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Evening star., 1914-02-14
THos J. OWEN & son. AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALLABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE. CONSISTING OF A THREE
STORY FRAME DWELLING. SITUATE 2013
NJ STREET NV.
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly
recorded. in Liber, No. 1881. folio S5s ct seQ.,
IF the land records of the District of Columbia,
and al the request of e party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustee will sell at public
THE SIXTEENTH DAY oF FEBRUARY. AID.
1914. AT FOUR-TIIIRTY O'CLOCK PM. the
following described Land and premises. situate
in the city of Washington. District of Columbia,
heed thir,y-four (3i, in John Austin's sub
division of lots in square numbered ninety me
a.,. As per plat recorded in t office of the
surveyor for the District of Columbia In Liber
ar the southeast Of said lot numbered
tbirty-four t34l: thence west IS feet: thence
north Ill feet inch to hfteen-foot alley;
thence east along said alley IS feet: thence
lot lettered ..F" In Joseph II. Jackson and
Others Subdivision Of lots in square numbered
ninety -nine ts.p. as pe: plat recorded in the
office of the surveyor for the District Of Coluni-
With the improvements.
Terms Of sale. One-third of the purchase
noncr to be paid in cash. balance in two equal
instailments. payable il one and two years. with
semi annually f-om day OF sale. secured by deed
of trust upon property sold, all cash.
at the option Of the purchaser. deposit Of
S100 will be required at time OF sale. All
chaser. Terms of sale to he complied with with
in Is days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustee reserves the right to resell tic property
at the risk and COS, Of defaUltins purchaser,
some newspaper published in Washington. D. C.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST COM
Hy ANDREW PARKER. Vice President.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
mos. ] OWEN < son. ArcrIosEEEs.

TEysrEES. sAI.E OF vM-uABLE lMrRoxEp
KANSAS AvENI1E NORTHWEST.
ree5-,l-4 IN I.ii"r No. 35>:. t,lios 81. 90.
:,S >. SD. respectively. .. the laud reco: ds
oc 1t.- District OF Columbia. ani az h :e-
quest - ths party secured thereby. th- IN
,i.r-igsci r-,iste-s viii sell ar public auc-
sui. e. IT1at Of the premises. on TIL RSDAi
THE TlNETEENTU DAY OF FEBRuAR
Al. r9Ii. vt FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the fo-
Joseag Described Land and premises. situate in
IL. ..,unty Of Washington. District OF Colum-
=. ari designated as an9 being nj. OF lots
fI..y -Our 80 forty-iive 80 mud fo-;y-six 49,
fl s. w. StUiirmaI's subdivision Of lots In
t,ock i. North Columbia Heights per plat
r,"-.rti n fhc office oc the surveyor for the
Ji;-,..ri of Columbia. in Bnok IL. page 200 to-
- ,f.- With ;he improvements. consisting Of
t.rr,. "St"Tv G-onm and hath brick dwellings.
y e ,,,t-sst'r heat nnd electric lights.
.-rus ~ sale: Property be sold subject 10
t.Si iced % trust Of 600 on each Iot
d1.- pe5er3bcr % 1915. with interest a; six
c.t t,- ccnrun aor anrum psyah'e SENT
ani.TaIv and the amount over sad trust TO e
WI 'r required At time OF sale. All convey
TERMS of sale 10 be co-Inied wits within II
Ga,s from day of sale. otherwise he trustees
reserve the right 10 resell the uronertv at the
risk AMI cost Of defaultin= purchaser. after FIVE
paper published In Washington. u. c.
EDMUND ~ FOX. Trustee,
1871 II NV
ALBERT F. FOX. Trustee.
fal1-I&iis eSFr oil + st. W.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
ADAM \ wEscILEE. AuCTioNEER
Trustees Sale of Three-Story-
and Basement Brick Dwelling,
No. 1913 P Street NV.

