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Evening star., 1934-04-07
Consult Master Painter.

When tackling painting or warm
ishing job, it is advisable to consult
a master painter, who Is qualified to
know the exact type Of application for
a specific Job. For example,, an in
terror varnish should not be used In
places where direct sun, rain and
excessive moisture or extremes of
heat and cold reach it. Paint manu-
facturers turn out the right kind Of
material for this type of work.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

The living room is down several
steps from the level Of the rest of the
house and its height extends all the
way to the roof, which is supported
by heavy rough-hewn timers. A bal
cony looks down from the upper hall
The fireplace in the living room is
large and could be built Of either
stone or brick. Double glass doors
open from the living room onto the
porch, which overlooks the garden.
On the first floor also is bed room
and bath, which at times will be
found useful arrangement. There
Evening star., 1934-04-07
PLAN TO STABILIZE
MARKET OUTLINED
Formation of Real Estate
Mortgage Discount
Bank Urged.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, April T.
How to eliminate the booms and de-
pressions in the real estate market
was outlined here recently by j.
Soule Warterfield, president of the
National Association for Better
Housing, at a meeting of the Illinois
Association of Real Estate Boards.
ITO stabilize real property values,
create unemployment in building
trades and restore confidence in real
estate securities" said Mr.. Warter-
field, "some form of a central mort
gage discount bank, either private or
public, must be created for all types
Of real estate loans, including con-
struction, reorganization and rehabili-
tation loans. This can be done either
by new institution or by enlarging
broadening and the consolidation or
coordination of all governmental
agencies now partially serving the
field.
Reforms Held Needed.
eve must not, however, allow this
opportunity to pass without purging
the real estate industry Of the many
abuses, both self-imposed and CHS
eled' into the industry. I suggest that
we marshal our public and private
loaning agencies in the real estate
field through the establishment of a
fact-finding agency to cover the situ-
alton of real estate throughout the
country. A small beginning has
been made in the real property in
ventory. Much Of the basic informa-
assembled in graphic form and kept
up to date.
1.-The purpose of assembling these
facts will be to create rating bu-
reau by or for the leading agencies
through a private servicing organiza-
ton. Through such a mechanism
the lending agencies could give
credits and discounts in terms and in
the interest rate to those communi-
ties which investigation shows have
done everything possible to safeguard
the stability of such investments.
Such fact-finding would also give the
basis for the establishment of varying
bases of discount for mortgage paper
by the central mortgage discount
bank.
Should Show Risks.
"The facts assembled should be
such as to show clearly, in each COM
munity, the risks that will be under
taken by the lender. The economic
pressure on each community created
by such a rating bureau would be so
great as to force Immediately,
throughout the country, fundamental
changes in the attitude of the COM
munitieS toward real estate and real
estate securities. We have seen a
vivid Illustration Of this in the rates
established through the fact-flndings
Of the underwriters laboratories in
the fire insurance field.
"Such an agency should collect data
concerning industrial and employment
stability and population trends in
every community, including vital sta
tistics, which would have a bearing
on present and future demand for
real estate activity and real estate
Improvements. This would be stabil-
izing factor which would tend to pre-
vent booms and depreSsions."
Evening star., 1934-04-07
MANY IN APARTMENTS
Occupancy in Los Angeles Shows
High Rate.

Apartment occupancy in Los
Angeles, Calf. was higher at the
beginning of this year than at the
beginning of any year in the last five,
according to reports from real estate
men in that city. The average oc-
cupancy is estimated at "a per cent.
Since 1928 apartment occupancy at
the close of each year has been only
slightly more than rs per cent. De-
cember, 1882, the average was 813
per cent. Recent gains in industrial
and retail employment, together with
marked improvement in tourist travel,
have boosted the average. Prospects
are that further improvement in oc-
cupancy will be recorded as the tour
ist influx takes on momentum and
trade and industry pick up.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

can be patterned more closely on the
Civil Works program, it would con-
tribute more to bettering conditions
as a whole.
"The architectural possibilities for
housing in Virginia are comparatively
limited. I believe some housing move
ment is being promoted In Richmond.
There seems to be quite a need for
public buildings Of one nature or an
other and recreational plants and CEN
tiers are being contemplated"
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Porches Need Paint.

