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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16

Plans for the attraction of new
Industries into cities, plans aimed at
insuring intrinsic value to the home
buyer, plans to further the fullest
and safest utilization OF investment
funds for the housing of the nation
these are some of the details OF the
program to be undertaken for the
year 1924 by the seven specialized
national divisions within the National
Association of Real Estate Boards.
While the national association acts
as a general clearing house for real
estate activities for the United States
and Canada, the divisions have un-
dertaken to draw together for ma
tiona1 interchange of ideas men IN
the seven specialized fields or farm
velopment, home building and subdi-
viding, property management, broker
age, mortgage investment ana the
organization of real estate boards. .
A study of comparative values or
Industrial real estate. covering the
entire country, is under preparation
In the industrial division OF the asso-
citation. The division plans also to
be of practical assistance to commu
mites in the laying out OF specialized
industrial districts. the arrange e 81 :
Of railroad trackage to best serve the
districts and the proper zonlns OF
their industries.
Methods of attracting new indus
tries to a city will be studied by
special committee. Other committees
will develop intercity exchange OF
business in Industrial properties ana
the accurate and complete eVaiua.loE
of this type of property.
Farm Land Dealcrs' influence.
Influence Of the growing organlza-
ton of farm land dealers within the
national association viii be thrown
to the support of the movement 20
make the country not only more
profitable but a more attractive place
to live, the firstSannual report OF the
farm land division indicates. WORK
of the division to establish the iacts
in regard to national farm lana
values is already exerting an lnnu-
ence on the farm lands market, the
report states.
The home builders and subdiVlders
division of the national association IN
it's one year of operation has gone a
long way toward raising the standard
of the subdivision business, It's an
nual report brings out. ways ana
means of financing thei development.
of new city units. proper planning OF
new city areas and substantial provi-
sion for their healthy growth VIII be
the subject of the divisions work for
1924.
1--WE believe that eventually the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
CLARENDON CHURCH
BUILDING STARTED
Methodists to Erect $50, 900 Edi-
fice-Members Donate
Services.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


CLARENDON. Va, February &c.
The erection of a building at South
Clarendon and Taylor avenues for the
Clarendon Methodist Church, to cost
$4,000, has been started. In an effort
to have the building completed a
number of men of the congregation
have volunte cred several hours of
manual labor day. In this they
are being ably assisted by Rev.
Charles i. Flory. pastor of the church.
The women, also. are doing their
share. A Ladies' Aid Society has been
formed and the members are deyising
various means of raising funds.
In connection with drive for $780,
900, which. it is stated, will be neces-
school part of the church, for immedi-
ate use. the finance committee has re-
Gently reorganized it's teams.
The following workers are in
cluded on the three teams:
Team No. /. Miss Eileen Davidson,
captain; Percy l.. Ports, Robert A.
Sauls. Mrs. Robert A. Sauls, Mrs
Frank Imboden and Mrs. c. f.
Washburn. Team No. 2. Miss Ruth
Porter, captain; Mrs. L. b. Robert
soE, Mrs H. w. Beattie. William L.
Bragg, Mrs. viii Fl. Roberts and Miss
Mabel F.. Davidson. Team No. 3. Lee
+. Robertson. captain; DIR. +. r.
Hagan, Frank Kidwell Mrs. Myrtle
Bailey. Mrs. Luther'C. Dodd and S.
Marvin Dodd. A. J. Webb. one of
the trustees of the new property,
continues as general chairman and
Mrs. A. J. Webb as financial secre-
tary of the committee.
In the quest for subscriptions
there has been some friendly rivalry
among the teams. resulting so far in
the Robertson team being ahead.
with $5.7S2.11. followed by the Porter
team, reporting $5,4S3.12, and David
son team, $4.S15.15.
The Washington architect, Rossel
Edward Mitchell; the pastor. Rev.
G. l. Flory, and the building COM
mittee, of which Harry. c. Shepherd
is the chairman. having the construc-
ton work in charge, have collabo-
rated in planning a fire-resisting
structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
VETERANS BUREAU
PROBE TO TAKE YEAR
Grand Jury Inquiry Into Activi-
ties Under Forbes Regime
to Be Extended.
PLANNED IN OTHER CITIES
Officials, Declare Investigations tt
Be Held Here and Elsewhere.
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
CHICAGO, February IGNORE than
year may be required for the COM
pletion of the federal investigation
of alleged graft in the Veterans Blu
reau during the administration OF Col.
Charles r. Forbes, those in touch
with the grand Jury inquiry now
being conducted here declared yes
terday.
1t was intimated that after COM
pletion of this inquiry, juries will be
convened in Washington, Boston, st.
Louis and several other cities.
Guards prohibited any questioning
of the several witnesses called to
testify yesterday before the federal
grand jury here, and the same
secrecy which Special Prosecutor
John Fl. w. Grim has enforced since
the outset was maintained.
Investigation into disbursement of
the government for dental work was
said to have been taken up by the
jury yesterday. Bureau records show
that about half of the 100000 serv-
ice men have received dental work
free from the government since 1919,
and that disbursements to fee dem
lists in 1922 were $5,627,851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
PROBE OF DAM PLAN
BLOCK SOUGHT HERE
House Inquiry Into Interests"
Alleged Effort to Defeat
Project Urged.
WITNESSES TO BE SWORN
Action on Representative Bakers
Request Is Deferred.
WITNESSES TO BE SWORN

