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The Washington times., 1921-11-05

at 3SO5 Keokuk street. was purchased
by Mrs. Marie Pearce smith. rms IL
a semi-detached house. having eight
rooms and bath, hardwood floors, cleo
trio lights, and hot-water heat. being
oDe OF an operation completed several
Years ago by John M. Henderson.
Premises 52O5 Wisconsin avenue, be-
ing a detached home OF eight rooms
and bath, was purchased by Frank A.
Hitchcock from Louise s. Eiker. The
purchaser, gbter completion or eSten-
siVe improvements, will take posses
sion.
A residence in Georgetown. 1921 o
street, having sfx rooms and bath. was
sold for Mrs. Alyce Fisher TO Mary E.
Majulien for investment purposes.
The property at 1929 VERMONT
avenue was purchased by Mrs. Annie
B Gales from Mrs. Nellie Lowe, who
formerly occupied the same. This 10
a three story brick house having ten
rooms, with modern improvements.
and will be taken possession or
shortly by the new owner.
Samuel Il. Gaffin bought premises
1873 r street northwest. This is
three.story residence. having ten rooms
and two baths. that will be held by
the purchaser for investment.
Premises $500 u street northwest
was sold for Mrs. Elsie Il. Offutt TO
Mrs. Grace J. Nicholson. This Is
corner house. having six rooms and
bath.
Della s. Welch bought premises
1904 Park place northwest. a two-story
brick OF colonial style, having six
rooms and bath, with modern improve
ments The former owner was Allan
G. Muddiman.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
VEIL LIFTED ON PAST
OF DEAD "lOVE PIRATE" "

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 5.-Part of
the veil of mystery surrounding John
l.. Harding, love pirate" who died in
Milwaukee, leaving an estate of $1Ou,.
COO. was uncovered today when Miss
Mae Towne, empoye of a local hotel,
declared she met Harding here two
years ago and that a friendship grew
because they were both from Nash
vile, Tenn.
He spoke to me of Blanche and
called her his little trick, she said.
"Harding's father owned one of the
most pretentious places in Nashville. -
SnNS Miss TOMne.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
HOUSE TO AUTHORIZE
LIBERTY BOND REFUNDS
by international News Service.

The House is expected to pass to-
day a bill authorizing refunds aggIe.
eating about $250.0OO to a large num-
Der of subscribers to liberty bond
issues through national banks which
failed before the subscriptions Were
raid up and the bonds issued by the
banks.
There are five such banks which
failed owing liberty bond subscribers
varying amounts. They are located
one each in Pennsylvania, Ohio. Min
nesota, North Dakota and CalifoI mia.
When these banks closed their doors
and a receiver was placed in charge
by the Comptroller of Currency a
demand by the liberty bond subscrib-
ers was made on the receiver for re.
fund of money paid on account OF
the purchase price of the bonds. This
refund could not be made withou. a
special act of Congress-
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
CABARET SINGER SHOT
TO DEATH, MAN DYING

VANCOUVER. British Columbia,
Nov. 5.-Mrs. May Young. an enter
tainer in the Monte Carlo, a cabaret.
Vancouver's best known night life
resort, which was closed a few days
ago, is dead, and l.. T. Dillon in a hos
pital. dying, as the result of two shots
which We're fired in a room at the
Strathcona Hotel here today.
The woman died apparently in
stantly as the result of wound from
a rifle, the man then directing a shoT
into his own chest.
Details of the tragedy are unknown.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
ST, 900 RUG STOLEN FROM
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

Thievery in the House Office build
ing has become so common that mem
bers have employed private detectives
to aid them in their search for missing
articles.
Congressman Thomas b. Dunn OF
New York, who lost a rug valued at
$1,000, has employed the O'Dea De-
tective Agency to trail the thief who
got away with the rug. He intimated
that should the rug be returned intact
no prosecution would follow.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
MILLERAND TO KEEP HIS
HANDS OFF CONFERENCE

