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Evening star., 1922-03-04
GARDINER & DENT,
Main 1884. w 14th ST. NV
ADDITION
Mt. PLEASANT

MT. PLEASANT.
NO. 1925 COLUMBIA RoAD-New, three.
story and attic tapestry brick, 10 rooms. 8
bedrooms. baths. h.-wh, electricity, hard
wood floors. large closets, three-story rear
porches, built-in garage. high class home
In every detail. get permit to inspect from
this office only. PRICE. S21.OOO.
on CLIFTON sTREET-Near Central High
School. three story brick. IA rooms. baths.
INV. h.. electricity. splendid condition, an un-
usual value for this type Of house. PRICE.
$1,000.
CLEVELAND PARK.
DETACHED on MACOMB STREET west Of
Conn. ave.-.Beautiful two-story frame. Z
rooms. tiled BATH h.-w.h.. electricity, taste
fully arranged. PRICE, $4,000.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. I
TAPESTRY BRICK-Near Central High
School, two-story colonial front. rooms tiled
bath. h.-w.h., electricity, hardwood foors
beamed ceiling in dining room, attic, garage.
PRICE. $11,25o.
CHEVY CHASE.
NO. 5611 CONN. AvE.-A palatial home at
corner Of Conn. ave. & Oliver sts, rooms,
5 baths. conservatory. sun parlor. h.-w.h.,
electricity and gas mahogany and white trim,
double garage, slate roof. green house. spa
cious grounds, beautiful shrubbery. VACANT.
PRICE ONLY $33,OOO
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10th St. Highlands.

1416 Eye st. NV.
10th St. Highlands.
One Of the most beautiful detached homes in
this delightful section. 1t is of hollow
tile construction and contains 8 rooms
reception hall, and bath: extra lavatory;
hot-water heat, electric light: oak floors
equipped with every modern convenience
garage. Most reasonably priced. Terms.
Northwest.
PRICE. $4,000. A desirsbly located. we'll
built. two-story colonial brick house.
containing ~eight rooms and bath: hot
water heat, electric light; hardwood
floors; concrete front and double rear
porches: attic; laundry facilities; garage
In perfect condition. For this type of
home the price is very reasonable.
Mt. Pleasant.
PRICE. $500. We are offering a PROPOSE
ti0n which should appeal to the dis
eliminating purchaser. A handsome
tiree-story brick residence, west Of 14th
st. and not far out. There are nine
rooms and bath. hot-water heat, electric
light. In excellent condition. Owner
occupant will give early possession.
Evening star., 1922-03-04
FOR sALE-H0UsEs.
rNANA.~AA
FOB sALIHoUsEs.


N. L. SANSBURY CO., INC.
14I8 Eye St. NV. Phones Main 5oo3-4-5
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Near 9Th and Florida ave. NV. Six room.
and bath: latrobe heat: side alley. Call AZ:
Bond bldg. 1ith and New York ave. NV. 81
Evening star., 1922-03-04

AT THIS TINE WE HAVE MANY BARGAINS
IN DOWNTOWN HOMES.
GARDINER & DENT
Main 1884 w I4th ST. NV
Evening star., 1922-03-04

2515 ONTARIO RID. 8.
south Columbia rd Just completed splendid
emdetaced home. Beautifully planned and 9i
very highest grade material and workmanship Six good
and bath heat electric light hardwood
Aoors attic sleeping porch stationary wash trays Complete
every detail The price moderate and terms convenient
Open for inspection.
Petvortl SauPs Addition.
PRICE
PRCE Sa
Ac quickly.
n L. SANSBURY CO., INC.
ESTATE"
1418 Eve ST. NV Phones Main 5oo3-4-5
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SHANNO
713 18th St. NV.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
SII,5oO.

