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The Washington times., 1920-07-17
HIGH CLASS HOMES
SOLD FOR S88,400
Ten Properties in Various Sec
tions Purchased Through
Hartung & Gibbons.

Ten homes in attractive sections of
Washington were sold last week.
through the real estate firm OF Har-
aggregating $ss. 400.
The four-story English basement
home at 23I8 Twentieth street was
sold for w. B. Kraft to Neyle Colquitt.
a Washington lawyer. The house is
located In the fashionable residentia
district near the ''million-d ollar
bridge"
The semi-detached, nine-room home
at 2252 Cathedral avenue. was sold
for T.. c. Kemper to Catherine Mac.
Donneli 1t was built few years ago
by Middaugh & shannon.
A home at 1912 Northampton street.
Chevy Chase, was sold for Guy Zepp,
through the offices OF Levi David, to
II. X. Griffin. This is an attractive G
semi-bungaiow combining nine rooms
and two baths.
The house at 313S Seventeenth street
northwest was sold for Thomas Il.
FARRELL to Mrs. F. Il. Barbour. 1t Is a
new tapestry brick. Colonial style
home, with front porch and large
glass-inclosed sleeping porch and
built-in fireproof garage. located in
the delightful residential section
north of Columbia road and west OF
Sixteenth street.
A house at 61O Louisiana avenue
was sold for Frederick +. Hess to
Aaron Aronstein. 1t is a three-story
building, having a wide frontage on
Louisiana avenue and containing a
store on the ground floor and rooms
above.
The property at 7I5 Quincy street
| northwest, was sold for j. r. Demor-
est to II. T. Manger. 1t is a modern
six-room and bath home on a large
lot. located In the section known as
Petworth, one of an operation re-
Gently constructed by Francis Blum
don.
A home at 124 Bates street north
west, was sold for the Bureau of
Catholic Indian Missions to Josephine
c. Richards. 1t is a six-room and
bath, hard burnt red brick. three-room
deep style home, located near North
Capitol and Florida avenue.
Property at 12S Bates street north
west. was sold for the Bureau of
Catholic Indian Missions to William
l.. Mullikin.
~ Hoihe at ioio w street Hortn"est,
was sold for George N. Norris to Vir-
ginia X. Congdon. 1t is a three story,
nine-room and bath brick building in
the downtown northwest section, pur-
| chased for future business value.
l. The home at 216 Indiana avenue
northwest was sold for L. Cabell Will
! Hanson to Eugene Simmons. 1t is a
two-story and basement bay window.
red brick. recently redecorated and
equipped with a new heating plant.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
BUY REAL
ESTATE NOW
BUSINESS PROPERTY
SOLD FOR Sl52,OO0
Three Valuable Sites Purchas-
ed Through Gardner
& Dent.

