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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-03-20
For Sale.

1000 acres of fine agricultural
land, 10 miles from Brownsville, at
$40 per acre.
Apply to Frank Champion, City
Hall.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-03-20
BEECH-NUTS (ONSERVES

BEECH-NUTS (ONSERyES
that we sell. The list includes all of the
best fruits (and Peanut butter). Each
is made from selected fruit and eranuiat-
ed sugar nothing else-no preservative
needed when packed in the famous
Beech-Nut vacuum glass jars The
Beech-Nut method of making, retains
the delicious flavor of the fruit, and
makes them superior in MANY ways to
the imported article. We recommend
them to you.
BROWNSVILLE GROCERY co.
Staple and Fancy Groceries
W. H.clay. Pres. E. McDavtt Weep KHMcDayitt Mgr
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-03-20
FRIDAY. MARCH 20. 1908.
Announcement

THE HERALD is authorized to
announce the candidacy of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
INVESTORS FURNISHING
ROWS OF MODERN HOUSES

These far-sighted investors are furnish
ing rows upon rows Of modern dwellings.
and close observers among local real es
tate men state the owners of the houses
are experiencing marked success in Sc
curing satisfactory tenants, who are not
only prompt in payment of their rent but
are careful of the condition of the prem
ises, and take an extraordinary pride in
adding to the attractveness of their
homes Whole rows of houses CT modern
construction and with the very best sani-
tary arrangements have been erected on
Seaton street between nth and 18th, 7
an u streets northwest: on Newport
place between 21st and 22d. N and o
streets northwest; on X street between
18th and 9th streets northwest; on Ward
place between New Hampshire avenue
and 22d, NJ and N streets northwest, and
most recently on NJ street between oath
and 18TH streets northwest, opposite the
weather bureau. These houses and apart
ments are always steadily rented to first
class tenants and are sure to give eX-
cellent returns on the money invested.
owners making a profit of from 10 to 20
per cent annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
ZSlESnIRzEFNzXzRxKNSN7S
NEWPORT. PLACE, Nos -2115. TO 2l23.

dwelling, No 2Os 1st street southeast.
for Mr.. George F. Gulick. This prop
erty Is within 200 feet of the Library OF
Congress and directly across the stIeer
from the new House Of Representatives,
building. 1t is understood that the pur-
hcaser will remodel the property and
occupy it as her home. The considera-
tion in the transaction was $685..
A deed was placed on record within
the past week transferring the Cnaptn
apartment house. 1413 Chaplin street
the sale Of which was announced some
time ago, from the National Benevolent
Sanitarium Association to John .. Tom
linson, the valuation placed on the
property being 100000. The sale was
made through the Office Of Moore &
Hill
Davidson & Davidson have announced
these sales within the past few days:
1414 Newton street. to A. E. l.. Leckie;
1916 Newton street, to George Mann !;
341O 14th street, to John BerkmanE; 34OG
14th street, to Grace Stoddard: 14o;
Monroe street to Harry Lakeman; 1423
Monroe street, to Harry Capderielle,
this sale being made in connection with
the Simpson-Sullivan company. These
houses are all six-room and bath homes,
recently completed by John H. Nolan,
builder. OF the twenty-six houses erect
ed in this block BY Mr.. Nolan twenty
one have already been sold.
The A. G. Plant Company. bankers, in
connection with ]. Cassin Howard, this
week cOnsummated one of the largest
cash real estate transactions of the sea-
son when they sold the Royalton apart
ment house. 91S NJ street northwest, to
DIR. Louis Kolipinski for $4,000.
The Royalton was built about five years
ago by Mrs. Louis G. Plant and others
as an investment 1t is of fireproof con-
struction, five stories in height, and con-
tains twenty-five apartments of various
sizes. 1t has a frontage OF about 20 feet
and a depth of 12O feet. 1t is of brick
and stone construction and was designed
by Appleton P. Clark. jr., and built by w.
E. Speir
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
SALES BY ONE FIRM
DURING PAST MONTH

