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The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

50 a aHTs-BoRGER. M.p NJ to Henry Miller
50 80
(5 K st nwD
50 2Do 1t lls woodley Pk-BAILEY, Jos W c. ux
Ellen N to ThOs PiekfOrd so covenants & II
t8D Conn ave nW)
81 se Ioe-BRowN. Sophie O ct rir ohss W to
Laun v Firth 80 81
81 m 1t t-cALDwELL, Elizabeth to Elhe
Gioranini so ts H!z5 $
0p6 st nWl
sq a Il T-HoLLANDER. HuHy Il TT to Henry
A Miller $50 %
Go Z st nWl
50 Eee Il 20 blk - Ingieside-HOwENsTEIN, r
ct ux o.rolyn to jos Kral ct ux Antonia Joint
tenants SO covenants y
IS Of Kilbourne Pi. W Of 18th nw1
So east Of s1 1t 6 blk 10 Hishriev-LANDIs
Geo N ct ux MArg1ret 7 to Jno h N Clancy
so covenants & tr %
IN Of q a, W Ot ID mel
So 3ss II Ie9 blk Mt Pl L Pi Pls-MErCALF.
VIM to T YeEOtt Candy 80 tr $50 u
81 81 1t a-npDAUGH 4 SHANNON Inc to
Geo Arthur swOpe ct ux viryiA Z so covenants
ooh bet q K sts mel
50 a 1t T-MILLER. Henry A to MHg o Miller
as 81
50 aI II g blk u Petworth Add'n-oPPEN-
HEIsfER. Simon ct Carrie to Anna K Gra-
ham SO
Is Of n ave. n Of Quincy st nwl 8
81 SIS II 1l-Same 10 VIM Z Sibley Ct ux Eleanor
A joint tenants SO n
ORLEANS Pl bet sth & Tth sts mel
So 5s5 Its ; . bR TEinins Cty-owENs.
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Winnie joint tenants so 70
CNAylOr st near B sl
So Isl II 15e-PICKFoRD, Thos n ct ux Mary A
to Jos W Bailey sc Is
70 st bet I6th & nth sts nwl
So IS pt org Il 4-PALAIER, Aulick U 8 Marshal
under writ Of neri fAcies to Chas F Wilson
$50 L
So $50 I4 blk Add'n to Congress Hts-RAH-
DIE. Arthur Z ct ux Harriet 8 to Edw New
comb so B
CNichos are near Esther Fl sci
So 2sll 1t g blk Ingleside-RILEY. Chas Reid &
w Helen II to JnO Keleher so covenants 90
ue65 Park I'd nwl
sq z54 It's %. % & Il 18th st PROPER, DanI O
ct w Lou Mex to Nathan Faucett so cow
nGnts
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Turner'S Improvement north 4 SSHoE-
MAKER, Louis P tr to Hugh Martin -
Josiah o & Addison Du Bois trs to Dan1 X
jackson y
On Of Frankford s. Z oS 18th SCI
So 6l65 Il r blk % 6iS It l blk Is Wash'n High
lAnds-TDGBERS. Reuben ct Jessie D to
Jno d Miller 500 covenants 5
Is Of Yuma st. L Of 4th SCI
50 6 Its 3 to 3s-wAsH'N & TR co tr to Harry
LAycock 80 y
t6th & Va ave nul
So ~ IS blk Highview-wARDMAN, Harry 4
Thos P Bones TO ChAs L Hoyt ct VI ClAra l.
joint tenants $40 covenants & r 5000 81
tE Of lst st, Of q x mel
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
BUILDING NEWS AND GOSSIP
ADDITION Is PLANNED
TO COMMERCE BUILDING
New Structure viii Be Twelve Stories
with Basemeat-MiIburn, Heister
& Co. Architects.

Plans and specifications are being pre-
pared by Mllburn, Heister & Co., archI-
tects. for an addition to the Department
OF Commerce Building, located at the
northeast corner of Nineteenth and H
streets northwest The addition is to
be twelve stories in height with base
ment and will have frontage Of forty
two feet and when completed viii give
total frontage Of 16s feet with the
present building now occupied by the de-
partment The total depth VIII be l3
feet
The structure will have two separate
parts. The addition will consist Of ex-
tensions to the eastern extremities OF the
building and Is to cost between $15o,Ooo
and 100000. The George A. Fuller Com
pany, which erected the present build
ing, will have charge Of the work.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
TWO MODERN HOMES
RECENTLY COMPLETED
Reginald W. Geare Builds Houses in
Old Enslish Style in Wis
eonsin Avenue.

