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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
THINKS { STREET
COMING HIGHWAY
Dwight Anderson Gives
Reasons for Development
That Will Come.
Best Route Between Union
Station and Central
Part of City.

That z street will soon become an
important business thorOughfare and
will be the principal one from the
neighborhood Of the Treasury to the
Union Station is the belief Of many
zeal estate men who are close students
of the development OF the city.
r. Dwight Anderson, a velI-known
broker, who has given many years Of
study to the business development of
the city in its effect upon realty values.
is convinced that on account Of its
being a direct route between the down
town hotel and theaJer section and
the Union Station street is the best
street for a car line to the station and
also as a business thoroughfare. In
speaking Of the subject TO a Times re-
porter yesterday. Mr. Anderson said:
The possibilities Of L street as
leading business thoroughfare are COM
ing to be recognized by many. It is
the most direct and uninterrupted street
from the Union Station 10 the depart
mental. hotel theater. and business
center of the city. II mas no sharp
and unsafe bends like F and G streets
have at both Seventh and Ninth streets,
made necessary by the Patent Office.
i street, where il crosses judiciary
Square, runs almost to the building
line of the Pension Ohice, making it
impossible to get a car line straight
through without serious objection. c.
street. too, has an objection at the in
tersection Of Second street, where the
circular parking again destroys
straight line for traffic
There can be little OF lection to run
ming Z street on a straight line through
Judiciary Square, because at this point
the Pension Office and the Courthouse
are so far removed that little effect
upon the surroundings of either would
be produced, and two parks instead of
the present single one would result
''E street should be the ideal line
for the extension of the Fourteenth
street car line from Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue direct to the
Union Station.
Every section of the street from the
Union Station to the Avenue and Fiji
tcenth street is convenient TO depart
ments, offices, and business houses ly-
ing between those bounds. / have no
doubt but that the development of the
street for these reasons is close at
hand"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
COWSILL ERECTING
FIVE BUILDINGS
Will C mple tie Officers
Quarters at Marine Bar
racks Before September.

Arthur CowsilI, who is erecting five
new buildings for officers quarters at
the Marine Barracks, Eighth and +
streets southeast, has completed two
OF them. on Friday morning at S
O'clock he raised flags, indicating that
the buildings had been topped OUT
The improvement Of these buildings
extends from G. to I streets, along
Eighth street a distance OF 600 feet.
Work on two of the other buildings
Is advanced two stories high, and the
old historic mansion, which was located
where the center building is to be
placed, has been torn down and ex-
cavation for The last building COM
menCed. The contract time for com
pletion Of these improvements is Sep
TENDER g. but in view Of the fact
that large force of ali the trades are
employed on these buildings when
weather permits. and that the work
is well advanced. there appears every
reason to believe the buildings will be
completed and occupied before that
date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
HARBINCER OFACTIVE SPRING INREALTlz
Real Estate Transfers Recorded

A Williams ct ux. to Robert NJ Gray,
lot 3. block 8, and lot 2 block Is. SO.
COrcOTau street northwest, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
George O. Brown 20 Mary Widmayer.
part lot g.. square 179, SO
Thirteenth street northeast, between
G and II streets-William Corradis ct
ux. TO Timothy u. McCartfs lot 557,
square 1901. SO.
University Heights-George o. Root, ct
so SO. . A'0"''u T. '-SS'' 10 - O'0'' .
scheutzen Park-Anna z. Larigey. to
Benjamin F. Iden. lot Il, block J. gl0
1 street southeast, between Half and
John Miller. original lot Il. square
696, SO.
Seventh and K streets sOUtheast-John
A. SchaefeT ct al, trustees, TO Thomas
Collins, original lots IL and Y. square
Ssl, $500.
Water street southwest, between V
and W streets-ROss Thompson eL TX.
10 John Miller. lots and ., square east
Of south or 66T SO
= street northwest. between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets-Louisi-
ana Arundel ct al 70 Charles W. Fair
fax, half interest IN original lot ., square
SO. SO.
Cleveland IIeights-Frances z. Hfdout
to Isaac II. Bryant, lot Z, block 2. 81
Grant Park-GeOrge A Cartier e TX.
TO John 2 T. White. lots A, 20, and
81, block q; lots 81. 50, 81. SO. s.. 81. g.
and i0l block 4 so. John =. +. Whfts
/ 50, 81, and 50, block 4; SO.
Observation-Disclosures Park Company
| to Charles T, Winbigle-. lots 2. 3. and
I 4, block 3: 800
lie Droit Park-wilton J. Lambert ec
al. trustees 70 John r. Lang, lot IS,
I block ]: S3.1Z5.
/ lie Droit Park-Wilunot ". Trew tn
Claud Livingston. lot 19. block 10: SO
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
BRICK DWELLING SOLD
BY MICHAEL J. KEANE

