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Evening star., 1928-11-04

formers include Red Hot" Norma
Noel, the blues singing prirna donna
whose dancing has won for her the
peppery title: George Carroll. chief
1un creator; Billy Mifflin, second string
comic and clever in boob delineation
Others include Bryan Wolf, Singing
juvenile; Ed Calame, straight man
and Flo Rich, ingenue, whose number
leading and individual dancing Spe-
claltleS are featured. Sixteen rin1ble
good-looking lassies, with pretty cos
TUNES, make up the background.
Patrons Of the Strand Theater will
De enabled to enjoy an excellent show
and at the same time keep up WITH
the election returns Tuesday night.
The management will provide mid.
mite Show" and returns will be rea-
from the stage as rapidly as received
BURTON HOLMES, Thursday.
Burton Holmes will come to the NJ
tional Theater Thursday afternoon
picture something of the Lure @
Spain"
In the first of his new Travel Revue;
on the dreamy land of Don Quixot'
and Sancho PanZa, will be introduce,
some OF the attractions of the Spanish
capltal-tne villa y Corte-ToWn OF thC
Court-as it is known to all SpaniardS
It has taken nearly 1000 years to write
the history of Madrid. In 939 it was q
fortified town, guarding the then Moor
iSh capital of Toledo. It was ther
called 'Magorit," and so remained unti
1886, when Alfonsori Of CASTLE vrested
1t from the MoorS, and thus, with the
passing years, Madrid changed and de-
veloped, losing much by constant fires
and the riots and uprisings of lawless
times, until today 1t is a city second
only to Paris in tie magnificence of
her boulevardS. art galleries, palace:
and public ouildings.
Here, it Is announced. Mr.. Holmes
will start his make-belieye journey in
Spain, which is not to end until he has
covered the grandeur of her mountains.
the Semi-tropical lovelineSs of her
Mediterranean coasts, the Moorish
Continued on Second Page.I
Evening star., 1928-04-07
REALTY BOARDS FILE BRIEF
FOR REVENUE BILL CHANGES

of real estate which OF necessity must
be held over long period, say the
realtors
In regard to capital gains the associa-
ton asks that In the case OF any tax
payer lother than a corporationl who
for any taxable year derives capital
net gain or silstains a capital net loss.
the tax upon the capital net gain should
not exceed 6ia per cent and not more
that 6I2 per cent of the capital net loss
should be deducted"
It further asks that the profit on the
sale OF realty should be considered as
a capital gain regardless of the length
Of time the property has been held
where il has been acquired as an in
vestment in fact. whether by an ordi-
nary investor. broker. or an operator,
and in any event should be held to be
a capital gain where the property has
been held By the taxpayer. regardless
Of his business or the purpose for which
acquired, for more than two years.
According 10 a ruling of the Treasury
Department with respect both TO the
act OF 1921 and 1924, real property
regularly bought and sold by a real
estate dealer Is excluded from the term
capital assets"
Life Of Typical Lease.
The life of typical long term lease.
now growing In use. is very commonly
90 years or longer. The Board of Tax
Appeals has held that under the pres
eut Law deductions for expense which
the lessor or lessee inciirs In commits
sions for the negotiations Of a long
term lease must be spread out over the
whole period Of the lease. No single
leSxoF OF lessee can he exrecfPd Ia live
long enough TO get the benefit Of such
deductions. The association asks that
the deduction be allowed as expense in
the year In which the commission Is
actually paid.
The association asks that the Senate
retain new provisions In the House
bill which would put the owner of a
cooperative apartment unit on par
with any other home owner as to de-
ductions allowed on payments on his
home
Evening star., 1928-04-07
COUNCIL O. KS PLANS.
Advisory Body Ap-
proves Designs for Six Buildings.

