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Evening star., 1927-09-29
AUCTION SALES.
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TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY SALE OF
4EGE OF PTKcHAilNGsao soaRE q LOTS ss7 =
A,WENuE NJ, IMPROVED BY A
to s in od ths e cou2a
the District of Columbia, entitled In re DIS.
trict OF Columbia Sports and Amusement
Club. Inc, and by virtue of an, assignment
auction to the highest bidder 9 for ,,,, cash on on
TfEENSp,TfHatRTY 6'CTocK A. M, at the ofice
% Wpp khph B1ns ashnson in g. C I
lease Of premises known as lots So. 81. 90
Columbia. improved by a swimming pool
All uScb @ n efas s0 tnon ne Lease ;e
t5ue Thousand Do dollars. aro can m be be- had @ from the
Pfi0wv H w1SsHp n RI 'Ra WHEArIEY a
Trustee in Bankruptcy.
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THOS. j. OWEN & SON -AUCTIONEERS.
1925 Eye Street Northwest.
REAL ESTATE NOTES AT AUCTION.
By, virtue Of certain, collateral note
same. and at the request of the holder
thereof. q, we will sell at public AUCTION,
DAY. THE. THIRTIETH DAY OF sEPTEM-
BER. 1927. AT TWO, O'CLOCK Pm. the
collateral named therein, to Wit: Two first
block + and los So and 81 in block G..
Chevy Chase Terrace. Montgomery County,
Terms: Cash. All parties interested take
notice.
se21 23. .36.2S.29 AuctIoneers.
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THos. ]. OWEN & SON. AUCTToNEERs.
1925 EYE ST. NV.

sRk VILE e g1ENFSs yAhSAsEEs
SssSc2tfpdH SSs, e. s4sRzr NosA4sSRREsssSi AsR 81
PARTLY COMPLETED.
dated March. 15., 1927, duly recorded as
on March Is. 1921. among the land records
quest OF. the party secured thereby. the un-
dersigned trustees will sell at public auction;
il 1, tESnt ST Of The premises On on MONDAY THE
A'Di f9a7. CoMMENc1NG Il l AT FouR.TaiR: Fo
TY O'CLOCK PM. the following. described
land and premises. situate in the county Of
mated as and being. lots 8 to IS. inclusive.
in Charles H. Galliher and James E.; Doug
lass subdivision Of lot in sa9sre S334; "a as
of the records of the office of the surveyor
Of the District Of Columbia. Subject to the
building. restriction lines as shown on said
plat and to covenants of record.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and two
annum. payable semi-annually. from day Of
sale. secured by deed of trust upon the prop
T psser sod al epoa essh 81 o ss 5S ptGn N 2 b the
qured at time of sale on each parcel. All
conveyancing recording. ETC.. at cost of pur-
within thirty days. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property. at
the risk and cost Of the defaulting pur;
such resale in some newspaper published in
EUGENE A. SMITH
G; FRANCIS OWENS.
se16.19.21. 1924 Trustees
1 THE MoSbaY ARGyE rHE SAtF Hk6 Is SS 6 Up
ToBER. Ap; 1927. AT TIL Three O'CLOCK
PM, 'aRs 81 P5ii66iER 9s6ER OF THE TRUSTEES.
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LEGAL, NOTICES.
AUCTION SALES.
TONfnRR0W

THOs. j. OWEN & son. -AUCTTONEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE of VALUABLE BRICK
a1o F sTREET soGTHWEsT.
BY virtue Of certain deed OF trust. duly
recorded N Liber No. .4l37. folio 432 ct seq.
h,a. and at the request OF the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell at
GS FRBAY u'a TaR THIRT1ETH 11sff = 'p pAY oF
TEMPER. AID. 1927. AT THREE. THIRTY
O'CLOCK r. M. the follow ing described land
and premises situate in the city OF Wash,
ington, District Of Columbia and designatsd e.
and being part Ct original lot 10 IN for are
same on F. street south al. point dstan,
. feet east from the northwest. corner If
said original lot is. and running thence
south ~ feet 6 irches to. a public alley
thence east on the line OF said alley 22 feet ;
thence north 70 feet inches, to said T
street 22 feet to the point of beginning.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to he paid in cash. balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and two
years. with interest at six per centum per
annum. payable semi annually from day OF
erty sold or all cash at the the option 1, OF II tne ne
quired at time of sale. All conveyanclng
recording etc. at cost Of purchaser. Terms
or sale to be complied with within thlrty
days from day of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve the right to resell the property AT
the risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser
after five days advertisement of such resale
in some newspaper published in Washington.
d. c.
JAMES B. NICHOLSON.
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-TH0S I OWEN & son. ATCTIONEERS.
1425 EYE ST. NV.

