Evening Star Newspaper, April 21, 1923, Page 24

24 TREND OF BUSINESS | GROWTH S SHOWN Statistics Indicating De- velopment of Buying and Selling and Other Factors. RESULT OF OBSERVATION Representative of McKeever & Goss Addresses Association of Building Owners and Managers. Interesting statistics showing the trend of business development in Washington, points of greatest resi- dential growth, location of Washi ton's buying public and other factors usuall en into consideration by property investors were given before members of the Washington Associa- tlon of Building Owners and Managers by & representative of the firm of Me- Keever & Goss at this week's meeting of the association at the City Club. Explaining that this firm had con- ducted a series of exhaustive inves- tigations in compiling the data members were shown numers deplcting the results of traffi .REAL ESTATE. 3 By the Associated Press. NORTHPORT, Mich., April 21.—The woodcutters of South Fox Island are eating something besides “bread and black strap” today. Out of the sky, heralded only by the triumphant roar of an airplane motor, bags of food rained down hrough the bleakness of a late aft- ernoon fog yesterday and were quick- 1y retrieved and opened by the nine men and one woman of the maroon- ed party. Morrow Krun. Chicago Tribune re- porter, who was a passenger in the plane,’ said after the craft landed at Gaylord, Mich., last night: “You should have seen them run out of thelr house and pounce upon those bags of food.” Many Planes Used. Not in vears, perhaps never before, has Northport been the scene of 80 much excitement. It has been the key point in the aerial effort to carry supplies to the islanders whose plight first became known Wednesday, when three men, alternately rowing a boat, battling slush ice, walking on ice and poling an ice-cake raft, reached here f eight-hour battle to eighteen miles from the Planes of the United States Army, of the mail service, of commercial companies and of individuals, took the air in a race to reach and succor the islanders, who were reported starving. Disaster rode on the fusilage of the army planes. The first ship which flew frem Selfridge Fleld, Mount Clemens, crashed through the ice in attempting a landing at Northport and was not pulled from the water = Sud = g {until last night. The second Sel- For instance, it was stated that 173,- | giEl 1Rst, niERL - Lne oo Jand: 000 persons are daily brought into the [ ing gear in landing near here yester- city’s downtown section, bounded by | day. 7th, 15th, Pennsylvania avenue and K street, by street cars alone. Most of these, it was found, come from the northwest section. About 3,500 com- muters are daily deposited here by the Washington, Baltimore and An- napolis raflway, about 27,000 by trains and about 3,000 by means of transportation from ginia. A radius ¢ Figures of Downtown Section. Plane Left on Island. One plane reached the island and is still there. It is the craft piloted by Miller and carrying supplies ison and Company, Chicago The machine, after drop- e 1 o Michigan Park 12th and Michigan Ave. N.E. showing the subur- 5 ban purchas ne, from which | \ neighborhood of Washingion merehants derive tr: enhancing value, zoned cus exhibit o s all outlying . s Towns. which depend on. the Nationai | and restricted. Individ- capital rather than Baltimore or 7 1di n‘:hcr‘ln.nl') cities for trade, the b | ual or group b“l‘dl"g lots and properly con- structed houses and bungalows. “Brookland” ing population of Washington | shown to be in the neighborhood of | car to end of route. Your own broker or Middaugh & Income tax figures were quoted in Shannon, Inc. support of the contention that Wash- ington’s wealth is more evenly dis- tributed among its residents than that of any other city. A survey of bullding projects dis- closed, it was stated, that most of erected in the various s population gains were quoted. Estimate of Buying Power. As a means of estimating the bu ing power of these se tion of electric meters on the ground that cated the relative and corresponding modern improvemer E It was explained that the statistics were compiled with’a view of being prepared to show prospective invest- ors if the building they were inter-: ested in would be likely to produce a return in the location selected. The meeting was presided over by L. McKeever. . rviie Installs Electric Fixtures in a Six-room House Complete for ity to pay for R. —_— i GIVE $10,000 TO HOWARD. Ten thousand doilars has been | pledzged to the endowment fund of | Howard University’s school of medi cine by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron E. lone, who conduct a large manu | turing establishment at St. Louis, it was announced today at the univer- sity. This is the largest single pledge | made by colored persons toward the endowment fund, and is as large as any other pledge except the condi- | tional gift of $250,000, made by the | general education board. 