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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-12
TRIED TO JOB MAPLE
OUT OF OFFICE

under Byron Phelps. who reaigncd
In the middle % bis term to accept
the office Of mayor. to which be
had been elected. then under A. +.
Miifeu. chosen hy the county con.
miasi0uers to nil out Mr. Phelps
term. Mr Mittcn being in those
DAYS a patron Of Jacob Furih. had
been nominated By the Bprleigh.
Hunt.llaiibron republican machine
70 succeed himself, but waa de.
feated az the polls By J. " Maple
then a wealthy farmer. running o.
tho candidate Of the democratic
and peoples parties.
To Keep Maple Out.
IN some measure tho campaign
made By tho democratic and PEG
pies parties Of that year had been
protest against the grating part
nerahip between business and poll
tira established under the repuhll-
can machine regime. Campaign
contributions had been collected
from banks and bankers BY the re
pnblieana In consideration Of which
the republican leaders had pledged
thrm the continued enjoyment ot
the county deposits. The election
Of Mr.. Maple threatened TO upset
fhla arrangement and an a means
Of carrying H. ont the republican
leaders get on foot q plan TO pre-
vent Mr Maple from assuming the
office.
TO this end Fred Basch. who rep.
reacnfed the machine AZ the domi.
Mating personality on the board OF
county commissioner. put through
the board an order increasing the
bond ~ the treasurer 20 100000
despite the fact that at THAT time
the amount Of cash in the hands
Of the county treasurer was but
SCI 600 The banks which had
previously followed the practice OF
furnishing the bonds u county
fraaHurera aa q part consideration
for the use Of the deposits. declined
with surprising nnaulmity 70 go on
the bond Of Mr. Maple. and used
their powerful Influence % pre-
vent others from doing 70.
Maple Has Some Trouble.
Times we're hard and property
values on every hand rapidly
CONTINUED on page ~
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WOULD m OBJ
MURDERER


DENVER. June Al. =. Lam
bort IL under = special guard 70
prevent Infatuated soldiers from
lynehlaE him. fIia saloon Il also
under guard 70 prevent aa attempt
70 burn H.
Monday ulKht. while soldiers we're
e target practice az Parker. Ian
bert ln some manner shot and
killed tao soldiers Immediately an
attempt vas made % string him
up bat the otneeFa took charge
ard he was hustled TO nearby
guard houso aGd placed under
guard Ne wiil be held until a
specially summoned court can tako
charge ~ bis case.
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WAR ON
ss.elgp. rslssrsph ssr,Iss.l

fssrtpps Tsiearsph serstee.1
MEXICO CRY. Juno i7-War
has broken ont between Nicaragua
and Salvador. Late yesterday aft.
ernoon President FiFueroa sent the
following telegram to this place.
San Salvador. June n
"Thla morning the reyolationiHta
captured the port ~ Aeaiuita They
we're commanded by Gen Manuel
Rivaa. and came from Corinto on
the Runboat Momomotombo. armed
By the president Of Nicaragua In
this manner Zelaya complies with
the treaty Of peace OF Amapala
whleh waa entered into With the
intervention o. The American gov.
eminent FIGUEROA.
II ia thought the bombardmcut Of
Acsiutla is the beginning Of the
great struggle Ia Central America
which has been So long brewing.
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WOULD AIR CITY and
COUNTY affairs
ts Calling for Investigation Be Discussed Meeting Club Tomorrow
Evening" Some Reasons for Action This Time.

lacking under the present sys-
tenn.
The work Of a grand jury.
.il properly done, would save
the people Of Seattle thousands
.al dollars annually by break
ing up the eStortionatc conf
bines which have forced the
cost Of living in Seattle 10 a
figure heynnd reason.
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Effect Is RuinouS

