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Evening star., 1928-12-21
Semi-Detached Brick.

Colonial front. large. well ARRANGED
rooms, actual bedrooms. tiled bath, re.
ception hall, living room. dining room and
Kitchen on first floor. House is unusually
large, due to the fact that it is three rooms
deep, and the fact that 1t is semi detached
makes all rooms bright and cheerful. Cow
cred front porch. full width Of house. large
rage, paved Street and alley Convenient 20
two bus lines, street car line, stores, schools.
churches, etc. Nothing has been spared By
the owner to make this home comfortable
and whoever Is fortunate enough to buy IL
will not have any additional expense what:
soever. For appointment to inspect call
Evening star., 1928-12-21
SAI.E-EARMC

NEW BUNGALOW UP-TO-DATE: 9 ACRES,
on State highway; might exchange.
Al acres, 5-room house outhouses, rich
soil, orchard, crops and stock.
HOLMES CO,
1904 K st. NV.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
RENT-WAREHOUSES.
1880 FEET.

1880 FEET.
Prominent corner, lexington
Place and Q me-, opposite B.
and o. freight yard. L. +. r.
Prince, 314 Investment Bldg.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
New Round Boiler
10 Heat Small Home

a new round boiler designed 10
serve five to eight-room house
has just been put on the market
by one Of the largest makers az
home heating equipment 1t is
completely equipped for heating
either by water Or steam. with auto
matte regulation and accessories.
The jacket Is lined with one inch
of asbestos Insulation to prevent
radiation heat loss Exposed metal
parts are finished in black enamel
Guaranteed by the maker. this
boiler is designed with d large crate
large fuel carrying capacity
ample heating surface and reverse
flue travel This. 1t is stated. IN.
sures to the owner quick heating
and a minimum of attention with
great fuel economy
Tapped ready for the installation
OF a hot water heater, the boiler
has ii two.way snlokehood steam
dome and disengaging area are
large, insuring dry steam genera.
ton. The new unit Is for use with
the thin tube type Of radiator rang
ing from 20-inch tilree-tube to the
SS-inch six.tube, ais well as window
radiators five, six or seven tube N
any height desired.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Many eIfare Laws
Enforced 900
Years Ago

while IT may seem as though
We are Iii remarkable stage of
progress and building develop
ment, it is worth while To look
back several thousand years ana
see how some of .today's,' pro-
gressiYe measures were enacted
as protection for our forefatherss
squatter rights legislation pre-
vailed iii China ,o0oA years ago.
The sumerians about this same
time fixed the hours Of labor and
rest periods.
Municipal burglary insurance
was In force 1000 years ago.
Freight rates and physicians. fees
were fixed, as was contractors
liability.
I In the year 1900 England en-
acted minimum wage laws. No
cart whels In London could have
iron rims, and prices for hire
were fixed. Municipal officers
could not be brewers. bakers or
keep vehicles for hire. Barber
shops could not open on SUNDAYS.
There were also building code
and tenement house laws affect
ing psrty-walls. front stoops, roofs
and rain cutters. light and air,
fences and so on.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Builders Seek Protection
Against Fires i'm Cellars

Fires originating in the cellar nave
proved as dangerous to the safety of
the home and it's occupants as any
other source of conflagration. SO
great are the dangers from this
source becoming thatfhome builders
of the future are urged to protect
themselves in every way possible
against such a happening in their
own home.
The fire-resisting concrete first
floor Is protection that bears in
vestigation. Then the use of metal
lath and cement plaster are given
rating of one hour resistance.
Easement walls as' Well as ceilings
should also be of such fireproot
nature as TO stop fires running up
sides and on into upper floors. This
means an incombustible barrier tc
| fire placed between floor beams and
| other open spaces where a draft o.
ain could carry flames up through
| walls or partitions back Of tht
pIastsT.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
B. | COMPANIES
SHOW GAIN

That the building and loan com
panies are fast becoming the domi-
nant saving institutions Is quite evil
dent in recent reports OF the associa-
ton which shows the average rate
of growth expansion IN total rA.
sources 20 be about 16 per cent per
year.
According to George r. Bliss. ma.
tionaI authority on home building
and saving. the 1872 resources will
total SIS 900, 900 900. deposited BY
more than 10000. 900 members, pro-
viding the growth during the next
five years Is as great as during the
past no.
In 1917 the total resources of the
building and loan associations
throughout the land amounted To-
$1.T69. 900 900 and increased Ia
So. .342. 900 900 In 1882. The 1925
total is placed at s7.1TS. .D00, 900
The membership Of these groups
have expanded accordingly. and the
1877 average Of four persons III
every hundred has expanded so that
In 1927 1t is said that 10 persons
in every hundred were members.
The individual wealth OF the n5-
ton Is growing each year. and the
average fee Of deposit Of each mem.
Der Of the organization has grown
from $3.50 In 1917 10 S63S lin 1927
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Y CLASS HEARS
TAX ASSESSOR