The House irrigation committee
was asked yesterday by Represents
tive Raker, democrat, California, to
summon witnesses to testify as to the
truth of charges that large power in
terests were attempting to block the
Boulder canyon dam project Action
on the request was deferred.
Mr.. Raker asked that Harry Chand-
Ter, publisher of the Los Angeles
Times; Harry Stetson, Philadelphia
o. c. Merrill. secretary of the FEEDER
al Water Power Commission, and
repre- sentatives of "a number of pow
er companies be called. In addition.
Repre- sentative Leatherwood. repub-
l1can, Utah, asked that Senator Ash
hurst, democrat, Arizona, be request
ed to appear. 1t was not indicated
what line of testimony these wit
nesses would be asked to give.
me power companies WHOSE repre-
the ]. b. Grand Company of Ari-
IONA, the Southern Sierras Power
Company, Ike Nevada Pow
er Company and the American Land
interests in Mexico Corporation. All
of these companies are of Los
Angeles
On motion of Representative Raker
the committee decided today to have
future witnesses give their testimony
under oath.
William Mulhollan, water engineer
of Los Angeles, was the principal
witness before the committee today
He said the proposed Boulder dam
would produce more power than all
the oil fields in southern California
1t matters little what it is that you
want-whetfIer a situation or SER
vant--a want ad in The Star will reach
the person who will fill your want.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
SALES BY WALKER
COMPANY $483,61
Outlook for Spring Market
in Real Estate Declared
Exceptionally Good.

