davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1925-04-18

The unsurpassed building boom now
evident here represents a gain of "a
per cent for the first three months of
the present year over the same period
of 1924, statistics show. Last month
showed a gain of Sc per cent over
March OF, 1924.
There is every indication that the
present boom viii continue and a sur
yey shows that there are many con-
templateu projects in the office of To-
cal architects. If the wage contro-
versy does not interfere, Washington
is we'll on the way to a record year
in building.
Building Inspector Oehmann pre-
diets that the present year will end
with a total valuation in new con-
struction of about SOS, 600 00O This
will be almost $1,000, 900 ahead of last
year.
Building permits issued during
March and the first quarter of 1925
In $50 cities and towns showed gains
for both the quarter and the month
in the Central and Southern regions,
comprising 174 cities. The Eastern re-
gion. 103 cities, showed losses for the
quarter and the month, while the Pa
Ciflc Western region, 70 cities, showed
losses for the quarter and gains for
March.
A loss of 54 per cent in New York
City for March and AZ per cent for
the quarter turned the total of 356
cities for the quarter from a gain of
10 per cent to a loss of 9 per cent.
The falling off in. New York also
pulled the country as a whole down
from gain to loss of 13 per cent
in March. Thus, it will be seen, the
cities outside of New York, particu-
larly in the Central and Southern re
SIT e,I, 1S-it
volume of building. Neither were the
losses in New York indicative of
permanent slowing down there, as
the figures for March this year are
compared with abnormal figures OF
March, 1924, when builders were filing
applications for permits in order to
take advantage of the tax exemption
law, which expired April 1, 1924.
Total Nears Billion.
The total for the $50 cities Gnclud-
ing New York)s for the quarter was
1916, 1896, 800, compared with $1,010,-
S10,707 for the first quarter of 1924,
a loss of per cent.
The fact that Is of the 25 leading
cities of the country tin volume of
permits for the first quarter) report
gains ranging from 5 to 207 per cent
for the three months of the year, and
from 5 to 326 per cent for March,
shows that building from a national
standpoint is progressing at a sub
stantial rate. The loss in New York
for the first quarter produced loss
of Is per cent in the rs cities; eXclud-
ing New York, the others gained 16
per cent.
Among the large cities where per-
mits are on the increase are: Chicago,
which had gain for the first quarter
of the year of 81 per cent, and for
March over March, 1924, of 10 per
cent; Philadelphia, the third city in
the list of 25 leaders for the first quar-
ter, had a 26 per cent gain, and
March gain of AZ per cent; Detroit
took fourth place for the quarter,
with a gain of 5 per cent
Cleveland's gain for the quarter was
II per cent and As per cent, for
March: Washington, 81 for the quar-
ter and 66 for March; Boston was the
eighth city in the country for the
quarter. San Francisco was ninth,
with large gain for the quarter ana
Evening star., 1925-04-18
LOT SALES INDICATE
REALTY DEMAND BRISK
Maddux, Marshall, Moss and NAL
lory Report Transfers in
Suburban Property.

The local real estate market con-
tinues active, according to Maddux.
Marshall. Moss & Mallory, Inc, who
report the following recent sales:
Four lots and house in Garrett Park
to j. S. Kaufman of the Post ONCE
Department, lot in Edgemoor to Mrs.
Idah S. Foster, lot in Edgemoor to
Mrs. Mary S. Beaman, lot in Battery
Park to Lieut.. John B. Daniels of the
U. S. Navy, house on Porter street
northwest to Bryan Morse, city edi-
tor of the Washington Herald: two
lots in Edgemoor to the Bethesda
Presbyterian Church, house in Edge
moor to S. p. Brakeman, building site
in Edgemoor to Andre NJ. Bachschmid.
associated with w. L. Rust & Co.;
house at 303S Dumbarton avenue,
Georgetown. to Maj. C. w. Mcclure,
U. s Army.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
ZONING ENABLING LAWS
HELD VITAL TO CITIES
Construction Engineer Declares Every
State Should Prouide Legislation to
Giue Municipalities authority.

