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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-14

~ OES YOUR MIRROR revea
a soft, clear, rudy skin. free
~ from imperfections, that is
such a Joy to every woman? Oh
are you embarrassed with blem
ishes, pimples, little eruptions
acne, blackheads and 9th r un
slightly and disfiguring handicaps
Your skin is in reality your pass
port, and if your mirror reveals 8
bIemished, unsightly complexion
it is time to begin at once to cor
rect this annoying condition. When
the blood becomes infected with
humorS or impurities, the circula'
ton cannot supply rich nutrition tc
the skin, but instead it deposits the
Rcrid impurities with which It is
contaminated into the sensitive
fibres and tissues. This causes IT.
rltation or inflammation viii C b
splits or breaks the outer Cuticle
while the tissues beneath ulcerate,
become inflamed, break out into
pimples, and cause other unsightly
1rritations.
Just as long as the blood re-
mains pure, the skin will be free
mM from eruptions; blu t
NV when the blood be-
comes affected wit h
MESNN hum0rs, It's nourish-
ing and healthful prop
Evening star., 1925-08-15

Modern Colonial
Home Of Stone,
Brick or Shingle
Spaciousness-C on e N i
ence~-Ample Closet and
Storage Space-Working
Quarters-I N C o s e d
Porch.

In choosing a design for home sub
NIT it to the seven following tests:
Is 1t practical?
Is Ii economical?
Is it efficient?
Is 1t Hvable?
Is 1T beautiful?
Is it open to sunshine, light and air?
Is 1t flexible enough to allow the
many little changes that make home
individual and personal?
1t would seem that rhe design illus-
trated today stands up buoyantly 'un'
der all these tests. Built in the colo.
NAL style that is so endeared' to US by
association, il seems to fit In perfectly
with any American landscape. A really
beautiful colonial house looks like an
ancestor" 1t seems to be an integral
part of the family life, facing the
world sturdily in sorrow, enjoying the
happiness of the occupants, and seem
ing to anticipate the joyousness of the
children and grandchildren of the COM
ing genera ton. There is nothing
crowded or hurried about a colonial
house, and the ideal can be carried out
simply and beautifully in the furnish
the Windsor chairs, four-poster beds,
the braided rugs, candlesticks, and
SO on.
Stone is, of course, the ideal mate
rial for this design, IL il can be found
on the ground or secured in the vicin.
ity. But brick or shingles may be used
with excellent effect. If preferred, for
economic or personal reasons.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

and bath, range Of price: $50, Z; s55,
6; $50, 27; Ss5, 90; $s5, 13;; ss5s 5; 500
sos, IL; sl10.s115, 8; $125 and over
H.. Total. 112.
"A majority of the firms. reporting
stated that collections We're fair,
with slight tendency, to. slow up
and that the demand for apartments
was very slow /
THE building inspector. reported
for the fiscal year ended June 80
1925, a total of 120 apartment houses,
which included every form of struc'
ture housing four or more families.
IN April and May building activities
reached the high-water mark in the
District and q check of the records
from month TO month since March
and including July indicates that 5S
apartment houses are underway
"A study made by the Operative
Builders Association Of this city in
1924 indicated an average of 81 units
to the apartment building and on this
basis il would appear that we now
have approximately 1900 housing
units to be supplied with tenants be-
tween now and October l. This does
not take into consideration the prop.
critics listed in this report, or the
many upon which no reports were
made.
In connection with our housing
problem and building program 1t is
Of some interest to recall statement
made by the assessor of the District
at the hearings on the rent bill In
January At that time he stated
using data from the office of the build
ms inspector and the Bureau OF the
Census, :" in 1895, with $4,000
houses or about $4,000 dwellings. the
District had a population of $50, 900
or five persons per dwelling. In 1925
with los. 900 places of abode at five
persons to each. we will have accom-
modations for 525, 900 people (Hear
ings s. 1854, page 33.) The Bureau
of the Census in 1920 gave the city
a population of 437, 7,571. In the Fall
Of 1924, Polk & Co., publishers of the
City Directory, estimated the popula
ton to be 483 ,S75, an increase of about
1890 in four years, or an annual in
crease of about 1000. Assuming
that the assessors figures are cor
rect, in spite of the rapid growth II
would seem that we have passed the
point of saturation in the matter ot
apartment housing, although the av
erage OF 4.5 persons per dwelling il
not likely to be duplicated in the flu
ture for the reason that the housing
units are much smaller and there IL
a tendency on the part of families tc
acquire suburban homes"
The report Is made by the commit
tee, composed of r. L. McKeever
Frank Bell. Chester Snow, jr., ant
Howard Philips.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

