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HISTORIC SITES
PRESERVED

In Smyrna, Tenn, the farm,
house of Sam Davis, the Nathan
Hale of the South" has been in.
sulated as a protection against de.
struction by fire and to make it
cooler in summer and warmer in
winter.
George Washington's church,
"Old Pohick," in Fairfax county
Virginia, where the father of his
country worshiped. has been re-
rooted, while the inside has been
renovated. Mount Vernon, his
home, also has been insulated.
In Lexington, Mass, the historic
Hancock-Clarke House, which was
over IS years old when "the shot
heard around the world" was fired
also has been repaired recently.
A few of the hundreds of build.
ingS being preserved include Pierre
Misperro's Exchange, where the
defense of New Orleans took place
a priests house, constructed in
1880, which was a part of Jeffer
son College; the House of Repre-
SentativeS and the Senate building
and the governors palace in Viii
liamSburg.
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LOAN HEAD SEES
GOOD YEAR

Bright prophecies for 1885 as
a real estate year are made in a
statement issued today by I.
Friedlander, president Of tn e
United States Building and Loan
League.
Declaring that owners, finan-
ciers and sellers of small homes
will have their inning in 1885 as
a result of a revitalized real
estate market, rising rents, and
the increasing ability of private
capital mortgage sources to func-
ton ally, he said the
stemmed-up tide of home con-
struction will be released by the
middle of the year to reach at
least the 1881 status OF building
permits.
Beginnings of the trend were
noticeable on the last-minute 1884
horizon, the building financier
states. Rents, generally, have
registered their eleventh success
sive monthly rise after a gradual
1O-year decline and now are
slightly more than 6 per cent
above their level of year ago.
Many building-loan associations
will make use of their own lend
ing plan which holds loans down
to less than IS per cent of the
value of the property with amortl-
zation terms slightly shorter, as
we'll as to the FHA of 80 per cent,
20-year amortized loans.
Building-loan associations and
other private lending capital, how
ever, Mr.. Friedlander said, are
ready to support the market for
existing homes and the popularity
for new small homes as soon as
the demand justifies it. Apart
ment development will come later
in the cycle, he said, judging
from past experience.
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MODERN FLOOR
HAS No NAILS

Wood floors are now being laid
in a plastic material without the
use of nails.
The method follows the century
old principle used in the famous
chateaux of France and other Eu
ropean countries, in which the
beautiful parquet floors were laid
in kind of plaster base.
The base formerly used con
tanned moisture, which assisted IN
causing deterioration of the floor
The new plastic materials, com
monty called mastic, assist in
dampproofing the floor and tightly
bond the finish floor to the sub
floor or understructure. The mas
tic spreads out in a large, thick
sheet, which prevents the infil:ra
ton of dust and dirt and to a Ger
tain extent absorbs sounds made
when walking on the floor.
The mastic is applied either hot
or cold over a subfloor of wood
concrete or other material, and the
finished wood flooring is imbedded
in it.
The finished flooring usually
consists of short pieces having the
width and thickness of standard
strip flooring. These short pieces
are sometimes individually laid in
various patterns, or they are pre-
assembled in the form of squares
or rectangular blocks.
The parquet strips are custo
marily made from oak, hard ma
pie or other standard flooring
woods, and tongue and grooved sc
that they make perfect, tight-fit
ting joints.
In some cases the pieces Of
blocks are grooved on both edges
and put together with little
splines which fit snugly into the
grooves, thereby bonding the indi
vidual pieces or blocks together.
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scene of the operation where they
are laid in place, entirely cured
and imprevious to all weather
conditions which might follow.
The finishing touches are be-
ing put on the first house to be
built with pre-cast panels Of this
process on the Colesville Pike. op-
posite the Indian Spring Country
Club.
Other Officials
Basil G. Taylor, engineer of
the Farley Studios, is vice presi-
dent of the corporation and Os-
wald F. Schuette, a Washington
neWSpaperman with a reputa-
tion as a war correspondent and
political writer, is secretary
treasurer.
For Is years, Mr.. Schuette has
made a study of architectural con-
crete and has closely followed the
research of Mr.. Farley in this field.
His association with the corpora
ton is the natural outcome of this
interest.
The structural application of
the process contemplates the use
of the newly developed spun
glass as an insulating agent, and
the houses constructed in this
manner are said to be unusually
comfortable as regards inside
temperature and moisture control.
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y. C.. Firm Introduces
Pre-Cast Concrete

