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AUCTION sALEs-ToMoRRow
ADAM 4. WES6fHER BON. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE, BEING TWO
STORY FEAHE pWELLrNG KNOWN As

31l EYE STREET SOUTHEAST.
By virtue Of . deed Of trust recorded In
Liber No. Ssl3. folio 23l ct Sea-. one Of the
land records Of the District Of Columbia,
and at the request Of party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustees will ofer for sale
by public auction. in front Of the premises.
O'CLOCK PM. the following described prop
erty in the District Of Columbia. to Wit:
Lot numbered thirty-seven 0D in William
Davies and John Davies, executors. subdivi-
sion OF lots in square numbered seven hum
dred and ninety.eight (7e8), as per plat re-
corded in the once Of the surveyor for the
District OF Columbia. In Liber 81 at folio T.
Terms OF sale: One-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance In equal
installments. represented By promissory
years. with interest at six per cent per an
ally. secured BY ATst deed Of trust upon
chaser. A deposit Of 1900 required of pur-
chaser at sale Examination of title. con-
veyancinG. recoidins and notarial fees at
with within thirty days from day Of sale
otherwise trustees reserve the right to resell
property at risk and cost Of defauiting pur
chaser after five days advertisement Of such
resale In some Newspaper published IN Wash
ington. D. O., or deposit may be forfeited
or without forfeiting deposit trustees may
avail themselves of any legal or equitable
rishts against defaulting purchaser.
EyERETTE G. THOMASSON,
oc6s.i0,lSI5 Trustees.
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TH6s. J. OWEN SON. AUCTToNEE-!S,
1881 Eye st. NV

DWELLING. BEING PREMISES NO. 6oi
NJ STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust, duly
recorded in Liber No 5646, folio as ct seq
OF the land records of the District OF CO.
lumbia, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned trustees will
i:ss. On DTgSuEsbHy. THE I%ENI1E e. PAy
PM, the following described land and
premises, situate in the City Of Washington,
District Of Columbia, and DESIGNATED as ard
pa. FescrdsSd II n t 1Se o,s. T. H. foo
veZcr Of the pistriet Of Columpi e.. u.,
money to be paid in cash, balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and two
years, with interest at six per centum per
annlin, payable semi annually from day OF
sale. secured by deed Of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash, Ct the option OF
the purchaser. A deposit Of $500 90 will be
required at time of sale. All conveyancing,
recording, etc at cost Of purchaser. Terms
Of sale to be complied with within go days
from day Of sale, otherrise the trustees re-
serve the right to resell the property at the
risk ana cost of defaultlns purchaser, after
Ave days advertisement Of such resale il,
some newspaper published in washing
ton, D. c. ,r-.rn
FRED MckEE;,--,....
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THOs. J. OWEN q SON, AUCTfONEERS,
1881 EYE ST. NV.
Trustees Sale of Valuable
Seven.Story and Basement
Brick and Stone Apartment
Known as "Ihe Wyoming, /"
Being Premises 2022 Column
bia Road Northwest.

By virtue Of. q certain deed Of trust duly
lana rsesrds Of ne l 1istriet Of seS
nd The Tsss Of the Iy
ss ns MNp Son TIE rev n e R5Sn
FTr2E 8ScTEeoSo5R pM .b s' At TwS
coqSs9 Rs 6 s 0i IN
5sss sssnf s:!.i = sSs
for the Same e0o On the .asseFy line ssF oo
igmbia road. as widened, at : point distant
Of said road, as widened. With the south
line Of the land conveyed to Stephen, 2.
at folio 1877. Of the land records OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. and running thence
soH ss hf h: :se N q Inc e0 psP
siiel with = the south line Of said 9vaeseno
in Liber 2slO at folio ia q the said land
Of said alley 2os 50 feet 70 10 the point Of
intersection With line drawn parallel with
2775l feet to the place. of beginning, ,inciud-
| a part of oak Lawn" as per plat record
II q i in LiOsf 10 'a a
tS9 lot les 2 SAG aodafs nov taxed
| building restriction line, 1871 feet back from
Columbia road as shown on plat in County
Book ia, at page 1os. Of the records of the
surveyors once Of the District Of Columbia.
| subject to the restriction to run with the
land for Is years from June 9Th. 1910 that
| shall be erected within ten 1ol feet of the
Also strip Of land n foot on Columbia
vsyed by the. District Of Columbia to Lester
A. Barr by deed dated June 5th, 1912. and
now taxed as lot numbered eight hundred
| and fourteen (slD in square 1885
Terms of sale One-third of the purchase
money to be 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
| sale. secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold, OF. all cash at the option Of
| the purchaser A deposit OF SIC, 900 will be
REQUIRED at time Of sale All conveyaneins,
| Of sale to be complied with within thirty
| days from day of sale, otherwise the trus-
| tees reserve the right to resell the property
| at the risk and cost Of defaulting purchaser
| after Ave days advertisement Of such resale
in some newspaper published lin Washing
ton. D. c.
JAMES J. BECKER.
| RA30-0&ds
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FUTURE DAYS.
THOS, ]. OWEN SON AUCTfONEERS,
1881 EYE ST. NV.
Trustee Sale of the Large H.
Story, Centrally Locate d
Modern Office Buil din g,
Known as 1.-THE Woodward
Building" Located at the
Southeast Corner of Fifteenth
and II Streets Northwest.

