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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21

commenced on the list day Of April, 1920
and completed on or before the goth day
of October 1920, and shall be kept In
repair at the expense of the contractor
for five 60 years from the date of its
completion and acceptance by the
council.
The contractor shall give a good and
sufficient bond in the sum of one hun
dred QOO) per cent Of his bid to be ap.
proved by the city council lobligating
the contractor and his bondsmen to a
faithful performance Of the contract
and to keep the said street improve.
ment in good repair for a period of five
(5) years after the acceptance of the
same by the council. + ~
Bids will be publicly opened at the
council chamber in Denison, Iowa, at
2 o'clock p. m. on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, 1920, and the city council will
act thereupon at a meeting to be held
at 2 o'clock on the same day or as soon
thereafter as they may at that time di-
rect and will let the contract in the
name of the city to the lowest bidder
on the kind of classification of pave
ment selected by the council, but the
council reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. -.@
Bids must be on printed blanks which.
may be had from the city clerk on re-
quest.
Dated this 9Th day Of January, 1920. I
E. F. TUCKER.
2-2t Clerk.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21
Mouse Eiahte Snakes.

Everyone has heard Of the remark
able combats Of the Indian mongoose
with venomous snakes, in which little
rikkitikki-tavvi comes off victor. The
fact that the mongoose invariably
survives has led to the suggestion
that 1t is immune to snake poison.
Other animals said to be immune are
the pig and the hedgehog.
The experiments Of British nat
uralist show that an animal Of the
dornouse family must be added to the
list Of immune. This animal is known
as the lerot and is said to fight fierce
ly with. vipers. arge doses, of VI
per's poison Were injected into one
lerot, from which Injection no i'll ef-
fects followed. On one occasion a
lerot was badly bitten in the eye by
viper and no signs of poisoning fol-
lowed. -. .s... ,,.,.a.sr..,. .. .-.. e
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21
\ OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

" esOA4SE IN
pursuant to q resolution of the city
council Of the city Of Denison, in Craw
f0rd county, Iowa, adopted on the 9tf
day of June, 1919, sealed proposals are
hereby Invited by the undersigned city
clerk OF said city, to be filed with him
3 at the city hall in Denison, Iowa, unit
O'Clock p. m. on the 9Th day of Feb
ruary, 1920, for furnishing all materia
and labor to grade to the established
curb and gutter and pave as hereinaf
ter described the following named
streets and portions thereof: y
State. Main to c. & N. w., "a feet
Anthony. Broadway to State "a fee,
Railroad. Locust to Anthony, "a feet
wide.
Vine, Locust to Anthony, "a feet wide
Dyer, Broadway to Chestnut, "a feet
Dyer, Chestnut to State, "a feet wide
Walnut, Locust to Benton, "a feet
Chestnut, Main to Benton, "a fee,
wide.
Howard, Chestnut to Walnut, "a feet
Alley, block Sc.
Section2L - a. 49,
Washington, Prospect to Railroad, "a
feet wide.
Railroad, Locust to Jefferson, "a feet
wide.
Vine. Locust to washington, "a feet
wide. e& ~ I'D
Chestnut, Locust to seagrave, "a feet
wide.
Broadway, Locust to Seagrave, "a
feet wide.
Seagrave, Broadway to Chestnut, "a
feet wide. g
Section g. s
~. Prospect, Main to St. Louis, "a
North Main from north end of paving
ont aid street to point 1913 feet north, "a
feet wide.
Pine, Church to Updike, "a feet wide.
Saunders, Pine to High, "a feet wide.
High. Burt 70 173 feet north Of Saun-
ders, "a feet wide.
Church street, Locust to Broadway,
& "a feet wide. hsa q 1E''A} ss
Church. Main to Locust, "a feet wide.
& Park, Church to Burt, "a feet wide
Benefit, Pine to Main, "a feet wide.
Pleasant, Wall to Court, "a feet wide
Franklin, Main to Court, "a feet wide.
fremont, Sweet to Locust, "a feet
fremont, Court to Wall, "a feet WIDE
Exchange, fremont to Broadway, "a
feet WIDE
Wall, Broadway to White Tor. r. r.
street. "a feet wide.
4 White, Wall to Court, "a feet wide.
Alley in IS.
All Of said streets to be paved with a
cement, concrete pavement z inches in
thickness, according to resolution of
necessity passed by the council June 9,
019,sand in accordance with the plans
and specifications on file with the city
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21
It.4
NiQhtmare.

