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SENATE EXPECTS
SHORTLY TO GET
HUN PEACE PACT
Plan to Attack League Cove
nant Apparently Has Been
Abandoned
lly Associated Prcsa.
\Vusliiiigtou, Ju!y 2.—With the be
•'!n"intr to-day o* r. week's recess
ul ConstVJba it bcciiicu >Udu,vu ~ua
-Nations would ucuuuuu any pmu i'or
a. toiinai Senate ueciaiuuolt Oil uio
subject belote tbo light tor actual
ratification of the Treaty begins.
Uuui me recess piun \.au suggest
ed, opposition leuucrs apparently .11-
tended to try, as soon as the appro
priation bills were passed, to bring
some Senate action in advance of
presentation of the Treaty. For this
purpose it was said the opposition
would press the resolution o. Sena
tor Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania,
to serve notice of unwillingness to
accept the League covenant as an
Inseparable part of the Treaty and'
that of Senator Fall, Republican, of
New Mexico, to declare a state of
peace with Germany :
It now is expected, however, that
the Treaty will he presented tts pooh
as the recess is over and tljct both
of these resolutions will, be Con
sidered then to have 0.0 Ml red their
usefulness. Present indications ti'ro
are unfavorable to any btlifci' £8:-
lateral effort by the f-cagug bopsi';-
cnts, and the general, predlcii-tt ■"
that from now on It v.jil be a strt;is!:t
fight over unqualified ratiflcnilsti.
Federal Agents Arrest
War-Time La™ Vielajors
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia. July 2:—Three sa
loon proprietors and five bartenders"
have been arrested by federal
agents In a roundup of ullespt! Vio
lators of the war-time proh.iblt'en
law-. All were taken on charges
of selling sherry winei \rh!e!l e°l>-
tains more than S per eenb
alcohoi.
Other arrests are exneefeti to
follow later to-day-. Among Ilieee
who may be picked hp bjf Behfti'U
ment of -Justice agents ft re PBiown
owners, who are said to hove
whisky, camouflaged as light vinea,
The second day of prohlhition
found this city dryer than evet 1 ac
cording to government ftgento and
the liquor dealers. Nrt whiehy ift
being sold to-day it is said.
Elliott-Fisher Company
Employes Honor Evert on
Day of His Retirement
Employes of the Elliot (-Fisher Cqm
pany to-day presented to W, J, Evert,
who retired as purchasing ogrnt, tt
handsome gold watch,
The presentation was made by M, H.
Dean, assistant secretary of the com
pany, in. the presence of all the em
ployes, Jlr 'Overt resigned some time
ago to go | o business as a portlier
in the Cowerell stationery store la
Market Square. He came to Hftrrls
lutrg more than 12 years ago from New
\"©rk and has been purchasing agent
ever since. He made many friends
among the employes through his kind
ness and courtesy and the gift upon his
retirement to-day was the result.
SKLIaS "SHKRHV," IXH'KKI) UP
Philadelphia, July 2.—Three ar
rests for violation of tlie prohibition
law were made late yesterday by
agents of the Department of Justice.
Selling sherry wine was the charge
in each case. Theodore Deagler had
the distinction of being the lirst
man in this city to be taken into
custody. Shortly afterward Owen
McGoldrick, owner, and Cornelius
Heard on, bartender, of the McGold
riek saloon. No. 1700 Market street,
were taken into custody.
NOT FOR CHARLOTTE
Charlotte is the tliree-year-old
daughter of a College avenue resi
dent. One of the recent warm eve
nings she removed her shoes and
stockings and went over to the front
pdrch of a, neighbor to show her
that she was barefooted. The neigh
bor said "You had better get on
your shoes or you will catch your
death of dampness." Charlotte im
mediately replied. "Oh. no. I have
had it."—lndianapolis News.
RATHER MEAN
"1 can't marry you."
"Ah?"
"But I'll be a sister to you."
His comeback was mean.
"Thanks, awfully. I've always felt
the lack of an elder sister."—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
PwfajlK';**- J ""■ *" ""N -/r y-%
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCK
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"Harrisburg, Pa., June 30, 1919.
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repairs service.
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HARRISBURG TRANSFER CO.
MARTIN F. FRASCH,
Manager .**
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS SOLD BY
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
1(13 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Service Station, 27 N. Cameron St.
