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eyes ana imagined he was Howard
Wescott. Whatever else Vic was,
he was 4 wonderful dancer. and It
took no great effort to imagine
he was another with whom she
was gliding over the floor.
Now, tonight, she was going
to get into his car, and he was
going to drive. He might even
let her take the wheel OF his
!. powerful car. He had offered to
do so before.
Tonight he was going to motor
her to Oshkosh, where she was
going to make her debut az III
model. Tonight she would have
SIS. money earned for few
hours work for ZiegeIbaurn, and
that SIS was going to be mailed to
Mud and Dairy Iii d, hurry.
How she longed to earn lots Of
money so she might shower It on
the two old people who had fought
for her.
III must never. never do any.
thing to bring disgrace upon the
two old dears,v she had resolved
many times. But the sights she
was seeing, the temptations put
III her path, made Nancy tremble.
She was not SO young or mex
perienced that her own common
sense didn't tell her things about
some Of the girls she had already
met.
The frank recital Of their lives
by some Of the models imported
from other cities was a revelation
to Nancy.
Please. God, keep me straight.
Don't let me ever hurt my Mud
and Dairy she had prayed.
She had habit OF making up
her own little PRAYERS at times
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a nice enough city, but Dolly was
tired of it.. The .humdrum life of
an insurance clerk appalled, her.
But she went back to her desk,
Her friends, however, noted a
change in her. She dashed out
alone to lunch no one knew
where. She was no longer seen
at parties or dances, and she
stopped buying the pretty frocks
that used to make the other girls
envious.
Then one day she was absent,
Inquiries at her home brought her
mothers fearful reply that Dolly
had run away in the night. To
New York she supposed, to re-
alize her footlight ambitions.
Her supposition was right.
Dolly had been saving her money
for months, planning secretly for
the time when she would do that
very thing.
She arrived in New York late
at night and went to a hotel.
She didn't know a soul in the
city and she felt the p:Nags of
lonesomeness. The next few DAYS
were spent in weary trudging
from one booking office to an
other, only to learn at each one
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TOday's True
Story

Look here, Dolly, I've heard
enough from you. told you
won't let you go, and there's
and that's all there is to It.
Your father agrees with me, so
stop your tears and your argu.
ments and run along"
well, I'm old enough to do as
please, mother, and I tell you
I'm going to New York, whether
you like 1t or not. I'm sick OF
this town and everybody In It, I
want to go on the stage, and I'm
going"
With that Dolly yinton flounced
out Of the room, leaving her
mother agape at her holiness in
challenging the parental author
ity. Mrs. Vinton cried softly for
a few moments, then dried her
eyes with her apron, held In
toilworn hands. Smiling brightly
again, she went back to her
homework.
Dolly had been problem for
a long time. She was Is, pretty
and stubborn. Working in a
huge insurance office with thou.
sands of other girls, she had nat
urally absorbed the flapper
philosophy which reIegated par
ents and their commands to the
background. -
In her high school days. not so
far in the past. Dolly had been
leader in athletics for girls and
had healthy, well-deVeloped body.
She was admittedly the best dam
Ger in school and had used her
talent to win a stellar rank in
amateur dramatics. Then the stage
fever gripped her. The argument
with her mother was the latest of
many such clashes, In which her
adamant parents always came off
the victors.
y The Vintons lived in Hartford,
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NOU Continue.

