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Evening star., 1923-12-29
HOLIDAY BUILDING
PERMITS S145,0(O
Two Enterprises of $4,000
and $50, 900, Respectively,
in Weeks Total.

Building permits issued by the Dis
trict during the week aggregated in
value s145,900. The list follows:
Hungarian legation. repairs. 1929
Massachusetts avenue northwest, S19,-
000.
Middaugh & Shannon to build 3100
Woodland drive, $50 900.
Cleveland Park Club to build Reno
road and Highland place, $2,5Qe.
B. II. Gruver to build nine houses,
1225-1241 Trinidad avenue northeast,
$4,000.
f. Frazer to build store and apart
ment at Ills Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, $4,000.
w. c. and A. n. Miller to build Bill
44th street northwest, $1,000.
Rosslyn Steel & Cement Company to
repair 30th and K streets, $1,000.
L. w; Lamond to build 10 Willow
street, $4,000. -
j. P. F. White to build 2so Hillside
place. $2,40o.
Evening star., 1923-12-29

! Undertaking by the National AS
sotiation of Real Estate Boards of a
program involving the Qualification
Of matters. Of real estate values, rea,
estate utilization. rental condition.
city building and rebuilding, real
estate and general taxation, and the
building up in real estate dealing of
high business responsibility and far
seeing service to the community, will
be, the matters of general Importance
to business development and to the
development of bettered living con-
ditions nationally that will come be-
fore the meeting of the national COM
mittee of the association, to be held
In Augusta, Ga, January II to 19.
l.. F. Eppich of Denver. president
of the association, will present to the
meeting the program for the asso-
citation as recommended by the d.
rectors with the concurrence of both
present and incoming officers. The
program includes gathering COM
prehensive body of real estate data
and principles. developing real estate
education. and advancing real estate
development through board organIza-
tIon and through state and national
legislation.
Directors of the association will
meet with its officers. with its ad-
visory board and the heads of its
preceding, and January 10, following 6
the national committee meeting.
Members Back Tax Cut.
=. The associations program for tax
adjustment, federal and local, will be
the keystone of its policies in mat
tsrs Of public concern. Charles T.
Moffatt Of Minneapolis, chairman of
the taxation committee. which has
made a continuing study OF tax in
cidence, will present the whole sub
Ject Of taxation, in which real estate
as a basic wealth in every community
has a very vital concern.
Working Out Series.
A recommended series of adver-
tisements for use of real estate
boards, newspapers or individual
real estate firms everywhere in the
growing field of institutional adver-
tising has been worked out by the
committee and will be presented TO
the delegate body.
Specialized activities Of each of the
seven great divisions into which the
for the carrying on of business re-
the the ID discussions. Us n Growth of the the di- Il.
visions has proceeded so rapidly in
tnelr one year OF existence that IL
is planned to set up for the coming
year a definite secretarial service and
staff for each division. thus con-
stituting them practically seven in
tegral specialized national associa-
tions.
Hiram S. Cody of Chicago. chair
man Of the mortgage and finance di-
vision. will present the undertaking
by that division of the maintenance
of sound normal direction of in
vestment money into real estate Sc
curities. Irenaeus Shuler of Omaha
chairman of the home builders and
subdividers' division, will outline the
plans Of the division for national ex-
change Of experience in the laying
out, financing and sale of residential
construction. Howard Whitcomb OF
Boston, chairman Of the brokers di-
vision, will report the study of prob
lens in business ethics and in busi-
ness organization.
BeardsIee I'm Charge.
Louis B. BeardsIee>> of Chicago
chairman of the industrial division
will project the undertaking OF spe-
cialists in industrial property te
Evening star., 1923-12-29
BearylsIee I'm Charge.

