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The Washington times., 1926-11-30

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The Washington times., 1926-11-30
COAL WARLOONS
FOR TRADE

BERLIN. Nov. 30.-Germany is
aroused over what the German
press terms "England's declaration
of coal war against Germany
and the German coal trade Is pre-.
pairing for a bitter fight to defend
the coal markets which were cap
tured during the British strike.
The British strike put German
Industry on Its feet and while the
Germans do not expect the boom
to continue at its present rate. they
are confident that the German
trade will be able to hold its own
Stocks crashed heavily at the
middle Of this week and the banks
had to intervene. producing a.
slight rally over the weekend
Some stocks, like dyes, have
dropped so points since the peak.
Foreign investors are transferring:
their activity to France. Also, for
the first time since March. unem
ployment figures are going IN
again, the number of unemployed
dole recipients now approachine
/ 100000. Krupps threaten to close
down the steel works and throw
is 900 workers out OF their. Jobs I'm
less the government lends them ~.
900, 900 marks at low rate OF IN
terest.
The Washington times., 1926-11-30
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
FROM ACUTE INDIGESTION

The body OF Oscar Hermann. 60
years old. was found today in his
rooms at 9el Ninth ST. ~ w, The
body was fully fclethed and he is
thought to have died last night fol.
lowing an attack OF acute indiges-
ton,
Mr.. Hermann, who was a sales.
The Washington times., 1926-11-30

man for local furniture company.
lad lived at the Ninth Street ad
dress for about three years. He
leaves two nephews. Maurice Green.
heum. 1l01 T. St. N w. and Max
Hermann. $50 Twelfth st. N. Z,
The Coroner was notified,
Evening star., 1926-03-20
RJIJJ DING AND LOAN BODIES OFFER
GREAT INVESTMENT ADVANTAGES
Child of Banking System Has Grown Enormously in
Past 20 Years-Have an Interested Class of
Men ON Boards-Business Letting Up.

for three purposes only-first. to
train people to Systematically save;
secondly. to help people establish
credit for building home. and
thirdly, to enable such a home to be
paid for on the instalment plan.
Investors Shares Now Being Sold.
Up to the present time building and
loan associations and cooperative
banks have been of little interest to
the business man or investor. They
deal only in small sums and. there
fore, have been unpopular with the
busy person who does not wish TO
bother with systematic deposits or
small amounts. Moreover, very few OF
these associations and banks would
loan a contractor money to build a.
dozen houses or in fact care to get
mixed up with speculative building in
any form. Hence the business man
deals exclusively with the CONNER
cial banks. Recently. however, some
Of these building and loan associations
are selling bonds or certificates,
while the cooperative banks are sell
ing Investors shares" or "matured
shares" as they are sometimes called.
In most States the banks can sell
only a limited amount Of their matured
only $1,000 and seldom over $1,000.
They are of course not marketable.
like good bonds or listed stocks, but
they pay a high rate of interest and
should be absolutely safe. ! believe
these are very attractive for investors
to buy at time like this when stocks
are high. Today the w-Jones list
Of 40 active stocks average about
1928, compared with a low point of IS in
May. 1924, which means that these
stocks have gone up more than so
per cent in about two years. Consid-
ering the fact that stocks are today
IL per cent higher than any other
high point the country has ever wit
messed should be a warning to all that
lower prices are inevitable. This is
why wise investors are keeping a por-
ton of their money liquid at this time
and are not buying stocks.
OF course, the large investor can.
not bother with matured shares.
but must be content either to buy
short time notes, Treasury certificates,
or deposit money in commercial banks
and be satisfied with a very small
rate Of interest if he is to keep his
funds liquid. The small investor can,
however, buy these matured shares
and receive a high rate of interest
with safety pending time when good
stocks are again low.
General business shows slight
letting up, but this should not dis
turb us at this time of year, because
It. is midseason period, when the Bah
sonchart usually falls off Today we
stand IL per cent above normal COM
pared with high of IS per cent above
normal at the first Of the year. How
ever. all indications are that the first
half of 1925 will at least equal any
previous year.
(Copyright, 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Increase in Contracts Awarded,

The volume Of contracts awarded
during January exceeded by 81 per
cent the volume recorded for January
one year ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-20

