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Evening star., 1915-03-27
New Architecture Foreseen.

The task Of the architect soon will be
a greater one. according to Augustin
Rey, in an address made before the
French Society Of Civil Engineers. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Rey. architects will aid
in the battle against tuberculosis by
planning tenements and other struct-
ures SO that every nook and corner
shall receive it's share of the suns rays
for the greatest number of hours daily.
The present system Of small apart
ments must go, he says, and make room
for smaller and more airy dwellings.
Cities should be SO planned that the
direction of all the streets shall cor
respond to the suns daily course in the
heavens in order that the inhabitants
may receive the maximum of light,
light being the greatest microbe killer
In existence.
"rhe present nickname of Paris, The
City of Light should be that of all
towns says this French architect.
which care for the health of their
inha bitants"
Evening star., 1915-03-27

A survey Of the best examples Of
Georgian architecture to be found in the
District Of Columbia recently was made
by Harry Francis Cunningham. Joseph
Arthur Younger and ]. Wilmer Smith.
architects. Of this city. Measurements
were made Of the interesting architectural
features Of about twenty buildings erected
in this locality between the years Of 1850
and 1920. and detail drawings later were
prepared.
One Of the most prominent Of the build
ings included in the survey is the court
house. which was designed by George Had
field in 1920. This Is considered one OF
tho very best examples Of Georgian archi-
lecture in Washington. Tho portico and
end pavilions are Of especial interest to
architects
The front elevation, a doorway and a
dormer Of house at 3247 M street north
west also were measured. A doorway at
1888 New York avenue was measured.
The Stephen Decatur house. St Johns
Episcopal Church, at 18th and H streets,
designed by Hadneld, Brentwood" de
| signed by Benjamin Latrobe in 1913, and
the mausoleum OF the Van Mess family
| also weve surveyed and drawings Of the
Evening star., 1915-03-27
FURNISHING NEW HOMES
Too Much Furniture Should Not Be
Purchased at
First.

When furnishing q new home there ~
often a tendency to purchase too much
furniture at first, to have everything
complete when one settles; but In dong
that It is found later that this ieads
70 crowding. for as the weeks ana
months pass other pieces are found TO
he needed and some Of the original pur-
chases could have been omitted, says
. writer in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Crowding is one of the greates' oai
riers to an artistic home
However beautiful the furniture may
be, much OF the attractiveness Is ios.
IL the room is cluttered and as one
necessary piece after another is aaoeo
after the house is supposed to pc 1ur
nished, it is not long before there is
a cluttered look which detracts greauy
from the artistic appearance desired.
The first requisite for attractive fur
out which no house will nave coIii
Portable, inviting appearance.
Arrangement of the furniture mas
much to do with producing this com
fort and attractiveness. Prlmness IN
placing the furniture is never condu-
Give to cozy-looking room, as Illus
trated BY the parlors of former days.
One recalls the old-fashioned high or
gan or low melOdeon placed stfalsnt
against the wall; the chairs each SIDE
of it just as straight and prin. and
only far enough away from the wall To
prevent marring the plastering: the
marble top center table placed squarely
in the middle of the room under the
hanging lamp.
From the walls there looked down or
all this primness and formality of ar
ransement the family portraits sur
| rounded by heavy gilt frames, and q
wreath of wax work or worsteds ovel
which was draped a fancy silk scarf
| This room, which was carefully sweep
and busted, was always ready for com
pany and it was seldom used except
| on such special occasions With al
| this stiff, solemn grandeur there wal
| no room for coziness or comfort.
| A chair placed invitingly near th'
| table and others drawn away from thu
| wall with something of the get-to
| gether air, as if occupants had JUS
| left them after a pleasant converse
| ton, will do much toward producing
the desired coziness.
What II book is found open on thu
able, with a handkerchief beside j
| lust as the reader left it. Surely 4
would radiate an air of comfort ane
enjoyment that would be pleasure te
one coming into the room.
| Every article that is placed In room
should be carefully considered that one
| with everything else in the room-
| If one is not a good judge Of artistic
| furnishings, there are experts who may
| be employed; but care should be taker
that the mistress OF the home has suf-
! fictent voice in the subject that there
may be something of her own indi-
viduality reflected.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
A SEALED sKYsCRAPER.
Novel New York Structure Is 78 Per
Cent Glass.

