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The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
SALES IN RICHMOND PARK.
Growth of New subdivision Adjoin-
ing Cleveland Park.

The demand for homes and investments
in the northwest suburbs was accelerated
last week by the purchase of the addi-
ton 10 Rock Creek Park. by the govern
ment. comprising 100 acres lying between
Massachusetts and Connecticut avenues.
and extending to Cleveland Park, giving
an impetus 70 the sales Of property in
that suburb and its adjoining subdivision
Of Richmond Park.
Through the opening of this government
reservation these subdivisions are brought
in direct and close contact with Kalo-
rama Heights. thereby enehancing values
in that section.
property at Richmond Park, with the
added improvements OF wider streets and
walks. are doing much for this terri
tory. Activity in' building has been en-
couraged by the laying OF water and
sewerage. and a number OF sales reported
to both investor and home-seeker.
Easley * Hill report the following sales
in Richmond Park: Lots II and IS, square
1867, TO W. W. Crouch; lot s. square
1908. 10 Sarah l.. Rstcliffe; lot 4, square
1903. to w. w. Hankins; and lot Z, square
1908. 10 Katharine E. Williams.
They have made the following sales at
Silver Spring, Lots 3. 10. and Il, block J.
TO Annie 3. Harden; lots and s. block
X, TO A. w Stonestreet: lot . block NJ.
TO Charles H Wirdeman; lot f. block L.
to William T. Kaulkener; and lot >, block
B. to J. II. Cissell.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
SALES BY MOORE & HILL.
G. street Firm DispOses of Houses,
Apartments and Lots.

The Moore q Hill Real Estate Company
has sold for J. d. Coughlan and Dennis
OLeary. trustees. properties 75s and "a
Harvard street, Columbia Heights. 20
Mrs Fannie s. Chisweli. Of Frederick
County. Md. The houses are two-story,
six-room bricks. with good sized lots. The
property viii be held by the purchaser for
investment.
The same firm has sold for John NJ
Henderson. to Prof. B. Marnix. of
Charlestown, W. Va, the property at
l745 street northwest. This is a two
family apartment house, one of row
erected several years ago by Mr.. Hender-
son. The purchase was made for invest
ment.
Moore & Hill have also sold 10 Albert
Marshall. of Harrisburg, Pa. a lot on
the north side of y street, between
TwCnty-first and Twenty-second streets
northwest, upon which the purchaser will
erect a three-story apartment house The
lot is % II by 100 feet. and the buyer
paid $105 a square foot for the property.
The same company has sold TO Thomas
keefe, for Oliver Rothert, of Altoona, Pa
the lot at the corner Of Ninth and c
streets northeast 1t is understood the
price paid was $4 450 II is the intention
of the new owner to improve his property
by the erection at once of four two-story.
six-room brick houses, TO be placed on
the market for sale.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
TENTH STREET HOME SOLD.
Detweiler Residence Brings $4,000.
Will BE Held for Investment.

The two-story and basement brick
dwelling a. 1911 Tenth street northwest
has been sold by John c. Detweier. at
$4,000 The purchaser viii hold II as
renting investment. The sale was made
through the Office OF W. Il. Walker.
Westcott & Story have sold to the Po-
tomac Realty Company. for James W
McFadden and Mary Z. Spencer. two
lots. each . feet front by 100 feet deep
on the north side Of Massachusetts ave
nue.. between sheridan Circle and De-
catur street The price was about s. a
square foot. Il is the intention Of the
company 10 begin at once the erection Of
"a fine residence on the property for Mrs
Beale, who viii occupy II as her home
when completed. Nathan Wythe Is pre-
pairing the plans for the proposed resi-
dence
The James J. Hampton Company has
sold two lots on the east side of Ontario
street. between Euclid and Kalorama
streets. 10 James Bell The ground has
a frontage OF 100 feet and a depth OF 10
feet. and the price paid was about S, ,o9o
Il is Mr.. Bells intention 20 erect six
three-stOry houses on the ground pur-
chased.
Capt. J. p. 6. Lawrence. L. s. ". has
bought the light brick and stone house
on Kilbourne place. Ingleside for which
he paid 5000. The sale was made through
the Office OF SwartZell. Rheem x Hensey.
David +. Scheele has purchased of Mrs.
Margaret Weld Of Pennsylvania. the
two-story brick house at 2sl3 . street
northwest. The sale was made by J. Nc
henney Berry through H L. Rust. Mr..
Scheele paid $4,lo0 for the property.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