Two homes have recently been COM
pleted by Reginald w. Geare, architect,
OF this city. They, are located at Wis
residences follow distinct old English
styles. garnIshed with all old English
features both In the interior and exterior
and are improved with all modern i'm
provements which are found In the up
to-date and expensive homes in the city.
The residences contain two stories. attic
and basement Each house viii have q
moiern heating plant. Elaborately ap-
pointed reception rooms. dining halls
parlors and kitchens will be on the first
noc-. also large massive freplaces.
The second story will consist Of four
bedrooms. A novelty feature Is to be
found in the attic, laid out for barn
dances and other functions.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
News Nuggets from
Telegraph and Cable

Philadelphia, Dec. 16-The police of this
city today say Eleazer Grier. twenty
years old. son of a minister living in
Buffalo, n. Y, admitted that he was a
boarding house thief. The police expect
to fasten many boarding house thefts in
this city on him. Young Grier was held
under H,5oo bail for a further hearing.
New York. Dec. 16.-Capt. John Henry,
Of the local secret service bureau, and
several assistants entered q fiat in Null
berry street this afternoon arrested two
men on a charge OF counterfeiting, con-
fiscated a wagon-load OF machinery for
making spurious coins, 600 Buffalo"
nickels, 40 dimes and $50 quarters. The
men gave their names as francesca
Serretielle and Michael E. Danna, two
jewellers, out of employment.
Paterson, n. J., Dec. 16.-Having failed
to reach a verdict after nearly twenty
hours deliberation. the jury in the case
OF Carlos Treca, the L W. W. leader in
dicted for melting to riot during the silk
mills strike, was discharged today. Treca
was liberated on 5000 bail. William D.
Haywood, and Miss Z. Gurley Flynn are
awaiting trial on similar charge.
vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 16-The trial OF
State Senator G. A. Hobbs, accused
Jointly with Lieut. Gov. Bilbo, of having
solicited and accepted bribes, began here
today. Gov. Brewer viii be a witness,
and the dictagraph will figure in the
case.
Lynn, Mass, Dec. i6-One hundred
lasters and assemblers employed by Peter
Hsrney and Sons, shoe manufsctur RS,
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
STYLE TO BE COLONIAL.
New Building Planned for Columbia
Granite Company.

Marsh & Peter. architects, have drawn
the plans and specifications for a build
ing in X street between Thirtieth and
Thirty-frst streets northwest The
building Is to be two stories In height
and will be erected for the Columbia
Granite and Dredging Company. The
first floor is to be used for a general
storeroom and shipping department.
The second floor will contain the gen.
eral offices. The exterior of the build
ing will be constructed of bluestone
ouarried from the beds in Virginia owned
by the company.
The building will be covered by a red
tile roof. The interior win be finished
In chestnut The structure, when COM
pleted. VIII have the appearance Of the
old colonial type.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
GARAGE FOR NJ STREET.
Plan. and specifications Being Pre-
pared lay u. stanley simmons.

B. stanley simmons is preparing plans
ana specifcafions for the American Gar
age Company which will erect a two
story garage on NJ street between Fiji
teenth street and the Avenue Of the
Presidents northwest. The new struc-
ture VIII be one OF the finest and best
equipped Of Its kind In the city. The lot
on which the garage VIII stand mas
frontage Of forty-two feet and depth
Of 1es feet
terra Gotta and tapestry brick. The In
te,ior win consist mostly Of reinforced
concrete. The structure is to contain
a basement. Electric freight elevators
are also planned. Private trade and the
storage OF automobiles win be the gen.
eral business OF the company.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
PRIZE AWARDS.

first prize of $500 will be
cass$oo for grammar h2ol class and $500 for nigh
Five prizes of S1o will the five next best
each afve additional prizes grammar school class and
additional prizes for high school c-twelve prizes
Announcement of winners for December contest will be made
The Washington Sunday Herald January in that issue
published the award pictures of the prize
winners, if be secured
will be mailed Monday Janu
airy ....-.a
Washington Sunday January IS and a5 will be
published prwnning the pictures of
the successful if be secured
DON'T FORGET; necessary wait for all of the De-
cerber of this wonderful SERIES Twenty Thousand Miles in
the Path Npeo before preparing essay Any period or in
cident articles already published subject of
you essay.
BUT ALSodont forget every essay must be accompanied
BY titles of the four articles published December
Begin to Prepare Your Essay Nom
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
CONTESTANTS IN TWO CLASSES.

