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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-15
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INDIANA HARBO2. Ind, Aug. IS
Nick Huya and John Gonzales.
Mexicans, were fined $500 and $500
respectively for carrying stilettoS.
The weapons that brought The grief
were about ten inches long with
ivory handles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-15
LATE MINISTER LAUDED
Rev. Dunlavy Pays Tribute to DIR
King in Sermon.

@~~'s ~ssFJ e&Jo &AAOoSO w IA
King in Sermon.
Tribute to DR.. Harry Andrews
King, Indianapolis district M. E
superintendent, who died last week.
was paid by the Rev. Edwin w
Dunlavy, pastor Of Roberts Park
M. E. Church, Sunday. DR.. King
and DR.. Dunlavy were classmates in
Boston School of Theology.
DR.. Dunlavy spoke on Living in
the High Places"
I'm spiritual experiences as well
as in physical experiences it is nee
essary to be lifted to the high places
if we see the breadth and length
and depth and height of the love
of Jeusu Christ, which passeth
knowledge" DR.. Dunlavy said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
UNION TRUST HOME
WILL Be ENLARGED
New Addition Will Double
Present Capacity of
Bank Building.

Erection of an addition to the Union
Trust Co., Fifteenth and II streets,
which will double the present capacity
Of the institution, was announced yes
terday by Edward j. Stellwagen. pres
ident, following action by the board of
directors. Construction of the addi-
ton is to start soon.
Architectural plans have not been
drawn, officials of the bank say, and
details of the project are as yet I'M
available. 1t is known, however, the
addition will be of the same character
as the present building, making the
Union Trust one of the largest and
most imposing banking structures in
the District. The cost of the addition
was not announced.
This will be the third development of
Importance to be started on II street
this Spring. Harry Wardman soon Is
to begin construction of an History
office building on the site of the Shore
ham Hotel, directly across from the
Union Trust, and razing of the old
WadswOrth home. at Sixteenth and Fl
streets. to make way for an apartment
hotel has been started.
The addition to the Union Trust Co.
will give it a frontage on Fl street of
100 feet. The adjoining pieces of prop
erty which will be cleared for the adj
dition have been owned by the Union
Trust Co. for number of years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
CAPITAL AT THRESHOLD OF BIG
ADVANCE, BUSINESS CHIEFS SAY
Government Seen as Aid to Identification
Program, While New Industries
Boom Commercial Standing.

even closely intertwined, and those Of
us who are bending our efforts just
at present toward the Industrial phase
have in the past heartily Endorsed the
Identification program and will con-
tinue to do so in the future.
THE effect of these movements
upon property values throughout
Washington, but particularly in the
downtown business section. undoubt-
eddy will be widespread and of SAM
tary nature.
Forward Swing i'm Values.
"Of course, Washington's down
town section for years has been wit
Messing a forward swing in values.
That this trend will be accelerated
with the joint development under dis
Cussion seems to me to be a fore
gone conclusion"
Mr.. Leese is not alone in his views
in this matter. Prominent business
men throughout the District Of
Columbia share his belief
Charles j. Stockman is firmly con-
WINGED that:
while it may seem paradoxical to
some, beauty. industry and the value
Of privately owned property ia the
| in hand, the development of the one
in nowise interfering with the other.
Another commercial and civic
| leader who holds similar views is Gen.
| Anton Stephan, who points out that
| in none of these respects can "the
march of progress be halted"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
REAL ESTATE BOARD
BANQUET MARCH rs
Capital Dealers Will Have Annual
Dinner at the
Willard.

