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The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Weeks Realty Transfers in the District

tee, ct uS. to Charles BIencowe. lot 50,
Scheutzen Park-Edith H. GottwaIs to
Charles E. and Cora Swihart, lot 1Ol, block
g. SO
Pleasant Plains-Kennedy Brothers Inc.j. to
Mary }. Iangford, lot I39. square 3oS1, $40.
west Bloomingdale-Clara 4. Anderson 10
Anton stephan. lot 49, block /. SO.
West Bio min gdale-Anton Stephan ct ux to
Clara A. Anderson and Hermon ". Sher-
line, lot 40. block l. so.
North Grounds OF Columbian University
Edgar J. Hulse ct ux. to James b. Burns,
lot So, block S9 SO
University Park-Alce L. Graham ct al. to
William d; Barry and Catherine C. Barry,
lot 3, block ~. SO.
Pctw"rth-Robert 1. Carr ct ux. to Edward
j. Handy and Catherine E. Handy. lot
Petworth-Catherine E. Handy ct vir to
3l3O, SO
Dobbins' Addition-John r. Haislip ct ux.
Mt: Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Rufus P.
church, part lot 50. sl4,8cc
Petworh-James D. Risdon ct ux. TO AL.
Addition to lie Droit Park-Florence NJ.
Roach to Mary L. Eaton, lot 81, block
"a. 80.
Dobbins' Addition--Alexander MilIar ct ux
to John J. Mccarthy and Hannora Irene
Petworth-Eleanor E Ogden to Robbie Lee
Richmond, lot 81, block 20. SO.
lndolence-H Wardman ct al. TO Andrew X.
Lind and Ida L. Lind, lot "a, square 2703,
$40.
Washington HeIghts-William l.. Crane to
Jacob NJ. Stein. lot ). block 4. So
Columbia Heights-John b. Lybrook Il
George c. Humphrey and George n. Palm
er, lot ., block "a, SO.
1704 kearney street Observation-Disclosures NJ.
Hollister to Robert r. Williams and Ada
V. Williams. lot 6. block 2, 80
Petworth Addtion-Harry ]. Smith ct uX. to
Thomas E. farrell. lot 1s. block 2S $40.
Columbia Heights-S. Elizabeth Henry to
Marie R. Oates, lot 42. block %. SO.
Scheutzen Park-Edith H. Gottwals to Cath
crime Watson, part lot 67 block 2. $40.
Washington Heights-Harry L Calvert, re-
cei"er, TO Thomas E. FARRELL, lot IS, square
2552 $500.
Petworlh Addition-Bates Warren ct ux to
D. Darby Thompson. lot Is. square 1929, so.
Cliffbourne-H. NJ. Etchison ct ux. to George
Y. Worthington and George Y. Worthng-
ton. jr.. lot az, block 8. SO.
Mt. Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-Alonzo o.
Bliss ct ux. to Edwin D. Behrend, part lot
81; So
Dobbins' Addtion-James Martin ct ux. to
Mary c. Caruana, lot 81, square $500. so.
Inglesde-L. f. Breuninger ct ux. TO Henry
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The Washington times., 1911-08-05
TWO DOWNTOWN
STRUCTURES ARE
ALMOST FINISHED
Hendrick and Lewis Johnson
Buildings Nearing
Completion.

The new buildings near the northwest
corner of New York and Pennsylvania
avenues and Fifteenth street are near
ing completion. They are the new Hen
drck building, on Fifteenth street, and
the new Lewis Johnson building on
Pennsylvania avenue.
The HendriCk building, while not q
newly constructed one, has been so eX-
tensively rebuilt from what was the
cid Washington Herald building, that
IL is practically a new structure. This
property is owned by J. Thilman Hen
driCk and Clarence Norment. They have
made out of the old building a modern
office structure of attractive appear
anCe, and with interior arrangements
affordng unusually large office rooms.
Mr.. Hendrick is to occupy one of the
suites, moving his offices from their
present location on Fourteenth street
The ,Sypret w. Hendrick Company.
real estate dealers, will occupy another
of the suites.
The Lewis johnson building, facing
the Treasury, and adjoining the Riggs
National Bank. is now ready for its
roof 1t is in keeping with the archi-
teCtural proportions and design of the
Riggs Bank, and the adjoining building
of the American Security and Trust
Company. AS soon as ii is completed
the banking house will move into the
new quarters from the present location
on F street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Several Sales Made At
Chillum Castle Heights

