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IISK DEMN FOR ALL KIlDS Of 0. C. RELTY! McKeever & Go Rport Trans five of PSI1,360. Covering Homes and Business. An unusual demand for residential business. and inveetment properties is shown by the following report of Mc Keever & Goes, of recent sales ag gregating in value $70.350. A Chevy Chase apartment house o. rated at Chevy Chase circles was sold to Union Realty Company for Howard C. Castor, who will hold same as an Investment. Consideration was $9.000. Business property at 931 0 str'eet northwest was sold to John L. Vaeth for J. K. Chakalakia. H. J. Holtman sold to Raymond R. J.ethus property known as the "Judy Cot" on Leland street, Chevy Chase, Md. This is a one floor bungalow on large lot; consideratioq $15,250. Shannon & Luchs sold to Dr. James H. Gaynes, 1349 Ingraham street, for consideration of $16,950. This is one of the Shannon & Luchs new homes and handled exclusively by the office of McKeever & Goss. Charles E. Tankerslely sold to H. P. Kerr, premises 2825 Twenty-ninth street, for a consideration of $15,500. House is of rough texture briek and contains eight rooms. twol baths, open fireplace and garage. Hold for ilarris Shapero, builder, to Fannie P. Schoev thal, 2638 Garfield street; considera tion $14,000. Sold for Harris Shapero to Con gftssman John W. Langley of Kvn tuckey, 2807 Twenty-eighth stret-, Which property will he oct-upied hv Mr. Langley and his family as th-r Washington home during his tay iii Congress. Consideration Si .500. Thiq Is one of Mr. Shapero's recent op.euu tions. and Is of center hall plidn, four bedrooms, two baths, built in garage, and is an unusual attractive hon--. Which adds to the attractiveness of Woodley Park. John H. Cole sold to Lena Shou),h, 2711 Wisconsin avonue: consideration $12,750. This property will be occupiel by the purchaser as his residence. House in detached frame onl large lot; open fire-place in living room. Henry Finkelman purchased from Homer Kinkel, 2411 Twelfth stre A northeast; considbration of $6,700. This property will be Improved by the pur chaser and occupied an a residence. Frank McPherson bought from L.. E_ Breuningur. 1317 D street northeast: consideration $7,250. This house enn tains six rooms and bath and all nod. ern improvements, and will he occu pied by the purchaser as a home. Sold to LeRoy Lupton for G. Arthur Fowler, 3520 Eleventh street; pri-e $8.000. Thomas S. Coughlin sold to William H. and Lillian Quigg, 1317 Randolph street. This house is twenty-five ft Wide and contains eight rooms and two baths on deep lot; consideration Is said to be $13,000. E. G. Landon sold to Jacob Flax. 616 Princeton, Park View, which prop erty will be occupied by Mr. Flax: consideration $9,000. James W. Abel bought from M. C. Heflin, 637 Allison street, for consid ation of $10,250.. Sold for G. 1'. Small to James H. Ryan, 3847 Warder strvet: considera tion $12,250. This is one of the new homes recently completed by Mr. Small and contains eight rooms and bath and built in garage. A. Galblun bought from 0. 1'. Small. 3651 Warden street; consideration of $12,250. House is semi-detaihed, con tains eight rooms and bath, and built in garage. Captain Koons, of the 'nitei States Army, purchased from C. H. Small, 4121 Fourth street, Pctworth, for con sideration of $8,750. This in a new house of six rooms and bath with hard. Wood trim. Ellen B. Clarke and Annie S. Mayno bought from C. H. Small, 4123 Fourth street. Petworth; for consideration of $8,750. Contains six rooms and bath, front and rear porches, hardwood floors and trim. Arthur F. Brakhagen bought prem imes at 4125 Fourth street; for con sideration of $8,760. This Is another of C. H. Small's beautiful homes re cently completed. The property will be occupied by Mr. Brakhagen as a residence. R. M. Moul bought premises 4127 ?ourth street; consideration $6,750. 1334 Taylor street was mold to A. Pearl Hengst for consideration of $12, 300. This is a semi-detached home containgig eight rooms and bath. front and double rear porches, built in garage. 