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THCS. j. OWEN & SON. AUCT1ONEERS'
l13l Eye St NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
TATE, IMPROVED BY BY TW0ISyTIG}SSeG: 1Sy }Se:
KNOWN AS PREMISES NUMBERED 1854
MORSE STREET NORTHEAST.

L
TATE, IMPROVED BY A TWO-ST0RY
AND CELLAR BRICK DWELLING NC
KNOWN as PREMISES NUMBERED MH 1l54
MORSE STREET NORTHEAST: d,,v
recorded in Liber No 55O7. folio 3OS e. seq
of the land records OF the District OF Colum,,
bia and at the request of the party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees will sell
at public auction. in front Of the premises
GUST. AID. 1888. at TWO-FORTY O'CLOCK
ises tuate in the District of Columbia. and
designated as and being part OF lot forty.
nine f49l in James F Kelley'S subdiylslon OF
0t in block thrfe CO. ontR foo ia o
OF the records of the. office Of the surveyor
CT tie District Of Columbia. described as
follows: Begnning for the same at the tpenne sou.n
north $50 feet to 20,foot public alley: alley;
thence west along south line of said pubic
alley "4.15 feet; thence south 20 40 feet;
feet to the southwest corner of said lot ~.
! and thence east Is feet to the place OF be-
ginning. ~,
money to be paid in cash. balance in two
! equal installmentS. payable in one and two
| years. with interest at six per centum per
sale, secured by first deed of trust upon the
| the purchaser deposit of $4,000 will be
! REQUIRED at time OF sale All conveyanclng.
/ of sale to be complied with within 30 days
! from day of sale. otherwise the trustees re-
( serve the right to resell the property at the
risk and cost of defaultins purchaser. after
FIVE davs' advertisement Of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington.
D. C. Taxes. rents. and insurance premiums
! of sale WILLIAM L. MILLER.
! WILLIAM E. DAVIS
Substituted Trustees in Equity No. 55s7s.
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ADAM A. wEscHLEE & SON. Auctioneers.
zRUsTEEs, SALE OF TWo7sIoRRY. DE De

TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO-STORY. DE-
TACHED FRAME DWELLING. NO. 5000
FRANKLIN STREET NORTHEAST.
BY virtue Of deed of trust recorded III IN
iand records of the District of Columbia, end
q the request of party secured thereby the
undersiEned trustees will offer for sale by
NDAY HNfD 9r'na THE II THFTyfR fF2rs pre%. psY 81
July. 1893 At THREE O'CLOCK PM. the
following described property in the District
David D. Stone and Richard M Johnson:
trustees subdivision called Avalon Heights.'
as rer plat recorded in the Office OF the
cUrveyor fo- thr District Of Columbia. in
Lioer Conntr I at folio IS. except the
ro-ton of said 10. ; co,nden,ned and taken
natrict Court Canse No. 1915, in the
-. and shown on plat recorded in Iiber
so at. folio 100. in said surveyors office;
saii Block : now known for purpos"s Of
aseassment and taxation as square 4345.
Terms OF sale: Cash. A deposit OF $500
required of purchaser at sale. Examination
CT title, ccnveyancing. recording revenue
stamps ard notarial fees IT cost of pur-
chaser. Terms TO be complied with within
thirty DAYS from dp.y, of sale, otherwise
AZ risk and cost of defauting purchaser
pfter five DAYS advertisement of such resale
n some newspaper published in WASHING
tor. D G. or deposit may be forfeited. or
--ithout forfeiting deposit, trustees may avail
themselves of anv legal equitable rights
seainst defaulting purchaser.
MJCuhFI r NtNCIAN
.-csEpH J. CRCWLEv.
.seo-eoddds.exsu 4rustees.
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WINS CHESS TITLE
Lieut.. John o. Matherson Is New
intercollegiate Champion.

