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The Washington times., 1934-12-29

QOuncementS re- JOhn L.. Weaver
garding realty conditions are re
garded highly by his brother
realtors. In predicting more sub,
stantial progress toward recovery
in 1885 he said:
Real estate made marked
progress towards recovery dur
ing 1884. Fortunately, this is
easily prOvable, thus taking the
statement out of opinions and
guessing. Proof is found in Oc-
cupancy. All types of real eS-
tate are in greater demand and
show less vacancy than one year
ago. This is especially true of
housing. Reports cleared through
the National Association of Real
Estate Boards show this i'm
proved occupancy. to be general.
Practically every part of the
country reports.
BUYERS ARE ACTIVE
Gin Washington, occupancy is
better than normal in all types
of property. Proof is therefore
had in the fact that, if trade
term may be used, Consumption
of space has increased mark
edly.
"Astute buyers are quietly
picking up choice investment
parcels. They recognize the
presence of a buyers market
Chain stores are taking ad-
vantage of the market to lease
desirable locations. The opera
tive builder is again doing his
part. His opportunity is at
hand and looms very large.
Mortgage money is coming out
in increased volume and on
better terms"
Referring to the Federal home
financing plan, he said:
"The Federal Housing Ad-
ministratiOn's plan for insuring
mortgages will-when finally
turned in-bring about a refOr-
nation in home financing that
will make home owning not
only more desirable but safe
and easily attainabIe. This
plan will also make for greater
security for the mortgage, thus
enabling him to afford the bOr-
rover easier terms.
DESTROYS FEARS
"It will remove and destroy
the fear of foreclosure that
awful monster which has stalked
up and down the land recently.
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comparatively modest beginning
in 1912.
Before Wesley Heights, which
took the buying market by storm,
had been completely built up, the
Spring Valley development was
begun.
The same scheme of curvilinear
street arrangements, following
the surface contour of the valley
country, was followed and the de-
Yelopment actually was under way.
Dirt and gravel roads and
paths gave way to macadamized
streets and paved sidewalks. Foot
bridges and catwalkS were super
seded by grading and filling opera
tions that placed fords and
bridges in their stead. Homes of
the highest type were erected
rapidly.
Tax Is Boosted
All has not been "velvet" In de-
Veloping a tract such as Spring
Valley. For instance, when the
development started in 1929, the
property was assessed at about
5000 an acre. At one time during
the past few. years, the same
property, unimproved, rose in as
GeSsed valuation to $500. ,.,..
Experts in realty matters point
out the lack of wisdom on the part
Of District authorities in acceler:
ating tax valuation on residential
property so rapidly. A tax in
crease on improved property, they
say, is naturally to be expected;
but should be held within proper
limits at all times. But to make
q horizontal increase on unim-
proved property as well handicapS
the development.
Prospective home owners, in.
tending to build the sort. of
structures that must be erected
in a development of that sort,
are hesitant to face the hazard
of rising taxes. While the prop.
erty remains unSold, the tax
burden must be borne by the de-
Veloper. ....,
Transportation Good ....
Twenty years ago, such an, op'
Grafton would have been impoS
sible in view of its distance from
the business section. Present
day transportation, however,
coupled with the rapid expansion
Of utilities accommodations, have
brought this development within
convenient range of all activities
and attractions of the city.
Approximately 100 owner-occu-
pied dwellings of imposing archi-
lecture and location are scattered
about the development, but there
are many more sites to be had.
It is the boast of the developers
that the section affords a site
adaptable to every type Of house
and landscape.
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ULTRA MODERN
. AREA CROWS
RAPIDLY
High-Type Homes Being Built
in Section Despite Boost
y in Assessments

