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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
RAPID WORK ON
THREE BUILDINGS
The Completed Structures Are
Turned Over on the Day
Leases Began

notable occurrence in building
construction is the completion of the
three buildings constructed by A.
Aronson on the old Baldwin annex lot
in Market street between Stockton
and Powell. adjoining the James
Flood building Baldwin & Howell,
the agents, state that these buildings
were completed and turned over to the
tenants for occupancy on the very day
the rent and term of the leases began.
This is remarkable in prompt build
ing operations. The builder, Percy
Walker, is proud of his work. ArOn-
sons lot fronts 81 feet in Market street.
running through to Ellis, on which the
frontage is nearly % feet. 1t has been
subdivided in three portions, on each
of which a separate building has been
constructed
The fact that the rental return from
the leases already made on the build
ings will amount to more than the
value of the land, Baldwin e Howell
state that the total will far exceed it.
The investment is proving so attract
I've that by slight modification in one
of the leases, permitting a change in
the occupancy, the owner will be paid
$4,000 more than provided for in the
original lease. The lessees who are to
occupy this property are: Berger, $3.50
Market street; Selby candy company,
S50-54 Market street; KAISER Brothers.
S44-4S Market street, and J. F. Plu-
mel & Co, an Ellis street store.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
HOMES TO BE BUILT ON
INGLESIDE RACE COURSE

Thomas Magee & Sons annOUpce that
they have sold To the Urban realty inn
provement company the Iugleside race
course tract. adjoining the San Fran
cisco golf club. for 100000. The prop
erty will be laid out i'm picturesque
building sites. and sold to home seekers
on easy terms. y large mill is about
to be erected there, through which the
building operations will be carried on.
Over the Southern Pacific track which
now enters the tract, all building ma
terials will be carried, so that home
seekers will be able to secure resi-
dences there at practically first cost.
The tract will be laid out in winding
streets. which will be bituminized and
severed. A sewer is now being built to
the ocean The United Railways is run
ming two lines to the property.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
MAKE SALES AND LEASES
REACHING BIG FEATURES
Hunt, Osteyee s Banz Have Had
Busy Week

Hunt, Osteyee & Banz report the fol-
lowing sales:
For account of Julia Ashworth to William F..
tween Post and Geary corner Elwood, 32:6x137 g
and 1S:4x50 feet for $7s 900.
For account of p. j. Kennedy to Rattado
Brothers, lot in the east line of Thirteenth ave-
nue.. 25x125 feet, terms private.
For account of Oroville Butler to Charles
Maybe, lot in the west line of Thirteenth avenue
J street, terms private.
They report the following leases:
For account of I. l.. Borden to Green & Fos-
ter. four story class building at the southeast
corner of Clay and Front streets, for 10 years
at $50, 600.
For account of Charles Harris to Mccullough
provision company. 332-334 Davis street. two
story class building for 10 years at $45. 900.
For account of C. Meyers estate company to
w. c. Price & Co., store and basement at 221
For account of Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Lathrop
to c. A. Boldemann company northwest corner
Davis and Sacramento streets, store and base
ment for one year at 81, 100.
For account of Green & Foster, in building at
southeast corner of Clay and Front streets, third
floor to Lane. Stapleton & Beresford for term of
10 years at $1,000
For account of City of Hamburg company to
Marshall Taggert company. store at 32S-330 Da-
Wis street for five years at SS,400.
HOLDS OWNER REsPoNsIBLE--Mrs Anna S.
Fagarstrom 435S Twenty-third street, was
bitten by a dog belonging to Mrs. Anna Car
rett a neighbor and yesterday she obtained a
warrant for Mrs. CARROTS arrest on charge
of battery.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
Berkeley Real Estate

BERKELEY, March 4.-Figures for
building in this city for the month OF
February show decided gain over
the figures for December and January.
The cost of the new structures here
for the month, according to the statis-
tics of Building Inspector B. p Bull
was $102,2fS, or more than twice as
great as the cost of the preceding
month The increase over December
is great.
With the arrival of spring there is
considerable activity in realty and
building circles. Bull points with
pride to the fact that a great majority
of the permits were for homes of from
six to eight rooms and costing upward
of $4,000.
One of the largest building permits
for home here was issued to ]. j
Cairns of 2S00 CARRIER street for a
structure of two stories, 10 rooms, to
cost $4,000.
A permit was also issued for the
construction of building to contain
three stories in Allston way, east OF
Shattuck avenue, at cost of about
S17 600
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

