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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
Boston's Short Cuts.
From the Boston Transcript.

TfUm the bOSlOn Transcript.
On a rainy morning. especially IL with
out the solace Of an umbrella, we learn
to appreciate the convenience of Boston's
street arrangement This, to bewiidered
aliens. who can see no good reason for a
streets changing frequently in its course,
may seem like undeserved eulogy But
while 1t is perfectly true that, to the
stranger, Boston's downtown streets tie
knots in the intellect and box the compass
wrong-end-to, when one has learned their
eccentricities nothing could be more SIM
pie or more convenient than their short
cuts.
II can't tell you where it is, but can
take you there" is the common formula.
Highways lurk in the most unlikely places;
one plunges into a door of a court and
energies into thoroughfare; or he ducks
through an archway and up a long pas
sage past moldy tombs, out Of a court
and into another square. Another MAIN
Travelled road leads directly through q
hotel dining room, and Is gladly ac-
guessed in by the management. Dim
alleys which look as IL they came to no
good end can save the hurried and har-
ried pedestrian five minutes elbowing
through crowds. On parade days, when
the thoroughfares are choked with the
human emblem of Dangerous! No pass.
ing through" one who knows the byways
unelbowed and in comparative solitude.
There are runs through the Easements
of buildings, down abrupt flights OF steps
winding passages and by-avenues which
seem to violate every privacy of personal
property.
/. When it begins to rain during the break
fast hour. the possibilities of moving
about downtown and vet of keeping under
cover are amazing. BY using the front,
side and back doors of buildings the side
walk shelters of the market district, the
landing platforms Of the subways. back
stairs, long corridors. galleries and short
cuts, it might be raining cataracts and
never give the initiated a wetting. Every
one who uses" these downtown streets
knows all the main cross-cuts and doubt
less has several which he supposes are
all his cwn. though they are probably
to attempt a description of any single
method of getting about: the ways are
learned by such methods as the adventure
Of the two famous detectives tracked by q
posse of reporters. The pair desired priv
acy for their task. and obtained 1t by half
an hour of fancy lodging through the
alleys. avenues" elevator shafts, entries
and back stairs of Boston's short cuts.
1t was a piece Of virtuoso work on both
sides, a duel of wits and knowledge of
the city. which both victors and van
pushed agree to have been as pretty a
contest as they ever hope to see. At the
end of the period the detectives had
achieved solitude a deux. through win
dow in the ninth story of Barrister' s
Hail they could see single members of
the pursuing band PLUGGING up and down
on stale scents in Pemberton Square.
of journalism, the detectives crawled out
a cellar bulkhead. threaded an alley and
went about their work unembarraesed by
the gaze of publicity.
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THos. ]. OWEN & SON, AUCTIoNEERS.
Trustees Sale of Well
Located Country Estate,
With 22N Acres of
Ground, Fronting 879
Feet ON Wisconsin Ave-,
Known as 1.-THE High
lands" and Improved
by a Fine Colonial Stone
Residence, the Home of
the Nourse Family Since
1927.

THIS PROPERTY is LOCATED IN THE
sT nTsD ThE ' SSTNTsY HOVE m Of !. n Ne
Lean; .1 AND ADJoINs RICHaoND PARK ON
By virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court Of
Cause No. .27s65, We, the undersigned trustees.
Will Offer fo- sale at public auction. subject to
r. ti1sstion BY the sogTt; on the premise S
1919, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK r. M,
the following described land and premises,
Columbia: beginning for the same on the easterly
line OF Wisconsin avenue go feet wide) where
said easterly line is intersecfed By the northwest
eriy line OF the subdivision Of "Richmond Park" !:
thence with the northwesterly line north So
49, 80" east 1 i53 feet to stone; thence north
Is .06 west Sol SO feet to stone; thence
north a. ~ *ess 81 re, * e stone thence
eAsterly line Of wisconsin avenue; thence with
81 1s so east saa.si fset 10 the point Of
beginning, containing 22. 437 acres. more or less.
Terms: One-fourth Of the purchase money to
be paid in cash, balance payable in one two.
three and fcur. years. with interest at SO per
annurn. secured By ! deed Of trust upon the
option Option deposit q 1900 win be required at
time Of sale. Terms Of sale to be complied with
within fifteen days from day OF sale. otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
terty at the risk and cost OF the defauting pur-
chaser, after Ave days advertisement OF such
resale published In some newspaper OF WASH
RICHARD d. SIMMS,
86th and NJ SITS. NV,
JOHN b. ERWIN,
1874 10th vt. NV.
my21 dads. eS6&my30 Trustees.
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GREENLAND'S ICE CAP.
New Map of Island Reminder of
Erichsen's Fate.
From the New York Sun.