This is very complete home and in en-
TREY satisfactory condition; pebbedash front
6 rooms and bath; cellar: attic; front porch ;
double rear porches: screened: vapor heat:
electricity and gas; hardwood floors and trim
copper screens throughout; convenient to 18th
ST. ear line and stores: space for garage
Immediate possession. Terms.
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Mr.. CONN. AVE. AND N ST.
Price SJ6OoO

\ fine iome in a wonderfully convenient lo>
cation, containing 10 rooms and baths and
ether features. This property Is ideal for a
purchaser desiring a good home In an exclu-
sive section. yet within walking distance of
downtown points.
Evening star., 1922-03-04

COLUMBIA EEIGHTS-DETACHED: TEN
rooms and baths. on two floors; modern in
every respect: 6O-foot porch: corner lot. "a
feet frontage. Call owner. Adams 26i3. 5s
THIS HANDSOME RESIDENCE, LOCATED
On Connectieu. ave. Chevy Chase. Nd. is
offered for sale. There are II rooms. baths:
hot-water heat and has hardwood floors
throughout Garage. Lot 1O0x2M feet. I'm
mediate possession. Price. $4,000.
II. LATANE LEWIS,
Exclusive Agent
1922 ''F' ST. NV.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

the expectation Of life. Kansas folk
have q slight advantage over the peo-
pie of any other state. Every HANSEN
may expect to stay around until he is
about sixty-59.73 for men and 6O.S9
for women, to be exact. Wisconsin IL
not far behind Kansas as a health re
sort, and Minnesota holds out an invit-
ing hand.
Census experts say that If record
as a standard of comparison be de-
sired, 1t may be found In the figures
for females In the County Of West
Sussex, England, whose expectation of
life, the highest ever published official
ly by any country, was 63.05 years In
1911-12.
Among the cities named In the COM
putation Pittsburgh comes at the foot
Of the list with 47.16 years as the ex-
pectation of life for white males and
SOAP for white females.
AS 51.55 Is the number of years given
as the average expectation of life for
white males in the large cities, 1t Is
apparent that the census figures indi-
cate that the span Of life In New York
city among white males Is only 0.03
below the average for the large cities.
How the States Stand.
The expectation Of life in years for
white residents of various states is
shown by the following table, accord
ing to the 1920 census:
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
SCRAPS
Most Of the bees of Brazil are stin

Most Of the bees Of Brazil are sting
less.
Anti-pneumonia serum is obtained
from the blood Of horses.
Roads built so as to interfere with
proper drainage create breeding places
for malaria carrying mosquitoes, says
United States public health service.
The biggest Of all sea birds Is the
albatross.
Constantinople is built in the form
Of triangle.
An Italian composer named Scar
latti wrote 100 operas and 1900 can
tatas.
There are thirty varieties Of date
palms to be found in Egypt, which
country contains neither woods nor
forests.
In France 1t Is illegal for widows
second marriage to take place before
300 days have elapsed after the death
Of her former husband.
With tho close of the recent school
term Miss Kate NJ. Stevens rounded
out fifty years Of service as a teacher
In the New York city schools.
The longest period Of complete and
continuous insomnia authentically re-
corded terminated on the ninth day
with the death Of the victim, after
horrible suffering.
An Atlantic City barber. while cut
ting a customers hair, recognized a
scar on his head, and discovered that
he had been attending to his brother,
whom he had not seen for twenty
years.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

Nearly 1000 United States marines
are assigned to duty on battleships.
Norway is investigating the possi
bilities of electrifying railways.
There were 1850 Indians living in
Oregon when the last census was
taken.
A British authority maintains that
continuous employment is against
natural laws.
The Chinese and New Zealanders
believed that red frightens evil spirits.
The Welland canal has twenty-five
locks surmounting rise Of 327 feet.
The seven-masted schooner Thomas
Lawson carried $4,000 feet Of can
vas.
Among the rosins which are most
commonly used In varnish making are
various natural rosins of fossil or
semi-fossil origin.
Out of total Of more than 5OOOO,-
600 passengers carried by the rail-
roads of Canada last year, only four
were killed.
Rouge, used to certain limit to add
to girls appearance, meets with the
approval Of one prominent New York
clergyman.
Miss Joyce Wethered, the new Brit.
ish golf champion. comes of n golfing
family and has played regularly since
she was eight years old.
A Chicago laundryman has devised
a system Of handling laundry without
the necessity of marking the pieces.
The pieces coming from one source
are washed individually, each group
being kept by Itself from start to
finish.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
International Diet

