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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-03-21


The First Presbyterian church con-
tinues the Lenten Service next Sun
day morning and evening.
In the morning DR.. Linn will
speak on the subject, THE Redeem
er Rejected and in the evening he
will speak on the subject, Jesus in
Two Worlds"
The evening subjects are following
along the line of events which hap
pened during the last week of the
life of Christ, and on Sunday even
ing we will study the message of
Saturday. The music for the morn
ing will be under the direction of
Miss Avis Kvello leading a chorus
choir with Miss Kuester at the or
gan. In the evening the music will
be led by Lynn Sheldon with Choir
US of young people.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
SEVEN-STORY BUILDING HERE
TO BE BUT 18 FEET IN WIDTH
New Structure in Columbia Heights Will
Be of Unusual Design-To
Cost $4,000.

Plans for the construction OF seven
story office building of unusual type.
costing approximately $4,000, to be
located at 1925 Fourteenth street, in the
business section of Columbia Heights,
were approved this week by the District
building inspector. The building Is the
largest item in the new list of projects
for which permits have been issued.
The total cost of all new projects,
exclusive of Federal operations. was
estimated to be $472,150. Included in
the new list of work are plans for the
construction of 43 dwellings of various
sizes. for 6 apartments and smaller
projects
The uptown Office building is unusual
in that it is but l8 feet wide, although
the overall height is 81 feet The
building has a depth of 81 feet at the
base and is reduced to a depth of So
feet at point 20 feet above the curb
line The building is being erected
by Dewey & Co. from plans by Maurice
F. Moore, architect.
Colonial Style.
The exterior Of the building Is to
be in the colonial style apd there will
be marquise over the entrance, while
the second story will have French case
ment windows set in plaster framing.
The seventh story and corona will be
treated in limestone, while the main
portion of the facade will be red brick
with limestone trimming
A dining room will be located on the
second floor and of the first floor lobby
will be coffee shop and kitchen, while
on the basement floor will be swim
ming pool, barber shop and dressing
room. The pool will be 80 by 13 feet
in size.
The third to the sixth floors will be
devoted to Offices and the top two
floors will be used for club purposes.
Permits for Week.
Permits were issued during the week
as follows
Dewey 81 Co, Inc, owners; Maurice
F. Moore. architect: C. Wohlgemuth. ir.,
builder; TO erect one 7-story brick Office
building and stores. etc, 1925 Four
teenth street dot SO, square 2855); to
cost $4,000.
Charles D. Sager, owner and builder:
George T. Santmyers, architect: to erect
twelve 2-story brick and tile dwellings,
525-47 Twenty-fourth street northeast
dots IL to %. square 4517); to cost
$4,000
Poretsky g. Silver, owners George T.
Saltmyers architect; Poretsky. Silvers
&, Rosen, builders: to erect four 2-story
brick flats. 23039 Nichols avenue south
east (lots IL and IL, square $500; to
cost $4,000.
Angelo Papachrist,> owner; w. b.
Honey. architect: Jerry Maiatico, build
er: to erect one 2-story and 3-story
Evening star., 1928-06-02