What is said to be the first accurate
map and description OF northeast Green
land. showing that the great island
stretches much farther eastward than
has been generally assumed, appears this
week in the Copenhagen Geographical
Journal
The authors are the Dane. Capt. Koch.
and the German, DIR. wegener. both of
whom survived the Inflated Danmark
expedition, the leader of which. Myths
Erickson. met his death in tragic man
ner, as did his unfortunate companions
Hagen and Broenlund.
Hagen finished his sketch maps OF
Danmark fiord and independence sound
while dying of hunger and exposure.
while Broenlund after Hagens death
dragged himself. with both feet frozen.
to the depot on Lamberts Land, where
he arranged his work in such way that
1t could be easily located. Then he lay
down and died, too.
The most valuable feature of the Dan
mark report Is the map of the hitherto
UNEMPLOYED region of East Greenland
between the seventy-ninth and the
eighty-second parallel. although the en-
tire work covers the land between % de-
grees 43 minutes to the northernmost
point of Greenland. 50 degrees 30 minutes
There are also the result of Myths
Erichsens excursions to Shannon Land
and the Pendulum Islands.
DIR. Wegener tells or the peculiar ice
conditions in those inhospitabie regions.
Elsewhere In similar high ATTITUDES the
ice melts every summer for a brief period
and drifts away, but the ice cap in north
east Greenland never melts.
1t is only where the full force OF the
current strikes the headlands and outly-
ing islands that the ice Is broken up in
places and carried away. Along the
whole coast section between the seventy
eighth and seventy-ninth degrees. known
as Glacier Bay, both land and sea are
covered by one vast continuous ice sheet.
The tides here cause tremendous strains
and stresses, but the permanent ice cap
prevents the formation of iceberes.
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{. G. SLOAN CO., AucTIoxEERs, 14o7 ST
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. SITUATE on TWENTY

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
s ka1 k STREET s SoRTHwE 81
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly re.
corded in Liber No. s136. folios 416 ct seq, of
the land i the District Of
Of the party secured thereby. the UNDERSIGNED
BAY ia cF TSE On 1917 aR FOUR
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land and
premises situate In the city OF Washington. Dis
trict Of Columbia and designated and being part
square fifty four t5D. contained within the fol-
lowing metes and bounds, viz: Beginning for the
same on Twenty second street. Ave 20 inches
north OF the southeast corner Of said lot fifteen
Q6). and running thence south on said street
twenty-one t21) feet eight e, inches to the cen
ter Of an alley two and one-half t21D feet wide
property herein described and that adjoining on
the SOUTH: thence west through the center OF
said alley one hundred and Ave lO5l feet; thence
thence east one hundred and five uO5) feet to
the point Of beginning, together with improve
ments thereon. consisting of two-story brick
and frame dwelling: with right to build above
the first story OF the building said described
land over said alley two and one-half GA
feet wide.
money to be paid in cash. the balance in two
equal installments. payable In one and twd
years. with interest at six per centum per an
mum. payable semi annually, from day Of sale,
or all cash. at the option Of the purchaser.
deposit Of $500 will be required at the time OF
Of purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied with
within fifteen days from day OF sale, otherwise
the trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost OF the defaultinE pur.
resale In some newspaper published In Wash
milton 2. A AILEs.
my23-d&ds eSu Trustees.
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THOMAS BOWLING & CO.. AUoT1oNEERs

