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The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
IdentIaed by Brother.

Last night Miss NeHinger. sent a letter
to her brother, in Allen street. telling
Of her contemplated act. He hurried 10
the house IN Ninety-ni1th street and then
10 the East 1o4th Street Station. where
he identified the body OF the young
woman. where It had Just been taken
Miss Neilinger came from RounaaIa
six months ago. after a quarrel with her
lover. Believing that her lover would
hear OF IT, the young woman became
friendly with several young men, TO
arouse the Jealousy Of her sweetheart %
This, she thought. might lead 10 a recon
Citation. but Il failed 70 do so. and her
death ends the story.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

While you think OF It. telephone your
Want Ad- TO the Washington Herald. an
bill viii be sent you at I cent q word
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Move Started to Have Wires
Put Under Ground.
COUNCIL AFTER COMPANIES

Members Demand that COnduits BE
Provided for High Voltage Cur
Mayor Pnn Gives His Approval
TO Sanitary Measures.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
LEAPS TO Her DEATH
Girl BiindfOldS Herself Be-
fore Ending Her Life.
DESERTED BY 4 SWEETHEART

Bertha NefIinze= Has Farewell Let
ter in Her Hand When She Jumps
in Front of L TrRin-BOdy Is Iden-
tfaed by Brother-WOmen Scream
at sight of Terrible Tragedy.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

New York. July 24-Tying a handker-
chief over her eyes 10 shut out the sight
Of the o1rushiag cars, and holding her
hands over her ears 50 as not 70 hear their
roar. twenty-year-old Bertha Neilinge-.
Of 157 West Ninety-ninth street. to-day
was crushed 20 death by a Third avenue
L train. in front OF which she leaped
from the station platform at Ninery-uinth
street
In her hand. as she jumped, she held
a farewell letter 70 her lover, who. Il IS
said. deserted her in Roumania six
months ago. The letter. which was stain
ed with her life blood. fell 10 the street
1t was as follows:
Dear Issdo-- I an dssaTpc1uted with ny lie an5
do-t care 20 I've any l7uss- 7 EosEs % con-
nit suicide. NOBODY VII care YCu vii ~ when
you hear q L. but -ou WI forget al about
had il iH ~ mind 70 DO this tEo weeks ago
but had not the oou7ags I VII 90 - Ni1ery-ninta
street and lay The rracks for the t7ai1 70 XII mA
sent love 10 al BERTHA.
Prepares for the End.
Pleading illness. the young woman did
not go 10 work to-day. She wrote the
letter which she carried 20 her death with
her. and then. kissing Mrs. Rosner. left
the house. saying that she would take a
walk
Several times the girl walked part way
Up the stairs OF the L" station. and
then. overcome at the contemplation OF
such a horrible death, hurried down TO
Third avenue
After several such attempts she walked
deJerminediy Up the stairs. once on the
platform she peered anxiously I'D the
tracks One train rolled into the station.
but Al the grinding Of its wheels she
shUddered and stepped back. unable to
take the plunge
There was a long wait for the next
train. During that time the young woman
paced Up and down the platform looking
often up the lines for the train. Several
times she took the letter from its envel-
Ope and read f.
When the next train rUmbled into the
station Miss Neilinger rapidly bound up
her eyes with a handkerchief and with
hands on ears ran 70 the edge Of the
platform and jumped in front OF IT.
The motOrnan applied the emergency
brakes. but one car passed over her body
before the train could be stopped
Women screamed and great excitement
and confusion followed Dr. Healey was
summoned from Harlem Hospital, but his
trip was in vain Death was instsnta-
ne0us., he said:
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25
ALLHAPPYATRANKIN
Prosperity Comes When Last
Idle Furnace Starts.
TOWN CELEBRATES THE EVENT

Pretty Girl Touches Button that
MARKS Passing of Hard Times and
Return of Prosperity TO Iron
makers-AH Furnaces Are Now fz
oDeration-were Idle Nine Months.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