The application of architectural
concrete in the pre-fabricated
dwelling field will be seriously
undertaken along extensive lines
by a local engineer. who today
obtained corporate charter for
his company.
John j. Farley, inventor of the
process which made possible the
famous mosaic ceilings in the
Department of Justice Building,
is president of the new company,
which is chartered as the Farley
Process Corporation. It's offices
are in the National Press Build
ing with a studio at 2131 G st,
N. w. and a plant at Roslyn,
Va.
Climate Overcome
Development of the process has
been watched with interest for
several years by the building
trades. The use of concrete has
always been regarded with favor,
but the fact that it was known
as seasonal" material-pos
sible for use only under certain
seasonal climatic conditions-haS
handicapped it's use for most
residential purposes.
Under the new process, how
ever, this condition is eliminated
entirely. The slabs are pre-caSt
at the plant and hauled 20 the
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
BRIGHT KITCHEN
CHEERFUL AID

Modern housewives are taking a
tip from industry and business and
are discovering it pays to have the
kitchen a bright and cheerful
place. Efficiency is raised by a
cheerful environment, as we'll as
Step-Saving design and labor-sav-
ing equipment, whether in the
store, factory or kitchen.
A coat of fresh paint will work
wonders in Frightening up the
kitchen as we'll as the breakfast
room if it is a part Of, or adjoins,
the kitchen through an open arch
way. Light blue, green or gray
walls are appropriate if the
kitchen is sunny, but a compare
lively dark kitchen often requires
Q soft yellow finish.
Kitchen floors, of course, should
not be neglected. They should not
only fit into the color scheme, but
should be practical as well as
artistic.
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CONSTRUCTION
AWARDS ON
INCREASE
Private Capital More Willing
to Reenter Building Field,
Publication Shows

Increased willingness on the
part of private capital to reenter
the construction field is reflected
in the December report Of Ensi-
neering News Record, leading pub
lication devoted to civil engineer.
ing and construction, which said:
December engineering con-
StructiOn awards reported
amount to S1O4,419,OOO of which
$23,9O7, 900 represents private
work and $77,512,OOO public
work. Of the public work,
$15,915,0OO is Federal and $751;
$4,000 State and municipal.
Compared with last December
this represents lower Federal
awards and higher State, mu-
nicipaI and private awards.
"The municipal bond market
made a strong showing in De
cember on sales of construction
issues. The total for the
month is S83,813,OOO, which in
cludes $4O,OOO,OOO in improve
ment bonds for New York city
and a transfer from PWA
financing to private Of $685.
900 in bonds sold through the
RFC."
The increased percentage of
PWA grants alone is proof of the
improved municipal bond market,
according to the report, which
points out that of the PWA financ.
ing for State and municipal con-
struction outstanding 10 per cent
is in loan and grant or grant al
lotments. OF these loan and
grant or grant only allotments
1877 per cent of the amount out
standing is for grants only and
1873 per cent for loans and grants.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Auxiliary Heating
Unit Easily Made

If you have hot-air furnace
and want a small but efficient
hot water heating system, it can
be added by simply introducing a
coil in the fire box of the furnace
and connecting this to raditor in
an upstairs room, or wherever you
want it.
An experienced plumbing or
heating contractor will be glad to
explain the operation of this aux
iliary heating device and to make
an estimate on the cost Of install
| lation,
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PREVENTS
VVARP|NG

