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PERSONAL.
The rate under heading Of Per.
eonal u 8 cents per line additional
to the regular Line rate.

LET ME- HELP YOU LEARN THOSE SONGS
you have been wanting to know; accom-
panist and coach. Phone Adams 9672.
COMPLETE FURNISHINGS FOR ROOMS;
beds. chairs. chest drawers, sheets. etc:
927 10Th st. NV. Phone District 6519.
CoNVALEscENTs- OR ADULT
special attention s to diet; pdm. warm tsnny p1IE
Md Phone Shepherd 3713.
COLoNIC IRRIGATIoNs. PHYs1oTHER-
apy: graduate nurse; open sundays You. ur
residence or mine. Call District 1870. ".
esTo esge9 asss sAk e psa and
day nights. Atlantic s7s7 before 8 lwhi!s@.
TREATMENTS BY MAssEUR FROM NEW
xs.onsi Kssk Gity so5s soF gentlemen only sn:ne
HEMoRRHoIDs ERApICATED BY MY
results sar Ite 5er
ER S easst 1859 s rd Dr. Adsos oss
SPRING COATS SUITS. ENsEMBLES-
orisinal models; made to indiXIdnai m W meas
shefsaes " NEW fRs
pbooe pfdo hssonsI St, NAY 1ss 4sh floor Maryland BIDS
NEEDLEcRAFT SERVICES NOW AVAIL
able at Footer's. 1927 Conn. aye. Shirt
and glove repairing; cloth reviewing mon- non
ing hemstitching. buttons. buttonholes,
buckles. pleating: ----
WHEN DEATH STRIKES A FAMILY.
there is no need to feel that they must
accept inferior funeral services due to in
ability to pay a high price. The Greater
w. W. Chambers Co. offers a. complete
funeral. cars and all. for as little as $15.
Worlds finest waterproof airtight guar
anteed steel burial vault may be had from
Chambers for SS5 In case Of death call
the Greater w. w. Chambers Co.. l4th ST..
corner Chaplin NV. Col. O432. Phone or
beautiful catalogus Of how we do It; 1900
Aau St Sc. Atlantic 500. i.'D''' WOO 'A AA
WANTED-YoUNG MEN PHYSICALLY
t between the ages Of ls and g. Two
Coast Artillery tAnti-aireraftS, District Of
Columbia National Guard. Projected ex-
pansior Of this regiment provides unusual
opportunities for the advancement of men
enllsting now. Among others. opportunity
for those between the ages Of Is and 81
to secure admission to West Point. This
restment affords training in the most inter-
esting type Of military activity. quite diff
ferent from monotonous repetition Of
squads right and left. Moreover. there is a
round Of social functions. and an athletic
interests Drills do not ntsrfe1e
cali LIEUT.. LowRIE at shepherd W i4S4. or s
apply in person. Wednesday or Thursday
evenings from 8 to 12 at the National
Guard Armory 9th street and PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest.
sfoFT aSaR cosTs az soScE sWrrs DRFsSEs WESER
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AIR CONDITIONING. refrigeration; estab-
% to take care Of display room, shop; stock,
ssSes sse Address sd Bos seSg stan
BEAUTY SHOP on 14th St; nicely equipped:
Fsnt Prse 81 600 on easy terms
