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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BR!Ck
DWELLING NO. 1895 OREGON AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
BY virtue OF certain deed OF trust duly re-
corded in I.iber No. $3.50. folio 81 ct seq. OF
the land records Of the District OF Columbia,
and at the request OF the party secured there
by the undersigned trustees will SELL al public
auction in front of the premises. on IHC rs
DAY. THE TWENTY NINTH DAf OF Jan
UARY. AID. 1920, AT FOUR O'CLOCK Pm
the following described land and premises. sit
uate in the District OF Columbia and de>iSnat-
ed and being lot 215. in benson and Schnet-
ders subdivision Of lots. in square 49,, as per
plat recorded in Liber 10. at folio 10, in the
office of the surveyor for the District Of Co.
lunbia.
Terms OF sale: One-third cash, balance in
and two years, with interest at per
centum per annum. payable semi-annually and
secured on the property sold. or all cash. at
purchasers option A deposit Of 500 required
time of sale and the purchaser allowed 80
days 10 complete the purchase. Further par
ticulars at time of sale.
A. e.. GIBBS
WILLIAM Ii. SAUNDERS.
1a22-d&ds.exSu Trustees.
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Lieut.. Col. Hedrick Ordered Here.

Lieut.. Col. Lawrence H. Hedrick,
field artillery. at Governors Island,
N Y. has been ordered to this city
for duty in the Office of the judge
advocate general of the Army.
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j. S. BUSINESS MEN
WANT RUSS TRADE
Meet Here to Organize and
Protest Government Re-
fusaI of Licenses.

Plans to organize an "American-
Russian trade board" in furtherance
of efforts to resume commerce with
Russia. and to protest against State
Department refusal to issue licenses
for the import and export of COM
moditieS to that country, were per-
fected here today at a meeting of a
number of representatives of Ameri-
can business concerns.
L. p. Jennings. presided. and de-
clared that some of the largest con-
Germs in America We're represented.
Dudley Field Malone, former coun-
sci. for Ludwig c. A. X. Martens. rep
resentative of the Russian soviet re-
public in the United States. also at
tended, but said that he was repre-
senting his own interests and Ameri-
can clients in New York, who wish to
ceSure a lifting of the present block
ade. under the ruling promulgated
this week by the supreme allied coun-
Gil at arts.
State Departments Stand.
Chairman Jennings declared that the
State Department was still maintain
ing its policy of refusing trade Ii
censes. though all of the allied coun-
tries and even Germany had resumed
relations with Russia. and that every
possible influence would be brought to
bear to change the situation.
This meeting was called for the
purpose of organizing a permanent
trade board of manufacturers. export
ers and importers. who wish to do
business with that vast country, the
richest in natural resources on the
face of the globe, and containing a
population almost double that of the
United States" he said in opening the
session.
Great Britain is doing business
with this great country. and has its
delegation of business men on the
job there now Other countries are
going after the trade, and it is I'M
fair to American commercial inter-
ests that our government should re-
fuse to grant export licenses and
should refuse to permit the perfecting
of financial exchange between the two
countries"
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Gen. Mosely Ordered to Texas.

Brig Cen George v. H. Mosely, at
tached to the staff OF Gen Pershing.
has been assigned to duty with the I'd
Division at Camp Travis. Texas.
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PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. d. C..
January II. 192o.-SEALED PROPOSALS
will Ice received ut this office. Room 500, Dis
trict Building. until = o'clock Pm. on Janu-
airy 2S 1920. for the construction of sewers in
the District of Columbia involving the construc-
ton of 300 linear feet of 10-inch diameter pip,
necessary Information may he obtained from,
the Chief Clerk. Engineer Department Room
42T. District Building. LOUIS BROWNLOW
CHARLES W. kUTZ. Commissioners, u. c.
ia1o-St
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ADAM a. wEsCHLER, AUCTIoNEER.
Attorneys Sale of Two-story
Brick Dwelling. 6 rooms and
bath. No. 45S Kentucky ave.
FUTURE DAYS.