With the approach of Summer, II
Is advisable to make sure that all
exposed woodwork is protected against
the blistering heat of the sun. This
Is particularly true of porch floors
and steps. These should be protected
with porch or deck paint, especially
manufactured for the purpose.
Evening star., 1934-04-07

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

is also dining alcove and pantry
connected to the kitchen.
Upstairs are two ample bed rooms
and bath and large storage space.
The architect suggests whitewashed
brick or stone for the exterior of
the house except the large gable end
facing the street, which would be Of
half-timber construction.
The plans require a lot with a
street frontage of at least rs feet. The
house should be built for between
S11 900 and $4,000 at present costs,
the architect estimates
Evening star., 1934-04-07
TITLE COMPANY ELECTS
Robert A. Ryland Heads Firm in
Arlington.

Robert A. Ryland was named pred.
dent Of the Arlington Title Co., Inc.
at the annual meeting Of tho organ
ization's officers at the company ON
ces. Court House Square, Clarendon,
Va. Monday. ..,,
Other officers chosen were John r.
Webster, vice president and secretary;
Louis c. Dismer. treasurer, and Ruth
E. Ashton. assistant secretary. Ver-
non G. Owen, Rosa F. Downing, DR..
John M. Baber and w. F. Gray serve
with the officers as board OF di-
rectors. -
Evening star., 1934-04-07
Paint Seals Stucco.

Paint applied to stucco or concrete
aids in making walls of this material
water-tight. Unless painted, the por-
BUSINESS of stucco and concrete in
duces dampness, making the home
unhealthful.
Evening star., 1934-04-07
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
UNUSUAL FEATURES EN-

~ RONOUNCED English influence
u is shown in the house design
shown here today. Planned
i by Maurice S. May, member of
the American Institute of
Architects, it is offered as another in
the series of home ideas drawn by
Washington architects for publication
in The Star.
The house combines many unusual
features. Entering, the front hall
forms a gallery overlooking the living
room, there being three arches be-
tween the hall and living ROOM
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
REPAIRS JUMP,
SAYS FILA

Additions, alterations and re-
pairs to all kinds of property
showed a gain of AZ per cent in
dollar volume during October, as
compared with the same month
last year, it was announced by the
Federal Housing Administration
yesterday. The figures are based
on building permits issued in 498
leading cities and reported to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor.
In these cities the total of per-
mits for all types of moderniza-
ton work issued in October this
year amounted to $10,522,620,
compared with $7,439,710 last Oc-
tober. The gain in new construc-
ton over the same period and in
the same cities was 13 per cent.
New York city led all other pop
ulation centerS of the country in
the volume of modernization
work, the total being $6,161,23
compared with $3,014,412, a gain
of 1O4 per cent. Los Angeles mod
ernization activities jumped from
$377,775 in October, 1888, to $685.
579 for the same month this year,
an increase of 1872 per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
FALL REAL ESTATE MARKET IS NOW SHOWING UPTREkC
MORTGAGE SUM
ANALYZED IN
REPORT

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Savings,
building and loan associations still
hold by far the largest single
block of home mortgages of any
lending group in the Unite d
States, having total mortgages
outstanding of $5,518,699, 900, as
of the first of the year, according
to complete statistics just re-
Vealed.
In his annual report as secre-
tary-treasurer of the United States
Building and Loan League, H. F..
CellariuS, of Cincinnati, gives this
figure, adding that three States
have more than 80 per cent of
their total building and loan re.
sources invested in home mort
cages, while IA others have be-
tween 80 and 80 per cent so in
vested.
Outstanding loans were made
for home buying, building, re-
modelling, and refinancing of obli-
cations formerly held by other
types of mortgages.
This years five and a half bill
lion outstanding mortgages are
the unpaid balance, or 1873 per
cent, of the $14,443, ,000, 900 loaned
by the associations to home own
ers during the decade 1924-1933,
the league secretary said. BY far
the greater portion of the settling
of these debts has been by the
orderly monthly rep a yment
method, characteristic of building
and loan.
BY the first of the year not
more than $35, 100000 of mort
cages had been transferred from
the associations to the Home
Owners Loan Corporation, and
the amount of real estate owned
had increased only $174,158,888
during the year. so that even in
1888, repayments according to con-
tract, i. e., monthly instalments
on principal and interest, con-
tinued to be the rule rather than
the exception.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
NEW FURNITURE
IS PAINTED

