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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19

Contracts for the purchase by the
United States of property at Nineteenth
and G streets, consisting of the old
Quartermaster Corps stables, where the
carriage horses of Presidents in bygone
days were stabbed, have been signed, 1t
was announced today by r. Marbury
Stamp & Co.
The property, under agreements just
closed, will be acquired as part of the
site of the great Mall development of
the Federal Government for a con-
Sideration amounting to approximately
$225, 900, 1t is announced. The prop
erty Is to be purchased from the Ma
tional Savings d Trust Co.
The stables, more recently converted
into storage garages for automobiles Of
the Chief Executive, once provided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
BIG BENEFITS SHOWN
FROM PUBLIC WORKS
Paving Leads Contracts Let in Past
II Years in This Section,
Survey Reveals.

Tremendous sums of money have been
spent in this section of the country
during the past IL years on public
works, according to a survey by the
committee on recent economic changes
of the Presidents conference on un-
employment made public today.
+ Street-paving and bodybuilding were
the main items In public works con-
tracts awarded during the period in this
section, the report states. School-build-
ing projects were second in the list. The
area studied includes the District of
Columbia, Maryland, Eastern Pennsyl-
vania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware
and Virginia.
Within this area contracts for all
public improvements let during the year
1919 to 1929, inclusive, amounted to
81, 449, $50 600. Street-paving and road
building items cost SAT-, 1876 900, while
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ings and smaller apartments are not
included in this total.
New municipal construction in Balti-
more will cost $20,253, 900, and includes
street work, school and water supply
projects, park expenditures, hospital,
library and airport work.
The Federal Government will spend
$4,920,000 within the city, all of which
will go on the new post Office and the
Marine Hospital.
On roads and bridges the State will
spend S12,915,000, while the counties
themselves will spend an additional
S3,230,000, with the totals budgets of
the counties being $5,334,750.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
LAST MODEL HOME
IN SERIES OF FIVE Is
NEARING COMPLETION

'(Continued From First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
MILLER IS NAMED
! TO REALTY BOARD
National Association Elects
i Capital Man for Three
Year Term.
(conttnued From First page:l

MANAGEMENT division: Charles E. Lee,
Boston, realtor secretaries division,
and Judge Arthur ]. Lacy. Detroit,
property owners division. The chair
men of the various divisions become ex
oficio members of the board of d.
rectors of the association.
The States council of the association,
made up of representatives OF state
real estate associations. elected of11cers
for the year 1881 as follows: George
Atkins, Trenton, N. j., chairman;
George Lilley, Phoenix. Ariz, senior
vice chairman; G. william Magly,
Brooklyn, N. Y, junior vice chairman;
Ray Hofford, Albany, N. ", secretary;
w. A. Irwin. Seattle, Wash; r. E.
Jordan. Houston, Tex; George Person,
Indianapolis, Ind. and D.. Leroy
Morgan, East st. Louis, ILL.,, governors.
The sales managers section of the
brokers division elected officers for the
year 1881 as follows: Ralph E. Dunn,
Syracuse, N. Y, chairman; Guy T. o.
Hollyday Baltimore, Md, vice chair
man, and L. A. Springer, Philadelphia,
Pa, secretary.
The annual home town speech con-
test, always a classic of realtor con-
ventions. was won by Merle Smith, for
Mo.
In the national contest for the best
real estate advertising, the st. Louis
Real Estate Exchange was awarded. the
trophy for the best newspaper adver-
Using carried on during the year by
any member real estate board. The
st. Louis exchange exhibited con-
tinuing campaign of display advertis-
ing setting forth the opinion of business
leaders of st. Louis as to the city's
advantages and its future.
The Real Estate Board of Kansas
City, Mo-, was awarded the trophy for
the best institutional advertising other
than newspaper advertising to be car
ried on by member real estate board.
The award was made for an extensive
radio program put on under the
auspices of the real estate board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19

