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The Washington times., 1912-03-30
INVESTMENTS IN
REALTY FOR MONTH
TOTAL $5,75O,OOO
Figures for Same Period
Last Year Are Exceeded
by Quarter of a Million.


Real estate investments drring the
nonth rbicb nra,.ticaII,. cIosAs ,todav
,a,It,,., -, ae ',i.. - 80 ooo rrt.i
ledCi7u " ,otti ol nt'lly %o''ov,p'"' lhiS
., Iorn ~ .,, ns uo%t "''.,o' ~ .h uU'
chase of and loans on local realty dur-
inr March 1911 These figures hear
out the prediction made in this column
Two weeks ego when the taIt!v arrival
of sprimr caIIsej a serious setback TO
business in the t,rst hnIf Of The month
Tno breakers apDear TO have incrcas"d
their efforts and Nv the activity of the
placed on them bv the late spIinE.
The record Of husInrss for Marrh
1912, shows a total of Eq5 transactions
completed involving the sale of 1854
lots ana parcels of real estate.
Wills several large business nrCpcr-
tex finured IN .hs rerord Of The month
the most strikine feature nf the snrinir
nt1sin"ss has bbHn The r,IrcTnse of home
$lUn, .00 EIIt ! fey ytHrs apo sales of
business blocks at ;hese prices attract
ed atten.i0n AMI a sale Cf a residence
at such figures was rare. Several resi-
dcncas havn commended high prices re-
Contlv not only in the sections border
ing on the nsw business aCa bit in
into the suburban localities.
The latest sale Of this character vas
closed Yesterday when the twcnty-acrc
tract comorlsing the home of the late
u,
was bought from her heirs bv James
Pnrmalee. The price was no. stated in
tho decd, but Is understood to hav"
been about S1GO,pO0
c,;rl,4 n .I; :; Gala,
olshI DeChne IN odles'
The pace set bv the brokers during
the third week Of the month nroved q
,t,,,' 80 ani,t a. ,ot .,ista,,,, -
!ii'l' !,i .oJ i"Ti. h1t "nu was 10! Sust"Iil' u
an.S .; week, INC luilnHr or oa"M Trans
S0sS sTns 5rcii1o m IN me EaSe fr0n, SiX s
Sm"MS aEClilIs OF l"o safes from the
oL ne MttM, "tins ,oo or
~. 'T'Hl .,iI,H ~ =, ID '.Hii.S"o i III" :,
,roro"; rCMeI rISe 20, us aS Week IN Mhitt
"LIc M"Lc lmEol'eu ~ =" :ots s amd parGelS OF
r"l cstdNe; lilG i ne". -ul 1i n1n ulStt',o =
i,oa.m, 'ut ~ suC''' ptn setllph ~ tlo
i'coru OF Sairs ,Gj the Mctk, mere mere
,ir,,' nHtS lo,S Solu IN Ine loI i.ler an
NV 'ElErt oartrls chahSen owners IN
'GG 4atte| #eclIon. ., -, A.,
he nor iWsS>' IS usual, ie" tne salHS
wynn ,iit, me CltH 2[OPS5r WIN total Sl
httE iot4 trahsIerrcd. IN the SouthI
rT% yTSny5oVh IN th 9[s we% sSG s Tm9 o
were conveyed IN the southwest.
Several important sales Of business
~ mlui'd lllonS thsm were premises
i!ol II street norlhWEst ana so TO Hi4
oul'Gehtn htree.' p9uSht pv lIe Alner-
lran Se2uLltv ana druSt company as
I,orthWrSt' ana lloo 10 lIOt street
n9ril west, sold by Raldolph i. Wa
Mlck 10 ChslllS w. McCutcheon: l2l5
onnectlcut avenue northWest, bought
Nv Garrett A. smith; 93t New York
@Nehue., acquired by CEafles W: King,
~. ana 2l1 - street northwest; pur-
!haFrd as neN home 1Cr TIE Wa3h-
lnGt"n TohacCG company. Among the
R2ai tncntS Soii TINS week was the
nh"t"nnam on stT%%, ,t northwest, toni be-
y. H. Lands was the purchases.
Az unusual feature Of the loan mar
k"t ihlS week was the recClHIng or a
C"Cd Of trust bearing IA per cent in
The Washington times., 1912-03-30
HIGH VIEW HOMES
BEING COMPLETED
At A RAPID RATE
Harry Wardman Sets Rec
ord in Developing New
Community.