Plans for the construction OF Ave
dwellings and a store building. filed at
the District building Office recently,
were approved In design by the Archi-
tects Advisory Council at its session
Thursday. The Jury consisted OF A. l.,
Kundzin. II. w. Cutler and p. M.
Julian
Suggestions wer made for chanr IS
In the design of IA other buildings
studied by the i'iry.
Plans for q dwelling to be located at
1901 Chesterfield place. designed by T.
s. Van Aiyea. won special commenda-
ton from the jury. Other plans APP
proved were for a dwelling at 1886
Allendale place. designed by William z.
Grove: nine dwellings to be erected at
3827-43 Beccher street, designed by
George r. Santmyers: eight dwellings
OF the semi-detached type To be erected
at 1882 Beasey street, designed by
Mr.. Santmyers: store building 10 be
located at 1906 l. street and 1918 Fif-
tecnth street, designed by Joseph Bau-
mer, and a dwelling to be located at
32i3 @ street southeast. designed by
D. M. Davis,
Evening star., 1928-04-07
Home Ownnq and Building Page Washington and Its Suburbs
NEW COOPERATIVE APARTMENT
COST ESTIMATED AT 100000
Fourth Unit in Tilden Gardens to Be
Besun-Total of Building Permits
for Week, $718905.

s41O Volta place dot sOs. square 1253;
to cost $1,000.
C. w. Grosner. owner: Porter ds
Locke. architects: Carl w. Markham,
builder; to erect one 2-story stone
dwelling, 261l Thirty-hrst street dot
80. square 2124); to cost $4,000.
H. H Byrne, owner; Carl W. Mark
ham, builder: to erect one tile garage,
1911 Crittenden street Clot 81. square
2653): to cost 5000.
A. Jameson. owner and builder: 70
erect 10 metal private garages, 1725-43
Massachusetts, avenue southeast ILts
lis to 124. square 1900: to cost $1.100.
. r A jameson. owner and builder:
to erect nine metal private garages.
l826-4O Massachusetts, avenue southeast
dots 3 to 13. square NE. 1ll31; to cost
$1,000
Ingwald c. Olson, owner and builder:
W. E. LutZ designer: TO erect one 3
story brick and tile dwelling. 36l5 Ka-
nawha street tlot 800. square 1990); TO
cost $4,000.
Walter and Myrtle 2. Hough and
Hillary A. and Catherine II. Tolson.
owners and builders; to erect one frame
garage, 1882 Farragut street (lot rs.
square 2807): to cost $500.
Donald NJ Fraser. owner. designer
and builder: to erect one 1-story brick
gas station. 1925 Connecticut avenue
tparcel 57-52. square 2051): to cost
$4,000
D. c. Gruver. owner and builder;
George T. Santmyers, architect: TO erect
nine 2-story brick dwellings. 3327-43
Beecher street lots 784 to 1872, square
1901; TO cost $50. 900.
Stone Dwelling Planned.
Charles S. Morgan. owner and builder:
to erect brick and frame garage, 572i
Chevy Chase parkway lot 19, square
l999): to cost $780,
w. B. Van Devanter. owner; T. S. Van
Alyea, designer: Walter Case. builder:
to erect one 2-story stone dwelling. 1901
Chesterfield place (lot 64 square 225s)
to cost S35. 1000
". Kurland. owner and builder: TO
make repairs. 1909 Seventh street DOT
8l2. square 4481: to cost S4O0
Felix Poole. owner and builder: TO
Continued on Eighteenth Page)
Evening star., 1928-04-07
R0BBlNG VACANT HOUSES
STlRS REAL ESTATE MEN
Losses in Baltimore Said 10 Run
Into Thousands of Dollars.
Action Is Planned.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star,
BALTIMORE. April Robbery Of
vacant buildings has increased 10 such
an extent that the Real Estate Board
has been compelled to appoint COM
mittee to find some means by which 1t
can be ciirbed.
The committee was appointed. accord
ing 10 Philip c. Pitt. secretary OF the
board. at the request OF members who
claimed that the loss through the rob-
berries amounted To thousands Of dol
lars annually.
According to reports received by the
board" Mr.. Pitt continued. 'the rnbhine
OF vacant buildings seems to be a safe
and profitable occupation to engage in.
Many vacant buildings have been
stripped of plumbing. heating and elee-
trio fixtures, and In one case the inside
doors OF a vacant dwelling were ln~
hinged and hauled away. IL Is seldom
that such vandals are apprehended and
sent 10 Jail"
Mr.. Pitt said that at hearing be-
fore police magistrate recently man
arrested for rohblng about 25 houses
pleaded guilty and testified that n Sec
ond- hand dealer, who was also under
arrest, had bought the stolen goods and
would frequently take orders for fixtures
not In his stock and send him TO steal
them
Evening star., 1928-04-07

