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The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25
No Chance for
International
Bargaining

treaty expired on October 81.
side the imports of champagne have notably fallen off
owing the sharp increase of duty The November imports of this
wine only $58O62 compared with S8674 November
of the Payne tariff Cham,
pagne is only properly taxed luxury become
the destructive tppe of the wants to blow him
self and a DASH
Naturally the oil people do like accept custom
and they have legitimate grievance but clear
procy practically impossible Payne law The
president has of discretion impose the
minimum schedules imports but outside these rigid limits he
powerless.
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ALF dozen years ago The Cali drew the dis
honest work building whaves the
4 Paris Kilbun administration of Time
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/. The
Woman S
estval
antics of the bug.

antics OF the bug Notice they al You will
the veong day fiddle and ponder these
Eivas OF nursery period Because this busy day.
holiday and she has such fooishness.
Christmas real thing for the women folk great
family festival OF all the year gathers her brood
about her and glad To make them happy and happy
she pnches herself works fingers She does
because she likes Christmas any
thing else in the round year
With altogether different from the mascu-
line point OF chiefly when people exchange
presents which neither party the transaction really
left to the Christmas would
and admirable symbolism Men given that way any
primrose by the rivers brim simple primrose he
nothing bunch of valued for their beauty
and a token of affection friendship.
The wonanS view finer 1t is the symbolism Christmas
and nightmare
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the fact that whereas France used to buy OF
at the rate OF S1,00O0O0a month, the purchase.
for the month of November this year were
only S213o3 and this was for lubricating oils
only. The French purchases of other petrol
cum products ceased altogether when thf
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bauble, plaything or other article of holiday
commerce would or would not be just the
thing for Him or for Her. An itinerant vender
gives a demonstration" on the sidewalk OF
the virtues of a mechanical tumblebug. A
little crowd gathers watching the perilous
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

HE oil trust is much distressed by the operation new
tariff and the abrogato OF the reciprocity treaty with France
The measure dspleasure NAV be inferred ro,
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

Q UPERVISOR PAYOT is heade business man with
than knowledge of municipal affairs gained in
- painstakng official experence not
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

country under the government Of Zelaya His
revelations fully justify the strong language
used by Secretary Knox in his letter to the
Nicaraguan envoy in Washington From the
beginning Zelaya adopted a policy of whole
sale Imprisonment for suspected persons. and
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

<ABRIEL HANOTAUX credits the United States with amb
tons which perhaps the majority of people do know
anything about Mr.. Hanoaux is distinguished French
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

OAPTAIN w. L. MERRY formerly of San Francisco dra,
from his experience minister Nicaragua revolti
picture of the reign of outrage and brutal til
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Germaine Vincent. who
was Miss Lucy Gwin Coleman. have re-
turned after a brief honeymoon visit
in New Orleans and have gone to pass
Christmas with Mrs. vincsnt's mother.
Mrs. Barry Coleman, at the family home
in San Mateo.
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some Recent REALTY SALES
LOCAL OPERATORS MAKE RE.
PORT OF TRANSACTIONS.
Modern Building Corporation to Con-
struct TwentyThree Houses
in Brightwood Park.

