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Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
ESTATE OF Jane E. Griswold, late of Sharon in the Probate District of SIarOn 6epcaSa1

ESTATE OF Jane E. Griswold, late of
 Sharon in the Probate District of
 Sharon, deceased.
 At Court of Probate holden at Shar- on on the 18th day of June, 1915.
 Present. Frank W. Dakin, Judge.
 Horace II. Dunbar appeared ill court and moved that letters of administra- tion, be granted on said estate to some suitable person, S per written applica- tion on file and it is
 ORDERED-That said application be heard aud determined aG the Probate Office i'll Sharon on the 30th day of June, 1915, at two o'clock in the after noon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing a copy of this order in some newspaper printed ill this county, and having a circulation i'll this district, and Oy posting a like copy on the public sign P st i'll the said town, and by sending by mail postage paid marked copy of said newspaper to Mrs. Fannie MarchaLd, Norfolk, Conn. :; Mrs. Grace BoaI Idman, 209 Jefferson St., Hartford, Conn. Mrs. William Davidson, SharoI', Conn., and Charles A. Griswold, 8G WaIsworth St., Hart ford, Conn, all five days before said tate of Lcaring, and return make. to this Court.
 Attest. Frank ". Dakin, Judge.
 Certified from Record.
 Willard Baker, Clerk.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Barney Oldfield established n new American automobile speed record at Speedway park at Chicago, when he negotiated d lap in 1:04 2-5, an average of 111.J miles an hour. The mark is said to be within 1 2-5 seconds of the worlds record.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

The Athens newspaper Hestia. organ of the Venizelos war party" which obtained an overwhelming majority in the recent elections. called upon the government to convoke parliament at once.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

pr. Moses Friedman, ex-supcrintend ent of the Carlisle Indian school, on trial in the United States court at Will Transport. Pa, on charges of graft. was acquitted.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

The anti-liquor shipping law was hel con $utional by the Alabama supreme court. The law restricts the amount Of liquor which can be shipped to any onv nerson.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
The Intricacies of 1t,

|Why don't you study the time ta- ble, and then you wouldn't have miss ed your train?"
 "That was the trouble. While I was trying to translate the time table the train pulled out."-New York Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight. defeated Johnny Harvey of New York in fast ten round bout in New York. In the other bout Charley White Of Chicago knocked out Young Brown in two minutes and thirty-four seconds witff left hook to the jaw.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Calvin Demarest, former national amateur billiard champion, attacked his wife with razor and then slashed his own throat at Chicago. His moth CT who attempted to restrain him. was cut on the hands. His wife is expect ed to recover, as Is the billiard player.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Count Zeppelin, the German airship inventor, is i'll at his home In Stuttgart, 1t was learned in Berlin. One report said that Count Zeppelin was seriously III of bronchitis and was confined to his bed.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
NOTES FROM fGaEIGN LANDS.
What Folks Arc Doing on the Other
 Side of the Globe.

John Redmond. noted Irish leader, IS Ill of ptomaine poisoning. it was le, .rned in London. He will he absent from parliament for an indefinite per. iod.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

From two to six men are reported to have been killed and from six to twen. ty injured when steel work on q new high level bridge being constructed over the Cuyahoga river collapsed at Cleveland, O.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

A rumor that Robert Lansing, acting secretary of state had been appointed to the actual office as Bryan's sue cessor. was quashed after it had at tained wide circulation.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

General De Wet. the leader of the Boer rebellion last October, was found guilty at Bloemfontein. South Africa, on eight counts of the indictment charging treason. Sentence was de- ferred.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
GENERAL NfKS tVENTS.
Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.

It is estimated that the cost of ra!s ing the submarine Fl at Honolulu will total more than $100,000.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Colonel ChHrIcs Edward Woo lrurr. med'cal corps. r. S. A.. retired. tho Annapolis man who became one of the most famous of military medical men ny his work in military sanitation dirl at his home in New Rochelle. W. Y. Colonel Woodruff was fifty-tive years old.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
FROM THE SPORTING WORLD.