From the Cleveland Leader.
New York's latest wonder in the
building line is a sealed skyscraper
which is rs per cent glass. yet not a
window in this entire structure of
twelve stories can be opened. The
building Is as tight as drum, the
glass walls being set in steel frame
work. However. there is ventilation In
plenty, as new ventilating system
supplies an abundance Of fresh air at
an even temperature the year round.
In cold weather the fresh air sucked
in from without is heated; in summer
it is cooled. In all seasons of the year
the air is carefully purified and there
fore free from disease germs.
BY means of the unique ventilating
system air is sucked in through spe-
cia1 duct on the second floor, because
air at this altitude has been found to
be less impure than at greater heights.
The air passes through a shower cham
ber, where the impurities are washed
out Of it after the manner of a shower
of rain. Then 1t Is forced into another
chamber, where IT. is sucked through
the binding sheets of high pressure
shower of water. The air. thus puri
fed and vitaliZed, passes through cool
which reaches to the top Of the build
ing The fiue is divided into two sec
tions, wedge shaped in design. The
purified air is sucked through the
wedge that has it's base below, and the
impure air is sucked out through the
wedge, the base Of which Is above the
roof of the building. where powerful
fans operated by motors are installed
for this purpose. On each floor of the
building there are ducts which guide
the fresh air into the interior under
regulated pressure. The impure air
is sucked out under the ceiling through
ducts which connect with the main
1ue. Therefore, continuous supply Of
washed, pure and healthful air is forced
into the building. without creating
drafts, while the impure air developed
within the building rises to the ceiling
and is sucked out of the structure. This
ventilating system obviates the use of
windows, which let in draft, noise and
dirt,
Evening star., 1915-03-27
STREET IS WITNESSING
UNUSUAL BUILDING ACTIVITY
Thousands Of Dollars Spent in Improving
Business Establishments Larger and
Better Stores Provided.

store Of the Hub Furniture Company,
across the street at the corner OF b
street. has been enlarged by the ac-
QUESTION OF the adjoining building on
the 7th street side, and the entire es-
tablishment has been modernized in
every respect.
Many thousands Of dollars have been
spent during the last few years by Lans-
improvements. The establishment Of
this firm now extends from 420 to 43O
7th street.
On the next square Hecht & Co. have
increased their floor space by the ac-
auisition Of the building adjoining on
the south. Both sides Of 7th street be-
tween g and H streets have been ex-
tensively improved during the past two
years: A modern department store
Behrend establishment, and A. Eberly's 8
Sons have provided larger and better
quarters at 71s 7th street The Old
Dutch Market Company has established
improvements have been made on the
establishment Of Hyman Dodek, at s2e
'th street. A new entrance has been
provided. fronting on 7th street, for
the National Furniture Company
A greater and better Kings Palace
has been effected by the erection of a
new building providing increased floor
space and modern equipment.
Ine most extensive building opera
s ~ stieel during the past
two years have been at Goldenberg's
which now extends from 912 to 92s 7th
street. A modern fire-proof buildine
has been erected on the 7th street
front, in addition to new building on
the sth street side of this establish.
ment. The K street frontage of the
store has been rebuilt, and all portions
of the original establishment now
standing have been modernized Bet.
ter quarters for the Peoples drug store
at the southeast corner Of 7th and X
streets, have been provided.
At the southwest corner Of 7th and
L streets a new store has taken the
place of old frame buildings, the prop
erty having been acquired and inn
proved by H. Abramson. At the south.
east corner Improvements also have
been made.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
FIRM REPORTS ACTIVITY.
Stone & Fairfax, Inc, Have Found
Realty Business Brisk.

