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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
FRANCE WILL HOLD CASTRO
TO ANSWER FOR HIS
ACTS.

Paris, Jan. 24.-The foreign
Office has made a formal state
ment explaining that the gov.
eminent has decided to net In
the Venezuelan matter and in
tends to hold President Castro
responsible not only for the acts
already committed, but for.
those he may commit. Before
action IN taken against him,
however, France will take her
own time and method I'm deal
Ing with the situation.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Bedford Suspect Arrested.

Denver. Col, Jan. 24.-William
Barnes, who was arrested here last
Saturday on suspicion of having muir
dered Sarah Shafer at Bedford, Ind.
about two years ago was released
from custody, there being no incrimi-
mating evidence against him.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Is Lord Mayor Of Dublin.

Dublin, Jan. 24.-Joseph Patrick
Nannetti. member OF parliament in
the Irish nationalist interest for the
college division of Dublin aud chief
composltor of the Freeman's Jour
nal, was yesterday elected Lord May
or of Dublin.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
DON'T WANT WOMEN.
To Vote I'm Russia, Says Democratic
Convention.

st. Petersburg, Jan. ga con-
vention of the constitutional demo-
cratic party In session here has re-
solved to fight the proposition to be-
stow the elective franchise upon wo-
men. as urged In many parts of the
empire.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
FLOOD STAGE
At Pittsburg and Much Damage Has
Resulted.

Johnstown, Pa. Jan. 24.-Exces-
sive rains in this city and vicinity
during the past "a hours have caus-
ed the rivers to rise to flood stage
and thousands of dollars worth OF
damage has resulted.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Another Victim Dies,

Boise. Idaho, Jan. 24.-Ollie Pow
ell. one OF the four persons shot here
by Henry Neubaumer. wealthy
Alaskan miner. who later killed him
self. died today.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
The Isle of Pines BilI.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations
has agreed to report favorably the
Isle of Pines treaty confirming Gu
ba's title to the Island, without i'm
portant amendments.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
Chicago Jury Was Thirty Min
utes in Reaching Verdict.
Prominent Chicago Man Suicides
While DcspOndent Over ia
Health.
BEDFORD MURDER NOT SOLVED

Chicago. Jan. 24.--It took a jury
Just thirty minutes>to give Herman
Smith, negro, life Imprisonment
for a vicious assault on Mrs. Helen
Salkeld. Smith Is 10 years old.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
$4,000 NATIVES OF SAMOAN
ISLAND ARE HOMELESS.

Berlin, Jan. 81. - Advices
state all the villages on the
Island Of Savoy, one Of the Sa.
moan group in the Pacific ocean,
were destroyed by u volcanic
eruption. All the plantations
were ruined and $4,000 native
inhabitants are i'm the most ex.
treme distress. Savay is a Ger
man possession.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24

Brooklyn, Jan. 2i.-General Joe
Wheeler. who is III with pneumonia,
is holding his own today He is a
little weaker. but his friends are
ho"eful.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
CHINESE MOBILES
Reach Washington and Are Guests
of the State Department.

of the State Department.
Washington, Jan. 24.-The i'm
perial Chinese commission sent to
this country to study American gov
eminent methods. arrived here today
visited the state department and
later took luncheon at the Chinese
legation and were entertained at the
legation. The members of the COM
mission were cordially greeted at the
state department. 9g .u.,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24

Local Market.
Country bacon-12hc.
Smoked sausage-12hc.
Green sausage-10c.
Sweet potatoes-z40c per Blu.
Irish potatoes-S0c per bu.
Chickens-30c to Soc.
Eggs-17c.
Butter-20c.
.Pork-6c.
Beef-2hc to enc.
Corn--50c per blu.
Hay-$1o to $12.
Loose hay-$11 to SIS.
Lard--10c. .,s
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
PASSENGERS DROWN
| ON STEAMER WRECK
Vessel Goes On Rocks in q Fog
Off Victoria.
She Was Left Grinding to Pieces
With Other Passengers Await
ing Rescue.
DISASTER IN A DESOLATE SPOT.
DISASTER IN A DESOLATE SPOT.
FULLY 100 LIVES LOST IN
THE GALE.