To-morrow's WASHINGTON HERALD will portray
the lighter sides Of life and activity in THE Woman
About Town" Helen Rowland's Immortal Inter
views, and other articles for home reading.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

Mrs. Symes viii discuss the sheath skirt in an i
straed article which should be OF interest to the fen
nine readers.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

A clever local writer will discuss the recent Il
riages Of prominent members of the social set, in
weekly article on Washington Life, Political
Otherwise"
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

The Federation OF Catholic Societies viii meet II
Boston next month"; and forecast Of the important
matters TO be taken up there will be given tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

The Ex-Attache tells why there are so few statue!
II modern women, as compared with women Of an
ient times or with statues OF men of recent days.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

barn ard its contents. belonging 70
John Hamrnill, Fairfax County. Va. was
struck b. lightning last night during the
storm and destroyed 4 valuable COW be
longing to r D Woolf. Braddock, Alex
sndria County. was killed by lightning.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

How seven hundred thousand children of Berlii
get an opportunity to live in the suburbs month eacl
summer should appeal to the head OF every family.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

An ofice and waiting-room IS being con
structed BY the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company On the Prince street
wharf The building formerly used by
the company for Office purposes IS being
renodeled for q cider and vinegar fac
tory
The Washington herald., 1908-07-25

Arrangements have been made BY TIE
Rive-dale Athletic Club 70 play a game
OF baseball tomorrow afternoon at 5.45
o'clock with the Alexandria Athletic As
ISOLATION The game viii take place On
the Fair Grounds.
The Elks' Dramatic Club VII give It's
excursion, 70 have been held last even
ing. Tuesday evening. on the steamer
Jamestown.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
SALES ARE REPORTED
BY MOORE & HILL
Sell Three-Story Residence for
DR. !. Melvin
Lamb.

Sales reported during the week by
Moore & Hill were as follows,
For d j. Melvin Lamb, the three
story residence at 80 T street north
west. This is ON of a row Of houses
erected several years ago by T. Frank
lin Schneider.
For Harry Wardman. the property al
1906 Florida avenue northwest. The
purchaser was Rufus j. YOungs, who
viii occupy the residence as his home.
For Franklin T. Sanner. the residence
at 26l4 Connecticut avenue. just beyond
the new Connecticut avenue bridge
This Is one Of two semi-detached houses
together there. the other having been
recently sold through the same Office.
The price was $1,000 each
For the Alexander estate. the lots on
the southeast corner Of Third and /
streets northeast. The price was S, 600
The purchaser viii improve the prop
erty by the erection OF a block Of two
story houses. which will be convenient
for employees Of the Adams Express
Company and other employees in the
vicinity.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
BIG MODERN HOTEL
WILL FACE STATION
Ten-Story Structure Is Planned for District Near Rail
road Terminal Now Being improved
Rapidly.

An Interesting announcement OF the
week was To the effect that plans are
under way for the construction Of a
100000 hotel on North Capitol street,
south Of Massachusetts avenue, front
ing on the Union Station plaza.
That this or some similar announce
ment would be made was a foregone
conclusion from the time that the Union
Station was first put into active opera
ton The station Itself is too magnih.
cent, the station plaza will be too ar
tistic. and the neighborhood is already
too greatly improved by the new Sen
ate Office Building and other struc-
lures, TO prevent realization OF the fact
that a frst-class hotel viii be eminently
appropriate IN the vicinity
A field is awaiting such an enterprise
without doubt Members Of Congress
would undoubtedly patrOniZe such a
hotel. not to mention the people con
stantly arriving at the Union Station.
There are numerous good hotels in
the vicinity of the Union Station, but
in these days Of marble and onyx,
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
BIG NEW APARTMENT
HOUSE TO BE BUILT
Place on Sixteenth Street and
Park Road TO Cost
S225 900.

