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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
TRANSFERS INVOLVE
SEVERAL RESIDENCES
N. L. Sansbury Co. Gives List
of Sales for Past
Week.

Sales of several residences were con-
summated this week through the Of
flee of the n. L. Sansbury Company.
Four sales were made for Kennedy
Bros, operative builders. these trans
actions involving houses in the develop
ment projects in Princeton Heights north
west and in Lexington street northeast.
The semi detached house at 40 Quebec
street was sold to Charles c. Hoffman,
while William w. Wayland purchased the
residence at 1873 Quebec. street. In Ken
nedy Bros operation in Northwest Wash
ington the sales involved the houses at
GIG and 653 Lexington street, which We're
purchased by George A. Dooley and
Frank Ludlow, respectively.
In Sauls Addition the Sansbury Com
pany sold the property at 4S07 Iowa ave-
nue. to George E. Smith. the sale being
made for John r. Haislip. Other Sauls
Addition transfers were as follows:
For f. c. Brinley, to w. II. Hyde, the
property at 1909 Delafield street.
For Martin w. Bray, to Mathilde e.
Weighell, the house at 1906 Emerson
street
To f. c.. Brinley. a lot on Delafield
street between 18th and 18th streets,
upon which Mr.. Brinley will erect a
house.
Two sales were made for Lewis f.
Breuninger. one of them involving the
property at 1901 18th street northwest,
and the other the residence at oS21 18th
street northwest. title to both properties
being taken by Katherine Walsh
For Emerson H. Matthews the sale was
made to A. M. and II. E. Parkinson of
the residence at 1896 Lamont street
northwest.
The house at 1856 18th street northwest
was sold for Harry Wardman to A. NJ
Daniels.
Another transaction involved four
houses, 2427-33 NJ street northwest, which
were sold for Charles L. Tankersley to
John E. Walsh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
with considerable interest. The orig

with considerable interest. The original
idea was to build these roads of
macadam, but in both localities several
streams of water frequently overflow
their banks and render the roadways
practically impossible for the time and
badly wash the roadbed. There always
being a possibility Of the water washing
out the macadam, and 1t being impracti-
cable to fix the grade SO as to prevent
high water from coming upon the roads
Chief Engineer Fl. G. Shirley Of the state
roads commission decided to experiment
with the concrete construction.
The original cost of this character of
road Is said to be about % per cent
greater than macadam, but 1t is certain
that the cost Of maintenance will be less
The concrete is six inches in Depth and
on top of this surface will be laid a coat
ing of tar with a top dressing of stone
chips as a wearing surface.
About 200 feet of this road will be
constructed in Bladensburg. between the
bridge over the Eastern branch separat-
ing Hyattsville and Bladensburg and the
bridge entering Bladensburg from WASH
ington. Contractor L. ID. Rich had ex-
pected to have the work completed by
October I, but owing to the scarcity of
cars in which to haul cement he will
hardly finish the road before the latter
part of October.
Approximately 1000 feet Of the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
MANY SALES REPORTED
FOR FIRST HALF OF MONTH
Morgan Bros, Realty Brokers, Give
Summary of Trans
actions.