Lieut.. John O. Matherson. who Is on
duty at the United States Military Acad-
emy, Is the new intercollegiate chess
champion.
He won the title at the recent inter-
collegiate tournament held at the Cen
tury of Progress Exposition in Chicago,
winning over chess players from IL COL
leReS and universities
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A recent survey of highway casualties
shows that inexperienced automobile
drivers have lower percentage of acci-
dents than those of long experience for
the reason that novices are more eau
tious and take fewer chances than ex-
perts.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
BUSINESS PROPERTY WITH STORE
ON GROUND FLOOR AND TWO APART
MENTS ABOVE. KNOWN AS PREM
ISES NO. 34l6 FOURTEENTH STREET

TRQSTEES, SALE 0E VALUABLE BRICK
MENTs ABOVE. KNOWN AS PREM
ISES NO & BIG FOURTEENTH STREET
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly
ba in Leer No. G} H. fGo ct ct
iumbia. and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby the undersigned trustees will
ses. on FRIDAY. THE FOURTH DAY OF
PEfuS ST ID 9s At FoUR QUE o. ocLoCK
ais subdivision of lots in S. p. Browns sub
Uay. ysyor for the District Of Columbia in Liber
poses of asses sment and tia taxation 4 as G lot GA
Terms of sale One-third of the purchase
equal installments, PAYABLE in one and two
years. with Interest at six per .centum per
sale. secured by first deed of trust upon the
prroperty Pro sold or all cash. at the option Of
required at time of sale. All conveyancing.
recording. etc, at cost of purchaser Terms
Of Of IS sale le to be complied with within thirty
reserve the right to resell the property at
The, ne risk IS and cost of defauting purchaser,
n n some e. newspaper published in Washington,
ERER F p Esa HAyMAFg. y,sv4 ge
iy25. .d&ds.e exSu trustees.
THcS. J. OWEN & SON. AUcTToNEERs
l43l Eye S.. NV.
EsTATE Est IIlPRovED BY A fMo.sToRY
kSSwS KSS ssfHHE HEEsk RHEHHHa RSabEREb
rccoyed 5y ST n 9 ber certain No ased Of trust duly
Of coum6a 5he re ies os'tss Of tse
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustees fro5t G T fh sell at public apston in
FoURFH bay as Of A6ausT 81 Ap AS 1F AF
TWO-TH1RTY O'CLOCK PM. the follow
Ing-described land and premises. situate in
the District of Columbia, and DESIGNATED
division made BY James F Kelley in block
three 90 TRINIDAD" as per plat re-
corded in Lber County 23. folio 1872 OF the
records Of the Office of the surveyor of the
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 per centum per
upon the property sold. or ali cash. at
the option .cf the purchaser. A deposit of
100000 will be required at time of sale.
All conyeyancipg; recording, etc. at cost
piled with within 80 days from day of
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk
and cost of defauIting purchaser. after five
newspaper published in Washington. D. c.
Taxes. rents and insurance premiums are
to be adjusted bv calculation to the day
OF sale. WILLIAM l. MILLER.
In Equity No. 55905. Substituted Trustees
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAYS.
(Continued.)
THOMAS BOWLING & CO.. AUCTIONEERS
Ills EYE ST. NV.
VRus1E ELS SALE OF vALUABLdE Ud eTp5I REAI
ESTATE, IMPROVED BY TWO-SIORf
BRICK DWELLING. KNOWN .isI, AZ pHEM- 1ITus5r

