which Is financing- Russia's purchase of tho biff munition supply, has been hold ing up payments on shells. Up to that time, the steel company had delivered about 1,000,000 shells. The fchells were accepted and passed by tho In specters, but payments are said to havo been refused because of a dis agreement over the time of delivery. Mr. Schwab ald this was the only point of difference involved and that there had been no question as to the quality or the munitions deliv ered. Tho Bethlehem company, as the situation was explained, has been compelled several times to ask for extensions of time. Cause of the Delay. This principally was occasioned, it was said, not through any fault of tho company, but because the Rus sian government was slow In sending Its specifications and more, than once altered tho specifications after work was begun on the order. Tho Bethlehem company under the new arrangement will have about a year In which to complete the entire order given by the Russian govern ment and an understanding has been reached which will protect the com pany In the event of further changes or delays in the specifications. Mr. Schwab said that the repre sentatives of the allied governments had acted in a broad and liberal spirit In the negotiations and that both parties to the contract were sat isfied with the outcome. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SUBURBS OF THE CAPITAL Annual Convention of the Alexandria Sun day School Association Will Be Held Tuesday, February 27. ALEXANDRIA, Feb. 19, The an nual convention of tho Alexandria Sunday School Association will be held Tuesday, February 27, In the Trinity Methodist Church. The first session will open at 2:30 In the af ternoon, at which reports will be given oy tho superintendents of the various departments of Sunday school work In the city schools. An address will bo delivered by Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, on 'How the Homo Department Can Help the Pas tor," John Herndon will speak on Teacher Training," Judge Louis C. Barley will tell of his experiences with tho Bible class of Christ Church, and brief addresses on various phases of Sunday school work will be given by Miss Bessie Elliott, Miss Harriet Follard, Miss Helen Cummlngs, Mel vln Pitts, F. L. Slaymaker, and Mrs. Wm. Campbell. A rally will be held In the evening, at which the Rev. Harry Dawson Mitchell, D. D.. of the Metropolitan M. E. Church, of Wash ington, will deliver an address on "Sunday School Efficiency." "VVlllard G. Davenport, occupied a seat in the chancel. The Bradbury Heights Cltliens' As sociation will meet tonight In the school near the Bowen road. George S. Stewart, of 1C12 A street, while driving along Nichols avenue, near Sterling street yesterday after noon, collided with a wagon owned and driven by Robert Hoyle. NEWSATHYATTSVILLE County Commissioners to Meet March 6 to Make Annual Levy. -The board of ' commissioners for Prince George's county will sit at the court house on March 0, 7, and 8 to make the annual levy. The levy for 1017 will be mado on the same as sessable btsls as 1916, but it Is said the tax rato will bo reduced about IS cents.' WILL MEAN FARM - TO TABLE SERVICE Highway Planned to Put Capi tal in Communication With More Farmers. The fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Protestant Church will be held this evening at 7:30 in the lecture room of the church. President Wilson' and Mrs. Wilson motored through Alexandria yester day afternoon at 4 o'clock on their way to Pflhlck Church, where they went for a drive. The funeral of Frederick G. Ayers, ;on of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Ayers, was held at St. Mary's Catholic Church today, the Rev. L. F. Kelly omciaung. SOPHS ABUSE ENGLISH Lehigh Students Show Inability to Use Mother Tongue. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Fa., Feb. 19. Posted on one of the" bulletin boards In Coppce Hall, Lehigh University, ro several sentences illustrating the English used by members of the sophomore class in the mid-year ex aminations which have just come to an end. They are as follows: ,"Ue alone travelled over the re fulgent hather." "Her anxious heart heard out of film the scoldings that had to follow," "He starred up at the blew heav ens" "rra Sorgo is an alagorical indi vidual "Both were aligned In their full ness and the wrong was suppressed when ho set fire to his own barn after being on tho balance." "When they saw that he was bur dened with wurst they took it from him." "He done It of his own accord." "The father layed on tho bed of pain " "In pale hours ho grasped the hand of his wife." "Her broken heart already gave forth Its retreating beats which wo all must follow.'" Prof. Forest Cole, director of music for the Rev. Gypsy Smith, r will be one of the soloists at the re cital to be given this evening at St. Paul's Church by the Church Choral "fSoclety. An interesting program has been arranged including several num bers from the standard oratories. Rev. Dr. John Lee Allison, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, ana Kimer Thompson, yesterday were elected delegates to represent that church at the Layman's League to be hid in Lxington, opnlng tomorrow and continuing until Friday. Mr. Thompson left las night and Dr. Alli son will Join him in Lexington tomorrow. The semi-monthly meeting of the Hyattsville volunteer firo department will be held tonight. The annual Government Inspection of Company F, of tho State guard, will be held next Wednesday night. The Inspecting officers win bo Briga dier General Galther and Adjutant General Warfield, of tho State guard. Tho State armory commission will visit Hyattsrille Wednesday to select a site upon which to construct the armory for Company F, provided for by an act of the last legislature. A new farm-to-t&ble parcel post service for Washington will follow construction of a new Maryland high way extending from Rhode Island avo nuo through the northern end of Prince George's county. If plans of Postmaster Merrltt O. Chanco carry. County commissioners of Prince George's county have authorised an expenditure of JjlO.000 for construction of this road to open up the territory In tho northern portion of the county, which Is now without good roads fa cilities. The road will make a new high ay Into Uie National Capital from Mary land. It probably wilt bo of concrete, and in addition to opening a new source of market supply, will provide a short cut from any section of the city to the Baltimore boulevard. One grade crossing will bo eliminated on the new, road, as the Baltimore and Ohio traoks will be bridged, about 200 yards boyond the present overhead structure on the Brentwood road. Farm-to-table servlco has been In stituted by. the postofflce between the Capital and southern Maryland, as well as to the counties east of the city and in northern Virginia, and Post master Chance will Uke up the ques tion of a new service as soon, as the roadway Is opened. It will be necessary to secure ac tion by tho Fourth Assistant Post master General before new routes can be .instituted. - It Is probable, however, that any recommendation of the Postmaster will receive ap proval. Such a service would bo as beneficial to tho county territory as to Washington, as It would give di rect fre mall deliveries Instead of present facilities through fourth class offices. Postmaster Chance Is Isulng today two circulars, giving names and ad- arcsses or producers who are anxious to. supply Washington families di rect with farm produce, particularly Butter, eggs, poultry, hams and dairy products. One of the lists gives producers by States, and the other by products, which they havo available for direct shipment. All of those listed are within the first zone of Washington. The lists containing hundreds of names give complete directions on parcel post buying, even Including a list of those who are prepared to furnish containers." It wilt be distri buted to Washington householders. HIGHEST PAID PASTOR QUIT8. NEW YORK. Feb. 19. The Rev. Worth M. Tippy, pastor of Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, the highest salaried pastor in his de nomination, has accepted at a sac- YILLAmSTOM, 400 HUNT BANDITS Guadalupe, Near Border, Taken. Cowboys Invade Mexico For Revenge. EL PASO, Tex, Feb. 19. Guada lupe, thirty miles southeast of Juarez, has been reported captured by a band of Vllllstas under Manuel Ocha, ac cording to reports reaching tho' bor der today. A band of American cowboys under command of Andrew Peterson, sr father of an American killed by Mex icans In the raid on the Corner ranch last week, has invaded Mexico in an attempt to punish the bandits, accord ing to advices here. In the posse aro 400 Americans, all fully armed. ' Advices were received from Lieut. Cot J. C. Waterman, at Hachlta, that a body of Carranza cavalry from So nora, under Major Garcia, were south of Lang's ranch, near Corner ranch, and was moving westward against Salazar. The report of two Americans l(av inr been killed at the Gibson ranch. fourteen miles west of Columbus,! which reached EI Paso last night, so far Is unconfirmed. rifles of 14,000 a y.ar the office of .,"", "?