the national committee and he has made
himself so valuable that it would be hard
TO get another man who would be so
well qualified for the position.
Sergeant-at-arms Stone. who has also
taken a permanent place In national pol
tiles, has been given the fame OF the best
executive I'm his line the Republican party
has ever known. He took charge OF the
last national convention knowing but lit
tie of the duties and what was expected
Of him. and did his work so well that
he was unanimously named again for the
Office.
The detail Of the work OF the national
committee and OF the convention viii fall
on these three gentlemen. and. as the
relations between them are most cordial
and harmonious there seems no doubt
that the great gathering will be handled
in capable manner.
All Close Friends.
They are close, personal friends, in
addition to being allied IN the closest
bonds OF political sympathy.
The convention, as has been stated, win
be held in the Coliseum, which is sit
uated on Wabash avenue. between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. in Chicago.
close 10 the large hotels and 10 the iu-
portant business district OF the city. Cars
pass the main entrance of the building.
and IL is accessible 10 the a. road,
which runs nearby, and TO the other car
lines.
The Coliseum is located on what was
the old site OF the Libby Prison. which
was transported TO Chicago from the
/ South for the Worlds Fair and used FOR
exhibition purposes. The old stone walls
OF the prison. which are OF granite. still
stand. the new structure being built be-
hind them.
The building has an arched roof Of steei
and glass. II was used for various pur.
poses less dlgnlned and OF less impor-
tance than Republican national con
ventiOn, such as charity balls. dog shows.
and horse shows. circuses. fairs, and
various social functions
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
Period Must Continue.

The buildings enumerated serve 10 sSg-
gest something OF the boom in building
which the city has enjoyed and which
must continue for some time 20 come be
fore al the projects on the boerds can
be carried out.
ThiS-grea; wave in building has led. all
told, 10 the investment OF something like
$5o.000000 in the last five years. Much
material has been brought 20 the city
from distant points Local architects and
builders have had their hands full OF
what they call big contracts. Many addi-
tiOnal Workmen have been employed. gnd
the benefit 10 the city has been felt in
many ways besides the mere addition OF
pleasing and stately architecture.
Within this period Washington has been
gradually taking on an established fea-
tuve In architecture, especially II the pub
lie buildings, which IN time VIII probably
come TO be recognized as peculiarly one
developed here and VIII be known as the
Washington design.
The city. with its Y de streets and ave
nues and with the nHhs styles IN buildings,
viii be IN future years inevitably a hand
some city Its greatest growth did not
start in earnest until what are known as
modern improvements we're well devel-
oped in other cities, and in Washington
there Is none Of the formative period in
architecture or old buildings 20 be classed
as worn out. While we have a few such.
they belong TO a stiIl earlier period and
will naturally give way in a few years TO
better structures to vie with the big con-
venient. and ornate structures that have
been added 10 the city within the past
five years
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
SIX HOUSES IN ONE WEEK.
Boss & Phelps Sell a Row of New
Fifteenth street Dwellings.

Boss & Phelps report the sale OF SIX
houses on the east side OF Fifteenth street
northwest, adjoining the corner of W.
The prices were $3.50 and $3.50. None OF
the houses are completed. in fact the roofs
have not yet been put on. They are
being built by Harry Wardaman. Each
house will be 2O.6 feet wide by a good
depth 70 a 10-foot alley. They viii con-
tain six rooms, reception nall, tiled bath.
and furnace heat.
The house overlOoks two streets and
a government reservation. One house
remains unsold. The sale of these houses
represents an Investment of So. 200 The
sales were all made during the past
week.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
REAL ESTATE EYER
CITY'S CHIEF ASSET

Continued from Page One.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
KiIbourne Place House Brings 1000

