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Evening star., 1928-03-24
HINTS ON SELECTION OF HOME
GIVEN TO PR RESPECTIVE BUYERS
Expert Notes Various Features of Resi-
dences Which Should Be Tested Before
Purchase Is Made.

How can person who knows little
about the complexities of home build
ing Judge the quality OF house?
Where is one to look for evidence and
what is one to look for? These two
questions will be foremost in the minds
Of many thousands of home seekers
when they begin to examine houses
next Spring. The safety Of the millions
Of dollars these people invest, the MAIN
teuarce charges these persons will have
to pay on the houses purchased and
the convenience. comfort and happiness
they derive from their homes depend.
in very large measure, upon the con-
Struction of the houses purchased.
About Q houses out of 10 are
bought ready built Nearly every pur-
chase is made by family that has
never before bought a house. These
purchasers have need for yardStick
with which they may. in Self-protec-
ton. measure the worth of a dwelling
before they invest their savings in 1t.
Home Buying Tips.
One expert has made the following
suggestions to prospective nome-buyers,
Oh the OdS1S "a 4IAS ONii CAPSAANASS "S
a builder and designer:
Secure from builder a list of ma
terials used and names Of the manu-
facturerS; if well known materials OF
national reputation have been used
that is a point in favor of the house.
Look for indications OF water or
dampneSS on cellar walls and floor.
Water may undermine footings or freeze
in masonry, causing a failure of the
wall Look also for cracks IN masonry.
Floor joistS should be not less than
2xIo inches, and not more than l6
inches on centers; they should be
well bridged. bridging not more than
seven feet apart. Subhooring laid dag
onal to joists should be used.
Boiler and heating supply lines
should be insulated: boiler should be
Of well known make.
If the house is of frame conStruc-
ton. joistS should rest on sill at
least four by six inches, which is an
chored into masonry wall with three
quarter inch machine bolts five feet on
centers. Even when fire stops hide
portions of this sill it is almost sure to
be visible in number of places.
Reinforcement of Corners.
Examine corners of room for serious
plaster cracks All corners. preferably
all walls as well, should be reinforced
with metal iath.
Examine baseboardS. If these do not
fit Snugly the chances are plaster walls
are not plumb.
Examine windows and doors for
weatherstripping.
All fireplaces for open fires should
be equipped with a damper and fiues
not less than IL by IL, properly lined
A properly built stairway will not
shake or creak in any of its parts. If
possible. note whether rough stair con-
struction consists of three 2x12 stair
carriages or horses with each tread and
riser wedged.
Examine bathroom tile for Grazing.
Test Second-floor flooring by jumping
up and down in centers of rooms.
Lights for first-fioor hall should be
Evening star., 1928-03-24
REALTY MEN PLAN
FOR ANNUAL DINNER
Third Yearly Banquet to Take
L Place March 31-Fea-
~ lures Announced.

