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The Washington times., 1907-12-08
CAP TAIN HINSLOW
RENTS | STREET
HOUSE FOR WINTER

Capt Cameron MGR. Winslow, United
States navy. has rented the large double
house at IT3I street northwest. form
erly occupied by the owner. William
A. Slater Captain winsIow and fam
ily will occupy their new home for
the rest Of the social season.
The house is particularly well ap-
pointed for social gatherings. having an
extensive ballroom and saloon parlor.
1t is one Of the old landmarks Of
Washington, and one of the most at
tractive residences in that section of
the city. Among the many noteworthy
people who have occupied the house
are Secretary Frelinghuysen. who en-
tertaincd extensively during The admin
istradon of President Gram. Postmaster
General Wanamaker. and Secretary
Whitney. OF the navy, who perhaps
made the cid home better known 10
the Washington social set than his
predecessors.
Representative William c. Lowering
and daughter have taken the house at
1901 II street for the session Of Con
gress. The premises are owned by p.
Lee Phillips.
The transactions were arranged
through Frederick May - real estate Of
flee.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
House of Colonial Design
viii Be Occupied
Shortly,

The new parsonage OF Foundry Metho-
dist Episcopal Church has just been
completed by Architects Harding d
UDman. The building IS three-story and
basement, OF colonial design. at l74l- P
street northwest, 1t being about two
blocks from Foundry Church at Six
teenth and Church streets. The build
ing and grounds cost $2S.O0J.
The house is "a feet wide by IS feet
deep and is fitted after the colonial
style. on the first floor IS located the
parlOr. wide reception hau. dining room.
pantry, and kitchen The second floor
contains three bedrooms and bath ser
wants room, linen room, and dressing
room; on the third floor are three bed
rooms and bath. The basement IS d.
vided into servants hall, servants sit
ting room, bath, and heating room. The
first and third floors are finished IN
colonial design. white enamel finish with
mahogany doors. The dining room is
entirely Of mahogany finish
The house is 10 bt heated by hot
water. William r. Mooney. the CON
tractor who is constructing the house.
is applying The finishing touches to the
building.
The Rev. Robert NJ Moore. pastor OF
Foundry VI. h. Church, expects 10 be
living I'm the new quarters before the
beginning of the new year.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
National Biscuit CO.
Occupies NeW Quarters
Four Freight Cars of Toothsome Cakes Can
for Crackers for Hungry Town.

The National Biscuit Company is now
occupying its new home and warehouse
at Randolph Fourth and S streets
northeast. The new building meets the
Increased requirements Of the business,
according to n. H. Lyddane. the local
manager. who moved from crowded
quarters on l. street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets northwest. The loca-
tiOn. arrangement. construction. and de-
sign OF the new building are exactly
suited 20 the needs Of the business.
The new ONE Of the Uneeda Biscuit
contains more than 1000 feet Of floor
space. one of the large storage ware
rooms IN the new building is I6C feet
in length by 90 feet wide. and IS de-
voted entirely to storing some of the
great quantity Of biscuits, crackers. and
waters that come 10 the warehouse
daily.
The front OF the building is occupied
by a suite of splendidIy furnished e7I-
ecutive offices. The system OF lighting
and ventilation is well nigh perfect, not
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
CITY ACTIVITY CONTINUES; SUBURBAN SALES ARE MANY
SUBURBAN HOMES
ATTRACT BUYERS
Col I. c. H. Vance De-
clareS Sales Have Been
Unusually Numerous.

A great deal Of business activity in
the last few weeks has been reported
by the Greater Washington Realty Cor
poraton in suburban property 1t is
said by Col. T. c. II. Vance. president
Of the corporation that during the re
cent furry in the money market the
sales Of the property by this firm at
BerWyn had not lessened. on the con-
trary, more sales were recorded during
that time than IN any similar period
during the year.
The suburban property of the Dis
trict Of Columbia" CO.. Vance said.
wherever situated. il the future will
be one OF the unheralded gold mines 10
the investor today. Notwithstanding
that many purchases Of realty have
been made within the city limits, and
Will. as a matter Of course, continue
10 be made constantly. suburban prop
erty is continually on the increase. The
city is spreading in every direction,
and IL viii only be a few short years
before Washington city viii extend
from the Potomac river to the extreme
limits Of the District Of Columbia.
"As the city extends people viii nee
essarily seek homes further IN the coun-
try. until all around washington, as IN
tiIe instance Of every other big city
I'm The United States, little suburban
towns ard villages viii be a continua-
tloa Of the big city. Washington then
win draw It's suburban population from
Maryland and Virginia. whore IL now
receives a majority OF its suburban
visitors from within it's own county
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
TEN FLATHOUSES
FOR NORTHWEST
Lotion Fourteenthand Euclid
Streets Purchased for
100000.
Buildings to Be Thre e
Stories and of New
Design.

