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Distinguished Visitors
Will Be Entertained at
White House Next Week
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Will Fete
Australian Prime Minister
Dern's Honor Guests.

Stanislaw Patek, who has been at
Hot Springs for a fortnight, has re-
turned to the embassy.
The Belgian Ambassador and Coun-
tess van der Starten- -Fonthos were
honor guests at a luncheon yesterday
at Southampton of Mr.. Charles Blair
Macdonald, who entertained at the
National Golf Links Of America.
Countess van der Straten-P -Ponthoz
and their daughter Betty sail Friday
on the Champlain to spend the Sum-
mer In their native country. The
Ambassador plans to join his family
later in the season.
The Ambassador of Brazil, Senior
Oswaldo Aranha left the Capital to-
day for New York for an indefinite
stay. Senhora de Aranha is spending
a week or 10 days at Bedford Springs.
Pa, accompanied by her sons. Gan
and Dedei; her nephew. Jose Luis F.
Vale; her sister -in-law. Senhora
Adalberto Aranha, and her daughter,
Senhorita Stella Maria Aranha.
Mrs. Joseph w. Byrns, wife of the
Speaker of the House. was the guest
in whose honor Mrs. J. Clinton Tribby
entertained at luncheon today in the
dining room OF the Westchester.
Senator F. Ryan Duffy of Wisconsin
has moved to the Wardman Park
Hotel, where he has taken an apart
ment for the remainder of the con-
gresSional session.
Representative Dow w. Harter of
Akron, Ohio. is at the Wardman Park
Hotel. where he will be until the close
of the present session.
Chief Justice of the District Su-
preme Court and Mrs. Alfred Adams
Wheat left New York today at noon
aboard the Washington for Europe.
They will be gone during the Summer
months.
The secretary to the President and
Mrs. Stephen T. Early will return
Friday to Washington from Spring
Lake, N. j.. where they have been
staying for the past week.
Mr. Edward Kulikowski, second sec
retary of the Polish Embassy, has
moved to the Wardman Park Hotel.
where he has taken an apartment.
Mr.. Ralph Miller. who has recently
been appointed vice consul of the
United States in London. will leave for
his new post July 81. Mrs. Miller and
her children. Amaryllis and Rolf
Alexander, left Washington yesterday
for New York and will sail today for
Europe, where Mr.. Miller will join her.
Since his return from Uruguay,
where he was third secretary If the
United States Legation. Mr.. Miller
has been on duty at the State De-
partment.
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TINE President and Mrs. RooSe-
welt will have as their guests
next week the Prime Minister
4 OF Australia and Mrs. j. E.
Lyons, who will arrive in the city from
New York at $50 o'clock Monday
afternoon and will remain at the
White House overnight. Shortly after
the visitors arrival at the mansion
they will be entertained at tea and in
the evening the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will give dinner in their
honor After tea at the White House,
the Prime Minister will call at the
British embassy and the Canadian.
Irish and South African legations.
Tuesday morning the Prime Minister
will call on Secretary of State Hull,
the Vice President, Mr.. John Nance
Garner. and the Speaker of the House
and at II 80 O'Clock the Prime Minister
will receive the members of the press
at the British embassy.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will entertain the
visitors at luncheon Tuesday at the
embassy and at 4:25 o'clock the Prime
Minister and his party will bring their
short visit to close and leave for Mon
. treal.
The Prime Minister and his party
including Mrs. Lyons, Mr.. j. Pierre
pont Moffat, representing the Presi-
dent of the United States; Mr.. Ber-
nard D. Wolbarst, representing the
Mayor of New York; Mr.. E. H. G..
Shepherd, acting British consul gen.
eral; Mr.. D. M. Dow. official secretary
for Australia in the United States: Mr.
r. T. Douglas, publicity officer; Mr.. r.
C. Banerman and Mr.. Clarke Willard
will be met at the Union Station by
Secretary of State Hull, Mr.. James
Clement Dunn and Mr.. Richard South
gate and the aides to the President.
