The Washington times., 1911-10-27
,RUMOR OF SEVERAL
CHANGES FOR THE
zee
!. MUNSEy BUILDING
Additional Stories And I'm.
provement In Facade
Are Projected.

r" It Is rumored that important struct-
ural changes. are to be made in the
Munsey building in the way of addi-
tional stories and alterations in the IA
eade.
1t is also reported that along with
these changes will come the installation
of new type of fast elevators and
other equipment, which will bring the
bcilding ur-to-the-minute in modern Of
fee building construction and e1'ip-
ment.
Large Houses Leased.
Frederick May reports the leases Of
two large residences. William Littauer
has les sed tho former French embassy,
the southeast corner of Seventeenth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
-, tsset. The lease was made IN :o1ncc-
ton with William Corcoran Hill. The
residence Of Miss Annie Depew Pauld-
ing, 1929 Nineteenth street northwest.
was leased to Richard Reid Rogers, of
New York.
Joins New Firm.
Edward H Jones, who has been with
Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc, for the
past six years as salesman. has Joined
forces with Yellott & Stubblefleld, Inc.
.Mr, Jones has specialized In Chevy
Chase and suburban property and
brings wide experience in this branch
OF realty tc the new firm.
New Council Officers.
James II. Shea is the, new president
Of the Building Association Council of
the District CT Columbia, elected at the
, annual meeting held at the rooms of
. the Oriental Building Association last
night. Other officers chosen were Jud-
son T. Gull, Vice president, and Charles
#. Benjamin, secretary.
AS members of the executive commit
tee, in addition to the officers, Joseph
A. Maedel, James NJ. Woodward, G.
Clinton James, r. Harrison Johnson, AL
bert Schultheis and Charles H. llindle
were elected.
y Sell Two Houses.
/ The sales of two residences are re-
d. ported today by King & Fill. Miss
: Mary Widmayer bought the house at
26O9 Thirteenth street northwest, and
: Paul F. Cain bought a similar house at
!. 2627 Thirteenth street northwest. The
! sales were made for Charles w. King,
jr. The houses contain seven rooms and
were sold for $500 each.
Real Estate Transfers.
zoos IIillyer place .northwest-Edwin J. Nc
Kee ct ux. TO G. Beale Bloomer, lot 1879.
square 93 SO.
q Rosedale and Isherwood-Horatio N. Taplin,
trustee, to James M. and Hannah II. Pat
ten, lot a. block 10. $40. James NJ. Pat
ten ct ux. to Isaac Silverman. lot IA. block
49, s10 :,
- Downs ct ux. to Frances Leonard, lot AZ,
square 1852, SO. Francis Leonard conveys
same property to Morris j. Gensberg, $40
Fifth and Il streets northwest-Florence -
Price to Wharton e. Lester, trustee, hall
= interest In lots | and 2, square 4S3, $40.
M MNe to Frances NJ. Hodgkin, lot 27. square 1876
:. .Highview-Harry wardman ct al: to ElT a
:. M. Larson, lot 1873, square E., of 1885: so
Congress Heights-sarah g; Rouzer to Wen
may Wayland, lot IL, block, 3, $40. Same
< to same, lot i3. block g. SO.
Ingleside-Flora b. Klein to Esther II. Hard
ing and Laura NJ. Humiston, lot II, square
II, $40.
> Cleveland Park-Frederick 6: Tyler ct ux. tt
Lea HILL lot 80, block 4, $40.
West Holmead Manor-Harry Wardman e'
al to Nellie Savage, lot 80. block 4, SO.
+. X street northwest, between twenty -foprtf
a., $40. William H. Hutcherson conveys
same property to William F. and Jessie X
Long Meadows-william F. Barnhardt e
! ux. to william H. Linkins lot Isl. squar
Indoience-Charles E. Wire ct ux. to Mabe
: E.. Hunt lot 32 square 200, $40.
IInwOod Heights+John w. Glennan, trustee
to William H. Smith, lot II, block 3, $40:
Canal street southeast between l and X
streets-Edwin d. Barker to William A
Coombe. part lot 8, square 167, $40: ,-
S317 o street MISUNDERSTANDING Smith ct Vir
. Samuel T., to Patrick H. O. Calaghan, lo
81 square 1245 SO.
Linwood Heights-John w. Glennan, trustee
to Charles L. Bullock lot TO- block "a 3; SO
stre"ts-Herman r. Howenstein ct ux. t.
Thomas W. and Clara o. Goucher lot "a
Dobbins' Addition-William C. Alard ct al
to Nellie C: Krebs, lot 60. block 1s., $40
172s L street northwest--American Security
and Trust Company, trustee, to Lucy N
Munford. part original lot 90 square 127
Marion street northwest, between P and {