Nancy didn't deny it. She would
have said something sharp but
thought better Of it. There was
no use iii Irritating Harriet. she
thought. Besides. ever since her
resolve to be more Of vamp.
Harriet had actually been ! trifle
more lileabIs.
The effect ofa little rouge. and
new kind Of hair cut seemed to
have had their effect. She even
asked Nancy to 20 to lunch with
her one day; All during the lunch
hour she had done her best to
get Nancy TO tell just what led
up to Wescott's love making that
day.
Nancy told nothing. not even
when Harriet, affecting the softest
tone, giggling even, asked Nancy
point blank:
Aren't you crazy about Mr..
Wescott:
NO, I'm not" Nancy lied.
"A week ago 1t wouldn't have
been SO much OF b lie as II was
today, three days ago even, II
wouldn't have been so much Of q
lie as it was today. For Nancy,
despite all the warnings Of Wes-
colts kind by Ginger, despite
Vicss threats that he would
knock the big bum for q row Of
ash cans" II he caught him get
ting fresh" with Nancy, despite
the whisperings Of her own con-
science. Nancy was becoming
more and more infatuated with her
handsome employer.
In every breath she took. IN
every word she said. she feared
that she was revealing her feel
lngs toward the dark eyed man
who took what he wanted in this
world, letting consequences 30
hang. Buying his way In and out
Of things, places, hearts. AT least
that was what Ginger and Vic
seemed to think, but Nancy
couldn't see that he was anything
but a true gentleman. He takes
what he wants, maybe it's true,
she had told herself d hundred
times the last few days. Well,
what OF It. Don't other people
take what they want, too2 As
for his making love To me. hasn't
vic himself tried to do that. Why
does vic think that Howard Wes-,
colt is any different than he is
himself?"
Men were a. puzzle to Nancy.
She was just wise enough to re-
mind herself that If they were, 1t
X 49,. See mJ,. f.~A hnH
little experience with them. There
vtas Dairy, to be sure. Poor
Dairy. the bane OF Mrs. OsDay's
life. stubborn and shiftless, but
with b rigid idea OF right and
wrong. especially so far as girls
were concerned. s.
OF course Nancy had come in
contact with travelling men, loiter-
ers, students, tramps. even. in
her young lifetime, but so far as
men falling in love with her,
wanting TO hold her, to smother
her with kisses-that was a diff
4erent matter, and one in which
she had to admit no experience.
sOf course you know Mr.. Wes-
colt has had affair after affair,
Harriet continued, There are sew
eral society girls In town abso-
IuteIy mad about him. There's
one girl I know who used to call
him cont inviting him here
and there. throwing herself at
him. actually. You'd be surprised
n Won knew who she IL, too.
she's one OF the most prominent
rirls on the gold coast"
ssfVo. / wouldn't know who she
iss Nancy had answered.
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She tried To get OFT the subject.
10 tell the truth. when Harriet ins
sisted upon telling about all the
girls and women pursuing IVES
colt. she suffered little pangs Of
jealousy III wasn't b pleasant
sensation and she was half afraid
kT1arriet might suspect.
You've heard, Of course, about
his affair with the South Ameri-
can woman2n u
Please, Miss Crosby" Nancy
said, with trace OF irnpatience.
Il don't know thing about Mr..
Wescott and his love affairs and
really don't want to know about
them. I'd rather talk about some
thing else. Z
After that Harriet never mem
toned the subject. Nancy. her
self, took every precaution against
b repetition Of the scene Harriet
had witnessed. When she was
called into the inner office. she
always swung the mahogany doors
wide open, so III would stay that
way. Twice she had declined to
90 out IN the evening with Wes-
colt, and only once did she let
him drive her home from work.
She managed always To have an
excuse when he asked her to get
into his car.
How she hated to lie. how she
Ionged to do just what she was
prompted to do, to accept his IN
,vitationa to drive. to dance. She
1onged To have him take her In
his arms and waltz waltz away
into blue heaven. How she
yearned to get into his car, to
have him drive her into the colln-
try. for miles and miles. the
cool wind rushing into her face.
her arm through his. Each night
thoughts ike this went dancing
through her head as she tried to
go to sleep.
Even when she was dancing
with Vic Fleming she closed her
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A Tale Of the
Stage