The effect upon Seattle 81
the manipulation Of the coal
supply j. ruinous II threatens
gravely the future OF the city,
4 cheap and constant coal sup
ply IS a requirement Tor man.
uiacinring industries and Sc
attic cannot grow as 4 manu-
featuring center while the coal
supply Is controlled by COM
binatfon or conspiracy and
the price kept mp - an eSoFhit.
ant mark.
A grand jury. with the
power 90 force testimony an
der pain II prosecution Tor per.
Jury. might get the truth con
ecrning tho coal shortage from
the men who are responsible
foe Il.
The alleged combinations Of
grocers, commission men
iaundfies and bakeries also
furnish profitable ground Tor
investigation. II these alleged
combinations really exist. and
the uniform rise Of prices IN
dicate that they do. every
member Is an offender against
law. liable 20 prosecution for
felony.
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claiming the right 10 the enjoyment
Of the use Of county moneys In
pursuance Of that campaign for the
Hac ~ tire deposits Mr. Riplluger
vas made county treasurer. which
position be held for period Of
some ten days.
For two years Mr. Ripiinger bad
served az deputy 10 the office, first
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The last session OF the council will
dispose Of this difference.
rhe new city law makes u un'
Ia Nful for restaurants aud hotels
20 sell OF offer 10 sell akimmed
mah. without 80 labelling H.
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profitably considered by a
grand jury There is every
indication that a combination
IN restraint OF trade exists
among the coal producers OF
King county II not a com
hiuation. IL may be a eonspif-
aey. In either event. IL Is a
direct violation Of a principle
OF the common law, coming
under the jurisdiction OF a
grand jury inquiry and pun
ishahle a a felony.
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tbefiprs TtIepFaph ssFFles'I
WASHINGTON. June ta--unii.
ea States Senator Ioha + AfofHan.
q Alabama. died here iass ulEht
nt itsfs o'clock Ths DECREASED
had been Ia bad health Tor years
aud lately had been gradually
growing worse
AZ hla bedaidc we're his two
daughters and hia SECRETARY
The BODY uiiI b. shipped 10 Sci
ina. Alabama. tomorrow. where
the funeral services aill b held
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tserIpps TsIsaraph ssrvIes.l

AoeftpFe fNic1fsPn SeFNtSest
WASHINGTON. June l2-Ii is
announced this morning that Off.
clais believe that a steamer ran
the lannch down which resulted
In the death Of II OF the crew Of
the Minnesota.
A thorough Investigation Is to
be made and il Is stated that the
name Of the steamer IL known and
arrests viii follow.
NORFOLK. Va. June Five
midshipmeu. an officer and five
seamcn are supposed 70 have been
drowned Monday night The miss.
Ing men were from the batileship
Minnesota and they left shortly
after midnight from shore for
their ship r. n launch.
Floating caps were found yester
day afternoon which first gave
notice OF the n mems disappear.
Rnce
The government officials are In
auandary as to what caused the
loss OF life.
Il In the general opinion that the
launch must have struck some
thing and Immediately sunk with
all aboard.
A thorough investigation has
been ordered and every govern.
ment ship In port Is out search.
tass frF fha unfgHinu bodiga
Those missing are:
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DEPUTY SHERIFF CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT

ner Of Twenty third and Ycalor. by
the construction OF three story
brick structure 10 be arranged for
hotel purposes
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~ JOE SMITH

ne struggle which occurred
Hins county IN January 1896.
~ ne disiribution Of the bank
-iia q county funds. John RIP
49, Then en- obscure clerk IN
eeanty treasurer office. fig
- ths willing tool Of the big
A'1s and financial interests
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In the case OF the franchises the
assessment Is arbitrary IN each IN
stance. the assessor using the
values az which tho eompany'a -.
euritlea are listed ON the stock
market az a basis upon which 70
determine the value Of It's fran.
ehiaos
The figures placed upon the
tangible property 90 the independ.
ent Telephone company are those
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AMERICANS
MAY GET 1T

noNE. June / Bishop staflha
- isead. I. %. has been Informed
~ the pope that possibly one aud
perhaps two Ameriesn cardinals
win b. appointsa At the September
sonafslpry.
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MUST pa Y BIG
TAXES


ALBANY. ~ Y. June t8-fiav'
eruor Hughes yesterday vetoed the
tw0eent railroad rate BILL and said
the bill was anfaif % the roads
aad as pregnant " disaster.
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Three story Hotel.

Uhaa. Cowen. the real estate
speeulator. announces that he will
Improve the northwest double cor.
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Gns nssrs VIII Meet.

