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Evening star., 1924-08-09
INCREASE is SHOWN
IN LUMBER SHIPMENT
Last Weeks Business in Excess
of Former Week, But Below
Years Record.

Production, shipments and current
orders of lumber for the week ending
August =, show an increase over the
preceding week, particularly in ship
ments and orders, say telegraphic re-
ports to the National Lumber Manu-
facturerS Association from 354 of the
larger commercial sawmills of the
country, although the totals for the
first 81 weeks in 1924 do not yet come
up to the record breaking figures for
tn. corresponding period of 1923.
Figures for five weeks ending Au-
gust show for the first time since
January shipments and orders above
production. August usually is the
second highest month of the year in
production and shipments.
For the week ending August . there
was substantial increase in new
business over the corresponding week
of 1928, equaling almost 20 per cent.
while shipments were slightly more
and production appreciably less.
Of the reporting mills, $50 have a
total normal production for the week
actual production last week was SO
per cent of normal production, ship
mentS 167 and orders (new business)
ia per cent thereof.
For all the comparable reporting
mills, shipments last week were 113
per cent and orders 120 per cent of
actual production. For the Southern
pine mills these percentages were
116 and 1874, respectively, and for the
West Coast mills 129 and 12S.
The untitled orders of 242 Southern
pine and West Coast mills were $780,
S33.674. as against 4S5,29O,726 for 249
mills the week before. Separately,
1913 Southern pine mills had untitled
orders of 234,791,700 feet, as against
222,286,350 for 12S mills week
earlier. Similarly, ia West Coast
mills had untitled orders of 246,O41,-
9S4 feet, as against 263 3,0O4.316 feet
for 121 mills the week before.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
BALTIMORE NOTES COST
OF BUILDING STILL HIGH
Construction Figures Only About
10 Per Cent Lower Than Shown
First of Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, August While
building costs throughout the coun-
try are dropping consistently, Bal
timore's new buildings cost almost as
much as ever.
Reports from the Building Bureau
of the Federal Department OF Com
merce show a drop in building costs
every month this year. Since Janu-
ary the average drop has been more
than SO per cent.
But in Baltimore it costs only about
10 per cent less to build house now
than it did the first of the year
Paradoxically, the reason for this
is that local conditions are better
than the average, local builders say.
while building operations in other
cities slumped considerably until just
shown no let-down," said the presi
dent of large construction firm.
This is borne out by Building In
spector Osborne'S figures.
Thus far this year the total cost
of building operations is S2S.621.950.
Last year, for a similar period. it
was $27,115.9S3, and last year was a
banner year in all building construc-
ton.
1T is simply that in other cities the
decrease in building work has Gre
ated less demand for supplies and
labor. This naturally lowers the
price," said another builder.
"One factor is that Baltimore has
always maintained more even keel"
he said. ''In New York. Philadelphia,
Chicago and even Washington prices
almost prohibitive. A drop had to
come. But here building costs did
not go so high and now they are
dropping slowly"
Evening star., 1924-08-09
LITTLE DECREASE
IN HOME DEMAND
Realty Company Reports
Sales Of Many Houses Dur
ing Past Few Weeks.

