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Evening star., 1919-09-20
I'VE AMERIKANKSKY," SAY
PRISONERS OF VERDUN
Odd Conceit of French and Rus
slams as to Character of Red
Cross Barracks.

VERDUN. August 2e Correspondence
OF the Associated PreSs).-Motoring
north from the battered city yesterday
the automobile Of an American MEM
ber of the committee which is investi-
eating the work of reconstruction was
hailed by an old peasant who asked to
be given a lift. There was a vacant
seat in the car and the villager was
asked what his destination was.
America" he replied. d,Amer-
ique).
The passengers thought he had be-
come mentally unbalanced, but he
argued with the chauffeur, who finally
allowed him to ascend to the seat
next to him. intending to drop him at
the first village. 1t was done. Grand
merci," said the peasant. This 10
America
America" proved to be great bar
racks which had been erected by the
American Red Cross on a spot where
formerly stood the little village Of
Fresnes. There the Red Cross dis
tributed clothing, food and other ne
cessities of life to repatriated citizens
Of the devastated region Of the Meuse.
The returning inhabitants have
christened the village america" The
barracks are now occupied by Rus
sian soldiers awaiting their return
home, some OF them not anxious to re-
turn home at ALL They have been
provided with old American uniforms
and look exactly like doughboys who
had neglected to shave for three
months When asked as to their ma
tionality they reply:
I'VE Amerikansky."
Evening star., 1919-09-20
LI1TILESoRlEs L1I
%BEDTlnE
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
Copyright, 1918. BY T. W. Bursesa,
Peter Meets a Cousin of a
Summer Friend.

Peter Rabbit. scampering through
the Green Forest in search of feath-
cred friends who had come down
from the Far North to spend the win
ter. suddenly spied a bird who was a
stranger to him. He was just a little
smaller than Welcome Robin, and at
first glance seemed to be dressed in
strawberry red. However, closer
look showed that there were slate
gray markings on his head. under
his wings and on his legs. His tail
was brown. His wings were brown
marked with black and slate. His
bill was thick and rather short.
who are your" demanded Peter
very buntly and impolitely.
I'm Piny the Pine Grosbeak," re-
piled the stranger seemingly not at
all put out by Peters bluntness.
oh" said Peter. Are you related
nested last summer in the Old Or.
chard?
81 certainly am" replied Piny. HE
is my own cousin. I've never seen
him, because he never ventures up
where l live. and l don't go down
"here ne spends the winter, but all
members of the Grosbeak family are
cousins
"Rosebreast is very lovely and I'm
very fond of him." said Peter. I'VE
are the best of friends"
Then I know we are going to be
good friends" replied Piny. AS he
said this he turned and Peter no.
ticed that his tail was forked in
stead of being square across. Piny
whistled and almost at once was
Joined by another bird. who in shape
was just like him, but who was
dressed in slaty gray and olive yell
low instead of the bright red he him.
self wore. Piny introduced the new
conner as Mrs. Grosbeak.
Beautiful weather, isn't itr' said
she. II love the snow. With no
snow about 1 wouldn't feel at home.
Why, last spring I even built my
nest before the snow was gone in
the Far North. Can you tell me il
there are any cedar trees or ash
trees or sumacs near here?"
Peter hastened to tell her just
where she would find these trees,
and then very timidly asked what she
wanted of them.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
II. R. MASON BUYS HOME
| ON MORRISON STREET
Purchases From C. P. L. Moran
emi-Detached House Which
Contains Eight Rooms.

H. r. Mason has purchased premises
1913 Morrison street from C. P. L.
Moran for a price around $11 900. The
house, which is semi detached, con-
tains eight rooms and bath. The pur-
chaser will occupy it. The sale was
made through the real estate firm of
NJ l. Sansbury Company, Inc.
Other sales announced by this firm
are:
Mrs. Ellen G. j. Scott bought prem
ises 112 F street from Mrs. Elizabeth
Espey. The purchaser will occupy the
property. The price reported was
Mrs. M. v. Tweedie of New York
city sold her Washington residence,
$40 Brown street, to DR.. r. Y. Sulli-
van.
Mrs. e. e. Ward has purchased from
Miss Edwina Coffin 1850 University
place at a price around $4,000. This
is three.story brick containing nine
rooms and bath.
Dr. A. c. Christie transferred the
property at 1922 Madison street to
Charles A. Lutz This is a detached
hollow tile residence situated on a
large lot. and has a garage The price
10 reported as $4,000.
mrs. 4. Il. ANDERSON purchased 44Zl
18th street from George M. Emmerich
at price around $500. Mrs. Ander-
son will occupy the premises.
A store located at 53S 1st street
southeast was sold by F. P. Sheehy
to Lewis Lieberman for $4,000.
Mrs. L. NJ. Van Valin sold her home
at 9 Oxford street, Chevy Chase, to
c P. L. Moran, who will occupy the
premises. This is a detached home
containing eight rooms and bath. The
consideration Is reported at $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
LoNuoN's STAGE INVASION.
Americans Fastening Their Hold
on All Lines of Theatricals.

