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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
SALES INVOLVE $4,000
Transactions in Residential Proper
ties Reported by Gardiner
& Dent, Inc.

Gardiner & Dent, Inc. real estate
brokers. report the following transac-
tons recently consummated:
To James B. Porter. a two-story CO.
lonial brick house. at SAT NJ street
northeast. containing eight rooms. II
occupies lot 20x100 with alley in rear.
The consideration was s4.350 The pur-
chaser will occupy 1t as home.
For Charles B. Munck. premises "A
Randolph street northwest. a two-story
brick house. containing six rooms. 1t
was purchased by Frank E. Bechtold
for consideration said to have been
81, 900.
The firm also reports the sale of 712
Morton street and ISL Harvard street,
for H. Sydney King. Both are two
story. six-room brick houses with mod
ern improvements. The total considera-
ton was $500. They were purchased
as an investment.
For Mary \. Holmes the firm has sold
529 Randolph street northwest, a two
story. eight-room dwelling occupying a
lot with frontage of thirty five feet
and d depth of $50 feet to a twenty
foot alley. The consideration was said
to have been $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
MODERN RENTAL AGENCY
HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
Skilled in Selection of Tenants. They
Save Owners Annoyance,
Writer Declares.

"Nanv persons hesitate to invest in
real estate because OF the care and
worries involved in the management Of
rented properties. and rather than have
this responsibility. put their money In
other Investments which frequently
Weld much smaller return and do
not afford the safety and security Of
real estate" says Edmund F. Arras in
the Columbus Dispatch.
with the service offered by the mod
ern rental agency, no one need hesitate
to invest in real estate, because the
rainfall AGENCY relieves the property
owner of all the burdens of its manage
ment.
Nowadays a rental agent not only
finds a tenant for vacant property
and collects the rent, but he attends to
all repairs, pays the water bills, taxes,
assessments. etc. In fact. the property
owner has nothing to DO but cash his
check at the end OF the month.
Has Greater Opportunities.
The rental agent has more opportu-
mites to find a tenant for a property
than has the average owner, because
people looking for houses to rent nat
uralIy call at the rental agencies first
the easiest way of finding out what
properties are vacant.
Handling several hundred properties
the rental agent soon learns which are
the desirable tenants and is able to
make q careful selection of those to
whom the property is rented. Every
property owner knows how unpleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
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A Railroad Ferry.

The largest ferry steamer in the world
now plies between Key West and Ha-
vana, making possible the trip from
Florida to Cuba by rail. which has been
SO long in contemplation. The boat max
ing this trip was recently completed in
Philadelphia. 1t accommodates four
standard gauge railroad tracks upon a
S60-foot car deck
The ferry trip of 100 miles is made in
eight hours, and after the train reaches
Key West on the return trip it goes on
to the mainland over the bridge connect
ed islands. which constitute a remark
able feat of civil engineering completed
few years ago.
Aside from its convenience for pas
sengers, this ferry opens up a new
Of Cuba In the markets of the United
by the reloading necessary when 1t had to
be shipped by steamer to Florida, and
then packed on train to be sent north
Now a car can be packed with perisha BILE
fruit in the Havana dock. be carried
across the ferry and sent by rail directly
to New York without having its contents
in any way disturbed.
The ferry boat Is part of the equip
ment of the Florida East Coast railroad
and is named for it's president. Henry w
Flagler. 1t has special water-tight,
air filled compartments to insure it's
safety, and is provided with ideal
equipment for :he personal comfort of
the crew and passengers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01

that way with all the rest. Yes, must
answer il. and I'll answer IL now.
She crossed the room and sat down
at her writing table. The telephone
AT her elbow rang. She took down the
receiver.
Hello. Mary" II was Janice Mar
tins voice. This is your afternoon
Off. isn't it? ! wish you'd come over
right away l want to show YOU some
thing
''!'n come. Mary replied. She was
glad to I've abb. to ptlt off answering
that letter little while longer. Quick
" she made ready for the street. lock
ed her door and departed.
Through the gay. golden fall after
noon she walked rapidly. maid ad-
mittel her to the Martin house and
over the hanjster Janice called. Come
right mp
Its something that just came"
Janice said soon she had closed
The door. Shn trailsd her Japanese HI
mono to the bed. where lay lone
length OF cleaning golden satin and
tissue. This is 1t. Mary. lust look
she held il up to her.
An evening gown" Mary exclaimed.
Why. it's a beauty. Janice But do
you need another
Janice laughed. No. And that's
what makes II so precious-its being
so unnecessary and so unexpected. IL
must have cost a lot. but | shall never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
QUAINT HOME Of STONE
BUILT BY C.J. CASSIDY
Erected From Plans by Murphy &
0lmsted on Michigan Ave
nue.. Brookland.