The Board of Trade survey shows
that the United States Government
owns $500 acres of land in the District
having an estimated value of S400. 900, =
900; that the District Government owns
625 acres valued at $50. 900 900; that en-
bassies, legations. charitable institu-
tions, churches and schools own / 800
acres valued at $4,000, 900.
OF the total assessment given for the
remaining 33.575 acres privately owned
$532 .986, 900 was for land and $685.. .l07,-
l02 for improvements In addition to
the total real estate assessments for the
current fiscal year, assessments on tan
gible personal property amounted 10
S1O5, ,653,i52; intangible personal prop
erty. 1896, ,908. 1896. and miscellaneous
property. SAB S,224, ,S67, bringing the grand
total Of all assessments to ST 767 ,S79 SIT
The population of the District for
1928 Is estimated at $50 900 in the sur
vey, and including an estimate of an
additional 10000 for nearby sections
Of Greater Washington, large percent
age of whom either work or trade in
Washington, brings the estimated mar
ket close to 100000.
242,475 Workers.
Census Bureau figures quoted In the
survey SNOW LnGE tneTe are 2,4I5
gsinfully employed persons in the Dis
trict. but no allowance was made for
changes in the figures since the last
census was taken Latest Civil Service
Commission figures quoted show that
there are approximately 81 900 Federal
Government clerks employed here.
Washington is the fifth city in the
United States In hotel provisions. the
survey states. having about 60 hotels
With capacity OF more than $4,000
rooms, exclusive Of rooming houses
Cities having greater hotel provisions
are New YORK, Atlantic City, Chicago
and Los Angeles
Aside from being great convention
city, Washington is the national head
quarters Of 400 large organizations.
Among those housed in buildings Of
their own here are the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States. the
American Institute Of Architects.
Daughters Of the American Red Cross,
National Academy OF Sciences. PAN
American Union. Southern Railway.
National Geographic Society and the
American Federation Of Labor.
Washington, the survey shows, 1g
Evening star., 1928-06-02
THIRD STAR HOME
SHOWS PROGRESS
Colonial House Now Rising
at KenWood Opens
September 16.

Construction Of the third 1923 Star
model home, being erected at the corner
Of Kennedy drive and Chamberlin ave-
nue., KenWood, Md. in connection with
the home-ownership movement spon-
sored by The Star, Is proceeding steadily
and day by day the outlines of the large
colonial structure take more definite
shape.
All interior partitions on the first
story have been set and are ready for
bracing and the second-story ioists now
are in place and are bridged. All win
dow frames on the second story have
been set and brickwork forming the ex-
terror walls has been carried to the top
Of the second-story frames.
The garage which Is connected with
the house at the rear, is we'll along and
its roof has been framed, sheathed in
and covered with tarred felt prepara-
tory to the laying of its roofing Of slate.
The floor Of the garage also is being
prepared for the concrete flooring,
which is TO be poured shortly.
Two servants rooms are to be pro-
vided in the second floor Of the garage.
and partition walls there now are being
set in place.
An unusual feature Of this model
home, which is being erected for the
demonstration by the firm of Kennedy
Chamberlin, Is the poured concrete base
for the flooring of the first floor. This
reinforced concrete slab forming the
base of the first floor will give colossal
strength and rigidity TO the house, keep
any noise and dust from the basement
from flltering UP into the living por-
tionS and have the added advantage Of
an additional fire-prevention quality
Wooden "sleepers" were embedded in
the concrete and to these the subhoor-
ing material will be nailed and a fin
ished flooring of oak will be laid on top
OF the primary flooring.
The arrangement and the size Of the
rooms Of the first floor now are visible
to visitors. From the entrance under
the seni-circular portico one enters a
center hall running to covered porch
that connects with the garage at the
rear. To the left of the center hall is
the great living room, which has a soIa-
rum at the left side of the house. The
dining room is to the right Of the center
hall and back Of this is a breakfast
nook, which in turn connects with the
kitchen and pantry.
Visitors are invited to watch the prog
reSs OF the house from stage to STAGE
until it Is completed September is. when
1t viii be opened for one month. The
place may be reached by driving out
Wisconsin or Connecticut avenue. turn
ing left into Bradley lane and continu-
ing vest to the entrance to Kenwood.
Evening star., 1928-06-02