BY virtue of Q certain deed OF trust duly
Of the land records of the District Of Co.
iTm5ia and at tn. the Request Of the party
H$HES & 5Soss f: a7 ,e$5:
feTibssd Lang IL and premises situate in the
ton Ct lots il Square aSS' as per ' piat re-
corded in Liber 4s folio ia. Of the records
In said square ,222, described as follows:
corner ~ SAID lot and runnns nt thenee vest
on II street 81 feet to the west line Of the
sout ON sa as ne "a the
s Sd wa. is feet inches to an ae
S sss as isls S.s4 sss lS.
the southssst corner Of ssid lot 'H Il; ' and
north Of east - feet So inches to a point ONT
ths southeast corner OF said lot IL; thence
| north $50 feet to the southeast corner Of
line Of said lot Il 20 feet inches to oOt the
PLACE OF besinnins; now known as lot "a in
Terms OF sale: Said property will be sold
.e e o 9ye5sls st trust rf So IN
lot g. sausrs al. as described above. and nd
ber ssla folio VS. the New
York Life Insurance Company in the sum OF
$500. 900; with interest at Sag. secured as
lot IL. square ia. as described above, and
as second trust on lot 81, square 222, as
described above; also subject to overdue and
FHi ano Of :d 70 ss Of trust aud
amount Of unpaid and overdue interest and
taxes will be stated at the time of sale.
trusts and overdue and accrued interest and
taxes to date of sale, as aforesaidD to be
snd s .Gm 81 ths so BE- Of
the remainder to 5. paid in equal ' amounts
per on snnum, psyssie and to
trust on said property. All adjustments to
Terms 70 be complied with within thirty
days. otherwise deposit forfeited and the
property may be advertised and resold at
chaser after Ave days advertisement Of such
resale in some newspaper published in Wash
inston. p. G. Conveyancins, recording. etc.,
" dEoRoE n EVERETT,
BRA1NARD W. PARKER.
Trustees.
Nots.-The New York Life Insurance Com
20, recorded IN. Liber s2i4. folio ,257, and
sS:. Ss5 seS s
principal sums secured by said deeds of
ber, list. 1851. with interest at per cent,
| starting at the end of 10 months, upon pay
| aent Of all overdue interest and taxes,
This renewal is also subject to usual ap-
se26-d&ds
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ADAM A. wEsCHLER SON. AuctioneerS
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE I'M:
OF FIVE-STORY BRICK APARTMENT
BUILDING CONTAINING THIRTY-NINE
AAPAARETMEES;TrSI., , BENG No soTlS, lsts

