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and shade on the multi-colored
shingles of the roof is charming.
The house is of stucco on metal
lath and has been toned a deep
cream-almost light tan. BY leav-
ing the last coat of stucco rough, a
play of light is obtained here also
that gives the house almost a blended
effect. The woodwork has been paint
cd a bright green, and the result is
one of the most pleasing we have ever
seen. The whole house, both exte-
rior and interior, gives an impression
of light and airiness.
There are two ways to the upper
floor, as you will see by studying the
plan. This is a great convenience in
any house, as there will always be
times when one must slip upstairs
Evening star., 1925-07-25
BY MORTON j. LUCHS.

Prognosticating the future of our
community by real estate operators
may be classed as q very biased
opinion. Such a classification might
even make any further statement
almost unnecessary, except for the
very important and recognizable fact
that it has been the real estate
operator and developer in the past
who has foretold and has built pres
ent Washington. He has dealt with
conditions as he found them and used
conditions as they are.
There can be no great development
in real estate that is devoid of criti-
cism or that is sometimes, during
its origin, proved by some experts or
analysts to be impractical and out of
proportion and reason to the city's
general development. This has nat
urally operated to curtail develop
ment, though it may be sort of nee
essary evil that works to the general
good.
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in fast colors. Whatever is chosen
for the sunroom should of course be
used in the sleeping porch also.
We need not mention the many
features of convenience which the
plan shows so plainly and which
cannot escape your notice if you give
the separate room a moments study.
Suffice it to say that this is a home
no one passes without comment and
exclamation.
For information as to the. procur-
ing of the building plans of this de-
sign. No 40, send a stamped, self
addressed envelope to Real Estate
Editor, The Star.
Next week-A Five-RoOm Bungalow.
tCopyright George Matthew Adams)
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unseen to give an extra brush to the
hair or don a different gown quickly.
Then, too, a back stairway like this
gives a way for all supplies to be
brought to the second floor and for
things to be taken to the garret for
storage.
If one chooses to carry out the
color scheme of the exterior in the
interior furnishings, tan could be
used in the overstuffed furniture in
the living room. Yellow hangings
would carry out the idea of light and
would go well as a contrasting color
with the green of the trim, for ex-
terror effect.
The sunroom furniture may be
either gray or green, and hangings OF
either of these colors may be obtained
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TRADE Is GROWING.
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers'
Union Personnel Increases.

Official figures recently given out
by the Bricklayers, Masons and Plas-
terers International Union show that
the number of journeymen and ap-
prentices in this trade is rapidly in
creasing. This Is undoubtedly largely
the result of the concerted effort on
the part of contractors during the past
few years along the lines of adequate
apprentice training. Following are
the figures: July, 1921, 1854 journey
men, 1,437 apprentices; July, 1922,
$4,000 journeymen, 1923 apprentices;
July, 1928, $1,000 journeymen, 1858
apprentices; July, 1924, 10S, 484 jour-
neymen, 1856 apprentices; June,
1925, 111,304 journeymen, 11,516 ap-
prentices.
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CAPITALS FUTURE RESTS
IN REAL ESTATE FIELD
Operators Utilize Conditions as They
Are for Future improvement of
City, and Direct Gro,0th.

Before my time, the building of sew
erai Pennsylvania avenue hotels was
considered a ridiculous real estate
scheme, though they have proved a
profitable undertaking for many years
since. During my time, | recall the
awful things said of the development
of other hotels and, particularly
number of well known Office buildings
erected on H street, then thought too
far removed from the business center
of the city.
The success of all these undertake
ings stands today as a monument to
the wise judgment Of the builders who
simply saw Washington of tomorrow
instead of as yesterday. Washington
has grown in spite of Congress, and no
one person or a body of persons. no
matter how important, can hold back
future Washington any more than
they can hold back the general de-
velopment of the Nation, because the
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WAGE RATES STABLE.
Slight Upward Trend Noted in
June in Building Trades.

During June, 1925, there was a
greater stability of wage rates than
during the same month in any pre-
vious year since 1921, according to re-
ports received from Al cities out of the
list Of go surveyed by the American
Contractor. While the wage changes
still show an upward movement
among the building trades, the num-
Der of wage increases Is insignificant
compared with previous months this
year or the same month in the four
preceding years.
Evening star., 1925-07-25