Louis B. BeardsIee> of Chicago,
chairman of the industrial division.
will project the undertaking OF spe-
cialists in industrial property to
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.$l6l,89D IN. SALES
REPORTED / BY FIRM
Hedges & Middleton, Inc,
Dispose Of Property in Vari-
Gus Sections of D. C. i

Hedges & Middleton. Inc, announced
today the recent transfers of fifteen
properties, aggregating in value
$161.S50. They follow: 3
A detached home, 3803 Jenifer street,
was purchased by Judge L L. Handy
from Charles Conradis. 1t is situated
on a large lot having a frontage OF 9o
feet, and has ten rooms.
Johu E Sinclair sold to Samuel Shin
berg e. residence, 1928 Corcoran street
northwest. The house has nine rooms
A colonial home, 1929 Randolph street
northwest, was purchased by J. A. Ed
gerton from A. q. Cauldwell. 1t has
eight rooms.
A building lot located on the south
east corner of 26th and Edmunds
streets, Massachusetts Avenue Heignts.
was sold for Blanche b. Barrows to
Harry p. Huddleson.
Dwelling May be RemOdeIed.
A residence. 1927 l. street north
west. was purchased by local investor
from l.. Kate SCauldwelk This property
probably will be fremodeled. .
One of the new houses, 10 Bryant
street northwest, recently completed py
c. H Small, was purchased by F.. H.
Rowzee. It is of tapestry brick, having
% A six-room and bath colonial brick
home, 393a New Hampshire avenue
northwest, was sold for Dr. Lawrence
Kiare to R r.. Freese.
w. ]. Nevius purchased from Arthur
J. Delevigne q residence, 1884 Spring
road northwest. This property has six
rooms. .&
A three-story, ten-roon. brick dwell
ing house, BOIL 11th street northwest,
was sold for Mrs. G. 7. Mccormick 10
Josiah T. Settle. 1t contains eight
rooms.
North Capitol street Home.
J. w. Lacey purchased one of the
new homes, 2314 North Capitol street.
recently completed by c. II. Small. This
house has six rooms.
A detached frame residence, sl4
Ouintana place northwest, was sold Tor
G. b. Likens to William S. Bragg. 1t
has six rooms.
A local investor purchased from +. III.
Rowzee a colonial dwelling, 1929 ID
street northeast 1t has six rooms.
A building lot on Girard street north
west between Georgia and sherman
avenues was sold to a local builder for
Isaac w. Read.
. A colonial residence, 1926 18th street
northwest, was purchased by Mabel Jo-
sephine Petersen from Pearl N. joan
mini. It has six rooms.
Evening star., 1923-12-29

Unfortunately, however, a large
proportion of American business men
are happy only during a period of
boom. They are like the individual
who can be comfortable only when
1T is so degrees in the shade Most
of the time they are unhappy. 1t
stands to reason that these business
Evening star., 1923-12-29
SOUTHERN STATES ASK
VISITS FROM REALTORS

Z Real estate boards of Birmingham,
Ala; Charleston, S. c., and Savannah,
Ga, have sent formal invitations to
members of the National Association
OF Real Estate Boards attending the
coming meeting Of the associations
national committee at Augusta jan
.uary l7-19 to visit their cities. en-
route.
: Florida real estate boards have
united in issuing a statewide invi-
tation for :. post-convention realtor
visits. ARRANGEMENTS are being made
for the formation - at Augusta of
parties TO make tours of the various
Florida sections, and every city vis-
tied fs planning to show its hospi-
talitX...s
Evening star., 1923-12-29

In Panama, New Year day is the
day OF chief celebration of the winter
season. The entire upper class of
the native population gathers at the
clubs. Dancing is the chief amuse-
ment until midnight. Then fathers.
mothers, husbands, wives, sons and
daughters and friends all salute each
other with a kiss.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-31
TWO BITS WORTH OF FATE
A Story of Struggle.

, script, whose real object in life
Hartman never could learn.
He had occasionally posed for
him and was content to share his
bread and milk as payment. He
was ragged and forlorn and lived
no one knew where or how.
Today Malvey appeared to be
in about the usual condition, and
Hardman, observing his starved
look, swept up the coins from
the washstand and slipped them
into his hand. The derelict &C
copied them and shuffled out. In
an instant Hardman had stuffed
the door cracks, placed the tube
from the gas jet in his mouth,
turned on the evil-smelling vapor,
and inhaled deeply once or twice.
With a half-sigh of regret he
slipped into Inconsistencies.
Mrs. Grogan, the Cerberus of
the household, in her basement
kitchen, was preparing a meal.
On the wall hung quarter
meter and the hand on the dial
crept perilously close to the end.
Mrs. Grogan knew what this por-
tended.
eff twill only last a minute or
two" she thought, but at that
instant the gas went out.
Then she looked through her
pocketbook. Not a quarter in it!
A lone half-dollar and several
pennies was the only change.
Further apostrophies to the meter
were voiced until the sound Of
Malvey's footsteps coming down
the stairs broke into her COM
ment.
She took the half-dollar and
met Malvey just as he reached
the door.
"Oh." she said disappointedly,
as she saw who it was. 'Tis
only you. is it," she went on
sourly, "'Tis change for a half
dollar want, two quarters-or
one, anyhow"
Malvey silently handed over
Hardman's two quarters, accepted
the half-dollar and went word
Iessly out.
First time I knew him to have
anything! Looks as if he's been
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Novelist.