TRUST ELS SALE OF VALUABLE ~-h5I hE5AIH
ESTATE. IMPROVED BY TWO-SIORf
BRICK DWELLING. KNOWN AZ PHEMS- PHsS,
ISES laS s. STREET NOR1HWESl
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust; daseo
December 81. 1929, being instrument NO, o-i
Recorded January 4. 1880. among the iano
records of the District of Columbia. ana at
the request of the party Secured therepS, .ue
undersigned trustee will sell az puoIic
auction in front OF the premises; esn1 on
TUESDAY, The FIRST DAY OF AUGUNSSII;; NSI;
AD 1898; AT THREE-THlRTY OCLOoh
p M the fo!lown described land ana prem,
Uses, situate in the District OF Columola, ana
desienated as and being lot numbered tWenIy-
three to:0 IN Stellwagen and EdmonSton'
trustees subdivision of lots in BLOCK mum.
bered sixteen D6D. Addition to LIE Dfolt
Park" as per plat recorded in the ONCE OF n
the surveyor for the District OF Columoia, IN
Iiber Eo,nty -. at folio l41; SAID property
now known for the purpose OF assessment as
= % in square :'l0i.
Terms: Cne-third of the purchase money
TO be paid in cash, balance IN two eaual
installrents. payable in one and two years
with interest ct six per centum per anhuIm mum
PAYABLE semi-arnually. from day CT saie
secured by deed of trust upon me prope,rLtS
sold or all cash at the option OF the
purchaser A deposit OF $500 REQUIRED. Con-
veyancinC. recording. revenue stamps etC.
al the purchasers cost. Terms 10 oe cohl-
rli~d v. i within fifteen d"Ts. otherwise
deposit forfeited and the :, perty NAV oe
advertised and resod at the discretion OF
'''' SAML A DRURY.
Surviving Trustee.
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ADAM A. WEsCHLER &; SON, Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SAFE or VALUABLE TWO
STOPY BRICK DWELLlNG, NO. lol9
c GOIITIIE ASH


STOPY BRICK DWELLING, NO. 1919
S STREET SOUTHEAST.
By virtue of deed of trust, reccrded N
] Der No $3.50, folio AIS ct. seq: one OIL
the land records Of the District OF Colum,,
hia. and at the request of party secured
thereby. the undersigned trustees VIII ofer
FOR sale by public auction. in frort OF prem,
Uses. on TUESDAY. THE EIGHTH DAY OF OF
AUGUST. 1g3:s. AT TWO-THIRTy O'CLOCK
PM. the following described pronerty n
the District of Columbia. to vi: Let lto
in Florence BarhourS subdivision OF lots IN
square $500. II the subdivision made ny
Oscar C. Brother. ir.. Of the CHRISTIE
Tract and known IS FAlRLAWN.. IS
per plat of the aforementioned subdivision
recorded in Liber -. at folio 300. IN the
ofice of the surveyor fo- the District OF
Terms OF sale: Property VIII be be ssoc,!d
subject to a prior deed of trust for 81
10000 at SIX per cent, due Septem5er : ,
1894. balance cash. A deposit of $1,000
required of purchaser at sale. Examination
OF title, conyeyanclng. recording. revenue
stamps and notar.al fees at cost of pur-
ChNse Terms to be complied with within
thirty days from day of sale. otherwise
trustees reserve the right to resell property
p risk and cost of defaultlg purchaser
after five DAYS advertisement OF such re-
sale in some newspaper published in Wasn-
inCton. D. c.. or deposit may be forfeited.
or without forfeting deposit trustees may
avail themselves of anv legal or equitaole
richts against defaulting purchaser
ARTHUR G IAMPE.
H. ". FORSTFR.
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THOS. j. OWEN < SON. AUCTTONEERS,
l43l EYE ST NV
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raOS. j. OWN & SON AUCTIONEERS
1881 Eve st. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PEAT, ESTATE. TWO-STORY FP
DWELLING. NO. "67 SEVENTEENTH
STREET SOUTHEAST.