get on the stage. She hated
Hartford and she simply wouldn't
90 back there. She told herself
that hundreds OF times.
One afternoon. after a particu-
larly discouraging day. she hesi-
tated in front or the Goldman
Booking Office. Only day before
yesterday she had been there to
hear the usual story: Nothing
doing" On a bunch, she pushed
the door open and went in.
''Ah, there, Miss Vinton," Mr..
Goldman beamed. Just the girl
I'm looking for. I've been wish
ing you'd come in. I have a nice
fat contract for you. Here, look
1t over. It's all made out, ready
to sign. Ten whole weeks in
stock. What do you think of
that?"
Faint with establishment. her
head reeled at this great stroke
of luck. Dolly reached blindly
for the coveted paper. She began
to read, while Goldman's secre-
tary smiled. glad OF Miss Vim
tons good fortune. Suddenly Dol
ly screamed, swayed uncertainty
and brooks into hysterical tor
rent OF words.
"I ran away for this" she
cried. f'Scrimped and saved and
walked for miles and lived in a
dirty room. All for this. Damn
your contract" she screamed
and. whirling, pushed the door
open and was gone.
Goldman an d his secretary
looked blankly at one another
and the agent tapped his fore
head significantly.
Cuckoo" he said. "Can yuh
beat 1t? It amt every dame
would throw down q whole stock
season in Hartford.
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y
lhl IN sure that PC VIII pe Dag
sometime this afternoon
Nancy opened the door It'll
v6ffIar zeacnft hleu he- : ~
1als plark eSes We're tlsiltls
measuring the golden headed littI
fte1,xa. s. r. daar ,,4stefst ~. ~
q e
sci AI0ila hllls sllalply RI opeillh
the least BIT der HIS eyes wen
from her head to her feet fror
her feet Is her head 1Ie f4sr,,t9
s....s . 1880. 81. lsss
sasss n 4 1899 &c ~ $3.50 tsss Assa
been holding onto the glass pppe
desk. IT ratified and sIithere
across and onto the floor.
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throwing them to the maid. Park
these. Marie. And you, III, help
me with this skirt"
Between them they caught up
the skirt so It failed by q trifle
to cover the bare knees and now
the gray frock was more daring
than Diana's. running mostly to
the. panel in front which, after all,
was very narrow. Not the demure
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Beatrice on the back to stiIl the
sobs which kept knocking at her
throat; brought water and made
her drink. The dark girl quoted
slowly and sat staring at nothing,
deep eyes brooding over some Sc
cret thought. Suddenly bright
reckIessness swept her; she cried,
s'Oh, the devil--why worry?" and
started to peel off her stockings,
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trump who had left home. this
Beatrice. but a provocative, sensu-
Gus creature. rather abandoned IN
every careless movement.
Diana kept looking at her In q
puzzled way, frown etching IT.
self between the level gray eyes.
She, too, did those things, some
times she wore no stockings; her
gowns were without bodices and
almost without skirts; often she
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other girl, whispered, Dear, tell
Di. can't your
''oh-you don't know cant
guess! love him so. : He
wants me to marry him"
But that's nothing to cry about,
ole sweet. Snap into I'll! I can
think OF worse things than marry.
ing Norman Gregory"
"But--''
STEADY, now" She thunped
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Wild Studio Orgies and Love Undefiled
Are Startlingly COntrasted In
This Romantic Novel
The Story Thus Far :

lived 18
Margaret ODy, foster in small Wisconsin
wealthy arsOcratc
Milwaukee, dsinheEd father
young learned 70 admire she letter to Howard
Mills Milwaukee, On the
Ginger Warden. style model who takes her to her
OF these, Vic
She finally
knitting WestcOtt attracted
beauty offers IN the office She natvey deghted Du
Ginger Vic characterize WestcOtt ebg bum
blood WescOgg
Ginger halls good
atlnOdeLlng with
the account Of the
Milwaukee.
though
kisses laughs Ct him and he
b
the her He wonders who they can be- but
him to discover.
the time recalling
his
planning week
NOU Continue.
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When 0z
Children Ct,
fl II

Castoria Is q comfort when Ba7
| Is fretful. No sooner taken Thu
the little one Is at ease. If restles
q few drops soon bring cont nknlei
No harm done, for Castoria Isl
baby remedy. meant for babies.
fectly safe to give tlfs youngest
FAINT: you have the doctors s2n
for thatl It is a vegetable prodlf
and you could use it every day. 81
its in an emergency that Casto1
means most. Some night wit
constipation must be relieved
collie painsor other sufferin
Never be without its some motive
keep an extra bottle unopened
make sure there VIII always
Castoria in the house. ii IA
fective for older children, too; red
the book that comes with IT.
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What Do You KnOIO?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions ON Editorial Page

Questions Editorial rage
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iSSS l7S7 s. Cub s. Five years Henry Wadswortn Long
fellow g. Winter Taken
lane Largest city in the Netherlands H. Near here
ioo y Cathedral town ef England l9 Hope IA Beauty
Is. Self evident.
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q
in
dth
ceand Of
by irof
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Hearing Through the Teeth

persons through their teeth with
newly invented device pce Of hard rubber resembling
connected to the drive pin Of loud speaker ana
transmits sound vibrations.
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the
wearing fe that ih ng felt feathers BIT At @
cab though they hour late already dumb!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
COMEDY COMING TO
 LIBERTY TOMORROW

Warner Brothers production of What Happened to Father di- rected by John G.. Adolfi and with an all-star cast including Warner Oland, Flobelle Fairbanks, William Demarest, Vera Lewis, John Mill ian, Cathleen Calhoun, Hugh Allan and Jean Lefferty, is a sprightly, good natured comedy of the ad- ventures of a sedate but willing old family man who suddenly finds himself guest on a back-stage party along Broadway.
 In whimsical fashion it sets forth the story of lovable, absent-mind- ed old character who is remade by a series of adventures with a Broadway musical comedy troupe. Xhese include an undress rehears- al, gay celebration party, raid, a ride in the patrol wagon, night behind the bars, and thrilling race to prevent his daughter from mar rying the wrong man.
 What Happened to Father" is at the Liberty Sunday.
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St. Luke's Episcopal rh1rch

