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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
REAL ESTATE
D. C.. BUSINESS PROPERTY VALUES
INCREASING FAST, SURVEY SHOWS
New Downtown Centers Being Created
According to Analysis Completed
by Story e Co.

Immediately north of Seventeenth and
H streets was also included.
BASED on a comparison of the as
sessed valuation of 1908-9 with those
of 1929-3O. and after making allowance
for the fact that in 1908-9 property
was assessed on basis Of 662s per cent
of its actual value and that now 1t is as
sessed at 100 per cent of its value, the
squares facing on F street showed an
average increase in assessed valuation
for the period of 1852 per cent. This
figure applies to ground value assess
ments only, as do all other figures
given below.
Compared with this, the seven
squares which face the corner on Nc
Pherson square, excluding the square in
which the Veterans Bureau is located.
showed an average increase in assessed
valuation of 683 per cent. The average
increase for the entire 80 squares sur
yeyed was Asst per cent. The square
showing the greatest increase was that
one bounded by Fourteenth street, Yer
mont avenue, K street and L street, the
gain being 889 per cent. The next
greatest gain was made by square 218,
bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth. K
and Eye streets, where the increase
was 865 per cent.
1.-THE total assessed valuation OF
ground alone, in the District OF Co
lumbia, 20 years ago. was $l51 .88766O
Compared with the figures of the cur
rent year, of 100000, and allow
ing for the difference in basis of assess
ment of the two periods, it will be seen
that general land values have increased
271 per cent while downtown business
property ground values, on an average.
have increased over the same period
Asst per cent, and in specific blocks as
high az $50 per cent"
Healthy Increase Noted.
'Some of the apparent differences that
may be drawn from the facts revealed
by this survey are that downtown prop
erty values have had a healthy and
steady increase, and in many cases
extraordinary incrementS in non-specu-
lative properties have taken place. 1t
is certain, too, that new business Gen.
tiers are being established. Those
squares facing or cornering on Ms
Pherson Square already comprise rap
idly-growing business unit, devoted
principally to commercial Office use
rather than to retail purposes. The
past few months have seen the COM
pletion of the Tower Building and the
approaching completion of the Club
Hotel at Fourteenth and K streets. as
we'll as that of the Southern Railway
Building, the Shoreham Office Building
and other projects, all of which will
have their influence in establishing this
rev business center
Likewise K street gives promise OF
becoming our main cross-town street.
and Connecticut avenue is already well
established as shopping center. Wash
ington has become great city, and
business property values are rejecting
that fact
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
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along modern American manner, with
some feeling of the Colonial in the wide
clapboard siding in the gable ends. The
facade of the main portion OF the house
is to be of brick construction, painted
or whitewaShed. The roof Is designed
to be of slate of rough texture, against
which rise large rectangular chimneys
broken by the large gables and the
small dormers seen at number OF
points.
On the street front is a covered porch
with supporting columns and half way
to the rear on the right side, is the
main entrance, reached by the garage
driveway running along the side of the
property A stone terrace connects the
main entrance and the front porch.
The living room at the front and the
dining room at the right center are
separated by the entrance hall, while
the kitchen, pantry and breakfast nook
are in the left center portion. At the
rear is the garage, over which in the
second story are two maids rooms and
bath.
There are four bedrooms on the Sec
ond floor two at the front, opening into
the center hall, which has an adjoining
bath. At the right rear is the master
bedroom, with private bath, and there
is guest room at the left rear, also
with private bath. These two are sepa-
rated by a rear hall which connects
with the hall in the servants quarters.
In the basement is recreation room.
IA by % feet, which is fitted with a
large fireplace. To the rear of the base
ment hall, which leads to the recreation
room. are the boiler room and large
laundry.
Plans call for nice handspring of
hot 10
of the lot is provision for a children's
NAV space
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

In any real investment (as distinguished from a
speculaton) the matter OF safety OF principal comes
first Your investment cooperative apartment home
in Tiden Gardens is amply protected The factors OF
safety many and varied. For instance:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
SOLD
ON TENTH STREET
$375,000 Deal, by Which Jesse M.
Lewis Becomes Owner of the
Clyde, Is Report.

The Clyde. seven-story apartment
house located at 1922 Tenth street. has
been sold by A Joseph Howar. builder,
to Jesse NJ. Lewis, a local investor, it
is announced by the firm of Boss &
Phelps. through which the transaction
was handled.
Mr.. Howar was reported to have
taken in payment number of resi-
dental properties located in scattered
sections of the. city. A valuation to-
falling more than S375,000 was said to
have been placed on the properties in
the negotiations. The Clyde was erect
ed more than year ago. 1t contains
81 apartments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
NEW SAFEGUARD Is PLACED
ON COOPERATIVE BUYING
Under Warren Plan, All Money Is Placed
In Trust Until Apartment Owners
Can Secure Title.