THE PREMIER APARTMENT.
BY virtue of o certain deed Of trust, duly
recorded in Liber No. $3.50, folio 4ss ct SEQ
lumbia, and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby. the UNDERSIGNED trustees will
offer for sale by public auction, in front OF
the premises on M0MpAY ,os THE NINE NINE;
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land
and premises situate in the District of Co
lumbia. to wit: Lot numbered twenty-four
(24 in Colburn's subdivision Of lots in
square numbered one hundred and forty-one
G4D. as per plat recorded in the ONCE OF
the surveyor for the District of Columbia
in Liber SO at folio So
Terms OF sale: The above property will be
sold sol oo subjec! to priSr deed q trust ioi
all cash. A deposit Of IS 900 required, OF
purchaser at time Of sale. All conveyancing
recording and notarial fees at cost of pur-
chaser. Terms of sale TO- be complied with
within thirty days from day of sale, other
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost of the de-
faulting purchaser after i've days adver-
tisement of such resale in some newspaper
published in the city of Washington, D. C.
HENRY J. ROBB,
ocs-d&ds,exGu Trustees.
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During recent floods in Bengal many
homeless villagers camped on railway
entertainments, and their cattle grazed
between the rails.
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ADAM a. WEscmER q son, AuctioneeT'

SALE OF PERSONAL EFFECTS, HOUSE,
HoLp GOODS ETC FOR STORAGE
Day Na'i'S cf + Ri5s0; sys9 IN On
sftsf unit! Iii aecSs are disposed there
.Ts.s Ad %s.bnsos & g. s e ss
liens for, STORAGE CHARGES etc. due and un d
Ps ~ n .to sSSe WITH ee sms
Transfer Pfs ifr storage Company. Inc. il, the
names Of Mrs. Lula Aistocs' MI MIS- d s j.:
tine Bernard Tr Mason Brown, R. 8: bufgeii,
Mrs. Daisy Butler. John Butler, ! A. Car.
q. Daniels. Vioia Davis, mrs: Elizabeth Dent.
Mt, r.so1 Dssssc Mrs NJ Eze Ma
Mrs Neii: Psi. sol p Mrs sea Hif
Hobscn. benjamin Howard. Mrs, J; H.
MIS-. Robt; lee Johnson: D9n ristro Ian
s SsFf.I s'T and eoss:nss Boxes ana
s ss scnssnfs s proesre: s;ofed
S.C Of 81 r iSS"n s.rP PsTsCn' Mason y5
Brown. ". cumSerisnd, Mrs. Gwendoiyn
Garden aPa s Mss D d HsEsiEs e5spss MrrH
President, Smiths Transfer 4 storaae Go,
Ing, 1873 You st. NV washington. D. C.
ADAM A. WEeCHIER SON, Auctfoneers
PAINTINGS, PIANO, HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS
GGEE3RjsoMEy AUCTION FOR STORAGE
Notice is hereby given that on WEDNEs-
COMMENCING AT NINE O'CLOCK AM
we will sell By public auction, at Weschler's
e15 e st. NV, to enforce our lien fol-
storage charges, goods stored with US in the
following names: w. r. Rutland, Piano; J
Frank wilkes, Executor. Paintings ant
Cabinet; Jas. j. Maselas, Household Goods
D. H. Davidson, trunk and contents.
Parties at interest take notice;
ss.a,o D1Pos Sc t1 aS 81. NV.
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BY. By virtue q certain I'D deed Of trust duly
q hs m 10 Of e2 0a ss ct Of CO.
iymSia; and At the request Of the party ssi
P PAisS$ SSS4SssARf AP: 1881 Fl TSkE.
sountS q %s.sineton, i District ua Of colum I'M:
S .ouh IS fet 'front.' by e f 0 de q ae 81
lot "a in Mary Gresham Machen's subdivi
sSa 9' s g. 1S o H. e Rs rec se
ords of the once of the surveyor for the
Terms Of sac: Al cash or. to responsible
81 te mote Sn t holder g place &c new
semi annually. with interest at six per
sssne. per payable
three years; balance OF, the purchase price
ss so4s the he neT Loan am to be paid in
sale. All conveyancing, recording. etc. at
so:t a OF purchase 't Terms Of sale to be com;
sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the right
to resell the property at the risk and cost of
ti,smssns Of ;yeh resale in some newspaper
.... sSzzSSka j 4 Il aHEysAs'
ocl4.d&ds,sxeu Trustees
TKos. ). OVEN { SON AUcTIoNEERs,
TaY ggoVsp SHss tsEE.7$$A E gAlN MN IN
so9ra is HNR RA llai eHe9NP B STREET T.
sTqs e s:rt M $685. s: t sf u &c. d 5s
District Of ooiumSa and at the reauest Of
as ss'y i.ssh's ssfsss !. H suSs sudo
y FSaF4H R Sc2SSR E. s IT
IL ss Gs q :ss .RS ssst 81 ou et
n nun twenty, seven SS6.. twenty: eight
bered seven hundred forty-two ,1742l: as per
plat S 5seoTasd II L6er y-esht 3d. folio
q ssf s e as W,S +. e the 6T
SPiet dWsinss. each ccntsinns an Six 'ei Is
Terms Of sale: one-third of the purchase
equal installments. payable in one and two
snnun. PAYABLE semi q nnIaliy: from day, 81
sale ;ecu inid 6y dsed Of trust upon the
R Se euh sS dep sssh Sp VIII s.
reeuired at time Of sale All eonveyancins.
f t. on q Sn so
*: RISK sh md e., H. ss1sssss
IN some neWspsper published in Washing
w. = niEzzsF p ns ss55SgHEox1s:
THOMAS J. OWEN & SON, Auctioneers,
TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE TWO:
STORY BRICK DWELLING, SITUATE
No. 2aas TWELFTH STREET NORTH
By Virtue Of deed Of trust. recorded in
Liber NO e26s at folio. 1s5 Of the land rec
ords Of the DISTRICT Of Columbia. We shall
A.p. lssi. Al TWo-TiHlRTTYY O'CLOCK PM
| Ca22) Of Diller B. GrofF's subdivision Of lots
in square nImbered two hundred and
| the once Of the surveyor for the District Of
| Columbia in Liber IL, at folio A.
| in one two and three years, with interest at
| six per cent per annum, payable semi
annually. Deposit Of $4,000 required at time
days from date Of sale to complete the pur-
chase. Further particulars at time of sale
EDWARD G. BALTZ,
VERNON q. OWEN.
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AUCTION sALEs-THIs AFTERNOON
ADAM A. WEsCHIER & son. Auctioneers
Trustees Sale Of Valuable Busi-
ness Property, Nos. 7l9-72l
Seventh Street Northwest.

