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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
REAR ADMIRAL HARRIS
PAYS $4,000 FOR HOME
Buys English Basement Residence
Located at 234O Massachusetts
Avenue Northwest.

Rear Admiral Frederic r. Harris. U.
S. N. has purchased from William A.
Hill and Franklin T. Sanner, the resi-
dence at 234O Massachusetts avenue
northwest. for a consideration reported
to have been approximately $4,000.
The house, which was built about
eighteen months ago by Messrs. Hill
and Sanner, is of the English basement
type. the front being of Indiana lime
stone and light brick. 1t contains six
teen rooms and Ave baths
On the ground floor there is a recep-
ton room, library, cloa kroom and
LABORATORY. kitchen and pantry. A
drawingroom, MUSHROOM, diningroom
and pantry are on the second floor.
There are six masters bedrooms and
FIVE servants rooms on the two upper
floors.
The purchaser was represented in
the sale by Ernest H. Coolidge of
Higbie & Richardson, and Moore &
Hill, Inc. represented the sellers.
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BIG MARKET BUILDING
BUILT BY S. L. PHILLIPS
Occupies Block Bounded by 18th and
@ Streets and Rhode Is
land Avenue.

Work recently has been completed on
a building erected by S. l.. Phillips
which covers the triangular shaped
block bounded by 18th street, Rhode
Island avenue and Q street northwest.
1t has a frontage of seventy feet on
18th street. liz feet on Rhode Island
avenue and 157 feet on Q street.
There are nine stores on the ground
floor. The walls separating them have
been SO constructed that openings may
be cut through with little effort. there
by providing communication between
any adjoining stores or between all of
them if it is so desired.
An unusual feature of the building is
the fact there is no stairway leading
to the second floor of the structure.
which at present is devoted to one
large room. 1t is understood the own
err plans to provide individual stair
ways from the stores to the floor above,
which is to be used for storage pur-
poses.
The building has been designed with
an idea of utilizing the various stores
for market purposes.
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6SLYNCHED IN 1915,
COMMISSION SAYS
Reports Increase of Thirty
Per Cent Over the Year
Previous.