A new financial plan for the sale of
cooperative apartment homes has been
set up by M. & r. B. Warren, pioneers
In this field of residential development
in Washington, as a means of placing
an additional safeguard around the in
vestment of apartment home buyers, 1t
was announced today.
Under the new system, all money
paid by apartment buyers is placed in
trust In local national bank, indie
pendently owned, which is to hold such
payments until the building containing
the apartment homes has proved finan-
cially successful and the BUYERS of the
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homes are incorporated and take title
to the building
In effect, the plan provides that the
development concern will not receive
any payment for the sale of apartments
until sufficient number of units of the
building have been sold to guarantee
successful operation Of the building, the
care for the scheduled curtailment of
the trusts against the property and the
meeting Of interest and operation costs.
After this has been done, the buyers
organize their own corporation, take
title to the property and then the de-
CONTINUED on Sixteenth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Design by Baltimorean Awarded $500 Prize
House to Be Located on
Comparatively Narrow
Inside Lot.
Roof Lines Broken by Large
Gables and Small
Dormers.

The house design by william N. S.
Pugh of Baltimore, Md, which won one
of the three $500 prize awards in The
stars area in the recent national bet
ter homes architectural competition
conducted by the Home Owners InSti-
tute presents an interesting study of a
house of this size to be located on a
comparatively narrow 'inside" lot.
This design, together with all those
submitted in The Stars area and all
regional prize winners in the national
connection, is to be hung in the exhi-
bition here, arrangements for which
now are being made.
Here We have design for a home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
Buys Forest Hills Home.

The detached Colonial brick residence
at 1921 Thirtieth place, in the Forest
Hills section. recently completed by Ed
ward T. Lindner, builder. has been pur-
chased by Francis x. Emmett through
the Office of Shannon & Luchs, Inc,
in association with Edward T. Schwartz.
The house, situated on lot containing
10000 square feet. contains eight rooms
and two baths and has a tWo-car garage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17
PLAN ST, 900, 900 TEMPLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 17.-Bids are
scheduled to be asked soon for the
construction of the $1,000,000 temple
of the Scottish Rite Masons. The
structure will be erected on North
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-17

Charles street. and when completed will
be the second largest temple in the
southern jurisdiction of the order.
Evening star., 1929-12-05
THE ALTAMONT,

1901 WYOMING AVE, AT goth ST.
apartment home. The large suites in
this building have been remodeled in.
to smaller ones to meet the demand.
mentS of from / room and bath to 5
rooms, kitchen. reception hall and
baths. Open flTeplaces, electric refrig-
Grafton, telephone switchboard, "a
hour elevator service.
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PHONE SERVICE UNTIL 8 PM.
CAFRITZ,
18th &K DIST. eoS0.
CHEVY CHASE.

NI1LN AlINANAAs
COM ynd are an IN arhsd hricS
residence in a most desirable and conven-
lent location, amid a grove OF shade trees,
1T will be worth your time to give this
property prompt consideration. Colonial
type, seven comfortable end well propor-
side porch, breakfast room, three excellent
bed rooms, inclosed sleeping porch and two
tile baths master room with private BATH
Attic. Slate roof. It'll strictly modern, and
there Is built-in garage. Lovely lot, COZ
make attractive terms. To Inspect call Pot.
Evening star., 1929-12-05

DESIRABLE APARTMENTS
ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY
DRESDEN.

2l26 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NV.
Near Million-Dollar Bridge, in Kalo-
rama Heights residential section; spa
cious apartments, large rooms, beauti-
fully finished, parQuetry floors.
rooms & bath to 9 rooms & 3 baths,
$500 to $500 per month.
24-hour elevator service. Telephone
switchboard. Electric refrigeration.
Evening star., 1929-12-05

CORNER 18th AND G SITS. NV.
Most Conveniently Located Downtown
Apartment Hotel.
Modern appointments - Electrolux
refrigeration-comple 24-hour serv.
tce-reStaurant and eight stores within
building.
RATES:
! room, Kit. and bath. &. $3.50 to 343
z rooms, kit. and bath. :. 52.S0 to IS
Furnished suites of one and two
facilities available for long or short
REsipENr MANAGER, MR.. FRITZ.
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ENGEISH-TYPE BRICK.
4 BED ROOMS, 2 BATHS.
rTEUET AMI pAPK SECTION

