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The Washington times., 1907-02-24
NEW EMBASSY
TOTTENS DESIGN
Expected to 6urpasS Palazzo
Occupied by Mr..
StrauS.

The contract which was awarded on
Wednesday to the George A. Fuller co.
for the construction OF the magnificent
residence at the corner of Sixteenth
street and Kaiorama avenue. destined
for the home OF the French embassy,
requires that IL be completed by No
vember ]. 1907. The building is being
erected by former Senator and Mrs. John
b. Henderson, after plans prepared by
Architect George Oakley TOtten, jr., and
will be four stories high. constructed Of
white marble with rich terra Gotta trim
mings, surmouuted by a high mansard
roof. TIE ma entrance is on Six
tecnth street. which has a frontage of
siNty-hve fee, while the frontage on
Kalorama avenue is nearly 100 feet The
Offices of the embassy viii occupy most
of the first floor, while the living rooms
for the ambassador and his family viii
be on the floors above.
A feature OF he interior design viii
be a grand marble staircase with
wrought iron baIustrade, leading 10 the
second story The same architect de-
signed the splendid Italian palazzo now
occupied by Secretary Oscar Sraus, OF
| th. Bureau Of Commerce and Labor, al
( the corner Of sixteenth and Euclid
/ streets. and expects TO surpass even tha'
/ beautiful building IN his latest cIea'loii
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
AWARD CONTRACT
FOR CORBIN HOME
Work on Summer Place
Near Chevy Chase
Begins in Spring.

IL seems TO have been definitely set
tied that work VIII commence on the
charming country home which Gen. II.
c. Corbin viii build for himself at
Chevy Chase as soon as spring opens.
The contracts have been let TO the
Thompson-Starrett Company for the
masonry work, and TO other contractors
for the remaining portions
The house will be two and a-half
stories. occupying 30 feet by 115 feet.
and is TO be located on a commanding
site at the intersection OF Rock Creek
Ford road and the Broad Branch road.
II is about a half mile east of Chevy
Chase circle. and on the road leading
directly from the circle to Rock Creek
Park.
The tract comprises about thirty
acres. and is heavily wooded in some
parts, so that a handsome park Of natu-
raj beauty can be easily added. The
subdivisions of Pnehurst and West
Pinehurst are in the immediate vicinity
OF the tract
Architects d. II. BUrnham & Co. OF
Chicago, have made designs for tht
house. and have taken into considera-
ton the immediate surroundings 10
enable them t. produce an eject at once
quaint and pleasing. while at the same
time preserving the essentials of com
fort and repose So much desired in a
gentleman's country home.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
REAL ESTATE NOTES
FROM GEORGETOWN

Joseph Sommers. Of jefferson and NJ
streets northwest. has purchased from
the Osborn heirs the two three-story
business buildings. $40 and 3l42 AZ
street northwest. adjoining the property
now occupied by Mr.. Sommers. Though
the consideration has not been publish
ed. il is understood that the price paid
was a record-brCaBer for property in
that square.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Real Estate Transfers Recorded

