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?LAN NATIONAL WORK
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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.
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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 '
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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
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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
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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."
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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.
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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