Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1922, Page 13

g REAL ESTATE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922. REAL ESTATE. ‘Washington’s Growth Reflected in Real Estate and Building News mefce Commission — Is_functioa “"'!SEVERAL RESIDENCES L ONG-TERM LEASES HELD AS BENEFIT E. H. Mcintosh Says They Are Very Useful in Growing WORK BEGUN ON 53 - PETWORTH DWELLINGS Eighth Street Between Buchanan and Decatur to Get 39 of New Buildings. Construction of fifty-three brick dwellings in Petworth has been start- ed by the Morris Cafritz Company, it was announced today. Thirty-nine of the houses will be located on Sth street between Buch- anan and Decatur streets. Others will HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR HEBREW AGED PLANNED. very well, and the atruggle is now over the Railroad Labor Board.” At this point Mr. Babson was told of a strong feeling on the part ot both the railroad managements and the employes that the Railroad Labor | Chevy Chase House Figures in | Board was not properly made up. Concerning this, Mr. Babson stated: Uasatisfactory Functioning. “Experience has shown that boards consisting of three groups (one group representing capital, one group rep- resenting labor and one group repre- senting_the public) do not tfunction well. The group representing capi- tal vote in one body for the corpora- tions. The group representing labor { SOLD BY ONE FIRM Transactions Reported by Wil- liam S. Phillips. Several residential transactions were arranged this week through the office of Willlam S. Phillips, it is an- nounced. iOlive P. Miller the two-story brick Chase. This is a modern home, con- Henry S. Walcott purchased from | house at 4116 Keokuk street, Chevy | G CONSTRLCTON PRUETSPANE :$830,600 to Be Spent il | Building Two Apartment i be built on Decatur street between . 4 2 ; v wage work- Community. Sth and 9th and on Longfellow street. Yote In ome body Lo e eluien 1y the | taining elght rooms and two baths | Houses and Homes. A group of speclal two-family pouscs three men who represent the public, | a3nd having a garage. i is "under construction at Kenyon e P rems dnveived are too great| William L. Snider purchased from | NOT DEVIOUS CONTRACT street and Park place. Bt Bl to permit leaving the decision .to Nellle L. Faulkner the two-story . Mr. Cafritz announced that his to permit leaving the declslon 10| \ihgaiow at 703 Van furen strect| CORStruction profects to cost mos building department is facing & ma- O T the Rail | northwest. The bungalow contains | than $830,000, including two apartmen Regarded as Any Other Agree- ment, But Usually Is More Carefully Drawn. terfal shortage of serious propor- | tions, but it Is expected that his pres- ent operations will be completed in time for the fall demand for homes. Building costs are increasing, he re- ports, although the homes now being built are.to be moderately priced. All the houses will be of modern construction throughout. They will have fronts of special architccture. political reasons. road Labor Board or any other such board properly function, five, seven or nine men should be selected who represent neither the corporations nor the wage workers, but who repre- sent the nation. These men should be paid large salaries, given dignified positions, appointed either for life or for long terms and treated liX the Supreme Court of the Unite seven rooms and bath and is modern. This office sold to a local investor two new houses recently completed at 1895 and 1897 Ingleside terrace, These are brick, regidences, containing six rooms and bath. Mrs. Effie M. Averill purchased from { Willlam Phillips' office a new house iat 836 Madison strect northwest. This iis a colonial two-story coloniai | houses and many individual dwellings | were recorded during the past week i | the office ef the municipal building in spector. One apartment building, estimated t cost $250,000, will be erccted at Massuchusetts avenue by William Gottlicb and associates. Another cost ing $150,000, will be built at 1910 Kalo Advantages of long-term leases are | They will contain six rooms and bath described by