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The Washington times., 1905-02-19
STEAMER FINLAND GROUNDS
OUTSIDE SANDY HOOK

SANDY HOOK, N j., Feb. 1s.-The
Red Star liner Finland, sailing for Ant
werp. under command of Captain Apfeld,
and in charge Of a Sandy Hook pilot,
passed out at 1906 o'clock and shortly
afterward grounded on the south side OF
BaysIde Channel
1t is supposed the high wind and
strong current down the Swash Channel
carried the vessel too far over TO the
As it was near low water. Captain Ap-
field decided to await flood tide before
trying to float the vessel { will be
high water ut Sandy Hook at $50 O'Clock
this evening, but 1t is expected the Fin
land will resume her voyage before that
time.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
DR.. WESTON BRUNER
CLOSES SERMON SERIES

In spite of the extreme cold weather
large congregations have gathered Sun
day after Sunday TO hear DIR. Weston
Bruner, pastor of the Fifth BAPTIST
Church, F. street near Seventh southwest,
in the series of sermons ne has been
preaching. The morning series was OF
Seven Christ Messages to Washington
Churches.
The night series, Seven Great Trage-
dies of the Bible He will close both
series Sunday ard will also baptize the
last of additions from the meetings held
in January.
At the close of the mornin. service
the men of the church and congregation
will meet in the Sunday school room to
effect the organization of brotherhood.
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PIN[Y BRIDGE
WILL OPEN Up
new SECTION
Importance of Structure
Soon to Be
Built.
NOTABLE REALTY DEALS
Annual Exhibit of Washing
ton Architectural Club
Opens Tomorrow.
NOTABLE REALTY DEALS

Owners of property in the far north
western part of the city. beyond Florida
avenue. are eongratulating themselves
on the fact that the Senate has inserted
The item for the Piney Branch bridge in
the District appropriation bill, taking it
for granted that il Will have an impor-
t.tnt influence on the development CT the
territory contiguous to the extension of
Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets The
bridge wIll span the valley of Piney
Branch ana viii make possible the
further extension of Sixteenth street to
the District boundary. an Improvement
which ali who want to see straight
boulevard from the White House to the
District lisie ardently hope for.
The extension ON Eighteenth street,
which. it is hoped, Congress will au-
thorize before long. viii carry III its
wake an even greater factor IN the
building mp of the northwestern suburbs
for along this thoroughfare the Wash
iLgton Electric Railway Company is ex-
peeted to continue its Connecticut ave
nale line which new stops at Park street
few blocks south of Piney Branch
The extension of Fourteenth street
work on which will begin before long
will be followed almost Immediately by
the extension of the Capital Traction
road. and thus two street railways vii
reach out into a territory which now is
dependent upon only one-the Chev,
Chase line Inasmuch as several new
subdivisions are to be opened up tfi:
spring in this section, among them :
portion OF Argyle, Thomas Blagdens
beautiful estate, the Importance of these
improvements can be readily appreciat
ed
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
POLICE EXHAUST STOCK
DIGGING UP EVIDENCE
Protest Against Ash Tray Had Small
Ground to Support Any
Accusation.

a protest was recently made to Com
missioner mcfarland against the sale
of a certain kind of aluminium cigar
ash tray. the engraving on which was
declared to be obscene.
According to Prof. s. H. Woodbridge,
Of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
oneiogg. who made the complaint large
numbers of these trays were nanufac-
tured by firm in his own city. Boston.
but the efforts Of the Watch and Ward
Society. of w:7ich he Is a director, pre-
vented their distribution in New Eng
land. He WAS surprised to discover
some in the display windows of certain
souvenir stores on Pennsylvania avenue.
In investigating the report the Metro
politan Police Department apparently
bought out the whole stock In the Wash
tngton stores, for the report of Lieuter-
ant Moore. Of the Sixth precinct. says
none could be found remaining in any
stores until a store on New Jersey ave
nue. was reached. where of the
objectionable trays was purchased by
| a policeman and taken to Ralph Given
| United States attorney in the Police
| Court. for inspection.
j 1t was decided TO warn the owner oil
/ the store not to place any more on sale
! but the officers were assured that tn.
| tray In Ar. Given's possession was the
| last ore IL stock. and that no sinilal
ones would be offered for sale. The
| report closes:
/ THE department has recently arrest
/ ed several persons charged with selliIls
OF offering for sale obscene material.
have instructed the men to look care
fully after these store windows. ane t
report all places where there may b
seen suggestion OF indecency'
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
SEVERAL WILL FILED
FOR PRO- I9g
William Hogan r
Relatives Wi
Bequ'