2813 34th Place OPEN SUNDAY This home was built for people who want a fine house in the best of locations. Just off Mass- achusetts Avenue overlooking the city—yet close enough in for the busy man. High-class brick construction. Six large sleeping rooms, two baths, two-car garage. CKEEVER =i GOS Estimates for Wiring Cheerfully Submitted "No"job too large—no job too small.” 1719 Conn. Ave. Phone North 9407 Open Evenings Till 9 Reximu Main 4752 LIGHTBOWN BUNGALOWS At Cottage City $5,550 to $6.250 DESCRIPTION 5 rooms, bath, cellar, furnace heat, electric lights, gas range, kitchen cabinets, concrete walks and concrete roadways and good size lots. $500 to $750 Cash Terms $50 to $55 Monthly, Inchiding Interest HOW TO GET THERE ‘Take cars out G St. NW. marked RIVERDALE, Berwyn, or Laurel or Beltsville and get off at Hoffman’s Store, Hill St., Brentwood. Any one will direct you to Cottage City. Chas. M. Lightbown C°ma.e Builder I Tel. Hyattsville 133-W Post Office, Mt. Rainier, Md. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. Planes Wrecked, But Starving Islanders Get Food From Air ping food, was crippled in attempting to land. The plane which successfully land- ed supplies on the island and return- ed to the mainland was plloted by Lieut. H. E. Woodridge, with Krum as passenger. A third Chicago plane, piloted by E. Hamilton Lee of the mail service, lost its bearings in the heavy fog and landed at Charlevolx last night without having reached the and. The planes of Lee and Woodridge were ready today to fly to the island, assist In repairing the craft there and bring the party of woodcutters to the mainland. An unusually long winter caused the islanders, who left the mainland last fall to spend the winter chopping wood for a local company, to run low on supplies. For the past two weeks, according to a note brought here by one of the three men who reached the mainland Wednesday, the menu has been pretty slim, with nothing but beans and potatoes, bread and black strap in place of butter. MRS. WORKS IS DEAD. Resident of District Forty-Two Years—1I11 Six Months. Mrs. Catherine Mary Works, for forty-two years a resident of this city, died Monday at the Washington | Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md., fol- | lowing an fliness of more than six | months, suffering from rheumatism and heart trouble. The interment | was in Arlington national cemetery | Thursday. Mrs. Works was the wife | of Winfleld F. Works, a veteran of | the civil war. who served with the | 10th Connecticut Voluntter Infantry for three years. She was married | to Mr. Works April 9, 1883. She had | been an active member of old North | Presbyterian Church and Gunton | Tempie for thirty-five years. She is| survived by her husband, one son,| Henry A. Works, two grandchildren; | Ada Catherine ‘and Henry Alfred Works, Jr. and_their mother, Mrs. | Eva Brooks Works. NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR G. U. FUND DRIVE Association Will Transfer to New York When Local Campaign Is Ended. Headquarters of the Georgetown Unlversity Endowment Assoclation will be removed to New York city after the close of the local drive for $250.000 as Washington's quota of the 0., SATURDAY, proposed $5,000,000 fund. James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel Corporation, will have direct charge of the New York campaign, it was announced today, and will serve as the financial officer , for the nation-wide campaign. The drive here will close this after- noon with a get-together luncheon at the Willard Hotel for all team work- That the Washington quota will be greatly oversubscribed is certain. President John B. Creeden, S. o