E. H. Mclntosh. well|each, with front, breakfast and sleep- | States. These men should gradually i 2 & colonial brick residence con-)rama road by E. G. Walker. c 1o bt ing porches. build u code .baped upon their & 0oms and bath and hav-| Other operations for which permit known to local realtors in his capac- | N POTCUSS, 0 (o yotures will con. ralings, secking the advantage of no (1M modern conveniences. were granted follow ity as president of the Cleveland iceal | gain"eieh ¢ To0ims and two baths each. one group, but rather the welfare of ":”‘;l"‘;yfl'cfnf::,:’l‘:‘d Purchasa's bonsey i Do b om Sstate Board. in a statement rece = whole, in the WO 1328-1330 Jefferson street; cost lr A b T anhen m““" How the mow home and hospital for the Hebrew aged of Washington will appear when erected. The butldings | 11 7ation 82 & whole ik I ests | terTace, containing six rooms, fire- 1 “ prepared by him for publicatio STEEL DELAYS BUILDING Were designed by Harry A. Brandt, local architect. jend would be for the best o wage | Place, concrete front porch and dou- |’ Shamnon & Luchs, to build tw tealtors should accept every op- . Workers. The decisions of this board hl%rga:tnorche- and many features. | homes, 1329-1331 Jefferson street; cosi portunity to eradicate from the minds —_—— s applying to transportation, public| ctobES MCI-;! sdmanwood purchased | $14,500. - i of people the belief that long-term| Difficulty in obtaining delivery of a0 D icts” snould | from D- M. Reed the two-story brick | _H. Shapiro. to bulld two homes, 4731 Ages i i steel with which to begin construc- . o be absolute and final. residence at 129 U strect northwest, ; 1733 9:h strect; cost, $12.000 Tegsesphes "*;"‘““ “““I mySLeriol® | tion of the new home for the United Flnance and Trade Condltlons “Raliroad owners are now willng to | SRAININE six reomsand bath, | i Henry Berliner, ro bulld, 2841 Tilde transactions, becausc they can be | g Chnne Sl “on- : ] 1, B chafed from | trcet: cost. 3 ansactions, cau: hey ¢ States Chamber of Commerce, at Con | accept compulsory arbitration, but the | w.ji 0" Glisel the two-story brick . Treit, to build, 3011-30111: Bed Some claim the made so very useful in many ways in |necticut avenue and H street, will Jabor leaders are not. esidenae at 1140 0 ; v | : L ; et . » i orge street north ad; cost, $12,000. owing communi explains. | Probably dclay building activities Vi By R W. B labor leaders are afraid of losing their 2 : : ¢ Sealis any growing community,” he explains. | [P S S0 T her 15, it was stated iewed By Roger W. Babson §obe, but 1 do mot helieve this to be the ;::’l.b:u:nodern home of six rooms ‘\‘.“ul:xll;l‘;”r;‘»' bulld, 1 ;’llrfllwlo Islage “There ins nothing really mysterious ahout them: they need more provi- tary Skinner . today by Sec the steel work The contract for was let several months ago to the HOME ANNOUNCED turday this Evvr{_u known student of busint ‘Star an article interpreting industrial and investm:nt problems. is writing for readers of reason. They appsar to be honest in their belief that enforcing men to work for profit is only a form of slavery. {$148,000 SALES MADE | Marie H. W Connecticut avenue: cost C. Madison and others, to build fou ms. to’ repair, 173 $30.000. sions than the short-term lease on ) \UL. 5 *piidse Company, and con WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass., August | tration in c N nth Forcing a man o work in a steel plant o s 2 erican ge any, @ = SLLES S, Mass., 3 ion in connection with ti re . 26-5 T, axientis: sccount of the length of time provided | {ICr R BUAEE CREEH ¢ " the “op- 26—People are not so much inter- | Messes, which ar rated solely for | which is operated for profit may be a BY D. C. slores, 5626-5632 Georgia avenue: cost for. and are usually more carefully | cration are now in process of letting. | Three-Stor Buildi Will | extea in the to E 2 The best means of avoiding |form of slavery. If compulsory arbi~ ) REALTY FIRM n)i L e e drawn also on that account, but the | he said. Y ullding ill ested in the temporary settlement troubie in these ind: 5'is by keep- | tration applied to all industry, We Cer- o (Sowensteln, to build [ the coal strike and the railroad|ing them in two major labor group tainly would be reverting to sjavery. Mm‘“;flm i G REIbRTOE I EhoN: ture of the contract is the same, and strike as in developing plans so that one group to be strict union’ and the Wheri, however, it is applied only to Many Transfers Concluded During < homes, 2117 | _H. G. Smith, to build & it'the public could be brouszht (o use| Contain Synagogue and e 2l ngterm leases as freely as short- | tiations and carefully worded in the gog = 2 other group s ¢ ‘non-union.’ transportation, ~public utilities, coal kS c L e 1 be very beneficial | lease. When long-term leases first 5 they will not periodically reoccur. 1It| S e Wik mining. and one or two other indus- Week by Office of W. C. A e e to every city come into use in a community not Large Hospltal is not enough to know that we shall Plan of Competition. tries, thus leaving the great field open, Do . Bichards, ito repdir. $01-30 b enough attention is paid to this phase 5 have coal this winter or that railway the union group adopt the|compulsory arbitration cannot be called vall. | street nort t. cost, $3.50 2 Brought Here by Lord Baltimore. | ¢ the Jease, and leases end suddenly | e e e D D e auiry 1 aav thik Decauss ndariateh]', mustiatial mironshics Jonnrerating | a /o HEi w0 Bid; (G12-4530 Itk ‘Lord Baltimore is responsible for|at a certain date, the lessee walks! trafiic is not now suspended. It the | b P and let the other @TouD | onditions any man who did not wish 10 | in sale value F190.000 wers: renating nois 4 . $15,000. i I e ountry. | aut "ot T cepiration and all im.| Purchase of a site and completion | P€ople of this country are to be|(Wo groups compete. I do not mean|work for the railroads. the public utili-| transferred to new e ety : tofiunlid, fop0: s and it is understood that it was ie|provements pass to the lessor. {of preliminary plans for a large three- | healthy, happy and prosperous we |necessarily in production, but rather |ties or the ¢ operators would be free | by the office of W. C. Duvall cently e .000. SpinioEts Sho introduced the long-term lease| “In Cleveland, lovking forward to story home and hospital for the He- | must khow that some plan is being |S¢e under which the public. | to go into competitive industry to which | " it - N. Mezzanotti, to build, 2617-261¢ e e Tor minety-nine | the termination of such long-term |brew aged of Washington were an. | evolved to provent these strikes from | the emyployes and the stockholders, | compulsory arbitration would not apply. | ncluded In the transactions was | 14th street; cost, $6,000 . years. Leases for ninety-nine vears |leases, it was foreseen that this would [ nounced today. evolved to prevent these strikes (ro | a1l combined, are most prosperous, | The labor leaders state they are willing | the Sale of the Moftman apartment Gaorze W Bireel, fo. bulla, 33UTY R cntom In England started by | be an inducement for the lessee to| The site, comprising rour ana a nait, Roger W. Babson was this week ask- | My own guess is that none of these | lo accept compulsory arbitration "as house, 1332 Belmont sfrect noréhwest, | Sonth Dakota avenan northeast; swost some one and carried along through ! neglect his improvements at the lat-iacres of ground, is on Spring road il @g %o make a forecast as to future | three parties would long be healthy, | best exemplificd by the Kansas indus- [ 2 three-story detached modern build- | $6.000. = e O e O Tt | ter wnd of the term. and’ that such | s of Efound. Is on Spring road be- | £ 10 KKy o Ko reca R asnasis of | happy and prosperous with all -union | trial ~court—provided ~the rallroads. | ;. to Clarence J. Stager for Harry | A E. Walker & Co. Inc, to built The le 2 development of the land | neglect would tend to depreciate not|yregt, S O | e folTonn R ey D o | publle mtilities, ‘cosl minies, (ete), are|Bricker, ~The structufe contains|eléven ‘homes, 4309-4820 " 24, “strep laws of England. but the wo, the value of the buildings. but| " The specifications of Harry A.