The Modern Building Corporation of 6l?
Union Trust building has purchased from
Arms & Drury the square bounded by
Illinois avenue. jefferson and Kennedy
streets, Brightwood Park. containing
twenty-three lots. The corporation will
Immediately begin the erection of twenty
three semi-detached modern brick and
pebble dash houses. Each house will
have front and rear porches. mansard
roof and be finished inside with all i'm
provemcnts. including electric lights, tiled
bathrooms open nickel plumbing, Cur
ney" hot-water heating plant, iron con-
on the market for sale at an early date
at reasonable figure.
f. *. Lundy & Co. of the Union Trust
building have sold another of their row
of six houses on V street northwest, this
being No. 81 V street. By curious CO.
incidence the purchaser James r. Thorn
as bears the same name as the purchaser
of No. II, in the same row. The two
men are not related and are not acquaint-
ed. The price Of No. 81 V street was
$500. Mr.. Thomas will occupy it as his
home.
The two-story brick dwelling No. 1437
r street northwest has been sold. through
the Office of Shannon e. Luchs, to Mr.. l.
Bennett who will hold the property as
an investment. 1t was owned by Paul
Groves, who occupied it for many years
as his home. 1t contains eight rooms
and bath. and is located at the corner
of Portncr street northwest. The con-
sideration named in the transaction was
SJ.:ilc
James E. Henderson and Mrs. Julia
Clark are having plans prepared for two
two-Story apartment houses suitable for
four families. They are to be located
on Euclid street between 18th and 14th.
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owned by ". X. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Marshall Field. where II is expected resi-
dences will be erected in the near future
by these two well known society leaders.
The price paid was S5S. 500.
This house was built about ten years
ago by Francis Duehey for James Paris.
the artist 1t is of red brick with trim
mingS of brown stone, and is French in
design. On one side are the drawing
room and library, and on the other the
dining room and pantry. Seven bed
rooms and three bathrooms are on the
second floor. a hot water system fur
niShes the heat.
The property has frontage of more
than % feet on New Hampshire avenue
and also on Oregon avenue. 1t has a
depth of 100 feet to the public alley. The
residences of John Taylor Arms. George
+. Hamilton and j. Maury Dove are just
below. at S street.
Stone x Fairfax negotiated the pur-
chase, and J. A. Taylor represented the
seller
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REAL ESTATE DEVEL LOPMENT
FOLLOWS NEW CAR LINES
Building Operations and Sales Are Active in Dis
tricts Traversed by New Jersey Avenue, Flor
ida Avenue and 9th Street Extensions

When Congress approved, after much
deliberation, the lines Of approach of
the street railways to the new Union sta
ton ii provided for the extension of the
street line of the Capital Traction Com
pany at 18th street and Florida avenue
eastwardly along the latter thoroughfare
as far as Sth street northeast, with two
radations. one branch running south
eastwardly at 9TH street west along New
Jersey avenue to it's intersection with
Massachusetts avenue, and thence east
wardly on Massachusetts avenue 10 the
Union station, the other branch continu-
ing along Florida avenue to Sth street
east and from that point southwardly to
the navy yard, running over the ole
tracks of the Capital Traction Company
from Pennsylvania avenue south
glance at a city map will at once
convince the inquirer that the new con-
nection installed along New Jersey ave
nue. constitutes the shortest line from
Washington and Columbia HEIGHTS to the
terminal station-indeed, ii is almost an
air line between the highly developed
the railway terminal. This new line
crosses New York avenue at I'd street
and reaches Massachusetts avenue at
1St street west
Influence Upon Realty.
The introduction of a first-class car
service connecting the largo territory
lying east of 7th street, for several blocks
along both sides of Florida avenue and
New Jersey avenue, as we'll as the very
considerable section of the city mme-
diately neighboring the new trackage at
Sth and Florida avenue northeast, is al
ready having its influence on the develop
ment of the real estate i'm the vicinity
and important building operations are al
ready being planned.
\ new row of houses has just been COM
pleted by the John Miller estate at 10th
and X streets northeast: Mr.. Clarence b.
Hight has completed and sold row of
handsome new two-story brick dwellings
at 18th and Morton streets, and Mr.. r. A.
Golden has applied for permit for the
of seventeen attractive brick
residences Of the most modern type. at
the northwest corner of list and @ streets
northeast. For this purpose the very con-
siderable frontage along 1st street. and
also along Q street. running ninety feet
along the first-named thoroughfare and
80 feet along the latter street, has been
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resubdivided and will be Immediately
built up.
Contract to Be Let
The contract will be let at once for this
work, and this extensive building opera
ton. involving the expenditure of nearly
$4,000. will constitute an important i'm
provement to the whole section in which
1t is located. These houses will he placed
on the market at approximately 81 $50,
and will be models of the builders art,
They will embrace every new idea which
has commended itself to the public, and
the leading real estate offices will be
called upon for suggestions as to the best
arrangement and the most popular ap-
purtenances- to be installed. Every OBJ
lection will be met in the planning and
construction of these houses Willige
Gibbs & Daniel. real estate brokers, will
be exclusive agents for the sale of these
properties.
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WILL SPEND HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS IN NORTHWEST
Kennedy & Davis Co. Secures Permits for One of
Largest Operations of Its Class in the History
of the District = To Build in Lamont Street.