sMoP ae nE:e vel xd
dress BOX 3ss-S. Star office:
RooM1Na HOUSE. downtown Is gs. rmsii nri.s 3
ssths income $3.50; ;ods rent. saos S1G9' price,
fully Z equipped; short short hours: price, $1,000.
Address Box 3s2-S. Star ONCE. e.-
CIGARS. news. MAGAZINES: downtown; 6ao ,:rms one
sddres9 ses kn0ga sox a Fly sear once
with hs1s beer pIes license; $685. Fsnt
term terms. 'iSe Rm eos. os i46s q q st: NV.
DINING ROOM. seats 90: rent, $1l0: 2.
sempes fsIs dfasrs atsr
r. fa! X. Be e shaao. i1ss 18th Natl $780,
; sashs reht hoosb So; nfae neome $50 price,
$500. Rm. 90s. 14O6 G ST. Nv
DISABLED VETERAN has S3oo;S5oo orto to
invest In rooming house. WI on desi Snay SIay
With with the owner. Address 0oA 3'0s' ''"'
WELL ESTABLISHED motor Transportation transports ion
company desires services Of ambitious x- ex-
esqriss unusual reaured for
aseisies AddIsss TsPs dfssl sox
PASS. Star once.
Grill, AND SANDWICH SHOP. near 11th h
doan dna q handies nTes.'esRs Rm' sos. l4os g.
GROCERY STORE on business street IN
fine community; mosssTdno Germ eSuIIb WeskIy business.
5 rooms. 7k-yf. lease; owner mus must .e,,As Leave
city. PRICE. 81 200 PLY. inyenSory' RMAM eermS'
141o H st. NV. Room 217. Natl. 5692.
GROCERY STORE for sale or lease; fully
equipped with modern fixtures; e,nlr: 1--we wire
least 5D99ooDossoS wfssls trom business is
GPfn fiable iSr narty IeasGasaMis IS Il st. g 20.
Sell for $500 cash: leaving town. 1873 H
hEAR Sauss 1f'q rms. sNs Baths: income. $40;
rent. ss5; price. $1,000; terms. I'm. sos.
14O6 g -:
EooMINo HoTsE Sx dognteTs9q grees Prom owner
ieaviIe City. Phone Columbia 2275. 20.
RoOMING HOUSE WITH L.H.K. APIS: on
sss s9s 6rss sssAil $780, 90 Terms:
RooNffNd HOUSE wanted a. once: win
nav cash II price is reasonable. ADDRESS
fax 2S5-S, Star once: 70
WIDOW LADY FROM oHIo has $1,000 $1,000
to invest in any 1S to 20 room roomine
house: @ prefer to deal with owner only.
Address BOX sos. Star ONCE. ofdee.--
ssoo-Rooming house. 10 rooms; corner:
$SS0-Rooming house, 9 rooms, baths;
~nser Dupont Circle: $500 cash.
SsE0-Roon1ing house. 8 rooms, baths,
Garage. 18th and Col. I'd.
sssnsRoonling house. o rms; rent. S65:
9Th and Col. I'd; terms.
e1 o0n-Rooning house, 81 rms. baths:
Trept S76: splendid income.
GO otSfS.Roon,inG house. 16 rms. 8 baths;
Mass. ave. location: terms.
Si50-Bakery lunch. room; rent. S25;
eood class Of trade.
s55o-Bakery. rooms, rent. $50.
Si .010-Delicatessen and lunch; little COM
netition: rent. $26: free heat.
SfS(--Grocery. 3 rooms: rent. 500.
$75o-Lunch. beer, 4 rooms
3o7 Kresge Bldg. 11th and g NV.
q ROOMS-4 BATHS.
,,owntown-Rent only S135; monthly In
cone from rooms, S375. Price. S2.250.
CAPITOL ADJUSTING b FINANCE CO..
1906 q ct. nv. 1et. 4s1A.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

