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Evening star., 1924-10-04
BUILDING SPURTGIVESDC e..
RECORD YEAR PROSPECT
s4,379,O62 Value Represented in Projects
Last Month, With Great Increase in
Number of D,Oelling Permits Issued.

Construction in the National Capital
took long leap forward last month.
maintaining level that gives promise
OF making this fiscal year the greatest
in the building history of the District
The total value of the various prof.
ects undertaken during the last month
amounted to $4,379,06 nearly million
dollars more than the preceding month
and almost two million dollars ahead of
September, 1928
Not only did the value of building
operations in September increase but
160 more construction projects We're
undertaken than in the month of August.
In September 943 permits were granted
and in August 1888.
One of the outstanding features of
construction this month is the great
increase in the number of dwellings,
erected. OF the total amount of s4 ,379,-
062 spent by builders last month. s3434,-
O4S was in the erection of residences.
In August only $l.504 252 was expended
IN this type of construction. The rec
ords of the office of the building in
spector at the District Building indicate
that 353 houses of various types were
built in September, compared with
236 erected in August.
There has been great need for
houses H Washington, and with office
having about reached the limit-at
least for whle-it is evident that
the builders are concerning them
selves with the erection of homes.
study of the reports of the permits
granted from the office of the build
ing inspector show an increasing ten
dency in this direction every week
Running close second to dwell
ings is garages. This type of con-
Gt"u"t'on has for three years main
tained a high mark in the number of
individual projects if not in value. In
September 271 garages were built at
a cost of s77,l1S, as compared with
goa erected in August at a cost of
S63, ,507.
The construction of apartment
houses in September. however. fell
considerably behind that of August.
In August seven apartment projects
were undertaken at cost of 1850
900, while last month there We're only
five erected at a cost of $4,000
The gradual spread on the part of
home owners toward the suburbs is
Evening star., 1924-10-04
HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS
A House Designed
For a Narrow Lot
Architectural Difficulties of
Narrow Lot Overcome.

The narrow lot has always present
ed many architectural difficulties to
the house builder. and does more than
ever nowadays when a garage is con-
sidered almost as necessary as the
roof or the furnace. Even if the own
er does not himself possess a car. it
is good sense from every point of
view to include garage in his build
ing operations. so that the property
will be more saleable if he ever cares
to dispose of it-and of course it is
easy to rent an empty garage, so that
one soon pays for itself
This house Illustrated today has
two distinct advantages that should
appeal to the modest purse: it is
comfortably large house, yet it goes
on a 50foot lot and includes a garage
1t is difficult to erect a house on IA
50-foot lot and not have it look
era amped, but the lines here shown
have sweep that is broad and free,
with no lack of beauty. The house
should be set little back from the
street, so as to give space for "A
lawn or d garden in front. There is
room at the side for a path leading
to the garden. We have supposed
this lot TO be 80 by 100 feet. an aver
age sized suburban lot. II the house
Evening star., 1924-10-04

, dining room, is pantry, generously
supplied with shelves for dishes
Though the kitchen is small, there
is good storage space and many
shelves in the pantry, so that there
[ is plenty of room for all the dishes
There is u closet for pots and Kettles
near the kitchen range and a dresser
or cabinet beside the sink. The sink
! is directly beneath a group of win
doWs, SO that the worker can be as
sured of an abundance of light and a
cheerful outlook
From the kitchen one steps onto
the service porch and out into the
drying yard. The ice box should be
placed in the storage room. The
stairs leading down to the furnace
room and laundry are conveniently
placed.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms.
sleeping porch and bath. The sleep
ing porch overlookS the garden and
can be used for an outdoor sitting
room From one end of the upper
| hall narrow flight of stairs rises
| to the third story, which can be fin
| ished into an additional suite of
rooms if desired or left as a large
| storage space. Each bedroom is sup
| piled with windows SO placed that
! cross drafts are secured. The plumb
J ing of the kitchen and bathroom has
| been centered and one chimney serves
| for both kitchen and laundry.
| Though the house was designed for
| Il 50-foot lot, il carries an air of gem
/ erous proportions. This has been
! gained through the placing of the
garage at the end of the house. which
| gives the utmost opportunity for a
! long sweep of roof.
The house is built of metal lath
and stucco, but the garage should be
| built of hollow tile and stucco. This
! tNontnuea ON tourteenth PageD
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manifested by the fact that in the
territory outside the city proper, but
within the District of Columbia the
greatest amount of building took
place in September. with total of
S2,S71,3l0. The northwest section of
the city took the lead over the other
divisions with a total of sl.049133 in
new construction. The other sections
in order were northeast, ss5,495: south
east s4S,430 and southwest, S1lS.
Many Repairs In Northwest.
The northwest took the lead in the
number of repairs made, with a total
value of S22S,495. The sections out
side the city proper were second with
54,572; southeast, third, 22,405; north
east, fourth. sl3,S07, and southwest
$5,247.
Brick construction predominated
last month, with the erection of 35S
brick structures. Frame ran next,
with a total of-94, and concrete third,
with a total of 6. There was no tile
used. Four brick houses were razed.
The following is a tabulated list of
the months building:
Evening star., 1924-10-04
CITY TAXES STUDIED.
Realty Boards Working for Re
adjustment.