1338 Taylor street was mold to Paul 0. Miller for C. H. Small for $11,500. Thi, property contains eight rooms and bath, front and rear porches; and will be occupied by Mr. Miller as a residenee. 1340 Taylor street was mold to Mary E. Goodaore for $11,500. It sontains eight rooms and bath, front and rear c hes, and will be occupied as a rest. MaurIe B, Judd mold to J. C. Claghor, * Blackthorn street. Chevy Chase. Md. Onsideration $13,750. House Is of frame construction and built on very large lot, having an open fireplace. four bedrooms and garage. 607 E street norfhwest was mold to the Salvation Army for Frederick H-. Vogh, for consideratIon said to be $15,000. This property 1s to be re mnodeled, and used by the Salvation Army. 31 T street was sold to Julia Bl. MacGuire, for the estate of Emma Ii. Smith. This property is one of the old homes in LeDroit Park, and will be remodeled for residence; considera tIon 36,500, 750 Girard street was sold to Thee dore and Georgia A. Smith for the es tate of Emma 1B. Smith, This prop erty Is to be occupied by the owner as a resIdence. 305 Eighteenth street northwest was mold for E. F. McKeen in connec tion with the office of Fitch. Fox & Brown, to Jacob Cohen; consIderation $12,600. Ambassador Woods Is Guest. MA DRID, Nov. 12.-Cyrus i& Woods, United States ambassador to Spain, and Mrs. Woods were guests of honor at a reception given here to day by the American consul. Ely 1:. Palmter. and Mrs. Palmer. The entire -Amnerican colony in Madrid attended. Joh F. Doohoe '& Ss, Inc. Deal Uesae ad Essessmee, 314 Pennsylvanla Ave. S.E. VERNON STREET HOME FINDS READY BUYER New" colonial brick residence at 1834 Vernon street northwest just completed by Boss & Phelps and sold to Annie Leland. The house conmins eight rooms, breakfast and sleeping porches, and i modern throughout. SHAKESPEARE HAD TH RIGH T DOPE ON WOMEN, SAYS FAY KING "The Lady Protesteth Overmuch," Key to Their Real Thoughts II Biy FAY KING. cre hr e da aifi That gui.y Shakespeare had the cr u h' aeyutikta right dope on womn. fie justI listened to a jane rave and then, Iold t A n aeland. nibblinig thfe tips of his mustache, Molesgta awu rih n he said: amd ekrI rawydu "Methinks the lady protesteth too sl or he nds oden much." Icta tsteol lc ntw Any tine you hear a doll working ta ae efc h lt herself up Into a rage because you sudebtwhn hegscor casually remark that a certain sh'sofse seal ysrdsa Romeo In very attentive to heri Put srwe oa it down on Your slate that she oves Soe thrdl dag hrsf that homeo. Don't pay any attention to what $300sbeap.nd erlfam she's saying, but do a lot of looking Inp aye frm xcs bgae at the way s~he says it.Intewyoemrlad apie Have You ever tea-d with some O m u e old maid and mentioned the best-he er ie s th looking guy on the block to her Bi he d hat ou i t rgd w-tht o her rut him on the gos by that t e ata allwtaed uph n s rile , u ha t n a eind nw. jutibeaus the kow hsh deste olesgta wu rs hstad: aone-awoererree anhdiayhdne "ist hiwns th y rt tth to strbtshhesyu notik muhn tie oher adol okngw~ t' h nyplc ntw hermel upm itoa drage yous o maeforretchclt cornewherewhen se gtks the casualy remak that a er ai . 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Price, $17,500 (Corner, $21,000) FOR SALE BY KENNEDY BROTHI Owners and Builders 2400 16th St. N. W Startling S U. S. Loan Revealed Tn. I.gwi a ..g r L S Qu n"e de stot or Volve Out of all the scandal over dollar war loans to foreign 1 with Boris Bakhmeteff, the ment, have areased the stror Sonatorm pd Repreaentativem the bottom of the Russian los Th inside story. boweveri5 told for -the first time in this article on the disclosuree of the foreign lean scandal contained in an official re port now before the senate JUd"ay Committee. liere are some of the more startling disulosures set forth In the Rlssian chapter of the report as compiled by the committee's counsel. I)on M. Hunt. from the official Treasury Depalt ewnt ,'0eords: "Moneys from this fund (raised from liberty loan drives and taxtioln for prosecution of the war and au thorized to be loaned to foreign gov ernments then at war with the enemIes of the United states) went, with the approval of the Treasury De partment. to the aid of three sepa rate de facto governments in Russia, namely, the Kerensky government. the Kolchak government and the Wrangel government. 