The Morris Cafritz Co. reports busi-
ness during tho past few weeks very
brisk, and notes very little. If any,
decrease in demand for new homes, as
two rows were sold before compile
ton.
The row of II homes located on
Varnum street west of Fourteenth
street has been disposed Of. These
houses contain six rooms and two
baths each, and were sold to the fol-
lowing: 1401, to A. L. Giering; 1403, to
Joseph P. Mulroe; 1fo7, to q local in
vestor; 14os, Nicholas Bobys. for in
vestment; 14l1. to Philip Holber-
mann; 1413, to James D. Burns: 1415,
to William r.. Phelps; 1417, to Joseph
-Ornstein; 1419, to r. Dresner; 1921, to
Mary E. Carusi, through A. B. Calder;
joseph Shapiro Co: 1926, to Grace B.
De Atley; 1927, to Capt. Frank f.
Parker; 1929, to Stewart Boyer; 1431,
to Charles Marks.
Sell Rows of Houses.
The fourteen homes located on De-
catur street were sold to the follow
ing: so3, to George T. and NJ. A.
Wood: so5, to Jacob Addison, as in
vestment; 907, to Gary Campbell; 909,
to f. OFT French; Oil. to Frank Du-
chesne; s13. to Charles III: komma-
Ian; 915, to Rebecca Smith; S17, to
Sarah E. Nichols: s1s. to Virginia
Amelia Hurwitz; s2s. to Elmon v.
Carr, in conjunction with Jack
Leonard; 925, to William F. Seebode,
who was. represented by Robert E.
Heater; 927, to DR.. Joseph Kreisel-
man. and 4soo Ninth street, to Irving
Seigel.
Another row, on Ingraham street
northwest was sold to the following:
sO2, to Henry and Nellie M. Quill; 804,
to Thomas D. and Elva B. Dunn; sos,
to Howard D. Van Deveer, who was
sos. to Russell X. Walker; ,sl4. to
Houses on Delafield street were
sold to the following: so2. to Joseph
A. Chaley; so6. to Albert P. Brodeli; !;
SOS, to Martin rtin. X COOPER; Howard suz 70 70
Donoghue: s16, to w. A. Lyons; SIS.
to Ora Neiata: 92e. to Daisy D..
Hedrick. through Pauline Walters
office; S22, to Fairfax Atherton, and
926, to Victor Fiouchi.
The premises 622 Rock Creek
Church road was sold to j. r. and
K. E. Lehman for Mamie c. Holland.
Many Bought for Homes.
A house containing six rooms. bath
and built-in garage was sold to
Frank S. Reed for w. A. Lyons.
The premises 3537 Hertford place
was sold for Stewart Boyer to Aaron
Isaacs. who will occupy it as home.
Olga Kreiselman purchased from
Margaret o. Henderson the large
home at 1927 Thirteenth street north
west.
The premises 935 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest was sold for Sarah
+. Nichols to James d. Hoover. This
property was purchased as an in
vestment.
Lieut.. r. E. Storch purchased 307
Rock Creek Church road from NJ. B..
Swing, the seller being represented
by n. L. Sansburg Co.
The house at IL Sixteenth street
southeast has been sold to A. Capilos
for a local investor. This house con-
tains six rooms.
The new home at 451S, Seventh
street northwest was sold to Grace
NJ Newlen for morley &, James. This
house contains six rooms.
The store at 3716 Fourteenth
Evening star., 1924-08-09
BUILDING IN JULY
IN EXCESS OF e
Reports From 36 Eastern
States Show Construction
Values Nearly $3.50, 600, 600

