Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1923, Page 15

REAL ESTATE AT FRES D TORLECTREIRONS Carelessness in Operation by Leaving Current on Is Scored. One of the chief causes of the rapid increase in the number of dwelling fires, with resultant danger to wom- en and children, is the multiplication of domestic electric devices, and es- pecially of electric irons. Most of these fires are due to defective in- stallation and carelessness in opera- tion. It is evident that the public must, be educated on. these hazards, especially as regards changes in the wiring and leaving -the current on frons not in use, and that the au- thoritles should improve their elec- trical inspection methods. A loss of 25,000,000 a year from electrical fires, with hundreds of among women and children, is heavy a toll to pay for the American habit of carelessness. One of the remarkable developments of modern life has been the increase in the use of domestie electrical ap- Ho' wWive are looking for possible labor-saving device, in_securin too pliance eve because of the diff help; the advertisin their dev and the electrie plants are also pushing their use as a means of increaging the sale of cu rent. The result hus been to intro- duce mar S ctrical hazards into millions of home: ural increase in the proportion fires due to electrical causes $16,559,433 in 1916 to $20,780.307 in 1918, while it is cstimated that the loss in 1919 was $25.000,000. Most of these were in homes th serious . danger to the lives of women and children Reports The National on 540 Fires. Board of Fire Under- has been tabulating , investigated thej reported during a tvpical week recently and found that of 540 fires were caused by flat irons, 82 by defective cords and 206 by all other causes. The great haz- ard of electric flat irons is that they are so frequently left standing with the current on. and although numer- electrical fires usually large number, is shown by the ords of one of the important elec- tric plants which made a tabulation of the domestic devices in use by its customers. This showed that 85 per cent of the customers had clectric irons, 18 per cent had toasters, 10 per cent 'washing machines, 9 per cent vacuum cleaners and 4 per cent had percolators. The Western Association of Electrical Inspectors I8 sceking to reduce this hazard by education of the public on the importance of proper installation and wiring and the avoid- ance of altering the wires and hang- ing extension cords over nails and other metallic substances + Houses Cluttered Up. Well furnished houses are not clut- tered up with things which may be useful or attractive in themselves, but which nobody uses or enjoys. They are, rather, those that contain only things necessary for conven- ience in working, and for comfort d satisfaction in living, and no more. A house that is well planned, per- fectly convenient and ~comfortable, will ‘also be beautifui. Deauty does not lie 8o much in the ornaments put on a thing as in the perfect adapta- tion of that thing to the use for which it is intended. If a woman tries sincerely to ar- range her house according to this idea of adaptation to use .she need not worry about its being {‘pretty,” say household experts of the United States Department of Agriculture. She may not be rich enough to have expensive things, but If she uses harmonious colors for her walls, aths, gchiefly | floors and _upholstery and chooses deathisgc | turniture for and its good design comfort rather than for Its or‘n’;fl- mentation, her house can scarcely fail to be restful and attractive. And if, with limited means, she suc- cgeds in making a convenfent, com- fortable and atfractive home out of an unpromising, inconvenient ‘farm- house she has more to be proud of than if, with the help of an ex- pensive’ decorator, she had achieved £00d cffects in a house eauipped with 5 |all modern improvements. —_— SIMPLE GUTTERS BEST. Great Variety, However, in Kinds B ‘ Now Being Used. There are a great many kinds of gutters. different Some are boxed in with the roof. Some hang at the edge of the eaves. The si kind is always the best invariably true that the ope of gutter called the “hanging gut- is the most efficient and the expensive. It can be repaired ss expense than any other type. should happen to leak the water falls away from the building. It costs less to put it up znd less to keep it in repair than any other type. | Home builders are often disappointed | because troughs rust away. The life of these troughs can always be in- At "THE EVENING STAR, “WASHINGTON, BOND IN BRICKWORK PREVENTS WEAKNESSES IN HOUSE WALLS Bond in briokwork is the overlap- Ping of the brick one upon the other, either