Ten apartment houses will be erected
on the property located on Fourteenth.
Euclid. and Clifton streets, Mount Pleas
ant. by Harry Wardman. q builder. The
ground was recently purchased from
the Carpenter estate by Mr.. Wardman
through Moore q Hill for $4,000. It con-
tains about $1,000 square feet. It s
surrounded by the homes OF many OF
WashingtOn's public men. among the
number being Justice Harlan. OF the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
and Comptroller Plant of the Southern
Railroad. who have homes on Euclid
street.
The apartments viii be three stories
high. OF brick, with stone trimmings.
All modern conveniences win be in
stalled. The houses arc 70 be an en-
tirely new style OF archit scture and ma
tenally different from he apartment
house buildings now in the city. Mr..
Wardman recently visited philadelphia,
where he got several ideas from the
apartment houses. and will incorporate
these new features in the apartments 70
be built.
The initial cost OF the building opera
tions will be about 10000 The whole
investment will represent an expendi-
tUre Of nearly $4,000.
a. II. Beers, architect Is now en-
gagged upon the plans for the new
buildings.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

only in the offices. but throughout the
entire building
TIE facilities OF the new building have
reduced the hsEt work Of unloading the
freight cars that come 20 the building
daily with supplies for Washington's s
hungry moUJns 20 the simplest and
easiest method Four Of the largest
freight cars can come into the building
at once and be unIOaded in the time
that under former conditions one car
required.
Inside the warerooms the systematic
local distribution begins and Is handled
with scientific exactness. Adjoining the
warerOoms is a courtyard. entirely COW
cred, giving al 'ple room Cor the stimuli
taneOus loading Of seven delivery wag-
ons. these being the last connecting link
between the ovens Of the National Bis
cult Company and the grocer
The building itself is OF bun-colOred
brick and concrete construction, arts
tic IN design II IS surrounded by wide
parking which greatly adds 20 It's at
traCJiyenesS.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
RICHMOND BUILDING
NEARLY $2,OOO,OOO
Last Four Months Show
Unusual Activity in Vir-
ginia Capital.

Following the unusual building and
realty transaction in the city Of Wash
ington during the last nscaI year. the
report Of the Richmond building Inspec-
;or. II. P. Beck. Of the building opera
u1ns iu that city fer the last four
months compares favorabiy with those
OF operations in other cities or the
United States ..-.
During August. September october
and November there were 8J5 permits
issued by DE building inspectors Of
nee. repre- sefIting the expenditure q
S629. .25S for. new buildings, and 40 per
mits Including a cost for alterations
and repairs OF SGs,032--a total Of As per
mits and $6sS.Zel Of expenditure
Taking these operations as the aver
age for every four months during the
year. the cost OF new buildings con-
slructe6 in Richmond during the year
would have amounted 10 s., ,ss7,774 and
the cost Of repairing would have been
S257.Os6. The total amount OF building
operations for the year would have been
Sz.094SIO.
The general Improvement OF the
South has been marked within the last
year in every direction. II has been
felt moro particularly in the building
trades and real estate transactions
The unusual activity shows the steps
the Southern States are taking and II
IS expected by a number OF the archi-
tccts in Washington who are mostly en-
gsasd in out-of-tOwn business, that
the South Will in the near future claim
as much. patronage as her Northern SIS
ters.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
-FOUR HOUSES SOLD
FOR JOHN H. LEWIS
Former Owner to Erect Ten
More Dwellings on Fif-
teenth Street S. E.