Construction OF a 100000 co-opera-
tive apartment, the fourth unit OF the
5000. 900 Tilden Gardens development
by NJ & r. B. Warren, and the erection
OF 25 dwellings of various types are pro-
vided for in building permits issued
during the past week by Col. John w.
Oehmann building inspector. The to-
tai cost of all new operations was COM
puted to be s718.905. The dwellings
alone will cost about S25l 900.
The Warren cooperative apartment
building will be built in the form of
double cross. similar in design to the
will have French influence in its treat
ment. It will contain 40 apartments.
and will be five stories high. There
will be six wings to the building. which
will have frontage Of 220 feet and a
depth of 102 feet. It was designed by
Parks & Baxter. local architects. It
will be erected at 303l-41 Sedgwick
street.
The Wardman Construction Co. OBJ
tanned permits for the erection of three
2-story brick and tile dwellings. to be
located in the 2900 block of Twenty
ninth street, at a cost of $4,000.
d. c. Gruver obtained permits for the
construction of nine 2-story brick dwell
ings. to be located in the $500 block of
Beecher street. at cost of 100000.
Permits were issued as follows:
M & r. b Warren. owners and build
ers: Parks & Baxter, architects: TO erect
one 5-story brick apartment building
31-3041 Sedgwick street (lot of 2
(80l). square 2059); to cost $400. 900.
Wardmah Construction Co. owners
and builders: M Mesrobian, architect;
to erect three 2-story brick and tile
dwellings. 2914, 29I6 and 29iS Twenty
ninth street tparcel 54i86. square 2100 !;
TO cost $4,000.
j Brick Store Costs S20,000.
NJ. S. McCalmont. owner: Joseph
Bouman, designer: National Woodwork
ing Co.. builders: to erect one 1-story
brick store. 1906 L, street and 1913 Fif-
teenth street tlots 801, 802 and S03,
square 1881: to cost $4,000.
Frances Sartwell. owner; Miss Rose
Greely. architect: Frank Simpson. build
er; to erect one 2-story brick addition.
Evening star., 1928-04-07
Park Body Urges
Height Limitation
For Pent Houses

A recommendation recently laid
before the zoning Commission OF the
District by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. proposing
the inclusion of pent houses and
towers on buildings in the reStric-
tion on the heights of buildings, will
be considered at the public hearing
by the Zoning Commission May ?.
Under the present regulations.
limitations on the heights OF build
ings In the various 2oning. areas do
not affect pent houses and towers
erected above the portion OF build
ings used for human occupancy. In
other words. at present a building
NAV be erected In the highest height
areas to be il0 feet high. with set
backs for stories up to 100 feet. and
above that level may be erected pent
houses, towers or other ornamental
tions.
AT a recent meeting of the Park
and Planning Commission motion
was unanimously adopted recon-
mending application Of the l30-foot
limitation on all portions Of the
building, including pent houses.
Thus, IL adopted. this suggestion
would mean that pent houses on the
tops of the structures would have To
be within the l30-foot level.
Evening star., 1928-04-07