Statistics of lynchings during the last
vengeance has spread far beyond the
provocation pleaded by those who first re-
sorted to lynchng, and what is lily
considered the underlying motive for all
such violent executions. This is empha-
sized in an open letter to the college
men of the south, issued by the university
commission on southern race questions.
This letter defines lynchng as a con-
tagious social disease, which stimuli
taneously lynches law, justice and civili-
cation and outrages all the finer human
sentiments" 1t calls on the college men
to use their influence toward eliminating
the evil.
AT should be especially noted.' this
letter saws. that of the fifty-two per-
sons lynched in 1914 only seven-two
white and five colored-or IL per cent,
we're charged with the crime against
woma nhood. This shows clearly how far
and how quickly the habit has spread be-
yond the bounds set by those who first
resorted to lynching as remedy.
The letter also brings out that in 1910
there was an increase OF lynchlnSs IRON
ffty-two to siXty-eight, or 30 per cent
The letter says the figures for 1914
reveal these facts:
Number lynched-Colored, male. 46;
female. 3; white, male. 5; female, D;
total. So. Crimes charged against VIC
Tins. murder, 13; robbery and murder,
6: robbery and attempted murder, !
SUSPECTED of murder, L. rape. .: az
tempted rape, 1; killing an officer. 3;
wounding officer, /: murderous assault,
3: alleged murderous assault, l; biting
Oft a mans chin, |: accused of wound
ing a person, /; killing person in quar-
rel, 4; beating child to death, 1; try
ing to force way into woman's room,
/: stealing shoes. /; stealing mules, L;
setting fire to barn. 2; assisting a man
TO escape who had wounded another, L;
being found under a house, /.
According to states, the lynchlnSs IN
1914 were distributed as follows: Ma
bama. 2: Arkansas, /; Florida. 4:
Georgia, 2: Louisiana. IL; Mississippi,
10: Missouri, /; New Mexico, /: North
Dakota, /; North Carolina, l: Okla
homa, 8: oregon. l; South Carolina, 4;
Tennessee, /, and Texas, 6.
for 1915 were distributed as follows:
AIabama, 9: Arkansas, 8; Florida, 5:
Georgia, IS; Illinois, /; Kentucky. 5;
Louisiana 2; Mississippi, 8: Missouri,
.; Ohio /: Oklahoma, 3: South Caro-
lima. /; Tennessee, ., and Texas. 5.
1T is worthy of note" says the letter,
that in at least four cases it later
was discovered that the victims of the
mob were innocent of the crime of
which they were accused"
The letter is signed by w. S. Sutton,
Texas: Josiah Morse. South Carolina;
". L. Kennon. mississippi: W. o.
Scroggs, Louisiana; James ID. HoGkins,
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for completing the city beautiful must not
permit this work to he postponed
Visits to Washington by boys and girls
of high school age should be encouraged.
and what fine thing IL special parties OF
seniors could be arranged to come here
and get the spine thrills that must como
to one when doing the buildings and
grounds.
Il would ra Their a son or daughter Of
mine should spend three days in Wash
ngton than six months in a university.
and I am sure such visit would mold a
stronger love of country. A liberal policy
for Washington will meet a hearty re-
Spouse throughout the country"
Paul Il. Collins, Norfolk. Va: The
park commission report should be enacted
into law and Washington made the most
beautiful city in the world 1t should not
be developed commercially"
f.. f. Rogers. Milwaukee. Wis: Wash
ington, an unusually well laid out city.
with unsurpassed location and delightful
surroundings, at present time a magnet
in its display Of many attractive improve
ments. Has the possibility of making Of
the Washington beautiful. the crystallized
center. the wonder of the world. Ye
Gamma beat it,
Something New to Admire
Thomas Shallcross, jr.. Philadelphia:
II have watched the development of our
nations capital as city for num-
Der of years, and on each visit | can
find something new to admire. I am
"A strong advocate of adherence to the
well developed plan suggested by the
able commission appointed to pass on
the same.
"All Philadelphians have great in
terest in the proper development of this
magnificent city and trust that our
representatives in Congress will al
ways realize their responsibility in the
matter.
Concerning the entertainment pro-
vided by the local brokers for the Wis
ting realty men, Alexander S. Taylor
of Cleveland, Ohio in a letter to Mr..
Worthington, states:
Il have attended practically all OF
the executive committee meetings, and
| know of none that excelled yours in
its hospitality and dignity. l feel that
the opportunity which you created for
us to meet the representative men of
Washington. the senators. representa-
tives and other government officials
who were there. that we have accom-
plished more than could have been done
at any time or place. I feel, too, that
the national association today is bet
ter understood and more respected by
its members and by the gentlemen who
honored us in their attendance at the
banquet in Washington than ever be-
fore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Since the departure from this city Of
the realty men who held their confer
ence here a number of letters have
been received expressing the apprecia-
ton of individual members for the en-
tertainment provided the executive
committee of the national realty or
EaniZation by the local association of
realty brokers. In practically every
one Of the letters reference is made to
che beauties of the National Capital
and of the Importance in seeing that IT
is developed along lines that will make
II. the greatest capital city in the world.
Members of the National Association
of Real Estate Exchanges take the
view that Washington is the nations
city: that every citizen of the United
States should take interest in its well
fare and should feel proud of il. While
the members of the association are all
active boosters for their home cities
there also are boosters for Washington.
In letter to Mr.. Weaver. former vice
president of the National Association of
Real Estate Exchanges and now Wash
ington representative on it's governing
board. Irving Il. Hiett of Toledo. Ohio.
compares Washington to "a beautiful
parlor in great home"
"A Beautiful Parlor."
Our country is the home" says Mr..
Hiett. Its people are one big family
Washington is the parlor where we
meet to entertain. All of the family
should be glad to do everything they
can, by government appropriations and
otherwise, to make our parlor most at
tractive You who live there are GER
tainly doing your share
Extracts from other letters received
from members of the executive CON-
mittee follow
II. S. Kissell. Springfield. Ohio: II
love Washington. / love her broad bou-
levards and her spreading trees. I love
her beautiful parks, her stately palaces
and her beautiful monuments. love
her historic shrines. | love the pa
triotism with which she thrills me-
love the dignity and hospitality of her
citizens. | love Washington.
Thomas S. Ingersoll. Minneapolis:
MY frequent visits to my city, Wash
ington. have given me an interest in the
development which has been started and
for which Congress must make liberal
provision to continue along the accepted
lines, so that our city shall be not only
the capital of our country. but the most
beautiful and attractive capital of the
world.
THE people should speak in such wav
regarding this matter that the Congress
will know that the hearts of all citizens
are in their capital. and that while sundry
appropriations may be decreased from
time to time. definite and liberal scheme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
ANTI-SLAVERY AGITATOR DIES
Alba Honeywell Prominently Iden-
titled With Movement Before War.

