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The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Some of the Many Mean Traits
Displayed by Golf Balls and Others

The peculiar form of meanness In which
the golf ball delights is concealing itself
from view You are supposed to have your
eye on the ball when you address IL. but
most golfers address II with greater zeal
when it is concealed in an area OF turf where
il would be absolutely impossible to secrete
peanut. Revenge is sweet. thinks the golf
ball in it's little hole, as II listens cheerfully
To the sound of the golfer finding IT, And
the vituperating golfer knows that at that
particular minute he could knock that par
ticular ball far that the record drive
would look like mark set for croquet fans.
The golf ball has undoubtedly decided upon
hiding out its means Of defence because
of it's comparative indestructblity.
Inquiry into the subject of the manufac-
ture Of balls reveals constant process of
Improvement. Manufacturers strive always
10 increase the pep Of the ball and at the
same time to lengthen it's life The base
ball started life in 1916 on the Elysian
Fields where Hoboken now is. as ball
Weighing six and half ounces. measuring
ten and half inches in circumference
and containing a centre of two and half
ounces Of rubber. IT was covered with yarn
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Paris Settlement Shows a Gain
In West and South DESPITE Outcrv

The simple fact is that the geograpbi.
cal settlements of the Paris Conference In
me west and south despite all the outcry
Whlch they have occasioned represent a
gam for European order as well as for racial
integrity Certainly economic adjustments
"etWeeh the succession States of Austria are
essential must come. but, deduction again
being made for Austria. reasonable soIu-
uons are not impossible. Accepting for the
moment the view that the reparations issue
mas passed out of the debate European
peace would seem probable were the western
obstacles alone to be considered
But IL is at this moment that the Polish
question takes on its true Significance We
may believe that Germany in the end and
with reluctance, might accept the Alsace-
Lorraine decision of the Treaty of Paris he
cause the present and the future dangers
ot challenging II are enormous would not
impossibly bring Germany again into coll
ision with the nations which defeated her
an the recent war. all Of whom have a debt
OF honor to France. so far as the question
@. Alsace- Lorraine is concerned We may
believe that the western frontier of Germany
would be accepted by Germans as well as
by trenchmen and Belgians. just as it seems
probable that what constitutes the natural
frontiers OF Italy will stand the test Of time
But can any German accept the Polish
settlement? Let us concede AT once that this
settlement. so far as IL has been made rep
resents an injustice TO the Poles rather than
10 the Germans The partition Of Poland en-
gineered by Frederick the Great was one
of the supreme political crimes OF all his
tory. The steady colonization of Germans
on territory which was clearly Polish has
represented only the second step in the
wrong done the Polish people. III Upper
Silesia in whole or i'm part is retained by
Germany more Poles will still live under
German rule than Germans within the from
tiers of the new Polish Republic
But this does not i'm the least change the
fact that the Treaty Of Paris cut Prussia I'm
half u separated East Prussia from the
main mass of the old Hohenzollern mon
archy. thrusting the notorious Dantzig Cor
ridor" northward. In giving the Poles Posen
a province in which the Slav majority was
overwhelming, the Paris Conference made
Berlin almost frontier city Granted that
only portion Of the Silesian mineral fields
fall to Poland ultimately. Germany will lose
a considerable source of wealth and por-
ton OF her resources for modern war. which
is founded upon coal and iron beyond all
else
Every German statesman from Frederick
the Great onward has spoken OF all other
problems of his country as minor by COM
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
EATER POLAND AS AN ALLY ESSENTIAL TO FRANCE

Lloyd George who prevailed upon the Presi-
dent to reduce the Polish corridor and pro-
vide plebiscite for Upper Silesia, originally
assigned to the Poles.
To-day, lin Upper Silesia. British policy
follows the same course. 1t will necessarily
continue to follow it, The more that is
taken from Germany, irrespective OF thu
moral claims of Germany to it. the more
certain Germany is. when she becomes
strong, to seek to recover the lost ground.
But such an effort spells a new European
war. Therefore. the British deem 1t the wise
course to take as little as possible from Ger
many. Even the return of Alsace- Lorraine
to France found British unofficial opposition
before the armistice and finds present critics
to-day, for precisely the same reason.
A week ago / dwelt upon the other phase
of British policy. the desire to restrain
France. become the greatest military power
in Europe, the return to the traditional
policy of the balance of power. This, too is
dominating influence, but beneath all else
lies the British instinct to avoid war by con-
cessions. concessions which may sacrifice
principle to practical considerations but
serve an obvious and unmistakable purpose.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

accompanying diagram shows graphically the annual
balls quantity
value of each type.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
By FRANK H. sIMoNDs.

