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The Washington times., 1909-08-21
NEW REALTY ERA
SEEMS ASSURED
Washington Dealers Predict
Big Increase for the
Fall Months.
OUTLOOK is NOW
UNUSUALLY ROSY
Numerous Inquiries and Sales
Show Health Of the
Business.

A great many Neutrality-suspicious., who are
out Of town for the summer, are writing
hack for Information regarding the real
estate market and the opportunities for
Investment that may now be had Ac-
cording TO dealers. when the homecom-
1ng OF the tourists sets In washington
should be treated to one Of the greatest
fall real estate markets it has ever
known
There are usually few struggling
letters that come In from the tourists, -
said z well-known real estate broker
today, regarding real estate inforna-
ton Of more OF less Unimportant ma
ixuTe. These we expect every summer.
This summer, however, there has been
such an Increase IN them and the in
formation desired has been of such
specific character that It can hardly be
idoubted that many persons. who are
= way, contemplate making realty invest
msnts upon their return. So far as
have been able to ascertain, the inquir-
les By mail have been general AZ al Of
the real estate offices.
@As q result. dealers, generally are
getting ready for a heavy business.
And there isn't one Of then. that doesn4
believe the fan trade Is going to prove
a record-breaker.
There have been evidences of the
epening-up Of the fall market in this
weeks transactions. More apartment
houses, Of a small type. have figured
IN the sales. and as these are. OF
course bought only fer purposes Of in
Vestment. 1t means the market is not
relying upon the demand Of the home
seeker alone. Usually, the hoTne-seeker
IS the most conspicuous in the mid
summer trading. The advent Of the
investor is the advent OF fall on the
realty market. and, from al indications.
there VIII be plenty Of investors 10
stimulate this falls trading
At many Of the real estate offices in
Ouiries are being received daily concern
sng property which was bought in the
spring and early summer by persons
who are now travelling out Of the
United States and cannot be readily
communicated with. Many of the in
quiries are accompanied by offers Of
sale wiich are not accepted. for the
reason that no definite Instructions
were eft with the brokers by the own
ers. Options, however, have been
taken out on the property. and IN this
manner many sales doubtless will be
contaminated upon the return of tile
owners
There Is a steady amount Of building
gong on In the suburban sections, but
Il Is more in the nature OF the winding
I'D OF summer contracts and the filling
Of q certain intermediate demand, be
fore the fan demand commences 1t is
expected building operations wiz begin
e record q heavy Increase by the mid
ole OF next month.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
POLICEMAN BEATEN
IN MERRY SPRINT
The Man With Clothes Gets
Away, But May Be
Shot.

Cries Of Halt" the sharp report Of a
pistol and the hurried footballs Of run
ming men awoka the residents Of Four
and-a-half street southwest, in the VIZ
entity Of d street. this morning, whei,
Policeman Kite surprised a negro thief
in the act of breaking into the clothing
store of Oppenheimer & Ney. and
opened FIRE on him.
The attempted robbery took place
within block and a half Of the Fourth
precinct police station, just before
,Cawn.
Policeman Kite was stroIling along
lbs beat towardr the signal telephone
station about o'clock lie thought ne
heard a faint cracking of breaking
glass and glancing toward the store
of OppennelmeT & Ney, on the corner
of -Four and-a-half and - streets, saw
q negro busily engaged IN taking cloth
ing from a show window through
hole he had made in the glass.
Kite rushed TO the place and yelled
at tie negro. The man looked I'D and
caccning up what clothing ne could in
his arms started down Four-and- a-half
street Kite was after him, but the
negro had the most speed. The police
man drew his revolver and fired, but
the burglar was out OF range In a sec
ond and Kite gave up the attempt 10
overhaul him. The pile of ciothiun
the man had carried away with MIN
ana then dropped, contained three coats
and pair of trousers.
Ar examination OF the broken show
window showed that several other
articles had been pulled half way
through the opening, but the thief made
too hasty q departure to gather all of
| Them. The policeman thinks he nit the
man with his last shot Ali OF the hos
pitfalls, physicians, and drug stores have
been notified 70 hold and arrest apv
negro who applies for treatment for
q eanshOt wound today.
The man IS described as being about
5 feet inches tall, weighs 80 pounds.
IS dressed in dark clothing and a dark
sl0uch hat.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
MANS WAGES HIS.
JUDGES DECISION
DiScourageS Force As Means
For Wife to Obtain
Funds.