+ Nightmare is caused by a disordered
digestion. nervous troubles or other all
ments and must be treated by going
after the cause. "When the body
sleeps the spirit wakes" and when 1t
comes in the shape Of "cauchemar," as
the French call 1t, It is truly fright
FIJI guest.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21
Cheap TRAVELLING.

A London couple connected their two
bicycles by iron cross pieces carrying
a long box and thus transport the fam
lily Of six. the small children in the
box.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-21

A late photo Of Ernest Hurst Cher
rineton, head Of the League Asa'nss
Alcoholism, which 10 founded with the
view to- worldwide prohibition.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
Buy Business Property
Bv RONALD s. O'NEILL.

Business property in Washington has always been attrac
tive to investors The purchase of business property in almost
of the safest of investments Little, if any, business
property has eSsened in value at any time during the past f
years. .
In business property investments it has always been the
vision who has reaped the greatest returns He who
bought carefully and wisely with to the future growth
and trend of the business ceners of the city, never regretted
his purchase.
tive field for the investment of money Certain weldefined
areas in downtown Washington to enhance mate
rally value during the next decade 1t we'll for investors
and it will be profitable them invest their money in
property where future enhancement OF value pracucay
assured
Two separate localities are being advanced by keen
observers omng business ceners These sites are widely
separated One lower Connecticut avenue and the other
the section in the vicinity of Eleventh street and New York
49,
Connecticut avenue as far north as Dupont Circle will
undoubtedly develop into of the highest class business
sections to be found anywhere in America Motor Row has
long been established along this thoroughfae Exclusive
regularity each year. Work has already been started on the
construction Of large business block between and De
Sales street. formerly the property of the Convent of the
Visitation, but recently purchased by syndicate headeo py
rent for several weeks and still Sen predicts the entry OF
Gimbel Brothers, of New York. into this locality Connecticut
has been growing toward business and the signs OF the
times point to a continuing growth.
The construction Of the terminal station and note
by the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis railroad al
Eleventh and Twelfth streets and New York avenue assures
the development of property in that neghbohood for bu
purposes. This railroad brings over 100000 people
Washington each year. These people must pass through
H. Eleventh Twelfth streets to reach the present shopping
districts of Washington Such congregation of people
any center of the city necessarily tend to increase real
estate values particularly for business purposes.
Washington business property has always been an at
tractve field TOR investment 1t doup1u ever 4ngIeu @
certain returns to the oreghted investor than does
today.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
18TH STREET HOME SOLD
BY JUDGE MONTGOMERY
Boss & Phelps Report Sales of Prop
erty in All Sections of
Washington.

Judge r. N. Montgomery. of the
Court of Claims, sold his home at 112o
Sixteenth street, last week to- II.
Jennie and Harlean James. The sale
was made through the real estate
firm of Boss & Phelps. The house is
four stories high, of the English base
ment type. 1t contains sixteen rooms
and several baths, hot-water heat,
electric lights and all other modern
improvements.
William A. DuPuy bought the
Washington Heights home, at 1902
Wyoming avenue, from Bella Baskin,
through Boss & Phelps. The house
Is built of brick, three stories high
and contains ten rooms and bath.
Emma NJ. Gillett purchased the old
fashioned home. at 1915 X street,
from Thomas r. Asquith. The house
is four stories high, and contains
about twenty rooms and several
baths. A two-story brick stable is
located on the rear of the property.
The property is now under rental, but
eventually will be used for profes-
sional purposes.
c. J. Ware bought the Columbia
Heights home at 1883 Columbia road.
from Henry D. Flood. The house is
built of brick and contains ten rooms
and bath.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
BUY REAL
ESTATE NOW
new PROCESS PREVENTS
FOUNDATIONS SETTLING
Building +kink" Prevents Costly Re
pairs-Permits Successful Work
on Soft Sand Soils.

