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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
Red Cross Seals

committee of two OF the Womans
club OF this city was placed In the
vestibule uf the local post office yes
to-day. whore they vii remain for
the next two days selling Red Cross
seals. The .ales this year are ex-
ceeding those OF last year and only
two more days remain TO purchase
the seals. They may be had from
any business house in the city ana
all persons are urgently requested 10
make early purchases.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
Improvene nts Relnn Made.

Improvements are being made TO
the. coal nipple OF the Richland coal
and coke company of South War
wood. This is one of the largest
opal mines in Richland district. Most
" the coal aug from this mine is
loaded In cars and sent TO cities
down the Ohio river. The company
is running three shifts and they work
every day but Sunday, when the
Shaft Is CLOSED until late Sunday
evening. The mine will be closed ali
day Christmas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

time. Ryan. together with three
other workmen, were on a scaffold
when II gave way, letting all three
ran 10 the ground. Ryan was brought
TO his home in this city on the street
car last evening and taken TO his
nome on Seventh street. Last even
ing he was resting as nicely as could
be expected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
Mail HeaNN

The Warwood post Office is doing
very heavy business and Che rural
delivery carrier Is being heavily lad
ened with many packages and let
tiers. This is the busiest season al
the post offices all over the United
States, as the people send their
friends Christmas packages. etc. The
parcel post Is the cause OF the big
business
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
MOUNDSVILLE
Must Nacate Grounds

Word was received by Postmaster
Albert :. Winters yesterday from the
treasury department at Washington
orderinf him TO have the federal
federal grounds at the corner OF Sew
enth street and Lafayette avenue
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
Council Meetinu

Inc Warwood council will hold its
seml-monthly meeting this evening al
ne center NarwoOd School building
at seventeenth and Main streets.
houtine business will be taken up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

was formed for the purpose OF devel-
Cping real estate. The company Is
capitalized at 100000 The incorpor-
ators are W. u. Alexander. J. a Bloyd.
j. r. Roberts. of this city. and Louis
=. Haller and Jore A. Miller. 81 Wheel
ing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

The Mound Chautauqua circle met
last evening In rcgularm onthly SEES
sion at the home Of Mrs. ! II. W
Morris on Seventh street Following
The transaction Of routine business
tho following program was rendered.
which proved very interesting.
]. Current Events The Circle
Intensive study Of the Parthen-
on Tho Circle.
QuotatIons or original epirrams
on Color The Circle
. Athens under pisistratus --
Charles NcCamic.
Chap'"rs v. VI. VII Message OF
Greek Art
o. Christmas motto
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
Local Man Injured.

James Ryan. bricklayer. OF this city
was badly injured while at work on
a new building at Weellng yesterday
afternoon and the extent OF his ir IN
ries cannot be ascertained az this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

This city can boast Of displaying
the first pair Of slit trousers in this
section. Yesterday afternoon short
~ before 3 O'Clock a crowd Of PEG
pie gathered az the corner of Fifth
street and jefferson avenue. and
upon INVESTIGATION 81 was found that
young man was wearing pair OF
slit trousers. 4 little red bow was
at the top Of the slit and two white
pearl buttons on either side. also a
picture. supposedly of his day friend.
was pinned on tho bottom. This -
mo hf-t pair 81 slit trousers 20 make
their appearance here and caused
considerable excitement for a while.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
War~ood Briefs

; Mr.. and Mrs. James Gooch. OF Main
Sreet Center Warwood. have 70.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

charter n0f issued yesterday TO-
''' NI"Nludor a MILLER land Com.
I'II %. inir city Tho now company
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

russia has become the largest pur.
S Shir OF American agricultural ma
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

The Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY
0i View YORK Schmulbach building
GEORGE Baird. Manager.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23

The Food Drink for all Ages-Others are Imitation,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-23
A Great Christmas Store
BOYS SUITS

BOYS SUITS
The mother who has planned give her boy
new Suit for Christmas choose Il tomorrow
under the most advantageous circumstances We
have gathered together so Suits and they are the
very best Suits that place before you
Handsomely tailored from English and Scotch
Cloth into smart. manly styles. The most par
ucular mother will hnd a Suit that will please
either for -"hool o- better wear
Price, SITS to $500.
SPECIAL PURCHASE
100 Regular s1.0O Alarm Clocks Special whils
'"eS last -'............-. zoe each
Evening star., 1913-11-29
BUNGALOW AS SOURCE
OF INCOME EXPLAINED
Builder Declares Such Dwellings Can
Be Made Paying
Investment.

