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The Washington times., 1920-11-27
No Increase in Tenements.

II there 10 still a field for real es-
tate activity that has not been work
ed by the speculstor In the last nf-
teen months that field would seem to
be In teIements of the old law type.
Rents In buildings OF this character
have been raised only slightly, but
an authority in the tenement neld
stated recently that these buildings
are carrying themselves at the eN-
isting rentals. II Is stated that there
is every justification for small adal-
tlonal increases. and il Is possible
that with improved revenue condi-
tions the speculator will return To
the h,ld that proved so lucrative
during the boom in the early nineties.
The Washington times., 1920-11-27

tho council for an attractive council
building to he erected on this site.
Lee Noble purchased lOi Garrison
road. Clarendon. Va, from Mrs. Ella
Wunder. The house is situated on
a lot about onc-fourth an acre, and
containing seven rooms and bath.
Arthur w. Chapman purchases from
Mrs. Mabel Granbcry. tho three story
brick dwelling. 2033 Park road, north
west. which he viii occupy AZ his
home. This property contains nine
rooms and two baths.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telr-
phone Company has purchased lots 3.
and in square G69. tue being
transferred by the Washington Loan
and Trust Company, trustee for Il .
Don A. Sanford estate. This property
is located on the north side OF o street
between north Capitol and FIRST
streets northeast. 1t has "A frontae"
OF 1877 feet by depth of l3J ,t.
Under the regulations OF the ZoninE
Commission recently promulgated.
this property falls in the second COM
mercial zone.
The Washington times., 1920-11-27
ACTIVE WEEK In REALTY
BY SHANNON & LUCHS
C. & p. Telephone Company
Among Purchasers.

Considerable activity Is reported
from the real estate office OF shannon
4 Luchs. Ti3 Fourteenth street north
west, during the past week. Ten
titles were transferred and are here
with listed:
Joseph NJ. Furnas purchases from
Charles G. GloSr a plot n ground
on Madison street adjoining Rock
Creek Park. IL is underStOod, Mr..
Furnas IL having plans prepared for
a residence TO be- erected on this site.
William q. O'Connor buNs from
Louis Kraft, property 1900 Four
tcenth street northwest. This prop
erty has a store on the FIRST floor
with an apartm, mt above. IL Was ac-
quired by the new owner as an in
vestmont.
PhilIp n. Dlsher becomes the owner
OF 100 Eighth street sou beast. The
title being transferred from Harry w.
and Maude " Rearick.
Mrs. Helen u. Blackburn purchased
from George Swink, 2l2 Cedar street,
haywood. Virginia. The property is
two story frame dwelling. contain
ing seven rooms, and located on "A
large lot. with shrubbrry and various
paintings. Mrs. Blackburn purchased
the property for her own use.
Frederick A. Dodge bought from
Joseph II. Harris, the semi-bungalow.
l347 Madison street. one of several
OF this type OF dwelling erected by
Mr.. Harris in this square. Ihe prop
erty contains eight rooms. On the
rear OF "A deep lot is Il garage Of the
same architectural style AS the house.
Mr.. :. Howard Johnson becomes the
owner OF 1925 Harvard street north
west. the title being transferred from
Mrs. Bessie Woolf Reed. This dwell
ing. which Mr.. Johnson Will occupy,
Is a three story. brick. containing
ten rooms and two baths.
Reno Council No. 40. Junior Order
United American Mechanics. purchas-
ed from Charles &. Glover lot 5 In
square 1880, located on the northeast
corner Of Wisconsin avenue and Win
dom street in the Armsley Park sub
division. Plans are being prepared by
The Washington times., 1920-11-27
NEW TYPE OF BUILDING.

