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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08

LUIS to the sale of medium-sized honse5 IN
washington TO employees of other depart
ments of the government. Such property,
1t was explained, be purchased practi-
cally on the buyers own terms. In some
cases ii is $500 cash and about SO monthly
The real estate man said, however. that
number of the treasury clerks paid the fun
price of the property down. He says there
is now tendency the part of Uncle
Sans workers here to own their homes
In connection with the sale of medium
sized houses the statement was made that
a New York syndicate Is considering the
advisability of establishing in this city
m-heating plant similar to that In op-
Grafton in the metropolis. By this system
the use of furnaces and boilers Is obviated.
as the necessary amount of steam for both
heating and cooking purposes is furnished
direct from street mains, much after the
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such is the case and it is said the property
In the square named has almost doubled IN
value in the past twelvemonth.
There was another Washingtonian who
would no doubt be frightened back into his
grave should he suddenly come back to life
and view Washington of today-"Old Man
Simons," as he was Familiarity known, and
who Is said to have been the first bona nde
real estate dealer In the District. In 1913,
so 1t IS related, he occupied a small frame
building about on the present location OF
the passenger stand of the Metropolitan
street car line in front of the eastern en-
trance of the Senate, His wee structure
was next to the Whitney House, and In
after years was occupied as a barber shop.
In the olden time he sold candles, shoe
strings and other things and incidentally,
as his signboard read, Gave advice to buy
ers and sellers of ground and houses" OF
course he gave this advice for fees, which
were rated on a sliding scale, 1t is. said,
Old Washington.
From the front of his little building on
the brow of Capitol Hill the present popu-7
lous northwest section could be seen stretch
ing away. with few ancient houses dot
ting corn fields and meadows. with here
and there a patch Of woods. and old Tiber
creek winding its way to the Potomac at
Buzzard's Point. Interspersed over the
landscape, too. were marshes and Dogs, and
the site of the government printing Of
flee and the new union railroad station a
great waste Of swamp land, which gave to
that locality in later years the cognomen-
of "Swampoodle."
The northeast was also a great waste,
but marked improvements" were being
made in the southeast section. 1t was the
opinion in those days that the growth of the
city would be eastward, but it is said some
of the landowners of that period, in antici-
patton Of that result held the prices of their
fields and farms at such high figures that
the march of improvements proceeded west
ward. When the owners of the property
awoke to a realization of the fact 1t was
too late to check the local westward ho!"
movement.
Much Of the growing greatness of Wash
ingtOn IS due to the progressiveness and
energetic character of Its real estate men.
These Napoleons of Improvement are wide
awake to opportunity and to them is due
much of the credit for the splendid up
building of this city and vicinity. While
much Of their effort is along business lines,
still there is pride which also actuates
them much as an anxious mother watches
the development of her offspring from In
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RADNOR HEIGHTS.
An Attractive Subdivision Near Fort
Myer.

