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?LAN NATIONAL WORK ' > > ' ' * Hierarchy to Discuss Idea of Groups 'Working: on Own Farms ] ormnlatiori of plans and ap pointment of committees to carry oul the Catholic bishop's program regarding capital and labor condi tions occupied the major part of th?- first session of the conclave of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States which began yes terday at Catholic University. Cardinal Mercier attended the meeting at noon and delivered an address. National organization of the Catholic Church was discussed. Last night the conferees attended a snowing in McMahon Hall of mo tion pictures of the work of Catho lics during the war. The complete platform to be dis cussed during the remainder of the week follows: ? Establishment of discharged sold iers and sailors as owners of farms, in groups of colonies, assist ed by loans from tihe^ government. Perpetuation of the United States Employment Service and the War Labor Board.. ? Elimination of women from all work that is harmful to health or morals; proportion of women in in dustry reduced to the smallest practical number,' equal pay with men for equal amounts and equali ties of work. : No reduction in the general level of wages attained during the" war. Cities io take up the housing problem. 1 Co-operative stores to reduce the cost of living by eliminating all middlemen's profits. The minimum wage. State insurance against illness, invalidity, unemployment and old age, supported by a levy on indus try. .. The right of labor to participate ip industrial management. Vocational training in all qualified private schools, as weir as in pub lic schools, but always in such form as not to deprive any ?children of at least the elements of. a cultural ed ucation. Taxing child labor out of exist ence. Prevention of monopolistic control of commodities and adequate gov "The Store of Greater Service1 FLANNELS Six Special Lots 50c, 75c, $1.00 $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 : We 'have made special prepa ration for a lairge sale of all white flannels. There arc six lots. specially priced. 27 r inch white Saxony wool flannel, not all wool, but just right. for wo men's and infants' undergar ments. 10 pieces only at each price. Embroidery Flannel $1.75 Yard ?.'2 inch silk embroidered while flanne' in small neat and more elaborate designs. Large selec tions. from which to choose. Ginghams Ginghams for making giris' school dresses. S2-in:ch madra zephyr or heavy quality ging hams in a large \ariety of sty'ps rnd patterns. Special at bCc 0*h8rs at 75c and $1.00. Fts: Floor Lansburgh & Bro. ?? s ~ A SAFE TREATMENT for croup Thousands of children die every yc?.r from this swift and terrifying diren?e. Every mother should keep on hand a reliable first a'l rcnudy. and there is no safer or surer treatment for croup and congestion than to apply MOTHEKSJOr PncuffirauA Salve It is harmless and Boothing. \ou just rub if in,and can apply it to the tenderest skia without irritating effects. Keep Moth er's Joy Sahc on hand for craerg cncy cases. .Doctors and nurses re commend it. Good druggists eminent regulation of public service monopolies. Heavy, taxation of incomes; excess profits rnd inheritances. LONDON-PARIS TRIP FAST American Correspondent Makes Trip by Fastest Passenger Ser vice in Existence London, Scipt. 25.?At 12:39 o'clock 1 was standing on the ground of the Hounslow aerodrome in Lon don. At 2:31 o'clock I was standing on the ground of Le Bourget aero drome in Paris. In exactly 1 hour av.cl minutes riding in a Pe Hav ilr.nd cr Airco 4-A airplane with an-r other passenger, the Rt. Hon. J. S. Lewis, parliamentary secretary to the British iBoard of Education, and Pilot Capt. A. C. McCampbell, and with a quantity of baggage parcels avd letters, I had flown over 65 miles of England, 30 miles of chan nel and 175 miles of France?270 miles in all?at a rate of more than ? 