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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-18

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SUICIDE OF WIFE MURDERER.

Detroit, July 17.-Despite a close watcn
over him. Christopher Spndleman. wife
murderer, hanged himself with his shoe
laces in Jail early today.
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We simply trust
you on your word
We warrant all
our goods.
Our prices are as
low as cash store
prices.
Z V e r Y b 0 dy's
credit is good here.
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We don't ask
any questions.
We don't ask you
for any security or
any references.
You pay a small
sum at the time Of
purchase, then pay
us 500 per week.
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geological survey were in Salt Lake only
this week, following their labors in the
Utah field. The secret service has been
called on, and mass of evidence is now
on file in Washington.
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MERCANTILE
INSTALLMENT COMPANY
Is W. ID So
Clothing for Men, Women and
Children.
rryxr 1T WE no AND WHAT WE nON-,rI,

WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE DON'T
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SEVENTH AND G STREETS NORTHEAST.
lhtoby a Stan Photgrap he)

room houses to be among the finest resi-
dences on Capitol Hill at the corner OF I'd
and B streets southeast, and six eight
room houses are being built by George r.
Newton on Tennessee avenue near street
northeast. Harvey s. Welsh is now con-
structing eight six-room dwellings on Is
street near 18th northeast. and Walter +.
Collins. ten six-room and bath. hot-water
heat residence at 11th and G streets south
east James D. Burns has completed ten
six-room and bath. furnace heated houses
on E street northeast.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
are building a large electric plant just
southwest OF Benning race trick.
Arthur Carr is constructing three two
story, cellar and furnace-heated residences
on Maryland avenue between 18th and 14th
streets northeast.
Clarence F. Donohoe reports that IN. tn.
northeast section there is considerable dis
cussion of the project to build a sea wall
adjoining the new navy yard bridge and
fill IN the flats. 1t Is said that in a few
years. at the rate building Is going on.
every available spot In the neighborhood
will be occupied, whereas IL the flats were
filled in now and given some years to settle
a considerable area of useful and con-
venient territory would be added to the sec
ton for building purposes.
There are houses built now within a
square of the Eastern branch. If the flats
were filled in. say from Pennsylvania ave-
nue. TO Bladensburg. the Improvement
would benefit not only the adjacent north
east section of the city. but Twining City,
Anacostia and the Bennng district as we'll.
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CARE OF THE PARKING
AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE
CITY's APPEARANCE

movement has been started to stimu-
late an interest in the care of the parking
in front of many of the houses of the city.
City lawns are usually rather difficult to
maintain In good order. even under the
are placed on such level that good
deal of the moisture Is apt to run off, and
then, too, there is exposure to the heat
from the asphalt sidewalks and streets.
These conditions constitute what may be
termed the hostile environment Of grass
in city lawns with patience which is not
discouraged by failure. by the expenditure
OF money, and with labor on the part Of
the householder. 1t is possible to secure
very good results. At any rate. the lawn
spaces make an impression on the average
visitor. for they are unknown In most
American cities-at least in the larger ones
in the eastern part Of the country.
A Unique Feature.
In no city are lawns so general as here,
and the sight of them In front Of houses,
and the cool stretches of their green sur
faces beneath the shadows of the branches
of the trees constitute a picture Of rural
beauty that is an urban novelty.
In a way It may be said that one of the
CnleI De6ulIeS ZIG City, Sci AcAt
to the trees is the reservations Of green
sward about the average CITY home. While
a greater amount OF interest can be shown
with advantage in the parking on the part
of the individual citizen, yet at the same
time 1t is evident there is something else
necessary before this feature of the city
can be brought within a reasonable dis
tanee of an approach to perfection.
Children to Learn. t
1t Is the judgment of those who are close
observers that one of the main obstacles
In the way of keeping up this city adorn-
ment is the carelessness and Indifference
on the part OF a good proportion OF the
public. 1t is the experience OF house,
holders that much of the labor expended
on the terraces about their houses goes for
nothing because people are so thoughtless
as to use the grass as q sidewalk to save
a few steps or carelessly walk along the
edge of the turf-lined walks Their chill
dren, too. are brought up to have little
respect for grass and the rights OF others,
SO that In going and coming from school
the little ones scurry over the parking in
front of houses as freely as they do across
the asphalt streets. and dig their heels
into the terraces. and In Few moments
undo the work of months.
course in good manners that ought to
be shown IN this respect as well as re-
CARDS for the rights of others, 1t Is said.
might with propriety be inserted some-
where In the course In the public schools,
and If that Is done the future OF the street
marking Of the city will be assured.
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SALES OF SMALL HOUSES.
Made Through Stone &
Fairfax