'V,v ~ ■ . .in 1 ,, 1 1 r f r ""-ay
WiDKISBAV EVENING \
Jubilee Singers Please Great Crowd With Old-Time Songs and Hymns
Thousands Appreciate Fum
vtig Old Negro Melodies,
Sung by Chorus of Colored
People In Island Park, Un
der Auspices of War Camp
Community Service
Theueands of residents of Ha "' s " ,
burg and vicinity enjoyed one of the I
beet (jut-deer musical events i in |
many months when a bis Jubilee
Ring and a series of stunts tvere
given by the colored poople of the
city and glealton at Island park last i
night under the direction of the ,
War Gamp Community Service. j
The feature of the entire program
wan the eomhlnod chorus of nearly
a thousand voices directed by Mrs. j
iriorence Aoltlcy ley, Joining In sing- ,
lng negro pptrltuals. Assisting Mrs.*
Ley Were Professors Baker and A.
Duff, this city, and Professor How
anl. nUeelton.
The chorused given in the second ,
part of tho program followed the ;
verloue ntunts and were heartily ap- j
plauded. The spirituals included ,
"Want lo On to Heaven When 1
Die." "It's Me," "Old Black Joe," j
"Swing Low," and similar songs. \
••mho Star Spangled Banner,' was
used for n closing number.
The appreciation of the stunts and 1
singing Indicated the popularity of j
tho program and was a eommenda- |
tton of both the persons in charge |
and the thousands who participated j
In the numbers.
The following persons took part in ,
last night's exercises'.
First event, "The Patriotic Pole," '
sponsor, Mrs. John Fields: Misses !
Eva Brandt, Estella Simons, Eliza- j
beth Trive, Helen Steward. Hattie
Hicks, Lillie Hicks, Lena Willi, Sur- |
etta James, Louisa Jenkins, Ola |
Coles, Summerville Brandt, Lela i
Whiting, Winifred Brown.
Second event, "The Little Weeds,"
sponsor. Miss Georgia Potter: Misses
Edith Carpenter, Margaret Beasley,
Matilda Henson, Pauline Miller,
Catherine Miller, Emma Mitchel, |
Elizabeth Barey Bessie Spotwood,
Mildred Jones, Anna Leo. Carrie
Dixon, Margaret Washington, Rena
Jackson, Thelma Williams, Almeda
Snowe, Myrland Speaks, Ermlc
Speaks, Gladls 'Warren. Rosamond
Warren, Gertrude Gilbert Rosle
Mac Gilbert, Helen Warren, Sara
Speaks.
Third event, "Tho Little Cherry
Pickers," sponsor, Mrs F. L. Jeffer
son: Misses Louisa Hunter, Florence
Hunter, Charleno Howard, Pauline
Evans, Katherlne Murray, Lavonu
Fields, Emlline Harts, Eleanor Jack
son, Jessie White, Martha Brown,
Helen Frey, Ruth Ausbcrry, Mabel
Young.
Fourth event, "The Message of the
Fairies," sponsor, Mrs. Helen Duffan,
assisted by Mrs. Singleton Brown
and Mrs. Reevis: Misses Helen Duff
an. Noddy Foote, Hattie Jenkins,
Mary Taylor, Marion Royster, Helen
McLean, Margaret Jenkins, June
Quann, Clara Brown, Carrie Brown,
Helen Higgins, Emily Mitchel,
Louise Fields.
Fifth event, "The Hoop Drill."
sponsors, Misp Olive Harrod and
Miss Susie Beckwith: Misses Helen
Steward, Claudie Jackson, Louise
Cyrus. Rosabelle Cameron, Louise
Arp, Cora Wright, Marie Carter,
BERLIN TENANTS !
PLAN TO STRIKE; !
MAGISTRATE ACTS
By Associated Press,
Berlin, July 2. —The interces- J
slon of the magistrate of Greater 1
Berlin has averted a strike of j
tenants who were planning a
general rising against avaricious 1
landlords.
Holders of leases who have |
been forced to meet exorbitant j I
raises of rent or bludgeoned into : 1
paying them by threats of expul- }
sion, have been contemplating j
joint action by a general refusal
to pay rents or quit premises un- j
til legal redress was forthcoming.
The magistrate now counsels 1
moderation and promises that 1
grievances of tenants shall be
made the subject of a special mu- I
nicipal inquiry.
Rachel Dixon, Lillian Ball, Elizabeth j
Maize, Clara Valentine, Intaergenej
Adams, Esther Beekwith, Sarah
Gray.
