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$27,5CO REPORTED PRICE
FOR CULPEPER ESTATE
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
CULPEPER, Va, March Clamp
stead. the 6OO-acre estate Of the late
George w. Barbour, located near
Somerset, was purchased this week by
c. Leith Speiden of Scarsdale, N. Y,
for reported consideration Of $27,5oo.
This included the live stock, farming
implements and all personal property
not in the home. Mr.. Speiden had
been in that locality for some time
looking for a suitable place.
Marion Speiden of Caldwell, N Y.
is the owner of the estate near Mitch
ellis Station, formerly belonging to the
Slaughter family of Culpeper, on
which the battle of Cedar Mountain
sometimes called in history, Slaught-
ers Mountainous fought between
the Union forces under Gen. Pope and
the Confederates under Gen. Stone
wall Jackson in the Summer of 1862.
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PLANSFOR HOMES
N0TF.H. POLICY
Administration States 1t
Does Not Supply Architec-
turaI Service to Public.

While the Federal Housi . Admin
istration encourages in every possible
way the improvement Of construction
standards and the utilization Of the
services of competent architects and
builders, it does not supply plans or
other architectural service to the pub
lie, it pointed out today.
From the inception of the Fed
eral Housing Administrators pro-
gram, the construction standards es-
Evening star., 1937-03-06
Effect of Wall Painting.

The illusion of shortness in long
room may be given by painting three
side walls a light tint while the
fourth-the fireplace walls coated
with O dark color.
Evening star., 1937-03-06

spoutings are very attractively de-
signed and are to be had in wide
range of styles to suit every home.
ranging from a modest bungalow
with light, simply formed pipes, to
mansions with heavily constructed and
highly ornamental rain-water re-
movers
Evening star., 1937-03-06
LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

"EW things are quite as irritating
- as suddenly having water
pipe burst in some remote part
= Of the house and proceed to
ruin plaster, wall paper, and the good
of the folk living there
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eventually became foreman Of the out
fit with entire charge of the business
at the Headquarters ranch near Point
Of Rocks. Leaving Mauldin's employ. IN
1891. Brown went to work for the Noble
Mining g. Milling Co., which operated
on Wisconsin creek. He remained with
that concern for a long time as mill
man and engineer, the company even
tually giving him complete charge OF
the mine.
Brown finally drifted back to the
trade Of a printer. John BrundRge
started paper, the Messenger, az
Sheridan, In Madison county, and hired
Brown to work on It, After one year
in Sheridan, Brundage moved the
plant to Dillon and started the Dillon
Tribune.
In 1895, Brown married Miss Cheny
and in 1896 they bought and moved TO
a 700-acre ranch near Sheridan, where
they lived for many years engaged ~
farming and stockraising. Their ranch
home was located at point from
which the occupants could view both
the Beaverhead and the Ruby valleys.
They prospered and Romulus Brown
became one of the most substantial
citizens of Madison county.
Thus did a penniless boy who came
to Montana in the gold rush days go
through the passing years, survive
hardships and misfortune to emerge as
a successful ranchman In the country
where he had sought gold, whipsawed
lumber, cut hay with Scythe and had
one of the first wheat fields in the
state eaten up by graSShoppers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

doing representation work for the firm
Of Cleveland g. Logan, which owned
number Of claims. Phil Shenon, later
a prominent citizen Of Salmon City
Idaho, had a man at work trying TO
hold the same ground upon which
Brown was engaged for Cleveland &
Logan, and a lawsuit resulted Browns
employers won out and as result
Brown was employed steadily until
August, 1854.
He then went on a prospecting trip
into the Kootenai country, but was
unsuccessful and soon returned. That
fall he and several friends went into
the Madison valley and spent the win
ter trapping and prospecting, with in
different success. 1t was the following
spring, 1865, that Brown and Snow and
Hacker went into the Jefferson and
had their experiences with wheat and
grasShoppers
After Browns memorable trip to
Virginia City with the load of hay and
his return with provisions for the
party, he returned to Virginia City and
secured work as a printer on the Mon
tana Post. then under the management
of Ben r. Differs and d. w. Tilton and
Of which Captain Mills, later widely
known as the publisher of a paper at
Deer Lodge, was the editor.
Virginia City was the territorial cap
ital at that time, and the legislature
met there that winter Among the
prominent members Of that body who
attended the session that year, and
with whom Brown became acquainted,
were George Marker, Colonel Sanders,
Neal Howe, Captain Williams, j. H.
Beedler and Judge Lott.
During the next few years Brown
worked in many different places at
numerous occupations In the spring
of 1871 he went to Cedar creek and
staked some claims. He worked them
with mediocre success the first season.
In this enterprise he had as part
ner, John A. Dixos
With 81 500 stake which they thus
accumulated, Brown and DiXos bought
a small bunch Of cattle in the fall of
1872. They were not equipped to care
for them, however, and the losses were
heavy the first winter. The range was
poor and they had no hay. Brown
bought DixoS' interest in the herd, held
what was left Of it for five years, then
sold the cattle for $500.
In 1875 he went to work for James
Maudlin, who owned a ranch near
Dillon. He worked for Mauldin for Is
years. Starting as stock hand he
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