Lowry L. Morrill, has just purchased
the residence, 1871 Kilbourne place. Ingle-
SIDE which he will occupy as home.
The consideration is understood to be
approximately 5000. The transaction
was conducted through Mr.. MorfOrd. of
the Swartzel. Rheem & Hensey Company.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15

Joseph Carmody has sold. through Stone
& Fairfax, the two-story brick houses at
316 and BIS street northeast. for 5000.
They are near the Union Station. and are
under rental for S732 per annum.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
GROOMING FOR FRAY
WOrkmen Putting Coliseum
in Shape for Convention.
THOUSANDS OF SEATS THERE

Plans Received Here Show Much
Progress Is Being Made In Getting
Meeting on June I6-Nurses VIII
Have Charge of Hospital Ward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
SPECULATIVE MARKET.

The features of the speculative mar
ket yesterday are reviewed in an As
sociated Press dispatch of last night as
follows:
The cotton market was quiet but
fairly steady with the close very steady
at net advance of to 6 points Sales
estimated 100000 bales.
The market opened steady at de-
cline of to s points and active months
showed q net loss of to s points dur
ing the first few minutes under q re-
newal Of yesterdays late selling move
ment which was promoted by disap-
pointing cables. Receipts continued
the expected stop orders at 1850 for
May a considerable demand was en-
countered on which the market rallied
to 1911 for that position with active
months generally showing a net gain
Of about 3 to points led by October.
Trading was very quie+ during the later
session and fluctuations were narrow
and irregular but the market closed
within a point or so of the best. Ad-
vices from the south report an easier
spot basis in Texas and an easier mar
ket for tingeS and stains in the eastern
belt but futures are still said to be
big discount as compared with Spots
There was some talk that the concen-
tratcd May long interests added slight
ly to its holdings during the day, but
there was no aggressive bull support
and local sentiment seemed to be of q
bearish average owing to the unfavOr-
able view of trade conditions. Southern
spot markets were 1-16c lower to &c
higher. generally unchanged.
Receipts at the ports today 22,O3S
against 26,159 last week and 1886 last
year. For the week 100000 against
1850 last week and 25S,742 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans S,311
against 1G,OO4 last year, and at Hous-
ton %.09S against 10,724 last year
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
HAS HIS CREDENTIALS.

Mr.. r. NJ. Dobson is exhibiting to his
friends an interesting souvenir or the
crossing of the equator by the powerful
battleship fleet under Admiral Evans
recently. The souvenir Is in the shape
Of the lithogra phed credentials OF Mr..
Dobson's son, Passed Assistant Pay
master B. NJ. Dobson, as a member OF
the court of King Neptune.
1t has been the custom OF sailors
from time out of mind, upon crossing
the equator, to put through some pref
ty rough and severe initiation cere-
monies all on board who have not had
a previous experience. Even the naVies
Of the world recognize this custom, and
as there were on the fleet more than
thousand men who had never before
been across the equator, the occasion
of Admiral Evans's crossing was a
most notable one.
EVERYTHING had been duly arranged
beforehand, and as the fleet began to
approach within a few miles Of the
equator, the commanding officers quiet
" permitted a lapse in their authority,
which was as quietly assumed by King
Neptune and his court, and then fol-
lowed the fun.
The king, accompanied by the queen,
and surrounded by judge advocates,
aXecutiOners, and other officials most
notably the royal BARRIERS, established
himself at a convenient place on ship
and had the fishes, suckers, lob
sters, clans, tadpOles, polywoes, etc,
brought before him as rapidly as pos
sibe. Each was examined in due form
and those who were unable to show
satisfactory evidence Of previous ini-
tiation, were dealt with in accordance
with custom.
The first ceremony was that OF the
shave. A paint can served for mug
md whisk broom for a brush. The
lather was made of flour mixed with
molasses and oil, and the mess was
smeared on the face, hair and clothes or
the novitiates. Where they stood very
we'll with the men the novitiates were
allowed to get off light: but where there
was any reason for an evening up or
old scores, the matter was well nlgn
settled by the barber After the barber
got through with his job came the bath
wl;ch was nothing more nor less than
,lucking in q big pool Of water, with
the kings executioners at hand to help
the thing along and make a thorough
lob Of 1t. But there was an alternative
to the ducking in the shape of the pay
ment of bottles of beer in proportion to
the salary Of the novitiates. Mr.. Dob
son had to give up two dozen bottles.
Ordinary seamen had to give two bot
ties each Mr. DObSOn stood for the
beer Many of the Seamen took the
ducking.
After il was all over, all who had
become members in good standing in
the court of King Neptune were given
handsomely autographed certificates
bearing full and complete data as to
names, occasion, etc, and guaranteeing
immunity from similar experiences IN
the future. 1t is this certificate that
Mr. r. NJ. DobsOn is now showing to
his friends and a most interesting pa
nel IL is.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
THE ROADS.

