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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-31
GREENHOUSE ON ROOF
OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES
City People Do Not Realize
What Splendid Growing
Places They Can Have.

The first greenhouse on the roof of
building was reported from Philadel-
phia about 1877, and a few months later
another was reported from Boston
The Philadelphia structure covered
fiat roof house the full size of a city
lot and was afterward enlarged to cover
a second building. This greenhouse was
used for commercial purposes.
The Boston conservatory was on top
of five-story building in the heart OF
the city and was seventy-five feet long
and twenty-five feet wide. A treiiis
was run the length OF the house on
both sides to support running plants.
Next to the trellis wooden plant boxes
were placed. The boxes were about
three feet long and fifteen inches deep
and a foot wide, with holes bored in
the bottom for drainage These should
be stood upon blocks an inch high to
permit the surplus water to run off
freely. BESIDES boxes of this kind, tubs,
stands and flower pots filled with plants
may be placed in convenient locations.
Vegetables Can Be Raised.
In houses of this kind watermelons.
cantaloupes. cucumbers, tomatoes. let
tuce. radishes, peas. etc, may be raised.
or the house can be devoted to vege-
tables and flowers or to flowers exclu-
sively
Sweet peas or vegetable peas may be
grown in the plant boxes on the roof
during the summer. Other vegeta bles
or ornamental plants will do Well, such
as roses. pansies, daisies. balsams. asters.
phlox. gladioli heliotrope, cannas. YER
benas ageratum, tropaeolum, morning
glories. portulacas etc.
The water is supplied from city pipes.
! and if the pressure is not sufficient
tank must be provided, as hose must
he used freely in hot weather.
II city people only realized at what
| little expense comparatively they could
| have such a splendid place they would
not be slow to improve lhe opportunity.
Ready-made Conservatives of fair
dimensions can he had at a cost Of $500
complete with benches. heater, heating
pipes, Nentiiators, potting shed and
NyerHthng ready for business. They
are suitable for the roof of house or
M the ground. When one end is at
/ t;ched 10 another building. such a
! garage or barn. there will be saving
| OF about $50 in the cost of construction.
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NEW CHICAGO STATION.
Group Of Railroads There Plans
Union Terminal.

The plans for a union station IN chi
ago for the group Of roads including
ne Pennsylvania lines. the Chicago
burlington and Quincy railroad, the
hicaSo. Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail-
wav and the Chicago and Alton rail
road contemplate new station near
the site of the present union station of
the same roads. A scheme has been
under confederation by various other
roads and certain civic interests 10 get
tho above named roads to abandon
these plans and unite upon the project
for a union station, to serve a larger
number of railroads. at 18th street.
This project has been supposed 10y
Frederick A Delano, one OF the -cceiy-
ers OF the Wabash railroad, Jarvis
Hunt architect and others, and is com
monty known as the Chicago plan"
The Pennsylvania lines have made
definite announcement that they would
not enter into the 12th street union
terminal scheme. but that they, with
the allied roads above mentioned. were
willing TO erect great terminal in
the neighborhood OF their present one
on the West Side. and plans for this
DreDossd work. somewhat in detsil.
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VALUE OF CITY LAND
RISING WORLD over
MORGAN Plot in New York Re-
mains Highest of An at
5000 a Square Foot.

London. after its many centuries OF
growth points with pride to the land
on which stands the Bank of England,
worth sc. 534, 900, or ESQ, or $243, a square
foot says the New York Sun. Madrid,
now a fine modern city, filled with splen-
did buildings, delights in being able to
quote the value of the land on which
stands the Casino de Madrid, which. re-
duced to terms which are understood
here, amounts to $3.50 square foot
The higher of these values is equaled
or exceeded in dozen or more places in
New York, while the high value in
Madrid. equaling s63. TO for a city lot of
the regular size in New York, is even
lower than the prices quoted for ordinary
property in New York's new uptown
wholesale section or in the residential
district and apartment house neighbor-
hood east of Central Park.
Land values in the principal parts of
most of the larger cities of the world are
reported TO be rising steadily. but from
the figures to be had from many places
1t seems likely that the square-foot value
of the corner lot In the Morgan plot at
the corner of Wall and Broad streets will
stand for many years as the most ralua-
BILE parcel of real estate i'll the world.
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Storm Water Sewers.