Education, charities and the pro-
lection Of life and property are the
three major items Of the District
budget. according to Tax Assessor
William r. Richards. This state
ment was made by Richards at a
recent meeting Of the !. M. G. A.
real estate class at which he dis
cussed taxation and pointed out that
the distribution az taxes IL seldom
investigated by the public and for
that reason Ii Is not generally
known that disbursements other
than for public improvements make
up large portion Of the municipal
expenditure.
'.The revenue for operating the
District government, he said. is
raised from several sources and ap.
proximately twosthirls OF all taxes
and income received come from real
estate. Last year taxes were levied
against $4,000 persons on $50. 900
pa reels of real estate. Out OF &c.
900 persons who had not paid their
real estate taxes within the pre-.
scribed time, only about 1000 par
cells win be actually conveyed by
tax deeds
In discussing trends in real estate
values he pointed out that there
are certain phases of development
which have been found underlying
and common to all cities. A uni
versal index Is found in the fact
that the highest valued property in
all cities is located within a straight
line running between the center of
population and wealth. This holas
good in Washington where the cen.
ter OF wealth Is 1T the corner OF
Fourteenth and G Streets, while the
population centers around Seventh
Street, making f Street property
the highest in Washington. AM
other feature In this rule Is that
at the end of the highest price
streets the abutting streets for
short distance also show higher
values, just as Seventh Street and
Fifteenth Streets maintain dis
tinctly higher level of value. The
complete picture always forms q
figure similar to the letter.
Referring TO the current assessed
values as compared with prevail
values. Mr.. Richards stated that
they reflect the increased cost of
construction which has just about
doubled. Old properties in competl
ton with new construction necessar-
ily had to be adjusted in assessed
value to meet changed conditions.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Electric Log Heater
Fits Any Fireplace

The portable crescent shaped
electric wal; heaters and electric
logs for use in fireplace are new.
attractive in appearance and effici-
ent in operation The wall units
finished in white. old ivory. ma.
hogany, walnut. sky blue and nilc
green vitreous enamel operate on
10 or 220 volts. 0G0 or 1000 watts
depending on size. The face plate
measures sixteen and half by
thirteen and a half inches while the
box In which the heating element
is mounted is three and half
inches deep.
Heaters Of the portable type oper.
ate on either alternating or direct
current: they are available in nickel
and maroon ivory and green gold:
10 volts. ESQ or 100 watts: are
less expensive than the wall units.
They are mounted i'm a crescert
shaped container with copper re-
flector, with copper grill protector
over the face: these. attached o
arms on base. swing so as to
direct the heat i'm the direction de-
sired In all they are about eighteen
inches high.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
NeW-Type IncineratOr
Is Easily Installed

A new type basement.fed inclnera-
tor to Install In homes where suit
able flue for the chimney-fed type
incinerator has been overlooked Is
now on the market and can be easily
installed in nearly every basement.
The incinerator becomes a part Of
the home and gives great deal of
convenience to the housewife who
must. dispose Of the unhealthy gar
bage. 1t lasts a lifetime, as the ma
sonry will not rust or wear out. The
ashpit requires cleaning but three or
four times each year.
Combustion chambers of the small
est models to be installed in five and
six room residences hold six bushels,
and not only accommodates the gar
bage and combustible waste but the
non-combustible tin cans and bottles.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Mt. Weather Proposed
Summer Residence

