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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
LOCATION BASIS
FOR OFFICE RENT

In an Office building it is largely the
location that determines the rentals
to be paid by tenants. while for an
apartment the transportation facilities
! come in for prime consideration, in
the opinion of j. Alvin Register, Jack
sonville, Fla. member of the eXecu-
tive committee of the National ASso-
citation of Real Estate Boards.
The Office building is even more
sensitive to the influence of location
upon its career than the apartment
building" Mr. Register declares Very
often the earning capacity OF an office
building is impaired by the misplace
ment of even a block or two. The
governing factor in its profitablencss
are likely to patronize its tenants, An
has to depend entirely upon tenants
TO whom location is not essential. Such
tenants will not pay the highest rentals
for their space.
This is an important fact for the
appraiser to recognize. because the
value of any investment building is
dependent upon its natural earning
capacity. The cost of maintenance and
operation of a badly located building
is the same as such expenses for the
building with the very best of loca-
tions. therefore. If the best rentals OBJ
tainable in the poorly located building
will not pay a return on the invest
ment, large proportion of the original
cost must be considered loss"
phnlaeia avpacfe racord nOrp prop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
IS HOUSE DESIGNS
ARE COMMENDED
Architects Advisory Council
Approves 81 Other
Building Plans.

Designs for 13 dwellings were COM
mended at recent meeting Of the Ar
chitect's Advisory Council in the Office
OF Mai. Donald A. Dawson, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner, in charge of
coming and building work. ThirCy-one
other house designs were given an zap
proved" rating and plans for an Office
building and two stores also were placed
in this classification.
The plans commended by the jury
for architectural features we're for a
dwelling for 4545 Linnean avenue, de-
signed by James E. Cooper, the cost
being estimated at $4,000. Hedges g.
Middleton, owner; for group of IL
dwellings at 1539-l559 Forty-fourth
street. Waverly Taylor, architect, to
cost $4,000, WaVerly Taylor, Inc,
owner. and for a dwelling at 270l
Thirty street. James E. Cooper,
architect, to cost $4,000, Norman w.
Oyster. owner.
The plans given an approved ratinS
we're for Office building. 1l47 Connect
cut avenue, Matt 3. Schmidt. architect,
100000 cost. Graham Realty Co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

Germans have gained practically :
on aviation in Persia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

owner: Z dwellings, 3s00-3s12 Ben
ton street, George T. Santmyers, archi-
tect. $35, 600 cost. d. C.. Gruver, owner !;
dwelling, ATT Linnean avenue, j. E.
Cooper. architect. $4,000 cost. Hedges
&, Middleton, owner; 10 dwellings, 555-
573 Twenty-third street northeast,
George T. Santmyers, architect, $50, 900
cost, Charles d. Sager, owner; dwell
ing, 1857 Iris street. H. l.. Breuninger,
architect, $4,000 cost, L. E. Breuninger
g. Sons, owner; stores, 12l5 F street and
1914 @ street, A. p. Clarke, jr., archi-
tect, $4,000 cost, estate of M. w. Bev-
erldge. owner; dwellings. 517-S29 Ogle-
thorpe street, George T, Santmyers. ar
cfitect. $4,000 cost, Shapiro Construc-
ton Co., Inc. owner; dwelling. 48ll
lockwood parkway, G.. f. MacNeil, ar
chitect, $1l 200 cost, w. C. & A. N.
Miller, owner; dwelling 1851 Glenbrook
road, G. e. MacNeil. architect, $l1 200
cost. w. c. g. A. N. Miller. owner: 3
dwellings, S720 Fourth street. Frederick
B. Mills, owner and architect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
ON REALTY ROW
News Briefs and Observa-
tons Concerning the
Local Business.

william J. Father jr.. of the firm oil
Glover e. Father, who is chairman OF
the appraisal committee Of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board. is taking his
annual vacation from business cares.
He is at his lodge on the Brule River. In
Wisconsin. where he will enjoy the out
of-doors for a period of about six weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
IS MARKET UNITS
SOON TO Be BUILT
Contracts Awarded for Two
Groups of Stores Thirty.
and Twelve.