Sales totaling S4S3,061 through
Allan E. Walker & Company, Inc.
were announced today. officers OF
the organization state that the treno
at this time indicates an exception
ally active spring market in both
business and residential divisions
The list follows:
For Morris Cafritz the new build
ing at 1928 L street was sold to a
local investor, who in turn sold it te
the Washington Quick Service Auto
Laundry Company.
The brick building, located at 1884
street northwest, was sold . for
Robert A. Hall to local investor
1t is expected that this property Will
be remodeled for business.
Elizabeth Edes purchased a three
story brick residence at 2010 Hillyer
place northwest from the Wardman
Construction Company.
For Sidney w. Flagg unimproved
property on the north side of Lamont
street at Mount Pleasant street. con-
tanning over $4,000 feet of ground
was sold to a Washington investor
Acreage Is Purchased.
The Lakestone Company purchased
from the Loughborough Development
Md.
Gustav G. Lochler sold his resi-
dence located at 140S Montague street
northwest, to a local investor. This
is a brick detached center-hall plan
house.
Isabel r. Wolfe purchased the new
building at ABA Georgia avenue fol
investment This building contains a
modern store on the first floor and a
four-room and bath apartment on
the second floor.
The Cunningham Plumbing Supply
Company purchased a large tract OF
vacant ground at the northwest cor
ner of Georgia avenue and Taylor
street northwest. and will improve
the site by constructing a modern
brick building to house its business
For Anna +. Brinkman the modern
brick building at 2516 18th street
northwest was sold to Ella d. Bar
rett.
Carrie NJ. Whiteside sold a brick
residence at 1901 New Hampshire
avenue to Samuel Lutsky.
Dorothy d. Sturtevant sold to
Frank w. Wright modern detached
residence at 4505 Leland street, Chevy
Chase, Nd.
Sfx-room- and-bath House.
For Morris Cafritz the six-room
and bath brick house at 21S Bryant
street northeast was sold to Raymond
T.. GOrham.
The Loughborough Development
Corporation sold to the Loughborough
Auto Supply Company a tract of
land, Loughborough.
A brick house. located at 1880 n
street northwest, was sold by Ed
mund ]. Hickey to Evelyn Crane.
Theodore c. Uhler purchased a
brick residence at 1882 41st street
from the Allan f. Walker Investment
Company.
John L. Briggs purchased lots Is,
16 and II in Colmar Manor. Nd, from
Allan E. Walker and William l..
Browning.
The residence at 1922 Lamont street
northwest was sold for Louis Often
berg to local investor
NJ l.. Beckner purchased very
desirable lot in Chevy Chase and
located on the east side of 41st street
rear keokuk from the Allan f
Walker Investment Company.
Beatrice Leedy sold to Regina r
Sack two lots on Massachusetts ave-
nue., just beyond American Univer-
sity.
In addition to the above enumerated
sales, Allan f. Walker & Company.
Inc, have sold cooperative apart
Aents in Rutland Courts, Cavanaugh
Courts and the Parkwood at a. total
valuation of S59,435.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
Munan'ified Ha,oh, $500 Years Old,
Sheds Blood When War Impends
Dried Bird F0retold BOer and ord Conflicts by Be-
coming Moist and Bleeding-Turned Arid
Agdin as Peace Came.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CULLoMPTON, Devonshire. Febru-
airy ia mummified hawk, taken
from an Egyptian tomb and probably
$500 years old, has gained fame in
Devon as the bleeding hawk"
w. j. A. Grant, a magistrate of this
place, who owns the hawk, relates
that just before the Boer war the
bird, which was up to that time
bone dry" turned moist and shed
drops of blood, but before the peace
treaty was signed became dry again.
Blood appeared again in July, 1914,
and the bird did not become dry again
until shortly before the armistice.
When war threatened in the near
east a distinguished general from
Gallipoli, taking tea with Mr.. Grant,
declared that hostilities were newt
able.
Mr.. Grant, consulting the hawk and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
MAN BURNS TO DEATH,
WOMAN FACES ARREST
Child Forced to Pour Gasoline Over
Clothing of Woodsman, Ac-
cused's Husband Says.
BY the Associated Press.

W1LkES-BARRE, Pa, February 16
Levi Agnew, woodsman, living at
Beaumont, Wyoming county, died in
a hospital here from burns alleged to
have resulted when Mrs. 0. Herit set
fire to his gasoline-soaked clothing.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Herits husband, he and Agnew had
been drinking and fighting in the
Hertz home. When the latter be-
came stupefied with drink, he told
the authorities. his wife had made her
hVe-year-cld son pour gasoline over
his clothing, which she then icnited
Agnew's screams brought neighbors
70 ms aid, and the flames were ex-
tinsuished. but he died shortly after
reaching the hospital
Coroner kfnner of Tunkhannock
IS investigating the case. No arrests
have been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
WOMEN MAY GET VOTE.
South African Assembly Adopt:
Second Reading of Bill. /.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Febru
airy 1.-THE house Of assembly, which
twice has rejected woman suffraG
yesterday adopted the second readjn-s
of the womef's acknowledgements bin
The vote was 81 to AS. This cours"
was advocated by Premier SHUTS, who
urged the need of establishing a sin
gle franchise qualifications for WON
en- in all the four provinces of the
Union of South Africa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
Familiar With It.
From Life.

from Life.
Bessie was lunching with her
mother (helping herself to sauce)-
You won't like this, dear It's parsley
sauce.
Bessie-Oh. let me have some, T
know l should like il.
Why, dear. you haven't tasted it."
No. but I've read about it in the
Bible"
'Where?"
I've been reading about the man
who was sick of parsley and 1 want
to try it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16

1t matters little what it is that you
want-whetfIer a situation or a SER
vant--a want ad in The Star will reach
the person who will fill your want.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16

for publication a manual dealing with
the whole problem Of. organization
of real estate board and its effec-
tive functioning.
Training of secretaries for their
important work will be a subject of
the divisions study.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS :
YIELD BIG TAX INCREASE
Three Times Amount of Revenue
Raised Now Over 15 Years Ago.
Says Official.

