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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
BY Samuel II. Lunt, Auctioneer.

Auction Sale:-Sale of desirable
0 room 2-story brick dwelling, with
bath, hot water heat, all modern i'm
provclnents, large cellar, pantry
front and rear porch, located at
Rcscmont, Alexandra Virginia.
BY virtue of and pursuant to the
terms of deed of trust dated October
:, 1913 and Dec. II, 1918, executed
BY parties therein named to Gardner
l.. Boothe, as trustee, and Of record in
Deed Books No. Ga, page 440 and So
at page 81 of the land records
Of: Alexandria City, Virginia, at the
written request and direction OF the
2arty thereby secured, default having
reen made in the payment of the in
debtedness secured, by the said deeds
4 trust. the undersigned trustee will
offer for sale st public auction in
rent Of the Royal Street entrance to
he lIarket building. in Alexandria
f.it4, Virginia. on
Saturday September %, 1918,
Ut IL o'clock NJ. that parcel of g:oilnA
with the improvements thereon and
the appurtenances thereto belonging
located on the South side of Walnut
Street between Washington Avenue
and Russell Read, Rosemort, AlcXan
aria City, Virginia, and dt scribed as
follows, to-wit:
Lot Numbered Fifteen (l5), IL
Block numbered Eighteen (1S). Sec
lion No. 8, on Il certain plan of lots
known as Rosemont, plat Of which
is duly of record in the land records
Of the said County CT Alexandria, in
Deed Book No. 1874, page 594. For
title to the above described property
reference is hereby made to a deed
duly of record in the said land records
in Decd Book No. 10, page 3G4 and
10 deed dated March 2Sth, 1918, and
Gvly recorded in the said land records
il Deed Book No. 137, page 1853.
TERMS OF SALE:
Cash. ConvcyanciHg ut the cost o.
the purchaser or purchasers.
GARDNER j. BOOTHE,
Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
OFFICIAL.
Rcard of Aldermen.

Ar \ regular meeting Of the Board
:, Aldermen held Tuesday, Sept. -
1918. the:e were present:
T.. +. Marbury, esq, president ana
aessrs. Anderson, Robinson, Ballen-
,-cr. Harrison, wilkins, Summers, and
Datchciler.
The following papers were received
from the lower board and their ac--
ton concurred in viz:
communication from the Mayo
enclosing copy Of the report OF the
Grand jury, referred to the com
mittaes on Finance, General Laws,
Streets ard Police.
Communication from G. j. Cox, clcrl;
school i.oard, notifying council OF
certain vacancies.
Petition from the Standard Oil Co.
fer permission to erect 6 tanks at the
corner of Gibbon and Union streets
PASSED, Ayes, s. Noes, 0.
Petition from c. P. Heishly for the
extension Of sewer on south Fairfax
street 50 the property owners along
the block between King and Prince
can tap same, referred to committee
On streets.
Resolution appropriat;ng $50 for
the Free Kindergarten referred to
Finance Committee.
Petition from Sundry citizens for a
sewer on Prince Street between Payne
and West streets referred to com
r.ittee on Streets.
Resolution donating loads coke
rer month for period Of months t
Kindergarten referred to committed
or Light.
Petition from J. Sherwood for re.
pairs to chimney at Aims House pass.
ed a.ppropriating S25 for same.
Resolution appropriating SlG0 t.
build an office for the market master
in the northwest end Of the market
PASSED.
Petition from Chas Mckenny 70
permission to repair houses 205 anc
2O7 Wolfe. street, referred to com
niittec OF Streets.
Two communication from the chic
engineer Of fire department one re
gariling The removal Of the Diamond
switch, at the intersection o. King AM
Washington streets referred to
special committee CT 2 from the boart
Of Aldermen consisting Of Messrs
Harrison and Robinson, one regarding
TIE ringing Of the fire bells in time 0
Ere referred to.committce CT Finance
Police and Fire. -
Resolution authorizing the FindIct
committee to borrow $4,000 from
tine to time to take care Of the oblisa
tons sof the city. q
Petition regarding the stands.Sp
Jltneys was laid or. the table. s e.
The board theh' adjourned. IS
T. F. Marbury, Presidency
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
, Letters E,ro.ai France.