The following sales have been mace oy
this conpany during the past four weeks
No 1921 14th street between Randolph
and Shepherd streets northwest; two
story colonial brick residence. with six
rooms and tiled bath; sold Tor harry
wardman and Harry B. Wilson 10
George Banks Mcintyre for $3.50
No 1917 nth street between Randolph
and Shepherd streets northwest; two
story colonial brick residence with SIX
rooms and tiled bath; sold for Harry
wardman TO Mrs. Clara +. Sawtelle for
$3.50.
No. 1887 Monroe street northwest; three
story brick residence with seven rooms.
bot-water heat: sold for Charles w.
King. jr, to Irwin F. Humphrey for
So. go.
No 4334 Sth street northwest. between
Varnum and Webster streets; three-story
brick and frame cottage with nine rooms
and tiled bath; sold to Robert w. Bur
rows for Arthur W. Branner TOT sooV'
Lots 10 and IL in block ., Moore q
Barbour's Addition" fronting on Rhode
Island avenue between North CapitoI and
1st streets northwest; sold for A. ).
Worthington to James Martin for $500
Block o. Moore < Barbours Addition.
bounded by Rhode Island avenue, street
and Lincoln avenue; sold for the Moore
& Barbour estates to Judge William III.
DeLacy.
South side of X street between 18th and
9th streets northwest; two-story colo
NAL brick residence with six rooms and
tiled bath: sold for Edward NJ. Dulin to
Mrs Dora Lee Muth for $3.50.
No 10 oath street. between G. and II
streets northwest; three-story brick resi-
dence with six rooms and porcelain bath;
sold for Mrs Fannie $. Nicholson to
James Z. Macarthur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
HOUSES OF MODERATE
PRICE SEEM POPULAR

Cos L street northeast, three story brick
residence. with six rooms and porcelain
bath; sold for the Arlington Fire lnsur-
ance Company To Messrs Henry j. ket-
tier and William NJ. Newton for $3.50.
-! & >treet northeast opposite the new
Senate office building: three-story pressed
brick. bay window residence with eight
rooms and porcelain BATH sold for Henry
NJ Footc To William IL. Marshall for S.
$50
Lot SO in square 26I3 on the east side
of 10th street between Irving and Kenyon
streets northwest; sale made for William
d. Wilkerson in connection with the office
OF Ballard & Ianham.
1904 to 1910 Water street between NJ and
y streets southwest; four two-story brick
structures. with first floors occupied as
stores and upper floors apartments
sold for Mrs. Maude Davis to Mrs. Jo-
sephine Gassenhe.mer in connection with
Mr. l.. Richold
500 Illinois avenue. Petworth, between
Ingraham and Jefferson streets northwest
three-stOry structure, with rooms, bath
and hot-water heat; sold to Benjamin +.
Scaggs for S4.2Jp
3lJ 18th street between 3 and streets
northeast: two-story brick dwelling; sold
for r. w. Sutton TO Abraham Clark for
S2GJ0
South side Kenyon street. just east OF
Brightwood avenue; two-story colonial
brick residence, with six rooms and TIED
bath: sold for Charles w. King, IT, 10
Jams l. Kilmartin for $1,000.
Lot 3 in square 2T1O, on the north
side OF Emerson street between 14th ana
18th streets northwest; sold Tor Henry
Collier Scott to Roam IL. Poole for SZ,eoo
Al Adams street between North Capltol
and LIST streets northwest. two-story brick
dwelling; sold for James Martin to Edwin
T. Miller for $3.50.
Hickory Hill, the beautiful country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
SALES OF PROPERTY
IN THE NORTHWEST

The real estate corporation of Boss &
Phelps has sold several homes during the
past week on the Heights. Among the
most important are:
Premises 1850 kenyon street northwest,
twelve-room residence. to an out-of-
town party for home. The property
was sold for Mr. Wilbur Wingate.
For John III. Edwards of New York a
beautiful corner residence, 1900 Belmont
avenue. The house contains twelve
rooms and bath. The purchaser, Mrs
Charlotte Daley, was represented by
John w. Childress.
Mrs. n. H. Bronson has sold through
Boss & Phelps her residence. Ills Euclid
street. The house contains L. rooms and
two baths. The price paid for the prop
erty was $3.50.
For the F. s. Carmody Construction
Company. new residence. 1872 Columbia
road. for $3.50: property was purchased
by local physician as his residence.
To DR.. Wilbur l.. Wright, a semi de-
tached residence, 1858 Park road. The
price paid for the property was $3.50.
Mr.. Charles P. Stone was the owner.
The new colonial residence 1871 Monroe
street northwest to Miss Mary B. Ours
ley, for $1,000. The property was owned
by Mr.. Lewis E. Breuninger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
COLORED CHILDREN WERE
DEPRIVED OF SCHOOLING