Fritz Brandt, builder of four new houses
1110-12-14-16 9Th street northeast, has sold
three of them, through Stone & Fairfax, to
individual home buyers. The sale realized
$12, 600, and Mr. Brandt is building sew
eral houses in the eastern section which will
soon be completed.
This company has also sold for NJ. A.
Davis for $12. 800 the two brick apartments,
two stories each. 2511 and 2515 18th street,
the sale being for cash to investors.
The following transactions have been made
through the same source:
No. 600 Massachusetts avenue northwest,
for S. B. Sipe. for $1,000, the same being a
brick dwelling, three stories and basement.
For W. w. Porter, 1911 Lincoln avenue
northeast two-story brick dwelling
For Charles w King, jr., two-story brick
dwelling north side of Howard avenue. near
18th street, $3.50.
For H. j. O'Connor, .two-family fiat, 443
Tennessee avenue northeast
For S. P. F'fckln, 81 Quincy street north
east two-story brick dwelling, 81 600.
For A. B. Grimes, 8SS 9Th street northeast,
two-story brick dwelling, $4,000.
For William Smith, 80 M street north
west two-story brick dwelling, 81 500.
For J. L. Warren 165 y street, two-story
brick dwelling. corner I'd street. $500.
For r. L. Hall. two-story brick dwelling,
$40 9th street. northeast, $500.
For M. A. Hogan. IS Sth street northeast.
two-story brick dwelling.
For f. V. Kramer. two houses, three
stories and cellar, Oregon avenue near 10Th
street, for $4,000.
For Harry Wardman, two-story brick
dwelling, 3010 18th street, Columbia Heights
So, 600.
For A. Alexander, 1908 T street northwest
For Max Georgia, 107 Seaton street north
west
For M. A. Davis. 1902 X street northwest.
For II. Townsend, 1921 kenesaw avenue,
Columbia Heights
For R. Dulaney, 127 North Carolina ave-
nue. southeast.
For s. A. Drury. 1913 Girard street north
west
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middle west and the coast. according to
Construction News. show remarkable in
creases, but the average Is reduced by
number of cities which because ct their
population occupy an inconspicuous posi-
ton in the table OF building operations
New York. including Manhattan and the
Bronx. shows a decrease of per cent and
Brooklyn Is per cent. Upon the other
hand. Chicago shows an increase OF 66 per
cent. The smaller cities which contribute
generously to the average increase are
Davenport, 80 per cent: Grand Rapids, 80;
Columbus. IS, while important cities In
which there was a falling of were Mn
neapolis. 43; Louisville. 80: Washington. 81:
Denver, 13, and Milwaukee, 1. The de-
creases are at such widely scattered points
that they are Insignificant as having any
bearing upon the general situation.
An evenly healthy condition In building
trades prevails throughout the cities of the
middle west and the coast. evidence OF
which Is to be found In the increases in
Duluth, 1877 per cent: Buffalo. ia; At
lanta 90: New Orleans, 80: Portland, 20;
Seattle, 60; St. Louis, 40: Tacoma, 43; De-
troit. AZ; Toledo, %: Memphis. d: Phila-
delphia %; Los Angeles and Omaha. 10:
St Paul, 6, and Cincinnati, 1 per cent. For
the first time in many years San Francisco
Is missing from the list of cities which
have shown remarkable activity in build
ing
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NORTHEAST SECTION
Effect of the Abolition of Grade
Crossings.
TREND OF IMPROVEMENTS
Changes Made to Establish the Union
Depot Are Beneficial.
ADVANCE IN PROPERTY VALUES
What Was Regarded as a Blight
Upon East Washington Is Rap
idly Disappearing.
TREND OF IMPROVEMENTS
ADVANCE IN PROPERTY VALUES