Dallas and Pittsburgh: concrete blocks
in Minneapolis and st. Louis: lumber
in Baltimore, Kansas City, Minneapolis.
st. Louis and Seattle.
There were 9 few advances recorded
in prices of materials, but these adj
vances took place in crushed stone and
gravel, the f1rmneSs being 'due to de-
mand for these materials for road paw
ing and public construction
Unemployment In the building trades
for the month of June showed no I'm
provement over the month of May, a.
reported by the American Federation
OF Labor. Thirty-seven per cent Of the
$4,000 building trades members Of the
federation were unemployed in the
months of May and June.
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school construction contracts totaled
$685., 8l4,1SO, according to the survey
The educational building, however, in
Guided private school construction.
The survey was begun in July of last
year at the suggestion of President
Hoover for the purpose of appraising
public construction activities throughout
the country as a factor in stabilizing
business.
The survey was prepared by DR.. Leo
wolman Of the national bureaus re-
search staff with the assistance of the
Department of Commerce. The F. w.
Dodge Corporation furnished statistics
pertaining to public works contracts in
the area in question.
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statistical charts Of the Associated Gen.
eral Contractors of America. which
show the June volume at index num-
Der 1sl, or Is points above that for
May. The June index number, how
ever, was 80 points below that for the
same month last year.
Composite index numbers for the
first six months OF 1880 indicate q de-
crease of IL per cent in the amount OF
construction work performed during the
first half Of the year as compared with
the same period of 1929. The average
monthly index this year has been 148
last year and 1875 for the entire 12-
month period of 1929.
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$128, 670,650 PROGRAM
PLANNED IN MARYLAND
Construction and Road Projects
Headed by Private Building
Work to Cost $685. $1,000.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, July 10 Construction
and road programs IL; altimore and
the rest of Maryland / 1880 involve
an expenditure of $l2S,o70. $50, while
an additional $3,166,000 will be spent
by the city for maintenance, according
to report of the publicity committee
of the Baltimore Association of Com
merce.
The list is headed by private con-
struction, which will involve an expen-
diture of $88,450,000 for factories,
stores, apartments and hotels, churches,
garages and auditoriums. Private dwell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
BUILDING MATERIALS
MARKETS WEAKEN

Declines in Prices Reported During
June by s. w. Straus Co.
Weakness In the building materials
markets was evidenced in June by fur
Their declines in prices, it Is reported by
S. w. Straus & Co. Some of the more
important local market declines were
reported in cement in Kansas City and
New York: common brick in st. Louis
and Boston: structural steel shapes in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
Scotch Whisky Goes Begging.

NEW YORK, July 10 DIT is hard
TO dispose Of Scotch whisky in this town
under some circumstances. Murray
Hubert is counsel for an estate the set
t1ement of which is held up by possess
sion of 1900 cases. The liquor is In
for sale to druggists. All hospitals here
aboutS have enough on hand
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continued From First PageD
to stand in. This room is to be fur
nished with a beamed ceiling con-
structed of oak timbers, rough hewn,
which resembles closely the frame Of
the house. A spacious bay window to
the west affords additional floor space
and ample light and ventilation from
that side. On one side of the fireplace
one finds an old-fashioned conserva-
tory where plants may be well kept
during the Winter months. On the
other side of the fireplace is winding
stairway which leads to a recreation
room in the basement. This room will
carry out the idea Of an old English inn
with its huge fireplace and rugged
construction and terrazzo floor.
Dining Room to Left.
The dining room is to the left of the
hal. A door in the southwest corner
of the dining room leads into small
breakfast room for family use. The
serving pantry is between the dining
room or breakfast room and the
kitchen. Here will be dressers of SUM-
Gent capacity to store the china, sill
verware and first-floor linen.
The kitchen is one of the most at
tractive rooms. The gas range is placed
in an alcove provided with ventilator.
One wall is lined with dressers, sink.
broom closet and refrigerator space.
There is a service stairway which leads
from the kitchen to the third floor
and to the basement: A chauffeur's
room and bath and adequate laundry
and cold storage room is provided in
the basement.
Secluded at the rear of the stair hall
Is powder room with its little dress
ing table and toilet facilities.
About two-thirds of the way up the
main stairs is a landing, from which
one enters q library, built, over the
garage. The library has a fiagstone
floor, ample book shelves, open fire.
place, vaulted ceiling and light and
ventilation from three sides.
vaulted Ceiling in Bed Room.
THE master bed room, to the extreme
north of the house, has a vaulted,
beamed ceiling and open fireplace, a
luxurious adjoining bath and dressing
room and spacious closets. The room
is accessible to a second bath, which
communicates with small room which
could be used as a child's room.
There are two other bed rooms, a
dressing room and a communicating
bath.
Probably the most distinctive feature
Of the house is the utility room" At
the far end Of the room beneath the
windows VIII be counter covered
with black glass; to the right-hand side
is a small storage closet In which may
be stored boxes of various sizes; q roll
of wrapping paper is to be placed on
the right-hand side. Beneath the
counter are drawers for shears, glue,
cord, ribbons, rubber bands and ruler.
Filing space for bills may be arranged
TO one side.
The whole right-hand wall Of this
room is lined with shelves for the
storage Of linens and clothes. Closet
space in this utility room provides for
the vacuum cleaner, waxer, oil mops
and brooms.
The third floor contains two maids
rooms and bath, as well as huge cedar
closet.
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CONSTRUCTION VOLUME
INCREASES DURING JUNE
Gain of 8 Ia Per Cent Over May
Indicated by Shipments of
Materials.
Materials.