February building in AS cities
showed slight decline from January
and a loss from February, 1925, Of
about per cent. This was the first
month since March, 1925, in which
the country as a whole showed loss
from the corresponding month of the
previous year. Whether this means
that the general building industry Is
getting down to a more conservative
basis than has been the case during
the last three or four years, or
whether, as was the case for the first
three months of 1925, there is merely
a temporary easing up, remains to be
seen. Unfavorable weather conditions
which blocked traffic throughout
large section of the populous North
eastern States combined with slowing
I'D processes due to the coal strike
undoubtedly affected building condi-
tions adversely.
Nothing, however, developed to in
dicate any change in fundamental
conditions.
Building permits were issued in the
448 centers amounting to $271,524, ,49S,
compared with $293,096,127 in Febru-
ary, 1925. Since the beginning Of the
year these cities have shown q small
gain, however, as there was an in
crease Of 8 per cent in their January
reports.
Losses I'm Many Cities.
February losses were shown in such
leading cities as Chicago, Detroit,
Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Washing
ton, Boston, Cleveland, Portland,
Oreg.; Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Oak
land, Calf, and ST. Louis. Among
the principal Northern and Western
cities reporting increased activities
were Newark and Jersey City, N. j.;
San Francisco, Seattle and Indian
apoliS.
The % leading cities showed a gain
of per cent, 13 of them having In
creases and IL having losses.
It is to be noted with interest that
building activities in the metropolitan
zone of New York City continued to
forge ahead, while the five boroughs
reported an increase of approximately
100000. Manhattan. Brooklyn and
Queens sustained losses which were
more than overcome by a $6.000,000
gain in the Bronx and 100000 gain
in Richmond. In the metropolitan
district As cities and towns in New
Jersey, Westchester County, Conn.,,
and Long Island, including the
five boroughs, reported building plans
filed in February amounting to $79,-
821,227. In 43 of these which fur
nished comparable figures there was
a gain of $40. .259 ,060, or Is per cent.
Activities in increased volume con-
tinued in most parts Of the South,
where 80 leading cities showed
Evening star., 1926-03-20
FULLY 400 TO ATTEND
REAL ESTATE DINNER
200 Tickets Already Sold for Event
on April 6-National Speakers
to Address Board.

Two hundred tickets already have
been sold for the annual banquet Of
the Washington Real Estate Board,
which is to take place at the Ward
man Park Hotel on April s, according
to a. II. Lawson, general chairman
Of the dinner committee.
All of the plans for the entertain
ment have been perfected, and speak
ers of national prominence have ex.
pressed their intention Of addressing
the board. Members OF Congress, Dis
trict Commissioners and other promt
nent persons in the National Capital
will be guests of the board. and it is
expected that nearly 400 people will
attend this gathering.
Evening star., 1926-03-20

Announcement was made today by
Washington Real Estate Board. that
Immediately following the demonstra-
ton of better homes, sponsored by The
Stu. his organization will undertake
an indoor better homes exhibit.
The entire Washington Auditorium
will be chartered for this purpose and
the show will be conducted for week
early in the Fall under the direction Of
a professional exposition man.
According to Mr.. Schick. the board
intends to spare no effort to make
these exhibits in the Auditorium reach
out into every phase of the building
and home construction industry.
The board In undertaking this show,
has in mind the education of the peo-
pie of the District in the vital matter
of home owning and home building. as
we'll as giving their members and all
builders in Washington an opportu-
nifty to view all the most modern
phases and materials Of home build
ing.
The Real Estate Board will have on
exhibit practically every known type
of building material, from the old. long
established red brick to the very latest
inventions in tile, steel, concrete, roof
ing, etc. Steam shovels and carpenter
tools of the latest types will be shown.
Heating plants. lighting fixtures. deco
rative improvements, floor coverings,
furniture and landscaping will also be
part of this exhibit.
Preparations for this undertaking
are now under way and between now
and the early Fall every effort will be
made by the board to make this a very
large affair. This will be the first time
that the local Real Estate Board has
undertaken to demonstrate to the gen.
eral public. as we'll as the members Of
their profession. the various phases Of
the National Capital.
According to Mr.. Schick the local
organization will endeavor to conduct
this exposition on q plane which will
attract others in the building industry
In the various parts of the country to
the National Capital. The exhibits
themselves will not be merely laid out
for view. but novel methods of attract
ing the public's attention will be used
to demonstrate the various exhibits.
Manufacturers, real estate men, build
erS and others interested in the build
ing industry not only in Washington.
but in all parts of the country, have
already manifested considerable out
side encouragement for the undertak-
ing.
If this show is successful the Real
Evening star., 1926-03-20