along the length of the wall or through its thickness, in order to bind them together in a secure structural mass. It is true mortar is used to cement the brick together into a monolithic whole, but the real bond is the overlapping of the brick, which the mortar serves to maintain. A glance at any brick wall will make this clear, so far, at least, as the outer surface of the wall is con- cerned. It will be seen that the brick, instead of resting directly -one above the other, are shifted back and forth, 50 that the vertical joints in two successive layers, or “courses,” do not come into line. We speak of this arrangement as breaking the joint. In dealing with brick bond two terms are constantly recurring, wiz., “stretcher” and “header.” When a brick {s laid lengthwise of the wall, thus showing its long, narrow dimen- slon, or “face,” on the surface, it is called a stretcher. If its length ex- tends back into the wall, so that its short dimension shows on the sur- face, it is called a header. _ Terms Are Defined. The stretcher secures strength in the length of the wall. The header serves to form the transverse bond— that is, the strength of the wall throughout its thickness. When a brick is broken, as the case may quire, the fragment is called a bat.” While at certain points of the wall these bats may be neces- sary, they should be sparingly used and then only according to the best practices of the craft, In the old and, indeed, up to comparatively recent = times, brick bond was used only structurally— that is, to secure the strength of the as a solid mass—but in the seventeenth century European build- ers began to see an artistic possibil- ity in the bond as it appeared on the surface. They began to see the fine tracery of the mortar joint running over the background of the brick, which could be varied into attractive patterns by different arrangement of the brick bond. As a consequence, there have been developed, in the main, three different types of bond which are used at the present day, with various modifications, to secure attractive effects in pattern. The first and most obvious of these bonds is what is called running or stretcher bond. The wall surface is made up of stretcher courses, hav- ing at the corners a header which appears s a stretcher on the return side. This bond has the merit of be- ing very strong longitudinally, but lacks transverse strength; conse- quently, it is modified into’ what is called common or American bond by laying a course of headers about every sixth course. As a type of running bond, headers instead of stretchers may be used. As this bond is very slight structually, it should not be laid except for panels or, other ornamental effects. The headers may also be laid without any bond at al in order to secure a reticulated o checkerboard effect. The method of using headers, as in common or American bond, in’ order to secure transverse strength of wall, can be treated In a way to produce very much more pleasing effects, as may be seen in the English and Flemish bonds, D. ¢ successive courses. This produces a very attractive pattern of dovetailed|C, Greek crosses and is a favorite among builders because of its ar- tistic effect. It also may be modified in various ways so as to produce dif- ferent pattern effects, Thus the garden wall bond, so called, is made by, laying the courses with from two to four stretchers alternating with a leader. —_— . SUBURB REALTY ACTIVE. Activity in suburban real estate was announced by Walter O'Hara as marking the spring realty market, in connection with his report on recent sales made by his office: In Aurora Hills, Va., the following have purchased building sites, he stated: Clarence Ulery, C. E. Patton, J. B. Gibson, R. L. Woodward, G. H. ytherch and George R. Hildebrand. Purchasers of lots in Va., were: H. F. Rothery H V. E. Golden, Henry De &ay, . H. Osborne, Nicholas Wernig, Ben {Rubin, G. A. McDonald and George F. Titrington. The now subdivision of North Bar- croft has just been opened, This prop- jerty is located just north of the Co- lumbia pike at Barcroft. The follow- |ing sales have bean made: A." Kirchner, Joseph T. Kirchner, Willett Alexander ‘Wolverton, Robert L. May, , Cecil O'Bannon and Ru: sell G. Yates. The Arlington county school board has purchased three acres, on which it expects to begin the erection of a school bullding next month. Two lotg in Del Ray, Va., were sold to A. Cato. George N. Whitney pur- chased a bungalow at 106 Lee street, Archie W. 0. Pot Maywood, from J. C. Lyddane. A farnr of twenty acres near Lorton, Va., was s0ld_for Mr. Fairbanks to Mrs. Anna G. Cooley. A bungalow and three acres near Chain bridge were sold for Bronson