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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11

August construction contracts In
the 81 States east Of the Rocky
Mountains amounted to $500. sos 900,
according to F. w. Dodge Corpora
tion. This was the second largest
monthly total ever recorded for these
States which include about 81 per
cent Of the total construction volume
Of the country.
Last months record was nearly
per cent under that of August, 1925.
| the only month that ever exceeded it.
The increase over July was Is per
cent Increases in the Central West
, ern States and in the public works
and utilities class Of construction were
largely responsible for last months
high record
The most important items in the
August contract record were: s223,-
292 100. or 81 per cent Of all construc-
ton. for residential buildings; s125.-
$4,000, or q per cent. for public
works and utilities: SS1.342 500. or IA
,, per cent, for commercial buildings
SOS .27s 900. or II per cent. for indus
trial plants. and s42,124.000. or : per
cent. for educational buildings.
New construction started in the 81
Eastern States during the past eight
months has reached total of "a
90 ,0UO,fUu, DClIlS oil LlA(I C05O vi - PSi
cent over the corresponding period OF
last year. At the end of July the lead
over last year was 10 per cent.
Contemplated new construction re-
ported in August amounted to $571,-
Ala, 500, this being a Is per cent de-
crease from the amount reported in
the previous month and a, 80 per cent
decrease from the amount reported IN
August of last year, 1t will be noted
that the amount of contemplated new
work reported in August was some
what less than the amount OF con-
tracts awarded, whereas the amount
Of: contemplated work normally ex-
ceeds the amount Of awarded con-
tracts by a considerable amount.
August construction contracts were
eastern Pennsylvania, southern New
Jersey. Maryland. Delaware, District
of Columbia and Virginia) TO the
amount of ss1 ,475.s00. There were
increases Of 26 per cent over July
1926, and 10 per cent over August
Of last year.
The more important items in the
August building record were: $685.
0S5 900. or AZ per cent of all construc-
ton, for residential buildings: $l0.-
PSI 200. or II per cent. for CONNER
cial buildings; $3,255,S0U or 10 per
cent. for educational buildings; So
385, 200, or 10 per cent, for public
| works and utilities; S4.039,700. or
per cent. for social and recreational
| projects: $2.195. 500. or 4 per cent
for religious and memorial buildings
and 1880, 400. or 3 per cent. for in
dustrial buildings.
The Middle Atlantic States had
$426, sos. 400 In contracts for new con-
struction work during the first eight
months Of this year. as compared
with $37e.s91 900 in the first eight
months OF 1925. being a gain Of IL
per cent.
Contemplated new construction re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
BALTIMORE CAPITALISTS
DEVELOP POTOMAC SITES
Interests Acquire 2.7OO Acres of
River Front Property With
1O-Mile Frentage

Specisl Dispatch 10 The star
BALTIMORE. September. II Rapid
development Of Southern Maryland
property fronting on the Potomac
River by Baltimore capitalists is
under way. ...
The last of a series Of realty
transactions in the section extending
over a period Of several months has
been closed in the vicinity Of Goose
Bay. Through the purchases Baltimore
interests have acquired control of
about 200 acres OF river.froi,t
property. 1t Is said. The parcels We're
purcha sed by the Potomac Water
Front Co.. for a number Of owners.
The land involved in the deal com.
rrises . practically continuous front.
age Of approximately 10 miles on the
Potomac River in Charles County. ex-
tending southeast from Goose Bay.
opposite Quantico. Plans of the com.
pany include the development Of the
area into shore colonies. according to
the announcement. The properties
are about 80 miles from Wa shington
and can he reached by the new River
road. now in course Of construction
from the Capital. From Baltimore the
shore may be reached by the Crane
Highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
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BY EDMUND L-FIYNN.

