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To Alexander A Davis. 2l22 l4th street
To c. Durand Chapman. 1923 Wisconsin
avenue, Cleveland Park -
To Mrs. v. Mynsbridge. 1887 IL street
northwest
Flagler and streets. o.o no.
For Mrs. Jessica e. Tabler, es2 ana 6SA
For John F. Meenehan. s45 and BAT I'D
street. . - ooo
For George II. Dana, a frontage OF 1o
feet on Columbia road near 18TH street.
Containing 33 200 square feet OF ground.
For Mrs Charlotte barley, four apart
rnent buildings on 9th street near Rhooe
island avenue for 81. 800 each or S3l.1p
Moore & Hill (Inc) have also SOLO a
large plot of ground on 14th street near
W street. being S0x140 feet, on which g.
large steam laundry plant will be erected:
Also to Mrs. Nellie III. Browning, Io4o
Massachusetts avenue and 1888 b street
southeast o,oo =, .,rAo.
northwest, S4.75o. ,,,o
For Lanes T. Gibbs TO Robert COOK. lIlo
1Tfh street northwest. 1920.
To Mrs. Emma McKim, two apaftneht
buildings SGT and $50 9th street northeast
for $500. ,o, ,x..zoohuse+t~
To Thomas NJ. Nolan. l5eS Massaeh"Se''s
avenue southeast for $3.50.
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TOWARDS THE EAST
Building Activity in the South
east Section.
MANY OWNERS OF HOMES
An Entire Square Built Up by One
Man.
THE SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE
Provision Made for Garden Space as
an Attractive Feature of a
City Home.
THE sEMI-DETACHED HOUSE

Those who look favorably upon a healthy
normal progress, as contradistingushed
from the boom or mushroom theory of mu-
nicipal growth, will find satisfaction In con-
tempiating the advance in improvements
and in values that has been characteristic
OF the southeast section of the city. Not
many years ago this whole section present
ed the aspect of a waste of unmproved and
unprodaIctive commons. with here and there
a frame shack or howell which served rather
to emphasize than relieve the depressing
landscape. While there are still no large
buildings. with the exception OF a manu-
featuring plant and the quota of schools
and churches that might be expected In an
area containing so considerable a popula-
ton. the streets and avenues have in the
last few years been largely built UP with
comfortable homes.
number OF three-story brick buildings
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In process OF construction on street.
which viii contain twenty-four apartments
OF FIVE rooms each.
Henry Freitag has begun building opera
lions in square 1889, which faces 18th and
c streets. row OF houses Is to be built
on the side OF the square on G street be-
tween 10th and nth streets and another
row on the side OF the square fronting on
18th street. These Will all be six-room
two-story houses and will represent one of
the largest schemes of Improvement now
projected In the locality.
Perhaps the largest single building enter
prise now contemplated in this locality Is
that of c. 3. Hight, who VIII during the
coming summer construct fifty houses on
G street in the neighborhood OF 18th and
18th streets and on Georgia avenue. These
houses will conform TO the prevailing stySe
brick. six rooms, furnace heated with ce-
mented cellars.
OF the thlrty-nine houses OF like size and
design built last year in this section by Mr..
Hight every one has been sold and is now
occupied by the owner. Not one CT them Is
rented, and yet these houses represent
value of from 81. 800 to $500 each. They
were built on lots that average about ID
feet front by 30 feet deep. and the fifty
houses Mr.. Hight Will build this summer
win require lots OF about equal size. With
these houses he will occupy an entire square.
The semi-Detached Eouse.
Last year in this neighborhood Mr. George
H Boyd built five two-story. six-room
houses. occupying lots 10 feet front by 10
feet deep, at a cost of about s.. 500 each.
characteristic OF a number OF the new
houses is their construction on what IL
called the Baltimore plan: that is the
of white marble steps and marble nntels
and other frontal decorations. The increas-
ing popularity of the semi-detached house
is observable in the southeast section. This
is due not only to the better ventilation Sc
cured by this pian of construction. but il
affords a small side yard or garden to each,
which is of course impossible when the
houses are built In rows.
Mr.. Richard knight Is another of the
owners OF real estate who is now improv-
ing his property with six-room two-story
dwellings These houses are on 6outh
Carolina avenue between 18th and 18th
streets. Last year he completed six houses
in the same block and these are now all
occupied.
In addition TO the above Mr.. knight has
fourteen lots in this immediate neighbor-
hood which he viii improve during the
coming summer.
On B street between 18th and l4th
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BIG ADDITION TO MOSES ESTABLISHMENT.