OF the plans for several large new
apartment houses nov being worked
out in this city, perhaps the most ex-
tensive are those for a fiVe-stOry apart
ment to be erected for Harry B. Parker,
lat Sixteenth street and Park road, Mt.
Pleasant, a district which already has
more handsome apartment houses in
proportion to its size, than any other
section in the city. This new apartment
is to cost about $225, 200, and viii occupy
a site 50 by 1917 feet.
It will be constructed of stone and
brick, will have a steel frame. and the
floors and main partitions, beside the
outside walls. will be fireproof. The ex-
terror will be in French renaissance
style. with a tower at a corner There
viii be a roof garden, reached by ade-
quate elevator service.
The building win contain thirty suites
of apartments, of from three to six
rooms each. finished in hardwood. mis-
sion style The basement will afford
hotel facilities, including dining room
and buffet. The halls will have tile
flooring and marble trimmings. The
building win be heated by steam. The
plans were drawn by n. T. Halter &
Co, archue cts
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
F STREET LOT SOLD
FOR NEW BUILDING
Stone & Fairfax Sell Property for
SI2,500 to NJ. l.
Wolfe.

The business property Al Sis Ninth
street northwest. south Of New York
avenue, has been sold for NJ. l. Wolfe
10 a purchaser, who will erect a new
business building on the land. The sale
was made through the Office OF stone &
Fairfax. The property has q frontage
Of twenty-0ne feet, with a depth of
about 100 feet. A public alley extends
along the north side. The improve
ments are frame buildings which did
not figure as valuable IN the transac-
ton. II is understood that about Sl2.50O
was paid for the property
FuI Charles p. Stone, the same arm
has sold the three-story and cellar CO.
IoniaI residence at 1850 Park road. Mt
Pleasant. The purchaser is Thomas
Cleland Dawson, American minister TO
Colombia. The house is OF brick, with
colonial porches. and being semi-de-
tached has side light and exposure IL
has twelve rooms and two baths, with
electric lights and other modern con-
venieuces.
The property has a frontage of about
twenty-five feet, and a depth Of 10 feet
with paved alley in rear. The house
was built by John il. Nolan from plans
drawn Dy Appleton =. Clark, jr-. and is
the last of several acquired by Mr.
Stone in "A real estate exchange last
spring.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
ALTA HEIGHTS LAND
FIRM GETS AGENTS
Experts Will Place Bonds
Which the Company Is
Now Selling.

The Alta Heights Realty Company
announces that it has obtained the SER
vices Of John E FInrey, OF St Louis
as an associate worker in managing the
placing of bonds which the company is
selling.
Mr.. Finney is an expert in all matters
pertaining 10 real estate bond issues.
such as mortgage details, verifcation
Of titles, and computation Of values.
The company is now negotiating with
W. II. Kennedy. OF New York city. and
expects to secure his services IN a like
capacity. Mr.. Kennedy is also recOg-
nized as an expert on bond matters.
The bond department Of the Alta
Heights Realty Company is the latest
feature of that cOmpany's business. 1t
compartments the sale of bonds In con-
necton with certain lots IN the sub
division. The holder Of the bonds gets
his lot free after making full payment
on the bond, much in the same way
that a purchaser Of a bond is frequent
iy given bonus Of certain amount of
stock in the company issuing the bond.
For this bond issue, 100 lots of the
subdivision have been reserved for the
purchasers Of the bonds. there being
about ], 200 lots in all The bonds have
a face value OF $3.50 each. and must be
paid in. The bonds mature in five years
from date of purchase, during which
time ii carries an interest rate of e per
cent? They may be purchased for cash,
or on the iHstaIlment plan, at the rate
OF so monthly. They are not issued un-
I'll paid for, but when delivered to the
purchasers, the latter at the same time
receive title to a lot valued at $3.50. for
each bond purchased. The bonds are
secured by all the property Of the sub
division, and are properly underwritten
by reputable trust companies.
Alta Heights is In Montgomery coun-
ty. Md. on the Rockville car line. a
short distance beyond the District line
Streets have been cut sidewalks laid
and shade trees planted. The land is all
high, giving splendid drainage 1t was
recently purchased by capitalists of
Canton, Ohio. p. L, Mclean is presi-
dent Of the company; Lawrence E
Dodge. vice president; A NJ Mccarthy,
secretary, and w. H. Sholes. treasurer.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
BUILDING INDUSTRY
SHOWS A DECREASE
Building Inspector Ashford Makes
His Report for Month
of October.

