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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
= ESTATE


SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
-. ESTATE
.Bnrsuant to the terms Of a, de-
cree entered in vacation OH the
fifteenth day OF December, 1929,
and of a decree entered on the
fourth day of January, 1928, by
thee Circuit Court for the City Of
Alaandria, Virginia, in chancery
cause No. 687, wherein Anna +.
KdShler ct vir are the complain
anfs. and Sarah +. Howard ct ais.
arc tho defendants, the Indersign-
cd special commissioners will Of
faf.fc:, sale at public auction in
f,Trt OF the Royal street entrance
Of .the City Hall, Alexandria, Viz
ginia, at NOON, JANUARY 27,
1853, the following described real
estate:
AL that certain lot of ground
with the improvements thereon,
Situated in the City of Alexandria,
Virginia, known rs Go South Lee
street. and bounded and described
asSollows;
BEGINNING at a point on the
ea side Of Lee street.
S8;SfeS.s,e. q 4z2s. incses south
of 2Gi6bSSnh Sttect5; ~aha *ruGftihS
thence south or Lee street "A
feet. ] 81 inches; thence east
with Cibbon street l25 feet; thence
north parallel with Lee street Al
rcet Ia inches, and thence west
parallel with Gibbon street 125
feet to the beginning. ard being
the same property which was con-
veyed to the said Sarah /. Tay.
lor by Helen d. Springman by q
deed dated November p, 1920, and
recorded in the land records of the
said City of Alexandria in Deed
Book No. II, page 45i.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH. Inc
commissioner has authority under
the decree to sell at priva:c sale.
ALBERT V. BRYAN,
Special Commissioner.
]. Elliott F. Hoffman, Clerk OF
the Circuit Court for the City of
Alexandria, Virginia, do hereby
certify that Albert V. Bryan, Spe-
cial Commissioner in the chancery
cause, No. 6S7, Of Anna F. Koch
let ct viz against Sarah f. How
ard ct ais, has executed the bond
required by the decree of the said
court.
ELLIOTT F. HOFFMAN,
Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The animal meeting Of the stock
holders of the District Of Column
bia Paper Manufacturing Com
pany, will be held at its principal
office, III South Fairfax Street,
Alexandria, Virginia, at ~ O'Clock
Noon, on the 22nd day of January,
1928, for the purpose of electing
directors for the ensuing year and
the transaction of such other bust
ness as may properly be done.
D. a: SMITH,
7-12c Secretary.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
TAKE NOTICE that have quail
fled as ADMINISTRATOR OF. the esr
tate Of Catherine Jackson, deceas-
ed, AL persons having claims
against The estate Of the said de-
cedant are requested to present
them promptly to me, properly
proven for payment and all per-
sons indebted to the said estate
are requested to a:ake settlement
at once. =
CHARLES HENRY SMITH,
Administrator OF the estate of
Catherine Jackson, deceased.
10-10c.
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Coal treated to make it more
effective in heating will be COM
mon in a few years, says an ex-
ouinine can be tasted when one
mart of it is dissolved in l02,ooo
parts of water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

> IUNN HO9lUT'INN VI II = nv
The Annual Meeting of the stock
holders Of the Columbia Granite
and Dredging Corporation will he
hold at Rooms l and ,, Alexandria
National Bank Building, AlcXau-
dria, Virginia, ON Thursday, jan
uary IS, 1923, at u O'Clock noon,
for the elcc ion Of directors and
for the transaction Of such other
business Is may properly come
before said Voc NJ.
G. A. BONNET,
LIE Secretary.
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s ss.a ss's v.sz~e| Gazette,
Classified Ads
HELP WAMED

REPR SENTATIVE wNTED -
for, each county in ViSinis. one
who can finance his iAiCt stock
up to 1850 Big profitstsnd easy
sales. Write kor-Ker tales Co.
900 nth st. NV. Washington. -.
1886
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FOR SALE
(REAL ESTATEl.


ssfs ss:sts ssso&s. cs9crsTs LeTs
in DEL RAY. ST. ELMO. MT. IDA
and ARLINGTON. low prices, easy
terms. Electric lights. city wa
ter. sewerage. Buy new. Prices
will be higher in Spring. ). C.
ELLIS. Mt Vernor Ave, Del Ray
phone Alex. 1ed2. S-26p
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16

FOR SALE--Three fine
building lots on north
side Princess street be-
tween West and Peyton
- streets in Wheat and
Suffers sub = division.
Close to new High
School. For price and
terms apply to JOHN
D. NORMOYLE. Cor
er King and Royal
treets. =. - .r<-sss lg-6e
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-16
FISH SWIM MILES
TO REACH n.

