SUES IN DEMAND NEAR BIG DEPOTS " S Many Important Deals Con summated at Middletown and New Cumberland It was learned to-day that a num ber of persona have secured leases on property in the vicinity of Mid dletown and New Cumberland, while others have taken options on sites, intending to start building: work at once because of the big Government dtevelopments which are now assured for both sides of the river. The of licial announcement that the Bites had been selected for ordnance, and quar termaster supply depots i<nd that ad ditions would be built to the present aviation supply base at Middletown has been taken as an indication that the quarters will be located here permanently, resulting in the plans for other construction work. Build ing materials, have .already been or dered for some of the projects, it is said. The Keystone Industrial Corpora tion reports the sale of a large resi dence on the site which they had held near Middletown to the Wells Company, of Chicago, contractors for the additions and hospital to be built -'or the aviation supply depot. The property will -be turned into an of fice buiiding by the company. Local dealers In building materials are amazed at" the large scale on which the construction work for the Government will be carried, as some of the orders for supplies have been placed for lots of from 125,000 to 150.000 tons. Derry Block Changes Owners in Big Deal The Derry Block was sold yes terday to Samuel Fishman and Rob ert Rosenberg, it has been an nounced. The property was owned l>y the Derry Block Apartment Com l>any, and was sold by John C. Xiss ley. representing the tirm's bond holders" committee. No considera tion was given. The Derry Block is bounded on the north by Derry street, west by Fourteenth street, south by Kitta tinny street, and on the east by the Olivet, Presbyterian Church. It is occupied by three stores, a large warehouse, an apartment, a row- of six brick houses, a vacant lot and a large double brick house. The block has an area of 20,000 square feet with a frontage of 107.0 feet on Derry street. 179.3 feet_on South Fourteenth street, and 95.7 feet on Kittatinny street. The properties purchased yester day were bought as an investment and no improvements are planned, the purchasers said. • If the vacant lot can't be used lie 11 Kit Dial 47:t * & This very desirable Paxtang property, equipped with all mod ern conveniences, can be purchased at a reasonable price. Lot 60x1 SO, with garage and chickenhouse thereon. Many other sub urban properties for sale, as well as city properties. „ Bell Realty Co., Bergner Building 4| NEW PENN-HARRIS HOTEL Store Rooms iffepsfP", Forßent ifl!U'2£i|Sl Only Three Left II?. MwMi! " 11 - fi J SI £" s - 'I Suitable for offices, or any class ot highgrade retail mer f & yjßrttai' Splendid existing opportunity llUill for any one contemplating go jwSK M '"j r.ilMMß'r ; ing into business, or making a Miller Brothers & Co., Court Streets Member llarrisburK Real Estate Hoard FOR SALE Desirable Market Street Business Property Until recently occupied by HENRY GILBERT & SON HARDWARE MERCHANTS Of the purchase price, 75% may, if desired, remain in the property on first mortgage Apply to COMMONWEALTH TRUST CO. 222 Market Street. Harrisburg, Pa. SATURDAY EVENING, HXRRISBURG sSSSI TELEGRAPH MARCH 16, 1918. THOUSANDS MORE j ;| FOR JR. SCHOOLS School Board increases Con tract Price For Thomas Edison Building More than tII.QOO additional to the ! contract price for the erection of the [ | Thomas A. Edison Junior Iligh . school. Xincteenth and Chestnut t streets, will be spent by the school j district. It was decided yesterday by the directors, after recommendations I for the expenditure had been made by C. Howard Lloyd, architect. Au ' gustus Wildmaji,' contractor for the , j construction wcrk, has started opera tions, laying out the lines for the ~ foundations and completing other , I plans for excavation work, which will .