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OF his partner of prospecting days
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The Washington times., 1929-11-16

Construction started last month
in the Middle Atlantic States
eastern Pennsylvania. southern
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware,
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota and northern Michigan)
during october amounted to $4.-
295, 200. When compared with
preceding month and the corre-
spending month Of last year this
figure represents decreases Of A
per cent and SIS per cent reSpec-
lively.
Southeastern States
In the Southeastern States
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia. Florida. Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas and
louisiana the october contract
record amounted to $32. 2.626, 800.
This was a slight drop of / per
cent from the preceding months
total but a heavier decline was
noted from october of last year,
the decrease being SO per cent:
Texas
The State Of Texas had $19,-
471 900 in contracts for new
building and engineering work
during the past month. The
above figure was 20 per cent
greater than the preceding
months total and a still further
increase of 35 per cent was noted
when compared with the October
total Of laSt year.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

ony were still working at the
legal rate of Is day, which
the Plymouth Colony Court had
undertaken to maintain even
after the Massachusetts Bay Col
ony had abandoned the effort
to control wages by legislation.
The New Amsterdam rate re-
mained about the same, that is,
2 florinS, or 80 cents day, for
skilled men, and 40 to SO cents
for day laborers.
THE usual rate of pay for
building craftsmen in New Jersey
in 1680-85 was Is Gao cents a
day; in Amboy. where building
was active mechanics received
Is Cd $50 centS) a day. The
houses built at Amboy in 1883
are described as usually 80 feet
long is feet wide 10 feet between
joints, with double chimney Of
timber and clay, as the manner
of this country is to build, and
cost about SO lbs. $4,000 each
Thomas recorded that in
Pennsylvania in 1893 carpenters.
both house and ship. bricklayers,
maSons, either Of these trades
men will get between IS and IS
Isl and $1.20 every day CON
stantly. Bricklayers have 20s
($4 thousand for their bricks
at the kiln, and plasterers have
commonly l8d go centS) yard
for plastering.
can advertisement In the Bos-
ton Gazette of November 6, 1760.
calls for a person who under
stands cutting slate to cover
houses who will agree for one
month or as many days as he
will work this fall and pay him
4OS 0. T. '(old tenor or As sterling
COT cents) per day, he finding
himself, and if he wants board he
may agree very reasonable with
the tenants who live nigh the
works"
When, at the commencement
Of the Nineteenth century, the
State and Federal governments
had settled their differences and
were in harmony. wages rose
steadily.
A contemporary writer quotes
general average for the whole
country in the following decade
(1820-193O as $1.45 for carpen-
ters and $1.62 for maSonS," and
"in 1882 carpenters were offered
81 a day to break a strike for a
1O-hour day."
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

two-story brick convent and re-
treat at 1000 Harwood Rd. N. E.;
Lot 1872: 13/Square S.3665.
washington Investment Co.,
$40, 900 to erect one one-story brick
and stone building. for bank and
store at 3O6-12 Fourteenth st. N.
W.; Lot 8; Square 265.
Alfred T. Newbold, $4,000 to
erect one 21a-story brick dwelling
at 7708 Norningside DR.. N. W.;
Lot "A; Square 2773.
Henry M. Shook, $4,000 to
erect one one-story brick and tile
dwelling at 1921 Military Rd. N.
W.: Lot z & 8; Cquare 1850.
M. B. Swanson, $500 to. build
one two-Story brick and frame
dwelling at 5515 Nevada Ave. N.
W.: Lot "a; Square 1895.
Emily c. Billingsley,' $4,000 to
build one two-story brick dwelling
at 5439 Nevada Ave. N. W.; Lot
SO: Square 1892.
s. Kann Sons 81 Co., $4,000 to
make alterations to buildings at
1868 @ st. N. w; Lot 50;
Square 269.
william Smith, $1,000 to erect
two one-Story brick additions to
buildings for news stand, 720 New
Jersey Ave. N. W..
Mary c. Spicknall. $1,000 to
build one one-Story frame dwell
ing at 28O9 Evarts st. N. E.; Lot
3; Square 434S.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
TION
WORK SHOWS
INCREASE

