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The Washington times., 1911-12-30
REALTY BROKERS
/. TO PROTEST BILL
FOR TRUE VALUES
Meeting Thursday Night
Will Voice Sentiment of
Capital Traders.

TO protest against the johnson true
consideration" BILL, number of real
estate brokers OF this city will meet at
the rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce
next Thursday evening.
Fear that the enactment Of the John
son bill requiring brokers to file with
every deed an affidavit stating the true
consideration passed or to pass in each
transfer of real estate in the District
will seriously impair or put an end to
cause Of the proposed meeting.
Unlike similar bills which have re-
Gently been introduced in the New York
legislature. the johnson bill requires the
considerations to be made public at the
time OF transfer, whereas the New
York measure only requires that the
considerations be filed with the tax col
iector for his confidential use in making
assessments.
IN the johnson bill contained this fea-
ture much Of the opposition among the
brokers would be withdrawn, as already
stated I'm The Times. But even with
this amendment there will still be oppo-
sition.
Brokers say they now are giving to
the assessor, whenever requested, the
true values at which pieces of property
are, transferred, confidentiaiy Tor his
guidance for making assessment. They
point out that oftentimes the true. con-
Jsiderations are not the values upon
which fair assessments should be made.
They also insist that the Assessors Of
flee should be equipped with men who
know enough about the actual values
OF property in the District to assess y
intelligently without the requirement OF
knowledge of the price Involved every
time q lot Ii transferred.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Lottery Conducted
On Fire Alarms

SCHENECTADY. N. r., Dec. 3o.--Ac-
cording to the police. who have been in
vesigating number Of false tire alarms
during the past two weeks. there is a
pool on fire alarms in existence here.
Numbers representing the fire alarm
box numbers, are drawn each week.
and the person holding the ticket corre-
spending to the first alarm sounded In
the week. wins the pool The police say
they have learned just where this lot
not vet been able to learn who is
responsible. However. II Is expected
that arrests will he made soon. as there
is q statute In the city ordinsn noes pro-
hibiting the sounding of false alarm
Of fire, with q penalty Of fine OF $50
or $50 days In jail. or both.
Two false alarms were sounded this
week. and the lives of men and horses
were endangered because Of the slippery
pavement.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
se5o
Suburban.

Massachusetts, Avenue Heights-charles H.
Mixer ct ux. to American Security and
Trust Company and Amos II. Plumb trlls-
tees, lot q and part lot 20. square 1885, $40
American Security and Trust Company ct
al, trustees. to Charles H. Mixer, lots 20
and Il. square 1886. SO.
Washington Highlands-Charies q. Taylor
to John c. Bum. lot 2. block s, $40.
Deanwood Heights-Elias Gather ct al. to
Marvin Gather. lot n. block H. $40
Burrviile-wiiliam c. Taylor to George T.
xeney. lots 4a and a, block 9. section 3. 40
Nellie NJ Hanback, to same. lot e, black
Eckinston-Georse Truesdell ct ux. to City
and Suburban Railway Of Washington. lot
chiiium Castle Heights-washington Land
and Mortsage Company to May B. Roller.
,lots ! 2, and 49, square $685. $40.
Security and Trust Company ct al, trus-
tees, to Henry r. Lemiy. lots l6 and IL.
square 1895, $40. Same to Amaryllis GIL
Potomac Heights-Potsanac Heights Land
Company to John L. councill. lots II and
13. square 1913. SO.
Addition to Takoma Park-Sus F. Chapman
to Franklin w. Chase, lot Z, square s19i, SO.
Rhode Island avenue terrace-Mary A. Har-
yey to Frank F. Freeman lot 3. block
Connecticut Avenue Highlands-connecticu
Avenue Highlands Company to Valerie B.
Padelford,. lots "a and Is. square 2os7 $40.
Same to Lester r. Marx and Lewis Frei-
rick, lot 7, square 2o7l, $40.
Hamilton road-John Madigan Ell ux. to EIe-
savetgrad Cemetery Association parcel 22s
over u, $40.
| Hamilton road-George F. wilkinson ct ux
to Elesavetgrad Cemetery Association, part
| parcels 22s over II and 22S over 81. 80.
| Massachusetts, Avenue Heights-American So
curfty and Trust Company ct al, trustees
to Clarence H. Reixenstein, lot z. square
1885.
sherwood-Izora scott'to John schaeffer. 10,
is, square 4220, $10
Massachusetts avenue Heights-American Sc.
curtty and Trust Company ct al, trus-
tees, to Thomas q. Kengla, lot g. square
1885, $40.
South Brookland--Thrift Building Company t.
! Edgar f. Nelson, lot 30. square 1894. So
Villa Park-Clara A. Marden ct vir, Edwin
J r., to w. Everett Mills. lot 81 and 80
square 4240. $776.A
| Aaron-Edward F. Smith ct ux. to Jesse w
Rawlings, part tract, $40.
First Addition to American University Pari
| Melville B. Rideout ct ux. to Marshall ]
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Lincoln National
Bank to Receive

