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Evening star., 1923-10-20
tiARTUNG ANNOUNCES
SALE OF II PROPERTIES
Most of Them Are Residences, But
Several Business Houses
Are Included.

william X. Hartung & Co. an
nounce the transfer OF eleven pieces
of property during the last week
Most of these sales are of residences,
but several business properties are
included.
The list follows:
Mrs. Florence S. Busk sold 721 18th
street to Robert PresSer. William B.
Kraft represented the buyer.
J. G. Flood & Co sold 2129 18th
street to Mrs. Florence s. Lusk. who
Will hold the property as an invest
ment. David E Barry acted as the
sellers agent.
The six-room dwelling at 313 S
street northeast was sold for William
J. Toole to Marie A. Cannon.
T. J. Ryan purchased one of G. II.
Smalrs new houses in the 1900 block
of North Capitol street.
25 Quincy northeast was purchased
from Andrew l.. Huss by Dennis J.
OConnell and Hazel J.. Nyman sold
her house. at 1896 18th street, to
Emma Piani.
William Is. Soper bought one of the
new houses recently completely by
Waggaman & Brawner, on 18th
street southeast.
William S. Minnix sold his hollow
tiled corner bungalow, atg 1901
Brandywine street, to Robert q. Clay
ton.
Leonard Gawler purchased 1909
Arkansas avenue from d. J. Particle.
Walter McLuckie sold 1908 Holly
street to Milton Carbaugh and 1905
Holly street to George Ross Hull.
who was recently appointed assistant
to the solicitor general.
J. &. Maltby purchased from Mary
+. Majulian premises 1927 r street
The house has been remodeled into
four apartments.
Wayne q. Garman sold 1905 G street
southeast to Fred .. IentZ
Evening star., 1923-10-20
HOME BUILDER WARNED
TO KEEP WITHIN PURSE
Dont's for Prospective Owner In
clude Advice That Plans Are
Vital for Success.

Don't permit yourself to be de-
ceived about what you can afford A
tabby cat cottage is better than
mansion white elephant.
Don't fail to acquaint yourself with
ways and means of getting full pre-
liminary information. A dollars
worth of postage stamps may save
5000 worth of grief.
Don't be disturbed when your
friends tell of the cheap homes they
were able to build years ago. Mark
the lesson TO build now and gain
likewise.
Don't allow yourself to feel that
you can build without a good set of
plans. The missus knows that even
the best dressmaker uses a pattern.
Don't imagine that the builder and
contractor can work without a fair
profit.
Don't design or consider the con-
struction of fancy fixings unless you
are very sure of your ground. Most
period" houses are only exclamation
points after all.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
BUILDING PERMITS
TOTAL S376,5OD
Authorizations to Construct
Homes Lead in List Issued
by District.

Permits for the construction of homes
lead in the list of building authorize
tions issued by the Commissioners dur
ing the week. The aggregate value of
the building permits, a list of which
follows, is $376.5OO:
II. E. Koenig. to build. 5517 51st
street. $1,000.
National Education Association, to re-
pair 1888 NJ street, $1,000.
N. Tolstoi, to repair 223 5th street
northeast. $2,5OO.
G.. r. Nash. to repair 2613 Dumbarton
avenue, So, ,000
Mrs. Alice Hollows. to build, 3S42 1st
street southeast, $4,000.
L.. G. Dismer. to build FIVE houses,
S03-S09 Farragut street $4,000
Victor f. Esch, to build, Sl4 Maryland
avenue northeast, $4,000.
Wardman Construction Company, to
build, 330l-3305 Cleveland avenue, $780,
600.
st. Stephens Parish, to build school,
G. NJ. Jones, to repair 1911 H street
northwest, $685. ,00C.
H. r. Howenstein, to build eleven
houses. 1917, 1919. 1925, 1927 Z street
southeast and 1616-162S Potomac avenue
southeast. $4,000.
J. p. F. White, to build, 265 57th
street northeast. $2,500.
j. p. F. White. to build, 265 57th
street northeast, $500.
Eugene La Porte, to build 2O4O Con-
duit road. $4,000
H. A. Kite, TO build six houses, 313-317
and 335-339 18th street southeast, $780,
600.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
ERECT HOUSE TO PAY
CONVENTION EXPENSES
Enid, Okla, Realtors Adopt Novel
Way to Secure
Finances.