Principal among the requisites
imposed by the Federal Housing
Administration for benefits under
its far-sighted plans for residential
Improvement are locality, neigh
borhood, architectural treatment
and community planning.
These requisites were foreseen
years ago by developers OF the
ultra-smart Spring Valley section,
a development snuggled in Glen
Brook Valley between Wesley
Heights and Westerleigh.
The tract comprising Spring
Valley was subdivided early in
1929 by the Miller boys-William
C. and Allison N. Miller-who had
risen to real estate fame from
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lent rental Morris Cafritx
condition of desirable properties
has left very few vacancies, and
an increased personnel in the
Federal and local government
departments has created a con-
ditiOn which should keep rental
properties well filled, an
neceSSitateS additional buildings
in order to provide adequately
for the needs of the increased
population.
BUSINESS FIRMS
Many business organizations
are opening headquarters in
Washington in order to be in
close contact with developments
in the Capital and obtain their
share of the business in the vast
reconstruction programs under
way.
'"The Cafritz Construction
Company, which has built and
sold more than 5000 homes in
the last few years, sees clearly
the demand for additional
homes from it's daily contacts
with the public. 1t has renewed
its activities in the development
of two new communities, one at
Greenwich Forest, beautifully
wooded tract adjoining Battery
Park and EdgemOor, and the
other in Northwest Park, just
off Massachusetts, Avenue, where
they have sufficient grounds to
build several thousand more
homes.
NEW FEATURES
"In both of these cOmmuni-
ties many new and unusual fea-
lures in architecture and plan
ming have been combined to
make these homes outstanding
in every respect.
Everything points to con-
tinued activity to meet the
needs of the community and
this resumption of private en-
terprise will relieve the over.
crowded conditions now prevail
ing, and restore hOme-Ownership
to the hearts of Washington
citizens"
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
ROS|CHAN POST
To GEBHARDT

Richard Gebhardt last night
was named acting head of the
District Transient Bureau to sue
ceed Arthur S. Rosichan, who re-
signed from the post to become
director of the Homeless and
Transient Bureau of the Jewish
Social Service Agency of New
York city.
Director of Public Welfare FL
wood Street said Mr.. Gebhardt.
transient director of Missouri, will
be offered the local post perman-
emily.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

uary 2 as saw
ings, building
and loan asso-
Citations allo-
cate their past
S i x months
earnings.
Morton Bod
fish, executive
vice = president
of the United
States Building
a n d L o a n
League, reports
t h a t t h e S e
SharehO er s.
will receive a
total of $140,-
mn nm
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

B ar ASSocia- Angus w. Mclean
ton. He was unanimously elected
to that office in 1920 and knows
the duty a lawyer assumes when
he joins an active bar association.
He has been an active practi-
toner for 80 years, in both the
Carolina courts and those of the
District of Columbia. Principally
he has been counsel for large cor
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

dlcation of the
respect in which
outstanding at
torneys, coming
h e re fr o m
other" jurisdic-
tions, hold the
aims of the or
ganiZed bar of
the District.
Mr.. Mclean,
former governor
of North Caro-
lima, is also a
former pre- S j.
dent of t h e
North Carolina
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p r o p critics in
many sections
of the city, re-
CARDS the inme.
diate future of
real estate in
w a S h i n g ton
and vici n i ty
W i tn renewed
interest.
D e C ! ar n g
that the stage
is set for a very
p r o S p e r Gus
1885, Mr.. CAT,
ritz said:
"The excel
-a-k.N
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

SPRING VALLEY is
the result of carefully
planned community devel-
opment on the part of the
builders and rare discern
ment on the part of its resi-
dents. Automobiles, utilities
and neighborhood protec-
ton have been responsible
for it's rapid development.
On the left of Glenbrook
Drive are the attractive
homes of Alfred M. Hough-
ton, Howard T. Kane, DR..
P. A. McLenden and Mar
ion K. Gillian.
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Times Z
Table
TODAY
CIVIC AND SOCIAL.

O1V1C AND 0VNAAN
g. 'P.M.LDinner dance, Lambda
Chi, Sorority; west ballroom Shore
haIn Hotel,
Banquet, American His
torical Association, ballroom May
flower Hotel.
g. PM.-Meeting, Delta Sigma
Epsilon Fraternity, Jefferson room
Mayflower Hotel.
Dance, Sigma Epsilon Sorority,
Garden, MaYfloWer Hotel.
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TOMORROW
Sunday

500 P.M.-Reception, the wo-
mems Democratic Club of Arling-
tdn, at home of Mrs. Isabelle
Simpson.
1000 A.M.-Meeting, Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Chinese room, May
flower Hotel.
500 P.M.-Meeting. Town Hall
Meeting, main ballroom, the
Shoreham.
800 p.m.-Lecture, Sir Willmott
Lewis, "An EngliShman Looks at
America" ShoTeham Hotel
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
PAINT COVERAGE

One gallon of good paint, as it
is usually applied to wood, will
cover and average area of about
500 square feet with one coat, or
$50 to 300 square feet with two
coats,
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

mortgages, was
expressed b y
John L. weaver,
pre- S / d e n t of
Weaver Broth
ers, Inc, in an
interview y e S.
terday.
AS past presi-
dent of t h e
Was h i n g t o n
Real E S t a t e
Board and head
Of one of the
oldest firms in
the city, Mr..
Weaver's p r o.
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BRIGHT
Realtors Here See Fine Year in 1886
9 Million Share
In Dividend
Distribution
BY DICK BAKER