De Sofa, Wis, Jan. 16.-Iaus
Pullmahs for fish being shipped
from this city to New York an5;
other eastern cities, is some a'Hg
new in the fish industry, recently
brought to light here.
NJ. Ehrlich, local fish and fur
dealer, made the discovery thai
New York people, always partial
to Mississippi river carp and butt
.fslo, like them particularly web
when they get the big fellows alive
so Ifc. is sending live carp and buff
9aH sbSS the 100000 pounds and
getting fancy prices for them.
The fish go in watcred Pull
mans built specially for their come
fort and convenience. The sldes
of the car are lined with tanks:
Artificial aeration constantly
freshcnes thc water and the thrcc'
ave and ten Founders are enabled
to swim all the way from mere 70
New York City. Z
Placed on sale in the American
metropolis, the fish arc still flop
.pisAf to tempt the many cuStonl5
ers Who like them strictly fresh,
no matter the price may be.
'.!tArlich has built two large hsh
ponds beside his market here. An
arsds3ian well has been sunk at ING
boftcm Of each one Of these ponds
creating small catcaract down
an incEne into tire ponds, creating
a fish habitate pure and coid a
the trout streams of the !1 u, T.. AZ. ),
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NOTICE
ADMINISTRATORS NOVICE

Having qualified as Admins
traitor with the will annexed, OF
the estate of James NJ. Dohertyi
deceased, all persons indebted to
the estate are requested to make
prompt settlement and all per-
sons to whom the estate may oe
indebted are requested to present
their claims properly authentl-
Gated for settlement.
T. MCGOWAN,
5-iOc Administrator, c. 7. A.
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New York City has 10000
street corners.
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LOST AND FOUND

The lowest order of animal life
is found in the microscopic Jelly
fish. 1t is simply a minute portion
of gclatinous matter.
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
BY Dorothy Garfield.

n K ARISE was laughing out
N rageously by the time he
mad finished, partly at
what he said, partly at Mr..
Livingstone's scandalized express
sion. She was ashamed of the
way she laughed over Mr.. Critten.
denis teasing of poor, unconscious
Mr.. Livingstone.
"You don't understand. Critten-
den, you don't get my point at al.
There's g-something--"
Livingstone brought it out with
remnant Of the provincial self-cor-
seriousness before fine phrases
which he so deplored, there's
something god-like, divine, in be-
ing an artist. creating something"
Mr.. Crittenden moved from his
negligent pose, frightened up a
little. "Oh, If you mean by artist
a class broad enough to take i'll
everybody who creates something,
yes, of course, they're the only
ones who really live. That's what
most of us are trying to get {,
chance to do, trying to create q
little order out of chaos. But
that's pretty nearly the whole ant
heap of the human race, isn't II?
Except the leisure classes"
Mr.. Livingstone was in despair
of making the Philistine under
stand. Its something we have
so little of in America, it's hard
for an American to recognize it's
existence" he murmured to the
company in extenuation of his
compatriot's denseness.
MT. Crittenden sat up strafghter.
Il used to make my living buying
and selling lumber in the New
England States" he said, address
ing himself for once to the COM
pany, land on one of my trips
met a man in a narrow mountain
valley up there who was creator
II there ever was one. He had
started life as a. mechanic, left
school and went to work at six
teen in a shop filled with soulless
cogs and bolts and screws and
springs. And his creative instinct
rose up and seized on those things
az the appointed raw stuff for his
creation. When saw him he was
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
<<xYoU WONDER why I'm
here. done you2" she
a.lrad .sT a,,nnosa vots