In New York the visitors will be re-
ceived and entertained by officials of
the Metropolis.
Mrs Roosevelt spent yesterday at
Buck Hill Falls. Pa, where she ad-
dressed 300 Summer residents of the
Quaker colony.
The Secretary of War and Mrs
George H. Dern will be the guests in
whose honor Brig. Gen. and Mrs Perry
L. Miles will entertain at dinner this
evening in their home at 2146 Wyom-
ing avenue.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper will have with
them for a visit their three grand
daughters. Martha. Mary and Caro-
line Coker. who came to Washington
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Coker. for the wedding of their
aunt, the former Miss Grace Roper,
and Dr. Frank Bohn. Mr. and Mrs.
Coker and their daughters have been
at the Fairfax since their arrival from
South Carolina.
The Ambassador of Poland, Mr..
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Brazilian Visitors
Guests at Tea Dance

The chief of naval operations and
Mrs. William H. Standley will enter
tan at a reception this afternoon
from $50 until Z O'Clock at the May
flower Hotel in honor of the ofacers
and midShipmen Of the Brazilian
training ship. Almirante Saldanha,
Who are spending today In the Capital.
Preceding the reception the Brazilian
visitors will visit the Brazilian en-
bassy, following trip to Mount ver-
non, the naval air station at Anacostia,
the Washington Navy Yard and the
Pan-American Union Building.
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Spence.Starratt
Wedding july Is

The marriage Of Miss Emily Bruce
Starratt to Mr.. Wells Warren Spence
Of New York will take place Saturday,
July Is in the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Starratt
at Somerset, Md. Miss Starratt has
chosen for her maid of honor Miss
Constance Ets of Bradley Hills, Nd,
and the best man will be Mr.. Ridge
Hughes Of Philadelphia. The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev. DR.. j.
Hillman Hollister, pastor of the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church.
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Solicitors
Kin Bride
Saturday
Miss Crowley Married
to Mr.. Arthur Reside.
Other Weddings.

Miss Rebecca Crowley, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. P c. Crowley of Smith
vile. Tenn, was married on Saturday,
June 20, to Mr.. Arthur Murray
Reeside, son of the late Mr.. Frank p.
Reside and Mrs. Reside.
The ceremony was performed at the
Covenant First Presbyterian Church,
the Rev. A. J. Mccarthy officiating.
The bride is sister of Hon. Karl
A. Crowley, solicitor of the Post Office
Department, and was given in mar
riage by her brother Mr.. Charles
Carroll was the best man.
The bride wore a rose beige en-
semble trimmed in brown fox fur, with
brown accessories and corsage Of
pink roses and delphinium
After the wedding the bride and
bridegroom left Immediately for the
mountains of Virginia.
Mr.. Reside is a graduate of the
University of Virginia and George
town School of Foreign Service. He
is the Washington representative of
the Fitch Publishing Co.
Mrs. Reside is a graduate of Pea
body College
Mr.. and Mrs. Reside will reside at
2100 Massachusetts, avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Lester Gander of
1uray announce the marriage of their
daughter Marjorie of Luray and Wash
ington to Mr.. Howard Palmer of
Washington, formerly of North Caro-
lima, in their home.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and her maid of honor was
Mrs. Leonard Lohr of Washington.
The bridesmaids were Miss Gladys
Burner of Luray and Miss Elizabeth
Brubaker of Washington, and the
bridegroom had as his best man his
brother. Mr.. Austin Palmer of Wash
ington, while Mr.. John Gander of
Washington. brother of the bride was
usher. Little Gena Gander was flower
girl, Roscell Prevette of Washington
carried the ring in a flower and Miss
Margaret 1sely of Washington played
the wedding music Elder r. H. Pitt
man of Luray performed the cere-
snony.
Immediately following the ceremony
lunch was served. with covers for so
guests. The couple left by motor for
Washington and by boat from there
for Norfolk and North Carolina. They
will reside in Washington.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy Mae Arundel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Arundel
of Falls Church, Va. to Mr.. John 8.
