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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
COLONIAL STYLE MANOR
FOR WOODLEY ROAD
James ParmIee to Build on
TWenty-Acre Site Purchased
From Charles ]. Bell,

A residence Is to be built by James
Parmlee on the property which he recent
ly purchased from Charles J. Bell on the
north side of Woodley road, extending
through to McComb street. The frame
house standing on the property is to be
torn down and on this site the new home
is to be built. A contract for the erection
of the house from plans prepared by
Charles A. Pratt of New York has been
made with w. P. Lipscomb & CO.. but
owing to its size it will be some months
before 1t will be ready for USE
The new structure will occupy practf-
cally the same site as that of the old
house, which is on a ridge from which the
ground falls away on both the north and
the south and commands a view of the
tangled depths of their wooded sides.
Twenty Acres in Site.
The broken nature of the ground COW
cred with a forest growth of trees is a
feature Of the entire twenty acres which
comprise the property, and which extends
from Woodley road and also Klingle road
on the south to McComb street on the
north.
There are to be driveways from both
sides. which will be adapted to the lay
of the land and will wind their way
through the grounds to the house. which
has been designed with special reference
to the surroundings and will be strongly
suggestive of the old-time Virginia manor
house with its stone columns extending
through two stories and supporting the
roof of the entrance porch.
The exterior walls of the house will be
of brick. with stone used in the openings,
and cornice.
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NEW HIT RESIDENCE.
Structure Being Erected on West
Side of 18th Street Northwest.

A residence is being built by r. F.
Hit on the west side Of 18th street, a
short distance north Of P street, which
will occupy a portion of the vacant
ground that abuts on the property of
Mrs. Hit and E. B. Grandin, that front
on New Hampshire avenue.
The new structure which will be four
stories in height. will be set back from
the building line On the south side adj
Joining the lawn about the residence of
w. j. Boardman. The front will be built
of brick and stone. and will be colonial
in design. AS specified in the contract
with the builders, w. P. Lipscomb &
Company. the construction will be fire
proof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19

Time was when imported architectural
styles, like many other foreign luxuries,
We're rare in this country. Today va
riety would seem to be reckoned the
spice of architecture, says a writer in the
Architectural Record, while the propriety
of this state of affairs furnishes the
more critically inclined infinite field for
controversy.
Perhaps the day that knew no other in
SEPARATION than the work of the Georgian
architects of England was a happy one
1t was certainly day Of consistency in
design, influenced later only by the
classic revival-a period productive OF
much that was sincerely beautiful and
graceful, enduring until the advent of
that long period of architectural chaos
from which the country has but lately
emerged.
Georgian Colonial"
A style" only becomes more than a
fashion" after it has survived the span
Of a century. A fad may not outlive
the generation of it's naissance. And
here. after nearly a century and half.
there seems no ioss of inherent interest
or charm in that style which is known
as Georgian colonial" Perhaps colo
niaf' were sufficient designation,
though the buildings of the period of the
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Fate of Navy Samsons.

From the Boston Transcript
The old naval ram Katahdin now
comes into the line of succession as a
tagret for practice. 1t is a fate that
awaits even the best Of the modern war
ships. And the speed with which new
construction and advance of science over
takes these engines of destruction ID q
constant source OF wonder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
New England Expression.

four Georges attained refinements along
certain directions not always apparent in
earlier work.
New England Expression.
Colonial architecture manifested itself
in several forms, once existent in def
mite geographical confines-the southern
manor house, with lofty colonnade: the
, squat and homey Dutch type, and the
dgnified almost austere, New England
expression. Today we rarely recognize
geographical proprieties in these matters
"a state of affairs which is not only
deplorable in itself. but one which, with
our random foreign impOrtations, helps
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TALLY northern, solid in its appearance
and construction, and seeming, by virtue
of its absolute dignity, to abhor frivolity
in it's every line.
Another house shows a skillful compro-
mise in which the architects have kept
within nice adherence to the type and
at the same time have subtly moderniZed
1t in certain small particulars. What
might we'll have been an over-severe
building has been pleasantly lightened by
a happy treatment of porches.
Grave Result of Error.
In designing this type Of house an error
of very few degrees in the pitch of the
roof or the slightest carelessness in the
fenestration will result in a distressing
crudity of appearance Where the pic
turesque forms no part of a design its
excellence must perforce rest solely upon
the nicely of its proportions and the &C
curacy of it's more historic qualities: and
hence the architectural significance of
this group of houses at Concord.
Less Austerity.
There is a little less austerity, but an
even closer Interpretation of New Eng
land simplicity in other new houses at
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and solid with no
artificial attempt at the picturesque" AS
such they must please those who make
basic sincerity a creed. and If there be
those who prefer the quantity pitched
roof or informal surprises of more unor-
thodox styles. even these cannot cavil
either at style founded on such funda-
mentally right principles as New Eng
land colonial or at latter-day adaptations
carried out with such historic accuracy
as these.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19