FOR SALE. AT PUBLIC AUCTION. sIx-RooM
E F4HAAME S S9TT4AaEhxs NO AMI "a roI HAMN
ssSSkIASps SaookLASp AND ID WASH Msit
preme Court Of the District Of Columbia. in ga 4
sis sna George ct i. ff . =. ee
UNDERSIGNED trustees VIM sell At public suction:
EST = 1s 1872 Ar'IT HahFp aaf
~ Il ss.t SoSsss.i =
q tract Of land known a. Setrcpoin II v. part
ee plat the = des Ne
District Of Columbia. improved By q Six rom .
two-story ana attic frame cottage. with modern;
im%edisteIy thereafter. lots numbered from
ga to ons @ both
re- to nine CO... both inclusive. In bloci num.
two q 81; ,s.- :.p ID, 10
lot lot" numbered twelve 90 In block numbered req
iRs eatre
| % per plat recorded II Idber County g. foiios
,sis & Ts2sasRRk4F ss ssr
gi;.ssi rs ns a Ssrss
..s Ii square numbered ono hundred ana stt :.
= = .. e; e:. ,ssssdss z bsr h.
equal inssaliments Al one ana two sssfs r.
sss q es e the sos I:
cash, Ct pGrchasers option. 4 deposit Of one
ssty soid Term. sale 70 Be- copied " w,t R0 r
nffeen days fro% the day q .ais the trustees
Of the defaulting purchaser. All conveyancine
BENJAMIN =. LECTION rr Ma Trustee g,
=, WALTER sRAkpE ss ia s.a r = Nv
| mxf6-d&ds esu ea"en oos'uans'
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FLOR FUTURE OF ALASKA
Secretary Fisher Regards
Railway From TideWater to
Yukon as Essential.

Walter r. Fisher. Secretary of the In
terror. yesterday told the Senate commit
tee on public lands that the key 20 the fu-
ture development OF Alaska lay In the
construction of a railroad from tide
water TO the Yukon valley. Citing his
observations during an inspection trip TO
Alaska last summer. he said there was
superb bundance OF coal OF all grades
in the Matanuska and Boring river coal
fields. and that that area should be opened
under a leasing system so as to get the
coal into the market at tidewater.
Would Exclude Monopolies.
He favored government absorption OF
the Alaskan Central hallway. or OF such
part OF il might be necessary for
transportation out of these two large
coal areas. He opposed any railroads
or any other gigantic combinations get
ting any monopolistic control of the Alas
kan coal fields.
A. w. Swanitz. a civil engineer OF Calf
fornia, interested in a small Alaskan
railroad, urged the opening OF these coal
fields. He said his railroad has TO pay
from S12 to SIS ton for fuel which de-
velopment OF the coal fields would very
much cheaper.
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The Mammoth Cave a Park
From the Chicago Record Herald.

From the CnicdRo RECORD Herald.
kentuckians are asking the national
government to buy the Mammoth Cave
and make 1t a national park. A bill to
appropriate 81 900. 900 for this purpose is
before the House committee on military
affairs. and in behalf Of it several argu-
ments have been made. DIR. Mccormick,
the health commissioner of the state.
with the eloquence Of a true son of the
Blue Grass state, told the committee that
the pure air OF the cave could be made
a boon to sufferers from many diseases
and that President Garfeld's life might
have been saved IL he had been taken TO
the cave
II may be a good idea that the gov
eminent should acquire the cave prop
erty, since natural wonders are of value
to the whole nation, but what has be-
come Of the state rights doctrine in Ken
lucky As q semi-southern state IL might
be expected to have within its borders at
least some DIRECTORS to national control
OF one OF its great attractions. Can IL
be that there are none. since their voices
are not heard? Or Is IL possible the Ken
tuckians figure that the state would get
the glory while the nation foots the bill
under the proposed arrangement?
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Receivers Sale of Six Valu-
able Grocery Stores Here
tofore Conducted by the
United Grocers Com
pany, Each to Be Sold
Separately as a Going

