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Evening star., 1914-08-01
SUBURB IS FAST BECOMING
PORTION OF CITY PROPER
Brookland Which Formerly Was Considered An Outlying
Community, Now Practically Joined With City by
Reason of Extensive Home Building.

The majority of the homes, especially
those In the older sections of the COM
nnInity, are surrounded by spacious
grounds. There is an abundance of
:iade trees everywhere.
Many attractive gardens are located
in Brookland. During the past few
ears a great deal of attention has
been directed to the suburb by reason
of the activities of its residents in
gardening. In addition to attra ctiv.,
flower gardens many of the homes
coast of small vegetable gardens that
have been brought to a high state of
cultivation. Rivalry between the anna
ieur gardeners of the community is
keen, and each fall a flower and g:.r-
den produce show is held. The Brook
land flower show and the activities of
the association under whose auspices
it Is held have attracted great deal
of attention throughout the District
and have resulted in promoting move
ments for better gardens in many
other communities.
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on q high elevation overlooking the city.
The ground between the house and the
Florida avenue frontage is to be ar
ranged as garden. through which there
will be a winding walk.
The house Is to be of hollow tile con-
struction. finished with stucco with lime
stone trimming. The roof will be of red
tile. The most interesting feature about
the residence will be an arcaded porch
twelve feet wide which will extend across
the south side. terminating at either end
in a pavilion. Adjoining each Of the pa
vilions there will be pergola. That at
the west side will extend across the en-
eire end of the house. while the one at
the east end will only extend about half
way. From the arcaded porch. from
which there will be an unobstructet
view OF the entire southern portion of
the city. double staircase will lead in
to the garden.
Within the front entrance 10 the house
there will be an entrance hall and a
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stair hall, to the right of which will, be
living room. twenty-one by forty feet
which will extend across the west end
of the house. The dining room, kitchen
and service rooms will occupy the east
ern end of the house and between the
two portions and adjoining the stairhall
there will be a library. From the dining
and living rooms doorways will lead on
to the pavilions at either end of the
house. All Of the rooms on this floor
will be finished in mahogany and will
have beamed ceilings. Large freplaces
will be in the living and dining rooms.
On the second floor there will be seven
bed chambers and three baths. From
the hallway on this floor there will be
an entrance on to a loggia at the south
side Of the house. which can be utilized
as a sleeping porch. Four bed chambers
storage rooms and bath will be on the
third floor. On the roof there will be an
observation deck. Servants rooms, fur
mace and storage rooms will be located
in the basement
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An irregular shaped lot having 'front.'
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An irregular shaped lot having 'front.'
ages on Belmont road, Florida avenue
and Ontario road has been selected by
Nathan B. Scott. former senator from
West Virginia. as site for an attractive
residence Of the Spanish type Of archi-
lecture. the section of which soon Is TO
be started. Plans for the residence are
being prepared by Kndall & Smith, archi-
tects.
The site for the home for Mr.. Scott
consists of two lots. one fronting on On
tario road and the other on Florida ave-
nue.. The lots are more than 200 feet in
depth and extend through to Belmont
road. intersecting about at right angles.
The house is to be built about midway
Of the point of intersection in such a
,osition that the front entrance will face
tne north.
This portion Of the property is about
sixty feet higher than the frontage on
Fiorida avenue and Ontario road. being
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ADVERTISING APARTMENTS.

In this. the season Of apartment rent
ing. the best method Of advertising for
tenants is a subject in which every pro-
pressive owner and agent has q direct
vital interest The greater the value of
the property involved and the higher
the rentals asked for the apartments
to be let the more important it is to
select an advertising medium that
reaches the ''chosen few" as we'll as the
many" The question resolves itself
into one of dependable quality rather
than mere empty quantity of circula-
ticn.
So-caled apartment renting direc-
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PROPERTY Is TRADED.
818 Connecticut Avenue Exchanged
for 18th Street Lots,