has been purchased by Daniel c. Roper,
first assistant postmaster general. at
Alaska avenue and 18th street The lat
ter is the western boundary of the prop
erty, just as it is of the great stretch OF
parkland known as Rock Creek Park.
The long frontage Of the property on the
park is. of course one Of it's attractive
features, and while the thoroughfare of
18th street has been opened up within
eight blocks Of the property. it is ex-
pected that Congress will authorize the
improvement of that section. In that
way 10Th street will be brought up
to the macadamized' roadway OF Alaska
avenue, and the tide of travel that is now
shifted from 18th street over to Georgia
avenue will then be able to continue
along 18th street, and thence by Alaska
avenue to Georgia avenue at the point
where the latter meets the drive into
Rock Creek Park
The extension Of the 14th street car
line, which follows. but in some instances
has outstripped. the opening up of 18th
street is regarded as only matter OF
the near future. so that there will be
three main arteries of travel between the
city center and this property.
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Municipal Dance Halls.

Municipal dance halls established III all
the biggest public parks OF Cleveland
ONO, are open nov for the summer sea
son. Mayor Baker. who led the grand
march which inau2uratcd thr.e-cent
dances III Cleveland last summer. acted
in a similar capacity on the opening
night thapcronS have been appointed
from among Cleveland most exclusive
social circles, and girls unaccompanied
by parents or guardians or escorts after
o O'Clock will have TO go home.
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ALONZO O. BLISS BUILDING.
Constructs Residence on Blagden
Avenue South of 18th Street.

residence is being built by Alonzo
@. Bliss ON BlaSden avenue a short dis
taure south Of i6tt street. which Will
adloIis the grounds about his own home
The new house will nave exterior walls
covered w!tE shingles, and in its design
will be adapted to the surroundings
which are still distinguished by the fine
forest trees that are SO abundant In this
locality. q
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Ice Water Drinking Fountains.

The city Of Cambridge. Mass. in 1909,
operated four drinking fountains, which
furnished ice water during the summer
months. and in 1907 this number was in
creased TO six. In the summer of 1871
FIVE Of these were in operation. The cost
OF maintaining these, of course, depends
Very largely upon the cost of ice. These
per day per fountain. except that In I"n.
when the price of ice Was about double
what II WAS both before and after. the
coss rose TO xl.5I. The figures during
most of this time We're based on prices
of Ice varying from 12l1 cents to 15 cents
pere 100 pounds The fountains are OPP
Grated an average Of about 10 days In
the year.
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DUPONT CIRCLE CHANGE.
Two Residences There to Become
Stores and Offices.

What is perhaps going TO prove more
striking change in sucf resident local.
ity as Dupont Circle than even the re-
moval OF the residence at the southeast
corner of the circle and Connecticut ave-
nue., and erecting on that site q bank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-31

building. is one which is 10 be made in
two residences on the west side or the
circle Just south of r street
The red brick fronts are TO be removed
and a new ono provided. There Will re-
stores on the first floor and offices on tia
upper floors. while on the rear of the
lot which extends througn 10 aNt !
street. the two frame houses non there
are to be taken down and the building
extended entirely through the block. Tie
owner Of the property IL John c. Walkes
and the architect Appleton p. Clark.
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NEW SHORE LINE FORMS
ALONG EASTERN BRANCH
Former Sluggish Water Has Become Stream
That Sparkles in Sunlight, as Does
River by Potomac Park.