In various sections OF the country.
chiefly in the West. manufacturers
are erecting a new type OF standard
steel building which can be taken
apart and reerected At will. Features
OF this form OF construction are
speedy erection. nre safety and stan
dardizstion, WHICH make II possible
to move building and reerect II
without loss. Steel sections OF stan
dard form. fastened to a steel frame
by patent fastenings are the secret Of
standardizing. A building sixty feet
long l22 feet wide and twenty-five
feet high can be erected in about
The Washington times., 1920-11-27

tanning sixteen apartments of two
and three rooms and bath. 1t pro-
duccs an annual Iental OF about
$4,000. The sale was made in con.
nrction with the real estate firm OF
Francis \. BlundOn, who represented
the purchaser. The consideration was
$4,000.
Premises 1850 Parkwod place was
sold at consideration OF SS,2oo.
This IL two-story Colonial dwelling
OF eight rooms and bath, with modern
convenienccs II was purchased by
Col berkeley EnOchs. who will oC-
cupy IT.
prcmiscs 1903 q street southeast
was sold to Olive NJ. Bassler for X.
T. Mague and Ethel NJ. Mague. at "A
consideration of $4,000 II ~ a mod
crn brick dwelling containing eight
rooms and bath. The purchasers VIII
occupy II as home.
Lot CT In square 2021, located on
Rittenhouse street, Chevy Chase, ID. G.,
was sold for y. II. Robinson. The di-
mcnsions OF this lot are forty feet
front on Rittenhouse street by a
depth OF $50 feet to an alley. The
consideration was $1,000.
Mrs. Frances Cook disposed OF
property located at Camp springs,
Md. The property consists OF i've
and on" half acres OF ground. i'm
proved by a siN-room frame dwelling
with outbuildings. The purchase
price being $4,000.
Premises 25l2 l. street northwest
was sold for Edith II. Neuman. This
Is a three e-story and basement brick
building with store on first floor ana
APARTMENTS on second and thlrd
floors. 1t was purchased by u local
investor for Sl2 300.
The Washington times., 1920-11-27
TENANTS GET TURKEYS;
PRESENTED BYLANDLORD
Owner Has Failed to Raise
Rents in Five Years.

owen Foley. owner OF many houses
In Jersey City. Is said not to have
raised rents on any OF his tenants Ia
Ave years and there has not been a
Christmas for a number OF yesrs
back that he has failed to give a
turkey TO every family In his houses
Mr.. Foley has no objection to fami-
lies with children: in fact, he rather
likes to have them around, even
though they add TO his repair bills
every year. There are never any va
cancies in the Foley fats. He rents
i've rooms for sl2 and $l4 a month.
His tenants call him the best landlord
in Jersey,
The Washington times., 1920-11-27
GEO. {. LEE JOINS
SMALLWOOD FIRM
Becomes Manager Of Rent De.
partment Of New Realty
Concern.

Announcement has been made
through the real estate once OF
traeme T. Smallwood, 100 Four
teenth street northwest. of the acQui-
sition to that firm of George II. Lee.
formerly or Gardiner & Dent. Inc.
Mr.. Lees services with the firm OF
MT. Smallwood will be rendered In
the capacity of manager OF the rent
department. His authority gives him
personal charge of leases of busi-
ness and residential properties.
Mr.. Smallwod Is indeed to be con-
graduated upon securing the services
The Washington times., 1920-11-27
DUNCAN SELLS ROW OF
ILLINOIS AVE. HOMES

with the sale OF 4fl6 Illinois
avenue to William G. Reese during
the past week, the real estate Office
OF ID. J. DuniEan, 1921 New York
avenue. announces the sale OF the
entire row of detached houses in this
location.
Twenty detached houses were erect
ed in this operation during the past
year by u. J. Dunigan. who reports
strong buying activity.
The Washington times., 1920-11-27

three weeks time. The new type o
building 10 said to be a particular
favor with automobile manufacturers
A concern IN Omaha which had les
its plant through nre erected one o.
these steel buildings on q concrst'
base In twenty working days.
The Washington times., 1920-11-27

