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REAL ESTATE BODY
ASKS LICENSE LAW
Congress Urged to Prevent
UnethicaI or Illegal
Practices.

Enactment of real estate license
law for Washington will be urged at
the present session of Congress by the
Washington Real Estate Board with
the objective of preventing the opera =
ton here of dealers following unethical
or illegal practices.
A license bill similar to that under
discussion at the past session of Con-
greSs already has been introduced. Such
bill, providing for the licensing Of all
real estate brokers and statesmen and
setting up reasons for possible revoca- :
ton Of license, was passed last session
by the Senate, but failed of passage by
the House.
Several other bills, relating to fore
closure sales, control of the sale of
realty stocks and bonds and release of
deeds of trust, also have been reintro-
duced
Discussing the several outstanding
operations in the realty field here which
brought a congressional investigation
last session in a recent annual report.
John A. Petty, secretary of the Real
Estate Board. said:
The real estate brokers' license law,
which this board has inecrsed for eight
years, definitely would have prevented,
or at least instantly removed from the
field, the operations of a lot of pro-
moterS and one real estate broker
among the cases enumerated
Not in any Of the cases during the
last two years was there a single COM
plant involving the question OF
mortgage foreclosure procedure: neither
was there single case involving the
proprlety or fairness of our mortgage
foreclosure procedure publicly presented
to the congressional investigating COM
mlttee. This fact alone justifes the
position taken by the Real Estate Board,
as well as the major business and pro-
fessional organizations of Washington
position that there is no need in
Washington for any drastic legislation
dealing with the foreclosure of mort
cages.
Our Legislative Committee, with a
Continued on Second Page
Evening star., 1931-12-26
SILVER STAR HOME REMAINS
OPEN ANOTHER WEEK
Norman-French Residence in Spring Valley Shows
Value of Blending Furnishing
With House Planning.

I the cream paneled plaster walls have
been blended with Heppelwhite mahog-
any and blue-green 0raperies, A note
OF conformity has been established in
the use of the same pattern in the
bedSpreads as was chosen for the lace
window curtains
The guest suite of bedroom. sitting
room and bath is furnished in French
provincial style. while a girls room
is done in American Chippendale
Only One Furnished.
The Spring Valley home, constructed
by w. c. and A. N. Miller, Is the only
one of the current series to be furnish
ed. The house was selected for the
demonstration by a committee COM
posed of James S. Taylor, chief of the
division of building, Department of
Commerce; DR.. Louis Stanley, chief OF
the United States Bureau of Home
Economics; Miss Harlean James. execu-
tive secretary Of the American Civic
Association; Waverly Taylor, architect
and builder: Gilbert Rodier, architect;
Arthur Carr, appraiser and former
president of the Washington Real Es-
tate Board; John H. Small. landscape
architect, and Rufus S. Lusk, stats
tician.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
COMEBACK FORECAST
Architect Institute Official Points
to New England's Thrift.

New England is thrifty and sound
and its building industry is ready for
a comeback, George H. Gray of New
Haven, Conn, director of the American
Institute of Architects for the New
England division, declares in a forecast
for 1882, made public by the institute.
Discussing depressing statistical
errors Mr.. Gray expresses The opinion
that labor in the building trade has
been debated to a greater extent than
statistics indicate, and that the common
belief that office buildings and apart
ments are overbuilt is fallacy.
In rentals of small houses he sees a
new and promising field for trust fund
investments. A striking DEVELOPMENT
of the depression, he believes, is the
assumption by achitects of the leader
ship In the building industry.
Evening star., 1931-12-26

AT Indianapolis, the value of
permits from January l to Decem-
Der ! showed a gain of approxi-
mately IA per cent over the
Va!ue for the comparative period
Syracuse Shows Gain.
There also was good gain recorded
at syracuse, and there was an increase
OF nearly s200000O in the value of
building work carried on this wear in
the Twin Cities. In the latter section.
| however, the gain was attributable
largely to Federal and commercial
building
| At Richmond, residential building is
lully on par with that of last wear.
out other types of work showed a de-
crease. At New Haven, more than
million dollars is being spent monthly
LOT labor and materials by the Yale
/ University and this outlay is expected
! 70 continue for many months.
! Inc heaviest recession has been not
co IN the construction of large COM
Mercial and industrial structures, as
the building of one and two family
| houses has been relatively better than
other classes of work in many parts of
the country.
Lack of financing continues to be a
hanolcap to residential building, as
there Is little second-mortgage money
available. and building and loan asso-
cations report that 90 per cent of their
applicants have insufficient capital to
make their equities large enough to de.
/ serve consideration. Insurance COM
panles continue to accept a conserva-
tive amount OF desirable loans on low
valuations.
All loans for building purposes are
oemg Scrutlnized carefully and, in most
instances, are restricted to so per cent
and occasionally 80 per cent of the
actual value of the project under con-
Slderatlon. While savings banks con-
tlnue to report deposits heavy, deposi-
tols IN many cases, are not disposed to
ou1ld or buy homes while there is a
possibility Of further declines in prop
erty values.
Price Trend Downward.
The trend in prices of building ma
! terlals is downward although now
fairly steady. with minimum inven-
tories carried by dealers. Hardware
prices are off. to some extent. but not
SO much as items controlled bv a wider
range of producers. Cement, lumber.
orlck and such items have declined
| SteaolIy In price, though not much re-
Gently. because distributors have not
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1931-12-26
S3O,695.864

