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PLANS FOR BUILDING 8-STORY
APARTMENT HOTEL ARE FILED

Plans for the construction of an
eight-story apartment hotel on the site
bounded by Rhode Island avenue, N
and Fifteenth streets, having a cost
estimated at $750,000, exclusive of land
and furnishings, were filed with the
District building inspector this week by
the Cafritz Construction Co.
The building, as designed by Harvey
Warwick, local architect, would be of
brick construction and contain 200
apartment units, in addition to large
dining room and other features. The
property acquired for the purpose has
a frontage of 1852 feet on Fifteenth
street. los on N street and IS feet on
Rhode Island avenue.
Five Brick Dwellings.
Permits for new private building OPP
erations In the District having a total
estimated cost of Sl35.083 were issued
during the past week by Col. John w.
Oehmann. building inspector. Included
in the list we're plans for IL dwellings.
Permits were issued as follows:
N L. Sansbury Co., owners and
builders; George T. Santmyers, archi-
tect; to erect five two-story brick
dwellings. 1905 to Il Cortland place
part parcel 54-92. lots 81, SIS and So,
square 2103), to cost $4,000.
Marie M. Huxley and Wilhelmina K.
Niemeyer, owners; Luther r. Ray, ar
chitect and builder: to erect one two
story brick dwelling. 7040 Alaska ave-
nue. dot 81. square 1885,. to cost
$4,000.
Edward C. Wildt. owner: George C.
Martin, designer; Martin Bros, build
ers; to erect one two-story brick-and-
tile dwelling, 1748 Taylor street dots
20 and 81, square 2634), to cost $4,000.
Max Simon. owner and builder: John
Cadle. designer: to erect two one-story
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Naval Officer Buys Home Overlooking Park
New Kalorama Heights
Residence of Norman
English Style
HOUSE REPORTED
SOLD FOR $4,000
Tall Trees and Garden in
Rear Form Interesting
Setting for Property.

The large new house of Norman
English architectural style, located at
2446 Belmont road, in the Kalorama
Heights section near Rock Greek Park,
has been purchased by Comdr. Charles
Hamilton Maddox, u. 8. N, and Mrs.
Maddox as their new residence.
The property was acquired from F.
M. McConihe IL Co, inc, through the
office of Randall H. Hagner g. Co., Inc,
for a consideration reported to approx
mate $4,000. The property has a
frontage OF 10 feet and depth Of
100 feet.
Distinctive effect in the house is
gained by the employment of old arch
brick for exterior walls, which are
whitewashed. Groups of tall trees of
heavy foliage form an interesting set
ting for the house, the wilderness of
the exterior walls giving prominence
to the building against the dark back
ground.
Norman and English.
Norman feeling Is seen In the high
pitched roof lines while English atmos-
phere is lent by the panel effect In
the series of windows In the first and
second stories at the right front OF
the house.
The tower bay, capped by a cone
shaped roof, placed at the juncture
Of the front and main wings of the
building. the chimney pots on the
heavy chimneys, the dormer windows
and simple lines OF the main entrance
are other features.
The garage is placed at the front
of the house on the basement level.
or street level, almost at the front
property line, affording easy access
from the street.
OverI00ks Park.
At the rear is carefully Handicapped
garden. The dining room. 2212 feet
by Is feet, which has large bay fitted
with French doors, has an outlook over
the garden as also has the library, IL
feet by 10 feet. The living room, 20
feet by Is feet, opens onto tagged
terrace and has an outlook directly
over Rock Greek Park. Other rooms
on the first floor are entrance hall,
lavatory and dressing room, kitchen,
pantry and servants dining room.
On the second floor are four master
bedrooms and three baths while on the
third floor are two additional bedrooms
and bath and two servants rooms and
bath. There Is a third servants bed
room and bath in the basement.
John J. Whelan. Washington archi-
tect, was the designer of the house.
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frame-and- stucco dwellings. 1892 and
1928 Brothers place southeast dots 10
to %, square E-6004. to cost $4,000.
Steel and Brick Office.
Standard Oil Co of New Jersey. own
ers. designers and builders: to erect one
1-story brick and steel Office and can
opy, $3.50 Georgia avenue. parcels 88/
1l9. 88/120, 88Il22 and 88Il24, square
294S); to cost $500.
M. B. Swanson, owner and builder:
c. N. Horton, architect; to erect one
2-story brick and frame dwelling. 1929
Legation street. dot SO, square 1899 i;
to cost $500.
Lacey McCloskey and Hazel Koontz.
owners: J. E. Sohl. architect: H. C.
Ball Construction Co., builders; to erect
one 1-story brick gas station. Bladens-
burg road and South Dakota avenue.
northeast. dots 10 and 800, square
4345): to cost 300.
H. E. Summers, owner: Sears. Roe
buck &, Co., designers: James Thomson,
builder: to erect one 2-story frame
dwelling, 1923 Davenport street. dots
and 8. square 1545); to cost $4,000.
Mathews Memorial Baptist Church,
owners and builders: J. L. Turner archi-
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Owning Building Washington Suburbs
COMMISSION TO CONSIDER
I ZONE PROBLEM SOLUTION
New Proposal to Amend Laws May Correct Diff
Guilty of Locating Fire Stations Near
Residential Areas.