DANVILLE, Ill. February ALBA
Honeywell, ninetyfour years old. as
ISOLATED with Wendell Phillips, VIII
liam Lloyd Garrison and others in OPP
posing slavery. has died at his home
in Hoopeston, near here, following a
stroke of paralysis last Tuesday. He
was born in 1921. in Cavuga county,
n. Y, and early became interested in
anti slavery agitation.
He studied law and. after going to
New York city, became editor of the
New York Eagle. later being associate
editor of the New York Slavery Stand
ard. In 1856 he moved to Chicago,
where he engaged in newspaper work
Mr.. Honeywell owned 1000 acres of
land in Indiana and Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
WILLIAM S. BURTON DEAD
British Artist Had Share in Noted
Case Affecting Alien bowers in II G

LONDON, February 5. Wil,is m
Shakespeare Burton. artist, has died
at Lee. at the age of efghty-four Mr.
Burton had share in noted Ameri-
can law case which esta blisbed III.
rights of an alien to dover in the
United States. His father died i,
America in 1860, leaving all his for
tune to charity. The painter who ba 9
just died supplied his mother with The
funds needed to pursue her claim for
dover In the American courts. The case
finally went to the United States Sue
preme Court after seven appeals and
was decided in the claimants favor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
REALTY MEN ARE IN FAVOR
OF ASSESSMENT MEASURE
Bill introduced by Representative Tiinkham
of Massachusetts, Meets With Approval
of Brokers and Owners.


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
Negro Convicted of Killing Sheriff.

SYLVESTER, Ga. February 5.-James
Keith. "a negro. was convicted here yes
terday of the murder of Sheriff d. r.
Moreland of Lee county and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. During the trial
of Keith sixty extra deputies were
sworn in and the streets around the
courthouse were roped off to guard
against possible violence. There was
no disorder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

thorities to send written notices to each
owner affected whenever condemnation
proceedings are contemplated as the
present method of obscure newspaper
ADVERTISEMENTS absolutely fails to ac-
complish the purpose of giving owners
proper notice, and many times they re-
main in total ignorance of the fact that
their land is. being taken or benefits
being charged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
BAN ON WAGNER MUSIC
FOLLOWING THE WAR
Majority of Artistic People of
France. Replying to Query,
Favor Rejection.

