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The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
BERLITz SCHOOL AIDS
U. S. TROOPS ABROAD
Many Officers and Privates Visit
Institution in Paris.

One OF the most popular placs in
Iaris for the recently landed Amer
ioan troops is the branch of the Ber-
l. IL School of Languages on the Bou-
levard de 1ta!iens. according to a
communication received at the New
York office OF this institution.
As It is situated on the most CEN
trail spot of Paris, 1t is frequented
ar all hours by a number of officers
and privates, some OF whom come to
continue their French lessons begun
In America, ana others to obtain all
sorts Of information or help.
The familiar sign Of the Berlitz
School OF Lam suagCs. which they had
seen so often in their own home city.
the atmosphere OF the school, the
Iearty welcome with which they are
greeted by the directors and teachers,
many of whom spent some years in
America, everything contributes to
make them feel at home. knowing
that it Is an American-French in
sttution. everybody connected with
the Berlitz School considers it his
patriotic duty 10 do his best to be
Of service, and judging by the happy
SMILES of the military, they are highly
pleased with ,nc schools efforts and
appreciate them fully.
The American branches of the Ber-
litz School are kept unusually busy
this summer, teaching French to q
large numbec Ct officers, soldiers, sur
geons and nurses who are preparing
themselves, as much as 1t can be
done in the short time they have at
their disposal. to acquire at least a
small working knowledge of spoken
Trench.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
THRIFTY CONSIDER
HOME in CAPITAL
Domicile Here Means More Than in
Any Other City.

The thrifty always consider a home
from two standpoints, and each OF
these. two standpoints is given equal
consideration. The first is attractive
ness and desirability as a place in
which to live. The second considera-
ton is its liability as an investment
You have but to refer to the rec
ords to note the uniformity of WASH
ington's rapidly increasing real es-
tate valuations. Instead OF this in
creased valuation being of a specula.
tive nature. 1t is an increase of the
most substantial character. The rea-
son is not hard to find. Long ago
some one very aptly said: LAS long
as the nation continues to grow, this
Jrowth will of necessity be reflect
ed in the growth of the Nations Cap
ital.
The fact that some of the most
widely accepted types of homes erect
ed throughout the country were first
originated by Washington builders
emphasizes the high standard Of the
homes offered for sale in this city
The restrictions put upon manufac-
turing establishments within the Dis.
trict, in order to prevent marring 1.-THE
city beautiful" has caused many oi
Washington's business men to devote
their time and efforts to the i'm.
provement and sale of real estate to
an extent where it is today one OF
the city's chief activities, an activity
proportionately greater than any
other similar field of endeavor in any
other city in the United States.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
"PLAIN MR.. WINDSOR"

The change goes further than the
foundation of new Windsor dynasty
Not only is the royal house to be
styled 'the House of Windsor" but
the family surname becomes Windsor
AS the title of Prince and Princess
is henceforth limited to the children
and grandchildren of the sovereign, 1t
follows that a great-great-grandso of
British monarch will be plain "Mr.
Windsor" His great-grandsons, too,
will be commoners, but will bear the
courtesy title of Lord - Windsor, IL
we assume that the custom still pre-
walls OF creating the sovereign's sons
dukes.
Windsor Is certainly a good choice
of name. Even before the Conquest
the kings had a royal hunting lodge
at Windsor. The first two Henrys and
John lived in the castle, and Edward
III was born there. 1t was used by
the Tudors as one of the favorite
palaces, and through the nineteenth
century 1t was regarded more or less
as the headquarters of the royal fam
lily.
The British royal house has in the
past borne various names that might
have been revived with advantage
Plantagenet, York. Lancaster, Tudor.
Stuart, D'Este Queen Anne) and
Guelph-but for historical and other
reasons it was impossible that any of
them should be revived for the present
dynasty. Windsor as a territorial til
tie, however, may be likened to Ian
caster and York, and-the main thing
is entirely English and native in
history and Observation-Disclosures
Daily Chronicle.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Another Source of Potash.