The VIII of William t2e
uary 81. last. was ye
probate. He directs
position to be made -
To his grandnephe
Hogan, Paris, Franc
Fogansburg y. Y
Ann Hogan, 81. 900. a
fects, and jewelry. Z El
other property: TO
Morgan, $500; to his
Harris, $500; to his
Styles. $780, to his ae
Mercer. $500.
The remainder OF 6 @
20 Harry C. Bfrge. -
c., and his stepson, -
of Philadelphia, Pa N
five-eighths OF the i5a@
tors sister, Harri
eighths TO his niece. -
and one-eighth to h.
Hogan.
Harry c. Birge. of
doris s. Lucus. Of Pr
ed executors and trt
Walter L. Campbe
June IL, 1887, leave
wife. Helen c. Can So
power TO sell at h
her death the estat s
children. In equal t.i
By her will dat
Sarah r. Clarke le Il
10 her sister, EiiZs h
and her nephew, K II
s. go to her niece nC
Sc ,90d to ST. PeteI - n
Uniontown, Pa
The testatFix &C eff
fects to her sister
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General Morfeza Khan
Is Stopped by MuLLigan
New York Policeman Started TO Arrest Minis
ter penipotentiary From Shah of Persia.
Officer Was Afterward Discreet.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-While riding
along the Driveway at greater speed
than the law allows, his excellency,
Gen. Morteza Khan. envoy extraordin-
airy and minister plenfpotentiary from
the Shah of Persia. ran afoui of one
Mulligan, a cop. With his excelieney
was Mesroo Newton Khan, secretary Of
the Persian legation
The only original Khan came to town
a few days ago and hs.s spent his mo-
nents seeing New York This morning
Secretary Khan proposed an automobile
ride along Riverside DriSe and the trip
started forthwith. Up the drive the
devil wagon sped and the envoy was
delighted.
More speed be cried
The devil wagon flew and all was go
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ing fine when Mounted Policeman Null
ligan galloped alongside and halted the
chauffeur
WHATS up?" asked the envoy.
4 think we are under arrest. replied
the secretary.
What. Pinch Khan. Never! Tell
him who / am commanded the envoy
Secretary Khan unwound himself
from among the levers and brakes and
getting down on earth said: Officer,
this is Gen. Morteza Khan. the repre-
sentative Of the imperial court Of Te-
heran. He is
Never mind any more, said the
dazed Muiligan, you can go.
And Gen. Morteza Khan. his excel
iency from Teheran. drawing his cape
more closely about his beard, sped on.
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ATTozNEYS-AT-LAw.