Plans for 10 more units of the
Al,00QD00 wholesale and retail market
center 10 be developed by the Union
Market Terminal Co. on a part of the
Patterson tract. Fifth street and Flor
ida avenue northeast, will be filed with
the District building inspector shortly,
it was announced today by Phillips &
Caldwell, agents for the market COM
psny. an organization Of local commits
sion merchants.
Contracts have been awarded to the
Charles H. Tompkins Co., and work
Ia. to be started soon after the issuance
of building permits. There are plans
for construction of AZ units in the
market development on the 85-acre
site acquired from the Winslow estate.
Plans for the first group of nine build
ings Of II units were filed week ago
with the building inspector.
There are to be two groups of stores,
one containing 80 units and the other
IL units. in addition to the $500. 900
plant to be erected by Joseph Phillips
t. Co. The buildings will be of two
and three stories.
The average store unit will be of
light face brick construction, with con-
crete roof 1t will be 70 feet deep and
20 feet wide and will have 25-foot
alley in the rear for shipping purposes.
N CdIIOpN VI PlCICSu ny q
skylight. will extend from the top of
the first story to the curb. distance
NJ about so feet. it is announced. The
canopy will be supported by concrete
Doric columns. There will be similar
IS-foot canopy in the rear.
Room for Big Truck.
A feature of the stores will be that a
truck of average size can be driven
into the store. if required. for deliveries.
At the front and rear will be doors II
feet wide. running on grooves. and
which may be pushed out of the way in
wall space. There will be separate
smaller door for entrance in cold
weather when it is not desired to leave
the whole front of the store open.
Henry Klein, long engaged here in
the commission business, and N. J.
Ward. president of the Washington
Chapter of the National League OF
Commission Merchants. have been ac-
tive in organizing the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

architects of the Wardman concern.
opening of the store in the Fall.
Approximately $4,000 square feet of
merchandising space are provided for
the concern in its new home. The
firm for 81 years was located in the old
buildings east of Thirteenth street and
fronting on both r and G streets. The
concern is one of Washington's oldest
business enterprises still operating.
The new building has frontage OF
81 feet on Connecticut avenue and l4l
feet on L street The first floor Is
largely early American in style, with
marble floor. walnut trimming; a small
area at the rear under a mezzanine nm
ished in a modern motif and another
small section showing Italian influence.
Space for Departments.
The ma jor section of the street level
between the two entrances Is devoted
to art objects, glassware, silverware,
and an entirely new department, jewel
ry. To the right Of the L street en-
trance Is the housewares section, while
above and facing this entrance is q
mezZanine floor with gift shop and
lounge. To the left is a stairway lead
ing to the hotel department in the
basement. which also houses the stock
rooms. receiving. marking and shipping
departments an incinerator for trash
water cooling system and similar requi-
sites of the modern merchandising es-
Enlistment
Delicate Nile-green walls and green
carpeted floor on the second floor pro-
vide an effective setting for drapertes,
furniture, interior decorations, lamps
and the private off1ces of T. c. and
Horace Dulin.
Glover Park Home Sales.
B. H. Gruver announces that since
the development of the Glover Park
section of homes was started about two
years ago sales in the section have
amounted in total value to approx
mately 81 100000. The houses are OF
modified English style. There are from
FIVE to ten houses in a group. Three
new groups now are being completed
or Benton street between Thirty eighth
and Thirty-ninth streets and on Thirty.
ninth street between Benton and W
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

Rhodesia expects a record corn crop
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

land Of Manhattan proper, about 90
per cent.
Chicagos earliest modern apartment
buildings appeared during the World
Fair of 1893 Today 1t has $50, such
buildings, with annual rentals of
$3.50, 900 900, providing 80 per cent Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
1900, 900 APARTMENTS.

