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The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
PERMITS OUT FOR
MANY STRUCTURES
Increase Noted in Expe1di'
ture for Building.

Although no apartment houses are in
cluded and the sum as made up almost
entirely of small items there is a slight
increase in the amount represented ir
the list OF prospective buildings as seer
in the permits issued last week. Per
mits issued last week show a prospective
expenditure of S227,675 for new buildings
as compared with $2l3,SOO for the preced-
ing week.
The permits include seventy-four new
structures-almost all of them small brick
or frame dwellings in outlying districts
as against a total of thirty-seven new
structures promised in the permits issued
for the preceding week.
The following permits for building were
issued last week
Harry A Kite, at 1856 and 1887 Macomb
street, two one-story frame dwellings,
SEQ.
James Martin, 1112 to 1116 Girard street
northwest, three twO-stOry brick dwell
ings, S15,OO0
UIlard & AppIeby, 40 to 81 Adams street
northwest, eight two-stOry brick dwell
ings, $4,000.
Charles A. Peters, 44O7 to 4f13 Ninth
street, S11 to 81 Webster street, and 400
TO 44OS Kansas avenue northwest, fifteen
two-Srory brick dwellings, $4,000.
c. J. Hancock, 524O Garfield street north
east, one twO-story fran dwelling, 81
900.
John Herath, Burns street, near Miami
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

With several thousand dollars already
paid in or pledged by the congregation,
and large sums promised by other Bap-
list congregations of Washington, the
campaign to raise $4,000 for the building
of a new Metropolitan Baptist Church
has started most auspiciously under the
impetus lent it by the efforts of its pas
tor, Rev. John Compton Ball. While Il
is not hoped enough money will be raised
at this time to pay all expenses, it is ex-
pected that by the time the builders have
finished at least $4,000 in actual money
will have been paid into, the treasury.
The new building will occupy the en-
tire corner, on which the first two homes
of the congregation now stand-at Sixth
and streets northeast. The present
home of the church and the first home,
now used as a Sunday school building
and chapel, both will be torn down to
make room for the handsome structure
contemplated.
The history of the church and congre-
cation is a story of effort and attain
ment, both of which have kept pace with
growth. The first congregation was or
ganized in 1872, and three years later the
first building was erected. There were
thirty-one members of the first organiza-
lLOl- oilOTlly d1IerWarC, unQer the lead
ership of Rev. William H Young the
present building was erected at a cost
of $1,000, but as the congregation now
numbers 431 the building is not large
enough to accommodate the attendance
at morning and evening Sunday services.
The new structure has been hoped for
and planned for by the pastor and his
people for years, and it is believed the
realization of the hopes will be seen in
another year with the completion of the
building
The new edifice will cover the entire
lot-9,5O0 square feet-and will be nodded
along general Gothic architectural lines.
Appleton P. Clark, jr.. is the architect.
The structure will be of stone and Har-
ward brick, with fireproof floors and con-
crete foundations. The roof will be slate
and the square Gothic towers will be
the most striking architectural features.
A stone coping will surround the struc-
ture.
The building will be one story in height
with basement and galleries. The base
ment will contain furnace room, toilet
and robing rooms, a modern kitchen, and
an assembly or dining hall fifty-three
feet square.
The main audience room will be directly
with the church parlor in front and pas
tors study and choir room in the rear.
1t will contain a gallery and provide
seating accommodations for almost 700
people. This room will connect with the
schoolrooms on the west of the audi
torium.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

to spend as much money as can be spent
advantageously in Washington. The
prompt action of Capt Oyster in setting
the machinery of the Chamber in motion
in order to give business men a running
start in the race against New York firms
will be taken as a good omen for those
who enter the race from this end.
AT present the Chamber has only one
list at its disposal. This is suspended
from the bulletin board at the rooms,
1909 F street northwest. 1t is hoped that
a means will be found later to obtain a
large number of those lists for distribu-
ton, so that all sufficiently interested
may have copies for the asking.
Perhaps in no other catalogue is so
wide a variety of commodities listed as
in the commissary list-unless it be the
annual catalogue for the PoSt-office De-
partment's dead-letter sale. In the COM
misSary list is included for general dis
tribution such items as dried and canned
fish, flour. cereals, baking powder. fresh
vegetables, evaporated milk, spices and
relishes, toilet articles, 5000 pounds of
coffee and 900 pounds of sugar.
The list Of items to be put on sale in
the commissary stores of eight army
POSTS runs from almonds TO ammonia,
candy to cured meats, playing cards to
can openers, and mirrors to mincemeat,
not forgetting laundry soap and utensils
and miscellaneous hardware
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
FISHER SALES OF WEEK.
Several Dwellings, in Chevy Chase
Heights Change Hands.