An increase of approximately 81k per
cent in the volume of construction per-
formed during June, as compared with
that Of the previous month, was indi-
Gated by the shipments of basic con-
struction materials, according to the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12

would be more appropriate for a
guest room that is rather cherries
either through lack of sunlight or
other warm colors. The old arti-
cles should be cleaned and lightly
sandpapered before paint is applied.
Decalcomania transfers or stencil
patterns are distinctive decorations.
Scatter rugs, which may often
be purchased at amazingly low
prices, are sufficient covering for
a guest room floor that is in good
enough condition to be exposed to
view. If, however, its grain and
natural coloring do not warrant the
use of varnish, paint will be a
happy substitute since it will hide
blemishes and at the same time add
il gay note.
With the hanging of glazed chintz
curtains, their pattern repeating
the color of the furniture, the room
will be fit to house the most hon
ored guest. Not only that, but such
room, with it's simple furnishings
may be made ready for the guest
in remarkably short time. The
hostess just admits fresh air to
eliminate stuffiness, wipes off the
painted furniture, puts fresh linen
on the bed, and ushers in the guest
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
CHEMICAL CONTENT OF SOIL
AND ITS EFFECT ON PLANTS

, be taken into account when plant
ing balanced garden, one which
will be presentable the year around.
This is so essential in Southern
California, where it is never neces-
sary to put our gardens 20 sleep, in
deep blankets of leaves as must be
done in the eastern portion of the
United States.
Some localities are blessed with a
naturally good garden soil. How
ever, much may be done to relieve
the heavy consistency Of the aver
age soil in our gardens. Barnyard
manure, in which is usually incor-
porated a great amount of straw, is
perhaps the best material to use
for fertilizing this type of soil, not
only because of the valuable growth
producing elements present, but be-
cause of the humus provided by the
rotting straw.
Every garden should have com
post heap or pit, into which should
go all the garden refuse-then as
this rots you have wonderful ma
terial in which to start young
plants. This is also to be preferred
for supplying plant food to many
of the bulbous plants, which can
not stand strong fertilizer.
There are over a dozen important
soiL chemicals, but the amateur gar
dener need concern himself with
but three, in order to have sturdy
plants, which will produce quite
satisfactory fruit and flowers. They
are: nitrogen, which produces plant
leaves and stems, and phosphorus,
and potassium, which are fruit and
flower growers. Nitrogen is found
largely in barnyard manure, phos-
phorus is abundant In bone meal,
while potassium is in wood ashes.
1t is not difficult even for an
amateur to determine when these
fertilizers are needed. When plants
are young, and not producing either
fruits or flowers, as is the case
with most perennials and fruit
trees, you are building plant
which later can carry great load
of fruit and flowers, therefore the
leaf and stem chemical, nitrogen,
will be largely used. When the
trees and plants are beginning to
bloom and bear fruit you will add
the other chemicals, phosphorus
and potassium. But first, you will
consult your garden book to see
which trees and plants require these
chemicals. Apples like potassium,
while oranges can best assimilate
phosphorus.
In the ease of ANNALS, and BIZ
ANNALS (because the flowers are
born soon after the beginning of
the life of the plant, you will give
them a combination of all three, or
what is termed complete ferti'
lizer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
CaM!%!kz2a0F
GS'la|,,m ,,m @a.skt
RED CEDAR MOST DESIRABLE
FOR LINING YOUR CLOSETS

