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The Washington times., 1908-05-10
NOTES ON REALTY
AS GOOD AS CASH
Stability Of District Property
Makes Money Easily
Obtainable.

we are able to attract the atteE-
ton OF moHeyed men and banks because
of the peculiar real estate conditions
existing here, said W. r. wilcox. Of
Wilcox. Hane & Co. we have the
bee, possible conditions FOR the man
who wants To lend money on real es-
tate. Notes given on real estate here
are negotiable and as easily handled
as money; no personal tax is charged
on the notes; the records are not dis
turbed after the notes are given. and
title 10 the property is taken immsdi-
ately by the mortgage. nd not after
six months OF a year, a. is the case
in most States.
These conditions do not obtain any
where else and il can readily be
seen why il is better 20 END ON Dis
rrict property instead Of anywhere else.
We have emphasized these conditions
and reasons 10 lenders. and Therefore
our business has been affected less tFan
that OF other firms here and in osher
cities"
Mr.. Wilcox started to learn the real
estate business under Braina.@ H.
Warner thirty years ago. After few
years he branched ont into business for
himself and later took ia Mr.. Wes-
cot. Twelve years ago Mr. Haae be-
came Identified with the firm as a
clerk his knowledge of the real estate
and insurance business so fayora bly,
impressed the firm tha, he was made
a member Of the INCORPORATED body.
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Feared dis Friends.

why don't 4 want my name used
in connection with this deaIE'- repeated
buyer when asked recently about a
deal iu which he vas a participant
I'll very frankly cell you. have
worked hard for years and have been
very careful % my money 1 an. nOy
earning a large salary nov. and never
did YET by close application 10 my
affairs I have been able 10 save quite
q neat little sum Ga the past few years
Il invested that money In prop0-
siciou IN which 7 realized thar was
"a King chance. yet. fortunately Tor
me- ir turned out as I had desired IL
should with that money I decided 70
invest in good. revenu--producing prop
erty and that decision resulted iu the
purchase or this property you ask me
about now
Now. then. here is the point. II il
should be announced mat Nr So-and-
So paid spot cash 20 the extent In
voived in this transaction. there are
those who would ask right away: How
could ne do it legltimate-y on the salary
he is earning2' You can realize the
nature OF the talk that would 20 the
rounds among some o. my so-caIIed
friends.
Not that such tax would hurt me
very much Yet. isn't Il just as well
10 avoid 81 by keeping my name out OK
The deal entirely
Then there is the class OF investors
who refuse 90 allow their names 20 De
used in connection van real estate one
rations. simply because they take the
view that it is none u 5he pubIlc's
business. There are also those who
avoid publicity en- order that ir shall not
be known Just what the extent OF their
worldly goods Sc. Then, too there is
the investor who feels that he viii be
placed on the Assessment rolls for more
than would be the case were publicity
not given 90 o eraiIons.
Il frequently occurs mat a man de-
sires TO secure control OF section
which involves several parcels.
IT had such a case not long ago
said a broker. where my client want
ed a piece o. vacant property that
necessita1ed three or four purchases
from that many individuals There
wss period Of several months be-
TWEEN the purchase OF the first par
eel and the last For that reason ne
avoided publicity. and I don't hesitate
20 say that ne saved money by taking
that course. Had his first purchase
become known the price would have
gone up on the remainder of the sec
ton. very noficeably.-'
Might Hurt Alimony Plea.
A humorous incident is related by one
dealer
Il had a woman for a client not
long ago, who purchased a fvo-famiIy
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Might Hurt Alimony Plea.

A humorous incident is related by one
dealer.
Il had a woman for a client not
long ago, who purchased a fwo-famiIy
dwelling for about $500. Before I even
had a chance TO suggest publication.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
REAL ESTATE DEALERS
TO MEET IN CHICAGO

