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Evening star., 1928-02-07
WANTED TO BUY-HOUSES.

WANTED TO BUY--lIOUSES.
3 TO ROOMS: PREFER OLD HOUSE;
would like possession within 40 days: good
cash payment f.. A. GAktFf. Room lol4.
lJiG vermont ave NV. Nam 9ls0 -
CASH FOR OLD HOUSES. WHITE OR col
ore,i any condition. bricks or frames q; W q.
STRATTON IS Il. l. ave. NV. North 4a3"
lO'
WE WILL. PAY CASH FOR HOUSES THAI
are we'll located. white or colorr'i proncrt!.
Who desire 10 purchase houses ON terms.
Quite "A few attractive trade offerings OF new
houses stores and apartments.
SHOWALTER REALTY CO.,
1l03 Vermont Ave. Phone Nam 1888.
Evenings Potomac 449I.
Evening star., 1928-02-07
: SALE--HOUSES.
tC0ntinued.l
FOR COLORED.

Splendid home of rooms and
bath. electric light. new heating plant:
excellent condition: Rirce nj. NV:
- go. Phone Adams 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
THIS AND THAT
by CHARLES z. TRACEEELL.

Henry Gearshift sank into his little
bed with q sigh of relief.
II was his first night at the shore In
many years. He had spent the daS
rambling around In desultory fash
ion, watching the water and the bath
ers and the sky and the dogs, so that
by nightfall he had become very sleepy
Under the light OF a kerosene lamp
he had sat on the screened porch and
had played an old-fashioned game with
new-fashioned hostess and her nus
band
Now the hour for retirement had
come. It was a typical seaside bed,
none too wide ard none too soft. but
an old feather mattress could have
felt no better to Henry.
All" he said to himself. as he re-
Taxed between the sheets, which smelled
sweet and clean. The comforter over
him was soft and woolly.
"Ah." he said to himself here Is
where do a prize job of sleeping"
Henry had forgotten. alas, the two
big glasses of iced coffee which he had
drunk for lunch. and the two even
larger glasses of iced tea which he had
consumed at dinner!
There had been day In Gearshift S
life when he could easily have con-
sumed that much tea and coffee with
out having suffered as a result, but
time has a queer way of taking away
ones tolerance for such things.
1t was not until he began to toss
around a bit that he realized that q
combination of causes and circum-
stances was keeping him wide awake.
The excitement OF the Journey down.
the strange scenes, and especially the
strange bed, held his eyes wide open.
Gearshift closed them religiously. nj
course, trying to WOO sleep. the elusive,
but she would have none of his wooing
He listened to the rain falling. strik-
Ing the overhanging roof, dripping of
the caves
Drip drip drip--he liked to listen
to the rain at night. He could hear
the katydids singing
BuZ-z-Z-z-2!
It was a mosquito.
Henry had been told that they were
around. but had not paid much atten-
ton to the warning.
RuZ-z-Z-z-z-zi
Cautiously he poked one hand from
beneath the sheet and swatted In the
general direction Of the pestiferous in
sect.
His slap hit himself on the nose.
The mosquito. OF course, carefully
few away
Maybe I got him." said Gearshift
hopefully He knew from past eXpe-
riences that II there Is only one mos
quito. and that one Is killed, the rest
Of the night may be passed In peace.
Z-z-z-2-z-1-Z.
There it was again. Cautiously ne
eascd his hand out and held 1t poised,
The mosquito made neat landing
on the little finger and was Just about
to puncture 1t when Henry waved the
member to and fro rapidly. dislodgine
the eritter into space again.
Maybe he will stay away now" he
murmured
Observation-Disclosures
This time the insect made no pre-
liminery campaign. but landed deftly
upon the very end OF Gearshift's rather
large nose
This time Henry merely brushed 1t
away.
'It1l get tired Of this pretty soon. "
he said to himself He did not want
to wake any one else. so made all his
movements short and Secretive. as II
we're, exactly the wrong type for catch
ing mosquitoes.
The nest way 10 catch one, as every
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them are Of real value. but their collec-
tors got 'lot OF fun out Of them while
they were In the making and acquired
much interesting II not valuable geo.
graphical and political information,
The true philstelist goes beyond mere
markings and records OF issue and stud
les the history of the stamps. the rea-
sons for changes In design, the changes
Of government that have caused alter
atoms.
T,,ilately will continue to interest and
engage the attentions and absorb the
funds OF devotees as long as the human
race retains its urge to acquire the un-
usual, the difficult. the rare. The spirit
of competition is the most potent factor
in the development of this science. and
such mishaps In the vending as the
sale OF a stamp supposedly worth fifteen
hundred dollars for one hundred and
eleven dollars stimulate the ardor Of the
collector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
An Inundated Highway,

