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The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Washington Heights Improvements.


J.F. Mccormick has bought plot of
ground at the northeast corner of Erie
and Ontario streets. Washington
Heights, and will build thereon twelve
three-story residences or eighteen feet
front each. Modern brick and stone
trimmings are to be used for the fronts.
and the houses are each to contain ten
rooms and two baths, and be heated
with hot water. The cost of this i'm
provement viii be about $4,000. The
deal for the land and the financing of
the enterprise was negotiated through
l. Walter Weed, real estate broker
Franklin V. Killian has bought from
John Joy Edison a plot of ground at
Adams Mill road and Lanier avenue.
Washington Heights, so by 15s feet. pay
ing $4,000 for the same. The deal was
negotiated through lie Roy Mark. real
estate broker. Mr.. Killian will erect on
this lot an apartment house for which
the architect selected by him has the
plans already completed. and Samuel ].
Prescott, the well-known building con-
tractor, will have the work of construc-
ton in hand The structure is to be five
stories in height, containing twenty
apartments of from three to seven
rooms and bath each. 1t is to be Are
proof, nothing but brick. stone and
steel being used in its construction
Steam heat and electric elevators are to
be used. 1t is understood that Mr..
Killian has given his architect and
builder carte blanche in the matter of
equipment. his only stipulation being
that there shall be no finer apartment
house of it's size in the District. The
cost of the building will not be less than
$4,000
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

an abundance of light and ventilation
throughout the entire building Rose
windows of special design will be intro
duced on both fronts, the facades cor
responding in general style or arcnitec-
ture. The entire interior will be fin
ished in cream white enamel, the orna-
mental work of the shrine being taste
fully accentuated with gold leaf. The
shrine, together with the pulpit. plat
form and reading desk, will be combined
to form the important feature of the in
terror. The pews will be of hardwood.
Basement Features.
In the basement Will be four we'll
lighted and weli-ventilated class rooms.
as also a large room for daily services
and a library. The partitions In the
basement will be made sliding so that
the whole can be thrown into one large
room for social gatherings. There will
be a subcellar for the heating plant.
fuel and storage rooms
Special attention has been given to the
matter Of exits. which will be placed at
the four corners of the building. The
entire edifce is to be heated by hot
water and lighted by electricity. Ter
races will be provided on both fronts
so as to produce a picturesque effect.
The probable cost of the temple will be
$50, ,OO0
The building committee consists OF
Samuel Oppenheimer. Isoc Levy, j.
Shappirio, l. Rosenfeld. +. G!chner. ].
Blumenthal. b. Schwartz. /. Small. n.
Horn. j. Hornstein, B. Cohen and David
Goldsmith. The Rev. Julius T. Loeb is
the rabbi of the congregation. and to
his persistent agitation since he as
sumet charge of the congregation is
due in no small measure the success OF
the undertaking thus far.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
MAN ACCUSED OF CH0PPING
DOWN FENCE AROUND LOTS

The breaking down OF a fence is the
offense for which T. Gushing Daniel Is
called upon TO make defense In the
Supreme Court of the District.
He was sued yesterday in the local
courts by Whitney b. Davie and others
10 recover $1,000 as damages for alleged
trespass upon their property in Fair
view Heights
The plaintiffs alleged that October 4
Mr.. Daniel. with axes. hatchets and
other tools. tore and broke down a
large portion of the fence which inclosed
lots j. >. 3 and in block !, Fairview
Heights. and damaged and lessened the
market value OF the property. John Rid
tiffs.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

HOUSTON. Tex, Oct. IA petition
from number of citizens has been pre-
sented to Governor Lanham. asking
that the State permit mob punishment
of negroes guilty of assaulting women
The communication sets forth that It
is dangerous for white women to live in
sparsely settled sections unless con-
stantly guarded; that the tendency to
commit these frightful crimes is incres =
Ing among the blacks. and must be stop
ped. even If it is necessary to wipe out
the race; that suspicion may be enter
tained against every male negro. and
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Texans Want Governor
To Legdlize Lynchi1g
Citizens Petition Sets Forth That 1t Is Danger
Gus for White Women to Live in
SparscIy Settled Sections

that wholesale slaughter will ensue IL
the crimes are not checked.
The governor is asked to fndOrse the
proposals that negroes guilty of assault
receive no sort OF protection. that no le-
gal inquiry be held. and that they may
be instantly hanged when apprehended.
He IS advised that every community
will hold a mass meeting and adopt
resolutions in accordance with the fore
going
Governor Lanham's response is prin-
cipally directed to the legal phase OF the
nroposftion. He sets forth that IL is
an impossibilIty for him TO countenance
the policy in view OF his oath of office.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