First One Built in New York City
Only SO Years Ago.
New York City's first apartment was
built only 50 years ago. Today.the city
has 100000 apartment buildings
About 10 per cent Of the city's people
now reside in apartments: in the is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

The cost Of building houses In Eng
land today Is four -fifths of what 1t was
three years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

its population with that mode OF shell
ter. Proportionately similar growth
has taken place in practically all of our
cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

the appraisal committee of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board. Is taking MS
annual vacation from business cares.
He is at his lodge on the Brule River. IN
wisconsin where he will enjoy the out
of-doors for period of about six weeks.
Insurance Rule Sought.
The United States Employees Com
pensation Commission will hold pub
lie hearing August IL, at 10 am, at It's
Offices in the Investment Building. on
a subject OF interest to owners and
managers of local apartment houses.
when it will consider the question as to
whether the owner of such property or
the real estate firm or other managing
agent should provide for the compensa-
tion insurance for apartment house en-
ployes.
New Home for Firm.
The Cunningham Plumbing Supply
Co. Inc, this week moved to its new
home. at sol -O3-O5 Twenty-sixth street.
The opening was marked by recep-
ton and buffet luncheon Thursday.
The new building is of two stories and
has frontage of 100 feet and depth
of 1877 feet. providing floor space of
about 10000 square feet. The firm was
1884 Pennsylvania avenue. in the great
triangle being taken over for the Fed
eral building program.
**
Campaign for Garages.
The Operative Builders Associa ton,
composed Of a score of the most active
local building concerns, has started
new campaign for change in the Dis
trict zoning code to permit construction
of garages In Easements of apartment
houses for the use of tenants, without
the necessity Of obtaining consents from
adjoining property owners.
The ASSOCIATION is making a deter
mined effort to obtain a public hearing
on the plan. The zohing Commission
last Fall declined to grant hearing on
the subject. The association contends
that there is no valid reason to require
consents from adjoining property own
nrs, since such garages. for the storage
Of tenants cars only. are neither I'M
slightly nor dangerous under proper reg
ulation. They are. rather. it is con-
tended. beneficial in removing cars or
dinariy parked overnight in the streets
and in providing additional service for
apartment house tenants.
The associations petition for hear
Ing, filed by Rufus S. Lusk, executive
secretary, states in part:
Cites Other Cities.
"You stated at the time this hearing
0ast September) was refused that most
cities did not permit such garages. That
is a statement of what the reguIa tions
are in many cities. but in practically
every city it is always possible to obtain
garage in an apartment house through
an application to the coming board of
appeals. On my recent trip to several
cities to investigate coming, saw many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03
NOrthgate Growing.

The N. L. Sansbury Co. is continu-
ing with the development Of Northgate.
which is TO be group of 25 individual
style detached houses on the north
side of Kaimia road between Thirteenth
and Sixteenth streets. They will be of
Colonial. Georgian and English cot
tage types. All have two or three baths
and two-car garages, the number of
rooms of the houses ranging from six
to nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-03

examples of garages placed in the base
ment of apartments or under grass
courts where the coming regulations did
not permit such garage, but which the
zoning board of appeals did permit. The
appeal board considers each case and
II the builder constructs his garage so
as to be neither dangerous nor unSlghtly.
he almost automatically gets permission
to have such a garage in an apartment.
we have no coming board of appeals
in the District and the right to be
heard in these cases is denied us, so
that if it is impossible for builder to
get consents of surrounding property
owners it is impossible to place a garage
in that building.
IF we had coming board of appeals
we might not request that the regula-
tions be changed so as automa tically 20
permit garages in apartments with GER
tain safeguards. The only way that we
can obtain what We believe is necessary
for the general welfare Is to have a
broad ruling of the commission permit
ting garages"
Costly Homes Being Built.
Hedges IL Middleton announce that
four new dwellings having a total cost
Of approximately $l95000, including
land, are being erected In the Forest
Hills section under sales contracts re-
Gently closed. A Georgian colonial
dwelling costing a total of $4,000 is
being erected on Chesapeake street for
William A. Paul A. stone colonial
house. costing a total of about S45 900,
is being erected for Joseph KreiSelman
on Linnean avenue between Albemarle
and Broad Branch road and an English
brick and timber house costing about
100000 is for Benton j. Webb. The
fourth house is colonial brick costing
about $4,000. James E. Cooper is the
architect.
X X X
Hampshire Gardens.
The Shapiro Construction Co. has
started the erection of the last of the
first group of nine cooperative apart
ment buildings in the first group of the
project of the Hampshire Gardens De-
velopment Corporation in the section
between Third street. New Hampshire
avenue, Emerson and Farragut streets.
The first building of this English style
development was started in April.
X X
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