has been raining or the tools are moist
from perspiration from the hands. they
should be carefully dried off at night be-
fore using the oily waste for rubbing,
because the oil and moisture will not
mix, and the moisture will stay UNDER
meath the oil. Chalk is an excellent thing
to dry off with. and this is cheap and
generally handy. If it is not, anything in
the way of a dry absorbent powder will
do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
COLONIAL TYPE OF HOUSE
BEING SUBTLY MODERNIZED
Colonnaded Manor Of South and Solid Dutch
Idea Of East Greatly Used
by Architects.
to make american architecture term
synonymous with confusion.

to make american architecture term
synonymous with confusion.
Manor House of the South.
The colonnaded manor house of the
south serves as the model for many Of
the best of recent large country houses,
while the Dutch colonial is no less happy
as a model for the smaller type. In
Pennsylvania the colonial farmhouse is
closely followed by many able and dis
corning architects with results at once
locally appropriate and abstractly pleas
ing. Possibly account of its auster-
ity-one had almost said on account of
it's uncompr omising qualties-feW latter
day architects have found inspiration in
that New England type of colonial house
which is to be seen at it's best in Salem
and neighboring towns.
There has been, however, a renais-
sance Of it's puritanical severity In some
recent work at Concord. near Boston.
Gallery" Southern Importation.
One house there, indeed, is so well car
ried out in it's spirit of simplicity, though
in a style considerably post-dating that
which inspired the other examples illus
trated here. and it is doubtful If any but
the keenest observer could suppose it,
at first glance, to be of more recent date
than it seems. The gallery is a south
ern importation. but the house is essen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
Simplest Way to Keep Tools.

The simplest way to keep tools from
rusting is to have some oily waste. not
only at the shop. but along in the tool
box, and rub each tool off with this when
you go to put it away after using. II 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
CHEVY CHASE HEIGHTS
HAS NINE NEW HOUSES
No Reason Why Building
Should Not Go Right on
Throughout Winter.

Carpenters and other building trades
are at work finishing several houses
which We're begun rather late in the sea
son at Chevy Chase Heights 1t is ex-
pected by the owners that they will be
able to occupy them this winter
However. there is practically no build
ing season in that locality, for as
Charles Jones, the representative of
Thomas ]. Fisher & Co. in handling this
property, says. building can go on right
through the winter.
For the most part the spring and sum-
mer and fail are looked upon as the time
for outdoor work, and reckoning on that
basis it is found that during this period
of the current year some nine houses
were erected in this subdivision, which
was opened only about two years ago.
There are now some thirty-four houses
fronting on the cross streets and on the
six streets that stretch up the slope OF
the rising ground on the west side of
Connecticut avenue a few blocks south
of Chevy Chase Circle.
Openness of Country Retained.
The openness of the country has been
retained, for the building lots have
ample frOntages, and the houses in conse-
quence have lawns about them. Owing
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28

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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28
HOW PRESIDENT TAFT WON
BIG FIGHT FOR NOMINATION
Scenes and Incidents Connected With Most Remarkable Conven
ton in History-Roosevets ProgressWes Beaten at All
Ponts-Governor Hadey Is Star Performer.

William Howard Taft
again heads the Republican ticket
Tor president.
James Schoolcraft Sherman is
again the party's nominee for vice
president.
Mr.. Taft was nominated on the
irst ballot at $50 Saturday night,
receiving sci votes, or 81 more than
majority of the votes in the con-
Tention.
Mr. Sherman was the only man
placed in nomination for second
place, and he received SGT votes. The
rest were scattering or not cast.
Flattened out completely by what
ais advocates denomlnated the steam
roller, Col Theodore RooseVelt's
candidacy was abandoned by that
gentleman himself, and few hours
before the balloting on nominations
began he sent to the convention hall
/ request that his delegates should
refrain from voting on any other
questions whatever. This request
was obeyed by 344 delegates, who
responded present hut not voting"
Of the others, 107 cast their votes
Tor Roosevelt because they felt
bound to follow the instructions OF
their constituents.
The vote of the convention on pres
dent is shown In the subjoined table:
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DOCTORS SHIFT. =
Now Gets Along Without IL.