Several sales of property in the new
suburban subdivision of Chillum Castle
Heights are reported today by Theo. ].
Morgan, of the Washington Land and
Mortgage Company. owners of the
property. Judge Harry D. Perkins. of
Parkersburg, W. Va, has purchased a
lot at the corner of Nicholson street
and Blair road, and has contracted for
two-story, eight-room house, to be
built at once. John w. Honey has pur-
chased two lots at Blair road and JEFF
built Other purchasers of lots are
Mrs. Elizabeth Walters. Major Frank
de L. Carrhgton, L. S. A, retired, and
Mrs Louisa Locke. Mrs. Locke bought
S,465 square feet at the corner of North
Capitol street and New Hampshire
avenue.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Southeast.

Kentucky and South Carolina avenues south
east-william Murphy ct ux. 70 Ewing H.
Wine, lot 2 square 1889. SO.
Fourteenth street southeast. between E and
G streets-Rudolph Saur ct ux. TO Hannah
DriscolI, lot Il, square 1903. so.
Third street southeast. between East Capt.
tol and A streets-Catherine ]. Bell to
James Berry, part lot s. square 7SS SO.
Thirteenth street southeast, between B~and
c streets-James d. Burns ct uX. to Edgar
/ Huse lot 1872. square 1915, SO.
$50 North CAROLINA avenue enthusiastically
min w. Clarke to Roger T. Mitchell. lot
"a, square 94e, so.
ID street southeast between Third and Fourth
streets-Carrie Lippincott ct al. to Dennis
I. O'Connor lot %, square 1872, $40.
East Capitol street, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets-Christine Bloss to John
I Render part lots and ), square 1910;
part lot 40. square 1910, So
Third street southeast, between z and F
streets-Mamie E. Norment to John ].
Hans and Catharine NJ. Hans, lot y, square
765. 80
South Capitol street, near o street-Arthur
j. Richards, ct uS. to Kate E. Hammer,
lot 115, square 702, $40.
Alley between Sixth and Seventh streets and
and 1 streets southeast-Mary H. Deis to
Mary A. Harvey. lot 112. square SIS, SO.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
James Sharp, Purchaser
Of Thompson Property

James Sharp is the purchaser of the
Thompson property on the south side
of g street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, the sale of which
was announced last week. The prop
erty was transferred yesterday from the
intermediary holder, Edward G. Perry,
to Mr.. Sharp. The purchaser is a we'll
known local investor in real estate,
having recently sold the Kenois build
ing to Mrs. Henrietta NJ. Halliday. He
has also been interested in the Recla-
nation building at the northwest cor
ner of Twelfth and G streets, ad other
large downtown propertis. He paid
S250,OOO for the Thompson property.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05