Nearly half Of the High View home
operation of Harry Wardman has been
completed in the erection of eight rows
of houses in that section. Already an
entirely new community has been Gre
ated by the builder in the section at the
summit of the hin and one square east
OF the intersection OF Rhode Island ave-
nue. and North Capitol street. When
the operation is completed 300 houses
will have been nuilt. A little less than
half have been built in the six months
since the work was started.
Nearly every one of the houses now
built have been sold to hOmoseekers
and large number Of them already are
occupied. Contracts Of sales for a good
share of tn" houses now being started
and to be completed later have also
been made.
The operation Is the largest. one of six
room houses in the history Of the city,
and there has been no parallel in the
rapidity with which they nave been
built and sold. Tn" demand has kent
steadily in advance OF the building,
The properties have been handled by
Shannon & LuChs.
Another large operation of six-room
houses is being pushed by Mr.. Ward
man at Sherman avenue, Harvard
street. and Columbia road. over
square is being graded down. and
houses have been started on the ShPr-
man avenue ana Harvard street front
ages Twelve stores and 100 houses Will
be the result of this undertaking.
Church Edifce Furnished
The new edifiCc of St Stephen $
Episcopal Church, on the east side of
Fourteenth street between Columbia
road and Irving street northwest. has
nearly been completed. The new build
ing is of gray stone and is much larger
than the old church. The tower is one
of the most Impressive in the city, and
the building il notable improvement
to Columbia Heights and Mt Pleasant
Buy Large Residences.
Eldrdge r. Jordan and r. Golden
Donaldson each purchased large houses
for their own occupancy during the
week. Mr.. Jordan purchased the Mech
lin residence at the northeast corner Of
Massachusetts avenue and Twentieth
street for price said to be 10000
Mr.. Donaldson bought the fOur-stOTy
English basement residence at l7l2
Rhode Island avenue, just east of Con-
neCticut avenue, for $55,On. The sales
were made through the offices Of
Horace II. Westcott and f. c. Brainerd,
respectively.
The Washington times., 1912-03-30
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Allen
Pays $3.50 for House

Mrs, Elizabeth G. Allen has Dur
chased from l.. +. BrcuninCer the house
at "Sl9 Twenty street northwest
for 1880. The house is one of five just
bedrooms and two baths. The sale was
made through the office of Harry V.
Bouic & Co. They report today that
The new bachelors apartment hotel.
Speedway Inn, at 1908 New York ave-
nue. will he ready for occupancy
Anril Il
The Washington times., 1912-03-30

IIowcnstein ct ux to Harry j. and Mar
gurct V. I"er, lot 81, square @63, SO
Tennessee avenue northeast, between g and
u streets James u. Burn ct ux. to William
Bower. lot -, square 1O&@. SO.
Seventh street northeast, between + and g
streets Joseph y. R"nnett e uN. to Georgn
A. fis, her. lot -. sQuar" N9l. SO.
Fifteenth street northeast between II aud
streets Middaugh 4 shannon q Joseph
+ and AIC" r. Iinwcrs. lot -, sQuIre l',3
SO sam" t. Percy &. Thompson. lot 1G
squar" 1853 SO Same to Ami" Il. NarCk"r
Il -. S,IuHro IC}. SO
r' t',".N "ud Fast Capitol streets nrrth-
east-NirGil q. Wrcnn ct al t. Frank l..
A,'N arI isaac IiHssrtt, lot ~. square
1885,. $40. Isaac BaSseit ct uN. to Frank l..
Niok"rN. same property. SO.
Fitth street northeast between + and G.
strcets-NcIlic NJ. simmons To- Isaac Il. I3uI-
s"y. north onc-half lot :, square N3i, 81.
Southwest.
4aI II street southNest-Herman Behrens ct
uX. to Francis Leonard, lot 50. square 497,
SO
934 q street southwest -Liilie Nj Stuart ct
Nir, George W, to Emmette B. and Mary II.
C"tkley, lot =. square $50. $40.
School street southwest, between Four-aul-
a-half and sixth streets-HaywCod Hicks ct
Continued on Fifth PageD
The Washington times., 1912-03-30

