Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1921, Page 13

| " BUSINESS SECTION Coleion ) @he Zoening Slaf. (ol ATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921 10 Pages WASHINGTON, D. C, TWENTY-NINE NEW HOMES NEARLY COMPLETED IN SAUL'S ADDITION. D. C. CONSTRUCTION MEN AID MOVE TO ENCOURAGE BUILDING ‘Hold to View That Costs Alrea&y Are Stabilized—Views Given of Future Prospects. Part Fwo. — = SHOULD THE R. R. LABOR BOARD JOIN FORCES WITH THE L C.C.? Companies Say Same Body Should Fix| Rates and Wagcs to Have Income and | Outgo Conform—Workers Disagree. 1 [ | BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. 1 Washington and the oither in Chicazo i """:”“‘ Lloniinter "“‘h‘"'”' and oa ] Saune dveEn eupnly, "l"‘,' O omand, and 1 —hold e strings wh. <o he ional, are joining in the mo ent | therefore, tend defea T (Coprright, 1021, by The Washington Star.) | -ROM the strings which control th 4 movement | burpose in view. We have progressed of the roads. to encourag an immediate resump- | 3 long way sinee 1914, ¢ This I the nth of a teries of articles | they say tion of building. basing their argu- | have taken place. and particularly so ems. The next will appear in an Workers Think Differently. iment on the conviction that costs are | it the hearts and minds of men. A riy issue.) The workers. on the other hand, in- of people like ours will not stabilized at the present time. concurs ployes and is able to bring order out{ “pp. Lttitude of the roads sis Cer e : | 2 kward over seven years o The Railroad Labor Board. a new lex- | Sist that it is r ential at all that | Washington real estate men and | time. Stabilization in the building telative concention in the adminisira-| the body which fives freiznt and builders hold to this belief strongly, | IQUStry, therefore, cannot be expect. e ot oublic inter ) senger rates for the roads shall ed at muc “ er levels tha Homofan s ofier '.lyx,lfl “»1 T T Vfix the rate of wages paid. In this They are shaping their business poli- | (1ot that now Sty e est, is undergoing a thoroush test.|view Senator Cummins of Town. ane ! cies to mect the expected response | building in the hope of forcing cor 1f it survives the present struggle be- | of the authors of the transporiation | which will accompany the realization | STant revisions downward will simply tween the railroads and their cm-j 4% Which created the labor board | pypyp OF A BUILDING OPERATION, INVOLVIN :CTION OF TWENTY-NINE HOMES IN SAUL'S ADDITION BY MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. | that delay, in the end. will be costiv. | 299 1o present perpic bring a AND CRAFTSMAN, ARE REPRESENT D IN HE LB STRATION. The r ‘WO ARCHITECTUR. 7 is that the ew weeks s - e and forca higher rents, with the ndant social unrest.” sured. It will have accomplisted alby the earning capacity of the roud ads ¢ = i 1 e S 5 sired for the care of wounded sol- ; « AN 1ha e roads are no X ¥ *|up with their employes, and in the!reprasenting the public. They were | = % B ganes oL o o here with regard to their opinion in omparison of Prices. great work and will have the confi-|al \f [ TAds are not making bie ! (Von in wgreement could not be appointed by the Presidens. confirm- | diers the awner prompily agreed (0] {his connection and the unanimous| An intercsting comparison of prices dence of the people But this does not coincide ";‘_"h e | reached, submitting it to the labor|cd by the Senate, nd they receive | E % Asmypior = pr.ce. oo Chict is the same: “Build now.” ofDRiAlhg imateriale wH T T U were violating the law. salaries of $10.000 a year. They cer- wh ¥ W Cam. al estate editor in the past [ halt to activities now getting under att On the face of it. the board has not | Principles laid down by Congress, re-| M S ‘ff" L S ran e abar [t v have opportunity to earn | | eron ility to agree to a general W. E. Shannon Gives Views. other commodities of life. with a view yet proved a suceess. For hefore the [F3rINg wage-fixing. in the transporta. ; TC 20 CHITOE, e ey iring the present year. | | warranty deed and the overnment's| “Building material and labor prices|t? climinating the disparity gencrally Doard has reached any decision in the | which' the Tahor hoard now confronts 1t | cuts in wages. The labor board said As at pre constituted. the board | refusal to sign o straight deed that|may go down slightly in the next few Aitributed io the two, is contained 1u question of the national agreements.