McKeon and by, Fake Mcdonald. The
dwellings are the first of a number to
be erected in the tract. Page street.
which runs through the tract, is being
improved from Santa Clara avenue to
Central avenue.
w. H. Pollard, agent for the Could
Mason tract, Lincoln avenue and 'Ev-
erett street, reports a brisk inquiry for
property in. the tract. Several cottages
are in course of construction there and
more are planned.
During February permits were issued
by the building inspector for the con-
struct1on of new buildings valued at
nearly $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
NATIVE SONS VICE
PRESIDENT PAYS VISITS

SANTA ROSA, March 4.-Grand Vice
President Lichtenberger of the Native
Sons of the Golden West is visiting the
parlors of the order in this vicinity
Last night he visited SebastopoI and
returned here in time to participate in
the meeting of Santa Rosa parlor.
Occidental, -Sonoma and other parlors
in the county will be visited while he
is in the district.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05

Iotdi- . ,UOo.Uof
The total building contracts entered into since
the fire amount to $154 456 056 As nearly all
buildings serected cost more than 10 per cent
above the original price, it is estma ted
that the total value Of buildings erected since the
fire amounts to not less than S170 600 000 There
have been 2550S building permits issued since
the FIRE for total of S152, S6, go up to the end
of February.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
Alameda Realty Market

ALAMEDA, March 4.-There was a
marked Improvement in the tone of
the local realty market this week, ac-
cording to the dealers This was par
ticularly noticeable in the building line.
Work was started on two dwellings in
the south side of Santa Clara avenue
between Page and Webster streets, in
the Brewer tract, which is better known
as the old cricket and baseball field.
The houses are being erected by Neil
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
SUFFER- STREET LOT
BRINGS GOOD PRICE

Wolf & Holman report that they
have sold for account of B. Hart &
Bro. the lot in the northerly line of
Sutter street, 91:S feet west of Larkin,
45:10X1S7:6 feet to Fern avenue. The
price paid is reported to be close
to $4,000. 1t is the intention of the
purchaser to improve the lot with a
modern apartment house.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
LAYMANCE COMPANY BUSY

The Laymance real estate compan
reports a busy week, one considerable
above the average of the last tw
months, which average in itself ha
been a remarkable one. William
Laymance said:
The change in the real estate
situation with the beginning of the
new year has been most marked.
Not a week since the first of Janu-
airy have the sales in our office
failed to exceed the 500, 900 mark.
] do not mean by this that our
weekly average has reached this
high figure, but every Saturday
night of the entire period has
shown a business for the week in
excess of 100000. This without
a break
Demands for the larger prop
critics still dominate the market,
several Of which sales have been
closed in our, Office during the last
week, but which we are unable to
report at the present time for va
rious reasons. The call for build
ing lots in all sections of the city
has been very much in evidence
and exchanges have been frequent
No small feature in reaching
such a large sales total has been
the activity in Rock Ridge park
During the month OF February, in
spite of the rainy weather and the
= difficulty of getting the people out
of the house to look at property,
we sold 10 lots in this new villa
subdivision, and during the first
three days of March we sold five
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
REALTY DEALERS
SURE OF BUSINESS
The Approach of Spring Gives
Brokers Chance to Launch
important Campaigns

