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and stone dwelling. 1912 Eighteenth
street NE; to cost $1,000.

and stone dwelling. 1912 Eighteenth
street NE; to cost $1,000.
Prof. and Mrs. Frank Coleman,
1911 Hamlin street NE, owners;
Oliver B. Gossell, 1911 Hamlin street
NE, builder; Howard Mackey, In
dustrial Bank Building architect;
to erect one 2-story stone and brick
dwelling, 1882 Girard street NE:
to cost $1,000.
Louis Brodsky, 7420 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, owner; Joseph Laiofsky,
315 Farragut street NV, builder;
J. J. Schlosser, Silver Spring, Md.
designer; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder block dwelling, 65l4
Luzon avenue NV: to cost $1,000.
Joseph M. Catchings, 4849 Bran
dywine street NV, owner. builder
and designer; to erect one Ia 2-story
brick and cinder block dwelling,
40O4 Forty-eighth street NV; to
cost 5000.
Catherine and Joseph Mendolis,
jr., 27l3 Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
owners and builders; to erect one J.
story brick dwelling, 1923 Carpenter
street Sc; to cost $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Linger, 2l25
Rhode Island avenue NE, owners;
Louis H. Hall, 2125 Rhode Island
avenue NE, builder; E. Burton
Corning, 1640 Connecticut avenue
NV, architect; to erect one 1-story
brick and cinder block dwelling,
l725 Otis place NE; to cost $7,7OO.
s. w. Clark, 1921 Alabama avenue
Sc, owner and builder; Earl Won
Reichenbach, 2111 Nichols avenue
Sc. designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and stone dwelling, 1881 Ala
bama avenue Sc; to cost $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Florentiano Lugie,
1877 Walter place Sc, owners and
| builders: Leslie Branson, 1929 Eighth
street NV, designer; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block dwell
ing, 4277 Meade street NE; to cost
| $4,000.
Ethel Ammon. 1901 East Capitol
street, owner; Earl Won Reichen-
bach, 2l06 Nichols avenue Sc, de-
signer; to erect one 2-story brick
and frame dwelling. 1888 M street
Sc: to cost 5000.
David Isen, 1925 Davis place NV.
owner and builder: Dana B. Jo-
hannes, jr., 927 Fifteenth street
NV, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and cinder block dwelling,
4413 Forty-sixth street NV; to cost
$500.
Hamilton Dow, Alexandria, Va,
owner; Joseph C. zirkle, 907 Fiji
teenth street NV, builder; John
o. Cobb, 1l08 Sixteenth street NV,
designer; to erect one IL STORY ma
sonry dwelling, 1872 Sheridan street
NE; cost not given.
Potomac Electric Power Co.. own
ers and builders; to erect one l.
story brick and concrete transformer
station, SIG Second street S.W.; to
cost 5000.
Stephen NJ, Richard S. and Mi
chael L. Gatti, 1706 K street NV,
owners; D. B. Johannes, Jr, de-
signer; to erect one 1-story brick
office building, 1923 Nineteenth
street NV; to cost 1000.
Edwin o. Cockey, 1041 Jefferson
street, owner; G. Morris Stein
braker, 1041 Jefferson street NV,
designer and builder; to erect one
1-story brick addition, 1864 Wis
consin avenue NV; to cost $500.
Clinton Reels, 103A Ridge road
Sc, owner and builder; Emory
Chase, 1926 Foote street NE, build
er; to erect one 1-story frame dwell
ing. 4905 A street Sc: to cost
$1,000.
Charley Stevenson, 1905 B street
Sc, owner and builder; L. w.
Giles, 4428 Hunt place NE, design
er; to erect one 1-story frame DWELL
ing, 1906 B street Sc: to cost
$500.
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Buyer Of Home LOT
Has Many Hidden
Dangers 10 Consider
Fire, Flood, Paving
And 1ux Costs Are
Only q Few Of Them