; with the dust and dirt of the
gusty street, for the satisfaction
of pointing it out to a client or
an acquaintance, and remarking
casually:
"Seen my new car? Great lit
tie boat. Just got her
the other day"
The supreme moment in his
new joy Of possession came when
he drove up before Mrs. Groten-
berg's fiat. He suggested they
take another ride to the beach.
When he guided her toward the
waiting vehicle, opened the pol
ished door, and bade her get in,
he experienced al sensation Of
suffocating pride. Her amaze
ment, her delight, her praise Of
himself, the car, and his driving
were all he had confidently ex-
pected. Nor was the drive, itself,
less agreeable than he had an
ticipated. To rush onward into
the black night, somehow sure
the road-bed lay safely ahead be-
yond the Pickering rays Of the
auto lamps, the salt cold air sweep
ing into their faces, the woman
crouching beside him. huddled un.
der the heavy robe he had bought
especially to tuck about her, was
thrilling experience, altogether
soul-gratifying.
There were many such expedi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-31
BY Russell E. Smith.

WV ORN and shiny, they lay
" on the rickety wash
w stand. Just two two
bit pieces. as George Hardman
would have called them in his
home country, out West; guar
ters," as New York had it.
Nor were they in their worn.
ness any less dilapidated than
their owner. A long, despairing
struggle to obtain work at illus
trating, stubborn refusal to
allow any other and more easily
obtained form Of employment to
take it's place, the breakfastless
mornings, the almost lunchless
noon hours, and the slight sup
pers that his art" brought him,
all tended to reduce Hardman to
desperation.
What was the user This was
the burden Of his thought.
He thought YEARLY of Chatter
ton and other young devotees of
the arts, and groaned. No! No
slow starvation for him; he
would go now while he had the
strength. He arose and saw to It
that the gas was on; then he set
about stopping up the chinks in
the loose window frames and in
the transom above his door. He
used a bed sheet for this, think
ing meanwhile that his landlady
would probably raise a "roar"
about it.
Beside his bed was a table,
and on it small lamp connected
with rubber tubing to a jet on
the wall. Hardman connected the
tube and sat down on the bed
Then his eyes fell upon the two
coins.
Hail, old two.pit pieces" he
said. whats to become Of you,
my seldom seen companions? No
use flattering you by making a
will. No! You're for Mrs. Grogan.
You'll just about pay her for the
use of the gas"
With sigh that held nothing
of self-pity, he turned to the tube
when footsteps sounded down
the hall and a knock on the door.
1t was MalveyS q blind monde.
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|RASS = Novel of Marriage = BV Charles u. NOR
Thrilling and Gripping Serial of Married Life From the
Pen of Successful American
NOvolSf

; tions. Mrs. Grotenberg shared
his enthusiasm for them. She de-
clared she could. never tire OF
driving. He bought her a motor
veil and a pair of velvet-padded
goggles, and with the veil tied
snugly about an old hat, the
glasses protecting her eyes. the
collar Of a big coat turned up
about her ears, she would crouch
low in the seat, cuddling beneath
the robe, leaning ever so slightly
against his arm that gripped the
steering wheel, and remain so for
hours, hardly shifting her posi-
ton, saying no word.
On Sundays they attempted
longer runs, but on these days
there was always Violet for a
complication. They tried the ex-
pertinent Of taking her with them,
attempting to make her comfort
able on the back seat, but the lit
tie girl complained she was
''pounced" around too much. and
that she was lonely "all by her
self" Philip persuaded her to
invite a school friend, but this
proved equally unfortunate. The
Sunday trips had therefore to be
abbreviated to let Mrs. Grotenberg
go home in time to get Violet's
dinner. Lunch, the small girl
was able to manage for herself.
(TO Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-31
HOW TO GIVE YOURSELF
A PERFECT MASSAGE
AT HOME EASILY NOW
Beauty Expert Gives Simple
Way to Keep Face
Lovely and Cheeks
Rosy.

