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Evening star., 1929-12-14
SMALL HOUSE BUILDING
IMPROVEMENT is SEEN
Analysis of Loans Shows Greater
Number of Masonry Dwellings
Are Being Constructed.

The growing disposition on the part
of loaning institutions to improve the
quality of small house construction is
vel clearly indicated in a recent article
by George a. Martin, president of a
building and loan association.
Mr.. Martin says in part: "An analysis
of loans made last year by our aSSoci-
alton shows that higher percentage of
masonry houses were being built than
ever before in our history of some 80
years in New York home financing &C
tivity.
+ This same analysis of our loans told
us that more home buyers were de-
manding durability in building mate
rails, and were more inSistent on high
class building methods. Of the houses
considered by us 81 per cent were brick
or stone, very high percentage indeed
The plans and specifications for a
goodly part of this small house con-
Struction showed us that buyers had
been learning from friends and neigh
bors the high toll which poor conStruc-
ton takes of the owners money in up
keep costs.
Loaning institutions generally have
during recent years like this Eastern as
sociation advocated better building.
The reasons for this are obvious. In the
first place, to protect money which they
loan on buildings. Financial uncertain
ties develop that require the mortgage
to take over the house, so high resale
value and low rates of depreciation are
very important items. Second, and
probably equally as important, they are
trying to protect their client against
poor and in the long run expensive
construction. 1t has been definitely
proven that pride of ownership is
stronger where the house has stood up
against time and weather than where
due to inferior workmanship and mate
rials, quick deterioration has set in.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
BIDS ARE REQUESTED
FOR NEW NOvITIATE
Franciscan Fathers Home in Hcw-
ard County Is Expected to
Cost 100000.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 14.-Plans
for the new novitiate of the Franciscan
Fathers, Minor Conventual, at Folly
Quarter, Howard County, have been
completed and bids for the construction
of the building have been asked from
builders. Cost of the structure will be
in the neighborhood of 100000, it was
said.
The building will be two-story stone
structure with basement, and will &C
Conmodate so students 1t Will be
erected around a rectangular court,
having a one-story cloister, and will be
approximately 100 by 173 feet.
Besides sleeping rooms, the building
will contain a chapel, refectory, recrea-
tion and community rooms, library, etc.
Folly Quarter originally was part
of Doughoregan Manor, the Oldest OF
the estates of Charles Carroll of Car
rollton, and comprises about $50 acres
of land. The mansion, a massive stone
structure, was built by Mr.. Carroll for
his daughter, Mrs. MacTavish, and was
completed in 1882.
Evening star., 1929-12-14

A community's appearance, in the
main, determines property value and
community value
Evening star., 1929-12-14
REALTORS TO SEEK
BETTER statesmen
System of Cooperation to
Weed Out UndeSTabIeS
to Be Studied.

The development of system of CO.
operation between realtors to handle
the investigation and training of those
entering the real estate field as sales
men will be given an exhaustive study,
according to j. Leo Kolb, chairman of
the brokers division of the Washington
Real Estate Board. At the meeting OF
the brokers' division held at the Am
bassador Hotel Monday tentative out
line of the proposition was given the
members.
Fundamentally, the suggestion is de-
signed to gradually eliminate those VINO
are unfit, unworthy and incompetent
and to supervise the employment OF
statesmen in the future. To a large eX-
tent the statesmen form the first con-
tact with the public and frequently Is
the only representative of the realtor
who meets the prospective home owner
or investor unless or until the tranSac-
tion is conSummated," he states.
1T is expected a system can be work.
ed out whereby the Real Estate Board
can relieve its members of interviewing
and investigating applicants for posi-
tiors as real estate statesmen. In this
manner a central agency would be es-
tablished, to which all members would
refer prospective applicants. Each ap-
plicant would be submitted to rigid
investigation and if found satisfactory
he would be registered with the board
and available for employment by the
member who referred him to the board
originally. In addition, all statesmen en-
ployed by realtors at the present time
would automatically be entered in the
registry and would furnish the board
the same general type of information
that is required of statesmen under the
proposed real estate license law.
I'm the case of applicants who have
had no experience in real estate, II
upon investigation they are found sat
lsfactory in respect to character and
education, they will be given course
of training in the board before they
actually enter the employ OF a mem
ber. Incorporated in the suggestion
was an agreement between members
of the board not. to employ any safes
man until he had qualified with the
board and not to permit statesmen to
transfer from one office to another
without doing so through the head
quarters of the board"
Chairman Kolb appointed a special
committee to study the suggestion and
report back to the division concrete
plan of operation. This committee con-
Sists of John F. Maury, chairman; Nor
ris Cafritz and r. l.. McKeever. A Sug-
gested program of activities for the
coming year was outlined informally 10
the division and Chairman Kolb an
nounced that he would appoint spe-l
cial committees from time to time TO
develop the ideas and suggestions which
have been presented to the division.
In each case the committees would
make a written report to the DIVISION
at one of its regular meetings, which
Mr.. Kolb said would be held monthly
during the coming year.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
corporation receives whenever 1t is