At first glance building lot may
appear to be an attractive place on
which to build q home, but all too
often q casual inspection fails to
reveal many hidden sources of
worry and expense.
The Federal Housing Administra-
tion has devised a QUESTIONABLE
which may save many prospective
home owners from making unwise
selections in shopping for home
sites. Before buying lot the F. H.
A. suggests the purchaser ask these
questions:
l. What Is the distance of the lot
from place of employment, schools,
shopping centers, streetcar or bus,
churches, theaters, Fairgrounds or
parks?
Bus Service Important.
2 Is bus or streetcar service ade-
ouate? At what fare?
3. Is there adequate police and
FIRE protection?
4. Is the site subject to unusual
hazards through fire or flood?
s. Is there an ample supply of
good water available at a reasonable
cost?
g. Have street Improvements and
utilities been installed? If so, is
their cost included in the sales
price?
T. Is street paving in good condi-
ton and suitable in quality for the
district? Will it be maintained at
public expense?
8. Do restrictions and Zoning per-
nit the construction of the type of
building contemplated? Do they
protect the environment against
undesirable changes?
9. Are there any unpaid bonds or
assessments?
What About Taxes?
10. Are tax or insurance rates un-
duly high?
IL. Is any improvement work con-
templated which will result in ad-
ditional bonds or assessments?
IL. Is the location. judged by pres
ent conditions, apt to improve or
deterlOrate?
49, Is the soil good enough to sup
port a garden?
IA. If there are trees, are they in
q good state of preservation?
15 Is the lot we'll drained or is
there danger of water standing on
the surface during heavy rains?
16. Has the lot sufficient area to
permit building of the house of de-
sired size and still leave ample ex-
panse for light. air, privacy, gar
dens and recreation grounds.
II. Is there any danger of near
BY Improvements, such as industrial
plants, being the source of OBJ
jectionable smoke, fumes, odors or
noise?
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three 2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 1644-1652- 1856 Roxanna
road NV: to cost $4,000.
Donald A. Hay, 1903 Whittier
street NV, owner builder and de-
signer; to erect three 2-story brick
and cinder block dwellings, 1908
1612-1616 Roxanna road NV; t.
cost $4,000.
Chester C. Ward, 736 Twenty-sec.
ond street NV, owner; I. N. Miller
Arlington, Va, builder; to erect two
2l2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 362O-3622 Prospect ave.
nue. NV; to cost $500 each.
: John B. Rubino, 2O2O Rhode
Island avenue NE, owner anc
builder; Louis de Ladurantaye, 18O!
Lawrence street NE, architect; tc
erect four 2-story brick and cindel
block dwellings. 1900 and 1910
Brentwood road, 2999 Sixteenth
street and 1906 Hamlin street NE;
to cost $1,000.
Jesse R. Sherwood. 1884 Monroe
street NV, owner; Warren Spen-
Ger. Inc, 1850 Jonquil street NV.
builders; Russell o. Bluge, Union
Trust Building, architect; to erect
one 1-story brick and limestone
store, 1931-1e33 Fourteenth street
NV; to cost $4,000.
Owen Hohenstein, 5000 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. owner; Stone Con-
struction, Inc, 927 Fifteenth street
NV, builders; Gertrude Sawyer
I'LL Connecticut avenue NV, de-
signer: to erect one 2-story brick
and cincer block dwelling, 1884 For
ty-fourth street NV; to cost
$4,000.
w. C. & A. N. Miller Development
Co., 1119 Seventeenth street NV.
owners and builders: G. E. MacNeil
architect: to erect one 2-story brick
and terra Gotta dwelling. 4641 Gar
field street NV; to cost $12 900.
Helen and Arthur L. Binger
Route 4, Anacostia, D. c., owners;
Walter H. Dawson, 1909 Morrison
street NV. builder: Louis de Ladu-
rantaye, 1909 Lawrence street NE.
architect; to erect one 2.Story
brick and cinder block dwelling
1922 w street Sc; to cost SIP 1000
Sherwood Bros, Inc, owners; F
H. Martell Co., GOT Fifteenth street
NV, builders; B. L. Edmonston
Baltimore, Md, designer; to erect
one 1-story brick and cinder blocl
gas filling station, 5239 Wisconsin
avenue NV; to cost $4,000.
VIC. & A. N. Miller Development
Co., 1119 Seventeenth street NV
owners and builders: G. E. Mac.
Neil. architect; to erect one 2-stor,
brick. stone and terra Gotta dwell.
ing, 4633 Garfield street NV; tt
cost $4,000
Stone Construction, Inc, 927 Fiji.
teenth street NV, owners ane
builders; David Wickline, jr., go
Fifteenth street NV. designer; II
erect one 2-story brick and cindel
block dwelling, 1908 Mckinley place
NV: to cost $4,000.
Jacobson Bros, 1913 K stree
NV. owners and builders; to erec'
one 2-story brick and concrete stor,
and office, 1903 I street NV; Il
cost $4,000.
Vincent L. Toomey, 1015 Fifteenth
street NV, owner and builder; H
w. Turner, $40 M street NV, archi.
tect; to erect one 2-story brick anc
cinder block 8-family fiat, 1914.
1918 R street NV; to cost $4,000
Bernard j. Cain, 6518 Ridgewooc
avenue, Chevy Chase, Md, owner
Frank Simpson Building Corp, 671l
Brookville road, Chevy Chase, Md.
builders; A. w. Smith, 1929 LELAND
street. Chevy Chase, Md, designer
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling
3540 Chesapeake street NV; tt
cost $500.
James Parreco, 4O12 Nineteenth
place NE. owner and builder: ely
ton B. White, Silver Spring, Md.
designer; to erect one 2-story bricl
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are represented in liability nay.