-... ."a Xi. xZZ ? ';i.C.?aX?.,8",UJ" actively organising. expeditions con- r.v...t. .J . Ji " ..- giderable trouble Is feared. of Christ In America. Jose Tnez Salazar, with forces catl- mated at about COO : to bo moving weatwa i ken. Is reported from Ojltos. VALUATION PROTtST MARCH f. Tho Interstate Commerce Commis sion today fixed MaJh 1 for hearing; the protest of tho itlanta. Birming ham, and Atlantic iMdroid Company against the valuatloi of the rail road's property, recthtly established by the Commission. .J- Travelers, auuuiu. LTC f i I I caremioi the water' tWdriiik. Askfcr . ' water . It istWanw ' all ewer thawedd D.C. MILITIA MASCOT KILLED BY TRUCK "Billy," Machine Gun Com pany's Dog, Meets Death on the Border. Miss E. Gertrude Myerhoeffer was operated upon for appendicitis at the Alexandria hospital, yesterday by Dr. Moore and Mc Gulre. Lieut. William Worth Dempsey. USA., who has been the Infantry service at Eagle Pass, Texas, has been transferred tp the 14th Cavalry. August and Leo Pohl were home from Eastern College to spend the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mr.s A. J. P&hl, in Rosemont. MONKEY PLAYS UKELELE And Zoo Officials Plan to Present Him to Dancing Snake. NEW YORK, Teb. 19. This Is the story of a dancing bull snake and a ukclele-playing monkey. The fact were gathered by teetotalers and written by a man from a prohibition State. Fannie. a turbulent tailed chim panzee at the Bronx Zoo, fell heir to n demoralized ukolrle gotten from somewhere by Keeper BUI Snyder. Bill says Fannie has learned to play two bars of "Home. Sweet Home." keeping time by swinging herself pendulum wise from her tall rack. George McCoy spread consterna tion and the bull snake all oer the police station when ho left it there because homebody left it with him and he didn't want it. Ho told the panic stricken police to whistle and the snake would dance instead of fol lowing them. They did. Now tho plan is to present the dancing snake to the ukelele-playlng monkey and let them stage a per petual concert and ball among themselves. TRADE AUTO FOR POTATOES Agent Exchange' $1,100 Car for '150 Busi of Spuds. CARIEOf. Mo Feb. 10. rotator reached the topnolrh price of the seacon vesterday when a deal was rloed for S.OOrt barrcli at S 40 a barrel for March and April delivery. Tnt year at thM ditto the price was J2 7S and in 3915 they were moving kloaly at C5 cents a barrel. Yesterday an automobile agent traded a new Jl.JiX) car for ISO bar rels of potatoes for future delivery. Reading rooms for the Boy Scouts will be opened this evening In the rear of the rooms of the Chamber of Commerc, on South Washington street- All boys are welcome whether they are members of the Scouts' or ganization or not. Th rooms will be open every evening from 7:.10 to 0 o'clock. On each evening there will be an address by a prominent speak er. The rooms also are to be head quarters for the Alexandria branch of the cRd Cross. The semi-annual muslcale of St. Mary's Acadmey attracted a large number of friends of the students and members of the faculty on Friday evening. Sugar retailed In the grocery stores here Saturday at ten cents a pound, only a limited supply being allowed to each cuetmore, as tho stock on hand wa sreportcd very email. NEWS AT ANACOSTIA Bishop Harding Urges Congregation to Stand Behind President. Bishop Harding paid his annual visit to Emmanuel Church at the morning service yesterday and ad ministered tho sacrament of confir mation to a large class, which was presented by the rector, tho Rev. W. O. Roome. Jr. Bishop Harding also preached the permon. He- urged the congregation to stand back of the President in the present interna tional crisis, and if need arose to fight for American principles of free dom. The rector emeritus, tho Rev. CAMP WILSON, HAN ANTONIO, Tet, Feb 10. -At the height of the celebration by the District Machine Gun Company members, over the news that they had been ordered home, gloom settled over their camp. The merrymakers were suddenly saddened by the tragic death of "Bit ly." the company's mascot, whose life was crushed out by a