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Evening star., 1926-10-29

Trustees Sale of Twelve Valu-
able Building Lots Situate on
the South Side Of Porter ST.,
Between 35th and 36th SITS.
NV

Apss Ts'uf m sss ss n.eann, asa 81 rps, n dd rs
,ss.orss s; P:,E,s;; q ana
M s r. ]:
following ,de ,cr,hed land and premises, SIT
nd n ths .nr Gf a. so Ia and as fHsin H.
tu.1Ive IN SQUARE 1856. in the South Boston
s.1:I:9d 'rI SlSs+; snd s"1sss ssIsSSnt rs's
s iqsssyees eounE 1eE ae 4 n'if' co cGaTss,
trust tr :r Sa cef' r,S.+ tc rseusts n,Gr fses 81
s'R RufShe S e' cr. rus. 9f als
n.,d in cssh: 4 dee,s,t Of 81 900 reanlrsd
S sh1 so;f thirty rss.~. s.P. + y .H
@ [esdd ..od enc ~ :: eF"0'Ty r. sS o
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THos- J OWEN SON AUCTIoNEERs
rRrssTEEs fE bNE1fx nE yALANH65WE kN6WS BRIGgs e
PsEaisEs sa6 9th STREET South;
ssF'%s Z s$Ss Sss2 2Sr;s gu;
Sa'' secured thereby' the undersigned trustee. et
@ sell p%SfFpx if9s5999 Hh II ftoP 6 fS
gEcoSD DAY OF sEPrEMBER. AD. 1929
AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. the following de.
ecribed land and premises. situate. in the
District Of Columbia. and desgnsted az and
S:1s S.n HOOK. ana snf %am Gif S Me"a 2"nn sn
DIVISION Of square a44. AZ per Plat recorded
IN the ONCE Of the surveyor for the Dis
trict Of Columbia in Liber w, F.. at folio
Al described as follows: Beginning at the
northwes, corner ~ said lot II end runnins dn
street east "4.57 feet: thence east 1o5.s15
feet TO the rear line Of said lot 10: thence
north c4.57 feet: thence west 1o5s75 feet
70 the beginning. being premises No. eo6
pth street southeast
Terms Of sale: ,one-'hird Of the purchase
money 70 he paid in cash. balance in two
wears With interest AT : per cent per an.
mum, payable semi annually from day OF
..l. ..cured rs deed Of trust npon, The The
rsouired AZ time II sale All conveyancinE.
recordine etc, al cost Of purchaser. Terms
cf sale 10 be compiled with within thirty
days from day Of sale. otherwise the trus-
Al the risk and cost az defaultinr purchaser.
after Ave days' advertisement of such re-
sale in some newspaper published in Wash
lnkton. D. c.
sel11315.1f. Trustees.
eyTHE PURCHASER OF THE ABOVE DE
scrihed property having failed to comply
with the terms ss stated therein. said rrop-
r VII he resold tor al ana cash on TIE TEsBAy 3 y
SAME PLACE. Deposit of $4,000 re-
e0''Fu BY. ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES
Evening star., 1926-10-29
rHos. J. OWEN SON. Arcr1oNEERs
TRUsTEEs, SAFE OF gALrABLEr IL as ri REAk a.
DWELLING NO 40 "" STREET

kS5EAIh5sr kSEEthJN5Ssr 70. Il 10 W STREET
By virtue Of q certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 5042 folio 80! Ct seq
Of the land records of the District OF Colun1,
bia and at the request of the party secured
thereby the undersigned trustees will sell at
public auction. r., II front Of the premnisss Nm On
VENEER. AID. 1928. AT FIVE O'CLOCK
Pm the following land and prem
ises situate in the county Of Waehinfton
District Of Columbia. and designated as and
Ss'I Sy premises ni . 40 W street northwest and
described by metes and bounds In said deed
Terms of sale: one-third Of the purchase
money to he paid in cash. balance in two
equal inst ailments. PAYABLE in one and two
years with interest at per centum per
annun1 payable semi annually. from day Of
sale. secured bv deed Of trust upon the prop
Artv sold. or all cash at the option Of the
purchaser. A deposit of 5000 will be re-
n,lired At time Of sale. All conveyancing
recording. etc. At cost of purchaser; Terms
81 sale TO Ne complied with within thirty
dAye from dav Of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property ~
the rick and cost Of defaultinE purchaser
After Ave DAYS advertisement Of such reAale
In eome newspaper published In Washington.
VICTOR MYNsRRTpGE
GEORGE LEE DRrRY.
oc27 1e-no1 8 Trusteee.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable Mod
ern Brick Apartment Known
as the "Miami," Containing
Sixteen Apartments, Being
Premises 1926 New Hamp-
shire Ave. NV.