Potash is being produced in Canada
by new process which utilizes ce-
ment mill waste and can be used in
its direct recovery from feldspar and
similar rock. No opinion regarding
the commercial value of this inven-
ton can be expressed at present, but
the advisory council of scientific and
industriel research which was appoint
ed few months ago by the Dominion
government seems to have great faith
in it and is said to have achieved
some remarkable results. Every ele-
mentary text book on geology and in
organic chemistry describes the large
proportions of potash contained in
feldspar and many other common
rocks of the same genetic type.
The existence of vast quantities of
potash in refractory forms all over
this country is well established, but
the cost of extracting the potash and
converting into soluble salts suitable
for fertilizer is prohibitive as far as
is known. Some inventor may work
out a practical way of disintegrating
these rocks to secure soluble potash
salts. The idea is not inherently i'm
possible. Aluminium is now extracted
from such rocks so cheaply that 1t
competes with copper. Fifty years
ago chemists and biologists knew just
as well as they do now that these re-
fractory rocks contained aluminium
and potash, and at that time it was
considered as vain to think of eX-
tracing aluminium as commercial
metal. as most people believe today
that it is impossible to produce potash
along similar lines.
Scientists who have been studying
the problem of producing potash from
refractory material have progressed
to the point at which they know how
to recover a large amount Of potash
as by-product in the manufacture
of Portland cement A Canadian ce-
ment mill is now turning out more
than fifteen tons of muriate of potash
day, and an American cement mill
with capacity of fifteen hundred cars
of cement a day is recovering twenty
tons a day of this potash salt. Be-
fore the war when the price of muri-
ate of potash in the United States
varied from $50 to $40 a ton, the aver
age daily consumption of potash salts
ran up to s1,4O0 day. most of which
was used in making commercial fer
tilizer. Extracting potash from re-
fractory rocks such as feldspar is an
old idea. but that is no reason why
it should not be commercially feasi-
ble.-New York Commercial.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
REAL ESTATE NOTES

Don't forget to buy a home in
Washington and prosper with the
city"
]. s. Gruver. president of the Thrift
Building Company. says that they are
selling houses before they can even
complete them.
Gardiner & Dent have not a vacant
apartment on their for rent list.
r. w. Power. president of r. w.
Power & Co.. has just returned from
a motor trip through Pennsylvania.
where he has been on business for
the firm.
=. z. Breuninger & Sons have about
sold all of their houses on Otie street.
T. w. Heine, jr., of Heine Bros. has
just returned from a trip to Atlantic
City.
William H. Ruff. sales manager OF
the Real Estate Trust Company. has
moved into his new home in Bradley
Lane.
Mrs NJ. C. Tribly. of Slye & Wat
son, Is another woman who is making
a name for herself in the real estate
business.
Mr.. Reeves says he has sold homes
to people who have moved in before
the hooses were completed.
L. Gibbon White has about COM
rleted his handsome apartments.
Banes Really Company is busy
leasing furnished houses to out-of-
town people.
Mr.. McKeever. sales manager of
Shannon & Luchs. and his force are
very busy selling houses.
On account of certain legal proceed
ings the National Rifles Armory
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

Building will not be torn down for at
least a month. But at the end of
that time the building of the hand
some new office structure will begin.
Mr.. B. T. Webster. of the firm of
Boss & Phelps, says that apartments
cannot be gotten at hardly any price.
w. r. Marshall. president of Mar
shall Business Brokers, has just COM
pleted a large number Of sales of
business properties during the last
week.
E. F. Doyle, manager of the rent
department of Shannon & Luchs, is
as busy as any man i'm the real es-
tate business today. He has built
their rent business up to its now won
derful proportions.
w. E. Dienelt. manager of the rent
department of n. l.. Sansbury Com
pany, is another man who by his hard
work has built UP a wonderful busi-
ness.
Boss & Phelps have just sold the
handsome house at S5Os Lowell street
to Rear Admiral Charles ]. Badger,
who will make 1t his home.
Boss & Phelps. Inc, have been very
successful in making some very large
leases within the last month.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
REAL ESTATE DEALS.