money he had was a postal currency
certificate for rs cents, the current
value of which was 123 cents. Work
was scarce, flour was from $25 to $50
a sack, beef from IS to so cents a
pound, and bacon, sugar and potatoes
were not to be had at any price
In the spring of 1864, the party with
which Brown had come to Montana
separated. Brown got a job with the
California company, which was oper-
ating a mine. The boss put him to work
wheeling dirt out of a pit is feet deep
ever g plank 10 inches wide. He had
worked only few days when he and
the wheelbarrow fell into the pit off
the plank. The wheelbarrow was brok-
en- in the fall and Brown was fired.
Soon afterwards he obtained a job
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

consume the small portion Of the load
which he rationed out to them.
The entire last day of his trip was
consumed in getting up Alder gulch.
He couldn't make it up Virginia City'S
main street, so approached his goal by
way of Daylight gulch. When near the
old Foster stable, his load slowed
against cabin and he was unable to
dislodge it. So he unloaded 1t and sold
it on the spot for $40
With his $40, Brown started to buy
provisions. Flour was $50 q sack, bacon
IS cents a pound, tobacco So a pound,
coffee 81 a pound. All were hard to
get, even at those prices. Some stores
were out of them entirely. He managed
to get a part of sack of flour and
a small assortment of other things. He
didn't use tobacco himself, but bought
some for his partners.
After starting home he had gone
only a short distance when the sack
of flour was snagged and he lost a
third of it. When he was near Iron
Rod, a severe blizzard came up. He
was 10 miles from home and darkness
was upon him, but he kept plugging
along He lost the road several times
but each time managed to find 1t
again, and reached Parsons bridge,
ON the jefferson river at 10 o'clock at
night. Their cabin was near there, and
he reached it in a few minutes.
Such were the trials and tribulations
Of Montana's early-day agriculturists.
The wheat and the hay were merely
sidelines with these men, of course.
They prospected a great deal during
the summer. Brown lived for great
many years in the Madison valley near
but he built one of the most
ranch properties in that
section of the country.
Came West at II
Brown was born at LaPorte, Ind,
Dec. 10, 1886. In 1863 he started for
Montana with a bull train from Leav-
Kan, arriving in Alder gulch |
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

instead of acid. This corrosive has not
heretofore been used in the art Of
etching.
Stevenson made his first plate over
lack Of facilities for carrying out the
work, it was necessary for him to de-
sign and build his own etching press.
This is the high pressure type Of
roller press necessary in the process to
the lines of the etched plate which are
cut or eaten below the surface. At that
time it was necessary to import inks
and other materials from England, but
now Stevenson manufactures his own
oil inks, grinding the various colors ac-
cording to the needs of the plate to be
printed. He still uses handmade inn
ported papers.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