Permits for new construction
for October In the 81 States east
Of the Rocky Mountains show a
slight increase over the Septem.
Der total of $445, ,642, 800, but a
decrease Of 25.per cent from the
preceding October.
During the past month, accord
ing to the F. w. Dodge Corpora
Llon, there were five districts that
showed increases over the pre-
ceding month and two showed in.
creases over October Of 1928. In
the volume of new work contem.
plated all districts showed In
creaSes ranging from l to 239
per cent over September, and all
except three showed increases
over October Of last year.
The following were the classes
OF building which were most
active in the October construc.
ton records: $137, 800, 800, or 81
per cent of all construction. for
residential buildings; $85. liz. 400,
or 10 per cent, for public works
and utilities: $67.732, 800. or Is
per cent, for commercial build
ings; and $60,863. 700, or IA per
cent, for industrial plants.
Last months contract total
brought the amount Of new con.
struction work started in the 81
Eastern States since the first of
this year up to $5.O46, ,9O9, 900, as
compared with $5,724, ,O47 800 for
the same period in 1928, a de
crease Of IL per cent.
New contemplated projects re.
ported during October reached a
total Of $801, ,806. 800, which rep.
resents a decided increase of 73
per cent over SepJember's total
and marked increase of 30 per
cent over October of last year.
New England States
October building and engineer,
ing contracts let in the New Eng.
land States amounted to $40, ,040..
TOO. An increase of II per cent
when compared with the Septem.
ber total and a slight decrease of
3 per cent when compared with
October. 1923. The September
total amounted to $34,297, 200.
New York and New Jersey
During the month of October
the New York and northern New
Jersey district had $101, ,603, 100
in contracts awarded for new
building and engineering work, OF
an increase Of 25 per cent over
the preceding months record. T.
was off 46 per cent when com.
pared with the same month OF
last year.
Middle Atlantic States
Construction started last month
in the Middle Atlantic States
eastern Pennsylvania. southern
New Jersey, Maryland. Delaware,
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
CAFRITz SHOWS
OPTIMISM

Real estate brokers Of the Dis
trict are Of the genefal opinion
that the sharp decline In stock
market activities will react to
the benefit of the real estate
market and from now on .condi
tions in this field will show a
much better and healthier aspect.
Morris CafritZ, president of the
Cafritz Construction Company,
when approached regarding actiy.
ity in the real estate field in
Washington, expressed an opti-
mistic opinion on the outlook of
conditions in the Nations Capital.
Washington is showing q stable
increase in population, he pointed
out, and one scarcely realizes
the changes in the metropolitan
section and the extension of home
communities. Had Washington
ians caught in the collapse in
vested their money in the grow
ing real estate values of the
Nations Capital, they would be
in a much happier mood today.
Local conditions, with the ao-
Sence Of booms and depreSsioHis,
and the presence of q large num-
ber of Government employees with
regular payroll" he said, CON
tribute to the stability of the
city's payroll and are reflected
in the real estate field"
The Cafritz Construction Com
pany has recently completed sew
important downtown structures,
including the Park Central Apart
ment Hotel at Nineteenth and r,
and the Ambassador Hotel ct
Fourteenth and K Streets. Work
has been started on the Miramar
Apartment Hotel at Fifteenth
Street and Rhode Island Avenue.
Recent house sales made by the
Cafritz organization aggregate
$350,OO0 and include the sale Ct
80 new homes recently completed
in the Illinois Avenue, Gallatin
Street, Allison Street and Sher-
man Circle districts.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
BECKER SPEAKS
ON TITLES