A physician says: Until last fall I
used to eat meat for my breakfast and
suffered with indigestion until the
meat had passed from the stomach.
| Last fall began the use OF Grape
| Nuts for breakfast and very soon
found I could do without meat, for my
body got all the nourishment neces-
sary from the Grape-Nuts and since
then I have not had any Indigestion
and am feeling better and have in
creased in weight
"Since finding the benefit I derived
from Grape-Nuts l have prescribed the
food for all my patients suffering from
indigestion or over-feeding and also
for those recovering from disease
where want food easy to take and
certain to digest and which will not
overtax the stomach.
Il always find the results I look for
when l prescribe Grape-Nuts. For
ethical reasons please omit my name"
Name given by mail by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
The reason for the wonderful
amount of nutriment, and the easy
digestion of Grape-Nuts is not hard to
find
In the first place, the starchy part
of the wheat and barley goes through
various processes Of cooking, to per-
fectly change the starch into dextrose
or grape-sugar, in which state it is
ready to be easily absorbed by the
blood.
The parts In the wheat and barley
which Nature can make use of for re-
building brain and nerve centers are
retained in this remarkable food, and
thus the human body Is supplied with
the powerful strength producers, 80
easily noticed after one has eaten
Grape-Nuts each day for week or
ten days.
There's reason" and It is ex-
planned in the little book, 1.-THE Road
to MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from Time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of humaa
interest.
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announced: Jack Johnson of North
Dakota hit Mississippi delegate in
Vermont" A few minutes later there
appeared in the hall news sheet an
nouncing in big headlines: Riot in
G. 0. P.-Bloodshed."
Another bit OF excitement came
when the Massachusetts delegation
was being polled. The Is Roosevelt
delegates refused to vote, and Chair
man Root ruled that their alternates
should be called. This raised a fine
row and Mr.. Root received all that
comes TO an unpopular umpire in
ball game, except the pop bottles
He stuck to his decision, as every
umpire must do, and the row grad
ually subsidized.
Putting Them in Nomination.
Having given up the fight, Colonel
Roosevelt was not put in nomination.
But Ohio responded nobly for Presi-
dent Taft with an eloquent speech
by Warren G. Harding of Marion.
Mr. Harding is large man with a
large voice, and he kept the crowd
cheering by safe references to the
Grand Old Party and its achieve
ments. Several times ne drifted into
euioglsuc passages concerning Mr..
iait' put the Roosevelt army didn't
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OF contests, the Roosevelt forces
never won point of any moment
With all the machinery In their con-
troll, the Taft men did not let go of
anything that could endanger their
cause in the least An instance of
their clever work was the way in
which the report of the committee on
credentials was submitted to the con-
Yent1on. 1t came in to the hall piece
meal, state or a district at a time.
This enabled Chairman Root to make
the eminently fair ruling that the
delegates whose seats were involved
IN each fragment of the report should
not vote on its adoption. 1t sound
ed good, but 1t was perfectly safe.
On only one Of these reports was the
Tart majority reduced to a perilous
point. That was the California case,
considered one Of the strongest
brought up by the Roosevelt men, and
the Taft vote was 542, just two over
majority.
On most of the reports the Roose-
welt leaders did not demand a roll
call. First would come the commit
tee report. Then a minority report
with motion to substitute it, Next
Chairman Root would turn to jim
Watson Of Indiana, who would rise
and move to lay the minority motion
on the table. AYE" would vote the
Taft men, stolidly. "No-+o-' would
come the long drawn out and loud re-
spouse Of the coioners delegates. And
to the footing of steam roller"
whistles and the jeering laughter of
the Roosevelt men would come the
chairman's high pitched The ayes
seem to have it; the ayes have it,
Even Senator Root Smiled.
Even Senator Root himself could
not always keep a straight face as
this process went on. Once a colored
delegate from mississippi rose to a
point Of order asserting that the
steam roller was exceeding the speed
limit
Point of order sustained" said the
chair, but l will explain that we are
moving swiftly in the hope of get
ting home for Sunday"
~ IhC Itol vi LLe SHOW was little
but a formality, the crowd was
mighty glad to receive this assur-
ance of an early adjournment But
the thousands of spectators stuck
manfully-and womanfully-through
the long nominating speeches and the
balloting on the head of the ticket.
For the spectators there was always
the hope of some exciting or spectacu-
lar incident Now and then something
really did happen, and every one
jumped to his feet, as when a tire
bursts in an automobile race.
"Rot and Bloodshed."
Once there was sudden commo-
ton in the back Of the section where
the delegates were seated. All hoped
up and howled, without knowing what
1t. was all about. Then police lieu
tenant came past the press seats and
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The correspondents were placed on
both sides of the speakers stand at
convenient long tables, and in the
basement were the extensive quarters
of the several telegraph companies
and news associations Messenger
boys in continuous stream gathered
up the copy" and in a minute it was
on the wires.
Besides the ordinary working news
paper men on the job, the press sec
ton was graced by the presence of a
number of famous writer's. Among
these were Finley P. Dunno ("Doo-
ley"D, William Allen White, Ebert
Hubbard, George AIDE, Percy Ham
mond, George Fitch, Sam Blythe, Ed
ward j. Clark, John Callan OLaugh-
lin and, last, but not least, William J..
Bryan.
Col. Stone and Pussy.
The Coliseum was full of oddities
outside of politics. A big gray cat
put in an appearance shortly after the
doors Of the Coliseum were opened
and mounted to the platform, from
where it surveyed proceedings until
Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Stone stepped
on its tail, accidentally. This seemed
to annoy pussy and her-or his wall
of annoyance almost filled the hall It
took Colonel Stone several minutes to
square things with the offended felife
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like these and made its dislike known
so noisily that Chairman Root had
to make one OF his rapid advances to
the front with cutting rebuke for the
discourtesy shown the speaker.
Coming all the way from Europe
to second the nomination of his
friend, Mr.. Taft, John Wanamaker
delivered an address that doubtless
was very excellent. But only those
close to him could hear his words.
He may be a fine merchant but he's
no speaker" said Policeman Rafferty,.
why didn't he stay in Europe?"
There was considerable surprise at
the silence of Iowa, in view Of the
hopeful talk Of the Cummins shouters
before the last session. But Wiscon-
sin made up for this loss by sending
Michael B. Olbrich, the boy orator of
Madison, to the platform. Mr.. Olbrich
never entered an oratorical contest
without emerging with the first prize,
and at the Coliseum he endeavored
to live up to this reputation. With
mighty voice and gesture, he told the
delegates all about the long and soul
wearying fight which had been made
for progressive policies in govern
nent by son Of the Badger state.
He called forth the repeated applause
of the Wisconsin and North Dakota
delegates and the shrill screams of
approval Of a young woman in the
east gallery who continually pounded
the bald head Of gentleman IN front
Of her with small flag. But that
seemed to be the full measure of the
results accomplished by Mr.. Olbrich.
He spoke for an unconscionably long
time, and at last in response to re-
peated demands to name your man"
he sprung on the astonished audience
the name Of Robert Marion La Fol-
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and handkerchiefs and papers and