That the bungalow can be made to be-
come a paying investment besides an
ideal year-round home. is the contention
dwellings.
1t is step upward from the modern
apartment, the builder declared, mo
matter how costly-and the real solution
of the present-day problem of high cost
OF living. Beginning from the practical
viewpoint of economy, the apartment by
comparison IS great extravaganza. For
be 1T known that bungalows can be erect
rent.
Thus. instead of having nothing to
show but rent receipts at the end Of the
year, you have acquired part ownership
in your own home. Nor does this entail
any great financial effort on the part of
the occupant But occupant is a poor
word In this sense. The scheme OF things
puts the owner in practical possession
from the day the last shingle is nailed on.
Moreover. no building is put up cx-
cept on actual order, and according to
the prospective owners personal desires
in the matter. The contractor takes the
financing of the entire operation, and only
actual building costs are charged And
herein lies Il wonderfully attractive propo-
Sition. The only concern of the home
seeker in this instance is the acquisition
OF his home site, and even this may be
paid for on the easiest sort of terms.
Even if it but serves for a summer
home. the bungalow still may be figured
as a re liable source of income. For there
seems to be a constant demand for such
dwellings that Is constantly unsupplied,
and winter term of rental is getting to
be q common thing
Evening star., 1913-11-29
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT
YET TO Be DECIDED
Structure at 18th and f
Streets May Contain
Five Stores.

No decision has been reached as TO the
building to be erected at the northeast
corner of 18th and F streets northwest
for the Washington New Theater Com
pany. according to an announcement
made by A. p. Clark, jr., architect, who
is preparing the plans for the structure
The arrangement will depend entirely
upon the demands of the tenants to
whom the property is rented, it is said
1t may be that the structure will be
left as one big store. The framework
of the building will be SO constructed
however. that il can be divided into a.
many as five separate stores. even after
the exterior has been completed.
The structure will have frontage of
ninety-SeVen feet on + street and lis feet
on 18th street. The exterior will be OF
light cream-colored glazed terra Gotta.
The number of entrances viii depend
or the number OF stores in which the
structure will be divided. According 10
the present exterior plan there vii. be
five on + street and one on 18th street.
The structure will cost about S125, ,o0o
The excavations for the basement are
about completed and the main walls are
up 10 the level of the sidewalk James
l. Parsons is the contractor.
No announcement mas been made as tc
the use to which the adjoining property
at the southeast corner of 18th and G
streets. also owned by the Washington
New Theatcr Company. is TO be put. The
company owning the property is a syndi-
cate in which the members of the firm
Of 5. kann, Sons & Company are inter
eSted.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
GOOD MANAGER NEEDED
FOR OFFICE BUILDING

'One of the chief requisites i'll the sue
ceSsful management of an office building
is the selection Of the superintendent"
declared q prominent real estate broker
in an address delivered before the Real
Estate Brokers Association OF Phila-
delphia recently. He must be u man
of sufficient ability, knowledge, character
and presence to command the respect
and obedience of those under him. He
must be man of absolute honesty. for
he viii be tempted in many ways by
offers of commission or gratuities from
agents of supply houses, etc. He should
have, if possible, enough engineering
knowledge to supervise and detect any
dereliction on the part of the engineers
i'll their handling and care of the
expensive equipment which is under
their charge. 1t is, therefore, of the ut
most Importance, you see, to select the
ing found such a man, you have gone
long way toward the successful running
of your building.
number of tenants under one roof so as
not to have cause for just complaint, is d
fine art in management. In the handling
of tenants We naturally come in contact
with all sorts, from the broad-minded
business man, who seldom ever asks for
unreasonable things. to the other ex-
treme, the lady tenant who wants the
color of the walls changed to suit the
tint of her draperieS.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
Return Most Important.