Municipal tax adjustments are en-
gaging the attention of real estate
boards throughout the national asso-
citation. Uniform method of assess
ment and separate assessment of land
and hui. d nss are changes being ad-
vocat.d for Philadelphia by the Phila-
delphia keal Estate Board. The board
asks that assessors adhere TO a man
ual of appraisal procedure. and that
the assessments receive such public
itN that the property owner may
check his assessment against that of
corresponding property. Separate as
sessment OF land and buildings would
tend to compel land held idle or in
adequately developed in growing dis
tricts to carry its proper economic
share of tax in proportion to the en-
lauced value it receives from the in
.reaSing value of the district, the
BOARD points out.
The st Louis Real Estate Exchange
: organizing a taxpayers division,
hose object is the combating of mu-
'icipal and State Legislation adverse
0 property ownership, and the pro-
motion of favorable legislation.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

words. they are artists and philoso-
pliers.
Much has been said about com
mencing early to learn architecture,
and no doubt early familiarity with
good buildings is an advantage. Our
experience, however, shows that col
lege-bred men who come rather late
to the study of architecture are the
strongest men in our school. Learn
ing to draw early is almost essential,
and facility in this method of express
sion is great advantage. Some have
it naturally; others must acquire it;
all must master it.
But the art of architecture is
greater than it's expression on paper.
Only IA limited number of asplrants
reach the plane of real architects.
and in such a way AS to bring out and
develop the natural gift of the stu
dent.
Ta:ent viii Succeed.
We. must recognize, that a person
of great talent will succeed either in
or out of a school but he will have
a better basic foundation for his work
if he has good school training. A
school should give him those things
as basic ideas which he can learn in
practice only by gong through ana
rising above the maze of deta Is
-Four years is not enough time for
high school graduate to reach the
proficiency repreSt nted by our de-
gree. If a curriculum includes gem
eraI education subjects. il should be
longer than four years because the
professional instruction alone re-
uuireS at least that much tine.
The average student who has not
advanced beyond high school grade is
not sufficiently developed to proper y
approach the major subjects taught
in a professional school
He can very well be taught by al
lott'ng six years from higlH school to
diploma, on the Plan of combined
course which begins by mixing rhe
elementary subjects in his profess
sional studies with his general col
lege curriculum.
Evening star., 1924-10-04

If desired this archway could he still
arger, so that the two rooms would
be virtually one. From the dining
room one can step directly onto the
dining porch. If this porch were not
needed for dining purposes it would
make most excellent out of door
sitting room, or il could be enclosed
and used as sun room.
The kitchen is at the end of small
hall which can be closed off from
the main hall by a door or by por-
there's. as preferred. At the end of
the hall, between the kitchen and
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drying yard This gives chance for
direct entry from the front of the
house to the garden in the rear.
Connecting with the entrance porch
is a little yeStibuIe which opens into
the hall and from the hall both 1iV
ing and dining rooms may be reached.
In the Vestibulc is a coat closet and
in one end of the hall a small Law
atory. The living room is we'll light
cd from groups of windows and there
is assurance of Winter cheer from the
fireplace.
The dining room is separated from
the living room by large archway
Evening star., 1924-10-04

were 10 set 20 feet back from the
street there would remain room at
the back for a practical vegetable
garden. flower garden and also for a
few fruit or nut trees and berry
bushes. all good ASSETS of the sub
urban home.
The owner can go directly from the
garage into the covered porch of the
kitchen. This is especially conven-
lent at night or in rainy weather.
There is ii large group of windows
at the back of the garage. under
which a work table can be set. There
is also IA door leading out into the
Evening star., 1924-10-04
ARCHITECTS FORSAKKNG
TRADITION, SAYS SAN4NT
Columbia School Director, Discussing
London Conference, Declares Amer
leans Are Becoming Artists.