Nine million men, women and
children will share in a dividend
to be completed Jan
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NewD.C. Bar Member
Mclean, Active Man

The recent admission of Angus
w. Mclean to membership in the
District Bar Association is an in
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
CAT RITZ VIEWS
PROSPECTS
AS GOOD
Construction Company Head
Believes Stage Set for
Boom in Business

Morris Cafritz, president Of the
Cafritz Construction Company,
builders of homes and business
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

Under its operation, junior
financing will not be necessary
something to be devOutly wished
for.
'Washington's principal indus
try-the Government service
IS unique. It is an industry
which hard times, depression.
wars, ETC., accelerate and cause
to grow. Over $4,000 wage earn
ers have been added to the pay
roll during the recent years of
depression. This increase in
wage earners, in turn, gives
much new business to our pub
lie utilities, department stores,
carriers, real estate operators
and others, with resulting in
creased personnel and pay rolls.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
WEAVER LAUDS
U.S.MORTGAGE
INSURANCE
Veteran D. c. Real Estate Man
Says Recovery Progress Is
Being Made Rapidly

Praise for the Governments in
sured mortgage plan, with the re-
Sultant elimination of junior
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

porations. For the past 20 years
he has been general counsel for
the Virginia and Carolina Southern
Railway Company and division
counsel for the Atlantic Coast
lines. His professional services
have been sought by many banks
and insurance companies.
At the present time his practice
is mainly in connection with legiS-
lative and departmental matters,
although he is counsel for Nor
man Hamilton, receiver of five
local banks now in process of
liquidation.
Wilbur L. Gray, editor of the
Bulletin, has spent a very happy
Christmas. He motored to a
school down in Connecticut" at
the beginning of the holidays and
returned with his oldest son, who
spends much time in the family
car trying out the new horn Will
bur has had installed and which
literally blows them off the road.
So what with his son home for
Christmas and the new horn on
his auto, Editor Wilbur has en-
jOyed a pleasant Yuletide,
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
The Weather

District OF Columbia - Partly
cloudy and colder tonight; mini
mum temperature about 36 de-
grees; Sunday cloudy and colder,
possibly followed by rain in late
afternoon or at night; moderate
west, shifting to north winds.
Maryland-Partly cloudy and
colder tonight; Sunday cloudy,
slightly colder, followed by rain in
central and east and snow or rain
in extreme west portion in after
noon or at night.
Virginia-Cloudy, probably rain
Sunday and in south portion to-
night; colder in north portion to-
night and Sunday.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 P. M. ......47 4 A. M. .....46
8 P. M. ......46 8 A. M. .....45
Midnight ..45 Noon ....!!...55
Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1884, 387.
Excess of temperature since De-
cember !, 1884, .13.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
ton since January l, 1884, $50.
Deficiency of precipitation since
December /, 1884, 81.
Tide Table
High tide today at 1928 a. m.
and at 2:11 p. m.
Low tide today at 8 a. m. and
at 1852 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 2;21 p. m.
and at 1904 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 8:44 a. m.
and at $50 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today at 1926 a. m.
and sets at asa p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 1927
a. m. and sets at 4:54 p. m.
The moon rises today at 1929
a. m. and sets at 11:48 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1:3l a. m. and sets at 1914 p. m.
OTHER TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1934-12-29


The dividend volume is of the
great oaks from little acorns" va
riety, according to the building
loan executive, who reveals that
the average personal share-holding
of the recipients of the dividends
is $756. There are 10000 of these
thrift and home lending institu-
tions participating in the distribu-
ton, many of them with less than
100000 in assets, few of them
with $50,000,000 and most of them
somewhere between these ex-
tremeS.
The thrifty building-loan share
holders are entitled to their divi-
dends and the associations them
selves have earned their pros
porous status. Not only have the
associations and their sharehold-
ers proved to be the backbone of
home construction during the in
ception of the Federalaided
building program, but the COOP
erative financial set-up of the va
rious organizations has ridden
the storm of a five-year depres-
sion. Probably no other type of
investment has maintained such
high standard in the matter of
earned dividend distribution dur
ing that period.
The Home Owners Loan Cor
poration continues to report
progress in home reconditioning
activities. 1t is reported that
contracts for improving approx
mately 100000 homes have al
ready been executed, and recon
ditioning applications have been
received from 284,O83 home own
ers to whom HOLC refinancing
loans have been granted, of which
I'll, ,408 totalling over $38,500,000
in labor and material expendi-
ture, have been submitted to the
loan committee.
Under its operation, junior
financing will not be necessary
something to be devOutly wished
for.
'WashingtOn's principal indus
try-the Government service
n
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
"DoubIes y
In Film, Stage