/ The cost os, the land to the Gov
ernment va 81 .5I3,15 and the pres
ent buildings erected thereon are
valued at s1S1.527 no, the actual
cost Of construction.
TIE administration and observa-
tory building pictured above was
erected in 1909 and Is constructed
or brick, tile and concrete. It is
substantial well copstructed build
Ing of three stories and basement
with eighteen rooms. 1T IS believed
that this could be converted into
an ideal summer White House and
home on the Chief Executive.
This house has b very pleasing
outlook over the Loudoun and
Shenandoah Valley.
The stone building pictured above
served the experiment station ais a
physical laboratory building and
was also erected in 1903 1T is 81
permanently well constructed build.
Ing of three stories, suhdivided into
large laboratory spaces. sixteen
rooms III all. This. 1t has been
said, could serve as headquarters
for the executives office force.
Other buildings located on the
farm consist OF d modern fifteen
room frame dwelling. power and
heating, plant two story stone and
frame vehicle shed. two story frame
stable. machine shop and nine
room farm cottage.
Mount Weather has long been
known to have an ideal summer
resort climate and many prominent
Neutrality-suspicious. have, estates for
summer residence along the ridge
Of this enhance, among them are,
General John j. Pershing. Peter Al.
Drury. Mrs. Charles Smith. William
Huntington. Professor George
Caspar. Major Jesse I. Miller, Frank
Carpenter. DIR. William G hell
Moore. Walter f. Blount and Carl
Droop.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
REAL TT BOARDS
ME JAN. Il

Casting the die for real estate
for the year 1929, delegates to the
coming annual business meeting Of
the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, to be held at
Birmingham, Ala, through the week
beginning January y, will examine
new trends iii the business of real
estate and center upon legislati
recommendations as to action most
needed for he conservation of the
greatest usefulness Of real estate
assets
Henry a. zander. Of Chicago.
president or the association. viii
preside at all meetings. The ses.
sion will close with the inaugural
banquet on Friday night. at which.
Harry Culver OF Los Angeles and
Culver CRY. president OF the
association. and his staff OF asso-
citation and division officers, viii pc
indncteds into office.
Important Meetings
Important meetings i'm the vari-
Gus specialized fields Of real estate
win be held by seven Of tie Asso.
cations nine special divisions. Di-
visionaI meetings will be held on
"Wednesday and Thursday morning
and in some cases Thursday after
noon. General sessions will be held
Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Posf-convention entertainment open
to the visitors includes hunting
trips in Alabama under guidance
OF the Birmingham Real Estate
Board hosts TO the convention.
special realtors trip 70 Mpscle
Shoals.
The Birmingham meeting VIII ps
the occasion for the coilyen1ng OF
number of the association I'M
portant committees.
Farms and Taxes
The special committee appointe'.
a few months ago 10 work our the
associations recommendations on
The subject Of the farm situation Ii
relation TO general business VIII
meet on the afternoon of January
-. On that day also there Will ne
a national conference Of sales man
ayers and a national multiple list
ing conference.
The states council machinery
through which the States as sucn
are directly represented in the ne.
liberation of the association, VIII
open it's session Wednesday after
room, January 23. A joint meet.
ing is planned with the board OF
State presidents and secretaries.
The arbitration committee VIII
have meeting on Wednesday after
noon. January %.
Taxation policies and detectives
for the association for the coming
wear will be worked out in two inn
portant meetings. One viii be the
meeting OF the committee on Fed
eral legislation. TO be held Wednes'
day afternoon. January % The
other viii be the meeting OF the
committee on State taxation, to be
held Thursday afternoon. Jan,
uary "a.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15

The suggestion that d summer
White House and weekend vacation
retreat Tor the President should be
established somewhere near the Ma
tion's Capital has now started 70
take definite form. While 1t is
known that Senator Fess tR.l, OF
Ohio, plans to introduce a bill on
the subject, the details Of the bill
have not yet BEEN decided.
Senator Fess says: Ny obserya-
ton OF the responsibilities evolving
upon the Chief Executive has iIg1-
pressed upon me the tremendous
burden it involves. When a Presi-
dent journeys long distance from
washington for relaxation from his
official duties an entire institution
must he moved with him. II 4. sum-
mer White House was established
at some appropriate spot easily ae-
cessible from Washington the Presi-
dent could obtain short periods OF
rest from official surroundings from
time TO time
The Government buildings at
Mount Weather, near Bluemont, Va,
have been suggested by President
Coolidge as one of the sites avail
able for carrying out the proposal
that summer retreat for the Pres
ident be established near Washing
ton.
The Mount Weather reservation
was purchased by the Department
OF Agriculture in 1902 as weather
bureau station 1t comprises a tract
of So acres, located on the top of
the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lou
doun and Clarke counties. Virginia.
1t il about AZ miles In direct line
west of Washington and 20 miles
south of Harpers Ferry. The near
est railroad station is six and one.
half miles to the north at Bluemont,
Va, the present terminus OF the
Washington and Old Dominion Elec-
fric Railway line
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
ASSOCIATES IN
BOWLING LEAD