| Every State in the Union should
have a zoning enabling law, says ROD
ert M. Beck, one of the Nations prom
| inent construction engineers. Mr.. beck
points out that city which is allowed
! to grow without a plan or restrictions
| of some sort is a menace to the safety
| comfort and pocketbookS or It's IN
| habitants, and asserts that II IS the
| duty Of every State government to
make it possible for every municipal
| ity in it's Jurisdiction to control the
| bulk and uaa of buildings in various
| localities.
Overrapid and undirected city de-
| velopment leads to unhealthful conges-
| ton, unfair distribution of light and
| air, inability of transit facilities to-
meet the demands upon them and
arbitrary rises or declines in the value
| Of property. The constructive answer
to this problem is city planning, where
! the municipality has not yet attained
great size, and Zoning, if it is impos-
sible to materially alter the layout of
the city.
New York, where, of course, the
problem of congestion is greatest. was
| the first to realize the necessity Of
placing some sort of restriction on the
size and use of Buildings in given
areas, and since 1916 has had com
prehensive system of zoning which
has done much to improve matters
from a hygienic as well as esthetic
viewpoint. Since then 320 municipal
ties of varying sizes have adopted
the house is now replaced by the per-
picking question Of the home without
a servant, the kitchen in all of our
| houses is given most careful consid-
GRAFTON. Housework can be made
| easy and pleasant. It is lack of equip
ment and failure to use common sense
and scientific principles in planning so
many kitchens that has given house
work most of its unpleasant reputa-
ton. In managing a home and exc
cutting the everyday work. every
woman will find the joy of creative
| effort, once the architect does his
share in giving her a pleasant work
shop. .-r
In this special design the sink is
under the window, where there is
plenty of light and air. There is a
Evening star., 1925-04-18

Grace of Roof
Line Gives Small
House Charm
Ideal Arrangement for Both
Artistic Beauty and Living
Comfort Make This
Design Worthy.

1t is every mans privilege to live
surrounded by beauty. 1t is the aim
of the artist to make this possible by
attracting attention to and conserving
whatever is beautiful in form, color
or thought In architecture man finds
it possible to assemble all that is beau.
tiful in art and in nature. Therefore
the home is not only the place where
beauty is centered for the happiness
and comfort of people, but 1t is also
the center from which the ever en-
larging horizon of nature and the arts
can be viewed and appreciated.
Never In the history of America has
there been such an imperative need
of homes as today. In every part OF
this country and in every walk OF
life people are searching for plans and
models for a home, seeking always
to invest their money SO that 1t Will
bring them in the return of home.
Some people have clear enough vision
to create their own ideals, while 9TH
ers must have help before their needs
can be worked out; some by happy ac-
cident quickly discover what they
wish, others find 1t only after long
and anxious search.
This little concrete house Is small
one-just large enough for young
people starting life together, or for
the small family that has lived long
enough to acquire that blessed realt-
Zation of the comfort and JoyousneSs
of simple living in beautiful surround
ings. .
A well-designed small house doesn't
look bleak and bare or yawn hunSrily
for furnishings. Every piece can be
selected slowly and for its special mt
ness. There is no room for anything
unnecessary. So everything Is an es-
sential part of the whole, and the re-
suit Is lovely home.
The roof line of this design is
thing of grace. Seldom does the small
house possess the happy, inspiration
of this deep, inviting terrace or the
unusual charm of the great, curved
living room windows. We think, per
hans. of this house in cement with
rich, ivory tones and a gay green or
scarlet roof, with vines and shrubs
and flowers everywhere. We can see
it nesting in a valley-half way up a
hill-or even standing pertly on the
summit 1t is such an adaptable little
house that it would fit in anywhere.
And, of course, other building could
be used if preferred to cement.
Since the problem of the servant in
zoning. and 36 States have incor-
porated into their laws acts approving
this system for municipalities in their
jurisdiction.
This leaves, however, IL States
without such enabling acts. as well as
a considerable number of cities in
States where they have the power to
zone, which have not yet adopted the
principle. That they eventually will
do so is indicated by the steadily ris-
ing number each year of cities where
zoning is in force.
The common understanding of the
word coming" which is really an in
accurate and Inadequate term, is the
governmental process of dividing mu
nicipalities into districts and imposing
on private property in such districts
uniform building regulations relating
to height, bulk and use. A typical
coming ordinance will make provision
Evening star., 1925-04-18