To celebrate formally the completion
of their new home, the Lincoln National
Bank officers and directors will have an
open house" and reception on Tuesday
afternoon and evening. January 9. 1912.
Opening at the regular hour in the
morning, the doors Of the bank will be
kept open for visitors until 4:30 in the
afternoon. They will then reopen at
and remain open until $3.50 or 10 o'clock.
Arrangements for the formal recep-
ton were completed at a meeting of
the board of directors yesterday. The
old banking rooms at Seventh and D
streets northwest have been entirely re-
modelled at a cost or over $4,000.
new front has been built, the floor low
cred four feet to the street level: new
mahogany. marble. and bronze fixtures
installed; the vaults lowered to the
basement, and an entirely new and
modern banking house made out Of the
old structure.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Capt. Schwegler Buys
Ownership of Patriot

Ownership Of the Patriot, the weekly
paper. Of the organized liquor dealers
and the Retail Merchants Association.
passed to Capt. Charles T. Schwegler.
manager Of the Washington Journal,
today.
Captain Schwegler announces that the
name Of the Patriot will be changed to
the Liquor Dealer with the issue of next
week. The paper has circulation amony
the LIQUOR merchants of the District.
and il under the general supervision Of
the liquor dealers organizations.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Near.Urban.

Washington Heights-J. Wilbur Latham OF
AK. to Josephine p. Hill, lots -. q, 49,,
block 4, so.
1880 Bladensburg road northeast-Catherine
A. Bader to Margaret A. sadtler. one-fifth
interest in lot LIS. Long Meadows. 500.
cns1.i Hsashs;EdTard 4 K,nE ot 4 ;,k Fax w
Blenheim Court-Washington Loan and Trust
Company. trustee, to William e. Cowen.
Howard r. Van Law, and Eugene A. Jones,
trustees Of the Aionzo o. Bliss properties,
lots ls and II, block 3. Washington Heights,
washington Heishts-Jessie M. Gilbert ct vir,
Thomas E.. to- J. Wriley Jacobs. lot 70.
block block n.o;v : Mo; J.; J., Wriley Jacobs conveys
Moors secona sS
A. Miner to Belle Pollock. lot 20. block 8,
Mt Pleasant and Pleasant Plains-pavid J.
Kalorama Heights-Porter J. Mccuvnber e,
Meridian Hil--Dayid b. Murdock, Ir., to
Wilbur Latham, lot 9. block IS, $40.
Dobbins Addition-Alexander Millar ct ux.
to, to William I. Morrison. lot IS. square 49,
RosedaIe apa fshsrwood-James H Murphy
to Annie f. o. Brien, north one-half origi.
Mt. Pleasant-Mary A. Peck to Clarence J.
Peck; lot q, block 8, Mt. Pleasant. and ioi
2so6 Calvert street northwest-Creed M. Full
ton ct ,snt %1 ooSay tS May H. Lamson. lot las
: Addition to LIE Droit Park-B. Francis Sau
ct al. trustees, to Edward M. Gransy, io
73, square 25, 1850.
washington Hcights-Harry wardman ct al
| to Rosalie M. Vickers. lot 2o9, $40
North Columbia Height-James w. Crutcher
trustee. to Daniel J. Marshall, lot 2S, blocl
| g.. $1,00545.
Mlntwood--John Brainard ct ux to Ore,
q. Staples and E. Southard Parker. lo
| 25, $40. -
| Holmead Manor-Frances w. Smylie to Harr,
j. jackson, lot 4s. square 2S2s, $40.
Holmead Estate-Seymour N. Forbes ct ux
| to May M. Crump, lot 43. $40. !,
Ingleside-Emmanuel speich. jr.. ct al, trus
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Transfers in Realty
Northwest,