Final plans are being completed for
the third annual banquet Of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board. which viii
be held at the Willard Hotel. March 81.
The board announced today that all
reservations for the event had been
taken. the maximum number being
about $50.
The main part of the evenings pro-
gram will be taken up with an enter
fsinment program, speeches by MEM
bers of the association being ruled cut,
as usual. The entertainment program
has been placed in the hands Of pro-
seSSionsl talent and will be under the
supervision Of a committee of the
board headed by A. II. Lawson.
Red Arrow Quartet.
One OF the entertainment features
will be the Red Arrow Quartet. Others
on the program viii include Florence
Norry. formerly with one of the George
Cohan musical comedies; Art Brown,
Peggy Calvert and Virginia Pearson,
who are connected With a theatrical
circuit, Wells s. Cannon, from one of
the New York clubs. and Edward Null
.cahy. comedian, who will be master Of
ceremonies
Invitations have been sent to Senators
and Representatives, Federal and local
officials. SIS well as those prominent in
civic and business life here. A list OF
the guests follow: Senators Arthur
Capper. Wesley L, Jones. Coleman du-
Pont. Frederic NJ. Sackett Arthur r.
Gould. John J. Blaine. Charles w. Wa
fernan. William H King. Carter Glass
Royal S. Copeland. Edward I. Edwards
II. N. Neely and William Cabeu Bruce.
representatives Frederick N Zihlman,
I,eod. Ernest W. Gibson. Edward NJ
Beers. Henry r. Rathbone. Gale H
Stalker. Frank R. Reid, Henry L.
Bowles. Frank l. Bowman. Florian
Iampert, Albert r. Hall Thomas A.
Jenkins. Christopher D. Sullivan.
Thomas L. Blanton. Ralph Gilbert. VIII
liam c. Hammer. Joseph Whitehead.
William P, Cole, Jr., and George H.
Combs, jr.
Others Invited.
Proctor L. Dougherty. Sidney F. Tai
iaferro and Col. ". B. La6ue, District
Commissioners: Mai. William E. r. CO.
veil. Capt. II. c. WhitehurSt. Col Z. S.
Grant. Sd: Maj. Carey H. Brown. VIII
liam p Richards. Mai. Edwin B. Hesse.
Col John W. Oehmann. George Watson,
Daniel e. Garges. Dorsey w HYDE, Ed
ward D. Shaw, Robert ]. Cottreu. E. c.
Graham, Ivan c. Weld. Gen. Anton
Stephan. Rufus S. LuSk. Arthur G.
Bishop and J. j. Becker.
The committee in charge consists Of
Clarence F. Donohoe. A. H Lawson.
Ben T. Webster, Lloyd F. Gaines. Fred
A. Smith, T. L. Phillips. L. H Brodie,
Joseph A. Petty and William r. Ellis.
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controlled from second floor by three
way switch.
Examine walls around windows and
ceilings on second floor for discolora-
ton on plaster or paper due to leaks.
II easement windows are used. they
should open out.
Examine roof rafters. For tile roofs
these should be from 2X8 to 2xl2, de-
pending on span and roof pitch, l6-inch
centers. For lighter roofings the rafters
should be not less than 2X6. All pitch
roof rafters should be tied with Ike
collar beams every third rafter.
All roof sheathing should be inch.
entirely covering rafters and forming
base for roofing material.
Additional saving in heating cost will
be obtained by lining under side of roof
rafterS and all exposed cornice work
with al. approved insulating board. felt
or quilt
Attic space, If finished, should have
an operatable ventilator,
If electric wires are not run in con-
duitS, flexible or rigid, they should be
examined carefully to see that none
touch woodwork. All fixtures on floor
below should be solidly blocked or
braced. This can be determined by
looking between the attic floor joists,
above the points from which ceiling
lighting fixtures on the second floor
are hung.
Brick and Mortar.
If house is brick rough textured brick
is preferable to smooth brick from the
artistic standpoint Mortar should be
natural gray cement mortar and should
be hard and firm when tested with a
knife or other instrument Mortar COL
ors should be avoided. as they reduce
strength of mortar Window and door
frames should be caulked with plastic
caulking compound between wood or
metal frames and brick.
Chimney caps should be one-piece
stone or concrete.
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AVOID MACHINE EFFECTS.

While the home building industry is
undoubtedly turning to quantity pro-
duction and to the machine in meeting
the growing demand for homes. there
has been manifested during the last few
years a new tendency toward avoiding
machine effects in the finishing opera
tions on house building jobs. This has
happened concurrently with, and would
seem to be a product of, that expand
ing consciousness of good taste in small
house architecture remarked upon by
every one in contact with The industry.
During the past few years invention
and commerce in this country have
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Gotham Planning
Apartment House
OF So Stories

NEW YORK, March "a P).--An
apartment house which would rival
in height the tallest Of Manhattan
commercial structures is to be built
In the midtown section. near the
East River. Plans for the structure
were filed with the building depart
ment this week.
The building Is to rise So stories
and its cost is estimated at $6,00O,-
900. When completed the proposed
building would be one-third again as
high as the Ritz tower at Park ave-
nue. and Fifty-seventh street, now
one Of the tallest apartment hotels
in the city.
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Dampness Hurts Basement.

The problem of the wet basement is
always serious one, involving, in
cases where faulty foundation construc-
ton is the cause, heavy expense for
rebuilding and waterproofing walls and
floor. Where dampness exists in the
basement. it renders the space useless
for the many uses to which the modern
basement can be put, even preventing
its use as storage space.
Evening star., 1928-03-24

vouchsafed the builder of homes many
new materials and many new forms of
old materials, which serve honest deco
rative ends through their fidelity to
good structural purposes. The inherent
artistic qualities OF such commonplace
things as wood, brick and concrete have
been brought into the light Of their
Evening star., 1928-03-24

Perhaps the most important change
that has come over the modern home
in recent years is the development of a
new type of kitchen. This room has
been turned from a workshop into an
inviting convenient place in which
time and energy can be conserved.
Evening star., 1928-03-24
Strict Economy Asked.