The newest of modern furni-
ture is covered with paint and
smooth lacquer, and the colors
and color schemes are novel. and
gorgeous.
Dusty pink trimmed with hori-
Zontal chromium bars; bands of
white molding around the bottom
of beds and chests which give a
tailored, welting effect; the in
side of dressing table and book
shelves sky blue-that is the strik-
ing scheme of one of the new
painted suites.
Lemon yellow and chromium,
and yellow with black are to be
two other popular color combina-
tions. A white group trimmed
with cherry red is perfect for a
youngsters room-White walls, a
red line on doors and white
woodwork: red linen draperies
over white organdy curtains, dark
blue linoleum with a red and
white border.
The primrose yellow suites have
received the most popular &C.
claim. Around them are being
developed interesting schemes of
yellow, white and gray; brown,
white and yellow, and yellow,
white and silver,
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
REALTY UPKEEP
CODE URGED

Obsolescence insurance on build
ing investments is as necessary
as fire insurance, according to
j. C. Knapp, vice president of
the Otis Elevator Company, New
York, in paper prepared for the
Producers Council, a national
organization of manufacturers of
building materials and appli-
anceS, affiliated with the Amer
lean Institute of Architects.
The full earning power of the
investment can be maintained by
plan whereby the deteriorating
factors of the structure are never
given chance to ruin the build
ing, Mr.. Knapp asserts. He finds
the usual practice of writing off
the investment in 25 or 80 years
by computing amortization funds
in bookkeeping "basically waste.
full and unSound,"
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
FAVOR
REAL LOANS,
SAYSREPORT

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Investors
are more anxious to place their
money where it will finance real
estate loans than they are to in.
vest in real estate direct at the
present juncture, it appears from
reports which managers of State
leagues of building and loan asso-
Citations are making to their ma
tional organization, the United
Building and Loan League.
I. Friedlander. Houston, Tex,
president of the United States
league, reports at least two-thirdS
Of the States see a definite i'm
provement in new money coming
into the building and loan asSocia.
tionS and in the willingness of the
existing shareholders to keep their
money in the associations. Other
States see a similar improvement
most likely in the near future, To
date, the demand for loans on the
part Of those investing in property
has Jagged behind, the State
league secretaries say. He adds;
"The encouraging statements
range all the way from those
setting forth that investor atti-
tudes are more favorable than
they have been for several
years past to those who state
cOnServatively that a consider.
able number of associations are
operating on normal basis,
especially significant is the
news from one State that three.
fOurthS of the shareholders to
whom the associations issued
checks retiring their stock upon
maturity reinvested the money
in the same associations. An.
other tells of the increase in
the savings accumulation Of
its members to the point where
the average investor has S8O2.6O.
Another favorable angle is the
report that former savings
shareholders who had their
shares repurchased in time Of
need are returning with new
investments.
There is definite evidence
the problem of the shareholder
wishing to liquidate his building
and loan holdings by getting
the shares repurchased is no
longer a major problem Asso-
Citations cannot be said to be
operating on a 100 per cent
normal basis in this regard IN
all of the 1927 communities
where they operate, but by and
large they are cOnquering the
problem.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
INED|COS FEAR
DESTRUCTION
OFBU|LD|NGS