Sixth event, "The Liberty Bells," j
sponsors, Mrs. Maty Braxton Rob-1
erts, Mrs. Steven J. Lewis: Misses;
Rosabelle Quann, Margaret Taylor, j
May Berry, Mary Mercer, Mary Her
bert, Mildred Taylor, Mary Briscoe,
Dorothy Davis, Beatrice Taylor,
Olive Williams, Susie Jolly, Beatrice
Brown, Elizabeth Johnson, Carrie
McGuffln, Elizabeth Miller, Roberta
Johnson, Dorothy Curtis, Carrie
Alexander, Martha Scott, Audrey
Grey, Mary Warfield, Annabelle
Curtis.
Seventh event, "The Star Spangled 1
Banner Pantomine," sponsor, Mrs. 1
Charles Howard: Misses Louise Jen
kins, Evaline Jackson, Eva Brandt,
Mrs. Helen Evans, Edith Burrell,
Winifred Brown Stella Simmons,
Isabella Stevenson, Roberta Cramp
ton, Corrinc Shepherd, Irene Porter,
Ethel Frazer, Catherine Hill, Viola
Harrod, Laura McKamey, Mrs. Geo.
Page, Mrs. Fannie Lee, Messrs. Frey
and Striplin.
PROSPERITY WAVE
IS ON INCREASE
(Continued From First Page)
sustained prices for some time to
come, while a feeling of apprehen
sion entertained early in the year
was disappearing, jobbers and re
tailers readily entering into a large
commitments for fall and winter.
In many respects the agricultural
prospects of the early spring are be
ing more than justified. Wheat, corn,
cotton, tobacco and Pacific coast
crops will be harvested in record ]
quantities. Livestock continues high
in price.
Steel Itusiness Better
Steel and iron experienced a dis
tinct turn for the'better. The fuel
situation has been much below nor
mal. with prospects of a tight situ
| ation next winter. Metal mining in
dustry was again improving.
Manufacturing likewise took a
| strong upward turn during June. De
j mand for fine cotton goods exceeds
production. Shoe factories are pro
ducing at maximum capacity, while
heavy demand from Europe has
drawn off much of the available sup
ply. Wool products are sold ahead
for months. Automobile manufactur
ing is running in many plants at rec
ord levels.
Building Revival
Building shows continuation of the
revival noted in previous months.
Heavy buying of lumber by retailers
has become general. There is much
trading in houses and business prop
erty.
"The labor situation has now reach
ed a distinctly advanced stage of full
employment," the Board's statement
said in commenting on employment
conditions.
"There is apparently no present
condition of unemployment; indeed
many industries report they cannot
get the men they need, while wages
are fully up to past levels or higher
The requirements for farm help are
absorbing surplus labor In practically
all parts of the country. There is
some surplus of unskilled workers In
i stome centers, but this is not different
I from the condition in normal times,
j No reduction In wage scales Is now
foreseen.
Little I'nemployment
I "One of the principle problems In
the labor situation noted by thought
ful observers is the fact that clerks
and office employes as well as other
workers receiving more or less fixed
incomes, have not yet participated In
the advance In wages. Improvement
for these classes of workers will be
necessary if prices are to continue at
/their present level. but will, of
course, add correspondingly to the
cost of business to the government.
"Returning soldiers are being rap
idly and steadily absorbed Into busi
ness and the problem which for a
time seemed to threaten in this con
nection is now apparently minimized
In all directions. From the farming
districts particularly comes the re
port that the supply of labor Is scan
ty and likely to prove more so as bus
iness progresses."
177,000 HAIL FROM BREST
Brest, July 2.—During the month
of June, 177,000 American troops
sailed homeward from Brest. This
Is the record for any month at any
port on the Atlantic seaboard of
France since the armistice.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
MOST ENJOYABLE
Miss Ruthe Forster Happily
Entertain on Her Fourteenth
Birthday Anniversary
There was the merriest kind of a
Mrthday party held last evening at the
lonie of Mrs. Vania Forster, 810 North
second street, in celebration of the
'ourieenth birthday of her daughter,
Miss Ruthe Forster.
Killarney roses and blue larkspur
nude effective declarations and the young
iirla guests spent a delightful evening
n games and music, followed by re
'roshinents. A big birthday cake, bear
ng fourteen lighted candles, formed
•he table centerpiece.