X street northeast. between Second
ana Third streets-John Conner, trustee.
to Rose l. Gillon. part original lot 2,
square 7i9. SO
% y street nOTthwest-kate jenkins 10
Lizzie B. Thomas. lot 1SS, square 6l7. SO.
Observation-Disclosures A. Walker Ct
ux. to Mary Z. Bostic, lot 500, square
3lel. SO
Thirteenth street northwest between
L and V streets-Mamie Ross to Bertha
Judge. lot A. square 213 $40
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Mamie Ross 10 Bertha Judge, part lot
l0J So 1910 Sixth street northwest
same TO same, part lot -, square I'll,
Eighth street northwest. between N
and \ streets, and Fifth street north
west, between + and G STRAIGHTFORWARD
| w Burnside. lot Q and part lot r.
square 424; part lot 10. square 4S7. $40.
q street southeast. between Tenth and
ux. 10 Walter c. ". Burgess and
! Eleanora Burgess, lot a. square 913; $40.
Same TO Harry p Garratt. lot 81
square 973; SO
Same 10 Charles T.. WO-thingtoU, lot
50, square s53. $40
Eleventh street southeast. between r
ana g streets-Nilliam X. Miller ct uN.
10 James L. and Edith n. Armstrong.
Z
y street and Wisconsin avenue north
| weSt-Mary II. Forrest ct al. 10 Henry
| W FISHER. part of lot .. square l2Ce;
+ street northwest. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth streets-Ehzab beth Witt
/ haft 10 Annie Sabina Hermann. part
/ of lot ?. and part OF original lot 1. square
! $50: SO.
! y street northwest. between Sixth and
| Seventh streets-Same TO same, part
/ of original lot 4, square AZ. $40.
] SIC d street northeast-Same 10 same.
! lot "a. square south OF 9l5, SO.
| Fourth street northwest, between X
and l. streets-Same 10 same. part lot
/ :, square 525. $40
! Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
| George B. BlOomer to Carrie J.. Willard.
/ lots 33. 81. 20, Il, ~. a. block 6. SO
1752 street northwest Ledie EllicOtt
! to Clarence r. NOrment, lot III, and
/ part lot az. square 153, SO
! Tenth street northwest, between II
and ! streets-ClaTence +. Norment 81
! uX to Jacob y. Belt part lot IL. square
! 3li so. Jacob y. Belt conveys same
property to Lidie Ellicott, SO.
| 1929 W street nOrthwest-Ella NJ Mar
! tin to Arthur Brooks. lot 80, square 21l,
| $1,000
s21 r street northwest-Joseph Whit
! field ct uN. to Catherine McChesney. lot
| II. square 363, $40
| Eighth street southeast, between L
and G streets-Thomas J. Wade IL
! Clarence y. Idnthicum, part of lot .
square ops. $40.
| 1881 Eighth street northwest-Clara Y
! Fitch ct al TO Elizabeth T.. Duyd, LOT
| A. square 42l. so.
| Meridian TTiII-John p. Daish ct al
| trustees, 20 Carlton NJ. Beall, lot ~
! block /. $3.50.
J Holmcad M1nor-Evalyn S France 81
| viz Joseph j.. to Percy II. Russell, lots
IS to 81. block A. SO
1923 Massachusetts avenue southeast
/ Walter T. Wright OF al. to William IT
/ and Emma s. Graves, lot s., square
( 1881 $40.
4 street northwest. between -Four
| teenth and Fifteenth streets-Hilda b
Cnrder To Joseph a. Roth. lot "a squar,
go. $40
Joseph A. Roth conveys same prop
erty to Lewis ID. Myerley. SO
| MISUNDERSTANDING w. Ellis q
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
THOS. H. PICKFORD
PLANS APART MENT
Location Is Nineteenth, Be-
tween @ and II Streets,
Northwest.

Thomas H. PlckfOrd has commissioned
Architect A. II. Beers 20 prepare plans
Tor a fvt-story apartment house TO be
erected or the ground recently purchased
by him on Nineteenth street. between
q and IT streets northwest The design
Of the building VIII be colonial, and tn"
construction entirely Of steel. 80 that
il will be absolutely hra-prOOf- There
viii be eight apartments and all the
requisites OF a modern domicile VIII be
provided. The c0St OF the house VIII
apuroximatc $1,000 Architect Beers
v-6o has designed many OI the na1d-
some apartment .4oISes together with
a large number OF dwellings in TINS titNs
has devoted much time 10 the prepare
ffou OF these plans. and believes LGslt
tho new house VIII prove one OF tng
most artistic gf all. Its exterior Wlll
~epreScut "a building OF simple beauty,
while the interior Will be nUJe0 uD III .
manner 10 command attention
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
S. v. WOODWARD
PLANS FIVE HOUSES

5 w Woodward has contracted with
&. II. Edmonston for the construction OF
three four-story dwellings, at 2l31. Z55,
and Z135 Bancroft place; one at 2iI9 5
street. and one at 2120 lie Roy place.
Washington Heights The houses are
O. be built of red brick. and 70 have
stone and terra Gotta trimmings.
The plans were drawn by Architect
Frederick b. Pyle, and are extremely
artistic in design and complete in every
particular with regard 70 both the eN-
terror and interior furnishings The
total cost Of the Eve houses is placed 81
S. GO
AR Pyle has recently completed
beautiful house for Mr. Woodward on
Connecticut avenue which has attracted
much attention for the excellent treat
ment OF its design. II was pictured IN
these columns two weeks ago
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
14TH STREET CHANGING
TO BUSINESS HIGHWAY

Changes in Fourteenth street are rap
idly altering the characterter OF its
buildings and every few days a build
ing permit is taken out 10 transform
a dwelling into a business structure.
Charles +. Crane x Co. have taken out
permit for repairs at 1870 Fourteenth
street northwest, after plans prepared
by Architect Frank II. Jackson. The
contract has been taken by L. Leaman
at an estimated cost OF s. 90.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
BUILDING INSPECTOR ISSUES
PERMIT FOR ALTERATIONS

