Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1923, Page 14

L1'8th street i - Donough, = tricity. ““the proper _ stor “westment. L1110 700 77 OO AT 14 MILLON IN REALTY TRANSACTIONS LITED Varnum Street Row of Houses, Be- tween 14th and 16th Streets, i‘ in Sales. Recent realty transactions involve ing an aggregate investment of mora than a million dollars were reported today by the Joseph Shaplro Com- pany. The row of new homes located on Varnum street between 14th and 16th streets, each containing eight rooms and two baths, recently completed by the Joseph Shapiro Company, were 1412 Varnum Armstrong, " B 1414 Var- 1416 Amelia K. Beadle, 1413 Varnum i et; William rnum _street; 1426 Varnum L. Alexander, Arthur V. Steinkrau v street; Mrs. R. Carroll, 1428 Varnum street: Mrs. Mary U Snvder, 1430 Warndm street; John A. Kephart, 1500 YVarnum street; John F| Dowrns, 1602 Varnum stree {nvestor, 1504 Varnum_street: ) Margaret Red- inond, 1508 Varnum street; Harry C. Gray, 1608 Varnum strest Included In other residenc 1 were two row twenty-two new homes recentiy completed by this on Crittenden streel between Sth and Sth streets, in ¥ Homes are brick construction lonfal design and contain and tile bath, Lut-w dlectric lights. Purchaserrs of <lude Gabriel Levy, street; Alex Tosc! treet; Victor E. ¢ den strect; De Crittenden stree “rittenden street: 310 Crittenden str Crittenden street; Crittenden street Crittenden street 818 Crittenden Friedman, K20 James H. Cool street; Conw: tenden street; 2 Crittenden stree chiare, 807 Crittenden street: A Kollmager, 809 Crittenden stree . Walsh. 811 Crittenden street; Crown. Crittenden M Critienden these x00 nden Critte! 802 Crit rge H. sertramm Bloch remises 1431-33 11th stre a in the first commercial zoue, wis sold tq a local investo {Fhe_thr Rt stree s The id bath N, Cafritz sold he busi pess property at 1 This {s & stors pestry 1y conpleted, we! [ioffice, as follow 4th street M nders, 4017 3015 Morrison 4th ath 4017 s, one d by Mor- ! of the houses just comp o e Mrs, . B. Me- ‘ris Cafritz, was soid to \Donald. Samuel Brown purchased the semi hdstached property at 4701 Sth street, | ‘Petworth, for a h This is one of A row of houses built by Harris Sha- “piro, P Eensamin Reff bought No. 4707 ame row. These ms «nd tile bath. 4 two-family apart- ment on C r avenue, Takoma Park, for investment purpose Fight stores reoentl 14th and Randolph were sold to local i o homes huve sis I B. Kritt secu " completed at rthwest, 3320 Georgla avenue, Robin to an out-of-tow Four one-: L 5800 block to Isaac W The busir street, was Sol = local investor. tains a large store and a Joseph Jacob sold to Mrs. A Lis_modern home a4 This is a semidetached property. containing ten rooms and two baths, hot-water heat and elec- Mrs. MeDonough will cecupy 19th street Joseph Jacob story modern Shepherd stree b tructurs at 606 street, from P, J. Walshe” Da- vis will remodel this building. Five stores, with apartments above ocated at the southwest corner of th and § streéts, were sold'to Louls NFelf, wha is holding them as an in- | The four-story brick Hdwelling at Available to Buy Good* 2d Trusts of 1, 2 & 3 year maturity; monthly or annual ‘pay- ments. Private funds. Herman Schmidt 729 15th Street Main 2611 I g 151R. 1. Ave. N.W. For Sale—TODAY Owner wishes to effect an immediate sale, and has property priced accordingly. 6 rooms, h.-w. h,, el. lights; porches; garage. Open Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wm. S. Phillips Realtor Bxclusive Agent 1409 N. Y. Ave. N.W. ' REAL ESTATE ing, combinatien store northwest, which has been sold by rm of McKeever & Goss in conjunc= tion with the Munsey Trust Company for Mrs. Mary A. Velati to a loeal investor, who, in turs, sold the property through McKeever & Goas for 5200000, it in reported. T 201 15 street, was sold for Samuel | Brown to the Prisoners’ Relief So- clety, which will occupy the premises. | Two one-story brick stores at 3224 and 3 11th “street, were sold to| Joseph Minkin for an investment. | Mr. Minkin also purchased premises | 1305 Relmont street. where he will make | ATLANTA, Ga., February 17.