Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1924, Page 16

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON; D.: C, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 REAL ESTATE. NATURE REVERSED || BEDTIME STORIES 2 2z || oo oo | ] ‘j” From Hyattsville An 01d Trick. There wasn't a sign of life. Bowser| Increased demand for telephone lost Interest. He didn’t pick Unc’ |%ervice has promoted the Chesapeake Speed doesn’t al win a race. and Potomac Telephone Company to y a Billy up and shake him. H o Nor strength ‘the victor's 3 e, D e did noth-, provare for laying a cable from the Une' Billy D ore than sniff at him. He wasn't| Jyattsville central office to Mount Unside D st Cited Poor. Skt Do Bitly Dot interested in a dead Possum. His only | Rainier, pside Down Storm Cited @S | knew that Bowser the Hound woula |interest was in hunting a live Pos. | For some years all trunk circuits surely catch up with him. He knew :‘iman(i You can't kill some one already | from Washington to Hyattsville, er; de: i i that it was useless for him to run Bowser sat down and waited | wyn, Annapolis and Bowie have beeh Scientific Fact by Weather any further. Should he stop and fight | ff Farmer Brown's Boy to come up. | carried in_the Baltimore-Washington . You Wh Kl'l v l Wi]l Official for his life? Right down in his heart | Farmer Brown's Boy arrived in just | underground cables, which, although T A ‘ 0 oW Values Bureau Official. ho Enaw ibhat Goulaibalas uicloin 5a a.:;l\v mmu(p;] When he first caught | an economical plan’ of operation, re- . . to keep on running. The only thing |® Blimpse of Unc’ Billy lying there he | duced the number of available cir- 4 3 A Th w d fll“ et e M T as ot hink thousht that Bowaer nad i euits for Washington-Baltimore (o1l . g pprec'late ese onder y A tethered balloon in the midst of | that has made him famous. Unc' Billy | Pilly and killed him. It filled him |ealls. Bllll Semi 2 ummer thunderstorm is mot the | has got out of more than one tight,With sadness. He had wanted Unc'| The new cable will contain large- e t eml-Bungalows safest place for making scientific ob- | place by means of that trick. It is Eilly frightened and driven out of the | RAuge conductors to Hyattsville, Ber- > corvations. 1f you should ever find the one thing he does best. cornfield, but he hadn’'t wanted him n and Laurel, with a cap vourself ip one vou would be treated | Bowser (he Hound, with his nose to | Killed. in 8 cet the telephone re- from time to time to the interesting |the ground, picking up the strong [, “Bowser, old fellow, you shouldnt d of 20 years. spettacle of rain going up. scent left by Unc' Billy Possum’s hur- | have done that™ said Farmer Brown's proposed cable will be placed in A meteorologist would Inform you, | rying feet, was having a good time, | BOY @8 he stooped and picked Unc |# Jointly owned section of the Balti- writes (. . Talman of the United |Bowser was enjoying that hunt. There | BIILY up by the tail. “You shouldn’t | More-Washiniton subway, this belng Stales Weather in Nature | is nothing he enjoys more than fol- {have killed him. Of course, you didn't | the 10&ical and most direct route be- Magazine of Washi + that this | lowing some one With that wonderful | XnOw any better. But just the same i e ey topsy-turvy rain, dri aloft and | nose of his. He ¢ by -|I'm sorry you found his trail. o poton o hree sections of ; ko shattered into spray scending | ness of that .ce;‘}.&a: D e e | ow 'rat he! 1s Thit st mave buen | Switchhoard and 250 line circuits at Cleveland Park, D. C. o Chevy Chase California blasts of air, is the source of those [on the heel: Une' 3 the reason he couldn't run faste the Hyattsville central office is plan s of Unc' Billy Possum. gRC e ned to be completed simultaneous 3543-3545 Quebec Street 3 ; : J . ; Bungalows overgrown charges of positive and |He felt sure that within a minute or | He held Unc' Billy Ore Ly htoh nthES < 3 J Billy up and examined | with the cable = e oo e Libh n | rollie sWont e ten Billy. He|him all over. Nowhere could he find | mate. = East end house has 8 rooms and 2 . One Block