Two Tommies, turned punsters, went
into restaurant over on the eastern
front and said to the walter: 1--WE
want Turkey with Greece"
The waiter replied: "Sorry, sirs, but
we can't Servia."
"Well, then. get the Bosphorus."
The boss came in and heard their
order and then said: II don't want to
Russia, but you can't Roumania." So
the two Tommies went away Hungary.
Commerce and Finance.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

tiOnal Memorial association at Alex
andria believes that the entire amount
is within sight.
The movement which eliminated in
awarding the contracts for the me-
mortal was started some twelve years
ago by the Alexandria lodge No. %,
f. and A. NJ, which was lodge No. 80
in Washington's time. The Masonic
order throughout the United States
took keen interest in the enterprise
from the outset and within short
time the national association under
whose auspices the memorial is to be
built was formed. Contributions to the
fund have literally poured in during
the last two or three years.
To Stand on Arlington Heights.
The memorial will stand on q hill
on the northwestern outskirts Of Alex
andria and will command view Of a
large section of territory which
George Washington frequently trav.
ersed In passing back and forth be-
tween his home at Mt. Vernon and the
old city Of Georgetown and the City
Of Washington, which he founded The
hill on which the memorial will stand
is known as Arlington Ridge. 1t Is a
continuation Of ridge on which Ar
lington cemetery rests.
The national association has pur-
chased about fifteen acres Of ground
surrounding the crest Of the hill and
only few days ago contract for the
laying out and Identification Of the
grounds was awarded. The memorial
building itself will be approached by
broad walks and stone steps ascending
through seven successive terraces.
The building Will be 100 feet In width
by 230 feet in depth. These dimen-
sions do not include the steps, ter.
races and approaches which 1t will
slIrmount. The memorial will be 200
feet high. In the center Of the build
ing there will be an atrium, 20 by 100
feet. In this memorial hall will be set
an imposing statue Of Washington. 1t
will thus he seen that this Washington
memorial In a general way Is pat
termed after the Lincoln memorial
here, which was dedicated last spring.
The memorial hall will be flanked by
Ionic columns 40 feet wide and sur
rounding the hall will be number Of
rooms for the use Of the national
memorial association.
The entrance to the building will
not be unlike the entrance to the Lin
colin rnernoriaI- It will take the form
Of six-column portico.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
SECOND BUDGET IS
BEING PREPARED
DIRECTOR LORD READY TO USE
THE PRUNING KNIFE FREELY
IF 1T Is NECESSARY.
ESTIMATES NOT so LIBERAL
seven Agencies, Established by Gen.
eral Dawes, Are Co-ordinating the
Routine Activities of the Federal
Departments and establishments.
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY

WaShlngton.-The second federal
budget Is now in the course of prep
aration. Gen. Herbert III. Lord. the
new director Of the bureau of the bud
get, is already getting out his pruning
4nre. The estimates from the various
branches of the government which
must be ready for the inspection Of the
president Of the United States by Sep
TENDER 10 are coming in. While they
snow much improvement over the esti-
mates Of former years, they reveal a
lingering disposition on the parts Of
the chiefs Of bureaus to ask for ex-
ceedingly liberal appropriations. The
esumates are not yet In such shape as
would warrant the bureau of the bud
get In saying whether or not the bud
get Tor the next fiscal year will call
Tor more money than was set aside
Tor the operation Of the government
during the present fiscal year. If the
total OF the estimates should exceed
the amount authorized for the present
year, 1t will certainly be reduced.
The outstanding fact about the prep
the federal government for the first
line In Its history is now transacting
Its routine business according to mod
dern methods. Never before did 1t
nave a complete balance sheet, and 1t
now has complete inventories Of its
properties, something which 1t never
had before. But most important Of
all, there are now in existence and in
working order agencies which are en-
gagged In co-Ordinating In all matters
of routine business the activities Of
the separate departments and estab-
lishments. Charles G. Dawes, the first
director of the budget, was obliged to
prepare the first budget without the
assistance Of these agencies, which he
established during his term of office.
Federal Purchasing Board.
At the head of the list Of these new
agencies is the federal purchasing
board. This board Is made up Of the
chief purchasing officer Of each do
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
MORE THAN ONE WAY

A gentleman with a sensitive and
cultivated ear was annoyed by the per-
ustent and wretched piano playing Of
a woman who occupied the adjoining
nat. One day he met her in the hall
with her four-year-old daughter.
"Your little girl plays quite well for
@ child Of her age" he remarked in
his most friendly manner. Il hear her
practicing every day."
The offender made sure he was out
when she opened the piano again.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Chinese Wall.