PARIS, Nov. 5.-While President
Millerand has assumed control of
domestic affairs in the absence OF
Premier BRAND he does not intend to
interfere with the French policy at
Washington, he announced today. Re-
plying to request from the Inter
national News Service for statement
regarding the Washington conference
President Millerand said:
"I think it would be improper
inasmuch as the head of the govern
ment will be in Washington
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
WIRELESS AMATEURS TO
GET HARDING'S MESSAGE

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Every wire
less amateur in the United States
and it's possessions is invited to
special message to the world The
President will send his message via
the Radio Corporation of America s
radio central"-world's largest wire
less statiOn-upon it's official opening
November 5, 1921, at 3 p. m, Eastern
standard time, to be broadcasted to
the entire world
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
BIRTH STATISTICS FOR 1920
SHOW INCREASE OF TO PCT.

Births recorded I'm the birth regis
tration area" during 1920 totaled
1,5O8. .S74. the Public Health Service
announces. exceeding deaths by 672,-
720. The birth rate showed a rela-
tive increase OF 10 per cent. over
1919.
The registration area now includes
twenty'three States. comprising So
per cent of the national popula ion.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
Locate Stolen Car.

FREDERICK, Md, Nov. 5.-Two
men from Bristol, Tenn, arrived in
this city and identified a Ford tour.
ing car as one that was stolen from
their father on October 1G. The
machine was recovered by Special
Deputy Henry Nusz. who arrested a
man who gave his name as Herman
Britt. of Hagerstown, on October IL.
Britt escaped from police headquar-
ters
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
BUILDING PLANS
IN n. !. TOTAL
800 MILLIONS
All Records for Prospective
Erection of Houses Smashed
In Metropolis.

New York city builders have lied
New York city totaling $500. $50. .Ooc
during the past ten months.
This breaks all high records. both
for, number of buildings ana cost.
Filings OF the past month held the
high.water mark of the boom. with
strong indications that even winter
will not stop IL.
Fully so per cent. or $235,O00, 900. is
going for housings. a round sl50,000 =
900 for private dwellings,, S35, 900 900
for apartments. Dwelling builders
under the stimulus of ten-year tax
exemption started the mOvemen-.
This is why their projects hold such
a decided lead. Easier mortgage loan
conditions are hurrying apartment
builders into the arena now and their
, operations promise to more than bal
ance any seasonal reaction among the
smaller houses. In fact, mortgage
money is offered everywhere on such
easy terms that any builder can get
all he may need for reasonable ven
lures.
To House $4,000.
Housing under way or completed
provides for 2S0,O00 persons. 1T Is
apparent that the full years output
will make new homes for over SO, 900
families, or $4,000 persons.
In the greater city, total building
outlays since the first of the year
reach s34S,276,OOO. This leaves SAP.
234,0 900 for the suburbs of Westches.
ter, Nassau. Suffolk and the Jerseys.
City housings involve $20S, 800, 900 for
more than 10000 families.
Manhattan holds IT'S usual spec.
tacular lead with plans filed for
$135,010,0 900, of which $2l,25O,OOO are
for altering old buildings. Big
apartments operations are getting
under way in fair volume on Wash
ington Heights, the logical next
theatre of such undertakings, espec'
tally on the remarkable sites around
the 16Sth street station of the sub
way. But most of the total Is still
for business or institutional struc-
lures.
Brooklyn Records S89, 10, 900.
Brooklyn. with $89, ,1O1 900, equals
It's old-time boom records in horne
building. Alterations take $6,150,-
900. 1t compares with less than
s62 ,000, 900 for the corresponding
period last year.
queens IL lllIl llliu WIN
sea. OPS, 900, the alterations taking
S2,750,0 900. Nearly 80 per cent is for
private dwellings,. The outlay for the
first ten months last year was less
than s31 100000.
The Bronx, too, has been putting up
small dwellings, at a recordbreaking
pace. Its total is $53,S90 900. Fiat
buildings are steadily increasing their
activities, one days plans last week
calling for close to S95O,00O. Total
outlays compare with less than 500
900 900 for the corresponding period
last year.
The strength of the residential
movement, with it's tendency to ease
the rental situation through produc-
tion of surplus housings, is shown by
the weekly reports of f. W. Dodge
Company. Among $50 contracts
awarded in one week at $l7,S94, 400
were 27S residential at S8,S7O,3OO,
Among All operations announced ten
tatively. calling for $13.256, 500, were
354 residential at So, ,437 800.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
WAR BOARD APPROVES
FOUR GEORGIA LOANS