Amendments which the Senate is
asked to incorporate in the pending
Federal revenue bin in order to- es-
tab..sil "a more nearly equitable" tax
practice for returns from real estate
transactions are contained IN brief
which has just been filed with the
finance committee Of the Senate by the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards.
Fiye major points are covered In the
brief. These include requested amend
rnenfs which the real estate boards OF
666 communities represented by the ma
ti0nal association urge as essential II
hcne ownership is not TO be handi-
capped by tax requirements penaliZing
sales OF subdivision property on long
time payment basis. IL the development
Of the downtown sections Of all cities
is not 10 be held up through require
nnents penaIizing the negotiation Of
long term leases, and If the man who
deals In real estate is not TO be denied
the privilege nf the capital gains pro-
vision Of the act"
Association Protests.
The association protests against q
provision OF the House bill which IL
claimed would penaiize the accIimula-
tsor of surplus assets by personal hold
ing companies and against a provision
which would bring back into taxation
undtssUted surplus Of corporations ac-
cumuissed prior 10 March !. 1913. the
date of initiation Of Federal income tax
etion.
IN various lines Of business. particu-
larry those requiring considerable real
estate holdings. the reasonable needs Of
the business require that more than 30
per cent Of the profits be held. and not
distributed. the association contends.
The provision contained in the House
bill in section 20i faD and fbD bringing
undistribu'ed surplus accumulated prior
20 1913 again under tax liability con-
ss3tutes q sudden reversal Of Federal
tax policy for which no adequate rea-
son exists, the association holds II
would work haroships particularly to
corporations whose assets consist largely
Evening star., 1928-04-07
Property Bought for Folger Library
Was Among Early Outstanding Homes

Sale 0f property located On East Capt.
tol street. between Second and Third
streets, known As Grant row. as the site
Of ffle proposed library 70 house the
famous Ssaakespearean collection do
faasA0 ~ the National Capital by Henry
G. Folgef. reviges the one-tinle belief
Daat THIS section would become the So
caai center o. Washington
The CAPITOL faces east and early
builders here confidently expected the
land ~ the east of Congressional
iaDfafy %o1lc become a bofton section
ONE of the first expensive residential
developments there. however, ran into
cifnc51iiies. according To stories coming
down from pgst-EiYil War days.
Grant f0W derived It's name from It's
builder. Capt. Albert Grant, who, At
the time ile carried on this operation
~ 1871 was prominent architect snd
builder Of the National Capital. His
fortune was reported 10 have been
wrecked bg debts incurred in the con-
stF1ietiOn and financing of these large
three and tour story bFeBnst0ne roy
houses. He built the houses with funds
b>rT0wea from an insurance company.
Da1 lseyef 8as able ~ dispose u them
" iaoUldate tilf deb:
The story lis told that tie then Brit
PSI Ambassador wished ~ rent thf two
sSrge middle houses of the row for iIse
as ilae embassy and asked Capt. Grant
50 ellt doors through the partition walls
81 ION the tgo houses
mo" Grant il said ~ have retoried
zone n those houses ie big enough fo'
anybody"
Later. il Is said, the Ambassador me-
eollsted TO hsiy the two houses, blit
vas unable 70 obtain an offer lover
than s75 600 ag the sale price and lhf
de8i MAS not contaminated,
Among prominent public men wf1
90 occll}stec these houses according
l. clo records. sefe former Postmaster
Evening star., 1928-04-07
INCREASED BUILDING IS SEEN
AS SPRING OPERATIONS GROW
New Construction Is Conservative-Signs
of Boon" Lacking, But Work
Is Steady.