By virtue Of a decree Of the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia. passed on the 18th
day OF May. AID. 1912. in Equity Cause No
BOIL. wherein William e. Lewis il complainant
and the United Grocers Company is defendant
the undersigned receiver OF said company will
sell by public auction.
On Friday, May "a, 1912,
Within the respective premises. each Of said
stores and warehouse hereinafter mentioned. each
to be sold separately going concerns, and In.
GLIDING large, fresh. up-todate stock In trade,
fixtures. paraphernalia leases and good will.
10 O'Clock AM,
Store No. 1888 eth street 9th and streets)
IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER,
Stock in trade In and lease of warehouse In al.
ley Immediately in rear 1873 7th street northeast
II:3O O'Clock Am.
Store No. 9O1 + street (eth and streets) south
west.
O'Clock PM,
Store No. 1901 oth street corner 5th and N
streets) northwest.
2 O'Clock PM,
ssoTs No; 1928 9th street tsth and streets)
3:3o O'Clock PM,
Store No. So7 Rock Creek Church road northwest
4:45 O'Clock PM,
r store No az ",sco sasnn ave: nortn I've
to reject any or all bids. For further informa-
ton apply to the undersigned.
BASIL B. EARNsHAw, Receiver.
CHARLES W. cLAGETr. Attorney.
400 18th ct. NV. my16d&dbs-eSu
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ADAM A. wEScHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE or FRAME DWELLING. NO
I'LL 9Th STREET Sc: ALSO UNIMPROyEIl
LOT On z STREET BETWEEN 18th AMI

TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING. NO.
nr o IN srk $500 81 AIS0 rNiMpRo.ED
18th STREETS Sc.
~ virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly re.
the land records of the District of Columbia and
al the request OF the party secured thereby. we.
tion. ia front OF the premises. on MONDAY,
THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE A.D. 1912. AT
ing described land and premises. situate fin the
city of Washington District Of Columbia to wit
Part Of original lot Z. in square south of square
no. beginning at point on west line Of 9Th
street % feet south from the northeast corner OF
said square: thence south with line of 18th street
- feet: thence west los feet Y inch: thence
north Is feet: thence east "a feet thence north
) feet thence east s. feet y inch to the place
frame dwelling. 80. iii 5th street Sc
AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM.
iart OF Original lo5 = IN square iois; descrihed
said lot T. on r street; thence south With east
line Of said lot no feet inches: thence south
westerly with dividing line between lots 3 and 4
80 feet inches TO the line Of the part OF said
lot conveyed to John r German by deeds re
folio $50 OF the land records II the District OF
columbia: thence northwesterly parallel with
less, to the line of the part of said lot conveyed
10 Daniel Genau by deed recorded In Liher J.
A,s 81 folio S % saa 'and gssSds thence nee
line Of z street: thence east with line Of said
street 80 feet AZ inches to the place Of begin
ming on E street bet. 18th and 18th streets south
Terms Of sale: One-third cash. the balance II
one and two years. with interest at six per cent
per annum from day OF sale secured by deed Of
trust upon the property sold. or all cash de
posit OF 500 on each parcel required At the time
OF sale All conyeyancing and recording at cost
Of purchaser. Terms to be complied with within
fifteen days from day of sale otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
At the risk and cost Of the defauiting purchaser
after i've days advertisement OF such resale II
some neYspsper published In the city of Wash
ERNEST l.. SCHMIDT,
GEORGE VI. EMMERiCH.
my2o-d&sis, eSa&By30 Trustees
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cHA aScs SALE OF VALUABLE UNIV;
TIRogGH THAT WIDTH 70 ssh STREET
6 DMEnLNG wrfH so sk1ck s sThBEE slq II
REAR. NO. 1921 sth. STREET NORTH
By virtue Of a decree passed in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia In the case
of Beall ct al. vs.. Beall ct al. Equity No.
81 M sell oil At gss as n
AZ goh MnIr PA pr Fo a o ssE F.M the
as and being lot % in Wright and Doie's sub
division Of part Of the tract Of land known as
Mount Pleasant. situate in the county of Wash
And on THE SAME DAY At FIVE O'CLOCK
Pm. lot u IN Thomas Young and sam Samuel si
wsshipston District Of Columbia. a. ' said sub
division is recorded in the once Of the sur
yeyor Of the District Of Columbia, In Book R.
Terms of sale: One-fourth OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash as to lot 10 in square
70 be 70 paid IN and q the
each case, in two equal installments, payable In
me and two years from the day Of sale, and
the purchaser. bearing interest at the rate OF
SIX per centum per annum. payable semi annually,
and secured by deed Of trust on the property
500 deposit required upon acceptance OF bid
on each parcel All conveyancing, notary fees
be complied with within ten days or trustees
may advertise and sell at the purchasers risk
and cost after nve days previous Advertisement
Washington. D. @. II stormy the sth street
property will be offered for sale inside the
premises. which will be open for inspection dur
FULTON LEWIS.
Columbian Building,
JOHN RIDOUT,
Fendall Building.
my11 -d&ds. exSu Trustees.
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THOS. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIONEERS.
Auction Sale of Very Valuable
Business Property Located on
Seventh Street Northwest Be
tween and M Streets