plify heusework The kitchen sinI Is
under a window. The icebox ma.J be
placed under the other kitchen win.
dow so that the iceman may reaGh II
from the porch; or space may be found
in the back entry for this purpC Sc II
preferred. The side porch IL a 1Cleas-
ant place to sew or read while watch.
ing slow cooking. and will be a Joy
to the maid IL one Is kept.
If the treatment OF the woodwork in
the entrance hall is ivory, the 'cnrving
stairs can be carried out In tn b same
color with a mahogany rail. tpstairs
the four bedrooms all have II sht and
air from two sides. On one size of the
hall closets separate the two BEDROOMS;
on the other side. 4 hall ANA bath
perform similar service. This care
fully worked-out detail insu res quiet
and privacy for each OF the 9oms. An
abundance of closet space Is o distinc-
tive feature of this houseT-khere are
six. including the linen clio Set In the
hall. -.-
Stairs lead from the bacsl OF the up.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

but distinctive spaciousness has been
achieved in this living room IA feet
10 inches by 20 feet. which extends
through the house. with two windows
at each end and doors leading out to
the porch. This porch could be in
closed In glass for Winter use, and an
extra outside fireplace would be an un.
usual and possible feature here. The
fireplace In the living room is centered
and greats the eye from the entrance
hall. -
Any one who has given a thought
TO furnishing knows that the more de-
sirable and treasured windows and
doors a room has. the harder 1t is to
find appropriate places for bookcas ses
and pieces that need a background.
This particular living room has a very
long side space that will house a fairly
good sized library.
The dining room faces the front-an
always desirable location-and the
pantry md kitchen are light, large nd
airy. There Is room in the pantry for
two of the dressers that help to sim
Evening star., 1925-08-15

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increase
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Evening star., 1925-08-15

stairs hall to the third floor, which Is
reserved for storage.
Color in the roef-possibly dull moss
green In slate-repeated naturally in
the foliage of the trees, shrubs and
vines. gives the necessary contrast to
the varying grays OF the stonework.
This house could be built on a so.
foot lot IL the snd were set toward the
road. as 1t In only sly feet deep. How
ever. the design would only attain its
best appesra nee when placed on a lot
with not less than q hundred feet front.
age, since the house itself Is 66 feet in
width and would be incomplete with.
out surrounding lawn and garden.
Detailed Information as to the build.
Ing costs can best be supplied by any
local buiider. For further information
as to the procuring of the building
plans of this design, No. 70, send a
stamped and self-addressed envelope to
the Real Rstate Editor, The Star.
tCopyHsht George Matthew Adans)
Evening star., 1925-08-15
FRE.E-LOT SYSTEM sFLAYED
MI REALTY DEVELOPMENT
Bet ter Business Bureau Emphatically
.s Condemns Method Found in Capital
~ sss. !, S. and Other, Cities.