Architectural education is veering
from tradition and stressing less. both
beauty and taste. according to Prof.
William A. Boring. director of, the
School of Architecture of Columbia
University, who, in a special report TO
President Nicholas Murray Butler
has written his impressions of the in
ternational congress on Architectural
Education, which recently closed it's
sessions in London.
American architects, Prof. Boring
declares, are both artists and philoso-
piers, comparable in their cultural
associations to those of Greece and
Rome. Planning, he asserts is the
basis of architecture and proper
training demands sound knowledge of
construction. The keynote of nearly
all the discussion at London, i'm
pressed one as inSiStance on the eX-
preston of modern ideas Of physical
needs of society. and of modern
methods of construction says Prof.
Boring. who is also treasurer of the
American Academy in Rome.
At the congress he states the need
of beauty was not stressed. nor was
the cultivation of taste made an is
sue, This is. no doubt. healthy
sign. The feeling that We are leaning
too much on the use of good old
forms which have been overworked.
augurs something vital, but this idea
alone cannot lead us TO success in ar
chitectural design.
Planning Basis of Art.
Prof. Boring goes on to state in his
discussion knowledge of structural
materials and their uses. excellent
craftsmanship, even good detail are
not the broad basis of good design
To place these in the forefront of an
educational scheme seems narrowing
The disposing OF masses after analy-
sis of the problem is more import
ant. Planning in its broadest sense
is the basis of architecture. This at
titude of mind must be encoura ged
in our educational work. We must
adhere to the larger aspect of design
in instruction, including. of course.
as d proper equipment. a sound
knowledge of construction and good
craftsmanship"
"At the risk Of seeming marrow.
must say that the American exhibit
seemed to me a sound expression o.
good design, when compared with the
work of other countries. The teach
ing of architecture as an art in
we'll organized school seems to raise
1t into "A higher plane than the com
bined efforts Of the office and school
working together. as followed by
many schools.
The time we have to instruct pu-
pills is too valuable to devote to petty
details of the business OF an office.
1t seems better To inspire students to
work for an ideal OF beauty than to
equip them to take positions as tech
nIcal assistants in an office.
Must Seek Masters.
'Architecture as professit u should
rank in the mind of the public as on
a par. at least, with law and medi-
cine. We cannot maintain ii so by
teaching the craft alone. We mus,
turn out scholars who are masters OF
craft also. In Americ:, our architects
o. distinction move in the highest in
tellectual circles. as they did in Greek
times. They are men OF culture. 81
science, of good taste. and have !,
knowledge of building processes q
well as of good design. In other
Evening star., 1924-10-04
BRICK
New Construction Heavy.

More than s112,0e0,o 900 worth OF new
construction work has been started in
Philadelphia since the first of the
year, and current activity would in
dictate that a new high mark for
building will he recorded when the
report for the year is compiled.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
CHRONIC ASTHMA SUFFERER
Earnestly Praises DR.. Loughney's
HUI man BAKE OVEN
And His Corrective Plan Of Eating

"IIere .. hope for chronic Asthma
suffcrers.- Miss Virginia Tannntt.
is-,ear-oid graduate OF stndiBm
High school. Tncoma. r. ono Of the
latest pleased patients 10 testify TO
the merit. Of DIR. Loushncy's Ea-
nous Human nnkc ovens and his
corrective plan OF eating. Miss Tan
matt has been constant sufferer
from Asthma for five years. She
hns treated steadily with doctors of
NIL descriptions - every remedy
proved n complete failure.
Finally she Icnrncd of tbr won
derfui results DIR. LouRhney's HUI
man Iiakr oven and corrective plan
of eating nrc bringing about In
chronic long standing Asthma eases.
aud she became enrolled for the
treatment mud the Asthma IL now
and has been for over two months,
thing of the past fronc hut not
forEottenD. Miss Tnnnatt wishes 10
help all similar sufferers. hence this
letter for publication. In addition TO
Asthma she was troubled greatly
with her stomach and bowels She
reports complete recovery and nd
yises all sufferers TO enroll for this
wonderful treatment.
After all and more expensive
treatments had failed completely DIR.
Loughney's Corrective Eating pinn
and his Bake oven proved n success.
'rhe above IN n true statement OF
my recovery from the chronic and
terrible Asthmntic condition 1 sur
fcrcd 80 with for five years. It's
wonder 60 be well and Ia he able
60 breathe normal. Wrong eating
caused NIL OF my troubles and correct
eating oyercnmc them. Correct enf-
Ing IL the greatest thing In this hig
wide world. II people were generally
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09

