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Iiefr 3 tafjsr iapviB 4 Cj 4 ICKV FINANCIAL REAL ESTATE CLASSIFIED ADS zsm SCASiSl 3K 33 fei LrV T23fK vS i A 53S 32itSiiJii SJTi tw i 5 T5rf Sri ic tij i si ij Tt VU crf Jt rC WASmSTXP StIOTMY iKGUST 31 1 1AN HOME FOR AGED New Building for National Lutheran Institution SITE TO BE NEAR LANGDOH Structure of Colonial Design Will Have Sixty Bedrooms and Elevator Service Material to Be of Red Brick With Stone Trimmings Laundry and Physical Equipment in Basement CRANDALL TO OPEN THEATER The National Lutheran Home for the Aged will build a new home near Langdon on a tract of about 30 acres which is now owned between Eighteenth Twentieth Channing and Evarts streets northeast The plans have been prepared by Gregg Ieisenrlng architects The contract is expected to be let within a few days The building will probably replace an old frame building which is now utilized The new building will be of colonial design of red brick with stone trimmings It will be 200 feet in length and 40 feet in width and will contain a main central building and two wings The wings will be two stories in height and the center building three stories in height Will Have Sixty Bedrooms The new building will provide for about 60 bedrooms a large dining room sitting room library and chapel The chapel is to be In the center running back from the main building The first floor will contain a large entrance portico and large porches at each end of the building An entrance hall and a reception hall will be placed In the main building to the rear of which is the chapel which will be about 40 by 2 feet The dining room at the end of one wing will measure 40 feet by 30 feet At the end of the other wing is a large library which opens into a large porch The first floor also provides for kitchen and bedrooms Bedrooms are placed on each floor for the deaconesses in charge The second floor contains the upper part of the chapel bedrooms and porches The third floor of the main building contains bedrooms Toilets and bathrooms to be placed on each floor Thf basement will contain a laundry and physical equipment An elevator is also provided ADDITION TO HARRIS HOTELj To Be Five Stories and Adjoin Present Building on the West A large addition is to be built to the Harris Hotel located on Massachusetts avenue near the Union Station The plans havo been prepared by A Mul lett Co and the construction work will be done by Boryer Smith The excavation has been commenced The addition will be of five floors and will adjoin the present building on the west The new building will provide for twenty bedrooms and sixteen baths upon the upper four floors The first floor will be used for stores and the basement will be a barber shop The barber shop walls will be completely tiled and ihe ceiling will be ornamental A ThoTverfiath and baths also will be a part of the equip ment of the barber shop There will be no communication between the old building and the new building on the first floor but on each of the other floors corridors will run from the elevator The front of the addition will conform with the present hotel being of pressed brick with Indiana limestone and galvanized iron trimmings with wrought iron balconies on the second floor The front on Massachusetts avenue will be about 25 feet and the depth will be about 68 feet A garage will be constructed in the rear The new addition will be fireproof throughout even the bedrooms having concrete floors The bedroom partitions will be ofhollow tile in order to reduce the carrying of sound The cost will be about 20000 Manager of Feature Film Firm to Have House on Street A large moving piqture theater is to be located at the southeast corner of Ninth and streets which will be known as CrandaUs The owner Harry Crandall general manager of the Feature Film Manufacturing Company has signed a lease for ten years at the rate of 8250 a year and also will bear the expense of remodeling which will cost about 25000 The building measures 85 feet on Ninth street and 50 feet on street The front and side of the building will be removed and replaced with a terra cotta front which will include many arches The seating capacity will be about 800 and there will be no stage The floor will be inclined and will be constructed of con 1 crete and will be so arranged that it can be flushed each night with a hose A series of ladles lounging rooms con taining dressing rooms reading and writing rooms will be placed to the left of the entrance and a gentlemens smoking I room will be provided The plans were i drawn by Plager and the contract work will be done by Nichols I MEET TENANTS NEEDS Apartments Offer WiderRange Than Ever Before RENTING SEASON IS AT HAND Demand Will Be in Excess of Last Year From Present Indications Individual Laundries Add to Comforts Many Buildings Erected During the Past