Builders hereafter will be able to
Judge readily the abilities of con-
tractors to handle construction opera
Hons successfully. This is the conclu-
Eion made following a study of the
action taken at the meeting of the AS
sociated General Contractors of
America recently held at Washington
The conference considered the sub
ject of a reform in bonding practices
and received from one of it's COM
mittees the draft of a QUESTIONABLE
and financial statement for contrac-
tors. This draft, with amendments
was approved. 1t was then passed on
FOR referendum approval to the nine
national associations, whose repre-
sentatives, together with individual
surety officials, were present at the
meeting.
The QUESTIONABLE and financial
statement, which contractors will SUBJ
init with their bids, were later ap-
proved by the executive board of
state highway officials
Application of the QUESTIONABLE and
financial statement to the construc-
tion industry will mean that the ire
sponsible contractor will be forced
either to lie or to expose himself as
being irresponsible. Should he falsify,
he will not be able to get very far
without being caught up" according
to the association.
Text of QUESTIONABLE.
The text of the QUESTIONABLE and
financial statement, prefaced by a
group of explanatory paragraphs by
the Constructor, the associations Off
cial organ, follows:
Though the laws governing public
contracts provide, with few eXcep-
tlonS, that such contracts shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bid
der, there has been no generally rec
ognized legal Interpretation of the
term responsible bidder and it is
commonly accepted as meaning any
bidder who can supply surety bond.
That the furnishing of a bond does
not necessarily indicate responsibility
is generally known. The surety COM
pany has not presumed to guarantee
that the bidders whom it bonds are
responsible, but merely that their con-
tract obligations will by some means
be fulfilled. Consequently the ability
or bidder to execute his obligations
mas IN general reviewed insufficient at
tention and each year public construc-
ton has been subject to loss and de-
las from thousands Of defaulted con-
tracts
In response 20 the needs generally
voiced by engineers, architects and
public officials, for some means where.
by they may gauge the responsibility
OF bidders, this subject has been ex-
tensiVely investigated by the Joint
conference on Construction Practices,
representing practically all of the ele-
ments concerned with the design,
management, supervision and financ-
ing of construction. 1t has obtained
information from practically every
state with respect to the methods in
use for ascertaining a bidders char
acter, experience, organization and
financial condition.
Information Required.
Ihe forms consist of a. financial
statement which
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Information REQUIRED.

The forms consist of a financial
statement, which indicates the bid
ders financial standing, an expert
ence questionnaire designed to reveal
his past record, and a plan and
equipment QUESTIONABLE giving Ger
tain information with respect to his
qualifications for undertaking a spe-
enc project. Each of these forms
Is accompanied by an affidavit, so
Evening star., 1925-11-07

Every we'll managed business has it's
Purchasing Agent-the man who spends
the money. The size of his pay check
depends upon his ability to buy without
waste :. to buy the best and yet spend
the least He must MAKE EVERY
DOLLAR COUNT, and to do this he
MUST HAVE ALL THE FACTS about
the many things he is called upon to buy.
The successful buyer KNOWS he
MUST HAVE FACTS and so he reads
all the catalogues, trade magazines and
price lists that reach his desk. Many sales
men call On him every day and their
samples and advice help him to ''get the
facts"
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Every home has it's Purchasing Agent
also usually it's the woman who
spends the money. The amount of saw
ings that this buyer makes depends ON
her ability to ''buy wisely'' to keep HER
expenses down. This buyer, too, must
have ALL THE FACTS.
All these facts are DELIVERED to the
PURCHASING AGENT of the HOME.
The daily ads of the merchants are the
catalogues, trade magazines, price lists
they are the "silent salesmen' calling on
the Purchasing Agent and they tell her
where, when, what and how tc buy to
cut down the cost of living.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Electricity in Paless;ne

Plans for the electrifcation Of
Palestine by raising the level Of the
Sea Of Galilee and Harvesting the his
toric River Jordan. involving an open
ing expenditure Of 100000 as
described In "Palestine-Its Com
mercial Resources With Particular
Reference to American Trade" by Adj
Olson e. Southland. American consul at
Jerusalem, recently published by the
Department Of Commerce. The same
project calls for the canalizat1on of the
Jordan valley from the Sea Of Galilee
to the Dead sea, where. under irriga-
tlon. 1t is expected that copious crops
of dates. rice, sugar cane. max and cot
ton can be produced. Provision for
1000 miles Of motor highways, COM
liberalization Of the Bagdad- Cairo air
route. traversing Syria. and agricultural
credit banks are among the other in
novations contemplated In the modern
ization Of the Holy land. as related BY
Mr.. Southland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Buildin9s Unfnished

Building public structures in Great
Britain Is matter not to be conducted
hurriedly or carelessly. For instance.
1t was recently announced that the
County hall. Westminster, will not be
fully completed for another half q
century. This is not the only example
of famous building being unfinished
after many years labor. When the
present Home office was built fifty
years ago 1t was intended to embellish
1t with four towers. These have never
been erected. although provision was
made for them by the architect. st.
Paul's cathedral has never been I'm
ished according to the plans Of Sir
Christopher Wren, while the Law
courts have many inches that have
never been filed, as well as numerous
blank shields on which heraldic devices
we're to have been carved. Again, on
the Thames embankment there are sew
eral pedestals awaiting monuments or
Estatuary, while Somerset house has
various omissions in the form of I'M
filled inches and other decorative de-
tails. The houses Of parliament, too,
have never been completed In strict
conformity with the architects designs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Preseruing Trees

