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i ik OPPOSE TALL BUILDINGS i 3 I ri i i 14 5 8 1 16th St Improvement Association Will Ask Congress for Law PUT 70 FEET HEIGHT TMXWM Members Wish to Make Washington a Model City and Avoid Congestion Oppose High Apartment Houses on Sixteenth Street Because of Wealth of Open Spaces The Sixteenth Street Improvement Association met last evening at the residence of Mrs Henderson with John Joy Edson president presiding to consider the danger of a possible influx of tall apartment houses on thst thoroughfare The association it was announced will petition Congress to pass the bill Introduced In the Senate last year by Senator TYorks limiting the height of future buildings on Sixteenth street to 70 feet It will also be recommended that the same limit be applied to all residence etreets Welcomes Apartment Houses This organization believes in and welcomes apartment houses if not higher than allowed for private residence buildings namely 70 feet it was announced It was added that apartment houses 85 feet high not iy discouraged the erection of residences for a considerable surrounding distance but also decreased the value of all such property 50 per cent All members of the association it wvj said want Washington to be a me del city worthy the emulation of other towns yet in the interest of beauty and general welfare residence avenues need further protection by our government Fortunately and unlike congested cities members declared Washington does not lack In ample open spaces and prices for land are not so excessive that there Is any excuse for our residence thoroughfares anywhere and everywhere being pTactlcally ruined by towering apartment houses Ask Protection From Menace The residents of Sixteenth street it was argued feel that their avenue especially needs protection from such menace in that it contains at present so many open spaces Members also emphRslxed the Importance of the future proper development of Sixteenth street In that It has every natural advantage for becoming one of the finest resident avenues In America having the same width of Pennsylvania avenue 160 feet from house to house and a length of 7 miles running centrally and straight from the White House to the District line It Is also liberally patronized as a driving avenue TWO FIEMS MAKE JODTT SAIE omes l5 Ready wcauna fs sfrf feu rvs wp Pi I a 3J lj icaT JbK i5S ia5E5t i 1 H5Sir rirTJsv i3rj6 RiiiilJiHEIKHHIHHMHi BBSSSSsSsBSBSSiBSCBSSKlBSaaBlvf IsfsSBSSBSSSSSWWSPsSHHH UttBKKKtUsBOtSWKHtKWm WTWSgmsffffsMHl Wt fKl Wr9 ITWiH mmMSWmmnM bsHBIB KP mKBBBmm iilfiLMI SsHBsB til SHI mmtm 1 MiBMsilB snlBlKSSPf ggKgBpgHHSHa sHssilsslil nBIBPnwijiirinrtnrri liiiSIRiWil PPIhh1 sBRiiidlBSMBffiiiBHHH BBBB8BKlfe Sgfcryyaw 1 BlilliHnsKSQHHBHSSsBBBBflSsBBBslSj MtHKmmfwHiHsBiBBBBEMBBMwBES ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssIbSsIbsssssHEbssHhHb SHssKSsSBtfESBsiHRi bsssssssssssssbbsssssssssbHbssbssssssssssbssssbsbsssssbssssKVVI mtKfEMltilSKSW Ws 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Features of the new houses are the artistic fireplaces in the living rooms ONE SIDE OF DOUBLE KOW BDILTBY SHANNON LUCHS Shannon Luchs builders have practically completed twelve bungalows eome of which are here shown located on both sides of Thirteenth street between Gallatin and Hamilton streets northwest The dwellings are of the two story ype with seven rooms They are located on lots 40 feet by 100 feet giving ample room for garden space and garage An innovation lies in the stone foundations stone Chimneys and stone fireplaces The general plan of the bungalows is a living room bedroom dining room pantry and kitchen on the first floor while some have an extra living room and bedroom on the first floor The second floor arrangement is three large bedrooms with ample closet space and tiled bath May Building Permits 1805200 Hotel To Cost 750000 Included During the month of May 443 building permits were Issued in the District with a total value of 1 805200 according to the monthly report of Building Inspector Morris Hacker The permits Include 26 brick dwellings at a cost of 62700 90 brick repairs 59644 3 apartments 223000 4 stores 356235 1 hotel 750000 8 warehouses 265000 SO garages 25 215 and 33 frame dwellings 4101800 In the northeast section during the past month buildings were erected at a cost of 275000 while 3112 was expended on repairs to dwellings southeast for buildings 4545 and repairs 4344 northwest for buildings 1153 310 and for repairs 43821 southwest no money was expended for buildings and 