TIME persistence OF the Cpper Silesian
trouble, the most disturbing single
u element in the European situation
of the moment, should surprise no American
observer of foreign affairs for the simple
rca son that Poland. taking the larger ques-
ton of which the Silesian affair is only
one OF many phases is. and will remain for
the future, the gravest menace to European
stability.
II would be mistake TO charge the re-
sponsibility for this to the Poles themselves
In the last three centuries they have been
almost habitually the victims. rather than
the authors. of European disorder. Yet
the fact remains that the situation in which
the Polish race finds itself. its relation to its
neighbors and its Importance to France in
the new European adjustment combine to
make il a source for future dangers even
greater than that traditional Eastern ques-
ton. out of which arose the world war
Since this situation exists and will con-
tinue. there is reason for a brief examna-
tion of the Polish question. as il now
rises once more to trouble the world peace
Looking first at the general European stu
alton. one can perceive that, aside from
Polish matters. there is gradually coming
about an adjustment which might easily be
of long duration. True, there remain many
disputes between rival countries-dsputes
between the Italians and the Southern Slavs
over Adriatic frontages: between the Greeks
and Italians over Albanian marches and
Aegean Islands between the Hungarians
and their several neiehbors, who have taken
from the Magyar state provinces which con-
tain Rumanian. Slovak and Serbo- -Croat
majorities There is a Bulgarian question
Tor SERB, Rumanian and Greek alike. There
is Turkish question for the Greeks.
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Poland Already Has Enough
To Excite Germany to Seek Revenge

1t remains true, however and here is
the soufce of much contemporary British
criticism of Fench policy, that the solution
which has far been arrived at in the
matter of Poland. negatives all British pur-
pose and wish. To be sure Poland has not
acquired all that France or even the United
States as represented by President Wilson
would have assigned to her at Paris But
she has enough to insure German pursuit
of revenge. of a new European settlement.
Her frontiers can be maintained against
Germany when Germany recovers only by
force and by the force of France as well as
Of Poland. Even this force will not in the
long run restrain Germany from trying to
regain what she has lost of her old steal
ings. And this means new continental
war.
Take the British view from the British
standpoint: Before and during 1914 Russia
supported Serbia. Serbia was in dispute with
Austria; the merits of the dispute are clear
but they are unimportant. AS conse-
quence of this dispute came the Serajevo
Tragedy, the Austrian Ultmatum the de-
cision of Russia to support Serbia of Ger
many to back Austria, of France to remain
faithful to her Slav Ally Then came the
invasion of Belgium and finally Britain was
driven into war, which in it's origins did
not touch her at all, that is in its apparent
origins. While the question was Serbian
Sir Edward Grey manifested actual SYM
pathy with the ro-German case. While
it was still Russo German, he stood un-
moved. Even when it became French half
of his Cabinet were cold. But becoming
Belgian, it became British.
Now here. beginning under British eyes
is new condition quite comparable with
the old. The British are not interested in
the frontiers between Poland and Germany
rhey are not prepared to fight to sustain
Poland either against Germany or against
Russia-just as the United States is not
But French policy makes an eastern policy
a western question. L. Germany acts against
the Poles, France will move against the
Germans. Germany. can only fight France
through Belgium and in moment we are
back at all the old evil circumstances of. the
World War with all its terrible conse-
QuenceS
The New York herald., 1921-06-05
Frontier Problem of Austria
Looms in Central Europe Agaiu