II SueetS-FTanClS Leonard TO hOnaS =
Brown, part lot 81. and lots IS ana 80,
square 5sS. so.
Northeast.
Third street northeast, between and L
streets-Ceorge A. Gray ct ux to Alden X.
Wine. lot ~. square 75s, SO.
500 G street northeast-John {. Carroll ct
a.. TO Mary Green. lot 159. square g13, $40
Between F and G, and Eighth and Ninth
streets northeast-Susanna A. Atkinson to
Walter W. Deal. lot ia, square slS, $40.
street northeast, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets-Charles E. Fox ct to
George Y. Worthingten. jr, lot lis, square
$50: SO George y: worthington: tr;. CON
veys same property to Charles J. Walker,
1889 Florida avenue northeast-John d. Nc
Nabb to August Raeder, lot s.. square
Florence court Misunderstanding J. Hender-
SON ct ux. to Frank B. Guilford and Jennie
H. Guilford. lot 175, square 1851. so.
635 Third street nOrtheast-George c. Cert
square 77s, $500 E. P Reynolds con-
Tyeys same property to John and Nora
F street northeast, between Fourth and
Fifth streets-Martin L. Gottwals ct ux. %
Richard B. Donald and Mary G. Donald
lot y. square $40, $40.
Between Tenth and Eleventh. c and D
streets northeast-H. R: aowensteln s ct tiX uX'
to Pavd E. cOmnn lot = square S $40
streets-Samuel Maddox. trustee, t"
Rosa V Croft lot 49, square 55l. $4,000.
Fifth street northeast. between / and X
streets-Frank J. CuCklewicz ct ux. TO
Thomas A Groves. lot 81. square SS1, So
l22 Fifth street northeast-Edwin S. MARROW
ct ux to Helen Stuart, part lot u. square
SIS. $40
Eighth street northwest. between and G
streets-Harrison NJ. Bennett TO Virginia
r. Barclay lot Co. square S9l. so.
Tenth street northeast between East Capitol
and A streets-Frances V. Chew ct vir to
Annie Donnelly. part lot 10. square 9i1. $40
Rear of Sixth street northeast, between G
and II streets-Anna l. Stewart ct al. to
BENJAMIN Garrett, lots rs, n. and 7S,
square $50. $40.
Fourteenth street northeast between b and
c streets-H C. Birge and William II.
Saunders, trustees, to George H. Dierkoph,
lot g. square 1865, S425. George n. Dier-
koph ct ux. conveys same property to Claud
Livingston, $40.
733 Eleventh street northeast-Edward Man
gum ct ux. to John c. Yosh, lot 81, square
$685. $40.
Ninth street northeast between and H
streets-B. F. Saul ct uX. to Thomas A.
Groves, part lot 81. square 9l2, $40.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Four Residences Sold
By Gardiner & Dent

Four residence sales are reported to-
day by Gardiner & Dent. Mrs. Marie
r. Oates purchased from Mrs. S. E.
Henry the three-story, nine-room dwell
ling at 1l33 Fairmont street northwest
for $3.50. The new owner will occupy
the house. For Mrs. Oates the firm sold
the two-story dwelling at II o street
northeast for &,S50.
Reese Murray bought from Miss
Bertha L. Schaper the two-story dwell
ling at 1924 Georgia avenue northwest
for 5000 as an investment. The house
is the last of a row of five, all Of
which have been sold by Gardiner &
Dent. The firm, also has sold for
Charles J. Walker the new six-room
dwelling at 743 Park road northwest for
$4,5OO The buyer will occupy II.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
First Week In August Does
Not Touch Business Re-
corded a Year Ago.
DAILY SALES JUMP
FROM HIGH TOLOW
Christy Estate and G Street Plat
Principal Deals of Fluctu-
ating Records.