IN attractive stone residence of the
bungalow type recently ha, been COM
pIeted by Charles j. Cassidy, builder,
of Quincy street and Michi2an avenue,
Brookland. from plans by Murphy &
DImsted architects The house is built
of Potomac bluestone set with broad
Joints of white cement. The roof Is of
red tile. Fluted columns of limestone
support the roofs of porches located
at the north and south ends of the
house.
An interesting feature of the home Is
the front entrance. which is ornament
ed with a carved pediment and facings
Of white ma rhIe Slic htly colored in
places by veins of green. Beneath the
rediment is small canopy of pure
white marble carved to represent sea
shell. From this hangs = bronze door
light The marble entrance forms a
pleasing contrast with variegated COL
ors OF the rough stone work. Leading
m to the entrance from the street
line. where there is a retaining wall
OF rough stone. is 4 series of steps and
walkway made of mottled-colored
brick.
The house is of the central hail type.
and the interior has the appeara nee of
a two-story house, for the three bed
rooms and bath located on the first
floor are entirely separated from the
living and dining rooms. Above the
first floor are two bedrooms and hath
In the rear OF the house. which is To-
Gated on lot having frontage of 100
feet on Michigan avenue and - feet
on Quincy street, is a garage Of stone
construction and of the same character
of architecture the dwelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
THE EVENING STORY.
HER OWN BOSS.
tCopy 1915, by W. Werner

Mary Churchill took the letter out of
its profusely stamped envelope and
read it again. 1t contained only half
a dozen lines, written hastily in big
black scrawl. And Yet she knew that
it was the result of no impulse Fran
els C1ary was not an impulsive man.
Girl she read. they're sending me
west for six months. ] want you to go
with me ! can give You three days
to get ready to marry me. Answer by
special delivery. FRANK
The letter had come the day before
and she had not yet answered it She
knew that she must answeV il. but sh.
was putting it off. because she hated to
hurt and disappoint him. Perhaps her
delay would in measure prepare him
for her plain refusal to marry him.
She was resolved not to marry him.
He was u surveyor in the employ of
big railroad corporation. He always
was going into the wildS somewhere.
and she had no fancy for anything that
was not established. civilized and.
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Hints on Planting.
Value of Slate.

Slate has long been recognized as
most valuable roofing material. not
only for it's wearing qualities, due to
the fact that 1t is non-absorbent
stone and therefore does not admit
the factors of decay, but also because
of It's architectural value. in lending
itself to the development of various
and attractive color schemes. says the
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Nature did not
handicap slate beds by forming all OF
them in one color. Here ii is lavished
led, there unfading green or purple
and yonder the coal black rustic
gray.
OF late the public agitation over the
matter of fire prevention, brought
forcibly home by such stupendous
losses as we have suffered In the con-
fagrations at San Francisco. Chicago
chelsea and Salem. has brought EN-
Dhasfs on the fireproof qualities of
slate. All over fire chiefs are calling
Give US fireproof roofs and the con
fagrational hazard will be reduced to
minimum When building codes heed
heir cr* slate VIII help solve the fire
problem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01