OF an executive OF Mr.. Lees type. His
successful record at his previous post
with his knowledge In general OF
local real estate matters, viii prove
of invaluable service at his new con-
nection.
The numerous friends OF Mr.. Lee
extend their best wishes for his fu-
ture success.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Four Commit Suicide ON
Transport Mount Vernon
Welfare Societies Asked to Aid
Troops and Prisoners When
Ship Lands at Norfolk

WASHINGTON, June 11.--Four per-
sons on board the army transport
Mount Vernon committed suicide after
one of the ships propellers broke, off
the Virginia coast, according to a radio
dispatch received here to-day. Their
names of the circumstances were not
given.
The Czecho-Slova Lcga ton here kas
appealed to the American Red Gross for
aid when the ship arrives. Nurses in
and around Norfolk are being mobilized
to meet the vessel and others are held
in readiness here to go to Norfolk
should they be needed.
The transport has aboard 1000
Czecho- -S!ovak troops, who are being
taken to their native land from Siberia;
900 German war prisoners, under y
United States army guard. and 250
women and children. She is heading
for Norfolk and is due there tomorrow.
The legation later explained .hat the
long and monotonous voyage from
Vladivostok had greatly lowered the
morale of the returning troops and
that the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and
Y. w. G. A. had been asked to do ali
they could to cheer up those aboard
when the vessel reached Norfolk. The
Antigone is accompanying the disabled
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Longshorelnan Killed i'm
Duel Over Strike Dispute
Barber, Wounded, Chased by
Son of Slain Man; Knife
and Revolver Used

Arguments between Omfreio Carac-
ciolo, barber, of 500 East Fifteenth
Street and Louis Viscopo, a longshore-
man, of 507 East Fifteenth Street
led to duel last night, the police say
in which Viscopo met his death A
knife and revolver were the weapons
Both men have been recently on
strike. Caraccilol had returned to
work while the strike was still on. For
this Viscopo upbraided him, and last
night when the two men met on the
sidewalk in front of 5O7 East Fifteenth
Street, Viscopo fell dead with bullet
in his brain. Caracciolo, bleeding
from more than dozen knife wounds,
was captured by the police.
Caracciolo through an Interpreter
told the police of the argument, and
said that after he had met Viscopo last
night both men had returner to their
homes for the weapons decided upon.
After the shooting Caracciolo was fol-
lowed in his fight by Tony Viscopo,
sixteen year-old son of the dead man.
The boy recovered Caracciolo's 1e-
volver, thrown away in the chase, and
then called Patrolmar Thomas Cawley
of the East Twenty-second Street Po-
lice Station. Cawley and Patrolman
Cichael j. Murray arrested Caracciolo
at First Avenue and Eighteenth Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Two Boys Of 8 Killed in
Collapse Of Clay Bank
Tons of Earth Bury Lads Play
ing in Brick Company Ex-
cavation i'm PHILADELPHIA
Special DIsputoh to The Tribune

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-Two
eight-year-old boys were killed late
this afternoon when Il clay bank under
which they were playing at Twenty
FIRST and Jackson streets, collapsed,
burying them under tons of earth
While neighbors were digging franti-
cesiy to recover the bodies reports
were circulated that q score If
youngsters had been buried, and thou
sands of persons gathered about the
scene to watch the work.
The victims are Eastern Stalladott
and Charles Deter. Both boys were
so badly crushed by the weight of
earth that they were scarcely recog-
nizablc.
The bank is owned by brick com
pany, which had made large excava-
iion nearly twenty feet deep.
Boys have been playing in the clay
every night. according to ncighbors.
just after the workmen quit at 5
O'Clock tonight three youngsters ran
out on an overhanging bank, and
Deter and Stalladott crawled in under
1t and began to dig clay.
The rumbling OF falling earth and
the shouts of the boys on top. who
were able to dodge back and escape
beng. pitched into the excavation
brought neghbors. who started IN
with shovele and had uncovered the
two bodies by the time wagon load
Of policemen arrived
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Bergdoll Case to Grand Jury