REAL ESTATE. TWO-STORY FRA
DWELLING. NO .i1 SEVENTEENTH
STREET SOUTHEAST.
b virtue of a certain decd OF trust dlIy
recorded in Liber No. 5a4l |. folio 461 e. SEQ
OF the land records of the District OF Co.
lur'5ia. ard at the request of the partg
secured thereof. the undersigned trustees
Will sell at public auction IN fronI OF .v thg
premises on MONDAY. THE SEVENTH DAY
OF AUGUST AD. 1898. AT THREE Q CLOCk
PM. the following described land ana
premises situate in the District OF 20.
lumha and designated as and belhe loI
numbered si:; (fl in George w. Scroggln
subdivision of part of square numbered yen
hundred and eighty-eight tl0SS); as per pia
recorded in Liber w. B. NJ. folio ll3. O.
the records Of the Office of the surveyor OF
t1e District of Columbia, toeether with me
improvements consisting OF t"o-stoIS
Terms of sale. $1,000 70 be paid in three
v-erG with interest at six per centum per
e1n1lrn pavable Senli-annually. from GAY
r gale, secured b." deed of trust upon l,le
r~oDerty sold. balance in cash. or all CASH
a. the OPTIC. of the purchaser A o9poSl'
81 5000 VIII be required at time OF Sale
All couveyanCing recording. efc' at COS,
Of purchaser. Terms of sale to be conpliso
with within fifteen days from day OF Sale G
Otherwise the trustees reserve the rlsN. 70
rc-eli the property al the risk and coSt OF
6efaultin- purchaser after hve Gays aoVer-
fisement OF such resale in some newspaper
published in WaShugt on. d: G.
GEORGE w. BROWN
A GARRISON NcCL1NTOCk,
ivo6. .oS.3l au:1.4.5 1rustees.-
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there was an opportunity for
profit there from her stand
point. She agreed-waS glad to
make the purchase"
'DO you know how she pur-
chased the Shamrock COntinen-
tai, Dirium and Hall Electric
StOck2''
81 may have given the orders
for her purchase, or some one in
the office. My secretary or my
fathers secretary"
'How long before the sales did
you talk about it to your wife?"
81 don't remember that"
"Was it fairly close to the
date of SaIe?"
"It was priNr to December 30"
"When did you definitely make
up your mind to sell the Sc
curities?"
TOWARD END OF YEAR
'Tt was along toward the end
of the year.
"When did YOU talk to your
wife with regard to the time
you made the decision to sell?"
81 think it was simultaneous
ly. / discussed my affairs with
her and she discussed her af-
fairs with me-"
Then Pecora touched on tn
taxes. He referred to lamont
statement that the deals savet
him $1,44O.29 in taxes and nj
wife $595.57.
Lamont said he lost $52 900 OF
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listed only on the Pittsburgh ex-
change.
Sold Through Broker
The Durium Products stock he
said were sold through Adrian
H. Miller & Son, public auctioner.
He said he sold the State Street
Investment Co. stock direct to
his wife.
"What consideration did you
get?"
"ss2,5OO, less $40 in stamp
taxes, net $S2,4SO."
The Investment Corporation of
Philadelphia stock, he added, he
also sold to his wife without the
aid of a broker or other agent"
For this sale, he said. he got
$26,250, less than $14 in taxes,
or $26,236.
Pecora went through the list.
Each time Lamont told what he
received for the stock, who
handled the deal and where the
stock was listed.
"Did you at any time prior to
the making up the sales have
any conversation with your wife
concerning the SaleS?"
THEY TALKED 1T OVER
eyes. I talked it over with
her about the transaction. My
wife takes a fairly lively interest
in her account and went over
the purchases that she might
make and we both agreed that
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J., s, OFFICIALS HAD ACCESS
TO PAPERS, HE SAYS

