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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-09
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The Washington times., 1919-12-20

WANTED-Rent Commission
BY RONALD S. O'NEILL.

Over two months have elapsed since the District of Co.
lumbia Rent Law enacted yet the commission authorized
by the law to enforce its provisions has not been appointed
The delay has caused and causing inconvenience and
actual damage to tenants, and builders.
No word has from the White House explaining the
delay in naming this commission other than that time
cants for the positions on the commission.
1t is probably not easy task 10 this rent COM
mission 1t is increasingly difficult in of the
applications for appointment 1t has been faceously Sug
geSted that the positions the rent commission TO be
compared with the bachelor who replied in to the
query why he married. that those who want won't
have and those want wont have me-
There is not the glamor surrounding appointment to the
rent commission that usually attaches TO Federal appoint
ment is doubtful there exacting office in the
District than that of rent commissioner The wisdom of
who endeavor steer straight between the op
posing claims of landlords and tenants
The efficacy of the law depends entirely upon the per-
sonnel of the commission. Rightly administered the law will
protect tenants without working harm to Wrong
fully administered will but increase the friction that has
been developing daily in Washington between these two
classes during the past two years
But while it may be difficult it is far from mpossi
bic task to select three capable of solving the pepexe
of the landlord and tenant problem here The unrest and
certainty that pervades the housing atmosphere here will
be aayed until these selected The real estate and
building industries await their appointment hundreds of
and thousands of tenants also waiting, with less
patience each day.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
IS. W. STRAUS REPORTS
INCREASE IN BUILDING
First Fortnight of December Shows
Big Gain Over Pre-
ceding Month.

In reviewing the building situation,
s. W. Straus, Of S. w. Straus & Co.,
says:
New construction work throughout
the United States during the first
| fortnight of the present month has
been going forward at the rate of ap-
proximately SEQ, ,oO0,O 900 week as
| against $50, ,OOO, 900 a week during No
bember, an increase of 20 per cent.
The volume of contemplated building
operations for the early part of De-
| cember is approximately 10000, 900
a week, according to the best reports
obtainable.
at is interesting to note that dur
| ing the past two weeks more con-
tracts have been let for residential
| buildings than for any other class Of
structures. with business buildings
coming second
Labor conditions arc more gen.
orally stabilized than they have been
| for several months, but there is still
Ia great shortage of materials, and
this is retarding building operations.
Manufacturers of materials that en-
ter into building construction are
unanimous in stating that the pres
ent shortage will not be overcome for
an indefinite period. While present
prices of materials have been respon-
sible in some measure for the re-
striction Of building operations, it is
the consensus of opinion among the
manufacturers Of these materials that
as soon as general labor conditions
become stabilized, building operations
will go forward at a greater rate than
they have during the past four years.
There is still a marked shortage Of
both homes and commercial build
ings, and this condition is not being
relieved despite the strong pressure
for more structures"
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
DAVID E. BARRY SELLS
RESIDENCE PROPERTIES

A number of realty sales have re-
Gently been made by the selling force
of the office of David E Barry.
They include 343e Fourteenth street,
sold for Robert NJ. Thompson to
Elizabeth NJ. Barry for $4,000. This
is a three-story, nine-room house.
No. $500 Georgia avenue, sold for
Thomas F. Bowling to Percy c. Brady
for $1,000. The purchaser will hold
1t as an investment.
No. 40o3 Fourteenth street, sold for
Warden r. Chappell to Miss Glenn
Lumpkins for $500.
Nos. 1104 and 110s o street south
east, sold for Hurst & Kline to Will
liam H. Lithgow for s2,5o0.
No. 1909 Florida avenue, sold for Os-
car Mann to Hiram E. Robinson for
A.25O.
No. 1 Sixteenth street northeast, sold
for i. NJ. Barry to Yelia D. Grain for
$4,000.
No. 451s Ninth street. sold for
Mary Pennington to Mildred J..
Fischer for $1,000.
No. 34l2 Ninth street northeast
Brookland, detached home, sold for
Yost &; Herrill to Leroy w. Fox for
$500.
No. 425 Ninth street northeast, sold
to John f. and w. A Pitts for $4,250.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
new SHANNON & LUCHS
BUNGALOWS SELL FAST
Attractive Homes on Gallatin Street
Are Sold Before
Completion.