Looking at the centre of Europe. there is
the familiar problem of Austria which is
seeking by almost daily demonstration to ar
rive at union with Germany. The new
bohemian state, too. has a German minority
which accepts With ill-grace incorporation i'm
the -Slovak nation. In word all
around the edges of the new countries or
the newly expanded small States, there is
friction. There may be readjustments but
time alone can bring about real stability
YET aside from the Austrian issue conditions
are plainly approaching a condition of
stapliiZauon. The several treaties the ar
ransements between small countries these
give solid basis for hope
Moreover. when looks at the larger
states the situation is even more promising
italy has at last established her guards on
me crests of the Alps from Fiume IN tbe
SWISS frontier Italia Irredentn. that source
oi many wars in the last century. has dis
appeared as an issue. If there are now
S'dV and German majorities within Ital-
ian frontiers as the recent election showed
thelr claims do not now constitute q En-
ropean menace The Treaty of Rapallo he
tween the Jugo-Slav and the Italians hoe
oeen accepted on both sides of the new
ironter and has brought an end to intrigue
oy itaiy and unceasing threat by Slav.
AS TO France she has returned IN tho
nuiie ana with the reconquest of the "I ost
iroVinces has, like Italy, parted with an
issue which has been in the back of all
french minds ever since the Treaty. of
frankfort Real peace between Germany
ana France was impossible while Germany
held Strasbourg and Metz.
TO be sure. there is the German hone Of
reconquest but one may take present Ger
man threats with a grain of salt. Seated
on the Rhine and the Sarre, France has an
Immensely fencible frontier. To attack. Ger
,,,5nS rea,.l lnust now invade, not alone through
Belgium but also through Holland az son,o
OF her generals urged in 1914 and this means
duulng Dutch and Belgian armies to French
ana almost inevitably insures the reappear
ance OF Britain on the Continent. Even the
sarre Basin, which is a thorny problem. can
ne disposed OF when the hour arrives thir
teen years hence without necessarily con-
stituting cause for war
The New York herald., 1921-06-05

@ONSIDER the ball. 1t is frequently
and vehemently described, especially
- during the week end, as the mean
Evening star., 1921-09-17

window brick. having ten rooms, two
baths and double brick garage.
A two-family apartment at 1867 lfv,
ing street northwest, previously owneo
by Mrs. Mary B. Tighe Of pittsburgh
Pa, was purchased by Miss Margare'
]. Gilbert, who will hold for invest
ment purposes.
Premises 1899 Girard street north
west. three-story brick house witt
modern improvements. was sold to J
D. Kingsbury for Dora K. Muir:
The three-story brick dwelling al
3341 18th street northwest. contain.
ing ten rooms and bath was purchased
by French E. Ransdell, from Mrs. A.
TwO-Family Apartment Transferred.
An investment property. a two-fam
lily apartment house at 1874 street
northwest, was transferred to Samue
B. Gaffin. from Forrest H. Thompson
500S 42d street northwest. was solo
for ]. H. McCandless, who formerly
occupied 1t as his home, to Edward
S. Peoples.
Premises 531 18th street northwest
being three-story brick house con.
tanning nine rooms and bath, was SOLD
for an out-of-town owner to a local
investor
A row Of ten houses. numbered 507
to 525 14th street southeast. was pur-
chased by Kathryn Duvall from Henry
Jaeger. These houses contain SIX
rooms and bath each, and will be held
by the purchaser for investment pur-
poses.
Premises $40 Illinois avenue, a six.
room land bath, 'colonial-style house
was purchased by Richard r. Ralph
from Mrs. Viola f. Hesen.
H. F. Phillips sold the two-story
brick house at los r street northeast
Evening star., 1921-09-17

drive. Among large homes alons
Massachusetts avenue at this point
are those of Joseph f. Davies. Mrs.
Mae Williams and Mrs l.. F. Day
FrOnted by Naval observatory Park.
On the southwest the tract is 'front.'
ed by the Naval Observatory Park
and Rock Creek Park extended. On
the north and west are the homes of
Charles j. Bell, the late United States
Senator James H. Brady. the James
Parmelee property and the Francis G..
Newlands estate. Much of the land
at present is in state of natural
landScaping, with wooded sections.
rolling topography and other parking
features. The land has been improv
ed at the expense of three-quart"rs
of million dollars and is provided
with driveways. sidewalks. sewers,
water and lights.
This large territory was, until a
short time ago, untouched. chiefly be-
cause the permanent highway plan of
the city of Washington required sub
divisions along the regulation city
lines Of rectangular plots brought to
city grade. By a special act of Con-
gress. however. it became possible to
develop the property, not as a crowd
ed city section, but as a city site for
country homes, it is explained
The tract is said to be the only
property in the District whose streets
conform to the natural contour Of
the land. The subdivision was laid
out by d. j., Howell & Son for the
syndicate.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
HOUSING UNDER WAY.
Local Builder Begins Construction
of Homes and Stores.