corporation receives whenever It is
reduced.
The association reiterates the general
position which it has previously pre-
Sented at open hearings held by the
joint committee of Congress on inter-
national revenue taxation, and will file
with the committee, now at work on
proposed changes, brief asking that
adjustments be made in the revenue
act which would bring the requirements
for returns into more equitable con-
sonance with the actual conditions
under which income from real estate
or real estate transactions is received
in the ordinary conduct of business"
Evening star., 1929-12-14
WASHINGTON is APARTMENT CITY
P Bowie Writes National Capital in Paper Included
in Book Real Estate Practice"

house in washington probably is due
largely to the feeling of impermanence
of part of the population which is
made up of Government employees, who
are subject to transfer; members of
Congress who reside here only part of
the year and many service people who
are stationed here for indefinite periods.
1T has been constantly said during
has a plentiful supply of apartments,
yet no difficulty is found in renting
new buildings, most of the vacancies
being in the older buildings. This is
due largely to the more conveniences
and comforts that are offered tenants
in newer structures"
Evening star., 1929-12-14

Washington as city of apartment
residences is discussed by Pleasanton
c. Bowie of the property management
department of the H. L. Rust Co. in a
paper included in Real Estate Prac-
tice," 1929 a book publication of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards.
The National Capital already has
been dubbed "a City of Cliff Dwellers, y
by Ethelbert Stewart, commissioner OF
labor statistics. The survey just COM
pleted by the Operative Builders As
containing 2,040 units have been erected
or placed under construction this year
to date, at a total cost of $12 500,
or more than 100000 more than the
Government is spending annually in the
construction of the monumental new
Federal buildings here.
Apartments Face Competition.
Washington, Mr.. Bowie declares in
the realtor book, exceeds any other
city in the country of its size in apart
ment development and, in recent years,
no other city in the country has built
so many apartment houses with the eX-
ception of New York and Chicago"
"The population of Washington is in
the neighborhood of $4,000 and of
these 62,140 are Government employees
under the Civil Service laws. and about
z 900 that are not under Civil Service.
In addition, there are about $500 legis-
lators and their employees, and about
500 employees under the judicial service,
making a total of about 73,050 under
the Federal and District pay roll. The
average salary for the employees under
Civil Service, including the heads of de-
partments, is under $4,000 per year.
Feeling of Impermancnce.
with this condition existing, and
about 40 per cent of the population on
a fixed salary, an idea can be gained
of the competition that the apartment
house and property owners are facing.
1.-The popularity of the apartment
Evening star., 1929-12-14

the full rate, S1.7155, and rural rate,
46 per cent of the full rate, $1.081.
The State tax rate for 1880 will be IS
cents on the $100. other fixed rates,
which figured in the new ordinances.
were 81 per $100 on shares of stock of
banks, State or national. trust COM
panies, domestic casualty, surety, guar
anty, fidelity companies and fire and
marine insurance and finance COM
panies.
The estimated revenue next year, to
meet appropriations totaling $53,679,-
222.44, will come from the following
sources: Taxation Gall rates., S28, ,114,-
876.17; miscellaneous sources, $13,342,-
165.05; loans, $7,596,950; park funds,
$1,230, 900; mayor and City Council real
property account, 100000.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
STANDARDS ADOPTED.
Los Angeles Board Selects Basis for
Appraisers Work.