Three pieces OF business property
were sold last week through the real
estate hrm OF Gardiner & Dent for
considerations aggregating $162. .OO0.
ODonoghue Bros. purchased the
four store buildings. which they now
occupy. at the southeast corner OF
Fourteenth and Irving streets. The
property Is known as 303l-33-35-37
Fourteenth street. IL has frontage
'of 100 feet and a depth OF Jos feet
The price paid was approximately
$4,000.
The property at 1902 Pennsylyania
avenue and $40 Tenth street was sold
TO l.. J. Duffy for approximately
$4,000. The property fronts twenty
five feet on the Avenue and the same
distance on Tenth street. 1t is
L-shaped, with a depth OF approx
mateiy eighty feet The property Is
improved with brick store buildings.
The business property at 1919 x
street northeast was sold for Mrs. NJ.
r. Faunce and u. McCuiien TO local
business man as an investment The
purchase price was approximately
81 900. On the property Is a two-story
brick building with a store on the
first floor and a fiye-room- and -ba n
apartment on the second.
The residence property 1915 Raods
Island avenue northeast WAS sold
through the same office for G. e.
Davis, of New York. 1t is3described
as being a two-story semI-bungalow
containing seven rooms. bath, with
all modern conveniences. It was pur-
chased at a considerable 10 Of 5000
by II. NJ. Lewis, who will occupy It,
Another sale reported was 1877 Z
street northwest, being a twoSstory
and-cellar brick containing eight
rooms, bath, with modern improvt
ments The purchase price was
$1,000. The purchaser, w. n. Beahm.
will occupy it.
Premises 1104 Twelfth street
northwest was was purchased by .
local investor. This Is a three-story-
and cellar brick. containing fifteen
rooms and two baths. The price
was $4,000, Thomas J. Fisher Com
pany, real estate brokers. represented
the former owner, Mrs. Isabella Har-
ban.
145 Eleventh street northwest was
another sale reported by the same
real estate firm, the same having been
sold for Mrs. Annie NJ. Shinn to c. G..
Bassler 1t is a three-story brick
with modern improvements, the con-
sideration being $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
ORDERED TO MOVE,
SIGN TELLS REASON
Syracuse Man Lets City Know
Landlord Objected to Chill
dren in House.
John H. Clipper.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, July 17.--Given
thirty days in which to move by his
landlord. John Smith. superintendent
of the F.. c. Stearns Company. one of
the city's principal industries, today is
getting even"
Smith resides at 113 Beacon street.
occupying a lower apartment. His
landlady. Mrs. Louis Weber. occupies
the upper fiat
The following sign greets the pas
sersby of the Smith front:
These Are Facts.
I'VE Are Ordered to Move.
"REASONS:
Allowing our grandchildren to
visit us.
shaking rugs on the back porch.
'.Landlady dislikes children, will
not allow them in the house.
JOHN SMITH"
Mr.. Smith says he can stand any
thing from a landlord or landlady, but
the barring Of his own grandchildren
from his home. And the sign is in
the window to stay until the Smiths
vacate in compliance with the moving
order on July 80.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
BUILDS new BUNGALOWS
AT AURORA HILLS SITE

Five new bungalows of attractive
design have just been completed at
AURORA Hills by l.. NJ. johnson. promi-
nent contractor of Alexandria. The
homes are of modern design with
every convenience. They are detached
and built on large lots. Other homes
are now under way in the immediate
vicinity -
Mr.. Johnson has three building pro-
1ects under way at this time at Alex
andria. North Rosemont and Aurora
Hills. The first two consist mostly of
his popular hollow tile homes. Mr..
Johnson reports an increasing de-
mand for his Virginia properties.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
the peak of activity during the nrst
six months Of last year.
A FUNDAMENTAL COMPARISON.

A fundamental comparison OF ac-
tivity is best shown using statistics
from the fourteen cities. Baltimore.
Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit,
Kansas City, Los Angeles, Mime
apols, New Orleans, New York city
TALL boroughs), Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, San Francisco, and Seattle.
Tabulations of building permits in
these cities have been worked out on
a comparative basis for the average
amount per month for the period from
1914 to 1919. and by months for 1919
and for the first six months of 1920.
The figures are as follows:
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
Rents Are Not Clear
Profit to Landlords,
Says Housing Expert

Tenants should be taught that
rents do not represent a clear profit
TO the landlord. who must use part
OF IL to defray the upkeep of the
property. according to Leroy X.
Sherman, president OF the United
States Housing Corporation.
In general, Mr.. Sherman declares.
expenses will amount to about Is
per cent per annum OF the value OF
the premises. This is apportioned
as follows:
Maintenance, per cent: taxes, s
per cent; insurance, 03 per cent: de-
probation, 25 per cent: general ex-
pense. 0.5 per cent: vacancies, IL
per cent, and interest. 8 per cent.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
NEW BUREAU FORMED TO
AID BUILDERS OF HOMES

To encourage people of limited
means to build and own their homes
and to enable them to secure the
benefit of the advice and skill OF
architects Of standing and experience,
the Architects Small House Service
Bureau" has begun business in Mil
waukee with the Endorsement Of the
American Institute OF Architects.
The bureau has issued an attractive
booklet with plans and descriptions Of
three. four, five, and six-room houses,
nearly all of them of frame but cap
able Of being constructed of other ma.
terials If desired. The booklet will
be mailed to any one interested.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17

. The total of June projects from the
, ,1s9 cities is $131,117.320. as against
$139,020,38S from the same cities for
q the month OF June, 1919. This is a
decrease Of 5 7-10 per cent from 1919
Y activity and Is the first month of
1920 to show a decrease. However,
1T must be regarded that from a low
start in January, 1919, activity pro-
gressed steadily until the first slump
came in the month of July. June was
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
HOME HUNTERS SNAP
UP "HAUNTED" HOUSES

LONDON, July 17.-Ghosts have been
unable to hold out against the house
shortage. A clever and houseless man
decided he'd find himself home by
getting the. addresses OF haunted
houses. He got twenty addresses.
made the rounds, and they have all
ceased to be haunted. Not one was
unoccupied.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
PRESTON BUILDS HOMES.