=
A, Sidney MAIankin, president Eft ST the
]. R. N. Curtin Memorial Barsca
Glass, has rtseiEed e litter it'll i ffroh e.
T. Hoffman, Of this city, now some
where in Frances The writer tells
CT the clcse. watch kept against SAB
marines, especially the troop ships.
One Of the most interesting sights the
writer says was the German prison
ers. He says. that almost everywhere
one could see them at work guarded
by the French sentinels with drawn
bayonets..
All of the people encountered by
him were old he says, the boys having
gene to the front and the girls work
ing in the factories. The old folks
work from sunrise to sunset says the
writer.
Regarding prices he says gasoline
sells for SO gallon; bread is sold
by card only, likewise meats, small
cakes cost penny each and catalogues
cost so cents each; gum drops for
about three cents each and are scarce
at that price; tobacco was not Tor
sale in the town where he was located.
In fact, the writer says everything is
"high." MIR. Hoffman, however,
says the French are very economical
and they will never stave.
The writer sends kindest regards to
all of the members Of the Baraca
Glass.
In letter to his mother written
from Somewhere in France Sergt.
James Ludlow says "abcut the only
thing to see where am is shell holes
and demolished houses for we are
near little town which was once oc-
cupied by the enemy"
The writer says great holes are
torn in the earth by the bursting
shells and the boys refer to them as
"bcx cars" Enemy aeroplanes he
says do not tarry long when they see
one of the Allies machines.
He says they are camping in dog
tents and every man has his own
"dug- out" for fear Of enemy planes.
Scrct. Ludlow says A. J. Ludlow has
been made sergeant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26

Trustees Sale of Valuable Resi-
dcnce at st. Elmo, Alexandria Coun-
ty, Virginia.
By virtue Of deed of trust exec9-
~: Nv Edwin L. Cockrell to c. Z. Nicol
trustee. on August ID, 1911, and rec
orded in Liber Number l29, folio 49o,
one of the land records of AleEan-
dria County Virginia, the undcrsign-
cd trustee will offer for sale at pun
lie auction en- Saturday, October 9th.
1918, at ! p. NJ. at st. Elmo, Alex
ardria County, Virginia, IN front OF
the premises, all those certain lois OF
ground in St. Elmo, Alexandria coGn-
tv. Virginia, described trd known as
| lot 8 and the Western half CT lot No
S on a plat Of st. ElCo, Alexandra
County, Virginia, and which were con
veved to the said Edwin L. Cockrcl
Nv the American Security and Trus,
Company, corporation, executor oil
the last will Of Charles z. Wood. by
| deed bearing date October -, 1908
ord recorded in deed book No. 119
page 12l, Of the land records, Of Alex.
ardria County, Virginia, said lot No.
containing $500 square feet ard til,
said western half Of lot 80. con
tanning 1850 square feet, ihc aggrc.
gate If said lots being $3.50 squaT;
feet, said lots being on tic sod.l
side Of Raymond Avenue according
to the said plat OF st. Elmo Of rccorS
IN the Clerks Office CT Alexandra:
County Virginia.
The said deed Of trust vas executed
70 secure the payment of money, an,
default having been made in the. pay.
tment CT said money, and the holder o.
tie npte secured by said deed Of .trust
haying required the trustee TO adyer
Use all. sell said land, this land is
| advertised for sale at public auction
! in accordance with the tsllns Of SAID
. deed Of trust.
! This Is an opportunity to obtain ar
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
aI16TIoly SALES .
iaIIe'Ttts,N ssEE!D VALUABLE
/ RESIDENCE PROPERTY In The

