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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-01

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The Washington times., 1914-01-24
ATTRACTIVE HOTEL
NEARS COMPLETION
interior Decorators at Work on
the Harrington Preparing
For March I Occupancy.

Building operations on the Hotel Har-
rington, at Eleventh and streets
northwest. are about completed, and
dec ia tors and carpenters are at pres
cnt directing attention to the interior
The property is expected TO be ready
by March !. .
The Dig siN-story hC4cI is strilSingiy
done i'm tapestry brick.
Especially attractive features are
promised on the first floor, where a
rommOdious lobby ana duiins room will
be 50 arranged that rICy can be formed
II necessary inuD on. 'Ehe treatment
and final decoration is being done in
Cacn stone. especially useful in its abll-
itv to be powdered and applied ch"mI-
calIy so that il Will form covering to
all exposed cOlInuuS, Corniccs, and pan
els fuT OrnamentaUiOn.
\ novel feature separates the lobby
from the dining room. \ Caen stone
palm box will form an attractive and
natural barrier. The building lot OF the
Harrington Hotel measures ninety-ftre
feet on Eleventh street and ninety feet
on l. street
Rich & FitzsimmOns, architects, plum
ned the new hotel, and S. J. Prescott
contractor, supervised the bcnldinS Op-
eratiOns.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
BREAKING RECORDS
ON NAVY BUILDING
Structure To Be Completed in
New York Avenue Has Been
"RuSh" Work.

A building record for Washington will
be established by the Boyle Robertson
Construction Company in the erection
OF the Navy building in New York
averue, near Seventeenth street north
west. The contract time b set for
March %. No building In the, city of the
size and character of the new Navy
building has been built In six and a
half months, as has the rush job"
now interesting the building profess
sion. This time includes raZing OF old
buildings and the excavation work.
The structure has nine stories facing
on New York avenue and eight on
Il street. 1t is constructed Of wire cut
golden gray brick. with base finished in
white STONE. Polycfuome terra Gotta
trimmings ornament the facade and
sides.
\ simple dignity is promised for the
business building, the i3terior arrange
ment being conducive to great efficiency
in handling office business. Sanitary
features in providing for light and air
are unexceIled by those of amy build
ing in tho city.
A great part of the clerical forces Of
the Navy Department will move into
the new structure.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
BURNED STORE TO
Be PUT UP AGAIN
American Five and Ten Cent
Establishment Due To Be
Ready BY June |.

Immediate rebuilding on the American
Ieive-and- -Ten-Cent Store. 3l+-Sl6 Sew
enth street northwest. recently destroy
ed by fire, will be begun when plans
have been completed by Architects Dom
& Deming.
The remains of the shell and any in
terror arrangements which survived the
conhagration will be entirely removed,
and d new structure built on the Sew
enth street site. 1t is estimated the
proposed new building will cost about
$50 900.
4 three-stOry building in light tapes
try brick will replace the former I'm
provement, and advantage will be taken
of the situation to build more suitable
structure for future custom. The Ia
Cade will be treated ornamentally with
panelinE and decorative terra Gotta.
with ample large show windows on the
Seventh street ground floor front \
spacious cellar will be provided for Stor-
age.
The Seventh street business site fronts
fC rty-sevCn feet on Seventh street and
measures a depth of 100 feet Tho prop
erty is leased from the Coyle- -FitZhuEh
and .Gusth estates, represented by the
American Security and Trust Company.
trustees.
1t is expected that patrons will be ac-
coinlnodated in the new. store by June l.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
STEEL TRUST PLANS
COOPERATIVE FARM
Turns Factory Site of $4,000
Acres Into instrument to Cut
Living Cost.

CONNEAGT.- Ohio. jan, 2s.-The Unit
ed States Steel Corporation. according
to its officials. viii shortly have IN
operation the first cooperative farm IN
this country for supplying foodstufs as
far as possible to all OF its employees.
The land adioins the S,00e-aere farm of
the Steel Corporation east of this city.
which was bought in 1870 with view
to erecting gigantic steel plant. This
undertaking was later abandoned and
the big acreage WAS turned into a stock
grazing and vegetable farm
Arrangements are now being compfef-
ed to supply ell the lake freighters WITH
foodstuffs produced on the farm, AZ
rapidly as possible the numerous sub
salaries of the corporation in the Cen
tral States will be included IN the list,
until the big farm is supplying a large
portion of the corporations employees
with fresh meat and other food
A three-story. brick supply house at
COnneaut Harbor. a point of distribU-
ton viii eliminate the middiemeD sup
plying the products of the farm to the
employees.
The cooperative farm, which now
containes 1000 acres, is owned by the
Carnegie land Company, which, in turn,
is controlled by the steel corporation.
Last summer there was an unusually
large field of potatoes. While dealers
asked 81 per busheL thousands OF
bushels were sold to employees OF the
corporation at 50 cents a oushel
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Meridian Hill Park May
Be a Model Reservation