—The bis home. Tha three-story brick bullding at| B! Bethel Methodist —Episcopal 809 H street, was sold for B. Green- | Church, one of the largest negro berg to Louis Buckner, who will, after | ed in the south, totally de- remodeling it occupy the bullding. | airoyed by fire heré late venterduy local investor purchased from | The church was completed about ‘Taylor the (wo-story brick ' three months ago and was valued & apartment at 813 H street | approximately $300,000. The blaze, fire officials said, originated from a v apartment at 1218 defective flue. avallable fire wp- as wold for Samuel| paratus in Atlanta were used in an die Hayman. effort to save the church. and apartment located at| Jts total cost is said to hava been 411 4% street southwest, was sold to & | $300.009, and the church was bullt en- local lnvestor. tirely by funds derived from public subscriptions. Many prominent men throughout the country were do COLORED CHURCH BURNS. $300,000 Edifice in Atlanta, Re- cently Completed, Is Destroyed. arion apartment house, a tory brick bullding containing 0 apartments, was sold to an investor. The butlding In building 2 stucco house, do not run the stucoo all the way down to the ground. The stucco should be discontinued at least a foot above | grade line, with a brick base| § CONSTRUCTIONCO™ : Buiders = ‘ ckistone ullding 5 14th and H Sts. N.W.—Main 7823 § Specializing in Holuq Repairs and one with a fine appearance. stucco runs down to grade it s is discolored with the splashing ud. Deterioration will also be rapid at this plac, Attractive Offerings— Inspect at Once Downtown Rooming House—$15,000 Attractive 18-room house; hot-water heat, etc.; suitable for rooming house; garage for three cars in rear. A bargain at this price. One-third cash; balance three years; 6%. Near Bureau of Standards—$9.450 Beautiful 5-room bungalow; hot-water heat, electric lights; lot 50x142; in excellent condi- tion. Price reduced for quick sale. $2,000 cash. 221 Ascot St. N.E. $6,400 Attractive 6-ropm and bath tapestry brick home, contain- ing all modern improvements, including built-in garage ; com- paratively new; in excellent condition. An excellent house at an attractive price. Phone us to inspect. Reasonable terms. Near Dupont Circle .$25,000 Excellent corner house on P st.;. easily remodeled for bus: ness; 10 yooms and 2 baths; hot-water, heat and electric lights.: Can be purchased on reasonabie terms. WARDMAN 1430 K Street N.W. U N If You Believe in the United States— You Believe in Washington What Every Woman Knows The supreme value of ample closet space in a home. The new Walker-Built Homes on Jenifer and 41st streets, Chevy Chase, D. C., contain closet space such as to give a real thrill to every woman who inspects them. On first floor there is a large coat closet in the entrance hall and another in the sun room; on the second floor there is a large linen closet in the hall and four immense closets, each 5 feet by 8 feet or more in dimension, ample storage space for any and all purposes. The closets also have electric lights. The closet space is merely one of a great many features that make these homes stand out apart. ) Open Every Day for Inspection RESIDENCE FIRES BLOCKED . BY EIGHT-INCH BRICK WALLS Beveral fire tests recently made at the bureau of standards indicated that elght-inch brick walls afford more than sufficlent insulation against spread of fires in residence structures. In no case did’ temperatures on the outside of a wall during the first two hours of the test reach a point en- dangering 1gnition of combustible ma- terial, even at cracks and imperfec- tlons. Testimony as to the stability of eight and ten Inch walls during fires and the salvage value from bulldings 50 constructed was received by the bureau from several sources. Among fifty-three experienced fire chiefs expressing opinions on these points, forty-elght believed that a twelve-inch wall will stand up long resist the overturning action of fa ing Jjoists, heat expansion and fire streams better, involve less danger to firemen and farnish greater: salvage value after a severe fire than an eight-inch wall under. the same con- ditions. Some would not sanction an eight-inch wall under any circum- stances. Several considered the dif- ference slight, and ethers appeared somewhat biased by their knowledge of the behavior of such walls In com- merclal buildings, particularly in up- per stories, where their tendency to sudden collapse Is a serious lifo haz- ard to the fire fighters. Two-Story Dwelllngs Favored. Practically all these men preferred two-story