Ddlll. NO. 100 NCIlluChy dNC.
Sc. by auction.
BY virtue of authority vested in the under
signed. will offer for sale by public auction.
in front Of the premises. on FRIDAY. JANU-
AIRY TIIIRTIETH. 1920 AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, lot 60, square 1902. Lot 16XI06-1o feet
to 15-foot alley. improved by Groom and
bath brick dwelling. Subject to trust OF
So 900. payable 5000 per month
in one and two year, at &c, all cash
Deposit of 500 at sale. Terms TO ne complied
with in thirty days. All conveyanciIg. record
ing and revenue STAMPS at purchasers cost.
WILLIAM T.. DAVIS.
LEWIS p. STEELE.
jas dSds. eSSu Evans Building. Attorneys.
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SALE.
ont of the clerks office of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia and to me directed
will sell at public sale for cash. at the
auction rooms of Adam 4. Weschler. 800
Pennsylvania ave. NV. Washington. ID. C.,
at ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN. JANUARY
THIRTY-FIRST. 1920 the following: Two
Pool Tables with balls. cues. racks: Cigar
Case, Cash Register. Iron Safe, Sanitary
Razor Cabinets. Electric Massage Machine.
Bootblack Stand Chair and Stool Buzz Fan.
etc. seized and levied upon as the property
OF the defendant, Peter Prophet. and sold 10
satisfy judgment in favor of Antonina Teresi
MAURICE SPLAIN. Z. S. Marshal.
ADAM 4. WESCHLER, Auctioneer.
iaoo "a 81
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PADDED MOTOR VANS FOR LONG-DIS.
lance and local hauling; packing and Grating
done BY experienced men: storage. 81 per
month up. CONNECTICUT STORAGE AND
EXPRESS CO.. sos II ne. Phone Line. 2523.
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Schools of Spanish
LET'S Get Acquainted

You ought 10 know this efficient Business
College. To get acquainted will accept this
ad as a 100 payment on your first month 5
tuition in Shorthand, bookkeeping, Typewrit-
ing, Arcountancy Or Civil Service. Glasses. o
am. to 80 pm.
Special session. 5 to :, for those .cho .ront
their ere'liH1s free.
Washington Business College
PoTEET & wHITMoRE. Proprietors
1921 St. NV. Tel. Main 9s71.
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THos. ]. OWEN a son. AUcTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF 10 10Th STREET
SOUTHEAST. 2ScO DUMBARTON AVE
NUE. NORTHWEST AND 21O2- O4 -O6OS-l O
35:h STREET NORTHWEST
BY virtue of n decree of the Supreme Court
Of the District of Columbia, Equity No. 3433O,
will sell at public auction in front Of the
respective premises. on MONDAY, THE NINE
time hereinafter mentioned, the following prop
critics in the city of Washington. District Of
Columbia:
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. part of lot 20.
square 991, beginning at the northeast corner
Of said lot. running south 10 feet, west 81
feet inches. north 13 feet. east 81 feet 8
inches. improved by 30 18TH street southeast.
AT HALF-PASr FOUR O'CLOCK PM. part
Of lot 1873 in Bealls Addition TO Georgetown,
east corner Of 18th street and Dumba -ton ave
nue., running east 80 feet, south so feet, west
10 feet. north 10 feet east 80 feet, north 40
feet. improved by 2s2O Dumbarton avenue
northwest.
AT FOUR FORTY-FIvE O'CLOCK Pm,
part of square south Of 1895. beginning 2fO
feet from Intersection of Beatty and Haw-
kins' Addition to Georgetown, on the west side
Of 33th street. running south ~ feet. west
ed 10y 21O2 OF 10 35th street northwest.
Terms of sale TO each parcel: One-third
cash and balance in two equal installments IN
and two years. with so interest, secured
on the premises, or all cash, at option Of pur
chaser; 5000 deposit at time OF SALE
Title, conveyancing. recording and revenue
stamps at cost of purchaser. Terms Of sale to
be complied with in thirty days, or trustees
may resell at risk and cost Of defaulting pur-
chaser ]. WORDSWORTH GORDON.
ERSKINE GORDON,
ta7-d6dseXSu Trustees. 40 9Th ST. NV.
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II THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED on
count Of the inclement weather until WE'D
SESDAY. JANUARY TWENTY EIGHTH.
1870 At THE SAME HOJl: AND PLACE.
BY ORDER or THE TRUSTEES
in1H- IAds -eNSu
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II; THE ABOVE SALES ARE FURTHER
ostponed. account Of the Indictment Weather
until TUESDAY. JANUARY THE TMENIl .
SEVENTH 1920. SAME HOURS AND PlAACI.S.
la At .exSu ny ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THos. J. OWEN & SON. AUCrIoSEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. CONSISTING
OF THE TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL
ING SITUATE NO. 2S3O 10Th ST. Ne.
IN WOODBRIDGE. ID. {.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 1892. folio 166 ct seq,
of the land records of the District of Column
bia. and al the request Of the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustee will sell at
public auction. in front of the premises,
MONDAY. THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF
JANUARY. AID. 1920. AT FOUR-THIRTY
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land
and premises. situate in the District Of Co.
bered thirty-seven $50 in square 1927, West
Woodbridge subdivision. together with the i'm
provements.
Terms of sale: Onc-third Of the purchase
money to bc paid in cash. balance in two
equal nstailments. payable in one and two
years, with interest at six per centum per
mum. payable semi-annualy from day of sale.
secured by deed of trust upon the property
sold. all cash. at the option of the pur-
chaser. deposit of 5000 will be required at
time OF sale. All conveyancing. recording.
revenue stamps. etc. at cost of purchaser.
Terms of sale to he complied with within 30
days from day of sale. otherwise the trustee
reserves the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser
after five days advertisement of such resale
in some newspaper published in Washington.
ID. &.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY. Trustee.
BY THOMAS BRADLEY.
14d&ds eSu Vice President
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EkSh Ne tfONDO-N,
5a7-d&ds.e1Su Trustees. A,2 9Th st. NV.