The annual banquet of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board will be held
Saturday, March 20, in tho New Viii
lard Hotel, 1t was announced today by
John F. Maury, president Of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board.
Preparations are being made to &C.
commodate $50 guests. the largest
number in the history of the Washing.
ton board. The banquet last year, at
tended by more than 500 persons. was
regarded highly successful, and so
many requests were made to repeat
this affair the board expects all reser-
vations will be taken before the eve
ming of the be nquet.
The president has appointed A. Fl.
Lawson chairman of the general COM
mittee in charge of this function. Mr..
Lawson has designated the following
subcommittee chairmen: r. Owen Ed
monston tickets; III. Tudor Morsell.
entertainment; Joseph A. Petty, print
ing; Milton F. Schwab, music; Albert
Z. Landvoigt, seating; John Saul, din
ners; M. p. Candy, decorations. and
Ben T. Webster, speakers and guests.
A meeting Of these subcommittee
chairmen was held during the past
week. The complete personnel Of the
banquet committee will be announc-
ed within a few days.
1t is the plan of the board to invite
a number Of members Of Congress, the
District Commissioners mad other Fed
eral and local officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
BUILDING OUTLAY
IN WEEK S394,2OO
Total of D. C. Permits $751;
900 Less Than Previous
Week, Figures Show.

Building operations launched dur
ing the past week will cost 1894 200,
or nearly SIS. 900 less than the total
for the previous week. according to
building permits granted by District
Building Inspector Oehmann.
The largest project approved since
last Friday calls for the erection of
eight two-story brick dwellings, in the
400 block of Peabody street, by the
Preston E. Wire Co, at total cost of
$4,000.
List of Permits Issued.
Permits were granted as follows:
John J.. Schwartz, owner; w. S.
PLACER, architect; NJ. Gumenick, 1706
Sixteenth street, builder to erect one
three story brick office and stores,
1901 e street dot sol, square 254). to
cost 100000
Faultless Silk Hosiery Co, owners;
Julius Wenig, architect; NJ. Gumenick,
builder; to erect one two,story brick
addition, IT'S and III street, and 900
Eighth street Cots 500 and SOL, square
APO to cost $4,000.
Morris Cafritz, owner: Harvey War
wick, architect; Cafritz Construction
Co., builders; to erect two. two-story
brick stores and dwellings, 4523 and
1925 Georgia avenue Cots IS and IS,
square BOLD, to cost 1000
Shannon e. Luchs Construction
Co., owners and builders; to erect one
frame private garage, 1864 Hamilton
street Got 67, square 2805). to cost
5000.
Spicknall Brothers & Co, owners
and builders; w. u. Spicknall, design.
er; to erect one one-story concrete.
Continued on Eighteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29

The average amount of building in
the country during the last five years
has been more than $4,000 100000 a
year, a considerable proportion of
which was speculative in character.
This is not in condemnation of specu
lative building3 for it has played an i'm
portant part in the building up of our
cities and in relieving the housing
shortage following the war. From now
on. however, there should be no fur
Their projects contemplated except in
response to a definite ascertained de-
mand
Il do not anticipate any change of
consequence in rental conditions dur
ing the year. If the volume of con-
struction of apartments and office
buildings were to continue, partiCu-
larry as they have in the last two or
three years, we would in time have an
oversupply which would bring about
lower rents, but in my opinion supply
and demand conditions will be so ad-
-justed that the rental situation will re-
main in its present stabilized condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
ASK CITIZENS AID
IN SAVING CAPITALS BEAUTY
Council Appeals to Association for Help
in Preventing Erection of I'm
slightly Buildings.