By virtue Of ,certain. deed Of trust duly
Of the land records Of the district of Coium.
his and At the request Of The party !;Y secured ss
S MEhSEsDA% T The hEocf THikp 5nx pE NJ;
O'CLOCK PM. the following Described land
and premises. situate in the District Of CO.
lumhia and deslsnsted az and being l1t ,,fl 6!
subdivision Of lots in Square .17e. AZ. per
plat recorded in Lihsr 50 At folio les Of
the District Of CoIumhia
Terms: Sold suoject TO prior deed Of
witch viii be announced at time Of sale
the purchase price above said trust to be
Convey ancing. recording. etc. at purchaser
cost Terms to he complied with within
thirty DAYS. otherwise deposit forfeited and
the property may be advertised and resold
at the discretion of the trustees.
EDGAR H. MCBRIDE.
oc23-d&ds ex .Su Trustees.
Evening star., 1926-10-29

THOs ]. OWEN 4 SON. AuCTIoNEERs.
Trustees Sale of valuable
Brick Apartment Building, con.
tanning three apartments,
know as premises 3o2 rs"
Street Northeast.

By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust. duly
recorded in Liber No. 47e3. folio 4b7 ct
seq Of the land records OF the District Of
Columbia, and at the request of the party
secured thereby. the undersisned trustees viii
sell al public auction. in front OF the prem.
iees. on THURSDAY. THE FOURTH DAY
thirty e otIocK + NJ fS IN. iolowins hnte a..
scribed land and premises, situate in the Die.
trict of Columbia. and designated AZ and
being lot a. in Manche n. Meiine's suhdivi.
eion Of lots 5 and in block 3 in George
Truesdell's addition to the city Of wash
ington' being subdivision Of "Eckinston'
surveyor for the Dietrict OF Columbia. in
Lber County IA at folio 81; subject 10 cove
. Terms Of sale: one-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance in two
equal inetallnents. payable 10 one and two
years. with interest At 6S per centunn pey
annurn payable semi annually from day Of
sale. secured by deed Of trust uy,on the nrop
erty sold. or all cash at the option OF ne
purchaser. 4 depoat OF $500 90 viii he
required at time of sale. All corvevancinr
recording. ETC. at cost Of purchaser Terms
OF sale to be complied with within thirty
days from day OF sale. otherwise the trl,s
tees reserve the right to resell the pronerfv
at the risk and cost of defaulting purcha aser
after fve days advertisement of such reesle
70 some newspaper published In Washinfton
D. c. 'on
FRED MCKEE.
JESSE l.. HETSKELL.
Oc06-dGds eYSu
Evening star., 1926-10-29
OSBORNE AIDS BOYS.

AUBURN, y. Y. October 20 Gp). -
The will of Thomas Mott Osborne,
noted prison reform pioneer. filed yes
terday. provides for the establishment
Of a school for boys here.
His property was left in trust for
his eight grandchildren. The estate
is estimated at several hundred thous-
and dollars.
Evening star., 1926-10-29
c. G. SLOAN & co, INC. ATCTT0NFFRS
715 18th 81.
TRUSTEES, lS1l I SALE AILl:,so OF VALUABLE HOUSE.

TRUSTEES, uGl 4 EAJL1rso SALE or VALUABLE HOUSE
st 1921 saes'ssl ana adsse sseors e.
I'd id,id Dexessnabe, Il. ds le21 tn Lber y40. at
nade in payment Of interest thereon the
ton i, The rooms Of {. g. ,slesn Co,
1ne r3l5 18TH % q nr.. q, WEDNESDAY.
niture.. ccnsfstinF of chairs sofas. piano
cabinets. rugs. tables lamps bookcases
beds bureaus chiffoniers. desks etc Terms
Nv nH2rEiTRf z. ERff. Hecrsrr.
oc2o .no5.0 Trustees
Evening star., 1926-10-29