Summer Vacuum Cleaners Put In The fall renting season for apartments opens with September and brokers throughout the city report an excellent demand for apartments ranging from the medium to the high priced elevator apartments New houses are renting quicker than last season but it is too early in the season to fully estimate what will be the percentage of occupancy when families have settled themselves in the fall It is certain however that it will be higher than in 1912 although several iew apartment houses have been con structed aunng tne summer which have Added materially to the number of lapartments available Prospective tenants today have a remarkable choice running from apartments of the highest type consisting of twelve or more rooms with two or three baths to the small housekeeping apartment of two or three rooms kitchenette and bath Combine Many Features The builders have taken Into consideration the requirements of the tenants and are now taking pains to conform to these requirements and in consequence apartments that are offered for renjt today combine all of the features Tjf the highest tjrfce of private houses and apartments of the better class offer jnany unusual advantages and features which practically none of the private houses can give in the amount of sunlight which it is possible to obtain in an apartment and also the extensive views over the city Another feature which has been included in the better class of apartments is the individual laundry where formerly even a tenant in the higher class apartments had to share the laundry with other tenants Vacuum cleaning has been placed in many of the newer buildings In fact everything possible for the comfort of the tenant is embodied in these multifaxnily houses SALES BY THE SANSBURY CO Firm Disposes of Property During Two Weeks Worth 113500 The riansbury Company report the following nineteen sales totaling 113500 during the past two woeks For Lewis Rreunlnger 3324 Seventeenth street to Bertha Luckett 3326 Seventeenth street to Frank Joannini 3332 Seventeenth street to Oliver Par themore 3336 Seventeenth street to Emma Robertson 3338 Seventeenth street to Col Scantling 3340 Seventeenth street to David Buckingham 2528 Hall place to Carrie Kingsbury 2532 Hall place to Collins 2536 Hall place to Bachschnid K40 Hall place to Catlett Davis 1704 Kilbourne street to Smith and 3150 Nine teenthstreet to Frank Steward making twelve sales for Breuninger aggregating 64660 For Kennedy Bros 725 Quebec street to George Ward 727 Quebec street to Philip Ward 63S Lexington street to George Blerach the three sales aggregating 17500 In Sauls Addition 1234 Crittenden street Hillman for John Haisllp aie 1221 Delafleld place to Katharyn Maher for Edward Mc Aleer the two sales totaling 17250 For Mrs Gertrude Garriott 1463 Harvard street to Giles Dyer and three lots on Third street near containing over 16000 square feet for Frank McClelland to Charles Tankerlsey who will erect six dwellings GARDINER DENT SALES Weeks Transactions Include Transfer of Several Residences Gardiner and Dent Inc report the following sales of property made through its offices For Lena Hinden 3329 14th street northwest a three story brick house containing ten rooms and two baths The lot has a frontage of about 20 feet by a depth of more than 100 feet to a paved alley It was purchased as a home by Mrs Eliza Waite the consideration being 7750 For Stearns 1308 Park road a three story brick residence twelve rooms and two baths The consideration was 7500 For Marshall to Dr Hoof nagle 1S50 Park road a three story colonial brick containing nine rooms and bath It has front and rear porches and hardwood floors The price was 7500 For Peter Chaconas 1308 Riggs street northwest a three story brick house eight rooms and bath The consideration was 4750 For Hoofnagle 763 Newton street northwest a two story 6ix room and bath brick house The consideration was 4500 For Eliza Waite 758 Newton street northwest at 4500 For King 2500 and 2502 Thirty seventh street northwest two story six room and bath brick houses at a consideration of 9000 for the two King also sold through the same offices premises 125 Heckman street southeast The price was 2500 Monday From 830 to 100 our Items in Tlfis Advertisement ONE FROM EACH FLOOR DAB0RDAY We Close1 at1 rMi Each one is a trade locjestar Each one a tremendous economy Each one meritorious in quality Each one desirable and practical People who have needs to supply EeoplV who have habits of thrift People who know cthe House of Kami Shouldicrowdhestore in the morning Remember welare ppen only half a day We Took forward to doing a full day business iii a half and while we concen trate outadvertising and focus your interest on Four items it must not be thought that money saving opportunities are limited to these Other lots will belFourid attractively displayed all