Victoria, Ii. c., Jan. e.
Early this morning a message
received from Cape Beal, near
which point the Inflated steam.
er Valencia lies on the rocks of
Vancouver Island, a hopeless
wreck, that the gale has in
creased I'm force, and there Is
little hope that any Of the per-
sons supposed to be aboard can
be saved.
The steamer is fast going to
pieces under the terrible pound
ing of the great seas, and up to
3 o'clock this morning only IL
persons OF the $50 known to be
aboard when the steamer struck
had reached shore safely.
In the opinion Of the seamen
there is little doubt but that
fully 100 lives are lost.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-24
} Destroyct Business section.

Lawton, Okla, Jan. 24.--Fire at
waurika. Oklahoma. ffty miles
south of here destroyed, 1fusiness
section. Loss. $50. oo(
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

these a good quality Of pressed brick in
some Of the lighter shades may be sub
stituted.F In case of substitution of
brick for. blocks, however, the bricks
should be selected for their decorative
qualities, and when laid up as :coigns
should alternate With courses ". of. en- n
BY the material Of which they are
formed. With the cornics formed S Of
galvanized aifon, the roof built Of iron
and covered with concrete, with slate
or tile for the outer covering, 1t Will
be seen that the exterior is in no dan
ger of destruction by fire originating
outside the premises.
! But If the building stands in no dan
ger Of destruction by fire having an
EXTERNAL origin it should be. no less
secure from fire originating within its
own walls, The interior finish. the
floors, wainscot, window and door trim,
when used in connection with the heavy
timbers necessary for spanning tne
tionss taken to avert danger from 70 hr 9
80 J. Need Not Invite Fire. :
j@ss In concrete construction all ~ com
bustible material may be eliminated.
: The floors, built of reinforced concrete c
maybe finished with; cork set: firmly
in, q. bed Of plaster paris. Costing no
more when laid than theusual Hoors OF
birch or maple, they Danish that great,
+ est Sof all annoyances in the school
room noise. They are hygienie, FOL
no joints OF cracks form receptacles for
dust and filth. . .;s 81 ~. ~, ~
/ Concrete also lends; its aid to the
execution Of other details usually car
ried out in wood. The cut shows the
manner of treating the foul air exit
which, while serving it's purpose, also
affords projecting shelf for holding
objects Of art and the display OF g
motto. !, The dado, with its projecting
base and capped with a chalk rail, dis
places the conventional treatment II
wood.
It is simply dispensing with the car
penter and the painter and replacing
them with the plaster artisan. Arount
all openings in outer walls or IN partl
tions the corners are neatly rounded
| and the walls finished to the frames
| of the doors and windows. The stars
| also, constructed of this inc ombustlblt
material in the treads and rlsers, may
| still retain all their decorative Tea
lures as found in the graceful and dell
cate forms Of wrought iron.
There is nothing Impractical in al
this. There is a vigorous vitality in tn
atoms composing cement concrete. Ihere
is also perfect architectural liberty t.
adapt them to varied uses IN construc
ton, to cause all these atoms to coal
esce into one organized whole, SO tina
the forces that now cause simple gu
vergence may produce instead contln
uous progression.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

deal by Chase & schanfeld, thru which
the big hardware firm gets building
site, is taken as an encouraging sign
by the jobbers who are interested in
building up the north wholesale district.
The Chase Schanfeld agency has been
active in this district and has closed
the negotiations for four-ffths of the
street, and between First and Second
avenues S. They have in hand several
more deals which, when carried thru,
will mean good deal to the various
districts in which. the properties lie.
Altho the presence Of such new fac
tors in the wholesale real estate mar
ket as A. NJ. Geesaman, secretary and
pany and director in the Flour City
Trunk company, is a clear indication
that something is doing, it is still more
forceful an Indication to find on lnves-
tigation that some twenty-five firms are
dickering with one man alone for
wholesale and warehouse space. W. w.
Heffelfnger Of the North Star Shoe
the work Of securing proper sites IN the
wholesale district, and in securing prop
er firms and companies for the occu-
pancy Of these sites. =, s.
The decision Of the Hurry -Simmon
Hardware company to build at Second
| avenue N and Fourth street is bound,
| with the other numerous deals just
closed, to make the neighborhood busy
construction district this summer. With
the John C. johnson company whole,
sale building, just in the rear, in pro
cess Of building, and several other
structures planned for Immediate cree
ton between Sixth street and the river,
it is to be busy section.
Chase & Schanfeld is a firm which
is making record for rapid handling
of large properties. In the last few
days, besides the Hurry Simmons deal
it negotiated the transfer Of the Win,
/ dom Block to syndicate from Fendal]
G. Winston for $4,000; Of the Cam.
bridge apartments, containing thirty
five flats, to Marks Harris from the st
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance company
for $1,000; the, building at 308 Nicollet
avenue on a ffty-year ground lease
from W. e. Goodfellow to Harry
Mitchell. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

