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New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Kent Hearings
3 ably Snarled
By Top. C. Rule
Landlords AL Over City De.
manding Brookly yn Court
Decision Take Precedence
III Settling OF. Disputes
More Tenants Seek Aid
Really Men CHfer to Join
Untermyer IN Test Case to
Fix Fair Rental Basis

z, Inc dec sion OF. the Appellate Court.
second 3epartn snt, which upheld as
feaSonaole rentI based on 10 per cent
oI tne market value or the landlord s
property, has thrown monkey wrench
INTO the machinery of the Mayors
Committee o. Rent Profiteering, ac-
cotuihg TO '!unius Pendleton Wilson,
chief COUNSEL
A calend ar Of 145 cases was heard
ana dlspos ed Of yesterday in the com
mlteee rocdns IN the Municipal Build
ing. These marked the first of q fres h
lnlluH OF eases expected as a result Of
the refusa of tenants to vacate with
the expiration Of leases on October i
Eases yesterday were disposed OF
with gieat difficulty, Mr.. Wilson said,
as res suit of the recent court ruling
In neArly Gil landlords insisted upon
haVlnE thelr returns figured in accord
regardless of location. In many cases
pro nerty involved was in the First De
pa1tment, where aAe ruling of the
co art was directly contrary TO that in
tne Second. Here it had to be ev
piained. and with difficulty. that the
return Of 10 per cent, figured on the
owners equity and arrived at bv talk
ing the market price or assessed value
or the property, less the mortgages.
was not applicable
=, 1T is to be hoped Mr.. Wilson said.
that reasonable rule governing this
newly created situation may be adopted
without hardship to landlord or ten
ant, and providing for an accurate and
quick decision without recourse to court
proceedings.'
The calendars o. all the municipal
courts yesterday We're filled with rent
cases NO attempts were made TO call
them, 1t was said. In one court, the
1st District, which is one of the least
congested, 700 cases appeared on the
calendar. After the greatest effor. It
was possible to dispose of twelve o.,
fifteen.
The above is the situation which Mr..
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04

Il q libfdr}l s)ionld &c ,tch ~
BOOKS Of reference, in encyclopaedsdS. u}-ss one
may learn aFtltoas cast Of research suhat uii,es
are generally kn0so7i. FOR 1: IS ia, vsore pssfnl
to 6no1p these thar 10 kuoGy those that are not
generally kiou7i.'
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04

conventions include Sunday motion pic
lures, the Hurley boxing law, condem-
nation of conditions resulting in soar
ing municipal tax rates, the Ku-Klux
klan, methods of financing the COM
p.ietlon Of the state highways construc-
ton program, housing conditions and
Dettef method OF working conditions of
women in industry
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04

Office you are seeking. thus favorirg
the borough OF Bronx with real man
who not only transacts mis- business
with view 10 the human side it. hat
III addition possesses the keen insight
and sagacity OF the economic slee OF
the question as well
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
Manager Takes Beating,
But Keeps Safe Locked

Charles Choate, manager of shoe
store a. l4r Springfield Avenue. New
New-York tribune., 1921-10-04
knowledge

I think BY ia, the most important
oW IN our code IS that for the diffusion
Of knoqcIedge among The people,
IhonaS JeJerson.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
TRANSFERS Unreal
ESTATE INCREASE
Firm Reports Sales Aggre-
eating s446,500 During
the Past Week.

Real estate sales aggregating S44S.-
800 were arranged this week through
the Office of John F.. Maury. He re-
ports a revival of activity in property
sales.
The house at 1880 Connecticut ave
nue., white stone residence at the
southwest corner Of Connecticut ave-
nue. and Q street, was sold for Mrs
Elizabeth r Travers to Laban L. Jen-
kins, a banker from Asheville. N. c..
who plans to make this home his
residence. The house contains four
teen rooms and six baths and built-in
garage. Mrs. Travers was represent
ed in the deal by John p. Story.
Many Sales in Alexandra.
Forty-ive houses in North Rose
mont, Alexandra. Va. were sold to
local investors who will sell these
houses are modern in every respect,
having from four to six rooms with
bath, furnace heat. sewer. gas, cleo
tricity and hardwood floors. They
are on lots 40 by ITO feet deep and
$1,000. North Rosemont is twenty
minutes from 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue by electric car. and these
homes will relieve, to some extent.
the shortage Of houses in Washing
A 200-acre tract Immediately sur
rounding the Montgomery Country
Club at Bradley Hills. was sold for
R Golden Donaldson to local in
weston.
Buys Belmont Street Home.
Mark Lansburgh purchased from
Mrs. Sallie Borden Hutton the resi-
dence at 1928 Belmont street north
west. This is a brick house. con-
tanning eight rooms, two baths. and
built-in garage. After redeoorating
and remodeling. Mr.. Lansburgh will
occupy this as his home.
The residence at 2s1s 28th street
was sold for Mrs. Mary Elise Allen to
Clara II. Garner and Eleanor Garner
Prince. This home is located ada
cent to Wardman Park Hotel The
and has hardwood floors, hot-water
heat, gas and electricity. There is also
a brick detached garage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
MEDICAL SOCIETY
SOON IN NEW HOME
Organization to Occupy Build
ing Recently Constructed,
1918 N Street.

The recently completed new home
of the Medical Society of the District
of Columbia, located at IT'S NJ street
northwest. will be dedicated next
Wednesday night, January II. The
occasion will be entirely society
function, in which the members and
their wives will participate. Follow
ing the ceremonies their friends have
been invited to join with them in
viewing and enjoying the beauties
of the new structure.
The Medical Society of the District
of Columbia was one of the few or
CARNATIONS, if not the only one. which
had the courage to enter into build
ing enterprise this year.
For some time the society has had
in contemplation the building of a
new home for its scientific work and
a place for it's meetings. Last spring
it was decided, after a thorough can
upon the enterprise, and. as a result,
there were three interesting features
in connection with the undertaking.
Ground Broken in April.
First, there was, on April 5, the turn
ing out of the first spadeful of earth.
Second. on May s. came the laying of
the corner stone, and the third is to
be completed Wednesday night, when
the finished structure will be dedi-
Gated.
This building is one of the most
artistic in the Capital city. and is in
keeping with the architectural type
of federal buildings.
The auditorium is most spacious
one, seating nearly 500 people. On
the second floor is a very large room,
which is to be used solely as a IL
brary. Various other rooms are ar
ranged for work in connection with
the numerous duties Of the society.
It is interesting to note that this
society has met weekly throughout
the season ever since its creation by
charter of Congress in 1917. excepting
during a part of the civil war and
during one short period in the world
war.
Fine Arts Board Approved.
Marsh & Peter were the archi-
tects and the William P. Lipscomb
Company was the builder Of the So
ciety's new home. which is construct
ed of Indiana limestone and whose
design is Italian Romanesque. The
fine arts commission viewed the plans
for the structure when first drawn up
and pronounced them 100 per cent
satisfactory.
DR.. Henry c. Maoatee is the presi-
dent of the society. which is con-
stituent body of the American Medi-
cal Association. I'd,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
1901, O72,00O is SPENT
IN BUILDING PROJECTS
F. w. Dodge Company Report
Shows Decrease of "a Per Cent
in This Section.

Building contracts awarded during
the past year in the section of which
the District of Columbia is a part,
which includes nearby portions Of
surrounding states, amounted to
$301,072,000. This was a decline of
"A per cent from the previous years
total. declares the F. w. Dodge Com
pany.
The years total for this section in
cluded $S0.935,000, or 81 per cent, for
industrial plants: $79,400.000, or 26 per
cent, for residential buildings; $4S,-
1000, or Is per cent. for business
buildings, and $47,3S3.O00, or Is per
cent. for public works and utilities.
Contemplated work reported during
the year amounted to 5000, 900,
about 100000, 900 more than the con-
templated work reported in 1919, and
nearly two and half times the total
awards of 1920.
Thus the amount of projected work
carried over into 1921 is very large,
the Dodge Company states
The amount of money involved in
construction contracts during 1920 in
the twenty-five northeastern states
Of the country was practically the
tics compiled by the company. On
account Of greatly increased con-
struction costs, this amount of money,
something over 2,500,000,000, paid for
a volume of construction that was
nearly. one-fourth less in 1920 than
in 1919.
The year 1920 opened with a rate
Of construction activity unprecedent-
ed for the winter season. Total con-
tracts reached a maximum Of over
$500, 100000 in the month of April
From that time on. for causes we'll
ln
more or less steadily to the end of the
year. December contracts amounted
to $100,00O.000.
Comparing the past two years, the
most conspicuous feature of 1920 was
the decline in residential construction.
33 per cent OF the total in the year
1919 and % per cent of the total in
1920. The amount of residential floor
space contracted for declined from
340.000,000 square feet in 1919 to 1885,
100000 square feet in 1920.
In the amounts of money involved
in 1920 contracts, industrial plants
and public works and utilities both
exceeded residential buildings, each
representing about % per cent of the
years total.
There was in 1920 an increase over
of educational buildings, the figures
show.
In normal years the total estimated
cost of contemplated or projected
work reported is about SO per cent
in excess of the total amount of con-
tracts awarded. In 1919 the total OF
projected work was SO per cent in
excess of contracts awarded: in 1920,
it was 90 per cent in excess of con-
tracts awarded. These figures give
an indication of the amount by which
each of the two years has run be-
hind it's announced construction pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08

With blu ldirg permits issued during
the first week of the new year total
! ing in value more than double the
amount of those issued during the
entire month of December. real estate
men and builders of Washington are
hoping for a concerted revival OF
construction in the d strict of Column
bia in the ensuing year.
Records of the building inspector
for the last week show that con-
Structlon work costing in the aggre-
gate about s2S0.0O0 is planned for the
city with the incoming year. During
the entire month of December, when
building activity is always at an ebb.
a total of s104.7s0' worth of permits
were taken out. Only fifty-four build
ings were erected in this month.
$:13.OO0 in Four Projects.
Beside projects prev ousiy announc-
ed in which millions of dollars have
been or will be invested. permits were
operation, a $4,000 remodel .ng job,
$4,000 store and dwelling project.
and number Of dwelling operations,
costing $4,000 and less
Harry Wardman received permits
sion to erect two residences at 2410-
24l2 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
The amount to be invested was given
as $4,000.
s. Oppenheimer took out = permit
for the remodeIing of the buildings
cost of $4,000.
Thomas r. Asquith will build COM
bined stores and dwellings, on Maco,nb
street. numbering 3700-3702- 4-37o6.
TO cost $4,000.
y Arnong permits for the erect on of
dwellings, was one to B. II. Gruver
Tor the construction of a row of seven
houses on Kansas avenue. numbering
from $500 to 3s14 The aggregate
cost OF this operation was estimated
at $4,000.
Many Projects Held Up.
Plans for number of buildings,
winch have NOT been started owing to
unfavorable building conditions, have
been announced from time to time
during the last year. Several of these
proposed structures will cost more
than $1,000. 900 each. Promoters who
have gotten behind the projects have
grown restless over the lethargy in
construction. The recent lowering of
prices on building materials and the
optimism of large building interests
with regard to the to;ping months is
known to have had it's effect on these
investors.
Building committees of var.oAs or
CARNATIONS which have plar0M1 to
erect permanent homes in Washing
ton are beginning to show activity
after long period OF watchful wait
ing. Investors. builders, architects
and real estate men in general are
anSiously watching for the opportune
moment to launch these important en-
terprises. Many believe that the aus
picious time to inaugurate this move
ment is imminent.
Homes for Organizations.
The United States Chamber of Com
merce is one of the larger organiza-
tions planning to erect a home here
when the building situation clears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
\, B. SPENCER ACQUIRES
BUSINESS PROPERTIES

Papers were placed on record this
week transferring the five business
properties 1905 to 1918 Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest from the Wilkins Secu
rites Corporation to Henry B. Spencer.
It is understood the consideration in
volved was $225,000. -
Five stores having a total frontage
on Connecticut avenue of ninety feet
and coving an area Of 10000 square feet
Of land were Transferred. The stores
are two stories in height and are con-
structed Of stone.
The transaction was arranged through
the Office Of Randall H. Hagner Co.,
which occupies one Of the properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
TWO DWELLINGS SOLD.
Homes on 18th Street Extension
Have All Conveniences.

D. J. DUNCAN reports the home
market active in Fourteenth Street
Highlands. Mr.. DUNCAN is conducting
an operation in eight-room dwellings
in this section. Sales during the past
week were as follows:
Mrs. Ellenor Zurborg purchased a
house at 1901 Kennedy street. Mrs.
NJ Zesta Hart was the purchaser of
1907 Kennedy street. Both of these
houses contain eight rooms and bath.
Among attractive features are four
large bedrooms and double sleeping
porches, on the second floor. The
houses are decorated throughout. The
lots are deep and extend to wide
alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
HOPE FOR REVIVAL EXPRESSED
FOR DISTRICT BUILDING BOOM
Weeks Permits Double Those for Entire
Month of December Last Big
Projects to Get Started

I This structure is TO be erected at the
| corner of Connecticut avenue and Fl
| street. on the site Of the old Corcoran
! house.
! The City Club recently called its
building committee together to con-
suit with regard to it's new. home. to
! be built on G street between 18th and
{ 18th streets. The club has been hold
; ing off in line with the policy of 9TH
er promoters.
! The new Star building, adjoining the
main structure On the north. with a
frontage of 40 feet on 18th street,
near Pennsylvania avenue. is rapidly
nearing completion. Structural steel
and cement work is about finished on
one portion and the work of demol-
ishing the old annex to make way for
the new nine-story building was be-
gun this week.
The new structure is architecturally
IN harmony with the main building at
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
IT was designed by Marsh & Peter, 10
cal architects. and is being built by
the Fuller Construction Company.
The addition will house the mechan-
ical. delivery and news departments
and will contain also the clubrooms.
lunchroom and other facilities for en-
ployes.
should be completed during the year
is the new home for the Racquet Club,
1121-25 18th street northwest. The
lower stories are about completed.
The clubhouse will contain 115 guest
rooms and club features. J. Henri de
Sibour designed the new home.
The National Y. w. c. A. has begun
actual construction of it's hotel. ex-
clusively for women. at Union Station
plaza and T. street. This hotel will
be nine stories in height and will
contain $50 guest rooms.
will BE showplace.
The home proposed for the Metho-
dist Church at New Jersey avenue and
the Capitol plaza northeast. will be
one of the sfowptaces Of Washington
when completed. The Methodist
board Of temperance and public NOR
ais. in charge Of the work, is unde-
cided as to the date of. starting the
building, although it is possible that
d favorable turn in events Will result
in an early sround-breaking cere-
mony.- This structure will be Of mar
BILE front and interior.
The motion picture theater to be
erected at Connecticut avenue and De
Sales street by Allan E. Walker and
his associates will represent an in
vestinent of close to million dol
lars, it is said. In the same block
Randall H. Hagner & Co. large
store building, containing space for
a number of shops. George \. Ray is
the architect. Mrs. A. C. Walter is
the owner Of the property.
Attractive Residence.
Two attractive white stone front
structures will be completed shortly
by the Randall Hagner concern. one
is located at 724 18th street, between
Pennsylvania avenue and III street
northwest. for Frank G. Carpenter.
Another is going up at 1928 Connectl-
cut avenue northwest.
OhciaIs of st. Johns College are
planning to begin work on the new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08

addition to the school probably in the
early summer This addition will
contain twenty-four rooms and will
cost about S250,000.,
Other important projects on which
action has been delayed, pending a
return to better building conditions.
include a theater building on the site
of Pereard's Cafe, at 511-13 18th
street northwest: Christian Sci
ence temple on d street. across from
the Senate Office building; an addl-
ton to the Willard Hotel on the +
street side. and a 100000 home for
the National Research Council. near
the Lincoln Memorial
A revival of construction will no
doubt see many of these buildings
finished or begun within the next
wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
SALES TOTAL ss7,55o.
Howell Gordon Associates With
F. W. Cissel in Realty Business.

Howell Gordon, who recently
opened a real estate office in the
Evans building, 1920 New York ave-
nue.. now has associated with hin.
Fred w. Cissel.
Sales Of unimproved property in
Chevy Chase and 18th street hills
aggregated $s7,55o. he reports. Among
purchasers of land in these sections
were:
Winfield Scott Lloyd, Dennis ]. and
Mary Hogan, W. B. Saunders. Whit
ney Read, William T. Read, Edgar w.
Price. John r. Cant, Augustus L. and
Olive J. Creecy. John c. Bennett,
Clarence 3. Moffett, Hugh English,
Harry M Burton. D. M. Eustler, Ray
Common, A. M. Rollins, Ellis W.
Smith, Raymond L. Nicholson, Michael
Daniels. jr.. v. F. Wimstead, I. G.
Beckwith. John F. .Hahord. Charles
P. Gainor. Mary A. McNein, Charles
A. Blake. Margaret NJ. McNeill and
Mary A. Shilton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
WILL ATTEND MEETING

Arrangements for sending the local
delegation Of real estate men to the
annual convention of the National
of Real Estate Boards. to
be held in Chicago several months
from now, are being made by Alfred
S. Gardiner Of the Washington Real
Estate Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08
BIGGEST PRICE FOR LOT.

Land at the northeast corner OF
18th and Chestnut streets. Philadel-
phia,. recently sold for $550.000, or
at the rate of S27.500 per front foot.
or s27E per square foot. This was
the highest price ever paid for a
lot in Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08

Light buying and light production
are the principal features Of the lum-
Der market at. the present time, ac-
cording to the weekly report from
the American Lumberman, Chicago.
Both conditions are normal in this
season and have no particular sig
nificance, it 10 pointed out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-08

Building records for the city of At
lanta, Ga, were broken during the
past year, with contracts totaling
S13,342,011 on record. or an average
of mort, than 81 100000 a month.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-10-13
TIZENKETSZERES GYILKOSSAG
EGY KIS MAGYAR TALUBAN.

Budapest hiradasok szerint a So
mogymegye lengyeit6ti jarasahoz tar
toz6 Gyues kozsegben minap hajnalban
borzalmas rabl6gyilkossag tortent.
Negy ora tajban eddig meg ismeretlen
tettesek behatoltak Wilhelm Vilmos
keresked6 lakasara.
A keresked6t eppen oltozkodes k0z-
ben talaltak es egy baltacsapassal ,le-
tefitettek. Ezutan alv6 felesegeyel
y6geztek, maid gyermeleit koncoltak
fol V6giil cseledekre kertlt a sor,
akiket az udyaron gyilkoltak lie. Osz-
szesen tizenket ember esett aldozatul
a rettenetes verengzesnek. A gyilko-
sok kiraboltak hazat t0bb milli6
ertekii penzt es ekszert yittek ell ma
gukkal.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-10-13
Szegyen-e vagy dicsoseg !?
Into Szozat Egylstekhsz - MagAnosokhoz