Real estate activity that seemed
like old times" has been experienced
by stone g. Fairfax. incorporated,
real estate brokers, during the past
month, according to statement made
by Charles p Stone, president OF the
Arm, today. Sales involving total OF
more than $250.o00 worth Of property
recently have been negotiated by the
Arm. he said. Many inquiries for prop
erty have come from persons not resi-
dents of this city.
The properties sold through the hrm
included four pieces in the business
section, several high-class residences
and number of small houses and un-
improved lots.
sons with money to invest are putting
it in income producing real estate
said Mr.. Stone today.
Evening star., 1915-03-27

Announcement was made during the
past week that Robert e. Burks con-
templates the erection of four-story
business structure on property at the
northeast corner of 7th and L streets
northwest, which he recently acquired
from Clarence F. Norment for a con-
sideration Of $21,5oO. The property
was the site of an old building which
and a half ago. It has a frontage of
forty feet on 7th street and fronts
eighty feet on L street,
On no business thoroughfare in
Washington has there been as much
building during the last two years as
has been the case on that portion Of
7th street lying between Pennsylvania
avenue and l. street Several new
stores have been built, while a number
of mercantile establishments have
been enlarged by the erection of ex-
tensive additions. There has been con-
siderable remodeling and modernizing
Of buildings along the street.
This activity indicates to those con-
yersant with business conditions that
trade along 7th street has not been
movement which has been in progress
for some time past. New buildings. the
erection of additions, remodeling of
fronts and modernizing. of interiors do
not come with stagnation of business,
but with growth which demands that
such extensions be made. While mer,
camille establishments are improved
with a view of attracting new trade, IT
is not entirely with the view that
large sums of money are expended 1or
larger and better quarters. Such ex-
penditures only are made wnen lhe Al
anca sheet indicates that they are JUS
tilted. ,,enue
the first extensive improvement mace
along 7th street during the past past Two "o
~ si+a of the s and 10 cent store, de-
stroyed @ by fire. which houses the es-
tabIishments Of the Travers Shoe Com ON
many and J, f. Cunningham & co. Ihe
Evening star., 1915-03-27
PREDICTS PERFECT CITY
Writer Says Warrington Is Brilliant
Example Of Proper
Planning.

City planning 10 the big progressive
movement in real estate today. says
Paul A. Harsch in the National Real
Estate Journal It widens tho field in
which we operate It lifts us from the
ranks Of mere subdivision operators
to realty efficiency experts. 1t digni-
fies our profession. and yet without
sacrifice OF our profits. It teaches us
to build for the future and SO estab-
lish the future Of our building. and
we will be blind indeed II we ignore
the opportunity 1t offers us, and many
Of us will be poorer. much poorer.
City planning is merely looking
forward. We cannot take our present
day cities and attempt to rectify the
mistakes of their early building and
develop them along set and convsn-
tional lines into show places for the
nations. Napoleon III did this in
Paris, violently. arbitrarily and at a
terrific costa cost which tho French
nation is feeling today. Never before
In the history of the world. as far as
we have any records, was such a thing
attempted and probably never will It
be again. Certainly we have no desire,
in such a wholesale fashion. to at
tempt to correct our municipal mis-
takes
Evening star., 1915-03-27
BIG LOAN RECORDED.
Trust of $500, 900 Is Placed on Scot.
tiah Rite Temple.

trust of e600,000 on the Scottish
Rite Temple at 18th and streets north
west was recorded during the past
week A deed of trust for that amour,
was given by the Supreme Council of
the Scottish Rite order to the Nationa,
Savings and Trust Company to secure
q loan of 100000 made by the Amer
ican Security and Trust Company. which
Is renewed, and new loans of 100000
each made by the Washington Loar
and Trust Company and the Nationa.
Savings and Trust Company.
The loan bears interest at the rate
Of per cent per annum. 1t is one
Of the largest that have been recorded
in this city for several months.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
STUDY BUILDINGS ERECTED
DURING GEORGIAN PERIOD
Local Architects Make Survey Of Structures
Erected In This Locality Between 1850
and 182O-Prepare Detail Drawings.