Erection of four dwellings at 18th
street and Spring road northwest and
OF three stores at the southwest
corner of 18th and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast has been started ~ the
H. r. Howenstein Company, it was
announced this week
The corner house, at 18th and
Spring road. will have eight rooms
and built-in garage. and the inside
houses will have six rooms and bath.
The interior woodwork will be of
hardwood. Large sleeping porches
will be provided
The southeast stores will have
double plateglass show windows
They will be ready for occupancy
about November 1. it is said. These
buildings are being erected by the
company for investment purposes, it
is understood.
The firm is just .completig a row of
colonial-style houses at the southeast
corner of Sth and Quincy streets
northwest. The corner house has
eight rooms and garage and is fitted
up for physician. The inside houses
contain six rooms and bath each, with
large sleeping porches.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
SALES OF RESIDENCES
FEATURE OF THE WEEK
Firm Reports Transfers of Proper.
ties Amounting to
$S5, 600.

residential sales featured the weer.
ly sales report Of the Office of vii.
liam 5. Phillips. The total value o,
properties sold amounted to about
$S5.600. it is reported.
r. A. Simpson purchased from T
FARLEY a bungalow at $50 White,
place northwest. This bungalow CON
tains seven rooms and bath With ho,
water heat and electric lights,
T. w. King purchased from Mr.. Phil.
iips' three houses on Todd place north.
east numbered ~. 4s and 81.
FIil1pa Gervasio purchased fro,,
william c. McCurdy premises s9o1
NeW hampshire avenue. This is
corner property containing thrss
Honr anu an apartment on the second
Mrs; Madeline Thecker purchased
from from Mrs. Florence Bell the six.roon
. Dlick mouse at 1912 Dent place north.
Thomas Ross purchased nreu,s.s
t!?o zlst street northwest. a ten-room
heimer 'i'"oh oppen-
Haskell G. Davis purchased the
mooern brick house at 73I Otis n,ace
northwest from Miss Irene NJ. Copk oe
MIS-. Ethel B. Copeland purchased a
nome az SlS Longfellow street. which
Is one of the new houses recentiv cnn,'
pieted by DR.. Francis M. CriswaII
TINS IS modern six-room and hath
brick structure ""eh
Mrs. Mae ", Daley purchased the
M,a MGuse at 3lS Shepherd street from
MRS. Lima Carroll. This is a six-roon
and bath brick residence " room
aired D. Mcclellan purchased from
william e: Shaefer a six-room tan tsnl
estry brick house. facing Soldiers
non, nome park at 24s Rock Creek Church
Evening star., 1921-09-17
| and bath. Mrs. Donovan w,,, rs.,da

ON no ths Sstn; brem,ss: Mrs; Donovan will reside
Takoma Park, Md, was % soid ddehne: for
Joseph w. and Grace D. Mace to
Thomas c. Jeffers. This is de,
tacned dwelling Of seven rooms and
oa1n. with/modern improvements.
Hacnei G. Pierce bought from Min
ME M. Hummer the residence. 3lI7
18TH street northwest. The buildins
Is three stories high. of Colonial ar.
cnltecture. brick construction. and
consists of ten rooms and two baths.
dot-water heat and electric uehfs
are provided. ''
Morris Hahn sold premises 1881
emerson street northwest to Minnie
"a. summer. This Is a detached resi-
aance In Sauls Addition. containing
nIne n rooms and bath. with hoI-water
neat and electric lights.
Ine semi mi-detached frame dwelling
.. S4is Porter street northwest was
spa Ior Boss & Phelps to Katherine
n: Donnan. The house CONTAINS
seven rooms and bath, with all mod
ern improvements.
bungalow at 1881 Montague street
building is Of brick construction
Commander C. C. Bau9hman. r. s. N
purchased from William s. Minnix
the new detached residence 35O9
idaho avenue northwest. at the in
tersection of Massachusetts avenue
ana Richmond Park. The home con-
tains nine rooms and two baths. with
garage.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
$172,0)0
IN HOME BUILDING
Construction Covered in Per-
mits Issued in District the
Past Week.