Construction continues to be rea-
sonably active. according to the f,
W. Dodge Corporations statement
for July. Contracts awarded last
month in the So Eastern States
(Which include about seven-eighths
of the "country's total construction
Vnlume) amounted to $347,1S4,300
While this represented 10 per cent
drop from the preceding month, it
for July of last year.
Recent months have shown a slight
change in the character of the build
ing program. Residential construc-
tfon. which was 48 per cent of the
total during the first six months of
TINS year. amounted to $12S,072, 900.
or 81 per cent, in July, proportion
more nearly normal than it has been
for long time. Public works and
utilities. representing IS per cent of
the total during the first half of the
year. amounted to S71.716,S00 in July,
or 81 per cent of the total. The pro-
portion of commercial and industrial
work to the whole is as yet unchang
ed. Comm ercial buildings in July
amounted to s49.345,700, or IA per
cent; industrial buildings. sl9.664,200,
or per cent; educational buildings,
S39,510, 900, or IL per cent.
Per Cent Increase.
Total construction started in the
a6 Eastern States during the first
seven months of this year has
amounted to s2.66s.s1s,7O0, a per
cent increase over the corresponding
period of last year. This increase has
not been uniform throughout the ter
ritory. New York State and north
ern New Jersey and the Southeastern
states have shown substantial in
creases; New England and the Middle
Atlantic States. moderate increases; !;
the Pittsburgh district and Central
and Northwestern States have de-
Clined considerably.
Contemplated new work continues
to be- reported in moderate volume.
amounting to $3.50 5o0.70O in July.
the amount of contracts awarded
during tile month, whereas the nor
NAL excess is so per cent
Increase In Local Section.
: Contracts awarded during July in
the Middle Atlantic States eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, District of Co
1umhia and Virginia) amounted to
s4I.7ss,7o0. This was an increase of
per cent over June and of II per
cent over July of last year. Con-
structton activity in this district is
now holding up at a relatively higher
rate than elsewhere. Last months
record Included $20.050,200, or 4s per
cent, forresidential buildings; s9,392.-
roo, or % per cent. for public works
and utilities: $3.50, 500. or 9 per cent,
for commercial buildings; $3.343.700,
or per cent for educational build
ings. and $2.os4.S0o. or per cent, for
industrial buildings.
The total construction volume for
this district in the first seven months
of this year amounts to $270,181,500,
an increase of per cent over the
corresponding period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported in
July amounted to $54,627.300, about
10 per cent less than the amount re-
ported in June.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
LOCAL BRICK CONCERN
TO BUILD NEW PLANT
Washington Clay Products Com.
pany Buys Site in Nearby
Maryland.

The Washington Clay Products
Company has purchased a six-acre
tract at Loughborough, Md, where it
will Immediately begin construction
Of complete brick manufacturing
plant. 1t will manufacture shale
brick in two grades. common build
ing and face brick; also hollow tile
for building and drainage purposes.
The company also owns ,.27 acres
fronting on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at BarnesyilIe, Md, 25 miles
from Washington, frfm which the
shale will be shipped to Loughbor-
ough.
Sidings will be built at once. The
officers of the Washington Clay
Products Company are j. f. Me
cusker, president; w. H. Talbot of
Rockville, vice president; Lloyd H.
Johnson, secretary; G. f. Mecusker,
general manager. Admiral Austin NJ
Knight is chairman of the board of
directors.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
ANNOUNCES CREED
OF BETTER HOMES
Held That inexpensive But
Small Dwellings Should Be
Always Available.

1t is part of the creed of better
homes in America that inexpensive
but attractive small homes should
be accessible to all families. That
is one of the main reasons why the
1924 competition in a thousand COM
munities scattered throughout the ma
ton, which eliminated in the dem
onstrations Of better homes during
the week set aside for that pur-
pose. laid special stress on homes
for families of average or small
means-homes in the $1,000 class and
vicinity. ~.
Recognized authorities have re-
peatedly made the statement that
thousand more houses of type
within the reach of wage earners
families.
Aim of Organization Cited.
The educational organization known
help in overcoming this housing
shortage. and it is aware that pros
pcctive home owners need expert
guidance and assistance. This or
ganization is fully aware of the basic
needs for small homes-a good house
plan drawn by competent designer,
sensible planning in the building of
even the smallest house.
For this reason Better Homes in
America has published a booklet for
the aid of prospective owners or
builders of small houses-houses con-
tanning up to six rooms. This book
let. called Plan Book of Small
Houses" was prepared for them by
the Architects Small House Service
Bureau.
AS Better Homes in America is
non commercial and purely educa-
tional in character, these plan books
are distributed to those writing in
for them to national Headquarters
1858 Pennsylvania avenue. Washing
ton. d. Cat the bare cost of issuing
them-25 cents each.
The plan Book of Small Houses
contains floor plans, descriptions and
excellent pictures of "a attractive and
approved houses. ranging from three
room cottages and bungalows to six
room, two-story houses.
Types of Homes shown.
The types included are the English
cottage, the Cape Cod bungalow
Italian style houses, Pennsylvania
colonial, Dutch colonial. Spanish
type houses, New England colonial
and others.
This publication offers every one
an opportunity to enjoy many of the
privileges of architectural service at
low cost.
The Architects Small House Service
Bureau is a professional profit
making organization composed of
many practicing architects from the
leading architectural firms of the
country. 1t is controlled by the
American Institute of Architects and
has the Endorsement of the Depart
ment of Commerce of the United
states. In purpose it is public
service.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
BY HERBERT r. SHANNON.
Will home-buying continue?