With the approach Of spring more
building contracts are being let and
prospective deals are nearer eompie-
fion. The weekly report complled oy
the Improvement Bulletin 1, shows tnat
BUSINESS in iss increasing. The Bulletin
notes the following
contract the plastering and ornamental ~ ~oFk
in Security bank o building was Tan let Marble
and tile work at $4,000 and the Flour sm city is
& in place the ornamental iron and bronze WORK
The ma n abSu a9 ssoe 5ef'0r "o0u
house for H. D Ecto Pi1lsbury avenue
columns. plate glass vestibule doors. mahcg-
anzed interior finish. hardwood floors. hot water
heat meds sfor! Tbis residence viii be xs
during 1906. u,,,u :, :.
for al row of brick stores on the southeast
/ corner of First avenue and Tenth street Ior
they Wi be 15sxie5 Of white enameled brick
/ composition roofing. and will contain fourteen
4ss fnty Methodist society has decided
plans for its church on Twenty fifth avenue avenue
Viii be abous s5xso to seat 5oo Sunday school
rooms 200 with full finished basement There The !.
a BE sadea pss SaTa
Z, $4,000. 800
Robert j. Cheney d Co. secured the general
8 contract to erect the Gluek store building at
g 1912 Central avenue. 1t win be two-story,
4 brick. Boehme s. Cordella, architects. Cost,
4 $1,000
G.F. Haglin has rooted in the site Of the
= First National bank building at First avenue s
and Fifth street. and will put in the fennd ida
q also has the contract for the interior changes
and improvements to the Windsor hotel First
.5enfe sho o0s'' e0nDls's'
w. c. wyckoff, architect, is preparing plans
for n building for the Twin City Scenic studio
Il II Will be 56x10O three story in the rear and
two In the 'front.', Of brick and cut stone. Cost
$4,000.
F. w. Kinney. architect, wiz prepare plans
It will be Of pressed brick and cut stone, to
contain eight rooms. Cost, So oo0
The Lakewood Cemetery association has
awarded prizes for designs for the mortuary
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
BUILDING ACTIVITY

chapel to be erected in the cemetery. Amount
of appsopriation $4,000; = ~ .o,nd, t,o, for
building on Cedar near Washington, avenue
It is understood modern brick building will
a hotel 66x1OO is contemplated the coming
season for the Seven Corners district -
remodeling and a new store front for the build
ing at 22S-230 Hennepin. avenue for which Ry-
Gfnon addition the
Thirty third avenue S. the Wisconsin Syndicate
sa Bary and Il
are finished in hardwood and have, hardwood
sss 1 hrbe geas Ree TIE
Charles S. sedgwiek, architect, has plans for
Sw ysEs ts! b Be Costing $500 ROBERT
d Al s Methodist Church building at
riet and 10 Will
geo George ss Benson Ss rventy.tnirq avenue
residence as at ssse irving avenue eec % O. 4@ O.
1yen from plans By G Haley rehiteet to
to William RassR wife Etc the
tract to erect his frame cottage, 26x4o, at 1905
er Be eps will plans
for high school building at Lyle, MINI: It
viii IT 9Eek and Snt Cost
work on two frame cottages at 1921 and 1922
Second avenue s.. The foundation is completed.
| Cost, complete "a, 600.
NJ. j. Tompkins, $40 Third avenue s. has
| begun work by the day on "a frame cottage at
1896 Third avenue s.. It will be 23x27. Cost,
/ So, 500.
q; N Bradbury will begin work Immediately
4 1886 Fourth avenue s. Cost, 81, 800 s.
/ OF the style of structures going up
and in prospect the Bulletin says:
1t is notable fact that the class Of build
| ings planned for, spring shows no deterioration
IN character. This is So not only in the north
west, but generally thru the country. Tit
i apartment buildings and the residences are al
4 being planned upon a high standard and are
Efreer from the charge of being built to sell
ment buildings have fallen into disregard, AMI
4 honest building is more and more being done
q of the real advantages to owners In having sub
\ stantial construction
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