The Seattle branch Of the Amer
lean Institute Of Electrical I'm.
kineofs will hold It's annual conven
ton at Spokane on saturday. June
Is. Secretary Walter y Wheeler
announces that from 30 10 90 del
ogatss from Seattle viii attend the
convention. The Seattle branch
covers All Of the country west OF
the Rockies.
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Sired By evidences OF cor
-.,cn in local affairs, the
,xicn HiIl Improvement
!. the oldest Improvement
Is ii the city, having in It's
..~h<Ship many substantial
:. i Urging the necessity OF
aag J grand jury 20 conduct
:hwoagh Investigation.
Al resolution, voieing the
x.x il the club. thar the SUI
~ eonrt be requested 70
ea,grand Jury 10 investigate
- and county affairs viii be
lssnsscd and acted upon in
i nes.ing 81 the clah. 10 be
q tsAsnrrov night.
III heeting VII be public.
n xrns generally arc m
IT. 10 attend
Rxent Developments have
kIxn the necessity Of such a
xsrment IN Seattle Public
msv seems 20 be az a dis
nsrt law IS dlsrcgafdcd by
aust IN high places and sell
hauess seems 10 be the Fai.
I spir, N public service.
wh conditions require the
- drastic treatment which
x hw preseribes.
Riplinger Shortage
rznd jury might be able
) hring our evidence that
xnN throw more light on the
ginger shortage II might
hrn why the present city
npsroiIer allowed Riphnggr
4 e. - TAR away before MAX =
= pahIie the fact Of hrs EN-
krement
4 grand jury might learn
IS how many city officials
~ Known Tor . year past
~ John Ripilnger had beer
- 10 bis trust aud these
- who knew might be made
i ~ Why they have Tor 50
b. shieldcd a criminal.
AlsC a grand jury might dis.
Esr many things IN conuec-
b With CITY and county at
- thar world BE Of interest
he taxpayers.
The Many Combines.
sus II IS IN the investigation
ne various combines which
holding up the people 'oi
ziile that a grand jury has
most inviting field. No
= > greater victim Of cor
fzie and organized greed
= SEATTLE organized greed
y 4 taking the money from
pockets Of rich and poor
azs wifh utter disregard o.
r.
II The coal combine could b,
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NEW PUGET SOUND
FIRM ORGANIZED
ss,a. special service,

fEfHf WITH EFFFFFEF
AUGUSTA. Me. June i2.-The
Puget Sound international Rail
way, Light & Power company. with
capital Of t2.gt0. 600. has Just
filed incorporation papers here.
Charles n. Drummond. Gertrude
N. Horn. Joshua Dyummond. VIII
ford @. Chapman. Hcnlafnin Joy.
1osaph \. Lowering. Philip l. War
tsn. Alyah X Todd aud John u
Kouutmiere. the last five Of Hos
ton. are named a. the promoters.
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County Assessor T. A. Parrish
today made public the aFnszauent
on the personal property of the
independent and Sunset Telephone
companies The tangible peraoual
property 81 both companies saaa
= large Increase over 1905. while
the assessment or the franchises
4 Increased more than fcn fold
The franchise q the independent
Telephone company, whirh In Dos
was assusssd Tor $1,000 u ihis
Year assessed for ttl7ses tho
tangible property. which in 1906
vas assessed for t1e7 $50. II taia
year as#caaed for tt2a.is3
The assessment Of the Sunset
Telephone compRuyH property
shows y aslli greater increase Tho
franchise ~ the company. which
In 1906 was aaaeased for t@o,een,
4 nos listed at s23t.7gs. lta tang
fhle property ia listed az ts72.1af
a. against isfs.s0o last year
10 Pay Faif Tsses.
This action b. Assessor Par
flah. xhich increases tenfoid the
taxes that public service corpora.
lions must pay on their franchises.
IL the first step In a movement u
mako such corporations pay an
equitable tax on their very FaiIt
able franchises n wili increaat
tho county Income BY several thou.
sand dollars
The street railway lightiag ead
powur companies will undergo a
similar increase 81 franchise as
easements. meaning that Tor the
first time In their history these
companies wil pay a fair tar for
the privileges granted IN their
franchises.
The real estate Of the telephone
companies is the same aH Last
year. for the assessment on plat
ted property IL not changed, ox.
eapi in even years.
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tcontinued on page ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-24

Hamilton, the Rev. Richard D. Harlan,
Prof. Geo. y. Henning. Edwin A Hill
Prof II /. HodgSins. Chas- W Holmes.
DR.. a. b. HOoe, DR.. \. Monroe Hopkins,
Prof. Williston S. Hough, DR.. G. W.
HYDE. -. l.. JeffOrds. T. ID. Jenress, VII
liam G.. Johnson, Dr. A f. A. King,
William B. King, John 3. LGrner, r f.
Larner. Harry r, Lerch. W. Y. Levy
DR. J. Han Lewis, A. Llsner-
DR.. T y Mclaughlin, II. 3. T. Mac
farlaud. Prof. Otis T. Mason. w A.
Mess. A. +. II. Middleton, Prot. Charles
f. Munroe, President Charles w. Need
ham. DR.. J. B. Nichols, Theodore W.
Moves. Harold Pack, J. Fred Peaker
Prof Paul y. Peck, Arthur Peter DR..
w. T. r. phillips. Arthur G.. Plant, Dr.
y. W. Prentiss. Prof George L. Ray
mond. c. NJ Remey, Dr. Charles w
Richardson Mason n Richardson
Hugh B. Rowland, Dr. Sterling Ruff
I'm. DR.. T L. Rust, Prof A T. A
Schmidt. Prof. Hermann SchOcnfCld
DR. A r. Stands, DR. ID. K. ShuJa
Rabbi Abram Simon. Prof. Charles $
Smith. T. W. Spal1ing. the Rev. J.
MaCbridC SteTrett, G. /. StuTteVant
/ Prof. Charles G. SwiSner. Dr, l.. IT
TayIo~, Dr. n. &. Thompson. DR.. NJ
+. Thompson, Caldwell G. Taylor. Otto
!. Veerhof Luther Hess WaTing, Wal
ter w. Warwick, G.. L Watson. DIT. j
i. Wellington. J. Dawson Williams. A
s. WCrthington, and DIT. II G Var
row.
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OLGA NETHERSOLE
IN HER BEST PLAY
AS Paula Tanqueray She
EXcels Mrs. Campbell
and Mrs. Kendall.