The board of directors of the Los
Angeles Realty Board has unanimous
ly indorsed the standards of appraisal
practice which were adopted by the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards at its latest annual conven-
ton, as the procedure recommended for
realtor appraisers to follow in order
to insure sound valuations of real
estate.
The Los Angeles board is the third
member organization of the national
association to take official action ap-
proving these standards of practice.
The Boston Real Estate Exchange and
the Real Estate Board of Newark,
N. j.. have previously adopted the ma
tional recommendations as standard for
their own local boards in appraisal
procedure.
Evening star., 1929-12-14

Roof Fires Are Numerous.
During the past year approximately
% per cent of all residential fires in
the United States started on roofs.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
BALTIMORE TAX RATE
is PLACED AT $2.35
New Annex Levy Would Be SO Per
Cent of Full Charge
Under Proposal.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, December 14-Ordi-
nances fixing the cit tax rates for 1880
and allowing discounts for the prompt
payment of taxes were introduced III
the City Council this week The tax
rates are: Full city rate, $2.35; new
annex rate, 80 per cent of the full rate,
$1.927; suburban rate, 73 per cent of
Evening star., 1929-12-14
DESIGNS APPROVED.
Council o. KS Plans
for New DWELLINGS.

ATCn1LeCCS SOuHClI ". u. 61duS
for New Dwellings.
Designs for three new dwellings in
washington have been approved by the
Architects Advisory Council, composed
of members of the Washington Chapter
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects.
The jury approved plans for the
dwelling for 4340 Garfield street, de-
signed for w. c. & A. N. Miller by
G. e. MacNeil, to cost $10,500: the
dwelling for 1929 Butterworth street,
designed for o. T. 85 w. A. Carr by
G. Arthur Brodie, to cost $6,500; and
the dwelling for "a Kalorama circle,
designed for William A. Hill Co., by
]. ]. Whelan, to cost $35, 900.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
Consider Possible Growth.

The future development of the dis
trict and consequent increase or de-
crease in the value of his property
should not be overlooked by the pros
pective buyer. Though he may not be
building for an investment, the wise
man considers carefully the financial
end of the problem.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
APARTMENT is SOLD.
Unnamed Local Investor Buys
Florida Avenue Property.

The colored apartment house located
at 1900 Florida avenue, containing l6
suites, has been sold by Harry Kite,
Inc, to an unnamed local investor, it
is announced today by the Office of
Robert w. Savage, which handled the
transaction.
The consideration was reported to be
approximately $4,000. The building
was erected several years ago by Harry
Kite, Inc.
Evening star., 1929-12-14
WOULD END PRACTICE.
Architects Frown on Custom of
Christmas Remembrance.

The Wisconsin Chapter of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects urges
abandonment of the custom of remem
bering architects at Christmas time by
Contractors, venders, material men and
other individuals"
This custom, according to resolu-
tion adopted by the chapter, works a
hardship on innumerable companies
who can merit the good will of the
architects by efficiently taking care of
the business given them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
FINAL BRIDGE
GAME TUESDAY
Series Broadcast Over 119
Stations Is Brought
To Close

The twentieth and last game Of
the present series of radio auction
bridge games will be broadcast from
KWWG Tuesday, March rs, at $50
p. m.
Each game of the present series
has featured Milton G. Work ana
Wilbur c. Whitehead. New York
experts, in association with players
throughout America and Canada.
One hundred and nineteen radio
stations Broadcast bridge games
during the present season reaching
an estimated audience of several
million a week.
Announcement has been made
that the fifth series of bridge
games featuring widely known
players will be inaugurated next
fall with ever a larger tieup than
the present series.
The contestants in the twentieth
game are William j. Wall. of
Ottawa, Canada. skilled as a player,
writer and analyst Of bridge tao
tics: j. H. Landerkin, of Toronto,
Canada, one of the outstanding
players of Toronto and a leading
spirit in the various bridge circles
in which he is active, and MI. Work
and Mr.. Whitehead. widely known
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
Many Signed For
Road Engineering
Course at A. & M.