<<xYOU WONDER why I'm
here, DONE you2" she
asked. Il suppose you
even wish / hadn't come in to
interrupt the days work. But
rye come TO carry on rather than
to interrupt
She smiled with her lips, but
her eyes had a hard, evasive
quality which shut me out as
effectively as her aloofness had
done back in The days when she
had been on guard against per-
uniting anything but business to
come into her life. It didn't seem
possible that this was the woman
who had confided in me the story
Of her girlhood infatuation for
Dick West.
I couldn't visualize this Mabel
running away to her lover at
Durango and then running from
him when she found he didn't
mean well by her. Her weli-
groomed perfection and the cool,
calculation Of her gaze wers
astonishing.
In the moment spent search
ing for something to say to her
/ wondered If had only dreamed
the love I thought she felt for
Park. It didn't seem possible
that this woman had agonized
when Park put an ocean between
them after learning Rosa Cor
dova.s version Of the Durango
episode. / wondered If the woman
who had married Bonbright
buchanan and who held me off
now as IL there were no conf
dence between us could indeed
be the Mabel storrs I had loved
so well.
s'You were saying you'd come
on business" managed awk-
wardly, feeling unable to offer
Mabel any more leads after the
way she had rejected my at
tempts to be friendly when I met
her on the steps Of the bank less
than an hour ago. What can
do for your"
Mabel smiled. There was a
moment when her face seemed
lighted from within.
'tWhat can you do for me?"
she. repeated. oddly enough I
The Washington times., 1923-11-07

came to ask that question Of
you
'tYou came to aslk''-I gaaped.
Eyes. Went into the bank
after / left you. MY dealings were
with the very man you had just
left. There were papers lying on
his desk. / remembered the line
between your eyes. You tried to
smooth it away when you saw
me. But I'VE been through hard
times with you once or twice be-
fore, Anne. know how you
look when there is-stringency
in the money market"
A COLD LOOK.
Her eyes had q look Of cold
opacity She seemed to be talk
ing by rote. I found myself grow
ing antagonized. She was ignor-
ing everything social and friendly
between us and speaking more
CURLY than the cold banker with
whom had dealt.
IT don't understand you'll
began truthfuny.
Mabel spread her hands in a
queer gesture.
by careful questioning OF that
old fossil at the banlz-that you're
II thought I was clear-I found
up against ii. I deal with him
exclusively He's in charge Of
my accounts and my investments.
He has no idea that know his
previous client or who she is.
But I got him to contrast my at
fuence with the straits his previ-
Gus visitor had been in when she
came for the little help he was
able to give. That told me the
story. You've a big business here.
Anne. Did you expand too fast?
Are you near the rocks?'
/ set my lips. Conscious that
Mabel has troubles and Is too
proud to talk Of them. found the
pride contagious. Her manner
antagonized me. Her voice was
cold and detached. It had no
hint of warmth of interest. as she
crossed her knees and tapped on
the desk with a Judicial fore
finger.
You need money. I have It.
she said without a flicker Of emo
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
THE LOVE. GAME
A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE

"Well?" she challenged. And
then?'
And then"-hc accepted the
challenge saw that you were
rather epris with that Rankin.
I had seen him before. Had you
known him long?"
''Oh, no." she answered quickly.
Something warned her that this
man must 1not suspect that she
was engaged to Richard. Had
not her lover and she agreed to
keep the fact of their engagement.
a secret for a while yet?
''I thought not" Paine nodded.
81 had not actually met him he
fore-although I had seen him.
But I have run across him often
since then. Once at the theater
with you."
"Yes," she murmured. IT re-
member that night"
THAT is the only time I have
seen you with him. But I have
seen you out with Muir several
times
Her heart beat more evenly
now. yes" she admitted
promptly, ''he is an old friend of
my fathers and Of mine."
Paine's black eyes rested on
her speculatively. It was as IL he
were trying te read her thoughts.
!. "And a mighty fine chap" he
said at last. Muir, I mean. Do
you know, I was glad when he
came up to Hopatcong that Sun
day and carried you off with
him? BY the way, owe you an
apology for splitting the beans
that day-telling him of your
having hes cocktails with Rankin.
But I dislike Rankin"
do your"
That was all she could say.
"Yes"-leaning forward as if
to impart some special conf
dence-"I do. You see-by the
way"-checking himself abruptly
-''you do not mind if / speak
a plain truth or SO about him."
She shook her head.
but what IL I were to say
anything disagreeable about
MUIR" he leased.
Her answer was involuntary
and surprised even herself.
"You could mott" she declared.
"Ah!' he smiled triumphantly.
"I am relieved. see now that
was right in my surmise-and
hope"
What were they?" she de-
manded.
CTo Be Continued1
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
ROUGH H E w N

the head of one Of the biggest
Woodworking factories in the
country. a good many hundred
men working for him, and devoted
to him, TURNING out tools that
have simplified the tasks of me-
chanics the world around. I never
saw happier man. never saw
a human life more completely full
filled. Yes, you're right, Living
stone. The creators are the envia.
BILE ones
"That wasn't in the least what I
said. or meant! protested Mr.. Liv-
ingstone warmly.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
THE WAYS OF A HUSBAND
"a Delightful Sequel to the Serial when Girl Marres
Which Scored Tremendous Success Through
out the Nation.