The two-story dwelling at 2318 On.
tariO place, owned by Michael J.
Keane, has been sold for $500 by
Stone & Fairfax The house Is one OF
several Of colonial design just finished
by Mr.. Keane.
Stone & Fairfax also report the sails
for Harry Wardman Of the new dwell
ing at the southeast corner OF Four
teenth and Quincy streets, Mt, Pleas
ant. This house is OF colonial design.
two stories and cellar and heated with
hot water system the house has twenty
feet frontage or fourteenth street, and
depth Of 10 leet on Quincy street,
running back % a public alley. The.
property sold tor $500.
The purchasers Ct each Of the above
houses will occupy same as a home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
FORD BROWN.

General Washington. Montpelier. the
residence of James Madison. the OCta-
gon House, Tudor Place, in Georgetown,
and probably other works Of interest.
In September. 1874 ne was made one
Of three Commissioners Of the District
of Columbia, and had charge of eNecut
ing the plan OF the city. His position
was abolished soon after the Govern
ment took possession of Washington. IL
1902
In May. 1902 ne was made Superin-
tendent of Patents. This position he
retained until his death, i'm 1928. having
been the organizer of this important
branch Of the United Staes Government.
DR.. Thornton should be highly respected
by the profession for his meritOriOus and
refined work on the United States Capt.
tol as we'll as for his share in the in
telligent execution of the early work
done in laying out the city"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
REVENGE:

A certain game dealer had offended
a couple OF lads by putting the police
on their track for some trivial offense
or other. and they set TO work ON a
scheme Of revenge. The following was
the result:
On Saturday night. when the shop
was fairly fun Of customers, purchas-
ing rabbits. etc, they marched boldly
up to the counter together. and the
elder OF the twain with solemn mien
laid a couple Of dead cats on the coun-
ter, and to the horror of all present re-
marked gravely:
FATHER says thatH max a dozen"'
Then the lads walked quickly away
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
CONDEMN 26 BUILDINGS
DURING THE LAST MONTH

Twenty-six buildings We're condemned
and removed by the Board for the Con-
demnation OF InsanItary Buildings in
the last month. This is the largest
number ever removed in a similar
length Of time since the organization OF
the board in 1906.
Twenty-four of these houses were in
streets and twelve IN aueys.
One hundred and twenty-six insani-
tary buildings have been removed by
the board within the last year.
The board, which was organized by
act Of Congress two years ago. con-
sists of Capt. William Kelly, Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner; DR.. w
{. Woodward, Health officer, and
Snowden Ashford, Building Inspector.
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Built BY Noted Architect.

THE architect Of the Octagon. DR..
William Thornton. was a man of note.
He was born in the Island OF TortoIa.
West Indies. May =, 1761: studied and
travelled extensively in Europe. and
married Miss BrOdeau of PuiladeIphi3
IN 1880 in the year 1888 he moved to
Washington. where he lived until his
death iu 1923.
As an architect he was the successful
competitor for the United States Can't
toI- At JenersOn's request he made de
signs for the University Of Virginia. He
designed and supervised buildings for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