Winfield Preston. originator OF the
Preston" homes, has just completed
group of attractive houses at S12-
$40 Buchanan street. The houses are
two stories high and contain every
modern Convenience. They are equip
ped with electric lights and hot W ater
heat.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
BUYS BUSINESS SITE.

The business property at 636 Fl
street northeast, was recently pur-
chased by C. p. Berg from =. ~
Disher. The building is two stories
high with a store on the hrst moor
and apartments above. There is also
a two-story brick garage on the rear
of the lot. Boss G. Phelps made the
sale.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
STORE BUILDING SOLD.

The store building at S22 Ninth
street was sold recently by David
Rosenthal to Rafael Francione and
Raphael Guglelmo, through the real
estate office of Mahorney & Sullivan.
The store was formerly an old resi-
dence site. the house dating back
MANY wears
The Washington times., 1920-07-17
M Home Building Flourishes During First Half of Year

business site at the southeast of Seventh and
streets sold last week to- Edward Voigt, jr, by
James oDonnell for approximately $125,0OO The
property has frontage of 40 and depth OF 1o3 feet
The sale made through the real estate ofhce OF
John H. Clipper.
The Washington times., 1920-07-17

Activity in these cities has been
far in excess of 1919 activity up to
the month of June. But June, which,
according to the six-year average. is
normally a month of plateau activity
or of slump activity. proved month
of advance to the first peak of 1919.
The month of April, 1920, stands as
record-breaking month for permits
for construction. Activity seems to
have been focused in that month
and the May slump was not slump
to low levels, but back to fair aver
age. With the June rally a fact. 1t
does not take wild speculation to
predict that should some of the inef-
ficiency be ironed out of the rail-
roads when the wage awards are
granted and the announcement OF
rate increases made, the trend of
1920 activity will continue to move
inward.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
u. S. BOAT SINKS
after COLLISION
Concrete Steamer Cape Fear
Goes Down in Naragan-
sett Bay.
NINETEENAR ARE MISSING
Fifteen Sailors are Rescued BY Other
Steamer, City of Atlanta-Cause,
of Accident Has Not Been
Determined.

Newport, r. 1.-The concrete
steamer Cape Fear, a United States
Shipping Board vessel, was SUNK in
the deepest part Of Narragansett Bay
In collision with the Savannah Line
steamer City Of Atlanta. At late
hour, nineteen Of the crew Of thirty
four Of me sunken vessel were unac-
counted for. The Cape Fear sank in
three minutes, about halfway between
Castle Hill on the Newport shore, and
Rose Island, going down bow first in
1875 fathoms.
The Cape Fear was outward bound
from Providence for Norfolk in bal
last, and carried only it's crew, as did
the City of Atlanta, which was bound
from Savannah for Providence with a
cargo Of pig iron. Just how the ac-
cident happened was not determined,
especially as the weather was clear,
with only a slight cloudiness and
light sea running.
The City of Atlanta's bow was dam
aged, the result of hitting the Cape
Fear amidships, but although there
was seven foot hole above the main
deck the bulkheads held and the
steamer anchored in the bay
Of the fifteen men saved from the
Cape Fear, five slid down lines to the
City of Atlanta and the, others were
picked up from the water by ropes
or by boats that were lowered for
them.
Captain Garfield of the City of At
lanta, in describing the accident, said
he picked up the lights of the Cape
Fear and signaled with one whistle
which was answered. He was bear
ing steadily to port, he said, with
plenty of clearance room when sud-
denly the Cape Fear swung across
his bow, blowing two whistles as
signal after he had turned to cross
on the other side He ordered full
speed astern, but could not avoid the
collision.
The City Of Atlanta struck square
ly with it's bow, the blow cutting a
deep hole in the Cape Fear and shat
tering the concrete. Lines immedi-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
GERMANY SEEKS
Big i. s. LOAN
Labor and Farmers Representa-.
tives Asked To Endorse
s1,O0O,OOo,OOo Loan