are represented in liability pay.
ments to those who suffer injury.
Angles Of the subject that were
covered in the discussion were safety
organizations, their type and effec-
tiveness; elevators, including safe
operation and maintenance; floor
surfaces-types and treatment, slips
and falls; stairs and stairways-non-
slip materials and safety features:
air conditioning and temperature
limits; and, finally, window clean
ing-safe methods and equipment.
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As q result Of the interest

As q result Of the interest
demonstrated on the part Of large
numbers of practical operating men.
it is proposed to develop q sys-
tematic study of ways and means to
promote the public safety side Of
building management as q continue
ing activity of the national asso-
ciation, tieing in with the work this
organization Is now doing to perfect
operating methods, reduce fire haz-
ards and minimize insurance costs.
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I noticed that their cellars are full
of water. On inquiry, I found that
the ground in this section Is full
of water. How can I find out
whether there is water on my prop
erty? Whom could I consult? Is
there any way to overcome this sit
uation?
A. One way to find out II there
is a high water level in the ground
is to dig a hole. noting at what
depth water appears. Local well
diggers are quite familiar with To-
cal soil conditions. You can get
some worthwhile information in
booklet form on the construction of
watertight cellars by writing to the
Portland Cement Association, BAT
Madison avenue, New York. If you
find that the water level in the
ground is high, building the founda-
ton walls with a membrane water
proofing is advisable.
Sweating Pipes.
Q. What can be applied to water
pipes in basement to prevent
sweating?
A. Inclose them in insulation so
that the warm and damp air can
not be chilled by the contact. Pipe
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a minimum the heat loss through
single glazed windows. The screen
panels allow plenty of air in sum-
mer, and keep out insects.
A unique feature of the unit Is
the ventilating shutter at the bottom
of the frame. which allows ventila-
ton in winter without opening the
storm sash. The unit Is completely
weather-stripped, with an adjustable
strip that holds the metal-bound
panel tight against the house win
dow frame. The air space between
the outside panel and the inside
window panels controls condensation
on the glass when temperature out
doors takes a sudden nosedive.
Another feature is that the unit
provides ventilation during summer
rains, without danger of water dam
age. You can leave your house un-
attended for a day or a week, yet
have continual circulation of air.
The combination windows cost a
little more than separate screens
and storm sash, but there is little
or no upkeep to be figured on them.
Screen or glass can be lifted out
easily, stored, frameless, in small
space, washed and kept in order in
side the house. They are made in
sizes to fit any standard window
opening-and to fit exactly, because
of that adjustable bonding strip.
Worth looking into, we think.
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100000 Spent 10 Expand
Women's S Specially Shop

An expansion program costing
more than $780, 900. which more than
triples the original space, has been
completed at Kaplowitz Bros,
women's specially shop at 521-523
day.
Recently, the firm purchased the
building adjoining the north side
of their original store A new, four
story structure was erected upon the
old site. This building is designed
along modern architectural lines.
The newly acquired structure was
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the cheerful appearance Of its
cracking flames.
You can use your fireplace with
more safety, and no less attraction,
If you have a fireplace screen. And
you need not be stumped In finding
a screen because your andirons pro-
trude beyond the fireplace. Just get
a screen with slots at the bottom
that allow the decorative ends of the
andirons to stick through. This
screen protects the room and your
clothes from flying sparks justs as
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remodeled, and Is connected with
the new building by archways.
Showrooms occupy three floors,
while there are workrooms above.
New decorations and furnishings
carry out the modern motif of the
buildings. Both buildings are COM
pletely air r-conditioned.
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First Aid
For the
AHinQ House
By ROGER b. WHITMAN.

