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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
SOLVES LIVING PROBLEM.
Model Apartments Afford Goot
Quarters at Low Price.

To meet the purse of the small wage
Garner New York city company has been
building for some years model tenement
houses. In these structures are installed
many of the improvements that are to
be found In high priced flats and apart
ment houses.
The company builds on sites in good
neighborhoods, convenient to transit ia
cilities. Another feature about these
homes is that the rent is paid in weekly
installments, instead of monthly. 1t is
believed that the paying Of small sum
each week by tenant is found more
easy than putting aside such sums to the
end of each month.
In the section bounded by East Gath
and 9th streets, LIST avenue and Avenue
A this company has recently erected
from two to four rooms EACH The
amount of rental runs from $2.7O to So
week. Tenants who have occupied these
apartments for one year or more also
receive the following rebates: Two room
apartment 5000; three rooms, S16.15,
and four rooms, $50 so. Each apartment
has stationary laundry tubs, gas stove,
ample closet space. Every room is airy
and looks out on wide court.
In the basement are large storerooms,
laundry and playroom, where enter
tainLpentS may be held A superinten-
dent is in charge, and has corps of car
penters, painters and plumbers ready at
hand to make repairs. The presence of
mean that there is any interference with
the lives of the tenants. There is only
enough supervision to keep careless ten
ants up to the mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
OCTOBER BUILDING.
Operations Throughout the Country
Show q Large Increase.

Building operations continue upon a
very satisfactory basis. Permits were
taken out in fifty-five leading cities in
October, according to official reports to
Construction News, for the erection Of
14.181 buildings involving a total cost of
SAC. sac, S39, as compared with 1926 build
ings and $40, S54, 773 for the same month
year ago, a decrease of ninetyfive
buildings and $3,2S3,934, or per cent.
This Is remarkable record cons. dering
the tremendous activity that has prevail
ed for years throughout the country.
fair gains. particularly for the latter city,
as building has been only moderately
active in the metropolis, while In Brook
Ign and Philadelphia there was a falling
off. This has been the most active Oc-
tober In building in Chicago i'm the entire
history of the city, permits having been
taken out for the construction of l., 40
buildings, involving total cost of $1O-
OF, 100, as against 9S6 buildings aggre-
month year ago, an increase Of 33 per
cent. In New York there was an increase
of 8 per cent, while in Brooklyn there was
a loss of A per cent and in Philadelphia
per cent. The Pacific coast continues to
make a good showing. the figures for
Seattle having been exceeded but once
prior to this in the history of that city.
Building in Oakland. Cal, for the ten
months aggregate 3,35S and $685., 925,
against 2,77O and 4.635, 900 last year, an
increase of $50 buildings and $1,O51 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
NEW APARTMENT HOUSES
BUILT ON COLUMBIA ROAD
Putting on the Finishing Touches to a
Number of Structures of This Class
Strength of the Market Indicated.

A high bank south Of the Wyoming
apartment house on the east side of
Columbia road. on the brow, of the hill
scooped up by a steam shovel and loaded
into carts. The earth is being put into
the ravine in the rear Of the large dwell
ing which w. w. Lawrence is erecting
on Kalorama road, so that there will be
some level ground for the Italian garden
which is to be one Of the features of this
large and elaborate establishment
But in place of the bank of earth on
Columbia road is to be built an addition
to the Wyoming apartment house ac-
cording to the plans of the owner of the
property, l.. A. Barr. The building as
it stands is a good-sized structure, but its
capacity will be greatly enlarged when
the new portion is completed. This UNI
dertaking seems to be typical of a strong
tendency, now manifest, of adding to the
number and the capacity of apartment
houses in this city.
One of the Apartment House Centers
The locality where the Wyoming stands
is one Of the apartment house centers,
where groups of these great buildings are
to be found. There is a structure of that
sort just to the north, while across the
street and extending to the west along
California street are at least five of
these extensive buildings, with their i'm
pressive stretch of wall both in heigh,
and In depth. One of them, and it is
among the largest of that particular
group, was finished only this fall
To the north of the Wyoming and on
the east side of Columbia road a new
building of this sort has just been fin
nished. and still farther along are two
more. big building on Wyoming ave-
nue., to the east, Of 23d street, has just
been completed and has suites of nine
and ten rooms each. Out Mount Pleasant
avenue. north of Columbia road, is an
other group of buildings of this class, and
even in that group the number has been
added to during the present season.
There is another section which is quite
notable for the buildings of this descrip-
ton, and that is the 18th street region,
north Of Florida avenue, and here also
may be found an apartment house build
ing which is receiving the finishing
touches. The mere number of such struc-
lures erected during the past season., or
even the number that are now in use,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
TO IMPROVE TH0R0UGHFARE.
Grading of 23d Street North of S
Proposed.