N. L. Sansbury Company reports
the following sales for this week:
sz7 Otis street northwest, two-story.
six-room residence. hot-water heat,
electric light For Henry l. Breunin-
ger to Mrs. Charles c. Dunn. Price.
$3.50.
go Otis street northwest. being two
story. six rooms and bath residence.
For Henry L. Breuninger TO Albert
Soransen. Price, $3.50.
For Charles /. Tankersley. sl3
Georgia avenue. Two story. attic and
cellar. semi-detached residence. Lot
twenty-nine-feet front by I3O feet
deep. Handsome brick. with Colonial
porch front. Two-story sleeping
porches in rear. six large rooms and
bath, hot-water heat, electric light.
open-fire place. Sold TO Mr.. Frank p.
Coke, Custodian OF the House ONCE
Building, who will occupy these
premises as his residence.
To Thomas II. Jameson. lot 6. in
square 9e7. Purchaser has subdivided
this into lots on which he is building
five attractive two-story cellar and
attic residences. Sale price of lot.
around 900.
For benjamin F. Queen. Farm Of
about fifty acres, on the Marlboro
and Washington pike, near Forest
VILE. The purchaser, a Washington
man, will improve this and occupy
as his country home. Price around
5000.
Also to the same purchaser, small
property of abuot thirteen acres sd-
joining the above property. Price
s. $50.
For Chas. L. Tankersiey, premises
No. 46Oe Georgia avenue northwest
two-story attic six room residence
Sold to Washington business man
who will occupy the property at his
residence. Price, AS5.
These. together with sale of Pari
Road Courts at 1865 Park road, lasi
week, for John L. Warren, at SIS. 900
has been a very active month for the
n. L. Ssnsbury Co. Inc.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
government BUYS
GROUND FOR PARK
Authorities Take Over Big Plot
Along Massachusetts Avenue.

6 "ooooNuuSClts hNCuuCs
Among the interesting sales Of prop
ery last week is the purchase by the
Federal government of the piece OF
property on the south side Of Massa-
chusetts avenue at the intersection OF
w street. formerly in the old Lovers
Lane section. which is to be used for
part Of the new Rock Creek park ex-
tension.
The property, which was purchased
from John w. Thompson & Co., di-
rector of sales in Massachusetts, ave-
nue. park, contains more than 1i5. 80
square feet and was acquired by the
government for approximately $4,000
II was through the acquisition of
the Massachusetts avenue park prop
erty by the above firm last May that
the dumping of ashes in this section
was stopped. This vicinity is to be
beautified by continuation of Poto-
mac Park and Rock Creek Park
driveways, as we'll as the erection OF
many handsome homes. Construction
work has already started on a num-
ber of residences.
The John R Williams house at the
intersection of Massachusetts avenue
and Rock Creek drive is fast nearing
completion. as is the home Of w. w.
Wetmore at the intersection Of Rock
Creek and Woodland drives.
Work of construction is also pro-
crossing rapidly on the handsome
residence being built for Clark Wag-
gaman facing Woodland drive near
Twenty-ninth street.
The added activity in this forest
crowned subdivision is proving to
homeseekers advantages not found in
other parts of the National Capital.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
ROAD TESTING.

Testing road before it is laid seems
to be rather Hibernian than scien-
tific. and yet the difficulty has been
solved in the road board laboratory.
The material to be tested is laid down
on a concrete foundation and over
it in circular path is run a machine
consisting of frame with eight
wheels each 80 inches in diameter,
and having a three-inch tire width.
Each is driven by its own motor and
is usually loaded up to 40 pounds per
inch Of tire-width. The tested sur
face can be either wet or dry, and
can be kept at any desired tempera-
tupre. The results show the maximum
of wear and tear, for materials which
have passed the test invariably stand
up and last better than laboratory
figures would indicate
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

And Prosper With the Capital City
FOUR GOOD REASONS
FOR OWNING A HOME

l. You can never have complete sat
isfaction and comfort untr you have
a home of your own.
2 When you own home you save
from SIS to $40 a month that did go
for rent.
3. You owe IT to your family to give
them permanent home-that they
can take pleasure in caring for.
When you own a home sickness or
hard times cannot take Il from you.
There is no landlord and no rent.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN.

The story of the 60-year-old man
who recently enrolled in the Summer
Law School at the University of Mich
igan is capped by that of the man
of ever greater age-William Nick.
Brittain-who at the recent COM
mencement of the College of the City
of New York received the degree of
bachelor of arts and won honors in
addition. At Michigan the mother of
a young woman who took the same
degree in June had attended lectures
regularly through the year. She ask
ed for no credits, was not aiming at
degree, studied for the pure pleas
ure of achievement 1t is a matter
of record that a woman of nearly 50
matriculated at the University Of Wis
cnsin several years ago. Fifty years
ago a woman who desired to enter
an advanced school was advised that
she was "too old'' for the work at 43.
Reminding "the head' that Queen Vic
toria learned Hindustani at a greater
age did not win more favorable
answer. That could not happen to-
day. Educational doors do not close
because of the ears.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Ampli6er for Telephone Is Useful
Accessory,

Fer the telephone user in a noisy
office. a sound amplifer of compact
and convenient form has been intro
duced, as illustrated in the August
Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t is
particularly suited for the person
who receives many important toll
calls. since in addition to magnifying
the vibrations, it excludes foreign
noises. The device consists OF a
small resonator to which an adjust
able branched ear tube. such as is
employed with stethoscope, is at
tached. In use, the receiver is placed
on top of the amplifier.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
SPECIAL MUSIC SERVICE.