A slight decrease in the building oper-
a,ions in the District was noted for the
month OF October as compared with
September, in the monthly report issued
by Building Inspector Ashford The
total amount of the operations for Oc-
tober was Sl,O10,S3O, or S2S9, 2S6 less than
for September
The report shows that permits for the
construction and repair of $50 buildings
were issued in October, however, as
compared with 421 in September Per
mits for erection OF ninety-three build
ings to cost $208. 7c0; three Offices. 81. 800;
four apartments. S232, OO0. and one V. NJ.
C. a. building, $4,000 were among the
largest items The following summary
shows the distribution of improvements
in the District. with the value thereof:
Buildings-Northeast. Sgg,17O; south
east Sl7.l00; southwest, $500; north
west $4,000; county, S3S3-55S. Total.
sos. 3zS.
Repairs-Northeast, S1.7Ot; southeast,
s2,l9l; southwest, S66l5; northwest. &C.
81; sounty. S11.n4 Total, S42,sOS.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

pneumatic tubes, and private tele-
phones, none of them can properly be
called what is now regarded as first
class Hence hundreds Of people jour
ney a considerable distance into the
northwest section to reach the hotels
OF their choice. IT is 10 appeal to these
that the new hotel is planned.
Capitalists Of Washington, North Car.
DINA. ard New York, are interested in
the proposition. Senator Oyerman, Of
Salisbury, \. c.. is said to be a large
stakeholder in a company which has
been formed 10 finance the project. Ed
ward 3. Gresham. OF Charlotte. y. c..
Is also said TO be connected with the
enterprise. He is the son Of the owner
of a chain OF railroad hotels and eating
houses in the South and West
The new hotel will have corner site
II will be ten stories high. and VIII be
constructed OF Indiana limestone, with
a steel frame It will be fire-prooi
throughout There will be a roof gar
den, with adequate elevator service.
The dimensions will be about eighty By
10 feet on the ground floor,
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
MODEL RESIDENCE
BUILT FOR BROKER
Architect ExertS Himself to
Plan Ideal Home for Real
Estate Man.

A residence which a member Of d
prominent real estate firm has had built
for himself after approving the plans
drawn by the architect, may natural ly
be expected to be a model Of its kind
Whether It be a "palatial mansion on
q cottage, of ornamental design or
plain, it VIII certainly be just what the
owner wanted it to be.
SO II is I'm the case of the residence
recently completed at 1928 Thirteenth
street northwest, for George L. Hane'
of the real estate firm OF Wilcox, Hane
* Co. II was built from. plans drawn
by N T. Halter 4 Co. architects, and
has twelve rooms and three baths. 1t
is OF prick, flemish bond design. There
are three stories and a basement, and
as the louise is built on a terrace rising
from the street it has the appearance
Of being of four stories.
Bay windows. contained in curved
walls. which extend no the entire front
Of the house on each side Of the en-
trance, are on each floor. This plan Of
having the main entrance in the center
OF house has been somewhat over
looked Of late. except m the largest
houses Formerly II ~as followed in
the construction of homes In the coun-
try and IL always created an impress
sion Of comfort and hospitality 1t is
again becoming popular with those who
are prone To have regaut for roomlEess
and convenience as features of their
homes
a reception room and drawing room are
usually at the sides Of the entrance hall.
are easily accessible, AMI by means Of
wide openings into the taH really form
one great room. which Is most admir-
ably adapted for receptions, dances. and
the like. This aim at comfort and con-
renience. furthermore. does not detraCt
in the least from the appearance Of a
home. but in fact creates substantial
aud graceful effect.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
REALTY TRANSFERS.