COLLEGE STATION, March IS.
Advance registrations from 80
highway engineers. contractors and
material men Of Texas have been
received for the fifth annual short
course in highway engineering to be
held at the A. & M. College of Tex
as March 27-29, J. T. L. McNew.
professor of highway engineering at
the college. who has charge OF ar
rangements for the short course, has
announced. The short course will
be held under the direction Of the
department of civil engineering Of
the college and in cooperation with
the state highway department.
Numerous road building experts
Of the state and national repute are
scheduled to appear on the three
day program. The annual banquet
will be held the night of March Is
and speakers at this affair will in
c,ude r. A. Thompson. former state
highway engineer. nov consulting
engineer of Dallas. Indications are
that members Of the state highway
commission. r. s. Sterling, Houston.
chairman: Cone Johnson. Tyler. and
Judge w. r. Ely. Abilene. will attend
the short course, Mr.. McNeW has
announced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
lis TRY FOR
MEET PLACES
Largest Number In Pharr
Schools History Enter
Competition

PHARR, March 23.-At the try
outs held at the Pharr-San Juan
high school building recently to de-
termine who would represent the
school in defamation at the county
interscholaStic league at Mission,
$50 contestants tried for honoTs Of
the school. This is by far the l2rg-
est number ever to try out for this
contest in this school and a large
crowd of patrons were present to
encourage them in the contest.
Those winning in the variou sdi-
visions of the defamation contest
include: Senior girls, Madeline Gil
lespie, first; Elizabeth Britton, sec
ond; Mary Virginia Plat: Sidney
Mae Lockhart, fourth. Junior girls:
Jackie Roe, first: Maxine Calls.
second; Mary Louise Aquirre. third:
Lois Smith, fourth. Senior boys:
Glenn Mellenbruch. first; Frank
Heard, second; Phillip Meeker.
third; Amanda Lopez. fourth. Jun
ior boys: Bobbie Devine, George
Msruer. Arthur Saratia, and Ken
meth Galbreath.
Those taking part in the various
divisions include. Senior girls:
Madeline Gillespie. Aurora Sando-
val, Elizabeth Britton. Delfino Bar
rara, Celia TreVino. Marina Silva.
Sidney Mae Lockhart. Mary Viz
GINA Plat. Junior girls: Jenice
Calls, Ethel Tatar, Lupe Salinas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

Jackie Roe. Maria Rosales, Dorothy
Flowers. Eva Scott, Otillo Trevino,
Conception Vasquez, Mary Ethel
Eakin, Aurora Gonzales, Mavis
Waite, Elna Lea Fields, Mary vir-
GINA Polk, Elsie Green, Anna Bess
Dreibelbis, Margaret Hogan, Socor-
70 Lopez, Marian Pelt, Lydia Mar
tin. Lelah Belle Burns, Josephine
Evans, Allene Moses, Mary Louise
AqUirre, Ethel Cameron. E5tela
Alanis, Elvira Trevino, Minnie Lee
Strong. Mamie Bali, Marion Stof-
fer, Helen Willhite, Lupe Smith,
Burl Roach. Verna Mae Brown,
Pauline Delp, Teresa Trevino. Lois
Smith, and Theresa Cienfuegos.
Senior boys: Edwin Wollesen.
Phillip Meeker, Frank Heard, Ar
manda Lopez. Glenn Mellebruch,
and Manuel Streubing. Bobbie De-
vine, Bobbis Kruse, Howard Will
hite. Cornelius Kormier, George
Maurer, Smith Grow. Glenn Helm.
Kenneth Galbreath, Cecil Jennings
Melville Ehlers. Gustav Garcia. Al
len Boyes, Arthur Sarabia, Fred
Varenkamp, Scott Toothacker, John
Howton, Rafael Calvan. Rogelio
Prado, Jose Pinon. Sam Kali, Jose
Ramos, Ramon Martinez. Carl Big
ger, Kenneth Nelson. Renilio Lam
dez, Raymond Wagner. Raul Cuel-
Ter, Comfy Bell. Erwin Jesamann.
Simon Alanis, Emilio Ruiz, Juan
Guerra.
Much interest is being manifested
and contestants for every event
scheduled in the meet will be sent
from this school. J. Lee Stembaugh.
superintendent of the local schools.
who Is director general Of the in
terscholastic league for this Valley
district, expresses the opinion that
work promises to be the best
has been for years. The district
meet will be held at Brownsville
and a large crowd is expected to
witness the contests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

as writer's. teachers and experts on
the game.
Following are the advance hands
for game 90:
Milton c. Work, of New York
and Philadelphia, South" (the
Dealer, holds: Spades K. 9. 4;
Hearts A. K: Diamonds 9, 7, 6. 5,
2; Clubs A. @. 5.
William j.. Wall. Of Ottawa, Can
ada, West holds: Spades Q, 6. 5:
Hearts Q, s spot. 6; Diamonds A. @,
8; Clubs g. 8 spot. Z. g..
Wilbur G. Whitehead. Of New
York. North" holds: Spades A. j:
Hearts J. 10. 7. 5, 4, 8, 2; Diamonds
j: Clubs J. 4, 2.
j. H. Landerkin. Of Toronto,
Canada. East" holds. Spades 10,
8 spot. 7, 3. 2; Hearts @; Dia-
monds K, 10, 8 spot. 4; Clubs *,
10 Z
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
CALDWELL TO ADDRESS
HOUSTON ROTARY MEET