most Interesting architectural features
found In them were prepared.
Drawings of a mantel at GA Pennsyl-
vania avenue were made. The Sewer
house; H highlands, the manor of the
Hourse family: the Mason homestead on
Analostan Island the home of Abraham
Youngs and houses on Z street and DUN
barton avenue, in Georgetown, also wer~
included in the survey. The gate lodge
of the capital, which now stands at the
corner of / 7th and b streets northwest. IL
another interesting example of Georgian
architecture which was measured. Ii was
designed by Charles Buliinch. The archi-
tects who made the survey are of the
opinion the Mason homestead on Analos-
tan Island was designed by George Had
field early In the nineteenth century. The
Identity Of the architect of this home is
not definitely known. 1t is stated.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
Home Faces Plaza.

Henry F.. Perkins has purchased
through the office of j, Leo kolb an
eight-room residence at Al. I'd street
northeast, fronting on the Union sta
tion plaza The consideration was
$4,000 Mr. Perkins lived for "A number
of years at 12S f street northeast.
which has been acquired by the gov
ernment in connection with the park
development.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
WALTER BUYS APARTMENT.
Acquires Property at 18th and N
Streets From Joseph ]. Moebs.

a two-story apartment at the north
east corner of 18th and n streets
northwest has been purchased from
Joseph j. Moebs by Frank Walter for
4 consideration reported to have been
about $4,000. The building, which
was erected by Mr. Moebs. contains
eight suites of rooms. The sale was
negotiated by Alex. Britton Brown &
Co
Evening star., 1915-03-27
To Dry Paint.

A writer in the Australian Painter
and Decorator gives the following use
full Information on how to make paint
dry In certain special cases:
"On damp or green wood, used for
inside fittings or in circumstances
where paint ordinarily would not dry
at all, or would dry only very slowly.
drying may be made certain by the
addition Of a small quantity OF lime.
To half pot Of paint add teaspoon
full of lime. Take the dry limo and
work it well into small quantity OF
the paint with a putty knife. Then add
this to the paint. The paint will then
dry hard in a short time. The result
obtained is much the same as that
which follows the application of a
coat OF paint over a surface which has
been previously lined. 1t is generally
thought that when paint dries on a
surface previously lined 1t is because
the lime has killed the grease. Evi-
IDENTIFY this is only half the explana-
ton. because 1t is clear that the lime
on the surface. mixing with the paint,
has an effect similar to that following
the use of a powerful drier.'
Bridge is popular indoor game
T. htL
Evening star., 1915-03-27
SAYS WORK DONE NOW
WILL MEAN BIG SAVING
Builders Urge District Commission
ers to Expedite Issuance
Of Plans.

The District Commissioners are
urged to expedite the issuance of plans
and specifications for construction
work to be done by the District gov
ernment in order that employment may
be afforded many mechanics now out
Of work in a letter which has been
forwarded to them by a special COM
mittee of the Builders and Manufac-
turers' Exchange, consisting of Thomas
H. Melton, Joseph Richardson and p.
r. Pullman. The committee states that
work done at this time will cost the
District about 10 per cent less than
what will be the case four months
hence.
The letter is, in part, as follows:
Our reason for calling your atten-
tion to this matter Is the fact that
many of the best mechanics in the
various construction lines are out of
employment now and have been the
best part Of the winter. consequently
are badly in need Of work: also that
most Of the contractors of Washing
ton are doing very little now. ana y
is a well known fact that under such
conditions figures for construction
lower prices for material 1t is our
opinion that figures on such work Will
be at least 10 per cent less at tnia
time than can be obtained four months
hence. which means a relative saving
to the people of the District of Colum-
bia.
Being Done Elsewhere.
This is in keeping with what is
being done in various states and cities.
Recently the Governor of Ohio urged
the departments of Columbus. the
cities and counties and individuals OF
his state to do such work with the
least possible delay. for the purpose of
supplying work to the unemployed and
saving money.
"Inasmuch as Congress has appro-
priated the money for the Western
High School. Colored High School
Park View School. truck house, resi-
dence at the tuberculosis Hospital.
pool and other construction work ir
The District of Columbia we would re
quest that you give this matter your
serious consideration and avoid, as far
as possible, any delay in putting plans
and specifications for this work on the
market"
Want Fifty Members.
The Booster Club Of the Builders and
Manufacturers Exchange has elected
Bruce Branson. chairman: P. r. Pull
man, vice chairman, and Charles E
Welsh, secretary The members Of this
club have started out with a determine
ton to secure fifty new members for the
exchange by June ]. The weekly lunch
cons Of the exchange will be in charge
Of the club, as will also the monthly
meetings.
| The committee having in charge the
selection of new quarters for the ex-
/! change has taken under consideration
| several available properties in the vicinity
OF its present home, and are having
| tentative sketches made The board OF
directors of the exchange will meet Mon
day, April 5. and the general meeting OF
the exchange will be held in the exchange
rooms the following Monday.
Evening star., 1915-03-27