The War Finance Corporation to-
day approved loans of $4,000 to four
banks in Georgia. loans Of S130.O0O
10 two banks in North Carolina and
loans of $52 900 TO two banks in
Texas.
The War Finance Corporation also
approved a loan of S250,000 TO an eX-
porter to aid in the expectation Of
tobacco to China.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
The Weeks Best Offerings
Park Road, Close to
r. c. Park, $l1,500

Seven rooms and bath, with
sleeping porch, large front and
rear porches, hot-water heat.
electric light, hardwood floors;
deep lot to alley with garage.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05
Washington
Heights, $4,000

Excellent Groom and bath
house with glassed-in sleeping
porch; hot-water heat, electric
light, maids room in attic.
Property in excellent condi-
tion. Location on Washington
Heights, overlooking Park,
makes it most desirable.
The Washington times., 1921-11-05

Eight rooms, 2 baths; also
complete servants bath and
quarters in cellar; hot water
heat, electric lights. instantan-
teous hot water heater; hard
wood floors; garage; property
in splendid condition; make
immediate inspection.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
BURIED WITH THEIR HUSBAND
Wives Of Members Of the 6arau Tribe
Of the Congo Are Inferred With
the Corpse,

The Barua tribe In the Congo dis
trict Of Africa have number OF
strange and horrible customs, but OF
them all their burial customs are the
most terrible. When a man dies
large grave is dug. The corpse and
his wives-these may be anywhere
from two TO twenty-are escorted to
the hole with wild music and the IN
terested attendance Of the entire tribe.
The chief wife is thrust into the hole,
and the corpse is then lowered. The
second wife follows. The dead mans
relatives then proceed to break the
arms and legs Of the two wives so
they cannot get out of the hole. The
head Of the corpse is placed in the lap
Of the head wife, and the feet In the
lap Of the second wife.
The rest of the wives are then thrust
into the hole, their limbs broken, ana
they are forced to sit In circle about
the corpse and its human supporters.
The priest chants q few words, and
everyone falls TO with rude shoyels,
dishing earth into the hole. They new
or stop until the grave Is full and the
corpse and the living wives buried far
under the earth. The howls Of the
wives with their broken limbs and fear
Of the terrible death are drowned by
the banging Of drums and the yells Of
the delighted tribe.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
NO CHANCE FOR COLLECTORS
toes Are Kept Securely
Chained to khe Wall

Beer stems, wine glasses and bar
towels are rapidly Joining the DUST
covered aud widowed relics Of the
days that preceded January 16, 1920,
when the prohibition, law went into
effect.
As the saloons become scarcer, bar
room paraphernalla, from a relic col
lectpr's viewpoint, become more yalu-
able One restaurant in the Bay
Ridge section of Brooklyn is taking
no chances on losing its mementoes
of the past days. The stained glass
windows Of tie old saloon remain, but
the bar has been removed to make
way for the tables of the new restau-
rant. In the redecorated establish
mept a shelf runs entirely around the
room. All along the shelf are eX-
quisite old German beer stems, relics
Of former days and more valuable now
as mementoes Passing through the
handle of each stein is a chain,
which Is nailed to the wall. Unscrup-
ulops souvenir hounters, waiting until
the walters back is turned, find their
designs foIled. What the old bar has
left Of the old regime it purposes to
keep.-New York Sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
IN THE NAME OF RELIGION!
Weird and Savage Rites INDUCED In
by the khlysts, Sect OF
Russian Fanatics.