CLEVELAND FAHN bECIION.
If you are looking for a new, comfortable
home of seven full-SiZe rooms with two
complete tile baths at a modest price, you
will be fully repaid in taking time to in
spect this particular property. You viii ap-
to be founu; its spacious, hvable comforts
VIII command your approval. A living room
?2Xl6, with stone fireplace; dining room,
l6xl4; large screened breakfast porch, model
sanitary kitchen with electric refrigerator,
large pantry covered cement porch On the
SECOND floor are four splendid bed rooms,
all of hall two tile baths, one with shower;
huge screened-in sleeping porch Large at
tic. Two-car garage Paved Street and
alley Liberal terms can be arranged. To
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r MANAGER. Mr.. FRITZ.
e6SO ADAMS MILL ROAD.

S63U ADAMS MILL HUAU,
Modern buildings near 18th and Co
lumbia rd, overlooking Rock Greek
rooms path and screened porch. $50 .on
4 rooms, bath and screened porch. 1850
Electric Refrigeration.
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1eao r. STREET NV.

Most reasonable, centrally located
Apartment Hotel in WASHINGTON. Mod
ern appointments - 24-hour elevator
RateS--1 room and bath, as2.5O; l
room, kitchen and bath, $40; 2 rooms,
kitchen and bath, S50.50. Furnished
suites Of / room and bath to z rooms,
kitchen and bath with complete house
keeping facilities available for long or
short periods.
Resident Manager,
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THE CECIL,
SOUTHWEST CORNER 18th AND
INV.
DOWNTOWN BUILDING
walking distance Government depte.,
theateTs and shopping section. AL
rooms outside and large.
24-HOUR ELEVATOR SERVICE.
TELEPHONE SWITCHBOARD.
rooms and bath to : rooms, kitchen
and bath.
945 to SSS Per Month
APPLY RESIDENT MANAGER
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$3.50

FOR IMMEDIATE SALE
Have reduced price $4,000 on beautiful e-rm.
and bath brick house in downtown NV. loca-
ton; h.-w.h., cleo: redecorated throughout.
Terms less than rent. For appointment to
inspect phone Nat. 1877; eve. Clev. 50s8.
Evening star., 1929-12-05
THE ALABAMA

NE. CORNER 1lth & N STE. NV.
Elevator Service.
Telephone Switchboard,
{ rooms kitchen and bath. $500
Evening star., 1929-12-05

THE PORTSMOUTH.
1875 N. H. AVE. NV.
Very Reasonable Rentals.
General Electric Refriseration.
Telephone Switchboard, 24-Hour
Elevator Service.
room and bath h.......... S35 %
5 rooms and batn ............... $3.50
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IN BROOKLAND.
BIG DETACHED HOME.
6 LARGE ROOMS-GARAGE.
SnS 90 A MONTH

f'N''VV II WI = ~ Il T n
splendid detached home with garage OF
a lot so It, by $50 IT. deep, located in Brook
laud; close to stores, schools, churches am
convenient to street car and bus transporta
ton. Covered front porch, 8 large room,
and tile bath, pantry; concrete cellar and
floors, hot-water heat. electric lights, ali
modern convenienees; This is one Of the
of the city: only &66 = month. Call CleVe-
land 175S-W
Evening star., 1929-12-05

STUDIO APARTMENTS.
Large studio room with built-in
bookshelves, open fireplace. bed room.
bath and kitchenette. Electric re-
frigeration.
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S70l MASS. AVE.
NORTHWEST CORNER MASSA.
CHUSETTS AVE. AND WIS
CONSIN AVE.
Opposite st. Adams Cathedral.
24-Hour Elevator Service.
Telephone and Switchboard.
4 rooms, bath and porch .......$l00.00
General Electric Refrigeration.
Resident Manager.
Evening star., 1929-12-05
EXCHANGE.
A NEW HOISE

4 NEW HOUSE.
If you have a small house
clear or subject to one trust, or
clear row house lots, and desire
to trade for an eight-room house
IN excellent northwest subdi-
vision, Address Box 442-E, Star
office.
Evening star., 1929-12-05
o,r,,,,,$l2;s50.- -

CLEVELAND PARK
comparatively new and Strictly modern
prick residence that Is delightfully situated
In q square Of attractive homes. 1t is com
yenent TO the National Cathedral, John
Eaton PubIic School and transportation
facilities. There are six excellent rooms,
tiie path with shower, inclosed breakfast
ana sleeping porches. attic, hardwood fioOrs
tnroughout. every convenience, and brick
garage AT the price quoted above IL war
rants prompt consideration. Nowhere can
you md a better value in as popular or
desirable locality. To inspect cali Pot 083O
Evening star., 1929-12-05