The special musical service at the
Church of the Covenant tonight will
be given by W. S. Blanchard. tenor
and pJecentor: Herman Rakeman, vio-
linist: Richard Lorleburg, 'cellist, and
Claude Robson, organist. The pro-
gram follows:
Organ solo. AVE Maria" Delthier)
tenor solo, ARISE, Shine for Thy Light
Is Come CMcDermid; cello solo.
"Berceuse" (Simon); tenor solo. Come
Unto Me" Lindsey; violin solo, AN
dante" CONCERTO f Minor (Menrels-
sohn): trio for violin. cello and or
gan. "Andantino" (Barthelmy).
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Record Laundry Built
At Camp in Six Weeks
Structure at Admiral Will Handle More Than
100000 Pieces of Work for
Soldiers in Training

Can you imagine the largest laun-
dry in the world being built within
the space of six weeks?
1t seems incredible and yet it is
fact and shows what the govern
ment can do in times of stress and
great emergency such as the present
war.
The Camp Meade laundry will
handle more pieces of work than any
other single establishment. When run
ming to full capacity II will be able
to care for more than $1,000 separate
articles of laundry consisting of fiat
work and essential conveniences for
the soldiers.
From the time that the first shovel
of earth was dug until the structure
was completed composed a period of
six weeks. In ordinary times experts
say 1t would have taken at least
one year to complete such an enter
prise.
An Immense Piant.
The laundry is 800 feet long and
16O feet wide. The laundry room,
proper. is go feet long.
There will be 80 employees in the
big plant when it is running to ca
pacity and it will be larger than any
three of the Baltimore laundries and
have a greater output than most of
the Washington laundries combined.
II. Paul Barnes, of Baltimore. has
been selected to superintend the task
of getting out the work for 1900
of Uncle Sans fighters for democ-
racy. He has been all over the world
selling starch and soap to laundries
and he says that the equipment OF
the government plant. which is valued
at over 100000. could not be replaced
today at twice that figure. The build
ing is worth $4,000. although is a
wooden structure resembling from the
exterior an armory.
In the equipment are twenty-four
96-inch washing machines: thirty 30
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30

inch extractors; two 150-horsepower
Corliss engines; two 20O-horsepower
Erie boilers; three 120-inch fat work
ironers for bed linen and tablecloths;
one 12O-inch handkerchief ironer; five
dryer machines to dry underwear,
and 132 pressing machines.
The laundry started to work last
Wednesday. when a group of skilled
employees were brought from Baltimore
to start the work of caring for the
various increments coming to Camp
Meade daily. At present they are
handling the conventional outing shirts
and collars OF the new soldiers, but
when they get in full operation, moth.
ing but the o. D. (olive drab shirts
will be laundered.
Is L evasi6n
$50 Workers Employed.
To handle this immense amount OF
work at the model military city, a
feet of automobiles has been pur.
chased which will make regular visits
to company streets and regular de.
livery days at the barracks.
Il have been engaged in this bust.
ness all of my life," said Superinten.
dent Barnes, land 1t seems incredible
that the government has been able tc
accomplish so much. 1 was here
when the first shovelful of dirt was
scraped off the gSound and 1 was here
when the completed structure was
turned over to the officers of Camp
Meade.
I'VE will have a force of go of the
best and most experienced laundry
workers from Baltimore here six days
of the week and they will be paid
from 81 to so per week more than the
average employe engaged in this work
in order that We may keep up to
schedule"
The laundry work was awarded by
| the War Department on a cost plus
10 per cent profit basis.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
IIO OF Al HOUSES
| ON FIFTH ST. SOLD
D. ]. DUNCAN Reports Sales to ]. H
Camper and Several Others.

ten houses last week Of a row of
forty-one recently completed at Fifth
and Taylor streets northwest.
The purchasers were az follows: On
the Fifth street front, No. 1o0. by
James II. Camper; 40oe, by August
Janson: 4oil, by John r. Hoffman:
4Ol3. Robert T. shelton; 4ols. by Will
lam II. Taylor; 402l. by Henry r. Bell:
40z. by Mrs Margaret B. Sexton; 42s
Taylor street. by William Reimer. and
l32 Taylor street, by John +. Mahneke.
Chemicals used in the manufacture
OF soap are wanted by q concern
in Genoa. Italy.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
LODGE PLANS CARD PARTY.