an aDartment house of four stories at
Twelfth and o streets northwest, to cost
o.0o0
Architects Totten & Rogers are pre-
pairing plans for four-story and base
ment residence for Mrs. Jane Nick.
Goode on Twenty-second street, between
Decatur and streets.
Ground was broken last week for the
erection of six modern brick dwellings
on the north side Of p street. between
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets
northwest, on the site OF the Magruder
mansion, which was over century old.
The owner of the property Is Joseph
Pearson. who is also building the
houses. The Improvements Will repre-
sent an expenditure OF about S2s.ooo. The
property has a frontage of 100 feet on
street. By depth of $50 feet.
New Real Estate Firm.
The activity In Washington real es-
tate is manifested not only by records
OF transfers, but also by the increased
number of real estate brokers. Several
have been added to the list recently.
and the latest is the Collins-Guerry
Company Qncorporated). The officers of
this company are jeremiah Collins, pres
ident; Homer Guerry, vice president and
general counsel; George Francis Will
Jams. attorney: Leslie f. +. Prince, sec
retary. and Hazel Nordeman. assistant
secretary. The officers OF the company
are the principal stockholders The
company has leased from Mr.. Query
the newly fitted-up office building. 62l
Thirteenth street northwest, and Will
| take possession of the same this week,
although their office fixtures Will not be
in place for a few weeks The Collins
Guerry Company expects to have one OF
the most attractive real estate ofhces
| in Washington Its business operations
will embrace real estate, loans. insur-
ance, and general investments.
Real Estate Sales.
Terrell & Little have bought forty
| five acres of land just south or Ia
koma Park. within the District line
which they intend to subdivide into
acre tracts and place on the market
IT is situated on the Blair road, and
is known as Chillum Castle Manor.
| The Rev. George Calvert Carter. rec
tor or st. Andrews Episcopal Church
! has bought, through Murray A. Cobb
real estate broker. a lot at the north
east corner of New Hampshire avenue
and r street, containing 1870 square
feet, on which he intends to have built
a residence for his own use. The price
paid for the ground was $4,000.
| Davidson & Davidson have bought
from Louis Baillieux his porperty a
| the corner of Park and Seventeenth
streets, Mt. Pleasant. 1t has an area
of $1,000 square feet, and the price
| paid was s1.25 a foot. The new owner
| intends to have the old building re.
moved. the ground cleared, and TO ereci
residences thereon. The same firm has
sold to Richard c. Adams the property
! on Park street belonging to Col. e. b
| Townsend, for about $4,000. There Is
a large and modern dwelling on thu
place. and about $4,000 square feet OF
| ground
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
On Newport Place.

Edwin NJ. Dulin has bought ground on
Newport place, between Twenty-first
and Twenty-second and y and streets
northwest, on which he will build seven
two-story cellar modern residences TO
cost $4,000 The deal was financed
through the Office of Westcott. Wilcox
& Hieston.
The residence planned by Architect
Lemuel Morris for John c. Emo. the
New York millionaire, at 1872 n street
northwest. is nearing completion. 1t is
magnificent mansion of four stories. 80
by 100 in diemnsion, and with brick and
stone front. The cost viii be about &c.,
coo John S. Larcombe is the builder.
Thomas II. Melton is about TO build
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
DEALS PLENTIFUL,
BUT NOT LARGE
Home Buying and Building
Going on Everywhere.
GOOD REAL ESTATE VALUES
Plans Perfected for New Hebrew Syna-
gogue-Big Apartment House for
Washington Heights.