dwellings with eight-inch to frame dwellings. About 50 per cent approved erection of the former in wl areas of cities, except in congested mercantile districts. The other 50 per cent required greater restrictions. It appears, therefore, that even those closely acquainted with the behavior of burning dwell- Ings do not serlously object to elght- Inch walls for dwelling: Of about fifty insurance companies expressing their opinions on the ques- tion of relative salvake to be expect- ed from eigh h and twelve-inch walled buildings, 80 per cent signi- fied the belief that less salvage value would be obtained from burned build- ings having elght-inch walls than trom like buildings and occupancies having twelve-inch This opin- ion is based on their observation that eight-walls bulge more readily than | twelve-inch walls when expanded b; office structure, at 600 14th street | heat, thus allowing the joints to fall | Vot ot | out, and that eight-inch walls do resist the shock of falling joist well as twelve-inch walls, It appears to be general practica to s as T Distinctive Six-Room & Between Varnum servants’ toilets. with commanding view. 813 15th St. N.W. 109 to 125 Webster St. N.W. (1 left) Between Rock Creek Church Rd. & 2d St. 2nd Street N.W. (1 sold) Description Individually designed fronts—full 20 feet wide by 32 feet deep, not including porches, concrete front porches, breakfast and sleeping porches, reception hall, hardwood floors, open fireplaces, large closets with lights; hot-water heat, electricity, laundries, These homes are in a section close to Soldiers’ Home Park, street cars, stores and churches, where the development is very substantial, elevation high Take Soldiers’ Home cars to Park gate, walk north to Webster st., or drive out Rock Creek Church road to Webster st. Open Today for Inspection NABKER impose & penalty for eight-inch walls in rating insurance risks. While this is probably fair for buildings having commercial occupancy, particularly when more than one story high, the evidence secured by the committee upon the relative fire resistance of elght and twelve inch walls would not appear for small dwelling house The fact that more than half of the companies responding favor more extended use of eight-inch walls indi- cates that they have no serious dis- ‘advantage from an insurance stand- point, Inspectors’ Opinions Given. Opinions on the wall question were received from about one hundred f spectors in the larger citles. Seventy five per cent of thewe approve the eight-Inch wall for two-story dwell ings and about 15 per cent conslder them adequate for three-story build- inks, ¥ of these men discussed the factors Involved, und several reasoned opinlons at variance the building c s they enfu B The investigations showed that two or two-and-u-half story dwellings with clght-inch brick walls are in use in at least 40 per cent of American cities; that such walls are safe from & struc tural viewpoint and practically as re- sistant to lateral forces as twelve-inch | walls; that they provide sufficient in- | sulation to prevent transmission of fire through the walls in bufldings of such occupancy; and though less fir Te- neraily than twelve-inch walls t comings in thiy respect a | not._sufficiently important to Justify | strictions aeainst their use’ for two | family dwellings. |~ While eight-inch solid brick walls for dwellings are recomniended as more { economical and are proving general satisfactory in use, nevertheless it is a recognized fact that twelve-inch walls, | due to increased mass and better bond- ing, have a superior stability greater ability to resist high wind pres- sures. They also are less subject to moistura penetration and more resistant to intense cold. Some evidence has been presented indicating that suc A withstand earthquake vibrations better than thinner walls. With these thouglits ve with In mind the committes wor | twelve-inch brick walls for dwellings in regions subject to extremely high winds or to intense cold and in gene cost considerations are not i e | HARDING'S SISTERS ON TOUR. RIO JANEIRO, February 17.