TRUSTEES, SALE t, OF yALIAB4hGEw Nt Gw oRE. az.
ING PREMJSSEEiSw bSEiwfS2 20; 1904 DoRskrr
Nv iiTtne Of a certain deed of trust; dated
October 1925 being noe instrument The so land
records of the District of COLUMBIA: ana .iia at
the request of the party secured therey' ins ine
ion IN front qf The premises sesTnpFR on ERlDA4,
1927. AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM. the follow,
ing described land and premises situate situate III III
the District of Columbia and deslgnTated ,,, as as
and being lot So in square 1442 in Potomac
Heights Land Companys subdlvlsd3an T., OF pnk doIs
70. page: Io1' in the office of the surveyor
Terms Sold subject to prior deed OF OF
trust for S375O. further particulars %. 0i
which will be announced at time OF sale; tne
purchase price above said trust to be PAD
Wvevancing. We recording etc. at the purchaser $
cost. Terms to be complied ,ntd;.aT With WITHIN mn
the property may be advertised and resold at
''A' JAMES H BADEN.
FREDERICK H. COX.
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THOs- ! OWEN & son, -AUCTIONEERs
i4o5 EYE STREET NORTHWEST.

TRUSTEES, SAFE OF d4g EouRTEGGNN GN yAkE. XAIE
TEENTH STREET AND 5 ON TWEN;
TfETH STREET. BETWEEN GALES
STREET AND ROSEDALE STREET. AND
on GALES STREET NEAR TWEEN
TIETH STREET NORTHEAST.
By virtue of a certain deed of trust. dated
March 81 1927. being instrument No. 23O;
records of the District of Columbia. and at
the request of the party secured thereby,
the undersigned trustees will sell at public
auction, within the Office of Thos;, !; Owen
& Son. 1925 Eye st. NV. on TUESDAY.
1927. AT TWO O'CLOCK PM. THE FOL-
lowing described land and premises. situate
in the District of Columbia, and designated
as and being lots 81 to 81, inclusive. and
lots AZ to SO. inclusive. all in square 452S
in Paul A. Davis subdivision OF lots IN
block 90. "Rosedale and Isherwood." as per
plat recorded in the office of the surveyor
for the District of Columbia. in Liber 81. at
4o Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of
trust for $6.16000. further particulars OF
which will be announced at time OF sale:
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. deposit of S5OO.OO re.
9uired. Conyeyaneing; recording. etc. at
the purchasers cost. Terms to be compiled
with within thirty days. otherwise deposit
tised and resold at the discretion of the
JOSEPH H BATT,
ROBERT E. ACORN.
d. se24.27 .29oc1.3 Trustees.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
Cost of War Strong
Argument for Peace

From the Springfield Daily News.
Unfortunately, the nations involved
did not stop paying for the World
War on Armistice day. The fighting
did STOP there was that advantage,
but the world will keep on paying for
a while yet
Ten years after, France has been
looking over her accounts and finds
that the bill is still large:
"Of the 100000 soldiers listed 404,-
sos are either legless or armless or
have but one arm or leg; 235, 1884 have
consumption or lung troubles of vari-
Gus kinds; 27,2S1 have eye injuries,
including 2,585 who are completely
including 4,33S who are totally deaf;
S,5S8 have disfigured faces and 14,502
are mentally deranged."
AS far as we can now see the war
was inevitable, although there is an in
creasing number of men like Lord Gray
and DR.. Stresemann who say that if
the League of Nations had been oper-
ating in 1914 the war might have been
averted In any case, Europe had
been building a house Of tinder and
when a match was touched to it a
big fire was almost inevitable.
Be that as it may, most thoughtful
people agree that another great war
would be a crime and would almost
wreck the world.
During the last 10 years many ma
tions have learned that it is better to
depend on reason than on force. Talk
ing things out about a friendly table
is more economical than fighting
things out. War is terribly expen-
sive, as the French figures indicate.
and every patriotic man ought to in
sist that governments find some other
way of settling their differences.
Evening star., 1927-04-11

lack of law enforcement cannot be
placed upon courts or police entirely.
for when the people become lost to
a sense Of law and law obedience, and
have no strict ideas, but only careless
ones, OF their duty to the laws, a
power has passed out of the courts
and from the police.
The Careless spirit of the times"
is the result of forces over which man.
kind has, in its organizations, very
little control. Only the individual,
every thinking man and woman, can
do anything about it. He or she is
the hope of civilization. Carelessness,
apathy, indifference, call it what it
deserves, is only to be fought by the
individual. Here is an opportunity
for the most downtrodden to assert
himself, and to become force In life.
as it is for the greatest man alive.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today
APRIL II, 1917.
Ten Year