ST. Johns Lodge Chapter. No. lS'
will hold its regular meeting Monday
evening, to which all members of the
order are invited. An interesting pro-
gram will be given. A five hundred
card party will be given later In the
month. by the officers of the chapter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

Lower Rio Grande Valley farmers are
game. They win do their part towards
helping the government 10 maintain a fiji
ty-mile deadlinc against the Mexican pink
bon worm, ii such \ step ~ required, IN
order to -aNc the gigantic cotton indus
try of The South without the necessity
for coercion. ID ~ only To be expected.
however, that the government will remun-
crate cheorfuIly the owner of every cotton
gin and oil mill in this section for the
losses ihey win sustain, III il ~ necessary
To sacrifice the cotton industry here in
this campaign against the cotton pest of
the anr0ral complexion. Continuing the
same line of reasoning. 10 Is quite possible
that the government, IN order to compen-
safe the cotton growers of the Valley and
also the various towns of The Valley which
must lose a- the farmers and %ginncrs lose,
mnv consider the establishment If other
agricultural industries here which may
rmunerate all for their losses.
With it. surprisingly rich and fertile
TX its balmy -ub-tropicat climate, i,
,aHaa nae of water for irrigation pur-
pose, nany huge irrieating plants, his
Valley wonderland offer. such u%n~urpa~e-
cd oppoytanitie- for agricultural end nor
ticnltural development. the government
might easily find a means Of acc2 npii-h-
ing great things here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

AgronomlSt Extension Service, A. and NJ.
College of Texas.
Bryan. Texas. June 10. 1917.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

lune %, 1916.
Sir Roger Easement, who tried 10 land mu-
nitions for the Irish rebels from a
German ship, went on TRIAL for high
treason at London.
Russians in Bukowina capture Rimpolung.
in foothills Of Carpathians, last Aus
trian position in Bukowina-
British cannonade line from La Basse to
the Somme in preparation for great
drive.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

A contribution to the Red Cross war
fund is not al act of charity. Ii is n
proof of ones patriotism, evidence of 10y
atty TO Your flag.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26
No. avs. Sal ti
Official Statement OF the Financial
Condition Of the
BROWNSVILLE BANK & TRUST CO

at Brownsville, State of Texas, at the
close of business on the Goth day of June,
1917. published in the Brownsville Daily
Herald, q newspaper printed and publish
ed at Brownsville, State Of Texas, on the
Goth day of June, 1917.
RESOURCES.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

The United States up to Saturday night
was still $2O,O 900 900 behind in making up
the S10O, OO0, 900 Red Cross war fund.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26
No. 10l6. = III
Official Statement Of the Financial
Condition Of the
STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

at Brownsville, State of Texas, at the
close of business on the Goth day OF June,
1917, published in the Daily Herald, a
newspaper printed and published at
Brownsville, State Of Texas, on the Goth
day of June, 1917.
" RESOURCES
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26
CARING For the SICK FRIEND.

Ii was very late when Mr.. Bings came home.
To his great annoyance he found that BE- had
forgotten his latchkcy and was obliged 10 ring
the bell.
Airs. Bings opened the window.
Who's there" she inquired.
IT'S me. love- said Bings.
Where have you been ut this time Of
I've been sitting ~ with o sick friend.
my dear"
"nh. you have. have your" snorted Mrs.
Bings. Well you'd better e. right back 70
him. You ought t. be- ashamed q yourself 10
desert him nj this hour
Then she damned the window down and re-
tired.-Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26
War in History


June 26, 1915.
Berlin announces the retreat of the Rus
slams along entire front, and capture
of Halicz and other positions in Gal
icla.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-26

Broken ivory can be joined with a ce-
mcnt made by melting alum in hot water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17

The great Runnesten estate in Hal
land is now being divided up into a
number Of small farms. which bring
fancy prices.