In attendance were the Misses Ivath
een (irlmes, Florence Burtnett, Dor
>thy Bushnell, Minerva Buttorff, Gene
Moses, Kvelyn Dußree, Gertrude
Keeney, Mary Emma Fisher, Sara
Hamer. Mary Frances Rockefeller,
Hetty Darby. Gertrude Hanson, Mary
Harris and Ellen Harris.
Capitol Hill Notes
Execution Date Sot —The Gover- '
nor to-day fixed the week beginning l
July 21 as the time for the elec- I
trocution of Lewis Page, of Fayette j
county, and William Evans, of Dau- i
phin county.
Jitney Cases Up—The Public
Service Commission to-day ordered
thirteen jitney operators in Pitts
burgh to cease operating until they
secure certificates of public con
venience. Complaints against the
drivers had been filed by the Pitts
burgh Taxicab Company. Com
plains against iifteen others
teen others were held up pending >
were held up pending action !
on their applications for cer- !
tlficates of üblic conveniences. Three
other cases against jitney men were
dismissed. The Commisssion to-day
fixed September 15 as the time for
arguments in tho Wilkes-Barre
Railways case, hearings in which
were concluded June 25. The New
Parryville Consolidated Gas Com
pany. operating in the borough of
i.ehighton, tiled a new tariff with
the commission, effective July 27, in
creasing gas rates from $1.50 to $2
per 1,000 cubic feet.
Teachers' Opinion—The Attorney
General's Department to-day noti
fied the State Department of Educa
tion that continuation school teach
ers appointed by school boards and
paid by local manufacturing con
cerns, and clerks and stenographers
to county superintendents of schools
are not eligible for membership in
the State School Teachers' Retire
ment Association.
Treasury Statement—According to
a statement issued to-day by State
Treasurer Kephart, the State Treas
urer began the month of July with
a balance of $8,920,887.15. as com
pared with a balance of $9,022,-
235.34 at the beginning of June. To
day there is a balance of $5,897,-
133.07 in the general fund. During
June the total receipts were $3,-
824,885.90 and the disbursements
$3,176,358.09. The balances in the
various funds follow: Sinking,
$655,320.26; school, $95,459.49; mo
tor. $987,521.58: game, $194,286.06;
hennty. $250,720.46; insurance,
$277,765.91; manufacturing, $78,-
018.87. The receipts of the general
fund were $2,642,813.48, and the
disbursements, $2,.>88,800.10. The
largest receipts in any other fund
came iiom motor license fees, $267,-
606.20. The disbursements of this
fund reached $">9,771.50.
Papers Er Thaw—Requisition
papers for the return to Js T ew York
State of Harry K. Thaw, of Pitts
burgh, now in a private asylum in
Plil'adelphia, were received at the
office of Governor Sproul to-day
from the Governor of New York.
Thaw is wanted for an alleged as
sault upon 'Frederick Gump, 16-
year-old Kansas City school boy in
the Hotel McAlpin, New York City.
The requisition papers were imme
diately turned over to Attorney
General William 1- Hehaffer and he
will arrange for a bearing before
expedition papers arc acted upon.
Durirg the Brumbaugh administra
tion e-forts were made to get Thaw
out ot Pennsylvania and Attorney
General Schaffer wants to study the
decisions of former Attorney Gen
eral Brown in the case before fix
ing a lime for the bearing.
Tomploton in Town—Thornas W.
Temple ton, former Congressman of
Luzerne county and recently ap
pointed Superintendent of Public
Grounds and Buildings by Governor
Sproul, paid his first vi.lt to that
department to-day and conferred
for some time w'' ,hR " pcr "
lnlendent Shreiner. tJb il Mr. Tern
pleton said he would not discuss
appointments or changes in the per
sonnel of the office until be had dis
cussed the matter wl,h the Gov
ernor. it became Known, that Mr.
Plireiner will he aPP oln pj " rßt dep
uty of the department fed the pres
ent and will continue thd duties ho
hns been familiar with ?n super
vision of the proposed cotut ruction
work in the Capitol Park
rone. A second deputjl will be
mimed to assist tn the *T. ct,on °T
the proposed memorial fringe and
the new office building f° r T" ch the
legislature appropriated mofiey. The
enlcrged force of the deOartment
Will require use of the forufer m aln
office of the Health Denartment ad
joining the p reßC nt pfflceslof the
m I'crmtendent, >
County Is Asked Big Price
For Acre of Ground to
Be Used For New Road
Unless George Shreiner, a farmer in
I-ower I'axton township owning a farm
between Linglestown and Paxtonia
along the highway between these two
places, agrees to a re-arrangement of
the road across a corner of his farm,
requiring about an acre of ground, it
may be necessary to appoint viewers
to determine any damages or benefits
which may accrue because of the plan
of the State to improve this road from
Paxtonia to the township line.