This and That In Amateur and Profes-
 sonal Athletics.
 With ( total of 297, Jerome Dunstan Travers of Upper Montclair, N. l.. four times the national amateur champion. won the open championship of the United States on the links of the Bal tusrol Golf club at Short Hills, N. J.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Two old and honored American fam flies were further united by the mar riage at Somerville. N. J., of Anthony J. Drexel Riddle, Jr., of Philadelphia to Miss Mary l.. Duke of North Caro- lima and New York.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

ST Nathaniel Barnahly. honorary vice president of the Institution nf Naval Architects and well known as naval dcsigrar ard author of works nn tho building of warships. died In London. He WIS eighty years old ST Nnth1rlel dc$igEcd the battleshp In. flexible.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Mrs. EIizrheth Sarnh Hepburn. wid- ow of Hcary Char'es Hepburn. died at her home in West Ts'in. N. Y. Tn her eighty-siXth year. Her hushard. who died in 1912. was the oldest te,eg- raDher in the world and was once m intimate friend of Daniel Webster and of President Chester X. Arthur Ms
 Hepburn was descendant of a dis tinguished line of novelists and actors.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Storm currents. suddenly creating a great ocean swell as disastrous as tidal wave. swept eight bathers from their footing at Atlantic City, N. J.. and drowned them in the sight of thousands that thronged the beaches.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
RISTRICT OF SHARON. ss., Court D of Probate, June I6, 1915.

nISTRICT OF SHARON. sS., Court D of Probate. June lG. 1915.
 Estate of William H. Davidson, late of Sharon in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Sharon hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, prop erly attested. within said time, will be debarred a recovery.
 All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 Willard Baker. Administrator
 Post Office address, Sharon, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Miss Mona McAdoo. daughter of Sec retary McAdoo. and Miss Helen Brit ton returned from Bordeaux. They were doing Red Cross work. Miss Me Adoo denied the rumor that they quit because of the scrubbing attached to their duties.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24
OFAIH1 OF N0ItJ PtO7lE.
Man and Women Who Have Died In
 the Last Week.

John ". Mitchell. who. was war correSrchdent in Cuba during thr Span iSh-American war. is dead at his hcme in Nir"iuia. near Washington from dis abilities incurred iE his newspaper du- ties in tbe Santiago campaign.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

William II. Rand. head of the pub fishing house of Rand. McNally x Co. of Chicago and New York for many years. died at the home in New CnnaHn. Conn.,. of his daughter. Mrs. Henry W, Shappcll, in h.s eighty-sev- enth year.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

James M Sullivan, American minis ter to the Dominican republic. is held to be temperamentally unfit for his of fee by the report of Senator Phelan. who conducted an investigation into charges. It is understood that the re- port finds the minister is not guilty of any illegal or dishonest acts.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

The Rev. Athanasius French, thirty years old, professor in English in St Francis Catholic college, Trenton, N. J., and fifteen-year-old Edward KacZ- marek of Buffalo. N. Y. were drown ed in Crosswick's creek on the out skirts of that city. The priest lost his life trying to rescue the boy.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

The federal grand jury returned an indictment in New York city against Gustave Stahlp the German reServist who made an affidavit that he saw four mounted guns on the steamship Lusi- tania before she sailed on her last fate ful voyage He is being held in default of $1O,O0O bail on q perjury charge.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

Thomas c. O'Sullivan. a law student and assistant to Joseph r. Humility. the presidents private secretary. elopeG with Miss Louise Foster Lynch. daugh ter of MT. and Mrs. Jasper Lynch of Lakewood, \. J.. to New York city and were married. The brides parents ob- jected. so they outwitted them.
Connecticut western news., 1915-06-24