is concerned When work was originally
begun, about six months ago, on the
Lamont street block to prepare 1t for
the contemplated buildings the ground
was about as unprepossessing in appear
ance could well be imagined. The
street had been cut through a hill, and
great emhankments rose on either s1de
10 heights varying from five to twenty
feet. A steam shovel has been in opera
ton On the tract for many weeks, and
now most of the ground has been cut
down to the desired grade. Ground was
broken for the first of the series of houses
short time ago, and now the founda-
tions are almost ready for the rearing OF
The first seventeen of the dwellings. AS
soon as these are completed work will be
begun on another series, and following
that will come still another and the last.
1t is expected the actual construction
will not be finished inside of one and one
half to two years, but at the end of that
period Lamont street between 18th and
10th streets. which is now altogether
barren of dwellings. will offer its share of
visual evidence Of the growth of the
Capital city.
In design these new houses will closely
resemble the 18th and Lamont street
houses built by the same firm. in that
they will be of colonial brick, with white
stone trimmings and green tile overhang-
ing roofs. Each house will contain elev-
Ell rooms and three baths, the prize room
in each being probably the library. This
room will extend across the entire width
of each house, will be finished in hard
woods and will contain open fireplace.
The finish of the first floor rooms also
will be in hard woods and leading upward
from a commodious reception hall will
be wide oak open stairway. With the
exception of the library all the interior
finish above the first floor will be in
white and mahogany. The houses on the
south side of the street will be partiCu-
larly desirable, as they will command un-
ohstructed view of Rock Creek valley and
the Geological Park.
|. Firm to Have New Offices.
. The two. storerooms in the Chesley
building, 1884 and 1886 II street north
west. have been rented. and when suit
ably remodeled and refitted will be the
joint offices of the Kennedy & Davis
Company and Kennedy Bros, incorpo-
rate.
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With the granting Of permits by the
District building department this week 10
the Kennedy X Davis Company for the
construction Of forty-one houses III La
mont street between 18th and 10Th streets
northwest a new building record was
established in the District of Columbia
Considering residence property alone. ana
eliminating the expensive and ornate
homes such as the Letter Walsh. Larz
Anderson and other mansions. and the
larger apartment houses such as Stone
leigh Court the Highlands, the Connect-
mt and others never before has the build
inc department issued permits in one
block for: single enterprise which con-
templated an outlay so great as that
planned by the Kennedy & Davis COM
rany. The permits issued to the COM
pany. within which the builders margin
is included. place the cost of the Lamont
street houses at an aggregate of $io7,JOO
To Be of Brick and Frame.
Each of these dwellings will be of brick
and frame construction and three stories
in height Twenty-four of them, numbered
from 1899 to 1865 Lamont street, will cost
s1so.an, and the remaining seventeen,
numbered from lSoS to 1Slo will cost
Sl2I..ab y. H. SOnnelnd0n, dEcnltect loE
Kennedy 4 Davis. drew the plans for all
of the houses.
Not only the houses which are now in
contemplation. but many others of the
same general style have been constructed
by the same company in what is known
as Walbridge's addition to Ingleside. They
began in that section about three years
ago, and within that time they have
built twenty-three residences in the block
bounded by 18th and 18th, Lamont and
kilbourne streets, besides eight others
on one of the other corners of 18th and
Lamont streets. These houses were built
10 sell at 50, OCO to $4,000 each, and prac-
tcally all of them found a ready mar"
ket. Still another large operation con-
Quoted to successful conclusion by the
Kennedy & Davis Company was i'm block
1aa6 between 14th and 18th. A and B
streets and North Carolina avenue north
east where this company built and sold
seVenty-nine homes.
Work Begun Six Months Ago.
But the task which it has. just under
taken stands in a class alone SO far as
actual dollars and cents in expenditure
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NIGH RECORDS IN BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION NEWS REPORTS
GREAT ACTIVITY IN MAY.
Forty Three Out Of Fifty-Seven
Cities Show Increases-Predic-
tion of Prosperity.