Three more of the attractive Gala
tin street bungalows, built by Shan
non & Luchs, were sold during the
past week. The purchasers of the
homes were Mrs. Alwilda Matlock, La
Four l.. Raymond. and Howard L.
Schenberger
Shannon & Luchs have built nu-
merous bungalows in this section
along Gallatin, Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, and all of the homes
have found ready purchasers before
completion. Other homes arc now in
the course of construction.
The property at 1850 Columbia road
was sold last week by Shannon &
Luches for A. III. Baker to Mrs. Eva
May II. Bushey. who will occupy il
as her home. The house is three
stories high and is completely fur
nished with all modern improvements
An attractive detached home at 6I01
Georgia avenue was sold to Mrs Daisy
Gaskill. who will occupy ii. The
house contains eight rooms and bath
and is featured with attractive
porches.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
F. A. VANDERBILT CAN'T
FIND ROOM FOR OFFICE

Whatever may be said Of the
renting situation in New York city
and OF the profits landlords are said
to be taking out OF their buildings
IN this unprecedented period OF pros
perity In real estate there Is GER
tain democracy about the shortage Of
business housing.
This Is perhaps best illustrated by
the fact that Frank A vanderlip. who
not so long ago resigned rs president
Of the National City Bank, has been
trying for nearly two months to find
adequate office room for q new fnan-
cial corporation which he is organ
izing.
Naturally Mr.. vanderlip wants to
be located In the financial district
and that 10 where he Is best known
and where he has scores Of friends.
All his friends and all his prestige
and influence as one time head Of the
big Wall Street bank has. however,
been powerless in the face of the
business space stringency.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
Buy Real
Estate Now
PHILADELPHIA SELLS
HOME AT CHEVY CHASE
Attractive Preperties IN vsrisss ose
tons Sold BY Bsss
q Phelps-

Charles W. Norton. Of PhiiadslpAea.
solo his former home at 800 lngoaas
street, In Chevy Chase. during the
past week 20 walter A. Hull. es
Pittsburgh. The sale, was msAe
through Boss a Phelps. This be0ss
WAS built for Mr.. Norton q few yeau
ago. IL Is of frame and conta3ss
eight rooms and two baths with aA
modern improvements.
4. r. Gibbons sold the house sf
1909 Columbia road through Boss q
Phelps TO John L. Hammock. TIE
house is three stories high and coz
tatns ten rooms. hot-water heat. etor~
trio light and all conveniencea
Walcutt c. Hsmer purchased q
home at 1867 Monroe street frpm
Mildred w. Butt. The house 10 bUOt
OF brick, two stories high. with osx
rooms and bath. Large porches fsa-
ture the house.
A northeast home at 13o4 c street.
owned by Allen 1. Nen. was sold &c
Fannie A Ferneyhough This 10 sss
OF number of homes built IN thss
section a few years Aso ey Harry A
Kite IL contains six rooms and baSA
with all modern improvensntA
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
Own Your
Own Home
FAIRFAX RETRES AS
HEAD OF REALTY men
Refuses to Accept Third Term-He
Is Succeeded by Lee
ID. Latimer.

The contest among the members OF
the Real Estate Brokers Association
concerning the election OF officers for
the ensuing year was ended at a meet
ing last evening. when Lee d. Latimer
was elected president Charles W.
Fairfax, the retiring president, de-
clined to accept the position for an
other year. Every effort was made to
re-elect Mr.. Fairfax, despite his dec
lination, at the annual meeting OF
the association held several weeks
ago at Wardman Park Inn. Mr.. Fair
fax remained adamant, however, and
last evening new officers were chosen.
Thomas Bradley, OF the Washington
Loan and Trust Company, was unani-
rnously chosen vice president, Charles
5. Shreve was reelected secretary,
and A. s. Gardiner, OF Gardiner &
Dent, was Reelected treasurer.
other officers chosen are: Execu-
tive committee, J. Leo Kolb. Clarence
Dodge and Charles W. Fairfax; ap-
pralsal committee, Harry l. Rust,
william L. Beale, Elmer T.. Ramey,
Arthur Carr and John c. Weedon.
Gratz Duncan, of the Y. NJ G. A,
appeared at the meeting and ad-
dressed the realtors on the purpose of
the nation wide thrift campaign to
pc inaugurated in January. After
listening to Nr. Gratz the realtors
unanimously Endorsed the movement
and pledged their hearty co-opera-
ton.
Nr. Fairfax, the retiring president,
was highly eulogized for his splendid
work as president of the association
during the past two years. His adj
r1inistration was characterized as one
Of the most successful in the history
of the association.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
HEDGES & MIDDLETON
IS new REALTY FIRM