Washington-Labo leaders parti-
cipated with Representatives of far
mers from over the country in a
further conference to devise ways and
means for obtaining credits for "the
orderly marketing" of farm products.
Failure to secure such credits, speak
ers declared, might result in the in
auguration of a general holding move
ment until market prices provided cost
Of production and a reasonable profit.
A general committee to draw up a
policy, to be followed by the confer
ence, was appointed, with all the va
rious agricultural interests represent
ed 1t went into executive session i'm
mediately.
A loan of $1,000,0O0,0O0 by the Uni
ted States to Germany was one plan
laid before the policy committee. Will
liam w. Brauer, New York, who as
serted that he represented the German
government, asked the committee to
indorse legislation by Congress, au-
thoriZing such loan to Germany. He
said that the German government was
prepared to give such a loan priority
over all reparations payments under
the Versailles treaty. Property of the
German government and the German
nationals. seized by the alien property
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
Liberal and Coalition Candidates
For Presidency Running
Neck and Neck.
8 KILLED IN CLASHES
Both Parties stage Demonstration Fol
Their Candidates Despite Alb
senee of Official
Returns.

Havana-Returns from approximate
ly 500 Of the 5000 precincts in Cuba
showed that General Jose Miguel Go
meg. Liberal and Dr. Alfredo zayas
Coalition candidate, were running a
close race for the presidency of the
republic.
First scattering returns from six
small precincts give Zayas SIS; Go.
mez, 456.
Eight persons were killed in local
clashes In the provinces during the
elections, according to reports.
The followers Of Gomez started a
demonstration in Havana after the
electoral board had temporarily closed
its office, without any official returns
having been received.
Sensational Rumors Rife.
Delay in reporting the result of the
first precincts counted led to many
sensational rumors, one of which was
that the telegraph wires were cut.
The followers of DR.. Zayas were
not discouraged by the Gomez demon
stration and started one of their, own.
At Liberal and Coalition headquar-
tiers the forces gathered in great num-
bers to celebrate, despite the absence
of official information
Some Of the newspapers supporting
one or the other of the candidates is
sued extras claiming the election, al
though the Independent or Nonparti-
san journals declared it impossible to
predict the result
American Denies Report.
The American minister, Boaz w.
Long, denied a report published by
one of the newspapers supporting Ia
vas that American bankers would not
lend Cuba $5O000,00O if Gomez won.
"The government of the United
States" the minister said, continues
its position of absolute neutrality, as
always maintained in Cuban political
affairs. Economic questions have
nothing to do with political ques-
tions"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
DALRYMPLE QUITS "DRY" JOB

Supervising Prohibition Agent of Chi
cago District Announces Resignation.
Chicago Major A. Y. Dalrymple,
supervising prohibition agent of the
Chicago district, has resigned, accord
ing to an announcement he made here.
Major Dalrymple declared he had
sent telegram of resignation to In
ternal Revenue Commissioner w M.
Williams at Washington, D. c., and
that it had been accepted. His resig-
nation goes into effect Immediately. 1t
was explained, however, that Dali
rymple has been trying to resign ever
since his invasion Of Northern Mich
igan year ago to suppress a rum
rebellion"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05

custodian, and CLAIMS arising from
seizure Of German shipping would be
offered as additional security, Brauer
said
Germany was ready to purchase
$200,0O0,00O worth Of agriculture prod
ucts Immediately, he asserted, on such
an extension of credit
Mr.. Brauer said that he held a con-
tract with the German government
authorizing him to secure the $1,000
100000 loan and to have sole charge
of expanding the proceeds.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
BENTON CASE Is SETTLED
Britain Accepts $4,000 for Killing of
Subject in Mexico.