! Many people have been Iured 10 these
subdfvlsfons and lulled into the pur-
chase of o lot under the spell or
enthusiasm created by able statesmen
on the ground. Later, after sober
confederation. they have regretted
their .hasty decision to buy, but find
that there is nothing to do but COM
piete their payments or lose the de-
posit paid.
Guiiible Are Caught
'~rhs Washington Better Business
Bureau has received so many in
quiries regarding the operation OF
these companies that this digest of
our observation has been prepared
for those who innocently sign their
names to the apparently harmless
little card and later are led TO make
inquiry when they find themselves
drawn into the machinery of the
system.
Agents for these companies dis
tribute cards at public gatherings.
such as moving picture theaters, ex-
positions. etc, or in some instances
by deor-to-door solicitations. Pros
poets are asked to sign their names
and addresses to the cards without
any obligation whatever and are told
that 1t may entitle them to receive
a building lot In a subdivision usu-
ally located in the suburbs of the
city. With apparently everything 10
gain and nothing to lose. prospects
| usually sign the cards willingly.
Shortly after this the prospect
hears from the company and learns
that he 10 entitled to receive a build
Ing Tot valued at, usually, 5000 or
$3.50. upon payment of sum of S39
or sorne such nominal amount. which
covers the consideration for the lot.
as well az the proportionate share OF
the original searching of title, sur
veytng the property, execution of tha
deed. notary public acknowleg gdment, =
etc. In order to obtain a deed to the
lot, however. the prospect must 20
to the subdivision and see the prop
erty. Able statesmen await the pros
poets arrival.
This lot which is to be obtained
for the nominal amount of money IS
! CONTINUED on Fourteenth Page)
Evening star., 1925-08-15

7 throughout the country there has
bes h co0fdfnAted effort to stop the
So called .free.iot" system used for
TN purpose Gf attracting buyers to
NJ Nv developments and subdivisions.
U bis practice generally has received
9 bposition from the better business
IDpreaus throughout the country and
~ frowned upon by the real estate
boards In the various cities where
the system has cropped up.
I This 'free-lot" system. 1T is de.
t:lared, has reached Washington, and
The Washingtok, Better Business Blu.
reau has taken steps to combat II,
John A. Petty. executive secretary of
the Washington Real Estate Board,
In stating that his orga nization dis
approves OF the practice, declares
that these projects were introduced
and are usually carried on by out
side interests and are not promoted
by any of-the permanently local realty
men.
The Better Busines Bureau in a
| report made public fully explains the
system as follows. in part:
In Washington and various other
cities of the country real estate sub
divisions are being sold through what
has been called the 'free-lot' system.
Evening star., 1925-08-15
READ WHAT THE POST SAID AUG. 2:
-svbold, throug.
s,suuc.sd ~ Borden Newboid, nine
bah. garage
Anacostia Park Improving
Is D1uzUing Home Seekers
Demand Causes Builders to Erect Hundreds of Dwell.
inx..-Athletic and Other Recreational Facilities
VIII Be Provided in New Breathing Spot.

a football heId, complete equipment !
for all track events, automobile |
parking space and many other fsa- !
lures, A golf course is now being
proposed for the next section OF the
park.
When the, entire park system Is
completed there will be an auto
mabiie drive from Bennins TO Blue
Plains. The proposal is now being
made TO have this parkway connect
ed to the Potomac park drive by
a bridge from Hams point across
to the park.
Builds Hundred Homes
First OF the local builders TO see
the opportunity OF developing att
tractive home communities along
the edge of this parkway was w.
M. Ward. He has already built
"a hundred homes in Fairlawn,
located between the Pennsylvania
/ avenue and Anacostia bridges, ana
has plans for two hundred more.
All OF these homes are for sale
by Douglass and Phillips. local real
estate operators and builders. with
offices at 1916 K street northwest.
More than SO of the homes have
/ already been sold TO home-seekers
who appreciate the value of homes
In this exceptionally ideal location.
| There ase four rows OF homes
now for sale In Fairlawn. They are
located on U street. between Thir-
teenth street and Nichols avenne; 7
| street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. S street. be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth
istreets; Ridge street, between -Four.
teenth and Fifteenth streets and
Nayior road at the corner of MINI
esota avenue.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

Work on Anacostia park which
Will eventually extend along the
shores OF the Anacostia and Poto-
mac rivers from Benning to Blue
Plains Is now being pushed forward
az rapidly as possible according to
the once CT the superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds.
Local real estate men expect the
development OF this park to greatly
increase the value OF property In
|Anscostis and southwest Washing
ton. 1t has already brought de-
mand for that property. resulting in
the erection of several hundred
homes by prominent local builders.
The park has been divided into
sections. each OF which will be COM
pieted before work is started on
another
The section OF the park between
the Pennsyivania avenue and Ana
costa bridges, known as Section
ID" IS now being completed. This
will form the center of attraction In
the park because. the main part oil
the athletic facilities will be located
there
Has Spacious Club. !
Principal of the attractions is 4
spacious club house now being con
structed in the center of the sec
ton
It Is a very long one-story build
ing. of colonial design. built o.
brick with q slate roof. II vii
thavs . veranda part way across thu
front, with a balcony above. Their
twiii be approximately 500 locker
In the feld house.
| other attractions In the park will
be swimming pools for adults ant
children. three Fairgrounds, Is ten
mis- courts, seven baseball diamonds
Evening star., 1925-08-15
STANDARDS BODY URGED