BY virtue Of Il darrey pt the Supreme Court
OF the District OF Coinnihia. passed in Equity
CanSe y. :.o5T. We. the undersigned trustees.
vii sell a. puhlic auction. IN front ~ the
Premises ~ WEDNESDAY. THE EIGHTEENTH n
itS GF FF.ERI AIRY AID. lai4. At FOUR
THIRTY O'Clock PM. the followins-iescrihed
land and premises situate in the city Of Wash
i1gtcn. in the District of columbia. and tes-
.=laivd and being sl.iot nua'he-eti ninety Z
nc, in square numbered uDtred and ninety
five ,I.Ji Irar Plat recorded IN t'4- "tice of
tie Surveyor fo- The District of Columbia. in
Iiner -. II al folio NJ. ~. together with
the improvements. consisting OF estory and
basement brick dwelling. containing II rooms
trl bath.
Terms of sal: one-th-i Of the purchase
money 10 he paid in cash. and thc balance in
two equal Instruments. payable In one and two
years- Wit intsTes: AT six per rrntUm pc.
n1Eum- ,iaya,,le semi-ann.aly. from day al sale.
secured ~ deed of upon the property sold.
all cash. at the option OF the purchaser. A
der-,=it ,.f 5000 Will he required of ,he Purchaser
=: ;'e time of saie. All conveyancins. -eco-d-
!n= aud nnf1rial ices at the cost of g pu--
",..scr Terms If sale 10 he complied with with
Trustees she r!y-t resell the property
r TIE -!sk aud Of the defau.ting pur-
aas,-. after i've ,lays' advertisement of such
-" In some newspaper published In the city
Washington. D. c
FRED s SwINDELL
Commercial National Bank Rlds.
WILLIAM c. SULLIVAN.
No. $50 5th street nv.
J.. RUSSELL. ALDEN.
Union Trust Buil6ine,
G. 9&iS eSil Trustees.
Evening star., 1914-02-14

that real representatives OF the land of
plum pudding and roast beef are like those
told of the other night.
Claude Watts went to see a strictly
English production of an English PLAY.
Between the various acts of this play
enough time is presumed to have elapsed
to consume one year. Mr.. Watts noticed
that in the first act the leading man
wore pair of white clocked socks They
We're triumphs of the weaver's skill. and
Mr.. Watts gazed on them with pride
envy and affection.
In the second act three months later.
he observed the hero wore those same
socks. Six months later the hero S
ankles were clad the same and likewise
six weeks later.
Surprised and hurt. his sense of verisi-
Multitude and of the dramatic unities
wounded to the quick. Mr.. Watts went To
the box office and sought out the British
manager.
"A year is supposed to elapse during
the course of this play?' he inquired.
Yes. my deah fellow.
Then why does the hero wear the
same socks for that entire period?
Why, my deah man. YOU know that
period of time does not really elapse' re
torted the manager, triumphantly. The
leading man. as matter of fact. changes
his socks at every performance.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
His Point of View.


The appointment of Gen. Sir Beau
champ Duff to the important post OF
commander chief in India has caused
a good deal of talk. because most people
seem TO think it fureshadoWs an even
more important appointment. The gen
eral was chief of staff under Lord kitch-
aner while the latter was commander-in-
chief IN India and for that and other rea-
sons 1t is supposed that Lord Kitchener
will be the next Nicoroy of India
Many good stories are told by Sir Beau
champ. Once while he was staying in
Cairo he rode out with party of friends.
including IL colonel in the Horse Gun
nerS. to see the Pyramids.
When they arrived at their destination
every body except the colonel got quite cX-
cit.d at the wonderful sight. The colo
mel. ou the other hand. stood looking at
them StolidlN without speaking.
Presently Il young ami enthusiastic lieu
tenant went up to him. Nv hat are YOU
thinking about, SIR" asked the lieutena MT
"Of the marvellous race of people wht
could erect them"
No. not exactly" replied the old sol
dier; Il was thinking what ripping
good target they would make for my
guns"
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Railroad Flats and Others.
from the New York Sun.