Fox) in the action was for the pur- pose of and did in fact perpetrate a fraud upon this honorable court in obtaining a judgment in favor of the trustee as against Ida and Felix Scheidl. The Porters admit ted to and told S. Gerard Casale, an attorney at law, that such evidence and testimony given by them be- fore the special master was untrue, false and perjured for the purpose of deceiving this court"
 Hinges On Hornkohl Bankruptcy The history of the case according to the fact set forth is as follows: Edward Hornkohl of New Britain who conducted Eddie's Filling Sta tion and dance hall and club on the Newington turnpike. went into bank ruptcy in 1925 and MT. Fox, who is in Mir. Albrecht's office. was ap- pointed trustee of the bankrupt estate.
 Hornkohl leased the premises of 5 acres from the Scheidls. It was claimed by the trustee that the bankrupt had an agreement with the
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

Scheidls by which the latter agreed to convey to Hornkohl the Newing- ton property upon the payment of $l,000. The Porters are alleged to have testified that they saw such an agreement passed between the two parties. It is now claimed that they deny the truth of the assertion.
 Tie trustee sued to enforce the agreement and MT. Berman found that there was such an agreement and a judgment was entered that the trustee pay the Scheidis $l.000 in return for tEe property or the Scheidls pay $7,0o0 the value of tn" property. The Scheidls did not comply.
 As a result, the federal judgment was prosecuted by the foreclosure proceedings in the superior cou, against the Schcidl property. Mir. McDonough was retained as coun- sel by the Scheidls Attorney David L. Nair is counsel for Hornkohl.
 Redemption Day Next Tuesday Through an inadvertence of his secretary, MT. McDonough's appear
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
PAPER-bACK NOVEL
 WORTH LARGE SUM
Sold for Quarter S5 Years Ago,
 Now Very Valuable

Chicago March 29 lPl-Clothes do not make the man, so the old saying goes. and neither do me bindings necessarily make the book.
 Some little nusry and dusty pamphlet, because of it's association interest, may far outweigh n value de luxe edition of the same work.
 When Edgar Saltus, the novelist and essayist, died IT 1921, he al ready was "coIlected' author. and interest IT first editions ot his work has grown since then.
 SaltGs' books range from chaaply printed paper backed novels 10 limited editions on yelUn bound iD leather and with all the trappings nat so to make up de luxe edi- lion.
 But Of all his half hundred vol umes the rarest and most sought after probably IS thin papeC- packed novel published at 95 cents d copy and with Its wrappers corer- d with advertisements Of hair re- storers and patent medicines.
 4nlS llllIG NOILHt. ne acts ]- the CurIos Case ot H. Hurtl. Esq.. ' apepared in 1892 al time when thr first wave of popularity of the novel, st had passed and he WAS doing hack work.
 The work was turned ogt and forgotten and only came 10 light when collectors hvGal noslug out Saltus' first editions. Sal'us never afterward referred to tms work and there IS no mention or II among his list of books ln succeeding ,olumes.
 A copy turns up uov and then. it's cheap paper having slrylycd the wear and tear ot S. years. These copies have 10 he handled gingorly. Ultimately they find q home in d leather slip case,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
Sim Fein Easter
 Meetings Halted

Belfast, Ireland. March 29 tP'-- The Ulster government has taken de clslve measures with so-Called ex- treme Sim Feiners in northern Ire land, the latter having arranged meetings for Easter Sunday in the large centers 10 commemorate the 1916 rebellion.
 Declaring there was every reason 10 believe that holding these meet ings would lead 10 grave disorder and promote disaffection, Sir Dawson Bates, home secretary. announced
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
"0UAKE" MAY HAVE BEEN
 BIG BLAST AT QUARRY
Earth Iremcv Felt Here Rel,et cd Caused hy Explosion of B
 Tons cf Dynamite.