BY virtue Of 9 deed Of trust recorded in
na rsSor SS Of he p.rs N the
s shs EssS';s IS st S s:s
asfSs q RtsB''s' 81 81
the foloWins property l IN Il. BIS:
lots NUMBERED sIsari ten SiSj and eleven 5iD in
four 54545. described as foiiows Be- Bes,nni ming
Scr nhs sre a distant ont x oH n: line H
the pae ey IN shs sn f.a nn O. sS
S nHe eth t tns line q said ALLEY
twenty-four 1SD feet on Seventh street t.,
VI" Terms OF sale: one-fourth of the purchase
money . to 3r BE- PAID in cash and the BALANCE
rss q Years. %h IN ons
SCENT per :fP1 TS9 g ssI nj 5 q s
4 SsGsS i Az siS Z sSI 3
conyeyancing. recording and notarial fees
%t f11s H Is ass: from Sss e 3 .
chaser =. . Esf ssd days
es9lg IN some m TsDS puSshed IN Wash
ths%ssitss q Any sssi Or sssisaSis ' r hSas
against dt f. oIPs1 RoSsS'a ySaEs rru....
,aa:ssssagESP H A. .4I,.I:S ss;, Sw
THOs J. OWEN 4 BON AUCTToNFERs.
1881 Eye ST. NV.
rRYsgEg egA sAEE S SE rYEhgAsRg RSE4cH
sS6 6E4HWssr s+Os LOWELL STREET
BY virtue Of q certain deed of trust, duly
recorded in Liber No. 6l66, folio 277 ct SEQ :,
Of the land records of the District Of CO.
lumbia. and at the request OF the party
secured thereby, the UNDERSIGNED trustees
premises. on THURSDAY. THE EIGHTH
DAY OF OCTOBER, AID 1881, AT FIVE
O'CLOCK PM, the following described land
and premises, situate in the District Of Co
in Browns subdivision Of lots in Block s g. 8.
Cleveland Heiehts." as per plat recorded in
the once Of the surveyor for The District of
now known as square 1880, 80 '''N
trust Tsr1 isr sqd subject e DsGF deed
which will be announced at time of sale:
the purchase price above said trust to be
paid in cash. A deposit of $500. 90 required
Conveyancing, recording, etc, at purchaser S
cost. Terms to be complied with within
thirty days, otherwise deposit forfeited and
VIZ ''' '''O BENJAMIN. j. CANDY.
JAMES z. eCHWAB.
se26,S0, oc2,6,T,e Trustees.
fFTHE AloyE. SALE 70 PosTPoNEp
OF OF ocToBER. 1881. AT TRE ZANE the TAE
BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
Oc0. lO. l3.lo
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Trustees Sale of Valuable I'm
proved Real Estate, Being a
Very Desirable Three-Story
and Basement, Fully Detached
Corner Brick Residence, Con-
tanning Fourteen Rooms and
Four Baths, Together With a
Three.Car Brick Garage,
Known 40 Premises $500 Six
feNnfh Street Norhhvest
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GEORGE n EVERETT,
BRAINARD W. PARKER.