1778 for repairs country buildings 270655 and for repairs 48635 Apartment to Cost Half Million Swells Weeks Building Permits Hagner Thompson In Marden Deal New Office for Latter Firm John Thompson Co Inc In connection with Randall Hagner Co have sold for Mrs Clara A Marden a handsome home 4842 Sixteenth street northwest for a consideration reported to be about 50000 The purchaser was Raymond Gorges who intends to occupy the house as his residence Ground is to be broken this week for the erection of the new sales office of the John Thompson Company to be located In Massachusetts Avenue Park at the Intersection of Woodland Drive Cleveland Avenue and Garfield street Plans and specification have been prepared by Clarke Waggaman The building will be ready for occupancy In the early part of August SUBBIDS TAKEN ON THEATER Roland Drnry Also Taking Offers for Modern Apartment House Subbids have been taken for the erection of Crandalls MetroDolltan theater to be located at the corner of Tenth and streets northwest The building will be five stories high and will hav a seating capacity of 2500 It will be heated by vapor bath and lighted by electricity Geare Is the architect and the Metropolitan Theatre Company owners Roland Drury owner Is taking bids for the erection of a modern apartment house to be located on Mt Pleasant street north of Irving street northwest The building will be four etories high with basement and will be of brick and tera cotta There will be twenty apartments with twenty two baths A Landveight Is the architect The feature of last weeks building permits was one to erect a seven story Colonial apartment at Woodley road and Connecticut avenue northwest at a cost of 500000 Work has been started on the structure which is being erected by Harry Wardman and will be completed in about fifteen months The building permits took a decided jump in total value over the preceding week although the number issued were less There were 24 recorded with a value of more than 638400 compared with 30 the preceding week with a total value of 76939 There was one granted to Jones to erect a brick stone and concrete dwelling at 2141 Wyoming avenue northwest at a cost aM80000 Others ranged from 15000 downward They were as follows Globe Restaurant Company owners the Fowler Construction Company contractors to remodel lunchroom 1712 Pennsylvania avenue northwest cost 1000 Dr Walter Harbin owner A Mul lett Co architects Reeve eon tractor to remodel residence 2101 Wyoming avenue cost 100 Thompson Dairy owners A Vaughn architect A Klmmel contractor to remodel dairy 2012 Eleventh street northwest cost 800 Melton owner James Galvin contractor to remodel brick dwelling 1753 Eghteenth street northwest cost 1500 Mrs Wilson Green owner Ward Brown architect A Langley contractor to remodel dwelling 2S01 Connecticut avenue northwest cost 3850 Peter Dorsch owner A Mullett Co architects James Kenyon contractor to remodel bakery rear 641 street northwest cost 6200 Mollie Bateman owner to remodel dwelling 1410 Irving street northeast cost 100 Breunlnger owner to erect brick garage rear 634 Otis street northwest cost 400 Harry Fisher owner to erect brick garage rear 3639 Warder street cost 200 1000 REGISTER IN BRITAIN Sereral Hundred Americans Offer to Go to the Front London June 9 The American society of London which has been securing the registration of all Americans in the United Kingdom who are willing to place their services at the disposal of the United States government for war work now has on foot the further scheme of training the volunteers here for military service The registration thus far totals about 1000 and includes men in a great variety of occupations ranging from expert construction engineers to teamsters In fact the volunteers have come forward for every variety of work useful in war Out of this 1000 there are several hundred who are willing to undergo military training and it is proposed to organize them into a sort of militia to be drilled by city of London national guardsmen The training will be carried out so as not to interfere with the regular occupation of the volunteers It is understood the British authorities are willing to afford every facil ity and the American society believes it can prepare the men here so that if the Washington government wants the men for service they will not have to return to the United States for training BUILDING UNIQUE PLAGE Harry Wardman Obtains Permit for Colonial Apartment jsisMiMsMNA Chevy Chase Home Recently Sold IS HIS BIGGEST PRODUCTION Half Mllllon Building on Woodley Road