|{ul (S QT ORI how confronts. it TR gecision: is—Public group. R. M. arton, chair- 4 Proucht Alr. Earker intojithe transaczimon the jiJustiasilikely. itheyjmay ol the mnm;n digest of conditions in the or a reduction of wages, the Pre does say rezarding decisions of the It was not. in the judgment of this n of the entire board: ( _\\] W e up. d William E. annon, pres-|Common brick industry, issued by the dent of the United States himself labor board in respect to wages. In|board. the intention of Congress that|Hanger and Henry 'T. flunt: railroac J ident of Middaugh & Shannon, Inc.,|Common Brick Manufacturers’ Asso- management group. Horace Baker. J. H. Elliott and W. L. Park; labor roup, James J. Forrester, Albert undertaken to call in members of the! determining the justness and reason- | consistently with title 11T of the board. the Interstate Commerce Com-|ableness of wages and working condi- | {ransportation act a carrier may join nd | tions the board shall take into consider- | in the reference of a wage dispute to i home g e s e v a |ciation. SAUL’S ADDITION HOMES | Gucttion of materiat ana iabor values: | “Some bankers:” the aigest states. however. In my mind it is a question | “have been quoted as mi on, the railroad executive e > A - s = N y saying that the sabor representatives in an effort fation: the labor board, accept its decision, [Phillins and A 0. Wharton. . A0o]. Parker, Criticised in NEARING COMPLETION ! of getting the matcrial ‘at a future|they would not loan moncy for con- to settle t controversy No criti- 1. The scales of wages paid for simi- |apply increases in rates in part au-| ., (00 hiin oY 06 Dioad boards ’ date, at any price.” struction until materials go b: to ism of the President is implied lar kinds of work in other industries. | thorized by the Interstate Commerce: 5. 1,04 qjustment by agreement be- : . < Mr. Shannon believes that it is|pre-war levels. There are unavoida- The situation appears to be that thel 2.7 The relation between wages nd | Commission to provide for wage in-| 20 At NUERent AxREreem i 2ns | Hospital Site Transaction, | . niv-nine detached nomes are pe- | f0ll¥ to_delay building in the hope |ble hasic reasons why buildings can- labor board has been swamped with | the cost of living. creases dect by this board to bel % “Cirriers as a whole. and any > cinomes are that costs 1 go down later and | not be constructed now or for many Work. In addition to an investigation| 3. The hazards of the employment. |just and reasonable. and. if revenues|on i of the national agreements—uponi 4. The training and skill required. of any month are estimated to fall be- [ 0 Shich it is still at work and will be| 5. The degree of responsibility Jow the expenses for that month, arbi-foue oy Tor Some time ta come—the hoard is| 6 The character and regularity of | trarily re mlers asia ol e e dany, - . . ing completed by Middaugh & Shan-|at the same time overlook the pos- |years to come. at the same cost ne in o oreaniratian of froup of | 100K Big Business Risk. non, Inc. in Saul's Addition, compris- | Sibility of a material or labor |1914, or previous to that date, it i ¥ tions thereof to handle con shortage. Such a shortage is apt|pointed out, 3 lice wages to such a point |STEAN ERHO0S Lhereos b0 o Congre to ensue, many construction experts 1 3 How the patriotic offer of Col.jthis firm in the community and e hengas. 1o A 3 < “One may as well say he will never 2bout to be deluged with prope { employment 2 as to bring estimated expenses forfjjea that such boards of adjustment |Myron M. Parker to assist the gov-|ing the third operation conducted by ify. unless building projects are | 4 el say O L e s i ce| 7. Inequalities of increases in wages | any month within estimated revenues | conld be set up and take a sreat deal | 3ron M. Parker = ; Tt er en e mabie poriod, |cat another beefsteak until it moes ::.