Although Washington real estate men
concern themselves little with any bust
ness but their own. their interest is ex-
pected 20 be enlisted IN national meet
ms Of real estate men this week
\ meeting for the purpose OF forming
a national organization VIII be held In
Chicago. MAY y. y. and a. Correspond
ence between the various real estate
boards which have been active in push
ing the project resulted IN the choice
OF Chicago as the place FOR holding the
first meeting. Plans for the convention
are in charge or committee OF the
chicago real estate board consisting
- Edward A. HaIsey. chairman Ed
ward :. Judd. Frank G. How're
Charles d. Richards, 3. ". Winston
and Edwin F GetcheU.
Fifty cities are expected 10 Do rem
resented at the meeting. accordin- 70
Real Estate News. and delegates viii
probably be sent from the real estate
boards Of the following cities: RrIyva,l-
kee. 81. Paul. Minneapolis. Boston. BAL
timOre Cleveland. Buffalo. Duluth Gin
cinnati. Kansas City. s. LOUIS. san
Francisco. Portland. Tacoma. and Seat
tie. Each city represented is to have
one vote in the preliminary. orsaniza-
ton
The delegates VIII assemble ar the
Y. n. c. A. auditorium. I53 La Sale
street. at u d. m. on March u. and
the meeting viii be called TO order by
President Edwin r Getcheu. of the Chi
cago real estate board. The principal
business OF this. the first convention.
viii De the perfecunE OF the oTganiza-
ton. and the discussion Of plans for
a closer union between the real estate
men Of the various cities in the United
States.
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brick corner. 1924 Roanoke street, CO.
Iumbia Heights. $165OO-
For II s. Turner the three-story red
brick. 2l5S Florida avenue northwest.
81. coo
For Charles W. King. jr.. the three
story colonial brick. 1913 Sixteenth
street northwest $1,000
For James Robbins. the three-story
REQ brick, 1916 y street northwest
So. 900.
For John II. Nolan the three-story
Roman brick. 1ul Eighteenth street
northwest, $12.519.
For William k Pearce, the four-story
white stone front. 13fI Euclid street.
Columbia Heights, $3.50.
For James NJ. Hoge. the three-story
light brick 1850 Minrwood place north
west, $ILOoC
For William II. Walker. the three
story Roman brick. MS Twenty-hrst
street northwest S10.50o.
For the Benjamin estate. the four
story white stone front, I343 Euclid
street northwest. S125OO.
For II. X TAYLOR, the three-story
stone and brick, 1884 Q street northwest
$1,000.
For r. NJ. Philes. the three-story Ro-
man brick, corner 100 Lamont street
northwest, so, 500.
For Greed NJ Fulton. the three-story
brick and stone front. corner COttrell
avenue and W street. SIP. 900.
For a l.. Lewis. the Jhree-story brick
1923 Belmont avenue, $4,000.
For Michael J. Keane, the three-story
light brick 1929 FairmonI street. Co
lumbia Heights. 50 5o0.
For J. B. Shick. the three-story red
brick. i719 Riggs street north invest, 80 600
For James w. French the three-stOry
light brick 262s Thirteenth street north
west, 9OO0
Fer David F. Weaver, the twO-stOTy
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COUNTRY HOME SOLD
BY WASHINGTON MAN
House Near Pine Knot
Designed by Stanford
White.
Private Electric Plant Fsa-
ture Of the Valuable
Property.

MIS- =. c Jutte, a wealthy resident
OF western Pennsy Ivania. has purchased
from John G. Lane through a Washing
ton real estate dealer Grant Parish. a
notable country place in the Green noun
tain section OF Virginia, known as
Guthrie Han" The house. which "a q
remarkable country mansion. is the Gre
alton OF the late stanford White The
estate contains 90 acres, or which 80
- in grass and the rest IN a timbered
park Of original forest trees.
AR. Parish. who makes a specially OF
dealing IN country estates, returned re-
Gently from visit 70 Guthrie Hall. -
which is near the country house OF Mrs.
Roosevelt at Pine Knot Mr.. Parish
yesterday described the features OF the
house and estate which he has sold 10
Mrs lutte. lie said. The southern
front, which looks out TO the mountains.
has Doric porch 70 the roof. which
extends nearly haif the width Of the
house The northern front faces q
broad lawn and the trees Of the park.
The entrance from this side is through
huge centred arch The material Of
tie exterior is cement and cobblestones.
To the west from this side is Iheport-
eochere and c0lOunadc. 10 the left the
servants offices. reached by d colon
made. The basement rs finished with
completeness equal To a town house OF
Importance. a billiard room ana a tue
bowling alley are there The electric
plant cost $1,000. and represents the
highest perfection that Stanford White
could procure The entire monsion is
heated with open FIRE places and IN each
room steam radiator THE water syS-
TEN IS generous, and there are q. dozen
toilet and hath rooms scattered over
the mansion
Opening from the south front is the
hail. about . by 20 feet. with an arched
col0nnade on the north. as a hallway
connecting the two ends Of the mansion.
The walls. ceiling. cases. and mantels
are done iu mahogany OF beautiful grain
and finish. a large fire place. with eIab-
crate electric light clusters are there
Leading through a side door is the pri-
V8te office OF the owner. this room is
also done in mahogany with parcuetrv
floor
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story dwelling. 1913 Fourteenth street
northwest. for S4.750.
For Dr. d. II. Riggs. the two-st0ry
dwelling 22d Cleveland avenue north
west. 10 Miss T. 3 Barr. and the same
sort OF dwelling. 2g35 Cleveland avenue.
to Mrs. R. j. Kent.
For Harry Wardman. 20 J. G. Benzine.
the twO-sJOry dwelling. 3551 Tenth street
northwest for S4.35e
The COlins-Guerry Company. VIII
hge. Gibbs & Daniel and Ben Bradford
also announced several sales.
Craig & Evans have starto1 the
erection. at Glebe Highlands (West
Cherrydale), on the Great Falls and Old
Dominion railway. OF several two-storv
frame houses. The houses are on a COM
handing elevation overlooking a pOr-
ton OF the city and FAR into Maryland.
IL is the intention Of the firm TO do
considerable building ia this section
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
MAJOR MORROW REJECTS
VOLTA PLACE EXTENSION

