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The Washington times., 1927-11-12
WAR SONGS FILL
AIR LANES

JuAt to prove that armistlces
mean nothing to them the static
forces hit the loud speakera sue
eesslnn Of tes0undipE WAllOps last
evening. fOteink broadcast pro.
grams to take cover In silence.
some 81 tie high power stations
just Seeped through the noise with
sufficient volume to let US know
they were still working, bit most
programs were badly shattered.
The noise seemed to be worse in
the early evening than late, al
though 1t was going good and
strong ut midnight.
The Washington times., 1927-02-19
@ Construction Shows
Slight Increase

NEW YORK, Feb. 19.--Based on
the value Of contracts let, the trend
In large construction operations for
the entire country has been slightly
higher In recent weeks.
The value Of awards on engineer.
ing construction In the past week
totaled $50,097 900. as against S48,-
$4,000 In the week previous and
$3S, 10000 two weeks ago, Engi-
neering New-Record reports. Mini
mum costs observed In these totals
are $4,000 on commercial, resi-
dental, educational and other build
ings. $4,000 on industrial plants,
and $4,000 on public projects. in
Guiding road building. etc.
Contracts let in the United States
since the first Of the year were
valued at 1919 ,5S2 900. which COM
pares with $33S,2S5 900 in the cor
responding period last year. The
decline in activity is confined TO
public operations only. The value
Of private jobs In the total from
January to date Is placed at
S222, 435 900. as against s221.179, 900
In the same period last year.
The downward movement In prices
OF construction materials in the
principal cities. while it continues
unchecked. has begun to show signs
of reaching standstill in the not
distant future. Spring building de.
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x st. N. W., and will be in a bet
ter position to serve its friends and
clients than ever before.
Maury & Mclean, Inc, viii do
a general real estate, rental. loan,
bond, and insurance business. They
are agents OF the General Royal
Indemnity Company, and local rep
resentatives Of the st. Paul Fire
and Marine Insurance Company.
Niagara Fire Insurance Company,
Victory Insurance Company, Nor
wich Union Fire Insurance Society.
Limited. Eagle Fire Company, York
shire Insurance Company, Limited,
and the Great National Insurance.
Company, all old line standard com.
panies.
To accommodate the employees of
both firms, together with new con.
nections which Maury & Mclean.
Inc. are making, their present
headquarters at 1922 K st. N. w.
will be enlarged and later announce
ments OF the new connections will
be made.
The officers of the company are
John F. Maury, president; y. b. Nc.
Lean. vice president; III. o. Mclean,
treasurer, and H. W. Dure, secre-
tary. III. o. Mclean is the present
general agent OF the Providsnt Mu.
tual Life Insurance Company. H. w.
Dure, secretary OF the company, mas
been associated With Mr.. Mclean
Tor the past Is years.
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should ne seek to secure informa-
ton that he could use to the detri-
meHt Of his competitor. These, and
many other similar cases, very
definitely set out in the code OF
ethics, serve to promote good feel
ings between brokers and stimulate
closer cooperation and mutual re.
spect. AS a result of this, members
OF the organization, while very keen
competitors, are operating jointly
with complete cooperation, and
thereby have not only materially
Increased their opportunities for
success. but have been able to rem
der the public a broader and more
intelligent service.
Obligation to Public
In his relations to the public the
reaItor has a very definite response
bility which Is clearly defined.
Every realtor knows that one of his
first obligations to his clients is to
so equip himself that he is in pc.
sition to furnish his customers the
highest type of professional service.
This makes it incumbent on the
realtor to accept only such calls for
his service as he is reasonably
qualified to render. More selling
ability, so.called, is not the basis for
the service of the modern realtor.
He must be equipped through train.
ing and experience to give intelligent
advice on the many problems that
are presented to the property pur-
chase.
Al broker Is never justified under
any circumstances in collecting fees
from two parties to a transaction
unless both parties have comp,e-e
and full knowledge of that fact and
concur Neither should a broker
profit at the expense of his client by
purchasing for himself his client s
property unless such a transaction
was entered into with the absolute
and full knowledge and consent of
his client.
Listing Of properties, while a
mere detail of office routine has a
vital connection with subsequent
acts A broker should only accept
listings that he is reasonable quail
fled to handle and in doing SO he
should use great care to secure the
maximum of information and it
must be correctly and accurately
recorded. He should advise the
property owner fairly as to value
and it is his serious obligation to
secure for his client the best pos
sible price consistent with the real
worth of the property.
Listings as between brokers
should be given and accepted only
in definite manner so that com.
plete and accurate information IS
passed. The broker who accepts a
listing from another broker is OBJ.
ligated to recognize the rights Of
the first broker and all subsequent
dealings or negotiations in respect
to that particula- property must
be had with the first broker.
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M'LEAN.
FIRMS MERGE