One of the most attractive subdivisions
IN Or near this city is Radnor Heights,
Va, located just north Of the Fort Myer
military reservation, on very high ground,
commanding a fine panoramic view OF
Washington the Potomac river and lhe
surrounding country.
Lying just south of the busy town OF
Rosslyn, where commercial activity Is IN
crossing, this property offers fine OPP
porrunity for the homeseeker or investor
Frank G. Butts, the sole agent for the
subdivision reports a large number Of IN
quiries and prospects for good busi&ess as
soon as the weather is settled
The lots are being sold at a low figure
and on easy terms, the price including
city ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, granoiiJhtc side
walks and an independent water system
The sewer and sidewalks are already in on
one street.
This property is right In line with all the
improvements and activity of the section
MENTIONED.
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fancy to boyhood and girlhood. and then
into magnificent and vigorous manhood and
womanhood.
MI Alvey's Statement.
The healthy, steady growth of real
estate values in the District referred to is
shown by the assessed valuations of real
estate for the past ten years as con-
tained in a statement prepared for The
Sunday Star by Mr. Frederick T. ALVEY,
assistant assessor for the District of CO.
lumbia. The statement follows:
Assessed valuations Of real estate for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1s96-City, SIG5,-
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fashion that gas is supplied. In this con-
nection 1t Is said that Washington pros
pectfve steam-heatins company may be
formed before the New York concern can
get in on the ground floor
THE great desideratum in certain local
tiles of Washington, said real estate
dealer last night, is more six and seven
room dwellings with the attic effect which
affords better ventilation by taking the
heat away from the sleeping rooms and
supplies apartments for storage and nurS-
cries or play rooms for the children. l pre-
dict that these attlc-effect houses VIII be-
come decided feature Of Washington be-
fore long"
Considerable real estate activity is report
ed on 10Th street north of Scott Circle. and
prices Whereabouts are said to have taken
decided upward tendency. Now that the
grass has begun to sprout there is also the
usual spring tendency toward the semi
suburban localities.
Best Selling Season.
The question as to which Is the best sea-
son for real estate sales having been agi-
tated reporter of The Sunday Star put
the question to Mr.. A. G. Belt, vice presi-
dent of the Blundon, oBrien & Belt Com
pany. incorporated.
TT would seem that there Is no best
season In real estate selling, If our winters
record is a criterion. replied Mr.. Belt. in
our profession 1t has been expected that
business in the summer and winter months
applicants TO buy register as In the spring
and fall, but this has been proven fallacy.
II you have good thing, to sell, regard
less of seasons, you can always find
buyer. Most of our sales have been of
northwest property, but 1t Is not to be In
ferred that other sections are lacking in
demand. New houses seem to have the call,
but well-located older properties sell well.
GAS instance OF winter selling, take
the row of new houses on the north side OF
7 street northwest between 18th and 18th
streets. These fifteen houses were COM
pleted about six weeks ago. and thirteen Of
them have been disposed of-the corner
house at $500, the others at $1,000 each.
Eight were sold In twelve days of March
I'VE believe that the Secretary of the
Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw, had much to do
with great many people buying houses
recently. The Secretary, several months
ago. addressed circular of inquiry to the
thousands of employees of the various bu-
reaus over which he presides. Among the
questions asked was, do you own your
homer" Coming from the head of this great
financial department, this was perhaps con-
strued as hint to buy homes. We based
an advertisement on this circular of Secre-
tary. Shaw's and used It in The Evening
Star exclusively, with the result that quite
q few treasury employees have bought homes
from US since the issuance of the circular.
1.-THE installment basis of buying real es-
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go 343
For the fiscal year ended June 30 1897
City. $3.50. So. 1884; county, $23 SD 524; total.
s1S0,376, COS.
For the fiscal year ended June SO 1898
City, s15s. 532 366: county, So. T23 91S; total.
$751;. 256, 2S4.
For the fiscal year ended June 30 1900
City, si59, .32I; county, SO. $50, 45e total,
S1S3, 1881.
For the fiscal year ended June 80 1900
City, 1851 ,504; county, s25,069, o45; total.
s1T6 ISL, $40.
CITY. sI53. $50 32f; county. s25 ri. 400: total.
s179, 351, Si1.
For the fiscal year ended June 80 1902
City, s155s 9oS, ia; county. s26. 622 494 total,
s1S2. 525. sos.
For the fiscal year ended June 80. 1903
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City. $171, 3o2 S7s; county, $3T 217, 05s; total,
sos, 519, 1876
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904:
City, STA, 435, 70S; county, $3S, 904, no Total.
S213, 2JO, AIS
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903:
City, $176 S64, 1856; county, $40, 1881. Total
$217, COS, 296
For the fiscal year ending June 80, 1876:
City. $1Ss. rs, $685. county, $40, 753, 122 Total
$3.50, 461 ,9S5.
Increase of Valuation.
These figures show that the increase OF
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TO coUNTERsIGN CHECKS.
Authorization to Referee in T. E
Waggaman Bankruptcy Case.