5187,739,750 Advansed. "'Dluring his term of office here as de facto Ambassador of the Russian people Mr. l1oris) Hakhmeteff has rep resented first the Milyukoff-KerenskY government, second the Kolchak gov ernment of Rtussia, third the Wrangel government. and at the present time there is no faction In Russia strong enough to set up a de facto govern inent which he could possibly repre sent." The official figures cited in the re Port to the Senate Committee show a total of $187,729.750 was advanced to the provisional government of Russia. all on Itakhmaateteif's or his assistant's 1. 0. U's. Not a cent of interest has been paid ,n these loans except out of credits specifivally advanced for that purpose. The report before the Senate Judiciary Commtnittee furthet says: "We also hold obligations of the so called Provisional Russian Govern ment for war material sold by the War l)epirtment to various branches of that go' crnment, dated August 8. 119, $1 '[e2. We also hold obliga tio Is of the provisional government for foodstuffs sent through the Amrer ,,an Jlief Administration the sum of $4,465.46.. Thim obligation i dated Julv 1. 1919. This money was taken froin the Presidtent's fund of $150,. 1100.( 00. Private Loans Floated. "In addition to these mums, there were private loans In this country through J. P. Morgan, the Guaranty Trust Comipany, the National City Bank and other large banking insti tutionts prior to our entrance into the war. These private loans to Russia aggregate over $96,000.000. Summing up all these obligations, we find that uk are now holding Russian obliga tions aggregating over $302,000,000." An official Treasury Depar.nent statenent submitted to the House W as and Means Committee in con Iertion with the pending Foreign Loan Itefunding bill accounts for Rus sian obligations to this Government aggregating $192,601.297. The accrued interest was given as $26,120,560, mak ing the total debt of the Provisional lussian (overnment to the United states :overnment $218.721,867. The report to the Judiciary Cam ruitt." la. this to say further oi ioneys loaned to Russia: "In addition to these loans to the rovisional Government of Russit mnreet, we hn'd the obligations of various subdivisions of what was t' rmerly the 1;overnnient of Russia, in tho aggregate of over $30.000,000. These ohigations are from the Gov ernment of Esthonia, Finland, LatviA and Lithuania. Large War Contracts. "If these governments remain as separate governnments, then, of ccurse, these obligations will eventu ally be paid by them, if at all. But if Russia, when it finally emerges from it. present chaotic condition, insists on recognition of its original bounds ie, theme bovernimentsl will be a part of Russia.'' The report continues: 'When the U'nited States Govern ment first started making advancem to the Kerenaky provisional govern ment, that government thee had to its credit in the National City Bank of New York approximately $11,000. Homes at Road ch, sleeping porch, ~RS. Inc. ~adal of s-to Russia to Senators Vee of a fod@i oess Univer as lareiss. this Government's ten bilion governments, the transactions ambassador-without-a-govern gest criticism on the part of who have sought to get at in situation. o in addition to the advances mnade by the United states Govern , n it s n ' d ,r n -r v b o n -'i n t o t h e Russian Government in this country ard realized thaerefroms approximatelY $13.000.000. This made the total of its available balances approximately $21t. "'ring the summer of 11T the pro visional government entered Into large contructs with Amerk-a contractors for various war supplies. When the provisional