For December of this year only,
present plans on file indicate there will
be projects for construction of 60
dwellings, having a total estimated cost
of $4OO,0O0 as compared with 81 dwell
ings having an estimated cost of
S606 900 approved in December of 1880.
AS compared with a total Of $500 900
for December of this year, there was
a total of S1.386125 for the correspond
ing month of last year.
Past Totals Cnmnared
Evening star., 1931-12-26

NATIONAL IMPROVEMENT
EXPECTED EARLY In 1892
Conditions Forecast to Remain Unchanged for Few
Weeks With Upswing Starting Toward Spring.
Few Instances of Gains Offset by Losses.

immediate outlook nationally in the industry
Tor unchanged condition
an Improvement anticipated toward
special department of R.
Dun e. IN review OF conditions during the past year
Whe considerable
ing industry this the few instances gains been
port AS result total volume minimum decline
Io1 3U per cent from the record of 1890 found
OF funds for building have ample general
OF activity resulted
nereSt remain
inclination
Pubnc constructions
" uLuS n le dHcueS In meeting
d wen as or the cutting down of
AT ST Louis building the II months of 1e31
OF o3 cent
same months of ''- '1o '0""i 40A Uie
FIorioa ouong took decided in November
e a S@oooooo ahead OF the volume November
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PROSPEROUS YEAR AHEAD.
REAL ESTATE MEN THINK
Low Percentage of Vacancies and Steady Demand
for New Homes Create Confidence Here
Despite Numerous Setbacks.
BY DON S. WARREN.

IL things considered
~ for the District
II only encouraging,
velopmen Washington that remarkably the face
adverse conditions
building activity here gauged by the of
the record of $780, revealed
unofficial compilation of monthly records of the District Building
Inspection Department. of approximately $2OOOOO0 been
made.
millions dollars provided plans the
Encouraging
the Washington situation which
tcuay residential District
vacancy apartment buildings has increased slightly,
the
Evening star., 1931-12-26
REVISES PRICE INDICES
Labor Department to Publish 74S
Items Each Week.

In January, 1882, the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics of the Department OF
Labor will begin publication of a re-
vised wholesale price index, to be
issued weekly as we'll as monthly.
The new wholesale price index car
ries 7S4 price entries, instead of $50
as before. For most part the addi-
tional items are the fully manufactured
commodities. or the so-called con
sumers' goods"
The new index continues the aver
age for the year 1926 as its price base
or as representing 100 and all addi-
tional commodities have been priced
back to that date.
Evening star., 1931-12-26

The fact that the total private
construction volume for the Dis
trict this year exceeds the record
of last year is probably the
brightest phase of the picture,
since the depression and talk of
depression have served somewhat
in Washington, and to a larger
extent in some other sections of
the country. to curtail eXpendl-
lures for capital investments even
by those we'll able to make them.
Cuts Believed Passed.
A slump in construction here
this year in fact was expected by
some observers last January as a
rather natural development from
the depression and unemploy-
ment, but others, noting the
heavy cuts that had been made
in new projects in 1929 and 1880
from the high totals of former
wears, fOreSaW no appreciate
decline.
Col. John w. Oehmann among others,
predicted that 1881 would show about
the same volume as the preceding year.
Considering the growth in population
of Washington, the gradual obsol-
escence of its older structures and other
conditions Col. Oehmann now voices
the belief that the new year Will see
private building volume greater than
that for this year. probably reaching
a total of S45.O00 900 as a maximum.
such 4 level. he believes should be
normally expected to continue for the
rext, three years. barring som uneX-
nected upset. and calculating upon an
Improvement in general business con-
ditions Of the country during the COM
ing new year.
With france interests as general
rule maintaining an attitude OF con-
servatism regarding loans for new
projects. the fact that residential con-
struction here this year has run well
ahead of last year is another remark
able phase of the record of 1881.
1883 Homes Approved.
During this year plans for the con-
struction of 1888 new dwellings having
a total estimated cost of Sl0,O46,68O
we're approved by the District building
INSPECTOR This compares with per-
mits for 957 houses having an estimated
total cost OF SG402.oOO 1or Ine year
1880, showing an increase of 426 houses
and a gain IN the cost volume of 81
564190.
In the figures for 1881. including the
total for all construction work, an
amount regarded as conservative was
included for the last week of this
wear, but official figures to be compiled
and released in January may bring
slight change in the totals.
Several months ago it appeared that
this year would outstrip the volume for
last year. but the last three months OF
this year showed declines from the same
months of last year, the decreases. how
ever. not being enough to drag the
years total down to the level of 1880
Progress Is Revealed.
How private building operations
progressed during the year is seen IN
the table below. with all figures Of
fetal except for December, which is an
Evening star., 1931-12-26
Past Totals Compared.
Totals for the preceding u years are