Commissioner Morrow yesterday rec
commended that there be forwarded 40
Congress an unfavorable report on the
biz providing Tor the extension Of Volta
place from Thirty-ftth street 10 the
Foxan road. concerning which there
was a recent hearing before the Com
rnissioners Major Morrow saws that the
extension Is impracticable, and OF doubt
ful utility. He adds that IL is believed that
the property 10 the west OF FOrty-seC-
cess to the city BY way OF Prospect
street. after that street is improved fin
accordance with the highway extension
plan.
verSity and the Sisters OF the Visitation
objected 10 the bill AT the hearing before
the Commissioners Tue uili was adTO-
Gated by a number OF residents OF the
section beyond the college.
The Washington times., 1908-05-10

A peculiar condition obtains not only
I'm Washington but in every large city
Of the country with reference 10 the
publication Of real estate transactions.
For a host Of reasons, sufficient 20 the
giTers, the details OF many realty trans
actions are withheld from the public
The name Of tie buyer or the pur-
chaser, the amount OF the consideration,
or even the exact location Of the prop
erty is withheld or the agent or broker
who announces Z sale
Even when every other detail IS
given. the price is most frequently the
sticking point To illustrate this con-
dition in Detroit, the News Tribune
prints the following interview with a
broker;
The seller Of this property is school
principal, and he does not want his
superiorS or the members OF the board
OF education 10 get next 10 the fact
that he is operating so extensively in
real estate" said ne, reporting the sale
OF a fat building
The man who bought this property
has quite a little more money To in
vest IN real estate. and I am not going
90 disclose his Identity by giving his
name in connection with this sale
said srII another dealer, giving his
rea son for Withholding the name Of a
buyer
The man who sold this fat building
IS involved financially 2ud il would not
be- Sood policy for him 10 announce that
be IS coming into possession Of such a
large sum Of money as his creditors
would make Il rather unpleasant Tor
him. was still another reason advanc-
Ell recently IN the Withholding Of the
name Of "a seller
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17

very little water over themselves.
Yesterday afternoon the Pennsylva-
mia, Colorado and South Dakota went
outside the harbor to make room for
the Washington, Tennessee and the
California, and today there are, either
in this harbor or lying at anchor out
side, eight cruisers, seven destroyer g.,
a supplyship, is lying in the stream,
alongside the British bark Hollywood
and collier Saturn is at anchor out
side the harbor.
All the vessels leave for Magdaleua
Bay on Thursday next. This news was
a surprise to the second squadron when
1t was wirelessed last night from the
flagship West Virginia, to the Cali
fornia.
During yesterdays storm, when It
was blowing almost a hurricane, the
cruisers really got the worst OF it, for
rhe destroyers rode the waves easily,
while the great cruisers took hundreds
of tons Of water over their bows.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
DESTROYER WAS
REPORTED LOST
u S s HOPKINS IN Yesterdays HURRICANE SMASHED HER
STEERING GEAR WHILE coal AND HAD TO BE PICK
ED UP-sECoND SQUADRON RRIvEs-BLACK DEVILS BEHAv-
ED WELL IN BIG BLOW-CRUI sERs' HARD TIME