Following the announcement this week
Of q numEss OF sales Of realty within
tie city limits. the real estate firm OF
Wluge Gibbs & Daniel has disposed OF
ROW OF four new two-story brick
dwellings, numbered 25S, 360. 252. and
264 Fifteenth street southeast. for John
II. Lewis. the owner and builder
The houses were sold 10 Individual
buyers. who VIII occupy them as resi-
def ces. The houses have red pressed
brick fronts and white cornice. with
colonial rorches. and contain six rooms.
porcelain bath. and furnace. The houses
occupy lots eighteen feet wide BY nine
ty-Gve feet ceep.
The consideration for the four houses
was $1,000.
Mr. Lewis has made plans for the
erection Of ten houses adjoining on the
south the property just sold They
viii be Of the same desIgn.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
PROPERTY ON H STREET
SOLD BY MRS. CLAGETT

The property at 6ls II street north
west. few doors from Seventh street
has been sold by Mrs Clagett by the
National Safe Deposit Savings and Trust
Company. trustees. TO Mr.. BallaUf. The
consideration is said to have been 5000.
The transaction was made through
the office IF Blundon. O'Brien & Belt.
1t is the new owners intention 10
remodel the building for business pur-
poses. The entire front VIII be taken
out and a number Of repairs made on
the first floor
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
DISCOVERED NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand. which has been created
a dominion. was first discovered by Ias-
man, the Dutch navigator, in 1912, but
10 was hardly known prior to the visits
OF Captain Cook who. i'm 1863 and sub
seguent years. sailed round the island
and surveyed the coasts. The first
European settlement there dates from
1914 and the first systematic colonization
from 1895 Tn 1910 England proclaimed
her domain over the islands In 1852 q
constitutional form of government was
established. an Exchange.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
HOME FOR B. w. PARKER
ATA COST OF $1,000

B. ". Parker will build a frame resi-
dence. at 5-34 Oliver street, Chevy
Chase. at cost Of 5000 F. B. Pyle,
architect. is now engaged in preparing
tho plans. John simpsons Sons, build
ers. have been commissioned 70 DO the
construction work.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
THREE DWELLINGS BOUGHT
THROUGH STONE & FAIRFAX

Philadelphia clients Of the firm of
Stone & Fairfax have recently pur-
chased three twO-story brick dwellings
located at E2. 414, and 4l6 Fourth street
northeast, which viii be held as an in
vestment. The houses were sold for
81 $50 each.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
THREE-STORY APARTMENT
FOR NORTHWEST SECTION

A three-stOry apartment house VIII bs
"a, cted on / street between Second and
Third streets northeast by George z
Phillips. The cost OF building viii be
5000. exclusive OF grounds II will be
thirty feet wide by sixty feet deep
Merrill T. Vaughn has prepared the
plans
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15
THE RELATION OF HIGH
FINANCE AND SOCIETY

z ONWARD HARTMAN did more
Il than deprive Stuyvesant Fish OF
an income when he dcposed that gen.
tleman from the presidency OF the III.
nols Central railroad. lie dealt a body
blow at the social supremacy OF Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish. from which she has
been devoting all her talents TO recov-
or herself.
What is said to have been the con-
elusive test Of Mrs. Fish's standing In
the smart set came the other night.
when she gave n dinner. Sixty per-
sons were present. but not an Aston.
not Vanderbilt. not Goelet. not
Rhinelander. not a Schermerhorn. not
a Wilson. All OF these stand In the
front rank OF New York's smart set.
but they were not among the guests
Edward II. Hartman himself Is not
socially aspiring. But he Is intensely
interested In having his daughters
break into" the 400" II was sim
pie enough matter stuyvesant Fish
was president OF the Illlnoig Central.
In which Hartman was director.
Mrs. Fish was an undoubted leader In
society. What more easy than 10 have
Mrs. Fish take the Misses Hartman
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

bench he can look over the edge of
his judicial gown any time and prac.
ucally see himself as others see him.
MIR. Makers resemblance TO the presl.
dent is striking when In repose. but
when he speaks or smiles he Is Obliged
to acknowledge that owing either to
the subduing atmosphere of the court
or TO the lack OF dental qualifications.
he cannot vie with the chief executive
at the other end Of the avenue.
The resemblance OF Senators Aldrich
and Foraker is also striking. although
the distinguished senator from Rhode
Island plays the role OF reticent gen.
eral maneuvering his forces on the
floor Of the senate. while the senator
from Ohio acts the more striking part
OF a dashing officer with standard up.
lifted ready for the fray. regardless OF
the distribution OF forces. II Mr..
Foraker's well-covered head were
matched by the hirsute adornment of
Mn Aldrich the resemblance would
be complete. But standing side BY
side they appear as brothers and their
similarity Is frequently commented
upon.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