above all things, conventional. The
thought of spending six months roam
ing from town to town i'll the far vest
made her Shudder.
1t seemed to her that Frank did not
get very much for the money he earn
ed--tflat is. he did not get very nany
of the things she counted AS worth
having. With her simple $3.50 month
she got more. Sin. had = two-room
suite, where she could cook her own
meals or not. as she pleased: she had
pretty clothes flowers. books and many
pleasant evenings. 1t is true she saved
money. but then. why should she :"
She had plenty OF friends aud relatives
willing and ready to look after her i'll
time of need. All they asked of her
now was that She should be amiab bic.
well dressed and at their disposal
casioually. She was essentially her
own mistress. and she had been such
so long that she could not bear to
think of giving up her independence
even to a man like Frank Clary.
Still the memory of him made her
sigh a little. He WAS tail. he was so
sineWr, so brown: his errS and teeth
flashed so and he had such a tenderly
humorous way of calling her Girl.
Yet she was not actually girl: she
was thirty three past. Therefore. the
implied suggestion of youth and mex
perience pleased her. She felt that
she knew the world pretty thoroughly,
for being a business woman. she had
seen all sorts of men. But for not one
had she cared until Frank Clary came.
There was something entirely diff
fcrent about him. The way he looked
into her eyes, spoke to her. touched
her hand, had conveyed enchantment.
And vet she told herself that she did
not love him; she only liked in him
something that other men did not have
Certainly she did 10! mean to marry
him 1t was. however. lil>. him to mis-
understand her. This ietteT-she put
it back into the envelope with another
sigh.
Il must answer it,, she thought.
What makes me such IA coward? He's
going away, anyhow, and in six months
II shall probably not care whether l
ever see him again or not. At has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
HOME BUILDING OPER ATION
TO INVOLVE ABOUT $25O,OOO
A. c. Moses Company Is to Erect Thirty
one Houses on Ground Formerly Occu-
pied by Bachelors Tennis Club Courts.

Announcement was made today thai
the A. c. Moses Construction Company
has completed arrangements for a
home building operation involving
about s250,000 in the section north of
the Connecticut Avenue bridge known
as Woodley. Ground between 18th and
18th streets and south of Cathedral
avenue has been purchased, and on
this thirty-one houses are to be built.
The purchase was made from a syn
dictate Of business men who purchased
the property for the purpose of leasing
it to the Bachelors Club. On it the
tennis courts of the club were located.
The ground has an area of about 1900
square feet and the price paid was
$4,000. The sale was negotiated by
Thomas ]. Fisher & Co, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
Use of New Woods.

There has never been in this country
enough appreciation of the possibilities Of
trim, says Hardwood Record. Elm has
been extensively used In the furniture
trade for many years, but generally in the
making of cheap furniture. In which no
effort is made to finish it to bring out the
native beauty Of the elm. Also. one now
and then finds II used in house trim.
Right now there should be "a splendid OPP
portunity to develop the use of good elm
Popular taste is turning toward the softer
tones in brown and gray, and here elm
should enter readily. 1t has no distinc-
tive figure. but It has soft color. Some
gray elm wren polished and finished as 1t
should be presents a beautiful appearance.
and the red elm. properly finished. should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01

On the 2sth street frontage ten houses
are to be built on lots twenty-four
feet wide. Work is to start in a. few
days. it is stated. On the 10Th street
frontage twenty-one houses are to he
built.
The development planned by the Moses
Construction Company is one of the
most extensive of the kind undertaken
in this city for some time past. The
houses are to be built In a neighbor
hood which has made rapid strides dur
ing the last five years. Scores of fine
homes ranging in price from $500 to
$4,000 have been erected in the squares
surrounding the property acquired.
from which an excellent view Of the
entire city may be obtained. short
distance to the west Of the site on
which the company is to build are
located several large suburban estates
which usually are numbered among the
show places of the National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
TRANSACTIONS REPORTED
BY SANSBURY COMPANY
Several Sales of Residential and I'm.
improved Properties Are
Announced.