Now, while we have the important de-
tails of equipment complete and the build
ing tenantcd, the all-important factor for
owners and agent is the return to be de-
rived from the capital invested. The rent
ais must be predicated on cost of building
and maintenance with due consideration
TO the return given i'll location and equip
mcnt. in other words, building erected
outside of the center of office activities,
having all their advantages, except loca-
tion, will have to very naturally reduce
the per square foot rentals of its offices
to get tenants: owners fully realize this,
but they expect the difference i'll the land
values will eaualize the investment.
1t Is generally conceded that the aver
age cost of maintenance of office build
ings is about 30 cents per square foot.
as a rule, the larger the building the
smaller the cost of maintenance per unit
section The gross rentals should be
placed at figure to insure a fair return
on the investment, but we all probably
know that Office building investments do
not net their owners excessive returns,
and depreciation OF buildings and ma
chinery and vacancies must be reckoned
with although these may be offset in a
measure or often entirely overbalanced
by the Increase of the value OF ground.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
PROVISION FOR SERVANTS
DEMANDED IN APARTMENTS
Real Estate Broker Says Buildings With
Suites Containing Quarters for Help
Are Lacking in This City.

renting apartments of this type in other
cities say there are many advantages In
having the servant or servants remain
at the apartment at night. The servants
pront by the arrangement in that they
do not need to provide sleeping quar-
ters elsewhere
1T is not advisable to build an apart
ment house with a certain section OF
the structure set aside exclusively for
servants rooms. Provision must be
made for the servants in the suites where
they are employed. Apartment houses
with servants quarters centralized in the
basement or on one of the upper floors
have been built but they have not proved
popular.
The real estate man also declared there
is a demand for apartments with more
than one bath, and also with real fire
places. Many apartments containing as
many as seven or eight rooms have but
one bath, he said. Many persons want
two baths even though there be but
two or three bed chambers.
In showing apartments to prospective
am often asked, Is that a real fire
place? Can we build a real open fire
in it?' This clearly indicates that many
people want open fireplaces that are
something more than a receptacle for
gas logs. They want freplaces where
real open fires can be built. There Is no
reason why apartments should not con-
tain such fireplaces. When properly con-
structed they are not source OF danger.
and do not permit the walls and ceilings
In the apartments to become discolored
with smoke. With good jantor service
no difficulty should be experienced in
disposing of the ashes. 1t is quite true
that open fires demand much attention
and necessitate considerable sweeping
and busting, but there are many people
who are willing to contend with these
drawbacks for the privilege of sitting be-
fore real open fire on cold winter
night. as people did in the days of long
ago."
Evening star., 1913-11-29

While Washington contains many fine
apartment houses which compare favor
ably with those of other cities when it
beauty, they are somewhat behind the
times with regard to interior arrange
ment What we need in this city are
apartments in which provision is made
for servants quarters There is a big
demand for apartments of this type
which cannot be filed, for with but one
or two exceptions, there are no apartment
buildings in Washington in which such
provisions have been made
Such was the statement made recently
by we'll known real estate broker
whose business is confined largely to the
handling of fine residences and the rent
ing of high-priced apartment suites. He
said that hardly week passes but
he receives inquiries for apartments con-
tanning from one to two servants rooms
He said the inquiries come largely from
newcomers to Washngton-former resi-
dents of New York, Philadelphia and
other cities where apartments containing
servants quarters are to be found.
washington has two or three apart
ment structures in which servants rooms
have been provided in connection with
each suite'' said the real estate man,
but the rentals for these apartments
range from 5000 to $500 year, and
therefore are entirely too expensive for
all but very few persons
What We need are apartments of this
character which can be rented from si5
to $125 a month. In connection with the
servants room or rooms there should be
a private BATH 1t would be advisable
to have the servants room adjacent to
the kitchen, but not necessarily connected
with it.
''Those who have had experience in
Evening star., 1913-11-29
TERRA GOTTA LONG-LIVED.
Products of 1000 Years Ago Found
in India.