AMBROSE & MERILLAT 45S Louisiana ave.
HOWARD BOYD, IL Columbian Building
II. s. BERLIN, Warder Building depart
Inent practice speciality
BENDHETM & ROTHSCHHD, Az louisiana
JOHN B. DASH. Fendan Building.
ROSA F. DOWNING, Stewart Building
JOHN WARNoCk ECHoLS. 4I6 5th St
". GWYNN GARDINER, Fendai Building.
HARRY II. HOLLANDEFi. 41e 18th ST.
JACOB LICHLITER. 4l6 5ti st.
LEONARD J. MATHER. Fenaai Building
PADGETT 81 FORREST. stewart Building.
JOSEPH JOSEF s<s sALoMoN, Columbian Building.
". W. STEWART. Stewart Building.
JOHN r. SHIELDS, $50 John Marshaii Place
EDWIN L. WILSON, Fendau Building.
JESSE II. WILSON & son. 81 John Mar
shall Place.
ABSTRACTS, TITLE INSURANCE.
THE DISTRICT TITLE ms. co W.: j.
Newton, Pres; C. 9. Allen. Vice pres; Geo.
H O'Connor. Secy.), $40 18th st.
COL. REAL EST. TITLE ms CO. 9th and
HOME TITLE ms. co. sf7 as St NV.
LAWYERS TITLE KS CO. it2 6th St nv
ACCIDENT, REALTH INSURANCE.
STANDARD ACCIDENT ms Co &c NJ.
Wilson & Col. ST. 18th St NV
PEOPLES MUTUAL BENEFIT ms. CO,
s2e Z ST NV
ACCOUNTANT AND AUDITOR.
]. E. BATES. Wash. Loan & Trust BUILDING
%AGRICu1mUaAL IMPLEMENTS.
p H. HEISKELI4. JR-, & CO, 9n La. ave
l. G. ORND0RFF, 203 9TH st.
G g. BOTELER. 1904 32d St
ANIMAL HOSPITAL.
D. E. BUCKINGHAM, Y, NJ. D. 2iis 18th st
ARCHITECTURAL IRON woEx.
E n GRAZ & CO. 516 Main fMachinists
and Foundersb
ALEXANDRIA IRON WORKS. McGHl Bldg.
ARTEsIAN WE'LL DEIILERs.
COLUMBIA PUMP & WELL co, bi4 18th
St NV Gpumps. Gasoline Engines
aRT AND LEADED GLASS.
COLUMBIA ART GLASS AND MIRROR
WORKS ESQ g st.
ARTIST MATERIAL.
FRED 4. SCHMIDT. SIG 9th st.
ASPHALT AND ARTTFIcxAI STONE
THE CRAWFORD PAVING CO, Home Life
Building.
AUCTIoNEEES.
JAMES w. RADCLIFFE & CO. 800 Pa. ave.
WILSON & MAYERS, 1927 C ST nv
AuToMoRILE STATIONS.
THE COOK & STODDARD CO. 1923 Conn
AUTOMOBILES FOR RENT.
AUTO LIVERY co, III 14th st. NV.
AWNING TENTS AND FLAGS.
JAS. 4. NICHOLSON < SON, 1872 F st.
BAKERS PIE.
HOLMES & SON, LIST and T. St NV,
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Real Estate Deals.

A real estate deal of present impor-
lance and Of possibly still greater impor-
lance in the future is the purchase by
Lewis TIcfpenmaier of plot of ground
Mt the southeast corner of Eleventh end
c streets northwest. containing about
10000 square feet. The property was
part of the Crusey estate, and the price
paid was about 500, o0e. 1t is Mr. Hop
fenmaier's intention to denolish the
buildings on the property, just as soon
as he can obtain possession, and to
build a cold storage warehouse, to cost
between 5000, 900 and s4G0. CO. The onls
cold storage warehouse suitable for all
purposes is that III the Center Market
building, and it is Mr.. Hopfenmaier 5
opinion that Washington has Sufficient
business to make the erection of such a
warehouse OF much larger proper lons a
profitable investment.
A tract of fifteen acres on the south
side of Michigan avenue, on both sides
! of Fourth street extended. has been
bought by P J. Brennan. through K. w
Walker & Sons. from the DayidSe es-
tate, the price paid being $4,000 The
land is directly opposite the Catholic
University, adjoining on the west the
property owned by the Dominican
monks. 1t is understood that the real
purchaser of the tract is another Catho-
lie order, and that Mr.. Brennan merely
acted as intermediary, and, Furthermore,
that the erection of buildings involving
the expenditure of something like
s150, 600 is contemplated.
Extensive building improvements will
soon go forward in the vicinity OF Lin
coin Park, where Humphrey & Palmer
/ have bought from Gen. John Eata.7
i lots at the northeast 5olHf
iteenth street and Nor
on which they intend
/ of two-story and Gel
iave also bought five
G streets southeast,
similarly improved.
The E. H. Smith Cca
| the past week ten
! aggregating S15o.o0o -
| these was the Ers
house at 9l8 Elghteent
containing fourteen rfa
rooms and bath each
freproof construetio
electric elevators and
The other properties
houses in the northy t -
city.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19