generalities. but by focusing tech
meal opinion and public sentiment on
each building as 1t is erected. For
several years it has been going
through the experimental stages of
the technical criticisms, going it
alone; now 1t has offered its services
to the federation and the offer has
been accepted.
The council was launched by the
Washington Chapter of the Amert-
can Institute of Architects, members
of the federation. 1t is now super
vised by the following committee Of
the chapter: Edward w. Dom. jr.,
chairman; Horace w. Eeaslee. Louis
Justement. G. l.. Rodier. Victor Min
deleff. Delos Smith. Frank Upman,
Frederick V. Murphy, G.. G.. viii and
William Partridge.
THE membership represents almost
the entire roster of the ablest Wash
ington architects. subject to service
by assignment There are no dues,
no receipts, no disbursements, no
treasury. The service is wholly vol
untarv. freely given, often at self
sacrifice.
Review Building Plans.
"Once each week, jury of three
architectS-one new man each week
added. one member dropped after
three weeks Service-meets in the
office of the Assistant Engineer Com
missioner and reviews the current
plans on file for building permits. No
permits are delayed by the council
and opinions are expressed whether
or not permits have been granted.
These opinions are intended to be
constructive. If followed. they would
tend to make good buildings better,
mediocre buildings less insignificant,
ugly buildings less painful. The com
mentS have been regularly transmit
ted each week to each owner or
architect. but there has been nothing
compulsory about the advice. Take
1t or leave it. Many have co-operated
and benefited; many have disregarded
1t to the city's detriment.
This is where the federation and
the council join. Hereafter the rec
concentrations of the juries for each
section will be transmitted to each
citizens association for moral sup
port. If the association really wants
to improve it's neighborhood, then It
may find out if and why the recon.
mendations are being ignored.
Can Detect UgIiness.
Most people will identify ugIiness
at a BIance-Dut TOO late to correct
it; but trained architects can detect
the potential ugliness in blueprints
and it may be eliminated from every
proposed building before 1t is too
late. Mistakes are made occasional.
ly, but not frequently; and for any
serious objections to suggestions 1t
is always possible to get the opinion
of the next weeks jury. Under the
circumstances, there's no longer any
reason why an entire section need be
| repeatedly injured either by endless
rows of exact Implications of medioc.
| rity or by single "eyesore" in a
well ordered neighborhood.
Now for the local associations
contact. The federation recommends
to each association the appointment
of carefully picked committee of
| Continued on Nineteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
INDORSES WARNING.
Engineer Holds Building SaturatiOn
Report of Straus Is Correct.

r. T. II. Bacon, consulting building
engineer, today declared Straus to be
absolutely right" in warning against
construction of additional office build
ings, hotels, apartment houses and
apartment hotels this year, and as
serted the saturation point in these
lines of construction had been reached
and passed. He foreSaW q ''readjust-
ment" in rentals this Spring and
warned that there must be a reduction
in operating costs of the larger build
ings.
There is no reason in the situation
as 1t exists for any general alarm" he
said. I'VE are not sufficiently over
built to have a regular rate war in
rentals, such as occurred more than
once prior to 1917. But we are beyond
the saturation point; there is more of
general purpose space available than
the market can Immediately take up.
This means that this Spring, when
business leases are renewed, and next
October, when residential leases are
renewed, that there will be a rental re-
adjustment
THE question arises, How can this
situation best be met? For tenants
there is no worry. They just take ad
vantage of the swing of the pendulum.
Il VI ONAiSIos IL DCIIOONCo tIlCiAl W LCtil-
ize that they are faced by condition,
not theory, and to take the obvious
steps necessary to make their position
as secure as possible.
sit is a fact that just as much of the
boom construction was exceedingly
waSteful, much of the present big build
ing operation is exceedingly wasteful.
While we cannot cut out the waste
that has already gone into construc-
ton, we most assuredly can cut out
the waste that is at present going on
in operation"
Taking up new construction. Mr..
Bacon said: "Mr. Straus included four
classes of construction in his warn
ing. He mentioned specifically office
buildings, hotels, apartment houses
and apartment hotels. All these are
general purpose building. He is
right in warning against
building any more of this class of
structure.
However, it would be an obvious
to believe that commercial
building construction will stop. There
will be a considerable volume of build
ing, of course, but it will be mostly
confined to special purpose buildings;
that is, buildings for which there is a
distinct and demonstrated need, build
ings which can be easily rented be-
cause they serve necessary and not
a speculative purpose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29

tai is employed under the form of a
trust, agreement, contract or other
financing method for the purpose of
purchasing, subdiyiding or selling real
property, under which it is agreed
that the capital so employed is to be
returned to the taxpayer prior to the
distribution of any profits, the capital
so returned may be applied against
and reduce the capital so employed.
and If the taxpayer so elects there
shall be no taxable gain until such
capital shall have been returned.
Other Features of Plea.
O Capital gains-The profit on the
sale Of realty should be considered as
a capital gain. whether the sale Is
made by an ordinary investor. a
broker or an operator, regardless of
the length Of time that the property
has been held.
t8) Claims In abatement - There
should be re-established, except in
cases of jeopardy assessments. the
principle of permitting a claim in
abatement suspending payment pend
ing determination of the actual tax.
instead of compelling payment and
requiring a claim for refund.
go Depreciation-At the time of
sale of the property the cost thereof
should be reduced to the extent of
only that depreciation which has been
allowed to and taken by the taxpayer,
instead of being reduced by the
amount of the depreciation allowable.
Q0l Double taxation-The policy of
the Treasury Department In provid-
ing, In the case of a taxpayer who
changes from the accrual to the in
staiiment basis, for second taxation
tWiien realized upon income which has
previously been taxed at the time the
SAFES were made. should be abrogated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29