Authority on. Co. Operative Apartments.
This 10 the second Of a series of articles on
"a - this SUBJECT ;.
There is nothing experimental about
the cooperative apartment. plan Of
home ownership. It has been tested
for more than zoo Years in Europe
and forEtmore, than so years In the
United States-Anotably Ing New York
City, 1t has been In operati6n1n Wash
ington for more than seven years.
without a single failure or foreclosure.
|; Stated succinctly.4 the plan simply
means that the occupants of an apart
ment building make monthly pay
EmentS to buy the property for them
xelves instead of for landlord. and
they purchase at less cost than they
could rent because the landlord 8
profit is eliminated.
Contrast the condition Of the CO
operative apartment owner with that
Of rental tenant. A Speculation be-
comes the owner Of an apartment
building through the collective buying
power Of his tenants. In fixing rental
rates. hex charges the tenants with his
payments toward the purchase OF the
building, the cost of operating the
property and an additional sum sui
fitient to cover vacancies. uncollect-
able rents. ETC. To-this also is added
q cash income for himself. This Is
legitimate business practice. and the
owner Of the rental property must be
one Of the comparatively few" persons
who have suff1cient financial resources
to take title to it.
Buying Power Pooled.
Under the cooperative ownership
plan a group Of persons pool their
financial resources and form cor
poration to take title to the property
They use their collective buying power
TO own, themselves, the building they
tenant. Each holds stock in the corp
grafton equal to the value of the
apartment ne occupies under an
equitable distribution Of the price OF
the property.
You may say that the theory ap-
nears sound, but ask how 1t works out
in practice have cited that IT'S prac
ticability has been proven by more
than seven years successful operation
in Washington alone, but let us hear
how 1t ie regarded in the light OF a
cold business proposition by an out
standing investment authority.
In a. recent issue OF Buildings and
Building Management Arthur B.
Cody, manager of the real estate loar
department, Chicago Trust Co.. says
1--WE regard the cooperative owner
ship Of apartment, buildings IS en-
tirely practical, and calculated to be
very useful to the increasing number
Of people seeking homes.
cooperative ownership Is here ID
stay The number of apartment
buildings comparatively owned will
rapidly increase. This plan of home
ownership will become more and more
popular as those who try 1t learn
and appreciate it's benefits. =
Provides Better, Social Air. Il
THE plan Of a comparatively owned
apartment building corporation gov
erned by a. board of directors chosen
from among the tenants benefits the
| apartment. owner in many ways. j
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11
COOPERATIVE APARTMENT PLAN
is. SUCCESSFUL IN WASHINGTON
System Has Been in Operation Here for
Seven Years Without Single Foreclosure
or Failure; Experts Cite Advantages,

! affords pride of ownership. resulting
in better and more economical main
tenance OF the propectX; and better
social state between the occupants Of
the building. who have in a way
chosen each other. and as owners ut
the property with a permanent resi-
dence are apt To become much better
acquainted than II they were only
tenants for an uncertain period.
The owners OF the building AcO-
operate In spirit OF pride in main
tanning the property in good cordi
ton and in keeping down expense.
The comparatively. owned BUILDINGS
more ecopomically managed than a
rented building. In the latter case.
tena nts get all they can out Of the
landlord. In case Of real ownership.
they take pride in keeping their prop
erty In good condition. but are mt
extravagant. and they are more care
full about preventing injury to the
property. .,
The plan Of payment for the CO.
perstively owned apartment build
ing Is very reasonable. In most cases
the owners did not have 10 pay more
than would he a reasonable rent. and
yet they are paying for their own
property.
I'VE favor the bond issue or in
surance company loan on cooperative
~ owned apartment buildings. We
have had no case where either the
owners or ~s have had any trouble
with such properties. We regard
these loans as superior to similar
loans on the ordinary rented apart
| ments."
You will note that Mr.. Cody refers
specifically to the plan of q co-opera-
o,.tY,
poratiOn. governed by a board Of direc-
tors chosen from among the tena nts."
| In other words To the 100 per cent
cooperative" plan that 7 assisted in
| introducing in Washington more than
| seven years ago and to the develop.
meut of which in practical operation
have since devoted myself exclu-
| sively.
= Capitalized at Total Value.
Under this plan corporation Is
| formed which Is composed IF the in
dividua1 apartment owners and is cap
ttalized at the total value Of the prop
erty-building. land, etc. Each apart
ment is valued at its proportionate
part of the total value of the capital
stock of the corporation. Each apart
ment owner has stock in the corpora
ton representing the value Of his
apartment. Accompanying his stock
is an occupancy agreement giving
him. his heirs or assigns. forever. the
right OF occupancy and use Of the
apartment he has selected for his
| home. In addition to this right: OF
occupancy and Use Of his chosen
apartment. the owner Of each block
of stock has a proportionate owner
ship In the entire development, build
ing. land. etc.
The stockholders elect a hoard Of
| directors from among themselves,
who, in turn, elect a president, secre-
| tary and treasurer. from their mem
hership, all serving without pay.
Actual management of the property
is placed in the hands Of responsible
! .tContinued on Nineteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-11