One Of the queer religious sects OF
the world is the Chrlsts or Khlysts OF
Russia. They hold their meetings In
their churches with hundreds of men,
women and children attending. After
prayers and hymns that last until
midnight they begin a wild dance amid
sobs and groans. After this con
tinues for a while they abandon their
garments and put on white robes and
white stockings. Candles are lighted,
and a new dance begins that consists
Of rapidly revolving, the men to the
right, the women to the left.
In O short time a sort OF madness
falls upon them, They leap, scream,
beat themselves and each other, In
dulge In wild laughter and cries, and
then begin to tear off the garments
with shouts Of at is coming, the Holy
Spirit is comingT They begin to go
about on all fours, riding on one an
others backs, rolling about on the
floor, biting and scratching one an
other, and at last go entirely Insane
and dash about until they fall ex-
hausted. BY dawn the church floor
IL covered with naked men, women
and children, unconscious and blood
stained
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
Sklddine Is Overcome.

Attention Is called in a circular re-
port from Sydney, Australia, to a new
invention of a front-drive vehicle
which entirely prevents skidding. A
test over 10000 miles of rough road
has been made, 1t is claimed, with no
signs Of wear. The front wheels are
pivOted in the center, which enables
the steering Of the car with much
greater ease than in the rearwheel-
driven machine. The device is now
attached to an old worn British car
which, prior to the attachment Of the
device, weighed 81 cwt., with speed
of thlrty-eight miles an hour travelling
fifteen miles on one gallon of gasoline.
After alteration and application of the
front drive device, the car weighs 30
cwt., has a speed of forty-five miles
an hour and will 90 seventeen and one
half miles on single gallon Of gaso-
line
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
NO WONDER THEY LAUGHED
American Soldier in Paris Had Made
Small Mistake in Copying the
Street Name.

During the war, while l was on
leave of absence in Paris, relates a re-
turned soldier | decided to take
walk alone. thought it advisable to
copy down the name Of the street in
which | was staying, so | wrote down
some words printed on the sidewalk.
When was ready to return l found
that | could not locate the street
where my hotel was, so l approached
a woman, showed her what had writ
ten in my book, and tried to learn
from her where the place was. She
laughed and said something in French,
which, Of course, | did not under
stand, and passed on. A number of
times / did the same thing, and every
one stopped laughed and passed on
until man said in English, "What is
it you want?
Delighted to find that | had discov-
cred one person who spoke English, l
said, "That is the name of the street
where | am staying, and | am lost.
VIII you please direct me-"
"You haven't written down a street
name" said the man, but post no
bills"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01

That of 1868 anttlberculosls dis
pensarles In France only ten Der cent
are situated in Paris was hailed as a
'happy omen" at the second intena-
tional conference. Only few organ
izations were actively engaged in anti
tuberculosis work In France before
the war Today, largely through the
activity of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton, in addition to the dispensaries
mentioned, there are 10000 sanltarium
beds for tuberculous patients; many
hospitals have provided isolation
wards the boarding out of anaemic
children In rural homes has been or
ganized on a large scale, and there Is
national cooperation of all the agen-
cies concerned
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
RETAIL
When Paris Was Besleued.

When the Germans closed in around
Paris In 1870 the French capital was
Isolated from the world save by bal
loon communication. and very rare
escapes through the walls and the
lines. In the Washington Star of No
vember ., 1870, Is printed an extract
from a letter received by Washing
tonian that day from Paris by the bal
loon route, as follows; 1--WE have now
been q days invested by the German
army and completely isolated from the
rest of the world. 81 that we know
little or nothing of what occurs be-
yond our walls. Our citizens are de-
termined to make an energetic de-
Tense and have plenty of provisions
and ammunition for several months.
An army Of 100000 men is being or
ganized here, which will be ready TO
cooperate with our relief forces now
mastering IN the provinces. NJ be-
Ing a National Guard. is on duty at
the Notifications "a hours out Of 49,"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHER
Incident Proves That Art OF Shopping
Has Not Been Altogether
Thrown in Discard.