Building Inspector Ashford has is
sued a permit TO John Bennett TO make
repairs and alterations TO the store
BUILDING, at 40 Seventh street northwest
at cost of $500. James 4. Dawrick
is named as the contractor.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
PERMIT FOR ALTERATIONS
TO U. S. TRUST BANK

The United States Trust Company hay
ing secured a permit 10 make altera-
tons ana repairs at GIL Fourteenth
street northwest. which viii be occu-
-,5ied by them as q temporary location.
ID IS expected that. work VIII begin q c
once The changes VIII consist Of new
fronr and the fitting up OF a large and
convenient banking room on the Erount.
floor. The furnishings are To be Of the
latest design and IL is intended 10 have
an up-tO-dare banking room in every
narticuiaL.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
Height of Main Arch Above

IChauncev Il. Dewey, lot 100. block g. SO.
X street southeast, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets. Harris
Franklin IL David *. Hackley, Tot 10,
square 1916. SO
Hg Fourteenth street northeast-Jonn
H BrOdfrs eI uN. TO Homer Guerry,
lot .. square 1888, so.
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
Harry Wardman % lmOgeu Moore, Tot
ZiS. block 4 SO
Knlorama Heights-James y. Cameron
! Ct uN. 10 Agnes +. Piatt and Lulu Plat,
Hurt. lot T. block s. 81, $3.50
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Mrs. Kate Curtin. Of 325S NJ street
northwest. who recently sold the above
named premises TO Christian Heurich.
several days ago shd her business 10
Gated there to A. =. Kinney. OF Wash
ington. the price paid being A,5C1.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
PERMIT FOR 100000 HOTEL
ON NEW JERSEY AVE. S. E.

Building Inspector Ashford today
issued a building permit to the Congress
Hall Hotel Company for the erection OF
a fve-story brick hotel at 233 New Jer-
sev avenue southeast. to cost 5000, 600.
Harding and Upman were named as
architects and James L. Parsons as
builder.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

Anna aud Samuel Shoemaker have
purchased from William II. Wctzel and
others, the business property at the
southwest corner OF Thirty-fourth and
p streets northwest. the consideration
being H050. Tho purchasers viii i'm
mediately improve the old building.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
ASphalting of Roadways
to Be Done During
Summer.

The Connecticut avenue bridge. carry
ing the highway over Rock Creek. is
nearing completion lat it viii be some
time before 1t will be turned over TO
the Commissioners or thrown open 10
the public.
Work on the structure has so far ad-
vanced as to permit the filling in the
hollow arches beneath the roadway
proper with earth. As soon as this fill
ing permanently settles. work on laying
the asphalt roadway and walks Will be
mmenced- However, it win be warm
weather before this work will be fin
ished. Pedestrians and few light bug
gies are now permitted to cross the
structure, but Il is not open for public
use.
When completed this VIII he one of
the grandest concrete structures in the
country II was begun in 1898. and the
work has since been carried forward by
successive appropriations made by Con-
gress under several contracts The
total cost of the bridge VIII be 100000.
Two Wide Arches.
The bridge is described as fifty-two
feet wide over all. has a thirty-fve-fOot
RUNWAY anu lNo tAbAA-lDDL SlltN n tAf,-
IL has two-eighty-t wo-foot and seven
fifteen-foot full-centered arches, with
two abutments and nine intermediate
piers. the foundations all being carried
down i'm open coherdams to solid rock
at a maximum depth of forty feet below
the surface.
The height Of the main arch above the
water of Rock creek is l20 feet. The
entire structure is built Of Portland
cement concrete. without re-enforce-
mcnt, except in some minor detail Al
important feature of the design is the
use of large nodded concrete blocks FOL
the face rings OF the arches, the corner.
Of the piers, the nodded courses, and IN
general for all duoins and trimming,
below the granite coping.
Who Made the Bridge
Edward p. Casey was the consulting
architect and the bridge has been con
structcd under the direction OF Engineer
Commissioner Col. John Biddle. L. 5. a.
Capt. JAY J. Morrow, L. S. \, in
charge; W. J. Douglas, engineer OF
bridges, and +. a. Perley, assistant en-
Sinecr.
In all probability the bridge viii b'
opened with imposing ceremonies. ii
which the District officials and other
prominent Government officials will par
ticipate.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
NOT QUITE FORGOTTEN.

ltslo Campanini. who a quarter Of
century ago used 70 be the operate idol
q this city. just as CrusO is today, is
buried in Parma. and his grave lies be-
tween those OF Paganini and Bottesini.
Every year a New York woman who
was a stakeholder in the old Academy
Of Music in the golden days OF the
tenors career. makes a pilgrimage to
Parma 20 lay a wreath on the grave.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