1S5 miles an hour. It was the fast est trip from London to Paris in the fastest passenger service in exist ence. WORK \K Ma END No More :ons at Ca;rp Lee After ! ?. *! r>'i About ?100 Go 'iii-.iay Petersburg, Va., Sept. 25.?Appro ximately 1,000 men, who have seen overseas service arrived-at Oamp Lee run. Today G0C were mustered out A service, and today the other? will 1-e demobilized. it is an*i'-ur.<;?d that, in accordance ?,v>h present orders, the demobiliz !i>'r jrtoup ai the Lee cantonment will jo dispone '<1 with after tomorrow. Therefore there will be no mora de mel Hiring of troops at the Lee can it ;iment. Ther" are now at the camp rho Sixty-seas:. and Forty-third in l'ai.try regiments. - "My head itched unbearably and my ~ r hair was cominf* out by the handful. - ~ AfcwapplicationsofWildroot loosened ~ ? a:.d removed quantities of dandruff? r ~ the: itchin* stopped. Today it is thicker - ~ arid more beautiful than ever." = - U'iiilroot T.i(|iiiil Shampoo: or Wildmnt ? - .Vi,unpo<> Sna;>. usol iii ciiniii.'ctioti with ? - iVildroot ll::ir 1'unii. will husti'ii the Z ~ truatiuent. ~ = THE GUARANTEED HAIK TONIC = z For sale here under a 7, money-back guarantee 1 Gibson's Drug Store b.^xk BANDITS get ?20,b00 ' r j _ .1 I ' Tensing, Mich., Sept. 25.?The bank of Mulb'gen, a village nnar here, Was broken into early' yester day morning by five men, who se cured about $20,000 in cash. Lib erty Bonds and other securities and escaped in an automobile. Before blowing open the safe they virtually isolated the village.by. cut ting <all telephone and telegraph wires. : ? TORTURE F,\TAL TO VICTIM Song Writer Found Bound and Gagged 825,000 in Bonds Gone Chicago, Sept. 25.?That W. H. Pure ell, who wa_s found dead in his apartment on the nonch side last Mon day, died from heart failure while he was beirrg tortured in an effort to make him disclose the hiding place of a fortune in securities and1 cash was the new theory on which the po lice started work today in their ef fort- to clear up the death of the wealthy song writer and real estate man. The new and startling explanation of the crime \yas advanced following the discovery that $25,000 in liberty s. Stop Itching Skin ? ?" There is one safe, dependable treat ment that relieves itching torture and skin irritation almost instantly and that cleanses and soothes the skin. Ask anydruggistfor a 35cor $1 bottle of Zemo and apply it as directed. Soon you will find that irritations, pimples, blackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworm and similar skin troubles will disappear. * A little Zemo, the penetrating, satis fying liquid, is all that is needed, for it banishes most skin eruptions, makes the skin soft, smooth and healthy. The E. W. Rose Co., Cleveland.^. Don't Neglect That Tire They simply can't make tires good enough to prevent tread cuts. And a tread cut means trouble. If neglected the result is a "blowout,'1 sooner or later. The sooner you get an in jured tire to us the bet ter?but there's no blow out too bad for us to fix I ?Right OLD DOMINION TIRE CO 100-102 N. Fayette St. Alex. 845 COLORED This is an opportunity for colored citizens to ob tain houses on a small cash payment the balance the same as rent and in nearly every instance the pay ments are less than rent. S. W. corner Columbus and Pendleton Streets, seven roms, sewer, bath and water, $3,000. $300 cash and $25.00 per month. N. W. corner Wythe.and Henry, four rooms, $650. $50.00 cash and $8.00 per month. 702 and 704 N. Henry, Four rooms each, $550 each. $50.00 cash, $8.00 per month. 708 Franklin, five rooms, heated by stoves, $750. $75.00 cash, balance $10.00 per month. 122 South Fayette, four rooms, heated by stoves, water. $900. $50.00 cash and $15.00 per month. j 303 to 313 North West St., six rooms each, stove heat and metal roofs, water:in kitchen, $1,250 each, $200 cash balance $15.00 per month. 436 South Columbus street, corner, five rooms, cellar, sewer, and water, $350, $100 cash, balance $12.00 per month. 