By virtue of DEGREES Of the Supreme Court
Of the District OF Columbia passed in equity
cause Nos. 43oa4 and 43oos. ~e will sel
r9pSs isS9 in rEF tToni rESrH e h bsY 81
TT29ssEEEEsF66srYFIvr T9sEEEsF66s 73 3nSEN'ps o4HocK rM tMse M
following described land and premises sit.
nate in the District Of Columbia and being
lots | and 81 in square 21as. aleo lots .. 3
4 & e. :. e and 10 in snuare 1884 said
lots hAvinf a frontage of $50 feet on Long
fellow street bv 4 denth of 14ois feet more
or lAss on 9th street. the same being i'm.
proved By l3,rcom house at The corner IF
SQUARE o7as situated or 18th street between
Lontfellou and Madison streets: and lot 30
IN square 2a34. situated on Georgia avenue
hstueen Lonxfellow and Madison streets,
both said lots SO and 81 being unin1proved.
Terms Of sale: one-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash and the balance
in tuo equal instAllrents payable in one
and two wears from the day Of sale. and to
- represented by the promis:ory notes Of
Of six per centum per annum PAYABLE semi
annually and secured by deed of trust on
the property sold or all cash. At the option
of the purchaser: 81 500 deposit REQUIRED
on the nine lote and 5000 on each of the
other parcels upon accordance Of bid. All
corveyancing. notary fees and recording al
purchasers cost Tegre of sale 10 be rom:
eale otherwise the trustees reserve the right
10 restll the property at the risk ana cost
~ dNfAultinE purchaser. after Ave DAYS ad-
vertieentent OF such reaae in sorle news
PAPER pu0"'.lsNp 'A.lNpREM WTLs6N.
WILLIAM Mex. CLAYTON
oc9a -d&ds exSu Trustees.
Evening star., 1926-10-29
Household Goods, Carpets, Etc.,
contained in No. 1905 K St. NV.
BY PUBLIC AUCTION
Tuesday, November End, 1926

Commencing 10 Am.
Miscellaneous rooming house furniture,
carpets, bed linen. etc.
ADAM, A. WEsCHLER & son. ArcTs.
orSQ 20-no1
Evening star., 1926-10-29
rHos. J. OWEN 4 SON. ArcTIoNEERs

THos. J. OWEN 4 SON. ACCT1oNEERS.
Trostees' Sale Of a Large Frame
Dwelling and Nine Lots at the
Northeast Corner of 18th and
Longfellcw SITS. NV, Front
ing 1S0 Feet on Longfellow
and 142.5 Feet on 18th Sts.,
Also Three Lots at the North
west Corner of 18th and Long
fellow Sts., Also an Unim-
proved Lot on the West Side
Of Georgia Ave-, Between
Longfellow and Madison
Sta. NV.
Evening star., 1926-10-29

MOVING, PACKING & STORAGE.
fc0ptinned
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rHos- ]. OWEN L son AUcT1oNEERs.
Evening star., 1926-10-29

.rooMFY { TooMrT, A,to-nevs,.
N10I5 18th 81. NV, oc~3-d&ds.eAsu
Evening star., 1926-10-29

rHos. !. OWEN 4 SON. AucT1oNEERs.
Evening star., 1926-10-29

JOHN F. DONOHOE & SONS
3l4 Pennsylvania Avenue Sc.
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ADAM A, wEscHLER 4 son Anction4ers
Evening star., 1926-10-29

JAMES A DAVIS. Receiver.
waehinston Loan 4 Trust Bids
dG.dhs arSu
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

IA acre pond now under contract at the hatchery will be used for bringing silverside salmon to the IS months stage before they are liberated.
 To Hold Silversides
 Shortage of pond space at the hatchery heretofore has made it impossible to hold any large mum Der of salmon to this age. Last year, however, 5O,00O young sil- versides were held until they were a year and a half old. These were marked this spring and released.
 At the Klashanine hatchery there are now 3,OOO,0OO young silversides being held in the feed ing ponds. As soon as the big pond is completed they will be transferred to it and fed until the spring of 1927, when a considerable number will be marked and all will be released into the Klashanine. Special Astoria, Oregon.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15
LARGE PACK
 FORECASTED

Commissioner O'Malley has an- nounced that reports coming to the Bureau of Fisheries indicate that q much better pack of salmon this year than last may be expected. Nowhere, except on the Copper River, has a failure covering large district been reported. The Copper River Red run, which closed the latter part of June, resulted in pack of only 12,00O cases. The pink run in that district is starting in rather favorable, however. Com- missioner O'Malley indicates that some action may be expected in the Copper River District to pro- tect the future supply.
 The Ketchikan run was somewhat later than usual in starting, but the fish are now coming in we'll. Commissioner O'Malley has inti- mated that he considers that too much gear is being used this year in the Southeastern district.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15
DUCKS MARKED AT
 BREEDING GROUNDS