The American Engineering Stand
ards Committee has been requested
by the American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers to authorize the organ
ization of sectional committee whose
duty 1t would be to develop standards
for drawings and certain drafting
room practices. The society signifies
its willingness to act as sponsor or
joint sponsor for this project. and at
the main committee meeting of the
A. E. s. C. on June IL, 1925, the chair
man was authorized to call general
conference or to appoint special
committee to consider the proposed
standa rdiza ton.
Evening star., 1925-08-15

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Evening star., 1925-08-15

Note the charming treatment of the
set-in door with the quaint little porch,
and the delightful arrangement of the
stone trim in the arch. which is also
carried out over the first floor win
dows. The cool. roomy porch extend
ing the whole width of the house sug-
gests Summer comfort and hospital
ity. while the balancing chimneys add
architectural beauty and give a hint
OF Winter warmth and cheer.
Colonial rooms may always be large,
Evening star., 1925-08-15

In choosing a design for a home sub
NIT it to the seven following tests:
Is it practical?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

THE completion of the new Chicago
= Union Station marks a note
worthy accomplishment in the history
Of important engineering undertakings
from which travellers from all parts of
the United States will derive pleas
ure and benefit.
The station Is without doubt one of
the finest and most efficiently designed
railroad terminals in the world. 1t
forms vital link in the realization Of
the Chicago City Beautiful Plan" Sim
plicity, accessibility and convenience
for the travelling public are the essen
tiat virtues of the new terminal. Rest
barber shop, dining rooms, stores of
various kinds, and almost every con-
venience known to travellers, are to be
found on the one level, no steps to
climb
The main station is low monumen-
tai type Of building with row Of
massive columns Of classic design
along the entire east front. Once in
side, the traveller finds himself in a
gigantic waiting room more than 100
feet high and brilliantly lighted
through skylights in the great arch
ceiling. COlonnades inclose the room,
the walls Of which are patterned after
the architecture of ancient Rome. Bor-
dering this room are the ultra complete
passenger terminal facilities. An limo
walton in railway terminal design is a
conference room accommodating 125
people. which is available. without
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

charge, to patrons OF the Union Sta.
tion lines for conferences and other
meetings.
To give some idea of the immensely
Of the new station, it may be stated
that the main building covers an area
Of about three acres with a cOncOurSe
covering 10000 square feet. The en-
tire terminal facilities cover more than
80 acres and will expedite the prompt
and satisfactory handling of $4,000
passengers, 400 tons of baggage and
300 trains daily with room for future
expansion. Fifteen acres of glass
were used in the various coverings
over the train sheds, which extend
more than 1,200 feet beyond the main
structure. A total OF 1900 tons of
structural Steel 175,OOO cubic feet of
Indiana limestone and 10000 cubic
feet Of granite were used in the sta
ton building and cOncourse. The foun-
dalton consists of 449 cylindrical con
crete piers from four to ten feet in
diameter, reaching to depth Of more
than go feet below the level of the
Chicago river.
Those who have had the privilege
of inspecting the new station pro
nounce it marvel in terminal con-
struction and are urging their friends
to see 1t on their next visit to Chicago
The station is used Jointly by the
Pennsylvania Railroad; Chicago, NIL
waukee & st. Paul Ry,; Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy r. r., and thu Chi
cago & Alton r. r.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16
Zl0t2,,,
10y O-0Hs
lIncle John.