CHICAGO, Nov. II. - A warn
ing is sounded in the November
issue of Skyscraper Management
magazine, by Frank Winston
chairman Of the medical build
ings committee of the Nationa
Association of Building Owners
and Managers, that if the army
of physicians, surgeons and den
lists are forced to meet increas
ing obstacles of the nature which
now confronts them, millions o.
dollars worth of property II
highly specialized, costly con
structed, medical buildings will
be worthless. The writer says
"These buildings, particular
ly designed for a particular
purpose, and Ompletely
equipped with air, water,
plumbing, gas and SO forth,
represent an enormous invest
ment which will be dissi-
pated almost overnight If con-
certed action is not taken to
correct the evils which have
steadily projected themselves
into the picture.
SUFFERED ADVERSITIES
"The medical and dental
professions have suffered
series of adversities which they
were wholly unprepared to
Withstand. Every business and
profession has experienced the
hardShipS of depression, but
for doctors and dentists, the
effects have been cumulative
and augmented by sinister de-
velOpmentS that strike at the
foundations upon which the
structure of professional prac-
tice has been established.
$50, it is not a condition
which will cure itself as times
improve, and people again have
money to spend for the privilege
of consulting their doctor. 1t
is far more serious than that.
The profession is in desperate
straits. 1t needs help. 1t need.
public understanding and sup.
port. 1t needs the cooperation
Of business interests whose we'll
being is also at stake. And, it
needs these things nOw-befOre
it is too late.
UNDER-ORGANIZED
'Tt is probable the medical
and dental profession is under
organized so far as practical
measures for mutual protection
against adverse conditions are
concerned.
ut was particularly vulner-
able to the ravages of depres-
sion, not only because people
with less money to spend are
prone to get along without med.
ical attention, but because with
the help of the doctors them
selves, philanthrOpical agencies
have greatly increased their ia
cilities for fr~e treatment. Many
a doctor, true to his professional
theories of public service, is Civ.
ing a major part of his atteD.
tiOn to charitable cases when
he, himself, may be in greater
distress than some of the pa
tients who accept without COM
penSatiOn the service which is
his only means of livelihood
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
HOW TO STIR PAINT

For best results in outside
painting, do not shake the can to
mix the pigment with the liquid,
but pour off the liquid content
into a clean container,' then stir
the pigment in the can with a
flat wide paddle, working from
the bottom up. Add the liquid
again, gradually, stirring the
while.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
SHANNON,LUCHS
TOTAL NOW 18

During the past week, Shannon
& Luchs Co. consummated four
more sales, making total of Ia
for the month.
Additional sales reported:
1903 Kalorama Road, N. w.,
sold to Mr.. and Mrs. George A,
Mcdonald as an investment.
5344 Broad Branch Rd. N. W..
sold to Harry N. Weigandt for his
residence.
1500-02-04-10-12-14 Massachusetts,
Avenue S. E. sold to a local in
vestor for Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
AnStine.
Logan Cottage, Epping Forest,
Md, sold to Ethel B. Shreve.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
SLIGO VILLAGE
HOMES SELL
RAPIDLY
BY DICK BAKER
The Bonifant Street section Of
North Washington Realty Com
pany's latest development has

e a r n e d itS
name.
For several
months, Col. 6
Brooke Lees
battalion of ar
tiSanS has been
m a k in g the
woods in that
locality rim g
with the sound
of many ham
merS. AS fast
as a ou S e
could be COM
pleted it was
sold. But the
Will Qn WAS
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
Easy Way Found
To Frame Pictures

Pictures for nursery or game
room walls may be displayed in a
new way by pasting them flat on
the wall and tacking a narrow.
half-round molding along the
edge. They are then given thin
coat of varnish, and the molding
is lacquered the desired color. The
lacquer is best applied before nail
ing the molding to the wall with
headless nails.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17