en- rooms and bath. The fronts are
to be of red brick laid in white mortar
and the interior finishings will be OF
hardwood The cost of this improve
nlent will be about 81, eoo
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
Suburban Improvement

The Chevy Chase Land Company has
under consideration plans looking to
the Improvement of that portion of its
large holdings lying on the east side of
Connecticut avenue extended. from lust
north of the Cleveland Park bridge to
and including TIE subdivision of Fern
wood These are the Improvements
mentioned in The Times last Sunday.
but information furnished since then
indicates that they viii not be as ex-
tealsiNe as then reported. ct should be
stated that that report was based on in
formation furnished by one of the persons
commissioned 10 draw plans for a por-
1cn OF the contemplated Improvements
IL the project now in contemplation by
the chevy Chase Land COMPANY is
carried out, a sum approximating
s120.0o0 will be expended on the crea-
ton OF lawn along the entire line and
the erection of from twenty to twenty
five villas. This Improvement will be of
great value. not merely by reason of
its intrinsic Importance, but because of
Tie Inevitable effect it is bound to
exercise upon the npbuilding Of prop
critics in that vicinity.
Historic Old Dwelling.
The Impending demolition OF the Old
houses at the southeast corner of Tween
ty-drs6 and F streets northwest. and
the erection there of twelve modern
dwellings on the land recently sold
through L. Waiter Weed. the Swartzeli,
Rheein & Hensey Company. and Will
lam Corcoran Hill To Osterman & But
Ter. win remove an old residence TO
which attaches some historic interest
The original owner of the corner house.
which was built about the year 1900
WAS Gabriel Duvan, of Prince George
county, Nd, whom President Washing
ton appointed an associate justice OF
The Supreme Court of the United States
The house originally contained only six
rooms and a cellar kitchen, in which
can be seen even now the remains of a
Dutch brick oven. There are a num-
her of houses IN that vicinity having an
interesting history, among them one,
near the corner of Eighteenth and G
streets, IA which Salmon p Chase, Sec
retarv of the Treasury and later Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court, is said to have taught school.
Architectural Club Exhibit.
The fifth annual exhibition of the
Washington Architectural Club viii
open in the hemicycle of the Corcorar
Art Gallery, Monday evening. There ii
fairly good showing OF perspectives
and interior plans. but taken in its en-.
tirety the exhibit does not quite equa
those of former years. Washington
makes a good showing. among tn,
drawings being those of Wood, Dom 6
Deming for the new Senate Building
Marsh & Peters plans for the Freed
mans Hospital. and B. Stanley Sim
mons drawings for the new Police
Court.
The Washington times., 1905-02-19
WASHINGTON DENTAL paal0Rs.
Pin and E Ste. Il. W.

Office hours, $3.50 &. m to p M sun
days, from 10 to 2. Female attendants
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

William E. Ennis, %, and Daisy Y.
lawns, "a, both of Alexandria, Va
Edwards. 90 both of Hanover county.
Va.
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ABSTRACTS, TITLE INSURANCE

AHSIEANIGJ 1II1sEz NE . zSI&I = Sz<'
THE DISTRICT TITLE ms. co wv. )
Newton, Pres. C. q. Allen. Vice pres; Geo
H O'Counor. Secy.), $40 18th st.
col. REAL EST. TITLE ms CO, 9th ans
z
HOME TITLE ms. co, ST. As st. NV.
LAWYERS TITLE ms CO. az 6th- ST. nv
The Washington times., 1905-02-19

For a short time ne will make a set
of the BEST TEETH for $500.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Staked by Gerard.