been formed between the old shore and
the sea wall is disappearing because OF
the dredging operations and also because
the place is being used as a dump, al
though not OF the kind that takes any
thing.
AS result Of these united efforts the
submerged grounds are gradually coming
to the surface, 80 that today near the
bridge there is Arm ground stretching on,
between the shore and the channel and
out of the shore line as well as advancing
it to the channel is to be continued be-
yond the bridge and toward the other
bridge at the terminus of Pennsylvania
avenue.
Surface Drainage Disposal.
But hand in hand with this signal
change in the character of this water
way. another change is being made which
is not SO apparent. because it Is beneath
the surface of the ground. 1t is. how
ever. fundamental, as it provides a sys-
tenn OF disposing Of the surface drainage
of the entire region as we'll as sewerage.
comprehensive plan devised by Asa
+. Phillips. superintendent OF sewers or
the District, is being carried out and this
engineering work is being continued up
the stream as forerunner of the execu-
ton of the scheme for making a park OF
the entire region OF the Eastern branch
to the bounds OF the District.
Some OF Mr.. Phillips sewers have not
yet been concealed In the ground and the
rounded tops of the cement tubes are to
be seen stretching across the surface OF
the flats to the channel. AS the top or
the ground rises. the sewers will dis
appear and only the maps of the engt-
neers will show the locations of these
outlets into the river Of the surface
drainage that comes down the encircling
Anacostia hills.
Storm Water Sewers.
The storm water sewers. as they are
called. are also to be continued beyond
the bridge At the same time a COM
prehensive sewer system is being pro-
vided on the south side Of the Eastern
branch which includes trunk line to a
pumping station that is now in course OF
erection at Poplar point. and which will
serve to lift the sewerage from the Ana
costa region into the great trunk line
that forms the outlet of the city system
The new pumping station will be nearly
opposite to the one on the north side at
the foot of New Jersey avenue and by an
ingenious arrangement devised by Mr..
Phillips both plants will be operated as
one.
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This property is worth, according 10 the
figures of those who know, $500 square
foot.
The most valuable site in London is
undoubtedly that occupied by the Bank
OF England 1t is three acres in extent
and the lowest estimate of what the site
would bring in a forced sale is &c. 5324 OO0,
or $50 a foot.
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were given out The announcement is
taken, in effect, To be an ultimatum
that the roads Ut interest will rot
move their terminal to 18th street
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NEW SUBURB IS STARTED
BY BARTON EWERS' HOUSE
Community Expected to Lo-
cate on 18th Street Heights
Overlooking Rock Creek.

A beginning is being made in the erec-
ton Of house which Barton Ewers in
tends to build for himself at the north
west corner of 18th and Geranium streets,
In the Sixteenth Street Heights.
Not far away from the site
which Mr.. Ewers has selected
still stands the house which was at one
time the residence of former Gov. Alex
ander r. Shepherd. Now. however, the
land about the house and the farm lands
in the vicinity are divided by mac
adam streets hordered with cement
sidewalks The broad thoroughfare of
Alaska avenue stretches through the
property in diagonal course. starting at
the line of 18th street and ending at
Georgia avenue. where the road joins it
that continues the Beach drive through
Rock Creek Park.
A short distance above the street, where
the car line to Takoma Park leaves the
main line a gang of WOrkmen employed
by Robert +. Heater. under whose direc-
ton the property Of Sixteenth Street
Heights is being developed. is continuing
the line of sewer on Georgia avenue to
the property, and then the pipes will be
carried through the newly-made streets.
The completion of the work Of preparing
this tract of land as a residence place.
which has been going on now for sixteen
which Mr.. Ewers has made in the erec-
ton Of a house
First House in New Suburb.
1t Will be the first home built in this
new addition to the suburban section of
the city but there are others who are
preparing to follow so that at the end
of the present season there is prospect
of quite a little colony-a beginning of the
community which, it is expected. will
choose to locate their homes on this ele-
waited plateau overlooking the valley of
Rock creek.
Mr.. Ewers' mother is planning TO i'm
prove the building site which she has
bought adjoining that of her son. but
fronting OH Geranium street between 18th
street and Alaska avenue. Another house
is 10 be built by Willard y. Holmes on HOl-
ly street between 14th street and Alaska
avenue, while George W. Mankey is pre-
pairing to erect house at the northwest
corner of 18th and Floral streets.
The most spacious site thus far secured
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A new shore line Of the Eastern
Branch has been formed along the south
ern shore from the navy yard bridge to
the entrance into the river. Where its
water flowed a short time ago, are to
be seen fields of corn. The change except
in a general way Is not to be seen from
the northern side. All that comes within
the range Of the eye to one standing on
the wharf at the foot of New Jersey ave-
nue., is the curving line of the opposite
shore in Its sweep from Giesboro point
to Poplar point The curve is graceful.
and SO are the foliage and shrubbery with
which it is clothed. but there is no sug-
sestion in all this OF newness.
There is nothing to indicate that the
solid land has been advanced several
hundred feet into the water and that the
undulating shore line opposite, SO freshly
green in Its spring garb, marks the far
thest advance of the fill. That is exactly
the situation. 1t does not take long I'm
this section of rich soil for nature to
act, and the new shore line now fits in
with the old. Behind this bank of the
river, which is marked by a sea wall, Is
the stretch OF reclaimed land where,
after while. carriages and cars will roll
over the smooth roads of another addi-
ton to the parks of the city.
Stream Sparkles in Sunlight.
The curving line of the southern shore
Is an Improvement not merely because it
looks better than the irregular and ragged
edges Of the stretch of river bottom land
but also because the water instead of
sluggishly flowing over a wide expanse
is now a stream that sparkles in the
sunlight and has the light and movement
of an active and powerful body of water.
The Eastern branch is now as attractive
as the Potomac river. as it flows by Po-
tomac Park 1t Is probable such a state
ment seems incredible to those who have
not recently been in that locality and who
only think Of the Eastern branch as it
used to be.
The work Of Improvement is still going
on. The steam dredges are busily en-
gagged a short distance beyond Poplar
point and diagonally opposite the navy
yard in getting the deposits from the
bottom of the channel and pumping them
over the sea wall and gradually convert
ing what was a part of the river into
firm land. This section Of the sea wall will
form another part of the curving shore
line that will be carried up to the bridge.
The interior body Of water that has thus
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-30