The improvement of I'D street north of
S street is being discussed. AS marking
the western limit of the present course of
building in that locality I'D street is still
unconfined by a curbing and hardly de-
fined In its course. 1t is proposed to
grade and pave IL in anticipation of the
building which it is believed will come,
as the growth of Washington Heights has
reached it's bounds and is ready to pass
over the stretch of fields which continue
to the banks of Rock creek.
This particular section of the street is
only a few blocks long, as 1t comes to an
end i'm a direct course at Kalorama road,
where the house of w. w. Lawrence
stretches across its course as IL would be
if continued in straight line TO Rock
creek The course of the street is de-
fected at this point to the west and later
on finds an outlet to the north.
4 beginning is to be made of building
on the line OF this street by the erection
of two houses at the northwest corner of
ODD street and Bancroft place for Mrs.
Patten and Mrs. Fendall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
OWNERSHIP OF LAND.
Extends From Zenith to Earth's Gen.
ter, SAYS Expert.

Edward +. Gilbert of New York city
holds that a landowner has title from the
zenith to the center of the earth, and in
a recent address TO real estate men said
i'm part:
IAN entirely new problem which has re-
suited from the building of subways in
various cities where it may be sought TO
acquire a right of way over private prop
erty under the surface has arisen re-
Gently.
"A mans ownership OF his land belcsy
the surface TO the earth's center and
above the surface to the zenith is I'M
questioned, SO far as l know, and owner
ship means the right to exclusive use.
The state has the power to take away
that use. or any portion or IL. only
through its police power or by condem-
case the owner thereof must be paid q
just and fair compensation based upon its
market value.
Let us start as usual with the land
unit of value and calculate the market
value of his holding which II Is sought
to cross That being ascertained. we are
TO consider the easement OF the pur-
posed right Of way as restriction or
incumbrance placed upon his property
and thus limiting its full use to him.
Now. although a man does own to the
center of the earth, he seldom uses his
property in this community below q GER
tain depth under the surface, and IL =
tunnel OF the subway pass over his prop
erty at a depth so great that the reason
able use of the property for all probable
purposes is not interfered with. his dam
age Is clearly small. But il increases in
proportion as it invades the cubic area
which he or his heirs and assigns may
probably require the use OF or it may re-
strict the character and extent of such q
structure as would be likely I'm the future
to exhaust the rent-producing capacity
of he Ia nd /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
BUILDING IN VIRGINIA.
Improved Character Of Recent Con-
struction Noticeable.

lone of the most noticeable features
Of land development in Alexandria county
during the past season is the improved
character of building" said W. G. Col
Inns, the realty operator of Clarendon,
Va. to a Star reporter yesterday. 1.-The
growth along the three electric roads.
especially in what is termed the first
zone, is noticeable.
''Clarendon's latest subdivision, Dick
inson's Center, Clarendon, is to have
granolithic sidewalks. macadam streets
and large number of houses, work upon
which will be started Immediately.
1.-The new Catholic Church at Clarendon
is now under roof Park Lane, Cherry
dale, Ballston, Arlington and Barcroft
all show much progress
Mr. Collins reports the IoiiQwfns re-
cent sales: For Peter Latterner' three
Clarendon lots. to H. c. SaneH; Tor Jonn
r. Verlander, two Ballston lots, to r. j..
Ball: for George III. Rucker. house and
two lots at Clarendon, to w. II. Smoot;
for F. A. Wilson. two Clarendon lots, to
7. Thomas Manning; for George II.
Rucker, house and three lots, to n. e.
Sarfeil: for Wood Harmon Company. one
clarendon lot to Alex H. Clements: for
Eva r. Maddox. one Clarendon lot, to
Alex III. Clements; : for Alex II. Clements,
one Clarendon lot. to Eva r. Maddox; Tor
clarence W. Mothershead and Robert W.
Scholl, three Clarendon lots, to Ashton Z.
Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12