Deeds have been placed on record
whereby the property at s1s Connecti-
cut avenue northwest is exchanged by
Thomas Bones and John H. CLANCY for
1898 and 1880 18th street northwest, be-
longing to Henrietta B. HUFF and others.
The Connecticut avenue property is re-
ported to have figured in the trans
action at valuation of $55,000. It is
improved by a three-story building.
The 18th street property is unimproved.
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pipes, for the air in them is. warmer and
lighter than the air entering the base
ment from the outside.
Of course at the gable ends small
gratings must be placed SO the air dis
charged into the empty space under the
roof can get out. If the current is oc-
casionally reversed, as may happen in
summer, no harm is done, for the circu-
lation of air through the basement is
what is wanted. Dampness indicates an
excess of humidity and this can be re-
moved by stoves. by the use of lime. by
proper circulation of air. or by a combi-
nation of two or three of these remedies.
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GORE BUYS RESIDENCE.
Purchases Home Belonging to Annie
A. Halstead at 22OS Mass. Avenue.

Announcement has been made of the
purchase by Thomas II. Gore of the resi-
dence at o20S Massachusetts avenue
northwest belonging to Annie A. Hal
stead. The transaction was negotiated
by Randall Fl. Hagner, real estate brok-
er The consideration has been with
held The residence is a three-story
structure of light brick construction
which extends through from Massachu-
setts avenue to Q street.
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has attracted such a great amount of in
terest as the establishment in Pittsburgh,
Pa, Of a Village green" which is reserv-
ed exclusively for the parking of automo-
biles. This green is a barren lot bound
ed by 5th avenue, Grant street. Oliver
avenue and Charry way. The block meas
ures 24O by 215 feet and is valued at 81
100000. It formerly was the site of ST.
Paul's Cathedral and is owned by II. c.
Fgick.
1t has the distinction of being the most
Evening star., 1914-08-01

Since the announcement Of the adoption
of a new police regulation prohibiting the
parking of automobiles on 18th. 14th and
18th streets northwest between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and H street many sugges-
tions for the parking of machines else
where have been made. In numerous 9TH
er cities the question Of parking automo-
biles along the streets in the business
sections has become serious.
Many experiments to lessen the parking
evil have been tried, but none Of them
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highly priced plot of land used exclusively
for automobile parking purposes A
charge of 25 cents is made each time an
automobile is parked on the green"
Sometimes there are more than 100 ma
chimes parked there.
The green has served to keep idle au-
tomobiies off the congested streets and re-
lieves policemen from the work Of tag
ging" those machines which are lett
standing too long in one place. The plot
probably will remain an automobile oasis
until Mr.. Frick disposes of it for other
purposes.
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SALE INVOLVES $50, 900.
Residences at 1880 1884 22d Street
Northwest Are Sold.

Mrs. Alice Slater kehoe has sold to
Messrs. Allen and Pentriff three buff
colored brick residences at 1530-32-34 22d
street northwest for consideration re-
ported to have been about $4,000. The
houses are at the intersection Of Massa-
chusetts avenue and @ street. and con-
tain fifteen rooms each. The purchasers
propose to utilize the houses as young
ladies' seminary.
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She (out for evening strolD-oh. dear.
I'm very thirsty.
He (broke)-Take a look at the big
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Bought on Speculation.

Up to 1882 it was vacant. Land then
was so plentiful that it was .foolhardy
thing to even think of putting anything
on a strip of this size. In laying out the
city this silver got lost. Mr.. Richardson
bought the property on speculation that
when the adjoining property owner got
ready to build he would get good price
for his morsel of land. The day came.
The man next door was going to put up
some brown stone houses and thought
he would buy the Richardson property.
How much do you want for your
strip, Mr.. richardson
Five thousand" was the reply.
What! 5000 for a piece too small
for Switchboard! 1 can't see it and
won't"
WELL" said Richardson, that is my
price. don't know what yours is.''
Look here, Richardson. I'm serious
about this replied the adjoining owner.
II really don't need your parcel but l
am willing to give you as much as $1,000
for It,"
'.Ffve thousand dollars is my price and
MT cent less {"
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You are not the boy who usually cad
dies for me?"
NO. sir. l tossed up wifi i'm for yer"
"And you won?"
mo, lost"-London Mail.
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Appreciative Spectators
From the London Chronicle.