Another real estate frm came into
existence in Washington last week.
when Jesse II. Hedges and E. Eliot
Middleton, both Of whom have q vast
knowledge Of local real estate. opened
offices at 1884 H street. They will
conduct a general realty business un-
der the firm name Of Hedges 4 Mid
dleton, Inc.
Mr.. Hedges was with Moore & Hill,
Inc, for five years, and with Boss &
Phelps for six years. Mr.. Middleton
has been in the real estate field for
the last eleven years. During the
past two years he has been on the
sales force Of Boss & Phelps, Inc
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
new HOME OPENED BY
CHURCH OF COVENANT

Another home for girls has been
opened by the Church of the Cove
nant The church has purchased the
residence property at 1872 N street
for $4,000 and has arranged to house
twenty girls there. This new hom3 is
10 be known as the Memorial House
in honor Of the members of the
church who died in the war.
This new home, says the Rev. IN.
Charles Wood, pastor of the church,
will be conducted in connection with
the Covenant House, at 1929 Con-
necticut avenue, which the church
has been operating for some time.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
NATIONAL BUILDERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

President Charles William Bern
hardt has issued the following call for
the ninth annual convention of the
National Association of Builders Ex-
changes and the first annual conven-
ton OF the National Association of
Building Trades Employers, which
will be held in indianapolis, Ind, jan
uary IL, IS, IA, and Is. 1920.
This will be the most important
convention in the history Of the Ma
tional Association Of Builders Ex-
changes. This is not a perfunctory
statement. 1t is a fact" says Presi-
dent Bernhardt in his call to the con-
vention.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
AMERICAN LEGION NOW
IN NEW QUARTERS

The District Of Columbia Depart
ment OF the American Legion ia now
located In permanent headquarters in
"the American Legion building" s23
Fifteenth street This building. which
has just been remodeled for office pur-
poses, was formerly a part Of the
Hotel Chamberlain. which occupied
the two four-story structures at the
southeast corner Of Fifteenth and I
streets.
The building is OF pressed brick
construction and is owned by Ell
ridge Jordan and John r. Maury,
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
HOUSES TO
MEET BRITISH DEMANDS

British Columbia is preparing to
send ready made houses to Grcas
Britain to help solve the acute hous-
ing problem in the British Isles. The
British government already has con-
tracted for 10000, 900 feet OF lumber
to be shipped from British Columbia.
OF this amount 30,000,000 feet has ar
rived on the other side or is in transit
on the sea
Recently a company was organized
to manufacture houses on the cut and
fit together plan exclusively to sup
ply British demand.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
YELLOW PINE STOCK LOW.

One OF the largest companies deal
ing in Southern yellow pine reports
that while the average stock it has
had to offer for q period Of Ave years
has on the FIRST Of the month been a
little over 10000. 900 feet. the first of
this month IL had only 100000 feet
10 offer. In outlining the condition of
the market for the American CON
tractor this company states that the
same stock conditions prevail
throughout the South
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
STONE STRUCTURE SOLD.

Sale of large three-story brick
and stone building. adjoining the Du-
pont National Bank on Connecticut
avenue. just south Of Dupont Circle,
was reported last week by the firm
of Allan E. Walker & Co. The pur-
chaser was an out-of-town capitalist,
who bought for investment
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
ITALY NEEDS U. s. LUMBER.

There are great possibilities for the
sale OF American lumber in Italy. ac-
cording to q report of the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce.
From one to three billion board feet
of lumber year are needed, it is
stated, q large part of which must be
imported.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
COL. HARVEY SELLS HOME.