Wouldn't it be great if the cam
paign for supervisor and county COM
missioners should take place in jan
uary and February instead of in July
and August.
quite number of people have
been impressed with this idea recent
ly.
The roads are generally bad in
winter; but this year they are worse
than for several years past.
The reporter heard yesterday Of a
gentleman who started from his home
six miles this side Of Rock Hill
made the trip I'm four hours and lit
tie over. He was driving two mules
to a buggy and ordinarily would have
come through in little more than an
hour.
Right at this season, practically
everybody Is impressed with the hor-
rible condition Of the roads and the
bond idea Is becoming popular. Yes
terday a good substantial citizen, one
who remembers even In the summer
what conditions are like in the winter
expressed himself I'm The Enquirer Of
flee about like this:
Under the law, the chaingang Is
supposed to be used only for perma-
lnent work. AS II is generally uSeu
1t is worth but little If anything. II
seems to me that the most proper use
of the chaingang would be to select
some road out of YOrkville, the road
in which it would be shown there was
most interest by the amount of help
the people would give, and macadam-
ize it as far as the people would be
willing TO do their full share. But
better than that. the thing Is to issue
bonds and do things right. For one
hundred thousand dollars the county
ought to get about thirty-three miles
Of good roads, and a hundred miles
of roads in York county would be
worth no telling how much. Why that
much good roads would be worth
about two million dollars to the peo-
pie of this county"
And so it goes: but next summer
the people will have forgotten all
about it probably and most OF the
campaign will be fought out on con-
temptible little canards that are not
worth two. minutes consideration al
the hands OF men Of breadth and af-
fairs
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21

tanning: but in connection with them
we want to make a serious declaration.
There are several bright paragraphers
at work on South Carolina papers; but
We do not know Of one who sustains
himself better than does the artist on
the Daily Mail And so far as the edi-
torial page of the News and Courier is
concerned. we think ii is the ablest OF
any newspaper that comes to this OF
flee 1t is often that we are unable TO
agree with the News and Courier.
Sometimes il stands for things that are
lust the opposite Of what we think is
best: but we have no hesitation in ac-
knowledging the breadth. the liberality,
the power and the splendid spirit of its
editorial conduct generally. We get
several Of the best metropolitan dailies
of the north. and we see in them more
quotations from the News and Courier
than from any other southern newspa-
per. There is no charge for any of this
NOT unless it fails to receive even the
martial endorsement of the Daily Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION
Annual Convention Now In Session at
Dallas, Texas.

