Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1922, Page 13

REAL ESTATE CONVENTION PLANS |THEATER DISASTER ARE MADE PUBLIG| AFFECTS BUILDING Local Real Estate Men to Ac- [Local Plans More CArefuy\ cord Royal Greeting to Inspected and Issuance of Visitors in March. Permits Impeded Building of all types of structures in the District of Columbla has been slowed up perceptibly because of the Knickerbocker Theater collapse, rec- 450 EXPECTED TO ATTEND ords in the office of the munlicipal Program Indicates Two Days of |building inspector show. About fifty building operations have : - Business and Social been held up pending a close inspec- ! Events. tion of plans and specifications sub- e : mitted by the architects and con- Details of the entertainment Pro-|ygctors, with the result that issu- ‘Bram arranged by the Washingtoh|ance of permits on minor buildings Real Estate Board for the 430 dele- | hag in turn been impeded. © gates to the meeting of the execu-| 1, gnite of the fact that the present Rive committee of the National Asso- | gorce ™ n the Inspector's offics has iation of Real Estate Boards, at the | been wor! i“g‘ ovey:!t.lnle “(0 tclear ‘]:" = & & the accumulation of applications, the Willard Hotel. March 6 and 7. were | /5, 00H0n \woric is about a week be- announced today by John A. Petty,|ping schedule, it is understood. ‘executive secretary of the local or-| Only seven permits for construc- e e tion enterprises involving an invest- &anization of realto | ment ot $1,000 or more were'granicd egates include the officers of s e mational association apd an exec- | the past week by Inspector Healy's utive committeeman from each of the Th, follow: boards comprising the national body. W. Chase. to build dwelling, 404 In almost every instance the delogate |- (o Wo U8, 00 il edt T eoat. 56,000 is either the president of his local | gy Gruver, to build three dwell- board or one of its most prominent [ynzc “y54s 7.9 11th street morthwests it was stated. cost, $24,000. formal invitations have been mail-| “Harry A. Kite, to build six dwell- ed to each of the meembers of the na- 7 51 lnlng street northwest; tional committee, followed by a letter cog[ $30,000. with a printed information sheet rel-| Crosby Kelly, to build concrete and 5 hotel accommodations, etc. | tile dwelling, 3924 Mills avenue north- servations for the visitors have|east; cost, $3,700. been made in the Willard and Wash-| Thomas Finney, to build dwelling, Headquarters will be[4231 Gault place northeast; cost, hed in the Willard, and the | $3,000. held in the small ballroom, ?Ii'z:ld%uglh& Shannon, to build five . brick dwellings, two stories eacl Program as Announced. H s Connecticut avenue nortn’ " Present tents arrangements call $35,000. Also five bri Tor the Tolloming DroRram of DURLs | o ey e r e b IO bl Tess and entertainment: Southern Euilding Company, to re- - Monday—Business se 2 0, o | pair bullding at 807 15th street north- $2:30; complimentary luncheon in the | west; cost, $1,5 ballrcom of the Willard, 1! siness session, 2:30 to experiente meetine”| GOES ON TRIP SOUTH. h the national real estate] roicor 3 Luchs of Shammon & | Luchs has left Washington for a A aon 131“ 3| trip south. Accompanied by Mrs. ho 1ovge pall. | Luchs, he is now at Palm Beach, Fla., e large dall-| from 'which _point they will go to Xoom > Miami, Key West and Havana, Cuba. T*While not permitted to participate On their return they will stop at in the meetings of the executive cor- | 5 Augustine, Fla. mittee of the national organization.|>yr ' ana Mrs. Jerry Lyon of Tn- mber of the local board will| gjanapolis are also in Mr. Luchs' at any of the session. ln”narlv, meeting, when & realtors of the i try will be a featur Fpaat bl bl and one case settled by the arbi- / Big Welcome Planned. tration committee. Information and Tt is the intention to meet every|advice have been given to members Euest at the Uninon station and con- | on twenty-three occasions and to the him to his hotel in an automobile. | public on seventeen occasions, or 3t is expected that at the t jan average of two requests for each registering, the delegates i working day during the past month, ith an envelope contain- | the secretary reported. s Value of Service. being worked out the automobile and reception committe “The importance and value of this - A number of members of the recep-{apparently simple service should not tion committee will be he station | be. overlooked and a gradual d evening of Sun-|cresse in volume can be expected and