Lawyers are not the only class in which
a sense of the pecuniary value of their
attentions Is well developed. 1t is recorded
of famous actor that in the course of n
provincial tour he rewarded the politeness
of a waiter at his hotel with pass for
the theater to which all the town was
crowding to see the stage favorite in a
great play The next day the actor ask
ed the man how he had enjoyed the visit
to the theater. ''Oh. 1t was very nice. ]
enjoyed it very we'll. indeed-but-er-
who is to pay me for my timer" was the
disconcerting reply.
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Doubled His Price.

Talking about tricks" chiyned an
other. Il know Of one that was played
one one Of the big railroad companies. A
corner In the site Of the big station was
held at $4,000. Several nearby proper
ties had been sold. The owner of the
corner could not find out who was buying
or what the buying meant. Being wise
one. yes, one of the wisest along certain
lines in the city he doubled his price on
not cent less would he take. He rea-
soned he wasn't losing any advantage by
holding out for this figure. Represent
atives of the railroad company laughed
at him when he said he wanted SIS, 600
for his corner.
We'll condemn it That was enough
for him. He knew then his property was
wanted for a public improvement to be
built by private capital. There had not
been any talk at the time of the railroad
company entering this city. So he had
the property put up at auction. A friend
bought 1t for $115.00O That established
value for the corner No court could
deny that. few weeks later the COM
pany took the property, paying more
than $125.O00 for it."
"A man in the service of the city.
whose long years of training made him
alert for trickery, was caught mapping
few years ago by a real estater." be-
gan another brokers' story. This man
man owned the house next to his. The
real estater hired a broker to go to this
man and find out what he would sell
his property for. also the value of the
house next to his. There was only one
house next to his that could be bought,
and that was owned by the very man
who employed the broker. After giving
the broker the information, the public
man called up the real estate man to
know what he would sell for. The city
said he wanted to buy. His
daughter was to be married and he want
ed to give her an appropriate wedding
home next to his. Yes, the
real estate man would sell and he named
a price 5000 above the highest price in
Evening star., 1914-08-01
Many Types Of Homes

Many types OF homes are to be found
in Brookland. There are those OF the
styles Of architecture which were popu-
lar a number of years ago when the
suburb first was thrown open for devel-
opment and bungalows and other types
which have been erected in recent years.
Evening star., 1914-08-01
House AN Inches Wide.

Up at the northwest corner Of Melrose
avenue and East 161st street is house
three feet eight and one-half inches wide
and twenty-five feet long. It Is two
story steel-constructed house. occupied
by its owner. Henry Ubelhor. a German
tailor. The house occupies a smaller
area than the Richardson house. but
because the latter is higher the Bronx
house Is generally considered the small
est full-size house in this part Of the
world. The Bronx house has walls three
inches thick, which leaves an Inside
width of three feet two and one-half in
ches. Il is topped by mansard roof.
The steel attracts the heat. and in sum
mer it is said the house is hotter than
the tenants can stand.
It was built a dozen years ago. The
entire street frontage is taken by show
window which extends around the ave-
nue. frontage. The entrance Is In the
center of the avenue frontage. To the
right of the entrance is a room nine
feet long, which Is the only one on the
ground floor To the left is a stairway
which leads to the basement which
measures fifteen by twenty-five feet.
This additional space is gained by uti-
lizing the vault space under the side
walks. The second story Is used for
storage 1t is reached by folding stair
way.
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The man next door put up his house.
When it was up Richardson announced
his intention of putting up dwelling on
his property. Nobody took the announce
ment seriously. as it was considered an
impossibility to build a house on so
small a site. Richardson could not be
diverted from his plan. and the house
went up. He carried it out to the street
line. The adjoining houses stand several
feet back from the street line In this
way Richardson impaired their light and
air. besides the view of the house al
joining.
Richardson built his house four stories
Evening star., 1914-08-01
BY J. CROSBY MCCARTHY.