NCslevan Peutecostal Church, y ST.,
near Fourth, y. W. Preaching on sun
day. n q. m. and 80 r. m These
services are Ukc tho Old-timc Methodist
meetings. "a here pcope got blessed and
praised thc Lord Come and enjoy
them with US.
The Washington times., 1912-03-30
Northeast.

J. Walshc, part original 1T % SQUARE a.
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
LIFE JOBS FOR REPUBLICANS.
Iait To Extend Civil Service to In.
cludc FOurt, Class POstmastcrs in
system.

Washington, Sept. 23.-It was prac-
tically decided today that President
Tat soon will issue an executive or
der placing all fourth class post
masters in the classified service. This
order relieving 36,03S postmasters
from the uncertainty of political ap-
pointment, will be one Of the most
comprehensive and far reaching. as
affecting the civil service, ever issued.
That the president would take this
step because practically certain late
today, after a delegation Of postmas-
ters had been received at the White
House and by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. The visitors submitted a.
petition signed by about 10000 post
masters asking that they be placed
in the classified service.
In few days Mr.. Hitchcock will
submit to President Taft a formal
recommendation that the petition be
granted, and the president is expected
to act promptly and favorably on the
recommendation.
In the entire country there were
1852 fourth class postmasters at the
end OF the last fiscal year. BY execu-
tive orders issued in July, 1908, Pres
ident Roosevelt placed all the post
masters Of the New England States
and Of New York, New Jersey, Penn
syivania, Ohio. Indiana, Michigan and
Wisconsin in the civil service-a total
of 1854.
While the details of the proposition
have not been worked out it is ex-
pected that the converting into the
classified service Of this great num-
Der OF officials will be accomplished by
the designation Of the postmasters Of
groups Of States successfully
Both the president and Postmaster
General Hitchcock have recommend
ed to congress that so far as possible
the entire personnel Of the postal SER
vice be removed from political in
huence. AS to the first, second and
third classes Of postmasters legisla-
ton by congress would be required to
place them under civil service regu-
lations; but the president now has
authority. under certain defined linn
itations Of competency and efficiency,
to put postmasters Of the fourth class
under the protection OF the civil SER
vice rules.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
TO DEFER RECOGNITION
uncle sam, John Bull, ct al, Agree
Not to Recognize China as Repub-
lie Just Yet.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The State
department is not likely to change its
attitude toward the new Chinese Re-
public, despite the appeal sent by
the China Society of America to Pres
ident Taft asking for the formal
recognition of the Oriental Govern
ment. Officials feel that the appeal
is founded upon a misconception of
the conditions existing in China.
The United States has been in COM
munication with all the other great
Powers, in its determination to in
sure the existence Of the new Repub-
lie as an Independent Government,
and they all have agreed that recog-
milton should be deferred until the
present Provisional Government gives
form TO a Constitutional Government
Meanwhile it is pointed out that
through Minister Calhoun and the
Chinese legation here the State de-
partment is doing business with Yuan
Shi Kai's Government as 1t would
with any other.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
Mexican Brand of Justice.