Title examinations have grown
to become an important factor in
connection with the transfer and
ownership of land, according to
James j. Becker, president Of The
Columbia Title Insurance Com
pany. who discussed the subject
before the Y. M c. A. real estate
forum last week.
During the early history Of the
nation the purchase Of real estate
was handled in a rather simple
manner. Becker pointed out. The
acceptance Of a deed was all that
usually tranSpired for the reason
that in most cases the purchaser
personally knew the owner and
knew that he had occupied the
real estate and was therefore
recognized as the bona f!de
owner.
Population increases and other
general economic factors in
creased values and evidences of
title were multiplied. AS a result
purchasers required a more for
NAL assurance as to the security
Of the title to the land they pur-
chased. This condition was met
by attorneys in the ordinary prac-
tice Of law for a considerable
number of years but eventually
became so involved that it proved
most too cumbersome and title
companies came into existence.
The title company developed
what Is commonly called a plant
in which they maintain complete
records showing the history of
the title to every piece of prop
erty located in the District Of
Columbia. These records are
posted daily and embrace a tran
script of deeds of all types as
well as all court procedures that
directly affect legal ownership.
An examination of title as con-
Quoted by a title company simply
determines the status Of the
owners title at a given time.
It Is a verification of the alb
Stract or chain Of instruments
through which titles pass from
one owner to another and
through which mortgages and
other liens are recorded against
the property involved. Special
items such as equity actions, pro-
bate court causes, taxes, etc, also
are examined.
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

District Of Columbia and Viz
ginia) amounted to $51,531 500,
representing an increase OF b
per cent over September and a
decline Of "a per cent from Octo'
ber Of last year.
Pittsburgh District
The Pittsburgh district (weStern
Pennsylvania, West. Virginia, Ohio
and kentucky had SIT, ,169 300
in contracts for new building and
engineering work for the past
month, representing increases Of
IL per cent over the September
total and 28 per cent over Octo-
Der, 1928. The awarding of two
single contracts, one in western
Pennsylvania for an iron and
steel mill costing $40. .000, 900 and
the other in Pittsburgh for hos
pital at a cost of $4,000, 600. were
mostly responsible for the above
increases.
Central West
October contracts let in the
Central West (Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Wisconsin, southern Michi-
gan, Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma
and NebraSka) amounted to $1lS,-
ass, 200. This total represents de-
creases Of "a per cent from Sep
telnber- and 23s per cent from
October Of last year.
Northwest
The total volume of new build.
ing and engineering work con-
tracted for in the Northwest
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

Building. in the earliest days
of Colonial settlement" states
the Labor Department, was not
important, and skilled building
mechanics were few, especially
in the Southern colonies.
There we're two briCklayerS,
four carpenters and one mason
among the first settlers at James.
town in 1907, but later, in 1910.
the Virginia Company of London
advertised for building trades
men to emigrate to the colony,
apparently without results.
Bricks Made Early
Bricks were made in Virginia
at the very beginning Of the
colony, but, according to Bruce.
they seem to have entered only
to q limited extent into the con-
struction Of the dwellings, being
confined almost wholly to chin.
neys. The rough structures Of
plank or log which housed the
first Virginia settlers were prob
ably erected without the aid Of
skilled builders. -.......
"At any rate, no mention is
made of definate wages being
paid building tradesmen prior
to 1924, when the price of brick.
laying was fixed at 40 pounds Of
tobacco ($2.40 per thousand
bricks.
Scarcity Of artisans of all
trades persisted throughout the
early history Of Virginia. The
company repeatedly issued broad.
sides advertising for mechanics
and offered special inducements,
such as grants Of town properties
for home building, and planters
frequently wrote home to their
agents directing that carpenters,
bricklayers and masons be dis
patched to the colony under
terms considerably more advan-
tageous to the worker than those
customarily offered for plantation
labor.
Later, after the Colonial AS.
sembly was established, a law
was enacted 1661-62) which ex,
empted 'handicraftsmen' from
taxation. Although Short-lived
this legislation suggests the
lengths to which the colony
found it necessary to go in the
effort to secure an adequate sup
ply of skilled craftsmen.
80 Cents for BriCkIayers
"The pay of bricklayers in New
York in the year 1887 was 30
cents a day.
"Bricklayers In Plymouth Col
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
Building Permits