Twenty Acre Plot Will Have Nine Wings Radiating From Central Body It Will Have 14850 Rooms and 850 Baths Pederson owner George Santmyer architect to erect frame dwelling 2007 Jackson street northeast cost 2500 Emma Homer owner to erect brick garage rear 3215 Warder street northwest cost 800 Marvin Wesley owner Stanley Simmons archftect AWeller Company contractors to erect brick and concrete garage 421 423 New Jersey avenue northwest cost 3000 Louis Otto owner to remodel brick dwelling 714 Taylor street northwest dost 175 Harry Vlner owner Arthur Poyn ton contractor to erect brick garage rear 3219 Mount Pleasant street northwest cost 1700 Foxhall Heights Company owners to erect frame garage rear 1423 Fox rooms and 350 baths so arranged as to Permission was granted during ths past week to Harry Wardman to erect a seven story apartment on the tract of land south of Woodley road just west of Connecticut avenue northwest at a cost of 500000 The work on ths apartment has been started and will be completed in 15 months Building on Twenty Acre Tract The structure which will be the largest apartment thus far erected by Mr Wardman will be on a plot of ground 20 acres in extent It will be Colonial in style of architecture and the building material will be reinforced concrete with red brick walls It will be of fireproof construction and will consist of nine wings radiating from a central body each 45 feet wide and 150 feet long There will be 12d0 hall road cost 100 David Solomon owner to remodel business building 635 637 street northwest cost 3750 Mrs Dimock owner A Langley contractor to repair dwelling 1301 Sixteenth street northwest cost 150 Dana Lincoln owner George Santmyers architect A Barker contractor to remodel residence 1432 Glrard street cost 1050 Thomas Sweeney owner Krem shaw contractor to repair residence 1637 Connecticut avenue cost 200 Laura MacMorris Ashmore owner Carter contractor to repair dwelling 107 Kentucky avenue southeast cost 125 Harry Wardman owner White Co architects to erect seven story apartment Woodley road and Connecticut avenue cost 500000 Jones owner Waddy Wood architect A Langley contractor to erect brick stone and concrete dwelling 2141 Wyoming avenue cost 80000 Washington New Theater Company owners Samuel Prescott Co Inc contractors to erect four story building 609 Thirteenth street cost 15000 Walter Brownley owner Samuel Prescott Co Inc contractors to remodel store 1205 street northwest cost 500 meet any demand made for either large or small quarters The rooms will be large with spacious closets The apartments at the end of I each of the wings will have screened in porches Modern heating and lighting systems will be installed Will Have Eight Elevators A feature of the new apartment will to the large dining room on the first floor which will be 55 feet wide and 165 feet in depth There will be eight elevators The woodwork throughout the building will be of maiiogany finish In the front of the apartment will be a large porch extending across the greater part of the building There will be space In both front and rear for a park with concrete walks flowers and benches In the main lobby on the first floor which is to be 700 feet in extent will be Installed a 30000 organ Provisions will also be made for a swimming pool In the basement White Co are the architects PLANS STRICT CURB ONCHEDPARALYSIS New York to Enforce Rigid Quarantine Measures BRITISH TO FEED TROOPS War Department Rushing Arrangements With That Gfovernment By arrangements being made by the War Department with the British government the British supply directorate will for a time at least look after the subsistence of the American troops after they reach France The arrangements for rationing the troops while en route on transports and for three days after landing will be taken care of on this side but after that the British will attend to it The charges due to the supplies furnished to the American forces will be a matter of adjustment after the war between the two governments The American and British rations are practically identical in essentials Amer leans will get conee insieaa or tea however and bacon Instead of canned beef New York June 9 Rigid restrictions by which New Tork city will seek to keep down Infantile paralysis this summer were outlined by Dr Haven Emerson health commissioner before the American Medical Association Friday He said persons who prepare or distribute food and in whose families cases of the disease occur will not be allowed to continue their occupations Notification of houses in which cases