|AUGTtDN SALE OF VALUABLE
!. CITY CT ALEXANDRIA.
By virtue of a deed OF trust lr ire
fsailie 6. Hantzmon to the underslg1led
T,lstees. dated the Gath day OF July
ISIS. and recorded III Deed Book o.
page 442, Of the Land Records OF the
Eu:ty of alexandria, given to secure
1.-The payment of certain notes taeTeH
secured, default having been mace y
1.-THE payment of. certain of sad notes
ftfae undersigned Trustees. at the re-
aaest Of the holder thereof, wall Of,
fer for sale at public auction at tic
Royal Street entrance OF the MARIE!
Building, on SATURDAY, OCIOBst
stu, at TWELVE O'CLOCK NoQN
THE following property, to-Wlt:
All that lot Of ground WITH the nuli1-
Iines and improvements thereon, situat-
ed in the Cisy Of Alexandria, Virginia
and bounded and described IS follows:
BEGINNING on thc east side CT Henry
Street, che hundred and siXty-one
feet. more or less, south of King
Street, and at the center OF the partl-
ton wall between the house on this
lot and the house adjoining en- the
moth; ana running thence south CT
Henry Street, thirty-t.1ree feet to the
north line of lot sold by the party OF
the rst part to Christina c. Erwin;
thence cast parallel to King, Street,
enc aundred feet: thence north pa:s :
Lei to Henry Street, thlrsy-thrce teeS
tc an alley five feet wide, running
north into an alley ten feet wide, eE;-
tending 10 Henry Street: thence west
parallel to King Street, one hundred
feet, to the beginning, with the right
Ct way over both Of said alleys, ~
common with others entitled thereto;
and being part of a larger lot co.,
vega to said Sal!ie 0. HantZmon hJ
Josephine NJ. Chapman, by deed rec
orded in Liber 81, page 5i2 OF the
land records of the city OF Alexandria.
Terms Of sale CASH. Conveyancing
a. the cost of purchaser. A deposit
of ten per cent, Of the purchase price
will be required when the property IS
Knocked down to the purchaser.
KATE WALLER BARRETT,
HOWARD w. SMITH.
Trustees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
AUCTION SALE.
BY Samuel II. Lult, Auctioneer.

BY Samuel II. Lunt, Auctionecr.
AUCTION SALE:-Sale of a de-
slrable Groom 2-story brick house,
with bath. hot water heat, all mod
crn improvements ana hardwood floors
at Roscmont, Alexandria. Va.
By virtue of and pursuant to the
terms of a deed of trust dated June
24th, 1916, executed by parties therein
named to Gardner L. Boothe, as trus-
Ice. and of record in Deed Book Nc.
So at page SGT of ths land records Of
Alexandria City, Virginia, at the writ
len request and direction Of the party
thereby secured. default having been
made in the payment Of the indebted
ress secured, by The said deed o.
trust the undersigned Trustee will
offer fo: sale at public auction, In
front Of the Royal Street entrance u
ne Market house, in Alexandria City.
Virginia, on
SATURDAY, September 18th, 1918,
at y o'clock NJ, that parcel Of ground
Nth the improvements thereon and
tna appurtenances thereto belonging,
located on the north side Of Walnut
Street between Washington Avenue
and Russell Road, Roscmont, Alexa1-
or:a, Virginia, and described as fol-
lows, to-w;t:
All of lot numbered and the west
EN- part OF lot numbered 9 in Block
No. 10, Section No. 8, of Rosemont.
as the said section appears duly dedl-
Gated, plated and recorded among the
land records Of Alexandria County,
Virginia, in Deed Book No. 13i, page
594, and said western part of lot num-
icred 8 is described 81 follows: Be
ginning at the southwest corner OF
said lot No. and running in north
erlv direction along the west line OF
said lot No. 8, 1869 feet to the north
wost corner Of said lot No. 8; thenca
south 50 degrees 2 minutes 80 seconds
East 25.32 feet; thence in southeriy
direction parallel to the west line OF
said lot No. 9 to the rorth line OF Wal,
nut Street; thence in westerly Girec'
t;cn and with the north line Of Walnut
Street % feet to the beginning, and
Lasidcs the above enumerated i'm
provcmcnts the property has from
and rear porch and sleeping porch
aaragc, large cellar, pantry and i
n ,dcrnly screened and weather
stripned, and the said ground being
tac property which was conveyed t
tie erartor in the iced Of trust b;
Tho Rosemont Development Co., Inc.
by deed dated March %, 1913, re.
corded in Libcr 1877. l,age 1GG.
TERMS or SALE
Cash Gonvcyancing at the cost OF
the purchaser OF purchasers.
GARDNER [ BooTHE,
Trustee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-26
AUCTION SALE Or VALUABLE
.,EStDE,hCE IN RSSEMONI.