The largest Of the past weeks
building permits, amounting to
$677,099, was issued to the Ma.
tional City Christian Church for
the erection Of a $50O,OO stone,
brick and concrete church build.
ing at Thomas Circle, and,
according to plans filed at the
District Building Inspectors Of
flee, the structure will be Of
early colonial architecture and
win have an auditorium with a
seating capacity of more than
1000 people. John Russell Pope
is the architect.
The church, facing on Thomas
Circle and located on the former
site Of the Marjorie Webster
school, will be 73 feet wide by
zoo feet deep. Excavation work
is well under way and 1t is ex-
pected that the main auditorium
unit of this new edifice viii be
completed by the first Of Septem
Der Of next year.
A detailed listing Of reports
issued for the week are as fol
lows:
National City Christian Church,
$500, 900 to build one one-Stroy
brick, stone and concrete church
building at 5 Thomas Circle N
W.: Lot 50 to $40; Square 212.
THE Franciscan Sisters OF the
Atonement, $4,000 to build one
The Washington times., 1929-11-16
HstoryofUS. Wages
Told in Ne1U Book

In book Of 500 pages recently issued by the United
States Department of Labor very interesting history Of
the wages of building trades in America This commentary
wage scale of American builders back to Colonial
times when some workers received their pay tobacco and
modern times and its pay range of from $26 to 81
nerh hnur artisans
The Washington times., 1929-11-16

Should you lose anything over the
weekend. which We trust you wOm't,
REMEMBER lost" ad in Times and
Phone District $3.50.
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B. Y. P. u. News

& The Columbia Federation will meet
March 10 at Grace Church, guests Of
Fountain Memorial, East Washington
Heights and Grace Unions.
+ The intermediates will meet Friday
evening at Temple Church. They will
hold their stewardship oratorical con-
test at that meeting.
Kendall Church Juniors will enter
tain the Junior Federation March II.
Mrs Virginia Rowley, leader of Group
5 of First Baptist B. Y. P. u, will con-
duct the program tomorrow night at
Gas pm. Miss Lois Chandler will have
charge of the Bible quiz. There will
be a social from els to Gas O'Clock.
DeNeale Grant and Beta groups will
lead the devotional meeting tomorrow
night at Senior B. Y. No. /. at Bethany.
Mrs. Verda Newkirk will give the quiz.
Herbert Reamy of Fifth Union will be
the speaker for Bethany Union at Cen
trail Union Mission Tuesday evening.
Group 2 of Fifth B. Y. P. u. under
the leadership of Mrs. Croton will pre-
The young people will have charge OF
the evening church service on the same
evening, and will present pageant
entitled Love"
81 Herbert Reamy, second vice president
of the federation, announced at the
last board meeting that Tuesday eve
ming will be the end of the boys basket
ball season. Centennial and National
Baptist Memorial will play from to B.,
Kendall and Second from to 8, and
First and Brookland from 3 to 10
/ o'clock. :. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
HOLY COMMUNION
WILL Be OBSERVED
"0pening the Door" Is Topic
for Mount Vernon Place
Church Sermon.

Holy communion will be observed at
the Mount Vernon Place Church to-
morrow at the II o'clock service. The
pastor, DR.. w. A. Lambeth, will preach
the communion sermon. his subject be-
ing Opening the Door,"
Decision day will be observed in the
Sunday school and the junior congre-
CATION THE Love of Christ will be
the subject of the sermon to the junior
congregation by the junior preacher,
Rev. H. r. Deal. The juniors will unite
with the adult congregation in the OBJ
servance of holy communion at the
close of their service.
The pastor will preach at the evening
service on THE Inaugural Text"
/ The pastors visiting committee will
meet Monday evening at o'clock in
room 10.
Beginning Wednesday at 8 o'clock
and continuing through March 10, the
Womans Missionary Council of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South will
meet in this church. Three retreats
will be held Wednesday morning, the
one for Washington women and visitors
being conducted by Miss Bertha Condo.
AT II o'clock communion service, open
to the public, will be conducted by Rev.
j. H Balthis, presiding elder of the
Washington district. All afternoon and
evening sessions of the council will be
open to the public.
On account of the meeting of the
council, there will be no regular prayer
meeting service Thursday evening. IN
stead jubilee messengers from Japan,
Mexico. Cuba, Brazil, Europe and Africa
will speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
CHURCH SUPPORT
is SERMON SUBJECT
DR.. N. P. Patterson Will Preach at
Old First Presbyterian
Twice Tomorrow.