Although showing Improvement over
the business Of the previous week, the
result OF the operations of the realty
brokers' for the first week Of August.
lSll' SHOWS falling off from the figures
Tor the corresponding week in 1910. This
decline Is noticeable both in the number
OF sales closed and in the amount of
money borrowed on the security of
real estate.
Great fuctuation was noted in the
business Of the week. ne day recorded
the lowest point Of the year in the
NUMBER OF sales closed and on another
day total of forty-five sales were re-
ported The latter figure has been ex-
ceeded only three times in 1911. The
low-water mark was the closing of only
nine sales. Thirty-four sales were COM
pleted on another day, and the record
Tor the remaining days was twenty
tWo' twenty-one, and twenty-five.
Nine more sales were consummated
however this week than in the last
week OF July, bringing the total of
cIosed sales for the past six days to
Io5. Included In this weeks business
was the closing of the purchase by
oscar [. Brothers, jr., Of Fairlawn.
the former Christy estate in Anacostis
which he has subdivided and placed on
the market. The title to the propertv
was in the American Security and
trust Company, as trustee for the
Christy heirs
James Sharp who is reported to have
iiiaoe more than one successful turn by
specuia'ing IN e street property, is the
purchaser Ini of the Thompson property at
I3lO to 1920 G stret northwest at x3S6 rSn
Inc title has been held by Edward =
Herry, OF the F. H. Smith Co. since
the sale was made by court trustees
IL was reported then that the name of
Ine real purchaser was being withheld.
Shlch Is encumbered for $4,000 to
Sharp. 1t Is expected $4,000 will he eI-
pended on improvement of the pronertv
Inc number of lots included in the
week business was 40S. OF these. the
Falrlawn sales brought the SUBURBAN
subdivisions to 277, more than haif tba
total Of lots sold. The intermediate
district ranked second with forty lots
transferred. In the city proper. the
no northwest led with thfrty-eight lots to
conveyed in the northeast: thirteen IN
the southwest, and twelve in the south
east.
The money market this week IS
slightly In excess of S5OO,OOO and exceIs
1ne 1ne previous weeks business by $4,000.
The total of loans for the last six JsTs
was S535, As. This sum was borrowed
on the security OF 16O lots at an average
interest rate of 5.5 per cent.
Straight loans comprise the greater
part OF the business for the week with
a total of s33s, ,72O The sum of all the
notes given for deferred purchase mon
ey was $l2S,9154S. The building associa-
tions put out S67,7OO
The bulk Of the money was borrowed
on the security of county property .ag-
gregating $3Ol, ,9204 Owners of land in
the northwest got S131,72O The record .
of loans in the other city sections was
southwest, s42,60O; northeast, $37, ,4SO, and
southeast, $21. .675.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Greater Capitol Heights
Extolled In Booklet

o. B. Zant7inger has just issued an
attractive booklet descriptive Of Greater
Capitol Heights, one of mis- suburban
subdivisions. The booklet is illustrated
with half-tone engravings of views upon
the property and about Washington. In
connection with a profile plat at the
end of the book Mr. Zantzinger makes
the statement that Greater Capitol
Heights is the highest point in America
east of the Capitol of the United
States" The property lies at the eastern
angle Of the District, and Is already
highly developed.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Treasury Employe
Builds His Own Home

One of the interesting houses just
complicated in Chevy Chase is the new
home of Peter J. Conard, at 2C6 Ray
mond street Mr.. Ccnard. who is en-
ployed at night in the Treasury Depart
ment. has spent part of his daylight
hours, when he is off duty, to build his
home. Pe acquired a lot 20 by 20S feet
in size on Raymond street and com
menced work upon a concrete block
structure, which is now completed.
Probably there is not another example
OF such enterprise in the District. Mr..
Conards labor has resulted in giving
$4,000
The house is two stories and attic in
height, with a central entrance. and is
surrounded on two sides by vice
tractive and gives an impression Of
great solidity. Mr.. Conard is proud of
his achievement.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
July Fire Losses Are
Near Hundred Thousand

Fire Losses in the District during the
month of July are estimated to have
hc-n S.S.529. according to the monthly
repoEt Of Chief Wagner OF the Fire De-
partmcnt, submit ed to the Commits
sioners today. The losses we're covered
by an insurance of A.1l6.S00.
The number of alarms received was
seventy-nine. Only two fires occurred,
which necessitated the sounding Of ad-
ditional alarmk
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Southwest.

Four -snd-a-half and H streets southwest
Andrew Archer ct ux. to Harry V Ian5-
dale part lots 1 and 2. sd lare 4sT, SO
NJ street southwest. between Third street
and Delaware avenue-B. Leonard ct ux.
to Lucinda E, Hurdnell, part lots and D,
square 594. 80. ...
1907 to 1872 Delaware avenue southwest
~James NJ. Hall ct ux. tof Conrad weitzel
n lots 81 to IS, square west of 5a7 SO
Delaware avenue southwest, between and
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
twenty-five Lots Sold
In New Subdivision

Oscar c. Brothers. jr., reports today
that he has sold twenty-five lots in his
new subdivision. Fairlawn, during the
week Deeds for the Fairlawn tract
and were placed on record. The Ameri-
can Security and Trust COMPANY is the
trustee for the Christie estate from
which Mr.. Brothers purchased the
propefty.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
Near-Urban.