OAKLAND. March with spring
close AT hand The realty market is
rounding into form. Projects which
have. beer formulated during the win
. ier months are ripened and win go
forward now that fair weather is ap-
proaching. Several big campaigns
wili start within a few days and buy
els viii be offered some exceptional
opportunities. New tracts are being
developed and ii is a certainty that
THE outlook for big year was never
better ~ the records Of Alameda
county
Oakland rs = residence city pos
ses@es unsurpassed advantages. The
Climate is ideal. the environment is OF
the best so FAR as the social and home
lIfc is concerned Schools, churches
and such other institutions as make
Tor tne deNe lopmeut of a high type of
aicipaHtv are here i'm abundance.
Near al hand is the magnificent Uni
'tcrsity OF California while there are
hundreds Of private and semipublic
examinations for the advancement OF
tEe ethical side OF life.
Nature was lavish in her bestowal
o. favcrs upon the city 1t is superb
+n Its natural attractions. And on
The material side is forging ahead
aith t-enendoUs strides. y wave Of
tivir pride is upon the community It
sas accepted the new conditions with
enthusiasm and purposes 10 keep NOV
1ug ahead as one of the great mU-
nicipa lities Of the Pacific coast.
GREATER OAKLAND'S FUTURE
THAT this should be reflected in the
market Tor real estate goes without
saving. Greater Ga akland's future is so
sure v established that the man who
handles realty feels no hesitancy in
prociaiming his ability TO produce the
evidence. At no time for many years
has There been SO much inquiry about
oakland As at present. Part of this
Is due To the large expansion in terri
r9Tv and population caused by the re
cent annexation Of suburbs. but great
deal more can he traced 10 the country
wide advertising the city has received
av reason of its big program of munich
pal improvements
This public enterprise has faVorably
affected private interests SO that there
rortil-Ues 10 be widespread effort all
round TO better business conditions.
BUILDING OPERATIONS
Building operations for February, as
compiled by Walter b. Fawcett. secre-
iarE of The board Of public works, were
a. follows.
Permits. Cost.
AFW tIn~f rl0Ii. it5 S3IS.34I 90
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-05
BITLDING OPERATIONS

Building operations for February, as
compiled by Walter b. Fawcett. secre-
tary of the board Of public works, were
a. follows
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WILL BE TOTAL LOSS.
British Steamer Arroyo Stranded on
Diamond Shoals.

The British steamer Arroyo. which
stranded on Diamond shoals last week
while on her way to Santiago, Cuba, to
Philadelphia, will in all probability prove
a total loss. The Merritt wrecking tug
Rescue has gone to the stranded ship
to endeavor TO float her, but dispatch
from Wilmington, y. c., states that
the vessel will prove total wreck. When
abandoned Wednesday she had six feet
of water in her hold. The tug Alexander
Jones, which went from Wilmington to
assist the Arroyo, has returned; her
crew having been forbidden to board
the ship. The crew OF the ship were all
taken off in safety by the life-savers.
The British ship Norwood. which the
tug NJ. Mitchell Davis OF this city en-
deavored to float short time after
she stranded last week on the Virginia
coast, above Cape Charles, will also be
a total loss, her owners having abandon
ed her. A Merritt and Chapman wreck
ing force has gone to the vessel and
are stripping her Of everything of value.
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MAY HAVE TO BE REBUILT.
Beacon Light at Fort Hunt Dam
aged by Ice.

The beacon light marking the entrance
into the dredged channel from the Pc
tomac into the new wharf at Fort Hunt
Va, was i sufferer from the drift ice
and will probably have to be rebuff,
when the winter is over. The beacon, d
rhree-pile structure surmounted 10y g
white light, was in the middle of the
heavy ice that gorGed about Fort Wash
ington in the January freeze, and when
the ice pack starred TO move the beacon
was continually hammered under the
influence of winds and tides. 1t with
s,ood the pounding for some time, but one
day the ice became too heavy for IL
and the piles were forced apart, allowing
the lamp. a fine brass one, to drop
into the water. 1t was never recovered
and after the ice stopped running an
other lantern was installed in place OF
the lost one.
The piling which forms the Fort Hun,
beacon was not carried away, but was
forced out off, position. 1t will be
drawn back III place and refastened with
heavy wire as soon as weather con-
ditions will permit.
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CLEARING SEA OF DERELICTS
Many Menaces to Commerce as Re-
suit of Christmas Gale.

The vessels of the revenue cutter
service have been kpt busy for several
weeks searching for derelicts reported
floating up and down the coast in the
path OF commerce. The records of the
division of the. service in the Treasury
show that twelve or more derelicts have
been reported since the Christmas gale
that caused the loss of a score of
schooners. and that storms that have
occurred since that time have added to
the number.
A singular feature about these dere-
Hcts is the fact that a large proportion
of them are overturned vessels, and 1t
is argued from this that the gale In
which they We're lost came upon them
suddenly and their crews had not time
To prepare for it and they capsized.
The vessels of the revenue cutter serv-
fee have been successful In locating and
destroying a number OF these dereicts,
and several have been successfully lowed
into port and restored to their owners.
On February Is the Seneca arrived In
Hampton roads with the wreck of the
American schooner Sadie G.. Sumner in
tow. Besides removing a serious menace
TO navigation the Seneca by her action
In bringing this wreck into port saved
$4,000 worth of property which had
beer given up as lost.
The Algonquin on February 13 towed
the three-masted schooner Herald on
the reef in San Juan harbor and
anchored her in safely in the inner
harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