brick apartment. 100 Lyman place
northeast dots u to IS, square 4472) !;
to cost $40, 900.
j. F.. Mills, owner, designer and build
er; to erect six 2-story brick dwellings.
5l4-26 Oglethorpe street nots 30 to as.
square 3203J; to cost $4,000.
Palace Laundry Realty CORPORATION.
owner: G.. ". Ray. architect: c. Wohl-
gemuth, jr., builder; to erect one 2-story
brick addition to laundry, 310 II street
dot 81l, square 405); to cost $4,000.
Cooley Bros, owners and builders
George T. Santmyers, architect; to erect
five 2-story brick dwellings, 501-9 Madi-
son street dots 12l to 125, square 3204) :
to cost 100000
S. j. Brinkley, owner and builder
Jul1us Wenig, architect; TO erect three
2-story brick dwellings, 1123-5-7 Chi
cago street southeast dots 90 30 and
81, square 579O); to cost s19, 900.
-Four Dwellings Planned.
D. w. Moore, owner, designer and
builder; to erect four 2-story brick
dwellings, 1921 to 1927 Gales street
northeast dots 42 to As, square 1929 :
to cost $4,000.
D. w. Moore, owner, designer and
builder: to erect five 2-story brick dwell
ings, 6l6-24 Twentieth street northeast
dots As to so, square 4528); to cost
$4,000.
+. II. Smith, owner; P. F. Fox, de-
signer; o. w. Murray builder: TO erect
one 2-story brick and frame dwelling.
1909 Military road dot IA, square 2025) +;
to cost $4,000
l.. E. Boykin, owner: C. N. Norton.
architect; Hedges g. Middleton, build
ers; TO erect one 2-story brick dwelling,
2o2o Albemarle street dot 7, square
225D; TO cost $4,000.
l.. E. Boykin, owner; Hedges e. Mid
dleton, builders: to erect one brick
garage, 1926 Albemarle street dot z,
square 2251); to cost $500.
Potomac School, owner; Davis, Wick,
Rosengarten co.. Inc, builders; to make
repairs, 2l44 California street dot 811,
square 2530); to cost $4,000.
F. B. Paul, owner and builder: Will
liam r. Lamar. architect: to erect one
1-story brick public garage. 921 Florida
avenue DOT 1877, square 2873); to cost
$4,000.
S. A. Wilkerson. owner and builder:
Sears, Roebuck 81 Co., designers: to
erect one l-story frame dwelling, 3216
Massachusetts, avenue southeast (lots /
and IL. square 5497): to cost $4,000.
Leventhal 81 OXenberg, owners: A. S.
j. Atkinson, architect: A. D. Brown.
builder; to erect one 2-story brick apart
ment and stores, 2439-45 Nichols ave-
nue. southeast dot 878, square $500; to
cost SIS, 900
Penn Oil Co. owner and builder;
Continued on Seventeenth Page
Evening star., 1928-06-02
STEADY RISE IN D. C.. PROPERTY.
VALUES REVEALED BY SURVEY
Assessment on Private Acreage Well Over
Billion, Exclusive of Government,
Church and Other Public Lands.

fifth among the cities of the country in
the use of telephones. this being one
indication of business activity. Min
neapoliS is listed first Los Angeles sec
ond Denver third, and Chicago fourth
in telephones per 100 population.
The number of phones in the District
as Of March 81. 1928, was l45.279 The
number of local calls per week day was
estimated at 100000, while the number
of long distance calls per week day was
$4,000. The number of calls per annum
in the District is estimated at 225000,-
000
249 Private Schools.
There are 249 private schools here, in
addition to l64 public schools. according
to the survey. The enrolment in the
public schools is given as II $40. while
ii is estimated that approximately 32.-
600 students are enrolled in the uni
versities, private academies and COM
mercial schools here
Washington has a wealth of library
f~cilities in its 200 libraries. the report
states The Congressional Library alone
has 3,556,767 books, in addition to a
great number of maps and views music
and prints. The central and six branch
public libraries of the city have 100000
volumes, having a circulation annually
of 939, ,494
The postal receipts Of the City Post
Office the survey shows, were IS, 731 .221
during the past year The city Office
handled 1,794806 pieces of registered
mail. valued at Sl16.366; 1,02l .847 pieces
Of insured mail, valued at S7l, ,343.
1873, ,683 pieces of c. o. D. mail. valued
at S20602; l,223,l59 pieces of special
delivery mail. valued at S46997, and
2257975 money orders, valued at $l7,-
1895.
Taxes paid by Washingtonians run
into huge figures. Local taxes for 1928
are estimated to be Si9,007 .583 from real
estate: $3,911 1872 from tangible personal
property and S2.479,5l4 from intangible
personal property, making total Of
S25, 1913 ,908.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
WARDMAN PLANS
APARTMENT HOUSE
Four Story English Building
Will Face Park From
Calvert Street.