Jewell to Grafton Poore. Two lots in Arlington Park were sold to Willlam G. Negus. A house of seven rooms and bath in Barcroft was sold for Frederick Parsons to Willlam Martin. Two lots on Garrison road near Clarendon were sold for Robert Prender to S. L. Bake: i LANHAM & HILL i Apartment House Offerings The English bond is made up of al-| ternating _courses of stretchers and headers. This produces a very pleas- ing series of Greek crosses and ripple | lines up and down the surface of the wall, and the English brick-build claim for it the great merit of greatly beautifles it as a pat breaking the joints of the succ etretcher course This is called Eng- lish cross Dutch, bond and resuits in a very attractide pattern in the wall of Greek crosses running in diagonal lines. Varlous Modifications. The Dutch:bond differs from English cross bond only in th the corners of the wall are tre; The Flemish bond is sec: ing each course in altern ers and headers, the header r upon the middle of the stretener in| First Time Offered Jameson-Built Homes Nos. 2 to 20 Adams St. N.W. i $550,000 i - New modern fireproof build- i ing, 32 apartments. A won- I derful investment, Rents, $83,000 $250,000 { Maoidern fireproof apartment. | 16th St. N.W. High clase, | Rents, $33,000 $175,000 Downtown apartment con- taining 43 apartments. Fire- proof construction. Rents, $24,720 Wm. . Lanham 1400 H St. N.W. LIGHTBOWN $95,000 Detached building north- west, 15 apartments 3 and 4 rpoms and bath each. Rents, $12,800 62,500 Modern apartment or@l6th street. A splendid buy Rents, $7,200 $55,000 Near 14th and Park road. Modern, 8 apartments, 3 and 4 rooms and bath each. Rents, $7,000 LANHAM & HILL . Realtors E. Lodge Hill Main 366 BUNGALOWS No Burden to Buy This Because it will pay for itself and you can live in it comfortably while it is doing so. This home has 9 spacious rooms, including 3 large bedrooms and bath on second floor and 2 large bedrooms and bath on third floor. Splendidly adapted for apartments if you don’t need entire house. In fine condition, excellent neighbor- hood, electricity and a heat plant that will heat entire house comfortably with 5 tons of coal a ed by keeping them clean. st once a year they should be brushed out and painted, especially on the inside. When the tinner puts up the gutters, make certain that he sets them so that they will drain. They should be well supported at fre- quent intervals. i ous devices have been duveloped to prevent this, they have not yet been made_foolproof. Misuse of properly installed electric cords by amateur electricians is also a cause of fires. Of the 206 miscellaneons electrical fires tabulated during the typical week referred to, 16 were in attics and basements, showing the effects of R e tampering with the wires in efforts| More than 4.000 half-pint bLottles to_make extensions of milk a day: are served to the That electric irons constiture the|school children in Jacksonville, Fla., principal hazard, both because of | through efforts of the clubwomen their inherent dangers and their un- in that city NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY New 2-Story Detached House, Lot 50x200 : 4 4 bedrooms, bath, large closets, electric light, ! | - = For Sale By hot-water heat, range in kitchen, open fireplace, . - Thomas A. Jameson sand-finished walls in living and dining rooms, extra large cellar, double floors; best constructed house 906 New York Ave. NW. Main 5526 Ask the man who owns one. in the District. At North Capitol St. 6 large attic, h.-w. heat, electric lights, * hardwood floors, wash tray servants’ toilet, wide double rear porchel and concrete iront porch. At Cottage City $5,550 to $6,250 rooms, Lots 140 feet deep to wide alley, and part of the houses have built-in garage. 1745 18th St. N.W. Prfce,, $14,500—Terms Open all Day Sunday W. C. & A. N. MILLER Exclusive Agents 1119 17th St. N.W. To inspect, take Kenilworth car to Quarles Street, and walk east two blocks—4905—4907—4909. Price, $6,950 Terms to Suit Purchaser S. JOS. CLARKE Owner and Builder Kenilworth, D. C. _ Main 1790 Lincoln 688 | Berwy1, Hill St., = Chevy Chase $11,750 3735 Jocelyn Street Just East of Connecticut Avenue Open 2 to 6 P.M. SUNDAY A delightful section amid refined surroundings and only fiiteen minutes by motor to downtown. The home buyer who KNOWS—will immediately recog- nize exceptional value in this offering SEMI-DETACHED BRICK Seven bright and-well proportioned rooms, Tile bath, breakfast and inclosed sleeping porch, hardwood floors, hot- water heat, electric lights. Many attractive features EASY TERMS BOSS & PHELPS Realtors El OO T T T LT T D IE Inspect Sunday 2 to 6 P.M. S, 501 STANTON PL. N. Woriderful location for boarding, rooming or apartment house and store. Near 3 schools and theater. Facing beautiful Stanton Park. New—A. M. I.