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Evening star., 1915-03-13
DEVICE SAVES TIME
OF REALTY DEALERS
Book Of Photographs and Plans De-
signed for Salesmen's
Use,

livery live real estate dealer is in
terested IN time and labor saving de-
vices that will enable him to conduct
his business more effectively. In spite
OF the dictum OF Thackerays fine young
Oxford gentleman. who said that there
was nothing new and nothing true. and
no matter now systems arc constantly
being devised for the benefit OF the busy
office man. One real estate dealer in Min
neapol&s has devised an ingenious sys-
tem for saving time in showing houses
10 prospective buyers. says the Minneapo-
lie Journal The dealer claims to be the
originator Of the scheme. and SO effective
has II proved that other dealers are
likely to introduce it into their business
81 found" said the dealer, that q great
deal of time was being wasted in un-
necesssSI trips taking people out to SEQ
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TRANSACTIONS INVOLVE
MORE THAN $62O,OO0
Montana, Lonsdale, Biltmore and
Rochester Apartments
Change Hands.

-Four apartment house transactions
involving more than 100000 were con-
SUN mated during the last week. In
three of the deals deeds transferring
the ownership of the properties were
placed on record.
The biggest deal Of the four was the
sale of the Montana apartment. at 1726
NJ street, for A. F. Fox, to Charles ID.
Cugle, for a consideration reported to
have been s2c5.oOo. The Montana is a
seven-story building, occupying a lot
with eighty feet of frontage and 133
feet deep. There are fifty suites of
rooms in the building. The sale was
negotiated by b. H Howard of J. J.
Hampton & Co., Inc. in connection with
Jerome Hubbard of the A. F. Fox Com
pay. The annual rentals of the apart
ments in the Montana are reported to
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Residence Brings sc2. 500.

deed has been placed on record
transferring the ownership OF a resi-
dence at 1904 T street northwest from
.. Gilmer Easley to Fanny ]. Ricks
Tax stamps and a trust of $4,000 in
dicate total consideration Of about
VIZ 800 The property has a frontage
of forty-two feet and a depth of seven
ty. Mr.. Easley received as part pay
ment a frame dwelling at 1919 18th
street northwest
Evening star., 1915-03-13
TRAVELETTE
BY NIKSAA,
Tasmania,

The island of Tasmania. two hundred
miles from Australia. is a land Of NAT.
ural antiquities. Cut of from the rest
OF the world by some great dynamic dis
turbance Of the earth's surface in a re-
mote epoch. the forms Of life in Tasmania
have remained primitive and undeveloped.
There are found the echidna and platy-
pus, the only living mammals that lay
eggs. and the most primitive creatures
alive on earth today The platypus is
protected by law as a scientific curiosity.
Nearly all the larger animals of Tas-
mania are marsupials, and the stranGest
thing about these creatures is that they
exist in all sorts Of forms. from danger
Gus predatory brute, locally called the
tiger" to a harmless little tree dweller,
like the oppossum of this country.
Until about thirty years ago. Tasma mia
was Inhabited by a race OF men such as
were found nowhere else in the world,
and like all the other creatures of this
strange land. they were relics Of past
geological epoch. In form and habits Of
Evening star., 1915-03-13
Would No Be So Cruel

From the Roston Transcript.
Alice-Now that You've broken your
engagement with JACK you will. or
course. return the diamond ring he
gave YOU?
Eetty-Certainly not; IL would be
constant reminder of the happiness he
had missed.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
RESIDENCE BRINGS $50, 900.
House at 1900 Massachusetts Ave
nue. Northwest Changes Hands.

A deed has been placed on record
transferring the ownership of the resi-
dence at 1900 Massachusetts avenue
northwest from Eldridge L. Jordan,
trustee, to Mrs. Theodore Van Wyck
Benner. The consideration was in the
neiEhborhood Of 100000, the property
being transferred subject to trust of
$4,000. The property has frontage of
ninety-six feet on Massachusetts, ave-
nue. and twenty-five feet on 18th street.
The house is constructed of red brick
and is of the English basement type.
Evening star., 1915-03-13

Mrs. Annie Mel. Seymour. siXty-eight
years old, was killed by an automobile
almost in front of the Hotel Belvedere.
in Baltimore.
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Charges and Credits.