Some of the terms used to describe
apartments are mystifying to tie uniniti-
ated For instance, railroad flat con-
vevs little idea to the novice until it is
explained that this special type of apart
ment has no private hall The back door
a,,d the front door both open into the
public hall. and the rooms follow one
after the other. like cars on railroad
train, which accounts for the expression
railroad fiat.
A box fiat" is one degree up the scale.
for here while there is no entire length
of private hall, there is sufficient slice
taken from the bedrooms 50 that one may
walk from the Iarior to the dining room
without crossing the two intermediate bed
rooms. The tiny hall is boxed in. hence
the name box fiat.
4 walk up speaks for itself and is
easily translated into non-elevator Hat.
AS a matter of fact. many of the me st
desirable OF the older apartment houses
come under the hean OF walk ups.
\ push the bottom is still another type
which may apply to any of the others. 1t
is never misleading, as it graphically de-
scribes its mode of entrance.
All these fine points of distinction can
hc CLEANED from DAYS apartment hunt
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Tnos. J. OWEN / son. AUcTIoNEHRs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL Is
TATE. IMPROVED BY y HANDSOME
TIIREE-SToHI ERICK DWELLING CON
TANNING TEN ROOMS TWO BATHS. HOT
WATER HEAT. No. 1897 MONROE STREET
NORTHWEST
BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded. in Iiber M. 3651. folio 104 ct seq OF
the land records OF the District OF Columbia
and al the request o: the party secured thereby.
the Undersigned trustees Will sell at pu''lio
auction in froat of promises. tt 'E>DiY.
THE TWENTY FOtI RTH DAY OF IEBRI AIRY
AID. 1914. AT FoI'R O'CLOCK PM. the fol
lowing described land aud PREMISES. situate il
the county OF Washington. District Of Columbia
ard designated and heing lot 81 in William
{. Ailar. and Walter &. Applehy's subdivision
OF part 81 block two " in Chaplin Browns sub
division Of ingleSide. per plat of said first
naIn.t. subdivision recorded il county book -
page 1857. of the records Of the Surveyors Office
cf III. District OF Columbia. together with the
improvements.
Terms of sale: Sold subject to 4 prior deed
Of trust for s5.000.O0. bearing interest at 51eI
and all over said trust 10 he paid In cash A
dr;,osit of $4,000 will be required a, time OF
sale. All conveyancins. recording. etc. nj cost
OF purchaser. Terms Of sale be compiled
with viii Is days from day of sale, otherwise
the trustees reserve the right 10 resell the prop
erty at the risk ard cost of defauiting purchaser.
after five days advertisement Of such resale
in scme newspaper published in Washington
l.. L.
HARRY X BOSS
II. GLENN PHELPS,
IA 14th street NV,
fe13dSSds. .eXSl Trustees
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Prison Masterpieces.
From London Tit-Bits.

From London 1it-Bits.
Byron's famous poem. The Prisoner of
Chillon.' is supposed to he written by
Bonnivard. the Genevan patriot while
he was incarcerated in the Chateau of
Chi Ion. on the shores of the lake. But
the poem was really written at lightning
speed while Byron was imprisoned by in
clement weather for a night and a day in
the neghborhood.
Nevertheless, some notable literary
achievements have been really written
In jail. Undoubtedly the most outstand-
ing being Two OF the worlds greatest
classics, The Adventures of Don Qu!x :
ote and The Pilgrims Progress" If
only those two books had belonged to the
literature of captivity they would have
been sufficient to make that literature
distinguished and Immortal.
Thomas Cooper, the Chartist whose life
reads like romance. and whose name is
held in reverence by modern reformers
wrote a remarkable poem while he was
lying in prison on account of his poiiti-
cal AGITATION. This poem bears the re-
markable title of The Pursatory of Sui
cides,' and when ii was published it ere
ated a very considerable stir in the lit
erary world. for it. had elnanated from
the brain of II man who had begun life
as Il cobb er and had made himself mas
ter of the Greek language and literature
Another remarkable poem written in
prison is The Ballad of Reading Jail, >
by Oscar Wilde whose remarkable and
most somber book De Profund:s." was
also written there. These two books are
among the saddest records in the history
of literature.
1t ought not TO be forgotten that one
of the greatest letters ever written was
penued in Il dungeon in Rome. This is
the Epistle of st. Paul to the CoIossians,
:, piece of literature quite apart from It's
sacred character, which is very hard 10
! beat.
| i; is very seldom that g newspaper has
| been edited from tn. iilSiGe of Il cell. b,t
| even this feat WAS accomplished I,r the
| late ls,uleuted w. T. Stead, Who. daring
| the two months he spent III PRISON for
/ an off@usc which many peopl.. condonc,i
| and which q number admired. ,rEate
scores of articles and practically conduct
| cd his paper
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Gets Out of It.
From London Tit-Bits.