Tremendous importance is attached
In building and construction circles to
an innovation that has been intro
duced by the Thompson-starr Co.
in connection with an operation now
being completed In Atlantic City. N.
J. As a result OF the new process
the contract will be completed thirty
TO sixty days earlier than otherwise.
and, II IL said, there will be no set
tling of the foundations.
II is said that the experiment in
Atlantic City has been so successful
construction methods where eXcava-
tIon1s done In a pure sand soil. The
Improvement on which the new Idea
has been carried out so successfully
Is a 40O-room addition to the Ambas-
sador Hotel one OF the units OF the
Ambassador Hotels System, which also
is building a 10000. 900 hotel in New
York City and a s4,0oo.00O hotel in
Los Angeles. both of which are to be
called the Ambassador.
All Water Pumped Out.
The new process consists of making
holes In the sand one and one-halt
inches in diameter and about eighteen
feet deep. Well-points are then sunk
in these holes, and the water is
pumped out at a point far below the
surface. On the Atlantic City job
where the experiment has been tried
out 500 W well-points are in use. The
tip of each point is covered with
screen OF sixty meshes to the square
inch so that no sand is sucked up as
a result of the pumping process. Thus,
in making excavations for the cais-
sons. the work is being done con-
tinually in dry sand. No boxing Is
necessary. The work can thus pro
gress much more rapidly. and when
the job is completed there will be no
settling.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
NORTHEAST TEMPLE is
SOLD AS new THEATER

William c. Murphy was the sue
cossful bidder mt the auction sale "f
the property at Twelfth and II streets
northeast, known as Northeast Tenn
pie and market. The price for whi n
Mr.. Murphy obtained the property
was $71, ,45O, and the bidding was the
.livelicst seen at an auction OF real
estate here In several years.
The first bid was $39,100, and the
price went up 800 and $3.50 at a
time until the successful bid OF the
purchaser. Tho price, It is under
stood, includes an overdue deed of
trust for S10,100.
The property is to be remodoIe1
and converted into a modern motion
picture theater.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
F ST. BUILDING SOLD
TO MAX & LOUIS RICH

Max and Louis Rich, proprietors OF
Rich's Shoe store, at 1O1 F street,
: bought the property wherein their
business is located during the past
: week from the Augustus p. Gardner
estate. The consideration was with
5 held, but it is known that the price
. asked has always been in excess of
. 100000. The property has a 'front.'
r ge of 16.4 and a depth of II feet.
The sale was made by Robert I.
Nick eever, of Shannon & Luchs, who
represented the Rich interests, and
Horace. II. Westcott, representing
George p. Gardner ID George p.
p Gardner, jr., trustees of the Augustus
Gardner estate.
The building is four stories high
and is located in the heart Of the
busy L street shopping district.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY

The February business meeting OF
the Real Estate Brokers' Association
will be held next Wednesday even
ing, February IL, in the Board of
Trade rooms at the Star Building.
At this meeting the recently ap-
pointed committee, of which Clifford
Bangs is chairman, will report on the
dinner that will be given by the as
sociation in the near future in honor
of Charles w. Fairfax, retiring presi-
dent, and Lee u. Latimcr, the new
president of the association.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
4O-STORY BUILDING FOR
new YORK HERALD SITE

NEW YORK, Feb. IA forty-story
commercial building OF monumental
design" will replace the former home
of the New York Herald. Herald
square. IL tentative plans made pub
lie today materialize. The name of
the prospective purchaser of the
property has not been given out.
The Herald building. of quaint
italian renaissance architecture with
it's famous chimesi has long been one
of the show places of New York.
The property, which Is now owned
by the Manico estate. is assessed for
taxes at $2.342,000 for the land alone
and at $2.500,000 with the building.
The land was purchased seventy years
ago for $4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
ILLNESS DELAYS WORK
OF RENT COMMISSION
Two Commissioners and Part of the
Force Ineapacitated-Expect to
Resume in a Few Days.