In private this is the most widely
discussed topic ina ginable. Among
those who are interested in this SUBJ
ject are the public, the builder, the
realtor, the material supply man, and
particularly labor. II anything, prob
ably labor should be placed first, as
1t is the: first to feel the results of
any cessation of buying on the part
of the public, If such may occur. In
spite of the interest in this question,
mostly expressed privately, it is gen.
orally assumed that 1T should not be
dealt with or discussed through the
medium of the press, as it may tend
to incite feeling on the part of the
public that now was the time to stop
buying.
the secrecy or lack of faith in the
commonsense of the public to dis
cuss so important a subject, for the
very obvious reason that home buy
ing is now a most necessary part of
American life, and as such will and
must continue in good, bad or indif-
ferent times.
Home Buying Not Speculation.
At no time has home buying ever
assumed any proportions of specula-
tion in any sense Of the word. 1t is
constructive and necessary step in
the development of American home
making. 1t will no doubt surprise
you to know that in the past we sold
more homes during what are known
as panic times Ga "bugaboo" which
some timid souls seem to like to wor-
ry about) than in normal times.
The reason for this is also very
plain. 1t is in such times that people
reckon with their dollars to great
er extent than in good times. They
are perhaps a bit more cautious or
give a greater consideration to the
more serious things OF life and are
quicker to effect savings with their
doilars-and home buying Is the very
essence of saving.
Home buying is not now. nor ever
was. whim of the people. 1t Is
basically too much of a necessity
for them.
Each year we have been in busi-
ness home buying generally has In
creased
Halted by Extrava&ance.
1t is quite true that there can be
recessions in home buying and such
receSsions usually come just before
the end of periods wherein more or
less reckless or promiscuous spend
ing of money by the public for what
they deem pleasures takes place. But
it has been my observation that
there is a return to the more sub
stantial belief that pleasure. like
charity. begins in the home. When
one awakens to the realization that
he must seek all his pleasures out
side of a home, it is the beginning
of a realization that he is without a
home.
Home buying will continue prob
ably in not as great proportions as
in the past few years, but 1 believe
it will proceed with even more sane
restrictions.
Buyers today give more consider
alton to home locations and are
more analytical in their buying, and
rightly so, but this cannot be con-
Strued to mean a recession in buy
ing. In other words. the better prop
critics are coming into their own, so
to speak. Forced buying has gone
and the more reliable and capable
producers Of home properties to a
man will tell you that they are glad
II has gone.
To-day, success in home building
must come through ability. improved
Evening star., 1924-08-09
REPORTS VIRGINIA SALES.

Sales of nearby Virginia properties
were announced by c. Eugene Doyle
as follows: The premises 40 Wilson
boulevard, Clarendon was sold to
Arthur P. Walsh; 10 Waverly street.
Clarendon, to Lawrence H. Hubbard
for Mrs Ida Mae McCaa. and 3s Eldon
place, Clarendon, to A. E. Constantine
for g. f. Dennis.
Lots in Willett Heights were sold
to Louis II. Oswald, Davis Stevens
and John WahI
Evening star., 1924-08-09

street northwest was sold to James
Z. Lane.
A store and fourroom and bath
apartment at 1907 Georgia ave. was
man.
The apartment house at 1101 Fair
mont street northwest, containing 10
apartments OF two and three rooms
and bath each, was sold to a local
investor for the builders, Minkoff, Sill
yer & Smith. The new owner intends
to hold same for investment
Eighteen four-room houses located
at Twenty-seventh and y streets
northwest were sold for a local in
Vestor to Drs. Repetti and Rogers
who intend to renovate and put on
the market.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
McKEEVER & GOSS
DISPOSE OF is HOMES
Transactions in Leland Park Are
Announced by Real Estate
Dealers.