Northumberland Britain has
agreed to a settlement of the claim
against Mexico growing out of the
killing of William s. Benton, British
subject, near Juarez, on February II,
1914. Mexico is to pay $4,000 cash to
Mrs. Benton and a pension of $3.50 a
day as long as Mrs. Benton remains
unmarried
Cunard Cummins, British represen-
tative in Mexico City, concluded the
agreement with the present Mexican
government, it was learned in official
circles.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
PACKERS FIGHT RATE RAISE


Serve Notice of Vigorous Opposition
to New Demurraoe Charges.
Washington-The Institute of Amer
lean Meat Packers announced here
that it had in effect served notice on
the railroads that attempts to increase
and unjustifable extent will be met
with vigorous opposition. With score
of other shippers, the announcement
said, the packers protested to the In
terstate commerce commission against
new demurage rates filed by the car
riers, effective December 1, and asked
a hearing
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
Peasant Uprising Near Odessa.

ntinOple-Reports of serious
peasant risings in the district sur
rounding Odessa were received here.
The risings, according to reports, were
accompanied by the slaughter of many
Jews and the Jews of the entire dis
trict are fleeing panic stricken to
Odessa
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
STANDARD OIL SPLITS MELON

GOO December II.
Chicago Stockholders in the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana will share
"a "melon" valued at approximately
$157 100000, December II, according
to the decision by the company's board
of directors.
The directors voted to declare a
stock dividend of one and one-half
shares for each whole share of stock
held. The authorized capital stock is
100000 900.
Though only in existence eight years
the company is reported to have made
profits totalling $200,000,O00 since it's
organization
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05

Youth Hanged In Dublin With Prayer
on Lips For Ireland.

Dublin-There were at least IA at
tacks on the police and military in the
west and south of Ireland, following
the funeral of Terence MacSwiney in
Cork. Six police were killed and Is
wounded. One member of the military
and one naval man were wounded. One
civilian was killed.
A. British patrol was reported am
pushed at Castle Daily, County Galway,
with three officers killed
With prayer on his lips for Ireland,
19-year-old Kelvin Barry, was hanged
here for completely in the murder of
three British soldiers
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
TaIlest American Dead.

Texarkana, Texas. W. Patterson,
73 years old. native of Miller county,
Arkansas, reputed to be the tallest
man in the United States, died of
Bright's disease. He was seven feet,
five inches in height.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
ARMED MEN GUARDING GINS
Danger of Negro Uprising in Alabama
Reported Passed.

Montgomery, Ala.-Armed county
and city officers and citizen volunteers
were on guard in the southern portion
Of this county where the burning of
cotton gins, dwellings and churches
has led to the arrest of eleven Negroes
and the death of three others. Re
ports from the region were conflicting
and meager but indicated that order
had been restored.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
WAN DERER IS FOUND GUILTY

Former Lieutenant is Charged With
Three Murders.
Chicago-Carl o. Wanderer, former
army lieutenant was found guilty by
jury of the murder of his young wife,
their unborn child and a ragged
stranger" and sentenced to 25 years
in the penitentiary The jury reached
its verdict after % hours and 10 min
nutes deliberation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05

Red Cross roll call Nov. Il to Nov. %.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
Crime Wave Sweeps Germany.

Berlin-The German authorities are
apparently helpless before the crime
wave sweeping the country. Murders,
rehheries and the looting of railway
cars are reported increasing in trem-
endOus volume.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05

ately were thrown aboard, but the
steamer sank so quickly that the ma
jority Of the crew had to dive over
board.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
Plan Adriatic ParIev

Rome-Direct negotiations will be-
gin early in November between Italian
and Jugo-Slav representatives to set.
tie the Adriatic question. according to
a semi-official note
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1920-11-05
Policeman Killed in ST. Louis.

st. Louis-Patrolman George E.
Geisler, SO years old, was shot to death
on his beat in the central part of the
city. Geisler is the third officer who
has been murdered here in two weeks.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-01-11

About seven o'clock Thursday eveL
ming Lauro Gonzalez and Arturo
Freda engaged in an alteration on
Morley Avenue, near the electric
lighting plant. Freda struck Con-
zalez with his fist, and the latter
stabbed his assailant with a file, the
pointed end which goes into a handle
Usually. The stabber escaped across
the international line and was arrest
ed in Nogales, Sonora, and was ar
rested over there. 1t seems that un-
der the criminal code of Sonora a
citizen can be tried and punished fol-
an offence committed in a foreign
land; and the authorities there pro-
ceeded to take cognizance of the of
fence of Gonzalez. For a time il
looked as though there would be ar
international case. Gonzalez friend!
applied to Consul F. w. Roberts Il
protect him as an American citizen
born in Tucson-and that official pre-
pared the necessary affidavits, Fri