from London 1lt-Bits.
The Smiths baby was born on a Christ
mas morn, and it was the first bab,. ot
the Smiths. and it Was exactly Il ye:tr
old on the Christmas day when party
was held to celebrate the time. His
name was John. but he was generally
called Johnnie for long. and there
never was such an infant il the wide
world.
He is a thorough gerius.' exclaimed
Mrs Smith I'm sure Of it
''He will become an Inventor said Mr..
Smith, for he is SO original
''AIaybe an actor sighed Mrs. Smith,
for he is SO beautiful
'-Or I. musician, piped i'll Mr. Smith,
"for his voice reminds me of Mendels-
sohn.
"Or a general in the army" guessed
Mrs. Smith, he is SO active
.-or great politician, exclaimed Mr.
Smith, with enthusiasm.
But why a politician? queried the
wife, in disappointed tones.
Because. my dear" came the reply
.-he seems to crawl out of everything sc
easily
Evening star., 1914-02-14
rHos. ]. OWEN < son. ArcrIosEERs.

t-STEES' SALE Of VALUABLE THREE
STORY RRICk DWELLING. NO. 3lIo 18th
STREET NORTHWEST
i's v'r.ue Of a certain deed of trust duly re-
ed in I.itcr No 1853 folio 2la ct seq of
land records Of the District of Columbia
j Al size request Of the party secured thereby
q, the undersigned trustees will sell NJ rfblic
notion. front of thc premises. wFDNES-
,RY. A.p. 1919. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
he following described land and premises sly
nate in the District. of Co!umhls, and desis-
-,ated and being lot ~. In James Martin. s
= uhdivis!on Of lots IN block i3 ''Inclesde' as
er plat recorded in the office of the surveyor
Z the District of Columbia. in Lf..er IS folio
J3. subject TO the covenants Of record to-
ether with the improvements.
Terms OF sale: onethird Of the purchase
money to te paid In cash and the balance in
.wo eGua! instsilments. payable IN one and
years. with Interest six per ceBturn per
snnum. payable serni-annualiy. from ,iay Of
ale. secured by deed of trust upon the p-or-
rty sold. or all cash. AT the option Of th. pur.
ha.er. deposit Of S2oo VIII be required of
The purchaser at the time of sale All CON
veysnciHg. recording AMI potar!ei fees at the
cost "f the purchaser. Terms Of sale 70 l.a
complied with within fifteen DAYS from fay Of
sale. otherwise :he trustees reserve the rtrhi
10 resell the property AT the risk am, cos. .,
the defsultfnc purchaser. after hve davs' ad.
VsTttse meat Of such resale III some uevrsna nor
published IL the clsy of Wssb!nxtop u
FRED MCKEE
ROBT- LEE oBRIEN
>..IdGS.SSc Trustees
Evening star., 1914-02-14
In the Short Pants League

French begun to sniff at her stew
What's the matter. MAJ says Speck.
She kept on pokin' with her spoon an
didn't answer.
''Ain't found pearl. have ye:" says
Mister French. "Haw! haw!'
All of a suddin Specas Ma grabbed
up fork an speared somethin'. 1t
looked like a oyster, an again it didn' t.
She he'd it clost to her spectacles.
Land O. Goshen. she yeils. Its one
of Pa S ear muffs!''
Everybody looked.
,Taint, neither" says Sreck
Il d know that ear muff in Chny," says
Mis- French. e; use the dog chewed a
piece of fur off winter afore last"
1T must of been that Brown boy that
done it. says Mis- Ebeneezer Holhrook.
1t was him. Mis- French tells her.
He was the only boy in the Kitchen the
hu endurin time us ladies was a-cookin
supper"
l didn't wait to hear no more. After
l got home I waited up fer Pa. l Ii =
gered it was better to stay up an kee
my pants on than to take chances with
out nothin' but nightsnirt atween me
an him.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Napoleon on Sunday Labor