and representing SIS percent Of Mon
tana's total production.
This will be altered somewhat dur
ing 1887, with the construction of a
new refinery at Cut Bank and expan-
sion of the Home and Big West plants
at Great Falls and Kelvin, respectively.
Construction of new refinery capacity
is essential to the future Of the Mon
tana industry, inasmuch as Turner VAL
ley crude viii replace much of the
Montana oil now being exported to
Canada, in the not distant future.
Storage oil in Montana showed but
slight change as Of the first of the
year, dropping from 1,056,534 barrels on
Jan. /, 1886, to 1,030,505 Jan. /, 1887.
During the month of December, 1886,
storage was reduced from 1887 100 to
1,030,505 barrels. Ordinarily, storage in
creaSes during December.
In Kelvin field during the year 1896
storage dropped 66,772 barrels; in Cut
Bank storage gained 1892 barrels; in
Cat Greek, storage dropped 1902 bar
rels; in Pondera, storage dropped 114,-
55l barrels, and in all other fields stor-
age dropped 5,676 barrels. Pondera had
only 39,233 barrels of storage Oil on
Dec. 81, against 153,784 barrels at the
beginning Of the year, owing to heavy
fall purchases by Imperial Oil Co.,
which sought road oil stock.
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Dec. 10 of that year. He spent the win
ter of 1863-64 in Browns g1lch near
Virginia City, whipsawing lumber, a
large part Of which was used in the
construction of Adelphia hall at Ne
vada, another small mining camp in
that area. He also built the cabin in
Virginia City known as Criterion hall,
and camped in 1t during the trial and
execution of George Ives, notorious
bandit. Brown attended that trial and
heard the address to the jury made by
Col. w. F. Sanders, who prosecuted the
case for the Vigilantes. He was present
at the hanging of five road agents by
the Vigilantes, and was in Virginia
City during the flour riots.
A youth but II years of age when
he arrived at Virginia City, the only
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ton Of the Montana Historical society
at the state capitol in Helena. Since
the etching was made most of the
buildings shown were demolished by
earthquakes.
Two etchings in the exhibition, which
were accepted by the famous Interna-
tional Printmakers exhibit in Los An
geles last year, are Might Around the
Roundhouse," an aquatint etching IN
The "Springhill" etching was done
on an aluminium plate by method
developed by Stevenson 1t Is the usual
thing to etch on copper or zinc plates,
using such acids as nitric and hydro
chloric as a mordant to eat the lines
into the surface of the plate How
ever, In etching the modern light and
durable aluminium Stevenson uses an
inexpensive alkali, common kitchen I've,
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

An exhibition of "a etchings by a
Montana artist, Branson Stevenson,
was recently displayed at the Copper
room OF the Student Union building
on the Montana University campus at
AiSsoula.
OF interest to art lovers of Adissoula
was the arrangement made by the
Fine Arts department for Stevenson
to appear in person, at which time he
lectured on the Art Of Etching" with
a practical demonstration of this me-
dunn of fine arts.
Stevenson has exhibited etchings and
paintings at the Seattle Art museum,
Los Angeles museum and in various
Montana exhibits.
Last Chance Gulch, Helena" shown
in the accompanying photograph, was
on display at Missoula with Stevenson's
works, and is included in the collec-
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

If your family likes variety, serve
stewed prunes. apricotS, fresh berries,
apple sauce, fruit juices and fresh
fruits. A whole week can be covered
without repetition.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

Be sure to keep poisonous materials
or caustic substances like I've out OF
reach OF children, on a high shelf. La
bel them plainly to show that they are
poison.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

Montana refinerS used 1924 ,252 bar
rels of Montana crude during 1896
compared with 1903 ,294 barrels in 1896,
a gain of 820,958 barrels, which re-
suited from an increased capacity,
rather than the displacement of crude
imported from Wyoming.
Imports from Wyoming during 1896
were 1,614,665 barrels compared with
1887, 294 barrels in 1885.
Montana refiners used an average of
1852 barrels of Montana produced
crude and 4,423 barrels Of imported
crude during each Of the 1855 days of
1885.
Total refinery capacity or rather
runs Of Montana refiners was IL ,585
barrels per day.
Exports to Canada jumped from a.
T06, T01 barrels in 1885 TO 800, $50 bar
rels In 1895. This is an average OF 8,745
barrels per day ,583 barrels per day
more than Is used By Montana refiners
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

Francois Leclerc du Tremblay, conf
cant OF Cardinal Richelieu. was better
known as Father Joseph.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13
Montana Oil Production
Gained 785,645 Barrels
in 1886 Over Year 1886

Recording a production of 494,134
barrels during the month of December,
oil fields Of Montana produced more
than three quarters of a million bar
rels more oil during the year 1886 than
during 1885. This is revealed by the
monthly report of the Oil Conservation
board Of Montana for December. A
compilation of monthly production
figures, made by the Montana Oil
Journal, reveals a total production in
1886 Of 5,813,378 barrels.
Cut Bank showed gain over 1885
of nearly a million barrels while Kelvin
SunburSt gained only 10000 barrels
Pondera showed a slight loss as did
Cat Greek. Other fields, chiefly Dry
Creek, showed a gain of 100000 barrels
over the previous IL months.
Production by fields during 1886 fol-
lows:
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

Water-skiing is winning many ad-
herents in Germany. The first water
ski station has been established at
Swinemuende on the Baltic. The skis
are tubular struts Of light metal.
Skiers carry light paddles.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

To remove stopper from a glass
Jar pour warm water into pan and
invert jar in it, gradually add warm
er water until it is quite hot, but
In water for some time, occasionally
trying stopper to see If it is loose.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