Brookland Is one of the suburbs Of
Washington that Is fast becoming a
portion of the city proper. A few years
ago 1t was a distinct community. being
separated from the city by an unim-
proved section. but development has
been rapid in that locality. and today
tho city is built mp to the very edge
of Brookland.
Brookland is losing it's suburban
aspect largely because of the improve
ments within the community itself.
Being bordered on the north and west
sides by the spacious grounds of the
Catholic University of America and
other Catholic. institutions, develop
ment in the community has been forced
eastward and southwark. 1t has been
more rapid in the latter direction. with
the result that territory between the
older portion of Brookland and the ex-
tension Of Rhode Island avenue that was
unimproved a few years ago now is built
up with attractive homes.
Improved Traction Facilities
Yrookland has been greatly aided by
the improvement of it's street car IA
cilities. Formerly the terminus Of the
North Capitol street line of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
was on Michigan avenue. just west Of
the tracks of the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
This meant that in going to and from
the city the residents of the community
had to pass over a dangerous grade
crossing.
The electric line now turns eastward
into Monroe street at its intersection
with Michigan avenue. which Is brfdged
at the point where it crosses the railroad
tracks. The electric line continues east
ward on Monroe street to 18th street.
where 1t extends northward for several
squares and thence into the continuation
of Michigan avenue BY this arrange
ment Of the tracks the grade crossing Is
eliminated and the electric line Is
brought into the center of the suburb
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high. After 1t was finished he and his
wife took possession. In contains two
suits of three rooms and bath to each
floor. The rooms are strung out like
coaches on a railroad train First comes
the parlor, dining or sitting room. then
the bedroom. or anything that one wishes
to call it, and then the kitchen. The din
ing room table is hitched to the wall
The only things that don't fold. so 1t Is
said, are the chairs. and there are not
many of these. The stairs are In the
center of the Lexington avenue frontage.
The apartments have always been rented.
OF recent years the house has been
used as a bachelor apartment G. A.
Stein bought it a few years ago and in
April. 1909 sold it at auction for $1S,500
to Nathan MayerS
Evening star., 1914-08-01

Dull days in real estate are useful io'
one purpose: they permit the tricks OF
the game-realty romances, in other words
to be told. To the average person there
is no more dreary calling than that of
real estate man. Lacking the surface ex-
citement Of Wall street and other lines OF
business. men think selling real estate is
a dull, prosy business suited only for
men who have aged before their years.
The fact is. real estate is as exciting as
the Wall street game and far more rack
ing, says the New York Sun Little being
heard of the under workings and tricks
of real estate. few realize the excitement
and subtleties of the game. II is only at
such times as these. when business is
dull, that realty men get reminiscent
Then one hears for the first time the in
side story of the battle of wits that pre-
ceded the sale of q 5th avenue corner;
of the sharp practices of this man: the
chances of a long Imprisonment taken by
that man for a few thousand dollars; how
bluff. and only bluff. carried to a close
negotiation which otherwise would have
fallen down, and of the tricks used to lift
values of property in the path of public
improvements Many real estate deals
closed, whether they involved large capi-
tai or little money. had enough thrills to
satisfy more than the average appetite
for excitement.
Four men, all Of whom would be in the
real estate hall Of fame II there was such
a place, met on a hot day last week in
the office Of a young lawyer on Pine
street. a man who controls q private
mortgage company and lot Of money
The deal which brought about the meet
ing could not be carried through that
day, and the four men sat in the cool
breeze usually found at the top of sky
scraper and talked of former days and
tighter affairs. One commented on the
sale, announced in the Sun that morning.
of a property which a well known firm of
lawyers had been anxious to sell for some
time.
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Guarded Against Tricks.