The best of woods are apt to
warp after installation. This is
due largely to the fact that the
surface is covered with a moisture
resistant face while the back is
left unprotected.
Whenever the unfinished SUI
faces are near damp plaster,
stucco, concrete, brick or other
types of masonry, wood will alb
sorb dampness and expand.
Inasmuch as the coatings on the
finished surfaces retard moisture
changes on those surfaces, un-
equal stresses are set up in the
wood causing it to assume an ab-
normal shape.
The drier the wood and the
more moisture resistant .the fin
ish or coatings applied to the face
surface of the wood, the greater
need there is of protecting the un-
finished surfaces from dampness.
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arrangement is for the firm,
which has been in operation for
nearly a year in a swanky New
York office suite. to list all it's
scheduled properties with brokers
in various cities--only one broker
to a section.
Together with the listingS, the
organization sends a motion reel
showing desirable features of
each, to it's broker, who is equipped
with suitable equipment to pro-
ject the reel.
In this way, when Preview'S ma
tional advertisements in fashion.
able magazines are answered, the
prospect is referred to the broker
in the locality. When the client
calls the broker then takes him or
her to his miniature theater and
exhibits each property in motion
pictures until the client makes
one or more choices.
It is a relatively simple matter
after that, to take the client to
the several properties chosen for
inspection and the time, patience
and energies of both the broker
and client are naturally conserved
to a greater degree than if they
were compelled to stand each
others company during several
days of excursions into the coun-
trysides inspecting all sorts and
types of estates.
It goes without saying that the
properties listed must be exclusive
as regards price, and dairy farms,
seaside cottages and the like are
not eligible for the listings.
The L. S. Scott Corporation has
been engaged as the broker for
Previews, covering the States of
Virginia and Maryland.
Now that the program for the
convention of the National Asso
citation of Real Estate Boards is
set up to include an all-expense
tour to Mexico City, there are
many local realtors who are work
ing their pencils with more seri
GUS intent regarding the conven
t1on than they did before.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Personality Handy
For House Painter

Miss Amelia Uebbing, the only
woman in the United States
full-fledged member of the Inter
national Society of Master Paint
ers and Decorators, represents the
third generation of her family in
the business. She can mix paints
with the best and makes her own
measurements when estimating
any decorating job. Psychology,
she says, is important in her work.
You've got to send a painter whose
personality won't antagonize the
woman he's working for, she be-
ieYeS,
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
PROVIDE READING ROOM

Every home should have a room
set aside for reading. One Of the
best ideas is to partition off Sec
tion of the attic. Then build
shelves either running half way
up the wall or all the way from
the ceiling to floor. Shelves half
way up provide place where pic
lures, radio, or other bits Of orna'
mentation can be placed. Another
idea growing in popularity Is to
have a desk built as part Of the
wall.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
Better Displays
Increase Sales

A beautifully appointed, pan
elled or otherwise attractively fin
ished store window, in which a
limited amount of merchandise is
artistically displayed. adds a note
of quality and superiority.
Exhibiting waIIW in overcrowded
display windows with a mass of
articles of different kinds, quail
ties and prices, detractS from the
STABILITY of merchandise.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
1900 PERSONS
LIVE IN HUGE
BUILDING
Children of 565 Families Romp
on Lawn Where Kennedy
Heirs Once Played