The "earthouake" which vas felt and heard by numerous New Britain ties early yesterday afternoon seems to he explained.
 rhirty-fve tons of dynamite were touched of at East Walhngtord when the Connectlcut Quarrles Co blew eo feet of solid rock off Reed 2 Gap. The blast broke up between g0o.o0o and 3oo,0o tons of rock. Quarry officials said II was one Of the best shots" in years
 The deafenlng reyarberatlon could be heard or felt throughout 2 large part of southern Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
PERJURY CHARGED
 AGAINST P0RTERS
Continued from First Page)

represented by Attorney A. C. Al breCht Of Hartford.
 Stewart Porter -ua R. r. Porter both Of this city are the witnesses accused Of perjury. They are al- legged to have admitted to Attorney s. Gerard Casale that they perjur- cd themselves when they testified before Attorney Saul German. sit ting as d special master to hear the case.
 Attorney McDonough alleges that the testimony given by the Porters was false and untrue and consti- tuted a violation of their oaths as witnesses 10 tell the truth at the hearing and was perjury under the laws of the United States, 1t was given by the witnesses with the eX- press purpose and intention of de ceiving the special master and 10 prevent him from ascertaining the truth of the question presented be- fore in the matter.
 The testimony of the witnesses offered by the plaintiff trustee (Mr
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
Increased fare rates granted by

Increased fare rates granted by the New York public service com- mission will yield an increase of about s465oo this year.
 The back mail pay decision will give back about s3.400, O00.
 The directors on March r. author lzed purchase of steel pass anger equipment 10 cost about sb. oto. 900. the outlay 10 be financed through an equipment trust.
 The report records the action Of the board of directors on President Pearson's death and action to fill the vacancy.
 The report comes in summarized form and the report in detail with income account and balance sheet makes q separate document 10 be mailed out upon request. Heretofore the report has been in a single pamphlet.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

ance in the case was not properly filed and he was not notified of the hearing on the foreclosure. he told Judge Yeomans. For that reason, he said, he wanted the judgment open ed because redemption day falls next Tuesday when the Scheidls have to redeem the property or lose it.
 He stated that if the stay were granted, he was confident that he could secure new hearing. prove the perjury and get reversal of the federal decree.
 George F. Rubinow has since been appointed trustee of the Hornkohl ney Joseph c. Woods.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

senator Ernest W Christ whose likeness appeared in the Herald last lad More correct Euesses than one would slrst think for there were about a in all Many people thought tEat the silhouette was the likeness O. Rev. Theodore Greene, but that vas d case of not reading the hint lets IL stated rather plainly the .ditor thought. that the gentleman vas in politics. By q queer twist Of fate. the silhouette Of Senator Christ was or the same page, facing q group of Democratic candidates tor office. That might have made his face little longer in the silhouette, and subsequently, harder to guess. Howard Groth of 1o Locust street gets the prize for today and well he deserves Ii. Here it is;-
 Tho gentleman W hom you have pie popular paper in New Britain name- ly The New Britain Daily Herald' is none other 'han our good Senator Ernest ". Christ.
 Mir Christ is the son of the former professor and Iperintendent of schools for tho city Of New Britain. Mir. Christ has also served this dis trict as its representative at Hart ford Conn. He is a present connect t1 with the Stanley Works, in the official capaCity Of vice president and secretary. MT, Christ also serves as a director Of The Savings Bank of New Britain, the largest savings bank in this city. Mr, Christ now makes his home in a beautiful spanish Villa located on Ten Acre Road
 Tonight, the editor offers for con- slieration the likeness of 8 young merchant who has made good in his line Of endeayors. He's north of the railroad tracks. and the boys in the City National Bank ought 10 spot him for he's in there lot Remem- her. the silhouette editor likes com- pllmentary remarks about whatever | business the merchant IS in. so go 10 # and cut loose about MT --- and have your answer in be 1 fore 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. | We get ont around noon on Satur- days. you know
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
SLAIN MAN IN RIVER

Boston. March 2a LPJ-The body of an unidentified man who. police believe. was slain, was found in the Charles river in West RoXbury to- day. James A. Dennessev Of the police homicide squad started an investigation after West Roxbury police discarded d theory Of suicide or accidental drowning. The body was that Of a man about 2S years old.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
RULES OF SILHOUETTE
 CONTEST

l identify likeness 9,-DescrIhe how he makes llveli.
 hood 3,-Address communications to
 Silhouette Editor,
 New Britain Herald 4-Contest closes at 2 ?. m fol- loving Saturday
 t0 IT. 5.-Answers may be mailed or
 brought 10 the Herald
 office. < 6-Credlt given for neatness. 7-Ore dollar awarded daily for
 best answer according tc
 rules. S-%o telephone suesses.