Several of the builders who are erect
ing the model homes in connection
with the ideal homes demonstration
sponsored by The Star having already
dug the foundations for the houses,
attention is now being turned to the
problem Of selecting the materials
that are to go into these dwellings,.
Practically all Of the builders are
now selecting the various building ma
terials. Considerable thought is being
devoted to this part Of the enterprise,
as it is one of the major problems of
the demonstration. The builders are
faced with the difficulty of selecting
the best and most practicable material
and equipment commensurate with
the cost and type of model homes they
are erecting. William l. Deming. ar
chitect and structural expert. Is mead
of the committee with which the
builders will consult If they desire in
formation.
Foundations Excavated.
The Stambaugh Construction CO.
detached house at Wynnewood Park,
Md. has been started and the concrete
foundations have been poured. Ruby
Lee Minar has also broken ground for
the house in Lee Heights, Va. Hedges
e. Middleton, who are erecting a house
at Thirty-fifth and Massachusetts ave
nue., have poured the footinGs. The
stone foundations which they will use
will be laid the early part of next
week.
The Cafritz Construction Co. is grad
| ing it's site on Decatur street between
| Fourth and Fifth streets and Is now
excavating the easements A difficult
problem was faced here, where 90
| foot embankment was cut. These
| houses will set on a terrace. Dyna-
mite was used to remove some of the
obstacles in the way of grading. These
| houses will set exactly on the No. 9
| tee Of the former golf course Of the
Columbia Country Club.
| Each Of the builders plan to have
! competent and well informed men in
| charge of the operation. who will ex-
| plain to the public the features of
the operation as it progresses.
Routes Shown.
One Of the purposes Of the demon.
stration Is to give the general public
an opportunity to see the construc-
! ton of the houses step by step. For
those who desire to visit each of the
operations The Star has compiled the
accompanying map showing the direc'
tions to each of the sites.
Each project Is numbered and shown
on the map. The following informa.
tion gives the name of the builder,
the architects, the type of house and
| its style of architecture:
| No. 1.
| The colonial stucco home being
erected by l.. E. Breuninger & Sons
at Hemlock street. Thirteenth street
and Alaska avenue, designed by Vic
tor Mindeleff, may be reached by go
| ing directly out Sixteenth street to
Alaska avenue just above Walter
Reed Hospital. north on Alaska ave
nue to the intersection of the three
streets where the property is located
| No. 2.
To reach the w. c. & A. n. Miller
property at the southwest corner OF
hawthorne street and Forty-fourtf
place, go west on Pennsylvania ave
nue. to Twenty-second street. north
Evening star., 1926-03-20
Material Prices Stronger,

Material Prices Stronger.
A strengthening Of building ma
terial prices characterized the month
While there were number Of declines
in some of the materials. the spotti-
ness In the market so noticeable in the
opening month Of the year practically
disappeared.
The most decided decreases in the
cost of the basic materials were in
lumber, though confined to certain
grades; the most decided increases
were in common brick, due to adverse
weather conditions and to the lack of
pulverized anthracite. Hollow tile and
Portland cement prices remained firm.
Some slight weakness, however, was
evidenced in the structural steel mar
ket, especially in the Midwest district.
where competition among fabricators
was effective. Linseed oil continued
to decline at New York and Chicago
In contrast to this decline, the cost
of other materials, such as lime,
crushed stone, sand and wire nails,
tended to rise.
On the whole building materials
market reflected increased firmness
and the indices Of building costs re-
mained stationary or rose slightly.
Quite few definite wage-scale re-
adjustments were reported, the tend
ency being toward higher levels.
Evening star., 1926-03-20
BUILDING IN BALTIMORE
SHOWS BIG DECREASE
Value of Permits for February Was
4S.15 Per Cent Under 1925
Figure in Same Month.