YOU, WILL FIND THE APARTMENTS
nSted below desirable from the View
POINT OF convenience. cleanliness. splen-
ana unusually low rentals. Auto service
Inspect at Any Time
5OZZ Wisconsin Ave. NV.
0verlooking Cathedral srounds.
Beins newly decorated. Two rooms, kitch-
en- and bath; $3.50.
1892 Rodman St. NV.
One: half square west of Conn. ave.
=, Newly renovated. Two large rooms, recep-
ton nall, kitchen and bath; $3.50
3lZ5 Mt. Pleasant St. NV.
Just north Of 18th and Columbia rd.
as low as S42.5 so.
1885 Randolph St. NV.
-, u, ! room; kitchen and bath; front apart
1924 Wisconsin Ave. NV.
Entire building redecorated Two rooms
Kitchen and bath Kitchen large enough for
636 18th st. NE.
.itnnSn ixery loTd5pEicsd d apsrtmsnts Two rooms,
1l14 F St. NE.
MEdsrn SuildinE elevator and automatic
Two rooms. kitchen and bath; $3.50 $3.50 "e'ef
1920 Clydesdale Pl. NV.
Overlooking Rock Greek Park.
Elevator and automatic refrigeration. De-
reception hall Eitchen @ and BATH % AvaiiSbis GSns,
cellsnt condition Under direction Of resident
manager. Phone Adams 1880.
CHAS. D. SAGER,
National 0o36. 924 14th St NV.
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TIE CLIFTON.

THE CLIFTON,
14th AT THOMAS CIRCLE.
Electric Refrigeratlon.
large outside rooms and bath. .SoS %
rooms and bath. So.OV
Evening star., 1929-12-05
SALE-HOUSES.

SALE-HUUSES.
FOR SALE, CHEVY CHASE, D. C.-OPEN
and lighted until 8 PIN. $50 Nevada ave.
s Ssn1eE s s2Ss cSevg SSaae
Parkway, brick, rms, b., 2-car gar;
5445 Chevy Chase Parkway, 6 rms, b., gar.
Low prices and convenient terms. Cleve-
land 4571.
LoOKl $85 MONTHLY BUYS BEAUTIFUL,
large, new cottage, Chevy Chase, nr. Cir
Gle; great opportunity no triaers. Nat. 1894.
Z"
UNUSUAL REDUCTION FOR QUICK SALE.
3708 Mass ave. NV, near Cathedral--S r,
3 b. gear gar, porcheS, attici will trade.
Consider good lots.
DOWNTOWN ROOMING HOUSE, lst COM
mercial zone, 26 feet front; walking distance
h.-w.h.; $4,000; terms to suit. Phone Mr..
Barrow, Main 908. H. r. HOWENSTEIN
VT. AVE, IL RMS, Mr.. THOMAS CIRCLE;
Berwyn Heights, Md, 8 rms, modern. Ad-
dress McCADDON, 1868 18th st. NV. 10s
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~ CoYwoop. i32s L sr.
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wrNnETT MANsToNs.

WENDELL MANSIONS
73S9 MASSACHUSETTS, AVE. NV.
Sheridan Circle Section.
IL rooms and 3 baths. ........ $4,000
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SALE-SUBURBAN.

WOODBRIDGE BUNGALOWS ROOMS, OAK
floors, tile bath, garage, large lot. Easy
terms or will rent. Inquire OWNER, 23I7
r. /. ave. ne. or phone North 1908
MONTG. COUNTY, MD.-T-R. AND B. TILE
home. h.-w.h.,. elec., oak H.. large lot; near
cars and stores; $3.50; bargain. Pct. 1868
CHARMINGLY PLACED BUNGALOW ON
wide lot near Tilden Gardens; might trade.
Clev. 1882.
Evening star., 1929-12-05
TIE KIINGIE

THE kLINGLE,
NORTHEAST CORNER CONNECT1-
CUT AVE. AND MACOMB ST.
Modern FiTeproof Building with
Elevator Service.
General Electric Refrigeration.
rn1s.s din alc., kit. and bath. $4,000
Evening star., 1929-12-05
8O6 G ST. NE.