With two members OF the commits
sion itself and part OF the office force
confined to their homes by illness. the
work OF the rent commission has been
seriously hampered during the past
week.
Capt. James oyster. chairman, and
Commissioner A. Leftwich Sinclair
have both been forced TO remain at
home for the greater share of last
week. Thomas Gray, chief clerk OF
the commission. has also been Ill.
Daniel G. Roper, jr., secretary OF
the commission, is Of the opinion that
these men will all return to their
work the frst OF the week. Mean
while complaints OF tenants and petit
tions OF owners are accumuiating.
No Program Yet.
No definite program for disposine
of the numerous complaints has yet
been formulated, but II is expected
that a working arrangement will be
decided on early in the coming week
Tho commission also expects to re-
move to It's new offices in the Hooe
building during the coming week.
Complaints and petitions have been
pouring into the Rent Commission In
every conceivable form, from postal
cards to lengthy legal documents. To
expedite the work OF the commission.
Secretary Roper has suggested a few
methods for tenants and landlorde to
follow In filing complaints. Compli-
ance with these suggestions would
materially facilitate the work OF the
comission
Rules For Filing Petitions.
A few desirable points to be re-
membered by those contemplating nj
ing petitions are:
Illegal cap paper should he used.
Desired, hut not essential.
2-If possible the complaint should
he typewritten and ON one side of the
paper only.
LCopies of complaints. in suf-
aeient number to afford one for each
defendant named and ono for the
commission, should be Aled with the
original.
4-The complaint should state the
name and address of the complainant.
the names and addresses of the de-
PENDANTS, Including the agents of the
defendants II there arc any, the rent
paid Spr the property prior to the
wsr, the rent paid today. the reasons
why such rent In too high or too low,
as the case may he, the amount Of
rent believed to be reasonable and
the reasons why such amounts arc
reasonable.
VIII Review In Order.
All complaints filed with the rent
commission are numbered and as
quickly as the Rent Commission de-
cides on a DEFINITE program of action
these complaints will be taken up in
the order of their hling and acted
upon.
Mr.. Roper assures the public that
each separate case will be given the
attention of the commission, and each
case decided strictly upon it's mrits.
This must be done, according to Mr..
Roper, because the law provides that
in the event of an appeal of any of
the cases the higher courts shall sus-
tain the Rent Commissions action
unless there is evidence of great
wrong having been done or serious
mistakes having been mad.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
BOSS & PHELPS SALES
FORCE IS INCREASED

Owing to a large increase in bust
ness the real estate firm of Boss &
Phelps has acquired the services of
six new statesmen since January /.
The new men now at Boss G. Phelps
are J. Arthur Lewis, Finest w. Far
ley. Emmet c. Scott, Charles w. Ware.
Lovick p. Lilies and Neal d. Frank
n.
This firm recently completely re-
modelled the interior of it's offices and
installed new mahogany furniture
throughout.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
Real Estate Editor. Mashlngton Times;

Real Estate Editor. Washington Times:
am leaving Washington for several
months and want to sub-let my Apsrtment
during my absence. / have been told that
| cannot do this without first obtaining
the consent of the rent commission. Is
this information correct? VIII you pleas
answer at once? j. ii. II.
You can sublet your apartment
without the consent of the rent COM
mission at either the same or a lower
rent than you are now paying in rent
for the apartment. 1t cannot be sub
lot by you at any increased rent with
ont the consent of the commission
under penalty of fine.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
The WEAKLY LAUGH FOR
REALTY DEVOTEES

The shRiIrspcarenn tragedy
"Julius Caesar" was I'm full swing
nj the National Thursday evening.
The performance held the rapt nt-
teRtion of the audience through
out the rise and fall OF the mo
bIest Roman"
Al Inst came the famous burial
scene and Marc Antony, portrayed
by Fritz LeibeT, arose In the
Forum 10 deliver the historic
pnncGyric. In slow md measured
tones he nnaIIy. reached the part
where. with arm extended toward
the body OF Caesar. he exclnin~di
"see what a RENT the enyious
Casca made.".
"Huh!" muttered q poor pron-
teered Government clerk In the
front row OF the balcony, "That
fellow CaScn must have been a
Washington apartment owner"
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

Real Estate Editor, Washington Times:
Several months ago / rented the third
floor of my house as a furnished apartment
with the understanding that no cooking
would be done on tho premises. This floor
Is lighted with electricity but there Is one
gas connection in the hall. 1t was agreed
that the gas was not to be used by the
tenants. Several weeks ago these tenants
installed a gas heater and stove and con-
nected them to the one gas connection
My gas bill this month was nearly double
its usual amount. l have asked them not
to make further use of 'this gas but they
refuse. Can i prevent them from using
the gas? MRS. X. E. J.
As it was specifically agreed that
the tenants were not to use the gas
on this floor, there Is nothing to pre-
vent you from having the gas supply
shut off on the third floor of your
home.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
STEADY MONTHLY GAIN
IN BUILDING IN 1919
Official Reports Show Progress Of
Construction Work in Country
During Past Year.