ton. 'sHow much can ! lend
your"
mot one centg' I said.
when had rejected Mabel's
offer Of help, we sat facing each
other grim-lipped and stoney-
eyed like two relentless antagon.
lists. studied her judiciaIly.
There wasn't flaw in her per-
feet grooming. There didn't seem
one chink through which = big
emotion or colorful reaction might
enter. I'VE never seen a woman
achieve more perfect and com
plete hardness.
D For a while that hardness had
antagnnized me, made It impossi-
BILE for me to feel anything but
q resentment at Mabel's imperti.
hence in coming to thrust her
offer Of help on me like a charity
on beggar. Suddenly / realized
that the hardness was too perfect
It was a mask. And I knew I'D
never rest until I tore it or and
found the true Mabel.
I broke the cold silence that lay
between US f1inging myself into
an offensive move.
why should you suppose
would accept assistance from
your I asked. scorning to pre-
tend that didn't need help.
Mabel smiled without changing
the intensity Of her gaze.
i've been associated in bust
ness with you before this, Anne
Harrison" she said suavely. I'VE
weathered some bad storms when
your husband was in Mexico and
South America. We both know
business and we've played the
game square as partners. It's all
simple. I'm enough Of a business
woman to get at the facts in
your case
The facts in my case?'' I
stared at her challengingIy. Can
you be sure you have them? You
found me trying to get an exten.
sion Of time on e hank loan, and
a trivial loan at that. But, on the
other hand, here's big piece of
evidence-one about which you
couldn't know unless choose to
tell you.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
Novelist.

suavely offered the alternative
of paying his clients account i'm
mediately or making an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors.
Philip scanned the typewritten
list of his unpaid accounts among
tradespeop:e and merchants Of
the city, and his eyes rested
duly on the total: $3,165.2S. He
had less than 800 in the bank.
He obtained a days grace. It
occurred to him he might appeal
to Harry or to his mother to
help him out. 1t could be for
only few days more.
But swiftly following the de
parture Of the little Jew came
Gus Crowley, Of Crowley and At
kiils. the contractors who had
done the work on the Henderson
ranch. Gus wanted his money:
he was sorry, but he couldn't ac-
cept Philips note: he was hard
pressed for cash himself; he de-
clined to wait even ten days.
Failure
Philip sent for Ter9ini, and for
the rest Of the day and far into
the night he sat with the attor.
ney. figuring and calculating in
the blaze of white light that
poured down upon the Uttered
desk from the conical reflector
above their, bowed heads. There
was no stemming the tide: 1t
rose up threateningly, menacingly
from every quarter. Philip real
lied. almost with relief, he had
reached the end The following
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
By Charles G. Norris.

W. ITH difficulty he Gained
" her and explained the
Rrapp.Eorsvthe scheme
The Washington times., 1923-11-07

" her and explained the
Bragg-F orsythe scheme
with carefol diagrams and
figures. He went over these
again and again. It was merely
Q question of three weeks, he kept
reminding her.
There's nothing else for it,
Leila. If you don't help me out,
I have got to meet that note
and can't. Just get that through
your head; I haven't the money
to meet Trevor's demand, I've
got to have some security to
give him. If you don't help me
out-we go husband that's all
there is to it,
Leila stared at him, lips trem-
bling.
"You oughtE't to agitate me
this way" she said, knotting her
fingers. ''You know what the
doctor said. TIe told you should
be spared excitement. You ought
not to do it-you ought not to
do it."
well, my lordP' Philip ex-
claimed roughly. els this situa-
ton of my choosing? Did I get
us into this mess? - II yolI
hadn't been SO free with your
advice to Lucy about not grant
ing Wilbur a divorce, he wouldn't
have been forced to get out AMI
leave me this way! I'm
doing all I can; I'm trying my
best to avert bankruptcy. s'
''Don't-don't!" Leila cried out
IN horror ut can't be as bai
rs that. 1 had no ideal didn't
dream you were in so deep. You
told me there would be no deposit
for me this month and to let the
bills run, and haven't paid OUT
. cent since January. But this.
- Oh, can't believe it!
What shall we do! What
shall we do, > ="
In the md he persuaded her,
and he mortgaged the Vale prop
erty for as much as it would
carry. The deed from Wilbur to
Lucy for the Lansings home on
Washington street had never been
recorded. and using his power of
attorney he placed a heavy loan
upon it, as well. He met Trevor's
requirements and used the small
balance of what remained in
meeting his ray roll, which was
Q month in arrears.
And then it began to rain, and
for a solid fortnight the water
streamed out of the heavens in n
steady downpour. No work could
be done on the Douglas tract; 1t
was out OF the question to at
tempt to sell lots in such weather.
A dressnaker of his wife's pre-
cipitated the final smash. Leila
had put her off several times,
and on the last occasion, when
the woman had insisted upon
getting her money, Leila had
flown into one of her quick RACES
and had ordered her out Of the
house. A collector called at
Philips office, but was turned
away. unsatisfied, and then one,
day, early in May, a little oily
Jew lawyer appeared. He had a
list Of Philips local debts and
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
RASS : . Marriage = By Charles c. Norris
Thrilling and Gripping Serial Of Married Life From the
Pen of Successful American
Novelist