Terra Gotta, which enters prominently
into the construction of skyscrapers, tall
loft buildings apartment houses and other
structures that are classed as fireproof
buildings, is probably the most lasting
material that goes into these buildings.
Terra Gotta used more than thousand
years ago has been found to be in as
good condition as when it left the primi-
tive kiln.
W. II. Martin. who represented the
United States government in Calcutta in
1907, is authority for this. Mr. Martin s
statement was based on the discovery at
Petleik pagoda of terra Gotta reliefs with
Poll inscription dating back to the elev-
enth century A. u. The pieces illustrated
the life of Buddha and the figures were as
sharply outlined then as the day they
were modelled.
An idea of the age of these pieces may
be had from the fact that they were
kilned about the time England was being
conquered by the Normans. 1t is said
that the terra Gotta has been buried in
India's mud for many centuries This
ought to be reassuring to those who think
that skyscrapers will crump.
Evening star., 1913-11-29

The law provides for the punishment OF
the thief who enters slpon the premises OF
a citizen and robs him, but there is no
protection to the property owner who has
spent much thought, time and money In
making his neighborhood desirable and
attractive only to make it the more at
tract:ve TO the speculator building cheap
houses, who can and does charge more
rent for his shacks on account of the de-
sirable surroundings produced by others.
The effect of such lack of protection
upon the home builder can be easily dis
cerned. 1t is a common thing for client
to state to his architect that he is not
particular about the external appearance
of his house, provided the interior ar
rangement pleases him. This is to say.
that he does not care about his neighbors,
but is solicitous only for his own COM
forts.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
TO AWARD CONTRACT.
Committee Considering Bids fo
Erection of New Hospital.

The contract for the erection of the
new Emergency Hospital, on New York
avenue between 18th and 18th streets,
probably will be awarded in the near fu-
ture, according to an announcement made
by a member of the hospital board today.
Bids for the work have been received
and the award of the contract now is be-
ing considered by the hospitals building
committee.
Plans for the structure have been pre-
pared by Nathan c. Wyeth, architect.
The plans which were published at the
time the hospital conducted its $500, ,000
in twelve days" campaign last spring
have undergone slight changes since then
The architecture of the front of the struc-
ture has been changed somewhat, but the
plans for the interior have not been al
tered to any great extent.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
ARCHITECTURE MIRROR
OF COMMUNITY TASTE
Lack of Individual Interest En-
couraged by Indifference of
Public Officers.

To some extent architecture is tell
tale OF the financial, intellectual, esthetic,
moral and spiritual condition OF a com
munty, says the Construction News. If
the churches are inferior and neglected,
then 1t is safe to assume that religious
zeal is lacking if the public buildings,
such as libraries and schools, are poorly
built and poorly equipped, education Is
not considered of great importance; if the
municipal buildings arc inferior. it is a
sign Of lack of enterprise and public
spirit; if the homes Of the people show
indifference. the indication is there is 4
moral and financial DECLINE
Evening star., 1913-11-29

There is extant an order. dated April Ia.
1e06, wherein Hugh de Nevill is command
ed to have the kings kitchen at Clarendon
rooted with shingles and to cause two
new kitchens To be erected. one at Mari
borough and the other at Ludgershall, H.
which ito dress the royal dinners. T.
this order il is stated that lit is particu-
larly directed that each kitchen shall lie
provided with a furnace sufficiently large
TO roast two or three oxen.
Evening star., 1913-11-29

or less, and 1t is impossible to cleanse the
carved parts without breaking the sculp-
ture, or causing incongruities between the
designs in relief and those which are
sculptured. Soiled articles. which have
not been tarnished by exposure to the
open air. may be cleansed by potash Wa
ter, then wash them in pure water and
finish with water containing a dash of
hydrochloric acid. Soap and water is often
sufficient, spread on with brush, and in
troduced into the sculpture parts by a
somewhat stiff pencil.
Evening star., 1913-11-29
Blamed to Indifference.