over thej store Locate them by the special pricetickets 1st Floor 1st I Never Before Probably Never Again Such Floor An Opportunity for Wash Goods Standard 20c Renfrew Devonshire Cloth For Monday Morning Only 1 1 I This is the most remarkable offering madeby KANNS Wash Goods Store this season That is the strongest statement we can make Renfrew Devonshire Cloths are the biggest sellers for fall wear and childrens school dresses yet we offer Choice of Entire Stock for Half Day Selling They are standard everywhere at 20c per yard and are 32 inehes wide Newest and most attractive fall patterns in stripes checks and plaids also plain colors There are greens blues browns lavender and Mack You cannot buy a more serviceable cloth for tub dresses and waists for they are both tubproof and sunfast Buy tomorrow at 17c yard for the price returns to 20c a yard when the bell taps at 1 oclock Monday 7 2nd Floor Imperative Orders HavBeea Issued 2npV Flobfc 1189 You Can Use These for over two Months 4th Floor OPEN 830 A CLOSE MONDAY 100 11 COOEESTSTOREIN TnWN Close Out at Once All Summer Garments Tomorrows Price Are Lower Than Ever All Summer Formerly 2975 to 97S in a Record Half Day Sale at Here is the greatest suit bargain news of the year because it involves the smartest styles of the season made from the very finest materials and all faultlessly tailored Suits That Will Be Correct For Early Fall Wear Because all of them are late productions none having been in the store over sis weeks If you want quality suits at a low price this is4he best opportunity you wilt ever have Materials include such favorites as mens wear serges worsteds diagonals and epongesin the leading colors and combinations rjf fa fa 3 mlieyfJrStti BUSY CORNftfc This Year and Then Put Them Away for Next Year Therefore It Is Economy To Buy These il Lawn Beitctes MONDAY MORNING AT Our selling season is over we must dispose of these lienejies because they take up too much room We make it an object for you to tafe them away in this liberal reduction II These Benches Are Our Bestsellers And are suitable for both lawn and porch use Strongly constructed of selected hardwood finished in the natural color has six two inch slats on the seat and three on the back all firmly reinforced Here is your chance to get a 4 foot bench of exceptional worth that has been 250 all season for only 149 Quantity is not large so you had best be here early Here is the Greatest Rug Value in Years Not Alone Because of the Low Price But Because Every Pattern is New for This Fall 9x12 Feet 2250 Go On Sale for Phillipsbuf Seamless Bripell Rugs sjXJifijM JaltWiix This is one of the most popular rugs on the market today and has never before been offered in advance of the reason at so low a price Each one is perfect and in a most attractive pattern Posted buyers will need no urging to investigate because this opportunity is rare and may never be repeated Every conceivable coloring is in the lot small orlarge all over or medallion designs in Oriental conventional or floral effects Absolutely new and fresh goods just from the mills of Alexander Smith Carpet Co Ml iL PLANS A FINE HOME Capt Lcmley Will Build on Lcroy Place DWELLING TO COST 25000 Italian Renaissance Structure Will Be Set Off by Attractive Garden With Its Pergola and Fountain Each Room on Ground Floor Is to Have Big Fireplace Several Sleeping Porches An attractive residence Is to be erected on Lcroy ace for Capt RLemley for whicfc plans have been completed by A LARGE COUNTRY ESTATE IN VIRGINIA WHICH HAS BEEN SOLD iT Vv Fuller architect and the contract for the construction let to John Nolan The building Is situated on the suth side of the street and has a frontage of 25 feet and a depth of 70 feet The house will be constructed in the Italian renaissance style the front of which will be stone for the first story and red brick with Indiana limestone trimmings for the balance The roof will be of slate The features of the residence include a wrought iron stairway running from the ground floor to the top floor large porches in the rear on each floor and an attractive garden with a fountain and a pergola The porches are so arranged with the doors from the bedrooms that they may be ctonverted Into sleeping porches The staircase and main hall are to be paneled as are also the stair hall and dining room An elevator will be installed The basement will contain a mans room servants bath laundry two storerooms and a boiler room The ground floor will have a vestibule and entrance hall library with a large fireplace a dressing room and toilet servants hall kitchen and pantry The first or main floor contains a living room extending across the front of the building and a dining room across the back Each room is about 17 feet by 24 and contains fireplaces The front portion of the second floor is Capt Lemleys suite consisting of