Judging from plans now on file and
other large operations planned. the
month of April will show continu-
alton of increased activity. Plans have
been filed for the construction OF a IL
story office building to be located at
Fourteenth and K streets. costing above
81 .o0o, 600. and in the near future work
is expected TO be started on the new
and monumental home of the Southern
Railway Building on the large site pur-
chased at Fifteenth and * streets, ana
other large operations are in the ofting.
Meanwhile increased building activ-
ity is in progress. throughout the United
States. Reports covering new operations
started in all sections of the United
States indicate that the total of all
work started since the first of the year
is about 6 per cent above the corre-
spending figure for 1927
Construction contracts TO the amount
of $780,. SCI, 900 were awarded last
month in the 81 States east of The
Rocky Mountains, according to F. w.
Dodge Corporation. The above fgure
covers about 81 per cent of the total
construction of the country. Last
months total was the highest monthly
contract total on record for the 81
States since June, 1927. There was an
A1G(1NaNC va ECa NCAAb SfNA NAaC A1S~AN
for February of this year, but there was
a drop of per cent from the March.
1927. record.
Last months record brought the total
amount of new construction started
since the first of this year In these
states up TO 81 .485. OCT 900. being an IN
crease of 6 per cent over the amount
started in the first quarter of last year.
In addition to being ahead of last years
first quarter record. 1t was the highest
first quarter ever recorded for the 81
States.
March Contract Total.
ANALYSIS of the March contract total
showed the following important classes
of work: S275, l9l 800. or IS per cent
of all construction. for residential build
ingS: $lI0. .33S. 200. or l9 per cent. for
public works and utilities. $13,O75. 800.
or II per cent, for commercial build
ings. and $33. .38l 900. or per cent. for
educational projects.
New work contemplated during the
past month amounted to $S84, sos, 100.
This figure was per cent less than the
amount reported in the preceding
month and was rs per cent under the
contemplated record for March Of last
year.
During the past month there was
S69. .g86. 800 worth of new building and
engineering work started In the Middle
Atlantic States eastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey. Maryland, Della
ware. District of Columbia and Viz
ginial. The above figure was so per
cent ahead of the total for February OF
this year. but there was loss OF l3
per cent from the total for March OF
last year.
Evening star., 1928-04-07
RY poN $. WARREN.

The haunting vision of ever-huildine
In WASHINGTON. which last year sue
ceeded in materially reducing private
building operations here. seems 10 have
faded with the coming OF the new year
Local operators started the 1928 year
with renewed courage as demand made
strides TO catch up with supply and the
bughear of over~production appears to
have symptoms OF dying from the cure
of conservatism administered during
the past IL 10 is months
An ANALYSIS Of building operations
started in the District during the first
quarter Of 1928, however. 6lscloses no
signs OF a building boom" and gener-
ally new operations still bear the ear
marks of conservatism. The fact re-
mains. on the other hand. that the VOL
un1e of new operations here, exclusive
Of Federal projects. ran more than a
million dollars above the corresponding
figure for 1927. the first quarter of 1928
showing a total of SlllS2. 500. as COM
pared with Slni2o.S75 for the firSt three
months Of 1927.
Home Building Leads.
The largest increase in local building
operations is to be found in residential
construction. This amounts 10 more
than 81 600 .ooo in excess of the total
for similar projects in the period of
1927. Residential construction during
the past three months had q total eSti-
mated cost of S79TS.4l0. rs compared
vi n S6.59l 400 during the first quarter
of 1927.
A comparison of dwellings of all
classes and apartment houses during
this period OF the two years shows a
more definite increase IN apartment
construction Apartment projects start
ed thus far this year have an estimated
cost of $5.S36S00 while the figure for
the same period last year was S3.22l. 600
Dwelling construction during the same
period this year. however. fell of con-
siderably from the total for the period
OF 1927. During the first quarter OF
1928 total Of S2.i4l $40 was expend-
e 4 for dwelling construction. while the
figure for 1927 was $3.50. 400.
In January Of this year new dwellings
started had an estimated cost of S49S.-
400, as compared with So, ,180. 600 for
apartments In February the figures
were Sass, 200 for dwellings and $3.ii0.-
600 for apartments. and in March the
totals were s1.2li .5Io for dwellings and
$4s6, 500 for apartments.
Greater Activity Seen.
In January. 1927. new dwellings start
ed had an estimated cost of S1.0I7.350
and apartments 81 l.366. .O00 In Feb
rI1ary, 1927, the figure for new dwellings
was S377.550 and for apartments
81 392 000 In March 1927, the total
for dwellings was 81 3T5 500 and for
apartments 1853 GOO
Evening star., 1928-04-07
ST. ALBAN'S FILES PLANS
FOR NEW PARISH HOUSE
Home Costing $4,000 to Be
Erected on Large Site Located at
3OOl Wisconsin Avenue.