While we reckon Evolution is
a right smart institution, if not
a most important one to u.s.
for, our biggest minds have
spouted-fairly popped their
fists an shouted, till they near
ly make the opposition cuss! 1t
keeps US small-folk nettled,
cause they never get it settled
1t leaves US blindly gropin' III
the dark and we wonder if
our cousins entertain the crowd
by dozens, in an evil-smellin'
cage in Central Park? / don't
know much about it, am half
inclined to doubt it, as | con-
template the baboon in the zoo
II can't discern affection when
he looks in my direction, so
side off toward the kangaroo.
1t amt my inclination to disown
my pore relation, nor to snub
q decent Teller that's my kin,
but if Adam was a monkey
and his great-grandson dom
key, can't we see the sort of
fix that we are in Let us come
to some conclusion that will
settle all confusion as to
whether we was tadpoles at the
start.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

the east line of Railroad Street to the
west line of First Street, three inter-
sections inclusive, with reinforced con-
crete, together with combined con.
crete curb and gutter, catch basins
and manholes with connections), all
according to plans and specifications
of Engineer w. f. Reichardt, filed at
the office of the Village Clerk.
The contract to be signed is now on
file in the office of the Village Clerk.
The Village Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Each bidder must have his bid com
pletely made and signed on a blank
furnished for that purpose and con-
tract must be signed by bidder and
bonding company.
BY order of the Village Board of
Eagle River, Wisconsin.
WALTER GANDER, JR.,
Village Clerk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Villas County Highway Committee
will receive bids July 9th, at 300 p.
m. in Highway Office at the Court
House, Eagle River, Wis, for the
cleaning and painting of the following
bridges.
Eagle River bridge, in Village of
Eagle River-2 span steel structure
BOA TT. long.
Hemiock bridge in Town of Wash
ington-2 span steel structure, with
tubulars 300 1T. long.
Bids will also be received for the
placing of TT. Corrugated Culvert
-32 TT. long in a fill on the Little
Tamarack River-Town of State Line.
WIN. H. HUNTER
County High. Comm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16
First pub. July 16; last July 3O-3wks.
NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
State of Wisconsin, County Court,
Villas County,-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Charles Gauthier,
Deceased
Notice is hereby given, That at the
Special Term of said court to be held
on the second Tuesday of August, A.
ID. 1925, at the Court House i'm the
Village of Eagle River, Villas County
and State of Wisconsin, there will be
heard and considered, the application
of Amanda Gauthier to admit to pro-
bate the last Will and Testament
of Charles Gauthier, late of the Town
of Lac du Flambeau in said county,
deceased, and for the appointment of
an executor
Notice is hereby further given, That
at the Regular Term of said court to
be held at said Court House on the
first Tuesday of December, A. D. 1925,
there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said
Charles Gauthier, deceased;
And notice is hereby further given,
That all such claims for examination
and allowance must be presented to
said county court at the County Court
Rooms in the Village of Eagle River,
in said county and state, on or before
the 10th day of November, A. d. 1925,
or be barred
Dated July 10th, 1925.
BY the Court
FRANK w. CARTER, Judge
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

First pub. July 2; last Aug. 66wks
NOTICE OF SALE
State of Wisconsin, County of Villas
Circuit Court
Mary E. Boone,
Plaintiff
Peter Stein and Christenia Stein
Nick Dasovich and Jennie Daso-
vich, and Frank Klatt,
Defendants
BY virtue of judgment of foreclos-
ure and sale made in the above EMIT
led action on the 14th day of June,
1924, the undersigned, Sheriff of Villas
County, State of Wisconsin, will sell
at the front door of the Court House
in the Village of Eagle River, Villas
County, Wisconsin, on the 9th day of
August, A. d. 1925, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon of that day, the real es-
tate and .mortgaged premises directed
by said judgment to be sold, and there
in described as follows:
The North Half (N1s) of the South
west Quarter (SWA) and the South
east Quarter SEQ of the Southwest
Quarter (SWA) of Section No. Thirty
two 1927, in Township No. Forty (40)
North of Range No. Ten Q0) East, con
tanning One Hundred and twenty
Q2O) acres of land; together with all
buildings and improvements situated
thereon.
Terms of sale:-Cash.
Dated June Goth, 1925.
HI. G. BOWKER,
Sheriff of Villas Co., Wis.
HERMAN r. SALEM,
Waukesha, Wis.
Attorney for Plaintiff.