Transactions involving realty of total
value of $4,000 were reported this week
by Morgan Bros, real estate brokers,
for the first half of the month of Sep
TENDER. The sales included the following:
For L. N. Morgan. the house No. 1867
10th street northwest: price, $4.35O.
For r. j. DUNCAN to a local investor.
the five houses Nos. 767 to IT'S Fairmont
street northwest, at total consideration
Of $1O.750.
For Lena Long. the property No. 1908
18th street northwest, for $1,000.
For Capt. Prince. the residence No. 1885
p street northwest; price, $1,000.
Other sales included number Of lots
in woodbridge, In Virginia Highlands, In
Chillum Castle Heights and at other
points in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
Bloody Foot Ball.
from the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Foot ball has always had it's enemies
In 1.-The Anatomies Of Abuses" a work
published in 1888, the game is roundly
abused. It's author-one Philip Stubbes-
describes foot ball as ga bloodie and
numbering practice For doth not
every one I've in waite for his adversarie,' .
he argues, seeking to overthrowe him
or to pickle him Oh his nose, though it
be upon hard stones? in ditch or dale, in
valley or hill, or what place souer it be.
he careth not, SO he have him down?
And he that can serve the most of this
fashion, he is counted the only fellow.
and who but hep Foot ball must have
been a strenuous pastime in those days.
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T1gE 4
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Every reader of travel books is familiar
with the "rain-maker.' But we have no
use for him just now; and there is much
less about rain-stopping than about rain
making In the travel books. Some tips.
however, may be picked up. In South
Africa rain doctors kill q bird and throw
It into the river, or simply burn a rabbit
skin. crying. 1.-THE rabbit is burning, the
rabbit is burning The Hottentots hang
up skins on poles. with the idea of Tempt
ing the wind to blow the skins about so
that 1t may be diverted from the business
of raining. Simplest of all is the method
of mimetic magic recorded by Mr. j. A
MacCulloch. Just as rain can be produced
by performances initiating IL falling. 50
you have only to abstain from drinking
or washing and the rain will leave off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
REMODELlNG PLANNED
OF BANK BUILDING
Upper Floors Of Lincoln Bank Will
Be Occupied by Berberich
Company.

Plans have been prepared for a COM
plete remodeling of the upper floors of
the Lincoln National Bank building, at
the southwest corner Of 7th and d streets
northwest. and when the improvements
to the structure have been completed 1t
win be occupied by another Berberich
shoe store. The Berberich company pro-
poses to utilize all of the three upper
floors of the bank building, and the new
establishment will be the third of the
chain of Berberici stores in Washington.
In the new store specially will be made
of the sale of three-dollar shoes.
An entrance to the store will be placed
at the corner of the bank building. with
the doorway opening into ID street. and
passenger elevator will be installed at
that point. 1t has been estimated that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
Nova Scotia or Acadia.
, the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle
There are Nova Scotians who still wish
that the name of their country had never
been changed from Acadia. In the Brit
ish Empire Series Mr.. James S. Mac
donald of Halifax writes that Nova
Scotia may be a grander name than
Acadia. but it has in later days been a
great drawback to the province, as 1t has
been COMPOUNDED with Nova Zembla. and
amusing diplomatic mistakes are recorded
by which Nova Scotia has been confound-
ed with a miserable Russian island away
up in the arctic waters" There is no
likelihood, however. of reversion to the
name borne by the colony before James 1
granted it to his Scottish fayorite, Sir
William Alexander, and established the
''baronets Of Nova Scotia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

character of road will be constructed
near College Park, and the bridge over
pertinent station will be remodeled by
the construction of two new piers and
the frightening Of the bridge thirty feet.
The contractors for this section are
Clayborn & johnson.
purchased from Frank Smoot q house
and four acres Of ground In Wells sub
division of Palestine Farm. East Hyatts-
VILE
Mrs. Rose Rucker has purchased from
Edward L. Frank building site in East
Hyattsville and will shortly begin the
erection Of a store and dwelling.
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E Street Property Sold.

Announcement was made today OF
the sale of the four-story building at
S11 e street northwest for Marcus
Notes by Joseph Herzog In connection
with Cissel, Talbot & Co. The name
of the purchaser. who intends to thor
oughly remodel and renovate the
structure for use In his own business.
has been withheld The consideration
also has not been stated. The prop
erty has q frontage OF twenty-ttiree
feet and depth Of eight-seven feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21

Distinctive Features Only
Found i'm These Homes
Built-in Cold Storage Room
Built-in Refrigerator
Built-in Fireless Cooker
Huilt-in China Closet
Euilt-in Kitchen Table
completely installed Laundry
Concrete Front Porch
Two-story Rear Porch
.Nttic over entire house
Automatic Hot-water Heater
Liberal Closets
Perfect Ventilation
- feet front
Large Pantry
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Sixteenth Street Highlands.
"The Best Suburb of Washington"

SIXTEENTH keystone in of
l
the
to
improvements It IS furthermore striking
development Nowhere
of of
of
own
You
beautifully in
of individuality
life under
reason
OFFICE ON PROPERTY PHONE 1913
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PART Of BOULEVARD
TODE BUILT OF Cement
New Type of Construction
Necessary to Prevent Wash
outs by High Water.
Special Correspondence of The star.