BY ROGER b. WHITMAN.
Q. Our house is about $50 year.
old, and the hand-hewn beams o.
the cellar ceiling we're badly charrec
by fire. They have since been white
washed. During spells of damp
weather the odor of burned wood is
very noticeable throughout the
house. Is there any way to clear
it out?
A. Before applying the whitewash
the charred surface should have
been scraped off down to sound
wood. Another method is to re-
move the Whitewash, then cover
the cleaned beams with two or
three coats of oil paint.
Easement Window Preferred.
@. have bought home which Is
now IN the process of construction.
To this date we have been unable
to decide on the type of windows
The question is whether to have
easement or double-hung windows.
Many of our friends have advised
us against easements. They claim
they are drafty, and that there is
a great deal of condensation. I
am unable to decide.
A. One of the advantages Of a
easement window is that it can be
opened to the full extent of its area
which is highly desirable in hot
weather. To eliminate condensa-
ton the easement can be fitted
with a storm sash. Most manufac-
turers of steel easements now make
a storm sash to fit their windows.
Double-hung windows, if not we'll
made, can also be drafty. The pos
sibility of condensation can be just
as annoying on the glass of either
type of window. Certain types of
architecture require either a case
nent or a double-hung window. II
your house will look well with case
ments, use them.
Knotty Pine Walls.
G. We have just rebuilt our four
room bungalow by the seashore, and
we have lined all the walls with
knotty pine. The ceilings are lined
with fiber board. Can you suggest
a color for the ceilings and the
walls?
A. Most knotty pine walls are fin
ished in light tan or brown color.
A light oak oil stain is frequently
used to obtain kind of honey
color. The most usual finish, how
ever, is a liberal wiping with half
and-half mixture of raw linseed oil
and turpentine, the wood being
given all that it will soak up. Try
the above treatment on odd pieces
of pine to see if you like the effect!
The ceiling can be painted white or
a light ivory.
Rustic Furniture.
Q. Last summer we bought some
rustic porch furniture, I do not
know what kind of wood it is made
of. This furniture is left out in the
open, and the dampress has caused
q white growth, Tfis is spreading
all over in a sort of shell design. Is
there any solution that I could put
on to stop this growth?
A. Scrape off all the mildew on
the surface of the furniture by rub
bing with sandpaper Then scrub
the wood with strong washing
soda solution, which should be fol-
lowed by rinsing with clear water.
When the wood is thoroughly dry
finish with two coats of good spar
varniSh So 49, --.
Waterproof Cushions.
@. Can cushions which are covered
with a water-repellent material be
painted in the same way as canvas
awnings? Would the paint crack or
come off in warm water?
A. Cushions of this type can be
painted with thin coats OF a good
quality quick-drying enamel. If the
enamel is applied on clean surface
and well brushed out, it should not
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Leather as Wall Border

Leather is increasingly employed
by decorators for everything from
furniture veneer to dressing table
skirts with cut-out embroidery. At
an exhibition staged at the Deco
rators' Club in New York it was
even applied as border at the top
of a painted wall.
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peel or become sticky. You could
also use varnish stain
Moisture in Cellar Wall.
@. Moisture comes through the cell
lar wall, below grade, only during
heavy rains. The walls become
soaked and small quantity of the
moisture drips to the floor. If left
as it is, will this condition weaken
the foundation?
A. That condition will not weaken
the foundation, but it should be cor
rected to eliminate excessive mois-
ture in the cellar Excessive damp
ness may. cause rusting and mildew
of articles and equipment left in the
cellar
Cleaning Concrete.
@. How can concrete columns at
the entrance of an apartment house
be cleaned without sandblasting?
They are badly discolored
A. The Portland Cement Associa-
ton, BAT Madison avenue, New York,
issues information ON the cleaning
of all kinds of stains on concrete.
This information will cover your
case. 1t will be sent without charge.
Ink Stained Wallpaper.
Q. What can use to remove ink
stains from ordinary wallpaper?
A. Ink eradicator will take out
the ink stains, but it will also take
out the color of the paper. If you
have some artistic ability, the colors
can be restored by touching them
up with water color paints. The
only other method is to replace the
stained parts of the paper with
patches Of the same wallpaper; II
you have any on hand Your wall
paper man may be able to furnish
it. A good paper hanger can make
patch SO neatly that it will hardly
be noticed.
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efficiently as a solid screen, for the
slots are tight-f1ttine around the
andiron ends.
There are portable screens of this
type which stand on legs in front
of the fireplace, and also curtain
type screens with wire mesh hang
ing from brass, chromium or
wrought.iron frames. The curtain
type can be parted like window cur
tains when you feed the fire. Costs
are $14 to $38, depending on size
and finish. There's gray iron
finish known as Swedish, which is
popular now-and costs a bit more
than black, but less than brass.
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Screen and Storm Sash.