LONDON. August % Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-Amer-
lean stage architects and designers
are using the exhibits of architecture
IN the Kensington Museums for the
stage effects they expect to produce
in a number of spectacles during tho
coming theatrical season.
The arrival of American stage men
completes the theatrical invasion Of
London. American plays and AnaSi-
can actors have been the vogue for
. lone time, ssd tAa most oaocaeslul
are looking forward 70 even eteatav
successes the coming season
Evening star., 1919-09-20
TELLS OF DISABLED MAN
WHO SOUGHT AND GOT JOB
Incident Related by the Federal
Board for Vocational Education
Of War Veterans.

In one Of the western Offices of the
federal board for vocational educa-
ton they tell the story Of the transit
ton Of a Gloomy Gus into a Sunny
Jim.
He came hobbling in one day on
erutches, with one foot gone, and a
look in his eyes that was despond-
ency itself. yep" he said in answer
to a question if they could do any
thing for him, Get me job that "e-
quires an easy chair and a iootstool.
I'm crippled for good and sick of try
ing to get work"
His eyes didn't look lazy or like
those of a man who wanted an easy
job. The vocational officer sat down
by him and they turned the lights
together on his past. 1t developed
among other things tina. he had some
experience in acetylene torch work.
A certain glitter in his eye when this
came out made tho adviser think that
there was q keen interest here.
This talk was the beginning Of an
intensive course Of five weeks in oxy-
acetylene welding. After it was over
he was placed in railway shops as a
skilled workman
He came in again last week. He
had An artificial foot and no Crutches
and held his head high as a man Goes
who is making good.
Evening star., 1919-09-20

exclusively by South Wales mines. -
American dealers are said to- haN
contracted for the delivery of Owe
100. .000i tons of coal in France an
negotiations are now under way fo'
an additional half-million tons. ON
or two cargoes OF American coal al
ready have been laid down in Den
mark as sample shipments. orders fo
which were placed last March durini
the strike in England. II is stated
The price was said to be So per tot
lower than the English price at, tha
time. 80
The iron and steel industries of Eng
land also are said to feel their out
look is not very hopeful because OF
opportunities afforded American com,
petitors through the curtailed Englist
coal production.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
MOONLIGHT AS CROP SAVER.
English Farmers Working Far Into
the Night to Save Wheat Yield.

LONDON, August 81 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-The
fields of England are crowded with
harvesters and in many Of them farm
ers and their hands are working in
the moonlight to gather the crops.
This is the most crowded time for
the English farmer in many seasons
as the early crops were late and late
crops were early. There is an in
creased use of farming machinery in
harvesting the winter wheat crop.
This crop is not particularly heavy,
but has been we'll ripened by the in
tense August sun.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
Foods Picked in Boric Acid.

PARIS. August 20 CORRESPONDENTS
of the Associated Press)
ings are being instituted in France
against boric acid food picklers. 1t
Is claimed the yolks of eggs, literally
picked in boric acid. are being Of
fered for sale in many markets. while
tard putrefaction of their wares.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
CAPTURING COAL TRADE
IN MARKETS OF EUROPE
American Gains in France and
Denmark Breaking Down Brit
ish Monopoly.

LONDON, August 20 Correspondent
Of the Associated Press).-British in
dustrial interests view with alarm the
gaining Of a foothold by American ex-
porters in the coal market of France
and Denmark. Industrial disputes in
Great Britain have given American
dealers an opportunity to obtain huge
orders in quarters formerly supplied
Evening star., 1919-09-20
Glasses for Foreign Students.

PARIS, August rs Correspondence
of the Associated Press).-The Uni
versity of Paris will inaugurate on
cially for foreign students. to con-
tinue for four months. An attempt
will be made to give the students a
general idea of French history. it's
literature, it's geography, its philosophi-
cal and social doctrines and its art.
English and Spanish will be the two
foreign languages used.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
$4,000

On Sheridan Circle. beautiful modern
English basement residence just being com
pleted 12 rooms and baths. Garage Tor
three cars. This house is surrounded by homes
ranging in price from $4,000 to 100000.
Evening star., 1919-09-20
REAL ESTATE SALES
RECENTLY CONCLUDED
Properties at 831 and 833 14th
Street Sold by Frank c. Let's
for 100000.

The property on the southeast cor
ner of 14th and streets, comprising
premises ss1 and S33 14th street, has
been sold by the owner, Frank c.
Let's, through Moore & Hill. to a
local purchaser. represented in the
transaction by Weaver Bros, who Is
purchasing same for his occupancy
as a business stand. This property
has a frontage of forty-one and one
third feet on 18th street and seventy
five feet on l street. The price paid
is said to have been close to 100000.
Other sales made recently by Moore
& Hill include the residence of Tuck
Ter X. Sands. located at 34o1 Massa-
ehusetts avenue, In the Massachusetts
Avenue Heights subdivision. This
property has frontage of about
chusetts avenue and s4th street, the
lot being triangular in shape and
contains something over 1900 square
feet Of ground. The house is COM
parative1y new. having been erected
few years ago by Mrs. Babcock,
Babcock Of Wisconsin. The purchaser
is Col. A. G. MacoInb and the price
paid was about $4,000.
The residence 1870 Massachusetts
avenue has been purchased by F1ern-
ing EewboId, from Col. StAnhope e.
olson The improvements consist Of =
three-story brick residence and has a
lot 80 by 100 feet Mr.. Eewbold Is now
having alterations made to the house
and when completed will occupy same
as hts residence.
Sells Country Residence.
Clarence B. Hight sold his country
residence at Bethesda, Nd, to DR.. e.
Petrie Hoyle, which contains six and
one-hah acres Of land, for q consid-
c. Peter and Albert NJ. Bouic q place
near SILVER Spring, Nd. on the Brooke
vile pike, containing ninety-six acres
Of land for SIS. 5000. and for Mrs Mar
garet J. Calvin Ills K street, corner
18th and K streets
For Mrs. H. W. Fuller. Melrose
street. Chevy Chase. Md; for Vernon
r. Houghton, in connection with Story
T. Cobb, 2331 Ashmead place; for Mrs.
Emma Petteys. 1911 Clifton street,
Columbia Heights; for Mrs Eliza
street between 18th and 18th streets,
SsuPs Addition; for F. B. Lehare, 636-
63S Morton street: for E. M. Bryan,
513 Harvard street; for 8. J. Kubel,
314-818 G street northeast; to d. r
Harper. Sd. West Irving street,
Chevy Chase; for Thomas 4. Devor,
1874 Rhode Island avenue; for Mrs.
Mary A. Wyvill. 113a sth street; for
Mrs. Lille E. Newton, $50 e street
northeast; to E. p. Sexton, 1911 Shep-
herd street; for B. n. Harrison, IS r
street; for Perkins estate, 1872 F street
southeast. OF and 309 Oakdale street;
also for Perkins estate in connection
with e. H. Coolidge Company. 30S-30s
v street and 3o5 Oakdale street, and
street and 635 Acker street northeast.
The property at 301S Dun,harton
avenUe has been sold through ]. l.
Hefsken to American CannerB Asso-
citation. for Sanner estate and william
A. Hill.
Evening star., 1919-09-20

The average temperature OF Egyp'
is being slowly lowered by irrigation
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAI, ACCOUNT

In the United States Commission
 CTS Court for the District Of
 Alaska, Division, Number One.
 Before the Honorable Newark l..
 Burton, United States Commits
 sioner, and ex-officio Probate
 Judge, in and for Juneau Pre-
 cinct.
 In the matter of the Estate of
 FRANK EDWARD SARGENT,
 Deceased. m. 4
 Notice is hereby given that George H. Whitney. Administrator of tho estate of Frank Edward Sar- gent. deceased, has, this 18th. day of August, 1919, filed his Final Report and Account in the matter of the said estate. for. allowance and settlement. and that the Judge of said Court has made an order fixing Tuesday, the twenty-firss day of October, 1919. at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon oi said day. at the court room of said Court in the United States Court House. in Juneau. Alaska. as the | time and place for the hearing thereof. All heirs. legatees. de visees. creditors, or other persons interested in said estate. are here by notified to then and there ap pear and show cause. If any the. have. and present their objections if any they have, why said Fina Account should not be approved and allowed. the said estate dis tributed. and the said Administra tof discharged. and he and hi' bondsmen released from any furthel liability under and upon their bon' given herein.
 Dated at Juneau. Alaaka. Angus l19. 1919.
 GEORGE H. WHITNEY. Administrator of the estate Q Frank Edward Sargent. Decease' First publication, August 20. 1sls Last publication. esptsmbsr 10. 1si'
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL. ACCQuNT

n the Commissioner Court for the
 Territory of Alaska, Div. No.
 One. Before N. L. Burton,
 Commissioner and Ex-officio
 Probate Judge; Juneau Precinct. n the Matter of the Estate of
 ISAK TAKALA, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN hat Elias Linamaa, administrator of the estate of Isak Takala, deceas- d, has rendered and presented for settlement his dinal account of his administrations sof said estate;i and hat Monday, November 3rd.. 1919, 1t the office of the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by the judge of the probate court for the settlement of said account, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writing to said account and con- test the same.
 Dated at Juneau. Alsska, Sep .ember 2nd., 1919.
 NEWARK L. BURTON,
 Commissioner and Ex-officio (SeaD Probate Judge, F. First publication, Sept. ard., 1919. Last publication. Sept. 24th, 1919.
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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
 CONSIDERS BILL FOR
 PROPERTY DAMAGES

WEIMAR, Sept. 10.-The Nation. al Assembly has received a bill covering reimbursement for personal injury or property losses incurred since the revolution. It provides that those who suffered losses, in jury and death have right to re- cover from the Government. Money claims are limited in the measure to amounts necessary to replace damaged property, to actual expens- es in case of personal injury and to grants for loss of labor and for death. The National Government
 the state and the community are each to bear one-third of the costs
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
SAYS HOT WATER WASHES P0ls0NS
 FROM THE LIVER
Everyone should drink hot water with phosphate In H. .19
 before breakfast

To feel as fine as the proverbiaa fiddle. we must keep the liver washed clean, almost every morn ing, to prevent it's sponge-like pores from clogging with indigestible ma terial, sour bile and poisonous tox- ins, says a noted physician.
 If you get headaches, it's your liver. If you catch cold easily, it's your liver. If you wake up with a bad taste, furred tongue, nasty breath or stomach becomes rancid, it's your liver. Sallow skin. muddy complexion, watery eyes all denote liver uncleanliness. Your liver is the most important, also the most abused and neglected organ of the body. Few know its function or how to release the dammed-up body waste, bile and toxins.
 Every man and woman, sick or well, should drink each morning before breakfast, glass of hot wa ter with teaspOonful of lime stone phosphate in 1t, to wash from the liver and bowels the previous days indigestible material. the poisons. sour bile and toxins: thus cleansing, sweetening and freshen- ing the entire alimentary canal be- fore putting more food into tho stomach.
 Limestone phosphate is inexpen. sive:. any pharmacist will cell you a quarter pound. which is suffic' lent for a demonstration of how hot water and limestone phosphatt cleans, stimulates and freshens ths liver. keeping you feeling fit, day in and day ont
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
ALASKA NOTES
NN~

The Sunny Point cannery at Ketch- ikan closed. it's season last week with a pack of 67,000 cases as, against 64,000 the year before. It is a two ! line cannery.
 | Ketchikan has renamed her streets running parallel with the fater front. Clice street becomes First avenue, Water street is Second avenue, Front street is Third avenue. Main street is Fourth avenue, Edmonds street is Fifth avenue and Bawden street is Sixth avenue. Market, Mission and Steadman streets have been com bined at Steadman street.
 Judge E. A. Rasmussen, president of the Bank of Alaska, who recently has returned from the westward to Skagway, says the feeling at Anchor age is improving, and he predicts good times throughout the Third Division. | MT. and Mrs. Dudley Allen of Ju neau visited in town this week, the guests of Mrs. Aliens parents, MT and Mrs. Jonathan McBrien -(Skag way Alaskan.) f
 Gus Seiffert, pioneer of the Nome country and promoter of the St Louis Mining and Milling Company which has property near Hope on Cook inlet, has gone to Hyder to look that section over with the idea of securing property there. MT. Self fert succeeded in securing options on more properties at Hope and the extension of former options on prop erty held under lease there.
 A. H. Miller, superintendent of na- tive education is the Third Division, is in the Bristol Bay country super intending the construction of school buildings for the native children there. He will remain in that sec tion until November.
 Herbert Wheeler, manager of the White Pass and Yukon route, recently made the trip from Carmacks to Whitehorse by automobile over the government wagon road. s. Bowles C. Sprague,- American Civil War veteran, has arrived at Dawson after spending several years pros pecting in the Mayo district, and re ports finding outcroppings of tung- sten ores for 5000 feet along Dublin gulch. The discovery was made three years ago, and MT. Sprague has spent much time in developing the discov- cry, with results which he regards as very satisfactory. 4a A. c. Stewart, son of James L. Stewart, Skagway pioneer, is golf champion of Vancouver, having won this years contests. @
 Max Nelson, well known as a Whitehorse copper mine superinten- dent, is at Hydcr. looking the coun- try over. s.e Lieut.. Col Alfred Thompson, M. D., Yukon's member of Parliament, who has spent most of the summer in Yukon, with Mrs. Thompson and their daughter, Miss Alfreda, recently left for the south. Dr. Thompson will resume his work at Ottawa as leg islator.
 | J. Moody, aged 52 years, lawyer by profession and late U. s. Commis- sioncr at Flat City, Alaska, died on board the steamer Casca August 2f while that vessel was making its reg ular upstream run between Dawson and Whitehorse.3 Deceased, who was on his way to Mayo Bros, Roches- ter, Minn., for treatment was very | i'll when he left Flat City, and was attended by M. D'Courcy, a Flat City friend, who also was on his way out cid
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
FOR REllT-O&ces

FOR RENT-Two lirge. wsIl lighted offices tn Empire Building Heat. light. and jaaitor ssrvscs. h quire Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
Tides Tomorrow

The woman who studies the ads KNOWS the right-now offerings of he stores She doesn't have to spend hours in shopping" She ioes her buying in a businesslike way
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Both News and Advertisements Are Published
 FOR YOUR INFORMATION @

brings the latest fnfor nation what the worldINCLUDNG, and quite properly commodities merchandise.
 The guidance in buying vou home personal guides
  They keep posted.
 the service renders to
 making possible for both time and money in STORE NEWS-and nearly which immediate touching
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WANTED--HeIp

WANTED-GirI for. general house. work. Mrs. J. w. Bell, SIS Gold St.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that tht undersigned, Helen Davidson, ha: been appointed executrix of tho last will and testament of Charles sons having claims against his es tate are required to present them with the proper vouchers, within six months from date of this no tice, to the undersigned at Juneau Alaska
 Dated August 20th., 1919.
 HELEN DAVIDSON, Executrix of the last will and tes-
 lament of Charles E. Davidson
 Deceased.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
NATIONALIZING INDUSTRIES

WASHINGTON Sept. 1o.-Forces behind the Plumb bill constitute but 10 per cent. of the people and will be unable to force their views on the other 90 per cent. says Senator Lodge. Senator Cummins declares the passage of the bill will lead to the gradual naturalization of ev- cry industry.
 SPECIAL-Fresh peaches, $1.35 per box. Goldstein's Emporium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
CLIFF APARTNENTS
NAMED

WANTED-Business partner will ing to invest money in . well-es- tablished shoe business. Enquire Empire office or P. o. box s0s.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
BATHS

HILLSIDE BATH HOUSE-Turk' ish, Needle, Steam, Shower and tub baths. Dry and steam heat. 21z Front St., Phone 163.
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pALMIST-Come and have your fortune told from your hand. Work. business. mar riage and the future Accu- rately foretold; S06 Front Street.
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Reading

GOOD CARD READING at 105 Front St.. opp. Alaskan Hotel.
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Flat bottomed boat, paint paddle; hammer and some bows for canvas in boat. F. B. Harrison, 9th. St.
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WANTED Situation

Keep posted about goods. prices and opportunities to buy through reading the ada
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LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
 Juneau Lodge 700

Meets every Friday night. 6 o'clock. Moose Hall. s. Walistedt. Dictator:
 R. H. Stevens. Secretary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-10
pERsEveRANcE REsEkAH

LODGE NO. "A. |. o. Q. 2.
 Meets End and 9th We'd evenings in Odd FelloWs' Hall. o'clock. Visiting members always welcome Alice LAuxh- tin. Sec'y.; Margaret Montgomery NC.
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The Sunny Point cannery at Ketch ikan, closed its season last week witt a pack of .67,000 cases as, agains 64,000 the year before. It is two line cannery.