By virtue of the authority vested in and
at the request of the parties interested. will
sell ut public auction. In front OF the premises.
ON THURSDAY. THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY
OF NAY. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM, the follow
ing described land and premises, situate in the
city Of Washington and known the three-s story
and cellar brick business building No. 1871 eth
St NV. part lot IL In square 40. the same
being PSI feet front by depth of 116 feet
To Z 25-foot alley and improved by large
building now leased at $40 month to one tenant.
o,,,-sI s ot 49,, s I ~ =. SSoo VIII ne re
and above a deed of trust Of $4,000 at 5cs in
terest, due. which the purchaser is to assume.
all cash. at his option. All conveyancing
recording. ETC.. at cost OF purchaser. Terms Of
sale TO be complied with within 20 days from
day OF sale, otherwise we reserve the right to
resell the property at the risk and cost Of de-
faalting purchaser after FIVE days advertisement
OF such resale in some newspaper published In
Washington. ID. c. THOS J. OWEN & son.
my1e-dAds SIN
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THos. :. OWEN 4 son, AUCTs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY FRAME HOUSE OF ROOMS AND
BATH. KNOWN AS NO, 228 ST. NE.
By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust to us,
duly recorded In Liber No. 2738 folio 90 ct seq
Of the land records Of the District OF Columbia,
we. the undersigned trustees will sell at public
pay. TIE TMENTY, sEyESTH DAY OF NAY.
Of Washington. In the District OF Columbia
and designated and being the west 10 feet
front on North A street by full depth of oriEi-
nal lot one ~ In square seven hundred and
Afty eight (750. with use Of 3-foot alley men,
TONED In said deed Of tnnst. together with the
improvements. consisting Of said frame house.
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money In cash, and the balance in two equal
installments. payable in one and two years,
with hin Interest at 81. 60 per ceStum per ,nnum
which notes OF purchaser to be given, secured
by deed Of trust upon the property sold or all
cash. at the option Of the purchaser. A deposit
OF $500 will be required Of the purchaser at the
time of sale. All conveyancine, recording aud
notarial fees at the cost Of the purchaser
Terms Of sale to be complied with within ten
days from day Of sale, otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost Of the defaultihS purchaser.
WALTER A. BROWN,
624 18th st. NV,
WILLIAM E. EDMONSTON,
900 5th st. NV,
my1S-d&ds.eSu Trustees.
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A Pleasing Array.

In our next Sunday Magazine will APP
pear the following: A fine prosepoem by
Marguerite Ogden 3igelow; one Of our
Illustrated Songs. 'Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground. illustrated from a paint
ing by 8. r.. Rosenberg; 'Tfis Girls Pic
ture." fine cartoon painted by John A.
Coughlin; Great Circle Sailing" where
ocean. a. straight line is apparently not
the shortest distance between two points,
which has unusual pertinence just now:
The Capitalist" an attractive little
story by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow, de-
picting an experience in high finance had
by an ambitious youngster: "Relics OF
Lafayette" furnished by w. c. Knowles;
Scottish wit and Humor." q budget OF
witty examples from the. Rev. Madison
C. Peters. and a graphic story about
..Man-EAting Tigers" by A. r. Pinci.
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The Fingerless Glove.

From the London Chronicle.
How early did mankind think OF the
convenience of the f1ngerless glove, which
modern babies, fishermen and Alpine
climbers appreciate SO greatly? We hear
little Of gloves In ancient times. and in
most cases 1t is obvious that they had
fingers. Those worn by the secretary OF
the younger Pliny, used when he visited
Vesuvius so that he might keep on jot-
ting down notes in spite of the cold, must
have been fingered, no less than those
of the glutton in Athenaeus. who wore
gloves at table so that he might handle
the meat while hot and get in advance
of his bare-handed fellow-diners. One OF
the earliest-known wearers of a glove
with only q thumb is an Anglo-Saxon
lady shown in Planche's History OF
British Costume" Her gloves exactly re-
semble q modern baby's.