Starting from an almost dead stop.
and progressing on untried levels of
prices, building during 1919 has de-
veloped a very favorable stage OF ac-
tivity which bids fair to be carried
over into 1920.
The following tabulation shows the
progress OF this activity month by
month, from a 12 per cent falling of
from January. 1918, operations. to a
constantly increasing ascendency
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
MOORE & HILL SELL Il
HOMES WORTH 100000

Twelve residence properties, rep
resenting nearly 100000, were
among the sales reported last week
by Moore & Hill. The most lmpor-
tant transaction was the sale OF prop.
erty at 51i Thirteenth street for D.
s. Miner to Allen J. Bachrach, for
$4,000.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

Los Angeles makes a remarkable
showing, a total of over % million:
Washington, d. c., goes over the 20
million mark as against million in
1918. Chicago has the largest total
for the year-over 105 million. This
is eclipsed. however. by the added to-
tails for Greater, New York, which run
over 251 millions of dollars.
The following comparison of 1919
activity with that of the years 1914
to 1918 inclusive shows a less aver
age value per city in 1919 than in
1914 1918 and 1916
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
REPAIRS TOTAL S175,745.

Building repairs made in Washing
ton during January cost $1T5.745, ac-
cording to the figures compiled by
John +. Healy, inspector of buildings.
OF this amount, s106,23S was spent
in the northwest section, $11,915 in
the northeast; &c. ,450 in the southeast;
SO, 400 in the southwest, and SAT, 7,745 In
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
U. S. WILL BUY LAND.

The Senate Military Committee has
recommended the purchase of land by
the Government to acquire full own
ership of the supply bases at New
Orleans, Brooklyn. and Norfolk. Sem
ator Spencer of Mississippi is pre-
pairing a bill to cover the purchase
Of the property.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07

7 OCATION of new w. B. q A. Terminal and Hotel,
l. with reference to the busy shopping districts OF
Ninth and Seventh streets Two million people, brought
to Washington this railroad each year. must use d.
Eleventh or Twelfth streets to reach shopping center
Property values to rise in surrounding territory
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
District Makes Good Showing.

been no marked areas OF special ac-
tivity.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
We Beg to Advise

The Rent Commission is now
located at 902 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. 1t will remove
to the Hooe building, at 1880 +
street, within the next week or
ten daYs-
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
, Sold to Slavery
BY
Mexican Bandits
. Told By a
Washington Woman

Mrs. Charles SturgiS, who
with her husband, DR.. Stur-
gis, both of this city, has
just escaped from Carranza'S
kingdom of horrors, relates a
fearSome story OF, the cruel
indignitieS they suffered at
the hands of the bandits.
1t is a story with a thrill in
every line-a story that will
bring close to you, the
reader, the true state of af-
fairs existing in the turbulent
southern republic.
How many of us really
know-other than in a gen.
eral way-just how terrible
\, and how utterly lawleSs is
life in that revolution-torn
land today9 Read Mrs. Stur-
giS' story of the treatment of
herself and husband. as she
testified before a Congress
Sional committee.
Told in a double-page
spread, illustrated by actual
photographs.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-13
CHARCECRAFT
 IN BRINGING
 BODIES HOME

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (by Associ- ated Press).-In a speech in the sen ate today, Senator Thomas of Colorado said that relatives of American sol diers buried in France had charged that undertakers and others were at tempting to commercialize their grief in connection with the movement to bring the bodies of the soldiers home. He said that evidently some sort of organization was beneftting from the plan to return the bodies.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-13
LOCAL AND 1 PERSONAL
 1 MENTION

There will be train for Chitina to- morrow morning.
 Julius Ronnig won two pool games from Harry Johnson in The Club tour nament last night. The scores were 70 to 6S and TO to 34..
 The Woman's Guild will meet to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. George Harmon. All the mem bers are requested to be present.
 Branch Cunningham's launch Cameo broke loose from her moorings last night and drifted onto Spike island where it is being hauled off today.
 s. B. Hood has been appointed storekeeper for the Copper River rail- way, succeeding w.: S. Newlin, who recently returned to his home near Philadelphia.
 Laurie Bros. of Mccarthy have closed a five-year lease on the Simp- son & O'Brien building, and will move their stock of goods to Cordova the latter part of the month
 H. H. Lotz, a mining engineer from Portland, has just returned from the Katalla oil fields, where he was mak- ing an investigation of the oil prop critics on Mirror slough, owned by the Alaska Coal-Oil Company. MT. Lotz brought some fine samples back with him, and feels confident that some good wells will be struck in that sec tion.
 Everybody enjoyed the show last evening, as it was a dandy Fatty Ar buckle was at his best and Bessie Love, in Wee Lady Betty" was ex cellent The Pathe News, as usual was fine. It will be seen for the last time tonight Tomorrow Viola Allen in the fve-act drama, "Riders of the Night" a Photograph and a Bray car toon will be the bill