of the other allies. The Paris Light
house has cared for the war-blind of
all nations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Women Members of
All Parties Meet

WAsIISGToS. May 9.-rhe first
national gathering 81 progressive
women q all parties will be held IN
Washington on May ,, 10 and ~.
Twenty five states have already re-
sponded 10 the invitation 10 the meet
lnR.
Plans for the meeting. - an
nouncod by Isabelle Kendig OF Wash.
lngton. executive secretary. include
q three days conference 90 discuss
the declaration Of principles. already
formulated. and tho practical details
of the state organization work nee
cssnry 10 tho election ~ delegates
20 the national progressive eonYcn.
ton in Cleveland. July 4.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Radio Pirates Are
Menaced With Jail

pERIIN. May "a sound rcprl-
r.ul followed BY a promise of AN
. 81 was givcn 10 each o. Ger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09

How'd yon make the first
money yon ever earned? ID.
i. Hdnscom, high mp in the
Admiral line, made his bv
whistiinO 10 passing work
iRgmen over in Tacoma. Ia
coma liked II, and nldny citi-
zens said IL iods the one
bright spot in otherwise drdb
liues. Star STAFF Photograph
To look nj this norious-faced
young man nobody would believe
That no oame near defeating his
ilfo 10 ART-with big 'A'--but no
did. This unfortunate part OF II
was that ho commercialized Art.
right from the jurnp.off.
That WIS in Tacomn. not 30
many years ago. and young Dean
J. Hanacom offered his first efforts
on tho altar OF melody from his
front porch. He whistled. Passing
workinRmcn tossed coppers and
nlckcls 10 him. He said Il was in
gratitude: his boyhood enemies said
II was in hopc OF making him stop.
Anyway. ho whistled and made
money.
Now he's general passenger agent
OF tho Admiral Oriental line and
doesn't have TO whistle for his sup.
per.
But he stiil whistles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
"SHARKS" FOOL
INDIANS?
Texan Says indians Losing
Their Lands


PHILADELPHIA. May . - "'rhe
assorted grafiers who hang around
the oll.rich Usage Indians IN okla.
homa are laying the foundations Of
fortunes which viii be tho prop Of
new layer OF arlslocracy In the
years to come. said G. u. Brighter Of
Dallas. Texas.
Fighter was To Philadelphia en-
ruute 90 Venezuela. whore he will
survey now oil fields He spent a
good deal Of the past years Ia the
Oklahoma and Texas oil fields.
II used 70 know some % us
braves in college. raid Fighter
This much Il certAin-the Indians
will not long have their wealth un.
less they learn 70 tighten their fists
The government Is gradually lifting
restrictions which forbid certain
classes OF Indians TO sell their lands
A. soon as new land Is expored in
this way the white ajvcniurrr goes
after the Indian rs he did Of old. only
with smooth words instead Of
rmooth.borc rifles.
"phe sale usually Involves cash
payment which looks good to the IN
dian. but which Is rarely anywherr
near what the land Is worth. Then
no goes to town. Tho Indians who
stu have lands have white tenant.
fisrfuers. who pay the landlord some
thing usually what they think the
Indian deserves rather than wha, be
might collect II he had any business
sense.
However Indian money will prob
ably last as long MS the Indian. at
the rate tho fulI.blooia are losing
ground The breeds arc the only
ones who have a chance 10 survive.
"The Osagcs arc probably tho most
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Family Goat Cause
of This Divorcing