| -When in Washington during the | Eroup securcs control it becomes in- |operated by the government mot for twelve “apartments of five and six | northwest: cost, $77,000. whicl s to leav the value of adjacent lands. By way | il 5584 Var, asylst S 3 & : arrogant. sta the re ey *are er. e ; cost, T eno e h e D e comeny 5 | bulldings, a hospital’ and a_ home. | it was evident that the students of | Kuess s that an Indusy would be A e drafted for the Army, be-| A six-room awelling, 66 U streer| F. B- Slater. o build, $739 Sherrier he custom is based, perhaps, on[of removing any HOBt Prosperons and all Gongerhadin et marked by simplicity of design and | iabor problems were divided into two e the Army is operated by the gov- | northwest, was sold to Antonio Celfo ot that Enslish land held by the | M. Henderson devised what we refer | adaptability ) st 2 bl 2 ld by the ! ) er la v for their purpose. The |distinct groups. One group believes|it would be rendering the most v Ga Co v, of the realm was pragtically | to lhcllrs as the H»ndn:r?un ;ermsm:;um_ connection between the two|in comgfi]sor‘y arbitration "as. illus. | service and be happlest if the indus- | eriment. and not by 1n511v1du-lg for | for Jesse F. Randolph. 5 bu‘i‘lf?}x:fi;‘;gc(;::l:ég‘):‘ui]x;:;:t‘:’an;l'l-'; lease to them, since they gave | tion clause. .‘i; s provides that at a!Striceures will be o beldge. Tne ar | trated by the Kansas industrial court | try were equally divided into a unjon | Profit, and that this fs why being draft- | Mae Kelley sold a colonial six-room veen: 26th, G and H sireets service to the crown and ‘nromma s){recfihfledl time brior to !hedexmra(mn Chitectura will be after the pure|and the other group stands purely |#nd a non-union fleld. So much for !l for the Army s not a form of |house, with tile garage at 1426 B |PeiWegn =it i Ao Heroess sirvice and allegiance to their sov-|of the lease the land and improve- | American style, devold of all orna: |t e eneral industry. Whe i -3 | Stavery. street southeast, to William H. Marr, ‘ashing i sia eix < e dand ar . A . devo - | to ation without any compul. | Beneral _industry. When disputes I H > | “"Washington Gas Light Company. ereign when knizhted. Their title|ments shall be valued separately: that | mantation, and fireproof throu or conciat “ i = . who will occupy the premises. A = v e les: v . on, ghout. | sion. Conservatives and radicals can | arise only conciliation should be ap- blie Not in Mood. i ; cost, $5.500. and"estate remaimed theirs just solthe lessor shall have the first option | There will be no Wood used in the | be found in Eratives and eadichls can | lica By & thind phriy.. Thers Shoulh| - woiia gy e il sighit. iy, MEOTER| o s g ae s burchised prom: e O Ton they paid the p i purchase the improvements at thell | construction, the framework being of | tion leads me to believe that there | be 1o compulsory settlements in such D ¢ the pubiic | .5e5,1511 and 1813 B street southeast, |;yi1q,2701-2717 17th street northea . nic s’ method by which one |appraised value: that the lessee shitll | §tcel. the floors of reinforced concrete, | [5a eld for both of these lines of | CAses. continiied Mr. Babson, *but the public | six-room and bath_residences, ‘from | PUIId, ZTOLATIT T7Ch - who cannot. or docs not desire to, re- {have the second obiion o pUrchase | covered with a patented cement floor- | work. - Labor disputes in connection | “When. however. we come to trans. | n no mood at present for further | Ida F. Randolph. W. H. Saunders & O B Howensteln. to bulld, 170 linquish tifle to his property may|the land at its appraised value. Andting. and the sash being of steel. Ma- | with general industries, such as the [ Portation. fucl, public utilities (such O T e . with the operes | iriopresented the Dbuyer. 