Three home building projects. pro-
viding for the erection of twenty
four dwellings at a cost of $4,000,
, were given official approval in the
weekly list of permits issued today
by the District building inspectors
office.
G.. H. Small will construct nine
houses. numbering 1912 to 1928 Ash
| mead place, at a cost of $4,000. Boss
& Phelps will build nine homes. 1914
to 1922 Quebec street. costing $4,000.
Charles D. Sager will erect six homes,
1906 to 1916 18th street, costing
1000.
Other permits follow:
X. c. Edmondson. to repair 465
Florida avenue; cost. $4,000.
National Catholic War Council, to
repair 1912 Massachusetts, avenue;
cost. $2.250.
L. E. Breuninger & Sons. to erect
garages. rear 1913 to 1923 varnum
street: cost, $2,5O0.
II. Bowdler. to erect garage, rear
II 6th street northeast; cost, $500.
Elizabeth Moore. to repair 726 7th
street; cost. $4,000.
j. o. Sand, to repair 1927 Grant
street; cost. $4,000
d. c. Shankle, to erect garage, rear
22O 18th street northeast; cost, $500.
u. r. Mertzler, to erect garage, rear
zzS 18TH streetnortheast: cost. $500.
u. w. Chase. to build home, 4OS
Aspen street; cost. $4,000.
w. c. and A. N. Miller, to build
home. 3Sth and Ingomar streets; cost.
$4,000.
H. E. Eselhorst. to erect garage.
$500. o''
L. H. Forster. to repair 11s1 18th
street: cost. s2,5o0. "
J.: W. L. Caldwell. to build home,
1906 Franklin street northeast; cost,
$4.1OO.
William H. Carter, to build, 4437
Douglas street northeast: cost, $500.
street; cost. $4,000.
B. W. Guy. to build home. 5335 18th
| street: cost, $4,000
J. G. Anselino. to repair ia Ala
bama avenue southeast; cost, $1,000
NJ Weschler and D. w. Rosen, to
build home. 1901 8th street; cost.
$4,000.
NJ Weschler and D. A. Rosen, to
build home. 1903 Sth street: cost,
$500.
National Pants Co.. to repair 40
LIST street southeast; cost. $4,000.
G. N. Acker, to repair 2O15 O street:
cost, $2.5OO
Mrs. G. Vanderbilt. to repair 1912
K street; cost, $4,000
NJ. Mclean. to build home, 1885
Js ekson street northeast; cost, $4,000.
w. c. and A. N. Miller, % erect
garage. rear 3507 Woodley road; cost,
81. 900.
w. c. and A. N. Miller, to build
home. 1907 Woodley road: cost. S15.-
600 4
H.. A; Donovan. to build. s2l1 Nor
rfson street: cost. $500.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
NEW SHOW WINDOW PLAN.
Indirect Color Lighting Employed
in g Street Store.

improvements to the building at
1906 G street northwest for the Rose
dere Shop involved a show window
lighting system that is attracting the
attention of architects and electrical
experts. Indirect color lighting has
been employed to give an unusual ef-
feet from the street
Indirect fixtures giving blue and
red rays were installed so as to flood
the windows with a diffused light, and
hidden battery of electric bulbs re-
fleets brightly on the building itself
The electrical effects were planned by
Mrs. Sophia r. Harris. owner of tn
shop and building. and were carried
out by the Foley Company. Cutler 6
Moss were the architects.
The remodeling work include
lowering the main floor so as to PEI
nit the construction of "a meZzani'
floor. The building. which was a 4
Quired by Mrs. Harris through ShaI
non G. Luchs. has a frontage on
street of twenty-five feet.
Evening star., 1921-09-17
NEG0TIATES TRANSFERS
AGGREGATING $4,000
Sales Of Properties in Northwest
Predominate in One Firms
Report.

Property transfers aggregating in
consideration approximately $4,000
were negotiated this week through
the Office of Charles D. sagsr. The
list of transactions follows:
JenHe Reinhart sold the house at
1860 T.ount Pleasant street northwest
to Mi. Fred r. Browne.
Th~0philus Parsons purchased prem
ises 1920 p street northwest from the
WisSer estate.
TAs property at 1919 Kilbourne
str n~t northwest was bought by
Tku'nas A. Sullivan.
Alfred A. Terry acquired the house
at 131 c street northeast from Bal
lard N. Morris.
Bertha K. Scharf purchased from
Robert L. Lewis the dwelling at 351S
Park place northwest.
Properties at 1909 and 1928 Linden
street northeast also changed owners
through this office.