434 South Columbus, four rooms, sewer, and water runing toilet, $500, $50 cash balance $10 per month. 1439 to 1445 Duke street, five rooms each, sewer, stove heat, water in kitchen and running toilet $850. each, $100 cash, $10 per month. Carver & Callahan 127 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET Adjoining Chamber of Commerce . Phone 432 ' bonds which Purcpll had secreted in his apaTTtmont. ^ere massing. The police believeijthe thieves,learned the iihidinig place of the bonds from their victim and were trying to force fur ther information from him when he died of heart failure. BurceOil's body was bound with ropes and there was a gag in. has mouth when the police entered the flat The police investigating the mysterious ease are puzzled over the idenjtity of a woman who gave her name as Mrs. PurcelJ and who called an express company from the vic tim's flat several days before his dead body was found. Mrs. Purcell was visiting relatives in southern Illinois, it is said, at the time the woman us>ing ?her name made the telephone call from the Purcell apairtment. Stomach Ills permanently disappear after drinking the celebrated Shivar Mineral Wa ter. Postively guaranteed by money back offer. Tastes fine; cost a trifle. Delivered anywhere by our Alexan j dria Agents, F. S. Harper, Inc. I Phone them Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer ence to Rat Poison. (1) RAT-SNAP absolutely kills rats and mice. (2) What it doesn't kill it scares away. (3) Rats killed with. RAT-SNAP leave no smell, they dry up inside. (4) Made in cakes, no mixing with other food. (5) Cats or j dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 25c , 50c, $1.00. old and guaranteed by R. | E. Knight and Son, Alexandria; Man- j kin's Store, Falls Church. Digestible,whole some, appetizing biscuits, rolls and cake always cer tain when you bake and use RUMF0RD THE OLD RELIABLE YEAST POWDER Go buy it today! "REAL mATC.ia.Si ? ?; J4 / o L 4 ' ? , v Notary Public Unde^wnters rlnsurancc'' Let us handle your rentals. Quick sales made-; Op- . portunities for quick buyers. Our } " motto "Service"' ' REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 42(5-428 South Washington Princes sand Pitt, 8 lots 16x80 Del Ray, 4 lots 402 1-2 South Royal 1419-1421 Duke r>3l South Lee Camp Humphreys Road, 3, 7 room houses with five acres of ground each,' also good fruit trees. C. B. Lanham & Co. i 1 113 South Fairfax Street i 1211 Prince 112 South Pitt 404 North Pitt 117 South Henry Street 30S North Columbus 328 South Patrick 319 South Pitt 314 South Patrick 317 South Patrick In Qlde Virginia 'Where Cigarette Tobacco Was bom "Oftimes a venturesome pioneer with the quality oi his tobacco soil, would i..o> u out into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Morn tains in search of a better location. Cn t.-r.ii o trip he was frequently attacked by the .sai'.-t'e black bear of the upland country unci n :~> the death would ensue." ? , ?Life in the Old Duir.inlor.. ' .1 ft er, disestisfi.fd ~ " ---i- ?/ V* i7, would i..sj< u ' t\. ? j i r . * . ??? :i vv 0 ft' v. v*K <7 <i _ p. / ? wo r* v? T o 1 t ^3 A T* i v* <F "->V i ?." ?'? i ' 1 l i ' ? "?? vVv/*-. :" * * v.7< t' >\ f ' r'r?'' ? o> *?Vijro^! v;'v--Vi V--' fMttl W i'u*.'" L.iCw Cv- tl.i/!?.. '? .1.1 ? o fifw.t iannlies of Virginia iiav'J ;U-kjn pride i:i the cultivation of choice tobacco. ': tsba-oco e:-:pcr& cay tL&i not even the finest Turkish leaf ca:i compare v/ith gol : den Vir?inia~Ca:c~:.a icr < l^e,/ and ''sparkle." ?? And Virginia-Carolina ha:; u rich, full flavor and a fine fragrance that raaice it ideal for cigarettes. . / - To enjoy it mos**, smoke it straight ?in a Piedmont ?//-Virginia-Carolina cigarette. (jUTolill?L O? ?'* '' > NOTE?Piedmonts, with all their taste-quality, ? cost less than cigarcttes of foreign-grown tobacco which have to tack on the cost of Import duty. Tf you want 3.11 value in place of part value, ask for Piedmont, the all-Virginia? Carolina cigarette. ?" i' 'it ' Si, !O for 9c 20 for 18c