GOtiatiOns which will bring the two governments into accord. .n circles which are usually a good barometer of the feeling in official quarters the note appears to have made favorable i'm rresSion.
 GENERAL NtNS tVENTS. Happenings of Interest In Various
 Parts of Our Country.
 It is estimated that the cost of ra!s ing the submarine F-4 at Honolulu will total more than $100000.
 The anti-liquor shipping law was hel con seuional by the Alabama supreme court. The law restricts the amount Of liquor which can be shipped to any onr Herson.
 Dr. Moses Friedman, ex-supCrintend ent of the Carlisle Indian school. on trial in the United States court at Will Transport. Pa, on charges of graft. was acquitted.
 A rumor that Robert Lansing. acting secretary of state, had been appointed to the actual office as Bryan's sue cessor. was quashed after it had at tained wide circulation.
 From two to six men are reported to have been killed and from six to twen. ty injured when steel work on q new high level bridge being constructed over the Cuyahoga river collapsed at Cleveland, O.
 Two old and honored American fam lilies were further united by the mar riage at Somerville. N. J., of Anthony J. Drexel Riddle, Jr., of Philadelphia to Miss Mary l.. Duke of North Caro- lima and New York.
 Storm currents. suddenly creating a great ocean swell as disastrous as tidal wave. swept eight bathers from their footing at Atlantic City, N. J..
  thousands that thronged the beaches.
 Miss Nona McAdoo, daughter of Sec retary l1cAdoo. and Miss Helen Brit ton returned from Bordeaux. They were doing Red Cross work Miss Me Adoo denied the rumor that they quit because of the scrubking attached to their duties.
 James NJ Sullivan, American minis ter to the Dominican republic. is held to be temperamentally unfit for his of fee by the report of Senator Phelan. who conducted an investigation into charges. It is understood that the re- port finds the minister is not guilty of any illegal or dishonest acts.
 The Rev. Athanasius French, thirty years old, a professor in English in St Francis Catholic college. Trenton, N. J., and fiftcen-year-old Edward Kacz- marek of Buffalo. N. Y, were drown ed in Crosswick's creek on the out skirts of that city. The priest lost his life trying to rescue the boy.
 Thomas c. O'Sullivan. law student and assistant to Joseph r. Humility. the presidents private secretary. elopeG with Miss Louise Foster Lynch. daugh ter of MT. and Mrs. Jasper Lynch of Lakewood, \. .I.. to New York city and were married. The brides parents ob- jected. so they outwitted them.
 The federal grand jury returned an indictment in New York city against Gustave Stahlp the German reServist who made an affidavit that he saw four mounted guns on the steamship Lusi- tania before she sailed on her last fate ful voyage He is being held in default of $1O,U0O bail on q perjury charge.
Evening star., 1915-03-13

life they almost exactly reproduced the
life Of man In the age which scientists
called the paleolithic.
When Europeans settled Tasmania
there were about 1000 OF these aborigl-
mes on the island They were short. pow
erful and very black. with fiat, klnkN
hair. but with skulls very different from
those OF the African negro. They used
no implements except clubs and spears.
lived wholly by the chase. and were ~
every respect in the lowest stage OF bar
ba fsn.
The complete extermination Of fnis
race occurred about thirty years ago.
when the last native Tasmanian. WON
an. died, and her skeleton was placed
in the national museum at London. The
/, destruction Of the tribe was the result or
a long warfare with the settlers. The
natives fought with great courage ana
cunning. and were never defeated. al
though their numbers were reduced TO 4
few hundred. Finally a white man who
spoke their language induced them 10 e.
upon reservation. where disease and
| whisky quickly completed the work o;
annihlation. Thus WAS the most prim'
| tive race OF men wiped or the face a.
| the earth
Evening star., 1915-03-13
OWNER OFTEN AT FAULT.
Architect and Contractor Held
Blameless for Inferior Results.

THE architect and the contractor are
often blamed for inferior results when
the fault is really with the unknowing
in the Minneapolis Journal. Having
fathomed to some extent my own ig-
norance as well as that of others, l
have come to sympathize with the
builder. Many of his sinful deeds are
forced upon him by clients who want
much for little, who nurse the fallacy
that the lowest bid is always the best
bargain. and who will not listen to
suggestions. It is difficult for an ar
chitect or builder to give a client a
complete lecture on the art of con-
struction; the unprepared client would
not understand, and besides he might
get mad and go elsewhere.
ITO become fairly intelligent on con-
struction will not cost an amateur
more time and money than he cheer
fully spends to learn pool or poker. and
the returns on the investment are con-
siderably greater. A pocket volume on
building costs 35 cents; set of speci-
fications for house and two or three
technical books may be had for a few
dollars.
'The Public Library has literature
on the subject. Catalogues and pam
phlets on special materials and systems
may be had from dealers at postage
cost And a lot OF free information may
be picked up in the street If you watch
a new building going up instead of
watching a street faker selling novel
ties
Evening star., 1915-03-13
$47 a Square Foot Rental.