would not have the significance to the
average person as the spectacle present
ed of a group of these buildings both
large and small. Such sight is certain
" impressive. and the natural and almost
inevitable query is. Where do all the
people come from that are to fill them?
1t Is now said by those who are in a
position to have some knowledge OF
actual conditions that the buildings are
by no means full and naturally they
have reached the conclusion that build
ing has been overdone and that there
are too many OF them now on the mar
ket. While there is no way of accurately
determining the situation, yet it is evil
dent that apartment house building has
shared in the general reduction in the
volume of building which has taken place
during the past season.
Strength of the Market.
While there has been a contraction in
the volume during the past year. at the
same time many houses as well as apart
ments have been built. 1t may be said
a market has been found for both classes,
perhaps, however, not to the same extent
as that of the increase. At any rate, the
mere fact of continued building may in
some phases be looked upon as an indi-
cation Of strength in the market, especi-
ally in view of the lessening in business
operations which is so general through
out the country.
There is no question that Washington is
slow to feel the effects of a depression in
the commercial world. and ii is that cir
cumstance that no doubt accounts FOR
the current condition in the building and
real estate market. There is no place in
the country where there is greater sta
bility, and in addition there is no place
where real estate is more strongly held
Such thing as the bottom falling out of
the market. of property offered for sale
without recourse. and being knocked down
to the lowest bidder, regardless of price.
has not been known here within the
memory of the present generation.
Besides. the gene raj stability of the Wash
ington market, it should be borne in mind
that for the most part the new houses
that have been built have been sold for
homes. The buying has not been specu-
lative and the buyers have been men
and women animated by the serious pur-
pose of becoming home owners. Such an
undertaking is neither lightly begun nor
readily abandoned. 1t is seldom the red
flag Of the auctioneer is displayed in the
front of a property in such ownership.
Every sale of such character helps the
market gives to 1t strength and paves
the way for further building operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
LOOKED UPON ASA
FAVORABLE CONDITION
Decrease in Building Opera
tons Regarded as Not Some
thing to Be DepIored.

What is looked upon as a favorable
condition of the realty market is the
falling off in the volume Of building
operations 1t is estimated by MOTIFS
Hacker, the inspector of buildings, that
during the first four months OF the
current fiscal year the amount OF
building shows a decrease OF 80 per
cent as compared with the same period
Of last year
While from one point of view the
present olume of building, even with
such a decrease, is not much below
what might be considered normal, yet
the lessening in the activity In this d.
rection is looked upon as safety valve
to the market which was showing signs
of being over-built 1t is probable
that even now the amount OF building
done will show UP favorably with the
record of the average season, for 1t
must be borne in mind that last year
more building was done then in any
similar period.
Thirty Per Cent Decrease.
The decrease Of 80 per cent in the
volume of building. or rather, to be
more precise, in the amount of money
expended, covers the period OF four
months since the LIST of July But
that same period Of last year was con-
tributing its share toward swelling
the largest annual expenditure for
building that has ever been known in
the history of the city. 1t was not to
be expected such a pace would be
maintained Tor the following year, and
under the most favorable circum-
stances, it seems likely, some falling
off from the level attained during the
preceding twelve months would have
taken place.
At any rate, if the supply of housing
accommoda lions has outrun the demand.
such an interval of reduction In the
volume of building as the present can
not fail to have favorable influence
upon the market But even under
present condi ions it is surprising to
those most familiar with the market to
find the demand that exists both Tor
houses and suites in apartments
Not Complete Explanation.
The usual explanation given relative to
the filling up of new apartment houses
is that the tenants have been drawn from
other buildings of a similar character.
But that is not an explanation at this
period of the year, for the reason that
suites are rented by the year. and for
the most part the rental year begins
the LIST of October. 1t is quite evident
that there can be no changing about
under such circumstances.
The experience of Z. Quincy Smith Is
probably not an exceptional one with
those who erect buildings of this sort
During the past season Mr.. Smith built
an apartment house on the west side OF
18th street between and streets
northwest IT is u good sized building,
as it contains some ten suites of varying
f1... lnlo Z-G N
was not expected the structure would be
available for use during the present sea-
son. and the beginning of the rental sea-
son was passed before any thought OF
making use of the building was enter
tanned.
During the past week or SO good
many inquiries have been made, and
about one-third of the suites have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12
HOUSES AND LOTS SOLD.
Phillips & Sager Report Recent
Transfers in the District.