! Attention is again called to the bad
road situation at Blsdensburg on the
Baltimore Washington Highway due to
the torrential rains Of the past week.
For many years. in fact since the pres
ent road was built, severe storms have
swollen the Eastern Branch, SO that in
This low spot the roadway has been In
undated BY the rushing waters. Wash
inrton's record rainfall of the past Fri
6av, Saturday and Sunday put the
road completely out OF commission.
while the heavy showers of the past two
DAYS added to the damage and incon-
venjence to motorists, and this much
used highway is now under three feet
Of muddy water. Trafic. both for An
nanolis and Baltimore. is forced to de-
tour bv circuitous route through
Hyattsville.
+ With plans actively under way to re-
lieve the grade crossing menace al
Hvattsville. the only other danger spot
on one of the most important roads In
this section. it would appear that the
time was ripe for an engineering study
10 be made Of the problem created by
swollen waters and lowlsnd road.
While the rains OF the past week have
been of unusual severity and bridges
and highways have been covered
throughout this part Of the country. the
lesson Is not less pointed as far as
Bladensburs Is concerned because II is
the usual thing. even with storms OF
the milder variety, 10 have this high
way inundated.
The removal of the grade crossing is
IN be an expensive and necessary
orocess. While the periodical road in
undation has so far claimed no lives. II
Il well within the bounds of possibility
that IL will and ii would seem that 1t
should take equal rank with the elimi-
nation of the point where road and rail
meet. II was only yesterday that two
persons were rescued with the greatest
difficulty after they had been swept into
the stream when they were unable IN
distinguish between the road and deep
water as they attempted TO cross. and
many more accidents Of this kind are
likely to occur.
Diversion of the Eastern Branch or
the building OF higher road and bridge
would seem to be the solution OF the
problem. In any event. the Maryland
State Roads Commission should order
an immediate study 10 determine what
steps will be necessary to remove
point Of danger that has menaced
motorists Of this section for too many
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
Louis Tracy.

Lovers of mystery" fiction and tales
u adventure will deeply regret the pass
ing of Louis Tracy. author of a Ions
list of titles, who died Monday in Eng
land at the age Of sixty-five For many
years he has delighted innumerable
readers, both In his own country and
America, with his stories of romance
his intricate variations of plots. his re-
citals of the experiences of altogether
human characters In strange and be-
wildering situations. He was a journal
iSt at the age OF twenty-one. but was In
his thirties when he. like many OF his
colleagues of the British press, turned
his hand to fiction. Then he struck a
note that resounded widely in The
Final War" But 1t was his Wings OF
the Morning" that gave him his first
wide fame. 1t was not a momentous
story. nor an especially new one, being
the narrative of the adventures of a
man and a woman marooned upon a
southern isle by shipwreck. But many
O. hNoAtA w hiidt oOotH VIII iCItGtIibCi
now the thrill Of romance that per-
vaded 1t, It's truly literary quality, Its
lively action with the element of sus-
pense. Later. when the fashion In fic-
ton somewhat changed, Tracy turned
to the so-called detective novel" and
produced a number of works OF this
character that won their proportionate
share of attention. These were not en-
during works, but they contributed to
the pleasure and entertainment OF a
host OF readers. There was time when
the authenticity of the authors name
was questioned when it was wondered
whether he was not another person
using nom de plume All doubts on
this score were resolved when III 1915
Louis Tracy came to America and lee
sonage and a man OF culture with a
wioe range of information and capac-
ity for expression. He did not contrib
ute greatly to the lasting works of Brit
ism authorship, but bis titles" embrace
a long range that in the aggregate of
circulation nave made for the arrayal
of a host of readers His work was al
ways conscientiously and thoroughly
zone, as III almost all cases OF the Brit
ISM writers who have turned to litera-
cure OF the imaginative kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
The COBB Desert Giant.