Plans for the construction of large
cooperative apartment house, to be
located on the southwest corner OF
Connecticut avenue and Calvert street,
Immediately overlooking Rock Creek
Park. we're announced today by Harry
Wardman, realtor and builder, who ac-
quired the site of the new project some
time ago.
Construction of the building, which
will have an estimated cost of approx
mately 100000, is to be started In the
near future 1t will be close by the
million dollar Connecticut Avenue
Bridge and will be within two blocks of
the new annex to Wardman Park Ho-
tel, at the corner of Woodey road and
Connecticut avenue, now being erected
for the Wardman Construction Co
Garage in Basement.
The new apartment is to be four
stories high, with a large basement
in which there will be provision
for automobile parking. The building
will be OF brick construction with lime
stone trimming and will be treated in
the English style of architecture.
The site Of the apartment has a
frontage of 140 feet on Connecticut ave-
nue. and depth of about $50 feet. and
ample space is TO be left In the lot
for landscaping effects.
Landscaping Planned.
There will be wide lawns marked by
stone walks and on the Rock Greek
Park side there will be terraces and
stone walls and evergreens.
The building is TO have three wings
and the facades Of each will be orna-
mented by two bays treated with Eng
lish gable roofs. There will be some
exposed timber work set in stucco and
the roof will be Of slate, afTording color
effects
There will be 36 apartment suites in
the building.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
ATTENTION FOCUSED
ON LANDSCAPE PLAN
Star Model House in Foxhall Viii
lsge VIII Have Neat
Lawns and Gardens.

Neatly planned and carefully deVel-
cpec isnoScaptng effects IN both the
front and rear yards Of the house viii
be special features Of the Star model
home being erected al 1927 @ street In
F0xksll Village By Boss & Phelps.
This house. which viii be completed
b. October IS. wsaen it wIu De thrown
open for q month Of public inspection,
Is one Of q group Of nine OF the south
slSe of @ street facing United States
reservation being laid out now II the
center of the street below Surrey lane
While details u the lanosc2psng plan
ksve 10. been completed it is announc-
ss1 enzt Unusual attention viii be focus
- On the appearance o. the front lawn
and TIE garden al the rear Of the house.
The IzndScapaug viii be ii keeping with
plzgs for the other eight houses IL the
gov and be designed 70 nicely set Oh
are English type hose.
There will be DarDerrv bushes along
G1e brick walls which marx the bound
srY lines q the front lawn and English
sbox bushes and English and Boston IVY
Y 70 VIII have their places A L<91baEcy
poplar also may be placed in the front
u the house, as well AZ al the rear. The
details o. the lancsc2p3ng, bcgevef, viii
rsot p@ finally decided until the house is
FFec9e6 - that sE2e effect can better b.
determined The front lawn poplar
1nas nay ~ found 10 have better ececs
g. q neagbooring lawn u the group.
a special garden. bogoeged Dy 1Sg-
fFt9Ese walk il being planned as TIE cen
aFsI feature o< fkse rear YARD u the
house. There viii be- placed gl261oli
ssesy5e sage. z9noaas. golden sgDogT1sae.
1ogxyskgaz. weagelaS, Sp3fe& ard other
rants which VIII ed 70 the co3os
sTN9esne and general p1eassg2g efeet.
Tsae ezezyat5on 9ork fOg me base
Yaenas u me D5gae group houses now =
zooat c0nn2setec ard next week tkle
sg-8EceYN expec@ ~ ~ ~ work l2gang ms
ke1eTete soOt5slgS Eog fsze houses SDe
starting skae 5rzck wosK which VIII form
-. tie Foundation zEs1 walls u TIE houses
Evening star., 1928-06-02
MANY VISIT HOME
IN SHEPHERD PARK
Foundation Walls of Second
Star Model Dwelling Have
Been Laid.