the forenoon of|as our organization L ~omes better Honday. Other mombora wi s known and its aims an! purposes tered through the lobbi become better understood.” Mr Petty sembly halls of the Wills and | states. “In order to give some idea Washington hotels as well as in the as to the character of the requests offices of the Washington board. A |received I will briefly enumerate fleet of aboue twenty-five machines |several that came in during the past will be at the depot Sunday to meet|month. Eleven requests were re- posal of the guests during their stay. | nection with realty matters in vari- A special _committee, headed by |ous parts of the country. In eaeh M H. Clifford Bangs, will be in|case they were glven the names of charge of the ladies of the delegation | ependable partles affiliated with and will also form a part of the 'rea]l estate boards. Two members meneral reception committee. The au-| desired information relative to cer- fomobile committee will co-operate | tain phases of the Ball rent law, six h the ladles’ committee. wanted guidance where matters of An information booth will be estab- | ethics were involved and three ap- Mshed in the Willard and will be open | plied for help in fixing correct com- day and night for the purpose of | micsion charges. — Calls from the rendering the fullest measare of as-| puplic' in general ranged from the nce and service to the visitors | questton as to whether a seller was it announced. Attached to this | girnie ™S 7 ncve electric light booth will -be a stenographer avail- | pUVteRe 10 FOUCTS S had sold, to able for any,guest. a request from a certain ladies’ Badges for Members. society to assist them in securing ac- Appropriate badges, with the nam-~ | comodations for a delegation of of each member of the Washington ninty girls expected in Washington board printed thereon, will be issued | for a convention gathering. Five re- for wearing at all times while ‘the | quests reached the board relative members are on duty. to the standing of certain brokers. Notwithstanding the unusual in-| “A total of sixteen committee crease in administrative -work - inci- { meetings —have been held in the dent to preparing for the coming |board's offices in the past month. The D. © SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1922. REAL- ESTATE. = W e avenue morthwest. SIX PROPERTIES BRING $60,000 AT PRIVATE SALE N. L. Sansbury, Inc., Announces This Week’s Disposal of Properties. Sale of six properties aggregating in -value $60,000 was reported this week by the N. L. Sansbury Co., Inc. Premises 2807 14th street wa to Clarence Parsley for Mrs. Hilda N. After extensive alerations be occupied as a busi- Dulac. property ness hame by Mr. Parsley. Joseph ML Michaelson sold his home at 1234 Girard street Benjamin F. Saunders and wife, who have taken possession. modern three-story brick house, con- taining nine rooms and bath. The two-family ing at 1334 Irving street northwest, owned by the estate of John C. ford, was sold to Mrs. Laura I The upper apartment con tains six rooms and bath, lower five rooms and bath. One of the new homes, stroet northwest, recently completed by Winield Preston. was sold to John A. Mattos and wife. ern two-story colonial ing six rooms and bath, with ter heat and electric lights. Willlam R. Ersfeld purchased from and Bessie K. Clark their home at 5003 is a semi-bungalow northwest to apartment build- Barnard. This is a mod. |Shipping Board Sale at Wilming- This seven rooms and bath, with all modern conveniences. Another one of the homes recently completed by Winfield Pres 9th street northwest, Henry A. and Mamie V. Weaver. _— Dr. Jonathan C. Day Will Address Semi-Monthly Affair. Dr. Jonathan C. Day. who is touring the country in_the interest of the movement of the Berea Coliege in Kentucky taineers of that section, will be the principal speaker at the semi-month 1y luncheon of the Washington Rea Estate Board next Thursday at the La Fayette Hote], 16th and I streets northwesf chairman of the luncheon comm\llee. will preside. It is expected that an announcement regarding preparations for the mid- winter meeting here of the national realtors’ executive committee will be made by John A. Petty, executive sec- retary of the local poard. Apartment building (o be erceted for, L. Glbhon White at 3024 Comnecticu Stern & Tomlinson are the archigects. SAMUEL C. REDMAN BUYS ‘FIVE-STORY PROPERTY Bank President Acquires the Build- l ing at 1723 I Street, Valued at $75,000. Samuel C. Redman, president of the Takoma