The Milwaukee fWis) Real Estate
Board. through its city planning and
public service committee. has offered
its services TO the City OF Milwaukee
TO assist the municipality In the find
ing Of the best location for a projected
nnuniciral air nort
Evening star., 1926-03-03

\ correspondent asks what is the
correct method of cleaning the teeth
and explains that in various adver-
tisements and directions accompany
ing tooth paste the simple customer
is Informed that one should brush
away from the gums, although the
customer in this instance finds he
can get the best results by very Wig
orous rubbing without regard for di-
rection. The correspondent would
like to NOW just what is the APP
proved method of brushing the teeth.
He has come to the wrong shop.
We should perhaps send him up one
flight and back to the fourth suite
on the north corridor But we amt
gonna turn him over to the dentist
until we see if we can't sell him
something first.
OF methods Of brushing the teeth
there IS no end, and l fear moditica-
lions Of the technic will keep on
appearing as often as new dentists
are turned out by the dental schools.
In my judgment it doesn't matter
much how-or whether one brushes
ones teeth. No doubt some harm is
done by the toothbrush when it is
roughly or carelessly applied TO teeth
aud gums-at least dentists intro
ducing their own methods OF brush
ing the teeth generally assure US
that some harm may be done by the
methods of other dentists have advo-
Gated.
If I had a bimbo all my very own
10 do with as l wished and no ac-
counting to the neighbors, I'd teach
him to keep dirty things out Of his
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Browsing Among Bronzes.

ff YOU can't afford an expensive
Oriental bronze, or if you find the
price of an exquisite antique too
steep, there is still hope for you
among bronzes. There are many Amer
lean and European bronzes which are
within reach of the average pocket
book Occidental bronzes are usually
larger, more massive and less orna-
mental than Oriental bronzes.
OF course, there are scuiptured
bronzes for the rich These pieces are
usually rare and expensive because
the metal is ordinarily cast in figure
molds from the models made by the
artists. You can often buy limitations
Of such works which are just as beau
tiful. and they are commonly made in
sizes to fit your convenience and need.
These only cost a fraction of the orig
iuals
There are many imitation bronzes
from which you may select fine pieces,
Il YOU cannot afford the genuine in
-Ither original or copy. They are made
Of clay with a metallic coating. and
have all of the surface appearance of
bronze. However they ave rather
brittle. and a fail will cause them to
0o shattered. Great care must be
taken, too, else their coating viii be
scratched off.
French art bronze" is still another
imitation bronze which you see from
time to time. 1t looks less like genu-
me bronze than metallized pottery,
however. It is iron that has been
painted with a metallic brown sub
stance. You'll find it most frequently
in French statuettes and busts- 1t
lacks the fine lines of real bronze or
coated clay, and it's used chiefly on
cheap pieces.
Bronze paint is used on all sorts of
objects to make them resemble
bronzes. You can't tell most of them
oy their coppery tinge of color, and q
heap imitation is apparent at once by
he sort oL workmanship which has
1ssa applied TO the making Of the
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Personal HEALTH SERVICE
BY WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. ID.

mouth, and, of course. that would in
clude the average toothbrush.
Now | mean this. 1t costs me a
good deal more than the casual
read may imagine to give utterance
to such teaching, but l am q down
right boob in some ways.
Mind, l believe it is of the utmost
importance to keep ones teeth-to
keep them clean if possible, but to
keep them anyway. A sound tooth is
worth any price you may name.
Brushing the teeth, however the
rite may be performed and what
ever substances may be used in lieu
of plain soap and water, is a harmless
practice, so far as | can see, and if
anybody feels better for indulging in
this rite, there is but one objection
l have against it and that Is the cost
of the process in time and materials
In my opinion brushing the teeth has
no influence on the conservation of
the teeth, and when you consider
the esthetic aspect Of the rite it is
well, on the whole it is repulsiye
matter.
Everybody, and most particularly
the young child, should make regular
visits to the dentist, at least twice
q year, to have any stains, discolora-
ton, accumulations Of tartar or
other deposits removed-to have the
teeth cleaned. No amount of brush
ing will either prevent or remove
these deposits. And on the occasion
of the regular visit to the dentist
any little cavity will be detected and
Immediately treated by the dentist.
That's the plain common sense Of
the question. l believe.
The relation of diet and use of the
teeth is a question aside.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Several Frocks of Similar Material
BY MARY MARSHALL.