First reports from the Roy Chapman
Andrews expedition into the Cobb
Y1eSers. where for several months ey-
plorstionE for traces Of early life have
been IN progress. indicated the finding
Of giant creature described as longer
than the height Of the Woolworth
Building In New YORK This suggestion
81 3 mammoth animal far exceeding
cry dimensions ever suspected. was
received with skspticisn By scientists
In this city, who have been attsntiyely
following the course Of all researche2
TITO the prehistoric ages Nov comes
e description % the bones Of this
titanic beast, which reveals that tbs
proportions ere not 50 immense Is al
first suggested. The humerus IT. saif
~ he four feet long the pelyts az ots
ss = osss drum. the colarDone makes
full load for a ooolie. These fact
denote 2. truly tremendous creature, bu
not one Of the FIRST indicated size.
The Coei Desert has proved 10 bs I
~ich field Of explorations. II has turnet
out during recent years some ~ IN
ssfest frds Of the era of research int
tie early life on this planet. Tn
osrcuIties Of travel and Of maintaining
l.fe In this region are exceedingly great
The climate is forbidding and treacheF
Gus and complicated political condition
tnterpose = serious barrier 10 visitors
IN supplies hsre 70 ns horne inland fs
rsesf distances By primitive means q
transport. Yet thsse yesy dimcuitsa
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lure the scientific adventurers and set
a premium upon their endeavors. In
the course OF the recent years Of ex-
ploration many rich finds have been
made, including eggs Of the dinosaur,
remarkably preserved In form and
serving as an invaluable link In the
chain Of deduction regarding the nature
Of the giant creatures that once roamed
the Asiatic plains and forests.
II is stated that owing to the passage
Of time and the difficulties Of transport
il was necessary to leave many Of the
bones Of the newly found monster Of
the desert in the places where they
were discovered The director OF the
expedition expresses the deepest regret
at this necessity but SAYS that 1t is
planned to return and get the entire
skeleton. including the tail, II in fact
the beast had such an sppendage. That
is assured. So long as there are traces
Of the carly life this ioreidding land
will be visited and comhed and its
treasures. more precious to their dis
covererS and reclaimers than gold,
brought forth and revealed to the view
Of men.
Little By little the story Of life on the
earth in the far distant ages is being
told bv means Of these finds. Step by
step the frontier Of human knowledge
regarding the past is being pressed
back. The soil and the rocks have held
their secrets for centuries upon GEN.
turtles. and now at lest they are giving
them forth, reluctantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ase Teday.

american troops on the Lorraine
make further gains Al FrapeIe desnits
me neavS Smelling Of the VILLAGE hy the
Germans American g1nnsrs
an the vesle front are pouring
stream IT shells into the German posi-
lions 10 the north, The enemv's rprlv
mas bean much teehler than usual
In hghting west Of ArFnen-
uereS. British troops forced the Ger
mans back along front Of more thar
Tour miles, between Railleul and Veiux
berquln, In the IyS sector. They cap
tufed the village of OuterSteene and
took 400 prisoners. The BRIT
iSh rain shells inceSsantly on FreSncv.
an important German position North
OF Rove. French aud Gsr-
mans keep up a continuous deSpera,e
conflict in The taSSigny area, but, de-
spite a hail Of enemy shells ON the
French lines. the poiiuS keep IN thsu
gradual nibhiinS" at the German
positions, as II gas or high explosives
simply did not exist Annsri-
cans gain more ground At Frapelle 10
day despite q total of $500 shells
dropped on the village by the Germans.
and an enemy raid which was re-
pulsed by the Americans
Three hundred and seventy-slx casual
ties are reported In ioday'S list, bring
ing the total for Army and Marines 70
81 $50. The Kaiser term the
allied hcmhlng nf FranSfnr etlnlsv-
ful.' but German airnen keep on raid
inE French cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
Phila tely.

