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The Washington times., 1920-01-17
PROPERTY
SOLD BY E. E. HARVEY

Ewing c. Harvey sold the attrac-
tive home at $50 Allison street, dur
ing the past week, to f.. NJ. Willis.
The sale was made through the real
estate firm OF Boss & Phelps. The
house was built about three years
ago by Winfield Preston. 1t contains
six rooms and bath, hot-water heat,
electric lights and front and rear
porches.
The same firm sold the Blooming
dale home owned by 5. NJ. Arnell, to
r. s. Jonas. The house is built of
brick, contains six rooms and bath.
and is thoroughly modern.
George L. Wedeman bought the
property at 4422 Georgia avenue,
from Bessie a. Young. The house is
one OF several built a number OF
years ago by J. S. Gruver. 1t CON
tains six rooms and bath, with hot
water heat. electric lights and front
and rear porches.
Fred J.. Phipps purchased the home
at 144f Oak street from the Zellers'
estate, through Boss & Phelps. The
house contains six rooms and bath,
on two floors. 1t is complete with
hot-water heat, electric lights and
front and rear porches.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
BUY REAL
ESTATE NOW
JOHN F. MAURY' SELLS
HOMES WORTH Sl25,OOO
Five Handsome Residence Properties
Change Hands During
the Past Week.

\ handsome English bAsemeIt
home. at 2023 Connecticut avenue. wa
sold last week TO Col c. e. Tuckel
The property was formerly owned b.
comdr. Frank Zahm, OF the navy. u
was sold through the office OF John
+. Maury. The property contain 9
twelve rooms and three baths. Tn,
property, which is now occupied b,
SENATOR Sutherland OF West Virginia
was bought az an Investment.
The brown brick property at l@,'
Vermont avenue, was sold by "
Maury for T.. X. Houser to local H.
yestor. This building contains thr,,
apartments OF seven rooms and bat
each. There is large tWo-story
garage on the property.
The beautiful home at 1857 Bill
more street was sold by Mr.. Maur.
FOR Mrs. Maria B. Dobyns. This hour
contains twelve rooms and thro,
baths, and is one OF the most attrac.
i've homes in the northwest sectior
II has splendid view overlook In
Rock Creek valley. During the WI.
IL was occupied by General Goethsls
The home at 1740 NJ street, contain
ing fourteen rooms and five bath
was sold by Mr.. Maury for Andre
ID. Porter to j.. Whyland Shsffer, VIII,
will hold IL as an investment. tn,
attractive home. surrounded by fiy,
acres of ground, at 5l1 Warwici
place, Chevy Chase, was sold by NJ
Maury for Joshua Callahan. Nh
house contains nine rooms and bait
and is thoroughly modern in ever
particular.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17

MOORE & HILL have remodele
the interior of their offices, and have
Increased their sales force.
]. MCKINNEY BERRY reports ac-
tiVity in Georgetown real estate on
the increase.
ROBERT LIVINGSTON McKEEV-
ER, of Shannon G. Luchs, is now spe-
cializing in downtown business prop
critics.
JOHN T.. MAURY will soon enlarge
his new Fifteenth street offices.
w. GILBERT DENT is looking for
ward to a real realty boom at Suratts-
vile, Nd, in the spring.
HEDGES & MIDDLETON have add
ed some attractive new rugs to the
equipment of their new real estate
office, at 1884 II street.
The snow has not interfered with
the building of new homes by d. J.
DUNCAN. His firm has a large
number of houses in course OF con-
struction in various parts of the city.
r. o. EDMONSTON'S sleep has been
considerably interfered with by the
roaring winds OF Chevy Chase. The
twenty trees surrounding his home
made merry music in the wee sma
hours during the high winds of last
week.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF
DRAFTING BUYS HOME

The two-story business property al
Fourteenth and T streets was pur-
chased during the past week by Roy
c. Clafin. president and owner of the
Columbia School of Drafting. The
school will make it's home in this
structure. The consideration was re-
ported in the neighborhood of S50,00o.
It was bought from Col. Henry May.
The Columbia school has occupied
this building during the past eight
cen months. Previous to that time 1t
was located In tho McLachlin Build
ing. The school has enjoyed IC-
markable growth since II was found
ed by Mr.. Clafiin over nine years ag ,.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
SOLD TO BUSINESS MEN

sale OF the property OF Gurley Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, at Four
teenth street and Meridian place
northwest. was sanctioned at a meet
ing of the congregation last week,
the price being s29,50O. Business ia
terests OF the Mt. Pleasant section,
not as yet made known, are to ac-
duire the property, which, it is un-
derstood, is to be converted ITO bust
ness purposes.
The congregation is to begin at
once construction of a new church
building on a lot purchased about
two years ago at Tenth and Newton
streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
MIDDAUCH & SHANNON
BUILDING new HOMES