day, Termini, IN his behalf, filed a
petition in bankruptcy.
Leila flew into passion when
she heard the news. He was
mentally. too weary to mitigate
the facts. He came home and
told her bluntly. He had failed,
the business had gone to put, he
was broke, there were only q few
dollars in the bank, that was all.
She heard him with staring eyes;
she would not believe him. Then
when the truth came, she was
swept by furious anger. With no
control of her tongue, she called
him anything that came to her
lips. he was disgustingly fat, he
was incompetent, stupid, q loafer,
a pig and a fool. Her opprobrium
did not stir him. He had hoped
for some word of sympathy, for he
was exhausted and wanted kind
ness. What she said Of him might
be deserved, but she angered him
when she accused him of misrepre-
sentation, OF trucking her Into
mortgaging her home. But that
too, he let pass. He was in no
mood to argue.
You tficked me into marry.
ing you. You gave me to under
stand you were rich / can't 60
back to slximping and makeshifts!
What's to become of me?
What's to become Of me?''
She strobe heavily about the
room, beating her fists together,
moaning and bursting out every
few minutes with fresh upbraid-
ing.
ITO Be Continued TOmOrrow.)
The Washington times., 1923-11-07

Thousands of girls have TO work
IN homes, Offices, stores, mills or
factories who are physically unfit
for work, with often an aged or
invalid father or mother dependent
upon them for support. Standing
all day week in and week out, or
sitting in cramped positions a girl
often contracts some deranged con-
ditiOn of her organic system which
calls halt to her progress and de-
mands restoration to health before
she can be of use to herself or
anyone else.
For these distressing weaknesses
and arrangements these girls have
found health to do their work in
5.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Brooklyn, N. Y" Like many
girls, had troubles every month,
says Carolyne Mangels, ''and they
interfered with my work as could
never be sure of my time. My
mother often suggested that take
Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable Com
pound, but ! never did until lately:
have had very good results, and
am now q private secretary and do
nv work without missing q day.
recommend your medicine to every
girl who speaks Of having troubles
Lydia e. Pinkham's Priv
Peculiar to Women" will b.
Write to the Lydia II. Pink
sachusetts. This book cOnta
The Washington times., 1923-11-07
By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water.
Author of Nationwide Reputa-
ton and Writer OF Popular
Novels and Short Stories.

Author of Nation Wide Reputa-
ton and Writer OF Popular
Novels and Short Stories.
Copyright. 1928. by Star Company
" e LOOKED the man Of the
world as he sat at ease in
an armchair, putting idly
on the cigar he had asked per-
mission to smoke.
He was not a bit like Donald,
she mused-not nearly so dis
tinguished in appearance, and
perhaps six or eight years young
er. He was older than Richard,
with a daredevil CLEAN in mis-
eyes that Richard never had.
He was perfectly groomed, and
evidently on the best of terms
with himself.
YES" he repeated, II have
made people my study. That was
why was attracted by you as
soon as saw you at the Lake.
You were a new type"
''How?"
well. you were unsophisti-
Gated. and young, and-forgivc
me If say it-unusually pretty.
There! I have made you blush a
real 1euiline hlushf That shoxus
that you are an unusual type"
He laughed and she laughed
with him. She was having a
good time.