wholesome question OF the location
hich has caused considerable ado
to be considered ,at a public hear
to be held in the board
am. September 10.
will throw out for final public re-
he coming code which contains, in
of the citizens committee, COM
lde and civic organizations.
location of fire stations in reSiden-
lg has been held.
Lots 800, %, 2. 3, 4, II and %. square
North 242, and lots S12 to S18, both
inclusive; 70, 80 and IS to SO. both In
elusive, square 242, being both sides of
Rhode Island avenue from Iowa Circle
to Fourteenth street.
4. Change from residential 60-foot C
area to first commercial 60-foot G area !:
Lots 1872, 90, 81, 800 and s0l, square
241, known as 1303-1311 p street.
S. Change from residential e0-foos G
area to first commercial 9o-foUL C area:
Lots 169 and ITO, square 365, known
as 938 Rhode Island avenue and 1916
Columbia street.
6..Change from first commercial So
foot c area to first commercial 60-foot
D area: Lots and S05, square 789,
known as 300-302 Pennsylvania avenue
and 100000 Third street southeast.
z. Change from residential 60-foot c
area to first commercial 60-foot C area
Lot D. square 96S, known as 100 Elev-
enth street southeast.
s. Change from residential 60-foot B
area to first commercial 60-foot G area !:
Lot 80, square 982, known a. 730
Twelfth street northeast.
9. Change from residential 60-foot B
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July GAIN SHOWN
IN REALTY SALES
Figure for Month Is 3.3 More
Than for June of
Last Month.