The demand for new houses here in
the last year, as indicated by the pur-
ch2SeS of home buyers, while not up
to the level of last year or earlier pc
riodS has been very satisfactory" IN
TIE opinion of some observers, con-
Sldcrirg the continuation of the de-
preston the general shortage of ready
and easily available money throughout
the country
The fact that in the preceding two
years there had been a heavy reduc-
tion in building operations here, as
compared with the high levels Of former
years, undoubtedly served to prevent
the pilng up of an unwieidy surplus of
new houses and this aided in MAIN
tenancc OF property values and sales
prices
Market Keeps stability.
while there was decline In the
market value ni houses particularly In
some classes and some locations here
during the past year due to necessity
NJ moving them. tn other caacA new
houses oi the came general class o.
thosr erected M the preceding tVo or
three ,eafs sold TOT approximately the
same price and ~ home Caset ~.
creased pfifrs
q t brllr,'d thRl the frduf,lnn ot
We rHi "a uuu .Wiiuu MbH hnI heavy
fHi. HI ilIr NIHii .if lu.I. ~ hilidUUr
H.| NNINH IW 'Ht 5000 W tau
NH. .IINI|HItI IHiU. tUu iiifthH aud
erRNifH sgnr hiiia.iI ta pusintf hsts
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nOwNTnXNN-14th & K.

DOWNlOWN- q n.
LARGE APTS.-LOW RATES.
Largest. bright apis. in finest marble z
story freproof, elevator BLDG. . large rooms
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7 DIRECTORY OF UNFU@2NTSFED APARTMENTS

The Westcliffe, 1863 Col. Rd. NV.
Elevator, Switchboard. Frigidaire.
{ rooms and bath. $50 and SIS
The Shelton, $500 w Pl. NV.
2 rooms, kitchen and bath. -. .$35 to $40
W. r. LOCKWOOD. 1910 @ st. NV. 2l'
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THE PHESIUENIIAL,
Corner 10th and L SITS. NV.
Apartments of 3 rooms. kitcheA and
bath and 5 rooms and baths. "a
hour service. For inspection see resi-
dent manager.
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7I6 18th st.
Convenient to Govt. Depts. Electric
refrigeration. Elevator.
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/ room, dining alcove, kitchen
and bath; ElectroluX. $3.50 to $4l.oo
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1870 n ST. N,W."

3 rooms, kitchen and bath. 1000
Frigidaire on house current. Resi-
dent manager.
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"eeAk CrORCTA Awe y

Near Walter Reed Hospital.
! and rooms, kitchen and bath,
$4,000 and $500
Nice, airy building. All outside
rooms. Frigidaire on house current.
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"DORSTAN HALL, !"

THE LINDBERGH,"
200 Mass. Ave.
Convenient Location.
and rooms, kitchenettes, dinettes
and baths. showers. Frtsidaire on
house current. Resident manager. a.
hour elevator and switchboard service.
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Convenient to Govt. Printing once.
rooms, kitchen and bath. $40 and SIS
J rooms. kitchen and bath. ...... .165
trtgioatre on house current. See
resident MANAGER
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II Block from Central High School.
2 rooms, kitchen and bath. $50 81
Frtgidaire on house current. Resi-
dent manager.
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AEsA 11NAINU 81
Near Arcade Market, TivoH Theater,
churches. stores, etc.
and 3 rooms, kitchen and bath,
$3.50, s47.50, $3.50
See resident manager. General Elee-
trio refrigeration.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
QUIT FIGURING
JIM DANDY