Sales of Is homes In Leland Park
have been announced by McKeever G.
Goss, as follows:
L. B. Tuckerman, David w. Fox,
ney, John p. Rudyk, Phillip p. Quayle,
Stewart 4. Burdick, Benjamin j.
Summerhays, George e. McDermott,
Eugene H. Copenhaver, j. NJ. Mac
Cannon, Capt. Andrew o. kirchner
S. t. Nero, Mrs. Jessica G. Harvey
and Howard Biffie.
Evening star., 1924-08-09
1906 IOWA AVE. NV,

45U6 IOWA AVE. N.W.-
This is truly four-bedroom house, as the
sleeping porch is fully enclosed and roomy. The
kitchen wall is tiled. There is built-n cabinet and
refrigerator. The bath is fully tiled, with built-in
tub and shower. An excellent back porch screened
and cement foored; wide front porch bult-in fire.
proof garage; hardwood floors and oak trim
throughout. In perfect condition. Open all day to-
morrow and every evening from $50 until o3O
Evening star., 1924-08-09
Confer on Crossing Guard.

The District Commissioners con-
ferred yesterday with officials of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad on the uues-
tlon of whether a watchman should
be stationed at the Lamond grade
crossing, at Takoma Park, in addition
to the automatic warning devices now
in use there. No decision was reached.
Evening star., 1924-08-09

In 1923 there were 31.065, 900 egg
producing hens in Canada, which laid
202,05S,000 dozen eggs, valued at
s48,770,7S0, an increase over 1922,
when there were 29,y45,OOO- egg-pro-
ducing hens, which laid 1874 ,05S, 900
dozen eggs, valued at $4Y,49O,UuU.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
SLATE WEAKENS AND OLD TOWN
CRABS 8 TO 6 WIN over AUGUSTA
EASTERNS-M|L L|ONAIRES TODAY
OLD TOWN RALLIES

punching four blows With a walk
and a costly miscue, the scrSppy Old
town boys snatched victory from the
Millionaires IN the eighth and won s
to on Williams field yesterday after
noon.
Slate. hurting for the Houser men.
sailed along in fairly good style until
the visitors big effort in the eighth.
Mates, the rival twirler who got his
bumps in the early part of the ARRAY
steadied down and with the aid OF
clever defensive work turned back the
Millionaires in the last four frames.
Apparently intent on keeping up their
reputation as crabs, the visitors started
in early with an incessant chatter from
the bench which finally unleashed
States nanny and he not only told
them to shut up but directed a pet
name at KRISTEN, the lengthy first
sacker, who Immediately took offense
and the two were fairly close together
when players of both teams interfered
with what appeared to be imminent
hostilities.
In addition to this diversion there
were other thrills during the matinee.
Shorty Fitzpatrick laced out a couple
of three-pillow blows as well as one of
the single brand. In the short field he
accepted 10 chances but fell down on a
couple, one of which proved somewhat
costly.
Nal Morrell also played both good
and bad. In the fourth he made beau
tiful stop of L. LIQUIDS terrific shot and
started a double killing. For the Wis
itors. Silva staged the prettiest play
in the seventh when he raced over to
second and grabbed Morrells hot one
for pretty out. The hitting of Kill
stein and the Loud brothers also fea-
tured.
The Millionaires grabbed a comfort
able lead of four in the first on five
hits and an error. and added another
in the second on a double and triple.
a double and single in the fifth ac-
counted for the sixth and last run.
Mates allowing only one hit the rest
of the game.
Oldtown registered once in the sec
end on an error, wild pitch and a sim
gle. In the fourth two singles AN
out and sacrifice fly tailed one. and
in the sixth brace was registered on
two singles and a miscue. Then came
the big eighth when four blows, some
of them lucky, a walk and bad bobble
sent four across the pan, giving the
visitors a lead that Augusta could not
overcome.
The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06