Mexico City, Sept. 23.-W. c.
Nichols IAN American fruit grower,
for whose release the American am
bassador, Henry Lane Wilson, made
demand on Gov. Guerro of the state
OF TamaulipaS, has been removed
from the Tampico 'jai! and placed in
Il hospital under guard while i'll and
his life in jeopardy.
This action was taken 10y order Of
the supreme court judge who had
previously ordered his reimprison-
ment and il has relieved a situation
which was fast becoming acute.
Nichols was sentenced to eight years
Imprisonment on the charge Of hav-
ing killed Mexican bandit and the
court In reconsidering his case disre-
garded the confession Of a Mexican
who admitted that he was the slayer
of the bandit
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
TRAMPS SHORT NINE MEALS.
Ate the Dinners OF a Big Railroad
Section Force.

When the bell rang for dinner yes
terday Section Master Jeffords and
his hard working gang on the rail-
road had no dinner to eat. They had
brought it from home, plenty of good
dinner. such as men who work as
hard as these do want, and men who
Keep such a pretty section Of track
ought to have, but there was no din
ner where they had left the full din
ner pals a short while before, 1t was
gone. You may not think that they
were mad, but it was well that YOU
and | were not there at the time.
These hungry men might have eat
en- us If we looked too fresh They
called the attention Of Rural Police
man Cole To the fact that the dinner
and some articles of clothing had dis
appeared, and il was not long before
Mr.. Cole had the dinner pals and a
part OF the clothing located. He had
Thomas Barrett and Nathaniel Coor-
cr under arrest in a short while. They
are negro tramps, and they said that
they had had nothing to eat for three
days, and it did not matter to them
that the feed they got had been inten-
ded for ten times their number. they
were nine meals short and the pros
pect of a famine before them, so they
ate and We're happy, even when the
policeman caught them, because they
knew that they did not have TO worry
about where they would sleep last
night.
They had enough to eat for once
Florence Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
GEN. CAMPA CAPTURED.
Mexican Rebel Made Prisoner in
Arizona.

Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 2S.-After a
chase through northern Sonora by
Mexican federal troops. after his raid
on mining camps and lines Of the
Southern Pacific railroad. Gen. EN-
Ito Campo the rebel leader, and his
staff crossed the American line south
of Tucson and are now prisoners OF
the United States After positive
identification by DIR. Rufo. a friend,
Campo today admitted his identity
and said he was tired Of fighting. DR..
Rufo was surgeon for Madero in the
previous revolution.
Campo was captured by United
States Marshall G. a. Overlook, Sher-
if Nelson and deputy without re-
sistance. He had sent two men into
Tucson Saturday night to procure an
automobile, but they were arrested
and. after questioning, told OF the
location of the remainder of their
party Of ten.
The rebel leader declared he was
surprised by the unexpected opposi-
ton he met at the hands Of the fed
erals under Gen. Chrome, who gave
him severe seven-hour battle at AL
tar. Hard pushed by the pursuing
federals and without ammunition. he
decided to seek safety in the United
States with the faint hope that he
might be able to get ammunition at
Casas Grandes or Gila Bend.
Stories that Campo got away with
$3OO,OOO as the result OF his cam
paign of loot through northern
sonora are denied by the United
States authorities, who assert the re-
bel chief had but $4OO when ar
rested. All the prisoners are being
held awaiting instructions from
Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
THEODORE'S HATCHET.
The Cherry Tree Legend Revised to
Date and Explained.