A gain Of 3.3 in the figure indicating
real estate activity for July, 1929, over
the figure representing real estate
activity for last June, is noted by the
National Association Of Real Estate
Boards in its monthly compilation of
deeds recorded in SO cities.
The figure for July is 85.6. whereas
June activity was represented by the
figure 1913. The national association
points out that the 1929 July figure is q
gain of l.3 over the 1928 July figure.
This is the eleventh computation to
be made by the association in its new
series of monthly index figures indicat-
ing real estate activity.
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4iho plnAI ~ Is ISIJ, WOulO remove Inc
possibility Of private property owners
being surprised by announcement that
land nearby had been purchased as q
site for fire station. At the same
time, it is believed by observers, the
plan would not forestall the Commits
Sioners from selecting locations in resi-
Dental areas should such sites be found
to be demanded by fire protection needs.
Proposed Amendment.
Police stations. under the proposed
coming amendment, would be relegated
to commercial or industrial areas.
Public hearings would not be required
for such selections. Police officials,
during earlier consideration of the
matter, raised no objections to this
plan.
The proposed amendment reads as
follows:
Municipal recreational uses, pump
ing stations and fire engine houses
may be erected in any use district,
provided that in the case of fire
engine houses located in residential
districts public hearing shall be
held by the Commissioners, D. C..
Police stations shall be located only
in commercial or industrial sreas.
Thirty proposed changes in the coming
class locations Of individual pieces of
property also will be considered at the
coming public hearing. They are as
follows:
/. Change from residential 60-foot C
area to first commercial 60-foot C area:
Lot BIS. square 16, known as GIT
Twenty-sixth street.
2. Change from residential 60-foot C
area to residential 90-foot C area:
Square south of 181 entire; lots 1873,
139 and 140, square 1871; lot r., square
1853; lots 81. 90 and sol, square 157,
being the four corners Of Massachusetts,
avenue and Seventeenth street, known
as 1600-1624. 1633-1637, TOO and 1701
Massachusetts, avenue.
3. Change from residential 90-foot C
area to first commercial 90-foot C area :;
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Oficials Of two other prominent local
title companies, while indorsing the
commissioners statement as to the ad-
visibility OF buyer of property defi-
Hitely ascertaining Its possible use un-
der the coming regulations, indicated
that careful thought should be given
to the question by title companies 10
determine the practicability Of the plan
first.
Question TO BE Considered.
The question as to whether the added
service by title companies would bring
about some additional cost to the buyer
having title searched Is to be considered,
It was pointed out.
The suggestion by Commissioner Tai
iaferro, who is a member of the Zonlng
Commission, was prompted, he said. by
statements made to the coming body
that indicated that property buyers IN
some cases either had been misinformed
or had misunderstood the coming status
of property purchased. He contenoeo
that since coming has vital erect on
the possible use of property, this IN
formation is of importance to the owner
almost equal to assurance OF clear title.
In commenting on the Commission
er's suggestion, Mr.. Dent said that he
saw no reason why the business OF title
companies could not be adjusted to in
clude consideration OF the coming re-
strictions OF a property, just as 1t now
includes statements as to taxes, cove
nants and other matters affecting the
condition of the property.
IT don't see why such a system could
not be worked out" said the title COM
pany executive. "A statement as to
the zoning of a property is of inpor-
lance to the owner of property.
However, the success of the plan
would depend upon establishment Of
close cooperation between title COM
panies and the District Zoning Com
mission so that changes in coming
classifications could Immediately be
made known and coming records Of the
title companies could be brought up to
date quickly, accurately and in detail"
Arthur G. Bishop, president of the
District, Washington and Lawyers Title
Cos. declared that all buyers of
property should investigate the zoning
purchase transaction. Most buyers do
make sure of the coming. he said.
Mr.. Bishop doubted, however, il the
plan suggested by Commissioner Talia-
ferro could be established by title COM
panies In detail on a practical basis,
due to numerous changes made in,
zoning classifications on individual
pieces OF property.
Mayne Likes Idea.
Z. M Mayne, vice. president of the
Columbia Title Insurance Co.. declared
the suggestion of the Commissioner
to be Every good" one, il practicable
system could be worked out.
If a practical method could be de-
veloped. and If there is public demand
for 1t, 1t would seem to me to be good
field of service for title companies to
set up" he said.
Mr.. Mayne pointed out that mis-
understandings now sometimes arise
due to a conflict between uses possible
under the coming regulations affecting a
property and those restricted by the
effect Of covenants running with the
title to the property.
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WINTER BUILDING URGED.
Spells Economy and Provides Work
for Laborers.

It is not too late to break ground for
the new home and get the main struc-
ture of the house under roof before
freezing weather. Doing so effects
economy for the home builder and
affords work for laboring men during
Winter months when they are not
usually employed.
A volume of Winter home building
would help fulfill the American ideal of
year-'round employment. At the same
time home builders would have their
pick of the craftsmen engaged in the
building trades. The best carpenters,
the best plasterers, the best plumbers.
and others, would be at their service.
The element of rush 1t through" which
spoils too many building jobs would not
be present.
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FOLLOW CAPITALS LEAD,

Baltimore Official Advocates ZOning
Restrictions in Transfer Papers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September Follow
ing the lead Of a coming commissioner
Of Washington, the inclusion in trans
fer papers on properties of definite
statements OF coming restrictions is be-
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BALTIMORE BUILDING.
August Operations Amount t
50, $40, 800, Permits Show.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September August
building operations in Baltimore
amounted to $3,576, $50. according to a
compilation Of building permits made
public by the Bureau of Buildings.
The total for last month compares
with $2,398, 900 for August, 1928. The
total cost Of work for which permits
were issued during the first eight
months of 1929 is ahead Of the total
for the corresponding period of last
year. the figures being $26, 1925, 900, as
compared with $26, ISL 900.
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$1,000
3O7 W. BRADLEY LANE
Opposite chepy Chase Club Grounds
$I4,95O:

On one of the prominent boulevards of Chevy
Chase this brick home. surrounded by shade trees.
contains six carefully planned and tiled baths.
There is large side porch and Hoored attic. Of
there is plenty of closet space, screens and garage
Open for inspection daily and Sunday until pm.
Bradley Lane.
property Bradley
property phone Wtconsin 2s73.
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ing advocated here by Maxwell Suls,
acting chairman of the board OF zon-
ing appeals.
Under the new coming regulations.
Mr.. Suls stated, ut would be feasible
to designate in the deed the area In
which the property is zoned. which
would carry with 1t an understanding
of the uses to which the property may
be put.
But It would not be so helpful I'M
der the present coming law here. be
cause of the comparative ease with
which area regulations may be changed
by the city council and the uses per-
mitted by the courts regardless OF any
area restrictions"
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Per Cent for Roof Costs.