Thomas ]. Fisher Sc Co., Incorporated
report the following sales:
Sixty feet frontage on oxford street
section 2, Chevy Chase, to Mrs. Sophia
L. Searight. It is understood the pur-
chaser will Immediately improve with a
dwelling for her personal use. This sale
was effected in connection with the \.
L. Sansbury Company.
Sixty feet frontage on Jenifer street,
Chevy Chase Heights, to Eugene W. Far
lee
Four lots, total frontage of $50 feet, on
Jenifer street, Chevy Chase Heights, to
Edgar R. Piper.
For John NJ. Henderson to Clara \.
Anderson, the new seven-room dwelling
at 125 R street northwest. Consideration,
$3.50.
For Charles z. Wire to E. A. Thomas,
the new three-story dwelling at $40 Thir-
teenth street northwest. Consideration
$3.50.
For Samuel r. Weed. of New York, to
Ernest G.. Ruffner, three-story dwelling
at 1741 @ street northwest at a consider
alton of $4,000.
For Walter Beller to Charles Conradis.
lot Z, block g713, being 20 feet on the east
side of Sixteenth street extended north
of Farragut street
For estate Of Gen. NJ. c. Meigs to Per-
ciyal d. Emmert and Mrs Eva r. Bouic,
81 feet on street, between Ninth street
and Vermont avenue. Consideration,
Sc. $50. The purchasers will improve with
building to be used for stores with apart
ments above.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
BRIGHT PROSPECTS
FOR THE SPRING
Money Will Be Plentiful and
Business Good.

Ezra Gould, president of the Washing
ton Mechanics Savings Bank, says that
the prospects for spring business are
excellent.
Locally" he says, I'VE are not troubled
with financial problems experienced in
New York. Chicago, Philadelphia, and
other large cities. being, as We are, more
or less dependent on government en-
ployes as the, greatest source of our in
come. We must remember, too. that the
corporations and enterprises of every
kind discount even the future. For In
stance. We had the rate question settled
last month. Did commerce shut up
shop? Not at all; you will find not only
corporations but business men in every
walk of life. these days, looking ahead.
TT is wonderful what progress is being
made in every direction by the large and
small consumers to guard against what
might be. Even though the rate question
was considered one of the most impor-
tant decisions. and of vital Importance
to railroading. 1t was but a few hours
before the greatest railroad in the world
had assumed the government of it's
hearty cooperation to live up to the
new law.
March has outlook OF being a very
wonderful month for every line of trade.
Banks have lots of money now and must
soon seek investment or starve. They
have been little bit conservative Tor
the past five months and this has caused
lull in business. but as funds pile up
they must let go. II they wish to pay
dividends to their stockholders. Money
is becoming plentiful. spring is almost
here, conditions are generally much i'm
proved. and II seems to me that we
ought to feel very much encouraged over
the outlook
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

avenue southeast, two two-story frame
dwellings, $500
w. F. Loestsch, 1887 Fairmont avenue
northwest, one three-story brick dwelling,
$7.O00.
Cornwen & Nolan, 2l+0 and 2142 Wy
oming avenue, two two?story brick
private garages, $4,000.
Stone & Fairfax, 121S H street north
west. one two-story brick store, $4,000.
National Capital Brewing Company, 161C
u street northwest, one two-story stone
and brick store and dwelling, 5000.
w. E Baughman, 1907 and 1903 Foote
street northeast, two two-story frame
dwellings, 5000.
Appleton Cody, 249 to 257 Warren street
northeast, five two-story brick dwellings,
7,4J0.
three-story and cellar brick and concrete
store and office, $4,000.
E, H. GottwaIs, 615 to 623 Columbia
road, five two-story and cellar brick dwell
ings. $4,000.
Ida l. Ellis, 3S15 Fulton street north
west, one two-story frame dwelling, 81
425.
Helene Selke, $500 Keokuk street north
west, one two-story brick and frame
dwelling, 5000.
Ralph Hile. Conduit road, near Man.
Ilill.s NiIS NhO-oNo4s II tdIlt
s., 500.
John Wignal, 35O7 Tenth street north
east, one two-story frame dwelling, S.
600
B. G. Williams, 6O4 North Carolina ave-
nue. southeast, one two-story brick dwell
ing. $4,000
Robert McQuiston, 261S Myrtle avenue
northeast, one two-story and cellar
brick and frame dwelling 81, 400.
James NJ. Carmody, 22O to 2S2 R street
northeast, seven two-story brick dwell
ings, $15,5O0.
c. F. Diggs. 1765 Oregon avenue north
east, one three-story brick dwelling,
$4,000
NJ. L Gottwals, 412 to 420 F. street
northeast, five two-story brick dwellings,
SIS, 200.
NJ. L. Gottwals, GA Fifth street north
east, one two-story brickJ dwelling,
5000.
w. L. Stewart, 3513 to 352S T street
northwest, six two-story brick dwellings,
81, O00
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
UNCLE SAM MAKES
GOLDEN OFFER TC
LOCAL MERCHANTS
Washington Business Men Given Chance to
Bid on Army Supplies es-Many Thou
sands Involved Annually.