In return for the ground, which he
would give, Shreiner will receive all of
the ground used for the road on the
other side of the trolley car tracks,
about an acre in extent.
Shreiner. however, told the county
commissioners that ho wanted s">uu for
the ground to be taken for the new
roadway line, and at least S4OO if he
is given the ground now used for the
road.
The county commissioners made an
investigation and found that Shreiner's
farm of 50 acres and the building'
therein is assessed at $4,500.
No definite action has been taken by
the commissioners, but if necessary a
petition for the appointment of viewers
may be presented to the court, and the
board thus created would be required
to report both damages and benefits
to the land because of the road improve
ment.
SUPT. DOWNES IS
ENDORSING PLAN
[Continued from First Page.]
ant consideration. It is also pointed
out that in view of the fact the
school district must soon provide ]
school facilities for the Riverside
population, a part of the proposed
site could be utilized for the inevit- J
able Riverside building which should j
be considered in connection with the .
purchase of the property.
Directors Favor Idea
There seems to be little doubt that j
the school directors will accept the
McKce-Graham tender. One of them
said to-day that he would certainly ;
act contrary to the wishes of any
mistaken constituents, should there ,
be any. in favor of the school chil- ,
dren of Harrisburg.
With regard to the Italian Park
feature of the proposition this in
volves a direct gift of 15 or 20 acres j
of land to the city with the single
proviso that the property shall be
developed as a purk and lake ac- ;
cording to the plans submitted with
in a specified time. Inasmuch as the j
extension of Third street through the j
swampy section, which will, be con- ;
verted into a lake under the pro
posed landscape treatment, would j
involve a considerable expenditure ,
the' plan contemplated of extending '
Third street along the face of the
bluff to connect with another street
in Riverside, is regarded as not only ,
more economical but as more desir- i
able in every way.
Economy to Accept
Many thoughtful and prominent j
citizens look upon the dual proposi- j
tion as a remarkable opportunity for j
the encouragement of an import
ant residential development of a sec- j
tion of the city which has hot re- i
ceived its share, perhaps of the .
public improvements of the last
eighteen or twenty years. i
'•lt would be false economy and ,
a penny- wisle-pound-foolish policy ,
to fail to take advantage of this fine
opportunity for the betterment of the ■
s-hool facilities and the improve
ment of a section of the city now ,
ready for immediate home build- |
ing." said a progressive citizen who |
is deeply interested in the educa
tional features of Harrisburg.
Lemuel Ely Quigg Is
Dead at New York Home
By A&socidtcd Press.
New York, July 2.— -Lemuel Ely |
Ouigg. former member of Congress and ;
prominent in Republican politics in j
New York State for many years, died |
at his home here early to-day. He
had been in poor health for several |
ye Mr.' Quigg is survived by his widow j
i „ cirn He was born In Cecil
find one son. Iraq un
county. Md„ February 23. J863. the
had!
completed his preliminary education and .
took " p ne^" r a7"years with the Trlb-I
une Mid later was elected vice-president j
°S\ h waraI or edUor Band 8 and publisher of j
the Press that Mr. Quigg entered poll- j
ti c„ fl nd T P j
House* to take complete charge of the,
Press.
HUILDINC. permits
To. Sollen-1
berger, contractor, one-story brick
phritra rear 619 Curtin street, *250,
Clarence Z. Huffcr, George H. Be- i
Christ, contractor.
55 North Seventeenth street,
Robert L. Strlckler, S. E. Loux con- ,
tractor, addition, rear 2 7 ° North |
street, *590; E. 8. m I
rear 118 Boas street, *SO. Mrs.,
Harry B. Althouse, E. W. Spangler. I
contractor, addition, 1838 North
, Third street, *4,600. I
Mother and Three
Perish in Burning
Home Early Today
By Associated Press.
[ CiiH'lniiuti, July 2. A mother
ind her three children were burned to
death at St. Bernard, a suburb, early
to-day, when fire invaded their home.
The dead are Mrs. Cora Abbott, aged
36; Edward, aged 14; Estella, aged 13.
and Orville, aged 10. The Are, of as
I yet unknown origin, was discovered
j shortly after daybreak. The floors
j gave way while Mrs. Abbott was try
ing to arouse her sleeping children.