McQuinn, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
McQuinn of Ballston, Va, which took
place Monday, June "a, in the parson-
age of the Columbia Baptist Church.
the Rev. U. S. Knox officiating. Mr..
and Mrs. McQuinn are temporarily re-
siding with the latter's parents.
The wedding of Miss Rosalie Ashby
Brown, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Lee Brown of Martinsburg.
w. Va, and DR.. Donald Stubbs of
Washington were married Saturday
afternoon in the National City Chris
tian Church in Washington, DR.. r. H.
Miller officiating.
The bride wore an eggshell crepe
eown with white accessories. Her
sister, Mrs. Carell Martin of this city,
was maid of honor, wearing yellow
crepe frock. Mr.. Kenneth Stubs Of
Washington, brother of the groom, was
best man.
A dinner party following the we'd
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SHORT STORY--
1.-THE TROUBLE IS"

words Of the den
tlst. We're be-
coming overrrowd-
ed!" And again q
chuckle passed his
lips. A chut kle of
indul 6 nee and
pity
His last night in
Texas was spent at
Ell Paso, with the
Mexican bnrd er
lust across the riv-
er and q Mexican
atmosphere per-
vading the city.
And on the follow
ing morning he
passed into New
Mexico and at high
noon crossed the
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Society Is
At Resorts
ForHoliday
Mrs. Robbins at New
port-Mrs. Golf in
Atlantic City.

Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins,
widow Of the late United States Min
lister to Canada. is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs Sheldon whitehouse at
Eastbourne Lodge at Newport.
Mrs. Guy Despard Goff has gone TO
the Brighton Hotel in Atlantic City
where she will be for the month of
July. She is accompanied by her
small granddaughter, Louise Reece
and her niece, Diana Despard Gofi.
Former Commissioner of the Dis
trict and Mrs. Oliver p. Newman will
sail tomorrow aboard the City Of
Havre from New York for Europe to
spend the Summer.
Mrs. Charles D. walcott left today
for an extended trip through the
West, which will include visits to the
Canadian Rockies. the Grand Canyon
and several of the National parks.
She will return to Washington in the
Fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parsons Erwin
Will close their home Arbremont and
will sail Friday for England. They
Will be accompanied by their three
children, Hope, Aileen and Hal, and
will spend part Of the Summer in
England going later to France and
will return the middle OF September.
Mrs. w. Henry Harrison and her
son. Mr.. John P. S. Harrison, are in
New York where they went to see the
formers son, the newly appointed
American Minister to Rumania and
Mrs. Leland Harrison sail today en-
route to the diplomats new post.
Mrs. R. S. Reynolds Hit has gone
to Hot Springs where she will occupy
cottage at the Homestead for tn
remainder OF the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parmely W. Herrick.
son and daughter in-law of the lat
Ambassador TO France, Mr.. Myron w.
Herr1ck, have arrived at Newport to
spend the holiday with Mr.. and Mr.
William Fzhugh whitehouse a.
Stone Villa.
Miss Aileen Harris, daughter Of M.
and Mrs. George W. Harris, has a
her guest Miss Edith Lucas from Lo.
Angeles.
Miss Harris entertained at Dime
at the Congressional Country Clui
recently for her guest. Those attend
ing were Miss Martha Harris, Mis-.
Ramona Vincent Mr.. Daniel Beattie
Mr.. Thomas Phillips, Mr.. Rober,
Brown and Mr.. Ashton Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schreyer hav
as their guests in their home on Pari
road Mrs. Schreyer's brother-in-lav
and sister, Capt. and Mrs. John J
Powers, and their two children, Bett
and John, jr, of Chicago.