NEW YORK, April 13.-Ernest
Truck is very grateful for the re-
cent trend toward motion picture
production in the East. Aside
from the obvious advantages Of
being able to dash over the
Greensboro Bridge to make q
movie, and still have the "Show
go on," it is definitely O boon to
the actor, according to the vet
eran, intermittently to get com.
pletely out Of the role he has been
doing eight times a week and pro
ject himself into another.
Mr.. Truck, currently starring in
"Sing and WHISTLE" is also max
ing two-reel comedies for Educa-
tional Pictures at Astoria, Long
Island. After making two short
comedies starring the diminutive
farceur. Educational has just
signed Truck for two years.
ut is hard work." says Mr.
Truck, reporting at the studios
for q 9 o'clock call and working
through until almost time % re.
port ut the theater for the eve.
ming performance. However,
there is compensation In the
stimulating effect of such diver.
sified activity. find that ON
the days I am at the studios ]
work better in the theater,"
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Ancient Piano Is
Used in Film

Every nook and corner Of Los
Angeles was searched to find q
pianoforte. The pianoforte was
needed during the filming Of q
military bali Of Confederate Off
GERS and their ladies in Marion
Davies new Cosmopolitan picture
for Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. Opera
tor 49," Civil War spy drama.
The ball was held in the historic
cambridge mansion, built near
Martinsburg, Va, by Marth a
WaShington's family and served as
General "Jeb" Stuart's headquar-
terS during q period Of the Civil
War. The mansion was repro
duced almost in its entirety and
historically correct in every detail
at the picture studios for Opera
tor 49,"
For the ball, a colored orchestra
that could play old-faShioned
Southern waltzes on Civil War pc
Rod instruments including the
pianoforte was required.
After q discouraging search, a
pianoforte was finally located and
loaned to Miss Davies company
by descendants Of one Of the
South's. Oldest families, who have
since settled in California.
Then an orchestra was sought
and when Buster Wilson, negro
musician, convinced Direc tor
Richard BoleSlavSky he could play
an old-faShioned pianoforte, he
and his orchestra won the jSb Of
playing the music for the military
ball.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Beery Realizes
Secret Dream

HOLLYWOOD, April 13-Luck-
ier han Charlie Chaplin with his
dream of playing Napoleon, wal
lace Beery realizes a hope he's
held for fifteen years, playing
Pancho Villa for the screen in
"viva villa" Metro Goldwyn-
Mayors spectacular new film.
'When Villa first went into
the headlines Of the newsra-
pers," Beery confessed. 'T got
the idea that he would be .
grand character for . motion
picture. That was even before
villa had become the most pub
Hcized figure in the world. as
he was in the ten years proceed
ing the world war.
"I discussed the idea with
several producers but they
weren't interested. / gave It up
for the time being, but / always
thought that some day / would
finance . picture Of my own,
and / knew 1t would be based
on villa.
"When the M-G-M people
called up one day and asked
me to play the part, i never
told them It had been . secret
dream Of mine for fifteen
years."
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
THE VOICE OF
BrOadW aY
BY Louis SObOl-
PrattIe and TattIe!

Maurice Chevalier and Kay
= Francis have turned on the
heat-wave again -. Milton
Berle's pet audience, his genial
mama, was beaten up back
stage in Chi the other day. ..
Wednesday night on the floor
Of the Hollywood, Rudy Vallee,
incensed by q heckler, offered
to take him out and beat him
up. It's in the air. Incl
dentally, Vallee and his man.
aseH, Ed Fishman, have parted
.CartooniSt Tom Webster, Of
London, has signed q new con-
tract with the Daily Mail,
thereby refuting report that
he planned permanent resi-
dence in this country. Francis
K. Bushman, famous star Of
the Silents, viii head the coun.
try stock company at q small
hotel in Hurleyville, N. Y....
Real drama? Antoine Concello,
daring trapeze gal at the circus
in town here, went flying
bravely through the air Tues
day night, fully aware that her
sister, Mickey King, also an
aerialiSt, had missed the bar in
the circus in Cincinnati that
afternoon and was reported
dyingl
June Knight, who dropped
H. Richman for Paul Ames,
Is flashing a wedding ring
but won't admit q thing. Al
though Sue Carol starts her
divorce suit against Nick Stu
art within the next few days,
her once blazing romance with
Ken Murray is now colder
than an outdoor shower in
Jan. Joan Marsh, the cinema.
pretty, and Tommy Lee, who
were scheduled to elope in the
Hollywood manner, are now
giving each other the iced
shoulder shrugs. Mrs. Floyd
Bennett, now q licensed pilot,
starts q croSS-country air tour
shortly, flying her own plane,
to exploit the book by her
late husband. Secret mergers:
Herbert w. Wells, student at
Yale, and Helen Rollins, Scars
dale deb-at Greenwich, March
10th. Murray Norman, the
theatrical lensman, and Viz.
ginia Vaughan (WilSon), Broad
way pretty, viii try to live as
cheaply as one-they signed
the application papers in
Greenwich, last wk. Mrs.
Helen Schroeder, mama Of Mil.
dred, the gorjus blonde con-
Stantly in Bert Lahr'S COM
pany, is Purring and Cooing
with the dignified Major Sam
uel Alexander.
Ha,sS Cniumbo and sally D1AnO
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Milestone Directs
Smith Novel