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-Jim
Dandy, Chaffee Earls erratic
mudder, is one of the mysteries
of the turf. Dubbed one of the
worlds worst horses, he can beat
any thoroughbred in the country
when he happens to be feeling
his oats.
Jim Dandy runs about one
good race a year, and his annual
resurrection usually occurs under
spectacular circumstances. Last
year the chestnut gelding won
only one race.
His lone triumph, the out
standing upset of the turf sea-
son, was scored at the expense
of sue headIiners' as Gallant
Fox nd WhichOne. That was
at Saratoga when the incOn.
sistent son of Thunderbird-Star
Shoot romped home in the mud
at 100 to /.
This year Jim Dandy did his
stuff in a race at Hawthorne in
which the great Sun Beau, a l
to favorite. ran sixth in field
of ordinary handicap performers.
Jim Dandy, IS to /, was the long
est-price nag in the race. He
didn't win but came close to it,
paying $53 to 50 to place. The
track was fast and practically
nobody gave Earls mudhook a
chance to get in the money.
Racing experts long since have
quit trying to figure what this
fellow is going to do. In nine
starts previous to the Hawthorne
race. going back to Nov. /, 1880,
he finished last six times, next to
last once, and third twice.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
ARMY, HARVARD
SELLOUT SEEN

WEST POINT. N. Y, Oct. IS.
Holders of tickets for the Army
Harvard football game here next
Saturday should make the trip
either by Hudson River boat or
West Shore Railroad, Major P. B.
Fleming, graduate manager of
athletics at the United States
Military Academy, advised today.
Annoying traffic jams lasting
for hours have occurred at West
Point following other large games
and the biggest crowd ever visit
ing the Military Academy is ex-
pected for this contest. The
ferry from Garrison on the east
side of the Hudson has been
discontinued, so the New York
Central should not be used.
For persons motoring to the
game, arrangements have been
made for the road-Peekskill-Bear
Mountain Bridge Highland Falls
West Point-to be one way for
north-bound traffic from II a. m.
to 2 p. m, and one way for
south-bound traffic from p. m.
to Z p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
.B|SONS READY
FOR TEMPLE

LEWISBURG, Pa, Oct. IS.
Bucknell will complete her work
outs under floodlights on home
soil tonight for the fifth annual
game with Temple at Philadel-
phia tomorrow night.
The Bisons have improved a
great deal in the last 10 days,
and should enter the fray on al
most even terms with the Owls.
Neither eleven is defeated, al
though Bucknell has one tie on
her list.
The injuries to Joe Grove, Sam
Hoax, and Eddie Myers may give
some new men a chance to show
their wares against stern opposi-
ton.
Trundnak has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to 60 back in at left
tackle, but Jack" Dempsey, a
Ridley Park 200-pounder, is show
ing such good form that Coach
Snavely may use him at the
start.
Myers has been bothered
with a charley horse, and,
has temporarily lost his tart
ing privilege in the backfield.
Vetter'S fast play has given
him the lead in the open race
for the berth.
AS a whole the Bucknell team
is in better condition than it
was for the Temple game a year
ago.
Bucknell and Temple were the
first two major teams in the
East to meet each other under
the lights, when they played in
Philadelphia last year, and their
second nocturnal engagement is
expected to set another attend
ance record for the game.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Paddock Notes

LAUREL RACE TRACK, Md,
Oct. 15.-Ral PARIS Indian Chief
four-year-old chestnut son of
Donna Coma and st. Kentigerna.
has been retired for the year. He
was sent back to the Laurel Park
stud. Trainer Trueman also re-
tired Howard Bruce's Glen Artney,
two-year-old chestnut daughter of
Trogan and Efforts, as we'll as
the Audley Farms jolly Pilot, two
year-old bay, son of Sir Barton
and Alice McLuke. And her stable
mate, Smooth Knight, three-year-
old bay, son of Bright Knight
and Smooth Bore.
Jockey Raymond Workman can
celled his engagements for today
and left for Latonia, Ky, where
he will ride one of c. V. Whitney's
horses on Saturday.
George Ellis, contract rider for
w. j. zeigler, jr., had a narrow
escape from injury this morning
when he went down with Spinach
at the Paddock turn.
Ellis was rushed to Laurel by
Trainer Clyde Phillips and Agent
George Pas, where an examina-
tiOn showed he was only shaken
up. Ellis rode out his days en-
gagementS.
Frank Hayes Tuscan knight
and Syriac were vanned over
from Bowie for today's races.
j. P. Turner was distributing
the books for the Empire City,
N. Y, session which opens on
Monday.
Elmer Trueman, of Washing
ton, is compiling an enviable rec
ord with the five horses he is
handling for B. B. Jones, of Vir-
ginia, who races under the nom
de course of the Audley Farm.
He has won II races. finished
second IL times, third three times
and has only been out of the
I1Olcy 1--we Ilu6S.
Jones, who has been here in.
specting his thorOughbreds,
said before leaving that he
would allOt his various trainers
their 1882 racing material next
week, and that Trueman's rec.
ord for the year entities the
WashingtOnian to a sizable
crop.
Revelation is the latest addi.
ton to the schooling list.
Frank Herman, son of Harry
M. Stevens, caterer here, was an
arrival, from New York. He was
accompanied by John Herman,
sports writer.
Trainer Trueman has sold Raj
PARIS Camp Dix, two-year-old
chestnut son of Campfire and
Miss Dixie at private terms to
DR.. Collins, of Washington.
Willie Nertney with eight vic
tories is the leading winning rider
here. M. Garner stands second
with seven wins.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15
Football Games
Tomorrow