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 19.-The feature
of the first days proceedings of the
annual convention Of the Southern
Cotton association here today was the
address of w. B. Thompson, president
of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Mr.. Thompson, whose subject was
1.-The Functions cf the Legitimate Cot
ton Exchange" was frequently inter-
rupted by questions from delegates.
The substance Of his argument was
that the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
is an indispensable adjunct to the cot
ton raising Industry Of the south In
that it furnishes a market where the
seller may post the price he Is willing
to take and the buyer may post what
he is willing to Fay for the staple. He
declared against gambling where no
actual cotton was involved but favored
dealing in futures, saying that was abb
solutely necessary.
Several delegates replied to Mr..
Thompson. B. w. Marston, of East
Point, La, declared that the distinc-
ton which Mr.. Thompson attempted
to draw between an exchange Id q
bucket shop "was the difference be-
tween tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum. u"
]. A. Taylor. of Guthrie, Okla, R.
R. Dancey, of Houston, Tex, and NJ.
L. Johnson, Of CasS Station, Ga, also
Joined in the discussion. e. d. Smith,
of Columbia, S. c., declared that IN
going after the bucketshop the con-
vention was allowing itself to be
switched from the real issue. Men
get rich by attending to their own
business" said he. Let us attend to
our business by proceeding to make
arrangements to warehouse and finance
the cotton. What somebody in Liver
pool or New York or New Orleans may
write on a piece Of tissue paper about
the price cotton is no concern Of ours. Z"
c. c. Clark, assistant statistican OF
the department of agriculture, read a
paper on the methods employed by
the bureau in relation to government
cotton crop reports.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
FAVoRS Mr.. HARDIN'S BILL.
Cores pondent Urges That Measure Be
Enacted Into Law.

/ am wanting to see the bill offered
by MI Hardin, providing for the ap-
pointment of an expert accountant to
examine into the county and state Of
fees, pass and become a law. l be-
lieve the effect Of ii will be to save
the state, counties and schools, say,
100000 a year. l would call the at
tention Of the legislature to the report
of the comptroller general under the
head of County Finances in which
1t Is stated that he has found during
his administration in five years short
ages amounting $4,000 and cor
rected errors in accounts to a like
amount This shows S270.OOO in half
the counties in the state in five years.
This would appear to show that for
all the counties 1t would be over a
half million dollars in five years and
for ten years, say, $1,000,00O as "a
presumption. But | am not presum-
ing. I know from my own experience
as an expert accountant for the sink
ing fund commission for five years
that this condition of things has exist
ed for fifteen years at least. announc-
ed in forty speeches in the campaign
six years ago that the state, counties
and schools were losing from $780,
900 to 100000 a year and that moth
ing was DelnS uOne 10 CneCk the evil
The people couldn't believe II as a
matter of course, but the comptroller
genenaPs report now bears me out and
the people must open their eyes. They
can see now, and as the cat said on
the roof when the bootjack hit him ir
the eye: Things are coming my
way
If a worse condition of things ex
listed in the days of Reconstruction. l
have yet to know it. The Hardin bill
will correct the evil and the general
assembly should stay here until it Is
made law. ! have very much more
To say in future as to these things and
their causes which will interest the
people, but a word now to the wise Is
sufficiently. w. Booker in the State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21

Tomorrow is a legal holiday-Wash-
ington's birthday.
The GreenvilIe News recommends the
use of stills as n solution Of the road
problem.
Dr.. j. H. Saye's bill to prohibit prize
box insurance has become a law, and
there is reason to believe that it will be
great protection to the people OF
South Carolina who have suffered so
much at the hands of wild&t .insur-
ance concerns.
The high school law has been so
amended that towns Of 1000 inhabitants
or over may not have the benefit Of Il,
even in connection with adjoining
school districts or otherwise. There is
a proviso that takes care Of cases
where high school districts have al
ready been established so as to include
such towns.
That is an ugly case that Mr.. L. w.
Parker makes against Mr.. Cole l..
BleaSe. and it sounds very much like
true bill Almost everybody remembers
how it was Mr.. Blease who prevented
MI. TaTKer ITOIH giving tic IdIlIS VI
Lanahan'S agent two years ago. If Mr..
Blease does not mind he will create the
impression that he is inclined to try to
be smooth.
There was more plowing done in the
fall of 1906 than had ever been known
at that season before; but last fall, be-
cause of the condition Of the weather
very little plowing was done. AS the
result, farmers generally are behind
with their work and many Of them
are more or less worried over the sit
uation The probability is that there
will be a general effort to solve the
problem with the help Of improved
machinery.
The first county convention Of the
Democratic party is to be held in May
this year. At this May convention, the
party will be re-organized by the cleo
ton of a new executive committee and
a new chairman Of the same, and dele
gates will be elected to the state con-
vention, which will also re-organize the
state executive committee in the same
manner. The state convention will also
elect a new national committeeman and
choose delegates to the national Demo-
cratic convention.