BY virtue OF deed Of trust cNecut-
ed by Suter and Slaymaker, 1ncor-
porated, to the undersigned Trustees,
dated June 10th, 1916, and recorded
IL Deed Book 65, page 365, IN TIE land
records Of the City OF Alexandria, to
secure the payment Of the indebted
mess therein mentioned, default having
been made in the payment OF certain
notes thereby secured, The Undersigned
Trustees, viii at the request of the
holders Of said notes, offer For sale at
public auction, in front of the Royal
Street Entrance Of the Market Build
ny, in the City Of Alexandria, ut
TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, on SAT-
luRDAy, OCTOBER 9Th, 1918, the
following property mentioned and con
vcyed in said deed of trust:
The following lots or parcels OF
ground, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon md the appur-
t4nances thereto, situated in the City
c. Alexandria, but formerly in the
County Of Alexandria and State
Virginia, and described as follows, ;
wit:
All Of lot numbered four and thu
western part of lot numbered three !,
Block No. 10, and Section No. 3 OF
Rosemont, as the said section appears
duly dedicated, plated and recorded
among the land records of the sat.
Alexandria County," Virginia, in Deed
Book No. 1874, page 594, the said
western part Of lot numbered three,
conveyed by this deed, being bounG-
and described as follows: Beginning
at the southwest corner of said lot No.
three, and running in a northerly di-
rcction along the west line of said lot
No. three, 1869 feet to the north
west corner of said !o5 No. three
thence south 80 degrees 2 feet 80
inches east. 25.32; then., in a south
erly direction parallel 10 the west lin
OF said lot No. three to the north linz
Of Walnut Street; thence IN a westc2-
~ direction and with III. said nortn
Inc Of Walnut Street; twenty-five
feet to the point of beginning.
Terms CT sale CASH. Ccnveyancing
1t the cost of purchaser. 4 deposit OF
ten per cent. of the purchase pr:e
shall be required when the property j
knocked down to the purchaser.
KATE WALLER BARRETT,
HOWARD W. SMITH,
Trustees.
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excellent. home, well located, cpnVen-
lent to schools, churches and railroads.
Title perfect.
Terms of sale. CASH:
A.deposit Of $4,000 will be: tequir-
cd Gu day Of sale and 10 days allowed
purchaser to examine title, when bal
ance of purchase money must be. paid,
or resale at risk of purchaser.
conveyancing at cost Of purchaser.
&C. NICoL, Trustee.
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Er1cHTY105 North Washington Street Fer al Best
IL = Il 4 + 4 2 g . q = 20 =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
.lTTILES1oREs
%BEDTIrE
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.
Copyright, 1913, b. 7. W. BurSessJ
Peter Tries to Call on Short.
Tail.