1716 B strert southeasts cost, $32.580 convey the use of il to another. Let| tat e T I6S o | roun-colored _brick with buff ~lime- | {cxtile Industr, L len, B A el as water light st zss), or 1o Thelil ot i S hosit the Duilting aud g o, Sous Dutas 80 to James Wo! = B Howenstein, to Butll RS 3 to them JjoIntly their respective | Sone Him Wikl be employed in’ the industry, and possibly the steel in- dlsuibution sot (milk, bread. cie., we [operation of ships and the various other oo bathe Bt 523 8th street south. |Street Sontheastscost il igterests appear. Any liens, of course, | i dustry, should be kept on a con- a_ group of industries to which | interests in which the government took 2 =" A. A. Donnelly. to build. ig In addition to the two principal| ciliation basis. It surely would be aj Compulsory arbitration must be ap-ia hand, show that under present condi- Y ewo-story, six-room brick house | 2509 16th place northeasGy would hold only against the interest of the party by whom they were {n- | units $12,000. plied. The first two groups to which | tions government operation is expen- inefficient and unsatisfactory. The there will be a power-plant | mistake to attempt compulsory arbi- at 1428 V street northwest was sold 1 : Grant, to bui estment. There P Seo! . g e mber curred. building and an ambulance garage. | such strong-arm methods will be ap- | siv . ” 2 T o ki oA as vl The plans for the home provide for Plied o the railroads and coal mines | public hellves today that better OFEANL- | oobsrty, Cenmnan 0. wo paguhy the |3oth strect near W street so t S i S urchase Option Adds Value. a synagogue seating 350 persons, Our nation must have transportation | zation, better discipline and lower costs | gented Mr. Green. cost, $4,350. / leave s part of their estates 1a0d| .purchase option should always be | twenty-une Tiving rooms for the ac: |ty beds and a female ward of like ca- | and fuel at a fair rate and the opera- | come through private operation. ‘The | ““Samuel Hamovitz sold to a local 4 C. H. Harfis. to build. 6914 w - included in a lease when agrepd to by | commodation of _forty-two Inmates, | pacity. A basement will bs construct- | tion of its railroad and coal proper-|public further believes that private|vestor a two-story business butlding, | Street, northwest: c $6,500. % ¢ also heirs to estates w ay be un- 3 " Isg/hetraitoledtatos mho e T ties must be undisturbed by either |operation should continue so long 2s|1710.1712 7th street northwest J. C. Ronayne. to P ach an agreement on a the lessor. It adds value to tHe lease- | administration offices and a meeting | Vi able to reach an agresment on 4 S8 [ nold and is fundamentally good juds- | Toom and caretakers' quarters in the | €diunderjthia ity 3 abor leaders or stock market opera- | the present employes of the railroads, street: cost, $5.000. 2 e o wishes 1o retein hig|ment, for, after all, the long-term | basement. | The end wings will measure thirty { tors. public utilities and coal operators are PR C. Spano. to build, 1325 Fern stregt; o hin In certain land for somse|lcase 18 a means to an end, and is he hospital Is so designed that it |by seventy feet, and will have seven| “Regarding the raiiroad situation:|not compelied to work for the owners| The eeventh ammual scsion in In-)cost. 312,000 e L T eaomie | never as desirable as outright owner- | may be completed In three steps. The | private rooms on the third floors and To secure a fair rate the Interstate | of these properties, but are free toleave | dustrial organization 'and administra~| J. Fitzmorris. to repair. 1 & L some [anins e option is usually|center wing will be constructed first, | twenty-bed wards on the lower floors. | Commerce Commission has been or- | them and work for other and so | tlon will bé held at Pennsylvania State |street northeast; cost, $3.150. ) and sord |2t & 1 higher than th, with the end wings to be added af|Porches and roof gardens also may be | ganized, and to sccure undisturbed |long as there are plenty of other men College from August 28 to Septem-| Leo Simmons. to build. 