Sixteen American Army
Officers Decorated by Haig
lly Associated Press.
I<nndon, July 2.—Sixteen American
; officers, who previously had been
j awarded British military honors, were
| decorated try Field Marshal Sir Doug-
Haig at the Horse. Guards parade
i ground at noon to-day in the presence
■of a creat crowd. The third, battal
! ion of the Coldstream guards and the
; first battalion of the (grenadier guards
! headed by the Irish guards, formed
| the military escort.
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JULY 2, K\9.
ENGLAND'S KING
HERALDS PEOPLE
PEACE HAS COME
Large Crowds ut Five Points
in London to Hear Proc
lamation Read Today
London, July 2.—The quaint, medi
eval ceremony of reading the king's
proclamation declaring that a state
of poace now exist* with Germany
wna read to-day at five points In the
city, Itatn marred the occasion, but
there were large crowds at each of
the five polnta, St. James' palace, Tra
falgar Square, Temple Bar, Cheapslde
and the Royal Exchange.
The ceremony began at St. James'
Palace, where Sir Henry Farnham
Burke, garter king of arms, accom
panied by a number of state officers,
garbed In tabands, read the procla
mation after nix state trumpeters had
sounded their call.
Life Guards In Lead
A procession then formed headed
by an escort of life guards, trumpe
ters and numerous heralds. Officials
In state robes, riding In carriages or
on horseback, 'moved through the
dlty to the points where different
heralds read the proclamation. A
temporary barrier was erected at
Temple Bar to mark the city's con
fines, and a herald demanded admis
sion to the city, in the ancient form,
from the lord mayor and the corpor
ation, waiting in robes at the barrier.
The mayor and corporation then
Joined the procession on its way to
Cheapslde and the royal exchange.
"Old Man" Kills Lover,
Girl Tells Authorities
By Associated Press.
Wilkes-Hnrro, Pa., July 2.—Wini
fred Conahan, 18 years old, is be
ing detained by the county authori
ties until the mystery surrounding
the murder last night of her lover,
Peter Verantos, 21 years old, is
cleared.
Verantos and the girl were stroll
ing in a strip of woods near the
park when the murder was com
mitted. The girl alleges that a
mysterious "old man" jumped from
a clump of bushes and killed Ve
rantos when the latter endeavored
to prevent the intruder from seiz
ing the girl. One shot was fired.
It penetrated the heart of Verantos.
The girl ran to the park and told
her story. The woods were
searched, hut no trace of the "old
man" could l>e found.
The girl clings to her story of the
crime.
BIG GAINS MADE „
IN NUMBER OF
REALTY SALES
Many Persons Seeking Homes
Keep Market Active
in City
Realty sales In the city for th< '
first six months of 1919 Included
the transfer of 1,668 properties, with
an assessed valuation of 14,444,500,
as compared with 988 sales during
the flrst six months of 1918, the
properties being assessed at 82,450,-
127.
Last month 229 sales were re-
ported the properties transferred
having an assessed value of 8693,-if
790, while In June, 1918, there were
200 sales of properties valued at
8456,225. This does not include a
large number of sales made on the- •
instalment plan where title did not
pass. The large number of sales '
j indicate a growing demand for
homes as the table below shows that
the largest number of transfers wera
in the residential wards. Many busi
ness properties, however, changed
hands as is seen in the downtown
wards.
Sales by wards since January 1,
this year foilow:
Assessed
Ward Number valuations
1 66 868,660
2 164 309,405
3 34 715,810
5 85 245,620
6 63 140,110 '
7 149 248,775 V
8 101 255,750
9 230 686,885
10 220 523,840
1 'l6O s.e 318,260
12 87 257,250
13 139 295,070
1 18 33,420
Totals 1,568 84,444,500
Nurse's Lawyer Says i
Arsenic Did Not Kill,
in Closing For Accused .
Lawrence, Mass., July 2.—Admit
ting there was arsenic in the body of
Miss Florence W. Gay, the invalid
for whose murder Miss Bessie M.
(Skeeles) Lundgren is on trial, Dan
iel J. J. Daley, counsel for the de
fense said in his closing argumentto
day, "but we never will admit that
death was due to arsenic." He said
he would "rather rely on the first
diagnosis of Dr. Charles E. Abbott,"
the Gay family physician, who ccrti-
fled that Miss Gay died of cerebral
hemorrhage. \