! Assessments of both real and per-
sonal property have increased enoF-
nously, so that the District of Co
lumbia is now raising by taxation
three times the amount raised rs
years ago, although the population
has not increased nearly in proportion
during that period, the Y. NJ. c. A. real
estate class was told by William B.
Richards. assessor of the District, in 3
lecture on taXation.
Mr.. Richards told the class that
improvements in the methods of as
sessment have been steadily obtained
by the assessors office and that a
great mass of data has been collected
in regard to all kinds of property.
The Office, he said, has in use sciep-
tific methods for the valuation OF
land and buildings. with the result
that better equalization of assess
ments has been made.
He explained to the class the
method and basis of taxation as pro-
vided by Congress for the District.
Next Wednesday Maj. Raymond A.
Wheeler, executive officer of the
Zoning Commission, will lecture on
"Zoning."
Evening star., 1924-12-20
CAPITAL STANDS NINTH :
IN BUILDING PERMIT LIST
November Construction authorized To-
tats 1888, ,42I-Decrease Orer 1923 IN
Whole II. S. Is Is Per Cent. :

Washington stood ninth among the
| large cities OF the country in the
| amount of building permits last
month with a total of $3,833,42I.
This is more than 100000 ahead of
Baltimore, the nearest large city to the
National Capital.
New York, Chicago and Detroit
were easily the three leading cities.
Building in 25 of the largest cities in
| the country was almost $4,000 be-
hind November of 1923 and a similar
dropping was shown in the National
Capital
1S Per Cent Drop Noted.
| November building permit reports
from 354 cities and towns indicate
that the country as a whole will
| maintain an active program of con-
struction during the Winter. The
eleventh month of the year normally
shows a decrease of Is or 20 per
cent from October. This year the
decrease was IS per cent, attributable
largely to heavy losses in Greater
New York. The decrease from No
vember. 1923, in the 354 cities was 13
per cent. also due in the main to a
loss of AIS per cent in plans filed in
the five boroughs Of New York.
The total for the 354 cities and
| towns for November was s25O,47 ,492,
compared with S2S8.330.263 last No
vember and with $3O6,34S,757 in Oc-
tober this year.
The eastern section of the country,
100 cities reporting, showed a loss of
"a per cent from last year, the largest
of any section. The Pacific Coast sec
ton, 79 cities reporting, had a loss
of 10 per cent from last November.
The Central West. 1T cities report
r.
South, 58 cities reporting, practically
broke even with last November.
IS Leading Cities.
In the % leading cities Con a basis
of volume of permits issued) the de-
crease from November. 1923, was 16
per cent and from October this year
II per cent. Among the 25 leading
cities. however, seventeen show
gains over November last year. It
is significant. also, in analyzing the
building situation, that 60 per cent
of the total for the 354 cities and
towns in November was within these
leading cities: This would seem TO
indicate renewed activities in many
centers of population. A few of the
larger cities, however. show a ten
dency to slow down, at least for the
present
Among those reporting a decrease
| in November were: Los Angeles,
Cleveland, Washington, D. c.. St.
Louis, Buffalo, Oakland and Newark,
n. J. Gains are reported from Chica-
go, Detroit, San Francisco, PhiIadei-
phia, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee,
Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Cambridge,
Mass: Portland, Ore: Denver, Bir-
mingham, Utica, Seattle, Worcester
and Cincinnati.
Now that the construction indus
try appears to be stabilized, activity
may be governed largely by local
housing demands. A recent housing
survey was made by S. w. Straus &
Co. in 52S cities of more than 10000
population. In $50 of these cities
there was reported a total shortage in
| excess of $4,000, 100000 In 148 of
these cities no shortage" was re-
ported. A shortage in towns of less
tian 10000 population also was in
Evening star., 1924-12-20