PHILADELPHIA, June ia spe-
cial Federal grand jury was impanelcd
here to-day by Judge j. Whitaker
Thompson, at the request of District
Attorney McAvoy, to investigate the
Bergdoll case and consider indictments
against all civilians who had anything
to do with the conspiracy that led to
the slacker's escape.
This step is the first official action
toward prosecution of the civilians in
volved. 1t follows the submission to
Secretary of War Baker of a report
by the military intelligence recon-
mending disciplinary action" against
both civilians and army officers identi-
fed with some phases of the careless
ness and conspiracy by which Bergdoll
made his getaway
McAvoy admitted to-day that this
army report has been turned over to
him, but declined to reveal its con-
tents othe than to say it is "interest-
in"
Although the district attorney re-
ncsses that viii be subpoenaed, it is
known that the grand jury will be
asked to indict D. Clarence Gibboney,
head of the defunct Law and Order
Society; former James E. Romig, the
Bergdoll "man Friday; Mrs Bergdoll,
and probably several others.
In announcing that the Grand Jury
had been empanelled, McAvoy declared
he will have the full cooperation of
army authorities. He will be able to
summon Sergcants York and Ohara,
the two commissioned officers who
formed what the military men called
competent guard" for Bergdoll. and
all other officers connected in any way
with the case.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Floyd Said 'Hello,'
Susan Smiled; Then
Jl1d &c Fixes Costs
Real Estate Man Unaware
Policeman Friend of the
Girl Was a Spectator;
Paws Ten Dollar Fine

When Floyd Lord said "Hello" to
Susan McClusky last night he had not
the faintest idea that the large and
capable patrolman who was directing
traffic at Broadway and Forty eighth
Street had any special personal inter
est in the matter. In the later stages
of the subsequent development, which
took place in the night court, Floyd
admitted this error of Judgment.
Floyd said he is forty-seven years
old, real estate operator and an Elk.
He gave his address as 155 Lefferts
Avenue, Long Island City Miss Nc
Clusky, who lives at Gal Lexington
Avenue, is q brunette and bewitching
She is friendly with Patrolman John
Ryan, of Traffic B. These are the prin-
cipal persons ir the piece, but Magis-
trate rockingham has speaking part
which, although brief, is quite i'm
portant.
After Floyd had said "hello" to
Susan he followed her down Broadway
for a block or So Then they came
abreast of Traffic Policeman Ryan, and
before long Floyd was in cell being
groom for night court.
"Disorderly conduct" was the charge
Susan said that Floyd had asked her
how she would like to take a little
drink with him. Susan dissembled her
natural interest in so strange a re-
quest and, she testified, walked quickly
away. Floyd said Susan smiled at him
Susan said she just laughed at him
There was no dispute as to what Traffic
Policeman Ryan did.
81 plcady guilty" Floyd said. {"
have been very much humiliated.
have been in police cell. have livee
all my life in New York and 1 have
never been in a police cell before.
don't think l missed much.''
This is where Magistrate Frothing-
ham comes in.
"Ten dollars fine or two days in the
vorkhouse," Magistrate rockingham
said. "The young womanhood of New
York must be protected"
Floyd Lord paid the $40, and re.
marked to friend that there ought
to be a law to compel girls who are
personally acquainted with Broadway
traffic cops to wear a sign or some ethine
SO q man would know it.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Eight Alleged
Dry .Violators
Arrested Here
Federal Agent, Posing as
Itinerant Musician, Holds
Bartender After He Gets
a Drink of Whisky
Gibson's Cafe Is Visited
Two Taken Into Custody
and Liquor Seized in
Fight Promoters Place