To make the contest equally fair to students in the graded
schools and those the high and preparatory schools the
the graded schools up fourteen years of age Seconda
the high and preparatory schools up eighteen years of
age any students the latter class less than fourteen years
age such student will be allowed compete with those in
the graded schools.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
ARCHITECT BUILDING HOME.
Frank p. Nilburn Erecting Country
Residence ut bradley Hills.

Frank P. MiIburn, architect has in the
course OF erection q country home to be
occupied by him for a summer residence,
on tract Of land consisting Of ia acres,
located In Bradley Hills. The discovery
Of two springs Of water on the tract will
be utilized by the owner. A compressed
air system which has been installed will
not only supply Mr.. Milburn's, but will
give surplus water to the community. The
Health Department has pronounced the
water to be OF an unusual high character
for drinking purposes.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
rEw-@MovIED THEATER.
Plans ,BeinE Drawn for One at Sew
enth and n streets.

Plans and specifications are IN progress
by S. r. Turner. architect. for the erec-
ton of. a one-story moving picture the
ater, located near the corner OF Seventh
AMI N streets northwest The exterior Is
to be constructed OF brick with sag
roof and galvanized iron cornices.
The interior viii be finished In pine with
concrete floors and metal ceilings.
The theatre will also contain ventilating
fans and a steam heating plant The
building will cost about 5000
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

!. Each essay must be accom-
panied with the titles of the four
installments of the series. Twenty
Thousand Miles in the Path of Ma
poleon," clipped from the Sunday
Herald of December 7. Ia, Fl. 28.
2. Essays must not exceed 500
words, and must be written plainly
on only one side of the paper used.
Z. Contest for December closes s
p. m, January 3, 1914. No essay
received after, that hour will be
considered.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
RULES OF CONTEST:

4. Essays will be judged on liter
ary merit, neatness, English, pen
manship, and spelling.
5. The age, school, grade, and
name of teacher must be given at
top of first page of each essay, as
well as full name and address of
contestant.
6. The contest is open to all STU
dents of public or private schools.
2. All essays must be addressed
to the NAPOLEON ESSAY ED
lTOR, The Washington Herald,
Washington, D. c.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
THE FIRST ESSAY CONTEST

will cover the FIRST FOUR INSTALLMENTS which appear
December T. A. 81 and %. The scope of essays must be
confined to all any of the periods of Napoeons life
which treated in these nstallments.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
DEBATE in HOUSE
ON ORGANIC ACT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

The custom Of early marriages is in
favor in Australia
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
Figure. In Other Cities

After quoting figures to show taxation
ir .her cities, including State and county
taxes, Mr.. Crisp said:
''The advocates Of the present law VIII
doubtless claim the tax rates Of some OF
the cities here cited are not as high as
the rates quoted by me. They have done
it in the past and probably will do It
again.
''rhe rates quoted by me includes taxes
paid by the property owners to the State
and county, as well as the city, and II Is
q favorite plan Of the advocates OF the
half-and-half plan when quoting tax rates
Of other cities TO deduct the amount the
property owners therein pay to their
State and county and only quote the city
rate. In Washington only one tax Is
paid, the city tax, as no State and county
taxes are required, so the only fair way
to compare the burden OF taxation borne
by property owners here and elsewhere
is to compare the t'tal taxes paid by each
on the property owned by them"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17
In the PATH of Napoleon
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HIS DOWNFALL

which is appearing EVERY SUNDAY in The Washington
Herald The first nstaen appeared last Sunday December T.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