Meridian IInI Park. fronting, on Flor
ida avenue. Fifteenth street and the
Avenue of the Presidents. viii be one
Of the finest parks in the District. il
the Frne Arts Commission approves
plans, submitted yesterday d" Col W.
w. FaJ1s, Superintendent or Public
Buildings and Grounds
Plans for four small parks along
PennSylE ana avenue west. also were
submitteat To the commission, which was
in session from o'clock this morning
until late this afternoon. Daniel c.
+: ench, OF New York presided. and
among those who attended were Fred
crick Law ,OImsted. OF BroOkline, Mass. q:
Thomas Hastings, CaSS Gilbert, and
Edwin II. .Blashfeld. Of New York. and
Colonel Ha-ts, secretary.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
CITIZENS
FIGHT FARE JUMP
viii Ask Commerce Commission
to Restrain Traction Com
pany From Increase.

Upon the claim that an implied con-
tract exists between the residents Of
Somerset and the washington Railway
and Electric Company. guaranteeing
the permanency of a scent fare to the
center of Washington, a restraining
order will be sought from the Inter
state Commerce Commission to prevent
ed To 90 into effect February 81
This action was determined upon by
the citizens of Somerset, Friendship
Heights, and Drummond last evening
al the home of Richard Ough, in
Friendship. A committee of three was
selected to cooperate with counsel. A
finance committee was also named.
Naior43. NJ. Pursell, L. S. A, retired,
declared. I'VE will submit to no in
crease. These suburbs were built up
1IpOn the written promise of the rail-
way company that fares would never
be over ) cents, and we will insist on
this -
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
.DEPLORE PAUC|TY OF
MANUFACTURES HERE
Chamber of Commerce Will De-
vote Time to Bringing Inter-
ests to Capital.

washington's lack of manufacturing
interests and other commercial mediums
of rroductiYeness to hold its population
vas deplored at the meeting of the
board OF directors OF the Chamber OF
Commerce last night.
To strive for Introduction of n1nufac-
turing interests and civic improvements
win be the campaign Of the new grosIp
rnder Presidsnt W. F. GUIDE.
''As long as there are 10 such other
interests here, Washington's growth
will be only an increase among the
wealthy who come here to live. Ca an
occasional impetus to commerce with
the attracted conventions,'' said Col.
Robert N Harper
At the election. Thomas Grant.
Ralph W. Lee. and Chaplin Brown were
reelected respectively secretary. treas-
urer and general counsel.
President Grde announced chairrnen
Of the new committees as follows;
Membership, Isaac Cans; building, W,
c. Johnson; p. T. Moran, Vice chair
man: manufactures, r. N Harper
Wholesale trade, A. ]. May; law and
legislation, A. Leftwich Sinclair; muni-
Cipal legislation, Chaplin Brown; audit,
Albert SCnullelS. AndcoSIlas FlatS, Al
bert Schulteis: building : INDUSTRIES.
Oliver Metzerott, and T. II. Melton, vice
chairman; charities. r p. Andrews
conventions, f. G. Reed; District finance,
Frederick c. Handy; honse. John +.
SIaven; parks. highways, and bridges,
George I. WOrthingtOn: publicity, Isaac
Cans a1d George H. Gail, vice chair
man: transportation and freight rates,
Harry i 'og; public health, DIR. II. NJ.
Kaufuan; public schols- Charles w.
CIaCeC-
The executive committee is composed
Uf " =. CdiGe, ID. J. kaufman, p. T.
Moran, James +. Oyster, d. ]. Callahan,
B. w Guy. Chapin Brown. \. l.. Sin
clair, John T SlaVin, Was hingtOn Top
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Southern Building to
Have Two More Stories

Definite assurance that the Southern
building owners will begin building two
additional stories on their structure at
Fifteenth and II streets northwest in
two weeks, was given out Friday The
raising of the big business building was
formerly anticipated to b" begun jan
uary I. to be done IN May.
The addition proposed for the Southern
building will add seventy four rooms 10
the present office structure, cspecial!y
built and lifted up for the Court OF
Claims branch Of the DepaF Lnent ut
Justice and the Court of Customs APP
peals. They will move into them as
soon as they are completed
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED THIS WEEK
Repair Jobs Figure As Smaller
OperationS-BGt Few New
Structures Begun.