The y. L. Sansbury Company, Inc, re
ports the following sales contaminated
during the past week:
Seven lots at 18th and Kenyon streets
northwest, measuring 20 by 100 feet
each for the Walbridge estate. to
Charles J.. Tankersley. The purchaser
plans to improve the lots by the erec-
ton of seven dwellings which he ex-
poets to have ready for the fall mar
ket.
Five lots on 9Th street between En-
erson street and Farrasut, Sauls Ad-
dition, TO Horace g. Snnithy. MIR,
Srrithy plans to build four detached
two-story and attic dwellings, and one
bungalow These lots have a frontag e
of 40 feet each.
Mr.. Smithy also has bought a lot on
Delaiield street between Georgia ave-
nue. and 10Th street on which he is to
erect d two-story dwelling Lot has a
frontage OF 40 feet by a depth of about
80 feet
The firm has sold lot on the south
side Of Delaheld sire. between Geor-
sia avenue and 18th street. having a
frontage of forty-five feet and a
depth of 80 feet. to William F. George.
The total value of the lots sold is re-
ported TO be $4,000.
ia ROCK creek Vista Inc SanSbufy
, Company has sold for Lewis f. Breun-
, niger to Mrs. E. iaddis 1906 Hobart
street northwest and 1850 Hobart street
northwest. to Rev. DR.. J. J. Dimon.
Both are two-story and attic dwell
ings containing six rooms and bath.
The firm also reports the sale of one
Of the new homes being erected on the
boulevard entrance to Rock Creek
Park. Total value of these properties
IS reported AS $4,000
Premises 1892 18th street northwes,
/ mas been sold to Kenneth c. Nipond
and 326 f street northeast to Margaret
~ Casey For Charles f. Tankereiey
premises $500 Georgia avenue has bee n
sold. The three properties have tota
value OF s1i, 1000.
house at 1928 New Hampshire ave
rue northwest has been sold for
Charles e Tankersley to ]. d. Jones
This is the last of row Of ten houses
I recently erected by Mr. Tankersley on
New Hampshire avenue. and sold at a
| total value Of s44,25O.
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House Chimneys.

Chimneys were scarcely known in
England in the year 1900. One only
was allowed in a religious house, one
in manor house and one in a great
hall of a castle or a lords house, but
in other houses the smoke found it's
way out it could. says the London
Strand Magazine. The writer's of the
fourteenth century seemed to have con-
sidered them as the newest invention
of luxury. In Henry WIS reign the
University Of Oxford had no fire al
lowed, for it is mentioned after the
students had supped. having no fire in
winter, they were obliged to take a
good run to get heat in their feet be-
fore they retired for the night. Holm
shed in the reign of Elizabeth de-
scribes the rudeness of the preceding
generation in the arts of life.
There were. says he, very few
chimneys. Even in the capital towns
the fire was laid to the wall. and the
smoke issued out of the door. roof or
window"
In the year of 1883 a tax of shil-
lings was laid on chimneys.
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Hardy Grains Mature
in Inner Alaska Region.

q
circle. have proved that hardy grains
harleys. ryes. oats. wheats. may be
matured in This inner Alaska region
They have shown that a wide range of
truck. Of which potatoes are the most
valuab bic. may be here grown. But they
have taken great pains to explain that
there are certain obstacles to be over
come.
In the first place there is the abun-
dant moss that covers the land like a
blanket. 1t is not advisable to pillow
this moss under, as it would require
years for it to decay and it's effect on
the land is bad. 1t is wise to try to
get the conditions right and burn it
off. This is accomplished with diff
Guilty.
Underneath the moss. three or four
feet down. the ground is still frozen.
This is partly due to the moss, which
viii go deeper after the moss is taken
off But because of the presence of this
ice there is no escape below for the
surplus moisture. The lands remain too
wet Horses bog down. Roads remain
impossible. This sheet of ice below
the surface is great handicap to
Alaska as farming region.
These are but obstacles, The pioneer
will he able to farm despite them just
as he has conquered by irrigation the
reverse conditions of drought on the
desert. Many farmers are already
growing good crops and selling them
at fancy prices. The demand Will he
much greater before the government s
s26.ooO.0Oo is spent in railroad build
ing. and when the great mines are
opened up. With the demand will come
new agricultural efforts.
Hlllsldes that face the southern sun,
that therefore catch its rays per
pendicularl. get more of them to a
given area. and absorb more of their
heat. will one by one he cleared off and
find their way into crop bearing. No
region in Alaska will ever become a
solid farming community. but its bar
rem reaches will some day he spotted
with sun-facing hills that will yield.
during the brief growing period. the
green stuff that is needed to keep the
scurvy from the ranks of the strong
men who Wrestle with her other vast
reSources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01