break out will be sent to all schools playgrounds and other places where children congregate and the period of isolation will be three weeks for those having th disease and two weeks for other children under 16 years old in the same family The three week period will be prolonged in the individual caBes warranting it Nothing has been learned to indicate that unclean surroundings bad air and dirty streets or lower animals and insects have anything to do with the spread of the disease the commissioner said but everything tends to show that it spreads by personal contact Ilk other diseases Children with normal throats are apparently less susceptible than those with abnormal throats or tonsils and adenoids that cause them trouble Dr Emerson said BRITISH WORKERS TO MEET RUSSIANS Stockholm Congress of Socialists May Wait Till Fall PROPERTY BOUGHT BY A WEAVER The above picture shows the atractive home at 6307 Connecticut avenue Chevy Chase Md formerly owned by Edward Hinkle which has just been sold to A Weaver of Johnstown Pa through John Thompson Co Inc for 10000 Mr Weaver who is a large owner of additional real estate in this city plans to make his home here PIG IRON PRICES JUMP Big Steel Companies Are Heavy Buyers During Week SCRAP STEEL ALSO IK DEMAND More Than Hall of Total Sales for Delivery in Pittsburgh District France Italy and Japan in Market for Steel Making Iron Metal Needed for Ships DEVELOP OLD ESTATE DRIVE FOR BRITISH RECRUITS FIRM FOR JAMESTOWN SITE Mr Two Belgian Relief Ships Safe London June 9 Word was received here today that two Belgian relief commission boats have reached Rotterdam from Halifax with 10000 tons of wheat These are the first boats to cross the Atlantic for some time and their cargoes will be welcomed to Belgium where taera has bean a shortage of cereals Daniels Says TJ Needs It for Deep Water Supply Base The purchase of the Jamestown exposition property and a stretch of land fronting upon Hampton Roads for a great naval bass will be urged by Secretary Daniels despite the charges of graft made in connection with the project in the House Secretary Daniels said yesterday that the United States is the only great naval power without a supply base on deep water He explained that the chief value of the site is the land at Sewalls point which fronts on a 40 foot channel It is his purpose to build there large warehouses and fuel stations from which ths largest ships nay supplied London June 9 Lord Robert Cecil minister of blockade explained in the house of commons Friday that the British government had decided to Issue passports to Petrograd to both the majority and minority representatives of working class opinion in this country as the Russian government had expressly desired that both parties ehould be represented The minister adds The passports are tot Intended to enable their holders to attend or take part In any International conference at Stockholm or elsewhere and it Is only on this understanding that the passports would be issued There must be no communication direct or indirect with enemy subjects Asked if conversations will be allowed with HJalmar Brantlng the Swedish socialist leader Lord Robert replied Mr Brantlng Is not only a highly respected statesman of Sweden but he is by no means hostile to the cause of the entente allies Owing to various circumstances the general meeting of the international socialist committee set for today in Stockholm could not be held says a Reuter dispatch tonight from the Swedish capital It is rumored says the message that the meeting has been postppned until September The Chronicle prints a telegram from the Belgian minister of munitions and socialist leader Bmlle Vandervelde who is now in Petrograd stating that the western socialists Insist on a conference of socialists of the allied nations in London in July This conference is to precede that proposed in Stockholm by the Russian council of workmens and soldiers delegates to which it has Invited socialists of all nations both belligerent and neutraL The London conference will discuss the Russian invitation and frame a reply thereto Rome June 9 Minister of the Interior Orlando has confirmed the report that no passports will be given to Italian socialists who wish to participate in the conference at Stockholm The minister considers the con ference a maneuver of the central poirsrs aldsi by Russian extremists American Organization to Be at Disposal of Allies New Tork June 9 The British recruiting mission has announced that in Its campaign for enlistments an active canvass would be undertaken