80
SO till contamination is allowed to take
place from some outside source. ..,s
To put this experiment to actual test
ahont 500 bushels OF the 1912 crop were
shipped to Norfolk, Virginia. for this
season. In June, 1913, the Station di-
rector visited the fields planted with
this seed The potatoes were about
ready for harvest. The crop was free
from biackleg and We're also nearly
nure Cobblers. The growers were
highly pleased with the seed and said
that seed of that quality would COM
mand a price considerably above the
market for ordinary seed.
The method of securing pure seed
outlined above is only recommended
where quick results of fair degree
of accuracy are required. The seed
yotat6 grower should not only aim to
secure pure Cohblers but pure strains of
Cobblers of greater vigor and produc-
tiEeness than the average How this
may be done at small cost is explained
in a circular of this Station entitled
Proper Growing and Handling of
Potato Seed Stock
GHAS. d. WOODS,
Director.
Orono, Maine, Aug. p, 1913
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-30

II. NJ. Towner of Iowa and T. A. Ander.
son. Esq. .--~s~s4~ss.
Baileyville (Woodland) Wednesday,
Sept. 3, Congressman sydney Anderson
of Minnesota and Hon. Taber p. Bailey
Calais. Wednesday, Sept. 3. Hon. John
A. Peters and Congressman A. F. Gard
ner Of Massachusetts.
cherryfield, Monday, Sept /, Congress
man Simon d. FesS of Ohio
Columbia Falls. Wednesday, Sept. 3
Congressman Fl. M. Towner of Iowa and
r. A. Anderson Esq.
Cutler. Monday, Sept l. Hon. f. w
Hinckley and Ashley st. Clair
Danforth. Monday, Sept /, Hon I.uere
Dennysville. Thursday, Sept. 4, Hon. f.
c. Plummer and Hon. Willard s. Levin,
Jonesboro, Thursday, Sept. 4, Congress
man sydney Anderson of Minnesota and
r A. Anderson, Esq.
Jonespert Saturday, Aug 30, Hon. f.
w. Hnckley and Hon Ashley St Clair
Lubec, Tuesday, Sept. 2, Hon John A.
Peters and Congressman A. p. Gardner
Machias, Monday, Sept. l. Congressman
julius Kahn of California and Hon. 4.
A. Anderson. -
Machiasport wediss yYsGA. 2, Hon,
Ei.,r F w Hnekley tsa'si III Smiley ST
Milbridge Thursday, sept. 4, Hon. y
Piummer and Hon W. S, Levin. -
Perry, Saturday, Sept. 6. Hon. E. c.
Plgmmer and I,Idss Hon; w s Levin.
b. Deasey and Hon. Taber D. Bailey.
Rogue Bluffs, Friday. Sept S, Hon
Ashley st. Clair.
Steuben. Wednesday, Sept 8, Congress
man VIM. +, Green of Iowa.
Trescott. Tuesday, Sept ., Hon. r. W
Iiinekley and Hon. Ashley st. Clair.
Vanceboro, Saturday, Sept G. Hon f
w. Hnekley and Hon. Ashley st. Clair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-30
tration, indigestion and female troubles.