what is looked upon as the purely local
trade; but this rather anomalous condition
is explained by the fact that this estaolSh-
rnent also caters to q large transit trade
that is to say the people who come to this
city and stay a short time, and then re-
turn to their homes.
A Worldwide Trade.
Goods are shipped by this firm to every
country in South America, and also over
Europe, Asia and Africa, as well as points
throughout this country. Government
buildings throughout this country, as well
as In this city, are supplied from this es-
tablishment. For the past FIVE years the
firm of Moses & Co. has furnished every
In this country.
In many instances Uncle Sam, in provld-
ing q proper setting for his officials, pre-
fers to have special designs This was
done In furnishing the committee rooms
at the Capitol not long ago, and the
sketches Of the original designs furnished
by this firm were not only accepted as
the best, but the firm got the contract as
the lowest bidders for furnishing the goods
In a competition with fourteen manufactur-
ing firms The latter, it may be well to
state, were not dealers.
Quite recently this firm filed an order for
government furniture which was delivered
at Panama, and the value Of which reached
the total of 1900. The fittings of the
room which was occupied by the peace
commissioners at Portsmouth were supplied
by Moses & Sons, and when the sessions Of
the notable body came to an end such
was the interest in the event that the fur
niture was readily sold as souvenirs.
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If our business is any criterion OF the trade
in realty, Washington is enjoying a remark
able activity in that line. This activity mas
grown with the year, each subsequent month
proving buster than the preceding one. We
have never before had SO many calls Tor
property and from people who are in the
market to buy. Both homes and invest
ments have the call. and sales of each have
been plentiful.
"Our rental business has kept pace with
the sales. good modern properties being
easily filled. The requests for rental prop
critics have never been more numerous. and
we could rent more houses IL we had them.
Sales of Realty.
Among the more recent sales made by
Moore & Hill are the following:
Mrs Mrs. Jenness Miller, 200 Massachu-
sets avenue. for about $4,000 to Mr.
Christian Hauge. the Norwegian minister
a handsome building site, being the south
east corner of Massachusetts, avenue and
oath street, fronting over 100 feet on Mas
sachusetts avenue.
For Franklin T. Sanner the Bedford
apartment house. for $45. COO
For Franklin t. Sanner, 1892 X street,
1880 and 1910 Riggs street northwest, for
$4,000
For Edward NJ Briggs, 8o25 Dumbarton
avenue
For Harry Wardman, six of his houses,
now being erected corner 18th street and
Soauu1Did road, which nave not been nm
ished. the prices aggregating s31.2o0
302S Macomb street and 2930 Newark
street, Cleveland Park for S. 200 each.
For John H. Sayary. to Prof. A. H.
Brooks. place known as 'Mantanburn." In
Cleveland Park.
For American Security and Trust Com.
pauy, trustee, 2114 18th street, Washing
ton Heights for $500
For Harry wardman. 175s onatrio place.
Washington Heights. for $500.
For Thomas O. AIvord. to Rev. DR..
Thomas X. Noble. 1855 Mintwood place.
Washington Heights. for IS. 100.
To Harry Wardman. nine lots. corner
18th and Girard streets. Columbia Heights.
for $4,000
10 Carl E. Weller, two lots in Cleveland
Park.
For osterman 3 Butler. 2o24 and o0S2
r atreet
TO Franklin T. sanner. frontage Of 142
feet -on street between 18th and 18th
streets containing IL 200 feet
For Miss May Alexander. 722 Harvard
For Mrs Ellis Kss. ~ L street north
cast
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Imposing Unique Punishment.