the boys will have two weeks to get
into shape for opening game of the
season with the Colby Freshmen. All
of last years men have received let
tiers from Coach Haines in which he
has instructed them to report in good
condition and be prepared for hard
work from the start.
Seven games are listed on this
Falls schedule. The prep schools
dated are Hebron. kent's Hill and
Westbrook and the list includes the
four Name college freshmen teams.
Henry "Hyme' Shanahan. star
haltback of last years eleven will
captain the 1924 outfit and he will
have skip" Weston and Reed as
running mates again. Last years
men will probably fall in for several
line positions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
Cincinnati Tops
.Phils in 11-Frame
Pitchers Battle

Philadelphia, Aug. 1-Clncinnatl
took a thrilling eleven inning battle
from Philadelphia today after the
locals had tied the score in the 9Th
and again in the 9th. The final
score was to ).
The game was a hurting duel be-
tween Rixey and Mitchell, but the
two southpaws failed to last the full
route and when the final putout was
recorded Mays and Hubbell were
doig mound duty for their respect
i've teams. Score:
Cincinnati OO020 OOO1O1-4 0 /
Phila. 0 o 0 0 % 1 ] 0 0-3 10 )
RiXey, Mays and Hargrave; Hub
bell, Mitchell, Belts and Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
CHEMISTS MAUI
HARTSCROVE AND
WIN OVER FARMERS
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

tSpSCldl 10 hSiIltbSC JOuIDdlJ
Great Works, Me. Aug. 5-Penob-
scot Chemical Fiber beat Pennington
. to 4, mauling Hartsgrove hard in
the opening frames and in punches.
His support was rather slow and the
breaks went bad against him. Farm
ington looked dangerous in the third
when a triple by p. Dolan and dou-
bles by Brosnan and Masciadri net
ted three runs before the rally was
checked. Fitzpatrick, however, tight
ened up and was not scored on again
except in the sixth when Masciadri
led off with a triple and scored on
Stewards single. Masciadri made
some outffeld catches which saved
trobule. For P. C. f. Mackley did the
most damage with the stick. coming
across with long drive in the third.
clearing up loaded bases. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
Grid Practice at
ICOburn Classical
Starts September II
Especial to Kennebec Journal

Waterville, Aug. Announcement
was made yesterday by Coach Ray
A. Haines Of Coburn who is at Old
Orchard this summer, football prac-
tiCe at the Institute would not begin
until after the opening of the fall
term, September II. The team will
report on the opening day. 1t was
planned last spring to start the grid
men early but with the present plans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06
ShOcker Stumbling
Stone for Washington
Loses Two Games

st. Louis, Aug. 5-St. Louis NJ,
two games from WASHINGTON toda,
making II five straight. Shock,r
pitching in good form, held the Sen,
ators to three hits in the first game
which he won = TO q. panfor,h al.
lowed : hits in the second ccn,ey
winning 1 to - jacobson ana
Jupdge drove out home runs In the
night-cap Both games were PLAYED
before an overflow crowd. Score.
First game:
washington 10000 O0-O : a
ST. Louis .. 600 q | | 0ON-. "a
Zahniscr and Tate; Shockcr AMI
sNevereid.
Second game:
Washington 90 I COOLEST
,St. Louis E. o q | 90 VI 10 O
Zachary, MarbCrry and Rucl, ban.
forth and SEVERED.