Park Bank, Bas purchased the five-story building at 1723 1 street northwest through the office of Frank A. Gibbons, for a consideration sald to have been about $75,000. S The structure at present is leased by the American Red Cross ~Women's Club. It is equipped with a modern elevator. There is a two story brick (louble garage facing a twenty-foot al- “Mr. Redman, as part payment, gave the Oaks farm, located in Prince Georges county, near Bladensburg, on the Na- tional Defense highway. The farm is now being used as a stock farm. Parker & Ankers, formerly owners of 1723 1 street northwest,” expect to make this farm into a modern sanitarium and to beautify the place in many ways. 503 HOUSFS TN BE SOLD. ton Attracts Interest. Representatives of a number of large indusigial concerns outside of the state of Delaware are expected to make bids_at Wilmington, Monday, February 27, when realty experts of- fer at auction, for the account of the United States’ Shipping Board-Emer- gency, Fleet Corporation, 503 houses, 4 stores, 1 store with apartment over- }head and 1 six-family apartment house, built for government employes during the world war, in the residen- :1‘“ section known as Union Park Gar- ens. Inquiries reccived from Philadel- phia. Baltimore, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and other cities indicate that bids for the huge hous. ing project in its entirety will be made. Due no doubt to Wilmington's ambitious port development plans un- derway and to the activity of its chamber of commerce, “foreign” in- rests are anxious to establish plauts in that ci PRICES DROP IN ENGLAND. due to reduction of food prices. There has been a continuous decline since November, 1920, apart from a lllght ingerruption in the summer of convention, the board has been able jappraisal committee held three meet- to carry on its work of personal|ings and appraised seven properties || service to members and the public|for a total valuation of $474, without interruption, Secretary Petty | and appraised three properties for @sserted. the War Department to determine Six complaints have been adjusted | rental values. In Mt. Pleasant Overlooking Rock Creek Park’ This exceptionally high-grade, well built residence has 9 rooms (5 bedrooms), 2 sleeping porches, 2 tiled baths; large cedar closets; hot-water heat and electricity; serv- ant’s room and toilet; oak floors and mahogany trim; awnings, screens; built-in refrigerator; 2-car garage on deep lot to paved alley; location ideal; on curved street facing the Park. See It Sunday—Open All Day 2053 l?ark Road N.W SHANNON - & LUCH Exclusive Agents i i oo Tars W e placedat the ats. | Geniring. aavics or service in con” |REALTY BOARD LUNCHEON ! l + Shown by McKeever & Goss A Truly Bfaatifal Home 1725 Irving St. ‘Open Sanday 1to 6 P.M. A delightful home in this exclusive district— recently completed and occupied by owner, who is forced to sell. Semi-detached, on . large lot; paved alley in rear. Seven large " rooms, 4 bedrooms and 2 baths; built-in garage; large front porch, breakfast porch and two sleeping porches, all screened in; bailt-in refrigerator in pantry; first-grade oak floors; artistic decorations throughout. wcmzvsn-ucossm, 1405 Eye Street NW: - - Main 4752 " 713 14th St. N.W. : Main 2345 Members of the Wmhm.glon Real Estate Bocrd A seven-story sddition to the Occidental Hotel, 1413 Pennsylvania, So- he cannot afford to make a The cafe building adjoining | mistake; he must think of what is|petent to do the avenue, is planned by Gus Buchhols, proprietor. who get permits i the main hotel will be razed. Warren Says Home Buying ([Expert Who Real cstate salesmen, in order to must credit the prospective home purchaser with being natural, accord- ing to H. K. Warren, local advertis- “Every once in a while,” Mr. Warren wrong foot with a prospect because, ; in his instinctive eagerness to make | udolph Ailler tal condition of a person about to buy a house. “Here is Mr. Average Man: To be frank, he's rather a decent fellow soon as he picks up his newspaper); he is earning about $3,000 a year, and, pensive associates, he has saved only about $1,000. Big Matter to Purchaser. “Before he comes to you as a pros-| pect he is convinced of the wisdom of buying a home, but he has never bought & home before and he never expects to buy another; he is about to make one of the most serious de- cisions of his lifetime. Of course, it to the ing code: is a small material matter to you— Should Place Re: wn-l'fllilr- just about $170 commission—bat