These charges and credits have been
determined by the Underwriters As
sociation in the case of the key rate
for Washington as follows:
THE waterworks of the District of
Columbia were found to be excellent,
for though the system is not all grav-
ity the high standard Of efficiency and
the fact that the gravity system covers
the high-v value congested sections made
it seem not unreasonable to consider it
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briefly stated as follows: Gravity wa
terworks, a paid fire department,
twelve men to each steamer; not less
than two steam fire engines to each
square mile of compact portion, or one
to each 10000 population up to 100000;
hook and ladder trucks, one to every
four steamers; fire alarm telegraph:
efficient police: paved, macadamized or
other hard streets, the majority of
which are seventy feet or more in
width; "a good building law, well en-
forced: no outlying exposures, such as
lumber districts. etc, to cause sweep
ing fires; no unjust municipal and
state taxation, and q previous five
year fire record of not exceeding $500
annual fire loss to each $1,000 of in
surance.
Requirements of a standard" build
ing also are given. They consist of
the size, shape and height of the struc-
ture, the type of construction. width
of walls, construction of stairways and
elevator shafts, roof, partitions and
other factors which play an important
part in determining an insurance rate.
1t is estimated that a fair key rate
for a standard" building in a stand
ard" city would be 15 cents for each
500 worth of insurance carried. To
the basis thus established there are
added certain charges and certain cred
it's are allowed. according as the con-
ditions fall below or rise above the
standard.
Evening star., 1915-03-13
No Politics Here.

which affects the control of the de-
partment or appointments thereto does
not exist. No charge is made. In some
cities it has been necessary to make
this charge.
There is a fire marshal and no
charge is due, therefore, for that item.
The streets are excellent, among
the best In the world for any city, and
no deficiency exists there.
The building law is substandard. A
small charge of cents was made for
this item.
There are no trolley or other wires
to interfere with the work of the fire
department.
THE confagration hazard always
present In most American cities exists
to a minor degree in this city. Prob
ably the lumber section is potentially
conflagration center. but the benefit
of the doubt has been given to the city
and no charge is made.
High winds are not prevalent to
any serious extent and no charge is
made under that item.
''The previous fire record ts good. The
business OF fire insurance presupposes
that the losses may equal 30 per cent
Of the premium receipts. If they fall
below that it Is a better record than
the usual; II they exceed that 1t Is a
losing business for that territory. The
record of the District of Columbia has
fallen below 55 per cent and no charge
Is die therefor.
THE key rate. therefore, at this point
stands as follows:
Water works. 6-incb mains in business sec
Building code sub.standard- - -........ 20
. . .
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Sixteenth Street Highlands
THE Best Suburb of Washington"

n
in and cultured
HOMES
Splendid
the low Suitable and
to
Snowe mod
elegance Practically planned Substantially
REAL
at the aionalC Accommo tern
by OFFICE end of
the
Holmes Central Realty Corporation
Office. 18th and Kennedy SIS NV
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on the gravity basis. The only deficiency
charge which was made for the water
supply was because in the business
section the pipes were six inches in
diameter. whereas eight inches Is as
small as they ought to be and twelve
inches would be preferable. A charge
therefore of cents was made for this
deficiency.
'aThe number Of engi:.es for a city Of
this size should be twenty: there are
twenty-seven, and no deficiency there
fore exists.
THE length Of hose should be $4,000
feet; there are $4,000 feet, SO no de-
ficiency exists.
''The fire alarm system is excellent.
Most of the improvements recommend
ed by the national board OF fire under
writer's, in 1904. have been carried out.
though there is some question as to
one requirement, but that is not sufh-
cient to make it necessary to penalize
the system.
THE number of men required as a
fire-fighting force for city of this
size is 456. There are AS and no de-
ficiency exists.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
POPULAR COUPLE OF
 MESA ARE MARRIED

The home of Mr and Mrs. F. U. Cor rel in the Isaac district, was the scene of a pretty marriage on "Wednesday evening, March r, when their niece, Miss Genevieve Rupert was welded to Mr. Peter K. M Kortsen of Mesa, Rev. F. S. Chaffee officiating.
 Miss Rupert came to Arizona two years ago from Indiana to visit her uncles family. She is young lady of pleasing and worthy character anu her numerous friends in this community extend their sincere we'll wishes.
 MT. Kortsen is from Mesa and the young people expect to make their home on his ranch. As something of a surprise to the couple, Mrs. Gorrell had invited about forty guests to enjoy the occasion with the family, including the groOms two brothers. Messrs F.. and Jas. KOrtSen. both of Mesa. The Messrs Kortsen with Mrs Jas kortsen mot ored over from Mesa returning the same evening.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
GEO. DUNCAN ANSWERS
 LAST GAIL YESTERDAY
Father of Local Lady, III for Some Time, Dies Suddenly Saturday
 Morning, End Comes Sudden