Revenue agents were active in this
city yesterday, making several ar
rests for alleged violation of the Vol
stead act. One of them, Isidor Elm
stein, fiddled his way into the con-
fdence of Paul Konigsbe-ss, bartend-
err, at 1925 King Highway, Brook
lyn, as an itinerant musician, and
placed the bartender under arrest as
soon as he got drink of whisky.
The Criterion Cafe, at 389 East
10th Street, the Bronx, owned by
Billy Gibson, fght promoter, was an
other of the places visited. Gustave
Beiswenger and bartender were ar
rested and several gallons of wine and
whisky seized. A bartender was ar
rested and several quarts of whisky
seized at q place owned by Kelly
Bros, at Tooth Street and Columbus
Avenue.
William Dons, a grocer, of 1926
Sixth Avenue, was arrested because,
1T was alleged, he had forty cases of
whisky in his home. Henry Golden
berg, proprietor, and Tobias Breitzer,
clerk in drugstore at 1016 Flat
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Bandit Fighter Rewarded
Bank Messenger Gets $500 for
Saving $4,000

Louis f. Boyer, a messenger of the
State Bank, 376 Grand Street, is richer
to-day by $500 because he refused to
surrender satchel containing S5,00C
of the banks money when he was at
tackled by bandits May 81.
The National Surety Company, OF
115 Broadway, announced yesterda )
that it had joined with the State BanF
in presenting the $500 reward. Boyer
was severely beaten and spent two
weeks in New York Hospital A bulle.
fired by one of the bandits passed
through the messengers coat arc
lodged in papers in an inside pocket
Boyer formerly was member of the
New York Police Department.. He il
married and has two children
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12

bush Avenue, Brooklyn, were arra...s
on a charge of having alcohol in thsaa
possession illegally and were held ~.
further examination by United Stats.
Commissioner Hennessy.
Whisky Saved From Bootlegrer.
The carelessness of Walter Desor.
who drove truckload of whisky in,n
telegraph pole in Long Island Civ '
saved his cargo, the police say. fro,,n'
bootleggers who intended to SEIZE !.
Desore was arrested, nevertheless. Ths
whisky was consigned to a government
HOSPITAL. Three men under arrest i.
Newark for alleged participation in ths
hold.up Of two trucks carrying s25. .OOl
worth of whisky have confessed. A..
cording to the police of that city.
While searching the steamship Msn
churia for, $4,000 worth of rhine
stones, beaded bags, laces and iewelar.,
tools stolen from the cargo soon aftan
the vessel sailed from Southamuton
detectives and customs inspectors
found more than one hundred quarts ~
whisky in the crews quarters. Nina
members of the crew were arrested
charged with bringing the goods stolen
from the cargo into the country. ana
were held in $4,000 bail each for evan
ination in jefferson Market Police
Court.
An improved detector, kind of sim
plified ebullioscope, warranted to reac,
when applied to any liquid having mora
than II of 1 per cent of alcohol, was
exhibited last night before the New
York Section of the American Chemical
Society.
Federal Director Appeals to People
James A Edgerton, Federal prohib;.
tion director for New JERSEY, issued an
appeal to citizens of that state to or.
ganize for the enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws.
Members of the United Liquor Deal
ers' Association, at meeting in San
gerbund Hall, Brooklyn, yesterday. de-
cided to support all candidates for Con.
gress who favor a change in the law
beneficial to their association.
Candidates will be asked by the
liquor dealers to define their attitude
on prohibition, and those who refuse to
sustain a change in the enforcement
law will be opposed at the polls, re-
gardless of politics.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Martens's Case Expected
To Be Finished Thursday
Hearings Delayed by Plea of
Bolshevik Envoy's Counsel
to Prove His Status

