The Washington herald., 1917-11-18
REAL ESTATE NOTES
BY WILLIAM l.. BANNING.


The Percy II. Russell Company has
number of choice bargains that any
one with little money laid aside can
profit by with considerable gain.
Washington hotels are unable to
meet demands upon them, and much
Of the overflow goes to Baltimore
Thousands of the people coming here
have business with the government.
which is indirectly interested in hav-
ing these visitors comfortably housed
in this city. Have you any vacant
rooms
Boy Scouts OF Washington have
harvested more than 5000 bushels
Of corn from the Scout farm in PO-
tomac Park. They have sold the
output for upward of $4,000 and are
eligible to a show for competitive
prices aEgregating $500. Depart
Tent of Agriculture experts say that
the Scout corn is the equal of any
they have seen harvested in the
United States this season.
+. Walter Ryan. 1916 Spring road.
is suing the District for 1900, al
leging inadequate and insanitary
wage.
What location is the most suitable
for the National Conservatory of
Music. to ne built in the District?
The bill, which comes before Con-
Zr"$s in December. states that the
building shall contain at least forty
s,udy rooms for music. capable of
accommodating fifty pupils in each,
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date thirty-five pupils each, and
hall also contain one large assem-
bly, or concert room, and one art gal
lc-y. to-ether with such other neces-
-ary offices for the convenience of
the board Of regents. general direc-
tor. art masters. teachers, and pro-
feSsOrs-
FirepTOOf stTuctUTcS-hOtels, Office
buildings. colleges, auditoriums and
'helterS-that can be remodeled into
hospitals are being sought by the med
cal corps of the army.
officers OF the corps are now visit
Ing numerous Atlantic coast cities in
quest of structures that might be
rUmmaEdeered or rented by the gov
'Tnment for use as reconstruction
hospitals when the wounded and
.HlLlfu IIoil the ILOuI DtSln 10 tOlllt
back to the United States.
Efforts will he made TO procure
suitable buildings in every state in
the Union in order to send injured
men from those states to hospitals
nearest their homes.
The division Of hospitals. headed by
Col. James y. Glenuun. is in charge
of the work Of surV, wing possible
buildings for medical corps use.
The receivers Of the Arlington Hotel
Company. james Frank Bail. Aulicl
I'alm,r. and Peytou Gordon. have
filed suit in the District Supreme
Court 10 enforce an order of the Del
aware courts directing the stockhold-
ers OF the hotel concern to pay obli-
cations of the corporation.
The local stockholders and the
amount OF the assessments are: Pres
ton Gibson. Il. 80. J. Thomas Kelley,
ir.. 81 ,"tj. Eldridgc Z. Jordan, Sl,O26;
William F. Roberts, Sl23.12; Joseph
Letter, So. and AIonzo o. Bliss,
SEGA
The following committee appoint
% from the Chamber Of Com
mnrce membership last Thursday to
cooperate with the Safety First As
SOC,atiu0. REPORTS satisfactory progress
Nathaniel Boone Williams. chairman;
rcuTal II. Svmc and Henry II. Glas-
-.n, vice chairueu: James VI. Dentv.
=" Cams. William II. ShOles and
t.-.HFm r. Shannon.
Lee T. NIosher. who has been secre-
rary to Commissioner Gardiner since
the latter succeeded former Commits
=.01cr Newman, ana who now is su
r-rrnteudant of Insurance of the Dis
tr.Ct Of Columbia. succeeding Charles
,. Nesbit. recently appointed United
states commissioner of war insurance.