TYPEWRITERs-s3e, s. me; Just Ike
No. 5 Underwood. 57l6 18th St. NV.
AMERICAN TYPEWRrrER CO; selling Of
Adding machines and typewriters for rent
and repair l431 East Cagitol st.. open
VACUUM CLEANERS. Eureka Airway.
Hoover. .Eectrolux. etc. $40. SIS; fully
BRANDS. sos Iith ST. NV. Natl. 1853.
WASHERS AND IRoNERs-lb-day sale
all makes. large reductions. Proctor &
Ridgely. 3b24 18th st: NV. Col. 10000.
BRICK (USED).
gia ave and Euclid st. NV; School. o st.
between 4th and 9Th SITS. NV: Laurel Mills
Md. State Contracting Co. Baltimore. Md.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT.
WE SELL, BUY OR EXCHANGE
Desks Adding Machines
Tables Check Protectors
Chairs Steel Files
Typewriters Steel Cabinets
BAUM'S FURNITURE HOUSE,
1416 EYE ST. NV. PHONE NATL. 2ls4.
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SITUATIONS-MEN.
ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE. college trained,
nroad experience in sales promotion. pub
resats Rddress sox sPss stsT oc. rea!
ACCOUNTANT. expert: books opened. closed.
mo Adams as city sssasS sssss
COUNTING-Minimum fee. maximum
service for periodical or monthly audits.
60ok1Essping 1a.ss operating statements sd
guard; Companion. white;
age 80: full or part time: willing to travel:
ref. Address Box 1855. Star once. 2O'
s1Isd g yssq. gSstSa sa by soIoFsd man
0S seas 1884, Ssa e1
cnsd desires ssshs ra
sa s&'s zs:s: ;ss'E ssa ss ssS s 81:
COOK houseman porter or any work. By
yoHnE a,Is coIored man; M, years cooking exp;
ss A;s:s "a Ass.
JANIToR, colered. would like to have q
Job; have reference; well experienced 1851
T st. NV. Phone North 2845.
STENOCiRAPHER. exp. young man, now
employed desires change: knowledge book
Box hssi sso-s. Star once. sss sfa'us'e' Ao'ss''
YOUNG MAN attending day session Of
Strayer's College, wishes to earn room and
board by chauffeuring, doing odd Jobs
around the house, working in cafeteria or
as elevator or switchboard operator in apt.
house For interview. call National 174S.
YOUNG MARRIED MAN, colored. can work
as houseman. elevator operator, porter,
janitors work; good city refs. West 1918.
YOUNG MAN. 10. wants work Of any kind:
chaufieprw w trSckn n arsseT 1Ss etc, experienced;
JANITOR, COLORED =
Car furnish Yeferenoex. Csll 6eorxta T84k
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APARTMENTs-FUR. AND UNFUR.
1872 18th ST. NV. APT. 2-F1vE-RooM
apartment for rent 3 rooms Of furniture
for sale Phone North 5114-J
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ROOMS AND BOARD.
tContinued)
3145 18th. NEAR PARK RD.-Large,
dSnols S,a ir2nt room: adjoining bath; suit.
CLUB SPHINX,
2209 MASS. AVE.
Offers in their lovely home residence for
young men and women, q spacious room
with glass-inciosed shower tsuitable threeJ.
cozy attic apt for three young men; best
Southern style food: entirely new furnish
ings and pleasing environment. Phone
Decatur 0O43 for appointment.
MOVING. PACKING AND STORAGE.
ssrd sIds.. Nsti s s ssse sDeetsi jar rs.es MooH sE
cities; n. z. Boston. Chicago. Fla. st. Louis.
APARTMENTs-FURNIsHED.
50 WK.; / RIM. KIT. PRIV. B.. GAS.
oss ssos nees aeorss sss sye h Adams $40
FURNISHED AND uNFURN1sHED APART.
Reom Renss oo snd hSos. sSos:s ss7 sth nw
completely furnished for Ink. next to
children. Phone District 1886.
s5o oy.l MpL1y EM BED c,,ts. Rms. LARGE
Phone Columbia 9l46 %.
2701 14th ST. NV. (coR. FAIRMoNT)
t52D-sublet 1-room; Pullman kit. bath,
ssas ei oss.so COZ coum6fa 6i 1855 fo eSr
BACHELOR APT; -GENTLEMAN; LARGE
room. kit, private bath: beautifully furn,:
convenient location. l707 21st st. NV.
FACING ROCK cREEK PARR,5 Rooms.
side Terrace NV. lbelow 18th and Newton).
$50 Mo.-LIV. RM BED RIM, K. B. AND
din: Genttles. adults; no dogs. Wyatt
bea rooms 1a ays or ana us4n SafupO
DoWNTOWN-BRIGHT, SUNNY BED
living room reasonable. including gas. elec-
tricity. stove, sink; 6rst floor. 5a4 Goth st.
bath. bachelor SIS. SO. Res.dent manager.
Phone Cleveland O764.
SUBLET CORNER APARTMENT LARGE
! room kitchen, bath. reception hall: all
location. Address T Box s5sO 2s7-s, Star ONCE.
EMPLOYED COUPLE OR TWO EMPLOYED
ladies to share broom. furnished apt.
northwest section; near cars. Address Box
COOS Star ONCE. 20'
DUPONT CIRCLE. 1908 N. H. AVE NV
kitchen: gentlemen: references.
BROOKLAND. 1914 18th ST. NE
Groom apt. semi-bath, newly furnished,
tor couple. gas and electricity included;
SuBLET NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS.
| kitchenette, bath to responsible party;
| adults: references. Dupont Circle Apt.
TAKoMA. $40 CARROLL AVE At
tractive rooms. kitchenette. semi-prtv.
| bath, porch h. ". Phone Shepherd 3457.
| THE GIBRALTAR. 23o5 18th ST. NV
. large rooms. Frigidaire. gas. elec., $3.50
goo QUE ST. NV ROOM KITCHEN
| and bath: suitcase; furniture for sale on
easy terms. Phone Potomac $3.50. Apt.
| 345-A. after 7 pm. 23'
PARK LEE, 1880 PARK RD.-LIv1NG-
bed room. spacious dressing room. bath.
| shower; with or without dinette and kit.
S56 and S43. Phone Adams 1882.
III c ST NE-THREE ROOMS. KrTcH-
enette. porch. semi-private bath; no linens
furnished adults.
1905 ST NV SUNNY LHK RMS
| and bath second floor: neatly furnished.
| ami: reasonable: adults.
| 1448 NW.-TWo BRIGHT OUTSIDE
rooms. kitchenette. bath: well furnished
close downtown; clean and quiet; ami. 22s
| 1915 H ST NW-DoWNToWN: BEAU
| tiful. large room, 2 beds. kitchen. running
water. small dinette, S35; room. running
| water. Ink. S25 month; INV.
| CLEVELAND PARK.
| Bachelor apt. 2 rooms. fireplace; most
attractive: priv. home. Phone Cleveland
| 1JOO N M,
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WANTED-ROOMS.