Five to seven per cent Of the total
cost of the house should be allowed
for the roofing appropriation. Stand
ard thickness slate will come well
within this percentage, says the Home
Owners Institute.
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TITLE OFFICIAL o. KS IDEA
OF ZONINC CERTIFICATION
/. A. Dent of Capital Co. Says Taliaferro Plan for
Listing Uses of Property Practicable
! If City Co-operates.
BY DON S. WARREN.

Approval suggestion made last week by District Commits
oner aaferro that statement as to coming be appended by
certificate of the title voiced today by Louis
Addison vice president and general Of the Capital IL
tie 81 Guarantee Co.
expressed belief that such system designed to
understanding between the buyer and seller OF prop
affecting
added that to make the
would be cooperation between
the title
data concerning the changes In
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province Of Kedah, is under the
leadership Of DIT. john Jackson of
the Royal Observatory at Green
wich. With him is DR.. J. A. Carroll OF
the Solar Physics Observatory at
Cambridge, and DR. F. ". Aston.
famous physicist Of Cambridge uni
versity.
on the cast coast Of Siam. at Pat
TAM. is the other British party,
under the leadership of Professor
F. J. NJ. Stratton Of Cambridge uni
yersity. and with DR.. ?. J. Melottc
of the Greenwich observatory. At
both, Of these places the Einsten
effect will be sought.
A large telescope, with a thirteen
inch diameter lens. on a regular
observatory mounting. has been
brought from Greenwich to Pat
TAM for the purpose. At Alor Star
a somewhat smaller lens. with a
mirror to feed the light into it, will
be used. Both groups viii also make
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-06
RAIDERS ARREST IS
Drive Made on Baseball
Pool Sellers.

Eighteen defendants in baseball
pool cases awaited trial today in
municipal courts as the result Of
Saturday night raids.
Proprietors of places raided,
charged with keeping gaming de-
vices. were John Todd. 2l06 West
Michigan street: John S. Modlin, 40,
of 303 North Beville avenue; Will
liam Wells, proprietor Of cigar
store at 1877 Fl. Wayne avenue, and
Paul Andrews. 1921 Virginia avenue;
Ole Johnson. Negro 808 West Wal
nut street; Chester Cotton, Negro
335 Douglass street: Ira Moore, Ne
gro. 351 Douglass street; chat
man Ayles. Negro. All Douglass
street: Joe Evans. Negro. $50 Blake
street: John Todol. 21O5 West Mich
igan street. and Bud Lovings, 1852
Indiana avenue.
Charles Hyde. 1874 Blake street
was charged with keeping a gam
bling house and fifteen men with
visiting a gambling house when
| raiders found dice
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RAILWAYS WAR
FOR VACATION
Time BUSINESS
Train Speed, Plane Flights
and Even Bargains
Are Weapons.

Bp United Pres8
DENVER. Col, May 6.-A rail
road war, reminiscent of the early
days. when competing interests
fought for a foothold in the virgin
west, is being fought out along new
and modern lines.
Using every weapon in their pos
session, the roads are engaged in q
speed var.
Just as the empire builders" of
the early days supplemented their
appeals to congress for land grants
with burly razorbacks, known as
claim jumpers, who battled the
razorbacks of competing companies,
the roads of To-Day have gone about
conducting the war with "prac-
teal methods.
They have chopped their running
schedules. announced new summer
trains. and added airplane flights to
their service arrangements. Even
freight schedules have been speeded
up.
And now, as if the lure of aviation
we're not enough. the suggestion OF
a price war" is contained in the
Union Pacific's announcement that
it will eliminate extra fares on its
Los Angeles Limited.
The prize at stake, aside from the
prestige and advertising value OF
operating the fastest trains, is the
rich revenue Of the summer vaca-
ton travel.
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PAGE 8