for several height districts, in each
of which certain limit is placed upon
the height of buildings. On the same
principles districts of bulk or area
are marked out, as we'll as those
based on the use of the buildings
industrial, business or residential. Up
to the present these carrying kinds of
districts have rarely been co-exten-
sive, and a good deal of confusion has
consequently arisen. But the latest
tendency is to mark out the use dis
tricts and subdivide these according
to height and bulk.
Must Safeguard All Citizens.
To aid in the process of simplifica-
ton and STANDARDIZATION a model
coming enabling act has been pre-
merce and the Regional plan of New
York and Its Environs. Even with
liberal and strong State act ii is
necessary that the municipal ordi-
nance under which the coming is to
go into effect be comprehensive. rea-
sonable and impartial. There are
many cities where regulations are in
force covering use only, o: use and
height, or use and bulk. Such regula-
tions are better than none, but would
be much more effective if they COW
cred the field thoroughly.
There is also the necessity for
jealousy safeguarding the rights Of
all citizens equally. The legal status
of Zoning has not yet been thorough
lv worked out; new decisions are com
ing down almost daily. 1t is patent,
however. from those already on rec
ord. that no court will recognize the
right of a municipality to zone when
its argument of public health and
safety" is really a cover for the priv
ilege of a few, dr is not applicable
to the individual case. In New Jc--
sey, for instance, the highest court
has held that a retail store cannot
be prohibited from a residential
neighborhood, as it in no way en-
dangers the welfare of the community.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
1904 18th St. NV.


Attractive detached bun
galow type; seven rooms,
bath and extra lavatory,
first floor, Club room OF
solariun1. Equipped with
clothes chute, floor plugs
and all screens. Two-car
garage to match house.
Large lot with well culti-
waited lawns. All in splen-
did condition.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
All Open for Your Prompt Inspection Tomorrow Afternoon
1885 Kennedy St. NV.

Tn the suburban-like sur-
roundings of 14th St. Terrace.
Substantial, semi detached
home of stucco over hollow
tile construction, containing
6 ample rooms and tile bath.
Artistic Italian-type architec-
ture. Hot-water heat and all
modern equipment. Inviting
yards front and rear, with fine
garage space. Cheapest real
home in this popular locality.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
WILL INSTALL OFFICERS.
Ohev Sholem to Have Ceremony
Tomorrow Night.

Installation of the newly elected Of
ficers of the Ohev Sholom Congrega-
ton will be held at the Synagogue,
Fifth and l streets, tomorrow at s
pm. The new officers are: Harry I.
Carroll, president; Nathan Plotnick,
vice president; L.. Rosenberg, re-
elected as financial secretary, and H.
Becker. reelected as recording secre-
tary. The trustees are: w. Halam,
II. l. Carroll, /. Neviaser, S. Birno
and b. Miller.
Members. of the new executive board
Evening star., 1925-04-18

Boys out of work in London are
encouraged to spend their time in
boxing and other sports at centers
maintained by the government.
Evening star., 1925-04-18

coOc Il uAsoh
St. NV.
A beautiful
detached home
in Ca t h e d r a |
Highlands, just
3 bl oc k S off
Mass. Ave. ex-
elusive section.
Con t a in S 8
rooms a bed
roo m s., tile
bath, front and
d O Il b | e rear
-porches, artistic
81 d e entrance,
hot-water heat,
electricity and
gas; space for
garage; rustic
pergola in rear.
> CT e e n S and
awnings pro
vided.
Evening star., 1925-04-18

and containing
9 rooms C bed
rooms 2 baths,
servants S room
and toilet, open
fireplace, hard
wood floors
t throug g h ou t,
front and dou-
Bile rear porches
and all screens
S pac e for ga
rage. lh1S is a
real home COM
plete.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
Rust and Rot Costly.

Our annual loss due to rot and rust
is over 81 500 900 900. loss more than
three times greater than that wrought
by fire.
Evening star., 1925-04-18
Location of Sink.