APRIL II, 1917.
Germany cuts off mail and tele-
graph service to United States
Secretary Lansing confirms report AL
lied officials are coming to Washing
ton for war council Herbert
Hoover accepts Craftsmanship of new
food board, but before returning to this
country win make study of existing
food conditions in France, England and
Italy President Wilson goes
to Capitol to urge speed in passing
war bills Opposition to con-
scription still strong U-boats
reported operating in Pacific waters
and wireless warnings are sent to all
shipping there stars ana
Stripes go into battle for first time,
in storming of Vimy Ridge. Young
Texan with Canadian forces falls
carrying flag 'over the top" on his
bayonet Big war loan bill,
carrying $1,000, 900 000, unanimously
reported to House by Ways and
Means Committee I" Brazil
Joins Allies Board of five
men named to run railroads for dura-
ton of war President calls
Major-G General Goethals, builder of
Panama Canal, to task of building
1000 wooden ships Charles
NJ. Schwab says munition industries of
country are prepared to meet any call
Government NAV make. +. - ..
Evening star., 1927-04-11
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| 1t has not lied to hint
"If I taste bad, old man." says the
| faithful briar, its polished bowl gleam-
| ing duly, "be sure that you are to
| blame.
"Am I not the selection of life.
| time? Am / not a traveller of repute,
come from across the ocean to give
| you joy?
Have not been baked and proc
| essed until there is not bit of poros-
| ity in my entire system? How can j
taste bad?
Your tobacco, my bowl mate, is the
result of many hours of testing upon
your part. l believe it is the f1ftieth
/ brand you have tried. One by one
! you smoked and rejected.
| You were after the perfect to-
| bacco
"That you did not exactly find it
was certainly no fault of yours. Per
| haps it was in that very next can,
that very next package-you tried
them hopefully, fitfully, ever pining
for the one perfect mixture, the one
| big blend.
THE tobacco you now cram into me
| is as near to it as you will ever find.
| You are convinced of it, and so am l.
Therefore, old top, If we taste bad,
t1e laulC leS loC Win uo, out VIII
your faster. You are getting a cold
and don't know it. We are telling
you, Old man. You are sick standing
up. Lie down"
K !, i x
The pipe that tastes good at morn
may taste vile at eventide. Then lay
it away in a secluded nook, and for
get it. The sense buds at the base
of the tongue have lost their sense of
duty. The tissues of the mouth are
trying to fight the cold germs.
Tobacco may be tough on cut
worms and plant lice, but it has no
appreciable effect upon cold germs,
else smokers would never 'catch
cold" Perhaps there are some men
who hug the delusion that tobacco
smoke is antiseptic, but there is
little to the idea, probably not any
more than there was to the belief that
tobacco was q ''cure-all," as held for
IS years after it was first introduced
into England.
The thing for a smoker to do, when
his pipe begins to taste bad, is to
forget it, and put his time on his
illness. No amount of persistence
will get results. in the face of a
rebellious pipe that simply refuses to
taste good.
Much the wiser procedure is to heed
the warning. Why should q smoker
harass himself by sticking to it when
every puff tastes worse than nothing?
This bad taste is simply, on a smaller
scale, what a cold itself is on a larger
one. The latter is a warning that
something is wrong in the body
economy. A cold is simply an
aggregation of symptoms. A head
ache is seldom a disease in itself, but
usually a symptom of the real disease.
One may cure" the headache with
out curing the disease.
If a cold is merely one large symp-
tom of wrong eating, or wrong living
habits, resulting in lack of resistance,
SO the badtasting pipe is but a pre-
symptom, to be needed by the wise
man.
Diagnosis by aid of the briar may
vet become a part of medical science,
Then a doctor will ask, instead of
How is your tongue?" some such
question as the following:
How does your pipe taste?"
Evening star., 1927-04-11
At the Age of Seven.