governmegt fell, these con tracts wore in various stages of com pletion. Interesting Faeis. "Our Government, instead of de claring the provisional government of Russia bankrupt and stepping In and taking complete charge of the assets and administering tho estate. continued to recognize the provision al government's ambassador. Mr. Bakhmeteff, and allowed him to carry on the functions of his office. affairs of the Kerensky government to the end that he settle up the affairs of the Kerensky government under the United States Treasury supervision of hip hank balance. "Some interesting facts about the unbusinesslike manner in which the Hussian affairs were administered by this Government are shown by the fact that the War Department of the United States Government purchased from the provisional Run Plan government after its fall, war munitions which had been contract N for by that government to the ex. tent of $11.000.000. Instead of pay ing that $11,000,000 into the United states Treasury and crediting that sum as a payment on the Russian loan, the $11.000,000 was paid into the National City Bank to the credit of Mr. Bakhmeteff. Shipping Board's Deal. "The Shipping Board chartered some vessels belonging to the pro visional Russian government. It paid Mr. Bakhmeteff over $1.400,000 for these vessels. This money was paid direct to the National City Bank to %r. Bakhmeteff's credit, but none of it was paid to the United States Gov -rnment for credit on the loan or on the interest from Russia. About FOR SALE NORTHEAST NEAR GALLAUDET COLLEGE Owner will sacrifee for quick sale. A splendid corner house, containing six rooms and bath. In perfect condition. Imme diate possession can be had. For Full Particulars Apply N. L- Sansbury Co. ' leeparted. "Everything In Real Estate" 1418 Eye Street N. W. Phones Main 5903-4-6 New Listin 1E 5310 14th St. This is a beautiful dwellin Change in his p lans place. it o Seven delightful rooms and hat electric light; large front porch, place; large closets; attic, full rated; expensive fixtures; evry d horne; large lot, delightful surrou OPEN SUNDAY Shepherd St.-Near 12th $10,500 Excellent brick hous,. just completed, must be sold at once. Six large rooms and tiled bath; hot water heat, electric light; front and rear porches; double sleeping porch; a substantially built modern home. Close Dupont Circle $13,500 Very substantial 12 rooms and 2 bath brick house, all modern improvemnents; servants' rooms: other features, in high-clas neighborhood. Washington Heights $12,000 Attractive six-room and bath brick residence, with front and rear porches: sleepir~g porch; awnings, metal weathier strips; new hot water heating plant; electric light; cedar closets and many other features. Near 1,incoln'Park $7,250 $1,000 cash and $65 monthly will take this nine-room and bath 2-story brick house. Newly papered and painted and in best condition. ALL ANE. WAL 813 15th St. N. W. ""A ,000 m iAa ew o he sin of erament bma the 1hppn aSas. "The Nevy D tmost Of the Unleed msase ame IS tw lUmoaf goveranmeat for ertain ve se it used. It also made payansbts direct to Mr. Ebskhmesff instead of saying this naeney Late the United ktate Treasury, where it could be credited ex the Ruia lomm. "There was a fund t $1.004.A40 in deposited in .Lhe mini at 1a by the provisional gevera meat of Rusasia. as a forfeiture on oeraim war suppiles whiek were to be purchased fre the War Depart annt @t the United States. When the Kertak governament feil, this esstract co4ld not be carried out. Acoodi to the contract, the Si0.W in -I was put up as a forfeiture. The Wr Department settled with the Russian amba r charging him only $66. 