Georgetown University, praised the loyal spirit of the team workers. “I have never seen & finer example of willing, generous and courageous co-operation,” he said. “The splendid spirit we have witnessed ® gratitying than the financial success. Georgetown Law School students wound up their own campaign last HE Scientific Heating and Plumbing of Office Buildings, Schools, Churches, Fac- tories, Apartment Houses and the larger Pri- vate Residences involve responsibilities which this organization is particularly well qualified to assume. Estimates on request. “Found Reliable for Over Thirty Years” Open for Inspection Tomorrow After 12. Noon One of the Choice Homes of Chevy Chase 108 LELAND ST., CHEVY CHASE, MD. So many ‘suburban” homes are suburban in location—and nothing else. So it is a real pleasure to offer a home that is everything it purports to be, and in every respect. 108 Leland Street is located just a short distance west of Connecticut Avenue, and on one of the most pleasant streets in Chevy Chase. house lot—75 feet front. t ( It has a genuine detached The house is of exceptionally attractive design, built of stucco over hollow tile, and has eight large rooms, two baths, a billiard room attic, large side glass-inclosed porches and two individual built-in garages. The appoint- ments, of course, are thoroughly modern. To _Get There—Drive out Connecticut Avenue or take Chevy Chase Car to Leland Street, then west on Leland a block and a half. It Is the Bargain of the Season, Don’t Fail to See It! SHANNON - & LUCHS Exclusive Agents 713 14th Street N.W. FOR RENT Main 2345 Desirable Unfurnished Apartments Seven New Buildings Just Nearing Completion Ready for Occupancy During Month of May CuanpLr. [ 4 = X Iresrnge ] £o0on s 2 9/s Reservations Now Being Made SPRING ROAD AT SIXTEENTH STREET N.W. Reached by 16th Street Bus and 14th Street Car Line 3 and 4 Room and Bath Apartments building i tirely detached, giving all apartments “outside rooms.” All apartme by "Lgec;‘lrr-e“ l:te{nent leading from a spacious dressing l_:om“:’:l allowing an extra bed- rel have a Murphy FEATURES room. Entrance to bath from dressing room and bed chamber; room; kitchen equi dresser; reception h nts doors lead to dining with a built-in ironing board and a combination dining and kitchen ; large closets. Floar plugs in all rooms. Something Different in Apartments — Unique in Arrangement $67.50 to $97.50 MANAGER ON PREMISES DAILY AND SUNDAY | MORRIS CAFRITZ CO *| APRIL 21, 1923. night, subscribing $22,735 toward the fund. HELD UNDER MANN ACT. James T. McCluskey, twenty-eight years old, charged with violation of the Mann act, was held for the action of the grand jury in the United States branch_of Police Court yesterday by Judge Hardison, the bond being fixed at $2,000. He was committed in de- fault of bond. REAL ESTATE. ARREST ALLEGED THIEF. ing to the detective, Detectives Charge Arthur Hall [ Hall toll” the detectives he worked With Robhing Buildings. | aione, d three dozen Arthur Hall, colored, 817 3d street Stances of the Ces, | mie - day aft- | the buildings i e co! southwest, was arrested yesterday aft-|pjtted. He went over the record of ernoon by Sergt. Carlin and Detective | thefts at police headquarters and picked Wilson of the first precinct as he left |out the thefts he had committed. He the Continental Trust Company build- | will be arraigned in Police Court Mon- ing at 14th and H streets on charges of | day morning. robbing office buildings. Four years ago Wilson arrested him on eighieen charges of thefts in office buildings and he was given a sentence of two years, wccord- Your opportunity to own a delightful suburban home within easy reach of the city, combining every modern improve- ment with the most attractive surround- ings, is now available at Huntington Terrace. “Dover Built”==Means “ Built for the Ages” Small, cozy “California® style homes—highest grade materials snd workmanship throughout, providing every modern facility for comfart, convenience and ro« finement. Homes Priced From Ten to Twelve Thousand Dollars Building Sites At Ten to Twenty Cents Per Square Foot Motor through Bethesda, following Rockville carline (not Rockuille Pike) to Huntington Terrace gateway—or take Rockville car which passes property. 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