Some time during his travels in the
East with the Wild West show he had
met Julian N. Gerard, second vice presi-
dent of the knickerbocker Trust Com
pany, in New York. Ii was to him that
Scotty now went with his story of a
gold mine. protected from the prying
eyes of other men by the terrors of
Death Valley, and which he had come
upon merely by chance. Mr. Gerard, be-
cause he was impressed by the story.
and because he had faith in the honesty
of scotty, offered to grub stake him, and
in Il few days time Scotty was whirling
West again on the way to his mine. the
mine which has never had a name, but
which has been known merely as Scot
Iys mine"
Since that time his return to civiliza-
ton has been, to say the least, periodic.
For 1t has been lis custom to vanish
suddenly from the face of the earth. and
his whereabouts have been known to no
one except. perhaps, his wife For
months a q time he would remain away
and then strike town. usually Los An
geles, with a wagonload of gold which
he speedily converted into coin and
spent with all the abandon of Russell
Sage.
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INTO another's business, especially when
he knows that To do so is 10 expose>
himself 20 ehe fire of q by no means IN
certain revolver, or rifle and it is said
mat Scctty is one OF the best marks
men IN that part of the world. Who
ever took it upon hi.staelf to follow Scot
" would have nothing to win by shoot
ing the miner In fact. he would lo,se
all possibility of learning. the very thing
FOR which he was searching. the where
aoouts of the mine. whereas Scott would
In all probability have little or no com
junction in killing the spy
Death Valley became famous long
before Scotty the Miner was bern.
tradition has wrapt 1t in mystery. and
Tor the most part, its dead alone could
tell its gruesome history Although It
was not dubbed Death Valley until 1870.
mans greatest foe lurlked in its somber
tracks ages before that date, claiming
MS own from time to time. Indians
nave given up their lives there and in
the days when buffalo were numbered
by the millions. in this country. herds
wandered there to- die
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Of suffering that has seldom been
equaled. One Of these was a man
named Bennett, and it was largely due
to him that the valley received it's
name and attracted the attention which
1t did few years afterward. BY a
lucky chance Bennett had stumbled
upon a small spring after he wandered
from the rest in the mad rush 20 get
out Of the fatal valley. While ne was
sitting by the side of this spring he
CHANGED 20 chip off bit of rock from
a ledge. He saw that 1t had metal of
some kind in it, and thrust it into his
pocket.
When he had reached a town again
he wished to have sight put on his
rifle Remembering the piece of rock
which he had picked up and which he
had later found to contain a solid
piece of metal, he gave it to the gun
smith ard told him to make a sight Of
1t. To his surprise, the metal proved
to be pure silver. He told the story
OF how he found 1t, and parties were
organized to look for the ledge which
contained the silver. T. was named
the Gunsight Lead, and as such be-
came famous, though It was never
found.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Typical Irish Cities.