its COmpletiOn). Madison. Monroe. John
Quincy Adams. Decatur, Porter. Web
ster, Clay, Calhoun, Randolph, Lafay-
cite, SteUben, and Sir Edward Thorn
ton British minister and father of the
recent British minister, and many others
Of less distinction than the ones named
Colonel TaylOe died in 1873. and his
death to a certain extent terminated the
splendid hOspitauties of the Octagon,
which had covered period of nearly
f-f
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the circular vestibule comedies with the
circumference Of the tower the doors,
sash, and glass being made on the circle,
and all are still in working order. The
parlor mautel IS made of a fine cement
composition, painted white. The re-
mains Of goldIeaf show in some or the
relieved portions, and the figures are
excellent, evidently having been model
led by some good artist The manteIs
in the bedrooms are of wood, the orna-
mentation being putty stucco.
Leading into the back hall and din
ing room are two secret doors in which
the vashboards, chairboards, etc. run
across the door, being ingeniousIy cut
some distance from the actual door. no
keyhOles. hinges or openings showing
on the blind side. The knobs and shut
terbuttOns are Of brass and evidently
of special pattern. Two old castirOn
wood stoves Stll stand in the inches
prepared for them in the vestibuIe.
Bishop Mead, in his Old Churches
Ministers and Families OF Virginia tells
us that " iliiam Tayioo emigTated from
London TO Virginia in 1850. John TayIoe
ms son, who was a member Of the
house Of burgesseS, founded the noted
estate of Mt Airy, Va. He had twelve
children, one of whom, Col. John Tay-
toe, built the OctagOn House The Tav-
loes intermarried with the Corbins. the
Lees, the NaShingtonS the Carriers
the Pages, and nearly every other
prominent family of Virginia The
mother of Col John Tayloe, Of the Octa-
gen was daughter of Governor Platter,
Of Maryland. and his wife was Anne.
daughter Of Benjamin Ogle, governor
Of MaTyl2nd.
Rich Man of the Day.
For those days. Col. John TavIOe
commissioned by Washington in the
Revolution was a very wealthy man.
having at the age of twenty an income
of nearly $4,000 a year and when the
OctagOn was built he had an income of
$4,000 a year. His eldest son. John.
was in the navy and was DISTINGUISHED
in the battles OF the Constitution with
the Guerrero, and the Cyane in the
Levant.
The memoirs of Benjamin Ogle Tay-
loo state mat Colonel TayIoe was an
Intimate friend of General washington.
and it was on the advice of the general
that the Octagon was built in Washing
ton city, Colonel Tayloe having pre-
viously determined to build his winter
residence in Philadelphia.
At this period Colonel Tavloe was
distinguished for the unrfvaled spIen-
dor OF his household and euuipages. and
MS establishment was renowned through
out the country for its entertainments.
when were given in a most generous
manner to all persons of distinction who
visited Washington in those DAYS both
Americans and foreigners. In this list
are included such names as jefferson
CIV ashington had passed away before
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Mansion Built by Colonel John Tayloe and Occu-
pied by Madison When He Signed
Treaty of Client

One Of the Oldest landmarks in the
city, the Octagon, Is TO become one of
the most beautiful places architectural
~. If the plans Of the American Insti-
tute Of Architects, suggested by its sec
rotary, Glenn Brown, and By Bedford
Brown, are carried out. The institute
now occupies the building as its head
quarters, but needs meeting and eXhi-
bition rooms. In the plans completed
by Mr.. Brown an attempt is made to
retain all the old buildings intact and
group them with the new buildings in
the spirit of William Thornton, the ar
chitect of the house
In this scheme the central feature Is
the hemicycle; the old stable on one
side of the hemicycIe, with a similar
new building on the other side, give
reception and exhibition rooms, while
colonnades along the wall connect the
new structure with the club or COM
mittee rooms in the OctagOn.
The garden with its terraces. flowers
and trees. surrounded by simple GeOr-
glan buildings, can be made a most at
tractive spot
Over 700 Years Old.
The description and history Of the
~
whose office is now there. He says:
THE Octagon House, at the corner OF
New York avenue and Eighteenth street,
erected by Col. John Tayloe. was com
menced in 1898 and completed in 1900.
During the process of its erection,
General Washington often visited the
building He took a lively interest In
the house, it being the home of his
friend as well as one of the finest
residences in the country at the time.
After the year 1874 the British hay
ing burned the White House. President
James Madison occupied the Octagon,
and during his occupancy the Treaty
of Client. which closed our second war
with England. between the United
States and Great Britain was signed by
by him. in the circular room. which is
now used as the secretary's Office OF
the American Institute of Architects.
1.-THE house is well built. of bricI,
trimmed with Aqua creek sandstone.
The lot is triangular in form and fenced
in by a high brick wall The kitchen.
stable. and outhouses are built of brick
and accommodated a large number of
both servants and horses. Colonel Tay-
lOe being a noted turfman and keeping
many fine running horses. The building
and walls conform TO the street lines
showing that the streets were accurate
~ laid off even at that early day.
1.-THE interior is deliberately finished
the doors Of the first story being OF ma
hogany- They are still in an excellent
state Of preservation. All the work in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
Potomac
Electric
Light
Serves a Very Use
full Purpose