at once to locate British and Canadian citizens in the United States eligible for military service It was said names of British and Canadian citizens registered in the draft would be placed at the disposal of the mission which with aid given by British consuls was expected to supply virtually a complete record of all British subjects in the United 8tates from 18 to 45 years of age Moreover members of the British mission said they would have the cooperation of the entire recruiting machinery of the United States government This was said mean that Britong anywhere in this country may apply for enlistment at the nearest recruiting depot to be examined by American medical officers and forwarded either to New York or some designated point in Canada with no expense to the recruit IRISH UNIONISTS TO ATTEND Rely on Promise That Convention Will Not Force Any Plan on Ulster London June 9 1 a The unionist council met at Belfast yesterday with Sir Edward Carson presiding It was decided by the unionists to participate in the proposed Irish convention A resolution embodying this deci sion declared that the council was largely influenced by the governments representations that agreement on the Irish question would materially help In the successful prosecution of the war It affirmed that the council relied on the governments assurance that every form of proposal would be considered by the convention and that if no agreement was reached no party would be committed in any way and that no plan should be forced upon the Ulster unionists with which their representatives were not in agreement Owners in Waverly Park Let Con tracts for Seven Houses RESERVE BANK STATEMENT 500 ACRES IN PARK TRACT Formerly Site of Select Boarding School Window Panes in Mansion Still Show Names Cut by Girls Beautiful Capital Suburb Seems in Promise Fine Forest Land Work has been started for the development of Waverly park an old English colonial estate originally consisting of about 2000 acres and located in Prince Georges county just beyond the District line The estate was known as Waverly for many years At one time the mansion on the estate was used as a select boarding school for girls On the panes of glass in the windows of the mansion in which Walter Weed the owner of the tract of land now lives are the names of glrlr who attended the school along with the names of their homes evidently cut in the glass with diamond rings worn by the young women The dates some of which were inscribed 70 years ago can also be plainly read Handy to Railways The tract which Is rapidly developing into one of Washingtons most beautiful suburbs now comprises about 500 acres It is bounded on the west by the Baltimore and Ohio and the lnterurban railway lines and on the east by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad Many springs and small streams are on the land which add to the beauty of the property There Is also a large area of forest land High Elevation of Lots In the past thirty days 1200000 scuare feet of land In the tract have been sold and contracts have been let for the erection of seven new houses two of which are now under construction The lots have an elevation of about 200 feet above Washington and range in size from 100 feet frontage and 250 feet depth up to 5 acres Total Resources Are Increased 238 000000 During the Week Total resources of federal reserve banks increased 238000000 during the week just ended The boards statement of condition of the banks June 8 shows RESOURCES Gold coin and certificates in vault 330001000 Gold settlement fund 205886000 Gold redemption fund with Treasurer 2730000 Total gold reserve 538617000 Legal tender notes silver etc 37693000 Total reserve 576310000 Five per cent redemption fund against Federal Reserve bank notes 400000 Bills dlscounted Members 98021000 Bills bought In open market 13B270000 United States bonds 36387000 One year Treasury notes 23338000 United States certificates of indebtedness 59960000 Municipal warrants 6524000 Total earning assets 358500000 Inderal reserve notes net 26208000 Due from other Federal reserve banks net 4 811000 Uncollected items 304730000 All other resources 5688000 Total resources 1276547000 LIABILITIES Capital paid in 57000000 Government deposits Due to members reserve account Collection Items Federal reserve notes net All other liabilities Including foreign government credits 26989000 776907000 181321000 32476000 1864000 STATE TO WAR ON TRAMPS Wisconsin Asks Housewives to Stop Feeding Vagrants Madison Wis June 9 The driving of tramps and idlers from Wisconsin