Large wounds in trees made by the
removal of branches of considerable
diameter may be protected by painting
the cut surface with a heavy coating Of
white lead. A large number of wakes,
paints and washes have been tried, and
the conclusion has been drawn that
any substance which is not corrosive
or detrimental to growth and which
will protect the heartwood from the at
tacks of rot spores, will prove salts
factory covering for cut surface.
Among such substances may be men,
toned white lead, yellow ocher, coal
tar and grating wax.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Black Maria

Everybody knows that prison vans
are called BLACK Marias." The rea-
son for that appellation is given in the
following terms in the Star of Novem-
Der %. 1874, in the form of letter
from correspondent
"About 1885 or 1910 there resided
in New York city lady of African de-
scent and hacchanalan habits bearing
the classical name of Maria. Her
sprees were frequent and glorious. 1t
anne to pass that whenever she in
iulged she was always nabbed by the
0lice. They invariably had to put her
n wagon to take her TO the station
nuse. This thing occurring so aften,
.e vehicle was called Black Maria's
arriage. Therefrom the van used to
onvey prisoners came to be called the
Slack Maria. "-Washington Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Cockney's Absent ssE4o

In Latin and the languages. such
as French, derived from 1t, the "h'
IL not pronounced, Its omission being
due to the slightly different throat for.
nation in different races. For cen
turtles after the Norman conquest Latin
and Norman French were the official
tongues Of England. and the aspirate
therefore, was never sounded. With
the gradual rise of English as a ma
tlonal language. the "h" came into
fashion. though even today one may
occasionally find an old-fashioned
clergyman who clings to the ancient
tradition and speaks with conservative
correctness Of an tumble man." In
the main. however. the dropping Of the
''a" was left to the less-educated
classes, particularly those in London
which. as the court and official center.
had Of course been more affected by
the French non-aspiratlon than the
more truly English north country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Rules of Politsness Y
Were Not for Tsnnysor

Tennyson gained reputation In
his later years for rudeness. 1t was
due perhaps to his dislike. Of intru-
sions upon his solitude. When the
mood was upon him he was apt to
disregard entirely the conventional
tiles, says the Kansas City Star.
A neighbor of the poets laureate
once asked If he might bring to Aid
worth, a woman who was visiting In
his home. She was well known. in so
ciety. 1t was carefully explained to
1ennyson that the woman had great
admiration for the poets works and
desired very much to see him. Tenny-
son assented quite readily, telling the
neighbor to bring her to luncheon and
named the day. When the day ar
rived the poet had forgotten all about
II and. as 1t CHANGED, was in one Of
his solitary moods.
The woman was introduced; Tenny-
son~bOwed. Luncheon was announced
and they went in. She sat next her
host. Who throughout the meal did not
utter a word. At the end of 1t he re-
tired In silence to his own room and
the woman left the house to which
she had made her pilgrimage In hope
and reverence. not having heard so
much as the sound Of the poets voice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Many Ingenious Ways
of Ascerfdining Time

In the Sixteenth century. In polished
Partisan society, there came into
vogue the etiquette Of the watch. One
Of the rules was that it should not be
consulted In the salon, such an ACT
being taken as an indication that the
owner was tired of his company.
An ingenious matchmaker therefore
brought out watch with raised fig
ures and fairly solid hand. When
the owner wished to know the time
he slipped surreptitious finger into
his pocket. passed 1t along the pointer
and read the hour as the blind man
reads Braille.~
The watch with the luminous dial,
from which the time may be told in
the dark, had number of strange
prototypes. One Of the most curious
was the timekeeper invented by a
celebrated member Of the French
academy, NJ. de villayer. He had
constructed clock which, face mp
wards, was attached to the head of
his bed. In the place Of the figures
marking the hours there were small
cups which sunk into the dial, an:.
were filed with II kinds Of spices.
In the night NJ. de villayer would
moisten finger. pass It along the.
pointer, dip it into the cup to viii h
1t pointed and taste the spice. The
cinnamon might stand for three
o'clock, nutmeg for four O'clock and
SO on.-Kansas City Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
All Art Combination Of
Hands, Brain, and Heart