No services, as Dean Rice is attending the General Conven- tion of the Episcopal Church, in Washing ton, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06

TRENTON, Tennessee, Oct. G. Comes the Pigue family offering a newspaper published of, for and by the Pigue family exclusively. 1. may be something new under the sun, the Pigues believe.
 There are many Pigues, and it has always been a problem for tnem to keep posted on one an- others doings. For years they made carbon copies of each let ter they wrote, mailing duplicates to other Pigues. But now they have branched out and a monthly eight-page newspaper carries to cya.y member os the family all ayaila ble news Of al others.
 Behind this newspaper business are eight Pigue brothers, six of them newspaper men, publishers, editors and printers, who are widely scattered, but imbued with a spirit of clannishness.
 Besides the eight brothers and their father, the Rev. R. II. Pigue, of Hazel, Ky. are many other Pigues or near-Pigues. Just how many is a moot question, but 42 of them gathered in Hazel for a 1928 reunion.
 The brothers edit the paper, ap- propriately known as "Pigues is Pigues." There are M. H. Pigue, of New Orleans; W. w., of Pitts burgh; R. w. of St Louis; M. M. and Dick, who live in Nashville; Bob, who makes Memphis his home. and Paul w. and Syd w., who stay in Trenton and publish the paper.
 The first issue told of the Rev. MT Pigue's farm. to which he eventually plans to retire; of lit7 tie Virginia's recovery from an illness. of Emyline's success in vaudeville; of vacations, clothes and automobiles of these Pigues and those.
 Only the back page carries ad- vertising which is offered at the prohibieive rate of $1 1,000 an inch. The page is devoted to a circula- ton booster, which offers "Pigues is Pigues" for 25 cents "a year on your doorstep or in your ash can.'
 The real Pigue touch comes in this sentence: If the paper busts before the year is out you lose
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

New bids are herewith solicited by the Douglas City Council for the building of a new roof over the salt water tank. Bids are tof be based on individual plans submitted with price, and will be opened at special meeting of the Council Tuesday evening, Oct. 9. For further information see Felix Gray. City Clerk.
 (Ady.) Douglas City Council
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Le Mont-Parnasse is the Paris Latin quarters new multilingual weekly newspaper.
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NEW IDEAS FOR
 ROOF s. W. TANK

V The once settled plan for con- structicn of a new roof over the salt water tank was abandoned at the special meeting of the Doug las City Council held last eve ming to, award the contract for building the roof, and the bids were left unopened In place of the old plans it was decided to advertise for new bids which are to be accompanied with original plans for building the roof, that will combine economy and With less weight on the bottom of the tank.
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of protection in ms own country
 and provides for an understanding regarding supplies of raw material.
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DOUGLAS
 NEVIS
WHEREIN TO BUILD COTTAGES

Jos. Wehren has begun the construction of two cottages on shs lot, which he recently pur- chased from the city, on D street. The cottages will be of four rooms each to be built one at a time. Already Mr Wehren has received inquiries from prospec- tive tenants seeking residence in Douglas.
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RETURNS TO SEATTLE

Mrs. Jas. Hawthorne who has been spending the summer in Douglas, left early in the week for Seattle where she will join her husband The latter operat- cd the Oliva M. for the Douglas cannery this summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
PLAu BUTTON CASTE,

PRA5U h.-Negotiat,ons arc un- der way for the organization of a European button cartel by Ger man, French and Czochesiovakian button makers. A teg.asiva ayree- ment assures each manufacturer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06
Douglas Catholic Church

Catholic services in the tenn rorary chapel in the new resi- dence adjoining the old bank building.
 9:30 a. m.--Low Mass and Sermon, General Communion for all.
 loo D. m.-Sunday School.
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Douglas
 Church.
 Services

Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Satur- day morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
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Douglas Presbyterian Native
 Mission

Sunday Schoci-2:30 D. m. Sermon at 3:15 D. m.
 7:00 p. m. = Thursday-Mid- week prayer service.
 All are cordially welcome to these sarvices.
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your unearnea subscription money but even life is a gamble-or gambol, which?"
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Congregational Community
 Gnu, ,b

l.. D. HAMMOCK. Lay Pastor
 Sunday School 10:30 to 11:30 a n.
 Regular Sunday services 11:3O a. m. to 12:30 D. m.
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NOTICE TO RESIDENTS