The largest breeding ground of water fowl in the interior of the United States, located in the Bear River marshes at the north end of Salt Lake, Utah, is to be inves- tigated to determine it's importance to sportsmen hunting in other States, it was announced on June 16 at the Department of Agricul ture.
 F. c. Lincoln, of the Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture, will leave Washington June 20, for the Salt Lake breeding ground where he will attempt to brand 1000 ducks with numgered Identification tags. Some of these branded birds are expected to be killed next fall by hunters, who will report where the birds are shot. In this way, records of the extent of the territory supplied with ducks from this breeding ground will be obtained.
 This will be the first attempt to band migratory birds on a large scale in the summer time when they will not take cereal bait, MT. Lincoln said. In order to catch them, trap nets will be set up and the young ducks driven into them after the system used by the Eskimos.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

An amendment to the Alaska Fisheries Act was recently passed by Congress which gives the Secretary of Commerce the author ity to permit the taking of fish for bait purposes at any or all times Accordingly the Department of Commerce has issued an order that the closed season for con- mercial herring fishing specified for Alaskan areas shall not apply to the taking of herring for bait ing purposes in waters otherwise open to fishing
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15
A NEW INDIAN BILL

A bitter and personal editorial was recently published in the Ketchikan Chronicle against Dan Sutherland, Delegate to Congress because he had introduced a bill in the House of Representative providing a way in which Indians born on the North American Con- tinent outside of the United States might become naturalized.
 And now the Cordova Times adds to the attack.
 The accusation is simply this, that Dan Sutherland introduced this bill to secure more Indian votes
 The facts however are that this bill is a pending Senate bill, intro duced by Senator Dill of Washington last spring. When William L. Paul was East, MT. Dill requested him to have some one introduce the same bill in the House of Repre- sentatives. It is the Senator's bill and originated with him. But MT. Paul took the bill to MT. Sutherland and informed him of what MT. Dill had said and so MT. Sutherland introduced the bill.
 MT. Paul, also at MT. Dill's re quest went to see Congressman Johnson, chairman of the committee on Naturalization, who promised to support the bill. He remembered that there had been such a pro vision in Congress four years ago.
 Purpose of Bill
 The purpose of the bill is simply
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

to correct an unfair situation. When Father Duncan and the Metlakatla Indians came to Alaska, they came exactly as millions of other foreigners have come, to seek religious freedom and to build and own their own homes.
 Many of them were mere babies when they came. They know no other land. This is their country, they salute the same Stars and Stripes that we do, they sing the same Star Spangled Banner, but when they try to take the oath of citizenship they are told, "We are sorry. The law permits only those who are white or black to become citizens. You must change the law"
 This is what Judge Jennings said when cases were brought before him.
 Provisions of Bill
 Under Senator Dill's bill, any Indian born on the North American Continent, outside of the United States, has the right to apply for citizenship precisely as any Russian, Englishman, or Portuguese. And will Ed. c. Morrissey, the literate editor of the Chronicle, deny any person this privilege?
 This bill will become law as it should simply because it is right We suppose too that since Senator Dill is really to blame for intro ducing the bill, that Ed. Morrlssey and Harry Steel, in between drinks, will write new editorials denoun cing MT. Dill.
The Alaska fisherman., 1926-07-15

It has been announced by Com missioner O'Malley that over a million salmon had ascended the Karluk River before the beginning of the open season. These fish will be counted by the Bureau as part of the required 50 per cent escape ment at that point
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FORD 1925 COUPE

Five almost, new full balloon tires, stew
art bumpers, heater, sun visor. lock steer
ing wheel windshield wiper. spotlight
through windshield rear-vision mirror; up
holstering, paint perfect; in very fine me
chanical condition.
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MAS DIVERSITY,
SAYS SPEAKER
Caesar and Napoleon Had
Nothing on Wives for
Doing Many Things.