This state of things led to conditions
which in many cases were almost intoler-
able. Aside from the unhealthy adtuncts
of the alley howell, many of which have
been portrayed by Jacob Riis and by the
Associated Charities and ether organiza-
lions interested IN the social betterment
of large communities. the alleys many
times have been the scenes of atrocious
crimes.
Until recent years the colored popula-
ton was largely deprived of the benefits
OF free public schools. and though such
facilities were provided, parents were
financially unable to support their chill
dren during their school careers. and
were unfortunately obliged to withdraw
them from the schools and to employ
them In minor capacities in contributing
to their self-support. This condition has
largely improved. and the present genera
ton Of colored children has the advan-
tage Of a common school education, and
they are fitting themselves for employ
ment as clerks. teachers. letter carriers
and flremen and in other occupations re-
curing educational qualifications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
BUILDING IN ALLEYS
WAS VERY PROFITABLE

Time was when the colored folks lived
mostly on the outskirts of the city, but
the payment of car fares consumed such
a percentage Of their small daily earnings
that the movement to alleviate the situa-
ton by building rows of small brick and
frame dwellings. with generally four to
five rooms each, in the public alleys. was
successful from the start. This plan was
followed with profit fer a generation by
capitalists and spectators, with the re-
suit that nearly every available foot of
alley space in old limits of the city was
occupied.
These small tenements were wholly
without sanitary appurtenances AS rule
the sewer systems We're of cheap and
faulty construction, the toilets being
placed in the rear yards where they were
subject to freezing during the vigorous
winter season. The houses were not piped
for running water, and this necessity of
life was available only in the back yard.
OIL lamps took the place of city gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
HANDSOME SCHOOL BUILDING
BUILDER FINISHES ADDITION
TO MCKINLEY STRUCTURE.
Accepted by Commissioners Two
Weeks Ago-Cost 100000 and
Is Considered a Model.

What is looked upon in both educa-
tional and building circles as model in
manual training school building is the
large addition to the Mckinley Manual
Training School, It'll street and Rhode Is
land avenue northwest. This addition was
turned over to the Commissioners two
weeks ago by the builder, the Fuller Con-
struction Company. and when Commits
sioner Mcfarland and Capt. Kelly. acting
Engineer Commissioner. officially inspect
ed it prior to its acceptance. they ex-
pressed much pride in it's general archi-
lecture. construction and arrangement.
This addition has been constructed on
the 7th street side of the old building. 1t
cost $4,000 to build and 1t Is estimated
that $4,000 will be spent in equipping and
furnishing 1t. The contractor was seven
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
Profitable Tree Planting.
from the indianapolis Star.


Probably no one effort offers more
prompt returns to landowners than that
connected with the preservation OF our
forests AS Clifford Pinchot. the national
forester has observed, the present waste
ful and destructive system Of cutting
timber will result in the total loss of our
resources within the next twenty-five
wears 1t has been found that Individual
work of farmers and landowners Will do
much toward eliminating this destruc-
tiveness and incidentally bring profits TO
the pockets of those who aid In the con-
servation of our native woods.
Nor need these individual efforts be
made at any great sacrifice of money or
work Many farmers have strips of sandy
land that is apparently worthless. Trees
set out in It will not only improve the
land. but will actually increase the profits
of the farm. If trees are to be planted
1t is best to set out young cottonwood.
interspersed with Russian mulberry and
catalpa and in some cases ash, according
to an Indiana farmer who has tried the
experiment and found 1t we'll worth while.
Trees thus planted. he says. will in time
make good fence post timber or In twenty
years be excellent saw timber, bringing
returns which will far exceed those OF
any other crop raised on such land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

months in building the addition, giving the
greatest care and attention to every de-
tail The plans for the building were
drawn by Lemuel Norris Of this city, and
were approved by the board of education
and the building inspector Of the District
before being accepted.
Stone and Brick Construction.
The building is of stone and brick, and
through the interior the flooring is of
terra Gotta thing. The foundation Is of
reinforced concrete and the roof is of
Stag. The lighting is by electricity and
the heating by steam. All of the mechan-
ical departments are provided for in the
basement-the carpenter shop. the foun-
dry, and the iron and tin shop. The up
per floors, three in number, are given
over to classrooms. On the first floor
there is large assembly hall. which is
possibly the handsomest room in the
building. 1t is % by 20 feet In size and
is finished In quartered oak paneling and
ornamental plastering. The classrooms
and other parts of the interior of the
building and finished in oak. The building
is considered to be fireproof.
In a few weeks bids will be invited by
the Commissioners for another addition
to this school, for which Congress has ap-
propriated $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
ANCIENT TABRIZ.
Running Streams and Ill Paved
Streets of a Great Persian City.