Inspection of all premises in Douglas for condition of flues,
 Wiring, etc, will start Monday, Oct. 8.
 (Adv.) J. R. GUERIN, Inspector.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-10-06

Iowa is proud Of it's chief crop. A new hotel in Marshall town will be named "Tall Corn"
Evening star., 1928-12-14
High Grade-2.Trouser Suits

F1Igh Ofaue-Z. rOuSer OuI[S
New Fall and Winter styles. fabrics and colorings;
two and three button models; also double breasted
suits: finely taiiored-so YOU are of a per-
feet fit; eheviots worsteds unfinished worsteds,
blue serges, oxford gray mixtures, browns tans
and herringbone weaves rayon lined.
Evening star., 1928-12-14

An unusual toy at an un-
usual price! Dump truck
that will hold 800 pounds;
strong and durable.
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Organdie
Dresser Scarfs

Scalloped e G e S;
pastel tints; lovely.
v a n ity sets to
match.
18x36 in. Scarfs. .S1.O0
I8x45 in. Scarfs. .S1.15
I8x54 in. Scarfs. .sl.25
Vanity Sets. .$l.OO
Evening star., 1928-12-14
Fine Winter Overcoats

Coats in the much wanted blue and OK
ford ray. chiefly; made with and without
velvet collars and i'll double breasted, box
Chesterfield and tube models. All lined with
rayon which is guaranteed for two seasons
wear.
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Auction Sales
HOS. J. OWEN 4 son. AUCTIONEERs
1431 Eye Street Northwest
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING KNOWN
As PREMISES. MI 3336 SHERMAN

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING KNOWN
As PREMISES NO 1885 SHERMAN
AVENUE. NORTHWEST.
By virtue of certain deed of trust duly
recorded. in Liber No. $685. Folio As
ct. seq, of the land records of the District
of Columbia and at the request of the
party secured thereby. the undersigned
trustees viii sell at public auction in front
of the premises on. MONDAY THE
TWENTY SECOND. DAY OF. OCTOBER,
A D. 1928. AT FOUR O'CLOCK P. NJ.
the following-described land and premises,
situate in the District Of Columbia, and
designated as and being part of lot 80 in
Anna Maria Schultz's subdivision of part
of Block in Todd and Browns subdi-
vision of part OF the tracts of land called
Mount Pleasant" and Pleasant Plains"
as per plat recorded in Liber County 10
folio of the RecuTds of the Office of the
Surveyor of the. District OF Columbia be-
ing more fully described in said deed of
trust. Assessed as lot So Square 1898.
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed of
trust for 81 900 DO and second trust for
about 1000 90. further particulars of
which viii be ANNOUNCED at time of sale !:
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit of $500 90 re-
quired. CoHyeyancing. recording. etc at
the purchasers cost TERMS to be COM
piled with Within thirty days Otherwise
deposit forfeited and the property may be
ssH and resold at the discretion of
ISAAC c. MASON.
VIM. H. COwAE
Oct II. Is. 10 IS. 20 Trustees.
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Rentals
ttelANgt ANlD ReIelA1

f0Tu ~ E. fHI--One hav 1880.
fftgnt roon. with twin beds. roor1 .s. 49,
sIotsl,Ie bed amt. Virgins home cnnsine
cali Line 1851.
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Mattresses, White 90
j. S. Employment Bur.
5O4 E St. N. w.
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Bids and Proposals

COMMISSIONERS D. c. Washington. De-
tober II .192s.-SeaIed proposals will
ing. until 0 clock D. M November / for
erection of 16-room school building includ-
ing combination gymnasium and assembly
nan TO replace the Laugdon School Certi-
1led check for $50 TO insure return of
plans and specifications. apply Room 427
Dstrlct Building.
the Supervising Architect. Washington
y. e, October II. 193S.-Seaied bids will
pe opened IN this office at 3 D. m Novem-
Der D. 1923. for acOusticai treatment in
the architectural engineering division su-
perrislnE architects office. Treasury De-
partment, Washington, D. c. Specifica-
lions may be obtained at this office in the
nlsereuon of the supervising architect
JAS. A WETMOREs Acting .SsBsrvising
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Situations Wanted
EEMAL.E
MALE

COOK and general houseworker. coloreo o
wants good position; mas city reieteneee'
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