A ignlded-looking woman stepped
up to a showcase in the meat market,
and after she had bought several
pieces of meat, she asked:
"Haye you any shinbone that
could use for soup stock?'
"Just the thing" responded the
obliging clerk as he took up long
shinbone and knuckle and balanced it
on his left hand.
"What is it w9rth2" asked the
woman.
"Just a half-dollar," said he.
ut is such large piece, would you
mind cutting it at the joint?'
"Sure, WILL" he replied.
After cutting off the large knuckle
he again balanced the long, slim shin
bone on his hand and said:
you may have this for 40 cents"
The woman looked at the piece for
a moment, then at the knuckle and
said:
rs that piece you cut off worth only
10 cents2"
The clerk hesitatingly replied:
eyes, madam"
"All right" said the woman, "Tll
take that knuckle."
The clerk waited a moment, looked
at the woman, then actually laughed
aloud But he was game and will
ingly wrapped up the 10-cent soup
bone.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01

The New York Herald tells us that
from 10000 TO 100000 superfuous
employees OF the United States Govern.
ment are always just on the point Of
being removed from the psyrolls, but
do not get quite over the edge. So IL
goes on from week TO week and month
to month.
At an average salary OF $50 a
month, the Herald calculates, 900 600
needless names on the Federal payroll
lift d mIlliou dollars a day out OF the
ta1payr.s pockets virtually every day
In the year
THIS Is equivalent to sum larger
than the amount Of reysn1e derived
from the tar 4 and probably equal to
the odious transportation taxes.
The New York paper ought to mail
marked copies Of this article to It's
Republican friends at Washington VINO
are 30 long On promises Of retranch.
ment and 30 short on performance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
Teeth Unevenly Distributed.

why man, whose appetite leads him
to the chewing Of Wide variety OF
foods, should be given but 81 teeth,
while the snail whose menu must be
much more restricted, is provided with
14175 In 1876 rows Of 105 each, is one
Of the things we feel inclined TO at
tribute "a name Natures sense Of
humOr
This feeling is increased when we
are told that the smallest number OF
teeth dlshed out by nature, falls to
the lot Of that great creature, the
narwhale, which has only two. The ele-
plant Is almost ms badly off, being en-.
lowed, as rule, with but six, al
though ne occasionally may have as
many as ten.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
HOW's Ihis2

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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01

The three children were on the
street car on their way to school-a
boy and two younger sisters. The sis
ters disputed who was to push the
button TO notify the street ear con
ductor to stop the car. The older Sis
ter won and held her finger on the
button for more than block Then
her brother rose pulled her hand
away arbitrarily and pushed the but
ton. The older sister stepped into
the vestibule, followed by her sister,
to be the first TO step of the car. AS
II stopped, the brother brushed them
aside and led the way. The sisters
having allghted waited for the car to
go on, but the boy rushed across the
tracks, ignoring the warning changing
Of the bell by the motorman.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01

The peace treaty with Germany has
been signed, and the technical state Of
war which has existed is at an end
This treaty repudiates the Versailles
treaty 30 far as 1t might bind the Unit.
ed States 10 anything, while providing
that any advantages accruing TO the
United States by the terms OF the re-
pudiated treaty are TO remain 10 full
force and effect. by this one sided and
clumsy device the interests OF the
United States are su 2posed 10 be fully
protected, and possibly they are. But
the separate peace with Germany will
not be pointed 10 by future historians
az al example OF superior statesman.
ship, nor can 1t be expected 10 find
espscial favor with our comrades OF the
late war, who are left holding the bag.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-09-01
Microbes In sugar Bowl.

About one per cent of the Cuban
sugar crop, valued at S15O0,OOO, is
each year destroyed by greedy micro
organisms too small TO be seen except
when congregated In crowds OF mil
lions. Mods and bacteria are the
culprlts. II II estimated that each
person In the United States consumes
Sl.s4 POUNDS Of sugar each year At
this rate, $4,000 persons could be sup
piled with the sugar destroyed by
germs The sugar loses It's sweetness
when the molds consume the sucrose,
It's "sweetenlng" principle.