From the London Standard.
The old chronicles of Tabriz, writes our
Odessa correspondent, form painful rec
ord Of sieges and conflicts. of earthquakes
and destruction by natural causes. Dur
ing the last generation the city had to q
great extent recovered its former promi-
nent position. The city has been vari-
ously named Tabriz and Tavris, but its
original name was no doubt Tauris. 1t Ia
.he capital city of the province Of Aver
baijan. the ancient Atropatene. 1t is situ-
ated 1900 feet above the level Of the Cas-
plan sea. In 1912 its walls had a circum-
ference of three and a half miles.
The city possesses but few buildings OF
note. and of the extensive ruins In which
1t aboundS there are very few that merit
the study Of the archaeologist. Noun
sey. in 1885, mentioned especially the IA
nous blue mosque: the ark or citadel,
containing the palace of the shah's heir.
a gloomy and frowning structure In the
center of the city, the Great MADAM. an
open square. and the bazaars. The
MOSQUE. which Mounsey ascribes to Shah
Abbas is really that of the Turcoman
Jahan Shah Q41O-6S). Abbas Mira turn
ed the citadel into an arsenal. Among the
ruins of the old Tauris the sepulcher OF
the mogul sultan, GhaZan Khan. Is no
longer distinguiShable, save as part or a
huge tumulus. The spacious arches or
stone and other vestiges Of departed
majesty with which Proter found 1t sur
rounded in 1918 were probably the re-
mains of the college (madrasa) and the
monastery (zawiya) where 1bn Batuta
found shelter during his visit to Tabriz.
The orchards and fruit gardens of Tabriz
have always had high reputation, ana us
running streams compensate for its mar
row and i'll paved streets and deploraply
defective municipal government-an fnsti-
tuition which has for the time being dis
appeared In 1856 SCHNEIDER estimated the
population of TabriZ at about 17o.oo; II
is now a little over 100000 The Chris
tian population (Armenian) does not ex-
coed 1000 Tabriz has a very extensive
commerce. Its exports to Turkey and
Russia have during recent years averaged
about a million and half sterling. For
merly it's chief imports were Brltlsh COZ,
ored cotton goods, gray calicoeS ana
broadcloth, but Germany, Austria, France
and Switzerland have during the last dec
AIDE gained their fair shares in the trade
of Tabriz Bad as the situation Is today
in Tabriz, the Azerbaijan capital Will UNI
doubtedly yet play a prominent part IN
tho regeneration of Iran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

It is proverbial that Washington is the
last city to experience the effects OF a
panic and the last to recover from the
consequent depression. Owing however,
to the output by the government of mil
lions of dollars of cash money annually
in salaries-which output continues In
seasons of panic as we'll as in seasons OF
prosperity-the real estate business OF
Washington suffers little or no disad-
vantage at times of general lack of pros
perity throughout the country. Indeed
the corollary of this is demonstrated by
experience to be the fact. When in
periods of depression investments In
stocks become unattractive. and money
placed in business ventures. generally
speaking ceases to yield the accustomed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

100 feet The purchaser will occupy the
same a. home.
E. s. Danenhower has purcha sed,
through Stone & Fairfax, the three-sto
brick dwelling at 716 10Th street north
west. This property has a frontage OF
nearly twenty-fi feet on 18th street by
a depth of 155 feet to a wide public al
lev There is brick stable on the rear
of the lot The new owner contemplates
making some improvements, and Is hold
ing the property as an investment.
Sales Aggregate $4,000.
Mr. Francis 0. Blundon. real estate
broker, has sold the last of several mod
ern eight-room and bath bricks built by
Mr. r. +. Luket, on r street northeast,
making six houses sold by him recent
ly. and the cost aggregating the total sum
of 3d., 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
SANITARY HOUSES FOR
COLORED INHABITANTS
Builders and Investment Seekers Taking Advantage
of Movement Which Is Leading to Abandon
ment of Alley Hoves for Life on Front Streets
Business Brings Handsome Returns