Chief Justice Clabaugh In Equity
Court No. 1 has signed an order
designating Andrew Y. Bradley referee
in the bankruptcy proceedings against
Thomas E. Waggaman to countersign
checks and warrants drawn by II. Rozier
Dulany as trustee of the bankruptcy es-
tate. Hereafter all checks drawn by the
trustee against the funds In the banks
named as repositories in former orders Of
the court win bear the signature of Mr.
Bradley well as that of the trustess
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tate has been made popular through its
convenience to purchasers. The prompt
payment Of these monthly installments Is
indeed remarkable. There isn't one case
out of 300 where the trustees under trust
ever have to sell out for non-payment
Our office expects continuance Of the
active market, and we have made plans to
cope with the demand by listing many prop
critics for sale heretofore not offered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-03

nor Guild, 10 the opinion of the un-
biased.
Clevellnd, o., Nov. 3. -Comple.e
apathy 10 the dominant characteristic OF
the Ohio campaign. No one knows
Who will be elected, aud few care. Nor
mally Ohio is republican, but in this, an
off year, it would not be surprising of
the democratic candidate for secretary Of
State, the head OF the ticket, should be
elected.
Madison, Wis, Nov. "A review of
the political situation liz Wisconsin in
dicsres that the republicans viii elect
their full State ticket and at leas! nine
of the eleven Coueressmen.
Boise, Idaho, Nov. 8 The campaign
in Idaho practically closed tod y, with
both sides claiming the State by small
majority. Two years ago the repuhG-
cans had majorities averaging LOO
The democrats claim they have overcome
this By wsging a campaign on Nor
mon nominations made by The church
and charges that republicans resort to
machine methods in controlling the
States affairs. 1t is conceded that the
democrats have had the advantage so tar
as argument is concerned, thereby max
ing gains, but republicans claim their
poll shows msjorities Of from five to ten
ihousand
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News of the Day.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will grant
10 per cent increase in wages to zOO,-
900 employees January l.
Marquis Ito is to be replaced as resi-
dent general for Japan 10 Korea oy
Count Katsura, former premier.
Rear Admiral Rixey reports that
tuberculosis is making inrosds in tie
nsvs, there beiog 6. csses tor every
1000 men.
Augustus J. Hartje. the Pit;sburg
millionaire who sued his wife for divorce
has been asked to resign from the Du-
quesne Club.
Dispatches from New York State say
that the Root speech may prove a boom
erang to Hughes, but that the Croker
cablegrsm was severe blow 10 Hearst.
Chairman Griggs, of the democratic
committee, yesterday made char g
against George NJ. Bowers OF soliciting
81, 900 for political purposes from the
postmaster at Martinsburg, W. Va.
Maine reports so far in this hunting
season sixteen deaths of gunners. The
game receipts are far below those of last
year. Up to saturday last 822 deer, 90
moose ard 10 bears bad been brought in,
rs against / 1876 deer, 20 moose and Is
bears for the same period last year. The
dry weather, which has made it difficult
to stalk the game, ard the number OF
leaves on the trees, obscuring vision,
sre said to be responsible for the falling
of 10 receipts, although game is reported
to be abundant.
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Philadelphia, Nov. S-The wages Of
all employees OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road system on lines east and west #
Pltts1urg are to be increased Nearly
$50, 600 men will be affected. Ii is said
the increase will be effective on Deem
Der LIST The management is consider
ing Il proposition to grant an increase of
ten per ceut to all employees whose salary
per mouth is less than $500. The nontt- .
" pay roll of the system averages about
$40, 900, 900, and an increase would
mean the additional payment of 81 ,000,-
000 The total number of employees on
the combined systems affected is 1872, 1856.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3.--The Reading
Railway today announced an increase of
wages of 10 per cent. on sill employees
whose salaries are less than 5000 per
month. The order is effective Noyem-
her
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Drug Combine Illegal.

The Maryland Court o: Appeals held
consultation Thursday night and hand
ed down number ofimportsnt opinions
Yesterday.
Chief Judge McShery delivered the
opinion 10 the appeal of KliDgels Phsr
macy, of Baltimore city, against Sharpe
& Dohme, the Calvert Drug Company
and the Baltimore Retail Drug AssOcis-
ton. The judgment of the Superior
Court Ct Baltimore city is reversed.
The case is one Of great importance, as
it concerns The lawfulness OF combina-
ton OF retail and Wholesale dealers to
establish a maximum price for articles
OF merchandise In the opinion deliver
ed Yesterday the Chief Justice not only
holds that such combination is unlaw-
ful, but at is criminal conspiracy at
the common law, and is punishable by
fine and Imprisonment"
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Killed I'm a Fight.