and handkerchiefs and papers and
bowling at the top of their voices Cal
ifornia's golden Teddy Bear led the
way, and New Jersey, Missouri and
North Carolina followed close behind
West Virginia, Ohio and Oklahoma fell
into line, and there was a mighty roar
as Bill Finn grabbed Pennsylvania s
standard and led his followers past the
front of the speakers stand. Mime
sofa and Maine now joined the shout
ing procession, and people all over the
hall began to say that if nominations
were in order. it would be no trick at
all to put the governor of Missouri at
the head of the ticket
Pretty Woman Increases Furore.
For a long time Governor Hadley
stood smiling and helpless, with jim
Watson Of Indiana by his side. Then
they sat down, hopeless of shilling the
tumult Just as the shouters began
to get bit weary, a pretty young
woman was spied in the front row of
the west gallery wildly waving a big
portrait of Colonel Roosevelt and yell
ing at the top of her musical voice
She Mrs. William A. Davis of Chicago,
and her efforts were rewarded by a re-
newal of the uproar, which now
changed to shouts of I'VE want
Teddy" Certain of the coloners pub
licity promoters, quick to seize upon
the incident, made their way into the
gallery and led Mrs Davis downstairs
and to the speakers stand. She was
boosted onto the platform, and, with
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-28
KEEPING BABIES IN HEALTH
Success of Tent Scheme Last Sum
mer So Pronounced That 1t
Will Be Repeated. 5EG1

Mothers Of little babies that suffered
much from the intense heat in the
early part Of July last summer will be
interested In the success of the baby
tent" scheme adopted in some Of the
big cities.
The tents are placed on fiat roofs OF
tall buildings and in open lots, with
eight little cradles or cots in each
tent. When all was ready mothers
OF babies under two years were invited
to leave them at the nearest available
tent over night, so that the young
sters, in addition to enjoying the privi-
lege of sleeping out of doors, could
also receive the attention of trained
nurses and doctors free.
Some of the tents have a perforated
iron pipe extending along the ridge
pole and connected with the city water
supply. On very hot nights the water
was turned on and allowed to stream
down over the canvas. BY evapora-
ton 1t greatly reduced the tempera-
ture inside the tents Some of the
tents were also kept cool by the use
of large blocks of ice in tubs before
the entrance. Electric fans blew the
cold air from the ice into the tents
sufficiently to keep the babies comfort
ably cool
This is the way some of the poor
babies are being cared for, but the
ideas could be utilized by any one who
had the welfare of the baby at heart