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The Washington times., 1906-12-23
WASHINGTON ARCHITECTS
PLAN BALTIMORE WORK

Bids are now being obtained for a
three-story power house and nurses
home for the Maryland University at
baltimore. after plans prepared by
Sunderland Brothers, architects of this
city. The building viii contain all the
machinery on the first floor, while on
the two floors above will be the dormi-
tories Tor the nurses The design is
specially attractive and while no pains
nave been spared to make the interior
OF specially practical utility. the beauty
of the structure has not been overlook
ed. The cost VIII approximate $4,000
Bids will be received until tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
CHANGE TO THE METRIC SYSTEM.

There is a good deal Of talk at times
about British conservatism in business
matters, but they are not half as back
ward in some matters as Americans.
who plume themselves on their goahcad-
itiveness, From present appearances
the agitation in England over the adoD-
ton of the metric system is likely to
bear fruit much sooner in that country
than in the United States. The cid
argument about the difficulty Of adjust
ing accepted standards TO the metric
system is found to be less formidable
than represented and many big firms
have, as a matter of individual enter
prise, prepared tables which will permit
the prompt translation into metric
terms of their products.-San Francisco
Chronicle,
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

Randle Highlands-United States Real
ty- Company. TO Alice }. Chiffon, lot %,
block II. so.
Randle Highlands-United States Real
~ Company to Lucy n. Henry. lot
.. block Il, $40
Randle HighlaEds-United States Real
ty Company 10 Thomas r. Hudson. lots
p. 2. block I3, lot I9. block 5, and lot
81. block 10. $40.
RandIe Highiands-United States Real
~ Company 20 James II, Galbreath, lot
l3. block IS. $50.
RandIe Highlands-United States Real
~ Company 70 Richard J. Downey. lot
I. block B. SO.
Randle Highlands-Unlted States Real
~ Company TO Willis NJ. Spare, lot Is,
block 9; $40.
Randle Highlands-United States Real
~ Company 10 Walter Sill, lot II, block
.9; $40
RandIe IIghIands-United States Real
~ Company TO George Z. Huffman, lot
Is. block =; SIS.
RandIe HIghlands-United States Real
y Company To George w. Hammond
lot 80. block S. $40
Randle Observation-Disclosures States Real
y Company 10 John <. Ridgely, lot 80,
Randle Hlghlands-United States Real
" company 10 Joseph fleming, lots 2
and 3. block 3; lots $ to IS block .;
Rand!e Highlands-United States Real
y Company 10 Marion F. HOideTmaa, lot
e, block g. and block 8. SO.
EandIe Highlands United States Real
~ company 10 stephen c. Miller, lot
S. block is. SO
Randle Highlands-United States Real
/ ty Company TO George F. Robinson, lot
RandIe HighIards-United States Real
y Company 90 Ducilmer Stansbury, lot
l. block 4. 80.
RandIe Highlands-United States Real
/ " Company 10 Frances E Marriott, lots
10 ana Il. block 3. SO
RandIe Observation-Disclosures States Real
" Company 10 George c. Clark. lot Il,
block 4 sic.
Randle Highlands-United States Real
/ ty Company 10 Emma A. Martin, lot 8,
block T. and lot 16 block = $40.
Randle Highlands-United States Real
I ~ Company to Charles ". Stansbury,
1 lots 5 and s. block 4, SO.
Randle Highlands-United States Real
F ty Company 10 Lille 1. DietZ, lot Is,
/ block 9. so.
RaLdie Highlands-United States Real
: ty Company TO Walter S. Marquis, lots
! ? and 3, block >. SO.
/ Randle Highlands-United States Real
/ ty Company TO Paschal +. Henshaw. lot
I Z1 block 9. SO.
/ Randle HighIands-United States Real
/ ty Company to Joseph L. Clausel, lot "a
/ block 9, so.
/ Randie Highlands-United States Real
/ ~ Company 20 John z. Pope, lot 2S
/ block 9. SO.
/ Raudle Highlands 49, United States
! Realty Company TO NJ. Gilmer Carter
/ lot 2S. block 10. sic.
/ Randle Highlands - United States
/ Realty Company 10 George ". Bowers
/ lot Sc, block 8. Sl0
/ Q street northeast between North
/ CAPITOL and First street-Edward J.
/ Schneider TO Emma Schneider, lot 80
/ square 669. SO.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
GRANT MANSION DEED
HAS BEEN RECORDED