a Boston reader Of the New York
Sun has the following remarks to
make of certain celebrated man and
q scarcely less celebrated fable:
Theodore having been presented
by his father with hatchet showed
his gratitude by chopping down a ia
vorite cherry tree Of his fathers. His
father. habing witnessed the act, said:
Theodore. you have ruined my favor
lie tree Theodore. who even in ear
ly youth wished to do all the talking
himself. at once interrupted. Father
said he. you are various kinds of an
Objectionable liar. am now on nv
way TO the postoffice to mail a letter
written to myself this morning. For
the purpose of the record ] dated il
early last month. In this letter I say
that cherries are the food of the plain
people. and i instruct myself never to
injure a cherry tree. further direct
ed myself in case j should have cut
one down before receiving the letter
To restore IL to its original condition.
NO honest man can question my abso-
lutte sincerity in this matter. / have
never done anything wrong. Any one
suspecting me only betrays his own
infinite baseness as well as that of
his sisters and his cousins and his
aunts.' Thcodore's father turned away
sadly. and Theodore producing the
hatchet from under his jacket and
addressing the reporters, said: "My
hatchet knows no father. simply
siugged them over the ropes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
BETTER FACILITIES.
ScabOard Making Extensive In
prOvcDlcnts at Savannah.

savannah. Ga. Sept. 21.-Larger
safer. more commodious and more
convenient than any terminal facilities
yet constructed 10y the Seaboard Air
Line anywhere ON its system are the
warehouses on Hutchison Island
which are rapidly nearing completion
The most modern methods OF ter
minal construction have been applied
I'm the erection OF the additional ter
minal facilities for the Seaboard here.
The cost has been heavy but the i'm
proved facilities and service are GER
tain To Justify the expense. The work
IL now so per cent complete.
The Seaboard has come nearer car
rying out its plans fol' enlarging it's
terminal facilities than any OF the
loads that operate into Savannah.
The Ccngestcd condition which existed
In savannah during the last cotton
season spurrcI all of the trdnsporta-
tion companies To act on To avoid a
repetition, and all made elaborate
plans for cnlarging tn, facilities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28

There was marked imnrovapan,
In the Hampton Avenue of Tuesday
after the extremely heavy rains of
Monday night compared with the
hampton avenue after rains which
fell before the storm sewer was TAX
en- up and cleaned out. Quite a num-
Der Of the residents of that avenue
remarked on the Improvement and
were gratified that the long needed
work was accomplished before the
heavy rains came.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
L.. NJ. SKULL TAKES OWN LIFE.
No Reason Given for Rash Nct-Wus
Employed al Clerk for Brother, X.
Leon Shull.

Columbia. Sept. 23.--Ernest NJ.
Shull shot himself in the left breast
with Il SS calibre pistol yesterday at
l.3O o'clock at his home 14O2 Pic6-
ems street. and died two and a half
hours later. in spite of the efforts of
the attending physicians. Mr.. Shull
was employed as clerk In the store of
his brother, II. Leon Shull. He was
the son OF MIR. and Mrs. Edmund c..
Shull and lived with his parents.
Mr.. Shull was 22 years OF age.
Coroner II. ID. Walker was sum-
moned. but found an inquest unnec-
essary. No reason for Mr.. Shulls act
Is known. His parents and relatives
have the symapthy of their friends
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock at st. Paul's
Lutheran church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28

There was some complaint at the
passenger station yard Tuesday
morning because of the muddy con-
dltlon of the place Recently clay
has been spread over the ground be-
tween the tracks and after the heavy
rains of Monday and Monday night
the ground was in bad condition for
passengers 10 walk through. II seems
that il would be better for the COM
pany TO put in board or concrete
walk between the tracks than 10 have
10 continue making changes every
Few months as is the case now.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
TO USVEIL MONUMENT.
Orangeburg Daughters OF Revolution
Will Dedicate Memorial on Scene
OF Battle OF Eutaw.

Orangeburg, Sept. 23.-The monu-
ment erected at Eutaw battlefield.
Orangeburg county, which has been
erected by Eutaw chapter. Daughters
oi 'he American Revolution, this city,
as part of their work Of preserving
Revolutionary history, will be unveil-
ed tomorrow morning. with appro-
pirate exercises. A very interesting
programme has been arranged and
large crowd Of Orangeburgers will
go down on the "shoo-Ay' train for
the occasion. Special rates have
peen provided by the railroad COM
pany and very convenient schedule
is arranged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
STRIKE IN AUGUSTA.
Tics up Augusta Aiken Railway aud
No Cars Operated Monday.