PARIS, February 5.-La Renaissance
recently circulated widely among
musical and artistic people in France
the question whether the music OF
wagner should be played in France
after the conclusion of the war. MI
merous replies have been received by
the journal. most of them being in the
negative.
Auguste Rodin, the sculptor, replied;
Beethoven. yes. But Wagner is too
near our time
camille Saint-Saens. the composer,
answered: NO. because Wagner will
symbolic Germany in the eyes OF the
French people, and besides his beau
ties are preteXt for getting his in
ferior work accepted"
Views of Jacques Bouche.
Jacques Bouche, director of tina
Grand Opera, thinks the question
should be: How long after the war
Will it be before Wagner can be play-
ed?' He says he thinks that the COM
poser's works must be played soma
day. particularly as the royalties on
them are paid not in Germany. but to
French translators and musicians.
Camille Flammarion, the astronomer.
says he does not like Wagners music
and has seen a great many people fall
asleep over it, but that he thinks it
has as much right to be played as that
of Beethoven or Mozart
Andre Gailhard. former director OF
the opera, declares that he would not
play Wagner If he was directing at the
opera, but, he adds, I'VE must wait and
see when the war passions have Gained
down.
Gheusi Says Long Live France"
p. B. Gheusi, director of the Opera
Comique. says: Certainly we will not
play Wagner after the war. Long live
France, Long live French music"
Andre Messenger. the composer re-
fleets the spirit of several other re-
plies when he says: First let us an
initiate Germany, and we can discuss
the question afterward."
In like vein NJ. Astruc, the theater
mana ger. tersely says: More guns!
More ammunition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
OLD HIT RESIDENCE
SOON TO Be REM0DELED
Has Been Leased by Harry Campbell
Graef, Who May Purchase
the Property.

The large residence at the northw est
corner of 18th and K streets northwest,
for many years the home of the late
Representative Hit of Illinois. has been
acquired by Harry Campbell Graef of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Tennessee; r. J. II. DeLoach, Georgia;
W. NJ. Hunley. Virginia: E. c. Branson,
North Carolina: James NJ. Farr. Flor
ida: ID. y Thomas, Arkansas. and j. J.
Doster, Alabama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

That M OF the ar
in the
in
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former of
of
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Has week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
NATIONS REAL ESTATE MEN
BOOSTERS" FOR WASHINGTON
Members of National Association Who Re-
Gently Visited City Interested in
Development of Capital. ,

beautiful n
home
wher the famiIy should
doing .hare h. Toedo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
Explains Present System.

Explains Present System.
Gifts for street improvements that do
not exist is set forth in the preamble
of Representative Tinkham's bill,
which states:
ut has been the practice of the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia,
under acts of Congress heretofore APP
proved, to summon jurors VINO are al
rected to ascertain the value OF land
taken and assess the whole cost of
such land as has been taken, plus the
expenses of condemnation, upon prop
erty in the vicinity.
.The commissioners of the District
of Columbia have proceeded In many
instances to summon Juries to take
private property for public use and as
sess benefits upon the territory IN the
vicinity N such street years before the
street is graded or improved.
These assessments have in some IN
stances been running on interest for a
number of wears predicated upon a
street which is not in existence at the
present time and may not be opened
for many years to come.
The bill provides that the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia
shall not in the future inaugurate con-
demnation proceedings and through
the medium of jurors serving Hnder
such proceedings, ASSESS the ,o"' u
land taken for any street, until sum-
cient money has been appropriated to
grade regulate and otherwise improve
the same for travel.
That all assessments which nave
been levied upon land taken for streets
which have not been improved to the
date of the passage of this act shall be
held in allegiance, and-that no interest
or penalties shall be charged or COL
lected on said assessments except from
such time as the street or streets shall
have been graded and regulated for
travel If assessments are not paid at
the time of such improvement they
shall be revived, and interest shall run
from the date of the completion of
such Improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

Oil lamps lighted the London
streets in 1881 and onward, while gas
came into use just over 100 years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
Gheusi Says Long Live France"

That a patent for a screw propelled
steam vessel had been issued as far
back as 1903 recently was discovered
in the French patent Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05

The Crimean war saw the camera
first used as recorder of military
history. The device was but sixteen
years old at that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
Also Should Include Alleys.