Miss Nethersole gave last night her
only performance Of what IS probably
the best play in her repertoire he
Second Mrs. Tanqueray''-and that
without prejudice TO her other plays, for
''The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' is likely
to be the best play in anybOdy's roper
toire. II IS a remarkable piece Of
dramatic writing and generally conceded
TO be Pinero's masterpiece.
1t is claimed that the play was written
with Miss Nethersole in mind for the
leading role. and certainly she seems
peculiarly fitted to yet out Of II all there
is in it-and a little more. II was first
played here By Mrs. Kendall, and later
by Mrs. Pat Campbell Neither Of these,
finished actresses as both II them are,
gave such a performance OF Paula
TanQueray as Miss Nethersole gives. II
seems to me the best thing she does. and
she has done many things. widely vary
ing things, we'll Her Paula Tanqueray
shows little Of the excess and afecta-
ton that frequently mar her really won
derful work. It is a different Paula
Tanqueray from those others. Il rather
| over emphasizes the cOarser side OF the
woman's nature. It leaves one wonder
/ ing now Tanqueray came 10 do IT,
rather than how his angelic icicIe Of a
daughter always knew" The at
mosphere Of the old life clings to Paula
! everything about her suggests the sug-
( gestiVe
! Miss Nethersole plays the complies
! character delightfully."-. with few Of he5
/ usual mannerisms In the quiet scenes
/ with none Of her occasional ranting al
/ the climaxes. The yearning for her step.
| daughters love, the fierce jealousy
/ all the warning emOuOus which ulti-
mately destroy her, are deity shown
/ II Is not so much the passions and foIliel
| OF her past that are her undOIng. no
so much other peoples consciousness o.
what her life has been. IS her own.
! IS that which kills her. Others would
forget she cannot.
She sees slight where there is n,
slight. AS the program boy puts IL
she certainly is looking for trouble
Miss NethersoIe rises splendidly 20 TIT
two great climaXes-the burst OF Teyol
/ that ends the second act. and the splen
did climax Of the third act after he
recognition in Hugh Arsdale. whom he
stepdaughter wants 10 marry, Of one o
the men with whom she has KEEP
house" in the Old days.
It's a pity her support 'snC better
Frank Mills is rather cOlOTless and I'm
Clark, well-he plays Cayley Drumml
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well enough. but he can't look him. II
IS not fair. however, to criucise a man
for his physical limitations. As Tor ETC
Maturin, he really seemed 10 have no
definite conception Of Sir George Orreyd,
and certainly he conveyed none 70 ms
audience. Miss ROsalind VANS Ellean
was equally inadequate
OF course, they all had the disadVant-
age of comparison. They were playing
before an audience for whom their parts
had already been created by others.
one remembered with sigh Mr. Ken
daTs Aubrey TanQueray and Dodson' S
Cayley Drummle. I don't remember now
who played Orreyd with the Kendals,
but he remains a very distinct picture
in my mind. after ten or a dozen years
And that IS something. So. too. does
Ellean. though / have forgotten who has
had the part when / have seen II before.
The settings and the costumes are
magnificent in Miss Nethersole's pro-
duction- But the performance suffers, as
did the "Sapho.' from being too long
ORA U-n-out It needs snap and briskness.
There are too many pGuses when Moth
ing happens, as for instance, in the
third act, where for five minutes Paula
is at the piano, playing softly TO herself.
and Cayley Drummle is listening and
turning things over in his mind There
are several other such instanCes-mO-
ments that are meant 10 be impressive,
but become tiresome. n. Med.
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Became Bride -Four Times;
In the Same Family, Too
Tennessee Woman's Matrimonial Ventures
Unsuccessful With Three Brothers. She
MarrieS Their Father.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 24-Fam-
iIy tree satisticians have a new problem
"a determining, by mathematics or
otherwise, Just what kin Mrs. Joe
Primm. Of Dresden, Tenn, is 70 her
self since she married the stepfather
of her three former husbands. i is
admitted, If the facts have been cor
rectIy stated, that she is sort OF a
tepgrandmother-by TO her three
sons, and is one degree removed from
stcpmother to her three former nus
bands, who are also nephews Of her nus