to Conn. Ave Jance accounts, produce IENNINE |inew just what he would do. He |the marks of Bowsor's teeth. Nowhere baths (one a shower), open fire- ; Five rooms and pefie ot e nstorm — the | would selze Unc' Billy in his great |could he find anything to show that place, hot-water heat, hardwood P r— : oty e en s e esdmoon raindrop do duty as an electric | mouth and shake and shake him until | Bowser had touched him. Then Farm. | [ floors, cement porches, built-in ga- 4 B oan mowater eal, DO e D e e siout yab | P, IA0 sbaken him to deatn er Brown's Boy began to chuckle. He rage, Pittsburg water heater. $:751 . ; Audiartic. Aot atrzil e ma scientific facts about T owser stopped abruptly. He had [remembered how Unc' Billy had played Center house ha 4 B C - that surpass the hest imaginative ef | come to the end of the trail. There | dead before e an | banr T h ousetasiGiroomatanall ; ; oa] 9750 $1000 Cash; $85 Monthly 3 < 2 :fls lnio. m»shum in sight n‘x.m!lnx for ou old fraud,” said he, talking to | H 4 5 . ” HOW TO RE is life, There was no Dossum in | Unc” Billy. “You old fraud. Voure ||| veoperties for saie | Semi-detached House, 15,500 : ¥t Conn. Ave. to sight showing his teeth and ready 10| just as much alive as I am. You may ant’ to_sell 3 s i Center House, $12,500 ! S block east fo Delaware fight for his life. Instead, right under | ha' fooling Bowser. but you are mot x5 property . B block north to Sp ach Kind of crop there is [ Bowsers mose lay & ssum already | fooling me. T1I just take you up to AR Tl ) Z HOW TO REACH PROPERTY:— its development when it [d¢ad. He lay on his side. HIs e¥¢8 | the house and put yvou where vou'll |Ji| Pernaps ours witl suit. Do it Bow. Conn. Ave. cars to Porter St., west y Iy responsive to the supply | Were closed. His mouth was Partly |ye kept out of mischiet for a while.” Call or phone. on Porter St. to 35th St., north one A , : ; 1% N Mamous example | open. showing his teeth, It was 4% | 'So.”” whistllng merrily, Farmer | t | BlockitoiQuehse: weaticusiBlock o : IR G 5 Manor Park, D. C. Indian corn or maizc shing. Bowser didn 4 Brown's Boy started for home, carry- | wal A B wn property, or Wisconsin Ave. to Por- . . e nd That e Giffer | to make of it. “I must have run him | ing"Une: Biily Possum by the €r A. bro tax St onsiblock eesbito Taaho Ave, Situated at 33 Williams Lane 310500 131300 Cashiz 935 Monthly tiled bath, scr tic, cellar, serv heat proposed in this esti ess side of rain. It , but moisture is es- existence of every inch (.., the difference |to death” said Bowser 1o himoeil | Not once did Bowser suspect that Unc’ 1400 H St. N.W. | one block north to Quebec. : 5 ns a difference | Bowser sniffed Unc’ Billy all over. {8 of more th. $ 000,000 in the Value | se— | e = $8,500. $700 Cash; $70 Monthly of the crop at current prices. e H place is the wild and almost inacces- u e rooms and bath, hot-water y 810’750 prisht ity 7Y Dugen) . Manor Park, D. C. One Block from Connecticut Avenue Oreplace. large ator, heat, -hardwood floors throughout, fireplace, breakfast alcove, living SosTs T abes Sira ieaneal ana Seven rooms and full tiled bath, built-in zuh fenced, corner lot 50x115, open fireplace, h.-w. heat, hardwood HOW TO REACH PROPERTY:— g]asscd_—m sleeping porch; one-piece sink; 14th St. ear marked Takoma, get off ing fruit trees. at Sheridan St., walk one block east, ¥ or drive out Georgia Ave. to Ritten- HOW TO REACH PROPERTY — Conn. St, north one block to prop- Ave. cars to Williams Lane, walk east to houses. Open daily for inspection. Lighted to 9 p.m. Howv.Bain Isimecasared, sible summit of Mount Waialeale, in T jout the world there are | the Hawaiian Islands, with an alti- @ 000 place at which the | tude of 5,075 feet. By the United 1 weasured eve ay by |States Geological Survey and the 5 v a an instrument known as | United States Weather ~Bureau, " continues the Na- | huge rain gauge—the largest ever irticle. “In English- | made—has been installed in this re- ies rain is generally [mote spot, and the present plan i THREE SOLD h “d in the rest |to measure the rainfall and empty 4 millimeters. | the gauge only