■ be started soon. Materials also are . being brought to the site. / i i Tiie additional expenditure by the Board will provide for use of light brick instead of red and will improve . ( the appearance of the structure. Oth- II er changes include a suspended ceii i i ing in the basement ml a new prep ■ aration to be used for ths floors : stead of cement. Permission was given excusing . I pupils of Technical High School to become employed in building the new ; Government plant at Middletown. i | About twelve will be needed, it was • said. City Superintendent F. E. Pownes i made a short report of the annua' i 1 convention of superintendents at At lrntic City. He also called attention to the possible shortage of teachers nest year, as in a number of dis tricts this year the shortages report- I ed are from fifteen to twenty-five per ' cent. G. M. Mac Adam. of the Bureau of • Municipal Research, appeared before ■ the directors to explain methods best ■ suited for starting a new system of ' 1 accounts in the city -district. Coni ■' mencement plans were arranged and ' j the events for the various schools ' 1 will be held on the following dates: ' i Central High, Friday morning. June i 14. Orpheum or Majestic Theater; ! Technical High, Thursday evening. June 13. Technical High School audi iitorium; Teachers Training school. . j Friday evening. May 24. Technical j High School. jj The Board also approved the rec- I ommendation giving President Robert > A. Enders and Secretary D. D. Ham . melbaugh authority to pay bills at > once in order to take advantage of II discounts. Professors Lindsay and i Reese were present at the meeting yesterday to explain the work which • was done at the school last, sum t j mer. for anything else, it'll be for a war I'garden," Mr. Fishman announced. " | A Home of Character igm In response to the call for a roomy house which can-be built for a low cost we have, designed this tasty cottage. Six rooms are provided, together with bath. The building is 26x26 feet, with a basement under the*entire house. I lot air heat, electric lights, and complete bath and kitchen plumbing are included in the estimated cost, $2,-400. FIRST FLOCN The housewife will notice the convenience of | | SECOND FLOPS Coining pm! relr i£ erato? ' room and inclosed entry. The par- | ' c ""tga !hr aigai l 03? ||jr iz.ij i tition between livingroom and bedroom can be L LL LJ J 1 | replaced by a colonade and the smaller room • J] . r !U J"™"! treated as a library. This arrangement gives j BED | B £ t o RL FL LIVING RM ' . I the value of a livingroom across t,he entire front G V l3 I A ■ and at the same time the arch adds much to the For further information write Real Etate | p JJ,.;. F Editor, Harrisburg Telegraph. ' ROOF I 4 ' ' 1 PLAN TO ENLARGE MISSION HOUSE 1 Bethesda to Greatly Increase 1 Facilities For Doing Good i • ' t | The work of the Bethesda Mission, ! ] I located at 107South Second street,'] | has developed so much recently that i further expansion is necessary. , i In order to properly take care of , ithe needs of the mission, the boa,rd of , ( managers, at a recent meeting', au ; thorized the leasing of the entire i ! j building where the present assembly 1! j room of the mission is located. s i j The basement of the building will 1 'be equipped with sjiower baths and ] | sleeping accommodations. where | ' homeless men can find a night's lode- , 1 ing arid clean up. after which they . i will be sent out to some of the Har • risburg industries for employment. ' The third floor will contain a largo 1 dormitory, equipped with about fifty 1 1 beds, where worltingmen can find a 1 : " lean bed at small cost. In addition i |to this, the secitnd and third lloors | ; will have about twenty-live private . ; rooms at reasonable prices for men. J The need of such dormitory facili i ties is proved by the fact that ditr- j' ! ir.g the month of February W2O were ' | lodged in the limited quarters the i ■ mission has been renting across the r i street, and many men had to be turn- : led away on account of lack of facili ; ties. , In addition-to the. nightly gospel meetings an lodging of men. the | mission lias been furnishing about i 1,200 meals per month to men. j . The proposition of furnishing the building recently leased for dormitory ! i purposes has been undertaken by a number of women representing vari ous churches of different denomina ! tions of the city, which are interested i in the work the mission is doing. Any 'articles suitable for this purpose will ' be gladly accepted by the -superinten ident of the mission. John Fulton, un : der whose leadership the mission has i had such a rapid development. Capt. Roosevelt Honored \wmm ■MrnemtmswdmmsiW: , ; _ • ,• •' •'* '' . ■S CAPTAIN AKCHTI. With the American Army In j France,* March 15. —Captain "Archie" I Roosevelt received his decoration