Novel plan of raising a convention
entertainment fund in a project of
public educational value has been re-
ported to the National Association of
Real Estate Boards by the Enid,
Okla, realty board, which will act as
host to the Oklahoma Real Estate As
sociation in its annual convention
November 6.
The board, in cooperation with To-
cal carpenters and bricklayers'
unions and with local lumber, hard
ware and electrical companies. is
building a model home that when
completed, will be the most strongly
constructed house in the community
After demonstration period, the
house, completely furnished. will be
sold, the proceeds of the community
enterprise to help pay the coming
convention expenses.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
REALTORS LEADERS
MEET NEXT WEEK
Louisville Session to Name Con-
vention City for 1924 Among
Other. Business.

Giving the dispatcher's signal not
only for the whole train of general
national realtor activities for the
coming season. but for the growing
undertakings of the seven great di-
visions of the national organization,
will be the work before the approach
ing meeting of the board of directors
of the National Association of Real
Estate Boards with the officers of the
association. the advisory board of
past presidents and the chairmen of
divisions. The meeting will be held
in Louisville October % to "a.
Decision on the place for holding
the 1924 convention will be only one
of the matters of general professional
interest to come before the directors.
The board will pass on a proposed
reciprocal membership arrangement
between the national association and
state associations, clarity question of
jurisdiction in the use of the term
"realtor" and map out a number of
Investigations to be undertaken in
the work of putting the real estate
business in it's several branches on a
broad and increasingly accurate fact
foundation.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
Babson Would Buy Commodity
Instead of Coal Securities
Economist Declares Stocks and Bonds
Are Not Losv II, Price---NOtes Greater
Competition With Oil.

for oil as fuel to limit the selling
price on the other.
Bonds issued by coal mining COM
pany can hardly be said to have the
qualifications commencing them TO,
conservative investors. In the first
place, the mining industry represents
a liCuidating proposition, that is,-each
ton of coal taken out. reduces the as
sets ultimately available. Serial ma
turtles, or q sinking fund charge.
have been adopted in some cases to
meet this objection. But such A fixed
charge entails a serious depletion of
working capital in times of full op-
Grafton and makes the cost of coal
mined practically prohibitive in times
of severe competition. Ir
In any event, it must be obvious
even on casual reflection that after a
period of>yearS of large demand and
good prices for coal such as we have
had. any new borrowing either to eX-
pand mining operations or carry
large inventory, does not evidence
conservatism.
Prefers Other Investments.
Under the present outlook for bust
ness the BabSonchart shows il this
week at 10 per cent below normal |
would rather have the bond of the
power company or railroad which
uses the coal than 70 cast my lot with
the fortunes of the coal mining in
dustry.
(NIr Babson the noted statstician and
economist. will continue his special articles on
business aud financial conditions in next Sat
urday's Starr
Evening star., 1923-10-20
Real Estate Board Purposes
And Activities Explained

in addition to the ordinary advice and
Information that the average layman
seeks in respect to his real estate
numerous instances of wrong
dealing on the part of unlicensed and ir
responsible brokers have come to the
attention of the board. and in each
case il has assisted the innocent party
in adjusting the difficulty and in many
cases in the recovery of funds that
were being improperly withheld. En-
phasiZing the value of this phase of
the boards activities, Mr.. Petty Inti-
mated that many such instances. with
their distressing circumstances, could
be avoided II some way could be found
to convey to the general public the
suggestion that caution be used in
respect to dealing with strangers in
real eestate matters.
Innocent People Suffer.
1t frequently happens that innocent
people intrust their business with
men who are not regular licensed and
recognized brokers Of standing, with
the result that misunderstanding and
difficulties arise through lack of ex-
pericnce and ability on the part OF
such parties to properly and safely
handle such matters of Importance.
BY casual inquiry it was pointed out
that any one could learn the standing
of real estate broker by simply
communicating with the real estate
board or perhaps any banker in the
city. If this course would be pur
sued by those unfamiliar with real
estate transactions. there would be
few instances of trouble arising.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
BUILDING COST DOUBLED.
1913 Dollar Will Buy So Cents
Worth of Material Now.