Numerous visitors already have been
ing erected at the corner of Morning
side drive and Juniper street, Shepherd
Park, by the firm Of l.. E. Breuninger 81
Sons. which is to be ready for a month
of public inspection beginning August
49, Ground for the house was broken
two weeks ago and during the past
week concrete footings and heavy stone
foundation walls were laid.
The location of this house. the sec
ond of the four sponsored this year by
The Star. is on high elevation giving
an unobStructed view across Rock
Greek Park to the west.
Heavy FOOtings Poured.
The ground ON the site is deemed
we'll suited for a house of rugged char
acter, as the clay strata is so hardened
as to form an unusually solid founda-
ton for the building. Around the ex
cavation for the basement the concrete
footing bases. 30 inches wide and one
foot deep. were laid.
Upon this substantial footing the
basement walls have been laid to a
height of feet Z inches, and are of
solid stone l8 inches thick to allow for
6-inch extension Of the footings. es-
sential to waterprooffng. To prevent
moisture from penetrating these walls
they will be pargeted on the outside to
the base of the concrete footings.
Waterproofing will then be applied from
a pressure gun and as an additional
safeguard a subsoil drain will be laid
around the entire cellar wall, emptying
TO the drain in the rear of the house,
making the basement dry at all times.
The interior Of these walls will be
painted with white waterproofing paint
Heavy steel eye beams extend hori-'
zontally from wall to wall, and are in
turn supported by vertical steel beam
uprights bolted in place, with their
fianged ends embedded and bolted in
concrete piers. Georgia pine bearing
partitions will extend from the hori-
zontal steel beam in the basement TO
the roof supporting the main interior
walls. which tends TO minimize shrink
age and prevent sagging.
Supporting Beams Placed.
The 2xl0 Georgia pine supporting
beams are now in place. Placed on end
is inches apart every other beam
doubled and securely tied in place by
we'll nailed bridging, these beams ex-
tend from wall to wall or TO the hori-
zontal steel supporting beam This
method OF construction is employed to
allow for even settlement Of the house.
and TO prevent. as far as possible, In
terror wall cracks.
An invitation is extended the public
TO visit the operation during the con-
struction period. 1t can be reached by
going out Sixteenth street to Alaska
avenue, turning left at Morningside
drive (near Thirteenth street, to the
house.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
REAL ESTATE
BY DON S. WARREN.

A birds view of business condi-
tions generally throughout the District
of Columbia is given in a survey Of the
commercial. financial and municipal
activities here Just published by the
Board of Trade. one significant phase
of which indicates the steady rise OF
property values of Washington.
The survey contains figures drawn
from the assessors Office of the District
showing that the 33.575 privately owned
acres of property. exclusive of streets
and roadways, have a total assessed
value of 81 .118,093.162. whereas the COR
responding assessment figure for 1918
was but S4l0,l73.609. A percentage of
this increase in assessment. however, is
due TO the fact that in the fiscal year
1928 assessments were placed on the
theoretical 100 per cent basis as OPP
posed to the earlier 6666 per cent
basis. Even so, the rise in the assess
mentS is regarded as a striking testi-
monfal Of the corresponding - rise in
property values in the District.
Since 1914
Assessments of real estate here since
1914. figures at the tax assessors Office
show, are as follows
Evening star., 1928-06-02
PETER A. JAY BUYS
FASHIONABLE HOME
Acquires Property at 1915 @ Street
From Mrs. Charles r.
Bromwell.