Middaugh & shannon are engaged
in large building enterprise at
Brookland and Saurs Addition. Some
of the homes will be ready for oc-
cupancy In the spring.
At a recent meeting of this com
psny the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Will
lam e. shannon, president: Charles A.
Clunet, vice president and treasurer;
Thomas T.. McHale, secretary; Major
Walter Vaughan, in charge OF con-
struction; Donald Ripley, sales man
ager, and G. Percy McGlue, attorney.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
OWN YOUR
OWN HOME
REALTORS To FURTHER
THRIFT WEEK CAMPAIGN
"0wn Your Own Home Day Meets
With Approval of Associ-
alton Officers.

One OF the most important events
20 be held during thrift week VIII
be "Own Your Own Home Day"
which will be observed next Tuesday.
Realtors in Washington are co-opera-
ting with their fellows throughout
the country I'm taking advantage OF
this day 10 bring home 10 people the
advantages of owning a home
Call Upon Members.
President Lee d. Latimer, Of the
local Real Estate Brokers Associa-
ton, has appointed committe 10
lead the activities OF the real estate
men during Thrift Week. and par
ticuIarly on Gown Your own Home
Day" The committee consists of
Harry $. welch. chairman; Morton !.
Luchs Clarence L. Dodge, Arthur
Carr, and Robert u. Howard.
This committee will call upon every
member of the association. and
through them on property owners 10
take part in an intensive campaign or
advertising publicity, and speaking
TO get the Washington public in
homecoming" and 'property-wisc'
frame of mind.
statement 10 Realtors.
John L. Weaver, president OF the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards, says OF Thrift week:
You may quote me Gas President
OF the National Association) as saying
that no more important campaign
could be undertaken in these times or
unrest than that exempliiled by the
own Your own Home movement,
and that the National Association Of
Real Estate Boards stands ready 10
back your efforts in every practical
way"
"'Own Your Own Home is a slogan
country wide in it's use. 1t is reas-
enable, comfortable and building
in good citizenship. Where the own
Your own Home movement has work
ed its bcnehcent influence will be
found a contcnted, law-abiding,' con-
structive citizenship composed of men
and women who are not only law
abiding, but are ever ready to strike
a blow for country or state whenever
called upon to do so, a citizenship
standing out in sharp contrast to
those who group themselves under
leaders who stand for destruction Of
every existing order of Government.
who, without home or country, drift
from continent to continent. country
to country, leaving a trail OF misery
and vice and destruction wherever
they go.
80, l bid you, in the midst Of the
bury market, to give the own Your
Own Home movement the added i'm
pctus of your personal effort; to SIve
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
REPORT BUILDING GAIN
OF OVER 7OS Per CENT

: 4 gain Of 70S per cent IL shown
in the amount OF construction for
which permits were granted durinG
November, 1919, compared with No
vember, 1915, according TO reports re-
ceived by Building Age direct from
the building departments of 2I2 citiC >.
The total number Of permits grant
ed in the III cities during November,
1919, was 1854. an average vGiu'
OF SAIL The number Of permits
granted during November, 1918, was
1880, the average value being $3.50.
The percentage of increase in the
number of permits quoted is 13S.
Material prices have risen consid-
erably. The lumber market shows
increases almost daily, 50 to $40 In
creases being not uncommon.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17

Upper left-The Comfort Apart
ments at 1920 Fairmont sJeet, sold
by Shannon & Luchs to Selby
Smallwood as an investment. Up
per right--Attractive home at 34l7
Fourteenth street, sold by Arthur
Smith to Mrs. Minnie NJ. Hummer.
Lower right Beautiful Chevy
Chase home, sold by Boss &
Phelps TO an out of town buyer.
This home is surrounded by one
Of the most beautiful hedges in
Chevy Chase.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
WALTER O'HARA SELLS
FIVE VIRGINIA HOMES