only an orphan of the great
Sligo family that in a few years
has turned Silver Spring into an
outstanding community.
But the section has been given
q name now and the name iden.
titles it as a growing and prom.
ising member of the family. 1t
is to be called Sligo Village here
after.
Two houses are on exhibit in
the village now. Both are smaller
types than will be found in the
other North Washington develop
ments but each is a unique ex-
ample of the things that can be
done with a little ingenuity in
design and interior layout.
The house in the 600 block
Bonifant Street is of brick with a
stained clapboard entrance, and
the house in the TOO block of the
same street is an interesting com
bination of brick and clapboard.
Westmoreland Hills, with tree,
sheltered home-sites, winding
paved Streets" and every modern
necessity beckons to the prospec,
tive builder with increasing per
SuaSiveneSS.
Many new homes of unusual at
tractiveness have been erected in
this development since the L,ough
borough Development Corporation
opened it to the public several
months ago. It is located near
the intersection of Massachusetts,
Avenue and the District Line.
Over near the Navy Yard in
Southeast Washington, the Union
Finance Company is offering a
brick bungalow at an incredibly
low price, considering it's equip.
ment and advantages of location
with regard to transportation,
schools, and stores. cope
screened, weather7Stripped, and
with built-in garage, the house is
located in the 1900 block P Street
S. E.
The William H. Saunders Com
pany'S two exhibit homes at 5421
and $500 Thirtieth Pl. N. w. con-
tinue to draw a large number Of
interested home seekers.
j. Charles Shapiro will consider
a trade-in on a new house in the
200 block Emerson Street N. w.
The house features studio living
room, beamed ceiling, electric
health kitchen, recreation room,
basement fireplace, and built-in
garage.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
Fireplace Panels
Seen inexpensive

Panelling the fireplace wall of
a living room-a Colonial practice
new popular with architects
may be done comparatively mex
pensively as part of the home
renovation program. It may be
sheathed, for example, with
tongue-and-grooved boards, ar
ranged in random widths and
placed upright. Leaving the wood
in the natural tone, vanishing
and waxing it, is one effective
procedure.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
White, Blue Used
Now in Art School

White painted easels, stools,
model stands, tables and walls
touched with cobalt blue replace
the drab interiors of the art
schools of yesteryear. This revo-
lutionary decorative scheme,
carried out in the new studios
of the Florence Cane School of
Art in Rockefeller Center, New
York, helps the students to dis
Germ subtleties of color, says the
school director.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
BUILT-IN SHELVES

In the studio living rooms of
Katherine Brush, done by the late
Joseph Urban, built-in shelves in
wall alcoves flank the couch. The
edges o. the shelves are painted
white and the interiors, lacquer
red, to match the upholstery of
the couch.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
Steel Wool Good
For Wall Spots

To erase stubborn spots or
pencil marks from painted walls
or furniture, rub lightly with
fine steel wool moistened and
well covered with soap. Then,
with, a damp cloth held in the
other hand, quickly clean off the
soap and dirty water before it
has time to dry.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
D. G.. Architects
Design Praised

Lusby Simpson, architect. of the
2600 block Connecticu; Ave. N. w.,
has been commended by the ex-
ecutive committee of the New
York Chapter of the American
Institute of Architects for his
fine design of Bryant Park, at
Forty-second Street and Sixth Ave
nue.. New York.
The Washington times., 1934-11-17
PAINT PROTECTS

Less than half a billion dollars
worth of paint protects % billion
worth of building materials. The
painting of metal effects an an.
nual saving of $50 million dollars.
Evening star., 1934-10-03
MILITIA ON GUARD
|NCEORC|A STRIKE
500 Troopers Patrol Rome
to Check Violence in Foun-
dry WaIkout.
By the Associated Press.

.
ROME, Ga, October 3.-With Adjt.
Gen. Lindley Camp in the van, a
3-mile-long caravan of Georgia Ma
tional Guardsmen moved on this city
today to preserve order in the foundry
strike zone.
The troops. including six companies
of Infantry and Gen. Camps famous
flying squadron" which broke up sew
eral picket lines during the textile
strike, were ordered here yesterday
after request for militiamen had
been received from Sheriff o. l.. Belts
of Floyd County and Judge. James
Maddox of the Rome judicial circuit.
There were 500 men in the contingent
Seven miles out of Rome the
Guardsmen were met by A. F. Sell
man, general manager of the Rome
Stove e. Range Co.
Selman said the strike of foundry
workers had been in effect in Rome
since July 81 and that picket lines
operating in eight-hour shifts "a hours
day had not permitted freight. par
eel post or anything else to enter or
leave the plant.
Sheriff Belts yesterday reported that
attempts to load freight cars with
stoves were stopped by strikers, esti-
mated to number between 600 to 1900
men. Selman said the stoves they
had attempted to move were made
before the strike started.