Plans for the construction OF a two
story parish house. costing approx
mateiy SIS, 900, have been filed at the
District building ONCE by representa-
tives of St Adams Church. the owners.
The parish house. TO be located at 300l
Wisconsin avenue. will have frontage
of 80 feet and depth OF 80 feet. It
viii be Sc feet high
The building has been designed by
William l. Deming. and will be con-
structed by the firm OF Charles II.
Tompkins. The parish house will be
of brick and stone construction. and
will be set in plot having total Of
36 acres In area.
Evening star., 1928-04-07
TWO SCHOOL BUILDINGS
PLANNED IN NORTHEAST
Representatives of st. Anthony's s
and st. Gertrude's institutions
Seek Permits.

Construction of a two-story and base
ment school building. costing approx
mately $4,000, to be located at 34i4
Twelfth street northeast. adjoining the
church there, is provided in plans filed
this week with the District building
inspector by representatives of st. An
thongs School The school has been
designed by Murphy g. Olmsted. archi-
tects. and win be constructed by Charles
j. Cassidy 1t will be of brick construc-
ton
Plans also this week were filed for
the construction OF a two-story school
building for ST. Gertrude's School of
Arts and Crafts. TO be erected at 4S0l
Sargent road northeast. This school
structure. also designed by Murphy s.
OlmSted. will have a frontage Of 90 feet
and a depth of 10 feet and will be 10
Gated on a plot 468 feet by LAS feet.
The building. of stone and brick con-
struction. will cost approximately S72.-
600. Sneider- -Spliedt are the builders.
Evening star., 1928-04-07
COFFEE FIRM TO BUILD.
Browning Il Baines Plan New
Plant at 800 Sixth Street.

Browning e. Baines, Inc. have filed
plans at the building ofiice for the con-
structlon of four STORY building for
use In the wholesale and retail coffee
business to be located at 300 sixth
street. There win be provision for
store on the first floor. The estimated
cost OF the project was not announced,
The building will be OF combination
OF Greek and Romanesque architectural
treatment, according To M. Mesrobian,
architect for the building, Construction
of the building Is 10 be concrete ana
steel with limestone trim, The site mas
a frontage OF 81 feet and depth oi W
feet
Evening star., 1928-04-07

The business property department Of
the Cafritz organization has added 10
It's personnel Edward L. Etrohecker as
manager. who hss associated win him
Nathaniel c. Haistead and Samuel r.
Spruce.
Evening star., 1928-04-07

Brady, former Senator Kelly OF Oregon,
Gen. Charles Ewing s0n-in-law OF Gen.
Sherman former Senator Henry p.
Blair and Representative Ackmand Of
Georgia.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-06

Berry is bothered q lot by Ger
maine, played by Zasu Pitts.
Berry has not lost the art to
wear a uniform the sloppiest of any
man living. AS the Alphine guide
he has entered new field for him,
but has managed to make it funnier
than several Of his latest efforts.
Hatton here is Subordinated and
serves to start the thing and to
give some of the finishing touches
to it. The picture closes with WOW
for Berry has slept in the barn
during his wedding night and some
duck eggs under him have Matched.
He finished the film by saying MY
God, I'm a motherI"
This is undoubtedly, one of the