- Take the realty value, stf7'v'sVV' tne
tangible personal property as now re-
turned at the low value OF $z,lzz.AI' and
add to this the value of the stocks bonds
notes and mortgages estimated at So.-
OOO. 600 the actual cash within the Dis
trict. SIS, IS, ,2OS, the value OF the capital
and surplus Of the banks within the DIS
trict amounting to s2s,S21, As, and you
have a total valuation Of property within
the District of Columbia amounting to
over s9ss, 10000, upon which tax assess
ments may be levied.
"Under the law the tax rate In wash
ington is S.5O per hundred on land as
sessed at two-thirds valuation, which
makes the rate, according to law, u per
hundred on the true value Of land but
the actual rate paid by property owners,
according to your committee, Is only
6s 2-S cents per hundred. Millions OF per-
sonal property pay no tax at all. Some OF
the corporations pay a tax on their gross
incomes, but not on the value OF their
stock. This is all the tax owners OF prop
erty pay, for they have no State and
county tax to pay as do the citizens Of
other cities in the United States"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Paris, Dec. 16-France today accept
ed the proposal Of England that Greece
be allowed to keep nine Of the eleven
Aegean Islands occupied during the Bal
kan war. Tenedos and Imbros will be
returned to Turkey. News OF Frances
acceptance was sent to Berlin, Rome ana
st. Petersburg.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Paterson, N. J., Dec. 16.-Dr. William s.
Green. one Of the most prominent physici-
ans II. Paterson, was arrested today,
charged with arson. According to the
police. DR.. Green is responsible for a fire
which destroyed the home OF his father.
John ". d. Green. because Of a quarrel
they had over the division OF some prop
erty.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

sentiment of a large part of the House
membership.
''since 1S7s, in response to this appeal"
declared Mr.. Crisp, ''the treasury OF the
United States has contributed more than
800 900 to the District for its mu-
nicipaI government. There Is no logical
reason why those who own property In
the city Of Washington should not pay
the expenses Of their government Just
as citizens of other cities do"
Quoting from the George report. Mr..
Crisp continued:
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Vienna. Dec. 16-One man was killed
and q number Of others injured today
near Darnow, when an express train
ran by a block signal and collided with
a work train.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 16-Rev. L H.
Caswell, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, and candidate for Sunragan
Bishop Of Conneotic (, today insugurated
movement to have preachers declared
eligible for remuneration for injuries un-
der the workmen's compensation ac..
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

Lynn, Mass, Dec. le.-one hundred
lasters and assemblers employed by Peter
Harvey and Sons, shoe manufactur RS,
The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

London. Dec. 16.-The biggest real es-
tate deal in the history Of London took
place today when Nalleby Deeply, NJ.
p, bought the whole of the Duke OF
Bedford's Covent Garden estate for
price which Is said to exceed $1,000 900.
The parcel Is fifteen acres in extent and
includes the Market Opera House.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-22
THE VALUE Of
COUNTY FAIRS

According to Il bulletin Of the depart
ment of agriculture. the first full 6edg
ed agricultural fair, primarily for com
petitive exhibits instead Of for mar
keting, was held at the Columbian Ag.
ricultural society. which was organic
ed in 1909 by a number of gentlemen
interested in agriculture residing In
Maryland, Virginia and the District Of
Columbia.
Its first exhibition was held in
Georgetown, May 10, 1909. and the Ma
tional Intelligencer Of that day report
ed that it was ATTENDED by numer.
GUS assemblage of members of the so.
ciety. among whom we noticed the
president and his lady, the secretary
of state, the secretary Of the treasury,
the secretary of war. the comptroller,
register, ETC., and many other ladies'
and gentlemen of responsibility"
This fair was mainly devoted to do
nestle animals and manufacturers.
Semiannual fairs were held until the
spring Of 1912. when the war with
England and the expiration Of the
time for which the society was organ.
lied caused it's discontinuance.
The oldest existing agricultural So
ciety that holds fairs is the Berkshire
Agricultural society. Pittsfield, Mass.
which held its first fair in the autumn
Of 1910 or only one and one-half years
after the first fair of the Columbian
Agricultural society.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-22
MONEY IN SMALL
FARMS TODAY

used with an assurance of good re
suits. Late varieties are recommend
ed for localities where frost is likely
to appear after the 10Th of April
Freezing weather after fruit trees
have blossomed is pretty sure to kill
the entire crop. The late varieties Of
apples and cherries are more apt to
escape frost in the budding period
than the early kinds. Experience in
the last ten years shows that the dan
ger is nearly all in the spring.
Artificial heating of an orchard is
possible if Il sudden cold snap comes
at Il critical time. Heaters for this
purpose can be bought or smudge
fires can be kept going for day or
two until the danger is over. l have
raised the temperature of an orchard
10 degrees by slow fires and saved a
cherry crop.
There are good reasons for recon-
mending the gradual development of
an orchard. 1t is well to test soil,
methods of handling and quality of
young trees. | prefer level land, so
that ice and icy water may be held
around the roots of matured trees in
the spring This holds back the bud
ding until danger from frost is over
Young trees ought to be protected
from this Ice and chilly water by a
thick coat of manure. Roots obtain a
better hold and trees are stronger on
level land than on a slope. | would
not place the orchard in low place
however. A good depth of loan is de-
sirable, and it may be sandy, but not
gravelly.
With all these things to study and
in view Of the fact that there Is no
income for a few years, / would say
it was unwise to make the entire in
vestment for an orchard and do all the
work in one season. There are many
features that yield a profit the first
year, and these need attention from
the first, although they do not pay bet
ter than fruit in the long run.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-22
FORESTS AND HYGIENE.
Tho Value Of Trees From tho Stand
point Of Human Health.