THE Outlook for Democracy in
Fascist Italy," by Miss Fredericka
V. Banker of the Italian Historical
Society. New York. At luncheon.
DR.. P. w. Kuo. Of the China insti-
tute, New York, will speak.
Saturday afternoon will be devot-
ed to general conferences led by II.
Duncan Clarke. Chicago Post: Judge
Robert Bingham, Courier Journal.
Louisville; Professor J. S. Burgess.
Yenching university Of Peping. and
others.
For the two public evening ad-
dresses. men of especial prominence
have been invited Dr. DeliSle
Burns. of London, England. will
speak Saturday night on Anglo
American Relationships and on
Friday, Elihu Root, former secretary
Of state and member of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, has been
invited to make an address on
America and the World Courts"
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Don Carlos G. Davila. of Chile, will

Don Carlos G. Davila. of Chile, will
speak.
General conferences will follow in
the afternoon among the leaders
of which will be Ludwell Denny,
cripps-Howard Newspapers. Wash
ington, D. c.; DR.. John H. Latane,
Johns Hopkins university, and Dr.
J. Fred Rippy, Duke university.
THE Church and World Peace, g"
The Far East" Professor Harold
Quigley, Minnesota university; The
League Of Nations, the World Court
and the Paris Pact" DR.. Pittman
Potter. Wisconsin university; The
Reorganization OF the State Depart
ment," William T. Stone, Foreign
Policy Association, Washington, D.
c., and The Press and World Re-
Iations.' S. J. Duncan-Clarke, Chi
cago Post, are some of the round
tables that will occupy the Saturday
morning session.
They will be followed by talk on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-06
MAP PLANS FOR
INTERNATIONAL
MEETING HERE
Midwest Foreign Affairs
Institute to Draw Emil
nent Men.

Relations between the United
States and Central and South
American republics will hold first
attention of eminent educators and
students of international affairs at
tending the Midwest Institute on
International Relations here May
1913. at the Lincoln.
The institute, first annual session
of its kind in the middle west, is
sponsored by the Indiana Council
of International Relations through
the cooperation of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace.
It's purpose is to engage internal
tionally minded persons in informa-
tive discussions and to make a sur
vey of international problems and
the part the United States will play
in them
Men and women of divergent
views are among the speakers. Uni
versities and colleges will send rep
reSentatives. Important phases OF
the Far East and European ques-
tons will be discussed by experts.
Thursday afternoon will be de-
voted to round tables and discus
sions and Thursday night a banquet
will open the institute formally with
addresses by the foreign guests.
On Friday morning round tables
will be led by DR.. Isaac Cox, North
western university; DR.. w w. Sweet
Chicago university: Dr. Chester
Lloyd Jones. Wisconsin university
DR.. Samuel Guy Inman, committee
on Latin American Cooperation
and DR.. Alya Taylor, Vanderbilt
university.
The principal address at the morn.
ing will be made by Judge Alfredo
Colomo, Of Argentine.
| At the noon luncheon Ambassad do
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spectrum photographs and direct
photographers of the corona.
Also at Alor Star is Professor
Harlan T. StetSon and his party
from Harvard university. This in
cludes DR.. Weld Arnold of the
American Geographical Society, and
Josef johnson of the California In
stitute of Technology. They will
make measurements Of the bright
ness of the eclipse and photographs
of the corona in ultraviolet light.
On Poulo Condore, an island off
the coast of Cambodia, is the
French contingent. Their work will
include the Einstein effect. and
direct pictures Of the corona.
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SUMS ECLIPSE
TO Be STUDIED
BY SCIENTISTS
Astronomers Journey t
Orient to Witness
Event Thursday.

m rFff i.cf ..ff1r
TOKENGON. Sumatra. MAY g.
On a plateau here. $500 feet high
and surrounded by still higher
mountains, is located the party
from SWarthmore. college. Swarth-
more, Pa. to observe the eclipse of
the sun Thursday DR.. John A. Nil
Ter IS at the head OF this group,
and with him is DR.. Heber D.
Curtis, director Of the Allegheny
Observatory Of the University Of
Pittsburgh. The chief instrument
is a camera 60 feet long. which Will
be used to take large scale pic
lures of the corona. They will also
t~v for the Einstein effect
On the east coast Of Sumara is
4 Dutch party at Idi. under di-
rcction Of Professor Minnaert. This
viii be concerned with measures Of
the intensity Of radiation from the
sun Al the time OF the eclipse. and
with its spectrum.