81 THE ABOVE SALES ARE POSTPONED
or account of the inclement weather until
THURSDAY. THE TWENTY SECOND DAY
or JANUARY. 1920, SniiE HOURS AND
ja19-4t BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
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UNITED STATES MARsHAL's SALE.

I,y virtue Of special writ OF feri facias.
issued out of the clerks Office of the Suprem.
Court of the District of Columbia and to me
directed will sell at public sale for cash.
in front OF the courthouse door. Louisiana
avenue and John Marshall place. AT ELEVEN
O'CLOCK AN, MONDAY. JANUARY
TWENTY SIXTH. 1920. all the right. title. Ella in,
, and interest of the defendant Albert G. Dixon.
in and to the following described real estate.
to wit: Lots 49, IA. Il and GO. in block
Jl34/S, together with improvements thereon.
seized and levied upon as the interest of the
defendant. Albert c. Dixon. in and to said real
estate. and sold TO satisfy judgment in favor
OF Carrie l.. Dixon.
MAURICE SPLAIN. L. s. Marshal
ADAM A. WEsCiA-ER. Auctioneer.
deco ja1011.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-27
BY Charles A. starks.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
The real subject of this little mar
ration might more properly be termed
THE Rise and Fall of the Greek Res
taurant in Negro Communities" The
above caption, however, can be used
just as appropriately as a warning
against the badly kept joints that
once infested 18th street. The gifts
that these Greeks usually bear consist
largely of Filth and Flies!
AT n time these places reached A
threatening position in the feeding
line among u people. But somehow
o they are just about a thing of
the past in the blocks where they
were so undesirable. 1t is a reflec-
ton on us that at any time they ever
received any appreciate portion of
our trade. In the main there is some
thing sturdy about the Kansas City
Negro that prevents him from becom-
ing greatly ~inoculated with the habit
of eating grease prepared by the de-
Perforated sons of Greece, however
euphonetic it may sound. l think on
the whole that we in this community
are largely a home loving and an at
home eating people. We are great
on home cooked food. The only feed
ing places that have ever seriously
shared the honor of feeding the peo-
pie are those who have standardized
their service after the order of the
home. The Comptons excelled in this
IN their day, and now it is such places
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space, and hence consumed that which
has hitherto been devoted to Ecino-
mics. But, however, if the reader
noticed closely he was probably struck
with the attempt to arouse even the
preacher to the more practical things
that confront us, which is certainly
Economy. Every preacher who pre-
tends to be a leader of the people
should be able and willing to teach
the people something of the genius
of this study. The preacher will ar
u in this vein: Seek first the
kingdom of heaven" and so on, but
If we are frank about the matter we
are bound to admit that if the Negro
has sought and received this heaven
he is not burdened with all the other
things that we are assured will fol.
low in the wake of the first event.
This makes me reason that we
haven't quite got the heaven" yet.
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of mind is immensely itself. l feel
the approach of the unseen, not foe
but friend; l know because | feel
and feel it so. What is this that
leads me on and on in spite of de-
sire, will or anything? 1 know not
how, which, why or not. To 1t what
ever 1t is | abandon all for the spell,
to drift in some spectral canoe down
some strange intellectual stream that
some wary vile of fate creates. All!
but it is good to move thus at times,
to catch whatever the message might
be, unsought, full and astounding, yet
slipping LOUDLY away when you
would hoard it! We cannot tell from
whence or whittier, but it comes!
Comes, and we are electrified. 'Tis
the touch of the unusual, but it is
good. But back to the normal! and
with it comes composure, unity, clar-
ity, form, and grace instead of phan.
tasy and wildness.
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who follow to some degree the most
advanced religious thought. The so.
called orthodox believers rather seek
to ~disparage man always, as if mar
was not Gods own child. In this they
pretend to be so Infatuated" with
God that they cannot appreciate Man,
His master creation, His likeness, His
imaged glory!
1t is important that ministers Of
the gospel learn more how to serve
their God by also serving their fellow
a This is especially urged upon
Negro Ministers. This class assumed
once upon a time the leadership of a
people. The people followed, and
with faith in the divine appointment
of their leaders, expected them to rem
der unto the people some kind of SER
vice. Unfortunately this service has
not been substantially rendered to any
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appreciable degree, hence there is a
disappointment among the people.
How a you lead a people without
giving them some practical service?
You can not do it, it is impossible.
This question came up among the
disciples even of Of the Master, the
wonderful Master Whose every breath
and act was brimful of Service unto
man. His disciples were aspirants
for greatness without having any
ideas on the great fundamental basis
of greatness, which is Service. So
the Master just simply told them that
He that is Greatest among you shall
be your servant" This, l think, eter-