The merchants Washington retail and wholesale have
a chance at Uncle Sans army plum pie
If they can goods required quality standard
proper prices the supplies every for eight posts
limited supplies for the entire military service will b
For the first the Subsistence Department of the
army established purchasing coary in this city and Wash
ngton merchants have been asked bid list of 3SS different items
through Commerce letter Capt
Oyster, president of that body.
Briefly stated this that Washington merchants for the
opportunity of striving for several hundred thou
sure-pay business opportunity which has
denied reserved exclusively for the big firms of the
metropolis the past they the scratch and do well
as or better than the big firms Uncle Sam is than
willing help along the industrial movement here to that extent
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

MERCHANTS ARE NOTIFIED.
Copies of the letter. which is printed
above, have been sent broadcast TO the
merchants and business men of Wash
ington by Secretary Grant, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, with a view to arousing
all to the golden opportunity offered in
the announcement. The following note is
appended to the copy:
washington Chamber of Commerce.
THE list referred to in the above let
ter contains nearly 40 different items,
ranging from groceries, drugs, hardware,
TO toilet articles, candy, and handker-
chiefs-large quantities of each. But one
copy of the circular is available at the
present time, but that copy may be seen
on the bulletin board of the Chamber,
1202 f street.
JAMES F. OYSTER, President
That the announcement will call out
widespread interest in local commercial
circles goes without saying. For in the
list of SSS items there is hardly a known
commodity unlisted. There are few lines
of commercial pursuits in this city that
will not be interested in the opportunity.
Government Is Friendly.
The establishment of the purchasing
comnissary here and the friendly letter
addressed 10 Capt oyster, as president Of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce,
indicates the desire of the government
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
HOLLOW MATERIAL USED.
New York Builders Singing Praises
of the Air in Houses

of the Air in Houses.
Architects and builders in New York
are now singing the praises of air as a
building material. Recently hundreds of
houses have been designed for the sub
urbs with walls containing dead air.
spaces.
Dry air in confinement is the most ef-
fective nonconductor of heat yet discov-
cred. Walls that have confined air spaces
between their outer and inner surfaces
say the architects, keep the family
warmer in winter and cooler in summer
than any other kind. This means a saw
ing both on coal and ice
Hollow blocks, such as were used only
for fireproofing a few years ago, are now
Used for the walls, floors, and partitions
OF homes. They are made OF terra Gotta
and are so nodded that each block has
three or more spaces running through it
between thin webs The bearing
strength of the blocks has been estab-
llshed by elaborate tests.
The rising price of lumber. in the opin-
ION of builders, is largely responsible for
the adoption Of the new material Frame
construction has become so expensive
that its cost now is only slightly below
that of hreproof construction, and the
latter is cheaper in>the long run because
of the saving on repairs and Insurance.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
PURCHASES SITEFOR
HANDSOME HOME
DR.. Wilmer Will Build at
Twenty-first and R.

DR.. W. Holland Wilmer. the well-known
specialist, has purchased the property at
the corner Of Twenty-first and r streets
as a site for a new residence. The prop
erty. which is most advantagecusly To-
Gated, measures seveuty-one 10y sixty
three feet, and affords ample space for
a capacious and completely appointed
home. The designs will be prepared by
Nathan c. Wyeth. architect. The pur-
chase was made through B. B. Bradford.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
EXIT HALLS OF THE ANCIENTS.
Stores and Office Buildings to Re-
place Weird Structure.

What is left of the well-known il
weird structure formerly the Halls of
the Ancients. is doomed to final and COM
plete destruction within the next two
months. The property at II street and
New York avenue has been bought by
the realty firm of Stone & Fairfax. and
will be replaced by three modern office
buildings. The present tenant will va
cate the premises this month and the
work of wrecking the building win begin
at once
The structures TO be erected will be
three stories high with stores on the
first floor and offices above. The new
buildings, which will cost about $1,000
each. will have a frontage of 25 feet and
extend back 160 feet. They will be fire.
proof, Of steel and concrete construction.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
COMMERCE BODIES DATES.
Rooms of Organizations in Great
Demand for Various Meetings.