Repair jobs. with an OC7.asiOnal resi-
dence building, comprised most of the
permits issued at the Offises Of the build
ing inspector during the week. Though
the volume of permits was about normal,
the proposed improvements figured as
smaller operations.
James =. McGee obtained ~ permit for
the erection of the public garage a 1881
VI street northwest. The two o-stOry
structure will have d brick ext..rIu~. with
steel and concrete construction u insure
against fire. The building will cover a
lot fronting A. feet in Nj street By l6'
feet deep.
4 store will be contained in the front
part Of the structure with the garage
subdivision entered from an alley in
the rear Of the building. l.. Stanley
simmons. :chiteCt prepared the plans.
The operation will cost $4,000.
The Wash pgton Drug Exchange, m
D street. bc,Wcen Fourth and ruin
streets north Vest, Will build n onc-story
addition, and T>-mOVC wood construction
in their premises to protect against nIc.
The imprOvenE mt Is estimated at $9,5Vp
An Improvement to business property
owned by Mary Il. Johnston, at l2lO F
street northwest, was authorized. y
new front, a rear addition. and two
story addition are numbered among the
improvements TO the premises. The
cost is estimated at $1,000. a. p. Clarke,
ir., prepared plans, and the Richardson
& Burgess Co. obtained the contract to
build.
Other permits IguriLs "a ,he "eck's
business were:
The Corby "o.noan., Inc. to repair
premises at ChanIunS -trcet and Bal
tifnorc and phiJ railroad northeast,
81. 6&I.
{. \. RousaUs. to .r."t Il ":.e-storE
or:ck store at NJ X street northwest,
500
Potomac Electric Ccmpamy, IT, erect
cast-iron columns and b"ams. Lut in
rec enforced concrete meZzaninC floor
ard make other alterations SID.
f. w Randall, to "re'r 1ne tw"-atory
frame dwelling, Ut 55G@ BrOId hi2ncH
road 81 3g
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Woodward & Lothrop
Sell Two More Stores

Closing a deal which have been in the
making during the last month. Wood
ward & Lothrop this week transferred
the two One-story stores, 1918 and I32l
q street northwest. TO George C. Webb.
The consideration is thought to be about
$500
The sale of the two business stores at
present occupied on leases BY local busi-
nes:3 firms. concludes the sale of the
three properties which form a solid and
uniform block on the north side of that
street. The structures are unlformalIy
built on tots measuring about twenty
three feet front by 100 feet depth
The recent sale Of preIrises 12lI e.
street to FOOteT'S dye works. gave the
first indication thai Woodward 4 10th
rop were selling out the valuable G.
street properties
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Wagner Sees No Chance
For Women Fire Fighters

r;rGmen of the District are wondering
if Chief Frank j. Wagner's declaration
is true that woman will not invade the
department and replace some of the
masculine fire fighters.
Fighting fire is job for a man, and
n strong man at that" says Chief Was-
ner. 1T means heavy lifting and heavy
drsaging. 1t means hanging from dizzy
h.cchts and taking dangerous risks from
fails, fire. explosions and a score of
other. causes. 1t means being drenched
to the skin or having your clothes
frozen stif on you. II means facing
sufrocation from smoke and gas. That
is enough to dispose of the possibility Of
the woman fire-fighter making an ap-
rearance."
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
BUILDING IS STARTED
ON PARK BUNGALOWS
Each of Sixteen to Have Individ-
Ual Outlines to Suit Tastes
of Varied Kinds.