Thirteenth street northwest, between G and
H streets-Hayes w. Hawkins to Frank
Walter part original lot rs. square 252, $40.
Oscar S. Taylor ct ux. conveys same prop
erty to Hayes w. Hawkins, $40.
2010 Hillyer place northwest-Robert A.
zachary to Henry j. Rhett, lot 101, square
90, SO
Tenth street northwest. between v and w
streets-Barbara ID. Graf to Jesse L. Con-
well! lot s., square 35s, s1o
636 l. street northwest--Annie M. Miller to
Patrick and Susan II. Mccarthy. part lot
10. square 49, so.
u street northwest. between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets-J. II. M. Clancy to lea
NJ. Walter. lot 1873. square 237, $40.
$40 Tenth street northwest-Ica M. Walter
ct vir, Lawrence H., to ]. Harry M. Cha
ney, part original lot 13. square 347, so.
1892 Seventh street northwest-samuel J..
Shoemaker ct al to Augusta Rice. part
original lot 10. square 423, 80.
Corcorans street northwest, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets-Samuel w.
ns I0wnsemd W. hhss to There , p Wl;oa and
osspas IN sot a ,ousre sSs so interest
Twenty-third and N streets northwest-Philip
H. Christman to Samuel s. Carroll, part
1913 q .srse. sna g. %
and Rignald w. Boall, trustees. to Ange-
line Hillyer. lot 72. square 1856, 1850.
Wurdeman ct ux. to Ida p. Belcher. lot
81, square Gil, SO.
q street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets northwest-Mary H. Warner to Ed
ward g. Perry, part lot ls, square 2Ss, $40
Thirty-third and Prospect streets northwest
W; Morgsn gan Weaver to Adolph Loehl. lot 80
no Nineteenth street northwest-Anna s.
iSr. L0eal to s.o w ,d Morgan Weaver part lot As.
Twenty-ffth street, between I and X streets,
northwest-Emma Wilcox ct vir, Charles H.,
to Josephine g. Lavezzo. part lot II. square
20. SO.
Seventh and T streets northwest-orren @.
Staples ct al. to Annie p. n. Clarke, lots
10 to Al, square 417. SO
L street northwest between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets-John J. Cleary ct ux. to
ssuars Dawio iss mscsr1aher sio parts lots II and ~
street northwest between Twenty-seventh
and Twenty-eighth streets-walter M.
Brown ct ux. to Fred C. Jones. lot 80,
square 1. SO Fred c. Jones conveys same
property to Bdith L. Brown, SO
Thirty-seventh street extended-W. Scott
Walker ct ux: to Gerhardt A. Meyer. lot
1926, square 1900.
Vermont avenue northwest. between N and
o streets-Ida B. Stockton ct vir, Arthur
W., to Ella ]. Rice Wagner, part original
lot 8, square 243, $40.
$50 p street northwest-Julia L. Rockwell 10
Michael 8. Applestein lot II, square a66,
T, street northwest, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets-James B. Nicholson Ell
px. to Samuel E. CornwelI lot 23s, square
lbl, $40 Samuel e. Cornwell conveys same
property TO Robert l.. Jones, So
Ninth street northwest between III and
streets-Stephen Gatti ct ux to Frank wal.
ter, part original lot IS, square 374, $40
wizard street northwest between Seven.
johnson to George e. Stewart, lot 2os
square 151, $40.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
npany. lots 50 and 90, square

Building Company, lots 80 and o. square
104S. SO
/ w. Slater and Charles II. Kindle to Ray
mond ]. vierbuchen, lot a, square S73. $40.
Raymond ]. Vierbuchen conveys same prop
erty to George w. Slater and Charles II.
Kindle, 80.
800 First street southeast-Joseph A. Tan ct
ux. to Joseph d. and Julia L. Blair, lot
A. square 692, SO.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Southeast.