In the course Of the thirty fourth
annual convention 81 the Society OF
Philatelic Americans in this city
stamp auction has bern held. In accord
ance with custom, and In that conpeti-
tive vending some surprises have been
caused One Of them was the low price
brought by a rare stamp issued In the
Island Of Mauritius some seventy-seven
wears ago. II was rated as likely 10
bring at least fifteen hundred dollars
when put "on the block" but when the
hammer finally went down 10 close the
sale the price bid was only one hundred
and eleven dollars
Intrinsically. or rather oficially that
bit Of paper. perhaps less than an inch
square, is worth two cents. It's market
value is whatever any one is willing tn
pay for it. What makes it 50 valuable?
First Of all, It's rarity There are very
( few Mauritisn stamps Of that denomina-
/ ton and Issue nov in existence, and
none other II Is said. In 50 good con-
dition as this. Anything that Is hard
/ To obtain acquires value from that
/ fact
PhilatelY-vhich literally means a
| love Of exemption from taxation. and
Vho does not love such exemption
| is the science or practice of collecting
and studying the postage tokens of all
nations II dates from about 1850, and,
according 10 an encyclopedia summary,
IL embraces some seven hundred and
fifty thousand followers in different
parts Of the world. The larger number
are in the United States. estimated at
from one hundred and fifty thousand
10 one hundred and eighty thousand.
Some NJ the collectors are persons Of
sn1inence and high rank In human al
fairs, such as The King of Italy. who js
one Of the most ardent ~ them all
Financiers have gone in for philstely as
q diversion The Rothsehild collection
. has been appraised a. one hundred and
, scVenty.nye thousand dollars. and il
! probably worth more than that sum
! now. inakmuch az stamp values are con-
stantIy growing.
: Nearly every boy has had stamp col
! leeting urge at one stage or another o.
his development. stamp albums arr
r scattered deIy over this country, most
( ~ stored in sttieg4pr goods rooms, lonl
> nsglsctsd and fcrgopsn. Vary few o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
Action Is Widely Approved
When Labor Spurns Politics

first" The Herald Tribune feels that
organized labor ought not to be made
the tail TO any political partys kite,
and, since 1t does not wish to create a
party of its own. 1t is only logical that
1t should avoid Nationwide political
commitments.
1T Is the diversity Of political opinion
in democratic Americas industrialism y
states the Kansas City Journal tRepub-
lican). which has made IL impossible
for any one partisan movement ever TO
be Justly held unfriendiy TO labor. Mr.
Gompers was lifelong Democrat. and
usually his comments on politics bore
The marks of his party favoritism Yet
during all his long direction of organized
labor. 1t is probable that a ma jority of
the workers Of the country voted the
Republican ticket. Union leaders will
not more effectually shape political
thinking OF their followers in this cam
paign, by suggestion or example" The
Trenton Evening Times independently
reminds It's readers that America has
no labor party" and that, because of
that fact. THE only practicable course is
for labor TO hold itself aloof and evalu-
ate individual candidates: that any
attempt to control their votes would be
sure to have disastrous effect upon the
organization.
1T would have been a bold and un-
warranted assumption" maintains the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin tinde-
pendent Republican,. If the executive
council OF the A. r. OF l.. had attempted
to speak for organized labor 1t has
neither the authority nor adequate
means OF information 10 determine the
political purpose or interest OF its mil
| lion members. Moreover, the execu-
tive council is mindful that the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor has found
from experience that the best interests
Of the entire membership have been
protected and conserved through . strict
| adherence to the non partisan political
policy"
Business interests concerned with
politics" observes the Dayton Daily
News independent Democratic). long
ago ceased to follow party lines In the
bestowai OF their support They sup
ported their supporters of whatever
party. Trade unions, trained In pursuit
OF their own interests, have learned to
do the same
Reviewing the favor that was be-
slowed by labor upon President Wilson
in 1915. the New York World tindepend~
enO explains He has Just signed the
AdamSOn act, and his Clayton act vas a
long step toward aholishing fhe iniunc-
tion weapon against labor. Both enact
mentS were under flre, and labor came
TO their sid, Except under such extraor-
binary conditions as In 1915. Iabcr's
entry into politics Is riskv-~and also
largely Ineffective"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18