Washington. in the opinion of many
of its business leaders, is on the TIRES
hold of the greatest advance in its
history. an advance which, while max
ing IL the most beautiful and eSthetic-
ally attractive capital in the world,
at the same time will allow it
to progress along lines to q, higher
level of commercial wellbeing.
Identification plans of the Federal
Government for instance, will trans
form much of the lower business sec
ton of Washington into brilliant
parkway of imposing buildings, each
one of the finest modern architecture.
Hand-in- hand with development of
the esthetic side OF Washington. bust
ness leaders assert must come a
definite trend toward sound. conserva-
tive expansion of the industrial life
of the metropolitan area, with cleo
tricaIly operated manufacturing plants
housed in buildings carefully designed
for attractiveness adding to rather
than detracting from the beauty Of
the District
Programs Interesting.
These factors are pointed out by
Martin A. Leese. just reelected presi-
%N,;. of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce, who sees ~ this joint de-
~--~lopment an element OF which the
third annual industrial exposition, TO
be held at the Washington Auditorium
March to 10, has an important
bearing.
1T is significant and important, "
he said. that the Identification pro-
gram for Washington and the plan
for the development Of light manu-,
featuring and Of general commercial
expansion should be going forward
az one and the same time.
las previous industrial expositions
have shown, and as the third one,
to be- held at the Washington Audi
forum in March, will demonstrate. the
two factors are highly compatible,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
HOLDS HOTELS SUFFERING.
New York Official Urges Curb on
Building.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 29.-Assert-
Ing that most of the new hotels here
are suffering from lack of business,
Arthur l.. Lee, treasurer of the New
York City Hotel Mems Association,
yesterday urged financial concerns to
discourage present plans for additional
hotel construction.
Mr.. Lee said he agreed with S. w.
Straus that building activities in this
city have reached the saturation point.
He said that from 1920 until the mid
die of last year nearly 40 new hotels,
averaging 500 rooms each, had been
opened, and many of them We're not
doing well financially. He said plans
now under way would add approx
mately 10000 hotel rooms ito the
thousands now empty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
FORUM WELL ATTENDED.
Meetings Prove of Much Interest
to Local Dealers.

The meetings of the Realtors
Forum Friday evenings continue to
be well attended and OF great interest
to the majority of members Of the
board. Morton J. Luchs addressed
the session yesterday evening on Sell
ing Real Estate" The attendance at
this meeting was one Of the largest in
history of this feature of the board S
work.
Next Friday night the board will be
addressed by Roger J. Whiteford, gen.
eral counsel of the BOARD. His sub.
ject will be Contracts" and it Is
expected that Mr. Whiteford will dis
cuss some of the features Of the new
standard form Of contract to be adopt
ed by the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
Mr.. Peaslee's Letter.

Mr.. Peaslee's letter. in part, follows:
THE underlying idea of the Archi-
tects' Advisory Council is to aid in
the development of a more beautiful
WashingtOn--not by indulging in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29