The dimly remembered dollar of
19l3-the statistician's favorite basic
dollar-will buy $0.52 worth of build
ing materials in 1923, members of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards who must deal with the aver
age mans conception of building wall
ues may have use for knowing. In
vested in lumber it will buy $O.47
worth. in common brick SO.46 worth.
in structural steel $3.50 worth, and
in other building materials S0.5S
worth. on a basis of the average 1913
price. In 1920 the same dollar would
buy only s0.33 worth of these mate
rials. The figures have just been is
sued by the United States bureau of
labor statistics
Evening star., 1923-10-20
URGE NEW CONSTITUTION

Incorporation. adoption of a COM
plete new constitution and bylaws
modelled after the form suggested by
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, and change of name
from Seattle Real Estate Association
to Seattle Real Estate Board. has
been recommended to the Seattle
board by its committee on constitu-
tional revision. Growth of the city
has necessitated the change in board
organization to enable the realtors to
be of greater service in community
LeYelopment
Evening star., 1923-10-20

The purposes of the Washington
Real Estate Board and some of its
more important activities were ex-
planned to the members of the Lions
Club at their weekly luncheon by
John a. Petty, executive secretary of
the board.
Tracing the history of the local
real estate organization, Mr.. Petty
pointed out that it was one of
group of 500 units composing ma
tional organization that had for its
primary purpose the advancement of
the real estate business to profess
sional plane.
AS result of friendly cooperation
on the part of the active brokers In
tercSted in this movement II has
been possible to define definite stand
ards of practice that are applicable
in the daily work of the real estate
broker. These standards are the ba-
sis Of uniform methods OF practice
and are amplified by specific rules
which have been incorporated in the
boards organization as a standard
code of ethics. While these adopted
rules provide means of facilitating
dealings between brokers. they are
in the main designed to protect the
public in their dealing in real es-
tate.
Arbitration System Developed.
During the few years that these
rules have been recognized by all
reputable brokers a system of in
formal arbitration has developed
whereby conflicts or misundcrstand-
ings arising between brokers in their
dealings are amtCabiy adjusted
through a special arbitration commit
tee of the board. and in this way
costly delays and litigation are
avoided.
Another phase of the boards activi-
ties which has a distinct civic aspect,
Mr.. Petty stated, is the operation of
u free service bureau, whereby infor-
nation. advice and assistance are free
ly given to any one in matters per-
tanning 10 real estate and to real
estate practice. In the operation of
this bureau it was pointed out that
Evening star., 1923-10-20
LOCATION

IF CHARACTER IS FOSTERED BY
ENVIRONMENT. YOUR DICE,
SHOULD BE IN THIS SETTING OF
DISTINCTION = THE AVENUE OF
THE PRESIDENTS-EXC AND
MAGNIFICENT SIXTEENTH STREET.
A RESTRICTED AND HOME OWN
ING SECTION ON wASHINGToN'S
PREMIER THoROUGHFARE IN THE
midst OF THE FINEST RESI-
DENCES, HIGH AND HEALTHFUL.
BEAUTIFUL SPOT THAT WILL
RAPIDLY ENHANCE IN VALUE.
SEE THESE HOMES TODAY.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
GREATER DEMAND FOR PINE.

From New Orleans the Southern
Pine Association reports an increase
of 81 per cent new business more
than the previous week. Production
also increased 1.3 per cent and ship
ments 0.6 per cent. Orders on hand
at the end of the week totaled 276.-
sos. .692 feet as against 2J4. .664. $50
feet the preceding week. OF the
eighty-eight mills reporting running
time, fifty-eight were on full or over
time. three of them being on double
shift
Evening star., 1923-10-20

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, 1923-04-25
GREAT FUNERAL FOR SARAH.

The funeral of Sarah B~ernhardt. the
Divine Sarah" of the stage. was one
of the most memorable in the history of
Paris where many kings and world-re-
nowned geniuses have been buried.
Thousands of every rank of life followed
the funeral procession to the Pere La
Chaise cemetery. and after the burial
crowds filed by for hours throwing flow
ers on the grave. Probably never before
were gathered together at n ceremony
so many lilies, the f~avorite flower of the
actress which, she declared, she loved
"above jewels and silks and glory"
, 1923-04-25

Several years e Nine. Bernhardt had
forced to sell it. She was laid away
in the casket she had made many years
ago, and sometimes used to sleep in.--Ibid.
, 1923-04-25
CARRIER PIGEONS PENSIONED.