The programmes for meetings in the
rooms of the Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce for this week fol-
low:
Board of Trade-Monday, 1 p. m, spe-
cial meeting of comfnittee on industrial
interests; p. m, committee on bridges;
Wednesday noon, membership committee;
Thursday noon, executive committee
Friday noon, committee on municipal art;
3 p. m, committee on sewerage.
Chamber of Commeros-Tuesday, 2 p.
u., joint committee on Fairfax roads; 3
p. n, board of governors of Retail Mer-
chants Association; Wednesday, s p. m,
Washington Cricket Club; Thursday, p.
m, Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Bankers.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
H STREET PROPERTY SOLD.
John F. and Robert wilkins Will
Remodel for business.

The two residences 1872 and 1914 Fl
street northwest have been purchased by
John F. and Robert wilkins. 1t is the
intention of the new owners to remodel
the buildings and arrange them for use
for business. One of the properties. be-
longing to the estate OF Mrs. Berry, has
a frontage of A.5 by depth OF III feet,
and contains 2T5 square feet, while 1914
has a frontage of 3o7 feet by Ill and
contains 1884 square feet.
Both properties extend to a twenty-five
foot alley. As the last of the buildings
on that block devoted exclusively to resi-
dence purposes, they have an interest as
marking the advance of business in that
locality. 1t is said that sT.500 was paid
for 1914 and So, 900 for 15l2.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
Avenue Property Sold.

willige. Gibbs & Daniel, real estate
brokers. have sold for George A. King
lot numbered % in square IS. improved by
premises 25e4 Pennsylvania avenue north
west The lot has frontage Of twenty
two feet on Pennsylvania avenue by an
average depth Of sixty-five feet and is
improved by a three-story brick store
and dwelling. The purchase was made
by >. l. Lomedico, who conducts a busi-
that approximately $500 was paid for
the property. The sale was made IN con-
nection with the office OF Robert K.
Bradley. real estate broker.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
CharIe. w. King, Jr., i'm Deal.

Another New York avenue transaction
that portends well for the continued
growth Of that section was that carried
through by Charles w. King, jr., in the
purchase for $4,000 of the property at $50
New York avenue The building now on
the lot will be renovated and an entirely
new front of brick and stone put in. The
first floor will be made into a store and
the two upper floors will be turned into
apartments. Mr.. King made the purchase
from Max Kehner.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Gold valued at approximately s96, ,055, pa
was mined in the United States and
Alaska last year, decrease of $S,6lS,lS6
from the record output of 1909, Alaska,
Colorado and South DakotH producing
less than formerly and California, Ne
yada, and, Arizona more.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
WINDOW AND HOUSE CLEANING

YOU'LL WEAR BILLIKEN'S SMILE
IL you have the Acme do your win
dow, Office, and house cleaning ACME
WINDOW CLEANING CO., s2l g ST. NV.
Phone Main 7159.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
INVESTORS NEED
PROTECTION HERE
Should the Cham Der of Com
merce Stand Guardian?
STANDING BODY Hay ACT

Effort VIII BE Made to Keep Film
nam Games and Wildcat Cor
porntiOns Out of the Real Estate
FieId-Banking Officials Give In
dorsement to the Plan.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

The Khasia Hills, 200 miles north of
the Bay of Bengal, are the rainiest re-
gion in the world, the annual precipita-
ton frequently exceeding 400 inches.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
BUILDERS.

GIBBS THE CARPENTER. REPAIR
ing and remodeiing; no job too diffIcuIt
lszs / ST NV, Phone North 3e0. soe-1sot
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
WALL PAPER.

ROOMS PAPERED, 50 AND UP Sc
lect stock. Painting and decorating. c.
OLSON. 613 + st. Phone TAX. 154. 246-tf
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05

Russia planted 24o, as, ,sss acres in grain
last year. the largest acreage in Its his
tory.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
INVENTORS.

BROTHERHOOD OF INVENTORS,
Washington, d. c.,
Asks all inventors to read Patent Com
missioner Moore's testimony before H r
Committee on Patents lSf-eoS
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
CHURCH RESULT OF
YEARS OF EFFORT
Metropolitan Baptists Will
Have Handsome Structure.
COST OF BUILDING $4,000

COnteIn plated Edifice ut sixth and
A Streets northeast VIII Replace
EreEatiOn-GOthic Lines of Archi-
lecture Will Be Followed.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
PAWNBRoKERs.

MONEY To LOAN
ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY.
LOUIS ABRAHAMs,
MOVED TO SIS G ST. NV.
266-6Tno
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
ICE CREAM.
VACUUM CLEANING MACHINES

Regina, Diamond, Richmond, Magic, Duntley,
Hoover. all othcr makes; free demonstration in
homo; prices. s. TO Sl25, cash time Call Main
ass. NATIONAL. 9Th and ID nv. lis
The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
HAIRDRESsING.

WE ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR
BUENA BLACk-HEAD SOAP.
Unsurpassed for treatment of the skin
MISS CADMAN, 72S nth ST. NV.
35-t Phone NJ 731
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-11-30
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