If a hardworking man refuses to hand
over his wages to his wife, is she iusIi-
led in using force TO compel her hus-
band to surrender. was a question OF
importance Judge Mullowny was called
on TO decide in Police Court this morn
ing.
Mary Ross, wheE arraigned on a
charge of assault, pleaded in iustifca-
ton of her act that her husband re-
fused to hand her his wages. and she
"jes naturally took them away from
him. and by way of punishment Tor
his disgracefuI conduct. bella bored him
with a broom stick.
Judge MHlownv decided that the ene
who works for the money is the one en-
titled TO decide how it snail he spent
ana Mary will spend the next thirty
days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
AMERICAN GALLERIES
MAY GET OLD WORKS
Of New Tariff Law by Secretary of
Treasury Means That Art Masterpieces Can Be
imported Duty Free.

Treasury officials whose duty it is 70
keep IN close touch with the ownership
of art treasures, rare paintings, tapes
tries, antique furniture Of rare design,
et9i that in a great majority Of in
stances remain in a family only about
one generation. They eventually find
their way into the public galleries either
because of the philanthropy Of the
owners or because Of FINANCIAL reyerses
The new tariff law will permit the
en,rv OF works of art valued at millions
of dollars. Regulations affecting them
have been promulgated by Assistant
Secretary Reynolds, Of the Treasury
Department. The most recent produc-
lions will not have the benefit Of the
free list. Americans who have paint
ings and other artistic property abroad
viii have to furnish satisfactory evil
dence that IL is at least twenty years
old in order TO escape the payment Of
duty. Even then the law will be In
telpreted so strictly that tapestries and
the Ike will be dutiable
Articles which are a hundred years old
VIII be treated i'm a most liberal man-
ner. The ruling made by MIR. Reynolds
W III permit lHe liupoEldliOH, duty Tree,
OF tapestries paper-hanginSs, glass
windows. church affairs, ornamental
clocks. chandeliers. and other articles
in the nature of household fixtures, pro-
vided they are of real artistic merit.
Tt is believed that this liberal inter
probation Of the law which brings to
this country a vast quantity of works
Of art Of all descriptions. and that the
general public viii soon have an oppor-
tunity 70 see the hsndiwork Of masters
which in the past, could be seen only
by European visitors.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21

Only Rain Can Save Even a
Portion of the Corn
Crop.