once a year. There " measurements is good reason to believe that the " i average annual rainfall is at least N = 5534t 5548 e et | 0s. (1] 1th Ot N.W. a unit that sug- X but in rainfall it | [ T (Between Kennedy and Longfeflow Streets) of water to the acre. e toreoniat | The Rocksboro | i These Homes Represent Utmost Cemec e 1717 R St. N.W. Value in Price and Construction . gle downpour in 1880 | more than 7,000,000,000 tons | e T, 4 y n area of 10,000 square | Eave Séogdin I Two-story and ceiiar brick houses, with a nice 1s more rain gauges | Elevator Bu g reception hall, very spacious living room, well arranged nd in proportion to | ||! nine bl e i Y = S : R For Rent ining room, fully equipped kitchen (with built-in ice Tainfan i 3812 vrousnt ||| Apartments For Ren box and Detroit Jewel gas range); three large bed- 0 tons of water in the | One Room, K“chen and rooms with unusually large wardrobe closets and tiled »f Norfolk—more than twice me in England’s largest lake. | Bath—-$40 to sso I bath. Very Wet “Dry Land. i | Don’t overlook the porches—Yes! Three of them! )r many years the village of = | A covered front porch across the entire house, a break- (‘mr.‘.p‘ i e Khasi Hills of | Resident Manager on Premises £ ] Gve sea level, en- | fast porch across entire house, and a sleeping porch ation of being the| CO | across entire house ¥ land known to| B. F, Saul o is i s the latest offi- | It is impossible to describe every outstanding fea- average annual rain- | MAIN 2100 | - = S =i R Aritiaches | ture. Come out and convince yourself. *.However, a place has been’found 1412 Eye St. N.W. e e % EXHIBIT HOUSE _—_———————— 5536 Fifth Street N.W. 12 NEW HOMES REASONABLY PRICED EASY TERMS Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday Until 9 P.M. ONLY 2 LEFT TO INSPECT: Take 14th St. car, get off at 5th and Kennedy Sts.; 1801 to 1823 B St. S.E. | or take any 9th St. car and get off at Longfellow St. and walk four blocks east. Price, $7,150 » : I - James Martin Realty Company $60.00 Per Month - 721 13th St. N.w. Main 2850 Terrell & Little, Inc. Exclusive Agents 1206 18th St. NNW. Main 3285 Evenings Phones Franklin 1686-J or Potomac 2892.) (o] ——= 0| —a| 8| 2|0l e——F——1|n|——|a|—— o] ——1 _:l 0| ——=|o|c—2[o|c—=3|alc——"2lalc——|n[ == |n| —o|u|——| | BEAUTIFUL EDGEMOOR Unsurpassed Suburban Homes The procurement of suitable suburban resi- dential facilities at reasonable cost has long been i : o et 8 problem confronting the people of Washington. axe, Handsome brick colonial, henutitul corner lot with twocar gar- basement with well lighte axe o ighted laundry and large cold irst floor: Center hall, beautiful biz living room with fireplace, ) = e S E oor, ot pacious dining room and lab; In Battery Park, which adjoins Edgemoo r e S T with fireplace. Pantry, kitchen, plan was to establish a residential colony where offi- Second floor: Four hedrooms, two baths, cers in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps could buy per scronet Thoirn S “SCTERUS Toom and bath, storage. Gop- their homes, and either sell at a profit or retain their Pl'lce 828 000 Terms Can Be Arranged to Suit investment advantageously upon transfer to other sta- L Purchaser tions. With the courage of our conviction, this com- pany laid out and developed Battery Park for the purpose indicated. Ground was first broken about seventeen months ago, and since that time we have sold about 190 home sites in Battery Park, and addition have sold 66 homes. This achievement speaks m m m g R % z] O for itself. The proposition is no longer an experiment, o ix £ 5 but the practicability of our innovation is a proven . 