Mr.. wiiiiah A, Radford will answe.
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining 20 the
paper. on account OF his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turcr. he II, without doubt. the highest
authority on all these SUBJECTS Address
All Inquiries 20 William A. Radford. No.
lss Fifth Ave. Chicago. H.. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
-Four rooms downstairs and Ave
rooms upstairs are worked into this
deslgn. which has width OF &c feet
six inches and length OF III feet six
inches. exclusive OF the porch. Some
families require Ave bedrooms. some
thing that is difficult To provide In n
medium sized house without squeezing
them SO small tina, you haven't room
for a set OF furniture or space enough
for necessary ventilation.
In this plan there are two stairways,
one going up from the front hall and
the other from the kitchen. Under the
front stair IL good sized closet TO
keep overcoats. rugs and good many
things that are not In regular use all
the time. great convenience. as every
housekeeper will testify. A closet like
this does away with the necessity for n
hall hatrack. piece Of furniture that
should have been discarded good
many years ago. II usually is insight.
ly because OF the way II is generally
cluttered up with an unnecessary AS.
sortment OF wearing apparel. The
other stairway is a combination which
reaches from the cellar to the upper
bedrooms.
The grade door at the side OF the
house makes handy outside entrance
to the cellar. a convenience that is
very much appreciated. especially
where a good garden supplies fruit and
vegetables for the family. A grade en-.
trance 10 the cellar saves n great deal
Of tramping through the kitchen. very
often on wet days when considerable
soil from the garden adheres TO ones
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

N HEN the Thaw trial IL ended. and
w the smoke clears away from the
field OF battle. how will the Thaw for
tune fare. What will the expense be ?
More than that OF any other murder
trial that has ever taken place In New
York.
Never before In the court annals Of
this city has such an expensive array
OF legal talent been gathered together
In a criminal case. II is expensive
not only on account Of ability. but be-
cause OF the disposition OF the Thaw
family TO throw open the doors of
their money vaults and go 10 the
limit" for tthe defence OF the man on
trial.
Tho Thaw fortune. according 10
Pittsburg estimates. Is about $40. 000..
900. All the tremendous strength OF
this fortune has been thrown into the
battle to save Harry X. Thaw from
the death chair.
The array OF lawyers. councillors
and what not. consisting OF Messrs.
Delmas. Hartrldge. Peabody. O'Reilly,
Gleason and others. will cost the Thaw
estate before the trial is over ut least
100000. Apportion II as you may.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

structed and nicely finished is a large
part OF the furnishing OF the front part
OF the house. II Ia better to put a NJ.
tie extra expense on the front stair
and save that much in movable furni.
ture.
There Is only one chimney neces.
sary In this house. but that Is a good
big one. II answers for the furnace.
the kitchen range and two CRATES. one
In the dining-room and one In the bed.
room over the diningroom.
A crate In a bedroom Is n splendid
thing In time OF sickness. Nothing
will brighten up a sick room like a
crate Gre and nothing else will VENT.
late room so thoroughly. The gentle
draft up chimney caused by a crate
Gre h the best air purifier ever intro
ducsd into q house.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

you cannot 10 much below this figure.
Scores OF detectives working In
divers parts OF the world for many
months will cost $4,000 more. Then
there are the services Of Roger.
0Mara. the former chief Of police of
Pittsburg. whose expenses will be
reckoned In the thousands. as well a
heavy OUTLAWS for witnesses whose
time and expenses must be paid BY
the Thaws. There Is at least dozen
local detectives constantly on the 20
on behalf OF Thaw. They look up the
records OF talesmen from the time
they enter the courtroom until they
are accepted or excused.
Taken In it's entirety the Thaw trial
win cost In the neighborhood OF s325..
900.
OF course. this amounts 20 only
fraction Of the annual income Of the
Thaw family. but Il Is enough to M
the mind with wonder.
IL cost the state about $4,000 60
find out that Roland Molineux did not
XIII Mrs. Adams. hut all these ex-
pensiye cases shrink into significance
beside the huge expense list OF the
Thaw trial.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