II was In 1904 that auto bodies with
side doors were introduced.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

The Federated Malay States pro-
duce nearly one-third of the worlds
tin supply, and hold first place in
this respect. The Chinese are largely
responsible for development of tin de-
posts in the Malayan states.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-02-13

Don't think a gunboat is necessary
in order to shoot the rapids.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.

zONING COMMISSION, WASHINGTON.
January 3oth l935mln aecordance 81 s acs Wlt of
CONGRESS approved March l. 1920 public
No 1873, 66th. CongreSs). entitled An ACT
to regulate the height area AZ and use and ID
S-si to create a a Zoning Commission, and for
other purposes. notice is, Is hereby o,s gwen IN
Room tSS 500 OF OF the District Building, be
ginning at IL a m. Wednesday. FEBRUARY
10th. 1897. for the purpose OF considerlns
the following proposed changeS in Para
graph II. Section XIII, Of the ,Zonlng
Reeulations Of the District OF Soiunlo1ah, "a
o secto sTfe 41 fnfe distrct excep SP
tions . Amend ParaGraph l3. Section
XIII-Helght district exceptions, to read;
width. hulldings may be erected TO any
heieht not 70 exceed 9o Ieet; nor n'orr qr !.
each ) feet or fraction thereof. anoNe
so feet the, allowable lot occupancy shall Al!
be REDUCED BY Per Of the pa G
buildings Shall have side yard ON each
side. and that the waiver c0Ctaihea II. IN
Paragraph l. Section XIX; shall not a: Apply, ~
provisions of this paragraph. ana oeSlgneu
for use or used for commercial purposes,
t'' lot area than the provisions of this para
graph expressly provides 3. Add a ne"
SENTENCE at The end Of PaEagraph IL; SEQ
section of a street 10 feet or more in
width with a street less than 80 teet N
width shall not be erected to height
greater than so feet unless set back from
the building line of the street less than
The heieht of the building above the. CO.
foot level measured from the curb leye;
street less Than 30 feet in width. DAN
/ SULTAN. NJ C. HAzEN, GEO. E. ALLEN.
DAVID LYNN ARNO 3. CANMERER,
Zonmg Commission of the District. OF
Columbia
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ADAM A. WESCHLER d SON Auctioneer.
Bankruptcy Sale of Valuabl,
Improved Real Estate.
1906 Ridge Place, S.E.
1923 &c" Street, S.E.
752 10Th Street, NE.
1902 4th Street, NE.
Business Property
633 Girard Street, NE.

BY virtue OF an order of the District
Court Of the United States for, the Dis
Co. BanEyupt No. 3ls4; the UNDERSIGNED
trustee will offer for sale by public auc
tic zion uoNb2Y o f9Y THE + nj BAY oF
AT THREE-THiRTY O'CLOCK. PM.
Lot 1856, square 5G04; 10 feet front by
by tWo-story and cellar brick dwelling. No
L5n6 Ridge place Sc. containing 5 rooms.
second oor fav heat bnPn
. AT THREE-F1FTY o'cIocK. Pm.
Lot - a.n square t ao2 20 . feet front BY IS IS
1898 z st. Sc; eGntainine rooms. iaii
porcheS inclosed and finished on second
~ AT A. FoUR,TEENNo O'CLOCK. x. P;:M;. s.,
49, 49, fee feet eep deep to an 1sfoot aiiey, S I'M.
dwelling. dDafn No. S52 18th st. T ne. CONTAINING e
poreSes reSs fna het-Rater Rat heat. SUBJECT 70
.ost2fnFs H FoGR.SoRry q .EsSR9 oc1ocK. PM Pm, :,
79,4c feet deep 10 a 16-foot alley. i'm
proved by two-story and cellar brick build
ing No 1902 4th st. ne. containing store
on second floor; kot-water heat. Subject
AT FIVE O'CLOCK, P M
Lot 81 square :;f41: ." feet front by
lbs feet deep to a a0-foot alley. i'm
proved by two-story and cellar brick
dwelling. No. 6:i:; Girard ST ne contain
ing Is rooms and bath. "-story screened
rear porches hot-water heat. Subject to
covenants of record.
Terms of sale: Cash A deposit of $500
on each property required of purchaser
at sale. Examination of title convey.
ancing.. recording. revenue stamps and
notarial fees at cost of purchaser. Terms
to be complied with within thirty days
from day of sale. otherwise trustee re-
serves the right to resell property at risk
and cost of defaulting purchaser, after
five days advertisement Of such resale in
some newspaper published in Washington.
D. c. or deposit nas be forfeited. or
without forfeiting deposit. trustee may
avail himself of any legal or EQUITABLE
rights against defaulting purchaser. All
sales subject 20 approval by the court.
JOHN A. REILLY. Trustee.
1881 G st. NV.
H. WINSHIP WHEATLEY.
Attorney for Trustee.
1910 Vermont Ave. NV.
fe3-d6ydbS eXSu
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ADAM A. wEscHLER & SON. Auctioneers
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE CORNER
STUCCO-OVER-FRAM DWELLING.
WATER HEAT tGAS BURNER) NO
:i34S SIXTEENTH STREET NV.