Furthermore. the lack of individual in
terest in architecture is encouraged by in
difference on the part of public officials
the disastrous consequences of which can
be seen on every hand. In most Ameri-
can cities there is an utter lack of reglI-
iattons in building operations. \ person
may build almost any kind and design OF
a building. anywhere ne NAV oWn the
ground, thereby reducing the value of his
nelShoor property greatly, and some
Evening star., 1913-11-29
HOW TO CLEAN MARBLE.
Scraping to Remove Tarnish De.
clared Dangerous to Surface.

Scraping marble which has been black
ened or turned green by air and damp is
dangerous to the design, says Construc-
ton News. Whatever precautions may be
taken, the work is always scratched more,
Evening star., 1913-11-29
Vested in King.

Upon his accession to the throne OF
England William of Normandy brought
about the feudal system of land owner
ship Under this system the ownership
of all lands was vested i'll the KING
These lands were then distributed among
the chiefs or barons, provided they
swore allegiance to the king. These
barons then parceled out the lands al
lotted to them to their adherents or FOL
lowers who in return therefor per-
formed services to their barons or lords.
When land was conveyed 1t was
called feud, fief or fee. Here, then, we
get the word fee which now means an
estate of inheritance, but which at that
time was only an estate for life.
sThe estate of the baron was divided
into four parts. called 'manors, after
reserving for the lord or baron such part
as he desired for himself One of these
four parts was reserved for the tenants
from whom he expected military service,
for it must be remembered that this was
a time when the barons were frequently
called upon to take UP arms for the
king. This part was called a proper
feud.
Crops as Rental.
'The second part was reserved for
Evening star., 1913-11-29

those who were to give to the lord. in
return a part of the crops or to plow
and work that part reserved for the lord
This part was called 'socage tenure A
third part was reserved for the lord s
villains species Of the agricultural slave
quite common under the feudal system
and who We're required to do the menial
services upon the manor. The fourth
part was the waste land, woodland and
meadow. from which the tenants Sc
cured their wood and on which they
pastured their cattle. The villains or
slaves possessed only what were known
as 'cOpyhold' estates, while the others,
freehold estates. These freehold estates
were at last an estate for life. but upon
the death Of the tenant reverted back to
the baron or lord.
I'm the charters of the American col
onies it was expressly provided that the
lands shall be held by the tenure of free
and common socage and not by knight
service; so we can say that at an early
day feudal tenures existed in this coun-
try to limited extent.
Estate for Life.
"A fee was originally considered to be
the grant of an estate for life. After
ward lands were granted to one or his
heirs forever At first this estate could
not be sold and in case there We're no
heirs reverted back to the lord. Later
the right to sell was given with the CON
sent Of the lord and presumptive heir.
Finally free right to sell was given
by statute to all estates in fee. A fee or
fee simple as it is now understood is
the highest estate known to law, and is
absolute so far as it is possible to have
an absolute estate. it being understood
that. strictly speaking, there is no such
thing as absolute ownership in land. The
right of eminent domain which is the
right of the state to appropriate lands
for public use. prevents this"
Evening star., 1913-11-29
FEW KNOW MEANING
Of TERM REAL ESTATE
E. B. TyrrelI Traces Deriva-
ton Back to Old Feudal
System.

Only one in hundred knows the true
meaning of real estate according to
E. b. Tyrrell, executive secretary of the
Detroit real estate board, who goes
back to the old feudal system to trace
the derivation of terms now in common
use.
In an interesting definition of the "es-
tateS tall fee simple and otner
phrases, Mr.. Tyrrell said:
1.-The words real estate are of such
common usage that practically every one
believes he knows what they mean and
vet if asked to give their definition
probably ninety mine out of every nun
dred would give the wrong reply we
think of real estate as the property
itself, the land the buildings, etc, put
in reality it is only an interest We have
in the land, buildings, etc. 10 explain
what / mean, j will go back 10 the oiu
ferdal system of England.