White Haven. st. Philip. and Jacob
Mary Nugent ct vir, Samuel T., 70
Mervin J. Atkinson, lots 80 and A.. block
,, SO
Rock Of Observation-Disclosures H. Raj
ston ct w, 70 George A. Armes, part OF
tract, 81.
Fairfield and interest-Frederick L.
Sldoons e al. trustees, TO George A.
Armes, all of Fairfield and other prop
erty of George A. Armes, 50.
Lauier Heights-Arthur Carr ct ux to
a {. Wiley. lot $50. $40: William A
Gordon trustee. to same; same prop
erty TO Joseph NJ Carmody, SO
4u2 Fourth street nOrtheast-Joseph
Garmody TO Arthur Carr. lot "A. square
$50, $40. Arthur Carr conveys same
property 10 Howard +. Wilson, SO
Chevy Chase-Harold +. Doyle ct ux.
20 Dorothy NJ LothrOp, lot 66, square
1866. $40
Long Meadows-George F. Williams.
trustee, to John Bello, lots % and 80
Pinehurst-Minnle NJ. straver to
Llewellyn Green. lot .. block 2, $40
u8 Fifth street nOrtheast-John
Cook. trustee, to William NJ. ana Marx
A. Stevens, lot 81, square S05 $40.
2 street, between Twenty-first and
Twenty-Second streets NORTHWESTERN
riet M. Peabody to leila Dyar, original
lot and part of lot ], and lots 38 80
and 40. square g., $4,000.
Scheutzen Park-Charles ". King IT
TX 10 Albert +. and Madeline KIatt, lot
H. biDth T. STU
Twining City-Winiam r. Little et ux
10 Floyd y. Davis. lot 46. block 2. $40.
Long MeddoWs-Clarence !. Gessford
81 uX. to Floyd F. Davis, lot A. block
Longnecllers addition to CONGRESS-
HelghtS-Fannie Palmer to Charles J.
and Mar yaTet Wagner lots 8, 8, and z,
block g. $40.
MI Pleasant-H Iatane Lewis ct TX
TO Emma Youngman, lot 643, SIC
TTinidad-Margaret Darr 10 I.ubeue
p and Jeremiah Butler, part lot %
block 6S4, SO
Mount Pleasant-CharIes p. stone ct
Tx. to Louisa Gurna Duval Dawson.
lot 634; block 1: 80
1926 Seventh street northwest-AIve
Cohen, trustee, 10 Augusta Rice: part
lot 10; square s23; s..
a street, between Seventh and Eighth
streets sOutheast-Ely SchnebeI to John
J. Beuchert; lot 81; square S99; SO
Pleasant Plains-William $ MINK ct
i: $40
9iS Ninth street orthwest-Morris L.
Wolfe ct ux- 10 Roland Wallace, lot
a, square $40; SO.
G street, between Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets southeast-Chris Cox
Dawson 10 Clarence B. Hight. lot 81
square south OF 1901; SO. Clarence b. /
Hight ct ux. TO Samuel Z. Mason, lots
81 ~, IS. ana 49. square south of 1891
and lot s., square 1915: $40
F street. between Sixth and Seventh
streets Observation-Disclosures II. Geiston to
Morris l.. and Annie Wolfe lot oil
square $50: SO
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
KAISER'S SIGHT
FOUND SHIRT

BERLIN. Nov. I.-Nothing is too in
significant-nOt even a lost shirt-to es-
cape the Kaiser's attention. While rid
ing in the ThiergaTten recently. VIII
helm IL noticed a clean white shirt
lying on the grass, and ordered his
groom 10 pick it up. II had apparently
been dropped by a laundry messenger
carrying cleap linen
The shirt was sent TO the lost property
department, and marked. Finder. his
majesty the Emperor and King This
Is by no means the first time the de
partment has had charge Of lost prop
erty found by the Emperor
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
OFFICES
NEAR COMPLETION
Expect Work of ConStruc-
ton to Be Finished When
Congress COnveneS.