THOS. J. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEERS
1881 EYE ST. NV.
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agTHE ABOVE SALE is FURTHER POST
TENTH, 1881, AT THE SAME HOUR ana
place. EDGAR g. SNYDER,
United States Marshal.
In and for the District OF Columbia
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.is.aso-Nrw DUTCH COLONIAL.

1904 Conn. Ave. Dec. 1888.
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TRgsTEEs SALE or ryyALyABhE pETAcH-
PREMISES 3406 LOWELL STREET

fFTHE AHovE SALE 10 POSTPONED
until THuRSDAY.. THE EIErEENTH DAY
ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES
ocS.l0.l3.l5
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ROBERT L. McKEEVER,
EARL z. GOSS.
ocl5. l7.ls,2l. 23,26,28 Trustees.
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SALE OR EXCHANGE
saIF-INVEsTMENT PROPERTY

WIDE FRONTAGE, EXCELLENT SECTION
ilth st. Income, S. 500 annually. Account
health owner will sell very reasonably Fine
net return assured. Large lot, building in
excellent condition. Future value certain
stores may be added at moderate cost. Ao-
dress Box 1891. Star ONCE.
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ISL. AT T THE SANE AouE ana place.
EDGAR c. SNYDER,
United States Marshal,
In and for the District Of Columbia.
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THOMAS L. DAWSON.
Attorneys for Trustees.
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HIGH MARK MADE
IN MARINE FIRING
First Battalion Favored by
Fair Weather at Camp
Pollard.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CAMP POLLARD, VIRGINIA BEACH,
Va, September 3.-Fair weather con-
tinues to permit the carrying out Of
the crowded intensive training sched-
ule of the 9th Marine Brigade in camp
here.
The 1st Battalion goth Marines, fired
for record yesterday. some excellent
scores being turned in The list Bat
talon 23d Marines fires today con-
Guiding the range program. The highest
individual score thus far turned in on
the range was that Of Brigade Sergt.
Mai j. E. Fondahl with score of 237
out of a possible $50.
For organizations not on the rifle
range the morning schedule today con-
sisted OF pitching pup tents The
brigade will sleep in pup tents Satur-
day night. preparatory to departure for
Washington early Sunday The present
model Marine Corps camp of pyramidal
tents will be struck and slowed on
Saturday.
This afternoons drill period was de-
voted to close order drill formations,
preparatory to tomorrows competition
for various cups, medals and trophies.
To prizes placed in competition from
the 1880 camp Norfolk business men
have added several cups and awards.
BOXING 1hleS Decided.
The brigade boxing championships
in each of the eight classes were de-
termined in last nights finals the Fred
Buchholz gold ring medals to be pre-
sented to the title holders at brigade
formation along with other cups and
awards
TnA eyweight champion of the 9Th
Brigade Is Pvt. Shepherd. brigade mill
tary police company. Roanoke. Va. He
won on a technical knockout in two
rounds from Pvt. Zagami. Company D,
goth Marines The bantamweight
championship went to c. Eeuman,
Company A. Goth Marines, by deci-
sion over Pvt. Day, Company D, goth
Marines
The featherweight title was won BY
Pvt Nolan of Company A. Goth Ma
rines. over Pvt. Bird. Company c. The
latter substituted against Nolan. The
lightweight championship was won BY
Pvt Madden, Medical Detachment
go Marines, over Sergt. Seymour Of
the same organization.
The fight of the night was in the
welterweight class, when Pvt. Black
mar, Company F, goth Marines. wor
from Pvt Jacobs, Company B. 23d Ma.
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Escaped From Vigilantes.