HfATTSVILLE, September 81. 1912.
experimental concrete roadways are
oeing constructed on the roadbed of the
"ash1ngton-Baitimore boulevard within
ne corporate limits of Bladensburg and
1orth from the bridge over the Paint
'ranch, near the Maryland experiment
station. These are the only two pieces
Of concrete roadway in the state of
Maryland, and engineers and others are
waiting their completion and service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
At Wife's Tea.


Wife-John. which will you have? Iced
tea, bouillon, cold coffee, grape juice or
lemonade?
Husband Neither Haven't YOU got
something to drink?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-21
the cost Of remodelins will be $4,000 As

the cost of remodelng will be $4,000. As
a coincidence, the decision to open this
new store happens to fall upon the forty
fourth anniversary of the Berberich BUSH
ness In the National Capital. The work
Of reconstruction to prepare the three
floors for the reception OF the shoe bust
ness will be executed by Charles J. Cas-
sdy & Co.. builders, and they will fol-
low plans prepared by Jules Wenig. archi-
tect
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men by means of the tariff. More
than one thousand tin plate workers
are employed in this city at good
wages and all public spirited citizens
who desire their continued employ
ment here should reflect well upon
what the Iptelligencer points out. as
follows:
Here are some figures that may
prove of more than passing interest
to the workers in the iron and steel
mills in Wheeling and vicinity. They
relate to the wages paid the tin
plate workers of the United States
as compared with the tin plate
workers of Wales. The figures
were submitted by James A. Farrell.
of the steel association. while testi-
flying before the Stanley investi-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
AIaking -the Record : Record.

The boyish vanity diseernible In
such peIenthetieal comment as ZAP
plause.'5 loud applause and
laughter" in the Congressional
Record has gone SO far that pa
thence is about exhausted, declares
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1t has
often happened that speeches that
were never delivered have been
printed with the usual commentary.
No precaution is so effective, no de-
vice OF italics or understanding so
well serves the purpose OF calling
attention to the points the orator
most desires to make.
This applause" privilege has
been so shameiessly abused that an
honest southerner, Representative
Dupre, Of Louisiana, has introduced
a resolution to do away with it en-
tirely- Mr. Dupre would make the
Record an actual record, unadorned
by the comment of the reporter, and
without the Establishment of the
orators own ideas as 10 where ap-
plause should be noted.
1t is not very serious matter.
but It deserves serious consideration.
Those. who, either for business or
pleasure, peruse the Congressional
Record are animated solely by a
desire to find out what has actually
been said and done. Exhibits of con
gressionai egotism are out Of place
in SO grave and reverend and pom
derous a publication.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
Parcels Post Opposition

The Telegram grieves to note that
the sistersvi1ie OH Review, formerly
staunch Republican newspaper.
has been roped in by eastern press
bureaus Of the big express COM
panies. For some little time the
Review has been publishing long ar
ticles from these press bureaus to
the effect that parcels post system
would ruin the farmers and the mer-
chants throughout the country.
The latest brief in behalf of the rob
Der express bears in flaming head
lines the information that a parcels
post is a public enemy.
Rather queer logic is used in
these articles in the effort to bolster
the parcels post opposition. In one
of them the crude statement is
made that farmers would be COM
PEELED to pay more for send
Ing, "a ,post package from his
farm to the city than mail or
der house would have to pay for
transmission. of the same package
from the city to the farm. The
statement is also made that an
eleven pound package would cost a
farmer something like s1.17 for
carriage from an Office on one rural
free delivery route to another,
| whereas a cheaper rate would be OBJ
tanned through direct deliveries, or
something to that effect. A great
alarm is sounded over the alleged
tremendous expense, the parcels post
system would incur and. to believe
some of the silly Misrepresentation,
one would think the government is
to be placed on the verge Of financial
collapse. Quotations from presidea-
tial messages are garbled to give the
Inference that reference was spc-
officially made to the parcels post
when such was not the case. With
such trash as this the Review,
through these prepared press arti-
c!es. tries to show that a parcels
post System would be the biggest
and most outrageous crime thai
could be peEpetrated upon an un-
suspecting populace.
1 It is unnecessary to make direct
reply to such arguments. They
speak for themselves in favor OF an
immediate institution of a parcels
post as effectively as anything else.
If the express companies have t. re-
ly upon such stun. to support their
privileges, their position is ex-
tremely weak.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