focal
Business High VS.. Western High. at
Central High Stadium. 3:45 p. m.
Tulsa University VS.. George Washing
ton University. at Clark Griffith Sta
dunn, S.15 p. m.
GEORGETOWN vs.. Duquesne. at Pitts
burHh. Pa. might camel.
Campbell College VS.. 9uanticO Ma
rines. at 9uanticO. Va ESQ p. :-.,... m;
game for Rockne Memorial FUND.-
Virginia Freshmen VS.. MARYLAND Fresh
men. at Byrd Stadium. College Park,
Md, at 4 p. m. ,sr
Swarthmore VS.. Johns Hopkins, at
Homewood Field in Baltimore, at 8:15
Bucknell vs.. Temple, at Philadelphia
St. Joseph's VS.. MuhIenberE might
Davis -EllxinD vs.. st. Johns (BrOoklyn,
night game).
Marshall vs.. Salem (night).
Wilmington VS.. West Liberty.
SOUTH
Canyon vs. Daniel Baker.
OglethOrpe VS.. LOyOla (night).
Claflin vs.. Florida Aggies.
Louisiana College vs.. Louisiana Nor
val.
Tennessee Wesleyan VS.. Maryville.
south Georgia AgGleS vs.. Miami Z
Birmingham-S Southern vs. Mississippi
ullege.
GuilfOrd vs.. Naval Apprentice School.
TuskeEee vs.. Talladega.
MIDWEST
Louisville VS.. Butler.
Tarkio VS.. Central
BrOaddus VS.. Dayton q. (nightl.
st. Mary's (NIinnO VS.. DePaul (night)
Marquette vs.. Detroit (nighD
McKendree VS.. Evansville.
Mercer vs.. John Carroll (night).
Ottawa VS.. Friends.
FindIay VS.. BlufftOn.
Kent VS.. Mt. Union.
Bethany vs.. MuskingUm.
Haskell Indians vs.. Oklahoma Aggies.
Oklahoma City VS.. Phillips.
Omaha VS. St.. Benedict.
Missouri Mines VS.. st. Louis Q.
Lacrosse VS.. st. Norbert.
Hamline VS.. st. Thomas.
Ozark. Wesleyan VS.. Springfield.
Bowling Green VS.. Toledo.
Richmond Teachers vs.. Wittenberg.
Centre VS.. Xavier, U. (night).
Knox vs. Augustana.
FAR WEST
Pacific U. VS.. Idaho College.
Nevada VS.. Pacific College.
Whitman VS.. Puget Sound.
Redlands vs.. San Diego.
The Washington times., 1931-10-15

was that glad. All spring 1 prac-
ticed throwing SO that I could get
control.
Up there in Syracuse in 1926
l. played second base in 88 games
and was at third in ~ others.
BY trying and trying all The
time to get better control I was
able to do 1925 in fielding at
second, but I was bad at third,
doing only 1896.
Going up against better pitch
ing, I didn't do so good with the
bat. but 1 did pole 'enl out for
800 and 1 was able to steal 20
bases. which the boys sad was
mighty good work for rookie
that was running against the
high grade catchers in the Inter.
national League.
But when 1925 was over, Burt
ShOttOn, boss at Syracuse, de-
cided was too bad at fielding
and he had me transferred to
Houston, Tex, which is a club
owned by the Cardinals in a
smaller minor league.
When that happened I was
pretty much worried because
knew I wasn't good enough for
the International and maybe
wouldn't go good at Houston,
either, because of my fielding; but
when 1 got to Houston's training
camp in 1927 my whole career
was changed.
you're no infielder and no
pitcher" said Joe Mathis, mana.
" ger at Houston. From now on
you're an Outfielder."
At last was anchored in the
right spot.
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