The deed was placed on record yester-
day whereby Libbie and Florence Joyce.
daughters of Col. John A Joyce. the
poet, conveyed 10 Eugene A. Byrnes,
part of lot / in Scott's subdivision of
square 12SC, with improvements thereon.
known as the Grant Mansion. This
property is located on the south side of
r street. between Thirty-first street and
Wisconsin avenue northwest, and was
sold recently at public auction to Mr..
Byrnes for $l4,75O.
The price paid for the property is con-
sideTed by realty experts, as being
riduculOusly low. Some years ago an
offer of $4,000 was refused. The proper
ty has a wide frontage on r street.
while the rear Of the lot fronts on
Brown street. The improvements con-
sist of an imposing colonial mansion.
which for several years was the home
OF General Grant prior to his election as
President of the United States.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
ROCKEFELLER NEPHEW
GETS FIREPROOF HOME

Architects and builders are likely 10
De very much interested in the mode OF
fiTepToOf construction which is being
adopted IN connection with a residence 10
be put ur at Greenwich. Conn. by Percy
Rockefeller, a nephew Of John d.
Rockefeller. The residence. which will
be 2l3 feet lcng and 20 feet wide, VIII
have its frame and floors constructed OF
re-enfOrced concrete, the reinforcement
consisting of round steel bars. while the
walls and partitions will be OF fircpTOof
terra Gotta blocks of special design. The
finish on the outside Will be a stuccO
applied directly 10 the blocks. which are
corrugated thus doing away with the
use Of wire lath or any other device
to hold the plastic cement.
Something over so tons Of fireproof
terra Gotta viii be used in the eonstruc-
tion and the total cost of the building
will be between $500. O10 and $5o0. .00o
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
MAKING WOMEN PLUMBERS
CONDUCIVE TO MATRlMONY

Out in Toledo, Ohio, they propose 10
make plumbers out of girls and for that
purpose have started a new class at the
manual training school for the study OF
household sanitation. planning and
plumbing, for the young ladies attend
ing the school. The school authorities
are Of the opinion that these studies are
conducive TO a happier married life.
The drawing of architectural plans is
also Included.
The classes in wood-turuing, iOinery.
and forging We're started recently. and
an instructor appointed.
There are about eighty students in
these classes
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
CEMENT FAST REPLACING
STEEL, IRON, AND STONE

Cement is the coming building mate
rial Railroads are renewing their
steel. iron and stone piers, abutraents,
cUlverts, etc, with II. and it is ex-
pected TO last forever. There are no
chiseling. hammering, doweIling. no
heavy lifting with derricks, no misnts
The industry has already grown to enor-
nous proportions.
Drop a sack of dry cement to the
bottom of a river and in a few min
utes YOU have solid stone that VIII
never wear away,
Drop LOCO sacks on top of it and
around IL and presently YOU viii have
Il foundation that viii sustain for all
time milliOu-tOn bridge
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
EXTENSION OF AVENUE
BOON TO GEORGETOWN

The passage Of the bill In the House,
authorizing the extension Of Prospect
avenue, from ThiTty-eighth street west
to the Canal road, or NJ street extended,
is very gratifying 70 the Georgetown
people, especially the residents OF the
county The improvement viii be a big
thing for the western section of George
town, as the cutting through OF this
street viii relieve the cOngested condi-
tion OF travel at the Georgetown termi-
nus of the Aqueduct bridge
The necessity of this Improvement was
thought OF FIRST by the late George W.
King, Of the Georgetown Citizens AS
sociation, and just before his death, he
succeeded in impre-sing upon the Dis
trict Commissioner the urgency Of the
opening of this thoroughfare.
II is said that the entire Improvement
viii cost less than $1,000
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
NEW DWELLING PLANNED
ON WISCONSIN AVENUE

The old house on the east side Of
Wisconsin avenue near NJ Tabor NJ.
p Church, occupied by Samuel Knott,
and owned by Theodore barnes is soon
TO be demolished. and q modern brick
dwelling erected on the site. 1t is un-
dersJood that Mr.. and Ms. Ben Wood
ruffs viii live in the proposed new
house.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
REAL ESTATE FIRMS
PLAN COMBINATION

The consolidation of two prominent
real estate firms. located in the vicinity
of Farragut square into one hOmOge-
neous whole, Is one of the probable sur
prises of the New Year Each of the
firms has now a clientele OF exceptional
strength and great wealth, and the
combining of the two interests viii
create a firIs able 10 command al
most unlimited capital
The members of both firms are young
men of high standing and character,
who have already been connected with
some of the largest deals in realty in
the city. Details of the co-partnersaip
are still to be arranged.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
ELECTRIC PEN.