BALTIMORE, March 20-The value
Of building permits in Baltimore for
February was s1.S53.660, a decrease
from February, 1925. of 48.15 per
cent.
According to figures of the building
inspector. permits were issued last
month for 166 two-story brick dwell
ings, valued at $6S4.000; 81 two-story
frame houses, S342 900: 142 factories.
warehouses, garages. sheds, etc, $685.
500, and for one apartment house,
5000 000
Evening star., 1926-03-20

with ownership instead of mere occupancy.
The type of building and its superb site assure
the soundness of your investment. From every
possible angle of consideration, such "Bun-
galow Suite" as this is eminently desirable.
The building will be open for your inspection
all day Sunday, and we respectfully urge your
persona, visit!
Evening star., 1926-03-20
CHOICE OF MATERIALS is NOW
CHIEF CONCERN OF BUILDERS
For Guidance of Those Who Desire to Visit Model
Homes, The Star Furnishes Map Showing
Quickest Routes to Sites.

on Twenty-second street to MaSsa
chusetts avenue, northwest on Mas
sachusetts avenue to Cathedral ave
nue., west on Cathedral avenue to
Forty-fourth place, thence south on
Forty-fourth place one block to Haw
thorne street. The Miller house, de
signed by Delos Smith Of Gregortan
style, is to be built Of brick.
No. 3.
The Hedges & Middleton home. de-
signed by Robert Beresford, is of CO.
lonial type and will be built Of stone.
This house is located at Thirty-ffth
street and Massachusetts avenue. IT
may be reached by going west on
Pennsylvania avenue to TWenty-sec-
ond street. north on Twenty-second
street to Massachusetts avenue, north
west on Massachusetts avenue 10
Thirtyflf street, to the site.
No. 4.
The detached frame house to be
erected In Lee Heights, Va, by Ruby
Lee Minar was designed by Ward
Brown.
This is a typical Virginia style resi-
dence. TO reach this property go west
on Pennsylvania avenue TO NJ street,
west on NJ street to- the Key Bridge,
cross the bridge into Virginia, turn to
the right to the Lee Highway, proceed
21a miles to Lee Heights.
No. ).
The house being erected in Wynne-
wood Park, Silver Spring. Md. By
the StambauGh Construction Co. is or
colonial style, designed by Percy Z.
Adams. This home may be reached
L. .l;,- an Sivfaanfh
street to Alaska avenue, out Alaska
avenue to the District line, continue
north on Georgia avenue exteno7s-.
known as Brookville pike; thence east
on the Colesville pike to the site In
| Wynnewood Park.
! The Cafritz Construction Co. pro
| ject consists of O. row of houses in
varied designs. giving each one an
! individuality all its own. These
houses were designed by Louis Juste-
lment. They are being erected at De-
| cstur between Fourth and Fifth
| streets. To reach this site proceed
northeast on Vermont avenue 70 Flor-
! ida. avenue, continue north on Florida
avenue to Sherman avenue. out Sner-
man avenue to New Hampshire
avenue, turn northeast on New lamp
| shire aNenu6 10 IIdllL SAOAC, A.
| Grant Circle go north on Illinois
avenue to Sherman Circle. continue
north on Illinois avenue to Decatur,
east on Decatur to the site.
! No.
The group of colonial houses being
built by c. II. Small on West Nlr-
ginia avenue at Queen street north
east, designed by ]. Wilbur Smith,
may be reached by going east on Is
street to Eighth street northeast,
north on Eighth street to Florida
avenue. thence one block southeast
on Florida avenue to West virginia
avenue, proceed on West Virginia
avenue six blocks to the site on
| Queen street.
-. 8.
The community group consisting or
IA houses, being erected by Walter A.
Dunigan in Marietta Park al Fifth
lCoutinued on Eighteenth Page)
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REAL ESTATE BOARD TO HOLD
INDOOR BETTER HOMES SHOW
Exposition to Be Staged in Auditorium Early in Fall
Following Exhibit to Be Sponsored by
The Star.