The impression you make at the
party. dance or when you meet new
acquaintance depends almost entirely
on your complexion. Most any fault IL
overcome by a clear, rosy. pleasing and
overwhelming complexion. Therefore.
follow this advice. and benefit by the
experience of thousands Of girls and
women who are doing it.
First. clean your skin thoroughly by
using Black and White Cleansing Cream.
When all the powder and accumulated
dirt has been rubbed out, wiring out a
towel in water, as hot as your hands
can stand. Put this over the face and
let it steam for a few seconds. Repeat
this several times Then rub into the
skin a little Cold Cream with a circula T
motion of the finger tips. Wipe off that
which Is not quickly absorbed by the
pores. and rinse the face with cold
water. This will close the pores, keep
in all the oils which the Cold Cream
supplies to the skin, and starts the cir
culation I'm your face which brings out
the roses in your cheeks.
Now use a little Black and White
Peroxide Cream protection fol-
Just what you have done and az a base
for your powder. Get your looking glass
charming complexion you have and you
didn't have to go to an expensive Beauty
Parlor. or take up near as much oil
N(<lr time as some women do who use
-9ensive treatment, but don't get any
letter results than you will here.
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~ HE scoffed at the suggestion.
- SCI guess not! What non.
sense, Phi! A great big
Teller like you washing dishes!
You know used to nag
ut you for allowing Mrs.
Jones to bulldoze you into doing
it! :. The kitchens no place for
q man. That's where women be-
long, and I won't stand for any
man coming into any kitchen I'm
running Leave 'em lay, Phil.
I'll do them after-I come up from
downtown tomorrow morning. >.
Come on, let's go for walk
Wis got her lessons to do, and
I promised her the parlor. Wen
walk down to Polk Street.
or I tell you what. Phil,-it's q
wonderful night!-let's ride out
to the beach and back! The
moon will be up bout eleven and
ATS WdI1t-tIA0
The night was all that Mrs.
Grotenberg had said OF 1t. Others
had conceived the notion Of a
ride to the beach. and the open
seats Of the electric cars were
crowded with young couples.
There was a good deal Of giggIing
and suppressed laughter; the
proximity Of happy youth and
gay spirits was infectious. Philip
pulled on his cigar, let the warm
fragrant night aid blow in his
Mrs. G.'s companionship and her
face. was pleasantly aware Of
eontentment, and was happy him.
self. They got along easily to.
gether, he thought, There were
never any troublesome explana-
tons between them. never any
arguments nor unpleasantnesses.
They thought and felt alike about
things. Most important Of all,
there was never the necessity
for talking. They had the joint
capacity for enjoying long silences.
The ride to the beach was so
successful and pleasant that the
following week Philip bought a
motorcar, selecting one of the
same make as Wilbur's. His
money was lying idle in the bank,
and it occurred to him that driv-
ing a. car in the evenings and
perhaps on lonesome Sundays
would prove an excellent distrac-
ton for his mind. It would be
fun, too, to surprise Mrs Groten-
berg with the car some evening
after he had learned how to drive.
Delights of Motoring.
The automobile gave him great
pleasure. He allowed affairs at
the office to take care Of them
selves while he stole away early
In the afternoon to drive his new
plaything out to the park and the
Cliff House. It was a proud and
memorable morning when he first
engineered his way downtown
through traffic to his office. He
permitted the automobile to stand
beside the curb in front Of the
door throughout the day, its
glossy surface becoming covered
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THE LOVE GAME
A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE

1T HAVE!" triumphantly.
1.-TWO days ago passed
my twenty-first birth
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the way, ana manA&Su 70
make my tone casual. though
was thrilling with pride, II
paid my first instaliment yes
terday, as / told you I'd do.
It was five thousand. It seems
almost the hand Of fate that to-
day brings news Of Neal, doesn't
it?'
LUKEWARM SYMPATHY.
''If it Is Neal"-answered Jim
absent.mindedly, disengaging his
hand from mine and rising ab-
ruptly. ''Well, I'm glad you feel
SO optimistic and are all keyed
up over your cleverness in meet
ing the debt alone
thought I detected q wistfuI
note in Jim's voice. / ran after
him and caught both his hands
In mine.
Dear" I said, '.in everything
but this you and are fun part
ners. I can't let anyone else
help Neal. You don't believe in
him. It wouldn't be fair to take
your money. I'm-I'm trying to
act like q gentleman. Say IL
doesn't hurt you. That's the
only thing to spoil it for me. Z
Lets not 90 into all that
again, Anne" protested Jim.
"And now. If you don't mind,
I've got some tail hustling to do
If I'm to be in time for the ban
quet at which Ruth Gregory IL
guest Of honor. She's asked me
to be her escort"
Jim said it with q conscious
air of playing fair. He seemed %
be daring me to protest. But In
the face Of his evident feelings
I had to speak.
ooh. Jitn!' Il cried. You're.
not going Off and leave me to-
night-when I'm so excited and
hopeful and-when I need you
sop
"Say, what do you think !
amp" demanded Jim. Miss Gre
CORY is the guest OF honor at
this dinner. I've just told you.
It would be a nice trick to call
up at the last minute and ten
her she'll have to go alone. to
her dinner and explain as best
she may to the COMMITTEES that
her escort has left her in the
lurch."
"But can't stand being alone
tonight" I cried. I'm not self
ish-"
You're not?' cried Tim. ''rd
say you were and unreasonable
into the bargain and maybe Jeal-
Gus for full measure. First you
swank around about our being
honest with each other and then
the minute I carry out your
theory, you kick up a fuss.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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THE WAYS OF A HUSBAND
Delightful Sequel to the Serial when Girl Marrles
Which Scored Tremendous Success Through
out the Nation

tute for me on this trip. won
der IL I ought to let you go!"
Rightly, tightly, young woman!"
laughed Ralph. "A lot you could
do to stop me! I've business up
that way, tell you, and the mat
ter Of q few hours trip Is moth
ing
81 think you're going Just to-
get Neal" / protested.
Ralph stopped for a moment
there on the street and faced me
sternly.
"Anne. i've told you have busi-
ness up that way. I'm a working
man and you might credit me with
too much hard-headed common
sense to go tramping off on-er-
rands of chivalry- forgetting my
first duty to the paper I repre-
sent"
smiled and made no further
protest.
We walked all the way home,
chatting by tactic consent Of every
thing but what occupied our minds.
And it was only in the entrance
Of my apartment building that
Ralph managed an almost stern:
A CASE FOR POISE.
''Hold tight to your common
sense and poise, Anne. I'll take
care Of the lad as IL he were my
own brother. And I'll be back as
soon as it's wise to make the trip"
Then a quick good-by, and
with every nerve tingiing and
every drop of blood in my body
racing, I hurried up to the apart
nent all eagerness to tell Jim Of
my hopes. I found him engaged
in putting studs into dress
shirt. Running over to him. I
fairly dragged the garment from
his hands, and putting my hands
on his shoulders forced him
into an arm chair. SmilingIy he
acquiesced, and when perched
on the arm at his side he laid
his hand over mine and said
gently:
You're full to the brim with
some royal good news, aren't
you? Well, out with it, child
I'm in a hurry-spill itr'
Paying no attention to his
words and any meaning back Of
them, began an eager account
Of the visit to Mr.. Hannaberry's
office and of the events leading
up to Ralph's projected trip to
the lumber camp.
"Jim, Jim" I cried, laying my
head on his shoulder ana relax
ing utterly. isn't it a blessed
miracle?"
wait until you are sure the
young fellow is Neal" recon-
pended Jim dryly.
"Jim," I cried. '"The boy up
there has lost the power Of
speech. He doesn't know who
he is. I'll nurse him back to
health and then he'll remember
all that passed on that terrible
day when he went out with the
$4,000 for the option. Oh, by