Congratulations are being re-
ceived by John r. Maury and o. B.
Mclean. who have recently consoIi.
dated their respective firms.
Mr.. Maury, who needs no intro
duction to the Washington public,
having been in the real estate bust
ness in this city for about 20 years
is president of the Washington Real
Estate Board and director in two
banks here.
The Mclean company began busi-
ness about four years ago, and
since its inception has been con-
spicuous for it's progress.
The consolidated firm, under the
name Maury & Mclean, Inc. will
occupy the new building az 1922
The Washington times., 1927-02-19
Owen l. Monkey Fires on
Intruder, Who ESCAPES

Owen I. Monkey, III R st. N. E.,
fired a shot at a man he found
entering his home through the
front door yesterday morning. The
intruder fled, Monkey told police.
An unidentified man entered the
gas station at 1921 K st. N. W..
while the manager, Howard E. Ortel,
was out and robbed the cash reg.
ister Of $40, he told police Of the
Third precinct.
Gertrude White, manager of
Copley Courts, reported that the
apartment Of Leila Taylor had
been entered and So in bills stolen
from a desk.
The Washington times., 1927-02-19
WOman's Jury Bill
is Up to President

The Senate today passed and
sent TO the President the measure
permitting women to serve as
jurors in the District Of Columbia.
The measure has been strongly
urged by the National Women's
Party and other feminine organiza
lions for several years. 1t is ex-
pected that the President will sign
1t.
In the House an amendment was
inserted by representative Blanton
of Texas. allowing any woman to
be excused from jury duty, IL She 80
desires, on the ground OF 'domest
tic service" or otherwise.
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Realty Ethics, Topic
Of Lecture at /" Y"

The ethics Of the real estate pro-
Aession we're Soutlined to the stu
dents Of real estate at the weekly
lecture before the Y. M. G. Al.
School by John Al. Petty, vice presi-
dent Of shannon & Luchs, Inc, last
Monday night.
Mr.. Petty said that the National
Association OF Real Estate Boards
WAS one Of the first business groups
In the country to take definite ac-
Alon to improve business practices.
Before its formation, little or moth
ing OF this character had every been
undertaken in general business lines.
About 20 years ago, when small
group OF reality leaders from vari-
Gus cities met and organized Ma
tional Association, they laid the
ground work for one of the most
progressive movements in the COM
mercial life Of the country.
The primary and ultimate pur-
pose OF the organization from its
formation was to raise the real es,
tate business to the professional
place which its importance merits.
One Of the first steps taken by this
organization was the adoption of a
code or ethics. More than $4,000
realtors are affiliated with the 500
odd real estate boards comprising
the National Association. and all
are bound BY the code. Each board
81 compelled to adopt this code a.
q part Of its bylaws and every In
dividual member must subscribe
to It.
Golden Rule Basis
Originally the code was drafted
along rather general lines, with the
Golden Rule as the basis. In 1928.
however, the association at its con-
Vention here adopted revised code
that more clearly and specifically
nefines the standards Of practice.
Dealings in real estate are con-
Quoted In much the same manner
everywhere Consequently the basic
pr fundamental principles that UNI
derlie these transactions are uni
versal. 1t was comparatively simple
therefore to codify various phases
Of real estate practice into group
of standards that could be applied
anywhere.
The very nature of real estate
practice makes 1t almost impossible
to avoid occasional misunderstood
ings. Many who enter into realty
transactions are unfamiliar with the
ordinary customs and procedure of
real estate dealings and have little
or no knowledge of their rights or
responsibilities. The definite rules
Of practice adopted by the realtors
Is a standard and impartial index
for the broker to follow for protec-
ton to all parties.
AS between brokers it Is man
testify unfair for one to unduly in.
fIuefce prospective customer from
another broker to whom he has be-
come morally obligated. Likewise,
one broker should not publicly criti-
else his competitor unfairly, neither
The Washington times., 1927-02-19