Phillips e. Sager report the following re-
cent sales:
To William a. FoIger for Wilson &
Wardman, house No. $3.50 18th street
northwest. This house has eight rooms
and bath and is of the Spanish mission
design. The consideration was $3.50
To Thomas s. Stallings, for Kennedy
Brothers, house No. $40 Rock Creek
Church road. This house has eight rooms
and two baths The consideration was
$3.50.
TO Miss Fanny Allen, for Carl il. Smith
No. 1910 18th street northwest. This
house is of colonial design and has eight
rooms and bath. The consideration was
$3.50.
To Simon Goldberg, for Julius Wenig
No 1509 9th street northwest Mr.. Gold
berg will hold ii AS an investment.
To Harry J. Boyd. for Charles Conner
one of his six-rooGn houses on Irving
street, No. Coz. The consideration wac
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12

leased for a year. which is to begin next
month. when it will be possible to occupy
the building. This indication of current
conditions has been so encouraging to Mr..
Smith that he Is planning to build an
apartment house on the north side of M
street. lust west of New Hampshire
avenue, which will be, however, smaller
i'm size.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-07
THE OLD KENTUCKY BRAND
Gen. Buckner Likes His Mint Bed
and Cabin

Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, re-
nowned leader in the Civil War and
former Governor OF Kentucky, now
in his SSth year, was an honorary
guest of the Governors at the recent
meeting in Louisville, Ky.
Il can't keep out of politics." be
said to a newspaper correspondent.
Il guess it's in my blood. wish ]
could have kept out of politics all
Of my life and pr0ba1iy l would
have been a rich man But am
happier than apy body in the world
as it is. came all the way up here
from Hart county, the best spot in
the world, and Pm going back there
tomorrow because I'm homesick al
ready. l am living in the same log
cabin on my farm in old Hart county
that | was born in.
That cabin is a hundred and
three years old. My father built it,
and it is in as a good state Of pre-
servation today as any one could
wish. raise my own tobacco and
l have fine mint bed, and my old
dog General wags his tail every
time l walk into the front yard.
There is a good spring just out
side the door. The water jus: gushes
from the rocks, and it is as cool and
pure as any water in the world
Along the banks of the little stream
that trickies from the spring grows
the finest mint in the world. This
water and this mint, W hen combined
with little of Kentucky s best spir
its, imake the finest mint iulep in the
world.
Young man, YOU can tell every
body in the world that 1 wouldn
give up this home for the palace Of;
king. Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.
Rockefeller, with all their money
could not buy my place up in Har
county. l would not trade it for al
their places and ali OF their riches
They need never try to make me al
offer because would refuse a
their property for that log cabin an
that mint bed and that spring."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-07
Body in Richmond Reservoir

The body of Mrs. Jeanette Brown.
% years old, wife Of II. b. Brown,
was found last Thursday aftern Don
in the East basin OF the Richmond
city reservoir at William Byrd Park
where her hat was found Monday,
The disappearance of Mrs. Brown
Monday, Nov. 28th, remained a mys-
terry until Thursday. The hat and
umbrella found at the reservoir, as
as well other incidents, caused the
suicide theory to be accepted, but
this was almost entirely abandoned
as continual dragging of the basin
ever since had proven unsuccessful.
The suicide theory is not accepted
by all. 1t is pointed out that ALSO
| lutely no trace was left by the wo
man in scaling the high fence anc
wire netting which surmounts it, or
on the muddy slope of the basin.
Mrs. BERTHE ]. Garfield, of Norfolk.
sister of the dead woman, said sh,
did not believe Mrs. Brown ended
her life. Other friends talk of foul
play, though no motive is known.
Brown has small grocery.
About 26 years ago Fannie Lilli ar
Madison, evidently q suicide, wa.
found in the old basin. Investiga
ton resulted in the subsequen
hanging of Thomas Judson Clever
Jus a young lawyer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-07
incubation Against Typhoid Fever
Prevents Disease