be made. Thus, instead of a storage
space, we would have a shut-in
closet; and If this were lined with
cedar, we would have a closet in
which all our Winter furs and
blankets, etc, might be kept, with no
fear of moths.
This house would need, at least,
75-foot lot. as 1t is sc feet wide by So
feet deep. However, If one wished
to have the sun porch face the street,
1t might be built on a 50-foot lot
Then the unconventional path would
lead around to the side of the house
to the entrance. Such an arrange
ment might be interesting for this
doorway may be made very lovely
and would be a pleasant surprise to
the visitor coming from the front of
the house. Stone construction-not
cobble, but field stone-would be
ideal If preferred to stucco; or this
design could be made wonderfully
beautiful In wood.
Since the greatest cost OF building
a house comes in the foundation and
the roof, 1t is wise to plan for the
extra sleeping rooms, even II there is
no present need. The family may
grow so that the extra rooms may be
necessary. Thus II would seem that
while the house is entirely complete
on the first moor and the upstairs
may be left any length of time to
finish, II would be wise to plan for
this extension. The fact that rooms
can be finished there would greatly
add to the value OF the house If it
were to be sold later on. Thus, fore
sight in planning and fextbility will
meet with their just financial reward.
Since the prices of labor and mate
rial vary so materially in different
localities, we do not attempt to give
an estimate as to the costs but sug-
gest that you consult your local build
er who can give you detailed informa-
tion as to the costs of your exact
needs to be installed in this design.
For Information as to the building
plans of this design No. 76. send
stamped and self-addressed envelope
to Real Estate Editor, The Star.
Copyright. George Matthew Adams)
Evening star., 1924-12-20

dicated. The survey has been pub
lished for free distribution and will
be mailed to those who request r.
Standard indices of building costa
in November show Increases from =
to per cent. An increase In output
and demand was shown for struc.
tural steel, lumber, brick and cement
There have been price increases IN
steel and yellow pine flooring. Doug
las fir quotations show no change
Prices are firm in cement, sand, grav-
el and crushed stone. Price decreases
were reported in brick at New Or
leans and Kansas City; elsewhere
they were fairly firm In November.
Building trades wages generally re-
manned firm.
The following is a list OF 25 large
cities in the United States and com
parison of building in November,
1924 and 1923:
Evening star., 1924-12-20

| volved Under the system for doing
| building work at the present time, a
| great deal of time, is devoted by the
architect to designing type of build
! ing that will afford the largest return
for the money invested. After finan-
cfal arrangements, have been COM
pleted the plans are then submitted
to the department for permit, and
officials are under constant pressure
to hurry, the time taken to check the
designs submitted being considered
rcd tape and superfiuous, since an
engineer has already prepared the
plans.
1t is the practice in checking plans
that all features of designing are
studied and their strength computed
for the purpose of determining
whether or not they conform with
the requirements of the code; in eff
feet it practically constitutes re-
designing of the building using the
type of construction indicated on the
plans. 1t is only in this way that
the actual value of the structural
plans can be determined. At no time
Is a plan passed and a permit issued
without this computation having been
made, involving great number of
times the making of strain sheets
and diagrams.
Requires Experienced Builders.
The assistant inspectors of build
ingS, as the field force are desig-
mated. are men of long practical ex-
perience in the building profession
while the computers of the building
division are required to be structural
engineers, with practical experience
sufficient to enable them rapidly and
efficiently to compute and determine
the strength of all manner of build
ing construction as may be submitted
to them. This requires an efficiency
of high order work from the
| leading architects and engineers are
submitted to the building division for
approval, and the computers, when
the plans are approved and the per-
NIT issued, are required to assume
all responsibility for safety to the
public and the municipal government
throughout the building operation.
The field force is required to be
personally responsible for each and
every building operation within the
limits of the area assigned it and
are answerable before a coroner's
jury for any accident that may in
Volve loss of life. This alone is a
grave responsibility, but when con-
sidered in connection with the re-
sponsibility for supervision 'of erec-
ton that will be in full accord with
the requirements of the regulation,
it is then manifest that competent
men are necessary. The average
workman assumes no responsibility,
has no interest in the work other
than the length of time he Is en-
ployed, whereas the inspector is re-
sponsible at all times until the build
ing Is officially declared completed in
accordance with the plans and per-
nit on file.
Every plan that is placed on file
must also be passed upon by the
Zoning Commission to meet with the
requirements of the zoning regula-
sinnS
Evening star., 1924-12-20
Study Land Advertising.

Advantageous methods of farm land
advertising are being studied by a
committee of realtors headed by J. Z.
Miller of Geneva. Ohio. Methods by
which farm land advertising may
take a leaf from the more highly de-
veloped advertising of urban proper
ties and adapt this to the peculiar
needs of a farm situation will be a
topic at the realtors convention in
Dallas January 13.
Evening star., 1924-12-20
License Laws Sought.

With legislative sessions to open in
January in "a States real estate Ii
cense measures are now being advo-
Gated by the realtors of IL States and
amendments to strengthen admins
tration Of existing laws are asked in
10 States