= rom the London st ndard.
Opinions are still very divided as to the
advisahility of en- n.orcing in Paris the Sc
maine Anslaise, or English SUNDAY rest
commencing on Saturda. afterno II l.
this connection it is interestu-
he ideas of Napol o. o4 ...
bath holiday, reprs r ~. tr'-D7.
He nsidered 5ha t....,.st 3. .,..
::ot distinauis-. III :1tt = ,--
OF labor. al th-f,-a T. II .-t- q.
sJffrrns r3a. s=ea.K Il l-l -.s-"
tie n;ini>t =. ~ By. @p.-5fa t-,-
siased witt 20 't.,rts e.4rf t..e
Of the way n vi..,a ',,til r ait t,- t ..
he feteS p.escr.hs+i ns Ert -t
hc wrote 10 he i..N t+i-
received the foloa. lri
lied by the mo- s-I.s,@ t,.te ---st .--rI-
all EapoleonS lie;
Il do not force til prizes = su-
luton TO those who trarsz;F..ss ; 9t..r r.
epts. but VIII not be obliged by hem &"
condemn 10 the neither REGIONS the cas-
ants who choose to work on any daN of
the week to keep themselves and their
families. Such questions have really moth
ing 10 do with me- but | am th. law. aud
| give to my people once ANA for all leav.
to work without Interruption. The more
they work the less gieeS thet have, and
if l had to take sides. / should be aeans;
Sunday rest. for il is enough To cast a
glance over the different classes of so
ciet, to perceive bow much more dainat;-
ing than useful is til" observance Of
Sunday as a day OF rest
And the emperor concluded his lcrtcr
with 4 Interpretation from Bossuet RE
member " hat Bossuct said: Eat beef lnd
be Christians.
IL must he remembered. though. thtt in
Napoleon's day the struggle Tor life was
not nearly 50 ar1uous as il is today. and
seven daNs a week in his time Nolill-
tarily given or not. weur scarcely equal
TO the six of modern e,,iscncies. with a
seventh, or half OF il. thrown in il the
place is 10 be kept against hungry COM
ltetilion.
Evening star., 1914-02-14
The Too Adaptable American.

sydney Brooks, in Harper's Magazine
A virtue that. Americans often claim
for themselves. and that European opn-
ion is i'll general fairly ready to concede
to them. Is that OF adaptabiiity. When
they settle down in foreign country, i.
is said, they are quicker than most peopl
In conforming to their new environ men
and in imbibing its atmosphere with sue
facility as 70 become all but Part of IL
The point. far as my experience
goes is well taken: Americans undoubt-
edly have this gilt. But whether it is
anything 10 he particularly proud of.
whether 50 much piasticity does not ar
eue a certain softness i'll the character Of
those VINO possess il. is more question
able Peopl. who Wer" quite sure OF
themselves and their standards. and who
wera conscious Of the support ct estdb-
lishtd traditions and Il settled code oi
manners would scarcely, one might urge.
sl,l.n off their inheritance SO readily or
merge. their identity without something
of Il struggle Is it not patty because
Americans lack, or at an, rate are not
convinced that they enjoy, these adVan-
tapes. and because they recognize in
t,uropean society and conventions ana
WAYS OF doing Things not merely a differ
euce but q periority, that the process OF
de-Americ.iniZation goes on with such
surprising sNoothnesS from LONDON TO
St Petersburg? Would not eNiles of a
robus.er social development make a rath-
er more decided stand for their national
.us toms and characteristics and not ex-
-hange them with little effort for those
of another country? Encounter an Amer
lean tourist on his first visit abroad ana
YOU will find him most lnpid and sat
isfyine stream OF AmericaniSm. Six
months later the native current of his
personality will be tieeked and mudded
with foreign particles. and in a year or
a wear and a half the odds are that 1t
will have lost itself altogether in alien
o,;icksands And if the he happens to be
:. she the transformation will be both
speedier and more complete
Evening star., 1914-02-14
The Skim-Milk Age.
@ New No-k Mati.