How would you like to be able to
change your window screens for
storm sash In less than a minute a
window, or about half an hour for
a whole house? We can't guarantee
the time, of course, but we do know
there are interchangeable screens
and storm windows on the market
that take almost all the labor out of
this important seasonal house chore.
Unless you are a dawdler, you should
be able to do it quickly if your house
is equipped with combination screen
and storm windows.
1t Is worth while investigating
these units, If you are in the mar
ket for windows, either for a new
house or an old one. They consist
of a rust-resisting metal frame
which is fastened permanently on
the outside of the window easement.
In this metal frame, panels of glass
or screening, bound in metal, are
locked. The glass panels reduce to
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jacketing can be used, or If ap-
pearances do not matter, the pipes
can be wrapped in twists of news
paper tied on with string.
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Waterproofing for Cellar.

@. I haven't a house now, but
am planning to build, and I want
to assure myself that the house
won't be ailing soon. Several new
houses are in the course of con-
struction around my property, and
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Funeral Rites Held
For Harry Faulkner

Funeral services for Harry A.
Faulkner. 63, former chief clerk Of
the Southern Railway at Norfolk,
who died here suddenly Monday,
were held this morning at Cham
bers' funeral home. Burial was pri-
vate.
Mr.. Faulkner, who lived at 3455
Fourteenth street NV, was native
OF South Boston, Va.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Nell T. Faulkner: son, Harry. jr,
Of Santa Monica, Calf, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Peggy Whitlock Of War
renton. Va. and Mrs. Hartwell Mel
vile Of Washington.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Calf Keeps Citizens Awake,
But Police Take Care of 1t

had been brought in from q farm
near Colonial Beach yesterday after
noon too late to be sold on the
market. It was to be taken to the
abattoir today, and possibly a fore
boding inspired its loud cries.
Animal Pacified.
Policemen Collins and Sans said
they aroused the Calls owner from
the nearest house and that the
owner pacif1ed the animal by feed
ing 1t milk. The owner, who re-
mained anonymous in police re-
ports, denied this. A neighbor said
the calf was given milk, but that the
policemen had provided the milk
three quarts Of it. This was denied
by the policemen. One informant
said he was told some one got in
the truck and talked the calf to
sleep. Another reported that the
calf hushed after it was threatened
with violence.
The calf was quieted, according
to police, but they maintained the
method was unimportant.
I'VE had the complaint and we
took care Of It," headquarters as
serted today. That's all there is
to It,"
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The mystery of the lowing calf In
the 1000 block of Georgia avenue
unfolded early today, but amateur
detectives gave up in confusion.
Calls from the stricken area began
coming in at police headquarters
about $3.50 am. Some OF the COM
plainants we're not sure just what
the noise was or precisely where II
came from. But 1t had been going
on since early evening, 1t was re-
ported, and a number of residents
said they couldn't sleep.
1t. Walter H. Thompson Of the
Detective Bureau pressed one caller
for details.
Going to Abattoir.
Cant you hear it over the tele-
phone?" the man said. TITS driving
me crazy. It's all I can hear, and
should think you could hear 1t
downtown, even without a phone"
1t. Thompson said he couldn't
hear any calf, but that q scout car
would be sent out.
Policemen John E. Collins and
r. H. Sans found the calf in a truck
in q driveway near Georgia avenue
and Shepherd street. 1t was about
3 months old and very unhappy. II
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District W. P. A. 10 Present
Musical Program Tonight

The third of four musical pro-
grams by the District Work Projects
Administration will be held tonight
in the auditorium of Dunbar High
School as part of This Work Pays
Your Community Week." arranged
to acquaint the public with the
activities of the w. P. A. Tonight's
duo-piano recital will begin at
o'clock. An opera, "The Symphony
of Life" will be put on at the
high school at pm. tomorrow.
Trainees of the Household Train
ing Project were to serve a luncheon
today at 400 South Capitol street
to group Of prominent Washington
women.
A demonstration Of ceramic art
and a reception was to be held from
3 to S O'Clock today at the w. p. A. s
art gallery at 816 Independence
avenue S.W. At the same time
workers of the Recreation Training
Unit were to give a tea and dem
onstration at 170l Eleventh street
NV.
A demonstration by the adult
education classes will be held at
o'clock tonight in the Salvation
Army auditorium, lots Jefferson
street NV.