X street southeast, between Ninth and Tenth
streets-National Savings and Trust Com
pany, trustee, to James T. Kenyon, lots
1, 2, 4, and 15 square south of s5l, $40 100.
Rear of G street southeast, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets-Alfred H.
Lawson to District of Columbia, part orig
inal lot 5, square 1OiS. sl,52SSs.
S04 A street southeast-Marvin A. Custis ct
al. to Frank w. vedder. lot 10. square
$40, $40. r,, RI
Seventh street southeast. between and q
streets-William q. Johnson ct al. trustees,
to William A.. Simpson south half lot RI.
square sos. N.600.
d street southeast. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets-Iva A. Heany TO Leo b.
and Edith A. Miner. lot 92. square 10ls, $40
Eleventh street, between @ and streets
southeast--Edward o. Whitford ct ux. to
Milton ]. Hine, lot "A. square 974. So
e street southeast, between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets-Watson j. Newton ct al,
trustees. to Catherine A. Newton, lot 81,
square 1915. $2.0e5
L street, between thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets. southeast-Mary q. Nelson 20 Thrift
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
ODD SPECULATIVE
. HOME BUILDING. in
READY MADE ERA
Elaborate Houses of High
Cost Mark Operations IN
Capital Realty.
UNUSUAL CONDITION
IN RECORD OF YEAR
Northwest District Being Restrict.
ed in Many InstancesSo
Protect Values.

Speculative home building recently has !
taken on d form not developed to ar
marked extent until the last year or
two, and. to large extent, peculiar to
washington. This is In the construc-
tion OF elaborate homes, such as most
persons have been accustomed to hav-
ing designed for themselves, rather than
to buy ready made"
A number OF builders have done much
OF this sort Of building recently In
washington Heights, Woodley, New
Hampshire avenue, above Dupont Cir
Gle, and to some extent in Chevy Chase
and other localities. Houses ranging I'm
price from $4,000 to $4,000 are the types.
A peculiar condition accompanies the
construction Of a number OF these
houses in Woodley. Harry wardman
bought the entire frontage of woodley
road, between Connecticut avenue and
Twenty-seventh street. for the purpose
Of protecting the value of his own pri-
vate residence at the corner OF the road
and the avenue. He has erected several
detached residences on hfty-foot lots in
carrying out this plan. and what lots he
str,ct;o has sold have been subject 70 the re-
cost less than 10000, none except the de-
tached type, and none on a lot less than
HIty Ieet IN width.
Styles of Houses.
Two of these houses have been COM
pleted by Mr.. Wardman. one colonial
style and one an adaptation of the
Spanish mission type. Next to these
colonial style house has been erected
by F. T. Sanner and William A. Hill.
The Wardman house contains twelve
rooms and four baths, with one marble
shower bath. The Sanner & Hill house
| contains thirteen rooms and five baths.
A unique feature about the building In
! this street is the fact that in a section
that is fast building up with the or
devoted entirely to detached houses of
an expensive kind. Probably this con-
| dition exists nowhere else In Washing
| ton.
Find Ready Market.
A totally different type of house IL
that built by Sanner & Hill. at I'LL
New Hampshire avenue. This II not
the only one these builders have con-
structed in this vicinity, but Is q good
example Of the class. Others which they
have built have found reUdy market
This is q $65.o00 house Of a severely
plain, white stone exterior, Of the Eng
lish basement type, distinctly a city
| mouse. IL Ii IOur stories nigh and con-
tains sixteen rooms and six bathrooms
One feature. for instance, Is an electric
| elevator.
Builders expulain their success. In
marketing these expensive read kto-
live-in" houses by the fact that they
can sell them to q buyer for consider
ably less than the buyer could build a
house Of similar kind for himself
Then, too, many persons who want
homes In Washington want them with
out delay. AS these houses are designed
especially for this class the man or
woman who thinks It will be necessary
to build finds the house all ready at
hand for occupancy when desired.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Northeast,