0 on the contract. The remaining 416,00 which this Government then had In Its posemion was Immiediately turned back to Mr. Eakhmetoff. in. stead of being credited on the Rus elan loan or interest. Ambaeder fteM Freely. "At the time of the fail of the Kereneky government there was ap proximately $56.000,000 In the Na tional City Bank to the credit of thai government. "According to Mr. Bakhmetefft' report over $50,000,000 munitions anc supplies have been sent from this country to Russia. Practically all o these supplies could have been sole In this country and the money credit ed on the Russian loan if the mattei had been handled in a businecalik* manner." The report to the Judiciary Commit tee calls "especial attention to thi enormous expenditures which wer made by Mr. Bakhmeteff out of this fund." It mys: "You will note in one of his salar) reports that he used approximatel) $2.500.000 for this fund. With this fund he was keeping up the embass) here, two or three consulates in this country and several offices in Russia.' The attention of the committee fur ther Is called in the' report "to th4 $100.000 item of expenses for sending the Russian provisional governmeni ministers and agents to the peace con ference." The records embodied iri the report show this expenditure was made with the approval of both the Treasury and State Departments. VANDALS DESTROY ORCHARD OF MARYLAND PREACHER FREDERICK. Md.. Nov. 12.-Van dals chopped down thirty apple trees a few nights ago in the orchard of Robert J. itidgely, a school teacher and preacher living near Myersville. While there is no clue to those who cut down the trees, it Is believed it was the work of persons offended be cause Mr. Itidgely would not permit hunting on his property. Some- months ago vandals nearly demtroyed an orchard almont in the same neighi.oorhood. and recently the nw-lon .atch of a farmer in the county Was r~uined. -BARGAIN I Home Buyers Do Not Fail to Inspect B rj1715 IrviNg tAI ' W 8 Rooms 1f 2 Baths G F1 Garag~e rA AI Wide Let.Pa-AlAleytto Kleb-Clase Neigimberboed Esy Ter.m. Meet Plesoant car to IrY 1 n Inct. and walk west one ___ __ Open Day and Night N B. H. GRUVER U Owam & Builder. i Ever Section N. W.-$15,000 r, built by owner for a home. n the tuarket just as completed. h stucco house; hot-water heat, back porch; sleeping porch; fire -oncrete cellar; benutifully deco tail of the completely appointed ndings Room for garage. rOR INSPECTION Corner Saul's Addition $13,750 Six large rooms and bath, with exceptionally large and attrac tive living room; center hall plan; front and rear porches: hot water heat, electric light. Garage on large lot. Thin is a detached corner house In veryv hest section that will win Inmnedlate ap proval. Corner Near Central High $18,000 Splendid semi-detached corner brick dwelling contaIning 12 rooms and 2 baths, excellent in arrangement and in best condi tion. Hot water heat, electric light, large lot with 3-car garage. On Wide Avenue $6,300 In central northwest section. Six rooms and hath, modern, and In first class condition. Washington Height. $12,000 On Kenyon St.. west of 19th, is this very dentirable six-room and tiled bath brick house; sleeping porch; maid's room in attic; hot water heat and elec tric light. Houses in this lo cality are selling for much more than is asked for this one. KER & CO., Inlc. Main 2430 WORLOWARNED NOT TOFORGET PLIGHT OF RUSS Hapgood Says Famine Stuld Not Be Lost Sght of in Arms Confereno. Iy NORMAN BAPOOD. It is all very well, this conentraUting of the conferenos. and It is worth tbile, for Its possiblities of service or failure: but how nuch attention are W" paying neantime to he specter of 'Atfteen million beople, some of hem starving o death now. ithere about to starve, as fam ne stalks cross one of he most pros perous regions of Russia? T h e answer sf the world to h I m measure ess agony Is I I s heartening A little in being done, but noth ing in propor tion to the need. In this country, the only big country not in serious economic peril itself, the results are a tiny fract~on of what they ought to be. A friend of mine is just back from Russia. Of all the picturesm he brought back in his memory the must terrible, perhaps, is that of the choices that have to be made In families, when there is just enough relief food avail able to save one child. Imagine what the relief worker feels as he selects the one