ee 50 think l suffered every pain wo-
man could before / began taking Lydia
f. Pinkham's S Vegetable Compound, and
/ think it saved this baby's life, as l
lost my first one.
MY health has been very good ever
since, and l praise your medicine to all
my friends. - Mrs. VERNA WILKES,
X. F. d. No. l, Plattsburg, Miss.
The darkest days of husband and wife
are when they come to look forward to
childless and lonely old age.
Many wife has found herself inca
pable Of motherhood owing to some
arrangement of the feminine system,
Gften durable by the proper remedies.
= In many homes once ehildless there
are now children because of the fact
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (conil-,
deutiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by 4
woman and held in strict confidence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-30
Linen Shower Given Misses
Rena and Bessie Black.
WateIv|IIe Woman Enleriains
e Al Porch Party, Thursday.
Senator Borah OF Idaho VIII Speak
Here, Next Friday.

Belfast. Me. Aug. 29.-tspeciaD.- =
Misses Isabel Towle, Edith Strout
and Edith Shelton We're hostesses,
last night, at kamp XIII Kare. the
East Belfast cottage, owned sby Maui
rice Towle. at a Linen shower for the
Misses Rena and Bessie black, daugh-
ters of Alderman and Mrs. Roscoe
Black. whose wedding occurs. next
week, on Saturday. The guests were in
vited to supper and found their places
by means Of daintily gotten up pack
ages at each place. Each, when seated
was told to open her package but on
doing so found second wrapper, which
bore the name of ssofle of the two
brides. ard Immediately the latter were
showered with. the packages. When
opened they contained bits of kitchen
linen, which will find place in their
new MONIES. After supper the young la
dies We're Joined by gentlemen guests
and ell went to the beach fire which
was given in their honor by Emory F
White. who is occupying a cottage or
the East Side. Corn and CLANS were
roasted in the fire. while all sat abou
end sung the old songs familiar to ev
erybody. The Cooper Black. Russell
Black double wedding will take plac
at the Black home in East Belfast, a
80 p. NJ. Sept. g. and will be followed
by a reception. Il
Mrs. Hall F. Hoxie of Waterville, who
is occupying the Saimond cottage al
u RiNGF and pnrPi
party, last night. in honor of her guests,
Miss Avis Morrison of Belfast and Mrs
Harvey Self of New York formerly
Miss Katherine Biekford of Belfast
who, with mir. Self, is occupying the
Elwel cottage nearby.l The guests Were
all old school friends of the hostess and
the evening was one of great enjoy
ment.
Hon. d. J. MeGillicuddy was in Bel
fast. yesterday, and spoke, last night
in the Belfast Opera house in the in
terests of Pattangall, the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the 3rd Dis
tfict.
Mrs. f.. s. Pitcher entertained the
Womans Alliance of the First Parish
UTnitarian at the Pitcher bungalow
at the Battery. yesterday. at luncheon
ard for the afternoon. The attractive
bungalow in this most attractive sum
mer colony, is famous for its hospi-
tality and the afternoon was greatly
erjoyed by the 50 or more guests. Il
was deeply regretted that Rev. anc
Mrs. Harry Lutz of Newton, who arr
summering at Lake Megunticook. were
unable to be present, owing to the post
lonement of the party from the day
EefOre
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-08-30
THORN Dixie.

Mrs. Linnell. who. with her two lit
tie daughters, had been visiting Mrs.
:, Marcia, returned to their home in Pal
myre, last Saturday.
h Mrs Charles Cox and her daughter.
Mrs Snow of Hampden. are visiting
= friends i'm the village. ~
~. Miss Gertrude Hogan. who has been
> erioying vacation with her family
end friends. returned to her duties at
the Maine General hospital, Portland
Tuesday.
Harry Wyman has sold his market
to Elisha Webster and has opened a
market in Liberty. l.. G. Monroe, for
,nler proprietor of the Thorndike mar
ket,. will conduct the business for Mr.
Webster until he can be released from
his present employment with the Nj, G
II. r..
&C. E. Smith is in Augusta. this week
~ The first carload of new potatoes was
~ slapped from. Thorndike station, last
q week. Nicholas. Walton followed with
the SECOND, early this week, and has a
crew digging for more to follow. Mr.
- Walton reports a good yield and extra
tp quality
.sa.s; But little damage was done to the
crops in this section by the heavy fros'
.Hof4 Monday night.
2. s~ The Coffin family are still on thf
sick. list. Mr. Linn is. able to be on
=. and we are glad to hear that his father
is ,.is somewhat, better. L.