is the object of an order promulgated here by the State council of defense as a Var measure after a confer ence here with chiefs of police from most of the cities and sheriffs from a number of the counties of the State Tramps keep away from Wisconsin householders stop feeding vagrants and tell them to get tb work the order reads OIL QUOTATIONS Oil City June 8 Credit balances 310 Runs 137603 average 79657 Shipment MU average iU 1 BALTIMORE MARKETS Baltimore June 9 WHEAT Closed inactive but firmer No 2 red spot 278 nominal No 2 red Western spot 284 nominal CORN Closed firmer spot and June 1 77 OATS Market firmer standard white 6868H No 3 white 67H8 POULTRY Live Chickens Spring 1H lbs and up lb 40c do 1H lbs average lb 3638 do 1 lb and under lb 84085 young white leghorns lb 30932 old hens heavy lb 22 do small to medium lb 12 old roosters lb 120 18 Ducks young muscovy and mongrel lb 16 do young white Pe Iflns lb 1617 do Indian runners lb 18 do puddle choice fat lb 16017 do email poor lb 15 18 Pigeons old pair zo ao young pair zu rtttter creamery seoai TT7T 7 ursts fogpii prims 4242Hj firsts 40041 ras 42042 firsts 40 041 New York June 9 Large steel companies in the Pittsburgh district have purchased heavy tonnages of steel making pig iron and of scrap steel to be used in both open hearth and blast furnaces The unusual activity caused excitement among selling interests and resulted in an advance of 3 to 5 per ton In prices of pig iron and of scrap The Steel Corporation alone purchased nearly 90POO tons of old material and the Jones Laughlln Steel Company took 40000 tons of the 75000 tons of bessemer iron sold Other independent steel companies bought about 35000 tons of bessemer iron and 25000 tons of basic in the aggregate Bessemer ircn advanced from 46 to 50 per ton and furnaces are now askf ing 53 or higher Basic iron sold at 42 to 45 and some small lots brought 46 at valley furnaces producers are now asking 48 to 50 per ton at the furnace Iron SoUght for Export More than half of the total sales made in the country were for delivery in the Pittsburgh district The princi pal feature in the New York market was the inquiry for over 100000 tons of steel making Iron for export to France Italy and Japan Basic iron amounting to 10000 tons was sold at 44 to 45 per ton at eastern Pennsylvania furnaces for export to Japan The purchase of several 1000 ton lots of Michigan charcoal iron at 50 per ton at the furnace for shipment into New England was an interesting feature The Louisville Nashville railroad made some purchases of Southern Iron the Baldwin Locomotive works is negotiating for 13000 tons and the Warren foundry purchased 5000 to 8000 tons of foundry Iron The United States government placed orders for 2000 tons of cast iron pipe and 4000 tons of flange pipe fittings for army cantonments The United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company advanced prices 3 per ton and another advance of 2 per ton is expected on Monday Steel Needed for Ships Most of the shipping companies recently chartered or organized anticipate government contracts for cargo ships It is estimated that the construction work on ships in Atlantic coast yards bultdlng or to be built will call for more than 50000 tons of struc tural steel Munition manufacturers also are in the market for 10000 tons of steel shapes for plant extension The gov ernment is negotiating for 100000 tons of shell forgings The United Steel Corporations de 1 crease of 296462 tons In unfilled orders on May 31 indicates that total orders booked were about 953500 tone or i 818000 less than in April Shipments are estimated at 1250000 tons and pro ductlon of rolled steel 1400000 tons One of the largest of last week local realty transactions was te sale or me eeacon apartment at Calvert street and Adams Mill roaL The lietv owner who is William Borstle man ii la said paid 175000 for the apartment which is considered rather a low price for such a building and locations The building has an annual gross rental of about 417000 It was built about six years ago by Moebs and Is one of the most modern of the apartment buildings in the heights section A AVV Simpson Co Inc completed the sale Rutland Courts Sold Rutland Courts a five story apart ment containing 8 apartments and located at Seventeenth and Rlggs streets northwest was transferred during the week to Wellesca Allen The consideration Was not made public The annual rental of the apartments Is estimated at more than 35 000 Among the other apartments figuring In the weeks transfers are the Lowell at 1907 and 1909 