Col. P. F. Harvey has sold his home
at 1852 Park road to Mrs. B. c. Ken
nedy for $4,000. The house is a
semi-detached brick containing ten
rooms and two baths. A large dou-
BILE garage is also located on the
property.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
J0HNsoNs BUY APARTMENT

The New York apartments. I1S New
York avenue, were sold last week by
Julius A Maedel ct al. trustees. to
William F. and Anna T. Johnson. for
$4,000. The building is four stories
in height, and contains eight apart.
ments
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
BUYS PETWORIH HOME,

William A. Pardoe bought the Pet
worth home at SIS Taylor street re-
Gently from Rosa H. Martyr. The
house is of colonial design, contain
ing six rooms and bath. Hot-water
heat, electric lights and large porches
are attractive features.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

GRANVILLE c. BRADFORD, for
merly with the Ernest Hall Coolidge
Company. is now in the realty busi-
ness for himself at 335 Southern
Building.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20

HARRY HOWENSTEIN looked rue
fully at the falling SHOWS durng the
past week. He believes it presages
a dull season in realty.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
[@'|mE!!;||l|:;;::,i':; e; =: !: H.. !;

JOHN L. WEAVER. president of
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards, returned from Allan
Tic City tc attend the meeting Of the
local Real Estate Brokers Asso ia
tion Friday evening.
HEDGES & MIDDLETON are COM
fortably located in their new offices
at 1884 II street.
ROBERT MARSHALL, owner OF
Cheverly, will leave WednesGay on
an extended Western trip in the in
terest Of his subdivision. lie is max
ing arrangements for an extensive
building campaign in the spr:ns
L. G. SCHROEDER has returned
from a business trip to New York
city.
The Washington times., 1919-12-20
We Beg to Advise Yss-
Ro.l Estate Editor. w.ss,ns,os r.nes.

Resl Estate Editor. washsnstcn rnsss
I rent an apartment over . stors builo =
ing. I rented from the man whs leAs>o
the store. Recently this man moved Asc
l enoesvored TO keep my apartmeat by
leasing direct from the owner. fh1s b.
permitted me to do and have since I'D
rent 10 the owner. The apartment Va
heated from the ssors below. Thers = &c
tenant on the frst 6oor now end I au
without heat In my apartment TIE owner
refuses to furnish heat until the seees
building 10 rented Can ] compei him To
heat my Apartment n =. q.
without q clause In your lease 10
viding for heat or an agreement With
the owner At the time OF renting cto-
cerninE the furnishing OF heat these
is no way to compel him to previ1s
this service
Real Estate Dditcr. washinstcn rsMss:
IL Il the intention Of the new rsot
commission TO do away with ali sue-leae-
which i Furnished and rent cut - fur-
nished apartments I have been tel1 thof
cannot do this under the nev iay. L.
this correctf MA II 4
There 10 nothing In the DoW sow
prohibiting you from subletting yocr
furnished apartments 90 long - tos
rent you charge for them IL 'faiy ~
reasonable" The business 81 o
rooming house Will undoubtedly. ~
recognized by q commission and per-
mitted 20 long as the renta afe foaS
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matter what it is. I guess we're pref
ty fresh sometimes; but I knew you,.
name was Morgan because my mother
said so downstairs. I meant: what's
the rest Of It'll"
Lucy"
Elbow old are you?" George asked.
II don't really know myself"
what do you mean: you don't
really know yourself?" =.
Il mean I only know what they
tell me. I believe them. Of course,
but believing isn't really knowing"
"Look here" said' George. do you
always talk like this?"
Miss Lucy Morgan laughed forgiv.
ingly, put her young head on one side
like a bird and responded cheerfully
I'm willing to learn wisdom. What
are you studying at school?"
"College"
Eat the university! Yes. What are
you studying there?"
George laughed. "Lot o. useless
CUFF"
"Then why don't you study some
useful guff?"
"What do you mean: 'Useful?'"
Something you'd use later, in you,
business or profession?"
George waved his hand impatient
~. II don't expect to go into any
business or profession"
"No?"
certainly mott" George was EN-
phatic, being sincerely annoyed by 8
suggestion which showed how utterly
she failed to comprehend the kind OF
person he was.
"Why not?" she asked mildly.
"Just look at 'em!" he said, almost
with bitterness, and he made a ges
ture presumably intended to indicate
the business and professional mer
now dancing within range of vision
That's a fine career for a man, ISM
it! Lawyers, bankers, politicians
What do they get out Of life, I'd like
to know! What do they ever know
about real things? Where do they
ever get?"
He was so earnest that she wa:
surprised and impressed. She had /.
vague, momentary vision Of Pitt, a
twenty-one, prime minister of Eng
land; and she spoke, Involuntary IL
q lowered voice, with Difference:
"What do you want to be-" sh,
asked.
George answered promptly.
"a yachtsman," he said.
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"Too much. Anderson, 1 suppose,
for one thing. And for another, his
mother just fell down and worshiped
him from the day he was born. He
thinks he's q little tin god on wheels
and honestly it makes some people
weak and sick just to think about
him! Yet that high-spirited, intelli-
gent woman, Isabel Anderson, actu-
ally sits and worships him! You can
hear it in her voice when she speaks
to him or speaks of him. You can see
it in her eyes when she looks at him.
My Lord! What does she see when
She looks at him?"
Morgan's odd expression Of genial
apprehension dccpened whimsicallv.
..She sees something that we don't
see" he said.
"What does she see?"
can angel"
Kinney laughed aloud. well, il
George Minafer she's a funnier wom-
an than l thought she WASH"
Perhaps she is" said Morgan. "l;ut
that's what she sees"
"My Lord! It's easy to see you've
only known him an hour or so. In
that time have you looked ut George
and seen an angelo"
"No. All l saw was n remarkably
~good-looking fool-boy with the pride
Of Satan and a set OF nice new draw
ing-room manner that he probably
couldn't use more than half an hour
at Il time without busting"
"Then what"
"Mothers are right" said Morgan.
Mothers see the angel in us because
the angel is there. If it's shown to
the mother the son has got an angel
to show, hasn't he? When u son cuts
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CHAPTER v.