George Duncan. aged 5, resident of this city for several months, died at the home of his daughter in law. Mrs. James c. Simpson. S21 MOntezuma Ave. yesterday morning at nine o'clock. Mir. Duncan had been ill for some time and Thursday his condition took a de- cided turn for the worse.
 Mr Duncan came here from sharon, Pa. where he had made his home dur ing the major portion of his life. He had been connected with the steel in dustry for many years in that state.
 He is survived by wife and three children, Mrs Ethel Esgar. W Illiam Duncan and Mrs. James G. Simpson. Four sisters in Pennsylvania and a brother in Indiana. are also left to mourn his death.
 The remains will be taken to sharon, Sunday for interment
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
BOWIE DEpOs|TORs'
 MONEY NOW READY

Full refund of the funds needed to pay off depositors of the Bowie Bank and Trust company will De made this week according to advice received by State Bank Comptroller Callaghan. The Fl Paso firm through which the money is to be transferred has received the entire amount to be paid by Joseph c. Armstrong, the former cashier, and will have rep resentative in Phoenix this week to turn the coin over to the state ban%- ing department.
 Armstrong, who decamped after closing the bank. was arrested last month in Omaha. after q prolonged chase. He secured his release how ever, and has succeeded in raising a large part of the funds necessary to make good the banks losses.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
WASHINGTON

The Southwestern Sugar and Land Co. are working large forces of men seeding their land to sugar cane.
 The ladies of the Washington Wo- mans club met at the public auditor ium Wednesday to sew for the As sociated Charities making garments for the needy.
 Frank Makemson has made an ex- change of ranches with MT. Hill, one and one-half miles west of Alhambra whereby Mir Hill becomes the owner of MT. Makemson's fine ranch locat- ed at Fall Brook, Calif.. and MT Makemson becomes a resident of Ari- zona and is owner of the Hill rancf on the Grand canal Mrs Lively, who lives on the AL hambra road, is very i'll. Mrs. H. F. Briner of Paradise Val ley, is visiting at the home of s. w Etter.
 Mir and Mrs John Roer are re- joicing over the arrival of fine baby boy. The Washington Woman's club hel6 a box social recently realizing the neat sum of s35.OO, the proceeds o which will be used for the purpose O. paying the prize contestants in the clean up campaign. Mrs. K. w. Wells has for her house guest for the summer her sister, Miss l Meade from North Carolina. The Martins held a social Friday evening.
 Milton Brawnsburger is on the sick ! list
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
w. c. T. U.

The regular weekly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Un- ion was held on Thursday afternoon at the home of the society on Mon roe street
 The devotional exercises were led by Mrs Stevens and were interesting and instructive. After reading the Scriptural account of the last supper she explained James Russell Lowell : poem, "The Vision of Sir Launfal. the background of which is the old legend of the Holy Grail, or the cup the Savior used during the last supl per.
 The routine business of the meet ing followed.
 N:rs. Dom took charge of the pro gram, her subject being Our Hores for the Future" In the discussion of the subjevt emphasis was laid on the importance of training the children in the temperance work.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
BUNDLE OF BLANKETS
 CAUSES SOME D0|NGs
Pipe Dream of Negro Porter Makes Some Excitement; Crowd Re-
 gaIed With Some Nerve