An ingenious and yet simple method
of writing with electricity Is suggested
by a Californian. who has a metal plate
ON which IS laid a sheet of paper (white)
which has been previously soaked in a
solution OF potassium iOdide and water
for about a minute. The sheet of metal
is then connected with the zinc or mega
tive wire of battery and the positive
Wire is held in the right hand and used
in the place of a pen. BY tracing or
writing over the paper with this wire.
brown lines or characters will appear
Philadelphia Record.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
TO ERECT
HOME FOR DOCTORS

Charles Reed Riley, owner of 1125
Fourteenth street northwest. has com
missiOned Architect James II. Warner
70 prepare plans for remOdeling the
present structure into an apartment
house 10 be used for doctors offices ard
bachelors quarters. The present build
ing. which is one OF the old-fashion &c
brick residences built in Fourteenth
street before the rapid advance Of
business along that thoroughfare had
changed the character Of the street. will
be entirely altered and a handsome
four-story building placed In its stead
The cost viii be in the neighb0rhotS OF
work.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION SOON
on CONGRESS HALL HOTEL

Sub-bids are now being asked By
James L. Parsons, contractor. for the
erection Of the Congress Hail Hotel At
New Jersey avenue and c street south
east. and as soon as they have been
decided upon the work of construction
will commence. The building, GS-already
published. is TO be five stories in height
and It is estimated will cost S3J0. 900
Harding & Upman are the architects.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
TO BUILD WAREHOUSE
FOR WHOLESALE GROCER

p. p. Earnshaw has taken out a per
nit To erect twO-story frame and
iron warehouse at Twelfth and NJ streets
southeast. at an estimated cost Of s.. 90.
The construction has been entrusted
to William Yost & Brother, builders.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
SAN FRANCISCO RISING
WITH MARVELLOUS RAPlDITY

San Francisco dispatches state that
the building up OF that city is progress
sing with marvellous rapidity. There
were S54 sales of real estate recorded
during the month of November. amount
ing to S44SI 40 The business of the
month represented a very large increase
over the business of any month since
fine fire
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
CLUE. BUYS
ADDITIONAL SPACE
Organization Pure h a s G s
RathbOne Property Ad-
joining Its Home.
ISSUES. BONDS TO PAY COST
Noted Society of Brilliant Scientists
and Literary Men Outgrew
the Old House.

The popularity and prosperity of the
Cosmos Club. situated at the corner of
Madison place, Lafayette square, and
II street northwest, IN a locality famed
for the homes Of many % tl.e greatest
men in the history of the nation has
long shown the members the necessity
for additional quarters. To that end
purchase was made Of the premises 3
Madison place Immediately adjoining
the present holdings of the club on the
south.
Bought at $40 a Foot.
The property is three-story and
mansard roof, house in good repair,
which viii add largely 10 their accomo-
dations and greatly to the convenience
OF the club. AS the purchase price, eX-
Guiding the Improvements. is at the
rate OF SO per foot. II is considered a
very fortunate and profitable aCquIsl-
tjon.
The Cosmos Club has been IN exist
ence for a number OF years and is com
posed almost exclusively Of literary and
scientific men. It's roster would show
the names OF many Of the brightest and
ablest men in the scientific world in
this country. and the old house. which
years ago was a social and political
center, has, during the past decade, been
the scene Of many deep and profound
discussions, varied by occasional even
ings of jovial Intercourse,
Convenient Location.
The situation overlooking the beauti-
ful Lafayette Park and in immediate
proximity to the central portion of the
city, is most convenient and easily gives
opportunity for frequent visits by the
members. The houses on the square
have ali a history. and those still stand
ing belong to the period when the
wealth and fashion Centered around
Lafayette square, and a recapituiation
OF their names would be Ike a leaf from
the social register Of a generation OF
more ago.
To defray the expense Of the pur-
chase. the club has issued bonds
amounting to $2s,0o0, payable in 1886 OF
earlier. at the option OF the club
The deal for the property was made
through the office or WestCott & Story
as representatives Of the owner, Henry
Riggs Rathbone. Of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
..NOT FOE HARRIS .