The Associate team maintains its
hold on first place in the Realtors
Bowling League with three-2ame
lead over Shannon Il Luchs. Last
Wednesday evening the leading
team took three games from Boss
& Phelps. McKeever & Goss two
games from Shannon & Luchs.
Hedges and Middleton two games
from sansbury. Cafritz three games
from the Columbia Title Company,
Wardman No. 2. two games from
Shapiro and Wardman No. /, two
games from the District Title Com
pany.
High individual game and high
Individual set for the evening were
rolled by Roberts. of Wardman No.
/. with scores of 132 and 1853, re-
spectively. High team game and
high team set were rolled by
Cafritz Company's team with scores
OF 500 and 1876. respectively.
The standing Of the teams Is as
The Washington times., 1928-12-15

The larger industries are n0t
afraid III go farther away on tlis
outskirts 81 the city than was con
sidered desirable III the past ana
there ii tendency among the
smaller industries which are looking
10 the future 10 do lkewises accord
ing To il. Findlay French, director
of the Industrial bureau of Baltis
more. III an address made ~ = ~
cent meeting 81 the Industrial prop.
erty division of the National Assoc
citation of Zeal Estate Boards.
This means that 1t il now neces-
sary for the man who II specializing
iii finding the proper location Tor
industrial plants to reconsider con
stantIy various tracts of land that
have been passed over ii1 the pre-.
yious general Industrial development
OF the city because they have lacked
various facilities or because IL the
character of the ground itself.
Ten Years From Now
In looking ahead 10 years 10 the
probable industrial Development cf
the city, as the industrial realtor
must do. conditions which brought
.about the rejection Of certain areas
Tor industrial purposes are found
TO have now been offset BY other
factors. Mr. French pointed out.
and tracts which have been passed
over can now be brought into use
and Will be found to hold quite e.
ceptional opportunities for profitable
development
For Industrial buildings III good
condition not r-speciaIized III
their plans, there is always some
market. provided they are situated
in d growing community.
In the sale of industrial buildings
Or in the rental Of Industrial build.
ings. 95 or more per cent Of the
prospects in any town viii come
from the town itself
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Oral Change Upheld
I'm Written Contracts

1t is fundamental law, as wen
as common sense, that ii the subject
matter of an agreement is such that
the law does not require it to be in
writing. written contract may be
modified by an oral agreement, al.
though the written contract may
purport to require that modifica-
tions be evidenced In writing, says
a writer in Building Age.
So the California Supreme Court
decided in the case Of Cavanagh VS..
Keplinger f226 Pacific Reporter. 2S7),
that contractors were entitled to
recover for extras furnished under
oral agreement with the owner. des-
pite provision In the original and
written contract to the effect that
extras, il any should be furnished
solely on the architects order.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
ATTIC SPACE USEFUL

Attics have come cut of their hid
ing. No longer IS attic space used
merely as a storage place for "dds
and ends. BY means OF insulating
hoard, such space is being trans.
formed into attractive living GUAR.
ters. protected against heat, cold
and dampness and made appealing
TO the eve at little cost.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Brass Pipes Earmarks
OF Quality Construction

II the house you are contemplating
buying Is equipped with brass pipes
for hot and cold water lines--a con-
dition you can determine while in
specting the basement--and has gut
Yers, flashings. rain pipes of copper.
with window and door screens of
bronze wire. there Is every likelihood
that construction is sound
These factors in home constrne-
ton are the earmaka of good quality.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15
Harmony Between Drives
And Landscapes Sought

BY the use Of reds. grays and
other colors restful to the eye in
cement driveWays pleasing har-
mony can be effected between the
shrubbery and she cement drives
and walks.
Coloring OF this nature adds lit
tie to the cost and goes a long
way to give an added degree OF
richness TO the home surroundings,
The Washington times., 1928-12-15

Washington's best Used Car buys are
listed for Sale In the CIassified Auto
mobile columns.
The Washington times., 1928-12-15

waeilingfon's leading Used Car mer-
chants advertise their hest buys In the
Classified ads.
The Washington times., 1928-03-07
Activities Detailed OF
Some of Capitals Most
Prominent Women