Five properties in nearby Virginia
including houses and building lots,
were sold last week by Walter
O'Hara. 1909 II street. They are as
follows:
A seven-room house with five acres
of land on Chain Bridge road, to Ber-
nard L. Larrick; building lot on
Garrison road, Clarendon, to Brinton
II. Abendschien; an eight-room house
with garage at 6 Krafton avenue,
Clarendon. to Mrs. Ruby L. Minor; n
brick store on Columbia pike near
Arlington, to A. J. Symonds, tr., and
five acres OF land at Bancroft to
Samuel S. Smith.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
FIVE HOUSES SOLD BY
MAH0RNEY & SULLIVAN

Five brick dwellings, 1888 and 1888
First street, and from 66 to 20 Pierce
street, were sold last week by John ].
sullivan to A. Shapiro as an invest
ment. The sale was made through
Mahorney & Sulliyan.
other properties sold by 3is hrm
arc 722 G street northeast to McDow-
ell and Annie Hefin; 4O9 l street
northeast, for Alice c. Haller to Kath-
crime outland; 47O9 Georgia avenue to
susie V. Jost, and i7i5 Georgia ave-
nue to Bessie NJ. Kanouse.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO
HAVE new $4,000 HOME

whitney Avenue Christian Church.
one Of the oldest landmarks of Park
View. Is TO be replaced in the near flu
ture by a modern classic structure
costing $4,000. and renamed the Park
View Christian Church. This old
house of worship was erected in 1877,
and the annex. in the rear where the
Sunday school was held, has always
been open for public gatherings.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
We Beg to Advise

Real Estate Editor, Washington Times:
rent a hve-room housekeeping apart
ment. The landlord has his office in one
room in the basement OF the building. This
room has served as his office for the past
decade. He has asked me to move he
wants my apartment for his own office
Since giving me notice to move he has had
at least two apartments vacant in the
building Can he evict me on these
grounds? K. r.
The new rent law provides that an
owner can obtain possession OF any
rental property "for his own bona
fide occupany."' The law is silent on
the question of whether the occupancy
must be for residence purposes or for
use as an office. The question is
worth presentation to the new rent
commission. If the landlord wants
to live in the apartment as well as
maintain, his office there he can un-
questionably get possession. If he
wants to merely make his office in
the apartment l advise you to ask the
new rent commission for a finding on
this point in the law.
Real Estate Editor. Washington Times:
IN last weeks Times | learned that a
tenant can recover damages against an
owner who refuses TO maintain heat in an
apartment building. How do ! go about
bringing An action against the owner of the
apartment wherein live on these grounds?
II. NJ.
You must file a petition before the
newly created Rent Commission. The
commission will announce its method
OF procedure within a few days
Watch The Times for news concern
ing the meeting place of the commits
sion and the manner OF bringing pro-,
ceedings before it.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
WALTER A. DUNCAN Is
BUILDING FINE HOUSES

Walter A. DUNCAN has just com
pleted five seven-room colonial brick
residences at S14 and S22 Shepherd
street. The fronts are of light tap
estry brick, while the interiors are
finished in hardwood. with parquet
floors. The lots are 142 feet deep to
wide alley.
Mr.. Dunigan announces he has sold
one of the houses to Loren L. Rum
mill, of Bar Harbor, Me.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
OLD GLOVER RESIDENCE
SOLD TO E. H. SNYDER

The old c. c. Glover residence, at
20 Jackson place, was sold during
the past week for a price around
$50 900 by II. Rozier Dulaney. trustee.
to Edwin II. Snyder. The sale was
made through the T. II. Smith Realty
Company
The Washington times., 1920-01-17
BUILD NEW GYMNASIUM.

The Surrattsville High School is
building what is perhaps the largest
gymnasium in the county. 1t will be
equipped.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17

business block at Fourteenth and streets bought
- during the week by Roy c. Cafin home for
the Columbia School of Drafting, of which he is pres
dent and Fifty thousand dollars paid for
the structure. The school has enjoyed remarkable
growth during the nine years of its existence.
The Washington times., 1920-01-17

ton National Thrift Week Campaign.
in which the own Your own Home
will be specially featured
your hearty support.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
Obituary
Mrs. EIya E, SHELTON.