Fourteenth street northwest which was sold to Frederick Gibbs the Lester at 2132 street northwest bought by Mattie A Hughes the Vivian 1723 and 1725 street northwest and the Asburn at Thirteenth and Harvard streets now the property of Harry Wardman The business block at 1205 street northwest was purchased bv Walter Brownley from Franlln Killian for a nominal consideration Standard Oil Buys Houses Fifteen houses on South Capitol street southeast comprising the entire frontage between Iand streets were bought by the Standard 011 Company Ward Brown architect has purchased the property on the southeast corner of Twenty ninth and streets northwest from Mrs Ella Hyatt and others The property has a frontage of Seventy one feet on street and eighty feet on Twenty ninth street Mr Brown expects to make extensive alterations to the house and occupy It as his home The sale was completed through the office of Moore Hill Inc Sales Total 141 for Week During the week a total of 141 transactions were recorded and 617 lots and parcels of real estate changed owners The busiest day was Friday when thirty two sales were made Yesterday was second with wentyrflve trades to its credit Tuesday and Wednesday tied each reporting twenty four transactions Twenty one sales were recorded Monday and fifteen on Thursday The majority of the trading last week was in outlying suburbs where it was reported that 444 parcels were conveyed Second place was taken by the northwest section with sixty five lots and third by the hear urban district with flfty rour lots Twenty nine lots were sold in the southeast section and I twelve each in the southwest and north east NEW MAIN BUSINESS OFFICE Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co Will Move to 13th Street Permission was granted last week to the Washington New Theater Company owners to remodel the first floor of the Homer building 609 Thirteenth street northwest which will be used as tie main business office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company The work is being done by the Samuel Prescott Company Inc contractors at a cost of 16000 3 The Best Home Bay in BROOKLAND 1435 1437 1439 Irving St Seven large rooms sleeping porches large lots for large gardens convenient to cars 22 minutes ride to all government departments 3950 to 4850 See these homes while the opportunity lasts Better ran oat today Take cars marked District Line or Berwyn get off at 17th street walk north to Irving Salesman on Property Total liabilities 1276S47i00 Gold reserve against net deposit and note liabilities 692 per cent Cash reserve against net deposit and note liabilities 634 per cent Cash reserve against net deposit liabilities after setting aside 40 per cent gold reserve against net liabilities on Federal reserve notes in circulation 543 per cent NEW Y0BK PB0DUCE New Tork June 8 BUTTER Easier receipts 12257 creamery higher than extras 40V441 creamery extras 92 score 40 firsts 38 Vi Rttnu seconds 37033 EGGS Unsettled receipts 21782 Fresh gathered extras 34035 fresh fathered storage packed firsts 34H 5 fresh gathered firsts 3JH3 State Pennsylvania and nearby Western hennery whites fine to fancy 3B4 36 State Pennsylvania and nearby hennery browns 5HStt CHEESE Irregular receipts 748lt State fresh specials 240244 do average run 23 POULTRY Alive Firm chickens 3336 towels 17 turkeys 1820 Dressed firm prices unchanged SUGAR Steadv molasses 601 centrifugal S89 refined steady fine granulated 750 COFFEE Rio No 7 10V4 Futures steady September 790 December 808 LIVE STOCK MARKETS Chicago June 9 h6GS Receipts 9000 weak mostly 10015c below yesterdays average bulk 1600 01560 light 145001540 mixed 148501570 heavy 149001680 rough 14901510 nlra 1025 0 1426 CATTLE Receipts 1000 steady native beef cattle VZ01375 stocx ers and feeders 740 01050 cows and heifers 62501175 calves 9751450 separator ex SHEEP Receipts 2000 steady tras 42042 firsts 40041 prints wethers 83001080 ewes 7000975 lb extras wJi nrsis ivwii lamos vwvuw springs vvw do 1 lb extras 42042 firsts 40041 ie50 blocks 2 lbs 40041 firsts 37038 New Tork June 9 BEEVES Re dalry prints Maryland Pennsylvania ceipts 680 no trading and Virginia extras 32033 nrsts 500 caives receipts azs steaay mi ll store packea nrsts zz rons wary alum to goou veais 1ouu0i67s Ian and Pennsylvania 32 do West culls lfr00 Virginia BHEEP and LAMBS Receipts 1700 EGOS Maryland Pennsylvania and steady common sheep 700 good Western firsts I80S4 West Virginia lambs 1775 13084 Southern IL HOGS Receipt 198 trading INSPECT TODAY 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