1t enables the manager, or
Aother executive official, the STE
nographer and the rest of the
clerical force to work with ease
and comfort. And, besides,
leaving the air unvitiated. as is
the case with electric light only,
it tends to increase the mental
and physical well-being of ev-
cry one concerned; thereby
promoting the general eff
cheney Of the office.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26

He will tell you tomorrow l ask
ed further, whether l should under
take that journey. Answer: Yes
do not fail { 1 may add, by the
way, that at that time / had not
the slightest anticipation as to what
President Johnson intention with
regard tome was.)
Having disposed of this matter,
asked whether the spirit of Lin
coin had anything more to say to
me. The answer came: Yes. you
will be a Senator of the United
States. This struck me as so fanci-
full that could hardly suppress a
a laugh, but asked further: From
what State?' Answer From Mis-
souri,. This was more provokingly
mysterious still; but there the con-
versation ceased.
Hardly anything could have
been more improbable at that time
than that should be a Senator Of
the United States from the State of
Missouri. My domicile was in Wis
consin, and was then thinking of
returning there. I had never
thought of removing from Wiscon-
sin to Missouri. and there was not
the slightest prospect of my ever
doing SO.
"But-to forestall my narrative
two years later | was surprised by
an entirely unsought and unexpect-
ed business proposition which took
me to St. Louis, and in January,
1869, the Legislature of Missouri
elected me a Senator of the United
States. l then remembered the
prophecy made to me at the spirit
seance in the house of my friend
Tiedemann, in Philadelphia"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
KentuCky's Tobacco War.

Because of warning letters and
visits from night riders many farm
ers in nearly all of the AZ counties
in the White Burley tobacco region
in Kentucky are destroying their
tobacco be1s, and at the present
time fewer than one-third of the
normal number have been started.
In many counties huge signs have
been erected on buildings and in
high places near by, declaring the
intention OF the farmer not to raise
crop this season. Realizing the
difficulty of making living for
their families in case the decision
to raise no tobacco is adhered to,
many tenant farmers are preparing
to move to other States, while many
farm owners have placed their prop
erty on the market, with the avow-
ed purpose of leaving Kentucky.
The murder of Farmer Hedges,
in Nicholas county, and the raids
in Woodford and other counties
last week have increased the alarm.
In announcing their determination
to go elsewhere the tenants declare
that it will be impossible to subsist
from the proceeds of crops of hemp,
wheat and corn.
In the neighborhood of Mount
Sterling many farmers have receiv-
ed threatening letters. with which
were matches, powder and poison,
and armed guards have been placed
at threatened points, Conditions
throughout the State are declared
to be worse now than at any time
since the tobacco war began.
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Many Men Suspended.
Altoona Shops Hit Hard by the Laying OF Of
Over 1000 Men.

Because of the continued depres-
sion in business, the Pennsylvania
Railroad company indefinitely sus-
pended 2,I4o men in Altoona on
Monday. From the car shops 69o
men were taken, Juniata locomotive
shops 7SS, South Altoona foundries
2o6, Altoona machine shops 366.
Before the suspension 1900 men
were employed in all departments.
At the same time an order was
issued increasing the working time
of all the men retained to nine
hours a day and five hours on
Saturday, or fifty hours week.
For some time the men had been
working only 81 hours a week.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
Odd Fellows Temple in Danger.