From the Boston Transcript.
Forcing a cigarette smoker 10 give up LOT
one year the use Of cigarettes 10 the
roval sentence a Judge In Pennsyivania has
passed upon a young man brought before
Rim, for obtaining goods under false pre-.
lenses. While tbs course OF this court could
not be followed exactly In many cases, there
"a something tn the spirit Of it, ruling that
Will appeal to ali who condemn indfscrim-
mate punishment Tho young man might
have rome to prison for q year. but that
would have married his life Besides there
may have been mssnbsss OF his family de-
pendent upon him tor support who during
tk absence would have sufIersd quite az
much as he. Always pursuing conventional
lines of punishment some OF the shadow OF
the punishment falls upon innocsnf persons.
This II Inevitable. But In this case the Of
fender IL the only sufferer. and no one.
doubts that he viii be very unhappy and
sincerely sorry that he ever went wrong.
And what other ends can punishnsat have
Ia viswf
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1 BUSINESS BUILDING
BIG ADDITION TO MOSES q SONS
EsTABLIsHMENT.
Steel Construction VIII Be Used
Marking Another Stage In This
Commercial Development.

The excavation has been begun for large
addition to the extensive furniture estab-
Iishment of W. B. Moses Sons. The new
part is to front on 18th street, and will be 4
direct continuation OF the floor space in the
present building. which covers a wide area
on both 18th and T streets. In itself It
would make g. building OF large size.- as 1t
will have a frontage of forty-flye feet on
18th street, with a depth of one hundred
feet It will rise to a height OF ten stories
above the level of the street and Will have
one story below that level. The building.
which will correspond In its exterior and
material used with that of the existing
structure will have steel frame and viii
be of fireproof construction.
The additional floor space that viii thus
be secured will be used for the expansion OF
the existing departments of this large es-
tablishment and for Improving the system
in handling goods, so as not oniy 20 iacih
tate the movement of the great volume of
this growing business, but also TO PROVIDE
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MRS. DAVIS RESIDENCE.
Notable Addition to Wea-Built
Locality.

The residence of Mrs. John Davis. on New
Hampshire avenue between and Corcoran
streets, is one OF the latest additions to the
larger class of residences in that locality.
It occupies g. favorable position, and that
condition has been made good use of In the
design and plan OF the house. 1t stands at
the point where the avenue merges into
18th street so that the oblique line Of the
first provides an outlook on the south side.
while the front OF the house conforms to
the straight line OF 18th street.
The openings on the south side make that.
together with the principal street front, the
main feature OF the house. and this unusual
exposure for city house adds materially
to the attracttvsness of the interior, which
is arranged on the plan of a basement
house, with the parlor or main floor on the
story above the street level.
The house was built by w. P. Lipscombe
McKim which Is on the corner to the north.
This section of the city seems to be draw
ing to 1t some of the best private houses
that are being built in recent days. It is
understood that Mr.. Perry Belmont, who
recently purchased the triangular square
bounded by New Hampshire avenue and
18th and r streets intends to erect there d
large residence for his own use.
Another project of a similar kind is in
view by Representative HUFF of Pennsyl-
wanna, who owns large building site at the
northwest corner of O and 18th streets
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CITY IN COUNTRY.
Provision Made in Mr.. Martins Sub
division.