Stiebel's millinery store is now estab-
lished In its new and enlarged quarters
at 1904 G street. The removal from the
cause of the ever-increasing patronage
of this high-class millinery house.
The new store is more commodious in
every respect and the management has
perfected every detail for the comfort
Of customers in the matter of space,
light and expert attention. In the dis
play of trimmed hats for early spring
wear the productions of the Stiebel mil
liners vie for supremacy with importa-
fashion centers.
The exhibit embodies every correct
shape and weave, and every mode that
the distinctly new vogue calls for is ex-
pressed in trimming by flowers. aigrettes
and lace. While the larger designs in
hats still retain their popularity. there
are many small models of elegant sim
plicity which evidence the wisdom OF
Nine. Stiebel In providing suitable mil
linery for discriminating women whose
taste in headwear Is in keeping with
their years. The house directs attention
to its untrimmed hats and large assert
ment of trimmings. Announcement Is
also made that special attention will be
given to carrying cut the individual
taste of customer in the trimming of
any hat ordered. Hats will also be
altered.
women of Washington an absolutely cor
rect idea of the spring millinery to be
worn by women whose cultured taste
demands elegance and eXclusiveneSS.
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orders and instruction 10 officers in the
erenue cutter s-rvi-e have been issued
-,ro the division . tie service ia the
Treasury Department as follows:
\ general revenue cutter service court
.oay,ued n New Orleans La, for the
rial I. First Lieutenant OF Engineers VIC.
Iycrs ~ charges preferred by the de-
artuept Detail for tie court: Captain
Engineers +. r. OSen. Captain of En-
-tneccs Willis Pedriek. and Capt a j.
henderson. Second Lieut.. ]. Fl. Crozier
esignated a. otficia' prosecutor.
second Lieut.. J. Il. crozier ordered TO
sew orleans as prosecutor before gen
raj revenue cutter service court.
can't 4. j. Henderson ordered to New
'Elcans. la. a member OF general rev.
1Ue cutter service curt
captain OF Engineers Willis Pedrick
r.iered TO New Gleaus La. as member
g, (. general reveuue cutter Service court
FIRST Lieut. Henry Ike, jr., of the
tier Woodbury.. on the Portland sta
Ion, j. on leave OF absence, which he as
lending in this cstg
Constructor William c. BesseIievre of
.c revenue cutter service who has been
an official yis.. 10 the stations and
tips OF the service on the gulf and
saCifc, inspecting them In order To- rec
tmnerd what reY2iTs are necessary, has
0mpletfd his trip and has returned 10
is station 81 Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, February 20, 1910.
Bills introduced in the Maryland legis-
lature by Senator Charles A. Wells and
Delegate Ogle Marbury of Prince George
county provide appropriations of $4,000
annually for the fiscal years 1910. 1911
and 1912 for completing the Washing
ton and Baltimore boulevard. With the
exception of the stretch through the town
OF Bladensburg, about half a mile near
the Maryland experiment station at Col
iege Park and the section between Belts
VILE and Laurel this road has been com
pleted.
The clerk to the county commissioners,
Henry I. St. Briscoe. has completed the
assessment in the various districts of
Prince George county. 1t amounts to
S13. 794, 654. an increase of S41s. 40 over
the last years assessment. Kent district,
lying contiguous to the District OF Co
Iumbia, shows the largest increase-s123,-
1876
Delegate j. j. Crowley of Prince George
county has introduced bill in the Mary
land legislature to create a new election
district IN the county 10 be known as
Seat Pleasant election district, No. IL.
The bill! i expected TO become d law.
The polling place Is TO be near the vii
Iagc OF Capitol Heights
Delegate Crowley has also introduced a
bill requiring the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Railroad Company TO
maintain fagman and suitable lights
where the railroad crosses the public
ooad leading from the Chesapeake Beach
railroad station at the District line. TO
the public read known as the Addison
-Aarcl road: and also to maintain lights
IL the crossing of the same road over
s3c railroad Al Cakmont street. The com
PAM i also 10 be required to keep in
-Vod repair these public road crossings
ueJNeen the Chesapeake Beach station at
10 District line and the Addison Chapel
7oaG ~ i point where the Addison Chapel
eoae crosses the railroad by an overhead
fridge.
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ARMY TUG HEADQUARTERS.
Plans for Holding Swartwout Here
When Not on DUTY.