WANTED-Room by Govt. man. State
accommodations and rates. Address Box
372-S, Star office.
TRAINED NURSE desires single, fur
niShed room, home privileges. use phone
Christian family: accessible to transpor-
tation; reasonable price. Address Box
355-S. Star ofice.
WANTED furnished Ink room or room
and board in private family. BY. settled
dress Collins, Apt. "a, Ills 18th NV. 2Os
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5OIDs, sos ST. NV DRESSES.
yTOCK NOW HALF PRICE
MOTOR TRAVEL.

Enterprise Roofing Co., Pot. O2O0.
Roofing and Siding. 2125 r. I. Ave. NE.
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TAKoMA. e1a CARROLL AVE- At
tractive rooms. kitchenette. semi-prtv.
bath, porch. h. ". Phone Shepherd 3457.
THE GIBRALTAR. 2305 18th ST NV
. large rooms, Frigidaire, gas. elec., S12.50
week
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sUgLET NICELY FURNISHED 2 ROOMS.
kitchenette, bath to responsible party;
ADULTS: references. Dupont Circle Apt.
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1902 18th ST. NV.
BROOM APT.

Francis Scott Key, Apt. Hotel
goth and.F SITS. NV 1 room. kit. bath.
completely furn.. linens. silver. Frigidaire:
day. week. month National 5425.
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HOME IMPROVEMENT COMPANIES

WE DO roofing, carpentering, papering,
painting and registered plumbing. Save
money by using our expert service in all
Our work is guaranteed and supervised by
expert architects. We also lend the cash
to make your own improvements and pay
satisfied customers. Cali Decatur 1160.
At night, Adams 4S1S
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and short orders for new restaurant. Re-
ply stating references and salary. AooreSs
RnY 267.S Star office.
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CLOTHING SALESMAN experienced: must
have excellent local references. Good sal
ary when qualified. Apply Friday, 1877
p ST NV
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DUPONT CIRCLE 1903 N. H. AVE. NV
Large corner room. private bath. no
kitchen: gentlemen. references
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CLERK in grocery store. must be sxpsridi
meat; good reference. Apply Booo's. o2a
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SALESMAN. expertenced. Between ages O
30 and 40. espsbie Of merchsndisns fur
niture .CE and stove department. Must
furnish references and past experience.
Salary and commission With opportunity
%! Advancement Address Box 233-S,
Star o@ce stating full qualifications
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BROOKLAND. 1914 18th ST. NE
Broom apt. semi-bath newly furnished,
for couple. gas and electricity included;
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21 ROOMS-4 BATHS.