Miss Dorothy Burch, daughter c
DR.. and Mrs. E. W. Burch, will sal
from New York Thursday with MI
and Mrs. Julius Hobson and thei,
daughters, Miss Henrietta Hobson an
Mrs. Merriam Austin, for a visit to tr
West Indies. They will return j
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Raymond Owe
OF Belmont, at Chicago, were receI
visitors in Washington. Mrs. Owel
weu-known author and lecturer, VII
writes under the name of Leta Marth
Dexter Owen, is State vice presiden
from Illinois Of the National Leagu
of American Pen Women. During he
visit Mrs. Owen attended the literar
bridge party given Saturday by tn
National League of American Pei
Women in the gardens of Mrs. Waite
Miles home In Chevy Chase. Sht
also consulted with the national presi.
dent, Mrs. Victoria Faber Stevenson
relative to a new branch of the league
she is forming in Illinois.
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THE day before

THE day before
Roy Crsnston
left for Ca ifornia
he stopped in the
city park 10 listen
TO the soap-box
orator. The soap
hDx orator was a
small man With a
bristling m'iStache
and a fiery look in
his eyes. THE
trouble" he thun-
dereo. with this
country today Is
that it's In the
hands of a lunch
Of grafters and
prom t e eers. The
com m on man
doesn't have a
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Is. at their apartment, 40 Hickory
avenue.
Mrs. Laurell completed her college
work at Emmanuel Missionary Col
lege in Berrien Springs. Mich, and
has also studied in Washington Mis-
sionary College. She has been teach
ing in Akron Mr.. Laurell is con-
nected with Washington Missionary
College, in the manual training de-
partment.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Shilling
Hosts at Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Shilling enter
tanned at dinner on the terrace of
the Shoreham last evening, having
among their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Garrett Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. Burr
Tracy Ansell and Mr.. Randolph w.
Shannon.
Mrs. George Mesta entertained at
dinner last evening at the Ritz Carl
ton Hotel in New York.
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ARMY ORDERS.

Conklin, Brig. Gen. Arthur S.. Gen.
eral Stan Corps, from Baltimore, Nd,
to Boston, Mass, November /.
Brown, Col. Earl L. Corps Of Engi-
neers, from Norfolk, Va, to Richmond,
Va, September J..
Neuman, Maj. David L, Corps Of
Engineers, from Norfolk, Va, to Rich
mond, Va September /.
NAVY ORDERS.
Bureau Of Navigation.
Stone, Comdr. Ellis S., duty as Sec
retary. General Board, Navy Depart
ment.
Neuhauser, Lieut.. 81. g. Newlin,
Naval Academy; to treat
ment Naval Hospital. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Medical Corps.
Bass, Lieut.. Comdr. James A.. de-
tached 9th Naval District; to Naval
Station. Richmond, Va.
Myers, Lieut.. q. g. Clarence c..
Norfolk Naval Hospital.
Portsmouth, Va, about August /: to
Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor, r, H.
Warrant Omcers.
Insham, Chief Boatswain Stephen,
Naval Air Station. Norfolk.
Va. about October Is: to Navy Yard.
p. Q.
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cathedral candles. The ceremonJ was
performed by Rev Philip Mason,
brother Of the bridegroom. who is
rector of st. Martins parish, Hanover
County, Va. Miss Evabelle Dean
played the wedding music and Mrs
w. D. Richmond, sister Of the bride,
sang several selectiols The bride
was escorted by her blother, Mr.. Jack
Shackleton, jr.. wiio gave her III mar
riage Miss Eleanor ShackleCon sis
ter Of the bride, was maid Of honor
and only attendant.
Immediately atteI the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Mason left for a wedding
trip through Canada.
An interesting wedding Saturday
afternoon was that of Miss Aryness
Joy, daughter o. Mrs. Olive Hodgdon
Joy, of Virginia Highlands. Va, and
Mr.. David Lawrence Wickens Of Sem
mary, Alexandra, Va. when took
place in the rose gerden at P'ckens
Hill, the home of Mir and Mrs. Fran
els P. Miller at Fairfax, Va. The
ceremony was Lerforr1ed al 4:3C
o'clock by the Rev Rerbert A Keck
Of Evansville, Ind.