child and leaves the other children and the parents to die. Many of the accounts hrought from the strickeni regions are so measureless in the misery they picture that It is almost ui bearable to realize them. Can Aid But Few. This country has plenty to answer for, in helping to bring this condition about, but it Is now acting efficiently and without politics in trying to re lieve the distress through the Amer ihan relief administration. With the funds they have, however, the asso (iatIon can reach hut a tiny fraction of the sufferers. Only if the Amer iean people come to hell) can the numher of those savod Ie inrresad. In Europe som'thing has bai done b1y private generosity and by one or two of the poorer Governments. hut the European Governments in gen eral have been kept from doing anv For Rent! OFFICE SPACE Available for Disarma ment Conference, in Buildings Only Short Distance From the Bureau of American Republics. Randall H. E 1207 Connectict Telephone Fram CHOOSE YOL] 1215 to 1221 Ke 13th and Spring 8th and Quincy 23 Bryant St. N. 914 5th St. N. E 1352 to 56 K Si 947-957 14th St 539-41-43 Kentu REMEMBER' 6, 7and 8R( All Houses Ope> All Houses Sold on Force Your House to Pay Rent Second Floor Monthly by aew ad" V0 An Amerum Wow wae ans a Idtaaass m* ae & ae #e iotstt tthe -- mt a ineIans indst - ees et the ituetles. T4 et f them iis s Min a sae ef gWg me afhte wmep of oa inte powe -a ms b. ?-T a "Eva Ie alte by p L an one @W or the ether, tha I do wet e hw the people at be. es, m ers meay seneo able Ui6a et what 1 asainv tesg plase ia Raweat tis tsiabe- As costly sem eeaslee me heom ae in. EAu.e to Ame., "Prom au dies we get eprte that Russia looks for help to AnW ies at the preset time. I thiak the Uime in now ripe to have aD posible political. socia aad commerial eo tact with Russia. in order that we may In that way exert our influence 'ward restoring more normal condi tionsa." Humming up the political situation inuide of itussla. he says: I "A-The Bolshevik government iP the only government in Russia at the present time. "1-There is nothing to take its place and no organised opposition to it. "C--The revolution in over. evolu. tion has already started, and the pro ceam of eevolution will be a long one. "D-Lenin In the only big man in Russia who will be able to carry through thin evolution. "i..-The only way we can help Rus ala Is to assist this evolutionary pro cess in every possible way. If It does not succeed, the country will go into general anarchy. "F-The American people can da more for Russia than any other peo. pie by moral support and by directing reconstructioti. The Russians trust the Americans as having po ulterior motives. "m-ermany must help in the re. construction of Russia by furnishing manufactured goods, as well as skill ed laborers, mechanics and organ irwa. Do Not Trust British. "H-The Russians do not trust the Brit ish or French-. "I-There will probably emerge from the present chaos a sort of United States of Russia." The writer is a regular army officer in daily contact with the Rlssians. He has a strong dislike of the Bol sheviks, but he has a clear and open mind. lie sums up: "The time has come when we should go into Russia. not only with relief, as the A. R. A. is doing, but commercially and politically as well. We should get all the contracts with Russia we possibly can." All of which in wine; much wiser than any bunch of government offI cials is likely to be. The ordinary private citIzen cannot do much to con trol or influence his Government in political doings so far away. lie can. however, do his share to build up the wrld's effort against the scourge that is striking down babies daily by the thousand. Furnished and Unfurnished HOUSES For Rent and For Sale Also Furnished Apartments agner & Co. it Avenue N. W. kin 4366-67-8 ISTEIN IIOMES 1314 FIST NW R LOCATION nyon St. N. W. Road N. W. St. N. W. E. . S.E. ,S.E. ky Ave. S. E. HESE FACTS! )OM HOUSES for Inspection Monthly Payments For Itself-You Can Easily or Enough to Make Paym.n. pg