We hear much of the Importance Of
the conservation Of forests from an
economic standpoint. but little Is said
as to the hygenic value of forests.
Forests contribute to the general
health by breaking the force of steadi-
ly blowing winds. They mitigate the
heat of summer by the vast amount of
evaporation from their leaves that &C.
ours by day. They also promote rain
falls. Thus they check the tendency
Of the earth to desiccate. which Is al
most as injurious to health as 1t Is to
vegetation.
Cholera often passes a wooded dis
trict and revels in treeless one. A
certain road In India leads for sixty
miles through dense forest Farther
on 1t runs for ninety miles through a
barren plain. Hundreds Of persons
travel the entire road daily. Now. In
the first or wooded section cases OF
cholera seldom occur, while within the
latter 1t has been of frequent occur
renee. One year cholera ragged In
Allahabad. Soldiers whose barracks
were on a hill suffered the most from
the epidemic; those In barracks sur
rounded by four rows Of trees much
less. But not single case occurred
among the soldiers whose barracks
were In a thicket. 1t was the same
the next year.-Harper's Weekly.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-22
Tho Rhine May Get the Danube.

OF late the evolutions of the course
of the Danube above Vienna have been
the subject of much research. Accord
ing to most authorities, the source of
tile Danube is in the two streamlets
called Bregach and Breg, which de-
scend from the tanks of the Black
forest, in the grand duchy of Baden,
and unite at Donauschingen with a
spring. regarded by some as the true
source. The stream from this point
flows southeastward toward the bases
Of the Rhine and the Lake of Con-
stance through the calcareous beds OF
the Swabian Jura and at certain points
into sinks and riffs. Coloring matter
has shown that there is a leakage of
this subterranean water to the Rhine
basin. The prediction of a German
scientist is that the whole Of the Dan
ube above Tuttlingen will some day
be captured by the Rhine.-New York
Sun.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-22
UNCLE SANS
GREAT SEALS

Every y rcan Ia. ca"1ilar with the
great seal OF the .4,Nd StaieS-the
design of an eagle with "Htstrctched
wings. bearing IN is hr.,E 80 ScrOil with
the words "E pluHbus UnuIn. but
few know that there is reverse size
to the seal. which. though never used,
is just as officially Il part of the great
seal us the side bearing the eagle. All
seals were originally made with two
sides. like Il coin. Soft wax was plac-
ed on both the face and back Of the
document to be witnessed by the seal.
The diverse. or head, impression was
made in the upper wax; the reverse,
or tail, impression on the under.
The reverse side of the great seal of
the United States has for its design
truncated pyramid of masonry. I'm
mediately above it is a sleepy looking
eye framed in triangle. which is sur
rounded by Il sunburst. Above is the
motto, "Annut Coeptis.'' On the bH %
of the pyramid is the date 1776, writ
ten in Roman numerals. The pyramid
is set in Il field sparsely covered with
plants Below the field and following
the curve of the circular rim there
winds scroll bearing the words "No-
vus Ordo Seclorum."
1t was designed by Charles Thorn
son, secretary of the Continental con-
gress, in 1872. THE uncompleted pyr-
amid signifies growing strength and
Duration" he wrote to congress con-
corning the design. The eye over 1t
and the motto allude to the signal in
Propositions of Providence in favor of
the American cause. The date under
meath is that of the Declaration of In
dependence. and the words under it
signify the beginning Of the new Amer
lean era. which commences from that
date"
The design was criticised so severely
by art critics and others as being I'M
worthy of great nation that it was
never used officially.
Nevertheless it was adopted by con
gress as IA part of the great seal. and
as such ii must remain until that adop-
ton is repealed. New York Times.