LINCOLN Neb.. Aug I-Neariy
overcome by the fearful heat OF the
past week the dry, hot winds from the
South. and the hot. devices nights. the
great corn crop Of Nebraska is dwind-
ling away by the million bushels every
day. 1t seems like return Of the
droughty days of 1894. when Nebraska
was left without food for man or for
age for beast The pastures are already
dried up, and farmers ara feeding on
hay and corn fodder. The corn in some
OF the richest parts OF the state is
already reported damaged srom . 10
50 pei. cent. and unless rain comes with
in a week. the failure will be almost
complete.
The early corn seems 10 be standing
the heat and dryness in fairly. good
shape. but the corn planted late~wili
be almost a total failure through ali
Of the STATE south Of the Platte river.
The early corn had already cared out
before the hot spell started. But the
late corn cannot ear out without n5ois-
tsre. and the hot spell came just at the
time when rain was needed most for IT,
Grain dealers with headquarters fiji
Lincoln are receiving letters daily which
inform them Of the serious aspects OF
the hot weather Some Of the CORE
spondents place the damage already 10
the corn crop at 81 per cent. while 9TH
ers declare that a general rain would
save so pei cent unchanged. and bring
out most Of the fields which now ap~
pear badly hurt
The opinion Of the travelling men for
local grain companies is almost unani-
nous that the damage already done
reaches p per. cent. while rain is des-
perately needed within d few days FL
lott Lowe, OF the lincoln Grain Com
pany, believes that 60 per cent of the
fields in the state south OF the Platte
are in fair shape, while . per cent
IS beyond hope "a T. Bs4rstoW, whose
elevators are nearly all north OF the
Platte, has received favorabl reDo IT'S
from his agents there. Local showers
have relieved the drougn in many com
munities. E A. TWid Ie who travels
Tor the Barst0W Grain Company. re-
ported toby that 1he corn west OF
Hastings on the Burlington railroad Is
already damaged y per cent.
]. Z. Ewart. Of the EWart Grain Com
pany, believes that the southeast
part Of the State. the richest corn land
in the country. is I'm the worst shape
from the effects of the drought.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
CARPENTER SELLS
LOT AT A PROFIT
Presidents Secretary Takes
Successful Flyer in Wash
ington Real Estate.

Fred Carpenter, secretary 20 the
President. knows something about the
real estate business At least he knows
a good investment when he sees one.
Two months ago The Times told of
be purchase. by Mr.. Carpenter Of a
lot in Chevy Chase for approximately
S6.o00. Mr.. Carpenter has sold the lot
for 5000 The purchaser IS William A.
DcmiHg
Mr. Carpenter has been notified by
Thomas j. Fisher & Co, who repre-
sent him. of the sale OF the property
Murray cobb represented the purchaser.
The lot has a frontage of 100 feet on
the north side of Bradley lane. in SEE
ton four of Chevy Chase Mr.. Car
renter originally intended TO build
upon it.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
RECORD HOUSE SALE
FOR THE NORTHEAST
All But Two of Seyenty-nine Homes
Sold by Thomas J. Fisher
& Co.

Of the seventy-nine houses built by
kennedy & Davis Company on the
sQusre bounded By 3 street. North
Carolina avenue, r, Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets southeast, and handled
by the Thomas j. Fisher Company. an
uouncement is made today that All have
beensold but two
The rapldity with which the Kennedy
& Davis houses have been sold consti-
suites another unusual building record
for the Capital -Four Of the dwellings
Dave been sold during the past few
dave, being numbers 1880. 1885. 143s and
1870 4 street 20 John ~ Mcconnell. c.
j AIcg6 ThE, Victor s. McCl0skey, and
Ajax W Fisher. respectively
The Kennedy & Davis houses are all
two-storv and cellar bricks, containing
six rooms and a bath Practically all
cf them wcTe sold before completion
The considerations iu the transactions
have ranged from g. 309 10 5000
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
JAIL REPEATER ASKS
FOR A LAST CHANCE
John Hahoran, IS Years Old, Tells
the Judge It's Never Toe
Late

That It is never TOO late TO mend. vas
the pl2a advanced By John Halloran.
seventy five years old. who has spent
a large portion Of ais life IN Jail
John was arrested last night for dis
orderly conduct and drunkenness. and
when arrsigned before Judge 'BImbaH.
in Police Court. this morning. with
tears in his eyes, pleaded 10 be dis
missed. and promised that he would
mend his ways and leave whisky alone
IN the futU re-
No. John said his honor. you are
too old a bird 10 change your feathers.
have heard you promise that scores
of times before
John viii spend the next thirty days
In laI
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
STAYS BY HIS SHIP
IN SPITE OF FLAMES
Engineers HeroiSm Saves
Lives of River Steamer
Passengers.