Plans are being prepared by Frederic B.
Pyle. architect, for a residence TO be
erected for Ralph P. Barnard in Belmont. a
new subdivision of acreage property lying
to the west of the Chevy Chase Circle.
There is to be ample ground about the
house, as Mr.. Barnard has secured two
lots. The house will contain ten rooms
with cellar and attic. There will be three
bath rooms and all the features Of a mod
ern home. including electric light.
All these necessities of a modern home
are provided for In the plans for the
development of this property, which have
been determined upon by Mr.. H NJ Martin
who Is making the subdivision. In adj
dttion to sewers and water and electric
lighting Mr.. Martin intends to provide
sidewalks and macadamiZed roads
Owing to the situation of the land. which
lies between the subdivision of Friendship
on the Rockville road and Chevy Chase
Circle the commanding view one has from
It OF the surrounding country, including
Virginia, Mr.. Martin believes that II will
be looked upon by homeseekers as one OF
the choice places In the vicinity of the
city. and so he has determined to have all
the facilities OF the best character. It Ia
the third enterprise of the sort undertaken
by Mr.. Martin in that locality, his other
properties being farther to the north and
along Connecticut avenue extended on the
east side.
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Pennsylvania Avenue Between 18th 4th
Photoy ar Phoosr

were constructed IN this region on the fiat
system, with a fve-room apartment ana
bath on each floor, several years ago, but
the plan has generally not proved as salts
factory as the single six-room house con-
struction In fact, while a considerable
amount OF building is now going on In the
section named, it is confined almost exclu-
sively to the six-room residence plan OF
construction above referred to. either In
rows or semi-detached. which means that
the houses are built in pairs, with party
wall and side entrance and small side gar
den for each.
Some of the improvements
Among the building activities of the
southeast section may be mentioned the
ten six-room houses that have just been
finished by Thomas II. Pickford at 14th
and K streets. Mr.. Pickford built over
forty houses last year In the neighborhood
of i4th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
every one of which is now occupied
Mr. Pickford has a large apartment mouse
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streets Mr.. Harmon will also construct
three two-story six-room houses within tho
next few months.
Building operations have been either
begun or are projected for the summer at
the following points IN the territory NAM
ed The south side of f street between
18th and i4th; Kentucky avenue near 10th
street; South Carolina avenue between
l4th and 10Th streets: Massachusetts ave-
nue. between 14th and 18th streets; Ten
nessee avenue (12 houses between and
B streets; Kentucky avenue between 18th
and 14th streets, besides the continued
building activity that has been evident for
several years on and in the neighborhood
of Pennsylvania avenue and East Capitol
street, and east of 10th street
Those who by reason of observation and
experience with development in this sec
ton of the city. are competent to judge.
predict that the steady and healthy growth
now evident in the southeast will continu-
ally increase and that present progress
will result, In comparatively BRIEF
period. in a satisfactory improvement OF
all the open space now remaining.
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fIses 10 the height OF nine STOKES and
eleven stories for the new. This large area
covered with the height furnishes floor
space which runs UP into q total Of iso. 10
square feet.
In connection with this main building.
which lie the center OF the business OF the
firm, II has been found necessary to provide
for the growth Of one OF the departments,
and that is the storage warehouse for
household goods. and SO another storage
building has been erected between 18th and
18th, streets with double the capacity OF the
one IN use On I'D near NJ street. the latter
having ITO private storage rooms. OWING
to the enlarged facilities will be posi-
BILE to give up the building on Pierce street
near 22d street northwest which was USED
as place Of storage for furniture In stock.
The provision for cold storage where rugs.
furs and clothing can be cared for Is found
In these buildings.
The Making of Furniture.
One of the features OF this extensive bust
ness is the factory for the making OF fur-
niture, which Is located at 14th and ID
streets northwest. Here furniture OF spe-
cial design is made for the use OF the firm.
and also special order work. and here OLD
furniture is made into new. In the rear
of this establishment Is a separate build
ing. where Is located the mattress factory,
the Capacity of which was doubled last
year.
IT is pointed out that as this establish
ment does what is not very usual In the
trade that is, carries full lines OF tnree
grades of goods, namely, the low, medium
and high-price goods. the stock. eonsid-
cred as a whole is more varied than that
In any other establishment in this country
IT is also noted that this firm carries
grade of goods which is not in demand oy
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NEW TELEPHONE BUILDING.
Lincoln Exchange in Lieu of East Elk.
change