FL Pasc, Tex, Nov. 3.-NegrO SOL
diers last night started filht in saloon
outside the reservation One man was
killed and two seriously wounded.
Other troops from the fort have been dis
patched to arrest the rioters and further
trouble ia feared The negroes belong to
the 25th Infantry, members of which,
while stationed at Fort Brown. made q
raid on Brownsville, shot into homes and
business houses, aud killed one white man
and wounded another. The affair
aroused so much indigestion that the
War Department transferred the negro
troops to Fort Bliss The man killed
ia Private Matthews. Pivate Lewis and
Alexander Johnson, a saloon keeper
we're wounded A card game is said to
have caused the fight
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Granted Z Divorce.

Judge Nils in Baltimore yesterday
signed decree granting August Gut
man an absolute divorce from Katie L..
Gutman, a wife who, it was revealed by
the testimony, literally discharged him
from his matrimonial job because he
dared protest against cooking his meas
aud running the house while she was
basking in the sunshine and sea breeze
Of Long Island. Gutmsn's testimon!
showed that be was almost, il not fully,
qualified o be the husband of TWEEN
tieth.century" wife. But be made the
mistake Of kicking when neglected for a
time which be considered too long.
Scripture says that it is not well for man
to be alone, So when it came to three
months at single stretch he, heartless
nan, grumbled. The rsut was, she
locked him out and told him 10 get along
hi. way and she would travel hers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-03
Arrest of Alleged Forger.

New York. Nov. 3 Searched for in
every state along the Atlantic coss', Sam
uel Maudle, Sparta, Ga, was arrested to-
day IN brokerage office of Carpenter Bag
got & Co. where he had opened an account
with several thousand of dollars which he
is charged with obtaining by forgery in
Sparta. The sheriff of Hancock county
telegraphed here that Mandle was wanted
for forgery of a warehouse receipt. Mandle
had stored bale of cotton in Sparta ware
house and raised the receipt from one
ba'e to 2Ol bales. de left Sparta and
finally came to this city where ne sold
the cotton on his presentation of the re-
ceipt to Carpenter Baggott & Co. He re-
ceived SO, 900 for the cotton. Mandle
opened an account with the firm and be-
gan to play the cotton market. He had
Sc, 600 On account when arrested. Msnde
is 29 years old.
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Virginia News.

At the close Of services at Trinity
E piscopsl Church Of Manassa' on sun
day lssi, Rev. DR.. McGIll rendered his
resignation.
Virginisns had a good day at Pimlico
Yesterday afternoon, three horses from
the Old Dominion getting brackets
They we're Robert Neville's Melbourne
and Mr.. Mccain, and r. Bradley's En-
inola.
DR.. V. 0. Caruthers, of King George
county, has entered suit 10 the Circuit
Court of that county against the King
George board of supervisor, chargi ng
that they are not speeding the money
-ppropri ted for Improvements to th'
public road, IS required by law.
Governor Swanson has written letter
to the Secretary Of the Navy asking that
the bat;leship Virginia be ordered to
Newport News FIR the purpose of receiv-
ing the silver service given by the State
to that ship. The Governor said thai
Newport News had asked thi that thu
ship was built there and h" believed thai
city was entitled to the ceremonies.
The Richmond council committee on
light has renewed its contract with the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company,
by lis receivers, for supplying the city
with 800 arc lights Of ! 200 candle power
each for one year from July |, 1907, al
$54 rs per light per year, and with the
privilege OF renewing the contract iol
another year at the same rate.
rbe movement recently started by the
Norfolk county truck growers for the
enforcement of the Virginia vsgrancy
laws 10 that section with view 10 re-
lieving tie great scarcity of labor in The
eastern Virginia trucking belt is resulting
10 many arrests, and many idlers caught
l,iieriDg about country roads, stores and
saloons in the city and suburbs have
been sent to Jail.
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Won Nearly 100000.