Visions of cOwardly murder and the guilty person hiding behind the ooor, ready to jump out and throttle him, crowded the head of the porter of Pauls barber shop yesterday morning. when he rushed across the street to the office of Justice of tic Peace Frank De Souza, and wildly ! begged the judge to come across and arrest the guilty party and rescue the remains of what was supposed to be a baby left in the toilet of the shop Honest, boss, they's done killt and left the remainders Of little baby in the toilet, honest they did and he's hiding behind the door, ready to kill whoever comes in, hur- ry boss, please come across lse scared most to deaf" chanted the excited [ colored man.
 The judge. who is little inclined to be cool headed in an emergency, thought it best to inform the shel : ifs office of the dreadful murder, and in case the guilty party was there, the necessary armed aid to eff feet his arrest would be forthcoming Deputy Sheriff Harrison Williams answered the hurried call and armed with a six shooter and Winchester rifle, hurried to the scene of tEe cOwardly crime
 The two representatives of law and order slowly proceeded to the rear of the shop. expecting at any minute to be halted in their tracks, or at least blown up. The door of the dreadful room was reached. Motioning the crowd back, Deputy Williams slowly cooked both guns, gave silent pray CT and tried the knob. A slight noise in the crowd caused several of the nervous ones to duck behind chairs and declare their neutrality
 Once more the deputy warned the crowd to be silent-this was a solemn moment. The door did not resist his advances, and with a long breath within, calling for the murderer to come out and give himself up to the law. The room was empty, not d soul was in sight, but in the rear was roll of blankets, with a sheet on the outside, which was undoubt- edly the baby. Gingerly Williams picked up the precious bundle al q looked within. gave several snor5s of disgust and threw it into the corner
 No wee child was within, the blankets composed the whole bundle. The porter who had given the alarm was called forth onto the carpet, and questioned sternly as to where he obtained his suspicious. He ner vously replied that they were found- ed on the bundle, which his highly imaginative mind construed to be something it wasn't With a well delivered warning never to monkey with the machinery of the law again and drag a busy deputy out of the office, the crowd was dispersed and the porter set to shining the shoes he had neglected during the excite ment.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

The growth of the Arizona Taxpay- CTS Association since it's organization has enabled it to accomplish results. It cannot complete it's work without your support. MT. Taxpayer. Send your ap- plication to the association. No. 105 Hub Building. Phoenix, Arizona. and enclose fifty cents for one years sub scription to the Taxpayers Magazine. The Association will do the rest-Ad- vertisement dd
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
LOCAL WEATHER YESTERDAY

Highest temperature. 77. Lowest temperature. A. Mean relative humidity, 3S Total rainfall, 0. Deficiency in temperoture yester- day. degree.
 Deficiency in temperature since first of month. 70 degrees. Accumulated deficiency in temper ature since January l. S6 degrees. Deficiency in rainfall yesterday, .O1 inch. Def 'iency in rainfall since first of month, .05 inch
 Accumulated exenss m rainfall since January 1. 1.09 inches
 ROBERT R. BRIGGS,
 Section Director.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

Use our coffee and we will give you an Aluminium PercOlator to make it in. With 15 lbs. of ANKOLA COFFEE for s5. You either buy it now and take your coffee as you need it, fresh every day, or buy your coffee as you need it and keep your tickets and whenever you have paid for 15 lbs. of ANKOLA COFFEE, the Aluminium Percolator is yours.
 McKEE'S CASH STORE
 (Advertisement If
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
NEGRO WOMEN SENT BACK

Two negro women giving their names as Bertha Marshall and Cleo Smith, were raked in by officers of the sher- ifs office yesterday and held pending instructions from the sheriff's office in Prescott. where they are wanted for a misdemeanor.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
HERE FROM BISBEE-

HERE FROM BlSBEE-Mrs. M. F. Howe of Bisbee arrived yesterday to visit ner daughter, Mrs. B. Ness of North Central avenue.
 ADMITTED TO THE BAR-Clifton Matthews of Bisbee was admitted to practice before all the courts of Ari zOEa yesterday on certificate from the supreme court of Louisiana.
 SHACK BURNS-A Mexican shack burning to the ground, was the cause of much excitement last night when the fire department made q mad dash through the center of the city to Sev- enth Ave. and Lincoln where the blaze was having it's own way. Hose was quickly coupled up but the flame had already consumed most of the building
 A GOOD ROADS COMMITTEE The executive committee of the Ari- zOna Good Roads association has named an advisory committee. It was the opinion of the executive committee that there should be a wider representation than the five members of the committee afforded and at the same time the representa- tiOn should not be so great as to make 1t impossible to secure meet ings. Accordingly the following members of the advisory committee have been named from the different parts of the county: J. B. Cook, of Tempe. Dr. A. J. Chandler, of Chandler; Warren Peterson, of the board of supervisors; J. H. Mulhol- land. of Wickenburg: Lin B. Orme and H. Clay Parker, chairman of the good roads committee of the chamber of commerce. The meeting of the advisory committee with the executive committee has been called for March 31.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