-mand will at least inject an element
OF firmness into the situation.
or the 4.524,74S carloads of reve-
nue. freight hauled by the railroads
Of the Country during the first
month Of the current year, at least
100000 contained building ma
terials Even rough estimate re.
veals q heavier volume Of materials
going into construction than during
the corresponding periods in 1926
and 1925.
The Washington times., 1927-02-19
Rental DEMAND
HERE GOOD
BY MORTON j. LUCHS
Vice President shannon 3 LucIls.
incorporated

The completion OF many new
apartments in Washington during
the past year has created IN the
minds of the public the question,
rs the market sufficiently large to
absorb these buildings?Y
The answer is yes providing the
buildings are of high-class construc-
ton and are desirably located
Shannon a. Luchs. Inc. report that
January, 1927, produced 50 per cent
more new rental business than did
January OF 1896. This statement
covers both business and residential
property in Washington during
these two months.
However, it Is very splendid
theromemter of the rental pulse in
this city at the present time. There
are many vacancies, but practically
all Of these exist in buildings obso-
lete In design. construction and ap
pointment,
Vacancies Beneficial
The vacancies that have existed
in Washington during the past few
years proved to be very beneficial
to- the general rental and construc-
ton market since 1t not only
brought about an equalization Of
rent, but improved the type of con-
struction in the city.
Builders have recognized situa-
tons and have based their activities
and building programs only after
careful study of the market, and
consequently have built only what
the market demands. Speculative
builders with vision, foresight and
confidence have played great part
in the beauty and growth of our
city
Business properties have enjoyed
an activity heretofore unprece-
dented in Washington. This Is due
largely to the fact that Washing
ton has recently been recognized as
a city offering splendid opportunity
for the chain store. Desirable bust.
ness locations rent at a decidedly
lesser fee than do similar locations
in other cities. This undoubtedly
has been the reason for such a
marked activity in business prop
erty leasing.
New Garage to Open
On March Is the Capital Garage
opens for business. The develop
ment Of this ramp type garage is
the first OF its kind in Washington.
This building is to be operated and
rented to motorists who demand
parking space and superior repair
and accessory service with the
minimum ssof handling" 1t is esti-
mated that the building will house
approximately 1900 automobiles
throughout the complete "a hours
as we'll as affording store space on
the first floor.
We advise that In a very short
time. one of the largest pieces of
property In the neighborhood OF
New York Avenue and Fourteenth
Street win be developed. Careful
analysis assures a building that
will afford maximum utilization to
the public.
The year 1927 promises to be a
banner year for Washington. We
make the statement only after a
careful analysis of the apartment
and business location rental condi-
ton in the city of Washington.
The Washington times., 1927-02-19