to| “Besides providin safe him it means all he has been able 10| design znd save and, in addition, obligati bhim- | Mr. Miller, self to pay some thousands of doll: pro in regular installments. best for his wife and children, and | tho; AGENT MUST SEEK 'LACK OF DEFINITE BUYER'S VIEWPOINT BUILDING GODE SEEN Investigated So Important in Man’s Life, | Knickerbocker Theater Dis- Hesitancy Is Natural. | aster Stresses Need. make a success at their business, WY TO AVERT ACCIDENTS ing man, who has written a treatise | RUdolph Miller Declares Construc- isithisjconnsetion. tion Regulations.Should Be Com- states, “a salesman gets off on the| prehensive, Covering All Points. of New York a sale, he fails to appreciate the men- | former head of the building department of that city, who conducted a gation of the Knickerbocker Theater dis- ated General Con- aster for the Ass (the chances are that he turns to the | tractors of Americ ¢ sporting page or the comic strip as | comprehensive building code long way toward guarding ag due chiefly to the fact that a wife and | ture similar accidents. two children are satisfactory, but ex-|{ Mr. Miller was Senator Calder as a high authority on building codes and their m. and is well qualified to te more comprehensive visions to definite. sibility for design upon those who hold {PLANS TO RAISE MILLION TO AID HOME BUILDERS Ralph P. Stoddard Outlines to CoM- vention Proposal Under Considera- tion by Brick Industry. Plans for raising $1,000,000 to aid home builders are under considera- tion by the brick industry, according to an announcement by Ralph P. Stod- at the annual brick manufacturers in St. Louis re- {ADDITION IS PLANNED FOR OCCIDENTAL HOTEL Cafe Site, Adjoining Property at 1413 Pennsylvania Avenue, to Be Utilized. Erection of an addition to the seven- story Occidental Hotel, at 1413 Penn- sylvania avenue northwest, is planned by Gus Buchholz, proprietor, it was announced today. Buchholz has purchased the uilding adjoining the hotel proper, now used by the establishment as a cafe, and will utilize the property as the site for the new building. understood the addition will conform in height and architecture to the main convention of The brick interests also are pushing a new and economical s0_that homes of this he asserted. During the past two manufacturers have been working out new methods of using brick so brick homes can be built at low cost. development 3 hollow wall of sglid brick— now being used from one“end of the The sale of the cafe property was negotiated through the office of Wal- The consideration is said to have been approximately $125,- The former owner's name was ter A. Brown. The proposed annex will add about 160 rooms to the Occidental Hotel. —_— JOINS REALTY FIRM. Nathaniel C. Halstead Associated With Shannon & Luchs. Nathaniel C. Halstead has become associated with the firm of Shannon & Luchs, it was announced today. For twenty years Mr. been identified with well known New banking houses More recently he has turned his at- tention to the field of general invest- ments, and his activiey fn that deld under his consideration the ¢ going up in brick which .would have been built less per- Building codes in a hun- gnize this lower cost a remarkable record for construction, “But the brick industry would g0 inued Stoddard. the new financial sponsible head of a family of good character who desires to own his home will be aided from a central million-dollar fund subscribed by the . Each loan must be approved by the local brick manufacturer and jby a rseponsible local bank or build- i d loan association, which lat- ter will have the actual handling of i he said, “will Halstead has he must consider his wife's dq he must be sure that the house ranged to his family's taste and that it is built of substantial material; ought to be sure of the meighbor- hood, and he should give some thought to whether or not he can get his money out of the house if an emergency compels him to sell. There are a thousand and one ques- tions that are natural to any man in such circumstances. Must Adopt Buyer's Viewpoint. “That is your buyer’s position and it is a position to which he has a distinct right. If you are to sell him and Keep him sold, you will have to step into his shoes and think with him, rather than against him. Selling is not a contest of wits, it is the proc- {lur house is the one house that bcstl s his nee When a salesman has learned tol thoriti building: to build, They take u m; the responsibility to own such bui ings and r : rights from the pul lic, and they should take the corre- ponsibility portion Mr. Miller, three heads: irem all the inform, necessary to make the general plans for auy spe- cific building; (2) constructic ing all the information 1 make the working drawing ministration, giving complet by which the code is to be e Provisions for Enforcement. “Under _administration, Yery imporiant, there should ¢ sions for the enforc of ; into code, spe: keep his prospect’s attitude in mind.