The sale Of the fashionable residence
al 1915 @ street by Mrs. Charles r.
Bromwell to Peter A. Jay Of New York.
who formerly was United States Am
baSSador TO Argentina, was announced
today by the office of Randall H.
Hagner. which handled the transaction.
The house acquired by the former
member Of the diplomatic corps is a
large four story detached residence
containing about -25 main rooms and
seven baths and Is served by an eleva-
tor. II has a frontage Of about 70 feet
on @ street, near to the intersection
with New Hampshire avenue The
price paid for the house was reported
% be near sl50.000.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
PLAN NOW VISIBLE
/ IN VIRGINIA HOME
Model House Being Erected
at Aurora Hills Shows
Rapid Progress.

The first of the series of four 1928
demonstration houses sponsored by The
Star. under construction by the Aurora
Hills Homes, Inc, at the corner of
Washington avenue and CustiS street,
Aurora Hills, Va, now has reached the
stage where visitors can see the in
terror arrangement as well as visualize
what the exterior appearance of the
house will be
This house, of the small English cot
fage type with some Norman influence,
is to be completed by July Is, when it
Will be opened for month Of free
public inspection.
Ready for Plaster.
The studding of all the interior walls
of the house now is in place and metal
iath has been secured in place. ready
for the application of plaster. The out
side walls have been thoroughly coated
with an application Of hot tar 10 pre-
vent moisture from seeping through.
Easement windows in the house are IN
place and have been calked with an
elastic cement TO make them weather.
proof
The first two coats Of stucco have
been applied 10 the exterior walls OF the
house not of brick construction. This
portion of the house will be finished
when a third cost Of stucco, OF light
buff color. is applied
Plumbing and heating pipes all are
ar place and soon viii be concealed
when the plaster is applied TO the walls.
Electric wiring cable runs through the
house to carry current 70 the numerous
lighting fixture outlets. switches and
base plugs. A large number Of base
plugs have been provided throughout
the house and there is an outlet in the
garage in the basement for the attach
Enent Of q vacuum cleaner for cleaning
o. the owners automobile.
Outlets are Many.
Switches have been located so that
the lights can be turned on immedi-
stely when one enters a room. and in
cases where room is fitted with two
bY mere doors a switch is located near
each door. This, it is believed. will
kave retracing Of steps, sometimes in
the dark, after light has been turned
out.
The basement viii be finished with
hrovision for billiard room or play
room. with smooth concrete floor and
plaster walls The ceiling OF the base
u1ent viii be covered with q smooth
style insulating lumber of fire-reSistant
qualities. 4 large storage closet viii be
provided for at the foot OF the base
Eent stairway.
AL equipment and construction ma
terials used in the basement will be
selected with a view 70 making this as
inviting as other parts Of the house.
Evening star., 1928-06-02
BUILDERS WILL REVISE
ORGANIZATION JUNE II
Plan for Constitution Changes In
cludes Federation of 81 Local
Units and Shift in Control Body.

Units and Shift in Control Body.
CHICAGO, June 2,-The organization
OF the National Association of Building
Owners and Managers, which includes
IN its ranks the representatives of close
to $1,000. .000,0 900 worth of commercial
properties. viii be revised at the forth
coming convention of the association
to be held in st. Louis, Mo, June II
10 IS.
In accordance with the action of the
convention last year, constitutional
commission headed by Charles F. Pal
mer, Atlanta, Ga. was appointed to re-
draft the constitution and to modern
ize the bylaws of the organization,
MFR. Palmer win submit his report at
the meeting, outlining a plan for the
federation Of the 81 local associations
OF building owners and managers and
for representation in the control of the
association by the large number Of ac-
tive members scattered across the Ma
ton in cities where there are as yet no
local association.
The st. Louis convention will attract
about TOO skyscYaper executives, accord
ing to Lewis B. Ermeling, executive sec
Tetary.