only $685., monthly In
come from rooms. S375. Price. S2:250
CAPITOL ADJUSTING d F1NANCE CO..
1905 q st. nv. a1es. ASIA.
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EMPLOYED COUPLE OR TWO EMPLOYED
ladies to share 5-room. furnished apt.
northwest section; near cars. Address Box
COOS, Star ofice 20'
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goo QUE ST NV ROOM. KITCHEN
and bath: suitcase; furniture for sale on
easy terms. Phone Potomac $3.50. Apt.
345-A after pm 23s
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FIREMAN, white. with third-class enRi-
neers license between % and so years:
S1O0 per mo. Address Box 340-S. Star
ONCE. 2O.
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sAiEsMYS. 90. experienced furnishings.
eio.h:.s and shoes for half a day Satur-
day. Feb. 90 Salary, SIS. Apply Friday.
1907 Il nv
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bakery route; experience unnecessary.
Cash bond required. See Mr. Lunsford,
4 to & d M 340S 9th st ne.
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PARK LEE, 1890 PARK RD-LIVING-
bed room. spacious dressing room. bath.
shower; with or without dinette and kit,
ShR and &43 Phone Adams 1850
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statesmen who want an immediate in
come 10 sell Fords and used cars for one
with experience in other lines such as
vacuum cleaners. etc. preferred. New car
and gasoline allowance to those who qualify.
AL the prospects you can work on. See
NJ. Kinder. 215 Pa. ave. Sc.
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1450 GIRARD ST. NV Apt. 22-New
furniture. Front room So. Single room.
$3.50. (Gentlemen.) C. h. w., unlimited
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DRUG CLEK, experienced. references: In
dependent store. Address Box 29-S, Star
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1414 18th ST. N.W.-White man to share
warm room in basement; bath and kitchen
privileges; $40 month. 20'
4531 ILLINOIS AVE NW.-Private family
has 2 attractive rooms in exclusive section;
$50, for couple. Also single room Ref
erences exchanged. Call Metropolitan
T5OS after 9 nm
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SALESMAS-we have an opening for one
man OF real ability and sood character TO
sell Ford cars on a new ane att.aeLive
bits INA Vermont ave
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APARTMENTS-FURNISHED.

ANDERSON VAN SERVICE. 4z9 WOOD
ward Bldg. Natl. 1910. Special rates all
cities; N. 2, Boston CHICAGO Fla', St Louis.
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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
SITUATTONS-WOMEN.

DOMESTIC AGENCY. Dec. 24I9. 1928 9th
furnishes cooks. g.h.w.. dfshwashers. maids
men and women
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INSIDE statesmen (2), energetic young
men. age 1924 preferably with KNOWLEDGE
Of selling: permanent local residents; must must
school education preferred Permanent
position. Salary to start. Sl4 per week
Apply in own handwriting. giving full de-
tails fD age (2) education. (3) expert
ence. a. references. Address Box $685.
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Learn this profitable profession. We
train you properly, give diplomas: shop
experience on live models, positions Sc
cured. Big discount on complete course
if you start this month MODERN
SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE. 1917 r
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III c ST. N.E.-THREE ROOMS. KrTcH-
enette. porch. semi-private bath; no linens
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scatter and room sizes: must be sold. Rare
Rug Shop 1904 18th ct. NV
SEASONED OAK WOOD. so load: about
SEVERAL fine electric refrigerators that
have been slightly used. priced as low as
$40, $50. 500. $1OO on terms. Arthur
Jordan Piano Co.. 18th and G NV.
SEWING MACHINE. electric console like
bobbin treadles. choice $40. Dealer. phone
Adams 1928.
SEWING ADVERTISEMENT port cleo.
ais. So; repairs. 81. w. =. Lear, West 3060.
TYPEWRTTERS-Un $3.50: also
unusual sacrifice. 1869 Columbia I'd. Apt.
3O2. Phone Adams 9463-W.
TYPEWRITERs. al makes. standards, port
,l ablss; y, nsT snd rsb%ilts 4Svs sARdAISs M N
AVE. NV. - y
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wANTED-SALESNIEN.

YOUNG MEN (31. 70 work with manager
on established route. permanent position.
See Mr.. Wagner Room Ale. 1919 r ST. NV
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INSTRUCTION COURSES.

BEGINNERS and FINISHING COURSES in
secretarial. bookkeeping. calculating ma
chimes for those who are ambitious to EARN
MORE. Opportunities are NUMEROUS to-
training PAYS. may cost little more but
RESULTS COUNT. BOYD BUSINESS UNI
VERS1TY 1888 F st. National 1898.
and courses at various prices; quality pays.
Inquire BOYD SCHOOL. 1888 r st. NV.
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:322O CONN. AVE. NW.-1 ROOM AND
bath bachelor S3S. so. Res.dent manager
Phone Cleveland 0764.
SUBLET CORNER APARTMENT LARGE
room Kitchen bath. reception hall: all
night elevator and switchboard: central
location. Address Box 2s7-S. Star once. .
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ROOMS-FURNISHED.

zoos M ST. NW.-1st floor room, neatly
furn., newly decorated; lO-min. walk busi-
ness section; reaS
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SO Wimpole Street.