Arrangements for the bUlruing If sIN-
On bungalows at Takoma Park have
en- completed and work mas bFen
.Tted on both sides Of the District
ne Each home is designed To- have ir-
lvidual outlines, 10 two improvements
D the development being alike The
.turai advantages of the Takoma site
20. described as unusually Mt for the
g kcr of suburban homes. with almost
ImeVal surroundings in the ample
Odland gToWths which have been un-
lCEcG bv promoters OF tine property
the ARRANGEMENT Of the so-Called art
.sveau" garden homes
Among the designs features in the
70 EaloWs are the Mission. Californian,
.dia and Egyptian. They will range
price from $500 TO $500
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
w. J. Brewer Purchases
Eleventh Street House

Among transfers of business proper
ties during !hc week. the sale o the
premises ~ Eleventh street north
west, figures among the more ir,por-
1ant IIymna Zirkin transferred the
property TO ". j. Brewer, who will
hold il as an nNrStIne II. A trust OF
80. U0G WAS put on the property
The property includes = fuur-sIo ried
rcd brick structure. The frontuLSs is
twenty feet on Eleventh. street Dv a
depth Of InO feet. 4 store occupies the
ground floor. the uppcr floors being, un-
occupied. The structure formerly was
used as an apartment.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Sigma NJ Fraternity
Elects New Officers

Speeches on The Fraternity Spirit
and election of the Following officers
featured the annual banquet Of the
Sigma M Fraternity at the Raleigh
last night:
President, T. H Iden; vice president.
B. NJ. Goldsmith; secretary and treas
urcr +. B. Linton; sergeant t-arms,
NJ +. Finley.
The speakers were Col. Clarence G.
Murphy, of New Orleans; Whitehead
Kluttz. of North Carolina; Congress
man Evans. of Montana, and w. IL.
Sears, of Kansas. 4 letter from Past
Regent r. =. Robinson. of Baltimore,
was read.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Deer Visits City, Gets
Ride, and Is Arrested

.SOMERVILLE, Mass, Ian. 2i.-Stray-
Ing far from its hauHts in the woods of
Central Massachusetts deer cantered
through this city today and led police
and hundreds of citiZcES a lively chase.
1t was finally captured. taken in an
to til, police station and
locked up. 1t will 20 turned over to the
municipal zoo at Bcstcn.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Depositors' Insurance
Will Feature Hearings

Strong demand for depositor's insur-
ance law will be considered by a sub
committee of the Senate Banking and
Currency COMMITTEES headed by Senator
hitchcock at hearings next week. About
the same time, a subcommittee of the
House Banking Committee, headed by
CONGRESSMAN Korb;y. will begin hear
ings.
National banks IL States where there
are State guarantee laws are demand
ing the legislation.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
rider Work Started on
New Emergency Hospital

E-ection Of the proposed ele. en- IS! Dry
.mCrgency Hospital i'm New York ave
Ie, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
lr0cts northwest, has been ordered by
ne board Of directors. although the fund
now less tnan 100000 and tie es-
mate calls for about $4,000 Wells
rOthers. of New York, will start as
on as possible.
angement and equipment. Nathan
Fyeth, architect prepared the plans.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
HYATTSVTLLE.

While returning yesterday afternoon
to his home in Riverdale from market
ing trip to HyattsviTe. Theodore f.
Bailey. aged seventy years, was knock
ed down by a Baltimore and Ohio
freight train and severely injured. Be
sides a bad cut on the head, three ribs
were crushed. Mr. Bailey was crossing
the railroad tracks in the netRhborhood
OF the signal tower, between Hyattsyille
and Riverdale, while a freight was
switching. His injuries are not thought
to be fatal He has been living with
Mrs. Selke, his only daughter, here for
the past six years.
Edward Keegen, of Maple avenue. has
just received q bronze Spanish-American
war medal from the United StateD mint
in Philadelphia. II was awarded to
his services in the volunteer forces.
A vaudeville show and dance at Ma
sonic Temple, HyattsvfIle, Md viii be
given February 13. by Ruth Chapter.
No. I. Order of the Eastern Star. Pro-
fessionaI talent has been engaged, and
the program win include sons. mono
logues, and dances.
The fire department is planning
smoher for early in February.
Capt George o. A. Greager, Of Com
pany F, has been made a member OF
the Washington Lodge OF the Spanish
American Veterans.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
MT. RAINIER.