where the latter is used for skeleton
purposes constructarly, and it would
fail in its purpose when subjected to
the ordeal of fierce flames without the
friendly protection of concrete.
When we come to conquering the diff
fculties Of arrangement of construc-
ton, Of spanning wide openings, as in
dering. the whole agreeable to the eye,
a combination Of iron with concrete is
the most efficient means the architect
may command to multiply his powers
of execution.
An examination Of the perspective in
connection with this article shows a
building of plain but most substantial
appearance. The walls Of monolithlc
concrete are relieved Of their plainness
by the use of blocks at the outer
angles. These are also used in the sur
face walls Of the entrances, and for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
THE
Edmund G. w aItor,
..s. 800 HENNEPIN AVENUE. AGENCY
800 HENNEPIH AVENUE.

$4,000 well addition,
5oxl53
:
$5 16 and II Auditors "a containing about two
the Both and 5st facing and south
block backing Longfelow
between
av;s second ndt
4620
and paid 3 ~ ~ "
& facing Five blocks from line 80
4Oxl27
from selling
block Street graded 81
in frst-cass condition
this
facing south.C City waterw
$3.50 between 9th
in
will building Ia 4th
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

number Of pupils who shall occupy
room under the control Of one teacher,
has conventionalized the planning Of
buildings for this purpose, and SO far
as the architect is concerned. heslcon-
fines his work largely to details on the
exterior, relying on pleasing effects to
win the favor Of his clients.
The details Of lighting, heating, ven
tilation, height of ceilings and ample
for him thru the practical application
in hundreds of instances, and it is left
to him to make careful study of the
location, and crafty a,conceited desire
to be original at any cost.
What is Required. ~.s:= !: 5.
But it is not sufficient to design a
school building; the architect should be
able to design intelligently every detail
Of its decoration and furnishing. Too
/ often the architect considers his work
finished when he has completed the
shell, SO to speak; and. that nothing re
mains to be- done. save to call in indie
pendent workmen, not only to execute,
but. to furnish designs for its decoration
and internal fittings. Colors are chosen
under the specification phrase, Tin
shades to suit the owner"
No perfect sonnet could be written by
a sextet of poets, each of whom was
allowed to write just such a line as he
thought best and regardless Of others:
and no perfect building can be pro-
duced by many minds and hands work.
ing indepen IDENTIFY Of each other.
| Given that the architect is capable Of
conceiving a good design and carrying
it out properly in the materials he has
chosen, he and .he alone is the proper
/ person to carry out it's consistent in
terror decoration. Simple branches Of
/ the decorative art are directly in the
province of the modern architect.
! For High Ideals.
I We want to express the higher ideals
in buildings that are to be used for
! high ideal purposes, and surely school
buildings must head the list Of those
falling properly within this classified
i ton
Plain buildings show three things
outside: the mechanical devices fo1
making them stand; the devices fol
keeping out the weather and for the
protection of the structure; in thel1
shape and openings they suggest some.
/ thing Of their internal use.
1t is easy to distinguish q factory or
!, a warehouse from a schoolhouse by the
A factory may be plain and be wei
suited to its purpose, but every school
house should have some touch of fine
art about it.
i Concrete Ideal Material.
1 1t would seem, then, when we have
4 found a material so well adapted t
structural needs as concrete. and at thu
same time lending its aid to decorative
detail by choice of the simplest ant
most exquisite forms, it should be more
J, widely adopted in schoolhouse con
| r. is oIm tor thou Shn,,11 h,
dreproof. No other material equals s
Sin this respect.
4 They should be structurally strong
! Iron cannot compare with concrete il
this essential quality. In fact, it offer
the most complete protection to irol
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

box or coal scuttle. All Of the fire
irons may be made of brass from the
colonial designs, the steeple top, the
ball, the fame, ETC., either antique or
copies, or they may be, of some Of the
new designs in green bronze, wrought
and the wrought iron are especially
adapted to the rough stone freplaces.
The colonial designs speak for them
selves as to their, particular adaptable
ity. Some Of the newer designs are
very good and some very bad. Those
that are simple, dignifed, and. well
there are many, especially those Of
wrought iron, which are overloaded
with ornament, hence to be condemned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
PROPERTY MADE SIGHTL Y
is EAGERLY SNAPPED Up
Experience of w. L. Harris with His New Store Rooms
Seventh Street Below First Avenue S, Shows the
Wisdom Of Making Property Attractive.