BU iii, g HDccioI
CHICAGO. April l5.--Caesar apd
NAPOLEON didn't have thing on
modern American wives in the mat
ter of doing many different things at
once, according to Harry Edward
Freund. director of the American Re
search Foundation, in an address
here.
Rome marvelled at Caesars abil,
ity to dictate love letters, memoirs.
poetry and business notes simultdn.
eously to staff of secretaries, SAID
t'reuud. "I;onaparte 5 rapid-hre die,
tati6n kept six aide-de.camps bowed
OYER their-desks But neither Caesar
non Napolcon worked faster than the
present-day home manager.
> 1.-THE average housewife does five
or six tasks at once without calling
on historians to write the fact in her
biography. 1t is not an UNCOMMON
thing for a mother to be cooking,
ironiRG, amusing the baby, arranging
party in her mind. giving advice TO
her C.ler CHILDREN and planning the
fami vs. budget. all at the same time.
The home manager carries off her
various roles of mother, housekeeper.
cook and wife with a skill that the
average man might we'll envy. She
must know foods; she must see to it
that her family is supplied witftSsuch
essentials to a healthfully balanced
diet as fresh milk or germ-free evap-
GRATED milk, which is often fresher
than bottled milk, eggs, vegetables
and fruits in season.
"As Il mother a woman must
know the principles of child hygiene.
besides being something Of a doctor.
p ychologist and philosopher, first
aid expert and household angel.
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MORE WOMEN
FOR C0NGRE :SS,
TRIO PREDICTS
Denies Miss RobertSon'S
Opinion Representation
viii Continue Small.
BH Times SDecidl

BH Times SDecidt
WASHINGTON, April 15.--Wom-
Ell are in Congress to stay. They
have definite place there. The
trio now nthe House will be joined
by others in the next Congress and
by still others as time goes on,
This is the forecast of the "wom-
ans bloc in the present Congress-
ail three members of which are SO
strong in this belief after\a session
here that they are seeking re-elec-
ton. Those in touch with the situa~
ton in their districts say they all
will be returned, though there is OPP
position.
Their prediction is in contrast with
the opinion expressed not 500 many
weeks ago by a former woman mem
Der of Congress. Miss Alice Robert
son, Miss Robertson, who is respon-
sible for many quaint and witty
statements which often startled by
their frankness, said she believed
there would never me more than
two or three women in Congress at
the same time.
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APRIL Is. 1926
INDIANA PAPER
CARRIED SCOOP
UPON ben HUR'
Newspaper Woman Recalls
Story of Proposed Publ
cation as Years Ago.
~ Times SpcciaE

BV Times Special
NEW YORK, April 15.-New York
newspapers today print the story de-
scribing how the Charlottesville
Qnd) Journal printed the first scoop
on the proposed publication of Ben
Hur," by Gen. Lew Wallace forty
six years ago.
After viewing the motion picture
version of "Ben-Hur," now showing
in New York, Elizabeth Hiatt Greg
DRY. New York newspaper woman
and magazine writer and widow of
he late Frank w. Gregory, told how
her husband received from General
Wallace's own pen the first notice
\ of the impending publication of the
story Of "A Tale of the Christ"
Called at Study
Gregory, as a young reporter, used
to call daily at the generals study
I'm Charlottesville, according to Mrs.
Gregory. He went there with hopes
of getting news beat, as the gen
eral was prominent in law and poll
ties. and his intimates said he had
finished a new novel while in New
Mexico, where he had been the APP
pointive governor of the territory.
One day an important missive
came to him in the mails from
Harper e. Bros, publishers, and the
general replied to the questioning Of
the newspaper man: I've got it
for you. Lend me your notebook
and I will write it down" Here IS
what he wrote:
Told of Book
The title of the book is Ben
Hur, a Tale of the Christ. The
hero is a Jew. The scene is vari-
ously laid, but chiefly in Antioch
and Jerusalem. 1t opens with the
birth of Christ and concludes with
His ,crucifxion. The thirty years
interval between the entry of Christ
upon His mission is filled with ac
cessory incidents on land and on
sea, going to show the demoraliza-
tion which prevailed in the world.
The book is orthodox. recognizing
Christ as the Son of God. The Har-
per brothers of New York are the
publishers ana the copy has been
delivered to them. The book will
be issued as soon as possible. The
author began the book before his APP
pointment to New Mexico and one
fourth Of it was written in that
country. Whatever may be said of
il, 1t is original. ] believe there has
never been anything like it"
This first adavnce notice of Ben
Hur" appeared in the Crawfords-
vile Journal forty-siX years afo, and
it was substantially the way the
book was advertised when issued
soon afterward by Harpers,