j | for bravery while he was lying on an j | operation table in the evacuation ! hospital, it has just been learned. It also was announced that twenty-live i other Americans. Including Colonel Douglas Mac Arthur, the chief of; staff, had received the French Croix I de Guerre for gallantry in action. j An operation on Captain Koose- Brisk Trading Recorded by Real Estate Meji For the Last Week Keal estate has been quite brisk i tlie past week, especially in sales of dwelling houses. ] Farms have not been very active so far as actual sales go, but a. num ber of farms have been sold during the past year and the transfers of titles will take place between now and April 1. This is following the usual custom, as farmers must know several months ahead of moving time, which necessitates ar- i rangements or leases between the i owner and tenant frequently as , early as six to eight months ahead.. , Crops have been fair, prices very , good and the farms that have been: ; sold were at what seems to be quite j reasonable figures, especially in . view of the high prices for farm , products of all kinds. i I I.ot selling has been rather slow, j which is due in a large measure to ( ' the lack of immediate building op- : erations. However, there are indi-j cations that this condition will not last long, as inquiries indicate that; the people aro considering their fu- l' ture needs and many of them are ' figuring on buying vacant ground f and holding it until they are ready j' to build. This procedure is prac- ' ticed by those who care where they 1 want to live. It is comparatively: l easy to get the kind of house youj 'want when building, but it is not!' nearly so easy, to get the location,' 1 the proper setting, for a home. I' This explains why the folks who; 1 want to buy a lot and build for! : themselves are looking around now. j ] Dealings in business locations and i largw-than-ordinary proportion# are 1 taking place right along and the I market is certain to become mora, | active all the time. This 1 condition lis certain: the growth of Harrisburg| I compels it: and the man with a I vision of the progress of the city j as a whole is now and is going to: continue to take advantage of prof- j itable investments in Harrisburg j real estate. City Shows an Increasing Interest in 'Home Buying' Increasing interest in the "home buyine" campaign and an unprece- 1 dented activity in the market of I moderate priced homes, is reported' by realty dealers throughout the ! city. J. E. Gipple, one of the mem- j bers of the Harrisburg Real Estate i Board, in speaking of the situation, j said the spring activity in the sale of homes is better than in years past. I buyers beginning to realize that real ! estate can be bought now at a much j lower price than in the near future. | Mr. Gipple reports the sale of the I property at 1822 Regina Street, j owned by J. F. Brooke, to Earnest ' Eslienaur, of Oberlin, and 318 South I Eighteenth street, owned by C. F. i Conover, to R. R. Strawhecker. Angry Dakota Mob Runs Socialists Out of Town Scotland. S. D.. March lfi. —Wil-! | liam C. Remitter, of Parkston. S.! D., Socialist and executive secretary j | of the South Dakota branch of the People's Council of America for' Democracy and Terms of Peace, and August Friederich. of Tripp. S. D.,j were forced to leave Scotland on ; foot yesterday by a mob of angry! I citizens. The men were here, theyi said, in the interest of tli* state; Socialist party, soliciting member ships. The men left town as the mob was forming with the announced !nten- ( tion of using tar and feathers. 1 velt for w;ounds had just been com- , pleted by surgeon when the! French general arrived to bestow the decoration. Thus the witnesses to the ceremony were the white-robed I 1 doctors and nurses and the air was fdled with the odor of anesthetics. Captain Roosevelt was partly cov- ; ered with a sheet. The general was admitted. Stepping to the side of the table, he expressed the pride the French people felt in having a mem ber of one of America's illustrious families fighting with them. He j : complimented Archie on his bravery i and lauded the valor of all Ameri- i ■ cans in the battleline. He kissed the ! captain on both cheeks as he pre ! sented the war cross. Young Roosevelt thanked the gen- t oral simply, saying he did not be lieve he deserved such honor. When Colonel Roosevelt was told ; J the