Six rooms and bath, electricity. snbeisrt
and economical heating plant. front and rear
yardS; and 'n perfect condition throughout
HaliwayS on first and second floors offer
splencid opportunity for renting rooms, each
room IN mouse ahording privacy.
Sturdlly built, of prewar construction, this
nome is one of the highly desirable 3-roorns
aeep type, giving large kitchen instead Of a
Close to car lines within easy walking
distance of Capitol. Union Station, Govern.
schools, stores, atc w
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-23

Russia in 1867, the herd is esti- mated to have numbered several million animals. Pelagic sealing, the taking of seals at sea, was par ticularly destructive because no discrimination was made in the slaughter and the herd faced ex- tinction.
 In 1911, the four nations out lawed pelagic sealing and the United States was charged with building up the herd No killing of seals is allowed except by gov ernment agents and native Indians who depend upon the animals for sustenance.
 Seals are killed for their skins by government employees, who sc- lect primarily three-year- bache- lors but guard the future of the herd by sparing females, young pups and old males.
 The taking of skins even by the Indians, IS rlgldly SuperVlSed. The enterprise is governmental from the very beginning until the pelts have been tanned, dyed, and made ready for market Then they are auc- tioned off, the proceeds turned over to the United States Treasury. Eff teen per cent of the money goes to Canada and like amount to Japan for relinquishment of pelagic seal ing rights.
 The Pribilof Islands, located in the Boring sea, are the breeding grounds and mark the only spot to which the Alaska herd comes to shore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-23

found Sheriff J. A. Cassidy with his deputies. The body had been found by fishermen. a
 T killed him in self-defense," Stephenson declared. "He was go- ing to kill me. Surely the law will stand behind me-" His attorney looked forward to an acquittal- while the accused deputy grew more and more desperate. Suddenly he switched 4 confession, claiming no mitigation.
 His attorneys seemed not to know what had motivated this remark able change of front. Even as it was. Stephenson faced considerable difficulty explaining how he came to be helping three convicts to es- cape. His case was bad enough. Nobody could understand why he chose to make it worse-make 1t. in fact. well-night hopeless.
 If the young deputy's counsel knew why he chose to take his medicine" they protected him. Re- porters at the jail found him silent and morose. whereas he formerly had been quite talkative. even op- timistic. In another cell of the same jail Mrs. Jenkins also had nothing to say. She maintained she'd told her story.
 There was nothing to be done now except pass sentence. Stephen son stuck t1 his amazing plea. He was told that life sentence was virtually certain. T know it," he nodded. But I've acted and it's final"
 Just why he did so may never be known.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-23
Attractions At Theatres
MOUNTAIN ROMANCE" IS MORSE FEATURE, PALACE

There is a double bill at the Palace tonight, the singing and readings of Saebjorn Buttedahl which went over big last night and the Mountain Romance" a cleverly adapted screen presentation of the famous Morse comic opera. Butte dahl sings and reads in both Eng fish and Norwegian.
 Pictorially the photoplay is mag nificent. The scenes were made in the beautiful mountain regions of Romsdalen and Gudbransdalen in Norway with their splendid forests. waterfalls with picturesque cottages scattered along the verdant slopes. The players wear the costumes that were the vogue 100 years ago, and the spirit of the day has been faithfully preserved throughout. The acting is of the finished and per feet sort representative of the Nor wegian people at their best. The effects are achieved with no trace of the broad comedy most American screen actors find it necessary to use to make their points. Titles are in English and Norwegian.
 The Webber Beauty Parlor awards were made as follows: dia- mond ring, 72 first, 62 and T. lin- en set, 27, III and 19. The prizes can be secured at the Beauty Par lors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-09-23

TNIX:: A dark-eyed, bru-
 y nette girl conducting a
 roadhouse in Florida's baliny lake country; a hus- band "doing time" in jail, and C taping; a dapper deputy sheriff, fond of the lonesome roadhouse proprietress, six shots froil the deputy's gun that killed the fleeing husband convict, and finally the young officers insistence on guilty plea and life imprisonment when he might have gone free. Wbat have you?
 One thundery Summer night not long ago Chris Stephenson stayed at the Blue Chip roadhouse, owned by Mrs. Homer Jenkins, whom he admired lavishly. The next morn- ing Homer Jenkins, escaping from Jall. summoned his Wlte 10 ala hili in his flight. She took Stephenson and a woman, friend along. By noon Stephenson had quarreled with the fugitive and killed him.
 To that point you have simple .riangle. ending in shooting. But +he kick back. the surprise, was yet to come.
 Stephenson told police he slew in self-defense; the conYict Was des- perate and understandably jealous. Then. without explanation of any kind. he entered a fortnight plea of guilty" to the murder charge and took his ''rap"-life imprison- ment.
 Why.
 z Perhaps, you say there's clue