An Odd Fellows Lodge viii be In
stalled in this town in February. W.
A zones. grand master OF Maryland
with degree team. VIII perform the
ceremony. petition containing the
names of fifty members Of the order
and prospective members was sent Go
the grand lodge some tim aSo- ask
ing that a lodge be instituted N this
place.
The Ladies' Civic Association, Mrs
W. A. Mckinley, president, viii give q
prize euchre party in Tevey's hal; next
Monday night
Mayor VII. Vennerman recently called
upon the Prince George county delesa-
ton to the legislature, and urged the
passage OF bill authorizing the school
commissioners to isSHe ssonds TO the
amount of $l5. 90 for an addirio. 70 the
Brentwood school
W. w. Stevens has moved into Wash
ington for the winter months.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Mrs. Wilson's 5000 in
Land Is Worth $4,000

Los ANGELES. Jan. 24.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson paid $1,000 for the sixtv
acres OF land in the Coachella Valley
which is the subject of a contest in the
United States Land Office here. Wit
nesses estimate the present value of the
tract at $500, ..
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
ANACOSTIA.

A roundup OF stray dogs in the south
eastern suburbs yesterday marked the
renewal Of the campaign against un-
nuzzlec dogs.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Choate 50 Years Old.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Joseph il.
Choate, eighty-two years old today.
had a huge birthday cake. studded
with eighty-two candles, but ale only
one slice. on his physicians order.
The Washington times., 1914-01-24
Alexandria, Anacostia,
HyattSvilLe, Mt. Rainier
ALEXANDRIA.

Two members OF the Alexandria High
School Literary Society will be sent to
Richmond TO compete In the deciama-
ton contest on February p, arranged
by Richmond College FOR high schools
of the State. The two speakers win De
chosen next Saturday night from among
six members who were selected as the
best declaimers in the school They
are: Misses Flora Glasgo~ and Helen
Blake and Frank Johnson. Ashby BIa-
den. Jack Reardon and Waller Barrett.
Arrangements for the annual banquet
Of Seminole Tribe of Red Men at the
Hotel Rannnel Thursday night are COM
pleted. r. G. Sullivan toastmaster. The
speakers: the Rev. c. r. Strausburg.
May. II. Noel Garner, Louis P. Wood
ward and W. 8. Nicklin. Committee on
arrangements: r. G. Sullivan, chair
man: c. c. Brawner and n. LII vii
hanson.
Old Dominion Lodge G. l. A. to the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will give its third anniversary supper
tonight In Odd Fellows Hall, North Col
umbus street.
Three suits for divorce have been
filed Joseph A. Baur against his wife
Nellie 7. Owens Baur, Maude ID. Nc
FaFiand against James Mcfarland and
Bessie Byrd Mossbrook against How
ard Fl. Mossbrooks.
Congressman Weaver. of Oklahoma.
will speak at the mems mass meeting
in the Westminster building tomorrow
afternoon at $50 o'clock. Former
Governor Andrew ]. Montague will be
the speaker next Sunday.
A deed was field today from James
W. beavers transferring to the Rev.
0. w. Triplett, pastor Of Second Bap-
list Church, a house and lot at 1913
King street.
The funeral of Stacy H Snowden was
held today at II O'Clock in Fairfax
county. Services were conducted by
the Rev.. John L. Allison. Interment
was in Oak Hill Cemetery, washington.
Dr. A. j. McKelway, secretary of the
National Child Labor Commission, win
speak at Second Presbyterian Church
tomorrow night.
Alfred C. Moss, has been appointed
TO succeed ]. L. Perry. recently elected
cashier.
The entertainment given last night
by Troop No. I, Boy Scouts, WIS well
attended Among the participants were
Miss F. King, Miss Caroline Kast. Miss
Dora Varney, Miss Bertha Bender. Miss
Blanche Rotchford, Justin L. Cox, z.
Puroy. ]. L. Kidwell and n. Solomon
Manassas High School vas defeated
by Alexandria High School in basket
tall game at Armory Hail, last night,
IS to G. Hayes and Rais0r starred for
Alexandra and Roads and Adamson for
Manassas.
Announcement is made Of the mar
rage of Miss Mary Theresa Brill
daughter OF the late Lcuis ]. Srill, and
Eugene Lee Sanders, jr-. which took
place January Is, at the parsonage OF
ST. Mary's Catholic Church, the Rex.
H. J. Cutler, officiating.