under her wing and bring them within
the charmed circle?
But. Mrs. Fish fatty refused. She
put her foot down hard aud said that
the Misses Hartman must stay out.
side. so Hartman gave up the attempt
Ia behalf OF his daughters and bIded
his time. That came In November
when he dcposed Fish as president OF
the Illinois Central.
In the Illinois Central directorate
are some men socially powerful In So
ciety here. They are Cornelius Van
derbllt. John Jacob Aston and Robert
Walton Goclct Il was through Mrs.
Fish's influence that these three men
were placc6 ON the Illinois Central
board. Mrs. Fish rightly concluded
that they would be helpful to her so
cially.
When the flght In the Illinois Cen
trail came In November OF last year
and Hartman decided that Fish must
go. how did these friends Of Mrs Fish
line up?
The three voted against Fish and
for Harahan. Hartman had got his
revenge and Mrs. $ish's social suprc-
macy began to wane. Since then her
stock has declined steadily.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

paper. founders around underneath
the desks and on the floor. becomes
red IN the face and clustered and mad
all through.
The neighboring senators make q
great show OF helping him 10 find what
he is looking for. but they really don't
try very hard. for they are smiling all
the time and apparently enjoying the
spectacle Of wrath which the South
Carolinian presents In these circum
stances. A smoker runs around the
galleries at such times. and this does
not cause the senator from South
Carolina to feel himself any more at
ease over the lost reference.
But always he succeeds In finding
the lost bit OF paper In time. lie sim
ply will not proceed until he does find
II. and he has searched for as long as
ten minutes. while senate and audi.
ence waited Then he goes ahead
with his argument.
His gestures are those Of n man
wholly unframed In the art OF oratory.
but somehow the Hacking gestures
seem TO belong to and to suit the flow
OF words when the senator becomes
thoroughly wrought up. For all that
he is a very well read man. the sena-
tor is still a rough diamond.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15

old-fashioned parlor 10 drop entirely
out OF use. Every hoasekeeper likes
TO have one room that may be fixed
mp as nicely as possible. where they
can shut the door TO keep the children
out II they want To and have IL In good
order for state occasions. In such
houses the sltting-room becomes n
democratic institution. II usually Is
well lighted. as In this case. and II Is
in the center OF the house where II Is
warm and comfortable m winter. This
sitting-room Is 10 by 10 feet. which is
bic enough 10 accommodate n number
OF comfortable easy chairs and table
for a reading lamp with a shelf under.
meath to hold papers and magazines.
Instead OF the old.fashioned couch.
the sltting-room should be furnished
with window seats upholstered 20 1T
the place. There are all kinds of win.
dow seats; some are broad and COM
Portable. while others are narrow and
look stingy. Some are literally sup
piled with thick. comfortable looking
pillows. while others have one or two
skinny little things that have been
used by the children for playthIngs
until clean covers would seem abso-
lutely necessary. but such little details
fall TO the housekecper and there are
all kinds.
Some women will make a very COM
mon room attractive and pleasant.
while others will spoil the best house
you car put them In. Generally speak
In. however. American women are
quick 10 see the possibilities Of fix-
ing up a good house TO make II COM
Portable and attractive The first
requisite Is TO select the proper plan,
then to watch the building operations
TO see that all the details are properly
worked up 10 make each room right
when finished. A great deal OF good
building material has been wasted by
not securing a good plan to start with
and also by leaving the details to men
who have no personal interest In tho
house when finished
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-03-15
Round About New York
Gossip of People and Things
in the Great Metropolis
GIVES COSTLY GIFTS AT
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

NEW YoRK.-with gold and dia.
" mond sleeve buttons and pearl
necklaces as souvenirs for his men
and women friends. Nathaniel f..
Moore. son OF one OF the chief owners
OF the Rock Island railroad system.
gave n dinner the other night that cost
In tho neighborhood' of $4,000. and
takes rank with repasts that have
gained attention In the past. II was
In celebration of his birthday that
young Mr.. Moore made his friends his
guests.
There were about Is couples pres.
ent when the dinner was begun after
visit of most OF the party to a play
house In broadway. Some were on
the stage and Joined the others after
the performance. For the most part
the men were intimate friends Of Mr.
Moore. The young women. with few
exceptions. are playing In theaters.
The party vas held In a private room