Augustus P. Schell, a special agent
of the immigration Service, returned
to Ellis Island yesterday from Wash
fngton, where he had been conducting
the hearing in the case of Ludwig c.
K. Martens, Russian Bolshevik repre-
sentative in this country. He said that
the case probably would be finished
next Thursday.
1t was delayed, he said, because
Martens's attorneys argued that he
was the actual representative of the
de facto Russian government and asked
an opportunity to prove that the
Kerensky regime, which has an ac-
credited representative at Washington
had been overthrown. This was denied
Having thrown out all such irrele-
want Matters" said Mr.. Schell, eve
are prepared to go on with the inves-
tigation of Martens's conduct since he
has been in this country-whether he
has been an agitator against American
institutions, whether he is revolu-
zionist at heart and believes in the
overthrow of governments in general
and this government in particular. If
SO, it is clear that he comes under the
act of October 16, 1918"
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Florida for Edwards

The managers of the campaign of
Governor Edward l. Edwards for the
Democratic Presidential nomination
SAID yesterday that reports they had
received from the election of delepates
at the Florida primaries, which were
held Wednesday, indicated that all
Twelve delegates from that state would
support Governor Edwards.
The Edwards managers said that Nc
fAdoo delegates had been entered in the
FLORIDA primaries under the puise of
labor candidates, but that none OF them
had been elected. The Edwards man.
ayers also said that they expected tc
get the. eight delegates from Utah
where the primaries will be held Mon
day,
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Need of Foreign Markets
For Argentine Butler

Argentina is now in u position to
export butter to other countries than
England, since the contract with the
British government expired on Dccem-
Der 81, 1919. The condition Of cx-
change, unfayorable TO the English
pound IN foreign countries. is the chief
reagon for the failure to renew the con-
tract. In 1919 Argentina exported
s09,99S cases OF butter Cone case
weighs b5.1 pounds, Of which the
United Kingdom took 421, BOA cases. A
list Of tho principal dairies In Hucnos
Agrsg may bc obtained upon reference
TO file 1905.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Organization of Teachers
Starts Publicity Campaign

HEALDSBURG, Calf, June 10
The school teachers of Sonoma County
have perfected an organization and
have started campaign of publicity,
in charge of an expert advertising
man., to show the people the advan
tages of paying adequate salaries and
bettering school conditions
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Steal Calf to Eat Stolen Hay

A. $. Barron, n rancher near San
Mateo, Calf, recently lost three bales
OF hay, and a neighbor Of his, Henry
Bissig, lost q 300-pound calf. Barron
found this notice nailed on his barn
door; 1--WE stole three bales of hay
from your ranch and, finding we had
no use for it, we stole calf from
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
Availability

VXTHAT investments showed up
wv during the Worlds War as hav-
ing the right kind of avail
ability for being converted into cash?
Ask the savings banks
The bonds which they took for quick
assets had deprecated so much that
they turned to their mortgages and
raised far more money from the reali-
zatlon on mortgages than from the
sale of securities.
An additional fact-the mortgages
were paid at par.
Title Guarantee & Trust CO.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12

american women made their advent
II practical politics in 1S40, when
Iippecanoe and Tyler too" were borne
anto power partly by the songs of
the women. The Whig meetings in that
year were, for the first time, attended
by women while the Democratic meet
ings were composed of men alone.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
GILBERT
CANNAN'S
The Release
of the Soul

is burning, intensely personal
expression OF his beliefs and dis
coveries about Life, God and the
Soul. The author thinks it is the
finest work he has yet accom-
plished. just published, already
in its second edition.
$1.75, 10c extra for postage.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12

DENISON, Tex, June Warning
to be nthe lookout for Grover Cleve-
land Bergdoll, millionaire draft evader
from Philadelphia, was flashed to Of
ficers all over North Texas to-day by
Federal officials here after they had
received report that a man answer
ing Bergdolls description passed
through Denison last night.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-12
pVTTCPrPCI

PITTSBURGH, June 11.-Local Fed
eral agents said to-day that they had
no word of the arrest of the Bergdoll
brothers. If they were arrested, it
was stated, the arrest probably was
made by Federal officers from the
East, who had been constantly on
Grover Bergdoll's trail since he es-
capped in Philadelphia and who prob
ably would not notify this Office in
event the arrest was made