The sermon subject for the service
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock at the
old First Presbyterian Church on John
Marshall place will be Reasons for
Supporting Our Church." and at the
chapel, Massachusetts, avenue and
Thirty-sixth street, at o'clock, will be
"Honoring Jehovah" Dr. N. P. Patter-
son, the pastor, says he intends in the
discussion of these subjects to help his
membership in making intelligent and
adequate subscriptions to the support of
the church program for the new year.
The every-member canvass is well
under way. The membership has been
divided into groups, each in charge OF
a canvassing committee. These COM
mittees are soliciting subscriptions and
hope to complete the entire drive for
the budget of a little more than $4,000
between now and including March II.
1t has been decided that those whose
subscriptions are in by March II at the
IL o'clock service will be printed in the
honor roll.
At the chapel 81 new members have
been added to the roll of the church
school since December /. The church
school at the chapel, as well as the
church school at the old church, meets
each Sunday morning at 0:30 O'CLOCK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-09
DR.. ]. N. PIERCE PLANS
i EvANGELISTlC RITES
First Congregational Church Pas
tor Gives Topic of Morning
4 Sermon.

At the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets, DR.. Jason Noble
Pierce breaches tomorrow morning at
:, IL. o'clock on THE Unfailing Secret of
Success" At 8 o'clock DR.. Pierce be-
gins weeks evangelistic services,
speaking on THE King of Kings" Be-
ginning Sunday night and continuing
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday at 7:45 O'Clock the
motion picture, "The King of Kings"
will be shown.
+ The mems Bible class. led by Rev
Frank N. Greeley, meets at GAS am
Sunday, and the women's Bible class,
led by Mrs. Frank E. Webner. at 10
O'Clock. The junior and intermediate
departments of the Sunday School meet
at 10 o'clock.
2 The Christian Endeavor Societies
give a social and tea from to $40
O'Clock Sunday evening. At $50 O'Clock
the Senior Society of the Christian En-
deavor meets in the Sunday school
room, Mrs. Roy c. Miller, leader; topic
for discussion. How to Become
Christian" The Young Peoples So
ciety meets In the east parlor OF the
church at $50 o'clock.
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BORN AGAIN. SUBJECT
OF DR.. COPENHAVER
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Pas.
tor to Preach Morning and
Evening Tomorrow.

DR.. John c. Copenhaver, pastor of
EpWorth Episcopal Church South, Thir-
tenth street and North Carolina ave-
nue. northeast, will preach for the IL
o'clock service tomorrow morning. He
will use as the subject of his sermon
Born Again." and for the o'clock
service tomorrow evening he will use
as the subject challenging God" All
departments of the Sunday School will
hold services at $50 am. The Hi
League will meet at $50 pm. in the
league rooms. The Epworth League
chapter of the church will hold serv-
ices at Z o'clock. Miss Margaret Par
sons will be the leader.
Monday evening at 8 o'clock the
Sunday School Council will meet in
the social room. A joint meeting of
the Adult and Young Peoples Mission
airy Societies will be held at o'clock
Tuesday evening, at which time the
Young Peoples Missionary Society will
entertain with a playlet.
The regular midweek prayer service,
usually held Thursday evening, will be
postponed in order that as many lof
the congregation as desire may attend
the sessions of the Woman's Missionary
Council, which is to be held in Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South, beginning March 49,
The pastor has announced that serv-
ices will be held in the auditorium of
the church each night from Palm Sum-
day until Easter Sunday, and plans
are under way for special Easter Sun
day services.