'44O.29 in Federal taxes on the
deal. He said:
"Our accountants have es-
timated that if this S114,OOO
you IOM on this transaction,
had been taxable, the total ad-
ditiOnal tax levied against you
would have t0taled S2O,365."
Il can't believe its anywhere
near that amount"
Pecora said he would give his
estimates to Lamont to study.
John w. Davis then arose and
read a memorandum declaring
Lamont's transactions were "en-
tirely legal and within his
rights"
Pecora said he had great re.
Spect" for Davis legal opinion.
adding:
"The real question involved is
the bona fideness of the trans.
action and not the FORM"
With numerous regal citations,
the Davis memorandum read:
I'm all the revenue acts from
1913 to 1882 individuals have
been allowed unlimited deduc.
tiOnS from their incomes on &C
count of losses actually SUI
stained on the sale of securities
or other property.
"The fact that a sale is made
for the avOwed purpose of reduc-
ing the tax does not preclude
the taxpayer from deducting
the loss thus ascertained. 1t is
a settled principle of law that
a taxpayer is entitled to resort e..
to any legal method available
to lessen the amount of his tax
liability"
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the bureau wants to make a re-
investigation of these transac-
tiOnS naturally / am entirely
willing that they should do SO
and quite ready to waive any
benefit from the lapse Of time
which the statutes may give"
AS Lamont finished reading
Pecora asked:
"WhO prepared this state
ment:
Lamont replied:
81 prepared it. 1 looked up
the data and came back to
Washington. Mr.. Davis sug-
geSted that / write out by own
statement. Mr.. Davis dictated
the statement he read in my
presence"
Pecora looked carefully through
the statement.
did you sustain a loss in
these tranSactiOnS?"
81 did"
"In what aggregate amOunt?"
"S114,SO7."
"Did you in pursuance make
a deductibIe allowance for that
year?"
81 did,"
Pecora questioned Lamont about
the prices he received from the
sale of the stock. Lamont said
he sold some of the stocks through
a New York broker. He said the
Shamrock Oil and Gas stock was
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the sale of the Shamrock, Con-
tinental, Durium and Hall Elec-
trio stocks, which we're sold on
public exchanges. He lost $4,000
on the stocks sold directly to his
wife.
Pecora then took up the direct
sales of Lamont to his wife, in
volving the State Street, Invest
ment Corporation and Mallory
stock.
"When did you first decide
to sell these and talk to your
wife about them?"
"AbOut the first part Of De-
cember."
Senator Kean (RO of New
Jersey, interrupted:
How was the price of these
three stocks determined by you
and your wife,"
The witness was hazy on this
point. He said he thought" he
"called up some one" about
prices.
QuiZzed On Oil Stock
Pecora returned to the Simms
Petroleum stock. Lamont said he
,, acquired the stock through a
syndicate deal. When the syndi-
cate broke up he obtained a
large block of the stock.
did you have more than
one conversation with your wife
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Gun Charge Holds
Brentwood Resident

John w. Wattleton, 30, Of
Brentwood, is held in $500 bond
on charges of carrying concealed
weapons, driving while drunk and
disorderly conduct following his
arrest last night in Riverdale.
He is alleged to have threat-
ened to shoot any one who ats
tempted to pass him on Madison
Avenue, Riverdale. The arrest
was made by Constable Warren
F.. Peake.
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RAQUEST|0VSF|GURES
ON AMOUNTS SAVED

my income returns for 1880 the
amount of the loss sustained.
"In the early part of 1881
things seemed to improve but
after several months they seemed
to be slipping and in April it
looked to me as though they
might get considerably worse.
talked to my wife about this
and we both felt it was not wise
that she should continue to
carry this debt against stocks.
Therefore 1 purchased the
stock from her on April 8, 1881,
at the original price and she
thereupOn paid her loan; the
note was surrendered and
marked paid" There was no
substantial difference then in
the value Of the securities COM
pared to December, 1880.
DEFENDS TRANSACTION
"The necessary steps involved
in q purchase of securities took
place including the payment Of
transfer taxes. l believe that
I acted fully within my rights
in making this purchase. {.
81 am told that even If my
tax deductions, growing out Of
the loss on all the above sales
except those m d e publicly,
were eliminated it would result
in an additional tax of ST.
44O.29 in my return and $685.
81 in my wife'S.
81 have always understood
that the Bureau of Internal
Revenue regularly examines
the tax returns made in our
office and that whenever they
find mistakes they call our
attention to them. I have been
told that in 1892 they made
their. usual examination both
of my own and my wife's in
come tax return for 1880.
HAD ACCESS TO BOOKS
cat that time they were
given full access to all bOks,
papers and accounts, including
the accounts of ]. p. Morgan
and Company, in which these
transactions were recorded.
Complete information was
given to the bureau regarding
both my sale in December,
1880, and my purchase in 1881.
I'D like to say here that
mistakes in my returns could
come from clerical errors in
their compilation, which in our
office are rare, or they could
come from errors on my part
in the handling Of my affairs.
If the bureau had found the
latter I can only say it would
have been an honest mistake
and that it would probably
have been due to my diff
cuIty-which others share. Of
fully understanding the tech
nique and details of the in
come tax law.
"Since the bureaus examina-
tion l have received from them
no further inquiry, criticism or
complaint, nor has there been
at any time any redetermina-
tion Of my tax or any request
for a further payment.
DOESN'T INTEND TO HIDE
"SOme one has said that the
time allotted to the bureau
under the statute to make a
redeterminatiOn has expired.
That doesn't mean anything to
me because 1 don't intend to
try and hide my income tax
return now or at any time be-
hind statute of limitation. If
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LAMONT DEFENDS HIS TAX EVASONS AS ENTIRELY