chief bone Of contention and a blight to
the northeast section Of Washington is and
has been the Washington branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which was the
first line built to this city. about seventy
five years ago. the charter having been
granted in 1881
The tracks were laid between I'd ana
streets northeast and 10th street and Flor
ida avenue northeast. diagonalIy through
squares and without regard to any consid-
Grafton whatever except the convenience OF
the railway company. At the time this
road was built Congress and the city
fathers OF that day were so anxious for
railroad that they gave to the projectors of
the line practically any and everything that
was asked. Up to about fifteen years ago
the city authorities were not informed as to
the actual difference in grade of the rail-
way tracks and the established streets and
1t was then that Mr.. Evan Fl. Tucker. presi-
dent of the Northeast Washington Citizens
Association. requested the Commissioners
of the District to make a survey to deter
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TO AVERT ACCIDENTS.
Suggestion That Anacostia Cars Be
Painted in Other Colors.

suggestion has been received by the
Commissioners that the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company be required to
paint the cars Of its Anacostia line some
other color than green or orange Horace
Chandlee, of the firm Of Chandlee a
Chandlee. 904-9O6 F street, wrote a letter
to that effect, and stated as a reason for
the desired change in color that many
accidents at the corner of 9th and f streets.
where some cars cross 9th street and
others turn the corner sharply and run
south on 9th, would be averted.
Engineer Commissioner Biddle in die
tating the form Of reply to Mr.. ChandIee.
stated that the charters of the local street
railway companies do not specify what
colors the cars shall be painted, nor is the
subject mentioned in any general law or
regulation: that the car companies use
signs on the front and rear of cars to
indicate their destination, and that this
method is common in other cities. He
added. however, that a copy OF Mr.
Chandlee's letter will be sent TO the WASH
tngton Railway and Electric Company
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the quarter north of H street northeast has
been the impossibility Of improving the
streets In the vicinity of the tracks
An Improvement Stopped.
For example, at 3D. and streets north
east Congress some years ago appropriated
$1,000 for the purpose OF paving Sd street
from H to 8 streets northeast but the
Commissioners found they could not law
fully expend the money In this improve
ment because OF the unusual depression of
the tracks, which would necessitate too
great lowering Of the street and conse-
ouent serious injury to abuttng property.
On the other hand, the tracks are SO
elevated at the 9Th street northeast crose-
ing that it has been impossible to con-
struct practical roadway without inter-
fering with the grade OF I street, which In
tersects at this point
By the terms Of the union station act the
Washington branch tracks are to be re-
moved by the time the station Is COM
pleted and IN use. but the assumption Is
that all these tracks within the city limits
that now render normal development i'm
possible will be eliminated during the com
Ing summer, for the reason that In order
to complete the viaduct at I'd and streets
northeast 1t will be essential to dtsconneot
the tracks of the old line. It is said, In
fact that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company proposes to build a temporary
station on the filIed-in ground to the north
Of the union station and occupy the same
by September. The viaduct would then be
used exclusively and all surface tracks
abandoned.
The first suggestion OF viaduct as a So
luton of the railroad problem in the north
east section was made In 1898 by the
Northeast Washington Citizens Associa-
ton. and was embodied In a bill intro
duced by the late Senator Sherman. That
bill provided for viaduct on Delaware
avenue to extend as far as the present
station of the Baltimore and Ohia rail-
road and the result of the continued agita-
ton of this northeast railroad problem was
the act OF 1901 with reference to grade
crossings of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
and a like act Of the same date In re-
gard to the Baltimore and Potomac. which
legislation was subsequently crystallized
into the union station act Of 1905.
Benefits Of the Section
In the catalogue of benefits and advan-
tages to the northeast section which will
be the direct results of the elaborate i'm
provements In District terminal facilities
now nearing completion may be mentioned,
First, the destruction Of nearly or quite 4Oo
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REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Record of the Seasons Building
Activity in District.
HOUSES AND APARTMENTS
Uncle Sam Engaged in Several Big
Stunts.
MILLIONS SPENT IN BUILDING
General Trend of the Market and
What is Being Done Among
the Brokers.