rines OF Alexandria. The middleweight
title went to Pvt. Rollins, Company B,
goth Marines, by default. He had de-
feated Sergt Walter Merely earlier In
the tournament The light-heavyweight
title went to Sergt. Merely. 9th Bril-
gade Headquarters Company, by de-
fault. Merely had entered In both
the hght-heavy and middle classes.
The heavyweight championship was
won by Pvt Danny Pyne, Engineer De-
tachment, 9th Marine Brigade, Catho-
lie University. Pyne had to box but
once in the tournament, on which &C.
casion he scored a clean knock
A challenge wrestling match for tbs
heavyweight championship OF the 9Th
Marine Brigade took place between
Pvt. Fagin. Company D. 23d Marines
and Pvt. ]. j. Connolly, Headquarters
Company. LIST Battalion, goth Marines
Connolly won.
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'BLACK PHANTOM" WHO ONCE
RULED HIGHWAYS OF WEST, DIES
ALLEN Hence Downen, 80, Colorado Oldest
Prisoner, Served 80 Years of Life
Term for Murder. ]

phantom escaped from q posse Of vigil
lantes and was seen no more.
Buffalo Vernon, who called himself
a son of Cattle Kate, was arrested three
years ago for wrecking train near
Cheyenne and was turned over TO Cali
fornia officers. He is now serving q
sentence In California for robbery.
Downen's first criminal venture, so
far as is known, was the robbery OF
Wells Fargo stage near San Jose, Calf.
He was captured and sentenced to ~
wears In prison. Two years later he
escaped. was recaptured after a revol-
yer fight and spent 10 more years in
prison before his sentence was COM
muted.
Soon afterward q man and woman
were shot in a robbery in San Jose
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park. The man died. Downen was
questioned, tried and again sentenced
to prison.
In 1892 he was released and went to
wyoming, where he Is supposed to have
operated as the BLACK Phantom" until
1895. Colorado next was troubled by
q nocturnal marauder.
Then one night Joel Ashworth. trav-
cling salesman, was shot to death in q
robbery on the Sand Creek road, lead
ing into Denver. Downen was arrested
and convicted despite his plea that he
was an honest laborer.
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stipulation with the Federal Trade Com
mission agreeing to discontinue false
advertising.
On the ground Of misleading adver-
Using, the commission also has obtained
stipulation from a corporation selling
an abdominal belt offered as o reducing
belt, under which sales in interstate
commerce are discontinued.
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FALSE ADS UNDER CHECK

Admitting that 26 statements used
in advertising her product were wholly
incorrect in certain respects and greatly
exaggerated In Others" a woman vendor
of an alleged remedy for gallstones and
other abdominal ailments has signed q
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DISCOUNT CAROL RUMORS

Italians Doubt He Seeks Marriage
With Daughter of King.
ROME, September (P.-A report
that King Carol of Rumania is seeking
a marriage with Princess Maria Fran
cesca, second daughter of King Victor
Emmanuel Of Italy, was received coldly
here yesterday and most commentators
considered any such marriage impos-
Sible.
Unofficial commentators at Vatican
City said papal sanction would not be
obtainable for such q marriage because
King Carol is a divorced man. whose
former wife is still living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANON CITY. Colo, September s.
Old-timers today back-tracked into the
West to 40 years ago to recall the ex-
ploits and crimes of "the Black Phan-
tom," who. clad in somber garb and
riding a jet-black horse, roamed Colo
RADIO and wyoming.
The body of the phantom, otherwise
Allen Hence Downen, 80, Colorado's
Oldest prisoner, was lowered into a
grave at the State Penitenttary here
Yesterday. Downen died Tuesday. He
had served 33 years under life sem
tence for murder.
Colorado officers said he was the
mysterious horseman who once ruled
the highways leading into Denver, and
Wyoming pioneers recalled the black
phantom rider who disappeared shortly
before Downen's conviction.
Escaped From Vigilantes.
Max Meyer. Cheyenne, Wyo., mer-
| chant, said the phantom was a member
of the gang of Big Jim" Averill and
Cattle Kate" who were hanged by
vigilantes. Meyer recalled that the