pearing at dinner or a dance one
does not tell of it, 4 woman appar-
entity is perfectly willing to powder
her nose in public, but she would
hate to have the world believe that
she has to spend hours of patient
toll over her toilet.
This situation recognized, 1t IS easy
To understand the present practice
Of a number of wel dressed women
OF ordering several frock; made eX-
actly alike-differing only in color.
Earlier in the season a number OF
women selected scTn3 one type Of SILK
frock and then had it made up in
number of the soft pastel tones. one
busy young married woman ordered
six frocks alike-in crepe lie chine -
two in white, one green. one yellow,
one pink and one blue. These frockS,
with number Of simple hats and
accessories to harmonic with the
frocks really answered the purpose
for almost evAr--' daytime occasion
A subtle sort of charm was produced
by this trick CT appearing day after
day in q frock of the same cut.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-03-03
Hints for Housewives.

II sounds ridiculous to say 4Aeep ~
beauty shelf in your kitchen" ct If
every housewife had certain simple
beauty aids within reach as soon as
she finished her work she would use
them when she needed thSm-;u Jnc
end Of her kitchen work. that is
whereas she won't take the time to 80
up to her bedroom or bathroom to lind
the bleach Of the cream or powder
and then .atwn again to go on with
her work.
The beauty aids are not hard 70 find:
most of them are already in the
kitchen. ] merely suggest keeping
them in & separate spot for conEen-
ience. For hands dried by too much
laundry work or dishwashing q little
lard kept clean and fresh in an old
cold cream jar 4 level teaspoonful of
powdered camphor mixed with a four
ounce jar of lard not only takes away
the disaEreeable odor, IT. helps keep
the skin fresh and white and soft.
or you can make up q good formula
by adding two ounces of tincture of
benzoiu 10 eight ounces Of glycerin
and two Of rose water. Rub this on
the hands after YOU have washed
them with soap and water and let
the lotion dry in.
Keep a little powdered boraX in i
box; this is to soften hard water. Keep
half a, lemon handy to take stains
from the nails and fingers, and keep
q small pointed nail file and an orange
wood stick on the beauty shelf, too, TO
keep the nails clean and the cuticlc
pushed back, as soon as you have
finished your kitchen work. Keep a
cake Of good toilet soap handy also.
and a soft hand towel, and that is all
you need. 1t isn't long list-but you
have something to bleach the stains
off, things to keep the nails looking
neat, something to supply the hands
with oil after kitchen work has dried
them. You need only two more things
Evening star., 1926-03-03
The Flag of ihe Kingdom of Spain.

THIS design has Two horizontal stripes oi
red and one of yellow, the yellow being
the yellow stripe IL an oval escutcheOn. hall
red aud half white, and surmounted, by a
crown, On the red field of the oval is i
gold castle with three turrcts end on the
white. rampant red lion.
The son of Christopher Columbus
has left q record which tells us that
when his father stepped from the
boat to the Island of san Salvador
October 12, 1892, ne carried with him
the royal standard of Spain. This
standard was emblazOned, as is the
flag of Spain today, with q "turreted
and embattled castle" golden on a
red field. for CASTLE, and rampant
lion, red on a silver field. for Leon.
While earlier Northern adVenturers
no doubt brought their banners with
them on their voyages nf discovery,
this is the first authentic statement
which We have regardin$ the plant
ing of a flag in the New World. Prob
ably no other flag travelled further in
the two Americas or obtained q great
er supremacy.
The castle and lion Of the standard
belonged to Queen Isabella, who was
Queen of CASTLE and Leon before she
married Ferdinand Of AraG0n. The
Spain of Columbus had grown
through the assimilation Of many
smaller kingdoms, and of these il II
CASTLE which has made Spain famous.
both for its many frontier castles or
real masonry and for those Castles
of Spain not built with stone, ot
which the poet wrote.
Evening star., 1926-03-03