Poverty stricken" Is one OF the
pleas the, funny sheet in Glen Elk IS
making for Mr. Leggett as candi-
date for mayor. And then there is
poor Fleming Holden, too. Friends
will see that they do not go to the
county infrmary and 1t will not be
necessary to eject them to city office
to keep them out of that institution.
Pass the hat! The editors OF the
Telegram will give Them that big red
apple promised them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
NM. pavisson announces.

Announcement of the candidacy
OF Isaac l.. DAWSON, of Wallace, for
the Republican nomination ssor sher-
if OF Harrison county appears in this
edition of the Telegram.
Many friends the last several
months mentioned Mr.. DAWSON
earnestly as a fit man to run for and
NIL that office. Until recently, how
ever, 1t was not definitely known
that. he would be a candidate. Az
ter mature and careful consideration
of the subject, he has announced
his candidacy and he states that he
will make a vigorous but "a clean.
honest and manly campaign.
Mr.. DAWSON is a man of high
standing in his community. He Is
a conscientious Christian gentleman
and he is widely and favorably
known in the county. Doubtless his
candidacy will appeal to large per-
centage of the Republican party
and he will be accorded splendid
support by many leading citizens.
While at present a successful
merchant in his home town, Mr.. Da-
visson is practical farmer. to which
occupation he devoted a number OF
years. He owns valuable farm lands
IN the county.
There is every reason to believe
that the party voters will give his
candidacy due consideration. and If
he is nominated. he will receive the
undivided support of his party a,
the polls next November.
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A Bunch Of yiolets.

It surely Is a pleasure to the
workers who make the Daily Tele-
gram to learn. now and then, that
their efforts are not altogether un-
appreciated. They are at present ali
pulled up with conceit over com
planetary notice Published in the
current issue OF the American Bulle-
tin. "a trade journal issued in the in
teresis OF the American Type
.Foqhders Company and publishers
and printers everywhere. Indeed
tthe aotsce4has cheered the WORKING
force to such an extent that the edi:
tors have temporarily brushed aside
the rule of modesty to which they
strive to adhere and reproduce it SC
that Daily Telegram subscribers
and possibly the few other persons
who reside hereabout may partici,
pate in the glow of satisfaction and
| the feeling of pride thattthe article
inspires. 1t is as follows:
"A recent issue of the Clarksbura
! CW.. Va.) Telegram came to our no.
tice and we were agreeably sur
iprised at it's appearance. 1t is made
up of sixteen pages, and is about as
fine paper in makeup. news. ser
| vice, and advertising patronage as
we have ever seen.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

The local exponent of Democratic
plots declares a person viii laugh
on looking at the Republican ticket,
Yes, but the laugh will be hearty
one of satisfaction and contentment.
A glance at the iDhrmary squad.
however, will produce a differen,
effect. 1t will arouse a feeling OF
pity over the plight of the squad
and feeling OF disgust over the
hypocrisy of its public exponent.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
That Howl AcaInst Lewis.

The howl of the Exponent over
the nomination of William H. Lewis,
the present Democratic member of
the water works and sewerage
board, by the Republican convention,
ought to be resented by every Dem
ocrat in the city.
Mr.. Lewis was born in the city
of Ciarksburg. His father before
him was born in the same city. He
is worthy descendant of family
that has contributed largely to the
building of clarksburg. Mr.. Lewis,
and SO far as we know, all of his
relatives are Democrats. He was
nominated and elected on the Dem
ocratic ticket as a member OF the
water works and sewerage board.
He left politics outside of the office
and has applied business methods in
the performance of his. duties.
There was no reason whatever for
the Democrats in the city to, turn
Mr. Lewis down for denomination.
1t was done solely because the hun
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
eating committee recently:

Mr. Farrell also said thai. the la
Dor cost to manufacture ton of tin
plate in this county is $22.95,
while in Wales it is s12.73, making
a total difference in labor for one
ton of material turned out in this
country s1O22 greater than for the
same amount in Wales.
More interesting perhaps still is "a
comparison of the wages paid in iron
and steel mills In the United States
with the wages paid by the new iron
and steel industry of China. China
has rich deposits of iron ores. With
in recent years a number of import
ant iron and steel manufacturing
plants have been opened upein China
and to the amazement of American
manufacturers within the last year
important shipments of Chinese iron
and steel have been received on the
Pacific coast. These are the wages
in China as compared with those in
the United States.
Chimes Wages. U.s.Wages
Per Month Per Day
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE.

am candidate for Judge OF the
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit composed
Of Harrison and Lewis counties, sub
ject 10 the decision OF the Republican
voters at the June primary election.
This method Of nomination meets my
approval because 1t affords every
voter an opportunity 10 make his Sc
lection accoHiIng to his own judgment
Of the merifs-ot retrospective candl-
dates.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
GREAT.
Continued from page one.l

can be obtained from the Director d
the United States Geological survg
at Washington for twenty-five cent
"a copy. Each Of these solios contain,
several maps. showing the detailsl
topography. areal and structural ge''
iogy' and mineral resources, and =
further illustrated by engravias
from line drawings and PHOTOGRAPH
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
Figues 81 Loca1 interest.

Some figures that are of vital in
terest to the people of this commu-
nifty are published in the editorial
department of the Wheeling Intelli-
gencer. together with pertinent COM
ment thereon. The facts presented
are of especial interest here because
they bear upon the tin plate indus
try in this country and in foreign
countries and show the necessity for
a protection of American laboring
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

cry horde. who have broken into Of
fee by yillAcation and misrepre-
sentation, desired to convert what
has heretofore been a non-partlsan
board into. a part of the Demo-
cratic machine.
Why should substantial clarks-
burg Democrats. who. have helped
build up the city, think that Mr..
Lewis should be kicked out of Of
fee uncermoniously by the Demo
cratic gangsters?
eating committee recently:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

Peggy" Doyle was in the cement
and concrete business, all libelous
reports to the contrary notwith-
and he can make cement
walk today that would be as hard
and tough as the skulls OF some OF
his thick-headed editorial critics,
which is saying a good deal.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

''Barlow" Cole was in the print
ing business for years before the
people got him to serve as city clerk.
In fact, ne was sticking" type
years before some green editors
hereabout knew the difference be
tween type grinder and an italic
QUAD.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
FOR sHER,IFF

am candidate for the nomination
for Sheriff OF Harris~I County, sub
ject to the Republican Primary to be
held June the 4th. 1912. I am in the
race to win by making fair and hon
est fight, and if nominated and elect
ed Will endeavor, to the best OF my
ability. TO conduct the office with hon
or to myself and to my party.
/. L. DAVIDSON.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21
CHARLES W. LYNCH.
70 DC Deopls q HarrI.oa ana LewLs

TO the people Of Harrison and Lewis
Counties:
announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Judge OF
the Circuit Court OF the Thirteenth
Judicial District. subject to sthe Re-
publican Primary Election to be held
the 18th day OF June. 1912. / hope
that every Republican voter in these
Two counties will attend the primary
and vote his sentiments
RAYMOND MAXWELL
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

Because the Democratic hand or
gan sees the Republican city ticket
so popular with the business men of
the city, it tries to give the .fMe
too" touch to the gangs ticket. 1t
is to laugh.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

Fleming Holden Is held out as a
winner by the mouthpiece Of the
gang Fleming has long been iden-
tiled with the leading business in
tterests Of Clarksburg." 1t intfmates.
As business man ne Is as pre-emi-
Inent as the eminent DR.. Fiz.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-03-21

Perhaps the "ezplainent's" his
torian found the task too great. to
give those mooted historical
sketches. Maybe he concluded there
was actually nothing to write.