60 n C0 reduced from 81 600. A
o. 4 OO well built, splendidly
located house near 18th and 5
SITS. overlooking n. II. ave. and
a public reservation; 3-story and
cellar brick, , rooms and bath :
steam heat The house is IS IT.
front and is surrounded by hand
some and costly residences.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24
POOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

New York item says Hartman IS
buying coal in Australia Wouldn {
think he would pay a profit 10 t.e
mlddlen1an I'm this way when il would
bo So easy for him just 10 buy AUS
tralia -Pittsbur- Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
TAFT HAS BECOME
 VERY POPULAR
Rulers of Foreign Countries
 Want to See Him
BERLIN IS THE MAIN POINT
Taft Has Had To Decline invitations To Call On European and Asiatic Rulers, But Will See Elm
 peror William.

Washington, October 31.-There are in- dcations that Secretary Taft's decision to recuf to his original itinerary and sail from Manila for Vladivostok on his homeward journey next Monday instead of the week following, as he suggested to the President was after all based upon international and not domestic consider ation.
 Soon after it had become officially known that he intended to return to America by way of Siberia and Europe the foreign offices of the various coun- tries which he would probably traverse on his way to the Atlantic seaboard, be- gan to interest themselves in his timer ary. Diplomatic representatives of some European governments have already been making inquiries at Washington as to the itinerary preliminary to the extending 10 him formal invitations to their various capitals.
 It has been found quite impossible for an official of his high rank to visit one European country as the guest of the sovereign without visiting the capitals of other countries, through which he must pass on his homeward journey Ii
 
 is believed here that a decision of the administration that acceptance of invita- tions from these capitals would be mex pedient has led to the change in Sec retary Tafts plans, which will enable him to consistently decline all of them for the German emperor
 The interest In the itinerary by the foreign countries was not confined to Europe, but extended to Asia and find ing that the Emperor of Japan was about to entertain Secretary Taft, the Chinese Empress caused inquiries to be made to learn whether the Secretary could not be induced to visit the celestial capi- tal Although obliged by the route taken by the steamer upon which he travelled 10 visit Shanghai and thus land upon Chinese soil the Secretary declined tlee imperial invitation on the grc,'.
 1-a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

Rica, besides millions of pieces for the Philippines. The outside governments have to bear all the expenses of coining their money. Last year they paid Uncle sam $70,000 for doing this work for them. More than one-haf of the specie holding of the banks of Canada last year was in United States coin.
 The average life of paper money in the United States is less than three years. In other words, the. average piece of paper money gets back to the treasury In less than three years from the date of It's is- sue. The average for United States notes is about three and a half years; of treas ury notes, two years; of gold certificates, three years, and of silver certificates, one and a half years. There have been 1000 s10,000 notes issued, of which only Gil have ever come back for redemption. The notes of $10,O00 $5000 and $i000 denomina- tions are highly prized by the big banks, as they do not occupy much room and are easily counted.
 There are annually nearly 50000,0OO sil- yer dollars delivered to depositors in ex- change for silver certificates and the treasury notes of 1890. But the depart ment does not think this is due to any preference for silver dollars over other kinds of money. Last year the appropria- ton for paying transportation charges on silver dollars was exhausted, so that ship ments for the last three months had to be made at the expense of depositors. Re- demptons immediately fell from $6,000,000 in March to less than $500,000 in April, showing that silver dollars are preferred only when the government pays the cost of transportation
 The ceaseless vigilance of the secret service and expert money counters in the treasury has almost entirely elini- mated spurious money from circulation. Moneys of the various kinds, greater Tn value than the entire circulation of the country, were received and disbursed dur ing last year by the treasury officials, and yet there was less than $l2000 worth of bad money found The hints often have to be extremely watchful to keep employees from getting out some of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01