\ i:" ]:‘n]"L(‘“‘rM"‘“m' e railrands, | Or of treatment, the result of previous | for such month.” of the work off the hands of the Rail- | ¢Fiment in acquiring additional land Lringing the total number of houses So far most of the spring activity | Pack to 20 cents a pound. or that he a :‘-i:"r.ding 1o their own showing, are “i;rfll-‘ orders or adjustments, Refuse Short Line Employes. road Labor Board. But so far none |for the enlargement of Walter Reed|constructed to fifty. in construction circles has been in|Will not hire another day’s work done is mothing in the law which| ¥ would indicate that wages are to be| Still another decis <as avenue, | reidential types, and in such pro- |until wages go back to a dollar a of thesc hoards of adjustment has|Hospital during the war was misun-| The homes are on Arkans n of the Labor|p ¥ 3 . | een provided, and it appears that the | g s, 3 A ortions that the season offers hope | da fixed according to the earning power of | Board, handed down last month, was| abor Board is about to be snowed flN-\l"Ot_l by N'\Nvfll persons, 5‘"‘ re- [hetween merson and Farragut ?,,,. considerable relief in the |,ousing’ “Had there been no war the cost the roads. The workers maintain, how- | o4 in connection with the request|under with the various requests by [sulted in accusations of profiteering[gireets. Three types of residential|situation, here and elsewhere. of building today would have been ever, that the railroads are endeavoring | LAY, 1" SORRGCUON Wl 4 nployes | the roads for permission to réduce | without foundation, has just become | = 3 losing money daily. In January thej deficit of the class 1 roads was about $1,163.000, and in February., it will be shown, the deficit was very much larger. Tee Heavy a Lead to do just that thing. If an industry | 00 1< SOOI 0" ((Oning conditions | wages. itho afchitecture are employed in the New York Banker Quoted. _|hizher than n 1914 because even at 2 .| cannot’ pay adequate” wages and still | that WEECS B FONERS runk dine T N BL oW | project—ihe Pennsylvania and Vir-|_ According to . W. Straus, the New |that time it was goinz up steadily, Because of this condition. there islmake the necessary interest on the in- [ 1dentical & It is disclosed that instead of b York banker, “the only adverse aspect [along with the gene ndard of o established foi The board e At 4 & -criticism In some quarters because the | vestment, then the Industry has no|be established for them. The board - e s R ginia colonial styles, and the crafts-| .y srogent is found in the reiteration |living. Buildings were growing bet- held that, because of the diversifi L profiteering, Col. Parker actually I man style The svlvania col 1 A - Jabor hoard does not act more speed- | license to exist, they say. D b et toling lemlovest it S e n style. _Pennsylvania colonial|of the argument that building work |ter and were worth while. City and fly. There is a fecling that the board Taperiant Doctsionn: G e e sumed an unusual business inthomes are marked by tavir sweeping [should be held back until there are |state codes require more fire resistive is going into too many extraneous| n o o BT O s | e Shall ‘be made to ap- | Local Firm Reports Five Transfers |acting as a third party in the realty | Duteh lines, emphasized by slightly | still further recessions in prices of | construction, safer electric wiring and matters in its hearings. But the rail- s ing loss than a vear | PIy. The request was made in the lat- transfer. . _|eurved roofs extendingz uninterrupt-|all the elements of construction, in-|sanitary equipment road workers do not take this ‘l"“‘I“""“‘;"fi‘,“_‘"'ds_","‘,;‘”“"‘“ less ',“‘_‘"n'; Year ter part of 1920 by fifteen organiza- to Home Buyers. In coming to the rescue of the Army | edly over the front porches. The Vir-|cluding labor. i “In addition to an W of the situation. They sav that the | 280, has habdcd Comn & BUBDEr Of VeIV | (ions of railroad labor. S T S et | R TR T colonial homes arc featured by | “In many parts of the country labor members of the board should be thor- on of July 20. 71026, fixing the| In connection with the decision of LAR0bSL s purchased{yented them from purchasing thelsimplc, straight lines, sct off by an|has voluntarily accepted slight de- |91y inat normally would have taken oughly informed before they under- [ the decision of July 20, 1320, fixing the Tabor. Hoard it hecame Kknown |from Robert W. Stancill of Chicago|added ground on anything but a gen- | LREI funkea with columns. - The | €reases in wages. and building work | 1914 that, normaliy wouid have taien take to decide the big questions mOW oy, niing the last incrcase given the men t the board is preparing a classi- | (he residence at 1432 Montague street | chay WATFARIY Geed, ald who coule hot sman_types resemble the Pennsyl- | I proceeding smoothly. It is a sig-| B 0 " 000 50" Increased freight Tetore It 3 i .