Report had it this morning that the
destroyer Hopkins, one of the vessels
of the second squadron of the Pacific
fleet which arrived this morning had
been lost at sea during the storm which
ragged yesterday morning and which
delayed the cruisers California, Wash
ington and Tennessee and the torpedo
destryoers Whipple, Hopkins and Trux-
ton, and the supplyship Solace.
How the story started of the Hopkins
being lost at sea is difficult to say, but
that was the yarn that flew about the
waterfront and up town, that the des-
troyer Hopkins, during the hurricane
of yesterday morning, had been lost
by the cruiser that was towing her
and that nothing further had been seen
of her. Inquiry, early this morning,
developed the fact that the Hopkins,
with the Whipple and the Truxton,
was safe in port, and that the worst
that had happened to her was that she
had run out of coal, had smashed her
SNCOA li6 5Cell anu lldu W DC
by the cruiser Washington, after the
destroyers had been cast loose to shift
for themselves.
Picking up the Hopkins was no easy
task in the sea that was running at
the time AS was stated, yesterday
in The Star, there was as heavy a blow
on as ever the cruisers and the destroy
ers experienced.
Said an officer OF the U. S. S. Cali
fornia, Admiral Sebrees flagship this
morning. ut was the stiffest blow /
have experienced and I have been in
the Navy fifteen years"
Aboard the cruisers which arrived
this morning, the California, the Ten
nessee and the Washington, they have
very little to say of the storm they
encountered yesterday, except that
the destroyers behaved in a magnif-
cent manner; they rode the great seas
in splendid style and, considering the
weight of waters and the blow, took
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
LEPROSY LAW
HAS HARD BLOW
SUPREME COURT UPHoLDs ATTORNEY ORD AND FREES
LEPER SUSPECT ON Observation-Disclosures LIKE
LY THAT MANY OTHER MAY FOLLOW SAME COURSE
ATCHERLEY MLENNANs WORK

By decision given this morning in
the Supreme Court in the habeas cor
pus case of Anamalia Maunakea, in
which the contentious of her attorney.
c. w. Ashford were upheld in every
point, the Territorial law in relation
to the examination of lepers which
must take place before they are sent
to Molokai was practically annuled.
The decision will not affect the status
of the lepers who are now on Molokai,
but it seems that it will be an easy
matter for any suspect, under the de-
cision given this morning, to prevent
his even being examined, and then Sc
cure release on habeas corpus
The case is one in which the petit
TONER Hawaiian woman, chose DR..
Atcherley as her representative on the
Board of three physicians, who made
the examination to determine the fact
of her being a leper or not He failed
TO join with DR.. Macdonald, who re-
presented the Territory in choosing a
third physician. The Board of Health
then in some manner on which the tes-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
NELSON

Young Nelson, in spite Of his broken
nose, received by butting against La
hey's shoulder in workout the 9TH
er evening, is going on with Weber at
the Orpheum this evening. He went
to DR.. Walters this morning and had
his nose examined, and while the doc
tor refused to take any responsibility,
Nelson was sufficiently encouraged by
the doctors report to decide to go into
the ring tonight even If he gets hit
in the same place again and disfgures
his countenance for the rest of his life.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17

tlement there is no question. There
are no documents which sustain or cor
roborate any of Goo Wan Hoys
charges of embezleemnt. That stands
on his unsupported word.
81 want the public to remember that
this Goo Wan Hoy is the same per.
son whom the late Judge Gear charged
with having sent to Mrs. Gear a most
vile and indecent picture and writing
because of a difference between Judge
Gear and Hoy over money matters.
Judge Gear had him arrested, he was
indicted by the Federal Grand Jury,
but as no handwriting expert could
be procured in the Territory the Unit
ed States failed legally to prove it's
case, although it is evident that the
writing on the picture was that of
Hoy.
Goo Wan Hoy was for several years
associated with Mr.. Humphreys, but
for the past two years has been with
Mr.. Lightfoot.
Not very long ago Judge Andrade
from the bench severely scored him
for tampering with witnesses. In the
Kona community, where he lived be-
fore coming to Honolulu in 1900. Goo
Wan Hoy's reputation is that of a man
who would not be believed on oath.
Il have never asked Taylor, the re-
porter not to be hard on me- I did
ask him in reporting political news to
be at least decent and fair.
Il did not ask Lightfoot to prevent
Hoy's making any statement. / did
tell Lightfoot that if Hoy made any
lying statement he would do so at
his peril. I never said or intimated
to Mr.. Thurston or the Advertiser
that l would withdraw
'I did ask Mr.. Thurston not to per-
NIT these unjust attacks on me by the
Advertiser.
"The Committee never asked me to
withdraw, but, on the contrary, have
upheld me throughout in this matter.
This is all can say in a hurried
statement, but the public will be put
in possession Of all the details as soon
as l can get them together"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
CATHCART
REQUIRED
TO EXPLAIN