—17 Rooms—3 Baths—Open For Further Particulars and Price See R. A. Humphries 808 N. Cap. Street T M. 4340 1417 K Street L LU T T T T T TR L LT E LT O T LT i i Main 6733 Woodside Park Lecture Course You and Your Friends Are Cordially Invited to Attend Lecture to Be Given by MR. STEPHEN CHILD Whose Subject Will Be “Planting and Garden Design” In the Noyes Mansion Woodside Park at 3 O’Clock Sunday Afternoon This will be the third of a series of lectures which we sincerely believe will be of great help to the property owners in planning homes and grounds of refinement and convenience, each of which will have its place in producing IO Built by the owner for his own use, but never occupied. Spacious enough for entertaining, yet livable as a real home. Six real and three baths. But you should see this home to appreciate its many advantages. needs it just as badly as the - . Two entrances: Drive into Rock Creek ent who b carload, Park from 16th street reservoir or drive west 8 e from 16th street on Madison. . : If the Missus wants a shelf B put-up, send the boy over to tke yard and we'll see that Open Sunday Afternoon- g BB e i TS CKEEVER = GOSIS--vi.. B K We are here to serve the public.. We realize that the man who wants one board ftup.. Service is our middle name. Galliher & Huguely, Inc. LUMBER Sherman Ave, and W St, NW, - Phone North 486 ‘Naxing = gas range, kitchen cabinets, concrete walks and concrete 1 6" Sti‘eet Heights | roadways and good size lot HOW TO GET THERE ‘fake cars out G St. N.W. marked RIVERDALE, This attractive home, built by one of Washington's best builders: complete in every detail; especially decorated din- h M L‘i h b Chas. M. Lightbown - & with special woodwork { copper screens and weather st o . 2 = - thronghont: Jarge breakfact and slceping porches, witti/ 11 Tel. Hyattsville 133-W Post Office, Mt. Rainier, Md. * bedrooms, 2 tile baths, and incorporates essential details of a custom-built home. It is one block from the Reservoir and character of the neighborhood. Immediate possession can be obtained, as owner is leaving the city. The property is 3235 38th Street N.W. An exceptionally liva'le brick home in one of the most lights, hardwood floors throughout, open fireplace and instan- taneous hot-water heater. The house is about 28 feet wide H. L. RUST COMPANY EXCLUSIVE AGENTS Main 6888 : il | 6319 Connecticut Ave 5 s Ld 1671 Madison St. tion that will certainly appeal to those“seek- . b ing the artistic and unusual in a home. Lot 76x110 Wlfll S.to.ne Coping ¢ A charming home of individual construction, DESCRIPTION Entrance hall; spacious living room to left with old- refrigerator), kitchen, Oak floors throughout. Expensive fixtures, B a harmonious and well planned community, finished maid’s room, 7 A - Strictly Modern in Every Detail The Public Invited— i tending lecture. ’ . Absolutely Must Be Sold—Priced Very Low . : g - y Hopkins- Inc. BXOLUSIVE AGENTS . BOSS & Pl{H-IPS - Realtors bath, cellar, furnace heat, electric lights, $500 to $750 Cash Tems $50 to $55 Monthly, Including Interest 5322 COlorado Aveo Nan or Laurel or Beltsville get off at Hoffman's Store, - & Brentwood. Any one will direct you to Cottage City. pic! 5 ~wner and ing room; artistic mantels over generous fireplaces; conven- > ient closets; unusually large rooms; hardware harmonizing windows, each inclosed in glass, overlooking sodded yards 220 feet deep. The house is 23 feet wide, contains 4 bright Rock Creek Park. Avenue on which it is located is 120 feet wide and improved with handsome homes which insure the nably priced. Open for inspection. exclusive sections of Creveland Park. The house is semi- detached, contains 8 rooms, 2 baths, hot-water heat, electric and in perfect condition. The lot is 150 feet in depth and garage in the rear. Price, $14,750.00. £ — 912 15th Street N.W. S T Just off 16th street and overlooking the Chevy Chase’ Md- beautiful valley of Rock Creek Park—a loca- z Corner °f Shepherd Street artistically planned and having a refined atmos- phere that should please the most critical. fashioned stone fireplace; French doors leading to large dining room; breakfast room; large pantry (built-in Second floor: Four delightful bedrooms; two com- plete tile baths, one with built-in shower. Attic with Lar; = eated Our automobile will meet “Forest Glen” cars at ‘intcr- ’ o B “iétl::elil!mf ‘Ganze section of Brookville and Cotesville pikes for parties at- 9 612 International Bldg.—Phone M. 2303 ! Thos. E. Jarrell 1415 Eye Street . Main 4752 o : J 1417 K Street S 5 Woodward Bldg. Phone Main 766