American visitors to London usually
have made it an object Of pilgrimage to
discover so Wimpole street, the house
in which Robert Browning first met
Elizabeth Barrett apd where the first
act of one of the great romantic dramas
Of modern times-their dream Of love-
was played. But news is received today
to the effect that the old residence is be-
ing razed to accommodate another struc-
ture. A commemorative plaque, the
dispatch says, will mark the site.
But the house itself will be elimi-
mated, and its loss will stir feelings Of
regret in the hearts Of the Browning
public throughout the world. Also it
happens that the number Of those who
appreciate the poets has been enhanced
In recent years. The motion picture
classic based on Rudolf Besier's bio
graphical comedy has served to render
hundreds Of thousands Of people familiar
with the Wimpole street establishment
Evening star., 1936-01-21
Newly Installed Signals
Elicit a Million Thanks

TO the Editor of The Star:
know am voicing the sentiments OF
many persons living in the vicity OF Co
lumbia road and Ontario road when
say. Thanks q million" for the tramc
lights.
have been trying to urge this great
need of lights, both through the news
papers and the trafIic department, but to
no avail, and it was with great pleasure
that noted the erection Of the poles to
hold the much needed lights. I have been
anxiously awaiting the operation of them
and indeed glad to see that at last they
are now functioning. I, along with many
others, have narrowly escaped being run
down in trying to cross the street at that
intersection, so now the taxi drivers and
motorists who have made a regular roller
coaster Of Columbia road from Sixteenth
to Eighteenth. will have to wait and give
the pedestrians a chance.
Again I say thanks a million.
MABEL G. LAT1MER.
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conquered the scourge. In q few cen
turies there may be new peak Of
virulence.
There is little cause to worry, he said.
about another outbreak Of bubonic plague
in the Western World, such as almost
depopulated some European countries in
the fourteenth century. This is due in
large part to the fact that the carrier
Of the disease is recognized as the rat and
all countries maintain q strict quaran-
tine against these animals. But 1t may
also be due, in some measure, to a great
struggle between two races OF rats. This,
at least, is believed to have eliminated
1t from England after the great London
plague Of 1865. when one out OF approxi-
mately every five persons died of it.
Up to that time England had been in
tested with the black house rata very
tame. intimate sort Of creature which
kept as close as it could to human
beings. Then was introduced the COM
mon brown rata wilder, more savage
animal which keeps away from men as
much as possible The brown rats en-
tered into competition with the black
rats and. ever a considerable period,
practically eliminated them.
With the black rat went the black
death. At least. DR.. Mccoy says. there is
every reason to believe that the black
death was identical with the bubQnic
plague of today. The only difference
that appears from the records lies in the
fact that the scourge Of the Middle Ages
would infect pigs as well as men. The
bubonic plague will not.
Smallpox, he said, appears definitely
to be under control although there still
are occasional outbreaks in the United
States. But it is long way from the
Boston Of 1871. when 5000 were attacked
out of a population of 10000, and when
servant girls would not be hired unless
they could present proof that they had
had the malady.
But, DR.. Mccoy sstressed, medical SCI
entists now realize that they are no
nearer than ever to the complete con-
quest of yellow fever. A few years ago
they would have said 1t was only mat
ter OF time when, with more extensive
MOSQUITO control, it could be entirely
eliminated from the world. The last
few years have raised a host Of new
yellow fever problems, including atypical
forms Of the disease, the carriers OF
which are not known.
But, he said. perhaps the most press
ing problem of all is that Of influenza.
1t may we'll be as great a scourge as
some of those which moved down hu-
man beings like grass during the Middle
Ages. In fact, the 1918 flue death rate
compared with some Of the first Of them
and there is no guarantee that it will
not come back with renewed virulence.
Medical science is no nearer than ever,
he said, to knowledge Of its causative
organism or Of how to control 1t. Strict
quarantine-so strict as to be imprac-
tical in modern society-will protect an
isolated community but can be con-
sidred as applicable only to islands OF
main communication routes. Only dur
ing the past few weeks, DR.. Mccoy
pointed out, have there been promising
developments toward the isolation of
the cause Of the malady-probably one
Of the mysterious filterable viruses. But
even If the prospects should prove well
founded, he said, means Of control ana
prevention may not be increased.