At meeting OF the Republican Cen
tral Committee this afternoon it was
decided:
/. That every one of the published
charges against Mr.. Cathcart must be
answered by him.
2. For his benefit and that of the
party, the Committee is considering
the calling of a special meeting the
coming week, at which Mr.. Cathcart
should answer the charges in the way
Of fully explaining his position.
No date for the meeting was set.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
CATHCART REPLIES
TO The Adv ERTISER
He Reputation Of His Chinese
Humphreys Actions They Him
Guilty Dshonesty-caste's Relations Only Incidental

THE Goo Wan Hoy matter that the
Advertiser exploits this morning is so
old that many of the details have es-
capped my memory and l viii have to
go through records and papers before
L can make full statement" County
Attorney John w. Cathcart said this
morning. However, the charge that
1 Incorporated any of the funds of
my clients is false.
"In the case in question Goo Wan
Hoy was not party as appears from
his own statement-the plaintiffs being
an old man named Palea and his wife
Kaupo, the defendant being their
daughter Miliana Davis. The action
was to set aside deed given by plain
.tiffs to the defendants, on the ground
that it was without consideration.
The settlement was consummated after
the death of the plaintiffs in pursuance
of an agreement made before, and the
cOnsummation was only made possible
the action had fallen by reason of the
death of plaintiffs. The settlement was
known to and advised by Alloy, and not
a cent of money which was not law
fully due me was retained by me.
THE very story as printed by the
Advertiser carries its own contradic-
ton. Goo Wan Hoy says that Lorrin
Andrews advised that the matter was
embezzlement and that it be taken be-
fore the Grand jury. If that were so
Mr.. Andrews, when Attorney General,
would not have employed me many
times to represent his department and
would not have commissioned me, De-
putty Attorney General, as he did in a
number of instances. If l had embez-
zled $500 belonging to Goo Wan Hoy,
Judge Humphreys would not have set
tied the matter for $685. taking my un-
secured note.
"The Advertiser tries to make it ap-
pear that Hoy's statement are cor
roborated by Mr.. Castle and by written
documents. This is not so, Mr.. Castle
can only speak as to, the fact of the set
tlement that was made, and of this set
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17

timony differed obtained her consent
to the substitution of Dr. McLennan
for Atcherley. The habeas corpus pe-
tition was brought on the ground that
this proceeding had not been regular
and that therefor the petitioner should
be released. The court holds that the
proceeding was irregular and afTrms
the order of the Circuit Court that the
prisoner be discharged from custody.
If this can be done in one case it can
be done in another. Each leper sus-
pect arrested or who surrenders to the
Board of Health may chose Atcher-
ley, who will then fail to agree on a
third physician. The Board will have
no power to make a change to a doc
tor who will not try to block the laws
of the Territory and the suspect must
be released.
On the first matter brought up by
the respondent, it was held by the
court that the heabeas corpus case
did not have anything to do with
Continued on Yage Five.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
FREAR
SPEAKS FOR KUH|O

HILO, October 16.-This weeks
Herald contains an interview with Gov
ernor Frear, of which the following is
the opening portion
In politics as well as in business it
is best to be practical. The national
administration of the United States is
Republican both in it's executive and
legislative departments. The terri
torial administration has also been Re
publican since annexation, and prob
ably the next Legislature will be, as
the result of the coming election as it
has been for several recent sessions.
1T is important that an adminis-
tratiOn should be harmonious in all
its branches. There is now a good
team pulling well together. For some
years after Territorial government was
established Congress did very little for
these islands During the last few
years it has done a great deal. Dele
gate Kuhio is very popular at Wash
ington and there will be danger in
making any change.
1T is absolutely certain that the De-
mocrats will not control conghess after
the coming election and to send De-
mocratic Delegate to Congress would
be practically to deprive Hawaii of re-
presentation at the national capital.
Even if the Democrats should carry
the election next month and elect every
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-17
PURDY
is SAFE:
WA 0AO

Major Purdy this morning received
mysterious cablegam from his son,
Warren, in New York. aF
Warren left here in the American
ship Astral and went to the Atlantic
coast in the Astral. The Astral was
reported as leaving Baltimore for San
Francisco on September 30.
Now comes a cab.egram, dated Oc-
tober 1G, yesterday. from New York,
addressed to Major Purdy, containing
the single word safe"
The natural inference is that some-
thing has happened to the ship Astral
and that, Notwithstanding the accid-
dent, whether it be fire, or collision or
storm or other mishap, the Majors son
is safe and in New York City.