PEORIA. Ill. Aug. 1.-Ensineer j.
2. Carskadon. the modern Jim Bud
soe." who kept the pumps and engines
going until the burning steamer Fred
Swain had been beaehed and al passen-
ser7 saved, is a candidate for a Car
negie hero medal. say Peorians-
Carskadon was the last man to leave
the boat. He was burned about the
shoulders and back. Not until the deck
cayed in under his feet lid he give up
his post. and then when, he did start to
saw himself he had presence of miad
10 keep the starboard engine wheel GO
ing, thus keeping the nose Of the boat
against the shore
Carskadon, is not fatally injured.
Charles Reuehenbert. a deck hand and
Tony Weber. Carskadon's assistant.
were slightly injured. but the passen-
gers escaped injury. The loss 10 the
boat viii amount TO $50 600.
When 1 first heard the fire alarm. %
says carskadon, 4 thought II was a
fire drill. Presently 1 received the
pump order and af>once started the
pumps working and got up a full head
of steam. ] then saw the flames and
gradually they approached my station.
I 'rnew that II the engines should stop.
the boat would become unmana sable
and would drift into the center OF the
stream where none Of the passengers
could escape.
when the bow Of the old craft final
~ ran into the willows on the Peoria
size, II was a great relief To me. BY
this time the heat was severe and the
engine deck began to fall away in front
OF me 7 knew ] had to get out. but
thought only about keeping the boat
close to the shore. ] saw that the
starboaTd engine was going when
..arted to leave the boat.
Z was cut of from the front end by
the flames and most of the back end
mad been burned. I managed to jump
into q scOw nearby, however, and got
ashore
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
DWELLINGS FIGURE
IN REALTY DEALS
Sales of the Week Through Single
Firm Are More Than
$4,000.

seies OF the week made through the
Erm Of Wfnett & Reinecke Company
amounted 10 more rnan $4,000 The
transactions principally we're for the
transfer Of moderate priced dwellings.
The following transfers have been re-
ported:
For Charles Aufenthie 10 Mrs. Jose
bhine Lucius. OF Mobile, Ala. the two
story and cellar brick house at 1906
Y street northwest, seven rooms and
bath: for Mrs Ella Hanor 10 William
Parry, 1913 Columbia street northwest,
1wo-story and cellar brick house, six
rooms and bath; for Mrs Julia NJ Frost
20 Mrs. Lila j. Wallace, 1893 Potomac
avenue southeast, tWo~story ard base
T1ent brick house, eight rooms and bath
for Edmund X. Lundy & co. 10 Mary
& Hayes, taree-storv and cellar brick
house, eight rooms and bath.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
SAILOR IS ACQUITTED
IN BOXING TRAGEDY
NAVY Turns Williams Over to the
Georgia Civil Authorities
For Trial.

David Williams. the mess attendant
on board the battleship Vermont, has
been acquitted of the charge Of man
slaughter in connection with the death
of a shipmate ia a boxing bout ac-
cording TO a dispatch received today
from Admiral Schroeder. lie viii now
be turned over to The Georgia author
tiles for civil tnal on the charge Of
assault with Attempt 70 kin.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
ASSAILANT LYNCHED

FITZGERALD, Ga, Aug. 21-Henry
Taylor, a negro ex-convict. charged with
assauIting Mrs Josh RIcVickars. on
Tuesday, and then numbering her and
her infant was taken from the sheriff
Of Wilcox county, between I4umpkin and
McRea, and lynched, according to re-
ports reaching here tonight.
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
MRS. WILLIAMS BUYS
FLORIDA AVENUE LOT
Work of Erecting Colonial Home
Will Be Begun Immediately
By the Purchaser.