B. H. Hart, grand master of the
I. o. o. +, OF Pennsylvania, has
sent out a circular to all Odd Eel
lows stating that some plan must
be adopted in order to save the
temple in Philadelphia to Odd Eel
lows. He states that in May next
some decision must be reached, SO
that representatives now preparing
to attend the grand lodge must be
instructed "for" or against" the
plan suggested.
The Odd Fellows Hall associa-
ton has been unable to keep the
building on paying basis, and now
ask the order throughout the state
to take it off their hands. The
question has been a serious one for
Odd Fellows. The total indebted
ness on the building is over 81, 500, =
600.
1t is now proposed to lay all as
sessment of SG.oo per annum for
two years upon every Odd Fellow,
and after two years So cents. 1t is
believed this is the best and sureSt
means of settling the question for
ever.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
Sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never
be used except or prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by f. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken
internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c
per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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Columbia & Montour EI. Ry.
TIME, TABLE IN EFFECT
June 1904, and until e urthtr tice.

Cars leave Bloom for Espy, Almedia. Line
Ridge, Berwick and intermediate points -
follows;
A. VI. $500, $40, 6;2o, 700, 7;4o, S;7s.
900, o;4o, 1920, II:oo, II:4o.
p. NJ. I2:2o, 1900, 1910, 2. 20, 900, 3 40.
4:2o, 500, 5Ao, 6'2o, 7:oo, ,7:4o, S;2o, 9;oo.
f(9:4o) Io:2o *II;oo)
Leaving depart from Berwick one hon
from time as given above, commencing n
Goo a. m.
Leave Bloom for Catawissa A. NJ. s;3o,
6I5, t7:oo, t8;oo, 900, +io:oo, +II:oo,
1900.
Z. NJ. 100, t2:oo, 600, 400, 500, 6;oo,
t7:oo, 500, 9!oo, 1920, *(I1:oo)
Cars returning depart from Catawissa -
minrtestrom tim as given above.
First car'leaves Market,Squareror:B Berwick
on Sundays at 700 a. m
First car,for Catawissa Sundays TOO a. m.
First car from Berwick for Bloom Sundays
leaves at $500 a. IN
First car leaves Catawissa Sundays at
7 80 a. m.
rFrom Power House.
Saturday night only.7
tP. K. K. Connection.
WV. TERwILLIGER,
Superintendent.
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SOUTH WARD.

Trains No. 81 an' % mixed, second class.
I Daily except suuday. / Daily Sunday
only. Flag stop. w. q. SNYDER, Supt.
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New Style Marriages.

One couple keeps the servants ot
single days. The husbands s apart.
ments are run by his Jap. Thi
wite's by her elderly Swedish woman
Another pair has neighboring fats
and go to neighboring hotel fot
meals. Il do not believe that a
wife should be her husbands ser
want" says this little lady. who IA
a bright business woman.
The third couple, each lives inde.
pendently meeting only by appoint
nent to dine together or to go on
pleasure jaunts. the theatre. etc. In
these excursions expenses are shared
equally.
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Bleaching Dainty Pieces.

Wash them in the usual way, witl
soft water and good soap. After
rinsing soak over night in clear wat
er, to which has been added tea
spoonful of cream Of tarter to each
quart of water. The next morning
rinse In clear water and hang out
to dry. When ironed you will be
pleased with the beautiful white ap-
pearance OF the articles.
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Eloomsburg & Sullivan
Railroad.
NORTH WARD.

Taking Effect Feb'y rst, 1908, ra:os a. IN.
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Envelopes

$4,000 Envelopes carried in
stock at the COLUMBIAN Office.
The line includes drug envelopes,
pay, coin. baronial, commercial
sizes, number 6, 6H, On, 9, 10
and II, catalog, &c. Prices range
from 81 so per 1000 printed, up to
S5.cc. Largest stock in the coun-
ty to sel.et from.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
Carl Schurz and the Medium.

An extraordinary experience with
a medium is given in the April in
stallment of Carl Schurz memoirs
in Nc C2ure's.
After receiving what purported
to be message from Schiller, Gen.
Schurz asked that the spirit of Lin
coin be summoned to tell why Presi-
dent Johnson had called Schurz to
Washington.
The answer came He wants
you to make an important journey
for him l asked where that
Journey would take me. Answer :
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
Work Basket Wrinkle,

Have a small horseshoe magnet
fastened to the end of tape or
ribbon of sufficient length 30 that
1t can be dropped to the floor to
pick up scissors and needles.
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sente ice at the beginning it will
have a most beneficial effect in pro-
noting observance of the law.