Study of the record of real estate
transfers for the past week or two re-
veals the unmistakable fact that the
real estate market has fallen into the
Tur OF comparatively small transactions.
The notable exception Is the transfer
to the United States of the properties
embraced in the square south of the
general Postoffice building. on which
the annex is to be erected. but as the
transactions involving the sale OF these
parcels were made some time ago they
can hardly be credited as deals showing
the condition OF the market at the pres
en-. time.
IN the same way the record of deeds
of trust does not show that any large
building loans have been negotiated re-
cently, another indication that the cree
ton of large apartment houses or Of
large complexes of dwellings is likely
10 be somewhat curtailed in the imme-
dlate future.
All this.- however. is not to be inter-
preted as indicating a slump In the gen.
eral field of real estate transactions.
1t simply denotes change in the char
aeter OF deals, and one that Is quite
as gratifying in its way as would he
an exhibit Of more imposing proportions
IL appears that Washington just now
is enjoying a period of home building
and home buying.
Healthy Growth of City.
1t is sign of the healthy growth of
the city that these sales and modest
building operations are pretty well dis
tributed over all sections, for II can
be taken as a fair indication of general
prosperity When persons of compare
lively small means go into the buying
or building CT homes 1t is pretty good
evidence os steady and remunerative
employment and-what is still more i'm
portant-of true thrift and sagacity in
making investment of surplus funds.
That building has slackened In the
District il made manifest by the fact
that Construction News does not
place washington in the list of twenty
five principal cities of the country in
which bailding permits We're taken out
during the month OF September
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Eight-R0Om Houses on
Capitol Hill

Two stories; four rooms on a floor.
Near Stanton Park Price 81. go
Tenth near Massachusetts, avenue
Hrlce ---.---.-----.--.----- 4.zS3
Near Second and Maryland ave-
nue.. Price s., So
Ninth street. near c. y. E. Price. 81, $50
Near Library. Price.............S5. s. 600
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

w. Pickford the brick building on the
east side of East Market Space, George
town. which has been used for the past
quarter of century as, bakery, the
price paid being $500.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Remarkably Cheap Corner.
Reduced from $3.50

to to..............S .S5, 800
5000 once loaned on 1t. 9 rooms;
lot 2Ix110. Convenient location in NV.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
A Special Bargain
$500

1CC SOycOO
Near Fifteenth and T streets. two
story brick dwelling; cellar. furnace
heat Lot 20xS0 TO alley
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
An Extraordinary Bargain
Price S3.35O

A prettier and more complete house
than any ever offered in the North
west at the price. Can you think or
another even at $500 with such at
tractive features. Detached; front
porch; modern bathroom: porcelain
tub; nickel plumbing: cabinet II an
tells; furnace heat; side entrance In
Northwest. west Of Seventh street
Near two ear lines. Easy payments.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
for a Modern House
D~;oo ca 7E0

Price .$4, ,750
Near Connecticut avenue and .
street Bay window brick in a high
priced location
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
A Modern House
$4,000

Price $4,000
Rents for $3.50. F'irst-class condi-
ton. up to date bath; select white
tenant. Owner wants cash TO use in
u large business enterprise. Offers
lot TO sell quickly. Location on a
prominent Avenue west of Seventh
street
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
An Attractive Home
$4,000

Price .$4, 800
Near Government Printing Office.
eight rooms and bath; dry cellar; fur
mace heat.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Fully $1,000
Under Actual Value
Dr;oo

&1SS .Y9,ASV
An eight-room house in Blooming
dale; reception hall. tiled bath. many
handsome manteis. full size lot
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Between 18th and l4th SITS.

Price 81, 900
New house; steam heat; rooms on
floor; stairways; rear porches.
See MS at once.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
A Good Investment.

Price .$4,250
9Th ST. NV, near N; 3-story, Groom
brick dwelling. In good condition.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Remarkably Cheap
$5,100

TTICG 30, ,IUU
A large lot and large rooms; three
stories; nine rooms; lot 20xl0o; alley.
On a lettered' street west OF Thir-
teenth street.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

Owner Must Sell.
Held at SIS, 800. Price SO, 900
Rents for $2S. so; S-room brick; lot 20x
so; west of 18th. Chance for bar
gain.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
IOu Can't Beat his

$500 loaned on it. Rents for $40
Near North Capitol street; nine
rooms; furnace.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
i Genuine Bargain.

Price .$4,0 900
S-room dwelling on Z St rooms
on floor. Lot 2ox100; alley. House in
good condition.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
AT a Special Figure.

Price 80, ,UUU
5th st. me-, near Z. 6 rooms and
bath; lot. 3ox105.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

One of those pretty new houses on
L. street. north side. between First
and Second; two stories; cellar. re
ception hall: tiled bath.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08
Mount Pleasant Bargain.

1431 Sheridan St If you value loca-
ton and don't want to pay more than
$500 for a house, this Is just the
one you're looking for. Well con-
structed and the best materials used.
The Washington times., 1905-10-08

Hot water heat, tiled bath. open
nickel plumbing. Well planned house.
Four rooms on first floor Stone
porch and steps. West of Ninth street
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
STATEMENT OF A. P. BIRD
of the Gould Lines
Makes a Strong Statement Before
the Senate Interstate Commerce
Commission.-Rates on Articles
Should Be Compared With Others.