The demand for dwellings located on
streets, however. created dearth OF
small houses in tenantable repair avail
able for occupancy by colored people. Il
is a matter OF observation that most OF
the brick houses. or even those OF FRANC
construction, that may be rented to- cole
ored tenants are such as have been ale
lowed by the owners to gradually grow
into a state Of disrepair making them un-
rentable to white families. AS rule
such houses have large rooms with UNI
necessarily high ceilings. and on account
of the Anticipated methods of heating IL
Is almost impossible to keep them in COM
Portable condition during the winter
months Consequently there is very
considerable demand on the part OF coll
ored applicants for modern houses, such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
THREE NEW HOUSES
FIND NEW OWNERS

Joseph M. Carmody has sold through
his agents. Stone & Fairfax. three more
OF the new brick dwellings he recently
erected at the northwest corner of 4th
and D streets northeast. The houses
involved in these sales are Nos. 322 and
324 d street and No 400 4th street north
east. These houses are OF light brick
construction and heated by hot water.
The sum realized from the sale was
$14.250.
Stone & Fairfax report the sale for Mr..
Johnson Of the three-story frame dwell
ing at sos 22d street northwest The
house contains nine rooms and bath. and
twenty-eight feet by a depth Of nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

Probably few questions connected with
the upbuilding of Washington have
aroused greater interest among all classes
Of the city's residents than that which is
coming more and more to the fore OF
recent times-the provision of suitable and
sanitary homes for the colored popula-
ton. Always the colored people will be
factor in the life of the community. be-
cause each succeeding census shows that
the average is being maintained Of one
third colored to two-thirds white In the
populace.
But 1t is only within the span Of few
months that persons other than humani-
tarians and delivers into sociological prob
lens have taken a lively interest in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

amount of profit. the public turns IN
stincttveIy. as it were. to real estate IN
vestments, and what are known as IN
yestment" properties are eagerly sougnI;
This creates a lively demand Tor sfi,aii
nronerties. yielding steady, safe and re-
Hfahla raturns on the capital invested
WiIlice, Gibbs Daniel. real estate
,-oLars have been successful in dispos-
ING of number of dwellings and invest
ment properties during the past month nor n,
and though they report falling on IN
+ha demand for large business and resi-
dental properties. they declare their sales ss.
department has been exceedingly ous1
Win the sale of smaller properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
FINDS READY MARKET
Sales Departments of Nearly All Local Real Estate
Offices Working at Top PRESSURE Value
of Uncle Sans Pay Ro11--So
Recent Transactions.

seat of the late Rufus II. Darby at
Townsville. Va. comprising about sew
enteen acres. improved with a splendid
fourteen-room modern cottage, with
hot-water heat. porcelain baths and all
other city conveniences; situated partly
in Alexandria county and partly N
Fairfax county, a short distance from
Falls Church and near the country
home of A NJ. Lothrop; sale made for
Elmer E. Covert. executor of the estate
of Mr.. Darby. to Stanton Weaver for
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
Found Big Ivory Tusk.
the Newark Morning Star.

From the Newark Morning Star.
A large ivory tusk, seven inches in dia-
meter, was found in bed of clay near
Concordia, Kan. The find was made by
Frederick Dutton, who was canoeing in
the river. The tusk crumbled into small
pieces when taken out, but parts of it
were brought here. and Mr.. Dutton will
make a farther search for the skeleton
of the mastodon. which is believed to be
buried in the bed of silt and clay. Sew
eral years ago the lower jaw Of masto-
don was found in this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

possibilities of meeting the wishes and
ambitions of the colored residents. and
now not few sections of the city are in
the midst of miniature building booms
which are producing houses built espe-
cially for rental and sale to colored peo-
ple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

as those described and pictured on this
page with modern arrangements as to
plumbing and ventilation and with mod
ern heating apparatus. The need OF these
houses for the educated colored tenant
is so urgent that houses of this character
command an absolutely higher rental
than similar houses occupied by white
o,,t-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26
NOVELS GIVING WAY
TO HOUSES ON STREETS

The colored family is no longer content
to occupy an alley home, but has an am
bilious desire to live on front street."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

1t matters little what il Is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
want" ad In The Star will reach tho
person who can fill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-26

The inscription on an old coin which
has been worn smooth may be often de-
ciphered by placing 1t on a red-hot iron.