nally places a value upon those who
give service. If we desire to know
what kind of service is considered
good service we only have to note the
example of the Master Himself. We
find Him entering into all the ques-
tions that affected the people. The
household, and therefore Economy,
the health of the people, their domes-
tic relations, the political, the soeio-
logical questions, labor questions and
many other questions; all these came
in for a share of his attention, and
we know with what wisdom and SYM
pathy he served the people by help
ing in the solution of these problems.
But here is where our ministers have
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signally failed. They seem to have
only caught one of the many injunc.
tons of Christ, and that was ito
preach" While a few of this class
are modest and sincere, most have
gone the very way that Christ warned
them against. "They make broad
their phylactries (it is interesting to
read the definition of this word in
Webster's) and enlarge the borders
of their garments. and love the up
permost rooms at feasts, and the chief
seats in the synagogues, and to be
called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi" (Rev.,
Rev. p.
We say that so far as leadership
of the race is concerned this class
has been a failure. though the power
was given unit them by the Holy
Ghost"
But look here: Where Good is given
unto men and men fail to put the good
to work properly, there is always a
penalty involved. The reason of this
is that good is another term for Ac.
tive Intelligence, therefore our ppre.
citation of it can only be in good
acts. God wants this one talent made
useful and supreme among men, This
one talent is given to all, it is-To
Do Good. The man who received the
one talent in the Bible story had It
taken away from him because he
would not properly use it. And this
is why the Leadership of the Race
is being taken away from Preachers,
who will not give the people service,
who will not give them practical SER
vice if you please, who rear up build
ings which are mere kingdoms of
their W and seldom ever institu-
tions of aid for the people.
Now while this class has lost
ground there is another class . and
other institutions steadily assuming
the leadership of Negroes-It Is the
Negro Press. Its claims to leadership
is based upon its Service Unto Man"
The press is spiritual because of its
many messages it delivers of hope
and cheer, that which quickens the
soul of the people. 1t is economic be-
cause of the money and labor invesS-
ed in its construction. 1t is sevice.
able because it brings to the commun-
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as Jeff's, the Blue Goose and the
Spotless Kitchen who are u%pholding
the standard and have contributed
largely to the elimination of the
Greek bearing his undesirable gifts.
The high standard Of our Barbecue
Stands has been a factor in this also,
notable among these b~arbecuists may
be mentioned Perry, Justly celebrated
as the King of them all.
AS a brilliant instance of CONNER.
cial success, sociological determine
ton built upon mere cuisine the lunch
wagon of Hunter, at 18th and High
land, seems to embody. This man by
well cooked lunch and a specially pre-
pared Slaw, put all the Greeks and
Italians near him out of business.
Service will tell even among us!
There still remains a Greek restau-
rant on 18th street between Vine and
Highland that should be removed
soon. This place was furnishing
about four years ago, but was never
up to a fair standard of sanitation,
and since it has been converted into
a pool hall has become a veritabIe
Hell Hole! This, with two other
Soft Drink" establishments, must go!
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ity in which it exists the heart and
soul of the rest of the world and
reflects the longings and struggles
of those Immediately about it. oh,
preacher! you can do a wonderful
work for your people if you will.
There is no danger OF Colored people
losing their souls from the lack of
spiritual light. People can get twenty
times as much information by read
ing than they can by listening to
half baked sermons. In fact the best
sermons are written. The average
inspired" sermon is too apt to con-
sist of "the burning bush" and fiery
furnace" ingredients.
The preacher must become more
responsible for what he says or does.
He must take up more enthusiastic
ally and i~ntelligently the issues that
Immediately affect his people and
stop Smelling out chimeras Of a vast
superstition. If the preacher would
continue to lead he must begin to
serve. Service, practical service, is
what the world wants in general and
what the Negro people need in par
ticular.
The reason why the newspaper is
taking the leadership from the preach
er class is because they are giving
service. Your newspaper is properly
the servant of the people its genius
filtering down through the body of
the masses touching the greater por-
ton of units with it's mighty ramifi-
cations In serving man thus this lead
er. according to our text, is serving
God.
But someone might advance the ar
gument here that the newspaper is
a secular, and not a holy institution. "
They would be right. And this is its
glory, that it lives up to it's promises
and possibilities, it understands the
material things, and is willing, there
fore the ways that it reflects are the
ways of material welfare. The People
Want Their Leaders to Lead Them
to This, even SO, Lord! Amen
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-27
Officials Bonded.

Each official of the
BOOKER WASHING
TON HOTEL N
CATE who is to handle
its funds is under a
Ten Thousand ($1O, 0O0)
dollars bond which is
also a guarantee to the
public that every dollar
invested in this Syndi-
cate will be used ex-
clusively for the pur.
poses above mentioned.
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Name of the Hotel.

1t has been decided
by the SYNDICATE to
defer the naming of this
Hotel until it was ready
for occupancy of the
Public. At that time,
the stockholders of the
great SYNDICATE will
be called upon to have
the honor of naming
the Hotel.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-27
Learning Economics.

Apologies to the readers of this
column in reference to the above sub
ject we have been discussing for sew.
eral weeks. Our sermon to the SER
monizers annihilated considerable
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Phone Jeffs-we will send it.

Mr.. and Mrs. James Bennett, 1414
Brooklyn avenue, left last week to
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. Ben
nett's mother in New Orleans, La.
They will return December 1st.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-27
Preaching to Preachers

The text-"Service Unto God Is Ser
vice Unto Man" This statement can
only be highly appreciated by those
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Just Whatever You Want to Call Il!
Now my soul wanders in the may
precincts of the unknown, the untried,
yet not forbidden. For the horizon
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We can serve society best by rails
ing the tone of our own individual
lives.
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Bank References.
For Bank Reference
regarding the BOOKER
WASHINGTON IT

W~ASHINGTON HOTEL
SYNDICATE and its Of
ficers, we refer you to
the President of the
City Bank, 18th and
Grand Avenue in the per-
son Of Mr.. R. C. KEN
per.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-27

Kansas City is urgently in need Of a first class Negro Hotel. When
strangers come to Jul City we have very few decent places for them 10 stop If
we ourselves, desire to live in a frstc class hotel herek none When a great
convention omes to kansasC City, we are not in a position to properly caref Tor it.
some might say that the Y. M. A will answer the purpose, tn "Y' only &C.
commodities men and not women. 1t is m that re should as a Race provide
quet hall M club Don where the vartous clubs of the City can meet ant en-.
This hotel should be the center Of our industrial and social affairs of he city
in esame manner as the great downtown hotels answer" hat purpose mon
their people This hotel would also alleviate many Of the unpleasant conditions
now existing from thu cause of house shortage.