TRUSTEES s1HH 9E syshgAsES f2FssE
:s34s MAAA s1xTEENTH a1AI 1iH0 STREET SPETN NV, W.
WITH METAL GARAGE
Lbeg No. ssS H' ct sea
land records Of the District Of Celumbia. ,paa
BY BY the undersigned trustees will offer for
sale by public auction. in front Of premises.
on TUESDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF FEB 153;
PM. he following described property in
lot 2t5 in Sarah F. Exleys subdivision OF
of Pleasant Plains now called Mount
division division recorded In Liber County No 8,
tht.' the surveyor T OF the District Of Columbia.
described as follows: Beginning for the
same at the intersection of the west line
plat filed in condemnation proceedings IN
District Court case No g. ESQ % in the Slpremhe SUPP me
GoresePy GoH1 qf tfs ns 81 Mo1os
sdfdaa northWesteriy along ths northerIy Ilne q
dimensions. or 6S.06 feet by actual meas,
urement. TO the. southwesterly corner OF
said lot :65; thence s,snd northerly at t rish nj
recorded dimensions. or rs. SO feet by &C,
tus. measurement, thence due east - M ~
feet BY recorded dimensions. or 1880 ieet
by actual measurements. to western line
OF Sixteenth street extended; and thence
south with west line of sstesnth es street
Terms Of sale: Property will be sold
subject to prior deed Of trust for Sl0;-
900. at 90 due February II, 1887; bal,
Of purchaser at sale. Examination OF title
conveyancing. recording and revenue
stamps and notarial fees at cost OF pur-
thirty days from day. of sale. otherwise
trustees reserve the right to resell prop
erty at risk and cost OF defaultine pur,,
such resale in some newspaper published
in Washington. p; G.: or deposit may maybe be
trustees may avail themselves of any legal
or equitable rights against defaulting pur-
chaser.
w C. MURPHY.
iao7.3Ofeo 80 Trustees
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AUCTION SALES.
THOS. J. OWEN & son AUCTIONEERS. /
1881 Eye Street NV.
TO-DAY

1881 Eye Street NV.
ESTATE IMPROVED BY. TWO BRICk
I4ail a AND 1853 CHURCH STREET
BY virture Of a certain deed Of trust. duly
recorded in Liber No. % Is; folIo 36:3 Ct
sa o6 ahe ana at he Gt Of
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
will sell at public a4GtiQn. IN front 1t,} q
DAY OF FEBRUARY. AID. 1897. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the followng-described
land and, premises, situate in the District
the east one-half of lot forty-seven tE. Il
of Az and the west IA feet q inches front
= s the f W dfDh 7 e5sUf 5Sa t g5b0 @ f Brary
subdivision Of square. two hundred and
nine t209l. as per plat recorded in the
oGe Gmba Of the he Eber 3 too dGF e. e.
Terms of sale: one-ffth Of the purchase
money to, be paid IN cash, balance in
two. three and four years. with interest at
5 per centum per annum. payable quarterly: y
trust upon the property sold. or all cash,
at the option of the purchaser. deposit
OF. $500 will be REQUIRED at the time OF
sale Examination OF title e9nVeyanclnst e3n "a anst
of purchaser. Terms Of sale to be complied
with within thirty days from day of sale.
otherwise the substituted trustee reserves
the right to forfeit said deposit or to resell!
the. property at the risk and cost of de-
faulting purchaser upon the foregoing
terms. after five days advertisement, of
such resale in some newspaper published
in Washington D. c.. or with OF, without
forfeiting the deposit. the substituted
trustee may avail itself Of any, legal or
equitable rights against the defaulting
AMERl6AAH 6AD TRUsE TTRi{GUssFEicceo COMPANY.
Substituted Trustee in Equity Cause
BY VIM L. BEALE. Vice President.
A. H. SHILkINGTON
Asst. Secretary.