Mrs. Elva c. Shelton Of Chicago
mother Of Mrs. Clifford l.. Hub
bard. 1913 Sixteenth street, Rock
Island, died at st. Luke's hospital
Davenport, at 6 a. m today. fol-
lowing a nasal operation. Mrs.
Shelton had been suffering from
leakage of the heart and other dis
eases for some months.
She was born in Kentucky Jan.
2, 1858. and resided most of her
life in Chicago. Her husband,
John l.. SHELTON, died May 20, 1917.
A month ago Mrs. Shelton came to
Rock Island to make her home
with her daughter.
In addition to Mrs. Olive S. Hub
bard of this city, Mrs. Shelton is
survived by a son, Harold c., in
Wilmette, ILL.,, a mother, Mrs. S.
H. Glover of Chicago. two brothers,
two sisters and three grandchil-
dren.
The body will be sent from the
Hill mortuary of Davenport to
Chicago late this afternoon. Inter-
ment will be made at the Grace
land cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
WOMEN AND men
Pull BRAWL ON
SECOND AVENUE
Police Arrest Two Men and Two
WOmen-Men Released on Con-
tinuance-WOmen Jailed.

Doris Blair and Louise Gard
man were incarcerated in the
county Jail today pending a hear
ing week from Saturday on
charges of disorderly conduct in
connection with an alleged ARRAY
at Z O'Clock last night on Second
avenue and Seventeenth street,
when Herman Brandle and Dewey
Exner of this city are said to have
taken part.
All four were arrested by Pa
trolman E. P. Kell. After hearing
the preliminaries Of the case Mag
istrate d. J. Cleland in police court
ordered the two women to the
county Jail and told Brandle and
Exner to answer to charges of dis
orderly conduct before him week
from Saturday. The two men were
released.
Man Gets Cut.
What the trouble between the
individual members of the quartet
was, the police say they have not
learned. However, they asserted
that the affair must have reached
the free for all fight" stage, as
Exner obtained a wound over his
right temple, which looked as ii
he had been cut with knife The
wound was said to have been such
as to cause Exner to seek the serv-
ices of a physician
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
FIRM OF TREVOR
4 GOTTLIEB GETS
AGENCY OF CARS

Trevor & Gottlieb, distributors of
the All-American trucks in this vi
cinity, located at 2016 Third ave-
nue., make announcement that they
have secured the agencies for the
Willys-Knight and Overland cars.
Arthur c. Johnson, former man
a9er Of the Overland Sales COM
pany OF motor row completed the
deal with Trevor & Gotlieb yes
terday and has made no statement
as to his future intentions. -
With the new lines OF passenger
cars added to their agency for the
All-American trucks, the firm,
which is composed Of A. W. Trevor,
Leslie ]. Trevor and Otto Gottlieb.
are in position with their modern
facilities to offer exceptional ser
vice to prospective customers and
owners of cars.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07

check in the massacre procl,,
Of the Turks, and early resrs
order out Of chaos.
c. J. Won Maur Of Dav.,J
presided Is chairman of the "
ing. He first introduced =,
Clinton, , cosmopolitan mia,
airy. who spoke bie3y on IN
Mr.. Clinton predicted that the =
president Of that country vou,s|
q Christian.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
given in the following Associated

The Des Moines will fall slowly.
Present conditions indicate about
the following crest stages in the
Mississippi:
Keokuk, II to IT'S feet by Mon
day
warsaw, 1916 to 20 feet by Mon
day
Quincy, IFS to 1873 feet by Tues
day.
Hannibal, 1875 to 10 feet by Tues
day.
Louisiana, 1915 to II feet by
Wednesday.
The rise in the next "a hours
will be nearly one foot
Clinton, Iowa, April with a
stage of 1875, the highest mark at
tanned in 80 years, the water in the
Mississippi river continued to rise
at Clinton today. with prospects
that it would exceed 10 feet before
coming to a standstill. Beaver
island, populated by truck gardeners
and farmers. is completely mum
dated and the inhabitants have been
compelled to fee to the mainland.
Service on the D. r. l. & n. W.
railroad line, used by the Burling-
ton ard Milwaukee systems be-
tween Clinton and Davenport, has
been abandoned owing to the wash
ing out of the track south OF
Comanche.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
LAbOR'S RIGHT
TO STRIKE is
CON-CON ISSUE