The construction Of the Senate office
building is progressing 10 such an ex-
tent as TO create strong hope that the
Office suites in the building can be occu-
pied, II desired. during the coming ses-
sion of Congress. Elliott Woods. super
intendent of the Capitol blilding and
grounds, recently reported TO the Secre-
Jary of the Interior that he was of the
opinion that this building would be in
better condition for occupancy by the
first Of the coming year than was the
House Office building on the LIST OF last
January Mr.. Woods added.
1t Is hoped that the main pplOaches
TO the Senate Office building viii be well
along by the time Congress meets. The
construction Of much Of shis approach
work was puTpOsely laid aside until
some determination should be reached
with respect TO the purchase Of prop
erty between the Union Station and the
Capitol building The determination Of
this question will largely affect the
character of the remaining approaches
and surroundings Of the Senate building
''The House office building reached
that stage OF construction ia January
OF the present wear that permitted the
House OF Representative 10 dispose, by
lot, of the rooms in the building, and TO
occupy the same during the last session
of Congress. During the present season
the work left undone prior to the session
is being finished. This refers TO the
completion Of the rotulda, the confer
ence room, the postonIce. the bathing
rooms, and the Railways adjacent. The
work Of constructing the approaches is
expected to be practically completed by
the time Congress convenes. The large
court OF the building will also be treat
ed by the construction of a fountain,
roadways, and large lawn
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
OPENS NEW OFFICE

Leslie Z. F. Prince, formerly manager
for the Collins-Guerry Company, has
opened real estate office iI the Bond
building, room ri, corner of Fourteenth
street and New York avenue north
west. Mr.. Prince has been long in the
real estate business, and is well ac-
duainted with the realty situation in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
CANNED SPEECHES.

1t appears TO me" ventured the
storeboX politician. that the EFFORTS of
Presidential candidates to Guido each
other In making speeches into phono-
graphs must have a limit
Perhaps each one is trying TO break
the record suggested the YEARLY lis
teneF.-Puck
The Washington times., 1908-11-22
HONEST.

~Fine looking old gentleman"
'Yes, but he was never known 70
give man his word that he die, NOT
break it"
Dishonest, eh?"
"Nope, he shutters. "-Exchange.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

TO DR. Murray Gait MOtter $50 feet
front on the southeast corner of Con-
netiCut avenue and Newlands street,
for about 5000.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

To Mary F. Williams, 20 feet front
by I25 feet deep on the north side OF
Grafton street in section ., for % cents
Der square foot.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

To George ". Stone, 20 feet front on
the north side Of Bradley lane. in Sec
ton 8, adjoining site recently purchased
by MI Durant-
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

To George II. Chandlee, 1SS feet front
on the southeast corner OF Connecticut
avenue and Oxford street, for about
5000
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

To William I. Deming, 100 feet front
by 200 deep on the north side Of Brad
ley lane, adjoining site owned by Mr..
Wood and opposite site recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Dom. These are the
members of the firm Of Wood, Dom e
Deming. architects.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

To Waddy B. Wood. so feet front by
a depth OF 200 feet on the north side
OF Bradley lane. section 8.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

For Joseph Paul, through the H. r
HOwenstein Company, TO G. f. Lewis.
four lots on Bryant street, in the Bloom
ingdaIe section.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

For John NJ. Henderson to Frank c.
Berens, house at 1917 V street north
west, for $3.50 This house is OF three
stories and cellar. contains nine rooms,
and is heated by water. It has gas and
electric lights.
The Washington times., 1908-11-22

In Chevy Chase sales these lots have
recently been sold by Fisher & Co: