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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
Three Rules Adopted
For Desired Art
Effect

Even to the least observing
it must be apparent that in
planning for furnishing homie,
whatever or wherever it may
be, three considerations of ne
cessity must govern-what one
wants, what one needs, and
what one can have. The or
binary individual naturally
starts out by wanting certain
things for the home, which is
quite different from needing
them and altogether another
thing from being able to have
them.
1t is quite evident that one
should strive for artistic effects
in the decoration of the house,
indeed, such an effect is abso-
lutely essential. but at the same
time, it is well not to forget
that there is no word in the
English languarge more abused
or that has more crimes COM
mitted in its name than the
term artistic"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
UNIQUE HOME IS
PLANNEDFOR
D. c.
Centre Hall With Breakfast
Above Embodies
Beauty.

Here's the plan of comedy home
that embodies many unique fea-
lures only found in the more pre-
tentious dwelling.
The center hall plan, with an at
tractive breakfast alcove at the end
of the hall, convenient to the
kitchen, makes this little room
with its group of easement sash,
the show room of the house.
A combination stairway, with a
double stairs to the basement, means
that guests can go direct to the
amusement room in the basement
without going through the kitchen.
Instead of the usual kitchen cup
boards a pass pantry has been SUBJ
stituted; this space could be thrown
into the kitchen, and cupboards
built in If one SO desired.
There are many built-in features,
some of which are the seat cover
ing the radiator in the sun porch,
with bookcases on the side, the
built-in seat next to the fireplace,
and the attractive buffet.
The owners chamber, with fire
place off of which "Opens sun porch,
will appeal to many of our readers,
The gabled roof gives good attic
space.
Built according to plans and spe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17

Louis Wolf, who is holding same for
investment.
The four-story brick dwelling at
201 E street was sold for Samuel
Brown to the Prisoners Relief So
ciety, which will occupy the prem
Uses. This building contains sixteen
rooms.
Two one-story brick stores at 1924
and 1926 Eleventh street were sold
to Joseph Minkin for investment.
Mr.. Minkin also purchased 1908 Bel
mont street, which be will make his
home. The three-story brick build
ing at 500 II street was sold for B.
Greenberg to Louis Buckner,- who
will. after renodeling, occupy the
building. A local investor purchased
from Samuel Taylor the two-story
brick store and apartment at 613 Fl
street northwest.
A two-family apartment, located at
1919 Twenty-fifth street, was sold
for Samuel Brown to Sadie Hayman.
The store and apartment located at
All Four-and-a-half street south
west was sold to a local investor.
The Clarion apartment house, a
four-story brick building, containing
thirty-two apartments, was sold to
an out-of-tow investor. The build
ing is detached. has hot-water heat
and electric lights.
Several large transactions which
have Just been closed will be an
nounced in the near future.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
DISTRICT ALLEY HOMES
SCORED BY JOHN IHLDER

Final payments toward the
$4,000 fund being collected by Mrs.
James Carol Frazer for the pur-
chase of Belleau Wood as a national
park memorial to the American
dead of the world war have been
made, it was announced by Charles
Moore, Fine Arts Commission head
in the course of an address before
the Dupont Circle Citizens Asso-
citation, at the Church of the Cove
nant.
DIR. Moore outlined the plan for
the development of Washington
along artistic lines, and with slides
portrayed the growth of the city
from the time of Washington, until
the present.
John Ihlder, president of the
Monday Evening Club, spoke bI l.
ly on alley conditions in the Dis
trict, showing by means of slides
some of the "deplorable" conditions
existing within a stones throw OF
the Capitol.
''Such conditions. such outrage
ously dreadful conditions which ex-
list behind the marble palaces of
some of the city's first families are
to say the least a shame" declared
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Resolutions were adopted, recon-
mending the extension of the date
before which alley jewellers must
move out from July, 1923. to July,
1924
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
COMELY HOME
IN Is FOOT
SQUARE
Model Dwelling Termed Eco
nomicaF and
Snug.

The size of one of the most pop
ular small bungalow types is &c
feet in width and 20 feet in length.
It. is very snug and economical
little home, frame construction; the
outside is covered with wide Colo
NAL siding, painted white: the roof
is shingled and stained green.
Entering from a small front porch
into the living room Is feet by 10
feet inches, this room is lighted
with two windows in front and one
at the side.
There is one cnetral chimney with
flue lining of tile for furnace in the
basement.
The kitchen is feet by 9 feet and
6 inches, and provided with pantry
cupboards. There is one chamber
on the left feet by IL feet with
good clothes closet.
/ The stairs extend up from the
hall and down to the basement from
the kitchen, with grade entrance at
the rear. !.
Between the dining room and
kitchen is a breakfast nook, which
can be fitted with cupboards and
used as a pantry If so desired by
owner.
The floors are of maple and the
castings of Washington Fir. castings
in main rooms are stained mis-
sion brown and in the kitchen LETT
natural.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
g LUCKY ONES
GETHOMESAT
So A ROOM
1900 Applicants Sought
Apartments in Model Tene-
ment House.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Those
among the 1900 applicants who
were fortunate enough to get one
of the ninety-two apartments IN
the model tenement constructed by
the Phelps-Stokes Fund, at 81 to
IS East Ninety-seventh street, will
move into their new quarters on
Monday. For an average rental OF
50 a room a month they will have
homes in an up-to-date, scientific
cally constructed building, with the
maximum light and air, Is Fer
cent more room space than the
minimum required by law, ana
every modern convenience.
Plans for the structure were Sc
lected after a competition among
architects conducted by the Phelps
Stokes Fund, the State Chamber
of Commerce. the Merchants Asso-
citation and the advisory council OF
the Real Estate Board. The sue
cessful design was submitted Dy
Sibley & Fetherston, OF lOl Park
avenue. and called for s1x-story
structure, following the lines OF
q conyentionalized letter n and
having forty-eight rooms, olvlded
among fifteen apartments, on each
floor. The building has been COM
Melted within the estimated cost
and the rents have been IlXeo at
an average of So a month Tor
room and "a a month for the path-
room, which should yield net re.
turn of per cent on the capltal
invested after setting asioe per
cent for depreciation.
The competition which preceded
the selection Of a plan was given
wide publicity, and long before ac'
tuaI construction work had begun
qualifications had been filed for sew
eral times the number OF apart
ments in the building. The selec-
tion of tenants was made only
AFTER a searching investigation ana
norsonal interviews with Allan Rob-
inson. who had the renting In
charge. A.
Since the purpose of erecting the
structure was to provide decent Nv
ing accommodations for persons oI
moderate means, it was decided 10
limit tenancies to those whose 70
tai income was less than sow.
In addition the prospective tenants
had to submit unquest1onaoie Fel
arences From among the total or
: ooo annlications received 500 were
called to Mr.. Robinson's office for
an interview, which, was the maj
test. Many of the tenants accepted
are policemen. ~firemen and civil
service employees.
The Phelps.Stokes Fund plans TO
maintain close personal CONTACT
with all of the tenants ana ala
them in every possible way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
HALF OF LIFE IN JAIL; IS
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Frank La
Rose, sixty-six years old, who is said
to have been in prison almost con-
tinuously from 1882 to 1918, was
given another chance when Judge
George w. Martin, in the county
court, Brooklyn, sentenced him to
serve three months in the city jail
for burglary, when he might have
sent him to prison for the rest of his
life.
"You are very near the end" said
Judge Martin. Doctors have ad-
vised me that you are suffering from
maladies for which there is no cure.
All that can do for you is to give
you a chance to die outside Of prison
walls"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
Realtors Would Bring
Home OF Board
To Capital

Removal of the headquarters
of the National Association of
Real Estate Boards from Chi
cago to this city was urged in a
resolution adopted last night by
the Washington Real Estate
Board at their monthly meeting
held at Wardman Park Hotel.
The resolution, introduced by
John A. Petty, executive sec
rotary of the local board,
pointed out that Washington,
the seat of the Government, is
highly suitable for the head
quarters of the national asso-
citation, and extended an invita-
ton to the national officers to
move the executive ffices here.
J. Walter O'Boyle, chairman
of the convention committee, an
nounced plans for The next ma
tional convention, which will be
held in Cleveland next June.
The national budgetary system
was explained by Brig. Gen. H.
M. Lord, director of the Budget
Bureau.
William E. Shannon assured
General Lord that the real
estate boards throughout the
country were with him in the
great work he was doing.
Charles S. Shreve, president of
the board, presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17

Gray K. Rutledge, president of the
publishing company and representa-
tives of the warning factions, pub
LEGATION of the magazine will be re-
,sumed to maintain the circulation,
which has been endangered by the
suspension order.
Articles submitted for publication
in the magazine will be submitted to
each side by the other under the
agreement and disputes as to the
value of the news will be arbitrated
by Judge Ryner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17

fications, with hardwood floors
throughout, tile in bath, oak in the
main portion. birch, natural or white
enameled in the kitchen or breakfast
alcove. and white enamel throughout
the second story; succeed exterior,
with brick up to the first story win
dow stills, this home should be built
for about@ SO 900, exclusive of heat
ing, plumbing and wiring.
The main portion is 32x26-this
home should not be built on a lot
less than so feet in width.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
TO ACT AS CENSOR
OF ANTI-KLAN ORGAN

CHICAGO, Feb. 17.--Judge Ryner
today is in the lists against the Ku
Klux Khan He has lifted the ban
which had suspended the publica-
tiop of Tolerance, an anti-Klan or
gan. for a week and agreed to act
as censor" of it's news, pending
adjudication of the case.
Under an agreement effected be-
tween Patrick H. O'DonnelI and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-17
Will Address Medicos.

DIR. Joel f. Goldthwalt, of Bos-
ton, will deliver an address on 1.-The
Challenge Of the Chronic Patient to
Our Professionalism and Interest
ing Methods of Study" before the
George Washington University Med
ical Society at the George Wash
ington Medical School tonight.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
By JOHN R. FORD, Justice, New York State Supreme
 Court

StiN fresh in memory is the con sternation caused among multitudes of forward looking citizens when i'll 1918 the Supreme Court declared the first child labor law stitutional. For upwards of ten years devoted men and women had worked untiring- ly to procure it's enactment, includ- ing the American Federation of La bor, the labor unions generally and the women's organizations through out the country, especially the wom- ems clubs, the Consumers League, the Women's Trade Union League, and the Federal Children's Bureau. Exhaustive hearings were had before congressional committees on the bilE It was shown by official reports that child labor shortened life, bred dis ease and fostered criminality Thus in Senate Report No. 368, Sixty fourth Congress, we find this:
 The evidence is overwhelming
 that unregulatcd child labor does
 not promote healthy citizen
 ship; that it tends to the deter
 and the dwarhng of children
 full opportunity for education;
 and to criminality, since the sta
 tistics of our juvenile court show
 that by far the largest percentage
 of juvenile delinquents are the
 children who are put to work too
 soon rather than the children who
 are trained in the schools
 An Indiana court commenting on the child labor law of that state said:i
 The employment of children of
 tender years in mills and factor
 ies not only endangers their lives
 and limbs but flinders and dwarfs
 their growth and development
 physically, mentally, and moral
 ly. The State is vitally interest
 ed in it's own preservation and
 looking to that end, must safe
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
TROLLEYM[EN RESIGN
 FROM SOCIAL CLUB

Members of the local Trolieymen's s Union who had joined the newly formed social organization composed of employees of the Connecticut Com pany, have resigned from that organ ization acting upon the advice of off, cers of the International Trolleymen's s Union.
 At the February meeting of the local Trolleymen's Union, J. H. ReardOn, member of, the international executive board, was in attendance and pointed out the disadvantages of holding membership in both the Trol- leymen's Union and the social organ ization so 1t was decided to give up the latter organization
 As the next meeting of the social organization did not take place until the 18th of March 1t was thought bet ter to wait until that date before making any announcement of the ac- ton taken by the members of the Trolleymen's Union.
 John J. Looney, who has for years been prominently identified with the Trolleymen's Union, was president of the ne reorganization which numbered several other prominent members of the union on it's roster. As nearly all of these members have already re- signed from the new organization it is regarded as a closed incident by the local trolleymen. It is unlikely that the matter will be brought up at the next meeting of the union which will be held the first Friday in April.
 Just at the presen tti1ne the officers of the union are very busy working on the new agreement which will be presented to the company to take the place of the one expiring next June. It is expected that the men will ask for an increase in wages as the men have suffered a cut iff pay for the past two years and at the present high cost of living they feel that an in crease is absolutely necessary.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
PRIEST. PEARSON
 PLACED ON RACK

President E. J. Pearson of the New Haven road was before the committee on railroads in a private session at the Capitol Wednesday afternoon and not even the members of the Legisla- ture could obtain any information as to just what took place.
 It is understood that the members of the committe, however, asked the president of the New Haven to open up and make frank confession in a "heart-to-heart" statement of the actual conditions on the system in Connecticut.
 The committee told MT. Pearson they did not want him to quote sta tistics in reference to the financial condition of the road or the other tommy rot which has characterized the statements issued by various off cials including General Manager Bar do whenever an effort was made to get at the real facts as to "why the company has lost the confidence of the public."
 According to the best information it was possible to obtain from the star chamber session the. committee asked President Pearson a stream of ques- tions and then called his attention to incidents and conditions developed at the hearings on the Dunham resolu- tion demanding an investigation of the service on the New Haven road.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23

maker of the Nutmegs in and inform ed him that owing to the fact that McNulty had police record he would not be allowed to show his wares before a local audience. This in spite of the fact that not more than a month ago McNulty had taken part in a boxing exhibition which had re- ceived the sanctio nof the state box ing commission.
 Shortly after the strike of the shop men was called, McNulty with several other strikers was haled into court for an ofense growing out of the strike. At the trial in the Superior court he was found guilty and plast- cred with a $25o fine, but it was thought that this closed the case as far as he was concerned. He had made false move and had paid the penalty for his fall from grace.
 Outside of that one offense there has been nothing of criminal nature that he can be charged with. and since that unfortunate incident he has been very careful in following the straight and narrow path. For that reason the sentiment throughout the city seems to be that the athletic commission in refusing to sanction the bouts unless McNulty was taken off the card used very poor judgment In the vernacu- lar of the street they pulled a bone" ,"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
FANS WONDERING
 WHY M'NULTY WAS BARRED FROM ARENA

Fight fans throughout the city are very much incensed at the action of the local athletic commission in re- fusing to allow "Jack" McNulty, former local favorite, to take part in the boxing exhibition arranged by the Nutmeg A. C., which was held at Music Hall last Monday evening.
 McNulty, who was formerly em- ployed by the New Haven road, is now on strike having left the New Haven along with some I,5oo other men whe nthe strike against the road was instituted last July. As 1t is now some nine months since the eagle paid Jack" his last visit, he decided to re- turn to the boxing game and pick up few simoleons to keep the well known wolf from snapping at his heels.
 A few years hefore he had retired from the roped arena McNulty was rated as pretty fair drawing card and when the Nutmegs decided to stage a boxing exhibition here he was given a chance to hoop up with Young Leonard of Wal1ingford in one of the star bouts
 Last Friday evening the local ath- 1etic commission called the match
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
HOW LABOR SUFFERS WHILE MANAGEMENT WASTES
BY THE COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF WASTE IN INDUSTRY OF THE FEDERATED AMERICAN
 ENGINEERING SOCIETIES.

high labor turnover is a rough index of of the common resulting from inadequate labor movement No facts available show the of labor unavoidable element industrial The accessible data comparable for method ot coputa and analysis has been followed However, this portant factor of labor because of magnitude and because of the expense involved training workers take the place of those who leave
 In the shoe industry the of training inexperienced for cutting leather wemanaged shop $576; for semi-experenced man, $45O; and install peenced digeren shop $50. For the shop these figures unquestonaby low.
 The labor turnoevr for the year 1920 in the metal trades plants covered Wherever records kept which the less than half of the pans), 6O Der of separations and the number of employees the payroll The highest turnover 366 per cent.
 The building trades have given little consideration the subject ot labor turnover. In work parcu- ay difficult estimate the because actual percent ot turnover constantly the building progresses and the number o increased and later decreased Men quit for such the of work they perform the risk involved the particular work and unfair by forenen They discharged for lack of work incompe tence lazness trouble because there better available The labor and records ot typical contractors show large losses
 Employment managers rarely employed upon the largest obs and hiring and firing the will of the foreman superintendent.
 From Waste In Industry.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
Oppose State Insurance

New York; March 23-To take workmen's compensation insusance out of the hands of private companies and make 1t a state monopoly is "contrary to the spirit of American institutions" according to a resolu- ton adopted by the Civilian Club of this city.
 The club believes that if business is not allowed "a fair profit out of the suffering and death of workers, this would tend to stife private initiative and throttle competition, which is the life blood of American business.'
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
UNEMPLOYMENT EVIL SHOULD BE REMOVED

} Chicago, March 23-The American Contractor, representing employing
 interests, declares unemployment is an industrial menace that should be solved by finding jobs, rather than by unemployment insurance.
 "There are no limits to the amounts of needed and essentially useful pub lie improvements which can be con- structed during times of depression" says this publication.
 There is a scientific solution to the unemployment evil. If the engineer ing staffs of the government were to cooperate in the laying out of plans for needed construction and improve ments in both public and private en- terprise there IS no reason why sufficient number of these projects could not be arranged for.
 "The problem is intricate and has many ramifcations. Yet on the face of it there seems no reason why 1t should not be made to work quite effectively. By creating a reservoir of jobs there will be provided a form of unemployment insurance that would effectively prevent unemp1oy- ment and maintain business at more equitable level.
 "Of the two forms of dealing with unemployment the latter seems much the better: British experience with unemployment doles has not been highly successful. There has been considerable talg in England of stop ping the do1es and turning the funds into the construction of public works even at this late day"
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-03-23
CHILDHOOD BEFORE THE JUDGES
 The Sixth of a Series of Comments On Our Courts and Their Power

guard and protect lives, persons,
 health and morals of it's future
 citizens
 During the years of agitation for this legislation evidence of a similar nature was accumulated mountain high. The only proposition came from the soulless employers who were coining the lives and souls of children Of tender age into tainted dollars. Their influence prevented the enactment of humane laws governing the employment of young children In ether states where such laws ex- 1sted employers found themselves at disadvantage in interstate commer- clal competition. Hence the need for Federal legislation to equalize indus trial conditions. A, MT. Brinton from Philadelphia summed up the situa- ton when he declared at hearing before the Committee on Labor that interstate commerce is at the root of the evil as it exists today"
 A Senate Report to the Sixty fourth Congress thus made plain the need for Congressional action:
 So long as there is a single
 state which for selfish or other
 reasons fails to enact effective
 chlld-labor legislation, 1t is be-
 yond the power of every other
 State to protect effectively it's
 own producers and manufactur-
 CTS against what may be consid-
 cred unfair competition of the
 producers and manufacturers of
 that State, or to protect it's con-
 sumers against unwitting1y pat
 ronizing those who exploit the ' childhood of the country
 The Congress has exclusive control over interstate commerce and pro- ceeded tol pass the child labor law of IoI6, excluding products of chil la Dor from interstate commerce The vote was 337 for to 46 against in the House and 52 to 12 in the Senate. Friends supposed it became law, but that was before the nine men who compose the Supreme Court had their say about it.