dirt. dust and all the other ele-
mcnts which tend to spoil fine
product in transit, unless it protect
ed.
The walls, ceiling and inside of
the doors should be lined with ~
inch closet lining. Preferably, Gov
er the floor with 1916 inch super
cedar flooring, (although the rs
inch can be used if desired for Gov
cring the flor.) The door should be
wcatherstrippcd, or otherwise made
snug-fitting.
Superccdar shelves are recon-
mcnded, not only because they add
much to the general appearance of
the closet or storage room, but in
crease their efficiency as Il moth de
terrent, as well.
In lining closet already built
and plastered. it is preferable that
Turing strips be uscc-tnat ls, mar
row strips of wood to which the
closet lining will be nailed because
the nails will hold better in wood
than in plaster and the lining can
be closely drawn together. In in
stalling closet lining in new homes
where the closets have not been
it is preferable that fur
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12

Red cedar closet lining is manu-
factured exclusively from genuine
Tennessee Aromatic red cedar, (Jun-
iperus Virginiana) used since the
days of Andrew Jackson for chests
wardrobes, and the lining Of closets.
Only in the red heart OF this historic
wood is found the wonderful Oil-of-
Cedarw0od. 1t is this oil which
gives off the aroma 30 deadly to
moths and certain other insects.
Cedar closet lining is manufactur-
cd in y inch thickness and can be
supplied in widths of ] 7. to ~ inch
face. 1t is tongued and grooved on
the sides and ends
This Tennessee red cedar closet
lining is manufactured to very
high standard and the outstanding
points of superiority are many.
Each package of this red cedar
lining contains 80 per cent red
heartwOod.
1t is manufactured enly from Sci
entifically seasoned lumbef, All of
the valuable oil is retained in the
finished product.
1t usually comes packrd in a cor
rugated fibreboard package, which
protects the lining ffrbmsscuffing,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
Is YOUR Guest Room Ready?

The telegram that heralds the
visit of week end guests may be
greeted in two ways. The hostess
may have to dash around in circles
trying to make her guest room pre-
sentable, or she may simply need
to open the windows, whisk away
any dust and put fresh linen on
the bed. 1t all depends upon the
room.
The guest room that is responsible
for the CONSERVATION may be trans
formed at little expense into a room
that will need nc apology when Wis
itOrs suddenly arrive. No guest, of
course, expects this room that is
used only infrequently to be furn-
ished with the choicest pieces of
bedroom furniture in the house, but
anyone has right to expect bet
ter welcome than is accorded by
rundown furniture.
The most commonplace Old-time
furniture of the golden oak era
may be delightfully."- modernized
with paint, lacquer, or enamel.
Soft tones of green and blue are
suitable for the room that is al
ready gay with sunshine or bright
eolored walls, while solid yellow or
also cream decorated with coral
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12

personal talk with the designer of
the house, how are we to know
about these niceties. With the de
tail working drawings, when are
known as plans come the specifica-
tions. So when you are at the point
of building you 60 over these with
your contractor and decide about
the fine points, in regard to ma.
terials. Are you to have hardwood
floors throughout, linoieum in the
kitchen, tile in the bath. or soft
wood-floors in the bed rooms, Tee
architects who design the houses
which are used in this paper are
among the finest in the land. They
are experts in the fine points OF
small residence design. BY using
these plans and specifications it is
possible to have ust as distinctive
u home as if an architect designed
it especially for you.
Many contractors, while they are
the very finest of workmen and
even artisans in their particular
lines, rarely have studied architec-
ture from the standpoint of small
house design.
fians and specifications are not
Injuries, they are necessities for
the people who desire the greatest
comfort both mental and physical
in their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
FOR.OWNERS}