The bride wore a gown fashioned
Of Philippine white silk gauze, a
large picture hat Of blue, a1d blue
accessories. She carried a b,Juquet
of pale blue delphinium AMI pink
gladioli.
Her only attendant was Mrs. Fran
els P. Miller, VINO wore a fiowered
chiffon. The bridegroom had rs his
best man his trotlle.:, Mr.. Ernest
Wickens. Of Chlcogo.
Following the ceremony, an infor-
NAL reception vas he'd in the gar
den, when the cvuple we're assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Joy. mother OF the
bride, and by Mrs.. George W:ckens,
mother of the blideg1tOm.
Later Mr.. Wickens and his bride
left on their Wedding trip to Banff,
Alberta, Canada, and Lake Louise, in
the Canadian Rockies, and upon their
return will occupy for the Summer
the home Of the Rev and Mrs. Z. w.
Lory at Seminary Hill, Va. For trav-
cling. the bride wore a brown chif-
fon ensemble with brown accessories
Out-of-town guests a, the w2dding
included the tr.deg-ooms mother,
Mrs. George Wickens, and his br ther-
in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
derson, all Of Scotland. s. Dak; the
bridegrooms brother and sister-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest williams
Of Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs. Schaufier
of Baltimore ami Mr and Mrs. VIII
liam Carson Of Swarthmore, Pa.
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Miss Dorothy Frances Donohue,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Donohue, and Mr.. Charles Harrison
Weckerly, were married June II at
o'clock, In the Brookland Method
ist Episcopal Church, the Rev. J. Mar
tin Gillum. pastor Of the church.
officiating. On the altar q profusion
of garden flowers were arranged
against a background of Southern
palms. Music for the wedding was
furnished by Miss Phyllis Ramsdell,
who sang, accompanied by the church
organiSt.
The bride, who was given In mar
riage by her father, wore q becoming
gown of shell pink mousseline de sole,
a pink horsehatr braid hat and acces-
sories and carried q shower bouquet
of gardenias and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Ralph Powers acted as matron
of honor and wore q gown of green
mousseline de sole and yellow access
sories and carried bouquet of yellow
roses. Mr.. Weckerly had as his best
man, Mr.. Benjamin Quissenberry of
this city.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Weckerly at
tended school in this city. where the
former is engaged in business.
A pretty wedding took place in the
Seventh-day Adventist Church, in
Akron. Ohio, Wednesday, June 26,
when Miss Vera Vivian Miller. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Emerson
Miller of Akron, became the bride Of
Mr.. Theodore Laurell of Takoma
Park, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
LAUREL Of Newark, N. j., Rev. Frank
H. Robbins, president of the Ohio
Conference, performing the ceremony.
A program of instrumental music was
played by Mrs. c. T. Eagleson. The
church was decorated with bank Of
ferns with baskets of roses.
The bride wore q long close fitting
gown of white silk voile with jacket
made with cowl neck and elbow
sleeves, and she carried bouquet Of
white roses. Miss Mary Arnold. cousin
OF the bride, was her maid Of honor
and she wore gown Of pink satin
made on long lines with haring skirt
and carried pink roses with blue del
phinium.
The best man was Mr.. Quincy Eu-
gene Miller. brother of the bride.
Following the ceremony, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leurell took . wedding trip to
Pittsburgh and through the noun
tains to Warrington, where they will
Be st home to thsir friends after July
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The Ambassador of Poland, Mr..
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q year, while most Of the smaller
branches have only one a year.
Prior to 1917" explains Mr.. Cowles,
"all dead parcels designated at that
time as fourth-class matter instead
of parcel post, were gathered together
from the entire Nation and sent rere.
In those days our sales would last
a week. We'd begin one on Mon
day morning and have to hustle to
finish at midnight the following Sat-
urday."