5 R e o : m m m m m m o] Near New Eastern High School Open for Inspection Daily and Sunday ( Complete in every detail—Colonial front, tapestry brick: six rooms and bath; hot-water heat; electricity; Massachusetts Ave. hardwood floors ; front and rear porches; room for garage, built-in ice box; wash trays in cellar. Heights H. R. KING DETACHED BRICK 717 5th St. N.E. Lincoln 932 STATELY fact. Fresh with this success, we have obtained the beautifully located and aristocratic subdivision of Edgemoor for development. We are now offering for sale beautiful home sites in Edgemoor ranging from a quarter of an acre or more in size to an acre, at a cost much less than that of similar property anywhere around Washington. Upon purchase of a home site we can build your home for you without any addi- tional cash, and the balance can be paid for in monthly SEE > installments considerably less in amount than the usual Meautiful English Colonial brick h 2 3 . Conerete basement, well lighted laund d 1 rental for the same accommodations. You will be liv- S TR Al Ao coldin(enase Kirst floor: Full length front porch with handsome ecolonial columns; living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry and bedroom i 3 and bath. With the organization at our command you will Stcond floor: Heur hodicoms and twe baths: Third floor: Storage. HOMES ON SIXTEENTH STREET With an At‘mosphere of Substantial Prosperity Yet Moderately Priced o —— et —— = e [0 e [l [ bl [l =[] )] Surrounded by magnificent homes that insure a certainty of enhancement JUST 2 LEFT Exhibit House, 4217 Sixteenth St. . 28605:&:{,?‘2,: o Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P.M. A detached BRICK home, situated at one of the highest points in the city, overlooking a Unusually large front porches with cement floor and Government resqw?tinn and a beautiful wooded artistic iron railing. Spacious hall, French doors lead I valley. Its proximity to the National Cathedral from very large, bright lmnfiy room to splendidly ar- and immediate surroundings will unquestionably ranged dining room. Unusua large, spotless kitchen, 3 . having patented fiexible fixtures. Four very large sleep: assure P"“‘;"c"‘g value LO}? ltruchon and plan ing rooms, having spacious closets; two tiled bathrooms, are outstanding features, while every requisite equipped with built-in tubs and showers. Artistic plaster necessary to the “Comptete” home is obtained ornaments and decorations. Finished attic, hardwood in this attractive property. There are eight real floors throughout; side-light electric fixtures of exclu- rooms, two tiled baths, two inclosed h sive design; wall paper in keeping with the architecture 5 fl' % % & porches, of the house. Many floor plugs, dry, airy cellar with built- oak floors throughout, attic, maid’s room and in cold storage. Brick coal bin, ideal hot-water heat- lavatory. Built-in garage. Slate roof. Auto- ing system. Pittsburg instantaneous hot-water heater. matic water heater, hot-water heat, electric Laundry trays with combination faucets. Servants’ room i Beautiful lot, 50 ft. wide, with benefit of and bath. itional 15-ft. parking. Built-In Garage for 3 Cars Spacious Lawns | | OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY "%3/LDU_SHAPIRO CO BOSS & PHELPS 019 B E./l}% nw2 i The Home of Homes | Realtors When Better Homes are Built, We Wil Build Them ‘:' il - 1417 K St. N.W. ing in your home and paying for it at the same time. be surprised to see the homes we can construct for you in Edgemoor. Our facilities permit us to build Price’ 320 500 Teame iV ers i Roasonchls 20% cheaper than usual costs. We are enabled to do 2 this by employing permanently our own force of ar- chitects, engineers, mechanics and workmen. We offer for your inspection an attracive assortment of plans and photog-raphs or we will biuld in accordance with any plans and specifications you may submit. We are completing three houses in Edgemoor which are here described. We invite you to com- pare them with anything in the city of Washington. TO INSPECT Drive north on Connecticut Avenue to Chevy Chase Club, thence west on. Bradley Lane to Wisconsin Avenue and north to Edgemoor. Open Sunday from Two uniil Six. - 3 A charming new home of the Modern Villa Type, containing nine rooms and three baths, including servant’s accomodation. Construe- tion—Stucco on hollow tile with Spanish tile roof, and garage to Maddux’ Marsha“ & Co.’ lnc- mateh. Location—on a lot 77x160, surrounded by palatial suburban homes. 1108 16th St. .. MAIN 8970 Price, $18,500 Convenient Terms 0| ——|0| ——— 8| —=3 8| =8| ——=|8l ———=3|8 | ——|a| ——=]