a movement to enlarge the influ-
ence of the Architects Advisory
Council by invoking the aid of lead
ers Of citizens associations in support
of It's recommendations regarding
plans OF builders. with view to still
further protecting Washington from
'unsightly" private homes and public
structures. has been launched by the
council under the authorization of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
A circular letter explaining the pro-
poSal in detail this week was sent to
each of the so or more citizens or
CARNATIONS by Horace w. Peaslee,
chairman of the federation commit
tee on cooperation with the Archi-
tectS' Advisory Council, who also is
vice chairman of the Architects
Council and chairman of the commit
tee of the American Institute of
Architects on the plan of Washington
and it's environs.
Frankly stated. the proposal calls
for the appointment of q committee
by each citizens association, whose
duty it would be to follow up the
recommendations by the architects
council ito find out if and why the
recommendations are ignored" by
some builders. In other words, the
suasion to bear upon those builders
who reject the advice of the council,
tactfully pointing out to them their
public duty as citizens of the Capital
Bell Gives Approval.
The proposal has the approval Of
both Engineer Commissioner Bell
who is chairman of the District Zon,
ing Commission. and his assistant
Capt. II. G.. Whitehurst. who super
yises the work of the Architects Ad.
visory Council.
The Architects Advisory Council
Mr.. Peaslee points out, is without
legal power or standing, and its ad-
vice concerning building plans is given
wholly voluntarily. free Of charge, and
with the identification of Washington
as it's sole aim.
Each Thursday three architects OF
Standing are selected to sit as a
Jury" to consider new building plans
and to make recommendation de
signed to increase the architectural
attractiveness of the exterior OF
buildings to be erected. The con
stituency of the jury is changed each
week.
In most cases, according to Capt
Whitehurst, these recommendations
are followed by builders. Also in the
majority Of instances, he says, the
recommendations by the councils jury
do not call for additional expenses in
construction.
Some builders, however, turn deaf
ear to the suggestions. The new plan
Of the council, in referring it's recon-
mendations to the citizens associa-
tons for consideration, is designed to
persuade these builders to cooperate
with the council How Washington
professional builders will look upon
the proposal, of course, is prob
lematicaI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
Committee Heads to Meet.

Following out the plan adopted some
weeks ago, chairmen of the standing
committees of the Real Estate Board
will be invited to meet with the
executive committee at its regular
meeting on Thursday, February 3, at
30 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-29
Portable Direction Finder.

A portable radio direction finder is
described in Bureau of Standards
Scientific Paper No. $40, available at
the Government Printing Office, at
Washington for 10 cents. 1t is useful
for radio channels ranging from 80
to $500 meters.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-30
NOTICE OF REGISTRY AND
ELECTION

Pursuant to law, notice is hereby given
that the Board of Registry and Election
in and for every election district in
CORBIN CITY,
County of Atlantic. State of New Jersey,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1927,
at the hour of one O'Clock in the after
noon and remain in session until nine o.
clock in the evening for the purpose of
revising and correcting the original reg
listers or adding thereto the names of all
persons entitled to the right of suffrage
and of erasing therefrom the name of
any person who after fair opportunity
to be heard shall be shown not to be
entitled to vote in that election district.
at the next election.
Said Boards will also sit at the same
places for registration purposes only, on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1927,
from p. NJ. until P. NJ, standard time,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1927.
from A. NJ. until p NJ, standard
time, for the purpose of conducting
Special Election, to vote for or against
the proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition of the State of New Jersey.
And notice is hereby further given that
the Board of Registry and Election will
meet at the following designated places:
First Ward-City Hall, next to Roberts
Plumbing Shop.
Ward / comprises the territory extend
ing up the Tuckahoe river from draw
bridge up the river road. taking in terri
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-08-30
GENERAL ELECTION
Will be held on
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1927.


TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1877
For the purpose of electing candidates TO
fill the following offices:
Two Members of State Assembly
Surrogate
Two Coroners
Mayor
Councilman, First Ward
Councilman, Second Ward
FreehoIder. First Ward
Freebooter, Second Ward
Also to vote for or against Bono IS
sue known as the State Highway Bonds
IAN Act for the construction, improve
ment, reconstruction and rebuilding OF
the State Highway system. including
bridges tunnels, viaducts and rights OF
way as parts thereof; providing Tor the
defraying the cost of the same by
the taxation of real and personal
property in this State, and by the
creation of debt of the State in an
amount not exceeding thirty million dol
lars by the issuance of bonds therefor,
and for the submission of this act TO the
people at general election" Approved
March rs, 1927. -
And that the election officers will sit as
a board of election at the places above
mentioned on the above day, commencing
at 6 O'Clock in the morning, closing at
o'clock in the evening.
City Clerk.