THIS ATTRACTIVE group Of summer bungalows
have recently been completed at Herald Harbor the
Severn they are Lewis Homes models and large num-
Der will be completed before the opens
at this popular resort Mr.. r. Lanham, local manager
of the Lewis Homes, announced that big demand has
for this type of home and predicts record break
ing construction program at all Of the down-river
resorts
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81 wonder what I'll be doing in
six months" she thought dreari1y,
and got up from the table.
CHAPTER XIII
Hollywood boulevard IL never
so lovely as, 1t is in late after.
noon when all the shop windows
are aglitter in the lemon.coIored
sunlight.
1t is the hour when the most
gayly dressed women in the
world--the Hollywood women go
strolling along, colorful as flow.
ers in rose parade. Movie
actresses with makeup clinging
to their faces like bloom to a
peach, Slender, lovely girls with
wide eyes and heart.shaped
mouths. scarlet with rouge, and
lovely legs in lustrous silk stock
ings. Handsome matrons, sweated
and massaged to a solid slender.
ness.
The shop windows, themselves.
had never seemed so alluring to
Bobbie as they did on this par.
ticular February afternoon as she
walked along-just as lovely and
just as slim and graceful as any
girl on the boulevard.
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
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making the hopeless round Of the
studios, and her feet ached in
their high-heeled sandals and
stockings thinner than tissue
paper.
why don't l get a job?" she
wondered, probably for the thou
sandth time in. the last three
months. She took out her little
vanity case, and looked at her
face critically in it-rose- white
skin. velvety brown eyes. smooth
red lips. dimples, little pale-gold
curls around her ears.
II know I'm pretty" she
thought. But perhaps Gus was
right. Perhaps looks didn't count
for half so much in this movie
game as pull" As having some
man back of you to push you
ahead, right up to the top. Some
man who loved you-and who
made love to vou-
She looked around her. She
was not a bit prettier than some
of the mattresses in the place.
Pretty young things in gray wolfe
with tiny white aprons and caps
like white butterflies. Girls who.
like herself, once had been extra
girls in the movies. And now
they were mattresses. or clothes
models, or ushers in Grauman's
Egyptian theater across the street.
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ten to Gus. but to my old beau
back home she said very quietly.
Lottie gave her long look.
WE'LL" she cried at last, 'if
you care enough about your old
beau to write to him the day you
hear Gus is going to marry
Monica Mont. I'm not going to do
much worrying about you from
now on! / guess you aren't half
SO smitten with Gus as you think
you arev'
The next week she went down
to Laguna. where the You
Should Worry" company was held
up because of rain. She took
Jolly and Jolly's Norwegian nurse
with her, and Bobbie was 1obless
once more.
II can't think where the money
goes she said to herself one day
toward the end of the week.
She was sitting in a little
boulevard tearoom having a mid
day snack of tea and lettuce
sandwich made with brown re-
ducing bread. She was hot and
tired and cross. She had been
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not move. She just sat there.
holding the tip of the plumed pen
between her lips, and staring at
the pale yellow wall with mar
rowed eyes.
There really was nothing she
could write to Andy. After all, he
had a perfect right to fall out of
love with her IL he wanted to. She
had never done a thing to make
him go on caring for her. She had,
on the other hand. told him a hun
dred times that he never could be
anything to her but an awfully
good friend. A sort of adopted
brother.
''He had a perfect right to fall
in love with his secretary, If he
feels like doing it," she said to
herself. "Only he needn't write
and tell me how wonderful she is!
I have something else to think
about besides Andy Jerrold's office
girls"
And that was what she finally
did write to him:
Dear Andy: Why waste my
time and sheet of perfectly good
paper telling me what a wonder
full new secretary you have? Why
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had written her a letter that was
not love letter.
Instead, it was just the sort Of
letter you would expect a man to
dictate to very attractive young
woman secretary-especially If he
were writing it to another girl. 1t
was full of praise for the secre-
tary.
Rotten bad manners" said Bob
bic aloud to the beautiful yellow
damask covered furniture of the
guest room.
She read the letter to the end.
1t was very business-like, and
friendly in a chilly sort of way.
1t closed with. Yours as always,
Andrew Jerrold."
why. he might be a mere &C.
quaintance or somethingw thought
Bobbie bitterly. looking down at
the signature. For two pins, I'd
send his old bracelet right smack
bang back to him tomorrow-only
don't know when I'll need it. I
may have to take it to the pawn
shop pretty soon. if I'm going to
stay out here much longerv'
Deep In Thought
She went to the brown ma
hogany writing desk in one corner
of the big bright. room with it's
mirrors, its bowls of yellow roses
from the garden below the win
dows, with its cushions and lamp
shades of old.gold silk.
She sat there for a long time,
with the light pouring down on
her yellow-gold hair. But she did
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like faces--they often tell what
we most try to hide.
And her voice broke on the
word beau
Accusation
Lottie gave her a quick look and
followed her into the bright room.
You were writing a letter to Gus
MacCloud, weren't you," she asked,
accusingly. you saw that piece
In the paper. / was afraid YOU
would! That's why l wanted YOU
to come up here tonight--to keen
you from seeing it, knew you'd
ne upset. But don't be, Bobbie,
1t would be the very best thing in
the world II Gus did marry some
wild scatterbrain like Monica
Mont. She'd keep him so busy
watching her that he wouldn't
have any time to go adventuring
himself! Anyway, the story about
their elopement isn't true, most
likely. She probably made it up.
Just for publicity she'd get out
of it"
Bobbie smiled at her, her head
to one side. mo matter what you
may think, that letter wasn't writ.
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pital now, ] understand. as a
result of that fight Someone
laid him out with a bottle. So
you see, dear, you have nothing
to fear, temporarily at least"
Jacqueline's eyes widened, but
she refused to be convinced.
Its not just Lupino by him.
SELF" she insisted. He'd use
gangsters, gunner But Tom,
don't make any mistake. He'd
get you one way or another,
sooner or laterw
Her words, impregnated through
and through with sincere convic.
ton were beginning, she fancied,
to have weight with her husband.
In her own mind the danger was
SO obvious that it was sheer folly
to disregard it.
Don't you see how it is, dear?"
she pleaded.
It's a tough proposition" Tom
admitted grudgingly, but we
can't solve it by going to pieces.
I'm not fool, and I'm not going
to take any unnecessary chances
OF being shot down in cold blood
by Lupino or any of his gang.
At the same time, I don't intend
to give you up If ten thousand
Lupinos were after you, l had
no idea that anything like this
could come into a mans life in
this day and age. but If we are
mixed up in this jungle stuff
and there doesn't seem to be any
doubt Of it-we've got to go
through with it on their basis.
But whatever happens, we're go.
ing to stick together. Jacqueline
Perhaps we had better get out of
town for while until we can
figure out plan"
No. / can't leave with you"'
she interrupted desperately. Don't
you see he would know we had
gone off together? He would find
you. Tom, and--and-"
You've got to be where he can
keep an eye on you, so he'll know
I'm not with you. Is that it?"
That's the only safe way,
Tom"
And you think I'm going to
leave you at his mercy?"
II don't think anything at all,
Tom. I can't think any longer
All I can do is pray that you
will go away some place and get
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BObbie Ransom Is the Pretty Heroine
Of This Delightful and Gripping
Serial of Studio Life
Read This First:

BOBBE RANSOM little teacher, anything
whom
however She tries
GEESIRUDE Hollywood
They both refuse
marry him. 5 - y n
marry her father and Hollywood There she finds at
Mrs. MANGANS girl named STELLA
Coy Through Stella she lands few dass work the Magnic
Studios where director ROY SCHULTZ his LOT
TIE take some interest in her. GUS sacCLOUD the assistant d.
Of loves Stella hints that he IN love
before MONICA
another actress who live at Mrs ManganS
he prefer BObb
promises make pictures However time
Finally Aunt
married get
admits this
she'll 10 of him until he's free.
without him. especially
when a
picture. when BObbie New
home gladly That night Stella boarding
suicide behind
sroys it, rather than make him unhappy showing
teaching her small spoiled daughter JOLLY and Bobbe
starts for drive with Gus. whom she
nhmfz hnnna
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hospital?" Tom demanded grimly.
Yes. That's the way it hap.
pened, dear. You can't under
stand him like / can. He would
stop at nothing
He made love to your"
"Yes-no; mean, he only
talked about 1t. | was afraid of
him, Tom, always in terror"
Settlement
Tom Ware got up from the side
of the bed and Strengthened his
tall, well-built body. II think" he
said quietly, that this can be
settled without a great deal Of
trouble. You have allowed your
self to be thrown into a panic by
criminal thug. It's not a mat.
ter that / can very easily take up
with the police, butt can be
settled. This girl. May Desmond,
Lupino's got her under his thumb,
too, hasn't hep"
He ruined her life," Jacqueline
said hoarsely. "She has to do
what he tells her or he'd kill her.
But you don't know. Tom. Why
can't you believe me when l tell
you that I'm not yielding to any
silly threats? know what Lu.
pine is capable of doing = ."
Perhaps it will ease your mind
to know that he is not exactly
invincible," Tom told her. II
saw him tonight. and l gave him
a good beating. He's in a hos