In one Of Ruskin's essays he talks
about art, and points out the differ
ence between manufacture. craft and
art. How would you define them?
What does manufacture mean? You
know from your music lessons as well
as from your Latin lessons. that
"manus" means hand, and "facto'
means do, or make. Therefore, manu-
facture Is to make with the hands,
says a writer In the London Times.
Nowadays, however, machines have
been invented to help the hands, and
thus more can be made in given
time. The fine work of the brain Is
not required but is left to others who
show the workers what to do.
Craft, he tells us. Is anything that
Is done with the hands and the brain !;
SO more mental control is required
and skill results. Thus each worker
depends upon his own brain and in
vents his own methods Of producing
results, and executes his own ideas.
Art, he asserts, Is that which is
produced by the hands, brain and
heart. Thus, painting, sculpture and
music. are on higher plane because
they require the cooperation of the
head and heart (soul or spirit, some
may prefer to call it). Nothing can
be called real art which Is produced
only by the hand and head; although
1t may be very clever. precise or skill
full. 1t lacks the inner appeal-the
appeal Of the heart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Dogs Mate With WOLVES

A story reminiscent of Jack London's
"Call of the wild" has come to the
bureau of biological survey of the
United States Department of Agricul-
tnre. Last winter number of wolves,
including three black ones, were re-
ported by different stockmen. east of
Lodgegrass in. the Wolf mountains in
Montana. A government hunter, as
signed to clear them out. trapped an
almost black animal that was obviously
part dog, and short time afterward,
In the same vicinity, he killed vicious
dog similar to an airedale, probably
the sire of the half-blood. 1t is believed
that most of the wolves in this pack
are half-breeds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
AUakens NerD Hope

Some enterprising California citizen
discovered that goldfish 'aresmuch more
valuable in pond of stagnant water
than in glass bowl. 1t is said that a
few goldfish placed in sluggish water
where mosquitoes breed will in one
season eat every vestige of mosquito
larvae, freeing the neighborhood' of
this pest. Just about the time we had
given up all hope. that this metallic
colored fish had any value other than
as parlor pet. along comes this news
dispatch. There is hope for the gar
pike yet.-Detroit News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Scotch CorO Evidently
Had Fondness for Fish

The real heroine Of this adventure
was COW. lhe angler could cast q
fly and had caught trout in the south
Of England. but had never SO much
as seen a salmon river. Great was
his joy therefore. when one day he
received ar invitation to fish one OF
the most famous spring salmon rivers
In the north of Scotland, says the
Field. In the very first cast that he
tried he hooked and landed his first
salmon--a ten-pounder.
The first salmon Is always the most
perfect and beautiful that ever was
seen and the angler reflected that II
he carried his fish In the bag all day
II would dry and lose its lovely sheen.
ON the top of the brae there was q
marshy nook that would answer his
purpose admirably. He deposited his
treasure in this nest and, having COW
cred it with a thick layer Of rushes,
went on his way.
The rest of the day he caught moth
Ing except a half-pound trout. Still
he was very happy and content as he
turned ho.neward and whistled mer-
rily as, he approached the marshy
nook. But there he found highland
COW in the act Of consuming his
salmon, Of which little remained ex.
cept the head and the tail. In his
anger he flung the trout savagely at
the COW, hitting her full in the face !;
but. so far from taking offense. she
seemed rather to think that he had
brought her bonnie bouche where
with to complete the feast, for, after
gazing at him for moment with the
innocent. confiding eyes Of her kind
she contentedly swallowed the trout.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Various Kinds of Seal

Hair seal Is the term applied to ami
mails of the seadog family II Is found
in extra tropical portions of the sea
along temperate and colder portions Of
the globe. Only the variety known rs
Greenland seal is of significance to the
fur trade. The two-months-old cub Of
the Greenland seal has a skin used in
the trade. and Is known as white coat
seal. According to age this animal
passes into grades known as small spot
seal, meddling spot seal 1.-TWO years
old). Later 1t becomes spot seal, and.
when finally full colored. harp seal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06
Cruel Old custor,

There was time when laughing
faces were actually manufactured to
meet the demand Of those who wished
to be amused. Up to the end of the
reign Of James II, human sculpture"
work was carried out by rowing tribes
Of gypsies called Comprachios. who
were Of Spanish origin. They bought
and even kidnapped children, and prac-
ticed science or art Of human disfig-
uration.
Children thus treated grew up with
an immevable and fantastic grin. They
were an attraction at all successful
travelling booths and entertainments
until the custom was repressed by
William III.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-06

The reorganization theory Is the
heory that a sparallel exists between
he embryonic development of an in
livldual and the historical evolution
IF It's race. This parallel is explained
by the theory of evolution, according
10 which. In the words of Sedgwick,
THE development history of the indi-
,idual appears to be short and SIM
plified repetition. or, in a certain
sense. a recapitulaiion of the course
# development of the species" The
theory. is correct toa limited extent in
he case of many animals, but there
ire many deviations due to the adap-
tatiOn to environment, abbreviation Of
the course Of development and other
influences.