Washington, D. c., May IA. P
Bird. vice president of the Gould
Gould lines. before the Senate Inter
state Commerce Commission, said
today: 'fIn dealing with questions as
TO the reasonabIeness of rates on a
given commodity there can be but
one intelligent line of procedure. viz. ::
To ascertain if the carrier. under in
yestigation as to its rates, is earning
more than a reasonable profit per
ton, and when that is ascertained to
ascertain whether the article subject
to complaint is rated unreasonably
high in proportion to the rate on 9TH
er articles. value and risk duly con-
sidered"
Mr.. Bird presented statement Civ
ing rates on carloads of various kinds
of merchandise between certain south
western points to illus. rate what he
said relative to the reasonableness
of cattle rates in that territory. This
statement showed that the cattle
rates are 13 per cent. of the value
of the property carried while the
rates Cn lumber, hay, fruit, wire
nails and other things range from
23.6 per cent to 40 per cent of the
value of the properties carried.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
HER LONG ILLNESS ENDS.
Mrs. r. p. Johnston Dies at Her
Home on South Hill After
Being Sick About
Two Years.

Mrs. Maggie Johnston, wife of R.
P. Johnston, died last night at eleven
O'Clock at her home on West Ell Paso
street. on South Hill, after a two
years illness with cancer. She had
been a long and patient sufferer
Once during her illness she was
taken to Ell Paso for an operation
which failed to save her
Mrs. johnson came here about six
years ago from Texas, and has many
friends who haxe long been sysmpa-
thetic watchers of her case. She was
3S years old and leaves a husband
two grown sons and a nve-year-old
daughter. One sen lives at Artesia
and the other in Dakota.
LATER-The remains will be ship
ped to the old home in Texas Sunday
morning.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
Golden Jubilee of Archbishop.

City of Mexico, May 13-Arrange-
nents on an elaborate scale have
been completed for the celebration
tomorrow of the golden jubilee of the
priesthood of Mgr. Prospero Maria
Alarcon. Archbishop of Mexico. Cath
olic prelates and clergy from all por--
tions of the republic are gathering
to take part in the exercises, which
will be held in the cathedral Besides
the high mass and TeDeum in the
cathedral there viii be special ser
vices in all the other Catholic chur-
ches of the capital in thanksgiving
for the long sacerdotal career of the
prelate, and in petition for the pro
longing of. his days. President Diaz
and other dignitaries of state will at
tend the services in the cathedral.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
PLANTING sEEDLEss APPLES.
Jaffa and Prayer are Planting Seven
ty-five Thousand of the New
Kind of Trees.

Roswell is to become the disuribut-
ing point for New Mexico of the new
ly discovered seediess and coreless
apple. which promises to take the
place of his seeded brother in the
markets of the world, just as the
seedless orange has displaced the 9TH
er varieties. Jaffa and Prayer have
taken up the new discovery and are
now planting $1,000 of the new va
riety of trees for next years sales.
They are setting out the trees on the
George w Medley farm east of the
city. Jaffa and Prayer are to be the
distributors for the whole of this
territory
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
Will Have to Eat Crow.

Bloomington, ILL.,, May 13--Central
Illinois farmers and hunters are to
crow and hawk hunt, which is con-
dncted each May by sportsmen of
Kane County. Tomorrow and Monday
are the days set aside for the hunt
this year. and it promises to be the
biggest affair of its kind ever pull
ed OFF in this state. Each crow kill
ed win count five points The hunters
are forming in two squads, and each
will endeavor 10 produce the great
est number OF points, The shoot will
conclude with banquet Monday ev-
ening. and the side that is defeated
viii be required to eat cooked crow.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
Special Notice.

The first half OF all subscriptions
to stock in the Roswell Canning Fac
tory are now due All parties who
have not paid will confer a favor
upon the Company by making prompt
payment. We have many obligations
to meet, having bought property and
made contracts for equipment, and
it is very necessary that we have
this money. Call on or address L. D
Fort, Secretary and Manager, 121 n.
Main ST. 1t
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROS-
WELL CANNING FACTORY.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
Market Reports.