When a famous philosopher
said Nothing is permanent" he
might have had in mind the real
estate developments of his day.
The proverb has not been abridged
since it first was spoken.
The w. S. Kennedy mansion at
5000 Cathedral Ave. N. w., for
instance, was a landmark in the
District of Columbia that stood
for nearly a century, securely
hidden behind mammoth trees
and pleasant gardens where the
Kennedy children and their pre-
decessors, the Kengla children,
played in the shade Of the trees
that overlooked the Potomac and
far beyond to the Blue Ridge
foothills.
But the Westchester Apart
mentS now occupy that 28acre
tract and scores Of children, be-
longing to sos families, now caper
over the rolling lawns surround
ing the developments.
Change Sudden
In terms of a number Of years,
such a transition would not be
considered unusual, but the sud
denness with which the huge
apartment units took the place
of the historic old dwelling, was
nothing short Of phenomenal.
The Kennedy mansion had been
abandoned as a family dwelling
for only a few years when, in
1928, Mrs. Albert j. Myer, nee
Baroness Irene Ungern, who had
conducted for some years previous
. correct school for children in
nearby Maryland, moved her stu
dents and equipment into the fine
old halls and renamed her school
Ella Colline."
For two short years, the pupils
climbed the fruit trees in the old
orchards during SurceaSe from
their classes and studied in the
quiet Seclusion of the renovated
classrooms.
Then, virtually overnight, came
the excavators, engineers, labor
erS and architects.
In 1880, when the property was
purchased by the Westchester
Development Corporation, headed
by Gustave Ring, it had an as
eeSsed value, including physical i'm
provements, of $350,O00.
Boost in Value
Now, less than five years later,
there are physical improvements
on the ground assessed at $780,
900, and no evidence Of deprecia-
tion has yet become apparent.
The total assessed value of the
property is $3,450,O00, pointed
revelation of how valuable bricks,
mortar and architectural dexter
Aty can be made.
Instead of the original Ken.
nedy family that once lived on the
tract, 1900 residents occupy the
buildings situated there. Includ-
ing servants employed by the SOS
families, the apartment structure
shelters some $500 persons.
AS in all other developments of
this character. transportation and
modern utilities have made it
possible. But the residents do not
depend entirely upon transporta-
tion for their needs. The devel-
opment includes modern drug and
grocery facilities, with automobile
service station and laundry.
But the automobile has done it's
part in changing the real estate
map Of the city and the West
chester has aided in pushing resi-
dental development farther toward
the Districts boundaries.
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All Homes Need
Room For Reading

Every home should have room
set aside for reading. One of the
best ideas is to partition off a sec
ton of the attic. Then build
shelves either running half way up
the wall or all the way from CELL
ing to floor.
Shelves half way up provide a
place where pictures, radio, or
other bits of ornamentation can
be placed. Another idea growing
in popularity is to have a desk
built as part of the wall.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
COMPOSITION ROOFS

For service stations, houses,
barns, factories and pitched roofs
of garages, composition roofingS
are highly satisfactory. The Fed
eral housing program has been
planned so as to help businesses
as well as homes and one of these
rotproof, weather-proof and high
ly fire-reSiStant roofs should b
one Of your first investments.
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ping just as she
would go to an
a + t e r n o o n
movie.
The a t e S t
wrinkle in real
estate selling is
classed general
ly as a service
to the broker,
the owner and
the buyer. The
operators of the
service depend
on the volume
of business for
their income.
The general
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
ENAMEL CHEST

A new coat of enamel will
brighten up and make sanitary
medicine chests which have be
come soiled and spotted. The wa
ter and chemicals in medicines
cosmetics and other supplies kept
in medicine chests are often spill
ed or dripped on the finish, mar
ring and deteriorating it.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
ABOUT TUNG OIL

The tung oil used annually in
the United States paint manllfac-
ture-if floated from China in
barrels-would require one barrel
for every 200 feet of the 5000
miles of ocean.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
EMPLOY GOOD PAINTER

To get a good paint job employ
a good painter. Good painters use
good paints and do careful work.
This gives you assurance Of a beau.
tiful. long lasting paint job.
The Washington times., 1935-01-05
MORTGAGE RULE
Regulation to Aid Lender and Borrower
Motion Pictures
Used to Sell
Real Estate
BY DICK BAKER