Dean S. A. Caldwell Of the
Brownsville junior college was to
address the district convention Of
the Rotary club opening in Hous-
ton Monday. Dean Caldwell was to
speak on international relations.
The local school head was made a
special study Of the subject and has
spent some time in preparing his
address.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25
VISIT

KINGSVILLE, Tex. March %
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Banker. Mrs.
George Smith. and Miss Florence
Bell. all Of Brownsville, spent the
weekend with DR.. Skinner and
we're visitors at the South Texas
State Teachers College.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

Edward S. Hardness of New
York has given SIS, 900 to the Ouin-
tencenary fund for the erection Of
new buildings at Lincoln college,
oxford university.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

New Ulm, MINI. has neither a
landing field nor an airplane. but
citizens there have formed an avia-
ton club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-25

Although milling and Minnesota
are synonymous, the flour-produc-
ing state has fewer mills than II
other states.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-12
SIGNAL CHAPTER
LEADERS VISIT At
CALEXICO MEETING

\ group of members OF Signal
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
visited the chapter in Caiexico last
night, The WORK was cXemplificd 10y
the CalcXico chapter, and later re-
trc>lmcrts were served
hoe IIaiIowr'l Of Imperial cave p
piano 500 which added to the even
Ing : pleasure. and following the
chapter meeting. dauclng to the
nusi. furnished / + radio WAS en-
jovcd.
In the group making III. trip
were HazeI y. Reynolds. worthy
matron ot sigma, Caap;cr. and
Iaurouca Inf, worthy patron. with
Mrs. Dgtt. Ethel Martin. Ella Tyler.
Ina Anderson. Gcrtrudr Maitland
Ethel McArthur. Mabel Glasgow
Lucille KlicgcL
y group MAS also present from
Imperial .ncluding CI-va lIuloway.
worthy matrol. L. kricpa. worthy
patron, Laaaa Webb and Joe IIa.lo
well.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-12
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS

possibly spending several days in
SAN Francisco On their return abou;
March /, the couple will he at home
to friends at the Residence in the
uaAlia district,
Those who were present at the
wedding. in addition to the atten-
jams, were Miss Winnie Barry and
EuI Edgar Of I'll Ceutro; Mrs.
Julia z. Andrews. sister of tn
groom. and Miss Uracc Moore, both
Of san Diego; J. {. Ogburu. and K.
BiaIuck. brother and cousin of the
hr5dc from North Carolina.
Hoth Mr. and Mrs E;aly are we'll
known here. and may claim am
Established popularity with - wide
circle ot friends in Imperial Valley.
Interest IA today : wedding viii b"
greet. aud bride and groom VIII re-
c,N1 sincere wishes for every hap
p.Hr>s.
Nj. Barry is as>vssor and collector
f"r ln.pari:l Irrigation district, aud
is prominent III Eik> and Legion nj
fairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-12
JIM IN PURSUIT OF
ACCOUNT OF WHITE
SHRINE + LUNCHEON

Yesterday not being Friday, the
thirteenth, it is difficult to account
for the JinX which pursued the so.
cictN editor of the Imperial Valley
Press and the White shrine social
club, or at least, tie two in com
bmatiou.
In the first place, it is necessary
to admit that the bridge party was
hrld on Saturday, rather than sun
lay. lA light error which seems to
have ruftcd the ,dilor's usual
calm cemcaAoD.
\ WY picaaau. feature Of til,
afternoon which was not mentioned
in the frs, account, was the musical
program which included Gcua Bib.
b.Ds III a cotucl 500. accompanied
by Martha Jenkins, and Julia Fuu-
..urru in vocal numbers, with
Louise Albright at the piano.
1t might also be mentioned here
jhaD Mrs. Collins Of Ca,p1iro re.
.ciNod second prize, and Mrs. Duane
Stafford third, rather than second.
.s Mss first reported.