The exact length of the Chinese wall
Is not known-the Chinese call it the
10000 II WALL" which would mean that
It was something over 1850 miles long,.
Some modern authorities range, in CIV
ing its length, from 200 to LOO miles.
1t is from 25 to 30 feet high and about
20 feet thick at the base.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

composed Of one representative from
each department, or establishment,
having sales activity and Is presided
over by a chief co-ordinator.
The third agency In the new organ
ization is what is known as the corps
Of area co-ordinators. This agency
expands the principles involved in the
federal purchasing board and federal
liquidation board over the entire coun-
try. The country as whole is d.
vided into nine areas corresponding
to the nine army corps areas and In
each area an official has been select
ed by the President, by detail from
the department, who is known as the
co-ordinator for general supplies for
the several executive departments In
that area.
Surveyor General Of Real Estate.
Then there Is the surveyor general
of real estate who determines, sub
feet to the approval of the secretary
of the treasury, In what manner and
TO what extent real>estate owned by
the United States outside Of the Dis
rict of Columbia shall be occupied
and used, etc. He has the power to
assign and reassign rooms to all fed
eral officials, clerks and employees
throughout the country as his judg-
.ment and discretion may direct. Since
this agency was established large
sums Of money have been saved by
occupying space In government build
ings that was going to waste Instead
of renting from private owners.
The fifth agency in the new scheme
Is the federal motor transport agent.
The director Of the budget found that
civilian trucks we're being employed
TO a large extent by some departments
while other departments had motor
trucks standing idle. The business
of the federal motor transport agent
is to see that motortrucks owned by
the government are properly dis
tributed.
The next agency is the federal traf-
fic board which, is designed to prevent
overlapping of service and the dupli--
cation of effort in the traffic business
of the government. !"
The seventh new agency is the fed
eral board Of disqualification. The
duty of this board is to consider all
questions relative to the coordination
of federal disqualification.
Government statistics show that
one section of the United States
,s about as healthful as another.
The statistics are those dealing with
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
IL Usually Pleases Us.

"It is easy enough for an orator to
get thunderous applause at the very
beginning of his address,"
"How?"
"All he has to do Is to say, My
friends, we are a great people, and
then pause dramatically for the
cheers"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Deserved Reward.

"What's going on here?"
"a column conductor is being pre-
sented with loving cup by his admir-.
Ing constituents"
"What inspired such an unusual DEM
cnstration?
HE has never initiated Pepy's diary
or written q parody on 'Mary's Little
Lamb"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Day of Joy at Hand.

In spite of the rain that had been
pelting down most Of the day, Jimmy
had seemed to be in unusually good
spirits. When asked the cause of
his beaming countenance, the young
ster ratified his little bank and re-
piled: Daddy said I was saving my
pennies for rainy day; now It's
raining an kin spend EN-"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
"The White Mans Burden. 4"

"The White Mans Burden.
The Man Friday don't like this
goatskin Prince Albert, master. It's
too hot. Why do we have to wear
clothes on this island?
Robinson Crusoe-These garments
are unhandsome and uncomfortable.
but we must endure them. They are
our badge Of civilization.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Normal.
A normal boy
Is Willie Spratt,
He's always asking:
where's my hat?"
The Scenario Writer.

The Scenario Writer.
"You seem blue"
"WOrk Is scarce. All the movie
stars are writing their own plays"
"How about the case of this monkey
actor?"
"That cheers me somewhat. He can't
write his own"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Overheard at a Concert.

T hate duets! And. besides, I
think it's cowardly for two persons to
attack one piece of music. boston
Transcript.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
IN 0>~l> Gives Charming New Shade to Old Lingerie
~ VOlIlS DYEs-dyes you

Speaking of well-preserved women,
Lots wife was probably the best Of
them.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

Miss Margherita Travascio, daughter
of Frank A. Trayascio of Philadelphia,
with the bronze medal Of the Italian
Red Cross society, just presented to
her for her distinguished service dur,
ing the war.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

Almost as soon as man joins
Don't Worry club they begin making
trouble for him about his dues.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
PIayinQ Safe

Playing Safe.
Kriss-What did you have on the
fifth race?
Kross-Just pair of borrowed field
glasses.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

partment or establishment, v
chief co-ordinator as chairmaI'
chief cO-ordinator has the au
limited by right Of appeal
of any difference of opinion, to
co-Ordinating orders. He can ]
and is preventing competition b
the different departments in
purchases, not only by pre-
them from raising the prices &
other, but where large quantiI
standard commodities are pura
by ordering one department to &
the purchase for itself and as
for the others.
The federal liquidation board
dinates sales, under a unified !
the surplus stocks Of the vari
NO rtynanfS of thQ government 4
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Accommodating.