| the country ov tion of railroad emploves on a na-| ') oot The property is located| broad.termed contract, Col. Parker| olonial homes, except that all Where strong pressure has |rates. higher taxes. higher fuel costs Moreover, the workers say that the | "7, t 10. 1920, the board handed |tional basis. TIn fact. the classifica- o are straight throughout. A = % delay must not be charged up against | o AUEWEE (O (I 208 Tof ex. |tion has been completed and sub-|in 16th Strect Highiands. The sale|agreed to purchase the property from ;l.oen brought to bear with a view |and inflation due to waste of invested 3 5 = down its decisio case of ex-|tion has 1 vance of prob- ably 25 per cent in building cost over i ! i houscs contain six and eight * a ! 2 g 5 er on a straight deed an hou n of fore abor to acce cave: Lant Soaths sgo (he unlon Teaders went (o |ress emplo Ppiving fo some T mitted to the board for apbroval The | was areanged throush the oftice of | (il “Lrn’ (e tand over fo the Fove With unfinished attics adapted | Sont it Thas ‘met with simorous. ser | T il o ioea e rmil¥oad Yexpre S otkers fonoue T the ciassification, Too, and use| William S. Phillips. ernment on & general warranty deed, | to future completion und oceupancy. | gictance on the part of the labor cle- that “conferences be held and the | wakes were not included in the award | {50y osignating railroad work and| Thomas F. Flynn purchased from|without profit to himself and assum-|Thirty-foot lawns are provided, with | ment. . | FRUIT FARM PURCHASED. auestion of wages and agreements be | Lo FAIlroad labor orEan e ons: ot G¢ | railroad workers. ; Carroll W. Fewell premises 3015 Dent | in& all risks involved. frontages varying from thirty-five to| “Those who are looking for sta- AR FURL settled across the table. The roads, (_m‘”‘\'x’,” hour and preserved former It has beei said that never in the Deed Involved. sixty feet. The buildings are twenty-|bilization at greatly lower lcvels than 1 say. ined ontener it . T past has a scientific cla ation of | place northwest, one of Georgetown'si | (JFCL NEOVCC two feet and twenty-four feet wide the present are overlooking the hu- | Winchester Men Obtain Ownershi SR e s jincreas = AT dEavees; Failroads, railroad workers and work [ historical residences. i Loalimalor Rontioatlotithe v Snal thirty-seven feet: deep: Bquip:| man” cquation. which 'is " the lm\‘,f' & = P ers are willing to stand sponsor for!ploves a monthly increase of $38.40,|been made. It is unfh]‘rsioc'd _mla'”'hi Another Argonne terrace house.|Reed site to the Army. The additional [ment includes hot water )u-at" \gxxlx‘lg;‘lt’i; l[';fig\f_fls;;;:n uilding prob- of New York Property. the labor board. The railroads arelind all other employes $32.64 per|new classification o | mot Interfere!pyile by William §. Phillips. has been | tract desired by the surgeon general |oversize boilers and extra radiation; |lem In this cou tie to buila, dp_‘ S AR T ey inclined to eriticise the present ar-|month over their rate at the end of | With the classifications of employes|golq to Harold D. Hatfield. who is|adjoined the original land. and was|side service entrances breakfast| NoW I8 fhe ume fo build? de i TCE0E O TEC0 aye | purciaasd iths rangement, whereby one body. the In- [ government operation. The employesUsed by labor organizations. nor give ' now occupying the premises, 1642 owned by the late Senator Don Cam-|porches, full-width front porches, in-| {{#{¢S 5, SRS not 0wy because ) of a., hage purchased the terstate Commerce Commission, fixes | had asked for increases ranging from |Fise to jurisdictional questions. Argonne pla. cron. The senator’s son. James Cam-| girey electric lighting, open fire- g €. J. Clark fruit farm. hear Rochester, th rates from which they derive their in- ' $35 to $51 per month. i embers of Board. Mrs. Emma Tillotson purchased|ecron, w ked what price he would | £1500% 0 L D el ecaune it I ain the | n 'y, ifor a consiaration ol 582000 come. while another body. the labor | The