Dekoraci6ja mindossze egy felirat,
iamelyet irgalombol biggyesztett tete-
jere tobbi naci6.
EFT olvasom r6la: HUNKY TOWN.
THAT'S ALL
Benne Ill egy rancoskepu Greg neni.
Fianak jack nadragjat foltozgatja, aki
a sarokban reszegen fekszik egy prizes
csen. A disztelen falr6l rozsdas sz0gon
log egy legy y-piszoktd megbarnult olcs6
Kossuth KEEP.
Cifraruhas, intelligens meg angolul
is tud6 tsdtorfeldgyel6re nem tellett.
Az penzbe kerGl
A sator el6tt hullamzo nez6knek e.
gyike szanalombol megsz6litja szu-
| nyokal6 magyar asszonyt.
A valasz mindossze ennyi:
''Mi no szpik inglis. Mi grin6r. -
A paradesan foldiszitett szomszed-
| satorb6l vigyorogva mutogatnak a
testyer" naci6k a magyar fele:
A cseho-szlovak ICY rikacsol:
"Nezzetek, milyen buta a magyar
! MuzsikAja sincs. Annie van, t6lem
lopta. Egy nagy embere volt: Kossuth
AIT. is mi kolcsonoztik neki.'
Raduplaz az olahs
Kalotaszegi varrottast, szekely
himzest szeretett volna kiallitani 6
| magyar. De mem volt ra penze. Legyer
hat Erlelylyel egyitt ez is az en- dics6.
segem.'
A SERB ICY dudal:
"Kicsoda mer itt3 emlegetni magyar
buzat, magyar Aisztets Hisz' ez Ba
nate! Az pedig szerbeke lett! A ma
gyarnak meg penze sincs ARA, hogy
EFT megcafolja."
'Sivitja vegJl az osztak sas:
"Most mar Liszt Ferenccel sem d.
csekedhetik a magyar. Hiszen ez is
Burgenlandon sziiletett.''
Es ez ICY megy tovabb. A haborr
6ta osszetakolt lilipati orszagok vas
kos konyvekbea hazudhatjak -mily
nagyra n6ttek, mily nagyra n0vesz
| tettek Amerikat. Nekik telik. Ilyer
celokra csak ugy dill penz, propa
ganda sajt6 utjan.
A magyarnak meg semmije, csak Ii
res satra. A magyarnak meg becsiiletet
is letagadjak.
Es mem vedheti magat. Es mem bizo
nyithatja Sc angolul, Sc magyarul, hogy
NIT tett Amerikaert.
Mem am, inert sajat fiai fordultal
ell t6le. Merit sajat gyermekei olbe tett
kezekkel turik, mikent gazol becsiilete
ben az ellenseg meg idekint is....
| AMERICAS MAKING a neve an
max mozgalomnak,, amely ket het
kialIitast rendezi. Helyes nev. Csatta
nos elm.
Hogyan csinal6dott mai Amerika
Xix hoztak EFT letre? Akar szegyenber
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1921-10-13

Mem a papok szsgyene iesz hat, ha-
mem ax amerikai magyarsage, ha XII
allitason nemzetunk hatul fog kul.
logni
A rendez6lbizettsag esak 1--2 dol
lart kkr m6dos egyenela5l, csak Sic
dollart tehesSs egyletekt6l. A j6 tana
csot is megkoszonjuk, de csak ugy, ha
penzzel van korilteremtettezve.
Szives adomdnyok a Lelkesz Egye
siiiet penztaresahoz k1ldend6k. Cine:
Rev. Elmer Eprdogh, 1880 tennessee
Street, Toledo, Ohio.
Tanacsad6 levelek cine: st. Ste
phen's Home, i9s Ave. A, New Yorl
City, N. Y.
A Lelkesz egyesdlet megbizasabol:
CsERNITzKF p. ISTvAN,
mint az Americas Making magyar
csoportjanak elnoke.