ring strips be used-that is, narrow
strips of wood to wiIicn the closet
lining will be nailed because the
nails will hold better in wood than
in plaster and the iining can be
closely drawn together. In stalling
closet lining in new homes where
the closets have nc. Deen plastcred
or lined with wallboard, we suggest
that this be done. However, the lin
ing can be nailed directly to the
studding In this event, we sug-
gest that the closet first be lined
with heavy building paper, giving
no odor and that all openings be-
tween the studding, which extend
below and above the floor or above
the ceiling of the room should be
closed. In the building of storage
vaults or storage closets, the out
side of which are covered with wall
can be nailed directly t" the stud
ding. 1t is suggested that the stud
ding be placed about IL inches
apart. The end joint need not
come over the studding because end
matching insures tight joints.
Either blind mailing or face nail
ing is generally desirable. The
tongue and groove should be pulled
closely together. Supercedar quar-
tered round can be used and it in
surcs tight corners and Il finished
appearance.
1t is most important that no
paint, varnish, wax or other finish
be used. The lining in its natural
state is necessary for effective re-
suits.
Every house should have at least
one storage closet lined with this
arc.hatic ccdlr lining, for summer
storage of woolen clothing and
other material which the moth is
apt to feed upon. 1t is desirable
that all closets be lined, but where
this is not possible, the above pro-
cedure will be found quite salts
factory. The nice thing about cedar
lining is that it gives to your cloth
ing nice clean odor. not at all Of
ensive to the sense of smell, as
many of the chemicals used to pre-
vent moth damage are.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12

own roof. And both parents, if they
take pride in the material appear
ance of their home, will surely spend
more time with the children for
whom they are keeping the home. =
Behind home ownership are some
of the most desirable human Gaali-
ties. Love, ambition, and thrift are
fostered in the act of buying, or
building or paying for home. Per
sonal and civic pride come to the
home owner. These are the qualities
that mothers and fathers throughout
the land hope to install in their
children. There is no better way to
dramatize family love, the desire to
get ahead. and the habit of saving,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-12
DELINQUENCY IS
AT MINIMUM IN
OWNED HOMES,

The juvenile delinquent, t tha t
tragic little figure brought before
the courts Of justice at an early
age, who often develops into an
adult criminal. seldom comes from
an owned home, according to two
famous Judges in two widely sepa-
rated cities.
Good children certainly can be
raised in rented quarters, but it is
interesting to note that the records
Of two cities show the majority of
juvenile delinquents have not been
exposed to the owned home influ-
cnce.
"Of course the largest percent of
boys who come before me, come from
homes that are not owned by their
parents,' says Judge Allegretti, pre-
siding over the boys court in Chi
cagO.
"Home ownership on the part OF
more parents would stimulate paren.
tai care and attention and reduce
offenses among juveniles because
lack of parental care causes, by far,
the greater number of delinquencie.
among our youth.
"In these days of the room an.
a half apartment, in these day
when the bed and the chest of draw
ers come out of the wall at the push
of a button, we surely need cam
paign which will bring to parents
the realization that children can.
not be properly reared in crampeu
| quarters.
"There cannot be an atmosphere
of love, devotion, loyalty, and obe-
dience in residence where privacy
is almost out of the question and
room is at premium.
"This home keeps the family to-
! gether as the nest keeps the bird
lings together and the pride that
goes with the ownership of the home
is the spirit that builds. loyalty and
gives rise to that lofty feeling to-
ward our country that we call pa
! triotism.
''The pioneers suffered privation
and untold suffering to build and
protect their homes; we are prone
to commercialize the home.
But when father owns his homo
he finds more time to spend with
it, keep it in order, and in repair;
he takes pride in seeing it look bet
ter than his neighbours. Mothe,
spends more time in it too; what i.
really drudgery in a place not he
own seems pleasant to her under hel