news he did not hisj ! boy's injuries, but only safd: "By George. I am immensely excited and ! delighted." REALTY BOARD IN BIG OPERATION Big Property at Market and Cameron Streets to Be Cleared Purchase of the property of the Robert Snodgrass estate at C'ameron ' and Market streets,, is the first in vestment to be made by the Har risburg Real Board. On the | ground there are a two-story frame , and three-story brick building front ing on Market street, and a double t three-story frame dwelling, in South ; Cameron street. Adjoining' the Mar- 1 ket street structures an old frame 1 garage formerly stood, but during ; the winter the weight of snow on I the roof "caused it to collapse. The Real Estate Board will have the old timbers anjl other materials of the collapsed structure removed during the next few weeks. A large i sign has been erected on the Market | street side of the property on which a notice will be painted that the j plot is being offered for sale by the board. A special meeting of the members will be held on Monday night, it was 1 announced to-day, when a report will be made by the committee in charge making the investment. A report may be made also by the members who have been directed to locate a suitable place for offices of the board. CAPTIVES MARCH IN CHAINS Womple, Ark., March' 16.—Twelve farmers, chained together, were i marched to Elttle Rock yesterday in j charge of fifty internal revenue of ficers, who slipped into the Mont j gomery county hills and arrested the men on charges of making "moon -1 shine" whisky. In addition to being chained to gether the prisoners, as a further precaution against an ambush, were ! forced to inarch on foot ahead of j the officers for a distance of twenty - ! five miles over the Ozark hills to a railroad station. The Lure of the Real Home Is not altogether in the outside appearance of the house— but rather in the way it is furnished throughout all the rooms We Make a Business of Many a couple looks forward to having a well furnished home and put it off because they do not have all the money necessary at one time. There is no r need to do that. We are here to help to furnish your home and make life ~"T| Wb\ worth living. We can outfit your home from top to bottom and the savings iflj more than satisfy you. II Come In and Let's Talk It Over ,-lf One room, two rooms, the whole house-it's all the same us "" we can u^mos t service to you and your family ■ ■ Gately & Supply Co. REALTY SALES SHOW INCREASE Many City and County Trans fers Becorded With James E. Lentz ' Sale of property in the city dur ing the last week show a steady in crease in comparison with records of the few weeks previous. The largest transaction recorded was the sale of the nineteen brick dwellings i 1 in Kelker and Fulton streets from the Storris estate to Lewis Silbert, . who in turn sold them to Dr. Louis j I C. Goldman. Realty transfers of the last few ! | days which have been filed at the ; ; office of County Recorder James E. I Lentz, follow: 1 Samuel F. Hassler to Herbert S. j Barr, three-story brick, 1332 North ! Second street. sl. ! L. M. Nelffer to Amy E. Engel . Bert, two-and-one-half-story brick, Second street. Riverside. $3,000. I Amy E. Engelbert to George S. | Beal, two-an-one-half-story brick, I 3018 North Second street, conslder- I atiou probably $4,000. | Adam Baumbach to David Levin, i two-and-one-half-story, 300 Boas ; street, sl. Amanda Davis to Ethel J>. Kriser, ; lot. Royalton, $l6O. Harry F. Granim to Alfred G. Eden, three three-story houses, 1203-05-07 Walnut street, sl. Isaac N. Hershey to Rutli Mat , thews, lots, Derry township, sl. Ida M. Milliken to Joseph H. Fite, j lot, Swatara and Juniata streets. Dauphin, $1,500. Christian W. Lynch to Harry C. Showvaker, brick dwelling, 540 South i Sixteenth street, sl. John H. Lingle to W. S. Shell, ' lot. East Hanover township, SSOO. j Matilda J. Cooper to Sara L. i Swengel. three-story brick, 341 Cres j cent street. $lO. Ella G. Watt to Charles William ! Hart, brick dwelling, 2245 North i Second street, $5,300. Matilda J. Cooper to Jolm I. Min [nich, three-story brick, 339 Crescent, | sl. Emma K. Gardner to Edward E. I Reiscli, farm of 125 acres, Halifax j township, $3,000. Thomas H. Bogar to John T. Metz ,: ler, dwelling northeast corner Lenox and Twentieth streets. $lO. i Harry S. Wagner to William Sell, ! lot, Derry township. $285. I Harry