Mrs Male Hewitt Williams. mother
in-law Of Joseph Letter. has purchased
g iot on the west side Of Nineteenth
street south OF Florida avenue. and is
having plans prepared FOR a handsome
residence. which viii be erected upon IL
this fall
The home 81 Mrs Williams viii ad-
5oln thst Of Howard p Reside. Archi-
tect Richard Beall IS preparing the
plans, which call for building ~ a de-
tidedly colonial type Mrs Williams eX-
poets 20 occupy the residence oY the
latter part OF December The purchase
Ct the lot vas MADE through the r4al
22uY. y
The Washington times., 1909-08-21

Some OF the finest works of art in the
world which are stored in Europe and
owned by Americas, viii, in all prob
ability be placed permanently on eX-
hibitiou in the public art galleries Of
the United States within the next de-
cade. This. Il is believed, will be the
effect of the new tariff law permitting
the entry into this country. duty free,
Of works Of art Of at least twenty years
Of age.
The interesting statement is made BY
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
S56,ooo,0O0 FOR RAILWAY.

BERLIN. Aug n.-"The Official Ca
zette" publishes today q decree author
king an outlay Of pa 00o marks lover
SIS. eco 00O for the extension Of the Prus-
sian state railroads and the construction
Of secondary lines
The Washington times., 1909-08-21
COLLISION KILLS MANY.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Aug. 2L-
Two trains we're in collision today thlrty
miles north OF Santiago Many persons
were killed or injured. Both trains we're
destroyed. The losz will geaeh sl61,Q0o
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-12
OhKYILLE.

:. Lougheed of Montesano was
visiting with his brother-in-law, q.
II. Fry on Monday of last week,
Pearson brothers sold fourteen
2rrps Of land last Saturday to o. Lon
berg. The sale was transacted
through o III. Fry.
Mi Clarence Springer, master
mechanic of the s. p and 5. Ky
Of Portland visited with Mr.. and Mrs
&. y. GCist for a few days.
Mrs. Wicks, of Little Rock who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Norman, of Oakville, LETT
for her home on Wednesday morn
ing's train.
Miss Isabel DcMoisy Of Ncrnal
Utah, and Miss Alta Newcomb Of
Portland who nave been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.. Goist fol
two weeks, returned to Portland
Wednesday.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-12
SUMMONS.

In the Superior Court, State of Wash
ington, in and for Chehalis County
Adolph Carlson, plaintiff, VS.. w. C.
Lucore, and Mabel j. Lucore his wife
and all persons having or claiming
to have any claim, right. title or in
terest in and to any of the within
described property defendants.
State of Washington to the said
W. c. Lucore and Mabel J. Lucore
his wife and all persons having or
claiming to have any claim, right,
title or interest in and to any of
the within described property, de-
PENDANTS;
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty
600 days after the date of the first
publication of this summons, tOwit:
Within sixty COO days after the 18th
day of August, 1909, and defend the
above entitled action in the above
eutitled court, and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff and serve
a copy of your answer upon the I'M
dersigned, attorney for the plant
if at his office below stated; and
in case of your failure so to do,
judgment will he rendered against
You according to the demand of the
plaintiffs complaint which has been
flied with the Clerk of said court.
The object of this action is to
foreclose a certain mortgage given
by w. c. Lucore and Mabel J. Lu-
core his wife to Theodore Delzenne
to secure Il certain prOmisSOry note
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-12
B&NK FOR sFINS'.' :; :.
Bostonians Plan to Make Single No
men lnaepenGsnt