—Pres! dent Harding's two sisters, Mre. H. H. w and Miss Abigail Harding. who are visiting South America, left for | Bueno on the steamer | Pan American. They were he T one day. rtant. g New Brick Bath Homes and Webster Sts. Main 2430 1410-1416 Ingraham St. N.W. Unique homes of a very distinctive type that have been a revelation. Semi-detached. very large yards, four bedrooms, two baths, open Sunday and every week-day. 4731-4733 Ninth St. N.W. Corner 9th and Decatur Two very attractive semi-detached brick houses just completed, four bedrooms—try to equal them. Open Sunday and Every Week-Day Other good houses to look at Sunday 4414 15th Street, seven rooms, one bath, one-car garage. Price, $13.000. 1206 Crittenden Street, nine rooms, two baths—very large lot, modern in every respect. Price, $16.750. 1217 Decatur Street, de- tached frame Modem. nine rooms on lot 90x90. and bath. Price, $15,000. to justify the custom |ments In the world of industry today, d_advise | where | SIEVES THAT HOLD WATER USED TO TEST CEMENT |5 Sleves that hold water—a miracle prayed for by the anclent vestal vir- gin—are matter-of-fact accomplish- for they are used by American cement manufacturers in thelr dally labora- tory tests. Nuccla, a vestal virgin sworn on pain of death to preserve her moral integrity while she tended the sacred fires in Rome, was plaoed on trial. Her test was to be the carrying of water from the Tiber to the temple in a sleve. She prayed to the gods for aid and they granted her appeal. She met the test and her life was spared. Rut there {5 little romance In the everyday use of “the sfeve that will hold” water” now. Every cement manufacturer uses it to test the fine- ness of his product. Cement must pass through it—78 per cent of his entire output—to meet exacting speci- fications under which he works. And it will hold water. It is made of copper wire, infinitely fine strands of exact size, Woven 80 carefully that there are 200 openings in every linear inch—40,000 in every square ‘inc Seientific progress has gone far be- yond the most vivid imaginings of those scribes who wrote the history of the early civilization in terms of myth and miracle. In few industries are these achievements so skilifully adapted as in the manufacture of cement [T Inspect 2 i First floor contains reception hall, enameled cabinet, Detroit Jewel gas TR EIGHT SOLD IN ONE WEEK REAL ESTATE CRUISER TO REVOLT SCENE, |ordered today tc Cape Juby, opposite the Canary Islands, whete & number CADIZ, Spain. February '17.—The|,r nomud tribes are reported to be in panish cruiser Reina Regente was|revolt. Jameson Built Homes 1416 to 1426 E St. NE. G large rooms, tile bath, hot-water heat, el ec tric lights, lots of closet space, double rear porches, wide front porch, deep lot to an alley. Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday For Sale by THOS. A. JAMESON OWNER AND BUILDER 906 New York Ave. N.W. Main 5526 ASK THE MAN WHO OWNS ONE TS = = = = Tomorrow I DESCRIPTION room, dining room, complete kitchen, white ge, pantries, service and back porches. Second floor—3 large bedrooms, tile bath, clothes closets, extraordinary large sleeping porch, exceptional length an Finish is mahogany and d width. white; No. 1 clear oak floors, ch thick; bright dry cellar, laundry tubs, hot-water heat, electricity. Two end houses, center Price, $7,950 hall plans, built-in garages. $1,000 Cash $52 per month on second trust, inchuding in- terest. Interest on first trust payable semi- annual. Exhibit House, 4704 8th St. NN\W. Take 9th St. car to Ga. Ave. and Decatur, or phone for auto. OPEN AND HEATED DAILY AND SUNDAY UNTIL 9 P.M. g Per Month, Including All Interest Sample House, 814 Longfellow St. N.W. Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday Within One Square of Two Car Lines embody every housework and tile bath kitchen w To Get There WM. These up-to-date tapestry brick homes will. appeal strongly to both the housewife and the investor. They Six spacious rooms; concrete front gorch; double rear porch; hot-water heat; electric lights: generous closet space. Lot 150 feet deep to alley. You must see these homes to appreciate them. Inspect them today! For many other people are looking for values such as these. to 9th Street, walk one square S:Il Street car to Longfellow Street, walk one square east. 3 1409 N. Y. Ave. N. W. comfort and convenience that cuts down makes for contented home life. with built-in fixtures; step-saving ith built-in refrigerator; oak floors, In short, an ideal home! Take 14th Street car marked “Takoma” north—or take S. PHILLIPS Realtor ; Phone Main 4600