| o8 . procedure in he is not going to be impatient at slight delays in the propspect's de. cision and he is not going to be dis couraged because he fails to co vince the prospect immediatel Above all, he is not going to let an impatience show in his manner. On the contrary, he is going to work per- sistently to answer right eve; ques- tion in that prospect's mind, that is, if he is the salesman who is going to i make the sale.” along several feet of the wall, while ! another man repidly lays the next course of brick. Oscar F. Mann, the inventor, states this trowel can used to lay the “ideal wall” as well as the solid wall. Financial aid and lower cost)construction will give a stimulus to brick home building that will be apparent everywhere.” help fill the gap between the amount normally loaned on construction and the cost of the house. - “A new trowel has just been intro- duced to further cut brickwork cost. like a grocer’s old- fashioned sugar stoop and is filled with mortar in the same way. Turned it is quickly drawn advantages existing in W A careful study of the situation convinced him that no othor city in the country presented equal opportunities, it is stated. alstead will devote his atten- tlon exclusively to investment and business real estate. LONDON, February 18.—The cost of 1tving in the United Kingdom con- tinues to fall. The decline last month was 4 points. The drop is mainly It looks much upside dow: First Trust Notes INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH LARGE AND SMALL Because —they possess features of greatest <aicty, together with a most attractive interest rate. 17 Interest Notes $100, $250, $500, $1,000 Allan E. Walker & Co.,Inc. 813 15th St. NW. Southern Bldg. VESTORS Main 2430 122 B STREET N.E. JUST COMPLETED One Square From Capitol, Library and Senate Oflice Building T Six rooms and full tiled bath. Large sleeping § Thoroughly mod- in every particular. Oak floors throughout. Laundry in cellar. Large lot to alley —room for ga- Most desirable _location in Northeast. Small Cash Payment Easy Terms Arranged Waggaman ‘& Brawner "'914,15th St. N.W. Frml:lm 7485 mm|||1|mml|||mm|||ummmmmmmmmumummmmmnmmummmmmmuwmmuum|mmil' nd v appeals. Lundmg ‘ode i better than its ¢ placing of respousibility and its forcement.” Mr. Miller was retained in 1914-15 by the city of w York to revi its building code, and the present code is the result of his work. IMPORTANT HOME BUYERS Dunigan’s Jefferson Street Homes $8,450 onLy D. J. DUNIGAN 1321 New York Avenue N.W. Main 1267-1268. éfllfllflfllflfifl"fiflflflfl[flflflm A NEW DETACHED HOMES INFOURTEENTH STREET TERRACE In this period of very scarce desirable home properties, the Shannon & Luchs development in the 14th-Street Terrace is a revelation. Ail of the Homes in this section are completely de- tached, of the highest class of constructian, and thoroughly modern—and the location (just off the 14th street car line) is one of the most de- sirable in Washington. You will be surprised to learn of the com- fortable terms on which these new homes are sold. The range of selection is wide—from 9 rooms and 3 baths to 6 rooms and 1 bath. However, 16 houses we recently erected in this section were sold before completion. . OPEN ALL DAY EVERY DAY . (Take the 14th St. Car to 14th and Ingraham Sts. N.W.) HANNON - & LUCH; Main Offices 713 14th St. N.W. Main 2345 [I OIL REFINERIES CLOSED. t T i and work- n numbering upwards of a nd will he discharged immediatel according to advices from lwlnch say orders to this eff b}(;c" received from New Yorl On the pump workers will be r n it was added. s NNNNNNNY 32 Sold Before Finished Only One Left Inspect 1202 Jefferson St. N.W. Today or Sunday Before 9 p.m. See for yourself just why these homes command pre- ference. ' Six room and bath. Full size porches. Modern to the minute. Close to 14th Street cars. In the best location in the city. Very few homes, re- of price, have such yards. 220 feet per= ment open space in rear. SRR IR SRR SRR R AR R A S SRS RN SRR S AR SR A A R A2 3 L A SSRRRN Y 78