A building enterprise Of good size has
been planned by Mr.. Littleton w Walker
who thus makes his initial start In build
ing on his own account. He has been as
ISOLATED for several years with Richard
son & Burgess, but has now started out
for himself He has secured the entire
frontage OF the block on the south side or
Columbia road between Champaign and On
tarIo streets in the section between 18TH
and 18th streets.
The tier of lots extends around to Eu--
cid and Champlain streets, along the
latter street and then around the corner
on Columbia road On this ground he pro-
poses to build twenty three-story houses
They will each contain ten rooms and three
bath rooms and the price at which they
will be placed on the market Will be from
$4,000 to $4,000 each.
Progress in Building.
There are reasons for believing that the
record of last year in the building line will
not be repeated this year. It is not ex-
pected that during the coming months of
the present calendar year the unusual
sum of nearly fourteen millions of dollars
will be expended in building. Never be-
fore in its history had so much money
been contracted to be spent within the
limits of the city. The nearest approach
TO such total was made in the year 1893.
but during that year a permit was issued
for the erection of the union depot, and
the cost of that structure, which was
placed at five millions of dollars, made IA
part OF the total OF the year.
With this single item left out the total
for that year is nearly cut in half, so that
1t Is necessary for an adequate compari-
son to go back 10 the next preceding year,
where the total expenditures for building
,v,i1l Hone aud a hal
For the past four years the District has
been dealing In large figures when 1t came
TO cast up the account of the money spent
in buildings and the totals that are to be
found in the official reports are surprising
when they are brought in contrast with
what previous reports have had to show
Record of Four Years.
table showing the totals for the past
four years will be Of interest In this con-
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houses. goodly proportion OF which were
unsightly. insantary and undesirable In
every point Of view; second. the burytng
from the sight Of man forever of the low
ground known as "Swampoodle," under a
made-earth area thirty-five feet In depth
at the highest point: third the elirina ton
OF all grade crossings OF the city and the
removal of all tracks and railroad con-
structions OF every character south OF the
Union station and Massachusetts avenue.
fourth, the natural. Inevitable and impor-
tant business development that will resuI.
from the location IN this section of the
union and sole terminal station for steam
railways entering the District. including
the building OF number of hotels four
OF which are already projected, and the
business houses of different sorts that are
always necessary In the neighborhood Of
great terminal stations
With the elimination of what many of
the Inhabitants Of the northeast sectIoo
term the blight" of the old railway
crossings and route. 1t Is confidently be-
lieved that there will be an advance in all
property values and that the section will
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mine the facts. with the result that the
survey was made by Capt. William T. Ros-
sell. the then Engineer Commissioner, and
the following astonishing differences In
grade were discovered: Second street tracks,
10 feet below grade; Sd street tracks, 8 feet
below grade; 9th street tracks. feet above
grade; 9th street tracks. feet above grade;
7th street tracks. feet above grade; Sth
street tracks, 4 feet above grade; 9th street
tracks. feet below grade; K street tracks
feet above grade, and Florida avenue, Az
feet below grade.
The dangerous and obstructive character
of the grade crossings in the northeast sec
ton has been for many years undoubtedly
the most serious menace to progress and
has rendered normal development impossi
BILE.
From the present Baltimore and Ohio sta
ton to I'd and 1 streets northeast the cross
ings are at grade: thepce the crossings rep
resent much more difficult and dangerous
conditions far as Florida avenue and
10th street northeast, because they are
either depressions below grade or embank-
ments above grade. Heretofore the most
serious impeachment to normal progress in
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Tor $40 $40. 80 sla. ss6 OPT Ss.5l9 $40 sla s8s.
Fine Showing This Year.