Lincoln exchange In Lieu of East Ex-
change.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company are about to break ground for the
erection OF a three-story and basement
brick and stone exchange building at 629 B
street northeast This building will be util-
lied chiefly as a central office building. all
though there will be accommodations for
branches of the contract and construction
departments.
The new exchange to be located In this
building will be known as the Lincoln"
and will take the place of the present
east" exchange located at % B street
northwest, which will be abandoned when
the new Lincoln exchange is opened
The increase in the company's business
and also the growth of the city necessi-
tates number of exchanges in the city.
and for that reason the company has de-
cided to abandon the name east" which
would in a short time be misleading
In this building will be placed a central
energy switchboard of the latest type large
enough to accommodate twenty or twenty
nye thousand subscribers.
Besides the operating ROOM which will
contain the switchboard, there will be rest
and retiring rooms for the operators, a din
ing, room, etc.
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es1t month than was the case last year, II
WIFI be found that they do not belong to
the large and expensive class OF struc-
lures
Houses of Moderate Size.
There are not az many apartment houses
going up now as was the case last year.
bus the activity seems to be in building
houses, and mainly those OF moderate sise.
II Is the experience OF men who have COM
pieted large apartment houses and had
them ready for tenants after the beginning
Of the present year that the suites have not
been taken with the same degree or rapid
fty SIS they had expected or they state was
done last year.
1t is Inferred by them that the supply OF
apartment houses has about reached the
limit of the demand, and that while they
think the latter win soon catch up, still for
the present they are inclined to the belief
that there Is danger of OVERRIDING apart
fnent house building If 1t should be con-
tinued with anything like the ardor OF last
year.
In fact it is thought that this ia not
going to be done. as those who lend money
are evidently discouraging anything further
just at present. and. Of course. II the funds
are not available 1t viii not be possible TO
do very much. In this department, as well
as In others, money is the sinews of war.
the motive power, and IL II is lacking there
is not much doing.
Business Property Values.
Several transactions In the section along
18th street north of H street, and. in fact,
within the one block above that thorough
fare have been made within recent days,
and as throwing light on property values in
that locality are no doubt of interest. The
latest transaction is the sale by the teie-
phone company, through Fitch, Fox q
Brown. of the piece of property on the west
side of 14th street between H and streets
The improvements are of no value and dio
not figure in the price paid, as the place
has been used for some time for storage by
the company. The lot has a frontage of "a
feet inches and depth of 100 feet, with
an alley in the and on the south side
The price paid was about $40 per square
foot.
Prices Vary in Same Locality.
On the opposite side of the street Mr..
Luther Apple has recently acquired a piece
of property which he intends to remodel FOR
business uses. The price paid by Mr. Apple
is not stated. Around the corner on l
street and near 18th street Is q large block
of land, bounded on the east and west sides
by alleys. as we'll as on the south side.
It has a frontage of nearly 81 feet ana 9
depth of l46 feet. 1t was purchased quite
recently by the Washington Railway COM
pany for use In connection with its system
of electric lighting and 1t Is stated that the
price paid was about s. per square foot.
On the south side of this block and down
18th street Is the region of the property
which recently experienced quite a boom
and for which rather high prices were paid.
There Is nothing remarkable In the expert
ence OF real estate men to find values
changing even though separated by only a
half square or even around a corner.
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q STREET PROPERTY SOLD.
Jordan & Bloomer Buy a Business
Cite,

The property 1906 and 1908 q street north
west has. been purchased by Jordan d
Bloomer. real estate brokers. from Walter
T. Wheatley. 1t is the intention of the
new owners to remove the old buildings
that now occupy the ground and erect there
a three-story Office building. which will
provide suitable place for their own BUSH
ness as well as for general uses
AT the present time Messrs. Jordan &
Bioomer are occupying Offices a door or two
to the west of the new property, and in the
course of a few months they expect to have
commodious Office quarters OF their own.
The property purchased has frontage
of 2Tta feet with a depth OF about So fest
The LOT contains 2,223 square feet The
price paid was about $4,000, or at the rate
of about $40 per square foot.