snail never forget my very first i'm
preston of an old. typical Irish city.
As we drove through the ancient streets
and by-ways OF Cork / was amazed to
see so many dirty, ragged children and
old people. and they seemed 70 make UP
the bulk of the population We passed
Immediately by old Shandon Church. an
ancient edifice, the bells of whose
steeples were Ginning the quarter Of the
hour as we passed. and | must confess
L have never hard sucn r..5.si. No
wonder Father Prout," the poet. was
inspired to immortalize the church, the
city. the beautiful river Lee, and even
ireland itself with the poem now so well
known all over the world:
With deep affection and recollection
i often think of the Shandon bells
Whose sound 50 wild would. in days Of
childhood
Fling round my cradle their magic
spells
On this 1 ponder where'er I wander.
And thus grow fonder, sweet Cork, of
With thy bells of Siiandon.
That sound so grand on
The pleasant waters of the River Lee
AS we passed out into the suburbs OF
the city we saw Ireland at its very
worst Hundreds of children, huddled
along the sidewalks. watched US as we
passed, and held out their hands, crying
COPPER" copper" AS we passed
from the city into the country the
transition was something inexpressible
Here was shown ono of the paradoxes Of
ireland. A dirty city. full Of people, ap-
parentIy three-fourths beggars, in the
very midst of as magnificent a country
as tie sun ever shone upon.
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moldy chambers, corners, battIements,
and cuddies OF this enormous hollow
mountain OF ancient masonry. and final
ly found our way out into the open air
aeain: and mounting to our seats IN
The taunting cars, were swif y driven
back to Cork by a new anC a much
more picturesque way. All TIE Irish
reads are fine, but these are perfection; !;
all Irish landscapes are attractive, but
the landscapes about Cork are glorious
The valley of the River Lee, as we ap-
preached the city. spread out for miles
toward the setting sun. It was the
picture Of all that property in agricul-
ture due to labor and remarkably
rich soil could do.
l was struck forcibly with the fact
that Ireland, as a land and a country,
is inexpressibly rich, Dut Ireland as
people is miserably poor. Nearly every
body whom we met on the roads was
badly clad and poverty stricken. Nearly
every house we saw was a thatched
stone cottage, the home of the peasant !;
or a castle, the home of the lord. One
IN ten thousand in Ireland may be
happy. From the closest observation
which l car make, the proportion is no
greater than this.
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rapidly moTing jaunting cars arrived at
the typical irfsh village Of Barney, with
Its great old gnarled trees and thatched
cottages. We alighted. paid the sixpence
az cents admission fee, and went into
the broad. shady grounds surrounding
Blarney Castle. The old building loome d
up, gray and beautiful. nearly 200 feet
high. We found numerous parties of
tourists coming away from the castle
or walking all about and within it. AS
we CROPPED our way up the old damp
dark stairways. now passing deep
dungeons and mysterious. cavern-like
rooms, and strange battlements, we
thought Of the resolution and the power
Of that strange man, Carmac Mccarthy,
bishop and warrior who. In 1446 long be-
fore Columbus discovered America. built
this mighty fortress for his stronghold
And we fancied we saw in the old bat
Elements the marks of Cromwelrs mon
who captured 1t from the Irish 200 years
later
The view from the top of the castle is
inexpressibly grand A panorama of ius-
cious green fields. full of cattle and
sheep, long white roads, lined with gray
stone walls; hedges, mansions. castles.
gnarled old trees far-away mountains
all conspire to bring about feeling of
awe and of elatiop which nothing else
but nature, perfected and beautified by
centuries Of culture. can bring TO US.
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Winters and the Borax Deposits.

Stories are told of the tremendous heat
in the valley and lack of moisture,
which, had they not been verified often,
would be classed with the stories OF
Baron Munchausen. Eggs need only be
buried IN the sand to be roasted in q
few minutes If handkerchief be
thrust into a bucket of water and then
held up to the sun 1t will dry as
quickly as though before a red hot
stove This last fact is due to the lack
of moisture IN the air. Indeed, it is
said that the moisture sometimes does
not amount to l per cent. Thernonl-
eters placed on the north side OF q
shack have registered in the shade 1ST
degrees. 8 man lying quietly in
house died from the intensity of the
heat.
While Walter Scott has been the only
man so far to find gold in Death VAL
ley. other mineral resources found on
the edges of the valley have proved of
great value. Years ago Aaron winters,
one of the White Arabs" of the West
ern deserts. discovered rich deposits OF
boraX in the valley and sold them for
thousands of dollars He was living
near Death Valley with his wife. Rosie.
a delicate Spanish girl, who had given
up her home in Mexico to follow the
fortunes of this hardy northerner, when
Il tramp prospectOr stopped overnight
with him. This prospector told Winters
of the rich Dorax deposits which had
been discovered in other deserts simi-
lar to DEATH Valley and described to