The United States army tug General
Robert Swartwout. tender to the army
posts on the Potomac, will make her head
quarters at this city in the future IL
the plans already mapped out do not
miscarry. Ever since the tug has been
on duty between this city and the Po-
tomac forts she has made Fort WASH
ington her headquarters. remaining there
at night and when not in service 1t
is now proposed to have the tug make
this city her laying-up point and to
transfer the control of the vessel from
the post quartermaster at Fort Washing
ton to the depot quartermaster here.
1t is proposed to have the tug leave
here early in the morning for the forts
to make a trip or two during the day
and to leave Fort Washington on her
last trip to this city about g o'clock in
the afternoon.
officers and men coming here on the
last trip will under this arrangement
have to spend the night here, but it Is
not thought they will object to this ar
rangement.
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TWO AVIATION COURSES.
Site Committee Considers Maps of
Grounds at College Park.

"A meeting OF the site committee of the
Washington Aero Club was held yester-
day afternoon in the headquarters OF the
club in the Union Trust building. Maps
had been prepared Of the aviation
grounds at College Park, and two pro-
visional courses were marked out, both
of five kilometers.
One was In the shape of an elongated
octagon and the other was a straight
away course OF two and one-half kilo-
meters and return. This had, of course,
but single turn at the outer end of the
course and was thought to be best
adapted to the speed trials, while the
octagon course was available for the
endurance flights.
Copies of the maps were sent to the
Wrights, to Curtiss and to Paulhan to get
their views, as practical aviators, as To
the availability of the courses for the
International meet.
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ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED.
Ladies Aid Society of Boyds
Church Elects Officers.
.respondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BOYDS. Md, February &c. 1910
The fifth anniversary of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Boyds Presbyterian Church
was celebrated at the home of Mys. John
w. Williams here yesterday.
Reports were made by chairman of com
mittees. Following regular business Off.
GERS for the ensuing year were elected
Mrs. Smith Hoyie was chosen president
MS. j. ID. Sponsellor and Miss Florence
NJ. Williams. vice presidents; Mrs. j. w
Hicks. secretary; Miss Annie Lewis, as.
sistant secretary. and Mrs. John w. vii
liamS, treasurer.
The following members were present
Mrs. c. A. Watkins Mrs. b. H. Dutrow
Mrs. John w. Williams. Mrs. j. T. Burch
Mrs. J. u. Sponsellor. Mrs J. c. White
Mrs. +. j. Wire, Mrs. James E. Williams
Miss Lorraine Williams. Miss Anna Lewis
Mrs. j. w. Hicks. Mrs. Smith Hoyle, Mrs
Jane Burdette. Mrs. d. w. Shorb. Miss
Ruth Shorb, Mrs. b. F. Hicks. Miss Mar
jorie Grimes. Mrs. II. X. McCabe anG
Mrs. Elmer Hoyle and Mrs. William Nj
Williams.
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NEW USE FOR OYSTER SHELLS.
Alexandria Industry Grinds Them
Up for Various Purposes.

A use, new In this vicinity. has been
found for oyster shells that accumulate
In heaps where the bivalves are shucked
at the oyster wharf at the foot of 18th
street.
Heretofore they have been allowed
to accumulate until they made a pile
twenty feet high and hundred or more
feet each way along the base. Then
they would be shipped to depleted
oyster-bearing grounds down the Po-
tomac- Within four years after the
shells had been placed on depleted
bottoms they are found again productive
and bearing oysters fit for market
From now on few shells will find their
way down the river to the Pc .omac
beds. new industry, recently started
at Alexandria. absorbing them as fast
as the oysters are removed. This in
dustry is a shell crushing plant. the
shells being ground up into particles of
different fineness for use In poultry
yards and as a fertilizer.
Every day or two a large barge laden
with shells from the oyster wharf leaves
this city for the Alexandria plant.