/" run in rental from $40 to $75 a month.
The gross monthly rental for all the
stores is $50. averaging $42 for each.
The cost of erecting the nineteen stores
was $4,000.
AS stated by Mr. Harris the occu-
pancy of no two of the stores in his
block are alike. The list he prepared
for The ] ournad from his rental
chant tailor, milliner, ladies tailor
tistic sign painting, dye house. art spe-
cialties, lunch room, photographic sup
plies, plumbing and steamftting office
barber shop, confectioner, cigar store
shoe repairing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

mittee that it was necessary first to
determine exactly what seating capa-
city was wanted on the main floor.
After this is decided, then it will be
possible to determine upon one of sew
eral suggestions for ground floor forma,
tion Of the building.
The length Of time required for con-
almost entirely upon the material
chosen for the outside of the. building.
If it be brick it will not take long.
With granite it would be different.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Realty Company Officers Change.

Changes have been made in the off
cial list of the United States Install
ment Realty company, following the
purchase Of the interests in the company
of G. G. Evans, the treasurer, by w.
d. Morse, who is United States imm m
grafton inspector and member OF the
firm of Morris Brothers & Morse. The
new list is as follows: President, E. II.
Evans; vicepresident and attorney, J..
A. Larimore; secretary, D. w. Reyn-
olds; treasurer and assistant secretary,
w. d. Morse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
FIFTH Street Values Rising.

Here is a fair example Of the increase
in downtown values. Six years ago J.
U. Barnes bought property on Fifth
street between Second and Third ave
nues s. for 5000 "a front foot. The
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company has recently paid $500 foot
for property just across the street from
that bought by Mr.. Barnes, and other
property there is heldsat a still higher
Drice 49, g-y5faasG.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
FIGURE ON SIZE

Pro- Cathedral Building Committee Wis
it's Local Playhouses.
AS first step toward deciding upon
the size and formation of the new Cath
oils procathedral in Minneapolis. the
building committee Friday made a
tour Of the principal theaters, to learn
the average square feet allowed in each
building for each sitting.
TIL earchitect had informed the com
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

]. A. Turnbull has begun work by the day
on a frame residence at 1910 w Thirty first
street. 1t will be 24x2S. Cost, So, 600.
Oscar Newstrom. 3217 Cedar avenue has be-
gun work by the day on frame cottage, 24x26.
Cost, $4,000.
20. r. Gutzman secured the contract to erect
an addition. 12x20. to the store 300 Nicollet
avenue, also changing the store front. Cost,
$1,000.
ice house at Twenty-frst and Thomas avenue
s for L. B. Elwood. sCost, $1,000.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
ALL HER FAULT.

\ Mr.. Wombat-Loogy yuh, Claud!
Oars a heap O. SECESSION gwine on
about de fact dat yo' Rugged Miss
Lullabelle Smoot so hahd at de dance
de udder night dat yo' done broke two
of her ribs. De gen al opinion am dat
dar wasn't no criminatin circum-
stances, and
Mr.. Coopah-De doose dar WASH IT.!
Not castin' any reflections on de lady,
dess femme ak yo', as man to man, what
kind uh ribs was dem to take to a social
function, uh9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Painting Cement Surface.

An old experienced hand states that
the only thing he has ever found for
treating cement walls before painting
was eight ounces Of crude copperas dis
solved in a gallon Of boiling water; ap-
ply either warm or cold, it is all the
same. When dry, paint over in the
usual way. It is worth trying.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

II HAVE selected this subject at.this
time for two reasons: First, be-
cause it is one with which I am
familiar, having given it considerable
attention during the last twenty five
years, and secondly, because it is one
most intimately related to the home.
The accepted system of organizing a
school into grades, and limiting the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

If you want to rent your proper
ty, keep it tidy and attractive IN
the daytime and give it plenty OF
light at night, and the thing IS
solved. w. L. Harris.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
Good Fireplace Furnishings.

are many. The andirSns are, Of course,
a necessity if wood is to. be burned. In
addition there must be. shovel, tongs
and poker, with some sort of a holder,
the fender. bellows and either a wood
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

~ st9 AETlCIEi VI.
"A Schoolhouse in Concrete.
The writer Of these articles
would like to have the names and
addresses of several contractors
and workers in cement, to whom
he will gladly send free circular
information on this topic. Address
at Minneapolis, MINI.