HOLLYWOOD. April 13.-co
lumbia Pictures this week 40.
quired the motion picture rights
to wallace Smiths popular novel,
"The Captain Hates the Sea. "
Lewis Milestone, the man responsi.
BILE for "An Quiet on the Western
Front" and Front Page" has
been assigned to direct.
wallace Smith, newSpaperman,
war correspondent and member Of
Chicago'S famous group Of out
standing writer's, is noted as artist,
novelist and screen writer. Among
his novels are Little TigeresS, "
"Are You Decent?" and Bessie
Cotter." His screen adaptations
and stories include Bulldog
Drummond," "Alias French
Gertie," Framed" '"The Silver
Horde" and "The Lost Squadron" +"
The Washington times., 1934-04-14

after an on-and-off romance Of
many months, will take the
long march in June-with cam
eramen present, Of courSe-Peter
Arno being showed into discard
Marlene Dietrich, who at
present is occupying Colleen
Moore's palatial shack outside
Of Beverly Hills, has five guards
for her dtr. and self, q chauf-
feur and an entire retinue Of
Servants-but does her own
cooking-her only hobby, she
insists The monocled Luigi
Rothschild's pretty companion
at the Caveau Richie the other
night was Mrs. Oliviero Trip
covich, the former social reg
iStered Betty Crispin The
other gent with the monocle
present that night was Tony
Horvath, now courting Teddy
Fera Ruth Collette (Col->
lette Sisters), and Jerry Rosen
are ready for the important step
The AL Wagstaff, 3ds, are
pouting Towns in this
Youessay include Mcintyre, Fla;
Brisbane, N. D.: Sullivan, KY:
Chapman, Ala; Arthur ILL.,;
Phillips, Me-; Rogers, Ark, and
Sohol, Okla The Christine
Maple-Artie Bulova blaze is
doused.
Me, too-I've joined the cru
sade, for gossakes no more
Mary Pickford-Doug Fairbanks,
Tommy Manville Marcelle Ed
wards break-ups and make-upS
for awhile pah-leeze!. Mimi
Martin and her publishing hus-
band are talking it over. .Sher-
man Rogers suggests q descrip-
ton Of Mae WeSt:-A bureau
with the top drawer open!. "A
new photographic development
provides q record playing from
so to 80 minutes - Broadway
plays and night club shows in
their entirety are to be recorded
for hinterland consumption. =.
ExpatriateS are flocking back
to this country from abroad to
survey the new Broadway-the
latest returning is Madison
Corey, who was once general
manager Of all the Henry Say.
age productions. .Hy Mayer,
famous cartoonist Of the old
World, is back, TOTO settle
down in Conn. to etch and
paint, having forsaken the car
tooning craft. The depression
viii be over, insists J. Arthur,
when the wolf at the door is q
fur coat from the boy friend.
Clap calloused mitts for wal
lace Beery's punchy perform
ance In "Viva, villa" ct the Cri-
terion-the best Of his career
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Ny Fdvorite Ten
Motion Pictures
M. H-WnETAM ETGCHEI

william Fischer, manager Of the
Columbia Theater, forwards the
following list as his 10 favorite mo-
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
Spokane Censors
Ban 'Nana'

The new censor board ia SpO-
kane, Wash, touched off . powder
keg when some Of it's members
were instrumental in having
Mana" barred from showing In
the northern city. Theater men
leaped to the defense Of the pic
ture and now Samuel Goldwyn has
hired a battery Of attorneys 10
fight the ruling.
One of the lady objectorS to the
film is credited with this extra
ordinary statement:
Gamma Stem should have sui.
fered more to pay for her wrong
dOings. Death was not enough"
Ye gods! What next?