In recent issue of the Leavenworth
Post there are a few remarks that may
be of Interest to Kansas people who be-
lieve in the supremacy Of Law. Under
the heading, Not for Harris the Post
publishes the following editorial:
In the beginning of the present CUB
ernatorial campaign, ex-senator Harris
could have carried Leavenworth county
by large majority He stood high in
the estimation Of our people. When it
was first announced that Mr. Harris
mad stated that II elected, he would en-
force the prohibitory law in every city
in the state, Leavenworth included. our
people would not believe It for the rea-
son that Mr. Harris has seen the at
tempt made in the different cities in
Kansas and knows of the failure
There is no question now about his
position, and his proposition to enforce
the prohibitory law would wreck every
city in Kansas situated on the Missouri
river If carried out.
The people Of Leavenworth have had
the experiment; they have seen their
store rooms vacant. their business men
leaving the city, people living in houses
merely to protect the insurance and the
city treasury bankrupt, and they will
not vote for any man for governor who
wants to create another prohibition
crusade.
to Missouri and get the nomination for
governor of that state and make the
race on a proposition to have prohibi-
tory law passed by the legislature for
the state of Missouri. Some of his back
ers who live in Missouri seem to be
very much interested in prohiDltion II
1t is good for Kansas. 1t would be good
thing for Missouri. The place for them
to experiment is at home where the pee
pie seem to want it.
'Leavenworth people believe in home
rule. Governor Hoch has not meddled
in Leavenworth affairs and for this rea-
son, he will get the votes of Leaven-
worth people. Every intelligent Demo-
erat in Leavenworth city and county
will vote for Governor Hoeh on election
day, now that Mr. Harris has defined
his position"
In other words. a campaign for the
non-enforeement of law is being con-
Quoted in Leavenworth county by the
supporters Of Governor Hoch. The
Leavenworth Times took this position
some time ago. If the Post and the
Times correctly represent the attitude
of Governor Hoeh It means that the
policy OF law enforcement will continue
in prohibition counties, and law viola
ton in anti-prohibition counties. If Gov
ernor Hoch is reelected.
Perhaps the people of Kansas are IN
favor Of that sort Of thing. It is Ger
tainly an easy way to run things to let
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
THAT ..REAN VorE. ;,

The bean vote which has recently
been taken in the business section of
Topeka, allowing white Republicans
alone to vote. shows an almost ineredi-
bic political condition. It is difficult
to believe that the disaRection IN the
Republican party is as widespread as
this vote Indicates, yet 1t cannot be
denied that large per cent OF the Re-
publieaus Of Topeka do not hesitate TO
express their dissatisfaction with at
least a portion Of the Republican state
ticket
This bean vote is said to have been
very carefully taken for the sole pur-
pose Of ascertaining to what extent the
head of the state ticket viii be scratch
ed in Topeka this fall AS told in the
State Journal yesterday, out of 227 Re-
publicans voting. 100 deels=ezz- Col
onel Harris in preference TO Governor
Hoch. This Is just about forty per cent.
Two years ago Governor Hoch re-
ceived 6ss1 votes in Shawnee county.
and Judge Dale received 1881. If this
same ratio of disaffeetion should hold
good throughout the county. 1t would
mean that 2.796 votes would be taken
from Hoeh and given to Harris. Not
making any allowance for the stay-at-
home vote. which promises to be large
this year, the result would be Abs for
Hooh and 6,677 for Harris, a Harris ma
jority of nearly $500.
1t Is, of course. incredible that Shaw
nee county should make such great
change as that, yet there are the fig
ures. It is not likely, however. that
the percentage of disaneetion is as
great among the country Republicans
as it is in the city. on the other hand,
it is said to be much greater among the
eolored Republicans, who form large
part of the Republican strength IN
Shawnee county.
It looks as though old Shawnee may
surprise somebody when the returns
come in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
JANA WKER JOTS