building is going on at a tremendous
rate in all parts of the country. New
high records are erasing preceding high
water marks. During May permits were
taken out in fifty-seven cities in this
country for the construction of 1929
buildings. involving a total investment of
Sle,9lS $50. according to official reports to
Construction News. against 1J,4S6 build
ings. involving $4o,21o, 526 for the corre-
spending month year ago, an increase
of 2s03 buildings and S31. 70s 42i, or 20 per
cent.
The most significant feature of this in
crease is the large number of cities show
ing tremendous increases. notably New
York, 145 per cent: Chicago. 100: Phila-
delphia. II: Cleveland. 173: Omaha. 246;
Indianapolis. III: Toledo. 214: Oakland.
Cal, 2H'; Birmingham. 107; Davenport.
1l9; Stockton. 19S: Sacramento, 1.y6;
Washington. III: Des Moines. 21S. OF
fifty seven cities forty-three snow in
creases of from to 400 per cent. while in
fourteen there were decreases of from ]
to 81 per cent.
Feature Of Good Times.
To as far point as one is permitted to
look into the future, the indications clear
" point to the beginning of another pc
riod of wonderful prosperity. Building
construction is such an important feature
of good times, present and TO come. based
in many instances upon the absolute ne
ceSSity of more buildings for all pur-
poses, strong demand at high rents and
consequently good returns to the investor
and the prospect of their future duplica-
ton. that they are thus led to place their
money in this class of security. The coun-
try is at the present time enjoying a pc
riod of unusual prosperity and from
everything that one can see it is at the
beginning of a greater period of develop
ment than has ever before been known.
Detail of District Increases.
Largely Increased building operations
in the District in May over those of
April are shown by the monthly report
of the building department.
During the month of May GA permits
were issued for work.s to cost S1.605 AL.
In the preceding month 5l6 permits were
issued for work. to cost 81. .164 ,977. The
chief gains were due to a permit for an
office building to cost 100000 and a per-
NIT for d school or academy to cost
SoOO.OOO.
The report shows that the greater part
of the work Is to be done i'm the county
portion of the District. Permits we're
issued for buildings to cost $74.57O in
the southeast section of the city. $111,7.9
i'll the northeast, S393. 100 in the north
west and $771 400 in the county. No per-
mits were issued for new buildings in
the southwest section.
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Sales of Realty by Richold.

L. Richold. 621 18th street north
west. real estate broker. reports the
following sales during the week of
business and home properties made
through his office. approximatiag
100000: Nos. 171s, 1920 and IT, 9TH
street northwest. three brick stores
used for business purposes, sold to Ed
ward kohner for $4,000. 434 II street
northwest, sold to r. Schlosberg as an
investment, for $4,000. 613, 615. GIT
and 621 L street southeast, sold for
Anton Zichtl for $12 900.
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Work Begun Six Months Ago.
But the task which it has just under
taken stands in a class alone SO far as
actual dollars and cents in expenditure
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resubdivided, and will be Immediately
built up.
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BLOCK RAPIDLY IMPROVING
PROPERTY IN F STREET UNDER.
GOING CHANGES.
New Buildings Under Contract
Sales by Stone & Fairfax-Im-
portant Deals Noted.

Charles J. Cassidy Company, contract
ors are remodeling the building 62' r
street northwest. from plans prepared by
+. Stanley Simmons. architect. The i'm
provements will be finished next Septem-
Der and will consist of a large storeroom,
the entire frontage on + street with a
depth of 121 feet to a wide public alley.
The four upper floors will be used for
office purposes.
To the east of this property. at 611 +
street. a new building is now being erect
ed for business purposes.
Appleton T. Clark. architect, has pre-
pared plans for the erection of Il flre-
proof building at 631 + street for A. b.
Lacey d Brother, patent attorneys.
On the opposite side, adjoining the cor
ner of 1th street. r. B. Berens contem-
plates the erection of stores on a front
age Of nearly ninety feet.
Sales by Stone & Fairfax.
In this block are located the Pacific
building. Takoma Office building, Baltic
office building. John Wedderburn Liquor
Company, Equitable Life Insurance
Company, Washington Six Per Cent
Building Association and many other
substantial business establishments.
In the past two years ten pieces of
property in this block have changed
hands. through the office of Stone u
Fairfax, which indicates the strong de-
mand and the marked activity for this
class of property. The location of the
new Union station has considerably in
creased the travel along that portion OF
street east of eth, and it Is the judg
ment of Washington real estate oper-
ators that the property in that section
will greatly enhance in value in the fu-
ture.
Home on Columbia Heights Sold.
Stone & Fairfax Real Estate Corpora
tion has just sold for John Mitchell his
home at 1867 Park road, which he erected
for his own occupancy about three years
ago This house contains ten rooms and
two baths. heated by hot-water system. 1t
Is a separately built house, having a
frontage of ~ feet on Park road and a
depth Of 10 feet to public alley. 1t is
acquired by Mr. T. c. yelling, who pur-
chased the adjoining building, known as
the Truman apartment house, through
Stone & Fairfax a few months ago.
Valuable Realty Changes Hands.
Among recent transactions ii is also
noted that Joseph Parkinson has pur-
chased the three-story -and-cellar double
house at 1908 New Hampshire avenue
northwest, which is just opposite the sites
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Sale of Holmead Avenue Lots.