The ideal kitchen sink measures 38
inches from the top of the sink to
the floor and is satisfactory for a
person feet tall or taller.
Evening star., 1925-04-18

to be installed by National Director
Hershfield follow: Joseph Kaplan,
chairman; B. Hayman, J. Klatzky, n.
Plotnick. A. ID. Abrahams, S. F'oss, L.
Cohen, NJ. Vigderhouse. A. Luber, B.
Miller. NJ. Waykoff, P. Harrison, S.
Feigelson, L. Rosenberg. NJ. Wolfman,
S. Levin, G. Haves and J. Shapiro.
A musical program will be given and
refreshments will be served by COM
mittee of the ladies auxiliary, headed
by Mrs. l.. Bennett, president, and
songs will be sung by the newly elect
ed cantor, Rev. Abram Kalmus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Electrical Workers
Quit at Boston
Ask Wage S1.15 Hour

Boston. July 6.-(AP)-Several hun.
ored union electrical workers quit
work on Great Boston buildings today
when the electrical division of the
building Trades Employers Asspcia.
tion refused to increase their wages
to $1.15 an hour. wv
The contractors affected by the
strike took immediate steps to fill the
strikers places.
Unlike the majority of the building
trades employees. the electrical workers
ala not sign an agreement to work for
another year under the old wage
scales. Their program is to charge
$l.l5 an hour Immediately and add five
cents an hour every six months.
In many places where the electrical
workers struck. the common laborers
were returning to work In large num-
bers., Their strike was declared of
last week when federal arbitration
commissioners announces that their
dispute with their employers would
be investigated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Gov. Jackson Calls
On President at
Summer White House

Swampscott, Mass, July gap
Governor Jackson of Indiana call
ed on President Coolidge today at
White Court. His visit was purely
a social one and it was said that
politics wege not discussed. The
governor, Who was o. his way home
from the governors conference at
Maine was accompanied by Mrs.
Jackson.
The president and Mrs. Coolidge
remained in seclusion during the day
and decided to remain here tonight,
the first anniversary of the death of
their younger son Calvin, rather than
go to Plymouth, VT, where the boy
was buried and the presidents
father resides.
1t is the intention of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge to spends tomorrow quietly
although the president expects to
spend some time at work and dur
ing the morning will receive Mrs.
John Jacob Rogers. just elected to
congress from the Fifth Massachu-
sets district. He also will have his
semi-weekly conference at noon with
newspaper reporters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Cash Receipts of
State for Month
June Was S2,O26,42

The total receipts of the State of
Maine for the month of June were
2,O26, 42O.55, while the expenditures
for the same period amounted to
5000 .35S.75, according to the regu-
lar monthly statement of Maine fin
ances filed with Gov. Brewster Mon
day by Hon. Ebert D. Hayford of
Farmingdale. State auditor.
The receipts for the month in
Guided the sum of 5S.54412 in au-
tomobile registration fees, the sum
of $12,21439 from the tax on inter-
nal combustion engine fuel, the sum
of $49O51.90 from the tax on COLA
teral inheritances, the sum of $685.
33o.SS from the tax on bank stock,
the sum of $99S,929.73 from the tax
on railroad companies. the sum of
$243, 445.OS from the tax on tele-
phone companies and the sum of
$53,9O7.12 from the tax on express
companies.
The cash in the banks on the first
of the present month was 81, 49,, :
319.S3 while the cash in the Office
of the State treasurer on that date
amounted to $149, 104.6S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Two Injured in
AutO-Cycle Crash

Portland, Maine, July 6.-(AP)-
Giles Everett of Newton, n. H., a
member of the coastguard there, is
in critical condition at the Maine
General hospital, and his brother,
Henry, also of Newton. is suffering
from shock and bruises at the same
institution, as the result of COLI
sion here today between their motor
cycle and an auto driven by Levite
Palourde of Portland. Palourde was
thrown out but was not seriously in
jured. So severe was the impact the
auto was overturned. The fog was
blamed for the crash.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
'DR. THOMAS ON WAY
TO WORLD EDUCATION
meet IN SCOTLAND