When Peter Rabbit returned to the
dear Old Briar Patch he could think
of nothing but his new acquaintance,
Short-Tail the Shrew. This was quite
like Peter Anything new arouses his
curiosity so that he can think Of MOTH
ing better than to gossip with
ing better than to have gossiped with
some Of his neighbors about Short
Tail and his affairs. but to do this he
would have to admit that he knew
little or nothing about short-Tail, and
this he couldn't bring himself to do.
You see. Peter felt very, very foolish
every time he thought of how Short
Tail had been one of his neighbors
for so long and all the time mistaken
by him for member Of the Mole
family.
So Peter said nothing to any one,
not even to little Mrs. Peter, but re-
solved to make up for lost time. The
very first chance he got he slipped
over to the old log where he had met
Short-Tail. He intended to make a
call. Now, Peter couldn't see under
the old log, so he couldn't tell whether
short-Tail was there or not. He
called but got no answer. He thump-
ed with his feet. Finally he thumb
right on top Of the old log itself.
and then looked quickly to see if any
one ran out. No one did. 1t was quite
plain that Short-Tail wasn't there.
Then Peter remembered what Short
Tail had said about his private little
paths, and, jumping down from the old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
BOOST NATIONAL meet
Chicago Athletic Association Do
mates 5000 to Help Athletes
in Big Event.

CHICAGO, September A fund of
$1,000 today was set aside by the
Chicago Athletic Association to de-
fray the expenses Of athletic; stars
who are to- compete in the national
A. A. U. outdoor track and field
+ championship at the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station. September 20.
81 and %.
John L. Barchard, chairman OF the
Chicago A. A. athletic committee, said
that efforts would be made to obtain
/ furloughs for athletes now in the
Army and naval service SO. as to
assure their competition. Probably
fifty star athletes. among them sew
eral national champions. are in the
service. Requests for their furloughs
will be sent to the War and Navy
Departments this week.
Chairman ~Barchard, who has just
returned from an eastern trip in con-
nection with the meet, said the ath-
letes of the east are enthusiastic over
the games. Fourteen athletes will
come west, from the Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station, he said, five
will be sent on from the Boston navy
yard, while the Meadowbrook A. c..
Of Philadelphia will send twenty-five
men,:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
TO DISPERSE STABLE.
John Sanford to Sell Horses and
Retire From Turf.

NEW YORK. September John
Sanford, master of the famous ..Hur-
ricana farm at Amsterdam, N. T., has
retired from the turf. 1t was an
nounced yesterday that he will sell
all of his thoroughbreds in training
and his yearlings this month. The
yearlings will be sold at. Durland's on
September IS, and his older horses
will be disposed Of in the paddock at
Belmont Park on Futurity day, Sep
TENDER a., =.
The breeding establishment at Hur-
ricana, which was founded by Mr..
Sanford's father, the late Gen. Ste
phen Sanford. will be maintained.
Whether or not Mr.. Sanford's retire.
ment is permanent was not an
nounced, but his friends expressed
the opinion that he would return to
the sport Immediately after the war.
The Amsterdam sportsman has been
a generous purchaser of blooded stock
both at home and abroad for num-
Der of years and has some of the
best racing strains in the world in
the animals which will be offered to
the public. Mr.. Sanford is a member
of the jockey club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
RESPONDENT MAN SENDS
: BULLET INTO HIS HEAD

Despondent because of long illness,
Henry Steitberger, seventy-siX years
Did, 1907 + street northwest, shot
himself through the head shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning in the
Public Library Park, near 9th street
and Massachusetts avenue. He was
rushed to the Emergency Hospital in
q passing automobile and is not ex-
&pected to recover.
Fastened to his cane was found a
note inscribed: Have been sick two
Years and can move only with great
pain. Had several doctors and think
my case incurable." Other sentences
on the note could not be read be-
cause of a blur caused by blood
stains. He also made a request in
the note that his body be sent to a
local undertaking establishment.
According to witnesses. Steitberger
}imped through the park this morn
ing and seated himself on bench.
Several minutes later he was seen to
Ike revolver from his pocket. hold
I! 20 his right temple and fire.
: William +. Brodt. son-in-law of
Nr. Steitberger. stated that the latter
Fad been i'll i'll health for some time.
Sir. Steitberger was born in Germany.
lie had been a resident of this city
FOR more than fifty years. He con-
ducted a restaurant business here for
many years, retiring several years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
THERE WAS sHoRT-TAIL DART1NG
ALONG ONE OF HIS LITTLE PATHS.