The Republican Editorial association
of the Seventh and Eighth districts viii
meet at Stafford on November 9.
After Rockefeller, who?" asks a
of the Horton Commercial, rises to Of
fer the information that when last
heard from 1t was the sheriff.
The Kansas City Star says that alco-
hol is a coming power" Fred Trigg
thinks this will be a surprise to some
people who imagined that old King
Alcohol was already something OF
power.
A Jewell county man sold a piece of
land for $1.700 and found out after
wards that if he had spent a dollar or
Two IN advertising 1t he might nave
made $500 more. 1t pays to advertise
and sometimes it pays big.
There have been only 100 hunters IL
censes issued in Brown county this
year, as against 280 last year at this
time. Nearly ali of them have been
issued to Horton people. Horton wants
to know if Hiawatha has quit hunting
or expects to evade the law,
Stafford Courier: Editor Yust of the
Sylvia sun had James Hook arrested
last week for disturbing the peace and
he was fined So and costs. The nature
of the defendants disturbance was the
use Of vile and inmodest language
toward the plaintiff, the cussor making
violent objections to paying a bill pre-
SEAtEA ~ INN DJ Tic CuSHES. IL II De-
comes a fad to fne people for cussing
editors the public will soon go broke.
Ralph Tennal will find himself in
trouble with the state medical board
one Of these days for acting as a doctor
when he has no Doctors license. He
hands out this prescription: You men
with delicate wives why not give up
doctors for a while and try entertain
ment as a cure for them? 1t is no
ticeable that the women who are al
ways complaining Of their health are
those who have no other amusement.
They have to talk of their pains; that
is all they have to think Of Pack EN-
down to st. Joseph every few weeks
and give 'em a dose of vaudeville at
George Ira Adams Crystal theater. Or
take 'en to Kansas City and give EN-
long rides through the varied beautiful
and slightly districts of that town.
Even run up to Chicago with 'em. Let
EN- ride on the sleeping car and eat
in the diner. Let them rubber in the
windows, go to a few good shows, and
take an automobile ride. This is not
nearly so expensive as doctors. When
they take a trip do not let it be to
watering place where all they see is
others afflicted with similar woes. The
same old scene and feed, and above all
lack of entertainment is what ais
nine-tenths of the women who are af-
flicted with aches and pains"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
PoINTED PARAGRAPHa.
Ion the Chieago News.l

lFFOm the chicago N6WS.l
Women viii do as much for love as
men viii for money.
Riches have wings; that's why the
poor are always with Us.
No man ever surprised a woman by
telling her that he loved her.
Anyway, a spite fence Is never too
high for neighboTs te think over It.
Every time man scores a failure he
realizes how little he amounts to-
You cant square yourself with God
unless you pay what you owe to your
fellow man.
Most of the things we learn from ex-
perience came under the head Of COM
pulsory education.
Don't forget that the brown stone
front usually depends on a homely
brick rear for support.
The man who spends his time play
ing chess used never hope to butt Into
the frenzied fnancier class
Practice makes perfect-at least
piano practice is calculated to make
perfect martyrs Of the neighbors.
Many a mans failEre is due to his
having wasted his time IN enVying the
success Of his neighbours strenuous ef-
When all the woman callers insist
that the baby is q perfect image Of Its
father he feels like going out In the
back yard for the purpose of kicking
himself.
While It is merely a matter of con-
lecture on our part, We firmly believe
that the recording angel overlooks
few Of the remarks made by q man who
has the rheumatism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
rrxAs AND RAu.HY.


Senator Bailey, of Texas. is getting
into a very serious position, owing to
the charges that have been made
against him. It is said that over 100
Texas newspapers have declared
against re-electing him to the senate,
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
already been renominated. A PROPOSE
ton has been made at Austin, the state
capital. to resubnit the nomination of
United States senator to another Demo-
cratic state primary, and it is likely
that the idea viii spread over the state.
If this is done it can be easily seen
that Bailey may be defeated for the
senatorial nomination.
The people Of Texas are not the kind
to endorse corruption in any form.
Perhaps there is no state in the Union
in which the people are 50 jealous of
their good name. This was illustrated
by an incident related in a recent ar
ticle by Emerson Hough in the Satur-
day Evening Post, in which is describ-
ed a Texas ranchman who refuses to
deal with an fastener who suspected
the Texan Of not being exactly square
The Texan will brook nothing that
has any appearance OF dishonesty, and
for that reason Senator Joseph w
Bailey may yet be requested to step
down and out of the United States
senate, because he accepted a fee of
s225,000 in a railroad deal while repre-
senting the people of Texas, and be-
cause he has repeatedly. acted as at
torney for big corpora lions whose In
terests frequently conflict with those Of
the public.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
QUAkER REFLECTIoNs.

EFrem the Philadelphia Record.l
Experience makes the cynic, lack of
it the fool.
A mans enemies are often more sin
cere than his friends.
Birds of a feather flock together, till
you go cunning or them.
Love often flies out OF the window
without waiting for poverty.
The average man doesn't know what
he wants till he can't get It.
A mans credit is indeed bad when
he feels that ne can't trust himself.
No matter how dirty the Streets are
a clean sweep is always predicted for
election.
The successful photographer would
rather give satisfaction than a good
likeness.
The automobile is entitled to half the
road, but the trouble is it always wants
the middle half.
Many a fellow who never did a stroke
Of work IN the world will be a coal
HEAVIER In the next.
She thinking Of her trousseau-''T This
getting married is certainly a trial" He
well. it isn't half SO bad as working
out the sentence"