Everybody remembers the story Of
the time when George r. Read went
to the owners of the little corner at
Broadway and Wall street to ask them
if they would sell. and they said they
would if Mr.. Read would get a buyer
who would cover the ground with dol
lar gold pieces in payment, Bays the
New York Sun. Mr.. Read figured out
the price on that basis, SO it is said,
and offered the total in behalf of his
customers. only to be told that the
gold pieces would have to be stood on
edge
When that story was told it was
looked upon as good real estate yarn,
but in the light of present day facts it
does not seem SO preposterous The
present owners of that corner are get
ting SAT a year rental for every square
foot of space in the ground floor store
occupied by a tobacco company.
In fact, the rental that little store
will pay in the twenty-one years of its
lease viii come within few thousand
dollars of equaling what the present
owners paid for the property without
the present building. and that corner is
one of the most valuable in all New
York city.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
fEss sssrc!!i8ht :
The Standard Metal.

Nothing is more indicative of the civ
ilization of a nation than the uni
formity of the standards used in de-
termining it's weights and measures.
They require absolute uniformity and
durability and must be unalterable in
weight.
No single metal will give these two
requirements. SO an alloy has been Sc
cured which combines both platinum
and iridium with some other SUBJ
stances into a metal known as irridio
platinum. This is the substance of
which the meters adopted by the in
ternational commission Of weights and
standards are composed.
1t is very hard and not affected by
cold or heat. 1t is non-oxidizable, SO
cannot rust or corrode. 1t can be SO
finely engraved that the lines indicat-
ing measurements are invisible to the
naked eye. although they are accurate,
sharp and distinct. These standards
are costly and are carefully preserved
and are used only in testing other
standards of commercial use.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
COMPLETING BIG GARAGE
IN DOWNTOWN SECTION
Union Building on G Street Soon to
House Automo-
biles.

The Union building on the north side
OF G street between 6th and 7th streets
northwest. for many years occupied by
a branch post office and other govern
ment offices. is being remodeled for use
as a garage at a cost of about $4,000.
The property is owned by the Union
Building Company, of which Col. N. NJ
Parker is president.
The Union building is a FIVE e-story
structure, having a frontage on G street
of 104 feet and depth of 202 feet The
total floor area is about 10000 square
feet.
The building has been made fireproof
throughout by the building Of concrete
floors and the substitution of steel
beams for all timber supports. Two
elevators of sufficient size to accommo-
date the largest automobiles have been
installed in addition to a passenger ele-
vator.
Two largo entrances have been pro-
vided on the g street frontage and
four entrances in the rear Of the build
ing. The work has been In progress
for some time past and probably will
be completed within the next two
weeks. The Davis Construction Com
pany is the general contractor.
Evening star., 1915-03-13

houses that were not what they we're
looking for. To overcome this equipped
each of my statesmen with a loose leaf
book of photographs and house plans,
which he carries around in his pocket,
showing my exclusive Iistings. These
books are shown to prospective buyers,
who select the particular property that
most appeals to them, and we show them
that property. In all exclusive listings
make it u rule to get a photograph Of
each house as soon az listed, and my
craftsman Immediately makes a floor plan
which is reproduced in blue print and in
serted in the salesmen's books with the
photograph. together with description Of
the house. OF course. there is some ex-
pense connected with this plan, but 1t is
more than made up by the saving in
town endeavoring to find something to
suit prospective buyer"
Evening star., 1915-03-13

total SEC, 1872
The Lonsdale apartment at 213S CAL
ifornia avenue, was sold for Charles d.
Cugle to local investor. whose name
is being withheld. The deed transfer
ring the property has not yet been
placed on record. The Lonsdale Is n
four-story building containing forty
eight suites of rooms. 1t occupies a
lot 100 by 176 feet, and produces an
annual rental of S1S.2O4. it IS stated.
The consideration is reported to have
been $162, 500. The sale was negotiated
by B. H. Howard of j. ]. hampton &
Co., Inc.
The Biltmore apartment, at 2424 18th
street northwest, has been sold by Del
bert H Decker to Alberto L. Godoy for
a total consideration reported to have
been about s153,OOO. Mr.. Godoy gave
as part payment a house at 2219 n
street northwest. The Biltmore is a
four-story building containing twenty
four suites of rooms. 1t occupies lot
80 by $50 feet.
For a consideration reported to have
been about $4,000 Walter L. Hummer
has bought from Charles D. Cugle the
Rochester apartment, at 14SS Meridian
place The Rochester is four-story
building, containing thirty-two suites
of rooms, and occupying lot 30 by lol
feet 1t produces an annual rental OF
sS.el4. it is reported. The transaction
was negotiated by ]. ]. hampton d Co.,
Inc, and the A. F. Fox Company.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
PLAN FOR INSUR RANCE RATE
OUTLINED BY ASSOCIATION
Pamphlet Issued by Underwriters Organi-
cation Shows How Basis for Fire Insur-
ance Charges Has Been Determined.