Estate Board will consider making it
an annual affair in order that the ad-
vancement of the biggest industry of
ing, may be portrayed step by step. 1t
Is expected that a considerable amount
of benefit will come from the eXposi-
ton, and 1t is pointed out that with
the Washington Chamber of Com
merce Industrial Exposition and The
Stars Better Home Exposition the
exposition which will be conducted by
the Real Estate Board will add very
materially to a series of aggressive
steps taken by local institutions this
year in advertising to the Washington
public as we'll as the country at large
the advantages, the industry and the
beauty of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1926-03-20

The community group consisting OF
IA houses, being erected by Walter A.
Dunigan in Marietta Park at Fifth
1Continued on Eighteenth Page)
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FEBRUARY BUILDING DECLINES,
REPORTS OF 448 CITIES SHOW
Weather in Northeastern States Ham.
pers Operations--South Shows 20 Per Cent
Increase, With Florida in Lead.

gain Of 20 per cent. Florida led the
South with $50 per cent gain. At
lanta reported slightly less than &c..
100000 in February permits, making
it the leading Southern city and Civ
ing it sixth place among the cities of
the country. Large activities were
reported in leading Texas cities, while
substantial progress was shown in
New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis
and Greensboro and Asheville. n. G.
Reports received from the IL leading
building States for February ranked
as follows:
Evening star., 1926-03-20

The total volume of revenue freight
transportation for the first seven
weeks of 1926 was about equal to the
volume for the corresponding period
IN 1925.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-06

try. So long as the fascist regime di.
rected its attacks toward the suppress.
sion of the revolutionary movement OF
the workers, it was hailed with joy by
the great capitalist interests. Now
however, Mussolini finds it necessary
to bring the capitalists under his
sway. In the laws recently forced
thru the Italian chamber providing for
the Incorporation and negotiations and
agreements between organized capital
and labor Mussolini has created a
powerful opposition on the part of the
capitalists. The actions of the CAPT.
talists is reflected in the American
press which generally condemns the
efforts to bind capital to the chariot
of the new aspirant for the role Of
Caesar. Mussolini has been compelled
to take steps, economically, which will
create opposition from the capitalists
as well as the existing opposition from
the revolutionary workers, promising
a development for the overthrow OF
his regime in situation where the
revolutionary working class movement
in Italy will again come into its own.
The great achievements of the
Communist International in Czecho.
Slovakia, in the mort than nearly a
million votes cast for the Communist
Party, stands in striking contrast to
the great danger to the Communist
Party of Czecho-Slovakia which exist
ed last spring. In place OF the split
which was forecast by the social dem
)crats, the Communist Party Of Czech
l-Slovakia has achieved a great vic
.ory in mobilizing the masses for the
struggle against the capitalist rule
THE Situation in the United States:
The power of American capitalism
is still waxing. Behind the scenes
in every great international event
stand the great capitalists OF the
United States At the present time
the great banking houses seem Il
have made step forward in theil
plan for international expression Of
this power This is expressed in the
world court issue. The days of 1926
when the Industrial capitalists dom
mated the republican party and re
pudiated the league of nations seen
to be over and step by step the grea
banking houses and international n
nanciers are achieving their end OF in
volving the American government II
the international political organization
Of the capitalists. They feel there
will be greater security for their in
terests and the great investments II
the American goveDment is one Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-06
YOUNG WORKERS
LEAGUE HOLDS
MEMORIAL MEET
Remember January 9 at
Northwest Hall

To commemorate the work of Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg, a
Notwithstanding memorial
meeting will be held Friday, Jan. s,
1926, 8 P. M. at Northwest Hall, cor
ner North and Western AYES, under
the auspices of the Young Workers
(Communist) League of Chicago.
Max Shachtman, Earl r. Browder
and Sam Darcy will be the speakers
at this meeting. In addition to the
speakers an interesting program has
been arranged. Admission will be Csc
The young workers will always re-
member the fight which Liebknecht
and Luxembourg carried on in the in
terest of the working masses. Partic-
ularly will the young workers re-
member Liebknecht who at all time
gave aid to the youth in their strug-
giles. His book "Militarism and Anti
Militarism," pointed out to the young
workers the menace of militarism.
For writing this book Liebknecht was
sentenced to prison.
OuIlus Tic war when all over the
world the leading socialists supported
the war, Liebknecht stood almost
alone in his opposition to the bloody
slaughter of the workers. In spite OF
the terrorism of German imperialism
and in the face of constant threats of
punishment for his loyalty to the
working class, Liebknecht kept up
unfinchingly his opposition to the
war. The story of his arrest and i'm
prisonment is known to workers
everywhere.
The workers will never forget when
with the cooperation of the social
democrats, the tools of German cap
italism murdered in cold blood Lieb.
knecht and Luxembourg.
But the workers will never forget
the work of Liebknecht and Luxem-
burg. Their work stands as an in
spiration to the oppressed workers
everywhere who are struggling for
their freedom.