\ movement has been started in Hos.
known clubWoman. to establish pen
sion bank for spinsterS. which. she be-
licvcs. will do away with mercenary
marriages. rcnnleSs spinHtcrs. worry
about husbands and jokes about old
maids. She has already presented her
plan to the members of the Massachu-
sets insurance commission and has in
terested many clubwomen in her prof.
ect Her first problem was to deter
mine the age Of the spinster, and after
careful deiberation she decided that
it begins at forty years. Before that
age. she says, q woman has good
chances of matrimOny. A depositor,
however. may open an account with
the insurance bank as early in life rs
she pleases, and If she marries before
she is forty she receives goodly sum
to start housekeeping with. II she re-
mains unmarried she retains her bank
account and at the age OF fifty begins
to receive a regular annuity. If a
woman decides to marry after reach
ing the age of forty she gets her money
back on demand.
The plan is so unusual that Mrs.
Evans expects to encounter difficulty.
she thinks, and some opposition in
making women understand that the
plan is to their advantage. But she
has philanthropic band of Boston
women back of her who are ready and
willing to explain the spinster insur-
ance principle to spinsters.
The insurance commission declares
that it is the most unusual banking
proposition ever advanced in America
and that the women interested are en-
ergetic enough to make it conform to
the Massachusetts insurance laws.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-12
70 PROTECT OREGON CAVES.
President Taft Makes Marble Grottoes

National Monument
President Taft recently signed
proclamation making Il national mpnu-
mcnt of the Oregon caves or "marhie
halls" Of Joscpl Inc county. in south
ern oregon. IncSe natural wonders
are located in the Siskiyou national
forest. about thirty miles south of
Grants pass, in cave mcuHt.in.
The caves are in marble and other
lin.estones and consist of imuumrrabIr
cavcrnS. corridors and pasSag cWays OF
various sizes. all Of them decorated
be, unl description in cryStaliZcd car
Donates They have Iccn explored t"
n distance of two miles or lhor". the
lowest of them being at Il depth of
about 1000 feet below the $unWit #
Cave mountain. the hi"host bcn@ some
t 100 or 500 feet above it. Ihere N"
MANY pasSAy eways and rooms which
have rr-er been opened. and "'N
these distant and uHcTpl"rod opcn!""'
the magnitude of the Oregon caves j :
ipract.cally unknown.
These la;l;".ll ". n'crs wore diSroY.
cred in 1871 h.; Elijah Davidson Will
! bear hunting. and the greater part ct
the owl rHtiun Wrrk was Gore D." :.
NJ. Nickrrsun OF Krrhy. ore. in -.
when four floors Of levels were par
TALLY opened Many of the old ladders
used at that time are still in use.
Cave mountain. the peak which con-
tains these caves. rises to an elevation
of about G.ODO feet and is of limeston"
formation The main openings around
which the national monument has
been created are at an elevation Of
4, 1000 feet, but the entire mountain side
for five or six miles shows caverns Of
various sizes and in all probability is
| honeycOmbed throughout its interior
like the portion which has been eX-
plorcd Many small streams are found
ut different elevations and larger
bodies of running water can be heard
| in bottOmless pits. so far as measured.
This running water probably accounts
| for currents Of wind that in some Of
the galleries blow so hard as to eX-
| tinguish an open light at once.
| The lime deposits take many beauti-
full forms-massive pillars. delicate
StalactiteS of alabaSter Wilderness with
the crystal drop of water carrying its
minute deposit of lime from which
| they are formed. ard broad sheets re-
scmbling drapery with graceful curves
and waves that were certainly made
By varying currents of wind during
| formation.
In past years visitors have broken
! eft and carried away m"ny of the most
valuable specimens. and this dcStruc-
| tiOn. as we'll as 10 retain these natural
wonders as public property. induced
the recommendation to place them in Il
| national monument.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-12
COMPACT OF THE WRIGHTS.
AeropIansts Won't Risk Both Lives at
Same Time by Flying Together.

The Wright brothers, the famous
aeroplaniSts, never make Il flight to-
gether and never will. according to Il
compact they have made. says Wash
ington dispatch. Thus If one should
be killed there still remains the other
to carry on the work.
The question came up the other day
as to who should accompany either OF
them in the Fort Myer flights, for I'M
der their contract the aeroplane must
carry two persons before it will be ac-
cepted. When asked why he would
not take his brother Orville Wright
said: I'VE will never fly together. 1t
would not be wise for the both of us
to sail in the same machine.
The death of Lieutenant Selfridge is
said to have caused the compact.