when she bought these eight
blocks of Securities?"
II don't recall how many I
had-but I had one or more
prior to December 30, $780,"
did you advise her to buy
then"
81 advised her and she wanted
to buy them and she did buy
them"
Pecora asked about the note
Mrs. Lamont gave her husband
for the money he advanced her
to buy the stocks from him.
Lancet turned to consult Whit
ney. Pecora asked that the rec
ord show the prompting of La
mont.
Senator Glass Objects
Senator Glass (DJ of Virginia
objected, saying he couldn't see
any reason why Lamont shouldn't
consult with his advisers. Pecora
continued:
WAS there any collateral to
secure that note"
mo"
"Was it an Understanding
note"
"Yes."
did you collect the INTEREST,""
Il have no recollection of
that, The note must have
borne interest"
Pecora recalled Lamont's state
ment that Il purchased the stocks
from her on April 8, 1881, at the
original price, she thereupon paid
her loan; the note was sur
rendered and marked paid"
"HOw did you buy them
back?"
Il bought them back di-
rectIy."
There was no broker?"
"NO-that's right"
what was the principal
amount of the demand note
you received from your wife
for sale of these Securities?"
"S89,O84.5O."
Did you then pay her the
same price she paid yOu?"
"There was no substantial
difference between the price in
December and the price in
April. 1 looked it up over the
week end and the difference
might have been $1OO or $780,"
Lamont was asked to explain
why his wife wanted to sell him
the securities in April. 1881.
"There was general feeling
in our office that things didn't
look happy for the immediate
future and 1 didn't want my
wife to continue holding these
securities. She felt the same
way"
"Then why did you decide to
buy them, then, Mr.. Lamont,
if you felt those securities
would depreciate later in 1912"
Because 1 had confidence
in these securities and / was
a business man willing to take
the risk of holding them and
on the other hand my wife,
though interested in and ia
miliar with securities-welI,
she just felt she didn't want
to take the loss and 1 was will
ing to take a business mans
risk and the loss if there was
one"
Pecora challenged Lamont's
estimate that he saved only ST.
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P.-T. A. ELECTION

Rhees E. Burket has been elects
ed president of the Woodside
School Parent-Teacher ASsocia-
ton. Miss Dorothy V. Nichols
was chosen vice president; Mrs.
George Good, treasurer, and Mrs.
j. D. Draper, secretary.
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PLUM POINT, MD.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-25
ABQ0K
a DAY
BY BRUCE CATTQN

rTNLESS your knowledge is more
~ extensive than that of your re-
viewer, the name of Cabeza de Vaca
means absolutely nothing to you.
But it seems that he was a man
worth knowing. He was valiant
conuuistador of old Spain, he was
the first man to cross the North
American continent from Atlantic
to Pacific. and his life story makes
one of the grandeSt adventure tales
in existence.
Morris Bishop tells that story in
"The Odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca. "
De Vaca came to the new world,
as the others did. to find gold. He
was executive officer for Narvaez on
q trip into Florida. where a golden
CITY was reputed to be hidden in the
wilderness.
The explorers found no gold, and
the expedition dissolved. A handful
Of survivors. including de Vaca,
crept along the seacoast all the way
to the present site of Galveston,
Texas.
There they were captured by In
dians: and after many years of
hardships, de Vaca and two COM
panions tramped across Mexico to
the Pacific. reached a Spanish set
Element and got back to civilization.
All in all, their trip was one OF
the most astounding in all history,
De Vaca fell on evil days, after
that. He led an expedition to South
America. founded the city of Asun-
cion, sought gold in the terrible
Gran Chaco; but he had the quaint
notion that the Indians ought to be
treated with decent kindness, and
his turbulent followers deposed him,
sent him back to Spain in chains,
and caused him to end his days in
poverty and disgrace.
published by the Century Co.,
"The Odyssey of Cabeza de Vaca"
Is nriced at SO.