Springfield, ILL.,, April 7.-Labor's
arguments for constitutional guar
antee of the right to strike with
out court interference were pre-
scented to the Illinois constitutional
convention today by union leaders.
Manufacturers and other employers
were present to hear the case of la
Dor with a. view to presenting later
their side of the question.
Labor Speakers.
Speakers in behalf of labor in
cluded John H. Walker. president
of the Illinois State Federation of
Labor; Angus Kerr. attorney for
the United Mine Workers of Hi
nois; Victor Olander, secretary Of
the state federation; John Fitzpat-
rick, president of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor; Frank Earring
ton, president of the Illinois min
ers. and c. E. Perkins, president of
the Cigarmakers' union.
Employers on Hand.
The delegation of employers was
headed by John NJ. Glenn, secretary
of Illinois Manufacturers associa-
ton. Others in the delegation
were Charles Piez, 0. Gullickson,
William Bye, H. c. Southgate and
0. F. Schultz, all of Chicago; C. A.
Patterson OF Peoria; George Stock
ing of LaSalle; T. E. O'Brien OF
Decatur, and H. c. Cole of Chester.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, is
expected to appear before the con.
vention April IA and it is probable
the manufacturers will also be CIV
en- hearing on that date.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
OF
1000 PRESENT
At CEREMONIAL.
Class of G. Indicted, Bringing Total
Membership of Am0O GrottO
to Loco.

More than one thousand men,
bers of Amoo Grotto attended one
of the most successful .ceremonials
ever held by the order locally at
Geneseo last evening. Members
from Rock Island and Moline made
up the greater part of the attend
ance, while some visitors were
present from Flint, Mich, and
lion, New York.
The delegation from the tri-cities
left in Is cars over the Rock Island
at $50 o'clock, with stops made al
various points enroute to pick UP
members
Supper was served by ladies OF
the Eastern Star at the armory
Immediately on the arrival of the
delegation at Geneseo. A short pa
rade was followed by the ceremon-
ial proper.
Thirty-twO Candidates.
This was held at the opera
house, and 50 candidates, the larg.
est out-of-town class yet taken ir
by AmoO Grotto, were presented fol
induction. This brings the mem
bership to the 1900 mark. Specia
features during the ceremonial
were introduced by A. c. Johnson
K. ID. Lindstrom and Irving Wright
OF Rock Island.
Members of Amoo Grotto viii
hold their regular business meet
ing this evening when the matter
of a building site will be defnitel,
decided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
Personal Points

Mrs. Elizabeth Haynes Of 729
Seventeenth street has been enter
tanning her niece, Miss Ida Wes-
colt Of Chillicothe. Miss Wescott
is missionary under the women's
foreign missionary society of the
Methodist church. and has been in
a school for Chinese girls in Singa-
pore. Malaysia. She will return to
her field this summer.
Miss Emily Roscene left for Chi
cago Saturday noon to spend 10
day vacation period with her sis
ter and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Verd.
Miss Elizabeth Sharpe returned
from a three months trip through
Georgia. Ohio and Kentucky today.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Stafford of
715 Twentieth street. have gone to
French Lick for a 10 days stay.
Van Deisenroth of 500 Fifteenth
street returned last evening after
months stay at Hot Springs, Ark.
Rev. Fred Moeller of Lincoln,
Neb., and Rev. George Moeller OF
Corridor. Mo-, arrived yesterday to
visit, at the home of their father. ].
F. Moeller, 1000 Sixteenth street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
RUMOR MAY |
SET FOR STRIKE
Building Trades Unions Alleged to
BE Prepared for Action, When
Contracts Expire.

A number of building trades
unions are still awaiting final set
Element of their demands for in
creased wages, and rumors were
current today that strikes will en-
ter more severely into the situa-
ton in case settlements are not
made by July |, when most of the
contracts expire
Final settlement has been made
with the electrical workers union,
the scale being set at 81 an hour,
an increase from S71s cents an
hour
Final settlement has also been
reached with the plasterers' union
at rate of $40 per day, s1.25 per
hour being granted as a compro-
mise Of the unions demand for
$3.50 per hour.
The settlement followed a one
day strike staged by the union
members April i.
Other unions agreements are
said to be in a stage where settle
ment is practically decided upon.
Contracts End May 1.
However, some unions are said
to be meeting with some difficulties
in their negotiations and these are
rumored TO be awaiting the expira-
ton Of their contraits on Nav |,
when strikes were rumored would
be used as weapon to force the
demands.
Neither the unions or the Quad
City Builders exchange is giving
out any advance information on
the situation. but rumors have
sprung up from various sources to
the effect that the unions are onlv
awaiting the expiration of their
contracts to get busy with the
strike weapon.
1t was said by some union men
that after contracts expire any
union can call a strike and will be
given the full support OF all other
building trade crafts.