Strict economy insexpenditures on the
part of municipalities and reduction of
their activities 70 the essentials Of COM
nunity life is urged by the MasSachu-
sets Association Of Real Estate Boards
Evening star., 1928-03-24

proper use by growing appreciation
Of the color and textural beauties OF
ordinary materials.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
ln0ooR SpoaTC
WATcH.AG A FrSs4
Far ~ AP.ANAA WHO
HAS HER .'cPSIE As
ASsisTApT ON HER
$40 pPyN< voO6

ticing a wee bit and will be thor
OughIy respected contenders. 1t
isn't in the natures of these two
old battle-scarred warriors TO COM
pete in anything without trying to
win.
Incidentally, HALEY has reorgan-
lied the original Stansbury Lodge
team for participation in the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association
tournament, to be held in April at
the King Pin. 1t will roll as the
Stansbury No. 2 representative.
Here's how the original STAINS
bury's will line up: III. B. HALEY,
captain; Harry STANFORD, George
Gist, Louis Conradis, and Harry
Krauss.
just out from under in the battle
with the grippe and tonsilitis, Sec.
rotary Arville Ebersole, of the
Washington City Duckpin Assocla-
ton, rises to announce that the
Suburban League has entered its
entire membership Of eight teams
and that Grand Regent w. NJ.
Schoonmaker, has entered the Royal
Arcanum Leagues four teams.
Ebersole was confined to his
home for two weeks. He's still a
bit shakey, but bent upon working
with Characteristic energy in tho
campaign to put the city tourna-
ment entry beyond the SOO-team
mark.
You can bet on that figure" he
said today.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
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No big League Team can afford to fool
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the time IL too valuable, so regardless of
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Martin, the famous Trainer of the Washing
tom BAH Club and have him send them a
dollar bottle, parcels post. With each bottle
comes wonderful folder written by Mike
Martin out of his vast experience of IS
years training Big League Teams. In it he
tells just how to treat at home each Diff
ferent Kind OF sprain. ache pain rheu-
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To show how amazing this Imminent works
Mike has filled orders for more than >
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lance is to improve the swing.
Think about acquiring q better
form, instead Of thinking about
hitting them farther, and il you
think hard enough, and work
hard enough, the distance will
come. Certainly nothing will be
gained if the player allows hini-
SELF to think that to get more
distance he must hit harder.
This often gives the contrary
effect. The quickest road to q,
longer ball is a smoother swing.
OF course, when the swing is
sr,oothed out the player can add
. little to the punch without
danger of sacrificing accuracy.
But to attempt an addition to
the violence Of the swing with
out first acquiring Swing
smoothness" is disastrous.
Copyright John r. Ollie Co.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
CAP. LE:AGlJE
TOASS|ST

The local American Legion base
ball tournament, which will de-
termine the Districts representative
for the district tourney OF the
regional section, will be conducted
by the Capital City League, accord
ing to plans under discussion.
Cant. Harvey Miller, u. S. M c.,
local legionnaire athletic officer,
will be in charge Of this depart
ment's amateur baseball activities.
The plan, It is understood. is to
allow the Capital City League Of
ficers to conduct the tournament,
but it would be known as The
American Legion event. The
tournament, however. would come
under the entire charge and super.
vision OF Heinie Miller and his az
sistants, yet the Capital City League
officials would attend to such de-
tails as eligibility lists, playing
schedules. fields, and other items.
The legion il joining hands
with the Capital City League
in this task. as the Capital CITY
League has sponsored successful
tournaments here annually and
the officials are all schOOIed I'm
the efficient handling Of any
series.
Heinie Miller will soon announce
the first steps in connection with
the District elimination series. It
has been suggested that the teams
represent posts here, though this is
not essential. However. every uni'
form of all players in the series
must bear the seal Of the American
Legion.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
D. c. M|ERMA|DS
VISIT SCRANTON

The Washington Swimming Club
girls team will meet the Scranton,
Pa, Swimming Association mer-
maids tonight in Scranton. Flor
ence SHADING captains the Wash
ingtonians, with Emma Ball a.
manager. Other members Of the
team are Alma Whaler, Katherine
Bray and OnaIine Lawrence.
In April a team of Flushing, N.
7, girl swimmers viii come here
for the meet with the w. 8. G.
Later on the Philadelphia Turn
verein and the women's Swimming
Club Of New York will try their
speed against the Washington
maidens.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15