Augusta Ga, Sept. 23.-After con-
lcrences and cOunter-ConfcrenC
covering period of more than a
week. motormen and conductors on
All lines or the Augusta Aiken Rail
way and Electric corporation went on
strike between 10 and II o'clock this
morning. No effort was made To
operate cars on any of the city or in
t"rurban lines during the day or to-
night, but a statement issued by
General Manager Deal tonight saws
h" will make efforts To operate cars
during the day tomorrow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
TO ADJUST RAILROAD DISPUTE
Knapp and NcilI Near Botb Sidc,s of
Controversy Between Lines and
Trainmen.

washington, sept. 23.-President
Marun \. Knapp, judge Of the COM
mefce court and DR.. Chas. p. Neill.
commissioner Of labor. mediators un-
der the Erdman act. in an effort to
ADJUST the controversy oyer wages
between the Southern railroad and
other roads in the South and their
'raihmen and conductors, today heard
both sides OF the question. Represen-
tatives OF the employers were i'm con-
ference at the commerce court with
the mediators and the railroad of.
hcials were heard this afternoon No
determination as to the points at issue
was reached, and IT may be some
days before conclusion is arrived at
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
GREENvU.LE EVIDENCE READY.
stated on Good Authority That Some
thing Bordering on Sensation May
he Expected.

Greenville. Sept. 23.--At confer
encc held here today con ndderablc
evidence was col'atcd for presentation
before the subcommittee which meets
In Spartanburg tomorrow. The con
ference today was attended by several
officials of the county executive com
mittee and Detective Reed. who has
been here several days gathering owl
dcncc of fraud and Irregularities In
the recent primary.
The Grcenviile evidence 20 bc pre-
sented az Spartanhurs today IN not
made public. but tho statement Is
made tonight on good authority that
something bordering on sensation
may be expected.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
SHOT BY REGULATORS.
Ihrcc wen Wounded in Defense Of
Negroes Imported az Cotton Pick
erS.

Mukogee, Okla. Sept. 23.-Recause
they imported negro cotton pickers
INTO a section where negroes had
never been allowed to stay, three
farmers, sam Robinson, w, A. Larri-
more and John Hilton, were shot near
here last night. Robinson and Larri-
more will probably die. They were
shot by band OF white men, VINO or
ganized to drive the negroes out, and
found the white farmers on the
ground TO protect the negroes. More
trouble is feared and the sheriff with
a strong force of deputies has gone TO
Briartown, near which place the
shooting took place.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28
ADMITS KILLING OF YOUTH.
Ben F.. vann COnfesses, But Sets I'm
Solf-defcnse as His Excuse for
Deed.

Elizabeth City. n. c.. Sept. o.
Ben +. Vann. on trial for killing Oil
yer Layden, a 14-year-old boy, last
July. confessed today, but claimed
that he killed the boy in self-defense.
Vann claimed Layden, who he said
was larger and stronger than ne
knocked him In a ditch and then drew
long knife from his pocket and at
tempted to stab him. According to
the confession Vann then killed Lay
den.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28

The Board of Registration will not
nave another meeting before the gem
eral election on the first Tuesday of
November, SO those who did not se-
cure their registration certificates
when they had the opportunity will
not pe able to vote in the general
election. There were some twenty.
one certificates issued at Mayesville
when the board met there last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-09-28

-Four licenses TO colored couples
couples being married in the court
house 10y the clerk Of court or his
deputy.
Those t. secure licenses were:
John Nelson. Grccleylille. and Rosa
Thompson, sumter; sam Stinncy.
Gr"cloNNillo, and Mary shannon.
sumter. Andrew Jackson. sumter.
aud Clara Harris, OSwcgo.