Whitney Close-James K. Jones ct ux. to
Harry E. and Henrietta Huntsbury, lot
q, block II, SO.
CIlffbourne-Howard B. Etchison ct ux to
Rezin d. Shepherd, lot 80. square 2546. $40.
Washington Heights-Harry S. Calvert re-
ceiver, to a. Erskine Miller. lot IS, block
3, $500.
City View Heights-Henry H Gilfry. trus-
The Washington times., 1911-08-05
New Real Estate Firm
Reports First Sale

Harry V Bouic & Co., a new realty
firm, reports its first sale today Max
Rosenblum and w. Ulman bought from
D. G. Carpenter, the corner house at
1923 East Capitol street. facing Lincoln
Park. for $4,000 The new owners will
remodel the building for business pur-
poses.
The Washington times., 1911-08-05

streets-Francis Leonard to Thomas P.
Brown, part lot 81. and lots IS ana 80,
square 5SS SO
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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-29
THE Elk BUILDING
PLANS APPROVED BY coMM.T-
TEE FOR $1,000 NEW HOME.
Four Story Romna House also 10
be Erected by Chris Beck Adj
joining i5jg structure.

The plans and specifcatlonsc FOR
tne new Elk's building have been ap-
proved by the building committee of
the Elk's and Chris, Beck, and tney
will be submitted at once to con
contractors to figure upon,
It is expected that within three
weeks the bids viii be returned anu
work will start on the structure as
soon after as material can be placed
upon the ground.
There have been some changes
in the original design of the facade
the ornamentation being less lavish.
which it Is claimed. will tend to make
more substantial looking struc.
ture
Bids will be asked from out of
town contractors as well as local
builders.
This building is to occupy space of
46 feet frontage on Washington ave-
nue. at the corner of Ninth street,
running back to the old Electric
power house The stories will be
three all of more than the usual
height of business houses In the
city, the third floor being much high
err as this floor viii constitute the
large assembly room which will
have truss roof The building Is
to be ready for occupancy by the first
OF December,
Mr.. Beck will also begin soon the
erection OF four story building ad-
joining the Elks, to occupy frontage
of 81 feet ON Washington avenue.
which will make the total frontage
OF the two buildings 100 feet. or one
half the block This four story
building will be equal in heighth TO
the Elk's home, as the upper stories
are intended to be used for a hotel
or rooming house.
The work of raising the old brew
cry saloon building win be completed
within q week OF ten days, This
building occupied the ground npor
which the four story building IS 10 be
placed
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-29
TESTIFIED BEFORE HOUSE COM
MlTTEE INVESTIGATING
STEEL TRUST.
PRESENT At ITS BIRTH
Testifying On How John p. Rockefeller
Attempted to Enter Steel Bust.
ness But Sold Out His Hold
lngs at Loss.

Washington. May 2s--John jW
Gates told the house steel trust"
investigation committee yesterday
the history of the United States Steel
Corporation.
Present at its birth he described
how it was the natural outcome Of
what he described as the refusal of
Andrew Carnegie to submit certain
things in The early days of open con-,
petition in the steel business.
He told of how the Carnegie mills
appraised at $160,O00,000 were recog-
nized as worth s320,000,000. Almost
within the time required to make
the aransfer to the corporation, c
clash in the formitive days when
John D. Rockefeller was dissuaied
from joining in thee corporation.
Characterizing Mr. Carnegie as "a
bull in china shop" Mr.. Gates told
Of midnight conference between
himself, Charles NJ, Sehwab anf D.
Pierpont Margan, OF how The steer
corporation was conceived and how
Carnegie got $320,000,00o in securi.
ties in the corporation, when ne
previously had offered for $4,000, 900.
Mr.. Gates also told the committee
of taking over Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co, by the United States Steel
Corporation during the panic Of 1897,
a deal in which he was interested o.
a stock holder in the Tennessee com
pany.
John D, Roekfeller's name came
up in the hearing when Mr.. Gates
was describing Carnegie's desire TO
branch out after the organization OF
the National Tube Co.
John d. Rockefeller once started
steel mill and promised TO put us
out of business. That didn't last
long. The steel was made wherever
Rockfeller's steel interests were
bought at 40 cents on the dollar"