Harry Wardman has purchased from
Mrs. Margaret Lane and Mrs. Ellen Dali
ley, lots numbered SIG and SIT. in square
2S2S. Holmead Manor. on the east side
of Holmead avenue between Otis place
and Spring road. The lots have a COM
bined frontage of 50 feet by a depth OF
122R feet to a thirty-foot alley 1t is
the purpose of Mr.. Wardman to improve
the property with moderate priced dwell
ings. 1t is understood that $500 was
paid for the ground. The sale was made
by Willige, Gibbs & Daniel real estate
brokers, In conjunction with Belt, O. 'Brien
& Co.
Evening star., 1909-06-12

BY Any Other Name.-A foreigner
watching d young kitten playing with its
mother asked of his friend, wat you ze
cat call ven he is little pup?"-The Cir
Gle.
Evening star., 1909-06-12

What is repartee?" 1.-The conversation
you think OF on your way home from the
y.''-Pittsburg Post.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-26
SOUR STOMACH

~ used Cascarets and feel like a new
man. have been a sufferer from dys-
pepsia and sour stomach for the last two
years. have been taking medicine and
other drugs, but could find no relief only
for a short time. will recommend
cascarets to my friends as the only thing
fer indigestion and sour stomach and 70
keep the bowels In good condition.
They are very nice 10 eat"
Harry Stuckley, Mauch Chunk, Pa.
Pleasant Palatable, Potent, Taste Good.
DO Good. Never sicken. Weaken or Gripe.
lOc l5c, SOC. Never sold ln bulk. The gen
uine tablet stamped G G G. Guaranteed 20
cure o. your money back. 70
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-26
CROSS AND HYLAND
THIS AFTERNOON
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San Francisco, June 26.-Leach
Cross and Dick Hyland. who tight in
the Mission street arena this after
noon, weighed In this morning, and
neither boy budged the bar. which
was set at 1913 pounds.
While the boxers were disrobing,
Cross made things look sQually by
badgering Hyland for refuaing to bet
on himself. The New Yorker sneered
at Hylan1, telling him that he was
afraid 10 bet, that he had no con-
fidence in himself, and that he made
the match merely for the sake OF get
ting the losers end. Hyland, plain
ly angered, made no reply. but his
manager, Jack Perkins, promptly
called Gross, and bet him 400 at
even money.
A heavy Cross play this morning
installed the New Yorker fayorite at
9 20 10.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-26
DETECTIVES SEARCH
FOR C0UNTERFElTERS
limited Press Leased Wire. J

santa Monica, Cal, June 20
Secret service agents today are work
ing on a clew TO a gang OF counter
feiters. who have been operating sue
cessfully for the last two weeks In
Southern California. Spurious cur
rency and plugged gold pieces have
been used by tho band, and many
victims VIII have reported their loss
e., include several veterans OF the
soldiers home at Sawtelle.
The latest counterfeit passed is an
Imitation o. a ten-dollar bill Of the
"Germania" National Bank OF San
Francisco. II has been learned by
the secret service agents that no such
bank is In existence The bill was
cleverly made from photographs on
paper similar 20 government scrip,
which taking the print, and being
tinted, gave a good likeness OF gen.
uine currency.
Several twenty-dOllar gold pieces
have been recovered by the federal
agents in Los Angeles and other
Southern California cities, which are
believed TO be the output of a gang
working In the interior. The gold
pieces were bored, plugged with
brass and gilded.