In commenting on the bill many real
ty owners and brokers have expressed
the opinion that it should be amended
so as to include alleys as well as
streets, since it often happens that as
sessments for alley improvements are
made long before the work of grading
and paving the alleys has been started.
One of the chief objections to the sys-
tenn now in vogue is that the fact that
special assessments for benefits in the
case of street improvements and the
interest charges resulting therefrom
constitute lien on piece of property
which prevents the giving OF clear
title until they are paid, notwithStand
ing the fact that the work of improv
ing the street in question may not
have been started. Under the present
plan a property owner is given four
years in which to pay special assess
ment in the case of minor streets and
alleys and five years in the case of
major streets. In either case the
owner must pay annual installments
on the amount of the assessment. In
is charged at the expiration of a sixty
one day period following the con-
firmation by the District Supreme
Court of the findings of a condemna-
ton jury. In the case of a sale of
property on which a special assessment
Of this kind has been levied, although
the improvement for which the as
sessment has been levied may not yet
have been made. the assessment and
any interest charges must be paid be-
fore a clear title can be given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-05
January. 1916. Leads
in Building Records

Comparative statistics of build
ing and engineering operations in
eastern PENNSYLVANIA, southern
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware,
for January, 1915, and for the
same month of the six previous
years have been compiled by the
r. W. Dodge Company as follows:
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Mr.. Worthington Discusses Bill.

In commenting on Representative
Tinkham's bill George Y. Worthington,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Brokers' Association, said:
while the members of our association
are not affected directly as brokers, we
have long felt that just such legisla-
ton is necessary in order that a gross
wrong to real estate owners might be
righted. We shall take active steps to
cooperate with the author of this bill
in every effort possible to get the pres
ent law changed. and hope the civic
bodies of the city will all take action
on the subject. There can be no differ
ence of opinion and there is no argu-
ment to be advanced that can alter the
proposition that benefit does not exist
until it has become physical fact, or
that confiscation of ones property be-
cause of default in payment Of assess
ments for the claimed but nom existent
benefits is manifesty unjust, to use no
stronger words.
There should be not the slightest diff
ficulty in having this bill become a law
at this session if proper attention is
given it by its advocates. 1t should
also carry a provision to compel the au-
New Britain herald., 1916-10-25

have to go to this corner by the Yser.
 The soldiers deeply appreciate the fact that their sovereign and com mander-in- chief shares with them the monotony of this narshy bit of coun- try, waiting, like them, for the day when Belgium shall be free once more. His Majesty is frequently seen by his men-in the trenches, in bar racks, on the sands in the dunes. It is said, indeed, that no one knows better than he the 25 or 30 miles of trenches where the Belgian troops keep vigilant guard day and nigh. He is particularly fond of visiting the advancing posts, and his troops al- ways feel some amount of anxiety when they descry the kings tall figure traversing the footbridges only some hundreds of meters distant from the enemy.
 Queen Eliza abeth, on the other hand, has with her own hands bound up many badly-wounded men in the Ocean Hospital. Here she is in daily attendance, speaking an encouragin word here and there to the patients and distributing tobacco and cigar cites. Instances are related in which she has stood by the dying bed of simple soldiers. Her Majesty Is held in great veneration by the entire army
New Britain herald., 1916-10-25
ORDER OF NOTICE.

Burdette Radcliffe vs. New
 Britain Savings Bank and Build
 ing Association.
 State of Connecticut, County of Hart ford, ss. New Britain, Conn.,, Oct. 24 A. D. 1918.
 Upon the complaint of the said Burdette Radcliffe, praying for req sons therein set forth for judgm ent settling the title, judgement for pos- session of the premises and two hun dred dollars damages, now pending before the superior court in and for the County of Hartford, to be held on the first Tuesday of November, A. D.. 1916.
 It appearing to and being found by the subscribing authority, that the said defendant, the New Britain Sav- tngs Bank & Building Association is dissolved
 ORDERED, That notice of the in- situation and pendency of said com plaint shall be given the defendant its successors and assigns, by pub fishing this order in the New Britain Herald a newspaper published once week for two suc- cessive weeks, commencing on or before the 25th day of October, 1916.
 By the Court.
 LUCIUS P. FULLER,
 Assistant Clerk of Said Court.