DR.. Augustus o. Thomas, Maine
commissioner of education and pres
ident of the World Federation of
Education Associations, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Thomas and a small
party of State Fouse clerks, left on
the 4:O5 train from Augusta Monday
afternoon for New York City. They
will sail on Wednesday of this week
for Edinburgh, Scotland, to attend
the biennial meeting of the World
Federation of Education Associa-
lions to be held July 20-2S.
Members of DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
party are: Mr.. and Mrs. George O..
Griffiths and Misses Evelyn M. Will
son, Louise Stratton, Marjorie L..
Lee and Helen Curran. all of Au-
gusta, Principal W. E. Wing of the
Deering high school will join the
party at Portland.
The group will arrive. at Edin-
burgh July ID, which will allow DR..
Thomas five days In which to at
tend to many matters preliminary to
the opening of the sessions of the or
ganiZation of which he is president.
The trip across the ocean will be
made on the steamship Berengaria.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
maine ARTILLERY
HORSES TO DEvENS
FOR TOUR OF DUTY

In accordance with orders from
Adjutant General James w. Hanson
to the commanding officers of the
batteries of the 152nd Field Artillery,
"a horses were shipped yesterday to
Massachusetts for use by the 26th
Division during it's encampment at
Camp Devens which begins July II.
These animals have been taken from
the batteries as follows: 20 from
Battery B at Caribou; 20 from Bat
terry A at Pressure Isle; % from Bat
terry c at Fort Fairfield, and seven
from the Headquarters ARTERY at
Houlton. At Oxford, Mass, they
will be distributed to the batteries of
the 26th Division.
These horses will be shipped back
to Augusta for use by the 1O3rd In
fantry, Maine National Guard, at its
annual tour of duty at Camp Keyes
Augusta, and the Auburn rifle range
August l to Is. In addition to these
Massachusetts Is going to send sc
horses to Maine August Is for use
by the Brigade Headquarters and
the 152nd Artillery during the en-
campment at Augusta.
These are all Government owned
animals and are being transferred
from state to state so that the most
use may be obtained from them and
the necessity for hiring unframed
horses will be eliminated. In many
cases, heretofore, the Government
has paid at the rate of SO per day
for the use of animals and often
times the horses were found to be
absolutely useless for military pur-
poses.
The horses which will be brought
to Maine will eliminate all necessity
for hiring animals for the National
Guard encampments this year. The
only expense will be transportation
charges which will be comparative
ly small item compared with charg-
es for hiring horses. There will be
1876 head of horses for the training
period of the 152nd Field Artillery al
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Probers Deliberating to
Fix Blame Pickwick Crash
PLAN CAMPAIGN
TO SELL j. s. GOVT.
OWNED SHIPPING

Washington. July 6.-(AP)-De-
cision to conduct an active campaign
for the sale of shipping board lines
and ships was announced by President
Palmer of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration today in letter to all man.
aging operators Of government YES
sells.
THE terms and conditions will be
made as liberal as may be consistent
with the governments interests" he
wrote. THE fleet corporation desires
to regard the managing operator of a
line as it's potential purchasers, and
it is hoped that your company may
see it's way to acquire the line it op-
crates. However, the fleet corporation
will be receptive to proposals for pur-
chase for any reasonable source at any
time and it will be its purpose to han
die them expeditiously.
IF you are a potential purchaser,
1t is assumed that your company has
been making continued study of your
particular services and that it is now
prepared to submit business offer.
OF, if not, that it will be prepared in
advance to submit promptly any prop
osition 1t may desire to make in the
event of an offer of purchase from any
outside source.
THE financial responsibility, expert
ence and other qualifications making
for success in shipping will be given
their due weight in negotiations FOR
prospective purchasers
Mr.. Palmer also announced that rec
concentrations would be made to the
board at it's meeting tomorrow for the
sale of 200 ships for scrapping, bids
for which were publicly opened last
week. The board is not expected to
take final action at once, however, -four
of its seven members being absent
from the city. 1t was reiterated today
that no bid for these ships. such as
Henry Ford told the Associated Press
he had mailed before the offers were
opened, had been received by the cor
poration or the board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-07
Missing St. Lawrence
Steamer Is Located

Ogdensburg, N. Y, July 6-(AP)-
The st. Lawrence River steamer Riv-
erside, which makes trips from here
around the Thousand Islands, failed
to return early tonight and for sew
eral hours there was anxiety as to its
whereabouts. Late tonight the steam-
or dockei at Alexandria Bay where
the captain explained that poor
trim" caused him to dock at Brock
Vile. Ont, and then return to Alex
andria Bay with a special party. He
said there had been no accident and
tht the Riverside would return TO
Ogdensburg at midnight.