The British government has placed I'M
der the care of a keeper for the rest =
their lives all carrier pigeons which saw
active service during the war. There are
many. and some of them are heroes.
One bird brought a message l08 miles
that saved the town of BridlingtOn from
bombardment. and though shot through
the wing while over the sea it persisted
and reached land. The birds mate was
shot down by a submarine. Ibid.
, 1923-04-25
CHOOSES IMPRISONMENT.

Jose Ferry, a native of Spain, who con-
fessed to the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth
Rich at Canton, Ohio, was left to choose
between life Imprisonment and death in
the electric chair. He chose life i'm
prisonment. This is supposedly the first
time that a first degree murderer has
been given such a choice in Ohio.-Patk.
finder, April 18th.
, 1923-04-25
BAN HISSTS IN THEATERS.

The director &c raj If police Of Rome
issued a circular in which he forbade the
approval of plays by Kissing. Italians
prompt to express their pleasure or dis
pleasure were advised that they disturbs
ed other patrons who had paid to see the
show. Italy is one of the few countrie-
TO preserve the custom of Kissing in
theaters, which was common to all coun.
tries some hundred years ago. - Ibid.
, 1923-04-25
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responsible for the views Of has correspon-
dents nor does he necessarily endorse them.
, 1923-04-25
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Juni 1923 Kl. il Formiddag i Min
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Regnskab for nysn8vnte Aar
med Forslag til AnVendelse at
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, 1923-04-25
Mails Close

for the United States by S. S. P i
ma at 9 a. m. Thursday April 26th.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
U. S. INDICTS g
IN OIL FRAUDS
Government Prosecutor Charges
Promoters Obtained $1,000
900 in Cash.
THREE OF COMPANIES MERGERS
Or. Frederick A. Cook, Polar Explorer
Who once Claimed Discovery Of
the North Pole, One of
Those Indicted.

Fort Worth, Tex, April PA led
eral grand jury indicted ninety-two oil
promoters on charges of using the
mails to defraud.
United States District Attorney
Henry Zweifel declared that investiga-
ton has disclosed that the oil firms IN
volved have obtained more than ST.
100000 in cash by sale of stock OF a
par value of $136,000,000.
Three Of the companies are mer-
gers of 458 firms which had sold $l36,'
100000 in Stock" said Mr.. Zweifel.
"The companies named in the indict-
ments and those companies which
later were merged have had about
100000 stockholders"
Indictments Of the following persons
were made public:
S. e. ]. Cox, aviation promoter and
oil man, employee of the Petroleum
Producers association.
E. @. Kingsbury, Republican choice
for postmaster at Fort Worth.
Gen. Robert A. Lee.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook polar e1-
plorer who once claimed discovery of
the North pole; president and sole
trustee of the Petroleum Producers
association.
Charles Sherwin and Harry d.
Sehwarz, trustees of the General Lee
Development interests.
John C. Verser and Albert II. Shep-
herd, secretary-treasurer and vice
president Of the Revere Oil company.
George M. Richardson, Fl. r. Robin
son and Warren II. HOLSTER, trustees
Of the Pilgrim Oil company.
]. w. C'Hog Creek') Carruth, trus-
tee of the Hog Creek Carruth COM
pany.
J. Frank Heard, sole trustee of the
Dorado Oil syndicate.
Fred K. Smith, secretary treasurer
of the Petroleum Producers associa-
ton, and II. G. Stephens, A. R. Ell
man, G. L. Ray, L. A. McKercher,
B. S. Henniger and W. P. Welty, con-
nected with the same company.
There are said to be about 100000
investors in the companies named IN
the indictments. Mr.. Zweifel esti-
mated that the Revere company had
obtained 81, 500,0O in cash DR.. Cooks
company, $50O,OO0; Carruth company
100000; Consolidated Producing and
Refining company, $950,000; Q. D,
Woods, S1,0O0,000, and Marshall
Spoonts company, $1,5OO,0OO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
U. S. TO Make Hawaii
Worlds Strongest Fort

washington, April 21.-By mount
ing battery of 16-inch naval guns
1000 feet above sea level, the United
States will have the most powerful
fortress in the world at Hawaii, Sec.
rotary Of War Weeks announced. -Four
of Che great rifles are already at Fort
Schofeld, Hawaii At an elevation of
1000 feet the guns would be able to
drop shells on an approaching enemy
long before it could get within firing
range of the island.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
D. A. R. In AN UPROAR
Mrs. Story Quits Race to Spare
One of Her Rivals.
Resents sur to Mrs. cooE-Avowed
Candidates for Presidenr-Gen-
eral Are Cut to TWO.