New York. Nov. 3.-rhe oookmakers
at The Jamaica track today have good
cause to regret the presence there yester.
day of -a-Million" John W. Gates.
II was bis first 7isit to race course ia
many days, but be showed clearly that
he WAS still in touch with the form OF
horses by picking four winners which
netted him nearly $40, 600. He won
Sl5, 900 on Lure,ta, bis first winning
horae-she won the third race--5et
S., 600 on Tommy Waddell against Sl5,-
900, and got an average price Of 3 10 }
against Cora Price for IS, 900 more. On
these three races be won $40, 600. He
was seemingly content with his days
speculation, for when the seventh race
came along he was so undecided which
horse to back that he finally placed a
piking bet CT S400 on Plaud. When the
odds against the last winner were IL to
5, be won $3.50, total Of S45, $50 90
the four horses.
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Rammed BattIeship.

Norfolk, Va Nov 8. --rhe Battleship
Virginia, while passing up 10 the Norfolk
navy yard today, was rsmDed on the
starboard quarter by the Old Dominion
steamship Monroe from New York. The
vessels came together with considerable
fore resulting 10 the soaring of the
battltsbip and displaciug of some guns
and fixtures. The stem aud several bow
plates OF the Mon we've stove in.
Both vessels were steaming slowly mp the
river, the Virginia leading The battieship
suddenly came almost to a standstill and the
Monroe could not be stopped in time 10 avoid
the collision. Nothing official has been given
out from either ship regarding the co lission,
but from the action Of the Virginia before the
collision it seems certain that that vessel S
machinery became disarranged or else signals
to the engine room were incorrectly given or
misunderstood.
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Wedding.

London, Nov. 9.-Miss Mary Ben
timex, daughter OF Mrs George Beutinck,
and a niece of Mrs Ogden Mills, was
married today TO John Ford, son of the
late Sir Clare Ford. Many fashionable
Londoners attended the ceremony and
The young couple received great mauy
valuable wedding presents, including n
diamond necklace which was presented
to the bride by Kiag Edward. Mrs,
Maturin Livingstone, of New York,
grandmother OF the bride, has settled an
annual income OF $40, 900 on Mrs. Ford,
as her wedding gift.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-03
Ten Thousand Dollars Duty.

New York, Nov. 3 Ten thousand
dollars duty was paid yesterday by j..
Pierpont Morgan, when. through an
agent, be cleared through the custom
house two volumes of Rober, Burns s
poems aud letters said TO be valued at
more than $50, 900 For several years
agents 10 the employ of Mr.. Morgan
have been travelling about Europe col
Letting these manuscripts. Each volume
has sbout four hundred pages and the
collection embodied therein ia almost
complete, containing the original manu-
scripts OF almost all the Burns poems
and scores of his letters.
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Wireless TeIegraphy Agreement.

Berlin, Nov. 3--All the powers rep
resented in the international congress
which assembled here to discuss the sub
jecl of wireless biography, except Mon
tenegro, today sigued the agreement
reached by the conference regulating the
exchange OF wireless messages Both
Italy and Great Britain, however, signed
with the reservations which they claim
were necessilated by their contracts with
the Marconi Company. While the con
gention provides, 10 principle, for the
ntercommunication between all COM
panies, regardless of the system, they
have, it is claimed by the American del
egaioDs the reservations made by Eng
laod and Italy will virtually nullify the
effects of the agreement as they only
bind themselves to abide by the rule laid
down where ii is advantageous for them
tn do so.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-03
AnrIety Concerning AutomObiIist.

Wikesbarre, Pa, Nov. 81. s.
Harvey, OF Scranton, is missing today,
and it is feared that he may have lost
his life in su automobile accident. His
automobile was found partly submerged
10 the Susquehanna river at the foot OF
high enbankment, aud it is believed
that it plunged over during the night,
carrying Harvey with it. The throttle
was wide open when the machine was
found
A later dispatch says that the man
drowned in the automobile plunge WAS
Frank Williams 1921 Capouse avenue,
Scranton, who had Hafyey's automobile
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