S. Wagner to John H. Bix : ler. 3.5 acres. Derry township. SOSO. | William Sell to John H. Bixler, lot, Derry township, $282. Robert M. Shope to John B. Sam- I pie, two-story brick, 1939 Logan 1 street. sl. v Edwin C. Snyder to Harold H. Sherk, three-story brick dwelling and garage, 12 2 North Eighteenth street, sin. Edwin Matter to Carrie M. Motter, 200S Brook wood street and lot, Brookwood and Girard streets. $lO. Adolf Katzman to Samuel Katz ' man, northwest corner Boas and I Cowden, brick and frame house. sl. William G. Hicks to Elizabeth E. H. Jackson, undivided one-half in terest in 1525 North Third; 1111-13- i 15-17 Green: 315-17 Peffer; 268-70- 72 Cumberland street. Friyik A. Gibson to Elizabeth E. i H. Jackson, undivided one-half in terest in 1525 North 308-10- 12-14 Boyd street. Elizabeth E. H. Jackson to W. O. Hicks, undivided one-half interest Jin 1937 North Third; 319 Peffer; i 1119-21-23 Green; 253-55 Sassafras; 308-10-12-14 Boyd street; to Frank IA. Gibson, one-half interest, undi vided, in 1523-23% North Third; 300- ' 02-04-06 Boyd street. FOR SALE SEVERAL MODERN HOMES N. Sixteenth St. Restricted Residential Section Tiled bath, beam ceiling, open lire place, etc. Must be seen to be appreciated. Burton VanDyke 001 XORTH SIXTEENTH ST. Member lll>K. Itml Kntatr Hoard Many Building Permits Issued During the Week 1 Building permits wore Issued dur ing the week for structures to be erected at a cost of $13,610, three of the permits totaling Con struction work which was started during the week follows: One-story j frame garagte, 517 Curtln street, SGO; remodeling work, 118 South Second street, $250; one-story brick garage. Emerald and Turner streets, $300; one-story frame garage, 3217 North Third street, $100; one-and-one half-story brick garage, rear south east corner Front and Mnench I streets, $4,000; remodeling work, | 1706 North Third street, $1,200; one- ! story frame parage, 1701-03-05 Sus- i ciuehanna street, SB,OOO. ALL PCPIkS ENROLLED Enola, Pa., March 16.—Every room of the Summit street school building now has a 100 per cent, enrollment In the Junior Red Cross. This announcement was made yes terday by one of the teachers of the building, who is an oflicer in the school organization. The pupils of the entire building have displayed great enthusiasm for the Junior Red Cross since the move was started here several weeks ago. Many of the members are knitting articles for the soldiers. The financial standing of the local unit is very good, at pres -1 ent there is almost S7O in the treas ury. Bellevue Quintet Club Some Members Are Now Enrolled Who .will be the A __ f members of the first I till L BELLEVUE QUIN TET CLUB? Who? / There s an advantage. Who? Ml Well tell you ivhat it is. w 110 <J You can own a lot in Belle who vue Park aild pay for it tvell, Uho never mind, ASK US. MILLER BROTHERS & CO. MEMBER HARRISBURG REAL ESTATE BOARD Real Estate and Insurance Locust and Court Sts. < This very desirable rear is offered at a sac- A home, located at the rifice price to close es- i corner of Sixteenth and tate. Its location and i Derry streets, on lot size of lot offer excep- < 41x125 feet, with one- tional advantages for < story store room in further improvement. 4 < J. E. GIPPLE 1251 Market Street < Member Harrisburg Ileal Instate Board Properties Knocked Down Under Sheriff's Hammer Properties sold at Sheriff's sale on Thursday afternoon have, been re ported as follows: 1307',4 JVollace street, sold to John A. F. Hall, $300; brick i'veiling, 300 Chestnut street, to Job J. Conklin, $1,000; two-etory frame dwelling and ground at Rock ville, salo postponed; two-story frame, 261 Forster street, to C. C. Stroh, $96.09; lot 100 feet, North Second near Emerald street, to C. C. Stroh, $1,000; lot, 365x106, south west corner Second and Seneca streets, $5,000; property In Hum melstown, owned by Edward W. Shepley, sale stayed. SALES IM)STPONED Rackenstoss Brothers, members of the Harrisburg Real Estate Board, report the sale of the property at 33 North Eighteenth street, to Mrs. Dorothv Flowers. The consideration was $3,000. Harry D. Beigh was the owner. Attention —Ford Owners We have a couple city dwellings which wo will consider in an EX i CHANGE for a TOURING car. | Get in touch with our office at onro. IA<'KKSSTOSS HltOS., Iluns Illdß. Member Harrisburg Real Estate 13
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