Washington, April 19.-MrS. William
Cummins Story of New York, one Of
three avowed candidates for election
as president-ge general Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, suddenly
announced her withdrawal from the
race while nominations were being
made at the annual congress Of the
society.
Announcing that she was withdraw
ing in favor of Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Story told
the delegates she did so lin repudia-
tion of campaign based on defama-
ton of the character of a candidate. =
Her statement threw the convention
into an uproar.
Mrs. Cook was elected after one of
the bitterest election fights in the his
tory of the society.
Mrs. Story's allusion was declared
by her friends to have been directed
at the circulation among members of
the organization Of d letter said to
have reflected on the war record OF
Mrs. Cooks son.
The letter had been denounced by
Mrs. Cook as untrue, members of the
Pennsylvania delegation backing her
up with the announcement that proofs
Of denial in affidavit form were held
at the Pennsylvania headquarters.
Mrs. Story announced her decision
from the floor Immediately after she
had been placed in nomination. Her
action left two nominees for the post
of president general, now held by Mrs
George Maynard Minor, in the field.
They are Mrs. Cook and Mrs. G. Wal
lace ". Hanger of Washington.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Four Irish IrreguIars Die
in Battle for Kerry Cave

London, April 2O.-The spectacular
siege of the little band of republicans
in a cave 100 feet from the top of
Clasbmeelcon cliff on the wild shore
of the Shannon in County Kerry has
come to an end. Two of the men who
had been under machinegun fire since
Monday night fel in the Shannon
While trying to escape il the dark
ness and drowned. Commander Lyons
dropped 100 feet to the beach while
being hauled up the cliff, but rose and
was shot dead as he ran. The four
others, including Walter Stevens of
London, we're captured.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Harding Tells Navy to
Fiuht Off Rum Fleet

Washington, April 21.-The long
arm of the United States navy is to
reach out into the Atlantic and sweep
it clean of rum runners and rum pi-
rates, it was revealed at the White
House. This decision was reached at
meeting of President Harding with
his cabinet. 1t was decided that the
government must take extreme meas
ures to protect its coast from whole
sale liquor smuggling.
Within a week, it is learned, mos
quito fleet of great proportions will
clear for action and comb the coast
line with and without the three-mile
limit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
BIBLE SALES IN CHINA

Shanghai, April 21.-Chinese
paid 1919 (Mexican) for
Bibles in 1922, buying last year
more than in any previous year.
according to reports given out
in Shanghai by the agency of
the American Bible society. The
sum paid is some $500 (Mexi-
cam above the previous high
mark, and the record number Of
Bibles issued was 1886. That
the so-caned anti-C Christian move
ment has awakened a new inter-
est in the Scriptures in China
is attested by the fact that in
1922 a half dozen book shops
in Picking alone sold more than
1000 Bibles and New Tesla
ments to the value of $1,000
(Mexican). 1t is said these
went almost exclusively to non-
Christians, largely students in
the government schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Tempest in Teapot.

Washington, April 20.-Police were
called upon to assist in preserving or
der at the Daughters of the American
Revolution annual congress during bal
loting in connection with the triennial
election of officers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
United States Government
to Tax BOotIeuqerS

Atlanta, Ca, April 19.-Notices of
assessments of taxes and penalties I'M
der provisions of the national prohibit
ton law were mailed to 900 persons
in Georgia. as the first step by the gov
eminent toward collecting between
$1,000 900 and 100000 from Georgia
bootleggers and moonshiners.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Irish Free State Would
Join LEAGUE of Nations

Geneva, April 21.-The Irish Free
State has applied for membership in
the League of Nations. League circles
are favorable to the request and it
appears certain the Free State will
be admitted without opposition at the
next assembly in September.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Rruans susnend commoner.

Lincoln, Neb., April 21.-Announce-
ment of the suspension of the Com
moner, a publication which for twenty
two years has been edited by William
]. Bryan and his brother, Gov. G. w.
Bryan, was made here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Warned 10 Avoid Germany.

London, April 21.-The British for
eign office issued drastic warning
to citizens not to visit Germany ex-
cept on most urgent business, as the
German government is seeking to
expel all foreigners.