farming area in all Alaska. This great
stream, fifth in size in North America.
navigable for more than 1000 miles
and. with its tributaries. Offering 1000
miles of water that invites the craft
of the world. enters a region of COM
parati level land l.300 miles from
its mouth. This point is not far from
the Fairbanks region. 1t is known as
the Yukon flats. II is a valley $50
miles long and from fifty to seventy
five miles wide There are the lowlands
near the stream. bench lands that rise
above them and back of this the low
hills. OF these three the hill lands are
the best There are proba bly, $4,000
square miles of tillable land in the
Yukon flats. a region as big as Mary
land and Delaware combined
SO viii it be seen that there are. ont
of the 100000 square miles OF Alaska.
not more than 10000 square miles that
may ever be sowN to crops This
spra W ling crab of smi-continent that
might rest one claw on Jack Sonv willie
Fla. and the other on Los Angeles has
not as much tillable lane as there are
square miles in the state of South
Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
The Past Not the Future.
ON me Boston Transcrip

] IoLb frfs bosooh IraIs'fIp--
Fortune Teller-The lines on your
nand. madam, indfcat. your future
clearly. You will marry a second
time
Woman-TEaf proves YOU a fraud II
! ever marry again If wLli be for the
fourth time.
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and expensive proposition it Is to let
a person get into property who Is dis
honest or for some other reason unde-
sirable as tenant. 1t Is another case
of prevention being better than cure.
THE matter of repairs is problem
that confronts every real estate owner.
If property is to be kept up-to-date
and in such condition that it will rent
to desirable tenants necessary repairs
must be promptly taken care Of On
the other hand, 1t is manifestly poor
business to pay out the entire income
from property on repairs and i'm
provements.
Seeks Best Return.
The agent occupies middle ground.
He Is anxious that his client. the own
er of the property. shall receive the
largest possible return on his invest
ment. On the other hand. he desires
to retain desirable class of tenants,
and not allow the properties In his care
to depreciate in value. His experience
enables him to decide what requests for
repairs or improvements are reason
able. and which are not. and to have
the repairs made in the best and most
economical manner.
Summed up the rental agency: Re-
lieves the property owner of worry and
responsibility; affords a better oppor-
tunity for quickly finding a tenant and
therefore cuts down the losses from
vacancies; secures a prompt paying
class of tenants and reduces the cost of
repairs and improvements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
A Base Libel.

From Judge.
She--I gave Rover one of my dough-
nuts today, and what do you suppose
he did with it?
He--I don't know. Did he ca it
She-No: he took II out into the gar
den and buried it
He-No. Really? And vet they Say
dogs have no reasoning powers,
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TIE ALASKAN OPPOR-
TUNITY.
I.-AgricuIture.
By Frederic J. Haskin.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

Now that the President of the United
States has formally set his hand TO the
building of a railroad into the heart
of Alaska, that the route has been
definitely determined. that provision
has been made for appropriatinS SO
100000 for the great task. it may not
be amiss to survey the field and de-
termtne just what are the possibilities
OF planting homes in this region.
The American is instnctively a pio-
neer and ever on the alert for new
lands to settle. The generations that
have each mar.-ed a step across the
great reas of a continent have devel-
oped the spirit of the conquest of the
wild which has been turned back on
itself because there seemed no more
frontiers to conquer. The descendants
of pioneers are therefore likely to ask
themselves if "A new opportunitN is he
ing here opened to them
The wise pioneer. who aScertains all
the facts before he heeds the call. Will
find much in the Alaskan situation that
will surprise him. points in favor of a
venture there OF which he never
dreamed. and difficulties standing il
next to impossible. Obstacles, however
are the meat upon which pioneers feed
and they probably will not he deferred
in the present instance.
The first misapprehension to he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01
Had Heard Her.

From the Boston Transcript
"Are you going to the musical at the
Robinsons' tonightf
II don't know. Are they going to have
music or is Josephine going to sing?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-01

find favor along with the softer tones in
brown. 1t is wood that has strength
and body and will take a good finish. and
something more should be made of il than
just material for cheap furniture