East Capitol street northeast between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth streets-Philandei
G. Johnson ct ux. to Thomas and Laura
V. Stewart, lot 81, square 1895, $40
X street northeast, between Sixth and Sew.
enth streets-Herman r. Howenstein ct ux
to Marion p. and Edward Lord, lot g.
square S57. $40.
Tenth and II streets northeast-Israel S. Mil.
Ter ct ux. to Simon Jacobsen and Reuben
Goldstein, lots 80 and 33, square $50, $40
2.9 First street northeast-George A Town.
send to Edmond c. Bonaventure, mart orig
inal lot Is, square 725, 500.
Maryland avenue, between Second and Third
ux. to Columbus F. Lynch part OF lot
and part Of lot B. square 757, So
Sixth street northeast between / and X
streets-Herman r. Howenstein ct ux II
Benjamin ]: and Addie B. Langyher LOT
107, square S67, SO. -
street northeast. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets-Herman r. Howensteir
ct ux. to Elmer L., Charles W.. and Eliz.
abeth A. Trey, lot 81. square 10l1, $40.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30

and Josephine W. Gleason. lots is, 10. 20,
and 21, square l4s6, $40.
Aaron-Emma L. Starkweather to Jesse w.
Rawlings, part OF tract. SO.
Aaron-Jesse w. Rawlings ct ux. to Frank T.
Rawlings, part OF tract. $40.
Eckington-Hermann b. Barnhart ct ux. to
william J. Vickery. lot 80, block 4: SO.
Twining City-John Herath ct ux. to John
Karle, lot 20. block 10. SO.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Young Girl Bitten
On Leg by Bulldog

While at Seventh and G streets north
east last evening Eileen Wachter, eight
years old, of III Seward square. was
bitten on the leg by a bulldog. The
wound was not serious.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Colored Woman Tells
Police She Was Robbed

Susan Watson. colored. 600 Harvard
street northwest. reported to the police
OF the Tenth precinct that she was
robbed Of pocketbook containing SIS
last night by colored man who
grabbed the purse from her hand while
she was walking in Harvard street near
her home.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
To Hunt i'm Aero.

BODEAUx, Dec. Schubert Latham.
aviator, we'll known in America, has
gone to Africa, hunting. He takes
along a monoplane from which he
hopes to shoot big game.
The Washington times., 1911-12-30
Southwest.

N street southwest, between Third and Four
and-a-half streets-Hary j. Giclas ct ux,
to Annie A. Mickle, part lots 81 ana Ss.
square 545 $40.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-27
Elk For Block Hills,

Observation-Disclosures are being made
by the Deadwood lodge of Elks to Sc
cure a herd of elk from Wyoming for
the Black Hills. This movement COM
menced nearly a year ago, when it was
first taken up with Congressman Mar
tin. Mr.. Martin assured the local men
that he would exert every influence
in Washington to secure the animals,
but that first the state Legislature
must pass a law creating a closed
season in South Dakota for elk before
the government would consider the
proposition. This was done by the
last Legislature, and now the governors
of both South Dakota and Wyoming
are being urged to use their influences
to have elk brought from Jackson Hole
country to the Black Hills, and from
present indications the local Elks will
be successful.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-27

Is visible for many miles, and hun
dreds of people came from adjacent
cities in Illinois to view and admire 1t.
Should this work weather well and
preserve its fine contour and lines, Mr..
Taft thinks 1t is probable 1t will mark
an era in the erection Of statuary in
REINFORCED concrete.
On leaving the grove which bordered
the roadway climbing the bluffs, the
statue appeared In its majesty on the
bank Of the river. There was no un-
yelling, as Mr.. Taft wished the first
sight of the monument to be one of it's
entire majesty.
Below, midstream, lies Margaret Full
ler's island, sacred to the memory of
Madam de Ossoli, the poetess who
once lived here. Two miles distant,
beyond the oak groves, rise the spires
of Oregon. Mr.. Taft's other works, the
Indian "Paducah" in the city of that
name in Kentucky and The Eternal
Silence" the Graves monument in
Graceland cemetery, Chicago, have a
similar feeling of majesty to that Of
his latest creation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-27
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
DR.. Parkin Says No Change VIII Be
Made i'm Selection.