Mrs. Coolidge. who returned to
Washington this morning from
Northampton, Mass. was accom-
panied by Mrs. r. B. Hills, now a
guest at the White House. Called
to Massachusetts, by the illness OF
her mother, Mrs. Goodhue, Mrs.
Coolidge left feeling somewhat re-
assured, as her mothers condition
is said to be improved.
Mrs. Taft, wife Of the Chief JUS
tice, was the honor guest at
luncheon today of Mrs. Robert
Love Taylor. who entertained at
the Washington Club.
Mrs. Taft will be the guest for
whom Mrs. Davenport White is
entertaining at luncheon on March
%.
Mrs. Hugo L. Black, wife of
Senator Black, of Alabama, will
have assisting her at her "at
home" tomorrow afternoon at the
Wardman Park Hotel her mother,
Mrs. Sterling Foster, OF Birming-
ham, Ala.
Mrs. Charles p. Summerall.
wife of the Chief of Staff, was
the honor guest at luncheon today
Of Mrs. H. L. Landers, wife of
Colonel Landers, who entertained
at the Willard.
The Washington times., 1928-03-07
Youthful Washington
Composer To Present
Program Before Club

Virginia Burford, concert plan
list and one of Washington's
ablest young composers, viii be
the feature of the musical pro-
gram to be given tomorrow eve
ming at the Roosevelt Hotel as
a part of the entertainment of
the District Federation of WO-
mems Clubs.
Miss Burford will play her own
compositions among which IS
"Marche Militaire," just published
and put on sale in the local music
stores.
This talented young pianist
composer has appeared in concert
in Boston, New York and other
cities. She received her musical
training in Boston and is a grad
uate of the Boston Conservatory
of Music. She is also a grad
uate of Radcliffe College and is y
member of that branch of the
American Association of Univer.
sity Women.
The Sisterhood of Adas Con.
gregation gave it's annual Purim
dance last evening at the Jewi3h
Community Center on Sixteenth
Street. The officers of the or
ganization are Mrs. George Levy,
president; Mrs. Morris Gewirz.
vice president; Mrs. Louis Rosen-
berg, second vice president; Mrs.
Wolf Schlosberg, treasurer; Mrs.
Isaac Jacobson, recording secre.
tary; Mrs. Henry Gutenberg. fl
nancial secretary, and Mrs. Falk
Harmed, corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Richard Lee was hostess at
luncheon todaN
The Washington times., 1928-03-07
PERSONS AND EVENTS IN SOCIAL LIFE OF WASHINGTON
DISItOr Entertained

- -
~
MRS. LEWIS
HAYES
WATKINS,
wife of
Lieutenant
Colonel
Watkins,
U. S. A.
She has
come from
her present
home in
Chattanooga,
Tenn, and
is the guest
of Miss Anne
Lomax for a
few days
before going
to New
York to
visit her
mother, Mrs.
George Bliss.
Miss Lonax
entertained
informally
at luncheon
today at
the Club St.
Marks for
Mrs. Watkins.
The Washington times., 1928-03-07
Italian ENJOY Is Host
To Distinguished Group
At Embassy FestiUity

The Italian Ambassador and
Nine. de MARITIME entertained the
largest number at dinner last
evening. Their guests were the
Hungarian Minister and Coun-
tess Szechenyi, the Bulgarian
Minister and Nine. Radewa: Ar
turo Toscanini, the Italian con-
ductor, who came for the con.
cert Of the New York Philhar-
monte Orchestra in the after
noon-with him were Nine. Tos-
canini and their daughters, Mile.
Wanda and Mile. Wally. Others
from New York were Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd G. Blair and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wickham Hoffman.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Pierre
pont. Mrs. Blair was formerly
Miss Lenore Scullin and her mar.
riage to the former official in
the Treasury Department took
place few months ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Schlesinger. who were
among the guests. are really from
New York. although they are
also considered of Washington.
And still others from out-of-
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Cranem, of MISSIONER" the IA
NOUS old estate on the James
River near Richmond. Mr.. Crane
was formerly American Minister
to Czechoslovakia.
Other guests were Col. and
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, Mr.. and
Mrs. John p. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Dunn, Mr.. and Mrs.
John C. White. Mrs. Truxtun
Beale, Mademoiselle Cretziano.
Commander and Mrs. Hethering.
ton, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
Eenorita Rosa Padilla, Mile. RENE
Ciaudel, Miss Dora Catalani,
Eignor and Signora Mascia, Theo.
dore Mariner, H G. Redpath,
Mr. lie Clercq, Monsieur Knobel,
Mr. Stalinski, Commander Cal.
derara, Coleman Jennings, Roger
Cortesi, Mr.. Vitetti and Conte
Macchi.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard were the
honor guests at dinner last eve
ming of the Chinese Minister and
Nine. SEE. Other guests Were the