There is no other agency In the world
that can answer as many legitimate
questions as our free Information Btu
reau in Washington. D. c. This highly
organized institution has been built up
and Is under the personal direction of
Frederic J. Haskin BY keeping In con-
slant touch with Federal bureaus and
other educational enterprises It is in
position to pass on to you authoritative
information of the highest order. Sub
nit your queries TO the staff OF experts
whose services arc put at your free dis
possl. There Is no charge except 2
cents in coin or stamps for return post
age. Address The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, d.
rector, Washington. d. C..
@. What States have laws similar to
the BaumeS laws OF New York State? p
S. A. r.
A. Other States which have enacted
legislation similar to the Baumes laws
are California. Kansas. New Jersey.
North Dakota, Oregon. South Dakota
and Vermont. Michigan has law i'm
posing life sentence for fourth offense.
@. Did the President have power to
loan money abroad during the war and
after the armistice?-J. H. r.
A. The President OF the United States
has not the sole power to negotiate
loans with foreign countries. The loans
to foreign countries both during the war
and after armistice was signed we're
authorized by acts OF Congress Most
of the loans were provided for in the
Liberty bond acts.
@. Did the Indians have songs suited
to various occaSions?--S. A.
A, Practically all occasions had special
songs. Hunting songs were sung only
in hunting seasons. visiting songs sung
only when paying visits, and so on.
O. Please tell something about the
mining of emeralds.-R. p.
A. A great many of the emeralds on
the market today are obtained from the
Republic of Colombia. The Muzo
emeralds OF that country occur In calcite
veins. The bank may prove worthless
after months OF work. for no one can
estimate the probable value of any par
tlcular section of deposit In this
way emerald mining is different from
most other branches of the industry.
The tools used are steel bars about five
feet long. weighing 30 pounds, and
shovels. The bars are forged to a point
at one end and made wedge shaped on
the other. Great care must be exercised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

in mining erneralds owing ~ Inc risk
of breaking them Skilled natives ere
generally employed 10 do this work
O. Did Hudson Maxim cripple himself
while experimenting with explosives7-
f A. 3.
A. He narrowly escaped death many
times, and his left hand was blown off
during his experiments with n1aximite.
In spite Of his bent toward invention Of
war materials Hudson Maxim was an
advocate Of arbitration.
O. Does an Indian Nswab rank sbo"e
A Mahara jah?-C. C. w.
A. Nswab is tho title Of a Mopam-
medan chief, whether ruling prince
or a title Of honor. and IL equivalent
to both Raiah and Maharaiah.
O. When were sad irons invented
O. w D.
A. The first reference to sad irons
that we find was in the year 1892. Be-
fore the use OF irons for smoothing
clothes. form Of mangle was employed.
The box mangle by which articles were
pressed on fiat surfaces by rollers. which
we're weighted with box full of stones.
moved to and fro by rack and pinion
The clothes were passed between wooden
ApAASAS W. So"Ao LiOSJ tOSCikl-l "
weighted levers In earlier periods. aud
in rural districts particularly. clothes
were very often pressed by folding them
carefully and placing heavy weights
upon them.
O. Should garments be cleaned be-
fore being dyed?-L. H.
A. Dye does not conceal soiled snots
Garments should be cleaned.
o. What is the fire cherrys-C. r.
A. The pin or fire cherry (pr,lrus
Pennsylvania Is small tree frequently
| found in cut-over or burned-over wood
lands and in neglected pastures. It's
flowers. and later the small red fruits,
are borne in clusters like sweet cherries
Cattle are sometimes poisoned by eating
the wilted leaves Of these cherries.
which under certain conditions accunu-
late prussic acid.
@. How are potatoes hardened mr.
pctrifled?-P. T. r.
A. Make a solution Of 4 parts Of
sulphuric acid in so parts of water
Treat peeled potatoes with this soIu-
ton for 36 hours. Dry the mass between
blotting paper and subject to great
pressure. BY using very strong pres-
sure billiard balls have been made
closely resembling ivory. The material
can be carved.