The cattle scarcity affects something
else besides the price and consumpiion
OF beef IT threatens the supply aud
usc of milk. IA Boston. where there
WAS an appreciable milk scarcity dur
ing The year 1913, The question has
been raised by the state milk inspector
whether il will not become necessary
to sell skim milk in the market. as an
ordinary source Of SUPP Y, as well as
milk containing the cream. As mar
ters are now. the skinned milk " hirh
is the bulk of the product, and the
most valuable part of it AS the food
calves and hogs. or even thrown away.
1t is not regarded possessing much
value after the cream has been sepa-
rated from ii. such an Organization
of the marketing and use of milk as
would permit of the furnishing of
skinned milk to consumers, by the
daily means through which they re-
ceive their full milk would add a
great deal to the food supply of the
cities.
Little by little we are reaching the
conditions of Europe so far as the
utilization of food products is con-
cerned. Europe throws nothing awav
We have been in the habit of throw
ing about half of everything away.
Europe burns its sawdust and its coal
dust in briquettes; we burn ours in
waste heaps. Europe uses the last
ounce of its skim milk; We may have.
10. Here in America we seem To have
skinned off the cream of things. We
have arrived at the skim milk epoch
Evening star., 1914-02-14
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
Bv Earl Goodwin.

break into fame on Broadway At least
this is the story told 10 Frank Morse
OF Washnston. The two star-tinders
thought they could talk better at dinne'.
50 they invited the front-row beauty 10
dine with them at one OF those hotels IN
New York where they charge You for
butter at real estate values John Ring
ling ordered a dinner which would have
made I.ucullus envious. and ono ot ths
features a trio OF birds. costing s.
apiece. They We're birds whose name
amounts to something. hat who carry lit
tie nutrition.
Little Goldie Gor the chorus Girl WAS
none other than shel had probably never
seen AN eiSht-dollar bird before in all h",
lfe, blit she fell TO il they werc reg
ular Articles Of diet. she had terrinc
time. however and after about twert,
minutes of weary work she turned 10 the
circus manager and remarked.
Really. Mr.. Ringing. ain got :.
word Of anything but thanks for you fo'
bringing ME to "A swell dump lik" tins.
but honest Ia goodness. don't like inoo
that YOU got 10 stru$s!s t..tlL
Abo'it TWO weeks ago this coi.lin,- O.
ctte cosn;zaacc told a st"gN which sprani
from the reper:"ir. of Arthur krock-
ihousnt II MAS u VERY good sioiN-and So
did several others. Just To show what :
vide circulation Arthur and have about
three days later he WAS it;c ~ on, a.
thosa cunning lfttic affairs wher. the bui
! leg announces Anits name thrc. degree
! of the pe!pcnGicular. and the candles
throw an oranct light upon the tea table.
! He did not go. lie SAYS he couldn't. he
cause he never wore a chimney po; hat
He says chimney pot hat" because he
| likes to quote Jerome Il. Jerome. het II
he ever Wore one ~. world would stop iii
admiration.
| Howel er. eighteen ladies wept whea
they heard he WAS not there. They said
to Mrs krork:
On. where is NoIr husband? ! read ~
The star that he WAS such a good story
teller wanted him to tell me a story.
SO with This Introduction. le; me re-
peat one that Arthur. the gem of Louis
Vile has in his little story bag:
The only Englishman / ever knew,
says Arthur played raetiIne and enjoy
| ed American vaudeville. bat il may he
Evening star., 1914-02-14
Labor Loses $50, 900, 900.

According to report issued by the
board of trade. supplemented by data
supplied by trades unions. organized
workers have lost nearly $50. 100000 in
wages from stoppages due to trade dis
putes during the last ten years. To this
has to be added very large amount dis
tributed i'll strike pay. Against this the
net gain in wages resulting from disputes
is reported as S13.OOO.OG0. In the same
period the working classes as a whole
have secured advances in wages estimat-
ed at S75.O00 OO6. OF every hundred
strikes or other disputes recorded in the
years under review 80 per cent were won
by the employers. % per cent by the
workers and the other % per cent We're
compromised.
Lecturing before the War and Peace
Society of the Manchester University
Vice Chancellor Weiss declared that the
necessities of business and trade would
bring about a worlds federation quicker
than any ethical movement in favor of
peace