ponderous army truck. "Billy" belonged to no particular member of the Machine Gun Com pany, but was the friend and pet -of all the soldiers. He answered the President's call in June as a patriotic dog, probably knowing that no mill tary organization is complete without a mascot. "Billy" was a volunteer. He watched tho District militia as it marched from its armory to Fort Myer on June 21, and deliberately picked out the Machino Gun Com pany as the organization he would Join. The soldiers in this command said tho dog knew good fighters when he saw them. The mascot participated In all the hikes, knew "right dress" and "par ade dress," turned out for parade, and never had to bo told when mess was served. "Billy" was obedience itself and never had to be disciplined for over staying leave or infractionft of mili tary regulations. Although young, he was a good enough soldier to take the weather, tho duties and the llfo as they came. He was just a plain dog. with an unsurpassed companlonabillty, which endeared him to tho Machino Gun Company. As the mascot was completing his rounds at dusk and crossing one of tho camp roads to Capt Herbert Karnshaw's tent, a rapidly moving army truck ran over him. "Billy" was burled with full mili tary honors, the entire Machino Gun Company, under command of First Lieut. Frank B. Sehlosser, turning out to attend the ceremonies, which concluded with the soundlnir of "tans" 'and tho firing of a volley with pis- lOlS. LEGALIZES SUNDAY FISHING Bill In Pennsylvania Legislature In troduced by Socialist. IIARRISBI'IIG, Pa.. Teb. 13 IMsh lnr on Sunday, according to Repre sentative Mauser, the Socialist mem ber from Reading, should be legal ized, and by a bill Introduced by htm In the house this nosld he ac eomp!lhed. Mr. Maurer's measure concludes' "Ii it enacted by the senate and house of representatives nf the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania In gen eral assembly met. and It Is hereby enacted by the authority of the sam that It shell be lawful t flh on the rler cr.rrtr- n'.- r-i- 0.,t4nv" B E s I always carry a tin of Velvet in my hip pocket, an when I see trouble comin' I fo (ButDaTrvet Our Markets Will Close at Noon Washington's Birthday TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEWS! FANCY KALEipk... 20c FANCY LARGE LrNS'.....i5c FLORIDA ORANGES 25c grade, 1 Q 30c grade, dozen 25c Pure Lard, Open Kettle Rendered, ( sssssssssssssssssssssssssnE?0 Hams Cured arid Smoked in our own smokehouses. An exceptionally low price for these high grade hams. THIS SALE Pound 21 SPECIAL SALE OF ' STEAKS! Cut From Prime Native Beef ffprterhonse, lb. -ftr Sirloin, lb. .... . .hp Round, lb 24c Hamburg, lb 1 Re, SLICED BEEF. CREAMERY BUTTER Derrydale Brand 1-lb print 44c MARIGOLD i-lb print OLEO 25c PURE CREAMERY BUTTER. Holland Belle j Brand, 1-lb. print. 49c COMPOUND A lard sub stitute, lb 12c 17c j rt Tll TVT "Y,,,C, f TIie Lenten Season begins on Wednesday next. I H l! I r4 11 11 if II 11 You will find a most complete stock of canned smoked, J-" A A - Vi-rk-f sajt and fresh fish at all of our markets; also other Lenten foods, such as macaroni, rice, cereals, at relatively low prices, quality considered. The prices of the Lenten Foods listed here will prevail until closing time Thursday. CANNED SALMON A highly nutritious and palatable food, at a rea sonable cost.. 1 lb. Tall Can, 18c 6 Cans, $1.05 1 lb. Tall Can, 13c 6 Cans, 75c P8liif No. Yi Can, 15c 6 Cans, 78c No. 1 Can, 24c 6 Cans, $1.40 Domestic Oil Sardines 2 Cans 9c Salt Fish for fish balls, etc., lb. lie Imported Smoked Sardines, in oil, can 10c RICE! Healthful and nutritious ood. Good as a vegetable Dr dessert FANCY WHOLE HEAD. 3lbs 25c FANCY JAPAN STYLE, 4 lbs 25c BROKEN HEAD, 5 lbs 25c Tf&rxT tzrJS: m& DRY PACK SHRIMP Small Can. .. Large Can... 10c 17c SMOKED BLOATERS, 3 for lie LARGE SALT LABRADOR HERRING, 3 for 10c Can IOC Cin 1 5C Salt Mackerel ! With the tang of the briny sea. Appetizing for break fast. Our varieties con sist of fangy grades at reasonable prices. Tuna Fish, Large No. I 25c i PKG. 5c 6Pkgs. ,28c Fish Roe, can 14c Salt Cod, extra fine, lb. .15c Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti Large Pkg..8c Small Pkg..4c Reg. 1 0c pkg. 8c !ll y I Halibut, Salmon, Tile, Lb. 20 c Spanish Mackerel, lb 20c Fancy Melt Shad, each. .60c FRESH HERRING 6 for 25c each 5c Salt Water Oysters solid measure, qt 40c Trout, . Butterfish, Croakers, Sea Bass, Lb. 12 c