a bed room large bath and closets The rear portion Is arranged for Mrs Lemley and contains a large bedroom bath and clothes or sewing Toom Several large closets are provided on this floor The top floor contains two servants quarters with a bath a trunk room and two bedrooms and bath Each bedroom contains a large fireplace The cost of the house will be 25000 Tiverton which lies In Albemarle county Vlrulnia Is one of the most attractive of the larerer estates of the State It was old recently through the offices of HUIeary Co The cost of the property which Includes more than 12000 acres this fine residence and many outbuildings wa 1223000 The property was formerly owned by a Seattle man The houe was completed In lJWfl HAS IMPORTANT DUTY The Apartment House Agent Must Be Man of Tact OWNEES PEOFITS AT STAKE Percentage Largely Dependent Upon the Agents Manner of Dealing With Tcn ants Must Be Cordial Yet Firm and Have Strong Sense of Justice in Settlement of Disputes NEW T0LMAN IAUKDRY STABLE Large Structure to Replace Present Building on John Marshall Place rThe Tolman Laundry is tobuild a large stable on John Marshall place plans for which have Ueen completed Hiy Mllburn Helster Co The contract will be let within a few days Thebulldlng will be of brick and of fireproof construction throughout It will contain three stories the flrsiof which wlllibej subdivided for stalls and the uppejf floor to tie used for the storage of wagons arid automobiles The building will replace the small stable which now occupies the lot The trimmings will teot stone and the construction work of steel reinforced The floors will be of concrete The Improvements will cost about 20000 Realty Agents in New Home I Fristoe ahdDavfdson Davidson realty agents and brokers who havebeen occupying offices at 734 PtfteentbT street have announced that theylwlll raove on September 1 to 81S Fifteenth street onenpf tVi rwMn3 Afflao nVia fflifrhKTit14 the ground offices of the Southern build iii Ing CTY HEMS COMBINE Smith Sells His Interest in the Smith Company The interest In the Smith Company which was formerly held by Quincy Smith has been acquired by IT West and Eris Powell By this change in the ownership of the stock the firms of Smith Company and West Company will be brought Into even closer relation than in the past i The president of the Smith Company since Mr Smith went to New York has been LeeD Lathnerv Mr West wilt retain control pt tlje West Company but will devote much of his time to real estate sales and loans Mr Powell Is charge of tbo sales department of the Smith company and Ci Latrmer will remain as secretary NEW STORES INVADING RESIDENCE SECTION AT DUPONT CIRCLE Upon the agent depends to a great extent the percentage of the income of the owner of ah apartment house The most up to date structure may prove a failure if poorly Supervised In addition to his I administrative qualities the renting man must possess tact patience and energy He must have accurate knowledge concerning repairs and every kind of ex pense connected with the class ef ftu iH lng8 under his charge Without scientific management there cannot be that most careful oyerslght of detail which breeds in tenants a feeling of confidence and contentment To the cordial relations of agents ana tenants Is due the great majority of renewals of leases Tact Always Required Between the landlord and the tenant stands the agent who must often serve as an ambassador extending the olive branch settling disputes getting things done for the tenants and keeping as far as possible all contented At the same time he must be Ann and riotl succeptlble tp lales off ered by tenants for the delay the paying of the rent pn the other hand he must not have heart of stone He must investigate all complaints and have a strong sense of justice iri order that he may satisfy the just aemanas pi the tenants But ha must be mindful of the ownerVpocket book A satisfied tenant is a gilt edged asset The-free rent practice is a bad practice and cheapens a bouse yhfe reasons for employing agents for apartment houses are generally conceded tbe thatthey are active hav offices anda staff qf brokers They advertise widely jhelf names often carry weight They are in daily contact with people I who want something In order to get Wfm Mfli MHI HiH Wmm vk my mmm mm eM mmmm 1 LW 1 ipjsned Mil Th TnlIdlTiir hftner btillt for the Walfcer Hnchcs Market cotneUothe jDnpdntlrclesldelitti1iK receved the finishing mt rrow i irf 1 i tJl Wy 4LmA17j1bMi UM4mrl rf anttivjiiieefs is ncing eieuucji CT iruijiii5 ut iwy fvTrTT i iIT jI1 cuouea rr il inrannnv vintiianii wernDreDarca Jippioionfi vmi jru tniuinjiicuc uwv Ajk a iyauuu uuu ComMTTlie plans were prepared by AppleioaflVClarfe irht rntoifctheclrele is oijainnttv nnavaima lUne itwlthpaaeiaIreB Viaont martleUwtrtedInepiHCe The toot tsorref We wlhrtmmf gxe i Si if Of jv rf.