gold But in spite of this vigilance there are thousands of dollars worth of it car- ried away. Last year, G. D. Adams, & trusted employe of the Seattle assay of- flee, was arrested, charged with stealing gold from deposits while they were await ing assays. He would extract a small amount of geld dust from each deposit, substituting enough sand to make good the weight. In this way he was able to get S45,000 worth of gold dust. He is now serving a 10-year sentence in the penitentary for the crime.
 The doctrine of the transmigration of souls finds counterpart in the, coinage of the United States. Worn-out dollars come into the treasury, broken down, as it were, by their arduous labors in the world of business, and are melted and made into half dollars, quarters and dimes. The same thing happens with all other coins. The penny in your pocket today may be the spirit of an old copper cent which did duty in the days of Wash ington. In 1906 nearly $1 100000 worth of worn-out coins was made over into new ones. The fad for making ornaments of coins has taken a good many pieces out of circulation. It is estimated that s3,500,00O worth of gold coins are annually used in making cuff buttons, pins, dog collars, bracelets and other bits of jeWelry.
 The government is exceedingly careful that all gold and silver coins shall be up to a given standard of weight and flne- ness. To that end there is every year an assay commission appointed which must visit the various hints and test the diff ferent sorts of coins. They count the coins. see that they are within the limit of toleranee-that is, that the gold coins do not run one-thousandth of a per cent above or below the standard in fneness, and that the silver ones do not run more than three-thousandths of per cent above or below-and weigh a large num- Der of coins selected at random on the finest balances extant It is this con- mission that assures the world every year that our hard money is right up to the dot.
 TomorroW-Birthday of the Dakotas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
OFFICERS NAMED
 FOR THE GLEE CLUB
AFTER WORKING MANY MONTHS ON LIST OF MANY APPLICANTS DIRECTOR GARNER FINALLY ANNOUNCES SELECTIONS.

University October s1. = (speeial) = After working for two months on the 50 or more applicants for places on the University Glee club MT. Tom Garner for two years past the able director of this organization has made his se- lection for this years club as follows: First Tenor: Baumgartner, Chapman, Garrett, W, Peebles and Ward. Second Tenor: Going, Hobbs, Morrow Smith, Turner, White, Wood and Wood ruff
 First Base: Barrow, Lyons. Marechal and Philips.
 Second Bass: Cabaniss, Clabaugh, Grad dock. Graham, Parks, Pitts and Quil- lery.
 Besides hearing the regular Glee club, N'~ Ha"nnr will keep together all those
 e@s in an organization
 This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
CURIOUS FACTS
 ABOUT COINAGE Two Cent Pieces May Come
 Into Circulation HOW MONEY IS REDEEMt D  The Average Life of Paper Money In the United States Is Three Years. Counterfeit Money Is Now
 Rarely Found.
HOW MONEY IS REDEEMt D
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKlN.

IL is probable that the 2-cent piece Will come back into circulation. To many if will be a new coin. for al- tho ough there are some thirty million Z-cent pieces scattered around over the united States, 1t Is seldom that one is seen and there are thousands of chil- dren under the age of 10 who have never had one in their hands, But the plan of the Postmaster General to establish vending machines for the sale of postage stamps may result in their coinage being authorized again. There are slot machines which are operated by dropping in two coins. but 1t is said that the mechanism of these is so deli cate that they are likely to get out of adjustment. The surest way is 10 have machines that are operated by only one coin. Manufacturers have asked the treasury authorities to issue 2-eent pieces again, so that they can adopt their one-coin machines to the sale of stamps. They point out to the department that if they can sell chew ing gum and similar commodities in 2-cent instead of 1-cent packages, they N"ii put thiCS ilIltS dS muc0 In the packages as they are able to put up for l cent, and that the patrons would be the gathers by the operation.
 The treasury officials have replied that they can see no more objection to the coinage of 2-eent piece than to the making of g bill. and that so far as they are concerned they have no objection to the auth thorization of such coinage. If the Postmaster General will recommend 1t, and it is thought likely that he will, there will be no trouble about 2-cent pieces being made again. There are now $46,00o 900 in dimes, and smaller denominations circulating in tn f1nited States. Everyone knows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-01
PEONAGE CASE HAS
 BEEN POSTPONED
o,sB.~ B.~CRiTTENDEN IS LIBERATED ON BOND TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER ON NovEM- RER 16S m ,asa

Jackson, Miss. October )- The preliminary hearing in the peonage case against O. B. Crittenden, manager of the Sunnyside plantation, one of the greatest cotton farms in the world, which was to have been held here Satur- day before Commissioner Moseley of the federal court, has been postponed until November 26 at the instance of the fed eral attorney, who states that he would be unable to secure the attendance of importance witnesses who are in Ala bama and Arkansas. Crittenden is at liberty on nominal bond. and Mrs. Mary G. Quackenboss, the female lawyer from Washington. who worked up the case, and who has been here several days, has left the city, returning to Greenville, the scene of the arrest on the peonage charge, it is supposed. Because of the prominence of the defendant, the partic- patton of a woman lawyer. the first ever seen in Mississippi, and the interest in the case that is being taken by the Italian government through it's Washington rep resentatives, the prosecution borders on the sensational and the trial will at- tract a great deal of attention.
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