PARIS. May s.--Georgcs Chiauot
got his wifc'H goat when no refused
20 sell the family goat. which they
owned Jointly. She approved OF a
neighbor's offer 10 buy the animal.
but lie protested. Tho argument got
30 hot tina, she left him and tho goat
and quit tho household and has now
flied suit for divorce. after 30 years
OF happy married life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09

vigorous raco OF the lot. They were
not considered good enough 20 make
a sixth OF a group Of fvo civilized
nations designated by the govern.
msnt Cnlckcsaw. chocihw. Chero.
kee. Sioux and tho Seminole.
.-Tho o~agc land Is held by the
government FOR them and leased 70
the oil people. The royalty givea
every Indian on the rolls an equal
annual income. which Inst year was
something more than $4,000 each
seventeen thousand dollars an In.
dian. and many Of them hardly know
what 10 do with itF'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
League of Nations
Tries to Collect

GENEVA. May - The league OF
nations y trying 10 TO awaken 10 Of
iis "lleeplnr partners" who have
not contributed any money toward
is support. China has paid no dues
FOR two years. argentine and Peru
for three ycarr and Liberia Tor one
year, other dsfaniierr are Honduras.
Paraguay. Salvador Nicaragua. Qua.
iamalA and Costa Rica. Some Of
these South American states have
not paid n penny sirce tho founan-
ton or tho league. and deht'coilcci-
ing crusade has been suggested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Lighthouse Cares
for War Blinded

NEW YORK. May 9.--Sixty.six
American soldiers were blinded in
both eyes during the world war. Sur.
geon Gen. NJ. Z. Ireland states in a
communication 10 Mrs. Wlnifred
Holt Mather OF New York. founder
OF tho Paris Lighthouse for the
Blind. movement 10 maintain
which Is now in progress In this
country under the patronage OF
President Coolidge.
Those who suffered total or par.
tial blindness in one eye numbered
6ss.
II is probable that many veterans
have become blind since the war, but
Gen. Ireland says he has no way OF
knowing the number OF these.
American eye casualties were re.
latively small compared with those
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09

many's radio pirates personally BY
Under Secretary OF State Or. Bro.
dow. In the midst Of the entertain.
ing hroadcasilng. the voice Of pr
BrCdow was heard telling all illegal
listeners how badly they behaved 10.
ward their country hy not paying
the i've dollar fee for license. He
promised to send each one % them
70 jail unless they Immediately
came across"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
COITER REMOVED

oZ.Mo has proven safe and sue
cessfnl way 10 remove golfer by
simply applying over tho golfer at
night time. Young people respond
quickly 10 this treatment; older PEG
pie generally take longer time. The
merits OF oZ.Mo have been proven
In so many cases that anyone hav.
ing goiter should have no hest.
fancy in using oz-Mo at once. OF
MO Is sold In Seattle by Bartoll's and
othe. leading Observation-Disclosures
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Say Bodied Hair Is
Reducing Divorces

PARIS. May p.-Thr bobbcd hair
ind among women "a reducing the
number Of divorce actions. according
TO Attorney Delaney. a leading d.
yorce lawyer here.
iio said jealous wives no longer
discover tcli.ialo strands on q hur'
bands coat. which removes ono Of
the chief causes Of suspicion.
Ne added that 20 years experience
had proved 10 him that hair Of
womtn's suspicious arose over find
ing long hairs cllnging 10 friend hus
hand. but that during the past year
no Ind not encountered ono such
ense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09
Poverty to Riches

ALTIS, Okla May P.--Eighi
years ago Altus people were buying
peanuts and popcorn from r. j. Glib.
hons on n downtown street corner.
Today Gibbons u general manager
and owner OF the Gibbons Grain com
pany and announced recently that
the company's sales for one year
Aggregated 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-09

Informed and properly educated In
corrective eating IL would be the
means of banishing sickness from
the whole human race"
Most sincerely.
MISS VIRGINIA TANNATr.
6tc 80. VI ST.. Tacoma. Wash.
Main 4a6..
N0TE--Dr. Ioushney's Bake Oxen
Treatment offices ARE located Mt the cur
ner of Fifth and Union, In the Crazy
Building. Rooms 3Io-5ii-3i2-3i3-3ii.
DIR. Loughney il assisted by competent
lady nurses. Hours, 0 n m. to @ .. m.
sunday. 60 IL oniy. Telephone FL lot
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