There is no telling what a boy or
girl will do at the age of seven years.
Recently in Philadelphia a seven
year-old girl stood in a corner in the
schoolroom all night long, cfter hav-
ing been pushed into it by boys, as a
joke, and told to stand there. +"
In the National Capital boy of
similar age, after climbing to a she'd
attempted to make his way back to
window by holding to a gutter and
walking along telephone wires. His
venture resulted in a fracture of the
skull.
By the time child is seven years
old, the psychologists declare, it has
learned more than it will ever subse-
uuently acquire in any similar period
of its life's span.
From many standpoints this IS true
vet there are many things to be
learned at all ages. and among them
the necessity for elf-preservation is
one of the foremost. When the reck-
IeSS0eSS OF IndHhItlu IS COlIoIuSI Sdt ~N
shown forth in hundreds of practically
unnecessary traffic accidents, 1t be-
comes apparent that many persons, at
ages Of many times seven years, have
yet TO learn their lesson.
Between being timid and foolhardy
there is a wide gap. The little girl
would have saved herself a miserable
night had she dared to look around
and inquire. The boy would have kept
we'll and whole if he had been able to
realize that his method of getting back
to the window was not a safe one.
They were children, however, al
most babies, so prudence was not to
be expected of them. 1t is in after life
that cautiousness must play a neces-
sary part if one is to live to an old
age and be happy as he goes along.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
A Syndicate of Mercy.

AS result of the enterprise of
Commissioner Taliaferro and the pub
lic-spirited generosity of four citizens,
the wards of the District, 468 in num-
Der, dependent for their. support upon
the public funds, will be properly sus-
tanned during the coming fiscal year,
despite the failure of Congress to
enact the necessary appropriation for
that purpose. The funds necessary
to this end have been loaned by these
four citizens, at the suggestion of
Commissioner Taliaferro, and the gap
between appropriations is thus COW
cred. The childrens welfare is as
sured, those who have been intrusted
with their care are guaranteed pay
ment for their services and costs, and
it now remains only to wait for Con-
gress to meet and to supply the de-
ficiency in a belated appropriation
act. The donors Of the fund will lose
the interest on the money that they
have advanced, unless Congress pro-
vides for their reimbursement.
1t is gratifying that the emergency
caused by the congressional failure
Of duty has been so well met. The
spectacle Of the National Legislature
tangling itself up in a deadlock at
the close of the Congress and thereby
preventing the enactment of essen
tial legislation was distressing. Much
confusion has resulted. Many disap
pointments have been caused and
great anxiety has been occasioned. lr
the case of the Districts wards, whose
sustenance depends upon the grant OF
public funds, there could be no ques
ton Of delay. Postponement of pay
ment was impossible, inasmuch as
the guardians of these wards them
| selves are in need of the money paiC
for their services. To check this serv
ice for lack of funds would have beer
a most lamentable failure of duty.
Commissioner Taliaferro was for
tunately enabled to raise this funt
from four citizens who, realizing the
exigency Of the case. agreed to ad
vance equal portions Of the amour
Evening star., 1927-04-11