Of the potential second division
clubs ana they have at least an out
side chance OF finishing fourth.
Hornsby has done that to them.
or most of it, for the elHb has
undergone few changes otherwise.
It will have the same man At
first base. Dick Burrus; the same
shortstop, Farrell; the same third
baseman.. Andy High, and virtually
the same pitchers. The outfielders,
Eddie Brown, Lance Richbourg and
Jack Smith, will be operating again,
the only departure being expected
in the case of Eddie Moore. The
Atlanta citizen will be removed
from the infield altogether to share
left field with Smith, provided he
doesn't take the play away from
the latter altogether, which he -
likely to do. Moore came up to the
Pirates as an outfielder and Stat
terry thinks somebody muffed one
when they didn't keep Edward
there.
Burrus had a bad year ut
first base in 1927 but Slattery
thinks the young man wasn't
sufficiently encouraged or
something. Maybe they intend
to have a cheer leader follow
him around this time, for they
expect him to come back like .
bad check.
High, at third, Is a robust hitter
but, unfortunately, also a robust
fielder. He sometimes can kick
them very far. Walter Gautreau Is
giving contest to Andrew at the
position but altogether 1t is one
OF two points that the Braves feel
none too certain about.
The other is catching. Here Zach
Taylor has come back from the
Giants to take command but he
may need help and he may not get
too much. The second catcher is
Luke Urban, former Boston College
athlete. The contest for third man
lies between Bill Cronin, of Provi-
dence and e. B. Williams. of Ashe'
vile, with neither favored to date.
Pitching will be a big number
at Braves Field with Johnny Cooney,
Kent Greenfield. Foster Wards,
Joe Genewich, Charley Robertson.
Bob Smith and Henry Wertz, OF
last years staff, again available.
Cooney has a bad arm and it may
never be good again, but the rest
of Thorn are above suspicion.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
By Davis ]. Walsh

ST PETERSBURG Fla March 15-H lilac tim in the old
dressing gooy crowd there also gOody aroma
rubbing alcohol No. Ar6uthnct;
you simply careful You have the wrong dressing
Of freshly viOlets for frienhp think the saying
the Boon Braves obtained waivers Phias They
were worthy pair around and everybody had good
word for them But baseball coldbooded and the fact
of the matter really aren't need The
intimated intend couple Oh
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one big hope
of & offer s.
S o m e t i mes
the player has
to work for
Y e a r $ to
achieve thi S
e n d a n d
$ o m e I'll m es
the seer ct
s Q e m s to
come to him
ii cally
over nig hit.
Gener ally
speaking, the
best way to
Uaf mora dis
The Washington times., 1928-03-15

JOE. turner
R|SKSBELT

Joe Turner and George Romanoff
will tussle in the top wrestling en-
gagement on the card offered tonight
at the Arcadia, with the first bout
due at $50 o'clock. Their last match
left doubt in the minds Of several
spectators that Turner was the bet.
ter mailman. It was a time.limit at
fair and Turner succeeded In gaining
q fall, thus giving him the victory.
Romanoff Immediately sought .
finish match, but before he would
agree Turner demanded that Ro-
manoff weigh 152 pounds at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Joe 10 unwilling 70
meet an opponent at catchweights
over the longer route, as q heavier
foe would tax his strength.
Turner. despite his 4O-odd
years. remains wonder Of the
wrestling sport, but the years
have taken heavy toll on him
and he can't 90 on spOtting his
rivals weight and youth. JOe'a
Junior midGIeweight belt win also
be at stake tonight and he wants
to keep this prize.
Renato Gardini ana Dan Koioff
are to mix it in the serni.windup en-
counter and they are expected TO
labor industriously for the garlands
Of victory. Gardini and Kolon are
popular with the District fans and
neither will want for encouragement
from outside the ropes tonight. Rob
Roy Mackey, the Southeast Sphinx,
thinks highly of Koloff and Mackey
was once a wrestler.
Pete Dallas. veteran Washington
wrestler, Is to take on Bull Ricco in
the initial tilt. Dallas earned draw
with Romanoff in a 30-minute limit
bout last Thursday.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15