Lady-Before / take you I must
know II you're engaged.
Lena-Ma'am, do you mean II I
have q feller.
Lady-Yes.
Lena-No, ma'am, haven't, but I
can soon get one, IL you like IL.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

A few people read the Declaration
what's in it.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Not Enough Exits.

Not Enough Exits.
"Have you any complaint to maker
asked the prison visitor.
"Yes, I have" replied the life con.
vict. "There amt nearly enough ex-
Its from this place."
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Both Out-CaIIino.

He-Where were you last night?
She-Out. I called on newly mar.
ried pair. Where wero your"
He-I was out, too. called on
pair of mines.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

Hardly ever now, does the splendor
Of anything surprise you because Of
its cheapneSs.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
NAM FADELESS DYES

A man often feels the loss of his
first wife most after securing a Sec
ond.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
PERISH THE THOUGHT

PERISH THE THOUGHT
The Dog Fancier: Yes'm, that's
blue ribbon Peklngese. Pedigree goes
back to the time Of the Ming dynasty.
! tell you, rna'am, dog like that's not
to be sneezed at"
The Dog Lovers should say not.
He might catch something dreadful
from a sneeze.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Adds TO His Revenge

Adds to His Revenge.
She-Fnther's rem..rks about you
were very bitter.
Helm glad they were, because
I'm going to make him est his words.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

Wages Of sin is death; and the sal
ary of sin doesn't go on for notice
ably longer period.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

The expectation Of life for the aggre-
gate In cities is 51.55 years for males
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
The Modern Equivalent.

The Modern Equivalent.
"a member of congress accused an
other statesman Of indulging in livery
stable talk"
"He's behind the times"
"Eh?"
"He probably meant garage chat.
ter"
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Hard to Discourage.

senator, there is a man outside
who looks like job hunter"
"Tell him to come back tomorrow"
"He says he hasn't eaten In two
days."
"That won't keep him from coming
back. He'll show up here If he has to
be brought in on a stretcher."
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

The expectation Of life at birth for
white residents Of large cities Is
shown by this table:
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
One on Uncle Sam

One on Uncle sam.
Ella-Who II this Il Pluribus Unum?
Father-I don't know. brit l don't
like these men who part their names
in the middle.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01
Ancient Calendars.

The Egyptian calendar was insti-
tuted about the year 2782 b. c., and
the Chinese about 2637 B. @.
The Owosso times., 1922-09-01

tpecta-
S 55.2S
males
ed.
or the
ational
erected
town
below
corner
is to
Of the
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abroad
5. This
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nd, but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-20
PASS GAS GRANT
Protest May Be Filed by Citi-
zens of Topeka.
Franchise Not Effective Until
Receiyership Is Lifted.

Ten per cent of the citizens of To-
.peka who voted for mayor may protest
the new gas franchise which was
passed on third reading at the meeting
of the city commission Tuesday after
noon.
If the citizens should register a pro-
test, it would be put to a vote before
the city commission, and the action
taken by that body will be. final 1t Is
not likely that such a protest will be
made, however, members OF the COM
mission said The franchise is con
sidered one of the best that has been
passed by the commission for some
time members of the commission said
today.
The gas company has twenty days
in which to accept the franchise.
After it is passed it must be published
three consecutive days by the city
clerk, and then will not become ef-
fective until sixty days. However, the
main feature in the ordinance is that
is does not become effective as long
as the gas company is in the hands of
receivers
1t was believed early today that the
company would accept the franchise
before the twenty days expired and
would make an effort to get out from
under the receivership.
The most important features Of the
franchise arc:
The gas company must supply arti-
fetal gas whenever the natural gas
fafis It must make extensions of
service as requested by so per cent of
the property owners.
The city is to receive an excess
profits tax of 10 per cent of all profits
above 10 per cent above a valuation
of s1,400.O00.
The company may use the streets
and parkfns, alleys and other thoro-
fares for a period of twenty years,
subject to certain ordinances regulat-
ing them.
If the rate making power ever
should be returned to the city, the
gas company must abide by any rates
established by the city commission.
The rates now are controlled by the
public utilities commission. The city
is to receive free gas for all the city
buildings Present gas bills owed by
the city are to be cancelled.