The announcement to the effect
that all the members of the Rich
mond Howitzers would be vaccina-
ted as a precaution against typhoid
fever is OF especial interest just now
in view of the outbreaks of the fever
in Lexington. Before long all the
companies and batteries in the State
will probably be so vaccinated, and
vaccination as a preventative of tv-
phoid it is expected will be made CON-
pulsory in the United States army
next year.
Experiments with this form of in
incubation have been going on in
armies on large scale within the
last few years, the methods develop
ing with the progress of the expert
ments, At first they were very
crude, but they have now been per
fected until they have reached the
point where they are considered to
be an absolute preventive of the
disease. After undergoing the
treatment the patient may eat or
drink anything, so far as typhoid
is concerned, with perfect impunity
The value of this in military camps
will be readily understood, for not
only are these great spreaders
of disease, but the men who returr
home carry the germs. In civi
practice, it appears, the system has
not yet been fully presented to mos
physicians, although it is believed
to be a matter of u short time unit
all physicians will administer TIT
virus.
Outbreaks of typhoid have beer
common for years in institutions
where large numbers of persons
we're gathered and as the new treat
ment is very simple aud causes lit
tie or no Inconvenience to thos
taking it, it would seem to be tn
part of prudence to administer it t
students at large schools, and I
persons in the various State institu
tons even where there is littl
possibility of an outbreak of tn
disease, a precautionary measure
: such as this would be wise.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-07
Hopes That Dr.. Denny Will Stay in
Virginia

A runner that so far lacks confirm
alton, connects the name of Dr.
George II. Denny, president OF
Washington and Lee University,
it'll the presidency of Princeton
University to succeed Woodrow
Wilson, who resigned q month or
two ago TO make the race for Cover
nor OF New Jersey and who was
elected by large majority. The
people Of Virginia and Washington
and Lee University, as much as
they would rejoice to see DIR. Denny
honored with this deserved promo
ton, cannot afford to have him leave
the Old Dominion. There is a gre at
work ahead of DR.. Denny at Wash
ington and Lee, and he is the man
to carry il On. The Review sincere
ly hopes that if call should come
to him from Princeton that be will
see his way clear to decline and con-
tinue as citizen of this State and
as .he executive head of one of Vir-
ginla's leading educational institu.
tions.
DR.. Denny is young, popular and
active and be cannot oe spared al
this particular time, for his energy
and superb leadership are needed
in the state that gave him birth fol
the furtherance of the cause OF edu
cation as well as the advancement
Of the institution he is serving s,
faithfully and efficiently as presi
dent. Stay in Virginia is our ad
vice TO DIR. Denny and we hope b
will heed this advice if a temptin,
offer comes from Princetsn or an
other Institution Of like kind. Gill
ton Forge Review.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-12-07
Little Girl From India Alone

One of the Youngest travellers to
make such a journey alone arrived
recently on the Anchor liner Cali
fornia. Gladys Amy Graham, II
years old, came all the way from
Calcutta. India, unattended, to join
her father. James Graham, former
~ and officer in the British Army
and now stationed in McClOud, AL
berta, Canada. She was easily the
most popular passenger on the big
liner. When she landed she proud
ly exhibited her doll to the customs
officials as her most treasured po-
session. The little girl came from
India to England on a passenger
steamer, landing at Southampton.
From there she travelled alone to
Glasgow, Scotland, and took the
California.
Il was not one bit afraid during
the trip" she said. my doll and
! had most interesting Journey"
Gladys Amy passed the customs
examination with flying colors anG
received more than the usual con.
sideratiOn.