Chicago, ILL.,, May 13.-Cattle re-
ceipts, 1000; good to prime steers,
5 5.6o16.75; poor to medium, 45o@5.50
stockers and feeders, 2.75@5.25;
cows, 3.oO15.25; heifers, 3.0005.50:
Gamers. 15o62.40; bulls. 2.7504.75:
calves. 3.O06675
Sheep receipts 1000 Market suea-
dy- Good to choice wethers, 4.75G
5.25: fair to choice mixed, shorn, 800
64.40: western sheep, shorn, 4.00@
5.15: native lambs, shorn 400 a so:
western lambs, 5.O0@740
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13
Illinois Athletic Meet.

Urbana, ILL.,, May 13.-The high
school clans of the state gathered
on Illinois Field today for the twelfth
annual inter-scholastic athleric meet
under the auspices of the state uni-
verssy. The entry list this year is
large and of a high class and it is
probable that some records will go by
the board before the days program
is concluded.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13

Somebody said they had never been
beaten. Somebody else said they
were the champions of the P. d. @
line. But when the Military Institute
boys got through with the Henrietta
ball tossers at the Institute Athletic
Field Friday afternoon. they looked
like the proverbial three dimes. The
score was ten to two, but it looked
worse than that.
The whole of the visiting team can
not be blamed for the unmerciful
drubbing they were given, for a great
majority of the blame belongs on the
cardinal points 1t was the habit of
the pitcher. Wright, to pass men eth
er on balls or by hitting them. and
when he had filled the bases the
catcher, Reynolds, had the knack of
letting everything pass. The pitcher
also contributed at these opportune
times by throwing wild. Invariably,
when this kind of an opportunity pre-
sented itself. the locals chased each
other about the bases until it looked
like a foot race. And il wasn't a
good day for a race, either. This sort
of an exhibition was put up in three
different innings. The other players
on the visiting team had little oppor-
tunity to show what they could do.
In the meantime, the Institute
team was playing it's usual steady
safe game, and the result was inevi-
table.
The entertainment of the afternoon
was put up when the locals were in
the field. They played with their
hearts in the game, and but for a
few errors would have made it a
shut-out. Morgan's record was tip-uop.
with nine strike-outs and but Ave
scattered hits and one pass.
Two brilliant catches, one by Bid
well in left field after long run and
the other by Neher on first when he
reached up one-handed and pulled
down like a hit. brought forth the ap-
plause of the crowd on the bleachers.
Bidwen made a great slide at home,
but his rollers were not working fast
enough.
Bell on second. gathered in a red
hot grounder in League style.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13

| No. 500, c. c. Reuter- VS.. John B.
McCmcheon. involving the right to
water in Seven Mile creek, in which
forty witnesses were summoned. In
the midst of the trial Reuter- boughs
McCutcheon's land and the case was
settled mad dismissed upon plaint-
iff's motion.
VS.. Philip Milhiser, involving the dis
tribution of waters of the Perry-Foun
tain ditch, now on trial.
No. 5S3. Charles Brown VS.. J. F.
Page. suit for commission, judgment
for $155.s1 and interest
No. SIS, w r. PLANT vs. Benjamin
Harrison. ct al. order of court approx
ing sale of property of defendant by
the sheriff
No. 629, Carson Hon VS.. Amy Henry
suit for land tried and submitted.
No. GA. Carson Hon VS. Estate of
the late w. r. Turk. an appeal from
probate court, tried and submitted.
Nc. 651. L. K. McGaffey, admins
traitor. vs. Mabel Lea, ct al. order en-
tered allowing administrator to sell
sufficient amount of property of the
late Captain J. C. Lea to pay debts
of the estate.
No. 677, A. J. Lewis vs. K s. Wood
ruff, replevin suit to recover GER
tain mules, judgment for the defend
ant
No. 694, seay, Gill & Morrow VS.
L. Hale, dismissed upon announce
ment of settlement
Nc. 700. r. E. Lund vs. A L. Gar
vim and Charles Bilbert. suit on
note, judgment for plaintiff
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-05-13

Wright 6; off Morgan /. Wild pitch
Wright 2. Hit by pitched ball, by
Wright /. Passed ball, by Reynolds
S. Two base hits, Reynolds. KunZ,
Brownell. Stolen bases. Neher. 2;
Kunz. 3; McWhorter. 3: Brownell, !;
Lohman. l; Morgan, /; Reynolds. l.
Earned runs. Roswell 2; Henrietta.0.
Umpire Edwin Carlin. Time of game
1hr. 80 min. Attendance 800.