band. She was three times stepdaugh-
ter-iB-law 10 her present husband. Her
three sons. according 10 the facts as
presented. are haIf-brothers as wei as
cousins.
Joe PriInm, Of the twenty-fifth district
OF Wealey county. near Martin. has
three stepsons, to whom he is very
much attached. They are the children OF
his wife, who has long since been dead.
by her first husband. who was his
older brother. and ne has always looked
upon the boys as his own sons and given
them every attention a poor man could.
They owned little farm with a neat
ioE house built upon It, and here the
old man reared the boys to young man
hood acting the part Of both mother
and father 70 them.
Their next-door neighbOr was Spruce
Williams, and Spruce had a daughter
born on the same day the youngest
Primm boy was born
Some ten years ago or more John
the eldest OF TIE Prinm boys, felt thai
he was old enough TO get married, and
or looking over the field he found thai
none suited his tatse better thaF. ms
{ playmate from youth, and ne PAID mel
/ Court and in due time the ceremony
was performed.
In time q child was born. a boy, and
I he was named John Primm, il. Differ
ences soon arose. however. and one DAY
Mrs Primm took her child and returned
/ 10 the parental roof. AfEer two years
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he flied a bill, charging desertion, and
obtained a divorce.
by this time Jim Primm came 10 the
conclusion that IL was tine for him 20
take unto himself a wife. There vas
one woman that ne was acquainted with,
and that was Mrs Mary Primm, Jne d.
yorced wife OF his brother jim lie mad
LAID the matter before her, with the re-
suit that they were married.
Her first husband made no objection
ana things ran along nicely for some
twelve months when another boy was
born and he was called Jim Primm, j.
soon after this, however, household
trouble came up and Jim Primm, IN .
NJ OF anger took a buggy whip ana
gave his wife a JhTashing. WheTeupOu
she TOOK ner two children and lett ana
nied SUIT tOF divorce and obtained the
decree. She lived quietly for a year OF
more az home, attending 10 her own
/ business.
II the meantime Jack, the younger Of
the Primm boys had become Of age
and got II into his head that he ought
To marry. He had always been in love
with his slster-ln-law, although she had
been the wife Of his brothers. and he
called on her At hrst she objected,
but he insisted and finally they were
married. She got her things together
and third time resumed her station
| in the household she had twice flIed
/ before as Mrs Primm-
No particular objection was entered
| by the TWO elder brothers, and she
went ahead with the homework for
1 them all In time a child was born.
I also a boy, and he was called Jack
I Primm IT.
Christmas came and a fue was or
| dered. a free-for-all fight was IndHlgcd
/ in. ending IN Jack Prlmm heating up
/ bis Wife's head with got lia-
! She took all three Of the children and
! left for home and refused 90 return
/ Jack tried to get her back. out she
/ wouldn't come, and he got "A diVOrC=
/ on the ground of desertiCu.
/ In the meantime the thrice Mrs
[ Primm's father and mother died. Old sos
| PTimm. the father of the boys. attend
| ed the funeral. On his way home he
! stopped at the Williams EIace now iT
/ the hands Of aliens. He saw the d.
/ Vorced wife OF his three steDsHus in heI
/ anguish and sorrow, and his heart went
out to her.
Then for the fourth time the woman
entered his home as Mrs. Primu aue
assumed Ter duties as head of The
household.
/ The three children also returned witt
her, ano each night each child sleeps
with his father.
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APARTMENTS
FOR CITY BUILDING LOTS

The Wilson apartment house, al the
corner Of Fourteenth and Harvard
streets, Colus0bia Heights, recently COM
pleted by Harry Wardman. has been
traded on a basis value Of $4,000 for lots
on Third street northwest, between
Rhode Island avenue and E street. also
on Rhode Island avenue between Sec
ond ard Third streets, and a farm on
Conduit road. In the immediate prOX-
unity Of the receiving reservoir.
II is the intention OF Mr.. Wardnau TO
begin building operations promptly on
the vacant ground secured.
The Wilson apartment house is
handsome fOUr-stOry building in the CO.
loniaI stvIe of architecture. situated
most attraetively on a prominent corner
of Fourteenth street, and becama i'm
mediately popular as soon as IL was
completed.