Yes, it Is the same Rogers
Hornsby who struck up such tnti-
mate, congenial friendships with
Branch Hickey and Sam Breadon IN
st. Louis and with Charley Stone
ham in New York. But that is
something with which Jack Stat.
terry. new Boston manager, concerns
himself slightly. AS far rs he is
concerned, Hornsby is the greatest
man he ever handled, tractable.
amenable, q great hustler who in.
spires every one with his urge to
win and altogether an admirable
young man.
81 am willing to lay q bet that
Hornsby is hustling more than any
other star in the game" Slattery
said. "I couldn't ask for a better
break than 1 got when he was
traded to the Braves. Why, he
hustIes so much that the rest OF
the-,club just can't help but follow
suit.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
INSIDE
COL.
BY Chester HoRtnEl
" - 1I1u==uzN

How to get more distance
always has been and probably
always will continue to be the
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Ho1nsby;s Sizzling Activity
Makes Men, Pilot Ignore
Rogers Past Troubles

Editors second of series Of articles By DGvs
Walsh dealing 4Vh developments IN the training camps o.
clubs Other articles of the series 0u tow
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Times and Herald classified ads.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15
KID CRACK
HE|AI]P|N
HIT TER
BY r. D. Thomas

The youngest bowler in the Ma
eiOnal DucIxpin Bowling Congress,
1z-year-old Charlie Sensenbach, OF
High Point, n. c., is destined to
become one Of the greatest in the
land, according to expert observers
who saw the kid lead his team to
. tat score In the Baltimore tourna-
ment.
High Point rolled into second
place with total Of 1881, ten pins
behind the leading B. and o. Gen.
eral Office team Of Baltimore.
Charlie was high man with SS1. He
had games Of 116, 113 and 102.
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az don't ask what happened
in New York or st. Louis. In
fact. L don't care. HOrnsby is
the best man ever handled.
We like each other and will 20
the limit to prove 1T. L
wouldn't trade him back to the
Giants now for half Of Nc
Graw's ball club"
SO, it appears the stormy petrol
NO longer is on the wing or maybe
he was little humming bird all
the time and nobody found 1t out
until he met Jack Slattery. AS for
the latter, 1 gained the impression
that he will hum with you, If you
feel that way, or storm with you
Just as unconcernedly. He looks
you right in the eye, this Slattery,
and I don't think he cares a whoop
whether you like him or not. 1t
seemed, safer, 80 decided to like
him.
or course, he thinks the Braves
are a better bet for 1928. and he
has two reasons for so feeling. the
other one is that the left field fence
at Boston will be 70 feet and the
right field fence 80 feet nearer the
plate this year. Maybe this sounds
like a lot of herringbone to a man
on q limb but Slattery was playing
the straight man" when he said It,
He figures that a club taking part
in II games under these conditions
can't help but hit better than it did.
Opposing OutfieIders used to
lean against the fences at
Braves Field and gather In the
long Ones" he declared. "These
will be home runs now and the
Braves win get more than their
share of them. And with
HOrnsby, we figure to have lot
more punch, anyhow.
Another thing, wait until you
see what he does with our infield
defense. Thevenow had q great
year playing beside Rogers and
hasn't gone so well since he left.
Jackson did the same last year.
Now. I think it will be Eddie Far.
rell's turn:
"They talk of Hornsby's weak.
ness Of balls hit over his head.
Every star has a weakness and 1t
Is more noticeable because he Is ii
star. Besides that, a team always
can adapt itself to such a condition
and play its other men accord
ingly."
Frankly. the Braves would seem
to be no worse than the best
The Washington times., 1928-03-15

a crowd gathered behind the
mew sensation when he shot
singles and this may or may
not have had much to do with
his failure as q solo performer.
His set was b mere 272. But
I the little chap was quite tired
BY this time and his ball had
lost d lot OR liz stuff. He cut
through frequently.
The Washington times., 1928-03-15

The High Point novice, who rolled
MS first game five months ago.
already Ii being compared to our
own Jack Whalen az headpin
hitter. It il said he misses the
No. I maple on an average OF
not more than q couple of times q
set.
He rolls ball quite similar to
Glenn Wolstenholme's and with q
like delivery, bringing the arm to
. nearly vertical position. He has
been cautioned against the use OF
speed until accuracy has been de-
veloped.
What won the admiration OF
spectators. however, was young
Charles GOODNESS in q pinch. And
his confidence Is certain to
strengthen with experience.