1319 C ande srriv zing the ground [any desired time. ~The center wing |included. | teaneportation — the Railroad Labor |available and willing to work on the|ber 5. The course is designed to meet |street northwest: cost. $4.500 npei i Brepiration GEged rent > ~ontion should be | will contain administration offices, op- | The Interior finish of the buildings | Board has been created. The first ot | railroads. public utilities and coal mines | the needs of manufacturers, superin-| J. P. F. White, to bulld, 240 35th : a - |efective within certain time limits | erating rooms, etc. eleven private|will be of enameled brick. The roofs| thesc—that the Interstate Com- “ontinued on Fourteenth Page.) tendents, foremem, accountants, pro-|street northeast; cost. $2.000. “The termination of the lease should | only. however. and should never be (rooms, a male ward containing twen- | will be of reinforced concrete. - = ductlon and all others who| J, Barnes, to build, 3 Potomac be carefully considered in the nego-|indeterminate. pilot the of indastry. avenue; o £6,000 OR RENT For Business Purposes Only 1526 K St. N.W. Immediate Possession FOR SALE Washington Heights Located on Wyoming Ave. west of Conn. Ave. A most attrattive, comparatively new residence—3 stories, Contains about 15 rooms (6 bedrcoms, 2 dressing rooms and 4 baths, 4 servants’ rooms and 2 servants’ baths, extra lavatory and toilet on first floor), gas and electricity, hot-water heat. Lot 28x157, 4,396 sq. ft. to 16-ft. Alley 2-car garage and chauffeur’s quarters Inspection By Permit 50,000 THOMAS J. FISHER & COMPANY, Inc. 738 15th St. N.W. Main 6830 ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. N.J. Thomas —who will be pleasantly remembered as having been in the cigar business in this city for the last fifteen years is pleased to serve his many friends and former clients in any real estate transaction through the Sales Department of— MORRIS CAFRITZ Beyond Doubt! The Best Six-Room Brick House in Washington City 1st Commercial Zone Ideally located for most any kind of business. Lot 24x90, to large back alley. Will Remodel to Suit Tenant 913 15th Street N.W. S = New Petworth Homes : The Talk of the Town 4th and Varnum Sts. N.W. Just Off of Grant Circle For Particulars and Price See Lo E. J. McQUADE Liberty National Bank 15th and Eye Sts. N\W. “New Homes” EVERY HOME-SEEKER SHOULD SEE BEFORE MAKING A FINAL SELECTION Built and Planned —with a conscientious regard and uppermost thought of home-buying as a permanent investment. . Surrounded by Elegant Homes —and located in a convenlent, healthy, high, home-like section—overlook- ing Naval Observatory grounds—one of Washington's Beauty Places. : Terms put a family in & new comfortable home at a niminai ontlay, But / | SIX ROOMS, BATH Very Large Porches L i 1624 Argonne Terrace, '.W. There are a lot of 6-room brick houses in Washington— but there is not one other than this in the selling of which we could take as much pleasure or pride. 6-room houses are always in great demand—for which reason the average product has the appearance of being turned out of a “skimpy” mold. This home is the startling exception. It is spacious, well thought out and equipped in every feature, seen or unseen, in a liberal, honest fashion. SEE IT FOR YOURSELF! SUNDAY—-OPEN ALL DAY Description. 6 real rooms—perfect in condition, lived in a little over a year—hot-water heat and electricity, of course, and hardwood floors and trim; spacious cement front porch and double rear porches, one a magnificent sleeping porch; GARAGE; location, just off 16th St. afid Columbia Road, probably the most pleasant and at the same time most convenient in Washington. At the Right Price, Too Modern in Every Way Always Open Lighted Until 9 P.M. EXHIBIT HOUSE 4225 4ih St. NW. Others Sold Before Completion Your final opportunity to secure one of this exceptional offering of Distinctive Mi!llNer-Built Homes Chevy Chase, B. C. See It Today or Sunday 4102 Garrisen Street Take Wisconsin Ave. through cars to Harrison St., walk one block east and one block south, or Chevy Chase cars to Huntington St., walk west to 41t St. and south to Garrison. W. C. & A. N. MILLER Realtors and Bailders Members of Washington Real Estate Board Union Trust Bldg. Main Our Reputation ix Your Protection --not o —olve the high rent problems. Don’t Fail To Inspect These i Properties Sample I'ionse. 2547 Wisconsin Avenue To Inspect Take 16th St. Bus .~ To Grant Circle 'Or Any 9th St. Car Marked Soldiers’ Home 'D. J. DUNIGAN Open and lighted until 0 p.m. daily Bee Representative on Premises. -Chas. D. Sager OWNER AND BUILDER 923 15th Street N.W. ‘““Headquarters for New Homes' 1790