In the early days of heraldry the
animals which We're most renowned
for bravery We're chosen for coats OF
arms, and Of them all the lion was
the favorite. Naturally, it was taken
as the emblem for the Kingdom Of
Leon, q name which is the Spanish
word for Zion" Rampant" is thr
erect, fighting attitude. The color OF
/ this lion. now red, was originally
purple.
The stripes and the coIors Of the
present flag are derived from King
Ferdinands country. the Kingdom OF
Aragon. During the Middle Ages the
device, or coat of arms, Of the f<ings
OF Aragon was made up of vertical
stripes Of red and gold, and was =
legacy from q Count Of Barcelona
who married an heiress to the throne
of Aragon. The Counts Of BarCelons
proudly bore q golden shield. Whose
four red stripes were added, according
10 the legend, when count GeofIrey
was wounded in battle. Charles the
Bold honored the count for mis- bray
cry by drawing his royal fingers
dipped in the blood OF the hero. across
the golden shield
Although the embieIns on the Span
ish flag have been used tor many
centuries. the present design dates
from l7S5. near the close of the relgI
of Charles III, who was the friend oi
American iudepende deNce.
October ~. Columbus dar, IS cel'
bratcd in Spain Is It holiday.
fCopyri-ht 1890
Evening star., 1926-03-03
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

This afternoon ] went to the CIeen-
erS to get mas blue coat and the
man ser, Shall l put it in a box or
will you carry it over your arm?
over my arm, no, i'll q box. no.
over my arm, ] sed.
Well, make UP your mind, I'm q
bizzy man, the man sed, and l sed,
over my arm.
That's the best way, the man sed.
Proving how mutch he knew, because
hadent hardly went q block wen the
coat slid off of my arm and one end
of it went in a small puddle and got
wet, me thinking, G. WIZ good mite.
Wich jest then l noticed a whole
box full of chickin feathers in frunt
Of the butcher store for the ash man
to take away, and l thawt, G. ] know,
, Ill take some feathers home TO ma
and she'll be SO glad to get them she
wont think enything of the coat.
And 1 picked up a old hunk of
newspaper and filled 1t full of feath-
ers and handed it to ma wen l got
home, saying, Heer, ma, look wat l
brawt you.
Wat in the werld is In this? ma
sed. And she opened 1t, saying. Well
for land sakes wat do you think l
can do with all this mass of derty
chickin feathers?
Cant you stuff pillows with them,
ma? 1 sed, and she sed, Certeny not,
throw. them out, wat did you do with
my blue coat?
There it Is on the chair, / sed, and
IA looked, saying, o my goodniss
look at my blue spring coat that was
jest Cleened.
And she got so ixcited she dropped
the hunk of newspaper and the
chickin feathers went all over the
floor and in every direcktion including
up in the air, making ma still madder
about the coat, and she gave me .
fearse cracks and told me she would
give me more if l dident pick up
every single feather.
Being one of the most monotoniss
Jobs / ever did.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
WHEN WE co SHOPPING
BY MRS. HARLAND III. ALLEN.

object. If you have a bronze that
starts to peal you will know at once
that it just has a bronze coat.
Many limitations, especially metal
lized pottery:" are sold under various
trade names, which indicate at once
that they are not made of genuine
bronze. In distinguishing an imita-
ton from true bronze the best test is
to tap the piece with a pencil A true
bronze will respond with ring, while
the limitations give a dull. fiat sound.
Genuine bronzes are usually much
tighter than limitations.
A good imitation will be just as eff
fective for decorative purposes as the
real thing, If you can't afford the lat
ter. However, a real bronze is a life
long investment in durable beauty.
Evening star., 1926-03-03
BEAUTY CHATS Gl lDNA KENT TORIES.

d pair Of loose rubber gloves TO pul
on when YOU wash clothes or dishes
and a pair of canvas ones when You
clean silver or dust
Mrs. katherine J.-pnIt soap from
your shampoo for time. ~ until your
white hair has lost It's yeljOwish caste.
Some people can never use soap OF
white hair so instead Of soap keep
the hair ami scalp clean in other ways
one way is with bay rum, or a nlN
ture of half alcohol and water. or with
gasoline The latter Is hardly n choice
az ii is not really a safe thing to han
die. Lit is imperative tlIat there is no
fire in the house when using gasoline
Ii is also very drying To the hair.
Many women with very beautiful 81
very hair. the sort that has sheen To
it, owe it to the alcohol and wateI
shampoo. II you care TO try this, you
may find that your hair will be more
attractive than it was before IL took
on this caste The druggist will dena-
lure the alcohol for YOU with a few
drops Of. something that will not he
injurious To your hair and il will be
quite legal to sell it that way