Tobacco, like some friends, goes
back on a man when he becomes Ill.
Especially is this true of pipe smok
ing and a cold. There a. some
cigarette smokers who would smoke
with their last breath, and perhaps
some cigar consumers who would
rather die than give up smoking.
A cold and a pipe, however, simply
do not go together,
A man may tell by his briar when
a cold is coming on. Ordinarily the
old pipe is Sweet" as it is known
among smokers. Your average woman
says they all smell horrible, and no
one with regard for sacred truth VIII
dispute the matter.
A really good briar, with properly
handled bowl, comes as near to sweet
ness" in a pine as one will ever find.
The rank by-products of combustion
are not absorbed by such a pipe, but
are taken up by the air. leaving the
bowl comparatively clean.
Such a pipe always tastes good to
the smoker-eXcept when he is getting
cold. Then this grand pipe, filled
with his favorite tobacco, begins to
taste bad.
1t becomes tasteless.
X X * X
Tastelessness is the last straw in
pipe smoking. One can put up with
tongue bite, and with rankness, upon
occasions, but when pipe begins to
taste like exactly nothing at all,
something is wrong, either with the
pipe or the owner thereof.
Here is where one must have faith
in his pipe. In this day and age of
scientific research we take more on
faith than at any previous time in
the worlds history.
Personally, we do not know that
the world is round-to be quite hon
est about it, every plain we have ever
seen, and every large expanse of
water, looked remarkably fat-but we
are perfectly willing to accept what
the biographies told us in childhood,
We have never seen an atom, and
never expect to see one, yet we talk
about them as if they were old friends.
Vitamins, too, are conversational bud
dies, but no man hath yet seen one
of these life elements" that every
baby drinks sc glibly in his orange
juice, and has poured down his throat
in the form of cod liver oil.
We have to take our electricity, in
Guiding radio, ON faith. A thousand
and one other scientific facts are
merely acceptances by most Of us.
We read something, by an eminent
man, and take his word for it. Our
way of thinking is this: IF / had
studied as he has, and had spent my
life on his subject, l would probably
know what he does. 1 do not know,
of course, but ! am sure he is an
honest man, therefore / accept what
he tells me without question"
x x X X
SO man must have implicit belief
in his briar, if he is TO accept it as a
truthteller.
If he has faith. the moment his
pipe begins to taste evilly, he will do
one of two things: He will doctor him
self for cold, or-get a new pipe!
This last he may do. but in such q
case it must be admitted that his faith
is small, and perhaps needs the boil
stering Of a rev briar.
The wise man viii do the first thing
first, and be happy in the possession
of such a trustworthy pipe.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
Author of s'Ben-Hur''
Born 100 Years Ago
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
Exactly 100 years ago today. child
was born who, though he became a
lawyer, soldier of distinction in two
wars, a State Senator, the governor
of a territory and a diplomat, is
known to the world chiefly as the
author of one great book.
Lew Wallace was born in Brook.
vile, Ind, and lived there five years.
The family then moved to Covington;
here, after schooling sadly interrupted
in boyhood by the call Of the out
doors, and afterward by varied read
ing, he began the study of law. This
was interrupted by service in the
Mexican War, and later in the Civil
War. In 1873 a novel, THE Fair
God" relating to the conquest of
Mexico, was published. In that year
we have the hint of another book
whose plot was beginning to take
shape in the authors mind.
A letter from the general at that
time speaks Of searching the Congress
sional Library at Washington for
references about the Jews. He tells
how Mr.. Spofford had been helping
with his wonderful knowledge of the
books there. 1t was seven years,
however, before 'Ben-1ur" appeared.
The general kept on with his law
practice until 1878 and in that year
went to New Mexico as governor,
with the hard task of bringing order
into a formerly lawless community.
While he was at his home in Craw-
fordsville, the book had been written
during Winter evenings in the
library which he had had built on the
grounds near his house: in the Sum-
mer the writing had been done under
a grand old beech tree. Here the
general had had low platform laid,
and in a big armchair, with a tabouret
close by to hold his reference books,
he sat and wrote, sheltered by the
branches of the great tree.
The scenes of the novel We're so
carefully studied that when the author
visited Palestine, while United States
Minister to Turkey, he found no rea-
son to change the descriptions. AS
an example of the great pains taken
to have every scene accurate, we are
told that he made a trip from Indiana
to Washington and then on to Bos-
ton. in order to be sure of the arrange
ment of the oars in trireme.
"Ben-Hur" has been translated into
nine languages, including Turkish
and Arabic: it has also been printed
in raised characters for the blind.
Parts of the book, such as THE First
Christmas" and THE Chariot Race,
have been published separately.
Eminent artists have illustrated it
and tableauX have been arranged both
for reading and pantomime. We are
all familiar with the play founded
upon the story and the still more
wonderful screen version so lately
presented. A remarkable record for
one book. probably made possible by
the greatness of the theme, SO simply
and reverently handled.
MARY Z. DAVIS.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
Great Airship Liners
Predicted for Travel

From the Worcester Sunday Telegram.
The night air passenger service be-
tween Boston and New York opened
without any passengers, but there is
probably no significance in that. at
least, as far as the eventual success of
commercial aviation is concerned
There is no reason to expect that the
present dreams of flying will not be
fulfilled. 1t seems to be only a ques-
ton of time. Perfection of safety de-
vices, especially those in connection
with quick landings, may bring
a boom in flying almost any day On
the other hand, it is possible that prog
ress in aviation will be comparatively
slow.
Two ideas as to the design of pas
senger aircraft of the future have re-
Gently been put forth. A British Off
Ger predicts mammoth liners of the
air. Each vessel viii be the size of
the Mauretania and win have accom-
modation for 100 passengers. Every
comfort to which the modern world is
accustomed will be provided. Passen-
gers will have large and comfortable
cabins, restaurants to seat so persons
at a time will be provided, in addition
TO smoking lounges and decks espe-
cially strengthened to allow of dane
ever, are looking forward to "air
trains" rather than to 'air liners. :"
They vision a powerful locomotive"
airplane drawing a string of Pull
man" gliders.
Air travel will of course be far supe-
rior to land or sea travel in speed, and
it will doubtless have an attraction all
it's own. But land scenery can be
viewed better from a railroad train
than from an airplane sailing high
over the earth, and half the charm of
the sea voyage is the sound of the
waves as the boat plows along through
them. Many may like to soar up into
the air, but man likes the earth and
the sea. Quick arrival at the destina-
ton is not the only thing. Whatever
developments may come in flying. rail
roads and steamship companies will
be doing business for some time yet.