PreviewS, Inc, has come to
Washington to enable milady
to do her country estate shop.
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histories In It's file room and only
Of file cases Is available. The cases
are piled to the ceiling. There IL
space for two more cases on the tall
tiers and then the filing room will
have to be moved out into the hall.
Miss Gibson bases her hope for re-
lief from the crowded conditions at
the hospital on q p. w. A. loan which
the District Commissioners have ten
tatively promised to seek from the
Federal Government fox q new Addi-
ton to the hospital to house the
heating plant, the laundry and shops.
II the space now occupied by these
facilities could be utilized for the out
patient department. Miss Gibson said.
1t would make 1t possible to give more
adequate treatment to the children
who come to the hospital for charity
treatment.
Hospital Pays Expense.
All the treatment furnished chill
dren in the out-patient department Is
furnished at the expense Of the hos
pital, Just as 1t has been for so many
years. Col. Arthur A. O'Brien, vice
president of the hospital, has sug-
gested to the District Commissioners
that the Board of Public Welfare
should represent the District in its
transactions with the hospital for the
purpose Of securing the loan. AS q
part of the contract. the hospital
would charge the District only for the
actual cost Of treatment Of children
charity cases.
Miss Gibson said under the pres
ent conditions at the hospital that
the charity patients are forced to
stand out on the lawn while they
await their turn to get in to the
clinics. Yesterday morning there
were about 100 patients and their
mothers sitting In the long, narrow
hall and from across the court the
acrid odor Of steaming suds drifted
into the window from the hospital
laundry.
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4 A ORE than 100 children, all Of
MI them suffering with some
wv disease or inf1rmity, sat or
l. Il stood and rubbed elbows,

4 ORE than 100 children, all OF
MI them suffering with some
disease or inf1rmity, sat or
4 Il stood and rubbed elbows,
while nurses were pushing
their way through the milling throng
| to bring bit of relief here and as
there.
Into the narrow han internationally
came puff of blue-black smoke, and
outside could be heard the clank- clank
as firemen hurriedly shoveled coal
into wheeling furnaces, and from
across the small court could be heard
the whirr of machinery and the hiss
of steam in the hospital laundry.
Thus came back the impressions to
Miss Matte Gibson, superintendent,
In the Child Clinic Department of
Childrens Hospital yesterday. Such
scene, with all its mechanical sound
effects, is not new to Miss Gibson
She must undergo it every day.
Heating Plant Antiquated.
Children's Hospital, established as
an agent of mercy to the children of
the District in 1861 on G street, has
for "a years carried on its work. In
1870 the building at Thirteenth and
w streets was constructed and the
work went on uninterrupted.
But in those IA years the work has
increased many fold. In those years,
too, the old original buildings has
been added TO until 1t is about 10
times its original size.
And in all those years there never
has been one iota added to the heat
ing and water furnaces of the hos
pital. The old boilers, all three of
which are threatening to fall apart
from rust and overuse, are a constant
threat 10 the men who have to stoke
them and to the patients in the hos
pital. The largest one. which should
carry 80 to 90 pounds of steam for hos
pital use. has been cut down to only
rs pounds because of the threat of
explosion.
All huddled in a narrow space, there
are three of these boilers, two of
them too small for the load they
must carry. George r. Randall, en-
gineer Of the hospital. says that all
three Of them are required to heat
the hospital in the Winter. Then, too
there is matter of hot water. The
nurses and doctors must fully steri-
lie everything they use in treatment.
This takes extremely hot water.
Send instruments Out.
For two days last week, we had
to send all our instruments up to the
Garfield Hospital to have them steri-
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ROBERT SHERWOOD WE'D

BUDAPEST. June Is (F).-Robert
Sherwood, American playwright. and
Madeleine Hurlock. former wife Of
Marc Connolly, dramatist, were mar
ried here today.
Our decision to marry was taken
so suddenly Il almost surprised our
selves" said Sherwood after the cere-
mony.
The couple arrived here 10 days
ago and after receiving a special per-
nit from the ministry of the interior,
were married quietly in q magistrates
ONCE. They planned to spend the
honeymoon at Lake Balaton.