Vermillion.-President Gault, chair
mar of the South Dakota committee
OF award for the Rhodes scholarship,
has just received a letter from DR..
Parkin Of London, the executive Off
Ger Of the Rhodes scholarship trust,
with reference to the continuation Of
these scholarships in states where but
little interest has been shown. DR..
Parkin visited President Ga-lt last No
Vember at the time the state educa-
tional association was in session at
Huron. At an informal gathering of
a number of school men DR.. Parkin
intimated very strongly that unless
South Dakota showed more interest in
these scholarships the basis of the
award would be changed. DR.. Parkin
says:
Since my return to England this
question has been very carefully on
sidered by the trustees. They feel
that in several states of the Union
these valuable scholarships have fail
ed to attract the attention among stu
dents that they deserve and that more
satisfactory results would probably be
obtained and a stronger representa-
ton of the United States at oxford be
secured by some change in the system
Of selection or distribution which
would throw the scholarships more
fully open to competition among the
students Of the whole Union"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-27
Homesteaders Given Leave.

Observation-Disclosures the pub
lished statements to the effect that a
new law has been passed granting all
homestead settlers leave of absence
for a year on account of the dry wealth
er, no such law has been passed or is
likely to be. March ., 1889, congress
provided that registers and receivers
OF local land offices might grant leave
Of absence for not more than one year
to homestead settlers who after estab-
fishing residence on their homesteads
were unable OF account of sickness,
loss of crops or other unavoidable cas-
ualty to support themselves or those
dependent upon them on the home
stead on application by the entryman.
The present conditions make it posi-
bic for all entrymen desiring leave of
absence to obtain it by application.
Blank forms will be sen by the local
lane office on request and can be exc
cuted before the nearest notary pub
lie. Settlers should obtain leave of
absence before going away, as it may
affect their proof later on, or contest
may be initiated which would ~necessi-
tate the expense of defending. Set
tiers obtaining leave for one year may
return to their homesteads at any
time and will have to make up only
the time they are actually absent.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-07-27
BLACK HAWK STATUE
dorado Taft's Monument to
Vanishing Race.
Red Man, Towering Over Valley Long
Indians Sole Property, Seems
Leaving the Site Reluctantly
Made of Concrete.

Oregon, m.-With~ impressive cere-
monies the statue of the famous Indian
chief Black Hawk was dedicated at
Eagle Nest camp, the summer colony
OF Chicago artists and writer's, near
here. The statue of the great chief
tain is the work of dorado Taft and
stands on a 200-foot blum across the
river from the town and just outside
the limits of the camp. Among the
members of the party at the dedica-
ton were some of the best known Of
C~hicago's artists, sculptors and writer's.
Edgar A. Bancroft was the principal
speaker and presented the statue to
the people OF Illinois. Responses were
made by DR.. Charles c. Eastman and
Miss Laura NJ. Cornelius.
The statue of Black Hawk occupies
a position on the highest point In
Rock river valley. 1t is mammoth in
size-being AZ feet Highland repre-
sents the work of four years. 1t is
built of concrete and is expected to be
who once roamed this section. The
facial lineaments are Of Black Hawk,
but the sculptor's idea was to make
the statue typical of the vanishing
North American Indians.
The figure of Black Hawk is repre-
sented girt in a blanket, reluctantly
leaving the valley which served his
tribe as council grounds long before
the white mar came to this continent.
This remarkable statue, which is
made of REINFORCED concrete by a new
process, is itself imposing, and has
been placed upon a rock 200 feet above
the water. the highest point in the pic
turesque Rock river valley. The statue