Under the old system, prior to de-
Capitalization, the goods put up for
sale In washington consisted OF small
articles, because Of the limit OF weight
to 4 pounds for fourth-class matter.
The common practice was to take .
large envelope and place. for example
inside 1t one shirt, q necktie and q
pair of hose The idea was to make
each package contain at least 81
worth Of merchandise.
The sales in those days often con-
sisted Of 10000 or more individual
lots. The so-called blind pig" sys-
tenn was in use. Which simply means
that nobody had any opportunity,
prior to the sale. to look at the goods
Originally, in Washington. the vari-
Gus commercial auctioneers conducted
the sales for the department on q COM
mission basis. Each year they fol-
lowed the practice of increasing the
commissions on each sale until along
about 1919 or 1870 the department.
Gin self-defense," began holding its
own sales with auctioneers recruited
from the postal service. This pro-
cedure has been in order ever since
Mr.. Covles says.
Up until three years ago these sales
for the most part were held In the
conference room on the first floor Of
the old Post Once Building. across
Pennsylvania avenue from The Stal
Building, Next they were conducted
in the gymnasium Of the Boys Club
Third and G streets northwest. Thi'
wear marks the first time an auction
has been held In the City Post Ofics
since 1891.
. During the last fiscal year ending
June 30 the dead parcel post branches
received -24o, 900 unclaimed or wrongl.
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addressed packages. besides 1A.l48
articles of merchandise found loose in
the mails because of poor wrapping
and tying. Add up the above figures
and you get grand total Of 354.l4S.
OF this number 63,419 were eventually
returned to the rightful owners. Some
96.323 were destroyed because they
either were of a perishable nature or
of non-salable value.
All the auction sales held during
the past fiscal year by the dead pack
age Office produced s46,6s7.44 net pro-
ceeds to Uncle Sam. This amount
has been deposited In the Treasury as
part of the postal funds.
The moral is. wrap them carefully.
and write all names In with pains
taking care. Otherwise they'll 90 to
Uncle Sans graveyard"
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people stream out Of the City Post
ONCE. Another dead package sale
has passed into history. ~
While chatting next morning with
the boss of Americas dead packages
in his spacious third-foor room in the
City Post Once you are due for
flock of surprises. First of all. Mr..
Cowles points out that never yet has
his ONCE put up any article Of mer-
chandise, even though 1t might have
been only bundle Of mop handles or
other odds and ends. that did not
md at least one bidder. Always the
auction sales clean out the dead par
GELS ON hand, lock. stock and barrel.
Next you learn that Mr.. Cowles
actually has been working for Uncle
Sam for A years. This seenA almost
incredible in view Of his remarkable
energy and enthusiasm. Born in up
State New York, he started as q clerk
in Catskill's post ONCE. In an IL
year period he worked his way to the
assistant postmastership there.
Shortly thereafter, in July. 1904. ne
came here to work in the dead letter
ONCE, and has been very much in
evidence ever since. ~
And here's some more almost un-
belieyeable information about Frank
II, Bushy, who appraises, every lot OF
dead packages sold at auction in
washington. Just PRIOR to- the sale
held In June, 1884, he evaluated the
goods and the. gross proceeds OF the
sale came within 81 Of the appraised
value. But that vas only the begin
ming. Mr.. Covles points out.
At the sale held the other day one
purchaser bought $l46.75 worth Of
merchandise, representing 81 separate
lots containing odds and ends Of oil
kinds. AZ matter Of accommodation
this purchaser requested that he be
advised Of the appraised value Of the
lots he bought. This amounted to
SAT. Actually 1t was only as cents
away from the sale price. 'Unques-
tionably Mr.. Busi1by Is . man who
knows his merchandise.
This particular purchaser, b. ~
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Farm Taxes Down.

WITH the prospects Of taxes increas-
w ing, farmers find themselves In q
fortunate position. There has been q
tendency downward in real estate
levies against farm land. Yet during
1898. the last year for which full data
have been summarized, the average
was still 1873 per cent above 1918.