log, began to look for them. Now, 1t
didn't take Peter long to find little
path, for there was one leading right
away from one end of the old log. II
wasn't much of a path. OF course,
such a little fellow as Short-Tail
wouldn't make much of a path. 1t
was very much like one of the private
little paths of Whitefoot the Wood
Mouse. In fact Peter would have sup
posed that this was just what it was
had it not been for what Short-Tai ii
had said. 1t was only about half an
inch wide.
HE told me to follow his path and
we might meet" said Peter to him
self there being no one else to talk
to. So he started to follow the little
Path. Presently he came to another
little path, and where the two little
scratched his head in a puzzled way.
Now how am to know which way to
go?" he muttered. Finally he decided
to stick to the one he had started on.
Half a dozen jumps brought: him to
where this little path branched.
Peter was stuck again. Finally he
chose one of the branches and start
ed on, only to have this branch lose
itself in a whole lot of little paths,
which crossed and recrossed and were
seemingly all mixed up. Just looking
at them made Peter dizzy.
I'm not gong a step IartneF,- oe-
clared Peter What Is the use? I
don't know which path to follow and
if l did, it would merely lead into
another little path and I wouldn't get
anywhere" A sudden thought struck
Peter and caused him to sit up with
a funny look on his face Il wonder.
said he slowly, II wonder it Short
Tail was simply planning to have fun
with me when he told me to follow
one Of his little paths and perhaps we
would meet. Anyway, I've tried to
make g. call, and that I couldn't is no
fault of mine. Now I think I'll go
home My gracious! what a lot of
mixed-up paths! Short-Tail must do
an awful amount of running about
IT have to-" snapped a sharp.
suueaky voice. I'D starve IT didn't"
Peter. looked behind. There was
short-Tail. darting along one OF his
little paths.
walt a minute" cried Peter. But
Short-Tail had vanished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-04
RED SOX ARRIVE IN CHICAGO -- .l..
TOOLATE TO HOLD PRACTICE
Cubs Reported Fit as Riddles for World
Series = Neither Manager Would
Name Pitcher for Opening Game.

by using Fred Thomas at third base
in one or more of'the games on the
South Side. Although Thomas en-
listed in the Navy weeks ago, he is
on the eligible list Of the Red Sox
and can play If given a furlough. as
played by the Great Lakes naval
training station. Thomas was not in
cluded however, in the lineup issued
from Red Sox headquarters last night.
The visitors made the jump here from
New York, where they closed the sea-
son on Labor day, and put up at the
Metropole Hotel.
Manager Mitchell took his Cubs out
to the South Side in the afternoon Tor
an extended practice and timed II SO
that the lights and shadows on the
unfamiliar field would be the same
as during the world series game. the
men came back from Pittsburgh IN
the morning and were reported In
perfect shape for the test.
Prospects are for capacity crowd:
but no Overwhelming crush. and small
chance for the scalpers to reap any
tickets. Business Manager Craighead
of the Cubs estimated there would De
about 5000 reserved seats OF the 1850
variety left to put on sale ana aoout
the same number of $1.65 seats left
after all applications had been filled.
In addition there will be sold at the
South Side Park something like $4,000
general admission tickets to the pa
vilions and bleachers.
The usual confusion seems to exist
in the minds Of the fans regarding the
rules governing the series: The first
three games are to be played here,
whether or not it is possible to play
them OR the dates scheduled. In
case of rain or a tie game the COM
peting teams will remain here until
three games have been decided. Rain
would mean that tickets for the first
game would be good tomorrow or
Whenever the first game could De
played. The same goes for tickets
for the second game. They are not
good for any specific date. but Tor
specified game.