Free. Free. In our Hardware De- partment, to every lady who buys ST worth of goods in our Hardware line We will give a set of 3 Aluminium Sauce Pans. Don't forget it.
 McKEES CASH STORE
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Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
OIL AND WATER WELL DRILL
 

Light or heavy, dependable and fast. 100 to $500 feet capacity. Downie Deep Well Pumps bitches, Exca- vators, Graders. Order from manu- facturer
 Keystone DriIIer Co.,, Carthage, Mo- Salesman for Arizona. l.. $. Mosher,
 r N. 2nd Ave.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
A NEW PHOENIX NEWSPAPER

We have piano in the vicinity of Phoenix that has had substantial pay ments made on it which can be pur- chased for the balance due on the con tract. An excellent bargain. Write RedeWill Music company, Phoenix
 Arizona. na.-Advertisement. dn
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

$60.000 TO LEND-Available April First. J. M. Jamison. 4OS Fleming block. will have s60,0O0 to lend on income real estate security. in sums to suit. db
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
MARRIAGE LICENSE

MARRIAGE LICENSE = Ramon granted a marriage license by the clerk of the superior court yesterday.
 STAGE CUTS RATES-The Val ley Stage company announces that beginning this week, they will reduce their rates to Tempe and Mesa. Tne rate to Mesa has formerly been $1.00 and will go down to "a. The Tempe rate will be slashed from .75 to 50
 u. S. PRISONER TO ATLANTA Dave Ellsworth, a federal prisoner who has been domiciled at the pen;- tentiary at Florence, will be taken through to the federal prison at At lanta in a day or SO At present Ellsworth is being held in the county jail.
 w. U. MESSENGER sPEEDY- Making a bet that he could ride to Tempe from the Bicknel dairy west of the city, in less than an hour. Otto Bump, a Western Union messenger boy, !, easily collected the kale when he made t in 36 minutes, all of which is said to be going some for q lad on a wheel.
 WANTS DOG BACk-Mrs Robin son. of PA East Adams street wit nessed the abduction of hel pet col ; lie q day or so ago. She was unable to stop the person who took it, but ascertained the name. and hopes that | the dog is returned before any ac- ton has to be taken.
 SHORT COMES BACK-Willianl Short, the young man who was want ed in Phoenix by the. federal au- thOrties for cashing a pension chec;; not belonging to him, arrived in the city last night in the custody of a United States deputy. He was cap tured in Los Angeles while on his honeymoon. He will be tried before the coming session of the federal court VESPER SERvICE-Miss Florence Patterson of Chicago. who will speak at the Y w. c. A. this afternoon, is in the city. the guest of Miss NellBlount on N. Central Ave Miss Patterson was for many years a resident in the orient and the recital of her personal exper- fence is decidedly interesting. The ser vice this afternoon will be held at ?: SC D. m. instead of the usual hour of 4
 o'clock. A cordial invitation is extend ed Strangers especially welcome.
 IT WAS ON TRIALS. J. Mar ] chese. whose name was brought into
 court day before yesterday in con nection with an assault upon Mrs
 Elsie SwOpe while trying to move [ 1 sewing machine from her house called to say the statement that il was rented machine was an error | Marcheset who is an agent for tue
 Singer Sewing Machine company says that the machine had been lefi on trial and when he found thai
 Mrs. Swope was trying to keep it ir settlement of a former transaction he took it away.
 | CONGREGATION ENTERTAiNS- The members of the Baptist churc. gave an entertainment consisting oi program of special exercises Friday evening. The Sunday schol orchestra furnished the musical portion of tht entertainment. About 200 people were present. At the conclusion re treatments were served. This is tn. first of a series of these gathrings.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

Hire a little salesman at The Re publican office. A Want Ad will see more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
NEW BUSINESS vENTURE-J

EDerhardt and son. C. Q. Eberhardt. formerly with the Arizona Supply Co.,, have opened the East End Sec ond Hand Co. at 513 East Washing ton ctreat
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21
GETTING NEARER BUSINESS

H. H. Shoup has leased his Brill Addition property, and has taken ;t years lease on the property at GOA East Adams which is two blocks from his lumber yard, near which he pre- fpTe to Ia
Arizona republican., 1915-03-21

Buttercup Brand, Adv.