"Jiggs says things look pretty black
In his business" ''How's thato' HE
shoe polish - Buffalo
Express.
Evening star., 1915-03-27
Exceptions Prove Rule.


Washington. of course, is q brilliant
example Of what nation can do along
this line. and. after lapse Of many
years, we shall no doubt have in our
Capital city the most magnificent ex-
hibition of perfect city planning in
| existence. These are exceptions, how
ever. which only prove the rule. What
we can do. however. is to study our
cities. the forces that are molding
them. the strength and direction Of the
different currents of population that
are developing its districts.
we can marshal these forces and
work with them and so guide the
character Of these developments that
the city will build up harmoniously
| and establish for itself for all time
maximum realty values, which are
equally important to the citizen and
to the real estate dealer.
Blind Errors Costly.
Costly errors are easily made when
we undertake blindly and without
proper consideration the building IN
OF our cities. and unfortunately these
costly errors arc nearly always borne
by future generations and not by the
men and women who make the blum
ders. This is oftener true in residence
development than in the business dis
tricts. since the latter, on account OF
great values ana heavy Investments
| are moro likely to demand the stud,
| Of experts and to be developed along
practical. scientific and economics
| lines.
For example, let US take q hypo.
| thetical subdivision Of, say, 100 acres
1t would be very easy-indeed, 1t hat
| often been done-to plat this in such
its total area to streets and alleys
What does this mean? Simply that
during all the years to come an ex-
penditure Of thousands and thousands
| of dollars must be made, first. to in.
| stall the necessary improvements, AND
| then for their maintenance. 1t means
| the loss of land values through lack
| of the developers appreciation OF the
| space values, lot values and the won
derful values Of harmony and art.
Evening star., 1915-03-27

Bridge is popular indoor game
in India among both the Europeans and
the natives.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09

that he was out and out for
Speaker Hanson for United States
Senator in the race against Han
ma, McCumber and Marshall, and
that he could win if certain
things came true. The Judge i'm
mediately got busy and answered
the above article in way that
any body could see that he had
not sanctioned the same and 9TH
er things. The letter by Mr.. Lau-
der to the Fargo forum follows {:
I'm your issue of the 3rd inst,
there appears an article purport-
ing to have come from Bismarck
in which the writer assumes to
set forth my political hates and
loves, likes and dislikes, ETC., ad
nauseam, and represents me as
actively urging Speaker Hanson
to become a candidate for United
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-12-09
The Dinner Horn,

Details in regard to the manner In
which meals were served during the
dark ages do not abound. 1t is only
toward the twelfth century that we
begin to have little light on this in
teresting subject. When meal was
ready in the thirteenth century the
guests Of a castle, with the vassals,
were assembled to the sound Of horn,
q method of summoning that appears
to have been the privilege only Of the
greatest lords. Some hundreds of years
later bell was used for the purpose.