'The contract for the sale of that
property remarked another Of the
group. "I'n bet is proof against all the
tricksters in this town. That firm was
euchred out of $4,000 by trickster. a
crafty lawyer, a few years ago. and
since then not point is overlooked:
nothing is taken for granted and the
reputation of buyer or seller means
nothing to them. You're out to skin
them or their client II You can. is the
stand they take. and they watch every
move with suspicion.
Controlling large estate funds, they
were approached by certain operator
for mortgage. They consented to make
the loan and a date was set for closing
the deal. On the date the operator gave
reason for postponing the deal until
the next day. Naturally. the postpone
ment was granted. That same day a
mortgage for SIX, 600 was recorded against
the property by the owner through a
dummy. The next day he closed the deal
with the lawyers. They had searched the
property up to the day set for the closing
of the deal and found everything salts
factory. The money advanced. which
was trust money. was to be a first mort
gage. but 1t actually was a second Both
loans more than equaled the value of the
realty. 1t was months before the law
yers heard they had been tricked, and
the knowledge came through foreclos-
ure suit started by the dummy mort
gagor. Representing many large estates.
the lawyers could not display their mis-
take by bringing the trickster to justice,
SO to prevent the foreclosure action the
first mortgage was paid off by the law
yers out of their own pockets. Had they
fought the case. the lawyers figured. their
reputation and business would be i'm
paired, SO they paid tribute to the trick
ster."
Evening star., 1914-08-01
LARGE SUMS "PICKED UP''
BY SHARP REALTY TRADERS
Many Fortunes Made in Shady Deals Gotham Property
How Pride Helped Tnckster-Raroad Com
pany Made Victim.

the block. But the man OF public life.
trained to detect trickery, did not hesi-
tate at such a figure and the real estater
sold him the house
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Not Taken Seriously.

''Ffve thousand dollars is my price and
not a cent less"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-05
CLOSING ARGUMENTS
 IN THE SCHMIDT CASE.
"Shouid be no Compromise" Urges
 Assistant District Attorney.

New York, Feb. 4-The fifteenth day of the second trial of Hans Schmidt, the former priest charged with the murder of Anna Aumuller, ended today with the summing up for both sides completed. Tomorrow morning Judge Vernon M. Davis will deliver his charge to the jury.
 Summing up for the defence. Ter renee J. McManus, counsel for Schmidt, repeatedly referred to the prosecution's alleged failure to furnish a legal motive for the murder of the Aumuller woman, which he described as "barbarous." Speaking of the tes- timony given yesterday by Miss Der tha Zech. who testified that Schmidt had asked her to have her life insured under the name of Anna Aumuller MT McMsnus said that the transac- uon had not been completed and that Schmidt could have insured Anna in person had he wished to do this Much stress was laid by the attorney on Schmidts religious feTvor and his many supposed divine visitations"
 Assistant District Attorney James A. Delehanty, summing up for the prosecution made light of the testi- mony given by the alienists for the defense and spoke of Schmidt as q normal man who was shamming in sanity. His arraignment Of the de- fendant was full of invective. He closed with the following:
 There should be no compromise in this case; the guilt of the defendant is too apparent. There can be but one verdict and that is murder in the first degree"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-05
RILLINeHURsT A RUNeLER.
Appealed to Mob Element and Favored
 All Strikes.

New York. Feb. 4-The despAtches from Peru today stating that Presi- dent BillinghUrst had been overthrown were news to Eduardo Higginson, Pe- rI1Yian consul general in this city. Ms-. Higginson. who has been here for ten years, prOfeSSed to know nothing of the causes which led up to the reTolu- ton. He knew of Dr. Durand- he said. as a. wealthy land owner and leader of the liberal party, but did not know what the grievance of that party was against BillinghurSt, whom he describ- ed az a democrat who appealed to the people.
 Frederick E. Ross. former managing editor of the West Coast Leader, 8 Peruvian publication, who has recently returned from Lima, said that Billing hursts economic policies and his dc tatoria1 methods were probably mainly responsible for the revolution. Ross said that the president had, in addition, antasonized foreign interests, French. American and English, by refusing to comply with the terms of various rail- road and irrigation concessions and loan contracts which his predecessor, Leguia. had entered into
 -Blilinghurst was a. bungIer," said Ross. His economic measures were preposterous, He appealed to the mob element and openly favored ali strikes. He broke many of his promises and was so dictatoFiai toWaFd his cabinet that his secretaries were merely office boys. He has been unable to. keep permanent secretary. He attempted to dissolve congress when it attempted to support his measures. A revolution was ineyitabie''