Having thus. in a word, revealed
his ambition for a career above
courts, marts and polling booths,
George breathed more deeply than
usual, and, turning his face from
the lovely companion whom he had
just made his confidant, gazed out Mt
the dancers with an expression In
which there was both s%ternness and a
contempt for the squalid lives Of the
unyachted Midlanders before him.
However, among them he marked his
mother, and his somber grandeur re-
Taxed momentarily; a more genial
light came into his eyes.
Isabel was dancing with the queer
looking duck; and it was to be noted
that the lively gentleman's gait was
more sedate than it had been with
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Scene Morqan!'

somebody's throat the mother only
sees it's possible for q misguided an
gel to act like a devil-and she's en-
tirely right about that"
Kinney laughed and put his hand
on his friends shoulder. II remem
Der what a fellow you always were
to argue" he said. "You mean Geor-
gle Minafer is as much Of an angel
as any murderer is, and that Georges
mother is always right"
"Im afraid she always has been"
Morgan said lightly.
The friendly hand remained upon
his shoulder. "She was wrong ono
old fellow. At least, so it seemed to
me-"
mo" said Morgan. a little awk-
wardly. "No-"
Kinney relieved the slight embar-
rassment that had come upon both
of them: he laughed again. swat till
you know young George a little bet
ter" he said. Something tells me
you're going to change your mind
about having an angel to show. If you
see anything Of him"
"You mean beauty's in the eye Of
the beholder, and the angel is all in
the eye Of the mother. If you were
a painter, Fred, you'd paint mothers
with angels eyes holding imps in
their laps. Nc, I'll stick to the old
masters and the cherubs."
Mr.. Kinney looked at him musingly.
Somebody's eyes must have been
pretty angelic" he said. "if they've
been persuadlng you that George
Minafer is q cherub"
"They are" said Morgan heartily.
"They're more angelic than ever"
And rs a new flourish Of music sound
ed overhead he threw away his ciga-
rette and jumped up briskly. "Good-
by; I've got this dance with her"
with whom?"
"With Isabel"
The grizzled Mr. Kinney affected to
rub his eyes. 1T startles me, your
jumping up like that to go and dance
with Isabel Anderson! Twenty years
seem to have passed-but have they1
Tell me, have you danced with poor
old Fanny, too. this EVENING""
"Twice!"
my Lordw Kinney gr0aned half
in earnest. "Old times starting all
over again! My Lord!"
"Old times7' Morgan laughed gay
~ from the doorway. "Not q bitl
There aren't any old times. When
times are gone they're not old; they're
dead! There aren't any times but
new times"
And he vanished in such q manner
that he seemed already to have be-
gun dancing.