AS some OF the spring months have al
ready passed and a good portion of the
season that usually shows up the best in
the building records is Included It is pos
sfDIe to form some idea Of what the total
for the year is going 10 be. Already for
the four months that have passed there is
a falling OF In the aggregate amount OF
the building permits of nearly a million of
dollars compared with the corresponding
period Of last year.
Even with this difference. which seems
large In the aggregate it is possible to
say of the record thus far made for the
present year that 1t is going to be a very
good one even If 1t continues within that
distance of the total* of last year. The
latter was SO unusual in character that
even II the figures come within reason
able range of them It may be said that
them form fine showing for almost any
twelve months of building operations In
eli
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Close Study Of a Volcano.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times
In sticking so long to his observatory close
to the summit OF Vesuvius. Prof. Matteucci
gives a remarkable proof of-what? He
voluntarily remains in peril probably great
er than is encountered by the soldier who
leads a foriorn hope. and certainly greater
than that of participation In any ordinary
battle His danger, too, takes a form from
which even the most courageous could be
excused from shrinking. for at any moment
he may be exposed to the direct action OF
the most powerful of terrestrial forces, and
the very ground under his feet may Instant
ly crumble and drop him into fiery abyss
that is the reality of theological imagina-
tons Is he rfsking the martyrdom of SCI
ence, or merely that of the scientific curl
osity? In other words. Is his course JuStt-
fed by the prospect of gaining from close
inspection Of the volcano new and valuable
knowledge OF the cataclysmic action going
on within 1t? Nothing In the dispatches
constantly telegraphed by him to Naples
very clearly indicates that he is seeing any
thing more than Is visible to those observ-
ing the eruption from greater distance
and in comparative safety. while it Is GER
tain that much visible to them Is invisible to
him. The picture as whole Is concealed
from the man in the midst of the whirling
ashes, and he has announced that his In
struments for the measurement OF seismic
disturbances have been displaced by the
constant commissions to which they have
been subjected. And yet Prof. Matteucci
and his American assistant have remained
cooliy. or at least calmly at their posts. and
beyond any question they have utilized In
some way and to soma degree opportunities
that never came before to scientists as well
equipped as they for understanding ana re-
cording the tremendous events OF q great
volcanic eruption. It 10 from something
more than Idle. or even from scientific. curl
Vbtty that they axe stalking thetr lives on
tia outcome Of snocesstve minptAs, any one
of which may b thsdr last. Il ebay escape
they will HAYS the material fur paper
ench - has nnver aDpsarea b the "transao-
dQnsa q any Boetety. and 10 u pannfn1istfc
xndeed who dos not hops that what thev
prove 70 b worth the ffiehffuI risk il
SoIve6 u getting IL S
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ACTIVITY IN BUILDING.
Figures Which Show What. is Being
Done

Official reports from fifty leading cities
of the country, received. tabulated and
compared with previous records by the
American Contractor show no decline OF
the remarkable prosperity that has pre-
vailed in the construction field for some
time past. This statement must be taken
as applying to the aggregate Of cities
since a falling off is noted In some of
them. AS a rule. however, the larger cities
show decided gains. Not that only, but
these gains are widely distributed through
out the country, and amply demonstrate
that the building movement now In prog
ress is founded upon the most compre-
hensive and stable national prosperity
This Is one of the most encouraging
features OF the situation. and clearly indi-
Gates continuance of the present remark
able building movement.
Seventeen of the prosperous cities OF the
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Uncle Sam Busy Builder.
II may not be necessary TO explain in
this connection that these figures do not
include the extensive building operations
that are going on to provide additional
buildings for the use OF the government.
At the present time there is more work
Of this sort being done than. perhaps, at
any other one period in the history OF the
city.
Two entire squares on the north and
south side Of the Capitol grounds are be-
ing built up for the use of the House and
the Senate. respectively. as office buildings
The amount OF money that is being spent