A plan by which d key rate or basis on
which all ratings are made for fire insur-
ance in Washington is set forth in
pa amphlet recently issued by the Under
writers Association of the District of
Columbia. In this it is shown that the
efficiency of the District water works
system, the size and formation of the
fire department. the absence of trolley
and other overhead wires and, the ex-
cellence of the streets have played an
important part in reducing the key rate
for fire insurance i'll the National Capital.
The key rate for the District Of Columbia
has been established by the association
at 1912 cents for each $100 of insurance
carried.
Conditions which have resulted in a key
rate slightly larger than what otherwise
would have been the case are enumerated
as follows:
In the business sections of the city the
water mains are six inches in diameter.
The Underwriters Association believes
that these mains should be at least eight
inches in diameter and preferably twelve
inches.
The requirements of the building code
of the District Of Columbia are considered
to be slightly below what might be con-
sidered an ideal code. 1t is stated, how
ever, that the building code in force here
ranks favorably with the standards Of
other cities
A key rate for fire insurance is based on
the Charge which should be made for
STANDARD" building. one presenting the
best possible risk from the standpoint of
fire insurance. in city where fire insur
ance conditions are the best. What con-
sttutes standard city and stand
ard" building in the opinion of the In
derWriters' Association are set forth in
the pamphlet.
"Standard" City Defined.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
HOME FOR BACHELORS
Joseph J. Moebs Plans Apartment
for 18th and I Streets
Northwest.

A bachelor seven-story apartment to
contain twenty-eight suites Of rooms is
to be erected by Joseph ]. Moebs on
property recently acquired by him at
the southwest corner Of 18th and
streets northwest. The lot has 'front.'
age on 1 street of 81 feet and on 18th
street of 56.7 feet.
The suites are to be of two rooms
and bath, and three rooms and bath.
There is to be a central refrigerating
plant which will provide ice-cold drink
ing water for each suite. Some of the
suites are to have small kitchenettes
in which electric stoves will be in
stalled.
The building Is to be of the type OF
the apartment at the northeast corner
of 18th and X streets erected by Mr.
Moebs, and recently sold by him to the
Evans estate.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
RJJU,DING PERMITS INDICATE
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT LOSS
Reports Received from Seventy-hve Cities
Show Big Decrease IN Operations
During Month of February.

decidedly less unfavoraee than o
compared with January last
actual
better than year ago one
of
of
cities
1o7;
yandf for two follows
Evening star., 1915-03-13
Reductions From Rate,

Reductions from the key rate are
made for various items. as follows:
Chemical engines. 3 per cent.
Hook and ladders. there being more
than one to each four steamers, 5 per
cent.
"AIl risks within 800 feet of two
hydrants and the supply pipe or grid
iron Is fed at both ends by not less
than six-inch mains, 10 per cent.
Extra steamers, " of l per cent for
each in excess of five. There are twen-
ty-seven in the District, and this would
be twenty-five in excess of five, max
ing a credit of IL per cent
Water tower, per cent
THE average loss ratio in the Dis
trict of Columbia for the past five
years has been AZ per cent This Is s
per cent better than the expected ratio
of 55 per cent In order that this re-
duction of per cent may not have to
be made in each rate that is computed,
it is customary to make the reduction
in the key rate Eight per cent from
the final rate would not be just re-
duction from the key rate But 16 per
cent is deemed to approximately rep
resent the proper allowance for this
item in the key rate.
a reduction OF Az per cent is there
fore made from the gross key rate of
20 cents, leaving the net key rate for
the District of Columbia 1015 cents for
each $l00 Of insurance carried