labor board, March 7 handed| The Railroad Labor Board, under |from Mrs. H. G. Pierce a home located | take' for the property. much of which | P S50 oo ore constructed with | TARES, F FEBITUL B B s s board, fixes wages, the greatest ex-|down the important decision in the!the law. is composed of threc mem-|at 1370 Irving street northwest. already had been buili on out of extra wide windows for improved | P Efforts to readjust the industry on |1 f its kind § countr " Pente of the roads, It is unsclentific | Irle case, whieh, in effect, notified the | bers constitating. the labor groups, | Frank E. Rapp purchased the home | necessity. Mr. Cameron named a price {€xtra wide windows for, WIRTPRST| “Rfforts to readjust the industry on |best of its kind in the country, contains and unwise to haye two bodies—en- | railroads that in seeking to reduce |three members constituting the man- |at 3128 Mount Pleasant street north- | based on surrounding land values. but [ventilation and ‘& tin Son lones "r;w”.lm in_simply | seventy-five acres, fifty-three of which tirely disassociated—one sitting in | wages without first taking the matter 'agement group and three members | west from Nathan Rome. when informed that the tract was de- ' construction is used. 5 ie lare bearing apples i % § g é % = Since 1899 “No Place Like Home; No Home Like Ours” BUY A HOME In a Superior Location INSPECT 5521 13th Street N.W. OPEN DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. Take any 14th Street car to Kennedy Street. 4 Large Bedrooms Extra large Dining and Living Rooms. Good sized Sleeping and Breakfast Porches. NEARLY ALL SOLD D. J. DUNIGAN “WARDMAN” Offering of EW HOMES Be Sure to See Ais0 dee Uur Latest MICHIGAN PARK SUNSHINE HOMES 12th and Michigan Ave. Saul's Addition. Take F St. or N. Capitol St. car marked “Brookland real open fireplaces, and to end of route. ground all around for less Detached 6 and 8 room than houses in a row. Lots, 35 to 60 feet front; i 1321 New York Avenue N.W. E|] houses and 5-room bunga- s Hem = nen et aee: Phone Main 1267. E "l“"S-(_, The Bc"t ““J’“C” ]‘(i‘ Take 14th or 9th St. car to = the ity. ver S0 sold. 13th and I son. lixhibi S || " Ci5: Snver, 90, <0ld: 13th and Fmerson. Exhibi For Sale by Realtors or Owner and Builder. MIDDAUGH & SHANNON, INC. Tenth Floor, Woodward Building, 15th and H Sts. Cut this advertisement out for reference. S The Northumberland Apartments (Co-operative Company) New Hampshire Ave. and V Street OUR CO-OPERATIVE PLAN R AR R R AR Rt R AR th thth R th R R AthtRthththththith O 2810 to 2822 Wisconsin Ave. These “homes”” embody the true meaning of the word. Designed and finish- ed in refined and practical taste. Eight Large Rooms — two baths — open fire- places. Breakfast and sleeping porches. Built-in garage. Complete in every de- tail—screens and awnings. LOCATION: Wisconsin Avenue, One Block South of Mass. Ave. High Elevation Overlooking Entire City Exhibit No. 2810 Wisconsin Ave. Representative on the Premises Daily and Sunday Until 9 O’Clock P.M. HARRY WARDMAN 1430 K Street N.W. Phone M 4190 Phone M 4190 Entire capital stock of “Northumberland Apartments, Inc.” is divided in blocks representing prices of each apart- ment. Ownership of stock represents ownership of apartment. Each stockholder pays share of general expenses rep- resented by his groportion of stock—as liberally assessed for first year this is $3.75 monthly for each $1.000 of stock. Former owners of building retain ownership of stock unsold—receive rents and pay assessments for expenses on apartments unsold. Purchasers commence from date their purchase is made— there is no deficit—mercly the substitution of one stock- holder for another, with all charges paid to date. The company now owns and operates the property. Im- mediate possession can be given of several desirable apart- ments, and arrangements are being made for future vacan- cies. Why pay high apartment rents when you can pay your share of actual costs? - 2906 Ordway Street A Cleveland Park Bungalow This handsome, well-built bungalow is in the very best con- dition—it offers an opportunity distinctly unusual in this market. There are 7 rooms and bath: hot-water heat and electricity; hardwood floors and trim; large lot, with ample space for garage. 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